Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

Rose loves singing. She always has. Before she could talk she used to babble sing in her own made up language. Lately I’ve noticed her intonation and memory for lyrics improving. Tonight I asked if she could sing three songs for the camera and here’s what she did:
2nd song:
And the best for last:
What a little [...]

Pediatric checkup for Tess

We took Tess to see her pediatrician on Wednesday for a check up. She’s not due for a full check up until she’s 12 months, but we had a few issues we wanted to ask him about. We told him that her eye is doing really well, that Dr Kennedy thinks she’s gained some sight, [...]

Out of sync

For the last few months we’ve been going through something tricky. Tess usually sleeps in the morning from 10am for a few hours, and then she has another nap at about 3 for another hour or two. Rose, however, has one nap a day, starting at 1pm and lasting an hour and a half.
See what [...]

Our new neighbourhood

Our new neighbourhood is awesome. For starters, there are a bunch of really great parks within 5 minutes walk from here. On Monday I had an hour in the morning between 8 and 9 before Tess went to sleep. Usually it would’ve been too short a time to go anywhere, but I managed to get [...]

Goodbye Grandad!

Grandad left yesterday and we’re really feeling his absence today. He was in Sydney for five weeks in the end; four weeks house-sitting at Sarah and Louise’s place, and the last week was spent with us. Not only was he an immense help with the kids, but he was a companion throughout a time of [...]

Moving Day

This post feels like it’s been a thousand years in the making. I’ve definitely been packing for more than 32 weeks. Sure, it’s only been one actual week of real days, but it could easily be my life’s work because I’m at the point where all I can see is boxes and stuff that needs [...]

At the park

This afternoon Rose, Tess and I went to a local park and Tess experienced her very first swing. Even better, her sister pushed her.

Did you catch that face?

And check out that hair!

Headstrong

I can’t believe how smug I used to be. I used to look at other badly behaved children and think, “I would NEVER let my kid behave like that.” Rose was such a calm, placid baby. She slept well, she was cute. She was, well, easy. I read a lot of parenting books. I knew [...]