baby O pics – Page 3 – Preggers (and fam) in Sydney

I’m going to have to make this as punchy as possible in order to actually get it finished before my 36th birthday. This is the rundown of the latest news from the 6 month old Camilla, 2 1/2 year old Olivia, and me who’s just celebrated my 35th birthday.

OK, age before beauty. Here it goes. A few of the highs and lows. I:

Find fisher price little people in my boots
Find socks in the microwave (we don’t have a dryer)
Find keys in the fridge
Do about 50% of things one handed (while holding a baby in one arm)
Look a bit like a homeless yoga instructor most days
Survive on 3-4 hour chunks of sleep
Can actually feel the tingle of oxytocin (love hormone) coursing through my body when I’m breastfeeding
Feel upwellings of frustrations like I’ve never felt before (thanks to a contentious terrific two year old and in particular if there’s a screaming baby side dish)
Would spend every minute with my babies if I could
Am thankful for Tracey and family day care
Am more in love with my husband after he became a daddy
Have jet lag and a twitchy eye
Have to work at confident patience and keeping a sense of humour
Try to appreciate the small things
Am in love with holding sleeping babies
Have found a new appreciation for tea parties, dance parties, and staycations
Am a better human being knowing that I’m a role model to my two gorgeous girls

Camilla:

Is called Booey, Booey Dooey, Booey Dooey Hummy Gungy (nicknames courtesy of Olivia), Baby Doo, Muffin, Happiness
Rolls over, sits up, does mini push ups, and has started scooting backwards and getting up on all 4’s starting to practice moving around
At 5 months said “mama” – especially when she’s tired, but I’ll take it! sounds more like mmmmmmmmama mmmmmmama
On Mother’s Day at 6.5 months started saying ‘dada’ 🙂
In the right mood chatters in an amazing stream of consciousness babbleogue
Has slept through the night a few times but most nights wakes at about 10.30, 1 and 5 (bedtime at 7)
Turned 6 months on the day of Nanas funeral
Got her first tooth the next day (plus horrible nappy rash)
Responds well to the cuddle test – to see if she’s tired, I pick her up and if she’ll put her head down on my shoulder I know she’s ready for a nap ❤

Olivia Loves:

Her little sister – sometimes a bit too boisterously but usually does come from a well meaning place
Taking clothes off dollies and animals
Fairies and “unitorns”
Eating with big spoons/forks
Feeding her sister (on her terms only of course – not when mummy wants me to)
Anything Frozen / Elsa / Anna
Dinosaurs, Tigers, and “elphelants”
Butter
Opening the fridge door and seeing what’s in there (i seem to remember doing this as a teenager)
Putting on Bandaids
Cutting with scissors
Snacking. When it doubt, snack it out.
Helping me cook dinner – wearing an apron, chopping mushrooms, peeling onions
Making beds for animals and dolls and putting them to sleep.
Helping daddy at Surf School. I asked her how many rashies she put out and very honestly said “two” (big help)
Changing preferences on a daily basis

Olivese:

“Now?” pretty much anything we talk about with a timeframe she answers with “now?” ie: Tomorrow we’re going to see Viva and Sophie at playgroup. “Now?”

“What are you looking at?” when she busts me staring off into space in a sleep deprived vortex

Yumpch This is her funny way of saying Lunch

One handed