I have been neglecting my blog of late.....oops :) We have had another bout of winter colds pass through our household, and now, 10 days later, there are still runny noses! Suffice to say, sleep has been broken and days have been full. For this reason, instead of writing, I am going to share some photos from the past month :)

 Sarah is growing! She isn't yet crawling, but she is mobile. She manages to get herself in all sorts of places by going backwards and sideways! And she is loving her solids - particularly oranges. Yum!

Abigail loves jumping. LOVES JUMPING! She jumps all over the house! And of course, the trampoline :)

Her vocabulary is emerging and expanding now. 'Daddy', 'bye', 'no', 'baby' are standard, and she likes us to name objects and try to repeat them after us. She has such a cute little talking voice! Greatly anticipating more conversation with her - it's like a whole new world!

The girls love books being read to them. Story time with daddy is much enjoyed.

Jonathan now regularly rides his bike home from work, and ENJOYS it! (I was informed of this fact this morning; he can listen to 10 minutes of uninterrupted music through his headphones while he rides :)).

I have planted spring onions (just cut the bottoms off ones you buy and stick them in the garden), spinach and lettuce seeds, and some parsley plants. Many prayers that they grow - I've not had much luck with growing things here :P

And I have acquired a bread maker (thanks Grandma R) - now I can make NICE gluten free bread (really, it doesn't have to be toasted to make it palatable!), and it saves so much time (rises and bakes it without me having to supervise). Such a blessing and a treat. And very pleased to have found cheap whole grain gluten free flours at the local Indian grocer - sorghum, millet, and buckwheat.

There's been lowlights and highlights to the month, but the best thing to have happened is the safe arrival of my first niece, Juliana Grace. Many congratulations to my older sister and her hubby on the birth of their second child! I am sure she is beautiful and I am greatly looking forward to seeing pictures of her!


Blessings to all!