Sukoso's Minti Blog

Kobe heads back to school ....

Sukoso — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:37:00 -0800

Kobe headed back to school this week to start his year as a Grade 1er! His quote - "I love being a Grade 1er!" So he's very much enjoying Grade 1 so far. He has a marvellous teacher who I've been told is heaps of fun and makes learning fun and interesting - but she can also be quite strict when need be. So that's fantastic! Kobe seems to be enjoying her as a teacher. He has 4 students from his Prep class (last year) and also some kids in his class from his Kinder year. He's even had his 1st invite to a birthday party next weekend. A disco party!! Here are some photos of him just before he headed off to school for his 1st day.

Sophie the mischief maker ...

Sukoso — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:19:00 -0800

So what does a 1 year old (17mth) get up to during the day .... MISCHIEF! Here are some recent photos of Sophie ....

Time with Grandma & Grandad

Sukoso — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:59:00 -0800

Sophie and Kobe adored their time with Grandma and Grandad - there were sad goodbyes all around. Here are just a few snapshots of their time ...

Christmas 2007

Sukoso — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:00:00 -0800

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas amongst family and friends and already 2008 is looking to be a great year for you!

We were fortunate to have Susan's parents stay with us over the Christmas/New Year festivities. Grandma and Grandad were a huge hit! Sophie adored Grandad - or Da! as she's named him and of course Grandma was asked every second to play with Kobe!

We had a quiet Christmas but enjoyable. We're looking forward to the year ahead ... hoping that it will be a healthy, happy year for us all. We don't really have any plans for this year yet - maybe a trip up north at some stage to see family but nothing concrete. Gary and Kobe are planning to have a boys weekend at some stage through the year to Wet'nWild and are keeping an eagle eye on cheap airfares to the Gold Coast.

Kobe will start Grade 1 in a couple of weeks time and is looking forward to it. Both Susan and Gary have worked extra hours over the holidays and we're both grateful to have the grandparents around to look after the kids so that we're able to work - although silly us didn't take advantage of it and go out on a date night!!

Last year turned out to be an exciting, eventful and dreams come true year for us! With a job change for Gary, Sophie's time in the brace & out!, a trip overseas to Fiji - a dream come true, a surprise visit to family in Qld, 10 years of marriage and much more. We look forward to this year being just as exciting with lots of memories to capture!

Here are a few snap shots of Kobe's last prep day, our christmas and the holiday period ...

Last day of Prep - with teacher Mrs Hall :(

All of the Preps in the school christmas concert.

Our Christmas ...

Tooth Fairy visits the Tanners!

Sukoso — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:59:00 -0800

Kobe this week lost his 1st tooth! It was met with such excitement with relatives being woken via phone out of their bed early in the morning to be told! It's funny how Sophie is gaining teeth and Kobe is losing them! There are no more wobbly teeth to report ... so the tooth fairy can have a little break before she makes her next visit!

Moving ahead ...

Sukoso — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:52:00 -0800

It's been only a little over 2 weeks since Sophie has had the brace off and in that time she has learnt to pull herself up! It's amazing how quickly she has adapted. We're now in the process of child proofing everything! We've had a few breakages recently as she's been able to reach things at a new height! I'm sure once her legs have strengthen enough she'll take the next challenge of walking.

Our spunky boy & scarey girl!

Sukoso — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:12:00 -0800

Kobe 30.11.07

Darth Sophie...beware 2.12.07

Invitation ...

Sukoso — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:49:00 -0800

We love that you frequently visit our blog to find out our news and see what's happening in the Tanner world. However, we've felt unfortunately that because of the way the world operates today that we need to only allow guests or invited friends to view our blog. We've done this more for the kids sake and their privacy as we often post photos & videos of them on the blog. You never know who is visiting the site. As you see the counter go up and up you wonder who on earth is viewing your blog. Hence the invitation. We thank you for taking the time to sign in and stay up to date with us.

Thanks again ... The Tanners xxxx

Elving around....

Sukoso — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:26:00 -0800

Check us out elving around ....

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9615995116

Goodbye brace forever!

Sukoso — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:52:00 -0800

We had our check up yesterday with the Orthopaedic Surgeon and I'm excited to let you know that after 7 months of wearing the brace - Sophie is BRACE FREE!

He showed me the xrays and her development from her first xray at 4 months old when it was first detected (she went into a brace at 8mths) - it was amazing to see the transition over time. Her hip is now in its proper place and the ball of the hip is developing as it should! YAH, YAH, YAH!! It is still slightly smaller than the right hip but that will develop without the aid of a brace over time.

She will need to go back to the OS when she turns 2 just so that he can monitor her hips' development after she has become mobile ie walking. So it's all super exciting! He advised that it may only take 2 weeks - 3 months to catch up to her 15mth old peers - so he's given a huge window for her to progress. She's started in the last 2 weeks to pull herself up - so once she gets some strength in her legs I'm sure she'll be off!

Last night didn't go very well - Sophie woke 4 times through the night as she had put herself into some awkard positions. The ability to move around in her cot was a bit different for her. We went cold turkey in not wearing the brace - but I think we may have to wean her off slowly...considering it's been her 2nd skin for 7mths - I suppose we shouldn't expect miracles overnight :)

We spent yesterday with grins plastered to our face - however there were lots of tears of relief and excitement as well! Sophie and I on our way home popped into our favourite Chocolate cafe and enjoyed a hot chocolate and a chocolate each as celebration! (see photo!)

THANK YOU everyone for your prayers, well wishes, thoughts and care you've shown to us since we first heard that Sophie had hip dysplasia 11 months ago. You've certainly helped us get through it.

Sophie's sleeping positions ...

Sukoso — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:25:00 -0800

Sophie has always been funny how she gets herself into the weirdest positions to sleep. Even with the brace on she seems to sleep in whatever position she finds comfortable....hummmm??

Nearly CHRISTMAS!

Sukoso — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:10:00 -0800

Kobe decided that today was the day to decorate! So up went the tree and he beautifully decorated it with tinsel and decorations. He did a great job! Next it was time to be Rudolf and take his little sister for a ride around the house. Little did she know that she was meant to be Santa ... ho, ho, ho!

Growing up ...

Sukoso — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:37:00 -0700

Our little girl yesterday started the process of feeding herself.

Try getting the spoon off her now!!

Little Miss Independent!

Sharing a moment ....

Sukoso — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:21:00 -0700

Here we are sharing a moment together.

It felt pretty special at the time.

Making cups of tea in the bath ...

Sukoso — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:11:00 -0700

Kobe and Sophie love their baths. It was so cute to capture both of them making cups of tea. I don't know whether you can see Sophie nods her head when I ask her if it's yummy! We hope you enjoy the new videos and photos we've added today! Our kids are an absolute blessing!

Recent photos...October:

Sukoso — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:35:00 -0700

Kobe 17.10.07

Making cups of tea in the bath!

Spikey Soph...cleaning her teeth!

Kobe, Zane & Bethany - Final drop off to school for Bethany

Going for a ride on Puffers!

Help me ... I scooted my way into this box and I can't get out!

Sibling love

Sukoso — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:50:00 -0700

Facebook

Sukoso — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:10:00 -0700

Both Gary & Susan have recently joined the Facebook extravaganza sweeping the world! So if you would like to chat to us, play games or keep up with current news - make us your friends on http://www.facebook.com/ it's very addictive :)

That 4 letter word ...

Sukoso — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:05:00 -0700

W O R K!
Unfortunately I got the dreaded phone call from work this week that a shift had become available for me on Mondays ... so it's back to work I go! For those of you who are unaware I work as a Cafe Attendant at the local YMCA Aquatic Centre in the Cafe. For the moment it is only 2 hours a week (yep, whopppeee do!) - but in a way I'm grateful for that because it means I can start off slowly and hopefully build up more hours in weeks/months to come. It's from 10-12 but if it's busy I'll be asked to stay on til 2pm. It does mean however that for the first time ever I need to use a creche ! Sophie will attend the creche at the YMCA Centre where I work - it's literally the next room - which is wonderful and certainly gives me peace of mind. I know that she will love the socialisation with the other kids - but I did get a bit misty eyed knowing that I was giving up my little girl for that short time! I'm sure in time - I'll be grateful for the break and I know that I'm once again going to enjoy socialising with big people!

Sophie being a chatterbox!

Sukoso — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:37:00 -0700

Sorry about all the videos. I've finally worked out how to put video on our blog .. yah! I had to cut this one a bit short - but Sophie was such a chatterbox whilst I was changing her yesterday - she went on for ages!