As I was going through my bookmarked pages I stumbled across this long forgotten blog. How could I have forgotten about it? Life, I guess. There's been one pretty major change since my last post - a new addition to our crazy crew. A gorgeous little boy by the name of Reuben. He's now two months old, with Tilly turning two next month and jake turning four in February.
Life has been nothing less than hectic for the last year or so. The week after I started back at work (after mat leave) in Sep last year, josh started working away. He was 11 days on, 3 days off so we saw him every second weekend. I was basically a single mum for that time and it was super tough. Thank god for my mum helping out. In the January we found out I was pregnant. All together now... surprise! After the initial shock subdued, excitement took over. Battling morning sickness while working part time and looking after two energetic kiddies was bloody hard work! I was rapt when josh came home for good in June (I was 6 months pregnant by this stage). Everyone kept telling me how hard it would be with three kids, but life was much more challenging when it was just me and the two kids. total props to single mums! So although life is crazy, it's also fun :)
Fun facts!
Jake (3.5 yo)
- loves all the Toy Stories
- calls TMNT the 'ginger turtles'
- can be so incredibly sweet to tilly (when he's not being a typical brother. Lol)
- loves a quiet cuddle and is a total mummy's boy (no complaints from me)
- flies around on his scooter and balance bike
Tilly (23 months old)
- language is coming along in leaps and bounds ('no, mummy' is a favorite)
- couldn't say 'reuben' so called him 'marlin' instead
- says 'wahbahloo' for 'love you'
- is a little tomboy and hates having her hair done (but loves her shoes)
- can give as good as she gets
- is a little dancer
Reubs (2 months old)
- started smiling
- has put on over 3kgs since birth and is off the weight chart at 6.7kgs. Ge was half a kilo lighter than tilly at birth, and at his first vaccinations, he was a whole kilo heavier!
- is sleeping pretty well (usually only one wake up overnight)
- will sleep for long periods in is capsule during thr day, but nowhere else
