its true...... we had a boy......

On 6th August 2009 we welcomed little Alexander into our family. He weighted 8lbs 8oz and was 54.5 cms long.

We ALL love him including Olivia. Their first kiss:

she does have other clothes, I promise

I was talking to my sister Kristie the other day & happened to mention that the dancing photo in my previous blog was taken last month, she said "thats OK, shes wearing the same top". So I thought it was just luck but then I realised that my last 3 posts with photos of Olivia in them have her in exactly the same shirt (& by pure dumb luck its the same as she is wearing today). Thinking about this I believe it is because, although she does have other shirts, she is growing so fast that I dont buy too many clothes of any particular size, so the clothes she does have are washed regularly & are in high rotation.

She is 3 and is currently wearing size 7 shirts & size 5 jeans, it blows my mind (for those without kids a general rule of thumb is that age should match clothing size or there abouts). Now I reaslise that I do need to roll up the jeans & shirts a little bit but less & less each day which makes me increasingly sad that my baby is growing up.

So here is proof that there are other clothes in her closet:

this photo was taken when her cousins came over to play & i encouraged them all to climb in a tree, Olivia went up & promptly came back down landing in the bushes (hence the scratches). Once they left we came inside & all Olivia wanted to do was lie on the couch watching Horton Hears a Who, where she fell asleep. I was a little worried about concussion but it was also around the time when we were having difficulty getting her to sleep so I was more relieved to be able to pick her up & put her straight into bed.

What else is there to do on a rainy day?

This past week saw us house bound with a couple of rainy days. I dont mind because we need the rain and it means that we have no reason to get out of our pyjamas.

These are just a couple of things (besides the TV) that we found to entertain ourselves:

Dancing....

Painting...

Beading...

ummm, drawing...

even though she sleeps I do redeem myself

we have good days and bad but every night when Olivia sleeps I tuck her in and whisper in her ear that I love her. This quite often follows the frustration that is post-bedtime. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, its the "get back to bed before I smack your bottom" repeated over & over again until her little body gives up and she falls asleep exhausted and defeated.

Some nights it lasts longer than others but each night I feel bad for losing my temper because she is only doing what a 3 year old should. But we do love her & we tell her every day as well as her subconscience every night.

I can only imagine that when this new little one arrives my temper will be shorter but I will continue to redeem myself by whispering in her ear that I love her every night.

donkey or a horse or something else?????

Its alright, I want you to tell me honestly...

I cant believe she is 3

After a rough start to the day (somebody needs to tell her that the terrible 2's are over, believe me I've tried), she finished it off as every 3 year old should, with pizza, cake, presents & lots of love & attention.

Happy birthday my baby, I love you more than you will ever know.

oh & apparently being 3 makes you allergic to pistachio nuts........

Happy Valentines Day

We spent the day at the zoo. We also got a new camera for christmas and this is the first time that I have actually downloaded any of the photos from it to my computer, here are a couple from today.

Olivia also got a camera for Christmas so every poor animal was photographed within an inch of its life:

Discussing camera techniques (neil took all the photos today):

A much needed drinks break:

I hope your day was as good as mine!