This is a combined post for Weeks 52 and 53 as Joseph's birthday has certainly spanned two weeks! We went to Sydney for four days including Joseph's birthday and this meant he had a couple of celebrations!

First of all, a development update...Joseph LOVES to feed himself, some meals are more successful that others! I am finding that giving Joseph a fork makes things a lot easier (ie less messy!) as he is able to stab the food and actually get some on the fork and into his mouth! He becomes very determined to feed himself!


Recently, Joseph has taken to sucking on his bottle when it is empty and crawls around with it in his mouth like a dog carrying something! We're not sure where this comes from as he has never been a fan of a dummy! Another of his favourite things is lounging around on the floor. He likes to roll around on the floor or sometimes just lies there talking away. Here is a picture of Joseph combining two of his favourite things - lounging and sucking the bottle!


Ofcourse, the big event was Saturday 17th March when Joseph turned one. Mum and Dad came down to Sydney to babysit (Dan and I went to a wedding) and brought loads of presents with them.

He got a great tracksuit that will be just perfect for the trip to Bear Park.

Probably the highlight for Joseph was his first ever trip to McDonalds with Grandma and Grandad BQ, where he tucked into McNuggets and fries (no fizzy drink though).