News Letter Oct-Nov 2012 - Parents Centres New Zealand Inc

A week in my life
This newsletter is very Mummy and Daddy centric and I wanted to give us smaller family members
a voice. My grandparents are spread all over the world so most weeks I write to them to give them
an update on what I have been up to. Obviously I dictate these to Mummy because I know
only the letters M, O and G, and she knows all 26. Enjoy!
Sent: Sun 28/03/10 18.52
From: Harrison Young
To: My Grandparents
Subject: Let’s get physical
Hi Grandparents
This week I have been so active! Olivia Newton John –
eat your heart out! Where do I start?
Mummy and I have been out walking more. We have been
down to the supermarket and library a couple of times
in the stroller, and to Coyle Park (a big park at the
end of the Point Chevalier peninsula) in the front
pack a couple of times. I like the front pack as I
can turn my head from side to side and see some of
the scenery. Well, anything within a metre or so of
my face, which is the extent of my vision at the moment.
This is a far better form of tummy time than the
rolled up towel Mummy and Daddy have been using. And
Mummy finished my sling so we can use that too, plus
Mummy bought a sling off her friends (who came all the
way from Sydney to visit me) that Daddy may be able to use too. I now fit
the sunglasses that Annie gave me and so I wear these and the sunhat Uncles
Greg and David gave me so my beautiful skin is protected from the sun.
I have also been on a swing in the playground at Coyle Park while I was in
the front pack. This was a lot of fun and I look forward to when I can sit
up by myself and go in the other playground swings that are my size.
I have grown saliva glands this week, but have not yet mastered the art of
swallowing saliva so I am dribbling quite a lot. I am giving Michael Jordon
a run for his money, that’s for sure! I have attached a photo of me blowing
bubbles with my dribble!
I surprised Mummy one day this week by rolling onto my side again. I am
holding out on the rolling lark so this was a once off for now. I may do it
once again this week if I can be bothered. I’ll keep you updated!
I have mastered a new yoga pose. This time it’s the Hindi squat, which
makes Mummy quite jealous as I can do it really easily and she struggled
even when I was still in her tummy and the relaxin hormones were coursing
through her body.
Daddy and I have been working on grasping and shaking this week. I am better
than he is at this. Daddy grasps my rattle and puts this into my hand,
then I start shaking it. Daddy then can’t hang on to the rattle so lets
go, I can hang on for half an hour if I want to! We have also been playing
with grasping the lion in my play gym. This is a bit bigger than my rattle
so a little bit harder to hold onto so I settle for batting it to and fro
most of the time.
I am getting more and more independently mobile, I can even move in my
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