She did it!

Lily did a few 'steps' (if that is what you can call it) of all fours crawling today. She was sitting on the floor and then she started to crawl to get something. I was shocked because I thought she would commando for ever (or at least until she walked). As soon as she realised what she was doing she plopped back on that belly of hers and took off.

That is about all that was exciting today - except for the Parent's Children's and Baby Expo which I attended...that was some what exciting - that is where I saw Lily crawl properly for the first time . Oh and I guess I better not forget about the night out. I went out to dinner tonight with the girls and it was great. I love my mother's group friends - they are fantastic.

I HATE money but LOVE my mum!

I hate money! I hate how it controls things and I hate what it can do to relationships.

Friday night and Saturday were horrible. Trevor was so angsty. He was in a permanent bad mood. You couldn't talk to him and there was definitely no reasoning. For his sake (because I'm a nice person), I let it go as I could only presume it related to his 'unemployment'.

Today is Wednesday, day 3 of his hiatus (if you can call it that). The washing is getting done a little quicker, the kitchen looks cleaner then usual but still there is no job on the horizon. I actually don't think he has any idea what he wants to do. The trouble is we don?t have the time (or money) for him to sit around waiting for something to land in his lap.

Trevor isn't the chattiest guy around so it is sometimes difficult to get 'things' out of him. He doesn't particularly want to talk about it whereas that is all I want to do. I want to discuss plans of actions; what he has done today; what is looking good. But no, it is like drawing blood out of a stone. I know it must be affecting him greatly; his self esteem and the like but it is affecting me too. I hate being the strong one all time time. I hate being the worrier. I don't want those roles anymore.

I hate money!!

On a different note (but money related)...I was talking to mum yesterday when she handed me a deposit slip for $2000. I was like what the??? What is this for? She said it was for childcare and that she had paid our outstanding fees (back on the 29th of June) . I could have cried right there and then (I did shed a little tear). Mum doesn't have a lot of money which makes it even harder to accept. She said though that she wanted to help and knows just how much child care is killing us financially at the moment. Trevor's draw hit the ground when I showed him the slip. He couldn't believe it.

I always knew I had the greatest mum in the world (and it's not because she paid the fees but that is the icing) . She is my rock; my shoulder; the only person who I can truly discuss, and who understands these issues. She will listen to the cows come home!

I love you mum xxooxx

Conjunctivitis + Disney on Ice

Today, Byron, my sister and I trotted off to see Disney on Ice Finding Nemo but not before a little bit of a crap start.

I woke up this morning and one of my eyes was stuck together. I knew it couldn't be sleep - that just left conjunctivitis. I called Trevor to get me a washer because there was no way I was going to look in the mirror until the gunk was gone. When I did look in the mirror, my eye was red bloodshot and felt really scratchy.

I think the kids might have had a really (and I mean really) mild case last week. Both of them woke up with what looked like excess sleep for a few days but that was it - their eyes were definitely not as red as mine are.

Trevor didn't come along to Disney because he had a soccer thing he wanted to go to and wouldn't have made it to that in time if he went. My sister gladly stepped in for the ticket.

When I picked up my sister, she was quick to point out that I better not come near her because she had conjunctivitis. How funny was it when I revealed to her that I was suffering too! Even funnier was that she too only had it in the one eye .

Anyway, moving past conjunctivitis, Nemo was great. It wasn't as fantastic as I thought it would be (come to think of it I am not sure how I thought it would be) but Byron and my sister loved it. According to Byron, who will count it out in order on his fingers, his favourite bits were the volcano erupting, the shark, and the whale. The funny thing is, he didn't particularly like the huge whale at the time?he actually wanted to leave when the whale emerged because "it was too scary!".

Today Byron was a little bit fidgety but generally pretty good. Admittedly today he wasn't exactly well. The poor little mite has a bad cough and croaky voice. Fingers crossed that doesn't get any worse.

I really enjoyed taking him today. Apart from the movies twice and Bananas in Pyjamas once, we have never really been to any show type events (prior to Nemo). Speaking of live shows, I have purchased pre-release Wiggles tickets (front row) for their show in December. Whilst he will be 4 I think (and am hoping) he will still enjoy them. He still likes to watch them on TV so there is hope. I would have loved to take Lily but wasn't going to pay for her. Apparently all children over 12 months have to be paid for which I think is a bit rich. I mean, seriously Lily will be barely 16 months - hardly able to take it all in.

Celebrating

It seems little Miss Lily is celebrating in style (her 3 month old birthday that is).

There are plenty of drinks 'on tap' and no sleep. She doesn't want to miss a thing .

Normally she is dead to world by now...but nope, there is too much going on. Well not really; just a bit of TV action, some EB and well that's it.

Lily my darling...lets call it a night!

3 months tomorrow!

Oh my; Lily is 3 months tomorrow!

Oh where does the time go???

She gave me a present last night three months in the making - a decent sleep. She rose at 6.00am after going to bed at 7.00pm. She sure knows how to make her mummy proud .

Til tomorrow...

Santa, all I want for Christmas is...

Santa, all I want for Christmas is...

Chocolate Balls

Yes, you read right - chocolate balls...that’s all Byron wants for Christmas and he made sure Santa knew it! No bikes, cars, dinosaurs or toys in general. He just wants Chocolate. If truth be told, this doesn’t surprise me at all. I might have mentioned previously that Byron is not really a ‘toy’ kid. Sure he plays with them (and he has many), but there is nothing he is truly taken by. He likes playing in the sandpit, reading books and playing with money (his money box full of change - he empties it out, puts the money everywhere and then puts it back…well not always). Many of the little boys I know love matchbox cars; Byron couldn’t care less if he didn’t have any (he has about 20 of them which never get touched). He is a kid that likes simple things.

You would think I learnt my lesson last year at Christmas when I got him lots of different toys that I thought he would love and guess what - he didn’t really care! Admittedly he was only 2 and a bit and in reality probably didn’t understand, but I didn’t care - I cried when he really showed no interest in what he got...I was so upset (although I was only just pregnant and didn’t know it so I am putting that down to hormones).

Given my previous years experience with Christmas, you would think I would have learnt, but not so. I’m afraid to say that I have still bought him lots of presents that admittedly I probably got more enjoyment out of purchasing and wrapping then he will get out of opening and playing with. That’s Christmas I guess. I could always take everything back and buy chocolate - that would be a sure fire hit and much cheaper.

We had a Santa shot taken today, Lily’s first!

Finally...

Byron has hopped on his bike for more then 1 minute and consequently learnt to peddle without getting frustrated (although the frustration did eventuate in probably about 4 minutes). I’ll admit I was somewhat concerned with his lack of enthusiasm for the bike. He just wasn’t interested (and really still isn’t all that fussed) on the bike. We have tried many tack ticks to get him on there, but nothing really works. He is just more interested in the sand pit and other stuff (sometimes I can't work out what). He gets very frustrated with the whole pedal thing and as a result just hops off. Today was a turning point...he peddled on his own!!!

Lily might be getting into some sort of routine; albeit night time only (but that’s a start!). She has slept quite well the last few nights, especially last night when she slept from 6.45pm until 5.45am. I know I have said it before, but man I hope she does that again tonight!!!

The time has arrived and we have put up our Christmas tree - I know it’s early i.e. not the 1st of December but I don’t care!!!

Now all it needs are some presents!!!