Edward and George

Well it is Sunday evening and we have actually had a relaxing weekend.



This is due to:
- no more assignment for Adam
- the 2007-Dutch-Snot-Extravaganza beginning to depart
- afternoon naps (for parents)
- good news from Newcastle
- sunny weather.

On the Newcastle front, Damien's second operation went well. What a relief!
And the doctor has given Damien the go-ahead to visit us in June. I can't wait. I wonder whether Damien will be amazed by Edward. The last time Damien saw Edward, Edward was not even crawling. I think Damien will enjoy having a nephew a lot more now that he is no longer a fragile little baby.



Edward actually ate some non-breastmilk food today - hooray! Most of it was vomited out, but at least some went into his mouth.
I cannot believe how difficult and messy it is to feed solids to a baby. I am getting really tired of it and I think it should not be this hard.
I had the bright idea of giving him some grated carrot. This was because Edward does not like mushy food any more (unless it is yoghurt).
Well, the grated carrot was a mistake. While Edward loved the texture of it in his hands, none of it ended up in his mouth. The vast majority ended up on the floor, and when I showed Edward how to put it in his mouth (via me putting it in my mouth), Edward helpfully then 'fed' me bits of grated carrot.

After the grated carrot I tried to give him some boiled egg. A bit of that did go in, but then he did a big vomit. I have a suspicion it was on purpose as he then cheerfully crawled off to play with the blocks.



I spent a good half hour cleaning the high chair. I even took the little seatbelt thing off and washed it.

Oh, I almost forgot! We have a new addition to our family - a bright green ride-on dragon (now named George). Thank you to Aunt Jane for contributing towards releasing George from the toyshop.
George is a first birthday present for Edward. We bought him in Utrecht on Saturday morning. However we could not wait for Tuesday (E's birthday) and so Edward has had a lovely weekend riding on George and playing with blocks.