We have been fortunate enough to have both sets of Grandparents jet in from different continents to share our gorgeous William with us! The Whitakers arrived two weeks after Will was born, and enjoyed a mostly wet and windy 3 weeks (its not like that very often - honest!).
Will's first West Ham strip arrived in time for him to enjoy his first relegation experience - he has been randomly crying ever since!
The Whitaker's and Dupont's overlapped by a couple of days, which enabled us to be together for the only time other than our wedding. We had an excellent time, and managed to enjoy a glass of wine or two to celebrate! Bobby made sure we all had a full glass!
William soon worked out how to smile and regularly puts relegation behind him for a few moments, in order to make hearts melt!
We took both sets of Grandparents to the Marlborough Sounds - my favourite place in the whole world - yes, even more than Southwold I'm afraid (that's more about the people isn't it?!). We enjoyed walks, mussels and oysters (me mostly!) and gorgeous skies like this:
William soon worked out how to smile and regularly puts relegation behind him for a few moments, in order to make hearts melt!
We took both sets of Grandparents to the Marlborough Sounds - my favourite place in the whole world - yes, even more than Southwold I'm afraid (that's more about the people isn't it?!). We enjoyed walks, mussels and oysters (me mostly!) and gorgeous skies like this:
And this - do you see why I love it so much?!
We made advantage of the presence of Grandparent's and had an informal naming ceremony for young William. Bernie chose a lovely wooded area with giant Redwood trees dominating the area surrounding a quiet clearing. We each said a few words and even sang a song for the little man!
A few tears were shed - relegation still fresh on our minds!
William is growing really well. We have a Maori-focussed parenting group who work with us to monitor William and give us advice now the midwife's responsibility has finished. He was measured and weighed and finds himself in the 75th centile for weight and 91st centile for height. His legs in particular are growing really strong and he can push himself along the floor already using just these powerhouses! He held up his head (breifly of course) from just a few days old and is getting stronger by the day.
Bernie is feeding him home-made milk only still and doing a fantastic job. It amazes me that every molecule of his body has been provided by her... sorry, I'm a geeky science teacher!
We made advantage of the presence of Grandparent's and had an informal naming ceremony for young William. Bernie chose a lovely wooded area with giant Redwood trees dominating the area surrounding a quiet clearing. We each said a few words and even sang a song for the little man!
A few tears were shed - relegation still fresh on our minds!William is growing really well. We have a Maori-focussed parenting group who work with us to monitor William and give us advice now the midwife's responsibility has finished. He was measured and weighed and finds himself in the 75th centile for weight and 91st centile for height. His legs in particular are growing really strong and he can push himself along the floor already using just these powerhouses! He held up his head (breifly of course) from just a few days old and is getting stronger by the day.
Bernie is feeding him home-made milk only still and doing a fantastic job. It amazes me that every molecule of his body has been provided by her... sorry, I'm a geeky science teacher!
Smiles are the best part of every day and I cant wait to return home for a few after a busy day at school. The Whitakers enjoyed a few, but the Duponts were spoilt to his first mini laugh on their final night here - I think I'll explode when he first talks!
Will has been lucky enough to have two holidays in his first 6 weeks of life. We cannot wait to be able to take him to more and more fantastic places here - particularly when the weather warms up and we can throw him in the sea!
So farewell from sunny Nelson (yes, the sun has returned!), we are so incredibly grateful for the endless thoughts, presents and cards we recieved from so many people. Will's room (now looking even cooler!) is packed full of clothes, toys and love - let the smiles roll on!!
So farewell from sunny Nelson (yes, the sun has returned!), we are so incredibly grateful for the endless thoughts, presents and cards we recieved from so many people. Will's room (now looking even cooler!) is packed full of clothes, toys and love - let the smiles roll on!!
