pics of a beautiful girl :)

oh look at those dimples










bubblessssssssssss


cuddles with Sarah




cuddles with Dylis

Surgical consult & Paed appointments

On Tuesday we traveled to Brisbane to meet with the surgical panel to discuss Rebecca's cleft.
there was 6 people in the room, plastic surgeon, speech pathologist, Dentist, Orthodontest, nurse, psycoligist,
they said that it is a clean cleft, and should be easily fixed with minimal complications
Rebecca is now on the waiting list, and should have the surgery between 6-9 months of age.
should spend 2-3 days in hospital and wont be able to suck anything for 2 weeks.
will need to use a special teat(called a witches hat)and use squeeze bottles
also poor darling will have to wear arm splints for 2 long long weeks. nothing is to go in her mouth, the splints will stop fingers and toys going into her mouth.
say bye-bye to the dummy.

while we were in the hospital, we also met with the ear nose & throat doctor.
95% of cleft babies need gromits, so prior to her surgery we will go back to the hospital and get her hearing checked and see if she will need those gromits, if so, they will be inserted at the same time as her cleft surgery, which will miniamise the need for another anesthetic.
hoping we are in the 5% of babies that dont need gromits :)

on Wednesday we had an appointment with the paeditrician
Dr Carmen was happy with Rebecca's progress
she is 10 weeks,
weight 5.820kgs - 75th %
61 & half cm long - 90th %
HC 38.3cm - 35th %

i had to get a poop scraping for lab testing, last few days its been mucusy, he thinks it might be related to those pesky teeth, but getting it tested to be sure.

loads of pics

Talking with Mummy






Stare deep into my eyes, you are starting to feel very sleepy


Enjoying nakey tummy time




having a nakey nap after falling alseep during nakey tummy time :)

visitors from WOW

Today we had a few friends come for a visit
we play World of Warcraft online,
Daddy was teaching Rebecca how to play at 10 days old LOL
so when one player was coming to the Gold Coast for a trip, we decided to met up
(also for the record.... i would advise you never ask Richard to open a wine bottle... he went seaching for a bottle opener, to not find one, so wine was of the drinking list..... only to realise 10 minutes before people left, that the wine bottle was a screw cap not a cork LMAO)

Tanya(Tawny),Rebecca,Dave(Shamman),Carol(MissAhab),Tim(Hilander)Richard(Kurn)


after our visitors, Rebecca decided to have a very rare nap


Does my Daddy ever were a shirt???

Picture Overload :)

yesterday i brought Rebecca an Inchworm - its approx 60cms / 24 inchs
which is approx Rebecca's length, so i have been taking heaps of pictures
and she just loves it, and if you squeeze its head, it plays "if your happy and you know it"

here she is "dancing" to the inchworm song










excuse the disposible nappy - after 3 poops this morning, i thought a disposible would make life a little easier LOL (Bec uses cloth unless we are going out or decides she is going to have a "pooping good day")


ok removed the nappy lol (its hard to see, she has Mongolian Spots, its a darkened pigment on her bottom actually looks like a bruise, doesnt mean much, and should fade by about 3)






she loves sticking her tongue out, and staring at the camera lol


our sneeky attempt to get her to sleep during the day, this is propped up on the couch - lasted about 15 minutes




Rebecca loves sitting upright, so we tried to prop her up in the sitting position with pillows, but alas she didnt like it








ok thats enough :) thanks for looking

Happy 9th Anniversary Mummy & Daddy :)

Happy 2 Month Birthday Baby Girl :)

Yesterday darling Rebecca celebrated a happy 2 months on earth.
Happy 2 month birthday my beautiful baby girl

painful naughty teeth