Life Is a Highway

Your Thoughts...??

2012-01-16T08:04:00.000+13:00

Family Forced our of Cafe

Have a read of the linked article and let me know your thoughts on the matter...?

Summer is here...

2012-01-05T07:44:00.000+13:00

or at least I think it's MEANT to be here...

We have been at the caravan since Boxing Day, and this morning is gearing up to be our 4th nice, sunny day.

Yesterday was the first "real" summers day, Cammy went fishing with friends, he was proud as punch to have caught a fish

Unfortunately, being on roaming internet, I am struggling to be able to upload photo's... so be prepared for a photo overload, on my return to Auckland in just over a months time :)

Review: Just Juice Orchard

2011-12-26T07:14:00.000+13:00

The guys at Just Juice have bought out a new range of fresh juices. And they are pretty scrummy {I'm a sucker for the Sun kissed Orange}. Paris did the main review on this product, but I wanted to note a few things that she doesn't think about:

The cartons looked great - they stood out and made you think hmmmmmmm, which is what you want right? if your browsing the shelves at the supermarket, you will always look twice and the drinks that stood out at first glance :) They were also easy to store in the fridge, and easy to open and pour.

Farm Style Apple:

The flavour is really nice and crisp, but after a while it got a little sour, which I don't think apple should do, and I didn't really enjoy it very much.

Score: 6/10

Sun Kissed Orange:

The flavour of this drink is delicious, it's very sweet which I love. I did find that it left a bit of an aftertaste in my mouth, which I didn't enjoy so much, but overall the drink was great.

Score: 8/10

Summer Strawberry & Kiwifruit:

The flavours worked really together in this drink, and when I took the first sip, it was like a burst of flavour in my mouth. It's a very sweet tasting drink with a pleasant aftertaste.

Score: 9.5/10

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T08:32:00.000+13:00

...here's what Santa left at our house last night...

I'll update more in the coming hours/days

I would like to take this time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful day and get to spend it with your nearest and dearest.

Review: Be Natural Cereals

2011-12-23T08:57:00.001+13:00

Imagine my suprise when I recieve an overly large package that I wasn't expecting, only to open it up and discover not 1, but 3 boxes of Be Natural Cereal AND 2 boxes of Trail Bars
Anyway as I was saying, 3 boxes of cereal, in 3 different flavours:

Pink Lady Apple & Flame Raisin
Cashew, Almond, Hazelnut & Coconut
5 Whole Grain Flakes

So me and my lot have been plodding our way through the different flavours over the last couple of weeks, and here's what we have for you:

Pink Lady Apple & Flame Raisin

Reviewed by: Joshua {12yrs}

The flavours worked really well together and the flakes, fruit all taste great on their own as well. The textures were very plesant as some rough, others smooth, and some crunchy. The idea of Apple, Raisins and Flakes was very "Natural". The only thing I didn't enjoy was the big raisin you put in and there were too many for my liking.
Score: 8/10

Cashew, Almond, Hazelnut & Coconut

Reviewed by: Leesh {32yrs}

I have 3 letters only to describe this cereal. OMG!! it was like a taste expolosion in my mouth, I LOVED it. The flavours worked so well together and every single mouthful was full of flavour. I find it hard to find cereals, that I enjoy eating, and this one was good it's already on the shopping list for next week.
Score: 9/10

5 Flakes

Reviewed by: Joshua {12yrs}

The flakes taste great and they didn't need sugar on top of them. The tasted better than plain old ordinary corn flakes. I can't fault them, as they tasted just great!
Score: 9/10

And that concludes our "family" rewiew for Be Natural Cereals. In short, we will definately purchase these cereals in our regular shops, as they went down a real treat for everyone :)

The Trail Bars unfortunately ended up being shipped up to the caravan last week by mistake, so will be reviewed over the Summer Holiday.

Advance Warning

2011-12-17T09:39:00.000+13:00

I put my name in the hat for a couple of product reviews recently... and it appears that I have been selected for most of them... just judging by the products the courier keeps dropping off to me... so I am giving advance warning to you all, that the next few posts are gonna be product reviews.

It's official....

2011-12-12T20:58:00.000+13:00

There will be no more babies for us.

When we made the decision to try for Axel, we knew at that stage that he would be our last baby. Then when he was born 9lb 1oz, it really cemented our decision.

So Ian went off and did the extremely noble thing by having a vasectomy. Obviously we still need 2 clear tests before we can confidently say it worked, but we are on the right path to making sure we have no little surprises in the next few years :)

And then, to really make it all official, I have tonight sorted through all of my maternity clothes, taken the photos of everything, and am getting ready to list it all on Trade Me. I have one friend who is planning on looking through it all, before I list, so have sent her all the photos and details tonight.

Next step - listing all the baby clothes...

it just tastes better...

2011-12-09T10:21:00.000+13:00

When you know you grew it yourself...

Cryptosporidium

2011-12-07T17:14:00.000+13:00

Never heard of it? Well neither had I until Cam was diagnosed as having it...

What made the doctors test? Well... back to the start we go... {Warning: TMI ahead}

Day 1-2 - Diarrhea - and lots of it...
Day 3 - more Diarrhea only today Cam is struggling to get to the loo... by this stage, it is falling out of his poor system with no warning... on one such occasion I noticed blood in his stools {and not just a little bit either}
So straight off to the doctors we go, with our soiled undies in a sealed bag for proof - doctors takes stool sample and sends it off, he is testing for Camplibacta and Giardia
Day 4-6 Still more Diarrhea
Day 6 Blood tests for lots of sinister things
Day 7 Still more Diarrhea

Through all this, he seems completely well in himself, except he hasn't eaten since Day 2

Day 7 - Doctor calls and heres how the conversation goes

Dr: I know whats wrong with Cam
Me: Oh, yay, I think
Dr: Nothing in his bloods, which is good, but is stool samples have returned a positive result for Cryptosporidium
Me: Cryptospor-what?
Dr: Exactly - I'd never heard of it till today either
Me: Bugger
Dr: It's a parasite
Me: Bugger
Dr: And it's a notifiable parasite
Me: Oh, Bugger, Bugger

you get my drift right lol

So we are now on day 11... and Cam still has diarrhea - he has some normal-ish BM's also, but always finishes off for the diarrhea

We have been back to the doctor today, still not allowed to return to daycare - he can not return until the parasite is gone, or the Ministry of Health gives us the all clear - whichever occurs first. GRRRRRRRR

This is so frustrating for Cam and me... cause as I said above - he is still his normal ~~obnoxious~~ lovable self, he ~~needs~~ wants to go to daycare for him and me but he can't...

Today we managed to get a stool sample off to be tested... all I can say at this early stage, is that even though it was a relativly normal BM there is still blood :( so I'm not holding my breath that the result will be the one that we want

So, Daycare have couriered us a care box, with all the equipment needed to finish all the Christmas'y things that he would have made if he was there - bless them, they really do rock!

'Tis the Season

2011-12-06T12:10:00.001+13:00

And before you can blink people, it's that time of year again. My kids love the day we get the tree out to decorate. This year, for the first time ever, I decided to let the kids do all the decorating, so after I "built" the tree, I left them to it.

Cammy getting ready to start decorating while I finish "building" the tree

Didn't they do well?? This is the first time Cammy has every been involved in any aspect of the tree going up at all, and he really loved it, was singing us Christmas songs the whole time

Qubies giveaway - Prize Draw

2011-12-02T07:03:00.000+13:00

Well it was a pretty poor turn out for this comp, but never mind. Here is the list of entrants:

And the results of the draw... taken over at random.org

Congratulations to you Mealz

Flick me a message on Facebook with your address, and I'll pop this prize in the post for you :)

Hearing... or not...

2011-11-29T10:33:00.003+13:00

as I suffer from quite bad hearing loss, and it's hereditary, my kids have always been in the system for regular hearing tests since birth...

4 months ago, Cammy failed a test :( he had a sinus infection, so I was nice and hopeful and ever so positive that the infection, was the reason for the fail...

cue - 3 month wait... {if you fail a test, you have to wait 3mths before they test again}

2nd test, last month... and he failed :(

We saw the ENT, {Ear, Nose & Throat} specialist last week - quick I know...

Cammy has fluid behind the drum in his left ear... we have to go back in Feb for another hearing test... if the fluid is gone, but he fails, he will need a CT scan, if the fluid is still there then he will be getting grommets... so for now, we wait...

Don't forget to enter my comp, winner drawn tomorrow

How does he keep doing that...?

2011-11-27T09:12:00.003+13:00

Cam has been getting out of the back yard heaps lately, and it confuses the heck out of me... we have a simple hook and eye latch on the outside of the gate much like this one, but heaps bigger:

I keep thinking that maybe I had accidently left it unlocked after hanging out the washing, or getting lettuce from the vegie patch... Cam would be outside playing, then next minute he would just walk right in the front door.

The other day Ian caught him unlocking the gate and leaving the back yard, so I asked him to show me how he does it:

What do I do now???

Competition

2011-11-25T10:32:00.002+13:00

you only have 5 more days to enter my competition

an update on the kidneys...

2011-11-23T10:26:00.005+13:00

remember this post, where I first actually mentioned anything at all about Axel having issues with his kidneys?

Well a few weeks ago, we had an ultrasound and a specialists appointment and were discharged from the Renal Pead's has the dialation has completely gone...

You cannot imagine how relieved I was/am... Of course we can't become complaicent or anything about this... if he has any urine infections in the next 12-18mths, we have to be sent immediately to have an ultrasound to make sure the dialation hasn't returned...

But for now, at least, we smile, and we celebrate

Don't forget

2011-11-21T07:27:00.001+13:00

to enter my competition.

if you have a small baby, or are pregnant, or you are looking for something different to give as a baby shower gift, then this prize is for you...

http://leeshshighway.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-review-and-giveaway.html

Vege Garden Update - Nov

2011-11-17T09:24:00.002+13:00

Remember our Vege Garden that we planted a month back...

well check it out now....

Guest Review and Giveaway

2011-11-16T14:09:00.003+13:00

As you all know - I use a different solids freezing and storage system. BUT - I won one of these a few months back, and have been trying to figure out what to do with it, so I thought, If I could get someone else to write a review for the product, I could then give the one that I won away to a lucky reader. - so here you go.. my first ever guest review:

This review is bought to you by my friend Shelley.

I first used the Qubie when I won one in a giveaway on their facebook page. Other mum’s had used them and sworn by them, but didn’t think I could justify the price tag (RRP of $25) so was over the moon to be getting a free one. First thing I noticed was that the dividers are attached to the lid and that the lid was made from a flexible material. I continued on regardless and made a batch of pureed pears for my baby. I poured the mix into the base as per the instructions. There is a handy ‘MAX’ fill line which prevents overfilling and therefore having spillage when putting the lid on the base. During this process it was when I encountered my first problem with qubies, if you didn’t have a full batch to pour into the moulds, then you end up with the same number of cubes, but the size is reduced. While it isn’t the biggest problem, it can cause inconsistent cube sizes.

Placing the lids on it easy, place it on at one end and then run it closed around the edges to meet at the other end. And that is it done J So into the freezer were issue #2 arises. They don’t stack perfectly inside themselves, well they wouldn’t for me. As they are full and sectioned already, the worst that could happen would be a 30 ml cube being freezing skewed slightly.

Once frozen, removing them is relatively easy. I remove them from the freezer and stand on the bench for a few mins before trying to remove the lid. The Qubie needs a gentle twist before removing lid by holding each end and twisting opposite directions. The lid comes of easily and the cubes are ready to pop into freezer bags. Washing up is easy as they are dishwasher safe and wouldn’t take much in a sink of soapy water either

Pros:

- Easy one pour fill
- Cubes are easy to get out
- No constant twisting and turning in order to remove the frozen cube

Cons:
- If the tray isn’t full, the cubes won’t be the full 30 mls
- Can’t make a half tray
- Stacking issue, but still remain compact

Might I also add to this that if you head on over to qubies they have a whole heap of recipes online for you to try.

How to win:

Leave a comment below stating which recipe off the qubies website, you would like to try and make in your Qubie.

Extra Entries:

If you blog about this competition I will give you an extra entry.
If you FB or twitter about this competition I will give you an extra entry.

Fine Print:

max. 3 entries per person.
please comment and let me know if you have blogged, FB'd or Twitter'd about the comp.

Competion closes 5pm NZ time Wednesday 30th November.

New Discoveries... and Mean Aunties

2011-11-15T09:04:00.002+13:00

A few weeks ago, Axel discovered a Koosh Ball while at my mum's place

and my sister being the lovely sadistic person she is, decided to explore the Axel & Koosh Ball relationship a little more:

cruel I know - But oh so cute at the same time... BTW: there were no lasting effects, and Axel now plays with the koosh ball sometimes.

When I grow up....

2011-11-13T10:59:00.002+13:00

This picture is Further to my Learn First Aid post...

Cammy Update

2011-11-11T10:36:00.002+13:00

I have just turned 3yrs old
I love: Cars, Transformers and Toy Story toys - I also love the movies
I'm getting heaps better at sleeping, and will now sleep through the night 95% of the time, this makes mummy and daddy very happy
I suffer from hidious sinus infections which then distrupt all my sleeping patterns

I can, however, fall asleep anywhere :)
I have a very active imagination, and often I'm not Cammy, but instead I am a great big T-Rex, or Optimus Prime, or a butterfly fairy even
Paris helps me heaps with my imaginitive play, and Josh helps me with things like building blocks, and train tracks - I'm lucky to have a big Sister and a big Brother
I love Axel very much, but I don't like him touching or even thinking about touching my toys.
but I will give him blocks every now and again if it keeps him away from my other things
I love having baths
I go to swimming lessons on Mondays and am really starting to enjoy them
Now that I am 3, I go to Kindy sessions at daycare 3 days a week, I love my friends at daycare, espeically my girlfriend Violet - she is cute x

Check out my Optimus Prime!

weighing in

2011-11-09T08:16:00.001+13:00

It's been ages since I've mentioned anything about my exercise routines and weightloss. I may have stopped talking bout it, but I certainly haven't stopped doing everything... and I think my weigh in this week says it all

Axel Update

2011-11-07T10:21:00.001+13:00

I am now 7mths old. My mum wants to know where the time has gone? She thinks it's gone far too quickly for her liking.
I can roll, commando crawl and sit up all by myself now
I love to play with my big brother Cammy {read: annoy him by destroying his block towers, playing with his toys, eating his jigsaw puzzles pieces etc etc}
Paris and Josh are heaps of fun, especially when they take me to play on the trampoline - oohh how I love playing on the tramp
I LOVE food... I eat 3 meals a day plus snacks, my favourite foods are avocado, pumpkin and zuchinni - this makes my mummy very happy
Breastmilk is still my drink of choice {and I've only biten mummy very hard once}
My reflux is still horrific, though I am pleased to say I lasted 10days off the meds before I became unable to sleep or eat due to pain {mummy, daddy and the doctors were happy with that effort}
I can say 3 words: Hi, Bubba and RAH {I actually RAH at you if you RAH at me}
After a tough couple of weeks, mummy and daddy have got me back into a good sleeping pattern at night, where I go to bed at 7.45pm, wake for a quick feed at 11pm then go back to bed till 5.30am, most days after that I go back to sleep for a little bit, but somedays I like to play :)
I can't sleep at all if I am not wrapped in my miracle blanket. I drive mum nuts cause sometimes I can escape my miracle blanket hehe
I am ALWAYS smiling

Cam's 3rd Birthday

2011-11-05T10:51:00.002+13:00

So after all the posts I made about the Party Planning for Cam's birthday party, I thought I had better post some pics of his party, unfortunately, after a week of great weather in the lead up to Party Day, it did nothing but rain on the day, so the Party was completely moved inside.

Some of the guests and some of the food {yes - I burnt the sausage rolls}

my gorgeous niece Shae

Axel had a blast

Paris with my niece Daley {thats my SIL in the background behind Paris, and my brother on the other side}

Blowing out the candles

My cousins daughters eating cake

Paris and Violet {Cammy's girlfriend}

And at the end, while we were all packing up, Axel fell asleep on Nana

We held Cammy's Party at the Epsom/Roskill Plunket Rooms

Learn First Aid

2011-11-03T06:58:00.003+13:00

We had a very scary experience here the other day...

Axel was crawling around the floor in the lounge as babies do, being inqusitive as babies are.. I noticed it looked like he was chewing something, so I popped my finger into his mouth to do a sweep to remove whatever may have been in there, but came up with nothing...

He then started crying, and seen as it was naptime, I started to feed him... he gaged immediately... again, I swept out his mouth with my finger, found nothing, and latched him again... he gaged again, I took him off and looked in his mouth, there it was... right at the opening to his throat there was something, looked green and red, could be paper, I was just about to pop fingers in to try and get it out by pinching it between two fingers, when he swallowed...

And it got stuck..

I turned him onto his stomach and thumped his back hard. twice. nothing. lifted him up to my face, turned him back onto his stomach, thumped his back hard. twice. again. nothing... by this time he was screaming.

I picked up the phone and called 111. Axel was still screaming, Ian was inside by this stage helping me, Axel kept trying to swallow, then he would gag, whatever was in his throat was not moving at all... he asw bright red, turning purple {a colour I never ever want to see again on one of my kids}, then we could hear the sirens, heard the ambulance backing down our drive, and Axel vomited, and drew breath in *sigh* we looked in his mouth and there at the opening of his throat was the culprit. again.

Ian managed to fish it out as the abulance officers walked through our front door. they took us out to the Ambulance and monitored Axel for 25minutes before decideding that he was good and they were happy to take him through to hospital if I wanted to, but were also happy to leave us at home if I wanted that also.

I choose to stay home and monitor him myself. I am after all very trained in the area First Aid. Others, however, aren't. If you haven't taken a first aid course people. DO IT.

Our emergency could have ended so differently. but it didn't. and I won't dwell on the "what if's". I'm just thankful my wee boy is ok.

I wish to thank the 111 emergency service, the call dispatcher who kept me calm the whole time, and the 2 Ambulance Officers who were brilliant, special thanks to the one who let Cammy "drive" the ambulance {pics to come later}.

Gorgeous

2011-11-01T09:38:00.003+13:00

Tattoo's

2011-10-30T20:56:00.009+13:00

I love tattoos... but I know they aren't for everyone... I am about to get a new tat or 2 in the next few months, so wanted to share with you my current ones :)

My 1st tat... got this one in 1998... It's my iguana, his scales are actually waves {a perfect left and right hand break}... this little guy {fred} really represents the beach person lover that I am... reason I choose an iguana to show it off - because they are cute :)

My 2nd tat... got this in 2005. Paris chose it off the wall... I love it

My 3rd tat... got this in January 2007... This one, I got for my dad. 03.09.1955 - 10.01.07... RIP

I was going through his art folder after he died, and his next Tattoo {he loved them like I do} was a dragon, similar to this, so I changed it to look cute and girlish, and for the tail to become an "S" for Steve

The Starters Excercise Plan

2011-10-27T07:44:00.000+13:00

One of the other CM Mummies posted the link to this the other day... I decided that even though I already excercise a bit, I'm keen to try this, so today is day one...

Source: iamsammieandiwillbethin.tumblr.com via Courtney on Pinterest

look alikes?

2011-10-26T20:50:00.002+13:00

Everyone always goes on about my boys being identical... I just don't see it... do you?

Cam - 6mths

Axel - 6mths

Best Pavement Sign I've Ever Seen

2011-10-24T20:45:00.002+13:00

I came across this Sandwich Board on a pavement in Brisbane in 2010... Just wanted to share it with you :)

Review: Mumi&Bubi Solids Starter Kit

2011-10-22T20:29:00.027+13:00

At the 2010 Parent and Child Show in Auckland I came across this neat looking product made by Mumi&Bubi.

It was their Solids Starter Kit.

I thought it looked so cool, and so easy to use that I bought it there and then {my sister did too}. I have had to wait quite a while to be able to use this product, as I was only 4mths when I purchased it, and Axel didn't start solids till he was 5 1/2mths, but boy oh boy it was well worth the wait.

It has made it soooo easy to make all of Axel's food, the starter kit saves time, freezer space, money and sanity. The trays hold up to 21 cubes of food, and lie flat in the freezer - it's genius! AND it's so easy to pop the cubes out. The Mumi&Bubi E-Recipe book is also great... I never would have thought to give Axel lentils or even corgette/zuccini if it hadn't been for the recipe book.

So a big thank to you to Mumi&Bubi, for coming up with something that, I believe, was extremely needed on the baby market, and is so great, fun and easy to use.

Peaches and Pear ready to go into the freezer

pears and lentils

mmmm pumpkin {one of Axel's fav}

My only gripe - I don't have one to give away, and after I no longer need the kit for Axel's baby food, I know I'm still going to find lots of uses for my ones, so wont even be able to offer that one up for a competition. Sorry guys

Disclaimer: this is a personal review, where I have actually gone out and bought the product, then decided to review it for you all

Vege Garden

2011-10-20T18:34:00.006+13:00

A couple of weeks ago we set down our vege garden... we changed location from last years garden, and also built it up - one might say "we are getting better at this" lol

We have planted:

lettuce {2 types}
tomatoes {3 types}
beans
cauliflower
silverbeet
capsicum {2 types}
spring onion {transplanted from last years garden}

We have corgettes and cucumbers to plant still at this stage, but they are going to go in last years spot so as not to strangle or take over this garden.

Party Planning...

2011-10-18T17:36:00.000+13:00

The Cake

ready to cook {yes thats a roasting pan}

mmmmmmm

1st layer of buttercream icing on... and edible sides done

black fondant - on

and the grass

add some white lines and checks and you got a race track

the finished product

What a shame...

2011-10-17T09:06:00.000+13:00

I absolutely MUST go Op Shopping this week... I mean, how else am I going to be able to get 24 T-shirts for the kids to make these

OMG How cute!!

2011-10-16T18:11:00.001+13:00

he was just too tired to even finish his dinner

De-Leeshas Cakes

2011-10-16T15:45:00.002+13:00

This is my new blog, which will be everything cakes and cupcakes

head on over to De-Leeshas Cakes and follow me there also.

Party Planning...

2011-10-14T17:27:00.000+13:00

The Cupcakes

cooked and cooling

the icing

close up

at the party

growing up..

2011-10-12T18:14:00.002+13:00

it is with much sadness that I have moved my final baby from the bassinet into the cot... Axel lasted 6 months 1 week and 3 days in his cariboo bassinet

Party Planning...

2011-10-10T17:19:00.000+13:00

The Loot Bags

jazzing up the bubble mixture

and the loot bags

finished product

School Holidays are here...

2011-10-08T08:49:00.002+13:00

School holidays here officially started yesterday afternoon at 2pm here...

Paris however, had already been dispatched on a plane to Melbourne on the Thursday night, for 10days with her dad.

Josh headed off with his mum yesterday at 3pm for a week with his mum...

Both of them are due back to us on Sunday 16th October...

So a lovely quiet week here for us... really quiet for Ian actually, as come Monday morning, me and the little guys, are off on holiday with my aunty for a few nights...

Sleep Training

2011-10-07T08:46:00.002+13:00

A few weeks ago, Axel started waking more and more during the night... It started when he started teething and became a bad habit... he ended up waking 1-2hrly for feeding... after 3 weeks I was physically and mentally exhausted, so Tuesday night we started to train him...

I fed him as normal when he woke at 11.30pm and put him back to bed... then when he woke at 1.30am, Ian got up to him, and just cuddled him back to sleep... when he woke at 3.20am I fed him as per normal and put him back to bed, then at 4.30am when he woke, we just bought him into bed with us, as we had both agreed before starting this that we were tackling 1 wake up per night.

The second night he didn't wake at 11.30pm and instead slept through till 2.20am, at which stage Ian got up to him, and put him back to sleep, where he stayed till 4.20am!! then I fed him, and put him back to bed... he woke again at 5.45am and joined us in bed...

last night {night 3} and he was wrapped and put to sleep in his pram at trivia night {more on that another day}.. transferred to the car and then into his bed later. Woke at 12 for a feed... the slept till 4.30am fed, and back to sleep till 6.30...

So after 3 nights, I am feeling very refreshed but also very positive that we will beat the little bugger at his game

Party Planning...

2011-10-05T17:19:00.000+13:00

The Jelly Cups {follow on from previous post}

Party Planning...

2011-09-23T11:29:00.002+12:00

Cam's party is 2 days away... it's cake making day!!

I have a slight delima over the cake, which I'm sure I'll figure out lol

I was originally making a round cake with black and white checked edible icing around the side, and a black racing track on top.... Then I changed my mind and was making a rectangle cake with the same checks on the side and a #3 shaped racetrack on top... the problem I now have is that I don't have enough of the edible icing for the side... now I have a cake shop about 20mins away that has black and white checked cake ribbon available. So I'm trying to decide what to do - stick with the round cake, or head on out to get the ribbon to make the rectangle cake.... OR - flag the sides, shape the rectangle cake into a #3

I'll let you know how I get on...

I am making traffic light jelly in clear plastic cups. The green jelly has gone into the cups this morning, and is setting nicely... nearly time to make the orange jelly...

{excuse my messy fridge - I had to shift everything to make room for the jelly cups}

And now it's time to start making the cupcakes and the loot bags :) be back later with more photos

Competition Help Please...

2011-09-19T07:09:00.000+12:00

Hey guys, can you please all head over to the Oh Baby - Baby of the Day competition, and vote for Axel. The prize is a Merino Kids GoGo Bag valued at just over $160.

Thanks heaps

YAY... I won...

2011-09-17T21:40:00.001+12:00

I just won tickets to the Auckland Parent and Child Show thanks to mumi&bubi. Head on over to their website. I love their Solids Starter kit and in the new few weeks, I intent to post a review of the product on here for you all...

comments...

2011-09-16T15:49:00.000+12:00

further to this mornings posts about being unable to post on my own blog {let alone anyone elses}, I have done some playing around, and appear to have fixed my problem.

for posting on my blog anyway...

As a workaround, you can change your comment form type to full page by following Dashboard > Settings > Comments > Comment Form Type > Full page

Also in the same settings area:

Anyone - includes Anonymous Users
Registered Users - includes OpenID
Users with Google Accounts
Only members of this blog

I have now set my account so that anyone can comment, it was on Registered Users, but seen as I couldn't even comment, that was useless really....

it worked for my blog anyway, and I can now comment on it...

There are lots of blogs that I follow, that I have tried to comment on lately, such as Imagination Overload, Striking Keys, Back to Basics to name a few and have had no luck at all - maybe you ladies need to look at your comments settings...

comments...

2011-09-16T11:29:00.000+12:00

is the comments function working for anyone at the moment... I have not been able to leave comments on peoples blogs for a few weeks, and it's really annoying me... is anyone else having this same problem?

Party Planning...

2011-09-13T10:29:00.003+12:00

Cammy's Birthday Invite

I enlisted some help from the lovely Bronwyn from 1001 book review for kids for this one. She is so clever.

Don't you agree?

10 years on

2011-09-11T23:00:00.000+12:00

9/11 - Still so close to all our hearts

For the husband who told his wife I love you one last time before his plane went down in a field,

for the wife who stopped in the stairs to call her husband to say I will love you forever,

for the mothers and fathers who kissed their kids goodbye the morning they died,

for the policemen who rushed in with the firemen to help get others out only to die themselves,

for the soldiers who fought back and lost their lives.

Today, tomorrow, ten years from now,

we will remember ♥

IN MEMORY OF ALL THEY LOST, THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11- STATISTICS:

Times of impact: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m.

Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes.

Time they took to fall: 12 seconds.

2819 dead from 115 different nations.

343 Fireman/paramedics,

23 NYPD,

37 Port Authority officers.

SOLIDS!!!

2011-09-11T10:21:00.000+12:00

27th August 2011

WOW where has the time gone... Axel is 5mths old already... and so it is time to introduce solids to his diet... not actually for any other reason, than the doctor has suggested it as a way to try and settle his reflux down a bit as it's gotten really bad again... So I whipped down to the supermarket and picked up some farex, smooth baby rice...

Well he didn't spit gag and spit it out... in fact he ate about 4 spoonfuls {tiny baby spoonfuls}... We did 2 days of solids and his tummy pains were so bad... he screamed non stop for 3 days {it was like way back when his reflux was still undiagnosed} so we stopped.

11th September 2011

At the advice of our doctor we waited a few {8} days and then tried again... with success. Axel has been eating his farex every evening since Monday 5th September with no problems at all :) At this stage he has only had farex. I have steamed and pureed and frozen some pears, but will continue with the farex for a few more days before introducing the pears to his diet.

Party Planning...

2011-09-08T21:14:00.001+12:00

Cammy is turning 3 - WOW!!

So planning is well underway for his party in just under 3 weeks time... venue is booked, invites are out, the countdown is on - 21 days btw

Lists are being made...

invite list
kids food list
Adults food list

I'm really excited... this is the birthday where he actually understands a thing or two about birthdays and parties and presents :)

And the cake - I've got it all sorted in my head... lets just hope it works :)

Happy Fathers Day

2011-09-04T08:14:00.001+12:00

Happy Fathers Day to both my Bio-Dad {who sadly isn't here today} and my Step-Dad {who raised me}... both very special men in my life... Some people, never experience the love a father has to give... I'm lucky enough to have experience that love from two men throughout my life x

Happy Birthday Dad...

2011-09-03T20:30:00.001+12:00

If roses grow in Heaven Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my Father's arms
and tell him they're from me.
Tell him I love him and miss him,
and when he turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon his cheek
and hold him for a while.
Because remembering him is easy,
I do it everyday,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.

Things I love in Spring

2011-09-02T07:29:00.000+12:00

ONE TREE HILL

Walking down here

And seeing all the lovely Dafodils in bloom

And of course... all the spring lambs

One Tree Hill in spring {and summer, autum, and winter} is truely magnificient... I love going there for my walks.

Worst Day - Ever

2011-08-31T16:30:00.000+12:00

Today has been a totally horrific day... One I do not want to repeat... infact, I'd like to stop today, rewind, and do-over... if only it were that simple...

Things started off pretty well... as they do... but then... take 1 nearly 3yr old who woke at 5.15am, add 1 swimming lesson... and there you have it... the begining of the end of my day...

We arrived at swimming, and I went to the front desk to pay... Cam saw the chocolate fish on the counter and started demanding one {he didn't get one btw}, then we went to get changed, he cried about the damn chocolate fish the whole time I was getting him changed... now time for the lesson... he wouldn't do a thing. Not. One. Single. Thing. ... no matter how nice the teacher asked him, begged him, bribed him... Not. One. Single. Thing. Until I finally had to enter the water, with Axel in tow. Then and only then would he do anything, and only a little bit of anything... like - just a couple of kicks. literally. And then, just like that - lesson over...

I decided, that because I'd dragged Axel into the water, that we would stay in for just a bit, more for Axel than Cam - to be honest, Cam didn't deserve to stay in, but I was there myself, and Axel loves the water too. after about 15mins of playing nicely in the pool, Cam took off... I jumped up to follow him {still carrying Axel} but I was not quick enough... he ran right into the main Adult Pool... Yup - right in... over his head in... then he hoped out, he was out by the time I caught him. Not a lifeguard in sight at that end of the pool... but 3 of them at the other end. talking. to each other.

I drag Cam over to the pushchair, wrap him in a towel, explain to him that we are going home because he did that, and that he needs to listen to mummy. wrangle him and the pushchair {with Axel in it} to the changing rooms... the whole time he is screaming at me to go in the water... Axel is screaming at me also - I presume he's pretty pissed to be pulled out of the water for no reason...

Cam screamed the whole time while I was dressing myself, Axel and him. He screamed all the way to the car. by this stage I do NOT want to go home. I need time to regroup my thoughts.

Cue McDonalds... YUP I ~~wanted~~ needed a Kiwiburger. combo. large. haha

Cam continues to play up at McDonalds, jumping from one chair to the other... I continually ask him to stop. Put him into time out 3 times, just before I can put him into time out for the 4th time, BANG, CRACK!!! you guessed it, he didn't make the jump, and his head has taken the full brunt of the fall... MASSIVE egg!!! on his head!!! MASSIVE!!!!

Two McDonalds staff members laugh. you read that right. they laughed. laughed! WTF- they laughed at my now SCREAMING nearly 3yr old... as if it was some kind of cool funny joke, that he was hurt. Luckily a little old lady {gotta love them} took Axel from me, put him in the pushchair, and helped me to the doctors {which, conveniently, were located in the mall}... Where we were examined pretty quickly. Mild concussion. No Shit!

That was it... off home... still undecided as to whether we will EVER go to the pools again... or McDonalds for that matter... but alive. JUST

getting big....

2011-08-30T07:17:00.000+12:00

Yup he is rocking out in his new big car seat... bye bye to the capsule

Weekly Exercise

2011-08-28T09:07:00.001+12:00

Week 4

This week has been an amazing week for me and my exercising... I'm actually very proud of myself.

Monday - 45min walk around local streets {DB}
Tuesday - 32mins Wii Fit Biggest Looser Game
Wednesday - 1hr 30min walk around One Tree Hill {DB}
Friday - 1hr 30min walk around One Tree Hill {DB}
Saturday Part 1 - 20min walk before Paris Hockey game {SB}
Saturday Part 2 - 40min walk to Josh's Soccer Game {DB}
Saturday Part 3 - 40min walk home from Josh's Soccer Game {DB}

See - Told you I'd had a great week :)

I also have joined up with My Fitness Pal and that is awesome, I enter what I have eaten and what exercise I have done, and it basically lets me monitor my calorie intake and my weight loss.

No weigh in this week, will do so next week :)

Sorry for my Parenting Mishaps

2011-08-24T09:55:00.002+12:00

This blog post is awesome...

Weekly Exercise

2011-08-21T22:06:00.000+12:00

Week 3

Monday - 45min walk round local streets {DB}
Tuesday - 27min workout on the wii Biggest Loser
Wednesday - 2hrs walking round the Zoo {DB}
Thursday - 1 1/2hr walk round One Tree Hill {SB}
Sunday - 40min walk round streets of Ngatea {DB}

No time for a weigh in this week.... hopefully in the week coming

sleeping baby

2011-08-19T10:13:00.000+12:00

I've always wrapped Axel at night, as he sleeps better that way, but have never wrapped him during the day... mainly because it's one of the ways I have differentiated between night and day, and also because it makes it much easier to wean from being wrapped later on ...

Axel - has in the last few months gotten worse and worse at day sleeping... I've managed to get him to self settle at long last, but he still only sleeps for 1 to 1 1/2hrs at a time...

Untill Now...

I've just started wrapping him during the day and it's certainly helped to increase his sleeps by at least half an hour a time... also - with being wrapped, and popping his dummy in his mouth, he self settles instantly... no tears, no rolling, no nothing!! it's brilliant...

btw - I wrap using the miracle blanket

Happy Birthday...

2011-08-16T13:24:00.000+12:00

5This is Cammy singing Happy Birthday a few weeks ago

SNOW!!!!

2011-08-15T15:58:00.000+12:00

In Auckland... this hasn't happened since 1936!!

Weekly Exercise

2011-08-14T12:33:00.001+12:00

Week 2

Monday - 1/2hr walk around local streets {DB}
Tuesday - 1 1/2hr walk around One Tree Hill {SB}
Thursday - 45min around my mum's local streets {SB}
Saturday - 1 1/2hr walk around One Tree Hill {DB}

DB = Double Buggy
SB = Single Buggy
I haven't weighed myself this week, so have no idea if all this exercise is doing anything... but I think it may be as I've had to tighten my belt another notch and my mother {!!!!!!!!! shock horror} said I looked like I had lost weight.

I Love....

2011-08-11T07:39:00.002+12:00

egg and cheese toasties made in my nana's old quicksie iron.... ahhhhhhhh heaven

Recipe: Impossible to fail Quiche

2011-08-09T21:03:00.000+12:00

I saw this being made on the Breakfast show a couple of weeks ago and thought I would give it a go... I modified it a little, by baking it in a muffin tray and making Mini Quiches out of it...

3 eggs
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1 cup aged cheddar grated cheese
1 tbsp oil
11/4 cups milk
1 onion, finely chopped
2 chopped rashers of bacon, rind removed (optional)
Diced smoked chicken.

Place all the ingredients into a large bowl with a whisk or container or large food processor bowl and either stir or shake with vigour for one minute or whirl for 30 seconds.

Pour into a hot, greased quiche dish and add bacon and anything else you think would work - a few tablespoons of chopped parsley, and/or corn , and/or raw mushrooms - just clean out the fridge!)

Bake 180degC for 45 minutes.

Serve with a salad and bowl of crusty bread

Weekly Exercise

2011-08-08T12:09:00.001+12:00

Week 1

This is late - Whoops was meant to be posted last night...

Monday - 1 & 1/2hr walk at western springs {walked round 3 times} in the morning. Walked around the zoo in the afternoon {both times with double pushchair}
Tuesday - 28 minutes on the Wii Biggest Loser
Wednesday - 1 & 1/2hr walk round one tree hill {with the double pushchair}
Thursday - 1hr 10min walk around local streets {with the single pushchair}
Friday - 19 minutes on the Wii Biggest Loser
Saturday - 1hr walk around local streets {with the double pushchair}

Feeling good people

Tough Love

2011-08-05T15:15:00.000+12:00

All my babies have always fallen asleep in my arms or on the breast and been transferred into their beds... Well Axel is no different... except that he often wakes when I put him down into his bed... so the last few days I have been getting him to self settle for his afternoon sleeps... with success that I NEVER had with Paris and Cam.

Tuesday - talked to himself 5mins, cried 5mins, talked to himself 3mins, screamed 2mins, slept 1 1/2hr
Wednesday - talked to himself 5 mins, cried 5mins, slept 1 1/2hr
Thursday - talked to himself 4mins, cried 3mins, screamed 2mins, slept 2hrs before I had to wake him to collect Cam from Daycare
Friday {today} - talked to himself 5mins, screamed 2mins, and has now been asleep for 1hr and counting.... long may this continue

I am not tackling the morning sleep at all, as we are often out and about at the park, doing daycare drop off, walking with friends etc etc... he sleeps very well in the pushchair and carseat so the morning sleeps are never a problem :)

And same with bedtime... he falls asleep on me, I pop him into bed, and he doesn't wake again for several hours...

I'm Back...

2011-08-03T20:59:00.000+12:00

my computer is fixed... thanks heaps to my mates hubby :) it's running so much better... it appears my windows explorer was corupt

I have set myself a few goals over the last few days....

lose 5kgs in 6 weeks
exercise 4 days every week
spend less time online
bake more
spend more time with my kids

so far so good {watch this space for some of my creations}... I baked mini quiches for the kids lunch boxes on Sunday night, as well as my first ever bacon and egg pie {made with chicken rashers, not bacon as I don't eat pork products}, chocolate weetbix slice and blueberry muffins - my kids think all their christmas's have come at once... :)

Also today is day 3 of the exercise goal, and I have so far exercised all 3 days :)

I love...

2011-07-30T20:49:00.002+12:00

What do you love?

Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

2011-07-30T14:42:00.000+12:00

.... or so the saying goes...

Well - I'm going to be absent for a bit.... My computer is playing up no end, and it's off to try and get repaired... I have a couple of scheduled posts ready to go, but thats it...

I look forward to catching up on all your blogs when I get my computer back

:)

rolling, rolling...

2011-07-28T20:48:00.002+12:00

Have I told you all that Axel is now a roller...

yes-sir-eeeee that boy can roll... at exactly 3mths of age, he rolled... {early I know *sigh*} and has been rolling ever since... he's pretty good at it, and know's he is too...

I'm only hoping that he doesn't now crawl early like his brother, who at the the ripe old {young} age of 4mths started crawling lol

Playdough!

2011-07-26T20:37:00.003+12:00

Introducing Daley

2011-07-24T20:31:00.000+12:00

Isn't she just precious?

A Natural!

Out with the Old....

2011-07-22T18:46:00.000+12:00

Entertainment Unit

coffee table {really it's my much loved blanket box}

And in with the new....

Entertainment Unit

Coffee Table

We have been eyeing these products up for a while, and saving hard to buy them.... and yesterday was the day!! We were sooooo excited...

Oh - and I get my blanket box back :)

Under Construction...

2011-07-20T11:03:00.000+12:00

please bear with me while I make a few changes to my blog... if you like something let me know... likewise if you hate something...

Oh and if anyone has any ideas for a new title for me, let me know... I'm useless at these things, but I'll provide the pictures etc... lol

Fruit and Vegies - delivered, in Auckland

2011-07-19T14:20:00.000+12:00

Hey to all my Auckland buddies... I ordered fruit and veg this week from Produce Pronto, on the referral of a friend... thought I'd give it a go, and see what it was like... WOW is all I can say... my fruit and vegies were delivered yesterday and they are fresher than I have ever had bought before...

head here to place your first order half price {enter the code INTRO at the checkout}... It's also free delivery for all orders of $20...

I bought the $50 family box, added a couple of extra items... with the half price code, and the free delivery my weeks worth of fruit and veg only cost me $28!!!!

Oh and it's super yummy too :)

She's arrived

2011-07-18T07:25:00.001+12:00

So I went out of town this weekend to my in-laws, and got a txt message on Saturday morning at 11am letting me know my sister in law's waters had broken and she was on her way to the hospital {she had a bad pregnancy, and had to head straight in if waters broke}... typical really - I go away for the weekend, a baby is born, it's like a little joke in our family...

Anyway... shortly before 6pm my gorgeous niece made her way into the world... missing her induction by 24hrs :)

I haven't met her yet... will be doing that tonight... and I can't wait

Stats:

Weight: 8lb 6oz
lenght: 54 1/2 cm
Name: Daley {for those of you who know my brother or SIL you will know that they are league and rugby fanatics, and have named their darling little girl after Laurie Daley the league great}

Jolly Jumping

2011-07-15T13:23:00.005+12:00

Axel loves his jolly jumper... I love how he lifts both feet off the ground and just hangs :)

Still Waiting...

2011-07-13T11:22:00.002+12:00

it's been 5 days since I wrote this post and we are still waiting for my niece to arrive...

Paris and Josh are both off to Australia today - Paris for a week with her dad, and Josh for 2 weeks on holiday with his mum and step-dad - so they are both going to be out of town when she finally does make her entrance...

She's late

2011-07-08T10:08:00.001+12:00

my brothers first baby was due on Tuesday... and we are still waiting for her to arrive... I feel for my SIL as I have been where she is twice before, and being overdue sucks... however, I've decided, I have less patience waiting for my new niece to arrive than I did for my own boys :)

Fingers crossed she arrives sooner rather than later

Cammy the Butterfly

2011-07-07T12:57:00.003+12:00

REALLY????....

2011-07-05T15:37:00.000+12:00

This morning I was out and about with Axel making the most of the time Cammy spends at Daycare :)

Several people commented to me about how nice it was to see a baby all rugged up these days... Now I'm a firm believer in woollens {hats, mittens, cardi's} for babies, but clearly, judging by those comments, not many mum's these days dress their bubba's for the weather...

Next time I'm out and about, I'm gonna really try and take notice of the world around me and judge for myself

Wow - time moves so fast

2011-07-04T12:13:00.001+12:00

Axel is 3mths old already... where has the time gone... It's been an amazing 3mths so far... he is such an easy baby, and a total joy...

A Truely Sad Story

2011-06-27T21:12:00.001+12:00

Breastfeeding With Cancer

Follow this amazing story... I for one will be expressing milk for this insperational mumma

The last thing we wanted...

2011-06-23T22:26:00.000+12:00

Axel and Cammy are both sick at the moment.... Cammy's started out as a Sinus Infection {he gets these a couple of times a year}, but is now also a Throat Infection... and Axel has a Throat Infection also...

Cammy is easy treated, Antibiotics straight away for him, and withing 24hrs he was back to his normal self...

Axel - however, is a different story...

You see, I've omitted to tell you all, that Axel has a Dialated Kidney... It was discovered at a pregnancy scan when I was 25 weeks... I was scanned a few more times after that, and each time, the dialation was still there. As a result of this, he was prescribed antibiotics at birth... that he has to take for a year... he had a renal scan at 4 weeks old, and the dialation was still there {it can correct itself with hormones during birth and the following 1-2 weeks}... I don't know much about this condition... but I do know that, Axel is not allowed to get high temperatures... and if his temp raises, it's straight to dr's or A&E...

Last night, Axel started crying, a weird pained cry that we haven't heard before... he woke a few times during the night, each crying that weird pained cry... when we woke this morning, I thought he felt a bit warm... but silly me - my ear thermometer is broken and I don't have a back up, so I took him to my mums... her thermometer is at the caravan... and he felt hotter again by now... So I called the doctors, no appointments... asked to speak to a nurse, and it appears that when she entered Axel's name into the computer, a little box popped up explaining that he is an Urgent Patient, and must be seen whenever I ring :) bonus for us {gee I love my doctor}... so off we went to the docs... and sure enough, Axel was sporting a temp...

So now, no only does he have to take the antibiotic for his kidneys, he is also on another antibiotic for his Throat Infection AND Pamol every 3-4hrs for fever {and pain, cause his throat is clearly hurting him}... AND I've not yet mentioned that he has REFLUX so is on Omeprazole also... thats 4 meds daily I am having to pump into him at the moment... :(

And the little mite just takes it all... he hates the Omeprazole... loves the Amoxicillin {which is the AB for his Throat}... the Cefaclor for his kidneys, he is used to, and just takes without a fuss... and he is getting used to the thickness of the Pamol... bless him...

Family Fun Day

2011-06-21T17:15:00.002+12:00

On Sunday just been, we decided we wanted to do something different with the kids... My sister wanted to join us also, as she was gonna be stuck at home with my niece for the day... and it was a pretty miserable day...

We decided that a train ride into the city for lunch would be fun :)

Followed by a walk up Queen Street {Well - some of us walked}

Then we had a lovely, delicious lunch at Rebo, Sky City {sorry no lunch pictures}

Let the kids have a play on this thing outside the ASB building in Town

There are no photos of the Walk back down Queen St to get the train station, but I can tell you that we ran the last 3mins as I looked at my watch and realised the train was due to depart in 4mins haha

But we made it:

We had such a GREAT day!

The search is over...

2011-06-19T17:14:00.000+12:00

for so long now, I have been searching for a toy storage device {and soon to be Axel's} bedroom... I wanted something that made toy access easy, and the clean up just as easy. BUT - any old thing wouldn't do... no, I've been searching for something that I could paint to match the "jungle" theme, or was already themed to match...

Over the weekend, my search came to end... and boy oh boy am I happy with my purchase:

Isn't it awesome?... Now to sort the toys out into it.... *sigh*

The New Caravan...

2011-06-17T22:14:00.000+12:00

We finally took possession of our new caravan over Queens Birthday Weekend... We were so comfy in it... We LOVE the extra space...

a New Fav...

2011-06-13T20:52:00.001+12:00

They are just soooo yummy and addictive.... the downside - there is only 8 in a pack and I HAVE to share with Ian...

The old girl is up for sale...

2011-06-08T16:37:00.002+12:00

After 12 wonderful summers in her, it's time to move on...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=382793680

a lifetime together...

2011-06-07T08:14:00.000+12:00

Yesterday was my grandparents 60th Wedding Anniversay {also my mum and step-dads 26th}

We had a lovely surprise afternoon tea for them. The day was a happy occassion, marked with a little sadness as my nana has been diagnosed with Cancer and is too frail to fight it... This is most likely their last wedding anniversary...

I know my grandparents love each other very much... my grandad hates leaving the house without nana for fear she will have a fall or a bad turn while he is out... it breaks my heart to see his heart breaking...

I can only hope that me and Ian can be as happy together in our 80's as my grandparents are...

What have I got myself into...?

2011-06-03T09:59:00.000+12:00

I am insane... I'm sure of it...

Axel has just gone 9 weeks old, and I am looking after a 6mth old girl for 6-7 weeks while her mum returns to work temporarily... normally this sort of work is right up my alley... but normally I wouldn't have two babies at the same time... I could NEVER have coped with Twins... and take my hat off to anyone who does have them...

The problem is, is that this darling little girl is breastfed and flat out REFUSES to take the bottle.. which is causing, me and her mum both some stress... she has breakfast and then refuses to eat anything else during the day also... so come 2pm-ish she is a mess... she is hungry, and wont take anything... by the time her dad picks her up at 5.30ish she is a right-off... and to be honest, so am I...

I have yet to make a single dinner since taking on this job... I'm too busy during the day, and too stressed by evening... I just want to crawl under a rock by the time Ian gets home from work...

I'm not even sure I have the strength to continue looking after her for the rest of the time... *sigh* what to do, what to do...

plunket update

2011-06-01T22:08:00.001+12:00

Had a plunket visit today...

Axel is 9 weeks 3 days old, and now weighs 6.16kgs {75th percentile} and is 61 cms long {91st percentile}... Cammy sat on and still sits on the 50th percentile, and Paris never made it there lol... yup, Axel is a bigun :)

Picture of the Month - May 2011

2011-05-28T12:59:00.000+12:00

Birth Story of Axel

2011-05-24T20:00:00.000+12:00

My birth story has gone up here

I will post it again on the blog in a few weeks {more so that I have it on here like I have the births of Paris and Cammy}

Why having a toddler is like being at a frat party...

2011-05-22T18:50:00.002+12:00

I saw this on a mates facebook the other day and HAD to steal it, too funny!

10. There are half-full, brightly-colored plastic cups on the floor in every room. Three are in the bathtub.

9. There’s always that one girl, bawling her eyes out in a corner.

8. It’s best not to assume that the person closest to you has any control over their digestive function.

7. You sneak off to the bathroom knowing that as soon as you sit down, someone’s going to start banging on the door.

6. Probably 80% of the stains on the furniture contain DNA.

5. You’ve got someone in your face at 3 a.m. looking for a drink.

4. There’s definitely going to be a fight.

3. You’re not sure whether anything you’re doing is right, you just hope it won’t get you arrested.

2. There are crumpled-up underpants everywhere.

1. You wake up wondering exactly how and when the person in bed with you got there.

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things that would come in handy... UPDATE

2011-05-21T21:37:00.000+12:00

Remember this post...?

Well here is a wee update on it... the disposable undies - were awesome!! and I highly recommend them to all women about to give birth...

The nappy caddy - has been ordered!!! not from that site as they still don't have any in stock but from 3bears and in blue not chocolate, as it matches my changing mat in the lounge... I can't wait for it to arrive :)

everyone loves a fairy...

2011-05-20T09:34:00.000+12:00

Aren't they gorgeous...?

2011-05-18T20:01:00.001+12:00

These are the flowers I bought my mum for mothers day this year... Aren't they gorgeous???

Wow...

2011-05-16T19:52:00.001+12:00

The other day I was out Kumeu way for something and decided to stop into one of the local fruit shops out that way... Boy was I glad I did... I paid $21 for all this;

This is more than I would normally get for $50 at the supermarket... so all in all I'm pretty happy that I stopped...