I have been a little bit slack in the photo department lately so i thought i'd upload some recent pics of the kids.
Coban in the Esky. He is always climbing into things. One of these days he is going to get stuck lol.
Coban taking photos of Mummy.
Miranda~4 months
Claudia~4 months
Miranda in the Jolly Jumper~4 months
Claudia in the Jolly Jumper~4 months
Here are 2 new LO's using the gorgeous JollyO Xmas kit available at OScraps.
And this LO which i did a little while ago but kept forgetting to post in here:
You can find credits here.
Nothing more to report at this time. I have some recent pics of my kids but need to go through them all so will hopefully have them up in here soon.
I think i get more excited than Coban does about Xmas lol. I am trying to get Daniel a little more into it but i think that's like flogging a dead horse lol. He does enjoy Xmas day but he's not into Carols or decorations or anything like that. I'm not really into Xmas lights on the house myself but i do love to look at other peoples. I have persuaded him to let us all watch the Carols on tv Xmas eve. I think Coban would like that as I have been singing Christmas Carols to him lately and his faves are Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Jingle Bells.
The poor boy got stung by a bee on Monday. :( He was over it pretty quickly though. We dosed him up on Nurofen, antihistamines, hydrocortisone cream and stingose spray lol so he felt much better after about an hour or so. He loves to tell people all about it too because we told him how brave he was. I think he's quite proud of himself lol.
I am a little sad at the moment. I have come to the realisation that we have to give up on the cloth nappies. :( Poor Miranda has been getting bad nappy rash for a while and today she woke up with a very red, weeping rash. It broke my heart to look at it but thankfully it doesn't seem to bother her too much. Claudia is fine with cloth nappies but i think it will be much easier to have them both in the same nappies. Looks like i better request a larger rubbish bin from the council now lol.
Miranda & Claudia are now 4 months old. They are both pretty much at the same stage with their development. They never really liked being on their tummies but Miranda now enjoys it more. She can hold her head up quite well and gets her shoulders off too. So she can see more. Claudia on the other hand still doesn't like to be on her tummy. She lasts for about 1 minute before she starts crying lol. She doesn't keep her bum down and just rocks up on her side. It is pretty funny to watch.
Miranda has given up on her dummy too. This happened a couple of weeks ago now. Claudia doesn't need hers as much either but she still uses it in bed. They are both thumb suckers which is cute but will not be fun trying to wean them from it.
They are both still feeding brilliantly and also still sleeping through the night. This has been such a godsend!! I had forgotten how wonderful i feel after a decent night's sleep.
We are going camping after Xmas this year so i really hope that the girls sleep well while we are there. I don't want them to get into any bad habits and then bring them home. Fingers crossed!!!!
I will leave you with a few pics now.
The 2007 Santa Photo!~Success!!!!!
Coban's first visit to the dentist!!
Miranda & Claudia @ 3 months. I have to upload some new ones. I've been a bit slack.
And lastly, Daniel with (from left to right) Miranda, Claudia & Coban
My poor little man had gastro over the weekend. It was so heartbreaking watching him being sick. He had no idea what was happening to him and he would scream everytime he threw up. :( Luckily the vomiting only lasted one day. And although he is not sick anymore, he is still a bit out of sorts. So whingey and sooky which is just not like him. I really hope he gets back to his old self by the weekend.
On Saturday the kids & I are going to meet up with some of the Melb EB girls and the lovely Sue who is coming down to visit. Poor Sue has had to move house so i can only imagine how stressed out she is being so close to Christmas and all. I hope it has all gone well for you Sue. And i hope the little break in Melbourne is exactly what you need. I know that i am excited to finally meet you as i'm sure the other girls are.
I am so grateful to have found the EB Scrapping girls. Who ever would have thought that such great friends would come from chatting and sharing our hobby online lol. MWAH to you all.
Miranda & Claudia were weighed today and they are both doing quite well. Miranda now weighs 4.67kg and is 57cm long. And Claudia weighs 4.85kg and is 58.3cm long. I didn't get weighed this time but last time the MCHN weighed me and i weighed just over 58 kg. I was gobsmacked as i wasn't at all expecting that. I just need to get my act together and get rid of this little tummy that is still hanging around lol. But i'm very happy with the weight loss so far so no complaints!!
I am almost finished the Xmas shopping thank god. Only about 5 more presents to go and they are pretty easy ones. A nice bottle of wine, a couple of Quiksilver t-shirts, a JB Hi-Fi voucher and 2 other gifts that i am yet to decide upon (waiting on lists!!). So yeah, that's it!! Daniel still needs to get my present which i think he will be doing on Saturday YAY!!
That's all from me for today.
Daniel & I were getting married in the Police Academy Chapel, Glen Waverley, Vic.
It was such an unreal day and one that will remain so vivid in my memory. I loved feeling like a princess and getting to wear such a beautiful dress. I loved being the centre of attention and sharing such a wonderful occasion with my close family and friends. It was just an awesome day and night that i wish didn't end lol.
4 years really doesn't sound all that long but i think because we have done so much in that time, it feels like it. I am so happy with the way my life has turned out and couldn't possibly imagine my life without Daniel.
Happy Anniversary Bum Head!!! PMSL.
This has got to be the best Xmas kit i have seen!!!!! It is jam packed and is such great value for money. 'JollyO' is on sale now at OScraps for only $6.
I just had to come in and show off the STUNNING Xmas gifts that my EB Scrappy Secret Santa made for me. They took my breath away when i saw them all. I am just so overwhelmed by the effort that was put into them and am so grateful that i am a part of such a warm and loving group of girls. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Secret Santa. You have made me extremely happy.
The cutest Christmas Countdown tree.
These are my FAVES!!!! Gorgeous wooden Christmas blocks.
An aweome Christams mini album. I can't wait to fill this with photos.
And some pages from the album.
I won the Best Baby LO in the Scrappy Awards on Saturday night. YAY!! I was very proud of that LO so it has made me very happy indeed. I had an absolute blast and am just blown away by the talent that we have in our little group. Thanks girls. :)
Now Tracey asked me for some pics of the girls so here are a few to show. I have been a bit slack with the pics lately sorry.
Miranda & Claudia-3 months old. Completely different looking IMO.
Claudia & Miranda in my failed attempt at a Xmas photo shoot. LOL. They still look pretty cute though.
Coban & Miranda. Coban was mostly unimpressed with having to sit still for photos but when i let him play with a nutcracker, he was happy for a minute or so lol. Miranda was more than happy to have her photo taken.
I have almost all my Xmas shopping done now.I need to get myself down to DFO to get a few more. We have 2 teenage boys to buy for in one of the family's Kris Kringles so i thought i'd get a t-shirt or shorts or something like that. I don't think you can go too far wrong with that. I also need to get Daniel some more shorts as he keeps outgrowing his lol. Much to his dismay.
I am hoping to get rid of a bit more of this twin baby belly so that i can get some new clothes too. I am fitting into my old clothes now but i do have a bit of a muffin top lol. Sorry for TMI there. I will most definitely not be showing off my midriff while we are away camping this year lol. So i really need to get myself some new singlets and shorts etc.
Daniel & I have decided to start doing Pilates together. I have a DVD here that i have only used once but Daniel wants to start getting fit again and thought this would be something he can do easily enough. So we decided to both get up once the girls had been fed at 5am. And we were going to start thins morning.... But the girls decided that they would sleep a lot later so we missed out. I had to wake them up as my poor (.)(.)'s were so full and felt like they were going to explode PMSL.
I will pop back in here soon and update with some more photos as I am having a few issues with PS at the moment.
I am so looking forward to the EB Scrappy Awards tonight. DH has gone 4wd'ing and may not be home until tomorrow so i have to make sure all the kids are in bed asleep by 8pm. And i still need to get all dolled up. LOL. For those of you that don't have a clue what i'm talking about, it is an awards ceremony that was started by one of the scrapping girls on EB. There is a whole bunch of catergories and we had to upload LO's into the different catergories and then vote for our faves in each one. Then the top 6 nominees were put through to the next round. Tonight is the big night where we find out the winners!! We will be getting together in a chat room for the ceremony and i am just so darn excited about it lol.
Can you tell i don't get out much? PMSL. I even have a big 275g block of Cadbury Milk Chocolate all ready to go. :D
I have finished some Xmas pressies and have finally finished the kids' Advent Tree Calender. I won't show the pressies because the recipients might see them lol.
But here's the tree:
And this is a wall hanging thing that i made for myself:
I really need a coffee so i'll finish this post off with my latest LO. It is a SL of a LO in last month's FK mag. It's funny how i was never into pastel colours but i seem to be scrapping with pastel pinks and blues a lot lately lol.
Photo by Clair Bremner. Credits for the LO can be found HERE.
