Sitting Tall

Just after this photo Daniel took a tumble backwards! His sitting is getting stronger by the day. He is entertaining to watch, as he rolls from one end of the lounge to the other. He is also making a variety of noises and sounds.

Visit from Grandma

Grandma is here on a visit from Townsville. Daniel is really enjoying having someone else play with.

Who's Number One

A new friend arrives

My friend Melissa had her second baby on 22nd July, Annabelle Claire(9lb 14oz and 59cm long). I am sure Daniel and Annabelle will have lots of fun as they grow up together. Annabelle's big brother Hamish is very proud of his little sister. Well done Mel and Stu!

A 'Daniel Roll'

How is this comfortable?

Poor Daniel, we've both been a bit unwell, obviously when your sick and tired you'll fall asleep anywhere!

He's off the chart!

He had his 7 month weigh and measure, he's 9.6kgs (90th percentile) and 75cm long (off the growth chart). He's healthy and as you can see happy.

All the boys

On Friday we saw Amanda, Harrison and Benjamin. Harrison had lots of fun pushing Daniel around in the pram. Benj was feeling a little tired.

Seven Months Old

We made it to seven months, Daniel is now enjoying rolling and rocking on his knees. He's finding lots of different things funny which is lovely. When Daniel wakes up he comes into bed with us, as you can see he enjoys this.

Mother's Group

In this small space there are 7 babies! Daniel is closest to the camera. It will be fun when they all start moving.

Goodbye Shauna and Lee :-(

After living and working here for 6 months our Canadian friends Shauna and Lee leave next weekend. We couldn't let them go without trying a steak at the Norman Hotel. Daniel had an 'off' weekend, could be teeth??? so he looks far from happy.

Where's the Water in Wivenhoe?

This morning the four of us (Gobi) included drove out to Wivenhoe Dam. (For our overseas friends that's where Brisbane's water supply comes from).

Currently the dam is sitting below 18% which is a big worry. 'Back in the day' when I used to row, Wivenhoe hosted all the regattas for the Brisbane area. The inlet where the rowing course was, is a dry dirt bed. Unfortunately we were unable to get to the rowing course to have a closer look. You can see from the photos where the water level once was.

This bottom photo is at the boat ramp, obviously it was built to cope with variations in the dam level as it's quite long. The water level would now be another 20metres away from the end of the boat ramp. I took this from the bottom of the ramp looking up to where Marshall and Daniel are sitting (you can see them in the mid left of the picture).

Apart from the doom and gloom of no water, it was a lovely morning. Gobi had alot of fun. The morning sun was very warming as were the Fernvale Bakery Pies!!!!

Daniel can now roll from his back to his front and back again. I think it's taken him a while because there's a lot of him to move.

Bath Time

Daniel now likes to sit up and play when he has a bath. He's getting bigger by the day!

More eating exploits

Today Daniel tried a rusk. I didn't think he'd know what to do with it especially given he has no teeth, but from the looks of things it would appear he's figured it out.

Baby it's cold inside

We have had a few cold mornings, I put this hat on Daniel who looks far from amused.