3 weeks in...

Hi everyone. So we are now 3 weeks in and we think we're doing ok as parents!! Amelia is thriving after a shaky start - she was knackered after all the effort to get out and was very quiet and sleepy for the first few days. Then we had troubles with breastfeeding. She's now a formula baby and now putting on weight and getting stronger every day so we're very pleased. The midwives have been fantastic and 2 of them, Sharon and Kate have been visiting in turns about every 4 days which has been a tremendous support. We have had plenty of questions for them!

Here is Amelia having her first bath at home. She loves the water and as soon as she's put in her eyes go wide and she makes faces that suggest she's very happy. As soon as she's old enough to come with us to the swimming pool we'll be taking her.

We took advantage of a beautiful day outdoors while Nicole was staying with us recently to get some shots in the garden. Unfortunately Amelia was having a bit of a moment and grizzling a bit. Here are the best ones where she's looking reasonably ok!! The last photo is of Nicole with her gorgeous 8 month old little boy Charlie. It was so wonderful to have her stay the week after Amelia was born. It was like being fast tracked into being a mum. She had so many great hints and tips that she's learnt over the last 8 months that I feel like I learnt many months worth of experience in 3 days. We went out together, the first times I took Amelia out without Iain, and was able to get to grips with the pram and nappy changing etc with lots of help and support from someone who knows what they're doing!

Now that Amelia is being bottle fed it means Dad can take over some of the feeds. Handy for some of the middle of the night ones. Although all that will change when Iain goes back to work, he will need his sleep...

After weeks of getting around to it, we finally spent a lovely evening this week putting up our Christmas tree while playing Amelia some carols. We also read the Christmas story to her so she knows now what Christmas is all about! Iain's sister Lindsey sent us a baby bjorn and here is Iain with Amelia (can you see the baby hiding in the photo?!) Amelia loves the baby bjorn, she falls asleep in it very quickly and looks very contented.

Just so our other 'baby' doesn't get left out, here's Jemina joining the family photo.

Iain had his mates down last weekend from Sydney and Melbourne. Iain had got tickets for the first day of the Ashes at Adelaide Oval. They had a great time, a lot of alcohol was consumed and a good time was had by all. Below is Kevin looking very cool with Amelia on his lap.