6 months with a Badgelet

This is Sophie at 6 months.

She is...

Funny. She makes us laugh every day.

Easy going. We know if she cries there is something wrong, otherwise she is pretty chill.

Sweet. She still likes to cuddle in to our shoulders and snuggle.

Loud. She bup-bup-bups and blows rasberries and shrieks and makes all kinds of noise. Its lovely actually.

Curious. Has her nose in everything and turns to each new noise. Wants to grab everything, taste everything and know everything.

Playful. Still likes to roll on the mat and play with her IKEA gym, but now she loves her walker play set way more.

Willful. She prefers to hold her bottle, rather than us. She doesn't want to eat her purees but she wants to smash the bowl on the high chair tray.

Teething. Poor little girl has red cheeks and swollen gums.

A pro at skyping. She skypes her Grandparents a few times a week and chats away. It is so lovely that we can see her responding to them and learning their voices.

How has time flown so fast?

And then she was 4 months old

I have already said this so many times, but really, where does time go?
I think that during pregnancy all mothers should have to do a course in Mindfulness.
Cos you know, at 3 am when your baby is crying, and won't latch it seems to be going kinda slow.
But then suddenly babe gets to a milestone, and it's like, how fast did time just go?

We totally weren't organised enough to do comparison shots all set up nice and lovely.
But here are a few shots of how our baby is growing.

16 January

16 February

16 March

16 April

16 May

At four months,

 Sophie

Has a couple of teeth edges sticking through,

Loves to coo and aaahh and blow rasberries,

Loves to roll around without a nappy on,

Likes music to bop to,

Still loves milk and the boob like its going out of fashion,

Loves to look at photos with her Daddy,

Has moved from the capsule to the stroller when we go for walks,

Is currently feeding every two hours at night (Mama is tired y'all),
Loves to look in the mirror and touch her hand to its reflection,

Can hold her neck up on her belly and look around,

Loves cuddles in bed in the morning with Mama and Papa,

Had her first trip on a plane and was a real champ,

Is happy to have her neck up when we carry her around,

Is just the happiest and most patient kid,

She is most happy and vocal when she is with her grandparents or skyping with them.

 And. Well, I adore her.

Life Lately

Loving all the new street art in Perth and the umbrellas set up for the festival in Mount Hawthorn.

Little one in her All Blacks outfit from her Nan.

Saturday afternoon in the park with Daddy.

Sophie had her first time on a swing this week.

This dress. Am I right?

Lizzy and I at the Mount Hawthorn Festival.

Argh. It has been so damn cold in our house this week. 

That means lots of cuddles in bed.

Also, Soph's night time has digressed masively back to 5 or 6 feeds a night this week. 

Mama be tired yo.

I cannot believe how fast she is growing!

This one. She was looking much like a garden gnome this morning.

Sorry Soph

Hey my sweet girl,

Here is a little note to say -

I'm sorry I laughed that time your beanie fell over your eyes and you were momentarily rendered blind-ish. It was pretty funny from an outside perspective.

I'm sorry I had that curry. I was just craving it so much. I promise, no more curries. Believe me, we both paid for that.

I'm sorry I won't stop tickling you. Even when it makes you grumpy. You laughed that one time, and damnit, I will tickle you till you laugh again.

I'm sorry I changed your nappy at 2 am on Tuesday. I know you hate it. And it makes your little batty cold. But I don't want you to get a soggy butt or nappy rash.

I'm sorry I didn't change your nappy at 2 am on Wednesday. Mama was really tired and you were fussing. I will put some cream on that tush.

I'm sorry I put socks on you when you were just born. They drove you crazy (and looked quite odd, in retrospect) - but those nails - so sharp baby girl!

I'm sorry I have to take you out of the bath. I would spend all day in a big bath with you if I could too kid. But there are other things in life, like naps and work. You win this one believe me.

I'm sorry I got ice cream sandwich on your face the other night. But to be fair I was balancing you, a taco, a drink, and my dessert. I also got covered in taco. I know how you feel.

I'm sorry I give you kisses all over your face and tickle your ears. I'm going to keep doing that until you can fight back. You kissable little poppet you.

I'm sorry I made you wear those baby costumes... I am sure one day we will look back on that photo of you as a football and laugh.

I'm sorry I spilled broccoli in your hair. And roast chicken. And sweet potato. Sometimes Mama wants to eat dinner too.

I'm sorry I dress you up in vintage dresses and take photos. But not really. You are adorable.

So, in summary, your Mama isn't perfect. But goodness me, I am madly in love with you kid.

xo

Life Lately

I love getting #fluffmail! These are two cute new pairs from Designer Bums!

Little one is teething, but Sophie Le giraffe and panda leggings help.

Baby toes and kitty faces. Yes. That will do nicely.

I got a Mama day off on Sunday, and got to buy dresses!

These two are my world.

Our first family photo at a friends birthday picnic.

This kid. All of the heart eyes.

A Day In the Life of Us. And our Bebe

A few weeks ago I was taking a look back at old posts, and came across this one - a day in the life of ... It seems like a life time ago! Major changes are obvious I guess, like an addition of a newborn! And moving from Texas to Australia, and being on maternity leave rather than being at work. But I wonder how much has really changed...

7:44 am 

Rob brings in Sophie for a feed in bed with me. This is a very happy time in our day. She will cuddle up and have a drink, Rob and I chat and talk about how she fed during the night, and how she was for him during the 'morning shift'. While I keep feeding, Soph Rob makes us breakfast. Yum.

8:10 am

Soph has fallen asleep on the boob. This means I get to eat a hot breakfast in one go - doesn't happen very often haha.  We eat, drink tea, chat about plans for the day.

Breakfast, scrambled eggs with LSA, pear and a cup of tea

8:30 am

Nappy day - put the naps on for a rinse. Then, pump and get the boob milk into a bottle for a morning feed tomorrow and the excess goes into a tray and frozen for when I return to work.

9 am

Sophie is awake, time for a change and a feed. And the naps have a hot wash.

9:20 am

Play time with Sophie on her mat. Random rap playlists on Pandora. Heck, I haven't done pelvic floor exercises today! Okay remember to do them later.

I eat a lot at this point. Plums and walnuts.

She figured out the side twisty know thing!

10 am

Time to start the sleeping process for Sophie. Robs turn. Oh and nappies need a final rinse. Oh and the bottles and pump parts need a wash. Gah, still haven't done PFE's today. Later, I shall do them later.

10:20 am

She is asleep. Yes. Shower time. A cup of tea. Hang out nappies in the sun. Contemplate doing some push ups. Contemplate writing a blog post. Contemplate defrosting bones to finally make that bone broth. Decide to have a cup of tea and rest instead. 

She is the sweetest little sleeper (when she decides to sleep haha)

11 am

Sophie is stirring. Shit that was a short nap. Should we go in or wait.

11:30 am

Okay she's awake now. Change and feed. 

12 pm

Rob is off to Crossfit, so Sophie and I head out for a walk. I use all my inner strength to not stop for cake and coffee. Remember - Saturday is cake day! Walking past post office - and remember I haven't finished thank you cards yet. Shit. Consider hiring card writer. Actually, double shit, I never wrote those thank you cards for the wedding. That was two years ago. Dammit. Wow, a chick just skate boarded past me while pushing a stroller. Tell Sophie that that baby has a cooler Mum than her. Sophie looks at me shocked, clearly I am the coolest Mum around. Or maybe that's wind. Who knows.

1 pm

Get home and put lunch on. Soph has fallen asleep a few minutes from home. Bonus. 

1:30 pm

She's awake! Feed and cuddles and then play time on her sheepskin with her Dad.

She learned to turn herself over by gripping her play gym. 

Watching her learn is AMAZING.

2 pm

Lunch is ready. And Soph is overtired, and it's my turn to put her down. I read a book to her and give her a cuddle. Place her in the crib and leave the room. A few minutes later she's crying so I give it a couple and then go back in and cuddle with her till she's drowsy. Pop her back in the crib and walk out. She starts crying. I guess be it a couple of minutes and I'm just about to get back in when it falls quiet. A sneak to he door show she's asleep. Woohoo! Progress! 

2:40 pm

Eat cold but yummy lunch. Cup of tea with Rob. Chat about my walk and his workout. Pump time again and watch a taped episode of Eggheads. See who knows the most answers (or can guess best). Today's episode goes to him. We will see who conquers tomorrow sir.

3:20 pm

Consider making some raw balls for snacks. Consider doing that blog post. Consider those push ups. But Sophie is awake again. Rob changes her and I feed her. Spend a lovely half an hour with the two of them on the mat playing and cooing. Happy days. But gah, it's sleep time again. 

This little munchkin. My goodness!

How is she starting to teeth akready? 

She is still getting the hang of the ring haha. 

Mostly she just licks it for now!

4:10 pm 

Robs turn to put Soph to sleep. His method involves listening to Wu Tan Clan. And bloody hell it works! I bring in the nappies and other washing, get it folded and put the nappies together.

4:50 pm

That was a short nap. We are now entering the "witching hour". Otherwise known as scream time. Our current way of trying to avoid the screams starts with a warm bath with Mama while Rob cooks dinner. 

5:30 pm

Cuddles with Mama and Daddy on the bed while in the cutest hooded towels. Feed time. This is when I try and feed her to sleep. I know it's against the "rules" but I don't mind doing it at night time, to me it seems like the normal thing to do.

6:10 pm

Eat dinner over poppet while she drinks. Yes, I just dropped a bit of broccoli on her. Whoops. Oh, she's drifting....

6:30 pm

Nope she's awake and pissed off. Cue an hour of shhhhing and swaying and attempted putting into bed and rewaking and cuddling and shhhhing. You get the point.

8 pm

Asleep at last. Rob and I crash on the couch and watch an episode of Sopranos.

9 pm

And I'm in bed, watching Soph sleep for a little while. Then I'm out.

11:34 pm

First night feed. Always the hardest to not snooze in. Finally an opportune time to make the most of pelvic floor exercises lol. Change Sophie and then feed her in the rocking chair in the nursery. Burp her and put her back to sleep. Hope she doesn't wake back up. Go back to sleep myself.

2:38 am

Second night feed. Try and take mental image of how sweet this munchkin is. Gosh I love her. Start tearing up. Remind myself it's nearly 3 am, no time for crying, get some sleep lady.

4:00 am

Third night feed.I am at zombie point. But man she's cute.

6:30 am

Sophie wakes up fresh as a button. Rob gets up, hes on baby duty after 5 am. He gets her up, changes her, feeds her and has cuddles.

And it's the start of another day!

Well. It's a lot different from my last "day in the life of" post. It's amusing that in that post I got up at 4:30 am by choice haha. A friend of mine recently asked if I get bored during the day. I really don't think I have time to??

- Our day in numbers -

24 hours

9 nappy changes

10 feeds

3 loads of washing 

12 cups of tea 

2 very happy parents 

1 super cute and funny 2 month old 

Life Lately

Well as most of you know, we are now on baby watch. Sophie's due date was the 8th so we have been waiting patiently for her to pop by.

This means that I have been trying to rest as much as possible, while at the same time distracting myself from the constant wondering when she will arrive! 

Trying to survive the heat (that's 112 farenheit for my American friends).

Making cloud pillows.

Organizing our cloth nappy stash.

Making balls for bebes.

Distracting ourselves with coffee dates.

Embroidering messages for wee one.

Taking the odd drive to the beach.

Being a tourist in the town we live.

Playoff football y'all! 

DIY Special: A baby

Thats right! Our latest DIY project: we made a baby.

Heres what you will need:
Yourself
Willing partner
Barry White (not nessecary but this can help)
Soft - firmish surface

Prep time:
Give yourselves 30 minutes

Total project time:
9 months (initally)
Extended project time, full on approximately 18 years

Instructions:

Hahahaha well I guess I can skip the instructions part. But yep! We made a baby!
We have a wee one on the way, he or she will be done early January, and we couldn't be more excited!!


This is the real reason I have been AWOL around here lately. The wee one is kind of kicking my butt, so bring on that second semester where the nausea eases! Can't wait to take this next step in life with Rob, who has already stepped up and is nursing all my aches and pains. I am excited to share new projects, attempts at maintaining vintage fashion during the next 6 months and developments along the way. I am sure there will be a bucket load of fails too, so watch out for them.

Most of all, I can't wait to be a mummy.

Yay!!

xox