To the tune of “Mary had a Little Lamb”

Why am I so big today.
big today, big today?
Why am I so big today?
I can hardly walk!

Little Bobby loves to kick,
loves to kick, loves to kick,
Little Bobby loves to kick
and he can hear me talk.

He comes with me everywhere
everywhere, everywhere,
He comes with me everywhere
which is really nice.

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The quickening happened a couple of weeks ago, but today was the first time that Allen definately felt the baby move. Little Bobby can be quite active at times. He must know my voice, and Allen's voice. I got the dog to bark so he would be familar with that too. he he ( Read more... )

I went to Anglesea with some EMS friends and here are some shots of me: (photo credits to Rob Hutton for the clothed photos, and to Chris Bell for the bathers shots - thanks guys)

Me playing beach cricket. Great fielder.

Me taking a photo.

Watching the beach soccer.

Just me. This is my new user icon.

World’s best batsman. (Hey, ( Read more... )

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I have been considering various career choices -please tell me what you think gentle readers ( Read more... )

For the benefit of non-Australian readers, I will tell you how the average household spends Australia Day, 26th of January, the anniversary of the landing of the first fleet in Botany Bay, where Sydney now stands, 1788 ( Read more... )

I had a wonderful time at Anglesea last weekend. We went to the beach and the river every day. My new icon is of me at the beach. I will post some photos when I get around to it. It was an EMS social camp, thus lots of drinking and night walks to the beach and not much sleep. I was in bed by one and had a nap each day - and had to drink ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a pretty good day! I took a nap in the morning so I was bouncy all day. We went to the Ultrasound appointment and it was really nice to have a normal "tummy" ultrasound. Part of me still expected to have to half strip off! Dr Andrew got a clear picture of of the baby straight away. We saw the head, the body and heart beating ( Read more... )

Our wedding anniversary is coming up very soon and we don't have a clue what to get each other. I decided to look up the traditional present list for inspiration and it is leather.

Leather? Don't need a new wallet, coat or dog lead. Leather...

Gentle readers,

for the record we do not have a new dog. I am sorry that my previous post was confusing. I was trying to be witty and state that because Wombie's arthritis treatment has resulted in a change in her behaviour, it is as if we have a new dog. In fact we still have just one dog, good old Wombie, with her new vigerous ( Read more... )