Welcome to baby Luke

The big news of 2009 is the entrance of Luke Thomas - our first grandchild. Born on the 27th March 2009, I was able to get to Sydney to visit him on his first weekend. Nothing like being a Nana




Dark haired like his Dad - even if it may not last. And blue eyed like his Mum - also likely to change. It will be interesting to see who he ends up looking like. Votes are that he looks like Pa Berkie (Ian ) at the moment - but I think that has to do with the hairline more than anything else and that too will change.



Anthony is as proud as punch and is getting lots of exercise walking Luke around the block when he has a bit of wind. Luke has taken a liking to his sling which seems to help settle him when his tummy is playing up.


Fresh air is good for babies and he certainly seemed to get a bit of that during his walks in the first couple of weeks.

Jenny is doing a fantastic job with him and has now pretty well sorted him out so that the issues of the first couple of weeks seem to be behind them - mind you Luke does seem to have a mind of his own - which does not always agree with his Mum and Dad's desire for sleep.

He makes the most wonderful faces. Lost of frowns as he listens to the voices around him and lots of forehead wrinkles as he tries to work out what is going out around him. I'm not biased - but a very focused and intelligent little guy if you ask me!

Hopefully, being in the same country (if not the same state) will allow Ian and myself to see quite a bit of him over the coming year as next year may see us offshore again.

Anyhow - call back soon to see some updates on the photos.