Cradlesong

Happy Mother's Day!!

2012-05-12T21:54:50-04:00

Wishing all you wonderful Mums out there a very happy Mother's Day. I hope you get the chance to take it a little bit easy and get spoilt by your beautiful children and partners.

Yummy In My Tummy

2012-05-11T07:33:59-04:00

Little Ella is doing so well with her eating. I have been mashing various combinations of fruit, vegetable and chicken for her, but was told by the Maternal and Child Health Nurse that she could start eating some more substantial foods like Weet-Bix, rice, pasta and even toast fingers. So over the past few days she has been having a wide variety of yummy things and loving every one. She's been having a whole Weet-Bix with cows milk for breakfast and rice or pasta at dinner. How clever is my little girl and to make her life a little easier her first little tooth broke through the gum on Wednesday. She certainly is growing up.

They Just Grow So Fast

2012-05-11T07:15:22-04:00

Ella and Sophie had their regular checks with the Maternal and Child Health Nurse this week. Ella had her eight month check and Sophie had her three and a half year check. They both did very well. Ella was smiley and is developing well and Sophie just amazed me with how grown up she has become. She chatted away answering questions wonderfully, drew a beautiful picture of Mummy and showed off her cutting skills. It really doesn't feel like it was that long ago that she was having her eight month check. I am certain that before I know it, little Ella will be having her three and a half year check. So I have to make a little note to myself to appreciate and enjoy every moment with my amazing little girls.

Happy Half Birthday, Little Ella

2012-03-13T07:13:48-04:00

Ella turned 6 months old yesterday. She is doing amazingly well, but I really don't know where the time has gone. Little Ella is a happy little soul and is rolling, smiling and giggling. She even started eating solids a couple of weeks ago. Mummy has been busy steaming and pureeing fruits and vegetables for her. She is doing very well and laughs and opens her mouth ready to eat. You're growing so fast little Ella. Happy half birthday!!

The logic of language

2012-03-06T00:47:55-04:00

I love listening to Sophie and love how she is becoming so able to have real in depth conversations. I also love the words and expressions she puts together by herself. For instance, she might tell me her dinner is "warming off" rather than "cooling off" or when she was playing with a blow up toy, she told me it's "inflatable" and then as she pushed the air out "and flatable". She's a clever little monkey.

Cute Little Kinder Ninja

2012-02-23T20:18:57-04:00

Sophie has just started karate. She has been a little apprehensive about entering the class, but once she's in there there is no stopping her and this week she recieved her white belt. Mummy really is very proud at how well her littler kinder ninja is doing!

Jumping in at the Deep End

2012-02-06T03:56:38-04:00

Last week Sophie started back at swimming lessons after a long break. I was a little worried as it was the first lesson when I wasn't in the pool with her and I was concerned that she wouldn't want to go in the water, but she was great. She was full of confidence, listened well and did everything she was asked. Take a look

Dancing Fairy

2012-02-01T00:58:12-04:00

I found a dancing fairy in our kitchen during the holidays. Very cute!

A Noisy Dragon at The Enchanted Maze Garden

2012-01-31T23:30:19-04:00

During the school holidays we took some day trips around Melbourne. On one of the days we visited The Enchanted Maze Garden on Mornington Peninsula. It was a lovely day, sunny, but not too hot. We searched for Buddha statues in the hedge maze. explored the gardens, children's maze, brain teasers, got adventurous on the giant tube slides, made it through the eerie indoor 3D maze and even met a dragon along the way.

Happy Birthday, Little Princess

2012-01-31T20:11:11-04:00

We had a wonderful 3rd birthday party with family and friends for Sophie. She had a beautiful castle cake made for her, played pass the parcel, musical statues, had a pink unicorn piÃ±ata, ran around in the garden, ate treats and played with all the other kids. So big thanks go out to all those people who helped make it wonderful day, all those who came to celebrate with us and for all the beautiful presents she received.