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just wanted to say....

to all of the mothers, motherly types and  to anyone who has ever stepped up to the plate and filled the role of a mother - enjoy your day!
You are special, you are needed and most of all you are loved!
Happy Mother's Day!

This was my post on  Mother's Day last year....and I can't think of a better way to put it (besides which my brain is mush and I'm half asleep....still getting used to this broken sleep thing!)

Life is good.
Make that great.
Enjoy your day, everyone. I'm off to enjoy mine.

lucky me....

A weekend of celebrations- my birthday( oh and Bono's) today and Mother's Day tomorrow.

Rose made this lovely birthday flower card for me and Damian and the girls gave me this very special present...

Georgie and CJ went shopping together and found this - how well do they know me?!!!

Today we are heading out to do our own version of an Italian food safari ( inspired by this program).

Coffee, cannoli and ricotta cake followed by a lunch back at my sister-in-law's home of whatever looks good in the cheese shop,bakery and delicatessen!

Perfect- family, perfect weather and good food...what more could I wish for on my birthday?!

Lucky me, indeed.

serious business....

being two weeks old.
The beautiful hat is all the way from Chicago, the home of Heidi. Thank you! - such a gorgeous buttery colour and the perfect fit for Grace's little head. (I think I recognise the pattern - I have looked at it a few times but now I've actually seen it knitted up I just have to try one myself. Looks like that crochet blanket will take just a little longer....)

And another photo just because....

besotted....

So small and yet Grace already has us wrapped around her little finger.
Charlie has several pet names for her - "little sleepy pumpkin head, sweetie pie" and her favourite of all "my tiny knuckle head" which she insists means "cute". I'm not sure where Charlie picked this up but I am trying to get her to stick with "pumpkin head".
I know that it is only very early days (and things can change very quickly!) but Grace just seems to be fitting into our life and family so easily. Of course there will be days when I think I must have been crazy to imagine that I could cope with three children but for now I am just enjoying the whole new baby experience. Grace will be the last little one in our family- I'm certain that this is why I seem to be spending a ridiculous amount of time just looking at her- really, you'd think that I'd never seen a newborn baby before!
In between feeding and trying to catch up on a bit of sleep, I have managed to do a little bit of drawing.

Not sure where I am going with this - I have a few dress sketches that might become part of a collage series or might not....we'll see.

(We really have appreciated all of the comments on the last two posts - thank you for  the warm wishes and congratulations. Every proud mama just loves to hear that other people think her family is a lovely as she does!)