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Rainbowbrite
29-10-2008, 07:36
Hey ladies,
Just starting a new thread. Supposed to close the old at 500 posts :o Oops :o
Here (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=191088&page=62) is a link to the old :)
oooo shiny new thread. the only problem is i dont remember what was happening in th old one.
J has woken up- be back later
hey girls! i really should visit here more often! slack i know. hope you are all well!
1st birthdays already coming up!! amazing how fast it has gone! but exciting too!!
you guys have probably discussed this already but what is everyone doing and what pressies are your little munchkins getting?
Hey girls,
Just a quick one - still packing for our trip to Syd tomorrow. Sorry I haven't oragnised a meet up while we are there - we are only in town for four days and won't have time unfortunately.
Roxy - we will prob have two small parties of family only for Xav, one here in Bris and one in my home town. So she will get two cakes!!!
For her present I got her a ride on Zebra ($55). Don't mean to be scabby, but that's all I'm getting - she will get heaps from family and friends. And I buy her stuff all year, so it's not like she's missing out!
I got her a jumping castle for Xmas ($350 onsale) so that's enough for that too! Last year my family bought her SO MUCH stuff for Chrissy!
Im really looking forward to my family Xmas get together this year. We have it at New Year, so we can all have Xmas day at home without running around. And I remember last year my eldest brother saying it had been too long since we've had little kids around at Christmas. He was so right! It's so much more fun with kids to enjoy it!
Ok - really have to go. Young Xav has just woken up again :rolleyes:. . . bad thing about that is the packing will be slow going . . . good news is, the longer she is up tonight the more she will sleep in the car tomorrow!
Bye my pretty's! Back on Tuesday.
PS - Moops, sounds like you had a blast! Wish I had been there!!
And Sands- yeah, lets all go to Fiji! I WANNA GO TO FIJI!!!!!
Rainbowbrite
30-10-2008, 07:06
Hey ladies, sorry for the quick thread start yesterday. They are supposed to be closed & re-started after 500 posts.....oops :o
Roxy great to see you!!
Shana, have fun down here. If you get this, you have my number so feel free to call for a meet up if you have time.
Been busy here but we are FINALLY all sickness free......for now :p
Ani now has 8 teeth, got another this week. That could explain the sleep issues. Other than that, nothing new :o
Will be back later hopefully. Need to go find some stuff for Ani for his birthday. I have no idea what to get. MJ has so much from when she was little that there is nothing left to buy.
Anyways, :hugs: to all, must be off.
Hi!
I'm soooo tired and cranky today! Ever since I got back from Amsterdam Luca has started waking up at night and up for good at 5.30am!! Before that he was doing 12 hours at night and up at 7-7.30!! I hope it is just temporary, it breaks my heart to think it is because he thinks I'll leave! I have my friends wedding on Saturday night so I was going to get a babysitter for the first time but I don't know what to do now. If he wakes up I'm not sure they will be able to settle him and he will probably freak out! Why can't I have an easy child! Needless to say I think NY is out of the question :no:
Luca is into everything at the mo, I bought all these lock and latches to baby proof the house and he slipped the cabinet lock off really easily and the latches for the cutlery drawers don't fit!! That annoys me the most, he is pulling them out all day long I feel like all I say is no! He is so naughty!! He presses the button on the sky box and turns the tv off about 100 times a day as well. He was really getting on my nerves yesterday!
Most of you would have seen my status update on FB but Luca goes to gym and there is a little girl that he is besotted with, they always make a beeline for each other and she always kisses him! Yesterday I was talking to her Nanny and I commented that the family must be wealthy (she gets picked up by a chauffeur and the little girl is always in cute juicy couture tracksuits) and she told me she is the Grandaughter of Lakshmi Mittal who is the 3rd or 4th richest man in the World!! I could not believe it!! I play with this little girl all the time and she is a freakin multi billionaire!! A couple of years ago her Grandfather bought the most expensive house in the world for £57 million in Kensignton London and they all live there, including the Nanny but apparently they treat her like a servant and she works 24 hours 6 days a week!
Needless to say we are quite chuffed that Luca's first girlfriend is a multi billionaire, DH is most proud!
Not much else to report, I'm trying to organise Luca's birthday I'm doing Winnie the Pooh theme cos he love it. I'm making mini burgers and mini pizzas but need another main??! I'll think I'll just do dips with veggies etc for starters and for dessert we will have cake, mini cheesecakes and animal face cup cakes. Who knows when I'll have time for all of this!
We have also started preparing for our trip home, I'm so excited!!!!:yelclap:
MrsScatterbrain
30-10-2008, 18:50
Hi everyone!
I've been so slack here lately!
Moops - I totally cracked up when I read about your Amsterdam trip! Sounds like you needed the brown undies for Madame T!! I love it! Getting in a total stranger's car!! :laughing:
OMG Sands, I can't believe Noah is biting your nipples! Ouch!!!
RB - glad you're sickness free! Yay!
AB and Shana - hope your littlies don't get too sick. :fingerscrossed:
Nan - DS1 is dry all day, but only because he's prompted! If I let him go, he'll just let go! Arg! On the good side, he's started doing #2's in the loo! Hurrah!!!! And he'll even tell me 50% of the time! He's been quite happy to use public loos, so thats brilliant.
Congrats on Calebs words - I was actually wondering last night the age at which they're meant to start uttering proper words. Thomas talks a lot, but nothing understandable!
Roxy - we're having a morning tea at a local children's farm, and Thomas is getting a Etch a Sketch and a couple of books. Like Shana, I know that he'll get heaps from family, so that will be it. I don't know if our toy area can handle much more!
Thomas has turned into an outside baby! He sobs if I won't let him outside, and he goes out and plays to his heart's content and gets filthy!! I've dug out DS1's old clothes to put on over Thomas' to protect them! He's an all-terrain baby!
Oh - and AF returned yesterday! :crying: I can't believe it! It didn't return last time until DS1 had been fully weaned for 3 months! I thought I had months up my sleeve as Thomas still feeds overnight! :rolleyes: It mustn't have been the bf after all, my body must just feel readier this time. (To think at one time I was considering relying on bf as contraception!! :eek:) I have been very, very naughty and fantasizing that if we conceived next month, it would be a July baby! :devil6: I hope DH doesn't read this, if so we'll be off to the divorce courts! Oh well, I can dream!
Have a great night everyone xx
sandralee
30-10-2008, 20:59
Mrs S - Noah is also an outside baby - he throws tantrums if he can't go outside & spends most of the day there if we are home. I bought a lot of quick dry shorts and cheap t shirts for him, as he also gets filthy & I am sick of him ruining expensive clothes! Downside, is that most of his photos are either in pj's or ferral clothes - with either one covered in food and/or dirt lol!
Moops we just put a gate up in the last month to stop Noah reaching the kitchen. He skitzes out if he sees us close the gate though, as he was used to having full run of the house. I feel sorry for myself too most days, with such a passionate, challenging & busy child - and saggitarian males are meant to be the moodiest of the entire zodiac.. uh I BELIEVE IT! I can't even take Noah into a room without him immediately squirming to get down, so he can trash things. He tries to put his fingers through our speakers all the time, tries to rip anything he finds into shreds, moves furniture, gets into drawers, moves everything from his change table that started off neatly stacked, unfolds my folded washing, screams if someone goes outside without him, makes a beeline for bins and anything gross.... BITES!! ALL THE TIME!! My mum is quite nervous about ever looking after him because he is so set in his ways, and knows what he likes. I have never left him with anyone but dad and Steve, and only ever for an hour or two, and rarely. So anxious about circue de soleil on the first weekend of december, and a friend's wedding on the last week of november. Doing my head in lol. If he was an easier child it wouldn't bother me so much.
My SIL had a little girl yesterday and it made me realise how much I would love to have a daughter. Like.. really really strong feelings. I know I want our next baby to be the last, and we already have two boys.. so I guess it is natural to want a girl. If it's a boy I know I will love him so much. Would be so much fun to have a girl to do girly stuff with. That girl diet sounds so bland though LOL!!!!
Re birthday - I am all 'toyed out' with a house full of gadgets!! Have decided to only give him a few toys, and focus on giving him a nice birthday 'experience' rather than a lot of prezzies. I got a 6ft tunnel for him to crawl through from ikea, a set of big blocks from big w (think of enlarged leggo), a firetruck, smaller wooden blocks & not much else. My MIL & FIL bought him a swing set which was so kind of them - it was delivered tuesday, and I know he will get plenty of presents from people. I bought a bubble machine to have going at his birthday party to try and get some cool pics. Bought pinata from kmart for $20 for decoration & fun for the older kids - it's a bright coloured caterpillar. Will put some confetti into it so it isn't full of junk food.
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AliyahBlake
30-10-2008, 23:21
hey girls! i really should visit here more often! slack i know. hope you are all well!
1st birthdays already coming up!! amazing how fast it has gone! but exciting too!!
you guys have probably discussed this already but what is everyone doing and what pressies are your little munchkins getting?
Hey Roxy! How's things? Well for Blake's birthday (can't believe it's only 2 weeks away!) we are just having a casual BBQ in the backyard with a birthday cake. We've bought him a smart trike and he'll probably get spoilt rotten by the grandparents!
We are FINALLY all sickness free......for now :p
Ani now has 8 teeth, got another this week. That could explain the sleep issues. Other than that, nothing new
Yay - it's great when everyone's well.
Craig and Blake have both been sick this week - sore throats and colds. Blake's also teething - 3 coming through at once (and one is an eye tooth - ouch!). Took him to the GP today as we've had 24 hours of screaming and crankiness - he has a mild ear and throat infection. I have a script for anti-b's but the GP said to only get it in a couple of days if he is worse. He was only on anti-b's a month ago so I'm not going to rush to make him take more.
Needless to say we are quite chuffed that Luca's first girlfriend is a multi billionaire, DH is most proud!
Not much else to report, I'm trying to organise Luca's birthday I'm doing Winnie the Pooh theme cos he love it.
How gorgeous - keep in contact with that family!! LOL!!
Aliyah had a Winnie the Pooh theme for her 1st birthday too. Blake's not getting a theme - poor kid, it's not going to be the big deal that Aliyah's was!
I was actually wondering last night the age at which they're meant to start uttering proper words. Thomas talks a lot, but nothing understandable!
Blake's the same - although he understands exactly what you say to him. He's so funny - he has started pointing his finger and shaking it and we realised that's what we do to the kids when we're telling them off! Now I say to him "Naughty, naughty" and he sits there and shakes his finger at me!! Little bugger!
Well I should go to bed - hopefully I won't be up for hours with Blake like last night - if I am I'll be chucking a sickie tomorrow night. Also I can't sleep when Craig's full of snot and snoring in my ear!! Charming!
Roxy- It is exciting out little babies turning one already! for J we are having a family birthday party in the back yard. that includes his little cousins so it should be fun and relaxed day. we are having an Elmo theme since that is his fav.
I have bought him an elmo garage that has lots of things that beep and make music. it has little cars that go in it too. he loves to push his cars up the hall already! I also bought him a trike with a parent handle but i might leave that till christmas as he is not quite ready for it anyway.
'Shana- have fun in sydney. are you visiting family? Where abouts? and wow a jumping castle! what a lucky girl!
I am looking forward to christmas too. it is the first time i will have everyone here for lunch! and with j into everything it will be really fun,
RB:smiliedance:hurrah- sickness free! i am soooooo releived for you.
moops- i hope Luca settles down soon. dont feel bad about having you time, amsterdam sounded awsome. Well luca sounds like the man with his first girlfriend! he sounds like he might have expensive taste!
and yay- when are you coming home?
:wave:mrs s- glad to see you on here.
J likes being outside too. they get sooo dirty! the tree out the back has just dropped all its berries so he is driving me mental because he wants to go out but he cant till i have sucked them up on the w/end. ah well it has been raining most this week anyway. :(about af. how nice not to have had it all year. i got mine back 4 weeks after j''s birth. typical!
sands- yay for your sister in law. i understand, i think i would like a girl next, of course i would love a little boy too. i think girls are terrible teens though!
Ab-hope they get better soon. keep well yourself. it is so cute how they are getting to understand more things now.
Well i am looking forward to our night out tomorrow. J has been pretty good this week so i feel ok about leaving him here with mum and dad. Dad is pleased as punch because J called him Pa yesterday. (grandpa) it was very cute. I feel a bit in the wars though because of my studpid finger. it takes me twice as long to do anything! also my dr is making me go to a specialist because he really thinks i need my gall bladder out with the results of my tests the other week. i am a bit nervous about how to cope with looking after J after surgery.
em- is everything ok? I saw you fb page and it did not sound good.
Hi lovelies!
I took my kids out to Sports Day at the school I used to work at & it was so lovely. Made me miss teaching even more though, with so many people asking if I was coming back soon. I have a 1 year old.....hello??!!!!
And I remember last year my eldest brother saying it had been too long since we've had little kids around at Christmas. He was so right! It's so much more fun with kids to enjoy it!
Absolutely! In both our families we say its all about the kids! We just love the excitement and freshness they bring to it.
Needless to say we are quite chuffed that Luca's first girlfriend is a multi billionaire, DH is most proud!
My goodness! Nice work Luca!!! :laughing: Shame they treat the nanny like a servant. My mum did some nanny work in France in 2006 and she hated it because of that reason. She basically parented the child and got treated like cr@p. Not like nannying over here at all. :no:
MJ has so much from when she was little that there is nothing left to buy.
I know!! We're thinking of using our little bonus from 'Santa Rudd' ;) to get our kids a swing set for their birthdays. Glad to hear you're all germ free now.
I feel sorry for myself too most days, with such a passionate, challenging & busy child - and saggitarian males are meant to be the moodiest of the entire zodiac.. uh I BELIEVE IT!
Far out! You wouldn't know Caleb was Saggitarian at all. He's so laid back he's horizontal at the moment! Noah sounds WAY more Scorpio to me Sands! A fireball!!
Oh - and AF returned yesterday! I can't believe it! It didn't return last time until DS1 had been fully weaned for 3 months! I thought I had months up my sleeve as Thomas still feeds overnight!
Oh wow! Still? What happens when you try and drop it?
We've bought him a smart trike and he'll probably get spoilt rotten by the grandparents!
Now I say to him "Naughty, naughty" and he sits there and shakes his finger at me!! Little bugger!
:laughing: That's hilarious!!! You'll have to get that one on video!! Our grandparents spoil the kids too!! They are getting a cubby house for their birthdays this year! More stuff to cram into our yard!
Dad is pleased as punch because J called him Pa yesterday. (grandpa) it was very cute. I feel a bit in the wars though because of my studpid finger. it takes me twice as long to do anything!
You poor thing. Sounds very difficult. 'Pa'.....how cute!!
Well, by the sounds of things I should be pleased my boy can't move around yet. I'm so lucky in that department. No chasing, no removing things, no locks, no buckles, no constantly saying 'no'.....he is just gorgeous at the moment. I feel for you girls. I know I'll get mine soon enough!!
MrsScatterbrain
31-10-2008, 17:56
IHe tries to put his fingers through our speakers all the time, tries to rip anything he finds into shreds, moves furniture, gets into drawers, moves everything from his change table that started off neatly stacked, unfolds my folded washing, screams if someone goes outside without him, makes a beeline for bins and anything gross....
That sounds eerily familiar! :laughing: Thomas LOVES the laundry, toilet, potty (DS1 had a tanty and I didn't get a chance to empty his #1s and guess who had a splash :eek::laughing:), and most of all his nappy bin! Ewwwww! Oh - and he loves climbing on the change table - that freaks me out too, even though there shouldn't be any germs on the legs!!! (How far do they travel, these germs?!!)
Well I should go to bed - hopefully I won't be up for hours with Blake like last night - if I am I'll be chucking a sickie tomorrow night. Also I can't sleep when Craig's full of snot and snoring in my ear!! Charming!
Oh gosh, hope the sickies give you some sleep! (And not their germs!)
the tree out the back has just dropped all its berries so he is driving me mental because he wants to go out but he cant till i have sucked them up on the w/end. about af. how nice not to have had it all year. i got mine back 4 weeks after j''s birth. typical!
We'll be in the same boat soon - we have cherry plums. Well, I guess I can't complain about AF when there are Mums out there who have had it the whole time!:o Ah - your poor thing, you're having a rough trot with your health, aren't you? I hope at least your finger gives you some relief soon!
Oh wow! Still? What happens when you try and drop it?
Screams the house down! He's normally very mild mannered, but if you deprive him of his food, he turns into a banshee! I don't mind it at the moment, if I've got to make it to 15 months bfing, I need to give him at least one night feed to keep my supply up (he's shocking with feeding during the day - particularly lunchtime like Caleb).
I'm a bit down in the dumps as it is a long weekend here and our inlaws were going to come and stay, but they're not anymore as they have too many building costs. :( (They're building a shack). I'm so disappointed as the kids won't see their grandparents, DH won't see his parents (I quite like their company too!), and they were going to let DH and I have lunch or an outing together, and that's off, too! I think the last time DH and I had lunch out together (sans kids) was February! Anyway ... just feeling sorry for myself!
Have a great weekend everyone!
AliyahBlake
01-11-2008, 09:24
Well, I'm feeling a bit better today. I don't think I had the flu, but was suffering from sheer exhaustion! I'm still tired today, but am not aching all over and cranky like I was yesterday. The heat didn't help either. I called in sick last night and managed to get 6 hours sleep before Blake woke up so that was good. For the last few days he has been waking at 4:30am, which I just put down to him being sick and teething, but it's becoming habitual, because this morning he just wanted to play. So, we started to CC, and he went back to sleep after 20 mins, then woke at 6 for a bottle, then slept til 7:15. His 5th tooth is now through, and it looks like 6 and 7 won't be far behind, so hopefully he'll settle down for a while after that.
No word on our move north yet. Craig has applied for a few jobs - has had 2 knockbacks due to no mining experience so far :( He just heard from a friend in Cairns who knows of a job opportunity coming up at the casino there, so that may be a possibility too. I feel like we are being given a life lesson in patience!!!! I know it's all going to happen but just not when we want it to!
Blake is starting to stand for longer periods without falling - he did it this morning and probably would have stood for longer if he hadn't gotten excited and started clapping his hands! He can now also point to his nose when we ask him "Where's your nose?" and sometimes points at ours. Cutey!
melbryan
01-11-2008, 09:54
I wanted say hi to all and Wishh all our happybirthday for the month of November.
I can tell you that Ashton has been the angel in our family he is such a happy baby have transferred him to cows milk he is a heffa though and killing my back. He's like a bulldozer and mows over his other brothers. He has got the sweetest face and gives the most beautiful cuddles. He tries to sing, waves and claps, about month off walking he can stand on his own and is a bit of a dare devil at times.
Anyway thingkning of you all,
Mel x
sandralee
02-11-2008, 14:20
LOL about the horizontal comment Nan!!! Cracked me up!!!!! Caleb will probably skip crawling, and one day just get up and RUN!
Yeah Noah is a scorpio saggitarian combo - the passion can be both signs.. he loves exploring too much to be scorpio though.
Wondering if he has a food intolerance, as he has had nappy rash twice in the last month, but never before that. Dunno, can never really figure him out! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
RoarsomeMum
03-11-2008, 11:03
happybirthdayhappybirthdayhappybirthdayhappybirthd ay November babies!!! I can't belive U all turn One this month.. WTF did time go??
:flowerz: HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY :flowerz:
NOVEMBER 2007 BABIES
May you all have a wonderful year, learning LOTS of new things
& being good for your mummies & daddies!!
Love from Aunty Nan! xoxo
You right Em! Where DID that time go? I can vaguely remember bringing my baby boy home from the hospital in his little 00000 suit. :crying: Seems like forever ago and yet like yesterday too! Time is strange.........
I think the last time DH and I had lunch out together (sans kids) was February!
Oh wow! I hope you get to do it soon. :hugs:
He just heard from a friend in Cairns who knows of a job opportunity coming up at the casino there, so that may be a possibility too.
Hope it works out. Glad to hear you're all better now.
Caleb will probably skip crawling, and one day just get up and RUN!
Yeah Noah is a scorpio saggitarian combo - the passion can be both signs.. he loves exploring too much to be scorpio though.
Yeah, true! Eden & I are both Scorpios and we couldn't give a stuff about exploring anything. So weird how we're the same. If we can't figure something out we throw our arms up in despair and get someone to do it for us!! :laughing: Caleb is a bit more into how things work. I don't really get into Astrology, but I do find it interesting how people born at certain times of the year exhibit the same personality traits. I agree about Caleb. I don't think he'll crawl now, at least not in the traditional sense. He goes backwards and has just learned how to shuffle around on his butt (Eden did the same). Maybe I'm not capable of producing a crawling child!! :p
Anyway, I MUST get off BH and fold my clothes. The couch is piled a meter high with washing and my bestie and her kids are coming over this afternoon for a play date. Enjoy the day everyone.
Forgot to say that we had a hellish night here on Saturday night. I managed to get 3 hours of sleep and Shane got 1! :thumbsdown: Eden had a tummy bug and vomitted about 9 times between 12:30am and 5:30am. It was awful. I had to clean 2 sheet sets, quilt cover, blankets, mattress protector, 3 sets of PJs, 2 bathroom floors, my bedroom carpet and MY bedsheets......all in the middle of the night! It wasn't fun. :no: Thankfully it didn't last too long and she's fine now. Poor thing was spewing up bile. I almost called a locum out to give her something to stop vomitting, but luckily she stopped. I felt so bad for her. She was crying and asking for it to stop. :( Poor kid.
hiya everyone:)
Nan-well a friend of mine has a buba the same age as ours and she is not moving either. she is counting her blessings as they are still finishing off home renos and it would be a nightmare living there! I did not expect J to crawl. i went straight to walking at just 13 months. I understand, i miss teaching too. but not for long!
everyone i think i am mad! The teacher who took my head position quit today:detective: i think there was more too it. who quits at the end of the term??but anyway....so they have asked me to help them out. they are in a bit of a spot. so i am going to be taking some of the senior classes over the next four weeks. some days mum will look after J and on the others i am taking hime to school with me! in class! they are that desperate. so there are some year 11 tafe students studying childcare that are going to help me out ( they will be in the room most of the time) for some of their free periods. I think j will have a good time, i am just a bit worried about sleep. we are going to set him up in a practice room! anyway i said i will give it a trial for the week. ( j will only be at school for 1 1/2 days) :crying:i will miss him on the other days.
mrs s- sorry you missed your family on the weekend. i hate it when you look forward to something and it does not work out. even more now i think. i think it is because little things get you through some days.
Ab- glad you are feeling better. and yay for a tooth through! I am sorry that the move seems not to have taken off yet. maybe in the new year there will be more jobs available? Blake sounds like he will be walking in no time! scary.
well dh and i had the best weekend. it was so nice to have a night away. THANKS NAN AND PA!!!!! But J has had a cold since sunday morning and has been waking up a heap. his cough seems to have settled a bit today and he went down like normal tonight. so we are through the worst. just a little runny nose now but it is so tiring when they are sick! Nan- that sounds horrible with Eden!
Well before i forget
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NOVEMBER BABES
You are right Em! I can not believe it!!!happybirthday
sandralee
04-11-2008, 19:48
Nan maybe you just produce SMART kids! Crawling around hurts the knees and I don't blame them - I think it's funny that they are little 'crawling snobs!':D
SHana did you have a fun weekend away?
Not much news - getting several quotes for blinds as they seem to vary so much.
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Hello all!!!!
Yes, we had a lovely weekend, Sands! The drive down and back was a bit much. Xav did SO well considering. It was a 13hr trip each way b/c we had to stop for a while every few hours to give her a break. I won't do it again in a hurry, but she was really good.
Saw all DH's family (on his dads side) for his Grandma's 90th birthday party - why we went down. That was great. Xav was wonderful being handed around to all these people she didn't know or wouldn't remember from months ago. She had three full days of constant attention and handling and activity! So lovely to get photo's with her great-grandma and great-aunts and uncles. Something I never had! We also cought up with some of my relo's whom I hadn't seen in about 8 yrs, so that was wonderful too.
Sorry no personals atm - me needs go to beddy!
Good night.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER BABIES!!!!!
AliyahBlake
05-11-2008, 08:46
Firstly........
happybirthdayhappybirthdayhappybirthday to all our beautiful November babies!!!!!!!! Can't believe they are all turning 1 - where has the time gone?
Well, the dreaded sickness hasn't left us yet - it seems to be going in circles. Blake hasn't recovered and got a slight fever again yesterday and has been rubbing the ear that the GP said has some fluid in it a few days ago, so I reluctantly went and got the antibiotics for him. He has had a yellow/green runny nose too, so I think it won't get better on it's own. It would also explain why he's been so grizzly and unsettled, especially through the night. I now have a sore throat and feel like **** - I've felt fluish on and off the last week, but nothing specific has happened until last night and this morning. Luckily I have today off anyway and will hopefully feel better tomorrow so I won't have to take any more time off work. Craig and Aliyah have had runny noses this morning too. Maybe something to do with a bit of stress with the impending move?
Speaking of which, Craig has had a couple of positive responses from jobs he's applied for - there's one which I think was based in Mackay, which he has moved through to the second round of the application process and should hear more in the next week or so if successful. Another which he applied for on Monday looks promising - it's in Cairns and slightly less money than he's on now, but he should hear by the end of the week if he gets an interview. We've decided not to make money an issue as we are fairly comfortable financially, but we need more of a lifestyle change and to get out of Sydney. If he gets a mining job paying lots, then all good, but if not, then that's ok too - just means I'll have to keep working (which is neither here nor there to me as once Aliyah starts school next year, Blake can go to daycare and I can work during the day instead). I'm really keen on Cairns - I've loved it every-time I've been there, and everything is heaps cheaper than Mackay in regards to real estate. So hopefully in the next few weeks we'll know what we are doing....the suspense is killing me LOL!!!
Blake has tooth number 6 just popped through this morning - he still has red lumps on his top gum where others are trying to erupt, but not much happening on the bottom gum. Still no walking, but letting go of furniture to stand on his own more frequently - still only a few seconds at a time but I can see he is getting more confidence with it. Like Noah - I think he may be a mix of Scorpio/Sagittarius as he is into EVERYTHING!!!!! Opens drawers and pulls things out, gets into cupboards if left open, goes into any room of the house if the door is left open, and loves playing with the stuff in the entertainment unit even though he knows he shouldn't. He just smiles and laughs if we tell him off - little bugger!
Anyway - he's awake so I'll be back later.
LOL AB! Caleb laughs at me if I yell at him too! He probably got used to the sound when he was in utero as I yelled at Eden so much!! :laughing: Now it just isn't scary!! heehee We honeymooned in Cairns. It is SO beautiful. I'd live there, for sure! Good luck to Craig and I hope you guys are well soon. You haven't had a good run the last few weeks. :no:
Nan maybe you just produce SMART kids! Crawling around hurts the knees and I don't blame them - I think it's funny that they are little 'crawling snobs!'
Well, yes they are MY children after all!! :laughing: lmao Definitely a bit 'outside the square'!!!!
Shana - Sounds like a wonderful time. I love relly bashes!
Well, a friend of mine went in to hospy to be induced this morning. I'm SO excited!! :goodvibes: I have to pick up her DD from child care this arvo if she still hasn't had bubs yet.
Rainbowbrite
05-11-2008, 13:51
Hey ladies, long time no post. Been flat out with my 2, don't know where my day goes anymore!!
Quaver that sounds like a great idea having him at school!!! Just see how you go though, you might really love it!
Sands, the price of blinds is riddiculous!!!!
AB hope the sickness leaves soon. Nothing worse than it constantly hanging around!! My 2 were both good, but MJ has yet another cough :mad: I think she has asthma but the dr wont do anything cause she's too young to test apparently.
Nan hope your friend has a great birth.
Shana, so glad your holiday went well!!
I can't believe our babies are no longer babies :( We need to start a party thread to post pics I think!
News from here, Ani has taken 3-4 steps a few times in the last 24 hours.....my baby is really growing up :gloomy: We now have 8 teeth, eating everything, loves everyone.....is just such a social bub. He sucks people in with his blue eyes then flirts with them, smiles, waves, chats etc.
Hmmm sleeping much better, goes to bed around 7.30 & most of the time sleeps through till 5.30, has a bf then back to bed till 7. All in his cot in his own room!!!!! I'm so proud of my little boy.
Must be off though, sorry if i forgot anyone.
:hugs: :hugs: to all!!
MrsScatterbrain
05-11-2008, 19:25
Hi everyone! :wave:
Thanks Nan and Quaver for your kinds thoughts about our visitor-less weekend. I'm still a bit peeved about it - I can't believe DH's parents would desert him like that! I must get to the bottom of it - there must be more going on.
Quaver - glad you had a nice weekend!
Nan - so sorry to hear about Eden's illness - the chucks are awful, aren't they?
Shana - fantastic you had a great getaway!
RB and AB, hope you get rid of those lurgies!
AB - hope you get some positive news soon!
Well, I am a broken woman today! Thomas is cutting his top 4 teeth at once, and it is a total nightmare! When he is teething he turns into a dragon baby! :o :laughing: Its happened once before with his 2 bottom teeth and again now! :hair: Please release us from this trial, teeth! Come on down! Poor Thomas won't breastfeed, is struggling to sleep day and night, is extra hungry because he won't bf, has teething wees and poos annoying his bottom and a big brother annoying him on top of that! Poor little man - I did think that I saw a difference in his teeth from this morning to this afternoon, so I hope its not too much longer - last time it was about 5/6 days from memory, then I got my baby back again! :p
The funny thing is - I have to settle him to sleep again (that's not the funny thing!!), but he gets the giggles when I try! :laughing: The good old tried and true 'mattress jiggle' just makes him giggle! He starts to ride the mattress like a surfboard! Ah dear!
Better run, take care everyone xx
sandralee
05-11-2008, 19:51
Wow Mrs S - Noah gets the giggles just before he nods off to sleep, quite strange if you ask me as his eyes are closed!
AB - I got another quote today for the same kind of blinds, and there was a $2000 DIFFERENCE IN PRICE! Spotlight seems much better than kresta at this point.
QUaver how is your sore finger? Would be so hard to heal with your hands constantly in water or bum wipes and nappy cream!
Moops how is Luca's eating going? I threw a few frozen peas onto Noah's high chair tray yesterday & after playing with them for a few minutes he ate them! So funny to watch. Might be something else for you to try with your little mogul man. He is also loving those toddler muesli bars, the apple and sultana ones covered in yoghurt. Tried him with an egg sandwich and he gagged with distaste because it wasn't vegemite (his favourite) LOL. I keep mixing things up on him so he doesn't get hooked on anything in particular. Slow process grrr.
Ab I hope your household is back to brilliant health ASAP!
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Hi All!
Sands thanks for asking about Luca's eating, I was just about to jump on here and have a massive whinge about it! My new approach of letting him eat the sloppy pureed food has backfired on me I think. I've been giving him cheese strings etc as finger food and he's eating that but last night he refused a meal that I was giving him before I started this approach, ie he's getting worse! So now I just don't know what to do, if I continue with the slop he'll forget what lumps are and if I give lumpy food he won't eat! It's gotten so bad that anything solid gets spat out or picked out with his fingers. I put some sweetcorn on his tray and he had a few but it's not a meal is it!
How much in quantity does everyones bubs eat at a meal? I'm getting the bad mummy feeling again, I feel like I've made him like this because I haven't done it properly!
Nothing else to report really, my friends wedding went really well and DH and I had our first night away together since Luca was born. The babysitter was nice and thankfully Luca didn't wake up!
Sorry I'm too knackered to remember any personals but hope you are all well and I'll be back later. It's my Mums bday today and I miss her, feeling a little blah xx
AliyahBlake
06-11-2008, 08:42
Hi guys, thought I'd jump on here while Blake's having a nap (so probably won't be here long!)
Blake's lurgy seems to be slowly improving - he slept all night til 6:10am which was terrific (Aliyah woke at about 2am because of a dream, but I hardly remember it happening as I think I was still half asleep when I was dealing with putting her back to bed LOL!). Aliyah now has cold symptoms, but hopefully they won't eventuate into anything worse. I still feel like poo, but don't know if it's viral or hayfever or what's going on - my throat is scratchy occasionally, but it's just the feeling of exhaustion I'm worried about. Last night was the first decent night's sleep I've had in about a month, and now I have to work tonight and tomorrow night so I can't capitalise on it. I had some vitamins this morning to see if they will pep me up, but I'm just physically and mentally drained for some reason. I think the stress of not knowing what's happening with moving to Qld is getting to me a bit - I'm really excited, but I just want to know when it's going to happen so we can start making proper plans. I was talking to Mum last night and she asked me what we were planning for Christmas and all I could say was that we haven't planned anything as we don't even know if we'll still be here by then!:( I'm just on a bit of a downer this week. I even feel like calling in sick to work tonight as I just don't feel in the mood to be dealing with other people's sh!t......is that selfish of me?
Anyway, hopefully we'll get some good news soon about the jobs Craig's applied for so we can start organising - I know that once he gets a job it's going to be really hectic for a couple of months!
Sorry for the whinge guys - I feel a bit better getting all that off my chest now!
I got another quote today for the same kind of blinds, and there was a $2000 DIFFERENCE IN PRICE!
Just a quick one to say (and I can't believe I didn't say anything earlier.....sorry Sands!) have you tried www.blindsonline.com.au A friend of ours recommended them and we just used them for our blinds and found them to be FANTASTIC. They were about $700 cheaper than anyone else.....only thing is they send them to you & you have to install them yourself. Shane put up ours in less than a couple of hours and we had one issue which they emailed us pics of straight away and we sorted it. I'd recommend them for sure. The admin girls are so lovely and they email you back straight away....great communication. They send you out free fabric samples too, which I found invaluable. We got a Roman, a vertical and a micro venetian custom made for just under $700. :D In case you didn't know.....I'm the person who commented on your FB status last night, by the way! Shane & I had a good laugh. You're right on the money.....SO married indeed!
sandralee
06-11-2008, 11:44
No it's not selfish AB - not at all - we are brought up believng that thinkng of ourselves (being selfish) is bad, and putting others first is the way to go. When you think about it, it doesn't make sense, as that is putting everyone else's needs above our own. You have to give to yourself first otherwise you are an empty vessel with nothing really to offer anyone else in quality energy. On the other hand, it sounds like you are in 'limbo' with lots of unknowns around you at the moment.. which means something 'grounding' like your work may do you the world of good. (plus being outdoors would also help clear your mind)I can appreciate that it would be really frustrating, as it is hard to make plans if you don't know what for. Well YET, anyway. Know that this is a temporary state and it WILL PASS SOON. If you keep that sentence in your mind it will help during this transition period. Maybe to feel like you are 'doing' something proactive towards your possible move, you could clean out your cupboards and do a springclean. Being in limbo is a challenging state to be in, we never really relax though as there is a fear of the unknown & our 'mummy style' need to plan and be organised. Trust that the perfect location will pop up at the perfect time.. the trusting is the hard part, but we always go forward in life no matter how it looks or feels to us at the time. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Moops - all I can suggest is a mixture of stuff through the day. Noah is the same in a lot of ways, beleive me. I try to give him variety, but like you, it is not enough for a meal. Noh doesn't eat a lot in one sitting anyway, so I will stagger it out a bit for now, offering a few different things as bath time approaches. I still offer some slush, and he will usually eat a few mouthfuls. Even this small ammount to me is good as he is getting some nutrients in. (plus he has slept through the night before on a couple of tablespoons TOTAL for the day, which made me relax about the quantity) At the same time I will put down something different for him to play with and eat. This week it has been a few frozen peas LOL. I think the main thing is to keep offering different textures.. even if they just play with it to start with they will eventually get the hang of it. Since Noah started eating sandwiches, I know that I can slowly mix around the fillings. He may baulk at something one day because it is different, so then I go back to vegemite cos I know he will eat it. You can puree fruit and use it instead of jam. You can puree veges and use it as a spread. There are a lot of ways to fill nitritional needs but they require more thought and craftiness LOL. Pain in the butt but this is only a phase. You try so hard with him and care, so you are not failing as a mummy OKAY?!?!?! Just continue to try new things with him, and if he looks interested in what you are eating, and only has a 'lick' it is still introducing a new flavour and texture etc. Good luck! Noah started weanin himself a few months ago - initially I thought he didn't want to lay still to drink it but he just resists even if he is sleepy. Hmmm another challenge. Now I just wait until he is asleep and give him whatever ammount I think he needs. (and I only do it twice a day.) There is nothing easy about Noah at all but he is worth it. He is so predictable with sleeping though, because I have stuck with he same boring routine and words that I use, he knows what is coming next - so he clocks out really quickly. He falls asleep in my arms every night while I give him a back massage & start saying his night time 'stuff.' I read that this could make him have bad sleep associations, but he is a good sleeper through the night. (plus he has to be asleep to have his bottle LOL) He may get a fright or something once & that is the only time I go in. I used to be able to read him a quick book, but now all we do is kiss the teddy on the front cover as he wants to get down and tear stuff off his changetable LOL! So we say goodnight to things around his room after I put his grobag on, I spray some lavender oil in an atomiser, then rub his back while I bless our family (talking quietly and monotone)etc. Then I ask a couple of different angels to help with whatever needs assistance at the time & finish off singing twinkle twinkle. Morning time I offer a bottle of water before I leave his room, then medicine before brekky. Brekky is boring as he doesn't eat eggs or anythng yet.. so I try and mix up the fruit I add to his yoghurt, or add a bit of yoghurt to a 1/4 weetbx as he isn't a big eater. Then I offer toast that he eats himself. Because he mostly sleeps fo 90mins around 10am I give him something small like an arrowroot bikky or a toddler yoghut muesli bar to tide him over, or a couple of plain crackers. Lunch is mostly a sandwich, but he doesn't eat a lot of it at once for the most part. I read somewhere that babies can eat as little as half a cup of food at this age for a meal - so I really don't worry about it too much. Just make whatever you give him count for something I guess. If he hasn't had a lot of iron I mix in baby rice to whatever food. Found a great recipe for healthy muffins, and I hae fun packing them with oats, bran, flaxeed (linseed) and fruit. He has started eating one of those for a meal, instead of sandwiches. Or a salmon cake that you bake in the oven. (which I can make myself when I have the time) I am just so happy to see him eat something new, that if it starts off packaged and frozen, I can make it healthier down the track.
Sorry about all the babble, just want you to know that you are never alone. There is always someone out there who is going through the same thing or possible worse. Or maybe they have already been there & can let you know that it really does all pass and get better. MMMWAH!! XXXXXXXXXXXX
sandralee
06-11-2008, 11:46
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AliyahBlake
06-11-2008, 13:27
:hugs: Thanks for the pep talk Sands - that's why you girls are so great.....no-one judges in our thread and everyone kinda understands everyone!
I did call in sick for tonight, mainly because I need a break mentally as well as physically - I was talking to my sister on the phone earlier on and after 15 mins my voice was going again. Wonder if I've strained my vocal chords? After I whinged on here I took Blake to the library and wandered around in the cool quietness and picked out a couple of novels which made me feel better. We also went out in the backyard for a bit but it's getting too hot, so I'm back inside. The TV is off and I've hardly looked at the computer today (until now!) as I need to clear my head a bit.
Aliyah has been extremely trying (still!) and I'm so glad for her days at preschool as it gives us a break from each other.....we are way to much alike and she knows how to push my buttons! We are going to have an interesting relationship I think, and I'm beginning to see why my Mum and I clashed while I was growing up.....we were the same as each other too!! I have to learn to be more tolerant of Aliyah, but it's tough when we are just as hot-headed and stubborn as each other:rolleyes:
I still make time for my baby girl as much as I can and she gets lots of cuddles, because I think sometimes she feels left out when Blake is taking up so much of my time - he's just reached the separation anxiety stage and will not let me out of his sight! I think that's also getting to me a bit as Aliyah was a bit more independant.
Anyway, getting off here now to go and see what Blake's getting into - he's gone quiet so I know he's up to something!
Hey everyone.
Shana- glad you had a good weekend in sydney. The drive is huge especially in just one weekend, so well done! we are thinking of driving up for a holiday in qld in Jan. I think we will take our time on the journey so it should be alright. J gets a bit squiggly in the car but sleeps well in his seat. It is so special to see family. J is lucky as he gets to spend time with lots of family all the time, esp his great gran. Dh didnt even ever know his grandparents let alone his great one.
Ab- the in limbo feeling is very unsettling:hugs:I hope that things take shape a little quicker for you soon. I am glad you have taken the night off. i think we all need a doona day every now and then! I am a big fan of taking one day off if you are feeling poor rather than running yourself into the ground and needing a week off. And as mummies we cant do that! It is great that you spend special time with Aliyah. i am sure you will grow together as mum and daughter. sands put it well.
Ms-oh teeth come on down!!! maybe we need to all creat a little dance instead of a rain dance it will be the tooth dance, to help them pop through and make our bubs happier again! Oh and with the settling lol, j does a similar thing too. cheeky little dudes. He takes his dummy out and tries to fit it in my mouth. he thinks it is hillarious! it is like he is saying why dont you go to sleep then mummy! i wish!
sands- thanks for asking, my finger is feeling a lot better. The big bandage is now off and it is all wrapped in sterry strips. it looks a bit fowl and hurts when i knock it or touch it but i can use my right hand a lot more. I have invested in diposable gloves for changing and bathing. J thinks it is funny when i wear them as they are so colourful. he tries to bite my fingers!
moops- aw i am sorry you are feeling down about lucas eating.:hugs:it is so hard! i feel as though i am having battle some days too. i think it is because he is teething. yesterday he ate nothing but today he ate heaps! i am sure you are not a bad mummy otherwise you would not be this concerned.
on a normal day J will eat baby musli mixed with vanilla yoghurt for breakie. a small bowl 3 dessert spoons of the cereal. For lunch he will not eat a lot. vege toast fingers or apple. for dinner he eats the most. he likes rissoto mixed with creamed corn or youghurt. If i mix anything with yoghurt corn or apple he will eat it. as for flavours with out it he refuses to open his mouth.
glad you had a nice night out though!
Well i feel completley exausted. thing are in such a mess at school/work. not a happy staff at the moment. i have really enjoyed teaching this week. especially today whilst mum had j. I had heaps of fun with singing and percussion with year 5 and really enjoyed getting into some in deapth theory discussions with year 12. I have missed it. Wed i took J in with me. It was not a very easy morning. he was grumpy pants and clingy because i think his cough and teeth were annoying him. he has settled though. it was really cute seeing him crawl under the desks and try to get up on the year 12s laps! I am taking him in for the full day on tues which means i will have to try and settle him in the porta cot! wish me luck cause i am going to need it with my little busy body! I am taking year 7 in percussion and a year 10 prac lesson so i think he should have fun!
meanwhile the house is a bomb and i have no energy to clean it tonight. i think i will be lucky to make 8.30.
Night wonderful girlies!
RoarsomeMum
07-11-2008, 08:54
Christ, I am sooooooooo behind! lol
I had a feeling some-ones Bday was today! but can only see lots of middle and late Nov Bdays!!
So if I was right, HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!! - :laughing: I wish I could find the old Birth list! :o
OMFG - I got Aurora's Bday tattoo'd on my ankle, bout 6 months ago - with her name and stuff.. I got the date WRONG!!!!!!!! faaaark :o:o pls dont tell anyone!!!!!!! I put 24/11/07 ots 26th!!!!!! ****e!!!!!!! I booked in today - my god, I can't belive I did that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Em that is the funniest thing I've ever heard!! You crack me up!!
Sands - Thanks hun, I can always rely on you to make me feel better and give me good advice. Luca isn't opening his mouth at all now, even for his sloppy food which I think is just naughtiness so he went to bed with nothing! I felt bad but I'm not having him act like that! I can handle it if he physically can't eat some food but not if he's going to be a pain just to wind me up!
Luca is whinging his head off, he's been up on and off since 4am so I have to put him to bed. Will be back later.
p.s I was also looking for the bday list but couldn't find a comprehensive list, maybe we could do another one so we know who's next??
MrsScatterbrain
07-11-2008, 18:48
I got Aurora's Bday tattoo'd on my ankle, bout 6 months ago - with her name and stuff.. I got the date WRONG!!!!!!!!
:laughing::laughing: OMG Em! You really cracked me up! What are you going to do? Can you change it?
Thomas is into his 6th day of full-on teething! :thumbsdown: Aaaaah! I'm so knackered! And my back is sore from leaning over his cot settling him! He really is in pain - I might take him to the doc if it continues much longer just in case it is something else. His teeth are so close - if you hold him up to the light, it almost looks as if they are through - just a thin bit of gum covering them! Come on TEETH! :fingerscrossed: Give me back my baby! :)
PS: AB - I don't think you're selfish at all to call in sick. You need to look after your own mental (and physical) health. Try and give yourself some TLC this weekend - hopefully you get some positive news soon. :fingerscrossed:
:laughing::laughing: That is hilarious Em! How are you going to get that changed??
It reminds me that my cousin celebrated his birthday on the wrong day for 21 years! His mother and father celebrated his first birthday on the 21st of september. It was not until he applied to get his birth certificate for a passport that he realised that he was actually born on the 22nd!! He now celebrates his bday on two days as he feels the 22nd never really feels quite right!
RoarsomeMum
08-11-2008, 09:50
**takes a bow** they should DEMAND to see the Birth certificate.. least I spelt her name right! - I am having teh DOB covered with Swirls of colour - Northern lights style. apparenly quite hard to turn a 4 into a 6.. man, I feel like such a twat!!!! :o:o but both chris and I could not help but :laughing: too.. soooooo like me.. I was so sure it was 24th..
AB - totally agree.. we can't be mums without being people first.. Its a diservice (god I wish I could spell) to our kids to set them up to belive that as parents, we need to give up ourselves... we want to ENJOY our kids, and to do that, we got to be happy.. lot of truth to the saying "if mumma not happy no-one happy" I hate the context it originally used in, but I def agree with to love and be loved we need to give first to ourselves. :hugs::hugs::hugs:
BTW - I missed u guys heaps.. I think I got a bit overwhelmed for a while.. I did not cope with roars new issues well, and got caught up in
"woe is me" - but after her getting sick, I really feel like I can do this better than I have been.. and whats more is I AM!!! - we joined Kinder Gym where she tumbles and launches herself off all kinds of foam blocks.. its really helping with co-ordination and the depth perception. we also joined a "shy mums" group I found there, where there are heaps of peeps like me who want to be active with their kids but are kinda shy. - I now walk every arvo with one of the ladies I met there. So all in all, happier mum, and more active roar!!!
Mrs Scatterbrain - soooooooooo many hugs for teething!!! - I join u in the horror!
AliyahBlake
08-11-2008, 11:35
:goodvibes: Thanks girls - you always know how to make a person feel better! I am feeling mentally better today, but physically still not 100% - I ended up going to the GP yesterday, who agreed the fatigue is just from a virus, and I have a slightly red throat. I got a medical certificate so had last night off work as well - don't have to go back til Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be my old self by then.
:laughing: Em, you are so funny!!! That's the best laugh I've had all week - hope you can change the tat!
Craig has progressed a tiny bit further in his job process - will hear on Monday if he has an interview with a place in Cairns (which looks promising). Poor bugger has to go for jury duty on Monday too! He was summonsed just before he and Aliyah went to London, so managed to get out of it, but he got another summons a week after getting back! I've never had to do it thank goodness. He's hoping they'll reject him, but on the other hand it is time off work.
OMG, my neighbour's house got broken into last night while they were asleep!!!:eek: The first we heard of it was when a cop knocked on the door this morning asking if we'd seen any suspicious activity in the street last night (of which we didn't). The poor couple are elderly, so I hope they are ok - no ambulances or anything so I'm presuming they are. Freaks me out a bit as it could so easily have been us.....our doors are always locked and windows closed at night, but I guess they always find a way. I quite often ask for angel protection for us and our house, so I'll make sure I do that more regularly:yes: This just makes me want to move more than ever now! I know it can happen anywhere, but it still makes me uneasy now it's happened right next door.
Hope everyone has a good weekend - might come back later.
Rainbowbrite
08-11-2008, 12:15
Hey MrsS, hope that the teething has settled down for you. There is nothing worse :hugs:
Moops, some kids don't eat much. I know that MJ has days where i'm lucky to get a piece of fruit & toast into her. They eat when they're hungry, as much as it doesn't seem true it is. Just offer little bits of everything & he'll eat eventually.
Sands, those ideas about spreading puree'd fruit & veg on bread is fantastic!! I've never thought of doing that.
AB hope your feeling better :hugs:
Quaver, good luck next week!!!! Hope your feeling a bit better now :hugs:
Em!! Thats something I would do. I'm having so much trouble remembering Ani's birthday :o So glad your both getting out more. I feel so much better when I have things to do.
AB that would be scarey!!!!
No real news here. Ani & MJ have decided that 5.30 is wake up time :hair: Not happy. MJ has another cough, Ani has croup again......tis never ending.
Hope everyone is well
Hi girls - this site lost my last post . . grrr.
EM - that is so funny! What a shame they can't just change the four somehow. I'm glad you are getting out and doing things. It has been so hard for you with Roar's challenges, but you will both be better women for it! Imagine how resilient Roar will continue to be through her childhood! She will take all the little things completely in her srtide!!
Moops - gosh, that Luca is a cheeky thing! Sometimes when Xav won't open her mouth it's b/c I am holding the spoon. So I either have to give her a spoon to hold too or I have to put the food/a lump on the highchair tray so she can pick it up herself. She also likes to spit it out and look at it and put it back in etc. Imagine the joy of her doing that when it's custard??? :hair: but you are doing the right thing - don't make it a battle You wont win. Just stop, and try later when he might be more hungry. I try and wait atleast 3hrs after last snack/bottle to give her dinner and by then she is usually hungry, but sometimes still doesn't eat much.
Now ladies, I'm gearing up to transition Xav to cow's milk. She already has aprox 1/2 cup of cold milk with breakky most mornings so I know she is fine with it. I was thinking to just go cold-turkey and sub the cow's milk for formula? But cow's milk wont' be as substantial or filling will it? So she might get hungry over night or something? So in that case, I'll up her meals/snacks, but she currently drinks about 150ml - 180ml per bottle, 3 a day. Do I give the same amount of milk? or more?
Thanks O wise ones . . . . :D
AliyahBlake
09-11-2008, 12:56
Damn my throat!!!!:mad: I still only have half a voice - it sounds so gravelly. I hope it's better by Tuesday as I have no sick leave left. Blake has come down with conjunctivitis in one eye - so I had to go and get some drops for him this morning. He's otherwise in a really good mood so his eye doesn't seem to be troubling him that much.
Shana - I've started Blake on cows milk in the last week (even though he's not 1 til next Saturday) - he just went cold turkey from formula and straight onto milk and he loves it. He's had milk on his cereal for the last few months anyway so he's already ok with the taste. I've started giving him a drink of Toddler formula once a day (just for the extra vitamins etc), and every other time he has cow's milk. As of today I'm cutting his after dinner bottle out and just giving it to him in a sippy cup. He also has a bit of milk in a cup after lunch (I'll break it up as 150-200mls milk is too much in one go for him after a meal and he won't finish it). If he won't drink enough milk at lunch I'll just give him some yoghurt instead. The only bottle he will have from now on will be his morning one when he wakes up (which he now has at around 6am). That morning bottle will go in the next few months and be replaced with a cup of milk at brekkie. I'm aiming to have him bottle free by 18 months :fingerscrossed: It worked with Aliyah so it should work for him too. Well, that's the theory - hopefully it'll work in practice!
AliyahBlake
10-11-2008, 08:09
I saw this cute verse on Facebook in the "Babies born in 2007" group and thought I'd put it here now that our little people will be officially classed as toddlers :eek:
The Toddler's creed
If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not garbage, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the garbage, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be emptied.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, wall or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mummy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mummy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a tap, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it is food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a carseat, it must be protested with an arched back.
If it is Mummy (or Daddy), it must be hugged.
I am a toddler!
It is an American verse so I changed a couple of things so it made sense!
AB- :laughing: oh my a toddler!!!! i did not think of it! my baby:hissy: very funny and a little bit too true! Hope your throat is feeling better. How is blakes conjunctivitis?
shana- I have no idea about the milk. J wont even drink out of the sippy cup yet. I am getting a bit worried about it all actually. I bought a different kind of cup today to see if it is any different. but i think it is the taste of the water he does not like. maybe i could give him a bit of watered down cows milk in it instead? He didnt like when i put apple juice in it. i would love any ideas, a so far it is a play thing.
RB- i hate the 5.30 wake up time:hair: can you leave them in bed for a bit? too early to start the day- what gives our little angels the idea that is a normal time to wake for the day!
Had a pretty bad w/end. I got frustrated at dh because his cricket went from 12noon and he didnt get home till 7.30! i sat and had my dinner alone. I hate it but i know he loves it so much. sometimes the w/ends feel like just another day. :( i got crabby on sunday too. i think my hormones are really all over the place and i am tired from working and managing J and the house too! I just feel in a never ending cycle at the moment. now today i just feel horrible the way i behaved on the weekend also I am really nervous about taking J all day at school tomorrow. half a day has been tricky and i dont want to juggle a cranky baby all arvo. then i am also anxious about seeing a specialist on wed arvo. my gall bladder has shown to be not functioning properly (well dah i could have told 'em that) and i think he is going to want to take it out. i just dont know how i will manage J! anyway, feeling a bit ''woe is me', thanks for the vent.
Em- really glad you are going to gymberoo. how awsome! i was thinking of taking J but i might just start it next year. how much does it cost if you dont mind me asking?
must do some ironing yuk.
Hey Quaver, I know how you feel. I have had months of the weekends being 'just another week day' while my dh has been renovating a house. I hate it. (he has been home more the last couple which has been great) It makes such a huge difference to have that help for a couple of days. And you must be so tired from working last week! Honestly I don't know how you working mum's do it. And while it sounds nice to have bub at work with you, I think that would be harder as you can't really switch off from mummy mode, yet you still have to teach!
I hope you get some more rest this week and next weekend so you have more energy, and I hope your gall bladder probs sort themselves out. You may find even after surgery (key hole?) you'll feel better overall and the recovery won't be as bad as you think. I hope so anyway!
Speaking of a lack of energy - tell me about it. I am so freaking tired. Xav is up and down a lot overnight and only sleeping 4-5hrs at most in one hit, then is up for a few hours. I'm cranky and impatient. HURRY UP AND GET THROUGH YOU PESKY TEETH!!!!!!
I've also decided to ditch ALL birthday party plans. I'm just too exhaused to consider them now. I have invited mother's group here for the Friday after her birthday and will offer some champas and think I will do the Flutterby (butterfly) cake of cupcakes and that's it. SO she will still get a wonderful cake, but no real party.
ugh. gotta go - code brown. Pooooeeeeeeey.
Hi girls. Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday. I have a bit of a head cold, which seems to be moving down to my chest. Taking heaps of Vitamin C every few hours today and feel HEAPS better than yesterday, thank God. Nothing worse than being by yourself & looking after 2 kids when you're sick! :thumbsdown:
AB - Thankfully it wasn't your house broken into. That's the last thing you need right now! I know exactly how you feel about clashing with Aliyah. Eden and I are like that. She is a lot like me. She gets some things from her Dad, but for the most part she's a mini me!! We have our cr@ppy days and our good ones. The cr@ppy ones suck though. :hugs: for you. Good luck to Craig for his job & I hope you're feeling 100% soon.
quaver - You are a supermum! I can't believe you are functioning doing what you're doing lady!! :D Mum, wife, teacher, cleaning lady & I'm sure lots of other things too. I can understand your exhaustion. You've got to look after yourself hun. As Em said happy mums make for happy kids. Can you have J babysat and maybe go out for tea and a movie with DH for a bit of respite? Not sure about over there, but our Kindergym costs $50 a term. Also, if a cup is just a play thing for J, then just let him eperiment with it for a while. He'll get the hang of it shortly. I just use those tupperware sippy cups with my kids. They let some water escape without any sucking at all which I found good for when they first started. More water comes out when they suck on them, so its like they grow as the child does iykwim!!!
Em - LMAO!!!! Glad you can fix your tatoo. Sounds like something I'd do, don't worry! My parents celebrated my brother's birthday on the wrong day for about 7 years until my mum's best friend cottoned on and told her it was the 6th of April, not the 7th!!! :laughing: It is easily done, I'm sure. I'm positive I'm losing brain cells by the day. I just can't keep it together like I used to be able to!! :o Kindergym is fun isn't it? Eden is crazy about it. Caleb is going to start next year too. I have no idea how we're going to afford it yet, though! I agree with whatyou said about giving ourselves a bit of love too. SO true. *runs off to make a massage appointment.........long overdue*
RB - :hugs: all round!!! Sorry to hear the kids aren't well again.
Shana - GL with weening off formula. No advice here, I'm afraid as I've only ever weened straight from boob to a cup of milk. Eden started having about a sippy cup of milk morning & night when she was about 15 months old, instead of BF. Caleb still has his BF morning & night, but also drinks water out of a sippy cup during the day and has cow's milk on his cereal.
Anyway, I'd better go as a small person is looking over my shoulder and is obsessed with the vomit smiley on here!!!! Hahahahaha!
Moops - gosh, that Luca is a cheeky thing! Sometimes when Xav won't open her mouth it's b/c I am holding the spoon. So I either have to give her a spoon to hold too or I have to put the food/a lump on the highchair tray so she can pick it up herself. She also likes to spit it out and look at it and put it back in etc. Imagine the joy of her doing that when it's custard??? :hair: but you are doing the right thing - don't make it a battle You wont win. Just stop, and try later when he might be more hungry. I try and wait atleast 3hrs after last snack/bottle to give her dinner and by then she is usually hungry, but sometimes still doesn't eat much.
Thanks Shana! Eughhhhh it is a battle I tells ya. I tell myself and anyone who will listen that I'm just taking it easy and not letting it get to me but it soooo does! I don't know what to do if he won't even open his mouth to try something! I've decided to experiment at lunch time with finger foods and pasta etc so if he doesn't eat it isn't the end of the world then give him puree at dinner time. At the moment he's eating nothing at all. He was eating a bit of a sandwich now he spits it out same as other things he was attempting like cheese and pasta, as soon as it touches his mouth his tongue just pushes it out. He isn't interested in feeding himself or picking things up and putting it in his mouth so I'm really at a loss! When lunch time comes around I really can't think of anything to give him!
I've always left 3-4 hours between meals but he is still having his 2.30 bottle and is drinking 7 oz so I'm going to start cutting that down. I read in an earlier post of yours that you said you offer food before milk, what meal does Xav have both? Breakfast is the only time Luca has milk then food so I can't even try that trick!!
Now ladies, I'm gearing up to transition Xav to ow's milk. She already has aprox 1/2 cup of cold milk with breakky most mornings so I know she is fine with it. I was thinking to just go cold-turkey and sub the cow's milk for formula? But cow's milk wont' be as substantial or filling will it? So she might get hungry over night or something? So in that case, I'll up her meals/snacks, but she currently drinks about 150ml - 180ml per bottle, 3 a day. Do I give the same amount of milk? or more?
Thanks O wise ones . . . . :D
I think you just give the same amount of cows milk as you would formula. I think I will start giving him cows milk during the day and keep up the formula at night for a while, I guess you just need to see how it goes ie if she seems hungrier than before.
Had a pretty bad w/end. I got frustrated at dh because his cricket went from 12noon and he didnt get home till 7.30! i sat and had my dinner alone. I hate it but i know he loves it so much. sometimes the w/ends feel like just another day.
Hi Quaver, I know how you feel. DH comes home at 4.30pm everyday and everyone tells me how lucky I am but I still feed Luca, give him a bath, put him to bed etc so he may as well not be there! Same goes for the weekend, I do everything as usual and feel like I never get a break or any help. I'm exhausted! I really admire you for going back to work as well!
I get so excited when I log into Facebook and see which babies birthday it is! I don't really know what to get Luca for his birthday, we live in a london flat so space is a bit of an issue. He is sooooo bored of his toys so I really want to get something that might actually amuse him for 10 minutes?! I saw little tikes have a folding climbing frame that looks really cool but not sure how long he will use it for. Luca is scared of ball pits! I think it freaks him out not being able to feel the ground, he's so weird!! :laughing:
RoarsomeMum
12-11-2008, 07:10
Thanks for posting the ball pit pics Nat! Mad looked like she had a GREAT bday!!!
Moops - I love FB to see who's it is too!!! and I had to scab pressie ideas! lol.
QUaver - WHAT HAPPENED to ur finger?? I missed something!
Roar a temper queen atm, so unimpressed with EVERYTHING! and has learnt to do that high pitched Squeal.. I have stocked up on Panadine! lol.
TATT is FIXED!! (well, has no date anymore, but I love the Northern Lights colours! and I can reput "correct" date over it when it heals)
Moops and Quaver :hugs::hugs::hugs: I totally hear you. Dad's have NO IDEA sometimes.. and things like baths TAKE TIME! and energy.
LOVE AND B'day kisses for all Nov babies!!
SHANA - ho wu going on the cows milk? is their a special type we suppose to transition with? or just what u would use normally??!! I cant belive NO MORE FORMULA soon!!!!!!!
Hey Moops - sorry I didn't explain myself better. I meant, like you, I don't give a bottle and then offer solids shortly afterward. Her feeding is something like this:
6.30am Brekky - I slice vegemite toast and half cup of cows milk. I wait 20mins after she has woken up for this as she isn't that hungry immediately after waking.
Approx 1hr later first bottle - however much of 180ml formula she will drink. Sometimes all, sometimes only half.
10am - after morning nap, a buscuit/snack. Water.
12.30pm - lunch. Whatever she will eat of a sandwich/cheese/fruit, sometimes not much at all. Water.
2.30pm/3pm after another nap - 180ml formula. And maybe a snack (milk arrowrroot bickie) she might eat it or play with it.
5/6pm Dinner. About half a cup of food. Water.
7.30pm (or before bed) 180ml formula.
So times vary according to when she wakes up, but thats roughly it. She doesn't always drink all her milk either.
By the sounds of it Luca may have much less appetite than Xav does, so I would cut back on his formula and see if that makes him more hungry for food? You can only play around and see what works and what doesn't I guess.
Em - I haven't subbed the cows milk yet. Been a bit lazy with it - I'm really tired at the moment as Xav's sleeping is not great (teething), so I'm taking it easy. I bought a different sippy cup/bottle thing to get her off a 'bottle' for cows milk but she's not taking to it yet. I'll deal with that when I have more energy!
Ok, Xav is down for a nap, I might go catch some zzzz's while I can.
OK, where is everybody?
Am I the only woman with no life that checks back here with disturbing frequency to see what everyone is up to?
Me . . . I'm a bit tired of Xav waking up every night at about 1am - for a few hours. I didn't get to sleep until 3.30 this morning! But thankfully, after she woke again at 7am, I got her back to sleep shortly afterward and got another 2.5hrs sleep in. Phew!
Xav has learned how to get back down after pulling herself up now! So clever - and means I don't need to 'rescue' her every 5 minutes anymore! And she is an absolute chatterbox this week! Full of stories to tell!
Anyone out there????
Hi everybody
yes i do that too shana!!!!. i am supervising a year 8 computer test this arvo. things are going well at school but it is really busy juggling both work and J. I miss my little boy but i really am loving teaching, especially year 11. teaching a whole class of 28 seems a lot less work these days. amazing how busy one little boy can be!!! i did jump on here to see what you were up to last night but i went to bed. i was so tired i fell asleep at 7.30! I am sorry you had a bad night sleep though.
i am home tomorrow so i will catch up on personals then.
xxx to you all:goodvibes:
ps thank you all with your beautiful support. you guys are awsome.
I'm here! :wave: Yes it has been a bit quiet in here lately!
All is ok here, apart from me having a cold and having a rotten nights sleep. My nose was so blocked my snoring was waking ME up! :laughing:
I took Luca to playgroup yesterday at our local church hall, he had a ball! I found it a bit chavvy (a word I've learnt over here kind of means boganish) but it isn't about me, he needs to play with other kids he's so bored!
Luca is so funny when I take him to classes he is such a show off and has to be centre of attention! He runs to the front and dances and claps or goes and sits on the teachers lap! He has learnt to walk/run and kick a ball at the same time!
Quaver hope this afternoon goes ok! I'm off to playgroup again today! Really have to get my bum into gear with sorting out Lucas party......chat later lovelies! xx
LOL just saw this posted with a thumbs down! I didn't put it there! I lost my first post so maybe someone has it in for me! :detective:
Hey Everyone!!
I have been reading when I can but have missed a heap so I will try and do a catch p read, I was cracking up about Ems tattoo dilema though, classic!
and to all those who aren't feeling well I will call upon Angel Raph to be with you xx may the snot monster be evicted now please!
So a quick run down on the past couple of weeks here, so mum got home and came to stay here for a week, she left and that afternoon I got sick really really suddenly, like in half an hour I went from completely fine to spewing! Which didnt stop until BLake called his mum to stay with the kids and he took me to hospy, stayed the night and had as million bags of fluid and drugs pumped through me, and they let me go by about 4 am so I could be home and get a couple hours rest before the girls woke up, so it took me the rest of the week to recover from that and then the day I was feeling better I got a tooth ache, so I went to the dentist and he did a temporary filling or something that was meant to fix it but it didnt, so I have to wait over the weekend cause he said the pain should calm down in 48 hours but it doesnt so he squeezes me in again and have to have a root canal done, that was on Tuesday, and I think today I finally have my mouth back to normal, no tooth ache any more but it hurt when I talked etc, felt like I had been punched in the jaw!
So it all happened at once and now we are back to normal thank god! Now crazy party planning time begins, and only 8 days to go! so I will be a busy little bee... sorry it is so rushed I have been trying to get it all written before Harper wakes up, snd there she is!! Better go and get her up, but will be back later for more personals and party talk!! Hope you are all well, and having fun birthday Planning!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all bubs that have celebrated already! I hope you all had truly magical days!!!
Love to all, talk soonxxx Stevie
AliyahBlake
14-11-2008, 12:50
OK, where is everybody?
Am I the only woman with no life that checks back here with disturbing frequency to see what everyone is up to?
No mate - I'm on here often too! Just don't post all the time because usually as soon as I start a post, either Blake wakes up or Aliyah starts whinging about something and I lose my train of thought!
I got sick really really suddenly, like in half an hour I went from completely fine to spewing! Which didnt stop until BLake called his mum to stay with the kids and he took me to hospy, stayed the night and had as million bags of fluid and drugs pumped through me, and they let me go by about 4 am so I could be home and get a couple hours rest before the girls woke up, so it took me the rest of the week to recover from that and then the day I was feeling better I got a tooth ache, so I went to the dentist and he did a temporary filling or something that was meant to fix it but it didnt, so I have to wait over the weekend cause he said the pain should calm down in 48 hours but it doesnt so he squeezes me in again and have to have a root canal done, that was on Tuesday, and I think today I finally have my mouth back to normal, no tooth ache any more but it hurt when I talked etc, felt like I had been punched in the jaw!
You poor bugger Sasa :hugs: that sounds horrible! I hope you are feeling much better now.
Blake has been a grizzly little poop the last couple of days - I'm certain he's teething again, but I wish all the damn teeth would come through together and be done with it!! Aliyah's still not behaving the best - she's being really rude to me all the time, and I'm not sure what I've done to deserve her attitude. Hopefully once she's in school next year things will settle down.....I truly think she's just frustrated and bored. I try and get her involved in stuff, but it doesn't last long, then she's looking for something else to do. I think she's probably trying to compete with Blake for my attention too. :hair: When will it end!!!! No, wait.....I think I know the answer to that!
We are busily preparing for Blake's birthday tomorrow. There's not much to do as it's just going to be an informal BBQ with some family and friends, but we still have to get the food and drinks, wrap pressies etc. I also have some cleaning to do (which I should be doing now instead of being on here.......oh well!!) I helped Aliyah wrap her present to Blake (which is just a Pumpkin Patch tshirt) and she's hidden it away so he doesn't find it (didn't have the heart to tell her that he wouldn't even know to look for it ;) )
Anyway, his lordship has woken and doesn't sound happy so I should be off.
happybirthday to little Rylan for tomorrow too, if I don't get back on here by then!
Oh God Sasa sounds like you've been having a rough time! I think I have to have root canal next week, did it hurt a lot????????????????/
Sands where are you?? Hope you and Noah are ok.xx
MrsScatterbrain
14-11-2008, 19:19
Hi everyone! :wave:
Shana - I don't know how you do it! I hope Xav's broken sleep ends for you soon.
Sasa - :hugs: What an awful time you've had! I hope you're feeling 100% soon - do you know what made you so ill?
Quaver - I can totally relate about the cricket. DH used to play footy every Saturday, and it was just like another working day for me. Anyhow, now he's given it up, and I now realise how good it was for his mental health, and wish there was something else he could do! Crazy ...
Moops - Luca sounds amazing - more like an older bubs! What a character! DS1 used to be scared of ball pits too!
Weeeell, Thomas' teething seems to have let up for a bit at least! His teeth aren't through yet, but last time I remember they popped through a week after he finished teething. I can actually feel them, they're so close. Our house looks like something out of CSI - it is so messy :o- DH was lucky to get dinner each night as Thomas was such a handful! AB and Shana - I think our bubs are in cahoots! I can't believe how knackered I was - just starting to recover! I took him to the GP just to check, but he was fine - just those pesky teeth!
Our big party is this weekend - so getting stressed/excited about that and praying for good weather! My friend is making a Thomas the Tank Engine cake, so DS1 is going to be over the moon! I'm going to spend all day cooking tomorrow - I hope there aren't too many Gordon Ramsay moments (from me!) :laughing: We've just got a new oven, so I'm desperately hoping it doesn't have any major quirks and everything will come out looking (and tasting) as intended! :p
Have a great weekend every:goodvibes:one!
MrsScatterbrain
14-11-2008, 19:36
Oh! I forgot to mention - Thomas has almost self-weaned! :hissy: He would only have his early morning feed when teething, and is still refusing all bfs except that one! :( I'm having a panic as I don't want to use soy, and his GP didn't recommend dairy until 15 months. I hope he's okay with just his cheese at the moment (he can tolerate cheese - thankfully - and has extra strong Cracker Barrel!!), and I might introduce some Sardines and other calcium & protein rich foods. Ah ... what to do ...
I have been giving Xav one bottle of cow's milk each day since Wednesday. And may I just let you all know . . . . cow's milk makes thier sh!t really stink! LOL. You know how you get used to the smell of your child's poo, and it doesn't really bother you? Well . . . good lord. Her nappy today . . . . . not nice.:no: Even Xav was crying about her dirty nappy!!
I hope all the parties this weekend go off with out any hitches!
And glad your tooth trouble is over with Sasa! Plus your vomitting! Was it food poisoning?
RoarsomeMum
15-11-2008, 11:12
Ewwww shana!! makes me want to hold off! lol
HAPPY PARTIES OVER THE WEEKEND GUYS!!!
cant wait to see pics!!
I just saw the NOV 08 its our turn now thread!! OMG guys, that was US!! and now our bubba's are ONE! (or nearly!) wow, we have come a long way ladies!! :yelclap: to us and our bundles of joy (sure, angry food hating weird communicating joy, but hey! we love them)
I am partly :rolleyes: but mostly excited bout my MIL pressie for roar, its some weird Mattel rock and roll thingy (looks like an outdoor animal you rock on in kids playground) but its programed to intereact with teh TV and reward any educational program with songs and rocking... waaaaaaaaaaay to techno for me! but curious to see how it works! god, she spoils roar. (makes it easier on us thou, who so far are still clueless as what to get her.. leaning towards little people something) - and def Zoo for her B'day, we organised so she can pet some of the animals backstage!! YAY!
Quaver :hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:
Hi everyone!!! well it has taken me a little longer to get back to some personals! A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all the little bubs celebrating this weekend. I have no idea when all the babies were born? sorry but i think it is because i came in late. well better late than never i say. I am really glad i found you guys. thank you all so much for your beautiful words and support.
QUaver - WHAT HAPPENED to ur finger?? I missed something!
Roar a temper queen atm, so unimpressed with EVERYTHING! and has learnt to do that high pitched Squeal.. I have stocked up on Panadine! lol.
TATT is FIXED!! (well, has no date anymore, but I love the Northern Lights colours! and I can reput "correct" date over it when it heals)
well Em, you did miss my little drama, i chopped the top of my finger off.
a really clever thing to do i know! it is only the very tip but it hurt like crazy! i could not have stitches because there was nothing there to stitch. but i am almost ready to change nappies without diposable gloves. hurrah! Glad that your tat is fixed (giggle giggle) poor roar though. sending a big hug to her. i hope the person who invented baby panadol is rich because they deserve it!
Xav has learned how to get back down after pulling herself up now! So clever - and means I don't need to 'rescue' her every 5 minutes anymore! And she is an absolute chatterbox this week! Full of stories to tell!
yay Xav!!! :smiliedance:so good that you dont have to rescue every second! makes a big difference to everyones happiness! J has started pushing his truck around walking with it. but he cant change direction with it yet. so he cries everytime a wall gets in the way! so i know the releif you feel. it is becoming a little tiring but it is still cute.
moops- glad you clarified the thumbs down- weird. yay for playgroup. great that luca enjoyed it and is so confident. it really is a great thing for them. but chavvy? ah you gotta teach ''em to say bogan!:)
sasa!- you poor thing. that sounds horrible! are you ok now? So did your mum love being back? was she able to help you when you were so sick?
mrs s- good point re the cricket. it is really important for dh to have some release time too. it does make him happy, he loves it and i have always been a cricket widow on saturdays. i just find the length of it frustrating. he really is pretty good and helps me a lot so i am pretty lucky. it just occasionally gets to me. he encourages me to go out too but it is hard to and i just want to sleep! it was a bit of a blow out last weekend, but we have come to a new compromise. he is not going to play every weekend now, hopefully a ballance between his mental health an mine! (we will see) so will your dh play next season then?
:D your desciption of your house and your cooking is priceless! Hope the party went well, the cake sounds amazing! tell us how it went soon.
:hugs:re the feeding. it is hard.he might still settle to feed after his teeth come through?
having a good weekend here. We went to a bbq at a friends house today. it was great but their house is not kid friendly so it was a bit of work. she is due in feb so i am sure it will get there! it is set in the side of a hill on 5 levels with about 50 stairs! it also has a patio with a rail that only has far spaced apart wire and it drops into the bush. J had an absolute ball climbing every one of the stairs:eek: i wish he would learn to crawl back down them not try to go head first!
i saw the specialist on wed and they are going to take my gall bladder out. he wanted to take it out on the 28th but being the day before J''s birthday i said no. i want to enjoy his 1st birthday so i will ring tomorrow to confirm for the 1st instead.:( feeling a bit nervous about the recovery and how i am going to juggle things. i know i will finally feel better without it....but.....
well hope to hear how you are all doing this week.
xxxxxx
sandralee
16-11-2008, 20:02
Wow I am finally near my laptop for long enough to post!!!!! Sasa I am so sorry to hear you were that sick OMG - hospital and everything! Mrs S, Noah self weaned a few months back so I sneak bottles in when he is asleep and he has about 1 1/2 a day. I have tried for months to get him to eat cheese but he wont. Moops glad Luca had fun at playgroup, Noah gets bored too. Biggest turn off for me is all the sicky little kid germs lol.. have had such a tough time raising Noah that I hate adding to the daily burdens with illness if I don't need to hehe. AB Noah has been whingey for the past couple of days as well - he still has happy moments but he has been a lot of work..and that's WITH my parents here to help. He won't let me go out of his sight for long, normally he is a lot better with that. Then the high pitched squeal someone else mentioned too! Like a girls scream! That has been done at 95% of nappy changes and if I take him away from something he really wants to do. Draining. Fussy with food that he normally loves. Screamed the past 2 bath times when he normally enjoys it. OMG I am so over this! :confused: Moops sometimes when Noah kicks a ball he goes belly up, not all the time but when he is tired. Funny to watch them to big boy things. Noah has been dribbling a lot too, and has white patches where his eye teeth are coming through - so how many teeth do babies end up getting, cos I hate teething time!!!!:no:
Must have missed the post about your tatt Em, I feel all out-of-the-loop LOL. Is Roar back to her usual chirpy super baby self yet or still grumpy like some of ours? Noah has such a bad temper it scares me, he will be smashing glasses by Christmas.
Lots of love to you all - I check my laptop whenever I am home but often don't have time to post. Especially with my parents here. You are never alone on here Shana - started tapping out a reply the other day when you posted about it being quiet, then had to run out of my room to get Noah who had hurt himself falling over on pebbletex stuff. Got a bruised leg, couple of bumps on his head and a scraped knee. He doesn't walk slowly enough and is always in a hurry to get places without watching where he is going.
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sandralee
16-11-2008, 20:08
p.s. do I have all of you on facebook? xxxx
Thanks everyone for your well wishes, I am feeling great again , and have been putting it to good use, we have done a backyard blitz here over the weekend, ok well not that dramatic but we have had a huge clean up of all the gardens, massive job and hard with girls to get into it but we had a mate come and help on Saturday and my mum and her partner came today so we are absolutely buggered but pretty stoked with what we achieved J Plus we had dinner out Fri night and a bbq Saturday night so we really haven’t stopped, we will all sleep well tonight! So anyway the backyard is all fresh and ready for Harpers Mad hatter tea party next weekend! Which I have a fair bit to do for yet, we’ll get there… I know it will be a mad busy week though ; )
Thanks AB! Hope you all had a great day on Saturday! Got some piccies for us?
Hey Moops, The needles hurt the most, then you are all numb so no pain through the actual procedure but then as it wears off it’s a bit sensitive, nothing too bad, I had more of a problem with the jaw, I don’t know why it was so sore, for a couple of days… I have put it down to the needles…???? I hope it goes well for you, do you have to get it done in two stages?
Ms Scatterbrain, Thank you, the doc at the hospital didn’t really clarify wether he thought it was food poisoning or an evil bug. I did eat prawns the day before so did 3 other people I was with so I don’t know either?? I hope your party went really well amd Thomas had an awesome day! I am sure he did!
Thanks Shana, Oh yeah maybe we could have warned you about the poo change!
Em the toy the Roar is getting sounds cool, you will have to show us a pic when she gets it, so only 10 days till our little girls birthdays!! Pretty exciting hey!
Oh yeah, is there anyone else on the 26th? Sorry I should look up the old list!
Hey Quaver, Your friends house sounds great but yes not very relaxing at all with kids. Sorry to hear you have to have your GB out, how long do they say recovery usually takes, hopefully not long, do you have family that could help out? Oh and when I was sick last week would you believe my mum gad her first day of work the morning I came out of hospital so I didn’t even ring her cause I didnt want her to worry, then Monday night when I did ring she was sick too! Similar sort of bug, not as fierce so maybe could mean more of a bug the Food pois.??
Hey Sands You’re crackin me up with you comment about Noah’s temper and smashing glasses! Have you heard of Byron bibs? Just cause you mentioned dribbling I thought I would share, they are little bandana type bib things that you use for dribble so they wear it while they play etc and you just have to take it off when it gets all wet not change their shirt, and they look so funky! It seems like I explained that in a lot of detail, sorry haha I will see if I can find the website…
Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend! And have a wonderful week to come!
Xxx Stevie
Heres the link to the Byron Bibs I was talking about xx
http://www.byronbibs.com.au/
AliyahBlake
17-11-2008, 09:49
AB and Shana - I think our bubs are in cahoots! I can't believe how knackered I was - just starting to recover! I took him to the GP just to check, but he was fine - just those pesky teeth!
:yes: Certainly feels that way sometimes - like all our bubs are telepathic with each other or something LOL! I also am guilty of rushing Blake to the GP a couple of times because I thought all this drama couldn't possibly be JUST from teething......turns out that's all it is usually :rolleyes: You'd think because I'm a nurse I'd be much more cool about all this stuff, but if anything I'm just more neurotic :laughing:
And may I just let you all know . . . . cow's milk makes thier sh!t really stink!
Cows milk hasn't changed Blake's poo......his stink just as much as they always have!!!:barf: Had to have a big belly laugh at Craig the other night......Blake usually does a poo like clockwork around 6pm. Sometimes I have to change him before I go to work, and other times Craig gets to do the honours. Well, this night I went to work and Blake hadn't done anything yet. Well about 10 mins after I started work, Craig was holding Blake, and thought "Hmmm my arm's wet....". He looked at his arm and it had brown sloppy poo all down it!!!!! :laughing: Blake had leaked poo out of his nappy from ankle to neck all up the back of himself.....he and Craig both needed a wash and Craig said he was retching the whole time hahahahahaha!!!! Love it!!! I realised later it may have been my fault - I had fed Blake some raspberries for the first time earlier that day, and he loved them so much I might have given him too many........ooops!!
i saw the specialist on wed and they are going to take my gall bladder out
:hugs: to you Quaver.....good luck and hope the surgery goes well for you.
p.s. do I have all of you on facebook? xxxx
You have me!!
Thanks AB! Hope you all had a great day on Saturday! Got some piccies for us?
We did have a terrific time on Saturday thanks Sasa! Blake loved the whole birthday thing - he was impressed with his presents, but much more impressed with the paper and boxes!! He scored very well - I will have some piccies up on FB soon, but not all as other people took pics of the cake etc, so I have to wait for copies of those.
Blake didn't sleep much on Saturday, but was such a good boy and had an absolute ball. He LOVED the cake and scoffed a whole piece of it in one go. It was an Elmo cake (bought....because I am NOT the best cook!). He was a bit grizzly yesterday but only because he was so tired.
Now the next thing will be his needles tomorrow.....hate that part! It's like "Happy Birthday, now let me take you to get jabbed with needles!!"
Some good news about the move to Qld.....Craig has a phone interview for one of the jobs on Thursday........yeehah!!! I hope it goes well, as we are getting really impatient.
sandralee
17-11-2008, 10:34
Thanks Sasa, I have a navy blue one but he rips all bibs off - can't stand things around his neck lol. SO it's extra washing for me in the meantime. If he is distracted by something I can put one on sometimes but it doesn't last long. grrrrrr
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RoarsomeMum
17-11-2008, 11:16
Sandralee - girls scream, that was me :laughing: - and roar and Noah sound liek soul mates, She is scary with her temper these days too.. :o (not to mention EMBARASSING) she has become quite the little bully. (btw I was sure I had u on FB, now not so sure!?)
She killing th edog now, got to run!!! be back for personals, if little mis naughty gives me 1/2 a sec!
Quaver! - OMFG!! OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWch! u have had beyond ur share of badluck. Sending heaps of ++++++++++ vibes ur way And BIG HUGS on the gall bladder. Had mine out a few years ago, u be AMAZED at how much better u will feel STRAIGHT AWAY and minimum pain if they can do it keyhole.
Sasa - oh man, u been through HEAPS. xoxoxoxo hope it all starts falling into place soon. I can not belive their Bdays are so close either!!! Ani (Rb's beautiful blue eyed boy) Def shares the 26th too, not sure bout anyone else!
AB! and everyone one else! LOVING the Bday pics!! all look soooo happy, and some great prezzie ideas!!
GO Xav on learning to get back down!!!!
Roar been sort of standing on her own for a few seconds at a time, and like some-one else mentioned, was it u nat? FULL of words! just babbles on and on these days! working on F and R sounds! Drooling like a trooper, and looking at a few photo's seems she might be gettign ehr first moler! She has become Nocturnal, which is freaking annoying.. goes down at 7pm, then is up from 10-4am.. WTF roar?????
Em -I should probably appologise . . . . I think Xav has sent Roar the 'party all night' vibe! That is just what Xav is doing! A nap in the evening an then up at 10 or 11pm and doesn't go back to sound sleep until the early morning. Last night, er, this morning, we finally got to sleep at 4am, but the good thing is Xav slept until 2.30pm - which atleast was a good block of sleep! She has been sleeping in 3-4hr block only the last fortnight.
We went to a wedding on Sat night, and my mum babysat. All was good except Xav woke up at midnight when we got home and didn't go back to bed until 5am! Then she was up again at 8.30am! It seems whenever she is babysat for more than a couple hours I pay for it by her not sleeping well once I'm home. Add teething into the mix and it's a recipe for a long night!
Sands - you are a super-mum keeping up with that boy of yours!! And I hear you on the kiddy germs! I swear Xav has gotten each cold/virus she's had from the gym childcare. We haven't gone in over three weeks and her nose has finally dried up!
AB - that poo story is so funny! I particularly enjoy it when Xav wee's on Dh as he is holding her naked for her bath! LOL
And I hope your dh goes well with the phone interview!!!!
Well, I thought it was about time to get my butt back in here and say hello to all you lovely ladies!! So a big HELLO from me!!!:wave:
Sorry it has been so long, but I just seem to not get as much time on the computer as I used to. I haven't had a chance to read much of your recent posts, but I am guessing that all the bubs are now either 1 or fast approaching 1!! My my how this year has flown!
Well, I now have 6 weeks until #2 is to be born!! I am having another c-section on 30th December and the count down is definitely on. Have started worrying about how exactly I am going to get a newborn to sleep when I have a clingy 1 year old hanging off my pants!!! I know that I just have to go with it, but have just been thinking about the 'ins and outs' of how things are going to work. I am so excited about having a newborn again. I actually feel really relaxed about it coz I feel like I have some kind of idea about how to do it this time!!
Nehemiah is really good. He turned 1 on 2nd November. He has been walking since he was 10.5 months old and is now running around!! He has become this little independent child who wants to do things by himself. It amazes me how quickly he learns things now too!! His latest 'trick' is to turn off our clothes dryer, which means I go to check it and the clothes are still wet!!! Although frustrating, it is so much fun having him this way! He is still very clingy with me, and I know that separation anxiety happens at this time and this is definitely an issue for my little mummys boy! I just love being at home with him and watching him grow and change everyday.
I hope you are all well and bubs are all doing well too. I will endeavour to come in here often to stay in touch!!
Talk soon :D
Awwww, you're having another boy Krixly!!!!! That is so wonderful! He and Nehemiah will be such good friends!
RoarsomeMum
18-11-2008, 05:46
Shana - Noooooooooooooooooo!!! Is Xav still doing the Nocturnal shuffle? Its KILLING me.. I have no idea why she is up? or why she is sooooooo cranky....:hair: I am so not a nice person with minumal sleep!
I must admit, I actually smacked roar last night, a small smack on her thigh, but, I felt sooooooo bad about it, I can totally understand why its not the "done thing" anymore. brought me to tears that I even got to that point, but Im running out of ideas.
Ab- that is sooo funny! It was only a couple of weeks ago that J did the same to dh! He was in the bath with him 'bonding' and it floated everywhere! it is great when it does not happen to you!
sasa- food poisoning can be pretty horrible. i hope you are all feeling better now. and thanks re operation. my dad is going to help out a bit because dh can only take two days off. oh and those bibs are cute!
hi krixly- wow you are really busy! best of luck with the c cection. i am sure your little man will love having a new buba around. sounds like a clever one- walking so early!
ah em:hugs: i saw the time of your post! is there any chance you can take a break to get some rest? it is hard when you are tired to keep sane!
Well J has woken the last few nights at 3am for two hours for no reason! He is not hungry and just wants to be nursed. he just stares into space? it is weird. maybe he is getting a bit cold or something? any ideas anyone?
yr 10s had a concert this morning and J loved it! he was dancing and 'singing' along with all the songs. and he clapped like the other kids! He was ballancing on me and went to clap and forgot that he was standing by himself- for the first time! i can see him walking soon. my little boy....sob sob.
my house is a compete bomb! i am not looking forward to cleaning when i get home. i spent yesterday cooking and freezing meals for when i am recovering. my stress levels are rising.
Oh, try not to beat yourself up Em - I am also guilty of giving Xav a tap on the bottom (not hard). I've done it twice - both middle of the night issues trying to get her to go to sleep, and both times I've felt like a piece of dirt for doing it and immediately appologised and got a grip. It is just so darn hard to keep your cool when you are exhausted! I'm not good with no sleep either! I just have to give myself something to look forward to at night - ie: a good book to read, so getting up is ok, it means I can read my book etc.
. . .Of course the day is a write off and that is annoying too, especially when you have mother's group coming over on Friday for a birthday party and the entire house needs a once over, floors need mopping, home-made pasta to make and a birthday cake to bake and decorate! And then guests for dinner Friday night aswell!!!!
If you don't hear from me for the next three days, you know why!
Quaver - that is so cute about J in class! And try not to stress. You will feel better after the op - and that will make it all easier!
I'm not sure if you had a c-sec or not?? But I didn't find the recovery from that to be too difficult - mind you Xav wasn't ripping around the house then, lol!
Hi everyone!
Em - Luca gets smacks on the hand all the time! Before you start calling DOCS it isn't hard and he does realise that he has been naughty and won't do it again, for a while anyway! I don't feel bad when I do it, but I have done it a few times when I've just lost my patience and I did feel like cr*p. I have learnt in these instances to walk away and get some space then go back in.
I am freaking out, I have to go to the Dentist tomorrow and I think I have to have root canal! Thanks Sasa for the info, I hate needles!! DH is having the morning off work but is then going when I get back, I'm peeved that I will have to look after Luca and take him to his gym class after having root canal! Men!
I still can't really decide what to get Luca for his birthday, he gets bored of toys so quickly. He's into tunnels and climbing etc so I might try to find something like that, that will fit in our flat!
I've seen on facebook that some bubs have had their MMR jabs, I'm still undecided on what to do. If I want to have separate injections it will cost £500 which is soooo much and I doubt DH will agree as he already thinks I'm over reacting! Three injections sounds horrible!
RoarsomeMum
19-11-2008, 07:28
:hugs::hugs:thanks guys, shana can totally relate. GOOD LUCK preparing 4 everything! I hope Xav settles down for u. I changed roar to Soy last night, just to see, and got a FULL NIGHT sleep!!!
Moops - Hey! I would not call anyone, I think u are an AWESOME mum. and u made the connection easy, if u are calm, u feel OK with ur disipline. I just hate that I lost my cool and smaked her, it did not help :( - but am soooo glad to know Im not alone, and have now got a list of things to do when I feel myself getting twichy! - the walking away is a great idea, thank u. xxoo
On the Vax thing, roar wont get 12mth needles till she 4 or so, but thats just our choice cause she falls in such a low risk catagory for the illnesses, and because although intellectually I see the merit in reports there is no link between Vax and Autism, but emotionally, I think of my nephew and am not willing to take the risk ATM, she can get them at any stage if I change my mind.
oh, and TOTALLY hear u on the prezzie thing! (and lack of space) I love the pop up tunnels with the tent, cause the collapse so easy for storage. Interested to see what u end up buying! ( I am soooo over the tantrum in toy Isles, from Parents! thou, if I shop again today, I may have one, lol)
Quaver - WOW!!!!!! J is just steamrolling ahead!! loving ur FB pics! (hows ur finger?) They are soooo cool to watch with music!! I mean, me and Chris have NO dancign talent AT ALL! and yet, soon as the music is on, roar is rocking and rolling away! I love how natural movement comes to them. Ditto on the cleaning BTW!
HI everyone else! hope ur babies are behaving and giving u lots of laughs
sandralee
19-11-2008, 08:33
Oh yeah I have tapped Noah a few times too, even though I swore I wouldn't - he just laughs and thinks it's funny! And if I am overtired, but have to go into his room through the night, I have been known to say things rather abruptly and loudly like 'back to SLEEP Noah..goodNIGHT!' (when normally I would say very quietly 'back to sleep sweetie, everything's okay.') Even though I know speaking loudly would stir him awake even more LOL. It's natural to have cranky feelings at ungodly hours of the night/morning, when all you want to do is sleep or have baby-free time. We are human beings, not saints. xx
RoarsomeMum
19-11-2008, 08:46
freaking oath we are not!!!!!
I was more scared I think. I use to have a very VERY bad temper, and was easy with my hands.. so It scared me to get back to that point. BUT, also great advanced warning system that I was in over my head. even thou the soy worked last night, Ive been booked into sleep clinic (and lovely lady comming over tonight) to help me settle Roar. I had NO IDEA the service was so great. Really really helped with no fam local and Chris working from 3am-7pm atm. - so feeling way way WAY more ++++++++
Spreading the vibes :goodvibes::goodvibes::goodvibes::goodvibes:
Also, deleting some mega negative people off my FB has been great! - thanks for the support on the photo's guys. I can not belive some-one called me a **** mum!!! on my page!!!!! Man, some people hey! WE ALL ROCK!!!!!!! Brilliant mummies we are.
Rainbowbrite
19-11-2008, 09:08
Em thats so bad!!! I can't believe someone said that to you!! You are a fantastic mummy :hugs:
Been a while since I've had the chance to post. Been flat out with 2 very active kidlets. MJ is as active & cheeky as ever. Ani is such a cute little boy :flowerz: Walking around the walls & occasionally letting go if he couldn't be bothered crawling. Still not saying much but MJ talks enough for a whole tribe!!!
Happy birthday to all bubs who have turned one or are just about to. Its kinda upsetting that my little baby is 1 next week :(
On the smacking thing, I think we're all guilty of it :o
Shana, hope that Xavs sleeping gets good for you real soon. Have you looked into a sleep school at all? It was the best thing we ever did.
AB good luck with DHs interview tomorrow.
DH & I have been married 4 years tomorrow :eek: Can't believe it!!!
Woohoo, my chrisco hampers just arrived :smiliedance: 6 boxes!!!!! 5 of them are food!!!
Hmmm don't think there was anything else to say.
Take care lovely ladies!!
AliyahBlake
19-11-2008, 09:54
Well, I now have 6 weeks until #2 is to be born!! I am having another c-section on 30th December and the count down is definitely on.
Hey Krix!! Good to hear everything is going well. Best of luck with your c-section, and we look forward to hearing all about your new little man when he arrives.
I must admit, I actually smacked roar last night, a small smack on her thigh, but, I felt sooooooo bad about it, I can totally understand why its not the "done thing" anymore. brought me to tears that I even got to that point, but Im running out of ideas.
Em, I feel bad when I smack my kids too - but sometimes it has to be done! Aliyah mostly gets sent to her room or the naughty chair, but if neither of those work, she sometimes gets a smack on the bum, which usually does the trick - not hard, just enough to shock her. We've had to give Blake a few slaps on the hand recently as he's been biting and hitting - a little smack on the hand when he does that stops him in his tracks. Don't feel bad as I think it's part of parenting to have to resort to that sometimes, as long as it's only occassional and it doesn't go too far.
I've seen on facebook that some bubs have had their MMR jabs, I'm still undecided on what to do. If I want to have separate injections it will cost £500 which is soooo much and I doubt DH will agree as he already thinks I'm over reacting! Three injections sounds horrible!
Wow, Moops - I didn't know you had to pay for their needles - that's ridiculous! Yeah, 3 needles wasn't nice, but I'd rather that than Blake get sick with Mumps or Measles and end up not being able to have kids of his own one day.
On the Vax thing, roar wont get 12mth needles till she 4 or so, but thats just our choice cause she falls in such a low risk catagory for the illnesses, and because although intellectually I see the merit in reports there is no link between Vax and Autism, but emotionally, I think of my nephew and am not willing to take the risk ATM, she can get them at any stage if I change my mind.
Em, it's always a parent's choice what happens with their child regarding vaxs etc.
I don't know what happened with your nephew, but Autism is actually a genetic condition, so that's why they say that it's very unlikely that vaxs have anything to do with causing it. It's often more of a vitamin deficiency that can trigger it. Also it's 4 times more likely for boys to get it than girls.
http://www.autism.net.au/Autism_Causes.htm
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=306&id=1945
Also, deleting some mega negative people off my FB has been great! - thanks for the support on the photo's guys. I can not belive some-one called me a **** mum!!! on my page!!!!! Man, some people hey! WE ALL ROCK!!!!!!! Brilliant mummies we are.
I didn't see the comments before you deleted them, but I just can't believe how your own so-called friends could attack you for such a harmless thing! I'd delete them too.....idiots!
Blake had his needles yesterday, was ok for the first jab, screamed for the 2nd two, but was then fine until after his afternoon sleep. He then cried for 90 mins - gave him panadol which did nothing, then nurofen, which did the trick. He had a great sleep last night, and has been a good boy this morning, so hopefully the after effects will be minimal. I remember that Aliyah had no problems with the 12 month vaxs either.
Aliyah had her 2nd day of big school orientation yesterday - she has loved it both times she's been, and the school seems really great, so it's a pity she won't actually be going there next year. I just hope they accept her for prep in Qld next year, as their cutoff date is 30th June and she will turn 5 on 1st July.....surely they'll take her!
Blake has been walking around behind his little walker he got for his birthday. It's a Fisher Price Walker to Wagon. He lapped the loungeroom about 8 times yesterday with it.
Oh well, hope everyone has a great day. It's raining here so a good excuse to have a quiet one, although I do have lots of clothes to fold and put away :rolleyes:
Oh, and Happy Anniversary RB!
sandralee
19-11-2008, 10:09
Yup Em, some people can be ignorant nasty TURDS - we are all doing the best we can manage. I have a temper sometimes that can go from 0 to 100 in a matter of seconds LOL - it's the saggitarian fire energy hehe, plus my zero tolerance for **** at certain stressful moments. Every mum I have ever spoken to has confessed of 'darker moment's at some point during their parenting career - and that's okay - we grow and learn every minute of every day. Earlier, when Noah was a mega challenge, if I had one of those moments I would just go outside and stand on the grass taking a few deep breaths to ground myself. He would be crying in his cot, but I was of no use to either of us in that frame of mind. I never feel guilty about having emotions. You and Roar have had a few extra hurdles to go through as well,and you are an amazing mum. And that's that. Glad you got rid of the negative cows, they just pull down your energy and make you doubt yourself uneccessarily. Repeat after me "I AM AWESOME!" xxxxxxxxxx:hugs:
Rainbowbrite
19-11-2008, 10:28
AB I thought that autism was genetic too. DH's sister has 2 children aged 4 & 5 who have both been diagnosed recently. We think its from her husband though as her other 2 older children are fine.
Needles are a worry. I will be stalling Ani's till after christmas more than likely. Only because of so much happening between birthday, naming day, christmas etc.
Sands i'm the same re tempter....i'm a taurus & a redhead :o
Oops, Ani just woke & wants lunch NOW!!!!
Hello everyone.
Sorry no time for personals this time as I'm flat out! There needs to be 30 hours in the day or 8 days a week or something, I reckon! :yes:
Been reading up so I know what everyone is up to.
Eden has had a mystery illness. She has had a temp. and some snot but no other symptoms, so maybe just a bad cold. She's fine now though. Only lasted a couple of days thank goodness.
Caleb is officially crawling......I guess! :p :smiliedance: Like his sister, he's skipped the traditional and opted for the bum shuffle. It looks so funny! I love it coz its so much slower than normal crawling so I have to time to remove objects from harm's way!!! :thumbsup: He is loving his new found freedom. Eden is hating it coz now he steals all her toys!! :devil: Naughty boy. Oh well. She'll just have to learn to share.
We're having their circus party this Saturday. I think I'm all set for it. Just have to get some more food shopping done on Friday. My SIL was going to make the cake but she has to work so now I have to do it & I'm very scared! I don't know how to make decent tasting icing!! If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it.
Anyway, :hugs: to all. Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Nan. xxoo
MrsScatterbrain
19-11-2008, 15:28
Hi everyone!
Em - I cannot believe someone attacked you on your Facebook page! :no: Glad you deleted the comments (and them!) With all the stuff you've dealt with, you deserve nothing but praise. :hugs: You're doing a great job! I love your fb pics - so full of spirit! :)
Sands - speaking of fb - I don't think I have you on my friends list! Do you remember my real name? If not I'll pm you! ;)
Quaver - good luck with your gall bladder op. I'm trying to rack my brains to see if there is any help you could enlist ... have you any Family Day Care centres close by? Even if they could take J in the morning, it would take the pressure off you.
Moops - Good luck with the root canal - what a shame DH can't hang around! Grrrr! Get some DVDs fired up!
Nice to hear from you Krixly! Wow - baby on the 30th - how exciting!
AB - love the poo story!! Sooo beyond cute pre-solids baby poo too!
Nan - good luck with your party. I have one icing tip for you from my friend who made my cake - add the food colour very slowly as otherwise it goes grainy! She said it took patience, but she was glad as it did the trick! I'm not sure how to make it taste good though, but anything with sugar and butter has got to taste good, right?!
Our party went really well - I actually enjoyed myself! I've got a couple of pics on fb, but here is one of Thomas (http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo347/Salmakia22/P1010022.jpg) ... and Thomas (http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo347/Salmakia22/P1010008-1.jpg)!!!
I'm feeling rather :gloomy: today ... Thomas has weaned himself as of Sunday! :crying: He refuses every time. Normally I'd be delighted, but his GP has recommended bf until 15 months for his ezcema ... and I'm not sure what to do. I could express for the next 3 months, but I'm really bad at it and can only get a tiny amount. Its silly as I've gone from planning to wean now, to being told to hang out until 15 months (and being upset) to making peace and looking forward to it, to him self-weaning!! What a rollercoaster!
Thomas also had his post-jaundice hearing test on Monday which he passed with flying colours ... which is great!
Needles! Oh no! I'd totally forgotten about them! Oops!
Take care everyone!
RoarsomeMum
19-11-2008, 18:17
Thanks for the support gals, u rock :hugs::hugs:
AB - thanks for posting the info, I def not mean to lead anyone astray, I intellectually agree with the data, but my emotions are focused on our family history, just glad we got a great Dr who was able to say, hey, u can choose to delay. - and intellectually help me asses Roar's risk. Helped heaps. _ sooo glad the fisher price walker to wagon is a treat! we got that for Roar Xmas!
Mrs S - LOVED the Bday pics!!! and YAYAYAYAYAY!! on the hearing test!! (Awwww on the SW thou)
Nan - Poor Eden, hope she feels better soon, YAY to Caleb for crawling!! u go boy! do it ur own way, from the git go!
HAVE BRILLIANT WEEKEND PARTIES EVERYONE!!!!!!
LMAO at RB and her lil food monster! - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
SL - thank you, thank you, thank you. - Ur practical advice rocks.
MrsScatterbrain
19-11-2008, 19:22
Oops! I forgot to say congrats on the crawling Caleb! :goodvibes: When Thomas started touching DS1's toys I found I was always telling him to :chillpill: about it, and never letting Thomas know not to touch it - now I try and reprimand them both 50/50!
I found I have two happy chickens that way - DS1 had started to get a bit peeved that he always had to tolerate Thomas destoying his game! (Which isn't really fair I spose). And Thomas needs to learn boundaries at some stage! :p
Thanks for the tips, Mrs S (icing AND behaviour)!! :thumbsup: Sorry no advice re the self weaning. Caleb is too, but VERY slowly thank goodness. So, I might get another couple of months in. Good luck with your decision.
.....and THANK YOU all for my birthday messages on facebook! :D
Rainbowbrite
20-11-2008, 11:19
Happy Birthday NAN!!
And Happy 4th Anniversary to DH & I :p
Oh & congrats on the crawling, it sounds so cute!!!!
Mrs S, that would be tough :hugs: I don't think Ani will feed for much longer either, he's just not interested.
On the sharing of toys, all i hear is "Ani, stop it, mummy, Ani is touching my toys" Followed by Ani squealing at her :rolleyes:
Ani is now walking most of the time :eek: He's just not himself today. Woke up an hour earlier than normal, and has been so sooky & clingy all day. He only slept for 30mins this morning & has only been up for 2.5 hours but i've just put him back to bed. He's just so miserable.
AliyahBlake
20-11-2008, 22:08
OK Em I'll put you out of your misery LOL!!! I've been teasing everyone with cryptic comments on FB this evening :D
Looks like the move to Cairns is very very promising - Craig had his interview today and it went really well. He should know either tomorrow or Monday whether he's got it or not, which means if he does, we'll be there before Christmas!!!:smiliedance: As I said on FB, I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I can't help but feel excited.
Everyone pray and cross your fingers for us......I've got a pretty good feeling about it :thumbsup:
But to everyone on FB - don't mention it there as we don't want Craig's boss to find out!!!(yet!) Cryptic little comments are fine though:detective:
RoarsomeMum
20-11-2008, 22:18
:smiliedance::smiliedance::smiliedance::smiliedanc e:AB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WICKED!!!!!
sending heaps of +++++++++++++++++++ vibes ur way!!!!!!!!!! (and THANK YOU! for telling! the suspense was killing me!!!!)
HUGSHUGSHUGS RB - Hope Ani so much better soon, scary when they so unwell. poor tyke
Yay AB that's great news! I really hope it all comes together for you, that will be so exciting!! You know what they say a change is as good as a holiday, something to look forward to anyway!
I just bought Luca the cutest t-shirt it has a dinosaur on it and says Lucasaurus Luca-saw-us noisy plant eater lol! I'm going to put him in it for his bday party on Saturday.
I think I mentioned this before but what do u think of this for a bday pressie?
http://www.adventuretoys.co.uk/prodpage.asp?ProdID=1271
I also like the look of this
http://www.fisher-price.com/au/peekablocks/product.asp?id=33434&index=8&pos=3
hi everybody!
well, J has been sick for the past couple of days:( he has had toncilitis and a tooth coming through. he has been crying so much in pain poor little mite. he seems to be better this morning as i think the antibiotics seem to be working. this sick thing is not fun and i am absolutly a walking zombie! i will drop in later for some more personals but he has found me hiding!
ab!:smiliedance:yay about the job!!! hope it is confirmed today for you so you can start packing!!!!
moops- re the birthday pressie J has the fisher price bus and loves it. he has had it for about 6 months but still plays with it. he dances to the music, puts everything in the back! and now he is starting to push it around. my neice is 2 and enjoys pulling it with the handel. so that gets my vote!
i am about to loose this all as j is trying to type so be back!
Rainbowbrite
21-11-2008, 06:58
Good luck with it all AB!!!
Moops they look fantastic.
Quaver I hope J gets better real quick for you :hugs:
Em, thanks for the hugs.
I'm at a loss with Ani, he's refusing to bf. Took me 30mins of trying (not forcing) this morning before he fed. Last night he flat out refused, would scream & bite if i tried. But he did drink some cows milk so thats something at least. Not sure how I feel if he is weaning. Part of me will love it, the other feels kinda like i'm cheating him. Only because MJ fed for 2.5yrs.....but in the end its his choice.
Hope you all have great days. We're off to swimming at lunch time.
AliyahBlake
21-11-2008, 07:19
Moops - I like the PeekaBlocks bus too - Aliyah had some Peekablocks stuff as a bub (and now Blake plays with them) and loved them. That t-shirt sounds so cute too!!
Poor James, Quaver - I hope the little fella is better very soon :hugs:
RB - what a shame about Ani starting to wean himself......don't blame yourself, he obviously has decided he doesn't want it anymore. You've done well to get this far considering the rough time you've had over the last 12 months. At least you can get your body all to yourself again!
Anyway, back later - especially if I hear more about the job......had a chat to the angels last night before I went to sleep to see if they can pull some strings :D ;)
Rainbowbrite
21-11-2008, 07:26
Very true AB. I am looking forward to my body being MINE again. Its been so long.
If he does then i'll be off to find something to help me shift all this weight!!
AB - That's fab news! Hope all goes well.
RB - I had a similar experience 2 nights ago with Caleb.....it was SO frustrating. It could have been one of 2 things. Did he have anything else in his mouth?? Sounds dumb but I found a piece of purple playdough in Caleb's mouth about 5 mins after the incident and he had been sucking the taste of playdough when he tried to feed and it tasted foul, so he kept crying and biting etc coz it didn't taste like milk!! The other thing is could he have an ear infection?? You mentioned he's not himself. My best friend's little boy has an ear infection at the moment and she has to express every feed because when his head is tilted either side its so painful so he can't feed. Maybe Ani has one too?? Just some things I thought of.........
Moops - I like the first one.....the climbing thing because (and this is the Early Childhood professional in me speaking!! lol) it is something he will grow into. The bus is awesome too, but he might lose interest after a year or so, but the other gift might last longer. That way you get more for your $$. Just my opinion. I guess it could come down to a question of space!!
Well, I'm off shopping for the kids party tomorrow.....again!!
:flowerz: HAPPY BIRTHDAY :flowerz:
to my beautiful baby girl who turns 3 today!
:bee: Mummy, Daddy & Caleb love you very much, Eden. :bee: xoxo
RoarsomeMum
21-11-2008, 09:37
RB - when u find it, point me in that direction too!!
Moops! I LOVE the T-shirt slogan!!! :laughing: and both toys look Brilliant, Roar getting the peekaboo blocks from her Grandie (my mum) and some extra's from DeDe (my dad)
And teh MOST exciting news!!!!!!! Roar will be HELMET FREE about 2 weeks after her B'day!!!:smiliedance::smiliedance: so excited, the heat is killing her, and teh back of her head is fuzzy and bald from the rubbing, but, her head is FAR more round and ears are aligned, so it achived what we needed it too. I can't wait to see her free from it!
xxxooo to everyone, off to try a 3rd attempt at cake baking for Sats Pre bday with my fam. First one went funky, all teh butter rose to the top and made it icky and yellow. second one flat as a pancake! Pray 4 mojo!!!!!
AB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fingers, toes, ears, got them all crossed for u guys!!!!!!
Moops - I like the first one.....the climbing thing because (and this is the Early Childhood professional in me speaking!! lol) it is something he will grow into. The bus is awesome too, but he might lose interest after a year or so, but the other gift might last longer. That way you get more for your $$. Just my opinion. I guess it could come down to a question of space!!
Well, I'm off shopping for the kids party tomorrow.....again!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to my beautiful baby girl who turns 3 today!
Mummy, Daddy & Caleb love you very much, Eden. xoxo
happybirthday
i agree with you about the growing into it thing nan. depends on your space re the climber thing. this is what i bought J for his bday. it is for a 18 month old but he already like to play with the elmo car mum bought him ages ago. http://www.toysonline.com.au/Sesame-Street-Giggle-Go-Garage-p/735827.htm i have bought him some touch and feel books too. my family are very generous in the presents. with christmas an birthday together almost i thought i would have plenty of toys for now but he will get bored with them mid to late next year. so i may give this to him and store it for a bit. i know my mil is giving him a wooden block where you hammer the shapes in, which will keep him busy. mum and dad have got him a thomas set for chrisie. i think it is more for dad to play with though:rolleyes: dad is a train nut. and we have got the parent handle trike for him which he tried in the shops and loved!
em lol!dont forget the self raising flour this time! i just tried to make one too. it looks good. but i am not sure how it will taste because it is a new recipie. i may have to eat it and make another one,......
oo oo- just noticed the chrissie icons- hurrah!:xmas::xmastree::noel: think this one is my fav:reindeer:. i am singing solo at carols next week. really looking forward to it as i have not performed really this year. it wont be long and i will be playing in the brass quintet at the shops. cant believe it is that time already. but usually at school i am teaching christmas songs in october!
Rb- i am really sorry that Ani is refusing the breast. i loved it and i only got to do it for 3 months so i can understand that you would be even more attached to it after a year. but you have done amazing! i think i cried for about 3 months after everytime i saw a mum bf. *Hugs* but nan is very sensible, it may be just temporary.
james has finally gone down to sleep. i think i may go and have a relaxing lunch .
Rainbowbrite
21-11-2008, 19:41
Thanks guys. I will see how he goes over the weekend & take him to the dr if he's still mucking up to check his ears. He did feed this afternoon, but only a short one before pulling away crying again.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDEN!!!!!!
Em that is fantastic news!!!!!!
Can't believe that 12 months ago today I was getting VERY annoyed to say the least :laughing: I was due to have Ani on the 21st. Because I went 10days early with MJ I was well & truely over it by this stage :o
Quaver, you do everything I used to do :( I used to be in a brass band, playing at the shops for christmas......I really miss it. That was when I was a teen living in Auburn though.
:hugs: to all, I want to try to get an early night for once!!
good luck over the weekend then ab.
My grandma used to live in Auburn and i did my prac at Auburn High. You should get back into playing. what did you play? i play trom. I will be a bit rusty this christmas though! hope you had an early night:hugs:
Rainbowbrite
22-11-2008, 12:47
Most of my friends went to Auburn Girls, so did my sisters but they're 12 & 14yrs older than me. I went to Granville South, then Birrong Girls.
I've dabbled in most instruments lol, started on Clarinet (also played my friends flute & sax), then went to cornet, trumpet & then flugel horn. I miss the trumpet & flugel the most :(
I wouldn't even know where to start up here. I haven't played in years :o
MrsScatterbrain
23-11-2008, 11:39
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Happy belated birthdays Eden and Nan! :D
My little Thomas hasn't had a bf for a week today, so I guess that means he's offically weaned. :( (But bbs are still very full a week later, which seems strange). How has Ani gone, RB? This cloud does have silver lining, though - I ate some peanut butter the other day! ;) And had a drink of red wine without having to think about when the next bf is! And I get to ditch my awful maternity bras!
We took Thomas to get his first shoes fitted today! Will try to post a pic if I have time - he really wasn't impressed - he looked like he was going to cry!
Quavery and RB - you've got me reminiscing about the old days! I used to play the piano, flute, sax and timpani - but play nothing now! I think it would be quite therapeutic, but can't afford to get my piano shipped interstate. It would be fun with kids, too - maybe later!
Take care everyone xx :goodvibes:
Rainbowbrite
23-11-2008, 12:35
Mrs X I'm so sorry your bf has ended :hugs: Music would be therapeutic I agree. MJ loves music so want to get her playing an instrument as soon as we can. I've heard that violin or piano is best, just need to find a teacher for her as they are things I don't know how to play :o
Ani has resumed feeding!!! He just decided to feed & now is feeding more than he was before. I wish he'd make up his mind. Part of me is upset he's feeding again, the other is relieved. That & I do love the closeness of feeding him.
Only 3 days till he is 1 :crying: Its gone so fast!!! Have everything pretty much organised for next saturday, just need to make the choc crackles, honey joys up on thursday while MJs at school, friday will do the devon & potato & then the fairy bread on sat morning. Its going to be a LONG week. The ILs are down from qld so will have them here a fair bit I imagine, then MJs school christmas concert on friday night.
Anyway hope your all having a great day.
Oooh before I forget, how many day sleeps do all the bubs have? I think Ani's changing to 1. Today he didn't go down till 11 & is still asleep now at 1.30 (watch him wake now that I posted it :p) I can't remember when its "supposed" to change from 2 to 1 sleep.
Take care ladies :hugs:
Em - That's fantastic news about Roar's helmet! :thumbsup:
RB - Great that Ani is feeding again. Caleb has been having 1 day sleep for about 2 weeks now. Sometimes when he is really tired he'll have a short morning nap and a later sleep, but 95% of sleep is 1 long one now. I think it is early....Eden didn't have 1 until she was about 14 months, but its fine.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDS!!!! Hope you have an awesome day and a lovely and memorable year ahead. :hugs:
Quaver - Good luck with your singing. I'm sure you'll do fine. Is J feeling better now?
Mrs S - Another closet muso hey?!! lol
Well, the kids' party yesterday was awesome. Pity the Adelaide weather was so cold!! Everything else was good though. The kids all seemed to enjoy themselves and that is the main thing. I'm so embarrassed at how many gifts they got. Far out! Its excessive, I tell ya!
Enjoy what's left of the weekend everyone. :wave:
Oooh, forgot to say Caleb just got tooth number 4 through last week and yesterday no. 5 came through and now no. 6 is rearing its ugly head! Poor kid. He's doing ok though. Lots of Vit C, neurofen & hugs and he's pretty good. :thumbsup:
sandralee
23-11-2008, 21:39
Gosh I have missed you guys!!!!!! Sooooo MUCH!!! Have had both my parents here for two weeks, and party stuff etc.. so not much time to myself to post. Well I spend a couple of mins on facebook lol, long enough for a quick update. It just isn't the same as BH though - I love chatting with all of you caring sweet girls in here! At the moment I am in heaven... curled up in bed! Have had severe cravings lately for miso soup and also blue cheese, so I am indulging myself with those things right now. My SILS were ALL polite to me today, so I was quite stoked. And my MIL is the most darling woman in the world, I feel really blessed to have her as in-law..I just love her & wish we got to spend more time together.
I wish all the sick mummies a speedy recovery!
Happy birthday to my fellow 'november-ians'!!!
Sasa I never got time to reply - I am sure you were an amazing birthday party hostess! Today was so damned windy, my decorating ideas for outside mostly went out the window! We had so much food left over, and I thought it wouldn't be enough.
Happy Anniversary RB!
COngrats AB - I really hope things work out re cairns! How exciting!
Good luck with birthday parties everyone, I didn't get many photos cos I was too busy running around. RATS!
Noah has no idea that I give him a bottle when he goes to sleep at night LOL, so in his eyes he has been weaned for quite a while. I used to think that he started hating bottles cos he didn't want to lay still, (around the 7mth mark) but he just isn't that into them. Nor is he into much milk from a cup - mainly water or green tea - which is why I am reluctant to stop sneaking a night bottle into him. Meh!
Sweet dreams everyone I am so tired!
p.s. yay for Roar getting her helmet off - I really feel for her in this humid part of the year.. I would be b!tching like crazy if it were me. Not sure it would be very comfy to go to sleep in either, so kudos for her being so okay with it all. Man she is a little legend!
MMMMMM-WAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sandralee
23-11-2008, 21:47
p.s. I don't know how to add people to facebook, how bad is THAT. Do you know how to add me Mrs S? It might be easier! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
:geek::geek::geek: gr stupid computer! I just lost a post to you all! dam it!
i have run out of time now to do it again! it was a long one too.
i will come back later for personals once i am not so annoyed at the computer.
I have my little boy back today. tooth number 7 has come through! horray! and he is eating again. the antibiotics seem to have done the trick in fixing his throat too. it is horrible to see them sick.
glad it was this week not next week though with his party. Have frozen the cake for sunday and i am on the count down! I am trying to get things ready for the big bash and do as much as i can in prep for hospital. for next monday! eek. Just realised for the first week at least i wont be able to pick him up for his 3am feed. DH will have to do it. ah there is the silver lining ;) ironically i will probably miss it and wake up anyway:rolleyes:
hope you lovlies and your beautiful bubs are well
xx
AliyahBlake
24-11-2008, 20:01
My little Thomas hasn't had a bf for a week today, so I guess that means he's offically weaned. This cloud does have silver lining, though - I ate some peanut butter the other day! ;) And had a drink of red wine without having to think about when the next bf is! And I get to ditch my awful maternity bras!
Sorry to hear that Thomas has weaned himself....a sure sign that he's growing up! It's true though, you have to see the good side of it as well - I loved being able to eat and drink what I wanted when Blake stopped!
Ani has resumed feeding!!! He just decided to feed & now is feeding more than he was before. I wish he'd make up his mind. Part of me is upset he's feeding again, the other is relieved. That & I do love the closeness of feeding him.
:thumbsup: That's good RB. I loved the closeness too - it's the main thing I miss.
Caleb has been having 1 day sleep for about 2 weeks now. Sometimes when he is really tired he'll have a short morning nap and a later sleep, but 95% of sleep is 1 long one now. I think it is early....Eden didn't have 1 until she was about 14 months, but its fine.
Oooh, forgot to say Caleb just got tooth number 4 through last week and yesterday no. 5 came through and now no. 6 is rearing its ugly head!
Yeah, I recall Aliyah went to one sleep about 14 months too - it took a couple of weeks to transition but it happened eventually. Blake has a little morning sleep at about 9:30ish (30 mins) and then a long one at about 1:30ish for up to 1 or 1 1/2 hours. He'll sometimes wake up after 45 mins but I can quite often get him back to sleep again.
Blake's just started teething again I think too. Has been a bit unsettled and hard to put to sleep last couple of nights. Oh and the red cheeks and sloppy poo is a dead giveaway!
Well, no news today on the job front for Craig, but as I said to him, all along the job agency has been very slow in their dealings, so really I think no news is still good news at the moment! I'm still praying and pleading and begging to the angels though!! :D
sandralee
24-11-2008, 20:49
Quaver Iknew I forgot something! Warmest of magical wishes for your op on monday!!! Yikes, that's the next thing my gp wants to test as I have had ongoing nausea since Noah was 6wks old. She also wanted to try going off the pill to see if that helped, and I must admit it isn't as frequent since doing that about a month ago. It just seems to hit me of a morning, and feels like morning sickness. All the best for the party this weekend, I'm glad Noah's is over for another year. He has had a relaxing day today, which is his real birthday - I got to do some more cleaning up though ew. Neverending. Packed away all Noah's baby toys today, bit nostalgic! He cracks me up every day with something, and I guess their personalities start showing through more now that they are no longer 'babies.' It amazes me just how much love you can feel for your kids, they are truly special and we are lucky to have them in our lives.
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Hello Girls!!:yelclap:
It's been awhile sine I've posted, but I ahve been trying to read every day! I've been so busy and missed you all lots!!:hugs:
Sands - Did I miss your b'day?? Happy Birthday Darl! I hope you're feeling alright!
Quaver - good luck with your op.
AB - finger's are crossed for Craig's job prospects!:fingerscrossed:
Happy birthday to the bubs so far, glad everyone's party's went well! We had sh!te weather for Ava's but it all turned out in the end! We were having it in the local park, but we relocated that morning to the local bowlo. I made a butterly cake for Ava. See attached pic's. There are more on FB. She loves her trike!
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z64/kaybee_75/Ava%201st%20bday/PICT0031.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z64/kaybee_75/Ava%201st%20bday/PICT0062.jpg
I'm so tired!! DH isn't exactly doing the same level of housework that I did when I was at home, so I'm working full time and doing pretty much all the house work!! :thumbsdown::mad:
Ava had her Vax yesterday, and seems okay. She was a little grumpy today but she slept alright last night (touch wood, for tonite!)
We are seeing her Endocronologist on Thursday, hopefully everything will be okay. She's had her blood test, so finger's crossed the results are normal.
Well, had beeter go, haven't had tea yet and I'm starvin' marvin.
I'm sure I've forgotten a heap of other personals, hopefully I'll get a chance to get back on here some time this week. Love youse all!:kiss:
sandralee
25-11-2008, 19:54
Quaver I am thinking of you today! xxxxxxx
Moops how is your tooth feeling? xxxxxx
Kaybee I seriously don't know how you do it! Don't forget to take a little bit of time out for yourself or you'll burn out sweetie. Even the smallest ammount of time that you can claim for yourself, will benefit you greatly. Maybe tell your hubby that you need to find small ways of decompressing, so he can help out - or you will explode like a pressure cooker. xxxxxx
I am cringing about Noah's vaccinations & don't know whether to split it up in two lots or not. Even though it would mean being jabbed twice within a month, I don't feel right about bombarding his body and immune system with everything in one hit. How are the babies going so far, after their vax's - should I expect a temp or anything afterwards like all the others? THanks you for any insight.
LOTSA LOVIN TO U ALL! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sands, if you're worried just go the Vitamin C!! Honestly, I give it in plentiful supply before all vax and neither of mine have ever had any major issues. I think Eden got a temp once and it went away pretty quickly. Caleb has had no bad reactions at all. Give Noah about 250 mg an hour before his jabs and again an hour after. :thumbsup:
Kaybee - Nice to hear from you. Sorry you're so under the pump. :hugs: Ava's cake was gorgeous! Caleb got that caterpillar roll-arounds toy as well! :p Let us know how the endo appointment goes.
quaver - How're you feeling with everything?
AB - Bummer about the teething. Hope its over with shortly.
AliyahBlake
25-11-2008, 23:15
OMG girls! Huge, huge HUGE developments today in the ongoing saga which has become my life lately :rolleyes:
Craig quit his job!!!!! He had a big argument with his a$$hole of a boss this morning and told him to shove his job where the sun don't shine!!!:eek::eek::eek:
He feels ok about it - a little nervous as he's never actually been unemployed before, but we are financially ok so we can survive for a bit with him not working (until the Qld thing eventuates).....but WOW - I wasn't expecting that to happen! I'm now the "breadwinner" which is a bit weird, and means I might have to pick up some overtime, but that's cool if Craig's home to deal with the kids. I'm OK about it, but part of me is sh!tting myself, as I'm wondering what will happen next (hence my FB status comment ;) ) One good thing is that if and when Craig gets a job in Cairns, he will have enough time now to do some stuff to get this house ready to rent out.
Anyway, Craig asked me not to put anything on FB about it, so I know you guys will will respect that and just talk about it here.
Oh, well, I'm now off to bed to hopefully get some sleep (or just lie there with my eyes open, which is more likely!!). Chat tomorrow girls.....oh, no word on the job yet for Craig, but his job agency contact was due to give birth in the next week so we are wondering if that might be the cause of the hold up.
MrsScatterbrain
26-11-2008, 06:58
Hi everyone!
AB - How scary! But exciting! Sometimes it takes something like that to get things moving!
Kaybee - I wondering if you could get a cleaner once a week to give you all a break? You sound so busy! I don't think I ever asked you what your job is?
Quaver - how is it all going? How do you feel?
Sands - great to see you're looking after yourself and enjoying some relaxation in bed after a busy week!
Nan - good luck with the teething! I felt like I had a different baby on my hands when Thomas was teething!
Better run, Thomas has woken up xx
Rainbowbrite
26-11-2008, 07:08
Nan, i'll be using that vit c tip too!! MJs just had a few days of temps & tired/achy but nothing else.....confusing.
Kaybee, great to see you!!! Ava is gorgeous!!
Quaver, best of luck today :hugs:
AB, WOW!!! Thats a shock!! Goodluck with everything.
:flowerz:HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY ANAKIN!!!! :flowerz:
And the other bubs for today....
AURORA & HARPER :yelclap:
Hi girls,
I seem to be so busy lately, no time to post. i'm trying to keep up reading it all though.
So we've had such a big month - be glad when it's over . . .just in time for the silly season.
Xav had a temp over the weekend, no idea what from but it was gone by Sunday. Took Xav to the beach on Monday with my SIL and her bub for a 'photo shoot'. Got some really sweet pics. And Xav slept from 9pm to 6am NO WAKE UP'S!!!!! And I slept in my own bed! First real full night sleep for me in a YEAR!!!!!! How good did I feel?!?!?!?!?! Must do beach trips more often!!!!!
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A close friend of mine had her baby boy on Sat - a bit earlier than expected, so I'm looking after her 3yr old daughter yesterday and today. but Xav has been vomiting all morning . . . she's been bringing up mucus, poor thing. And water/milk just comes striaght back up - we are into our third change of clothes each in two hours. She's down for a nap now so I hope she feels better when she wakes up. Gonna be a LONG day otherwise.
Kaybee - Ava's cake was just beautiful!! SO much better than my attempt! LOL.
Happy birthday all November kiddo's! (sorry it's not more personal. . . I'm so unorganised!)
MrsScatterbrain
26-11-2008, 18:17
Phew ... made it back!
Happy Birthday Anakin, Aurora and Harper!! :wizard:
We've had an interesting couple of days with Thomas - he's had 40 degree temps, but no other symptoms (apart from being generally unwell). Today his temps are down a bit, but his 4 top teeth are giving him nightmares again! This time, I can see the ... I think they call them 'cysts' where there's a sort of opening where the tooth will break through. His mouth looks so painful, he screamed all morning, poor little mite. Hope he's well for his birthday!
Shana - I hope Xav was on the mend after her nap. :fingerscrossed:
Oh well, better run.
Take care everyone xx:goodvibes:
RoarsomeMum
26-11-2008, 22:13
:smiliedance:HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS AURORA!:yelclap:
BIG Bithday hugs and Kisses To Ani and Harper! xxxxoooo
AB - OMG hon, I had NO IDEA!!!!!!!! HUGE Hugs and be thinking of u. Think Craig made a very brave choice, I reckon HUGE exciting changes may come ur way. xxoo
GOOD LUCK with Vax's everyone, the VitC is great idea, hope all teh bubbas are brave and fussign afterwards minimal. xxoo
Shana those pics are AWESOME! the one holding her dress is adorable.. hope Xav is MUCH better
MrsScatterbrain Hugs to Thomas.. hope his temp down and he feelign better
Hi Peeps!
How are we all? Sorry to hear some bubs aren't feeling well, it must be the age for it cos Luca has been ill as well. He was sick with a cold and cough on his birthday, and the next night he had a really high temp and woke nearly every 1-2 hours!! Last night he woke at 3am after having a poo and took ages to get back to sleep, every time I put him back down he would cry and cough...I'm so tired today!
I always seem to forget to come on here now, I seem to talk to you all on facebook!
No other news to report, Happy Birthday to the rest of the Nov bubbies!! xxx
sandralee
28-11-2008, 20:14
What's with all the temps lol? My niece had that last weekend and nothing came of it - no other symptoms. Noah is fiesty ALL the time, so he just gets worse when teething.. such a passionate little bugger. Everything is such a hassle if he doesn't want to do it, so constant clash of wills! Shana I was going to ask about you tonight, glad all is well with you girls. WOndering about Quaver as well since she had her op????
I am loving having a cleaner - only for 2hrs a wk, but sometimes will be for longer - we have 13 rooms to clean all up, plus hallways & outside.. so too much for one person to do with an active baby as well. She only charges $50, and Steve wants her to stay longer, but I could think of better things to do with the money I guess. Only downside is that cleaner move stuff on you, I am so anal about knowing just where to find things.. and last wk after she left, everythng was in foreign places lol!! Did my head in!
Going to watch the new james bond movie with steve and snuggle in bed for a bit. but might be back later or will catch up on facebook.
Nan I will definitely give Noah vit c, but really thinking seriously about spacing his vax's out over a month. Apparently their immune system gets so much of a slog, that I figure this is a beter way of doing it. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sands - 13 rooms?!!! My gosh, puts my little London flat to shame!!! :laughing: And I'm getting a cleaner!! How bad is that! DH isn't really keen but I don't think he realises how much hard work Luca is, I just don't get time to mop and vaccuum plus it really hurts my back and I HATE ironing!!
We had the mother of all crappy nights last night. Luca woke at 8.30pm absolutely screaming, I went it and he had his chubby leg stuck between the bars of his cot -over his knee! I really had to yank it out and after that he woke every 15 minutes till 2.30am!!! He does have a cold and cough plus is teething so I am really hoping it was a once off!! To make matters worse DH was out drinking with his mates so was no help whatsoever! I shoved him at 2.30 to go settle him and he started singing twinkle twinkle little star!!
I was going to say something else but can't remember it right now! Will be back later xx
P.s Does anyone know a really good beef stew recipe?
Hello! :wave:
I thought i would pop in! Keep forgetting about this thread! I have been reading so i'm not too slack! How are you guys! Been ages since i posted!
Happy birthdays to all the November bubbas! (bit late i know but have been busy doing stuff!!)
hope you guys are all great and bubbas are fantastic!
Be back in a but for more must catch up on the last page!
MrsScatterbrain
29-11-2008, 11:00
:sunshine:Happy Birthday to my gorgeous Tommy T! :babydust2::wizard:
:D... and the equally fantastic Caleb and James! :goodvibes:
I have finally written my birth story (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?p=3295639#post3295639) to celebrate!
Thomas' temp as disappeared now, replaced by a rash - appears he' had Roseola. His teething pains have replaced his fever, but have eased today! :yelclap: Hoping to welcome those teeth soon!
!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
TOMMY!!
happybirthdayhappybirthday
off to read ur birth story!:D
Rainbowbrite
29-11-2008, 15:22
Love the pics Shana!!
Mrs S, Ani has the EXACT same thing!!! Temps for a few days & then broke out in what we first thought to be Rubella, but its a viral rash. Scared the youknowwhat out of me, especially as we had his party today.
Oh Sands, I envy you having a cleaner!! We only have 3br, lounge, dining, bathroom etc etc & I would LOVE a cleaner!!
Moops hope Luca is feeling better & sleeps like a log for you tonight!
Lozie, great to see you!! Hope your bubs are well!
Well Ani's naming day & birthday are over :smiliedance: So glad its all done. We had MJs first chrismas concert last night & then the party today.....we're all pooped. Will put some pics on facebook & in her when I get time. He was fantastic though, was passed around, played, ate, he LOVED it!!!
He's not been well all week, had the temps earlier, then broke out in a bad rash. I'm so over illness. When will we get a break!?!?!
Anyway, Ani's just woken so I have to run.
Take care ladies!!
Rainbowbrite
29-11-2008, 19:15
Well this is fun :( Ani has come out in blisters on his hands & feet. Did some research & fevers & rash can turn into Hand Foot & Mouth. Not impressed at the dr I took him to on Thursday for some odd blistery looking sores on his bum (another place it can show). I told him of the fevers, showed him the rash etc.
Hi girls! How's things? Sounds like we've had/we have a few sick bubbas. HUGS to all. My kids are fine at the moment, thank God.
Shana - YAY for your full nights sleep. :smiliedance: and hopefully many more to come.
Sands - I'm contemplating getting my future SIL to come and clean for me. She charges $20 and hour (which I think is pretty good, hey?) & I'm thinking of giving her a list and asking her to do as much as she can in 1 hour and I'll do the rest, coz its all I can afford! :o Hoping it will save my sanity. I HATE cleaning. Probably why my kids are hardly ever sick! So many germs around that their immunity is well boosted! :laughing: Good idea to break up the imms. Can't hurt can it?
AB - WOW! I don't think Shane would have the balls to quit his job......of course, he IS the boss, so not really the same situation! All the best with what is around the corner.
Moops - Poor Luca. :( He didn't do any further damage did he? Like pull a muscle or something. Could be why he kept waking?? Maybe take him to the doctor to check it just in case.
RB - Sorry to hear about Ani. Hope he feels better soon.
I must say it makes me feel better knowing that you girls with one bub have cleaners! I have 2 and don't have one......yet......mind you I don't do much else when I'm home apart from clean and come on here! :rolleyes: I'd really like to get into some scrapbooking and some pilates, but honestly there's no time. boohoo Sorry for complaining! Just ignore me. :p
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THOMAS & JAMES!!
:babydust2: HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY :babydust2:
to our beautiful, happy little man
Caleb James.
:sunshine:
Mummy, Daddy & Eden love you so so so much. :bee:
sandralee
29-11-2008, 22:16
Oh my goodness I got jinxed with a 'crappy Noah night' last night LOL - after months of awesome sleeping, he was unsettled from 10pm til 1am!!!!:no: EW!! Have given up guessing why hehe... it made me appreciate all the good nights sleep we DO get though.
I am going to a wedding tomorrow and haven't got a clue what to wear. Cancelled my hair appt today - I was going to venture to the coast to get my hair cut for the first time since Noah was born (Amber normally comes to my place)..but postponed it until weds when she can do a home visit. Just couldn't be bothered & had too much to do at home. Meh!
Nan you crack me up, thanks for the giggles. Yes I feel like I am always cleaning, or tidying, or condensing what is in the cupboards, or cooking..... the best time to clean for me would be night time, but it is the last thing I feel like doing once I have tucked Noah into bed. Catch 22!
Must get some sleep soon to make up for last night, I feel sooo sleepy right now. I read an article from the lastest mother and baby magazine saying that spacing out immunisations isn't an option in australia.. that they had to have them all at once. If that's true, how DARE they tell you that you have no choice about how your baby is immunised. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Sweet dreams and lots of love to you all!! xox xox
.... the best time to clean for me would be night time, but it is the last thing I feel like doing once I have tucked Noah into bed. Catch 22!
Exactly! Same here. Some nights I get my second wind and clean my whole kitchen plus dishes and others (most of the time!!) I just want to relax on the couch and watch TV and tune out! Hope your wedding was nice and you found something to wear. That surely can't be true about the imms. I've heard of people doing it, so you must be able to. :confused:
We had a Christmas break up party with the families from my mums group today, which was lovely. All the kids (parents) went in for a Secret Santa so each child got a pressie from someone. It was so cute! Eden got a care bear and Caleb got a digger with blocks in it. :thumbsup: I was going to put up our Christmas tree :xmastree: tonight, but I really want to do it with the kids. We're out for tea tomorrow so Tuesday it will have to be. I'd better hurry or Christmas will be over! :p
Hello dears,
RB - man, those blisters sound terrible on poor little Ani. And yes it RILES me no end when Doctors disregard your concerns and don't pick up on things. I'm sure it isn't easy to get everything spot on, but I think the hand/foot/mouth virus is doing the rounds. I know it's here in Brisbane recently so you'd think they'd be on the look out for it, wouldn't you?
AB - wow . . . I'm sure everything will work out in your favour with Craig's job hunting! It takes courage to quit like that, so good on him! I'm convinced It will be repaid in a much better job down the track!
Moops - sorry you had such a bad night. I hope Luca is on the mend.
You too Sands. Is Noah settled again?
God I need a cleaner too. I keep mentioning it to Dh who I'm sure would let me - I just have to find one that is well priced and thorough. If all they did was the floors and bathrooms I'd be happy. Well, and the kitchen. And, yeah, the windows. And maybe dust too. But hey, I can make the beds, that's fine. :)
Well, the last week here was tremendous. Xav had gastro Wed/Thurs. And it naturally got passed onto the little girl I was babysitting, so I felt really bad about that. Then Dh and I got terrible food poisoning on Thursday night so were crawling around the house puking our guts up for hours on end, while poor little Xav was crying in the cot unable to stay asleep because she felt so off too, and I was barely able to comfort her. It was bloody horendous. All I can say is 'Thank the angels watching over my baby' that she was already off her food and hadn't eaten any of the fish that poisoned us! Holy cow. If she had she would have been hospitalised from the violence of it! Ugh. I hate to even think about how ill it would have made her little body considering how bad we were from it!
Anyway, we are still trying to find out where to complain to about the food poisoning (damn fish and chip shop!). The council maybe? I've sworn off EVER eating fish and chips again! And I mean it!
Am going to put up the Christmas Tree tonight with Xav and hopefully she wont just pull it straight bcak down again. :rolleyes: I'm dreaming aren't I?
Oh, and last night Xav slept through again - alone in her room!!!! Naturally though, besides me having had two glasses of red (not a great idea on a still jumpy stomach) and being quite tired - I couldn't sleep!!!! Grrrrr.
But atleast Xav is feeling better now. She's eating more and sleeping better, but is still quite grouchy/clingy when awake.
Ok, she's up.
have a good week lovelies! xx
Well, the last week here was tremendous. Xav had gastro Wed/Thurs. And it naturally got passed onto the little girl I was babysitting, so I felt really bad about that. Then Dh and I got terrible food poisoning on Thursday night so were crawling around the house puking our guts up for hours on end, while poor little Xav was crying in the cot unable to stay asleep because she felt so off too, and I was barely able to comfort her. It was bloody horendous. All I can say is 'Thank the angels watching over my baby' that she was already off her food and hadn't eaten any of the fish that poisoned us! Holy cow. If she had she would have been hospitalised from the violence of it! Ugh. I hate to even think about how ill it would have made her little body considering how bad we were from it!
ah that sucks Shana! Hope every thing gets better soon! Healing vibes for Xav.... gastro sucks the boys had it thru winter, so horrible for them to go thru.
Anyway, we are still trying to find out where to complain to about the food poisoning (damn fish and chip shop!). The council maybe? I've sworn off EVER eating fish and chips again! And I mean it!
Maybe ring the health department about the off fish and chips!
Am going to put up the Christmas Tree tonight with Xav and hopefully she wont just pull it straight bcak down again. I'm dreaming aren't I?
Good luck with that we had ours up and it's fenced off and balin and the boys still manage to get the ornaments off!! One side of our tree is so bare they have stripped it LMAO
. I HATE cleaning. Probably why my kids are hardly ever sick! So many germs around that their immunity is well boosted! Good idea to break up the imms. Can't hurt can it?
I'm the same :o the kids are rarely sick these days i find winter is our sick season, but saying that we thought Ds2 was really off last week. He had huge temps was lethargic(sp??) slept heaps but when we took a look in his gob his molars were coming thru. Dh was freaking out he had a super bug!! :rolleyes:
Oh Sands, I envy you having a cleaner!! We only have 3br, lounge, dining, bathroom etc etc & I would LOVE a cleaner!!
Me too!! we are renovating our kitchen atm and god our house looks like a bomb has hit we havnt done the dishes in about a week cause everything is so farked up no sink and all lovely! Hope it gets dont quickly it's driving me nuts!
Well Ani's naming day & birthday are over :smiliedance: So glad its all done. We had MJs first chrismas concert last night & then the party today.....we're all pooped. Will put some pics on facebook & in her when I get time. He was fantastic though, was passed around, played, ate, he LOVED it!!!
Oh thats so great he loved it!! I've had a look at some of the pics looks like you guys had a ball!!
He's not been well all week, had the temps earlier, then broke out in a bad rash. I'm so over illness. When will we get a break!?!?!
Hugs hunny!! Hope things get better soon!!
Now that i've done all the personals how is everyone. I've trying to get on for days but alas something always comes up!
Balin is great! Dh conveted his cot the other day so now he's in a lil' bed so cute for him! they boys love helping him to bed now and now they dont have to tag team to get him outta his cot in the mornings LMAO!
Well apart from renovating nothing very interesting happens arpund here, I havnt been working much cause i was finding it hard to juggle kids, running a house and working Dh wasnt as much help as i first thought every thing was always done half pie! I would have to go round when i got home and do it properly so annoying!
Well anyways hope you all are well! Take care!
Oh Lozie, I know what you mean! You know how the saying goes..... "If you want something done right, do it yourself!!" So true. Make sure you get some time for yourself hey?
Shana - WOW! Your past few days sound terrible. I agree about the Department of Health, Sanitation & whatever-the-heck-the-other-thing-is!! I'd ring them. (Like all good gov't departments they've probably changed their name. :rolleyes:) That's SO great that Xav is sleeping well during the night now. Grouchy & clingy when awake? Ah well. 2 out of 3 ain't bad! :p You make your bed? I can't remember the last time I made mine! lol
Having a lovely relax on the couch at the moment while the kids are asleep. Then its off to do the grocery shopping for the week.
Ciao lovelies! :wave:
MrsScatterbrain
02-12-2008, 19:01
Hi everyone!
Shana - OMG - what a week! Your poor things - thank heavens Xav didn't eat the fish! You don't think you and DH just happened to get Xav's gastro? Hope you're all feeling better soon!
Lozie - I can't imagine what it would be like working, then coming home to a crazy house! You're doing well! :thumbsup: How cute - Balin in the bed! He doesn't fall out, does he? I could imagine Thomas doing that!! :laughing:
Thomas' health seems to be calming down a bit - no rashes and no temps (and no blisters, RB! :fingerscrossed:) Two of his four teething coming down at once have cut, so I'm hoping that will be it for his month-long-four-teeth teething saga! Poor Thomas, he looks like he's been punched in the mouth - ouch! (Oh cr@p .... come to think of it, he may have been, courtesy big brother!! I'm hoping not!)
He loved his Etch-A-Sketch, and has been working up some masterpieces on it! Hehe! The whole family have been fighting over it, actually, it's been a bit hit!
DH and I had a quiet glass of champagne on Saturday night to celebrate surviving his first year! Today I feel a bit :rain: though - I can't believe my preggy and breastfeeding days are over! I can't believe my darling little baby is one! Where did it go? A friend of mine has been enthusiastically selling her maternity clothes on ebay - I wish I could have that closure! I just can't do it yet! :laughing: Will someone beat some sense into me?
Take care everyone xx
Hi everyone!
I have missed you all!!
Happy Birthday to all the November bubs! and thank you all for the happy birthday James wishes!
I have a bit of catching up to do. I just wanted to jump on and say hi! I had a ball with J's party on sunday, i have put up a few photos on fb. On monday i had my op finally! I am feeling a bit sore today and lying down is hard but feeling heaps better than yesterday!
thank you all for your warm wishes.
i will catch up later but i am still a bit out of it!
xxxxxxx
Mrs S - I can't do it yet either! The thing is one day I really want to be pregnant and have a baby etc but the next I want a new house and want to go back to work.........and I can't have both!! lol Decisions, decisions! I read your birth story btw. Lovely!
Quaver - Good to hear your op went well. Hope you recover quickly.
Eden & I finally put up the Christmas tree last night. :xmastree: It looks really good. We got some pics of her putting on her special baby photo ornament from her first Christmas. :goodvibes:
AliyahBlake
03-12-2008, 13:50
Hi girls! Sorry I haven't been on here much lately - I seem to be on FB now when I'm on the computer. Actually, since Craig's been home full time I haven't even had time for internet much.
Still no jobs - the one Craig's been waiting for is still stalling - he hasn't gotten a definite no, but they haven't said yes either, so it's really frustrating. I encouraged him to just keep applying for more with the premise that he can always pick and choose and knock back the ones he doesn't really want. It looks like he's just going to take the first one that offers him something though, even if it's not exactly his dream job. Once we are up there he can then keep an eye out for something better, and there's still the possible casino job in Jan/Feb that might come about. Craig's getting a bit stressed as he's never been out of work before, and likes to keep busy. He has been doing the odd jobs around the house that have been on the backburner for a while and he has a couple of casual cash jobs lined up, but it's not the same as having the security of full time employment.
I have been picking up some extra hours at work (begrudgingly!!) for a bit of extra money. I'm sooooo tired though so thank goodness I have today and tomorrow off.
Aliyah had gastro last week - only for about 24 hours, but the poor love was pretty crook. Luckily none of the rest of us got it.
Blake's going nuts walking around with his walker wagon. Still not doing it on his own yet, but my money is on walking by Christmas. He's saying a few words now too, like "ucky" (yucky), "hello", "no", and "out". Very cute - his favourite is "ucky", but he doesn't say it in the right context - after eating all his dinner last night, the cheeky little monkey promptly told me it was "ucky" and then clapped his hands! :laughing::laughing:
Anyway, no personals as my brain is mush - see you all later, hopefully with some good news!
RoarsomeMum
04-12-2008, 19:08
Ive been mega rude and not read a thing.. I am way to excited.. CAUSE!!!!
BFP!!!!!:smiliedance::yelclap: Eeeeeek!!!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOOW!!!!!!! Oh I am just so freaking HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kittylou
04-12-2008, 19:28
Ive been mega rude and not read a thing.. I am way to excited.. CAUSE!!!!
BFP!!!!!:smiliedance::yelclap: Eeeeeek!!!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOOW!!!!!!! Oh I am just so freaking HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hugs:Em, I just saw your facebook status and jumped straight on here!!!
:smiliedance: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! :smiliedance:
Can you imagine Roar as a big sister????
RoarsomeMum
04-12-2008, 19:34
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smiliedance::smiliedance: Oh I can't WAIT!!! she will be a Brilliant big sister!!! (if we can stop her from eating the new arrival!!! lol!) Oh!!! I gunna wrap up teh HPT anbd give to CHris tomorrow for his Bday!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Wow that is the best birthday pressie!!:smiliedance:
AliyahBlake
04-12-2008, 20:07
:yelclap::hugs::smiliedance::D:cloud9::goodvibes:
I know I said my congrats to you on FB, Em, but here's some more!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BFP......WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
EM HOORAYYY FOR YOU!!!!! Congratulations! That is so exciting! I hope you have a H & H 9mths!
I cuddled a two week old baby today . . OMG, so small. And to think Xav was smaller than this lil boy when she was born! It did make me kinda clucky.:o Even though we are TTC, it's not b/c I wanted a newborn again in a hurry, but gosh . . . . they are sweet and snuggly. (he was alseep on me by the way - not screaming his head off)
Hmmm ... . .Em, you're giving me the baby-bug . . . . I think this month is a write off thanks to food poisoning. . . next month - look out DH!!!!
so Em, what was Chris' reaction like?
oooo shana sounds like you mean action! I saw a new born this week too and it does make you realise how old our bubs are getting. I will let you all be the clucky ones though. not for me until the end of next year thanks.
i meant to ask if it is jus a bh secret?
:smiliedance: CONGRATULATIONS EM!! :smiliedance:
:bfp:
Fantastic news mate!
All the best for a wonderful pregnancy!
Hope Chris enjoyed his birthday present. What a cool idea! :yes: :thumbsup:
Rainbowbrite
05-12-2008, 15:01
Congrats Em, thats fantastic news :smiliedance: :hugs: :smiliedance: :hugs:
MrsScatterbrain
05-12-2008, 19:12
CONGRATS EM!!! :goodvibes:
Hope you have a wonderful 8 months!
... perhaps a baby brother for Roar? :D:yes:
RoarsomeMum
05-12-2008, 21:44
:hugs::hugs:THANKS GUYS!!!! POAS 5 times today! STILL BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smiliedance: Chris was Sooooooooo freaking surprised!!! Swang roar around and indian Whooped All over the house!! was beautiful!.
YES!!!!!!! DEF BH secret only 4 now! (not announcing to the "real world" till 12 weeks!!! booked in for early scan in 3 weeks.
SHANA!!! COME ON DOWN!!!!!!!
:goodvibes: everyone!!
Poor Roar is grizzly cause she got her 2 top back molars, and she is all itchy on her chin (drool rash maybe) and has Exma, so She just uncomfy as ATM.. All I wanna do is snuggle with her, and she like, I HOT!!!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE MUM!!!!
well Em, mum's the word then. te he. Very exciting and what a lovely reaction!
Well yesterday James took a couple of steps! I was so annoyed that I missed them as he walked to my Dad, as he was minding him whilst i was asleep. But my dad was so excited that he saw it first that it does not matter. He did it again later towards me. Then he was just standing in the middle of the room, which is a weird sight to see! Wont be long now till he is running around!
We finally got the door to our kitchen put on. Horrah! It looks great and i should have organised it months ago.
I am feeling heap better but still avoiding picking J up:( it is a bit hard but i think it is good for him to be looked after by my family for a bit. I still have my dvt socks on and he thinks they are very funny. he tries to tickle me and put pegs down the top! Hours of fun!
:xmastree:Well it is tree decoration day today! Yay!!! looking forward to it. ( with extra challenges hey!) So are you guys all putting up a full tree? HOw are you doing it so little fingers dont get at it? We are going over to mum and dads too. we all get together to decorate their tree and have a big roast, pre pre christmas feast! I actually enjoy it more than christmas some years as it is much less running around.
so now that we have bdays gone what are we getting for thier christmas pressies? What are you all doing for christmas?:reindeer:
Rainbowbrite
06-12-2008, 08:17
Quaver, we put ours up last night. MJ & Ani had so much fun "helping" daddy :laughing: Ani's had a few tries at pulling stuff off, but thats life with kids. They get over it eventually......then its time to take it back down :p
Em, thats so great, i'm so happy for you guys!!!
We had a pretty bad week, but don't want to bring the mood down. Most important thing is we're all well :yes:
Not much happening here, Ani is walking everywhere, stands up from sitting in the middle of the floor, loves chasing MJ around the house etc. Making it hard trying to contain him in prams or the highchair though!! HE hates to be contained!!
Starting to babble a bit more which is a relief. I was worried as he never really spoke. Oh well, no need to really with MJ doing all the talking. He's a typical boy though, climbs on everything, tries to pull things appart etc. Still loves to draw & now loves stacking blocks and knocking them over hehe
Best be off, going to be a very hot day today!!
Take care ladies :hugs:
sandralee
06-12-2008, 09:23
COngrats on the sleep SHana!! Glad you are over the food poisoning - I was going to ask the same thing, if you caught gastro from Xav maybe? I'd want to be sure before complaining I guess.
Quaver - glad your op went well, all done now.
Em - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had some eczema on my face recently (never had it before in my life) and tried rubbing a goats milk soap bar on it & it cleared within a couple of days. Saw it on the news a while back and it really works. Before bed I would wet my face, rub the soap bar on, then dab it with a towel. Magic stuff. For when I am pregnant, I bought a shirt for Noah to wear, saying 'mummy is pregnant.' Designed it myself and I love it. (from quinn macool?? spelling? they do nice soft cotton stuff with no tags) Speaking of which we BdD'd this tues, and went the 'whole way' in the heat of the moment... freaks me out too as I had planned a BFP NEXT year!!!! We have been so careful until now, plus I wanted to do the 'girl diet' for a month as this will be our last baby.
Gotta go and drive Andy to work, back later -
lotsa love and hugs!!!!!!!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Afternoon ladies. Happy Weekend!!
RB - Sorry to hear your week was bad. Glad things have settled down. YAY for Ani!! Still can't believe our bubbas are getting around now! Caleb is butt scooting around the house. So funny!
Sands - Ah well! What can you do? In the end we get what we get. So long as they are happy and healthy its all that matters hey? I think it'd be kinda cool to have 'the boys'!! I saw that report about the goat's milk soap too. Its a winner! Noah's T-shirt sounds cute.
Quaver - We're going to Canberra for Christmas with my SIL this year. We do it every alternate year & she comes over the other. Can't wait. So nice having a holiday over Christmas. I've got Eden a trike (just a cheapo one coz she'll grow out of it so damn fast!), a craft box ( she loves cutting, pasting, glitter etc) and a new dress. Caleb's getting a ride on lion, some simple puzzles and one of those Disney Cars that you shake and the engine starts and it makes noise etc. Should be right up his alley. He's banging & shaking everything atm.
I only have 2 more presents to buy and my Christmas shopping is done. :yelclap:
Em - 5 HPTs??!!!!! :eek: You only need 1 love!! 2 lines are 2 lines. One's not going to disappear!! :laughing: All the best with your up coming appointment. :hugs: I'm so excited for all you preggo & TTC chicks. I'm living vicariously through you!! lol
Ive been mega rude and not read a thing.. I am way to excited.. CAUSE!!!!
BFP!!!!!:smiliedance::yelclap: Eeeeeek!!!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOOW!!!!!!! Oh I am just so freaking HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am for you! :hugs: and a teensy bit jealous but that's ok :laughing:
Morning everyone,
A friend took me to Cirque du soleil yesterday. OMG. Absolutely magical! I don't know how many time my breath caught watching them! What did you think Sands??????
Quaver I've got our tree up. I just didn't put any breakable ornaments on it this time on the off chance Xav pulls it over. I let her take one particular bauble off to play with if she wants, but the rest (within reach) she can touch gently but not remove. So far so good. She's actually not that interested in it.
RB glad you are all well - hope any other drama's sort themselves out quickly.
Ha ha Sands . . . . .you are asking for an early BFP!
I am putting together a 'photobook' online through the Big W site. They are on special until Wed. It's a really good design program and I am SO in love with the book! I am just putting the really nice photo's we have of Xav and her two girl cousins in it (10yr old and 18mth old) ranging from babies to current age and then adding some lovely inspirational quotes for the text. Keeping it quite simple and classic. So it will be like a coffee table book - but of our girls! At $19 per book I can afford to buy 6 of them and give them to my mum, sisters and dad as a xmas gifts! I'm so excitied about it! I highly recomment it girls! I was up ALL Friday night putting it together. Yes. ALL Friday night! Went to bed at 5am and then up again at 8.30am for the day. LOL. Then after the circus and dinner out I didn't get to bed until 2am last night.
Which reminds me - I'm dead tired. Gonna go have a kip while Xav is down.
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RB- aw Ani and MJ helping..cute. I am really sorry you had a bad week. you can always talk to us about it. whats up?
:yelclap:Ani walking! and the bable fantastic! I know what you mean though about keeping them contained! Stiff board in the car seat and the pram is impossible and J is not even walking yet! They are determined little things!!! It is amazing to watch them week to week what they can do. the stacking thing has just happend for J too. I am so pleased to have lots of toys now from his birthday. he really out grew his baby ones and these are keeping him well occupied.....well for now.
Shana- cute idea with the shirt for Noah! ooo happy bding! but Andy is probably very relieved that you did not make one for him! lol!
ah tis not long till next year anyway, happy practicing anyway;)
Nan- that sound like lovely plans for christmas, relaxed an holidayie! ( i know now i am making up words) good idea on the trike. I have got to do better than his bday pressie as that was a flop! It completly fell apart! I have bought him a trike with a parent handle but i dont think he will be ready for that yet. YOu are good i only started my shopping today!!!! and i lasted 10 minutes at the shops. but i suppose that is pretty good for my first outing since my op.
Em- two lines is two lines! I had a low count too with J , but it turned out i just took a test too early. All they needed was for it to tripple when they took blood 2 days later. turns out is was x10! ( hard waiting though) good luck at the drs !
Shana- welll arnt you the social bunny! Great that you loved cirque du soleil. they are amazing performers. re the tree. J has been so far so good too. just a couple of baubles off the bottom. we did get a gate if it gets too much but i have not put it up. mmm i love the smell of a fresh crissie tree.
looove the photo book idea! Putting it together is mildly addictive should we say? I have been putting a calander together for my grandparents. i am always at a loss of what to get them as they seem to have soooo much stuff! I have put together a family one through a website called snapfish. i finished it yesterday. I have even scaned in slides that i found at dads from the 1950's. really amzazing quality. i am very proud of the way it looks. i just hope i got everybodies bdays right!
Feeling a lot better today. i enjoyed my first outing with dh and J. Got tired pretty quickly though and slept when i got home. I have slept so much in the past week i think i have made up for the lack of sleep i have had all year! I am now starting to enjoy the help that i am getting since i have more energy to play with J. ( the house is a bomb site though) Will have dad with me for the next 3 days and then my little 'holiday' is over. i think i will be able to lift him by then. there is a silver lining to every cloud- wohoo lost 3kgs!
well my pretties i think i have blabed on enough about myself.
hugs and xxx to all. hope you have wonderful weeks all of you. ( did you hear that bubas!)
xx
:xmas:
Hey Quaver - I spent the last two weeks doing a photobook on Snapfish (there's are on sale too) but I was getting annoyed at their book design program being so limited. So I decided to take a peek at Big W's design program and I like it SO MUCH BETTER than Snapfish! Check it out!
RoarsomeMum
07-12-2008, 18:43
Oh Sands!!! where u get the T??!!! WOW on teh possible BFP!!!!!!! COme on Join me!!!!
Kismet!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! (jealousy is totally O.K, if it were u and not me Id be green ALL OVER!) xxoo
Oh shana!!!!! Cirque du soleil!!! I would so love to see that!!!!!! Hope photobook turns out good!!! (i want to do one too but been sooo slack!)
Quaver - DITTO on house bomb site!!!
Roar is having a ball practicing standing alone.. she still mega shakey, but getting there! she really getting into learnign the names of things and pointing.. thats soooooooo helpful!!!!! Man, I hold up a drink and a bikkie, she points to which she wants!!! THANK YOU!!!!
I started puking this morning.. had NO m/s with roar, so am a bit annoyed! (yeah, yeah, I know, Should not be! lol) but lack of sleep is taking its toll!!!!!!!!!!!! want roar to get a better sleep pattern! ASAP!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to hear about the m/s Em. :hugs: One of the sucky things about being pg hey? Maybe you'll have boy this time? I didn't vomit but got nausea with Caleb and had nothing with Eden.
Shana & Quaver - The books sound lovely. Last year when snapfish had a special I made 3!! I do agree about the limited layouts though.
Shana - I've never been to a cirque du soleil show. They look awesome.
Quaver - 10 mins is pretty good considering you just had an op and it can be the most stressful shopping time of the year.
I took Eden to see The Wiggles this morning and she LOVED it! When they came out on stage, I think she didn't believe it was actually them!! lol She had a ball!
Far out, I'm pooped tonight. Caleb is having the most trouble falling asleep that he's had in months. In fact, maybe ever!! I've been giving him 10-15 mins. of crying time then going in, but he stops as soon as I go in then as soon as I put him down starts screaming again. We even brought him out for a little play and Shane took him outside to look at the moon and he was laughing and having a ball but as soon as he hits the cot its on for young and old. He is SCREAMING. He's had drugs, bonjella, cuddles, lullabies, music on....you name it.....just won't give in. I thought it could be an ear infection but he's not hot anywhere or pulling at his ears and like I say, he's happy as larry when he's up. Who knows? All I know is my Sunday night is slowing escaping. :crying:
:fingerscrossed: he's finally off now. The screaming has reduced to whinging. Maybe he just needed a good cry. He is WAY over tired.
sandralee
07-12-2008, 21:09
shana I loved it! show started at 1pm, but we got there earlier so we could go into the tapis rouge tent. was probably the most mellow of their shows I have seen over the years, but still AWESOME! thier bums are all so toned the lucky buggas..mine feels like a marshmallow.
nan I hope caleb settles for you soon - noah had a couple of unsettled nights recently. it wasn't until a few days later that he had a swollen gum, so caleb could be in the early stages of a new tooth/teeth. i have a rule here that once noah goes into bed, that's it, he doesn't come out til morning lol. he catches onto things really quickly, so if i took him out he would then cry each night until the same thing happened. he went to bed last night without the night time bottle, and i thought he would get hungry through the night but he slept 12hrs. haha, not that he would wake up wanting a bottle anyway cos he hates them. (tried giving him a bottle after he fell asleep but he protested..he had a code red, and i was outta there in a jiffy lol.) it has taken me 4mths to get used to him sleeping so well - before that, i was running on empty most days.
em i will let you know in the next couple of weeks if i will be joing the pg club! man, i have struggles every night getting noah out of the bath - where do you stick the newborn while all this chaos is happening?!? i am both really excited and really petrified about having another baby.. even ducking out to the corner shop would be MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
love to you all, i am soooooo tired XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
LOL Sands! You get used to it and come up with your own survival techniques!! I bath my two together all the time, ever since Caleb was a couple of months old. We have one of those recliner seats & one of those rings for when they're sitting up.
After 45 mins of screaming Caleb finally went to sleep and slept through. He wasn't in pain, just over tired poor kid. He had a morning sleep today too to catch up, I think. :thumbsup:
OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
EM!!! CONGRATULATIONS HUN!!!!! AND HOW DARE YOU ANNOUNCE THIS WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN OFFLINE - YOU COW!!!!
Wow that is so exciting!! From memory you were TTC for a while with Roar?? I'm so happy for you!!! xxxxx
I have completely forgotten everything I was going to say! Will be back later, I'm bouncing off the walls now!
Oh by the way Shana, try calling BCC and asking for an Environmental Health Officer or call Queensland Health and ask for the same. A friend of mine is an EVO for BCC and deals with food complaints I can give you her number if you want it. x
shana- thanks i had a look at big w site. it is better but i have all my photos loaded into snapfish for this year. but i think i might use it to get some more general stuff printed. it is too hard to stand at the shop choosing photos with a squiggly one year old in the pram!
sands- i am with you re bath time. mr difficult! I dont know how people do two but many manage so there must be a way:) I did not know how to manage with one before i had J so we adapt i suppose.
moops welcome back to the world!
RoarsomeMum
09-12-2008, 09:49
LMAO Moops!!!!! Yep we 8 yrs no birth control then 3 yrs of medical assistance, then FINALLY! Roar.. we were soooooooo freaking sure we would never ever EVER get pregnant again! I mean, seriously, for us, the Dr said without Full Fertility treatment,(IVF - which was not in our price range yet) getting pregnant would be like winning the lotto! and now we have won TWICE!!!!!!!!!:smiliedance::flowerz::goodvibes::go odvibes: could not be more freaking happy.. thou.. hormonal.. I cried at the bob the builder song.. I mean, come on Em.. "bob the builder, can we fix it, bob the builder, YES WE CAN!" - I just found it bizzarly moving.. am welling up again!! OMG!!!!!!
Quaver - roar stil LOVING bath time.. but getting her out is tantrum time.. I seriously have no idea how I will go with 2, but am looking forward to trying!!!!
Wow Em!!! I had no idea! Two little miracles!!!!! That is awsome. I will say congratulations again as before i did not realise the full strength of your news. You have cheered me up on a day where i really needed it.
J loves the bath too but he is going though all he wants to do is stand up in it. he throws massive tantrums but i dont want him to stand up because he might hurt himself. i even bought him some new bath toys to distract him but he is a determined little boy.
RoarsomeMum
09-12-2008, 10:53
J loves the bath too but he is going though all he wants to do is stand up in it. he throws massive tantrums but i dont want him to stand up because he might hurt himself. i even bought him some new bath toys to distract him but he is a determined little boy.
Thanks again Q :hugs:
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark on the bath issue.. Roar not quite into standing yet.. but that WOULD be scary.. Can he not fit into one of the seats? O know roar could not stand up in the one she has cause it holds her in tight - Christ.. I dunno WHAT id do if she was trying to stand!!!!!!!! - will watch with interest to see how it goes (and get some ideas on how to cope iff and when it crops up here!)
Rainbowbrite
09-12-2008, 11:46
Baths are fun here :rolleyes: Ani loves the bath, loves to blow bubbles, get the cup full of water, drink & spit, tip it over his head, stand, dance, climb on MJ.........he has a blast :laughing: He has no fear of the water :no:
Em that is so great!!!!!
I just put a heap of pics on facebook for anyone who's interested :D
Nothing really new here, Ani is loving the christmas tree & eating me out of house & home. He eats as much as I do at meals!!! Plus drinks water or whatever else he gets his hands on & still breastfeeding 3 times a day. No idea where it all goes though, his size 0 pants are still falling off with a cloth nappy on!!!!
Hmm anything else....I can't remember, I'm so tired lately :sleeping:
Em - Bob the builder??!!!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: PMSL!! That's hilarious!
RB - Maybe Ani is having a growth spurt. He sounds pretty happy, so whatever it takes hey? Caleb's eating has thinned out over the last few weeks as he has 3 more teeth about to come through and it hurts to chew. That's 7 teeth is about 5 weeks! :eek: They aren't through yet though. Could take months if he stays true to past form.
Moops - Good to hear you're back online!
Re. baths, I put Caleb in his seat even though he can sit up as I don't want Eden to push him over and drown him! :o She's already tried to sit on him and that's WITH him in the seat!!
Rainbowbrite
09-12-2008, 13:06
:laughing: Nan MJs done the same thing to Ani. Or she hugs him with his head about 2cm from the water :eek:
I can't put Ani in a seat, he gets straight out of it. I just got some little non slip mats & sit him on those. He's getting better, just have to put on my teachers voice & say "NO" & he sits down and puts his hands in his lap :o Its the only time no works, normally no gets him laughing at me :rolleyes:
The bath seat idea would have been a good idea. i did not get one and he would probably climb out of it now anyway. He has been sitting on a mat for a while. the teacher voice:laughing: yes he laughs at me too:rolleyes:. Tonight he wanted to stand but Dad just had to kind of hold him seated whilst he had a small tantrum until he realised we were not going to let him win. toy distraction was good but hard work. he is just not firm enough on his feet to stand in the bath, when he is i would not mind so much.
today he climbed down from his car seat:eek: I took the straps off and he just turned around and shimmied down before i knew it!
Morning gorgeous girls,
Just a quick one from me to say Hi!
Xav has been waking up hourly the last few nights crying and crying all the time through the day. I think I've finally figured why . . . .stupid stupid me . . . I put her one 100% cows milk right? And of course cow's milk isn't as filling as formula. I thought she was eating enough (eats until she starts throwing it away) but now I think the poor kid has been hungry for two weeks! I feel so BAD! Yesterday she had lunch, 150ml of milk a bit later and still cried, so I gave her some formula right after and she drank 170ml!!!!!
So I'm going to give her two bottle of formula a day for a while and see if that helps.
The other thing that I feel terrible about is we had another beach shoot yesterday (I needed more shots for the photobook) and Xav got a little bit sunburnt. I DID use sunscreen on her of course - I even reapplyed after a while, but it must have got wiped off - she kept eating the sand so we had to keep wiping her face etc. So she is pink accross her cheeks and nose and in a few little patches on her arms. I feel SO irresponsible. I'm embarrassed to take her out now b/c people will look at me askance that I let my child get sunburnt - one of the biggest no-no's in this country!!
Anyway, better go get some stuff done around the house - sorry no personals today. I hope you are all good.
Rainbowbrite
10-12-2008, 07:45
Shana don't feel bad. Love the pics btw :D All kids get burnt regardless of what we do sometimes :hugs: Its the joys of the aussie sun. I get burnt on cloudy days, you just can't pick it.
Hope she settles for you on some formula. Does she snack at all? Ani picks all day pretty much & still has 3 solid meals & 3 breastfeeds.......he's a little piglet though :rolleyes:
CONGRATS EM!!!!!! :yelclap::hugs: so quickly this time too!! Roar will make a great big sis!!
shana dont worry about it! My kids refuse to keep there clothes on now and are always in the yard i have to go and put sunscreen on them every hour or so.. they are so tanned.. but i guess it goes with living in the sunshine state i mean i dont even have to actively try to tan just my everyday stuff like hanging the washing out keeps my tan... saying that tho i know what you mean.. but it happens to the best of us no matter how vigilant you are they will still get a little sunburned once and a while... And Balin still has his bottles of formula 3 times a day. I'm just gonna let him go until he gives it up... the other boys did the same.
Re the bath thing we had a little accident a while back i was at work and dh had all the boys in the bath, he went just round the corner to the loo and within seconds C had Balin pinned under the water, J started screaming cause they both know u cant breath under water.. Balin was fine held his breath only under for a few seconds, but still was a huge wake up call for Dh especially he has always been so relaxed with stuff like that, now he's very vigilant so no more baths here just showers cant really drown in a shower.
Nothing really to report here! Oh Balin can take his nappy off now dunno if thats a milestone but it's annoying now they are all running around starkers lmao! have to run and try to get something back on them.
Hugs to all!!!
Hello everyone.
Hope you're all enjoying your week. I can't believe its only 16 more sleep until Christmas!! :eek: :smiliedance:
....today he climbed down from his car seat. I took the straps off and he just turned around and shimmied down before i knew it!
Far out quaver, Eden took 2 years ( and then some!) to learn how to do that. Even now if she's going too slow I just grab her out! :o
Shana - Don't feel bad. We all do things like that from time to time. :hugs:
Lozie - That counts as a milestone in my book! :p
Well, I'm busy wrapping little fruit mince pies today, so Shane can take them to work for the staff (goodbye pressies). I'm such a good wife!! :laughing:
Apart from that, just enjoying the sunshine and thinking a lot lately that maybe I would like to have another child. One of the mums on my Nov 05 thread said you know when your family is complete. I figure since I've had no peace about it since after Caleb was born & have ummed and aahhhed for the last 12 months, that means we should. I have great pregnancies & money isn't an issue at all. My parents raised 3 on less money than us. Its pretty much just my own selfish ambition (career & dream house) in the way. Hhhmmmm................
Hi everyone!
Well trying to catch up on everything that I've missed...
Shari Balin sounds like a wonder child! I can't believe he's in a little bed! Does he get out of it at night? I'm waiting for DH and I to be sitting on the couch and Luca strolling into the lounge room having gotten out of his cot!
Shana - I agree, sometimes they still get burnt. Luca has managed to get burnt in London!! Don't worry hun.
As for the formula thing, I'm currently weaning Luca onto cows milk ie adding 1oz then 2 etc to his formula. I did wonder if it was as filling as formula and if I should still give him a formula bottle at night but then he might get confused with the different tastes? Oh god so complicated! I actually bought him this new good night formula that has cereal in it but it so thick it wouldn't go through any of his teats!! Poor little thing was sucking and sucking and nothing was coming out!!
Luca hasn't slept though in about a month now! Every night he wakes up at least twice, some nights he has an absolute shocker and wakes every 1-2 hours! He was ill and is on antibiotics plus he is teething but I wouldn't have thought it would have gone on this long! I'm really scared now that this is how he's going to be! It's like he's forgotten how to sleep through and self settle! Any advice ladies? I'm so tired!!
On a good note, Luca's appetite has come back with avengence - maybe he's having a growth spurt?! He eats three meals a day (still not really lumpy but better) plus snacks and all his bottles. Maybe he is just hungry? I don't know how much more food I can put down him though!!
He is such a cheeky little boy now, he loves playing with his cars and crashes them into each other. He plays hide and seek! You can see him standing really still behind a wall then he pops his head around and starts laughing! He's got this new and somewhat dangerous habit of picking up heavy toys (he's really strong!) and throwing them at your head! I think he just wants you to have them but I really have to watch him with little kids!! The other day I gave him a biscuit and he climbed up onto the couch and sat there eating it watching tv! Where did my little baby go?!!
I shouldn't laugh but the other day I heard a scream so I went into the bathroom and DH had forgotten to put the toilet seat down and Luca had fallen into it! His legs were off the ground and his arm and head were in the bowl!! We've tried using one of those toilet locks but he just rips it off!
Well better go, I can't believe so many Nov Mummies are UTD again! Em - I wonder if little Mason will finally make an appearance?! LOL! Hope this pregnancy is completely without drama for you! :hugs:xx
Rainbowbrite
10-12-2008, 19:26
Lozie baths are scarey!! They go under so quickly. Glad it all turned out ok though!
Nan, I'm one of those people who know my family is complete.
Haven't said anything here at the risk of upsetting people but here goes. I was pg till last week. We didn't want another, never wanted a 3rd. I only found out the week before, I was already 7 weeks. I was upset to say the least. DH was meant to get a vasectomy months ago but we put it off, couldnt afford it etc etc. I've only had 1AF, we dtd twice that month & I got pg straight away. So I thought about it & decided a termination would be best for us. I'm not a fan of pg, & it was hard enough with my pelvic pain looking after 1, let alone 2 kids. So it was all booked. I went in to have it, had a scan & no heartbeat, so had the curette anyway. I was so relieved & I know that makes me sound callous :o I just really don't want anymore. I do understand that others want a big family etc, but we just don't. We are more than happy with the 2 we have :goodvibes:
So yeah, thats why I was a bit vacant the past few weeks. I had the scan & curette last thursday. I have wanted to say something, but was worried about judgement. But you know what, different people want different things in life. I've never been a fan of abortions, I've always hated the thought, BUT believe its up to the individual. Being put in that position is bloody difficult. But in the end I had to do what was best for myself & my family. Being threatened with admission & permanent bedrest when I was pregnant with Ani, needing a support belt, walking stick & wheelchair if I was out for extended periods was torture. And the risk that it would be worse, not worth it for us.
I hope I'm not hated for contemplating it :o In the end it wasn't my decision, the decision was made for me.
Anyway, back on topic :o
Moops, Ani's like that, eating everything in site. And climbing, oh my goodness. I turned my back for 2 minutes today & he had climbed up onto his activity table, onto a coffee table & then a waist height shelf :eek: I can see many injuries in the future :(
Best be off, want to have an early night tonight.
Take care ladies
MrsScatterbrain
10-12-2008, 19:59
RB - :hugs: Thats really tough stuff to deal with - I had no idea what you'd been through with your pregnancy with Ani - that is really full on. You've got you and your family to think of - imagine being on bed rest with MJ and Ani needing to be looked after. I hope you feel more yourself soon. No wonder you were so quiet - we're all here for you, no matter what your decision. :hugs:
ETA: I wrote this last night in a daze, and re-read it today, and it was really insensitive of me to just chat on afterwards as if nothing had happened - I've pasted the rest of my post in another post. I don't know what I was thinking, sorry RB - I hope you didn't read it.
RB - Just read your post hun and I'm so sorry you had to go through that! I also honestly believe no one on here would have judged you, we are all here for you no matter what you would have decided to do! :hugs:Glad that it was the right decision for you and your family xxx
Rb- :hugs: you just dont know how you feel about big things like that until you are faced with them. you are a strong woman. You have been blessed with a beautiful family and you have to make decisions that will keep you healthy both physically and mentally. as moops said no judgement here. i am glad you can talk about it. your choice or not your choice, you have been through a lot. xx
mrs s- i am sure that it is all the running around he is doing that is making him loose some weight. some french toast might fatten him up a bit :p
that reminds me i must must book in for Js injections and check up! oops neglectful mum....
Thanks i am recovering really really well. i actually am starting to feel better than i have for months
my eyes are about to fall out of my head so to bed for me. talk to you all tomorrow
MrsScatterbrain
11-12-2008, 14:48
Hi everyone!
Quaver - hope you're recovering well! Don't worry about J's vax - you've had heaps on your plate with your op and his b'day. (I haven't done Thomas' either - he's always ill lately!)
AB - same to you after I read your Facebook status!
Shana - I think every little one gets a little sunburnt in their baby years - its so hard to apply the lotion - and as you say - they rub it off so quickly. Don't be too hard on yourself.
Lozie - how scary about the bath ... thank heavens your DH came back quickly. Balin sounds like a super-baby! Walking, sleeping in a bed ...wow!
Moops - I've having the same issue with Thomas - up twice a night, they waking at 5am!! Ick! I am so desperate for a good night's sleep! I'm just putting it down to toddler (oh my gosh are they toddlers now?!) antics and hoping it doesn't last!
I took Thomas to the CHN last week and he's so skinny he's dropped off the bottom of the percentile chart! He's 8.2kg! Anyhow, now he's finished his month long, four tooth teething effort, his appetite is returning. He refused bf, cheese and meat basically for a month! :eek: I need a protein shake to beef this baby up! :laughing:
He's fighting fit apart from that now - he's taken to (supported) walking with a passion. I let go of his hands and he takes a couple of steps before realising what's happened! Very cute!
It is such a cute stage at the moment! I washed the boy's faces in the bath tonight, and Thomas promptly got the washer out, and washed DS1's face again, then mine! It was so cute - such a serious look on his face as he completed his task! :valentine:
Hello everyone! Hope you're all having a good day.
Mrs S - That is so cute! It really is a cute stage isn't it. I guess they're toddlers when they are walking coz the term was first used to describe how a baby looks when they first walk, so if they're walking they're a toddler. So, I still have a baby.
RB - :hugs: to you. I hope you're recovering ok, emotionally as well as physically. I didn't think you were callous at all. Very relieved maybe, but not callous. That must have been tough to go through. So ykwim about knowing for sure then. You've always said after Ani that was it. I've never had that strong a feeling and apparently most people who've finished feel the same as you. That's why I'm led to think our family is still in the making. Anyway, enough :ecomcity:!! Nice to know you get what I'm saying!! ......and no judgment from me.
Moops - No advice on the waking thing except to ask how he is when he wakes. Is he screaming or just whinging? Caleb rarely wakes, but if he does and it is whinging I let him go and 9 times out of 10 he stops before 5 mins is up and goes back to sleep. If he is full on crying I wouldn't do that though! I'm in there in a flash. B vitamins are stress relievers so I give them to my kids when they're sick or teething (coz its a huge stress on the body), especially B5. All the B vitamins help to deal with stress but B5 (pantothenic acid) is the best. :thumbsup: I buy the 250 mg tablets and crush them into food coz they taste so gross on their own.
Lozie - I can't believe how grown up Balin is! :eek:
Well, I'm waiting for AF. She is 2 days late.....no dramas. I didn't use my Progesterone cream this month coz I wanted to see if I got my period on time without it. Nope! Seems the old girl is a bit broken down!!! :rolleyes: I'll have to go on it again if we want to TTC next year. Kinda sucks but you do what you gotta do hey? Basically I need it so I have the correct levels to help the embryo implant and to get regular periods. Without it I'm all over the show! :(
Sorry for the rave...........2 kids in bed and nothing to do!! lol
I hope I'm not hated for contemplating it :o In the end it wasn't my decision, the decision was made for me.
I still luff ya RB!! :hugs::kiss: It was completely ur choice when it comes down to it and ppl would have gotten over it. But at the end of the day i'm glad the decision was made for you anyway, from what friends have told me it's not a nice thing to go thru..:hugs:
Shari Balin sounds like a wonder child! I can't believe he's in a little bed! Does he get out of it at night? I'm waiting for DH and I to be sitting on the couch and Luca strolling into the lounge room having gotten out of his cot!
He does! we'll have put all the boys to bed said nigh-night Bay waves and blows kisses, J & C are fast asleep with in a few seconds of their heads hitting the pillow, Dh and i will settle thinking the crazyness of our day is over then lil Balin just toddles out says Hi and parks himself right in front of the telly.... then every time i try to put him back to bed he gets up!! so have started closing the door so when i check on the before i head off to bed Balin is usually asleep next to J on his bed or on the floor LMAO!
He plays hide and seek! You can see him standing really still behind a wall then he pops his head around and starts laughing!
LMAO! Balin plays peek-a-boo in much the same way or he'll close his eyes or turn his head away like if i cant see you you cant see me LMAO!!
Balin has gotten stuck in the toilet he climbs in feet first and just sits there, I only notic he's there if i have to use it or he decides he wants to get out:laughing:
Nan good luck TTC! everyone seems to be doing it! Lucky i dont have the erge!! (well i do sometimes then i smack myself silly cause how could i handle 4 kids 2 dogs and an DH cause he has a bout the mental age of J LMAO!)
Well i would write more but it's about to bucket down and Dh has gone out to get our new freezer (thanks Mr. Rudd!!) and left all his tools out there, he has finished the fort for the boys! I'm gonna but some pics up on face book soon so you can all look at the mansion of a cubby house! I mean it has 2 fricken storey's!!
Take care!
RoarsomeMum
11-12-2008, 17:10
Oh RB :hugs::hugs::hugs: We all would have been here for you.. we all ARE here for you.. U are a Brilliant person:hugs: I am so glad you feel relived. you deserve to be happy. -Don't blame u about being scared of judgment.. But I wish you had said something.. I can't speak for everyone, but I def avaliable to emotionally purge too any time! (I sure as heck am not gunna Judge! - Other than to say I think you are an AWESOME human being, smart as a whip and a Great Mum.. - AND u are a Librarian who does not whinge bout my spelling, that helps! lol) Big hugs from Em and Roar
How are Ani and MJ going?? LOVED the Xmas photo's!!!!! Chris was beyond impressed (and MEGA jealous) of the Yoda!
Lozie!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha!!!! Roar can take hers off too.. my god, its so scary! one second she in the lounge, next she nudie and in the kitchen!!!
I totally forget what else I was going to say!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!
Moops- :hugs:sorry to hear that Luca is not sleeping that well at the moment. Some nights J does the same thing and it is so frustrating guessing what is up all the time! Is he getting cold in the night do you think? or maybe you need to keep up the formula for a bit longer to see if it is the weaning that is doing it? I saw your photos and he is gorgeous. it is getting so much more interesting watching them play, the things that they think of doing with toys is amazing.
Well, I'm waiting for AF. She is 2 days late.....no dramas. I didn't use my Progesterone cream this month coz I wanted to see if I got my period on time without it. Nope! Seems the old girl is a bit broken down!!! :rolleyes: I'll have to go on it again if we want to TTC next year. Kinda sucks but you do what you gotta do hey? Basically I need it so I have the correct levels to help the embryo implant and to get regular periods. Without it I'm all over the show! :(
ah sometimes I rekon it would be easier to be a man! good luck with ttc!
Dh has gone out to get our new freezer (thanks Mr. Rudd!!)
Yay! We went to buy a freezer for our garage too. when we chose which one and were about to buy it I realised that we have no electricity in our garage!:doh: so we did not get it. in my defence we have only been in this place for 6 months.
I totally forget what else I was going to say!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!
em are you getting placenta brain already:laughing:
must must buy some christmas pressies today!!! running out of time eek. I must be ready to look after j by myself again as my minders are driving me nuts! I love em all and am really grateful but i feel like a teen that needs more independance. i probably will think i was crazy thinking that next week when i am on my own again!
J is being really funny at the moment. everything is a game! he is going well with the christmas tree and crawls up to it and shakes his head- like he is reminding himself that he is not allowed near it! Yesterday he pushed his elmo chair right under the tree and then got a book and sat under the tree ''reading'' it! it was hillarious! it didnt last long because he started to get upset at how loud mum and i were laughing! I wished i had got it on camera.
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Lozie & quaver - Not TTC just yet. Maybe in 5-6 months time. I couldn't handle another November baby!!! Thanks for the well wishes though. :thumbsup:
Hope everyone is having a lovely day. Its peeing down with rain here today (seriously, you wouldn't know its summer), but mum has Eden so I've managed to get a few things done. I got the kids Christmas lay-buy today. Now I just have to wrap the mountain of presents in the study!!! :rolleyes: Oh and get a cuppa and some chocolate!!! ;) That goes without saying though! :D
Have a wonderful weekend all!! :hugs:
just jumping on quickly-Nan we are in the same boat re: TTC. DH and I both swing from wanting to TTC right now and the complete opposite being that we are so content with our two little ones. Decisions Decisions huh!
sandralee
12-12-2008, 12:44
Hello my darling girls!!!!!! Sounds like a lot of our kids are similar with bath tanties etc - Noah stands most of the time (I bath him in the laundry tub as our baths are too big - spas - and he isn't so keen on being enclosed in the shower. ) I have his pj suit ready to stick over his head once he is dry, and he can't escape cos I keep him on the bench until I have dried him. Don't know how I will do it with two though, would love a normal sized bath but that's not gonna happen unless we build a new house - and I DEFINITELY don't want to do that for a while! Noah has two new teeth on the bottom, yet he has slept through the night still. We got 2 of his vax's, and left the MMR for a few weeks. I don't know about you guys, but I always request to get his needles by 2 people, so it only hurts once. In fact, I wouldn't do it any other way. My mum is a nurse, and that's how they used to do clinics, with 2 nurses, so the kids didn't feel like a pin cushion. So I ask early for them to do it. This is the first time Noah didn't get a temp, and I am wondering if it was because he didn't get all his needles, and bombard his immune system. Had no stresses whatsoever for the first time. The CHN told me not to bother with bottles and to count my blessings that he weaned himself onths ago - she looked at me like a monster when I told her he has a 100ml botle in his sleep in the morning, and 250ml one before I put him into bed. I mentioned that I am having probs getting him to drink milk, but she was adament I cut them out, as milk 'rots their teeth' if it sits in their mouths during sleeptime. WTF! Most kids have a bedtime bottle! Some, until they are two! I'm aware it isn't ideal for them, but he isn't drinking milk so I HAVE to do it this way for now.
Moops I hold Noah to sleep every night, doesn't take long, he puts his head down immediately once his lamp is out..then wait for a bit..sneak bottle in, but not every night - sometimes he protests so I just leave it at that.. then leave him with a really dim bit of light in his room..then that's it until 7-8am as a rule. Sometimes he will whinge for a short time while resettling, but I learned the hard way not to go in unless he sounds really distressed - and even then it is quick with minimal intervention! I always try laying him back on his tummy if he is sitting up, and only as a last resort would I pick him up for a 5 second reassuring cuddle. The more I intervene, the more he 'wakes' & then takes longer to settle. I use the same words all the time 'it's alright mate. back to sleep. see you in the morning.' I refuse to stay in there unitl he is back to a coma state, only a brief moment, then I leave. If he notices me leave and starts to cry, I leave it at that. I rarely have to go in now though. Thought that holding him to sleep would be bad for him resettling through the night, but no. Also, he doesn't eat much, and has proven on numerous occasions that he can sleep through after eating only a tablespoon of food around 5pm, and with no bottles! To be honest, on the days he eats a lot before bed, plus a majority of a bottle, he is MORE LIKELY TO WAKE UP FROM BEING UNCOMFORTABLE LOL! I guess I am the same, if I feel full, I am not that comfy laying down & I certainly don't want to go straight to sleep. I save the heavier foods for his dinner, so what little he does eat, sticks to his ribs.
RB - please don't feel bad - nobody has a right to criticise at all (and be strong about that!). I thought Noah was going to be our last, but we are having one more. If it didn't feel right for me to have another one, I certainly wouldn't want to bring another baby into the world if it didn't bring joy.. anyhoo people can be right turds, so don't take any of it on board ok? You did the right thing FOR YOU! So for anyone who is lurking on this thread waiting to be a nasty cow - you can save your breath, as we are a loving, caring, positive group here, who all support each other regardless of our different views on things.
Big hugs! Gotta go and make the most of Noah's sleep time! And drag myself under the shower.. have so much more to say, but will do that tonight.
Shana re sunburn, sh!t happens! Noah got burnt on his face once, it was a cloudy day AND he had sunscreen. The second time was when I took him into the pool for a quick dip to cool down - again, he had sunscreen, but had a slight pink back when we got out. Within about 10mins! He has really olive skin, but I still use sunscreen. I felt guilty for a few mins, then decided there was nothing more I could do.. so I got over it. We love you. AND we can only do so much as parents.
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sandralee
12-12-2008, 13:05
Haha I didn't want to TTC for a few months yet, but went off the pill to prevent any delays later...I will do a pg test around the 20th of this month, as we had one careless night a coupleof wks ago. ANdy and Noah were conceived after one 'all-the-way BD session', so I am waiting IMPATIENTLY RGHT NOW! WOn't be the end of the world if I am, but I really wanted to try the girl diet, and to know what to do wth Noah once he moves to a bed. I shut his door every night, to give him the best undisturbed sleep possible (I treat him how I like to be treated when I sleep) - but I would feel terrible if I shut the door and he is screaming on the floor behind it lol!
Moops Noah is strong too, he picks up 4-5kg of birdseed in a bucket and carts it around. I am the same as you when there are other kids around cos I don't want them to get hurt by 'the hulk.' In saying that he is also very gentle and cuddy - you just never know what mood he is going tobe in.
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Hi guys!
Just a quick one today, Quaver glad to hear that Luca isnt the only one waking up - but sorry to hear it is happening to you!
Sands - thanks for the tips hun, I seriously have no idea what to do. The night before last he slept till 5.30 am, which is the longest stretch he's done in months then I gave him a bottle and he slept till 8.50am! He has been soooo hungry lately! He's drinking all of his milk, eating three big meals a day plus snacks and waking up at night for a bottle. In the past I have not given him a bottle because I don't want him to get into the habit but if he's going through a growth spurt and needs it, I can't really deny him if he's hungry can I?!
So I recreated Wednesday night, last night and he had a shocker! Woke at 9.30pm, 11pm and 2.45 for an hour and a half!! I always leave him to see if he will resettle but he gets so worked up that it then takes ages to calm him down! I rarely pick him up I just put him back on his side, put his dummy in, give him his toy, rub his back and then walk out. Usually before I get to the door he's screaming again or he waits till I'm comfy under the doona then starts again! What the heck is going on!? I don't understand why after months of sleeping through he's started doing this, I'm seriously going mad with sleep deprivation! To make matters worse he's also dropped his morning sleep so he only has 1 to 1.5 hours a day so I don't get to nap in the morning!
Sands - I guess a CHN is like a health visitor here in the UK, I have seen so many here re Luca's sleeping and eating probs and I've been so disappointed with their advice or lack thereof. I went the other day and she asked me if I was a picky eater and I said kind of so she said "Then what's your problem?"!! I told her that I didn't want him getting into any bad habits when he's older and she told me he's too young to form any habits! Is he ****!
She basically told me to relax and gave me no advice on dealing with his wake ups, if I was seriously depressed I think that meeting would have been disastrous. As for the milk, what a load of cr*p! Children have bottles till their 2! I don't think it is bad at all that you give him his bottle when he's asleep, you're giving him what he needs and he's none the wiser - everyone wins!
Well if anyone has any experience in this type of thing or any advice please give give give! xx
P.s can't wait to hear the results Sands! xxx
Hello girls!
So sorry it's been so long between drinks, just find it so hard to find the time to get on here. I am reading all your posts though! And keeping up with the happenings on FB. We're all on there aren't we??
I realised the other day, that I have completely forgotten to say Yay! :yelclap: that Roar is out of her helmet!! lol!
Em - also :smiliedance::yelclap: to your BFP!!
RB - :hugs: there is no way that would we would be judging you!! Anyone who does can just p!ss off! We don't want your kind in here! You are a great Mum and a top chick! lol! Two is just right for you!
Ava keeps standing in the bath too Grrr! I hate it I'm so worried she'll slip and hit her head.
She's being a right royal pain at the moment! whinging all the time, crying for no reason, not sleeping well, so gets really cranky from about 4pm. Sh'e also become quite clingy, which is doing DH's head in, as he's with her all day. We're thinking it could be that when we went and saw her endo, he's put up her meds so she's a little hyper, making it hard for her to sleep and making her a bit agitated. Hopefully it will settle down soon, it's been 2 weeks today.
This weather is sh!te too! Sick of the rain! Also this cool weather is a pain as Ava has grown out of all her winter gear. Might ahve to buy her a pair of jeans for the few days of cool weather we'll have. (Hopefully anyway, summer where are you??)
Sands - we got in trouble at the clinic too for giving Ava a bottle b4 her sleeps as it's "bad" for her teeth. oh well. It's the only time she's still long enough to finish a bottle!
She's been refusing her dinner too lately, don't know whether she's having too much to eat earlier in the day. Might get DH to only give her milk for arvo tea. (he usually giver her a piece of vegemite toast too)
Her personality is really developing. Every day she seems to change. makes me sad that I'm at work and missing out.:( She's just so cute and funny! We're just in wonder every day at how much she has filled our lives with joy! We just couldn't imagine life without her! I'm getting all teary now, I think it's that time of the month, so getting over emotional! lol :crying:
We're heading to Luna Park on Sunday for my work Xmas Party, I hope the weather clears up!
Had better get stuck into the washing up so then I can relax later on and watch a DVD.
P.S. *Hugs* for Moops. (I've exceeded my limit of Smilies!!) Got no advice. Ava still wakes up during the night but usually replacing her dummy or a laying her back down again with a quick bum pat and she nods off again.
Moops - I just had an idea, or really to agree with Quaver, it could be cows milk?? We started weaning Ava last Friday, blending formula & cow. One night DH gave her just cows milk and she woke up all night! So we thought maybe she wasn't ready for 100% Cow, so her night bottle is 100% formula and in the day we are nearly at all cow. Then next week we'll start blending her night bottle. Dunno, just a thought.
Ava has been on a single 1-1.5 hour nap for months! it sux doesn't it? :hugs:
I'm sure I've forgotten heaps of other stuff, but I'm thinking of you all!
Rainbowbrite
12-12-2008, 20:28
Thankyou all so much :hugs: You've had me in tears. I feel stupid not saying something sooner, but its so hard to know what people will say. We wanted it done regardless though. As DH & I both agreed, we'd rather regret a termination that regret & resent a child. There's just no way I could handle another. MJ can be a perfect child 90% of the time, & a little brat the other 10% :o Its mainly the attitude she gets & the fact that she talks, non stop all day long. I'm NOT exhagerating lol. She has perfect manners, is so self sufficient its not funny. She does more for herself of her own accord than my teenage nieces & nephews do!!!! Anakin now just gets this banshee-like blood curdling SCREAM happening for no reason. My heads killing me from it. I think its just because he wont talk & knows that that gets attention, just wish I knew how to stop it.
On the eating front, Ani's not eating as much as he used to at dinner either. I can't feed him though, as you'll notice on fb :p He feeds himself, I just put the food in front of him, everything from meat, pasta, rice, veg & he's happy. Its messy but it keeps him quiet & means I can eat too.
He's still bf, so no personal experience with bottles, but my friends kids who are MJs age still have a bottle for their sleeps. Its just something consistent that gives them comfort. They know that bottle = quiet time & bed. Just get in the habit of brushing teeth & all should be well :D
Good night lovely ladies. You are all the most supportive & wonderful friends anyone could ever ask for :hugs:
sandralee
12-12-2008, 20:32
Wow Moops - the CHN's over there sound even worse lol! Babies can easily getinto habits, both good and bad, from my experience anyway. Habits are caused by repitition, which babies learn fast from! I am scared to let Noah 'get away' with ANYTHING, cos he remembers everything in detail from the day before. I like to keep everything as simple as possible, so when he wakes on an odd night, I keep to minimal intervention.. and generally follow my intuition. I notice a definite feeling within myself when I go into Noah's room at night - once I feel 'cranky or annoyed' then I know it isn't right for me to be in there any longer, and that Noah has some lessons to learn for himself. I don't believe in letting them scream for hours either (that's just me, I do not judge others!!!), but I always do whatever 'feels' right. No plan that works like clockwork every single time, I just follow my gut. In return I have had an angel sleeper for almost 6mths, with an odd night that he stirs and needs some help or quick words of reassurance. Once his reflux meds were started properly as well! I say the same stuff every night before bed, in the same tone. I say different stuff before his day sleeps, but always end with song twinkle twinkle. I always do 'the tired test' to see if he is ready for bed - I give him a cuddle and use key words - "are you ready for a nap/sleep? Snuggle mummy. " (he will put his head on my shoulder if he is ready for sleep) Sometimes I have to repeat it so that it sinks in. If he snuggles, he is ready for bed, then into his room. While I am walking around his room like a drunk (mimicing what it was like for him in utero to be bounced around LOL) I talk in a monotone voice and tell him the sleepy caterpillar story, followed by twinkle twinkle. He is fast asleep by the 2nd sentence, but I keep holding him for a bit an rub his hair or is back or something. Then that's it - he is then asleep for 1hr-2.5hrs. Only down to one sleep a day, so I try to stretch him out to a 12MD sleep. Usually I can count on a 2hr sleep, but he will wake if he needs to do a poo. Then dinner & meds at 5. Bath at 6. Bed at 7. (sometimes 7.30 now, depending on when he slept during the day, and for how long) It has taken me almost 6mths of getting used to him sleeping so well - I have still been on edge until fairly recently lol, believe it or not. The first 7mths were mostly hell for me and I felt like a total wreck - I really don't know how I functioned. So many trips into his room, I felt like a zombie, constantly yanked out of a comfy bed that I never got to enjoy. My wrists ached severely for the first 7mths also, from pregnancy hormones - so painful it felt like someone was cutting them off with boltcutters. SOmetimes I wonder why I am choosing to do it all over again with wanting another baby, but I know I will enjoy the end result. All I can say, is that I am going to be expecting some bad days especially if I am cranky with Steve etc..but I know I will get through to the light at the end of the tunnel.
WHich reminds me - before agreeing to have another baby and go off the pill, I had only one dealbreaker. I told Steve that I wanted the front half of our yard sealed off from the dogs during the day, as I am not going to bring 2 babies in from the car in my arms, to get them past Steve's rottweilers. Plus the shopping etc - too much of a hassle to have Noah on one hip, while I am juggling bags AND keeping an eye on the dog.I don't trust them. So today, Steve said he wants to buy ANOTHER bigscreen TV and a new entertainment cabinet for the family room - to which I reply 'that's nice honey but I could think of better things to do with the money before a new tv that we don't need - like fencing off the garage at the front so I can get kids in and out of the car and house, with no dogs around.' Here I am, possibly pregnant, and only going off the pill after our conversation a few moths ago - knowing that I had spoken out about MY conditions to extending our family. Then today he acts like it is a stupid idea and that it won't be happening, so the dogs don't feel left out. F THE DOGS! So I will be going back on the pill next week until we have things sorted once and for all. Maybe he has alzeihmers. Either way, I am not backing down on this - the only thing we have ever really argued about is the damned dogs.
Sorry had a bit of a waffle there. Steve is not in my good books today, even though he cooked donner tonight and bathed Noah. I'm a bit over it and feel very hormonal. At the moment I feel like living by myself cos it would be easier lol!
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Oh I hear you Sands. I have been in such a bad mood this last week. I think it's PMT. I am seeing a recurring theme - the week leading up to af I have no patience, am dog tired and in a fowl mood all the time. I'm so sick of feeling like this. Xav has not been sleeping so crash hot. Up at night a lot - the whole hunger thing, maybe teething too and a cold this week. I'm getting 3-4hrs sleep overnight and then a couple hours during the day while Xav is catching up on hers too.
Anyway, wont go on about it. It's part the child and a lot the mummy I think. But when I get moody I start thinking about how dh doesn't help enough in assisting me to get much needed sleep. He rarely does night shift - never offers of course, I have to force him to. And I just want to hightail it to my family for a break, but naturally dh needs the car on weekends. So wishing we had two cars right about now . . .
I'm listening to classical christmas music on AOL online. Cheers me up. Well, distracts me a bit. It's the acompanying alcohol that does the cheering.
RB - I don't think I responded to your earlier post b/c everyone said what I thought. We love you for who you are and we know you well enough by now, through cyber space and over coffee to know you could never be calous or make any decision like that flippantly. It is a very personal thing. And I would never judge someone for terminating b/c you just never know their reasons- and you had your reasons. :hugs:
Um . . can't think, am sculling my wine b/c coffee is on the way.
Xav is still not happy even with formula. She will hardly eat any solids now. Might take her to the doc next week make sure she's not got anythin happeing with her ears etc. She also needs her 12mth vax. I better get that done. Might go to the Doc about it this time rather than the council mob and get it done in two lots like you Sands.
as you can tell - glass of wine is having effect . . . . can't splel or tpye.
ok, bye for now.
From grumpy bum.
AliyahBlake
13-12-2008, 10:31
Oh WOW!! I've not been on here for ages and look at everything I have to catch up on LOL! I've been really busy since Craig's been off work, as we've been doing a lot of family stuff together, and getting the house all painted and tidied for our move (whenever that will be!!) Craig has as good as got the job in Cairns that he interviewed for a few weeks ago, but they have just been very slow in organising everything - he hasn't been told officially but the job agency said the company do want him, they just have to sort out the "fine details". Anyway I'll answer some personals then tell you a few more things.
Well yesterday James took a couple of steps!
We finally got the door to our kitchen put on. Horrah! It looks great and i should have organised it months ago.
I am feeling heap better but still avoiding picking J up
so now that we have bdays gone what are we getting for thier christmas pressies? What are you all doing for christmas?
Yay James!!! Once they get the hang of walking they just run everywhere!!
Glad you're feeling better - probably good that James is walking so you're less likely to be carrying him as much.
Christmas for us will be busy (as usual!) I have to work Christmas night and Boxing Day, which is what I expected seeing I've had the last 3 Christmases off. At least it'll be my usual evening shift so I can still spend the day with the family, but just won't be able to indulge in a few beverages of the alcoholic kind! The kids are getting alot more than planned for Chrissy, only because whenever I go down the street I find extra stuff! Blake's getting a big tip truck thing and some books and other stuff I can't remember! Aliyah is getting a Leapfrog computer and clothes and books and also other stuff I can't remember!
Sorry to hear about the m/s Em. One of the sucky things about being pg hey? Maybe you'll have boy this time? I didn't vomit but got nausea with Caleb and had nothing with Eden.
Well I had a little bit of nausea with Aliyah for about 12 weeks, but it wasn't too bad. When I was pregnant with Blake I had all day nausea and vomited a fair bit for about 15 weeks - it was definitely much worse with him! My sister has a boy though and she had no M/S whatsoever (cow!!!! LOL!!!)
LMAO Moops!!!!! Yep we 8 yrs no birth control then 3 yrs of medical assistance, then FINALLY! Roar.. we were soooooooo freaking sure we would never ever EVER get pregnant again! I mean, seriously, for us, the Dr said without Full Fertility treatment,(IVF - which was not in our price range yet) getting pregnant would be like winning the lotto! and now we have won
Wow Em, I had no idea about that! It must be incredibly hard to go through something like that when there's others who just fall pregnant by looking at sperm :laughing: We have friends who had a bub after 5 or 6 years of trying, plus IVF treatment, then when that baby was about 5 months old they got pregnant naturally!
Baths are fun here :rolleyes: Ani loves the bath, loves to blow bubbles, get the cup full of water, drink & spit, tip it over his head, stand, dance, climb on MJ.........he has a blast. He has no fear of the water :no:
Nothing really new here, Ani is loving the christmas tree & eating me out of house & home. He eats as much as I do at meals!!!
Blake's the same with baths and food! He loves his bath and sits in there with Aliyah for ages playing. And yep, he's a piggy with his food as well - hates it when others are eating in front of him - even if he's just eaten he will still want whatever other people are eating!
I feel SO irresponsible. I'm embarrassed to take her out now b/c people will look at me askance that I let my child get sunburnt - one of the biggest no-no's in this country!!
Ahhh don't worry about it Shana - probably won't be the last time it'll happen!
One of the mums on my Nov 05 thread said you know when your family is complete.
:yes: Oh yeah, I know mine definitely is - no way in hell I would want anymore kids!
Haven't said anything here at the risk of upsetting people but here goes. I was pg till last week. We didn't want another, never wanted a 3rd. I only found out the week before, I was already 7 weeks. I was upset to say the least. DH was meant to get a vasectomy months ago but we put it off, couldnt afford it etc etc. I've only had 1AF, we dtd twice that month & I got pg straight away. So I thought about it & decided a termination would be best for us. I'm not a fan of pg, & it was hard enough with my pelvic pain looking after 1, let alone 2 kids. So it was all booked. I went in to have it, had a scan & no heartbeat, so had the curette anyway. I was so relieved & I know that makes me sound callous. I just really don't want anymore. I do understand that others want a big family etc, but we just don't. We are more than happy with the 2 we have.
:hugs::hugs: OMG RB - wow! What a decision to have to make! To tell you the truth, I think if I fell pregnant again I would probably consider doing the same thing myself. With 2 big babies and really difficult and horrible labours, there's no way I could put me or Craig through all that again (even though people tell me to have a ceasar next time.....no thanks!) I really think I understand where you're coming from. You did a very brave thing and I don't think it was callous at all. I have always been pro-choice about terminations, as I believe it depends on the situation the mother is in, so you have done the best thing for you and your family at the moment.
Well, on a different note - I have had a busy week or so. Blake has had gastro, then he lovingly passed it on to me, and of course I had it much worse!! Both ends constantly for about 8 hours!!! I don't think I've ever been that sick with a tummy bug before! I was so weak all I could do was crawl to the bathroom. Horrible - I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It was all over by 24 hours later though, but it's taken me a few days to get my appetite and strength back.
We took the kids to the Sydney Aquarium yesterday. Aliyah loved it and so did Blake. It was so crowded there so we didn't really get to stay too long at each tank, but Aliyah still enjoyed herself. She even got to feed the sharks from the glass bottomed boat!
Aliyah had her preschool graduation last night. It was so great, but I kept getting a tear in my eye because my little baby girl is growing up way too quickly. Her group sang some songs and then dressed in a little graduation gown and hat to receive their portfolios. I should get some photos on FB in the next few days. They were all dressed as cowboys for the theme disco afterwards.
Anyway, gotta go, Blake's getting cranky (probably hungry as usual!). I will try and get back in here more so I don't have too much to catch up on next time!
MrsScatterbrain
14-12-2008, 10:18
Hi everyone!
Kiz and Nan - I know how you feel! I am swinging from absolutely 'yes' to absolutely 'no'! I have the 'slight' problems that I don't think DH wants any more, though :( - I'm to scared of the answer to ask! I can't get rid of this cluckiness! :laughing: I wish there was a cure! Anyhoo ... it wouldn't be for another year - I really need my body back after nearly 4 years straight of preg/bf!
AB - Wow! Looks like the move is on! How exciting!
Sands - totally hear you on the dogs ... you hear some very scary stories and I thing you're doing the right thing by putting your foot down. Plus you need some dog-poo free areas for the kids to play in!
Moops - Luca sounds very similar to Thomas when I've missed the reason for his crying! If I leave the room without addressing his need - he screams the house down! My checklist usually is (at the moment, due to hot days and cold nights): drink, too cold, too hot, in pain (usually due to teething), then - night nappy done up too tight ... I think that's about it! Sometimes I'll give him a drink and walk out and he'll start screaming because he's too hot and I did nothing about it!
Kaybee - great to hear from you! I know what you mean re: the clothes! I've had to cut the feet out of Thomas' Wondersuits, as I don't have any more warm PJs that fit! :laughing:
Last night DH and I went out for the second time in 3 years!! :laughing: It was really nice! Some friends came around and babysat for us - I'm just too nervous to hire a complete stranger to babysit - I just wouldn't trust them!
I am totally over my post-self-weaning blues! :D Now Tommy is happily eating (I have to hide it in his food as he won't drink it) cow's milk I've got nothing to worry about! I can drink when I want, eat what I want - and take cold medication again!! Yay!!! I'm really enjoying the freedom! The best thing is DH can get Thomas up in the morning now and I can have a sleep-in sometimes! WooHoo!
Enjoy the rest of you weekend, everyone :sunshine:
A happy monday morning to you all !
Sands- wow, cant wait to hear your results xx
Moops- How is the sleep going? any answers yet? I am still feeding J once a night. he screams and sucks that bottle down in about 10 seconds. so i not going to stop yet. With the chn- mum knows best! I rekon take on advice within reason.
kaybee- Glad that J is not the only one standing at bath time! (well not glad but you know what i mean) weather is bad here too. Do you think she is teething? it would maybe link with her dinner? have fun at your christmas party!
Rb- no worries. I rekon with the scream, as hard as it is, ignore it. But his his eating is amazing!!!! so cute all messy! ( you prob dont think so though.) J really is on mush compared to Ani.
shana
:hugs:i am sorry you have not been sleeping. but your post gave me the giggles! i hope that your grumpy bum moment is over otherwise i might get in trouble for saying that!
Ab- :wave:you have been quiet. Hope you are all feeling better. and Aliyahs graduation sounds cute. i cant believe they have graduations! I hope all your moving preparations go nice and smoothly.
mrss- I am glad you have come through the post bf blues. and you went out! yay! when you are going through it, it is so hard to see the new freedom that you have but i am glad that you hav found the advantages now. SLEEP IN!
well i have no helpers this week. I am looking forward to pottering today. and i need to start getting ready for so many people coming for christmas! i need to find something yum and healthy to cook for dinner tonight. i need to bribe dh into finishing off the painting in the kitchen. its half finished look has been driving me nuts!
J mastered the word muma yesterday! he has said it before in a whiny way when he wants something but yesterday he could not stop saying it in a happy way! he kept clapping himself when he sait it too! he also took 6 steps on his own with no encouragement! :smiliedance:
ooo I forgot to tell you all that i enrolled in a tafe course yesterday. for fun. it is cake decorating! I am so excited about it. dont worry my geekiness sometimes even astounds me!
Hi girls,
Yes, grumpy bum moment over - af arrived. And guess what? Xav slept 6pm to 6am last night!!! That child likes to keep me on my toes! She was up a lot through the day and we had guests for dinner. I didn't expect her sleep through from 6pm, and she did stir a lot in the early hours, but kept falling back to sleep. :yelclap:
So nice to get a decent night's sleep!!!
Must try and finish Chrissy shopping this week. Like, today. Plus I'm supposed to join back up at the gym but really don't want to put Xav into the creche if I can help it. She still has a snotty nose so I shouldn't take her anyway, plus she might catch something else . . . . I'd really like a cold-free Xmas.
AB - I hope the Cairns job gets finailsed soon so you can start making concrete plans.
Quaver- that's amazing that J is walking already! Didn't he only just start crawling??? Cake decorating sounds so fun! I'm sure you'll love it!
Xav is getting close to attempting a step by herself. Sometimes she forgets to hold on to things now and plops onto her bottom when she starts to tip!
I got my photobook's ordered! Jeez I love them! Can't wait to pick them up and see the hard copy! I'm so excited!! Did I tell you I made it like a coffee table book rather than a photo album? So I selected only choice photo's, made most full page prints and chose some lovely quotes to go with them. It's really nice, if I may say so myself!
Ok, better go do something productive.
Enjoy your day ladies xxxx
Howdy pardners!! (been watching Toy Story this morning....can you tell??!)
Well, today is going nicely. I always feel more motivated when the sun is out. Adelaide's 3 days straight of constant rain has ended and the sun is shining! YAY! :yelclap: Might take the kids to the park this arvo.
dont worry my geekiness sometimes even astounds me!
:laughing: Had to laugh!! It's not geeky, though. I'm WAY cool and I'd do it!! :p LOL! Sounds like heaps of fun. If you learn how not to make the icing too runny, can you pass on your tips?!
AB - Congrats to Craig on getting a job. How cool. I love Cairns. I think its going to be a great move. Graduation outfits?!! How cute!! I had to wait until I was 25 to wear one of those for the 1st time! Sorry to hear you were so sick.
kaybee - Sorry for my ignorance. What are Ava's meds for? I hope she settles down for you soon. I hear you about the clothes getting too small. Eden has enough to get her through because she got given a few presents that I thought would be out of season. Thankfully she's been able to wear them! Caleb on the other hand......I'm having to wash clothes constantly so he has something to wear! I've thought about buying something new too, but I keep thinking just my luck it'll be a 35 degree heatwave the week after I do and I'll have wasted my $$.
Shana - Your photobooks sound gorgeous! Glad you got a full night's sleep. I too indulge in a glass of red every now and then, but after I left work our budget for alcohol was practically slashed and replaced with a budget for nappies!!! :laughing: So, I don't get to do it as often now! Plus BF and all. Do you have any favourites. I love lots of South Aussie reds.
Side issue: isn't it madness at the shops this week? Crazy!! Took me ages to find a park this morning and we got there pretty early. Guess everyone had the same idea! They must have been present shopping because the supermarket was pretty empty.
Mrs S - Oooooh! Sleep ins! Yes, I look forward to those in another couple of months!! I'm thinking of dropping Caleb to just a morning BF next month because he doesn't drink all that much at night. I've been giving him a feed then then some S26 toddler milk in a cup (only about 40-50 mls). He's still very keen on the morning feed though. I'm sure its just a matter of time before that one goes as well, then its sleep ins here I come!
Forgot what else I was going to say..............will go back and read again!!
Ok......remembered!
Moops - Caleb has been having only 1 day sleep for a couple of months now. I never really got a morning nap with him as I had Eden to run around after!! :( Joy!
Shana - I LOVE listening to Christmas music. Always puts me in a good mood........and yes, the wine helps! ;)
Sands - I'm with you. No offense to Steve but I hate rotties! I'm not a big dog fan from way back, but its their unpredictability that I don't like the most. As you say, I can't trust them. If all else fails with the yard reno, you can just get one child in the house at a time. Would be nicer to fence off the dogs, though. Does Noah get to play outdoors much?
Well, must go check some other threads out.
Ciao everyone.
:wave:
AliyahBlake
15-12-2008, 22:33
AB - Congrats to Craig on getting a job. How cool. I love Cairns. I think its going to be a great move.
Well, the job's not official yet as we are still waiting to hear from the actuall manager of the company and not just the job agency :rolleyes: Apparently the guy was supposed to ring Craig on Friday and we still haven't heard yet! I know Queenslanders are laid back and casual, but this is getting ridiculous LOL!
Took the kids for their Santa pics today - it's the same Santa we've been to for the past 2 years, and he recognised us!! He couldn't get over how big Blake was (he was only about a month old last year!) Well Aliyah was all chatty and smiley with Santa, but Blake just sat on his knee like a stunned mullet! I guess at least he didn't cry and scream, but a cute little grin would have been nice :D Oh well, the photo will still be cute I think!
Anyway, back to work, break's over.
AB - I'm glad the Santa photo worked out, even without a smile. I took Xav to see him yesterday and she wanted nothing to do with him! lol. She is usually so sociable but I don't blame her, I mean, Santa is so rugged up with hair/hat/beard all you can see are two eyes - not surprising most little kids don't like him, they can't see him!!!
I might just go find a reindeer somewhere and let Xav have a ride and take a photo before security comes along! :laughing: . . .I'm serious.
MrsScatterbrain
16-12-2008, 19:01
I too indulge in a glass of red every now and then, but after I left work our budget for alcohol was practically slashed and replaced with a budget for nappies!!! :laughing:
Side issue: isn't it madness at the shops this week? Crazy!!
Nan! Go cloth! Then you can stop buying disposables and buy more alcohol!! :devil6::laughing: Check out these! (http://www.minilala.lalababy.com.au/products.htm)
I've got to agree with you about the Christmas madness! I just thought I'd pop into Spotlight (do you guys have that elsewhere? Its a haberdashery/crafty type store) and I saw three bingles in the carpark on the way in! :eek: Its like full-moon madness! I got in and out as quick as possible!
AB - that's a great reaction from the kids! DS1 is still mortified by the sight of Santa - we saw him at a party last week and he was horrified - he wouldn't move and his lower lip was quivering! So no Santa for us this year!
Thats so right, Shana! All you can see are two beady eyes! :laughing:
I took Thomas for his vax today - he was totally fine (:fingerscrossed:!) Its nice to get those ones out of the way. I wonder how fast they kick in? (I remember the chicken pox vax can take up to a month...)
I have been enjoying a glass of white (nearly!) every night as I cook dinner now I'm a free woman! For some reason I can't face red wine since being pregnant, but white is fine!
Take care everyone xx
shana- good on you with the photo albums. I am sure they will look beautiful! and :laughing: re the stealing a photo in a reindeer! It took two seperate trips to get a good pic of J on Santa. he did the pout, i am trying not to cry mum but help! look the first time. second time i went i actually sat with him next to santa and they zapped me out of the photo :)
nan- i will pass on any tips. it is mainly wedding cakes with fondant and figurines that the course is looking at. but here is my best frosting.
1 egg white
180 ml milk
200 g white sugar
225 g butter, softened
5 ml vanilla extract
Heat milk to boiling, and then let cool. In a large bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Add sugar, butter, and vanilla. Mix with mixer till well blended. Add cooled milk, then beat until nice and creamy. Will take about 15 to 20 minutes of beating after adding the milk. Use to frost any kind of cake. Best if kept refrigerated after frosting cake.
ab- i feel frustrated for you! I hope they finalise things for you soon. i must have read something wrong.... but i hope you and your dh are enjoying some time together.
mrss- well well well, someone is getting into the silly season :p glad to hear you are enjoying your freedom!
Well it is mine and dh's wedding anniversary today:flowerz: mwa :valentine: so we are going on a date tonight. yipppeee!
other thing i wanted to discuss was....i am thinking of taking in my brothers cat. i keep umming and ahing about it with J around but i think we will. We are cat people but i have never had one since i left home. it is a brittish blue a year old. my bro is moving in with my grandma and she does not like cats. i go from being excited about getting oscar to oh no more sh** to clean up. any thoughts girls??
OMG. Quaver, you have just reminded me . . .it was our 8yr Wedding aniversary .. . .YESTERDAY!!!!!!
Oh well. As you can tell, we aren't big on anniversaries. lol.
Happy Aniversay to you though!! Enjoy your date!
And adopt the cat! 1yr old is pretty young, it won't be too set in it's ways yet and is young enough to learn to deal with J (keep out of his way and be taught not to scratch him).
[COLOUR="RoyalBlue"]Hi girls. Hope you're all having a good day. I braved the shops today and I must have been mad. Took 10 mins to find a park and waited in the check out line at K Mart for 10 mins too. Ah well. All done now. No more shopping until Christmas. :yelclap:
I got my hair done this morning!! :smiliedance: Haven't been to the hairdresser since April!! :laughing: :o Its about 5 inches shorter and a few shades darker. (really dark brown). I love it. I'll feel like a new woman after my leg wax tomorrow!! Trying to scrub up before we leave for Canberra Monday morning!!!
1 egg white
180 ml milk
200 g white sugar
225 g butter, softened
5 ml vanilla extract
Heat milk to boiling, and then let cool. In a large bowl, beat egg white until stiff. Add sugar, butter, and vanilla. Mix with mixer till well blended. Add cooled milk, then beat until nice and creamy. Will take about 15 to 20 minutes of beating after adding the milk. Use to frost any kind of cake. Best if kept refrigerated after frosting cake.
Thanks so much. I'll give it a try in the new year. No advice re the cat I'm afraid, other than if I were you I'd probably do it. Shane has allergies so we can't have a cat. :( A shame because I love them. I hope you had a nice date!! Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary to you too, Shana! Don't worry about not celebrating. I saw something on TV last month saying that around 80% of people married for more than 4 years don't do anything to celebrate! (which effectively puts us in the minority! lol We do something every year....our reward for putting up with each other!!!)
Mrs S - Seriously considering the cloth option now we've decided on a 3rd. Wasn't going to because I though Caleb would only be in them a little over a year, but it would be worth it for 2 kids. Do you use disposables when you go out?? or just shove the dirty one in a plastic bag til you get home. Is it smelly?? hehe
Anyway, must go and see if Caleb is still alive! He's been asleep almost 4 hours!!! I think its the teeth (7 & 8 finally popped through) and the vax catching up with him.
P.S. Why won't this post in blue?? Colours mustn't be working.
MrsScatterbrain
19-12-2008, 19:20
[COLOUR="RoyalBlue"]Do you use disposables when you go out?? or just shove the dirty one in a plastic bag til you get home. Is it smelly?? hehe[/COLOR]
I didn't realise you'd decided on a 3rd! Woohoo! :sunshine:
Most of the time I use disposables when we're out. Sometimes I'm brave (especially as Thomas is pretty regular!), especially as you can buy flushable liners to get rid of the scary bits, however you're not always around a toilet. It does gross me out having dirty nappies in the pram/car! (Although you can buy purpose built wetbags which do get rid of the smell factor!)
I started Ben in cloth at 13 months, and I got a good 2 years out of the nappies, so it would most likely be worth it with Caleb. :thumbsup:
Quaver - hope you enjoyed your date!
Shana - we barely do anything for our anniversary either! We don't have the opportunity now we have kids!
I was rather excited yesterday to get both kids on Santa's lap! Yay! :smiliedance: Thomas looked as if I'd passed him over to a bunch of terrorists to start with, but then I started shaking my mint tin, and he was fine! :laughing:
well, looks as if everyone must be really busy getting ready for christmas!!!! bit quiet in here.
I am all cooked out and it has not even begun yet! i have made mince pies (3rd lot cause they keep getting eaten) rocky road, rum balls, christmas cakes. and i just sampled a bit....and added a little extra rum.....
well J is really starting to walk now:smiliedance:he walked the whole length of the kitchen today.
Well if i dont get to say it later.
I wish you all a very very happy and safe christmas.:reindeer: Enjoy the time with your beautiful little families. I am really glad that i found you guys on here. you have got me through many days where it has been the highlight to log on to hear all your adventures and to have some people to chat to.
:xmastree: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
Hi guys!
Wow it is quiet in here! I can't believe Christmas is in 3 days! I'm not very feeling the whole Christmas vibe this year, feeling a bit homesick and missing having any friends! In past years I just used to go to Oxford Street and see all the Christmas lights and that would put me in the mood but there is no way I get there these days with Luca!
Well we are off up North on Xmas Eve to see the In-laws etc, usually I hate it and DH and I fight constantly but I'm actually looking forward to getting away and letting everyone play/look after Luca for a while!
I've asked DH to get me for Christmas a day/night in a london spa hotel so I can go shopping on my own, come back to the hotel, have a spa treatment, order room service, watch a chick flick and go to bed!! ALL ON MY OWN!!:laughing: Pure bliss! I'm not sure if he will agree but I hope so!
Well ladies I had better go, if I don't make it on here before we go have a fantastic Christmas and I look forward to sharing 2009 with you all! Big hugs xxx
RoarsomeMum
23-12-2008, 06:42
MERRY CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER 07 MUM's and BUB'S!!!
Jesus, the red hurt's my retina's!! :xmastree::xmastree::xmastree:
can't wait to see the photo's of WAY more active baby's at Chrissy this year!!!
Oh, had Scan, sac measuring 6 weeks 3 days, no HB yet.. but apparently thats normal?
HAPPY LATE ANIVERSARIES QUAVER AND SHANA!!
AB!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!! Sooooooooooo hope job comes through!!
Moops, that Chrissy idea ROCKS!!!!!!
ALL OF U!!!!!!!!! (so jealous of santa photo's!!!!!)
EM - you crack me up!!!!!!!
Moops - have a great time up north!
Quaver - we are so very glad you found us too! It wouldn't be the same around here without you! :hugs:
Well I got my much hyped about photobooks yesterday - they look really good! Not perfect in printing but nothing that detracts from the overall effect- certainly good value for the money! Just one small hiccup . . . I made a freaking spelling mistake!!
FGS. I can't believe it. Not quite so drastic as a tat with the wrong date or anything (heeheheehe) and I will hopefully be able to fix it with the right pen :fingerscrossed: (put a missing 'e' on the end of a word). I just knew there would be a mistake . . . I couldn't shake the feeling.
Oh and I have been driving on an expired licence for the last 12 days. :eek: and you know - police are EVERYWHERE atm!!!!! UGh.
:xmastree:So, MERRY CHRISTMAS dearest friends!!!! Let's have a drink on Xmas day to celebrate our BH friendships! You ladies have been so wonderful over the last two years! I'd be a blubbering, shakey, fidgetting mess by now if it weren't for all your support and kindness!
I love you girls! :kiss: You're the best!
Hi Gals,
I'm flat out at the moment here at work and at home. Today's my last day at work, we're driving to my parents place tonight, so Ava will sleep!! It's around 7 hours, so we'll arrive around 2am. It's the only way we can see that she would tolerate such a long Car trip. Still haven't finished packing or even wrapping Xmas presents! EEk! Hope I can get out of here early this arvo to get home and finish up b4 we jump in the car.
I also have to say, that it was the best thing I ever did joining this forum over 2 years ago, you Gals are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hugs::goodvibes:
Em like my use of Exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, better get back to it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! :xmastree::xmas::reindeer:
BTW Em, yes it's perfectly normal not to hear the heartbeat this early. :D Info varies but generally an external scan will usually pick up the HB by 7-8th week. A doppler generally won't hear it until 12weeks - that is perhaps dependant on how good your doctor is at finding it too.
Rainbowbrite
23-12-2008, 11:14
Hey ladies, been too long. I've been reading but everytime I go to post a deep & meaningful the kids start :p
Ani is now running/walking everywhere, chasing MJ around the house & never stops babbling!!! He's grown up so much in the past month its scarey.
Hope you all have a fantastic christmas, i'll still be around, just not as much. You ladies have saved me from insanity on more than one occasion. You are the most lovely bunch of women on bubhub (and trust me, I read alot :p)
luvmyboyz
23-12-2008, 13:44
Hi everyone, its Mandy (tally) I started posting incognito because I didnt want to let on my news to those who know me on the forum lol!! and have decided to stay with this username... :D
Its been ages since I posted and have been somewhat busy with the kids, the business & life oh!! and another baby on the way!! :laughing::laughing: We decided to give IVF one last go and after a few little hiccups we manged to get two embies transfered and I'm now expecting another gorgeous little miracle on the 9th July, am 12wks now.. This preg so far has been sooooooo much easier than the others and am really for the first time ever enjoying being pregnant. I have my nuchal scan tomorrow and cannot believe I'm already nearly into the 2nd trimester. We picked up the little heartbeat on my doppler last week on my birthday!!
Update of Rylan, hes a gorgeous little boy, tho he was so active from so early on we still havent got him walking properly and we think there might be something up with his hips so we're in the process of getting all that checked out. Hes still a tiny little thing but we've finally got his health back on track and controlling his reflux with medication, we think the reflux had damaged his stomach that severely that he wasnt tolerating any milk/solids hence he stopped growing. We wont ever know for sure because we didnt want him having surgery so young, so at this stage we'll keep him on the meds for awhile yet and see how he goes, we tried weaning a month or so ago and the reflux flared within hours. :o Hes got a lovely little temper & is absolutely spoilt rotten and the apple of all his brothers eyes lol.
CONGRATS Em.. awesome news, we were really lucky that this bubs heartbeat was picked up at 6wks 4days but I think thats pretty unusual.
Take care everyone and Merry Christmas :xmastree::xmas: our 2nd with our gorgeous little tackers!
Oh Tally CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That is such wonderful news! I am so happy for you to have another bubba in the oven!
Gosh all you ladies on the baby train again . . . I'm in the slow lane!!!!
Here is a funny . . .I'm going through the photobooks adding the 'e' right, I orderd 6 books, one for me and five as gifts. . . so I come accros one book has a spare blank white page at the back :confused: - not supposed to be there but no biggie . . . but the next book had someone else's complete photobook in it aswell!!!!! LOL Yep, my book PLUS someone's else's photobook in the one cover!!!!
Lucky I ordered one for myself and I can take 'mine' back to get them to re-print or re-bind it and I still have all my needed gifts!
heh heh, you'd think they'd check it wouldn't you? but I'm pretty sure they would have had hundreds to do this last week alone, guess I'll forgive them.
Hi all!
Mandy - Wow congrats I'm so happy for you! I knew something was up on FB!!!
My good friend whose Son is born on the same day as Luca is ttc again and I was at her house yesterday talking about it. I have always been really clucky but when I was talking to her I felt really anxious for her and when I got home I was telling DH that I'm soooo not ready for another one yet! I love Luca so much that I feel that I don't need another bub, I'm sure that will change though! Plus I'm so knackered that I don't think I would be able to cope with two!
Anyway better go Luca smells questionable! Back later x
RoarsomeMum
23-12-2008, 18:46
MANDY!!!!!!! :smiliedance::goodvibes: thats freaking AWESOME!!!!!
Kismet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVING it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lmao!!!! Eeeek, retina's burning again
and for Moops ?! ?! ?! !!!!! xxxx That questionable smell is HIDIOUS!!! I so want roar to use the potty NOW!
Shana u crack ME up!!!!!!!!!!!! so glad for the info u gave me, helps HEAPS! How MEAN picking on me!! PMSL!!! What u mispell?? I seriously have to spell Roar's out in my head.. and even then I go.. Hmm, hope that's right!! lol.. Ahh, dyslexia, nature's proof she has a sense of humour!! So glad the books came out good!! spewing I can't get mine till after Xmas!
I am so Vauge ATM.. I seriously DID read.. but now I got all distracted making pretty colors so I have to go back and edit!! lmao
:flowerz: vibes to EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
RB - we are freaking AWESOME!! lmao - Oh I am so glad to have met all of u too!!!!!!!!
WATER WORKS TIME!!!!!!! - but out of Luff!!!
Rainbowbrite
23-12-2008, 18:56
Tally thats fantastic!!! I'm so happy for you guys!!!! Hope Rylans issues settle or get sorted real soon :hugs:
Shana, thats just odd. Hope they sort it out for you.
Em, you seriously crack me up :laughing: I'd love to meet you one day :yes:
Ani has had a bad day today, we went out in the morning then he fell asleep at 11.40 on the way home & flat out refused to go back to sleep after only sleeping 40 minutes. Refused to have his afternoon sleep too so has been feral since 4pm :hair:
oh wow! Congratulations Tally. Good luck with the 12 week scan.
RB- Yay for Ani:yelclap:
Shana- :laughing: hope they were not some saucy holiday snaps that were attatched to your book!
shana and moops- not ready yet either! you are not the only ones. J keeps me busy enough for now thanks very much!
Em- you are pregnant you are allowed to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
:laughing::laughing:about your present dilema too!
oh J has just started crying0 unusual time? betta run
mwa:goodvibes:
RoarsomeMum
23-12-2008, 20:40
Ani has had a bad day today, we went out in the morning then he fell asleep at 11.40 on the way home & flat out refused to go back to sleep after only sleeping 40 minutes. Refused to have his afternoon sleep too so has been feral since 4pm :hair:
Would love to meet u too!! xx!
Is Ani sneakily cutting some back teeth? Roar was and it threw me for a loop she was sooooooooo outta wack... Hope it's a one off for u.
QUAVER!!!! - How is J going?? How U going???
Everyone's bubba's on cow milk?? We sorta are.. it DEF caused some sleep probs to begin with.. but she only getting 2 serves a day and toddler formula for the rest.. GOT to figure out how to cut out the night bottle.. cause she fall's asleep with it in there and so I worried bout the tooth decay issue (plus it wakes her up and some BAD nights she will go through 1000ml just cause she uses it to get back to sleep.. Ok, WE use it to get her back to sleep..)
i am going really well thanks Em. I am the best i have felt for a long time. cant say i miss my gall bladder! I am amazed at how quick the recovery was really.
J is good. I know what you mean about night bottle though. he is just hungry though. so what can you do. I have not weaned yet as he is still behind on his food intake and will not will not swallow water! he sips but spits! I love that he is walking around now. he is soo cheeky around the chrissie tree. walks up and shakes his head whilst playing with the tinsel.
how is the screaming going?
Rainbowbrite
24-12-2008, 10:39
Em now that you mention it, he has recently cut his top left molar & I think the rest are just under the skin :( I hate teething, its just so annoying/painful & we're of no use. Ani wont eat/drink/feed/sleep when he's teething, just screams. He's gone off his food too, just picks & plays with it.
Going to be an interesting night here, we have to go to DH's brothers house for dinner. I don't take my kids out at night :o They are so set in their routines :o Might just take jammies & give them a quick bath there.
Best be off so I can sit & rest while Ani sleeps, never lasts long anymore :(
Take care lovely ladies :hugs:
AliyahBlake
24-12-2008, 11:00
I was rather excited yesterday to get both kids on Santa's lap! Yay! Thomas looked as if I'd passed him over to a bunch of terrorists to start with,
:laughing: That's EXACTLY what Blake looked like!!! The photo still turned out well though.
So, MERRY CHRISTMAS dearest friends!!!! Let's have a drink on Xmas day to celebrate our BH friendships! You ladies have been so wonderful over the last two years! I'd be a blubbering, shakey, fidgetting mess by now if it weren't for all your support and kindness!
I love you girls! :kiss: You're the best!
Awww :hugs: Shana! I agree - it's so funny how close we all are but most of us have never met face to face. It's been great to share the last couple of years with you all and I hope it continues. Wouldn't it be great one day if we could ALL meet up in one central place for a "reunion" of sorts? Hmmm, something to ponder once the kids are a bit older maybe.
I'm now expecting another gorgeous little miracle on the 9th July, am 12wks now.. This preg so far has been sooooooo much easier than the others and am really for the first time ever enjoying being pregnant. I have my nuchal scan tomorrow and cannot believe I'm already nearly into the 2nd trimester. We picked up the little heartbeat on my doppler last week on my birthday!!
Take care everyone and Merry Christmas our 2nd with our gorgeous little tackers!
Hey Mandy!! Good to hear from you. A huge congratulations on the new bub - hope your pregnancy continues to go well. Glad to hear Ry is OK despite his health probs.
Everyone's bubba's on cow milk??
:yes: Blake LOVES his moo juice - no problems with it either thank goodness, but my kids don't seem to be the allergic types. Blake just can't get enough food at the moment - he's constantly hungry which is driving me nuts. I can just imagine in 13 or 14 years time he'll be eating us out of house and home!!
I hate teething, its just so annoying/painful & we're of no use. Ani wont eat/drink/feed/sleep when he's teething, just screams. He's gone off his food too, just picks & plays with it.
Oh RB I hate it too! I would personally love to wring the necks of those doctors who reckon that teething doesn't cause a baby pain, or diarrhoea, or sleeplessness, or irritability......how the heck would they know unless they've actually looked after a teething child?????? Blake gets all of that and then once the tooth is through he's back to normal - they can't tell me that teething doesn't disrupt a baby!!!!
Well girls, I would like to wish all of you and your families a wonderful Christmas and I hope Santa is kind to you all.:xmastree: Just think of poor me working tomorrow night and Boxing night :( and have a few drinks for me!!
Another sideline thing - since I had gastro a couple of weeks ago I have had really painful ankles and knees, to the point I can barely walk when I get up in the mornings and by night time they are really swollen. Anyway, went to the GP today and he reckons I have reactive arthritis (but have to wait for my blood test results to be sure). It can be caused from bacteria from food posioning or certain strains of gastro. Apparently nothing serious as usually it settles down in a few weeks, but I stupidly looked it up on the internet and scared the **** out of myself as some people get it chronically and have to be on steroids etc!!!! Hope it never gets that bad!!!
Anyway - have a good one girls and will come back on maybe after Christmas!
AB:hugs: that sounds horrible! I hope you are ok and it settles soon. It is hard not to look things up on the net but most of the time it scares me rather than gives me info! :hugs:
fantastic idea! one day we should all meet up! That would be awsome. we could all sit at a coffee shop with our computers:laughing:
oh i am loving christmas eve!
rb- i hope the teething settles tonight- a pressie from santa if he could give it!!!!
Rainbowbrite
24-12-2008, 13:08
Thanks AB & Quaver. It does suck. Ani gets every symptom too AB & the poo's are just FERAL :barf: I spend nappy changes gagging from the stench :(
AB that sounds really painful :hugs: I've had rheumatoid/lupus (diff drs say diff things) since I was a teen. I have days where I can hardly do anything with the joint pain. I hope it eases quickly for you!! One thing I found that made it worse was the cold. If I started feeling even slightly chilly the pain would start.
As I sit on the comfort of my SIL's couch in Canberra watching Silvie Palladino sing Gloria (.....if I could sing half as good as her OMG!!)
I want to say a quick but very heartfelt
:xmastree: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! :xmastree:
God bless you and your families with the peace and hope of this amazing time of year. Mmmmmmwwaaaa!!
......as Shane and my BIL are outside cursing as they put up the massive trampoline BIL got for his kids for Christmas!!!!! :laughing: lmao
dh is wrapping my present so i have been expelled from the lounge room! it has been half an hour so it is either big or hard to wrap.....but most probably the help of the beers.....
have a great day tomorrow girls!!:xmastree:
Ahhhh so much to do so little time! We leave tonight and I'm still furiously washing/drying clothes plus Luca is being totally uncooperative and won't go to sleep so he's going to be totally knackered all afternoon! And to top it up DH is lying on the couch with man flu!
Just a few quick things - RB I also have SLE and so did my Mum, she had it much worse than me and suffered from terrible joint pain/swelling she took anti-inflammatory meds which seemed to help. I developed a type of arthritis whilst pregnant with Luca that I think is lupus related too.
AB - I started Luca on cows milk and he was sooo hungry that I had to stop it and continue with the formula, maybe this could be why Blake is so hungry?
Anyway I'm really off now! Love to all! xxx:xmas::xmastree::snow::noel:
:xmastree:Merry christmas!!!:xmastree:
two words-
completley dead!
what a busy couple of days! I hope your christmas was wonderful! I have really enjoyed looking at some of your photos tonight on fb and chilling eating some left overs.....yes still eating! I have added some of our photos onto fb too.
We enjoyed a morning together and J had a great time! He decided to choose christmas day as the day he will now walk everywhere! it is amazing though he walks with his arms out like frankenstein! Church was busy and then rushing home to prepare lunch was all good fun. I got some good loot and so did J! Really enjoyed just chillin in the backyard with my imediate family. Then we went to my cousins house for dinner. it was a tad too hectic but still fun, though tried not to enter into family politics:rolleyes: ah fun. wont go into that though...but j enjoyed playing with his little 2nd cousins. Today he was all too exhausted and we had to do dh's side. he kept bumping into things and falling over poor little guy was over christmased i think.....if that is a word.
hitting the sales tomorrow with my bro. i am in need of a break from J, so i get a whole day. yippeeeee. ( of course it is so that DH gets to go to the sydney test match as a payoff.
i have his injections on monday and i am really worried about them. so so worried. i cant shake this feeling.
Evening ladies,
We have had a nice couple of day here too. not too busy thankfully -though I made a point not to engage us to too many visits of relo's etc.
Xav loves her jumping castle! It has a big slide on it and she really enjoyed sliding down and climbing back up - a lot! lol.
And I have obviously been VERY GOOD this year . . .Santa must have a 'thing' for me, becasue he got me a verrrry nice camcorder!!!! Latest model cannon, full High Def . . . . I'm am gonna have so much fun with it!!!!
So now we get to do Xmas all over again with my family on NYE. :yelclap: MORE pressies!!!! . .and food . . . and drink . . . ..:smiliedance:
Have a lovely week everyone!
Hey Quaver - I have been slack with Xav's imm's, she is only about 6 weeks overdue! lol But I'm thinking of getting them done seperately - not the 'all in together' ones they offer, so it will be easier on her immune system. If you are really worried talk to the Doctor about doing it in stages.
I am so not looking forward to Xav being grizzley from them, hence why I have been putting it off!
shana- it is the mmr shot that i am worried about. the triggering autism thing that i am scared ****less about. Really having trouble sleeping. worried. dont know whether that is normal or i am feeling something bad about to happen. may have to just leave it in gods hands.
Hello ladies! Sounds like you are all enjoying/enjoyed your celebrations! :thumbsup:
quaver & Shana - Caleb had his needles in one hit and he is fine. I gave him vit C before and after and for 3 days following and no reactions at all to speak of.
Ooooooo, a camcorder!! Very jealous!
AliyahBlake
27-12-2008, 15:16
Hi girls! I trust everyone had a rippa Christmas and ate til they couldn't move????? I had a terrific day with the family - the kids scored big time and had heaps of fun with their stuff. Craig and I didn't get anything for each other, only because we are saving for the move, and will most probably be buying new stuff for the new house (whenever and wherever that is!) The only thing that spoiled Christmas day is that I had to work, but it wasn't too busy so I guess I didn't mind that much!
I forgot to mention something so very exciting the other day when I was here......Blake took a couple of steps by himself!!! It was good too as my parents were visiting and he walked for them (I almost didn't see it!) He's done it a couple of times since but has only gotten to 2 steps in a row before stacking it or grabbing on to something. :D
Quaver - about the MMR issue. I don't want to influence your decision in any way as James is your child and you have the right to do whatever you think is best, but make sure you do all the research before deciding which way to go. I myself am pro-vax, only because I researched it and decided it was the best thing to do not only for my kids, but also in the interest of the rest of the population. I didn't want my kids to catch a serious illness and pass it on to anyone. I have discovered that there is no definite link between MMR and autism (it was disproven last century) - autism is a genetic condition which can be triggered by a number of environmental causes such as some viruses and bacteria or trauma. As there is no known autism in my family history I ruled that out as a potential problem anyway. Also, the incidence of mumps is rising (due to non-vaxing)- it can cause sterility in males - I wouldn't like to think that Blake could catch it and not have the chance to be a dad one day (I couldn't forgive myself if that happened). Both my kids have had all their vaxs and have had no effects from them at all. Another thing is, that most daycare centres and schools can knock back enrollment of unvaxed children. Anyway, as I said though, it's your decision. Research everything - including family medical history as far back as you can, and then decide, is all I can advise.
Thanks, the more information the better. My dad is very pro vax too. he set up public clinics though the council. I have been looking into the other side of things and i think the benifits out lay the risk. i does not mean that i am not scared. i would hate to do anything to my little boy to cause him harm. But i will talk to my gp on monday. even if i look at giving them seperate, maybe just the mmr on monday so that i dont completly bombard at once. the more i research the more i confuse myself. so i should just bite the bullet.
i am glad that you had a nice christmas everyone. oh and a camcorder is such a good pressie! :yelclap::yelclap:yay for Blake walking!!!
hi everyone
hope you are enjoying a nice break with your families.
Feeling a little down still today. as most of you saw on my fb page my friend lost her battle with cancer on saturday morning. I have been friends with her since uni, she played at my wedding and was the most beautiful friend. i miss her and am still in shock. her 28th birthday would have been in two weeks time. dh has gone back to work today and J had his injections this morning. so feeling flat and a bit numb. sorry to bring down the thread but it has not been all that fun. wed is the funeral and i am singing at it. so feeling horrible compounded by the fact that i am not sleeping much either.
thanks for the vent
xx
Rainbowbrite
29-12-2008, 18:53
Oh hun i'm so sorry :hugs: :hugs: Don't ever apologise for venting, thats what we're here for :hugs:
Nothing new here, we're all still exhausted from christmas (pics on fb).
Gotta run, Ani calls :(
RoarsomeMum
29-12-2008, 19:01
Quaver so so sorry to hear about your friend :hugs::hugs:I hope Wednesday is beautiful, Just Like Row was. xxoo
Am loving everyone's Chrissy Pics on FB!! Sounds like all the Nov babies were spoilt!!
Am stuffed still and Roar covered in custard! so back later to catch up better.
:goodvibes::goodvibes: to u all!
On a sad note, we had to have our 3 yr old rotti Asi put to sleep on Boxing day :( very sad.. but glad she is not suffering anymore.
sandralee
30-12-2008, 12:05
Hi beautiful girls! Our place has been crazy busy but I read when I get a chance. Quaver I got Noah to have the first 2 injections, and he is due to have the mmr this week. I am neutral with vax - there is so much 'for ' and so much 'against.' Read an article in last weeks womans day (I think) about it and it gave me the shivers. Was an interview with the girl who dates Jim Carrey (jenny maccarthy?), her son started deteriorating after vaccitations - lost his vocab etc. Gave the number of vaccinations back in 1983 and the rate of autism, compared to the number of vax's now..along with the increased autism. If it makes you feel any better Noah had no reaction whatsoever this time, no temp etc. The mmr I am not so keen on getting.....
Gotta go for now and get Noah packed for the shops - Steve is taking him out for the arvo.
Congrats to all the pregnant ladies once again! I miss you all and can't wait to do a proper update. Woohoo Shana - a camcorder! I can't figure out how to work most of our gadgets as it is, then Steve bought me a new camera for one of my pressies. So.. another manual to read....when I get time lol! It is the beginning of the photographers range, so has auto setings as well. Very clear pics. Our last one was only 12mths old, so I have a husband who likes upgrading constantly lol~ I like to keep things simple, and I like things that are easy to use!
Bg hugs and love to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still no luck with milk - have tried Noah every day. Hell I even tried a sprinkle of milo! Will get there eventually, then I can cut out sneaking him a bottle before bed. Have tried all different kinds of cups, flavours, temps..... O well, everything else seems good so I cant complain. He is very set in his ways with a lot of things ALREADY - a little old man at 1 yr old! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HEY EVERYONE! First of all big Chrissy kisses for you all, I hope you all had the best christmas ever! I look forward to reading all about it, I have not read a thing yet just took the few minutes I have to jump on and write something!~!!
I feel bad, I have been MIA and I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted, things just got so chaotic coming up to chrissy (as I am sure they did for us all) sometimes I think I haven't posted for so long it is hard to get back into the swing of things.... So here I am! I will be back to read and write more later this arv/tonight, it is soo hot here in Brissy today, had a few friends and kids here this morning to play so I am tyding up while the girls sleep then we are off to the pool.... we have been swimming in next doors nearly every day but today I am gonna take them down to the pool with the slides, they love it!
Anyway I have missed you all and will talk soon xxxx
Hello everyone!! Hope you all had a great Christmas!
Quaver - :hugs: so sorry to hear about your friend.
I think Krixly is having her baby today?? Goodluck!!
Just a quick note, I have been reading and checking out everyone's Xmas pics on FB. Will have to get mine up in the next day or so.
Gotta get abck to work, will come back later.
Hello lovelies!
I have also been very slack I always forget to come on here because I talk to you all on fb! Well Christmas so hectic as always, we spent it with the inlaws and my MIL drove me up the wall as always - I can't stand her! She is so judgemental and critical, I swear we'll have a punch up one day! :laughing: Apart from that I didn't get the hotel present just a load of stuff I didn't want! I know I sound ungrateful but I hardly buy myself anything during the year so I look forward to Birthdays and Xmas and DH lets me down every year! He's hopeless!!
Luca got a stomach bug on Christmas day, had the runs and threw up all over me on Christmas night! He never throws up so it really shocked me! Two nights later he was standing in my MIL's living room and threw up all over her carpet - what a shame! He ended up giving it to most family members so we aren't that popular at the moment! He still has the runs but hopefully it won't last for long. My MIL suggested that it might have been what I feed him! Plus she gave me cr*p about him not eating lumpy food, just when I was starting to feel better about it grrrr.
About MMR, I don't really like the thought of giving Luca all that stuff at once but I don't really believe the link between it and Autism. I think it is just because Autism becomes more apparent around the same time that they have their MMR injections that the connection has been made. He has to have his menijitis needle next week, I always get DH to take him I'm too soft!
Anyway ladies better go, I can't wait to hear about Krixly's new bub! I know she's just had it but seriously would it kill her to jump on her and tell us all about it??! :laughing:
RoarsomeMum
30-12-2008, 18:32
I am neutral with vax - there is so much 'for ' and so much 'against.' Read an article in last weeks womans day (I think) about it and it gave me the shivers. Was an interview with the girl who dates Jim Carrey (jenny maccarthy?), her son started deteriorating after vaccitations - lost his vocab etc. Gave the number of vaccinations back in 1983 and the rate of autism, compared to the number of vax's now..along with the increased autism. If it makes you feel any better Noah had no reaction whatsoever this time, no temp etc. The mmr I am not so keen on getting.....
Jenny Mcarthy's book is what made me hell bent on doing all the research I could. I am still delaying Roar. After all, the "medical professionals" that claim there is no link, are the same "medical professionals" that in the early 80's Blamed Autism on "mother's who could not love their children enough" readily prescribed drugs that were harmful to fetus's to pregnant women, introduced Rotavirus vaccine too early causing the deaths of over 16 babies. They get it wrong. studies are credited, discredited, recredited at a alarming rate. Vax's are not "one size fits all" It's a personal choice based on the risk V's benifit formula, some children are def at higher risk for disease exposure and some kids are at way higher risk for reaction to immunisation. We all do what's best for our own kids. I support that. CHOICE!!!!
:smiliedance: for November babies, Vaxed, Non-vaxed, Milk drinking, non milk drinking bundles of complicated confusing JOY!!!!!!!
Oh Moops.. Poor luca........ Big hugs and hope he is feeling better now.
sandralee
30-12-2008, 22:41
Go Em!! Loved reading your post, you are a very cool chickadee indeedly-doodley! Noah got such a bad reaction to the rotavirus it freaked me out seeing him so flat.
Moops - on the food front, Noah changes his mind about what he likes regularly! The only stuff he will eat from a spoon is yoghurt, and even then he likes to feed himself. (so not a lot gets in lol, I have to get a 2nd spoon) He is weird with his likes and dislikes - it's like he either really LOVES things, or really HATES THEM..then the next day he might hate something he loved the day before....yup he is tricky. I just keep offering a wide range of foods and textures, and as backup I give him a sandwich or a yoghurt. Some food he will hurl straight on the floor, like he hates its guts.. only to go searching for it a few seconds later!
Sorry to hear about Luca - maybe it was your MILS cooking lol.. or from people putting their fingers in his mouth checking for teeth hehe! THere is something called Gastrolyte which is meant to be good. Was it you looking for teats that could be used for thicker feeds? If so, Avent put out a teat called 'FOR THICKER FEEDS' - it has a pink label on it. Hope that helps.
Off to bed to snuggle Stevie for 2 seconds before I clock out ..haha.. can you spot the married couple?
Much love XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
i cant sleep! so tired and getting frustrated just lying there. ah well.
sasa- always jump in and let us know what you are up to.
moops- sorry luca was sick on christmas day:( is he feeling better? ignor mother in law. grrr you would think they would know better. i am going to be a bloody saint of a mother in law one day! (actually i am pretty lucky with mine-but my aunt plays that role pretty well)
sands- married couple here too. dh is zzzz away whilst i am here.
re the mmr vacs- i have been pretty worried about it too. but j had it on monday and so far there has been no change in him, well apart from the grizzles. I know they can be wrong with their testing but i have been researching into it and it does seem they have been researching pretty deeply into this for a while now. my dr said a couple of interesting things and i went with it. He said they are very clear that there are risks with the mmr but not in regard to autism. worldwide. a point that he added that i had not heard before was he admitted quite a sceptical one. from an ecconomic stand point autism costs governments a lot each year. money is the bottom line. they made sure they researched and spent a lot of money making sure that mmr was fully tested. the risk of him catching the diseases became more scary to me in the end. i am still worried about it but the important thing is i asked the right questions and i researched into it so i know that i made the best decision at the time. i fully respect anyones decision either way because as you say em, every child is different and there are different risks and conciderations.
well i must try and sleep again
xxx
God I'm freaking out! I took Luca to the Dr this morning to see about his gastro etc and when she was listening to his chest she told me to undress him and put him on the bed. She listened again and said she heard a flow heart murmur! She said kids can get it when they are ill and I have to go back in 2 weeks to get it listened to again and if it is still there he has to see a Cardiologist!! :crying: I couldn't handle it if something was wrong with my baby!
Oh Moops! Take a deep breath . . maybe she is mistaken and his heart is prfectly fine! Just cross the bridges as you come to them and try not to jump down the track too quickly. I'm sure all with be well with Luca. And if something does come up be sure to blame it on MIL at first opportunity . . :laughing: No,really, :hugs: it wil be ok.
Nice to hear from those of you MIA. We know it gets busy, but as long as you at least check in now and then so we can snoop on your lives, we'll forgive you!
Congtaulations KRIXLY!!!!! You are a supermum!!! I find it incredible that you have another baby already! Well done!!!!
Quaver - hope you finally got some sleep last night!
Sands - man, isn't it amazing how much attitude one small child can have!?! I know a couple of babies who don't want milk either - my neice for one, and she's fine without it. They can get their dariy in other ways, I would just make sure he gets enough fluids of other sorts - as you are doing.
Well, my child was up all night. She loves to do this as punishment for us going out. And where did we go, you ask?? Dh and I had some quality time last night popping down to the bottle shop for 20 mins to buy grog. :laughing: That's as good as it gets around here.
My dad and mum were here last night (my mum is staying over) so there was lots of new voices and activity - doesn't seem to take much to put Xav into party mode . . . the good thing is she is so very social! Was happy to be with mum and dad whom she hasn't seen in months - which my dad loved as my other little niece is quite shy of him (and everyone).
Anyway, she was restless last night so I sent Dh to sleep in her room - and she woke up around 2.30am and was still up when I got up at 5.45am! I've just put her down and she's fighting it, would you believe! Poor Dh is gonna be a zombie at work today - hopefully he will be home early for a kip before our :noel: tonight with my family.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
:party:Hope you all have a great night and see the new year in with some much needed sleep! :sleeping:
xxxxxxx
Happy New year everybody.
May 2009 be a special and happy year for you all xxx
:hugs:moops- try not to worry. I have an innocent heart murmur, many of them are. I freak drs out all the time. xx it is worse when they are sick . hope all will be ok. when are you going to get it checked?
RoarsomeMum
31-12-2008, 17:08
:hugs::hugs:Moops.. Roar had one detected, but further studies show its an innocent murmur. no treatment necessary.
Scary as heck thou.. thinking of you. xxoo
hi everyone else, Im being a slacko! will have to come back for more personal stuff after roar eats.
Quaver, glad Vax went well!! :thumbsup: for choice!
Dammit. I may as well just say it.. They did the MRI (organised ages ago for the eye probs) and Aurora has a cyst in teh brain behind her left eye. all we can do is try not to freak out too much Before the next MRI to see if its grown at the end of Jan. God, I really really REALLY did not expect this... We have not told our family.. we don't know WHAT to tell them. cause frankly, its all up in the air.. roar is at no immediate risk, cause the cyst has been their from birth (they figure, as the ptosis was their from birth) We have finally slothed through all the reading the hospi gave us.. and frankly, till the next scan which shows when/how/if its growing, they can't even say what type of cyst it is.. am I nuts thinking of holding off telling the family till we know more??? God.. its so scary.. and with so little answers to give them.. I'm not sure I could handle all teh "worst case scenario's" that I'm sure will follow. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaark.. Just let her be O.K...... :crying:
Oh and in my usual fashion of glossing over the hidious. Happy new year everyone. Happy, safe, HEALTHY new years. xxooxxooxxoo
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