Hi all

It's been a busy few weeks recently. A few weeks ago I finally sorted out work. I will be returning on 25 June for 3 days (Mon-Wed). Not long after sorting that out, I finally got Cooper into a childcare centre. It's been quite stressful settling him in. We started last week. I've only left him for up to an hour. This week I will be trying to leave him longer. He had his first nap at daycare today. I'm feeling a bit better about it all as the centre and the carers seem really great. The first day I left him, he got very distressed but they called me straight away to come and get him.

It's such a fun age though. Cooper is now pointing at everything and making inquiring noises. Before he would just point his finger but now you can tell he's actually pointing AT things. If you ask him where the light is, he looks up to the ceiling and points. So cute. Today we were outside and he was pointing at birds in the sky. And on the weekend he picked up the remote control for the TV and started pointing it towards the TV! They take so much in!

He's mastered how to climb down from things now. He spent all weekend climbing down from the bed and couch on his own. It's so cute how he carefully crawls to the edge, turns around and then lowers his legs over the side. He's really got the hang of it.

Not sure when he'll be walking. He stills walks around pushing things like the walker on wheels, boxes, toys etc - anything that will slide along the carpet. He can still stand alone for 30 seconds or so but that's about it.

Roya – You'll be in wonderful Queensland at the moment! I hope you're enjoying yourself.

As for finger food, Cooper likes:

- steamed vegie pieces (carrot, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans)
- cucumer
- cheese
- sultanas
- Cruskits or rice cakes
- pasta spirals
- sandwiches
- banana
- mandarin

Lollie – Welcome to the group! Wow you'll definitely be kept on your toes with all your kiddies! How exciting.

Dustmite – How's Corban going? Walking yet?

Hayley – How scary about the teeth accident. I would have been so scared seeing all the blood. Hope everything is okay now.

Mads – Glad to hear being back at work is going okay. Not long until I'm back at work now!