Day 5..............

Well our wee guy is now a whole 5 days old and already I can't believe how much he has grown - can't believe that this time last week I was at a friends cocktail party still pregnant and now I am a mother of three! Max is doing GREAT, feeds so well, loves to sleep (just like his Dad on that score) and is spending a little more time awake each day - he's soooo cute! Both Paige and Millie seem to be quite smitten with him and certainly Millie's opening statment to anyone she comes across is 'I've got a brother Max!' which is really great to hear as I think it is natural to be worried how siblings will react to a new addition to the family!
A big thank you to everyone who has sent flowers, cards, gifts etc, it's quite overwhelming and humbling so THANK YOU!!! Also a big thank you to Max's amazing 'cyber aunties' on the shop website forum who are all scrapping a photo of Max each for an album for him - you ladies are just AWESOME and I know that when he is old enough to understand he will really appreciate it! A big congratulations also to our friends Mark and Shanelle who got married yesterday in Te Anau, sorry we couldn't be there with you guys, look forward to seeing the photos!

On the business front, wouldn't you know it but the very week Max arrives we have our busiest week ever! Murphys Law! Our Urban Lily shipment has left and should be with us in the next few days, these products are just gorgeous and extremely popular!
We are also expecting in August quite a few shipments of new product releases from the recent CHA Trade Show held in the States which debuts all the companies new product releases! So it's going to be a very busy time for the next few weeks!

Introducing Max...............

 

Hi everyone - very quick update on our beautiful wee boy who arrived 2 weeks early on Tuesday 25 July 2006 at 2.25am weighing 7lb 15ozs and was 54cms long.
We are at home and everyone is fine, if a little (okay who I am kidding) tired!
Will post more photos and details tomorrow! 

  

Yay - finally figured out how all those link thingys work on these blogs and even have put a clock on it! Considering I am a technical klutz, am quite chuffed I figured it out! So anyway, this is my new blog and means I can combine both the website news and our own news in one place instead of having to update two!
The photo above is of me and Paige, our second daughter also know as Paigey, pest or the destroyer, very different to her older sister!
Lots happening with the business, the big trade show for all the new products releases is on this weekend in the States and have been busy finalising all the new product lines the store will be carrying, there are some favourites releasing new products, but also some brand new companies we will be stocking which are very cool, the first of the new stock should be here in approx 6-8 weeks so remember to bookmark the site Scrapbook Essentials and check back as we will soon be loading the products for preorder!
Waiting, waiting - for baby no 3 to make their appearance, you will notice that I refer to the baby as they on here as there a couple of people who read my blog who want a surprise so ssshhh, no telling!!!!
Oh and a sneak peek of a very cool product line that I am hoping to have in store in the next 2 weeks.............



Also a big congratulations to Monique for her winning layout on the NZ Dares, great layout and I am actually contemplating finding the time to give this weeks dare a go!! Weather isn't supposed to be great so perfect opportunity wouldn't you say!