Family Photo

This photo was taken on Mount Kosiusko national park, which is just below the highest point in australia ( mount kosiusko ) - thanks to daddy for the spelling

We stayed at the ski resort of Thredbo , and then took a chair lift up to the top - i was very brave and loved the chair ride - although i think daddy was a bit nervous holding me !! He held me tight going up !

It was cold enough up there , hence why i am rugged up ! I saw my first snow as well - there was some left up at the top of the mountain. didn't think too much of it actually - i was hungry adn wanted my bottle !!

We are back home now .... i am settling down a bit better now although the first few nights home , i was not too happy , but i am sleeping a bit better now - usually from 7pm till about 4am , when i may have some issues and really try to get back to sleep again !

i'm back eating well again , as you can see, i am not a starving child !!

I love my porridge in the morning with mammy and daddy and this morning I had my first Weetabix cereal. I love my fruit.

I used to like Veggies but not so much now , but mammy thinks she tricks me by putting some pureed apple in with the veggies to get me to eat them. I eat them , but i know what her trick is - she's not fooling anyone with that trick 1!!

unusual taste though !!

thats it for now - hope you are all keeping well around the world !!

hugs and kisses

Liam

Blue eyes

Hello again - who do you reckon has the bluest eyes between me and mammy ???

this is one trait that Mammy takes credit for !!

My first holiday ...

Hello everyone

Last week , we wnet our on first family holiday , well i am not counting the wedding weekend as a holiday , - this was our first real family holiday away and i don't think Mammy or Daddy would call it a very relaxing holiday.

Unfortunately I did not sleep well at night and spent a lot of time crying and generally unhappy - i was not a happy camper , as they say !!

We went to Eden on the south Eastern coast of New South Wales and stayed there for 3 nights. On the way we called to see where Mammy went to school and tried to visit some of the places she used to visit as a young nipper all those years ago !!!

You can see in the photo that i now have a new favourite seat - and it's Daddy powered as well. It's great fun as i can get to hit daddy on the head. I would pull his hair , but he doesn't have much at the moment !! I get a great view from up here.

This picture was taken in our beach-side cabin , which was only 10 metres from the sea and i got my first wet foot from the sea - mammy dunked my feet into the sea !!

Daddy went fishing and caught 3 fish - although he did get sick on the boat - see i am not the only one who vomits !!!

no sign of any teeth yet either - i'm blaming them for my grumpiness on holidays !!!

I will get Daddy to put some more photos of me up in the next installment

rgds

Liam

Hello everyone - thank you for your lovely comments. it's great to hear from you all.

At the moment , i'm not feeling the best , i am going thru some teething issues , as you can see by my big red rosy cheeks.

i'm not that hungry now , i don't eat as much as i used to and sometimes i don't want to eat the lovely pureed veggies that Mammy has made for me, ... but i do still like some stewed fruit and yogurt ... organic yogurt of course...

hopefully they come out soon , there's no sign of them yet ... they are a rela pain in the bum , except the pain is in my mouth !!! but you know what i mean....

This is only a short post as Daddy want to go watch "The Bill" on tv - he should get his priorities right !!!

Bythe way , i have now lost my green chair - it was only a loan and the other person wanted it back - the funny thing is that his name is also Liam and he lives next door to us in Woodend - he is about 4 weeks younger than I am !!!

imagine that - 2 liams living next door to each other !!

Toodle pip everyone !!

chat again soon !!

Liamo

Hello everybody - it's been a long time coming but i've got Daddy off his lazy bum and updated my Blog. He had some technical issues with the camera downloading photos , but i think he's just lazy !!

Since my last entry a lot has happened , we have moved house to Woodend , which i love. I have new friends next door who is also called Liam and about 4 weeks younger than me , so that will be fun when we grow up !

Do you like my chair ? it's made of foam and allows me to sit up straight - i can't sit in a chair on my own yet so this keeps me from falling sideways.

daddy says he would like one when he has a few beers now as he falls sideways too !!

Our house is really cool up here and now that winetr has past , the weather should be getting a bit warmer. apparently we are getting ducted heating for next winter ...yes please !!

We have joined a mothers group up here and i get to play with loads of other kids my own age and there's plenty og girls about - yeuch , girly germs !!!

Also i have started swimming , well its called water familiarisation which just introduces us to water. mammy is very good to bring me to this - apparently i looked quite cute in my swimmers and top - i can nearly swim as much as Daddy ...... thats not saying a lot though !! Mammy's a good swimmer though...

Now that Daddy has started to update again , i will get him to post another one to tellyou about our house in Woodend and what else is happening in our lives !!

slan leat ( daddy is teaching me some irish !! )

Teaching Daddy to read

Hello again people - a quick action shot of me trying to teach Daddy to read. It's a nice bok with pop-out pictures and daddy seems to like it.

He's a bit slow on the reading bit , but i think i can help him. He needs practice but i intend to make him read to me all the time.

apparently he needs some practice on his "th"s

gotta go - daddy needs some help with his writing as well !!

Hello again everyone, it's been a while since my last addition to the blog , but my Daddy has been Lazy !!

Finally i managed to get him to get off his lazy behind and update you all with my latest news.

I've had my second round of immunisation injections which made me howl with pain and i think it brought a tear to mammy's eyes as well but she was brave. I was cranky for the rest of the day and not all happy.

I've been to the maternal health nurse as well and they were very happy with my progress. i now weigh a healthy 6.45kg and i am 64cm long - all within the average weight and height range so nothing wild there.

I am looking forward to moving to woodend with mammy and daddy - i will have my own room again and i am looking forward to having my own veggie patch. I'm surprised that mammy hasn't bought me gum boots ( wellies for those in Ireland , they call them gumboots here in OZ ) yet. she is SO organised in all the other areas !!

I've been having a lot of gas issues lately - daddy is very proud of my farts..... i think he is even jealous as i can get away with squeezing a few noisy ones off !! :) hahahaha

Mammy took this photo of me with my rugby top and my beanie - i look like a thug !!! but i'm not really. This is one of the last photos taken in the old baby capsule - i have now been upgraded to a deluxe baby seat - much more padded and comfy and nicer to travel in. The only bad thing is that it can't be removed from the car , so they have to remove me from the car even if i am asleep , but i will settle for the extra comfort !

I'm now able to hold things with both hands and i love to chew things. everything now goes to the mouth first - i only hope mamy cleans it before it gets there !!! :)

anyways , its nap time - and i need a nappy change so i think i will get daddy to change it and maybe i will get to "get" him again- i still try !!

love to all

Liam

New hat - sour puss

It's not all fun and games !!! I'm not too impressed in this photo.

In the Capsule again - i prefer the pram actually but i have no say. I do like my new hat though - very cool......

These days i love playing under my kiddy gym , hitting all those things that hang down. I now chew my hands quite a bit and have started to hold my own hands. I talk a good bit now although no-one seems to understand what i am saying - no wonder i dont have a happy look !!

I do like driving in the car though - the only benefit of the capsule - i usually end up falling asleep....

mammy calls this look the Paddy Callaghan frown !!!

Welcome to WET Melbourne

Hello everyone - this is one of Mammy's favourite photo's of me. And isn't it a beauty. I had just woken up from my nights sleep and was i happy to see Mammy - it meant breakfast !!!!

I wasn't expecting to see a camera , but i did what i could !!!

This was taken 3 weeks ago , but it's taken this long to get the picture onto the Blog. Sometimes Daddy can be SO slow !

I'm still sleeping about 6-7 hours in one block from about 10pm till 4am.

I've been busy travelling to look at houses in Woodend providing my opinion where it was asked and sometimes where it was not !!! I have a lot to say you know !!

Hello from Cold melbourne

Hello everyone

again it's been a while since i've written here. I've been to the maternal helath nurse again for my regular checkup and they stripped be bollock naked again and weighed me - 6.03Kg i am in the normal weight range - my head size is slightly smaller than average - quality not quantity !!

I've got a bit of Skull Cap - flaky scalp - it's not good for impressing the ladies.
At mammy's mothers group there mostly other girl babies there - i check them out and see what they're like - it'll be a few years before i'm chasing them !!! Daddy is proud of me for checking them out !!

I've been travelling up with Mammy and Daddy to Woodend where they're looking at buying a new house - i checked out some new houses - but i didn't have much to say , in fact it was boring , so i slept thru it !! when i did have something to say , it was only to say that i was hungry !
Well a boy has got to eat !!!

I went to see Daddy playing rugby last Saturday. I cheered and cheered for him , but then mammy said that he wasn't even on the pitch yet !! but i cheered anyways !
daddy played well , except that he fumbled the ball , when he should have scored - Hope i am better than Daddy !

it's late and it's bath time. i've puked all over myself today , so i badly need a bath. so does mammy , as i always seem to get her as well !!

hugs and kisses !

Liamo

Hello everyone

it's been a while since i have updated this Blog - i've been a busy boy - i've had lots of stuff to do and i had to make sure Mammy and Daddy got married ok and then i had my christening.

Then we also had my Granny Bob from ireland , auntie Gay and Uncle Art and my cousins visiting. They were staying with us , so i lost my room , but now they're gone , i think i will be moving back into my own room.

Mammy and Daddy think it's time i moved into my own room - i think they want some sleep !!!

I'm sleeping well ..... most nights , from 10pm till about 3.30am or sometimes later if i am not too gassy or hungry.

Daddy doesn't seem to hear me when i wake during the night - maybe thats his selective hearing , but some nights , he has no choice but to hear me. sometimes in the evening i have some gas issues !! Daddy is quite impressed with my farting ......

I now weigh over 5.4kg , and i am now 10 weeks old , and about 59 cm in lenght. I've already grown out of my first set of clothes ... i am on my next set of clothes .... for bigger boys !!

apparantly i have big hands and you know what that means !!!! :)

Yes , it means i will need big gloves .... why, what were you thinking ?????

It's late , i need to get my beauty sleep -

hope you are all keeping well !! I will post some photos from the wedding and from the christening in the next few days !!

Liam

chillin out with the ould man

hello there,

here's a photo from mammy and Daddy's wedding weekend in Mt Buller. I'm chillin out on Daddy's chest - although i'm not sure who needed the rest more , me or Daddy.....

Do you like my shirt ???

On the front it said " when i grow up , i want to play for Ireland " - Daddy was happy with that T-shirt !!

This was taken on the day after the wedding - I was very well behaved on the day , I never cried and slept thru most of it.....

Everyone was very happy with my performance during the day ....

How I shot Daddy

Here's a photo that Mammy and I found to be very funny...

Poor daddy was trying his best to help by changing my nappy , but he waited too long before putting the new nappy on ....... and I got him !!!!

hope Daddy has learnt his lesson ... but he seemed to laugh about it... for now !!

I look pretty happy about it too - mammy was cacking herself with the laughter ...

Liam , the Piddler

My maternal health visit

Hello again ...
just a quick note to let you all know how i got on at the maternal health nurse.....

my weight today was 4.368 Kg and my lenght was 56cm. I've put on a few g's ( my birth weight was 3.45 kg )

they stripped me naked again today and put me on the scales , but i got them back - i pee'd over their mat. daddy would have been proud of me ... The nurse was quite happy with me and says i was very alert for my age and also very active ..... doesn't she know my nickname - "wiggle worm " ...

thanks to mammy for driving me up to the nurse today. I was looking forward to the buggy ride , but there wasn't time for it , so we had to drive instead.
I'm looking forward to meeting my irish relatives next week - they're all coming over to see me apparently - although mammy and daddy have something on as well , but i know it's me they're coming to see.... Really !!

Wednesday is a busy day as we go to get mammy's dress fitted - this is boring , i think i will sleep thru it ... this is girly stuff

i'm tired , i'm off to sleep - maybe , if these belly aches go in time ...

liam

Hello again

Hello there again , baby liam here again

Here's a picture of me with my easter bunny that mammy and daddy bought me. Mind you , this was the last i saw of this bunny. I never saw it again , well i thought I saw the wrapper in the bin , but i could not be sure - they would have given me a piece ..... surely. !!!!

do you like my little gloves - they stop me scratching myself , which apparently i like to do.....

things are going good for me ... i'm stilling feeding every 3 hours , or sometimes a bit less if i get a bit peckish. I still pooh and pee a great deal and Daddy is quite proud of the farting noises I can make !!

I've even pee'ed on daddy a few times - not that I meant it , but he moves quick , when it heads his direction. His goal keeping skills comes in handy !!!

I'm growing into my clothes and have already gone past 000 clothes onto 00 clothes., I'm still being called Wiggle worm....

i have my next appointment with the maternal health nurse on monday where they weigh me and measure and do a general check up. It's not fun being bollock naked on a weigh scales and i let them know !!!

I will let you know how i get on with the nurse....

hope you all had a great easter holiday period as well .....

liam

my first nice outfit

G'day folks ...

Check me out in my new funky outfit - thanks to Gran and Poppy from Upotipotpon for my new clothes - Don't I look really cool in these clothes....

although i'm not sure about the Harry-HighPants looks that Mammy and Daddy have gone for ..... i think i would prefer my top over my pants...

but as i am too young to put on my own clothes.. there's not much i can do , except complain on my blog !!!

thank you Gran and Poppy !

Grissly times ahead - haha

Hello again , it's liam here again .... Daddy has finally let me back on the computer - maybe i shouldn't drool on the keyboard this time !!!

Here's a picture of me being changed - I've now got the nickname of "wiggle-worm" as I am rather active when they try to change my nappy.

I've also managed to wee on mammy a few times - i can't help it - it's the cold air when the nappy comes off .... :)

I go thru a few clothes changes during the day.

As for that nappy that you saw daddy changing in the previous post.... ha - useless. It was the right end all right , but not very tight - as useless as tits on a bull , as daddy would say ...

It only took 2 hours for me to soak my clothes and my wrap. a good lesson for daddy !!!

I've given Mammy and Daddy a good start for the last 2 weeks , but i have been feeling a bit grizzly during the nights and don't sleep too well , but i sleep well during the day and give mammy a chance to catch up on some sleep.

Mammy has started to put me on my front now , to help me build my neck muscles.

I've also been caught out in my first rain shower in my buggy - maybe mammy should check the weather before she goes to the shops !! I was nice and dry - but i think mammy may have got a bit wet before she got home......

anyways i had better go - Daddy's home from work. He'll want his computer back.....

will give ye more news soon

liam

Nappy changing lessons

Who said this child farming was easy ???

As any parent knows ( and now we're one of them ) there's nothing like finding a full wet nappy of mustardy coloured stuff. You'd only change your own child's !!

here's my attempt at nappy changing, at least i got the nappy on the right end of the baby :)

We've had Liam out again in the pram this morning and he seems to like it. Well he was asleep for the whole trip, so it's hard to know :)

We could say that he definitely didn't dis-like it !!

Here's a family shot , again taken by Jane Ollerenshaw.

According to Victoria , Liam has got my frown. You can see him here giving the frown a good work-out.

He mustn't like other people in his photos !!

Liam is eating well so he's a typical callaghan boy. He is a quiet child , once he's fed and cleaned and sleeps quite well.

He hardly cries at all, until yesterday when he finally did cry and we were actually relieved that he did so, but he only cried for a few seconds.

He's a great traveller , never a squeak out of him if we put him in the buggy or the capsule in the car.

more updates later - when there's more to report about !! :)

Am i cute or not ???

hello all .... here's a picture of me lying on the bed....

Thanks to Jane for taking this great picture of me - She also took some of Daddy, Mammy of course me !!!!

It will be in the next post.

I've been quite busy lately - I've been to the hairdresser with mammy although i didn't get anything done to my hair - it's fine as it is apparantly !!

I've been up to the local Post office to post off some photos to Granny in Ireland... I'm a busy person with things to do and people to see.....

It's not easy being a baby, although the lifestyle is good - food and drink provided and your nappy changed regularly !!

Daddy is quite impressed with my farting !!

Ooops - feed time, must go.... more later

Bye

Liam !!

I'll grow into it

Here's a picture of the young fella in the buggy - hmmm it'll take a while for him to grow into this.

But at least he looks nice and relaxed in it ....
yup , thats the way he likes to sleep , just like his Dad apparently ! , but at least he doesn't snore when he sleeps like this , but it's early days yet !!

What about me ???

Ok , after thousands of requests, for a picture of me , i have finally had to relinquish and publish one ,

here's one with Rosie, Victoria, liam and of course me !!

This was taken not long after the birth and we'd like to thank Rosie for being there and helping out with the birth ...

Now, you may see the newspaper there in the photo, but I wasn't reading it during the birth... :)

It'll be sealed up and given to liam at some time in future , so he can see what was going on in the world when he was born

my first outing

hello - it's baby Liam here - and today mammy and Daddy took me on my first trip outside in my new buggy.

here's a picture of us after we came back..... i'm fast asleep at this stage but it was a big day for me.

We walked up to the shopping centre - it was a very bouncy ride - i think Daddy needs to let some air out of those tyres, they were a bit bouncy on the hard Park tracks on the way to the shopping centre. I definitely had no gas left in me after that trip ....

and some of the driving around the shopping centre wasn't the best either - i think mammy and daddy need buggy driving lessons...

but they did buy me a new lamp for my room , so i don't have to use the big lights, which hurt my eyes....

But we made it back safely - our first trip out !!!

where to next ??????

liam's first week

Hello all

welcome to the blog for little Liam , where you can follow along on our journey.

Liam Patrick was born on the 20th March 2007 at 1.45pm.

Victoria really wanted Liam to be born on St. Patrick's day , but depsite all her pushing, he didn't want to budge. He was getting too used to the indoor life.

But he decided to make a very quick move on the 20th , and was born a very healthy 7lb 10 oz.

A small turkey , as they say !
We arrived at the Mercy women's hospital at 1.15pm and he was born 30 minutes later , so not a lot time lost , by the little fella !

The widwives at the Mercy Birthing Centre were really fantastic and made the whole birthing experience a really positive experience.

We only spent 2 days in the Birthing Centre before we came home, but they follow up with midwife visits at home to make sure you are coping , so they have been really helpful and giving us great advice.

So far , since we have been home , he has been feeding well and sleeping very well. He is a pretty quiet baby really , and long may that continue !!

But he's docile , just like his Dad !!! once he's fed and cleaned !!! :)

thats all for now , till i figure out how to insert more pictures and put them where i want , not where this blog wants to put them !! :)

wishing you all the best ,

Paddy, Victoria and Liam