Weekend OVER

Sitting here writing this from an unusual perspective - but I am so glad the weekend is over! Nothing like being stuck in the house with two children, no car, middle of nowhere to just tip you over the edge............ Most of the time I love it, but for some reason this weekend I just couldn't handle it. Perhaps because I knew the other half was at a party! Them days are over sweet lady.

I am just moaning now though as I did have guests over on Saturday who kindly played with the children and were very relaxed/relaxing. Thanks guys!

Amusing BLW photo of the week has to be this lovely attempt to eat melon. It was so ripe and squishy, it seemed like the perfect food for a bit of one-tooth-and-a-determined-gum action. Added here the before and after shots of the melon slice, for those non-believers who think no way can a 6 month old baby enjoy melon.

Bunnies! and Funnies

Got more than a few thoughts to catch up on at the moment. Just when I was getting organised I was struck down by a tummy bug BAH HUMBUG. But I am better now and have got a bit of time so here's all my nuggets (har har) from the past week.

First merely another spotting. On the lawn this week, we have mostly been watching...bunnies! The most gloriously cute baby bunny has been nibbling the grass outside our window and melting our hearts. Daughter's love of rabbits was in full flow until she realised that they were the ones eating her seedlings and probably the strawberries too. Now she says crossly 'Stupid Nibblers'.

On the subject of nibblers, we have been continuing to try weaning the baby, who resolutely refuses to eat any finger food, but can successfully negotiate a spoon into her mouth. So here is the latest snap of her trying the technique known to the BLW fraternity as 'The Loaded Spoon'. I am obviously not managing to do this whole self-feeding thing properly as it's meant to be a non-pureeing adventure, but at least she is enjoying herself. Her skin will be lovely too after all that porridge smeared on it!

'But what..' I hear you enquire, 'of the sewing?'. I gave myself a blister cutting out fabric on Saturday and have now purchased a large amount of fibrefill, so now I have recovered from my lurgie you should see some more activity on this front. Promise. As long as I don't get side tracked.... and I have to finish sewing sequins onto some tabards for the Pre-School Carnival Float first.

How about this? Weeks Target: Finish at least 1 thing, put it on Folksy.

More bib photos and a 'happy' pea face

Still onwards with the prototypes phase of my production and this time a simple bib shape that I am trialling. It has one fastening on the shoulder. The one in the picture has the worst ever buttonhole finishing! Also a terribly dodgy bit of stitching at the shoulder seam but let that be a lesson to me. But on the positives I like the shape, it is not as all enveloping but still covers down the front well enough, and looks a bit quirky opening where it does.


My bib tester and general cutester has been trialling a number of new foods this week. BLW has met with reticence on all fronts apart from mine, but she seems to love spoon feeding?!? Latest success was pea and pear mixture but you wouldn't know it from the face.

A Weaning Adventure

Despite vascillating somewhat between pureeing the baby's food (traditional approach) and giving whole foods (baby led weaning approach) I have been looking online for some support. Very excited really about the little scrap's first forays into feeding. Her attempts on a banana earlier today were very heart warming albeit messy. She is seeming to love sitting in the high chair when we are eating dinner - at last! She can see what we are doing at table, and follows everyone's movements with a distinctly gleaming eye, making little chewing faces! Will try her with some carrot batons tomorrow during our sunday BBQ and see how we get on.