Lunch with GG and Great Aunt

Logan got us up twice last night -- including at 1am. We think the strange room is a bit unsettling for him, but he's okay when he cuddles up with mummy. He did, however, sleep through the thunderstorm we had last night.


Any way, we ended up sleeping in till about 10am before getting ready to go back to Nana's for lunch. We did think we'd visit the market, but in the end we were too tired and, as Juliette said, we'd only be tempted to spend money.


We tried giving Logan his bottle before we left, but he wasn't particularly interested. But he was very interested in the pumpkin and sweetcorn we offered him, devouring the lot. He's getting very good when it comes to solid food, particularly when it's stuff he likes.

About 12:30 we left for Nana's, about a 10 minute drive away. Nana and Elizabeth had put on a smorgasbord lunch. Logan had his bottle, and we talked for hours (though Nana and I fell asleep in our seats). Elizabeth got to have a cuddle with Logan and played with him on the floor. Logan showed off by doing rolly-pollies (three times!). I think I'm going to be spending the next few days babyproofing the house when we get home.

We stopped off at the supermarket again on the way to the motel. Logan was pretty tired, though fighting sleep the way he does when he needs to sleep but wants to stay up and play. Very cute, though not at 3:00 am.

Anyway, Mummy and Logan are tucked up in bed, fast asleep. We're going home tomorrow, on a 4:00 pm flight to Wellington, but we'll pop round and see GG and Elizabeth before we head to the airport.

Big Trip for the Little Guy

Logan's biggest trip away from home began with a 8:00 am flight to Nelson on an Air New Zealand Q300. It was a short trip, thanks to some tailwinds -- only 25 minutes from wheels up to touchdown, but Logan was great the whole way. No crying, no worries. He even fell asleep in Juliette's arms in the last minutes before landing.

After landing, we picked up the rental car (a Toyota Yaris -- not bad, but I miss the Mitsi), and headed into Nelson city. We parked at the Millers Acre Centre car park -- $2 for 3 hours parking! -- and went and had breakfast at a nearby coffee shop, La Creperie.

Afterwards, we still hand some time to kill before meeting Logan's Great Aunt Elizabeth for lunch, so we went for a wander down Trafalgar Street, trying to find a bead shop that Juliette wanted to visit. Fortunately, they'd moved from where Juliette had thought they were, and were actually a lot closer to where we were.

After that, we casually wandered back towards Millers Acre and got a table at Oasis cafe (where we were meeting Elizabeth for lunch) at about 11:45. Elizabeth arrived shortly after 12 and we had a lovely lunch together. Logan slept through most of it, but woke up in time to get a cuddle from his great aunt.

After lunch, we headed off to check into our motel, the Balmoral Motel in Tahunanui. It's a very nice motel, looks like it's been recently refurbished. They've even provided a port-a-cot for Logan to sleep in.

We dropped off our things in the room, then headed back out to say hello to Logan's great grandmother ("Nana" to Juliette, but "GG" to Logan and her other great-grandchildren). Logan played on the floor dressed only in his nappy (he hates wearing clothes) while we had a cuppa with Nana.

We only stayed an hour -- we're having lunch with Nana and Elizabeth tomorrow -- and left about 4pm. We found a supermarket and got some supplies in, before heading back to the motel for an early dinner and bed.

Busy times

It's been a busy two weeks for little Logan.


Last Monday, we took a trip up to Palmerston North to visit our friends Amber and Steven, and their kids Caitlyn and Carter. Logan was good on the trip up -- he tends to go to sleep in the car -- and while we were in Palmie. He even endured Mummy shopping in Ezibuy and JK! Unfortunately, on the way back home, we got caught in the traffic north of Otaki. As soon as the car stopped, Logan woke up and started screaming. Mummy managed to calm him down with a bottle of formula, while Daddy worried about having enough petrol to make it to Otaki. Fortunately, after nearly an hour in the traffic jam, we made it to the BP in Otaki, and stopped to feed Logan properly, change him, cool the car down, refuel, and get something to eat and drink.


On Wednesday, we had coffee group at the Peppermill again. Everybody in the group has had their babies now -- 9 boys, 4 girls -- though not every one managed to make it. Logan got a little grizzly in the cafe, but not too bad, and he put up with his parents going shopping afterwards. The wheels started to come off towards the end, though, so Mummy and Daddy raced home to feed him.

On Thursday, Mummy and Logan had their first Baby & You class, so Daddy managed to get a break from helping Mummy look after the little chickling.

On Saturday, we had another big trip over to Greytown to visit Sarah and Jason and their little critters (Logan's second cousins Hamish, Amelia and Samantha). No problems at all -- Logan slept all the way there and all the way back. We also stopped in at our friends Judith and Dave (and their son James) in Totara Park on the way home.

This week's been less hectic. We finally met the Plunket nurse on Monday, and -- contrary to other people's horror stories about Plunket -- she was very nice. She weighed Logan (4.9kg), and gave us a few hints and tips to help with wind, feeding, and the thrush infection in his mouth.

We had dinner with Nan and Grampa on Monday night, and Mummy and Logan had the second Baby & You class yesterday (where Mummy learned baby massage, which Logan seems to like).