Daylight savings has ended and we got an extra hour of sleep! Did we make the most of it? No. Our body clock decided it was still on daylight savings time and we missed the gift of an extra hour’s sleep.
This week started with a play date with the twins again! Kenzie loves meeting up with Riley and Cian. Ramon wanted to take family photos of them and it was one tough gig! We welcomed Autumn in Australia but Summer has decided to overstay it’s welcome this week and this long weekend was extremely hot.
I could have sworn I heard her finally say “Dada”. She refused to repeat it and Ramon wasn’t in the room when she said it!
So far, here is her tally:
Nappy Changes: 47
Sleep: 93 hours
Feeds: 104
We tagged along to Ramon’s work trip to Brisbane again this week. I always get so worried flying as Kenzie is so unpredictable with how she will behave every week. She was a dream and slept before boarding and during the flight! She is a trooper! On our way back, she refused to sleep but again, was so well behaved on the flight! We worried she will kick up a storm, especially with Leap 6 in full speed but she was amazing! All she needed was an empty lolly wrapper and a piece of paper and she entertained herself.
The apartment we stayed at has an indoor pool and we sure did make the most of it, even swimming at 9pm at night! Kenzie loves the water, no matter what time of the day it is and she has learned to do her version of a doggy paddle. It’s incredible! Her face lights up, she screams and laughs, it’s her happy place.
Brisbane has always been so kind to us but sometimes a streak of good luck comes to an end at some point. This trip, an old lady (and as I write this I just want to swear, smash a keyboard, track her down and send a hungry pack of wolves her way) ran into Kenzie! Kenzie was front facing in her carrier and this old lady ran into her. Why? Because she was late for the bus! She was willing to run into an infant because she was late for a bus! And to top things off, she did not apologise and instead was saying “ohh, ohh, ohhhh” like she was in shock. Excuse me! She had the nerve to feel shocked after running into an infant? Of course, Kenzie cried, she was in shock! She has been in the carrier countless amount of times and no one has ever bumped into her. We were walking perfectly straight and out from the side comes this lunatic old lady! Kenzie wasn’t hurt but she was shocked, rightfully shocked. I wish bad things for that old lady and I’m trying so hard to control myself while writing this part. Buses come every 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 minuets. Why risk injuring someone because you are running late? I’m so angry at her actions. For someone who looks to have lived well over 60 years old, she should know better! I am livid (to say the least). If I wasn’t alone with Kenzie, I would have caused damage to that ugly mug of hers! I repeat her awful actions in my mind because she did such a stupid and avoidable thing. She is an awful person and I hope no other mom will have to experience that. And all because she was running late for the bus. Such a selfish old lady who doesn’t deserve anything good right now. She couldn’t even muster up the words “I’m sorry” and instead bowed her head down, listened to the cries of an infant who she just ran into and knocked on the closed doors of a bus that was just about to leave. I wish her nothing but ill will, she deserves everything bad coming her way.
We took a train to Gold Coast to meet with the Savages and I love how Queenslanders say an hour train ride is long when it’s the norm here in Sydney. Luckily, as the Commonwealth Games were held at the Gold Coast, they had a train coming every 5-7 minutes which were all express trains from Brisbane. It was Kenzie’s first time on a train and she absolutely loved every minute of it. She was standing on the seat up against the window and bouncing about. She kept other passengers entertained! It was so good to see the Savages again! We used to see each other a few times a week and lived 5 minutes away from each other. Stretching our visits to once every couple of months have proved difficult! We hate this distance between us and are thankful for technology helping us stay in touch. We miss them dearly! Kenzie loves seeing the kids and the kids love seeing Kenzie. It’s so adorable watching them altogether! We’re planning another trip soon so we’ll get o see them again shortly.
Kenzie has developed a habit of grabbing at our face, cheeks, nose, eyelashes, collarbone and skin (anything she can grab hold of) and pinching and twisting it between her fingers… all while she sleeps. This makes it so hard for us to sleep as she is still co-sleeping with us and it’s so painful as her grip is very strong. We forgot to pack Mr Elephant who we would like to introduce to her as a blanket/favourite toy she can grab hold of instead of us. We’ll definitely try this as soon as we get back to Sydney so we can get some painless and unbroken sleep. We know it won’t be easy and should have done it months ago as per some guides but we also thought she’d be sleeping in her crib on her own. Not all things go according to plan, you live and learn and move on.
After weeks of irregular bowel movements, Kenzie is finally popping once a day consistently! Her gut has finally adjusted to solid foods and we are aware it will change again when she reaches 12 months but we are so happy she no longer has an upset stomach or struggles to push. We also no longer need the Jolly Jumper to help her poop and instead use it for it’s original use of physical activity.
Ramon and I always talk about how we would parent Kenzie as she grows older and how we would cherish all the memories. We know it’s a long road ahead and we are very unprepared. We thought we’d have a house, be financially stable and secure by this time but life threw us a bad batch of lemons and we couldn’t squeeze a drop out of it to make any lemonade. Kenzie is our light and she gets us through it all. Of course we wish we would have had planned our lives out better but we can’t change the events that have happened and can only move forward. Trying to get a business off the ground, living off a single income and not yet living in our forever-home makes us feel like we have failed Kenzie already. We take our wins where we can, no matter how small. Whether it be finding a $2 coin on the ground or finding a parking spot close to the entrance or even getting Kenzie to laugh and smile, it helps us get by and we appreciate the small things in life. It will not stop us reaching our goals and gives us that motivation we need.