It's Time to Play

Elliot and I playing in the fort

The mumin family and I ride horsey


Don't I look fab in my new PJs from Mormor and Morfar

Moomin and I

Mummy and Jonathan

I love my Lego

My lego container makes a good seat

On Monday our friends Maria and Elliot and Hector came to play. Elliot is 1 month older than me and Hector a few weeks younger than Jonathan. They are also half-swedish like us!!! I don't think Jonathan and Hector understand the point of a play-date... they just sat there with the mummys. Elliot and I on the other hand had great fun playing with my cars, riding round on my tricycle/bee and playing in the fort. We had great fun and I hope Elliot will come over to play again soon.

On Tuesday we had almost got to school when the motion of the car was too much for my tummy and I was sick everywhere so we had to turn around and go home. Mummy then had a busy morning washing me, my school bag, Jonathan's change bag, mummy's and my clothes and finally herself. We then had a quiet day at home reading stories and playing with mummy and Jonathan. As my tummy was rather empty I wanted to eat LOTS of food straight away but mummy would only give me a little at a time - the advantage was I got so many meals we ran out of names for them... pre-morning tea snack, morning tea, post-morning tea snack, fika, pre-lunch snack.... I must say it was great having so many meals in one day. For those of you who don't speak swedish, Fika is a drink and something to munch that can happen at any time of day - for grown-ups it often involves coffee. Isn't it good that my blog is educational!! I must ask cousin Jasper next time I see him on Skype if they have fika in Denmark... its such a good idea...

On Wednesday I went to school whilst mummy met some friends for coffee and then Jonathan took her to a mummys and babies group. Jonathan enjoys chatting to the other babies (especially the girls). Apparently they all chill out on a big mat together whist the mummys sit around and chat. On Friday I was at school again. I like school lots!!

Yesterday daddy and I had a swiming lesson. It was drizzling but that didn't matter - after all, the whole point about swimming is that you get wet! Mummy and Jonathan came to meet us at the end of the lesson and then we all went to my school which was having a party as it is 1 year old. It was fun to show daddy my school (Mummy and Jonathan have been before) but as it was raining we couldn't go outside so I couldn't show him my favourite car. I had my face painted for the first time in my life - a dinosaur on my cheek, played some games and had some party food (I do like fruit skewers!!). We then met Georgia and Mackenzie and their parents for lunch before heading home for nap time. Mummy and daddy haven't had time to download the photos from yesterday yet, but I've posted some from earlier in the week and will post yesterdays later.

Love Oliver

Its exercise time...

Don't I look good in mummy's shoes

I can almost put my jandals (shoes) on

Jonathan's first fruit

Daddy and Jonathan chilling out

My little brother!

Hey there,

We are all busy here in HCMC. On days when I don't go to Noah's Club, Ninh and I usually go down to the play area in our apartment complex so I can play on the slides and stuff. Jonathan is also busy at this time, as he tends to do a gym session with mummy. His latest trick is to kick the soft ladybird book as it makes a really cool sound. I have attached a video clip of Jonathan at the gym. I tried to give him some lego to play with today but he wasn't interested. Mummy says he's too small. Maybe tomorrow he will be big enough.

The other day I put snorkfroken (Moomins girl friend) in the bath. Mummy and daddy say cuddly toys don't like having baths, but I figured that I really enjoy my bath so maybe my toys would too... She wasn't in there very long before daddy fished her out, but she didn't look too unhappy to me. Mummy dried her off and by this morning she was good as new and this morning the whole moomin family have enjoyed a ride in the tailer of my bike and playing lego with me, tiger and mummy.

Jonathan is growing up

Don't I look good in mummy's slippers

Jonathan post-bath

I play with all the parts of my lego set

Jonathan has a new friend

Jonathan with his toys

I think I must have the cleverest little brother out there - this week he has started grasping onto his toys and kicking at them in his play gym. He has also worked out how to rotate through 180 degrees whilst in his gym. I think he's practising so he can play with Lego with me and mummy soon. I love my lego and play with it every day - often several times!! Generally I build cars and then mummy and I drive them to each other. Its great fun so I can understand Jonathan wanting to join in. He has also grown out of his baby bath now, so we have a conveyor belt system at bathtime - first daddy and Jonathan and then Jonathan goes to mummy for dressing and I hop in. Hopefully Jonathan and I will be able to bath together soon, but mummy and daddy say Jonathan has to learn to sit by himself first.

Yesterday (thursday) Jonathan was 3 months old, and I was 23 months. This meant we had to take Jonathan for a check-up and jabs... I am teaching Jonathan to be as brave as me (we have to be, because mummy is a bit of a woos when it comes to us having jabs... I haven't worked out how it can hurt her that someone is sticking a needle in me, but it obviously does!) and he did me proud!! I can also report that he now weighs 6kg and is 64cm long. He is still growing a centimetre per week!!! If he carries on like this for much longer, I'll be wearing his hand-me-downs soon! Better eat a bit more to try to keep ahead (After all, I am the BIG brother!).

Playtime...

Isn't my ladybird hat I made at Noahs club cool?

Riding my truck

Do chickens ride bikes?

Mummy and I playing with my hats and masks

I like to ride...

My rocking ox

Jonathan's new friend

Jonathan likes his play-gym

Two Little Boys Went to Market

Stories with mummy

Jonathan and I

Daddy and I encouraging Jonathan with tummy-time

Jonathan

Jonathan chatting to Daddy

Doesn't Jonathan lift his head up high?

Jonathan in his swing-seat

Hello,

Today we were up and out of the house very early - mummy and daddy had decided we should do a family outing to the big market in town (Ben Thanh). I rode in my backpack on daddy's back and Jonathan was in the front pack I have given him (I don't need it any more as I am a big boy), on mummy's tummy. Mummy and daddy had a list of things they 'ideally' wanted to buy, but as we have realised, shopping in HCMC is sometimes a bit hit and miss. The market was crazy, lots of stalls selling... everything... in no particular order and with only narrow walkways. For some reason the things mummy and daddy wanted were always in the narrowest ones. The amazing thing was we found everything we came for (small plastic glasses for me, a belt for daddy, shorts for me and sewing elastic)! Jonathan and I were very popular and got lots of attention from the stall holders. After the market we went to a cafe for morning tea to celebrate our success before heading home to play.

Life here in HCMC is getting busier. Now that I am at school three mornings each week (and loving it) mummy and Jonathan have had to find new people to play with. I couldn't go to school on monday as there was flooding outside our building so I went on Tuesday instead. This proved quite good as mummy and Jonathan were able to go to a ladies bible study where mummy met lots of nice ladies. On wednesdays they meet up with other mummy's and babies. This week Jonathan found himself a girl-friend to hold hands with. Mummy is going to try to remember the camera next week so we can all see. On thursday we had a day chilling at home and friday mummy and Jonathan caught up with friends whilst I was at school. This week we are having a playdate with our half-swedish friends on monday and going to our friend Elliots 2nd birthday party on tuesday afternoon, so with school it will be another busy week.

The great news of the week is that I had my first icecream - it was two kids at school's last day so we all had a special treat. Also, Jonathan slept through from 9.45 to 5.30 which mummy and daddy were very excited by... ...not sure why...