Every day I drop Max at his daycare mum I feel very blessed. She happens to be one of my best friend's mums and I couldn't imagine sensing Max to anyone else. This teddy was given to Max from her. She bought it while taking her husband to the hospital for cancer treatment. I think it's such a selfless thing for her to think about Max during such a rough time.
I gave Max 2 strawberries and let him go nuts. After 10 seconds he had managed to cover himself with red strawberry juice.
I had a mini freak out thinking that he was allergic and that his body was coming out in a rash. It turns out it was just the strawberry juice!
Max had his 6 month needles at 7 months of age.
I must admit, a tiny bit of guilt crept in to male me feel like a bad mother.
Never mind.... It's done and I don't have to worry about any of those nasty diseases.
A man goes to the Doctor with a piece of lettuce hanging out of his ear. "That looks nasty," says the doctor. "Nasty?" replies the man, "this is just the tip of the iceberg!"
source:http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/foodjokes/lettucejokes.html
It's taken us a couple of years to save and find a place we could call home but finally we found somewhere. It was a bargain too! I fell in love with the 2680m2 block with a little creek running through it. It reminded me of some stories mum used to make up for me when I was little about water faeries.
I can't wait to get into the dirt and water with Max when he's a little bigger.
Happy Valentines Day. When paul and I got home today I fell asleep while he packed for hours business trip to India. Most romantic we are going to get with a 6 month old.
If peanut oil is made from peanuts and olive oil is made from olives... What is baby oil made from?
Max has discovered the deliciousness of grass. I have given up on keeping him on a mat now.... He usually rolls off and finds something not baby safe to eat.
Every time we drive to daycare he falls asleep! It's so hard getting him out because I never want to wake him.
Why did Max change to the larger capsule? Because there wasn't mushroom in the old one!
Max is a little sick. He is congested and not sleeping much. It's times like these I wish I had taken longer maternity leave...
Luckily I have a great daycare mum who will take him as long as he doesn't have a temp.
We have an annual Australia day party on the long weekend. The main reason for this is to have a bit of fun with friends while the weather is still nice and it's a long weekend.
Sometimes though I feel as though I'm being disrespectful to the Indigenous Australians who are hurt by the meaning of the day...
I don't want to stop having the party but this year I'll be focusing on how I could make it more inclusive and thoughtful for the original owners of our land.
Many people are concerned about the amount of technology kids are exposed to these days. I hear it all the time... "Can you believe that mum lets her baby play on the ipad". Or... "Kids sould be outside playing, not on the computer all day."
I agree to a certain extent that screen time should be monitored but I also see the effects of over preventing kids using technology.
Not so long ago there wasn't much technology used in our community.... When I hopped on a bus I would have my ticket hole punched, I would pay with cash everywhere and all my mobile would do is make phone calls. Now days we have swipe cards, pay pass and mobiles that have soo many apps that I could install an app a day for the rest of my life and still not get through them all.
I will be letting Max use the latest technology wherever I can if I can afford it. I will let him play on an ipod as soon as he has the motor skills to do so.
Mind you... I will also be outside climbing trees and playing in the mud with him too.
I am addicted to sugar! This time of year is very tricky with a those easter eggs on the shelves. I'd love to know how you avoid sugar... Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Today we had lunch at a friend's place. She cooked up a magnificent Indian meal. We are starting to get a new circle of friends since having Max and everything is starting to feel right again. I had to get rid of a lot of old (childhood) friends due to bad influences and differences of opinions... I was starting to get worried that I'd never rebuild my circle again. Today I feel blessed to have friends.
Max wore his first shoes last week.
He totally doesn't need shoes at All because he's not walking yet but they look so cool!
