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