The Loop

I don't like being out of the loop in the blogging community. I am, I am currently way out of the loop. Stuff is happening I read glimpses of it and I don't know what people are talking about. Not only have I not being able to blog, I haven't been reading blogs either. I have over 100 posts to read in my Reader. I want to read them all, I want to comment on them all. I am going to try over the next couple of days. I just want to say sorry if I haven't come by in a while. If something big has happened to you please come and tell me. Fill me in, I need to be back in the loop.

I keep throwing around the idea of going to Blogher this year but I have been such a bad Blogger I don't feel like I should. Well that is one reason along with a few more. The real reason I do want to go is to meet my blogging friends. I would love to meet them all, and I will one day. I think they should bring Blogher to Sydney one year! Who is in ?

So yeah I will catch up, I may or may not comment till I catch up but at least I will be back in the loop.
Drop in and say hi.

I will leave you with some photos of Boo playing in puddles with his friends.

The Extra Day

We get an extra day so I blog. We are ok. Thanks for those who were concerned.

I just haven't had the head to blog. I don't know which direction my blog is going any more.
I just blog about life in general these days. Which I think I am ok with. When ever I need to get things out I will. I really enjoy writing when I do, it's just the thought of writing and finding the motivation I am struggling with at the moment. Apologies for going quiet, bad me.

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Boo had a rough time after his surgery. Getting fluids into him was really challenging, I did take him back the hospital I was concerned he was becoming dehydrated but he was borderline and they sent him back home. I kept syringing hydro-lite into his mouth every 10 mins, not without a war but it worked. He would wake every hour screaming in pain and there was nothing I could do for him. But he came through and is back to his normal self. His speech has improved 200% since, I noticed the improvement pretty much straight away. We now have little conversations. It really is amazing the difference it has made. His balance is great too he is now climbing everything without fear.

Last week went for a mini break to the Coast with some friends. It was nice to get a few consecutive days at the beach and Boo had a ball. This Summer has not been a Summer, it has been very wet. It is raining again as I type, surprise, surprise. Today being the last day of Summer, hopefully Autumn will be better for outdoor activities.

Boo went back to Daycare this week, his Carer went to overseas for 7 weeks. I am finally getting some time back for me and focus on my photography business again. It has been hard work having him 24/7 with no breaks. I might even get more time to blog now.

My Dad is currently in hospital with pneumonia. He has been in since Friday, he is doing ok. I have a whole blog post to write about him but that will be for another day.

That is the update.
I will share some photos and hope to be back here a lot sooner next time.

Boo loves cooking.

A Quick Post Today.

- A quick post whilst Boo is having a rest.

- Boo had his surgery Monday. Tonsils and adenoids out and grommets put in his ears. He is not doing the best stayed in hospital two days instead of one due to vomiting and rejecting fluids and food. We came home yesterday. I am watching his nappies today if they are too dry he will be back in hospital to be put on IV fluids.

- I do love the snuggles but I hate seeing my boy in pain and discomfort.

- I am really tired, staying at the hospital with Boo was tiring. Now at home and constantly at him to drink and eat, is tiring especially when it is continuously rejected.

- Boo is up, that's it for now. Time for more snuggles and pain medication.

Sleeping with his Teddy. He looked so tiny in that big hospital bed.

A Post In Photos

 Just a warning there are a lot of photos in the post.

A week into the new year already. Slow down please is all I can say. I hope you have all had a great start to the new year.

We like to keep busy around here especially in Summer we are always out and about or in the backyard. Boo loves being outdoors, we have lots of playdates with little friends. He loves company. He gets upset if I take him to the park and there are no other kids there. I am always on the look out for free events around Sydney. Getting into the city is easy for us, we just hop on the ferry up the river and saves me the hassle of looking for parking. So we often go out on adventures, even if we just walk the streets of the city. Boo is a people watcher and he is happy to just to look and stop and have a run from time to time. Which is great for me because I get to take photos. We also go to art exhibitions. We do arts and crafts which he loves, the messier the better for him.

Here are some photos of what we get up to and the fun we have.

Sand Castle fun. The best part is smashing them down.

Wading in the rock pool.

The Wiggles Exhibition

Splashing in puddles.

Water play with buckets.

Doing a big painting .

but decided that painting his body was more fun!

Fun at the water park.

Visiting Cock-a-too Island.

Graffiti Exhibition at Cock-a-too Island.

I made a waterslide in the backyard with his friends.

He loves paying with water. The hose being his favourite, so filling up the pool is part of the fun.

Boo stayed up and watched the 9pm NYE fireworks from our back deck, these are the midnight ones.

Sydney Harbour Bridge fireworks NYE

He was happy just to watch the clowns move the heads from left to right.

At the Graffiti exhibition

At the Graffiti exhibition

Feeding the bunny.

He participated in an art installation Tangled, he loved it!

He participated in an art installation Tangled, he loved it!

You can never have enough lego play.

Two Words

Thank you. 
All of you.
Yes you and you.
For being here for me, through another tough time in my life, the death of my beautiful mother.
Still grieving Max and then dealing with the death of my mum has been difficult, I probably haven't written about it as much as I have wanted to only because I can't express this grief and the feelings I have in words. So I stay silent. I don't like being silent on my blog. I need to write. I hope to write more in the new year.

I am also hoping for a better year next year. With good things happening around me, some changes, some travel and getting my business truly up and running.

I wish you and your families a very Happy New Year. Have fun and stay safe.

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I have to share this photo I just found whilst looking through some old ones. Max took it.

He loved his stuffed animals, I have mentioned that before. If he went to bed before me, he would always tuck a couple these little guys in on my side of the bed to greet me before I went to sleep. They always put a smile on my face. It was a nice little memory to have.

Merry Christmas And All That.

It certainly was a strange Christmas, quiet. I spent it split between my two brothers homes. One for lunch then the other for coffee, dessert and swim. The sun finally shown in Sydney. If you haven't heard already from all the whinging, Sydney has had a shitty wet and cool Summer, so far. It's raining as I type. But we were fortunate to get a swim in yesterday which was great. Boo had a wonderful day, he was really into Christmas this year, he was wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. It is just too cute to hear him say that. He loved opening his presents. It was so delightful to watch him.

I missed my Mum a lot and Max too. For Christmas Eve, I went to the Mary McKillop Chapel. My Mum used to go there once a month when they had a special service. I never went with her. I wish I had. I cried through the Christmas service whilst every one was singing Holy Night, regretting that I had never sat on the pew with her. I know she was there with me.

I made Christmas cards this year, like I do every year only this year I didn't send them. I didn't want to, I didn't have the same Christmas spirit. So I didn't.

I hope all that celebrated had a lovely day with family and friends. I tried. I mostly succeeded.

All About a Boy I call Boo

Age- 2 Years 3 months 25 Days
Weight Approx- 15kg
Height Approx- 92cm

He is very funny, he has a wonderful sense of humour.
He is a very happy boy except for when he doesn't get his way.
He is very cheeky and is constantly in trouble.
He is very affectionate and gives random kisses and cuddles.
He has lots of girlfriends. One particular one, they are very fond of each other.

Here they are in action!

He has just discovered the word "mine" so EVERYTHING belongs to him.
But he does love to share...most of the time. He wont eat something without making sure his little friends have one too, what ever it may be.

His language has been delayed but in the last few weeks he has discovered new words and strings them into sentences, he constantly surprises me.
Mummy gone. More pasta please. My turn. Cockadoodle doo is his word for the week. He has had problems breathing at night with a stuffy nose for quite some time now.
He constantly wakes of a night, I don't recall the last time he actually slept through the entire night. Mainly because he can't breath. He is an early riser, he is usually up anywhere between 5 and 6am. It makes for one very tired Mummy.
We have been down the allergy route but have recently discovered that he has obstructive sleep apnea and glue ear. Both possibly affecting his speech. He has had a hearing test and all is well with his hearing. He just chooses not to hear me at times!
He is booked in for the 23rd of Jan to have his tonsils and adenoids out and grommets put in his ears.
I'm really not looking forward to it, but I am hoping it will sort out his issues. Well the surgeon tells me it will! If his speech doesn't improve after his surgery, I will look into getting him into a speech pathologist.


He has his favourite teddy that he sleeps with and drags him around the house when he is tired.
His favourite movies are Toy Story 1 & 2 and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
His favourite TV shows are, Charlie and Lola and Fireman Sam.
His favourite books are any Charlie and Lola book, Upsy Down Town and The Little Yellow Digger.
He loves playing with trucks, his play kitchen and his Woody doll. Santa is bringing him Buzz and Jessie, I can't wait to see his face.
His favourite foods are, sushi, sausages and ravioli.
He loves going on adventures. He is very inquisitive and just takes in his surrounding.
He is a people watcher and is happy to sit in a crowd and watch and learn.

I seriously do not know what I would do if he wasn't in my life.
He makes laugh, he makes me cry with happiness, yes he makes me angry too.
He makes my heart so full and puffy.
I love you lots Boo xx

The Missing Pieces.

Christmas is going to be very different this year....without my Mum, without Max.
By this time my Mum would have baked hundreds of Italian biscuits and made cannoli and all the specials xmas treats she used make. This year we wont be enjoying any of them. It's sad that Boo wont remember her, that he wont remember her love for cooking and food. The wonderful talent she had that bought us all so much joy, that Max was always in awe of. I have been crying a lot for Mum lately, I miss her terribly. It was her birthday on Monday, it was a prticularly hard day to get through, but all the firsts are, I know because I have already experienced it with Max. I just need to get through this Christmas the best I can and enjoy it for my Boo's sake.

Boo helped me put the Christmas tree up yesterday. He loved helping. The only problem is that he has continued to put the decorations up and down on the tree since yesterday! It was a bittersweet moment, watching him put the decorations up. It was something I always wanted to share with Max. I kept thinking of the discussions I had with Max about when we would upgrade our tree and it was always wait till we have kids and we will get a bigger better one then. So now I have a kid, a bigger tree but no Max.

I bought Boo a Little People Nativity set and gave it to him once we had completed putting the tree up. He loves it. I really gave this gift to him on behalf of my Mum, I know that if she had seen it she would have wanted to buy it for him. You see ever since I can remember, my mother put out a nativity. She would lay down the plastic fake grass and build her nativity with all her ceramic pieces that she had bought from Italy when we went there when I was 5. Over the years some of the pieces had broken and were cracked or glued backed together, it had gone through all of us kids. It didn't come out for a few years not until the grandchildren started arriving then out it came again, every Christmas up until the last.

So now we have our own nativity and I want to put it up every year and remember my Mum.

*Boo insists that the lamb should be in the manger instead of baby Je-sus.

Where have I been ?

I have been neglecting my blog, my blogging friends, commenting, reading of late and I don't like it. I need my blog, I need my blog friends and I miss you all. I do.

I have been focusing on my business which has been really busy, I love capturing beautiful people. But I am still juggling it all. I write so many posts in my head by the time I have the time to blog, I no longer have the energy to write coherently. I am hoping this is just temporary, I have a few more booked out weekends before Christmas then I hope to have a break for a few weeks so I can fine tune things and also get time to blog when I want to.

I have lots to tell you and hope to fill you in, in the very near future. But in the meantime please come and tell me what you have been up to or say hi, because I miss you all.

We Heart The Zoo

Took Boo to the Zoo again, I didn't realise that it had been so long between visits, 6 months in fact. I have promised to take him more often and renew my yearly membership. There was a big difference in taking him this time compared to the last. He was so engaged with the animals, he loved seeing them all. The main attraction was seeing the three new Tiger cubs born in August but have only just come out to the public. Oh so cute! If I could take one home I would. He was calling animal names and mimicking sounds, it was so delightful watching him. This time I took him to the children's area which we didn't get to last time, there is so much to see that we have to pick and choose what to visit. He loved it.

Here are some pics I took of the day.