Only 3 weeks until Grace's first birthday. I am looking forward to it but I am also a bit sad because she is growing out of that 'baby' phase.
SIL had her baby yesterday, a little boy. She named him Benjamim David. He was 8lb 1oz I think, and 48 cm long. It was a pretty quick birth - she was induced, and had her waters broken and the drip put in at about 11 am then he was born at 1:13 pm. No drugs and no tear or anything which is good. I went to see him not long after he was born and he was so tiny, I felt all nostalgic remembering when Grace was that little. Sigh. Stupid hormones - I don't want another baby, but seeing Benjamin yesterday brought back all those emotions. I just keep reminding myself that it's not all fun and games and that Jo (SIL) has her work cut out for her now with 4 kids.
I have decided I am going to apply to do a Graduate Diploma in Education, focusing on the 'Early Years' which is birth to 8 years old. I can do it via distance ed over two years with QUT. I already have a Bachelor of Arts, so I don't have to do the whole Bachelor of Education, which is good because it is 4 years full time. Anyway when I am finished I will able to register to work as a teacher in QLD, teaching the lower 3 grades of primary school, or preschool. I am looking forward to it, though DH has thrown a spanner in the works because he is talking about getting work in Port Campbell in victoria, and if he does that and we move to vic for a while then I can't do it, because I have to be in QLD to do practicals and any on campus meetings. So now I have to decide whether to apply or not.
Anyway this has turned into a bit of a mammoth post so I will go now before I ramble any more!
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