Sunday 7th October 2012

Well Freddie has been a little under the weather recently.

He developed a chest and throat infection and so had to have a course of antibiotics.
He seems to be back on top form now however and is back to his cheeky self.

Freddie has learned how to clap and is very fond of waving (especially to his Daddy) at the moment.

Despite all of his toys Freddie's favourite past time recently is...

Opening the kitchen cupboards!
Look at that cheeky face! He knows exactly what he is doing!

And as if just opening the cupboards wasn't enough he also likes the Hoover! Monkey!

Freddie has had a go on his trike for the first time and he loved it!

I love the picture of the brothers both enjoying a bike ride.


All that exercise means a very sleepy baby!

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Tuesday 25th September 2012

Well, it is fair to say Freddie is developing and changing very quickly at the moment.

The little monkey has become confident at crawling now and has discovered numerous things such as the the kitchen cupboards, the toilet and the DVD player.
Jon says we should change his name to 'Freddie-no!'

Another top tooth has broken through today and the one he already has is making his smile look different to the gummy baby smile we are used to.

He has also realised that going to bed is pretty boring and fights it so much that he actually fell asleep sitting up in his cot today! 


Here is a video of him enjoying having mummy's full attention whilst Samuel is at school...

On the move!

Short clip of Freddie on the move!
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Freddie crawling

Here is the little cheeky chappy hanging on to the stair gate!

Tuesday 18th September 2012

Watch out world Freddie can crawl!

Yes Freddie is officially on the move.  He has been practising taking his weight on his hands and knees for a couple of weeks and is fast becoming a pro.

Obviously the first things he crawled towards were things he is not supposed to have.
The days usually consist of me saying "no" to lots of things.
Some of his favourite past times are removing the stones from the fireplace, pulling the clothes horse on top of himself and hanging on to the stair gate. 

What a monkey!

He also has another tooth (a top one) and another one very nearly through.

The little star is a school run pro and loves his daily buggy trips to and from Samuel's school. 
I see his little face taking in all of the classroom drama and can imagine him thinking about the day when he rules the school!

I will try and capture some good crawling photos and video to post soon

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Monday 3rd September 2012...part two!

Here are some more photos from Freddie's weekend....thanks again Colin!

Ahhhhh!

These dudes are far too cool for school!

I had to make this photo extra large. Its a classic. Ahh look at Daniel giving his friend Freddie a cuddle.....then look in the background at Jon's face...yep, I'm being shot in the head once again by the spiderman gun. Good times. 

You are funny Grandpops

Yep, still funny.

For those of you unaware (where have you been?) these are Samuel's Clark Kent  glasses. He wears them a lot.

He's a busy man this Clark Kent for just an ordinary bloke.

but wait...completely unbeknown to the rest of us  it is actually
Superman behind that amazing disguise!!

Love the effort on his face!

Squeaky egg anyone?

Watch out Superman the Green Goblin is on the move...oh wait, wrong superhero film.

What better to finish the day than a bowl of angel delight. Perfect.

Monday 3rd September 2012

Due to all of the excitement of Freddie's naming ceremony and his first birthday I failed to mention the fact that the week before his celebratory weekend he had an appointment at the development centre. 

The appointment was a success. Freddie got weighed and measured. He hadn't put a lot of weight on since his last weigh in but he is still staying on the same trend and is very active these days! 

Freddie is doing so well that the doctor thinks we will only have to see him once more when Freddie is eighteen months old. 

I quote....

"I was delighted to see Freddie in clinic on 16.08.12. He recently saw the cardiologists and they are very pleased with his current status. They are aware of a narrowing which is probably at the anastomotic site in the aorta. This has not changed over recent months

From a developmental point of view, given his nine weeks prematurity, Freddie is making very good progress indeed: he is sitting, pulling to stand, rolling, is not yet crawling; he has good hand skills bilaterally with a bilateral pincer approach. He has recently had a hearing test and this needs to be completed. There are no concerns about his hearing or vision. 


There you have it. Certainly the most positive medical letter with have ever received regarding the little man.