Number 2

We're happy to announce Sophie will have a little brother or sister in February next year!

Puddles

The sun has been shining in Auckland today (which makes a change) so after our weekend ritual of walking down to the local cafe for a fluffy, we headed off to feed the ducks.

Sophie thought it would be hilarious to stomp in all the puddles and swampy grass while we were there...and by the time we got her back to the car, the bottom half of her was absolutely drenched!....never mind though, it was a nice way to spend a sunny Saturday morning.

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We've been in our new place for around eight weeks now, and we still haven't got around to unpacking and finishing off the spare room or the guest-house out the back...yip, we're slackers... but Sophie seems to be settling in well and enjoying her new home, although, she does refer to this place as 'the house' and every time we drive past our old house, she drops her bottom lip and yells out "Home...home..."

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We've been seriously thinking of moving Sophie into another daycare that's closer to where we live, which will mean Sophie will get to grow up with kids that she'll be going to Kindy and school with. The other reason is, we've both started to feel that her current Daycare isn't as great as we once thought (not to mention they're putting the price up in a couple of months + they don't subside the 20 free hours like other day cares!), but more importantly, Sophie doesn't seem to be enjoying the place like she used to for some reason. Ingrid has already enrolled Sophie into a couple of cool Daycares nearby, but they both have massive waiting lists (between 6-18 months we were told), but to our surprise, one of them phoned as back last week and told us there's an unexpected opening early October....so watch this space...

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Yay...Puddles!

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Happy to be playing outside in the sunshine...even if I have drenched my feet in mud!

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Wicked...more puddles...and more mud!
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Sophie and Mummy posing for a scenic shot...nice one Daddy!
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"Lots of ducks"
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Yay...the aeroplane game...Sophie can't get enough of this!
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What do you mean Daddy's shoes are too big for me?
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My new 'lellow; ball
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Brad

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

We've had a pretty full on couple of weeks. Without going into graphic detail, Sophie has been having some major problems with doing her number two's. A few weeks ago, she had saved up for a couple of days and then let it rip...literally (ouch)...and unfortunately from that point on, she has been too afraid to go...thus, resulting in some major problems. Ingrid has taken her to the docs a couple of times, as Sophie's been keeping everything in along with crying about stomach pain. She's also developed what only could be described as third degree burns on her backside from the releasing of constant little 'sharts' every five minutes. Needless to say, nappy changing became a horrific experience as Sophie became hysterical with the pain it caused and bath times were just as bad.

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So after a few days off from Kids Klub and lots of TLC from Mummy and Daddy, the burning effect has mostly cleared up and her stomach aches have gone, although now comes the hard part if trying to explain to a two-year old that it’s "OK to do big poos"...so a fun couple of weeks ahead for sure!

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On the flip side...Sophie is singing her heart out more and more and absolutely loving her nursery rhymes..."Old MacDonald" and "The Wheels On The Bus" have been huge hits in the King household recently!

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Entertaining the crowds at the Mall..she looked like a busker dancing around and around while singing at the top of her voice!

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"Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O"

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"The Driver on the bus goes Beep, Beep Beep..."

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Dancing at the Mall

Brad