And he's crawling!

He's by no means motoring yet and still ends up stuck in one spot with his limbs flailing from time to time, but today we think it's safe to say we have a crawler!

Lock up your remotes, phones and quite frankly anything that is not already tied down!

Ewan's first finger food.....almost.

We had a go at feeding Ewan some Cheerios this afternoon. He knew what to do in principle but the execution fell a little short.

Uncle Phil pays a visit

Ewan's Uncle Phillip paid a visit this weekend. Fraser's oldest brother flew into LA on his way to Palm Springs to attend a conference and chose to stop over the night in Pasadena to break up the journey and be the first Moss aunty or uncle to meet his nephew in person.

It was great to see him, as we have not been back to the UK since Xmas 2005, and he brought some great little treats from Teresa, Charlotte, Lauren and himself. Mom and Dad got some nice chocolates and naturally a supply of English tea bags. Ewan got a new toy crab that plays a tune and crawls away when you bop his shell. We played with it a lot this afternoon and it was a big hit. The music it plays is surprisingly loud for a small toy. We think there might be a little payback happening here for all the noisy toys Fraser bought Charlotte and Lauren when they were younger.

Although it was a flying visit, it was super to see Phil and we got to catch up a little over dinner last night and a brunch this morning before he and his colleague had to hit the road. We hope the weather is a bit better for the rest of their trip. It's been raining again, which is not what most folk would expect when they come to LA.

Ewan Loves Bath Time!

It has to be said, Ewan just loves his baths. He always chuckles as we lower him into the water and now that he sits up in the tub, likes to splash the water and reach for things floating in the tub.

He has some toy dinosaurs that we throw in with him and they squirt water from their mouths which he thinks is fun. But what is more fun is the little green plastic bowl we use to pour water over him to rinse him off. That's the best toy ever, especially if you can get it in your mouth!
We hope bathtime stays fun for years to come and that he does not develop an irrational fear of water being poured on his head like his father did as a toddler.
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"Stegosaurus taste's like soap Mom!"




"Come here!"___________________________________"mmmm....this bowl tastes better than dinosaurs"

For those about to rock, we salute you!

It's been a while since we posted (sorry, we've been a bit busy and Mom and Dad have both had an evil stomach bugs the last couple of weekends) so when we dressed Ewan this morning he looked such the little dude in his jeans, Converse "All Stars" and AB/CD T-shirt (not AC/DC - take a close look at the print - it does not say what you first think) we had to take a picture and post it.

With this new edgy attitude look we thought it was time to start increasing the baby-proofing around the house. Actually it is because Ewan is SO close to crawling. Frustratingly so for him. He has the motion in the arms and legs right, and can push up with his arms and rotate on the spot using his arms, but the legs and knees are not getting the traction just yet. Dad spent the day putting loose cables in covers on the base boards and putting covers on all the sockets that are not in use, baby-proof covers over the plugs that are in the sockets and putting latches on the fridge and the cupbaords etc. Tomorrow we hope to finish stage 1 by moving all the stuff on low shelves up to higher ones. Fortunately, some of the work is already done because we have cat-proofed certain cupboards and other places already.

In other news, Ewan's diet is getting ever more diverse. His meal selections now can be anything form the following list (alone or in combination): rice cereal, oatmeal, whole-grain multi grain cereal, peas, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, stewed apple, stewed pair, green beans, banana and of course his milk.

Finally, we are only giving him one dose of his Pulmicort medication a day after we had to take him back up to full treatment levels over Xmas and New year. We really hope we're not tempting another relapse by posting this but his breathing is much better than before Xmas and we have everything crossed he keeps improving so we can drop treatment altogether when LA gets over its cold snap (Some areas of LA and just north actually had snow fall and settle earlier this week!)

New Year's Day - The Rose Parade

New Year's Day 2007. A beautiful clear sunny morning. Every 1st January here in Pasadena is the time for the Tournament of Roses Rose Parade. It is quite the spectacular as hand decorated floats and bands parade down Colorado Blvd for 5 miles. The special thing about the parade is that all the floats must be decorated with only flowers and vegetable matter. Everything you see below is flowers, friuits, grasses, sprouts and other vegetables, rice, lentils etc. Many of the floats are animated too. The one with dragon pictured below actually breathed fire. It also attracts many celebrities. For example, Jack Hannah the naturalist was on one float, and James Mason was riding on the Oaklahoma 100 years float (pictured in the right column, 4th photo down). George Lucas was the Grand Marshall, and accordingly there were also a couple of Star Wars floats and a procession of 200 storm troopers.

Ewan watched from the Baby-Bjorn. he like the marching bands and the color guards with the big flags the best. However after about 2/3rds of the parade had passed he was done for the morning and passed out.