Life in June

Another month has gone by.  How the time is flying now!  

Nothing especially noteworthy has happened in the last month.  Just the four of us (Bodhi is #4 - just to nip all the pregnancy rumours in the bud!) cruising along in our happy, comfortable existence.   

I did discover that the cause of my extreme malaise back in April, which spread over a couple of months, was glandular fever (aka mononucleosis).  The good news is I am feeling almost back to normal.  A full recovery is expected within the next month.  Yet another thing for which to be thankful.    It's hard to truly appreciate good health until you don't have it.  

A few weekends back, we went to a local park on a beautiful winter's day for a nice hike along the river.  The following are some photos and videos I took on the day.

He doesn't spend too much time in the stroller anymore - much prefers pushing to riding.

Augie doesn't like having 'stuff' of any description on his hands.  Once that small crisis is addressed, he's freed up again for his favourite mode of transport - running.  In fact, when we talk about Augie getting about now, we jokingly quote  Forrest Gump:  "if I was going somewhere, I was RUN-NING".

He stepped on a land mine.  Curse you people who don't pick up after your dogs!

A small collection of sticks.  Which get collected almost as much as rocks.  Almost.

He wants a snack bar (bat-oo).  We don't have any.  By some unseen Grace, Mick manages to convince him that an apple will suffice.  This is possible only once in a blue moon.  Normally this type of scenario would end in a hum-dinger tantrum.

funny face

You just never know when the music in your head is going to go off.  But you always get down when it does.  He stops off long enough to dispose of a bit of apple peel (sometimes a winner, often a loser in the tastiness stakes) and then is off after his dad.

The following four photos are a montage of what happens when I say "go over there and say cheese - Mom wants to take your picture".  I have no idea how leaning over and smiling became the photo pose but it's here to stay for now!

A couple of weekends ago we went to another riverside park - the photos and videos below are some I took on the day.  We spend a lot of time in parks now.  The wider and more open the space, the better off Augie is!

he's into holding hands now.  sometimes - and on his terms because often he's into bolting more

we don't go anywhere fast anymore

holding Dad's hand

funny face

yoghurt break

and now for some climbing

we have lots of on-purpose 'oops'.  It's a new word we've learned and we like putting it to use

he's on his way to share his Mum-Mum (rice rusk) with me

'Sao's' are motorcycles.  They're the new bus.  He's obsessed with them.   It all started with the mailman, who rides a motorcycle.  The word he says like Rain Man as he's walking away from the camera sounds like Mama but is actually mailman.  Everyone who rides a motorcycle is a mailman at the moment.

 "if I was going somewhere, I was RUN-NING".   and screeching

here's The Pose again

a rare moment of stillness and quiet contemplation, flanked by his faithful friend Bodhi

Just before I turned the camera on, he was asking Mick for a snack.  Note how he races off for the car when Mick tells him we'll eat when we get home!

A couple of weeks ago he took to dragging our cutting boards out and putting them on the table.  I am not sure if he's seen us setting the table and thinks that is what he's doing or if this is just another totally random, unexplainable act that only Augie understands.

But he does put them back when asked...

One evening I tried to prepare Mick's and my dinner while Augie was still awake.  I realised why I never try to do this...

I was running the vacuum (bops) so Augie decided to get his popper and run right alongside me.

When we come home from grocery shopping, he likes to help us unpack the soda water to the garage fridge.

Something I didn't anticipate when I bought see-through plates.

He's right into giving kisses at the moment.  They're big, dramatic affairs (MWAH! MWAH!).  The ones in this video are tame by comparison because he's distracted by his own image in the phone.

He likes taking Bodhi for walks.  That makes one of them.

He likes helping restock the nappies/diapers but gets a bit sidetracked along the way every time.

Watching videos of the baby (beh-beh).  We must do this every morning now.  He loves looking at videos of himself. 

Cuddles for Bodhi.  She's getting a lot less tough love these days.  

Tiptoes, the Kangaroo and the debut of a new dance - the Vertical Worm.

Mick's gone to a 4-day work week which means he's now got Mondays off with Augie.  They both seem to be enjoying this arrangement.  I get photos like this when I'm at work on Mondays.

My rosemary tester during prep of a slow-cooker beef hotpot the other morning.

Augie got a new bike.  The 'Men' are the guys building the house two doors down from us.  He is FASCINATED by them.