Christening Dress...

I just thought i'd share these photos. The first photo is of me as a baby (my godmother is holding me) at my Christening in Switzerland. Im wearing the same gorgeous dress as Libby is in the 2nd photo (minus the cardigan). Isn't it a beautiful dress?! My Grandmamy made it! My cousins also wore it and now its Liberty's turn.

Hello Grandmamy!!!!! Je pense a toi!!!! Bisous.....
Xx Jess

Im Still Here!!!

Hello!!

I recieved a comment from Brigitte saying that I hadn't posted in 20 days!! I didn't realise it had been so long!! Sorry to anyone who still actually reads this blog!

I've been busy!!! Matt and I have been engaged for nearly a month! So i've been doing some wedding planning. Since our engagement my Brother John and Siany have also announced their engagement. So we are having fun planning our weddings together, and swapping ideas and stories! At the moment we are both in love with the same dress!! haha!!!
Matty and I have been engagement ring shopping together and we thing we've found 'the one'. We will hopefully go in and get it tomorrow (aparently they are having big sales this saturday).

I know i've been neglecting my little blog but I think its because i'm concentrating so much on my photo-a-day-2009 project. Im loving jotting down a little paragraph about the day and adding a photo. Its good fun! If you'd like to visit that, click HERE.

We recently went to our good friend's Bec and Kato's Wedding. It was beautiful!! I want to do a blog post about it as it was great to be there to watch our good friends get married!

Liberty is growing so so fast!!! She is NEARLY 10 months old now!! She now points, waves and claps. She crusies around furniture at a rapid pace. She loves climbing up flights of stairs. She babbles constantly. Eats well... real well. She's still on 3 breastfeeds a day. She has two little teeth, and i think the top ones are begining to break through. She is so funny and so cute. And I guess im allowed to brag about her here on my blog!! haha! We are loving Gymbaroo! Libby loves all her friends!! And I love catching up with my mothers group on a monday!
Im still feeling very tired though (bloody iron levels). Its annoying as I dont do as much as I want to because I get too tired + there is no point in wearing myself out too much.

Okay, well I just wanted to let you all know, im still around! I'll be back soon to blog about Bec and Kato's wedding!!

Please, leave me a comment if you are reading this! Im just wondering if I actually have any readers left!!!

Here are some photos for you to enjoy....

Matty and I - the happily engaged(!!!) couple!

Liberty in Manly the other morning. Whislt we were watching Matty do a race

Splish splash! Liberty is such a little water baby! She loves her bathtime!!
Liberty with her Dadada

Liberty with her mumuma
Xx Jess

love you.

Siany tagged me with this! Thanks Sian! Matt and I had fun filling it out!
My answers in pink, Matt's in blue.

What are your middle names?
Me none, Matts is Graeme. Graeme

How long have you been together?
5 1/2 years (engaged 3 days). 5yrs

How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Uhm, about a year i think. 2yrs

Who asked whom out?
It just happened, it was mutual. Matt

How old are each of you?
Im 28, Matt 37. 37, 28 (and 3 days)

Whose siblings do you see the most?
Mine. John

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Not seeing eachother as much as we'd like. money and finding time

Did you go to the same school?
Nope. Naenae College & Katoomba High School

Are you from the same home town?
No. Lower Hutt & Katoomba

Who is smarter?
Me!! Hahaha. Matt acutally. Me but Jess on babies

Who is the most sensitive?
Me. Jessy

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
DeeWhy RSL. RSL

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Perth. Perth

Who has the craziest exes?
Probably me. Jessy

Who has the worst temper?
Neither. Jessy

Who does the cooking?
We share but probably more me. I make his favourite chicken! Jessy

Who is the neat-freak?
Neither. Jessy

Who is more stubborn?
Him. Matt, when it counts!

Who wakes up earlier?
Matt. Liberty then Matt then Jessy.

Where was your first date?
No idea. (he left this one blank)

Who is more jealous?
Me. Jessy

How long did it take to get serious?
Not long. 6 months

Who eats more?
Matt. Matt

Who does the laundry?
We share. Matt & Jessy

Who's better with the computer?
Me (actually, Matt is better with excell though). Jessy

Who drives when you’re together?
Whoever is the unlucky one -haha! Jessy (short drives) Matt (long drives)

Yesterday...

was my 28th birthday! I got nice and spoilt! My family came down and we all went to lunch together! It was good fun. In the evening Matty got home from work and PROPOSED!!!
We are engaged!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!
So so so EXCITING!!!!
More details to follow! I just wanted to share our exciting news!!
Xx Jess

9 months...

I can tell you that these past 9 months went by so so so much faster as the 9 months before that! Its been 9 months of pure joy! She is an amazing baby!!

Her milestones so far:
* she has 2 bottom teeth
* cruises all around furniture, pulls herself up on everything
* has 3 meals a day + 4 breastfeeds
* loves the wiggles
* claps & waves
* will kiss her mummy when asked to (if she feels like it) and will also kiss dolls and teddies on demand (again, only if she feels like it!)
* loves gymbaroo
* weighs 9.3kg
* sleeps through the night more often than not and has two long sleeps during the day
*squeals & grunts to get our attention, and I think she is begining to babble, still havent heard any mumma, dadda or bubba though.
* her favourite things to play with are books and her pool of balls
* still loves the water so so much!! See a video of her in the bath HERE

Xx Jess

Bec's Hens Weekend - Gold Coast QLD

On the 31st January - 3rd February I went up to the Gold Coast, Queensland to celebrate Bec's hens weekend with a great bunch of ladies (and two babies)!!

We all flew up together (besides Brydey as she drove up) and then checked into our penthouse - YES!!! A penthouse!!

It has 4 bedrooms, 4 toilets a massive kitchen and living area. It was also 2 storeys. Upstairs there was a huge deck with another little kitchen and a spa on the deck!! And 360° views. Gorgeous place!
There was a downside however... The penthouse was on the 8th storey of the building and when we arrived we were greeted by the manager only to be told the lift was out of order!! Ouch! Treking up 8 flights of stairs was a bit of a scary thought, but they offered us a 50% discount, so that was pretty awesome + it was a bit of excerise!

We had a great time all together! I only knew Bec and Eva (and baby Fynn) and I got to meet and know Catriona, Deb and Brydey during our stay! They were all awesome ladies!

On the first day we all kind of did our own thing, Liberty and I walked down to the main strip to look around, we also went down to the beach to play which Libby loved! That night all us girls played fun hens night games!! We had such a great time!!

The following day we all (besides Deb who was resting) went to visit the Q-Tower! We caught the lift up to the 77th level (thank goodness the lift was working there - haha) and got to see an amazing view!!!!
Liberty LOVED having Fynn around her to play with!! The babies got on well together and they were just so so cute!! We even dressed them up - too cute!!

It was such a fun weekend away! And soon there will be Bec and Kato's wedding to attend! I cant wait as they are the perfect couple so I look forward to watching them get married!!!

Xx Jess

Layout

Yes!! I know! It was bloody hard to create again! I sat there at my desk with my photos and I had no idea where to start!

I ended up creating this layout....

"6 months"

What do you think??
Xx Jess

The Alphabet Game...

I saw this game on Rachel's blog and I so wanted to play along, so I left her a comment and she game me my letter... which is the letter....
How does one play the Alphabet Super Game, you ask? You have to list 10 of your favorite things that start with a certain letter assigned to you by the blog owner.

1. Liberty (ofcourse)
My beautiful baby girl. The most precious thing to me in this world. I cannot imagine my life without her and I wonder what I used to do with my time before she was born. These last 8 months with her have been the best of my life!

2. Living by the Lake
Matt and I have been living in our appartment right by Narrabeen Lake for 4 1/2 years now. I love it! At first I found it hard to live in a flat, but now I know all my neighbours and I love our view and the fact that I can just take Libby out in the stroller and be by the lake with all the ducks and animals. Its heaven.

3. Lens
My camera lenses. I love them! Both were given to me from Matty and I just love capturing my world through them.

4. Love
Matty and I have been together for over 5 years now. We have done so much together and now we have a little family and I love him more than ever!

5. Languages
I'm so grateful to my mum for nagging at me all my childhood to 'speak french'! Because of this I can keep in touch with all my family and friends who live in Switzerland. I will be forever grateful that im able to communicate with them all. Thanks mum!

6. Luggage
Lucky me has been able to go on lots of little getaways lately!! So im glad for the invention of luggage to make every trip that bit easier!

7. Letters
I love sending and recieving letters, I mean the old fashioned way with a postage stamp and finding it in your letterbox! Emails are convenient, but letters are special. I keep in contact with my Grand Mamy and Grand Papa Poule (who live in Switzerland) by letter writing.

8. Lollies
Well, chocolate actually (but seeing as that doesn't start with "L" i thought i's write lollies). Mmmmmmm c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e!!!

9. Lorinda
Aka Siany! Such a special and close friend to me. She's my family, my friend and my baby girl's god mother, need I say more??!!

10. 'Le' Wiggles
Okay, okay... they are actually just 'The Wiggles' but my oh my do I love the wiggles... when i just need Libby to have some quiet time, all I have to do is pop on the wiggles dvd and that seems to stop Libby in her tracks and she'll sit still for 1/2 an hour!! amazing!

Okay, if you are keen to play along, just leave a comment and your email address and i'll email you a letter so you can play along on your blog!!!
Xx Jess

hands up....

Hands up who broke in her first two teeth yesterday!!!

At 8.5 months old, Libby has two little white teeth breaking through her bottom gum!! Too cute!! Im enjoying her gummy smile as much as I can but I look forward to seeing her little teeth grow too!!!

I've been a bit slack with my blogging lately but im still posting my daily photo over HERE!!

Xx Jess

RIP Grand maman Trudy

Yesterday we recieved the sad news that my Grand maman Trudy passed away with my dad and uncle by her side.

We heard that she was unwell, but had no idea it was this bad. The doctor did tell my dad to hurry and get over to Switzerland asap, but it was still hard to believe. Im just so grateful that my dad made it in time and that they got to see eachother.
I just wish we could of all been there and that she could of met Liberty. But I know that she is in heaven (with Grandpapa and Uncle Etienne) now and will be able to watch Liberty grow up from above.

Here is a photo of her only 2 weeks ago, full of health. It happened very quickly.

And here is the last time I got to be with Grand maman Trudy (i've always kept in contact with lots of letters and a few phone calls throughout the years). August 2004. Court, Switzerland.

I love you Grand maman Trudy, you will always be in my heart...