When Craig was about two weeks old, a package arrived from Australia for him. It contained a nice hand-knitted matinee jacket made by his Blue Grandma (aka Craig's Australian Grandmother). It really impressed some of his elderly Taiwanese relatives. Younger people here have never even considered the possibility of making their own clothes but some of the older folk did similar things when they were young.Unfortunately, the jacket is already a snug fit. Craig's parents felt they should wait until the weather was cooler before putting it on him but we have had the warmest winter for many years. Cool weather didn't arrive until Craig was two weeks old and he had already grown a bit. Craig's Uncle Jim predicted Craig might grow up to be a rugby player back when he was in the womb. Craig was developing nicely at that stage and since his birth he has put on plenty of weight and height (or should I say length).
At birth he was 3.2kgs and 36 cms. At his one month check-up he was 4.3kgs and had grown 6cms since saying "Hello" to the world. He's doing well.
2 comments:
Wow, what a cute boy. Blue Grandma knitted the exact same jacket for Lizy when she was born, only with red edging. I think that it fitted Lizy for nearly 6 months. I should have had some of the fish head soup, so that Lizy could have grown faster.
We all love the photos, it is almost as good as seeing him ourselves.
Aunty Anne in Canberra
Aunty Anne is first to give me comments on both blogs!
I'm sure Lizzy looked good in her jacket, too. Craig won't be able to wear his jacket for 6 months because he's growing way too fast. But, there's some cold weather coming this weekend so he'll get some wear out of it then.
In one way, photos are better than the real thing. You can't hear him crying..... don't ya think.
Craig's Dad
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