June 2014 (before Huxley arrived)

During the month of June, before Huxley arrived on the 23rd, here's how we spent our time.

Augie went trail riding with Mick.  Now that he doesn't have the training wheels, it's a whole lot more fun (and faster!).

We lounged on the couch...and used my tummy as a pillow.

Action shot at the BMX track.

Augie in action at the BMX track.

Due to all the rain, there were some fantastic puddles just a short ride from our house.  This is Augie's favourite puddle - down near the Maylands Boat Ramp at the boat-wash area. 

This is Augie's second favourite puddle to ride through - the one at the front gate of the Maylands Police Horse complex.  Luckily we had a rainy May and June so there were many puddle rides to be had.

Captain Cool on his way to Asilo (day care).

It's a dragon shopping for bananas!

It's hard to see in this photo but Mick and Augie painted their toenails together.  Pink on the left foot and gold glitter on the right foot.  Augie doesn't believe in painting the toes of both feet the same colour.

We bought a new desk (I was nesting).  Here Augie is giving me the stink-eye because I'm distracting him from his very important job of holding the cardboard and rope on while Mick ties down the load.

We made one of Augie's favourite treats - Chocolate Bean Brownies.  It's a healthy brownie recipe made from kidney beans.  Augie thinks it's a decadent treat but it's actually good for him!  Here he is licking the batter out of the bowl.  I think this is his favourite part of the whole exercise.

brownie-batter kiss!

cheesy brownie-batter smile

Mick started swimming with Augie as I won't be able to for the next few months.  In this exercise Griffin (left) and Augie (right) are using the mat as a big kick board.  Augie LOVED this. 

Here he is in action.

There is always that one kid who is keen off the mark when we do the humpty dumpty toes-on-the-wall jumping in the pool exercise.

The joy of dads at swimming - huge throws into the pool!   During my final weeks of pregnancy, my throws of Augie into the pool were, I'm sure, very disappointing to him.

The exercise is to be thrown into the pool then turn around, swim back and grab the wall.  Augie's gotten really good at this one. 

Augie used to refuse to get in the 'pirate ship' when it was rocking...didn't want anything to do with this game. Now he absolutely loves it and asks for more.

One of the carers at Asilo (Augie's day care) told us that sometimes she can be right behind Augie saying something and he doesn't hear her.  We suspected this is just selective hearing but decided to get his hearing tested just to be absolutely sure.  Turns out he has the hearing of a bat - above average.  He passed with flying colours.  So it really IS just selective hearing of his teachers.  Good thing to get onto before he heads off to school next year!

Augie LOVES riding his bike.  And he goes a bit stir crazy in the house.  So it was that I found myself in the ridiculous position of being 39 weeks pregnant and knocking out a 5-km bike ride on one particularly 'active' day of Augie's.

Cleaning and assembly of our new desk.

Prepping dinner at about 39-weeks pregnant.

Mick's sister Kelly came to stay with us from about a week before Huxley's due date so she could be on hand to look after Augie whenever Hux decided to come along.  Augie absolutely loved having Kel here - they went to the zoo, they went to Scitech, they watched How to Train Your Dragon, they played lots of trains and they even went to see the Gruffalo Live show at the Heath Ledger Theatre one rainy Thursday.

Then they had a great time acting out the Gruffalo story in the Gruffalo play book that Kel brought for Augie.

Kel also did Jungle Sports with Augie as I was a bit slow and cumbersome there in that last week of pregnancy.  

Another belly shot.  With the permanent kitchen fixture of Bodhi underfoot slurping up any food that may have fallen to the floor.

Augie's 'school' photo this year.  His hair is a bit wild because Mick tried to put some gel in it that morning.   After it had almost dried.  A total no-no with fine naturally curly hair!

Augie's little Asilo friends.  Augie's second in from the left in the second row back.  He's sitting between his two besties - Reuben and Daniel.