Extremely difficult choice for the ‘number one’ photo today. I chose to represent your achievement, over sweetness, expression and behavioural quirks.
This afternoon at flinders park you thoroughly mastered two of the slides on your own (experimenting with different ways to descend them, and launching yourself off with ‘ready, set, go!’). You started in the ‘intermediate zone’ and then the toddler bit, and listened when I directed you away from the big slide. Every day I am proud of you, Skip.
Plus there’s your ‘jumping’… On trampolines, over cracks in the pavement, off low steps…
And this face you are pulling a lot, these days, often accompanied by an ‘oooooohhhh’ noise – today imitating the washing machine spin cycle 🙂
And mornings, you are having a lovely time playing in the ‘corner of shame’ – a mess of your clothes, many of which you’ve grown out if and need to be sorted and stored!
Skipper Jim 
Love the pic in the tunnel!
The pictures on the trampoline are BRİLLİANT! You think they are as cute as you can get but then the dog appears!! And then the most gorgeous picture of Skip. Lovely series. Throughout your blog there is just this great sense of your joy in his freedom, explorations and happiness. Love.
Thanks so much Julia… You are spot on, I love the way I am able to bring him up… I was just discussing with my husband Simon about how I perceive the importance of letting him co-sleep, needing to feed/cuddle at night and meeting those needs because it fills him up to be brave and free in the days. That and he wants to play like a wild thing with Maggie! Xx