A Sunny Autumn Day

Jess and I thought we'd make the most of this beautiful Autumn weather and spend some time in the park. A picnic blanket under a big shady tree next to the lake at Civic Park was a wonderful place to spend a sunny afternoon.

I know she isn't smiling but she did have a lovely time kicking her legs in the fresh air.



But too much fresh air is very tiring!

Dad even made a visit after school. Jess was very happy to see him!

More of a good thing (Jess)

Jess has been up to all sort of things during the past few weeks. We took a drive to Eynesbury to visit Nanny and Poppy on the long weekend. The weather was cool, so it was the perfect opportunity to pull out an old outfit - very old in fact. This one was mine when I was a baby!


It came in handy when we had an alfresco breakfast. Jess was warm and toasty in her outfit, blanket and sitting under the heater.



We met Nanny for lunch at Hersonswood the following weekend and had a lovely time. Jess enjoyed gazing up at the giant old fig tree overhead and Mum and I had a beautiful Italian lunch.

The bouncer has been extremely handy. Jess sits in it for every meal and sometimes the occasional snooze.

There is no better way to spend those long afternoons than snoozing with Dad!



And of course, there is lots of time spent with just to two of us. Lots of time for cuddles and gazing at each other!

Sleepy times

As should be the case with babies, Jess takes her sleeping very seriously. Although she doesn't sleep quite as much during the day as her mum would like, her is very good at sleeping at night. She does, however, get some decent day sleeps in, and here are some best positions she has found herself in.

And then there were three

On the 19th of January, a third person joined our little family. Jessica Olive Adkins was born at 3:49am in Warragul. We spent two nights in the hospital getting to know Jess before heading home and settling down to being a new family unit.

The happy family with Jess less than an hour old

tiny bubba being weighed. The scales read 3685g

Cuddles with Dad the next day, about 12 hours old

Jess' first bath, gazing at her Dad

Roland figured the best way to make sure he knew how the car seat worked was to test it on someone a bit tougher than a new born. Puffin was the obvious choice.