Sleepy head
Rocking tummy time
Enjoying her first visit to a hotel last weekend
Road tripping it to Melbourne
Bedtime cuddles with Hugo
Gummy face
Hope that satisfies you Mrs Wishy Washy!
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Baby!
Happy one month birthday gorgeous!
To celebrate your mama is going to attempt to update our family blog....even if it takes all day with a hundred interruptions. (Though perhaps a little less stop and starting since we received our new hug-a-bub in the mail on Thursday. Yay for hands free baby carrying/cuddling!! How I ever achieved anything when Dexter and Hugo were babies is beyond me).
But lets get down to business....
Introducing Martha-Rose Guinevere Young
Born on a wonderful sunny day in February, the 8th to be exact. Which was not only your exact due date darling girl but also the birthday of your great grandfather born 104 years before you.
It was such a special day. Everything we could have wished for. Peaceful and relaxed. Our wonderful birth support here: Rachele my midwife, Amy and little Bo (who joined in with my vocalising during contractions sweet little thing) and Michelle our photographer. And importantly Martha-Rose your daddy and big brothers by our side throughout your journey earth-side.
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1st and last photos by my lovely cousin Linda. The rest by Michelle of Inspired Images.
(By the way Martha-Rose, you are now actually 6 weeks old now - it took me a couple of weeks to finish this post. Better late than never).
Sunday, January 20, 2013
An Overdue Christmas Wrap Up....
It just feels wrong to be talking about Christmas on Jan 20th. Oh well, I'm on a role and my children have been quite excited to see me updating our blog finally, so I'll finish what I started shall I?
You may remember I mentioned that we moved house on the 23rd of December. Couldn't get any crazier. We were so flat out in the couple of weeks leading up to it and then during the middle of the moving madness, surrounded by boxes with days worth of unpacking and settling in stretching before us, we emerged momentarily from the exhausted fog we'd been living in for days to Christmas day! In our new house!
There aren't too many photos actually. It was such an effort to simply pick up my camera - seriously every single muscle in my body ached with the soreness one can only experience with moving house while 8 months pregnant.
Dexter was the first up (after only 5 or so hours sleep crazy kid) and we tried to keep him in our room for just a wee bit longer to allow Hugo more sleep after incredibly late nights for us all. That lasted oh, about 10 minutes!
So out to the lounge we wandered bleary eyed. Hugo was so focused on emptying his stocking that he failed to notice his new bike by the tree for several minutes...until this moment:
Dexter wasted no time getting started on building and programming his Lego robot, Mindstorm. He was so engrossed in it that he didn't want to stop when it came time to leave for our Christmas day dinner in Rose Bay. He managed to build about half of it this day and then finished it on Boxing day. Go Dexter!
We enjoyed discovering where/how my mum had unpacked all our kitchen goods two days before when Will made pancakes for breakfast and a delicious lunch of corn chips with beans and melted cheese.
You may remember I mentioned that we moved house on the 23rd of December. Couldn't get any crazier. We were so flat out in the couple of weeks leading up to it and then during the middle of the moving madness, surrounded by boxes with days worth of unpacking and settling in stretching before us, we emerged momentarily from the exhausted fog we'd been living in for days to Christmas day! In our new house!
There aren't too many photos actually. It was such an effort to simply pick up my camera - seriously every single muscle in my body ached with the soreness one can only experience with moving house while 8 months pregnant.
Dexter was the first up (after only 5 or so hours sleep crazy kid) and we tried to keep him in our room for just a wee bit longer to allow Hugo more sleep after incredibly late nights for us all. That lasted oh, about 10 minutes!
So out to the lounge we wandered bleary eyed. Hugo was so focused on emptying his stocking that he failed to notice his new bike by the tree for several minutes...until this moment:
The weather was awful; cold and rainy. But actually no-one cared. Apart from Hugo not being able to ride his new bike or scooter (from Nanny and Pa) or for Dexter to be able to take his new massive remote controlled car (from Granny Kim and Papa Ward) for a spin - they were quite content to stay home for most of the day and discover their other new things. Hugo settled down to his new book of mazes for a while at the table. He also got excited about his rainbow maker and spent quite some time in his bedroom with the door closed making rainbows on the wall.
Dexter wasted no time getting started on building and programming his Lego robot, Mindstorm. He was so engrossed in it that he didn't want to stop when it came time to leave for our Christmas day dinner in Rose Bay. He managed to build about half of it this day and then finished it on Boxing day. Go Dexter!
We enjoyed discovering where/how my mum had unpacked all our kitchen goods two days before when Will made pancakes for breakfast and a delicious lunch of corn chips with beans and melted cheese.
These photos truly don't show the incredibly chaotic state that we were living in at this time. The hallway was lined full of boxes, 2 bedrooms were so full of unpacked boxes and furniture in various states of assembly that you literally couldn't get through the door. However, our beds were fully assembled and clothes pretty much unpacked into the wardrobes and as you can see the living area was very much good to go. Thanks so much to my folks for their incredible hard work helping with the unpacking on moving day!
Spur of the Moment Adventure w Daddy
One weekend in mid November Will and the boys took themselves off for a spur of the moment adventure. It was a Saturday morning and we'd had a busy week. (I may have been complaining about feeling tired and in need of some me-time the evening before)!
Will got up early with the children and made pancakes for brekkie while I enjoyed a sleep in (which he does every weekend in fact)! I woke up and tuned in lazily to what they were all doing in the living room. The sound of Will on the computer, questions to the boys about this and that, their excited answers. Next thing Dexter was by the side of the bed and said Dad just wants me to check before he books it all but is it ok for us to go to Lorne for the weekend? That's right, using frequent flyer points Will managed to book flights to Melbourne, hire a car and book accommodation in Lorne, Victoria for that very day. I was asked to please drop them at the airport in 1 hour!
They travelled light and Will left his camera behind so the only record we have of their spur of the moment adventure are these photos he took on his phone and sent to me throughout the weekend.
Will spent a lot of time in Lorne way back in the day when he was backpacking his way around the country in the years before we met. He developed a soft spot for Lorne after living and working there for 6 months way back in 1997. So he knows this part of the Great Ocean Road very well indeed. He and I spent several weeks exploring the area in the year we spent living out of our old '82 Toyota Hiace in 2000!
They wasted no time enjoying the beach and bushwalking to a couple of waterfalls and feeding the cockatoos (who 12 yrs. on are still boldly harassing the tourists and locals alike to be fed as we remember them doing) - jamming as much into their short visit as possible. The boys still talk frequently and fondly about their special weekend away with daddy. And Will and I have been dreaming up our one day plan to do a proper family road trip in this gorgeous part of the world.
Meanwhile, I enjoyed some time doing this
Will got up early with the children and made pancakes for brekkie while I enjoyed a sleep in (which he does every weekend in fact)! I woke up and tuned in lazily to what they were all doing in the living room. The sound of Will on the computer, questions to the boys about this and that, their excited answers. Next thing Dexter was by the side of the bed and said Dad just wants me to check before he books it all but is it ok for us to go to Lorne for the weekend? That's right, using frequent flyer points Will managed to book flights to Melbourne, hire a car and book accommodation in Lorne, Victoria for that very day. I was asked to please drop them at the airport in 1 hour!
They travelled light and Will left his camera behind so the only record we have of their spur of the moment adventure are these photos he took on his phone and sent to me throughout the weekend.
Will spent a lot of time in Lorne way back in the day when he was backpacking his way around the country in the years before we met. He developed a soft spot for Lorne after living and working there for 6 months way back in 1997. So he knows this part of the Great Ocean Road very well indeed. He and I spent several weeks exploring the area in the year we spent living out of our old '82 Toyota Hiace in 2000!
They wasted no time enjoying the beach and bushwalking to a couple of waterfalls and feeding the cockatoos (who 12 yrs. on are still boldly harassing the tourists and locals alike to be fed as we remember them doing) - jamming as much into their short visit as possible. The boys still talk frequently and fondly about their special weekend away with daddy. And Will and I have been dreaming up our one day plan to do a proper family road trip in this gorgeous part of the world.
Meanwhile, I enjoyed some time doing this
and this...
Dexter's Belated Birthday Blogpost!
Shame on me for not blogging about Dexter's 7th birthday in November which feels so very long ago now. He enjoyed a drawn out celebration once again with several events spread out over a few days and milked it for all it was worth.
First up was the much anticipated Solar Eclipse Party. We met a small group of friends for an EARLY birthday gathering at Sydney Park where we hoped to watch the solar eclipse scheduled to take place between 7 and 8am a few days before Dexter's actual birthday. Will and I were rather proud of ourselves for putting together a breakfast spread which was completely gluten, dairy, sugar and egg free. Pat on the back to us. Of course I didn't take any decent photos of this feast so you'll just have to trust me. But it included potato fry up, slow roasted tomatoes, smoked trout, sprouted buckwheat pancakes, garlic dip, hummus, pesto and massive bowls of fruit salad and a mango and passionfruit coconut-water smoothie with the seasons very first mangoes. Phew!
Instead of a cake Dexter requested bliss balls. I was relieved, all this dairy/gluten/egg free cooking left me feeling rather wiped out at the thought of baking a cake.
The solar eclipse itself was, shall we say, rather disappointing. It was not only extremely cloudy but it actually rained on and off all morning. The cool eclipse sunnies I'd ordered didn't get used. Not to worry though. Dexter was quite devastated about it momentarily at the party but quickly lost himself in play with his mates. There were a few tears shed on several occasion about missing the eclipse in the few weeks following but by and large our sensitive and all things celestial obsessed son coped with the disappointment quite well.
Then there was his actual birthday.
Finally a birthday celebration with Granny Kim and Papa Ward and all the cousins. Swimming and gluten free birthday cake (yes, I finally faced my fears and it was delicious). One 7th birthday fully celebrated and accounted for. A satisfied and taller and generally more grown up by the day Dexter! We love you so much gorgeous boy.
First up was the much anticipated Solar Eclipse Party. We met a small group of friends for an EARLY birthday gathering at Sydney Park where we hoped to watch the solar eclipse scheduled to take place between 7 and 8am a few days before Dexter's actual birthday. Will and I were rather proud of ourselves for putting together a breakfast spread which was completely gluten, dairy, sugar and egg free. Pat on the back to us. Of course I didn't take any decent photos of this feast so you'll just have to trust me. But it included potato fry up, slow roasted tomatoes, smoked trout, sprouted buckwheat pancakes, garlic dip, hummus, pesto and massive bowls of fruit salad and a mango and passionfruit coconut-water smoothie with the seasons very first mangoes. Phew!
Instead of a cake Dexter requested bliss balls. I was relieved, all this dairy/gluten/egg free cooking left me feeling rather wiped out at the thought of baking a cake.
The solar eclipse itself was, shall we say, rather disappointing. It was not only extremely cloudy but it actually rained on and off all morning. The cool eclipse sunnies I'd ordered didn't get used. Not to worry though. Dexter was quite devastated about it momentarily at the party but quickly lost himself in play with his mates. There were a few tears shed on several occasion about missing the eclipse in the few weeks following but by and large our sensitive and all things celestial obsessed son coped with the disappointment quite well.
Then there was his actual birthday.
Longed for Lego:
Birthday phone call from Nanny:
Home made ice cream cake:
Finally a birthday celebration with Granny Kim and Papa Ward and all the cousins. Swimming and gluten free birthday cake (yes, I finally faced my fears and it was delicious). One 7th birthday fully celebrated and accounted for. A satisfied and taller and generally more grown up by the day Dexter! We love you so much gorgeous boy.
Whoopsie daisy!
Hmmm. Last post November 10th? Really?!
Funnily enough David Bowie's Changes is playing right now. (One of Hugo's all time favourite songs). How very apt. Because we are all about big changes of late.
I'm going to be a realist. I know I wont suddenly find the time and headspace to suddenly start blogging more regularly again any time soon. Nope. However, I shall attempt a few catch up posts of the big moments since last I blogged and then perhaps for the next little while I'm going to give it my best shot to maintain a little something in this space by way of a weekly photo or incy wincy moment shared. Low on the words. (Lets face it my new squishy brain isn't going to be any better than my current end of pregnancy brain and its really only a matter of days until I switch from one to the other).
Its been a busy and full and wonderful summer so far. Here are a few moments captured starting with our New Years day:
Funnily enough David Bowie's Changes is playing right now. (One of Hugo's all time favourite songs). How very apt. Because we are all about big changes of late.
I'm going to be a realist. I know I wont suddenly find the time and headspace to suddenly start blogging more regularly again any time soon. Nope. However, I shall attempt a few catch up posts of the big moments since last I blogged and then perhaps for the next little while I'm going to give it my best shot to maintain a little something in this space by way of a weekly photo or incy wincy moment shared. Low on the words. (Lets face it my new squishy brain isn't going to be any better than my current end of pregnancy brain and its really only a matter of days until I switch from one to the other).
Its been a busy and full and wonderful summer so far. Here are a few moments captured starting with our New Years day:
We moved house 2 days before Christmas (yeah, that was fun)! I hardly touched my camera during the chaos but here are a couple of snapshots. Dexter has been as thrilled by the dishwasher as his parents (who haven't by the way had a dishwasher EVER in their adult lives) and asked to please be in charge of unloading it every morning in exchange for pocket money. You bet son! Hugo has found new places to set up little Baby cubby houses in the new place.
Both boys have completely taken the move in their stride without a moments distress or anxiety or sadness about leaving the only home they have ever known. Whoohoo to that! I think the more generous proportions, proximity to a park (its literally right next door), GRASS in our backyard and a massive playroom/homeschool space in our lovely rental property may have contributed to that. They were obviously as over the cramped chaos of our old house as we were!
And here it is....the cosy little home of our wee 3rd child. Not too much longer left inside there bubba, which is exciting and wonderful but also a little sad really. Very likely the last time I'll ever gestate a little human being. It has been such a pleasure little one.
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