Out of the Mouth of Babes

My little girl is back to Kindy tomorrow.

I wanted to share something from her Portfolio with you. I am sure she won't mind.

Yes. Portfolio. I was shocked to discover that 4 year old Kindy kids have a work "Portfolio". It is filled with wonderful drawings, minor assessments, recollections and photos. Yes. PHOTOS OF THE KIDS. I was amazed at the attention to detail that had gone into it. Teachers these days are amazing. When I was at Kindy, you were classified as "above average" if you could go to the toilet and wipe your own bum. Or play in the sandpit without eating the sand. Or wipe that green snot coming out of your nose.

This piece always gives me a giggle....

Guest Post - Unexpected Fatherly Moments

I'm a bit excited today. I have a guest poster. My first would you believe?

My friend Tork from Torkona is a guest poster today. He has just become a father. He asked for a topic to write about. I thought that was a bit weird because most bloggers I know have ideas literally seeping out of their pores. But being a new parent kind of does that to you. All of a sudden your life is turned upside down, and you find yourself having trouble putting your underpants on the right way. Or maybe that's just me.

So I asked him to post about Unexpected Fatherly Moments. Because lord knows I have had lots of unexpected moments as a mother.

He asks some interesting questions of us as parents and leaves us something to think about. I have learnt first aid and done multiple refreshers. Perhaps it's time for your refresher?

Here 'tis

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When I decided to guest post for Taryn, it was prior to the most eventful time in my life. This post was going to be a chuckle, a laugh for you, her readers. Now, the most unexpected of fatherly moments happens.

My infant baby boy has trouble breathing.

My wife and I ring an ambulance when he stops.

We’re told he has vocal cord palsy. Talk about unexpected moments!

Vocal Cord Palsy is where he vocal cords do not move. They can be both of the cords or just one. My boy, one doesn't move and the other sort of does. But, he's been making all new noises lately, and I really think that he doesnt have it.

Anyway, it is treated with careful feeding with thickened formula to prevent spilling. If it is more serious, and he has trouble feeding, a tube down the throat is required to feed. He is also on Oxygen to make sure he gets all the O2 he needs, as his breathing is restricted.

In Adelaide, the respiratory team sees it once every 6 years or so. Usually they just grow out of it and it just comes good, but there's 10% chance it will last for many years. Here's hoping he's all good, cos I think he is going great now.

Time will tell though, as I am not the doctors...

But, he's always smiling and giggling. He's pretty much a normal baby boy otherwise.

He’ll be right, but I wanted to let you all know to expect the unexpected. Be prepared in your house with your kids for the worst. Learn first aid.

I’m certain that you’ll never have anything to worry about like we did, and I certainly don’t want you to start cotton-balling your kids! But what would you do at your most unexpected?

Would you be able to afford time off work to care for your sick child?

Something to think about and I’m glad to get the message out in this post.

Now, even though my life has been a wee bite crazy, I’m certainly going to keep on bloggin’! And there’s always going to be laughs wherever I go! No matter how tough things can get. I’m a new Dad and I am certainly going to be expecting a lot more unexpected (but hilarious) fatherly moments.

So here’s my unexpected moment for you. A Panda on a rocking horse!

Thanks to Taryn for letting me take over her blog :-)

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Thankyou for that post Tork. And errr. Thankyou for that image. I totally wasn't expecting that. I hope the situation with your boy improves soon. I can not even imagine what you must be going through.

Torkona is a recently new father who blogs for his boy, as well as helping others with blog tips, inspiring posts and humour.

Hooray for Skinny!

I have a very important announcement to make.

I have lost some weight.

3kg to be exact. I know. It's not that much. But I am only 152cm. So really that's a lot for me. This gets me down to my Honeymoon weight.

Yes. I am as skinny as I was when I was on my honeymoon. Mind you there are a few more stretch marks and lumps and bumps on my body now than there was back then. Being pregnant 3 times over kinda does that to you.

Anyway it doesn't matter.

I am skinny.

It is the silver lining of spending 2 weeks IN HELL getting to better know my toilet. Turns out my body doesn't like Penicillin antibiotics.

Actually I would prefer to be morbidly obese than to live the last 2 weeks of my life again. Just horrible.

But at least I'm skinny again. For a short while anyway.