Sit up saurus!

So much has changed since i last blogged. Turns out Rio-saurus' cold was because.. he was getting a tooth! Yep.. my little baby has his first tooth. But something happened before that, he learnt to sit up!. Eeek..in the space of a week he grew up and changed so much. Luckily Craig had the week off and could witness it. Infact he was the one who found the tooth and woke me with the news..to which i replied with the old wives tale/tradition of 'who finds it, buys them something'.

The christmas shopping has started, if you call taking him to a toyshop and picking the ones he seems to like the best that. Sneaky cheating way but without him id be stood there catching flies..clueless!

Poorly & poppy

I havent blogged in a while for the sheer fact that Rio's cold has came back with a vengance! Poor mite. The english weather cant make its mind up so one minute and wrapping him up and the other he's in a romper!! Well... thats now took its toll on Rio, my nephew Jacob and countless other little banbino's in the area. Coughing through the night to the point he is sicking up his bottles, of which he's only managing to swollow a few ounces because as we found out at the drop in doctors on sunday...his glands are swollen! ..So yeah i havent been blogging because one, him getting my attention and lots of snuggles is my main priority, especially at a time like this. And two, do i really want to read back the same thing over and over in the years to come? Not really.

But look what we found when we popped over to see my sister.

 

Well not 'found' because she'd bought it but you know. Meet Poppy. She's a lab x and i think she's lovely. I doubt my springer spaniel Jessie will think the same, but we are hoping to try and make Poppy Jessies first friend. Fingers crossed we have a breakthrough because theres nothing id like more than see her bombing around the field with a little friend..or urm big friend as it shall be in this case.

 

 

 

15lb11 & a very special happy birthday

I only did a post a few days ago saying how Rio was 15lb5, and now he's 15lb11 already. Growing so fast. By the tightness of my jeans im guessing my binge eating has made me do the same.. time to get back into the fitness routine!!

Its Annalises 3rd birthday today, more proof that time is going too fast. It doesnt seem two minutes since i was my sisters birthing partner and i welcomed the little terror princess into the world!

I got her a bike for her birthday and at first she could only pedal backwards, but after a few minutes of me learning her to "push" her leg weight down to make it turn by standing to get started, she was off! My sister was tearing up. I guess its 'one of those moments' as a parent you dont forget. Finding a helmet for her was a pain in the backside though. Everywhere was sold out and i finally found one for a three year old and it was too big! Infact it fitted me, how big are kids these days? jeez. Anyway i found one called "little madam" rather fitting dont your think?  And i said try this one else we'll have to get you ANOTHER one. Well..she rolled her eyes at that and said "arr bloody hell".  Kids!!!

My little tall baby, 15lb5

Theres no hiding the fact that im a short arse (hense the blog title), and to me Craig is tall but in man terms he's not that tall. Sorry babe. So i was shocked today when Rio was measured to be told he is rather tall. His weighs 15lb5 which is fine for his age, at first she said compared to his height he was 'slight', to which i did the panicky mother thing and said "is that okay?" she assured me that its fine, his weights actually great and he looks really in proportion. Some babies are just small and really chunky arent they? dont get me wrong i love chunky little baba's but Rio just seems to be, well he looks more like a mini little boy, than a baby baby.

Next time i go im dragging Craig along too, im convinced they think he's my invisible friend as he hasnt yet made an appearance, and when they came to the house he was in the shower.

What else?..I got back into the saddle the other say for the first time since i fell pregnant. It went okay, im abit achy and i kinda walk like ive shit myself at the moment but i'll get there :) Being a mum changes it alot too. Yes i love being back around horses, and back in the saddle but theres this new worry there now. When your young your fearless, you bomb around fields on racey ponies without a care in the world. As you get older you realise the dangers abit more. And as you become a parent its not only you you need to think about.


So i may not be uberconfident anymore, but i enjoy what i do do. Theres nothing id like more than for Rio to grow up around horses too. Both me and Craig (im not sure if he wants this to be public knowledge or not) rode as youngsters so im secretly hoping he'd like to try it too. Dont get me wrong im not going to push him into it, just like im going to make sure Craig doesnt just push him into football..he can do what he wants, be what he wants and aslong as he's got that cheeky little smile on his face... im happy!

The horses in the pictures are just random ones next to my mums. If by the randomest chance in the world their yours, then i hope you dont mind me fussing over them when i pass they really are lovely.

He's back in with us.

I've just been commenting on one of my favourite blogs and realised that i havent yet put on here than Rio is back in our room? If i have i cant remember but anyway.

A few posts back i blogged about the sick in the eyes incident. Well..the next night (i think) he had a coughing fit and i just got in there in time (even though i ran across the landing at pretty much the same speed as ussain bolt :p ) for him to be sick everywhere, i sat him up and he projectiled up the side of our pretty cot. Thankgoodness its cream, only joking i did wipe it all down with antibacterial, im not a tramp. After that i couldnt settle, i was in and out of his room checking on him constantly even though the baby monitors proved he was breathing fine and fast asleep.

The next night i was about to put him in bed and even with the medicine from the doctors his cough was no better (please dont get me started on my doctors, i rang for an appointment and they said is a weeks time okay? for a 4 month old baby!!) so i got out the allen key and took the cot back down, and put it back up at the bottom of our bed..just call me Mrs DIY. Ask Craig, im a pro, he stood back and watched as it must be the third time ive done it now and he was pretty clueless, i mean...he's torn his stomach muscles.

I also put up a bike the next day, yeah..pretty sure i should change my name ;)

So for now, Rio is at the end of my bed, sleeping back through like a good'un. How long for i dont know..they say til their 6 months old anyway so an extra month wont hurt right?

Soon be 5 months

 In a weeks time Rio will be 5 months old. Here i am again saying how fast it is going. He's changed so much this month, he's like a little boy now, not a little baby..though actually he still is a little baby..and will always be my little baby << aww cheese.

He tries is best to sit up now, but he's going through the 'grab toes' stage so that kind of makes him topple over head first. Ive got him one of those toys that turns in to a sit up aid, infact ive got two (see pictures) ..i went to the carboot for the first time and picked them up for £3 & £4..there £40 to buy new so i paid and walked away feeling very very smug. It was a man selling them so no doubt he'll get home to his missus and she'll tell him off. 

The baby walker isnt his, its at my mums house for my nephew.. i know i know 'your not meant to use them now they use the wrong muscles' but he cant reach the floor yet so for now i'll let him sit and play away neer.

He loves his porridge so much he's now on a fruit one, and he's getting independant with his bottles, tries holding them on his own by shoving your hands off, and will drag the bottle back to his mouth if he wants more ..and vice versa, terror!! Ive just bought some brocolli & colli cheese so will have to try that out..though i have a feeling it will stink horrible!! Why must baby food stink? Even when my sister makes hers up herself out of her own food suddenly it stinks when it becomes baby food? Blergh. I make Craig do the cooling test on his lip with the porridge, he says it disgusting. Rio loves it, so who cares :p

0-3 are getting too small, but 3-6 are too big. Next upto 3 months sleepsuits fit him perfectly atm but im guessing in the next 2 weeks he'll be out of them too.

Awww he's currently laid having tummy time but he's gave up trying to roll over or get away and has just snugged up watching me type..hang on i'll take a picture on the crappy webcam.

Voila..arrr wait!

That didnt take long did it.