Only 1 week to go

Today we went to the first of many 1st birthday parties and had a lovely time. There was a soft play area set up and Lydibug had a great time. DP was surprised at how she would crawl off to explore without us, I think she just likes being nosy, wonder where she gets that from? Can't believe our little bug will only be a baby for 1 more week, I'm not sure if I'm ready for her to be 1 yet.

Weeeeeee!

Who's that crossing my bridge?

I just found this clip on DP's phone from a couple of weeks ago and thought I would share with you all. Lydibug is getting around with her walker and trolley but only in straight lines. She soon lets us know if there is something in her way.

Also wanted to report Lydibug is now in Jellyfish class for swimming, will find out what that means next Fri, and she also stood on her own a few times yesterday (28/1/11). I tried to get a photo but every time she realised she was doing it she fell down.

Be warned everyone. Lydibug managed to phone a dear friend back home with no regard for the time difference, thankfully she has a baby too so was up early feeding. It's scary to think how technological Lydibug's life will be. She already loves playing with the remotes, phones, cameras and loves loves loves the laptop. What will be next?

Buried under socks

Can't believe it's been almost been a week since I last did this. What have we been up to I hear you ask, well it's been a busy week.

Lydibug had a couple of playdates last week and was given more Christmas presents, some beautiful slippers from Poland and a great bouncy nipply ball which she loves throwing about. She had her first encounter with a cat, neither of them were too sure to begin with but then Leo's tail brushed her face and she loved it. He was a very gentle cat. We also went to Lollypop Playland, Lydibug is getting more adventurous but that means I have to go in after her when she gets stuck. It was very busy as it was the last week of holidays but a few of the bigger kids were very caring and brought her down the slide with them. She had a blast!

At the top of the slide.

We went swimming on Saturday and again today and hopefully Lydibug will be moving up to jellyfish class, she's a starfish at the mo. She loves the water but needs to keep her mouth closed when she is under, she just can't help smiling.

Lydibug is finding all sorts of things entertaining at the moment. She loves putting things in and out of containers, be it pegs, clean folded laundry, blocks. This morning while Daddy was finding a matching pair of socks she started burying me underneath them. Wish I got a picture of the look on her face as she put the last sock over my eyes, she looked very impressed with herself, thank goodness they were clean. The next half an hour was spent throwing socks about.

Mummy's revenge



A speedy escape

Lydibug has a book that plays 'Wheels on the bus' and she loves it, we can sing it 20 times in a row!!! ARGHHH! But she can almost do the actions, will try to catch on camera soon. She has also discovered a new favourite spot to watch the world go by, standing on the bench on the front veranda.

Who goes there?

Had better go and wake the little miss, she always sleeps well after swimming. But I want her to have a big sleep this afternoon so I can carry on attacking the garden.
Take care all xx

Planning the big 1

Lydibug will be turning 1 in just over 2 weeks. Where has the year gone? I'm busy planning her party but really need to start doing things. The invitations went out over the weekend and  my to-do list is getting longer.


The invite

 I have a few projects that have been started and need to be finished (a height chart, a toy box and bunting). The toy box was started when I was pregnant, well I say started but all I have done is painted the letters that will be put on, the actual box is still full of our winter clothes. But the height chart is almost done and the bunting is all cut, just need to sit and sew. I like to have a go at different crafts, but yet to find my calling. I have made 2 rehersal cakes, the first not great, the second was better so fingers crossed the third and final cake will be perfect.

Lydi has learnt a few more tricks, some great and some not so great. She now walks with her walker and trolley rather than going along on her knees, but corners are a bit tricky. She has been giving lots of kisses and loves rubbing noses. She has also discovered some very high notes and loves to use them... LOUDLY!



Putting in her lunch order (loudly)



Chatting to the neighbours (loudly)

 She has also discovered the sound of slapping and stamping (whilst sitting down). It's hilarious watching her little legs go up and down, but we will have to watch the slapping. She has caught me a few times, ouchy.

Today was a scorcher so we spent most of the day on the back deck making the most of the breeze. Lydibug wasn't sure about the textured doormats and kept going around them to get in and out, but she loved spotting the birds and aeroplanes. She can now look to where we point rather than look at the end of our finger.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

We had plenty of practice using baby sign for bird and plane. I don't use it as all the time but Lydibug enjoys all the actions and signs at Baby Sensory class so I should try and use it more often. Here's a link if you are interested -  Baby sign glossary.

Oof-oof!

A real mixed day of emotions. Over night the flood reached its peak, I was almost tempted to stick out my big toe to feel if there was any water on the floor but we were fine and so were the surrounding suburbs. The water didn't reach the level expected but the devastation is unbelieveable, it's heartbreaking. After a quick drive to the river to check on Aunty's place on the other side we decided to head down the coast to make the most of Daddy's last day off.

The ferry terminal and walkway underwater, but Aunty is fine.

We had a quick wonder around Surfers, a bit of lunch and then drove up to the spit. Lydibug doesn't mind wearing her hat and actually kept on her sunnies. On the beach we saw a few dogs bounding about. A labrador came to say hello and Lydi whispered her first "Oof-oof", it was so cute! She also had her first paddle in the sea and loved it. I swear if I had let her go she would have swam off, I'll try and upload the video tomorrow.



Mummy and Lydi at the spit







Why a blog?

Before Lydi was born I was given a diary to record all the usual pregnancy and baby appointments. But as soon as she arrived I began recording our daily lives, places we went, people we saw and of course all her milestones and achievements. As the year came to an end I began flicking back through the diary and it was amazing to see just how much Lydibug had done. I'll admit there were a few gaps and some days my scrawl is toatally illegible, but reading it bought back so many memories, did it all really happen in just 11 months?.

I thought about buying a new diary for the new year but didn't want the pressure of writing something everyday. My next idea was to use a beautiful notebook but this would be hard to share with my family and friends back in the UK. My dear partner (DP) suggested a blog, he is full of bright ideas. A friend of mine had just started one and even though I'm no expert I thought how hard could it be so here it is. Enjoy