Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Boys growing fast as the house grows smaller
Thought it was time to put a couple of photos up of the boys; they seem to be growing very quickly at the moment - especially Carter.
Carter is doing very well in his new bed; while he may get out to switch his dinosaur light off (or play with his humidifier and burn his finger!) he hops back into bed by himself and doesn't get out until Mum or Dad go into his room! It's pretty amazing; when he wakes up, he just sits there and waits for one of us to go in!
Very cold day today; snow on the Brindabellas which can be seen from our kitchen window. Looks like a road trip into the ranges is on the agenda for today.
Over the past week we've also been doing a massive amount of cleaning, tidying up and clearing away rubbish... we've finally decided to test the market, so the house is for sale... like we needed any more stress in our lives.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Carter is in a big boy bed!
On Saturday we (read: Dad) finally got around to making Lincoln's new mega-bed (it took five hours!), so Carter inherited Linc's bed in preparation for the freedom of sleep time outside of the cot!
And out of three sleeps (sat, sun night and sun day nap) he hasn't gotten out of it once. Unfortunately he does tend to get free of the doona, so we'll have to watch that to make sure he doesn't get cold; he'll get used to it, we're sure; as it's quite different to constantly wearing your doona (he has always worn a sleeping bag)...
And out of three sleeps (sat, sun night and sun day nap) he hasn't gotten out of it once. Unfortunately he does tend to get free of the doona, so we'll have to watch that to make sure he doesn't get cold; he'll get used to it, we're sure; as it's quite different to constantly wearing your doona (he has always worn a sleeping bag)...
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| Asleep in his big boy bed.. |
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| Linc and Carter trying out the stairs on Linc's mega-bed! |
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Return to routine
Dad's back - and boy is he glad to be home; 16 nights is way too long to be away from the family...
And it was just what the family needed when a road trip was scheduled over this weekend to attend Anthony's 5th birthday party in Sydney. It was a superhero theme, and Ironman even turned up! Linc went as superman (with a Captain America outfit on standby) and Carter as Robin Hood/Peter Pan/Arrow... (take your pick depending on your era/age group!)...
And it was just what the family needed when a road trip was scheduled over this weekend to attend Anthony's 5th birthday party in Sydney. It was a superhero theme, and Ironman even turned up! Linc went as superman (with a Captain America outfit on standby) and Carter as Robin Hood/Peter Pan/Arrow... (take your pick depending on your era/age group!)...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Mega update for the past month (parvo virus, hospital and Vanuatu)
Yep, a month between updates; I'm either slack, or have been quite busy. Those who know us will agree it's been the latter...
Dad is now acting Director at work, and has been working very long hours - in acting up an Assistant Director, there is now effectively two operational staff members less, as we pretend to be management!
Linc was diagnosed with Parvo Virus on our return from Melbourne; a nasty rash developed with an even worse cough making bedtimes a bit of struggle. This is from NSW Health:
Parvovirus B19 infection is a mild rash illness that occurs most commonly in children. The ill child typically has a "slapped-cheek" rash on the face and a lacy red rash on the trunk and limbs. The child is not very ill, and the rash resolves in 7 to 10 days.
Not very ill - I think they should revisit their definition of 'not very ill'... He even vomited a few nights due to the uncontrollable coughing fits. And the best thing about it was that, because it's a virus, there is nothing you an do except treat the symptoms. One month on, and he's still crook, although he is improving every day (we think).
To add to our fun-filled lives, Linc was booked in for surgery on 13 May to have an examination and possible hemorrhoidectomy - this one day after Mum and Dad were to return from overseas (more on that later). We found out while we were overseas that the surgery for the 13th was cancelled and rescheduled to 17 May (yesterday). So we fronted up to the hospital at 7am sharp and proceeded to wait for almost three hours for the surgery. Good times. He was eventually admitted to the theatre, and Dad accompanied him while he went under a general anesthetic (which is never pleasant). Within 30 minutes Dr Malecky (the specialist) was done, telling us that all he could do was an exam, as the hemorrhoids were ringing his bottom, therefore making surgery too risky (as it would result in excess scar tissue where scar tissue shouldn't be)... not great news. Good news, however, is that there are no internal hemorrhoids so no surgery required.
Linc recovered quickly, within 20 minutes he was eating Jatz and watching Top Gear; within an hour he was running around as if nothing had happened. Amazing! We were all glad to go home though as it was a very long day and emotionally exhausting; Mum reckons this hospital visit was much harder than with Carter as at least Carter didn't really know what was happening; Linc certainly did, and became quite withdrawn once the scrubs were broken out for both Dad and him.
Just to pick up on an earlier comment, Mum and Dad finally escaped for a five night holiday in Vanuatu from 6-11 May, while Mum and Dad's folks teamed up to look after the kids for the week. This was our first big vacation away from the kids. It was a wonderful holiday, and we even got to visit Mount Yasur Volcano on Tanna Island - an amazing experience to see, hear, smell and feel VANUATU BLOG
the heartbeat of the earth. The photo blog for that visit is here:
Dad's folks have just departed for overseas. They have already spent a couple of days in Dubai and are now in the UK; unfortunately Nan had a bit of an asthma attack and was taken to hospital by ambulance; she was treated and diagnosed with a severe chest infection; hope you get better soon me mother!
Dad is now acting Director at work, and has been working very long hours - in acting up an Assistant Director, there is now effectively two operational staff members less, as we pretend to be management!
Linc was diagnosed with Parvo Virus on our return from Melbourne; a nasty rash developed with an even worse cough making bedtimes a bit of struggle. This is from NSW Health:
Parvovirus B19 infection is a mild rash illness that occurs most commonly in children. The ill child typically has a "slapped-cheek" rash on the face and a lacy red rash on the trunk and limbs. The child is not very ill, and the rash resolves in 7 to 10 days.
Not very ill - I think they should revisit their definition of 'not very ill'... He even vomited a few nights due to the uncontrollable coughing fits. And the best thing about it was that, because it's a virus, there is nothing you an do except treat the symptoms. One month on, and he's still crook, although he is improving every day (we think).
To add to our fun-filled lives, Linc was booked in for surgery on 13 May to have an examination and possible hemorrhoidectomy - this one day after Mum and Dad were to return from overseas (more on that later). We found out while we were overseas that the surgery for the 13th was cancelled and rescheduled to 17 May (yesterday). So we fronted up to the hospital at 7am sharp and proceeded to wait for almost three hours for the surgery. Good times. He was eventually admitted to the theatre, and Dad accompanied him while he went under a general anesthetic (which is never pleasant). Within 30 minutes Dr Malecky (the specialist) was done, telling us that all he could do was an exam, as the hemorrhoids were ringing his bottom, therefore making surgery too risky (as it would result in excess scar tissue where scar tissue shouldn't be)... not great news. Good news, however, is that there are no internal hemorrhoids so no surgery required.
Linc recovered quickly, within 20 minutes he was eating Jatz and watching Top Gear; within an hour he was running around as if nothing had happened. Amazing! We were all glad to go home though as it was a very long day and emotionally exhausting; Mum reckons this hospital visit was much harder than with Carter as at least Carter didn't really know what was happening; Linc certainly did, and became quite withdrawn once the scrubs were broken out for both Dad and him.
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| Linc and Dr. Dad ready for theatre |
the heartbeat of the earth. The photo blog for that visit is here:
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| Mount Yasur Volcano - Tanna Island |
Dad's folks have just departed for overseas. They have already spent a couple of days in Dubai and are now in the UK; unfortunately Nan had a bit of an asthma attack and was taken to hospital by ambulance; she was treated and diagnosed with a severe chest infection; hope you get better soon me mother!
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