
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);{"id":1061,"date":"2008-06-02T21:36:52","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T11:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sh1ft.org\/blog\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2008-06-02T21:47:37","modified_gmt":"2008-06-02T11:47:37","slug":"newsletter-month-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sh1ft.org\/blog\/1061\/","title":{"rendered":"newsletter : month seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>to my darling baby boy,<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re now seven months old!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2463303054\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2261\/2463303054_f937104f66.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>this past month has been so much fun for all of us! your grandma sharon and uncle ryan came to visit \ud83d\ude42 you had such a great time with them and they had such a great time with you, too<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2504289383\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3145\/2504289383_8ce218809e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"166\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>you went to alot of new places while they were here &#8211; Taronga Zoo, Sydney Aquarium (which I think you loved the most), Botanic Gardens, Opera House and through the city streets.  we even went to Featherdale Wildlife Park where you stared down one of the kangaroo&#8217;s. you&#8217;re a great traveller &#8211; which makes it easy for us to want to show you all the things we think you&#8217;d like \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2509940833\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3136\/2509940833_e208ceea70_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>you got to spend alot of time with grandma and uncle ryan &#8211; though the 2 weeks did go by really fast, i wish they could of stayed a bit longer but there&#8217;s always next time. we hope to see them again real soon &#8211; maybe a trip to the states when you&#8217;re a bit older? <\/p>\n<p>i really adored the time we spent together as a family &#8211; the longest time your daddy and i have had off together since the first week you were born. i&#8217;d love to be able to spend 24\/7 with you .. <\/p>\n<p>you were a very good boy while there were here, you always are anyway, but i love that you are so charming and giggly around everyone. you especially love the new toys grandma brought you &#8211; you&#8217;ll actively seek out the colourful ring stack and commando crawl or roll towards it. your new little tonka truck is another new favourite &#8211; but you seem to love standing (assisted) even MORE.<\/p>\n<p>you do this new thing where you start flat on your back, and once you latch your hands onto my fingers, will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2539862923\/in\/set-72157602921836054\/\">pull yourself up into a standing position<\/a>. it&#8217;s pretty impressive for such a little guy! <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1050177&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1050177&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/1050177?pg=embed&#038;sec=1050177\">his nightly performance<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/thehoyngs?pg=embed&#038;sec=1050177\">Jasper<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com?pg=embed&#038;sec=1050177\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>you have some strong strong legs and a set of lungs to match \ud83d\ude1b you love to stand and jump so much that we&#8217;re thinking about getting you a jumperoo and reinforcing our ceilings and floors to cope with the constant bounce bounce bounce we know you love.<\/p>\n<p>another new skill is being able to grab seperate things with both hands now &#8211; and bang them together, lol. you&#8217;ve perfected the art in blowing raspberries, and also learnt that the coffee table has some interesting stuff for you to crumble into balls (e.g. photographs we hadn&#8217;t stored away properly yet)<\/p>\n<p>you&#8217;re sleeping well still, with exception to a few nights here and there. you seem to love to wake at 5am though but that&#8217;s ok with us. you still bless us with at least 6 hours of sleep straight so we&#8217;re not complaining with a little early wake up call. <\/p>\n<p>your bottom teeth are coming in further &#8211; and we think your top teeth are bothering you in the past week or so. your hair is becoming thicker and darker but i think you&#8217;ll have the same hair colour as your daddy. your eyes are still a dark brown, but your aunty hayley saw some specs of green in them the other day. you&#8217;re still scratching your face up, so your daddy calls you &#8216;scarface&#8217; on those days \ud83d\ude09  <\/p>\n<p>everyone&#8217;s still guessing who you look like most at this point &#8211; I think you look like your daddy, but there&#8217;s definately a bit of me in you<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2512548667\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2161\/2512548667_7efc16bc96_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2512548621\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3110\/2512548621_260c2aa911_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"120\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>i think you recognise it too &#8211; i love seeing the way you look at your daddy, and when you lock eyes with me, i know there&#8217;s something in you that switches on \ud83d\ude42 it&#8217;s something i hope we never lose, but i&#8217;ll treasure anyway. i don&#8217;t know whether you&#8217;ll be this happy to be around me when you&#8217;re 16 and too cool to hang out with your mum \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2509940797\/\" title=\"Untitled by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2273\/2509940797_2ea024350a_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>you&#8217;re becoming such a wonderful character, Jasper. as corny and soppy as it sounds now and whenever you get to read this entry, i sometimes look at your perfect little face with your big eyes looking back at me and i wonder what i ever did to be so lucky to have you in my life. <\/p>\n<p>that feeling, i know, will never ever change. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/traceytakesphotos\/2540683120\/\" title=\"baby of steel by traceytakesphotos, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2035\/2540683120_86ee64a967.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"500\" alt=\"baby of steel\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>love, mum x <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>to my darling baby boy, you&#8217;re now seven months old! 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