2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/fay/rss.xml Five years ago Fay and George left London with two suitcases, a rucksack and two pairs of rollerblades to spend a year in Sydney. They are still there, and now the Bondi Burrows have become three with the arrival of Emily Susan on April 5th 2008. Expect lots of baby photos from now on.... http://www.getjealous.com/fay http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544211&go=fay Not so long ago George and I were the sort of people who'd glare at parents of young children sitting anywhere near you on an airplane. So although we were very excited to have been invited to Widden and Claire's wedding in California, the thought of a 14 hour flight with a six month old baby filled us with dread. That said, we're still up for an adventure so a two week trip around Northern Califo... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544211&go=fay Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=531455&go=fay September has brought a number of firsts for us. We started solids a little early at just over 5 months, hoping to get feeding established before our San Francisco trip. To begin with, most of it seemed to be spat out again but so far, pumpkin, banana and carrot have been hits, and apple and avocado have resulted in looks of utter distaste. Emily is getting more and more mobile - we had our first ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=531455&go=fay Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=516917&go=fay Last year I had to come up with an excuse not to run in the annual City to Surf race: Emily was still a secret back then and I was advised to walk the course instead of killing myself running. George was also going to walk but the night before, in the pub, George and Craig decided to run. I recorded my worse time ever - Gill and I stopped for a lemonade in the pub while we waited for Al, Annie and... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=516917&go=fay Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=513801&go=fay With Jason and Fiona successfully across the pacific in their yacht George's mum Sue now had two grandchildren on South Pacific Shores. A great excuse to escape the English summer! After a week cruising the Marquesas in French Polynesia and catching up with grandson Dylan Sue and John arrived, only slightly jet lagged, in Sydney on July 18th. They wasted no time getting to know Emily, and we waste... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=513801&go=fay Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503026&go=fay June is birthday month and it kicked off on May 31st with Dan's celebrations at an Indian restaurant in Surry Hills. Emily came along too, sleeping during the first course then being passed along the table for cuddles. For Gill's birthday on June 5th Emily was thrown out of the pub - already! Thankfully they let her into the Mexican where she slept in her buggy for the whole meal. For George's bir... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=503026&go=fay Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=499423&go=fay With the builders packed up and moved out and George back at work Emily and I were left home alone to get to know each other. My new job took a bit of getting used to but Emily got the hang of eating, sleeping and filling her nappy really quickly. We must have been doing something right: we were rewarded with her first cheeky smile at 3 weeks.... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=499423&go=fay Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=491311&go=fay 'What is it with pregnancy and renovations?' We heard this a lot. In fact this exact comment was made by the midwife at the birth centre when I called to let them know my contractions had started. 'Keep working through them at home' she said. I had to explain that I wasn't actually at home.... but more on that later.When we brought the house in November 2006 we knew we'd need to replace the tiny k... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=491311&go=fay Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=478477&go=fay If the house was still uninhabitable by the time I was due to be discharged the plan was to try every trick we could to get to stay another few nights in hospital. In the end I was begging to leave after one night of sharing my room with another woman who'd had a caesarian that day. Her light would go on every hour for the midwives to do their observations and Emily and her baby were like a scream... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=478477&go=fay Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=473376&go=fay With the renovations on our kitchen and bathroom still not complete we weren't too concerned about going past my due date - in fact I was avoiding long walks and spicy food like the plague in the hope of putting off bump's arrival. Bump however had other ideas and at 6am on my due date, April 4th, I was awoken by the sensation of something trickling down my leg. It stopped as I sat up and I began ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=473376&go=fay Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469015&go=fay As if AJ and Flipper didn't have enough to organise, what with their imminent wedding in South Africa, they also managed to organise accommodation for the annual Easter weekend away. There was only one stipulation from us: we couldn't be more than about an hour from Randwick in case Bump put in an early appearance. After much deliberation a fantastic house at Palm Beach, the most Northern of Sydn... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469015&go=fay Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT