Mini-break

I'm going away for a a couple of days this week, down to a friend's beach house in Dromana. Just Imogen and me. I can't wait! My plan is to take a big book, do absolutely no cooking, cleaning, or anything resembling work, and just hang out. We'll go to the craft market at Red Hill, go for a stroll around Heronswood, and take it easy.

I also have a mother's help starting tomorrow. She'll be coming for just 3 hours a week, to help out with whatever needs doing. She's a 3rd year Early Childhood Education student so I imagine she'll be mostly doing activities with Juliet and Heidi, but the arrangement is very flexible. She's happy to help me with laundry and cooking as well!

Imogen is developing very well. Unfortunately she is still waking every 3 hours a night for a feed though! She loves to try and stand up, and her neck control is 95% perfect now. She's a happy little thing, though I think she gets grumpy when her big sisters take all our attention away from her!

Heidi is also very good, and very cute. And she knows it. She started swimming lessons a few weeks ago and is a complete natural. She's quite happy to put her whole face in the water, she can lie on her back in a perfect float position, and is totally fearless. Juliet isn't what you'd call a natural, but she is working hard and coming along well. She'll now jump off the deep end, despite being obviously a bit fearful. One of Juliet's best traits is that she will always listen to her teacher and do her best, whether it's at kinder, dancing or swimming. She's a bit of a swot in the making, I think! And speaking of dancing, that's definitely more Juliet's thing. She is very good (even according to her teacher), and has become mildly obsessed. She now wants a ballerina cake for her birthday!

No tomboys in this family so far!

A Quiz

A Quiz - Juliet (aged 3 yrs 10 months)

1. What is something mum always says to you?
Don’t put the cushions on the floor!

2. What makes mum happy?
Putting lids on the textas

3. What makes mum sad?
Not doing what she asks

4. How does your mum make you laugh?
By making silly faces

5. What was your mum like as a child?
Umm…you liked having your mum and dad cuddle you

6. How old is your mum?
I don’t know

7. How tall is your mum?
This tall!

8. What is her favourite thing to do?
Cook

9. What does your mum do when you're not around?
Put the baby to sleep

10. If your mum becomes famous, what will it be for?
Don’t know

11. What is your mum really good at?
Cooking

12. What is your mum not very good at?
Putting Johnny Cash on (in the car)

13. What does your mum do for her job?
Don't know

14. What is your mum's favourite food?
Roast [for the record, it isn't!]

15. What do you and your mum do together?
Reading Eggs

16. How are you and your mum the same?
Ummmm....

17. How are you and your mum different?
We have different eyes.

18. How do you know your mum loves you?
I don't know.
Come on! You do know I love you, don't you?
Yes!
How do you know?
Because I'm your child.
But how do you know? It it the cuddles and kisses?
Yes. I know you love me because of the cuddles and kisses.
[see - not prompted at all!]

19. Where is your mum's favourite place to go?
The supermarket.

Seaspray

Not much happening here. I'm trying not to go totally insane with the three of them, and probably failing dismally. Juliet in particular is being pretty hard work. I'm vaguely considering getting a childcare student to come for a few hours a week to help out at home. I don't know... I feel a bit of a failure not being able to cope with them all by myself. Maybe if I procrastinate long enough, the problem will go away. That usually works, right?

Anyway, we spent a few days down at Seaspray last week. Some pics: