Meeting the Grandparents

Here I am with Ma and Grandad Power, I was about four weeks young




Here I am with Ma and Pa Dunlop when they visited me in hospital, I was only two days young


Here's some of me with my Grandad's................



................. And here's some of me with my Ma's:

And here I am doing two of just some of my favourite things (sleeping and cuddling):

Meeting Aunts, Uncles & Cousins

Here I am with Uncle Matthew, I was 9 weeks

Here's me with Uncle Martin, I was four days old

Here I am with Uncle Roger, I was 8 weeks old

Here I am sleeping while cousin Charlie checks me out to see what competition he is up against, us being four months apart and all.

Here I am with cousin Thomas - he is as besotted with me as I am with him and he loves saying my name over and over and over!

Here I am with Aunty Kim: the first one is when she visited me in hospital and the second one is of me fast asleep in the baby carrier

Here I am with Aunty Neridah when she visited me in hospital, I was two days old here.

Here's one of me with my Dad and Aunty Julie - I loved the bath that Aunty Julie gave me!

Here I am with Uncle Mark, Aunty Julie and cousin Niamh - I was four days old

Baby Dunlop to Three Weeks Young

Finally I make it to outside! Mum & I left the hospital after a four night stay. While Mum found it refreshing to be outside again, the cold weather had us back in the warmth after not too long. The last three weeks have been an experience to say the least! Mum & Dad have established a 'sort of' routine and are really pleased that I only wake once during the night for feeding.

I enjoy my bath most nights, as long as the room is not too cold. On those awful Toowoomba nights I don't find having my clothes and blankets stripped off me all that enjoyable.

My first outing was with Aunty Kim & Mum. Mum had a lovely massage while Aunty Kim wheeled me around the shops in my pram. Boy am I glad Aunty Kim was there - Mum had no idea how to work the pram or the car seat!

It has been lots of fun hanging out with Dad as you can see in these photos - the first one is of us checking out Ebay and the second shows you Dad's hair styling skills!

I have arrived!

Hi All. I have finally arrived, even if it was four days late - Mum insists I take after my Dad in that respect!! My name is Jock Weary Dunlop and I was born at 11:41am on Wednesday 20th June 2007 weighing in at 7lb14oz. Jock is a mainly Scottish form of the first name Jack (a form of John). We have Scottish descendents on my Grandma and Grandad Power's side and John or Jack was the nickname of both my Great Grandfathers on my Grandma and Grandad Dunlop's side. For those of you unsure of where "Weary" comes from, Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop was a surgeon in the Australian Army during World War Two. Weary served in the Middle East and is legendary for his care of soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese. His name and deeds are associated with compassion, courage, steadfastness and hope. When Mum is a bit more organised she will post some more photos of me for you!

The Pending Arrival of Baby Dunlop

Well Baby Dunlop is not too far away now. We cannot wait to meet him and post some more photos!

Bathroom Renovations

The latest section of our house to be renovated is the bathroom. Our timing has not been ideal considering the oncoming Winter season and the pending arrival of Baby Dunlop!

The Driveway

Following the purchase of our new Honda Accord Euro, we decided to do some work on the driveway.

The Outside Laundry & Dunny

The outside dunny is no more! We have converted the outdoor area into a more user friendly laundry

The Backyard