About bloody time...

…and for once I’m not referring to how long it has been since my last post…

It’s about time that Sophie is finally back to better health…and thank god for that!

Last weekend, Ingrid and I went to a wedding in Gisborne. Nana King and Aunty Nicki kindly came up for the 3 days to look after their niece and Grand-daughter. All three of them had an absolute blast over the weekend and Sophie of course, was on her best behaviour for them and didn’t miss her parents at all. Ingrid and I on the other hand, missed her terribly but managed to have a great time too…actually, it was the first time the two of us have been away together since Sophie was born.

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Fun at the beach

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Anyhow, the day we got back home, was the day Sophie started getting sick. Ingrid ended up taking the next 3 days off work to look after her, which wasn’t easy…all Sophie wanted to do was grizzle, cry and latch on with her head buried into you. She hardly ate a thing all week and didn’t sleep well either. The nasty virus she picked up lasted a good six days, and it wasn’t until yesterday afternoon that she finally cracked a long overdue smile. The worst thing about a virus is the fact that you can’t do a bloody thing to make it go away…

A soon as she felt a bit better, we went for a drive out to one of the beaches and to let Sophie run riot - she loved the fresh air and even found a couple of ducks to chase around and around….and around, giggling like crazy as she ran after them…I even gave her a little bit of my ice-cream on the way home which she proudly displayed all over her face.

Today we headed along to the Parents and little ones exhibition at the Auckland Showground’s…Ingrid and I went there a couple years ago while she was pregnant, so it was pretty cool going back today with a cute little 18 month old, who was treated to clowns, balloons, dancing mascots and free baby food everywhere you look!

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"Yay!...my virus is gone...you beauty!"

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"I'm started get a little dizzy chasing this thing around all day!"

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"Do you think anybody noticed I got food on my face?"

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So, the virus finally gone and our baby daughter back to normal…and just in time for her parents to pick up bloody colds…

Ps. We had our ratings results on Friday…and The Rock had a blinder! Click here for the official press release.

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Sophie's pissed parents at Roger and Lisa's wedding
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Funtime with Nana

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More funtime with Aunty Nicki

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Yip, trying to bribe her after we went away for the long weekend...

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Brad

Weekly Wrap

Another busy week in the King household. Sophie has been enjoying herself playing outside on the deck after Kids Klub each day and we’ve made countless trips to the park, beach and even spent a few hours at Western Springs playground and park last weekend too.

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Fun on the deck

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Lately, Sophie has been trying really hard to talk too. She’s saying the odd word like ‘ball’, star’ and 'naa-na' (for banana) – and a few others which all sound very cute, but the biggest change I’ve noticed, is the fact you can now talk to her, and she appears to understand most of what you’re saying. E.g. The three of us were playing around in our bedroom upstairs this morning, and then I said to Sophie “go and get your camera Soph…it’s down stairs in your toy box” – Sophie then gives a huge smile and goes racing out of the room, clambers down 3 flights of stairs, talking out loud (but making no sense at all) – then two minutes later she runs into the room, proudly displaying her little baby camera…and then yells out “YAY!” and starts clapping her hands wildly!

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Running a million miles an hour around Western Springs

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Daddy telling Sophie a funny joke...it consisted of me simply saying "boo!"

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Next weekend, Ingrid and I are off to a wedding in Gisborne. Nana and Aunty Nicky are coming up from the Naki to look after Sophie. This will be the first occasion that both of us have been away from Sophie for longer than a few hours…hard to believe. It will be sad obviously being away from her, but she will be in good hands, and both Ingrid and I are looking forward to spending a couple of relaxing days to ourselves too.

Brad

A Beautiful Saturday

The weather took a fantastic turn for the better with the sun coming out and the air nice and warm, so with Sophie and her snotty nose (yet another cold) we decided to head out for the day, as she needed to get some fresh air. We started off this morning around the house, sweeping the deck (Sophie’s newest favourite game) reading books, playing race up and down the stairs and then a spot of supermarket shopping where Sophie loves to eat an apple around the aisles.

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The King family enjoying their day at the beach

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After a nice big sleep for Sophie and a bit of lunch for us all we decided to head off to the park for a swing and slide and run around. After soaking up some sun there (with sunblock of course) we then went to the beach, which luckily for us in Auckland is never a big drive away, and enjoyed a few hours of walking in the sand and inspecting almost every rock, shell and piece of rubbish along the way.

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Sophie spots some birds...a second later she was off to chase them!

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Opening her lunch-box to feed the birds...

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We stopped in the nice grassy area at the beach for a bit of afternoon tea which was basically just an excuse for Sophie to feed the seagulls her food and pick up every nasty bit of rubbish lying around! I can’t understand why people find the need to drop their rubbish everywhere when there are perfectly good bins everywhere…but anyway ranting aside we had a fantastic day as a family and just enjoyed having the day with each other. Sophie is now tucked up warmly in bed for a big night sleep and we hope to have another wonderful day tomorrow soaking up the sun and spending time together.

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Brad and Sophie striking a pose in front of Rangatoto Island

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Mother and Daughter enjoying the sun
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We finished off the day at a different park, Sophie took her first slide down the BIG Slide...and loved it!

Ingrid