A Family Day Out!

Hello All. Well today we had our first proper family day out! We decided to go to Cairngorm and go up the Mountain Railway. It took 2 and a half hours to get there, the roads were quite hairy at times and made me feel really sick! Holly slept the whole way there amazingly!

Once we got to Cairngorm we all had our lunch, Holly had Sweet Potato and Mummy and Daddy had a picnic from Markies! We then had a wander about before catching the train up the mountain, it is actually a Funicular. It was really steep and again I felt a wee bit sick! I just didn't look down! Here is a photo of Holly and I on the train:

At the top of the mountain there is a wee Visitor's Centre so we had a look round there and then went out on to the viewing deck, it was an amazing view, but quite cold (3 degrees). We then went and had a cup of tea and here is Holly in the cafe, at the time she was telling her stories at the top of her voice:

After that we headed back home, stopping to feed Holly in Tomintoul. So it has been quite a day! We had a really good time although are all really tired now.

I have just realised that today is Holly's 4 month birthday, amazing eh?! Time has just flown by.

Well that's it for now,

Bye, Hannah X

Last injections, yipee!

Hello. Well today Holly had her last set of injections for a wee while, thank goodness! She was actually really good, she didn't cry for the first one at all, then only let out a wee whimper on the second and 2 minutes later was smiling away at the Health Visitor! She has been a wee bit grizzly tonight, which may or may not be a result of the jags, so she is off to bed with a dose of Calpol.

We also had her weighed today and she was 16lbs 5 ozs, so she is beginning to slow down in her weight gain a bit!

Lunch was pears and baby rice today, we could tell she was enjoying it and she definitely managed to swallow some of it. Apples tomorrow!

Bye for now,
Hannah X

Some funny photos!

Hello All, well a couple of funny photos for you today. The one above is of Holly Baby after her lunch today, which was carrot, with it all round her mouth! At least it matches her hair! She actually quite liked the carrot puree, I am sure she managed to get SOME of it down.

We went to see Baby Kory again today and here is a photo of Holly eating his head, or that's what it looks like anyway. Poor Kory didn't look too pleased. As you will see Baby Kory has grown heaps in 3 weeks.

Well that's it for today.

Bye, Hannah X

Good and Bad Day

Hello All. Well today has been a good and bad day as the title says. It started on a sad note when we found out that my parents had to have our family cat, Sam, put to sleep this morning. He was an old boy and was beginning to get very confused with life, so it was the best decision for him. That doesn't make it any less sad and we are all very upset.

Have a good sleep Sambo.

So at 12.30 the time had come for Holly Baby to have her first solid meal, Baby Rice! She seemed to spit more of it out than she took in and then continued to sick up the rest! But it was a start and by the end of it she seemed to quite like the concept of food. As you can see below she got in quite a mess!

After that we went to see Auntie Saz (no Uncle Mike coz he was out golfing in the fog, nutter!). As Auntie Saz hasn't made an appearance on the site yet, here is a photo of her and Holly together (she said she would be mad if I put it up, oops!)

Then we went to Toys'r'us, Mothercare and Next. Holly Baby got a very cool new toy, it is like a baby walker thing that she sits in with toys all around her, but it doesn't move. She likes it LOADS and was so chuffed when she went in it. Hopefully it will keep her amused for a while!

So that was our very busy day. Bye for now.

Hannah X

Mmmm... these hands taste nice!

Hi Everyone. This is a photo of Holly this morning eating her hands and chatting away to me at the same time. She is a TOTAL chatterbox and I'm sure she has something really important to tell me!

Not a lot to report today, we have had a fine day, went a wander round the shops and that's about it! Where does the time go?!

Bye,

Hannah X

Grumpy Again!

Hey, me again. Just a quick update and photo. Another grumpy photo again, but Miss Holly hasn't been as grumpy today, she had only just woken up when we took this photo tonight and wasn't playing for the camera!

Anyway I just wanted to let you all know her current weight as we had baby clinic today.... wait for it.... 16lbs!! I was a wee bit worried that she was getting too big, but my Mum has just told me that I was 16lbs 11ozs at that age and Sarah was 18lbs 10ozs!

Bye
Hannah X

What a grump!

Well instead of a cute photo I have gone for a grumpy photo today!! Holly Baby has been grumpy most of today as you can see, not even The Fimbles could cheer her up!! She woke at 2am through the night, then was up at 5.50am and hasn't slept much all day, so she has been tired but not wanting to sleep. She ALMOST slept this afternoon on our way to baby group, but woke up when she realised there was lots of new faces to look at, instead of her boring Mummy's!

Anyway she perked up tonight and was laughing and giggling away with her Daddy.

I think the night time waking is the final sign of needing some solids, so the Baby Rice is in the cupboard and it has been decided that Saturday is the big day, so that Daddy can be here. I will just have to cope with the broken nights until then!

Bye for now!

Hannah X

Sleeping Baby!

Well here is a very cute photo of Holly sleeping!! She very rarely sleeps through the day for long (as much as we try to get her to!), but this afternoon she slept in her cot for nearly 3 hours and when I went in to wake her up she was still sound! So I sneaked a few photos, which STILL didn't wake her up!

Doesn't she look like her Daddy?! (well more so than usual!)

Han X

Awwwww....

What a cute photo of Holly and her Daddy having a sleep just now. Daddy isn't feeling too well, as he has a cold, and Miss Holly is very tired because she has had a very busy day being cute!

Hannah X

Teething?

What a busy day for updates! Anyway thought I'd post this picture of Holly to canvas opinion. We're pretty sure she's teething as she has the very cute rosey cheeks and is chewing anything she can!

What do you think?

Ian

What a difference!

Hi again, 2 posts today! We just popped out whilst there was a break in the snow and I took this photo of Holly coz she looked so cute in her little jacket (size 6-9 months I may add!) Anyway I thought I would post a picture of her at 5 days old in her carseat as well, you can really see how much she has grown when you compare the two photos. I can't remember her ever being that small!

Hannah XX

Holly and the Cats

Hello Everyone! Well I thought it was about time that the other members of the Stewart family made an appearance, yes the cats, Talia and Frank. So I took a photo of Holly sitting with them this morning, as you can tell they look very impressed by her (NOT!)

Holly is (hopefully) getting better now, she seems a bit like her old self today. We are just having a quiet day today, the weather is too horrible to go out (snow in April?), which is a bit of a pest coz we always like to go somewhere every day.

Well that's it for now!

Bye,
Hannah X

Bumbo Baby

Hello! Above is a photo of Holly Baby in a Bumbo seat! "What is that?" I hear you all ask! Well it is a little seat that is designed to help babies sit in an upright position and encourage them to do it on their own. Matthew, who can sit upright on his own now, very kindly lent Holly it for a few days and we thought we would share this photo as she looks very cute in it!

We have had a better day today, Holly seems to be feeling a bit better, so hopefully she is on the up now.

Bye for now,

Hannah X

Daddy's Girl

Well there have been several of the men in Holly's life on our website, but none of her favourite man, her Daddy! So above is a photo of them together taken tonight after Holly Baby's bath. Two peas in a pod or what?!

Han X

Bouncy Baby!

Morning All! Well Holly Baby went in her door bouncer, which Jacqui very kindly gave her, this morning. She had been a bit grizzly so we decided to give it a try, it seemed to do the trick and she just sat in it looking very confused! We think she liked it though. She obviously is a wee bit small for it yet, but it won't be long until she is bouncing away!

Holly isn't feeling much better today, she has been pretty upset all morning. Poor Holly Baby :-(
Bye for now,
Hannah X

Holly and her Granny

Hello! Well we have had Granny Forbes to stay last night and as she hasn't made an appearance on the Blog, here is a lovely photo of her and Holly Baby. We had a nice time with Mum, we went shopping yesterday and just pottered this morning.

Holly is OK today, still a little under the weather though. We saw a Doctor last night, on the advice of the Health Visitor, and he said she has a wee virus which is going about and it is nothing to worry about (of course I will still worry until she is all better!) I also had her weighed yesterday and she was a whopping 15lbs, yes that is a 10oz increase in 8 days, and that's with being ill, unbelievable! She is going to be out of the 3-6 month clothes in about 2 weeks at this rate!

Well had better go, we have to pop out for a couple of hours then our next visitors arrive, Grannie and Granda Stewart and Uncle Steve.

Bye!

Hannah.