<![CDATA[The Tonkins]]> <![CDATA[Date, Weight & Fate]]> Madeleine (& Matthew) are due to have a baby in November and "Babybets" is all set up to take your bet.

]]> <![CDATA[Corporate Box @ AAMI Stadium ... What the?]]> There I was, minding my own business, when I received a call from my cousin who invited me (a representative of Baboosi) to partake in some afternoon football action in the Austral Bricks corporate box at AAMI Stadium, watching Port Adelaide take on Melbourne. It was 10 years since I had been to the football so I seized the opportunity. Overall it was a complete annihilation of Melbourne, pastries, seafood and Becks. Felt like a real big wig!

]]> <![CDATA[Clee's New Joint]]> Clee recently purchased a block of land over near Port Lincoln. Didn't come with a house, but it does have some mighty fine grass, a waterhole and an infinite number of locations she can roll out a swag on.

]]> <![CDATA[A Weekend of Photos]]> We took Joanne's mum out for lunch on Saturday and then on Sunday Bruce took Jett & Graeme to SASMEE Park (model steam trains that you can ride). Lots of photos. Lots of fun.

]]> <![CDATA[Annamie on Google]]> I haven't been around for very long, but within a week I was ranking in at number 17 in a Google search for my name (without surname). A couple of days later (today) I rank in at number 13. That's an international search by the way.

Amazing. Dad and Uncle Matt are most impressed. Mum / everyone else couldn't care less.

Do the search

]]> <![CDATA[Daddy's New Camera]]> Daddy bought a new camera and I was the test dummy. They're all a bit dark but I didn't have the heart to tell him that.

]]> <![CDATA[Ahhh...]]> The coffee bean: God's gift to parents to keep them on the better side of the brink of survival.

]]> <![CDATA[Even More Photos]]> More. More. More.

]]> <![CDATA[More Photos]]> And so the photo taking continues.

]]> <![CDATA[She's here!]]> Annamie Isabel Tonkin arrived this morning at 6:50. After a very long night for Joanne (and another long night of sleeping for Bruce), Annamie made her first public appearance. She brought little with her (other than the usual, now useless, baby making equipment). Everyone was expecting a boy, and whilst there may be a slight chance that the necessary component for that might have gone missing in transit, we'll work with what we've got. She's off to a good start weighing in at 4.37 kgs (9.63 pounds) - exactly one kilo more than Jett.

We'll be at the hospital for the remainder of the day, with plans to return home this evening. If you're keen to visit, today is out of the question. Arrange it with Bruce for another day. This week, next week, whenever.

Note: If there are any multi-millionaire brewery owners out there thinking of making baby boys - now is your time.

]]> <![CDATA[Date, Weight & Fate]]> Here are the facts:

  • It's due on the 13th of May, 2007
  • It's due on Bruce's birthday
  • It's due on Mother's day
  • The previous kid is a boy
  • The previous kid came out a day earlier than expected
  • The previous kid weighed in at 3.37 kgs
  • The grandson / granddaughter ratio of the Tonkin family is 1:1
  • The grandson / granddaughter ratio of the Brooks family is 15:8
  • The winner of the last Bruce & Joanne BabyBets was Graeme (everything correct except 30 grams off the weight)

And some other facts about babies:

  • The heaviest new born baby on record weighed 10.8 kgs (1 of these = 3 new born Jetts)
  • The lightest new born baby on record weighed 244 grams (1 new born Jett = 14 of these)
  • Newborns usually double their weight by six months and triple it by twelve
  • Babies are born without kneecaps
  • Relative to their weight, babies are stronger than cows
  • Babies are always born with blue eyes. Within a few moments of delivery their eye color can change

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14.05.2007 : The betting facility is no longer available. No news though. We're still waiting.
15.05.2007 : Still waiting.
16.05.2007 : Still waiting. Resorting to vindaloo and "alternate" measures.
17.05.2007 : Ummm... twiddling thumbs. Maybe the vindaloo wasn't hot enough.
18.05.2007 : We're starting to think Joanne isn't pregnant, but overweight in a localised area.
19.05.2007 : Yep. Definitely overweight.
20.05.2007 : Zzzz. Can someone wake us up if they can hear a newborn crying?
21.05.2007 : Joanne had an appointment with her midwife who was planning on using a tow rope to get it out.

]]> <![CDATA[Woah. Toot toot.]]> After seeing Pappa off Mum & Dad took me to go and see the Model Train Exhibition at Golden Grove. There were lots of trains and people and expensive machinery that I would have loved to get my grubby little hands on. I held back though and chose to watch.

]]> <![CDATA[Adelaide to Melbourne: Photos]]> And here are some photos from the first hour of the first day of Graeme's push bike ride to Melbourne.

Note that these photos (& others) are available for purchase from Bob Phillips' web site.

]]> <![CDATA[Adelaide to Melbourne: Video]]> There's no doubt about it. Cancer is a horrible thing and, unless you're a doctor or a scientist, there's not much you can do except raise money to help continue the research. You could knock on doors collecting money or you could ride your bike from Adelaide to Melbourne. We all know what most people would choose. Graeme chose the other one. He's not alone in being crazy. Fourteen other people joined him.

Here's some footage from their departure.

]]> <![CDATA[Tweed Heads]]> Here are a couple of photos we took today down at Tweed Heads, the beach was amazing. Matilda loved it.

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