We just returned from our first overseas trip with the babies, and they were total dolls. Lach slept the entire way there, and Hame slept for about half of the trip, smiling at everyone around him the remainder of the time. The trip back wasn't quite as relaxing but only because they didn't sleep the whole way. They were still utterly charming. We waited until last to disembark and so many clucky ladies stopped on the way past to tell us how precious
, gorgeous and well-behaved they were :)
We shipped them around too - a few nights here, a few nights there, different cots, different bed times, lots of getting in and out of the car and taking them into cellar doors for wine tastings, and they just smiled the whole time. We visited my Grandad for his 89th birthday, and it was the first time he'd met the boys. He adored them, and they adored him. They gave him lots of smiles and cuddles, and he played lots of 'pop goes the weezel' - it was beautiful to see them with their Great-Grandad 'B'. Moments in life like that are very special indeed.
They really are very special little ones, and I think it took this trip for us to really realise just how lucky we are.
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Little Lach, my sparky little monkey
You are so so cheeky. Your mischievous smile disarms everyone you meet.
You are a tiny bundle of energy - always moving, looking, thinking, stretching, reaching, spinning, laughing.
Your kisses are the most wonderful thing, and the way you snuggle in to my neck for cuddles saying
'mamamama' melts my heart.
You have been sick this month, but you are so tough. Mama and Daddy didn't even know you were sick until it had become quite bad. You didn't complain or whinge. You just needed lots of snuggles, and you bounced right back.
You and Hamish are best friends - you're always looking for him and smiling at him. You've started having to share your toys too, and you do it with reasonably good grace - mo
st of the time :)
You're still only little (7.6kg), but you make up for it in personality. And hair. You have the cutest, softest, pure white thick thatch of hair.
All the love in the universe
Your Mama
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Hamish, my darling one
You are such a special boy. You are kind and generous and always so happy. You don't cry. You really truly don't. People don't believe me when I tell them, but it's true. You are the happiest little baby I have ever come across.
You have 'ocean eyes' - they are such a deep dark blue and they seem to go forever. They twinkle with laughter and then out they come - the most delightful giggles and squeals I've ever heard.
You really love music - when you hear music or singing your eyes open wide, you smile a huge smile, and you start to dance. It is so beautiful, and it makes me happy because I love music too. I love that when I sing you stop whatever it is you're doing and stare at me with a big smile until I stop.
And I love that when I come in to pick you up in the morning you smile at me as though you've never ever been so pleased to see anyone. It melts my heart. You also shout 'dadadadadad' all the time, which brings the biggest smile I've ever seen to your daddy's face.
You are on the move too! You have mastered the art of the commando crawl, and you are all over the place. You like squishing yourself into the most unlikely places - like under the armchair, behind the rocker, inside shelves shelves.
You're the bigger brother at 7.9kg, but you're still my little baby. You have such soft squishy cheeks that you look chubbier than you really are. But you're catching up to other 9 month olds, and I'm sure it will be no time at all before you're back on the scale.
So, my dancing, smiling, darling one, as ever, all the love in the universe
Your Mama
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