We're back!

Not that we really went anywhere, we were just flat out with our annual 'History Makers' conference last week at church.

Things are all well in Bendigo.

We're just waiting on the 'official' approval with our finance and then nothing else needs to be done until the settlement date which is the 26th of November.
So we'll pack up everything for the last time for a long while which will be very nice.
It'll be a great feeling to be able to call our house 'our own home!'

Ezekiel is well. He's sleeping really well at night. Last week he slept all through the night for 3 nights in a row which was very timely having the conference on. I was able to get lots of rest and a great nights sleep. He's only waking once usually which is great!

Day time naps arent going so great at the moment, he's not great at self settling again so I've had a sleep lady named, Lyn, come over and help with strategies and hints to help him learn to self settle!

Ezekiel is growing at a rapid rate. He's saying so many new sounds and says 'dadda' all the time now. He says 'mum' and 'bubba' too...and the last week I've been working on 'ta' (our version of thanks) which he's picked up really well!

He's getting stronger on his feet...no signs of walking yet but he has been standing up momentarily the last few days. It wont be long.

I've booked Zeke into swimming lessons starting this Friday for 9 weeks at 9:45am for half an hour. I'm so excited about taking him! I'll have to take mum with me to get lots of photos of us in the water!

His favorite thing to do in the bath at the moment is bend over and put his face in the water. He thinks it's so funny along with sticking his mouth under the running tap!

His personality is continuing to develop....he's become little 'Mr. Attitude' the last week. Whenever we take things away from him, tell him off or if he gets frustrated he'll let out this mighty big groan with a really nasty little face. On the weekend he was trying to pick up 2 blocks in one hand and couldnt do it so he screamed and threw them down on the ground!

Oh man, what kinda child do we have on our hands!? he he...

Ezekiel is 10 months on Sunday which means ONE in 2 months! Arhhhh! I can't believe it!

Well I'll leave you with this cute video. Every single day he gets this excited if not more...all over his bath time! =)

Thanks for your patience...

Thanks for waiting. This week has been an incredibly busy week for Mommy and Daddy. They are at the HistoryMakers Conference at church. And its almost over. Then I'll be able to play with Mom and Dad all weekend! When it's over, I'll put more pictures and videos of me on here. I'm incredibly cute. Now you can see how I get all the older girls to pick me up!

-"Joe Cool"

Playing...

Ezekiel Playing

Here's another video of a new toy!

Bath Time

Here are some recent photos of Ezekiel in the bath having lots of fun. I think bath time would have to be his favorite part of the day! He loves splashing anyone who dares to come close! =)

FUNNY!

I've never heard Ezekiel laugh so much. We were on the floor yesterday having fun and being silly. All of a sudden he started laughing histerically over something so simple, have a watch! :D

Tired

Ezekiel's sleeping patterns have been horrible the last almost 2 weeks now.

He's teething & I believe he's going through a little separation anxiety with me. Whenever he goes to someone now (sometimes even including his Dad) he watches me like a hawk, drops the bottom lips and start sooking or crying. When I walk away then he's sure to cry. Mum was over the other day and she was holding him, I just walked around the corner in the house and he started crying cause he couldnt see me.

I dont know what else is up with him but he's waking between 2 - 6 times a night just crying. Most of the time he's just looking for a little reassurance and a bit of a pat on the bottom and he's back asleep. But most often than not at the moment when Jer gets up to get him he starts crying and carrying on even more, not just a little, A LOT so mum comes to the rescue and he stops the minute I have him in my arms!

It's lovely and all that he loves me so much but it's so exhausting getting up so much so many nights in a row!

I'm praying like crazy its just another phase he's going through. Well actually I know its a phase but pray it doesnt continue on for much longer!! =)

Mum had him today when I was at work and he slept 45 minutes for her the whole day, needless to say he was extremely grumpy tonight and difficult to put to sleep because he was that overtired!

I've been a bit of a slacker and havent taken many photos lately, so I'll get to it and post some shortly.

Putting the sleeping problems aside...he's continuing to grow quickly and is nine months next week!! He's walking the furniture and getting more and more cheeky as the days pass. He's been laughing lots lately which is just delightful!

Hope everyone who's reading is well!
I'll post more pics soon.

xx

Squeaky Monkey's

Ezekiel's "Nan-Nan" bought him two monkey's today that squeak when you squeeze them. He was given one when he was born but its been chewed and squeezed so much that it's stopped squeaking and it was his favorite toy. Much to his delight he was given two brand new ones when "nan-nan" babysat him today. He just loves hanging onto toys and crawling around the floor. I couldnt get these monkey's out of his hands today! This is the sound I hear all day long...it's funny!

Cutie

Just updating you with some recent pictures of Ezekiel!

Things here are great. Busy like always. Ezekiel is continuing to grow at a rapid rate. I'm heading away tomorrow to Melbourne for a Children's Ministry Conference and will have TWO NIGHTS WITHOUT EZEKIEL *cries* I dont know how I'll cope...I'm going to miss him SO much but he's in good hands with his grandmother and daddy!

Feeding Time!

Ezekiel likes helping to feed himself and loves to wipe food all over his face with his hands....as a result....well, you can see for yourself! :P

A new funny face!

Zeke has just started pulling this face! It's funny!

We both had the laughs...

We just have so much fun together. The last week has been a blast. Zeke is SO much more interactive now and our days consist of playing with lots and lots of colorful toys. We chase each other around the house. We sing. We dance. We laugh. Lots. If I laugh really hard, he'll laugh too. If I stop, he stops. If I start laughing again he breaks out in histerics. It's quite funny! :D xx

Crawling....

We just got Zeke this funky port-a-cot! He hasnt tested it out for sleeping yet but he likes playing in it!

So Adorable

We were driving home from church today and I looked in the back seat and just fell in love even more with Ezekiel! He's just sooo cute and he was looking like such a big boy in his outfit today, so i thought I'd take a couple of pics and post them on here! He really is growing up at a rapid pace! I just LOVE HIM TO BITS :D

Big Blue Eyes

I took these pictures of Ezekiel today. If you look closely you can see his two little bottom teeth. :D

Splish Splash he was takin' a bath!

Ezekiel has discovered **SPLASHING** in the bath!! He gets quite excited about it too but in this video I've taken he doesnt show his excitement too much because he's too busy chewing on a bath toy!

By the way, we still dont know how to turn the video clips up the other way...it frustrates me! So you'll just have to turn your heads :)

I've got another one of him pulling himself up too & crawling around. It's a 1 minute clip but will take about 2 hours to upload. I have no idea why cause our internet is pretty quick. I'll upload it by the weekend.

Love yas.
Meg

Sleep over with Aunty Dana!

One of Ezekiel's many aunties, Dana, slept over last night and this morning Zeke insisted on being under the blankets with her, so I snapped a couple of pictures! He's favorite thing at the moment is sitting up and putting toys in his mouth and keeping them in there for ages!
He's also figured out this week how to crawl the 'right' way, which we think is very clever of him seeing as he should only be starting to commando crawl when he's 8 months...and he's 7 months and crawling properly already!
I keep telling Jeremy that he's clever like his mum! ha! :P

Our answer to sleepless nights...

TEETH!!!!

Yes...TEETH

Yesterday when my mum was babysitting Ezekiel she actually noticed that his two bottom teeth were just visible.

You can just see them and you definately feel them. It feels too long to be just one tooth so he must be getting two at once.

Poor little guy...he must be in a lot of pain!

Explains the waking in the night with lots of grizzles & crying, so I'm trying to be more paitent with him and just love him rather than get frustrated that he keeps waking so often!

Arh, we still have a whole mouth full to go!

The joys of parenthood right?! he he...

I am very excited he's finally got some teeth though AND he attempted crawling the 'right way' yesterday...he's growing up way too fast!!

This will keep the fans happy...

being a father...

With all these photos and and videos of Ezekiel we've been posting, you'll notice something in the background...or at least there is something you should've been noticing. Have a look. Did you find it?
Yep, there are two more people that actually live here! Meg and I! Amazing! After all this news of Zeke, you must be just craving news of what I am up to. Certinaly you must care a little bit. C'mon, don't you want to know? What if I pay you...
Too bad, I'll tell you anyways.

I've realized something. Since December 14th, I've ceased to exist. Yep, its true. I no longer have any fucntion of my own in society any more. I am no longer known by the name of Jeremy Dale Dyck. I have a new name. Ezekiel's Dad. When people talk to me, its only to ask how Ezekiel is doing. When I talk to other people, I tell them how Ezekiel is doing. I am no longer my own entity. Some of you may know this phenomenon that I speak of. The medical community has long since recognized it and have titled it "Identityectomy", but alas there is no cure.

But being a father has not been too bad. The sleepless nights (Meg here: "Oh, please Jeremy...all FOUR of them!!) haven't been too bad and haven't really amented me fectally...wait..amented...thats not right...umm...haven't hurt my brain too bad. Now I have slipped into another medical condition known as "Fatherhood" which is not only incurable, but unfortunatly permanent. Now such thoughts occur to me like,

"That supporting wall would be better held with Duct Tape",

OR

"I'll just stick my head into this cupboard directly beneath the open cupboard door"

OR

"Why would I stop for gas when I still have 1/64th of a tank left?"

The only good news I can glean from this is that I still have the ability to recognize it. Soon, ...too soon...I will caught in that downward spiralling loop of telling silly jokes, taking 450 pictures of random items, and napping in between rounds of Uno.

Don't cry for me, Argentina...or whoever you are. Like I said, I haven't reached that point yet. The doctor says I have a few good years left. And then...well...ummm...I forget what he said would happen. Oh well...

Hey did you hear the one about the vacuum cleaner? Never mind, it sucks...


Uh-OH! Its' too late!!!