not much to report on this end, which is good in a way 🙂
Jasper is such a character – dancing more, ‘talking’ more, just generally being an adorable toddler – with bouts of teething (we think he’s getting about 6 at once at the moment) and clingyness. he’s understanding more and more each day, LOVES to talk on the phone but we have no idea what he’s saying. he’s a pro at climbing up onto the couch and using it as a trampoline, which gives me a heart attack.
Regan’s fantastic too – working hard and really stepping up with Jasper lately because i’m turning into a sloth day by day. he’s hoping to take a month off work when baby girl arrives, so it will be great to have him around the house more 🙂 it’s going to be such a great time in both of our lives!!!
me, i’m getting there – still loving being pregnant but finding it hard to do things because of the general aches of morphing into ‘all belly’ again. work is tough, i’m fighting pregnancy brain though! weekends have been full of baking and resting which is nice. i’m definately getting into a nesting stage.
i mentioned it before, but i’m working hard to get all my blogs and shopping directory up to stratch so that i can not worry about redesigning them for at least 6 months. my sister and i still have plans to set up an online store – but i’ve had no time to ring the ATO about my ABN (which has expired without me knowing!).
i keep forgetting to post about this weird pregnancy thing i have. i had it with Jasper and now i have it again – i get the ‘scaredy cats’! my MIL bought me dexter season 1 and 2 on dvd for xmas, and i cannot bring myself to watch it yet LOL i *love* dexter and did watch most of season 1 already, but that was before getting pregnant. the other day i tried to psyche myself up to watch it, but chickened out – and later that night i had the most freakiest nightmares ever! so i’m sticking to my sitcoms a little while longer 😛
apart from it being Australia Day today (happy Australia day!!), it’s also the start of the Chinese New year!
this Chinese new year is the year of the Ox (the years 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009) –
The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. This powerful sign is a born leader, being quite dependable and possessing an innate ability to achieve great things. As one might guess, such people are dependable, calm, and modest. Like their animal namesake, the Ox is unswervingly patient, tireless in their work, and capable of enduring any amount of hardship without complaint.
Ox people need peace and quiet to work through their ideas, and when they have set their mind on something it is hard for them to be convinced otherwise. An Ox person has a very logical mind and is extremely systematic in whatever they do, though they have a tremendous imagination and an unparalleled appreciation for beauty. These people speak little but are extremely intelligent. When necessary, they are articulate and eloquent.
People born under the influence of the Ox are kind, caring souls, logical, positive, filled with common sense and with their feet firmly planted on the ground. Security is their main preoccupation in life, and they are prepared to toil long and hard in order to provide a warm, comfortable and stable nest for themselves and their families. Strong-minded, stubborn, individualistic, the majority are highly intelligent individuals who don’t take kindly to being told what to do.
we had our traditional dinner last night at my parent’s house – and yes, Jasper was dressed up again this year! funnily enough, it was the same cheong sum from last year, and it’s still a bit baggy! i can’t remember it being THAT big on him last year when he was teeny tinier ..
now, i’m off to polish off the rest of the pineapple tarts, yum yum!
you might need to turn the sound way up to hear jasper’s “muah” – and shield your eyes from my stretchmarked belly 😛 but it’s really adorable and i’m glad i got it on video 🙂
