Wedding Pics

Hi All,

Will do written updates soon I promise!!

I will do more soon :-))

Love to All

Cara xo

Car's gone, Stuff's gone . . nearly time for us to be gone

Hi All,

As the title says, the car is gone

and the boxes are gone! (plus a wardrobe and Pram).

I am now starting to get excited, happy, sad, nervous . . .a whole range of emotions!

Excited: because this is a new start, a new adventure, something I have been wanting to do for a long time and is long over due though I could not have imagined having Jasper anywhere else but Perth surrounded by my amazing supportive friends and family.

Happy: with myself, happy with life and ready to get out there and get started on the next chapter of life.

Sad: saying goodbye to family and friends and places which are so familiar to me. I know I often say it but I am truely blessed to have amazing family and friends with out whom I would not be the person I am today. They are there for myself and now Jasper, through the good and the bad times. I have people I know that I could pick up the phone and they would come over in an instant, I have others I can ring if I just need to off load and go through things in my head, I have people who are always up for an outings, others who allow me to drag them to what ever I feel like doing.
Basically I am leaving behind people who just get me, and accept me worts and all. People who have played a part in Jaspers life from the very begining and I am truely going to miss them so much! (okay getting tears as I type this)
I know though that in the modern age we live I am only a phone call, picture msg, facebook, skype, msn, blog, video call away . . .and 5 hour plane ride :-P~~
(I have people booked in for visits already and I can't wait for all of you to come over and let me show you my new state and home)

Nervous: as with any new begining or step into the unknown I have that nervousness of will it be a good move for myself and my son. Will we find new friends, find a job ( I have an interview when I am over setting up the house), how long will it take to find my way around, will the new daycare by anywhere near as good as the one here, how long will it take to start feeling like our "new home", will I be okay with Jasper on my own with no one else around . . .

So as you can see I have a whole range of emotions and things going around inside my head and heart, however I can say with out a doubt that I know this is the right thing and the best thing for us at this stage in life. Its time to head out and explore some more of what's out there.

Love to All
Cara xo

Car goes today!

Hi All,

D day is fast approaching!!
I drop my car off today to be trucked across country to Brisbane, which should mean its there for me when T and I get over there on the 26th.

I am starting to get a little stressed with packing and what is coming and whats staying etc . .

Its all becoming so real as I start saying goodbye to friends and getting well wishes through! I do truely know it will be great for us, it doesn't make it less sad saying goodbye to family & friends.
I know too that we will be back for visits lots I am sure, and I have friends planning to come over and see us :-))

My Mum is now coming up to Perth to watch Jasper for most of the time I am away setting up the house with T, this way he can stay in daycare for the week and Mum gets some time to visit friends and relax. It also means I don't have to take Jasper for his last day of daycare something I am dreading doing as I know it will be an emotional goodbye . . I know I will get sad saying goodbye to them on the last day I pick him up too.

We have had a busy few weeks with social catch ups both with Family and Friends :-))
The Saturday just past was Fairday which marks the start of the Pride Festival in Perth, we had a great day out in the sun catching up with friends and saying some goodbyes. It actually went better then I expected :-))

It is also making me very reflective, this is to be expected I guess when one is going through belongings and saying goodbye to a chapter of our lives. Any readers who can relate?

Jasper continues to thrive . . .though being slightly sooky!! He has had a few of the bigger teeth coming through so as you can imagine lots of pain and crying.
He is starting to transition up to the bigger room at daycare, he is so small compared to the others in there . .I hope the donor height gene's kicks in soon!!

Work is very slow as they have hired a replacement for me already and I have been instructed to get people to contact her, this means I get time to blog :-P~~

Love to All
Cara xo

Deal or No Deal Video

Hi All,

Clearly I watch too much Deal or No Deal . . .but its very cute to watch him do it, I didn't manage to catch him doing the actions for deal, next time.

Thanks for watching and I will do a post with real words and updates soon!!

Love to All
Cara xo

Cute Jasper Video (playing with the Doggy)

Hi All,

We went to visit Auntie Rob this weekend (Auntie Caz was away) who has two doggies, Jasper really likes dogs and is pretty comfortable with them.
They played like this for close to half an hour I think!

Love to All
Cara xo

Thoughts and Updates

Hi All,

I am typing this in a sleep deprived state with a puffy face, so if there are spelling errors and gramatical errors . . .don't bother telling me!! :-P~~

Sleep deprived because Jasper woke every two hours or so last night to cry for a bit then fall back asleep . . .at times I do wish our bedrooms were at oposite ends of the house!
Puffy face is from some treatment I am having done on my face for Rosacea . . think hot elastic band flicking on your skin constantly and that describes the treatment OWWEEE!

On a much happier note, the lease is all signed, the bond paid and the bond form lodged for my new house. The car is booked on a truck to leave a few weeks before I go over the first time, so that T and I can use it for furniture shopping etc.
The boxes are booked on a different truck to leave a week after the car so that they will hopefully arrive so that we can unpack them and get it all done before I go back for good with Jasper.

Life has been busy but not too hectic, which is nice. The weekend just past was Jaspers scheduled Auntie T sleep over, which meant I got to lay in bed and read on my new kindle Sunday morning before going out for lunch with my oldest friend JL.
Now JL isn't my oldest friend as in her age, we have infact been friends since we were 8 years old!! It occured to me as I drove to meet her for lunch that we have been friends for about 21 years, isn't that CRAZY.
I also had a lovely meal out with my sister in law and we went and saw the new Drew Barrymore movie Going the distance on Friday night. Lunch on Sat Jasper and I met another friend for lunch in Freo before allowing Jasper to run around what I think must be his fav playground The Esplanade in Freo.
Dinner Sat night I had cooked for me by another friend before we watched a dvd . .
I am so blessed with amazing friends and family (I know I constantly say this however it is just so true!!)

I did also have time to do some house organising and premoving culling, including packing up all of my books to give away to various friends and family, as I have decided apart from my small collection of Amish Fiction books and my Harry Potter books the rest can go! Otherwise I either have to pay to store them or pay to send them over . . .and as I don't know where I will be heading after my year is up at the house in Albany Creek I don't want to have excess stuff.

Cool Swing!                                         New Converse shoes: Auntie T         Showing some leg!

I have my Mum coming to stay with us for 3 nights over the weekend which I am looking forward too, its nice to see her get some time to relax and spend time with her children and her grandchildren :-))

Fathers Day I had Dad stay with us and got everyone together for a Fathers Day BBQ breakfast which was really nice too and for some reason I didn't get any pictures? Probably because people tend to groan when you get a camera out . . .

Before I go I must thank AG who gave me Jaspers completed 1st Birthday party dvd, it was nice to watch and is something that I will treasure THANK YOU!!

Love to All
Cara xo

Papers Papers everywhere

Hi All,

As the title suggests I have been buried in paperwork and am slowly getting out from under it!!

At one stage I was dealing with stuff for the new house, new daycare, sorting out my phone, dealing with the Bank and had Jasper at home with Foot and Mouth!!

Things however are looking up and looking less stressful this week :-))

Jasper is fully recovered from his Foot and Mouth virus, luckily he only had it very mildly and it didn't really effect him much except that he was contagious so couldn't go to daycare . . .I had to get someone in to watch him at home plus Mum & Dad watched him for one day as I couldn't afford to take time off work.
He is such a happy social little boy and is happiest when we are out and about where he can smile and grin at people.
Walking is proving hazardous he constantly seems to have a bruise or scratch on his face and at the moment has about 3 bruises!!

Things are moving forward with our move, should get the contract for the new house through soon. I have booked all our flights etc including Auntie T's and mine for the end of October when we go over to set up the house while Mum kindly watches Jasper for the week for me :-))

I am getting frustrated however trying to work out the timing of things arriving, like I need to send the car over by truck and then the furniture. They have to go with different companies and it appears that no company can actually tell you exact time frames which makes it hard for me to organise things . . .

We have been doing fun stuff too lots of meals out and fun in the sun last weekend when we experienced spring conditions slightly before the official start of spring.
I am constantly thankful for the amazing family and friends that I have in my life, including new friends that I am making. Hopefully lots of them will come to visit in our year away, at last count I have at least 3 friends who have said they are coming over for sure to visit, including one I NEVER thought would say Yes!!

Just showing some of those facial injuries!

Love to All

Cara xo

PS. I am off to run more errands including visiting a bank and picking up a new cell/mobile!

Picture update (post QLD holiday)

Hi All,

What a busy few weeks it has been, we had a nice if not slightly hectic trip to QLD. Then arrived home for a weekend of bday celebrating!

Jasper sleeping on the way home in his own seat.

Runnning around and away from me!

Playing peek-a-boo with the menu at Pancake house

Lunch out with Auntie Amanda our first day away

They had a cool indoor play area in a shopping centre.

Playing in Byron Bay

There were others to play with

Being cute with the girls already!!

Love to All

Cara xo

Walking Video as promised

Hi All,

Jasper is deff getting the hang of this walking thing, and can now get himself up and to his feet rather then having to pull himself up on things!

I feel so proud watching him walk, I am deff one of the Mothers that feels happy for him that he is gaining some independance rather then sad because he is growing up!

Hope you enjoyed the movie

Love to All
Cara xo

7 sleeps! One week! 4 working days

Hi All,

Until I/we are on a weeks holiday YAY!!


I am really looking forward to having some time away and checking out what will be our new State and potential new house/suburb.

The weather looks as though its going to be similar to here just a little warmer in the evenings.

Accommodation is all booked, rental car with child car seat is booked, catch up with the one person I know in QLD is booked in . . . .NOW to do some research for some other fun holiday stuff!

The QLD version of the Royal Show is on while we are there so I might check that out, I won’t be able to do rides etc as I will have Jasper but I can still check out exhibitions etc. .

I am currently in contact with someone I used to work with who is helping me do some research and learning so that I can hopefully move into a different area of work, so fingers crossed I am a quick study. This is for when I am job searching after the move.

Jasper has been pretty grumpy and emo . . .I think its because he has another tooth/teeth coming through, its very frustrating cause I am beginning to feel as though all he does is cry for seemingly no reason!!

He does still have very cute and happy moments I think it’s just more challenging for me at the moment because I seem to permanently feel exhausted!! I went and had my iron and B12 levels checked yesterday and should get the results in a few days, I am thinking its time for a top up on one or both of those. (B12 will be an injection and Iron is an infusion (they drip it into my veins) )

Still waiting for my last group certificate to come through so that I can do my tax and I will be putting in another call today because I got told last week that they were done and should be coming out . . .and still NOTHING GGGRRRRR!

Less then a mth and I am 29 WOW!

Love to All
Cara xo

13mths and counting

Hi All,

Jasper is 13mths old today and I think I can say that he is WALKING!!! (not all the time but he can walk for maybe 10-20 steps on his own)


For those that haven’t seen the video on my facebook page I will try and get a better one over the weekend to put on here :-))

I am the Mum of an over one year old, that’s just CRAZY!!

His fav word is still Ta and he says it with meaning, so when he wants stuff he will point to it and say Ta, pretty smart little man. He can recognise what other words mean like when I say its bath time he’ll head to the bathroom and if we say breakfast etc . .

He still gets emo in the evenings with other people if he is really tired . . .and not just with other people but with me too if he is really tired, just what you want at the end of the day!!
 
Food well just wave some in his way and he wants it :-))
 
We have a play date this Sunday with Auntie Jenny and Nyah to go to the indoor playground up near me which I have started going to atleast once a weekend, its lots of fun and Jasper really enjoys it . . unfortunately you can't take pictures in there so you'll just have to try and picture his smiling face playing in the ball pit and climbing up everything!!
 
13 more sleeps and we are on holidays YAY :-))))
 
Love to All
Cara xo

Holiday / Research trip

Hi All,

Jasper is going to have his second plane trip early next month, I have booked us a trip over to QLD to check it all out and have a look at some daycare centres etc . .


There actually is a house that I think might be perfect for us, we will go and see  it when we are there, it’s in a suburb not too far from Brisbane CBD and has recently been renovated. The owners are going overseas for a year at the end of October which is perfect cause that is when I am heading over and wanted to give it at least 12mths over in QLD to see if it’s for us or not.

If that house is as awesome in real life as it is in the pics and descriptions I have had from the owner then Jasper and I will have lots of time to holiday and relax because that cuts out my suburb research I was going to do when I first booked the tickets. Instead I will check out the daycares and get my name down and I think just do some relaxing . . .find some fun stuff Jasper and I can do together.

The first night I am staying at a hotel near the airport but the other 5 nights I am booked in a 1 bed apartment that I got really cheap on the Gold Coast. The only thing I haven’t done yet is book my car rental. .. .

It’s been a bit of a headache with deciding what to do with my furniture and belongings (for the actual move in October/November) however I think I may have come up with the solution but I won’t finalise it all until I have come back from QLD next mth :-))

I am looking forward to having a week off work and some warmer weather!!

Love to All
Cara xo

Jasper and Chloe before she left daycare

Jasper and Kable unwrapping at his bday party!

Decisions Decisions Oh So Many

Hi All,

As the title says Decisions and too many of them!! Don’t get me wrong though I am thankful that I have a great life and live in an awesome time and place that I have choices.


That said . . . my head is spinning!

I had my head and heart set on the Gold Coast as a place to settle in Queensland, I just love the atmosphere and location, beach’s etc . .

Then I decided to google again the commute time to work in Brisbane and also chatted to someone that has moved from there to here just recently . . .lets just say I don’t have enough time in my life to spend 3hrs a day getting to and from work!! It would mean I would basically drop Jasper off go to work, pick him up then put him to bed . . .NOT the lifestyle I am wanting.

Some may be asking why working in Brisbane, basically the answer is that there aren’t too many jobs in the gold coast in my industry, and I don’t want to take a step backwards work wise at this time of life, not when I will soon be paying for schooling costs.

So this has led me to think that perhaps living in Brisbane would be better, of course it will have to be the right location and the right cost . . .so that I can go to the gold coast on weekends and stay over etc . .

NOW let’s talk about the cost of transporting your goods and car across country FAR OUT! I have had a few quotes so far and neither is particularly cheaper then the other even backloading which everyone says is supposed to be cheaper??!!!

This means I am now thinking wether its worth taking it all over or wether to leave it in storage here for say a year then decide if I am staying over there or coming back. That means though that I need to get a fully furnished rental or buy really cheap furniture when I get over there and just a minimal amount

Arrrgghhhh that’s just a small snippet of all the things running through my head!

Anyone out there reading with some advise I can use???

Love to All
Cara xo

Biding Time

Hi All,

Now I have made the decision to go to the Gold Coast I feel like I just want it to be time to go. Its not that I dislike it here in Perth or that I won’t miss my family and friends very much its just that I feel like I am treading water waiting for it to be D day.


Does that make sense to people?

I have lots of things to do before I leave including organizing movers, narrowing down suburbs, researching childcares, sorting stuff to go into storage (not going to take all my books and childhood things) etc…

D day actually doesn’t have a date yet cause there are lots of factors that make that up however I hope to know be the end of this mth fingers crossed!

On the home front things are good, Jasper is continuing to grow and get stronger on his feet . .still no walking yet. He was very much enjoying some fresh pretzel that I gave him yesterday and still eats heaps of anything with rice, I swear if they didn’t know me so well at daycare they would have me up on starving charges . . .Jasper has had 3 bowls of lunch a few times this week!

Our daycare is something that I will very much miss when we leave . . . I am lucky that the first daycare I got him into is the best. The facility is nice and new and bright and fresh, the staff are just awesome, I think it does help too that I take the time to talk to them and find out how he is going. I don’t just dump and run or pick up and run . . .quite often I will sit down on the floor and have a chat when I go to pick him up.

Jasper went to his first 4th of July thing on the weekend, unfortunately we got there a little too late to get the good food and things they had on sale . . .I don’t think they expected it to be as popular as it was.

I am considering a few days break somewhere maybe next mth, however will wait till I do my tax and until I decide on a Gold Coast departure date.

Love to All

Cara xo

Move over Canda, Gold Coast here we come!!

Hi All,

As you can see from the title and also from my facebook status I have finally made my decision . . .well actually Jaspers Paed made my decision.

I got Jaspers blood test results back and the Dr called to go through them with me, everything showed up as fine his iron, white blood cell count etc. However his Allergy test was slightly higher then it should be, which at this stage of his young life just means that he has an allergy . . .no idea to what yet but its nothing really bad or else he wouldn't be as happy and healthy as he is.
The slight allergy with the Laryngomalacia coupled with cold weather wouldn't make for a very happy healthy environment for my little man so the warm sunny weather here we come!

Of course there were a few other factors like money for medical expenses in a foreign country etc which came into it too :-))

This means I have tickets to cancel, accomodation to cancel and removelist quotes to get. I don't see the point of putting things into storage and paying for that I may as well just send it all over with us including my car.

Stay tuned for suburb research, housing research etc.

Anyone with cross country moving advice please leave me comments or anyone else who just wants to comment on this please do :-))

Love to All
Cara xo

3rd Celebration was fun

Hi All,

Jaspers 1st Birthday celebrations are officially over :-((

We had a awesome time at the party on Sunday, some yummy food made mostly by Auntie Mel with Sausage rolls made by Auntie Ash. I of course made some sweet food, Choc crackles and lemon cupcakes.

Unfortunately I forgot to give someone camera duty and hence we now only have a few pics, BUT I did borrow a video camera so we did get some fun footage and I am looking forward to viewing it in a few weeks :-))

We nearly didn't have the helium balloons, I only remembered late Saturday afternoon that I had to pick them up from Spotlight!

Jasper was completely spoilt rotten by everyone, he recieved some really cool books and very cute clothes Oh and a noisey but fun toy from Auntie Libby.
(His bookshelf is filling up which is nice and I will work out a time of the day thats best to read to him soon)

He constantly astonishes me with how much he eats but still manages to stay under the average line on the little graph thing they give you when they are born . . .hmm I wonder when exactly that gets updates over the years . .
When we went to the Paed last week he got weighed and was 9.76kgs.

Yesterday I took him back to get his blood test done, hoping this time that they would find the vein and they did YAY so I should get those results in a few days.

My head was starting to get a bit overwhelmed in deciding Canada or the Gold Coast . . .and I have still not made a decision, I am waiting for the blood tests and then may wait until I have done my tax as this will allow me to have a better idea how much money I will have by November.
The financial year ends tomorrow, then I have to wait for all the group certificates and statements from Health funds, Government etc . .before I can actually do my tax.
So it may be awhile before I make a complete decision regarding our place of living for later this year.

On a lighter note, I think it won't be too long till Jasper is walking . . .he is getting much stronger on his legs and just wants to walk everywhere.

Love to All

Cara xo

We have a diagnosis

Hi All,

All of you that have met Jasper will know that he is a slightly noisy breather (which in medical speak is called stridor) and has what sounds like a chesty cough. Yesterday I found the answer as to why he is like this.

Jasper has whats called "laryngomalacia" or 'floppy larynx syndrome'. Bascially, he was born with a slightly deformed larynx, which effectively narrows his windpipe resulting in whistly breathing. Its a benign (harmless) condition that he will grow out of by the time he is 2yrs old when the whole throat area stiffens up with cartlidge and no longer is floppy (until then he has to sound like darth vardor). The cough is as a result of the build up of mucus at the larynx, so he must constantly clear his throat. More details here... http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-laryngomalacia.htm

On further reading I discovered that alot of babies with this condition tend to have gruff voices (due to the mucus and slight swelling from clearing the throat)
. The Paedeatrician gave him a clean bill of health (apart from the larygomalacia that is).

The only problem he might have is that he might be more heavily affected by a common cold than most other babies, and I have already found that to be the case over the past winter. Also with teething and the build up of more saliva this will cause more coughing SO hey I wasn't so wrong when I put his cough down to teething as well.

Anyway I just thought I'd update you all. Its quite amusing that such a little problem has such a big complicated name, and at least you no longer have to think I am letting him die of pneumonia everytime you see him.

If anyone reading has any stories about this condition please leave me a comment.

Love to All
Cara :-))

PS. Yes this may change my descision to move to Canada . . .might be the warm weather of the Gold Coast that wins out instead.
Jasper is having some blood tests done too so I will make a more informed decision after I get those back. xo

A Letter to Jasper on his First Birthday

Dear Jasper,


Your first Birthday has been and gone and wow the time has flown.

I have watched you change from a tiny little wriggling baby to a little boy who can move around and is always ready to smile and giggle. You find such joy in the small things like a person at the shops smiling at you or watching Mummy do a silly dance move.

You enjoy most foods but are not particularly into strong tasting things like capsicum, garlic or onion. Also we are working on getting you to eat more fruit! Your favorite food is Rice, you don’t care if its plain or in a risotto or fried just as long as its rice :-))

I think its very easy to say your favorite things are balloons! Mummy got you some helium balloons for your birthday for you to take and play with at daycare with your friends, though your best friend at daycare Chloe is leaving soon which will be sad. However I have no doubt you will be finding a new best friend soon there.

You enjoy being out and about and around people. When we are out at a restaurant you will sit in your high chair and just watch people go by (that’s in between bites of Mummy’s food!) It's like that when you are in your pram too. We go to Coles most afternoons after I pick you up so that you can sit in the trolley and smile at all the shoppers, you like to try and hold everything that Mummy gets off the shelves even if it’s really, really cold.

Teeth are your biggest owwee at the moment, you have 4 teeth at the moment your two top ones and your two bottom ones. However I think you have one of your eye teeth cutting through at the moment.

You're crawling around everywhere at a very high speed, and also pulling yourself up to your feet on everything then cruising around. You can’t quite walk on your own yet but I have no doubt that you will be in the next month or so cause you are getting stronger and stronger on your feet everyday and your balance is improving.

You are so cute and Mummy is very blessed to have you in her life so are the rest of your relatives and Mummy's friends. We have Uncle Kurt and Auntie Ash living with us at the moment and you are getting more used to having them there everyday that you are even going looking for them around the house now if they walk out of the room.

Your Auntie T is still your favorite Auntie (well she tells you that all the time) and you have sleepovers at her house once a mouth. She can’t wait for you to sleep a little later though then 6am :-)) Auntie T spoils you lots you’re a very lucky little boy to have her as your God/Earth Mother.

Nan also spoils you and she has looked after you a few times too when Mummy has had to work, she can’t wait until you are old enough to go on the horses with her, you have hugged one of her horses Shamrock. Actually you could start your riding on Missy her dalmation doggie then move on to Harley her great dane doggie! Pa I think is waiting till you start playing footy (Aussie Rules of course, don’t let your Auntie Liz ever teach you that soccer is football or footy!) and can tinker with cars.

Grandma Gail is your most regular babysitter and has the most number of cool toys!! You were a very lucky little boy and came on holiday with her and Mummy when you were only 10 mths old to Bali. We had such fun together all of us, you enjoyed playing in the pool and getting us to push you under the water fountain. Of course you got to eat your favorite food there every day RICE!

Auntie Jan is your photographer and part time baby sitter, she made sure you crawled properly and is getting you ready to be in her Kindy Class in a few years.

You have only been swimming in the beach once and that was with your Uncle Clay, Auntie Mel and your one and only cousin Meelah. You do enjoy being in the water though and have no fear of it, Mummy is hoping to start you doing swimming lessons later this year maybe.

Your playmates outside of daycare are Nyah and Cable, Auntie Jenny and I have no doubt that when you are walking you and Nyah will get up to lots of mischief!!

For your Birthday you had a very fun day filled with Balloons, presents, friends and cakes. Mummy got some helium balloons and put them above your cot so that you saw them as soon as the light went on in the morning. We opened some presents on our own then Uncle Kurt and Auntie Ash gave you their present. After that Mummy dropped you off at daycare with your balloons and some cupcakes to enjoy with your friends. We had dinner that night at home with Auntie T, and Kash (I will explain this to you when you get older) we got Thai food so that you could have some fried rice then we had yummy cake made by your Auntie T. Ohh and the adults had champagne, very nice champagne, that Auntie T bought for Mummy.

You received lots of msg’s through out the day via Mummy’s mobile and also on Facebook. Your Nan called and sang you happy Birthday and so did your Pa. You got sung happy birthday at daycare and also one of the ladies played you Happy Birthday on their harmonica you got a little shy when she did that.

Oh that reminds me that your other fav thing is music and dancing, you get so happy when there is music on and you start clapping and bopping away, Mummy is hoping that you keep this love of Music and dance for your whole life!

You do know how to wave goodbye and you can say oh oh which is very cute and mainly said when you drop things.

So little boy Jasper your first year has been filled with lots of amazing things with lots of fun and laughter and also some tears especially when you have had an owwee tummy which happened a lot when you were really little. You have also been in hospital overnight already when you got a bad cold but Mummy had a bed in your room with you :-)

You’re a very loved very cherished little boy and Mummy can’t wait to see what the next year has in store, and to watch you grow even more.

Happy First Birthday Jasper we get to celebrate more on Sunday with all of your other Aunties and Uncles.

I love you Jasper, Mummy xoxoxo


PS. You have lots of other very important people in your life little Man however Mummy couldn’t mention them all otherwise this would have been an even longer letter!

PPS. Thank you goes to FF for editing and remember Jasper when you need help on your English assignments, spelling etc go to her!

Bored at work!

Hi All,

The system that I need to actually do my job has been down since Friday . . .since then I have done numerous things like doing preparations for Jaspers Bday party, Taking Jasper for his 1 year shots, having long lunch's . . .putting things on ebay, ummm updating facebook pics . . .and of course blogging!

SO for those of you that work what is the first thing you do when your systems are down be in computer or maybe power outage etc . .for those of you that don't work outside of the home now what did you used to do??

I have googled everything I can think of . . .from things for Canada to Asthma stuff as I am begining to worry Jasper might infact have something not quite right with his chest.
I took him to the GP yesterday who didn't have that much to say so I am taking him to a Paediatrician next week the day after his 1st bday to see what he can tell me.
He just forever seems to have a heavy chest or some sort of cough . . .I have been going along with it for ages now but think I had best get it checked out properly especially as I am planning to move to a very cold country and away from our free health care system!! (well mainly free if you go public, however I am going to a private paediatrician who deff isn't cheap!!)

Anyone reading have any experience with infant/young child Asthma or broncial problems?

Hope her Mummy doesn't mind me posting pics of her! Was also showing the yummy cupcakes that Jasper and I enjoyed eating!!

Thanks for reading

Love to All

Cara xo

Picture overload

Hi All,

I haven't blogged for awhile and I know I am naughty!!
I think the problem is I am not sure which direction to take this blog . . .wether to keep it as a day to day thing of my life or wether to post my random idea's and thoughts as well . . .

So while I think I might just do a bit of both and see how it ends up!

Life has been busy as usual however this past weekend was pretty quiet besides attending a very cute little girls 2nd Birthday Party :-))

So for this post I am just doing lots of pictures . . .

Playing with Nan

The Bday Girl :-))Playing on the bouncy castleSmiling with MummyRolling back and forwardsI like this pic of Bday girl with her ParentsTrying to get out!

Love to All

Cara xo

The Stars Aligned this Weekend

Hi All,

We had a really pleasant/lovely/Nice weekend :-))

One of those weekends where things just all flowed along nicely with no major drama or stress and both healthy!!

Friday afternoon I picked up Jasper and took him for a bit of a hair trim as his fringe and the back of his hair was getting long . . . .he was perfectly behaved and didn't make a noise.

Saturday: A lovely early morning then we went to visit a friend and went to gymbaroo, I am still not sure that I like gymbaroo however I will keep going along for this term. I am thinking to take Jasper to an indoor play ground once a week on the weekends instead . . .he love the climbing around on the equipment and playing but isn't so keen on the matt time . . .at this age he just wants to move around and practice his stuff :-))

After gymbaroo we did a spot of food shopping, then had a friend over for dinner and a dvd . . .a yummy dinner which I cooked by the way, it is really nice when I have another adult or two to cook for.

Sunday: JASPER IS 11mths OLD!! I finally managed to get to church! They have a huge creche and childrens set up there . . .he was in the young room still of course and after the sermon when I went to pick him up they said he was a blessing and just had fun playing :-)))

After Church we went home for a bit before R & P came over and we headed into Freo for some lunch and walking around. Jasper has just been awesome this weekend I truely believe he loves being out and about as much as I do . . .he enjoys interacting with other people no matter their age etc . .and also enjoys people watching . . .hmm I wonder where he gets that from LOL.

He has enjoyed a variety of food this weekend and especially yesterday where he got to taste lots of diff food, including some of my fish . . .a melted marshmellow, some donut and hot choc, very tart fresh raspberries . .of course this was all in small amounts!! I just love that he will try it all and pretty much eats it all :-))

So all in all a really great weekend! I am now slightly behind in washing and ironing however not too bad and you know what stuff it . . .after being sick for over a week it was really nice to enjoy some happy fun time with Jasper and catch up with friends.

I still have lots of party planning to do for Jaspers First bday however I am slowly getting there . . .Jasper has a cool new outfit to wear for his party bought yesterday for him by R&P :-))

Love to All

Cara xo

NOTE: I don't use people's real names unless they let me know that I can, I feel strongly about privacy which is why I use nicknames.

A week of Sickness's

Hi All,

Sorry for the delay in posting just when I was getting better and more regular!

Sat May 8th Jasper woke up with conjunctive itis :-(( it never go to too bad because I got the drops straight away which convieniently had just become available over the counter that week instead of having to get a script from the Dr.
Though it didn't get too bad . . .it fricken took ages to get rid of!!

THEN I started to feel pretty blah myself and ended up with a cold and was unable to go to work for the whole week :-((

I am now on anti-biotics so starting to feel better PHEW!

Jaspers two top front teeth seem to be budding . . .this means you can see them under the gum now but I don't think they have broken through yet . . .I can't seem to get my finger in there to find out lol.

So I hope that explains my absence.

WE did also have Jaspers Kidney check up at the childrens hospital on Monday and all is looking good, we don't have to have it check again for a year :-)))

Having a nap in Mum's arms

 GG had to get 3 to sleep at once, Jasper in blueNot quite what I had in mind when I purchased the trolly!

Love to All

Cara xo

What’s your life saying?

Hi All,

So a friend of mine posted a status on facebook this morning that said “I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become”


I liked this and made me think of something I say a lot which is “life is what you make of it, NOT what it makes of you”

I have other friends which have taped around their house “what you think about you bring about”

SO my question to you all is; what is your saying, what is that one thing you say and believe it?

I know that a few of you have some so I would love you to leave a comment and let us know what it is :-))

Happy FRIDAY!!
Love to All
Cara xo

Art Work

Hi All,

Jasper is on his way to being an artist . . .well atleast doing handprints anyway!!

Here's to hoping he gets more artistic talent then his Mother!!