I HAD A FIGHT WITH THE GROUND…

Before I post any photos this week I need to preface this blog with details of an “incident” that Ollie had at daycare with the ground. Basically he had an argument with a piece of Astroturf and well, the Astroturf won. It was just a bit of a red mark around his nose and eye but as it heals (and my gosh, do babies heal incredibly quickly) it gets much uglier. Everywhere I’ve been this week we get lots of comments from little old ladies. Anyway, moving on…

This week saw the introduction of bubbles to our bathtub. I don’t think Ollie was that taken with them at first but once I showed him how to make bubble beards (just like we used to do when we were kids – I’ve got photographic proof) he was a convert. Even better was when I added my own bubble beard to the mix and we had smooshy bubble kisses. This is his absolute favourite bath game this week.

The kissing part is extra lovely too because this week saw Ollie figure out how to actually shut his mouth and give nice little kisses (no more gaping open mouth). This is not just limited to Nick and I but has also been demonstrated on Panda, Monkey and Zac (from his book).

In all things shoes (this little man still can’t get enough of them), we let him try on a slightly too big pair we have put away. He just thought it was the best fun he’d had all day.

They were even put to use as a pretend telephone a la Maxwell Smart. Not sure if he was trying to call Control or just placing a call to Nanna.

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