We have had a pretty eventful few weeks with Sebastian and I taking a trip with my parents to Adelaide to see my Aunty and our Australian family. It was nice to see and catch up with everyone and for them to meet Sebastian. Sebastian was a real gem flying which was a relief as you never really know how they are going to go until the day and it was his first time on a plane, so very exciting! We have also been lucky enough to see bubs for the first time as last week we had our anatomy scan. And … [Read more...]
Ducks To Water
"The duck pond is dry and Bryan wants to know why. It turns out the drain to the pond is blocked, but what can help shift it? It's time to get the big crane out for some heavy lifting. Meanwhile Oscar finds himself is a very strange predicament..." Recently some special mail arrived from the lovely Kiwi Mummy Blogs team. A fabulous new childrens book - 'Ducks to Water' by New Zealand author Brett Avison. It was a wet and miserable day so Sebastian and I immediately snuggled up … [Read more...]
Help! The Wolf is Coming!
Right from a little one I have always loved books and reading. I love curling up with a good book and being transported away with a good novel. As a Mum is warms my heart seeing Sebastian starting to foster that same love of books and reading (although he is yet to actually do this). I love seeing him sitting there either in his room or in the lounge in front of his books picking them up and looking at them one by one, looking at the pictures, taking them it. I love it even more when he then … [Read more...]
Lil Gooseberry ~ 16 Week Update
So here it is... My first bump update for lil gooseberry. In case you didn't see my Facebook post a week or so back, I am one of those Mumma's that name their bump. As Steve and I choose not to find out the sex of our baby until it decides to make its entrance into this world, it helps me feel connected with the life I am luckily enough to be growing. I have decided to post updates roughly monthly. The time already seems to be zipping by... (I don't think I could post … [Read more...]
Peppa Goes On Holiday
Hands up how many parents out there know the Peppa Pig theme song? Yip, that's me (I'm waving madly). Sebastian has recently joined the multitudes of children world wide who are fans of 'Peppa Pig' and at present loves anything Peppa Pig related from the T.V show, to books, to toys... Mention Peppa Pig and from wherever he is in the room you will instantly hear a little oink, oink coming from him, complete with scrunched up face. So last week when the mail arrived and inside was … [Read more...]