Fungi Fungi are non-motile (they don’t move) heterotrophs (they get food and energy from other organisms). The defining characteristic of fungi is their. - ppt download

Fungi Fungi are non-motile (they don’t move) heterotrophs (they get food and energy from other organisms). The defining characteristic of fungi is their. - ppt download

Fungi. - ppt download

Fungi. - ppt download

2009: the big year that brought us a big baby

2009 has been a big year for Bryan and I, most obviously with the arrival of Liam.


Liam is now a little over 4 months old, and growing like a weed. He's doubled his birth weight now, at 7.2 kg and 67 cm in length. This puts him in the 75th percentile for height and 90th percentile for height among baby boys his age. I suppose this is to be expected though, given his Daddy's stature. He's still got his gorgeous big blue eyes, with lashes that any girl would kill for.

For Christmas and New Year this year we came to my parent's house on the south coast of NSW. A very relaxing place to be, which is just what we need. Not much to do other than read books on the balcony and walk on the beach. Here's a photo of Liam in his beach gear.


2010 will see me return to work, part time at least. And no doubt it will be a big year of changes in Liam. I can't wait.

Welcome baby Liam

Better late than never. Bryan and I welcomed Liam Robert Coad into the world at 6.02 a.m. on Tuesday August 18th 2009. The labour had to be induced since he was 13 days late, showing no signs of wanting to leave my comfy womb. Other than that though, the whole birth process went well (as well as you can expect with all that pain and stuff) with no complications.

Liam weighed 3.68 kg (8 lb 2 oz), measuring 52 cm in length, and (most importantly) a head circumference of 34 cm. This is really quite moderate when you consider that I met a girl in the hospital who gave birth naturally to a 4.5 kg baby - poor thing!


We chose the name Liam because it was pretty much the only name that Bryan and I both agreed on. And we chose Robert because its a strong name on both sides of the family. Robert is my father's and great grandfather's name, the name of both Bryan's grandfathers, as well as being Bryan's middle name. Bryan likes the idea of sharing a middle name with his son.

Overdue

It's August 11th, and baby has not yet arrived. I will have words with the courier about this. Tomorrow I will be 41 weeks pregnant, which is intolerable. I've been on maternity leave for almost 6 weeks now and am bored out of my brain. However, I lack the energy to do anything with my time other than take showers and naps. Tomorrow we are going to the doctor to talk about getting me induced.

I did manage to get out of the house today to waddle around Toys R Us for a bit (note that I said this was Toys R Us, purveyor of quality products for kids and babies - not some cheapo dollar store full of crap made in Taiwan). And I saw this:


Surely they are implying that any "little angle" that wears these booties is acute baby!!

Sorry. The 41 week old bump where my flat stomach used to be has done strange things to my sense of humour.