What a year we’ve had!

Jaxon turned TWO!

We had a visit from Nanny and Poppy to help celebrate.

A visit from Grandpa Ted

We went for our first family camping trip. What a day/night that was!

We saw cows!

And Ducky had a close call.

Jaxon loves water just like Mummy does.

We had a visit from Grandma.

I went from this….

to THIS!

I lost 20 KILO’s!

Jaxon started day care!

Had his third Easter.

Learned to sleep standing up.

And just be plane old adorable!

Jaxon got his first freckles. First of many I am sure.

We went out on a friends boat, a lot!

We visited Australia Zoo, as part of our trickery for Nanny and Poppy’s surprise!

I decided for the family that we should sell everything and move back home to family.

So we did.

We said good bye to some very very good friends.

And Jaxon was fare welled at his physio

Tim got another tattoo…

…and so did I.

We got some careless men (who broke our lawn mower) to pack our stuff in to a big truck and take it all away for us!

We drove all day and all night, and all day again…to get to Dad’s. And then to Nanny and Poppy’s to surprise them!

Jaxon and I went camping for the first of many trips to the Murray with Grandpa Ted.

We moved in to a new house. Jaxon helping Nanny clean the windows.

Tim was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on the 13th of November.

Another visit from Grandma!

And a visit from Nikki and Jack!

Tim and I set out to build a gingerbread house.

I think we did a pretty good job of it!

It’s (was) even lit from the inside!

We had a normal Christmas morning. This is Jaxon, with German Measles. Who knew!

We experienced CHAOS like we’ve never experienced before.

We got to see Grandma Ann and Grandpa Ted on Christmas day for the first time in over 8 years!

Jaxon had his first train ride.

And most importantly, we added Buzz and Woody from Toy Story to Jaxon’s must have toys!

We look forward to 2010 and hope for a non eventful year.

May you and your families be happy and safe this New Years Eve, and here’s, to a wonderful new year for everyone!

Jaxon had his first birthday ever. But he didn’t eat a single bite of my cake.

Dude and Jaxon are the best of friends…for now.

Last Easter Jaxon didn’t get chocolate. This year he got to appreciate it even more.

Jaxon and I went to Darwin to visit his Grandma and Great Grandma.

Jaxon and his Grandma Robyn.

We trialed a great dane from great dane rescue. He was great, all for the tail whipping Jaxon’s face all the time. Hank went to a better home.

Jaxon’s Grandpa Ted and Grandma Anne came to visit twice!

They left their fat chihuahua Spok with us for two months while they travelled.

He made himself right at home.

Jaxon learnt the fine art of scaring the shit out of Mum and Dad.

This time honoured craft, get’s practiced a LOT.

We moved from our old house in to a much nicer house. And lost Oscar.

The new house is much cooler. Spider’s aside.

Jaxon’s great uncle Joe and Aunt Widdy came to visit. They’re expecting their first baby in 2009!

Dad grew a moe.

Jaxon finally had his MRI and CT Scans. He was a little trooper!

We found out Jaxon has 12 bones in his neck. Nothing can be done and despite the fact that people might think this was a bad thing, we feel like it is the best news ever. We are extremely happy with these results.

Grandma Robyn came to stay with us through this time. She got Daddy to come to the pool with us and now he loves it!

Tim left the house on this bike one day.

And returned on this one. I am yet to blog about this, but it’s coming I promise!

Nanny and Poppy “dropped in” on us for Christmas. We had ahh, Christmas in December. It was lovely.

Then we had the real deal.

Jaxon and Dude had their first major run in (under his eye). Now, they’re not so close any more.

And Jaxon got his first taste of fire works!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

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While some years in my life have flown by and I sit and wonder where the time went, this year has been different. This year has taken so long to get through. But now that it’s over, we look forward to next year. Which I am sure will fly by now that we have that enormous weight of not knowing what was going to happen in terms of Jaxon’s neck and arm off our shoulder’s.

This time next year Jaxon will be talking more. I can’t even imagine what that will be like. Just the other day he and I were driving in the car and all he said was “uuuum” and I looked back because he sounded like a competely different child. He sounded all grown up. Next year, it will all have happened for him. Not only will he sound grown up, but he’ll be grown up. I’m not even sure that I am ready for that to happen yet.

Tonight Tim, Jaxon and I are going to see the New Years Eve fire works down by the river. We’re not sure Jaxon is ready but we’ll try. The last time Tim and I went we were just 24 days away from having Jaxon. As we sat there alone watching the display, just Tim and I, I cried. I cried because I was scared. I cried because I knew that this was it. Two thousand and Six would be the last year that Tim and I would be just that. Tim and I. I couldn’t imagine what life was going to be as a “Tim, Jaxon and I” and it scared the hell out of me. I didn’t know if I was ready to be a mother and it was too late. I couldn’t change it.

I wont lie. Being a mother has been hard. I know that some woman adjust to being a mother in the first few weeks of their child’s life but things weren’t like that for a long time with me. I feel guilty about it, but I didn’t love Jaxon for a very long time. I would have done anything to protect him and keep him safe and provide for him, and he still made me smile. But those things do not equal love.

So I am proud to say that the year of 2008 has brought something very special to my life. I finally, and without a single doubt in my mind, love my son. With all of my heart. Not only would I do anything to keep him safe from harm and not only do I want to provide for him the best life possible, but I love him. So much that it hurts to think about him not being around. And I wouldn’t change the “Tim, Jaxon and I” bit for the world.

Perhaps this next year, 2009, will be the year that Tim and I begin to think about adding another Jaxon like creature to our family. Perhaps.

So from my family to yours, I wish you all the best for the year 2009.