No. 2

Over Christmas I got to meet my 10-month old nephew for the very first time since he was born. Up till then I'd only received pictures of him. I thought he was cute, but nothing prepared me for the real thing you know? Because Gabriel's not only dazzlingly adorable, but well-mannered too. He's like the most mild-tempered baby I've come across. And I'm not just saying this because we're related, but I really think he's ace. He's bloody active, and you should catch him in one of his singing moods. He just goes "AAAA AAAA AAAA" for 5 minutes and then he'll suddenly snigger to himself with one of my cousin's (his dad) trademark heehee's. He can't speak coherently yet - the only thing he says is "Teteh!" (don't get any ideas you sick people) and some other incomprehensible gurgly words. He can high-5 as well. Really! You just put your hand up in front of him and say, "High five baby!" and he'll stick his hand out to meet yours. I tried to teach him the peace sign but it was too difficult. I tried to teach him to flap his arms and say "RAAAWWRRR!" as well. I got the flapping down but he still can't say rawr. He'll be moving to Tasmania some time in February. Sigh. Usually I'm not a sucker for babies, but there's just something overtly irresistable about this one. Melt!