Thursday 27 December 2007

Getting Ready to Fly....


Counting down the days till we fly to Darwin now that Christmas is over.

I love this suit my brother bought me from Movieworld. It is a Superman outfit and has a real cape and all!! I was flying around in my pram this morning with my mummy. I love our morning walks.

I have to change into something else now because we are going shopping and mum says she doesn't want to fly past the shops today...she wants to actually go in and look at things. I guess I had best be on my best behaviour then...she might even buy me something!

Wednesday 26 December 2007

Twas the Night After Christmas and all were in bed....

...well we can dream can't we!!

Christmas was a great day at the Bellenger household. Allan and I went down to the Gold Coast on Christmas Eve to spend the night with our family. We enjoyed a few too many drinks and after just a few hours of overindulging in both beverages and delicious food we hopped into bed. Billy was very well behaved when he woke up at 4am Christmas morning - much better than his father who was severely regretting his overindulgence the night before :)

Billy quickly dressed into his working clothes and got to work delivering smiles and cuddles to everyone.

After the traditional big christmas lunch we headed home for a long christmas night playing monopoly and opening the many many presents that santa had delivered to our home. As expected Bill was spoilt by his brothers and sisters and went to bed for a very long sleep from 8 pm till 5 am. Obviously his christmas gift to his mother !!!



Boxing day saw the family hit the shops in both cars in preparation for some big spending at the boxing day sales!
Daddy Bellenger spent the day driving around Brisbane instead of sitting in front of the Cricket and was most happy about this....must have had something to do with his new GPS toy he got from the kids for Chrissy. Mummy Bellenger was delighted with her kitchen applicances and her beautiful ring that has 3 blue stones (for the boys) and two white stones (for the girls). As I mentioned....we were all spoilt this year.

Now the days inbetween Christmas and New Year are upon us and we hope to get in some serious R&R, a bit of jogging, catch up with some friends and eat lots of junk before all the New Year resolutions kick in.

Right now though....we are off to Chinese restaurant to finish that Boxing Day trend of spending every cent in the bank.

Merry Christmas and love to all xxxxxxx
Mummy

90 Years and 9 Weeks old today!!


Billy with his great Grandma on Christmas day.....we had a great day!!

Sunday 23 December 2007

Getting Ready For Christmas



Here I am with my Christmas Stocking Bear...and matching hat. I feel like Silly Billy but it makes me laugh!


Aunty Bridgette and Uncle Rob sent me a BIRTHDAY BEAR when I was born. It arrived just before we moved house so mum wouldn't let me have it until this week when the house was all clean. I love the bear because it is bigger than me and I can fall over on it and cuddle it. It has my name and the day I was born written on the foot of the bear so I will keep it forever. We call it Billy Bear. Mum likes that because everyone calls her Claire Bear.





Anyone Missing a Shoe?


Prince Charming must have learnt a thing or two from Cinderella.....this shoe was left on the staircase of my new home. Would the owner please put their teeny hand up???

Tuesday 18 December 2007

Billys Baptism


After a hot service in the church...Billy just had to find somewhere to lay down and cool off.

And so another Month passes by......

Wow...who could imagine what you can pack into one month of living.

Billy if this is going to be your life...I think I want my money back! The past month has been very hectic and I can't recall each day - it is all just a blur of activity and achievement. Some of the things we did:

Grandma turned 90.
Billy had his first smile.
We moved house.
We cleaned house(s)
Billy and Jordan were baptised.
My sisters came to visit.
My sisters bought their kids with them.
Ashleigh went overseas.
We did the Christmas shopping.
Billy and I had numerous doctor and dentist visits.
We queued at Medicare for several days :)))

Amongst that we continued to have our daily coffee at the local Coffee Club (remind me to buy shares) or similar cafe. Billy loves sitting in the airconditioning whilst mum relaxes and yes - has her fix of caffeine. I can't imagine what I was thinking drinking decaf for so long! Viva la Caffeine!!!!!!!

As you will see from the photos it has been fun and Billy and I are continuing to have full days with lots of family, friends and fun. We loved having my sisters and their babies come and visit. It was great to see them and see how the three babies are all developing differently and to also talk to my sisters to see what I am doing wrong or right.

Dante has grown so much since we last saw him only a couple of months ago. He has grown both literally and characteristically (okay I just made up that word I think!). He has so many expressions and noises now that I think he is just a little boy pretending to be a baby! I loved how he tried to get Billy out of his capsule!
Wasn't he suprised to be caught in the act heh heh

LJ stayed at our house for a couple of days and despite him being almost 3 months older than Billy, we were able to share toys and yes even their clothes. Both boys are about the same size. Though Billys Belly is certainly the bit that gives him his girth. LJ is long and lean and such a good looking boy. Beautiful skin that even Billy tried eating!



This morning was the Christmas run at PCRG and it was great to see everyone again. Even better - we got to dress up. Billy loved his santa's hat and loved Aunty Tesso's tinsel on her outfit. Jordan and I pushed Billy around whilst we fired water pistols at all the runners and cooled them down. After all the beautiful things Anna said about Billy I thought it best to not shoot the premier so she got away dry....




Thursday 6 December 2007

My Cuz LJ

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My cousin LJ arrived today.....as you can see he is a runner.

Wednesday 5 December 2007

My First Day at PCRG



Mummy got me up at 4.30am to go running with her old running group. It was fun to go along but I slept most of the time and woke up for a feed just after mummy started walking hee hee.

Mummy walked 4km in total and then went to the doctor for a checkup. Officially he said we can now go for small jogs but mummy said to wait a few more weeks so we will be going to PCRG again but just walking to get me used to the pram.

Sunday 2 December 2007

Billy's Update - My weekend

It all started our fairly ordinary I thought....Saturday morning my mummy was running around frantically trying to find me another outfit to wear after I had thrown up on my suit. She kept saying "hurry hurry hurry"and was going in and out of the room sqawking like a parrot. I just sat there in my blanket and planned how to dirty this new outfit she choose........heh heh


Mum took me to her running group. We got there at 6am, well ok it was 6:08am when we arrived. Running late is getting to be a habit!
We went for a great walk in my pram - my longest walk ever for 90mins. I saw a lovely lady who thought I looked smashing. Mummy said I should have shaken her hand because she was the Queensland Premier....but I was just wanting to see my Aunty Tess and Aunty Liz to show them my puppy dog ear shirt.

Mummys friends Tara and Ciaran were at breakfast after our walk and they cuddled me so mummy could eat her breakfast. It was fun to meet so many peoople. Mummy said Ciaran was a dentist so he was just looking at how my teeth were going (not!).


Katy and Mark - more of mummys' friends gave me lots of presents. I like them!!! I got this gigantic blue bear and a beautiful rug for my cot. Katy talks a lot and her and mummy are going to go walking again next Saturday because it was so much fun for all of us. I just enjoy being in my pram because with Mummy and Katy around a little boy is not going to get a word/cry in the conversation at all..........



This morning we went to mass again. The ladies love looking after me. Then mummy went to 100 different shops to buy some marshmellows so she could cook daddy some rocky road stuff...I have a snuffy nose though so mummy has been looking after me and didn't get a chance to cook it today.

Now I am just waiting for my Daddy to come home so he can give me lots of big hugs. He has been gone a long time and I miss him. xxxxxx

Friday 30 November 2007

A Day in the Life of Billy

My sister recorded a day in the life of her son and I thought it would be interesting to see what that looked like for Billy.

I heard recently that if you breastfed your baby for less than 5-10 mins it was just a comfort feed. But most of Billys feeds are for small times so I got really worried but seeing as he is putting on 30gm a week I guess he is getting the sustanance from somewhere (likely the 3am parties he keeps having!!).

This was our day - ps I will do this one day a week to get an average and to see how he changes. I will try to post each month one day to show you his progress.
PS. It is very difficult to write it all down. My pad and pen went with us everywhere but the 2am feed was just hilarious to see me writing in the dark the times......

2am - Wake up and feed
2:13 sleep. Mum changed nappy.
2:18 - 5:16 feed for 3 mins then sound asleep
5:17 - 5:28 wake up and feed, back to bed (in with mummy)
6:09 -6:17 wake up and feed, then back to sleep
7:22 - 7:24 wake up and feed (getting monotonous now) then sound asleep
Mummy shower time, Billy watching tree in window happily when she comes back.
7:45 - 7:51 finish feeding, then get dressed for day
8:12 - 8:20 grumpy still so another feed
8:20 - 9:09 playtime on my tummy and in the gym
9:09 - 9:19 Feed time
9:30 - nap time MUMS COFFEE TIME YAAAAHHHHHH
11:30am - Nurse woke me up to weigh me
12:40 - 12:49 Feed time - was starving and mummy's boobs bursting! Quick nap afterwards.
1:02 play time
1:13-1:25 feeding frenzy, mum drive so Billy in car seat just watching
2:15-2:25 feeding again, then back in car.
2:50 - 4:15 play time at Rosalie Park. Loved watching all the trees and kids. Had 2 x 5min feeds in this time as well but was awake and happy.
4:15-4:45 sleep
4:45-5:00 sitting in car seat, mum on pc while I watched her.
5:30 - 5:40 feed time again - was grumpy this time.
5:44 - 6:30 nap time. Big poo woke me up. change nappy.
6:38-6:46 feed time.
6:50 - 8:40 sleep time. Mum and Dad had dinner, BLISS.
8:41 - 8 46 feed time then back to sleep
9:05 10:10 mum woke me up. Nice long bath by daddy, some 'free willy' time and a play with dad. Mum had shower.
10:12-10:35 feed - very fussy. Finally off to bed in my COT!!!!!
2:21-2:28 woke up and fed. Mum changed nappy afterwards.
2:36-2:41 had feed on other side. Sound asleep and went back in cot.
5:54 Nappy woke me up. Mum changed me.

....And so it begins again!

Baby Clinic

Like my Cuz LJ I went to the Baby Clinic yesterday for my first month checkup (at 5 weeks). Unlike LJ mum didn't get a chance to take any photos :(

Weight: 5260gm (HUGE the nurse said)
Length: 55cm (short the nurse said)
Head: 40cm (gonna big a big fella the nurse said)

My mum and dad got all upset about my length because they wanted a long baby and not a short butterball but when I got home my dad measured me and I was longer than 55cm so they think the nurse did not read the measure from the 0cm line and took it from the top of the tape. It is a brand new clinic so they were getting used to all the equipment. We are going to wait to see next week what the paedatrician says at my 6 week checkup.

Apart from that all is looking good and on Monday I am allowed to register for school. Yahhhhh.

Wednesday 28 November 2007

A Big Day Out

Billy got circumcised today and it seemed to bother him less than it did me.

As a special treat he got an extra long bath - which he just loves. My back loves his bath chair and we both really enjoy this time together.

Sunday 25 November 2007

Another weekend...

Allan is driving Jordie home now and I have just finished cooking dinner for when he gets home at much later tonight.

Billy is asleep on the wonderful sofa his Beautiful Aunty Ret and Uncle Pete bought him. It is a great gift and he has used it every day. We all just love it. I even had a sleep on it!!!

The weekends go so fast and when I am not working it just all rolls into one. I can't belive it is Monday again tomorrow.

It was great to have Allan and Jordie to assist with the food shopping for the week today but at a cost of $302.00 I think I prefer going on my own and taking the risk that Billy will get a bit upset! Funny enough at the checkout I said to Allan $265 and he said $103.... we always have a guess at how much it will all cost. I can't believe Allan was actually for real! I would have said $300 if I had seen all the treats he had dropped into the bottom of the trolley when I wasn't looking but I still won as I was the closest guess.

Billy, Jordan and I spent Saturday christmas shopping. It was sooooo hard. We went to Indoroopilly at 9am and left there at 3pm...talk about a day shopping. And I didn't buy anything! Jordie got her brothers and mum something and that was it. But we had fun and I am sure Billy will enjoy the sushi we had at lunch in the next couple of hours :))))

I love my family and the best thing about the whole weekend.....we all went to church together this morning. We got there just as mass was starting so had to sit outside but it was great to have Allan there (who never goes to church). As you can see he is getting serious about preparing Jordan and Billy for their christening coming up in two weeks time. Billy was wearing his new outfit from Liz and Glen and looking a smasher! So cute to see him in shorts and a shirt. Wait until everyone sees his christening outfit!!

On another topic, if any new mums are reading this - HELP!!! How much is normal to express in breast milk each day. How on earth am I ever going to go back to work. I am only getting 100-120ml a day and that really takes work. The ABA website says to express every two hours - are they for real?? Do people just take the pump with them on the run and express at all hours? Not me....I need my beauty sleep and my uniterrupted shopping time.

Okay guess I might go have a glass of wine and see if I can relax a bit before trying to express ANOTHER bottle as my beautiful baby sleeps peacefully.

Baby on a baby on a baby........

Wednesday 21 November 2007

Another Hectic Week

I am four weeks old now and life is very busy.....is it always like this?

We have been for lots of drives in mums big wagon. Good thing I love being in the car and going to sleep. Sometimes though I just cry and then my mummy sings to me. I try to not cry too much :))

My sister Jordie came to stay and took real good care of me. She gave me bottles and lots of cuddles. We even had a sleep together on the couch. She is really nice.

On Friday my cousins Max and Sara arrived from Darwin. They gave me lots of cuddles too. I am nearly as big as Sara and she is much older than me.


Daddy then took us all out to dinner at Breaky Creek hotel and I slept the whole night and didn't wake up at all. Then on Saturday we drove down to the Gold Coast and spent the day at the Cedar Lake Resort with my cousins and just hung out together. I was a very good boy and my daddy was very proud of me.

Sunday we didn't stay home at all...we rushed to Church, then went shopping for a rocker for me. We didn't find one that mummy liked and daddy was rolling his eyes because we kept going to different shops. Then we drove around looking at houses. We had a long drive to the Sunshine Coast and picked up my brother Matt. We had a great dinner at a cool restaurant. I slept a lot because I was very tired from all the shopping.

On Monday my girlfriend came around but I didn't even know because I slept when she was here. My mum says I should sleep at night and stop sleeping in the day time but I don't know how to do that yet.


Mummy says we have to have a rest day tomorrow because next week I have lots of visitors coming. Aunty Bridgette, LJ, Grandma and Grandad and lots more. I can't wait. I am also going to have my willy chopped on Wednesday so mummy says she will be extra specially nice to me that day. Apparently I am not going to feel a thing but Daddy said he would come and hold my hand too just in case.
And I am getting Christened next weekend. Mum told me I would get water poured on my head and some oil put on my head and then get to hold a special candle. mmmm sounds like another busy week coming up. Might go back to sleep for a bit............

Thursday 15 November 2007

My Dad and I

My dad said he would have a drinking session with me when he got home from his big trip away. It was really good, I got lots of milk and it came very quickly so now I love my daddy coming home from his big trips. He always brings me these big bottles to have with him. He has gone away again today but Mummy said he will be back on Saturday to feed me again. I miss my daddy when he is away.

From Mummy

Well Billy you have been a very bad boy lately. I have a giant size blister on my boobie and you have stopped sleeping for 4 hours at night and cut it down to 3 and sometimes even 2.5hrs!!! What is going on?

I can't get cross at you though, you look so adorable and I just love to feed you. Even still I try to express when I can so even daddy can have a go at feeding you when he is home from work. The first attempt was a failure and only mummy could give you the bottle but the next two attempts we started when I was nearby and you took the bottle and drank all the milk so fast!

I am looking at you now dressed in your beautiful new clothes (thanks LJ) that arrived in the mail last night. So adorable. Who would have thought I would have a kid decked out in pumpkin patch heh!

Well we are off to get a cup of coffee at the shopping centre on the other side of town so it will be a 30min drive. I am really looking forward to getting out and catching up with some friends. Good thing you love the car heh Billy.

Lots of love
xMum

Monday 12 November 2007

A very busy second week....

We have had a very busy second week. Daddy has been away working most of the time and my Nan and Pop went away in their car. Mum said they had to go back to their home.

I have got lots of things to try out and mum loves putting me in new places and seeing how I like it. I do like to lay on my tummy and roll over. I havén't rolled over on my own yet but mummy is helping me - she said it is so I won't get a fright when I do it myself!
I am crawling...well I am trying to copy LJ my cuz. My bum goes up in the air and I wiggle forward. But after 10mins I get cranky and mum says we can try again later. LJ is 3 months older than me.

I have also been in my new pram. It was pretty exciting for both mummy and I. She got to see how it works and I got to relax and go to sleep with my Elly blanket. It is a cute blue blankie with an elephant on the end. I like to cuddle it but mum says I can't sleep with it. Well when I am in the pram I do....I am a naughty boy :)


Mum said I got a new blanket this week, she said I had to write a thankyou card because it was from the Premier...I don't know who that is but she runs with my mum.


Aunty Rosie came and gave me a big snake!! Her friend Louise gave me a really cool singlet....mum put it on last night and I thought there was going to be a big party.........


but no one came except my mum...............


Anyhow it was good when my daddy came home from work on Saturday. He took mummy and I to a flash restaurant and then we went to the Gold Coast to see Beautiful Aunty Ret and Grandpa Pete on the Sunday. I like Grandpa Petes belly.


Wonder what we are going to do for my third week????

Thursday 8 November 2007

A Mothers Letter to Her Son

Dearest Billy,

You are truly a gift from God delivered to me by an Angel (Grandma Gemma).

The love I have for you bursts in my heart when I gaze at your sleeping face or when you look at me with those big blue eyes and yes even when you are crying and I am soothing you, I feel the love that allows me to do that.

Just over two weeks ago you burst into the world and totally disrupted our life. We now sleep when we can, the house is not always perfect and dinner is not always a relaxed affair. Nonetheless we bloat with pride when someone in the shops comments on how good you are, or how beautiful you look. Your dad laughs for long times when he tells people how you love to wee on your mum in the bath. Dad also loves waking you up in the morning for a cuddle before he goes to work. It might take him twice as long to change your nappy or get you dressed but he takes such great care and is so gentle and loving that it makes us all smile. When he frets when you cry, I know that you are blessed to have such a loving family that will always be there for you and love you unconditionally. You are our Billy.

Already you have grown another 2cm and your head has gone from 36cm to 39cm. You now weigh 4.2kg and even your hair seems to be growing. It is an exciting time for us all and whilst we can't wait for you to be talking and crawling and holding our hands, the times now when you curl up like a frog and suck your fingers and lay contented on dad's tummy with your bottom in the air are all just so precious.

Don't grow up too fast Billy.

I love you completely

xxxxx
Your Mummy

Wednesday 7 November 2007

Bathtime

I just love my baths. Mum or Dad usually wash me in the big laundry tub but this morning I managed to wet my mums bed when she was cuddling me so I got thrown into the bathroom sink. I just love getting wet with warm water and I don't really care where it is.....but can someone stick my feet back in?????

Tuesday 6 November 2007

Melbourne Cup


mmmmmm I think I'll pick that one mum!!!!!!!!

Thursday 1 November 2007

WELCOME TO BILLY BELLENGER

9 days old today.
It has been a tough 9 days too!

First of all I got squeezed out of mummy and finally was able to see what daddy and mummy looked like. My grandma was there too and gave me lots of cuddles. I liked the warm towel they wrapped me in and I loved laying on my mummy. She even gave me some food!!! I think I am going to like my mummy and daddy lots and lots.

We spent 5 days in the cold hospital. Mummy kept putting me into big jumpsuits to keep me warm. I especially loved the warm baths she gave me. I relaxed and put my legs out as long as they would go. I didn't like getting out of the bath though...it was cold again. A couple of times I did a poo as soon as I got out so I had to go back in. Mum got smart though and worked it out so now I have my bath AFTER my dirty nappies.

I was 4 days old when my daddy carried me home - this photo is my first ride in the car. It was pretty cool!! My sister sat beside me and held my hand the whole way. I love Jordie.

We have been very busy my mummy and I. We have been to the shops, gone and bought a new car (which mummy calls the tank) and played lots with my big brother Sam. Then Sam had to go to his home with his daddy and we went to the big noisy airport. He was very sad but mummy said we will see him soon.

My brother Sam taught me how to lay on my tummy and kept showing me how to roll over. I can't do it yet but I am going to practice for when I next see him. I love being on my tummy and looking at all the colourful rugs my Nan made for me. This one is my favourite but mummy said I had to lay on my back so she could take a photo. I still tried to look at all the pretty pictures of the Bilby's deliverying me to mum and dad.

Oh and guess what...I have a belly button now. Mummy was making sure I was okay and giving me lots of cuddles but Daddy said "now he's perfect".

Daddy has gone bush in his big truck today but he will be back in a few days. I will miss our morning cuddles. Daddy loves to put me on his tummy in the night/ morning after mummy has fed me and we just have time together quietly. It is very nice.

I have been awake all day today with only two little naps so mummy said I have to go to sleep now.

Nite Nite.

ps.....GO BRONCOS!!!

Friday 3 August 2007

29 Weeks Old

Time is really flying. Mum seems to be cussing a lot these days. I can't help it - I like to summersault around here and see what my arms and legs can find by striking out.

Daddy tries to put his hand on mums belly. I can feel his big warm hands and it is very soothing. Makes me sleepy but every now and then I love to reach out and kick or high-5 him so he knows I am here.

Mum and Dad went to the hospital. They told me that was where I was going to meet them for the first time in a few months. That will be so cool. I'm under strict instructions

Nothing very exciting happening in here at the moment, love the porridge mum keeps eating and thankfully she has stopped drinking all that OJ. Man it was giving me the hiccups!!

Monday 30 April 2007

Nuchal (Down Syndrome) Scan

I heard mum and dad talking. They didn't go for the nuchy scan. They said something about prefering to not know and wanting to bond with baby before it is born rather than be stressed about it. Gosh I don't think I am stressing mum out already...plenty of time for that to come :)

24th April - Mum squealed with delight because when I did a summersault she felt it. Dad put his big hand on mums belly and I tried kicking it. He said I was farting!!!! I was kicking!!! Maybe they don't feel it very much at the moment. I certainly have a lot of room in here to play with.

Mum is feeling queasy again at night time. I heard her telling Ash (my big sister) that she wasn't feeling great and only ate half of her dinner. Wonder what is making her sick?

Off to the doctors again this week. Fingers crossed they take some photos and show mum and dad a picture of me waving to them. I can't wait to meet them. They seem so nice already and I know they really love me lots.

Thursday 5 April 2007

Checkup

Mum took me along to the doctors today. He had bought some new equipment (likely from the fees that we paid last time) and was able to do a really cool scan. He was moving the wand thing all over me and my heart was beating fast - 161 bpm. Mum was pretty happy when she heard it, ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom.

Doctor also told her because she was really fit her pelvis was holding me up way high. He said it was most unusual for a woman who has had previous babies.

Today's scan showed that I am getting smaller, back now to 11.5weeks instead of being 12 weeks old. But Doc said to rely on the initial scan as that was done on much better equipment. Now I have to have ANOTHER scan at the clinic booked for 19th April. At least this one Dad has to come along too woo hoo then he gets to hear my heart beat!!! Maybe I'll wave to him too..

Tuesday 3 April 2007

I like pineapple

Mum went for a 7km run this morning and took me with her - thankfully :)

I had a bananna when she woke up, then after the run we had some pineapple (yummy) and watermelon. It was all very good. But I was very hungry soon after that and didn't feel well so then mummy didn't feel well and had to force some cereal down. It was good cereal and filled me up quickly.

I hope mum doesn't get hungry too often. I don't like it when she does.

Monday 2 April 2007

My life so far

I am nearly 12 weeks old. I weigh about 16gms and am almost 4" in length.
I have a strong heartbeat of 101 beats pm.

I hate tea and coffee. I love italian hot chocolate.
I have vegetables, I love fruit.
I love salt and hot chillis. I dont like dairy much at all.

My mum is a runner and I feel most comfortable when she takes us out running. I can't wait to meet my mom and grow up to be a runner like her.

I am going to see the doctor on Thursday for a nuchal translucency scan so mum will know if I have Downs Syndrome or not.

My mom is complaining about her tummy but I'm not even big yet. I think it is her eating too much that is making her tummy big - but don't tell her I said that!

I heard my brothers and sisters picking out names for me. I like what they choose. I wonder if mum will pick one of them?