Hi girls,

Sorry i have been MIA but i have been really busy as my Grandma passed away very early Tuesday morning so i have been on the phone to mum and dad (who are holidaying o/seas) and taking care of the essentials thay had put into place before they left if something was to happen to her. Thankfully she was sleeping and it was very peaceful. It broke my heart though having to ring mum to tell her and then ringing my Grandma's brother and 2 sister in laws to tell them. We will have a memorial service for her when mum and dad come home early september.

Now to happier news.......I took Liam for a check up at the CFHC to talk about solids and his next immunisation date and to be weighed etc. He had only put on 250gms (now 5.3kg) in 6 weeks but had gotten longer (61cm) and his head had grown(40.5cm). So she said to definately start the solids now even if he drops back to 4 b/f's that will be ok. So we started with a desert spoon of cereal and added the water and some potato for flavour, cause the other day he had some cereal but he was not 100% enjoying it so i thought some flavour would be good and he loved it. Hopefully this will help to bulk him up a bit more. It took me a while to realise but i remember when Brad was little we were told to start solids at 4 months so that is prob why he looks so much chubbier and bigger in his photos compared to Liam now. The CFHC nurse did Liams 6-8month check while i was there and asked all the Q's. I had just finished telling her he still didn't really like tummy time and was still not rolling then whilst i was redressing him the cheeky little monkey rolled twice from his tummy to his back .......and hasn't done it since .

I am looking onto getting Brad's hearing checked. He has started to talk really loud and says his ears are blocked. I am not sure it this is because his nose is still runny/blocked and effecting his ears or not, but i have made the appointment so hopefuuly it will get better as his cold goes and then the assesment can tell us is it was just the cold or it actually is his hearing.

It has taken three months ( ) but apparently our house plans have been sent to council either yesterday ot today. So hopefully we should be all good to start building in October by the time it gets out of council and back through the builders system.

Well thats my news, I hope you are all well and the kiddies are behaving themselves. Take care!