Land speed record

While the snow is here we might as well make the most of it.
Maud decided that yesterday was the day that she would attempt to beat the current land speed record of 1227km/h (763mph)

 
Maud getting a last pep talk, she doesn't really seem to be listening.
 
One last good luck hug. 

Record attempt - video footage

Go Maud go... on Vimeo

Failed attempt

Despite being unsuccessful Maud wasn't too disappointed.
We need to find 1220km/h from somewhere, i think she may have to concentrate on keeping her arms tucked in more.

 
 
A quick de-briefing and Maud was already planning the next attempt.
 
This it IT!
Let me use your sledge dad and i know i can beat the record.

I may be incompetent and irresponsible Maud....but i'm not stupid.
 

She hitched a ride with Kristiane instead just to asses the feasibility of a joint attempt. 

Hibernation

One last check on Maud before we went to bed last night revealed that our fearless little Maud had decided it was hibernation time....she is in there somewhwere.

  

Brrrrr....

Colder and colder, the weather men predicted -11 for yesterday, my thermometer said -10.5
Close enough.

 
 
 
Maud was taking no chances and insisted on wearing her hat inside.
 
Maud acts all shocked on finding that the river has frozen over. 

Evolution

It didn't take Maud long to realise that everybody who is anybody must have a mobile phone, yes indeed, these days a phone is a must have accessory which of course has to be kept with you at all times just in case that important somebody calls.
No matter that she can't even walk yet if needs must then crawling can be adapted. No problem.



Maud and her phone on Vimeo

Late arrival

Well over the weekend it snowed and got colder...after an extremely mild december, winter finally arrived.


 
 
 
  

Old age

Well Thursday again already so must be time to blog, it's 7 days since my last confession... erm... blog post so here we go again on the day Maud becomes 11 months old.

The ageing process is giving Maud cause for concern already, she is getting increasingly worried that these close ups are going to show her wrinkles.

 
 


and here for the first time is a shot of Mauds upper teeth, still only three of them but i'm assuming there are more on the way.

  

Hair

Maud has now finally started to get some hair, and contrary to viscious rumours circulating in Canada (you know who you are) we have at no time shaved Maud's head.
I'm still a little concerned about the growth pattern though as she still doesn't seem to be growing any hair on her temples.

 
  

Bubbles

Pesky washing up bubbles, you just can't quite seem to pick them up.



Maud's bubbles on Vimeo

Announcement

Maud has an announcement to make....



Maud's announcement on Vimeo

Six pack

Today was the day snow made a reappearance in Oslo, not so much...so lets just hope it stays that way too.

 
 

I bought Maud her first six pack today - not quite the six pack she was hoping for maybe? 

Drinking game

She seems to have the getting herself a drink part sorted, but keeping all the water in her mouth and putting the cup down again need some work.



Maud drinks on Vimeo

anybody can't see the videos i post on the blog ....then you probably need to install this.

Utopia?

Any of you feel that Norway is some kind of utopia just because it tops the Human Development Index? .....well it ain't.

It seems increasingly unlikely that we will get a place at nursery for Maud in time for when i'm due back at work on the 5th March. No places available, or we didn't get picked out, for either the local authority or privately owned nurseries we have appplied for. (We are allowed to apply for seven different nurseries in our district with our applicantion being entered into a lottery with lucky winners being picked out at random, it's not even a waiting list system ....oh and applying outside of our district isn't allowed either.)
We are still clinging to the hope that we can get her into Silje's work or college nurseries but they have long waiting lists and the earliest we could theoretically get places there would be the 2nd April.
The only other alternative would seem to be some kind of day nanny....umm....cheap it isn't.

Maud, oblivious to her lack of nursery place, carries on regardless - after polishing off another jar of baby food she continues to casually sip her water while watching Silje stir her coffee.

  

I know!

Yes i know, I've been a terrible blogger over the last couple of weeks so here is, at last, the first post of the new year.
We all had a fantastic time at Grandma's house in Manchester over Christmas but as always holidays have to come to an end and so here we are back in Oslo.
Plenty to do here too, Maud has finally kicked us out of our bedroom so after 10 months of sharing the same room our bed has been relocated into the dining room, so no more dinner parties for us.
Arriving back in Oslo didn't mean the end of presents for us though, we had Christmas all over again a couple of days ago when we opened all the presents we couldn't take with us to England. Maud seems to be getting the swing of this present opening lark.