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And even more weekend photos
A couple of random photos:
What on earth could be keeping George transfixed during his ordinarily boisterous dinnertime?
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A romantic long distance dinner date with his UK girlfriend Bella of course
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Some good times with visiting Aunty Sarah...
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...and some grumpy times
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And finally some quiet time with Rachel (woah - check out Bunky's knee-fat)
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A few random long weekend photos
We've had an up and down weekend - Raspy McCoughypants had a tough Saturday, but seems to have shaken off the worst of his chest gloop. He's in pretty awesome spirits, and as I type this he's fast asleep (touch wood - last night he screamed from 10pm to 11pm). He's had a full on weekend so far, with brunch at the Press Room on Saturday morning and then Sam B's birthday party today. Tomorrow's junk trip has been cancelled, but seeing as this weekend is "Grave Sweeping" weekend, we'll still try and get out somewhere (our street is next to the cemetery and looks like Disneyland on Grave Sweeping days. I've got some random photos - I've got a pile more (especially of Sarah K and Bunky yesterday), but here are the ones I've had a pick through so far:
A sight we need to get used to - Bunky wandering the lounge and dining floor area.
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George and Rachel observing pass-the-parcel at Sam's party
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The boys asleep in the spare room. Seriously, I don't know how Ben sleeps like that.
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The little man just before his bath tonight
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Bunky with his Aunty Kirstie this morning
Just before Aunty Kirstie took off back to Singapore after a whirlwind trip:
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Modelling his new hoodie from Aunty Kirstie
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Snotty, but happy
Little fella is a bit happier, but is still a bit clogged up. He woke up fairly early this morning (around 6:30am), quite possibly thanks to the downstream effects of last night's lentil dinner (it happens to the best of us). Not really much else to add, other than he seems to be fixated with the cabinet that houses the very expensive glassware. A love for shiny expensive things? He is his mother's child, I guess...
Prowling the lounge for expensive things to eat
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Toast. There is toast on your lip, little man... oh, never mind.
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Hugging his favourite bath toy - an empty shampoo bottle.
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This cat is hiding from a child
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A little better
The little tyrant is getting better - still a bit raspy and has a pretty rotten cough, but he seems a lot happier this morning, and has a bit of an appetite again (although I'm sure his cheeks and thighs would have provided fat reserves for several weeks if needed). He's got an afternoon date with one of his UK girlfriends (Keira) up at The Peak this afternoon, which his mummy is very much looking forward to. Anyway, a few photos:
Posing for me this morning. Clearly feeling a little bit better.
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A photo of his room (he had just finished a bit of a jumping session in the doorway)
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Sick Bunky is still sick
Poor little mite is still a bit sick - he has bronchiolitis, so has a bit of a cough and a snotty nose. Despite being a bit restless and losing his appetite, he's actually in pretty good spirits. He's on some pretty mild medicine, and his doctor says that it's a 7 to 10 day thing. Hopefully he'll be right by the weekend. Rachel took yesterday off to take him to the doctor and to keep an eye on him, and I came home at lunch to give May a break from taking care of sick little child. As I said, he's actually in a pretty good mood, but isn't quite himself - he gets very restless sitting in the same place for more than a minute or two, and isn't really interested in crawling anywhere.
Oh yeah - did I mention he's commando crawling? He just drags himself around, but I think it passes as a crude form of crawling...
No new photos, as he's not at his best - but here's one from a few days ago. He was watching a YouTube clip - it was a short video from a political news site. He's so clever.
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Weekend photos
We jumped on the Star Ferry with the Binningtons yesterday, and although Bunky was feeling a little under the weather (and still is), we had a great time and he even managed a 90 minute snooze while we lunched at Mark and Emma's. Last night was Diwali night, and our building had its usual Indian buffet and drinks downstairs - delicious. Not a late night, but oooomph I was full by the time we left. Today has been a quiet one, as Bunky is still pretty clogged up and grumpy. Hopefully he'll be over it in a few days.
Anyway, a few photos from the weekend so far:
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The boys spending the afternoon in the stereo cabinet (it provides valuable warmth to their butts). The little NEC modem is what beams low quality, overly censored, five year old substandard television programmes chock full of ridiculous advertisements straight to our television. Ah, technology.
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Rachel and George outside the TST Star Ferry terminal
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This morning, just before I woke him from his post-breakfast nap
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Enjoying his delicious nectarine
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He's either concentrating on complicated maths problems, or filling his nappy. You guess which.
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Random morning photos
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Hamming it up for the camera
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Showing perhaps a little too much interest in Ben...
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A message for Aunty Momo
It's a bit blurry, but...
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And if you think it was easy getting him to hold the (apparently delicious) sign like that, you're deluded:
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Toast: delicious
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The Squishface Video
The quality is a bit rubbish, but you can clearly see the food-induced Squishface here (download link for mummy and Aunty Momo):
Check out how wide that trap opens when food comes into its gravitational field...
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The new squishface (and other photos)
George has a new face - the squishface. Usually pulled out when anticipating something awesome (read: "food"), but sometimes pulled out when he's excited about nothing in particular:
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And a few other random photos from today:
Trying out his new car seat and not very happy about it. Seriously, what a little drama queen.
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On mummy's shoulders
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I couldn't resist. Hong Kong parking at its finest in the IFC2 carpark this morning. If you think this is bad parking, you should see some of the driving...
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Swinnnnnnnnnnnnnng
There's a little playground just down the road from us in another apartment building complex. It's outdoor, and no one seems to mind that kids from all over the neighbourhood come and play there. It's nothing fancy - a few plastic slides, a few swings, and some a nice rubber surface to run around on - so we took Bunky down there on Saturday morning and gave him another crack on the swings. He clearly seems to quite enjoy himself on them:
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Rice cracker bribery
In an effort to get Bunky to move either forward or backwards, we placed a rice cracker - one of his favourite tasteless treats - just out of reach while he was on his tummy. He is quite happy on his tummy, although he tends to do 360 degree spins instead of actually going anywhere. Anyway, things didn't quite go according to plan:
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Fort Bunky, Fat Ben
A few photos from today - firstly Fort Bunky. A complicated arrangement of cushions and pillows designed to prevent him from falling off the bed while we get changed in the morning:
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Next, a little bit of Fat Ben - happily snoozing away in the lounge. Seriously, this is how he sleeps:
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Also, I tweaked the website behind the scenes - now iPhone / iPod Touch / Google Android people will see a mobile-optimised version of the site. I don't think I needed to do it, but it was quick, easy and free. So I figured I may as well do it. The website will look a bit like this - but at the bottom you'll have the option to view the site in its normal format:
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I've also tried to turn on comments for individual posts. I'm still ironing out some kinks, but the comment boxes should be under all new posts from now on. Use them wisely (Note that the very first comment you leave on the site automatically goes into a moderation queue - after that first "approved" comment, your comments show up straight away).
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Rubber ducky, you're the one...
He's finally got some little yellow bathtime friends (well, he's finally got some that actually float):
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And here's a slightly goofy one of his lordship on the way to the bath:
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Random Bunkyisms
Just a few Bunky shots from this morning. As well as letting him play with empty cardboard tubes, we also let him play with toilet paper. I know what you're thinking - we spoil him.
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