6th February - in Nils' words.....

Oskar slept with us half the night. He has got a cold, and also got his second tooth! We were out to buy him a pushchair with a hood, and got one cheaply at Baby on a Budget (135 AUD). It was hot outside, and Oskar was poorly, so we went home after this. In the evening, Lynn started baking a birthday cake for Elise. Oskar tested his new toothbrush, and was chewing it for 20 minutes, so his teeth must have been really clean after this!

5th February - in Nils' words.........

We and Oskar are still jet lagged. Oskar thinks it still is day during night, and wakes up to play and is noisy during night, which stresses Lynn because she does not want everybody to wake up because of him, since all are going to work or school early. Oskar was a bit bunged up, and woke up several times because of it. Lynn and Lisa went out to the supermarket to buy more essentials we needed later this day. The woman at the till in the supermarket said “Is he not georgeous! He looks just like a little porcelain doll!”

4th February - in Nils' words.....

First day in Australia. Drew had baked a nice chocolate cake for Oskars 7^th month anniversary, to celebrate his new cousin, and our arrival. Oskar was put on the table, and put both hands in to the cake to grab a big piece! We put Oskar in the travel cot, and he slept for some hours, and then woke up and thought it was daytime. Nils tried to bounce him for a while whilst Lynn was singing Old mac Donald, Twinkle Twinkle, Wiggely Woo and Incy Wincy Spider for him to try to make him tired. Oskar enjoyed the activity, and did finally go to sleep again, but was rather unsettled and jet-lagged, and woke up several times during the night.