March 2007 mummies #4

[Elmopalooza]

happybirthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAELA

You still at work??

Lol nah not at work! I was babysitting my 3 nephews last night for my SIL cos she had to work (night fill) and had no-one to watch them.

Lana~ Hope you got home safely...your probably still :sleeping: hahahahaha you deserve it!



Hehe i didnt get up until 12pm today!! Amity woke up and lazy me gave her some milk and she went back to sleep for me! I fed Griff in bed and we ended up just laying there asleep together. I feel heaps better now!

is it bad that A flinches when M & D appear :laughing: only joking! she loves talking to them and M & D always kiss her. M & A were blowing raspberries at each other earlier. i have to keep more of an eye on M when shes with A coz she picked her up the other day! not happy!

Ouch, that rash looks nasty, poor little thing! Hehe Griffin closes his eyes when he hears Amity stmoping on into the room!! She never hurts him or anything, she is just always in his face!! But is really cute because when they are in the car he just sits there and stares at her!

Hollie - I sort of know how u feel because i split with Amitys 'donor' when she was about 3 1/2 months old. I have never looked back though. I think everything happens for a reason and that obviously i was meant to meet him to have Amity then go our separate ways to get together with Sam (again). :hugs: for you!

I only really skimmed through the posts, sorry!

I didnt get home until 1.30am this morning and finally got to bed at 2... I was so buggered this morning that i stayed in bed. Once i got up i went to the shops though and bought my SIL's birthday present.

[defaipe]

great sleep in lana :D (wouldve been better if you went to bed before 2 tho lol)

my mum went shopping today.. my girls now have uggies haha. SO cute! D's are like 2 sizes to big coz its the smallest they had.. she's only like a size 4 in shoes.. but she refused to take them off. and M cant wait to wear hers tomorrow at 'school' to show her bestie Mia.
anyway mum was in her element coz they had upto 60% off in some baby/kids clothes store..
actually lana its in freo so i'll get the addy from mum if ya want.. she said theres heaps of girl stuff.. not much for boys..

i bought A new baby bath wash & shampoo & this body balm.. its so greasy but meant to keep the moisture in. its the QV range from the chemist. no more bubble baths for her! hopefully she grows out of it. see what the dr says anyway..

hope you had a great day Michaela!!

[Elmopalooza]

Sheree - Kids look so cute in uggies!! I would love the name of that shop! Im always up for a bargain!

Sam has sensitive skin too (always has) so he can only use soaps/gels etc WITHOUT Sodium Lauryl Sulphate as that is the one that irritates sensitive skin.

Grrr... got AF back yesterday. Not happy. Once we decide whether or not we want any more kids i would be so tempted to have a hysterectomy just so that i dont have to put up with AF any more! Know they wont let me though, as its considered as quite a big op.

Very quiet on here tonight....

[Little_Toad]

http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/f...80#post1612580
but thought I'd jump in here where I made such a big deal about how clever I was and admit my stupidity to you all!

Well done blue gin, it takes a very brave girL to do that.
Luckily there are no boys here to laugh!!

Shezi, that looks exacley like over heating.
Perhaps dress her in cooler clothes like a tshirt and ,ake her warmer with blankets. Monty goes beserk with anything long sleeved but seams to be ok with a blanket. his rash has cleared up.

Thanks again for all your thoughts.
progress today....
Frog found a place near by to live, when he got home he admited to a few things which made me feel better cause the best thing about our relationship was trust. I am very understanding and non jealous and practical. He knows I need to be able to feel good about our relationship so we'll spend time living apart while he spend time fixing himself. He definitely wants us to be a family and loves us both to pieces.
I have to be honest, my feelings change by the hour. I don't feel sad at the moment, more practical and want frog to feel good about himself. he can come and go when ever he likes and see "the rodent" and have dinner and bath time with him too.


So i feel ok about things. Had a fantastic climb so hopefully will get some sleep tonight.

Helping frog move this weekend and he can take half the furniture and everything else he needs so his place is comfortable. We've decided not to say anything to friends and family who don't need to know, we'll wait if we decide not to be together or not till we do that.

We really do/did have a fantsastic relationship ad its worth not abbandoning uneccesarily. In the 3.5 years we've been together we've only had 2 teeny little fights.

Where is the birthday girl?

Elmo... MASSIVE sleep!! Lucky girl.

I think Monty is going to pull out a big one tonight too.
Frog kept him up and entertained, he did a jolly jumper session and played with frogs face for 20 minutes, and frog took some fantastic photos of him. When i got back from climbing they were on my computer screen. Big smiley happy toadlet.

Brendans mum On Idols ~ my biggest crush was with...George Michael! Silly to think about it now, wouldn't want to say it out loud. Mne was Andrew ridgley.
Strange when you are 14 you don't realize they were infact GAY!!

Better do some work before sleepies!!

[BlueGin]

Awesome sleep Lana, nothin better than lazing around in bed in the mornings, especially in this weather!

Shezi, I am hanging out for some Uggy photos, they sound so cute!

Well done blue gin, it takes a very brave girL to do that.
Luckily there are no boys here to laugh!!

:hugs: Thank you sweetums!
I think it's so great that you and the Frog are being so mature about this, it would be awesome if after some time to sort himself, he was able to earn a spot back in the pond with you two. :fingerscrossed:
Very clever not to go around blabbing it to all your friends and family, makes it so much harder to get past!

Kes has been screaming most of the evening, not sure what's bothering him but even when smiling and playing... suddenly his lower lip will stick out and we're back to square 1 :rolleyes:
I hope tomorrow is a better day for him, can't be much fun having whatever it is that is bothering him so much :(

[library-laksa]

thanks for all the lovely happy birthdays! i had a good day, tried to sleep in but nowdays 8.30 and i am wide awake! oh well, we went out for brunch then went shopping at the myer sale :D our parents came round for some cake in the arvo. we've both made our curry pastes from scratch for sat night. Al has his simmering now. i'm cooking mine on sat coz its seafood. his is lamb madras. now we're just sitting around watching tele with Harper, he'll be off to bed shortly.

i had a crush on george michael too! i thought he was so hot, i couldnt believe it when i got older and found out the truth!!

Lana- that sux about AF, i am hoping mine takes many months...

Hollie- good to hear frog can live close by. my divorced parents did a great job of co-parenting, we spent equal time at each house, they always got along well. i'm sure you two will be the same, if you don't decide to give it another shot down the track :hugs:

[defaipe]

lana :eek: are you serious? i thought with a hysterectomy your put on the tablets(HRT) so its like being on the pill.. or is that just after having tubes tied? ok now im confusing myself! hehe
anyway chris said he wants me to get it done coz he said getting the snip would hurt! oh and something about balls swelling:laughing: sook. not happening. i said if he doesnt want anymore then he can get do what he wants.. my body is staying as is:D

[library-laksa]

i agree, Sheree! my dad had the snip and it was minor. i've told Al after bub#2 he should get it done if he wants any action again :laughing:

[defaipe]

oops missed all the posts after lanas coz i left the page open for ages..
hollie not sure about heat rash only coz i dont overheat her.. she's never swamped in clothes or anything.. usually dressed in long sleeved bonds pants and top. its really weird coz its only flared up in the last week or so. but i'll definitely try shirts and blankets tomorrow and see how we go. thanx for the tip:)

great to hear your day went well Michaela!

bg i will take some piccies tomorrow :D i hope kes is feeling better:hugs:

[Elmopalooza]

LL - Glad you had a good day! Get some nice things in the sales?? Yeah i think it has come back now because Griffin isnt exclusively breastfed any more.... Just another pro to add to the list of reasons to breast feed (makes me so sad not being able to :crying: )

Gin - Aww i hope Kes is feeling better soon! Could he perhaps have a tummy ache?? Thats what Griff does when he has one thats all.

Sheree - Have you changed laundry powders or anything like that recently that could possibly have made it flare up?? Different creams or soaps maybe??

I know a hysterectomy sounds a bit extreme but i am just so sick of having my period! It goes for like 8 - 9 days and after that long my body starts to get a bit of a reaction from tampons and pads.... not nice at all.

[defaipe]

lana i was only thinking about that. i bought a new laundry liquid for chris's clothes but the girls one has stayed the same(purity). i hope it is just heat rash..

since having M my period isnt that bad.. before her i would be laying on my stomach but all tucked in knees to chest wrapped around a hot water bottle for a day.. i was on so much pain. had more pain in my stomach then i did during labour!!(i labour in my back for some weird reason lol) and it would last 5 days.. i dont envy you tho with 8-9days! i understand why youd contemplate a hysterectomy..

ok whoops bed time! its 10.30 over here. goodnight!

[Little_Toad]

lana, do yo get bad clotting with your AF too?
Have you tried different kinds of pill to control it?

I actually used to get this when I was about 16 when I first got my AF, mennoreaghea (sp?). I think it can be quite normal for younger girls to grow out of having heavy bad periods so try wait a few years before considering drastic surgery.

While we are on the topic of TMI stuff and since we used to discuss all our bodily fluids while we were pregnant.
Since I've had toadlet I've had heaps pf discharge, almost like the mucus plug consistancy. No smell, not coloured, fairly clear or creamish.
I just had my first Af at 13 weeks too. Any ideas?

I've updated my toadlet photos, some with the nes Frog took last night.
Also got the devil nappy I made for him.

[Elmopalooza]

LT - Yep sometimes the cots are bad. Im not on the pill anymore, i had an IUD inserted. RE the discharge i am the same (and always have been). They say it is normal and apparently just your body's way of keeping everything free from infection. You go can get it checked out if you're worried though.
I will have to have a look at your new pics later.

Griff did the worst poo last night! His poo is really starting to change to those horrible bottle fed stinky poos!!:barf:

[nemosmum]

ok so we've been moved on to a new thread lol BUT I feel like ive missed a couple of days
Firstly Gin what did you admit to as the page wont open now??? and Im as curious as a cat lol

iris is teething and on panadol and brauers teething relief which seems ot help heaps
how do i know shes teething I hear you all ask :D

A mother knows is my offical response BUT in actual fact her right cheek has been red for days lol shes got alot more saliva and I see lil white heads in her gums

it is freeeeeezing here I need your fire Anna hahahaha

Off to playgroup today O loves it he asks every morning "playgoup today?":D

have a good day


oh and I had a crush on corey haim how embarrassment:o

[defaipe]

just a quickie coz im in the middle of getting everyone ready hehe. hollie LOVE the devil nappy!! :laughing: how cute is he!

[Caithi]

I've updated my toadlet photos, some with the nes Frog took last night.
Also got the devil nappy I made for him.

oooooooooh hes so cute - I just want to squeeze him! :hugs:

iris is teething and on panadol and brauers teething relief which seems ot help heaps

OK, I wil also go with gut o this one too and say Nai is teething - well I think she is.....

Her bottom rim of gums feels really hard, they look a little swollen, and she is comping down hard on evryting in her reach, has become a bub that dribbles ( she never reall spews so for us to use a bib is really new ) and she is shi^tty. lol

[defaipe]

well i heard A wake and finished folding the two towels i had left.. as i walked to my bedroom i heard her screaming.. and i mean screaming.. never done that before! M had picked her up & put her on my bed:mad: :eek: i was fuming! she went straight to her room. bubby is fine but i still dont know what happened. all this from her being there 1minute before me..
cant even put a gate up in my room coz M can pull it down.

[tazzystone]

well i heard A wake and finished folding the two towels i had left.. as i walked to my bedroom i heard her screaming.. and i mean screaming.. never done that before! M had picked her up & put her on my bed:mad: :eek: i was fuming! she went straight to her room. bubby is fine but i still dont know what happened. all this from her being there 1minute before me..
cant even put a gate up in my room coz M can pull it down.


Gosh lucky all is OK!! Would've scared you though.


LT love the photos, he looks like such a happy baby.

Jacey slept well last night, woke at 5.30am and then 10am!!! I got up at 8.30am and I could've slept until 10am too :(

Went to town to buy some warmer clothes and she was an angel.

Oh and she is starting to self wean I think :thumbsdown: For the past few days the afternoon feed have become a nightmare!! she wont latch on and just screams so I give her a bottle of formula and she will take it and then offer my boob and she will latch on fine. I think she hates that I dont have the let down straight away and she is too lazy to suck for it when she is hungry. I dont mind in some ways as I really want to go fishing in 4 weeks time. I hate messing around with expressing so if she is happy to take formula everynow and then I'm happy too.

Oh Lana - I'm not looking forward to those stinky nappies either!! Is Griff fully formula now??

[nemosmum]

well i heard A wake and finished folding the two towels i had left.. as i walked to my bedroom i heard her screaming.. and i mean screaming.. never done that before! M had picked her up & put her on my bed i was fuming! she went straight to her room. bubby is fine but i still dont know what happened. all this from her being there 1minute before me..
cant even put a gate up in my room coz M can pull it down.

Sheree~ OMG:eek: thankgod all is ok but its scary huh :hugs:

O has tried to drag iris around on her playmat once before BUT she was too heavy lol so he gave up:laughing:
I would die though if he attempted a full blown 'pickup' as I know he'd probably drop her*godforbid*

got the cutest pics of them today (before playgroup) in matching camo pants...have to share
kisses
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/pixie009_edited.jpg

cuddles
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/pixie008_edited.jpg

[defaipe]

re M picking A up. yep what scared me the most is that there is like a 20cm gap between my bed and the portacot.. just enough for her to fall between. i felt sick.

aww iris & orlando are too cute! love the matching pants hehe.

mum picked M up from daycare today as she's been wanting 'nanny' to get her.. i was glad about that tho coz its freezing outside so didnt really want to get D & A out in the cold.

taryn atleast you know if you do need/want to go out that jacey will have a bottle. thats what worries me about A. she doesnt like bottles.. i know they say babies wont starve themselves BUT i tried weaning M at 9months and didnt breastfeed her for 12hours and she still wouldnt take the bottle. my kids are clearly weird. D hated bottles too, she went straight to straw cups at 9months.

[tazzystone]

Jacey again refused the boob this afternoon on her last two feeds. She wouldnt even take the boob at all on the last feed and drank 200mls!! Looks like I will wake up with pamela anderson boobs in the morning!! I should take advantage and express but we have someone looking at the house tomoz so I have SOOOO much to do, as we were not planning on anyone coming though until we move out.

Nemosmum those pics are gorgeous!! Love the look on Iris's face when O is kissing her!

Anyone shutting down computer for the night.

bye

[BlueGin]

Sarah-LOL, you're nosey like me aren't you! Just kidding, I was admitting that after plumbing in the hot water myself (and thinking I was pretty ace) it turned out there was a leak and I had to call a plumber in :o. He turned out to be a total failure which is where all the drama started, but after all that, my bro realised that it wasn't my fault, the part was damaged!!! *sigh*
THose pics are so cute, you must be one proud Mummy making two such beautiful babies!
I hope poor little Iris is feeling OK with those nasty toothypegs attacking her :hugs:

LT-love love love love love those photos, Toadlet has such cherubic features! The octuplets is great :yes:

Taryn-great, you'll be able to fish without worrying!

Shezi- :hugs: that would be terrifying, let's hope she was just giving her too tight a squeeze and she was protesting!

Thank you all for your concern about Kes, he was just as screamy this morning, though almost the second I put a finger in his mouth (he chomped down like a vice!) he fell asleep...
Anyhoo, I took him to my old doctor today and got him injected. Horrible experience, though so glad I took him to that doc as he was very caring about it. Kes screamed like mad but was fine as soon as I picked him up which was a relief!
ALas, he has been upset all day, just like yesterday, restless and sooky, trying hard to smile but crying a lot.
Where's my sunshine boy?

[Caithi]

M had picked her up & put her on my bed

OMG! :hugs: all is ok! Phew.

kisses
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/pixie009_edited.jpg

cuddles
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/pixie008_edited.jpg

:laughing: Thats so cute - matching and everything - cant wait till I can do that:yelclap::fingerscrossed:

[Elmopalooza]

Oh Lana - I'm not looking forward to those stinky nappies either!! Is Griff fully formula now??

Nup not fully on formula yet lol... Im taking my sweet a$$ time hey! I just dont want to have to give it up!

Sheree - OMG!! You were only talking bout that the other day when you were here too! Thank god she is ok! :hugs:

Gin - Aww i hope Kes feels better soon. You reminded me to book Griff in for his needles too!

Had work today which was good... only a short day again but next week is end of month and its a BIG one!!

Amity was in knickers at day care today. She had 3 accidents where she asked to wee but just as they got to the toilet she wee'd. Oh well, at least she can tell when its coming now.. She did make it to the loo twice though!

ETA: Hollie love the photos and his nappy!! Sarah - LOVe the matching pants (and Iris' top!)

[jaimie]

Ok im barging in girls...!
Roxy is still up three times a night and i feel so awful because im considering giving her a bottle n the vain hope of getting more sleep.
Jazz was sleeping thru at 3months so i know im only comparing but i am just so shattered. What should i do? I already know the answer because i will feel guilty giving her a bottle for no good reason....
Im so jealous Taryn!! Jacey seems such s good sleeper.
Shez- How scary! I would have been as mad as hell!
Lana- Yay for Amity!!! Wearing knickers is a big step. Well done.

[Caithi]

Is the hole on the top of the head supposed to dip in?? Ive just never noticed this before?? Is this normal?

[Caithi]

Ok im barging in girls...!
Roxy is still up three times a night and i feel so awful because im considering giving her a bottle n the vain hope of getting more sleep.


SERIOUSLY... My saving grace is expressing one huge bottle during the day ( say 300 mls0 then giving it to her in three amounts for the three feeds before bed time - ( they are close )she sleeps in:yelclap: lol BUT she wont go to seep now beore 11:00/12:00 he he:eek: :laughing:

[Elmopalooza]

Is the hole on the top of the head supposed to dip in?? Ive just never noticed this before?? Is this normal?

Yep it is meant to dip in. If it is RAISED though you need to get it checked out!

[Caithi]

:laughing: Couldnt help it lol.....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/IMG_1333.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/IMG_1329.jpg

Matching beanie & scarf

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/845.jpg

Penguin

[Caithi]

Yep it is meant to dip in. If it is RAISED though you need to get it checked out!

Excellent! Phew - I had just never realised that it dips in and at some angles you can see it pulsating lol - glad its normal. Thanks:hugs:

[Elmopalooza]

Lol no worries! It looks weird watching it pulsating hey!

Every night Sam puts Amity to bed and i go in once he has read her her boks and say goodnight. WELL, tonight i was folding some washing and went to put it away when i realised that he had been in there for a while.... This is what i found:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/Amitys_mum/DSC01808.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/Amitys_mum/DSC01807.jpg

Too cute hey!!

[defaipe]

lana that is cute! did you leave him there or wake him up? haha.
and i know with A its just that i cant leave her anywhere while they're awake. she was in her cot earlier while i was doing dinner and the girls sort of came and went but i was watching where they were and i knew they couldnt climb in the cot so silly me thought everything was fine. WELL A had moved position to the cot bars. my fault really coz i shouldnt have let them be in there but i could hear them talking to her and i dont want any jealousy like they're not allowed near bub. but her safety comes first obviously so they're not going to have a choice.
cooking is the main prob coz i cant have her in the baby bjorn.. too dangerous with hot food. once she's a little older she can go in her rockin jitter bug car but at the moment she's only happy in there for short times.. jolley jumper is out as well coz the girls try to help 'bounce' her.. and chris cant help coz i cook before he gets home. oh well i'll sort it out. just thinking out loud..

love the pics caithi! the scarf & beanie are too cute! poor little chicken doesnt even look like she can move in the last pic lol!

bg lets hope kes is back to his happy self tomorrow!

quick q.. with heat rash can it spread to bubs face? A has the same rash on her chin and cheek. its eased a little on her chest but still really scaly..

[Little_Toad]

Caithi, naias is gorgeous. Monty would go beserk if I dressed him uo lke that, the most i can put on him is a long sleeved t shirt and he hates hats.

Love the photo of Sam and Amity.

Monty's fontanelle isn't visible at all, no dip, no pulsating.. nothing.. is this a problem?

[nemosmum]

Sarah to caithi~


S...Wow you have such great taste in accessories! COK right? for the beanie? LOVE IT!

C...Yeah its sooooo cute huh!




Iris to Anais~

I....:eek: Aw gawd your mum bought one for you too hey

A...Yup:rolleyes: does yours itch?

I... YES :yes: I just wanna do this :banghead: to try and get the damn thang OFF!


Hahahahahahahahaha
Iris has one too she hates it hahahahaha


Anais on the penguin suit...."WTF Woman get me outta here like NOW!!!!!"
hehehehehehehehe
super cute though!

[defaipe]

Iris to Anais~

I....:eek: Aw gawd your mum bought one for you too hey

A...Yup:rolleyes: does yours itch?

I... YES :yes: I just wanna do this :banghead: to try and get the damn thang OFF!

hahahahahahahahaha

[nemosmum]

This is what i found:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/Amitys_mum/DSC01808.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/Amitys_mum/DSC01807.jpg



Sam to Amity~

S... shhh I hear ya mother quick pretend your asleep
A... I will if you stash the M&M's and the red frogs
S...:sleeping:
A...:sleeping:

S...hmm I think shes gonna take a pic hold it hold it hold it
A... Im trying but i wish she wouldnt use a FLASH oh well too late

S...few that was a close one
A...yeah i know are the M&Ms melted?
S... nah all good here have a red one
A...thanks dont mind if I do, btw you were really believeable especially the part where you drooled
S...yeah I know I'll have to teach you that one some day, works everytime;)


:laughing: ok ok Im bored this morning!

[tazzystone]

Very entertaining nemosmum :D I like it.....

[defaipe]

A...thanks dont mind if I do, btw you were really believeable especially the part where you drooled
S...yeah I know I'll have to teach you that one some day, works everytime;)


:laughing: ok ok Im bored this morning!

:laughing: you might be bored but im entertained! lol

hollie i dont think its a prob. can you feel the soft spot? A's doesnt do anything either..

[annsam]

Sheesh! Dont come on for one day and you chat so much you need to start a new thread!:rolleyes: LOL.

Gin, sorry to hear about the plumber. What a pr*ck.

Is Kes still taking a dummy to sooth?


LT, how you doing with the move? Glad to hear your dad is coming to live with you. That sounds like it could work out really well.

That discharge you are talking about sounds like it could be your fertility clicking back in. Sounds like the infertile mucous after ovulation?? Maybe its just in abundance while your body sorts itself out. Thats all I can think.

Monty is just gorgous! Love the big white nappy. Is he wearing leg warmers?

Dont worry about the fontanelle, it may just be like Leahs and small. I cant see hers really either as its only the size of a 10c coin.


Lana, have you considered getting a Depo-Provera injection or one of those thingys they insert in teh arm? I think they can do 5 year ones now but I have no idea the effects of AF.

gorgous photos of Amity and Sam. LOL.


Sarah, our first teether! Oh the babies are growing so fast aren't they.

Great photos. Your kidlets are so



Jaimie, leahs still up 3 times too. 11.30, 2.30 and 5. Sam was sleeping through at 7 weeks. I too have considered giving her a bottle but I think I'll just keep plodding through till shes on solids. If shes still performing then then I'll look at boiled water or something as there will be no need to be waking so much.


Caithi, if it dips in too much its a sign of dehydration but by the sounds of it with Nais 300mls thats not an issue :laughing:

The photos are gorgous! She doens't look entirely sure about the penguin thing LOL.


Wow that took a bit.


Marc and I have a date tonight :eek: . Actually going out to the gold class movies to see shrek. Think thats all our attention spans can handle at the moment :laughing: .

Madam is calling..........

[BlueGin]

LOL Sarah, very entertaining :laughing:
Anais looks so squishy and snuggly in that last one, I love winter suits!
I got so freaked the first time I noticed the pulsating head, luckily I was at my parent's so they were able to tell me it was OK.

Shezi-let me know if you figure it out eh? Been wondering what to do when cooking too! He likes his 'walker' a little bit more, but only lasts 1 minute max before the bottom lip sticks out :rolleyes:

Lana-those photos are adorable! What a beautiful pair :hugs:
Hey, do you ever watch Power Rangers on Saturday mornings? Going by the pictures I've seen of you on here, there is a girl ranger who looks just like you! :laughing:

ALso, you may have been right about Kes's tummy hurting, I can never tell what's wrong with the poor little fella. Ended up going to bed at 8:30 last night as he wouldn't stop crying, the second we lay down he fed and slept like a dream, LOL, I don't wanna go to bed at 8:30!!!

[annsam]

ALso, you may have been right about Kes's tummy hurting, I can never tell what's wrong with the poor little fella. Ended up going to bed at 8:30 last night as he wouldn't stop crying, the second we lay down he fed and slept like a dream, LOL, I don't wanna go to bed at 8:30!!!

Tip from the baby whisperer, if whey they are crying their tounge curls up in a point (like a lizard) then its usually a sign of pain.

Also, if they are overly fidgety and pull their legs up it usualy means tummy ache or discomfort.

[BlueGin]

Gin, sorry to hear about the plumber. What a pr*ck.

Is Kes still taking a dummy to sooth?


Thanks, he was such an idiot :rolleyes:
Yep, he still loves his dummy, but it wasn't working too well yesterday, I guess he was too far in to the overtiredness already. It only seems to work when he is in a reasonable mood and 'wants' to settle.

**EDIT: so when their tongue curls in from the sides kind of? Thanks for that, I'll watch out!
He does bunch up a lot when he screams, but sometimes it looks more like he is just trying to writhe around to show his anger, maybe it is his tummy!

[BlueGin]

Going off on a tangent here... but I just realised that my little boy doesn't even have 1 teensy fat roll! People always think he's chubby because he has a ginormous head and double chin, which is all they see, but underneath his clothes he is all bone and muscle :( Not a great deal to cuddle!
Anyone else have a scrawny baby? ;) :p

[jaimie]

Going off on a tangent here... but I just realised that my little boy doesn't even have 1 teensy fat roll! People always think he's chubby because he has a ginormous head and double chin, which is all they see, but underneath his clothes he is all bone and muscle :( Not a great deal to cuddle!
Anyone else have a scrawny baby? ;) :p
I have one Gin!! She has tiny litle fat rolls on her thighs but she is by no means chubby....still so damn cuddly though!

[BlueGin]

Hehe, just a petite bebe eh? I'm a bit nervous of a naked Kes, he's all flailing limbs and ribs and a huge head :laughing:
(A big benefit of cloth nappies, that boy has no botty to grab without them!)

[jaimie]

Hehe! Sounds so cute!Cloth seems to fill the pants nicley doesnt it!
Roxy's bum dimples if i squish it!!

[nemosmum]

Marc and I have a date tonight Actually going out to the gold class movies to see shrek. Think thats all our attention spans can handle at the moment

Ok totally green with envy hahahaha:yes: :D
Ive never been Gold Class before you'd better wear your sunnies you dont want to be recognised Anna; you might here people whispering "ooohh ahhhh there goes that famous Doula you know the one on the march bubhub thread:yes:":laughing:

Gin~ O is the same you should see him with no shirt his ribs stick out and his got this really thin waist BUT everyone comments "oh his a big boy isnt he *insert nodding bobbing head icon here*" coz of his overly large rather precious chubby wubby irresitable cheeks!

That said he is tall for his age his the same height as most fo the four yr olds at playgroup and his not even three yet....only 3wks to go though awww my lil wee laddie *insert sad mummy face here*

[AquaDevil78]

Wow sooo many posts... need to catch up big time.

Well this is a proud mummy post.. so i apoligise in advance.. :laughing:

Ok Number 1: I have rescheduled A's sleep routine so he is now down by 10pm and sleeps thru til 8am. So mummy can now go to bed at a decent hour. :yelclap:

2. I was playing with him yesterday (as normal) and gave him one of his rattles and he held it in his right hand and exchanged it to his left, back to his right.. clever little man.

3. I have been showing him how to hold his dummy and put it back in his mouth himself, and he is actually starting to get the gist of it slowly and has managed to put it back in a few times.

4. When i fed him yesterday he actually grabbed his bottle with both hands and they stayed for the entire feed. Now all he needs is the strength to hold it himself.

So a lot has happened last couple of days.

Ok off to read the abundance of March mum's chat. :wave:

[annsam]

Yep, he still loves his dummy, but it wasn't working too well yesterday, I guess he was too far in to the overtiredness already. It only seems to work when he is in a reasonable mood and 'wants' to settle.

**EDIT: so when their tongue curls in from the sides kind of? Thanks for that, I'll watch out!
He does bunch up a lot when he screams, but sometimes it looks more like he is just trying to writhe around to show his anger, maybe it is his tummy!

Leahs having a day like that today. completely went to pieces earlier whaich isnt particularly like her. now asleep in our bed after 50 mins of cuddling to sleep.

the tongue curling from the sides is supposed to mean wind i think. the tongue curling up to roof of mouth is supposed to mean 'a' pain. i will have a look later to make sure thats how it goes.

i find it useful now to put leah on her tum after a feed as she usually does big burps. not for long though as she has a full tum.

Going off on a tangent here... but I just realised that my little boy doesn't even have 1 teensy fat roll! People always think he's chubby because he has a ginormous head and double chin, which is all they see, but underneath his clothes he is all bone and muscle Not a great deal to cuddle!
Anyone else have a scrawny baby?
Sam was exactly the same.:yes:

Ok totally green with envy hahahaha
Ive never been Gold Class before you'd better wear your sunnies you dont want to be recognised Anna; you might here people whispering "ooohh ahhhh there goes that famous Doula you know the one on the march bubhub thread
*
LOL, youre such a dag! :laughing: Considering we go to the movies once every 3 years I figure why the hell not!:yes: Think the last movie I saw was Grease the original. Well, maybe not quite that bad but you get the picture ;)

[annsam]

AD, congratulations on your proud mummy post!!! What a clever boy! :yelclap: :yes:

[nemosmum]

:yelclap: Antonio what a clever lil munchkin you are!

Anna~ your such a show off but this time you've gone too far...Grease the original? hello that was made the year I was born not something to brag about hun:eek: :rolleyes: :laughing:

Poor lil iris, shes doing teething pooeys nasty ones (shes done 5 in the last two days) her lil bot bot is red and sore but do you think she complains? no shes an angel!

Her hair has started to thin and turn a fugly brown colour *insert screaming "NOOOOO" mumma face here* LOL
The same thing happend to O's beautiful black curls......please please stay curly and black!!!

[Little_Toad]

Iris to Anais~

I.... Aw gawd your mum bought one for you too hey

A...Yup does yours itch?

I... YES I just wanna do this to try and get the damn thang OFF!

Thanks Sarah, needed something to make me laug.

Annsam.. frog is moving his things as we speek (type). Just got a backpacker to help with some furniture for him. Got to pack up some itchen things as well so he doesnt have to buy anthing. Luckliy I have enough things that he can have what he needs. Did have to buy a kettle though, and a new iron for me. and Monty bought him a sandwich toaster thingy.

I go in waves of feeling pi$$ed off, sad for frog, pity for frog, broken hearted for toadlet and not giving a cr@p.

I have a very tired toadlet today. Fell asleep during eating and then being held by Frog.. he NEVER does that!

Anyone elses babies still clench their fists alot? Or scratch their faces? Toadlet rubs his cheeks raw, I have to put moisturiser on his face.

Fantastic photos elmo!

We saw a 10 month old today and Monty is the same size as him. ??????

Have fun on your date Annsam! Nice weather for special cuddles too! .. damn! no more of those for me for a while.

Hehe, just a petite bebe eh? I'm a bit nervous of a naked Kes, he's all flailing limbs and ribs and a huge head
(A big benefit of cloth nappies, that boy has no botty to grab without them!)

Hilarious.. he may have issues when it comes time to get him ro sit up@ Put a counterweight in his nappy.

Jaime.. Toadlet has cellulite on his bum too. Quite cute. Actually , come to think of it, that could be the FIRST thing that Monty has of mine@@!!! YEAH!!

Sarah... are you on drugs today?

2. I was playing with him yesterday (as normal) and gave him one of his rattles and he held it in his right hand and exchanged it to his left, back to his right.. clever little man.

Clever boy Antonio!! I can't get Monty to do that, his fists are always clenched. How is his tummy time going?

Bluegin, have you started your item for the MCN swap? I started cutting mine out last night.

[AquaDevil78]

Tummy time is going well LT... Neosmum A's hair is going blonde... err mum and dad have dark hair... damn i knew i shouldn't have slept with the milkman.. DOH!

:laughing:

[nemosmum]

Hollie~ yeah the valium finally kicked in:laughing:
Nah just a boring day at home with no dh and no O so Im bored outta my mind as iris is such an angel

Took her for a long walk before lunch,

have done three loads of washing,
Vacumed (after taking claratyne for my allergies) swept and mopped kitchen/dining area, put fresh linen on all the beds, scrubbed the bathroom and am still bored senseless!!!!

Tummy time is going well LT... Neosmum A's hair is going blonde... err mum and dad have dark hair... damn i knew i shouldn't have slept with the milkman.. DOH!


ok hun have to say this its NEMO not NEO LOL its been driving me crazy for weeks:laughing: :kiss: love ya though...........yes blame the valium if you like hahahahaha I know I will:D

[Elmopalooza]

Sam to Amity~

S... shhh I hear ya mother quick pretend your asleep
A... I will if you stash the M&M's and the red frogs
S...:sleeping:
A...:sleeping:



Lol the way Amity is acting at the moment i wouldnt be at all surprised!!

Lana-those photos are adorable! What a beautiful pair :hugs:
Hey, do you ever watch Power Rangers on Saturday mornings? Going by the pictures I've seen of you on here, there is a girl ranger who looks just like you!

ALso, you may have been right about Kes's tummy hurting, I can never tell what's wrong with the poor little fella.

:laughing: really!? I will have to watch it to check it out now!

If you think it is Kes' tummy i find that laying Griff on my lap n his back and cruching his legs up to his tummy while making circles helps, also 'cycling' them like he is on a bike helps too. Or laying him on his tummy so that he can do little farts.

Tummy time is going well LT... Neosmum A's hair is going blonde... err mum and dad have dark hair... damn i knew i shouldn't have slept with the milkman.. DOH!



Hehehe Looks like Griff's hair is going lighter too! Surely i cant have TWO blonde haired, blue eyed babies!! (sam and i are both dark featured!)

YAY for Antonio! What a clever little man.

Sheree - You need to get a backpack one like Hollie has, that way you can still cook with her but she is away from danger.

Anna - Have fun at Gold Class. I have been to the one over here and its awesome!!

Hollie - Griff still scratches his face sometimes if his nails are too long.

Just went to a friends house for the morning and a bit of a party. Its kind of funny because her eldest and Amity always have a 'battle of the wills' lol.

[defaipe]

Antonio you clever little man!:yelclap:

well i officially hate this weather. i just want to go for a walk but it keeps raining and is so windy!! stuck indoors all day long.. not happy. dont worry i'll whinge in summer that its too hot lol.

i think A's hair is turning red like D's hehe.

[BlueGin]

Hey all! I've been reading the thread lots today, but haven't been able to reply...
I popped Kes in the sling this arvo for a walk to the shops (I'm the designated baker for the next Mother's Group meeting) and he was so cozy that I left him in there till just before! It was so nice to have him in there all happy (looking up at me, dozing, sucking his hand) for a change. He stayed in 5 1/2 hours! I was all for taking him out to feed, but DH convinced me he needed the sleep, and he seems fine now so I guess he was right. It was so sweet when I got him out eventually, he wouldn't eat because he was so busy grinning at me, I think he missed me!

Anyhoo, great to hear that Kes is not alone in the boney-baby ranks! I just assumed that all babies had rolls (I know we did! LOL).
Lana-For some reason he screams when left lying on my lap, hates it. He does give humungo burps after feeding, I hold him up and he stands on my lap looking baffled then lets rip :laughing:
I might try him on his tummy a bit more, maybe propped over the zoo pillow, do you think that may help?

LOL LT, yes, when he tries to pull himself in to crawling position he occasionally rockets forward face first, same when he's on my lap... he leans forward to look at stuff and I have to hold on tight! :o
I hope you have a peaceful and relaxing night tonight, a big step having Frog set up in his own place, but great that it's over with IYKWIM...
As for the MCN Swap, I'm still pondering (procrastinating...) what to do, I stalked my swapee but she gives nothing away in her posts about fave colours or characters or anything. Shame you don't use woollies, I wouldn't mind making a nice little woolly frog! :laughing:

AD-Antonio is coming along in leaps and bounds! That's pretty amazing that he can figure out not just how to hold something, but how to get the other hand ready to take it too!
LT-Kes is still a clenched fist boy most of the time, I can gently uncurl them to insert his rattle-ring, which I have to do to help stop him knocking his dummy out, LOL

Oh, and what's this about hair changing? I thought if they had it at this age, that it wasn't going to fall out :( Not happy Jan. Grrrr, I love my little Flacco head boy.

[nemosmum]

Thats what I thought too Gin.....BUT O's fell out on top he looked like george constanza for a couple of months till it grew back (grew back fugly brown)

Now iris's is thining on top too ARGH!

btw while im thinking of hair.....caught a lil peek fo yours the other day in one of your pics and um its glorious (what I saw of it anyways hehehe) it reminded me on that girl off the pantene ad!

Finally found a gorgeous dummy for iris and no its didnt cost me $45 lol

She will only take the tommee tippee nub dummies and ive been using lime and purple with sea animals on them (which dont co ordinate with any of her outfits :no: :eek: :laughing: )

So am thrilled that I found two pale icecream pink ones with lil princess on them one says fairy princess the other Little princess super cute and perfect for her christening!!!

anyone else bored and alone on a sat. night????
just had a belgium self saucing choccie pudding and feel sick blah!

[Elmopalooza]

Lana-For some reason he screams when left lying on my lap, hates it. He does give humungo burps after feeding, I hold him up and he stands on my lap looking baffled then lets rip :laughing:
I might try him on his tummy a bit more, maybe propped over the zoo pillow, do you think that may help?



Yep i think that sounds like it will help too! If you are out and he starts getting whingy maybe even try laying him across your lap face down (so his chest is on one knee and his groin on the other). You can then either rub his back or pat it gently. That helps Griff too.

Not all babies hair falls out. Amity's never did yet Griff had a bald patch on the back of his head!

Sounds like Kes sure did have fun in the sling! If he is ever asleep when he is due for a feed again i say just let him sleep, he will wake when he is hungry.

Sarah - yay for finding matching dummies lol. I was the same with Amity, they had to match!

I might even scan a few baby pics of Amity on later so that i can show you her hair. When she was born she had dark brown hair! Now it is strawberry blonde! :eek:

Just been cleaning the bathrooms as we have a rent inspection on monday. Poor Sam has been weeding the garden/pavers while its been p!ssing down! Poor guy! Love him to bits! I so cannot wait until our house is built.

[defaipe]

i bought those same dummies for A! SO cute hey. she wont take them tho but D is having fun with them anyway haha.
oh and at around 7.30 i will be alone :D everyone will be asleep! YAY!

BG nope definitely not every bub is a chubba. just as many petite little ones around:yes: my girls hair never fell out either.. M's just lightened up heaps.. went from brown to blonde & D's went from really dark brown to red lol. i think thats what A's is doing.. i must get some more family pics taken. we look ridiculous.. both parents dark brown hair & dark brown eyes with 3 blue eyed blonde/red haired girls!

[Little_Toad]

Giggle.. I just logged Monty's feed in the excel spread sheet and I saw frog had written next to his last session "out with nasty daddy".

Can't believe how good the toadlet was this evening!
Frog took some things down to is new place and I went with the toadlet in the backpack, we then went and had dinner at a restaurant, toadlet didn't squeak once, sat happily on my knee. Came home, bathed him and he giggled and gurlgled for 20 minutes flaoting in the bath.
he then scoffed 220 mls down half an hour before his feed was due and then gugled himself to sleep.

BG, i don't feel "happy" about frog moving out, I think he needs some time to get some things fixed up and sorted out and I sort of feel ok about it. .. this hour.

Very bad asthma today, going to tidy up the bomb shell I live in (Sarah, want to come do that seeing as you are so bored?) Cut out a couple of nappies abd then go to sleep all alone in my big bed!

xxxx



B

[defaipe]

heres the latest pic of A's rash. i posted in the eczema section.. to see if they think it might be it.. its gotten worse.. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls071Small.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls072Small.jpg
and here she is being cute :D http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls073Small.jpg

where is everyone?!

[Bambaloo]

Hi girls ... 2 threads to catch up on, 40 something emails, taking 4eva cos don't have broadband ... & I am tired as ...

Did my sister's tin, got one for E but didn't buy the paper & embelishments for hers yet cos it came to over $100 as it was, at least tins were buy one get one half price. Check out links to pics of it here:

http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=57761

So stressed about money atm as usual at this time of yr cos of electricity bill, rego, insurance etc ... plus hadn't done groceries in like 2-3 weeks so that was $300. I got all those bills after i spent that $$ but we'll be fine, I just have to be good.

Had birth class reunion today. We all get on really well. Us mums are having lunch in the next week or 2. I can see us all being gr8 friends. As for the other MG I don't like the one who is organising at her house but like the others. This one sent a spreadsheet & everything for us to complete instead of using the rough handwritten sheet from NPG.

What's happened to E's sleeping? I am so stuffed.

LT - Glad you & Frog may work things out. I think it's a good idea about not telling ppl who don't need to know & I think it's also good about your dad. That will be wonderful, it's good you 2 are so close. $600 for rent?! OMG! I thought $270 was exy (well it's cheap now for around here but somehting else would be around $330).

LANA - Glad you got a good sleep in! RE AF I used to get it for like 9-10 days bad & with heaps of pain that I'd have to stay home from school prob 1 day each AF? The pill helped but then (TMI WARNING) I couldn't wear tampons anymore (only started after I had s3x) then a couple of yrs ago the prob was discovered was vaginismus plus the endo. I am not on pill now cos made me so sick going back on it. Hopefully it doesn'tcome back as bad as it used to be though. Still sticking with pads for now but will have to practice with tampons again cos of E starting swimming. I'm scared! Yay for Amity too!

Cute toddlers/older siblings with bubbas!

GIN - Hope Kes is no longer a grizzle guts ... maybe a growth spurt?

SHEZI - OMG I hope A is ok! At least M is 4 - my niece (2) tries to pick E up lol but we are there so stop her. She is such a mum, it's so cute. Also, apparently when I was a baby I never took a bottle either, went straight to cups & poppers. Hated dummies too tho!

Cute photos everyone!

SARAH - Haha love the monologues! I think E has been showing teething signs since 6 weeks. Her cheeks are constantly red now, heaps of drool, white lumps under gums & chews done hard on fists, toys & dummy. Does that sound about right?

GIN - Yes Bonds has fleecy jumpers. I got it from Big W. I luv Big W. She has a zip up hoodie with matching track pants plus that bonds fleecy jumper plus drawers full of clothes bursting out! E dosn't usually get a bare belly cos i use the singlet suits mostly. Do they stretch over MCN's?

AD - Yay for Antonio!!! Clever boy proud mumma :) E's latest thing is kisses. Something else you said A did E does too but can't remember what it was lol.

Ok couldn't read/write anymore as too tired. New Rule - DH gets up Sat nights & lets me sleep Sundays = he slept til 12 today so he can have Sat sleep-ins. I prob won't sleep past 8-9am anyway lol. I still have to nudge him during night to get up to her i bet.

Have a good night. xoxo

[Elmopalooza]

heres the latest pic of A's rash. i posted in the eczema section.. to see if they think it might be it.. its gotten worse.. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls071Small.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls072Small.jpg
and here she is being cute :D http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls073Small.jpg

where is everyone?!

OUCH! :eek: That looks so sore! Poor thing. She looks so much like D in that pic!! What have the girls in the eczma thread said??

Sam is asleep on the couch, Griffin is in bed and Amity has been asleep since about 3.30!! I put her down for a late nap (expecting her to only have about 1 hour if lucky) and she has slept right through!

[Little_Toad]

Shezi, that does look a little like excema.


SYDNEY GIRLS: meeting (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=101928)

What do you think?

[defaipe]

lana all the replies so far think it is eczema. they've been giving me great tips tho so :fingerscrossed: it heals up and is just a once off. still getting it checked with dr anyway.. i cant believe it got worse after using the QV stuff. going to just use water from now on.

what time do you think amity will wake up? she is such a good sleeper when she does sleep through the day hey! same as M. she will dodge a nap if possible but if she sleeps its atleast 2hours!

sarah once your finished with hollies place.. feel free to drop past here :D

i hope you're feeling better hollie. i've said it before but i'll say it again.. monty is a dream bub!

enjoy your sleep in carrie! my sunday mornings usually involve me kicking chris till he gets D up, then he brings her in and goes and sits on the lounge till i get up then he goes back to bed:rolleyes: kids ofcourse trail me around hehe. i find weekends so boring. atleast during the week the girls and i have routine. love weekdays :D

[defaipe]

carrie the tin is gorgeous! what a great idea!

[defaipe]

just read out birth stories.. seems like it was years ago..

goodnight all!:wave:

[Caithi]

Caithi, naias is gorgeous. Monty would go beserk if I dressed him uo lke that, the most i can put on him is a long sleeved t shirt and he hates hats.

But she has no choice :devil6: lol she cant move - just bought a pair of fairy wings for her - thats my next mission lol

Shes been a bumble bee, a cow, a bunny at easter lol he he

Anais on the penguin suit...."WTF Woman get me outta here like NOW!!!!!"
hehehehehehehehe
super cute though!

:laughing: Just scared Mark lol - just blurted out laughing lol

Caithi, if it dips in too much its a sign of dehydration but by the sounds of it with Nais 300mls thats not an issue ..

Lucky lady - date night?!! :yelclap:

Actually it was quite a dip - maybe I should pump some more??

Going off on a tangent here... but I just realised that my little boy doesn't even have 1 teensy fat roll!

Nai has tiny rolls on her legs but has cellulite??:detective:

btw while im thinking of hair.....caught a lil peek fo yours the other day in one of your pics and um its glorious (what I saw of it anyways hehehe) it reminded me on that girl off the pantene ad!

anyone else bored and alone on a sat. night????

HAIR - Got mine cut, left it up to her ( as she was apparently the princlpal or something )- BAD MOVE!!! Paid for my mums as well( she needed a bit of a make over as well ) and it cost $660!! (including products) - THEY CUT A FRIGGIN FRINGE I AM NEVER GOING OUT AGAIN! can I name the shi$$y salon on here?!

Yes - alone again lol - mark is asleep - nai is asleep (starting to try to get her to bed earlier - fell asleep by 11pm tonight yay.

Cut out a couple of nappies abd then go to sleep all alone in my big bed!

Thoughts are with you babe - offer is still there. xoxo

and here she is being cute http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls073Small.jpg


I really think she looks like nai!!


SYDNEY GIRLS: meeting (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=101928)

What do you think?

Sounds good - maybe we can also try another one?? My house is still free if anyone is interested??

[Caithi]

I was actually "slapped" today.....

Mark & I were at warringah mall minding our own business in woolworths when I heard this lady screaming at her child (around 4) to shut up then she said "fine, im leaving you here."

She walked off, he looked so sad, started sobbing, and she didnt come back.:eek:

I went up to him (Nai on Marks chest in baby thingy) and told him it wold be ok, mummy was coming back etc then she came back ( like 3 mins later ) and grabbed him by the top of the arm, dragged him up the ailse and started yelling at him again. He was of course very stressed and crying then when he wouldnt stop crying she slapped him on the thigh like 5 times!!!! Really hard..


So I yelled out hey! and went up to her and pulled him away and said if you want to slap someone slap someone your own size...

and she did. On my arm but still!:eek: OMFG!

If Nai hadnt of been there I would have knocked her out - what a bit4h!!

The only joy that came out of it was he stopped crying and everyone was glaring at her... I felt so bad for that child..... I wish I had done something but what can I do?:banghead:

[AquaDevil78]

:o Sorry NEMOSMUM :hugs:Valentine:laughing:

Dan Lysdexic figers.

(See what i did there)

[Little_Toad]

The only joy that came out of it was he stopped crying and everyone was glaring at her... I felt so bad for that child..... I wish I had done something but what can I do?

Caithi. you DID do something. Well done!

[nemosmum]

Sheree~ yup I def. think thats eczema, I would ask your gp for a referal to an allergy testing clinic, best thing we ever did for O and maybe cut out some things from your diet that can trigger eczema like dairy products, eggs, strawberries etc etc
poor lil A its not nice, shes so adorable in that last pic Sheree!

Carrie~ that sounds nice about the birth reunion hope you guys stay in touch as how great is that your kids will all grow up together, great networking!

Am going to go sneek a peek at your creation after typing this post:thumbsup:

Yes re~ the teething I use the brauers teething relief when shes just grizzling BUT when shes screaming I use panadol as soon as the sweet nectar hits her lips she cooos with relief lol

Sheree and Hollie~ I'll just grab my broomstick and head round to your places to do some stepford wife cleaning okey dokey;)



So I yelled out hey! and went up to her and pulled him away and said if you want to slap someone slap someone your own size...

and she did. On my arm but still! OMFG!


WTF ~ to the woman
and
:yelclap: for you Caithi you've got balls alot of people would have just shook their heads and kept walking That is such a great line to btw "slap someone your own size!" im going to use that
What did Mark do when the woman slapped you???
Mike would have gone off his head!

Sorry NEMOSMUM

Dan Lysdexic figers.

(See what i did there)




Hahahaha no worries hun you guys are probably more than used to me spelling to like *ot* that and of like *fo* that hahahahaha
I was just in a weird mood yesterday *Im off my meds now so im fine hahahaha*



Sydney meet up~ I have asked for the details of that meet but probably wont be able to make it
What about a weekend meet at Hollie's to cheer the ole girl up hahahaha only joking but a wkend meet would be great, I'll bring Bliss icecream???? hmmm bliss:D

[tazzystone]

I go in waves of feeling pi$$ed off, sad for frog, pity for frog, broken hearted for toadlet and not giving a cr@p.Sarah... are you on drugs today?

LT, Those emotions sound pretty normal for what you are going through!! It must be pretty tough on you, I bet you are trying to be very strong for Monty as well! Maybe once Frog is out you can work out a good routine for you all and :fingerscrossed: you can one day be a happy family again, but if not, sounds like you guys will be great friends for Monty's sake.

I was actually "slapped" today.....


OMG That's terrible that she actaully slapped you!! And you are very brave!

Jaimie, Jacey is not the best sleeper - only sometimes!! Lately she has been waking at 2am!! I thiknk formula gives her a tummy ache! Anyway I'm going to try my hardest to take the time to express or at least start so I get a let down and can latch her on. I think I may be just forcing her to feed instead of when she is hungry :o She woke up at 8am this morning, tried to feed her at 8.45am and she wasnt having it, so thought well if you are not hungry I'll put you back to bed and she went straight to sleep!! SO, maybe she is refusing the boob cause she is not hungry. Its just hard when it is 6pm at night and she does it cause I want to get the kids off to bed so I can go to bed early too. But if she wasnt hungry she wouldnt take 200mls of formula either!

Heading around to my mums today as she is having a birthday party for Logan!! They are going away for 2 months and will miss his second birthday so are having an early one for him! Very exciting. I get tears when I think my parents wont be around for 2 whole months!! Logan asks for them daily now when he sees them nearly everday - how will he go not seeing them for 2 months :crying: And who will I phone every day to chat to. I phone mum every day, once or twice! Not looking forward to them going. When they went away earlier in the year Logan asked for them constantly - its going to break my heart. And my parents. Thank god for email though! I can send them video footage of the kids. Mum is spewing they decided to do the trip (around the world). I told her Jacey could be crawling when she gets back! - she said dont remind me :mad: I dont think she will be though.

OK well better go, packing to do - tomoz is the BIG moving day! I wont have internet for a couple of days either

[annsam]

Chatty mummy's!

Well 'date night' went well. Leah woke and drank a huge bottle then fast asleep till 1am :eek: Not like her at all. Im tireder today than ever because I think my body started remembering what sleep was like LOL. Sam went to bed well, fell asleep behind the bedroom door and when I went in to check on him I hit him in the head with the door. Opps. LOL. Only lightly though, he just rolled over and stayed asleep till I moved him to bed.

Shrek 3rd was good but not as good as the others. Soooo great to just sit in a reclining chair and have a glass of wine with no interuptions and not having to speak to anyone. Bliss. Will do it again next month I think.

Leah had a naked kick on the wool rug by the fire this morning. I love my fire on a rainy day.


Anna~ your such a show off but this time you've gone too far...Grease the original? hello that was made the year I was born not something to brag about hun
LOL. What year was that? Its the first movie I remember ever seeing at the pictures. Showing my age. :o


Annsam.. frog is moving his things as we speek.

Anyone elses babies still clench their fists alot? Or scratch their faces? Toadlet rubs his cheeks raw, I have to put moisturiser on his face.

How did your first night go? :hugs: Hope it wasn't too hard.

Yes, leah still clenches fists and scratches hell when shes upset.

Actually it was quite a dip - maybe I should pump some more??

Sounds good - maybe we can also try another one?? My house is still free if anyone is interested??
If shes dehydrated, she'll also be very lethargic, eyes sunken and when you push your finger into the back of her hand, it will stay white for a while rather than the colour come back quickly. Its natural for it to dip and such. I wouldn't be concerned. Its not dehydration weather unless shes being over heated but you'd know that because she would be grumpy and a bit sweaty.

We REALLY need to do a meet. The only weekend Im not free is the 7th/8th July as my step-father is coming over. Other than that Im free as a bird but I am oncall for births pretty consistantly up till October now so may have to do a last minute backout though its not likely.

I was actually "slapped" today.....
:
What a witch!!! :eek: Id have had her up for assult. Then see if she curbs that temper.


Re the hair, Sam was born with brown hair and it blonded up (really blonde) quite quickly. Leahs seems to be staying brown. he didn't seem to loose his hair but I guess he must have for it to have changed colour. With blonde though I guess its less obvious.

Breastfeeders: If you express a bottle, how much does baby drink now? Leah seems to take anywhere from 120ml - 160ml but last night finished a 190ml bottle so I dont know if Im doing enough or too much......

Ok, madam is calling.

Have a great day.

[jaimie]

Ok just read the lst page and now im itching to see what happened to you Caithi!!! Will go back and have a look.
Anna- Im envious! How nice does that recliner and wine sound! Lucky thing. Yes you should do it every month too.
Hollie- Breaking up sucks doesnt it? As Sarah said (i think) once Frog is gone you can get started on a normal routine for you and the rodent. Hope you feeling ok today.:hugs:

Ok...who else still feels like a fat whale?? I am constantly bloated and i cant stop eating sweets (hmmm...is there a link?)and i know i have lost all my weight but my stupid tummy still sticks out. Its impossible to get out for proper walks as Jazz hates the pram and Roxy isnt too keen on the Bjorn for long and if we do try to go for a walk Jazz wants to hop off her bike all the time....grrr. I know im making excuses but if Roxy would take a freakin bottle i could go to pole dancing classes or something. Sorry for my vent, just feeling fat and ugly....
Hope everyone is having a nice sunday:)

[annsam]

Ok...who else still feels like a fat whale?? I am constantly bloated and i cant stop eating sweets (hmmm...is there a link?)and i know i have lost all my weight but my stupid tummy still sticks out. Its impossible to get out for proper walks as Jazz hates the pram and Roxy isnt too keen on the Bjorn for long and if we do try to go for a walk Jazz wants to hop off her bike all the time....grrr. I know im making excuses but if Roxy would take a freakin bottle i could go to pole dancing classes or something. Sorry for my vent, just feeling fat and ugly....
Hope everyone is having a nice sunday

:yes: :yes: I cant seem to loose the weight and am really into sweet things too. Cant get enough (again, perhaps a link? :detective: :laughing: ). Apparently the sweet craving is a craving for carbs according to a natropath I know.

[jaimie]

Hehe...glad im not alone. Do you think its the breastfeeding causing the sweet cravings perhaps? Because i thought i heard you need more calories when b/f than when your pg. Carbs i eat heaps of too....:o
On that note..Dh is offering me a bloody Magnum! How can i resist?

[Bambaloo]

Morning girls ... no afternoon woops ...

Sheree - My sleep in was wonderful thank you! It would've been better if Dave woke on his own to get E during the night but at least I didn't have to get out of bed except when she woke around 7am this morning & he wouldn't wake up. She was due for a bottle & I brought her into bed & we stayed there a while then Dave got out cos i had a dead arm & she had a cat nap on his side. When she started crying he got her & fed her (& asked me if she needed a bum change - wtf? lol). I went back to sleep til around 10am! Yay! She woke me up crying & I ended up getting up then & feeding her after Dave changed her.

The dishwashing fairy had visited this morning too - I had asked D to do it but didn't think he would! Then I got pancakes!!! I am STILL in my PJ's! E loves them as bright green with care bears (they say "Shake that bear behind" lol) & she always stares & smiles at them.

How is A's exczma? (sp?) I find sorbelene helps mine & also (obviously A can't use this) Garnier Body Cocoon. Luv that stuff.

LT - How are you going? How's Monty?

Jaimie - nice to have you back - I feel like a fat slob too. I was losing weight rapidly when I was a bit depressed, constantly expressing, mastitis etc but now I am happy I am gaining weight. I am not eating much but since I have been prg i now like a can of coke (could never have them before unless a sh!t load of ice as made me throw up with my reflux) plus still have a very sweet tooth & back to choc every day. I ate better when I was prg as lost my choc craving ... weird hey ... Am trying ot get out & walk but my front pram tyre is f&*^ed so makes it hard.

Sarah - Wanna come do cleaning a la stepford wife style here too?? Lol. I clean every 2 days (just quickly with windex or spray n wipe) cos Ella keeps sneezing with all the dust - i hate windy weather! The thing is I'd only clean once a week when working but do a proper good clean & now I do quickies every couple of days. I see dust on white shelves in room or bathroom & I am like racing to kitchen to clean it!

Reminds me, better hang washing out...

CAITHI OMFG!!! What a cow!!! Good on ya hun!!! Hail Caithi!

We're gonna prob go for a bbq or picnic down the point around 2pm if the wind dies down so prob should go have a shower & get dressed soon hey. lol.

Have a beautiful Sunday

[Little_Toad]

Tazzy, have a great day for Logans b'day.

Caithi, would there have been security cameras at the sop you were at?
Dob her in, get her for assault and for wacking her kid.

Well done Leah on the biggish sleep!

Annsam. surprisingly enough the whle Frog moving out thing isn't boythering me. I know the problem isnt a relationship problem and he's doing what has to be done to fix it up. We are still going out to dinner unches etc, hanging out and this morning we took him for a swim.
Daddy's First swim with Monty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7918637@N06/607157441)
Mummy and Monty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7918637@N06/607157593/)
Monty being dunked. (http://www.bizztools.net/misc/dunking.jpg)
Toadlet asleep on the way to the pool (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7918637@N06/607157485/) (dont get used to this Monty!)

Sydney girls meet. Any time for me!!

Hair colour. Monty's is less bright ginger and is getting a bit darker.

Frog keeps saying to Monty. Mummy isn't like us is she. cause they look so similar.

jaimie, have you tried putting jazz in a backpack? They are around $200. You could put Jazz in there, get a super duper work out from walking with her on your back and put Roxy in the pram. Toadlet loves his.
I've been scoffing down about 2 tubs of Bliss a week, but for some reason I dont seam to be putting on weight, it may be because I am training harder with my climbing now I dont have to lug the toadlet up there with me.

Carrie you lucky girl getting pancakes! I make Frog "toadcakes" every weekend.

One hour till my pram is sold, had 4 bids so far.

[nemosmum]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks002.jpg

Priceless:laughing:

[Elmopalooza]

I know im making excuses but if Roxy would take a freakin bottle i could go to pole dancing classes or something. Sorry for my vent, just feeling fat and ugly....


Jaimie - Griff was the same re not taking bottles then a friend recommended the Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature ones. He loves them, maybe you could give them a go with Roxy?

Carrie - You lucky girl, you! Pankcakes and a sleep-in, I am jealous!

Hollie - LOVE the pics! Hehehe i love the little dunking sequence and the "dead toadlet" at the end lol!

Caithi - OMFG!! I cant believe she actually hit you! That poor little boy. Its one thing to give your child a slight smack on the leg if they are being naughty but another thing all together to slap them 5 times!! That mother quite clearly has issues.

Taryn - How nice, having a little party for Logan before your folks go away.

Anna - Yay for Leah!! Would be nice if she could do that for you every night! Glad you had a good time at the movies.

Its my SIL's birthday today so i organised with my sister to go halves in a Pandora bracelet. She loves my one so much and i think she really deserves it. I bought her a few charms too (only 3 as they are a bit $$) and then also told my mum to get her one too seeing as though she wasnt sure what to buy her. I think she really liked it! She cried when she opened the cards that my mum helped her two eldest boys to make for her as well.

[Bambaloo]

Oh Hollie those pics are classic! I love them, Monty looks like he is such a water baby! I can't wait for Ella to start swimming lessons. We practice at home with tipping a cup of water on her face etc & she doesn't seem to mind! I also love "Toadcakes" ROFL :) It is wonderful that you & Frog still can have meals together, hang out etc & I hope he can sort himself out so your relationship can possibly become something more again. I am so proud of you though because it must be hard on you with the separation so I can tell you are a very strong independent sexy mumma & you guys are great for doing this for Monty. I just wanted to tell you that I admire you hun.

Lana, what's a Pandora bracelet?

Ended up going for a massive walk along beachfront today. Ella slept in pram, it was nice. I will feel it tomorrow! Lol. I am gonna try & walk every day. Just have to cut out the sweets!

Caithi if that stupid cow left a mark or anything & you are going to press assault charges TAKE A PHOTO. That way, once she is charged & been to Court if she is convicted you can claim Criminal Compensation. Legal Aid covers all Crim Comp cases & you pay back a contribution at the end but the amount depends on the amount you end up with. Only thing is there is no point going through with it if she didn't hurt you much or left you 'emotionally scarred' as it is a long process. If you want anymore info let me know & I'll see what I can remember! (Duh can you tell I used to run these files at work?) Basically a lot of Affidavits, statements, paperwork, psych visits, medical reports. Some cop we acted for was claiming for a girl scratching & spitting at her so she didn't get much. A bit pathetic really considering she should've been used to heaps worse.

Ok off to watch BB. Night!

PS BRISBANE GIRLS - WHO WANTS TO COME TO P&B EXPO?

[Elmopalooza]

Carrie i will PM you the link for the pandora bracelet cos im not sure if im allowed to post the link.

[nemosmum]

Landie had a lil lamb

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks018_edited.jpg

I straightend Iris's hair...she doesnt look to impressed I hear her mumbling through her new dummy "Bring back the fro" hehe

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks015.jpg

I bought this for a dear friend (we saw her at the funeral last week, she always buys the kids such lovely pressies
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks016.jpg
its for her 9yr old dd hope she likes it....if not im including the receipt and they can exchange it
I think its adorable though:p

[Emma 80]

Evening everyone :wave:

Lovely photos LT...can't wait to take Cooper swimming, i'm sure he will love it.

Caithi, I would have reported that woman what a cow. Well done for standing up for the little boy.

Shezi that rash looks nasty, hope it gets fixed up soon.

LOL Sarah, Iris looks so cute with her hair straightend. And love the pressie.


Sorry I haven't been on much, haven't been really well. Had blood tests last Wed and rang up for the results on friday and all they said was I had low Iron again and there were abnormalities with the test. So have to go back tomorrow to the docs.

Cooper's been really good, and he slept for 13 hours last night so very happy, except I couldn't get to sleep til 3am and then he woke up at 4am so I went and got him a bottle and by the time I got back he was asleep again :rolleyes:

Anyway hope everyone else is good and have a lovely night.

[library-laksa]

must be quick, house is a sty after the party and i promised i'd sweep... will be back on later or tomorrow.
Breastfeeders: If you express a bottle, how much does baby drink now? Leah seems to take anywhere from 120ml - 160ml but last night finished a 190ml bottle so I dont know if Im doing enough or too much......
i'm lucky if i can get H to take 100ml from a bottle now, he is very anti at the moment!

Ok...who else still feels like a fat whale?? I am constantly bloated and i cant stop eating sweets (hmmm...is there a link?)and i know i have lost all my weight but my stupid tummy still sticks out.
me! :yes: i know its my own fault, its the chocolate, i just love it! i did before i was preg so i can't blame it on the b/feeding!

On that note..Dh is offering me a bloody Magnum! How can i resist?
Al always buys me sweets too! can't resist. we have a 1/4 of an icecream cake still to eat mmmmm

Hair colour. Monty's is less bright ginger and is getting a bit darker.
i love the dunking pics!
Harper's hair is brown at the back (he has like a rat tail going on lol) then his new hair on top is getting very fair. DH and I were both blondies when we were little.

ok i gotta clean *sigh* been putting it off all day

[Little_Toad]

EEEEEEK Nemo'sMum! pooor Iris.
I love her afro.

Carrie
I am so proud of you though because it must be hard on you with the separation so I can tell you are a very strong independent sexy mumma & you guys are great for doing this for Monty. I just wanted to tell you that I admire you hun.

or ,maybe I'm just a cold hearted B!tch.
Thanks :) nice of you to think that.

Frog just left after watching a dvd and din dins.
he had a bath with toadlet ad when I came in he said "Who's this? It's freaky looking Mummy!, She doesn't look like us! "
I'm the odd one out !

Hmmm. I tink I'm having a brain freeze .. my "!" key doesnt seam like its in the cprrect place. Maybe from using my blackberry, it's in a different position.

Mighty night girls. Lovelyy to spend a little bit of my weekend with you as always.

[Caithi]

OMG That's terrible that she actaully slapped you!! And you are very brave!

I phone mum every day, once or twice!

OK well better go, packing to do - tomoz is the BIG moving day! I wont have internet for a couple of days either

LOL - I just cant handle big meanies - it just eeeeeeeeks me.:banghead: Stupid biaaaaaaaatch! Should have slapped her back! JK


If shes dehydrated, she'll also be very lethargic, eyes sunken and when you push your finger into the back of her hand, it will stay white for a while rather than the colour come back quickly. Its natural for it to dip and such. I wouldn't be concerned. Its not dehydration weather unless shes being over heated but you'd know that because she would be grumpy and a bit sweaty.

Breastfeeders: If you express a bottle, how much does baby drink now?

Ok, none of that now but next time f it happens wll try that - thanks for your wisdom oh great one! :laughing: :hugs:

I express and she drinks - no sh#t - 300 mls in three very close feeds but I read somwhere that they should have 5 feeds per day of 180 mills - slighty hard when its coming from a boob because you just cant tell - but expressing I would aim for that maybe?

[Caithi]

I cant seem to loose the weight and am really into sweet things too.

Thank god! I thought I was the only one to put on weight after I lose the baby fat urghhhhhhh:thumbsdown: Maybe its to do with breast feeding?:detective:

Caithi, would there have been security cameras at the sop you were at? Dob her in, get her for assault and for wacking her kid.


Hey good idea - do you think if I showed it to "someone" that they would also work on her anger problems wih her child? Is this possible?

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks002.jpg

Priceless

:laughing:

Its my SIL's birthday today so i organised with my sister to go halves in a Pandora bracelet. .

What is a Pandora bracelet? :o

Caithi if that stupid cow left a mark or anything & you are going to press assault charges TAKE A PHOTO. That way, once she is charged & been to Court if she is convicted you can claim Criminal Compensation.

No, no marks lol - would have def knocked her out lol ( Im a qualified boxing instructor lol - however I do think that my bark is worse than my post baby saggy *** body fat galore bite! lol ( Can you tell that I hae my body at the moment?? lol )

[Caithi]

"Bring back the fro" hehe

Hey... Bring back the fro indeed!!! :laughing: :yelclap:

So have to go back tomorrow to the docs.

I hope all is well babe - sucks being sick - hope they work out what is wrong!:hugs:

[Elmopalooza]

Thank god! I thought I was the only one to put on weight after I lose the baby fat urghhhhhhh:thumbsdown: Maybe its to do with breast feeding?:detective:

Hey good idea - do you think if I showed it to "someone" that they would also work on her anger problems wih her child? Is this possible?

What is a Pandora bracelet? :o


Dont worry gals, i have put on 3kg too!! I lost every last little bit of my baby weight then all of a sudden i was up 3kg again! NOT HAPPY! I cant really see it anywhere other than my tummy pudge section. (or maybe its just because im used to the rest of me being wobbly!?)

I think if you showed it to the right person they would definitely want to help with her anger.

Re Pandora bracelet - ill PM you the link (just in case ;) )

Emma - I hope you are feeling better soon! How is Cooper??

OK, my boobs are sooooo sore!! So far today i have had to release a little bit of milk 3 times, and thats just this afternoon! Its really hard trying to give up that last feed. They are so sore that it feels like any minute my nipple is going to go flying across the room! And to make things worse the bottles i bought for my Avent breast pump dont bloody fit so im having to hand express a little bit each time. There is so nothing sexy about it!

[defaipe]

ok well good news is bubs rash isnt eczema. its a reaction to a viral infection.. she has a sore throat so dr is assuming its her body fighting it off. she is going great tho. heres the rest of the story..
i feel like sh!t. A fell tonight:crying: i was holding her on my lap sitting down and D as always was climbing. she jumped up on her and M's little table and chairs and fell right infront of me.. i ofcourse lent forward to grab her with my other arm. she went down and grabbed A as she fell. i thought she landed on her back.. i was wrong. she landed on her head.. on her forehead just above her hairline. and on the tiles :crying: i have never felt worse to be honest.
yes i know it was an accident. but that doesnt make it any better. i am here to care for my kids. i am their mum. now my 16week old daughter has an egg on her head because of me. its just not right.. i cant believe i didnt stop it from happening. i have been so stressed about the kids hurting her yet it was me who ended up doing it.
we were at the hospy in minutes, they saw us pretty much straight away. she seemed fine to them but we stayed for over an hour and she was checked on heaps. they said the first 4hours are the main ones with anything to do with head trauma. she was alert and smiling and talking to nurses. her usual self which is great. i just feel so sick & keep crying..
anyway thought i'd keep yous upto date. seeya

[Little_Toad]

Shezi!!

Don't frett sweetheart, my mum dropped my eldest brother on the kitchen tiles on his head too, and he was the only one of 5 children that turned out normal!!

[Elmopalooza]

Oh hun BIG :hugs: :hugs: It is sooo not your fault! It was an accident. You cant blame yourself for something like that happening. As you said, you are there to keep them safe and guess what, that is what you were doing! She was safe on your lap and D was in trouble so naturally you went to protect her as well when she started to fall.

Remember, kids/babies are pretty resilient! Amity threw her full cup (hard plastic) at Griffs head when he was only a few weeks old!! They cry for a bit (more out of shock and being scare than anything) but they get over it and are fine.

You are a fantastic mother and it is plain to all of us how devoted you are to your girls. If you weren't you wouldnt be feeling so bad right now. :hugs: :hugs:

[nemosmum]

sheree~ these things happen, shes fine thats the main thing BUT i totally understand your feelings I would be just the same hun:hugs: and for A's lil head:kiss:

Emma~ hope everything is ok hun:hugs:

Michaela~ I'll just finish up at Hollie&Sheree's then pop round to clean your place hahahaha happy cleaning!

O was a bit unsettled last night and came into my bed so you can imagine how squashed it was lol the kids slept well pity I didnt woke with lil elbows in my face, then later an arm across my neck trying to 'cuddle' but really strangle me lol

we all have a bit of a cough/sore throat this morning

re: weight loss Ive still got 20 to lose lol BUT have lost all babies weight
Im trying a new detox tea as i am a big sweets junkie too! oh and cranberry juice with water....makes me go to the loo 100 times a day but hey it must be working my tummy is less bloated

:wave:

[annsam]

I express and she drinks - no sh#t - 300 mls in three very close feeds but I read somwhere that they should have 5 feeds per day of 180 mills - slighty hard when its coming from a boob because you just cant tell - but expressing I would aim for that maybe?

How the hell do you express 300ml! :eek: Im lucky to get 150ml in a whole days expressing.

DH and I just had a major fight. Well actually, I fought, he blamed other things that he has NO RIGHT to blame. Long story but Im p*ssed as all hell.

Ok onto other things.

Shezi, not yoru fault hon. Things like this happen. We aren't perfect all the time.

Cant remember what else. Still steaming.

Have a good day girls. Im off to the other side of the city to see an old friend whos just had her own first bubba. Gonna love the trip as Leah screams after 5 minutes in the car and this is a 40 minute trip. fun fun.

Edited: forgot to say, last night was the first night Leah has only woken once!!!

[Little_Toad]

Annsam, that's fantastic news for leah.. and YOU!!

Buy yourself an inflatable baseball bat or hammer and bop DH on the head whenever he p!sses you off. HARD!!! .. or do what I did and kick him out! *nasty grin*

[jaimie]

:hugs: Shez!:hugs: You poor thing! Dont be so hard on yourself. It happens to most bubs at some point i think...it did to Jazz anyway. A would have been over after a few minutes and will have totally forgotten about it. Feel like **** though doesnt it?
Thanks for the tips about the bottle and carrier Lana and hollie. Will give that a try.
Im glad im not the only piggy! And hey at least itw inter..cover that tummy with a jumper!!

I am waiting for this pic of Iris to load! I cant wait to see it!

[Little_Toad]

I'm going to by the Emmaljunga Cerox pram, not sure which color to get though;

What do you think?
From Top left to bottom right:
Black, Copper, Sport Carbon, Racing red (http://www.nurseryworld.com.au/images/stories/Emmaljunga/citycerox360-range.jpg)

[BlueGin]

LT- Copper or Sport Carbon for me :thumbsup:

Shezi-:hugs: you poor thing, as Lana said, you were doing your job, you're a great Mum. Fantastic that she checked out fine at the hospy, nice bouncy baby head eh? LOL, just kidding, I hope you're feeling a bit better this morning and have woken to a happy smiling bub!

Emma-Good luck at the doctors matey, I hope you're OK :hugs:

Thanks Jaimie for prompting the 'phat March Mums' chat, makes me feel a lot better to see there are others like me :o... within 5 days of birth I'd lost 11 of the 16kg, then another 1 the next week, but I've plateaued there, maybe even gone back up 1! I'm not eating well, barely eating a thing during the day (though some choccy sometimes, oops!) as I can't get myself organised around looking after Kes. I then make myself eat dinner, but it puts everything out of whack. Not fair, I'm also walking 45minutes most days, and at least 1-2 hours every other day. I would have hoped that all the walking would help but no. I asked the doc on Friday about my bulgy tummy and he said it's all normal, he was very nice about it all and said to take some time and not worry but I want to be able to fit in to my old clothes!!!!

Anyhoo, that went for longer than I thought, LOL, back to read other posts now so I can see what you're all up to!

[Bambaloo]

Hello ladies

Did anyone watch Rove last night? The "Tit Humper" cracked me up!!!

SARAH - You didn't use an actual straightener did you?! Luv the pictures as always & luv the outfit for your friend's dd!

Ella has just gone to sleep again. Must've been just a coincidence that when I started bathing her in the morning she started sleeping between feeds. Her cold stuffed up her nights though & she is waking for her dummy from about 12 onwards. I have been giving up & feeding her early when she keeps doing it cos I know she'll go to sleep for a few hours! Even though she usually has her dummy back (& just about swallows it!) she goes back to sleep she mustn't sleep very heavily. I make a bottle & get her up anyway & a couple of times I have done 'dream' feeds but she is so wet that it either goes through or just stinks extra badly in the morning when we get up if I don't change her. I obviously don't if she doesn't wake up for a bottle iykwim.

ANNA - Congratulations on Leah only waking once!!! Yay!!! You must feel like a new woman today? Hope the long drive is going well, Ella loves cars luckily & sleeps all the way to my best friend's house 3 hours away! I just go anywhere after her bottle. Can you take lots of pics of your friend's baby & post? I miss newbies ...

EMMA - I know what iron difficiency feels like! I hope the rest of the abnormalities are fine & you feel better very soon!

CAITHI - I LUV Kickboxing. I used to train like 5 hours every Monday night when I did it & it was something I was really good at. I miss it cos when I moved over this side there is no where that does it! You don't know anywhere do you? I'll prb die lol but you get fit quick. I was doing Cardio Kickboxing for an hour, then a cross country run, then either Tora Bushido or Tigress Kickboxing. At first I made it only like 200m in the run & after a few weeks I was making it all the way & beating everyone lol. Luv it! Luv the muscles too!

We have a water leak in our driveway. There is already a patch there from where it has happened before. The plumber investigated last week & contacted the Council as it is on the Council's side of the property. I woke on Friday morning(?) to see a big bobcat out my window & had to race across to the bathroom to put a bra & some trackies on lol. This morning I was already up & awake & changed (planning to go back to bed after E's feed etc) & this bobcat turned up. The guy was sitting in it for ages outside just cleaning his windows so started thinking it's not for our driveway but about 1 1/2 hours later a Council truck turned up with other dudes in it. Of course one of them knocked on the door when I was changing Ella! Lucky her window is close to the front door on the front of the house so I opened it & he came over & told me what they were doing. They will have to turn water off (will advise me), they are digging up the driveway now & they will apparently have to block off the street! Lucky there are only 4 houses in our street lol. At least it will be fixed. I had asked the agent if we would be liable for excess water & she said no definitely not, if the owner is charged for more water than usual (he covers a certain amount & then we would pay for excess but haven't had to yet) then he can put a claim into the Council.

SHEZI - Poor A but I agree with Lana, you are a good mum cos you were trying to rescue D at the same time. A is obviously fine so I know that it is hard not to worry but try not to! I have banged E's head so many times ... woops - i usually get it in the hallway but she doesn't react unless I do ... I have also banged her head on the car door or roof a couple of times ... she gives me this shocked po'd look!

I think i told you girls last night we went for a long walk yesterday along the beachfront? I am not even sore today! Yay! Anyway the plan was to walk to SIL's either late this afternoon & Dave pick me up after work or maybe I will go around lunch time & spend the afternoon there. Depends when she is going for her walk. It is raining though on and off. Ella has her plastic weather cover for the pram but I don't wanna get satched lol. Can just picture me walking pushing the pram, saturated, pulling my jeans up haha ... Jade is doing weight watchers with her mum & walking 40 mins every day & has lost 5kg so far so I am inspired!

Speaking of inspiration, I am so in the mood to scrap but have scrapper's block ... Don't ya hate that?! I only like Ella's first page in her album. The rest aren't very up to standard ... Mum still wants me to mainly do Mandi's album, she is gonna do some but ffs she printed out like 200 photos the other day & ordered 2 packs of refills!!! And she wants it to be good ... no pressure or anything lol. With Mandi's Tin I did Mandi's Memories & with Ella's I think Ella's Treasures but it'd be good if I could use E E iykwim? Ella's Enchanted Treasures? Lol. I wouldn't mind doing some tins to keep scrap stuff in either.

LT - Lol you aren't a cold hearted b*tch you just stand up for yourself & don't put up with any cr@p. If I didn't put up with cr@p Dave & I wouldn't be here today, 9 1/2 yrs later - he broke my heart over & over something chronic when I was younger. Let's just say he was doing naughty things he shouldn't be doing & paid for it twice. Although he came through it all for me.

WHO ELSE? Well gonna def start battle of the bulge today. Apart from the choc I ate before ... I'd better finish all the cr@p i bought at shopping though - don't want it to go to waste LOL :)

AND THE MAMMOTH POST AWARD GOES TO ... (drum roll please ...) ...

[nemosmum]

WOW yes mammoth is a great way to describe that post:laughing:

Hollie~ Copper or black for me!

Im having the health clinic nurse around tomorrow to check Iris, I found a lump on the back of her head near the base of her neck
It feels like a lil ball under the skin like a cist or something :fingerscrossed: its nothing but we will see

[Bambaloo]

OK Council guy just came & told me he is turning water off in 5 mins & HE IS HOT! LOL. I have no idea what he was explaining to me about this leak & some cement box & palm tree roots cos I was too busy checking him out! Woops! Sorry Dave! He is married though as wearing a wedding ring on a sexy chain around his neck.

[Bambaloo]

WOW yes mammoth is a great way to describe that post:laughing:

Hollie~ Copper or black for me!

Im having the health clinic nurse around tomorrow to check Iris, I found a lump on the back of her head near the base of her neck
It feels like a lil ball under the skin like a cist or something :fingerscrossed: its nothing but we will see


Lol. Sorry but i have only been getting on like once a day ... need to tell someone about my day!

Copper or black? What do u mean?

I hope Iris is ok. We have health appt tomoz after 3 mth group & looking fwd to seeing her stats.

Raining again ... guess no walk for me! Good choc weather lol.

[Bambaloo]

I'm going to by the Emmaljunga Cerox pram, not sure which color to get though;

What do you think?
From Top left to bottom right:
Black, Copper, Sport Carbon, Racing red (http://www.nurseryworld.com.au/images/stories/Emmaljunga/citycerox360-range.jpg)

Black!

[nemosmum]

Carrie~ maybe its his mothers wedding band and she died tragically when he was just a small boy so he wears it close to his heart in memory of her......and he just desperately needs a shoulder to cry on????:D

Ok does that read like a Mills&Boon to you all????
:laughing:

*note to self~ get a life*

btw the copper/black refers to Hollie's new pram shes deciding on a colour and asked our expert advice;)

[nemosmum]

Black!

SNAP!

[AquaDevil78]

I'm going to by the Emmaljunga Cerox pram, not sure which color to get though;

What do you think?
From Top left to bottom right:
Black, Copper, Sport Carbon, Racing red (http://www.nurseryworld.com.au/images/stories/Emmaljunga/citycerox360-range.jpg)


I like the racing red. But then i love colour and red is my fave so im bias.. but i think it does look fab :thumbsup:

ETA: Xmas... A will be 9 almost 10 mths, will he be appreciative of xmassy things and presents at this age... (how dumb am i? lol).. just wondering whether i should spoil him rotten or will he not have a clue what is going on at that age... i soooo can't wait for xmas this year... god i sound like a kid myself. LOL

[Bambaloo]

lol Sarah ... i better go offer him a shoulder to cry on ... or i could just offer them a can of coke or a glass of water lol. I figured the pram thing out after i went back - there were like 3 posts between me writing & posting! Ella loves the keyboard! She throws herself at it lol.

[Little_Toad]

Wriggle proof leg straps.

k, Siclk of toadlet wriggling p the cot and banging his head on the bars, even with a bumper he yells and screams.

I am going to buy some thick elastic and make some wriggle proof leg braclets.

Wrap them around his ankles like bungi cords and tie the excess to the side of the cot. That way he has some leg movement but can't move upwards!

[Elmopalooza]

ETA: Xmas... A will be 9 almost 10 mths, will he be appreciative of xmassy things and presents at this age... (how dumb am i? lol).. just wondering whether i should spoil him rotten or will he not have a clue what is going on at that age... i soooo can't wait for xmas this year... god i sound like a kid myself. LOL

AD - Amity was 9 1/2 months at her first xmas and she had no clue! i ended up opening all of her pressies! This year though she knows exactly what is going on whit xmas, birthdays and presents! :laughing:

Hollie - I like the black one!

Carrie - Wow that WAS a mammoth post!!

The lady came and did my rent inspection today. I passed (yay) even though i hadnt really cleaned much!!

I just organised my house cleaner too (FINALLY). I ended up going through Dial an Angel because i feel a bit safer having someone through an agency as opposed to someone out of the local paper.

Off to the shops now..

[clgcsmum]

Hi Ladies,
Was wondering if I could join this thread please, My name is Mel and I have 4 children the youngest being Cooper born 29.3.2007. I havent really joined any groups as such and would love to regulary chat to some ladies with babies the same age as my bub. Hope to chat to you all soon:wave:

[Little_Toad]

hi Mel!

We'd love to have i here. We have another baby Cooper too.

[clgcsmum]

thanks Little toad....makes life so much easier when you have others to communicate with that know what you are going through.

[nemosmum]

:wave: Hey Mel welcome



Poor lil Iris has done four teething pooeys today, her poor lil hiney!
Ive poured cream all over her lol real thick too coz I hate the thought of her getting nappy rash:fingerscrossed: it will work
I cant believe how good she is though she does have a lil heartbreaking cry when she does them then she just smiles at me while I change her....shes an:angel:
I know I know you guys are probably sick of reading that by now LOL

Shes also desperate to roll over lol she liftes her bum up in the air (knees bent) and tries so hard to push herself over!

Shes as i type doing 360's on the playmat!

O is :sleeping: has been since noon.....my lil tired boy still needs a nap see!
He was so cute today he was getting teary (a sure sign of being tired) and I said very quietly "come on baby come to bed and mummy will give you a nice pat ok"
He nodded his lil head and said "sure sure mum"
thats his latest thing now "sure" hahahaha

hmmm me thinks he didnt get such a gd night sleep afterall, co sleeping is not for him

[Little_Toad]

Sweet little O!

Monty isn't anywhere near doing the rolling thing cause I've been lazy with the tummy time. Giving him more each day now though. He grizzles after 5 minutes.

Took him out for a walk in the backpack, he fell asleep for 40 minutes.

So.. when is the Sydney meet girls???? Get your act together!

[Elmopalooza]

OMG I am ready to shoot someone!! Amity is in her room, tired as all buggery BUT do you think she will sleep!? NOOO!!! It is much for fun to sit in there and squeal! It is really not helping my headache which i have again! :banghead:

[nemosmum]

argh! lana sending you some serenity now vibes lol


In a :gloomy: mood got bad news from a dear friend of mine.....


ok must go cooking schnitzel for dinner yumo

[Elmopalooza]

sorry bout that.

Hi Mel! Welcome to the March Mummas :wave:

Sarah - Hehehe i wonder if O will try the co-sleeping thing again or if he will just give up. Yay for Iris nearly rolling! Babies are so determined once they set their mind on something hey!

ETA: :hugs: Sarah :hugs:

[BlueGin]

Hey all, I dozed off after posting this morning so didn't catch up yet, sorry! :o I hope you've all been well.

Sarah, I am sorry to hear you've had bad news, you've had a sad time lately :hugs:, I hope things get better all round for you soon! I saw your chick postings, those little chickens crack me up!
O is so sweet sounding, can just picture that chubby little face all tired, I wanna pinch his cheeks! (back away O, psycho cheek pincher here! :p)

Lana- yay for passing the inspection! But a big 'grrrrr' that Amity wont sleep, hopefully squealing tires her out...

Welcome Mel! ALways lovely to have another bub and Mum to get to know.

I had Mum's group again today, we learned some baby massage which was fun. Had trouble rubbing his back though as he wouldn't relax, LOL, kept rolling over! Hehe, little showoff, he loves that he can do that when he's naked!
At one point he started weeing and I thought it would hit the girl next to him so I quickly re-directed it... on his face, hehe, oops! He looked very surprised...

[Emma 80]

Hey everyone. :wave:

Cooper woke me up squealing and laughing this morning. At least it was better then crying.

Went to the docs today iron is low again and everything else was okay except something. I can't remember what it was lol. Anyway she's testing me for celiac now. So i'm just going to start to eat alot healthier and get some iron tabs :yes: .

Sarah hopefully Iris is okay.

Carrie i love your mammoth posts :D

Lana glad your inspection went well.

Anna hope Leah was okay in the car.

Welcome Mel :wave:

Hope everyone has a lovely night.

[defaipe]

thanx all for your comments. amazingly A barely has a mark now. i still feel terrible & sick & even the thought of it makes me upset. its put me off having anymore soon anyway. i cant be in 3 places at once and its not fair on them. will contemplate more when A is at school.
dp surprised me last night as he seemed to actually care i was upset.. i was starting to feel much better about us as a couple and what not and well nope back to square one now.. my brother dropped by earlier and i was talking about the girls.. dp cut in with a 'just drop em on thier heads.. that'll shut em up for a bit' i was so p!ssed & upset then he said he'd told his mum so no doubt i'll cop sh!t there coz his family think im so over the top with looking after the girls so this is like gold to them. after my bro left i was like 'you're a pr!ck.. you say nothing to me till you have an audience'
is it really too much to ask to have a supportive partner?!
im beating myself up enough about what happened. i didnt want people to know. i wont be able to deal with people saying sh!t about it. i just feel like cr@p.

anyway onto nicer things..

hollie if you ever feel like making a girls swimming nappy please let me know and how much. :D excellent idea!

welcome Mel and your 4 littlies.

my nans birthday today so went there for lunch.. they live about 45mins away. it was nice to get out. M & D didnt sleep tho apart from D getting 10mins in the car. she is just so full on. my granparents have a split level backyard(4steps to grass up the top & pavers down the bottom) and well ofcourse D wanted to run straight off the grass onto the pavers.. thing is she's so little the drop is almost as big as her! needless to say we didnt stay long!

my brother and his g/f and their 2 girls are coming over thursday night.. should be good. they're enrolling their oldest into the same daycare as M as they're both 3. they'll be going to kindy together too. well if we havent moved anyway. dp doesnt want to live here anymore. i refuse to move away from my family. i need support. thats the bottom line. if i had some from him i would move. he says it would be different if we werent living so close. i think thats cr@p.

anyway forgot most of what was written will go reread. sorry for my depressing posts again!

[defaipe]

OK Council guy just came & told me he is turning water off in 5 mins & HE IS HOT! LOL. I have no idea what he was explaining to me about this leak & some cement box & palm tree roots cos I was too busy checking him out! Woops! Sorry Dave! He is married though as wearing a wedding ring on a sexy chain around his neck.
:laughing:
Xmas... A will be 9 almost 10 mths, will he be appreciative of xmassy things and presents at this age...
nope he wont but you can still spoil him rotten and take heaps of pics with him buried under a pile of toys :yes: my mum & i went crazy for M's first crissy(she was only 7weeks old lol) and i mean the whole bottom of the tree was for her. it was actually pretty bad coz i was so over opening presents i had wrapped:o her second christmas was more fun but she still wasnt into it.. wasnt until she was 3 that the real fun began! this one will be even better for us coz D will have some idea of what is happening hehe.

oh and hollie.. love all the colours.. especially the red & the cream ones.

[Little_Toad]

Shezi, good that you are feeling a bit better and a nice surprise that Chris was so responsive!

I've got 1 pink girls nappy left from the 6 I made, i gave the others away. I'll post it off tomorrow. No charge.
You can use it as a pocket nappy or a swim nappy. It will fit for longer as a swim nappy.

Can you pm me your address?

Finding it hard to sleep, dreaming about coding. ugh.

[nemosmum]

At one point he started weeing and I thought it would hit the girl next to him so I quickly re-directed it... on his face, hehe, oops! He looked very surprised...

:laughing: poor lil Kes

Sheree~ :hugs:

Hollie~ I found something of O's that you might like for Monty
Its a cute hand knitted beree hat with a little frog on top, O only wore it a couple of times when he was about 7mths old
its very cute pm me your addy and I'll send it to you to keep Monty's lil head warm:D
OR I can give it too you at the meet up....which will be happening this month lol

The sad news....my friends been in hospy for a month again with bi polar (our kids are the same age) she is such a lovely girl and this is just screwing up her life.....I feel for her and her kids and her hubby

anyway shes out now so hopefully the new meds will work:fingerscrossed:

Have a nice day everyone

[Little_Toad]

Sarah.., I would LOVE the hat.. but Monty would hate it.
He goes beserk when I try to put a hat on him cause he get so hot all the time, so it wouldn't get used.
My mother bought him a nahd knitted jumper hat and mittens from NZ, really nice and he hasn't worn it once.

The most I can put him in is a loose fitting body suit.

Thanks heaps for the offer :)

Crappy night sleep again last night, Monty slept 11 hours again, but I couldn't sleep. My house doesn't feel like a home anymore.

[nemosmum]

awww hun i know how you feel:crying: :gloomy:
this wheather suits my mood these days gloomy and dark like the sun will never shine again
















aww gawd that sounds depressing

[Little_Toad]

Want to go halves in a free set of steak knives? Sharp ones?

Actually I'm not really down at all. Everything is way too normal, just Frog living else where. He's made an appointment to see a psych, one he saw for anxiety attacks and was really helpful, so he's serious about fixing things up.
Just a very weird feeling in the house.

[nemosmum]

I wish mine would see someone but to be honest I think he'd just say all the right things and not actually mean them iykwim

its pelting down here atm

I hope it settles down so i can walk O to kindy and so i can get to the shops we have zero food in the house....hmmm maybe i should try online shopping, Anna you use it dont you? is it any good?

[nemosmum]

Want to go halves in a free set of steak knives? Sharp ones?
.

nah too messy

we need something neat and tidy lol you know how i like things kept clean:devil6:

[Little_Toad]

I wish mine would see someone but to be honest I think he'd just say all the right things and not actually mean them iykwim

I was actually surprised how honest he was in his email to the psych. He definitely wants to fix things up. Also wants me to come along to sessions so he can show me that things are ok and I can understand stuff.

Dumping down here.

My dilemma: I sold my Pil and teds and now my Emmaljunga doesnt have a rain cover.
Do I wait 4 weeks till the black prams are in stock, or just get the red and grey this week so I can have one with a raincover straight away.

[nemosmum]

Can you just get a cheap generic universal rain cover that fits your old pram (you can get them from big w and kmart etc for like $20)

And then wait for your pram, no point in paying good money for a colour you dont like




~see thats the difference with you and Frog, theres still trust and faith left in your r'ship:hugs:
sad to say but i feel all the trust is gone from mine
I just dont want to be dissappointed anymore:no:

[Little_Toad]

~see thats the difference with you and Frog, theres still trust and faith left in your r'ship
sad to say but i feel all the trust is gone from mine
I just dont want to be dissappointed anymore

Hard when you know it cant be fixed, and when he isn't willing to fix it either. Naughty men!

Maybe you and I should hook up Sarah!

Good thinking with the pram cover too.

[defaipe]

pm'd you hollie. thanx heaps:D

gotta drop M at daycar & go food shopping with littlies then get home in time to watch my friends 13month old while she does my mums hair.. busy morning.. will be back when D has a nap!

[Elmopalooza]

Morning!! I woke up in a really good mood this morning which is surprising considering i tossed and turned all night.

Hollie - i was going to suggest what Sarah said too re the rain cover.

Sarah - :hugs: for you re your friend. It must be hard for. Lets hope that her new meds work better for her.

I really feel for you girls that are having some relationship difficulties. I hope that you are all able to sort things out but in the end, remember that you have to do what is right for YOU!

Im having a few girls over today for a little party thing so that should be fun!
Oh and i received my order of a few things today... Check out my new bag http://www.vintageinspirations.com.au/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3258
I got the pinkish one with the cream flowers. It is even more gorgeous in real life!

[BlueGin]

LT, that's great to hear that Frog is working so hard on this, hopefully it doesn't take too long.

Sarah-:hugs: I hope there is a future for you guys, I remember you saying once how much money had to do with it, gee I hate money, it's the only reason we ever have problems either.
:fingerscrossed: your friends new meds work!

I've got some stupid tummy bug, spending the day running back and forth to the bathroom; poor Kes is not amused! I thought the fever had broken over night as I got out of bed all dizzy and sick and lay on the cold tiles for a while and felt really good afterwards. Let's hope the poor wee boy doesn't catch it.

He is really bored, any suggestions guys? I'm having trouble rocking him as it makes me :barf:, and can't really have him in the sling for the same reason. He just keeps crying and looking so depressed, it's heartbreaking.

Shezi- That's not fair of him to say that to your bro, how bl00dy annoying that he had to ruin everything with that. Great to hear that A is so much better though!
Of course each relationship is different, but for us I found DH was a much much better partner once we moved away from my parents, I think he used them as a cop-out from having to do stuff. Kind of having the benefits of having a wife, but not having to do the work!
In saying that though, I still miss living close, especially now with Kes, but I've noticed he hardly plays with Kes at all once my family are around, he's happy for them to entertain him :rolleyes:

So any ideas for my poor bored boy? He won't play with stuff on his tummy, just rolls and then screams because he's on his back (hates lying down)...

**EDIT: gorgeous bag Lana! Nice to wake up happy, I hope it means you have a great day ahead of you!

[clgcsmum]

Hi All,
Hope you are all well, Cooper slept for 7 hrs last night went down at 10 woke at 5 had half a bottle then went back down til 9. Would have been bliss if the others werent up fighting. I hate school holidays thank god they are at vacation care tomorrow. My 6 and 7 year olds are just going through a stage at the moment and is driving the whole house insane. Just wondering has anyone else started solids as yet, I give Cooper some farex for brekky and some fruit or veges about 6 or 7 at night. Anyway must go I have to change his bum and it stinks. Will chat agin soon, and maybe attempt some personals soon when I get the confidence up. Mel

[jaimie]

BG- try laying on the floor with Kes propped up between you legs, so he is sortf resting up on your crotch...sounds weird but he can look around and they can see you which is what they want.
:hugs: for the girls with mean men...hope things get better soon.
LT-at least Frog is working on his issues..most men wouldnt even try.
Shez- Slap Chris around the head for me! :hugs: Dont listen to comments like that. Jay would say something like that:rolleyes:

Well i think im going to try Roxy on a bottle of formula tonigh. She was up 5 times last night and i just cant do that anymore...been like this for a few weeks. She used to wake at 1am and 5am but not she cant even do 5-9pm....i feel so guilty.:gloomy:

[defaipe]

jaimie dont feel bad about formula. if A would take it i'd have her on bottle a day just so i knew she could do it. you gotta do what works. :fingerscrossed: she starts sleeping better.

re chris. i prob am overreacting about his comments. we give eachother cr@p all the time. i just think he went too far.

no solids over here Mel. im sure emma's cooper is on solids tho too :yes: how is your little man going with it?

BG do you have a jolley jumper? maybe prop him up with pillows and put heaps of toys on his lap. umm put him infront of a mirror.. what about cartoons?? A loves hi5 lol. thats terrible hey.. 16weeks and loving tv!

love the bag lana! i hope your morning went well!

cant wait to get the nappy hollie. if it fits D im going to buy her a matching bikini top hehe.

:hugs: :hugs: sarah. men suck. maybe you are best off with hollie hehe

ETA.. bg im not sure chris would be any different.. mums pretty careful not to overstep the boundaries so shes very rarely here when he is home and on the weekends she works so if i see her its like 5mins and we go to her place. i think its age with him.. im hoping anyway. hahahaha

[nemosmum]

lana~ very pretty bag! checked out that site and found this bag....
http://www.vintageinspirations.com.au/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3227
I have a maternity dress in this fabric lol my mum made it for me very cool for a summer pregnancy!


Hard when you know it cant be fixed, and when he isn't willing to fix it either. Naughty men!

Maybe you and I should hook up Sarah!
.


sarah. men suck. maybe you are best off with hollie hehe

:laughing: if you dont mind a celibate r'ship Hollie im totally available :laughing:

Mel~ solids no way lol im hoping to sustain bubs on boobie juice alone for at least 6-7mths lol I started my son early and had allergy issues mainly coz its in my family so this lil miss is on a strict milk only diet lol hahaha

[defaipe]

sarah.. have some more:hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
money causes so many problems.

[jaimie]

Big tears here this afternoon...
I am just angry and tired and i want Rox to take the bottle so i can have a ****ing break but she just bawls. I am so sick of being a mum today...:gloomy:

[nemosmum]

Thanks Sheree
BUT no more pity posts promise
please I couldnt stand it:no:

[nemosmum]

Big tears here this afternoon...
I am just angry and tired and i want Rox to take the bottle so i can have a ****ing break but she just bawls. I am so sick of being a mum today...:gloomy:

want to post something to you jaime but cant think of what to say....ive been there too but it passes so I will just wave my magic wand and hope yours passes quickly today:wizard: :kiss:

[jaimie]

Thanks Sarah.:kiss: Right back at ya.

[Bambaloo]

ELLA'S STATS:

6830grams

61.5cm long

40.5cm HC

Referred to physio for baby gymnastics to even her head out ...

Had 3 mth group. Great fun, met some great girls & clicked in particular with an English girl, Kelly & her bub Matthew (another!!) & Ella wouldn't stop talking to them. Cute. I think I was drawn to her because my best friend Kelly is English & moved to England & I miss her & she reminded me of her. That and the fact we parked together & walked in the rain together ot the clinic.

Tired mummy here ... what happened to E sleeping? She is sleeping day times. Hopefully growth spurt. Sucked a bottle of water last night as thirsty then still had a bottle in the end. If it lasts more than a week seeing my fave health nurse again to work out some tactics. Other one in the group said she's obviously hungry blah blah blah but Tracy, the one I like & have been seeing said no she can hold out cos she has been skipping middle of the night feeds for ages now so prob growth spurt or cold.

Welcome Mel of cours u can join! The more the merrier!

Sarah i wish E would to 360 turns lol. She doesn't go anywhere yet! Hope your mate is ok.

Gin you crack me up - Kes weeing on his face! Poor little chooken!

Emma I hope you don't have celiac. My friend has that and it is a PITA! Thanks for loving my big posts!

Shezi that's not fair what dp did telling other ppl. Hope you told him off, no doubt you did! I'm surprised your post wasn't edited about the swimming nappy lol cos mine was edited about bum covers all the time lol.

AD - Mum keeps telling me no need to spend heaps on E this yr for Christmas as she will be more interested in the paper & boxes! I wanna get her a plastic outdoor set with the slide etc though so will prb get that for her & something little.

OMG have to go cos Dave msged me AGES ago to pick him up! Woops ...

Hollie - hope you are feeling ok today. That's wonderful Frog is seeing psych cos he's serious about you guys. Hope it works out for you. I think u should get the pram you really like btw so you don't regret it. I have a rain cover for mine which i bought from a baby shop which is a universal cover. Maybe do that? Still waiting for new tyre for mine. Unfortunately whole front frame where tyre is wobbles like crazy now unless locked in but i hate it locked in cos hard to turn. Ok for walks but not anything else. Might take it back if new tyre doesn't help but i luv my pram.

LANA - luv the bag!!!

Gin I hope you are feeling better now.

Jaimie I hope Roxy takes the bottle for you soon! Does she take it with EBM in it? Maybe try that first to get her used to the bottle then switch to formula.

OMG I MUST GO! Poor DH!

[Emma 80]

Love the bag Lana

BlueGin :hugs: hope you feel better soon, sucks being sick.

no solids over here Mel. im sure emma's cooper is on solids tho too how is your little man going with it?
Nope Cooper's not on soilds yet. I tired him on some and although he took it well, It was messy and a pain in the bum lol...also was a bit concerned about the allergy thing. His satisfied with his milk so I'm going to leave it for as long as possible.

Jaimie :hugs: Not sure what to say either, just hope Rozy will take the bottle so you can have a break.

Carrie I hope I don't have it too. Hope Ella gets back to her normal sleeping pattern.

[Little_Toad]

Sarah.. can I have a bit on the side instead of celebacy?

jaime.. stick your fingers up her nose and tell her to stop being a little turdette!!

Shezi, nappy sent off!

Cute bad Lana. I'm neiter a bag or a shoe kind of girl.. unless it's climbing shoes.

Get better soon BG!!

ETA. Carrie, Ella sounds like shes growing fast and healthy. I just rang to get the black pram. Arriving at the ed of July.

[jaimie]

I was close Hollie! It is so damn frustrating...
Is Toadlet in Jolly jumper in you Avartar?

[defaipe]

Sarah.. can I have a bit on the side instead of celebacy?

lmao! just use frog. he makes beautiful babies :yes:
thanx for the nappy :D

sorry emma, i assumed cooper was still taking it. i was going to try early but decided against it. D took months to get used to it so wont bother till 6months i think. not long to go!

carrie my post will prob be deleted by tonight lol. oops!

cant wait to see monty in his new pram.

gotta go girls are watching hi5.. all 3 of them :laughing: too cute!

[library-laksa]

hi all, been slack just reading not posting.
sorry to hear some of you feeling cr@p :hugs:

re solids - not planning on trying any til after 5 months, more likely 6-7... i hate cooking and not looking forward to mashing veg. and the world health org recommends breastmilk only til 6 months.

Al's cooking shepherd's pie - yum!

[Elmopalooza]

Gin - Aww hun i hope you better soon! Hopefully it is only a 24hr thing and Kes doesnt get it.

Jaimie - :hugs: Its hard sometimes hey. I hope things get better soon and that Roxy takes to her bottles. Which ones did you end up getting? Could you maybe try expressing into the bottles to get her used to them first?

Hollie - Really good that Frog is at least trying to sort his issues out. Shows he wants to fix things.

Ok i gotta run. need to go get Amity from day care!

Oh, and i have had a great day! (thanks for coming today Michaela!)

[defaipe]

hmm why so quiet on here tonight??
A is going for her needles next tuesday but i made an appt this friday to get another dr to check out the rash. i dont feel convinced its a viral thing.. she's not sick. not convinced its eczema either.. whatever it is tho i want to know.. its all under her chin down to the top of her nappy. also starting at the tops of her arms and a few spots all the way down and a couple on her thighs.. chris's mum said it looks like 'baby chickenpox'.. chicken pox would cover the whole body tho and she would be sick. i guess its just coz some of the spots look like pimples.. anyway the dr on friday is a baby dr and he seems to be really good. :fingerscrossed: he knows what hes on about!!

looking up rentals.. mum & dad are thinking of buying this place but havent mentioned that to chris yet.. wait till he's in a good mood lol. the average rentals for what i'd want is $290 so another $100 on what we pay now. i just want to be settled so i can get M into a school.

[defaipe]

BG i hope you're feeling better.

Jaimie i hope you & roxy are sleeping soundly!

how long was your hubby waiting carrie? hehe love how you wrote more after saying you gotta go lol..

[nemosmum]

Hmmm yes very quiet on here:detective:

Me thinks some people are off baby making.....Caithi??? hahahahaha
hey while I think of it can you post some pics of Anais's christening I would LOVE to see them

Iris is having hers in two weeks and Im so excited cant wait! gonna show her off to all the rellies!

She is talking so much well not talking more like operatic singing all the time which is lovely except when im trying to watch something on telly ......O looks at her with daggers when she sings over peter pan lol


thats his new thing now peter pan he has the lingo down pat too he says "Jiminy cricket" and "poppycock" god help me if he says that at kindy LOL:eek: :laughing:

ok I need some quick ideas from your shop till ya drop mummies, your challenge

some classic for the godparents (something original)
Im getting them the iRiS ROCKS shirst as a fun pressie BUT need something really nice

also I have $100 to spend on Iris and a $100 on Orlando from a dear old rellie BUt need something she would approve of as she wants it wrapped and ready to give to them at the christening/O's birthday party

~ a keepsake for Iris and something nice for O

Ideas would be great!:kiss:

ok im off must clean while my mum has taken O to church (hmmm to get him used to the quiet before the christening day)


ETA~ look what I found at ikea
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15597&catalogId=10103&storeId=18&productId=11033&langId=-26&categoryId=16311&chosenPartNumber=10120592
its PINK!

[defaipe]

ETA~ look what I found at ikea
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15597&catalogId=10103&storeId=18&productId=11033&langId=-26&categoryId=16311&chosenPartNumber=10120592
its PINK![/SIZE][/FONT]

that is gorgeous! will have a think for keepsake ideas and get back to you. love the finger print necklace ideas tho!:yes:

[Bambaloo]

Sarah I luv those drawers & the Iris Rocks shirts! Ella is running out of drawer space ... I had to take her bibs out of the drawer with her pants & hats the other day & put them in basket with clothies on changetable shelf, take hats out, put them in white shelves, take towels out of the shelves & put them in a nice basket on the floor cos wraps needed more room lol.
What does that tell ya? Must stop shopping?

Hollie - Can't wait to see pics of Monty modelling the new pram! Celabacy? I must've missed something ... anyway I think it's fine to have some satisfaction when you are feeling up to it.

Lana - Do those closer to nurture bottles take thick formula? I am hating Avent bottles atm, always leaking when ya shake them and constantly getting blocked.

Shezi - You're lucky your rent is so cheap! I think it's time to move to perth! lol. Oh & dh messaged me at like 4.10pm & I left around 5pm, got there around 5.20 hahahaha ... oops ...

You know how i was talking about Ella's sleeping habits turning to sh!t? Well last night she didn't wake til 2am for her dummy, then I was waiting for her to drop it & go back in but she didn't winge again til 4am then 5am (she always has a winge when David gets up though) then 6am when I made her a bottle but she went back to sleep again til 6.45am! I was surprised cos she slept heaps during the day yesterday. She is having 2 sleeps between feeds now. Luving it! Lol.

Dave is going fishing this weekend. I am going to mum's on Saturday to work on Mandi's scrapbook then Sunday I'm not sure yet, prob just get a few things from Woolworths & ...

I NEED to get Ella some size 0 wondersuits as her 00's are too short! She has only 1 size 0 but i realised last night it has no 'paws' on the hands! Poor thing her hands are freezing. Dave will be back Sunday afternoon so don't know if I'll do much else, might go for a walk along beach front & get something to eat. Must find someone to do this with lol. Nigel Carrie ...

It is freezing here. Can't feel my hands! AT least i could finally do some washing now the sun is out. Also typical cos the one day this week that it is fine to go walking in the afternoon to SIL's house is the one day she is at work! Will just have to walk around boring streets... hard to get motivated ...

What is something healthy & hot & simple as I can make for lunch?

That reminds me - LL i hate cooking too so not looking fwd to making vegies all the time! At least they don't know if they taste like sh!t cos it's all new tastes to them lol. I was saying to mum she can just have jarred baby food but apparently you still have to cook them fresh vegies ... doh!

[Bambaloo]

that is gorgeous! will have a think for keepsake ideas and get back to you. love the finger print necklace ideas tho!:yes:

So wish they had them in brisbane ... we suck ...

Does anyone else feel like a fat frumpy ugly duckling atm? I so NEED a make over ... I want some acrylics (actually prob not a great idea when hands in water but maybe a french mani/pedi ...), brazilian wax (unfortunately - TMI warning - i have to start over so this is gonna kill me again!), a hair cut that does not need straightening (always ask for this but my hair looks lie sh!t unless straightened) ... maybe get it cut short in that Reese Witherspoon haircut again from Sweet Home Alabama as nothing had to be done ... or put up with it & grow it long so easier ... hmm ... and I want a colour done, and maybe a facial (does anyone else have constant black circles under their eyes??).

I looked great when I was prg (not meaning to sound up myself) & now i look ****. I feel like ****. I want some nice jumpers that make me look hot but that'll never happen lol. And a bum to hold my jeans up. And some new boots & a big new handbag - one i can use as a mini nappy bag...

[Bambaloo]

PS Hot council dude visited again today! Yipee! LOL.

Oh & I am so in looove with Michael "tit humper" Buble ...

[tazzystone]

Im having the health clinic nurse around tomorrow to check Iris, I found a lump on the back of her head near the base of her neck
It feels like a lil ball under the skin like a cist or something :fingerscrossed: its nothing but we will see

How did you go?? Jacey had what sounds like the same thing but my doc said it was her glands!

OK, well still unpacking, finally got the computer up and running again. House looking OK.

Only skimmed over posts so no time for replies to all.

Jacey's 4 month stats:

4.47KG
65cm long
41cm head

I hate needles...poor little thing was so upset.

Kids are going great in the new house!

Trying to choose between Implanon or Marena IUD??? Anyone have any opions or experience on these?? Lana you have an IUD dont you??

OK must run. DH thinks I'm inpacking but I've been on here :D

PS LT, glad you and Frog are still spening time together with Monty and he is getting help.

Shezi :hugs: about the accident with A - DH nearly dropped Logan when he was only a couple of weeks old and I mean - it was very close. He caught him like he was a ball or something. OMG, he felt awful. I didnt say anything negative cause I knew how bad he felt about it already. I just told him Logan was OK and just shocked (as he cried). I'm glad A was OK and you are a great mum and accidents do happen sometimes but dont put yourself down. And Chris can go jump..... he shouldnt have said anything infront of your brother. I hope he knows what he did was wrong.

OK I was going before so I must go now :laughing:

Oh and Carrie I do feel like an ugly fat duckling!! I need a serious hair cut and eye brow wax! And to lose 5 kg would be nice too.

[library-laksa]

That reminds me - LL i hate cooking too so not looking fwd to making vegies all the time! At least they don't know if they taste like sh!t cos it's all new tastes to them lol. I was saying to mum she can just have jarred baby food but apparently you still have to cook them fresh vegies ... doh!
yeh i want him to have nice vegies, that jar stuff smells weird lol. i will get Al to make it and freeze it for me :thumbsup:

Does anyone else feel like a fat frumpy ugly duckling atm? I so NEED a make over ...
yes! i have put on about 3kg in the last couple of weeks, eating too much chocolate. love it :shame: i am having a mini-makeover on friday, getting my waxing done then much-needed haircut. going to cut quite a lot off (its way down my back now!) but still able to tie back, i can't live without a ponytail. its for my dad's 60th, we are going to a dressy dinner (i even bought a new dress, wrap style so i can still get my boobs out lol - H isnt coming to the dinner but i want to get some use out of the dress!!)

Sarah and Taryn - Harper has a lump on the back of his head, behind his ear. he had an ultrasound and x-ray today, they reckon its just a fat lump. might be a gland, the paed is going to ring me but they didnt seem concerned. sounds like it is common then?
poor kid didnt like being held down for the x-ray tho!
eta: Al sshhhhed next to his head, it hypnotised him...

[Little_Toad]

Tazzy, jacey is Tiny! Monty weigs nearly 8kg and wont be 4 months till next week.

Well done on the ove. Have you done any npacking yet?

Frog came over last night and had dinner after his first appointment. I asked him what he made for lunch, he said McCains vegetables and peanut butter sandwiches. Poor Frog. I usually make him really yummy lunches.

I asked him if he needed anything for his flat .. like a can opener. I nearly p!ssed myself laughing! Nasty toad.

Shezi: lmao! just use frog. he makes beautiful babies
But I'm only allowed one!

Carrie: What is something healthy & hot & simple as I can make for lunch?
Mash potatoes. I love eating them, or jacket potatoes with corn on.

I need a bum too@ When i am skinny my titties look like marbles in a sock and my bum disapears.

I tried on a dress I wear when I go clubbing and it doesnt have a hidden bra.... need to buy a new dress.

[jaimie]

Well Dh is now SNIPPED!!!! He is asleep on the couch....i think he is a bit sore..:o Only took ten minutes! Anyway gotta go and pick Jazz up from daycare.
Will catch up tonight!

[library-laksa]

great news, Jaimie. Al is getting it after the next kid too :yes:

i am also a member of the "no bum club", flat butt here. looks even worse with my muffin top :crying: :thumbsdown: i need slow-release sugar patches so i stop gutsing sweets at night!

[nemosmum]

Taryn and Michaela~ I didnt get it checked the nurse cancelled on me BUT it sounds exactly the same so I might just leave it till we get Iris's 4mth needles next month and ask the doc then:thumbsup: thanks girls

Jaimie'sHubby~:yelclap: well done I think its wonderful of him to do that!


i am also a member of the "no bum club", flat butt here. looks even worse with my muffin top !

:laughing: Love that and yes Im the same (even though im a big girl I still have a "bugs bunny ****" as dh would call it!

Sheree~ thanks hun

I want to do this on Iris's bedroom wall
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks021_edited.jpg
I saw it done in Shop till you drop for kids mag *note to you girls this is the best mag ever, it only comes out twice a year BUT its the bible for kids stuff!*

BUT I dont know how im going to do it....may need to freestyle it and hope for the best I can always paint over it if it turns out awful!

[AquaDevil78]

nemosmum - Where do you get/how do you order the mag?? I googled it, but can't find anything? :detective:

[defaipe]

omg girls. how about we lipo my @ss and i'll share it around! :D

jaimie your poor guy hehe. how old is he? if ya dont mind me asking.. just curious coz usually they wont do it under a certain age. i wish my brother would get snipped. pity it cant be court ordered:devil6: (not the nice brother btw hehe. he's childless so far!)

hollie.. i thought if you signed on a certain number of clients you were allowed another toadlet? hmm something to consider once things are 'back on'. monty is such a good bub, who wouldnt want 2 of him.. well unless your next one was a screamer :eek: hehe imagine putting 2 on your back to go climbing lol.

aww jacey's a little chicken! A's needles are next week. not looking forward to that! glad the move went well.
talking about eyebrows.. well mine are now 1 :laughing: its really bad. my sis does all my waxing coz she used to be a beautician so she has a wax pot and all that. but havent managed to get it done lately so i look pretty bad. gonna use mums tweezers later i think..

sarah is the new shop till you drop mag out now??

[Little_Toad]

Quiet in here tonight!

Toadlet went down about 10 minutes before I got home.
Frog took him out in the backpack and out for a coffee. He's already into the "cafe culture" at 3.5 months! I think he goes to a cafe for feeding/hanging out about 3 times a week atleast.

Shezi
hollie.. i thought if you signed on a certain number of clients you were allowed another toadlet? hmm something to consider once things are 'back on'. monty is such a good bub, who wouldnt want 2 of him.. well unless your next one was a screamer hehe imagine putting 2 on your back to go climbing lol.

it was 100 clients yes. I now have 102 I thik.
Still debating wether to have another or not. It's hard enough running a business with one toadlet.
Plus one is very portable, two is hard work. We could luck out and get a little screaming non sleeping horro with the next one. Don't want to risk it getting my genes.

Can't believe how smiley and happy the toadlet is lately. I was a bit concerned he was a serious baby. The last two weeks he's been so adorable. Love him to peices. He likes peekaboo now and stares right at you. He's even lost interest in the telescope !!!:eek:

[AquaDevil78]

hehe be careful what you wish for LT, I saw a little bit of Oprah today and she had this African American family on.. long story short they had a son, then decided wanted 1 more for company for their son... TTC for aaaaaaages, no luck and then discovered pregnant, and saw 5 heartbeats!!! But thats not all, when she gave birth she had 6! One was hiding. :eek: Apparently at the scan she totally flipped out and had to be admitted to hospital :laughing:. As she only wanted 1 more. Anyway apparently they where the only African American sextuplets all to survive, ever. So that was nice.

Guess what my Dp said to me today... we had a cuddle on the couch.. and :ecomcity: then says "i love my PUDGY girl" I coulda killed him, already like most here been feeling fat and hate looking in the mirror so that just took the cake. Then he said i don't mean your fat, you still have some baby blubber. /Slap!

So he did the dishes and scrubbed the stove to make up for it. LOL!

MEN! :devil6:

Anyway will catch up properly tommorow, off to bath, feed and bed bubs.

[defaipe]

AD firstly glad your man got a slap! i saw oprah too. such cute little kids! the mum was classic! love that she was so honest.:yes: when my sis was preg with her twins she'd talk to mums of twins and they were always like.. its so great :ecomcity: all they do is entertain eachother :ecomcity:
she wishes someone had spoke more honestly!! she had to learn the hard way lol.(she has 2 older boys so she wasnt a first timer) her boys are horrors. hehe. no seriously they are gorgeous little guys and we all love them to bits but they are full on! so far this week she has cleaned a 2lt orange cordial tipped up on the carpet.. half a new tomato sauce(same spot on the carpet!).. and today they took the new $10 box of nutri grain to their bedroom and while one emptied it the other jumped on it. i can see the funny side coz i dont have to clean it hehe.
anyway thats with 2, 2yr olds! so imagine what 6 would be like :eek:

toadlet has finally realised telescope doesnt talk back hehe. he sounds adorable. and hollie yep one bub would def be easier to lug around than 2. only having to fit in with one routine also would make it easier. no rush to make a decision anyway.

sarah thats a beautiful design. did you think of using a projector thingy to enlarge it with.. would a library hire them out? that way you could trace it directly onto the wall.

ooo hollie speaking of clubbing.. i was talking to my sis and we're gonna go out for new years! sounds silly coz its so far away but last time i went clubbing was when M was 2months old.. got dragged out by my brothers mate coz he was working away at the time and we hardly ever saw him. made him drive me home every hour to make sure M hadnt woken or needed a top up lol.(mum was with her) only managed 3hours i think.. but hoping by new years bub will be off the boob and mum will have the girls..

anyway i've rambled enough! hope everyone is sleeping soundly! goodnight

[Elmopalooza]

Lana - Do those closer to nurture bottles take thick formula? I am hating Avent bottles atm, always leaking when ya shake them and constantly getting blocked.


Yep they take really thick formula too. Obviously you have to make sure that you mix it properly though. And they have never leaked for me! They are really good. I can not recommend them enough.

Great sleep by Ella!! :yelclap:

Trying to choose between Implanon or Marena IUD??? Anyone have any opions or experience on these?? Lana you have an IUD dont you??


Yep i have the Marena and i can honestly say i LOVE it!! I had a little bit of spotting for the first 2-3 weeks, and i mean only a little. and now it is all fine. I dont feel it, no side effects etc.

I have also had the implanon before. I HATED it! I bled non-stop for 4 months until i finally had enough and got them to remove it. (oh and i have a small scar on my arm where they took it out)

Another plus of the IUS/Marena is that is helps reduce period pain and is actually used for women that have heavy periods. After around 6 months of having it in a lot of women actually stop having their period all together. Even if it doesnt stop though it will generally become a lot lighter anyway.


talking about eyebrows.. well mine are now 1 its really bad. my sis does all my waxing coz she used to be a beautician so she has a wax pot and all that. but havent managed to get it done lately so i look pretty bad. gonna use mums tweezers later i think..



Lol so is mine hun! How handy having your sis be able to do it for you though! Certainly save you heaps of money!

Jaimie - Yay for your hubby. Sam said he sends him some 'man sympathy' :laughing:

Sheree - OMG i am imaging those 6 kids as 2 year old now. Actually im imaging 6 Amity's!! :eek:

Griff did two massive poos today! They were sooo stinky and bl00dy disgusting! They were really clay like and sticky. That horrible khaki green colour :barf:

[nemosmum]

nemosmum - Where do you get/how do you order the mag?? I googled it, but can't find anything?

sarah is the new shop till you drop mag out now??

Its actually called SHOP4KIDS but its made by shop till you drop magazine
It only has two issues a year and I got the 2007 autumn/winter issue at my local newsagent just before Iris was born so way back in march lol
You can check out subscriptions/sales/enquires at magshop.com.au add the www on the front of that;)
It is def. worth the $7 it costs!

Sheree~:hugs: I never thought of a library hiring a projector out BUT think they might will do a ring around and find out, thanks heaps!


Frog took him out in the backpack and out for a coffee. He's already into the "cafe culture" at 3.5 months! I think he goes to a cafe for feeding/hanging out about 3 times a week atleast.

Wait till he can talk and orders himself a "baby cino porvevore" LOL:laughing:

AD~ OMG:eek: I would have needed resus if they had found five heartbeats at my U/S thats for sure!hahahahahahaha

so far this week she has cleaned a 2lt orange cordial tipped up on the carpet.. half a new tomato sauce(same spot on the carpet!).. and today they took the new $10 box of nutri grain to their bedroom and while one emptied it the other jumped on it. i can see the funny side coz i dont have to clean it hehe.


See thats the problem lol the cordial, tomato sauce and nutrgrain......full of sugar and additives that send lil two yr old twins hyper LOL hahahahahaha
I know if O has anything BUT water he is climbing the walls and driving me to Drink!

OMG i am imaging those 6 kids as 2 year old now. Actually im imaging 6 Amity's!!

Now you've got me thinking...6 lil Orlando's surely god couldnt be that vengeful LOL

Have a great morning girls


PS caithi, Anna, Jenny, Frangi anyon else ive forgotten where are you all?????

[Bambaloo]

Morning

Another gr8 sleep by Ella ... she must've heard the CHN talking lol. Woke up at 1, 2, 3, 4 for dummy & went straight back to sleep, got her up just after 5am (& she stank lol) to take dh to work & she didn't have a bottle & bum change til we got to mums around 7am. Luvn this, she just has to stop waking up every hour of the morning for the stupid dummy.


Jacey's 4 month stats:

4.47KG
65cm long
41cm head

Oh and Carrie I do feel like an ugly fat duckling!! I need a serious hair cut and eye brow wax! And to lose 5 kg would be nice too.

You have a long skinny one there Taryn! Ella was 5.4kg at her 2 mth needles & 4kg at her 4 wk check up!

Yeah I need to lose like ... 20kg!! :banghead:

yeh i want him to have nice vegies, that jar stuff smells weird lol. i will get Al to make it and freeze it for me

yes! i have put on about 3kg in the last couple of weeks, eating too much chocolate. ...

Yeah I'll prob get dave the ex-cook to do it to lol. I wouldn't wanna eat my creations!

Oh & I am like as heavy now as I was when I was 5 mths prg ... choc ... I always gain weight in winter & lose in summer. All day yesterday I munched on m&m's i found hidden in my stash I forgot about & skipped lunch ... at least i have vegies & salad every night for dinner.


I asked him if he needed anything for his flat .. like a can opener. I nearly p!ssed myself laughing! Nasty toad.

Carrie:
Mash potatoes. I love eating them, or jacket potatoes with corn on.

I need a bum too@ When i am skinny my titties look like marbles in a sock and my bum disapears.


:laughing: Hollie that's funny.

My prob is NOT that i am too skinny ... I wish jellyfish!! Just have a flat **** lol. Pants that are tight in the tummy area are massive on my behind & fall down to my knees, so embarrassing but belts would then make front cut in when I sit down - my belly, even when I was skinny, always expands by 100 when I sit down :crying:



i am also a member of the "no bum club", flat butt here. looks even worse with my muffin top i need slow-release sugar patches so i stop gutsing sweets at night!

:yes:

AD, Shezi, I luv'd those sextuplets, how cute were they?! And she breastfed ALL of them! I can't believe she did it for 6 mths & they dried her up. When I was feeding & expressing I was depressed cos that's all i was doing, expressing after each feed & no time for anything else, didn't wanna go out etc ... I feel guilty for complaining now!

SHEZI your nephews crack me up! Sure your sis doesn't see it that way though ...

Ella is wearing her bunny suit from Target. It's nice and warm & so so so adorable. I'll get mum to take some pics of her & I will post tomorrow or something. I am going to my grandma's now, gtg chuck my jeans on.

Have a good day everyone.

[nemosmum]

:smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance:

Ok so Im very excited lol finally found something PERFECT for my sister as a Gmother gift

A while ago she was at my mum to make her some silk pillow cases as sleeping on silk apparently prevents wrinkles.......But of course my mum said "get a life" lol

So i found these
http://www.top3.com.au/detail.php?item_nr=352

Its the perfect pressie YAY she will lurve it
now something fro the Gfather's and the other Gmother (Oh yeah dh agreed to let my sis be the Gmother as long as his bro can be co GFather)

any ideas for pressies???

[Elmopalooza]

Sarah - I think she will love the slip pillow case. I will keep thinking about ideas for the other pressies you need to buy.

Amity is changing her cabbage patch dolls (Bobby) nappy lol. She keeps wanting to put it in the bin because apparently it is wet!

[nemosmum]

awww cute but $$$ hahahahahaha:D

[annsam]

Hi girls.

Haven't caught up. Just popping in quickly to "show my face".

Been a tough few days so haven't felt like chatting much. Will endeavour to catch up now.

[nemosmum]

aww love the new ava Anna....Leah is so cute!
Hope things get better soon:kiss:

[Ryan&MatthewsMum]

Hi Girls - finally managed some time to try and look over all your chatting...

Jaimie - Hope you have picked up since Tuesday. Its awful when you feel like that.

LT - Great to hear Frog is trying to sort things out. A thought on the subject of a little sibling for Monty - baby stuff is easier with one but when they are toddlers and as they get older it may be easier to have another one so there is someone other than you to play with? Thats our hope anyway :fingerscrossed:.

Welcome Mel! Keep chatting to us....

Carrie - wow Ella's sleeping patterns sound just like Matthew. He is going from okay to bad to okay again. I hope she is sleeping better. BTW you might feel like you need a makeover but I thought you looked gorgeous at the Brissie meet.

Taryn - my good friend has the marena IUD and swears by it. I will be looking at it as well unless hubby goes for the snip before that.

Shezi - hope you have forgiven yourself over the mishap with A. I think we all have something happen at some stage. With Ryan when he was just a little bubba I had him sitting on the benchtop and he toppled off towards the tiled floor. I managed to catch him by his clothes with about 2 incyhes to spare before his head hit the tiles. I think I cried for days afterwards everytime I thought about it.

Needles - Ugh! We have a double dose tomorrow with both Matthew (4 months) and Ryan (4 years) due for their vaccinations. I have made two separate appointments so I can devote my entire attention to the one getting jabbed. I'm not so worried about Matthew as I have been thru those before and I know he will scream but then be okay really quickly. Ryan though hasn't had any since he was two and I'm not sure what to expect as he will be much more knowing this time around. Thankfully I am not freaked out by needles so hopefully I can help to keep him calm and somehow make it okay for him. :fingerscrossed: Any hints or tips from you other mummies with older kids?

Jaimie - let us know how your DH goes with the snip recovery. My DH will be very interested to know. Where did you get it done? We are in Brissie too....

Well I have had to start supplementing Matthew with formula as I don't seem to have enough milk. I think the supply dropped when we both got sick with a cold and he really didn't want to feed. I have been trying to boost supply since but it has been taking ages and I have been trying formula. Thankfully he seems to take the bottle and this afternoon after having hwat I thought was a decent enough feed off the boob he then drank 100ml of formula :eek:.

Gotta go - thats him again, just not settling this arvo....

[library-laksa]

hey march mummies
so bored this arvo, Harper been asleep for an hour and a half... not bored enough to clean of course, just been bumming around on bubhub and another forum i'm not allowed to mention on here :laughing:

Sarah - i think the silk pillowslip is lovely. i'll be interested to see what you decide on for the men, i want to get something nice for my brother on H's naming day.

naming day... you know how i wanted the rellos to come and Al didnt? well he said if i promised him *something* then i can invite them! MEN! (insert rolling-eyes icon that has disappeared)
oh well, at least i can do the day how i want it now! haha. going to wait til october so its warmer, want to do it in the backyard where we got married.

ok gonna go do the old "new posts" click...
:wave:

[nemosmum]

Michaela~ dont hold your breath on me coming up with soemthing brillant for the men I have no idea lol
Harper looks so adorable in your ava like his a lil peter pan sailing off to never never land

Ryan&MatthewsMum~:wave: gd to have you back sorry to hear about your supply troubles but luckily he will take the bottle :yelclap:

Iris refuses the bottle (when i try to give her a lil water) she only likes moi:p hahaha
although shes started eyeing off our food lately and wants to sit up at the table with us....time for the high chair :eek:

[library-laksa]

Harper is also extremely anti-bottle lately. i had 5 shooters on sat night at Curryfest so i wasn't getting him all p!ssy lol! had heaps of exp milk ready to go - my friend (who was a nanny til she had her 2 girls) gave it to him in the end, wouldnt have it from mum OR dad...

[defaipe]

:hugs: hollie! thanx heaps for the nappy. check D out modelling it.. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls078Small.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls079Small.jpg
and here's M.. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls083Small.jpg
and here's little A.. cant believe she's 4months already!!
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Shezi26/girls074Small.jpg
great pressie idea sarah!

thanx sharon.. doubt i'll ever forgive myself to be honest. and yep still gets me upset. thing is tonight D climbed on the dining table chairs and was rocking on it.. i was feeding A so i told her to sit down.. ofcourse she didnt listen and she fell off and the chair fell on her. all in a matter of seconds.. i didnt try to stop it tho -went to but stopped myself- which makes me feel even worse but i couldnt risk A getting hurt again. im torn. i feel like im putting one above the other. i just wish i knew how to stop D from climbing!! it probably is magnified coz i have 3 but every time i turn my back she's on the table!!

carrie the twins make me laugh too. dont think i'd feel that way with them 24/7! little buggers refuse to sleep during the day too.. my poor sis has to drive them around every lunch time to get them to sleep.. she loves them to bits and would never change it tho. even tho they were only trying for ONE baby and a girl :laughing:

sharon let us know how the needles go. M is due for her 4yr old one in november..

hope things have got better anna :hugs:

lana i can picture amity changing her dolls nappy hehe. she's so cute!

forgot to mention.. A fell asleep in her cot by herself today and slept from 40minutes! thats like a record for her!

the rash on A is getting worse.. it wouldnt be teething rash would it? mum mentioned that earlier but we didnt know if that went everywhere on their body or not.. ya wouldnt think so but we're just trying to narrow things down. its improving on her tummy but really bad around her collarbones and under her chin.

[AquaDevil78]

AD firstly glad your man got a slap! i saw oprah too. such cute little kids! the mum was classic! love that she was so honest. when my sis was preg with her twins she'd talk to mums of twins and they were always like.. its so great all they do is entertain eachother
she wishes someone had spoke more honestly!! she had to learn the hard way lol.(she has 2 older boys so she wasnt a first timer) her boys are horrors. hehe. Yep he deserved that slap.. and yes i agree her honesty was very refreshing.

Its actually called SHOP4KIDS but its made by shop till you drop magazine
It only has two issues a year and I got the 2007 autumn/winter issue at my local newsagent just before Iris was born so way back in march lol
You can check out subscriptions/sales/enquires at magshop.com.au add the www on the front of that
It is def. worth the $7 it costs!


AD~ OMG I would have needed resus if they had found five heartbeats at my U/S thats for sure!hahahahahahaha



Thanks, and Me too :laughing:


AD, Shezi, I luv'd those sextuplets, how cute were they?! And she breastfed ALL of them! I can't believe she did it for 6 mths & they dried her up. When I was feeding & expressing I was depressed cos that's all i was doing, expressing after each feed & no time for anything else, didn't wanna go out etc ... I feel guilty for complaining now!



I know!! Makes me feel bad for only being able to do it for 3 weeks.



So i found these
http://www.top3.com.au/detail.php?item_nr=352

Excellent choice :thumbsup:

(insert rolling-eyes icon that has disappeared)

So it's not just me, i thought i was going mad - i scanned over the emoticons 10 times looking for it LOL.



thanx Sharon.. doubt I'll ever forgive myself to be honest. and yep still gets me upset.
the rash on A is getting worse.. it wouldn't be teething rash would it? mum mentioned that earlier but we didn't know if that went everywhere on their body or not.. ya wouldnt think so but we're just trying to narrow things down. its improving on her tummy but really bad around her collarbones and under her chin.

:hugs: Shez, i still feel bad for when A fell asleep on my chest in bed, and i zonked it and he fell off me onto the bed and onto the floor, i could have died, he was only 2 weeks old. Still they are ok, and we shouldn't beat ourselves up over it, there are just accidents and we are only human.

As for A's rash as far as i have been told and have read, Teething rash is caused by drool, when the skin is constant contact with it, it dries it out, as does rubbing the drool off with a cloth etc, irritates the skin. A has a rash on his chin, so i have been using Sudo cream as a barrier. I doubt it would be that, but i am no Dr of course, so i could be wrong. :hugs:

Nothing to report here, nothing exciting has happened again, yet. LOL - Have a great Friday all.

xoxo

[annsam]

Morning girls,

Just did a quick skim as I have Sam in daycare today so getting the house back in order from the past 2 weeks inside. One little boy and one DH make a hell of a lot of mess!

Well, not sure about doing the midwifery next year now :gloomy: . Looked at what it would mean for daycare and to travel to the city and back 4 days per week year 1 and 5 days per week year 2 would mean being out of the house for 11 hours a day and there is no way I'd put a 10 month old in daycare that long if I have the option and a nanny is a horrendous cost for that amount of hours plus I hadn't really considered the time commitment away from my babies. Gawd Im a sook. :o May just have to be a future plan again *sigh*.

Nothing much going on here. Knitted my first pair of booties the other day. First thing Ive ever knitted to completion then cut one of the stitches while cleaning it up :banghead: . (dont laugh Gin :o ).

My step father and nephew are over mid next week for a week while its NZ school holidays. Not sure where Im going to put them. Our house is pretty full now. What attractions in Sydney would interest a 12 year old and a 3 year old?

Anyway, Im off for more cleaning.

(sorry for the me post).

[nemosmum]

You are def. not a sook Anna, the thought of going back to work and putting Iris in care makes me want to :crying:
Im ok with O going to preschool/daycare as his older and loves the atmosphere/kids/learning new stuff BUT my lil bubba:no: anyway I dont want to think about it.

Your still young you will do it later on which is the main thing

um sydney attractions off the top of my head theres

*Sydney aquarium
*sydney reptile park
*maritime museum always has good stuff for the kids
*Imax theater
*chinese gardens
*movies...transformers???

will think some more on it and get back to you

RE~ booties I so want to do some before iris gets too big etc so will try and get a pattern and hopefully learn to knit!

Sheree~ Love the pics your girls are so pretty! we have the same red coupe car it gets a work out at our place!

Im having sw33tn3ss over next week for coffee and cake/chat cant wait to see her lil baby girl I think shes about 3wks old so tiny!

Im full on for the next two weeks with playdates/ parties/iris's christening/O starting his new preschool etc etc so Im trying to get organised wish me luck!

sorry if ive missed anyones posts

[annsam]

Thanks for all the feedback Sarah! :hugs:

Question! (actually scenario first), Leah loves her dummy but she doesn't get it while awake and often goes to sleep without it. The past week, shes ok being up for about 30 minutes then just wants to put EVERYTHING in her mouth. Toys (that she cant hold properly - one get her in the eye this morning opps), fingers (hers and mine) - basically anything that flutters past within reach. Shes always done it in the evening when shes over the day but now its every awake time and she wont go to sleep without the dummy suddenly. Do you think she may be starting to teeth or that its a development thing? if a development thing Id like to with hold the dummy so she doesn't become too attached to it, if a teething thing then I have no issue. No white buds that I can see but I cant actually get my fingers in there without the tongue trying to suck them :o .

Oh and shes grumpy as hell when she cant get anything to suck.


P.S. Sarah - with teh TT thing, have you tried food reward? Im not above bribary for TT :D . Sam gets a few M&M's while in the early stages of TT. Poo on the potty kinda freaks him out so he gets a few more for doing that until he realises its nothing to be freaked by. Just a thought anyway.

[Caithi]

Oh my lord.... sooooooo many posts.:hugs:

OK Council guy just came & told me he is turning water off in 5 mins & HE IS HOT! LOL.

:laughing:

amazingly A barely has a mark now. i still feel terrible & sick & even the thought of it makes me upset.

dp cut in with a 'just drop em on thier heads.. that'll shut em up for a bit' i was so p!ssed

im beating myself up enough about what happened.

hollie if you ever feel like making a girls swimming nappy please let me know and how much. :D excellent idea!

soooooooo glad to hear A is ok! Dont beat yourself up over it - my bro said that all three of his boys rolled off the bed at some stage and the two older boys always put the youngest in the boucer upside down "because his head looked funny when it was red!" - Thats a direct quote!

Slap your DH up the side of his head from me urghhhhhhh - guys.... seriously they sometime have NO BRAINS!! ( well DH's lol anyways!)

RE SWIMMING NAPPY - Im in how much:smiliedance:

[Caithi]

Crappy night sleep again last night, Monty slept 11 hours again, but I couldn't sleep. My house doesn't feel like a home anymore.
:hugs:

IDo I wait 4 weeks till the black prams are in stock, or just get the red and grey this week so I can have one with a raincover straight away.

I say wait until your fav comes it.:thumbsup:

sad to say but i feel all the trust is gone from mine
I just dont want to be dissappointed anymore

:hugs: Not too good at advice because my DH is a real sh$t at the moment to but im sending hugs your way babe.

Big tears here this afternoon...

:hugs: *100000

[Caithi]

Me thinks some people are off baby making.....Caithi??? hahahahaha
hey while I think of it can you post some pics of Anais's christening I would LOVE to see them


:laughing: you guessed it :thumbsup: :laughing:

HATE HATE HATE THEM urghhhhhh but Im seing her for the 3 month photos on Monday so ill pick them up then and scan them in!:thumbsup:

I want to do this on Iris's bedroom wall
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/chicks021_edited.jpg
I saw it done in Shop till you drop for kids mag *note to you girls this is the best mag ever, it only comes out twice a year BUT its the bible for kids stuff!*

Oooooooooh that looks noice!!

I wanted to do the words to a song as a border in her play room - havent done so yet as I was worried about my painting skills but.... apparently theres this stuff you can buy - you print onto it and then peel - then you stick it to the walls - comes in A4 sheets. Will let you know how it goes!

[Caithi]

Iris refuses the bottle (when i try to give her a lil water) she only likes moi:p hahaha

When can I start giving Nai water and how much? She is a huge boob nazi and I feel like I am a big nipple at the moment - might give them a break lol

:hugs: hollie! thanx heaps for the nappy. check D out modelling it..

Poodle bum!!! Toooooooo sweet!:wizard: :hugs:

[tazzystone]

Jacey hates water but when Logan was a bub he would drink water at this age. He loved it and I let him have as much as he wanted.

Does anyone's bub still sleep in a bassinett :o , I'm moving Jacey into a cot this weekend but not sure how she will go (I didnt want to move her into it prior to us moving). I sometimes rock the bassinett when she goes to sleep for a min at the most, but with the cot I wont be able to do this!! Has anyone tried the lullubub cot rocker things??

[Caithi]

Jacey hates water but when Logan was a bub he would drink water at this age. He loved it and I let him have as much as he wanted.

Has anyone tried the lullubub cot rocker things??

Excellent! Do I boil it first?:detective:

Have heard that the rockers are fantastic. Let me know if u get one?:hugs:

[library-laksa]

Taryn - Harper's been in his cot for a few weeks now, i used to rock his basinette too. i find that if i push my hand into the cot mattress next to him, it kinda rocks him, hope that helps?

busy busy day today! got home from training at 10.30 then down the shops for 11 for photos of H (he puked everywhere, lovely...) then got my legs waxed and nails done at 12! so now a bit of time to hang out nappies then haircut at 2.30. got to leave here about 5.30 to take H to the in-laws, feed him there then pick up my brother and out for dad's big 60th dinner... phew!

[Ryan&MatthewsMum]

You are def. not a sook Anna, the thought of going back to work and putting Iris in care makes me want to
Im ok with O going to preschool/daycare as his older and loves the atmosphere/kids/learning new stuff BUT my lil bubba anyway I dont want to think about it.

um sydney attractions off the top of my head theres

*Sydney aquarium
*sydney reptile park
*maritime museum always has good stuff for the kids
*Imax theater
*chinese gardens
*movies...transformers???


I agree - going back to work is a hard decision. I too don't mind Ryan in care at his age but I also want to head back to my 2 days a week in August but am feeling so guilty about putting little bubba Matty in there at just 6 months old. Will have to seriously think more on that one.

Re Sydney attractions - dont forget the Taronga Zoo!!! Can you believe in 10 years living there we never made it once! Had been once before on a visit back in the early 90s and loved it.

Question! (actually scenario first), Leah loves her dummy but she doesn't get it while awake and often goes to sleep without it. The past week, shes ok being up for about 30 minutes then just wants to put EVERYTHING in her mouth. ........ Do you think she may be starting to teeth or that its a development thing? .........No white buds that I can see but I cant actually get my fingers in there without the tongue trying to suck them.


Anna - I would say she is definitely starting teething. Just coz you cant see any white lumps doesn't mean those darn little teeth aren't already moving around under the gums. Matthew is doing exactly the same thing. If you dont want to give the dummy try just giving her little rattle/teething toys designed for bubs and let her go on that. She may hit herself a bit with it at first but that is all part of her development. That said if the dummy is all that works then i'm all for it!!!

Speaking of dummies - DH and I saw Matthew take his dummy out of his mouth and then put it back in today in the car.... :yelclap:.

busy busy day today! ... phew!

LL - hope you had your running shoes on :D. Sounds a bit like my day - Dropped DH at SILs at 8:10 (he's doing some concreting there today), go to 8:30 class at gym. Home by 9:45 for a quick shower and feed Matthew before dropping him at Grandmas in time to make Ryan's 10:45 vaccinations appt. (He was a absolute angel and no tears just a little indignant "ow" after the second one. Just looove him!!!) Then back to Grandmas, had a cuppa and a quick lunch then back to doctors for Matthew's appt at 1:30. (Left Ryan at Grandmas to play). Back to pick Ryan up, over to SILs to get DH but he wasn't finished. Left DH and Ryan there and have come home to give poor Matthew a decent sleep in his own bed before going back to SILs tonight for a takeaway dinner then to help her set up her wireless network.

Matthew fell asleep in the car and I managed to transfer him to his cot so :smiliedance: for Matty.

Sorry for the mammoth post - needed a coffee and a bubhub fix :D.

Oh bugger! That's him.... bye

[Little_Toad]

Shezi, the nappy looks great on D! Glad you liked it.

Does anyone's bub still sleep in a bassinett , I'm moving Jacey into a cot this weekend but not sure how she will go (I didnt want to move her into it prior to us moving).

tazzy, you could try for the first week putting the bassinet (if it attaches from the stand) inside the cot for the first few days. That was she will still feel the same but be looking at a different place. Then when she is used to being in the new place take just remove the bassinet.

I used to let toadlet sleep in the cot inside the bassinet in his first few weeks cause we were moving him from our room to the lounge room.

he didn't have any problems transfering.

TOADLET DID A ROLL!! or as Frog said, he looked more like the Pasha Bulker listing to one side then collapsing onto his back. But he did it!

LL. have fun at your Dad's 50th. My Daddy is 61, so close in ages.

Annsam, I reckon enjoy the babies for a while then go back to work.

[library-laksa]

/tazzy, you could try for the first week putting the bassinet (if it attaches from the stand) inside the cot for the first few days. That was she will still feel the same but be looking at a different place. Then when she is used to being in the new place take just remove the bassinet.

TOADLET DID A ROLL!! or as Frog said, he looked more like the Pasha Bulker listing to one side then collapsing onto his back. But he did it!
we also did that with H's bassinette..

yay for toadlet rolling/listing lol. Harper can do a partial roll (from back to side) but only without his nappy!! when he's having tummy time, he sometimes rocks like he's going to roll but no action yet.

soon all our bubs will be crawling :crying:
will have to have another one heheheh...

[annsam]

thanks r&msmum. sam never did the need to chew on EVERYTHING thing until buds showed but that was my thoughts too - they are moving about. shes def not as happy as she usually is so its probably a good clue.

2 days per week isnt too bad. i have no idea how mums who have to go back fulltime at 6 months do it. it must break their hearts:( .

ok off to get sam. have a good night girls.

[annsam]

TOADLET DID A ROLL!! or as Frog said, he looked more like the Pasha Bulker listing to one side then collapsing onto his back. But he did it!

Annsam, I reckon enjoy the babies for a while then go back to work.

LMAO:laughing: and yes, i think i will. i just dont think i was cut out to be a long term sahm. my brain is mushing!

re the bassinet / cot thing. i put leah to bed during the day in the cot so night wasnt a major transition but it was a little unsettled the first two. nothung major though.

btw, is anyones bubs getting themselves around the cot? leah keeps ending up against the bars or upside-down.

[Little_Toad]

btw, is anyones bubs getting themselves around the cot? leah keeps ending up against the bars or upside-down.

yes and prblem fixed! I've put straps on his dressing gown that he wears to bed and tie them to the bottom of the cot so he can't go anywhere!!

[defaipe]

Sheree~ Love the pics your girls are so pretty! we have the same red coupe car it gets a work out at our place!

thanx sarah.. that car is the best thing ever isnt it! i recommend them for every kids 1st bday:yes:
Shezi, the nappy looks great on D! Glad you liked it.

TOADLET DID A ROLL!! or as Frog said, he looked more like the Pasha Bulker listing to one side then collapsing onto his back. But he did it!

love the nappy :D well done to rolling toadlet!!

have a great time michaela! my dad is turning 60 this year! and mum just turned 50 in december.

took A to the drs today about the rash. he thinks its a viral eczema.. weird.. anyway prescribed a mild cortisone cream to clear it up. she also had her 4month needles. didnt even cry. tough little chicken.

A is still sleeping in our room in the tetra mattress inside the portacot.. hoping to keep her there till shes much more mobile. either that or sleeping through.

with giving bub water how do you know when its too much? is it possible they would prefer water over proper feeds?

off to get M from kindy.. bye!!

[nemosmum]

P.S. Sarah - with teh TT thing, have you tried food reward? Im not above bribary for TT . Sam gets a few M&M's while in the early stages of TT. Poo on the potty kinda freaks him out so he gets a few more for doing that until he realises its nothing to be freaked by. Just a thought anyway.
Im not above bribery either however its lost its charm atm maybe have ot up the anty to something more interesting and delectable :detective: hahahaha

I wanted to do the words to a song as a border in her play room - havent done so yet as I was worried about my painting skills but.... apparently theres this stuff you can buy - you print onto it and then peel - then you stick it to the walls - comes in A4 sheets. Will let you know how it goes!

Sorry to hear the pics of the christening didnt turn out thats sh!T!
That sounds perfect let me know what its called and where to purchase pretty please

Taryn~ still co sleeping with Iris (secretly never want to stop shes just so darn cute and such a great sleeper *bonus she doesnt hog the bed hahahaha*

Sheree~ dont know abotu the water thing:detective:

Had a major tiff with my mum, she is always trying to parent O and tell me how to as well:banghead:
she never knows when to back off!
BUT what can I do:confused:

Still no ideas for the Gfathers????
Im thinking of cufflinks? but wouldnt have a clue where to purchase ones from....running out of time
may just give them a bunch of Irises hahahaha

Oh oh oh great news Iris's eye lashes are growing and have turned the most glorious shade of black
they look like blackberries against her creamy skin

[tazzystone]

[QUOTE=Little_Toad;
tazzy, you could try for the first week putting the bassinet (if it attaches from the stand) inside the cot for the first few days. That was she will still feel the same but be looking at a different place. Then when she is used to being in the new place take just remove the bassinet.[/QUOTE]

I'm an idiot cant believe I didnt think of that :p

The past two days I have been putting Jacey in the activity station and she loves it. She can grab the teething toys and chews on them!! Its great cause I know Logan cant step on her and I can get lots mroe done like cook dinner etc!! Very happy about that. Obviously I cant leave her in there for too long as she isnt too strong. Well done Monty for rolling, Jacey did her first roll from tummy to back yesterday too!

Jacey is losing her hair with her cradle cap :mad: She still has it and every time some comes away so does 5 hairs!!

Spag bol for din din and wombok salad (as I had to use the wombok mum gave me). I just bought that book 4 ingredients and I dont mind it, have written up my shopping list for next shop. We did a shop on Tuesday and spent $600 including meat :eek: Nothing to show for it really though.

[Little_Toad]

Jacey is losing her hair with her cradle cap She still has it and every time some comes away so does 5 hairs!!

tazzy, Get the Nivea cream in the blue tub. Toadlet had really bad cradlecap and it cleared it up in 3 days.

[AquaDevil78]

Annsam RE: Leah putting anything and everything in her mouth, sounds exactly the same as A right now.. he has been the same, and with his dummy i noticed he now pushes to one side constantly and chews it, and sticks his tongue out the other side.. very funny to watch. So i thought he must be teeting, so i tested by sticking my finger in his mouth to see if he sucked or chewed, and yep his little chompers went up and down. So in my case i assume he is teething, i looked in his mouth and he has some bumps behind where his teeth would pop up, which is a sign too.

So quite possibly she is starting to teeth. A has been grizzly on and off for no apparent reason too.

Hope that helps? :hugs:


ETA: Tazzy, this is what i did for A's cradle cap. went away ages ago. I simply used baby oil (j&j's) i put a fair amount on my hands rubbed it into his hair/scalp. left for 2 hours before a bath, used a fine tooth comb, that got 90% of it. and rinsed it out and then did same thing 2 days later and that was it, all gone :)

[Caithi]

That sounds perfect let me know what its called and where to purchase pretty please

Still no ideas for the Gfathers????


Why dont you get either a beer mug(if they drink eer and you want something that they can keep) or a bottle of scotch and cigar, or a bottle of Hennesy or a botte of Cristal? lol depends on how much you want to spend I guess.:thumbsup:

[annsam]

Just quick - Leahs performing. Think Im in for a rough night. Shes been very grumpy all day. Might give her a little panadol and see if that does the trick - perhaps she has a pain :detective: . Shes certainly not herself anyway.

LT, yeah I actually forgot I have a 'safety-wrap' which does the same thing. Valcros around baby and around the mattress. Im a bit simple at the moment. :o

Im not above bribery either however its lost its charm atm maybe have ot up the anty to something more interesting and delectable :detective: hahahaha


How about a rewards chart? Put how many poos he needs to do to get a small but new toy. I was thinking of doing one for sam and doing 5 poos will get him a new thomas engin (his love in life) and put a picture of a thomas engin at the end of the 5 squares that he gets a smiley in each time. Not sure it will work but I think hes old enough to get it now. Something like that until the TT gets going.

Shezi, forgot to say congrats on A's sleep.

Ok, gotta go.

[Little_Toad]

Annsam,, eiyth Toilet training, on Dr. Phil he suggested when the kid does a poo inthe potty, get your DH to call up and pretend to be Thomas the tank engine (or his favourite character) to say how proud he is of him.

[nemosmum]

:laughing: we did that when O was just starting his superman obsession we got my BIL to pretend to be superman and O got so scared he started to cry and refused to take the call :eek: :laughing: awww poor lil O:D



He fell over today (something he almost never does)and there was like a tinsy bit of blood and he freaked & started crying and asking to be taken to the hospital lol typical male
He hates the site of blood but like i said he hardly ever falls so co ordinated my lil guy hahahaha

[Elmopalooza]

Hey girls..

I have been reading all your posts but i have been at work so havent replied.

Very busy day at work today being end of month AND end of financial year. Got it all done though :D

You will never guess what happened this evening. Sam got home from work and had just put Amity into her high chair and was about to strap her in when the bl00dy chair snapped in half with her in it!! This is the highchair we have http://www.childcareproducts.com.au/product.asp?brand=1&category=13&item=481
and on the side where the cream bit meets the pole just snapped! And the back legs completely broke off!!
While trying to find a picture of it i also just found an article saying that our particular high chair was recalled. I wonder if i can still take it back even though we dont have the receipt...

[AquaDevil78]

Oh FFS why wont A go to sleep.... :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

Doesn't have a temp, been fed, clean nappy, no wind (tried burping) put him down at 10pm and still friggen grizzly. Just tried panadol.. maybe that will work.

[Elmopalooza]

I hope he goes to sleep for you soon AD. I was just bout to suggest panadol cos you said you think he is teething. :fingerscrossed: it works

[AquaDevil78]

YAY He is FINALLY asleep!! Wooo Hooo :yelclap::yelclap::yelclap: :fingerscrossed: He stays asleep now.

Panadol must have done something.

[Elmopalooza]

:smiliedance: good boy Antonio!

[AquaDevil78]

How come your awake Elmo? Everything ok?

[Elmopalooza]

Yeah i went to a friends tonight and came on the computer when i got home. Bout to go to bed though lol

[AquaDevil78]

Yeah i went to a friends tonight and came on the computer when i got home. Bout to go to bed though lol

Ahhh, well then Good Night (morning) and sweet dreams :wave:

[nemosmum]

Lana~ they should take it back without the reciept if it was recalled....is Amity ok?
That must have scared the jeepers out of you hun!

AD~ glad the magic elixer aka panadol works on Antonio too....as soon as iris tastes it shes calm lol

Were going to my sisters for dinner tonight (going to go over her wedding plans and check out the bridesmaids dresses shes picked out(that should be good knowing her tastes lol)

Then 2moro we have two kids birthday parties fun fun fun!

Am just about to go get in the shower and then watch Ten canoes while sipping OJ and munching on some lovely bacon/egg/toast breakie...O out with dh and iris and I are ladies of leisure tis morning:D

Have a nice one!

[defaipe]

they should definitely take the highchair back lana. recalled or not. doesnt matter. M's highchair did it too but i think hers was due to rusting out.. oops. thankfully no-one was in it tho. i think we hosed it off out the back too many times. haha

have fun at the parties sarah.

yay to antonio for sleeping!

[annsam]

Annsam,, eiyth Toilet training, on Dr. Phil he suggested when the kid does a poo inthe potty, get your DH to call up and pretend to be Thomas the tank engine (or his favourite character) to say how proud he is of him.
Thats a great idea! Marcs welsh so Im sure he could pull off a ringo star accent :detective:

we did that when O was just starting his superman obsession we got my BIL to pretend to be superman and O got so scared he started to cry and refused to take the call awww poor lil O
Yip :yes: Sam would do that too!

He fell over today (something he almost never does)and there was like a tinsy bit of blood and he freaked & started crying and asking to be taken to the hospital lol typical male
He hates the site of blood but like i said he hardly ever falls so co ordinated my lil guy hahahaha
Sam always says to me "finger hurts....... knee hurts......... head hurts........ toe hurts" one of these days something IS going to hurt. Hasn't he heard of the boy who cried wolf!?

You will never guess what happened this evening. Sam got home from work and had just put Amity into her high chair and was about to strap her in when the bl00dy chair snapped in half with her in it!! This is the highchair we have http://www.childcareproducts.com.au/product.asp?brand=1&category=13&item=481
and on the side where the cream bit meets the pole just snapped! And the back legs completely broke off!!
While trying to find a picture of it i also just found an article saying that our particular high chair was recalled. I wonder if i can still take it back even though we dont have the receipt...

Ohh ahhh. That looks like our highchair but ours is the older model. Contact the company direct and tell them what happened. They will be wanting to do something I would imagine. How old is it?

YAY He is FINALLY asleep!! Wooo Hooo He stays asleep now.

Panadol must have done something.

We had to go through that too. Leah was feral yesterday but the panadol helped so she must have had a pain. Poor bub and I thought she was just stroppy.


Well...... last night I was buggered so I got DH to do a dream feed. Only problem - he left it too late so she woke first which completely defeated the purpose because I then has to get up and heat the bottle of breastmilk (while my boobs felt like they were going to explode but Im not wasting a hard gotten bottle of milk) while he comforted her. :banghead:

Also, what I was saying yesterday about her being really odd with the whole sucking / possible teething thing, it occured to me that shes not biting me (which I assume she would be if teething) and shes hardly drinking anything at the moment. Boobs are very full and shes farting like theres no tomorrow. Any ideas?

Anyway, gotta go. Sams home.

P.S. about the giving breastfed babies water thing, I dont do that yet as the foremilk is the thirst quencing part so if I think shes thirsty I give her a couple of minutes of feed. Thats just me though. Should start her on water so she doesn't refuse it later probably.

[Bambaloo]

Oh so many posts! Lucky I'm at mum's so on broadband :yes:

Ella rolled on Thurs! I put her down on floor at grandma's & was helping her roll then she slowly but surely did it herself! Typical, she just likes showing off. She went out like a light after that big play & rolling!


Carrie - wow Ella's sleeping patterns sound just like Matthew. He is going from okay to bad to okay again. I hope she is sleeping better. BTW you might feel like you need a makeover but I thought you looked gorgeous at the Brissie meet.


Ella is sleeping better but annpyed i have to get up 4 or 5 times for her dummy in early morning hours but she can go without bottle til 7am (but usually feed her around 5 or 6 so I can sleep til like 8!). She is sleeping over in my bed this weekend as dh is down at Hastings Pt fishing with some guys from work. So much easier when i can reach across for dummy instead of actually getting up.

Thanks for that too btw!


Iris refuses the bottle (when i try to give her a lil water) she only likes moi:p hahaha
although shes started eyeing off our food lately and wants to sit up at the table with us....time for the high chair :eek:

Still haven't bought a High Chair - won't be buying one like yours Lana! That's terrible. I am sending the link to my friend Haylie cos that's the hc Mason has. Ella is very interested in food too Sarah.

What attractions in Sydney would interest a 12 year old and a 3 year old?

- Australia's Wonderland
- Toronga Park Zoo
- Centre Pt tower
- Botanical Gardens
- Ferry ride
- Luna Park


Question! (actually scenario first), Leah loves her dummy but she doesn't get it while awake and often goes to sleep without it. The past week, shes ok being up for about 30 minutes then just wants to put EVERYTHING in her mouth. Toys (that she cant hold properly - one get her in the eye this morning opps), fingers (hers and mine) - basically anything that flutters past within reach. Shes always done it in the evening when shes over the day but now its every awake time and she wont go to sleep without the dummy suddenly. Do you think she may be starting to teeth or that its a development thing? if a development thing Id like to with hold the dummy so she doesn't become too attached to it, if a teething thing then I have no issue. No white buds that I can see but I cant actually get my fingers in there without the tongue trying to suck them :o .

Oh and shes grumpy as hell when she cant get anything to suck.


Sounds like Ella!

When can I start giving Nai water and how much? She is a huge boob nazi and I feel like I am a big nipple at the moment - might give them a break lol


They should be having 60ml of water once a day but think that's mainly bottle fed babies to stop constipation. Ella has been skulling down 100ml during the night though. Just used cooled boiled water & give it to them at blood temp like you would do with a bottle.

OK off to scrapbook. Haven't started yet!
Bye!

[nemosmum]

Thats a great idea! Marcs welsh so Im sure he could pull off a ringo star accent :detective:


Also, what I was saying yesterday about her being really odd with the whole sucking / possible teething thing, it occured to me that shes not biting me (which I assume she would be if teething) and shes hardly drinking anything at the moment. Boobs are very full and shes farting like theres no tomorrow. Any ideas?


oohh I love welsh history, was wowed by the history of Llewelyn the great and his wife Joanna! fabulous and amazing people!
Can I ask how Llewelyn is pronounced??? lol as Ive always pronounced it "lou welyn" but thats probably so wrong LOL
AND why didnt you call Sam Llewelyn lol (no offense sam is a lovely name :kiss: ) its a fabulous name...is Leah a welsh name?

with the teething thing, Iris is bitting towards the end of her feed which hurts but she only gets one shot then i pull her off LOL
and the drool OMGawd its coming out like a river :eek:
Im getting her a teething ring today if not def. 2moro!
sorry cant help with what could be bugging Leah:o


Still haven't bought a High Chair - won't be buying one like yours Lana! That's terrible. I am sending the link to my friend Haylie cos that's the hc Mason has. Ella is very interested in food too Sarah.
!

We have the anitlop highchair from ikea LOVE it so stable and steady and dead easy to clean!
AND it only cost us $50

Ok having to use a lil oil when washing Iris's hair as its going like her dads (steel wool type of texture)
so i use that stuff from avon (oil bath) to keep it soft and curly otherwise it gets dread locks in it while she sleeps!
Looks like I'll be heading to the African braid hair salon in the not too distant future!

Watched that movie Ten Canoes....beautiful landscapes, great story telling, very slow in parts but I like the humour in it and it was lovely

ok must be off again

[annsam]

LOL, Sarah I think you are pronoucing it right. Thats how Ive always heard it pronounced anyway. And dont joke about Sams name..... some of the things M suggested that were welsh - sheeesh, he dodged a bullet.:eek:

Carrie, been a while since you been to sydney?? Wonderland closed a couple of years back. LOL. But thanks for the list, hadn't thought of a ferry ride. Will have to be a ferry with high sides though cause I can see Sam 'exploring'.

Oh, on the Leah front, Ive made her a dr appt for Monday as Im convinced something isn't right. Breast refusal is common at this age but shes just not herself.

[annsam]

Sarah, apparently its proncounced klow-alen (its kinda a sound rather than a word at the start. Apparelent double "L's" at the start of a welsh word is pronounced clow (or thats the closest I can get phinetically (sp?)).

[nemosmum]

:o :laughing: see I knew i wasnt pronoucing it right LOL how wrong was I:laughing:

Ok yeah that sounds awful lol in that case sam's lucky :D hahahahaha

[library-laksa]

arvo all :wave:
my dad's 60th last night was so good, everyone was dressed up and chatting about when he was a kid etc. my aunt says he was a flower child lol. top night. cost us a fortune tho! but you only turn 60 once. i told him to expect a **** xmas pressie haha.
left H with my mil for 6 hours, i had some mega cleavage going on i tell ya :laughing: then we picked him up and he'd just had a bottle so he didnt feed til 8.30am! ouch... expressed the other side and gave it to him this arvo coz we wanted to try the tommee tippee bottle again and it worked so well! he even took it from me.

Lana - if there is a recall on the highchair, you don't need a receipt, just call the manufacturer. that must have been so scary when it broke!!

drooling - yep Harper's flowing too. i can't feel anything in his gums yet but maybe teething is starting...

ok i have to put some washing on and i spose i should get out of my pjs at some point. we didnt get home til nearly 1 then i couldn't sleep coz i had a coffee with dessert last night :p

[Bambaloo]

Evening girls

Wow it goes from 10 pages of posts to not even 10 posts in a day.

Sarah i just lost my post as I was uploading your images & my computer froze & shut down! I saw the first pic though of the brown dress & I love it! Hope she goes with that one, but I didn't see the others.

I am so tired. I didn't end up leaving mum's before dark like planned as they were having an early tea so I stayed. Beef Strogonoffe, Yummo! Then they had visitors so didn't leave til around 6.30pm. At least I ended up bathing Ella this arvo at mum & dad's so all I had to do at home was wash & sterilise bottles & stick a load of washing on. At least we managed to do 4 pages of my sister's scrapbook today. Mum is gonna come over Wed to help me do more. I have some to do in the meantime though.

But ... I came on here to check emails & wrote a couple of long ones back & haven't got off yet!

Poor Ella I think I have to try & hold her teething ring in her mouth tomorrow. Something is def going on. Her fists were red & raw today from her 'biting' on them. I have had the teething ring (well it isn't actually a ring lol) washed & in the fridge since she first showed teething signs at 6 weeks old.

ANNA - Yes I was down there Sept 1998. Luna Park wasn't operating then. No one has told me about Australia's Wonderland closing down! Why? Sega World was fun as well. The zoo was the best, I watched the orangatans (sp?) for like 2 hours!

GIN - Where are you? I hope you are okay?

M2B - Nic I hope you are okay too. How is Miss Madi? We still have to catch up again soon.

EMMA - How's Cooper?

Is anyone going to the Powder Chair Concert? (Powderfinger / Silverchair). I SO SO SO WANNA GO!!! I can't by tickets atm & they go on sale Monday. They will sell in no time though. They are $100. I haven't been to a concert since Black Eyed Peas in 2004.

Can't wait for Dave to come home tomorrow. E & I have had sleep-overs in my bed lol.

I am writing this in Outlook this time (complete with codes for paragraphs!) in case it freezes this is saved ... Sarah ... lol.

You know how I said weird things have happened since grandpa died? Well the other day or last week, not sure exactly when, one of the remotes for their garage door went flat & they parked in the driveway & went back down later to open the garage door manually. It opened, shut, opened, shut all by itself ... Then later that same night, mum was on the computer & dad was in the lounge room. Mum heard the garage door open & a while later dad came out & said the garage door was open - she had thought he had gone down earlier for something ... he hadn't. Dad went downstairs to close it & when his hand was inches from the garage door it closed!!! OMG how weird!!! It was like grandpa was playing a joke on him! Something he would do too!

Then on Wed night Dad got up to go to the toilet & mum thought she'd have a drink of water (she keeps water next to the bed like I do). She reached over for it & thought she felt someone sit in the bed ... then she felt a pressure on her like someone/something was giving her a hug & she heard like muffled muttering in her ear but it sounded like a bad phone connection ... (speaking of which my internet just disconnected!). She hasn't told anyone but me about this though as it sounds silly but I believe her & she said this has actually happened to her before, I think when her father died.

Oh & did I tell you about my aunty and how there is this plant at my grandparents' house which grandpa always said she should grow in Nanango as it is so easy to look after etc & she could never remember the name of it & always asked him. She has been living up there atm & obviously watering the plants. About a day or 2 after he passed away she was walking past it & couldn't remember what it was called. Zette looked down & the tag with the name was right in front of the plant on the ground, not put in the ground. This was weird cos Grandpa never kept the tags cos he knew what they all were etc & didn't need them. She had been watering this plant for weeks while staying there & it had definitely not been there.

I came home from mum's today & there is a Winnie the Pooh on a suction thing on the mirror above the white shelves G'pa made for Ella. Well it had fallen off & was all the way over under the night light against the wall ... if it falls off it usually lands on the shelves or right next to them. I dropped it from the position on purpose to see if it rolled but no it didn't at all ... I tried a few times. It def couldn't have gone that far. One of Ella's towels in a basket had fallen out too but that could've just happened anyway. But I went to ring mum & tell her and the cordless just dropped out like the battery had gone so I went and spoke to mum on other phone. I checked the cordless afterwards & it was fine ... it is always on the hook, it was plugged in properly & the battery light was not beeping or flashing that it was low ...

No wonder I am scared of the dark!!! Not that Grandpa would hurt me like a robber would or anything but just the thought of it iykwim?

I wanted to come to bed when I got home but I have been typing this & emails lol. Now I am so so so tired!

Ella is such an attention-seeker. She was complaining today when we finally got to scrapbook (100 phone calls, 2 bottles & bum changes later!) I put her in the swing & eventually put her on floor between us when she was happy again. Wasn't happy with me though, she was trying to get mum's attention but she was trying to do something so Ella kept screaming (not crying just screaming lol) til she looked at her then she'd smile away at her & talk. Kept doing this til I gave her to mum & they played games & Ella was in hysterics. So cute. She is so fun to play with now except the fact when you do play she does chunky-**** spews all over her & you!

Can't wait for winter to be over just purely because I have to take like 3 bags with me for a day trip instead of only the nappy bag! Cos she has to have layers & spare jumpers now, not jusrt one 'in case' plus then I have to take another bag with the bottles & formula then another bag with a rug for the floor, her spewies (cos they don't fit in nappy bag for all the layers!), a fleecy blanket, and another flanno wrap or something.

You know how I was looking into Kindermusik & it was so exy? Well I got an email from the lady who runs this local one saying there is a free preview class on Tuesday at 10.30am so I am going to skip going to that Shona's house for MG & go to that instead to see what it's like. I want to do it so bad from the sounds of it but it is expensive so at least I can see exactly if it is worth it or not. I will be getting more money from Bogan-link but I don't think the first bigger payment is til near end of July & the term starts 16th. Maybe I can pay later? Pity it's on a Tuesday though as that's when our MG was gonna be if we weren't going to sessions at the clinic ... And Tuesday is my day with the car without taking Dave to work at 5am so I also make any other clinic or dr's appointments etc then. Speaking of appointments, Ella has her physio appointment on Tuesday 10th July at 1pm for her head. I think they give her 'Baby Gymnastics'. I am pretty sure it is free too as it is through the health clinic.

This morning the home phone was ringing around 8.15am when I was having a shower & Ella was asleep again. I didn't get it then my mobile started ringing so I jumped out thinking it was prob mum thinking I'd already left to come over. The mobile said the caller ID was anonymous so it was either mum (private number) or David (his caller ID is on anon atm) so I picked up (meanwhile I was soaking wet, freezing my butt off!) and it was MIL ... "Oh Caarrie did I wake you?" I said no I was in the shower. She was ringing to see if I would be home tomorrow. I said well David is away this weekend fishing & I have to do groceries & a couple of things tomorrow but don't know exactly when. She said they want to come over as coming down & she will call me in the morning to see when exactly I will be there. I was looking forward to tomorrow to just doing some cleaning, washing etc, & maybe going on internet, getting a couple of things from Woollies then going for a walk on the beachfront with SIL/bf & niece after lunch before Dave coming home :( Anyway, I messaged SIL & asked if I could come over to her house but MIL had called them first this morning about the same thing & said she would let them know a time when she knew what time she was seeing us. I am going to SIL's now anyway & meeting MIL there. It'll take up less time & there will be others there, not just me & Ella! I still don't even know what time.
Ok I really do have to go now lol. Soooo tired! Have to put this washing on the rack first as well.

SORRY FOR YET ANOTHER LONGEST EVER MAMMOTH MOUNT EVERIST GREAT WALL OF CHINA TO KEEP THE RABBITS OUT POST!!!

Have a good weekend!

[defaipe]

love those dresses sarah! also love solariums :D
:hugs: hope ya feel better in the morning.

michaela sounds like you had a great night!!

when i was signing the medicare thingy and leaving the drs yesterday the receptionist said 'how do you say that?' meaning A's name.. i was like Aalivyah.. exactly as is written.. she was like well no-ones going to know that. i was just like.. yeah well my baby my choice.. signed the form and left.. funny thing is she had written A's name wrong and spelt it Aalivhah :laughing: well no wonder she has no idea! i know when you look at aalivyah its like 'huh?!' lol. but if its read out its spelt as its said so i was wondering why she was so confused & so opinionated about it!

things have been busy busy busy here. my bro & sil's flight was delayed from thurs night to friday morning and they got back to mum & dads around 3pm.. their girls are adorable. M & Taylor are officially best buds(T just turned 3 in feb). theres only 6weeks between A and their little one Aurora, she was born January 20th.. she is so long compared to A. not surprised tho.. she is a shorty.

howd the parties go sarah? i think we've decided to have M & D's at a park. going to start making different cakes/slices/muffins and see which are some goodies to take along on the day. think i've decided on these invites.. http://www.thepartyparlour.com.au/products/?id=07a0956af05f1ca670ebf8646837816b&key=oM1oNj
i love parties :D

[defaipe]

great idea carrie re the MIL visit.. spooky about your granddad but must be comforting at the same time.

love it when bubs gets to the 'attention seeking' age. my mum loves this age with A now coz before now she would come over and run a muck with the big girls so i could just relax with A and give me a break. now she would rather swap lol. nah she's the best nanny. i really cant imagine moving from here.

A is loving the jolley jumper and has been getting heaps more floor time.

hmm would like some input coz im confused but how i was saying about my sis and i going out for new years WELL chris has said he doesnt want me going.. i just sorta laughed it off and ignored him but last night he said it again coz i was talking about it and i was like why? he basically said coz i would cheat on him. i was like :eek: are you serious?! he knows damn well if i didnt want to be with him i wouldnt be and also that i have never ever cheated on anyone ever! its just not me to do that.. never had one night stands.. never did any of that. i was so annoyed. i was like so you dont trust me? he didnt answer me but i wouldnt let up.. he ended up saying he doesnt trust the guys.. well pfft it takes two to tango..
anyway i was going with my sis and brother and a few friends. just doesnt make sense.. he is jealous and i know that. but come on! hasnt stopped me tho, i never asked for permission in the first place. if it all pans out i will be going. he was invited too but doesnt want to go.. he said ages ago if we were out and i was 'hit on' it would ruin his night.. ya'd think that would be a compliment :laughing: i wouldnt care if he was hit on. he comes home with me. and if he didnt well bad luck to them lmao!
anyway long story short.. do you think this sounds like a control issue? or more jealousy? i just cant work it out. he says i have 3 kids i shouldnt want to go.. but yeah fair enough im a mum but its one night.. i dont drink or anything so its a few hours of dancing and having fun. my mum is having the girls so its not like im leaving them with him.. and its like 6months away! you'd think if he wanted to argue he could pick something happening closer to now lol.
anyway i've rambled on enough!

[defaipe]

oh whoops forgot.. D was in knickers all morning till nap time at 1pm and only had 2 little accidents! i so dont want to toilet train her in winter but im sick of her ripping off her pants and nappy yelling 'potpot'! she's not even 20months old! and she woke up dry from her nap.
tell ya what tho she's so cute in little knickers.. they barely fit her :laughing: will have to take some pics.

[library-laksa]

just been updating the online photo album (http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o37/library-laksa/HARPER/). the first ones are us all dressed up for Dad's 60th last night. there's a really cute one of H in the leaves outside.

Sheree - i hope you do go out for new years and have a great time. he has no need to be insecure, if you put up with his not changing nappies then you obviously love him! :D

[defaipe]

michaela, i love harpers eyes.. stunning little man you have there!! him covered in leaves is cute and in the basket haha. the things we do to our kids hey! he looks very cute with his g/f isabel. she's a cutie too!

and yep dont know why some(most) days but i do love him.:laughing:

[Elmopalooza]

expressed the other side and gave it to him this arvo coz we wanted to try the tommee tippee bottle again and it worked so well! he even took it from me.

Lana - if there is a recall on the highchair, you don't need a receipt, just call the manufacturer. that must have been so scary when it broke!!



Glad your dads 60th went well! ANd yay for Harper taking the bottles! Yeah i have emailed the company and will be interested in what they say.

Carrie - maybe try getting some bonjela for Ella. It might help with her teeth.

I havent fully read the posts as i have not long gotten home from a night out with Sam and some of our friends. I had a great time and had a few drinks too lol! I will read them all (specially your long one carrie) in the morning.

[library-laksa]

shocker of a night! so glad Al's home...

Harper woke at 1.10am and has only had a couple of naps since then :(
we think it might be teeth, he's so dribbly and only went to sleep after panadol. tried to give him a teether toy but he doesnt hold well enough yet. Al's gone to get bonjela.

P!SSING DOWN HERE!!

[defaipe]

michaela, it mustve been 'one of those nights' coz we had it too. A woke 5mins after i got into bed.. ended up giving her panadol after an hour. she was so fidgety and sooky.. but i think she had a tummy ache coz i ate spicy chicken the night before so i think it went through.. she was up & down all night.. my boobs were so sore this morning!
this weather is ridiculous.. i so want to go out for a walk! im itching to get outside..

sounds like a good night lana!:D hope you get a nice sleep today.

[library-laksa]

that bonjela is the good stuff! :yes: :D
he is now laying on his playmat smiling at the starfish hanging toy, his normal happy self. yay!
he pulled the funniest face when i put it on hs gums, he's only ever tasted milk and panadol (4x) before!! and that bonjela is a strong flavour... i like it lol.

so now i am even more convinced he's teething. do they always get front ones first? i can see white bits on the sides but not the front. i spose the teeth are just moving under the gums so they hurt him but i can't see them yet??

[library-laksa]

but i think she had a tummy ache coz i ate spicy chicken the night before so i think it went through..
oh poor little A!
after our big curry night, Harps had a bellyache too, poor kid! i didnt feed him on the night (was having shooters lol) but i guess it got through to him the next day coz the sunday night, he was making little noises from 2-6am and pulling his legs up, poor bub. i eat lots of spicy food but i think it was coz there was 11 different curries!!

[annsam]

ok, where is everyone?

Firsttime? Frangi? M2B? B'sMum? RTC'smum? Taryn? Jaimie? and everyone else who hasn't posted in a while :shame: Must all be out having a life! :laughing:

Anyway........ how is everyone else?

We are good. Lazy day today. Sams still in his PJ's. Im the only one actually dressed........until Leah pooped on me. Any other breastfed babies still really watery poo? Anyway, shes driving me slightly nuts. Im now not entirely convinced there is actually anything wrong with her, I think shes just had a big developmental leap in the old brain area and is a stroopy little madam when she doesn't get what she wants aka dummy. Her sleeps gone to sh*t (not that it was much to rave about before but it was ok at least). Im shattered and tried to nap but low and behold, the show ground is having a dog show so there are like a million dogs barking. No sleep for me.:banghead:

Shezi, tell him to grow up! With three children does he honestly think you have the energy to cheat on him? and dont you deserve a night off once in a while? Go out on new year and enjoy yourself and dont take any of that cr*p. Id go balistic if DH said that to me.

Sounds like you are having fun organising the girls birthdays. Must start looking into that myself soon.

Carrie, sounds like your granddad is certainly still with you. things like that happened to DH when his nan died (she raised him).

LL, so glad you had a good night out. Will go look at photos in a tick.

Anyway.......madam is awake..........AGAIN.

[library-laksa]

Any other breastfed babies still really watery poo?
yep! still totally sloppy over here...
put him on a towel in our bed this morning coz nappy free time usually cheers him up - but i was so worried he was going to do a big sloppy poo!!

[firsttime]

hi lovely ladies

well alexander had his 4 month needles, that went well, i had my chicken pox vaccine and got a reaction so i still have the spots, they are so darn itchy.
last night we went to a really important dinner for my dad at yanchep inn - its an old big hotel thats haunted and our usually VERY placid and giggly baby went beserk - he screamed the minute we walked in, for 2 hours, until we had to leave because he was just so distraught.
so i didnt get to see my dad inducted as a club president, which made me really upset, as he was really looking forward to me being there.
has anyone else heard of a MAJOR baby reaction to a haunted house? i am sure that was the reason, as he was not tired/hungry/windy etc.
His screams sounded like he was possessed - honestly it was gruesome! then, as soon as we got in the car and out of the national park on to wanneroo road he instantly stopped. it was very spooky.

The whole night i kept thinking of you Carrie, and your dear grandad stories....(which are nice stories, not like mine, but spooky at the same time :))

shezi - tell that DP or yours to get over it. what is he afraid of huh? that's my question - not being rude here but maybe he knows he doesnt give you enough help and support at times (like alot of our DP's!), and he is afraid someone else will woo you off your feet!!

LL - thanks for the heads up on bonjela - i'm going to get some in preparation!

Elmo - i am soo envious of your HUGE night out! Tell us more!!

Annsam - i am so with you on being at my wits end getting up for the dummy! aargh!

at last the rain has stopped for a bit here north of perth, must dash outside for some much needed fresh air with baby and in his babyjorn...

[Elmopalooza]

Hi girlies!

Firstime - Yep i HAVE heard of that babies are more sensitive to spirits etc. They say that babies are actually able to see them etc. SUch a shame you had to leave early though.

Lol my night out was GREAT! It was a mates birthday so we all went on a pub crawl on a bus that he had hired! Had a few drinks and a bit of a dance and it was awesome! I dont have a hangover which is good (im a resposible drunk and still drink water lol) but god im tired!

Anna - I hope Leah sleeps better for you and the dogs bugger off!

[Caithi]

Oh m lord worst weekend ever...

Mark broke the door in a temper tantrum...
Yelled at me while he was holding anais which made her little sweet face look terrified..
Best friend told mark off today...
basically I fee like sh$t...

This is not where I was supposed to end up.

I feel like I have the baby blues again...

Have some photos...

Rock chick (Tshirt - rock on )
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1342.jpg

Bumbo
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1337.jpg

Copy cat ( new thing - she copies my expressions lol )
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1351.jpg

Cutting it of lol
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1352.jpg

Standing up with no support (only last like 5 secs though he he)- she wont sit anymore :confused:
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1372.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1374.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1375.jpg

AND WTF IS THIS?????

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m318/Caithi/?action=view&current=IMG_1363.jpg

[AquaDevil78]

Love the Pic's Caithi.. Sorry your having a rough night.. must be the day for it.. Damn Men!

:hugs::hugs::hugs:

How old is Nai Nai again? I can't believe she is standing.. Clever little girl :yelclap:

[Caithi]

Yes, guys suck:thumbsdown: Becoming a lesbian :thumbsup: First gay March 2007 mummy member!:yelclap::D

Seriously though I cant stand him at the moment - he is such a%%%^le

[AquaDevil78]

Yes, guys suck:thumbsdown: Becoming a lesbian :thumbsup: First gay March 2007 mummy member!:D

Seriously though I cant stand him at the moment - he is such a%%%^le


Hmmm must be related.. i don't actually think my Dp is an A$$hole as such, just that he acts like one,(if that makes sense??) we always seem to argue of late. Maybe it is me, i dunno. Im so over it right now.. we had a fight this A.m and he said im sick of this blah blah im leaving, i said good f off then.. and he is still here :laughing: (we made up) but still .. i dunno, like i have said before i have no clue why i feel this way, or what exactly it is im feeling..arrrrghhh

Oh and i can easily become a Lesbian if you are interested. HA HA!

[annsam]

Morning!

Was woken up 6 - yes count them 6! times in the night. Leah every 2.5-3 hrs for dummy (I fed her but she wasn't particularly hungry so one must assume it was the dummy) then Sam decided to play with his cars by the light of the street light at 3am! :eek: Needless to say - mummy was NOT impressed.


has anyone else heard of a MAJOR baby reaction to a haunted house?

Annsam - i am so with you on being at my wits end getting up for the dummy! aargh!

My cousin used to see things as a child and yes, she had a major reaction as a 3-4 year old in a tea room which turned out to have been built on an old aboriginal slave camp.

As for the dummy, a wee bit of tough love today. Shes got to loose the sudden dependancy. Im not getting up every hour to shove it back in - thats just silly.:no:


Lol my night out was GREAT! It was a mates birthday so we all went on a pub crawl on a bus that he had hired! Had a few drinks and a bit of a dance and it was awesome! I dont have a hangover which is good (im a resposible drunk and still drink water lol) but god im tired!

Ohhh that sounds like the sort of night I desperately need.........but with the hang over :laughing:


This is not where I was supposed to end up.

I feel like I have the baby blues again...

AND WTF IS THIS?????

:hugs: Hon, the first 6 months are the toughest on both of you. Hang in there.

[Caithi]

This morning I was woken with more yelling and being told that I am a loser. :gloomy:

I called him and he yelled more so I said Im leaving and he said good f$ck off.:crying: :gloomy:

[defaipe]

firstly caithi.. gorgeous little anais. what a clever chick to be able to stand up like that already!!
now.. :hugs: i dont know what to say other than guys are @ssholes!:mad: oh and if he wants out tell him to move! much easier than upping all of anais things!
ok new plan pack him a bag and leave it on the lawn:devil6:
i hope things get better. wonder whats making all the men feral.. hopefully they all clean up their acts. would make life one hellova lot easier!

omg anna! leah needs to sleep doesnt she.. A doesnt sleep much through the day but she's fairly good at night so i cant complain.. makes me happy now she doesnt have a dummy..

gotta go.. still in jammies.. chris is on a course this week so doesnt leave the house till 7.30 instead of 5. we go hell slack when he's home. hate it.. anyway off to clean :D

[annsam]

This morning I was woken with more yelling and being told that I am a loser. :gloomy:

I called him and he yelled more so I said Im leaving and he said good f$ck off.:crying: :gloomy:

.......just a thought......... has he done a depression check? Men get postnatal depression too. Have a look at beyondblue's website and get him to do the questionare

Sorry, forgot to add before that Nai is gorgous!!!