Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Annual appraisal

It's been a busy year for Peter, what with being born and all, and he has achieved satisfactory-to-good results in most of his personal goals.  Highlights include increasing his weight ten-fold, transitioning to solid food, and learning the word float-plane (seriously - "where's mummy/daddy" elicits no response; "where's the float-plane?" and he crawls to the window and points).

Pete lists his own significant accomplishments as: working out how to open the dishwasher (it's like a climbing frame...with knives!), managing to stay awake from 5.30am to 7pm with one 30-minute nap, and once eating half a toilet roll while daddy was in the shower and couldn't see.

Areas identified for improvement include hair growth, blowing fewer raspberries while his mouth is full of food, and eating less toilet roll.  Learning to change his own nappies will result in a rating of "exceptional".


Month zero.


Month one.


Month two.


Month three.


Month four.


Month five.


Month six.


Month seven.


Month eight.


Month nine.


Month ten.


Month eleven.


Month twelve.

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Thank you to everyone for your love, support, prayers, gifts, food, books, clothes, etc. over Pete's first year - especially during the somewhat dramatic beginning of it all.  We unquestionably couldn't have survived without you, and anytime you'd like a trip to Canada you can babysit him for as long as you want as a reward.


Presents?  For me?



From Grandma and Grandpa: an inflatable cow!  Aunty Emily free with purchase.


Happy birthday little boy.


The carnage.


This is my best birthday EVER!