Starting SPACE and our special visit

On their way home from their honeymoon Aunty Courtney and Uncle Blake called in and spent a day and a half with us before heading home. They were so excited to see you and how much you have grown up. You were super cute and even gave them a special treat showing them how you can roll from your tummy to your back all on your own. On Tuesday night we went round to Grandma and Poppa's for dinner with Totty, Uncle Geoff, Caroline and Jack, Colin and Alison and Belinda also being there to catch up with Aunty Courtney and Uncle Blake. Once again we were spoilt with more presents Totty and Uncle Geoff brought you a gorgeous Milk and Sugar outfit with frills on the tights and Taylor who I used to teach gave Totty a present to give to us, two lovely stripey tops. Colin and Alison gave you a lovely wool cot blanket, cute pink love heart tights and a photo album. You were very alert and charming everyone, not wanting to miss out on the excitement of a family catch up. After dinner I took you upstairs to Grandma and Poppa's bedroom where your bed was. As I fed you, you were wide awake talking and smiling away wanting to be part of all the action not ready for bed. But being the good girl you are even when I put you to bed wide eyed you didn't cry you must have just drifted to sleep listening to the conversations happening downstairs. Been woken a few hours later to head home you were once again bright eyed and despite not having our normal bedtime routine with an extra feed when we got home you went back to sleep and slept through the night.
A busy day, earlier we attended our first SPACE class with Aunty Courtney coming along. We learnt the welcome and goodbye song, sang some other songs and listened to a cool rhyming story Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose. It was nice to see all our friends from antenatal there as well as meet some new mums and babies. We had our photo taken and you will have a new photo taken each week as a record of your time at SPACE a highlight to our week.
Wednesday Aunty Courtney and Uncle Blake had some more cuddles and Aunty Courtney made some cute origami dresses to hang in your bedroom. Then all to quickly it was time for them to head home and we piled in the car heading up to Auckland. Aunty Courtney sat in the back with you, admiring you as you slept most of the way. Then as you gave them your last cuddle before seeing them next time you started to get upset and it was like you were telling them not to go. We headed home just the two of us and you were perfect sleeping the whole time.
Being 10 weeks old you have now entered the double digits and with visit now was the perfect time for some more photos.

Continuing with our week of new experiences, SPACE going to the airport and seeing airplanes we headed over to Whangamata for your first trip to the beach on Saturday night. Daddy had rugby in Morrinsville so I packed the car and we picked Daddy up on the way. We woke up to the most beautiful day and took you in your pram along the beach to the marina end and back through town. You wanted to see all the new things but the sun was so bright that it meant you were forced to close your eyes but you could smell the sea air and hear the noisy waves crash against the shore. Grandma and Poppa loved being at the beach and it was made even better with you there too.