Christmas Photo Shoot 2007

The next 2 photos are not from the Christmas shoot but I just wanted to add them,

The first one is Velvet with her Great Grandmar and her cousin Xavier.

The second one is Velvet and Xavier together, Velvet is 12 weeks OLDER than Xavier but as Velvet is only a little girl Xavier has now passed her in weight and length!

In case I don't get a change to get back here

I want to wish everyone a very

Merry Christmas and a safe and

Happy New Year,

Love Cherie xxooxx

Miss Velvet is 5 months old today.........
(photos taken today)

Hi all,

I am just letting you know I am taking a break from blogging for a while.

This time of the year is just too hectic and I just can't find the time to sit and and blog about the busy day to day goings on of my beautiful family.

I will still pop in from time to time to add some photos and say a quick hello.

I will still visit your blogs and say hi and you can get in touch with me by email at any time.

Take care

Love Cherie xx

Look at me, I am 20 weeks old today..........

How CUTE am I.............

Love Velvet xxxxx

Hi, I am still here just very very busy at the moment so I have not had time to update, but I will try really hard to update sometime this week.

Take care and chat soon
Cherie xx

a few quick photos

Velvet and I - photo taken by Jasper

My big boy Jasper on his 5th birthday xxxxx

Miss Velvet All dressed up to go to the show

Chloe

School Holidays.......................

I am so glad it is school holidays at last................everyone was getting a bit tired and cranky.

Chloe had a fantastic time at camp, took lots of photos and they were quite good.(i won't add them here as they have other kids in)

Georgia went rock climbing with one of her friends last weekend and had a fantastic time but now of course Chloe and Jap want to go and have a go at it.

Jasper is all excited about see "Thomas and friends" live on stage at voda phone arena. Craig is taking him while me and the girls go shopping!!!!

Velvet is real good, still sleeping 8 -10 hours at night. Can't believe she is 3 months old already!

I am fine, going for an appointment with my heamo on Thursday. I had a blood test last week and my platelet levels have dropped down to 64 (they were 220 in hospital when I had velvet), not sure what will happen, 64 is not dangerously low but still very below normal levels which is 150 - 300

Below is a layout I did in Belinda's online class at "scrap therapy". I really love the way it has turned out. I used a TLC hot fudge kit and the photo was taken by myself on my phone while Georgia and I were sitting in the car.
Thanks Belinda the class was fantastic, you did a great job, all that worry for nothing....

That's all I have time to write at the moment, everyone is dying for lunch because the clock has struck 12.00 (they have to wait till 1.00 at school)

Till next time stay safe and take care

Love Cherie xxxx

Things are just so busy........

There is just not enough hours in a day and not enough days in a week.

There has been lots of things going on so I will only quickly mention a few.

Velvet is going along well, sleeping like an angel at night but she only cap naps during the day, not that I am complaining. She had her first immunizations last week and she has been a bit cranky the last few day, hopefully after her chiro appointment tomorrow she will be a bit more calm.

Jasper had a kinder trip to Bendigo last week, Craig went with him. They went on the bus which was quite exciting Jasper.

Georgia had her sleep over at the school........I was really stressed that we would get a call to pick her up (she quite often has bad dreams) but she really enjoyed herself.

Chloe is all excited about the camp next week, she can't wait and is counting down the days.

Thanks girls for your comments on Chloe's photography skills, she is taking my old digital camera with her to camp so I can't wait to see what photos she comes home with. She may be able to put some in the show if they are any good. If she is very good Santa may even bring her her own digital camera. We have told Chloe if is very good she maybe able to get her ears pierced theses school holidays..............Georgia thinks she should be able to get hers done too but we see. I have had mine done 3 times but have not worn earrings for years.

Thank goodness it is only 1and 1/2 weeks till school holidays, it will be nice just to take things a easy for a few days. We will be going to Melbourne during the holidays as Craig and Jasper are going to see "Thomas and Friends Live" on Wednesday and then I have an appointment to see my hematologist on the Thursday, I am not sure what he will say, I am going to have a blood test later this week as I am thinking my platelet levels are down again as I have heaps of bruises on my hands and arms.

I want to thank the gorgeous Lusi for the beautiful gifts she sent for Velvet, you are so sweet xx

I also want to thank Julie for the RAK.......thanks Julie xx

Gosh my mind is going a million miles a hour thinking what I should do before the girls get home from school while Velvet is having a cat nap.

Sorry to be short and sweet but I better go and get busy.

Take care and chat soon

Cherie xx

A few quick photo's
Chloe dressed up to go see Harry Potter, a super cute one of Velvet xx and 3 photos of the kids taken while we were out for a walk/bike ride last Saturday

DD Chloe is OBSESSED with taking photos on my phone here are a few of her latest ones.........

will do more update later today

Cherie xx

**Our little doll Velvet is 2 months old**

Can't believe 2 whole months have gone already!!!! Where does the time go....

I had my 6 week check up and it all went well, I just need to go back and see haematologist in Melbourne and see what needs to be done about blood disorder. I have finished my daily injections......thank god!!! but I am still taking aspirin daily.

Chloe, Georgia and Jasper are all well, busy with school, kinder and after school activities. They are still fighting over Velvet about who's turn it is to hold her and who will help bath and change her..........she is very very loved.

Chloe is getting excited out her camp to Swan Hill which is coming up in a few weeks, they are away for 3 days and 2 nights, long enough at her age!!!

Georgia is having a sleep over at school, it is something they do every year. They sleep in their class room in sleeping bags, then next year they sleep in the class room in tents!!! She can't wait for that.
Jappy is getting ready for Dad's night at kinder, the theme this year is Dinosaurs!!!!

The kids are going to start doing swimming lessons again in Bendigo soon, they just have to do another assessment and find out that time they can fit us in, they girls are looking forward to starting again but Jap is scared and does not want to go!! hopefully he will be fine after the assessment.

The girls have school sports are come up at the end of the month.

Chloe has another orthodontist appointment tomorrow, hopefully she gets a good report, she has only been wearing her plate every second night not sure how long she will have to continue to do that. The difference that the plate has made to her teeth and jaw is incredible, not sure if she will still need braces in the future or not.

Velvet has been to the chiro twice to help with her reflux, I think it has help a lot. The lady who we see is just fantastic, so lovely. The time we have spent with her has been much more informative than any time I have ever spent with our maternal child health nurse!!! Velvet weighed 8lb 5oz last Wednesday. At night she is having her last feed at 10pm and sleeping until 6am!!! Saturday night she slept from 10pm till 7.30am!!!! I can't believe it, none of the others EVER slept like that.

Lots more going on but I just don't have time to type it in, so I will just add a few photos.

I still have one spot left in my pay it forward challenge if anyone is interested.

LOL Just had to add this photo...........the look on Georgia face is a classic, it just says STOP taking photos mum and take her................LOLI also have a photo of a "silly girl" I made via a link on Melissa Goodsells blog, I will try and up load it later today.

EDIT: here is "Silly Girl" it pretty rough but the girls think she is cool and both want one of there own............

That's all for now,

Take care and chat soon

Love Cherie xxx