Getting handsome for the camera

I know it's been a while, but this blogger has been a little...distracted.
Here are a few cute photos of my man getting himself all handsome after a bath. He loves brushing his hair now, and is taking more responsibility for his appearance by choosing his own clothes to wear. Handsome AND clever :) Like there was ever a doubt...

Doing some post-bath grooming

His hair is getting so long these days...

Cool little man watching TV in his hat

Your turn?

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Humid day at home...

Well, today was very, very humid and stormy in Melbourne, and, consequently, little man hung out for most of the day his boxer shorts and singlet. He has some teeth coming through at the moment, and that, coupled with the stifling, moist weather, made for some cute-but-forlorn expressions.

Looking all forlorn and winsome

Having a bit of a complain to Mum :(

Looking a little more relaxed here...

This heat is tough on a little man...

Even if it IS a bit sticky, at least he can relieve his tooth-related woes with a nice set of teething keys...

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Clowning around

I promised the masses more new Oli pictures, and I am not about to disappoint his most captive and loyal fans! Here are a few cute ones of him playing up to the camera as we try to keep cool inside today.





Til next time...
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The cutest timeline EVER!

A quick update first: Today was a pretty nice day here, we went to the pet shop this afternoon and saw birds, lizards, snakes, bunnies, kittens, puppies and fish. To be honest, Oli seemed more interested in the mechanisms on the cages than the animals, but he was pretty taken by the large Cockatoo (with many warning signs on his cage - 'Don't stick your fingers in the cage if you like having ten of them' etc).
Well, because I haven't got any new photos, I thought I would do the Oli blog version of the 'clip show', or the 'greatest hits' album, and put up a series showing just how he has grown, starting at 'just born' and ending just before I started the blog. Without further ado...

It's tiring being one day old.

Looking a little like Mr Worry at about a month and a half.

Tummy time at almost-but-not-quite six months.

Ten months old and what an expression. Who wouldn't love that face?

About a month after his first birthday, walking like a little champ.

Almost 18 months, having a great time with his cereal.

A little more than a month ago, happily playing in his fort.

Stay tuned.

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Brought to you by the letter 'B' (for 'Breakfast' and 'Building Blocks')

Now I don't want to overcompensate for the lack of blog entries over the past week, but I figure you'll be after SOME kind of compensation after putting up with Oli withdrawals, so I've documented two parts of Oli's day for you :)
Firstly, we have a few cute breakfast shots of Oli stuffing his face with toast and vegemite, followed by a series of pictures of he and Isabel building towers with the mega blocks. No additional captions needed, the pictures speak for themselves :)









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New blog - finally!

Well, it's been an interesting week, and I haven't really been in as close proximity to my Olimonster as I would have liked. He seems to have grown so much in my absence, and I wasn't gone for THAT long!
He attempts to mimic every word we say now, and has grown a couple of inches in just two months. He's so much steadier on his feet and confident in his movements. I am such a proud Mum when he listens carefully and answers my questions with a nod of his head or a word. I can't wait until we're having whole conversations...
Anyway, here are two pictures I liked, I hope to have more soon.

If you look closely, you can see that he is holding a flower stem in one hand (sans actual flower) and a dry leaf in the other. Strange, but cute.

My little future heart-breaker...

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Keeping Cool

It was a bit warm here both yesterday and today, so we decided that a refreshing bath ('barp') might help Oli beat the heat and get rid of the sweatiness. Here he is after his bath, clowning around in the tiger towel and frolicking in his boxer shorts.





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