Pat’s Point of View

This is my boy, Joseph Liam Kennedy, born today at 5:46pm. He bounced into our lives a healthy little man of 3.59kg and 47cm.

Mum and bub are doing great, and Grace and Evie are overjoyed to finally meet “baby Joe”.

Looking forward to showing off the newest of the bunch, after everyone has a well earned rest!

I want to show off the work of my two budding artists. The yellow piece above, illustrated by Grace, shows “people”. Grace has developed a definite, if eerie, style and her people always look very consistent. She’s never seen “The Tripods” or “War of The Worlds” by the way.

Evangeline’s piece is a faithful rendering of “circles and up and down lines”. With some help from mum, Evie’s repertoire is growing, and by the time she’s two I think we might see a square or oblong (a word that is sure to make her giggle).

OK, pop quiz:

1. I’m going to be a lot busier as of next year
2. Good things come in threes
3. Both of my daughters will be big sisters
4. I’m glad I bought a 7 seat car

The correct answer is e. All of the above!

I’m so happy to tell you all that in February, my wife and I will be having our third child! We’ve always planned to have three kids and have been blessed yet again, so we couldn’t be happier. It’s going to really take things up a notch, I really am going to be busy. But hey, they say that after two you don’t really notice the extra burden :) (shhh, i don’t care if they be were sarcastic or it was some cruel inside joke!)

[Photo credit: N-ino]

Yesterday my wife gave me the most fantastic early Christmas present, laser eye surgery. It’s given me a new perspective on, well…everything!

I look forward to seeing you properly for the first time.

I’ve been very bad and not uploaded any photos of my girls for a long, long time. Busy I guess. But the two of them are growing steadily, too fast it seems, and are becoming good friends.

Evangeline is a little crawling machine, and today she started ‘talking’. It’s only baby talk but it’s very cute for an 8 month old. She’s very happy, always smiling, but she’s tough and doesn’t take any nonsense from her big sister. In fact, I think Evie will be the one dishing it out!

Grace is still talking up a storm; we’re just not sure which language she’s using sometimes! She’s almost 2 and a half, and bounding through each day like the curious and whacky chick that she is. I’ve started driving her to day-care three days a week on my way to work, and I’m looking forward to spending that time on the road with her.

It’s almost been a whole week since she was born and I have only just got around to posting some photos of Evie. I’ve picked out my favourites, above.

Thanks everyone who sent us messages of love and support, we really appreciate it. Evie is doing well, in fact she’s caught us off guard with how content and well behaved she is!

On this most joyous day I’d like to introduce you to Evangeline Kennedy!

Evie was born at 5:50am on the 31st of October, weighing 2.95kg and measuring 47cm. Mum and bubs are doing fine, and dad and big sister Grace are eager to get to know this little bundle of joy.

If the intra-mum activity is anything to go by then Evie is a ball of energy, so I’ll sure she’ll be ready to take on the world soon enough, but for now it’s time for a good sleep.

It’s been a long a frustrating lead-up, with about three weeks of pre-labour! Jenn coped very well, she’s a brave and tremendously strong woman and we are so lucky to have her in our lives.

So, another girl? Yep I’m well and truly outnumbered now. It’s going to be pink, dancing and gossip for the rest of my life. Oh gawd, and dating boys. Paying for weddings. But I love all my girls and wouldn’t change things at all. (But if you know any techniques for ensuring a boy, let me know)

After quite a while comparing models and features and hunting around for a good deal, we’re now the proud owners of a Ford Territory. It’s the best car for our growing family, with 7 seats and enough room for 3 baby seats.

Our particular model is a 2007 Territory TS AWD, an ex company car with low kilometers and an excellent service record. Rory, as we have already named him, is in great condition and should see us through quite a few years before we need to change cars again. He’ll be a suitable replacement for Annie, our little Subaru we bought a few years ago.

We’ve looked at plenty of vehicles over the last 6 months or so, both new and used. When we found this one at Titan Ford in Brookvale, we knew it was the one for us, well worth the trip to take a look. After a test drive—including a delightful scenic trip along the very Territory-esque Wakehurst Parkway and through Oxford Falls—we got to bargaining and didn’t leave until we’d made a deal.

Our first trip to test out the long distance comfort, 6 speed ZF gearbox, and all wheel drive road-holding will be a trip to Canberra for UX Australia, followed by a few days up in Thredbo country.

I’m once again delighted to announce there will soon be a little addition to my family! Jenn is pregnant and we’re expecting our second bundle of joy in October 2009. This fairly sketchy ultrasound picture is bubs number 2.

This has kept us pretty busy lately–planning upgrades to house, car, furniture, not to mention taking care of a young toddler whilst pregnant. But I’m sure it’s just a taste of what’s to come with two kids.

So everyone who even jokingly volunteered to baby sit the first time around, we’ll be in touch in a few months :)

It’s been far too long since I showed off my little girl, so besides the four you see here, I’ve posted a bunch of photos from the last 5 months. There’s also another gallery I created some time back covers the three to five month period. Enjoy.

Thanks to all of you who keep asking how she is. She’s a healthy, happy little girl who enjoyed her first Christmas. She’s pretty much sleeping through the night now, so mum and dad are happy about that. She’s about to sprout her first tooth and should be walking any day now. She’s such a quick learner I doubt there’ll be much space between ‘first step’ and ‘sprinting’.