Jude's Little Hospital Visit

So Jude finally got on the surgery list to have his little hernia repaired. On Wednesday 11th March, we headed to the hospital just after midday. Poor little thing was starving, as he was not allowed to eat from 7.30am, and that is just torture for Jude who is a constant snacker. And yes, I am the mad mum who took her camera along to the hospital....

Here Jude is just after the nurse had applied anaesthetic cream to his hands, just in case they put in a bunt (which they did in one hand).

Here Roh and Jude are colouring in, waiting patiently for Jude's turn..

Jude and Roh snuggling...Roh was hoping for a nanna nap, and the hospital bed was just there..so it made sense really..lol

Here little Jude is still asleep after his general anaesthetic. He really didn't want to wake up. It was very cute, but he looked so tiny on the big hospital bed.

And lastly, here he is awake, showing me his sore tummy. Looks a bit yuck here but he had the wound re-dressed today, and all is healing well.

Ok, so that was Jude's hospital adventure this week. It's been a struggle trying to keep him reasonably quiet but he got new lego, which helped for about an hour..lol...

But all is good. Jude is well, not in pain and his scar will be tiny. A fantastic outcome, all in all!

Still Here..

Lots of things have been happening, so I've been a little slack with the whole blog thing. Here's an update on what I've been scrapping....

This one is for this week's Passion 4 Fashion challenge - inspired by the 1950's..

This was just for fun, playing with some new supplies - Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday range mainly.

Round 3 of Passion 4 Fashion over at Scrapboutique - 1920's inspiration. Loved this challenge. This LO was a little hard to photograph, but the skyline is actually printed on a transparency (thanks Dan) and the title is taken from a 1920's song.

ETA - Layout "Aint We Got Fun" removed for publication.

Round 2 of Passion 4 Fashion over at Scrapboutique - 1960's inspiration :

Will be back later with some photos of Jude, from his little surgery adventure on Wednesday.

Building Work - so far..

So Roh's been busy building the frames for the top level of our extension. He started the framing on the 14th Feb and got the far wall up.

The larger gaps are the spaces for our bathroom and ensuite windows - floor to ceiling glass to let in as much natural light as possible. I think I mentioned before, that we redesigned the main bathroom layout, and these windows were part of those changes. Love natural light.

Roh got up on the roof of the existing house to take this photo. These are going to be the kid's bedrooms. Jude's is the one closest to us, Lana's the back one. We've figured out who gets what room by the size of the built-in-robe - obviously the larger wardrobe goes to the girl of the house...lol...especially this girl who loves her clothes, shoes and accessories..he he. The rooms actually aren't that different in size though, so I don't think the kids will really care.

Here's the bathroom framing going up.

And here's a photo of the smoke from the fire, when it first started at about 2.45pm on Monday. This was taken from our roof.

Have got a super busy day ahead - packing, cleaning and more packing :-P Oh well!

A little bit of 80's Inspiration

I'm playing along with a competition over at Scrap Boutique called 'Passion 4 Fashion' where a decade is picked, and you use that as your inspiration.

Week 1 was the 1980's, and the extra trick with this one was that it had to have lyrics from a 1980's song too. My lyric was taken from a Transvision Vamp song - very cool.

ETA - Image "Love The Way You Groove" removed for publication.

I'm really happy with how this turned out, as I had all these individual ideas but wasn't sure how well they would mesh together, but it worked, I think :-P

Onto some other news :

Fires : We have had our fair share of fire scares over the last 48 hours in Upwey. A fire that has now burnt over 350 hectares of land is under control, just south of where we live. Last night we evacuated to my in-laws place, and came home this morning to a smoky atmosphere, and near empty (of people) suburb. Quite eerie really. Now it's fingers crossed that they put it out before Friday, as it's going to be a warm day with strong winds, which would not be good news for the CFA, and possibly our suburbs. But we are all safe now.

House : The 2nd floor of framing is up, and this weekend a large part of the existing house is being dismantled. Scary stuff! I've still got a whole heap of packing to do, as we'll be doing the minimal thing for a few weeks. Will share photos of the current stage of the house building soon.

Kids : Are good. Lana is settling into school well. We've been enjoying our walks to and from, although Jude seems to complain of 'sore legs' earlier and earlier with each walk :-P lol...yet he can manage to play on the playground for over an hour without any soreness at all..he's a funny kid. Jude has a bit of a cold but hopefully we can have a quiet-ish day tomorrow and he can get some rest.

So that abouts sums me up at the moment :-)

Take care and stay safe.
K xx

I Made It Myself :-P

I did it - I finally got around to putting together this dress for Alannah. I have had it cut out for ages, but then lost my power cord to my sewing machine, so had to order a new one, and then I wasn't in the mood to sew and I'm sure lots of other reasons/excuses..lol...but anyhow, it's done...my very first dress!

Lana loves it, which is the main thing, and I'm not traumatised from the making of it (sewing can get me stressed..he he) which is also a good thing. Not sure what's next - a softie or skirt for Lana..?? Hmm, don't know.

Mini Album - Precious Alexandra

Here's the mini album I made of my niece, for my bro-in-law & sis-in-law. I mainly used Basic Grey's Urban Prairie range (still love it!) and based it on one of the Scenic Route Tabbed Albums. Pretty happy with how it turned out and Derek & Michelle loved it!

Today has been a pretty easy day. It started off with smoke-filled skies but that has mostly cleared now. Then off to do the food shop and get a tyre puncture repair ...exciting, I know ;-P

For the last half hour I've been helping Roh with re-designing the layout of our ensuite & family bathrooms. The family bathroom design on the plans has never sat well with me, so it felt good to draw out the re-design, which Roh is now setting out, and doing the framing for - woo hoo! More action on the home front...love it!

Ok, it's time for me to get off this computer. I have a half sewn dress on the go which I would love to finish today (for Lana). Will share if it turns out ok..lol

Jude's First Day at Kinder

I know this is a week late but here are some photos of Jude ready for his first day of 3 year old kinder...