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Introducing Teddy

Being winter in NZ has been a reality check for our family coming back from Fiji. We have found though, great success in the good old Hot water bottle. This keeps us warm at night, even to the point some of our kids kick the blankets off! (crazy I tell you)

Rakaipaka my 1 1/2 year old is now growing his personality. You know the time when they stop being your little baby and start showing their character! I love this period, it is full of a lot of smiles and laughs as you watch and take in how they behave. (like at the moment, he has a Little People Helicopter and is zooming it around the 'sky'. sound effects and all). anyway back to the story....

Rakaipaka's hot waterbottle is a little yellow teddy with the bottle inside. He LOVES it. He knows it is bed time and is happy to snuggle when he has bottle in one had and 'teddy' in the other. It keeps him so cozy and warm all night. After not seeing him all day yesterday I found it soooo cute to see him in bed last night I had to take these shots. That is why you are now formally introduced to the 9th member of our family -'Teddy'.


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