Look at him go!!

I can't believe that in three days he's got it. From a couple of little baby steps to walking right across the room!!

Baby steps!

The little boy has started to take some little steps all by himself!!
We are so excited! A few days ago he took one step by himself and then yesterday he took a few more and today he has been taking little steps all over the place!! At one point he even took about 6 in a row!!!
It's so exciting!! I managed to get a little bit on video and if I ever get some spare time I will get it into a format that I can post here - perhaps on the weekend.
Here's a recent pic of the lovely boy.

Still here....

Yep, still here....just unbelievably busy, work is still crazy and my uni stuff is taking every other bit of time I have left. It's just six weeks or so to go now and I will be finished my Masters....thank goodness....really just want to take it easy and enjoy life for a little bit after my exam. I feel that everything is just so rushed at the moment.
Spence is going great, still cruising along furniture but not quite walking by himself. He's just starting to learn to 'dance' which is cute. I think that we have decided that it's time to get his first haircut. As much as I want to let it grow as it is, it's in his eyes all the time, so has to go. I will be sure to get the before and after shots up here!

Happy 3 Years to us!

It's our three year anniversary today and as I look back I think what amazing things we've done in such a short time.

I am so very lucky to have such amazing things and amazing people in my life. I love our life together and I love our family.

Mummy!

Little Spence seems to have grown so much in the last couple of weeks. His talking is really sounding like real talking, he's even saying a few words, like puppy, baby and mummy! Though he does says them to a range of people and objects....oh well, gotta start somewhere!
He's also working out how to use stuff, he's playing with buttons and gauges and toys with much more proficiency than before. It's so cool to seeing him learning all these new things. He's still not walking by himself yet, but he's pushing his little car along by himself and stands up without holding on much more frequently.
We still haven't had his hair cut yet, I think it looks cute as it is but Kylie has mentioned getting it cut a few times now....not sure why I don't want to get it cut, maybe worried he won't look so cute anymore or he'll look so much older!

The Big C

My dad has cancer. What a horrible sentence to type. The mass in his bladder is being removed tomorrow. He's had a scan on the rest of his body but not sure of the result of that yet. Not sure whether further treatment is required beyond the bladder resection. I'm trying not to worry too much but it's hard not to.

Regarding my other little sickies - Ky and Spence - well they're both good, apart from snotty grotty noses, which we've all had, they are good.

We had a lovely weekend last weekend. I planned a special treat where we dropped Spence off at mum's house and we went into the city and went shopping then checked into our nice hotel apartment, went to the gym and for a swim, went out for a lovely dinner and then went to see Billy Elliot the musical. We then went to the Home Improvements Show on Sunday morning before going back to get Spence from mums. We had an awesome time.

Sickness, day procedure and biopsies.

Little Spence was unwell again last week. Poor little had a snuffly nose and had trouble sleeping because he was all clogged up, so we had about four sleepless nights. He's pretty much better now. He's getting more and more confident standing up without holding onto things and he's even started to walk around pushing his little car all by himself!
Ky had a little operation today but all is good, just a little look around and seems everything is good.
My dad on the other hand has been having some issues and it seems that he has a 'mass' that is being investigated. That's a little scary. It'll be a few weeks though before we find out what the go is.
I've been a stress head for the past 3-4 weeks now. Work is just far too busy and it seems to be all that i am doing day and night. We're off for a few days again tomorrow to the country, but of course i have to work 3 out of the four days we're away, so not much of a holiday for me.....would really like to change something about what I am doing workwise, it's just not worth all the stress....

Spencer's Birthday Party

Well our little boy has turned one! Hard to believe, it's all gone so fast, yet on the other hand, it's difficult to remember what life was like without a little Spence around.
Our little gathering turned out to be quite massive with about 60 people here. It was a stressful run up to the event with a couple of late nights cooking and decorating cupcakes and buying food to feed an army, but we got there. We had a really good time and so did Spence! He was so cute on the day and was really good, not grumpy at all (although, he's not often grumpy anyway). He was passed from person to person and had a great time.
So what's next on the horizon for Spencer...well we're off to Hobart to visit Grandpa Stu and Grandma Sue in a couple of weeks time, they haven't seem him since he was 6 months old. I imagine walking isn't too far off for the little boy either, he stands up alot and sometimes without holding on and he purposefully comes over and grabs our fingers so that we will 'walk' him around. He is copying us when we say words, he can sort of say 'duck' and 'fish' and 'kiss'. Not too sure he knows what they are though. But his first official word is....wait for it.....'atchoo' (as in a sneeze)! Ky and I discussed it and we think that this is his first real word. He even does the head actions!

Earthquake!!

We had an earthquake tonight!!! Well, an 'earth tremor' anyway. I have never felt an earthquake before, it was very strange. We were just sitting here playing a game, Ky and her sister and I and then suddenly there was a big noise and the house started shaking. The whole floor shook and the outside blinds and the pizza tray in the dishrack. It was really weird and we were all just looking at each other trying to work out what was happening. Then Ky says 'It's an earthquake' - which was bizarre because they're not words we say or hear very often here in Melbourne. Must be so scary to live in a place that has real earthquakes because I must say it was even a little scary to experience our little tremor. Just to think the whole ground and house can move like that and you have no control over it....

Big boy goes to daycare!

It was little Spencer's first day at daycare today. I had to go into the office for work so Ky took him in. Probably a good thing because I would have had trouble leaving him! Ky said he just trotted off (crawling) and found a teddy to play with and that was it! When she went to pick him up the daycare staff said that he was lovely and placid and they wished there were more like him (Or perhaps they say that to all the mums??)!
They gave us a little book that tells us what he had eaten, when he slept and what sort of a day he'd had. It said 'Spencer has had a wonderful day!'. Even if they do say so themselves!!
So our big boy now goes to daycare!