The Ross' Adventure

Quick picture update!

2010-02-18T14:14:00.000-08:00

We're all doing well. We have more recent pictures but they are still on the camera and I figured I needed to do this now rather than later!

Hope you and your famillies are well. Will try and update more once pics are uploaded.

Much love,

Ross Clan

xxxx

we're hopeless @ blogging!

2009-08-05T15:00:00.000-07:00

Very quickly......we're all good. there are now 4 of us. jonah is 6 mths old and just beautiful! kyle is just over 2 and soo much fun. i'm (lyns) at home loving on all 3 of my boys. col continues to work very hard and doing great at it. God has been and continues to be so good to us. We are truly blessed. Life can be a lil crazy but I LOVE it.

Will try and update more ofetn, but I can't make a promise I'm inclined to break. BUT I will try. Or i'll wait until I'm at the bottom of Michelle's list ;o) lol!

Hope you're all doing well!

Much love,

the ross' xxxx

(sorry our pics are a couple mths old, once I download the rest of our pics I will post more recent ones)

November Update - Part 2

2008-11-18T14:43:00.001-08:00

Lynsey is more than a little pregnant! She is 30 weeks and counting - amazing how time flies!

Kyle painting a masterpiece

Kyle's famous 'funny face'

The boys watching TV on holiday

Kyle ready to go for a bike ride

Lyns and Kyle on holiday

The boys cycling on holiday

November Update - what is 4 months between friends?!

2008-11-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

It is incredible how life disappears without you realising - we have been incredibly slack in keeping this updated (I personally blame facebook!) I am embarrassed to see that the last update was in July!!! But hey, what is 4 months between friends.

We are all doing really well - prepare to be overloaded with lots of new photos!

Colin

Kyle excited to be on the bike on holiday in August

Lyns and Kyle after hiking on holiday

Kyle and Col after hiking on holiday

Mid-Hike on holiday

In our front garden with my car keys!

Kyle did this himself - we thought it was hillarious! So did he...

Kyle getting fitted for his first shoes

One of the great days of the summer - Kyle with full UV protection!

July update

2008-07-09T12:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long since we made any update to the blog. It has been an incredibly busy time for us... Here are some photo highlights:

Quick snapshots continued...

2008-05-15T05:51:00.000-07:00

Playing with his car in the garden
Just happy with his toys
Hanging with Daddy by the river Dee
Hee hee....looking cute
Hope you liked the quick update! :o)

Quick snapshots over the past few weeks

2008-05-15T05:39:00.000-07:00

It has been a while so I thought I should give you an update on our little man. Here are some pictures which I hope you enjoy:

Kyle had a fight with the booger munster one night.....and lost!
Caught pulling pots and pans out the cupboard.
On Daddy's shoulders....how much fun!!??
Funny face.
Swimming with Mummy and Daddy (however we used picture with Daddy rather than with Mummy ha!)

Kyle's first haircut

2008-04-11T08:40:00.001-07:00

This week, Kyle had his first haircut... it was a pretty funny affair. We could no longer handle the 'Business on the front, PARTY on the back' mullet that Kyle was sporting. In fear of what could be the typical 'I have just had my hair cut by my Mum' look, Lynsey took him to the most expensive salon in town.

They did a great job, but this first hair cut has also seemed to have given Kyle a new lease of life... he has officially become Kyle the explorer! Over the past few days, I think he has been in every cupboard in our house and has been told no 4 million times... some of the highlights include standing up to bang the mail box, pulling all of the tins out of the cupboard and trying to punch through over TV... he has certainly been keeping Lynsey on her toes!

Here are some pics of our little monkey:

Kyle's dedication

2008-03-10T02:14:00.000-07:00

We had Kyle dedicated yesterday - he is 9 months old and we figured that if we didnt do it quickly he would be walking up to do it by himself. Lots of our family and friends turned up for a great party in the afternoon - here are a few pics:

Chilling with Grandad

Kyle watching a DVD with his buds

8 months and counting

2008-02-10T11:36:00.000-08:00

Last week Kyle turned 8 months - we can hardly believe how quick time flies! He is changing by the minute... this week he cut 3 teeth and is just about able to crawl forwards (he has got going backwards mastered :) Here are a few new pictures for you:

Some new pictures

2008-01-29T15:18:00.000-08:00

I have been getting a hard time from some of you for not having any new pictures of Kyle on the blog... I can only apologise, January has been extremely busy. I am in the middle of changing jobs, Kyle has been sick quite a bit and we are both chasing our tails trying to get the house in order. All that said, we are really blessed and really enjoying ourselves. Anyway - enough of that, here are some pictures of our little guy!

Love

C

Kyle's First Christmas

2007-12-29T14:35:00.000-08:00

Lynsey and I were truly blessed to have our first Christmas as a family - it was brilliant! Kyle was in excellent form and took great delight in opening his presents and enjoying the wrapping! :)

Big boy car seat

2007-12-18T13:23:00.000-08:00

Kyle graduated to his 'big boy' car seat which faces forward this week. He absolutely loves it, but we are a little worried that he wont be keen to sleep in the car anymore.

Kyle's first teeth

2007-12-18T13:18:00.000-08:00

Kyle has recently cut his first two teeth - he now has his own toothbrush and toothpaste. He also decided to bite Daddy tonight and even drew blood :)

Go Aggies!

2007-11-28T14:15:00.001-08:00

Kyle proudly wearing his A&M shirt after A&M beat Texas in the Thanksgiving football game. Apparently they were playing at a stadium named after the little guy!

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-28T14:02:00.000-08:00

One of our favourite things about our time in The US was the Thanksgiving holiday. It is really great to take some time to realise all that we have, be with family and be grateful - I also love it because it hasnt been highjacked as a huge commercial deal.

We plan to institute it in our family moving forward. So this weekend, we had a makeshift thanksgiving - most importantly, Kyle had his first thanksgiving. It is almost impossible to get a lot of the traditional thankgiving food (like pumpkin pie) so we just did thanksgiving dessert. Next year we will get it all sorted out properly.

one last cute pic!

2007-11-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

just love this pic and wanted to post it!

lynsxxx

The most overdue post ever!!

2007-11-16T13:04:00.000-08:00

Ok, first of all... apologies for not updating you guys for ages! We still have no internet at home and apparently it might be another 3 weeks before we can convince someone to connect it for us!It has been a ridiculously busy time, but it has been a lot of fun, here are a few of the many things that have been going on:

Kyle update
Kyle is doing brilliant. He is now officially eating solids, sitting up by himself and sleeping 12 hours through the night!!! It has been really incredible to watch him develop so much in such a short time. He has settled in really well to being home and has lots of new friends. He is loving spending time with his Grandparents and family.

A new home
We are really enjoying being in our new home. We are still in mid-chaos and there are a couple of rooms which are off-limits because of the amount of boxes and junk that we have piled up.

Freezing

It is definitely a bit of a shock to be back to a freezing cold climate. This morning it was -1 degrees celcius (30 degrees F) and I was scraping the ice of the car before I went to work. It has been pretty bright and therefore easy to deal with.

4 Generations of MacDonalds
One of the coolest experiences of being home was the opportunity to go and see Lynsey's extended family. Kyle got to meet his great grandparents - what a massive blessing to have 4 generations of the family together!!!

Anyway, that is a bit of an update of the past few weeks - we will post more pictures of the house once it gets in a little better shape.

So long Houston

2007-10-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

Well it is finally here, we left Houston last Friday (after an unexpected extra day due to flight cancellation) and arrived safely back in Aberdeen on Saturday. It is a very strange feeling, we are excited to be home and all that comes with being close to family and actually setting up home properly but we are really sad to leave all of our friends and a life that we love in Houston. Right now it feels like we are on holiday (apart from the fact that we are hemorrhaging money like crazy on house fittings and 2 new cars) but I am sure that reality will kick in over the next couple of weeks as we move into our new house and I go to work.

Our first transatlantic journey with Kyle was pretty smooth. He was a total stud and was really relaxed for the whole trip. He slept well, was not at all bothered by flying and was in a good mood to be greeted of the plane by a swarm of family and friends.

Kyle helped pack bags with us:

Was happy on the plane:

And is now confused about the idea of having to wear layers of clothes:

We have so many wonderful memories during our time in Houston and so many things to say, so I will keep it brief. Our 2 years in Houston included some of the most significant times of our lives.

We have learned so much about our faith and have loved every minute of being part of HFBC - we will always consider them family and extremely near to our hearts. We have overcome some significant hurdles and have felt protected all the way through.
We made some friendships which were truly incredible. So many of you have opened your lives to us during our time in Houston and we a sure that those friendships will continue regardless of the big ocean in the way. See next post for more details!
We have really learned a lot about ourselves, our marriage and how much we enjoy doing life together. I have the most incredible wife and it has been great fun spending so much time together over the past 2 years.
We have brought back a wonderful dual citizen! Kyle is such an amazing gift and we are incredibly blessed to have been entrusted with him

To our friends and family in Houston, thank you for all that you have taught us, for how you have loved us and for doing life with us. Know that there is a bed waiting for you in Scotland any time!!

On a lighter note, here are some fun things (and some not so fun at the time) that we will always remember:

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - the only time when we were allowed to act like Cowboys and not be laughed at. We loved that whole deal.
Thanksgiving - both with the Hennings and on the farm with the Sanders. What an awesome holiday.
A&M football - it is a little weird, but we loved it! (or at least Col did :)
Going to the Astros games, especially getting to go to the World Series - now there is a memory!
Getting stuck in Hurricane Rita traffic for 7 hours (that was NOT fun, it should have taken 45 mins!)
Walking over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco (and knowing that Lyns was 4 weeks pregnant!)
Eating dinner in Grand Central station, New York
Having breakfast at Smoothie Island Grill (and lunch...and dinner...and take out...)
Walking memorial park
Visiting Wimberley and Gruene TX
Lynsey's baby showers
Driving from Oklahoma through 'the worst ice storm in 20 years' (such an exageration!)
Taking a horse carriage ride around San Antonio on a winters night
Weekends at the lake house in Alice, TX
New years day 2007 snowboarding in Keystone, CO

As you can tell, this list could keep going forever and this is officially our longest ever post... :)

we'll be home 2 weeks today!

2007-09-28T16:57:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe but we'll be home in no time at all. We're very excited to be heading home and yet very sad to be leaving. We really need to start packing what is left (it's a thought!) but we keep buying new things (because it's cheaper here you know!! :o). It is starting to feel very final so Col and I have started making plans for our return trip (?Thanksgiving'08)..makes us feel better anyway!

Anyway...I think we'll leave a final blog goodbye to Houston much closer to the time and instead update you with some recent pics! Kyle continues to be such a joy and blessing to us and others! What giggles and smiles he gives us these days. He weighed 17.05lbs on Monday at 16weeks, and we measured him at 27" a couple weeks ago!! God has been so good to us with this amazing wee (or not so wee!) gift!

My 'Tag' Answers!

2007-09-14T19:29:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by lovely Michelle! I don't normally do this but thought it would be quite fun! Ok here it goes:

The Rules:
1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

*I am a professional doodler! I doodle on anything and everything. I'm at my worst when I'm on the phone. My favs are my signature and hearts. I prefer doodling with a black pen but a nearby red/blue pen or pencil works just as well.

*I ALWAYS leave a 'polite' bite at the end of every meal. Apparently if we all left a polite bite at the end of every meal we would reduce our calorie intake by 100 big ones in a week. However after having Kyle I do believe I need to leave more than one polite bite :o) Ha!

*When cutting raw chicken for casseroles etc I use scissors. Col thinks that it is disgusting and completly unhygenic but I do scrub my scissors well after using them... it just makes it nice and quick. I think it frustrates him more when I use them to cut wrapping paper for pressies tee hee!!

*I was asked out on a date by the Mr Ben & Jerrys manager in Houston. I was getting bunko gifts for the girls retreat and he gave 20 free scoops (very kind). He was also going to give me a gift token of a years supply of ice cream! However, after he asked me to dinner over the phone, and I politely declined (explained I was married but didn't have the heart to tell him 5 months preggers!), I never saw my years free ice cream!! Tee hee...in all fairness I was wearing a big hoodie when I met with him at his ice cream store....BUT secretly quite chuffed!! Hee hee!! Go preggy lady!

*I eat whipped cream from the can, but I only allow myslef this pleasure once a year

*I think I have a candle obssession...candles, candle holders etc

*Whitey. My beloved teddy bear. I LOVE him. He came with me from Scotland and will indeed return ( although Col claims he got his green card while here and will stay - Ha! I think not!). I have had him sine I was a day old. He looks well loved (because he is!), though Col says he looks "rank", "bogging", "bug ugly" - a little harsh I think! Anyhoo....he no longer sleeps with me but in the drawer next to me (kept slightly adjar so he has oxygen to breathe). If I can't sleep he does come into bed with me. I try and get him back in his drawer before Col wakes up but the tell tale stuffing gives it away.

*I have a dual citizen baby...a wee scottish/american toot. I think that's cool and he just got his American passport!

I think that's 8 facts to pass a few minutes of your time.

OK, I'm tagging Whitney, Julie and Jeanae!!

Kyle's first ball game

2007-09-14T18:33:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to see the Astros play the Cubs for Kyle's first baseball game. Kyle was all decked out in his astros gear and Daddy was proudly sporting his new customised shirt which was a surprise gift from our dear friends the Jordans - y'all are awesome! :)

Pity that our presence did nothing much for the score - Astros lost 6-2

Uncle Scott & Auntie Rach

2007-09-14T18:14:00.000-07:00

Uncle Scott and Auntie Rach came into town this week to be our last vistors in Houston (unless anyone fancies a sneaky trip in the next 4 weeks :)

Kyle is already a huge hit and he is really comfortable with his new buddies. It is a total blessing to have them here and to get some quality time together. Lots of sun bathing, pool swimming and huge meal eating has been done!

A crawler in the making?

2007-09-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

Kyle has really started to enjoy his tummy time a lot more and is beginning to really get the hang of the positioning. I think we have a crawler in the making.

Bubble Goatie

2007-09-14T17:48:00.000-07:00

So Kyle has been changing a lot recently and developing some new 'skills'. One of these is to blow bubbles. I bet that the books have never seen a baby create a bubble Goatie before! Check out what Mummy found when she came back to Kyle in his swing this week:

Some new photos

2007-09-02T17:50:00.001-07:00

We thought that some of these new photos were cute!

Go Bumbo!

2007-09-02T17:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, we gave in and bought a 'bumbo' - it is absolutely hillarious and Kyle loves it! We think he looks so funny in it:

For the ultimate bumbo adventure, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5dPMtuZsCw (courtesy of Auntie Sarah) - this guy evidently had too much time on his hands, but I have to give him props for the effort!

a few more pics....

2007-08-17T10:42:00.001-07:00

I was ready to start my day but daddy doesn't appear to share my enthusiasm!!

in my car seat raring to go

my profile

Hello Auntie Cath!

2007-08-17T10:24:00.001-07:00

A quick hello to Auntie Cath who has just gone all high tech with a new computer (obviously so she can keep track of the goings on with Kyle :o) Here was Kyle on Monday very pleased with ones self now that he officially weighs over a stone at 10 weeks!

Kyle meets Jaffy

2007-08-17T09:44:00.000-07:00

Today Jaffy and Kyle were officially introduced!

Everything was going well until.......

Kyle got a wee bit peckish...

....and latched onto poor Jaffy's nose!

Needless to say Jaffy was nae too happy!

But they resolved the wee mix up and are best buds!!!!!!

Well.....

Jaffy's poor ear!

Water baby

2007-08-06T16:06:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was a major mile stone for Kyle - his first proper dip in the pool :) As you can see from the photos, we had a lot of fun! (possibly more than Kyle).

Almost 9 weeks

2007-08-04T19:05:00.000-07:00

Kyle will be nine weeks on Monday and we can hardly believe how much he has changed! He is really interactive and lots of fun. Yesterday he giggled hard for the first time and gave himself a scare when he heard the noise :)

Here are some pics from the past few days:

Hanging with Granny

2007-07-31T20:18:00.001-07:00

I just thought this was a cute new picture with Granny.

Chillin by the pool

2007-07-31T20:11:00.000-07:00

Kyle had his first trip to hang out by the pool this week - he also had a quick 'foot dip' with Daddy which was not quite as peaceful as the photos below!

Ever expanding Kyle!

2007-07-23T20:30:00.000-07:00

Today Kyle had his weekly weigh in and true to form, he is continuing to expand at a great rate. This week he weighed 12lb 11, an 11oz gain since last week. Lynsey read today that if your baby is gaining more than 8oz a week, they are over eating - it would appear that Kyle is following the pattern of the other Ross/MacDonald boys! :)

Here is a picture of him on the scale - he looks so proud of himself.

It feels like there is a lot going on this week. He is really beginning to make progress on his head control, he almost rolled over and today, Mummy put him in his big boy bed for the first time.

The other major news in the Ross household is that we have booked our flights home to the motherland... for good. We are leaving the US on October 11th and going back to set up life in Scotland. It is going to be an incredibly bittersweet experience. We have loved our time here in Houston and we have learnt so much about ourselves, our faith and our marriage. We have met some incredible people and made some life long bonds... and we have had a lot of fun doing new and different things! Anyway... before I go on forever, we will stop there and come back to that another time.

What a wriggler!

2007-07-21T13:39:00.001-07:00

Kyle has begun wriggling about in the middle of the night such that he moves down the cot as he sleeps. This morning we woke up at 6.15am and he had slid right down his sleep positioner and he was kicking the end of the cot and giggling - we giggled when we saw him and figured it was a pretty nice way to be woken up. Here are a couple of pictures - it might be hard to figure out what he had done.

New photos with Mummy and Daddy

2007-07-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Here are some new photos of Kyle with Mummy and Daddy - we are very proud of the Ross boy's matching outfits! Dont we look cute :)

Fun with Mummy

2007-07-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

We are having so much fun with Kyle, he is really smiley and content. When we ask him if he has any 'stories' he gives us a beaming smile! Here are a couple of pictures of Kyle having fun with Mummy.

Granny and Grandpa John arrived!

2007-07-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

Granny and Grandpa John arrived yesterday from Scotland. 5 weeks has been a long wait for Granny to get her first cuddle, so when we met at the airport there was a very clear agenda!

We are blessed to have a big and healthy baby boy who is growing by the day - at his last weigh in, Kyle was 4 weeks old and 10lb 10oz... a 10oz gain in a week! Here is a photo to prove it:

He is really beginning to smile more and more, and is really a joyful baby - here are a few more photos to enjoy:

Some new photos

2007-07-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

Col has been out of town this week in New Orleans hence fewer updates on the blog - here are some new photos we thought you might enjoy. My Mum also left on Thursday - she has been so amazing over the past 5 weeks and it was very hard to say goodbye! We are looking forward to Kyle's first trip back to Scotland to see Granny and Grandad again soon.

At the office with Daddy

2007-07-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

Kyle went to his first business meeting on Friday - a trip to Daddy's office. If you look closely at his pose, you will see he was exactly mimicing his daddy on a Friday afternoon!

Big boy bath

2007-06-23T16:23:00.000-07:00

This week, Kyle made the transition to the big boy bath. He really seems to enjoy it and he hasn't cried or fussed about being in the bath - I think bath time is shaping up to be lots of fun.

Developing a double chin...

2007-06-23T15:40:00.000-07:00

Kyle is fast developing a well rounded body... and a double chin! We are having so much fun with him. He is doing really well and is beginning to fall into a nice sudo-routine. He is making lots of cool noises and is getting really active - here are some new photos:

Kyle Cam

2007-06-21T08:15:00.000-07:00

One of the challenges of having a baby on the other side of the world is that all our friends and family want to be able to see Kyle all the time and obviously arent able to.... enter Kyle cam! Kyle has been spending a lot of time on the web cam getting aquianted with his 'peeps' in the UK. Here is a couple of pictures of Kyle hanging with Uncle Scott.

What a bruiser!

2007-06-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to the doctor so that Kyle could have a weigh-in. Apparently at 2 weeks old, the aim is that the baby will return to its birth weight. In Kyle's case, that means 8lb 10. Not being satisfied with just reaching birth weight Kyle decided that he would instead shoot way over that with 9lb 5! He is a big boy!

More active everyday

2007-06-16T18:32:00.000-07:00

It has been neat to watch Kyle get more and more active each day. I cant believe that he is only 12 days old and is already so different from just a few days ago. He is having all kinds of fun playing on his activity mat, wrestling with 'spike' his dinosaur and generally wriggling about! Unfortunately he is also keen to do this at 3am, 4am, 5am... we are currently a little confused between day and night :o)

A big day of adventures

2007-06-12T19:00:00.000-07:00

Kyle did brilliant today - 3 big adventures! This morning we went to buy some new threads at babies R us, this afternoon he went with mommy to the shops and this evening he went with Mum, Dad, Granny and Grandad to the Cheesecake factory for dinner! He is such a patient baby and he has been really good to us.

Here are some more photos

The Ross boys doing what they best...

Hanging with Granny and Grandad

Kyle's first adventure

2007-06-09T14:13:00.000-07:00

Kyle went on his first adventure today, and allowed Mum, Dad, Granny and Grandad to go out for breakfast. So far we have been amazed at what a wonderful temprament he has - I think he must take after his mother! :0)

We were so blessed to leave the hospital with a wonderfully healthy boy and 'mommy' on Wednesday. Being at home has been great and he has settled in nicely. It has been amazing to have my Mum and Dad here to help us get started - my mum has been on a mission cooking, washing, ironing and generally looking after us, I am so grateful to have her.

Here are a few new photos from the last couple of days

Love

Lyns

The joy of boys...!

2007-06-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

So I just discovered one of the awesome benefits of having a baby boy! Kyle and I sat and watched his first baseball game last night - love it!!!

We are just about to leave the hospital and get home - everyone is doing great!

Our new baby boy

2007-06-05T13:18:00.001-07:00

For those of you who havent heard yet, we are now the proud owners of a real live Texan baby boy! Kyle James Ross was born at 2.32am (Central US time) and weighed a whopping 8lb 10! Both Lynsey and baby are doing great after a marathon 21 hour labour. Lynsey did REALLY well - I am extremely proud of her.

He is a total blessing from God and we are amazed how we were provided for both during pregnancy and birth!

Here are some shots of the 'wee man' (aka the 'little guy')

There will be plenty more pictures coming this way.

d-day...

2007-06-01T06:18:00.001-07:00

Well today is the official due date and the word of the day is... comfortable! Thus far baby Ross is quite happy where it is and doesnt seem to be in any rush to go places. We are off to the Doc this morning, so we will see how things are progressing and what the plan is. Mama to be is doing great, but would be quick happy to 'get this thing out'!

We will update as soon as we know anything ;)

Finally.. the official preggie pic

2007-05-27T19:05:00.000-07:00

With one week to go to the due date, we finally got round to getting a pregnancy picture done. Here are a couple of the best ones - doesnt she look awesome!

We are definitely all set to go, Granny to be is here with us in Houston - that was the last milestone that we needed to get past before we were happy to get this baby out! Now it is just a waiting game... :)

Our new home

2007-05-23T10:04:00.001-07:00

Our new house in Aberdeen is almost complete, here is the latest picture taken yesterday by John. We are still waiting on a driveway, some lawn and some new brick work, but you will get the idea. We should be getting the keys early next week. We are pretty excited about it.

My expanding belly!

2007-05-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Thought a pic of my blossomed belly would be fun! Can you believe I have expanded more since this pic was taken 10 days ago - eekk!

10 days and counting!

2007-05-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

We have finally reached the new millenium and decided that we should be keeping a blog to make sure we have all the opportunities possible to bore you to tears with our musing about living life in the US and more importantly, the soon to be coolest baby on the planet!

We have 10 days and counting until Ross Jr makes an appearance (unless it decides to come a week late!! - I have no idea who it could have learnt that from :) Everything is organised, we have nappies (or diapers if you must call them that!) coming out of our ears, more lotions and creams and gunk than we know what to do with and the nursery is all good to go. All that we have to do now is wait for the star of the show to appear. We thought that this blog would be a good way to let our friends and family across the water meet 'Bumpy' (aka 'Goober', 'Toots' and most unfortunately 'Wiki') before we get a chance to come back to the homeland.

Enjoy our ramblings... or at least pretend to when we next see you ;)