A new month begins and Lauchlan starts experimenting with food

Mum's new slippers are very cosy.

It's February (just in case you haven't noticed) Lauchlan is getting on really well but he is pretty grumpy again at nights at the moment - no new teeth have been spotted but they may well be on their way.

Whilst we continue to ponder if thats the reason he is grumpy we are also seeing if he is as interested in eating as he looks as if he is - just giving him really soft banana and vegetables to lick and play with - most of it goes on the floor to be honest.

We have had a very busy weekend and Sophie is knackered tonight - really needed a nap today but she still can't bring herself to admit it some days.

Anyway - Uncle Paul and Auntie Nicole were over visiting Sophie and Lauchlan on Saturday and Gran, Grandad and Uncle Paul were over on Sunday. This was great because not only did the kids have lots of great company but Mum and Dad were able to spend a bit of time doing something else which was nice.

 here is Uncle Paul getting a cuddle before we all went to the park and got really really muddy.

Earlier on in the week Sophie and her friends went to the Riverside Museum and went looking for pirates on the Tall ship - they scrubbed the decks and everything. Fun time had by all.

Lauchlan had a wee visit to Mummy;'s work and saw Uncle Ewen whilst he was there.

Now Sophie has always been very caring and close to her brother - she now however likes to get in and share his tiny baby bath with him. Very cute. As you will see from some of the photos to follow we are also noticing how alike Sophie and Lauchlan are beginning to look.