Monkeys 1st Birthday!!

Soooo, my excuses for not posting sooner are about nil... Im just a sucky blogger at the mo! I can't believe i still have followers!! (Hi mum!!)  Thanks guys!!!

What's been been happening??  First and foremost, Monkey-bums 1st Birthday!!!  Yup!!  my wee lad is 1 year old!!!  And what a fabulous day we had!!

We had family and friends (little and big), food, toys, pressies and fun!!!  Did i mention that i had the most Amazing cake ever!?  Thanks to my legend sister and co!!  The day went so well, with Lachy only having one wee melt down!  I cant believe he managed so well, so proud of my little man!!

 Some of the decorations!!  Hubby did a fantastic job with the streamers!! (He was the only one that could reach to stick them to the ceiling!)

Monkey opening his very first birthday present and me 'looking natural' for the camera!!  (attractive i know!)

Before the lounge filled (note me in the background of the first pic trying to figure out how to play music on the dvd player...i didn't figure it out.)

Then after the lounge filled!  People people everywhere!!

Monkey modelling his new snuggly bear suit!!(thanks Sarah!)  He looks so damn cute in it, and it even has a wee lil tail!!  (as seen in the last pic, while he's trying hard to climb into his pressy bag!)

The Amazing Cake!!!! Mickey Mouse Club House!  Honestly, this cake is beyond what i dreamed, im so stoked!!  And while i didn't taste any (still have a very strong aversion to fondant and cake) i heard all about how delicious it was!!

Snuggling with daddy and his new snuggly pillow!!

Lachy was just such a trooper!!  He didnt even have much of an afternoon sleep, just kept soldiering on!  

In another post i'l likely lament about how my wee baby boy has grown up and how fast the times gone by, but for now, im just so happy with how much he seemed to enjoy the day!  :)

So thanks so much for all the help, and for all the guests, and for my spoilt monkey's Awesome pressies!!!  It was just an amazing day to celebrate my boys 1st year of life!!!

 Love my wee monkey!!

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

My Pinteresting weekend!!

Ahhh, Pinterest....we meet again!  Honestly, i don't know how i ever actually survived thrived coped without this website!!  I feel so crafty when i look through everyone else's crafts, and so funny when i look through the jokes other people are telling!!  (Sad i know) It even makes me feel fit without getting up out of my seat!  How can one site be so dang talented!!??

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Who doesn't want a pair of these!!??

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Hehehehe, yup!

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This is how i plan to raise my children :)

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Umm, Yes Please!!!  Chocolate and cake...mmmm!!

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Isn't this so true!! (and fuzzy...sorry bout that)

 

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OMG  I knew i wasn't the only person that sat and figured out the many different ways these 2 could both fit on that damn plank of wood, after the movie!

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Hehe...yep

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Lachy Must have one of these!!  He simply must!!

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Yeah, this was me....

Any who!!  I'm up well past my bedtime now! I feel like such a rebel!! (*insert confessions of my 9pm bedtime here*) What the heck, may as well be up til 10.30! Whoop whoop....meh, too tired!!  I hope every ones having a fantastic weekend and not wasting away on pinterest like i am!!

 

 

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

11 Months old!!

That's right!!  11 Months!!!!

Sigh, again, where did the time go???  I have an almost Toddler....when do they even become a toddler??  I have no idea!!  But monkey continues to blow me away with his Awesomeness!!!

Whats new this month!!

#  Lachy is eating quite a lot of what we're eating now, which is making life a whole lot easier!!  He still doesnt like big lumps, but he munches back like a champ!

#  He's down to 2 bottles of formula a day, with water throughout the day and 1little cup of cows milk at lunch, which he's still not hugely keen on :(

#  We have graduated to a weetbix with apple and warm water for breakfast!!  Lachy Loves weetbix!!

#  Still high speed crawling and crab walking every where!  (and furniture walking like a little mad man!)  

#  Monkey will walk with us, and has taken the odd step here and there, but just isn't that interested in walking unless he's trying to get something off the table!

#  Climbing is still a favorite thing for Lachy, into his toy box, over anyone sitting on the floor, off the couch....

#  Still sleeping like a trooper!!....at night anyway!

#  Is getting pretty clever at 'helping' mum put toys away!!  He even put the potato's into the potato bin today!!  (They're a bit slimy now, but that's ok, gives them...character....)

#  Monkey will beg for food.  If daddy has dinner after he's finished, he'l race over to where daddy's eating and try to sit in his dinner plate to sample what's on it!!

Whats getting old...

#  Back to that old tooth waiting game.....i hate this game.

#  Lachy has started whining.  It's not a nice sound, and its usually followed by a fake cry.  How to deal with this without giving in to him???

Monkey's just such a happy wee chappy (99% of the time) he makes life Awesome!!  Seeing his smiley face and tongue poking out as he barrels towards me is just Amazing!! 

 I have the best kid Ever!!

You'll have to excuse the lack of photo dumps this post, i haven't taken anywhere near as many as i should've!!  I'l dust off the old camera and start taking more i promise!!!

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

Oh my Gaaarden, Clementine!!

".....Now she's lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine!!"

Did i ever mention that me and gardening dont get along that well??  We dont.  And now, after a magical summer, my garden is rebelling! 

Oh wait, so i should probably quickly catch you up on my garden!!  Outside, my silverbeet, spinach and strawberries are still going strong (kinda growing like weeds really!) and my leeks and chives are...well, i wouldn't call what they're doing thriving, but they're standing!!  My bean plant only has one remaining stalk, but that's still sprouting magical giant beans!!  

So that parts going well, however, the indoor garden i started is not.

I decided that we should have broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and carrots for winter, and set about tinkering with what i call my 'indoor garden'.

So far i'v replanted everything twice.  The lettuce three times.  It's just not happening.

All of my attempts have ended up looking like this.  It's very sad!  (I should mention that the carrots haven't even left the seed packet yet!!)

I'd like to just add a picture of one of the reasons i'v been away from my garden for long periods of time....

I hate these critters!!!  They're horrible and icky and they watch every move you make!!  It's just not a happy time when i see them in the garden.

So i'm gunna have one last attempt at creating a new section of garden, crossed fingers and prayers for the health and safety of my plants are welcome!!  I promise to update in about a month about how my wee seedlings are doing.....as soon as i remember where i put them....

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'

The joy of pregnancy!

I want to do a blog post, i really do!!  But looking at my computer screen is not really working for me right now!!  I'd always remembered what a miserable time i had with my last pregnancy, but somehow figured that this one would be different....It's not.

The constant debilitating nausea is the same.  The constant heartburn is the same.  The dizzy spells are the same.  The strong smells that make me gag are also the same. That constant urge to sleep is the same too.  The constant headache is new...

Ginger beer/tea, dry crackers/toast, sleep, sea sick bands, fresh air, stewed apple, chicken soup, vitamins, homeopathic remedies...i'v tried them all with varying degrees of success.  (Any other suggestions?)  Now im trying to function like a normal person and it's interesting to say the least.

I eat toast every 2 hours, drink ginger beer and take anti-nausea medication whenever im totally desperate and pray that im actually further along than i think and this part will all be ending soon...dreams are free!

I know i shouldnt be moaning, but pregnancy and me just dont mesh well!  We never have!  Even once the 1st trimester has past with all its manky horrors, i find even more surprises waiting for me in the 2nd and 3rd!!  (i do try to keep in mind that somewhere at the end of 40 odd weeks i'l have another beautiful wee bubba who will make it all worth it!!)

These are my feet at 35 weeks with Lachy.  I couldnt even get jandals on.

So if my posts are few and far between, it's just cause i'v spewed on my computer and fried it i cant stand looking at the screen for too long at the mo!

Anywho, il stop my wee pity party now and go have a nap (yes, 10.20am is a good time for a nap)

I Will be back!! 

Toodles!!  :)

'Live for a Life without Regret'