remember this…

Posted on February 26, 2010

a little quote from the lovely notebook doodles….

rockstar baby

Posted on February 7, 2010

Some gorgeous friends gave Milla a little set of pink angel wings on a metallic-like singlet. I LOVE it.  Matched up with her spiky hair – she’s a little rockstar!

She is 7 weeks tomorrow.  Time is flying.  She is sleeping around 6-8 hours a night – so I am starting to feel vaguely normal when I wake up.  that normal feeling lasts around….. umm….. 5 minutes – until I get going and realise I have to feed, dress, beautify, clean, neaten, brush, love, cuddle and kiss a small army out the door by 8:20am.  No mean feat!  Unfortunately my little tribe have not started to salute me as yet.  I am working on it!

As far as milestones go – I have no idea if Milla is hitting any.  She is a champion burper – if she doesn’t burp – she’ll let me know about it by letting out blood-curdling yells until she is vertical in my arms, at which point she lets out a belch that would put her father to shame – after which she will happily go back to sleep. She has smiled a few times – not too often – I think she saves them for when Wilbur wiggles his head from side to side with a massive grin on his face for her!

poto mummy?

Posted on February 5, 2010

OK – so what does a two year-old Billy Ray Cyrus look-a-like do when her two big sisters go to school?  “Poto Mummy poto?”  Murph is a little lost without her big sisters – although she seems to be enjoying the mummy-time.  She is definitely not missing the incessant pulling, poking and prodding that she generally has to deal with from the big M’s though!

She love to get my Canon 350D, sling it around her neck, and take ‘poto Mummy poto’!  lenses are not necessary for her – neither is holding the camera the right way and looking through the viewfinder.  Such a talent!

the bellowing rhinocerous

Posted on February 4, 2010

Looks can be deceiving.  The photo above depicts two happy girls about to start school for the year.  One of the girls is perfectly happy to go to school.  The other is perfectly happy to go to school – but not so happy when she realises that Mum and Dad don’t stay.  I swear the sounds that came from Mackenzie were akin to those a rhinocerous makes when it bellows.  I honestly thought the RSPCA was going to arrive in the school ground.  It was an impressive noise.  The happy little face was no longer recognisable as Mackenzie.  it was all open mouth and tonsil.  My poor child.  I did not cry.  I was too busy standing outside the door fending off the animal catchers that were surely coming.  Wilbur on the other hand – was attatched to Mackenzie’s arms – via his leg.  She was not letting go.  Not for anyone.  It took two teachers to prise her away – and then at least 15 minutes for her to calm down.  We could still hear the bellowing as we walked down the hall and around the corner to the staffroom for much needed scones, jam and cream.  Then apparently – she was fine.  Back to normal Mackenzie.

We had some reservations about sending the Mackenzinator to school Will she be ready?  Will she cope?  Will the school cope?  Kenz has a dicky ticker (aka – dodgy heart).  She has high blood pressure, and a few little cardiac anomalities – all of which contribute to her inability to keep cool, and her inability to ‘keep up’.  She gets incredibly hot (especially since it is the height of summer) – even when she isn’t doing anything much – so when she does exert herself – ie – bellow like a rhino- she heats up quicky. No doubt this was on her teachers’ mind on Monday morning, as they tried to stem the bellow (whci may have been mistaken for a rhinocerous’ mating call – who knows!).  I came home and burst into tears – petrified that we had sent her to school too early.  She turned 5 in October – so technically she IS old enough – but really – she is similar to a four year old in so many ways.  I may not be giving her enough credit – she may surprise us all.  We just haven’t found where her strengths lie yet – maybe a zoologist / rhino whisperer in the making!