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We are still enjoying Romania! Reuben seems to be loving it here. The weather has turned colder and I guess we have less activities to do out in the garden but we still manage to have a good time in the walker, a stroll through the town and a good old swing time in the garden....with a spacial visit to PERBITA the dog.
Reuben wakes happy and we spend that first few good minutes cuddleing and getting excited to see each other, Then we go sat goodmorning to grandma and grandad and whoever is happening to be tehre too and then watch some baby einstein while mummy gets dressed etc then R gets his breakfast and gets cleaned up and dressed. He hates the dressing time....typical boy.We discovered here some hipp food that he seems to like and started to drink fruit juices. He has two three feeds a night depending on how well he manages to sleep. We had one night with one feed it was a miracle.

Still R is special with a routine of his own. I am glad he seems to be doing well generally and the little hick ups will slowly disolve I am sure. ONly another week here then we are off to Slovakia for a week and back home after that....time has flown so quickly.

See some of our pics. 1st Pcture Rebekah (my sister) and Reuen. Second....typing and chatting to daddy the a few with him around the house.

Mxx

More Macdonalds

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Another day on Oradea! Mum, aunty Ibi, Dad, JOseph had to go to a funeral (Mum's best friend) so me, Reuben and Rebekah decided to have some time away from home too and since the funeral would have been too morbid for Reuben we decided to take him to MAcdonalds again and also to visit his causin Eszter. It was fun...(see pictures) there is something about this place its so happy with all the balls he just crawls and plays with them...he got so tired in 30 mins he was ready for another nap. We also visited Eszterke and she was asleep so we had some food then when she woke R fell asleep. It was discussed we must meet next time and will take some pics then.
Reuben was bought some HIPP FOOD and some juices, some cradle cap cream (as he started to have a little cradle cap) and a new duck bottle which he just loved in the shop so we couldn't resist it.

We got home about 7 then we ate some turkey and some veg, then drunk some tea played some, bathed and went to bed. It took about 15 mins to fall asleep. He woke once already (he is asleep for 1 hour)it must be his teeth as he was crying but eyes closed.

Anyway....hope we have a good night....here some photos!

Mxx

What a wonderful day!

We had a horrible night last night Reuben only settled when eating and I was so tired....each time I managed to fall asleep he woke me screaming! Poor boy he must have ben in pain! This morning he woke crying again at 7am when it took a good 20 mins to get him into an ok mood. HE then went in the kitchen with Mum and Dad and I went back to bed....! The next thing I knew was that it was 9am and he was snoring in the garden outside my bedroom window. He then woke happy and remained happy til this evening. HE was pretty much out all day today the garden is facinating he is loving the grass and the dog! Each time I sit with him in the grass and play the dog wants to join and barks so R crawls really fast towards him...he (the dog) then sits down completly and lets Reuben abuse him....(stroke him) then he thanks Reuben for this special massage and liks his face and hands. today with horror I noticed how R;s hands were down the dog;s throat....I was patryfied....but the dog didn;t seem to mind. R was screaming with excitment....and then again when washing of hands Reuben was way to excited.....he really had such a good day! He fell asleep really tired....! So I am gona take this time to rush to bed so I can sleep while he sleeps!

Here are some amazing pics! Ah, granny loves her little daffs and tulpis and the garden. THe picture where they are in a small garen of flowers is taken in front of our bedroom. the rest in the big garden where the dog is too.

Mxx
We are missing daddy and our home in Uk.....friends....etc.

Another sunny happy day!

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R has had a good night last night only woke once to eat but I guess its also due to the Calpol Night as he was teething so badly, spent the day outside mainly so I thought give him some to get him sleep better....and so he did. He was very wingy today he really must have been in pain as he was chewing on bread and anything taht got in his mouth. He has also poooooooed loads (I am sure you all wanted to know this). Anyway, beside all these important facts Reuben enjoyed the swing in the garden the walker and his causins and friends....He loves the birds in the garden and wants to chase them as they are often in the grass singing away. We try and imitate bird noises and his face brightens up so much. Loves Perbita the dog and when in the grass (which R loves to touch) we often see him crawl straight to the dog and the dog plays with him...off course we always go with him, wash hands afterwards etc. Anyway, the sun is shining here. Today in the sun there was 20%C and it was lovely. Some friends at church told us they were up in the mountins skying in TSHIRTS. Wow how lovely....we hope to get up there once again soon to take some sunny pictures too. For now....we are all asleep nearly as its 10:30 here (even with the new clock) so better sign of leaving you with R;s moves from today in pictures!
Ah another sweet and sad thing I have noticed is that everytime we mention daddy he gets very tense and starts looking for him....can;t wait to be reunited with our lovely daddy no doubt. Also, The nice red jumper was knitted by Grandma Smith and today kept us nice and warm all day it was admired by family and friends.

Mxx

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We are missing daddy but here is a nice pic of his last feed with Reuben in Romania.
We have tried to spend time having fun while daddy travelled back to UK and to make sure we don;t cry loads and get sad we decided to get some pressies...one a walker and two a swinging chair....Reuben loves so much his walker he keeps following me outside everywhere! He now figured out how to push and then collapse himself and enjoy the ride....even the dog is envying him....
He loves the swing too...unfortunatley the picures are not the best as you can see the rubbish bins behind him in the garden but before him are the gorgeous plants and trees etc.

Anyway, he has a good time. Today we had a hard rime eating (tastes are slightly different here however we tried a banana, some yoghurt and chicken...)it also might be teething. He was taken out by Rebekah and walked around for near;y two hours which he slept and snored....all the way.

Here some pics taken today (except the one with daddy yesterday)

Mxx

ANOTHER SNOWY DAY

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We are having to say bye bye to daddy today as he is returning to UK to work and do the chores ....! We will miss him especially as here he seemed so chilled and happy and able to relax with us. Today he took us all (R, Maria, Granny (Maria;s mum) and adopted Granny Gizi)to Oradea. Maria had a facial (it was brilliant) while JOnathan and R had time to kill so had a walk in the freezing cold and then came to pick mummy up. The grannies went for checkups at the Drs. We all met with the two Annamaria;s too at the MACDONALD (it is the bestest meeting place) and had a nice coffee a chat and Reuben had all the play area to himself most of the time which he loved. We saw huge snowflakes as we made our way home. Both ways Reuben was asleep and enjoyed being in mummy's lap both ways....(don;t tell the British)....
Anyway, here some photos! I hope you can see the nice snowflakes although on the picture I took it looks like rain!

Mxx

Enjoying the SNOW

Hello Reuben has spent another ADVENTUROUS DAY! We had been to the Market in the morning shopping for fresh veggies and powder milk (ups costs twice what is in UK) and some bits and pieces. We cooked some baby foods (loves the tomatoes and the veggies here)./ then uncle JOseph has taken us out into the moutings (40 minutes away) to enjoy the snow. We did not have much sunshine (maybe its good otherwise we would have been blinded)but the snow was an impressive 40-50cm. There were few people skying and we were impressed with the views. He fell asleep this evening totally exhausted after his bath! It being second day of Easter the boys go out to water the plants "the nice girls" and we had Efi today reciting some nice poems and spraying Hannah with a perfume (they used to use water now its perfume...to show how caring the are with girls....its a tradition around here and its cute one...boys then get a chockolate egy off course years ago was decorated Easter Egg....) I will try to attach this in video too although I doubt it will work I don;t seem to ever be able to attach video's! We are missing some of our friends in UK even if the house is full of kids. XX TO EVERYONE....especially aunty Suzanne and uncle Graham who also celebrated their bdays on the 23rd we have not forgotten! Mxx