On Saturday morning we took the obligatory Hobart pilgrimage to the summit of Mt Wellington for a bit of snow play.
Poppy and Nick built a little snow man we nicknamed ‘Frosty’!
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The Troops
Poppy has been ‘Hangin’ with her Homies‘ this morning at the park – a beautiful morning for a bit of scooting and playground action. Luka, Poppy and Lexie all met in our Mother’s group and love hanging out together – as do their Mums. Xx
Poppy and Luka also hung out yesterday afternoon and she insisted on dressing up in his glasses, hat, gloves and pack! She looks like she should be on the set of Moonrise Kingdom!
Winter Woolly Weekend
Bring on more winter festivals in Hobart I say! The city turned on the winter weather for the Opening Night of the Festival of Voices – First Light. Like the Dark MOFO Opening Night we rugged up, grabbed the brollie and braved the teeming rain. It was lovely standing by the fire but after an hour of that rain Nick and I looked at each other and agreed to call it quits. It was such a shame as it would have been lovely standing under the twinkling lights of Salamanca and the stars, but it wasn’t to be.
The rest of our weekend was very quiet with a visit to the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery for a spot of culture on a wet Saturday morning.
Sunday morning was a different story altogether. Hobart was bathed in spectacular sunshine with a blanket of snow on Mt Wellington.
Baby ♥
Today I am loving this photo of Poppy as a wee baby.
I have also sorted through all Poppy’s Size 000 grow suits and have washed them ready to pack that hospital bag. They are so tiny.
Sorry for the late posting today. No sleep again for me last night so caught up today when Poppy had her nap. Oh the simple pleasures of a ‘Nanna Nap’! Xxx
What’s In A Name?
Here’s a very pensive looking Poppy this morning with her Pom Pom regalia!
For the past several months I have been reflecting on her name and the many thousands of choices for our new baby.
When I was pregnant with Poppy we had several names on our short list for both genders but when she was born Nick said: “She looks like a Poppy!“. That name wasn’t on our list and after 24 hours of consideration – Poppy was perfect for her. I still LOVE the name and it suits her down to the ground.
However, with 6 weeks until we have our next baby, I am starting to feel the pressure as Nick and I haven’t even got a short-list this time. We are hopeless at agreeing on names and I randomly throw suggestions out there, with very few making ‘the list’! I love many names but don’t really love their derivatives and then there are the names that we like but family or close friends have snaffled them!!
Mmmm … maybe we will just use the same strategy and wait to meet our little boy or girl and make a decision then. I best remember to pack the Baby Names book again!
Sneaky Peek : 9 – 5
This is a pretty boring photo to share with you, but this has been my desk for many years and today is my last day before I finish up for a year’s Maternity Leave.
I have mixed feelings about signing off this afternoon – I am physically ready to finish work as I have been finding it to be quite demanding in the later stages of my pregnancy. I will however, really miss my amazing colleagues and students. I will also miss actually going to work and feeling like I am contributing in other ways than being a full-time Mum.
When I had my Maternity Leave with Poppy, I didn’t appreciate just how many people come across your path in your normal work day until I didn’t have that exposure anymore.
I have really loved my job for the past ten years and am ready for the new addition of our family – sometimes I just find being a full-time Mum a little isolating. I’m sure I will man-up!
Ice Baby
Brrr … winter is here with the temperature plummeting over the weekend. We experienced a couple of very frosty mornings whilst staying at Mum & Dad’s, and Poppy and her cousin Jessie were very intrigued with the ice that formed over Mum’s fish pond!
This is my last week of work before I start my maternity leave. I am looking forward to ‘handing over’ my tasks to my colleague Mark, and then being able to fully nest at home! xx
Farm Girl
Our little ‘city slicker’ is spending four days with me on our family farm at Hagley!
Poppy donned her gumboots, gloves and hat this morning for a lovely wander around the sheds, orchard and old buildings. Xx
Sneaky Peek : The Red Queen
My friend Annabelle and I always joke about having FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and this week we have both suffered from a little FOMO from MOFO (not being able to go to all the winter festivities due to work/child responsibilities)!
However, Cath and I did go to the opening night of The Red Queen at MONA last night (sorry Belle):
Mona‘s major exhibition opens tonight, with free entry for all. We are doing away with the hoity-toity tomfoolery and throwing our doors open till midnight instead. There will be food and music, as always; when you’ve eaten and drunk and danced there’s always the art… The Red Queen is an assemblage of major commissions, exciting loans, and yet-unseen works from our own collection.
I was very proud of myself – there I was on a school night at 33 weeks pregnant grooving away to the DJ in the museum. I felt like we were in a funky nightclub in New York!
NB: Apologies for the late post today. This dirty stop out got home at 11.45 pm last night – far too late for any blog posting!!
Sneaky Peek : A Long Weekend
For the recent Long Weekend we went on a little holiday to the Tasman Peninsula for our annual Davies’ get together. In 2012 we all went to Philip Island in Victoria, but this year we spent three nights at the Stewarts Bay Lodge.
Poppy was very excited to be going on a ‘holiday’ with her cousins from Melbourne – Ruby, Max and Maggie. We visited Fortescue Bay, The Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park, Remarkable Cave and Safety Cove Beach.
I will let the photos speak for themselves – however we enjoyed quality family time in beautiful surroundings.
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