12 weeks old

Alert Jacob

I'm just starting to smile, but of course won't do it for the camera yet.
Can you read what's on my t-shirt? It's been made just for me. Mum's friend Liana bought this outfit for me and it's a perfect fit right now. At the rate that I'm growing though it won't be long before Mum has to get out the next sized clothes.

Smiling Sam

Look what I've learnt to do.
Of course Mum and Dad think that I am just sooooo clever.

I'm also getting pretty good at poking my tongue out too - but the Plunket Nurse warned Mum that she might regret me doing that once I start on solids. Never mind, we're having fun poking tongues at each other at the moment.

Jake and Dad "chill out"

Jacob - After a hard day at the office ....... what else is a bloke to do!!!!!!!!

Cuddles with Pop

Nana and Pop from Dipton came to stay for the night and we got to have our first cuddles with Pop.

He thought we were pretty bloody cute.

Daddy's Day

Our first Father's Day with Dad. It was great because Dad had the whole day off work and we got to spend time with him and have lots of kisses and cuddles. We thought he would like this socket set (which he did). It probably helped that he dropped a hint to Mum a few weeks ago!

Farm tour

Yesterday Dad took the carrycot off our mountain buggy, put the seats back in and off we went for our first look round the farm (as you can see from the close-up we didn't actually see much of the farm). It was neat to get out into the sunshine. Mum tells us that she enjoyed getting out of the house too.

Don't you reckon Dad looks just the picture pushing us round the tracks. We're sure that the mountain buggy makes a great farmer's accessory. What do you think?

No mistaken identity

We're fairly sure that you'll be able to work out who's who in these photos!!

Our friend Anne Neame knitted these fantastic jerseys for us. They're just a great fit for us at the moment. We are now 10 weeks old and filling out fast, so Mum reckons that we'll have to wear these jerseys lots as it won't be long before we're too big for them. Don't worry though as Anne has warned us that she'll soon be making a start on the jerseys for our 21st!!!

Out and about

Here we are at six weeks old going with Mum for her check-up. It was a really cold windy and rainy day so that's why we're all rugged up. We take turns at sitting in the front - it's Sam's turn today.


What do you think about our wheels??? It's great as our car seats lift straight out of the car and into this Snap 'n' go frame and then we're off. If we're asleep in the car then Mum doesn't have to wake us to get us in our buggy. She says that it takes a bit to manoeuvre though, especially when going around corners as the front of the buggy is around the corner before she can see if anyone is coming the other way!!!

Play gym fun

Jacob - We enjoy having a kick on the floor with no nappy on and trying to reach out to the objects hanging from the play gym above. I'm six weeks old in this photo.

A chip off the old block

Sam and Dad

Cool Cots

Now that we've shifted into our new house we have also shifted out of our buggy and into our own beds - how cool is that!!!! Check out our cots. We have been so lucky, as our Aunty Issi and our Great Aunt Rosalie both made quilts for us, so we've been trying them out for size.

Swinging Sam

Sam - Hi everyone. Here I am at six weeks old trying out a baby swing that Mum has hired from the Toy Library. I've been getting lots of sore tummies and crying lots, so we thought we'd give this a go. I don't mind going in it for short periods of time. I tend to drop off to sleep and then wake after about 5 minutes, but at least Mum gets to have a little bit of a rest from carting me around and trying to help me to feel better. Jacob has had a turn too but he's not that keen on the swing.

New home

For those of you interested, here's a couple of photos of our new home at Waitahuna. We shifted on August 1st with the help of friends and a very big truck (we sure do seem to have a lot of stuff!!)

Mum and Dad like it here and say that it's a nice warm house. We agree!