turning two

I blinked and suddenly he's two years old. It's a funny age because we're constantly waiting for the defiance and tantrums but somehow, so far, it's been pretty good! Maybe we got lucky!

It's the age when he's learned to question things, and he insists on your attention and doesn't let up until he gets it. It definitely make you miss the newborn days when they're not communicative, that's for sure! :) He surprises us everyday like how very observant he is with the tiniest detail - like the tv playing in the Channel Ten offices through the window shaded by the trees up on the hill. I walk the same pathway everyday and I have never even noticed the window!

He's also the most sensitive little guy, always checking to see if we are happy and hates it when we're sad or angry but he's quite assertive in letting his feelings be known when he's not happy! Go figure!

It was a quiet affair his 2nd birthday and I'm savoring all of it before he connects parties and presents with birthdays and at the very same time, I can't wait for that time to come! I wanna get him a cake with a theme for whatever he's into when the time comes and surprise him with presents and balloons when he wakes up in the morning and I'll probably stress about how to keep all the kids at his birthday party happy and occupied!

We've loved having you in our life the last two years, our darling Sebastian. You've grown up into this cool little dude and we can't believe we're so lucky to be your parents! 

precious time

We just got back from 2 glorious weeks at pops and nanna's (ok, it was a month back now) and we're missing it tremendously. It's Sebastian's second visit there and everytime we wished that somehow, we live just that little bit closer instead of being on the other side of the world.

It was so great to have Sebastian with us everyday! The weather was typical England gloom in our first week there but it didn't matter much as there was plenty of fun to be had around the house.

Sebastian took a while to warm up to his new surroundings but once the ball rocked up, I think he forgot that we weren't back home in Sydney and loved heading out in the evenings to have a kickabout with the men of the house!

long weekend bondings

I caught this little moment between Sebastian and Matilda whilst we had a catch up with our friends on the long weekend. And such a sweet moment it was because Sebastian is the biggest shyster I know. It takes him a good couple of hours to warm up to anyone new and somehow she gained his trust in no time at all.

Before long, he was seeking her out whenever she came to look for him! She took him to check out the lil ducklings and rabbits in the animal enclosure and even managed to convinced him to get his face painted! His first too!

All the parents in the group were gushing over the two by the end of the day and we can't wait let the two kids hang out again very soon!

around the neighbourhood

I have Wednesdays off with my little man and it was off for a wander around the neighborhood this week! Such a lovely day to be out since it had been raining non-stop for a few days. We have a little route that we like to go on and we always finish up at the playground which is the big bonus! There was a lot of water puddles that day on our walk that day and before I knew it, he was tippy tapping the puddles with his feet! I reckon it won't be long before he'll be splashing in it a la Peppa the Pig style!