A summary of the recipes that are popular with the kids. Well popular with Henry at least, May only seems content with munching through a pork pie.:
- Macaroni Cheese [H & M]
- Carbonara – Jamie’s Courgette version [H & M]
- Spaghetti Carbonara [H & M]
- Noodles with Cream [H & M]
- Shepard’s Pie [H]
- Fish Pie [H]
- Porridge [H]
- Roast Dinner Vegetables [H]
- Cauliflower/Broccoli Cheese [H]
- Fish Finger’s and Veg [H]
Henry definitely prefers mild flavours, anything too flavoursome is ‘too spicy’, from tomatoes to bacon. Or anything that cannot be chewed to a paste (meat for example, stringy vegetables).
A new developmental step? Well more of a regression… Henry has started sucking food off the table cloth, ummm yum (Not quite as disgusting as it sounds as it is one of those plastic coated cloths). But it sure looks disgusting. Henry face down, nostril deep in custard, slurping away trying to get the very last morsel of food is a joy to behold.
We are going to have to put a stop to it before we eat out in public again, but I am finding it difficult to chastise him. He has never been a big eater and any show of interest in food should definitely not be discouraged. Especially as he only does it with food he really likes, so its kind of a complement to the chef.
Henry’s favourite foods so far, to receive this special seal of approval, include Macaroni Cheese and Banana and Custard.
Must get a picture of this one…
I think we finally could say we had finished the kitchen around August 2008, what seems like an eternity. So thought I’d post a comment here with links to some photos of Henry exploring his new environment. There is a small collection of photos in our album under Birch Cottage > Kitchen After.
Henry had a soft spot for the sink, and could spend hours playing with the plug, trouble was his attention would eventually turn to the tap… with spectacular and very wet consequences.
Here you can see Henry is examining the quality of the Travertine floor (more likely he is concentrating on something more mundane, as this has now become known as Henry’s poo pose).
Finally, Henry is trying to read the gas meter, conveniently located in this small cupboard full of alcohol.
Since my post in March Sick little boy we have only had a handful of nights where Henry hasn’t woken up in the early hours and taken over an hour to get back to sleep. Also not helping is George meowing at the bedroom window at Five o’clock in the morning waking us all up – a few cups of water is helping to break that habit…
Henry’s vocabulary is still coming on leaps and bounds, the words are getting easier to understand, whether that is Henry improving, or us getting better at recognising his pronunciation, some new ones include:
“Ump” – Computer
“Ba Wds” – Backwards (down the stairs)
“Dow Stss” – Downstairs
“Bap Fust” – Breakfast
“Bids” – Birds
As well as Duck, Hot, and “Burp” after burping – definitely a word I can say I have taught him, and a few other ‘words’ that he must have learnt at nursery that leave both of us looking puzzled and Henry looking frustrated.
The plan for Henry’s savings is to have three accounts, a Child Trust Fund, some tax free cash savings, and some tax free shares.
Liv is going to look after the tax free cash savings, and has set up a HSBC Cash ISA, of which £40 is allocated to Henry, with the intention of putting £10 a month in after April.
I’m going to look after the tax free share account, by allocating a portion of my share ISA to Henry, currently I’ve put in £62.39 which is from my Google Affiliates earnings, plus December’s £10. This has earned Henry a 0.6% share which currently consists of:
- 2 Cattles shares
- 6 Galliford Try shares
- 9 Highway Insurance shares
- 2 S & U shares
- 3 VP Group shares
- £13 cash
This does mean I’ll have to do a regular monthly valuation, to keep track of how Henry’s investments are doing.
Not decided on which CTF provider to use, or whether to go for Stakeholder or Cash versions.
