Oscar starts solids

Time is flying and there hasn't been much time for updates here! Oscar is getting big and strong. Now at five and a half months, he weighs 7.5 kilograms - more than double his birth weight! This week we had some fun with food and gave him a taste of "solids". He made a lot of funny faces and was a little confused by his non-liquid lunch so we are glad we caught it on camera.

Oscar, the jolly jumper

As Oscar's head and neck control had improved we decided to try him out in the 'jolly jumper'. He took to it like a duck to water and ever since has enjoyed his time jumping. It is great for me too because it gives me my arms back for long enough to make my breakfast or have a cup of tea. 

Josie watching on as Oscar jumps

Mama's 60th Birthday in the Blue Mountains

In early September we celebrated Tim's Mum, Gerry's birthday by travelling to the Blue Mountains for our first family getaway. We stayed in a beautiful big house with views looking out over the mountains. Oscar was very well behaved and lapped up all the attention from his aunties, uncles and grandparents. I managed to sneak away from him for a couple of hours too and enjoyed a very relaxing massage at a local day spa. The weather was pretty chilly at night but we were kept warm by the lovely open fire.

Oscar enjoying his hand-knitted beanie

Happy family in front of the incredible view from the back yard

Oscar was mesmerised by Michael's music

Oscar's secret language

A couple of weeks ago, Oscar started speaking to us with a whole range of 'words' that only he can understand.  He's now making 'sentences' out of these words so I thought I'd capture a happy moment on camera.

Tim graduates!

On Friday the 19th August, we all made the trip up to Sydney for Tim's graduation at the University of New South Wales. After more than 4 years of hard work Tim finally graduated with (a well deserved) Class 1 Honours in Landscape Architecture. It was a pretty cold and rainy day in Sydney but it was really nice to be back in the city, this time with Oscar. Oscar was quite well behaved throughout the day and even sat quietly on our laps at dinner out at John and Gerry's house in Camden. He also showed off some lovely smiles to everyone as a token of his appreciation. It was a long day but a very enjoyable one!

Oscar took the graduation very seriously!

Life with Oscar - Weeks 6 to 9

We have now celebrated two months since Oscar was born. During the last few weeks Oscar has become even more responsive by smiling, copying our faces, following the cats with his eyes and 'cooing' in his own little baby language. He had his first vaccinations and 6 week check up. He weighed in at a hefty 5kg and 59cm long, putting him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 75th percentile for height - so we may have a basketballer on our hands! There have been a few trying times as Oscar developed reflux which has made him irritable (he certainly lived up to his Sesame Street namesake) and uncomfortable for a few weeks and the only solution to his crying was to carry him around. Needless to say we are getting some very good arm muscles. He seems to be improving now though and turning into a more relaxed and settled baby.

Here are a few of our favourite photos from the last couple of weeks.

Oscar Wabbit finally fits into his Pumpkin Patch hat

Oscar and Mummy

Fast asleep in Daddy's arms

Enjoying a cuddle from Nanny Wendi

Love those chubby cheeks!

Wondering why Mummy is taking all of these photos!

Smiling!

Oscar Smiles!

Between weeks 4 and 5 Oscar started giving us some gorgeous gummy smiles but we always seemed just that bit too slow to capture them on camera. Last week I finally managed to capture a few little smiles on video!