Enjoying a tasty sycamore leaf...
After all the hectic house moving where Eve had been plonked in front of the tv far too much, we've finally started getting back to normality.
She's growing so fast and I suddenly realised that if I don't get making some art works with her soon we won't be able to have 'baby prints' and things as she'll no longer be a baby. (I call her 'the girl' most of the time - but 'Eve' to her face of course) She hasn't really been a baby to me for months. Once she got to the 5 month point and could sit up with ease, eat 'food' and sleep in her big cot bed the baby days seemed to blur into the past...
She's been doing a semi shuffling crawl for quite a while now. On Saturday morning, under the watchful eye of Granny T she finally got her left leg under and is now crawling properly, faster and faster about the lounge. I often find her sitting up in her cot when I go in to get her in the morning. This week whilst in the bath she started patting herself on the chest, and is desperately trying to learn how to clap her hands from Daddy and I.
Daddy works late on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings so I thought I'd do some hand and footprints with Eve before she went to bed. I decided to do them whilst she was naked in the bathroom so I could stick her straight in the bath after the prints were done. I've got to say this is definitely a good idea. We tried to do some when she was smaller on the table in the lounge with one of us holding her whilst the other pressed her hands and feet down. Even with both of us working on this 'project' it was still really messy and a bit crazy.
The prints we made when she was small were given as gifts to both her Granny's. I've bought some chunky easy grip crayons and am attempting to get her to make some 'art works' on paper. These can be turned into birthday cards for friends and family. Of course most of the time the crayons go straight in her mouth but slowly she is getting the hang of it. At first I sat her on top of the table with all the crayons - not the best idea as she just ended up chucking them all over the place! So I sat on the bench next to the table with her on my lap. I let her pick up whichever crayon colour she wanted and let her do as she wished - but occasionally I would show her how to make some marks. She enjoyed it but her concentration span was a matter of minutes before she got bored.
Sam was away djing on Saturday at a wedding so it was lovely to have my mum here for a catch up over the weekend. We went to a Sproggs nearly new sale in Brislington. Mum bought Eve two gorgeous little coats for the winter and a play pen. A perfect find for her first day crawling!
It was beautiful early on Sunday morning, so after Granny T left and Eve was having her nap, I made Annabel Karmel's recipe 'Salmon Footballs'. Cooking and singing in the kitchen is such a joy. The footballs were easy and great fun to make. I cooked the potatoes and fish the night before and then just mixed it all up in the morning and fried them in a wok.
Eve really likes being able to feed herself so I thought it would be a bit more exciting than just spoon feeding her fish pie. Eve enjoyed eating them though it did get a bit messy...
http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/salmon-footballs
Eve adores relaxing in the big swing and nearly falls asleep in the sunshine every time I put her in it
Daddy works late on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings so I thought I'd do some hand and footprints with Eve before she went to bed. I decided to do them whilst she was naked in the bathroom so I could stick her straight in the bath after the prints were done. I've got to say this is definitely a good idea. We tried to do some when she was smaller on the table in the lounge with one of us holding her whilst the other pressed her hands and feet down. Even with both of us working on this 'project' it was still really messy and a bit crazy.
The prints we made when she was small were given as gifts to both her Granny's. I've bought some chunky easy grip crayons and am attempting to get her to make some 'art works' on paper. These can be turned into birthday cards for friends and family. Of course most of the time the crayons go straight in her mouth but slowly she is getting the hang of it. At first I sat her on top of the table with all the crayons - not the best idea as she just ended up chucking them all over the place! So I sat on the bench next to the table with her on my lap. I let her pick up whichever crayon colour she wanted and let her do as she wished - but occasionally I would show her how to make some marks. She enjoyed it but her concentration span was a matter of minutes before she got bored.
Sam was away djing on Saturday at a wedding so it was lovely to have my mum here for a catch up over the weekend. We went to a Sproggs nearly new sale in Brislington. Mum bought Eve two gorgeous little coats for the winter and a play pen. A perfect find for her first day crawling!
Granny T and Eve
It was beautiful early on Sunday morning, so after Granny T left and Eve was having her nap, I made Annabel Karmel's recipe 'Salmon Footballs'. Cooking and singing in the kitchen is such a joy. The footballs were easy and great fun to make. I cooked the potatoes and fish the night before and then just mixed it all up in the morning and fried them in a wok.
Eve really likes being able to feed herself so I thought it would be a bit more exciting than just spoon feeding her fish pie. Eve enjoyed eating them though it did get a bit messy...
http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/salmon-footballs
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