Sunday, April 30, 2006
After I woke up, Dad brought me into Mum and Dad’s bed as usual for my bottle and then a bit of a snuggle and a play. Once I’ve had enough of that I head for the edge of the bed to make it known that I want to venture further, but I’m now able to get down from the bed by myself but swinging my legs around and then lowering myself down so that they touch the floor before my head does. And then I’m off to explore … followed soon after by whichever parent draws the short straw to accompany me on my rounds.
Since we came home from Sydney I’ve been making do with my morning sleep. I sleep from about 10am-12.30pm and then have lunch soon after, this frees up the afternoon for adventures! This afternoon we went to visit Genelle. She is going to have twin babies in September and she and Mum were comparing the size of their tummies.
Since we came home from Sydney I’ve been making do with my morning sleep. I sleep from about 10am-12.30pm and then have lunch soon after, this frees up the afternoon for adventures! This afternoon we went to visit Genelle. She is going to have twin babies in September and she and Mum were comparing the size of their tummies.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Mum and Dad came to check on me before they went to bed, they found that I’d been having a little fun after they’d put me to bed. I’d turned the dimmer switch on my light right up so that it was very bright in my bedroom and I’d turned the picture next to my bed almost upside down on its picture hook. It’s a very special embroidered picture that my great-granny made for my Mum when she was a little girl. And I’d pulled the change mat off the table and it was on the floor next to my cot and I was laying on my back with my arms spread wide, looking like a drunken sailor who’d had a big night! What fun!
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Today was Anzac Day, which meant that Dad had an extra day at home. We spent most of it at home inside because it rained most of the day. I didn’t want to be cooped up inside all day, so when Dad went outside to get on the roof to clear the gutters, I made it very clear that I wanted out too. Mum let me play in the puddles of water, I splashed lots and got very wet and sandy, but boy was I happy! I could look up and see my Dad on the roof so I pointed at him and said “Dada” a few times!
We went to Nanna’s house for dinner and Dad took the chocolate mud cake which he made today, it smelt very nice but I just had my usual yoghurt for pudding!
We went to Nanna’s house for dinner and Dad took the chocolate mud cake which he made today, it smelt very nice but I just had my usual yoghurt for pudding!
Sunday, April 23, 2006
This evening, we met up with the O’Briens at Chelsea Pizza for dinner. Mum took my dinner along but I enjoyed olives, mushrooms and all sorts of interesting bits and pieces from Mum’s and Dad’s pizzas.
Mum finally got up the courage to put a finger back into my mouth tonight (once bitten twice shy!) and she found a couple more teeth since she last checked, I’ve now got at least 14!
Mum finally got up the courage to put a finger back into my mouth tonight (once bitten twice shy!) and she found a couple more teeth since she last checked, I’ve now got at least 14!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
After she finished at work, Mum picked me up from Daycare and when we got home Kirsty and Lottie were outside our house. They were going for a walk with Maggie the dog and had called in to see us. They came in to say hello and I thought I’d show everyone what I had learnt at Daycare today. Kirsty was talking when I decided to stand up by myself in the middle of the lounge, the first time I’ve done that without pulling myself up on something. Mum had to interrupt whatever it was that Kirsty was saying to point out my milestone. Lottie was watching carefully to see how I did it, she is only 9 months old so I have a lot to teach her!
Dad came home soon after and when he took my clothes off before my bath, a large pile of sand fell out onto the bathroom floor. I’d obviously had a busy day in the sandpit at Daycare!
Dad came home soon after and when he took my clothes off before my bath, a large pile of sand fell out onto the bathroom floor. I’d obviously had a busy day in the sandpit at Daycare!
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Tonight Mum and Dad went up to Perth to meet up with Rick and Michelle for dinner and to see Buddy Guy in concert. The rest of us went out for dinner to a restaurant called the Grumpy Crab. Nanna said that no one was very happy with their meal, except for me. I had an omelette which my Mum had cooked up for me before she left and I ate that down no problems at all, followed by my usual yoghurt for pudding.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Today Nanna and Kate, Alan and Claudia all arrived. I moved upstairs into my port-a-cot in the wardrobe off the big bedroom where Mum and Dad are sleeping, this will be my fifth different cot in 5 nights - what a traveller!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Dad went off to work on his bike this morning and for Mum and I it was washing day! I don’t know how long I spent underneath the clothes line while Mum hung out load after load of our wet clothes to dry – how many outfits can 3 people wear in 4 days?!
Then later in the afternoon, I waited patiently again while Mum unpegged all the dry washing and brought it inside again. I used to play with pegs while Mum was hanging clothes out, but now I tend to get them latched on to my fingers or hands and the next thing Mum knows is that I’m crying until she can find out where I’m pegged. So now I mostly just sit and crawl on the grass or stand up holding on to the clothes line. Sometimes if I'm not in the mood, I'll do the long crawl back to the house and wait by the door until Mum comes back too to let us both inside.
Mum folded most of the washing and packed it back into our suitcase because tonight we’re off to Mandurah! Dad came home from work early and fed me my dinner and bathed me and then I played while he loaded all our things into the car and we drove to Nanna’s house at Mandurah. We had the house to ourselves tonight and I slept in the cot downstairs.
Then later in the afternoon, I waited patiently again while Mum unpegged all the dry washing and brought it inside again. I used to play with pegs while Mum was hanging clothes out, but now I tend to get them latched on to my fingers or hands and the next thing Mum knows is that I’m crying until she can find out where I’m pegged. So now I mostly just sit and crawl on the grass or stand up holding on to the clothes line. Sometimes if I'm not in the mood, I'll do the long crawl back to the house and wait by the door until Mum comes back too to let us both inside.
Mum folded most of the washing and packed it back into our suitcase because tonight we’re off to Mandurah! Dad came home from work early and fed me my dinner and bathed me and then I played while he loaded all our things into the car and we drove to Nanna’s house at Mandurah. We had the house to ourselves tonight and I slept in the cot downstairs.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Mum, Dad and I all slept well in the same bedroom and didn’t disturb each other. Granny and Grandad came for breakfast in our ‘new’ room and they enjoyed watching me eat and ‘perform’ one last time. Unfortunately after breakfast it was time for them to catch a taxi to the airport for their plane trip home to New Zealand. We went downstairs to say goodbye and I waved very nicely to farewell them.
We went back upstairs and I had my morning sleep while Mum and Dad packed our bags and then it was time for our taxi to the airport too. We ate lunch in the café at the airport and then Dad held me up at the window to watch our plane while we waited to board, we saw 2 dogs (greyhounds) being loaded into it. Our flight back to Perth was a lot better in terms of my crying and there were no injuries this time, but I certainly kept Mum and Dad on their toes entertaining me with food, toys, books and a bit of crawling in the aisle when it was free. This time is was Dad’s turn to take me to the baby changing table in the toilet, he did OK and we came out smiling with a clean nappy in place!
Nanna picked us up at the airport and we went straight home for dinner and bed, it’s been a busy few days!
We went back upstairs and I had my morning sleep while Mum and Dad packed our bags and then it was time for our taxi to the airport too. We ate lunch in the café at the airport and then Dad held me up at the window to watch our plane while we waited to board, we saw 2 dogs (greyhounds) being loaded into it. Our flight back to Perth was a lot better in terms of my crying and there were no injuries this time, but I certainly kept Mum and Dad on their toes entertaining me with food, toys, books and a bit of crawling in the aisle when it was free. This time is was Dad’s turn to take me to the baby changing table in the toilet, he did OK and we came out smiling with a clean nappy in place!
Nanna picked us up at the airport and we went straight home for dinner and bed, it’s been a busy few days!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
I woke at 7am again, just like clockwork! After breakfast we decided to make use of the pool facilities and headed downstairs for a swim! Unfortunately the pool was very cold, even Dad didn’t stay in there long, so we all got into the spa and that was nice and warm. Granny didn’t come in but she watched and took photos of us in the water and it was lots of fun when Mum turned on the bubbles.
After my sleep and then lunch, we had to move rooms because we couldn’t book the room with a separate bedroom for me for the last night. The room we moved to was brighter and nicer and I got to sleep in my cot next to Mum and Dad’s bed! After we’d checked out our new room, we headed out for our last afternoon of sightseeing, we walked to the Botanical Gardens and saw some very noisy and cheeky sulphur-crested cockatoos and lots of other wild birds and interesting trees. We walked to the point (called Mrs Macquarie’s Chair) and ate our afternoon tea looking out at the Harbour Bridge. We walked back through the gardens and then the busy streets, home for dinner.
I was in bed on the dot of 7 because Mum and Dad were heading out for the evening! This was the main reason for our trip, they were going to the Rolling Stones concert at Telstra Stadium which is actually an early 40th birthday present for my Mum! I know you wouldn't think she is 40, well actually she is 39! Mum and Dad caught the train to the concert and had a really good time there. The last time they visited the stadium was at the Olympic Games in 2000. They said the Rolling Stones are getting on a bit, but still played a really good live concert. They have seen the Stones before in Perth in 1995 and at Wembley Stadium in London in 1999.
After my sleep and then lunch, we had to move rooms because we couldn’t book the room with a separate bedroom for me for the last night. The room we moved to was brighter and nicer and I got to sleep in my cot next to Mum and Dad’s bed! After we’d checked out our new room, we headed out for our last afternoon of sightseeing, we walked to the Botanical Gardens and saw some very noisy and cheeky sulphur-crested cockatoos and lots of other wild birds and interesting trees. We walked to the point (called Mrs Macquarie’s Chair) and ate our afternoon tea looking out at the Harbour Bridge. We walked back through the gardens and then the busy streets, home for dinner.
I was in bed on the dot of 7 because Mum and Dad were heading out for the evening! This was the main reason for our trip, they were going to the Rolling Stones concert at Telstra Stadium which is actually an early 40th birthday present for my Mum! I know you wouldn't think she is 40, well actually she is 39! Mum and Dad caught the train to the concert and had a really good time there. The last time they visited the stadium was at the Olympic Games in 2000. They said the Rolling Stones are getting on a bit, but still played a really good live concert. They have seen the Stones before in Perth in 1995 and at Wembley Stadium in London in 1999.
Monday, April 10, 2006
I woke at 7am again and Granny and Grandad joined us for breakfast. Then Grandad went to Leichardt to visit a shop which is apparently the largest hi-fi shop in Australia. Meantime, the rest of us walked to Darling Harbour and found a playground there. It had a great swing and a small slide which I enjoyed and then we found a huge slide which was wide enough for Dad and I to slide down together, while I squealed with delight! Mum and Dad bought coffees on our way back for my morning sleep and read the papers while I slept.
Grandad returned from the hi-fi shop at lunchtime and we heard all about his adventures and Granny checked his bag to see what he’d bought, but he said its being sent directly from Germany! We all had lunch and then we opened a bag of belated presents for Christmas and my first birthday from Uncle William and Auntie Rose which was fun! I was more interested in the toys and books that Granny had brought for me, some of them are ones that my Mum played with when she was a little girl, they look really old! There was even some presents for the bump in Mum’s tummy!
After that, we walked to the Town Hall station and caught a train to Circular Quay, then a ferry across to Taronga Zoo. We went past the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House and soon we arrived at the zoo. I was particularly interested in the plain old ducks which we see everywhere, but the gorillas also caught my attention and we watched them for a while because there were about 10 in the family of various sizes, playing with each other, rolling and walking around. I even said “Dada” when I saw the big daddy gorilla, my Mum thought that was very funny! We also saw tigers, a pygmy hippo, a tapir, seals and big tall giraffes although our walk got a bit rushed towards the end because the zoo was closing at 5pm!
We caught the ferry back across the water as the sun was setting and then the train back home for dinner. I had a bath with an audience, there was standing room only in the bathroom as Mum, Dad, Granny and Grandad watched me filling and then tipping water out of my new coloured cups (one of the toys Granny brought for me) and unfortunately there were a few tears when I eventually got hoisted out of the water because I was having such fun!
Grandad returned from the hi-fi shop at lunchtime and we heard all about his adventures and Granny checked his bag to see what he’d bought, but he said its being sent directly from Germany! We all had lunch and then we opened a bag of belated presents for Christmas and my first birthday from Uncle William and Auntie Rose which was fun! I was more interested in the toys and books that Granny had brought for me, some of them are ones that my Mum played with when she was a little girl, they look really old! There was even some presents for the bump in Mum’s tummy!
After that, we walked to the Town Hall station and caught a train to Circular Quay, then a ferry across to Taronga Zoo. We went past the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House and soon we arrived at the zoo. I was particularly interested in the plain old ducks which we see everywhere, but the gorillas also caught my attention and we watched them for a while because there were about 10 in the family of various sizes, playing with each other, rolling and walking around. I even said “Dada” when I saw the big daddy gorilla, my Mum thought that was very funny! We also saw tigers, a pygmy hippo, a tapir, seals and big tall giraffes although our walk got a bit rushed towards the end because the zoo was closing at 5pm!
We caught the ferry back across the water as the sun was setting and then the train back home for dinner. I had a bath with an audience, there was standing room only in the bathroom as Mum, Dad, Granny and Grandad watched me filling and then tipping water out of my new coloured cups (one of the toys Granny brought for me) and unfortunately there were a few tears when I eventually got hoisted out of the water because I was having such fun!
Sunday, April 09, 2006
I woke at my usual time of 7am despite the 2 hour time difference and Granny and Grandad came to our room in time to watch me have my bottle of milk in Mum and Dad’s king size bed. We all had breakfast and then it was time for me to show off a few of my latest skills to Granny and Grandad who haven’t seen me since October when I only 10 months old. I’m pulling myself up to stand holding on to things like the coffee table and couch and saying Mumma and Dadda and chatting away at times with many other (indecipherable to anyone but me) words. Afterwards we went for a walk to Tumbalong Park where there was a festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of the King of Thailand’s ascension to the throne. We saw some people doing Tai Chi, watched the pretty fountains and then walked to Paddy’s Market. It was soon time for Mum and Dad to take me back for my morning sleep while Granny and Grandad spent the rest of the morning at the markets.
After lunch, it was Granny’s turn for a snooze and the rest of us went for a walk around Darling Harbour. I’m in my little fold up stroller which is a bit more dinky than my usual one at home, but great for travelling. We walked through the busy shopping centre and past the harbour where we saw some boats on the water and a submarine outside the Maritime Museum. We went back to Granny and Grandad’s room to collect Granny and then we all walked to Hyde Park in search of a playground but we didn’t find one, only the Sydney Morning Herald Photographic Exhibition. We walked home through the busy streets and Dad bought us dinner at Woolies on the way and then we went home for dinner, bath and bed.
After lunch, it was Granny’s turn for a snooze and the rest of us went for a walk around Darling Harbour. I’m in my little fold up stroller which is a bit more dinky than my usual one at home, but great for travelling. We walked through the busy shopping centre and past the harbour where we saw some boats on the water and a submarine outside the Maritime Museum. We went back to Granny and Grandad’s room to collect Granny and then we all walked to Hyde Park in search of a playground but we didn’t find one, only the Sydney Morning Herald Photographic Exhibition. We walked home through the busy streets and Dad bought us dinner at Woolies on the way and then we went home for dinner, bath and bed.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Nanna came to visit just as I was waking up from my morning sleep. We all went in her car and she took us to the airport, we’re going on a plane! I kicked up a fuss at the airport because I spied the shiny moving escalator and wanted to crawl up it but Dad kept stopping me. I’m sure a lot of passengers waiting for our flight were hoping that they wouldn’t be sitting near me! We flew on Virgin to Sydney and the first hour of the flight went very well, we had 3 seats and the row behind us was empty so I had 6 seats that I could play on. Unfortunately I was having so much fun that I slipped off the leather seat and hit my head on the floor. I took about 2 hours to be properly consoled during which time the people sitting around us were probably wishing they could move to a quieter location. Mum took me to the toilet where she lay me on the changing table which folds down over the toilet to change my nappy. I didn’t like that at all and was much happier afterwards once she held me to stand up on it so that I could see myself in the mirror and bang on it so that Dad (sitting in the back row of the plane) could hear me on the other side!
I eventually recovered from my trauma with the assistance of sandwiches, fruit, raisins, biscuits, milk and various other tempters and I was left with a graze on my forehead and upper lip to show for my adventures.
I’d mostly regained my composure by the time we landed in Sydney and had a big smile to greet my Granny and Grandad who had flown over from New Zealand to see us. We all caught a taxi to our serviced apartment called the Oaks Maestri Towers in central Sydney. Once we got there I ate my dinner and I was soon in bed in a cot in my own bedroom at 9pm.
I eventually recovered from my trauma with the assistance of sandwiches, fruit, raisins, biscuits, milk and various other tempters and I was left with a graze on my forehead and upper lip to show for my adventures.
I’d mostly regained my composure by the time we landed in Sydney and had a big smile to greet my Granny and Grandad who had flown over from New Zealand to see us. We all caught a taxi to our serviced apartment called the Oaks Maestri Towers in central Sydney. Once we got there I ate my dinner and I was soon in bed in a cot in my own bedroom at 9pm.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Today Emma came over to play while her Mum went to the Toddler group that my Mum went to a few weeks ago. She came for lunch and had a very nice smelling lunch especially when Mum heated it up for her, but I still ate my sandwich nicely. After lunch we went outside and played in my pool filled with coloured balls. Emma enjoyed that and we both had lots of fun so Mum took some photos of us and Simba the cat from next door came to visit too.
Afterwards we played with all my toys in the lounge room. Emma can walk so I crawled around after her as she explored our house.
Afterwards we played with all my toys in the lounge room. Emma can walk so I crawled around after her as she explored our house.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Today was my last Level 3 swimming lesson. At the end of today, I was presented with a certificate to say that I can now…
- Duck Underwater and kick up to the top
- Torpedo
- Jump from the edge of the pool from a sitting/standing position. Turn and kick to the top with little assistance
We came home for a sleep and I woke up grizzling. Mum came into my room to find the change mat pulled off the change table and in my cot with me standing on it! I don’t know how that happened, but I couldn’t sleep properly with it there!
Monday, April 03, 2006
This afternoon Mum and I went to Playgroup, and instead of having a large plate with pieces of fruit for all us littlies to help ourselves, today there was a little bowl for each of us and we all sat nicely at the big table on little chairs and ate our fruit. Ashton’s Mum, Britta took lots of photos of us because we were all sitting so nicely. Back at home, I built my tallest ever tower of 5 blocks. I looked very pleased with myself afterwards and gave myself a clap and then Mum clapped too. This afternoon Dad came home early from work and started the job of moving furniture from the back room, so that all the study stuff can move into there and then I can move into the current study. I hear that there will be a little baby coming in June who will need to sleep in my current room.
This evening Dad was reading me my Animal Sounds book, and after he told me that a “Cow goes Moooooooo” I mooed too. Unfortunately Mum missed that because she was emptying the bath, putting my towel away, washing my bottle, getting my bed ready and doing all the other things that busy Mums do.
Tonight Nanna came to look after me while Mum and Dad went out to a meeting. She came into my room to check on me a couple of times. One time when she came in, her eyes were still adjusting to the darkness and by the time she saw me, I was kneeling up and looking up at her with wide open eyes. She was very surprised and got such a surprise that she hastily exited from the room!
This evening Dad was reading me my Animal Sounds book, and after he told me that a “Cow goes Moooooooo” I mooed too. Unfortunately Mum missed that because she was emptying the bath, putting my towel away, washing my bottle, getting my bed ready and doing all the other things that busy Mums do.
Tonight Nanna came to look after me while Mum and Dad went out to a meeting. She came into my room to check on me a couple of times. One time when she came in, her eyes were still adjusting to the darkness and by the time she saw me, I was kneeling up and looking up at her with wide open eyes. She was very surprised and got such a surprise that she hastily exited from the room!
Sunday, April 02, 2006
I had a full social calendar today! We had breakfast at Nanna’s house with Dad’s cousin Fiona and her husband Kevin. That was lots of fun and I provided plenty of entertainment.
Then Mum and I tagged along with Dad to a Volleyball BBQ at lunchtime. I didn’t much want to mingle with the crowd and I kept heading off to some dirty concrete stairs around the back of the building and insisted on crawling up them and then trying unsuccessfully to crawl back down!
Dad played golf with Rick in the afternoon, then in the evening Mum and I went to Chelsea Pizza and met up with Michelle and Josh and Samuel and then our two Dads came later once they had finished at golf. Dad had a golf day at work on Friday and told the story about 5 times about how he won a prize for the longest drive. But today Rick was left to tell us that Dad took 13 shots to complete one par 4 hole!
Then Mum and I tagged along with Dad to a Volleyball BBQ at lunchtime. I didn’t much want to mingle with the crowd and I kept heading off to some dirty concrete stairs around the back of the building and insisted on crawling up them and then trying unsuccessfully to crawl back down!
Dad played golf with Rick in the afternoon, then in the evening Mum and I went to Chelsea Pizza and met up with Michelle and Josh and Samuel and then our two Dads came later once they had finished at golf. Dad had a golf day at work on Friday and told the story about 5 times about how he won a prize for the longest drive. But today Rick was left to tell us that Dad took 13 shots to complete one par 4 hole!
