Here are the specs.....trip to Melbourne

At 3months and 4weeks (at least I think, I can't keep track).

Weight: 6.4 kilos or 14.08lbs
Length: 64cm or 25inches

Alex can now roll onto his side from his back. He also has become very coordinated with his hands and is discovering his feet. He's overall a happy baby and laughs a lot when dad blows raspberries on his tummy after his bath.

He's getting pretty long I think, although the doctor told me he's on the 50%, but when I looked at it I think she was wrong. Mother's bias of course. He's at that stage where he's too long for his 3mth clothing but a little small around for his 3-6/6mth clothing. I guess baggy will have to be in!


So we drove to Melbourne last week to apply for Alex's passport. A little important since we have to leave the country in 4 weeks! So I guess most kids like the car and sleep for a long time in it. NOT Alex! Oh no, I know that 8hrs is a long time, but when it turns into 10hrs because you have to stop 6 times than he's beginning to cause his own misery. So we now know that we cannot do road trips that will go past 5pm if we have any hope of keeping him happy. His trend was to eat, play, sleep for 45minutes and then wake to eat, repeat. No long naps for him and once it hit 5 or 6pm he would start screaming in the car. We had to pull over and Brian so nice walked with him outside the car until he fell asleep. We would slip into his car seat and make a mad dash for our destination.

It was a fun trip overall - despite little Alex being out of sorts and the fact that is was freezing and we didn't bother to bring our jackets. I think he's teething and he's got a runny nose. Add that to an upset schedule and unfamiliar territory & you have an upset baby.

We got in at 11pm on Monday. The next day we headed to the US Embassy and that was a breeze! In and out in 1 hour! We then headed back to put Alex down for a nap...when we heard loud drilling. Brian stuck his head out the window to see where it was coming from. Behold, next door (on the outside) a man was hanging drilling something with the window. Luckily he soon moved down a level and then was done. Alex slept all of 45min so we went for lunch and then over to the Botanical Gardens. It was nice and sunny and wonderful to just be outside. We finished at the Shrine of Remembrance which surprisingly had a lot of interesting displays inside. We thought it would just be a rather large monument. That evening we asked for a nearby Italian restaurant but when we walked there we realized it was packed and we were WAY under dressed. We spotted a Mexican restaurant just down the street! Yes it was good and the first Mexican we've had in over a year. We had to rush through our meal though cause Alex was not having it!

Wednesday we relaxed in the hotel for a little bit and then headed over to the Aquarium. Which was great and amusing. We had forgotten that it was school holidays and were quickly reminded by the groups of children going on special tours. On our way back we popped up to the 54th floor of the tallest building where there is an observation deck. Brian got some great photos. We decided not to risk eating out so we ordered take away from the Italian restaurant around the corner. It was great!

Thursday morning we set off to drive the Great Ocean Road. It was beautiful and a lot of fun. We stopped about half way, Portland, to stay over night and then drove straight home on Friday. There wasn't much to see the second day.

Overall a great trip and a time for us to relax and stop worrying. When we got home God had given us some answers and peace. We just know now that we can't road trip with Alex in the evening :)