Within that land.: 2013

Some Days of Play

Here are some things we've done together over the last two weeks, with varying degrees of success. Bath in a clear bucket with bubbles = A giggly happy success! Eating a lemon and reading books under the lemon tree = completely lovely Shower with mama in the morning = enough time for me to wash, blow-dry hair, put some makeup on and get...

9:11 PM
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Mystery Monkey-Dad

We've been reading 'The Lion's Paw' to Lou for his whole life (he's reading it here). For about the last year, when we get to this page he points to the little white haired monkey and very animatedly says 'DAD, DAD, DAD!!!'. Andy is feeling self conscious and I SWEAR I didn't teach him it. Could it be the facial hair? ...

8:38 PM
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20 months today

The boy. He talks and chatters and parrots and reads and explains and asks. It is mind-blowing to us; one day you were doing this awful, frustrated squeal "EHHHHHHH!!!" at everything and the next, full-on talking. At 20 months you know the words to nearly everything around you. Examples for posterity....you can tell me what you want to do "Go in the bath",...

11:18 PM
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19 Months almost

We have so much fun together. Let it be known, before these days have gone, before you race away from me to catch up with your mates, before you drop back to walk behind me so no-one knows you're with your mum, before you answer my questions quickly so you can get back to your Playstation/comics/book/tv programme. We have SOSOSOSO much fun together...

8:32 PM
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Fawlty Louie

You are trying super hard to talk, listening intently to everything and repeating a random word: Me: "Hey Lou, are you feeling a little bit hot?" Louie: "Bit!" You also interject a lot: Me: "Hey Louie, do you... " Louie: "Eh?" Me: "....want to... Louie: "Eh?" Me: "....go and get some...." Louie: "Eh?!?" Me: "....lemons from the tree?" Louie: ""LEEEMMMOOOOONS!" *toddles off to...

8:29 PM
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A morning

Having woken up, hours before the sun, and realised we were sleeping in the same room as you (weekend away in Auckland), you refused to go back to sleep and wanted a full-blown, popcorn-and-pillow-fight pajama party. When we refused and instead tried to tuck you into our bed, you kicked and wriggled and climbed until finally we popped you back into the travel...

7:54 PM
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Through a lens brightly 2

** I know I'm really late to the Hipstamatic party and it's probably passe.... but feck it! I LOVE IT!! ...

8:20 PM
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Through a lens brightly 1

I'm always stuck for ideas of what to do at home so nearly every waking moment the boy and I head out, anywhere, just out. When we're home we're reading, cooking, bathing or in the garden. Wow. My life was just summed up in two sentences. Sparse but lovely. ...

6:04 PM
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Story

I miss reading books. And not quick, can't-put-down guilty chick-lit, I miss the ones that make you feel alone in your wonder. It seems all I read and watch is snippets; blogs, tv shows, Facebook. It's all instant satisfaction which I'm suddenly finding unsatisfactory and it's clogging my head up. The problem is, it's helluva addictive. I like checking in on the lives...

8:42 PM
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Booth Babe

Starting up a photo booth business means Louie has quickly become used to being my muse/model/tester/focus subject. I especially love the shot of all the babes in the booth freaking out and Louie in the back is going "What's the deal? I do this at least four times a day" Test shots: ...