Heather's Mum, Rose has joined us in the last few months, helping out immeasurably, not least by insisting on having Jai with her at nighttime, and allowing us a proper sleep. Not that Jai wakes much anymore. The problem is laughter! Jai is and always has been a boy who laughs easily. Which is why it is easy to capture him laughing or smiling in his photos. Sometimes he laughs in his sleep, which makes me smile too. But sometimes it goes a bit over the top. In January, he got into the habit of laughing hysterically in his sleep (and waking us up)! He keeps it up for, i dunno, maybe 20 minutes, maybe longer. Then once or twice again through the early hours. He woke up happy of course, and us, exhausted and pretty grumpy!

(April 29)

We now have myself and Heather, Jai, Uma, and Noah, Heather's mum (Rose) and my Dad (Roy) living together, as well as 2 cats. So the household is pretty full, and always something's happening. Jai's certainly getting used to lots of attention, which he needs and loves. He goes to childcare for a few hours, once or twice each week. He is finally starting to verbalise more, and has just started (proudly) walking with the help of a Kay walker!

In early April, we spent a week in Sydney, staying at a hotel overlooking the harbour and Opera house. I'd take Jai to the window each morning to look at the cars and buses and trains crossing the bridge, the ferries in the harbour, the giant cruise ships, and the moody skies. He loved the ferry trip to and from Cockatoo Island, where we visited the Sydney Art Biennale. Here's a photo of him enjoying playing with some chalk at the pop up cafe on Cockatoo Island.