We are constantly finding strange things in our bed....the other day we woke up to find I had been sleeping on one of Oskar's cars....and the another time a DVD case found its way under the covers at my feet. Just another thing to get used to living with a 3 year old.
Living with an 8 week old is proving very easy. She is now sleeping through the night and is a very happy little girl....it is Oskar who seems to be hard work at the moment. But we are all happy and doing well 2 months into our new family of four.
This will be the last post for a while until we buy a new computer. ...........back soon.
Here is a little Ivy update for you Mum and Dad as I know you just want more, more photos.
She has put on 1.4kg and filling out. Sleeping and feeding very well and now waking only between 12-1am and 5 am overnight which makes for a more rested mum. It's typical though that just when I go to nod off back to sleep at 5.30am...Oskar wakes up and needs attention...... which he also does at night sometimes.....Oh well...welcome to being a mother of 2!
Note for the grandparents- If you play these both at the same time you can see how much she has grown.
Ivy 2 weeks
Ivy 6 weeks
Ivy is reacting to us now and Oskar make her smile repeatedly this morning...it may have just been wind but it looked like she was reacting to his actions. Either way Oskar loved it.
Oskar is having his moments and what 3 year old wouldn't I guess having to share the attention, but when I spent a solid amount of time the other night settling Ivy...Oskar decided to draw on the TV and cabinet for attention and came in and announced...."Hey Mum I drew on the Movie!' in a very cheeky tone.
It is a very different experience this time round having to share the attention all the time and am slowly understanding more and more what Oskar needs to keep any jealousy at bay.......ie... don't spend 45 minutes settling Ivy otherwise the TV will get graffiti-ed!
I am still learning to juggle my time and tasks carefully to try and avoid more of this behaviour...which is why I must go now and prepare dinner now while Ivy sleeps and before Oskar comes home....as we should not have another dinner of cheese and crackers!
Ok... I am on a mission to sell all of our bikes in the shed..(too many to mention), and buy a cruiser bike which I am now lusting after, to ride alongside Oskar and Cam along the beach. I feel if I publicly announce this mission, it may actually help us get into gear and actually sell this stuff we have been meaning to for years now.
Cam...you can get the baby seat adapter put on your bike for Ivy....... as it will simply get in the way of my Tule skirt I will be wearing!!!
When Cam came home and I told him about this new mission.....he handed me this which he had just bought to try for the first time....no kidding.....a coincidence?...or a sign?! FYI- a very nice little cider by Little Creatures!
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Now, I just need to decide between a green and tan bike or the classic black and tan. A blue will match my future Karmann Ghia parked in our driveway...a girl can dream!...but everyone has blue these days!
Wish List- tan seat and handles, white wall tyres, a basket and at least 3 gears. Classic Vintage Bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EBNuGZ-8r6g
This could be me...if I lived in Melbourne and didn't have 2 children to cart around town with me................Court, perhaps this could be you at your new Balmain address!....Audrey in the front basket perhaps?
First things first.......Let the bike clear out begin!
Cam had a week off from work over Christmas/New Year and we enjoyed the sunny days at the beach as one should do when living on the Gold Coast. I feel very lucky to call this place home.
It went a little like this.
A day at Tallebudgera Lake.
The boys swam while Ivy and I watched from beneath a shady tree.
I forgot how easy babies are at this age...Ivy slept nearly the whole time we were there.
A few walks at Burleigh and a special reward for Oskar at the end of a long scoot.
Which he reluctantly shared with me......'just one bite mum...just one'
Another sunny day at Tally................
..which Ivy slept through most of again......................Shared with Asha's family!
Now we just need to win Lotto so we never have to work again!
When we weren't lucky enough to go to the beach we stayed home trying to tidy up our garden which was starting to get bit out of hand................it paid off.
Weeds......seriously these things are in steroids up here....mow the lawn and the next weekend the weeds have already grown 1 foot....I'm not kidding!
It really does seem like ages ago, and I haven't even posted our pictures from the day.
First things first...we needed to decorate the tree.
Then Asha came around on Christmas eve to exchange gifts and get a kiss!
Once Santa and his reindeer came and ate the cookies and carrots we put out for them...Oskar opened some presents. This was the the first year he really understood Christmas..and it was so much fun to watch and prepare for.
It was a lovely day spent at Nana and Pa's house. The day was hot so we spent it indoors escaping the heat and indulging in lovely food..... and even little champagne for mum! Oh how I missed you bubbly!
We pulled some crackers......
Ate some delicious food including Mary's homemade pudding. oh my, it was so amazing!!
After all that food we needed a burp.....
....and a lie down.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year all!
We cant wait to enjoy many more with our new family of four!
