The Bell Family

Apologies that we haven’t written many blogs lately (well not as many as we had with Laura) – I don’t think that it’s ‘second child syndrome’, moreover that there’s simply not enough time in the day now there’s two kids to keep us busy!!!

We can’t believe how quickly our little girls are growing up!!! Laura is now 2 ½ and Katelyn is already 6 weeks old! At her 6 week checkup, Katelyn’s latest stats were…

Weight – 4.6kg and Length – 57.5cm

… Katelyn at 6 weeks

Laura and Katelyn have their similarities but they are also their own little people, but for those interested in comparing, Katelyn’s a little lighter and a little longer than Laura was at this age!

… girls visit the zoo

Katelyn has started smiling and is working on some cheeky little grins.

..cheeky Katelyn poses for some piccies

She’s also started vocalising a little and will mimic our oohs and ahhs now which is really cute. I wasn’t sure whether the little things would be quite as exciting the second time around, but I can assure you they still are and every little smile and ‘coo’is just as special!

Katelyn’s really enjoying her baths and tummy time and enjoys sitting in on story time with her big sister as well as getting out in the pram for some fresh air and a visit to the park.

… bath time for Katelyn

She’s just starting to make more deliberate movements now, swiping at the dangling toys on her mobile to see what happens or pushing at her dummy to flick it out! Her sleep patterns are becoming a little more regular now too… she is wide awake in the evening (often until 11 or 12) but then sleeps well between about midnight and 5 or 6am (which is just heaven for Mummy). She then naps for around 2 hours between feeds during the day. She is feeding well and as you can see from the stats, growing steadily.

… Chrissy and Katelyn

Laura’s learning how to hold Katelyn now she’s getting a little bigger (with Mummy and Daddy’s help and permission of course) and loves giving Katelyn cuddles and kisses!

Some of Laura’s favourite sayings at the moment are “I lubbb it” (usually directed at some sort of animal) and “I don’t liiike it” (usually some sort of new food which she then proceeds to demolish once she’s given it a few prods)! Laura can be a bit of a tom-boy at times, but she’s now got a fetish for all things pink and generally demands a ‘pretty dress or pretty skirt’ to wear for the day. She’s developing a good imagination and often grabs a blanket or a towel, lays it carefully on the floor then jumps on shouting “I’m going to the beach on my flying carpet”… and when she’s finished at the beach, it’s generally an imaginary trip to the zoo or the farm to “see the animals”. Her other favourites at the moment are making lines out of anything (from toys and books, to a congo line of teddy bears) and on one occasion collected upto 100 different things for her line (whilst she was meant to be having a nap). When I went to investigate a few noises, Laura simply looked up and said “Look Mummy, I made a train ride. Want to come on my train?”

… Laura and Mumbles (from Happy Feet, Laura’s favourite movie)

… garden girl hangs out amongst the flowers

Anyway, never a dull moment around here… kids sure are great! We wouldn’t swap them for the world!!! Hope you all have a great day and until next we ‘blog’, best wishes and take care.

Cheers,

Jason, Chrissy, Laura and Katelyn