tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36397863457273262462024-03-14T17:42:49.962+10:00Grit and GigglesPhotos of life from the outback to the sea.CountryMousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06799779599751379129noreply@blogger.comBlogger637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639786345727326246.post-22266877335622341042019-05-26T17:12:00.000+10:002019-05-26T21:18:39.802+10:00Life as I know it ... today<div style="text-align: center;">
Life has a way of getting in the way of blogging, doesn't it.<br />
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I share a fair bit over on Instagram but find it hard to make it over here to this much loved but neglected space.<br />
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Life has been busy but not. Filled with the usual day to day busyness that comes with having a toddler but not all that exciting in scheme of things. Life has changed quite a lot from my time as a governess and my chasing waterfalls days. I don't make it out exploring that much at the moment either.Well, I make it to swimming lessons, mum catch ups, playgroups and to the shops to do the groceries, but really that isn't all that interesting to anyone who isn't a 2 year old, or in my mum's group. Actually, the shopping part isn't even all that interesting to the 2 year old (or me quite frankly, grocery shopping isn't that fun), unless we go to the "fish" shop ... our local Stockland's, that has a giant marlin out the front, which he only likes going to because of the big fish. Coles around the corner however, is an unacceptable shopping location. Probably because he doesn't get to see enough trucks and roadworks to get there.<br />
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And now the toddler is no longer painting the table with BBQ sauce and has his requested food and drink.<br />
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Ahhh, the glorious life of parenthood.</div>
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I do often wonder when those with young kids actually find the time to write those wonderful, insightful posts while not leaving their kids to fend for themselves (aka paint the house with sauce) or eating into their valuable sleeping time. Maybe they don't work at night so actually have that quiet time after their children go to bed. Maybe they just actually have their heads screwed on and don't approach life in a headless chook, winging it fashion, like I do.<br />
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I miss this little place of mine, so hopefully I'll be back soon.<br />
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Off to see what is frustrating the toddler of the house now.<br />
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Last night, as I was driving home from work I had a thought ... how about I write a Birthday letter to me, wishing myself well for the coming year, finding the positives. It was the middle of the night, admittedly, and actually already my birthday but anyway, here goes.</div>
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Dear Anne,</div>
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Happy 32nd Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with beautiful moments.</div>
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Over the last year you have grown and changed so much. Although you probably feel you haven't achieved much, you have done amazing things. Just because they aren't big things, doesn't make them any less important. All those little achievements and victories are something to be proud of. Keep learning and growing and don't be afraid to try and learn new things.</div>
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You've been busy learning how to be a mum, the mum of a now toddler. It has had its ups and downs and definitely not enough sleep but you've made it from day one to now and the wheels haven't fallen off completely, so something must be going right. I hope over the next year you embrace your inner child (again) and enjoy the time with your child. I also wish for you the confidence to think you are good at this, even though when stuck in the daily grind it doesn't feel like it.</div>
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You've learnt to work as a family unit and communicate better with Mr
Sparky. Having spanners thrown in the works like new job opportunities
does that, as well as raising a child. I hope you spend more time
discussing things, even the every day mundane, in the moments you can and get the time around work and life to enjoy each others company, to enjoy your time as a family in the here and now. Keep dreaming for the future together, one day it will hopefully all be within reach.</div>
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You have turned up day in and day out, well night in and night out, for work. You've done your best (mostly), been reliable and worked hard and I hope you feel good about that, you should. You've also forged relationships with work mate and managed not to say nasty things (although you really should stop swearing under your breath about others who don't do it right because that might be their best, plus one day someone might overhear you). You aren't perfect, no one is, but be proud that you give things a go, do your best and can hold your tongue (sort of). </div>
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You've done a bit of travelling and looking around the place over the last year. You've had great practise at winging it while travelling and enjoying what each day brings, mostly with a smile on your face. Your love for the peace of camping is growing. I hope you get to see more cherished moments with your family, away from the busyness of life and all consuming technology. Enjoy living in those moments but enjoy living in the every day moments just as much. I hope you get more chances or make more time to get out more to explore nature and the outdoors and to enjoy taking photos of it all. You need that.</div>
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32 might sound scary and you might wonder where those years have gone but there is so much life for you to grab hold of and live. Enjoy the moments, making memories, and learning on the fly. Most importantly don't forget to just be you.</div>
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Happy Birthday, gorgeous lady!</div>
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Now that our little gremlin is 19 months old, here is a view into what he was like at 18 months.<br />
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When
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ragamuffin. If you feel comfortable, you'll give anything a go. You love
watching older kids play and try to join in with them. If Daddy is
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You have very set
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disagree with your way of thinking. Tantrums are a multiple times a day
occurrence and mummy sometimes has to remind herself that is mainly
because you find it hard to communicate. You are slowly gaining more
words again. Tractor, train and plane are favourites. You yell out train
or plane whenever you hear one and all trucks are called trains as
well. I am pretty sure you say tiger, which is your favourite soft toy,
along with little koala. You also occasionally say yes in answer to a
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You love music and know the actions to some some songs (I'm not
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shut them' just tonight). You have your favourite songs but they haven't
changed much recently. You love anything related to vehicles or wheels,
you are obsessed, often carting various cars and trucks around
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You
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them to yourself. You love climbing up on mummy's lap with a book for
her to read to you then you read it as well. Outside and the chooks are
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You have a massive personality, a temper to go with it and so
often you just look like you are bubbling over with mischief and fun. We
have good days and bad but mostly good (even with tantrums). You can be
so very, very serious but then the complete opposite as well. You like
to hang off mummy's legs when you are unsure or feeling shy but you also
like join in and play. You love going to swimming and to bubs & tots.
You like get everyone ready when we say "let's go in the car or "do you want to go to the ... shop, playgroup, swimming?" by getting our shoes and closing the doors. These days you play with everything at bubs and tots, not just the cars. You love jumping into the water at swimming and singing 'crocodile, crocodile'. You are quite the dare devil around water, with no fear.</div>
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On the way back from picking my Mum and brother up from the airport (way, way back at the beginning of April) we made a long detour and checked out the sunflowers starting to bloom at Freshwater.</div>
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The same paddock had been planted with sunflowers about 6 months earlier and I had visited them closer to the end of their blooming. </div>
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I don't know whether they were replanted because they were so popular, or because they were doing a good job replenishing the soil or just because the farmer was filling in time until it was the right time of year to put it back under sugar cane. </div>
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We had our turn among the flowers, enjoying their brightness along with the novelty of it and the time together. </div>
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Mother's Day weekend was a couple of weeks ago now but I am pretty sure it will be forever memorable in how un-mother's day it was. </div>
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Mr Sparky had to do a job one day that weekend so he and Liam decreed that Mother's Day would be a day early, on Saturday. This was just in case he couldn't get home in time for me to go to work Saturday evening as the job was on the Tablelands.</div>
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For my Mother's Day Mr Sparky and Liam got to work on replacing our droopy clothes line</div>
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Our Little Possum made a great site supervisor and tool tester.</div>
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Mr Sparky then got called into work in the middle of the day.</div>
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I ended up making up the pizzas for our early dinner (I start work earlier on a Sat). </div>
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He was home in time to cook them though, our woodfire pizzas.</div>
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Liam and Mr Sparky put some of the lines on the clothes line. </div>
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The next morning (the real Mother's Day), Mr Sparky headed off early and our Little Possum was not impressed by the fact that his Daddy wasn't home, either that or he just wasn't impressed with life in general.</div>
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It really was just one of those days with a grumpy toddler and noodles that ended up all over the flood so that's where they got eaten. </div>
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But hey, that's what being a Mum is all about isn't it, rolling with the punches and being able to go with whatever pops up. About wiping up tears and giving comfort. About trying to work out what it is that your child wants or needs. About dirt covered faces and chubby fingers. About nourishing little tummies and little minds. About the love and the frustrations. Its all of it and more. </div>
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For anyone who hasn't cottoned on yet, we kinda have a thing for heading bush. We love camping and wish we could spend a lot more time doing it than what we do. The thing is, the kind of camping we do, is almost as far from glamping as you can get. It used to be a case of throw a couple of swags in the car/ on the ute, throw in some clothes, chuck in food and things to cook with and off we would go. We have upped our style since then, adding a camping box with basically all the cooking needs in it and another box if needed for food. We still chuck on the swags but we also need the port-a-cot and tent to keep out the mozzies and flies (for the Little Possum, of cause). We also have a shower we can rig up and various other bits and pieces. We certainly have to pack more now but we are still pretty basic campers. We are in the cooler months of the year now so it is "peak" camping time up here, summer is mostly way too uncomfortable.</div>
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Just before Easter and guests arrived, we headed off for a quick trip to Emu Creek. Our first camping trip of the year. I have no idea why it is called Emu Creek, there certainly weren't any emus. It was a nice spot and we were glad we headed off early, on the Thursday afternoon instead of Good Friday. We might have arrived in fading light but we beat a lot of other people out there, although a fair few people beat us. We had so many people pull in later than us and the next morning, looking for a spot.</div>
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The first morning was beautiful, although we didn't have the best vantage point for any sunrises. Still, it was just nice to be away from the city. </div>
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I'd never been to Emu Creek before but Mr Sparky had, although a different camp spot, it was already taken. Our spot wasn't too bad though.</div>
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We set up the netting part of the tent to sleep in, to keep the mozzies at bay. During the day we ended up putting the outer layer on for shade while Liam napped. We also put up a tarp between trees so that we could sit in solid shade and stay a little cooler. </div>
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Neither of us a really city people, it is just our home for now and a
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Our Little Possum loves the outdoors so I actually think in a lot of ways it is easier having him out camping than at home. There is plenty for him to play with and look at freely and best of all, there are two of us to supervise and parent. </div>
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It didn't take long for Liam to get into the sand, leaves, rocks and sticks. Pretty much as soon as he was out in the morning he was covered head to toe in sand, plus taste testing some. </div>
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I did pack a few small toys for him to play with, things he likes that were familiar and might encourage him to stay in one spot for a bit; some stacking, some farm animals, a ball and some mega blocks. He procured some pegs, a spoon and some other bits and pieces along the way. </div>
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I had been pretty keen on this trip, even though it was only going to be short.I figured it would do us good to get away. It always does. </div>
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The best part is that Mr Sparky doesn't have to go to work so he and Liam get plenty of time to hang out together. If we were home, even on the weekend, he would undoubtedly either get called into work or be off doing work for his own electrical business. </div>
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I haven't blogged much over the last 12 months or so, I guess the little munchkin may have a lot to do with it. It hasn't been just that though, life has seemed to be so much more grit than giggles, grit that I'm not sure I've wanted to share or maybe it is that I figure all grit isn't anyone's cup of tea. I didn't want to be a Debbie Downer. I've missed it, blogging that is, yet I haven't. Then again I have shared a lot of pretty squares over in Instagram to fill the void.</div>
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Over the last year I could have written of the tiredness, the mundane, about the child who didn't want to sleep, the screaming, of the feeding issues, about banging my head against a brick wall in regards to finding out why my child was so unhappy, about my health issues, about waiting for appointments, of vomit, of tears and so much more. Some of this may come to the fore yet, but then it may not. Maybe I should have shared, it could have been cathartic, it could have helped.</div>
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It hasn't all been bad though, far from it (although some days I look back and feel it was a lot more bad than it should have been). I could have also shared about the fabulous women and mothers I have met, about family trips, of the giggles, smiles, firsts, of going back to work, of the friendships, activities and love. I guess I just couldn't put my heart into it though. Maybe I still will or maybe that chapter is done and dusted. The thing is though that parenting, I have found is all of that. The good and the bad, the grit and the giggles. </div>
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Funnily enough, when I first started this blog this was what I had in mind. I was sharing the grit and giggles of daily life on a station but more to the point hoping to share the grit and giggles of working with the children I did. I figured that it might carry over into the grit and giggles of my own family. There has just seemed to be a tropical hiatus in there, but then that has been part of my life too. I've thought, maybe if I start again, a new space to share the heart might come back to it but then I am rather attached to the name and really what I want this blog to be hasn't changed that much, just the location. Anyway a post about what I have learned over this past twelve months is now changing into a description of what this space is about. Maybe that isn't a bad thing though, to remind myself what this space is about so that I want to use it again. Or maybe I just need a cooler alliterated name ( non alliterated). I fear my brain has turned to too much mush for that though.</div>
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"When I was one, I had just begun." A.A. Milne</div>
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How true this is and yet how much life and growing has been packed into 12 months.</div>
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How
did this happen? How is it that our squishy newborn is now a chubby,
mischievous one year old? (also how is it that he is now thirteen months
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One
year old and what a character he has become. We always thought he would
be a busy, mischief maker and he certainly is that, and so much more.
Our little (not so little) outdoor loving, tomato munching, chicken
loving, chubby, chatterbox got to celebrate his birthday on two days
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received gifts and a cake made by his uncle on his birthday and then
all the good stuff (mummy and granny's food making) came out on Saturday
for a relaxed morning tea with his mates, mothers group, and the people
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Our
little munchkin has certainly grown and changed over the last few
months and I can see the final vestiges of babyhood slipping away and a
little boy emerging, and a little boy he certainly is. Some things
haven't changed like his love for chasing the chooks around, although
these days he is fast enough to lay a hand on them quite regularly. The
poor dears tolerate it quite well and haven't lost feathers too him,
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So my little possum ...</div>
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We've
certainly learned and grown together over the last twelve months. You
may have "just begun" but you certainly entered this world with
a bang and embraced it, exploring everything around you. There have
been sleepless nights and sleepy cuddles, worries and joyful giggles.
You have fit
so much into your first year from camping trips to a beach holiday, from
flying to driving, from farm to city and the middle of nowhere.</div>
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You
are definitely more vocal in your likes and dislikes theses days and
they are wide a varied too. It is now a guessing game for mummy and
daddy as to what it is you want or are complaining about. You surprise
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You
love so many things like cars and trucks and all things wheels. You'll
always eat the cherry tomatoes on your plate, a food that has definitely
superseded cheese, and it is hit and miss whether you will eat
sandwiches and toast. You will pretty much eat anything we give you,
especially if it involves pasta. You like your cows milk "bot bot" when
mummy goes to work at night and only have boobie morning, noon and night
now. Unpegging washing from the clothes horse and just play with pegs
in general keeps you entertained for ages. You also love collecting
random things from cupboards and draws to play with, particularly from
the kitchen. You still love power points, remotes, keys and anything
else we don't want you to play with and disagree strongly when we have
other ideas about you playing with them.You have a variety of music you
like to listen to from 'The Duck Song' to 'Lay It All On Me', 'Cats In The Cradle', 'Take Me Home, County Roads' and 'Shut Up And Dance'. Your happy place is outside and so understandably you
absolutely love going camping. You've been quite a few times in your
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You
have picked up on daddy's game of "duck. duck, goose" and love bopping
people on the head, loudly proclaiming "duck, duck, duck". You can do a
good monkey impersonation like daddy too. You also like to put your
finger in your mouth then pull it out and say "ahhh". No idea how that
one started. You also know the pattern to eating then hand washing,
sticking your hands out to be washed when we go for the washer and you
request to get out of the bath and know that the plug has to come out
and the we need your towel. Actually that is something you don't seem to
like so much these days but maybe you are just too busy to waste time
in a bath. You still love swimming lessons and going under the water but
the dots haven't connected yet when it comes to kicking. You like
waving "bye, bye" or "later", not just to people you know but to
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the single ones. You also love putting toys in things, throwing balls,
putting balls in the ball run and playing with kitchen things. You are
often content to play alone but you prefer it if someone sits down on
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You
are able to stand up while not holding on and have started to
occasionally try taking a step or two. You have twelve, yes 12!!!,
teeth. You try using forks and spoons but they usually get abandoned for
fingers. You can say a fair few words like Mum, Dad, Granny, Grandad,
Great Grandad, cow, star, dog, fish, see you "later", bye bye, truck,
car, this and duck. You mostly sleep through the night and if you wake
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You
can be so serious and give the best stare when seeing new people or
ones you aren't sure of but you can also be so open and happy to cuddle
and play. You are often unsure of the unfamiliar but sometimes surprise
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You are our ratbag, our possum, our mischief maker.</div>
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We can't imagine life without you.</div>
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CountryMousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06799779599751379129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639786345727326246.post-74496271888592475582017-12-31T15:29:00.001+10:002017-12-31T15:29:51.117+10:00Christmas 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last year Christmas was loud and boisterous. This year it was quiet and sleepy.</div>
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Last year a tiny boy (not that we knew he was a boy) was snuggled up inside me. This year a very active little boy was on the move and into mischief.</div>
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We have made the decision to do one year there one year here when it comes to family Christmases. We are too far apart to do both. I know though that I will always wish I was there but what I have here is nice too.</div>
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This was our little Possum's first Christmas and at nearly 9 months old, things are fun to look at and get into but the unknown is also a little scary, or should I say Santa was a bit scary.</div>
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So fast in fact that we've nearly made it to 7 months. </div>
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I have to say, I've found things rather challenging over the last few months but I dare say our little Mr has too. He seems permanently frustrated with what he can't do, most of all with his lack of ability to move around the floor. It will come my boy, it will come.</div>
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Our not so little possum (sorry, but I think you are more of a wombat) has tipped the scales at 10.5kg and even though he measured 68.6cm I swear he is growing longer every day. He has almost grown out of 0 clothes, this up-sizing clothing business seems never ending. It is hard to wrap my mind around the fact that just over 6 months ago, he was on the inside.</div>
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<span title="Edited">We've learned so much about you and yet we are still clueless. Sometimes we wish for the days when you will be able to tell us what is going on in that head of yours yet it is hard to see the days slipping past as you change all the time. You've spent a lot of the last couple of months frustrated or upset or crying or screaming about something or other but it hasn't been all bad.</span></div>
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<span title="Edited"><br />You love the outdoors, water and food in no particular order. Ok so that is a lie, food is always top of the list. </span><span title="Edited">You love your Mummy and Daddy and really don't like it when Mummy is out of sight, or even a few steps away. Sorry Daddy, but I think Mummy is at the top of the list too, but then that probably circles back to food. </span><span title="Edited"><span title="Edited"> </span></span></div>
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<span title="Edited"><span title="Edited">You've still got just two teeth but I swear
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<span title="Edited">You are becoming a well traveled babe. You've been camping a couple of times and flown south to visit family as well as visiting friends and family on the Tablelands. You've added another place to the list of where you've been, Townsville and Magnetic Island. You had many more new experiences while there like going on a boat, swimming at the beach and watching fish at the aquarium. </span><span title="Edited"><span title="Edited">You also got to see some family while there. It was amazing that you
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The middle of last week, when I was
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I'm not sure how far it got in newsworthyness but the burning off of Walsh's Pyramid certainly made <a href="http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/iconic-walshs-pyramid-resembles-volcano-during-controlled-burn/news-story/f9fca518c0c901af385c886c39405d1a">the news</a> here. </div>
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There were even some people from other areas convinced it was a 'for real' volcanic eruption.</div>
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Walsh's Pyramid definitely wasn't looking volcanic anymore but the smoke was still pretty impressive. </div>
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chance to enjoy the cooler weather while we can. Mind you as said in a
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That person who apparently blogs in this little space.</div>
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It seems that a little boy who came into our lives has reduced my wish to write posts, </div>
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either that or it is my lack of getting out and about like I used to. Maybe it is really my sheer laziness and reliance on facebook and instagram browsing instead of doing more useful things or even more enjoyable things, like blogging.</div>
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A couple of weeks ago we headed into the city for a doctors appointment followed by meeting Mr Sparky for breakfast. Sometimes it seems like we never see him and like our Little Possum never gets to see his daddy. Anyway, after breakfast bub and I headed off on a walk first to visit a daycare Mum's shop and then down to the wharf because CRUISE SHIP and there is nothing like a walk along the water to relax.</div>
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I <a href="http://gritandgiggles.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/ahhh-friday.html">used to </a>spend so much time down here because of work, and because I wanted to. Now that we've moved south side it takes a bit more effort and organisation, both of which I seem to lack at the moment. </div>
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It was a gorgeous day to be close to the water and it was sunny. We'd been having a far amount of cloudy weather at the time. The sun is back now and giving us firm hints of the Summer to come. </div>
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Hopefully I get some catch ups from the last few months for you to enjoy. Don't hold your breath waiting though. Those hanging out on instagram probably have more of an idea of what I've been up to recently. But its okay .. "I'll be back." (Bet you read that in an Arnie voice 😜 ... you did now)</div>
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How many times can you say that you can't believe that much time has passed before it sinks in?<br />
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Our cheeky little possum has been a part of our family for 3 months now, clicking over to 3 months old on the 6th of July.<br />
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It seems like such a milestone but we started the day as normal, and the
rest of the day went per "normal" to be honest. First was the pre sunrise feeding and
hanging with Dad before he went to work. We then headed off on our
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It was a gorgeous and relaxing start to the day, we love getting outdoors. <br />
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Liam
is always set up with his toys which he plays with more and more. He
usually checks out the sky and anything else he can see before dozing
off.<br />
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It is good to get out and about, checking out the area we now live. <br />
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I can't really believe he is that old already, that he has been in our lives that long already.<br />
I feel like our baby is growing at a rate of knots and that if I blink he won't be a baby any more.<br />
We have so much love for this tiny human in our lives and so much amazement watching him grown and learn.<br />
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I feel like things are certainly easier and the newborn days are
definitely gone. I miss those first weeks already but I certainly enjoy
getting sleep now. I know we will have many more challenging times of
teething, sickness, tantrums and who knows what else ahead but this
certainly seems like we've made it through the hard slog, for now
anyway. I guess it is getting sleep that gives me that opinion but he
really is a mostly chilled little man or maybe I am just very good at
forgetting the screaming and unsettled times. I'm just going to enjoy
this rhythm we seem to have fallen in to. Mind you the other day I had
one of those 'I wish I was at work' moments. I'm really not sure what to
do with myself.<br />
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Our little cockatoo has certainly found his
voice, being just as noisy as the birds that his hairstyle mimics. He
is just on the edge of giggling, I know one day it will just start. He
startles easily these days, any strange or loud sound sees his bottom
lip drop and body tense up. Raspberries and making noises and bubbles in
all that dribble is the way to communicate these days. We certainly know
who is boss in our house at the moment. In saying that though, he still
goes with the flow.<br />
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These days Liam gets a little excited when Daddy gets home and is
usually happy to see him, with smiles to share. He also gets excited
when we say bath and when he gets completely undressed. Bath time is
always fun and there is a lot more splashing these days and just
enjoying the feel and noise of the water. He also loves our morning
walks, well I assume he does. He is very relaxed during them and has a
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These days the hanging toys are a lot of fun and are
whacked, grabbed and pulled into his mouth. His hands and fists are
another endless source of entertainment and comfort. He is often seen
sucking on various fingers and his thumb or trying to shove the whole
fist in his mouth. He is certainly gaining more control over his hands,
grabbing things that are near him and most recently trying to bring them
to his mouth. Tummy time is also more interesting, his little head
sitting up high, looking around and doing occasional rolls over when he
feels like it. He still loves that knitted clown he was given and these
days loves the little, brightly coloured koala that is usually hanging
in his pram. Feet are also apparently a fascinating thing and when he
realised they were covered up in his suit the other night he spent ages
staring at them, I swear trying to work out where they had gone.<br />
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I can see him changing, growing and learning all the time. He is such a copy cat and such a personality.<br />
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Not
only has Liam been on his first flight he has now been on his first
camping trip. I feel this kid will certainly have seen a lot when he has
finished his first year. I can't wait to experience more with him and
share his amazement at this whole shiny, new world ... and to blow more
raspberries on all that chubbiness.<br />
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How an earth has this happened!<br />
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The first 6 weeks of our little possum's life have flown. The first 6 weeks of having him in our lives have flown! <br />
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We have loved watching him change and grow, celebrating the smallest things and waking up every day swearing he has changed. In the last 6 weeks he has learnt so much about this world and us just as we have learnt so much about him.<br />
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This boy is rarely still, just like his father I feel. He loves wriggling, kicking, waving his arms and pushing with his legs. Daddy loves evening play time with him making him stand up, walk and fly. Liam loves it too.<br />
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The most rewarding thing for us, and hopefully for him, was learning to
smile. No matter how crappy a night is has been or how over feeding him
what seems like every five seconds or how i wish i could get things
done, that smile fixes it all and lights up the day, or middle of the night. <br />
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He absolutely loves baths although not so much the getting undressed and dressed part. I did work out one night though, if you crazy exaggerated sing along to what ever song is happening, smiles come willingly rather than crying. <br />
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Speaking of music, this boy loves anything going, especially if it is upbeat and according to daddy loves the Dixie Chicks. <br />
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He is learning to love floor time more and more, slowly growing the amount of time he is happy to play. He loves staring at who knows what around the room, the t.v (gasp) and smiling at nothing much in particular (or maybe it is his invisible friend). He has favourite toys already. There is the lat scrunchy monkey that makes a crinkly sound, just like the paper when he goes to get weighed, which he also loves wriggling around on. He also likes Mr Squeaky, a brightly coloured dog with a squeaky foot along with the dangly lion the jingles when you hit it. <br />
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Sleep is apparently always something to be fought unless he is sneakily snuck into it while just snuggling on the chair. Most of the time though, settling to sleep involves a little squealing in protest or even a full blown tantrum. He has kind of settled himself into a routine of sorts, that is until he decides to mix it up and keep us on our toes. In general he spends 3hrs asleep, 2 hours awake, with plenty of flexibility to it, especially at night when often 3 or 4 hours is considered all he should have. It seems that mummy and daddy pointing out the benefits of sleep and that they would be much better with more of it falls on deaf ears. Oh well.<br />
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He loves to eat as soon as he wakes up, there is no holding back this hungry little gremlin. He used to think being awake meant being on the boob but now loves his little bit of play time. He loves to have a chat to his food and still squeals like a piglet when he looses it along with the super cute grunting, snuffling, nuzzling and open mouth searching to find it again. I have learnt that breast feeding is challenging, a lot harder than I thought it would be, but that it slowly gets easier (around the 6week mark I found). No one really tells you that about that.<br />
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It seems our little possum is the king of poo-plosions. He got me a
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He has learnt to really focus on things, although he was pretty much born doing that. He stares you down reading what your face is saying, looking deep inside I swear. He also hams it up for the camera, maybe he thinks it is his real mummy.<br />
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I could sit and drink in his cuteness, his smell, his feel and drown in his eyes for hours. Such a time waster but such an adorable one.<br />
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And just because it took me so long to actually post this blog, we've made it to 7 weeks. <br />
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This little man has now had his first flight (outside the womb) which he mostly slept and fed through. He also charmed anyone he saw. It is amazing how good service on a plane is with a cute baby (mind you that airline always has excellent service).<br />
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He has finally met his very excited cousins and Aunty C (sis C) as well as his Grandad.<br />
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They love cuddling him, especially his cousins. A real live dolly to snuggle which is good practice for the coming addition to their family, due in November.<br />
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He has also loved getting to know his Granny, who was there to see him born. He definitely loves his snuggles with her, she has the magic touch. <br />
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In the last has worked out he can do this squeal thing while smiling and just this morning he thought that tongue poking while smiling was fun, producing even more smiles. He has also found his voice and loves chatting away to anyone and anything.<br />
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There is a little someone we would like you to meet, our little Possum.</div>
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He arrived fashionably late but right on time.</div>
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He has daddy's feet and mummy's cheeks and a mash up of so much of the rest of us.</div>
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He has captured our hearts and wrapped us around his long fingers.</div>
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In two short weeks he has become our everything and what our little world revolves around.</div>
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It seems like he has always been here, a part of our family, and we are so pleased that he is.</div>
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<i>Liam Charles</i></div>
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<i>born 06/04/2017</i></div>
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<i>weight 3.96kg / 8lb 11.5oz</i></div>
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<i>length 55.5cm</i></div>
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Welcome little Liam, to our family. We've been waiting to meet you and we can't wait to watch you change and grow over the years as you become your own little person and then big person. You have so many people who love and adore you already.</div>
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We are tired and happy.</div>
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Our days disappear in a haze of feeding, sleeping, nappies and just taking in our little man.</div>
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We are floating on cloud nine. </div>
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We made a person.</div>
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We have a son.</div>
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Amazing.</div>
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Waiting ...</div>
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Yep, that is what I've been doing ... waiting.</div>
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Waiting for a baby to arrive.</div>
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Waiting for a cyclone that headed south.</div>
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Still waiting for a baby.</div>
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Waiting for a house to settle.</div>
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And STILL waiting for a baby.</div>
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Waiting for my Grandfather's funeral date.</div>
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and STILL WAITING for a baby.</div>
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Waiting for the seemingly never ending things to finish being found and moved.</div>
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and STILL waiting on that baby.</div>
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Waiting for doctors and monitoring.</div>
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and we are STILL WAITING BABY!</div>
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Okay, so I should give this baby some leeway, it was only due today after all. It seems that our little April Fool might not end up being born on April Fools day after all, but then there is still time yet.</div>
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In follow up from our other exciting house buying news, it settled on Tuesday and we pretty much entirely moved on Wednesday. We even somehow ended up with beds set up and made to sleep in at the new place. It is soooo nice and soooo much more space. Not to mention that at least now the boxes of stuff are spread out and slowly reducing rather than feeling like they were a fortress being built around us. Now to finish up and to clean our little rental for whoever makes it home next, it was a good home too. I am still holding out hope that by some miracle that they cleaning fairies will come and finish the job for us. Now you would think if anything could bring on a baby it would be moving house and plenty of cleaning but not this baby. </div>
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In sad news, we've been waiting for my Grandfather to die. It doesn't sound very nice put that way but he had gotten very ill a few weeks ago and we knew it was coming, it was just when. Nobody wanted him to go but reality bites sometimes. Unfortunately the world lost another wonderful, kind, thoughtful gentleman this week. It was sad to loose him but we are glad he isn't suffering and that he seemed to go on his own terms. What a life he has lived and what a lot he has seen in his 92 years.</div>
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I had a doctors appointment, obstetrician, at the hospital on Thursday this week. We had been hoping that I wouldn't have to attend. Anyway it was thrill waiting on the horrid chairs and a totally uninformative appointment other than that they are happy for me to wait for bub to arrive when it is ready (hang on, I don't want to wait). The best part was that bub thought it would up the ante and put on a show. When the doctor was listening in for its heart beat, the rhythm was a lot too fast for their liking so I got some quality heart beat listening time while they monitored bub. Turns out it was just being active, sneaky little thing. It was a good thing I had company this week, Mum is up waiting with me. I have another appointment on this coming Tuesday, lets cross our fingers I don't need it.</div>
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I've finished up at work with my night work finishing a couple of weeks ago, a month before bub's due date. Who'd have thought I would be able to go back to normal sleep patterns so quickly and it is amazing how good it is to not feel like I am dragging my body around every day. </div>
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Crazy me also managed to fit in one last shift at daycare, meaning I officially worked up until 38weeks! Who does that to themselves? I was so glad to go to work that Friday. It is amazing how much of the social part of my life comes from work. Okay, so maybe it really isn't that amazing considering how often I was at work. I'll have to look into other ways of getting my social butterfly on.</div>
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I do have big news though ... sorry to those on baby watch, I am still in one piece.</div>
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We bought a house! It settles the beginning of next week so after then we
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that to themselves?' moments, I am sure. Who chooses to pack and move
house in their 39th + week of pregnancy? Well we do, apparently. We seem
to like to do everything at once. It is a bit of a race to see what
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Mum has come to visit and help with all the craziness happening around here. It is certainly appreciated, and so is the company. Hopefully this bub arrives sooner rather than later so she doesn't have to wait around too long and gets plenty of Granny time Come to think of it, I'm not too sure how well I am going to do this waiting thing. Patience is a virtue, isn't that what they say. No one tells you though, how hard it can be to switch off 'work' mode, no matter how ready you are not to be going. In saying that I still have a pram and car seat to find and hospital bag to pack, not to mention the crafty baby stuff that there are plans for so that should keep me going for a bit. Nothing like procrastinating though, I am world class at it I can tell you, ask my mother. Speaking of which, Mum is probably going to be so sick of my chatterbox ways soon, I am obviously not used to having others in the house.</div>
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So as I said, in some ways lots has been happening and in some way nothing much at all. Now to just keep myself occupied but not overly busy until bub decides to come. That won't be hard really with the packing and crafting. I just need to give myself permission to settle into things rather than flitting around the house and not settling on any one thing. I need to enjoy this time, I will enjoy this time ... okay, so not so much the packing part.</div>
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I have managed to get out and about for some sunrise and sunset a little bit over the last few weeks. I hopefully get to do a bit more of that now. Not having to get ready for work has given me that time. Although this morning when I was up anyway, I just didn't go. Ahh, maybe tomorrow, maybe not ... no pressure.</div>
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These photos are from sunset down at the Lagoon and marina last week. I crossed everything that the sky would be pretty, and it was. It has been pretty much clear for the last few weeks, very un wet season like weather. There has been plenty of uncomfortable humidity but not so much in the way of rain. They are talking about the slight possibility of a cyclone at the end of this month but no one is pinning any hopes on it happening. We've had a surprising lack of them this year.</div>
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I can't wait until bub is born and I know whether it is a he or she so I
can call it by name or he or she rather than 'it, bub, the baby, etc'.
Being an 'it' doesn't seem very nice and then brings to mind Cousin It
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So now for waiting, waiting, waiting and hopefully while I do that some more photo taking and plain old relaxing. </div>
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Mr Sparky suggested a drive down to Kurrimine Beach, just for the fun of it.</div>
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So off we headed, avoiding housework, for a morning drive.</div>
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Despite how often I've driven between Cairns and Townsville and around the ridges at this end, I've never stopped off at any of the beaches. </div>
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It was nice to do a bit of exploring.</div>
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Kurrimine beach will be forever etched in my head at the place where everyone has a tractor to go with their boat.</div>
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We had a quick wander out on the sand but the sun was burning and that didn't last long. </div>
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It was a gorgeous day for it, so we decided to dip in and out along the coast on our way back north and visit a few more of the beaches. </div>
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Next we stopped in at Cowley Beach.</div>
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What a pretty beach that is.</div>
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Kurimine had nets up for swimming but there was nowhere for swimming here.</div>
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It is also a turtle nesting ground. I wonder if you can come watch them hatch, that would be cool and probably something you have to fluke seeing. </div>
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Mr Sparky did a bit of beach combing, looking for shell while I tagged along behind taking photos. </div>
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We did one more beach stop after that, it being about lunch time, Etty Bay. </div>
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Now Etty Bay is one that has been on my list to visit, the list I keep forgetting. </div>
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The beach was pretty picturesque with the forest meeting the sea.</div>
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But as pretty as the beach was, that wasn't the reason I had wanted to visit. </div>
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This was the reason I wanted to visit, the resident Cassowaries. </div>
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I was so wrong with one turning up for lunch time, to see what it could find. </div>
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Now Cassowaries are one of those animals you give a wide berth to. Check out those feet! They are known to go on the attack and do some pretty major damage when the mood strikes them, or when they have chicks (yet another Aussie animal where daddy does the child rearing).</div>
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This one however was happy to wander among the cars and people, probably a little too happy to. </div>
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After trying to convince some people eating near the beach that they should share their food, they didn't, it wandered off down onto the sand to find some more bird friendly snacks. </div>
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After reading up a bit I am going to make a guess that is is either a female or a younger Cassowary. Breeding season is May to October and the male sits on the eggs for 2 months and then rears the chicks.</div>
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I put up a couple of photos on instagram of the Cassowary hanging out on the beach. Most exciting was that I made a repost 'Explore Tropical North Queensland' and their facebook for 'best of the week' as well. Woohoo! Although nothing tops actually getting to see the Cassowary. A few people on the repost wanted to know if it was for real, especially that it was down on the beach. Definitely 'for real' and definitely made my day. </div>
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Then we went off to find some tucker of our own.</div>
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We had fish and chips at the shop right there, opposite the beach. They were pretty good too. </div>
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Just as we were finishing up, we spotted that Cassowary heading back along the beach, checking out what it could see through the windows of peoples' cars and undoubtedly being hopeful about offerings of human food. </div>
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It made a good 'birthday' drive for my <a href="http://gritandgiggles.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/milestones.html">birthday during that week</a>. </div>
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It also made for a great pre Australia Day drive. You can't get much more Australian than an iconic Aussie animal wandering around one of our gorgeous beaches.</div>
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The 26th of January, Australia Day, looked a lot less beach weather like and a lot more typical wet season. Funnily enough, the public holiday, was the only day in the week where it was cloudy and rainy. The one day when people want to get out, spend some time around the BBQ and just generally celebrate the awesome things about this country.</div>
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We spent ours at home, doing nothing much, enjoying the air con and snoozing. Exciting bunch that we are.</div>
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This past week has been one of milestones.</div>
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Thursday was my birthday, the big 3 0.</div>
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How an earth did that happen?</div>
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I am sure my mother is having the same thoughts at having a 30yr old daughter.</div>
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I think I've been a bit worried about reaching this age milestone but now I've leapt over that fence, it really is just another number.</div>
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Actually, it was a pretty non eventful day with just work, where I did get a little spoilt and get cake (which was needed after a morning of 12 toddler cyclones in the room), and antenatal class. It was over in the blink of an eye. </div>
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I am hoping for a great year ahead and for another awesome 30 to follow filled with fun, family, growth, joy, new experiences and much more. </div>
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Saturday saw me reach 30 weeks.</div>
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Yet again, how an earth did that happen?</div>
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This whole pregnancy is speeding by. </div>
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This week I also managed to be awake for the sunrise a few mornings AND to get out for photos at the lookout on Lake Morris/ Copperlode Dam road on Friday morning.</div>
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How exciting, the sun was actually out! </div>
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Obviously, as per usual, I don't have a life beyond work (51 hours + travel this week) so the small things turn into big things. When I actually realise how many hours I've done between both jobs, I guess my tiredness is justified.</div>
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It was nice to get out and enjoy the quiet of the morning. </div>
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Speaking of which, 30 weeks means the paperwork for my parental leave from my night fill job has been handed in. End date in sight! </div>
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Thursday night we headed off to our second antenatal class, Mr Sparky under duress. I might have had a bit of a bit of freak out about not being ready for all this during and after class but a good nights sleep and this sunrise helped to put that behind me.</div>
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Sometimes I way overthink things. Well if you listen to Mr Sparky, it is more like all the time. </div>
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A bonus was that because of the recent rain the little waterfall on this road was flowing, not a lot but still pretty to see. </div>
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Friday was a day off for me, not that I did much other than washing and paperwork and of cause my little sunrise drive. I did have to go to work that night though. What a way at wreck a day off. </div>
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I just pretend my birthday was extended for a day so that I got to spend it more how I wanted to rather than at work like I did. </div>
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I've seen out the old year and welcomed in the new. </div>
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We've been keeping a little something pretty quiet, our own little secret surprise.</div>
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This is one of those secrets that has been fairly well kept. Well to a certain degree. </div>
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Mr Sparky and I have a little Possum joining the family!</div>
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Due on the 1st of April (a little fool like its daddy), there are somewhere around 13weeks until we meet this little one. While I am happy to have it baking away for now, I can't wait ... we can't wait!</div>
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We are keeping everyone in suspense, and frustrating a few, by not finding out whether Possum is a girl or boy. </div>
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Mr Sparky is voting boy (of cause) and I really don't have a clue.</div>
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We haven't done much in the way of finding baby stuff. I've found a couple of suits and singlets and been gifted a few more. We also came home from Christmas loaded with some handmade goodies to keep our tropical bub, snug. I love having such creative and talented family members!</div>
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So now I've let you in on our little secret, that is definitely not a secret any more, I'm off to do some bump growing.</div>
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A year that challenges and pushes, making comfort zones bigger.</div>
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A year that brings laughter and joy. </div>
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Our family Christmas is, in a word, chaotic. It is however, a chaos we enjoy. A business full of fun, laughter, silliness, craziness and togetherness.</div>
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This year we came to the end of a long and lovely day feeling that it had been a good one. No drama, no meltdowns (unless you count the 3yr old who hadn't had a sleep) and plenty of everyone getting in a helping out so everyone could enjoy the day.</div>
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What was going to be Christmas with 14 turned into Christmas lunch with 18 and a very nice group it was, filled with plenty of giggles (and not just because of the grog because most of us were stone cold sober).</div>
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I woke up early Christmas morning, as I had been doing every morning. Just in time for sunrise. </div>
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An afternoon of catching up, chatting and plain old silliness kept things mellow and light. Kids on the trampoline and adults playing with plastic jumping frogs that came in the bonbons. Some had naps and some did not. We had a few showers come across during Christmas lunch so the afternoon was pleasant and not too hot. The extras left, bikes were ridden, pigs fed and piglets played with. A dinner of leftovers was prepared and then everyone headed home for a early-ish night with smiles on their dials and that feeling of family belonging.</div>
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It was a lovely Christmas, especially as it was my first home after 3 years of not being able to come.</div>
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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(talk about being a bit behind the times)</div>
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After a busy lead up to Christmas I am enjoying some time with family, down on the family farm. </div>
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This has certainly made Christmas this year sparkle. I hope yours has been glittering too. </div>
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One day earlier in December I was up early enough to do a sunrise run (not really a run) down to the Esplanade to see the huge Christmas tree in it's place near the Lagoon. </div>
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It was a peaceful kind of morning with not many around. It was interesting to look at the decorations this year, I think some had been hand painted with things from the region. It was also a good time to take photos of those fish as the Lagoon was closed for cleaning.</div>
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It wasn't just the Christmas tree being all showy, the rainbow shower trees had their pink and yellow on for the start of summer. </div>
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This year didn't really feel that Christmas like to me, especially in the lead up, but heading down to look at the tree did turn it up a notch. </div>
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Being able to spend the holiday surrounded by family has certainly made it feel a lot more like Christmas to me. </div>
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During the end of last week and over the weekend I was enjoying this view. </div>
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What a way to officially bring in Summer! </div>
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Now I wasn't really there for the view, although it is one I enjoy every time. I was there to spend time with family.<br />
Anyone following along in Instagram probably has an idea of what I've been up to lately. </div>
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Mum, Bro S, Sis C and her daughters, and her mother in law, had flown up to visit and sight see. More to visit, really. </div>
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I hope they had a good time. I know I certainly enjoyed the visit, as crazy as it was. A nearly 16yr old, an 18 month old and a nearly 4 year old certainly kept us on our toes. I can't believe that Bro S is nearly 16, let alone that he is catching us all up in height. And the last time I saw my nieces, little Miss A still hadn't mastered walking. How much they are all growing!</div>
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Fingers crossed it is only a couple of weeks until I see them again. As I keep saying "that is the plan". </div>
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We kept pretty busy while in Townsville but there were also the relaxing quiet times. I quite possibly tagged along to Kmart as my first spot to visit when I arrived on Thursday. May I just add that it was a better one than any of ours further north, as seems to be the case with most shops, not that I am a real 'shopping' person. </div>
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We managed to get some of the usual sights in that I also usually visit but also tried out a new spot. More on that later, hopefully. Knowing my blogging rates at the moment, who knows.</div>
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Right now I think I am still on the happy high from seeing family, even though I was sad to wave goodbye. </div>
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Are yours as chaotic as ours?</div>
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Can you believe how close Christmas is?!!!! </div>
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Well, I've been slacking off on the sunrise thing again ... more like sleeping.</div>
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By prepared earlier, I mean took the other week. </div>
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As always it was a nice way to spend the early hours of my morning. </div>
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I tell you what, I'm not sure about this always working thing. It really messes with my sunrise and sunset photo taking, not to mention taking anything any other time of day. But I am glad to have the work! </div>
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I do think however, that I could do with finding some new spots to visit. Shake it up a bit. </div>
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The best part about this trip down to the Esplanade was that the net fishermen had snuck out to see what they could get. </div>
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Summer has certainly arrived over the last week or so though. Warm to hot from morning through to night and back to morning. Humidity is making a run for it and it tries to build for rain or storms most days. Another reason the sunsets aren't really happening around here. </div>
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We are supposed to be in for a good wet season over Summer. Fingers crossed, although I am sure we will all be whinging about the constant rain when it arrives. There is also supposed to be a average to higher than average cyclone season. Now that will bring in the rain. For a place with the line 'city in a garden' on the sign, the 'garden' could do with some watering. The streets and yards around town are certainly browning off. I know ours is just a bit crunchy underfoot.</div>
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So I am on the count down until I see family. It will be crazy, I am sure, but always worth it. So excited! I have noticed this year that I have become a lot more settled, not so up and down, about seeing family. Not that I still don't miss seeing them all the time and being there for events, it has just become easier to deal with. I still have my moments. I just try and enjoy what I can get.</div>
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Just like I enjoy moments like this, watching a man and his golden net trying to catch the light ... I mean fish.</div>
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And try to enjoy the little things around me. Although recently I have been getting bogged down in daily life. </div>
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Unfortunately, much to this fellows relief, I ran out of battery in my camera. Mind you I had been taking photos for a while.</div>
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How is the weather looking at your place?</div>
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Have you seen anything interesting lately?</div>
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Enjoy the rest of your week!<br />
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