Here we go again

I told you this political farce was far from over.

The Red army has fought back after the 3rd Prime Minister to be elected in 4 months took up his post. I'm no longer interested in names, however, this bloke is only 44 years old and was educated at Oxford.
He hasn't any policies and is only just deciding who should join him in cabinet, but hey, what the hell, good luck buddy!

6.2 weeks

As you can see from the photo Carla is getting bigger. Her last official weight was 3.710 kilo's taken a week or two ago. The Doctor says she could be bigger but there's nothing to worry about.

Apart from bouts of constipation, excessive flatulence and the nightly 'hissy fits' she seems to be a normal little bub. We've been treated to a few smiles (even though Carla has no idea what a smile is yet) which I can only describe as amazing and make me feel great.
We have started taking her out more often, mostly to a small park near the market in the late afternoon when it isn't too hot. She also gets lots of visits from family and friends which means she is not looking at me all day and I can go out and have some much needed downtime.
Hopefully it won't be too long before she meets her Aussie family as I'm sure she finds all the Thai conversations a little loud and confusing at times... I know I do.

Other news

• Carla was granted Australian Citizenship by Descent on the 25th November 2008.
• Bruce finally made it out of Bangkok on Friday night after a weeks delay. Thank Buddha it was the Kings Birthday, otherwise who knows how long the protesters might have stayed.
• The Peoples Alliance for Democracy or PAD (the current opposition party) look like forming a government which should appease the protesters, however, will probably incite the supporters of the current government in crisis, so it will probably be back to step one...

Congratulations Kate and Moff

Andrew Russell Moffatt.

Born: Wednesday 3rd December 2008 at 13:05 in Sydney.
Weight: 3.1 kg
Height: 50 cm

All the best mum and dad. Let the fun and games begin!

We had a technical

Finally back online after a faulty 'hard drive' left me without internet access and almost cost me my documents and photos. Thanks to Bruce's hard work (he is currently in Bangkok on holidays and now stranded) I'm back.
I'll try to make up for lost time by posting updates and photos with more regularity from now on.

Flatulence and the fire hose

After learning to be a dad for the last 26 days it's about time I talked about my experiences thus far. I'll begin with flatulence as Carla is definitely going to be a future champion. What surprises me most is there frequency. When we pick her up, rock her cradle or Wannida breast feeds, Carla farts and she just loves to create bubbles in the bath. Not even I have that much gas so the mind boggles.
Then there is breast feeding which I have no recollection of from childhood although Mum did tell me I was on the bags for between two and three months before graduating to the bottle. I watched with amazement as Wannida's bags increased in size immediately after she gave birth. So much so that supply has by far exceeded demand and poor little Carla looks like she is sucking on the end of a fire hose there is that much pressure built up. One of my jobs is mopping up after Wannida has hosed the apartment down. No joke!

Fun and games

A rare moment of peace and quiet between feeding captured by Wannida. I reckon I'm adapting quite well...

Carla continues to be a bit of a night owl so I sleep when I can (mostly during the day). Wannida hasn't been so lucky as Pik Thai is relentless. I'm helping as much as I can, however, the on the job training is really taking it out of me and sometimes I feel just like a passenger. Hopefully I get a handle of this soon before we both burn out. Thank God we don't have twins.