A Baby Mc Update......

To my lovely friends and family waiting on the news of the arrival of Baby Mc, well all I can say is that the time is nearly here! I am currently 38 weeks pregnant, and have been informed by my doctor that I am having a giant baby and that if bubs does not come by itself within the next week, that I will be induced on the 5 January 2008.


Not that I particularly like my photo taken at the moment, but I thought that this bubs deserved a side view shot, because I never had one taken before Harrison was born - being a month early with Harrison, we never got a chance to have the horrid shot done!!!!

I feel much more exhausted, tired and bigger, than what I ever did with Harrison, but possibly the wonderful festive season has not helped that too much!

So all I can say is watch this space for Baby Mc news, because it seems that it is now less than a week for when baby Mc will enlighten us all with its wonderful presence.

Wish me luck - quick and painless is the words I like to hear!!!!

xox

Christmas Morning - Yes Harrison got Henry.......!

As mentioned in my previous blogs, all Harrison wanted for Christmas was a 'Henry' train from Thomas the Tank Engine, which Santa happily obliged, and honestly no other toy on the morning got a look in!

We possibly made the big mistake of allowing Santa's present to be opened first, because hidden in Santa's loot was not only 'Henry' but 'Molly', 'Skarloey' and 'James'. That is four trains to add to his Thomas the Tank collection!

Not even the lure of a trampoline, a bike, cars, trucks or books could get him away from his new train collection. The below photo was taken when Harry gave his new trampoline about 2 minutes attention. Mind you, a few days after Christmas and we can now not get him off the Trampoline!!!!

S A Brewery Christmas Lights 2008

A couple of weeks ago, we took Harrison, Tre and Mum to the West End Brewery Christmas Lights (Hindmarsh SA).


Considering it is summer, surprisingly we all needed to rug up in the good old winder jumpers for a cool but clear evening checking out Christmas lights.

It is amazing how packed out with people it gets, and we all kind of felt like sheep being herded into a pen. Harrison loved it though!!!!

A family shot - don't know why my mum felt she needed to give me extra room in the photo though....... must have felt my 'wide load' needed the extra attention!!!! ;-)

This is a great shot of two very adorable cousins........

This is a great shot of Nan with her "boys" - don't worry mum, ill get a copy of this one for you - finally a photo where you all have a lovely smile!

I had to include the snow man - seriously, can this thing look any more creepy? The only think more scary was the 'Jack In A Box' that looked more like the clown out of Stephen Kings book "IT".

Lots of Santa Visits......2008

Well tis the season to be Jolly, and what better way than lots of Christmas parties for Mr Harrison and lots of visits to tell Santa what he wants for Christmas. Each visit was the same, there was no changing his requests - Harrison has asked Santa for a 'Henry Train' to go with his Thomas The Tank Train track that he got for his birthday.

Below is a picture of Harrison taken at the Entertainment Centre staff Christmas party, this was the first trip of the year with Santa, he was nervous, but still managed a forced smile for the camera!!!!

Next we had the social club Christmas party from my work, and since it was held at the Aquatic Centre, I think Santa got a soggy knee from wet children by the end of the day!!!

This photo was luckily taken about 20 minutes before Harrison fell over his new toy, and put his top teeth through his bottom lip - blood everywhere sent us into a panic, but after it all settled, and he was given an ice block, he was a little happier. An afternoon nap in the car on the way home seemed to make it all better!!!!

OK, now this is the official Christmas photo taken with Santa at Myer, we had a lovely Santa, who was a little surprised that Harrison wanted nothing more than a 'Henry Train' for Christmas - I guess a store Santa is used to big demands from lots of children!

The day before this photo was taken, Graham thought it would be good to try out the new hair clippers we got given (Thank you Leanne and Barry!!). Well now my lovely little boy looks like he has as much hair as he did the day he was born - bald bald bald!!!!! Oh well a buzz cut looks kind of cute, ill get used to it, and it will grow back soon!!

2008 Childcare Photos

Well my Mr Harrison is still a spunky bum, but do you think that he would even give a forced smile when he had his official childcare photo's this year?

Mind you I look back on this blog from the photos from last year, and at least he is not crying through the photos. He looks so big now, these were taken in October, so at age 3 years 3 months, he really is growing into quite a little boy now.

Harrison is doing so much more this year, his speech has picked up to the point of full conversations (and attitude to go with it), he is playing more and being more adventurous. He really is a completely different child to the toddler I had 12 months ago!

I know I keep saying it, but where does the time go!

A moment of fun

Ok yes this is a little dumb, but I have been sitting here with Harrison playing on the computer and we made some fun pictures on a website I found - thought I had better add them, because when he is old enough to read this, he will know that we are both a little crazy! :-)

Sarah wins the 'Pride of Australia Medal'

Well I am a very proud god parent at the moment, because on the 17th October my God daughter Sarah won an award titled 'The Pride of Australia'.

She won it in the category of 'Young Aussie Award' and she basically was a victim of bullying at school, and instead of staying a victim, she started an online blog to help other children facing the same issues to speak out.

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If it works, you can read more about the actual award and other winners at the following link: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24509363-5006301,00.html

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Or you can check out Sarah's very personal blog at: http://www.blognow.com.au/stopbullyingme

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Graham and I are very proud of Sarah, she is such a grounded and special little girl, and I hope that uses this award to continue her quest to help other children who are victims of school yard bullying.

CONGRATULATIONS SARAH - WELL DONE

XOX

Amy and Bryan's Wedding Day

On Friday the 17th October, I had the pleasure of witnessing the nuptials of Amy and Bryan at Chateau Wyuna at Mt Evelyn in Victoria. The venue was so picturesque and really amazing, that it just helped to make the day so much more special for my lovely friends.

It was perfect weather of around 24 degrees and the sun shined down during the ceremony.

Bryan and his brother Jason waited patiently for the bride to arrive, and unlike any bride I know she actually arrived on time, in fact was a little early, and had some time for more photos before walking down the isle

Amy and her dad shared a laugh with each other on the way down the isle

The ceremony

Its official - Man and Wife:

I couldn't resist a big cuddle, I was so proud and happy for Amy and Bryan

The bridal party:

Cutting the cake and of course a big kiss

The bridal dance to the song 'Chasing Cars' by 'Snow Patrol

And a special visitor to the reception giving obvious approval

Amy's Hens Night

Well on the 11th October 2008 I went to the Hens Night of one of my oldest and dearest friends, Amy!

Just for a background, we have been really good friends since first meeting at Fremont High School, and along with Lisa, Lana and Tuti, is really the only ones from our year 12 gang that I really keep in contact with any more.

We have all seen each other go through the perils of puberty, moving out of home, adult hood, finding first loves and losing first loves, first cars, first homes, marriage, divorce, 18th 21st and now 30th birthdays (sorry girls), We have helped each other through loss of loved ones, and celebrations on other big achievements - I love my dear and wonderful friends and even though oceans and states or just Main North Road divide us all. I cherish every little bit of our friendships!

Ok now that a lump has welled in my throat and I am getting all mushy and emotional, ill go on to the lovely Amy. Even though it took moving to Melbourne to meet the dashing Bryan, she still remembered her routes and had her hens night with all of us lovely Adelaide girls!

Michelle who has been Amy's best friend since Kindergarten, had the job of arranging the hens night and finding things to do that Amy loves the most and of course picked a dancing theme. We all met at Bar Rouge on North Tce, and then was treated to an hour of lessons in Belly Dancing, Bollywood Dancing and Burlesque Dancing. We were given the belly dancing belts to wear, kicked off our shoes and went with it!

After the tiring escapades of dancing at Bar Rouge, we moved on to dinner at a lovely Indian Restaurant called 'Jasmins' on Hindmarsh Square. The food was lovely, but somethings were a little more spicy than expected and I was kicked a little by Baby Mc who did not agree with some of chilli's and Indian spices in the food!

After more food than anyone could bare was served, us lovely ex-Fremont girls headed off to a cocktail bar in Rundle Street.

The girls looked after me and made sure that Tuti and I who where the two pregnant chicks did not miss out on a cocktail and got the waiter to make us up a lovely 'Mocktail' which was fruity and much like a boost juice in a cocktail glass!

After much catch up, and comparing ourselves to the characters from 'Sex In the City' we went home to look forward to the next weekend which was the lovely Amy's big day!

A big congratulations my dear friend - enjoy all of the experiences that all of this brings for you!

xox

A New Baby Mc

Well I have been holding off on blogging about the pending arrival of the new baby Mc, just because it is still a concept that I have been getting used to myself and since it is completely impossible to hide the baby bump, I thought that it is now time to introduce one of the first photos of the next baby Mc!


Baby Mc is currently due to arrive into the world on the 9th January 2009, and will be our second child and a brother or sister to Harrison.

Sorry people no spoilers, because we do not know the sex of bubs, we just know that all scans so far show that it is healthy and growing at a normal rate. If you ask Harrison what I am having, he is adamant that he is having a brother, other people say the way I am carrying shows it is a girl, so if anyone wants to lay any bets, the odds are good at 50/50!

We have about 14 weeks now to get through, and to get organised. I finish work in the 1st week of December, so hopefully this baby does not do what Harrison did and arrive a month earlier than planned.

Watch this space for baby news as it happens!!!!

Harrison's Surgery - AGAIN!!!!

Ok yes, it Dejavu because it was only a year ago that I was writing about Harrison having the same surgery, but he has just yesterday had his second lot of grommets put in his ears.

The last lot came out about 6 months ago, and once again he has had ear infection after ear infection. Not a good thing for him or us because we have to deal with Mr Grumble Bum! Hopefully this second dose of surgery will be a bit of a relief for him.

This time round I did have my trusty camera phone handy and took a couple of 'before the surgery' shots.

And then the journey to theatre, started off fun, but I don't think Harrison was prepared for what was waiting for him at the other end.

Harrison was such a brave little man, he came out from surgery a bit groggy, but soon settled quickly and was asking for food, drink, toys, TV - yep didnt take him long to get back to his normal self!