Thirty-seven weeks five days

Hello world!

My nana and grandad came to see me. They brought their dog; he runs around like crazy, and he licked my hand. That's funny. I was going to spend the day with them without my parents, but then I didn't. I've never been apart from my parents before, so why start now?

Snow is cold to eat but I like it anyway. It's white and you eat it off the bench, not off the ground.

This week I got to sleep next to my mama at night, like I did when I was little. My nana and grandad were in my room. For some reason I kept waking up in the middle of the night. Then I realized I was in bed so I climbed up the bars to stand up and yell. I don't know why I had to yell; I just did. It took ages to get back to sleep, with all that yelling.

Love,

Franklin

Thirty-six weeks six days

Hello world!

My new best trick is standing up in bed. When I go in bed, I see those bars and head straight for them. I throw my toys out of bed once I'm stood up. I'm really good at it.

My dad's home from work during the day today so we get to play. He kind of knows the routine. We were all going to go out and have some fun shopping except my mama has a bug in her tummy. I like bugs. I watched a bug crawling on the ground, and my mobile has bugs on it. I sing to them.

Me and mama took a video of us making music. Everyone can see it here. I play the piano and sing. Nowadays I sing all the time. Whenever I hear mama play piano, I sing along. It's different when it's on a CD. I don't feel it when I just listen to a CD; the piano makes my insides rumble. My mama says she used to play piano for me when I was still in her tummy. I'm not sure if I remember. I was only little then.

Love,

Franklin

Thirty-five weeks four days

Hello world!

Dad lost all his hair while I was asleep. He doesn't look like my dad.

Me and my mama went shopping yesterday and it was so exciting I didn't sleep at all. Not even in the car. Then I got cranky and upset for the rest of the day. I don't like that. I like to have my normal routine, and know when to go to sleep and when to eat and when to play. On weekends my routine is a little messed up because my mama goes to work.

My routine is like this:

1. Wake up and eat
2. Get bum change and dressed
3. Have a little snack then go for walk
4. Come home and have a snack
   
5. Play and bum change
   
6. Sleep
7. Wake up and eat and bum change
   
8. Play and help mama with housework
9. Snack and more play and bum change
   
10. Sleep
11. Wake up and eat and bum change
12. Help cook dinner then eat it
13. Play then bathtime
14. Last snack then bedtime

Once a week we go to baby group in the morning. It's the best! It doesn't mess up the routine. I help with housework and cooking by not screaming. My mama says that's the best help in the world.

Love,

Franklin

Thirty-four weeks five days

Hello world!

We went to the park and I got to play in the leaves with the dog. It was so much fun! Leaves taste great.

The last two nights I was so tired but kept waking up because of dumb fireworks going off. I got really upset: don't people know? I need to sleep!

I'm really good at pooing in the potty now. One time I did one and then got in my bath, but then I realized I wasn't done. So I finished it in the bath. I like to poo in the bath. It just floats away and I don't need to wipe. But for some reason all the water goes away really quickly and my bath is done.

Since I have two teeth now, I practice chewing my food. My dad gave me toast and marmite to chew: yummy. I also have omelette with mushroom or tomato, or I have cheese, or yogurt with strawberry jam. My mama asked me if I remember picking strawberries in the summer. I'm not sure...but I remember eating strawberry jam. Yum. I still think I don't like banana though.

My mama made me a new warm hat. I like to take it off.

Love,

Franklin