My new bed

Josh:  It was all very exciting because daddy got to stay home yesterday and today due to snow, which gave him chance to finish off my new bed!  I have almost completely outgrown my moses basket so daddy got it finished just in time.  Well it is almost finished really - he is just busy engraving a big Winnie the Pooh and Piglet picture onto one of the ends right now.  He has also added "Veritas Vincit" above the picture, which is the Keith clan motto, meaning "Truth Conquers", so I can remember my Scottish heritage and especially its great and special meaning.  And daddy is going to find some baby-safe gloss to preserve the wood and make it look nice.

It is a cot-bed meaning it can convert into a bigger bed, so will last a long time. Well untill I get a little brother or sister to boot me out.  Right now I look so tiny in it!  But mommy and daddy and put me right down at the bottom so that my feet touch the end to keep me safe and cosy.  I had a good night's sleep in it last night!  Just woke up as usual when I was hungry.  Daddy did a great job.  But now mommy is wondering how she is going to cope when I leave home one day when I am big, after feeling this emotional about me moving 8 metres into my own room across the hallway!!  Oh dear.

Here is a pic of me with the new engravings:

 And this is me in the cot before the engraving:

And this is me striking a cute pose for you:

Adventures in the Snow!

Cath:  As are many others in the UK, we are having some fun in the snow this weekend!  There has been more than I have ever experienced in Scotland.  It probably helps being out of town - think we've had more here in Bathgate than in Edinburgh.

The snow started on Saturday, when we woke up to beautiful white scenes outside.  Well, that was actually around 4am when Dave got up to feed Josh.  We were all excitedly gazing out the window!  We stayed inside in the flat, cosy and warm until Sunday morning when we attempted to go to church.  We wrapped up warm and got as far as downstairs and outside, when we passed a man who was just coming in and said not to bother, "the M8 is just the same".  So we hummed and hah'd but took this as a sign and turned around and went back inside. 

A few hours later, we decided to head out for lunch (bacon rolls and hot chocolate) at a local coffee shop.  We had to experience the snow after all, and test the capabilities of our buggy!  Even though it is great off-road, we didn't realise it would be so tricky navigating a buggy in the snow hmm..... Should have taken the sling....  But Josh was nice and cosy in there anyway.  Dave pushed most of the time, but I had a go... for a few minutes here and there... :) 

On the way back we built Sam Bob the snowman!  He is sitting outside our flat.  Dave took great care, packing the snow firmly for his body by rolling it up in a big ball.  Josh loved it, of course. 

In the evening we attempted to go to church again.  This time to our very small local church and in the car.  But we arrived to find a snow-filled carpark and the church closed.

This morning we debated whether or not Dave should go to work.  We stood and watched people trying and failing to get out our carpark.  A big tractor came along (we think someone who lived in one of the flats owned it) and swept away some of the snow.  Some people managed to dig themselves out.  So Dave decided to give it a go.  I watched as he dug the car out with a mop - we don't own a shovel!  He managed to get as far as the M8, but it was dead quiet.  Closed in the other direction, but virtually no cars going Dave's way.  The weirdest thing was seeing jack-knifed lorries stuck on the other side of the road, their wheels spinning trying to get moving again.  Dave eventually got hold of his boss who said not to come in.  Apparently there was 18 inches of snow on site.  Dave may be able to get down there, but probably wouldn't be able to get out again.  So he is now home and working on Josh's cot again :)  Snow day! Yay!

Here is a pic of us with Sam Bob:

View from our flat:

Cutie

Cath:  Josh has been very happy playing under his playgym these days.  He is much happier lying there than in his cot - much more interesting having something to look at.  Here is a little video of him kicking about:

He also has discovered his hands!  Yum yum:

Sporting his rather cute giraffe top and extremely cool sheep slippers:

Just wanted to share the cute-ness :)

Mini-us.

Cath:  There is no doubt about it: Josh is Dave's mini-me.  He is the splitting image of his daddy.  As one of our friends put it, Dave in a sleepsuit.  But we were interested to notice that Josh,  is not the splitting image of Dave as a baby, so we asked my mom to send us some pics of me.  And what do you know.  Now many of my pics don't look like Josh, but this one could just as well be him!  Dave said, "Cath looks like a boy!"  Hah!  But you can see our point here....  Our conclusion is, Josh is a grand mixture of both of us.  Pretty cool we think.

Worship Central

Cath: Worship Central, a big gathering of mainly church musos, hosted by Tim Hughes, Al Gordon, Ben Cantelon and Nikki Fletcher, for a full day's worth of workshops and worship through sound, was being hosted by our church - bound to be a great day. And Josh didn't want to miss it either!  So we bought him some noise-cancelling headphones, the kiddy version, and they worked like a treat.  Josh slept right through the morning and evening sessions, despite the loudness of it all.  And he was the coolest kid on the block.

My shoes

Josh:  It has been really really cold, wet and windy here in Scotland.  So mommy went shoe shopping for me and found me a pair of trainers to help keep my feet warm and dry and to make sure my socks don't fall off.  I was very considerate and stacked them neatly with daddy and mommy's....

Furry Friends

Josh: I was hanging out with my furry friends who live on mommy and daddy's bed when mommy took this spontaneous pic and thought it was kinda cute.  Then mommy thought it would be a good idea to take a pic of me in my bear suit with a whole lot of my other furry friends from my bedroom... Can you spot me? (I am trying to disguise myself with the serious face)

My first wedding

Josh:  Mommy and daddy's friends, Beth and Barnes, got married in Carlisle this weekend.  We had such a fun time.  I got to dress up all smart.  The service was in a very pretty church in Dearham, Maryport.  We then went along to this lovely old building with big beams, the Tithe Barn, in Carlisle where we had a yummy dinner and ceilidh.  I really enjoyed the service, especially the music.  Daddy looked after me, since I was awake, but I didn't cry at all.  I got hungry after the service, but ate in time so that mommy and daddy could enjoy their dinner.  Then I wanted my pudding just after mommy and daddy had theirs, but I had been sleeping and went back to sleep again after that so that they could enjoy the ceilidh together.  We were very kindly offered accommodation by some family friends of Barnes's which worked out so well - thanks guys!