Category Archives: Rose
My First Step
After a month of crawling and two weeks of standing up and a little cruising, Rose took her first un-assisted step today. Just one, but the first of many I’m sure. I knew those giant feet would come in handy!
but then she went quickly back to crawling, still the most efficient way of keeping up with her brother.
Rose embarks on a lifetime of eating
My first taste of food
I’ve started a new Page on my Blog, dedicated to Rose’s journey into food – check it out here
More London
Pictures from our various trips to London over the past few weeks can be found here on my Facebook page. This one was from a quick jaunt to The Natural History Museum, we had an hour to kill and I had mentioned Dinosaurs and so was now committed… Sadly, Owen was overwhelmed by the spectacle of actual dinosaur skeletons, becoming too scared to go into the exhibit (even with me trying to comfort him by carrying him, while I had Rose in a carrier). But we’ll try again next time!
Rose (almost) sits up
Ok, so she didn’t quite do it, and she certainly didn’t realise she was doing it, but she’s getting close. She definitely prefers standing up to sitting up at the moment, and that was something Big Bro was happy to help with:
Just For Daddy – Day 45
It’s been 45 days since we saw daddy. The good news is, it’s only 32 until we see him again!
Little Rose is becoming a dab hand at shaking and grabbing her toys, her biggest obstacle is a big brother who likes to do the same.
A Few English Firsts
Owen and I went to check out one of the local playgrounds on Monday. From a distance it looked spectacular, but up close it became clear that this was one of those playgrounds designed by a fabulous architect who had no idea how to play in a playground. We couldn’t for the life of us figure out what we were supposed to do.
Growing up in Idaho where – between traveling everywhere by car and most precipitation being snow – my son has never really been ‘out in the rain’ and as such has never used an umbrella. So he has been captivated by the object, and I think really rather hopes it will be raining when he goes on his morning walks to get the paper with grandpa.
Rose got a pleasant surprise at bath time on Sunday. This contraption is called a tummy tub (http://www.tummytub.co.uk/about.html) and was sourced for us by my lovely aunt. It is really quite ingenious and is designed for use from birth. The idea is the baby can sit comfortably in it in the fetal position. I think my giant baby is already slightly outgrowing it, but she certainly enjoyed it.
Rose meets her future husband
Miss Rose Susannah Tuohy and Master Barnaby Ashton had a delightful first date in Shaftesbury, Dorset, Friday, May 6, 2011.
They enjoyed a delightful stroll through town, followed by a snooze over lunch at a scrumptious Italian restaurant then a quick spin through the playground before adjourning to 8 Bimport for some tea.
A Girl and her Bumbo
Rose, at just over 3 and a half months, is excited to sit up and loves her Bumbo. She’s also becoming a dab hand at holding her toys, a technique she started working on a few days before we left Florida. Our other favourite recent development? full-on smiles – all the time!
