6 months old

 Last week marked Lulu's 6 month birthday.

Wow, how time flies.

Here is where our little sweet cheeks is at - 

She has started rolling from back to front, almost immediately after you put her down she rolls over.

She has started solids as of last week - actually the day she turned 6 months!

Lucy just love love loves to be held and snuggled - she adores being kissed and the centre of our attention

She is a quiet and more serious baby so far, she will throw out lots big gummy smiles, but is a little more reserved with her giggles - we really have to work for them.

She is very strong 

She loves the bath and splashes and thrashes about for a good 20 minutes every night - sometimes with her sister and brother in the bath too!

She loves to make sounds and gurgle that sweet baby tune

She sleeps mostly through the night, but is lately waking for her dummy. We are doing the nightly walk through the house to pop the dummy back in 2-3 times a night at the moment.

She will normally sleep 7pm-7am

She loves being read to before bed - part of our bed time ritual.

She loves lying in the playroom watching Holly and Harry.

She is fully formula fed now :( - as of 6 months.

She is much more aware of people and well and truly knows the sound of my voice above a crowd.

She is a gorgeous little placid girl who barely cries and is happy to be carted around where ever we go without a fuss.

We love you SO much Lucy xx

Buon Appetito!

 Lucys very first mouth full of food!

Lulu is eating, but not really all that interested.  She started a week ago and is having one meal a day. We started on rice cereal and have moved onto pumpkin, sweet potato and apple.

I think she will take a bit longer to warm up to the whole eating thing.

Holly and Harry were the first to feed her. They were so excited to feed her, and they did a stella job!

Bathtime

The Vicos come to Melbourne!

 We had been counting down the day until The Vicos came to town - They finally made it! It has been one year since I saw my sister! They stayed with us for a whole week and experienced the chaotic life of 3 kids! It wouldn't surprise me if Filippo has already booked himself in for "the snip" ha ha ha!

We had such a lovely week hanging out, just doing the everyday things - it was perfect. Marley is a little spunk and the kids all had a ball together. We are now counting down the days until "the BIG wedding" in September, where we will see everyone again.

 Harry and his Godparents

A visit from the Hill Family

 Two weeks ago the Hill family travelled down from Brisbane to see us. It has been 5 years (almost 6) since they were here (for our wedding!) We all went down to Rye and stayed in an awesome house (that had every piece of kids and baby equipment you could imagine!). The weather was perfect, the kids got on like a house on fire and the company was second to none. It was so good to finally sit down and relax with Adam and Renee over a bottle of wine.  The kids got on so well that Holly and Sarah were both crying when they had to say goodbye (too cute!). That was two weeks ago and Holly is still asking when we will see them again!
We spent a whole morning in a park on the beach flying kites. It was one of those perfect days that they will remember for ever - days like these are what childhood memories are made of - and one that reminded us how awesome our kids are xx

Meeting William

 A couple of weeks ago Vicki came to visit us all the way from Brisbane ... just for the night. It has been almost a year since we have caught up in person, and we finally got to meet William. William is 6 weeks younger than Lucy and just a bundle of love! 

I feel very honoured to have been asked to be Williams Godmother, which I quickly accepted. He is a little darling and one of the happiest and giggliest babies I have met. I feel very privileged to be able to play a special part in his life. Thanks Vic and Steve - love you guys xx

Mothers day

Mothers day last week saw us racing from one place to another - we settled down for lunch at Mirka for Guys birthday and Mothers day. A great photo of all the kids with Guy.

Seestas night out!!!

Pol, Filippo and Marley joined us for the week last week. Hectic it was - but we wouldn't want it any other way! The kids all had a ball together and really enjoyed watching the dynamics between the three of them. 

We were lucky enough to escape on Thursday night - the 4 of us dined at the Press Club for a truly spectacular mean.

More photos to follow soon xx

Mothers Day at Billanook

Friday morning we (the Mums) were invited (by formal invitation) to Morning Tea at Billanook.  

The teachers and children put on a gourmet spread and then served us our morning tea! Holly came and asked me what I would like to eat, and then she returned with a plate full of sweet morsels.  The kids all then lined up in a row and sang the most beautiful mothers day song to the tune of twinkle twinkle! 

They were then called up one at a time to present us with a bouquet of home (school) made flowers in a pot and a card! A perfect start to the mothers day weekend (and why shouldn't we have a whole weekend!!!?)

*The photo is courtesy of Miss Hollie who sent in with an email last night wishing me a Happy Mothers Day!

And me too!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it or not, but just over 12 months ago, a friend of mine asked if she could use Holly  as a model for a catalogue shoot for her clothing label.  And me too is the brand - the clothes are gorgeous and simple and fit well and wash brilliantly. We weren't allowed to share these photos as the shoot was done 12 months in advance for their summer collection. The photos are now avalable to look at on their website, here is the link if you are interested

www.andmetoo.com.au    - check out the clothes while you are there!

This feisty little pocket rocket is one of the three reason why I LOVE being a Mum.

She is gorgeous, entertaining, and full of personality. She is loyal and loving,

creative and very smart.

I love you Moo - our last year of being home together xx