20 weeks Reuben

Here is our little Einstein....daddy was playing with him and these were the pictures that we thought were funny enough and showing just how einsteiny is our little angel. Reuben has been teething badly bless him. He is consuming bonjela like there is no tomorrow....fretful and frustrated as he is eating his fingers, ours and all the other possible teething toys.He is now eating solids 2ce a day and seems to be happy but also he is just growing and growing. He is so tall we have to put him into his 6-9 months cloths as some of the 3-6 are so short! He is now only going into week 20 but he is just so tall! He is chattering loads and today we walked around Rochester (him in the slig) and people were turning heads looking at him chatting....all he needs is a friendly face or someone to start him off and then he just never stops or it feels like it. Unfortunatley we does not seel much but he certailny does like to be netertained. His baby sitter Annamaria loves him and he loves her. They chatter and play and sing together and its nice to hear and see them.
I am getting ready for studying and my practice ....so this is it for today!

Enjoy the pics!

Mxx

21st July 2007

Some pictures of today! Reben and I had a great day! We met everyone at the Baptist Church and had fun with our new favourite toy....I think we were well loud! Then we went on the train to visit DADDY;s work and then we woed all the people there. We drove to the airport to pick up Annamaria the nanny and Reuben could not stop chattering to her and pleasing her .....so she and R are now best friends. Finally tired he fell asleep!!! AND MUMMY JUST WANTS TO SHARE THE NEWEST CUTEST PICS!

mxx

more pics of Reuben

Some of my new pictures of reuben. His new thing is to observe the globes in shops and also the lights. He gets pretty tired just taking it all in. We had a visit on Sunday from aunty Cheryl, Noeleen and Bronach and Reuben really enjoyed their company. Tomorrow we have Annamaria the nanny arrive and we are looking forward to it very much. Also to get some sleep.

xx

16th November 2007

Nearly 4 months!

Hi there

We have finally had our second immunastions and we have been so good....in fact heros! Reuben had a terrible cold which was on and off for nearly 3 weeks, it did not help that everyone around him was freely giving their bugs to us. Daddy still suffering very badly with a cold. Anyway, R has not even bat an eye lid when the first injection went in and then for the second he screamed a bit but as soon as we left the nurse;s room he was happy and smiley. We also had some porrege for the first time today. The book says to offer him as much as the tip of the spoon but he just kept on opening his mouth for more so we had about 4 small spoonfulls and loads of milk afterwards.....so here we go WEANING SHOULD COMMENCE NOW and perhaps will put on some weight too!!!

He started to love his baths with mummy. Now every time he hears the bath running he just wiggles and screams with joy! And in the water he just wants to swimm bottoms up and he is off to swim with the ducks. He screams and talks in the bath until he starts yawrning so we know he has used up all his remaining energy so he can be baby massages and fed (if enough energy left) and sleep should just happen.....

I also changed his milk to a stronger milk at night as he was getting up every 2 hours for feeds. NOw its pretty much every 4 hours! So this is good.

Here some pictures! Ah the sad news is Annamaria and Heni are leaving so.....I guess no more cuddles with them for a while they have been so much help. Also our nanny should arrive on Wednesday....hurray!

XX MARIA AND REUBEN

REUBEN 16 weeks

Hello

Wow! We had a very busy week! Mummy seems to have gotten over a food poisoning....:)) it was horrid! Then R had a cold just as he should have had his immunasations. So he slept with mummy and daddy for few nights which meant mummy was well compos menthos. He had two friends from Romania here Hennike and Annamaria and it took exactly a week to allow them to play with him....he seems to take a long time to befriend anyone at the moment....he just wants mummy ...in a very clingy way.
Mummy went to college on Monday, but had to come back to aunty Hester as R was crying histerically so we came back to the house and he was as happy as LARRY! Next day Tuesday we tried out the Bwater cinema which was an interesting experience and we seemed to enjoyed it we even had a 2 hours sleep while mummy helped a stressed CAmeron to sleep and had lunch. TUesday eve Annamaria and Henni arrived but R was so unsettled he just was up every hour! Wednesday we kind a knew what was wrong a bit of a cold....! BY Thursday mummy managed to get ill by eating all the food and drinking the Romanian beer. So Thursday mummy was ill and Reuben had a running nose. Friday mummy and R went up to the church to meet with friends Susannah and the twins and some others.....while the girls went to Chatham for shopping....Friday pm R setteled a bit but we had a diff night again. Saturday mummy should have been in college but R missbehaved and did not want to let mummy go so she was stuck home with everyone. We went to do some food shopping and popped into Bwater. He seemed to sleep a bit better but again......not as good. He seems to scream when he wakes and wants his food straight away.

Today Sunday we went to HIll Song church in London. It was a very interesting church in the Dominion Theatre in London. IT was just a strange one....way too charismatic for mummy. The message there was very energetic for a tired mummy and daddy but we could understand it was meant to energise and make us feel ready to tackle the week ahead.....mummy is being sarcastic about some things.....right now! Nevertheless she is trying to be good and love God despite the little difficulties!

So here some pics from London today with mummy and daddy!

Mxx

More about Reuben

Hello there

Reuben has a few new things that Daddy and Mummy bought him! He is enjoying his new bouncer....so much that he can;t stop screaming and laughing. Its just so funny!!!! Today he had had the new attachment of the push chair for the first time and we think he loves it as its cosier and also it helps him actulay as he is in a nearly sitting position so he can watch the world go bye!

Mummy has had tremendous headache for three days! Her shoulders and head and neck and brekaing down it feels so she has been taking strong painkillers. R has been a sweetheart latley it seems the bonfire nights these weeks have kicked his routine all over the place which is really unhelpful but we survived and we are hoping that we will be older next year and perhaps even enjoy them.....
For Mum it brings bad memories all the banging ...the memories of 1989 when there were a lot of noises as such as revolution in Romania.....

Anyway two more days and our friends Annamaria and Henni are arriving and then on the 21st Annamaria our nanny arrives!!!!

LONELY SO LONLEY WE WON:T BE!

XXX

A DAY OF PLAY

HEllo

Its been a long week me and mummy spent some quality time together but also got very frustrated as both of us got tired. Today Natalie and Cameron came around and we spent a lovely time together playing chatting and enjoying a cold afternoon. Next week Annamaria and Heni are arriving and so we should have more fun. THen we have Annamaria my new nanny coming and we will certainly be a bit better as we really all like friends and family around. For now...I am enjoying attention from mummy, daddy and local friends who pop in and see us. I enjoy my routine which is very much sleep, eat, play then sleep, eat, play and so on. My play time its either in the cot with my singing mobile or in the gymn in the lving room. I got Baby Einstein DVDs today so we do tend to wind down after feeding with music, video or dvd. We also go walking and enjoy fresh air. For such a young lad I am very busy. I am still exploring everything that I can get my hands on by putting it in my mouth and sometimes mummy says I try many things at one time so she better watch me ....
I am now rolling over from one side to the other by lifting my legs up and also I decovered my toes...I can hold on to them for few seconds at one time. I continue to wake screaming but mummy gets me laughing outloud within seconds especially when she throws me around and shows me the mirror....who wouldn;t laugh seeing themselves...?!!

We don;t have much planned for the weekend, I think both mummy and daddy are planning to get my push chair to the next level and get some warm padding into it!

Watch the pictures and tell me aren;t I the cutest baby in the world? Ah...and off course my friend Cameron is a charming little fella tooooo!

xxx