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!