In case you haven't already guessed from the last post, Bayli finally started to walk unassisted. Woo hoo. I did have to stand her upright and let go. The first time she stood on her own for about 10 seconds. The second time she took about 2 steps. And the third time it was about four. She can stand for ages and has reached about six steps now. She gets very excited but still needs encouragement to let go of something she holding on to. Still pretty cool. And she's getting steadier all the time.
Tonight we're heading for Woodford then up to Moolooabah tomorrow to take Bayli to the beach for the first time. Nan and Pop are already up there staying in a caravan park. They've bought a bucket and spade for her. A triathlon has thrown a bit of a spanner in the works-- ie there will be roads closed off and parking will be a bitch, but you get that.
What else?
Oh yeah, it has been mentioned on facebook and stuff, but Kel may be a little bit pregnant. The official due date is October 23 (I think), so it isn't far along yet. But that's all a bit exciting too. Because of the ICP situation last time we're getting an appointment with a obstetrician in Brisbane. The end result will probably be inducement at 36 weeks, but we'll have to see.
Friday 27 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Monday 16 March 2009
Books and Bikes
I think I said in one of the previous posts about how two people rang about job interviews in the couple of days after I started working at Storey Electrical. Well, I forgot about it the other day, but the first day I was at Aus Post, madly sorting letters, someone rang and asked if I was still looking for work. Seriously. I hate it when that happens. Oh well. Speaking of work though, I have to go to Brisbane next month for some motor cycle training. Then soon after that I will be riding around Kingaroy learning some mail runs so if someone's sick I can fill in. That should be pretty cool.
Now, according to the experts the best way to get kids interested in reading is to have books around and be seen reading books. Kel, Bayli and I have proven this to be correct. We've always wanted to read to Bayli. We did it occasionally when she was little (littler than she is now) but it's a lot of work when they have an attention span of about 2 seconds then just start squirming and crying and tearing pages or... whatever. So we never did it all that much. But now... When Bayli goes to her toy box, more often than not a book is the first thing she pulls out. And she's started holding books out and whining until someone reads it for her. We were visiting Josh and Leanne the other day and they had some toys out for her. So of course, Bayli grabbed the only book and took it to Leanne (who she's seen about 3 times in her entire life) for her to read. Leanne started reading several times before getting caught up in the adult conversation... And each time Bayli took the book off her and gave it back so she could start again. It was great.
Of course it sucks that if Kel or I sit down with a book to read for five minutes, Bayli has to immediately forget what she was doing and come read with us... Arghhh... Oh well, shouldn't complain. I think I'd be devestated if she didn't like books and reading.
Now, according to the experts the best way to get kids interested in reading is to have books around and be seen reading books. Kel, Bayli and I have proven this to be correct. We've always wanted to read to Bayli. We did it occasionally when she was little (littler than she is now) but it's a lot of work when they have an attention span of about 2 seconds then just start squirming and crying and tearing pages or... whatever. So we never did it all that much. But now... When Bayli goes to her toy box, more often than not a book is the first thing she pulls out. And she's started holding books out and whining until someone reads it for her. We were visiting Josh and Leanne the other day and they had some toys out for her. So of course, Bayli grabbed the only book and took it to Leanne (who she's seen about 3 times in her entire life) for her to read. Leanne started reading several times before getting caught up in the adult conversation... And each time Bayli took the book off her and gave it back so she could start again. It was great.
Of course it sucks that if Kel or I sit down with a book to read for five minutes, Bayli has to immediately forget what she was doing and come read with us... Arghhh... Oh well, shouldn't complain. I think I'd be devestated if she didn't like books and reading.
Sunday 8 March 2009
For Deborah
Scott here.
In one of the previous post I wondered what a baby would do with a tracksuit with pockets. Well, how about this...
I'm not sure exactly what age group Dora the Explorer is aimed at. 4 year olds? 5 year olds? Six year olds? What ever age it is, I'm pretty sure they don't need address books. With spots to put down phone numbers and email addresses as well as the actual address. Now, Bayli sends emails all the time, obviously, but the address book is so tiny that she can't write small enough to fit all her friends' details in the areas provided. Oh well, she'll just have to learn how to use the address book on the computer.
Speaking of addresses (see how I did that) I started my new job on monday. I didn't finish my old one, which means I'm working two jobs to support my family. And the link to addresses is (if you remember my beautiful segue) that the job is at the Australia Post delivery centre in Kingaroy. So, from 7:30 til about 10:30 I sort mail. Then I have about two hours for lunch then go to my other job. If people are sick I may also deliver mail in the mornings.
Kel and Bayli are both doing great. Bayli still isn't walking on her own, but she's thinking about it. Kel walks all the time...
She actually spent all her spare time recently making cards (I may have mentioned this in a previous post, I can't remember) to sell at the markets. Well, on Saturday morning we got up at 4am to go to the said markets. We set up the stall-- two tiny tables in about 25 square meters of allotted space. It looked like a car parked in the middle of a soccer field-- but it was a good looking car. The we waited for a while. Then I went off to get hot chocolate. We I got back, Kel was completing our first sale-- to a woman she knows from Family Day Care. Apparently she felt sorry for us. We sat around for a while longer and made another couple of sales-- to complete strangers this time. Then I went to get some food. And we made another couple of sales. Lots of people were saying how wonderful the cards were, but most were then continuing on without parting with any money. Most people actually walked past without really looking. Just like they walked past most other stalls without really looking.
At the end of the day (if only when we left the markets was the end of the day) after you take out the food and drinks, I think we made a profit of about $12. Though that doesn't count the cost of materials and the 5000 man hours that went into making the cards. And Kel got two enquiries about card making classes, which was the real point of the whole exercise. So, overall, not what we were hoping for.
We would like to thank our parents for help with Bayli minding (I'm sure it was a chore for them) and my mother for making cards. And Deborah for cutting stuff out for cards.
After the markets we drove to Toowoomba for Andy and Katrina's engagement party. That was nice. Good food. Nice people. Long drive home. We got back about 9:45 and fell into bed. Thank god for grand parents-- we were able to sleep in this morning.
That's all for now.
In one of the previous post I wondered what a baby would do with a tracksuit with pockets. Well, how about this...
I'm not sure exactly what age group Dora the Explorer is aimed at. 4 year olds? 5 year olds? Six year olds? What ever age it is, I'm pretty sure they don't need address books. With spots to put down phone numbers and email addresses as well as the actual address. Now, Bayli sends emails all the time, obviously, but the address book is so tiny that she can't write small enough to fit all her friends' details in the areas provided. Oh well, she'll just have to learn how to use the address book on the computer.
Speaking of addresses (see how I did that) I started my new job on monday. I didn't finish my old one, which means I'm working two jobs to support my family. And the link to addresses is (if you remember my beautiful segue) that the job is at the Australia Post delivery centre in Kingaroy. So, from 7:30 til about 10:30 I sort mail. Then I have about two hours for lunch then go to my other job. If people are sick I may also deliver mail in the mornings.
Kel and Bayli are both doing great. Bayli still isn't walking on her own, but she's thinking about it. Kel walks all the time...
She actually spent all her spare time recently making cards (I may have mentioned this in a previous post, I can't remember) to sell at the markets. Well, on Saturday morning we got up at 4am to go to the said markets. We set up the stall-- two tiny tables in about 25 square meters of allotted space. It looked like a car parked in the middle of a soccer field-- but it was a good looking car. The we waited for a while. Then I went off to get hot chocolate. We I got back, Kel was completing our first sale-- to a woman she knows from Family Day Care. Apparently she felt sorry for us. We sat around for a while longer and made another couple of sales-- to complete strangers this time. Then I went to get some food. And we made another couple of sales. Lots of people were saying how wonderful the cards were, but most were then continuing on without parting with any money. Most people actually walked past without really looking. Just like they walked past most other stalls without really looking.
At the end of the day (if only when we left the markets was the end of the day) after you take out the food and drinks, I think we made a profit of about $12. Though that doesn't count the cost of materials and the 5000 man hours that went into making the cards. And Kel got two enquiries about card making classes, which was the real point of the whole exercise. So, overall, not what we were hoping for.
We would like to thank our parents for help with Bayli minding (I'm sure it was a chore for them) and my mother for making cards. And Deborah for cutting stuff out for cards.
After the markets we drove to Toowoomba for Andy and Katrina's engagement party. That was nice. Good food. Nice people. Long drive home. We got back about 9:45 and fell into bed. Thank god for grand parents-- we were able to sleep in this morning.
That's all for now.
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