138 + 34 Weeks

Well, the kids' Pop left on Monday, to go back home "to his mummy and daddy" (or so Carmen thinks).  She talks about him every day, so I think he made a great impression.  Before he left, we had some trips to a few parks and a couple of family dinners, and it was really nice.  The weather held out, but since then it has become quite cold and grisly.  

Arley went through a minor fussy phase which seems to be over.  He is crawling like a champ.  This morning Jeff left him in the lounge room at the front of the house, and I was getting Carmen dressed in her bedroom when the next thing I knew, Arley was peaking his head around the door.  He can go from crawling to sitting up now too.  He generally is in a good mood, and if he fusses at all, all he needs is a cracker to make him happy.

Carmen, on the other hand, has had some mighty tantrums this week.  They don't stress me out as much, except when she is going to wake the baby.  But they are not fun to watch, and to know that she is actually feeling all of these uncontrollable emotions.  Usually she calms down after 10 minutes or so and needs a big cuddle.  When she gets home from school, she is always on edge all night until she has had a major meltdown, and then she is our little angel again.  She is still taking forever calling out to us at bedtime, and last night I had to get up to her 4 times :(

On that note, I am tired and heading to bed!

Here are some videos from this past week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyQPzUSaUIA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpbEXfpS18&feature=youtu.be

Arley's first time on the swings

 With Pop