tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.comments2012-04-23T21:37:29.663+10:00Leaps and boundsMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-77434189999312578162012-04-23T21:37:29.663+10:002012-04-23T21:37:29.663+10:00Hi Melissa! It's been a while since I checked...Hi Melissa! It's been a while since I checked in here :-) Gosh, what a difficult combination of food restrictions, that will pose quite a few challenges I imagine. I hope you're feeling better for it though!<br />The cake sounds delicious...Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-91705923896117506582011-10-03T19:37:40.293+11:002011-10-03T19:37:40.293+11:00Thanks Kate, it is indeed awesome!Thanks Kate, it is indeed awesome!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-77819600627239706202011-10-03T18:48:19.860+11:002011-10-03T18:48:19.860+11:00Hooray for happy things! The teapot is awesome :-...Hooray for happy things! The teapot is awesome :-)Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-87317308209041228982011-07-05T20:53:43.129+10:002011-07-05T20:53:43.129+10:00Thanks Kate. It has been (and continues to be) a b...Thanks Kate. It has been (and continues to be) a bit crap. But I think the initial shock has worn off, which is something. Looks like you had a fab trip xxxMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-65683747874192701362011-06-26T18:24:23.170+10:002011-06-26T18:24:23.170+10:00Oh Melissa, I'm so sorry. And rather shocked ...Oh Melissa, I'm so sorry. And rather shocked at how long it has been since I checked in. I hope things have gone, and are going, as well as they possibly can in such awful circumstances. Hugs!Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-89062129251771085682011-04-28T19:49:48.463+10:002011-04-28T19:49:48.463+10:00Thanks Rach. It has been a bit of a shock that'...Thanks Rach. It has been a bit of a shock that's for sure. I see from your blog that there is some stuff going on in your family - I hope you are all as well as you can be in the circumstances. I suppose one saving grace is that one has to keep it together (however marginally) for the kids. Chet has been giving me lots of cuggles and he tells me he is going to give Grandma a bit cuggle as well. I'll send some his cuggles your way as well xxxMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-10975302517544655392011-04-28T19:18:35.108+10:002011-04-28T19:18:35.108+10:00I am so sorry to hear this awful news. All my love...I am so sorry to hear this awful news. All my love to you and the family. Big hugs. xRachael @Mogantoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284324325966835237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-6314853415217817962011-03-29T18:07:52.772+11:002011-03-29T18:07:52.772+11:00How cute! 2-yr-olds are wonderful, funny, intense...How cute! 2-yr-olds are wonderful, funny, intense little people, aren't they? So much fun!Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-56737781672755114642011-02-24T01:00:27.984+11:002011-02-24T01:00:27.984+11:00Oh my. He is one hilarious being. Thank god you...Oh my. He is one hilarious being. Thank god you've got somewhere to post those pearlers for posterity... xxxx tortorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511490633610442390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-77864309606861479892011-02-14T21:48:12.296+11:002011-02-14T21:48:12.296+11:00I know, it is lots of fun at the moment and he is ...I know, it is lots of fun at the moment and he is becoming quite self sufficient. My parents weathered the floods with no problems but the after affects are still visible in town - shops closed, water quite high in the creeks, roads have been re-paved etc.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-81802931088072421512011-02-14T18:44:01.247+11:002011-02-14T18:44:01.247+11:00I'm sure he *is* a big boy! It's great wh...I'm sure he *is* a big boy! It's great when they start wanting to be "grown-up" and independent :-)<br />Hope your parents and family weathered the Toowoomba floods ok.Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-71398437749949269842011-02-06T20:50:33.813+11:002011-02-06T20:50:33.813+11:00Ooooh, good luck! I've done a little de-clutt...Ooooh, good luck! I've done a little de-cluttering, but not so much of *my* stuff! Kids' clothes, books and toys mainly.<br />You can have a lot of fun using up your fabric stash, though... that's one of my aims for this year too :-)Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-66921782565880859512010-12-23T11:38:54.420+11:002010-12-23T11:38:54.420+11:00They are yummy and the house does smell wonderful ...They are yummy and the house does smell wonderful when you boil the oranges but you don't want to do what I did last night and let the water run dry. I was putting Chet to sleep and suddenly the house started smelling like burnt orange - not good at all.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-9831478545904026432010-12-18T20:29:30.966+11:002010-12-18T20:29:30.966+11:00They sound very yummy, I'll have to give them ...They sound very yummy, I'll have to give them a try. Boiling whole oranges?! I bet the house smells wonderful when you're making this recipe :-)Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-69453233690327141992010-11-06T14:20:54.681+11:002010-11-06T14:20:54.681+11:00Hooray for random compliments!
And also for a chil...Hooray for random compliments!<br />And also for a child's wide appreciation of what might be beautiful :-)Kate @UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-31138140099899402112010-10-07T09:10:33.699+11:002010-10-07T09:10:33.699+11:00Thanks Rosemary - I just write a bit when I have a...Thanks Rosemary - I just write a bit when I have a moment or I feel I have something to say. I am enjoying blogging, just feel sometimes that I need to blog more often to keep the momentum going.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-16551955435819534632010-10-06T23:18:19.706+11:002010-10-06T23:18:19.706+11:00Loving your blog. Just had a chance to go through ...Loving your blog. Just had a chance to go through it. Hmmm. Short and to the point and tells the story well. I can relate, on so many levels, to so much of what you say.Rosemary Shapiro-Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088435410084783659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-59925076538735198332010-09-23T20:36:41.008+10:002010-09-23T20:36:41.008+10:00Fainjin has been pushing lately, too. We've b...Fainjin has been pushing lately, too. We've been trying to counter it, and daycare have let us know they are working on it as well. The teacher reassured us - sometimes when boys are around this age, she said, they *literally* start to push the boundaries :-)<br />It's our job to remind them the boundaries are still there and haven't moved.<br />Lots of luck.Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-32251973044372709942010-09-07T20:33:44.420+10:002010-09-07T20:33:44.420+10:00I have to say I don't mind reading from a scre...I have to say I don't mind reading from a screen. It isn't backlit so is quite easy on the eye. I have read one and a half books on it so far, relatively easily. One thing I have noticed is that I am actually reading more closely on the Kobo than I would a book - it isn't as easy to speed read and flick through pages so it is forcing me to slow down and be more considered in my reading, which is quite a good thing I think as I can often power through a book quite quickly. I too love the smell of a book and some books I would rather have in a beautiful hardback edition, but others I wouldn't be too fussed if I didn't own as a book.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-20362604530430071832010-09-07T19:41:38.760+10:002010-09-07T19:41:38.760+10:00How do you go reading from a screen? I do plenty ...How do you go reading from a screen? I do plenty of screen-reading, I suppose, but I do like my books to have pages I can turn, and there's something about the smell of a book... I have to agree, it does sound like the answer when travelling, though. I also travel with a heavy load of books, carefully rationing my reading lest I run out! Hmmm, perhaps there is room in my life for an e-reader after all.Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-33287513198889339072010-08-24T13:00:48.311+10:002010-08-24T13:00:48.311+10:00Addendum: I was in a cafe in Dulwich Hill this mor...Addendum: I was in a cafe in Dulwich Hill this morning and the mother of the child that bit Chet came up to me and apologised profusely on behalf of her child. I saw her walk in and thought she looked familiar and then she came over and asked if Chet was ok. I thought it was very nice of her to do so - she said she had been concerned that he might have been traumatised by the whole thing. Chet is fine and his hand is fine and now he has a new phrase which is "big meanie" which he says to the cat while trying to jump.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-30806707881490670042010-08-17T05:36:35.181+10:002010-08-17T05:36:35.181+10:00It's fun, this blogging thing, isn't it? ...It's fun, this blogging thing, isn't it? Most of my comments come from people I haven't met, even though the blog is aimed at family and friends (and I know they read it, too).<br />The doc's idea was that breastfeeding takes too much out of the mother, especially calcium, and I'd end up with all sorts of deficiencies and osteoporosis. He definitely wasn't prepared for a patient to say "I don't think that's so, according to the latest studies breastfeeding actually increases the efficiency of calcium uptake..." :-DKate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-36938091220773436662010-08-16T21:50:42.078+10:002010-08-16T21:50:42.078+10:00Breastfeeding - bad for maternal health - how does...Breastfeeding - bad for maternal health - how does that work I wonder? Good on you for disagreeing, I think I would probably be so gob-smacked that a GP had said something like that that I wouldn't know what to say. I agree with you - ending the breastfeeding relationship when both parties are ready is really the way to go. And ... I just realised - you are Graeme's sister-in-law - thanks Kate for reading and commenting - much appreciated. It is very exciting for me to receive comments from people I don't actually know!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155770588923230681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-31568073325600214212010-08-16T20:20:31.890+10:002010-08-16T20:20:31.890+10:00Interesting. This reminds me of a conversation I ...Interesting. This reminds me of a conversation I had with my GP when we lived in the US. I was b'feeding my then-10-month-old, and he asked when I was going to stop. "Well, I guess when she's ready", I replied. "When will that be?" he asked. I goggled at him for a bit, then pointed out that at 10 months she hadn't been able to give me her opinion yet! I knew that general attitudes to breastfeeding were very different in the US, but I was shocked to encounter it from a doctor. He then proceeded to tell me how *bad* breastfeeding was for maternal health. So I shocked him back, by disagreeing and suggesting he check the latest literature... <br />None of my children were breastfed much past 2 years, for various reasons. I don't enjoy it much, so didn't want to do it for longer - luckily, neither did they :-)<br />Yes, hooray for rebellious women!Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244218027225015948.post-24721732331483866912010-08-14T14:01:18.769+10:002010-08-14T14:01:18.769+10:00Oh, it's certainly developmental! I had thoug...Oh, it's certainly developmental! I had thought/hoped the same thing, but number three - who is quite close behind number 2 - is very much into the "Mine!" phase now. I do think learning to share is a bit easier for the younger ones in a family, though. Number one was great at sharing at daycare, but not so good at home when we had visiting friends.Kate @ UpsideBackwardshttp://upsidebackwards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com