Thursday, 4 February 2010

Messy Boy....

Finley has very much grasped the idea that 'bigger is BEST'. You know; if you break a bit off yours to give him, he wants it all, if you have a bigger spoon/ plate/ chair, he wants that.... Culminated in him nabbing the serving spoon one night and proving he could, just, eat with it, even from the tiny bowls he prefers.


Is my spoon big enough, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Bigest spoon, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
Messy but then he always is... I am appreciating the laminate floor, considering the hammering he gives it. Koko in Petes office has a wee boy, who, from the start, loathed mess of any sort. Says he holds up even slightly sticky hands and demands to be cleaned! Not an option with Finley.

Stole mums nectarine, see, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
Even if he's hugry, food is dropped, splatted, squashed, thrown, rubbed into the table, his clothes, his hair, and if it has a satisfying squishiness, carefully squeezed until it oozes through his fingers.

Fin likes spaghetti, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Removed from throwable food, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Fin has left the feeding..., originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

And if there is any object/ creature/ person within sight who he thinks needs feeding....


Fins dribbling lunch watchers get offerred food, Stanley, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
He's a bit of a Pied piper for hungry birds, I reckon they have lookouts that track us from the second we leave the block and call in the crew whenever we stop to eat. I do try to feed him outside as much as possible, indoor places must hate us. And we could do with the scavenging sparrows/ a dog at home too...

On the plus side he does like washing up. Has turned into a kitchen bully, actually, drags a stool in whenever anyone goes into the kitchen and yells until dressed in his apron and allowed to 'wash up'. Very wet process involving lots of dripping the water into different containers using the sponge. And splashing. And floor puddling followed by complete change of clothes for everybody. He even spends most of his time at visits to RHKYC inspecting their washing techniques too.


Inspeccting dish washer RHKYC main bar, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
And he loves brooms, sweeping, etc although he's not very effective/ helpful especially when i'm trying to clean at home. The Stanley sweepers think he's funny, he brings 1 flower or leaf at a time to their piles.

We have been going to the main club every week or so to have lunch with Pete/ play with Connor (Richard in the Sailing Office's baby), and also as Pete was going there every week or so whilst Middle Island is semi-shut down for building works (as in no loos or food/ drink except at weekends). Saw this van there, made me laugh.


Ah Hoi marine van HK, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Fin n Conner RHKYC, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Fin pushed by Conner, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Fin still isn't really into other kids - he's sometimes fascinated but TBH I do need to get him to a playgroup or something... he's just as distracted by toys.


Fin sometimes woudn't go to bed very easily the last few months. He tended to be Ok to put in about 8.30pm (any earlier and he rises by 5...6 is early enough, thanks!) but now and then refused even when he's knackered.

No I'm not going to bed, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

Not tired, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
Luckily we now seem to be over that and he's back to his habit of ASKING to be put into his cot during the day. Sometimes for actual naps, sometimes for cuddles of his fave toy, monkey bear (who I try to keep in the cot otherwise he gets wet and mucky being taken everywhere). So finally, its getting easier - a nap of an hour or so before lunch, another hour or so late afternoon, and bed 8.30ish. Hes also just about stopped waking up through the night. He still wakes me up as he still won't go without a midnight snack and whines in his half-sleep if he can't find his bottle, but - YAY!!! Finally! Now if only he'd stop getting up so early...I hear that's not so easy to cure...

Cheeky mug stuffing top, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

I'd also quite like to find the 'off' switch for the reaction that means he goes to the loo as soon as his nappy is removed. Once again thank goodness for wipe clean floors - I am SO impressed, never going back to carpets if i can get a choice!


Ready for world naked bike ride, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.
Also the button to make him at least lie down when putting on a nappy would be good too! Makes for interserting nappy changes, with him standing up...we are trying pull ups too.


The trike is still popular and comes on daily trips down to the expensive supermarket and back. He still can't steer so to keep him from grabbing the handles and sending us off on angels, I tend to give him his beaker or anything to occupy his hands. Or he helps himself to my phone and gabbles away (holding it under his neck, head to 1 side so people think he's deformed)

Driving bike whilst on mobile, originally uploaded by wildcatfin.

The weather has been insane this winter. Its supposed to be dry and sunny but cool, the best part of the year. Instead we had LOTS of rain and even had Fin in his rain suit several times. I nearly bought him wellies too. On the plus side we found the slippery nylon suite makes him go MUCH faster on the slides which are a bit slow & sticky otherwise. Also handy as he was trying to drink juice boxes for the 1st time and kept oversqueezing them...


So it has meant days on the beach have been few & far between, sadly. The last warm day we spent on Repulse and had to go meet Pete at Middle Island to try to de-sand Finley. As the club is being replumbed and having a huge new hardstanding/ marina built, the loo/ shower facilities are not working during the weeks so a bucket was it.

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