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Good Luck Anita

and Mark!
We awaiting the arrival of Brother and Sister in Law in Ireland's first baby. I am NOT phoning because I know how horrible that last bit of pregnancy is when everyone is just WAITING for you to produce a baby... I stopped going out because of the STUPID questions like "have you had the baby yet?" - well do you see a baby??!!

So I am NOT ringing or emailing....
or waiting for my first nephew..
(much)

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Good Luck!!

and so to July..

I was been looking for some inspiration for these photos of bubs beautiful smiles - and I found a new challenge blog: Aussie Scrap Music..
Here they challenge you to get inspiration from a funky music video clip every month. This month is a great Aussie band (that I hadn't heard of..um..ok, so I am old - bring back Duran Duran!!)
I Love u Simon!!

moving on...

C.J. has just had his first needles - still not 100% from the horrible Bronchiolitis - but he has put on 800 grams in 3 weeks - so he's doing O.K.!

8 weeks old

Wow, where did that 8 weeks go?? Clancy is starting to really grow this week - he is suddenly out of loads of clothes. I finally got some photos printed - now I just need some time to scrap them.
I have been doing little bits and pieces, a couple of layouts, but I need a good whole day session - a bit of therapy!!

pink sky at night

The sky was amazing as the sun went down last night. These photos are from our backyard, just two minutes later it was all dark..
Bub is much better now - all the cough is gone and the horrible rattle in his chest too. A much happier household all round!

handmade

wrapping paper - these a couple of the gift wraps the kids did with a potato and leftover paint. Tilly made a card to match for her friends party on Sunday - she has definately inherited the crafty gene.

36 hours

without a cough!! Our little guy is much happier (he's not the only one!). We are well and truly on the mend... a great relief. We have had a quiet weekend at home - did some great craft with the kids to make gift wrapping paper with a potato stamp - worked out brilliantly looked very "designer chic!"
I'm having a think about entering the Masters again this year - the challenges are really good this year - and having a size restriction is a great idea... it's just finding the time. I was thrilled to get 2 honorary mentions last year... I will just have to burn the midnight oil..

slowly..

slowly we are fighting this horrible virus..I have stayed indoors most of the week - getting a little cabin fever, but necessary to keep Clancy out of the cold and wind....I got a few smiles today, so hopefully that means he is feeling a bit better- The rocking chair is certainly getting a workout.
...thanks for all the good wishes.

poor little man.

my little boy has been ill. A horrible case of bronchiolitis. At six weeks old he is just far to little to be this sick. He was admitted on Sunday to hospital for oxygen - there is nothing else they can do as it is a virus...he has the most horrible cough - sounds like he has been smoking for 20 years... I can't imagine what it must be like for a parent with a chronically ill child -it's just heartbreaking every time he struggles for breath...
he has been sick for about a week, apparently we have another 2 weeks before this passes...so no scrapping or blogging happening here.. just lots of cuddles..

WOW..

have you met the Cupcake ninja??? Click here
These are cupcakes!! How Fabulous!!! Makes my effort look very sad for green cupcakes for Ds's requested Ninja turtle cupcakes last week!!!
Hmmn..

Happy Mothers Day..

I made this little photo frame of baby Clancy for Mum...

settling in..

Baby Clancy is settling in beautifully, just sleeping and eating..no crying!!! Seems like he has always been here....

it's been a while..

since my last blog session... I have a good excuse though...gone from this













to this...

Baby Clancy James was born on 23rd April at 3.58pm.... 8lbs exactly...

So we have been settling in at home this last week, Clancy is wonderful, just sleeping and feeding..and sleeping... the other two have had their moments, which is to be expected as we settle into a new stage of our lives as a family of 5!!

37 weeks

and still waiting...
anyway gives me time to scrap!! Here is Tilly with her new glasses..andd this layout is for a challenge at the Cac- that's twice I have used purple now!!

felt is fab..

for kids crafts.. this is a little handbag my daughter made yesterday - with 2 little matching butterfly brooches- how funky!!!

oh scrappy days..

having a bright period at the moment...not 100% sure if I like it, but just going with it!!

Renos finished -

now all we need is a baby!!..If only they would let you know when these babies were going to arrive...
DS as born at this stage - but this one is still quite high - so could be a few more weeks yet..

I'm trying to enjoy the quiet time at home...just not used to not having a million things to do...

DD has been diagnosed long sighted and her first pair of glasses arrived on Friday. $200!! I wonder how long they will last.. She is very proud of them thank goodness - I thought it would be a challenge to get her to wear them.

ninjas...

just a small part of DS's collecton of ninja turtle everything... what is the collective noun for a group of ninja turtles???
um... a mess?
.....a cowabunga?

I know that if you get in DS's way while playing you get a ninjery..

scraphappy

how I got my groove back -- a bit of scrap therapy -
the builders ARE FINISHED!! So all we have to do is paint....ok, easy, except I am on bed rest and Jeff did his back last Wednesday and can still hardly move. Looks like once again our home wil be chaos for the arrival of a new baby..

Anyway - got some LOs done.

another month!!!

has gone by -- we are STILL renovating...my builder broke his nose this morning, but he is STILL working..what a trooper!!
but, there is light at the end of the tunnel - another week (or so) and we will be finished. We have mopped up after the whole downstairs was flooded in monsoonal rains - so the whole house is is a disaster zone. I have been in my happy place for a few weeks now.......

I am now officially finished work - it's very strange to not have to rush out the door in the morning - I have fought my way back into my scrapbooking room - and actually scrapped!!! YAY
I can just feel my sanity returning.

Baby is growing well - again on 95th percentile for size, just like the last one - so projected to 11 lbs......hmmmn... I have an appointment in a few weeks to discuss my "options". I wonder if getting somebody else to do it is one of my "options"????
So I am going to take advantage of these few weeks at home and scrap up a storm!!