Day Two Hundred and Thirteen

Toothbrush

Bella and Jada's toothbrushes in the bathroom draw. Hmm what can you say really about a toothbrush? Bella got her first tooth at 4 months and lost her first one at 4 years- and is still going. She stopped sucking her thumb last year when the dentist threatened to insert a permanent metal plate in her mouth (drastic- but it worked!) Jada inherited her Nana and Mother's gappy teeth, which gave her the nickname "tic tac teeth" as a baby. She has yet to lose any teeth, but did lose half of one her front ones when she fell off equipment at pre-school last year. She had to have a cap put on, and the poor girl is now terrified of the dentist.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 31: Toothbrush

Day Two Hundred and Twelve

Calm

Today the girls and I went along to my ultrasound appointment, to check on our baby girl's progress and let's be honest here-size! Seeing her precious face, and knowing that her heartbeat and development are all normal, definitely makes me feel calm. She is measuring about week ahead of schedule, with the estimated due date for size as the 30th August, and her estimated current weight is 6 pounds. They did also say that I have a little extra amniotic fluid, known as polyhydramnios- or as I like to call it- Jessica Simpson Syndrome! So it's no wonder I'm feeling so weighed down, and my back is killing me! I just hope those doctors and midwives have their life vests on when my water breaks! 

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 30: Calm

Day Two Hundred and Eleven

Last Thing You Bought

Today I bought a new vacuum! After months of pestering Trevor, our old vacuum finally stopped working and he had no choice but to buy me a new one! Taking into consideration opinions from some local housework experts (and the lady at the shop) I settled on this Dyson. I hope it's as good as it says it is, especially after my sister put it onto perspective: "that cost more than my first car!"

o inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 28: Last Thing You Bought

Day Two Hundred and Ten

Cup

For weeks now Bella has been cupping her mouth in coughing fits. She has a persistent cough that just won't go away. Our last visit to the doctor has seen her put on to an asthma inhaler, which we've been trialling for about a week. I'm not sure if it's helping or not at this stage, I just hope for her sake (and all our sleep) that she gets better soon.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 28: Cup

Day Two Hundred and Nine

On The Road

My favourite road in the world. A road that leads to childhood summers, burning rocks underfoot, refreshing river swims, ghost stories, the smell of pine trees and the sound of screeching cockatoos. Every year when you drive down this road you can't help but reflect on the past, present and future, and think how lucky you are to be there again.

"Where am I going? I don't quite know.
Down to the stream where the king-cups grow --
Up on the hill where the pine-trees blow --
Anywhere, anywhere. I don't know.
Where am I going? The clouds sail by,
Little ones, baby ones, over the sky.
Where am I going? The shadows pass,
Little ones, baby ones, over the grass.
If you were a cloud, and sailed up there,
You'd sail on water as blue as air,
And you'd see me here in the fields and say:
"Doesn't the sky look green today?"
Where am I going? The high rooks call:
"It's awful fun to be born at all."
Where am I going? The ring-doves coo:
"We do have beautiful things to do."
If you were a bird, and lived on high,
You'd lean on the wind when the wind came by,
You'd say to the wind when it took you away:
"That's where I wanted to go today!"
Where am I going? I don't quite know.
What does it matter where people go?
Down to the wood where the blue-bells grow --
Anywhere, anywhere. I don't know".
-A.A. Milne

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 27: On The Road

Day Two Hundred and Eight

Sunshine

There wasn't much sunshine today in Canberra. 

But we did get a see a little bit when Baby Harry came to dinner..

"Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait,
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both,
Just have to be patient,
Yes it's a long way to go,
But in the meantime,
Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is just what happens to you,
While your busy making other plans,
Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy" 

-John Lennon.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 26: Sunshine

Day Two Hundred and Seven

Heart

The tattoo, the man and the body say it all.

And soon, a new addition will be added to to both our hearts. 

We can't wait.
 In recent years I have contemplated getting a heart themed tattoo myself, one that represents my family values, and parents in particular. I have yet to committ, but who knows I may get the courage one day..
"It keeps me searching for a Heart of Gold, and I'm getting old ..."

  To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 25: Heart

Day Two Hundred and Six

A Stranger

Looking through some old photos on my phone today and I came across this picture taken on my birthday a couple of years ago. I couldn't help but wonder .. will I ever see this stranger again?!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 24: A Stranger

Day Two Hundred and Five

Mirror

This classic 80's song came on in my car today. 

Jada tries to sing along, but mumbles most of the words and

 then shouts "Man in the Mirror!"

I've actually been avoiding real mirrors lately!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 23: Mirror

Day Two Hundred and Four

Upside Down

This afternoon Bree and I took all four kids to the Tuggeranong Pool, as a treat for helping their mother's cleaning up. They spent a couple of hours playing, splashing and running around in the water. This picture is of Bella, very cleverly doing a handstand!
Being a Sunday afternoon it was pretty quiet, and much  more relaxing than taking them to a chaotic indoor play centre. I think we will be using this bribe again!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 22: Upside Down

Day Two Hundred and Three

9 O'clock

Tonight at 9'o clock I was at the movie's with my sister Bree. We saw the movie "Ted", a story about a young boy who wishes his teddy bear to life. As the boy grows up the bear's behaviour becomes increasingly crude and inappropriate! It was good to have some comic relief and I did enjoy all the 80's and 90's references, but it's not a movie you'd take your Mother to!

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 21: 9 O'clock

Day Two Hundred and Two

Eyes

When one thinks of eyes in my family, they immediately think of glasses. I was one of the lucky few who until recently didn't need them. My Mum and Sister and number of my Aunties however, have all been long time wearers. So far my children's sight is fine, but who know what the future holds. Here is Jada wearing Nana's glasses being silly, I think she look's like Trevor when he was little!

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 20: Eyes

Day Two Hundred and One

Animal/Insect/Pet

Our adorable pugalier puppy- Andy!

He is still living with Mum and Dad, as our landscaping drags on, and on, and on! The kids play with him whenever we visit and take him for a walk about once a week with Pa. He enjoys spending time with Jesse's pugalier Gizmo and he loves stuffed toys, especially cats. He insists on dragging them around everywhere and can't sleep without them! He is still learning proper dog etiquette, and likes to bark at all passing cars/people/dogs. He also has a bad case of "small dog syndrome", acting like a boss around dogs that could eat him for breakfast! I'm not an animal lover by any stretch of the imagination, but who wouldn't love that face?

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 19: Animal/Insect/Pet

Day Two Hundred

Plate

This ornamental plate belonged to my Nanna Valerie. It is just one of the many things that I claimed before my parents recent garage sale. My Mum isn't sure, but she thinks it was once part of a set and perhaps had matching sugar, tea and coffee bowls. I love the vintage floral pattern of the plate, and the colours, especially the chartreuse leaves. 

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 18: Plate

Day One Hundred and Ninety Nine

Your Addiction

I actually had to think about this..
The one thing that I do have everyday, without fail, is a cup of tea (or 2 .. or 10!). My ritual used to be that I had to have one every night before going to bed, but lately my bladder won't allow it! And how can you have a cup of tea without a biscuit? It's like having a scone without jam or a roast without gravy-you just can't do it! It doesn't matter how bland or boring, a biscuit must accompany the cup of tea, and it is always preferable that someone else make it!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 17: Your Addiction

Day One Hundred and Ninety Eight

Sign

My precious girl at 32 and a half weeks.

A sign to be thankful, for this amazing gift from God.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 16: Sign

Day One Hundred and Ninety Seven

Finger

This week I painted mine and the girls nails. Unfortunately they are sleeping at Nanna's house tonight and I couldn't get a photo of theirs! Jada chose a deep purple with sparkles and Bella chose one hand  fire engine red and the other hand purple. I felt like I need brightening up and chose this yummy pink colour, it's called "Electric Strawberry".

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 15: Finger

Day One Hundred and Ninety Six

Building

Today Trevor and I took the girls to see the Lego Expo. 

 The amount of time and detail that had gone into each model was very impressive, and the kids were in awe of each new display they saw. There were trains, cars, theme parks, Star Wars characters and more. My favourite was this christmas scene, complete with Santa and ice-skaters. 

 As we walked around the crowded room all Bella could say was "I want to build that!", so of course we couldn't leave without purchasing some Lego of our own (to add to the girls already large collection!) We bought the last princess castle set .. and the girls have been playing with it ever since! 

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 14: Building

Day One Hundred and Ninety Five

Open

Friday night footy at our house, and this is what's opening up! Not normally an advocate of alcohol, being someone who doesn't drink myself, but as they say .."everything in moderation!"

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 13: Open

Day One Hundred and Ninety Four

Texture

The girls have been entertaining themselves a lot during the school holidays, playing imaginative games that sometimes last for days.
Today while I was in the shower Bella created this playdough meal.  
They looked so cute when I came out and saw them sitting on their little table,
they reminded me of something you would see on Seasame Street!


 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 12: Texture

Day One Hundred and Ninety Three

Letter

My Mum recently found this lovely letter that was written by Trevor's Grandmother Patty. 

I actually have a lot of letters, notes, scribbles, lists and cards that I have kept over the years. Most would seem meaningless to others, but hold special significance for me. Some important ones include: the words to a song that was sung at my 21st that is handwritten by my Mum; an extensive list of things to pack for our annual trip to Wee Jasper that was written by my Dad (on a ripped off piece of cereal box no less); and of course, love letters from Trevor. Mum also recently found a shopping list written by my Grandmother, before which, I had never seen her handwriting. I think that handwritten letters are to be treasured and are such a unique expression from an individual. I know that my collection will be cherished in the years to come.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 11: Letter

 

Day One Hundred and Ninety Two

Your Favourite Colour

I couldn't choose a favourite colour today, so I decided to go with them all! 

I was going to choose blue and take a picture of the sky-for as long as I can remember I have loved the colour blue-but alas, no blue sky today in Canberra! I like different colours depending on what the context is. For my house and clothes I usually like blues and greens, flowers I like purple, cars I like black and in jewellery I think sapphires and rubies are stunning.

This baby suit I bought off Ebay came today, isn't it gorgeous!?

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 10: Youre Favourite Colour

 

Day One Hundred and Ninety One

Big

My beautiful nephew Harry is getting so big!

 He is now 6 months old.

 Today he entertained and delighted us all by smiling, 

cooing and babbling away to his toys.

He even reminded me to be thankful for my girls,

when Mum changed his nappy and he peed all over his own face!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 9: Big

Day One Hundred and Ninety

Lunch

Today I was so busy enjoying my lunch in the coastal sunshine, that I forgot to take a photo! This is Jada relaxing back at the unit after lunch, if you look closely you can see that she still has some on her face! She ate her own lunch and then ate some of Mum's. Shortly after I took this photo she was up again looking for food in the fridge. I like to tell people that I'm on the "Jada Diet"- Jada eats half of everything I eat!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 8: Lunch

Day One Hundred and Eighty Nine

Garden

I contemplated taking a photo of our actual garden, but at the present time it is just a bowl of grey dust, being prepared for the fake grass that is coming. I decided that wouldn't make a very exciting photo. I worry that our children will be deprived by having fake grass and plants in their yard. They will never know grass stains, or be woken by the sound of a lawn mower or smell wet grass after the rain through their bedroom window. Maybe I'm being melodramatic, but unfortunately with the current weather patterns we've been having, fake grass seemed liked the most practical option. Today's photo is a flower that Jada picked for me on a walk to the beach with Pa. I think that environment is transient, and as long as they are surrounded by people that teach them to appreciate the beauty in nature, that is the most important thing. 

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 7: Garden

Day One Hundred and Eighty Eight

Chair

This is the high chair that I plan to use for our baby. It originally belonged to Trevor's Mum, and has been used by many other of his family members. I'm not really sure, but I'd say it's about 50-60 years old. The paint is in good condition, so I'm undecided whether to re-paint it or not (imagine how good it would look pink!). I will also need to make some sort of cushioned seat and back to support the baby, and hold it in the chair. I wonder if it will actually be practical, it certainly did the job in the past, so I don't see why not!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 6: Chair

Day One Hundred and Eighty Seven

On The Floor

This is what the floor of our toy room looks like at present! This floor often causes me to have an inner struggle -my early childhood knowledge of play and exploration Vs. my OCD need for order and tidiness! Considering this is as about as messy as the room gets, and the fact that I have trained Bella to be equally as anal about being tidy, I don't have much to worry about! The two girls have been playing this current Barbie game on and off throughout the day, Jada tells me: "It's just a Barbie game, I was Caitlin and Bella was Izzy, we had a baby and we had two baby ponies, you can't even see our house in this picture!" .. Oops!

 To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 5: On The Floor

Day One Hundred and Eighty Six

Fun

We are only up to day 5 of school holidays, and the boredom has already set in!
 The weather has just been miserable, and our yard is still not near being child-friendly, so we decided to play some games to pass the time.
First we played Trouble, which actually wasn't as fun as I remembered (0nce you get over the novelty of popping the dice!). We moved on to Cabbage Patch Memory, which I was very bad at, and got beaten by both girls .. I blame baby brain!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 4: Fun

Day One Hundred and Eighty Five

Best Part of your Day

Today was a pretty quiet and boring Tuesday around our house. The high point for me was probably catching up with my favourite reality family. I have a pathetic addiction to mind-numbing, pointless reality shows. Therefore anything featuring the Kardashians is must-watch TV!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 3: Best Part of your Day

Day One Hundred and Eighty Four

Busy

Today I finally found time to wash my hair. I can't remember exactly the last time I washed it, I have a feeling it was last Wednesday! After having the flu and then trying to organise the Baby Shower and school holidays starting .. it sadly hasn't been high on my priority list!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 2: Busy

Day One Hundred and Eighty Three

Self-Portrait

Here is me, and baby at 30 weeks. This is the chair where I sit to put my make-up on, as I'm usually so hot and dizzy after a shower that I need to sit down. The baby is now resting on my lap when I sit down, and you can almost see her lying transversly (side-ways) across my belly. How amazing is the human body?

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slims blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 1: Self-Portrait