Oh Dear Dear

We went away for the weekend on the bus! It was great!! We went out to Awhitu Peninsula because it's only about an hours drive in the bus and we figured that if we couldn't settle Lilli then at least we could just head back home. Anyway it was no problem! Lilli settled well once it was dark and she had an absolute ball. We walked all round the campsite and she made friends with just about every other person there! Hahaha. She even found a young boy to play ball with. He was very patient with her - very cute.

Hmmm that face tells me somebody's either feeling carsick or getting tired.

Struggling to stay awake...

And she's out to it.

Walking around the camp.

Eating her raisins. So cute. :)

Afternoon tea at our camp.

Walking on the pier with pops.

Walking in the water at the beach with Daddy.

Talking to people out the window and watching everything.

Driving the bus.

Adjusting the seat.

Dinner at our camp.

While we were in Awhitu I had some photos taken of me breastfeeding Lilli 'out and about in NZ' for a Breastfeeding photo competition. Unfortunately I didn't realise that the competition closed on the 15th until after we had taken the photos and come home to upload them to the website. I have put them up here anyway. :)

Booby on the beach.

Booby under the huge old pine tree!

Big aye!

Booby on the porch of the old Brook homestead house at Awhitu - built in 1800s.

The last few days Lilli has also started saying "oh dea dea" or "oh ea ea" meaning oh dear dear. That's something that both Nan nan and Mummy say to her and now she says it too. Just too adorable!!

Tonight we went up to check out the house and it's coming along nicely. Will be finished in a month or so. :)

Leaning out the windows playing boo.

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Eating tomatoes with Nana.

Watching Makka Pakka - for a change. :)

Tomorrow we are going to Rotorua for a few days to see my family and maybe even catch up with a couple of my friends.

Stringing Words Together

Lilli has been saying "No no Nan nan" or "Nan nan no no" when take her away from the tv because that's what Nan nan says when she touchs the buttons on the dvd player and sky decoder. We all say no to her but it's so funny because she will always say "No no Nan nan" or "Nan nan no no". Hahaha. She has been doing this for a few weeks but we never really clicked that it's stringing two words together! This is something that she should start doing in a few months and she has been doing it for weeks!!! She's soooo amazing.

The other thing she says now is "Po gon" when Pops goes away. She also says "gon" when anything else goes away too.

Concentrating on Makka Pakka.

Going for a ride on the bike.

I'll drive Pops!

And off they go...

Plunket visit and yet another new word!!!

We went to plunket on Thursday and had a great time. Lilli kept trying to pull my skirt off which was slightly embarassing. Hehe. Anyway she is doing well as always and the plunket lady just loved her. :)

She is now 9.99kg which means she has lost a little weight since she started crawling and climbing everything in sight. Her little legs are much slimmer now which is freaky. She's still a good size though and still in the 85th percentile for length and weight. Her length is now 76.4cm.

Happy as watching Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka on the telly (her favourite program is In The Night Garden) and seated beside her are her own little Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka.

Kiss for Upsy Daisy or Makka Pakka (don't know which).

Having a dip in her wee paddling pool.

Ooh what's that hole?? (belly button found)

Pops and Lilli watching Upsy Daisy

Playing monkeys behind bars with Mummy

New highchair at Nana's house.

Today we were waiting by a park near the airport for Granty and Gruncle's plane to come in (they've been in Australia for a wedding) and there were two cars parked beside us. Lilli was watching them intently and then when they drove away she looked at Nan nan and said "gone". It was soooo cute!!! She's such a clever little monkey.

Nana Dot is Staying for a Week. :)

It's very hot here now and Lilli has been having nudy time every afternoon. I haven't even been putting her nappy on for an hour or so! She justs loves it. We start off by having a swim in the wee paddling pool on the deck and then she gets out and just crawls around until she's dry. Then she has afternoon tea and plays for a while before I put her nappy back on. So far we've only had 1 accident because normally she has a pee while she's in her pool I think. Hahaha.

Heading to her new 'toy' - the stereo. No matter how many times we tell her no, she still goes there. :)

She crawls really fast now too...

Watching telly.

This is how Lilli sleeps now. Ohhhh.

Her favourite spot on the couch. This is Lilli's corner and don't be caught trying to sit in it!! :)

On Nana Dot's walker.

They are the best of mates and Lilli is constantly over playing with Nana Dot. They play peekaboo and Lilli tries to climb all over Nana Dot's walker. It's just so gorgeous to watch. So sweet. Boy Lilli is going to miss Nana Dot when she goes home.

Daddy trying out the pool that Nan and Pops got for Lilli (& us).

Hmmm....

Having pre dinner drinks on the deck.

How yummy does Lilli's dinner look?! Lamb chop with roast tatties and pumpkin.

Having a laugh with Mummy at dinner time.

Trying to get up on the table. Lilli is a climber just like her Mummy was at this age! She tries to climb absolutely everything and has no fear whatsoever. Let's hope that I don't find her on a garage roof one day like Nana did with me!

How NOT to sit on your seat Lilli!

Yes, she has fallen off this perch once! :) So I ended up moving some toys around to make her landing a little safer.

I have a plunket appointment on Thursday, 04 February so will update again then.