Things are changing around here, in more ways than one. The feeling in the air is changing, I certainly feel Spring and only a terrific cold snap would put the brakes on that. I’m planning an almighty Spring Clean / Sort Out that will undoubtedly turn in to a “whole house make-over”. The food we are eating is changing and is heading in a lighter direction.
The babies are changing too. And changing very quickly I might add. In fact one of the reasons why we need to have such a huge sort out here at the house is because the babies are almost on the move. And that my friends is rather a big deal. You see our house is perfect for Robert and I. We have open fires, log burners, an AGA, an open staircase, low tables that we put cups of tea on ALL THE TIME and many other not- quite- baby friendly areas in the house.
And in just a short while these areas are going to be causing all sorts of problems as we will soon have not one but two babies on the move.
Hello!
Although not quite crawling they can both spin around, seemingly in midair, when laying on their backs and before you can reach for a wet-wipe they are on their fronts. No longer is the tall boy used for changing nappies I hasten to add, everything is now done on the floor. They are like two small baby otters and it’s as if they know they can now move of their own accord and by golly they’ll do it at every opportunity. This presents problems not only when I am trying to pull on their Winter tights to keep their legs warm but more so when I have a smelly poo that needs dealing with and they want to drag it across the room with them.
While laughing.
Yep, they laugh when I try to pull them back and continue cleaning them up.
Great!
Ned is never happier these days than when he is face planted on the carpet and inspecting the pile. Either that or he is judging me for the “not yet dealt with” marks on the carpet caused by me dropping an entire plate of Jam Thumbprints, jam side down, on to the carpet before Christmas.
Ned : OK, I’ve had a good look. I’d say the jam will almost certainly come up with some hot soapy water. I’m amazed it has taken you this long, Mother.
Can I come back up now?
……………………………………………………………
Ned : Hello?
Anybody?
Can I come back up now?
Alright, I’m sorry about the last remark, I know you’ve been busy, but can I please be picked up or you’ll have my last meal on the carpet as well?
Anaïs takes a different approach to learning to crawl which Robert and I like to call the Skydiver. Both arms and legs come off the floor and I think she thinks that this will transport her forward. I never like to burst anybody’s bubble, especially my own daughter’s, but now and again I encourage her to use her arms and legs. She looks at me as if I’m mad and continues using her method whilst hollering for effect.
If she is still in this position when she is eighteen I’ll almost certainly bring the topic up again.
There you go. You’ll get there, Cake.
In case you’re wondering I call them both ‘Cake’ occasionally as I want to eat them. Nothing too deep or meaningful.
Another development is that Anaïs (and almost Ned) can now hold their bottles.
This means that bottle time now looks a little like this. Anaïs makes me die as she takes her bottle really seriously. Nothing, NOTHING, distracts her from that bottle. She even closes her eyes to enhance the experience.
Where she gets these dramatic tendencies from is beyond me.
BEYOND ME I TELL YOU (!!!!)
We are weaning them at the moment and although we feed them using some very nice organic pouches I am actually making my own purees too. If you’d like I can certainly share some of my recipes with you. I’ll make a special section on my site just for them in the very near future.
Ned however is more interested in eating his foot than the very expensive organic pouches I buy. Which he does with much aplomb and flexibility. In fact it kinda makes me jealous. WHERE’S MY YOGA MAT?
Ned how’s your foot tasting today?
Great thanks, Mum. How’s yours? Oh, that’s right, you couldn’t eat your foot could you!
*monkey boy*
WHERE’S MY YOGA MAT?
No matter how much Ned says that he likes his feet there is certainly something he likes chewing on even more and that is his Daddy’s fingers. He really goes for it too. I often see Robert wincing slightly as Ned chows down unaware that his father has nerve endings in his digits that make the force of his gums feel rather uncomfortable.
Yep, he goes for it.
On News Years Day morning I discovered that Anaïs had not one but two teeth coming through on her bottom gums so this pastime is no longer possible with our daughter. Believe me Robert tried it and was nearly never the same again. Put it this way, if Anaïs had had her way he wouldn’t have an entire set of fingers left.
But Ned is still all gums.
And he’s making the most of it.
Apparently this is the most depressing day of the year. It annoys me when people label whole days so negatively. It’s dull, of that there is no question, but this could also be the best day of some people’s lives depending on what they are doing and I don’t want to be robbed of an entire twenty four hours thank you very much.
Have a GREAT day. I love you and shall see you back here tomorrow.
Cherry x
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They are double adorable!
Cherry, they are gorgeous – but you know that!! Love the photo of Anais with her bottle! Well, I love all of them!!!!
Can’t wait to see Florence on Saturday as we haven’t seen her since Christmas Eve. She’ll have changed so much. We’re having a jolly little party for my Mum’s 90th!
Sue x
Oh dear Cherry, I remember this stage well. I actually gave in and got gates, two of them! I can’t tell you how many times the rest of us tripped over them though. There was a point when they were toddlers when we actually used a couch to block entry into the room with the computer (we didn’t have a laptop then). A bit embarrassing when guests came over…”Hi, would you like to climb over our couch to come into the room?” didn’t seem like the nicest plan, but it did help us in their “divide and conquer” endeavors
Enjoy!! They are a wonderful gift…and adorable ones too!
Blessings,
Marcia
Gosh, it seems like ONLY OVERNIGHT they have gotten big enough to almost crawl!
Those legs of Ni Ni’s made me remember what my son said to me when he was just starting to talk. He looked down at his thighs and looked up at me and said,
“Is it chubby legs?” He must have overheard someone remarking on his chubby little legs. We still tease him with that one and now he’s 29 years old.
-giggles- Mmmmmm, as to new teeth……. My daughter-in-law is still nursing our youngest Grand [Gabriel Michael]. He’s a month older than your twins. Anyway, she thinks she felt a “pinch.” So she got him some organic biscuit-like things, which they can chew on but they won’t crumble and choke the baby. Used to call them something like ‘Sweiback’ or something, over here across the pond.
Please tell Robert about this… When his finger is being gummed. -giggles- It could be worse. ,-)
Hugs & ♥’s…
‘Cause Valentine Day is coming!
Ah LOVE it. I love the posts about the little ‘ens as I have 2 of my own and it reminds me of how gorgeous my day has been. My youngest, Ted, is 9 months old and he goes skydiving too!! So funny isn’t it-he really can’t understand why, when he does this, he doesn’t move! I adore the concentration on his face as he gets on all fours and just rocks-cute, cute, cute. My 2 year old just stands by cheering him on. Ah motherhood is AMAZING what a big fat blessong eh?!
Thanks for the smiles today! Beautiful post. Your babies are growing up so lovely!
Such happy photos Cherry. A lovely start to the week.
Hugs
Mandy x
How could anyone be depressed after reading your blog! Just looking at those two cuties is going to make you smile.
I love that Ned is a carpet inspector. When my oldest was about Ned’s age he became fascinated with door stops. He could be surrounded by expensive educational toys, but all he wanted to do was play with an empty box or a door stop!!
Little Miss Skydiver looks like she is studying the best way to propel herself forward, which I’m sure she will be doing (with ease) very shortly.
Marilyn (in Dallas)
Another delightful installment Cherry. Look forward to tomorrow’s update and the one after that and the one after that and the …..
Your cyber friend, Martha from NY
Looking forward to your puree baby recipes……
Very funny captions as usual. Those big fingers in Ned’s mouth look so funny. Who said today is the most depressing day of the year? I’ve spent it with my grand daughters and had great fun. Can’t take the Bah Humbug people too seriously or we’d all give up before we started.
Oh boy, All I can say is enjoy! My twins (boy and girl) will turn 21 this year and I would love to be able to hold them both close again and keep them safe and warm within my embrace. On the other side of this I loved when they could finally hold their own bottles. Frees up Mom’s hands for so many other things. Especially when driving. Cherry I love reading your posts. In fact one of my twins (Carrie) is the one that showed me your blog. Thanks Carrie! Oh, one other small item, our twins are just the youngest of our brood. There are 4 others that are older. Yes it was a crazy household for a long while. But mostly quiet now.
Be still my beating ovaries!!!
Much gorgeousness!
I love to see babies eating their toes with their gorgeous rubber bendy legs! such beautiful babies you have.
Beautiful day here up North, had my first bike ride since before Christmas. You are right, not everyone will be having a depressing day.
They are so adorable and really bought a smile to my face this grey afternoon. It feels like a heartbeat ago our daughter was at the same stage and she turns eight in March. Enjoy and savor every moment x
Everyday I read your website. Everyday I feel broody and hungry! Thank you for sharing your life with us. What you do here is magical.
I have just found your website Cherry. It’s beautiful. I spend a small fortune on home magazines every month and now I’ve found my daily fix of gorgeous living through your life… for free.
I am going to make your Slow Roast recipe this weekend for my husband. It’s his big Five Zero Birthday. He will be happy! Thank you Cherry.
Hurray for tummy time! Kissing my own 21-mo old dumpling…
OMG! Ned and Anais are so CUTE. Do you have any baby clothe patterns to share with us?
Jasmine.xxx
Hehe, babies certainly do become a challenge to change once they can move like that (I often thought the most exhausting part of my workdays when in childcare was just after changing a dozen nappies… I could chase kids all day long, but trying to clean up properly and get the nappies on straight so they wouldn’t leak, while doing a dance on the changing table was pretty draining!!)
Very exciting that they are getting their groove on… soon there will be no stopping them
Also, today is one of my most exciting days of the year so far, in fact the past week rates pretty highly in the most exciting times of my life, so I say “poo” to the whole “most depressing day” idea too xx
Lovely post today Cherry – the babies are so cute and really changing so much everytime they appear here! (Can you hear the broodiness in me?!). On another note, I made your Cranberry sauce from Friday’s post yesterday and it is FAB! we had it with veggie stuffing in herb bread – yum yum yum…
Gillian xo
Homemade Baby Purees? Music to my ears. Cannot wait to try out your recipes for my baby. Fx
I don’t find today depressing. It’s raining and I’ve just eaten some homemade cake, so I’m feeling happy!!
Oh gosh, the changes in babies is just so quick. And yes, the moving babies stage is extremely tough for mums. I thought I’d baby proofed the house, and yet my little girl still managed to get her fingers stuck in some rusty old base of an old umbrella stand. Her screams went right through me, but thankfully I was able to remove her fingers without the loss of blood, but it scared the life out of me. Honestly, you need eyes in the back of your head sometimes.
Our biggest change this year has been the removal of the bottom stair gate. While nice to see it go, it also tugged at my heart just a little. My little girl is growing up, she even starts school this year. But, the changes are good, and I know she’ll love school. Plus I’ll get to see her in the nativity this year, so lots of fabulous things to come.
Enjoy your little bundles of rascalness, with their stinky poos, gummy – and not so gummy – bites, their wiggling around the house! It is wonderful (as if I need to tell you!!), and thank you for sharing your photos of your precious babies. They are adorable,and it brings back such joyous memories.
sadie x