Finally, an update - and LOTS of photos !!

Our deepest apologies for not posting in such a long time, we had a two week holiday in Australia to visit family & friends - and then this past week has been fairly hectic too. Only two weeks until Christmas, yikes ! Anyway, on with the photos from our trip.



Erin and mum 'lunching' at Manly.


Nappy change at the beach !


Uncle Roland and his little niece Zara (also at Manly).


Erin and mummy packing a sad at Manly.


Erin's cousin Zara giving us a cheeky grin.


Cousin Zara looking out the front window.


Zara up to mischief with her mum's digital camera !


Mum blowing raspberries on Erin's tummy.


Erin, her Uncle Alex, and Zara (Alex = Zara's dad).


Miss Erin Pumpkinface !


Find the Cockatoo ;-)


Zara and the "Spaghetti Incident" !


The floor under Zara after the Spaghetti Incident !


The cleanup crew - aka Samba the dog !


Erin and Aunty Dani


Erin and our friend Eilish







Eilish and Jax


Erin all tucked up on the ferry from Manly to central Sydney.





Zara and Uncle Jason


Zara and her little cousin Bree.


Bree and Erin








A tiger fish - one of the many specimen on display during our visit to Oceanworld, in Manly.





Glad we're not the ones who have to clean those teeth !


Daddy trying to teach Erin to hold her own bottle.



Erin and mummy getting ready for Erin's first swim in salt water.








"I'm not having fun anymore, get me out NOW !!" says Erin...



Zara, Erin and mum (Jax)


So beautiful and well behaved - Ebony (R) and Samba (L)

And for the moment folks, that's it - there have been a few things happening in the last week since we got back, and this weekend, but might save them for tomorrow as we need a bit of a break from the computers !!

Take care,

Love Jax, Roland and Erin

Happy Four Months Birthday Erin !!

It's almost hard to believe that our little girl is four months old already, but she is !! She has pretty much mastered rolling over from her back to her front, even though it takes quite a bit of effort. Rolling from front to back doesn't seem to be as much trouble however. She has also started talking even *more* (yes, it is possible!), and gives us the occasional giggle - this little munchkin is going to be a heartbreaker, and we are so proud of her !!

Quick weekend recap: Saturday mummy went for a massage and did the grocery shopping while daddy set up his home brew kit (early Xmas present) with a friend. Sunday mummy had a friend over to hang out and play monopoly with, and daddy took advantage of the nice weather and mowed the lawns. We are also trying solids on a regular basis now at "dinner" time, about an hour after Erin's 6pm bottle - seems to be going well so far ! She is growing so fast, and I bet you she will be a little heartbreaker ! So, without further ado, here are more of the latest photos:

The green stuff on Erin's shirt is her dinner of pureed potato, peas and broccoli - yum yum !



Erin's dessert ?



I think I need a taxi pwease... *hic*

Dance Baby Dance !


Anyway folks, that's all for now - take care !


Love Jax, Roland and Erin

Video test !

Hi folks ! Sorry there hasn't been an update in some time, and this isn't going to be a big one *BUT* we do have something special to share. Previously we couldn't get this to work, but think we've cracked it this time - this is a short clip of Erin on her playmat, originally taken with our cellphone and then converted (hence the silly txt over the picture). Sorry about the grainy-ness, we might get a real digital video camera eventually ! Anyway, enjoy ! :)




Love Jax, Roland and Erin

The weekend roundup !

Saturday - Jax got to sleep in, hooray for Roland ! After Erin's early morning feed we started getting things ready to go to the annual Parent & Child Show. It was quite busy even though we got there just after it opened at 10am, it is a very popular event indeed. The parents room that they had set up in one of the halls was very convenient and useful, as Erin was quite hungry again by the time we got there. Lots and lots of samples to be collected, and lots of bargains to be had as well - we think the best deal was probably the 1kg boxes of Persil Sensitive washing machine powder for $3, and part of that went to a children's charity.

Sunday - Fairly quiet day, Roland was off to a workmate's house for a computer game designing session, and Jax had a friend over to meet Erin and for a bit of company of course.

Today Jax and Erin went out to try and find some Halloween decorations, but found out that they'd probably left it a little too late - there was hardly anything left in several of the stores they visited that had bothered with Halloween merchandise. It's a shame they don't do Halloween here the way they do in Canada, carving a real jack-o-lantern would have been fun.

That's about all there is really, take care folks and bye for now !

Love Jax, Roland & Erin

The weekend update and even more photos !!

It was a long weekend this weekend, with Labour day on Monday (yesterday) and we spent most of the time at home relaxing and doing housework - Roland worked outside and I was inside (hooray for laundry). Our big outing was to the supermarket on Sunday, which unfortunately takes most of the morning up !! Anyway, there are of course more photos for your viewing pleasure - enjoy :)

This is just something we put together to show how much Erin has already grown !!

Our cheeky little princess !!


Let's play the "how many fingers can I stuff in my mouth?" game !!


At least her fingers are still tiny compared to mummy's - we are thinking of getting this enlarged and framed so we can hang it somewhere in the house.


Anyway folks, that's all for now - take care !

Love Jax, Roland and Erin

1000 Words

Chatty Erin

Bubble Baby Erin

Fascinated Erin

Amused Erin

Curious Erin

Sleeping Beauty Erin

We thought we would put in some photos first since we have been taking a few more lately, and to try and make up for the lack of updates - sorry folks !

We have been busy around the house keeping up with day to day things, appointments etc., but try to fit in time to relax as well ! The weather has been improving a little bit and so we are having quite a few sunny days, which mean Roland can get out in the garden and dig out more weeds from around the back of the section. We even have a couple of photos of all the hard work he has been doing:

At the moment he is concentrating on sowing some grass, so that we can have a larger outdoor area for Erin to play in when she is a bit older, as well as put in a new clothes line (the one we have now is a pain).

Speaking of Erin, she has definitely been growing - Jax had to sort out all her clothes and put away a lot of things that were too small ! We have also had to buy a few things, but mostly just undershirts. She has also just started to try and roll herself over from her back to her front, but only seems to like doing in on top of her change table - which is not so good since it's at waist height to us adults. Erin is also a lot more 'chatty' now, she loves to talk to mommy & daddy especially when we're changing her, or when she is meant to be sleeping ! She had her 13 week immunisations today, and mommy managed *not* to cry this time - hurray for mommy ! Erin was also weighed, and is up to 6.17kgs or about 13 lbs 6oz.

Anyway, this afternoon we are off to Nana's house to visit, and in the meantime mommy is going to go take care of some laundry while the sun is still out.

Bye for now folks and take care !

Love Jax, Roland and Erin

Oops !

Looks like we didn't get around to updating about last weekend, let alone this one - and a whole week has passed in between... sorry about that. But as usual, we have photos of our beautiful munchkin to make up for the lack of updates !

She really seems to enjoy 'tummy time' on her change table, and even follows us around the room with her eyes, clever girl ! Her neck muscles are getting really strong, and we don't have to support her head as often now when we are carrying her around.

In other Erin news, we think we may have an early teether - after eliminating other possibilities, and then accounting for the fountain of dribble, red cheeks, sucking on her fists and general irritability. Yikes ! The only things we can really do for her are small doses of Pamol (strawberry flavored), and rub some Bonjela on her gums when it looks like she is getting sore.

We also tried something new online yesterday, and order our groceries through the Woolworths online shopping website. We figured it couldn't hurt, and it would save us the stress of driving up to the big Pak n Save in Albany which is always busy and crowded. We also had a voucher for two free deliveries from the goody bag we got at the hospital when Erin was born.

Today is going to be a pretty quiet one, we've been for a walk up to the local cafe and back already, and only have a few minor chores to do this afternoon. Work as usual for Roland on Monday, and quality time with Erin for Jax.

That's really it for now folks, take care !

Love Jax, Roland and Erin

Say Cheese !

It's been a while, and we wholeheartedly apologise. In the meantime, here is the latest photo of Erin. The big weekend update will hopefully be done either tonight or tomorrow ! Promise ;)

Take care folks !


Love Jax, Roland and Erin