Shockingly we have had no major milestones this week. In fact, Harrison has apparently decided that trying to stand without holding on was a little risky, even for him and has generally stopped. He bumped his head a few hundred times (it seemed) in that first week that he was trying to let go, so he may have decided to master standing holding on before moving on to the next stage. Practical boy.
Heidi did sprout a second tooth, so she and her brother now each have their two bottom chompers. She has had a ball at Mimi and Papa's place pacing from one end of the house to the other. At their much larger house this takes considerably longer than the circuit at home in Lonsdale and is therefore much more interesting. There are also lots more people to stop and grin at, which also makes it much more interesting.
We were a little overwhelmed at the prospect of babyproofing Mimi and Papa's substantial sized house initially (closing interior doors is not an option when its 150 degrees Celsius outside) what with all the new "fun" cords, outlets, treasured momentos and fine silverware within reach. As it turns out, the twins have actually been very good, and tend to leave everything alone (choosing instead just to wander around in the vast acreage) with one small exception. Well, one large, heavy exception, technically. I'm a little fuzzy on the details since I was still upstairs sleeping but supposedly Harrison got into a bit of a donnybrook with the coffee table; words were exchanged, things got physical and the coffeetable jumped on top of Harrison and gave him a bloody nose! Harrison shook it off bravely and the coffee table has been placed on probation in the hall ever since. Otherwise, everything's gone well.
We're having a lovely visit with Alison, who came home to meet the twins and our niece Ellie and introduce us to her boyfriend Adam. We're all very starstruck, since he's a specialist cameraman for our favourite TV show Top Gear and regularly tells casual stories about Tom Cruise and filming in the Amazon and the like. He's actually a very nice, very low key guy and has fit in beautifully with the whole family. And when I say the whole family, I mean it. They spent a few days in Lonsdale/Kingston meeting everyone Ali's ever known there, then spent 3 days at the cottage sharing living quarters with 6 other adults, 3 babies and two dogs. Talk about getting up close and personal. We had a great time celebrating Tara's 25th birthday with fancy champagne from the UK and a custom made "Queen Tara" crown cake. Then it was on to Ripley for 4 days to meet most of the aunts, uncles, cousins and friends here. They're off now for 2 very well deserved days of relaxation in Niagara on the Lake. We've spent the entire week in the water; either at the pool, at the dock or at the beach and are feeling very, very summery.
We're due home on Sunday sometime, and we'll have a whole week at home (gasp!) to catch up on laundry and messages, download photos and meet our newest neighbour. Our next door neighbours Pat and Kristin had a baby boy a few days ago, so Heidi and Harrison will have a new playmate!! Lots of fun!
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