Austin's first Halloween

Today was Austin's very first Halloween. We carved and decorated a couple of pumpkins, got all dressed up in his costume (as a baseball player) and had lots of candy all set to hand out to the kiddies. We know that Australians aren't really interested in Halloween. But, surely the neighborhood kids would make some effort for FREE candy!! Austin was ecstatic and couldn't wait for the big night ahead.

We had our first knock on the door at about 5:00 while Austin was eating. By the time I managed to pull him away from his food, the person had left. I was certain that it had to be some early trick-or-treaters. So, we walked out to the front of the house in search of them. We looked everywhere until we saw a door-to-door salesman leaving a neighbors house. This was the first disappointment of the evening.

The second knock on the door (and last) was around 6:30. I jumped up at lightening speed to grab the door before the trick-or-treaters had a chance to escape. When I opened the door, I saw our 80 year old neighbor. I instantly thought how strange it was that he would be trick-or-treating and WITHOUT a costume nonetheless. What does he think this is?!? As he proceeded to ask for Arthur's help to change a light-bulb, my heart sunk as I realised that he wasn't coming around for treats. It wasn't even a trick. He didn't even acknowledge the pumpkins on the front steps to the house.

Well, as if the night couldn't be anymore disappointing, I smelled something really fowl as I was holding Austin. I realised that he had a big POO. The kid hadn't gone in almost five days. Why did he have to pick Halloween (while dressed up in his costume) to finally go!?!! Well, I sat up to take him to the bedroom to change his nappy. As I peeled him off me, I saw that the poo had leaked out of his nappy and was already soaked through his costume and onto my shirt. I guess that's what HE thought of Halloween.

I'm not giving up. Next year, we will have a 'normal' Halloween...even if I have to pay the neighborhood kids to come to our house to do some trick-or-treating!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Future Kangaroos supporter??

Our little man is destined to be a Kangaroos supporter....or at least that's what his dad says. Below are some shots of Austin in his firts Kangaroos outfit, taken at 11 weeks old. Could the expressions on his face be an indication of what he thinks of the Kangaroos?

Thanks FRANCO!!!

Frank & Eva came by the day Austin turned 8 weeks old. Frank brought his fancy schmancy camera and took some great photos of our little bub. A few of the shots are below.

Videos

Check out some of Austin's videos at the following links:

Speaking (8 weeks old): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHK3DWT16EU
Watching Mr. Flutterbug (6 weeks old): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2hO2iPWdOo
Just chillin' (6 weeks old): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R21aMj9yGo

Our little boy is growing, growing, growing...

I can't believe how much Austin has grown. Even in the last week, he seems to have just shot right up. I've had to 'retire' a bunch of his clothes which no longer fit him. He's even wearing some 6 month clothing because he's too long for the smaller sizes. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I reckon our little man is going to be tall like his daddy (PLEASE GOD!!!). I know, some brands run smaller than others...I don't care. I'm still going to brag that my son is fitting into big boy sizes at 2 months of age! ;-)

We went to the pediatrician last week (8 weeks of age) and he said that Austin is doing great. He weighed in at a whopping 5.2 kg (11.5 lb)!!

I was at the supermarket the other day and the check-out lady asked me how old Austin was. She was shocked when I told her he was only 6 weeks. She said she thought he looked more like 3 months. Then, she said "are you breastfeeding". Not knowing where she's going with this conversation, I reluctantly (and in almost a whisper) said "yes". She then blurted out (in front of heap of other customers in line) "you must have really good milk!!". What am I supposed to say to that..."uh, thanks???".

Here are some shots taken on his two month birthday (Oct 5th):

Thank RITU for discovering Flutterbug!!

Austin used to hate it when we changed his diaper. He would scream bloody murder whenever we got anywhere near his change table. It was really embarrassing because our neighbors could hear him and they were probably wondering what we're doing to the poor baby. When it was at its worst, he would scream so loud that he would even start choking! So, needless to say, we really needed to find a solution to that because it's hard enough to change his dirty diapers when his crap is flowing out all over the place. Add a screaming baby on top of it and it was a really messy job.

Well, our friend Ritu discovered this amazing toy which her daughter loves. So, we figured it was worth a shot to see if Austin would also love it. Anything was worth a try at this point. I was at my wits end getting his crap all over my hands as I tried to control the kiddo while he kicked and screamed. Don't get me wrong...I adore my son, but there's only so much crap I can handle!!

This toy is called Flutterbug. We put it above his change table and guess what?!! He adores it!! Austin can't get enough of Mr. Flutterbug. He even gets upset (grunts a bit) when we forget to wind it up (which plays music and makes his wings turn). So, thank you RITU for sharing your discovery with us!!

Unfortunately, he now kicks his legs out of excitement while watching Mr. Flutterbug. So, my days of dealing with flying crap aren't over yet! I have a feeling they're just beginning.

Below are some shots of little Austin (taken Oct 3rd -> 8 weeks old) as he watches Mr. Flutterbug.