First Picnic

Team Copeland headed out to the Botanical Gardens today with the Perry's for the boys' first picnic. Don't think they truly appreciated it -- hmmm -- wonder why?

G-d Love Huggies!

Huggies have a new Pop-Top Dispenser for their wipes now! It means that at 3am when I used to have to root around trying to find the beginning of the wipe, only to pull it out and bring about another 4 with me before it tore off, I can now just grab the top of it poking out like a tissue box and, wham, ONE WIPE!

Yes everyone, it too has dawned on me that the smallest and most random things make my life happy and easier! Perks I guess of having no life outside of Alan and Lachlan! :-P

Back In Hospital!

Alan raging away on my birthday in hospital!

Well, it has been an exhausting few days! Lachlan and I went to QEII to try and get him reattached to the breast for feeding. He was doing pretty well, feeding from the breast with a nipple shield and then taking the rest of his feed in a bottle when he started fussing about being on the breast. The next day, they suggested to take him to hospital as he was changing colour quite dramatically around feeds. Off we went and bam!, admitted to hospital as the paediatrician thought he might have a hole in his heart. Of course, I tried to keep it all together, but when someone tells you that kind of news with your 4 week old child it is pretty hard!

I decided that I would only stress when and if there was something to stress about! The most stressful part of the whole time in hospital was just that! Being in hospital! Yuck! Was interesting to say the least that I spent my 30th birthday in the children's ward of Canberra Hospital!

We had to go to Sydney yesterday to get Lachlan checked out with an Ultrasound. He does have a VERY SMALL hole in his heart but apparently so do 25% of newborns. It will either close up on it's own or stay there. The only real reason to operate on it is if Lachlan wants to scuba dive etc when he is older. So glad it is all over and that he is ok. Life sure does dish up some challenges!

Some exciting news though, Alan and I are going to be Rory's Godparents! Charity and Andrew asked us on the 22nd. We are SO thrilled.

How True Is This? Hmmm???

Your Birthdate: January 21

You're a restless rebel with an unpredictable nature. Bright but unbridled, you tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas. People are frustrated by your great potential, but you love your unconventional life. You're a heartbreaker. People get attached to you, and then you're gone. Your strength: Your thirst for adventure Your weakness: Not taking time for slow pleasures Your power color: Hot pink Your power symbol: Figure eight Your power month: March

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

WHAT HAPPENED IN 1977???

In 1977 (the year you were born)

Jimmy Carter becomes president of the US Most of the 10,000 Vietnam War draft evaders are pardoned by President Carter Elvis Presley dies in his Graceland bathroom Anwar Sadat flies to Jerusalem in a dramatic gesture of willingness to discuss peace Orlando Bloom, Shakira, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liv Tyler, and Ludacris are born New York Yankees win the World Series Oakland Raiders win Superbowl XI Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Swedish music group ABBA passes The Beatles as having most records sold Star Wars is the top grossing film The Shining by Stephen King is published "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone spends the most time at the top of the US charts Three's Company premieres

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

I'M 30

WHAT? Yes! Unbelievable right? I know you are all thinking, "I swear she is only 17!" Yes, you would be correct in the looks (sic) department and my mental age, but the time is here and BANG, suddenly I am 30!

I'm not entirely sure how it happened. A year slipped by while I was 21 and then another and another and another and apparently it is 2007. HOLY COW!

Can I crawl up into a ball yet and cry? Tell me when.

Rory Dare Underwood Arrives!

Charity and Andrew had their second child today! She is SUCH a Wonder Woman! Rory arrived just before lunch and she was home about 3pm or something crazy! Such an inspiration!

The Bris Boy

We went up to Sydney the other day for Lachlan's circumcision. Of course, the Dr (ex Mohel) just did it in a matter of seconds. Daddy and I sat outside in the waiting room because there was NO way in hell that we were watching it. Grandma went in to supervise the proceedure for us.

He is the 'shortened' little guy with his Grandpa. Do you think he is thinking up some kind of revenge on us. Man, I can't believe how tiny he is. I just look at him and think "for something so small, you sure did hurt on the way out!!!"

New Years Eve - 2006

Last year Alan and I went away with Richard and Tracy to the Hunter Valley for three days over NYE and we had the BEST time. There was no emphasis on watching the clock and it was only that fact that I went to the toilet about 1:00am and returned saying "Um, does anyone else realise it is the first of January now?" A quick kiss for everyone and then we prompty returned to playing Cranium. This year Richard, Tracy AND new arrival Huon were in Canada visiting Tracy's family (actually, I think they were either on a plane or in an airport lounge when the clock ticked over to midnight) so Alan and I spent it at home with Lachlan on our own.

It was shaping up to be a nice NYE for the first time as a family until the element in the oven blew while I was cooking dinner. Horror struck both our faces when we realised that Lachlan's bottles were all due for sterilising. How would we boil them? Aaaargh! Alan raced off to purchase a steriliser before the chemist closed. Phew, even if we had to eat pizza, Lachlan would still be able to have his Mummy-Milk in a bottle.

About 8pm, thunder rolled in and the rain started coming down. I suddenly had the worst feeling about our garage. Since returning from Indonesia, I've unpacked as little as possible so when we move into our new home it would not be so much packing for us. We raced out there and water was starting to pour in and almost reaching the boxes. Alan and I spent the next hour throwing boxes onto the top of the car and then racing them through the hail and rain inside. We were completely drenched by the time we fixed everything up! Lachlan of course, slept peacefully throughout the whole storm!

Perhaps not the best NYE, but certainly the most memorable one!