An expanding household

We now have confirmation that a second little baby boy will be joining our family. Remi (a working title) appears to be every bit as active as Luke and is due on 28 December 2007. Luke doesn’t really understand what’s going on but manages to nod his head and look very serious when we ask him if he would like a little brother and if he’s going to be a big brother. We feel extremely lucky to have another healthy baby on the way and look forward to our expanding family.

Now for Luke’s latest tricks… his vocabulary is increasing rapidly and he has a very good go at imitating words he hears. One new one that gets a lot of use is his version of milk (but without the k) and juice (more like the French jus). I like the fact that he will have a go at please but really only manages “plee” and then in a very soft little voice. The girls at childcare tell me he’s always grabbing them by the hands and pulling them to the sandpit where he announces “dig”.

At G’s suggestion we went off to the St Kilda Sea Baths yesterday for a swim. It’s an indoor pool but filtered bay water so salty rather than chlorinated. The things I read about indoor chlorinated pools make me want to limit Luke’s exposure. He had a lovely time and best of all got loads of smiles from everyone that was there from the moment we arrived. Being such a determined little fellow Luke got hold of a kick board and started kicking away propelling himself along.




I've mentioned before about Luke's ability to open the fridge and his preference for helping himself to what he wants. Well lately it's been saucisson (French salami) which we buy in a whole salami. He goes to the fridge, steps up on the bottom ledge grabs it and starts gnawing on it consuming great hunks at a time. Poor G is left with a chewed salami that looks like the rats have been at it.









Now a bit about Remi. Pregnancy is a lot easier the second time around, mostly due to the fact that we’re not facing the great unknown. Remi is a little kinder than Luke was and whilst I have a good appetite I’m not starving all the time like I was with Luke. My baby bump is probably a little more visible than it was at the same time with Luke but there is a lot less time to dwell on being pregnant when Luke is here now and demanding attention. Remi kicks and moves a lot although the placenta is at the back rather than the front (as it was with Luke) so my Ob tells me I will feel him move a lot more.