Cooking with Shmoo

Love having my biggest boy help me make dinner. He really seems to enjoy cooking. He helped wash, peel and cut veggies and then we made pancakes and macerated strawberries for dessert... I've even started letting him crack the eggs now that Loo's no longer quite so allergic. (Shmoo and I have recently become quite fond of Masterchef - the OH and I have always loved Heston Blumenthal so we particularly enjoyed this week).

Kids Science Kit - Electrical Alarm

The OH found some cool looking DIY science kits at KMart so Shmoo saved up his pocket money and purchased the electrical alarm kit ($6).

Shmoo had fun putting it all together and it was a great lesson in reading instructions for him. It's an awesome little kit for the price.

Now comes a lesson in patience as he saves up more money for another kit.

Cardiology Review

We had an appointment with Baby Bear's cardiologist (who we can't think of without being reminded of the Aqua song... Dr Jones, Dr Jones, calling Dr Jones...). Fortunately he was in Launceston rather than us having to fly all the way to Melbourne.

Baby Bear had the standard ECG and echo. He still has the small VSD and leak at the edge of the patch but, again, they're confident that they'll eventually close on their own. In fact, Dr Jones was so happy with Baby Bear's progress that he doesn't need to see him now for another year!

Solids

 

 

Baby Bear started on solids recently... a suck on an apple here, gumming on a broccoli stem there. Last night he enjoyed sucking sweet potato off carrot and broccoli sticks. 

Shmoo's Chocolate Cake

 

 

 

 

They're Multiplying

When did I have quads? At least I have help with the breastfeeding :)

Tiny Bubba

It never fails to surprise me just how small Baby Bear is. I was going through the other boys' records and they weighed the same as Baby Bear (5 months in 2 days time) when they were 2-2.5 months old.

The Things They Say

Beanie Bear: Pretty please with cheese on toast?

I guess he prefers cheese on toast to a cherry on top :)

And then there's Shmoo Bear's 'lawning the mow' instead of mowing the lawn. That's one that has tripped him up since toddlerhood.

Back Carry

And I can now carry Baby Bear on my back. So nice to be able to get stuff done and carry him around at the same time. He's very much an 'in arms' baby... no wonder too after everything he has been through! I managed to get a batch of kefir done this morning while he slept peacefully on my back in the Storchenwiege.

Six Weeks Post-Op

He's doing so well :) He weighs 5.57kg, had his last dose of Frusemide this morning and can now be picked up under the arms and have tummy time again.