The Big Day of Firsts

We headed to Vancouver on Dec 20^th for the holidays and it was a huge day of firsts for Liadan.First time on the tube. First time on an airplane. And first time that she would meet the Lawson Grandparents.

The plane ride was great she was so good she made Andrew and I very proud and a bunch of people around us also commented on how good she was. The only major issue was the huge dump she took while we were just sitting in the plane waiting to taxi out. It was so big that it shot right up through her bum and out the back of her diaper soaking through her sleeper…great! Then she was hungry so we fed and she feel asleep which was fine as the poo stain did not seem to be getting any bigger. Finally when the seat belt sign came off I took her to the loo to change her and well she cried quite a bit.. and just before I got on the new diaper she had a little pee to share with me soaking the lot but we made it through and the rest of the trip was a breeze. Andrew did most of the holding so that was lovely for me.. thanks honey!

When we arrived in Vancouver both Grandmothers were there and Grandfather Lawson. Everyone was of course ecstatic to her and we went to Andrew folks place so everyone could get a better look and good cuddle. My sister in law and niece came over as well to meet their new relative her you can see her being held by Ella my niece. Sorry these pics are all a little blurry.

Final Roast for 2007

Dec 16^th we went to the pub up the street for a roast with Beau and Sunny, Stephen and Tony Thorne before he headed back to Oz forever, well for the foreseeable future.

It was great to get out for me as it was really the first time I had gone out with friends. We had been out for roast with my folks before but family is one thing and breast feeding in front of people I have worked with is another but all went off without to much of a hiccup. We will see how much venturing out I can manage in the new year. I didn’t take a pic of the event but here is a pic of Liadan first Sunday Roast that we did with my parents and Andrews sister Fiona and cousin Alice and our flatmate Chris.

First Bottle

On Dec 12 Andrew attempted to give Liadan her first bottle with expressed milk.. in my attempts to get a little more roaming room from her cause we seem to be on a pretty tight feeding every two hours which makes doing things a little difficult.

I cleared the room so there would be no confusion and he went to it.. and she took the whole thing without too much fuss.. Fabulous!!

However she was just filling us with some false hope because since then she has refused all attempts of bottle feeding. We tried a couple times her in London and then again while we were in Vancouver but no go.. we tried silicone, latex of all various shapes and sizes but nothing really took so I guess it’s the flesh for now. We will keep trying I think so if there is any progress you know I’ll let you know

Here is a funny pic I like of one off her faces from over the holidays