Stickers

One of Connor's favorite things to do at the moment is put stickers on his face (don't ask me why!)

Melbourne flight # 14

On Friday 5th August, Connor and I went for a trip to Melbourne for another check up. I'm happy to say that all went well, despite lots of tears when it came time to do the scan. The stent has settled in nicely, and there has not been any change in the pressure in his left ventricle, which means the stent is working nicely. We have another check up in 6 months in Launceston and then another visit to Melbourne in a year... all going well of course. More good news is that his weight is going up nicely. He is now over the 60th percentile, now a 'hefty 13.9kgs', which means his little ticker is not working as hard as it was, so he's able to put a little extra weight on. Doc. Lane was very impressed with him and when he asked Connor if he could listen to his heart Connor said..."oh, oh yes man, of course" and proceeded to tell the Doctor that he was using a 'stefascope'.

Before the appointment we had a few hours to kill, so I took Connor to the Aquarium. He loved the penguins. They were very cute. Worth checking in out if you're ever in Melbourne!! Here are a few happy snaps.

Connor talking to the penguins (was very cute to watch)

They might be slow on land, but boy can they swim fast!!

Small sharks and sword fish.

Some very pretty fish!!

And this is the view you have while you sit at the cafe. A massive circular tank full of coral fish. Could sit and watch for ages (if Connor let me!)

The shark tank was awesome. The glass is about 20cm thick... which they said makes the fish / sharks etc look 1/3 smaller then what they actually were!!

My favorite photo

Masquerade

On Saturday night, Hannah (sister in law) and Myself had a combined 30th Birthday party, with a Black & White Masquerade theme. Hannah and I have our birthdays a month apart, so we thought, since it's so close together, and we are so close, why not share a special party together too. So we got cooking, baking and decorating and the outcome was a great night, shared with family and close friends.

The birthday girls

Me, Sylv, Hannah and Heidi

Heidi, Inger, Steph, Sarah, Alyssa and Christie

Me and my little man, Connor. He had a mask but wasn't interested in
wearing it by this time of the night!

Alyssa (SIL) and Ahliya (Hannah's daughter, my niece)

THE Black forest cake we made together

Pretty little cupcakes (which took ages to decorate... not such a long time to eat!)

House all pretty. Complete with twinkle lights and lots of candles

We had lots of fun, great food, great company and great weather (my mother in law said to me not so long ago, that a Brouwer party has never been rained on yet. The forecast wasn't looking promising, yet come party time... no rain, no wind and actually not that cold!)

Thanks to everyone who came and made it a fun night.