Tiny Dancer

Rose is back to her dancing ways. Here’s a short video:
Feeling good!

Growth Scan

We had our growth scan/ultrasound today. The great news is that the baby isn’t big after all! He or she is around the 50th percentile, which is strictly average in size. This is great news and increases my chances of having a natural birth. Everything else was really good, too. The operator checked the placenta, [...]

Giving up

I’m giving up on saying that things are about to get better. Rose had another terrible night with lots of waking up and a return of the high temperature. The worst thing was that she woke at 2.30am but wouldn’t go back to sleep. We were up with her for several hours, which was awful. [...]

About last night

Last night was bad. Rose was very unwell and the paracetamol (acetaminophen) didn’t make a dent in her high temperature. After we put her down she woke up every 10-20 (!) minutes crying and very hot. Fortunately things calmed down by midnight and she only woke up three more times until morning. We did get [...]

The unwellness continues

Sadly, that brief illness has decided to linger. Delwyn reported that Rose was “sad and quiet” most of Friday, and in the evening her fever came back. The paracetamol didn’t seem to be working, and she was waking every 40 minutes to cry and need reassurance to get back to sleep. She tries so hard [...]

Rosie unwell

Poor Rose has been a bit under the weather the last few days. Yesterday she had a temperature of 39.4 (102oF), and was listless and not eating well. We took her to the doctor in the afternoon. She checked her ears and her chest and didn’t see any signs of infection, and told us it [...]

TeeVee

Rose doesn’t really like watching television. On the odd occasion that we put it on she’ll watch it for a few minutes then move on to other things. As Chris jokes, “I want her to develop her concentration so that she can watch TV… which will further on down the track give her a short [...]

Procession of Horses

There’s currently a public art project running in Erskineville celebrating the history of horses in the area. Part of the project involved a procession of horses through the suburb, which happened yesterday. Chris and Rose joined our friends Petra, Paul and Percy on their doorstop to watch the fun. I wish I could’ve been there! [...]

Resigned, but a little grumpy

What a week. It’s been very busy around here! Here’s a few of the highlights:

On Monday I drove to a playground and the car wouldn’t start when I got ready to go home. The worst thing was that I didn’t have a stroller in the back of the car, and Chris was in the middle [...]

What do bunnies say?

Rose’s favorite sheets will soon have to retire for the season because they’re made out of flannette. How do we know they’re her favourite? Because when you get her up after her nap or overnight sleep she’s often pointing at them babbling, “Blah, blurgh, chuckle, expound, weee!, gurgle, chitter.”
It’s the cutest thing, I hate to [...]