With no tv we do a lot of reading around here. West likes to flip through a magazine now and then When there’s heavy reading to be done Nyah will help out a bit And both can appreciate a good character-driven work with a strong story arc and meaningful social commentary
The new crew made their first real boat trip yesterday when we came over to Bowen Island for a few days. We rigged some attachment points so the carseats could be secured below, giving us a safe place to put the kids while underway. There was a strong enough northwesterly to raise whitecaps on English Bay, but it was a beautiful sunny day and as a calm as a lake once we got into the lee of Bowen. Ready for…
West enjoys his favourite toy Nyah watches the sunset and the aftermath
Babies are supposed to spend some time each day on their tummies to strengthen their neck muscles and whatnot. This is no problem for Nyah, but West hates it, for him tummy time is akin to a stint in the gulags. So, West usually strengthens his neck muscles as his intrepid alter ego: Superbaby! Superbaby flies around the boat checking for evildoers in all areas, on nice days he will even pop out of the hatch and take a quick…
Nyah and West have embarked on a regimen to train them to sit up. Â In this situation having two babies can be handy since they can be propped up teepee style to improve overall sitting times. Â Olympics here we come. Start positions A slight list to the left develops Full left side collapse Back to start positions A slight list to the right develops Full right side collapse And repeat . . .
This is what happens when you let babies go shopping by themselves.
Nyah’s been smiling a lot lately, if you catch her attention and get good eye contact you can usually tease out a grin. Â After about 50 photos one night we managed to catch one with the camera.
Here’s Nyah demonstrating her excellent latching technique, and also why you shouldn’t set hungry babies down too close to one another. Â Her brother was surprised, but then he enjoyed his head massage.
We had to move our boat to a new slip today to make room for the boat show, so the new crew had their first (albeit very short) boat ride. The little captain and her mate stayed below for the trip and issued orders from the port settee.