Waiting

Today I am 5 days overdue and there is still no sign of Baby Martin Number 2!  Any day now…

Here are some shots taken today down at the beach – 9 Months preggie

15 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember this shot at 4 weeks old???  Check out the legs and the cheesy smile one year later!!!

 Magnus is now 15 months old, weighs around 14kg and is 87cm tall. 

We made it through a busy period of Keryn starting a new job and me still working 3 days a week and Magnus going to Granny and Grandfather’s for those 3 days. Magnus loves being there and has loads of fun charging around the lovely, well established backyard with chickens and Miss Gracie the cat. Now Magnus goes outside at home and stands around thinking what do I do here! The nice flat back section is a bit boring now, but will be great for sports actions in a couple of years time!

I am now at home full time and Magnus and I are having lots of fun enjoying our last few days of being ‘just the 2 of us’ at home. Baby Martin number 2 is due next Monday (16 June) so we’re all set for an arrival any day now.  We spend lots of time in the baby’s room and trying our best to prepare Magnus for the big change around the corner. We think he will be just fine and love having a baby in the house – we’re just not sure how he will go having to share his Mummy!

The latest phase has lead Magnus into being a read-a-holic! I am sure we spend at least 2 hour of each day reading, which suits Mum just fine as it gives me a chance to rest. He will read the same book over and over and over and then go off and get another book.  We go to Mainly Music in Plimmerton and Magnus is getting used to going there once a week.  The first couple of sessions were pretty full on as he charged around the church checking out all the sound gear and touching all the things that he shouldn’t be touching!  But now he will sit down for most of the time and listen, watch and sometimes participate in the singing and actions. Keryn still takes Magnus for their weekly ‘Father and Son outing’ to the Big Salami Cafe on Saturday morning to meet some of the other local Dads. Magnus is now well accustomed to the cafe scene and loves his ‘fluffys’!

We have made a couple of trips to check out the animals at Lindale and Staglands (pics below). Magnus is sooo great with animals – always really interested, but walks up to the slowly and cautiously so to not scare any of them off.  He loves visiting the horses just up the road from us and going to feed the ducks. He is quite happy to hold out food in his hands for ducks or horses to take from him.

Bath time with lots of bubbles is always a hit and has become a great little activity for Mummy and Magnus to do at the end of each day while waiting for Daddy to come home – nice and relaxing for me and entertains Magnus for at least half an hour.

Well, the next entry here will be to introduce Baby Martin number 2. Until then, enjoy the latest photos of our smiley wee man.

  

 

Magnus managed to demolish this icecream on his own before i had finished mine and he was asking for ‘mmmm’ (more)!

 

  

Blowing kisses

 Great Aunty Dene FINALLY came to visit in March!!!

   

The belly at 32 weeks – it is quite a bit bigger now, so i’ll try to get another shot taken and upload shortly.