Brothers

When I was pregnant the first time we thought that it would be a girl. Conor was a big surprise.

When I was pregnant the second time we thought it would be a girl. (Actually, Conor convinced us that there was “a little girl in Mammy’s tummy”.) Cormac was a big surprise.

Two big surprises.

Two wonderful surprises.

Two little brothers. They love each other. Conor is very affectionate towards Cormac and closes the door “in case Cormac might get cold”. Cormac twists himself around whenever he hears Conor’s voice and smiles whenever he sees Conor.

I love surprises!

Sophie the Giraffe

“Once upon a time, a simple story...

The little giraffe was born on the 25th of May in the year 1961... Saint Sophie's day! In those days, the only animal toys available were farm animals or pet figures. That is why one day in France, a certain Monsieur Rampeau, who was an expert in transforming sap from the hevea tree using the rotational molding of rubber as a toy-making concept, came up with the idea of designing a giraffe.
Such an exotic wildlife figure would be a first on the market, and its size and shape would be ideal for a baby's small hands to grasp. Sophie the Giraffe, who looked exactly the same then as she does today, went into production on a Thursday, May 25th, whence her name. She was an immediate success.” (from www.sophiegiraffeusa.com)

And over 50 years later, Cormac has just become a proud owner of Sophie the Giraffe. Does he like it...?

Hello Soother!

We had a major milestone this week. While not the big fan that Conor was, Cormac enjoys his soother and smiles in anticipation when he sees it coming towards him. In recent weeks he has spent a lot of time pulling it out of his mouth, swinging it in front of his face and examining it carefully. He tried pushing it towards his face on many occasions but never quite got the soother into his mouth. That is, until Wednesday, his great-aunt’s birthday. He was sitting on her knee and he put his soother in his mouth! We were all so proud!

Perhaps Cormac was just waiting until he had an audience!