A week of growth and development..

My gosh, the past week has involved a huge amount of growth and development for my little miss..

6th August - Teeth 3 and 4 have popped out.. Love this cheesey photo of her, which shows them off beautifully.. 

8th August - She's clapping when we say "Mei Mei, Clap!"

9th August - She flipped from back to belly for the very first time.. It was around 9pm, and she often requires a resettle after her first sleep of the night.. When I went into the room, I found her like this..

12th August - She pulled herself up from sitting to standing position and was so proud of herself..

13th August - We had to lower the cot this morning since this little cheeky Miss has been rolling around non-stop since the first time and trying to pull herself up..

Milestones..

My little girl has started waving back to us and also crawling backwards.

She's been wanting to stand for weeks and insists that we either hold her hands or prop her next to the table so she can, but the other day, she started moving around and pushing herself backwards while on her tummy.. We thought she may skip the whole crawling stage, but maybe we're wrong and it will only be a matter of time before she starts crawling properly..

Meegies Bear Bottom

Five Minutes..

Is the phrase we've been hearing every evening for the past few weeks from our little man..

'5 minutes till bath..'

'5 minutes till nigh nigh..'

'5 minutes and then 5 minutes..'

Wonder where he learnt it from?

{Review} - Mother's Corn.. Is it edible?

Was the first thing Brian said when he saw the selection of Mother's Corn products that were sent to me courtesy of Mother's Corn and Kidsberry to review..

I can see how he thought so with the yellow creamy coloured sets...

And he was almost correct.. It's made from natural and biodegradable products sourced from corn, making it environmentally friendly with no nasties.. To find out more details of the manufacturing process, head to Mother's Corn Facebook Page or Website.

So after taking them out of the packaging and giving them a thorough clean, it was time to put them to use.. Firstly, oats for breakfast for Miss Meegies..

No problem with microwaving the oats and milk directly in the weaning bowl - in fact, the curved lip of the bowl was brilliant to stop the overflowing of oat/milk foam over the bowl.. However, upon taking the bowl out of the microwave, I noticed that the silicon non-slip ring had come apart from the bottom of the bowl.. Luckily, I had noticed it before it could have come into the wrong little hands...

There was no way to place it back with a bowl full of hot contents, but that didn't matter too much since Megan is still a little to young to feed herself - not that she didn't try with the cutlery set I gave her though!

Once the oats were at the right temperature, feeding was a breeze with the feeding spoon set.. I loved that the handles were nice and long, allowing me to feed Megan easily, even when she gets distracted and turns her head to the side..

And when she finished it all? She wanted to play with the bowl and didn't have any trouble holding it..

Then for lunch, we used both the weaning bowl and spoon set again as Lucas didn't want to miss out on all the fun.. Being so light-weight and the perfect size for little hands, self-feeding was a breeze for him..

So the verdict?

I loved the products that were sent to me to sample! Despite the silicon ring coming off my weaning bowl, all the Mother's Corn products that I tested were wonderful to use and I would highly recommend them.. 

The bright colours and little drawings on each item appealed to my little ones, and I also loved that the feeding spoon set came with it's own box.. I took it out and about with me so I could keep the spoons clean for Megan's food, plus the bonus thing was, it also doubled as a rattle/toy to keep her amused when I didn't have anything else..

So thank you once again Mother's Corn and Kidsberry for the opportunity to trial your products..

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Noooo! It's "Supe-Man!"

1st day of Winter..

Lots of rain welcomed the 1st day of Winter here in Adelaide, and there was no better way to experience it than to head to Morialta Falls..

We headed off after lunch, armed with some warm clothes, rain boots and umbrellas.. Lucas enjoyed walking the whole way there - especially when he could hold the big umbrella and splash in all the puddles along the way..

 When we finally reached the first falls, we were rewarded by this.. AMAZING!

It would have to be the first time we've ever saw the falls with so much water, and we've been here numerous times.. So if you've never been here, especially when it's raining, do go!

Neglected and a quick update..

Ahhh.. I can't seem to be able to keep up with my Project 365 on my blog, especially when time is limited while looking after two little munchkins..

I haven't stopped taking photos though, and still do them daily, however, creating a weekly collage of the photos have definitely proved to be a challenge - I haven't updated the blog in a couple of months! Eeek!! So much has happened since then and like last time, I don't think I'll ever get up-to-date with it all..

So a quick summary of what we've been up to includes -

• Our family trip to Hawaii back in April.. It's such a beautiful place and the shopping is amazing!! We literally shopped-till-we-dropped, ate lots of yummy food, saw some gorgeous scenery and swam in the ocean many times.. 

Sunset at Waikiki

• Miss Megan turned 7 months old last week! Yes, time just flies!! She has her 2 bottom teeth now, and still gives us so many gorgeous smiles.. She can now sit and is trying her hardest to crawl.. She also loves her food, eating pretty much anything and everything we give her, which is a refreshing change to her fussy brother..

Megan at 7 months

• Lucas is still as cheeky as ever and over the past few months, we've noticed a huge improvement in his speech.. He can now string basic sentences together and use some logic behind it.. For example, when we tell him to be careful, he tells us "ooh.. careful.. fall.. sore.. cry.." or everytime he sees his daddy's car, he goes "Daddy's car broken.. Someone hit daddy's car.. ooohh.. Daddy's car broken..".. Yes, that's what happened.. 

Splashing in Puddles!