Time to start...

Ok, now it is really time to update here.

I need a place to organise my thoughts, and I need a place to record all the 'moments' with our 3 angels. And I also want to share the next 3 months with my 'baby' sisters while they are off travelling the world & having their own adventures. Hopefully by October I will be so used to coming here that I will continue!

Life is now an adventure for me. Life with a 3 1/2 yr old, almost 2 yr old and an 11 week old is busy, busy, busy. Overwhelming at times, but then I get a little bit back, a smile, a cuddle, an "I love you" and it's all worth it a hundred times over. I have been doing so much all by myself, as Aaron is completely consumed with establishing our business. He is missing out on a lot, but tries to spend what time he can with the kids. Consequently our family time is suffering & our 'us' time is non-existant at the moment. The past few days I have been feeling teary & overwhelmed more than usual, so that is another reason I wanted to write things down. I have made sure that I tell Aaron how I am feeling & I have also made sure to let myself do a little something for myself. The housework will wait. I know I am more at risk of getting post-natal depression this time, as being busy it is easy to ignore feelings & my own needs. So at least I have been thinking about what I need. I don't think I am depressed, simply over-tired.

A few things...

Abbey got an acceptance letter for Lynbrook Kindergarten for next year. How can my baby girl by almost old enough to go to kinder already? Time goes way too quickly I tell you. I have been trying to make more of an effort to do something with her each afternoon while the boys (hopefully) both nap! This week we have made cookies, colored in & cut out & worked on her sticker book. She loves the 1 on 1 time, and really needs it I think.

Hamish slept from 9pm last night until 6.20am this morning. May it continue. He has been sleeping for longer each night for the past week. BUT the secret is letting him sleep on his tummy. It is obviously his comfort zone. I kind of feel guilty as tummy sleeping is such a big SIDS no-no, but then he can easily lift his head from side to side? And sleep is so important for us all.

Gabe has had this little thing going for a while where I say "I love you" and he answers "yeah". He finally said "I wuv you too" to me 2 weeks ago when we were staying at Mum's. After saying it 1st to Kazzy & Jewey, both times unprompted! Well he still hasn't been saying it consistently. Tonight when I was tucking him in for the 3rd time (of about 5 times) I said " I love you Gabe" and he said "I wuv me too"!!! Well at least he has good self-esteem! As I write this he is finally asleep in our bed.