17 Months old

Another lovely weekend but with very strange unpredictable weather. This weekend was quite chilled and relaxing. We had Bg and Louise over for dinner so it was a great opportunity to try a new Jamie Oliver recipe and bake a cake. I made Mediterranean lamb for dinner and a lemon meringue for dessert. Now for those who know me, know that I am no domestic goddess and baking is certainly not one of my strong points but since Row bought me a mixer for my birthday, I have had to ensure that it gets used. So far I've made a milk tart because I was just craving one and then I made cheese and bacon muffins and now I tried a lemon meringue. All the goodies turned out alright, quite edible and tasty but the milk tart and lemon meringue needs some more practice...not such good news for our waist lines but oh well. On Saturday we ventured out to Toys R Us as the weather turned icy cold overnight and it was too cold to go to the park. Thanks to Justin's Ah Ma (grandmother) and Ah Ye (grandfather), he is now the proud owner of a brand spanking new, shiny tri-cycle with little tassels hanging from the handlebars. Justin just loves his new wheels! Last night we had a barbie at some friends and Justin had an absolute ball playing with the other kids but it was a very late night....so late that he was "babalass" (similar to being hung over) and today he still woke up at his normal time. We had a very relaxing day today, eating at the Entertainment Quarter because the weather had warmed up and then to the mall to buy some nappies.

Now that Justin is 17 months, we've changed a couple of things and working on new things. I've been transitioning him to 1 nap a day and it's been okay, he has been sleeping for longer than his usual 30 minutes. But we've had to work on putting him down and walking out as he has been crying and crying and screaming at both nap time and bed time. He's still not talking yet but trying very hard to imitate us and he can say some words that I understand but no one else does. His new thing is "No", everything is "No!" Justin, are you still hungry? No! But he'll open his mouth for another spoon of food. Justin do you want to go outside? No! But then he runs to the front door so we can go out. I've started letting him drink out of a proper cup but I make sure he is sitting down and I only put a sip of water inside but he loves the novelty of it and will drink more water than usual. We bought some paints for Justin and he loves it, getting his hands all dirty and creating works of art. Justin was going through a difficult time at day care as he only goes once a week and he missed a week because he was sick so it took him a few weeks to get back into the swing of things but the last 3 weeks he has been so happy. He loves the sand pit and painting and singing and dancing. His teachers love him and think he is so adorable when he blows them kisses before leaving. So at least he's settled back into day care and is totally enjoying it.

Getting better at putting his hat on by himself

Getting better at feeding himself

    

Finger painting

 

 

 

 

 

Justin's new wheels