I asked Thomas what I should take a photo of for today’s pic. Kei suggested I take one of father and son together but Thomas wanted to include Mummy as well.

It’s quite fitting that I mark the end of my first month of P365 with a family portrait. We took this pic sitting on the bathroom floor because the bathroom has the best light. I also used my new monopod to keep the camera steady without using flash.

Oh, and this is our silly shot. It’s so funny that Thomas is making a face too. I love this photo.

Now onto February. I can’t believe January is over already. I month closer to the end of winter and the arrival of this baby.

Nicole

Thomas fell asleep in the shopping cart yesterday. It was only 11am – way before his naptime – so this was very unusual. In fact it’s unusual for him to fall asleep in the cart at all. We got home and he went to bed for 3.5 hours! And even then I had to wake him up. Poor thing had a slight fever and wasn’t feeling well at all.

Now I think he’s playing it up because he knows I just want to make him feel better.

Using Daddy’s phone to call the Wiggles.
The question: “What are you up to?”. The Answer: “Eating fruit salad”. Of course!

Thomas and Kei after bathtime.

I realize this is blurry – in fact a lot of my photos are these days – but I hate using flash and I just don’t have many opportunities to take photos in good lighting conditons. It is dark when I leave home for work and dark when I return. I ordered a new lens today that may help me take clearer pics in low light. And it would probably be a good idea to get out of auto mode…

Took this from inside Thomas’ play tent. Another great Ikea buy. 🙂

Thomas playing with his puppets. I bought these from Ikea and they have definitely been worth the money. Kei likes chasing Thomas around the house with the puppet on his hand trying to “eat” him. Very entertaining.

Souvenirs from when we lived in Japan. These dolls have followed us from Japan to Australia and now to the US.

This kid truly enjoys his own reflection. Took this one in the bath while he was admiring himself in the reflection of the drain cover. 🙂

Nesting out of necessity. I went through Thomas’ closet and sorted all of his old baby clothes into boxes according to size. I folded baby blankets, put bottles and pumping implements into containers and even organized the tiny little baby hats. (Although my organization may be premature – Thomas wore his hospital hat for at least a month after we brought him home because his head was so small).

I wish I was prepping for a nursery but I suppose at least three months of living in renovation chaos is reason enough to get organized. Work officially starts on Monday although the demo will be another few weeks. Good thing too because we still have closets to clean out, furniture to move and a basement to organize. Busy few weeks ahead.

This is what Thomas was doing when I got home from work – organizing. He LOVES putting things in perfectly formed rows – Toys, stickers, magnets, you name it. I have been assured that this is normal toddler behaviour. If only he could apply the same obsession to organizing the playroom.