Sunday, August 28, 2005
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Today was my first lunch out… and it was at Meads! This is the very nice seafood restaurant on the water where Mum and Dad held their wedding reception. Today we went there for lunch with Melanie. We all had a very nice leisurely lunch, I behaved nicely for a whole 3 hours before we all headed home for a late afternoon snooze. First, Mum had to head next door to ask the neighbours to temporarily quieten their noisy parrot (by covering up his cage) because it is so noisy for the guest bedroom and Melanie couldn’t sleep. I am lucky that my bedroom is not so close, but I guess I’m used to it now and the noise doesn’t worry me.
Auntie Kate came over to look after me while Mum and Dad delivered Melanie to the airport for her long flight home before they headed to Mark Tucek’s 40th birthday party with a RED theme. Dad wore ¾ length trousers, red knee length socks and a red Hawaiian print shirt… hmmmm! Mum’s red and black top was a little more “with it” despite winning an award for the hugest shoulder pads in history!
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Monday, August 15, 2005
Last night Mum dressed me in my first size 1 outfit, a blue/white striped all in one, also known as my PJ’s. The legs were a little long, but since they have fitted feet, they fit better when I’m at full stretch or sitting up. Mum laughed this morning when she unzipped me out of my sleeping bag, I was wriggling like a mermaid because both of my legs had got into the left leg of the outfit after I had been kicking around so much during the night.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Our weekend mornings usually with a family snuggle in the big bed and of course a breastfeed for me. Today was no exception and while Mum fed me in bed, Dad got up and made Mum breakfast.
This morning Mum and Dad did some weeding and planting out vege plants in the back garden. They sat me in the Activity Centre on the table in the back garden (so that Molly couldn’t lick my toes!) and I could keep an eye on them.
After lunch, Mum went to a Tupperware party at Sam’s house (where we go for Mum’s group on Tuesdays). Mum fed me and put me down for an afternoon sleep before she went and Dad settled down to an afternoon of TV watching but I just couldn’t sleep. By the time Mum came home. I had very red eyes and I was very tired. Mum showed us the goodies that she won in a raffle at the Tupperware party. Mum fed me some milk and then some avocado and pumpkin. Afterwards we went for a family walk, Mum chose to push me in the pram while Dad tried to discipline Molly on the leash a bit (I think Mum was glad she could push the pram!)
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Dad couldn't believe how much my eating has improved since last weekend. This morning he fed me in about 10 minutes and I kept quite clean too! I still like an avocado base, but I can have carrot or pumpkin mixed in it with it now (but not too much broccoli please or my face screws up!)
The weather was wet and windy today so the scheduled BBQ for ex-BHPers couldn’t be held but we instead had it at Paul Winthrop’s house in Bull Creek. Amber (from Busselton) was there with her Mum Karen and Dad Russell and their new puppy Bella, she is Beagle and is very cute.
After all the excitement of the BBQ and eating some avocado from the salad, Mum thought I might like to sleep on the spare bed but I just couldn’t do it and I cried until Mum came back to pick me up. She tried again to settle me and it was only after we were on our way home that Mum wondered if I was hungry! She hadn’t fed me since before lunchtime so I think that might have been it! Mum fed me when we got home and I then went straight to sleep! Cathy and Craig invited us all to watch the Bledisloe Cup rugby at their house on the big screen tonight but since I had such an unsettled afternoon, Mum and Dad decided we’d stay at home. Mum said afterwards it was a pity that we didn’t go since the Kiwis won by a mile!
Friday, August 12, 2005
Mum fed me avocado and pumpkin for breakfast… hmmmm!? Anyway, I ate it despite being distracted by Molly circling underneath the high chair waiting for any stray food to fall! I then played for a bit before I went to bed for my morning nap. While I was getting to sleep Mum had a shower and then made herself a coffee. Just as she was heading to the study to check her emails she caught sight of Molly on the back lawn chewing something. Mum thought she had better check what Molly was up to and found that she was chewing her way through a cockroach bait! Molly is never good at sharing her toys and so Mum had a hard time trying to get the remains of the chewed bait off her! Eventually Mum threw a tennis ball and luckily Molly decided to drop the bait and go after the ball instead.
After phone calls to the Poisons Hotline, Molly’s Vet and Molly’s mother, Mum came to wake me up and after being at our house for less than 12 hours Molly was on her way to the Vet! Molly barked at a dog being walked along our street and this was very loud in my ear so I cried. Poor Mum was doing her best to drive with a whinging and barking dog and a crying baby. Molly whinged and whined all the way in the car which made Mum nervous, she didn’t want Molly dying on her shift! (It turns out that Molly always does this in the car!) Luckily Molly went in the back of the station wagon behind the cargo barrier else she would have jumped all over me. We eventually got to the vet where Molly got a warm welcome because she is such a naughty dog and has been there many times before (including the time she had her pancreas removed and was on life support for a week after she ate too many sausages!)
The vet made Molly throw up and they kept her there all afternoon for observation and Dad picked her up later. Luckily Molly was OK, and when we got home Mum checked the house over for any other cockroach baits! After all the excitement this morning, Mum was quite glad that my swimming class this afternoon was cancelled because Mally was sick.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
I'm sitting up lots with Mum sitting behind me, she needs to help me out because I sometimes take a dive. If Mum leaves me lying on the floor, I can roll one way or the other to pick up the toys which always seem to be mysteriously placed just beyond my reach.
Friday, August 05, 2005
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
We went to Nanna's house for dinner because on Friday she and Poppa are off to Sydney for Poppa to have an operation. Claudia had a cough so she and Auntie Kate and Uncle Alan didn't come and I got all of Nanna's attention. Mum bathed me in Nanna's laundry trough and then gave me my nightly massage on a towel by the heater and everyone marvelled over the beauty of my nakedness! I went off to sleep in my portacot and later on I woke up when Nanna picked me up and took me to Mum's car and strapped me into my seat fort he drive home. I sat wide-eyed as Mum drove me home and then went off to sleep back in my own bed.
