As of Late

Hi folks! How are we all? 

We are coming along in leaps and bounds over here, but before I go into brag-mode about Oscars sleep routine, I would just like to say a huge WELCOME to our niece Sadie Emma Tabak. Olis brother Tyler and his gorgeous wife Laura, gave birth to the latest addition to the fam in the wee hours of this morning. We can't wait to give her massive squeezes this Christmas, but for now Skype squeezes will have to do! Ive never been an Aunty before so it's all a tad exciting, and it also means Blake and Oscar have their very first cousin which is so cool! 

Now, I'd just like to take a moment here to tell you a tale; about a little boy who would not sleep. This little boy would wriggle and squirm, grunt and cry, and never succumb to the sweetness of sleep. For 8 tortuous weeks he kept this up. Until 8 nights ago when this little boy slept for 12 hours straight. 5pm to 5am without so much as a peep.... (!!!!!!)

That first morning, after his 12 hour stint,  I sat bolt right up in bed after checking the clock & started physically trembling. I thought Oscar was dead.
I held my breath as I crept to his room and gingerly opened the door. All I found was a snug baby, breathing softly, & looking as peaceful as ever.  Phew. Although I was as fresh as a daisy that day, full of promise and endless energy- I still didn't want to believe he would do a 12 hour stint again. I mean really, it's a little abnormal isn't it? What 8 week old infant sleeps twelve freaking hours each night? 
My 8 week old infant does. 
Eight nights in a row, twelve hours straight each night. Ninety six hours of blissful slumber.  

However, I don't expect this to last forever, there is bound to be some kind of spanner in the works soon, but for now....you cannot wipe the smug smile off my face.
I have no idea what changed by the way- I wish I could tell you the secret recipe to sleep, but in all honestly, I didn't change a thing. I think it's just down to him being in his own room and learning to self settle. Either way,I'm bloody stoked!

(By the way I'm so glad I didn't give up breastfeeding like I kept getting told to do- whatever it was clearly wasn't about my milk supply, always trust your instincts eh?)

So our household is all smiles and incredible cuteness at the mo. I took the opportunity to delve into my creative side yesterday, and got some snaps of Oscar in between naps;

I know right? You're thinking how impressive those arm rolls are, well he is a pretty impressive baby. And if I do say so myself, we sure make incredibly good-looking children.  

***OK, just quickly; I've just switched over to a samsung from my beloved iPhone, and I am struggling. Big time. Right now I'm juggling the iPad, laptop, and phone just trying to get this blog post to work! Shit this is frustrating. So if there is awkwardly long spaces or grammatical errors, it isn't me, it is this phone (bad grammar and punctuation is a pet hate of mine)

In other news, I just received an early birthday gift in the form of a gorgeous necklace and set of earrings from my mum & mother-in-law in NZ. Talk about spoilt! They're both so stunning & they both have a touch of kiwiana to remind me of home. Thanks a million guys! *Mum also gave me this new S4, haha thanks Mum! I'm sure I will get used to it soon.

And finally, this was my set up in the lounge as of 5 mins ago.... I even have a glue stick on hand. So 1995. But now B is up so I better put it all away before it gets torn to shreds/ eaten. This wedding planning business is not getting very far very fast. 

  

Spot that bowl of goodness in the middle though?  Lemon mint & parsley couscous (the food so nice you say it twice) with spinach, chicken, corn, and broccoli. Um yum! On the food front I've been uncharacteristically healthy. It's been two weeks since I've had chocolate- two whole weeks!! I hadn't even meant to give it up completely, but I genuinely haven't felt like it- which is very unlike me. Those late night Lindt sessions have just vanished into thin air (excuse the pun). So now that I've accidentally kicked my sweet tooth, my skin is better & my energy is through the roof already, I may just keep this up.

I better run, a certain toddler is tearing the joint apart. On the other end of the spectrum, the newly appointed 'good' child has been peacefully napping since 9am & it's now 2pm.....? Those jabs really knock out the poor buggers don't they :( ugh I hate the process. All for the greater good though... 

Sorry about my spontaneous rambling today, I'm about to throw this stupid phone against the wall. 

Ciao,

Thought  of the day "ffffaaaaarrrrkkkkk you technology"

Gemma