Australia Day 2012

Lachlan, Sydney and Noah

We celebrated Australia Day in Manly this year with a bunch of Americans (and a couple token Aussies!)  It was a great day of BBQ, wine and beer with a great view of Shelley Beach.  The kids played together - Sydney was surrounded by boys (only just the beginning, I’m sure!)  We had a ball and definitely felt a bit dusty the next day.  Thanks Jess, Michael, Laura and Scott for great food and great company!

We took the leap and broke Sydney of the swaddle this week.  She slept in a sleep sack for the first time and it went great!  We also introduced Lamby for the first time (comfort toy - small blanket on the bottom with a plush lamb head on the top).  She absolutely loves it!  I’ll have to take a picture of her wrapping her arms around Lamby one of these days.  It will melt your heart :)

Now that her hands are free to sleep (and suck) we’ve discovered Sydney is a left handed thumb sucker!  There’s a part of me that wants to discourage her from sucking her thumb because I know it will be a hard habit to break when she gets older, but between that and the paci, I think it’s the lesser of two evils.  Besides, how on earth are we going to stop her from sucking her thumb if that’s what she does naturally?  So, let the thumb sucking begin!

I was lucky enough to enjoy my Christmas present this week- David watched Sydney, armed with some expressed milk in the fridge and I got to spend a couple hours at the spa enjoying an AMAZING massage and facial.  It was wonderful!  What a nice break for a bit.

I hope the sun comes out this week - it feels like it’s been raining for ages!

~LAA :)