Annick 16 weeks, Luca 27 months

This fortnight:

Annick
- holding onto things and even having a go at grabbing things
- has found the same two fingers as Luca (well, not the same ones, Luca still needs those, but the equivalent ones on her own hand)
- a haircut, finally!
- a little bit sick, a big bit clingy
- ticklish and more laughing, still lots of smiling

Luca
- dancing (or swaying and bobbing anyway)
- has discovered Playschool
- picking up words at a rate of knots
- told mama he wanted to finger paint by getting the roll of paper out and putting it on the table, then taking mama to the bookshelf to point at his fingerpaints
- is all about the ABCs and 123s
- silent at daycare, non-stop blablabla at home

Annick aime papa, papa aime Annick.

Maman et les enfants!

Annick's first dinner at the table - macaroni and cheese.

Les beaux souliers - un cadeau de Nonno!

Funnily enough he is saying 'Nonno Nonno Nonno' here.

"Why I oughta..."

Great holding things in the hands skills!

Frere et soeur.

Two fingers Annick.

Luca coco-bongs are the best.

Annick prefers the shower, but baths are good too.

Artist Luca.

 Before the haircut.

After the haircut.

This fortnight's Annick expressions:

Annick 14 weeks, Luca nearly 27 months

This fortnight:

Annick:
- has found her hands.  They are apparently delicious.
- had a little cold, was Queen of the Nose Boogers.  In addition to current titles, Madame Poopybutt and the little Vomit Fairy.
- has a TOOTH emerging.  A check of Luca's book says his first tooth came out at six months, so I don't know what she's playing at
- likes to chat
- is starting to hold things in her hands (when not eating them)
- refused her first haircut a few snips in, so has wonky hair now

Luca:
- is a cheeky monkey
- still chatting in his funny language
- is a little copycat, so much less big people swearing going on
- likes to sing Happy Birthday (key word missing - 'birthday' - "Happy to you!  Happy to you!  Hip hip yayyy!")
- fell in the pond at Ah Ma and Ah Kong's house - erk!

"I can't believe you ate my marshmallow!  You fiend!"

You can't tell from her face, but she actually has a death grip.

"Now what?"

I really have no idea what's going on here.

This is about as far as her haircut got.

Luca helps Ah Ma in the garden.

Annick Bean.

Luca gets a special visit to the local fire station!  Gets to sit in a fire truck and hold a fire hose!

It's a family joke apparently.

Miam.  Nom nom nom nom nom.

This fortnight's Annick expressions:

Annick 12 weeks, Luca 26 months

Annick:
- laughed!
- still needs a haircut - Luca had his first at 11 weeks, and she could have done with one then too
- has a first cold
- getting better sleeping in the day

Luca:
- a bit completely adorable at the moment
- chatting away and picking up new words at rapid speed (but still mostly speaking gibberish)
- huggy!
- becoming carnivorous, Jason is so pleased


Luca is a very finicky finger painter.  Here he makes a card for papa's birthday.


Annick laughs!  At 11 weeks, and at mama.  See Luca's first laugh here (at 15 weeks and at Bendy).

Annick practises her casual singlet modeling pose.

Luca possibly not quite understanding the point of fridge magnets.

Annick can't believe that they expect her to actually do stuff.

Luca and papa relax on a Sunday morning.

And on the next Sunday morning, they go and watch planes come in CLOSE UP.

This week's Annick expressions:

That is one really cute bellybutton.