Happy 1/2 birthday to you!!!!

Last Thursday marked the six month celebration since Ollie Bollie came into our lives. We can't believe how quickly the time has flown by and we can't imagine what our lives were like without him in it. It seems like only a moment ago that he was a floppy little guy and now he is sitting up on his own, eating real (ish) foods and chatting away (even if he is the only person who understands what he is saying). On his 1/2 birthday we sang him the birthday song, but stopped halfway through!! Then on Friday night we celebrated the occasion with a lovely bottle of Pol Roger after Ollie had gone to bed (see pic of very proud and happy parents about to down lovely French champagne).

Unfortunately the downside to Ollie turning 0.5 was his six month needles. Again, Ollie had to have one needle in each leg and an oral dose. He screamed after the first and he screamed x 10 after the second needle. The lady who gave him the needles pulled out a bubble blower to distract him at the end but you could see Ollie going "what the @*# you just stabbed me with two needles and now you're giving me bubbles?!?!?". But all went well and he came home for a good sleep and no side effects.

On Saturday Ollie got to wish his Nanna Carmel in Qatar a Happy Birthday via the magic of Skype. She got to check out Ollie eating his dinner of cauliflower and sweet potato followed by baby yoghurt. Both Carmel and Rob were impressed with Ollie's ability to hoover away the food - especially the dessert.

Later that night Ollie got to go over to Sam and Alan's place for the night so Nick and I could check out the Cats v. Lions game. Ollie was on his best behaviour for Sam & Al, hardly making a murmur all night. Unfortunately the Cats weren't so well behaved, hardly making an impact upon the game. Despite that Nick and I had a great time - we sat in the absolute front row (and you could smell the dirt) and managed to catch up with a few other friends who also went to the game. As you can see from the pic, I got up close and personal with the Cats mascot.

Today has been spent thinking about the near future when Ollie starts motoring around the house and causing all kind of mayhem. So we went and injected some money into the economy with baby proofing gear to keep the joint safe for a curious and mobile Ollie. Already we are noticing the change with Nick having to use his (metal) car keys wedged into the power point to remove the plastic cover!

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