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Monday, September 07, 2009

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:13:16 GMT

OK, I admit it.....I"m totally hopeless at keeping this site going. No, it's not that I"ve had nothing to say for the last 7 months, but have actually been too busy to get here for more than a few minutes during which time I can catch up on what a few other people are up to.

For those of you who don't know our more interesting news, I'm now 6 months pregnant....we are expecting our second child in December. It's funny what a huge difference there is between being pregnant with your first and your second child.

The first pregnancy is so very exciting....to the point that you can barely think of anything else. Particularly if you've experienced something like a miscarriage before, which essentially means that mixed in with the excitement is the anxiety of worrying whether your current pregnancy will result in a baby at the end of it. You do all the research to work out what you need (or think you need) to buy for the baby, go shopping, discuss baby names, etc. It really is a time of excitement, particularly as the pregnancy progresses.

The second pregnancy....it's still exciting, but not to the point of being unable to think of anything else. The anxiety from a previous miscarriage is gone because you know that you can carry a baby to term (obviously everyone would have a different experience here), and until recently I tended to even forget I was pregnant simply because my little boy takes up so much of my time and energy that there is little time to think of anything else. It's when I lie in bed at night and feel the baby kicking that I suddenly remember the baby and realise that it's really not that long until it will be born!! Even the number of appointments at the hospital are dramatically reduced for the second pregnancy!! And as for baby names...pffffttttt, we've barely thought about that, though I guess we'll have to put our thinking caps on sometime in the next couple of months!

To finish off, here are a few photos of Nathan from our recent holiday at a farmhouse near Parkes.

Walking on the frosty grass with Arthur-Bear

Eating an apple and waiting for those slow adults to get ready to go out

Watching sheep

Feeding chickens

Lying in the grass

Happy 1st Birthday Nathan!!

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:55:20 GMT

It is so hard to believe that a year has passed since Nathan entered our lives...sometimes it feels like it was just last week, and other times it seems like there was never a time without him. He has turned into a little person, walking everywhere now (he doesn't crawl anymore), saying a few simple things, communicates well using actions and pointing, can play by himself for a while, loves books though won't always sit still for the entire book, and screaming/crying when he's unhappy (often this is when I've taken the car key away from him!). Andrew and I think he's just perfect, and he brings us so much happiness.

Anyway, here's a trip down memory lane....

11 months old

10 Months Old

9 Months Old

8 Months Old

7 months old

6 months old

5 months old

4 months old

3 months old

2 months old

1 month old

Newborn

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:47:49 GMT

Our cheeky monkey is 9.5 months old already!!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Lego (Duplo) is so much fun!

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:58:31 GMT

Nathan and his Oma, photographed about a month ago.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:10:50 GMT

Look! The Story of the little mole who knew it was none of his business. Such a cool poo book!

What else is here...what's this one?

Moo. Very cool.

But look what else is here...Roar and Ten Little Ladybirds....

Oh, heavy book!

Eh, who's ever heard of a duck on a bike!

Oohhh, Hairy Maclairy!

Hi Mummy, I'm making a mess for you to tidy up!

Is there a Wocket in your pocket?

Nathan pulled out half the books on the lowest shelf of the bookcase, one by one. He was surrounded by books. This seems to be a favourite past time of his lately!

Well, I'm back to work next week, wondering why I didn't take off an entire year instead of 7 months. Andrew is taking over baby duties for 6 weeks, and then Nathan goes into child care. It has certainly had its moments, but in general I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at home...in that exhausted, don't know where the time goes kind of way. I've just loved watching my boy grow and develop on a daily basis.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:01:43 GMT

My boy is 6 months old already! Where has the time gone???

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:16:07 GMT

I have been putting off writing this blog for a couple of weeks now, partly because I didn’t have the energy to dwell on it and partly because there seems to be more time than with Grandma. This could simply be due to my parents being away and so updates are few and far between, and it is hard to get reliable details directly from Oma. The details I have are sketchy, but my Oma (grandmother) has cancer, and my uncle told my dad that he didn’t think Oma would see Christmas. All I know is that she is getting treatment for the cancer to try to stop it from spreading.

I spoke to Oma last week on the phone. I think she cried when she told me she has cancer, and it was clear to me that she doesn’t think she’ll ever see me again. Of course that’s not true, but I haven’t decided when to travel to Melbourne to visit her yet. Or how long to stay. I just find travelling with Nathan is hard work, but I will arrange a trip soon.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:33:05 GMT

These make me laugh!

Hmmm....what's this?

Ooohhh, tasty!

Oh yeah!!!

Me? I'm not doing anything Mum.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:02:02 GMT

Just because.....