LM is growing more and more alert as the months go by, and her adoration for her big brother grows daily too, which is lovely… but frustrating at times as she gets so distracted by him at feeding times, twisting and turning to see him then grinning at him! (Apologies for the quality of some of these shots, the camera on my phone is terrible and they are often quick shots to capture the moment!)
Monkey is the only one who makes LM properly laugh. She will grace Daddy and I with lovely smiles and the odd chuckle, but it is Monkey who really makes her laugh, either by being silly on purpose to entertain her, or by just being himself. She adores visiting him in the bath and on this occasion was laughing so hard at Monkey playing with his squirty toys!
As she is getting more alert we got out a lot of the old baby toys, which she loves, and we are entering a new phase for Monkey as of course he wants to play with whatever she is playing with. At the moment it doesn’t make huge amounts of difference to her as long as she has something to play with, but I suppose it is probably a sign of things to come.
LM also had her first outing sitting in the big buggy and her big brother enjoyed “showing” her how to play with the car toy we popped on for her to play with. Even though he hasn’t sat in the buggy in about 6 mths, he now wants to sit in it again, obviously because she is sitting in it. Oh the joys!
Monkey is really aware of how much LM is changing too and though he still refers to her as “he” (no matter how much we try and say “she”) he is amazed by what she is up to. “Look, he’s eating!” “Look, he’s happy!” “Look it’s his foot!” Which is very sweet 🙂
There is no doubt LM adores her big brother, and he loves her too, he melted my heart yesterday when he came up to her in the buggy and said “Oh I love you so much.” I know he is copying what I say to both of them but it is adorable. He freely gives her kisses and cuddles too and I try to catch them but often he is moving so fast that all I get is a shot of her and a blur of brown hair :).
I also just love seeing them like this, both chilling on the bed in the spare room,which is sort of our pre-bathy hangout where Monkey watches some storybots on the computer and LM either lies cooing and giggling, or here is sat playing with some toys.
I’m not really sure why but this photo really tugs on my heartstrings. Just a brother and sister sitting together but not really together.
I’ve been struggling a bit lately, balancing the needs of both of them with everything else, but I know it is worth it. I know that things will get easier and that my “reward” for all this hard work will be watching these two gorgeous kiddies grow.
Oh my gosh that’s just so heart melting!! You can see the adoration and love on both their faces and I just love your little girls expressions when she looks at him, likes she may not even be blinking so she doesn’t miss anything 🙂
Has Monkey started his pre school hours yet? I found that when JJ started his pre school hours it helped because at least I knew that he was getting 2.5 days of being cared for and stimulated by someone else and I could get on with a few things. But then I think EJ was probably an easier baby than LM. Can you ask your mum to help out in some small way such as cooking a couple of new textured purees? I know it can be difficult to ask our mum’s sometimes because they’ve got lives of their own. With the finger foods try random stuff – bread & butter, potatoes, soft cooked veggies, bits of what you’re cooking for yourselves… it doesn’t have to involve a lot of research. As to the easier thing I will say for me it’s a lot easier now – both children eat the same thing (mostly!), JJ is getting good supported learning time every day at school, we pay a childminder’s to have EJ one day a week which is great for cleaning and keeping the house in order. The only thing I feel bad about is the blogging but you know I’ve got extra challenges which scupper all that a lot. You will never stop feeling guilty about one thing or another but nothing is ever as difficult as it is when you have a baby reliably on you for every little thing and that does pass. Xx
Sorry Hon that previous comment was totally meant for your last post!! X
She’s not all interested in the toys – just him!! Those looks of loving adoration say it all. So beautiful to watch – I love the sibling relationship between my two (most of the time!) It makes the hard bits worthwhile. Xx
Lovely ordinary moments! My littlest one is like that – completely distracted by what the bigger ones are doing and they really know how to make him laugh too! It’s lovely seeing their relationship develop isn’t it!
Aww I just love the way they are looking at each other, it’s total adoration from both sides and it’s lovely to see in your gorgeous photos!
Aww wow, it’s like going back in time, reading your posts, although my age gap is smaller between our youngest two. We’re just at the stage where Judah wants what Eden has but she can argue back. It usually results in him giving in and then crying because she has what he wanted. They are the best of friends though, and you will definitely enjoy the stage where they can really play together. Beautiful photos xxx (Judah calls Eden his brother haha, we correct him but he doesn’t get it either) x
Oh that photo of Little Miss looking up at Monkey is just ADORABLE! Such love in her little eyes!
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I’m here again… beautiful shots, love them #siblings
Ah brother and sister love. I have a 3 year old boy and 1 year old girl and they are also starting to develop a relationship. It is so lovely to see 🙂 x #ordinarymoments
Such beautiful photos and I can promise you it will get easier. I remember going through a phase where I struggled and I can imagine it was probably a similar sort of age. But it definitely gets easier, and I also think even more rewarding. x