Week in the life of…

14th – 20th December 2015

7th – 13th December 2015

30th November – 6th December

This was the week that Jack was extremely sooky, irritable, drooly and had a few days of temperatures. What I had put this down to was teething, but, when he stopped using his left leg and started holding it off the ground, I ended up taking him to the GP to get him checked. Jack had his first X-ray done on the Saturday. It’s always fun trying to hold a toddlers leg in place, when he’s just been woken up, and nothing you can do will fit how he’s feeling. Nearly a week and a bit later and Jack is yet to put his left foot down. He’s been putting his toes on the ground now, so hopefully it means that there is some improvement!

This was also a weekend of first birthdays! Little Miss Tilley and Miss Zoe celebrated their first birthdays in style! James was up in Brisbane checking out ice rinks, and relaxing on the Gold Coast before heading home. Oh, and it is the week to put up the Christmas tree! Ours is balanced precariously on a lamp table in an attempt to get it off the ground and away from Jack (and to a lesser extent, Ben). Although I’ve been hesitant to add the presents for fear of finding them thrown all over the lounge room.

November 23 – November 29

The second week back at work was all about struggling to find a new routine. Waking Jack in the morning at 6am is the worst – I swear he’s getting me back by waking up at random times at nights now. Benny is more than happy to curl up under the study desk while mum works. It’s a case of rush, rush, rush while hoping to fit in something fun to do with Jack. This week, wasn’t that much fun if I’m honest. Jack was a big brave boy when had his 12 month immunisations. He was also more than happy to play in the waiting room with the toys, while we waited to make sure there wasn’t going to be a reaction. Like his Uncle Jeff, he reached straight for the barbies!

We went out for dinner with Nanny and Poppy to the Millers on the Sunday night. Jack’s going through funny stages when it comes to eating – some days he’s picky and other days he’ll eat 2 or more servings of whatever is on offer. This particular night, the kids meal happened to come with a free paddle pop. James would lick up the drips and then offer it back to Jack to mouth. Except that Jack wanted to copy James, so he was opening his little mouth as wide as it would go, and tried to stuff the whole thing in at once. Very funny to watch.

16th November – 22 November

The 16th November signaled the end of my (luxurious) maternity leave and the realization that  ‘normal’ life had returned. The hardest part of the morning was waking poor Jack at 6am so that I can drop him at childcare before heading to the train station and beginning the commute to work. I try and whisper his name softly in at attempt to not shock him awake, and he generally rolls around in his cot, pretending it’s a bad dream, grunting to himself. The first few days of dropping him off at 6:30 brought a few tears, but thankfully he appears to have settled in and now I can leave him without all the tears.  James suggested heading out for dinner after work, a) to celebrate my first day back, but b) I hadn’t managed to organise myself with preparing dinner. We braved Sanctuary Lakes Hotel and the buffet, which, Jack loved. He could have a bit here and there of nearly everything. Jeff joined us, the first time Jack had seen him since his holiday up north.

Jack managed to pick up conjunctivitis and an ear infection from childcare, so we didn’t go to swimming or baby time at the library. Nanny, Jack and I headed to highpoint on Wednesday for a brief look around – it really reminded me to get organised and start/finish my Christmas shopping!

This week we also gave Jack his trike, which is his first birthday present. So puppy, Dad, Jack & I have been heading out on the warmer nights, for a walk around the block. Jack also celebrated his first birthday party on the Saturday, firstly with friends, and later with family. I still have 3 giant animal head balloons in the dining area of our house. If they are anything like Jack’s ‘It’s a boy’ balloon that Jeff and Jordan bought when Jack arrived, I could have them for awhile!

Dad, Jack and I ventured into Williamstown on Sunday, once we’d attempted to clean the house after the party on Saturday. We had lunch by the water, before walking into Nelson Place and checking out one of the cultural festivals. Jack was mesmerised by the kids in the giant balls that were floating on water.

 

 

9th – 15th November

12 -18th October 

I love google timeline – for those, like me, who have one heck of a shocking memory (I’m blaming Jack btw), it’s my friendly little google feature that lets me track myself. Yes, I know, if it means that I can track myself, what must Google be doing with all that juicy info??? Being bored following me from one coffee shop to another probably! Looking back, this week was quiet. Jack and I had a pretty yucky bug that seems to be doing the rounds, which resulted in, shock horror, me being stuck at home, for entire days at a time! By Thursday I was back to my normal self, which was just in time for Jack to head to childcare. I headed out to the Plaza to grab some singlets from Target as my local didn’t have what I was after. After having a quick wander, and checking out the new stores since I was there last, I ventured home. On Friday, we took Nanny to Baby Bunting, and stopped for a coffee of course. But no cake – we never get cake when we have coffee. We’re both really, really, really good at not listening to our stomachs… We also went past Lombards to check out all things party related – Jack had a ball! He was enthralled at all the decorations hanging in the store, and he was constantly looking at the ceiling, straining to see all the balloons! It was probably more exciting for him to stare at those than to go to the aquarium!

Saturday we took Jack to the new park at Saltwater Coast, in Point Cook. The grand opening was the following day, and it was great timing to go the day before, as crowds on the Sunday were huge! Jack had such a ball on both days. He was happy having a swing with Dad, and loved the water park features, especially the fountains that turn on and off and change in height. I can see many warmer days being spent here! The only thing that an organised mum would do, would be to bring a towel and a change of clothes. I took none of these things. Lesson learnt. The following day at the opening Jack had a great time dancing to the band that was playing and I really enjoyed the little crocodile shortbreads that they were handing out, even if they were meant for the kiddies.

Saturday night James, Evan and I ate at Big Boy BBQ in the city, we wandered the streets after dinner, until I eventually caved. The little boy had decided the night before that it was party at our place between the hours of 3:50 and 530, so I was one very tired mummy. Thankfully James kept me company as well during those times or else I would have gone completely batty. We are thinking that the teeth are playing havoc at the minute, he’ll wake up very sad, not want the dummy anywhere near his mouth, and not want to lay down or do anything sleep related. He is however, happy to play peekaboo under the doona, attempt to crawl over you and laugh at you, and he will tickle poor puppy’s toes.

On Sunday I headed to the Flemington Market – I had my usual coffee and egg and bacon roll for brekky, Jack fell asleep on my back (I’m attempting to back carry him as much as possible before the trip) and he lasted for about an hour, which I count as a big win. I wandered the stalls with Leanne, and had to avoid Megan as we had somehow managed to arrive wearing the exact same jumper. This isn’t the first time that we’ve done that either!

There should be one more ‘week in the life of…’ before our trip. I’ve installed the app which lets me post from my phone, so there may end up being a whole plethora of posts, or there may be none… All depends on data/internet and how much spare time I have. Some days these posts seem to take 15 minutes, and other times it takes days to progress past the first paragraph.