Little Miss Lexi with her cute little outfit on! She looks like some kind of pink giraffe with it on. I took Lexi to Mia's kindy drop off with it on and we got a fair few comments on how cute she is, which is nice, you like people to think your baby is cute!! LOL!!

The week before last we had our VERY ugly tiles ripped up and replaced with floating floors. It was a pricey experience BUT with Lexi going to be crawling in a few months, I didn't want her to be picking up bits of grout that were cracking up and also tiny bits of tiles too. They were very hard to keep clean as they just didn't look clean even when you had just mopped them. I was moaning about them no end, as my friends can tell you.

The hallway after having the tiles 'cracked' off the floor. I was very excited by this sight!

And after, before we had our furniture back in. I still can't believe that we have this floor now! It's funny though, that people can't wait to tell you bad things about them, that they are hard to keep clean etc,etc... but the truth is, the quote to replace the floors with tiles again was $4000 more... And really I am very happy with the look of the floors...

I was reading the latest CK and they had a pretty comprehensive article about Mums, and a few different LO's so I got inspired to take some photos of myself and the girlies.... I will have to try again as Mia wasn't very co-operative, but we got a couple that I liked. I am thinking though that I need a trip to Channel 7's TEN YEARS YOUNGER IN TEN DAYS!! I have the worst frown lines in between my eyes, maybe as I frown too much... A little botox there would sort things out, and one of those eyelifts would be good too...but I've always had saggy eyelids... I'd never actually do it though, but it's funny to think about! I really like that show, it's amazing what they do to the couples.. I am really happy with the overall package of me, a little motivation wouldn't go astray, but I am a bit lazy, lol!!

Of course a photo can't capture it, but Lexi was doing that sucking thing that babies do in thier sleep in this photo, I love it!! Her hair is as wild as ever, and only getting longer... But no haircut for her, not yet anyway!

We have a vegie patch going at the moment, I am really enjoying watching the seedling pop up out of dirt, and then transplanting them to the patch! This is a tiny baby zucchini growing, we have quite a few, and I love zucchini. I'm looking forward to stuffed zucchini flowers... I have a couple of friends lined up to try them too. It's something I've always wanted to make!

This a broad bean plant seen through the top of the plastic 2ltr drink bottles I have over them to protect them until they get a bit bigger. It worked really well, we just cut the bottoms off and they serve as a mini glasshouse for the baby plants. We are currently growing cucumbers, zucchinis, peas, broadbeans, carrots, corn, beetroot, a giant pumpkin (will keep you posted on that one, the pumpkins should be massive) and we also have a few herbs, parsley, basil, coriander and dill. Oh and a few sunflowers too... Keeps me occupied and it's a fun thing to do. It's lovely to be able to say to Mia, 'come and have a look at how much this has grown' or 'have a look at this zucchini flower!'

Only one LO to show, haven't scrapped much at all in the last 2 weeks, which gets to me, but having the floors done, we decided to move my scrap area, as it was right by the flont door and quite a messy entrance to our house. I just need to get re-organised with all of my stash and it looks like I'll be back scrapping at the kitchen table which I don't love but oh well. I have a few CJ's here to do and I really enjoy doing the CCG challenges too, so had better sort out that stash soon! Our spare room is a very scary mess at the moment, I have all kinds of things in there that need to be sorted out. I'll get there.

Mia has woken up with a shocking cough and a horrible nose, and I'm going to keep her home from Kindy today, which she won't like, but I don't really want her to breathe on other kids, and she needs to rest. I knew that she would get sick though, as she spent alot of time on Saturday with one of her friends who had been ill and had a nose only a mother should wipe!! But you can't protect them from colds so you just let it run it's course!!

Lexi has been sleeping a little better, except of course for last night, she was awake again for quite a while at about 2 am til about 4am... It's allright though, she is just a baby and it won't last forever... (I HOPE)

Hope to be back early next week with some scrapping to show!!
xx

My entry in Renae's CJ, for the Life Experiences swap on the forum. I think all of my entries are more than likely going to be about Lexi's journey, it has come back and hit me with some force this past few weeks. I think that I haven't really de-briefed to anyone. I talk about it of course, but really really had a good let out, no, I haven't. And coupled with Lexi being so so unsettled, it made it all seem so much more full-on I guess. I am fine, it just all seemed to be getting on top of me for a bit there, but am happy to say I am feeling alot better now... more about that later in the post...

My LO for CCG #121, I missed last weeks challenge which I was shirty about but it just did not happen... I am really enjoying the colours, it is a fun thing to do... and I have gotten some really nice feedback which has lifted me quite abit too.. Go and see for yourself if you haven't already!

Little Lou Lou on the weekend, she looks quite chubby here. We went to Pt Augusta for one night and shopped (yippee) and spent some time with my in-laws who met us there, as it's about half way for both of us! I find it hilarious that Woolies excites me as much as it does. They have so much more variety than ours, alot more choice all around and to be honest, I'm jealous!! Anyway, I got yummy flavours of my favourite yoghurt and a dip that I just wanted to get! I'll sit down and eat the lot this week!!

The playground near where we stayed, Mia loved it, and it was a really good one too. We saw some people from Lincoln there that we recognised, which was nice, I like to see familiar faces even if I have no hope of remembering thier names... Oops! I am very bad with names and birthdays....

Lexi all rugged up in Pt Augusta... She just looks so cute!!


Those of you who read my blog would know that I have been having problems settling Lexi. I was really at my wits end with it all. I felt like I had no idea what she wanted and it was becoming a hit and miss affair. Sometimes she would fall asleep at the boob, sometimes not, sometimes she would fall asleep while being rocked, sometimes not... all the while she was VERY upset. I felt like I just did not know what was happening with her.... and that I did not know her at all! Also she was waking for up to 2 and a half hours in the middle of the night. I am taking my girls for a holiday to Darwin in 7 weeks and was wondering how the hell I would cope with her, and how our friends would cope with this baby who screamed until she finally gave in!
On Friday I went to Big W in Pt Augusta and bought Tizzie Hall's book, Save Our Sleep, and thoroughly read it last night after she finally gave in and went to sleep. Well today, things were put into practice and I feel like we are finally on the right track. AMAZING! The first sleep it didn't really work, but I went back over a few things in the book and the next sleep, I put her to bed, wrapped up and lay a wrap next to her face so she could feel it and rub her face against it if she liked... And it turns out she likes it, not a peep out of her at her 1 o'clock sleep and again tonight when I popped her into bed at 7pm!

7PM!!!!

She has NEVER gone to bed at that hour, and quietly, settling herself off to sleep! I am one happy Mumma right now, I feel as though we all might be a bit happier, not least of all Lexi who must have been sick of it all too!! I had the most wonderful chat with one of my old friends in Pt Lincoln who I let it all out to and she suggested it, and I'm so glad she did.... Look out, I might be back on the scrapping bandwagon in full force if I once again have my evenings to myself!!!

Long rant, but it's as much for me to look back on too!!

Hope you had a Happy Mothers Day! Brenton was home and I'm always happier when he's around and we had a great day just hanging out as a family! I love it when we are all together.. Especially since he has just finished a stint of working 13 days straight, mostly 13 hour days by the time he got back home again. So, a day like this is treasured!!

xxx