tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350959432024-03-24T04:50:47.244+10:30Empty HandedRachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.comBlogger636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-3795724334638827302015-06-18T20:39:00.001+09:302015-06-18T20:39:17.008+09:30Our Happy Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-59454438508089875812014-10-30T12:41:00.001+10:302014-10-30T12:41:08.088+10:30Coming May 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-17306921369028250662014-09-30T20:21:00.002+09:302014-09-30T20:45:39.026+09:30Wooden Baby Gym Tutorial <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alrighty then... This isn't something I usually do around here but we've had a few requests for explanations, measurements etc for the <a href="http://mthanded.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/wooden-baby-gym.html" target="_blank">beautiful Baby Gym </a>my husband made. He's taken the time to write it all but I'm going to paraphrase ;)<br />
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- To those who asked when it was originally posted - I apologise for taking so long. I hope you made do or can make one now!<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><i>How to Make a Good Looking Wooden Baby Gym.</i></span><br />
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Approximately:<br />
4 x 740 mm x 40mm x 20mm (or close to it)<br />
1 x 25mm wide dowel, 750mm long<br />
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Pencil<br />
Ruler<br />
Hand saw<br />
Chisel<br />
Hammer<br />
Drill &bit<br />
Wood glue<br />
Coarse File or file<br />
Sand paper<br />
Danish Oil<br />
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(This will be casual because... that's how we made it!)<br />
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Work out how high and wide you want it. I wanted it to be high and wide enough to place it over our bouncer.<br />
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When you've done that you can work out how long the legs need to be and roughly what angle. Ours were about 740mm long. Lay two of the legs on your work surface at the angle you want them to be and mark where they cross over. Using your handsaw and chisel cut out that crossover section so the two legs fit together with a flush finish. Repeat with the other set of legs.<br />
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Angle the bottom of each set of legs off so that they will sit flat on the floor.<br />
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Hold your joining legs together and drill through a hole for the cross beam dowel. <br />
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Glue the bits of legs together and clamp.<br />
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When the legs are dry add the dowel and glue that in. You can probably drill the hole for the dowel at this stage too instead.<br />
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When it's all dry give it a good sand and a sealing coat of something nice like Danish Oil. <br />
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Hang your toys and enjoy!<br />
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NOTE: When your little one has grown out of it it's quite easy to sew two folds on a wide piece of fabric and tuck the legs on the play gym into the folds for a tent. (flash back to nearly 2 years ago...!)<br />
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A further note: if you ever move house with a moving company take a real good look around and imagine all the damage they can do with your precious things then take that stuff yourself. This play gym had one leg SNAPPED right off when we moved 3 months ago. I was livid and claimed insurance for it based on a very fancy and expensive wooden gym equivalent because of the love, care an originality that went into making this one.<br />
<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-75885046611454774302014-09-23T20:59:00.001+09:302014-09-23T20:59:09.346+09:303 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And all of a sudden we've lived in this house for 3 months already. We are settling in well and finding our feet in this part of the world. We've also had every type of illness you can fit into three months. As my sister in law says - we are installing a new city's immunity. Today's episode included our little one getting a temperature and being very, very off colour and sad. I think it's related to the enormous welts she's getting from the bird sized mosquitoes. Poor muppet.</div>
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She's enjoying her one day a week at childcare and comes home singing a hundred new songs. Then, she sings non stop anyway so new material is good! </div>
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Joel is fitting in really well with his new role and well loved and thriving already.</div>
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I am doing the mother thing and all that entails. I have a few things on the back burner that give me something a bit different to think about which is nice but mostly just cruising and trying not to have too many panic attacks per week. Because that sucks the life and joy out of our house pretty quick. </div>
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And just because.. here are a few pictures of the ever entertaining Eleanora. </div>
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<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-90061277006578479362014-08-25T21:25:00.000+09:302014-08-25T21:25:00.811+09:30Sleep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We have been in our new house for 2 months now and feeling all very settled. Except for the sleep situation. Naps only happen in the car or the pram but are sorely needed. And bed time... she goes into her bed ok but we have to sit with her for about an hour before we can creep out. Sometimes longer. And quite often she'll be in bed but talking. Our quiet whispers are working though because tonight she whispered across the dark room, "Mama? I'm very safe." </div>
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She sleeps for a while and then... she comes to find us. Sometimes we can resettle her in her own bed. Sometimes there's lots of crying. Sometimes she just wants to be held. Sometimes that lasts for a few hours. And sometimes she goes back to sleep quickly. But every single night since we've been here, expect one, she has crawled into bed with us at some point and stayed there until morning. </div>
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We have decided not to push her too much. She seems to be struggling with some separation anxiety and we fully understand that given we have just moved across the country. I know she won't sleep with us forever so I'm telling myself that we are doing what is best for our situation and for our sweetheart right now. At the same time I feel like I'm doing the "wrong thing", I kind of love having her in with us and I'm going to miss her when she decides she's safe enough and brave enough to sleep in her own bed all night. </div>
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Nothing lasts forever. And that's both an enormous relief and a cause for grief. Bittersweet - the mother's way. </div>
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Our sweet girl turned two last week and I couldn't let it go by without celebrating her fabulous little self. We had a Tiny Themed party because she loves all things 'tiny tiny'. Tiny milk and juices, tiny hot chocolate marshmallows, tiny toasts, tiny pizzas and all the other yummy goodies that tiny party should have. Including 3 tiny birthday cakes. Strawberry like the milk because that's her favourite.<br />
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The party started with a bit of a sad because I had to wake her up from her nap 10 minutes before everyone arrived. But she warmed up when she found her friends waiting to play with the pink sparkly play dough. The tiny tea table with her tin and wooden tea toys was big hit with all the children - almost as much as the strawberry milk and berry juice was. I used some Origrami prints to track her life from a week before she was born to 2 weeks before her party. They started at the from door and followed around to end at the gold 2 above the table. It's amazing to see the change gradually but all at once.<br />
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After singing 'Happy Birthday' and blowing the candles out first go we unwrapped her gifts. I couldn't have been prouder of the way she opened the cards first, waited while I read them to her, looked the person who it was from in the eye and thanked them by name before opening each gift. She had a few very eager helpers who were also very good at holding back and letting her have her moment despite their enthusiasm. When she'd opened all her gifts she handed everyone their little thank you boxes with another 'Thank you'. So cute! The grown ups received a box with tiny heart shaped cookies and the kids were given some mint green play dough and a slinky. <br />
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She was so perfectly behaved and adorable that I don't mind that I didn't get any photos of her silly self (which mostly came out after the party anyway!). She had wonderful time and we were reminded by how blessed we are to be her parents and to be surrounded here by such loving families.<br />
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Happy birthday darling girl! Mama love love loves you forever. xxxRachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-20299877435820783902014-05-24T14:35:00.003+09:302014-05-24T14:35:56.404+09:30Love and Marriage got together like a Horse and Carriage<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_538027eb867416e83211943" style="display: inline;">
There are some pretty great bonuses to being the pastors family and living across the road from the church. Today was one of them. We saw 'angels' : the stunning bride and her 4 gorgeous flower girls. Eleanora was as captured by them as <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">she was by these amazing horses. A massive thank you to the two wonderful drivers from Billabong Carriages Echuca who let us take photos, pat the horses and play in the carriage (even a 5 metre ride <i class="_4-k1 img sp_IAa2ktb_meE sx_6c617a" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yR/r/e_o94TChQjQ.png); background-position: -204px -946px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i> ) while the Bride and Groom made their vows. There were lots of girls who got to be princesses today!</span></div>
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Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-1241611735833743402014-04-15T14:38:00.001+09:302014-04-15T14:38:18.842+09:30In Other NewsWe're heading back to Adelaide. To live. <br />
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A different part than last time though.<br />
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We've been here for 5 and a half years. Or just short of it. I would honestly live here forever and ever but that's not the way it works for us with Joel being a pastor. And since we can't live here forever, this place we've been asked to move to - well, it looks like the perfect fit for us right now.<br />
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Only 8 weeks or so until we uproot ourselves again to start the next stage of our lives. <br />
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So many emotions coming our way...Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-42585585503543773792014-03-27T14:11:00.004+10:302014-03-27T14:11:42.521+10:30Design Project: Fair Trade Boutique Sale Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love when friends contact me with requests to work with them on something they are passionate about. Kristin of <a href="http://www.thegivingtreestore.com.au/">The Giving Tree</a> and I went to high school together about a hundred years ago. She has put her passion for good quality fashion and accessories together with her passion for all people being treated equally and fairly to create an online boutique store that supports small businesses in places that are often disadvantaged and taken advantage of. <br />
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Be sure to head over to <a href="http://www.thegivingtreestore.com.au/">her online store</a> if you can't get to the Market Day in Townsville, QLD and purchase something that will add value to your wardrobe and someone else's life.Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-86971659782346165842014-02-24T15:46:00.003+10:302014-02-24T15:49:29.586+10:30Cross Quilt for Baby Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-66547850137361516012014-02-20T21:46:00.001+10:302014-02-20T21:46:56.030+10:30Mood Board: Celeste's Family RoomCeleste wanted something beachy, blues, purples and greens and a way of making her room less brown.<br />
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She will be using some fabulous wall paper that we're waiting on to make the final decision (both work great with this room), and will possibly use some on the inside of the glass cabinet that was her grandmas or just paint the inside a coordinating blue.<br />
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In a top that used to be mine. Adorable right? </div>
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Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-70554012625118555952014-02-15T19:41:00.000+10:302014-02-15T19:41:16.573+10:30Nut Crumble1/2 cup one type of nuts<br />
1/2 cup another type of nut<br />
1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon (get yourself the good stuff from the health food store)<br />
pinch of salt<br />
table spoon of butter or coconut oil<br />
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Add cinnamon, salt and butter<br />
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And there you have a quick, easy, delicious gluten free dessert hit.<br />
<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-20253351079099651292014-01-27T20:46:00.000+10:302014-01-27T20:46:11.066+10:30Dear Nora, My sweet baby girl. You are not so much a baby any more. Not when you are already pretending to be a baby and taking such good, diligent care of the baby doll that used to be mine. No, you're a little girl now. Most of the time anyway. But as they say - you'll always be my baby. <br />
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Today you turned 20 months old. We celebrated by singing you Happy Birthday almost as many times as you said 'again?' You joined in with the hooray part of hip, hip hooray with double fist pumps to the sky and big grin. I shouldn't be surprised by your enthusiasm for the song. You're enthusiastic about nearly all music. All through each day you ask 'dance? dance?' and do your little dancing arms to request I put some music on for you to enjoy. You stand next to me as I play the start of 10 different songs and get told 'no' until you finally hear one you like enough to dance to. It's different every time. When we get to the right one you run to the rug and carve it up. Oh baby have you got some good moves! Twirls, hip shaking, arm waving, stomping and, just this week, jumping. You really, really love to jump. You have been trying to jump for the last few months and now that you've got it - all the time -'jump! jumping! jump!' Clever thing.<br />
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It just goes to show how determined you are. You get an idea into your head and work so hard to make it happen. And you're pretty fearless. Except for loud noises. Then you run to us and say 'care', meaning 'scare', with a very anxious expression. You aren't overly stubborn though which is nice. You ask for help. It makes me proud to hear you stop your frustration about something by asking for someone to help you out. I hope you keep that skill and don't become too proud to ask when you need to. Mind you, sometimes you do things that you really should be asking for help with and the answer would be no so you don't ask and you do it anyway. Like all the climbing you do to reach things you aren't supposed to get to. You can get onto the kitchen counter to get Morgans food, you can get onto my desk chair to play with my computer, you climb on to the lounge in our room to play with the precious things on our dresser and I had to rearrange your bedroom because you could climb onto your dresser too. It's quite impressive. You're very confident. I don't like to stop you but I also can't let you do it when I'm not there to catch you so I let you play there for minute then take you down. Dada calls you Dauntless. You will need to read the Divergent by Veronica Roth when you're bigger to know where he got that from but he's right. You are Dauntless. <br />
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You're also very smart. I sat down to write out the things you could say thinking it wouldn't take me long but I filled up a page with over 70 words and by the end of that week you could say a whole lot more! You speak most of the words you know but know the Auslan sign for for 20+ of those and another 10 or so that you just sign. Some words are not very clear unless we know the context but others are perfect in diction and easily understood by anyone. You have started putting all sorts of words together into sentences or strings of words to explain things and ask questions. Today you decided to start saying 'naughty nana'. I'm not sure why! You think things through, process it all carefully and come out with some very observant comments. And you say some super gorgeous things. Some of my favourite are:<br />
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Yes Mama<br />
Tak oo (thank you)<br />
Bye bye! (You say this to everything, even the bath when you're finished. Often adding the thank you as well)<br />
Lah - you Mama (love you)<br />
Yummy Ekk (egg)<br />
Hat? Shoes? Out?<br />
Happy Day (usually sung)<br />
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I could go on... Needless to say you are captivating and so so sweet. Today you even said 'Mama pretty'. Well. What sort of pony did you want again?!<br />
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You have learnt some of Morgans commands and have started getting him to sit, stay, lie down and roll over. Sometimes he obeys but then you only give him his reward sometimes too, preferring to hold onto it because he follows you around when it's tucked in your little fist. I think you would play with him all day if he could trust you to not be quite so rough. He makes you laugh so hard!<br />
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Another milestone for this month is that you have started toilet training and are doing a fabulous job. 4 'wee-wees' in the potty today and the last three were all when you asked to go. Amazing. All dry by the time you are 2?!<br />
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Precious Nora, you are such an incredible joy in our lives. You entertain us with your comedy and magic routines (very sneaky hand moves and hiding there babes!). We are ridiculously proud of you and don't care at all if we're obnoxious in thinking you're the most clever of all the babies. We are sure you're the cutest!<br />
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We love you. That great big, can't be contained in a word on page, in a day of the week or a single act love. We love you with every 5 course meal we feed you, with every smear we wipe of the floor, with every time we say no to something dangerous, with every cuddle in the middle of the night, every tiny piece of clothing that gets soaked, rinsed washed, dried, folded and dirtied, every nappy time battle, every story, every time we read the same story 10 times, every time we pick you up from falling over your too fast feet, every toy we return to its place after you're in bed, every time we bite back our own frustration at having 'life interrupted', every time you grin, run, jump, remember something... we love you. <br />
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Yes darling girl - we're kind of crazy about you. And always will be. </div>
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With so much of the every moment kind of love, your mama always. xx</div>
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<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-65039318705196155942014-01-04T20:36:00.000+10:302014-01-04T20:37:06.381+10:30Vegan Chocolate Pudding Wins the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Half a good avocado</div>
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A nice ripe banana</div>
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(hooray for daddy being on bath time duties tonight)</div>
Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-8846197828203609382013-12-24T21:59:00.002+10:302013-12-24T22:00:21.449+10:30Nora - 18 months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year I started up a new playgroup at church. I have a few girlfriends with little people and my mums group was struggling to find places that were easy to catch up with increasingly active toddlers so I commandeered our church hall, some assistance and a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saintpetersplaygroup">Facebook page</a> and kicked off midyear. We had a rocky start but after a few changes we hit our stride. </div>
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Over the past few months we've had 23 kids come to check our group out and around half of those have become regulars. We meet every second Monday and usually have a bit of a theme or special activity for the mums and kids to look forward to. There has been a spring craft day, play dough, dance party, cubby house day and this week for our breakup we decorated ginger bread biscuits. </div>
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Happy Christmas from the Sweeties at Saint Peter's Playgroup. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you have any ideas for activities please share them with me! </span></i></div>
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<br />Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-75943689236196951022013-12-10T16:04:00.001+10:302013-12-10T16:04:12.102+10:30Sad Stuff HappensSome months are great, exciting, full of adventure and fun things to write about. Some months are hard, tiring, sad and too private to share at the time. November was just enough of the second that the first didn't get a look in.<br />
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In November Eleanora had her half birthday - 1 and a half. Can you believe it?!<br />
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And on the same day I had a miscarriage.<br />
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We were about 10 weeks along and had been so excited to make a Christmas announcement. I'd been feeling a little crummy and since we'd decided to start trying for another baby I thought I'd just check. There were no real expectations since it was only my second cycle, I'm not all that regular and I was only a few days late. But if you've ever tried for a baby and you're even a minute a late you know - you have to check. And I was. We were shocked and thrilled and amazed. We were going to expand our family!<br />
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The week before that I had done a load of tests to find out if there was any reason my body was being partially ornery so I already had a doctors appointment booked in to discuss results. My tests were normal (yay and boo at the same time) but I needed one more to confirm that I was indeed pregnant. And yes, blood tests confirmed it but because go my irregular cycles he wanted me to do a dating scan. I had to wait a week for that. By my calculations I was 8 weeks along. Plenty far enough to see a jelly baby and a heart beat. Only we didn't. We saw the pregnancy sac but nothing in it. That was upsetting but the doctor reminded us that my dates could be wrong and I was closer to 5 weeks. I didn't think they could be that wrong but, after some tears at not seeing what we thought we'd see, I chose hope. I was told to come book an appointment for 3 weeks and either we'd see the baby then or I would have had a miscarriage. <br />
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I held onto the hope that I was wrong.<br />
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Now I am sure I wasn't.<br />
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Not quite 2 weeks later. I had a little bit of bleeding and a lot of worrying. I called the midwifes who recommended either a trip to the hospital or rest and wait to see what happened. I rested for 2 days with nothing really changing and on the Monday decided I needed to know: was this normal bleeding (it was very light) or was it a sign something was wrong. <br />
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We spent the day in the Emergency waiting room. I had some blood taken and finally, late in the afternoon an internal ultrasound. The dear sonographer started off very chipper and chatty. However, as the scan progressed she became more and more solemn. She ended the scan in silence having made no comments at all about what she could see. She got me to clean up and said she needed to speak with the doctor. My hope left the room with her. I knew without a doubt that if there was anything worth seeing she would have shown us. There wasn't going to be a baby this time. <br />
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Finally we were able to speak with the sweet doctor about what was happening. She confirmed what I had suspected and it was gut wrenching. To think it, to suspect is one thing but to be told is a whole different smack in the heart. My blood tests had still been rising as though I was pregnant but for whatever reason the baby hadn't developed. I don't know if it ever did, if it had stopped just before that first scan or what happened. I'm ok with not knowing. <br />
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I had to go home, knowing there was no baby but still not having been through the miscarriage, so to speak. I had to wait. In God's grace I didn't have to wait long and as rubbish as it was it wasn't as bad as I had imagined. <br />
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And now it's over. Essentially. It has been a heartbreaking and strange experience. I have rarely felt God's goodness more strongly. Since this pregnancy wasn't to end in a baby I am grateful that I didn't have to see a heart beat let alone hold a baby that I had to then let go of. I am grateful that I have a wonderful, supportive and amazing husband, family and close, darling group of friends. I am grateful that this wasn't my first pregnancy, that I have an excellent little creature girl already who takes my heart to places of joy I didn't know about. I am grateful that while pain is deep it can be shared and that dreams can be grieved with those who understand. <br />
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The same week this happened for us Eleanora got sick and had the two biggest vomits of her life on two separate days with bad nights and miserable days in-between. The same week Eleanora's godfather lost his father to cancer, a dear friend of ours started medication for post natal depression and a friend of hers woke up to find their 6 week old baby had died in the night. That's just the short list of sad stuff that happened that week in our immediate circle. <br />
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And yet. I can not help but be grateful. Because while sad stuff happens, loved ones die along with dreams and expectations of perfection, hope lives. Love lives. Jesus was born and each day we can be reborn with him to live a whole life of joy. <br />
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I pray that this Christmas season you are able to find moments to be truly grateful for the life you have. I pray that whatever your grief, whatever the state of your heart that there are moments of joy that bubble up inside of you and sit alongside your grief as an equal part of your journey. <br />
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May the Sad Stuff that Happens in your life always be tempered by the Life, by the Hope and by The Joy.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-small;">{lighter posts to follow x }</span></i>Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-69453376993098422792013-10-18T19:18:00.001+10:302013-10-18T19:19:33.310+10:30Bed Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It would seem that I blog monthly now. Oh well. Life off line is more important. </div>
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Say hello to my nearly 17 month old sweet heart. </div>
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Rachel Estherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293421605134945815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35095943.post-24290368266783663952013-09-17T15:24:00.003+09:302013-09-17T17:23:45.234+09:30Bron's Baby Shower <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This lovely lady is due to have her first baby towards the end of October. She and her husband moved to Albury a year or two ago to be closer to Steve's family. However, in moving here Bron left behind family and friends and had no-one to throw her a baby shower. I couldn't quite let that go and had to offer her the gift of being showered with love (and a few gifts!) by those in the area she has gotten to know. Because we all think she's pretty fantastic and worth spoiling. </div>
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Happy Baby Shower Beautiful Bron. We are almost excited as you are to meet your precious darling. xx</div>
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Thank you to Helen, Bron's mother in law for opening her house and co-hosting with me. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">{A few details after the photos}</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Tea bag 'Thank you' cookies are plain sugar cookies. Each one was hand decorated differently with royal icing. </i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Doily bunting made using pom-pom wool and paper doilies</i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Cupcakes were lemon flavoured with lemon butter cream icing</i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Turkey and caramelised inion sandwiches </i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Butterscotch chocolate ganache on shortbread with hazelnut topper</i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Wrapped gifts in fourth picture down are prizes</i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666666;"><i>Wooden 'Baby' sign is a kaiser crafters cutout if you're looking for one. </i></span></li>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i>I think that's all that you might like to know! Feel free to ask if you're curious about other details. </i></span></div>
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