Swimming and eating!

Zachary had his first trip to a swimming pool this week at The Village Hotel open weekend. It was great to have Vickrum, Beckrum, Bev and Caleb along for the trip too, especially as they looked after Zachary for a bit to allow Mummy and Daddy to enjoy the sauna and jacuzzi - lovely! Zachary's mood at the swimming pool seemed to be a combination of mild enjoyment and indifference, but at least he didn't mind it; he did enjoy eating one of the floats though. He stayed in for about 40 minutes, by which point he was so tired he was nearly dozing off and we took him out.  

Here are a few photos of Zachary preparing for his first swim...

Practising in the bath - he loves splashing

I'm going to be a super (smug) swimmer!

All ready in his swimsuit, looking at his 'I love swimming' book

We enjoyed a delicious meal in the hotel pub afterwards and Zachary had some puréed sweet potato (it's a lot easier to feed him purées when we're out), fed to him by Auntie Bev and Auntie Vickrum and he managed to eat quite a bit.

Feeding times in general are going very well- Zachary is always very enthusiastic about it, grabbing the food as soon as it's put in front of him. His favourite at the moment is broccoli, probably because it's something he can grab onto and keep a hold of, pulling off the tiny pieces into his mouth; the downside is it goes everywhere! He's usually in a good mood when he eats, unless he's particularly tired; when he's tired he constantly rubs his ear with his hand, which doesn't go too well if he has broccoli in it! 

Devouring the broccoli

At tea time, we've been giving Zachary some breast milk porridge in the hope that it might help him sleep through the night. So far, we've seen a little improvement, but not as much as we'd hoped.

Porridge for tea; Daddy likes it too!