Our girl is home safe and resting from her surgery.
It certainly wasn’t a fun experience but as surgeries go it was quick and easy. Here’s hoping she never needs one again.
Thanks to anyone who was thinking of Eve it was very comforting during a stressful time.
Today was a funny everything-nothing kind of day it marked another Semi-milestone you strolled on through to the ten month mark.
The weather is turning crisp and trying to keep socks on your feet is a challenge even on a frosty morning. Of a night we’ve resorted to all in ones to keep you warm but not overheated, fleecy footy pajamas are too thick for you and you sweat in them.
You’ve really hit your stride since we’ve moved in to our new home having two regular nap times (almost) every day. Sometimes I can even slip away and get housework done which is lovely. I’m holding out hope that this means you’ll eventually go down for a nap without so much need or me.
As of this week you are officially a walker, crawling is only used when you can’t walk through or you are in a huge hurry. You are a teeny tiny toddler and you’re just too adorable.
You love to chatter away especially when others are already talking, you’re one of the big people too. I so wish that I knew what you were telling me, I’m sure it’s amazing.
One of the biggest bonuses about our new home is watching the pure joy you have in getting outside. You light up when the front door opens and you rush to the lawn, I love this most when you’re playing with your big brother and sister.
Today we got your surgery time for your tear duct repair. On Monday you will have the surgery and hopefully you’ll no longer wake up with your eye glued together. On Monday when you wake up from the surgery that will be as big a relief as the first breath you took when you were born, until then I’ll be holding mine.
We’re slowly settling in to our new home and Mr Wolff is powering through the jobs. We have side fences, a new toilet and our bedroom ceiling mostly lifted thanks to his hard work and what little help I can be with baby limpet stuck to me.
Whenever I’ve gotten a few minutes to spare I’ve been working on my chair. Here’s the before if you can’t recall.
And here it is now refinished and covered with my just-now-delivered sheepskin.
So pretty and comfy.
What will I do with all those seconds of free time I now have I hear you ask.
Problem solved
My four new beautiful if you squint just right dining chairs, which cost me the amazing total amount of $15.
I can’t wait to clean and repair them and get rid of our bulky* high back dining chairs that are currently taking up way too much room in my kitchen.
*space is at an absolute premium in our little home so along with too big chairs there is a lot of crap that has to go.
We didn’t get very eastery this year even though it was Eve’s first Easter. Without being able to do the normal chocolate egg over indulgence thing it just didn’t feel right. We did enjoy caramel cake on Friday and chocolate cake on Monday as an extension to Thursday’s birthdays.
We mostly pottered around the house, still unpacking and starting the long list of repairs our house needs. Interspersed with visits to Bunnings for supplies.
There was one little bit of Easter play that I did capture to share.
I hope your weekend was as lovely as I think my baby wearing ears is.
Yesterday was our biggest birthday of the year with my son turning 13 and Mr Wolff having his birthday. We were still moving in to our new house and Mr had to work so it was decidedly low key.
I did start the day off with chocolate pancakes and sprinkles though.
I’ve always had little birthday traditions like a cooked breakfast, cake, and the birthday person choosing dinner, this year cake was delayed by a multitude of visitors while we tried to unpack. But as we do every year for my guys’ birthday the day is extended to the next day seeing they share.
So tonight there will be a break from unpacking and cleaning to enjoy cakes and celebrate one of the best parts of our year.
Hope everyone is having an amazing long weekend.
Well here we are again and this busy month so quickly gone by. The significance of hitting nine months is not lost now you’ve been out in the world around the same amount of time that you grew inside me.
This months’ photos paint you as deceptively laid back. But while you’re a lovely happy baby you do not stay still.
Your ability to be going constantly hasn’t even been slowed by your first cold, or cutting two teeth the day of your Daddy’s graduation. Crawling is still your get there fast mode of transportation but you are standing up on your own and have even taken two steps independently. I think you could walk now if you wanted to but you are very cautious about it and the slightest wobble makes you stop and sit down.
You’re extremely unfussy about food, which is fantastic. You stole a pomegranate right out of my hands and refused to give it back, which was adorable. We’re going to have to work hard on you not taking other peoples food so that you don’t accidentally have any dairy.
Your eye is still gunky so more than likely you’ll be having it fixed surgically before your birthday. It’s a scary thought having you go through surgery, but I won’t miss the frustration you have waking to a stuck together eye.
You have more words than ever, or at least very convincing noises. Mum is very strong and you also now say Lila which is adorable. You’ve picked Tata for your brother but I think the P sound is your stumbling block for choosing a noise for your sister.
My favourite thing you’ve learned this month is to wave, you have a random system for when you feel like doing it. More often than not you wave hello but not goodbye. You’ve also started doing a bouncy little dance when daddy plays guitar and to some music. I was a bit surprised by how in to Come on feel the noise you were, but then I think I was surprised to hear it playing during an ad at all.
You are magnificent and you make it hard not to want a dozen children, except maybe when you scream and pee all over me at night, then not so much.
I love you thunder thighs.
We’re still moving in to our house ( this has been our slackest move ever but I guess that’s not important when we shouldn’t have to move again). But I thought I’d share with you a lovely gifted find from Ty’s uncles shed. It’s in need of a lot of love and restoration so perfectly fitting for our house.
My new-to-me Bertoia Diamond chair. Better than an op shop find because it was free! Can’t wait to pretty it up and add a lamb skin to make it comfy.
