Y3 - 113/365: This Could Be Love

A budding new friendship, perhaps? Ryan sits watching My Favourite Bedtime Story on Nick Jr. with his new bumblebee Sleepy Pal that also doubles as (and lays flat as) a pillow. He snuggles on his underbelly when he's sleepy and also when he's on his changing mat.

Y3 - 112/365: Flying Solo

For the very first time, my 13-month-old little lad is using his very own spoon to feed himself porridge!

It took him quite a while to do and got very messy -- which meant I had to exercise extreme patience -- but it was so worth it to watch him discover his capabilities. He would stick the spoon in the bowl and knew he needed to do that to get the food on it, but then couldn't quite get the dip and remove technique down.

I even managed to get a video...

I tried not to make too big of a deal because ultimately I don't want him to associate eating with performing or doing it to please someone. But I can't help but feel so proud that he did it all on his own...well, that is until he got fed up and decided to ditch the spoon and use the five-pronged utensils attached to his arms to shovel it in.

Then he signed "milk" so I stripped down his porridge-covered clothing and nursed him until he drifted into a peaceful sleep -- tightly clutching Mr. Waddles.

Y3 - 111/365: Ready for a Break

I was back at school today -- the last day for the week -- which meant we'd have a late night in terms of having our tea and putting little man to bed. You can see here in Asda how he's absolutely shattered being away from home all day.

Thankfully Matt was able to pick me up from the train station this time and we headed straight out to the grocery store to stock up on items in the baby event. He was actually home with Ryan today as we had a plumber due to come to work on the pipes to the radiators as well as a man from Sure Start to install our free stair-gates and fire guard.

The safety equipment is on loan until Ryan turns three, but well-worth it in my opinion since it spares us the cost of these items that we likely wouldn't use once Ryan's older. Plus, if we have another baby before he turns three, then we keep the equipment until that baby turns three. They also do safety checks every 6 months, which is good, to ensure everything is still in working order.

Now to enjoy the next few days and weekend with my guys!

Y3 - 110/365: Rise and Shine

Bless his little heart. He was knackered when we returned home with him last night and finally got him up to bed in his new, properly fitting sleep sack. Then here comes "mean" Mommy at half-six in the morning to pluck him from his cosy cot only to cram him into clothes and whisk him off outside to make the journey to spend the day with his Nanna and Grandad.

All so Mommy can bring home some bacon.

And this is the "Good Morning" I get. Serves me right!

Y3 - 109/365: I Want My Kodak Back!

The camera on my mobile is crap and takes fairly crap photos that don't even look anything special AFTER Photoshop adjustments. Grrr!

I had another day of work today. Got the call late last week so once we had a place for Ryan to be lined up, it was game on for me. Luckily it's just a bit closer than the last school so the walk to and from the train station isn't bad at all.

Looking forward to payday as my UK licence is getting closer and closer!!

Y3 - 108/365: Hello, Cousin!

I took this in an attempt to capture the moment where Ryan laid his head down on Amy and said, "ahhhh."

Of course, my luck he was too quick and rolled away. It's so sweet now to watch the pair of them interact!

Y3 - 107/365: Tag Team

Ryan decided tonight to challenge the routine. Mommy got tired and tagged Daddy in.

Game over, Ryan. Night, night.