This week has been a big one of changes which has made me look back over the past few months. Here's a bit of a photo gallery of just a few of the 'before' and 'now' moments that together show what a difference a few weeks really does make. Elena was 17 weeks old on Friday. Those weeks have gone so fast. So fast so that I thought she was still 16 weeks!!
Where to Sleep??
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| 37 weeks - Sleeping inside mummy...not in any hurry to come out even though Elena had thought she might want to see the world as it was getting a bit tight for space in that bed |
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| First 5 nights - In the see through bassinette at the hospital. |
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| Night 6 to about 3 weeks - In the bright lime green carry cot. She's almost too long for her carry cot, and am trying to avoid changing to the buggy seat just yet. Another couple of weeks? But I said that a couple of weeks ago. Hmmm. |
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| Then until 16 weeks - In the bassinette (borrowed from her cousin Anna) which lived in our room at the old house and wardrobe at the new house |
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| 15 weeks - Into the big girl's cot in her own where there is more room to move!! |
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| And every now and then she makes into the BIG bed!! |
Big Brother - Little Sister
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| Caleb (10 1/2 yrs) and his first (slightly nervous) hold of his little sister Elena, aged 1 day |
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| Getting the hang of this cuddle thing. Caleb still 10 1/2; Elena 8 days |
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| Bedtime stories. Elena and Caleb listen to The Hobbit. Elena's 5 weeks. |
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| Sunday morning family antics in our bed. Caleb and Elena have lots of smiles, giggles and cuddles. Elena's 11 weeks |
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| So much more confidence now, Caleb gives Elena a bottle for the first time. She played with it and smiled at him, so it took a while. Cheeky monkey. Elena 13 weeks. |
Why READ a book when you can EAT it?
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| 9 weeks - Fluffy Chick and Friends get looked at intently |
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| 16 weeks - all that looking at the rooster and the duck got too much - they had to get eaten. Everything is starting to go in the mouth |
A Splishing and a Splashing
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| Day 3 - Elena's first bath - in the hospital sink, still with her umbilical cord attached. She was soooo little. She cried at the start. |
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| 8 weeks - She LOVES her bath - and kicks her feet on the end of the bath and splashes out half the water |
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| 6 weeks - In the final stages of the house build, Elena tries out the bath for size |
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| 12 weeks - What the? Gregg uses turtle, crab and octopus to make Elena a bath bikini. Daddy!!!??? |
Lbs and Kgs
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| Just a few minutes old, getting weighed for the first time. 3.48kg/7lb 10oz Gregg sent this photo out in the 'birth notice' email and titled it Fingers and Toes |
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| 7 days old - getting weighed like the stork delivered Elena. My lovely Midwife Mary Horsley weighed her with the same thing you weigh fish with. Gregg was eyeing up them up for his fish. The Plunket Book got put somewhere for safe keeping during the move... do you think we can find it? Somewhere in a box in the garage. |
Family Portraits
How sad is this? We have no photos of the 4 of us. Good thing I've got some photos booked in to be taken and can update this section later. But I must get someone to take photos of the 4 of us when they are around with our camera.
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| Pre-Elena days - Gregg, Rachel and Caleb, at Lara and Hamish's wedding nearly 4 years ago. Time to get the family photos updated. We do have more recent ones from our wedding but they're not on this computer to load up |
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| Brand new Elena with her mummy and daddy |
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| Elena with her mum and dad. 2 days old, and already she is wondering about BOTH of her parent's fashion sense! |
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| Elena aged 11 weeks. This is about the only photo of the three of us since when she was born. And it's not a very good one. Had been a weekend of unpacking boxes after moving into the new house. We were zonked - and look it. At least the fashion is better! |
There are so many more things to track the changes of. Another post another day!!
Great pics in this one!
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