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28th December 2015 – 3rd January 2016

Hello and welcome to 2016!
2015 positively flew – I was extremely fortunate to be able to, not only record this past year, but thanks to my hardworking hubby and some generous maternity leave,  spend a year away from the workforce and watch my gorgeous little man, grow! I’ve already done an ad hoc milestone post celebrating many of Jack’s firsts, in an attempt to remember what we have done, In all honesty, Jack has achieved many more things than what I did by the time I was 21! I think my first flight wasn’t until I was 21 or 22? Hubby will probably correct me – all I remember is James attempting to scare the you-know-what out of me, before we took off! He’s been to a heap of sporting events,  traveled overseas, the list goes on really. A very lucky little boy, who, to be honest, probably won’t remember any of it! But at least we have very cool photos and video.

While work closes down over the Christmas break, James and I actually had some time off together and rather than wasting the precious days sitting around at home, we headed out and about! Over the break we headed into the city for a bit of Christmas shopping at night and checked out the Lego tree and Myer windows. We also ventured up to Mount Dandenong. We checked out the view from the top at Sky High, and we didn’t get lost in the maze. There was a bit of haze in the sky from the Christmas day bushfires but we could still see the city and other locations. The following days we decided to head to the country, and drove up to Daylesford for the day. I always forget that Daylesford just isn’t all that far away – just a touch over an hour. We just had to go to the bakery on the main street and have a pie for lunch, before we wandered the shops. We drove down to the Lake and let Jack check out the ducks, geese and other birds. He is obsessed with the ducks. Every day that I can, I take him down to the ducks at the front of the estate that we live in. He gets all animated, pointing and exclaiming loudly.  I’ve heard him say both ‘duck’ and ‘quack’ or at least, that’s what I assume he is saying! Before we left to head back home, we swung past Creswick and dropped in on Nanny.

So, having been  to the city, the mountains, and now the country, the only other place left to tick off our list, was the beach! We decided to drive down to Rye, and we swung past Arthurs Seat on the way. I’ve never been to Arthurs Seat before, and i must admit, it’ll be interesting to see the new chair lift, or whatever the proposal is. The drive winding up to the lookout was amazing.  We had originally thought about going to the Enchanted Maze Garden, but when we drove past and the cars were literally stretched for kilometers, we decided to perhaps come back on a less busy day. We had lunch at the Pig & Whistle Tavern, which had heaps of tables, both inside and outside, and a great big lawn area for the littlies to stretch their legs and check out the flowers in the garden.

We drove towards Rye/Portsea, and we headed towards the beach. James went for a swim in the surf, between the flags of course, and Jack and I sat and watched. I dipped my toes in the water, but the water was absolutely freezing, so I headed back to the safety of my beach towel. So thankful to have my carrier with me – made navigating the sinking sand, and carrying all the necessities, so much easier! We were on a mission for ice cream after our beach trip, but only made it as far as the beach carnival. James, being the thrill seeker, decided he just had to go on a ride! We wandered the shops, but still couldn’t find an ice cream shop, so continued out drive towards the ferry.  With less than 15 minutes before we needed to be at the gate to board the ferry, we found a shop, and James parked and ran to get an ice cream for both of us. By the time he came back, mine was dripping down his arm.

It was the second time that I’d been on the ferry before – once when I was holdaying with the family. All I remember is that the weather was so warm, and I had on this long t-shirt and pants, and the parentals convinced me that it was perfectly acceptable to just wear the t-shirt as a dress. I must’ve had some half-decent legs back in my childhood! Hahaha! Oh that and when we arrived in Sorrento, all I could smell were the freshly baked waffles! My mouth was drooling, and I still wasn’t allowed to get any! This trip however, was much less eventful. The actual trip flew! By the time we parked the car, got up on deck, I ducked downstairs to go the toiler, and we got sidetracked playing in the kids play equipment, there was only 5 or so more minutes before we docked into the Queenscliff Harbour!  After disembarking we did the slow drive through Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, before beginning our trek home.

2015 Milestones

Second Christmas

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4th & 5th tooth – 20th & 23rd December

First Birthday & First birthday party – 20th November 

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First overseas trip – 25th October – 9th November

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First day at childcare – 15th September

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Clapping hands – 1st September

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First trip to the beach – 26th August

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First Tooth – 22nd August (9 months 2 days) LH Bottom , followed by RH Bottom

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Sitting position unaided – 17th August (8 months 28 days)

Crawling forward – 15th August (8 months 26 days)

Little unorthodox in style, but he can now move forward! Let the chasing begin! #proudmummy #gojack

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Waving/High 5 – 14th August

Bye Jack! Omg, heart melted…

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First swimming lesson – 17th July

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Rolling over – 16th July

First syllable – 9th June

Omg! Where’s my little boy going! ‘da da’

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First AFL game – 8th June

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Eating toes – 29th May

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Sitting – 10th May (5 months 20 days)

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First solids – 19th April (4 months 30 days)

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First Easter – April 5th

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First Zoo trip – March 15th

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First family holiday/ plane trip – Gold Coast – Feb 28 – March 2

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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.

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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.

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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.