Where the heck did April go?

April........ it went so quickly but was full of fun. School holidays, Easter, bike riding, babies getting fat, loosing teeth, the list goes on. 


First up we went to visit my parents for Easter. The children just about fell over with excitement when we arrived because my dad had built them as a surprise fort/cubby. It was made mostly out of recycled timber from an unused hut on their property. My dad had mentioned to me that he would do it but I never thought his elaborate plan would actually come true! we are still baffled at how he managed to get up there and construct the thing. Well done Dad we are very impressed. 


The big kid finally learnt how to ride her bike without training wheels! actually I make it sound as though we have been teaching her forever, but in fact we were always too lazy and if we knew it would only take about an hour to learn we would have done it a long time ago. 


On to the baby, well the baby is great, she is still growing and growing and growing. I would be quite happy if she just stopped for a while, she has grown SO much that I've gone through so many clothes that we can't keep up. I'm planning on doing a check in at the clinic so we can see what can be done with her ever expanding tummy! I never thought I would have that problem with a child. You would think I'd be happy with a fat baby after having miss fussy eater but no, I obviously can't be pleased.   


Finally I can't post without mentioning our wonderful friends! last weekend we caught up with my dear sweet lovely friends from Germany. I met Simone almost 4 years ago at a local playgroup and we instantly formed a great friendship. Simone was here in Australia for her husbands work and didn't speak much English, that didn't matter we had her handy translator gadget thing and were able to communicate quite well. Now Simone's English is So good that she can read novels without any problems :) it did make me realise how weird the English language is though........for instance, Traffic Jam, just think about it for a second......... hmmm yep there were many funny moments trying to explain words and phrases.  Anyway a year ago Simone went back to Germany with the kids, it was really sad to see her go but Stefan is still working here so luckily they came back for a holiday and made the trip up from Melbourne last weekend to catch up with their Sydney friends. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will be able to see them again this year!  Thanks Simone and Stefan for driving all the way from Melbourne we loved seeing you all very much xxx 


In case you didn't already know, I've now got a facebook page for my photography. Go to http://www.facebook.com/nicolepearcephotography and click on like :) 

Many faces of Minna

Ok I finally found a few minutes to update the blog with some photos of Minna.

She is changing daily and it's all going too quickly! my baby is now no longer considered a newborn :( she is 3.5 months old and I'm so in love with her.

She is putting on weight really quickly now, 6.2kg of baby and she has the leg rolls to prove it! she is enjoying her sleep time which is great considering the other 2 kiddies were also good sleepers, I thought I would be punished with the 3rd baby but luckily it hasn't happened.

She loves her mummy to bits and loves to talk baby babble all the time. Her face lights up when I get close and have a little chat. Her favourite song is row row row your boat, even if she is getting cranky she will smile when I sing to her. I really don't know why because I think I sound like Fran Fine when I sing eeeek!
Fortunately I've been able to keep breastfeeding which is great, we still need to give her formula as well but it all seems to be working well, she doesn't care what she gets as long as she has a full stomach!

This photo was taken yesterday just when she woke from her afternoon nap:) 

I love this face! she is such a happy baby and I'm thinking big giggles are about to start

Checking out her mobile :)

Her hair is starting to settle down (thankfully!) 

4 Years ago today...

..... I gave birth to my son Leo. Wow it has gone by so quickly, today I had a look through some old photos of him as a baby and I remember thinking back then "I wonder what my boy will be like in a few years time" well fast forward to now and I know. My boy, he loves his family and never wants to be in trouble. He is sensitive and caring. He loves to push his older sisters buttons and he loves to be gentle with his baby sister.
I've noticed him change over the past few months, he is becoming more confident which is great and he is even trying to push some boundaries with me. But they are the joys of having a 4 year old boy. He is my little man and always will be.
I love him to the moon and back.

Opening his birthday presents

A quick game of Putt Putt over the weekend.

Leo loves his bear Mr Tickles formerly knows as Dufus (as the tag states) oh and we can't forget Luigi

With his baby sister

This one is especially for you "Poppy"

Ok so this post must be way overdue, I keep being reminded by my dear father in law that I need to add some more photos. So here they are.

First off we have a few pics of her cute little face, she is changing daily and I'm just trying to absorb my beautiful baby girl as much as I can. Sometimes my face literally hurts from smiling at her. She is simply DIVINE in every way, it never ceases to amaze me how much love you can feel for your own children.

A sneeze action shot. Hehe it makes me laugh out loud :) 

And here is a colour photo because I know my parents prefer a bit of colour :)

As for life with us, all is good, actually NO all is GREAT. Minna loves her sleep YAY!!! just like her brother and sister she loves to be in bed dreaming about her favourite things. Her record for sleep so far is 11 hours straight, yep what a good darling, she knows how to make her mum happy. As for other things she is making all sorts of baby noises, she loves to have deep long conversations. She loves listening to me sing nursery rhymes (I'm sure that will change soon, I was not blessed with a singing voice)

Thanks for checking in and don't be shy, add a comment.....

Oh and here is a macro photo I took the other day, I'm sharing it just because I can :)

2 Months old already!

The last 2 months had be jam packed with all sorts of adventures for us. Wow having 3 kids is not what I thought. In many ways it is easier than 2 but in other ways it is so much more hard work. The easier bit is that the older kids have each other to play with and are not jealous that Mummy is spending so much time with the new baby. The harder things are juggling normal duties like getting one ready for school in the morning while also trying to do a load of washing, do breakfasts, make sure teeth are cleaned and kids are dressed, Lunch is packed and baby is fed and happy! Oh and yes there is myself to attend to also. 

On with some photos.................. 

Sadly she gets that frown from me and the other 2 kids got that gene too. I swear the frown doesn't mean we are unhappy people ;-) 

Day - I have no idea............

So I need to slow this blog down a little, everyday it seems to get harder to find the time. From now on it will be when I've got the chance :) 


Minna is doing well, she is now gaining weight quickly and even has chunky thighs! she is getting more and more active and her favourite thing to so it smile and chat when she is awake.  8 weeks have gone by so quickly, she is now due for her immunisation and Leo is just about due for his too. 


On with the photos, these were taken a few days ago :) 

Oooops a bit late: Day 24; 25; 27; 28

Photos from the last few days minus Australia Day, I was too busy taking it easy at our friends parents house by the pool, water + camera don't mix. 

Day 24 - my parents came down for a couple of days to visit :)  here the kids are doing the obvious..... drawings. 

Day 25 - Someone got their hair cut!!! she wanted a fringe badly and I think it looks quite cute.

Day 27 - Yesterday I had a visit from an old mate Pete, we used to work together many years ago.  The last time we caught up Abby was only a few months old!. This photo was taken with his 50mm Sigma 1.4.(I won't be buying one :P)

Day 28 - Back to School!!!!!! it all went well considering someone was a bit nervous about which teacher she would get. She got a good one :) actually they are all great there so there was no issue.

Day - 23 My Big girl

She really loves having her photo taken, it's good for me too. I not only get to play with the camera but I get to have nice photos of her growing up. 


Oops forgot to take a photo of Scott! oh well it will happen one day. 

Day - 22

Posted a day late. Someone asked me the other day how I get time to do this blog, well I don't really have time that's why the posts are a day late every now and then :) 


Yesterday we tried to give Minna a new hair style, her mohawk is a bit out of control but Scott does think it looks cool. 


Today I'm going to try and get a photo of Scott, as a friend of mine pointed out he isn't in one photo yet, but hey neither am I, but I rather it that way. I'm not promising a photo of Scott but I will try. As for me I'm now on a health kick so when I'm feeling better and looking better you'll get a photo of me. 


On with the photo. Minna having a cuddle with her poppy. 

Day - 21

We took the kids to the Ophthalmologist today for their eye check up. Leo's vision has improved slightly which is great! We also had Abby's eyes checked and were given the all clear, phew! 

Minna is changing so much, I swear I can almost see her eye lashes growing, each day they seem longer and thicker, I'm hoping she takes after Anne (my mother in law) she has the best set of blinkers. Oh and her hair! talk about mohawk we try and flatten it down but is springs right back up, she looks like a little punk rocker. 

Photo/s of the day, Miss Abby, I always find it hard to decide on colour or Black and white so here are bother versions. Her smile isn't 100% Abster true but I didn't have time to get another so it will have to do and hey it's still cute. 

Day 20

Today wasn't my best day, yes the baby did sleep, that wasn't the issue. I took Minna to the clinic for a check up because I was concerned she wasn't putting on enough weight, and well yep I was right, seems that she isn't getting enough milk from me. I put it down to the fact that she isn't attaching properly and is a very sleepy sucker. So it pains me to make the decision to switch to formula when I wanted with all my heart for the breastfeeding to work. I guess on the upside I can now have a glass of red with dinner and start thinking about doing the odd photography job sooner than expected.  Why is it that I'm so hung up on breastfeeding? argh! I wish it worked :(.......


Posted the day after

Day 18 - 19

These photos were taken yesterday. We had a nice quiet day at home, do I dare admit that the kids were still in their PJ's at 1pm?! naughty naughty Mummy! 

Minna has started making baby noises, it is so cute, she is simply adorable when she looks up at me, smiles and tries to talk, sigh :) 

Leo's current favourite thing is his Luigi plush toy, Abby has Mario. They have been playing a lot of wii over the holidays probably too much! I'm going to try and get them outside a bit more from now on. We live near some great parks and bike tracks and I should make use of them, not to mention I could do with the exercise. 

As for today the camera didn't get used. Abby is having a sleep over at a friends house and Leo was in day care, it was nice to have some one on one time with the baby :) 

Click on image if you want to see it bigger. At some point I will attempt to get a better blog site going but for now this will have to do! 

Day - 17

Well last night went better than expected so I'm a happy Mum and today wasn't too shabby either.

Hopefully I'll soon have more time to write more on the blog, for now this will have to do.