Rebecca's Baptism

Becca's baptism is on Sunday, and it is freezing today! Naturally her baptism dress (the "family" one) is short sleeved and satin. We've bought a jumpsuit for her to wear underneath. I hope it's not going to look too silly, but all you will be able to see of the jumpsuit is her arms. The dress is one of those long traditional ones, so no one will be able to see her legs or feet. I pity the poor little thing though - she has to be totally naked for the baptism, and the Cathedral is freezing at the best of times! We're having morning tea in the conference room in the parish office afterwards, with about 20 rellies coming. To be honest, I'll be glad when its all over. I hate planning big events - all the stress about trying to please all the guests and crap. Its supposed to be a day for Becca, but instead we're stressing about the day meeting everyone else's expectations. I know that we should think "stuff everyone else - its our day", but honestly, its often easier to try and please others than to have them bitch about it for the next few months!

Got Matthew's hair cut today for the baptism photos, and he looks fantastic. He had a complete freak out of course during the cutting (he hates it with a passion), but once it was over he calmed down. Chris had to hold him on his lap while I had my head on Matty's shoulder so he could play with my hair. We worked out a secret to distract him as well apart from the usual food - the hairdresser gave me the spray bottle and I sprayed water on his hands and on the bench (he's water mad). He was still crying but sat still and played with the water, so it looks like we have a solution! The promise of donuts also helped! ;) I can't believe how grown up he looks! Not my little baby anymore!

Wow, my very first blog. I'm a complete novice to this so its been a real learning curve for me. Thanks have to go to my best friend in the whole world, Gail, for giving me the link to this site.

Well, about me. I'm married to Chris, and have two georgeous children - Matthew who is 2 1/2, and Rebecca who is 4 months old. It's great being a mum, but it can also be a challenge. Matthew is Autistic, so caring for him is a full-time job in itself, with running around to appointments for Speech Therapists, Special Ed unit, Paediatritions, Psychologists etc. We're lucky to have some great help for him here though. Disability Services QLD just called and he can start receiving their services after the school holidays. They have Speech Therapists, Social Workers, the whole lot there. So that's going to be great. And better yet, it's free.

Becca is just georgeous. She's the happiest little girl, and hardly ever complains. But boy she can be noisy. She "talks" at the top of her lungs, and of course its when Matthew is asleep. Trying to tell a 4 month old to shush is just a futile effort - they just think it's funny and babble even more loudly.

Apart from being a full time SAHM (Stay At Home Mum), I'm also working on my first novel (when I get the time, which is not very often. lol). Its a fantasy epic, so look out JK Rowling. Ha, I can only hope I'm half as good as she is. My other projects which are also sadly neglected is my scrapbooking and crocheting. With my scrapping, I'm currently working on an album for Matthew. My crocheting is a baby blanket, probably for Becca. Well, it's pink and purple at any rate.