Life under a Pepper Tree

Week 4 I can't believe it's week 4 already.  And we've had 2 weeks of daycare.... which has led to the sniffles. Runny nose, coughing, and generally a bit of a cranky pants.  As soon as he was down for his nap I decided to get one of those jobs that you just seem to put off again and again... sorting and sending off to print photos of Dylan.  The last lot I printed and sorted into his albums were from August last year, so there was quite a bit to catch up on!  So just as he woke up from his afternoon nap bed hair and teddy blanket thing in hand I had the camera ready! "A portrait of my son, once a week, every week in 2014" Even when he's not well, he's still so damn cute!  Okay, I may be biased, but that's alright by me!  Linking up with Jodi for Project 52 . Bel

Turns out I'm not as lazy as I thought. I went back to my aerobics/boxing/weights class last night. Lucky for me the class was cancelled over the Christmas and New Years period, so I didn't feel so guilty not going. I'm in agony today though. The instructor had been to some kind of workshop over the last week and decided to change things up a bit. Lots of extra jumping around, martial arts style kicking and other wacky moves created to cause me pain. I actually did go to the class last week too, but it was on one of those stinking hot days. The class is held in a non air conditioned community hall, and after the aerobics, boxing and running, I wasn't feeling so good. Water was making me queasy so I stepped out the side door to try get some air.... Perfect, as I started to have a chuck over the side railing! Nice one! So I did only half the class before calling it quits and dragging my sorry arse home. I meant to add the following picture to my post on Sunday but compl...

Week 3 Today was a bit overcast, and not so hot. Perfect for an outing in the beetle! Our car club had a run to a park in Stanwell Tops today. There was a cruise before meeting at the end destination, but with Dylan's nap times we weren't going to make it.  We packed up the beetle, wound down the windows, opened up the quarter windows and just cruised! Dylan giggled at the wind coming in and was happy the entire trip. Once there we set up our picnic rug amongst everyone and tucked in to the barbecue. Dylan happily munched on his sandwich and the finger foods I had packed but could not take his eyes off all the kiddies running around the playground area.... "A photo of my son once a week, every week, in 2014" So here we go again. Linking in with the 52 project !  My boy, avocado and cheese all over his face and wishing he was off having a play. The park was great with plenty of room for the kiddies to run, a cafe area, and further off was the beach. App...

Ok so here goes Week 2. A day late, but here nonetheless. "A portrait of my son once a week, every week, in 2014" I was busy doing some housework and wondered why it was so quiet (never a good sign with a 1 year old around!). Dylan was happily sitting in the lounge room reading a book. He loves these touchy-feely books. He just knows where to put his fingers now on almost every page. To help keep the momentum of my blog post every week, I've decided to join in with the 52 project . Not sure how I'll go, but things can only get better!! Its been a big big day! Day one of daycare. He was really pretty good when we arrived. Just taking in what the other bubbas were doing and checking out the toys. He had a bit of a meltdown when they tried to put him in a highchair, but I stayed and helped feed him and he calmed down quite quickly. Once he was outside for some playtime I watched to make sure he seemed ok then made my exit. The carers were great, making sure I w...

I had my last proper 2 day working week this week.  Next week it all starts... daycare... 3 days at work... hubby back at work full time.  Everything is changing, but I'm kinda excited by it all. This week I had a great catch up with some of the mums and bubs from our playgroup. One of those mums, my dear friend Kim and her family are up and moving to NZ for a change of scenery. We'll miss her and her cutie pie Lucas at our catch ups.  What a difference everyone and everything will be when we do see her again.  Our bubs won't be so weeny anymore! Dylan had his orientation at daycare on Thursday.  He joined in with their morning tea (yay for food!) and then headed outside for some playtime.  He enjoyed checking out their toys and spent plenty of time watching what the other babies were doing.  All the carers seemed lovely.  I'm hoping Dylan will settle in ok.  I know I'll cry when it's time to leave him there next week, but at least I...

One of my resolutions for the year was to make sure I add something to the blog at least once a week. Even if it's just a photo. So here goes! Today's just a pic of Dylan. He's checking out one of his favourite "toys", the washing machine! Goodness knows what's so interesting about it! Bel

Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, and Welcome to 2014!  Seems I forgot to blog for a little while and I miss a heap of events! Its been a very busy few weeks and now suddenly it's the 5th January 2014, and my holiday period is over and I'm back to work tomorrow.  So in brief, here's a recap of the past few weeks.... Happy 1st Birthday my darling boy!! I can't believe he turned One. He was my weeny baby boy just a short time ago and now he's one year old, and so big!!  Here he is all brand new, pink faced and me in shock! And now one year later in my arms and so big! He had a big day of opening presents (which he wasn't particularly fond of!), cuddles with some of the grandparents, and cake.  I will certainly look forward to all the exciting times with the birthdays yet to come. Love our little man.  Here's some shots of the fun day!   And then there was Christmas! We had our extended family Christmas gathe...