Mouse

Mouse
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I came across this little fella today and couldn't resist taking him home.

Beer me!

On the weekend Mel and I spent some time with Greg, Cheryl and Felix. The purpose for the visit was to make some beer. Greg and I attempted to recreate a hoegaarden witbier. Time will tell how successful we were. Quite involved really with all the crushing of coriander and peeling of orange rind. Mel and Cheryl got to entertain Felix while the beer was being made. Next time I think Felix will have to help out with the beer. Never too early to learn the finer points of beer (just so long as he doesn't drink it until he is 18)!

Tonic

Tonight we went to have dinner at a relatively new restaurant at Bulimba called Tonic. It is at the end of Oxford street so has a view of the river but not much to see at night though. It would be a better view for a Sunday Breakfast. Not bad food overall and it was fairly busy tonight but the service was pretty good...which is a rarity in Brisbane these days it would seem. Still only BYO but I assume they are applying for a license. We will try to get a few more dining out experiences in before Noodles arrives. There are still some restaurants we would like to try. Might go to Bespoke next time!

Our little man!

Noodles must be doing his exercises because he seems to be getting stronger each day. Last night I was dozing when I felt some little kicks in my back. With Mel asleep next to me and her belly resting against my back, Noodles obviously wanted some attention. "daddy, are you awake? I want to play, wake up and pay attention to me!" A sign of things to come no doubt!

More of the same.....

Not much to report from the last 2 days. The next doctors visit is about 3 weeks away so between now and then it is pretty much more of the same. Apart from the ever expanding belly-o-baby! Things are on track and we have just about got everything we need or at least have them on order. I did take advantage of the nappy sale and bought some "boy" nappies. Apparently they have the absorbant bit in a different spot to the girl nappies. I wonder if the sale of disposable nappies is increasing with the water crisis in SEQ. It must use a lot of water washing cloth nappies all day. I also tried to find some of the Dick Bruna books in QBD but they didn't have any. Oh well, I am sure I will find some in the next 4 months. We will not be deterred!!!

Safe-n-Sound

Safe-n-sound
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Talk about confusion reigning in the world of baby shops! No-one seems to know what is going on and I hate having to deal with incompetancy. After being told numerous different versions of the dramas with the car seat that would actually fit in my car (yes I know I bought a car that most would see as not baby friendly....), such as .....you need to give us 5 weeks to order one.....there are none available at the moment.....actually there will not be anymore at all as they stopped making it......actually they are now making a new one but we have no idea when it will be ready......it could be months and we have no idea, and I am a rep so I should know.....blah, blah, blah. Well the very next day, a public holiday no less, we drove past the Nundah baby shop and decided to see what their version of the story would be, and to our surprise they actually had one on the shelf!!! So I give you.....drum roll.....the compaq deluxe! At least it is not in one of those hideous colours and the best bit....They sold it to us at the price of the old version which is $50 cheaper. How could I ask for more.

Baby Care 101

Today we were guests at the Jenkins' household for morning tea and lunch. We were entertained by Felix who was on his best behavior and particularly cute in his cheeky monkey hat. I think I am getting baby lessons by stealth as not long after we arrived I was given the task of feeding Felix. Luckily there was a bottle with some milk in or I would have been in trouble! Although my man boobs are a B cup, they definitely are non-functioning. It seemed to go well and I even managed to elicit a rather satisfying burp that would have made Barny proud. Later, after the feed made its way to the other end, it seemed that I was in need of pooey nappy lessons. This also proceeded incident free......thank God.....and I can now say I have survived my first pooey nappy. Woo Hoo! I wonder what other skills I will pick up on our next visit to see the Jenkins'.