Harris life in Doha: October 2012

I cannot believe it is a month since I last updated the blog. I don't know where the weeks go.....baby Harris number 2 will be here before we know it. We had a scan yesterday and they showed us the baby in 3D which is quite amazing - its like looking at an actual baby! I think he/she looked like Emily - Andi can't confirm this as he was busy chasing Em around and trying to stop her unplugging expensive equipment. We have told Emily that she can speak to the baby if she wants via my belly button and its very sweet when she says hello to him/her.

Emily has come on massively since I last updated the blog, its like she woke up one morning and decided she would string sentences together and learn lots of new words. She speaks much more when its just me and Andi as I think its when she's comfortable and confident. She copies everything you say which is very amusing. I picked her up from nursery the other day and asked her if she liked her lunch I made her - she told me it was yukey, she has also told me I am big and fat (remembering from earlier in the day that I told her I couldn't go on the slide in the park (speech has its downsides!).

She is still really enjoying swimming and we spend lots of time at the weekend by the pool - Emily has obviously been watching mummy and is becoming quite skilled and lying back on her float and bobbing around the pool lazily! We recently took her to the local aqua park and she loved floating around the lazy river and generally splashing about.

We have been to a family day at the local museum and Emily enjoyed the bouncy castle and getting her face painted. She also seems to really enjoy live entertainment and sat and watched the bands at the family day and clapped along. The weather is slowly getting cooler (mid thirties not forties) and we can go to the parks and the beach for longer in the day which is nice. Picnic and BBQ season is just around the corner. Andi has 5 days off next week for the Eid celebrations and we're going to scope out some new beaches and take a BBQ.

I've recently been to a chocolate cooking class at one of the 5 star hotels out here and it was a great evening. I had dinner with the class and then learnt to cook some tasty chocolate treats. Even I was amazed at how good they looked! Move over cupcakes.......

I must update the blog more often and will try and do it weekly. I've added lots of photos below and two videos. Emily was desperate for the local cat to get 'up' and play and I've also added a video of Emily at the park desperately wanting to play in the water fountain but being a bit of a scaredy cat!