Happy new years eve!

I hope everyone is having an incredible night to bring in the new year, have a drink for me!
Not much going on in these parts, the weather is terrible and J is sickly :( boo.
I was thinking of new years resolutions as there is a lot I'm wanting to change about my life of late.
Dont get me wrong 2011 was a fab year, with the birth of Sebb, our engagement, 21st celebrations and just fun times all 'round, but my mindset lately is a bit, how shall i put this, umm shit. I feel extremely negative about a lot of things and poeple. This is not the way i want to be and i feel this negativity is bringing me down.
So my resolutions are:
completely stick with my gluten free diet, i am sick of complaining about how terrible i feel everytime i eat wheat, its something i can avoid, so avoid i shall!
keep my cool and dont sweat the small stuff. I'm getting agitated easily lately and its just a shitty thing to do, not everything is in my control and the world will keep turning if james doesnt pay the phone bill at 4 pm on the dot!
Let negative comments go straight over my head. i feel this is the thing i will struggle with most. Im a sensitive soul and things people say really hurt me and I'm the first person to get angry even in a somewhat calm situation. I'm going to learn to keep a cool head and not take things personally unless confronted in a mature manner.
I really am going to try my hardest to follow this through, my life and relationships will be all the better for it.

Feel free to share your new years resolutions with me!
And any tips how to stay calm and collected would be greatly appreciated!
Happy new year!

The Catchup

So much has been hapenning the last few days with Christmas and everything going on, it has been awesome!

Having Sebby around makes this holiday so so special and I loved every minute of it.

Christmas Eve my bestest friend and her little family came over so the kiddles could open their presents together.

After the afternoon's pre xmas celebrations my sister, James and I decided to trek through the rainforest. Seb woke up just in the nic of time to be able to join us.

It was wet and muddy and the sky was still a tad drizzley but it was a good adventure none the less.

The real excitement happened at home. Let me explain. On the way back to the car my sister was complaining that an ant had bit her, the she was getting all paranoid about it being a tic or a leech. We laughed it off and nothing more was said.

About 5 minutes after returning home felicity starts screaming like a crazy person about a leech! It was actually super funny and she couldn't help but laughing either. We burnt the little blood sucker off with salt but it got her good!

anywho enough with the feral-ness.

Christmas day was great, breakfast at home with my family, lunch at James' parents then drinks and pool times with great friends.

picture overload

sorry 'bout it!



So

2 sleeps till Christmas!
My mamma is staying with us and J is on holidays for the next week and a half!
So I got to have a couple of baby free hours today and go out for lunch with a friend. Woo for me!
Tomorrow J and I are going dirt bike riding, which we haven't done since foreverrrrr. Then tomorrow night my sister her partner, my best friend Jayde and her son are coming over for Xmas eve snackeroos and the babies are exchanging gifts.
I love holidays...too bad I ate cake untill I vommed, but lesson learnt! (eat in moderation over Xmas)
Happy Christmas eve's Eve!
Ps the devil child got 4 teeth in 2 weeks so I guess he had a reason to be a devil, probably should stop calling him the devil child now.

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Teething

Should not exist.
Who ever thought teething was a good way to go about growing up and getting those little white pegs we call teeth, can go jump.
I am not impressed with this evolution, it has turned my charming nine month old into a little devil.
Days are not supposed to start at 5 am for me, they are not suppose to start with hair pulling and eye gouging or screams that could raise the dead.
By 8am i was ready for the day to be over.
So far there is 5 teeth in that teeny mouth of my fatboy and I would like for that to be whole 24.
2 year molars seem a little far off so ill deal with that hurdle when it arrives and by the time the wisdom teeth come through, I'm sure he'll be a pro and not a whiny, screaming, dribbly mess (that might be a little embarrassing).
So please, teeth gods, give me my happy, smiling, non gouging boy back, at least in time for Christmas.

Sebastian

He's sleeping through the night! It's been a couple of awesome nights and I honestly do not know how I have survived the last 9 months without a whole nights rest.
He's getting super big and super hilarious. He makes raspberry sounds by sucking on his lips and screams so loud I think the neighbours think I'm murdering him, until he giggles at the end.
He's fascinated with tongues and if you keep it hidden in your mouth he will claw at your lips with his tiny baby nails until you surrender the squishy pink sponge you've been concealing.
The giggles aren't few and far between anymore and it makes my heart swell every time I hear them. Its like angels singing and I've never heard a more beautiful noise.
He knows when he's tired and will fight it until the end, he will yawn but if you catch him he'll turn it into chatter or a smile. He's a smart cookie and oh so defiant, change time is a difficult one when your 9 month old is stronger then you and goes stiff as a board or rolls across the room.
he's pulling himself up onto things thinking he's oh so clever but he still cannot crawl on his knee's.

I was always thinking, why cant he do this yet or that yet, giving up hope that it was just never going to happen like giggling and sitting and sleeping through the night (I'm still thinking it about crawling) But I knew he was going to do all these things and that he is going to crawl and walk and talk, he's not going to be suspended in baby land for the rest of his life, he's going to do them when he is ready! I know I shouldn't wish the time away but it's hard not too sometimes when I see all these infants Sebb's age and they are crawling around like no tomorrow, it makes me worry as a mother that my child isn't as 'good' as other children and that's a horrible horrible thought and I hate myself every time it comes into my mind.
I bet before I know it, I'll be reading back on this blog thinking how silly I was to think that way, that he's now driving and finished high school and been in more (harmless) trouble then any other teenage boy. That's a scary thought.
I'm excited for the future and to see him change and grow at his own pace, to see who he becomes and will be so proud no matter what.

bad quality but this is the raspberry (fart) face

cutest overalls EVER

I love you Seabass, like no other x

Old saint Nick

Firstly can I just say HOW'S THIS WEATHER!? It's summer, it's like 17 degrees and raining all the time, bor-ring! I love summer for the beach and the parks and the SUN. So far we've had about 2 days of sunshine, let's hope the sun comes out to stay or there is going to be 2 cranky home bound people's in this place of residence.

Now onto the topic I came here to write about, Santa!! During the week whilst at the shops I decided to get Sebb's picture done because it was free...yes I did just write that..FREE !

I was nervous as hell thinking Sea bass was going to be a screamer, a little boy terrified of the red bearded fellow, but he was bloody awesome! He did not care one bit, he was too interested in the shiny tinsel and the squeaky toy the photographer was using to distract the little munchikin. So here's what we walked out with, for FREE! (sorry I just can't get over it)

(sorry for the poor quality, I'm yet to scan it onto the computer)

Peer Pressure

Here are some photos from the engagement party we attended Saturday night. It was awe-some!

I've been sitting here with all my thoughts trying to put them onto this screen but nothing is coming out quite right, what's interesting?? I've been reading so many blogs lately and they are all so great for completely different reasons
ohdeardrea is so so interesting, I love reading about her vegan lifestyle and her life with he beautiful daughter.
Mandy is just so fricken hilarious! I am in stitches at some of her posts, she is just so real and I am in love!
And then there's Danielle, she seems like a huge sweet heart and has the best features such as Tattoo Tuesday and shes just an all round great read!
so it got me thinking...what am i bringing to the table? What makes me so interesting that people are going to even want to read about my life? Ive persisted with this blog for the sake of my son and it is ultimately for him to read when he is older but I'm feeling a bit of pressure to attract followers and be funny/witty i feel like its high school again and I'm trying to impress people i don't even know! crazy huh?
i will keep this blog up, for myself and Sebb and for know one else, sure id love a bazillion followers and people to get some sort of inspiration from my posts but if it happens it happens if not then that's fine too.
Happy Monday!

ps- Sebb got his third toothy peg, he's a champ

Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree

The Christmas tree is up! We ended up going out for sushi instead of staying home and roasting so the tree was up a little later then expected, I thought the baby would be feral staying awake so late at night but he was actually quite well behaved.

Until he decided to try and escape

But when his eyes spotted the Christmas beads he crawled like he's never crawled before to get his mits on them.

Tonight we are attending an engagement party with the theme of 50's/mad men! Can I get a woop!?
Sebb has a sweet new vest he will be rocking and hopefully J and I will look equally as awesome!
Happy weekend x

Happy December!

I cannot believe it is already December! This year has gone way to fast, it seems like yesterday i was pregnant with Sebb and moving house, and complaining my feet were swollen. Now I'm planning a wedding and having to watch every move Seabass makes (he's into everything).

I'm thinking December is going to be an awesome month today has been a very happy day. Sebb had a long nap this morning and i watched crazy stupid love, holey hell it was a great movie, i was LOL-ing all on my lonesome and it felt great! not to mention Ryan Gossling is a mega babe. I ate a delicious mango to celebrate the first day of summer and when James gets home from work we're putting up our Christmas tree and eating a roast dinner! Life is sweet.

there has been one downfall of today though, lately Sebb has been terrified of the vacuum cleaner. I literally only have to get it out of the cupboard for him to loose his shit. So I've been carrying him around the house one handed while trying to do a descent job with the vacuum, guess its not all bad though..can anyone say toned arms?

Happy December peeps!

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A little insight

I found this post this morning on this blog, which I have fallen in love with! And as I'm waiting for the baby to open his little eyes, I thought I'd do it too.

Obsessing over: way too much, wedding plans, clothes, CHRISTMAS, money..money is a big one this time of year even without the wedding planning.

Working on: my new years resolution list, i know they seem silly like why not start your resolution right now? i think new year, fresh start, its all in my mind, I'm crazy and i know it. Prepping my house for Christmas. this is the first year I'm actually excited for Christmas since i was a child. maybe its because I have a child? I'm sure that's it. Oh and wedding plans :)

Thinking about: how to go about approaching an uncomfortable situation with a friend without burning bridges. honesty is the best policy right?

Anticipating: So so much, these next 3-4 months are going to be huge! Christmas, NYE, Hens night, Australia day, Wedding (eek), Soundwave and Sebbs 1st birthday.

Listening to: the fan and my fingers click click clicking away

Drinking: nothing right at this moment, coffee is calling my name though.

Wishing: that we won the lotto last night or that someone would buy me a new car ;)

well there you have it a little insight into the world of Ivy

FTW (sort of)

THE BABY IS CRAWLING! Well maybe we shouldn't use the word crawling, maybe dragging would be more appropriate, but its still progress right?

He looks like a wounded soldier most of the time, he's only using one leg to push himself along, it quite hilarious to watch actually.

I think I could be in trouble now.

Lately Ive been thinking a lot about Sebb (not that he isn't on my mind 24/7) its just blowing my mind that he's almost 9 months old, that he has a personality and knows what he wants and likes, that he's figuring out how to be mobile and scream and smash all his toys together to get a big bang. I love him an incredible amount (duh) but I'm a little bit sad that he's not completely dependant on me anymore, He's holding his own bottle and wiggling around, he doesn't need his mama as much.
Geez what am i going to be like in another couple of months! we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Any who I think he's the cutest fattest ginger ninja in the world and i can say that cos i had a giant part in creating him but seriously people what is with all the negativity on the red hair?!? i will admit i was a bit shocked with it in the first place as neither James nor I have any tinge of red in our hair, but its grown on me and i love it! I was at the store the other day and a lady asked if he was my son and if his dad had red hair, when i said J didn't she replied with a big 'oh nooo!' like seriously is it a plague? a curse? a disease? People pay money to have hair that colour these days like geez give the poor kid a break! rant over.

i had so much more to say today but my mind has gone to another world so i could be back later for another post, i need to get out of my lazy blogging phase.

Happy Tuesday!

Humble abode

J comes home tomorrow!! Squeeelllllll!!!
It actually hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be without him. Pebb was a dream boat! Sleeping through the night and all.
I've been keeping busy, my mum spent the weekend with us which was really nice, we took sebb for a swim Saturday and went to the awesome Perigian markets Sunday where I scored this baby



The best $25 Ive ever spent, I know James will love it and it just seems like it was always meant to be in our home.
We've been spending a lot of time in Sebb's room of late, partly because I'm over picking his toys up around the rest of the house and partly because it's just so dang awesome in here! I took some quick pics to show because I really do love it and I'm proud of it, corny I know.











Here are some snaps of my little guy from today. I feel as if this last week spent with Sebb has made us stronger, I've become more patient and he's just a really cool kid, spazz attacks or not.









Happy Tuesday, and an even happier Wednesday! (cos papa comes home!)