my new hair do!

I finally plucked up the courage to have it all cut off! It's been a long time since I have had my hair this short!

nixter gets so much satisfaction when....

....she gets the big boogers out of her sons nose and he can breath more easily!! Bring on the Boogers!

shopping online baby!!!

I am going to attempt the shopping online this week. This saves me having to try and lug a 7kg baby around the shopping centre in the Baby Bjorn - when you are on your own it's a bit hard to push a pram and a trolley at the same time*. I have done the shopping once on my own and it was ok but I like to do a weekly shop as I don't want to go back and forth to the shops during the week, and by the time you get there, do the shopping with baby attached, get the shopping home, get baby upstairs into the unit, followed by 8 bags of shopping, then try putting the shopping away while 'A' is almost due for a feed = too hard at the moment! It's ok when SP comes with me but doing it online means we can enjoy the weekends together without having to do chores like shopping! Here are what I think are going to be some of the potential pros and cons of online shopping:

pros of online shopping

• You get it delivered! Beauty!
• You can browse online and find the best deals.
• You aren't as tempted to pick up additional things that you don't really need.
  
• You get a running total of your bill - which is good for budgeting.
• I think they keep your previous shopping list which helps with the regular items that you purchase each week - makes life easier (at least I think this is what happens?!?!)
  

cons of online shopping

• If you forget something you have to make an additional trip to the shops (unless you can do without it for another week).
• You pay approx $9 for delivery. (that's not too bad really)
  
• It means I am going to have to do the fruit and veg shopping separately (Coles and Woolies fruit and veg are expensive and not as good as you get from the fruit and veg shops). I am hoping to find an online fruit and veg home delivery website - if you know any good ones let me know!
• Sometimes if you forget to write something on your list (if you use lists) when you are actually at the supermarket certain aisles can prompt you to remember that you needed something!
  

I have had some good reports that online shopping is a great way to shop and you can also save some money.

When 'A' is a little bigger it will be easier to take him, especially when he can sit in the seats but for now, especially with the the rain at the moment and winter coming up - I think shopping from the warmth of my computer at home will be awesome!

I will let you know if it's as good as I think it is going to be!

* No people I have not tried this!!!!!!!

Our little man telling a story!

i photo-boothed my son!

and just to prove he is really a cute little boy - here is a normal one of him with his Mamma!

bullets

• been busy
• more blood tests
• tests have varied considerably over the last 2 weeks
• going to endocrinologist tomorrow for more news
• looks like it's Hashimoto's disease (NOT a Japanese restaurant apparently )
• doc not even sure if I will need meds but will find out tomorrow
• feeling ok about it as I know it can be managed
• miss my family
• wish I had them around to help, to visit or to just talk too
• feel like we are doing it alone
• being a mamma is wonderful but it can be lonely
• managed to do the house work by myself last week
• managed to do the weekly food shop yesterday
• had 'A' in the baby bjorn
• shopping not as easy as it used to be
• might get SP to keep helping me until 'A' can sit in the trolley seat
• have a new respect for women with more than one child
• 'A' is 12 weeks this Thurs
• he has slept 11 hours the last two nights
• up until then he had been sleeping 9-10 hours
• feel like a very lucky mamma
• day sleeping not going so well unless I am rocking or walking
• although he is asleep now
• trying to keep him up a bit longer between feeds to see if that works
  
• I guess you can't have it all!
• he is now 6.5kgs (14lb 3oz)
• he looks more like a 6 month old
• went to visit SP's family in Canberra
• we have a new nephew called Jamal David
• he is cute
• my little man slept all 3 1/2 hours on the drive down there
• but didn't sleep all the way back
• got a bit grumpy about an hour out of Sydney but we made it home in one piece
• I was a bit sad cause I knew he was hungry but there was nowhere to stop
• but I don't think he was going to waste away
• he is now down to 5 feeds a day - yippee
• reading 'Changing Your World One Diaper (nappy ) at a Time!
• L.O.V.I.N.G it
• so relevant
• better reading it the second time after actually having a baby
• I think I might be quoted in it - unless that was some other chick who lives in Australia and has family in England?
• I love that I know so many of the girls who are in the book.
  
• that Marla chick sure knows what she is talking about
• blogging still sporadic and still haven't been able to catch up on all your blogs
• maybe if 'A' sleeps better in the day I will have time until then I will be thinking of you all
• hope you all have a great day

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