pre Christmas organisation

so i was clearing out the unit in our living room tonight (and the night before that... and the night before that and so on) and i came across our wedding dvd, all of the photos from our wedding day and it was so nice just to sit and watch for a change. it made me realise how much has happened in the past year and how much Raymond and myself have grown as a couple and as individuals. how much our love and respect for each other has grown and that made me really happy... on the downside it also made me realise how much weight i have put on in the past year and a half and that was pretty depressing but I guess having a baby does that to most of us.

i did try to upload it but i don't think our photographer was very computer literate and there is no chance of me being able to upload it to anywhere!! he has different chapters and titles all over the place so i was slightly disappointed that i couldn't just upload the pictures.

i'm trying to get our home organised and cleaned out in time for Christmas and New Year but its not going to great at the moment though because i keep getting pre occupied with other things!

our little family is growing up so fast - i cant believe my baby girl is going to be 11 weeks tomorrow - where has the time gone?! she is in her 3 - 6 months clothes almost because she is so long. when she went for her 8 week check they told us she was in the 95th percentile for her length and we have had to move her out of her moses basket and into her crib sooner than we thought we would.

she has also discovered her hands... we're trying to discourage this and get her to suck a dummy instead because when the time comes, you can get rid of a dummy but you cant get rid of fingers!! (well i guess you could but it wouldn't be a very pleasant experience for either party).

since about the age of 3 weeks she has been sleeping right through the night so a nap during the day is a very rare occasion but one i treasure! its nice to have some 'me time' during the day.

and she just loves bath and bed time too (: ......

unimpressed

my baby girl is getting so big!! she had her first jabs today and it wasn't a very pleasant experience for either of us. she was so upset and has been a little grumpy all day :( she was very unimpressed with both myself and Raymond all day!

we tried giving her some calpol to help with any aches she may have but she didn't take to kindly to being fed anything other than milk and 3 baby grows, 2 towels and a slightly sticky carpet later she still hadn't taken very much!! oh well, i guess she will need to recover as nature intended it - without any pain relief.

this is her "i don't want your stinky medicine" face.

she did eventually REFUSE to open her mouth...

well never mind, we can hope that next time she will co-operate with us!!

the return of uncle Frazer

its been a busy few days with the return of my younger brother frazer. he came home from his mission on thursday 11th november after serving 2 years in manchester and it feels like he's never been away. he seems to be very taken with esme and its so cute to see them playing together :) everything has been slightly hectic with esme's blessing this weekend and its already saturday and i have so much to do... shopping to finish, food to prepare and LOTS of cheesecake to make!! i moan slightly about making this but i think i secretly do it because i LOVE cheesecake... it really is the best food ever. i just hope everything runs smoothly :)