Climbing

Fontainebleau

The world most renowned bouldering area is located just an hour from home, I had to take mom and dad there on this sunny and warm Sunday. I get rewarded too: to reach the first boulders, we have to walk for 15 minutes, which allows us to try my stroller in full off-road mode. Bumps, holes, rocks, branches, sand... there is nothing better than a super bouncy stroller to make me sleep.

The area that we decide to try is fairly small: all boulders are all located within a few meters of each other, easy for us to move the stroller as mamma and papa try problems. Different colors are available as well: yellow (easy), orange (medium) and red (hard). They get to try a little bit of everything. I like being in the woods: it is quiet, very pretty, smells good. I like it very much.

Spending the whole day far from home is not too easy: I need a place in the shade to sleep, to be fed on a regular basis, but most important of all, to be taken care of. I am too small to climb, watching the parents climb is a little boring after a while: being in their arms and playing with them and all the toys we brought is more fun.

Mom = portable food. So convenient

The crashpad becomes a playground!

Mom in effort, me all relaxed

Millau

Fontainebleau was just a starter. Short day-trip, small rocks, small landscape... I want to see bigger now. Our friend Vincent (he is my friend too, I am so cute that everybody likes me) from the climbing gym invites us to stay at this parents place close to Millau in the South of France for this 4-day week-end.

Now we are talking: kilometers of magnificent gorges, rock everywhere, dream lanscapes and perfect weather

A bunch of new experiences for me this week-end:

- go on a hike in my stroller: not always easy to drive it in the rocky paths, sometimes a pusher and a puller are required to go uphill. Not as fast as normal hikers but it does not matter too much and we manage to reach the edge of the cliff, spot some eagle's nests not very far and enjoy a nice picnic in the sun.

- disturb a whole crowd of people at the climbing crag by refusing to sleep or stop crying. I am a celebrity, I have to make myself noticed wherever I go! Mom and dad decide to leave after trying to calm me for 30 minutes without success. We'll visit the crag again the next day and enjoy a few hours of excellent climbing. Or at least, they will while I sleep or play with one of them.

- take a bath in a kitchen sink. Not enough space in my car to bring my bathtub for the week-end. Full of resources, I propose to use the sink instead: it is just my size, a perfect fit.

Daddy trying hard to climb: show-off!

A big hike in my stroller: it goes everywhere and I love it. Mamma and Papa are thinking about an alternative solution, it is quite heavy and bulky to drag me all over the place in it.

At the crag: that's the day I was calm and all smiles. It's the last place where Mom could find some shade to feed me, far in the crack.

It feels good to rest after such a long and eventful week-end

Growing up... but not too fast

I still have a really hard time falling asleep at night, crying hour after hour in somebody's arms, but I feel like I am growing little by little. I am becoming more active during the day, interacting with the people around me a lot more than before: following them with my eyes, moving my arms in their direction... It still looks like I don't really know what I am doing but trust me, I amslowly getting there. Smiling has also become my specialty, showing my half-moon-eyes as mom and dad call it: nobody can resist that and be sure that I will be re-using this trick when I am older to get my parents to et me do whatever I want.

Nobody can resist my smiles!

I still can't move by myself: mom is training me everyday by putting me on my tummy, hoping I will turn around. Being in this position for a few minutes is ok, but not too long: being stuck upside down is not much fun, I feel like a turtle (the other way round though) that would not be able to go back on its four feet. Cinnamoroll has become my best friend, he is so cute with his long ears, I'll drag him everywhere with me when I am older.

Training with mommy: one day I'll be able to catch my toys I can even bring my hand into my mouth every time I try: still lacking a little coordination to only stick my thumb in there though.My best friend: Cinnamoroll

Growing, yes, but not too fast. Cuddling in mom or dad's arms is my favorite activity, falling asleep close to them. And I still need diapers...

I am telling you, mom fell asleep first.

When I am really tired, I can fall asleep in any kind of position

Changing diapers, not always so much fun

Bubbles

Nights have been a little difficult lately: I have been having some stomach pain (or so mom and dad think, that's part of their learning phase) which disturbed my sleep a little. Bubbles in my stomach make my life difficult, hey keep waking me up as soon asI close my eyes. Mom and dad end up taking care of me for hours in a row, until I finally manage to fall asleep. Not fun for them to stay awake until 3 in the morning or for 2 hours in the middle of the night.

They tried all the tricks they know to try help me feel better: good feeding with mommy's milk, clean diaper, wrap me tight in my fleece blanket just the way I like it, cuddling, rocking, patting my back to make me burp... Nothing seems to work. They even invented a new position to hold me to facilitate the burping and getting rid of those evil bubbles: the Sloth position. This does not always solve the problem but I like it and it sometimes get some bubbles out of my stomach when the other methods did not work.

I hope the discomfort will disappear fast, I don't want mom and dad to become very tired because of me.

One good news, Amma and Afi (Alda and Olafur) are coming from Icelandic tomorrow to see me. I am so excited to meet them, I am sure they will love me, everybody says I am super cute.

The Sloth position Mom style.

The Sloth position Dad style.

My favorite sleeping position: the Egyptian.

I gained a little weight lately but I am still the cutest.