We've moved

My goodness it has been ages since I've even looked at my blog.

Ron got very sick but then finally had the long wished for turning point and is now all good.

We've moved from Townsville to Roxby Downs. We lived here for 5 years all up beginning in 1997. It feels strange being back here with two kids in tow. The town has changed a bit. It has expanded and is continuing to do so. The main street is pretty much the same just some shops are gone and some shops are new. We've been in Roxby for a month now.

BHP now run the mine and pretty well the town, so some things have changed in respect to that.

Ron's working with his old employer and this time is working in the new estate that is about to be released. I think he is enjoying being back at work, full-time and feeling so much better.

Rieley is going great. For a year and a half, he's been screaming whenever he has a bath or shower. He doesn't like water on his face or head. Of course, he DOES need to be cleaned so it has been an excruciating time. I really am surprised that no-one has called DOCS because his screams are blood curdling and it sounds like we are taking to him with a bloody big stick. Baths got worse and worse and I / we had tried everything to get him to have a bath without screaming. So we then tried the shower - not much better but slightly. Finally, and it has taken so much patience he is having a bit of fun in the shower and actually sometimes gets his hair wet and doesn't scream.

In the last few weeks his vocabulary has just gone ahead in leaps and bounds. He tends to copy what we say and he is stringing a few sentences and concepts together. He constantly surprises us with his understanding and recognition. He's also started to sing along to Play School and songs that I sing. He has such a sweet voice right now.

Kellie started crawling the day before she was 8 months old. Mostly dragging herself along with her forearms and pushing with her knees. She's been trawling the furniture for ages but she zips along now and I'm sure it won't be long before she is walking. Today she crawled a little way and then seemed to be trying to stand up without the aid of furniture. She couldn't do it but she tried. She's 9 months old now.

She 'talks' a lot more than Rieley ever did and is quite vocal. I guess that stems from being a girl. :)