Where's my shadow gone?

Brendon has discovered his shadow, and likes to try and find it all over the house at night when the lights are on.
His potty training is on and off at the moment. Some days he is happy to give it a go and on other days he isn't interested.
Last night he could identify Granddad, Nanna and Uncle Tom written on flashcards.
His sentences are getting longer, now saying 6 and 7 word sentences, sometimes even longer. His words are getting clearer, "Unc Mar" is now "Uncle Mark" and "Aunt Orna" is now "Aunty Orna" - the "L" in front of Lorna is still to come. Brendon also loves to count, although a few numbers are missing. He goes "1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,12,14,15,18."
It is a bit hard to write this, as Brendon keeps stopping me wanting to throw the ball to me!
We are off to Kindergym this morning, so I had better get ready.

Sleeping is for babies...apparently

Well it seems that suddenly Brendon has decided he doesn't need a daytime sleep...at all! He tells me he is sleepy and shows all the signs, including falling asleep at the breast, but won't transfer to the cot. I am hoping this is only temporary and he will go back to having afternoon sleeps soon!

Our trip away

Just before Easter we headed off for the National Moke Muster in Wagga Wagga. We travelled over in a convoy with other SA Moke Club members and had a great time there. After that was over, we headed off to Canberra for a brief visit with Lorna and Mark. We had a great time there as well, going to see the old Parliament House and all the flags of the countries that have representation in Australia. In fact, Brendon loved the flags so much that is all we have heard since! Brendon had a feast on the strawberries in Lorna and Mark's garden.
In the lead up to our Easter holiday, we got to watch my niece, Taylor, swim in a competition here in Adelaide. It was great to catch up with her, even if it was only for a few minutes. She did really well with one bronze, three silver and three gold. Keep an eye out for her in the future Olympics!
My mum and step dad also came over to watch Taylor compete. It was great to see them again. Ron hadn't seen Brendon since he was three weeks old, and Mum hadn't seen him since he was 7 months old. He sure kept them entertained!
Brendon has his 18 month check up tomorrow. Now that holidays are over, it is back into the swing of things with Kindergym, swimming lessons, etc. The holiday was nice but it will be nice to get back into our routine.

Happy Snaps

Here are some photos taken at Melrose (while out camping) and at the Mini Club presentation night.

Brendon has man-flu

On Wednesday we had our mother's group get together at our house. One of the kids had just been getting over the sniffles, so I wasn't surprised to see Brendon with a runny nose on Friday. I really wish that people with sick kids wouldn't bring them to mother's group! Anyway, he has had a fever and runny nose since then. You can really tell when the panadol is wearing off, he deteriorates from a happy boy playing with his cars to a very quiet boy, wanting to just sit quietly, with a frown on his face, red eyes watering and looking very pale. Mathew and I have been joking that Brendon has Man-flu, as when he gets sick he gets "very, very sick." I will try to get him in to see the doctor today.
I hope he gets over it before all the fun and festivities we have happening around Easter time!

He's a real chatterbox

Seems to be a comment I hear quite frequently these days regarding Brendon's vocabulary. Now that he has moved on from single words to sentences, we often hear him say things like "He's all right", "Not today', "I suppose", "Cheeky boy", "Tired boy", "Cheese, toast", "Dad work", "Brush teeth", and so on. He can tell you his favourite books are "People do day" ('What do people do all day' by Richard Scarry), "Mister Dog" (a Golden book), "Bear" ('Goodnight Little Bear', another little golden book), "Train, car" ('The ABC book of Cars, Trains, Boats and Planes), "Baby dressed" ('Baby Gets Dressed').
And if you ask him what he would like for dinner, you will inevitably be told "SPAGHETTI".
One of Brendon's lower incisor teeth came through yesterday, so he now has 13 teeth.

Camping trip

Mathew, Brendon and I went camping for the long weekend to Deep Creek Conservation Park. We had a lovely time there (again). It was packed out but it is one of those camp sites that doesn't feel crowded even when it is. The morning we left we were covered in a blanket of thick fog.
Brendon has decided it is time to move onto using lots of two word sentences and complicated words. He learnt 'kookaburra' on the weekend as he got to see and hear some in the trees at our campsite.