Archive for February, 2006

Lucky 13

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

13 months that is.
And so my little poo monkey, you have reached another milestone. At long last you can pull yourself up. Your first attempt occurred on Valentine’s Day, although it was more of a downward dog type yoga pose. Now there is no stopping you….and I really do mean no stopping […]

You won’t see this tip in a parenting magazine

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

To prevent your baby from doing a nudie crawl down the hallway following their bath, provide them with a packet of birth control pills to play with as you towel dry their bod. The older baby will be enthralled with the challenge of opening the packet to locate the source of the rattle type […]

More please

Monday, February 20th, 2006

See, cross party cooperation and conscience votes work.
Now let’s use this approach to tackle the provision of universal paid maternity leave, the right to reduced hours and/or up to five years off work following the birth of your child, affordable quality childcare, life, the universe, everything.
Sigh. A girl can dream.

Decisions, decisions

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Yet another poorly worded catch up post (people, I am both a science graduate and a public servant, it’s surprising that I can spell my own name).
1. The IVF appointment.
Kerching! There goes $200 before you know it…with only $60 back from Medicare*. Oh well, at least we are climbing back up towards that safety net […]

Slack tart update

Friday, February 10th, 2006

This will be brief:
1st birthday party for the poo monkey = v goodBirthday cake lovingly baked and decorated by mummy = excellent (of course).
Poo monkey’s reaction to three x 12 month needles = vociferous displeasure. Poo monkey’s reaction 24-48 hours after shots = clinginess eased only by being carried around by mummy.Mummy’s back after carrying […]

Fark the herald angels sing

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

The inlaws are coming! The inlaws are coming!Help meeeeeeee…………..