The Teething Fairy

This week we have played host to The Teething Fairy... not the most welcome of guests, but one that seems to have settled in for the long haul none the less. My poor little bub has been a gnawing, drooling machine full of grumps. So out came the Bonjela, and the Panadol, the Camomilla drops, the teething toys, the strange (but very effective) feeding net filled with frozen peas.. the gum massages and just about every other remedy or soothing technique both in the book and out of it! but - for now at least, theres still no sign of those pesky pearly whites.

The black bundle of fun that joined the family a few weeks back has since had a name change. No longer is he Moses. He is now Macchiato, or Macc for short (Macchiato being a type of expresso coffee with just a 'stain' of milk.) Since Macc has just the slightest hint of chocolate in his coat in the right light, it seems a good fit for him. Moses 'Moe' was dropped because it soon became apparent that Moe is just a little too similar to 'No' ..which for a small puppy who's learning the ropes is a tricky thing to understand! One thing Macc does understand, is the tasty treats to be found in the vegetable garden. He likes to mimic a hog, snuffling for truffles (or in Macc's case - ripe cherry tomatoes). He knows the greens ones aren't ripe, and so searches out the ripe (and far tastier) yellow and red ones, scoffing them as he goes! clever pup!.. the raspberries have the same appeal to him it seems, but heres a few we managed to beat him to - i think i'll turn them into Chocolate & Raspberry Self Saucing Pudding.. YUM!

Summer is officially gone and I have a feeling that its going to be a wet winter. The fog was think this morning when we woke, and it didn't lift all day. I was planning to take Noah for a walk in the mist but our day turned out to be a little more hectic than expected.. not a day filled with anything in particular, more a case of the daily routine falling apart and nothing getting done at all :p (Thanks again Teething Fairy).

Noah's working hard and is oh so close to sitting alone comfortably. Those few moments before he topples sideways are stretching longer and longer.. a couple more weeks and he'll have it in the bag! .. And for his next trick - stepping. Hes been happily standing tall (when held) for awhile now, but though we encouraged him a lot, he was never game to take a step. Well, times have changed and he is now taking tentative steps foward (though often he ends up stepping one foot on top of the other and not understanding why he cant take the next one :P) But just the same he is SO proud of his new trick and his little face says it all! looking up at you with this big surprised smile as if to say "did you see that!". I'm so proud of you bubba, my clever, clever boy! x