http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Kate Fiko/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Kate Fiko en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:03:04 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:03:04 BST This Month's FirstsThis month Noah...1. walked ... with the help of his walker or holding onto someone's fingers2. stood up unassisted3. flew on a plane4. drank with a straw5. rolled a ball6. clapped his handsBig NewsWell it's offical We own a business and all the stress that goes with it As of the 15th of September we are now the proud owners of the Authentic Turkish BakeHouse. Which obvious http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-320656.html Hi EveryoneJust a quick one to let you know I will now be appearing on the morning show this Thursday at 10.15amHope you can all tune in or tape it if not apparently I should be able to upload the segment to you tube ...somehow and I'll feature it on next month's blogSee you soonKate http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-318808.html The Morning ShowWowee What a day we had It all started very early at 4.30am. Noah was the last into the car in an effort to not disturb his sleep but as usual Noah had his own plan and was awake when we went into his room to get him. Noah travelled extremely well on the plane only really crying on the decent into Sydney and even fell asleep as we were taxing into the airport After waiting for http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-315242.html Big NewsNoah is growing up faster than we can believe this month has seen him progress in leaps and bounds. We thought there wouldn't be very much to report this month but as usual we were wrong Noah surprised us all one afternoon while Mel and Skye were visiting and let go of me while he was standing up Yes that's right on the 30th of July Noah stood up by himself How crazy is that http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-306513.html Yes Uncle Bruce here it is It's even a few days earlyBig NewsNoah has his first cousin my Sisterinlaw Emiliya gave birth to a bouncing baby boy by csection on the 2nd of July. Muhammet Issever weighed in at 3.7kgs and measured 50cms. Both mum and bub are doing well and are settling in well to life at home. Muhammed has even had his first plain trip heading back to Azerbajian last weekT http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-292661.html The EssentialsHeight 72 cmsWeight 8.5 kgsHours of sleep per night Noah managed to sleep through 3 nights in a row this month It was very exciting but we think he is teething and this has put a stop to sleeping through Just when we thought sleepless nights might be overThis months firstsThis month Noah ...1. Went on his first holiday Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast QLD2. Said his first word . http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-281579.html This month has been another busy month but for an entirely different reason Noah is on the move Yes I know tell me about it Towards the end of last month he started to comando crawl. He is now moving at quite a pace and at times up on all fours rocking. So we're thinking it wont be long until he's really on the move and going to be hard to keep up with Noah's rosey red cheeks also tell us http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-276740.html This month has been a very exciting month. With a lot of firsts and bits and peices to keep us busy. As most of you know Noah's naming ceremony took place this month. It was a lovely cassual ceremony held in our backyard on the 12th of April. The purpose mostly was just to get everyone together and to annouce offically Noah's Godparents Mel Luke and Carl and great godmother Glenys A lot of fun http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-262806.html Yes peoples that's right yet another month has flown by. This month brought with it more needles for our poor little pin cushion Noah After a few very loud screams and some tears Noah recovered quite quickly from these injections...This month for your viewing pleasure we have attached a couple of videos of our BoyThe EssentialsHeight 70 cmsWeight 8.1 kgsHours of sleep per night waking only http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-252801.html The EssentialsHeight 69 cmsWeight 6.9 kgsHours of sleep per night 10pm 7am with a few stirrings during the night...not that Noah wakes up Just enough noise to wake us upThis months firstsThis month has seen some fantastic milestones being reached the best one being Noah sleeping through the night for the first time 19th Feb This month Noah can also....1. Sit upright when being s http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-239780.html The EssentialsHeight 61cmsWeight 6kgsHours of sleep per night 7pm 2am 2am 67am the las two nights in a rowThis months firstsThis month Noah....1. Can roll up onto his left side without assistance. The right side requires some help2. Slept until 2am3. Went for a swim in the spa4. Had Adana kebabs ... well via mum any way5. Can smile and make lots of baby noises6. Is beginning to http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-237481.html Hi KidsHope this blog finds you all recoving well from the festive season Not much to report here Christmas was fairly quite this year with Mim GDad away we spent the day at Aunty Lis and Uncle David's house playing games and backyard cricket Noah slept through most of the day but enjoyed opening his presents in the morningNew Years was a bit of a nonevent with the fireworks here on t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-233521.html Hi AllWe hope this blog finds you all well and totally on top of your Christmas shopping... Especially since you now only have 2 days left to go We have had to be organised this year as Christmas came early... Mim mum and GDad dad headed off to the USA on the 19th of December to be with Robert on his 21st Birthday which they spent in Vegas...What better way to bring in your 21st. So http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Ashmore/blog-228714.html Hi AllI know it's taken a while...and I know most of you have had some pictures sent through from mum But here are a few from us.For those of you we haven't spoken to yet. Labor was great HAHA 20 hours of fun NOT Without going into too many details ... we arrived at the hospital the first time at 8pm only to be told that I was 1cm dialated And that I could stay in the Maternity wa http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Ashmore/blog-224369.html Hi All and welcome to the latest sager in the Jellybean's short history I thought finishing work would be the best thing ever and I could just sit around and relax until the birth sadly not sohelliphellipOk so it's not quite as dramatic as that but we have had a busy couple of weeks. It all began with a scan done at 32 weeks where we discovered that the Jellybean is quite large...yeah yeah http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/blog-214807.html Fiko's 30th BirthdayWell it was a few weeks ago now but we celebrated Fiko's 30th birthday in style at Hard Rock Cafe in Surfers. It was a great turn out and lots of fun was had by all In keeping with the retro theme of the Hard Rock Cafe Fiko celebrated the big 3 0 with an icecream cake his loving wife arranged for him. With chocolate and strawberry icecream with a layer of vanilla with http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Surfer--s-Paradise/blog-204365.html On Saturday our littlest friend Kira Standeaven was baptised in a lovely little ceremony held in Stu and Rach's backyard. Kira was so well behaved until handed to her new Godmoter. As the Priest handed Kira to her Godmother with the words it is the Godmother's responsibility to care for the child no matter what and with perfect timing Kira spat up all over her leather jacket hehehehe The http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Toowoomba/blog-175681.html 17 Weeks Gold Coast Hospital Visit Today we spent hours of our lives wwwaaaiiitttiiinnnggg at the Gold Coast Hospital Antenatal Clinic. We will not make that mistake again We have not been happy with a new doctor we had just started seeing so for this month's monthly checkup we decided we'd visit the hospital ... mostly because it was free and I hadn't collected my Bounty Bag For those n http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-166883.html Hello All It has been a little while since Fiko's last blog...but before you panic and think we are on holidays again let me put your mind at rest. No we are not on holidays again but I am PREGNANT And I know you're all thinking it..........no there is only 1 baby Yes that's right 1 ...... no twins triplets or quads for this little black duck Yes Yes that's right we are going to have http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Burleigh-Heads/blog-156218.html Tevfik's weddingnbspAsia raquonbspAzerbaijan By Kate FikoApril 4th 2007Kate Fiko IsseverTevfik's wedding was great last night. They have a tradition where grooms friend will meet somewhere and then we all drive like crazy to pick his wifes from her parents house. From there we pick her up to get the where the ceremony and reception is happening. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Azerbaijan/blog-145118.html