Half a Year Later

Yes, we're those parents. Any milestone no matter how small should be celebrated, if only to provide an excuse for tea and cake in the park. No, Nelly did not partake in her half-birthday cake. We thought we'd give the poor girl a few more months (hopefully years) before subjecting her to the same high fat, high volume diet that her parents seem so fond of.

First stop in the morning was to get a quartet of icing encrusted morsels from the Cupcake Parlour. Then we drove down the road to Orleigh Park to find a lovely spot under a tree for some morning tea. Nelly was so well behaved and happily gave us lots of smiles for the camera.

As an aside, I've recently upgraded all our iOS devices to the latest version of iOS5 which, amongst many great new features, includes iCloud. Can I just say that having Photo Stream is an absolute life changer now that I don't need to synchronise four devices manually after taking few (ok, perhaps more than a few) photos. You can see my personal picks on the album here.

Eating the cupcakes fresh this time made a world of difference. These were super moist and had great flavour. I ordered the Turkish Delight along with the Marbelous (which is the one with a Guylian chocolate on the top). Alison had the Fairy Floss and Very Cherry (with the Cherry Ripe). Eleanor seemed interested in sampling the sweets but we convinced her that a bottle of milk and blended beans, carrots and sweet potato would be just as good. Kids are so gullible.

It's amazing how much she's changed over the last six months (as I said, we're those parents). Just over the last few weeks since Canberra have allowed Eleanor to improve her upper body strength when pushing herself up on her tummy. She's also interacting a lot more with us vocally, which is unbelievably rewarding. I had actually thought that she was going to be a laconic lass with very little sign of joviality, but I've been pleased to see her develop a musical laugh and happy squeal that melts my heart every time I hear it.

Happy six months Eleanor Chua. Your mummy and daddy love you very much.