November catch up

Yet again it has been a while between blogging. I have been busy most nights with doing the quiet book so haven't really sat down to do the blog. Anyway, here is another catch up of what has been going on.

Daniel has been growing in confidence when doing actions while we sing different songs at the library and at home. He enjoys clapping, singing and dancing. Here he is doing actions to one of the Playschool songs.

Wahroonga Park is a place that we have enjoyed going to for many years. Recently they updated the playground and the new equipment is great. Daniel just loves the swings. He was started to learn how to swing himself. He doesn't do it all the time and he mostly needs a push but I'm very proud of him for giving it a go.

Eliza hasn't been on a swing before so we thought it would be good to have a go as the swings are made for babies. 
Daniel first wanted to give Eliza a hug on the swing.

Then we decided she could try sitting on his lap for a bit of a swing.

Then we decided to give her a go on her own. She absolutely loved it!

Daniel then decided that he wanted to have a go at pushing Eliza. He was pushing it a lot stronger than we were doing but she still really enjoyed it.

Daniel and Eliza both love going for walks and I have loved being able to go for a walk and a chat with my friend Anne each week. Unfortunately she heads back to work in the new year, but I am hoping to still go for walks with the kids (come on motivation!). I am very fortunate that Daniel and Eliza both love being in the pram. Daniel enjoys looking up to Eliza or playing with her feet. Here he is doing 'This Little Piggy' to her while she is sitting in the pram. Normally when she isn't in the pram there are lots of giggles and smiles.

Whilst eating dinner Eliza has started to do the cutest little head tilt. She can sometimes do it on cue, but she also just enjoys doing it while eating. I just love it!

I just love watching Daniel and Eliza play together. Sometimes Daniel's quite possessive and tells Eliza "No, Eliza. Don't touch that". Or "Eliza, that's mine" but then other moments, he is great at sharing with her. In this picture Daniel just got one of the books and sat down next to her and started to 'read' to her. So sweet!

The love of playing the keyboard is continuing with Eliza :-)

We headed back to Wahroonga Park with the Howies, Kate and Sam. It was a lovely lunch time. Jenny decided that it was time for Eliza to have a turn on a large swing with Daniel and Oscar. She did hold on for dear life but seemed to love it.

Eliza just loves getting hugs from Daniel. She also loves it when Daniel puts his head on her lap. She always grabs a handful of his hair and pulls. Fortunately Daniel doesn't seem to mind at the moment. Her grip already is pretty strong. Hopefully it doesn't get too much stronger.

Eliza has started to be a tummy sleeper. After months of not rolling over, she started to learn the skill in her cot. I don't know if it's easier because it's on a mattress or what, but she rolls over each time we put her down, the same as Daniel used to do.

Eliza is growing up too quickly! We finally got around to going to shop for a new car seat for Daniel. This way Eliza can move out of the capsule, into Daniel's seat - rearward facing. It's pretty crazy how quickly she is growing up, but it's good. She is happy in her new carseat and so is Daniel. She is also happy in the pram seat.

The new pram look

Happy in their new carseats

Eliza has increased her babbling. Her main word (or sound) to say is "Dadda". I have at times said "Dadda's at work". Now Daniel responds to Eliza saying "Dadda's at work, Eliza". Pretty cute.

We had moved Daniel from brushing his teeth in his bedroom to the bathroom. He is so excited to stand up on his stool (which he sets up on his own) and brush. The most exciting part though is to spit into the basin. I was nervous that the spitting would move to food or drinking, but fortunately he just associates it with brushing teeth.

I was playing with Eliza by throwing a ball/block to her. I was quite impressed by her reflexes to catch. Clever girl.

Daniel has started to play his keyboard while singing different songs. I just love watching his development and growth. As you can see at the end of this video, he's pretty happy with himself.