Tristan got 5 teeth now and knows how to use them sharply. He looks more like a little boy. My baby is gone.
I went back to work part-time so in these 2 days Tristan goes to childcare. He doesn’t like it very much and still cries a fair bit, but there is nothing much I can do, just hope he will get used to it. The only issue so far is that he gets really clingy after a day in care, he doesn’t even go with Tate. So, it’s really hard to do anything else on those days.
One of the big surprises of this month happened when we arrived home after my first day back to work, Tristan gave his first steps. It was so cute! It’s been 2 weeks now and he is getting better and better. He is even climbing on top of everything and banging his head a lot. Here is a video of him walking, I just didn’t manage to rotate the video.
I’ve been really busy lately as I managed to finish last month my Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety and have just started an Accounting course with OTEN (TAFE distance learning). I’m very excited with this new course and been enjoying all the study that I have to do, even when I have to stay up late to finish off some assignments.
The marathon of birthdays has started. We’ve been to a couple already and there is more to come. Tristan is very lucky to have so many friends of his age, he may not acknowledge them yet, but soon enough he will. We are already brainstorming ideas for his first birthday party. Not long to go!
It’s been over 2 months that I haven’t touched this blog. I think about it all the time and all the great things that I want to share but sometimes it’s so hard to have some spare time to do things that are not first thing in my priority list.
I’ll try to do a quick recap on the important things that happened.
November 2010 – We went on a lovely holiday to Thailand. Aside from the 9 hours flight with a baby sitting on our lap, the rest was fine. Tristan loved the place, he loves attention, and Thai people love white babies, so he was in the right place. The weather couldn’t be better. It was such a relaxing holiday in an amazing place with delicious food. I so wish I could go back right now…. Khao Lak is an awesome place for family with babies, very relaxing and beautiful, completely different from Phuket. I recommend Nang Thong Bay Resort 1. Best hotel in town. Beautiful views, new, great swimming pool , lovely staff, but you got to book in advance as beach front bungalows are booked out quickly.
We celebrated Tate’s birthday in a nice restaurant in Khao Lak and also went on a tour to James Bond Island, which was a bit too much for Tristan we reckon, after that he had a 3 day fever, over 39 degrees, we were quite worried and took him to the doctor but nothing much we could do then keep cooling him down. Not much longer after, we realised one of the possible causes, his tooth. Tristan’s first 2 bottom teeth came out at the same time the day we were leaving Thailand, he was 8months and 2weeks.
December 2010 – the highlight of this month was not only the birth of Jesus, but also having my youngest brother coming to visit us in Sydney. How wonderful it was having Arthur with us. Tristan freaked out at first when he found out that he was staying with us, but slowly he got to get used to our loud voices and crazy laughter. We had a beautiful Christmas Eve Dinner at our place, as our tradition back home and we had lunch at Tate’s parents on Christmas day. And what a lovely day, we even went out to Como lake to see the launch of Levi and Jade’s boat.
As Arthur had only 3 weeks with us, we had a tight schedule, too many things to see and do, including 3 very important requests, beach, Opera house and Kangaroos. I’m pretty sure he had an awesome time with us. And I would also like to thank Tate’s family for making Arthur feel so welcome, making his trip such a memorable moment.
For New Years Eve we went to Brighton-le-sands to see the fireworks, a more family oriented activity. We joined the Coombs and Leons and had a great time.
January 2011 – we started the year organising the place and getting set to leave the house in the afternoon for a road trip to the Gold Coast, Queensland. First stop, Phegans Bay for a quick dip, then Budgewoi, Central Coast, our stop over for the following 3 days. The weather wasn’t the best, but we still got to enjoy some beaches on the Central Coast, picnics and shopping (it seems Arthur loves shopping).
Next destination was Sawtell Caravan Park, which we just made minutes before dark, in time to put up our 2 tents. First time real camping for Tristan and Arthur. Tristan loved it, he thought we were playing with him, he was crawling all over us while we were sleeping. Arthur didn’t seem too impressed, afraid of bugs and sore from sleeping on the hard surface. The hardest thing for me was giving Tristan a shower on my own in those bathrooms, it was really hard.
From Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay, it was a very painful drive, lots of traffic, hot, Tristan crying all the time… not fun at all… we thought of going to the lighthouse in Byron, but the place was so crowded that we just did a quick stop for a bite and back on the road heading to our final destination, Shannon’s house.
We all had a lovely time there, Arthur enjoyed himself a lot, getting to do lots of new exciting things such as body-boarding, paddle-boarding, mountain biking and playing heaps with Harrison, Taylor and Cierra.
Tristan’s 3rd tooth came out when we were in Queensland.
We did a hard core way back, with Tate driving straight through the night and I taking over on sunrise. We stopped at Tanya’s and Kerry’s on the way back and got to see all the Ryan side of the family. We finally made home, Sunday late afternoon after 9 days on the road.
Arthur’s last week in Sydney was a bit more relaxed, with just a few activities. It was sad to drop him off at the airport. I really miss him… he’s my buddy, my helping-hand, my chatter-box, my ‘partner-in-crime’ eating junk food. Now, I just look forward to the next time we’ll get to meet again.
As this is Tristan’s blog let me talk a little bit about him. After our trip to Thailand, our routine went down the drain. Tristan just wants to sleep in our bed, I can get him in the cot for a few hours but then in the middle of the night he just wants to be with us, and this little intruder take most of the bed. He now can stand without holding on anything, for a few seconds so we think he’ll start walking soon.
He will start childcare two days a week tomorrow, only for half day to start with and after two weeks, when I’ll be back to work he’ll be going for a full day. I’m terrified about putting him into childcare, I was at orientation on Friday and seeing snotty kids, crying all over the place, asking for their mums, and only 2 girls looking after 10 children under 2’s made me cringe even more. Tate said we should try and evaluate in a couple of months. We’ll see…
Anyway, we’ve put together this slide show with special events of 2010, some of the photos you might have already seen on the blog, but I hope you enjoy it all….
It’s amazing how fast our babies grow and develop from 6 months onwards.
One day Tristan could only slide backwards, less than 2 weeks later he could lift his upper body in a better crawling position, then suddenly on the 4th of November, he figured out how to coordinate his knees and hands, left and right, left and right. Boom, he was crawling! I was excited but at the same time worried to have a mobile toddler.
I was happy if it just stopped there, but he just learned to stand on his cot. On Sunday he could only kneel holding the cot top bar, on Monday he could fully stand. (Which means that it is time to lower the mattress.)
He has been so excited about everything he can do, that he doesn’t want to sleep anymore. He has never been the best of sleepers anyway. But now, when he cries in the middle of the night, you find him either in crawling position screaming or standing just waiting for someone to pick him up.
Keeping the house safe is a tough job, first i have to clean our wooden floors every other day, and check all the time for things on the floor, because anything he can reach goes straight into his mouth. The newest of the newest thing is standing holding the TV stand. He’s fallen a thousand times and banged his head hard. But i don’t think hard enough, because he keeps trying to reach the buttons or open the cabinet.
He can walk pushing his high chair or holding our hands. Most of the times you hear him crying whingeing while crawling, he crawls till he reaches you then lift one arm, meaning that he wants to be picked up. Smart kid!
He continues to love his food. Eat everything that is in front of him, no likes or dislikes, everything goes in. He is not planning to whean himself anytime soon. Loves his boob drink!
All these great things have been happening, but one thing hasn’t, and in fact i’m not really looking forward to it. Tristan is 8 months old and has no teeth, not even one little one… We are going to Thailand in 3 days and I have my fingers crossed that this tooth is going to hang on and wait another 2 weeks to come out. PLEAAASEEE!!
Yesterday was my birthday and we had a lovely day. I drove down to Wollongong to see my friend Charmaine and her daughter Ysabel. We had a lovely lunch together overlooking the sea. The afternoon was very pleasant and our babies also had a great time playing together.
The cake and candles I had on Tuesday, as my friend Denise (Leo’s mum) surprised me on playgroup with a delicious banana cake. It was very kind of her. All the mums and bubs sang happy birthday to me. Leo was the only baby who could clap, in fact he had just learnt the day before. Tristan is not interested in the clapping business yet…
After 5 years with the same look I decided to change for my birthday. It wasn’t a huge extreme make over but it’s a little different. Hope you like it!!!
We’ve been so busy lately that I had to skip the 6.5 months post. So get ready to see a load of photos because lots of things have happened in this past month.
on the 26th of September, Tristan received his name blessing at church. We timed it to be right during the Clarke Family Reunion so more family could be part of this special event in Tristan’s life. He was dressed up in a suit made by Courtney Leon. He was so cute!!! And he behaved very well while his father was blessing him. Tate did a great job, his words brought tears to my eyes.
After the blessing we had lunch with over 50 people at Tate’s grandma’s house. And the cake made by Sister Mifflin was just too beautiful to have it cut there for all the crowd to eat.
The family reunion went really well. We had lots of barbecues, activities and get togethers. The highlight of the reunion was probably the trip to the Blue Mountains where everybody was able to stay in the same accommodation and share memorable moments together. Tristan will not remember his first Clarke family reunion but a lot of people will remember it for him, as he was the centre of attention, everybody wanted to hold and play with him.
Regarding Tristan’s growth and development of this month, I can say that he now can roll to and from both sides, he can put himself in the all 4 position but still can’t crawl. However he can get anywhere he wants in a not very conventional way. He wiggles on his back like a worm and move from one side of the cot to the other or all around the lounge room floor. It’s amazing! He is eating well his solids and drinking breastmilk just as the same as before. Sleeping pattern hasn’t changed much, he still wakes up a couple of times in the middle of the night to fill up his tummy. I’m still loving motherhood and can’t have enough of him.
Enjoy the lovely photos!
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1-5 At church for Tristan’s blessing. A couple of non-member friends came to share this moment with him (Ph 3 Tristan, Liz, Leo, Nick and Denise)
6-8 Cake, having a great afternoon at greatgrandma Val’s house
9-12 At Stanwell Park beach
13 With grandpa and auntie Michelle at Fratelli del Mare
14-15 Look out of the Three Sisters (Blue Mountain)
16 With cousins Violet, Tristan, Taylor, River and Lyla
17-27 Jenolan Caves, Tate going for a ride in the mountains
O Tristan fez 6 meses semana passada, e estah otimo, bom, pelo menos estava, hah dois dias ele pegou outro resfriado. Acredito que tenha sido da creche da academia na sexta-feira, ele ficou lah menos de 2 horas, enquanto eu estava fazendo exercicio, mas acho que foi tempo suficiente para entrar em contato com outra crianca doente. E eh claro que eu peguei tambem. Entao jah viu neh, nos ultimos 2 dias nao tenho dormido nada, pois ele chora muito a noite e estou com o corpo todo dolorido. Ficar doente eh pessimo, mas quando eh seu filho, eh pior ainda.
Enfim, vamos falar de coisa boa, semana passada fizemos o check de 6 meses e ele tambem tomou as vacinas necessarias. Ele estah pesando 9.9 Kg (curva de 95% do peso) e tem 67cm (curva de 75% da altura), eh grande para a idade dele entao eh claro que estamos contentes, e aliviados mesmo quando ele fica doente, pois nao come tanto, porem tem bastante reserva para essas horas.
Em termos do check de desenvolvimento ele tambem estah otimo, fala ‘dadada’, muda brinquedo de uma mao para a outra, tem uma visao e audicao perfeita, senta sozinho, pega no peh, e ateh jah rola de tras para frente, soh porque ele odeia ficar de bruco. Jah estah comendo solidos, e ama o cafe-da-manha, pois eh fruta. Come banana, mamao, pera, morango, eu ateh tentei melancia, mas provavelmente vou deixar de lado pois ele engasgou feio com um pedacinho que ele engoliu direto. Me deu moh susto! Almoco e jantar estah um pouco dificil, ele agora soh quer comer abobrinha, todos os outros legumes ele fecha a boca e nao deixa entrar nada ou senao ficamos na briga da colher, e aih a bagunca e meleca que ele faz nao tem quem aguenta, tem uma foto para provar.
Nos 6 meses dele, fizemos um almoco aqui em casa e chamamos o amiguinho Leonardo com a familia e por coincidencia a Sarah e o namorado estavam dando uma passadinha em Sydney e vieram tambem. Foi otimo!!
Meu gorducho estah lindo e maravilhoso e crescendo rapido demais… Ele eh coisa mais fofa do mundo e pode ter certeza que eu aperto e mordo mesmo!!!
AHHH! Nao poderiamos deixar de mencionar: FELIZ ANIVERSARIO para o melhor padrinho do mundo!!! Tio Tutu nos te amamos muito!!! E o seu videozinho serah enviado logo logo.
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Photos 1-2 : Brincando com o amiguinho Ry
Ph 2.1-3 : Dormindo no papai, e que sorriso lindo!
Ph 4-5 : Celebrando o dia dos Pais num restaurante. Aquela costela estava deliciosa!!!
In Australia we celebrate Father’s day on the first Sunday of September, different from Brazil where we celebrate on the second Sunday of August. So, PAI, jah que eu nao te liguei em Agosto, aqui vai um FELIZ DIA DOS PAIS para voce e vai em dobro, pois o Tristan estah te mandando um Feliz dia do VOVO tambem, rsrsrs!!
Anyway, we went to Tate’s parents house to celebrate this date with his dad. We had a delicious late hot lunch cooked by Pam and yummy cakes for desserts. Tristan gave Tate a bottle of men’s cologne and his favourite supersized chocolate. Undies were in the list but because Tate really needed them, we ended up giving him a week early. It’s not real Father’s day if they don’t get undies, socks or ties… hahahaha!!!
The 6 month mark is quickly approaching and when people say that at 6 months, babies get an attitude, I’m assuming Tristan is a bit advanced on that, cause he got the attitude now. He used to be the nicest, quiet, always happy, very plesant baby. Although, he’d wake up for feeds in the middle of the night, that was still alright, as there was just a bit of grunting so I’d quickly pick him up, feed him, back to the cot and done, he was asleep again. The great times seem to be over as for the past 3-4 days we haven’t had a proper night sleep. Tristan wakes up every hour after midnight and scream his head off. It’s disturbing!!! I’m going nuts! Even during the day he has been a bit grumpy and fighting his sleep. Does that mean he is teething? I can’t see anything coming out and as for the dribbling it’s been happening for the past 3 months so I can’t really use that as a cue. We’ll probably have to wait and see.
Tristan is enjoying his solid food. We are still trying a different vegetable at a time. So far, he’s been through pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli and carrot. The broccoli experience wasn’t very nice as he threw up everything on the second teaspoon. But the rest seems to be just fine. I mainly make all his food myself and freeze in small portions, so there is enough for 3-4 days. I bought some to try, but they are not that tasty and if you add them to the grocery bill at the end of the month, it’s a lot of money.
Since Tristan turned 5 months his growth and development is clearly noticeable. Like the way he grabs things, or turn his body towards them, he seems to understand the games I play with him, he is always following Tate and I with his eyes when he is with someone else, his motor coordination in grabbing his dummy and putting in his mouth is fascinating (he spots that dummy anywhere), if you are holding him and he wants something on the floor he almost dives for it, especially when you are holding him in the shower and we fill up his bucket, he just keeps looking down and moving his legs and arms so we know that he wants to go down, the rolling business is still work-in-progress, it’s half way done when I tease him with a toy, he likes to grab your face and suck your cheek when you say ‘Kisses’ or ‘Beijos’, and he is the cutest thing sitting upright playing with his toys. We are definitely very proud of our little man!
Two weeks ago we were invited to his friend’s 6 month birthday party (Leo, boy in red). He had a great time!!! Leo is half Brazilian half Australian like Tristan, and Lucas the other boy in the photos is half Uruguayan half Colombian. The three of them were really cute playing together. Tristan played so much that he just crashed in the lounge and wasn’t even up to sing Happy Birthday. It was hilarious!!
Here are some photos of the birthday party and Father’s day!!
Where did the past 2 months go? It’s all a blur to me. Last time I checked he was still my newborn baby getting to the 3 month mark. Time is going so fast and he’s changed so much in such a short period of time.
As you saw the title, we started Tristan on solids. It’s been a bit over a week now. He started having rice cereal in the morning and loved it, a few days later I introduced stewed fruits, one day apple and after another couple of days pear and he enjoyed the fruits indeed. He usually finishes the bowl which contains about 1 1/2 tablespoon.
It’s been a couple of days now that he started eating mornings and late afternoons. Yesterday, Tate tried to give him rice cereal, that I mixed with water instead of breastmilk and the result was vomit all around the floor. I guess he is not ready for water yet, but we’ll keep trying. His main food is still breastmilk, at this stage I’m just introducing the different tastes and textures and once he is 6 months old, we’ll start with vegetables and other different ‘mixes’. So far, Tristan enjoys to experiment new tastes, it’s funny when you first put a spoon in his mouth and he tastes the food, making a disgusted face, but then he opens up his mouth again wanting more. It’s very cute!
My little buddah now is 9.5Kg, it’s almost getting to the point that I can’t carry him anymore for long peirods of time on his baby bjorn. The other day, I had to put him inside the supermarket trolley because I couldn’t handle carrying him anymore. It wasn’t the most comfortable and safe place for him, but it worked out alright for the quick time I had to do the groceries. He sits upright without support now, but you still have to keep an eye on him, as sometimes he falls to the side. Tate says, that he can only sit because he has too much fat around him to support him.
Tristan is a dummy addicted. As you can see, in most of his photos he has the dummy nearby. Do I feel bad about it? Not really, at this point, it calms him down, it keeps his thumb away from his mouth (I find thumb sucking worse than the dummy because you can throw the dummy out but not the thumb) and having a dummy, taught him to grab things. Now he knows how to pick up his dummy and put it in his mouth. Most of times it takes him a few attempts to find his mouth but eventually he gets it inside. Besides I don’t think it’s proven that if you suck on a dummy or thumb you will eventually need braces later in life. I never sucked in either or and I needed braces, so did Israel and Arthur. Rebeca was the only one who was totally addicted to her dummy and her teeth look the best of all of us. So I guess, for the time being the dummy is a good thing, how am I going to get rid of it? That’s a good question that I’ll have to research on.
There is one thing that we are still behind, and that’s rolling. Tristan still has problems with tummy-time. He knows how to express his dislike for this position and even learned how to cheat by just laying his head on top of his hands, besides it seems his arms are not that strong as he refuses to do push ups. Therefore, I don’t think rolling or crawling will happen any time soon. On the other hand, his legs are very strong. He loves to stand, in fact you can just hold him standing for half hour and he’ll stay there. According to baby development and growth research, it’s important that babies learn to crawl before they can walk for brain development reasons, what am I going to do if he feels like walking before? How can I force him to enjoy tummy-time?
I got some pictures of the past couple of weeks, hope you’ll enjoy it.
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Photos 1 to 5 – In Woy Woy visiting with some friends. Pelicans were very close just waiting their feed. Tristan trying a 3-wheeler pram. Fancy!
Photos 6 to 8 – Bicentennial Park, with mums from our Mother’s group and their lovely babies. They are all around 4 to 5 months old.
Photo 9 – Tristan’s first time eating solids (rice cereal). Aunty Erana and uncle Mick that gave him the fancy highchair.
Photos 10 -11 – Tristan’s first time in the big Sydney Fruit Market. We got boxes of oranges, apples, mandarins and lots of vegies. While mum and dad were running around, Tristan was having a snooze.
Photos 12 – 16 – My chubby boy playing with his toys and having his bath. He’s grown out of the blue bucket so now he has his baths in the plastic storage box. He loves it!
I want to upload the movie that I made of him putting his dummy in his mouth, but my home internet is too slow to upload that, so we’ll have to wait a bit, till I can go to someone else’s house to have that done.
At the end of July, Tristan had his first plane ride and trip interstate. We went to Tasmania. Tate had a business trip there so we joined him and enjoyed the luxurious hotel in Hobart for a couple of days then spent the weekend with Tate’s family up in Deloraine.
This was my first time to Tassie and I was blown away. The place is beautiful, crispy air, blue sky, radiant sunshine. You feel you are on a real holiday. No stress like in Sydney, where everybody seems to be running to catch the last train. The only negative point is the cold, it’s really cold, at least this time of the year. Can’t wait to go back again but during summer. Tate and I are planning a motorbike trip there. That’d be awesome!!! We just need to figure out what to do with Tristan while we get to go on an adventure.
On the way there I was on my own, as Tate would just fly after work. My plane was just 3 hours delayed but it didn’t bother me that much as I could just check in at the hotel at 2pm and if I had arrived in time at 11am, then I’d have to wait outside somewhere in Hobart I didn’t really know. So, it worked out well. Travelling by yourself with a baby it’s not easy, luggage, pram, baby carrier, baby bag, documents, tickets, etc… that’s full on!! Mind you, I don’t have a small baby, Tristan is over 9Kg so carrying him, his bag and my bag plus a thick coat was a bit too much for me. But we made it.
He behaved alright in the plane. Lots of smiles to the crew but angry screams to Mummy. I had to put up with it just for the first half hour then he slept all the way to picking up the bags and pram at the luggage carrousel in Hobart. From there, I got a shutter bus to the hotel and we were able to check in straight away.
What a beautiful hotel. They turned the old IXL jam factory into an Art Gallery hotel. Very fancy, with views to the harbour! The bathroom was amazing, there was a spa in it. As we don’t have a bathtub at home, the first thing Tristan and I did was having a bath. He loved it. He is used to showers with me or Tate, so he enjoyed himself a lot. After that we had an afternoon nap and waited for Tate.
At night, we went out for a walk and enjoyed a very fine dining. The only problem with fine dining is that you pay lots for very little. I’m not used to this, I come from a country where most places you go, is all you can eat for a bargain. But anyway, it’s good to feel like the rich and famous for a night and the meal I’d chosen, was spot on.
The next 2 days, Tate had a few meetings and some work to do while Tristan and I explored the city. After Tate finished work on Friday, we got the hire car and drove to Launceston to catch up with Malcolm’s family (Tate’s cousin). What a beautiful drive!! Malcolm’s kids are beautiful, they loved Tristan and where very kind to him, letting him play with his old baby toys.
From there, we followed Beverley (Tate’s aunt) to her house in Deloraine and met the rest of the family. I’d met Cameron before, he came to our wedding, but it was my first time to meet Jamie, Adrian and his wife Chelsea.
On Saturday, we went for a walk in the Tasmanian rain forest and reached Liffey Falls. The weather was perfect! The place is eye catching. The waterfalls, stunning! Tristan loves trees and there were so many there that I think he got a bit overwhelmed about it all and ended up falling asleep. =)
After our walk, we enjoyed a nice barbecue and went back home for a game of RISK, which Tate won, just because he killed me and got my cards. However, the next day I won. Those boys made fun of us girl not knowing how to play but the next day that was a girls domination of the game.
On Sunday, we went to church with the family and then had a lovely afternoon by walking on the river banks and Bev’s farm. I must say that we were more than well fed at Bev’s place, she cooked delicious meals and lots of desserts.
On Monday morning we got to go to the art museum in Deloraine and learn a bit more about the region through the yarns that the community has sown. Quite impressive! For a nice treat, we had lunch at the Raspeberry farm but then we had to rush to the airport but made it in time for the flight.
The flight back was so much easier as Tate was with me. Tristan was a bit unsettled but not as bad as the kid sitting next to us. Poor mother!!
So, for Tristan’s first trip, I can say that he had a wonderful time. Not that he’ll ever remember it, but we will. Thanks to Beverley and her very hospitable family we had a very memorable time.
Below are some photos of our trip.
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AH! Just to let you know, we still update the other blog with Tate or mine stories, so have a look when you have some time. http://familiamarianoryan.blogspot.com
Parabens pelos 75 aninhos vividos com muita exuberancia e alegria.
Voce eh um exemplo para todos nos. 11 anos vivendo na America, trabalhando muito como uma moca de 20 anos. E agora, tem de esperar somente algumas semanas para conseguir sua cidadania americana. Acredito que todo o esforco tenha valido a pena. Parabens pela sua paciencia e perseveranca, atraves da sua garra, forca de vontade e muita feh, podemos ver que voce quase moveu montanhas.
Do jeito que estah indo com certeza chega nos 100zinhos…
Muito obrigado por tudo o que faz por nos, por ligar sempre que pode, pelos presentes que nos manda, pelo amor e carinho. Nos te amamos muito e esperamos voce aqui na Australia ansiosos. Quando vier para cah, vamos te levar para todo o canto.
Abaixo fizemos um filminho do Tristan cantando Parabens para voce. (Para ver o filme, soh aperta a flechinha no meio da foto e ouvirah o som). Ele eh um fofucho ate dah risadinha. Colocamos no correio uma outra surpresinha para voce, mas como o correio demora, acredito que soh vai chegar aih no final do mes.
Noticias daqui… O Tristan estah bem gordinho (mais de 8Kg), eh tao pesado para carregar, mesmo no carregando no carregador acaba doendo minhas costas. Ele eh muito bonzinho. Jah passou a gripe e estamos muito bem.
Nos te amamos muito!!! E esperamos que tenha tido um otimo aniversario, quando vier aqui eu faco um bolinho para voce soprar as velinhas… =)
We really thought Brazil would do great this World Cup. Dunga’s Selecao seemed to be doing alright but not good enough to beat the Dutch. The Hexa dream will carry on to the next World Cup in 2014 which will happen in Rio and hopefully we will be able to be there to see Brazil winning the world cup for the 6th time.
Enough of Brazil and more of my precious one. Tristan had his second cold. But this one did knock him out. Not only him but the three of us. Tate got the virus from work and brought home; after that, we were doomed! Over 10 days to be able to feel a bit better, not 100%. During this time our routine was destroyed. Tristan with a blocked nose and heavy breathing couldn’t sleep properly. He cried a lot in the middle of the night, I have never heard such loud screaming before. For a few days, I was on my own, as Tate had to go to Melbourne on a business trip. It was tough! I took him to the doctor but there wasn’t much that could be done. He is too young to take any medication. The only thing I could do was to suck the mucus from his nose and hope he’d overcome this sickness by himself. Tristan didn’t put on any weight during that time as he was feeding very poorly. Luckily he has lots of spare fat in him =)
I thought that after we’d get rid of the cold, we’d go back to our normal pattern. Wrong me!!! Now it’s all messed up, feeding and sleeping. First he is eating like crazy, I never thought my breasts would ever be empty but now, he manages to empty both of them and he eats almost every 2 hours. And sleeping, oh wow!!! Good-bye sleep through nights. I haven’t had one in a long time. He’s been waking up for a feed 2 or 3 times a night. It’s driving me insane! How can I go back to the good routine?
Aside from my sleep deprivation, everything else is great. Everyday we try a bit more of tummy-time and he’s getting much better at it. Far away from rolling but we keep practising. One day he’ll get the hang of it. I love his giggles and laughs at the crazy songs I sing to him. His favorite time of the day is his shower with daddy. He gets so excited, it’s really cute!!!
He is getting big really fast. I thought I had enough clothes for a whole year, as we were given lots before he was born. I had a good number of clothes of different sizes, especially from newborn to 6 months. However, he’s grown out of most of it. I have filled up almost 2 boxes with clothes that don’t fit him anymore. Now, he is growing out of size 00 (6-9 month old). I’m so glad there is ebay and lots of bargains on used clothes there. That’s the only way to do it. There is no point in buying new clothes for him when he grows out of them so quickly.
Well, I’m still loving motherhood and all the special moments I have with my little one. He is definitely a gift sent from heaven to us.
Tristan got 5 teeth now and knows how to use them sharply. He looks more like a little boy. My baby is gone.
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