CHRISTMAS TIME!

Guess what Clint & I did the other day? We took Charlii to see Santa!

I think i was more excited than she was as she sat on his knee & yawned the whole time, haha.

We got some photos of her, one is "Baby's 1st Christmas" picture & the others are small ones with sleighs & reindeers on them. We also bought a Christmas tree, decorations, a wreath & some twinkly lights, i am really getting into the festive spirit & it's not even December! I have aslo got some coloured lights to decorate the house & lot's of decorations for inside. We are heading up to my sisters place in Canberra for Christmas so we get to see the kids excited faces on Christmas morning!

There is a lovely poem on the big picture it reads:

What a precious bundle of joy you are

cute from head to toe

you melt our hearts with your sweetness

everywhere you go

your a special gift this christmas

sent for us to love

a perfect little angel

for all of us to hug.

I have also started Scrapbooking when i have some free time. My friend & her sister got me into it a while ago & i am really enjoying it. I am not very good at it just yet but i have only done a couple of layouts so there is still plenty of time for me to get the hang of it. It's just good because it bring's the photos to life & i can add my little artistic flair to them. I have to keep practising...a lot, but eventually i will get everything i need & be able to do it with my eyes closed....well that's what i'm hoping. I have put in the first one's that i did but please keep in mind that i have never done this before so please don't laugh :) (sorry that 1 photo is sideways, my computer wouldn't let me turn it around)

IMMUNISATIONS

Today was such a lovely day weather wise.

I think we reached a top of about 31oC so Charlii & i headed to the markets with my mum & dad. Clint was out earning the pennies so unfortunately he couldn't come.

Charlii had her sundress & hat on & i had my summer clothes on again (i am only just beginning to fit into my old clothes, still a long way to go though) & we had a really nice morning wandering round the stalls & relaxing & chatting at the cafe over coffee.

It was a pretty sad day for Charlii on thursday, she had her dreaded immunisations! :(

Two nurses came over just as Charlii fell asleep, boy was she in for the shock of her life. It's really good down here, Clint & I are involved with the Royal Children's hospital & a University Research Program. They have put about 4 differen't vaccines into the one needle & are testing the effects. The kids get exactly the same vaccines but in less needles. Clint & i joined up to take part in the study because we figured that if it can help other little babies out then it's worth it.

So instead of taking Charlii to the doctors to get it done 2 trained doctors come to the house & immunise her in the comfort of our own home! Much easier!

It was a total of 3 needles, 2 in her left leg & 1 in her right leg. We both were very brave. Last time she had to get her injections Clint held her while i was crying in the corner but this time i held her & there were no tears, well no tears from me anyway. I watched the nurse do it & the needle went into her thigh about 3 cm deep!! No wonder babies scream when they have it done. It was over in seconds but Charlii was so upset.

Nanni Batty was here so she had lots of cuddles, a bottle & a sleep.

She has been a bit cranky for the past few days but other than that she has been so brave, a little gem.

It's over now for another 2 months!

I have just taken a picture of Clint's tattoo so i thought i would put it on:

Tomorrow is going to be another beautiful day & Clint has the day off from work so who knows what we will be getting up to!

Until next time........

HORRIBLE WEATHER

Well today was such a miserable day weather wise.
It has been raining on & off all day & i think we reached a maximum temperature of 14oC. I have had the heater on all day but still i can't seem to get warm.
Charlii & i had a bit of a sleep in this morning, cuddled up on the couch together & snored our little hearts out, that is until Clint rang us complaining of how hot & sticky it was in Airlie!
Before i turned into a complete lazy bones i decided to get dressed & head over to my mums for a cuppa & a chat.
We headed out to the shopping centre to get a couple of jobs done & then we headed home. The sky was turning darker & darker by the second so i wanted to beat the storm.

When i got home i found a little package sitting on the doorstep. Inside it had some photos of me, Clint & Charlii, a Christmas Tree decoration saying "baby's first christmas" & a Christmas T-shirt & hat for Charlii!!

Thank-You Nanny & Poppy Bohl for sending those they are so cute! I now have half of Charlii's outfit all ready for Christmas day!

On Monday just gone Clint & i took Charlii over to my mum & dad's for a few hours while we went & got Charlii's name tattooed on us.
Clint decided to get his in old English writing situated on the inside of his right arm, from his wrist to his elbow & i got mine quite small in cursive writing on my shoulder.
Clint's is plain black & mine is black with a little bit of pink shading around the letters.
I have put in a picture of mine but it is not a very good one as i tried to take it myself & because it is on my shoulder.....i couldn't do it very well. As soon as Clint gets home i will get him to take one of mine & i will take one of his to show everyone.

It has just started raining yet again so i think i am going to get a big bowl of ice-cream & veg out on the couch for a bit before i head off to bed....until next time.

SETTLED IN

So i have finally got my backside into gear & found some time to sit down & do another entry.
It has been so long since i have been on here i forgot what i wrote last time!
Clint, Charlii & i are all settled now in our own little house out in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. It is a cute 3 bedroom place with a nice sized backyard & decent meals area. It took us a couple of weeks to get everything unpacked but now i think we have done it!
Clint has started another job working as a Security Guard at a shopping centre near by so he is very busy. He didn't really want to leave his other job but he really wasn't getting enough hours there & at his new job he is getting up to 46hrs p/week which is fantastic!
He is enjoying it but as soon as he can get a job at a Prison he will go for it.
Clint has actually gone to Airlie Beach today :(
He has to go to court for a fight he witnessed at his old job so he won't be back until Thursday night. Bit of a pain really as he missed work but at least it gets him away for a couple of days.

Charlii is doing really well. On the 26th of this month she will be 4 months already! i can't believe how quickly that has gone.
Yesterday was an exciting day as we gave Charlii her first solid meal. She had Pear & Banana baby rice with some milk, she ate 1/2 of it & did really well.
Half of it was all over her face but she managed to get a lot down.

On Thursday afternoon is Charlii's second lot of immnisations. Clint is away & i am really not looking forward to it at all. I just can't handle it when she cries out of pain, if she is just having a whinge then it's ok but a painfull cry will probably make me blubber as well.

On Friday Charlii & i decided to go on an outing to Vermont Sth to see my friends from where i used to live. I was over there for like 8 hours & had such a lovely day! Charlii had so many cuddles all day from everyone so she was very spoilt. It was such nice weather that the girls just sat on the decking of our friend's house & watched the boys sweat it out while putting up some tentes. It was heaven!

I will do my best to write again soon & keep you all informed of our antics! xoxo