Nicholas at eleven months

 Our little boy is less than a month away from his first birthday!

Nicholas is eleven months old...and yes, mama is late in posting this update because 10-11 months was a little rough for us.  We actually moved at the beginning of December, which definitely was quite an upset, and I spent the first few days carrying Nicholas everywhere because he just wouldn't let me put him down.  He weighed 12.6kg at that stage, so my back was killing me by the end of each day!

Nicholas cut three more teeth last month.  He still has a head full of gorgeous blonde hair which we have had to trim twice, and still has his beautiful blue eyes.  He still loves people and is quite the charmer.  I am surprised at how friendly and outgoing he is!

He has started mimicking us more and getting into absolutely everything he shouldn't.  He loves to dance - whenever I put music on, he pops his chubby little arm in the air and starts twirling around clumsily which is hilarious.  He is generally happier to potter about on his own whenever there is music playing.

He is quite a picky eater and some days he just isn't into food.  Or he will love something one day and fling it across the kitchen the next.  He seems to love strawberries, blackberries, roasted beetroot and courgettes right now, though.  And Marmite roast or rusks each morning with mama have become our daily ritual.

Nicholas adores his daddy and keeps toddling to Rucus' workshop and banging on the door and yelling "Dada"at the top of his lungs.  Rucus can't help but open the door!  He gets so excited when Rucus arrives home from work which is so precious.

Sleep has finally improved a bit after weeks of waking every two hours again during the night.  He is still an early bird and usually wakes anywhere from 5am to 6am.  

Now that we have such a wonderful big garden, Nicholas spends most of his time outside.  It is summer here, so he plays with water a lot or wanders around after Fletch who continues to be so gentle with Nicholas.

Having his nappy changed and getting dressed remains Nicholas' worst thing ever and he usually screams the house down.  I try distract him with something interesting, but it only seems to last a few seconds before he throws it on the floor and wriggles and squirms and screams, making it virtually impossible to get the job done!

I love having my little sidekick with me throughout the day.  It is hectic and exhausting, but being Nicholas' mama makes me so happy and I feel incredibly blessed.

My sister has started coming over each Tuesday to watch Nicholas for a few hours just to give me a break...and it has been such a blessing.  Nicholas adores his aunty...and now that we live a bit closer to my family, he is getting to know the rest of his aunties and his grandparents a bit better too.

And I think that bring us to the end of this little eleven month update.  Nicholas is actually due to wake from his first nap any moment, so I had best sign off...  

Happy January, dear friends!

Love, Kelly