Heck....I've been tagged!!

Here's the deal:

1-post these rules
2-each person tagged must post 8 random(... hopefully interesting) facts about themselves
3-taggees should write a blogpost of these facts
4- at the end of the post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named and released back into the wild
5-go to their blog and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

1. I desperately want a tattoo covering my shoulder, but am worried about how it will look when I'm fifty.
2. I am considering growing dreadlocks.
3. The reason I am so hesitant about going into the photography business, is because I worry about what other pro photographers think of my stuff - I couldn't stand the thought of them looking at a photo of mine, and thinking "amateur".
4. I am addicted to buying scrapbooking stuff....even though I get to scrap maybe once a month? I have 2 untouched kits sitting in my cupboard.
5. I love having a clean house...but I'm just too damn lazy to get off my arse to clean it. It's always messy.
6. I still haven't officially told my mum I've quit uni to go into photography - I figure she probably read it on my blog.
7. When I was a little girl, I used to shave off my public hair cos none of my friends had any and I didn't want to be the odd one out.
8. I would have an affair with the lead singer of The Grates (Patience), and my husband really wouldn't care as long as it was with her.

Now, as for tagging people - I'm not entirely sure how many people haven't already been tagged! So, I'll go with

Alinta (I know she reads this!!)
Cas

For now....I might add some more later!

So, anyway, what's up with us? Had a billion specialist appointments for Max lately - poor kid. He had to have his feet xrayed last week and I have to take them to a specialist appt next Wednesday. They are a bit concerned one of his tendons is short....and he can't place his foot flat on the ground. Will let you know how it goes.

The other appt was for his eyes - no evidence of a lazy eye, but he doesn't focus properly, and if it doesn't improve he'll need glasses. Follow up appt for that in November.

His skin is terrible at the moment, so planning on taking him to the Dr tomorrow, and getting a referral to a skin specialist. It's never ending with this poor kid. Lucky he's just so darn cute!!

His 2nd tooth is just popping through.

Sam had his last day in day care with Ali last week....that was sad. Hope I can get him into another family day carer as lovely as she is. So, I've got both boys 5 days a week at the moment - eeeeeekkkkkkkk!

Plenty of photos to share. Had 2 shoots over the weekend - one maternity one for Tiff, and the other was Kate's christening. Had better not share any here until I've shown them!!

three already?

My baby was three yesterday....I just can't believe it! Three years ago I was cuddling this petite, gorgeous little thing with this long, long, black hair! He had cheekbones to die for, and was so tiny and skinny...very unlike the gorgeous thing he is today!!

We had a fantastic day - Clydey took the day off (he always takes our birthdays off, what a sweetie!!). Took Sam to Little Tigrrs (www.littletigrrs.com.au) with Max and Aunty Nat, and we met Harper, Ryan, Kate (and baby brothers/sisters and mums!!) there. Had a fantastic time playing. Came home and had a rest, then Clydey took him for a big walk. Loads of cake, lollies and biscuits were eaten (by me anyway!!).

I have plenty of other photos to share, but for today, it's all about my little "big" boy!!

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 1 year ago, and yesterday!

Oh dear

Sometimes I wonder why I started up this damn blog when I can't even find the time to keep it updated!

So......what have we been up to? Well, Max has been sick, then Clydey, and now me. Fingers crossed Sam doesn't get it! Max is also about to cut his first tooth - WHERE HAS MY BABY GONE? He turns 6 months next week...the same day Sambo turns 3. We are just planning a small get together for some friends at an indoor playground. Not that he will want to leave home once he sees the trampoline that we are giving him!! Yes, I know...bit of an overkill for a 3rd b'day present - we were going to keep it for both boys for xmas...but we are too excited about it and want to give it to him now!! Ah well....he won't get much for xmas. (although there is this gorgeous fisher price camera I want to get him....but it's about $100!!!)

Ummmmm...workwise, I am delivering another order on Thursday. Hope they are happy with them.

Damn, Max just woke up. Will try and continue this tonight!!

PS So sorry Cas that I haven't been in touch...hope you guys are ok. I've not felt much like sitting on the computer these days - too exhausted and it's too bloody cold here!! We have a webcam on the laptop - do you guys have one yet?

What a week

Max has been sick all bloody week, and I am exhausted. He's not sleeping properly, and I am exhausted. He's cranky, and I am exhausted. Did I mention that I'm exhausted??

Poor Sam is suffering too, because I'm spending so much time with Max. After a headbutting incident, he ended up telling me that Max has been getting too much attention. Poor kid. I ended up taking him to the library yesterday and then we went and got a milkshake together, just him and I. Was really nice....and we didn't have any tantrums, or whining, or anything all day. Guess I should make more of an effort to do that at least once a week.

Handed over my first photo order today....they are really happy with them. Have gone all out with presentation - lime green tissue paper in white, glossy boutique style bags. White, glossy folders to hold bigger photos, or white boxes for the smaller ones. Brown ribbon, green ribbon, and nice labels for my logo have been printed out. Should have taken a photo of it I guess!

Speaking of photos....need to post some updated ones!

I'm sure there has been heaps more happen, but I'm too exhausted!!

Sorry.

Have been slack here. Really slack, I know. I'm not even sure why.

So, what have we been up to? I've done my 2nd photo shoot....went really well. A gorgeous family.....can't wait to show them the photos (hopefully tomorrow).

Did I mention that my first scrapbooking page was published this month? That was pretty exciting! Max is sick at the moment...poor little fella. Bad cough. Hope he gets better soon.

Clydey's b'day yesterday - we went out to Ali and Gary's for the day and Gary and Clydey played golf, then took Sam and Ryan to see Shrek 3. Sambo ran around the whole time apparently!! No frozen coke next time!!

Man, I should be editing photos, so will just do our high point and low points for now - and I promise I'll be back again soon.

High - Seeing my scrapping in print. Having my first order of $400.

Low - Max being sick. Also realising that I have less than a month before Max actually starts crawling properly....he's almost there. It's terrifying.

Boo Hoo.

My baby is growing up. My littlest baby that is. He has been waking up at night more often, and as much as I try to resettle him, it seems that he is really hungry. So I figured it was time to try him on some rice cereal. I figured that I would give it a go, he wouldn't go for it, and that would be it, right?

Ummmm. Wrong.

He didn't gag. He didn't spit it out. He sucked it off the spoon. Happily.

As I said, my baby isn't exactly a baby anymore. He's not quite 5 months old, but boy, it's gone so quickly. I think I've kinda half decided that another baby is getting more and more unlikely....so it makes me so sad that today might be the last day that I have a fully breastfed baby. *sigh*

Although saying that, we went over to Matt and Esther's last night for a bbq with them and Ali and Gary (and all the kids of course), and when Clydey picked up Ava for a cuddle, Ali and Esther watched him, then turned to me and said "You guys are SO having another baby!". Clydey really would love a little girl, a little princess. Me, I don't mind either way - sure a girl would be great, but I love having boys.

So, anyway. Hoping that a little farex has filled Max up and he doesn't wake up 3 times tonight!

Now workwise - was supposed to have a shoot this weekend for Sam's day care mum and her family, but due to the rainy weekend we've had, we have had to reschedule. I have another one next weekend, and 3 more in the pipeline. I can't believe how easy it's been to get work so far. I know it won't keep up being this easy and I will actually have to do some sort of advertising...but for now, it's great!

Anyway, off for now to finish watching Ugly Betty and find a recipe for Pineapple Upside Down cake!!

There is someone up there looking out for me.

I'm sure of it. I've always landed on my feet with anything I've done. Never gotten into (too much!) trouble. Always landed that job I wanted. And now, been blessed with 2 beautiful boys....who really are champions!

So, I was dreading last night. I was prepared to be up ALL night. Max ended up going down very easily after a feed....however, he was exhausted from being up screaming all afternoon, so that wasn't too strange. But.....he then stirred around 10pm, so I put a sleeping bag on him and gave him a feed. Went to bed around 11pm. Sam cried out for me sometime after midnight...so I ended up falling asleep in his bed for a while! Around 1.45am I heard Max cry out. Ended up poor Clydey was up with him....rocking him.....not realising that he was hungry! He didn't want to wake me! So I fed Max...put him to bed, and then got woken up at 6am for another feed....and then he went back down until 8.30am. Not a problem. No screaming. No fussing. Nothing. What a little champion! He had a few sleeps today and although he was slightly harder than the usual dump in the cot with his dummy....it was only a matter of some rocking and that's it!!

Sambo cracked me up today. He didn't sleep again...think he's dropping his day sleeps. He's happy enough to rest for a while though, so we'll just keep that up. He was in his bed for an hour and a half today...then he started calling out to me. I got him up, and he went outside to play for a while. He was being very quiet so I went to check on him....he wasn't outside. Next thing I heard Max making noises...I knew he wasn't due to wake up yet...so I went in there. And there's Sambo in the cot with Max. I looked at him and said "what are you doing in there?". He looks at me and goes "Oh, just doing a poo, Mummy"....as if that was normal. As if that's where he always does his poos. (don't freak out, he's still not toilet trained, so his poo was going into his nappy!!). Unfortunately, I burst into laughter...and then couldn't get mad at him!

Anyway, Max didn't sleep too much this arvo, so not sure if that's cos Sambo woke him up before it was time, then he had trouble getting back there. He went down very easily tonight....so I am really hoping that's as hard as it gets for us! Now to just work on Sambo dropping his!!!! Baby steps, baby steps.

Ok, just a few photos from today. How cute is Max, with that lazy eye and all!! And this is the absolutely gorgeous jacket Cas sent over for Sam for his b'day - gave it to him early so he could get maximum wear out of it!!