Wednesday 18 June 2014

Cutest bundle ever.



My life has just flipped on its head, I've gone from wearing teacher frocks and heels to wearing gym gear and my lunch, all in the space of a few days. Madness I tell you!
Despite the previous post here prac was fabulous. I had a great time with a gorgeous supervisor, one of the kindest woman in my address book.

So making up for lost time, I raced to the mountains yesterday to see my new nephew. I was given strict instructions from hubby: "don't hold him for too long", and so I broke the rule a hundred times over.  In fact, I had to ice my ovaries as soon as I got home.
Talking about going home, a dear friend dropped in to my sisters at the same time and brought with her half the local deli. So as I bundled myself and Bear into the car, my sister tucked a Vietnamese roll in my bag for the drive home. Ever had one? Quite something, a massive bread roll packed with meat, spring onions, grated carrot, chillies, oodles of fresh coriander, and even more oodles of Asian mayonnaise wrapped in a million layers of annoying baking paper and paper bag.
So cruising down the freeway at 110km/hr I decided to tackle the Vietnamese mountain.
I reckon I had more mayo on the steering wheel than in my mouth and the car certainly got a spray of each ingredient plus a covering in flicked baking paper pieces. When I finally got to school Jimmy looked at me sideways and said "Mum, why is there grated carrot on the steering wheel?"
My simple answer, "well honey, I've just had lunch with the King of Vietnam."

I apologise for the above photo, there are more chins there than you'll find in a Chinese phonebook, but yesterdays (second) visit in gym gear was even more objectionable (like it, Mrs Denahy coming out).

Hope you are all well and finally enjoying the Winter woolies.
Much Love
Liv x

14 comments:

  1. AHHHH sweetie!!! A big congrats to your whole family! What a precious bundle...and I'll tell you what...I even have to ice my ovaries from this post! Just such a blessing! Cracked me up with the sandwich tale! HA! You always crack me up! Wishing you all things good this week pal! Nicole xoxo

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    1. You should have see me Nic, I was completely covered in the damn thing, but gee it was good!

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  2. I hear ya on the aching ovaries............I get pangs when I hear babies in the supermarket and I always offer to hold babies at checkouts so the mums can unload the trolley. When I talk about babies Mr H get's all nervous and looks at the floor and quickly tries to change the subject. I will always want more babies. Now where's that ice! xoxo

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    1. Never say never Elaina. But this "threenager" stage Bear is going through is tipping me over the edge!

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  3. well the pic and the first half sentence threw me totally! I wondered for a heart stopping moment, has Olivia been keeping a mega secret?;) oh you always make me laugh, too funny

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    1. I had to read what I had written again…..Noooooo Erin, no bun in my oven at the mo. How is your gorgeous lot? xx

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  4. What a sweet little babe your nephew is. I am getting the ice out as I type. I am not allowed more babies (we have four) and am now eagerly awaiting grandchildren. You look great, there is definitely only one chin there. Summer sandals here instead of winter woollies. x

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    1. You're like me, wishing grandparent status on ourselves before we've even got glasses and greys.'Enjoy the moment', i keep telling myself x

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  5. nothing wrong with the photo above, just your gorgeous face...and the expression that one gets when holding a most delicious baby! ...Now my youngest is nearly 8 any pangs I might have had are well and truly gone. I thought it got easier, now its a different kind of hard... a nosier and hard to believe, messier one. With LOTS MORE FOOD.

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    1. Yep a totally different kind of hard. My Master 11 is just delightful at the moment ;)

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  6. oh how cute!!!!!!! I just love looking at newborns and is that the blanket your mum made? I love it. I always have these grand plans to knit so many things for my new baby but then I run out of time. at the moment I'm doing baby socks and it's taken me a week to do one....let me know if you want some knitting help in the holidaysxxx

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    1. Yes Corrie, that's the one mum made, It's beautiful. I'll get a photo of it for you.
      I'm still plugging away at my cowl scarf…..its a mammoth effort haha I'm hopeless, and yes, i'd love some help at the end. I tried putting the button holes in but I unpicked it a thousands time and gave up, so YOU could put them in for me at the end!? Thanks x x

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  7. I was just thinking how NICE that photo was of you, Olivia! Made me laugh to see you apologise for it. Happy newphewing! I'm a bit gah-gah for the newborns right now myself, but I think that's 'cos I'm definitely finished with the whole thing. So I feel like I can let loose when I get one in my grabby hands!

    Vietnamese rolls are the bomb to me. I have one whenever I'm in the city (which isn't often enough these days!!). x

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  8. I'm with Bron - I think that photo of you is gorgeous. xx

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