WHOOOSH

That was the month wizzing past! Hope you have all had a good couple of months.

Since we last wrote, Kylin got really brave and let a hairdresser cut his hair. He was a little worried but she was great with him and tickled him a lot with the big brush afterwards.Kylin dressed as a pirate for Kristophers birthday :)

Shane n a chocolate covered Jaelyn. :)

School sports day, Kylin had tonsillitis, but we went so he could run his race and then went home again. He loved it!

Kylin, Rhys and Kristopher

Kylin, Rhys, Kristopher and Manny playing trains.

Upside down dressing - the new season's look.

In hospital, waiting to go to theatre

Crashed out in the tv room after his op.
The surgeon had injected local anaesthetic into his throat just before they woke him, so he had eaten 1/2 a tub of ice cream and drunk heaps of juice by this time.

Cameron stayed in overnight too and came over to Kylin's bed to play cause he didn't have a drip to cart around. They had a great time watching DVDs and playing with the magic beds making them bend and go up really high.

Morphine! The local had worn off and minutes before this he had been in awfull pain.
I don't look very stressed do I? Poor darling. We spent most of the night like this.

We spent most of the next day there and thought he'd have to be in another night, but we got the all clear and got home about 6pm. He has recovered well and had his post op check. So it's back to school tomorrow.

A mysterious and very cheeky power ranger/iron man came by to check on Kylin from time to time. :) I have to say a big thank you to Rhys for understanding that Kylin couldn't do all the things they normally do, and being happy to play gentle games so nicely with him while he recovered.

"my elephant is very impressed with you infant" x

Kylin couldn't go in the pool for 3 weeks so I froze a heap of ice blocks with food color so he and Rhys could play Antarctic ice bergs in the shell pool with all the penguins and whales etc.

First outing since the op. We met Marisol and Jazz at the movies and saw G-Force.

This was his first time at the pictures and he really loved it. Might stick to "G" rated movies next time tho, it was a bit scary for him in parts, particularly that big and loud. :)
We met Jenny, Tracie and Saxyn afterwards and had lunch. Jenny came over to our house for a play on Saturday. She is Kylin's very first "carer" and he just loves her to bits. She has always been brilliant with him.

Damian is back home now and settling into life at the SPO. His mother came to stay with us in the week before Kylin went to hospital. Kylin loved having his grandma here. We are settling back into our old routine and kicking into entertaining mode just in time for summer. :)

Kylin has stopped snoring and his apnoea has dissapeared also. It will take a few more weeks for his sleeping patterns to settle but the earliest he is waking is 5am with little to no waking during the night - which is a HUGE improvement. We are both starting to feel the benefits of our uninterupted nights. In just a short time I have so much more energy and the headaches aren't nearly so bad. Kylin can also smell things properly now and some 'normal' smells like coffee, are quite strong to him. He is also having to adjust how he breathes in the pool. Previously he didn't really have to worry about water getting up his nose - we didn't know it - but it couldn't. Now he is having some problems but he'll sort it out soon enough. :) Hideous experience, but worth every second for the improvements we are seeing already.

The luscious Linc is visiting Cairns this week so we are meeting him at Mondos on Wednesday - can't wait can't wait can't wait to squish him :)
Our next visitor is Dermott who will be here sometime this month - we love having him here.

Then.......the biggie!

Andy, Nic and Joe visiting from the UK in December. They'll be in Melbourne until new year then they are coming to stay with us.....Wayne n Kimmy are coming with them so we will have a party house to start the new year.

I'M SOOOOOOOO EXCITED I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!
Happy belated Birthday to our September babies:

Dan, Damian C, Kiah, Micheal, Wayne H, Denis, Dianne, Greg, Al, John W, Peter C, Nic, Tony, and Amanda.
And Happy Birthday to our October babies:

Deb, Bella, Rhys, Yvonne, Alex, April, Lee, Mat, Damien B, David R, Luke, John C, Peter C, and Oliver

We hope you all had/have a wonderful day. xxx

Also Happy 6th anniversary to Sooz and Nic for the 27th Sept.

We hope everyone is happy and well, September was a sleepless blur so we are catching up to "normal' again. Love and hugs to you all. xxx