Annick 34 weeks, Luca 31 and a bit months

Summer's here!

Annick:
- standing on her own!  While leaning on something and with helicopter parent insurance
- taking steps!  Only with her left foot.
- yayayayayayayayayaya, plus SHRIEKING
- still eating like a champ, eating chunky things with gusto
- picking up little things between her thumb and forefinger
- can tummy shuffle about the floor and is surprisingly mobile in the bath
- snotface poopybutt

Luca:
- talking up a storm, plus still a little perroquet
- saw his first movie!  The Lion King.  Was a bit scary.  But wanted to see it again straight away.  Then two days later went to IMAX with papa to see a movie about coral reefs.
- finished his first Tintin (l'Etoile Mysterieuse).  Mama has to go get another one now.
- learning how to throw and catch!  Better at the former.  Absolutely rubbish at the latter.
- all about the 'nonononononononono!'

Is a bit whingy when she's sick.

Cous cous is not the most tidy of early foods.

Nor is apricot.

Luca helps papa with the balcony garden which is thriving under his care.

Here you go mama, for your tea.

I think we might end up being a Lego family.

Check out the standing up!

Second popsicle.  Understood the point of it this time.

A pretty lady.

Who needs to be taken seriously.

Luca shows Jemima the musical Christmas box.

The ceiling is FASCINATING.

From about a month ago, but Annick, like Luca at the same age, knew EXACTLY what to do with a noodle the first time she was faced with one.