16 September

We had a lovely day a couple of days ago - we went to the Royal Adelaide Show with Max - walked around the pavilions and watched some of the wood chopping events. Max was introduced to livestock - a cow and a chicken (see pic). Not really sure what he thought of it all!

He's been a lovely soul this week - very happy and smiley. He seems to have (mostly) got over his runny nose of the other week (but I haven't), and he's sleeping well. He has two sleeps a day and a good overnight. He seems to alternate sleeping through the night for two nights with one night with one waking episode. He's now in his own room, and while one of us slept in with him for the first three nights, we now are in our own room and use the baby monitor to keep tabs on him.

He's still not rolling - but he is so close. I'm trying to give him incentive to roll, but he's not that interested. I suppose he'll do it when he's ready. He grabs his toes now - most amusing, but not when trying to change a nappy. He also has just started to kick when in the bath. Absolutely hilarious.

Weight - I weighed him two days ago (fully clothed & with nappy) and he was 6.78kg - so probably nearly 6.7 actual. He's still putting on weight quite well.

Food - we've had success with corn, banana, yoghurt (sort of - might be a bit tart on its own, but OK when mixed with fruit), rhubarb and broccoli. He even had a bit of mild guacamole the other day. Apricot, however, seems quite strong for him - so I think it'll only be eaten when mixed with other, milder, fruit.

We approached the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation with our fundraising idea for the Neo-Natal Unit - selling baby clothes through Ebay. They seem very keen, so we're pretty much on track to go. Now all we need are some donations! We'll get some postcards printed and distribute them to appropriate locales, and I'll email everyone I know. We hopefully will spend the next couple of months collecting clothes and getting them ready before putting the first auctions up. Cross fingers.....