Overdue Update

Since our last post a large number of events have passed. Jacob, Sienna, Michelle and Kathy have taken a trip to Christchurch on the plane. The kids did well with no major difficulties encountered during this new experience.
Kidzone has been and gone and everyone enjoyed four or five nights sleepover at Kathy and Pauls house during the event. Michelle used her V.I.P status to beat the crowds and was sometimes leaving before the general public was allowed in.
Our regular Plunket checkups have passed without incident and the kids have progressed extremely well having almost doubled their expected weight gains during some intervals.
The Child Development person has visited and is also pleased with their progress with no complications due to Jacob and Sienna being prem.
Teeth have arrived and at the moment both Jacob and Sienna are two tooth's!!
Sienna and Jacob are now fully fledged Catholics with their Baptism being held at the start of August. A big thanks to Trudy and Nathan (Jacobs Godparents) and Janine and Blair (Siennas Godparents).
We have had another training Nanny (Rachel) live with us for a fortnight and help Michelle with the day to day tasks. This has enabled Michelle to do some extra activities that would be taken for granted for singletons. Having two children for social excursions creates some interesting car packing and on occasion while only one car left two were required to carry everything home again.
My wifes committed attitude towards the kids is bloody amazing; at almost 10 months she continues to breast feed both kids. No mean feat realising the extra complications she endured early on. Michelle creates all of their solid meals and even runs a stock take system of meals on hand. Probably the biggest gloat is that Jacob and Sienna sleep a sound 12 hours a night and have done so for months. This helps everyone in the family.
With spring almost here we look forward to some warm days that will allow Michelle and our kids out of these four walls more.

Kidzone Fun!

Jacob clearly loved the snow at Kidzone this year.

Sienna experiencing her first snow at Kidzone 2010.

During the past two weeks we have had our second training nanny. Laura was a big help in the day to day tasks and will no doubt be a confident nanny when she finishes her training. Jacob and Sienna have had Bev and Laurance from Te anau visit during the past week which was great. Great grandad Pirie also stopped in and the kids went to visit Grandad Pirie while he was in hospital with pneumonia.

mmmm Pies

During the week the kids have started on solids Kumara Carrots Pears Baby Rice and apples have been demolished by our two bundles of fun. Carrots seem to be a crowd favourite and the success rate from spoon to stomach is sometimes limited and extra washing created. The kids have outgrown there original sleeping arrangement and are now in independant cots. They have also outgrown their pram and this has been changed to a stroller. Michelle has made several trips to town and is constantly stopped by strangers wanting to have a look at the kids.

Jacob and Sienna getting singing lessons.

Sienna catching up on some R and R