Our family of Munchikins!

Geez ive been slack AGAIN and not posted in agggggges

So best give an update.

3rd April seen Mum admitted to hospital with pneamonia. I was so worried about her and flew up on the 8th to stay with Dad for a few days and go visit her. After many drugs, scans and tests she was finally discharged on the the 17th.....14 whole days locked inside a hospital not getting much better. She is still off work and making a very slow recovery

Zachery had his 3 month check up and weighed 6.4kg, 63cm long and 41.3cm head. He is such a giggly bub and always smiling. He is also our first THUMB SUCKER

Jasmine is coming leaps and bounds. She is now on full cows milk and eatting every bit of food in sight. She is also talking more.

Chelsea..OMG she is a handful
Miss attitude has been turned on in full swing now and leave lovely bite marks all over poor Jasmine. We have had a break through on bottles...NO MORE......she has given them up completly..now just need to work on the dummy and toilet training

As for Craig and me. On the 18th April we flew up to Kathy and Peters (with the 3 kiddies) for a week. On the 20th we drove down to Mums to visit them for a few days as well.

Craigs work has been very busy, currently doing migrations so he is out alot but its nearly all done

...and me....not alot is happening. Not sleeping very well and constantly have headaches...feel like im falling apart big time

Well what can i say about miss Chelsea other then...i love her to bits!

She is getting very advanced with her speech, forever talking!!!!!

The back chatting isnt so nice however....nor is the smacking (we are always in trouble with her). She bites and pinches alot...

She is going well at day care, has been doing lovely painting and pasting. I love when she brings home her art and craft..its so cute.

How fast time has gone...Chelsea is now 27 months old...before i know it she will be 3!

As most of you know Jasmine was a very different child when it came to solids.
While all other babies of her age were scoffing down solids....Jasmine was still just having her milk.

Around 9 months she turned the corner and began taking to yoghurts and custards....and the one vegetable, potato.

Now at 16 months im soooooo happy to report i have my healthy happy (and to me a new child) solid food eater at last!!!!!

Jasmine is now eating what ever we eat for dinner...most of the time double what Chelsea eats.

She eats biscuits, sandwiches, apples, grapes, chucky food...the lot!

She was 15 months eating nothing but yoghurt and custard.....Fast forward 1 month and totally a different child.

I knew she would have to begin eating food eventually, but wow..im just so proud with how far she has come

She still has 3 bottles a day, but tbh..i dont care....the main thing is she is eating food and loving it!

Next step is teaching her to feed herself....right now she has no interest in it, but i know she will...she just amazes me when things change out of the blue!

Today our little man turns 8 weeks old

Time has flown since his much awaited birth. I cant help but sit here and reflect on the past 8 weeks. How far he has come. How much he has changed. How much love and warmth he brings me each and every day i wake.

So whats he doing now:

Smiling
Talking
Laughing
Trying to turn over

Other important things:

He is now in a size 000, some 0000 clothes fit but not many
He is stil wrapped at night to sleep, but by morning has his hands out
He favours his left side when sleeping
He smiles the most at his early morning feed
He is due for 2 month needles

The other day the owner of Time For A Cuppa forum asked me to be a mod!! Of course i said yes...i love the site and id do anything to keep it going. I want people to join cos its an awesome place

www.timeforacuppa.com

Time For A Cuppa - An awesome forum where you can come and have a chat http://www.timeforacuppa.com/index.php

BellyBelly - Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Forum www.bellybelly.com.au/forums

Arimehs Clothie Bumz - Modern Cloth Nappies ran by the gorgeous Mel http://www.clothiebumz.com.au/

Blink and you might have missed the past 6 weeks!

Master Zachery Liam is now 6 weeks old and time isnt stopping for anyone..especially me who doesnt want her little man to grow up just yet

Not much has been going on. On the weekend we made the trip up to NSW to visit mum and dad, and Renee and the 3 kids came down too...was great seeing them all at once.

Our trip up (and back) wasnt to good though. The story is below:

Thursday night we set off at 10pm to head to NSW for the weekend. The family were yet to meet Zachery and my sister was making a special trip down (4 hours) to Mums to also meet him and catch up with the girls.

So in the car and off we gooooooo...packing was the easy bit....i had enough clothes to last a year i think

We were finally on the other side of the city and Jasmine nodded off (YAY)...and soon after Chelsea and Zachery were out to it as well (triple YAY)

Around 1230am or so Zachery decided he wanted another feed. So we pulled into the nearest service centre and gave him a feed. Jasmine decided she wanted one too.

Went to change Chelsea's nappy and her whole seat was wet...as were her clothes...damn nappy leaked BIG TIME....so had to pull the boot apart to get new clothes for her. Then find blankets to put under her to stop the new clothes getting wet.

Finally by 130am we were on the way yet again!!!!

Driving along we could hear a noise...sounded a bit like the spokes you had as kids on your bikes. So we found a truck stop and had a look. Well then we figured out we had no torch and it was pitch black

So by mobile phone light it was clear the tyre was not in a good way...there was wire (mesh looking stuff) coming out everywhere, the smell was horrible, but it wasnt flat. Figured it would be best if we changed it anyhow. So out comes everything in the boot again to get the spare and the jack.

Jacked up the car to then discover it had a lock nut on it, and when we bought the car the old owner didnt leave the nut thingo to get the bolt off

To top it off i checked Zachery and discovered he had vomitted EVERYWHERE...it was puddled in his seat and all over him....so had to do a whole clothes change for him then!

We had no choice but to drive on to the nearest town and call RACV who then called NRMA to come help. By then it was 3am and we waited for NRMA to arrive.

Zach wanted another feed, so i fed him while the tyre was replaced. By 445am we were back on the road!

Finally arriving at mums a bit after 9am!

Saturday we took the tyre to get replaced to be told we were lucky to have survived driving with the tyre at all. Apparently all the tryes on the car were re-treads and not to safe

So 4 brand new tyres later and $380 gone....the car was safe again!!!

On the way home (Monday) the trip was just as bad minus the tyre dramas....it took forever to get home due to road works, Zacherys continuous need for feeds and the girls just refusing to sleep

So there ya go....my #1 tip is dont travel with kids and make sure you have good tyres

On a side note.....Apart from the trip and and back we had a great time

Craigs mates business is currently raising money to support those who have lost everything in the Victorian bushfires over the weekend.

If you can, please visit http://cove.com.au/bushfireappeal/ to support this great cause

100% of the sales from the limited edition keyrings is going to the appeal. As well as the key rings, 10% of all new webhosting sign ups for the month of February is also going towards the donation.

You also have a chance to win a brand new Mountain bike worth $359

OK so where has the last 3 weeks gone?????????

Zachery has been earth side for 22 days now and ive enjoyed every day of my lil man. He is a true blessing

He he growing well, i can definately notice a growth in his length, but he doesnt seem much heavier, perhaps thats because im so used to picking up the girls, that when i pick him up, he is a feather!

Chelsea and Jasmine have been going to FDC and still loving it, still hate coming home when i pick them up in the afternoon

Last week Kathy came down. I think she had a good time with the kids. Down side was her stay wasnt long enough...LOL

We are planning a trip to NSW sometime this month. Not sure when. We need to get up and visit all Craigs relatives in Newcastle and also my parents, and would be nice to see my sister, but thats a huge trip. 3 towns, 2 toddlers, 1 newborn and a 12+ hour drive just to mums alone.....

Tomorrow we are off to Billy Lids play centre for a meet up with some friends off BellyBelly, the forum i use. Unfortunately it is going to be 43 degrees so not sure if we will make it or not as yet!

Not much else is new......til next time...seeya

Wow....Zachery is now 11 days old already....all the time he took getting here, then me going over due....time has flown!

He is going really well. I made the heart breaking decision to stop breastfeeding on day 7, but that was my choice. I just dont have the time with 2 other small children who need my attention. I cant be glued to the lounge all day feeding Zach. SO we now just express milk and he has 1-2 bottles of EBM a day and he seems to enjoy it. I do too, it means im still giving him something..rather then nothing

Still got a gunky eye, had it since birth. On Saturday night i decided to take him to the doctors. I get there and they wont see him as he isnt on our Medicare card yet, they say i have to pay $53 for him to be seen. I agreed, i wanted his eye checked. Then their EFTPOS machine was down and the bithc said id have to go get cash out then come back. Stuff that, so i came home and have now just been putting breast milk in his eye, seems to be helping a bit.

Chelsea and Jasmine are well. They adore their baby brother. Chelsea is a real little mummy to him. Tells me when he is hungry, needs to go to bed, or if its time to make a bottle for him..

Jasmine gets a little rough sometimes, but its when she gets excited cos Zach has moved or made a noise. She loves his feet too!

Zachery, like his sisters has his own photo gallery which can be found at www.marchant.id.au/zachery

Kathy is due to arrive this Thursday evening and i cant wait!!!!!! Chelsea is excited Gan'ma is coming down too. Gee she is funny...when ever im on the phone to someone (anyone really) she always thinks its Grandma...LOL.

Other then that not much else is new. Have had a few hot days down her in Mexico. I think summer is coming to an end though.

Til next time...seeeeeeya