The Weekend

Over the weekend we were very lucky to catch up with friends and family. On Saturday night we had a gourmet dinner at Mum's. Aunty Chris had driven up from Sydney and Mum's friends, John and Lyn Lane and Judy (from across the road) also joined the crowd. It was a great night, although 'The Witch' resurfaced and Ben cried solidly for about an hour. One good thing that came out of this was that I got to sit quietly in a dark room and cuddle him. Even though he was crying I actually quite enjoyed this time (bit weird isn't it??!). I just liked holding him and feeling him breathe. Eventually he calmed down and went off to sleep and dinner was enjoyed by all. Saturday night also marked the passing on of Ben's cradle. John and Lyn Lane are the other proud grandparents of Emma (my sister) and Justin's soon-to-be-born bubba. They're heading down to SA in August and will be taking the cradle with them. It feels good to be able to pass this on to Em and Jut. They did so much for us when Ben was born and we feel pretty inadequate cos we don't have much to offer in return. No photos from Sat night. I forgot to take my camera!!

But we do have photos from Sunday when our friends Bec, Mark and little Belle came to visit. Bec is a good friend of mine who I worked with at Westmead Children's Hospital. Bec and Mark are absolute legends. They drove all the way from Sydney just to have lunch with us. Bec even brought along a very yummy gluten free banana cake and fantastic GF scones. We had a great time catching up and sharing a bottle of wine.

Belle also enjoyed getting to know Mojo and Bella .............

.......................and introducing Ben to her dolly.

Bec is expecting her second bub at the end of Sept and Belle is getting into practice to help out. She gave Ben and her dolly lots of attention - am sure she'll be a great help when the second little Parker bub hits the ground.