Quilt match #1 - Angelo vs Giant Worm !

Angelo takes on a giant worm to prove himself worthy of the new quilt from Jenni !


The worm gains an early advantage - see it bite the exposed forearm ! Ouchie !


But Angelo responds with with the time-honored blow-to-the-head !


Round 2 : "Listen worm - let's put an end to all the hostilities ! Embrace me, my wormy brother !"


"FOOL! Never turn your back on a Moretto ! Now I DESTROY you !!"

Colourful worm learns a truly important lesson. Worm - 0, Angelo - 1.

One month old today !

"I raise my fist in tentative celebration !"

More time with dad

Sleepy time for Angelo AND dad !

Cosmo-Boy !

This is Angelo in his wee 'space-suit', getting ready to take a walk in his groovy new pram with dad. Fun times !

With Grand-Dad Moretto

Awwww....

But soft !

This is an oddly Shakespearian pose here. A sign of things to come ?

Basket-boy!

Yum !

The little guy can SERIOUSLY put away the liquid !

What the ...?

'Who the heck are THESE guys ?'

Hanging with Dad

Quite literally at times ! ;-)

On the way to see the grandparents

Off on a jaunt to see Viv's side of the family !

I'm liking that little truck.


And here - some mittens in his post-bath ensemble.

Bath time !

He seemed to enjoy it !

Home at last !

After a long wait, at the end of Monday Angelo was strapped into his capsule ( and unstrapped and strapped and unstrapped - he was howling like a banshee and WOULDN'T calm down ! In the end we just went with his crying - he stopped as soon as we reached the lifts. Little punk ! ) -



And home ! All tucked into his bed ! And kitty wasn't even too traumatized ( but more on that in the next "Death From Above" episode ! )

Calming down with dad

Angelo was a bit frustrated minutes before this photo was taken - so Dad did his best to soothe his jangled nerves...



Happier already !

Seriously - he looked happy a second before !

That hand is free AGAIN !

How does he keep DOING that ?

Some time with the 'Big Daddy'

Tiny Hand

For someone with such tiny hands - he's got a grip like an anaconda !

Where's Angelo ?

The sleep / hide combo. Surely a survival reflex ?

Grandma double team !

Day 2 - Name Day

It came down to a close run between two names ... but in the end we went for one that I had pitched to Viva some time ago.

Angelo Mario Moretto.

Here he is in a colour more befitting his male status !

With Cool Aunty G !

Here he is with his cool Aunt G - who has already started to spoil him rotten with a green stripy hat and jump-suit thing, a toy lion and some cool fur booties ( which were a little too small for him - and are in the process of being sized up ).

He's a very lucky wee guy to have family like that !

With Mum

Wrapped up

He's looking very cute here - this season, white is SO in !

First minutes in the world

Not long after his big entry. Looks a lot like my dad here. And my great uncle. And Kuato from 'Total Recall'.