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Leela the cat
After the boy went down for his nap this morning I took advantage of the quiet to do some tidying up. At least, that was the plan, but the cat was prowling around, clawing at papers and scratching the sofa, and generally obstructing progess. Since this is often a signal that she's hungry I checked her area in the laundry; she had plenty of food and ( Read more... ) -
Teething and family gathering
The robin cut tooth number four yesterday, and a significant amount of it is now protruding through his gum. Last night was quite a good night though - he woke several times for feeds, but no crying or extended party-party-party time - unlike the night after he cut tooth number three; let's hope it stays that way ( Read more... ) -
Queueing theory
MrM and I went to a comedy gig at 303 in Northcote last night, which was an interesting experience. The gig itself was excellent, and went for a lot longer than I expected: we didn't get out of there until just before midnight. There weren't enough seats, so MrM stood for the whole time. Being 8 months pregnant, there was no way I was going to be ( Read more... ) -
So tired
I took advantage of not being at work today to go to a Preggi Bellies class this morning, and I'm not entirely sure it was a good idea. There were more post-natal women there than pregnant ones, and the intensity of the class was high. Plus it was an instructor I hadn't met before (Lisa) and a new routine, so I pushed myself pretty hard. I came ( Read more... ) -
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Today's achievements:
- Made muffins
- One more load of washing up from party
- Had lunch with colleague and her 9 week old baby.
- Washed hair (Those of you without children, stop laughing. Once the robin arrives, I suspect this will count as a major victory.)
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I'm listening to a fascinating interview on ABCClassic fm - Margaret Throsby interviewing Professor John Crawford from the Institute for Sustainable Solutions, University of Sydney. He started his career as an astrophysicist and then moved into theoretical biology (which he says isn't that great a leap, which I found a startling statement, but he ( Read more... ) -
Anzac biscuits
This afternoon I have been making Anzac biscuits. I actually had to look up recipes, bad Australian that I am. Of course, there are a thousand ond one variations, but the basics appear to be flour, oats, brown sugar, and butter. Coconut is an essential part the recipe according to some sources and condemned as an abomination by many others. Me, I ( Read more... ) -
The Sarah Jane Adventures
I recently decided (after watching Avatar and a particularly gory episode of Supernatural) that the baby doesn't seem to appreciate loud noises or adrenalin in my system, and I don't much enjoy the kicking and wriggling that are the Robin's response to those things. So I've had to stop watching loud or scary things until I can do so without ( Read more... ) -
Food and fabric
Dad flew to Canberra this afternoon; before he left he took us to lunch at a new little Italian place called Barbagallo's in Lonsdale St. It was quite good - we shared bruschetta with tuna, pistachios and cornichons followed by house-made pumpkin tortelli with sage butter (me); tagliatelli with peas, asparagus and french beans (Dad); and octopus ( Read more... )