Nursery Mania!

As promised a few pictures of the new nursery -baby not included at this point! Although who knows what may happen tonight!

Please also meet our new friends! Most of you who know Mike will know that it was only fitting that the babies first soft toy be a TIGER! So along with the tiger we have continued with the jungle theme introducing; Lotte the Lion, Nuts the Monkey and Zee the Zebra!

We also have 2 more tigers, a huge white fluffy gorilla, a wombat, a koala and a Loch Ness Monster ! (no I'm not kidding!) Not to mention, a giraffe and a springbok recently imported from South Africa. Anyone would think we were moving to the Ark next month!

Now check out the pram! Thanks to John and Anne, Pam and Barry we have the latest in three wheeler technology with the new Phil and Ted pram - called 'The Vibe' no less! Seriously, can't wait to test this thing out - I have even been tempted to put the white fluffy gorilla (Leonard!) in and take it for a spin down the waterfront..... maybe not. Ah well, we will just have to wait for the baby to arrive.

For those of you thinking that the nursery takes on a slightly blueish tone do not be thinking that we know anything you don't! It's just that blue is my favourite colour and left with neutrals and no information I couldn't help myself in places!

So there you have it! All the gear and no idea!!!

Keep watching for the next blog when surely our guest celebrity will make an appearance! Finally! Till then... love to all.

Moving House

After months and months of waiting we have finally come to some resolution with the new apartment that we were meant to move into in February this year!

In December last year we signed a contract on a two bedroom ground floor apartment in Dee Why with the promise of moving in at the end of February 2008. As we were coming down to one income with the baby on the way and also looking at a short to mid term investment opportunity we thought this a good stepping stone to our next potential purchase. The timing looked great, in that we could be moved in, set up and in routine before the baby came allowing me to relax by the beach before the babies arrival. Oh how we could not have been more wrong!

As it is a new development having only just been built first it was delayed in the building process due to the onslaught of wet weather we had in January and February. Next came the numerous registrations with council and government departments as well as what can only be described as the complete and utter incompetence of the developers to get their affairs in order. With the financial sector in trouble in some areas due to the US credit crunch we found out that the financier for the development had gone under and another needed to be sought and the the list of frustrating and tedious excuses and delays goes on.

Finally, with one and a half weeks to go until the baby is to be born we finally hear that the property is moving to settlement! Those of you who know me will have gauged my impatience here after 3 months of chasing, pushing and prodding numerous parties to the finishing line... And what do you think the date that the developers come back to us as the settlement date is? That's it you guessed it the 27th May. My due date! Could they have picked any other date in the entire year!? The irony is just hysterical! Anyway, after much discussion (or persistent calling, waiting on hold, demanding an answer!) we have FINALLY managed to negotiate and extended settlement date of the 27th June. That way at least we can stay where we are with less stress and have time to move ourselves in to the new place - even with a new born.

I can't tell you how happy I am to finally have some resolve and to be back in control of what will happen when. Please anyone out there capable of having a glass of wine tonight - have one for me!