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New thread for us girls!!
I'm about to jump in the shower and head out for a couple of hours with me, myself and I.
Shane's staying home with Alex so he gets a good nap and I've got my booking in appointment with the hospital although I'll be spending most of the time just talking to the midwife about my birthing options - I'm really nervous because I didn't feel that it helped much when I was pregnant with Alex - which is when I feared labour the most - so I hope I get either a midwife I've seen before (not hard considering I've been there 4 times :rolleyes:) or a sympathetic, understanding one.
I'll be most upset if I get one who's attitude is - well you've done it 4 times already, suck it up - you'll be fine. :mad:
If I have time I also have to go find a little gift for my friend - we're going out tonight to dinner/baby shower as she's having a c/s Friday week and didn't want a huge fuss - but we were only given 3 days notice which is a PITA.
Otherwise I'll just have to turn up with nothing and buy her something when the baby arrives.
Ok better run - be back later. Looks like I'm about 90% up and running net wise this morning so finally someone at iprimus must have been breathing down someone at telstras neck all night to solve the issues!
Talk soon!
xoxo
Hello again,
Okay - think I have finally caught up on the posts.
Anna how did the appointment at the hospital go? I hope you got to have a good discussion and are feeling good about the impending birth. Happy anniversary for the 19th - what did you end up doing to celebrate? Oh bloody ants - we are having issues too. Driving me nuts. I do think that Jack looks like Paddy did when he is asleep but when he is awake he has his own little look. He has these intense little eyes and has this "been here before" look and has sort of finer features or something. He already looks cheeky. Oh those gel pads for damaged nipples are a godsend - my nipple damage is much improved after constant maintentance with Lansinoh and the gel pads.My damage started on about day 3 and was really bad for a few days but now at day 8 it is much improved and hopefully will be totally over in a week or so.It is so much work though looking after these bloody boobs of mine. I still have a bad crack on one side and it kills to feed him on that side but I have to due to the stupid engorgement - I have way too much milk - drives me nuts. I am expressing in the shower and getting out the pump if I have to. Having a shower is taking a minimum of half an hour by the time I get through the "boob maintenance".
Lou how exciting you have your scan on Friday - best of luck. Did Maddi go to your parents? Happy anniversary to you too for last Sunday - did you get to go out? Well done with your maternity clothes shopping - total bargains. Isn't that just so annoying having your shopping time limited by aches and pains - that was a major problem for me. My aching pelvic bone pain has been instantly relieved by delivering Jack - it really is amazing. I get the occasional twinge still but it has 95% gone wheras it was a constant present during the pregnancy and really limited what I could do. I can bend and pick up things again and once my caesarean scar heals I will be right to hit the shops without stupid aching bones debilitating me -can't wait.
Tan that is great you got your oven working again. I bet that is a big relief. Much better than having to get a new one. Have you stopped Will's day sleep and had any luck with it? How is Levi going with his day sleeps? Both my boys went to 1 day sleep at 11 months so maybe Levi is ready for one sleep. We initially put Will down at about 11:30 when was 11 months and he would sleep until about 1:30 but that gradually moved so he was going down about 12:30 and that has worked well and he will mostly do 2-3 hours.
Hayley is it this Saturday that Trent gets home? I am so excited for you if it is. About time. Your poem for Shelley was fantastic - you are a clever woman. Well done with the dentist appointment for Cooper. Paddy has never been but you have got me inspired so I started telling him today that he will go and see the dentist soon and will book him in once we are all settled down and I have recovered.
Fi have fun at the wedding on Friday and I hope the trip goes well - sounds busy but great that your parents will be there to help. Love the "goilet" from Owen -too cute.
Renee how is everything in your world? Did you get some A/C sorted out?
How are things with you Nat? How is your MIL going with the fire situation?
Okay - better go for now. My boobs are about to burst so I might try and poke Jack - I will come back later and update on what is happening here. Hope everyone is well.
hayleylea
26-02-2009, 07:11
Cath - great to hear from you, im glad things are going well with you. The boobs though - how annoying!!! i never had HEAPS of milk, but i can associate with the cracked nipples though! OUCH!!! Speaking of Boobs i have a sore one AGAIN!!! The same one and the same spot. I really really just want to stop feeding but have no idea how to go about it. She wont touch formula or cows milk so do i just take milk off her altogeter since she is 1 (well on monday). It sucks though because its so hard to take their boobies away from them lol.
Yep this Satruday Trent gets home - im looking forward to it but he has been a complete ar$e this week, been WAY TOO BUSY with "his life" up there and hasnt given me the time of day. Yeah sure he is going to be home on Saturday but that doesnt give him the right to dismiss me now does it? GRRRR
OK gotta go i have to drop my car off to get a pink slip (bl00dy rego time!) and then off to kindermusik and then to go to Aldi.
Anyway i gotta go get ready.
talk soon
Hi again,
Oh Hayley you poor thing with the sore boob again - how annoying. How many feeds is Shelley getting from you a day now? I was able to wean both boys by 12 months by taking away a feed at a time (got rid of lunch time one first, then morning one and finally before bed one). Neither of them were keen on formula or cow's milk either and I ended up mostly replacing the morning and lunchtime ones with water (kept offering other milk and they gradually took some and then increased it but if they didn't drink it I tried not to stress and just kept them on lots of water during the day). I started the weaning at about 9-10 months so they slowly got used to the little bit of other milk/water thing instead of breastfeeds and by the time I dropped the night one at 12 months they would both take a little bit of cow's milk (not much though quite often) and a top up of water. Neither Paddy or Will ever transferred from breastfeeding to having big bottles of milk - just had little bits and lots of water. As they got older they then happily had milk in a cup with lunch and dinner. Good luck with it if you start it and as long as she is eating well and gets lots of water try not to stress about it if she isn't taking much milk (I think:confused:). Good luck for Saturday. Not good Trent is being a pain -does not make for a good homecoming.
Well we have so much going on here right now my head is spinning. Dean's Mum is in having her stents today, my SIL is having a lumpectomy and some lymph nodes removed tomorrow and getting a clearer idea of where she is at with the breast cancer and is a big emotional mess and my parents have suddenly decided to move house and are bidding on a new house on Saturday. I really hope my parents get this new house -it is closer to us (one of their big reasons for moving - would be a 20-30 minute drive rather than a 30-40 minute one) and is a much more suitable size for a 60+ year old couple rather than their current huge family home and big garden that they are struggling to maintain. They have so much crap though and Mum is worried about moving to a "small" house (this new house isn't even that small). They are both shocking horders and a good half of the stuff in their house would have to go (including some pretty hideous furniture they have had for 30 years or so - about bloody time I say). I am all for it. I love de-cluttering and have told Mum I am more than happy to do it with her.
Things are slowly improving here with my boob and sleep issues. I am on cortisone tablets for my stupid rash and it makes me all "wired" and I have hardly slept for days but finally got a 3 hour chunk of sleep before 6am last night then got another 2 hours in the early morning - the most sleep I have had in days. I know once I stop the cortisone I will sleep better and hopefully that will coincide with Jack starting to do longer sleeps at night (he is mostly waking every 1.5-2.5 hours overnight which is not great but he did manage a 4 hour chunk from 12:30-4:30 last night so that gave me hope).
My exciting news is that from the day after Jack was born Paddy is pretty much toilet trained (well 95% of the time anyway):smiliedance: It is so bizarre - he was obvisously taking in all the discussions I had with him about how when the new baby came out he was to do all wees and poos in the toilet and would be wearing undies. It is like a switch went off in his brain when he saw Jack - right - time to use the toilet and wear undies. I knew he was being lazy -this has been a total conscious decision and he has been capable of it for ages I think. I am so happy with him and he is quite proud of himself. We just couldn't have 3 in nappies/pull ups -the cost was going to be ridiculous.
One of my closest friends just found out she was pregnant with her first baby on Sunday and I am so excited for her. She is going to be seeing my Obstetrician which is great. I feel quite sad about ending my relationship with him and the "going to see the Obstetrician" days so will be able to live vicariously through her.
Okay - that is all the major news for now. Better go and do some stuff on the massive list that is running through my head of things I want to do. Chat soon.
Cath Welcome home! So great to hear from you and to hear that you've settled in with Jack. Fantastic news that Paddy has decided to TT himself now that his little brother is home. That will definitely make life easier for you Cath. Oh I can't wait for my back to stop niggling at me. Its now started to effect my walking and I'm just in constant pain.
Hayley, Trent is coming home so soon! I hope the reunion goes well and you guys can move on to happier times. Sounds like you've got a big day ahead of you. Hope you got everything sorted out with the car rego. Your poor boob, I had mastitis once and geez I remember it being so painful. Hope it clears up for you ASAP. As for the weaning I did pretty much the same as Cath, one feed at a time over a series of weeks. But I weaned Maddi at 8 months so weaned her onto a bottle. If I was weaning her at 12 months I'd wean her onto a sippy cup.
Well Maddi went home with my parents on Tuesday to Bairnsdale. We're heading to Melbourne tomorrow for my scan which I'm so excited about. I had my OB appointment today and even he said "Wow your big, are you sure there's only 1 in there" to which I replied "You tell me!". But the heartbeat was strong and only one in there :D. Then we're driving onto Bairnsdale to spend the weekend and drive back with Maddi.
I just came back from shopping, I needed to buy some bigger undies and since Target had 20% off headed off there. I also needed to get Maddi some of the next size up. But they didn't have anything for Maddi. So I headed up to Big W and boy am I glad. The undies were so cheap! They are all on sale up there so if you guys need undies for the kids go for it. I buy Maddi the bonds one's and in the past have paid around $5 a pair. Well I got them for ~$2. :smiliedance:I can't believe I'm so excited about undies :laughing:
Alright better go and start packing for tomorrow.
Hello again everyone. Am feeling very time poor again so please forgive me if I don't quite keep up with the personals!
Cath - you are one amazing woman to be posting so well on here already. :yelclap: for Paddy and the TT. They do take everything in don't they? I swear they just soak it all in and then make up their own mind in their own little time. Like I know full well that Will is dry all night but can't be bothered getting up in the morning and going to the toilet first thing. He's even told me that he thinks it is "too hard". Rubbish, he does it all day every day without my help (except the poo bit obviously) - he is just too lazy in the morning!
I completely understand about the hoarding thing and your parents moving. My parents are exactly the same and Troy's are not much better. I think it is the age group - they didn't have a lot when they were growing up so find it "wasteful" to part with things I think. If my parents ever move from the farm there is going to be a huge battle for my Mum to let go of some of her stuff. My Dad's not too bad but my Mum is apalling! The things she keeps!
Hayley - so sorry that Trent is being a pain in the bum. Just keep reminding yourself that he'll be back on Saturday and will have to start behaving himself. I hope the weaning thing goes ok. Levi loves his milk but when I give it to him in a cup he drinks some, spits some out,spits out some more etc etc. It's a very messy process! I am thinking that I really want to get him to drink milk from a cup by 12 months otherwise I can see him giving up milk altogether like Will did.
Lou - you poor girl and your back pain! I really hope that doesn't continue for you. Maybe you should visit the physio and get one of those support bands. My BF has just got one and tells me that while it certainly is not stylish it is definitely helping a lot. Good going on the undies. I buy nearly all the boys stuff at Big W - it nearly always seems to be the cheapest. Will's a RIO boy and he'll tell you too! LOL.
Cath - I forgot. Will is going ok without the sleep but he had one yesterday as he decided he was tired. I think he could have done with one today as he went swimming this morning but he managed to get through the day alright. He knows his bedtime so well though (7:30) that he thinks he is being punished if he goes to bed earlier than that and sometimes that makes it a bit hard if I think he is really tired. Sometimes I can convince him that he needs to go to bed a bit earlier, it just depends on whether I can be bothered explaining it to him. As for Levi, I think he may be heading toward the 1 sleep a day thing, but is not quite ready for it. He is definitely tired enough for a morning sleep but not quite tired enough for it to be a big one. I think it is just going to be a bit messy for a while. I am sure by the time he is 1 he will be having the one sleep a day only.
Better say goodbye now! Have lots to do for work and just in general at the moment. Hope you are all well.
Will's a RIO boy and he'll tell you too! LOL.
:laughing:Thats so cute. I think you might be right about the generation thing and hoarding. Thats my parents and Tony's parents too. Tony's parents are way worse, his mum even kept Tony's cloth nappies from when he was a baby. I might ask around about the support belt as my back is really giving me heaps and I can only see it getting worse as I get bigger. I wasn't like this with Maddi.
Anna, I forgot to ask you how you went with the Midwives. I hope you got an understanding one that can help you through your fears. I remember how scared you were with Alex. I've been thinking about my c-section a lot lately and that alone scares me. I just don't have good memories of labor, but that's because I had a bad experience. Alex's birth was a good experience wasn't it? How did you go finding a gift for the baby shower? Hope you had a great night out. Oh - I when are you coming to Melbourne again? I remember its towards the end of March?
Alright better go, we're off to Melbourne. Hopefully I'll get some good U/S photo's to show you guys.
hayleylea
27-02-2009, 14:03
Hey guys
Thanks for the advice on the weaning - i havent made a serious effort yet - but when Trent comes home it will be a bit easier. ITs really hard because she has only ever only fed off one side since she was born! And she will only feed for about 5 minutes at a time! She still only has 2-3 feeds a day (mostly 2!) - and as i said they arent very big..i actually think its more a comfort thing then actually an "eating" thing - which is maybe a bad habit? Ill see how I go though. It will be easier when Trent gets home!
Lou - i had sciatic pain with both kids - but more so with Shelley - it was horrible! to the point i could barely walk!
Cath - glad everything is going ok with you and your 3 boys! (WOW 3 boys lol) I hope your parents get the house they want - i always thought they were really close to you for some reason! Because they take Paddy a fair bit i guess. Sorry to hear about all the stuff going on with your MIL etc! Its alot to take in - especially when you have just had a baby. :smiliedance::smiliedance: yay for Paddy and his TT thats fantastic news! You poor thing not getting much sleep! I hope Jack gives you more of them 4 hour sleeps and hope that rash clears up so you can go off the cortisone!
Trent should be flying out soon and arrive in sydney at 6.40 tonight. He was meant to be staying in sydney and getting up early and hiring a car and coming home, but now he tells me he doesnt know what he is going to do. I told him if he is tired not to drive home - he wouldnt get home till after midnight and its just silly really! Ive tried calling him today and he was too busy to talk - oh well we will what tommorrow brings.
OK i better go. these kids need entertaining.
Good luck with the reunion Hayley - I hope everything goes well and you settle back into a "normal" life soon.
Lou I hope the scan went well and you have a nice time at your parent's place on the weekend.
Tan that is so cute that Will knows that 7:30 is his bedtime and likes to stick with it. Paddy is a bit oblivious and if we start the bath, story routine he doesn't really notice what time it is (I have them in the bath at 5:45 sometimes and in bed by 6:30 -hasn't happened in a while though I must say -that is for the days Will doesn't have a sleep).
Funny that other peoples parents are hoarders too. When we met them to have a look at this house yesterday Mum gets out of the car with a big tri-pillow saying "I have 3 of these" - do you want another one (we have one which is all you need in any household I would say). Why they hell do they have 3? She was trying to tell me she would "need" a chair in their bedroom (which isn't going to fit if they get this house). What the hell for? She said to put her shoes on:confused: Go and sit on the couch or at the kitchen table or the bed or whatever for goodness sake. She is going to struggle with downsizing like you wouldn't believe.
Okay - just a quick check in. Jack got checked by the maternal nurse since today and has put on a little bit of weight since Monday and is doing fine. He is very unsettled at the moment for some reason but is comfortable lying on Dean's chest for now -we just can't get him into bed - I think he has some wind issues poor bubba. Poor Paddy is "freaked out" by the cord stump and is really scared of it. We gave him a bath the other day and Paddy said "but I don't want to see that cord stump -it freaks me out" and then ran away and came back wearing one of those eye masks you get to wear on planes:laughing:. Too funny.
Chat again soon.
hayleylea
27-02-2009, 15:17
Cath :laughing::laughing: about paddy and the cord stump and the glasses - too funny!!! Sorry to hear Jack is having some issues I hope settles soon and its nothing major! Oh i also had to have a giggle about your Mum needing a chair in her bedroom to put her shoes on! Thats so funny!
tahts it from me i have a cranky boy on my hands
:laughing: Cath - Paddy and the cord stump gave me such a giggle! I just had to comment!
Hey girls, sorry - I wrote a big post on Thursday and lost the lot - you'd think I'd have learned by now.
Cath I laughed out loud when I read about Paddy - that's so funny! Does he realise that it'll fall off soon? I wonder how he'll react then! :laughing:
Glad to hear that Jack is thriving and I hope he starts settling soon. How are you feeling after the c/s? Are you managing to get about without too much pain? I can't imagine that b/f would be easy with holding a baby against your poor tum.
Glad to hear those breast pads are working - they look weird though. I thought they'd be a thin gel pack you put in the freezer, but they're more like a big round TENS machine pad and I'm a bit worried about sticking them on sore boobs! But I've already got a box packed in my hospital toiletries bag and another two boxes put away with some maternity pads I bought the other day. Slowly getting there with my preparations, I think I'm feeling like pulling out all the boxes of clothes and just going through them all to see what I need to replace or add (not much, but I'd like to replace the smaller sizes of bonds undersuits from the big/target ones I've got. And as much as I don't need them, I'd just LOVE to buy a few baby blue velour jump suits when they come back in at target in the winter stock - won't be long now! I just can't resist a snuggly baby in a snuggly velour jumpsuit!!
Sounds like your mum is going to take struggle with the downsizing - 3 V-pillows?!! I have one and that's one too many to try and store at the end of my bed when I go to sleep! LOL!!!
Cath that's GREAT news about Paddy and the toilet training! Seems as though he was just waiting til Jack arrived - awwww!
Hayles how did the reunion go? I hope Trent is all rested up and ready for some quality family time. How'd the kids react to see him? I'll bet it was like Christmas day!!!
I hope the weaning goes ok and the boobs don't suffer too much. Can you just express a few feeds and give it too her in a bottle? Hopefully she'll get the hint!
Lu how's your back been the last few days? I'm soooo thankful that my sciatica still hasn't kicked in - it was well and truly here by now with the others so maybe I'll get lucky this time? *touch wood!* It might be worth while going to see a physio to see if they can help or at least give you something to help support it. A friend of mine recently gave me this huge stocking thing - it's like a support stocking you put around your wrist, ankle or knee, but it's designed for your torso. It goes from just under my boobs to close to my knees which is great for when I'm wearing my maternity dress - or I can fold it up a bit or just have it go over my bum for when I'm wearing pants. It's tight but not uncomfortably so, and it helps to support my baby belly (and the rest of my mummy tummy) and eases the strain off my back - it's a god send!
Oh I just bought some new undies from the target sale too! So so sad - I got 2 x 5 pack of high cut black briefs that come up to about 2 inches below my belly button - true granny style - but they're soooo damn comfy! I was getting sick of my knickers that were cutting in or rolling down so I've shoved them all to the back of my drawer to make way for the new ones.
Looking forward to seeing some scan pics!! Is this the big scan? Have you decided if you'll find out the sex of the baby?
Tan I understand about being time poor so don't you worry about it!
I know what you mean about our parents generation not having much when they were younger. My mum is constantly reminding me how much we have and how lucky we are to have it. Um. . . hello? We worked our butts off for it. No one bought us a tv, washing machine/dryer, dishwasher, dining table etc. Unlike some of my friends who had those sorts of items on their bridal registry, we worked, saved and bough it all ourselves. *sigh* Shane thinks my mum is just jealous :rolleyes:.
Lol at Will being a RIO boy! I usually get the girls their knickers from either Target (the nice quality packs) or from pumpkin patch whenever they have some on sale - they're excellent!
I hope work isn't keeping you too busy - have you handed some of that extra work load back yet?
Ok as for me.
For everyone who asked, our anniversary blew just a little. Shane hadn't booked anything and suggested we just go into town and find somewhere (yeah, great - Friday night) so we ended up waiting about 15 mins at one of our favourite steak restaurants for a table. It was pouring with rain that night so after dinner we decided to just grab some dvds and head home - via a place called FISH so I could get a scoop each of rich chocolate (which really was more like chocolate mousse!) ice cream and ferrero rocher ice cream - soooooo good but I could barely finish it!
Mum had bathed the kids and put them to bed, then she and John raved about how fabulous the lasagne I made for dinner was. That was nice, although I didn't think lasagne was all that hard to make? :confused:
There wasn't even anything on at the movies, so yeah - pretty boring and average old night.
Baby shower the other night was good - we went to a nice place in North Hobart where they have live music. I roamed all of Hobart and a couple of the suburbs trying to find a gift earlier that day then ended back at pumpkin patch and forked out a stupid amount for a GORGEOUS pink fluffy jacket with a hood and little ears on it. I know it was worth it though because I bought one which lasted all the girls, and I also have a beige one for Alex that has been loaned by a friend of mine and will more than last my next bubba blue too. Anyway my GF loved it as it was something she didn't have and really needed. I put a nice, large pink waffle wrap in with it too - something else she didn't have.
We played a couple of games, had yummy food and dessert and made some funky jewelery and belly belts out of those glow in the dark bracelets which was fun! We just kept joining them all together and my GF and I were measuring our bellies to compare how many we needed - we did look a treat when we walked out into the dark! :laughing:
Lu I'll be heading to Melbourne Sat 28th - Mon 30th of March and I'm hoping to catch up with Cath on the Sunday. I'll have a car (and sat nav!!!) so I'll be able to scoot around a bit and we're staying out at Oakleigh so I'm hoping we'll get some shopping in, although I'm happy to drop the other girls off at Chaddy and meet up somewhere as I'm not too sure how far my tired, 30 week pregnant feet and legs will carry me! WOW - I just realised that it's only 4 weeks away til I head up there! Woohoo!!
Ok so hospital visit.
It was a rather emotional time but it went well - I ended up having the same lady who booked me in for Alex which I wasn't too sure about as she was hopeless last time. But this time was heaps better and we chatted a lot.
Anyway after running through options for my upcoming birth (ie. basically me stating NO to gas, NO to pethidine, NO to epidural or c/s) the middie sighed and said - well, I'm not exactly sure WHAT I can do for you - is it more that you'd like us to slow down your labour? YESYESYEYESYESYESYES!! I hear you all gasping in shock lol! But I swear, if I hear just one more person tell me how lucky I am to have such a quick labour I think I shall slap them.
The midwife went on to draw a chart that looked like THIS (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Random/image002-2.gif) and explained that the green line (B) is the ideal labour, where time v dilation happens fairly evenly. The red line (C) is not ideal and women with these types of labours tend to go on to have epidurals and/or c/s. However the blue line (A) is the type of labour I have where it's fast and dilation is rapid, therefore my body doesn't get the time it needs to prepare and labour is intense and can be traumatic to the body. She went on to say that unless I have a stone cold epidural (ie. come into hospital before I go into labour and have an epi straight away) there was nothing they could do to help me slow it down.
It doesn't look good for me going in the bath either due to my fast labours - because they're not equipped to deliver there (there's no equipment in case of an emergency etc) so instead she has requested on my file to put me in a room (subject to availability) with a larger bathroom so I can labour in the shower - as I like the water and I prefer to be standing. I'm happy with that - if they can get me there. I think I'll have to get in there as soon as the contractions pick up because with Alex I was grounded as if my feet were burried in cement - to move me would have meant someone would have had to literally pick me up as I wasn't budging. LOL!
Anyway, I think we've got things semi-sorted.
The midwife said that as soon as labour starts - even if it's just strong BH's (like I had with the pre-labour in the day or two before Alex was born) she said to just simply call the hospital, tell them it's my 5th pregnancy, I have fast deliveries and that I'm coming in now. Then hang up the phone and make my way. That was a relief! I'm so paranoid about having an unassisted home birth - Shane couldn't handle it at all and unless there was another me floating around to help, then it would be disastrous! Been watching too much Triple Zero Heros lol!
Anyhoo! On a brighter note, I finally got a prescription from the Dr for some medication for my heartburn as I was feeling soooo sick and barely ate for days. I've got myself some lovely zantac effervescent tablets and they are divine! :cloud9: 1 tablet twice a day and no more heartburn! Woohoo!!!
Alex has had the sniffles all week and I finally bit the bullet and booked him into the Dr just to get a prescription for infant Dimetapp as they've now taken it off the shelves (I've tried several chemists and no-one will sell it over the counter). We get called into the office and the Dr says - this is Alexander? Ummmm yes? I reply. Looks as though the receptionist has selected a 14yo Alex Moore on the system but they can't find my Alex's details. So I'm sent back to the waiting room and asked to fill out a new form and wait another 20 mins while they process it. He's been seen there before however he might have been checked out with one of the girls - it was too long ago to remember.
So I get my prescription and thankfully they bulk bill me - policy at our new clinic is that you pay $60 for a first time consult per person then any other consults are all bulk billed - sooo much more handy for my family - even though I have to drive into Hobart to see them.
So we head up to chemist warehouse to fill the prescription and when we're called to the end I'm told it's way cheaper for them to sell it to me over the counter so here's the Dimetapp and keep my prescription.
HUH?? :confused: What the?!!! AFTER ALL THAT!!!! Grrrrrrrr!!!!!
Annnyyyyywayyyy - I now have infant dimetapp, as well as prescription and I was happy to only pay $7 for it too - I've been charged $13 for it before so I'm going to keep the receipt with the prescription in case they up it next time.
*sigh*
Last little whinge before I sign off.
Yesterday Shane went out to lunch with his work mates to bid farewell to a collegue who was going to uni for 3 years. Well lunch turned into him returning home via cab (at the bosses expense) at 9.30pm without so much as a phone call.
In the afternoon he said they'd planned on finishing up around 4pm and heading back to the office before going home. Around 5.30 he text me but I didn't hear it and read it 2 hours later. 8pm he texts again to say that he's going to share a cab home with one of the girls there who've had way too much to drink so wanted to make sure she got home ok. And he didn't walk in the door til 9.30pm.
I was just livid. All I could do was cry and I've barely spoken a word to him all day. He knows how sh!tty I am with him - I was up at 8:30am tending to the kids while he lazed in the spare room til after 10am and plonked himself on the computer for most of the day. By 11am I'd done 2 loads of washing and had a 3rd on the go, and have been ignoring him all day.
All I want is a decent, sincere apology - something I'm not going to hold my breath over.
I think tomorrow if he doesn't say anything I'm just going to pack the kids up and go out for the day. I've had it. I'm sick of spending all weekend every weekend at home, doing nothing but washing and ironing. I'm sick of it. I'm home all day every day and he's out at work. The kids deserve to go out and have some fun too before school starts for another week. I could tell him that til the cows come home but every week it's the same.
Sorry to end on that note - I just want to go to bed and cry, even now I feel the tears welling up but I have to hold it together.
Suppose I'd better help with dinner - goodness only knows what Shane's started on, but he obviously feels some sort of guilt - he hasn't started dinner himself in ages.
Hopefully we'll get to talk tonight and tomorrow will be a fresh new day.
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.
Pop back in soon.
xoxo
hayleylea
28-02-2009, 19:39
Hi guys
Well Trent is home and the reunion was off to a bad start- He didnt ring me when he got into Australia - he was meant to be staying in sydney and i had no contact with him. And he turns up at the door at 2.30am - yeah it was great to see him but i had all these bad thoughts not knowing where he was!
I have put my foot down today - and ive said my peace - and alot of it hurt him but the truth is he needs to hear it from the start. He gets back and tells me he HAS to go back there, and I told him that he doesnt have to go back there at all and he HAS to stay with his family - i bascically laid down the law and told him how dissapointed I am in him and how I dont know him anymore (and its sad but true :() it really pulled at his heart string and im glad, like i said to him enough is enough, he cant have both so he has to make a decision. He says we will always win but truly if that was the case then why the hell is saying he has to go back!!!!?!?!?!?!?! My head is all over the place - im happy he is home and im happy the kids have their dad but i just dont feel like I have MY Trent back. I feel lost, and i dont know how to act around him and it sounds weird but there has been so much hurt and so much much I have went through and im just so upset that he said he has to come back. He promised me and e PROMISED COOPER! Cooper actually suprised me and shyed away from him which hurt Trent alot - but as i said to him what did he really expect? I told him again how shattered Cooper has been about it all, and that its about time he wakes up and becomes the Father I know he can be. Harsh? maybe but i need to get it through his head! Shelley screamed when he tried to pick her up and i was again left to point out the obvious - she doesnt know him!! mind you it didnt take her long to wind up to him and they were best friends this afternoon which was good to see - that all is not lost.
So the kids are still up (yes late) but Shelley has had 3 sleeps today and not her one (car trips etc) and Cooper wont let Dad out of his site. So when they go to sleep i have beer in the fridge we will sit down and have another chat - where we can actually say more without Cooper hearing! its hard to say what we need to in the short bursts cooper is out of the room!
Anyway must go. Talk soon
Yep - we have explained to Paddy that the cord stump will fall off soon and then Jack will have a belly button that looks like his and Will's. He is still very unsure though. I was telling him while he and Will were in the bath last night that soon the bath was going to get very squishy when Jack was in there too and he got a worried look on his face and said again "but I don't want to see that cord stump". We had a friend over last night who suggested we keep the cord stump in a jar and pull it out as a threat for when he is naughty - too funny.
Oh Anna men have quite the life compared to us sometimes don't they? The monotony of being at home and doing all the house stuff just gets a bit much sometimes and to be able to go out on a whim and get home late is a distant dream. Hope you work it out with Shane and you get that apology. Good to hear your discussion went well in the end at the hospital. The shower sounds like a great idea. Your labours do sound pretty full on so if you can slow it down with hot water pelting down on your back maybe that might help you feel more at ease. Definitely sounds like a plan to get in there ASAP once you think things are happening.
How exciting you will be her so soon. Sunday at Chaddy sounds good to me even if we just meet at one of the cafes and don't move. Sounds like the baby shower was good and that's good at least you went out for dinner for your anniversary. Oh and a good lasagne is still a skill - some people make bad ones.
My recovery from the caesarean is really good. No problems at all breastfeeding - my incision is down really low (one of the nurses commented actually that it is particularly low - my Ob. is excellent with his surgical skills - I have a really low and small scar that is stitched really finely - he is renowned for his needlecraft skills according to a midwife I saw when I had Paddy - worth the money really). I have hardly any pain at all unless I do too much - still have to control myself and not lift Will or carry washing for a good couple of week if I can get away with it. The breast pads you have sounds different to the Mother Mates - they are a thin, gel thing that are only about 7 cm or so in diameter and the relief from them on damaged nipples is great if they come from the fridge. It might be worth you buying a pack just to compare and have one.
Well my parents bought the new house:smiliedance: The poor things had to pay more than they wanted to so now the pressure is on to sell their place for a good price. We didn't go to the auction (the boys would have been distracting - the last auction we went to Paddy was rolling on the grass in front of the auctioneer then having races up and down the nature strip and now that Will runs around too it would have been double chaos). They have a long settlement of 120 days (end of June) which is good. They will need that time to get their house ready and sold (this was a really sudden decision to bid on another house) and to sort out all that stuff. It's going to be a busyu couple of months. Mum is all stressed and worried and saying it is an awful time with Jack just being born but that's life really and I'm telling her it is no big deal an things will be settled down later in the year. I am really happy about the move.
Okay- might go and try and relax for a bit before Jack wakes again which should be soon. We are finally going to get his second bath since coming home done when he wakes up. We were laughing about how Paddy got a daily bath as a baby and Will probably got one every second day but poor Jack has only had one since he got home on Monday. He vomited on his foot today and is really due for a bath poor little man (and he loves it and we had to rush the one we have done becuase of Paddy freaking out about the cord stump and Will having a tantrum over something). At least tonight he can have one that is longer than 30 seconds.
Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
hayleylea
02-03-2009, 08:27
OMG MY LITTLE BABY GIRL IS 1 TODAY!!! HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY PRINCESS SHELLEY!!!!
Just a quick one from me wihle im puting some photos on my computer (making room) hope all is well! have fantastic day!
happybirthday Happy Birthday Shelley! I can't believe you are one already! Have a beautiful day!
Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend. Things sound as though they are going well at your place Cath. I hope the move goes well for your Mum and Dad. I love the threat of the cord stump for Paddy - that's just hilarious.
Things here have just been the usual craziness of 2 little boys, work, a husband who likes to play golf and housework. We did have some very sad news though - my Aunt has been diagnosed with a malignant tumour in her uterus and has to see a specialist oncologist/surgeon today to see what options she has. She is quite frail though (she is 81) and I am not sure there is too much that can be done. I lived with that Aunt when I was at Uni so we are pretty close. She is the second oldest of my Mum's enormous family (Mum is the youngest) so that explains the age I guess.
Hayley - I hope and Trent have had some good chats and that you are in a reasonably good place now. I am praying for you, I know it must be a very hard time. Make sure you enjoy today though - such a special day.
Lou - have you got some pics to share with us yet? I hope the weekend was great and that you are once again having a great time with Maddi.
Anna - you labours sound like mine. I dilate really rapidly too and have to head to the hospital pretty much when I feel any sort of twinge cause even though it might be a while before it really happens when it does it is full on and happens straight away. I completely relate to you - it is so intense and full on and quite scary. I almost hyperventilated when I had Levi because when he decided to be born he just came before I had time to breathe! I also go into shock afterwards (as I am sure you do) and it is hard to explain to people about it as they just think - oh wow, what a short labour! Levi was born with a bruised head - that's how fast he came out! (the middies kept commenting). So much like you - I have no drugs.
Anyway - I had better run, can smell something suspicious coming from Levi and Will is glued to playschool.
happybirthday Happy 1st birthday Shelley! That was a bloody fast year Hayley. I hope you are all having a lovely day and you are sorting things out with Trent (I can't believe he is still saying he has to go back:banghead:).
Tan how sad about your Aunt. How many kids in your Mum's family?
Just a quick check in for now. Jack was a nightmare last night and was up for most of the night and now of course has been solidly sleeping from 7:30-11:30 and doesn't see to be stirring. Oh well- at least I know he is capable of decent chunks of sleep he just hasn't worked out when he is meant to be doing them yet. Better go and have a shower while I can. Dean has taken the boys to playgroup but will be back before I know it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELLEYhappybirthday Wow that year has just flown right by. I had a quick squiz at your photo's on facebook and the kids looked like they had an awesome time. I loved that activity block thingy, I bet Shelley does too. Hope things with you and Trent are on the improve and he's taking what you tell him to heart.
Cath, I had a good laugh at your stump story. Funny how these kids think isn't it. Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight to make up for your horror night last night.
Tan, I'm so sorry to hear about your Aunt. I hope that the specialist has some options for her to look at. It must be heartbreaking to see her go through this hard time. :hugs:I hope your Mum is coping ok too.
Anna, I hope that Shane gave you the sincere apology. When I get mad at Tony I seem to go into housework overdrive too. I think the action of throwing things around makes me feel heaps better :D. Yes, I understand how the monotony of staying home week in week out can drive you to 4-wall syndrome. I suffer it occasionally, and watch out when I do. I also suffer from geography claustrophobia. If I don't get to get out of Bendigo for a 2 month period I get cranky and mad. I just like a change of scenery every now and then.
Well we had our big scan on the Friday and the baby is doing really well. 21cm and growing. It was asleep the whole time so the scan went really fast. I was so definite in not finding out the sex that when the guy asked I nearly yelled out NO! I think he was a bit taken aback by my response :laughing:I actually think I was trying to convince myself. But I'm happy with my decision and now am super excited about opening our "present" baby to see what we get :laughing:I'm pretty sure that Tony and I were holding our breath the whole time he was doing measurements of the baby in fear something was going to be wrong. I don't know why but I've just had this fear that something was wrong. Now I can relax!
We drove to Bairnsdale to pick up Maddi, stayed 2 nights and drove back on Sunday. It was lovely to get out of town and see some green grass and the beach. Oh I miss the beach so much. Lately I've been so depressed, just living in a drought plagued town with no garden is so tiring. Anyways, Maddi had a great time but was homesick this visit. I've actually found Maddi to be quite clingy since I've become pregnant. Did you guys find the same? Creche has been closed for the day tomorrow due to the extreme fire risk. So Tony is going to stay home with Maddi while I go to work. He's done so much overtime lately he's got days owing. So thats going to be a change in roles for us. My back is still killing me and I'm having heaps of trouble walking. I'm sure that driving 12 hours in the car has totally stuffed me up. So I'm off to bed to lie flat on my back, although even that isn't comfortable. I'm hoping to get into a physio in the hope of getting a back support brace.
Nighty night all and hope you had a great birthday Shelley.
I've got really bad baby brain! I meant to post a photo Bubby 2 at 19 weeks (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/lucinda3550/19weekscan.jpg)
:yelclap: Great news that all is well Lou and love the pictures. It is such a nice feeling confirming everything is as it should be isn't it (I am always paranoid abotu something being wrong too)? You are one strong woman to resist finding out the sex - I just can't do it - I am hopeless. Do you have a gut feeling on what sex you think this one is? Now you have to work out a girl and boy name - how exciting. Poor woman with your back- not sounding good. Paddy had an obsession while I was pregnant with getting me to do everything for him and noones else was allowed to do it (make his breakfast, put his shoes on etc.) and that may have been his form of clinginess. It seems to have passed (I think - I haven't been available at their breakfast time to do it though -have been sleeping in and getting up at 10ish). It was so annoying because every move with my stupid aching pelvic bones killed me. Now that pain is gone I am in a much better position to put his shoes on etc. and it seems to have passed. Hopefully the clinginess will pass with Maddi too.
Okay - lots to do. Had a better night last night and am now trying to get all my maternity clothes typed up to put on ebay (I'm back in normal clothes - amazing - this new "heart attack diet" has been a good thing for my weight!). Chat soon.
ETA: Check out this comparison Dean put together last night of the 3 boys as babies - they are definitely brothers!
Paddy,Will and Jack as babies (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/cathbroadbent/?action=view¤t=3boyscompared.jpg)
hayleylea
03-03-2009, 12:54
Lou - glad everything went well with the scan! Great pics.
Cath - WOW your boys certainly do look alike! The photos are so cute.
Anyway just a quick one from me. Things arent too good here at the moment - Shelley did have a fantastic birthday - but unfortunatley i could only put on the happy face for the day - its all really complicated and when i get time ill come back in and fill everyone in. Im really going through a tough time, and i suspect it will ge tworse before it gets better - im hanging in there...
talk soon.
:hugs: Big hugs to you Hayley you poor thing. I really feel for you and wish everything was great and smooth sailing. You have been having a rough time.
Hayley - I hope you are doing ok. Shelley's birthday photos look great, I bet the party is going to be huge! Trent sounds as though he is being a very silly man - maybe let it go for a week or so and give him a few opportunities to be alone with the kids. Sometimes I think men really need to experience things before they have any idea at all.
Cath - I hope Jack starts to settle down at night soon for you. Those first few weeks can be so hard. I love the way the "heart attack diet" has worked for you! There had to be a bonus in there somewhere for all that stress.
Can anyone tell me why it is that toddlers have to hit their heads all the time? Currently Levi is sporting a black eye that he has had for more than a week and 2 bruises on his forehead from falling over and smacking his head on the floorboards. Speaking of which his day sleeps have not improved at all and I am fairly sure he is moving to one day sleep but he's not quite ready for it. So sad. Taking steps, wanting only the one day sleep - where did my baby go? He is supposed to still be little!
Lou - great pics of bubba 2! Well done on holding out on knowing what it is. I didn't know with either of my boys, but would be seriously tempted if we had a 3rd. Troy tells me he does not want to know though, so it looks like we wouldn't find out! I hope you can get into a physio soon about your back, it sounds very painful.
I had better duck off here. I hope you are all doing alright.
MrsMiggins
04-03-2009, 17:30
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:
As much as I love this laptop, I could seriously hurl it against a wall whenever it is I accidentally press that button (no idea which one!!!!) which completely wipes a post out in one touch!!!!!! :mad:
Anyway, I'm back from the wedding, it was great, but am glad to be home (24 hours a day for 8 days in the company of my parents plus two toddlers who've been cooped up in the car for most of it is certainly no party!!!!!)
Hayles - :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
BBL!!!!
Hayles I'm so sorry I missed Shelley's birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!! I'm so happy to hear the day went so well!! :goodvibes:
Hayles I understand that things must be so tense between you both, but stick with it - try not to dwell on the past hurts and focus more on talking and spending some time together after the kids go to bed. I do hope things improve a little more every day :hugs:.
Cath that's great news that you're recovering so well! I have no idea how low a c/s scar should be but it sounds like you have such a good surgeon!
I'm so glad to hear that Jack has had a few longer sleep stints - it sounds very promising! I hope my bundle follows suit - Shane and I are both wondering how on earth we're going to cope, especially with the school routine!
Cath how much time does Dean have off work at the moment? Oh and WELL DONE on getting back into pre-preggy clothes already! AWESOME! I'm so impressed! Hopefully the diet continues to do you well!
It seems that photobucket is down at the moment but I'll keep looking to check out the baby photos!
Tan I'm so sorry to hear about your aunty - I hope there is some good news for her soon. I'll keep her in my prayers :hugs:.
Our labours are very similar aren't they? I do remember thinking that when you had Levi. Yes I go into shock after as well. My body starts shaking uncontrollably and I can barely hold the baby. I gave birth to Alex standing and no sooner was he out, I was on the ground and I was lucky to have had someone catch me under my arms, then again, the shakes started so they just kept my wrapped and warm while my body delivered the placenta and I had a cuddle with baby. It didn't last too long in hindsight - but it was scary not having control. At least someone can understand why a fast labour is not as easy as it sounds!
Poor little Levi - sounds like he's in the wars! Could it be that he's going through a few growth spurs and it could be affecting his balance? I found that happened with my kids although they mainly just fell down rather than bumping their heads!
Lou I just realised that according to our tickers, we are exactly 7 weeks apart! You have 20 weeks to go (tomorrow? I go by Thursdays according to the due date calculator) and I have 13 weeks!! That's so cool!
I'm SUPER impressed that you resisted the urge to find out the sex of the baby, but I was secretly hoping that one of the scan pics would reveal the secret!! hehe!! Dammit!! :laughing:
I can understand what you mean about getting out of Bendigo - it must be exciting having the whole of Melbourne not too far away though, makes for endless weekends away possibilities!
How'd Tony go with looking after Maddi for the whole day? Has he found a new appreciation in his wife? LMAO!!!
Get yourself to the physio woman - I hope they can straighten you out! (Pardon the pun!)
The rest of this post will most likely be long so I won't hold it against you if you stop reading now - I'll be having a massive massive vent further down. (Don't say I didn't warn you!)
Ok so I've had a pretty full on few days.
Last night the girls were all playing with the wooden train set and Chelsea fully threw one of the solid timber building blocks at Immy and smacked her fair in the head. She screamed blue murder and I was petrified! Her head blew up like an egg immediately and I could see a 3 pronged split so it must have hit with the corner of the block. I sat with her for a good 20 mins with an ice pack covered with a soft bib on her head. She has a rather nasty bruise today but she won't let me change her bandaid so I'm not sure how the split is. I seriously considered taking her to the hospital because of how fast her head swelled, and the depth of the split. *sigh* For a smart little girl, Chelsea can be quite catty if she doesn't get her way. I'm so hoping it's a phase, I don't like it when that attitude comes through.
Oh just remembered - someone mentioned baby names before and I've been looking at a site called Nymbler (easily googled) where you can put in up to 6 names and it will spit out compatible suggestions - it's pretty cool! You still get your share of baaad baaaaaad names but it's suprised me with a few that are worth considering!!
So Shane and I have been struggling lately - a lot.
Things haven't been fabulous around here and without boring you with the depressing details of married life, I'll try and keep it short.
Lately I've been feeling that rather than being a couple with 4 children, we are simply two people co-existing who are mum and dad, and nothing more. I feel that buying a laptop was the worst decision we've ever made. We could both sit in the same room, him on the computer, me on the laptop and seriously not say a single word to each other for a good 3-4 hours.
Last Friday night it all came to a head after Shane did something completely stupid and out of character and I spent Fri-Mon in silence just stewing over everything. He'd gone for lunch & drinks with work mates to farewell a collegue heading to uni for 3 years. I spoke with him around 4pm and he said they were finishing up and would be heading home soon. Well we just waited and waited with no word and no Shane walking in the door. I hadn't prepared dinner as I'd planned on ordering pizza, so by 7pm I picked up my phone, only to see a message had been sitting there since around 5pm saying they'd just lost track of time. I messaged him back and got a reply that they'd be heading to the cab rank soon. Couldn't wait any longer so the kids had 2 min noodles for dinner and I put Alex to bed. 8pm a message said he was sharing a cab (c/o the boss) with a girl who'd had way too much to drink so wanted to make sure she got home ok. Fine. Not a problem. Girls stayed up til 9pm before reluctantly going to bed, then Shane trundles in at 9.30. I was livid. I burst into tears and just went to bed - I just couldn't face him.
Anyway, fast forward to Tuesday and I swear you could have bounced me off the walls I was wound so tight. Yesterday I cried my eyes out all day long. I spoke to a good friend for about an hour and was inconsolable, then I spoke with another good friend on msn and could barely type through the tears. Both suggested I get a few things down on paper, get the kids to bed super early and commit to a serious long-time-coming talk with Shane. *sigh* I started writing a few things down when the kids were in bed but ended up shutting the curtains and sobbing my heart out on my couch. I new that it was make or break time for a LOT of stuff to come out. Stuff that's been left over and building up from every argument we've had for a long time.
I bit the bullet and wrote Shane a simple email saying that we really need to have a talk and it would be good if he could come home as early as possible today - and a few other things. He replied that he completely agreed and he'd be home early.
There has been something that's been weighing my down for about 3 years that I'd been too cowardly to raise with him. Something that I'd found out that he didn't know about. Before you jump to horrible conclusions, it wasn't anything that was a marriage breaker, he hadn't broken the law and I'm sure some wouldn't even blink twice at what I knew. BUT. It was a huge issue for me and for 3 years it's consumed me. I thought about it every single day and every argument or disagreement seemed to come back to me thinking about it.
I had no idea if I was going to be able to bring it up but I just KNEW that the time was coming close to have to do it, otherwise I felt I was on the verge of an emotional breakdown - and that's not very easy for me to say :(.
I think one of the reasons that we barely spoke over the weekend is that I'm so full of emotions and very hormonal at the moment that there's no way I could talk without getting worked up, and Shane's the type of person to withdraw when there's an issue or frustration, and just can't handle it when I scream and yell and carry on. So it was a huge catch 22 because as hard as I tried, I just couldn't turn the emotion off.
We got the kids to bed and sat and talked. We talked and talked and talked. The atmosphere was fairly somber, the water works were on (at varying levels) and slowly but surely we started tackling our issues. As much as it was a relief to talk about it all and finding solutions and making compromises, I still held that feeling of dread.
Finally I just decided to bite the bullet. After a bit of a silence I said there was something else we needed to talk about, something that had been plaguing me for a veyr long time.
From then on I couldn't look at him, I cried and cried and cried into one of Alex's clean soft bibs that was near by. I sobbed my heart out as I slowly explained what I knew. It broke my heart and I could feel his sinking. I was inconsolable by the time I finished and it took me a while to calm down enough to actually listen to what he had to say. I sat there and listened, with the bib pressed to my eyes. I ended up soaking that bib by the end of the night.
He talked, I listened, and found myself nodding in understanding and empathy as he explained things. It took a long time to finish and by the end I was completely physically and mentally exhausted. Shane and I agreed we both felt better and lighter within ourselves, and felt good about the decisions we'd made.
We've agreed to start having a few computer free evenings and getting back to sharing the couch and watching a movie or some tv together or just talking about the day's events.
We've agreed to make more of an effort to make family plans for the weekends so we're not stuck at home all the time, something I've struggled with considering home is where Shane wants to be by the end of a busy week - however since home is my "workplace" it's the last place I want to be stuck for a further two days.
We've also agreed to be more open and honest with each other, and make more of an effort with how we interact. Making sure that we do start displaying more affection towards each other, especially when there just isn't time to sit and tell each other how we feel.
So. There you go. Friend of mine said to me recently that she was suprised by all of this, that from the outside we look like we have it so together. It's not that there was a facade in place, it's more that we focus so much on the kids when we are together, that everything else gets pushed to the side and issues just don't surface.
I seriously am sorry for dumping all of this but believe me, I think it was ultimately the therapy that I've needed. I'm not expecting replies and I hope no-one has been upset by anything I've said. And please excuse any bad spelling, I'm not up for much proof reading at the moment lol!
Ok I'll try and lighten the mood a bit and I'll leave you all with a bit of a laugh after all that heaviness.
Yesterday I phoned the hospital to complete my booking in process (which you do after the hospital appointment). After confirming a few details there was silence and the lady on the other end said - oh, you've already called?
No, I replied, maybe they just have my details from before? I've been there enough! (lol joke joke about lots of babies).
No, she says, due date 4th June right?
Ahhhh . . . yeah?
Booked in for a c/s right?
:eek:
HELL NO!!!! *panics, room spins, faints!*
My heart was pounding! I held my breath while I hear her typing away on the computer and rustling papers! I got sweats!! Lol!!!
Nope, she continues to confirm the same information, then realises by my blind panic that I must NOT be coming in for a caesar!
Woman, you'll hear me coming a MILE away and no doubt you'll be catching the baby as I exit the lift on the 3rd floor! HAHAHA!!!
She confirms that all is ok and that it's probably just the wrong code that's been entered and I urge her to HURRY AND FIX IT!!! Lol!!
I seriously had to sit with a hot milo to calm myself afterwards! At least now I know how I feel about a (no so) planned ceasar!! LMAO!!!
Oh one last thing lol! Today Shane got the shock of his life when collegues from QLD and Tassie all put in to 'thank' him for all the hard work and long hours that he's put in over the last few months - and they bought him a whole case of his favourite wine - one that he's been searching for for such a long time! LOL!!! It's a Stefano Lubiana 2007 Riesling and it costs a ludicrous $30 a bottle!!! Needless to say he's stuck into a bottle at the moment and I've been allowed a small "Taste of Tasmania Festival" sized glass LOL!! hehe I think it's made his week!
Ok I'll leave it there - I'm paranoid of losing this entire post!
I'm off to make some dessert. We decided to boycott dinner and go straight for that tonight and enjoy some time together so net time is nearly up!
I'll pop in again soon, please keep us in your prayers, we still need strength and support to get us through.
Hope you're all well *hugs all around*
xoxo
WoW Anna, that was a big post. But I'm glad you did. I can't see why anything in your post would offend anyone so don't worry about that. Sorry to hear things aren't too good at the moment, but it sounds like you're both working together to get to a better place. It is so hard having kids, a job, lifestyle and a romantic marriage. Finding that balance is difficult and I can't imagine how much harder it is with 4-5 kids. We have a constant battle with Tony playing hockey, although I have to say the past couple of years has been heaps better. That was after lots of tears and tantrums by me! Its going to be an interesting winter as baby is due smack bang in the middle of the season. We'll see how it all goes. Far out I can't believe Chelsea got so fired up at Immy. She's fiesty hey! But I bet she felt terrible when she saw how hurt Immy was. Have you managed to look under that bandaid?
Hayley, hope your hanging in there and that the days are getting better. When is Trents operation scheduled for?
Cath, I cannot get over that you're in your normal clothes already?? Awesome job! I'm dreaming of that happening to me. But with the amount of Cornetto's I've been eating lately I think not. Wow the boys are so similar in the baby photo's. I could quite easily mistake them for the one baby.
Fi, welcome back. Good to hear you made it through the experience alive and well :D. I'm about to head onto facebook to check out your photo's.
Tan, as for toddlers hitting their head all the time........yes Maddi was definitely one of those. I was told its because their heads are comparatively bigger than their bodies so its a top heavy problem :laughing:
Well I went to physio for my back and was very unhappy with the woman that I saw. I just felt like she wrote me off just because I was pregnant. So I'm no better off. I remembered I bought myself this belly support band on Monday so I tried wearing that and it did give me some relief. But I'm still finding towards the end of the day I can barely lift my left leg. I can't get into my osteo for months so she's no help. Think I might try out another physio and see how that one goes. I just can't do anything with my back like it is and there's ages to go yet.
Anna, I set my ticker date for the 23rd I think? Thats my EDD. But at this stage my booked in Caesar date is the 21st which is a Tuesday. Yep halfway :smiliedance:. I should take another photo of this rapidly expanding belly.
Alright better go. It takes me ages to do anything lately with my back the way it is.
Morning :wave:.
Lou I didn't think I'd offend anyone necessarily, maybe just the omission of detail as to how life really was here was more what it was about? I know I can talk to you all about anything but I think I feared not being in control or on top of things in my life. I know, it sounds stupid now - but the pressure is there from society and I feel that because it's our choice to have 5 children that we are suppose to have it all together and everything should be rosy and perfect. By the way - I mean society out there, I've never felt anything but love and support from you girls! :hugs:
That absolutely SUCKS about the physio :mad:. I'd be getting your Dr's to make some calls on your behalf - I'm at the same stage as you where I can't lift my legs enough to put my undies on of a morning because of the pain, strain and pressure on certain areas - and you've got a lot longer to try and get through. You really do need some sort of proper support, but I hope the one you have does help in the meantime :hugs:.
Ok I'd better get off. I might not have my little green light on much for a while - I've decided to limit my computer time during the day because it's not fair on Shane that I get my fix during the day when he can't, then expect him to have no time on the computer at night.
Heading down to a friend's place today who's having an "open day" girls day in, drop in whenever, sort of a day. So hopefully I can whip up some muffins and head down.
Before that I must go change a stinky baby who's plumbers crack is sending me into fits of laughter at the moment because the more he walks around, the lower his pj pants get and his little nappy butt is just too cute! :laughing:
Pop in again soon!
xoxo
OH!!!! FI!!!!! Thank goodness you're back in one piece, safe and sound!! :D BUGGER about the large post (I've done that too many times to count) but looking forward to hearing about it all! I'll take a look at your pics later today when I get the chance! xoxo
Oh Anna :hugs:I'm glad that you talk to us and I know I've been on here and vented every now and then about Tony. Its like having you guys in the room and I can talk to you all about anything. Society does place a lot of pressure on us Mums these days. Its nice to know that we can get on here and not be pressured in any way.
Hope you have a lovely day out at your friends house Anna, sounds like a nice relaxing day. Now I want muffins! Right now I'd go some chocolate lava one's :o.
Oh I can't remember who asked but I have a feeling in my waters that this baby is a boy. The only reason being that this pregnancy has been so different from Maddi's. If it is a boy we are stuffed as we can't agree on ANY boy names. Not one!
I took some photo's. There's a couple in there of what happened when Tony had Maddi for the day. Sort of sums up what happens when Dads have kids.
Dad!!!! (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/lucinda3550/whendadbabysits.jpg)
I think I look pretty ace actually (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/lucinda3550/WDB2.jpg)
Bump at 20 weeks (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/lucinda3550/bump20weeks.jpg)
Maddi and Mummy (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/lucinda3550/MaddiandMum.jpg)
OMG LOU!!! Those photos are HILARIOUS!!!! :laughing:
Maddi looks so worried, then looks TOTALLY pleased with herself!!
The 3rd shot - don't hate me but sorry love, I know where Maddi gets her expressions from - your face is the exact same as when Maddi pouts! :D :D
LOVE the last shot! That must be framed, it's just gorgeous!!!
Day out was nice and much needed.
Must be off though - girls just got home from school and I have 1 extra. Tomorrow my friend is having her c/section and today she has the pre-appointment stuff so her daughter has come here after school.
Tomorrow they'll drop their two kids here at 6am, I'll take their daughter to school with my girls (she's Nicola's bestie) then I'll have Alex and their boy for the day - he's the same age as Alex so it'll be interesting!!
Might try and pop back on tonight.
Hope everyone is well!
xoxo
MrsMiggins
05-03-2009, 15:17
Anna, :hugs: I'm glad you & Shane were able to have a good chat. You know, having young kids is bloody hard and it is the most trying thing for a marriage. There is so much else going on in all our lives at that time and there isn't much time for a "marriage". Hence why there are so many break-ups when kids are young. It's great you guys are able to speak about things frankly and work things out.
Lou, those pics are so great!!! I love all of them! Maddi's face-painting is fantastic!! At least Tony managed to put a smock on her, I guess!! :D You look so great! I love your bump pic & that one of you & Maddi is a framer - she certainly does look like her mum! :yes:
Hayles, I am so sorry that things haven't gone smoothly since Trent returned. I cannot believe he is still wanting to go back after all of that!! No wonder you're stressed out, you poor thing!! I really hope he sees sense & that he can see what he's doing to you & those two beautiful children.
Cath, how are things settling in for you with your boys? I loved the photos you posted (can't remember if I commented before or not!) They all look so similar! I hope you're managing to get a bit more sleep here & there - as you said, with any luck, the end of your meds may just co-incide with the time Jack starts to sleep for longer periods and you can do a bit of catching up.
The wedding was so beautiful, I'm glad we went down for it, although if I ever get it into my head again that it would be a good idea to drive down with the kids & my parents, sharing hotel rooms with them for a week, please someone slap me very hard!!! I love my parents, but let me just say that it's lucky we all made it back in one piece!! :laughing:
I put some pics up on FB if anyone wants to check them out. There's heaps from the wedding & also from my Uncle's place. He lives on a property out in the middle of nowhere - the kids loved it!
Dave must've missed us heaps because he spent all afternoon out the back playing with the kids and then came inside & gave them a bath, got them all ready for bed & made dinner.
We had a great morning at playgroup this morning. They booked a visit from a petting zoo. I swear Claire will work with animals one day! She couldn't keep away from them! I'd get her out of there, get all her hands washed & dried, turn around to look for Owen & she'd be back in there!! lol (Pics on FB also). Poor Owen though, he is totally fascinated by all animals, but he is terrified of them all! He wouldn't set foot inside the enclosure, and even when I carried him in, kept wanting to get out! He wouldn't move away from the side though. Funny child!
BTW, I can't remember if I metioned it in here or not, but we've had to find Ollie a new home. He went to his new house the day we left on our trip. The family he's gone to are lovely and can give him all the attention he needs. It was so sad letting him go, but we knew it was for the best. So now we've gone from 2 dogs to 0, but for now, that is the best thing. Owen still won't venture out into the yard on his own because he thinks the dogs will get him, but he'll get there eventually!
Owen's just woken up, so I must run, but I'll catch up again soon!
:wave: Hi Fi! Welcome back! I must admit I did think it was pretty brave of you to go away with your kids and your parents - knowing that I could NEVER do it! Especially without Troy - who would I de-stress to at night! For some reason I can't look at Facebook tonight but I will check out your pics soon. I think at age 3 kids suddenly want to touch animals. Will was like Owen until he turned 3 and now he pats all of them!
Lou - I love the pics. Maddi always makes my heart melt, she is just so gorgeous. You look really good too, although I am so sorry that physio was useless. I would definitely try another one or even a good chiro could help. You've go another 19 weeks to go, you need some help!
Hayley - I hope you are alright. You've disappeared off MSN so I can't check.
Cath - :fingerscrossed: Jack keeps sleeping some long stretches. I wonder if your boys will end up all looking alike as adults? It will be interesting to see.
Anna - :hugs: Good on you for getting all that was on your chest out in the open. Kids do make marriage extra hard work at times and we all lose our way every now and then. I am sure you and Shane will work it out, you have a great foundation there in your relationship. I hope Immy's head is ok - for some reason Will didn't seem to understand that bouncing toys on Levi's head might hurt him the other day and hence Levi has a bruise on his forehead from a giraffe "walking" on him. As if he didn't have enough bumps already.
I think I mentioned last week that Will wasn't really having a day sleep anymore? Well, he's gone back to having it - most of the time. He is just impossible and naughty if he doesn't have it. It does mean he goes to bed at night a little later 7:30 - 8 but it wasn't worth the stress the other way. I guess he will slowly phase it out. He doesn't have one on Tuesday and Friday anyway.
My Aunty will be having an operation on Tuesday to remove what they can of the tumour(s). Depending on what they find she may also have chemo after that, but we will wait and see. I might go and see her on the weekend (she lives nearby), but I know she is fairly busy catching up with people so I might have to visit her in hospital.
Levi is cutting 2 more teeth which probably explains his general rattiness yesterday. Today he was much happier but I saw the little cuts appearing in his gum tonight. I can't believe how fast he is getting his teeth. He only got his first tooth on 26 January and these are teeth 7 and 8 already!
Ok - have to go. Have a good sleep everyone tonight!
Tan I hope your Aunties operation goes well on Tuesday. :fingerscrossed:they get all the tumor out and she won't need chemo. I'm sure she would be so happy to see you on the weekend regardless of how many visitors she's had. I'm very impressed that you can still get Will to have a day sleep AND get him in bed by 8pm. Maddi hasn't been having a day sleep in a very long time and I still can't get her to bed until 8pm. She's just got Everready batteries this girl.
Hi-5 Fi for Dave looking after the kids. Thats awesome. He really must have missed you and realised how tired out you must be from that big trip. So glad that you found a home for Ollie. It took us ages to get used to not having a dog and now I can't imagine having one. I just don't have time to walk the dog and do poo patrol.
Anna, did your friend have a baby girl or boy today? Hope you survived what sounds to me like a hectic day.
Funny about me and Maddi looking so alike. I get comments all the time about my mini-me. Poor Maddi is going to hate it as she gets older. Well I actually have to work for 3 hours today and its smack bang in the middle of the day. So freakin' annoying. We're off to our friends farm on the weekend near Bright. Should be a good time. They have chooks and sheep so I'm sure Maddi will be in heaven. She's fascinated with chooks and eggs.
HAPPY NAMING DAY SHELLEY!!! :flowerz:
MrsMiggins
07-03-2009, 11:44
Happy Naming Day Shelley!!! :party:
I hope all goes well & that you all have a lovely family day together! :hugs:
Hayles I'm sorry I didn't pop in yesterday but I hope Shelley had a lovely day and that it was peaceful and relaxing all around! :goodvibes: :sunshine: :flowerz:
Just a quick one from me today.
Immy had her first night dry!!
She wanted to keep her big girl pants on but I was so frustrated that she was soaking wet by the time I get up in the mornings.
So.
I just bit the bullet, Shane made sure she went to the toilet before bed and we put some terry training pants on over her knickers and crossed our fingers.
We had a large towel doubled over on her bed as well just in case but I decided that I needed to change her sheets anyway so what was a bit of pee? :rolleyes:
I checked on her when I went to bed around midnight and she was still dry - I debated getting her up to pee but decided to leave her and just see what happened.
Well 8:30am she comes upstairs and proudly announces that she just did a BIIIIG wee wee in the toilet and NOT in her pants!!!
Ohhhh I was so proud!!! :D
Made a huge song and dance about it and we'll try it again tonight.
I just KNEW she was filling her nappy when she got up because she was too lazy to go pee!! :laughing:
Anyway - fingers crossed we have another good night, it'd be soooo nice to have her completely out of nappies by the time this baby comes!
Anyway, better head off - have tonnes of washing to do, Shane is at the supermarket with Chelsea and Nicola and I have Immy, Alex and my friend's son Jesse all tucked up in bed napping so I'd better make the most of the silence!
Hope you all well!
xoxo
hayleylea
09-03-2009, 07:38
Hi guys
Sorry ive been missing in action - things have been a bit crazy around here.
Shelleys naming day went OK - i was a little dissapointed with the day in general but she had a good time and thats the main thing. The day didnt start off well, Trent announcing he had to go back on MONDAY (yes he has gone back to PNG this morning), then getting out the gown for Shelley which had been dry cleaned the day before - and they had actually broke the buttons on the dress (melted them!). So i then had to try and pin it the best i could as we were running late! Cooper was a bit of a pain at the ceremony - but thats because he had a whirl wind of emotions going on in his little head, and was a little jealous over all the fuss with Shelley. Get back to the MILs for lunch etc. And the worst thing i could do was probably have a few drinks. I bit my tounge and was very good but then people start talking and saying why dont i just go over there and a whole heap of other things - i politley reminded them its my Daughters naming day and id apreciate they just deal with their own lifes and not mine. Its alawys my MILs friends that have to have their say. Anyway once all kids were asleep etc. I couldnt help it anylonger and I had a big cry, then went to bed.
I just feel like it didnt go well and I know Shelley had a great time i just didnt feel like it was special enough for her because of the tension between Trent and I.
Trent will be back in 2 weeks - for his operation but ive told him i dont want any contact from him till then. And i mean it.Last night he sat Cooper down to tell him he had to go again - and it was the most gut wrenching thing ive ever seen. Cooper just feel to the ground and begged Trent not to go. "PLEASE daddy, PLEASE dont go, PLEASE stay with me, I want mummy and daddy"...this went on for atleast 2 hours. He was devasted. I held his hand while he sobbed himself to sleep - getting ever madder at the decision Trent has made. Im glad that Trent got to see this side though - because he always thinks Cooper is just fine with it - but now he knows he isnt.
Cooper woke up this morning yelling out to daddy - and of course i had to go in and tell him Daddy left early this morning - i held back the tears as he sobbed again - i just feel for this boy so much.
I dont know where Trent and I stand with each others - he assures me that we will be OK in the long run but i dont know if we will. Of course i want to but I just dont know where he fits in in my heart anymore. :( Maybe when im able to get rid of the anger i have for him things will be OK? but I dont see how i can do that until he makes the decision to come home for good. Im so sad, and upset, and its so hard to just put them feelings away and get on with life and be happy so the kids are happy - its sooo hard but i know its what i have to do.
im sorry for no personals - ill come back when i have more time.
Oh HAYLES!! :crying: :crying: :crying:
I just CAN'T BELIEVE Trent!!!! :hissy:
I can't believe he's gone back! I can't believe he's going to be away for another 2 weeks! I can't believe you have to deal with this all over again, I'm just so so so so so incredibly sorry hun :( :hugs:.
I only hope you can get through one day at a time with the kids and just do your best - you're a GREAT mum and you love your kids so much - they know that.
Oh hun, I'm truly lost for words . . .
Hayles - Is Trent completely NUTS? Or just thick? I know this is the man you love but seriously. :(:( At least as you said he got to see how upset Cooper is, I'm glad he had to explain it to Cooper himself. I feel so sorry for the little guy - he must be so confused.
I am sure that Shelley had a great naming day but I am sorry to hear that it was so spoilt for you. As for your MIL's friends - it sounds as though you were very polite but it must have been terribly tempting to tell them to mind their own business! I can never get over how rude some people are!
I had better go - there are some people I would like to cll this morning. We are doing the 1 sleep a day with Levi now, I think he is slowly adjusting, but man it is full on for me!
Just wanted to pop in & say hi :wave: I haven't forgotten you guys, just been so busy here with Uni starting up again. I just have way too much to do. :no:
Hayley, bit :hugs:s to you. I just can't believe that Trent's gone back to PNG already. I'm sorry Shelley's naming day didn't go as well as you'd planned, but at least she had a good time.
Anna, yay for Immy staying fry at night! :yelclap: Oh, I saw your status update thingy on fb, I can't believe you've got less than 13 weeks to go now! Your pregancy seems to be flying by!
Tan, I hope your anutie's operation goes well tomorrow. :fingerscrossed:
Lou, how are you feeling? How's the morning sickness going?
Fi, that's sad that you've had to let Ollie go, but at least he's gone to a good family.
Anyhoo, all's going well here with the girls. Charlotte's started solids & is going great. Such a nice change from when Katelyn was a bub & we had so much trouble getting her to eat & drink.
Oh I forgot! Anna - :yelclap:for Immy and the dry night! You have inspired me to give it a go with Will. I think tomorrow will be the night to try it. He's been really naughty for the past week, including at bedtime. I don't know what is up with him but maybe something "new" will snap him out of it.!
MrsMiggins
09-03-2009, 13:50
Oh Hayley!!! I can't even imagine how hard it was for you with Cooper. I rarely get my back up about other people's spouses, but I have to say that I am angry with Trent for you right now. He had his go at PNG and now he is just being unfair. Unfair to you and VERY unfair to the kids - Cooper especially. I think you've done the right thing telling him you don't want any contact from him. While it will probably be hard for Cooper, Trent's continued PNG stints are harder. He needs a bit of a wake up call.
I am so sorry. I truly wish I could be there to give you a hug and sit down with a cuppa & just talk. :hugs:
Anna, that is great news about Immy's dry night! Hope it keeps up!
Renee, that's fantastic that Charlotte enjoys her food! I can't believe she's already old enough for solids! Time has flown!!
Tan, I hope your Aunt's operation goes well tomorrow!
OMG OMG OMG!!
DRY NIGHT # 3!!!!!
:D :yelclap: :D
Woohoo!!!!
Poor Immy was so unwell last night, she just sat on my lap and shook and was really grizzly for about 1/2 an hour so we gave her nurofen and a hydralite ice block and put her to bed. This morning she's complaining of being really cold so I've rugged her up in fleecies and slippers and given her a milo to warm her insides, she just wants to lay on the couch and watch ABC kids and Alex is just rolling all over the floor watching too so I'll leave them there while I go make lunch, then early to naps for them both.
Better go - Alex is hitting Immy and it's not going down too well :rolleyes:. My my he's turning into quite a little boy now lol!!
xoxo
Well done to Immy for another dry night! :yelclap:
How's she feeling now? I hope she's not coming down with something.
Not sure if she's coming down with something or if she's just had a busy weekend - she didn't want dinner last night and she's happily in bed now so I'm hoping to keep quiet out here in the lounge room while they both had a good long catch up nap.
*sigh* suppose that means I should make the most of it and get some cleaning up done :rolleyes:.
Anna, just noticed your new avatar LOL! James has a t-shirt that says the same thing...Love it! :laughing:
Hope Immy's feeling a bit better after her nap.
hehe just testing it out - not sure if it's quite suitable or not! ;)
Immy's not feeling or looking crash hot and both only had short naps (like 2 hours as opposed to the 4 I though they'd have :rolleyes:) and I'm feeling utterly exhausted too so it's not looking good.
See how a good night's sleep goes. :fingerscrossed:
MrsMiggins
10-03-2009, 17:29
Oh dear! That doesn't sound good! I hope they (and you!) manage to get a solid night's sleep!
Well, I'm off to my first SES meeting tonight! Feeling a little nervous, as you do with these sorts of things when you're a newbie & not knowing quite what to expect, but very much looking forward to it!
It's cold & rainy here today & I've made Dave & the kids a lovely lamb & pumpkin stew in the slow cooker which is filling the house with the most incredible smell - YUMMY!!! Actually, I'd better go ring Dave & get him to bring some crusty bread home with him.....
Oh Fi I'm drooooooling over here!
All we managed tonight was chicken snitzels and veggies - boooring :rolleyes:.
Not long before I pull the slow cooker out at permanently place it on the bench! :D
Oh my, I'm SO tired my eyes aren't even focusing on the screen - lucky I can touch type lol! Excuse any spelling mistakes, I'm going to sign off soon.
Hope everyone else is well!
xoxo
Fi - YUMMY! Can I have that recipe? Sounds good to me - and I just love lamb recipes. Good luck with the meeting tonight - I am so inspired by you at the moment.
Anna - 2 hours doesn't sound too bad to me, especially if they have a good night's sleep. But - then my kids don't know how to sleep for 4 hours in the day. I think Will did at some point but that's a VERY distant memory.
Anyway - I'll be back again maybe tomorrow to post properly.
Lol Oh I know Tan - 2 hours is great but I put them down for a nap earlier today so they'd be able to sleep longer. We had a full on day out yesterday and they both needed the catch up - so both were up and playing from about 2:30 which makes the afternoon MUCH longer for them, hence 2 cranky kids at dinner time tonight :rolleyes:.
*sigh* Maybe they can catch up tomorrow lol!
I'm heading to bed, I'm so tired it's not funny. 3rd trimester has hit and I'm fast running out of room in my pelvis and it's getting harder to carry the weight. Might have to start wearing my support band again (big stretchy band which is wonderful!) but I get so hot wearing it.
Night everyone!
xoxo
MrsMiggins
10-03-2009, 22:58
Mmmm... Dinner was yummy!!! It's the cheapest, easiest recipe in the world! (Anna, nothing wrong with chicken schnitzels & veggies! We had that last night!! :laughing:)
I just get a couple of packs of the lamb forequarter pieces (not the chops. I'd say about.... 700-900g or so? Doesn't need to be precise) from the supermarket and a big piece of pumpkin (again - however much you like! Remember it cooks down so get more than you think you'll need) cut into pieces and some potatoes (tonight I put in four small ones, cut into quarters, skin left on) and some thyme & salt. Chuck it all in the slow cooker, turn it on, eat several hours later. Easy!
In the past I've also soaked some pear barley the night before & put that in as well, but it works just as well without it. It pads it out a bit if you want it to make a heap of leftovers, or a bigger, heartier meal. Great in winter. :yes:
The meat all falls off the bones once it's cooked, so when you're ready to serve it, just pull all the bones out. It comes out like a stew with the lamb all in pieces throughout the pumpkin which has msuhed right down & with big chunks of potato in it.
Then just serve it all in bowls with some hot, crusty bread & butter. Yum!
My first night at the SES went well! I'm definitely going back! They didn't do much tonight because they were doing part 2 of a map reading course, and they finished up by preparing some sandbags (which I didn't take part in because I'm not covered by the insurance until I've done all my paperwork) as we're under a storm warning here. I can't wait to get my uniform though, as I felt really out of place being the only one there without a bright orange suit on!! lol
Oh Fi I NEED a photo of you in that uniform when you get it!! :D
It all sounds excellent - although what does insurance have to do with filling sandbags?? Is it just so they're covered if you hurt yourself?
Mmmm that recipe sounds so good - but is there anything else you add as a sauce? Wouldn't the meat just burn if it sat on the bottom of the slow cooker - or are there enough juices in everything to protect it all? hehe I'm still new at the slow cooker thing!
Here's something for you - for tonight I've pulled out some nice sausages and the slow cooker would be nice - any suggestions? I'm going to clean the kitchen and prepare something now so if you're around let me know!!
ETA: Mmmmm! THIS (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/1080/sausage+casserole) is what I feel like for dinner with some vegies on the side! I'll do something in the slow cooker next time when I'm a bit more organised and have my meat already defrosted lol!!
Immy had ANOTHER dry night - woohoo!! She must be getting the hang of it - I'm soooo proud!!! :D :D :D
She's still not looking 100% (a bit pale) but she's happy and she wolfed down breakfast so I'd say she's recovering!
She wants to go to swimming today (we missed last week because she got smacked in the head with a block by her sister) so we'll head up for lessons then come back for a quick lunch then a nap.
I'm still feeling awfully tired today - I've been slack with my preggy vitamins so I'm going to get better with those and see if it helps. Otherwise, 28 weeks tomorrow and I have a Dr appointment soon so I guess I'm up for a bunch of blood tests soon and I'll get them to check my iron as I've not been eating well at all because of this heartburn. I'm also going to have to remember to ask the Dr for a stronger course of zantac if I can have it - and also a letter for the airline in case I come into any troubles with flying in 2 weeks.
I swear people just need to keep their mouth shut sometimes - if I have one more person look at me and say - oh you must be due soon - I think I'll scream :(. I'm still no where NEAR as big as I could be but I'm really rounding out now and my tops seem to be shrinking - plus - I'm all out front, exactly like I was with Alex.
This baby is definitely another active little soul and all day long I moan and groan because he does the most toe-curling tumbles inside and when he decides to exercise his kicks and thumps are pretty powerful *sigh* still so much growing to do though!
I'm going to load a couple of photos today from the weekend - there might be a nice one of Immy and Alex to share - I think the other two were just too fast for the camera this time!
Tan - had a chat to you yesterday - how's the pumpkin coloured carpet looking today?
Also, did you bite the bullet with Will last night and go nappy free? I hope it went well!!
Talk soon!
xoxo
MrsMiggins
11-03-2009, 11:42
Yay for Immy!! :yelclap:
Nope, it's fine. The meat gets all nice & brown & when you cook in the slow cooker, all the juices come out of the meat, this mixes with the mushed up pumpkin & that's pretty much your sauce. Mine tend to go brown around the edges of the stew & it sticks to the sides a bit, but that gives it that nice, baked flavour.
Hmmm..... might have leftovers for lunch! :D
:( I am having the worst day! Sorry but this is going to be one big whinge cause there isn't anyone here to whinge to.
Will went to bed last night with undies on - and went from 7:30 til 5:30am before he did a wee, unfortunately in bed. Still I wasn't too disappointed as it gave me a good idea of where he is at. But of course then he refused to go back to sleep and was being noisy and woke Levi up around 6:15 I think.
Then Levi takes himself out on the back deck and falls down the stairs this morning - totally my fault cause I was folding clothes thinking that he hasn't tried going out by himself lately. So he has a big egg on his head and a bruise on his elbow. So then I was all inspired and rigged up a barrier across the stairs so he can't fall down anymore. In the meantime both boys look a bit like zombies cause they are so tired. So I give them lunch where Levi starts falling asleep in his highchair and I put him into bed. Give Will lunch and here is where it all goes to pot. He starts mucking up about having a sleep even though he is bloody exhausted and wakes Levi up after only an hour. After many threats I think he is finally at least quiet but Levi has not gone back to sleep. This is particularly not good given that we have only been giving him the one sleep a day and because he hasn't been well since Monday night. Then there is the fact that I have all this work to do and I can't do it with this going on.
I am so stressed!!!!!!!!
MrsMiggins
11-03-2009, 12:54
Oh Tan!!! :hugs: We've all had days like that! It's very frustrating! I hope the boys calm down & that the afternoon pans out better for you! :hugs:
We're having a bit of a tricky one here today too, as it happens! Owen was playing up at 3am and didn't go back to sleep for ages, then slept til 8.15 (very late for him ATM) so now I've been trying to get him down for the last hour and he's just refusing! He'll probably fall asleep in an hour/hour and a half, just as Claire's waking up. I need to get my resume done for this job, but I want a good solid couple of hours where I know I won't be interrupted to sit & do it properly. I've been chipping away at it here & there, but I've either been too tired, had kids carrying on, or not been in the right frame of mind to be able to think clearly about it. I don't want to run out of time! (Now Owen's calling out and kicking the wall.:mad: If he wakes Claire up, I'll go mental!)
Sorry about that very big whinge! It seems that poor Levi has a very bad case of diarrhoea, I even had to give him a bath - so no work getting done for me.
As for Will, he never did have a sleep but he knows that means he has to go to bed early. No icecream either.
I have my tough mummy pants on this week cause Will has been a bugger lately. Was working before today!
hayleylea
11-03-2009, 14:31
Tan - sorry your having a bad day! Well atleast Will be in early tonigt and no doubt exhausted so I dont thhink e will be playing up at bedtime tonight! I hope Levi's diarrhoea calms down too.
Sorry I havent been around - been sorting myself out! Things havent exactled sorted themselves out but I talked to Trent yesterday and that will be my last point of contact with him till he gets home in 2 weeks. I am sad to say that i was at end of my tether and I told him that I was seriously thinking about ending it - Now I feel terrible for even saying it but i have really really really tried and ive had alot thrown back in my face. And although I have these 2 beautiful kids to think of too I do have to think of myself aswell! I got to the point that I didnt think I loved him anymore - but i know now it was just a whole heap of anger, and it wasnt that i hated him but merley his decision and this situation. I know I do love him. IN saying that though there is so muc to work through. He begged me on the phone to give him one more chance. And he admited that he hasnt gone about things the right way and he understands why im angry and hurt. And he wants to come home and start with a clean slate and told me he will try harder then he has ever tried before and if at the end of the 3 weeks he is suppose to be home for im still not happy then we go from there. If at the end of the 3 weeks i still think this isnt going to work then i guess we try counselling and then see what happens. he wants to give me a chance to see how good life is with him - the way it was before all of this. So i said i would do that - as long as he took these 2 weeks to have NO contact with me to see if this is what he wanted aswell. So its going to be hard. And even when he gets back its not easy sailing but we are trying and i will try my hardest because i want this family to work, i want Trent and I to work. Its just hard to let go of the anger but these 2 weeks are my time to try and do that.
Fi great work with the SES. Sounds great.
Sorry kids need me talk soon
Oh Hayley i just read that Trent has gone back to PNG and my jaw dropped. I really do feel for you and can't imagine the anger/sadness and disappointment you must be feeling. Its a lot to take on and Cooper must be really angry too. Poor little guy must be so confused about how he feels about his dad. I'm so frustrated for you Hayley. :hugs:Stay strong and keep up hope. I have everything crossed for you that you guys can make it through this.
Tan, what a frustrating day for you. I really don't know how you manage to work and have the kids at home at the same time. I hope that Levi's tummy is better and that it was just a once off.
Fi, what job are you going for? Hope you get time to polish off that resume. I haven't done a resume for years and years and would have no idea where to start. Good to hear the SES meeting went well and you had fun. I agree with Anna - a photo of Fi in uniform is required :D That slow cooker casserole sounds yummo. I'll have to give it a go. I lost my cooker when we reno'd the kitchen and Tony just found it the other day. I haven't really given much slow cooker stuff a go but I think this year is the year!
Anna, wow I can't get over that Immy is not wearing nappies at night. Thats ace. :yelclap:I don't think Maddi is ready as she wakes every morning with a wet one. I should have started night training her ages ago when she was waking with a dry nappy. But I think she's just got lazy and is happy to pee in her nappy in bed. I feel your pain with people feeling free to comment on how big you are when your pregnant. Its as if when your pregnant its open slather for people to say what they like or touch your tummy. I can't believe how fast your ticker is zooming along.
Well we had a great weekend away at my friends farm. Jo really is the perfect hostess and cooked up a storm and kept Maddi entertained. Maddi was in love with the chickens and collecting eggs everyday. Playing with the dogs and picking walnuts. Walking to the paddock to see the cows. She just loved it and when we left she gave our friends Jo and Joe a big hug and kiss and declared them Her Friends. For a couple that don't have kids they had such a kids friendly house and were really good with Maddi. OK gotta go. Got to finish cooking and then lay down. Back is still giving me bad times and I'm hanging out for my osteo appointment tomorrow.
hayleylea
11-03-2009, 17:55
Anna - i forgot to say how awesme it is Immy is waking up dry - thats just awesome!
Lou - Thanks for your words - I really do hope we can work it out too. As for Cooper - he loves his dad no matter what - he takes out his frustrations and anger on me - which is really hard for me to cope with at times, but I know he loves me. He just is angry and frustrated and doesnt know how to take it out on dad. Glad you had a good weekend away!
I forgot to mention Coopers Dentist appointment went well - the Dentist was very impressed with his teeth. Gave us some really interesting facts about kids teeth - how we should brush them till they are atleast 9. That they should only eat 5 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner & 2 snacks). At day care/school or ven at ome if they have a sugary snack to pack some cheese for them to eat last - it nutrelises the acid in the mouth. Im taking him back in 6 months - he LOVED the dentist and thought it was great and its really something i want to get him use to and make a real positive thing - he got a thomas colouring page, a koala toothbrush and tube of toothpaste - he was stoked! lol
OK i better go get these kids settled down and into quiet mode. Trent just rang Cooper. Its so hard to not jump on the phone but i really think its the best thing - other wise we end up saying things we dont mean and it gets us even more upset etc. Or Trent doesnt talk at all and I get upset and frustrated. Cooper told me that Daddy told him to tell me he loves me. And thats enough for now.
Will talk soon.
MrsMiggins
11-03-2009, 20:19
Tan, I hope Levi gets over his diarrhoea quickly! Poor little thing! Will & Claire must be hatching some grand plan together to drive their mums crazy! Claire is being incredibly naughty too right now. Today the two of them were just off the rails! Owen never did end up having a sleep and he did wake Claire up. I was so cranky!!! Then I had to take them out shopping, as I needed to get a birthday present for a kids party this weekend & also one for my mum for Saturday, as well as getting something for dinner. Dave was working, so I couldn't leave them at home (well, I could have, but I think DOCS may well have had something to say about that!! :laughing:) They drove me crazy the whole time, running off, not listening, throwing tantrums, pulling things off shelves. I was getting so cranky!!! Then when we got home, they were fighting over everything, yelling, screaming, taking things off each other, hitting, biting, pushing, pinching, running around, breaking things. I went OFF MY BRAIN!!! (The poor neighbours who just moved into their brand new house next door this morning!!) By the time Dave got home, Owen was in his cot crying, and Claire was sitting on the couch crying! And I was in the kitchen, slamming pots and pans around, getting dinner ready! Needless to say, they were both straight in the bath & off to bed as soon as dinner was finished! Claire is still awake now, but she's just started whining.
Grrrrr! Toddlers!!
Anyway!! Lou, the job I'm applying for is with the Dept of Emergency services. It's part-time (36.25 hours/fortnight) and only 10 mins from home. It's doing admin for the QLD Ambulance Service. Perfect job!!! But I'm the same as you - haven't had to do a proper resume in years! The last time was 2001. I've had to apply for jobs within the last company I worked for & had to do a basic resume up, but I was never really too worried about those ones, as it was more just a technicality that I had to provide a resume. We all knew no-one looked at it!
Sounds like you had a fantastic time at your friend's farm! Claire would so love that too! Will you be putting up some pics on FB?
Anna, I cannot believe you are in your third trimester already!!! That is insane!!! Haven't you only been pregnant for like 2 weeks??!!!
Guys, I think it'll be a while before I get my SES uniform (I think you get it after the end of the 3 month probation period), but I bought myself a super sexy navy blue King Gee men's work shirt at BigW today!! :laughing: I have to wear a long-sleeved work shirt to training until I get my uniform, and we totally had nothing at all suitable in this house! It was only $18 and will make a great garden/housecleaning/DIY shirt after my uniform comes in!
Hayles, what can I say?? You are facing so much at the moment. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you and I am blown away by how well you are handling it. Of course, you are going to have a cry (or even a big melt down!) here and there, but you are doing such a great job with the kids and holding down the fort while dealing with all this crap. You should be proud of yourself. I hope that when Trent gets back, you guys can sort it out, whether you go to counselling or whatever. This is when being online friends sucks! It would be so great to sit down & have a cuppa with you!! :hugs:
All righty. Better get off my butt and get this resume done!!! Talk soon ladies!
hayleylea
11-03-2009, 20:48
Fi - thanks for your words of encouragement - I dont feel like ive handled it well at all. The kids side of it? yeah well ive done that pretty good - except i do have some regrets about breaking down in front of them. Cooper has been through so much he doesnt have to see that side of me either! We have had a good day today but still when the kids were down to sleep i just cried my eyes out. I dunno and i hate raving on to you guys but I just wonder if Trent cares this much. Its so hard for me not to reach to that phone and call him and have a cry and for him to tell me it will all be OK. But i always do that. I wonder how he is feeling - whether or not he cares that he hasnt spoken to me at all today. I wonder if he will cry in his bed tonight - its really hard to comprehend. Am i selfish to think that he should be making this huge plan - and that he should be thinking how he is going to fight to win me back. Am i selfish to think he will do something outrageous to make me think that he still cares. I know i said no phone calls or emails butI dunno i thought maybe he would ask his mum to check on me or maybe even a bunch of flowers. Im going through a billion things in my head and im cranky at myself because i did have a good day. During the day im fine, ive got the kids, its at night when they are in bed when its the hardest. I just hope that where ever he is right now that he is thinking about me but i cant help but think he isnt. I know i have pushed him away. And in alot of ways i wanted to do that because i didnt know how to deal with the hurt. But as much as i thought i didnt love him i know i do love him...but as cliche' as it sounds is love enough? I hope so!
im counting down the days and they are going quick, and each day that goes by im probaby closer to working this all out. Im sorry guys, i hope you dont mind me using you all as a sounding board right now.
Anyway i should be getting to bed - thanks for listening.
MrsMiggins
11-03-2009, 20:56
Of course we don't mind!!! You need an outlet! As I said, I just wish I could be there to let you get it off your chest in person. :hugs:
Just a quick one from me.
Fi Claire and Owen sound just like Immy and Alex sometimes! Alex has started his terrible 2's early and has MASSIVE tantrums and hits out at Immy. I don't envy your day at all :hugs: here's hoping they both conk out for the night and sleep like angels til 8am!
How are you going with your resume - I know you had lots of offers from others to help out (some of those would be perfect to take up!) but let us know if we can proof it for you - Shane has his resume he can email you too if that helps.
Lu I'm very envious that you got to go away - I'm desperate for a weekend away with the family but Melbourne in a little over 2 weeks will be good enough me thinks!!
When I'm done with this pregnancy - I'm going to post you up my belly support band - it's nothing flash but it might help you.
Tan I'm so sorry you had such a crappy day today - I simply couldn't imagine having to balance working from home and caring for children. I hope poor Levi has a good sleep tonight and is feeling better tomorrow, and that if Will is trying again with big boy pants that he has more luck. 5.30 is bloomin' brilliant though - at least like you said you have an idea of where he's at.
Hayles FWIW - I think you're doing the right thing by cutting contact for the two weeks. Here's hoping Trent gets just a small taste of what life would be like if you decided that it wasn't worth it anymore - and I hope he gets a GIANT wake up call. :hugs: As for the kids - you're doing a bloody fine job, I struggle when Shane goes away for just a few days.
Well Fi I can promise you I've been pregnant for more than 2 weeks :D. I'm 28 weeks tomorrow - these bubhub tickers aren't quite right. But anyway, that means 12 weeks left - nearly time to start panicking!!
Immy's had 4 dry nights in a row now so I think I can nearly safely say she's got the whole night training thing - and has followed in her sisters' footsteps of late day training but early night training (or rather quick night training). I'm a true believer in when they're ready, they'll get it. There's no rushing the brain-to-bladder connection - having done this 3 times already I'm pretty confident about that!
I'm so very proud of her and she's pretty proud of herself! I was so worried when lots of our Oct babies started getting the hang of it much earlier -but I've now accepted that that's just how my kids (or the girls at least) are.
Immy's a pretty intelligent child, she's cluey, speaks very well and clearly for her age and uses big words beyond most 3yo's however a lot of that would be attributed to having 2 older sisters! :D Still, we make every effort to let her know how proud we are of her achievements!
She's absolutely LOVING her grasshoppers at the moment and counts down the days from Monday to Wednesday (swimming) and then to Friday (grasshoppers) - then it's the weekend and we start again lmao!!
Ahhhh she's just a sheer delight at the moment - lovely age she's at - it really does suit her! :laughing:
Ok so I lied - it wasn't that short of a post.
I'm feeling so incredibly sick from this heartburn so I'm off to take my last zantac of the day and go to bed. We've started watching a movie but it's so boring (Shane and his bloody choice of movies :mad:) so I'm going to get some sleep.
Talk soon!
xoxo
MrsMiggins
11-03-2009, 22:08
Anna, I may still take Shane up on his generous offer. I just haven't had much opportunity to sit down for enough time where I know I won't be interrupted, I'm not too tired to think straight and I don't have a dozen other things to do! Claire's only just now gone to sleep (:rolleyes:) and I had a few other things to do tonight, which I've only just finished, so I was planning on getting stuck into the letter of application tonight, so that's at least one thing I've started! We'll see how far I get though!! I need to pull my finger out & get it done, as I'm worried I'm going to run out of time!
That is great news about Immy! Claire still has a very full nappy in the mornings, so we're not there yet!
hayleylea
12-03-2009, 08:07
happybirthday HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY OWEN! HAVE A GREAT DAY LITTLE MAN happybirthday
Fi that won't be a problem - when you're ready, forward me your resume thus far and Shane can take a look this weekend - time is running out from memory? Otherwise let me know and I'll forward you his resume :).
:flowerz: HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY OWEN!!!:flowerz:
Hope you have a lovely day little man!!
Day 5 of dry big girl pants here!!! I'm marking them off on the calendar for her with a little sticker - if we get to 7 nights she gets a wonderful surprise!! (Any suggestions?!!)
Must go - smelling something rather suspect :detective:.
Have a feeling Alex and I have a touch of what Immy had a few days ago - ohhhh my tummy . . . :(
happybirthday Happy 2nd Birthday Owen!!happybirthday Hope you are all having a great day Fi.
Sorry I haven't been around for a bit.I've been struggling with major sleep deprivation and haven't had the time or energy to post but have been reading along. I had a better night last night so hopefully will get back here later tonight once the kids are in bed and post properly.
hayleylea
12-03-2009, 15:32
Anna - YAY for Immy - no ideas what her big suprise would be - something she really wants?
Cath - hugs - lack of sleep with a new born isnt fun! I hope last night is an improvement for all his sleeps!
I took Shelley to the doc today for her needles and about her hernia - she has an umbilical hernia which isnt a big deal - Cooper had one its and its all OK but it was nothing like Shelley's. I got referred to a specialist as there are some abnormalities. :( Probably no big deal - the office is shut today so ill ring and try and get an appointment but probably wont get in for around 2 weeks anyway!
Gotta go. Talk soon
happybirthdayHappy BIrthday Owen! Hope you have a great day!:flowerz:
Good afternoon everyone else.
Cath, lovely to hear from you. I hope Jack's night last night was a sign of many more good nights to come.
Hayley - that's good that you have a referral for Shelley's hernia. I think it is best to get these things sorted out while the kids are little.
Anna - Oh YAY for Immy and her dry nights. Gosh - I think her surprise should be something really, really good for that. Another In the Night Garden Character? Iggle Piggle???
Speaking of dry nights - we had a bit more success last night with Will. Troy got him up around 11 and took him to the toilet, well, carried him given he was fast asleep. Anyway, despite being very sleepy he managed to do a wee and then Troy tucked him back in bed. This morning he yelled out just before 6 that he needed to do a wee. So that was ok. 2 things we need to work on though, going back to sleep if he goes to the toilet before 7am and not yelling out to us, just going by himself. But I think it is a positive start. Thankfully he had a sleep today so he is in a much better mood this afternoon.
Ah Fi - chaos in the shops. You poor thing, sounds like my afternoon from hell. I hope you get your resume done and that you get the job. It sounds great.
As for Levi, well, he is still out of sorts and had another foul nappy today. He's off his food and very grizzly. I think some of it may have to do with teething as he is cutting the other 2 top front ones but I'm not sure whether he is unwell as well. I keep putting off going to the doctor as whatever it is it probably isn't too serious. Just annoying I guess.
Anywho I had better go - need to get these boys in the bath. They were in the sand pit today and I am sure they are full of sand in all the wrong places!
Hello.
Total change of plans here. Will is SO not ready for undies. Last night he wet the bed twice and ended up in our bed cause I couldn't put him back in his own! :( So, despite Troy thinking we should persist I think Will is not ready and he can go back to wearing pull-ups to bed. He absolutely hates being wet and gets very upset. I am not going to push it - look at Immy. She just did it in her own time and is going great guns.
The good news is that Levi has no more diarrhea and slept through last night making us all much happier. He is still a bit grumpy but I think that has a lot to do with him cutting teeth.
Speaking of Levi he is at the throwing stage. Much like Will I think he is going to have one hell of an arm on him! I don't think I've mentioned it for a while but for a little guy Will can really hurl a ball!
Hayley has inspired me to take Will to the dentist. I'm going to make an appointment in the next few weeks and started talking to him about it last night. I guess I am a little nervous about it as Will has obvious overcrowding that people are always commenting on. His teeth used to be quite protruding at the front but have moved back now but some on the side overlap a bit. Needless to say we are saving for our orthodontic work when he is older! Levi has a similar mouth shape - it'll be interesting to see what his teeth turn out like.
Better go - Levi is throwing balls at me - he's already landed one in my pen caddy!
Oh Tan you definitely can't say you didn't try. Don't give up entirely, just give it a few weeks then try again. You said Will doesn't like being wet, see if you can leave a potty by his bed or in another room so he sees it as soon as he gets up - it might trigger him to make him think - oh yeah, I could pee right about now! Lol!
It's definitely not worth persisting though if he's not ready - it'll only make you more frustrated, Will disappointed in himself and creates more washing. So unless Troy is going to be there to give endless cuddles in the mornings and do the washing each and every morning, take a break :hugs:.
Much better news about Levi this morning! I'm glad he had a better sleep and is feeling well. Looks like our tummy upsets are over too - unless the older two get it over the weekend (touch wood they don't!)
As for the dentist - I had shocking teeth when I was a kid. They were seriously huge bugs bunny teeth, especially at the front and the dentist said I'd need teeth removed and braces. Well I had neither and I just 'grew into them' over time and they're also nice and straight. Unfortunately it's pregnancy that's deteriorating them now, no matter how well I keep them :(.
Good luck, I hope the dentist will encourage you to wait and see what happens as Will grows into his teeth as he gets older.
Cath so great that you could touch base with us! How much longer is Dean home for? Any chance you could do shifts having a day nap - you one day and him the next or something? I hope the boys are being good for you - is it still smokey around there? Are they able to head outside for a while during the day? Change of scenery is always good. I hope Jack's sleeping starts to become more regular soon - ahhh the joys of a newborn. By the time mine arrives you'll be in blissful stretches of sleep and can sympathise for me!!
Oh btw - every time I look at your sig I keep thinking how perfect those names all look together! I really love your choices!!
Hayles good luck calling the Dr today about Shelley's hernia. I hope you can get her in without too much of a delay. I meant to ask the other day - are you guys getting out of the house much? To the library, to the park, to the shops etc? Anything for a change of scenery that may just distract the kids for a while and create some happiness in the day. I'm still struggling with trying to get out of the house but slowly it's getting better yet I still feel guilty about leaving my house in the pig sty state that it's in. It's just shocking and the kids have been coping it big time lately (more so the girls) because they're not pulling their weight with their responsibilities (basically - clean up your own crap :rolleyes:) and I'm about as close at it comes to throwing everything they own out. Lol!
Anyway, I hope each day gets better for you and you don't struggle to much without the contact from Trent :hugs:.
Well I was pretty annoyed last night - which has carried through to today. We promised the kids a treat for dinner (pizza) because they'd been good and had been eating all their recess and lunch at school.
So we ordered online with Domino's at 6:15pm but by 7:30pm we were thinking this was just taking FAR too long so called the store - which diverted to a store in the next suburb. I was put on hold and I hung up after 10 mins of waiting. Rang back 5 mins later and finally got to talk to someone.
The guy said that the store I ordered from had closed down and Head Office STILL hadn't fixed the ordering system so the orders get redirected to their store!!! So my order was still sitting in limbo land!!! :banghead: The guy was nice and offered to take the order however the wait time was about an hour - I politely told him bugger that for a joke. He did stress to fill in the feedback form so Shane wrote up a rather wordy message telling them how stinky their system is. :mad:
So had to whip up a quick meal of nuggets and pasta for the kids, Shane and I had a whole pack of spring rolls that we shoved in the oven. Kids didn't get to bed til about 9pm - grrrr I was just so mad and the older two were a bit cranky this morning. I have no idea how Immy will go at grasshoppers today but she seemed ok.
Anyway - hopefully the day will only get better.
Speaking of this day - I'd better get off here and get some jobs done while I only have one little munchkin man to look after today. He's about to go back to bed for an extended nap (hopefully til around 2pm) because I have to pick all the kids up today. I'm heading out to dinner and a movie with the Tassie girls tonight and Shane is flexing off early to go have drinks with a few work mates (ahhh see how easy it is when we communicate, compromise and set times?!! Stoopid men . . . ).
The sun is shining, Immy's bed REALLY needs new sheets and the whole place needs a massive clean, vacuum and mopping - I swear the floors are just disgusting.
Hope everyone has a lovely day - woohoo it's Friday!!
Oh here's a link to a new facebook album (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=700186335&aid=82261#/album.php?aid=82261&id=700186335)with a few photos of Alex and Immy from last weekend. Sorry, none of the older two this time, I'll try and get some over this weekend!
Talk soon!
xoxo
hayleylea
13-03-2009, 11:32
Tan - sorry to hear about Will last night - id just let him do it in his own time. Wearing a pullup to bed isnt a bad thing and if it means everyone gets some sleep well then i would just put him back and watch for times of readiness again. :D Glad to hear Levi is better too. As for the dentist - They wont do much now anyway - and he might just like Anna said "grown into them" but its good to touch base and just get him use to the dentist anyway - if he does need work later down the track atleast you can get him into thinking they arent so bad!
Cant get into the specialist till 1st of May! grrr im thinking of ringing my doctor and seeing if i can get reffered to someone else and hopefully get in sooner but im doubting i will get in anywhere quicker.
Anna - as for getting out and about with the kids - its really hard to do that - because of the fact we live out of town - and I cant afford just to drive into town to go to the park or library . My mum comes up tuesdays though which keeps us busy and she is here till around lunch time wedensday, we go to kindermusik do groceries and have maccas for lunch and often eat in at the play area on thursdays - Fridays we go to playgroup just down the road and sundays we go into the MILs. We usually go to the duck park before lunch at the MILs and feed the ducks. As sad as I am and upset the kids I do make sure the kids have some fun/happiness in their life. There is lots to do out here. When Shelley goes to sleep i take Cooper for a walk up through the paddocks (long range monitor attached - im not that bad lol), some days he walks with me and we go feed the ducks at our dam - or go see the sheep - and he drives his jeep around too while i walk (not fair :p) So yeah plenty to do - aswell as just keeping the house up and running too - we are in the process of fixing up his cubby house so thats another project on the list. Its hard though because it takes their mind off things but not mine. Trent wanted to talk to me last night and he insisted Cooper gave me the phone - which im extremley dirty about - how dare he put Cooper in the middle of it. so i took the phone and was polite as i could be but he just makes me so mad. His tone of voice, his sarcasm, the fact that he doesnt care whats happening and just thinks everyting is OK. It drives me nuts :hair: o well life goes on.
Better go put this baby to bed.Sleepy head didnt get up till 9 and we had to be at playgroup at 9.15! lol
Oops! I didn't mean for it to sound as though I was frustrated with Will. I am more than happy to have him still wear his pull-ups and try again in a few weeks. As I said before I think he is almost there and I am not going to push him.
And yes Anna - I do NOT need that extra washing!
Hayley - if there was a punch in the head icon on here I would use it in reference to Trent. Honestly the man has lost his brain over there! I know you are doing a great job managing it all. Maybe you can squeeze something nice in for yourself when your mum is visiting one time. I think you need a bit of spoiling.
Anna - those photos of Immy and Alex are very, very cute. They are so much like Shane aren't they? That's very annoying about Dominos - they should have offered you a free voucher or something. That was appalling customer service.
The teeth thing isn't a big issue for me. I just know that both Troy and I have rather small mouths with regular to largish teeth. Troy had braces when he was young, I didn't, but one of my brothers did. I also didn't know that little kids with baby teeth could have weird teeth before I had Will! LOl - he's still gorgeous though.
Speaking of Cleaning Anna - we have friends coming for dinner and our house is so messy right now! Better hop to it!
Just a quick hello from me while I have a few minutes. It is going to take me a while to do a proper catch up post. Damn - here is Paddy already chatting in my ear.
Okay - still struggling with sleep deprivation here. Jack was awake again for most of the might last night after 1:30 which is far from ideal bu tI am accepting that he is only 3 weeks old and it will settle down soon enough. It take about half an hour to feed and burp him (he has lots of wind issues after gulping my ever abundant milk) and then it is very common for me just to be falling asleep about 20 minutes later to have him calling out in pain again and needing more burping which takes 10 minutes or so and then within the hour he is awake looking for another feed and the cycle starts all over again. Last night he also threw a vomit in his bed to add to the mix about half an hour after one of his feeds. I swear I am constantly just falling asleep to be jerked out of it again and soon enough it is 7am and the boys are waking up.
I am having big issues with Dean at the moment and we are not on the best of terms. Once again I am struggling to get that man out of bed and into action at a reasonable hour (I push him out groaning and grumpy about 8am after listening to the boys for ages) and then half the time it takes him about an hour to get the boys dressed and eating breakfast. I cracked it big time yesterday after it took him until after 11:30 to get organised enough to leave the hosue with the boys to do the food shopping at Coles. There was so much to do yesterday - cleaning, tidying stuff up that has been sitting on our table for weeks, washing etc. and with him not starting the day until 11:30 it just wasn't going to happen. He moves like a bloody snail and I have no idea why everything takes him so long but it does and it is driving me insane! I ended up just doing most of the stuff myself yesterday and being quite cranky about it. I am not meant to be on my feet vacuuming and mopping floors and hanging out washing all day but if I didn't do it there was no way it was going to be done and it really needed to be. This is his last day of leave and we had to go to Medicare and Medibank Private and get some other things at the shopping centre this morning and then we were meant to be catching up with friends this afternoon (which has been cancelled) so yesterday was the shopping/cleaning day. Anyway he is now annoyed at me being annoyed at him. I think he realises that he needs to improve (and get out of bed early like everyone else we know) but it is just a matter of him doing it. The test wil be starting work next week. Once again I am at him to get up and out the door early so he gets home early (instead of getting out of bed after 8am like he has been) and I am so serious about it this time. I will be furious if he slacks of again. He is getting way more sleep than me at night but I am now back to doing just as much (more actually) as him during the day and am not impressed. This is my last few days for rest and I am quite annoyed. Anyway we will work through it. Sorry for the rant.
I will post again later once there is some quiet in this house. No day sleep for Will today and I have them both hanging at my sides. Chat soon.
MrsMiggins
13-03-2009, 15:05
Oh Cath! You poor thing! I know you know that things will get better, but I know that it's hard to believe that when you are going through it all. I think too that men just think that we will deal with things - it never occurs to them that while we may well deal with them, sometimes we'd like to not have to. And considering there is another perfectly capable adult in the house, we would like to think that said 'capable adult' might take on some of those difficult tasks without having to be asked/coaxed/bullied/nagged into it every single time! Being a ife & mother is bloody hard work! Dave is shocking at getting up to the kids too. I think I built a rod for my own back for the most part, because when the kids were younger, I just got up to them because it was easier, but now they're older, I get a bit p'd off when he's still lying in bed at 9am when I've been up with the kids, getting them their milk & breakfast, changing nappies, getting them dressed etc since 6am! To be fair though, he does a lot of housework (often without being tol to do it!) so every so often, I will cut him some slack!
Tan, I think you're right with Will & his night TT. He will get it when he's ready & it will be a lot less distressing for all. Claire still has a completely saturated nappy every morning & it quite often stinks, so I know it's not all morning wee. I am not even thinking about doing away with her nappy yet! I don't need the stress!
Hayles, what a bummer about the date for the specialist!! No harm in asking your Dr for another referral. Worst that could happen is that you can't get another date.
Damn. I have to go! Kids are awake & as a bribe to get them down for a nap, I told them we'd do something exciting this afternoon! No idea what!!
Cath, fair dinkum Tony and Dean are identical morning men. It is literally impossible for me to get Tony to do anything in the morning. I have resorted to just leaving him at home with Maddi and going by myself to do things. I just can't wait half a day to start the day. I try so hard to get him to move in the morning to get to work early and it NEVER works. Its like moving a mountain.
Tan, I'm thinking a visit to a dentist is a good idea. I'll have to ring up and book Maddi in too. I don't know how I'm going to go getting her to go. Last time I went for a check up I took her with me and she refused to come into the room with me. Its like she's got this in built anti-dentist radar already.
Hayley, how are you hanging in there? It breaks my heart to read how sad you are. I really do want to :geek:Trent on the head too. I didn't realize Shelley had a hernia? Is that one she has had since birth?
Anna, the facebook photo's are gorgeous. All the kids look so grown up! Alex has the most adorable pinch me cheeks.
Fi - how did Owens birthday go? How is your resume progressing? That job sounds awesome, hope you get it. :fingerscrossed:
Well I had to go into work again today for 3 hours. The IL's came and babysat Maddi which of course meant I had to clean before they got here. I'm stuffed! We're in the process of making pizza, I'm just waiting for the dough to rise. Its stinking hot here today and really humid because of the rain we got the day before. I went to the osteo yesterday and she said my back is so sore because this baby has positioned itself on the left of my hip instead of in the middle. She she's given me instruction to sleep on my right and some gentle massage to try and encourage it to move into a more central location.
Anna - I don't think I'll be able to meet up on Sunday. I actually will be in Melbourne but its my cousins baby's christening that day and I'll be caught up in that fiasco which if its anything like my other family gatherings is hectic, fun and full of food. If I think I can duck off I'll give your mobile a call! :DI'm not even sure where in Melbourne it is???
Alright better go, time to check on the pizza dough. I can't stop eating lately!
hayleylea
14-03-2009, 12:15
Lou - im OK. Im sad but I'll be OK. Im actually getting on top of my feelings over the past few days. I spoke to Trent because i realise not talking to him wasnt helping the situation at all. Still not on proper speaking terms because we cant figure anything out over the phone when it costs almost $2 a minute to talk. Ill be OK no matter what happens. Ive been staying up till like midnight thinking some things through and im in a much better place right now - but i also realise midnight isnt an appropriate bedtime *yawn*. Im A-OK for now though, I have 10 days till Trent comes home, and although i know its not for good. we both know where we are at so i think this time we can make steps into what the future holds. We will see what happens.
goodluck getting Maddi to the dentist - Cooper is the shyest of shyest and I didnt think we had any hope of getting him to open his mouth - but Trent lied on the couch and Cooper layed on him - and opened his mouth up wide as - didnt even care! Definatley take them to a peadiactric (Sp?) dentist - they deal with kis all the time and they have a real knack with it! ;) Most hospitals have kids dental clinics - its all free too.
I better go. Ive been cleaning like a mad woman today - I have been moping around for the past week and the house was a disgrace :o Today i woke up though and felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders - have no idea why!?! but im liking it lol. The kids are playing trains together, its raining outside, ive got one more room to vacuum and then i might join in the fun of playing Thomas trains :laughing:
Cath - i meant to comment about your post. I feel sorry for you and Dean needs a good kick up the backside!!!! GRRRRRR! I hope he steps up an everything works out fine for you but i dont blame you for being Angry - you can vent to me anytime! Hope you managed to get a goodnight sleep last night
This is still not my catch up post but I have 5-10 minutes before Dean gets back with our take-away and bottle of wine and we start watching a movie so thought I would make a quick attempt.
Hayley we are here for you anytime you need to vent - you need to! I can't believe Trent went back so soon after coming home and I can totally understand you being devastated by it (not to mention Cooper - the poor little boy). Glad to hear you are feeling sort of okay for now and best of luck for when he comes home. Relationships are not always easy.
Speaking of which Anna I hope things are going okay for you and Shane. Your big post a while ago sticks in my mind - I hope you are working through things too.
Good to hear I am not alone with a lazy partner in the mornings. It is so annoying! Who the hell likes mornings - noone I know - but at the end of the day you just have to get up and start the day and not be all sooky about it don't you. Dean will ultimately get up but I hate that he is all grumpy about it - so annoying. Anyway since I cracked it on Thursday he has been doing heaps around here but that always happens. He is perfect for a few days but things always seem to fall back into the old pattern soon enough. I am not letting that happen this time (I hope!).
Hayley I love the image of Cooper lying on Trent while the dentist checks his teeth - too cute. You have got us all inspired. I will get Paddy to the dentist now sometime in the next few months.
Lou your Osteo sounds great. I found the physio useless with my pregnancy related pelvic pain too. Maybe I should have been seeing an Osteo instead. I had it in my mind to see an Osteo if my pain stayed with me but thankfully it has gone. I hope things improve with you if you can get that cheeky baby to move. How sad you won't be able to meet up with Anna and I. It would have been great to see you again. You never know - maybe your christening will be right near Chadstone or something and you can pop in quickly - we will keep our fingers crossed.
Okay - times up for now - sorry - will get back again sometime soon.
hayleylea
14-03-2009, 19:45
Cath - im glad dean is pulling his weight - hope it sticks!! you are right - relationships arent always easy - they take work. And thats all good and well when he is in the same country! We spoke briefly tonight, he is really worried about me he said. Thats because im being short and not talking to him - well i get in trouble if i talk for too long cause it costs too much. Im not one for playing mind games but im glad he is thinking about things and getting a little worried.
Cath - you actually reminded me about Anna - I read your post anna - and i was going through some major arguments with Trent at the time and I completley forgot to write back (sorry for being selfish). I must say that post completley took me by suprise! I guess I always thought things were pretty good with you guys. (mind you you would have all thought that about Trent and I before all this (and they were!). I hope things are improving on your front Anna. I agree about the computers too. Thats one thing Trent and I actually did when he come home, was pack the computer away come dinner time and it wasnt out tillthe morning- or unless one of us wanted to go to bed before the other. We can get so caught up on computers - especially our day and age. I would hate to think how many people think they spend way too much time on the computer instead of spending time with their other half. So thats another rule that will continue to stick with Trent and I - especially when he isnt working - its not like its the only time he can spend on the computer. I have the computer running all day - and I get distracted way to easily....more so since Trent has beeen gone though its really my safety net. I have alot of email from friends and support like that and if i idnt have that right now id be at a loss but some days i shut it up and put it away (beauty of a laptop lol). Sorry Anna got side tracked. Anyway if you ever need to vent - Im here, im sure we are all here. All i can say is just look around tonight and if hubby is home embrace it. Because after spending more then 6 months without Trent the world can be and at times is a lonely place. Faults or no faults we love them to bits, but life wasnt meant to be easy, and sometimes the men in ourl lives need a good kick up the butt! :laughing:For you Anna i can imagine life being very difficult in getting time with just Shane and yourself and I can see how the 2 of you become just Mum & Dad instead of Anna and Shane. - Me with just 2 kids by myself sometimes struggle to become "Hayley" and not "mum" and as much as im sure we all love being parents we also need our own identity rather then just mum or dad. You have a great family though Anna and the fact that we havent heard much more about it - probably means you are curled up happily together and working through things.
Sorry for the d&m and my babbling. Im really tire i should head to bed.
Hayley good to hear Trent seems to be a bit worried - he should be! He really needs to prove himself to you.
This is another 5 minute attempt at a bit of a catch up before I go and watch some tv then head off to the bath (I hope - Jack is up and cranky so I might have him stuck to my boob again soon enough - he is surrently lying on Dean's chest squawking now and then).
Tan how is Levi going? I hope he is all better and you got to some of that work you needed to do. I agree with the others - it must be so hard trying to get any sort of work done. I love that both your boys have such good arms for throwing balls - too cute. Paddy is a bit hopeless in the "sports" department which is not surprising - Dean and I are so not sporty people but I think Will may be a bit better.
Fi did you get your job application done? Sounds good. I used to work as an employment consultant so if you want to run anything by me feel free (it's all gone out of my head a bit but I should be able to find some stuff somewhere about the best way to write application letters etc.). Well done with the SES thing - that is such a good thing to do and it must be nice doing something that is "yours" if you know what I mean. I am so looking forward to having some sort of life of my own in a few years (I am back to being a slave to a baby and the children and the house for a while again for now). That being said I am totally happy to surrender to Jack's needs for now - he really is too cute and I am just loving the newborn phase as much as it is exhausting.
Anna how fantastic about Immy and the TT. We were going really well here for the first week or two after Jack was born but now we are back to having a poo problem. Paddy has taken to waiting until he is put to bed for the night and then doing it in his pull-up - so annoying. It drags out bedtime for a good half hour (Will has also taken to doing what Dean is calling a "sympathy poo" at the same time so there is alot of cleaning up to do and then Will starts calling out to us and being all upset when he was initally fine about going to bed). I think it is mostly a bit of an attention seeking thing on Paddy's part. He has definitely been acting up alot more than normal since Jack arrived and I really think he is looking for attention from me which is tricky. I thought we would have trouble with Will after Jack's arrival but he has had no issues really while Paddy has suddenly gone a bit nuts.
Damn - times up. I will get back again soon - I should be able to catch up propley by the end of the week I hope:laughing: Hope everyone is well.
hayleylea
15-03-2009, 19:53
Cath - you sound exhuasted. Hope Jack goes to sleep for you soon. Sorry to hear about Paddy's issues and the sympathy poo's by Will - how annoying when you get them tucked into bed. I guess it takes a bit of getting use to having another little person around the house. The first month or so is a bit weird - but then I take a look at Cooper & Shelley now and im sure Cooper doesnt even remember life without her.
Spoke to soon about Trent waking up to himself. He rang tonight (drunk) and was really quite a pig, im really upset tonight. I just cant believe his stupidity and just his general way of treating me. Tommorrow - he will write me an email as if everything is Ok. GRRRRRRRR so mad.
Today was OK, went to the MIL's for lunch. Her and I had a few words last saturday night - I had a bit too much to drink and had my tough boots on. Dont get me wrong I love her to death - she is amazing and helps us out so much - ill be forever greatfull for that! She can be a real b!tch though, usually i just bite my tounge, she is very imtimidating...but on this occasion i didnt. (alcohol - cup of courage and all that :o) its all good though she actually rang up and apologised to me - which doesnt happen very often! She said it worrys her to see me so sad - and fair enough - but I think anyone would be this sad in my situation? who knows maybe im just a nutcase and take things too much to heart.
Anyway I should make myself go to bed ive been so naughty staying up till all hours cause I cant sleep but im so tired during the day. Come night time im over tired and cant sleep - not good. So im going to catch some well deserved Beauty sleep.
Night guys zzzzzzzzzzzz
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This is what we did this afternoon.
Oh Tan your boys are gorgeous! Levi is looking so grown up and looks so much like his Dad and Will looks so much like you. Fantastic photos - looks like they were having fun.
Hayley how crap that Trent was drunk and rude on the phone - he is all over the place isn't he? Sounds almost like he is having a mid-life crisis. Your MIL surely has to understand why you are sad. Good to hear she apologised to you - sounds like you have a pretty good relationshiop really.
Jack managed to make it 3 hours between feeds last night so I might have got a solid 2 hour sleep in there somewhere (not really sure - it is all becoming a bit of a blur):yelclap: Anyway I felt a bit better this morning and it gave me hope (I did almost fall asleep lying on the floor with the boys this afternoon though and would have loved an afternoon nap:sleeping:).
Okay - going to get dinner while Jack is sleeping and might try and get back on a bit later and do the rest of my catch up post.
Cath I feel so tired just reading your post. You poor thing - Jack needs to start getting the hang of some longer stretches of sleep I think! And Dean needs to realise that the sleep-in years are over and get out of bed!
I can sympathise, Troy is not too bad these days but he just refuses to go to bed early, and then never wants to get out in the morning. Most of the time I just make sure there is enough noise going on that eventually he will have to get out. When he is busy with work (which is mainly at night) then I don't mind so much but when it is more that he has been playing golf on the computer or watching soccer in the middle of the night or something it really annoys me.
Yesterday afternoon was quite amusing with the painting. Levi had a great time and Will loves to paint. Levi is so rough though, I remember when Will first did painting at home he was really careful - Levi just snatched and banged and splashed! I think Will might have been a little older though.
Oh well, had better go. Will is just about to go to "School".
Tan that is Dean too - struggles to get to bed before midnight but then can't get out of bed in the morning. Those days are over for us really - I used to like those hours too but it just can't be done once you are a parent.
Well last night was a shocker. Jack was up from 1:20am until 4:20am - bloody 3 hours to get him back to bed! I am beyond tired and am popping on quickly to say the proper catch up post is never going to happen so I am just going to keep going from here - apologies for all of the stuff i haven't acknoweldged.
Had to go and do the market shopping this morning (with Mum's help thankfully) and have had a really busy day and am crossing my fingers for a better night. Paddy was meant to go with Dean's Dad this morning but refused to go. Poor John had driven all the way over here for Paddy to carry on about wanting to stay with me and not wanting to go. John was coming back over this way this afternoon to pick up 2 of Paddy's cousins from school so he came back again about an hour ago and this time Paddy happiliy went because he got to see his cousins who he loves. There has been a definite behavioural change with Paddy since Jack's arrival and as much as i understand it is driving me a bit nuts - I hardly get a minutes peace because he wants to be with me all day and he doesn't shut up! So not what I need when I am tired already. Anyway I will get through it.
Chat again soon.
Hey! Where has everybody gone? Did I miss the party? :laughing:
It's seriously quiet around here. I've been a bit AWOL cause Levi has a cold and has been a bit of a grumpy pants and I am trying to get my work done - my typist is on holidays and I have to do it all myself. And I'll be honest, I've been having a few days where I just wanted to do fun stuff with my boys.
I don't know if I told you but a couple of weeks ago a little girl who is the daughter of someone Troy went to school with was diagnosed with a massive brain tumor. It was very sudden and very shocking to say the least. Anyway after a very long operation they were able to remove the tumor but she has to have chemo and radiation therapy etc. Everyday we get an e-mail update everyday on what is happening. Her name is Cleo and she is 6 years old. She has 3 sisters. Anyway - it really brings home how precious our little ones are and I have been trying to do a few more things with my boys and take a few more photos etc lately. Things can change in an instant.
As for my Aunty - she started chemo last night. I'm not sure if there is hope of remission at all, it might just be to slow it down. But she is doing ok.
Last night I had to order some shoes for Levi. I have not been able to buy him any shoes and now that he has started walking I was trying to find something soft soled that would fit him. Anyway a friend told me about a web-based company that hand makes leather shoes. After measuring his feet they helped me out and Levi's foot is a massive size 6! He's not even 11 months old! I am so annoyed because it means all the shoes we had for Will when he first started walking are of no use at all cause they were a 4. And he was more than 1 when we bought them. Levis is just a big boy. So I have ordered 2 pairs of their shoes, a brown leather that kind of look like loafers and another pair that look like sneakers. They are only $20 a pair so I thought that wasn't too bad.
I have to go - Levi is hanging around my chair and he stinks!
hayleylea
20-03-2009, 15:38
Hey guys
Yeah it is really quiet in here.
Ive been busy with the kids - and just working myself out. Im happy to announce things are actually good with me though, and Trent and I are actually on the best terms we have been in quite awhile. Im not what actually changed. The situation hasnt changed just probably my mind about the whole thing and probably the biggest thing we both worked out we were loosing each other. I was pushing him away BIG time and have been since he left and although i think i have ever right too, it made me into a real horrible person. Not horrible but just made me miserable to be around and I didnt like that girl much.
Im meeting Trent in sydney on tuesday when he gets home and the 2 of us are staying there in a really really nice motel while the kids stay at mums. - Initially it was going to be a place to lay all our thoughts out on the table but we have decided to put all this PNG CRAP aside and just be Trent and Hayley and try and ignite that spark we had so strong not all that long ago. Just anight to have fun and talk and be Trent and Hayley rather then Mum and dad, or PNG and Australia. So yeah im REALLY looking forward to it and im in a much better place for it.
Cath - how are you going? Jack letting you get any sleep yet?
Tan - I have had a few chats to you on MSN. :smiliedance: for levi walking - lol about his feet.
Good news for Tan and I is that we are going to meet each other very soon!!! Tan is heading to dubbo so will stop in bathurst and we can catch up - so thhats pretty exciting.
Shoot gotta run. Talk soon
Quick hello from me. Things are going from bad to worse here with Jack's sleeping. I got a total of 3 hours last night which was 3 single hour lots - I am buggered! He is now also becoming hard to settle during the day and can take 2+ hours to settle and is not happy sitting in his little chair or anything and wants to be held the whole time:hissy: I am physically so tired and mentally struggling too with getting hardly anytime to myself with Paddy suddenly being so clingy and full on. Please let this improve soon!!
Hayley that is great you are having some time out with Trent and just going to try and let some things go and focus on having some fun. How cool you are meeting up with Tan. I will have to get chatting to Anna - she is here in Melbourne next weekend.
Tan that is hilarious that Levi has size 6 feet - that is huge for an 11 month old! Will is size 6 and I thought he had big feet but he is 20 months.
Okay that's all for now. Going to try and get a pizza ordered and get in the bath and hopefully get some sleep in before midnight tonight. I stayed up until 10:30 last night and then didn't end up getting to sleep until 1:30 with Jack waking for a feed at 11 and being hard to settle as per usual.
We are going to help my parents fill a second skip with their junk tomorrow. I will chat again soon.
hayleylea
21-03-2009, 18:40
Oh Cath - you poor thing you must be soooo tired. :wizard: magic sleeping dust for Jack. Naughty little thing - is it a wind issue? I hope her learns to settle much easier for you...it must be hard having 3 little boys to look after when you have a demanding baby - but the good news it it always gets bettter. As for Paddy being clingy etc, I hope that eases soon too. Im sure once things settle down with Jack he will be right, then you can do something extra special for him. The important thing is they all know you love them :) sometimes its harder on Mum then the kids not spending enough time etc. I really really hope you get some sleep tonight.
Yeah all is good here, we are off to mums tommorrow so im looking forward to that. Ill be heading from there till sydney on tuesday.
Shelley went to bed at around about 12 today, a little earlier and Cooper chucked a MASSIVE tantrum and woke her up after just 40 minutes!:banghead: She lasted till 7pm though god love her. She was pretty good too. Cooper on the other hand has been a terror today, ive just put him to bed but he isnt one bit happy about it! Ah well he will live.:raspberry:
OK im going to get some icecream :D
Oh Cath! I feel for you I really do. Have you tried elevating the end of Jack's bassinet/cradle/cot at all? That helped Levi a lot when he was tiny. He seemed to have quite a bit of wind in those early weeks. I don't know if you remember but I went through a phase of wrapping him really tightly (like a cocoon) and then sleeping him propped up on a triangle pillow in his cot. It was mostly in the day time but it helped heaps.
I don't know how you feel about it (I personally don't think I would have managed it) but would you try a sling during the day? If he wants to be held it would at least allow you to have your hands free to do something with Paddy and Will. I have a friend whose second baby was very unsettled when she was tiny and Danielle ended up getting a sling and she found that it saved her sanity.
As for us - both the boys now have the cold but I think Levi might be over the worst of it. Well I hope he is because he was awake before 6 this morning due to his stuffiness! And then the neighbours dog went off it's head while Levi was having his day sleep so that was cut rather short too. I should add the dog was right outside Levi's window and it was open. He is not a heavy sleeper during the day but he's not usually that bad!
Hayley - I hope your meeting with Trent goes well and you have a great night. It sounds like a really good plan. I am so excited about meeting you too. The really great part for me is that Troy is keen too (once upon a time he would have rolled his eyes at me!).
Ok - I have to go. My Mum is coming to visit tomorrow for a few days, I need to get my housework up to scratch!
hayleylea
21-03-2009, 19:10
Tan - im glad Troy is keen too. Trent should be here too. Just try not to hit him over the head :laughing: (no seroiusly) lol. Im hoping everything goes to play tuesday night. Im trying to think of a place to meet - do you think a park or something would be good? A duck park - or a play park. Im hopless arranging meets lol - The duck park is in the middle of town so it might be the go? Take some bread and the kids can feed the ducks while we catch up?
ok im off to veg on the couch now my tummys fill will ice cream lol
Cath - i was going to mention a sling too - i never used one but have heard they are great - do you have a motorised swing?? Ive heard they are great for unsettled babies too. I got one off ebay for Shelley - she was never unsettled but i got it really cheap and she still enjoys sitting in it while im hanging the clothes out etc.
Wow I'm so far behind I don't know where to start.
Cath - god you sound so very tired and your nights don't sound like much fun at all. Do you think he has reflux or something similar that is making him so uncomfortable he can't sleep? I clearly remember that horrible feeling of being so tired you can't function.
Hayley, wow it sounds like you are in a happier place. Its hard to work on your marriage with a lot of distance between you geographically. Hopefully when your both in the same town you can sort it all out and Trent is back to the man you fell in love with.
My Dad had an operation on Thursday so Maddi and I went down to Melbourne to visit him in hospital and stayed with my mum in a apartment near chapel street to keep my Mum company. The apartment was horrible and noisy and I hardly slept. But we visited dad every day in the hospital and took mum out shopping. I was glad to come home yesterday though. All that walking around stuffed my back and I am exhausted. So we're having a quiet day at home - bliss. I've given my cousins daughters christening a miss as I was in too much back pain and way too tired. So I won't have a chance to catch up with Anna and Cath today. :( Hope you girls have a great day out together!
Alright I better go. Little miss Maddi wants a sandwich and I need a drink.
Hey girls I'm slipping behind again - I'll get some catching up done during this week.
Lou I'm in Melbourne this coming weekend (Sat 28th - Mon 30th) not this weekend!! Are you coming to Melb next weekend by chance?!! :D
I hope your dad is ok and that his recovery is going well.
Tan and Hayles - you're meeting up?!! How cool! Photos are a MUST please!!
Tan I hope the colds disappear quickly.
Hayles your over nighter with Trent sounds wonderful, I hope you both make the most of it.
Cath I'm so sorry to head that you're having troubles with the sleeping - would you consider something like infant calm or a brauers calm range?? I agree with Tan on the sling idea - I'm actually in the process of trying to find a good ring sling for when this baby comes - just so I can carry him around hands free in the early days/weeks if I need to - or to breastfeed quickly if I'm out without having to stress about wraps and blankets for covering up.
Ok better go - I'm sitting in the middle of 8 huge crates of clothes, nesting is starting to settle in :(. At least it'll all be done. The size 0's & 00's are done, I need to go through the 0000/000's and throw a bunch in the washing machine for a good soak (they're clean but I'm being pedantic :rolleyes:). I noticed today that there were a couple of little beanies that hadn't been washed and I swear I could still smell the baby smell in them, and there was a small amount of fluffy baby hair in them . . . oh how my heart just melted!! :bee:
I really do need to step up and get some of Immy's size 0-2 clothes sold, they're taking up so much room and I really need the space.
Ok I'll be back in here soon!
Have a good week everyone.
xoxo
Hi again,
I had a much better night last night (still had Jack screaming after being fed at 3 until about 4:45 - however he did some decent big sleeps for me and wasn't calling out every hour or so like he has been). His problems are definitely wind related. I am a bit suspicious of those infant calm etc. things Anna - I think they are a bit of a con. I have a friend who has learnt some baby massage techniques and is now teaching them and she said there is a way to massage their tummy to get wind out so I might see if she can drop in and show me this week if it continues. I have been trying to use the carrier we have during the day (a Baby Bjorn one) which is good sometimes if I need to hang out washing etc. but it is not all that practical if I am trying to prepare food etc. - he is still in the way. Tan I will consider the propping up thing. I am the worlds worst wrapper and can never get him wrapped well so he always ends up punching his little arms out if he has pain issues and kicks and squirms and is quite unhappy. If he has no tummy issues the wrapping doesn't seem to matter and he is fine with his arms out. It is all about the tummy issues I think. I'm sure in time they will improve but I jsut hope it is soon.
Anna I might try and catch you on MSN tomorow if you are around. I am pushing Paddy out the door with Dean's parents even if he is screaming tomorrow and hopefuilly Will will have a big sleep for me and I will have some peace at lunchtime. I am planning to get some shopping done either before or after I catch up with you at Chadstone on Sunday - what time are you thinking you will be there? I am very excited to be meeting up again and hope you and your pregnant belly are well. I can't believe how little time you have to go! That little man will be here before you know it.
Lou you are definitely pregnant - as Anna says it is this weekend. Any chance of coming down? I know it is a big effort and totally understand if you can't - it's not exactly going for a half hour drive or anything. What operation did your Dad have? I hope he is okay. You poor thing wth your back - pregnancy can be such hard work and really uncomfortable. All my sleep issues with Jack have totally cemented in my mind that I am happy with never being pregnant or having another baby again. As much as there are great things about it there are also bloody awful ones.
Hayley the swing idea is a good one.I am looking at some on ebay now. Maybe that will help. I have tried sitting Jack in the little chair we have with the vibrations on (it has a vibrate mode) but he is not happy with that. The swing might be much better. I hope your reunion goes well with Trent and you have a great catch up with Tan.
Okay - Will is awake. Better pack up Paddy's computer before he comes out. There are big fights otherwise as Will is really keen to use it too. Chat soon.
I swear - Levi does not belong to me! Where did I get this child that can just go, go, go all day! I am lucky to get 90 minutes sleep out of Levi lately and it is driving me nuts. Thankfully he sleeps a good 12 hours solid at night so maybe he is having the same amount of sleep as other kids his age but in a different way? Somehow I don't think so. I can honestly say it is not because he is not tired - he is. If we go somewhere in the car he falls asleep but at home it is like he thinks there is way too much happening or something. I don't know - maybe I should be tougher with him or something.
Cath - well it sounds as though Jack is showing signs of improvement. I have to admit I am not keen on the Brauer's calm etc, I have doubts about it all. I have done the massage thing though and it does help, so give it a go and see how you do.
I can't wait to meet Hayles either and don't worry there will be plenty of photos to share!
Ah Lou - LOL at your PG brain! Got your weekends muddled up I see.
Gotta go - Will has a temp today and is quite out of sorts.
Hi all, sorry I've been MIA yet again. Just been a bit busy trying to do my Uni assignments. I'm so not enjoying this uni thing, I know the work isn't that hard but I really just can't be buggered with it! Anyway, enough of my whinging.....
We've just put in an application form for Katelyn to go to kindy next year......I just can't believe she'll be at kindy soon! As for Charlotte, she had her 6 month jabs last week & has been out of sorts since. She got a cold the day after her jabs so that certainly hasn't helped. 4 nights in a row she's been up during the night (one night 4 times!) when she normally sleeps through. but last night she slept through again so hopefully she's getting back to normal.
Sorry no time for personals.....gotta get back to work now!
OMG I so have placenta brain :o. I was so convinced Anna was in Melbourne last weekend. Well I won't be able to make this weekend anyway because Maddi has a birthday party to go to Sunday at 10am :rolleyes:. I so can't get over how mucked up I am in the head. Hate to think what I'm going to be like during Breastfeeding.
Hope Hayley and Trent are having a lovely night out and enjoying each others company.
Cath, I'm so happy to hear you got a bit more sleep. Are you breastfeeding? I was just reading the other day about how what you can eat may give your baby more wind - things like caffeine, cabbage and onions. Maddi was a bit windy as a baby and I had all sorts of trouble burping her. We did the baby massage thing and it was fantastic. Winding her little legs like she was on a bike, then rubbing her tummy in a clockwise (?) circle. I think we both found it relaxing. I just hope you find a solution so you can get some nights of decent sleep.
Renee - you've just reminded me about kinder. I really should move my butt and find out about the one's nearby. Its just sneaked up all of a sudden.
Tan, wow Levi has big feet! Got a good swimmer coming your way LOL. Those shoes sound cheap too BTW.
Hey I was thinking about our pram, it doesn't have a toddler seat in it. And to tell the truth I hardly use it now with Maddi. I'm wondering if I need to trade it in to get a pram that would seat Maddi and the new baby. Or if I just get a skateboard for the pram I've got? What do you guys think/do?
Gotta go and put Miss Maddi into bed. She's playing with her dolls house in her bedroom ATM and fighting off the sleep fairy.
Oh and Cath - I got sweet justice today. I had to go to work today and be there by 8am so I left Tony this morning to get Maddi ready for creche and do the drop off. Guess what time he got to work? 9.30am! He now appreciates how much I do to get Maddi ready in the mornings and that PERHAPS he should be getting up earlier to help me out. 3 years later its finally sinking in!
................and OMG Anna your almost into single figure weeks. I feel like we're in a time warp and someone is pushing our tickers along a bit faster :laughing:
Lou, we don't use a stroller anymore for Katelyn. We'd thought about getting a stroller with a toddler seat on it, but decided not to bother. We just make Katelyn walk everywhere.....mean parents that we are LOL.
Hi again,
Lou I would either get a skateboard for Maddi if you are going to do a bit of walking or not worry about getting anything until you know whether you will use it. Paddy now has to walk everywhere as the double pram is full of his brothers and he is coping okay so far.
Hayley hope things are going well.
Renee great to hear from you. Soon enough we will be enrolling them at school!
Tan sounds like Levi doesn't want to miss out on the action.
Things seem to have turned a corner here and Jack has been doing roughly 3 hourly feeds overnight for the last 3 nights:smiliedance: I can cope with that - much better than every hour.
Oh damn - Jack is awake - back later.
MrsMiggins
25-03-2009, 15:18
I have (YET AGAIN!) been horribly slack in here!! My apologies! (And I just also realised the time & that I have to go get ready for the gym before the kids wake up!)
So just to say hello & that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth!
Also Lou, Claire walks now too. Has for quite some time. I haven't used our double pram since Owen was probably around 12 months old and started using a stroller for him. Ever since then, Claire has been happy to walk. Even now, the stroller only makes an occasional appearance & that's only when I need Owen not to be running off!
OK, need to run!
Thanks for the feedback regarding prams. I think I'll hold out and see how things go. Like you say Maddi walks everywhere so it will more than likely be a waste of money trading in for a double pram.
happybirthdayHAPPY BIRTHDAY TAN for yesterday. Sorry - I totally missed it and only realised when I saw facebook. Did you have a great birthday?
Fi how's your SES stuff going and your job application? Any word yet? I saw on facebook you went fox hunting for the SES training. Sounds like you get to do a wide variety of stuff.
Cath - great news about Jack doing 3 hourly sleeps. How are Will and Paddy coping with having a baby in the house?
Well I totally cracked it last night with Tony. After having to get Maddi to creche in the morning you would think he had more of an idea but nah - totally in mans land this one! Yesterday I had to do a morning internet meeting between 8-9am so I did it from home. You would think that during that time he'd get Maddi dressed and ready for creche. No! He faffs around getting his coffee, puts a DVD on for her while he rides his exercise bike. So when I'm finished my online meeting I've got to get Maddi dressed and ready for creche. I was livid! Then we get home and he just goes into the bathroom and gets ready for hockey and out he goes. Meanwhile I'm left to unload the dishwasher, cook dinner, bath Maddi and clean up. I am beyond being reasonable. Yeah I'm peeved and as I type this the angrier I get.
Oh crap - just remembered I've got an OB appointment and I am still in my PJ's!
Gotta run!!!!!!!!!1
happybirthday Happy Birthday for yesterday Tan - hope you had a great day!
Oh Lou I can totally sympathise. What is with men?? I swear if they ran everything things would grind to a standstill and we would all live in chaos. Drives me nuts how little they do compared to us. Things don't happen by magic!! Children need to be dressed and fed and houses need to be tidied and food needs to be cooked and cleaned up etc. - they really seem to think magic fairies just have stuff done and in order sometimes I think. Wouldn't it be nice to be in their position and just do our own thing. That is so Dean - making a coffee and stuffing around. It is so annoying - you are the pregnant woman and if anyone shoud be coming home and doing their own thing it is you! How was your Ob appointment? How many weeks are you now?
Paddy and Will are coping pretty well with a new baby in the house but I swear the noise level and madness have ramped up. They both go nuts every day (especially from 4pm onwards) screaming and running around the house and wrestling and pulling all the blankets from Paddy's bed off and rolling around in them in different rooms in the house and generally just driving me nuts. I call it "red cordial hour" but it goes for more than an hour and it is jsut exhausting (as someone always bangs their head on something or something goes wrong and I have to deal with it - always when I am feeding Jack or doing something of course). Paddy's clinginess seems to be easing thank goodness and he went to Dean's parents for the day on Tuesday (after a little bit of carry on but not as much as the week before) and he is out for a walk with my Mum right now. Dean's parents took Will on Tuesday as well which was fantastic! Paddy seemed happier about going becasue Will was going too and Will had no problems and slept for 3 and a half hours at their place. I was out the door and off to the shopping centre minutes after they had gone and got back almost 4 hours later. I managed to get some new clothes (still more to get though - I am doing a major wardrobe overhaul) and go to Medicare which took ages. They are stuffing around with our baby bonus because we filled in the stupid form wrong (the family assistance letters come addressed to Dean and Dean filled the form in saying that I would be receiving the payments rather than him). So annoying - can't we just be considered as a family unit for goodness sake - we are married, have the same bank accounts, live int he same house etc. - so ridiculous! It has been sitting there for 4 weeks and only because I asked about it did this get discovered and now we have to start again - bloody Medicare/Family Assistance crap drives me nuts!
Fi good to hear from you and that you are still with us.
Okay - better go and do some stuff while I have a little bit of peace. Chat soon.
MrsMiggins
26-03-2009, 13:53
Ahhhh.. useless, unthinking men!! Yes, I have one of those!!
Tuesday night - SES. OK. It runs from 7 to around 9.30-10pm. I've gone there for 3 weeks now, you'd think Dave would have some understanding of what needs to be done if I'm not here (not to mention the fact that we've had kids for 3.5 years now.....:rolleyes:)
I get home last Tuesday night just after 10 to see Dave sitting on the couch playing poker on his laptop, while Claire and Owen are in Claire's room, jumping on the bed. :eek:
So of course, I went off!!! Apparently it was "too hard" to get them to bed. OMFG!!! (Oh, that and "I thought you were going to put them to bed when you got home" WTF??!!!) I was like "What do you mean it was too hard???!!! I do it every bloody night!!!!!" (His reply to this was something along the lines of (heavy sarcasm) "that's because you're a genius") "Ummm....no.... I am a PARENT!!!! Are you??!!"
So then he was sulking because I was angry at him for (in his male mind) totally no reason. Apparently us discussing the fact that Tuesday nights would be a good opportunity for Owen to start going to sleep on his own (ie: without me feeding him) means, in Dave's head, that I would like the kids to stay up til whatever ungodly hour I get home so that I can then have the joy of putting two hyped up, over-tired toddlers to bed myself. Of course. :rolleyes:
Then the next day, we had swimming at 11.30 (normally when I start winding them down for a nap), meaning the kids wouldn't be likely to be down for a sleep until 1pm at the earliest. Given the fact that they normally wake up before 7, I was a tad bit cranky that they weren't asleep until almost 11pm!!!!! :mad:
They are so bloody THICK sometimes!!!!!
Anyway, aside from that shemozzle, SES is going well! I get to do my induction training next week, so that should be good. Get to order uniforms etc - yay!!
Tan, I hope you had a lovely birthday!! Did you do anything special? I hope so! :)
Cath, you are doing so well!! I am at my wits end with just the two hyper toddlers (and I'm glad to hear mine aren't the only noisy, uncontrollable ones!!! Claire and Owen seem to have broken their volume knobs off somewhere! They both had 2 trips to their bedrooms this morning before we left for playgroup at 9am for screaming/yelling and fighting! I love the term "red cordial hour" :laughing: Imay have to pinch that one!!! I'm glad I haven't given my kids any actual cordial... I can only imagine what they'd be like with that added fuel!! *shudder*
Gawd I swear if I wasn't pregnant I'd be at the pub having a chardy with you girls. I have no idea why its so hard for these men to help out. I am just at my wits end today. I'm grumpier than grumpy as a result and can't bring myself to say 2 words to Tony ATM. Fi with the whole bedtime thing all I can think of is DITTO. Tony claims its too hard and that Maddi only wants me. Well he better sort his crap out because when I go into hospital I'm not going to be here to put her to bed. He just doesn't try hard enough, of course at first she's going to object and want whats been routine for the past 3 bloomin years. It just frustrates me he tries for 5 minutes then storms out and says its too hard. He'd be just like Dave and just let Maddi go until she fell in a heap of her own accord. Grrrrr.
Well my OB appointment went well. Didn't have too much to say except yes your getting bigger and looks like this one is going to be a bigger baby than Maddi. He's got a new female OB starting soon so he wants me to see her for a couple of visits as she'll be assisting in my C-section. I hope she's nice. Maddi got to listen to the baby's heartbeat which she thought was cool.
Oh Cath I'm dreading the whole paperwork fiasco that goes with the new baby. Have they changed the baby bonus now so that you don't get it all at once??? I just paid my big OB bill today $1700. I better get my butt to Medicare and claim some of that back. Oh clothes shopping sounds like so much fun. What I'd do to fit into some nice clothes that aren't elasticized.
Fi I did have to laugh at the kids breaking their volume nobs off. If only we could all find that mute button. Well I better get organised for dinner before the "red cordial hour" starts here too.
When is Anna leaving for Melbourne? Is it tomorrow night? Have a great time Anna in Melbourne and don't party too hard.
MrsMiggins
26-03-2009, 15:07
Chardy at the pub with you girls, all whining about our useless, good-for-nothing men - oh, doesn't that just sound like bliss?!!! :laughing: One day.... one day....
I'm glad your OB appt went well, Lou. How cool that Maddi got to listen to bub's heartbeat!! I bet she was thrilled! It must make it seem a bit more real to her. You know, when I had Owen & was in hospital for a week, I'm sure Dave was panicking at the thought of having to put Claire to bed on his on every night. (I know I was!! lol) But he did it & it was good for both of them, because then it became his job. So Lou, when bub #2 comes along, Tony will have no choice but to be able to do it. Madi will get used to him doing the bedtime routine and he will realise that unless he sticks to a routine and gives her a reasonable bedtime, that he's only making life hard for himself (says the woman who's husband appears to have completely forgotten this!!!)
Dave has actually put Claire to bed since Owen was born. Which is to say that I bath them & get them all ready for bed, then I go feed Owen & get him to sleep while Dave reads Claire 3 books while she lies in bed (yeah, I know!! How incredibly difficult a task!!! :rolleyes:) I usually then go read Claire a book after Owen's asleep. So he does take part in the bedtime routine to an extent, but somehow orchestrating the whole process alone is just far too much for him!
Hmmm.... so when can we all do this pub thing?? :laughing:
OK - I am NEVER complaining about Troy again after reading your posts today. Well, not for the next week anyway. Troy quite often puts both boys to bed on his own and although I may not necessarily like the way he does things he does get their breakfast occasionally, lunch a little more often and even dinner sometimes! What he doesn't do is clean up any toys and volunteer to do anything unless I jump up and down.
I'm still in for the chardy though! :laughing:
Birthday was a bit of a non-event. We just had takeaway Thai (babysitter crisis around here at the moment), but Troy and Will did go out and get a birthday cake and Troy went to the bakery for croissants in the morning. so not all doom and gloom!
Anyway - have to go. Sorry about the lack of personals - will try to catch up properly soon.
hayleylea
27-03-2009, 07:46
Hi guys...im baaack! Havent got much time to post but just wanted to say HI - no personals because i havent had time to read. Had a really good night in sydney, we had some great laughs and it really felt like "old times". However it is now infact back to reality and no nice night in the world can be a miracle fix:( He is adament about staying for around 3 months if not more. And Im almost positive that I cant do that. Still having disscussions here and there. He is in a bit of a pain after having his operation so im playing the good gf looking after him but yeah not sure - its hard when your mind says one thing and your heart says another. I could go with him and maybe atleast then we would be all togeter but when it goes against what you believe in as a parent and whats right for my kids i just dont know if i could do that. - and after talking to him, he has things on most nights and he isnt willing to give that up anyway and thinks coming home at 8.30 etc is OK. So why would i bother going anyway.
Anyway im OK, Im not that sad. Ive cried enough tears over the last 8 month to end the drought crisis im sure and it just so happens i just cant cry anymore. I know ill be OK. I know the kids will be OK. We just have to work out a solution.
Lou - I have a sit and stand pram and i found it fantastic for Cooper - we dont use it as much now but its always great on big walks or something - and the capsule clicked straight in too which was a bonus. It was definately well worth the money and is still good when i go to the shopping centre with both of them. My sister has a skateboard thing she is selling for $15 - well she has tried to sell it here but no one is interested in. Only freight might be a killer? its the really good skateboard that the older kid can either sit or stand on - and it clicks straight on to just about any pram. you can get them on ebay.
ok gotta run.;
MrsMiggins
27-03-2009, 08:33
Hayles, just popped in really quickly, but wanted to give you a few of these... :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
I'm really glad you guys had a great night in Sydney, and I'm so sorry things haven't really been resolved. I can only imagine what sort of pain you must be going through over this.
Sorry to be so brief but I really do have to run!
Alright I think I am being punished for something. Not sure what - but I must have done something! Levi has the flu and Will has a middle ear infection. I went to the doctor twice in one day! He laughed at me when I saw him this morning with Will. So you can just imagine what a happy household I have at the moment.
Hayley - I am glad to hear you had a good night but I am sorry to hear that you have still got a lot of stuff to sort through with Trent. I am not sure I understood your post earlier. Does he want you to go there for 3 months or is he only staying here for 3 months? I think Trent has gone back on his word enough - the original agreement was for 3 months only wasn't it?
Lou - Since Levi was born Will has walked pretty much everywhere. A friend gave us a double pram that they were not using anymore and I have never used it. I probably could have used it when we went to the zoo but I didn't even think about it.
Oh Fi - I had to laugh about Dave saying it was "too hard" to put the kids to bed. Not funny for you obviously. Troy and I both think it is way too hard if they stay up! Not good about the next day = I bet you had two cranky kids! Can't wait to see you in your SES uniform!
Ok -have to run. 2 sick kids is just not fair!
hayleylea
27-03-2009, 11:25
Tan - - sorry to hear your not having a good time with the kids at the moment. No trent wants to go back for 3 months - but even then how do i believe thats it?!?!?!?! anyway the patient needs his lunch
sorry for the confusion - head everywhere at the moment!
Talk soon
Ouch Tan, middle ear infections are so painful. And Levi sick with the flu at the same time! Thats not much fun. I hope the antibiotics kick in fast and you can get some rest.
Hayley, I just can't believe Trent wants to go back for another 3 months. Well...........I'm happy that you had a good night in Sydney. I just hope something clicks and Trent stays home. You must be so frustrated.
Fi - can't wait to see the SES uniform too.
Well I've buggered myself today. Made a batch of cinnabon and coconut scrolls and can I just say how Good they are :laughing:. I also made pizza and now my legs are throbbing from standing up all day and my back is killing me. Think its yet another early night for me. :sleeping:
Wonder how Anna's night out is going tonight with the girls in Melbourne.
Maddi's got a head cold at the moment, but I've got her onto some vitamins and she seems to be not too bad and on the mend. Fingers crossed I don't get it and she recovers quick.
Quick hello from me while I can.
Oh Hayley I just can not believe he wants to go back for another 3 months!:( It seems never ending. Good to hear you had a good night in Sydney.
Tan how are the boys? Poor little fellows.
Lou how annoying about the aches and pains. Your cooking sounds excellent though -I am starving now. I hope Maddi is feeling better. Yep - baby bonus is now split over 13 fortnightly payments so it drags out for about 6 months. We are still waiting for the first payment and Jack is 6 weeks on Wednesday - it is never easy and there is always some stupid problem (happened with Will too).
Oh Fi that is hilarious about it being "too hard" for Dave to put the kids to bed. Surely even though it is hard it is worth doing for the peace and quiet. How can men sit there doing their own thing while chaos reigns around them.
Jack and I met up with Anna yesterday which was great. Lou she wanted me to tell you she would have loved to compare baby bumps and catch up with you too. She is looking fantastic and has the pregnancy glow but the poor girl has to go for a 3 hour gestational diabetes test on Wednesday as her levels are high so fingers crossed she doesn't have it.
Jack is still doing mostly the 3 hourly wake ups overnight which is good - seems like the hourly wake ups are over. He is a bugger every night between about 6 and 9:30 though which is exactly what Will did. I am so sick of scoffing down my dinner in the presence of a crying baby - Dean jigs him around while I inhale my dinner. Even though we have dinner at different times it always ends up being a time when he is not content and needing to be stuck on my boob. I have "won" a motorised baby swing on ebay that I am hoping to pick up tomorrow and I so hope he likes it. He has to be held if he is awake at the moment which is just so hard. He is not content to sit in a little chair and doesn't like the pram so I have to carry him all the time.
I did get about 5 minutes of him being okay in the pram yesterday while Anna rocked it for me but the rest of the time he was attached to me (it's good to have the pram for shopping though - it is basically a shopping trolley and I filled it up yesterday). He really likes motion if he is unsettled and crying (we have to walk around alot to calm him down) so I'm hoping the swing will be good.
Anyway better go for now and get some stuff done. Hope everyone is well and I will chat soon.
MrsMiggins
30-03-2009, 23:49
Really quick one from me, but I've been wanting to get in here to post for a few days!
I just had to say that I felt really bad for whining about Dave because the other day, the kids were both really restless all night. In the morning, I went to get up for Owen when he woke at some ungodly hour, not long enough after I'd finally managed to get him to sleep and Dave said "No, you lie back down and have a sleep for a while, I'll get him." Then Claire woke up too and he told her to stay out in the lounge room with him & to let mummy have a rest!
So I had another good couple of hours, before getting up & having a lovely, relaxing shower (with NO little spectators!!) and when I got out, Dave had a huge coffee and some toast for me! He'd given the kids breakfast (no mean feat, trust me!) and done all the dishes and cleaned & tidied the kitchen!
:smiliedance:
It's only taken 3.5 years!!! :laughing:
Actually, since then, he's been really great! Especially Saturday night when the kids were both sick all night. Owen had a low fever and was very restless & Claire was up all night spewing (which I'm sure most of you read about on FB!!) He washed all her PJ's and sheets etc & cleaned it all up out of her room while I got her into the shower.
Tan, how are you guys all feeling now? I really hope you're all feeling better!
Lou, I hope Maddi's cold is better too!!
Cath, how great you got to catch up with Anna! I hope Jack starts to be a little more settled for you soon!
Hayles, I hope you're going OK! :hugs:
So sorry for the briefest of brief personals, but I sooooooo need to get to bed!!!
Thats awesome Fi. Great job Dave!
If your reading this post step away from the computer screen, I think the gastro bug is contagious. Claire had it and last night Maddi had it. I was up from 11pm to 4am on bucket duty. I felt so bad because yesterday when I got Maddi ready for creche she told me she didn't feel well and I just dismissed it as her having Mondayitis. I rang up at lunchtime and they said she was fine and had eaten and was outside playing. Then last night she didn't eat much and went to bed easily. I have to say how good she was at not vomiting in her room. She came flying out of her room right for the toilet to vomit. She did miss but at least the thought was there :D.
And all through her vomiting she just wouldn't stop talking. It was like she had nervous chatter going on - so funny.
Alright I'm off to lounge on the couch in my PJ's and to try and catch up on some zzzz'. Poor Tony is off to work despite the fact he was up with us. For some reason whenever Maddi needed to vomit she wanted her Daddy. But when she was done she wanted me :rolleyes:.
Hi everyone!!!!
Just a quick one from me at the moment as I'm really tired and getting a bit run down. Plus it's a crapper day here so the kids are stuck inside, Alex is still in his jammies and we have the curtains closed as our boundary fence with our neighbours is being redone today so they don't need to be looking in to our lounge room at us, nor do they need little spectators! :laughing:
Melbourne was FABULOUS and I had a blast!! The 40th bash was a HEAP of fun and there are pics on facebook somewhere - so many hub girls were there!! The night also turned into a surprise engagement party and OMG you couldn't imagine a better way to top off the night!
Met up with Cath and Jack on the Sunday which was fantastic! I got LOTS of cuddles with Jack and my heart just melted - I could seriously have taken him home (and I'm sure Cath wouldn't have minded by the sounds of things!) Just holding him and smelling that newborn smell completely melted my heart and made me even more desperate to meet my little one! 9 weeks and 2 days to go - holy crap that's not much!!
I am sooooo exhausted from my weekend and as much as I loved it I think I pushed it going at 30 weeks. I had severe swelling in my legs/ankles/feet and I ended up having to buy some stretchy thongs on the Monday before leaving because I was in sheer agony. Kat (mischief) even made me get my BP checked at a chemist however it was actually a bit low so at least I didn't have to stress about pre-eclamptic symptoms.
As Cath said - I have to have a repeat GD test tomorrow which completely sucks. Had my test last Thursday and got a call lunch time Friday telling me my levels were 7.9 and the max they allow is 7.8 :hissy:. My previous levels were around 5.5 so it was too high for me. So, tomorrow Shane is taking the morning off (so inconvenient because he had yesterday off plus 1/2 of Friday) but thankfully we realised that there's a teeny pathology inside our local Dr's office down the road so I'm heading in at 8am and I'm going to beg, cry and scream for them to let me go home and rest rather than sit there for 3 damn hours - don't like my chances though.
Anyway, I then have an OB appointment on Thursday so I'm hoping the results get there in time.
*sigh* Anyway . . .
Fi I'm so glad that Dave got his backside into gear and did all that for you, I'm impressed!! I'd be stacking on the praise so he knows how much you appreciate it (even though it's something he probably should have been doing anyway!) Men thrive on ego boosts and he might just be tempted to do it again! I hope the kids are feeling better.
Hayles I simply cannot believe Trent is considering going back to PNG for another 3 months. Doesn't he realise that there's no trust there anymore? Who's to say that 3 months won't turn into 6 or 8 or longer again?!! It doesn't sound like this experience has helped him to grow up much at all and I certainly hope he snaps out of it soon. :hugs:
Tan I'm so sorry to hear that the boys have been unwell - it certainly feels like you're being punished when it all comes at once. I think the best you can do is to leave the housework and bum around in your trackies while they're recovering. I hope they're both on the up and up by now.
Lou OMG Maddi's sick too?!!! What's with this?!! Winter is definitely in the air by the sounds of it. Poor Maddi making a desperate dash to the bathroom to throw up - what a champ! I hope it's a one-off, maybe you could convince her to have a nap or at least a lay down on the couch today with a favourite movie or something? Rest is best - and maybe a hydralite as a pick me up if she's getting lethargic? Poor thing - I have everything crossed that you or Tony don't get it :fingerscrossed:.
As pe usual it wasn't quite a quick one so I'd best be off to feed the kiddies and get them ready for an early nap. I'm going to pop out to these fence guys and hand over the payment and I'm going to lay on the couch til the girls come home from school. Shane's been really good for some reason and has been telling me I need to get my feet up, keep warm, have rests etc - baffling, he's never been this concerned before. I think he's still grovelling from last weekend but I shall leave that story for next post ;) . . . ohhhhh it's a doozy of a story :laughing:.
Talk soon!
xoxo
MrsMiggins
31-03-2009, 12:52
Poor Maddi!!! Hope she's feeling better today! What a good girl making a dash for the toilet!
Anna, sounds like a perfect day to rest & put your feet up! I got really terrible swelling too with both of mine. It's more than likely just because you were on your feet so much. Relax, relax, relax!! My cankles were (almost literally!) the size of tree trunks with Owen towards the end there, but 3 days in hospital, kicking back on the bed (well, when I wasn't gripping the windowsill and writhing in agony with contractions!) made them go back to their normal size, which they hadn't been since I was about 6 months PG!
Can you believe we had diggers clearing the block next door at 6.40 this morning??!!! :mad: I was ropable!! By some gargantuan miracle it woke both Dave & I, but not the kids (considering the kids windows - especially Owen's - are much closer to it than ours). I was so not happy!!! They've had a break & started again just a little while ago - yep, when I was trying to get Owen down for a nap. :rolleyes: Because Owen has a major obsession with trucks & construction vehicles right now, all he wanted to do was look out the window at them and talk about trucks and diggers! I ended up putting him in his cot, wide awake & chatting, but he seemed happy enough, so hopefully he'll sleep.
All righty, must dash. I have a cake to make for smoko for SES tonight (said I'd volunteer myself for that one! Newbie getting in good!! :laughing:) Hopefully the sound of the diggers next door will mask the noise of the mixer!
Anna, sounds like you had a great time in Melbourne. Poor you with your ankles swelling. Have you had a chance to put your feet up since you've been home? How did the GD test go? Did they let you go home? I know that the place here makes you sit in their ever so exciting waiting room in case you have a reaction. Surely if you have someone to keep an eye on you you can go home? I have my fingers crossed for you that this time the test results come back better.
Fi, 6.40am is a bit rude to be starting work! I thought there was some rule they weren't supposed to start until 7am (not that thats much better). I bet Owen was dreaming of diggers in his sleep.
Well Maddi seemed to be fine yesterday. She didn't really eat much during the day but she didn't throw up at all. Went to bed fine and woke up this morning by running into our room at 8.30am and shouting she needed to do wee's. So we run into the toilet and she gets herself onto the seat only to throw up all over herself. She must have been so tired she didn't know what was coming. Whilst it was lovely to have that sleep in the immediate wake up call and shock I could have done without. So we're at home again today.
I'm desperately trying to sort out Maddi's kinder for next year. Didn't realise that applications had to be in by June! I just hope I haven't left it too late and we get a dud kindy. I'm off to visit a couple tomorow morning to check out their programs. Then hopefully I can put the form in tomorow and its all done.
Alright better go, Maddi is restless and needs entertaining.
Oh dear, poor Maddi. How do Claire and Maddi share their germs like that? Clever little munchkins. I am most impressed at Maddi dashing to the toilet like that though. Will is pretty good with a bucket but not running to the loo!
Anna - you sound as though you had a great weekend although paid for it as well! Oh well, the bad side of pregnancy I guess. LOL about the "little spectators" watching the back fence. I'm afraid I would have thought that it was something else to amuse the kids and not worried at all about the workers! I hope the GD test was ok too - you don't need that to worry about right now!
Fi - I am afraid that this time last year it was us with the diggers in the yard by 7 each morning - or the builders with their nail guns! I can appreciate your frustration though, there were some interesting moments with Will at times. I hope your cake turned out well for SES, I am sure they loved it! Oh and :thumbsup: for Dave's effort, very impressive!
Well, it is pouring with rain here and Will was such a naughty monkey today, I am sure it is from being cooped up inside. He drove me nuts. He is definitely over his ear infection and Levi is getting there with the flu. He doesn't seem to be sick anymore, but gets tired all of a sudden sometimes.
The exciting news of the week (other than me meeting Hayles on Friday :D) is that Troy's brother and his wife had a baby girl yesterday! She doesn't have a name for sure yet, for some reason they were convinced the baby was a boy so they had a bit of a surprise. We are having a mad dash up the coast tomorrow afternoon for a quick visit.
Cath - so pleased to hear that Jack is starting to do longer stretches for you at night. That crying period is just bloody awful isn't it? Levi did it a bit earlier - from about 4 til 6 but it still drove me nuts. He stopped it at about 12 weeks I think. The only thing that kept me sane was Troy's Mum telling me that all her kids (and there is 5) did it every night for the first 3 months. Will didn't do it at all! Must be very hard though when he is doing it at dinner time. You'll be getting very skinny!
I hope the swing is helping you out!
OK - have to run again. Had to put the washing in the dryer today and now it is all crumpled and needs to be ironed. YUK!
Quick hello from me again after another chaotic dinner. Tan that is comforting in a way to know that your MIL went through this unsettled time with all her kids. It sometimes feels like we are doing something wrong that it is all so hard at the moment. I do remember that Will did this to us until 12 weeks but I can't remember if Paddy did (probably). I am just so over it- my days are exhausting and they are starting at about 6:30am and finishing about 9:30 by the time we get Will settled and I am getting bugger all sleep (living on about 5 hours broken sleep - so tired:sleeping:). While 3 hour feeds overnight are an improvement it still means I am only getting a 2 hour block of sleep before I am up again and I normally only get 2 of those. I am really willing this stage to be over and am just so glad this is our last baby. There is no way I could do this again. The swing is being bought over by my Mum tomorrow (she ended up picking it up for me)- I really hope it works - my back is aching from having Jack on my shoulder most of the day.
Paddy was left screaming in the street with his grandma yesterday while I drove away which was pretty awful. As per usual he wanted to stay with me and was distraught that I was going without him and he was going with Dean's parents (however he had a great time once I was gone and told me when they dropped him off later "I had a good time Mum"). Thankfully Will was happy to go and was up the street getting into the car with Dean's Dad - Will's clinginess is well and truly over - at least I have one relatively easy child at the moment.
Tan how exciting about your new niece -enjoy the visit tomorrow and the catch up with Hayley on Friday. Good to hear the boys are getting better.
Poor Maddi Lou - doesn't sound good. Very impressive effort trying to make it to the bathroom. It's nuts how early you have to organise kinder etc. isn't it? We have to put our kids names down as soon as they turn 2 around here for 4 year old kinder (and 3 year old obviously if you choose to send them at 3) due to there being heaps of little kids and lots of competition for kinder. I'd better remember to do that for Will in July. Good luck geting Maddi into a good one.
How annoing about the early building works Fi - not what you need at all. What sort of cake did you make? I could do with some cake right now. If I ever get a spare 20 minutes (which I don't think I will for a few months the way it is looking) I am hanging to do some baking.
Anna how did the test go? Do you have results yet - I am guessing maybe not? I have my fingers crossed for you and I hope you ankle swelling has gone down. It must be so hard to sit with your feet up with 4 children and a house to look after. As I was hanging out the washing and then coming in to put my order in for Safeway delivery last night (I didn't get any relaxation time at all last night and I did not like it at all) I was thinking of you. How the hell do you you stay on top of all the washing and shopping. I was whinging away to Dean about how it seems to have ramped up since becoming a family of 5 but can not imagine having it all under control with a family of 7 like you soon will be. Any tips for me? Dean was just as busy trying to get Jack settled and then folding clothes, cooking dinner, cleaning up. Maybe we just have to get used to doing heaps at night and out life has changed forever.
Anyway Dean is currently rocking Jack in the chair in our room and it is quiet so I might take the opportunity to get in the bath. Hope everyone is well and I will chat soon.
MrsMiggins
01-04-2009, 20:20
Oh Cath!!! :hugs: I am sure you are doing a wonderful job! Lord knows how tough it must be!! I have had a really bad mummy night with the kids tonight (Dave is away until tomorrow or maybe Friday) and while I know I would dearly love another baby, I just can't handle the two I've got half the time (more than half the time!!), so I have no idea whether #3 will ever eventuate!! This afternoon degenerated into tears all round, with me yelling & going off my head (and crying!) and the two kids going from whining, to tantrums, to hysterics!! It was just one of those time where you can see everything sliding downhill fast and there's no way to stop it! All of us are so tired, so it's little wonder things ended up as they did! Last night it was Owen's turn to spew all over himself several times during the night, so I had almost literally no sleep. Either did he, poor mite!! I was still up at 3.30am washing 3 sets of sheets and 3 pairs of PJ's, along with armloads of towels! (Lou, I should have listened when you said to step away from the computer!! Damn and blast those cyber germs!!!!) I think I had a dose of it myself this afternoon too (not vomiting, thankfully, but not much better!!)
Anyway, kind of went off on a tangent there! But Cath, I just wanted to let you know that I can understand if things are a little overwhelming for you & I reckon it's totally normal to feel that way.
The cake for the SES was a hit - didn't bring any home in any case!!
Tan, HUGE congrats to your B&SIL!!! How exciting!!! You'll have to let us know when they decide on a name! :D
Lou, OK, now you have me freaked out about Claire & school next year!! Everyone I know here who has kids around the same age seemed to have all this sorted out about 2 years ago!! I honestly haven't the faintest idea how/why/what/where/when I need to do about it all! Where we've moved to has a public school literally like 2 mins walk away, but I've no idea if it's any good or not. No idea how to even find out!! Yeah, like I said - freaking OUT!!! I really need to get off my butt!!!
Anna, how'd the GD test go?
Hayles, how's it all going? Thinking of you heaps!! :hugs:
Cath, life sounds really hectic in your house right now. And its made me think about whats to come for us in July and I'm putting in my order right now for a good baby. I have fingers, toes and legs crossed for you that Jack settles down soon. And especially that the swing does the trick. Its good that Will is ok to go off with his grandparents for a break. It would be terrible if both the boys were clingy.
Fi, don't panic about the school thing. Perhaps just ring up one of the local kinders and ask them what the go is. Thats how I found out about what I was supposed to do. There's a local association here that takes all the enrollments and you put in your preferences for which kinder. Then they sort it according to age of the child, proximity to the kinder and when you put your enrollment in. Apparently the older kids get first placement. I ran around like a mad woman this morning and visited 3 kinders to see what they were like. Best thing as I got to see how the kids interacted with the teachers and a "vibe" about the kinder. I really like 2 out of the 3 so as long as Maddi gets into one of those 2 I'll be happy. At the one kinder I didn't like the kids just didn't seem to like the teacher - and nor did I. She just seemed a bit matronly for my liking. They all seemed to have the same learning program so I went off the teacher, how nice she was and how cosy the atmosphere was. Also what work they did to integrate kids into the local primary school. I'm freaking out about how I'm going to juggle kinder and working and a baby next year. The sessions seem to be twice a week for 5 hours a day. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Fi- I hope Owen is OK today and you don't get it either. I had a bit of a headache yesterday and just felt a bit off. But today I'm ok so fingers crossed thats it. Maddi seems to be over hers and tucked into a decent breakfast this morning. Alright guess I better go and start working on getting the baby's room emptied out. So much to do!
Hey girls just a really quick one for now - I'll be back to do personals when I have a little more time.
Ob appointment went well yesterday - levels of the 2nd test came back fine which was a huge relief!
I thought you might all like to have a laugh at what I had for breaky before I went to the Ob though - 1/2 dozen bbq samboys, a handful of red M&M's, a couple of pieces of salami and cheese (while I was making lunches), 3 hard rock candy pieces (from the Suga place we went to in Melb), an apple tea cake muffin I whipped up for morning tea and a massive glass of OJ. Figured that if I was staring Gestational Diabetes in the face I was going out with a bang! :laughing:
Oh the Ob also did a scan yesterday just to check things out and everything is going fine! My little chubby bubby has gained 450g in 2 weeks and weighed around 1900g. Dr said roughly double it making it 3.8kg and I'm now looking at an 8lb-er baby - I can handle that!
Also here's a couple of scans he printed for me. So cool but sooooo freaky at the resemblance to Alex! Looks like we might have a little clone on our hands!!
Oh and the 2nd one is of his 'bits' so if you're not keen to see them, don't look! :laughing:
Little Alex clone with the chubba bubba cheeks! (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Family%20shots/scan2.jpg)
Compare the above with this pic of Alex! (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Family%20shots/P1000815.jpg)
He's definitely a boy!!! LOL!! (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Family%20shots/scan.jpg)
Ok I must head off - I've still got a million things to do. Alex is slowly waking up after going down for a nap at 10am - he didn't have any naps today so today I just let him go and catch up.
I've made 2 batches of yummy brownies for the girls' Easter Fair tomorrow and I have to bundle them up all nicely.
I have sorted through all the baby clothes and have piles of wraps, newborn clothes and 000 outfits to wash, however Shane forgot to buy the Softly in the last shop so that'll all have to wait til I can nick up to the shops :rolleyes:.
Hmm . . . must also think about dinner - it's Friday and just like every other night, I can't be stuffed! :p
Talk soon!
xoxo
Again another quick one from me I'm afraid . . .
I'm drugged up on panadeine forte at the moment - see here (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?p=3622789&posted=1#post3622789). :( Feeling sad and sorry for myself, not to mention in agony all up my jaw to my temples.
Soooooooooo not what I need right now - mind you, this pandeine high is incredible - I swear I could go to bed right now and sleep solidly for a week!
Looks like another miserable week for me ahead trying to get myself patched up. At least Shane is finally sympathising - he's said he'll just take carers for whatever appointments I can get myself into. I think when I broke down this morning after talking to the emergency dentist he realised how much pain I was really in - esp because I was considering paying $1000+ to go get myself fixed.
Better get back to it all - deciding whether it'd be wise to use the iron right now and start pressing some baby things, or just pass out on the couch while Renee from next door is here playing PS2 with the girls. She even told me to go have a nap - bless the girl! :goodvibes: Obviously I must look completely spaced out - and I'm talking like some sort of deluded monotoned moron :rolleyes:.
*sigh* kids want afternoon tea, better find food - wonder if they'd settle for microwave popcorn . . .
Ouch Anna! Doesn't sound good at all. Are you able to eat anything with your tooth like that? If you can handle it have a chew on a clove to numb the area, or you can get this mouthwash from the chemist that numbs your gums? Poor thing. I hope its just a case of an exposed root and a simple filling will fix it. Do you grind your teeth? I'm a tooth grinder and after having cracked a tooth I wear a mouthguard at night. Looks attractive (not) but I'd rather keep my teeth. When my tooth was cracked the dentist ground and filled and its ok now (fingers crossed). I vote that you lay down and have a rest. Sleeping will make the time go by faster until you can get to the dentist.
A hectic weekend here. Had some friends over last night and the kids were up until 11pm. Maddi woke up absolutely cranky this morning. She had a nap at lunchtime for 2 hours before we headed off to a birthday party. No way was she going if she didn't have a catch up sleep. She's now off with her dad dropping off another birthday present to another friend. So I'd better scoot and cook some dinner.
Feeling a tad dodgy today, not sure if its just lack of sleep. I've got shocking insomnia lately (again). And good old heartburn has decided to make an appearance. I went and stocked up on some Tums only to find out Tony had already popped some into my bedside draw. Good on him! Alright - better go. Oh and Anna, those U/S photo's are awesome. How chubby are those cheeks!:thumbsup:
:hugs: Oh Anna that is the last thing you need you poor thing. I hope you get seen by a dentist ASAP and fixed up or at least relieved of pain. How awful! Good to hear the diabetes test came back okay. Your scan pictures are fantastic - love the cheeks!
Lou how annoying about the insomnia - it is just the worst. Bloody heartburn - I had it badly with every pregnancy and ended up on Zantac tablets each time - they help alot so if you haven't got any it might be worth stocking up.
Fi you poor thing with the vomiting epsiodes and the chaotic afternoon. It can all get too much sometimes can't it.
Tan and Hayley did you get to meet up?
Things are improving a bit here with Jack liking the swing and spending a bit of time sleeping in it and not needing to be held:smiliedance: He spent most of the afternoon in it yesterday and a bit of time today and we even managed to actually get him in his bed for a big nap this afternoon. Thank goodness for that - last week was a shocker and my back couldn't have coped with having him on my shoulder all day for much longer. He is definitely soothed by the movement and I think the fact that he is a bit upright helps as well. He is still quite an uncomfortable little man and still has tummy pain problems the poor little thing.
I saw my Ob. for my final appointment on Friday afternoon and chatted with him about it and he said there is nothing too much you can do but ride it out which I know really. My Mum was carrying on about taking him to a paedeatrician but really it is just that his digestive system is new and he gulps and feeds like a bit of an idiot (he is not a rhythmical feeder) and it will just take time to sort itself out -there is no miracle cure unfortunately. That being said I am trying some Infacol and getting some sort of other stuff that a friend has been told is great - nothing to lose I guess. It was all a bit sad really seeing my Ob. for the last time - we had our usual off the topic discussion (about good light beers) and a few laughs like we always do and I gave him some golf balls which he was very happy with. I have referred one of my good friends to him so I told him to look after her and I will live my "seeing the Obstetrician" moments vicariously through her. It might sound tragic but I am a litte bit sad about never having those exciting first ultrasound or hearing the heartbeat moments again. Oh well - I am lucky to have done it 3 times and that is defintiely my limit.
Anyway I am off to catch up on reading a pile of papers that has been sitting here all week. Jack is in bed (for now anyway) - got to love daylight savings - Paddy and Will were in bed at 6 - nice! Hope everyone is well - chat soon.
hayleylea
05-04-2009, 19:37
No personals but will get back tommorrow with them.
Meet with Tan, Troy, Will and Levi went very well. They are a lovely family! The boys are very cute! Levi is sooo big but oh sooo cute. Will is just as gorgeous as he is in photo's, he and Cooper were very shy, but the ball got them playing and kicking it to each other. Was very cute to watch. Tania is exactly how the same as what she is on here, she is just lovely, a beautiful person!! Shelley for some strange reason didnt want to play or do pretty much anything - which is very unlike her although she did take a liking to Tan trying to give her Cooper's beloved Ted lol.
Will and Cooper fed the ducks, Levi ate the dirt (lol) and Shelley got a little too close to two big mean ducks which decided to nibble her toes!!! She wasnt very happy about that! It was all very good and Id love to catch up with them again one day!
Tan - I did shoot off a message to you on friday night saying to give us a call on sunday when you came through but just as I sent it my phone went dead and wasnt sure if it went through. Then today when we were in town at the MILs for lunch the phone was stupidly left in the car, there were 2 missed calls - both from a private number - and a message but again stupidly i had no credit. So if it was you Tan I apologise!!! I hope you guys had a great time in Dubbo.
Ok thats all for now. Just thought id tell you all how it went. Just about to put some photos up on facebook. I didnt get that great of ones but you can have a squiz.
hayleylea
05-04-2009, 19:50
Photos up on face book :)
MrsMiggins
05-04-2009, 20:24
Hayles, I'll be looking for those pics as soon as I finish up here! Sounds like it was a fun day!! So who's going to come up to the Sunny Coast for a holiday this year??! :D
Cath, that is sad about all the "last time" stuff, I totally get how you'd be feeling, but I guess you can focus on all the great moments still to come in the future. That is such wonderful news that the swng is working wonders for Jack. Gosh, I remember only too well those early days when neither of mine wanted to be put down! It's exhausting! Hopefully the Infacol will work for him. I found Brauer's worked well for Owen too.
Lou, how good is Troy for putting those Tums in your drawer?!! What a gem!! Bummer about the heartburn though!! And blah about the insomnia too!! That is funny about your night last night! We had some friends over too and the kids were all playing so well together, we were more than happy to leave them go as long as possible! Their kids are 4 & 7 - boy and a girl too. They are such lovely kids! And it was so nice to sit down & have a chat! They ended up going home just after 9.30, so by the time Claire & Owen had a bath & got to sleep it was like 10.30. They slept in til 8.15 this morning, which was great, but then Claire refused her sleep today and Owen kept mucking around til late, which meant he didn't wake up til 4 and then didn't want to go to bed tonight!
Anna, I've been keeping up to date with your tooth story. Bummer! I hope you can find something to make the pain bearable & keep you comfortable until after you have bubs. Gorgeous pics too!!
I'd better be off. I have a bit to do tonight before bed & I don't want a late night. I went to bed last night once the kids were asleep & felt so much better today!!
Lou I'm very much hoping that you're right and it's just exposed nerve and a filling can fix it - but the tooth is also pretty bad so I wouldn't be surprised if they'll have to do an extraction or possibly cap it later on. I've got my fingers crossed for a filling at the moment - only time will tell.
I'm just praying that I'll get an appointment tomorrow. By tomorrow morning I'd have been in agony for 24 hours, surely someone will take pity on a preggy lady? I'm worried about the amount of panadeine forte I'm taking - I've had 4 already today and I'll take another 2 before bed. I'm thinking I might even take a coloxyl tablet tonight just to ensure I don't get any constipation etc.
So your heartburn has reared it's ugly head? You poor thing - I sympathise from the bottom of my heart! If it starts getting really bad, ask your Dr to give you a prescription - it ends up being cheaper than buying tums/quick eze etc. The zantac effervescent tablets I was given weeks ago worked for a little while but then the heartburn got worse and now I'm on some sort of magnesium tablet and they're fantastic! I take one a day and I can still take the zantac if I need to - although I've found I've only needed to take the tablets every second day before HB makes an appearance again. Get something for it - honestly, it's so worth it.
Cath I'm glad that Jack is doing well in the swing - what type did you get in the end? Can you link me? I'm thinking of asking around my friends to see if anyone has one I could borrow - otherwise there is a basic on on ebay for $50 (actually I think it just ended) that's listed about 15mins away - they rarely come up for sale in Tassie.
How sad for you about your last Ob appointment Cath. I'm certainly not looking forward to that, however I do know that I'm well and truely at my limit baby bearing wise! Enjoy the time raising your babies now, take joy in their milestones because before you know it they'll be 7 years old going on 17 :rolleyes:.
Hayles I can't wait to see photos - but I'll take a look tomorrow, I have very tired eyes tonight and I already should be in bed. Glad to hear you had a great time meeting Tan though - I'm very jealous!! I can't believe it but I didn't get a photo of Cath, Jack and I! I even had my camera there too! Dammit!! :hissy: Sounds like you all had a wonderful time!!
Fi sounds like you're doing a bit more entertaining in your new place! I hope that means you're happy and settled there!
Any news about the job yet? I still have my fingers crossed that you'll hear soon!
Shane helped out the next door neighbours kid the other week. She was applying for a job at centrelink and left it really late - but she came over, Shane ran through main points she needed to cover and read her application the night before she handed it in. He was incredibly impressed at how much she'd listened too and pay off was that last week she got news she has an interview! So now of course she's packing it about that! :laughing:
Anyway - I can't wait to hear good news!!
Ok it must be bedtime - my tooth isn't hurting too much at the moment but Shane said I should take more panadeine anyway so I get a good nights sleep. I swear I'm a zombie at the moment. I honestly do not know how people manage to take drugs - I feel incredibly spaced out and my head is still bobbing all over the place. I'm sure I'd be taken away if anyone saw the state of me right now!
Wish me luck for getting an appointment tomorrow - I'm not sure what I'm worried about more, not getting an appointment or actually getting one and having to get treatment :rolleyes:. Someone tell me to suck it up lol!
Night night xoxo
MrsMiggins
05-04-2009, 21:15
Just an update on the job (thanks for the reminder, Anna!) I got an email from them last week apologising for the delay and that they'd received in excess of 170 applications so far & that they still had more to get from one agent (or whatever it is) they went through, so would begin notifying applicants as soon as they could.
So I'm guessing that would mean at least 200 applications for this one, little job!!! :eek:
I'll be disappointed if I don't get an interview, but knowing there's that many applicants, I'm not holding my breath!! I still haven't heard anything further, but hopefully this week. :fingerscrossed:
Wow 200 applicants! That must be SOME job!
However, chin up hun - someone has to win the job and you have just as much of a chance as anyone else who's applied!
Fingers crossed you hear about an interview soon! :fingerscrossed:
I'm about to make some phone calls to dentists but I'm nervous! I don't know what to say!!! :o
Had a bloody great sleep last night (ahhhh good old panadeine forte! :D) and my tooth isn't hurting at all this morning - what the?? This is what happened last time I got a toothache in the same tooth - 24 hours of sheer pain and the next day not a problem. However because there's now a hole in the tooth I'm far more reluctant to ignore it this time.
Wish me luck!
Hello all,
:wave: Hayles!;)
We had a great time with Hayley, Trent and the kids in the park. I don't know what Hayles is talking about, Shelley was just adorable! Yes, Will and Cooper are 2 shy buddies but managed to get together over the ball and the ducks! Hayles is a lovely girl - but oh so tall next to little shortie me! It was a beautiful sunny day as well and that was a bonus, the park was just gorgeous.
Our weekend continued and we headed out to Dubbo where it was a very full on 2 days with my brother and his 4 kids and my Mum and Dad. We stayed in a cabin nearby and I was so glad for my own space at night. My brother's house is a crazy place and his kids are just wild! We still love them, but it's nice to have a little break. Will had an absolute ball with them, especially on Saturday afternoon when Mitch had his birthday party (he turned 8). I think both my kids are quite tuckered out now!
We stopped to see some friends on the way home (no worries Hayles!) and got home about 6 last night. What a full on weekend! I am exhausted!
Anna - hope something can be done about your tooth and Lou - HB sucks! But how good was Tony? Gold star for him!
Gotta run, back with more later! YAY for the swing Cath!
PS - Photos on facebook
hayleylea
06-04-2009, 11:42
Tan - Glad you had a good time - I love your photos on face book! LOL about the Tall comment, I actually didnt think you were that short, but yeah im very tall (i hate being tall!). I didnt mean anything bad by Shelley she just didnt want to sit on the ground etc - which is unlike her. She is being ridiculously clingy today too! She has drool galore coming out her mouth so maybe she is finally getting another tooth. Will suprised me being shy - but they boys really did start to hit it off, they were very cute together! Im glad you liked the Park Tan - We actually use to live a 5 minnute walk from there before here and we headed up there all the time - we dont do it enough these days! Will definatley have to catch up another day.
Anna - hope that tooth isnt giving you too much Grief.
Lou - hope the heart burn has settled down.
Cath- SOOOOOOOOOOO glad the swing worked!!!!!
Cooper is now Toilet trained. It happened pretty much 3 days after Trent got home. When i thought enough was enough, put undies on him. First day didnt go so good at all. SO many accidents. Second day - No accidents what so ever. And ever since he has not had one accident and i now take him to town or whatever in just his undies. So he pretty much toilet trained over night!!! His night nappy is still al ong way off but i cant tell you how proud of him I am. I knew he was just being lazy! I dont even have to remind him to go, if i ask him he gets cranky and says "I will tell you when i need to go" lol. So thats easy! dont know why i was dreading this soo much. lol. we will see how he goes when trent leaves on EASTER MONDAY!!!! yeah i know i didnt think he was leaving that early either. Things arent that great but Im Ok and thats the main thing.
Ok i gotta go. Talk soon.
MrsMiggins
06-04-2009, 11:53
:yelclap: :smiliedance: COOPER!!!!! :smiliedance: :yelclap:
That's great news, Hayles!!!
Tan, I saw you'd posted some pics on FB, but haven't checked them out yet. Will go do that now!
Just another quick one - I'm off to grab something to eat before bed.
I'm back from the dentist with semi good news. I'm temporarily fixed and am sitting here waiting for the numbing stuff to wear off - such fun . . . not.
I explained I was a very nervous patient with a really bad gag reflex and I'd rather be giving birth right about now (to which she replied, please don't - I'm not equipped for that! :laughing:)
She offered an xray however we opted for getting rid of as much garbage (decay) as possible and she put in a sedative patch and a temporary filling. Long term I'll be booking back in just after baby is born for a full check up and xrays and it looks like it's a root canal or a full extraction for me :(.
Other good news was that my health fund decided to be ultra kind and paid out just under 1/2 which only left me with about $80 out of pocket - SOOOO much better than the $1000+ the emergency dental was going to charge me yesterday!
Only thing the dentist was concerned about was the amount of pandeine forte I had yesterday - I had 6 in the space of 12 hours, which was less than the daily amount - but she was under the impression that you can't take it at all during pregnancy?
I hope she's wrong because I was given the script for migraines at the same time that I went to the GP to get my referral for the Ob when I was about 8 weeks pregnant.
Might have to make some calls about that tomorrow.
Early night for me tonight - I'm still beat from yesterday and now on top of it I've been having non-ouchy Braxton Hick's for about 2.5 hours now and my belly is as hard as a rock - yuck.
I'll come post again soon.
xoxo
Quick reply from me while I'm waiting to see if Dean can get Jack in bed.
Anna I have had PF in pregnancy so I'm presuming it is okay. I did only have it once and it was the night I was induced with Paddy (they gave me that and a sleeping tablet so I could sleep through the contractions:confused:). Good to hear you are sorted for now. Poor thing on the future work that needs to be done - not fun! Great news about the bill though.
Hayley that is great news about Cooper and his TT. That was like Paddy jsut deciding the day after Jack was born to be TT (well pretty much - had some poo incidents but that has been an attention seeking trying to stay up at night thing). Exactly like Cooper he was capable of doing it and was just being lazy. Poor little Cooper obviously wants his Dad around. I am so sorry to hear he is going back so soon.
Sounds like your meeting with Tan and family went well. Imagine the day in the future when we all get to meet up (we so have to do it -girl's weekend somewhere central to everyone -I know it is probably a good 5 years away or something).
Fi that is a crazy amount of applicants for the job.
Okay -Dean is out of the bedroom and we are crossing our fingers Jack is settled and going to watch one of the dozens of tv shows we have taped. Chat soon.
Hi guys, just a very quick one from me tonight. Anna PF is fine to take during pregnancy as its a category A medication. Just don't take it as a long term fix. If your Dr prescribed it I'm sure she would be keeping an eye on how much your taking. I hope your BH has settled down. Man are you having a rough trot lately.
Cath - thank god that swing works for Jack. I might have to have a look at getting one myself for the baby. :yelclap:to Dean for managing to get Jack into bed, not an easy job.
Hayley awesome news about Cooper TT instantly. Clever boy! :smiliedance:
I loved the photo's on your facebook Tan, you are both skinny minnies and I would kill to be that skinny at the moment :D. Looks like you had lovely weather and the kids got along well. One day we'll all get to meet at once :fingerscrossed:
Alright better go - bathtime and all the rest. My HB is no better and now I've also got constipation (sorry if thats TMI), but any advice in that matter would be greatly appreciated. I feel like a massive balloon thats about to pop with both ends giving me trouble. My next OB appointment is next week so I'll ask him about some better medication for the HB then. Apart from that I'm doing well, the baby is moving heaps and you can actually see it kicking away from the outside. Maddi thought it was hilarious.
Hey girls!
Thanks everyone for the reassurance - I was so sure that PF was fine to take, and last Sunday was the only time I've ever had 6 tablets in one day before - that's how much pain I was in. Good news is that today I've barely had any discomfort at all from the tooth which is a huge relief. Yesterday I had a dull ache the entire day and I was so scared that the temp filling etc hadn't worked, but it must have just needed that day for everything to settle down. I do have a sort ear on the same side as the tooth - hurts when I pop my ears so if it continues I'll get a check up with the GP to make sure I don't have an infection in the gum/ear from all of this as the pain over the weekend went right up the side of my face, into my ear and to my temples so it could all be related.
As for the last couple of days, I've had another challenge on my plate - good old BH's.
I apologise in advance to Fi as she cops my whinging double time because I moan and groan to the other mods too and more often than not I just copy and paste the same dribble :o.
So today I went shopping at Target (and picked up some BLOODY good specials too - some undersuits at 40% off and some organic cotton wraps reduced from $26 to $10 because they didn't have their cardboard outer and coat hanger! :smiliedance:)
Anyway, these BH's that I've been having for the last few days started up again and while they're fine and normal - just the constant tightenings etc, today they picked up quite a bit and I found myself leaning over the pram on several occasions cringing, all the while thinking Oh sh!t, Oh sh!t this is way too early. I kept a slow steady pace walking around, the contractions eased off when I sat in the car and started driving so I know they're just mean old nasty BH's and not the real thing, but it's so frightening sometimes! I have a fairly high pain threshold and so my early labour is quite bareable and more like bad period pain than anything so I've got to keep an eye on it.
*sigh* Story of my life for the next 8 weeks I guess. Bring on another very quick labour with an ultra fast, excruciatingly intense transition phase . . . maybe this one will give me a little grace and at least come early for once. :rolleyes:
Lou heartburn is a complete b!tch, I've been slack with my tablets lately and it's started up again, definitely speak to your Dr next appointment - the stuff they gave me is a once a day tablet called Omepral (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcmed.nsf/pages/apcomepr/$File/apcomepr.pdf) and I'm still allowed to take my Zantac effervescent twice a day if I need to (which is rare). It's really such a huge relief to not have to worry about HB every day, and I can manage to eat a bit more during the day too.
How cute that you belly is moving around now! The girls couldn't really see mine bumping around until I sat on the couch, pulled my shirt up and sat the black tv remote control on the top of my tummy. OMG it wiggled and wobbled like crazy and the girls were in fits of giggles!! :laughing:
As for the constipation, I'd get yourself onto the pear juice asap - you can get expensive stuff, but it also comes in 1L tins in the juice section of the supermarket - 250ml MAX at a time once or twice a day is more than enough to start with, if it doesn't start things moving along, up it to 300ml etc, but DON'T do what I did. I drank 700+ml straight from the fridge one day as it was sooooo nice and refreshing and I was in sheer agony with wind pains for a couple of days after that - very sad and sorry for myself I was! :o Hope it eases fast - it's not nice at all.
Hayles that's EXCELLENT about Cooper TT!! Our little ones seem to be a mighty clever bunch - most of them just seem to have "got it" fairly quickly - just in their own time. Don't stress about the night time training - that's a lot harder to conquer.
Cath how have the last couple of days been at your place? I must say my heart broke the other day when I read that Paddy was screaming because he didn't want to go with his grandma - poor thing but seriously, he's got to get use to it, it's only going to benefit everyone for him to have some fun time away from home. :hugs:
I still haven't looked at the photos on Tan & Hayles' facebook yet - I'll try and get on to that tomorrow. I'm still surrounded by baby clothes galore and the second Alex is in bed for a morning nap tomorrow I'll start sorting them and my reward shall be looking at photos! Lol!!
For now I'm off to bed - BH's have finally settled but now my feet & ankles are like two huge balloons and are aching. I actually realised this morning that my normal every day shoes don't fit as my feet are permanently swollen, even a little in the morning, so looks like I'll have a couple of cold months wearing sandals!
Night all, chat soon!
xoxo
*crickets*
Wow - so quiet in here!! :D
Hi everyone,
Anna how are those BH going? That's all a bit scary. The time sure is ticking away though - that little man will be out before you know it. Are you almost organised? How is the tooth pain -I hope it has settled down.
Lou how cool you are seeing the movement from the outside - it is such a surreal thing having a living being poking at you fromt the inside.
How is everyone enjoying the Easter weekend? We had a family lunch with Dean's family yesterday and have lunch with my family tomorrow but today and Monday we are free which is nice. Dean is off shopping with Paddy and Will at the moment so I have a little bit of peace (Jack is swinging - man do I love that swing!). My poor SIL with the cancer couldn't come yesterday as she has started chemo (to be followed by a mastectomy in 3 months) and her white blood cell count was really low and she was susceptible to illness. Her kids came (they are 21,19 and 14) and told us that her hair had started falling out yesterday morning - the whole thing is just so awful. Paddy and Will had a lovely time eating chocolate and finding eggs hidden in the garden and I hardly saw Jack all day as he was passed between all our nieces (and one nephew - the 19 year old boy is the most gorgeous boy and is really good with babies). Our boys have 9 cousins and the majority of them are now teenagers so it was nice to be able to leave Jack with them and sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine.
Things are settling down with Jack and he is mostly now only waking once a night for a feed which is great (after going to bed at 9:30 pretty much on the dot every night). He is grumpy and carries on from about 6 until 9:30 but once we get him in bed he sleeps pretty well (I did have him up screaming after his feed for ages last night though - took almost 2 hours to get him back in bed which was a pain). The swing has saved my life during the day and he has the majority of his day sleeps in that in the loungeroom in the middle of noise and chaos - amazing!
Anyway - better go and hang out some washing and get some stuff done around here. Chat again soon.
Hayley I am thinking of you with Trent leaving again on Monday - how are things going?
hayleylea
11-04-2009, 15:37
sorry no time for personals just want to check in so you guys dont worry about me.
Yep Trent leaves on friday and up until today i thought I was OK - but i just cant fight these emotions. So bad that I actually did a really not so motherly thing today and just left Trent and the kids in town - they had our car - I took Trents hire car. The kids were both cranky, Trent was raving on with crap and acting like him leaving on monday isnt such a big deal and I just cracked. Grabbed the keys to the hire car and took off. I feel bad but i just need time out and time to myself, so thats where im at. In front of my new TV (50 inch plasma :D) with a beer in my h and shortly followed by number 2 - but why do i feel so bad about leaving the kids with their father for all of probably 2 hours? when he has been away for 8 months? crazy!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Anywho so things arent the best even though he thinks it is. Cooper is upset and has been cryin galot even at the thought of Trent going so I really dont know how he is going to cope on monday little own me. This sucks! Sucks SO much! :(
ill pop back in on monday or tuesday - see how im going.
Have a happy easter everyone - I hope the easterbunny is kind and doesnt leave muddy footprints through the house :laughing: (its been raining so heavy here so i found that kinda funny - trying to cheer myself up with some lame joke! lol)
Talk soon. Happy Eater Everyone :hugs: Enjoys those families of yours.
We're on holiday at the moment in Geelong for the Easter break, heading back today unfortunately. The weather is so lovely I don't want to go :hissy:
I just wanted to pop on here to give Hayley one of these :hugs: as I know today will be a tough day. I'm just speechless at Trent and you know Hayley, I'm glad you drove off yesterday. I would have too at the very least.
And also to check in on Anna. How are you feeling Anna? Have those BH settled down and the tooth/earache?
Alright better go, got to pack and clean this house before we venture off. Safe travels!
Oh Lou I had no idea you were away - I was wondering where you'd gotten to!!
Enjoy the rest of your day, weather is lovely here too and we only have Alex in the house.
We had Easter Lunch at mums yesterday and left the 3 girls there - although apparently they're coming back tomorrow morning which p!sses me off a bit because mum always moans about not seeing them - however is only taking them for just over a day - and it's a sod load of packing, organising and swapping car seats just for one freaking day. Sounds so unappreciative doesn't it?
Anyway, my nan is also wanting to take at least the older two sometime this week so I'm thinking I might see if she'll take all 3 (Immy will feel so left out) on Thurs-Sun. Thurs I have an Ob appointment and I can take them there afterwards, then Sunday is Greek Easter and nan wanted to do another whole lunch - to which we all groaned as we'd just finished lunch yesterday and were soooo full - so we said why don't we just come for arvo tea - then we can pick the girls up. So we'll see if that works.
I'm travelling so-so at the moment. I'm not sleeping well at all and have pillows propping me up all over the place. I'm thinking tonight I might either swap beds with Shane (the spare bed has a slightly softer mattress) or sleep on the couch (I crashed yesterday at about 6:30pm and Shane woke me at 9:30pm and said go to bed). But then I didn't get to sleep til well after midnight and I'm so stiff and sore :(.
BH's are still ocurring every day - yesterday I thought I'd actually time them and I ended up more depressed about it. Over 7 straight hours of constant BH's ranging on average from 3-5 mins but with a few 10 min breaks throughout the day. They usually start around 9:30am so we'll see what happens after I take a shower this morning. I really could do with a day off - I think that's why I was so incredibly tired yesterday and Shane could see how much I was trying to cover it up over lunch. My whole tummy goes rock hard from top to bottom and I have to sit back in my chair and breath until it passes - by 3pm I was desperate to head home as I just couldn't even sit on the couch anymore.
Wish me luck for no BH's today.
Shane and I are thinking of heading out this morning for a little shopping around and having a nice lunch on the waterfront at Fish Frenzy (haha - the same place we were eating at when I was in labour with Alex!!) We recently bought an Entertainment Book which is filled with vouchers for meals, hotels, activities etc so we've got to make the most of it as we're rarely going to have a chance to get out over this next 12 months!
Oh btw - my tooth is heaps better, it settled down after a day or two and my ear seems to have settled as well - I think it must have been all related to the pain I was experiencing the other weekend while the tooth was damaged. Now I just have to cross my fingers and hope the temp filling lasts another 8+ weeks or so!
Anyway, I've rambled a fair bit so I'll head off.
Hayles I'm thinking of you today - I swear if it were me I wouldn't even say goodbye or take him to the airport - I'd show him the door and tell him to make his own way there. I'm so incredibly sad for you all today - lots of :hugs:.
I hope everyone else is having a nice Easter break.
Talk soon
xoxo
P.S. Holy crap Lou! Look at our tickers!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
hayleylea
13-04-2009, 09:13
Lou thanks for the hugs - last nights good byes were hard as usual. Cooper was really upset but went to sleep reasonably easy. He ran into my room today and started crying when he realised Daddy had really gone. But he has been pretty good since. I havent cried this morning at all - im use to it its watching Cooper upset that makes it worse.
You wouldnt believe my luck though would you? Shelley has thrown up 2 times today - all over me, she is pale as and just doesnt seem well at all. Cooper is now curled up on the lounge complaining of a sore tummy! So now i have 2 sick kids to contend to on the daytheir father leaves! bloody ridulous!
Glad you had a nice trip away lou.
Talk soon
Anna - just got your post - i didnt take him to the airport he took himself with a hire car. He left at 4am this morning. I didnt get up - i just said goodbye and expressed how sad and dissapointed I am, little own how Cooper will be whe he wakes up and finds him not there. I said that if this isnt the last time he leaves then it will be the last time for us he cried and assured me that this is the last time - but boy have I heard that before. Gotta go Shelley is sick again! :(
MrsMiggins
13-04-2009, 11:40
Oh man, Hayles!! :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
I'll be on tonight if you want a chat.
Hope Cooper is going OK & that Shelley is feeling better too! :hugs:
hayleylea
13-04-2009, 12:46
Thanks Fi - things have settled down - Shelley seemed Ok and ate her sandwhich for lunch with no fuss and seemed happy and went to sleep ok so :fingerscrossed: its nothing major. Cooper has done sooo many poo's today but is actually quite happy considering what today is!! (Daddy leaving day).
Im exhuasted. Just want to sleep and have no idea why, i slept fine last night - all them late nights catching up with me (huh Fi ;) :laughing:) Lucky for my body theres no beer left in the house so im in detox LMAO.
I better go this house needs a bloody good clean, im being lazy as
MrsMiggins
13-04-2009, 13:18
Oi! You blaming me for the late nights??? :eek: I've never been up past 9pm in my life!! ;)
Glad Shelley is seeming a bit better and that Cooper's going OK today.
hayleylea
13-04-2009, 14:41
LOL nah Fi - not blaming you for my late nights at all - just glad you were around to chat to me!!! it isnt your fault im usually the one bugging you :laughing:
MrsMiggins
13-04-2009, 15:02
:no: Not bugging - keeping company in the wee small hours!! ;)
A quick hello from me while Dean is trying to sort out his new toy (a media centre PC - whatever the hell that means) so we can watch a movie - getting a bit late for me to start a movie actually but he is keen to do it and it won't kill me - can always have an early night tomorrow.
Oh Hayley my thoughts are with you. How long is he supposed to be going for this time? I really,really hope this is the last time you will be going through this. I hope the kids continue to be okay for you -the last thing you need is for them to be sick. It is also totally fair enough to take off in the hire car for a while - sometimes we just need to totally look after ourselves even if that means cracking it and running away for a little while.I did a similar thing the other night and put a screaming Jack on the floor in the loungeroom and said I'd had it and went and sat outside in the peace for 15 minutes.
Anna great to hear your tooth is feeling better but not so great about the nasty BH - not good! Did you get to Fish Frenzy? How nice to have only one child even if it is only for a day. Your Nan sounds amazing wanting to entertain people as well as looking after her great-grandchildren.
Hasn't the weather been unreal Lou? Hope you had a lovely break.
We went to Healsville sanctuary today where they have native wildlife so Will could see some animals (he hasn't been out and seen the world anywhere near as much as Paddy had by his age). He loved the "enus" and it was a really nice day apart from Jack screaming in the car most of the way there and back (and it was over an hours drive each way!). At least once we were there he mostly happily slept in the Baby Bjorn while we wandered around.
Here's a couple of photos from today:
Jack (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/cathbroadbent/?action=view¤t=IMG_0665.jpg)
Me and my boys (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/cathbroadbent/?action=view¤t=IMG_0673.jpg)
The boys (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/cathbroadbent/?action=view¤t=IMG_0676.jpg)
Anyway I'm off for now. The movie is not looking good - Dean is still mucking around. Hope everyone is well and you are doing okay Hayley.
hayleylea
13-04-2009, 20:20
Cath - thanks for the thoughts - you guys are great. Im doing Ok. I must admit its difficult to put the kids to bed and realise your alone...again. Ill be OK though. Trent rang only to miss Cooper - which would usually make me soooo mad - considering he said he was going to be more thoughtfull, eg by ringing at a decent hour so he can get to talk to Cooper - I thought it was especially important the first night he is away considering Cooper was waiting to talk to him. But I didnt even say anything just said he was asleep. Im not going to fight or yell and scream at Trent on the phone - I actually think I get through to him more by just being distant and not blowing up. As for how long he is going to be away - he cant give me a date- Again frustrating as anything as you can proably imagine. It all depends on when he gets his "bonus" but he cant give me a date! Im going to let it go for 3 weeks and then ask again and see if i get anywhere - once again i just havent got the energy to fight over the phone, its not worth it because it upsetss me more then him, and I dont need the added stress. So yeah im leaving pretty carefree at the moment, whatever happens happens. Im still sad but im not going to put myself in a hole and cry myself to sleep everynight anymore!
Cath - them photos are cute as. Your boys are adorable. I cant believe JAck is still giving you grief - little monkey (a cute one at that!) Im glad the swing is workking for you.
I better go. ill finish watching this movie and head to bed.
Talk soon.
OMG Cath!! I've said it before but there's NOOOOOO mistaking those 3 monkeys as brothers!! How gorgeous are they all! I must say, you're looking so slim too! That heart diet must be doing you very well! You know what I was just thinking - it suits you to a tee being the mum of 3 boys!
Gosh I'm so sorry to hear Jack is still doing a lot of screaming - I'm praying for patience for you, easy for me to say now but sometimes it's easier to just try and weather the storm - you did the right thing stepping outside for a breather - I've done the same many a time and I'm prepared to do it again with this one too. :hugs:
Hayles I'm hoping for the sake of you and Trent that as soon as his bonus comes through he hands in his notice. He'd be a complete fool not too - I can see from your posts and the few chats we've had that you're serious about it being "it" for you guys if he keeps up this evasive, selfish behaviour and that's the last thing I'd want for you guys. Keeping you in my thoughts, that's for sure.
Hey I had a thought - do you have Austar at all? I can't remember? If not - why not sign up for something like quikflix where you pay (eg) $20 a month and get sent 8 movies a month (or whatever plan) - at least that way you've got something to keep you company at night when the kids are all in bed. We've been using quikflix for about 6mths now because the dvd shops are just ridiculous for their prices and we do love watching movies. Might be an idea anyway?
Cath I meant to say - thanks for your text yesterday - I only got it this morning because I'd flaked on the couch and forgot to check my phone! I had a feeling the little blue suit might have been a bonds - dammit! :laughing: Doesn't matter - the ones I saw at target had little feet as part of the suit and the legs looked like a generous length which is something that most small size jumpsuits don't allow for so maybe I'll get Shane to go grab them on the way home today. :)
Well Shane just rang me - he's been to the GP this morning to get a referral for a specialist so we can get things underway for a vasectomy. Yes - finally some would say :rolleyes: but although it's a joint decision, it's been me encouraging him to go get the appointments all set up so we can hopefully get the procedure done before - or not long after - baby arrives. I've done heaps of research into it, we both know how it all works, and that there's a 'waiting period' afterwards - which is kinda why I'm hoping we can get it all done soonish. The Dr said it's totally our choice whether to wait until baby is born, or "x" amount of months afterwards, but I think that even if we were desperate to have another (or heaven forbid, something should happen), there are other options etc.
Anyway, one thing I thought was funny, Dr gave Shane the once over and wants him to lose 10kg! :D His last record was from 5 years ago and showed him weighing 7kg less so really I think that's a bit rough, however his BP was a little high and I've always said to Shane that once he hits 30 he won't be able to graze on crap like he does :rolleyes:. Stupid men, of course their wives are never right - until it's confirmed by the Dr! lol!! Anyway - I subtly reminded him that chips, chocolate and truck loads of coke would have to be the first things to go. He eats/drinks FAR too much of it. At least now we both have a chance of losing some weight together - if he commits to it. However I have at least 4 times as much to lose than he does - so we'll see how it all goes.
Well better get myself off the computer. Girls aren't home yet but I haven't heard from mum so they're either just taking their time (I hope so!) or they'll rock up any minute and I haven't done a thing all morning.
I still have truck load of baby clothes sitting here waiting to be packed for hospital and the rest put away. I think I'm deliberately procrastinating because it's just one more "final" thing that has to be done before baby arrives. Easter was the last major holiday land mark for me - now comes the few smaller ones such as Anzac day and Shane's b'day then that's it - baby will be due. Crap crap crap I don't have much time left!
Ok I'm gone!!
Talk soon!
xoxo
Hello again,
How are you doing out there Hayley? How crap Trent missed Cooper on his first night away again - not good. You are sounding very calm about it all. I really hope he is back for good very,very soon.
Anna good luck with the whole vasectomy thing. "Middle age" sneaks up on all of us and we suddenly start to have to watch what we are eating and look after ourselves a bit. That photo of me was deceptive (taken from above and Will was covering my fat bits ). Dean took some of me the day before and I looked way too fat. I am giving myself 6 months of eating whatever and not exercising but then I plan to try and seriously lose a bit of weight and get fit.
Hey if you really like those stripey suits I will send them to you in a month or so if you like. I think Jack will be out of them pretty soon. He had his 8 week check (and nasty needles) yesterday and his put on 1.2 kilos in the last 4 weeks. I have a red and white and a blue and white one of the Bonds ones and a smaller red and white striped one that is a Cotton On Kids all in size 000. None of them have feet so they might be a bit cool for your little man but he can always wear socks.
You are right about it being fitting that I am a Mum of 3 boys. I always wanted at least 2 boys and now I have a bonus one. I sort of feel like I was meant to have boys.
Anyway better get to finishing the housework. I am having a productive day today getting things under control and have had the groceries delivered this morning. Safeway now has delivery for $5 if you choose a 5 hour delivery window which is fantastic. So worth the money. They even bought my beer and it is all wheeled into the kitchen and put on the table for me - love it!
Hope everyone is well and chat soon.
Cath - I love those photo's. The boys are gorgeous and I have to agree with Anna you can't half tell they are brothers. Hard to believe a little snuggle bunny like Jack can keep you up all night, he looks like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. You do look great in the photo's too, not like a new mum who's had no sleep. I haven't had my groceries delivered since the new supermarket opened up around the corner. I more than likely will once the baby comes and I won't have the energy to leave the house.
Anna, wow good luck with the big "V" thing. Sounds like your really making sure this is the last baby. Those bonds suits are adorable. I just love the bonds cotton stuff, Maddi had heaps as a baby. What are those new suits like that have no buttons? Are they hard to get on and off? Jeez I just looked at your ticker Anna, OMG!!!
Hayley, good to hear your hanging in there and coping ok considering. I can't get over that you don't know what date Trent is coming home. That would drive me insane.
Well I am feeling very tired and heavy today. I haven't been sleeping at all well and its finally caught up with me. I got measured and checked yesterday and baby has turned upside down and I'm measuring 2 weeks ahead. I already feel like I'm in the last few weeks of pregnancy and I've got ages to go. Our trip away was fabulous, we did day trips to the beach and looked at some local fete's and markets which I just love doing. Maddi found a awesome playground in Point Lonsdale and we went there every day. She just wore herself out each day. Then we headed back to my brothers place for dinner and relax on the couch. It was such good weather and nice to get out of town. Well I better move my big butt. Maddi's got an osteo appointment this morning. I so can't be bothered. What I would give right now to just curl up with a book and sleep all day. Wish my mum would come and visit for a few days :rolleyes:
Hi Lou. Your holiday with your brother sounds great. I love fetes and markets too. They have a great one at Flemington near us once a month that I have been to a couple of times and look forward to going to again (maybe once i can leave all 3 boys with Dean for an extended period). Dean came with me the first time and hated it -he was not a fan of the funky kids clothes and cool cupcake stall -I loved it.
I haven't tested out the new Bonds suits without the buttons - they look a bit hard to use to me. I am a fan of buttons down the front rather than trying to muck around at a baby's back. The quicker the better I say in the early stage where they hate being changed and scream and carry on (or is that just my babies:rolleyes:). Anything that has buttons up the back has been put aside here and the new Bonds suits don't look as "easy" as they claim to be in my opinion with the opening at the back (and I read a thread on here ages ago saying they weren't that good).
How exciting baby has alreayd turned upside down. Your pregnancy is flying along (as is Anna's - you are so right - 6 weeks to go -nuts!).
Okay - there's Will waking up - better go for now. Chat soon.
hayleylea
18-04-2009, 18:27
Hey guys
Lou - glad you had a good holiday! Sorry you havent been sleeping well - i hope that improves!
Them new bonds suits - i never tried them with Shelley - alot of people i spoke to about them said they werent so "easy" at all. So i cant help you ladies out with that!
Cath - i love markets too! Trent and I use to go to alot when he was home - its just too hard by myself with the 2 kids - i really need to make an effort though.
All is Ok here - sorry ive been MIA, ive been trying to keep myself busy and every time i come to post i cant think of anything productive to say. Things are a bit tough with Trent. We are talking, but I dunno i just feel so detached from him at the moment. He is being really nice and ringing me way more then normal and really making an effort but the fact that i still dont know when he will be home makes it all the more harder. *sigh* oh well ill soilder on to another day. My birthday is next thursday- im thinking about heading down to mums so i have someone to celebrate it with - well an adult i mean. Im trying to find some friends to go out for a drink with on the weekend...so far no luck though. Probably good cause the mood im in id probably drink way too much anyway :laughing:
Coopers not too well. He has a cold and is complaining of a sore throate. He even fell asleep on the lounge today - and I cant remember the last time he even had a day sleep! Good thing was that they were both asleep at the same time, so I put my foot up and watched AUSTRALIA (the movie), I really enjoyed it and think it was a great movie!! Shelley had a massive 3.5 hours so god knows what time she will go to sleep tonight - I should have perhaps woke her up to get her to bed at a decent time tonight but i was enjoying my movie too much lol. Cooper only had an hour...he isnt looking tired but thats okhe will go to bed soon enough, he has had some dimetapp so hopefully that makes him sleepy and he is loads better tommorrow.
Anyway i better be off.
Ill talk soon.
BOO!:raspberry:Wow its quiet on here - where is everyone???
Hayley I really hope Trent pulls his finger out and does something special for your birthday. It would be good if you could get out and have a nice meal or drink with some friends on the day. I hope Cooper is feeling better and is on the mend. Poor little fella.
Wow I didn't realise Australia was such a long movie, not a chance I'd be able to sit through that at the moment.
Cath the Flemington market sounds great. I LOVE cupcakes. Sounds dangerous for me!
Well I attempted to take Maddi to the movies on Sunday to see Monsters vs Aliens. We bought popcorn and on the way in she flipped out and decided it was all too dark inside the cinema and refused to go in the door. So luckily they gave us my money back. Funny kid!
Alright I'm off to watch a bit of tv then time to hit the hay. I am totally tired. I worked out today that I'm going to leave work 6 weeks before my due date so my last day is the 3rd June. So that means including this week I have 7 weeks of work left :smiliedance:Single figures.
You are right Lou - it is very quiet in here. How exciting about finishing work- the countdown is definitely on for you. Poor Maddi getting freaked out at the movies -that's great they gave you the money back. We haven't taken Paddy yet but have talked about it. I said to him the other night we might take him for his 4th birthday (will take us that long to get things under control enough here to be able to do something like that I think).
Hayley I hope you have a nice day on Thursday. Your Mum sounds great so defintiely worth heading off to spend time with her for the day - at least maybe she will cook you dinner or something. I can totally understand you feeling a bit detatched from Trent - it has been a vvery trying time for your relationship and you have been mentally in different places for a while now. I hope Cooper is feeling okay.
Things have been a bit mad here the last couple of days. Will decided to have massive tantrums today over who knows what. I was trying to get out the door to Playgroup at 10am and at 9:30 he just starts up with crying and screaming "mumma,mumma" over and over and jsut wanting me to hold him which was impossible. Jack was waking up and needed to be fed and I had to get Paddy and Will both into jeans and shoes and nappies changed on Jack and Will and make sure Paddy got to the toilet and get shoes on myself and pack water and some snacks. You know - just the basics that need to be done to get out the bloody door and Will just screamed and screamed and screamed and would not stop no matter what I did. In the end I had to strap him into the car screaming and arching his little back to make it extra difficult for me and he screamed half the way there before finally calming down and being all of a sudden happy. Then he bloody did it to me again this afternoon for an hour. He drove me insane today:banghead:
Last night we had Paddy and Will go particularly nuts at "red cordial hour" which ended up in
Paddy biting Dean on the shoulder which totally freaked me out as he has never done anything like that before and it is so unacceptable. I had a screaming Jack in my arms (like I do pretty much every night at about 6pm but cracked it and managed to grab Paddy and drag him down the hallway and throw him in the laundry (all still while holding Jack). Dean was in the boys bedroom trying to get Will under control byu putting him in the cot. The whole thing was just so out of control and awful. The boys just wind each other up and they think it is hilarious to make us mad so the go nuts and it is just so hard to control. We "time out" Paddy in the laundry which isn't partcularly successful excpet for getting him away from whatever naughty thing they are doing for a few minutes (it is not a deterrent though -he is back to doing something again minutes after coming out and saying sorry etc.).We tried putting Will in there last night (without Paddy) because he is the instigator half the time but that didn't work. Will wasn't going to stay in ther and PAddy was screaing with delight and running down to see him and they both ended up running up and down the hall screaming and laughing and then came back in to the loungeroom and returned to the naughty thing they were doing:hissy: It was just all too much. We really need to do some research and work out how to control these kids. We were so not in control and that is just so wrong.
They are exhausting me. Every day I am so thankful we are not having any more children. I am at my limit. They are mostly pretty good but man they can be trying at times and Jack being a "diificult" baby is not helping things. We are still battling with him every night from about 5ish to 9:30 (there he is now - crying - Dean though he had him in bed) to get him happy an settled and asleep. I am giving him until 12 weeks (he is 9 on Wednesday) and then we will do "sleep school" I think -we did that with Will I think. Dean is going to have to take a week off work to do it. He is much better at listening to the crying than me and did it well with Will. I feel he is still too little now and will keeep holding/feeding/using the swing for now. At least the swing works during the day -that thing is my saviour. It never works from about 5pm though for some reason which is a pain and has to be held which of course is the same time Paddy and Will go nuts.
Anyway that's enough of a debrief for now. Off to watch Underbelly and get some icecream (or a stiff drink!).
MrsMiggins
20-04-2009, 20:19
OMG Cath!! I just had to pop in quickly and reply to you as your house sounds exactly like mine (but we're one child less, so HATS OFF TO YOU!!!) We also have the problem with our little instigator (Owen) that no punishment seems to work for him. He doesn't seem able to connect the bad behaviour to the punishment - he doesn't understand about consequences. No matter how often we do it, he just doesn't get it. He comes out all full of tears & apologetic, then starts straight back into the behaviour he was sent to his room for!! :banghead: And yes, our two seem to take delight in seeing how mad they can get Mummy &/or Daddy. So frustrating!!!
:hugs: I hope tomorrow is a better day!!!
Lou - :smiliedance: 7 weeks will go by so quickly!!! I can't believe you are so far through!!!
OK, have to run!!
Thanks Fi. That helps to know we are not the only household having moments of madness. I just read Dean your post and he said he remembers driving his parents mad on purpose as a kid. Dean is one of 5 kids (4 boys and a girl) and said he and his brothers used to do things on purpose to get punished and then compare "it didn't hurt stories" (his parents used to whack them with wooden spoons -this was back in the 60's/early 70's) and they used to laugh and think it was hilarious. Great!! This was obvisously beyond when they were 2 or 3 years old -we have more to come! He told me the other night he remembers his Mum sometimes saying she was going to run away - I can totally understand and see why. Maybe it is a boy thing to go so nuts but if you have Claire doing it too then maybe not.
Luckily it is not like that all day and there are some nice moments too. Paddy keeps telling me "good job Mumma" when I do something like finish hanging out the washing or something -too cute. I go and look at them before I go to bed and they look so beautiful and innocent and it makes the madness fade into the background for a bit. Surely the madness will end one day.
hayleylea
21-04-2009, 07:38
Cath - :hugs: You poor thing!! id be pulling my hair out. Have no real suggestions about controlling them. Maybe taking stuff away from them? If Cooper is naughty Sometimes i take something off him that he really likes and tell him he has to be good for the rest of the day or he cant get it back. If he is really really naught he gets put into his room and isnt allowed out till I say so - this involves some screaming but its shortlived. Then he comes out and he has to apologise to either me or Shelley - usually who he is been mean and naughty too - and then we cuddle/kiss and he is usually happy. I hope you find something that works for you! Sorry to hear Jack isnt sleeping too well either.
Lou - ive seen monsters Vs Aliens. lol about Maddi not gong into the pictures - ive actually never taken Cooper to the movies!
Coopers all better but I didnt have a very well little girl yesterday. She was snot city! and last night she took forever to get to sleep she just cried and cried. She was coughing during the night but didnt wake up - is still asleep now so i hope she is feeling better!
Anyway i better head off. ill talk soon.
How is Shelley today Hayley - hope she is doing okay. Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the taking stuff away thing last night and it backfired big time. I was trying to get Paddy to pick up some toys he had flung around the room (little stick on foam cutouts) and said to him if he didn't pick them up then they would be going in the bin. He was quite happy with that option - "put them in the bin" I was told in a happy little voice. I said that soon if he didn't start picking up all his toys I would ... and he took over what I was saying and quite happily said "put them in the bin":hair:.
Oh well - Dean's parents have Paddy and Will today so I am getting a break which is nice.
I have heard some awful news from one of my close friends today who is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She had her scan yesterday and the results of that and her blood test shows she has a 50% chance of her baby having major abnormalities (trisomy 18 - Edward's syndrome) and will be having an amnio test done on Friday and getting results on Monday. Most babies who are born with this condition don't make it to their first birthday and they are very,very sick babies. How bloody awful! This is the friend who is now seeing my Ob. I feel so sad for her. What a horrible thing to have to go through. If the test comes bakc positive that this baby has this condition then they are faced with the termination option - how horrendous. It has put things back in perspective for me. I will take "red cordial hour" any day.
Anyway better go - in the middle of making soup and Jack is stirring in the swing and will need attention soon.
Oh - one last thing - I chatted to Dean's Mum about the boy's madness this morning and Dean's story and she said she never hit her boys with a wooden spoon and Dean was making that part up. She then said "well not that I remember anyway - there's a good thing - you won't remember the madness in the future ":laughing: Good to know.
MrsMiggins
21-04-2009, 15:09
Oh Cath!! My thoughts are with your friend. :hugs: How awful for them! :(
Hello all :wave:! I haven't forgotten you I promise! I have just been very busy with work and visitors and the usual mayhem that the holiday period brings. Why is it that all the usual activities stop during holidays? You know - the ones that keep you sane? Like swimming, daycare etc etc!
I actually wrote a post yesterday but unfortunately deleted it instead of posting it! The boys are well, had lots of fun at Easter (as I see did all of our little ones!) - Levi is suddenly very, very grown up and doing all sorts of stuff. I don' actually have anything particularly exciting to report, I've just been busy.
Cath - I'm so sorry that your boys are mucking up on you. Mine have their moments (and just like Dean Troy tells me scary stories about his family when they were growing up. Troy's family has 4 boys and one girl - must have something to do with it), but mostly they are not too bad. We are big users of the naughty corner for Will and we have just started putting Levi in the cot for one minute at a time for time out. That's mainly for touching things he is not allowed to touch. I think Levi will really push the boundaries when he is older though - he has that very naughty look about him. Sorry to hear that Jack still isn't sleeping all that well. We pretty much did "sleep school" with Levi from very early on and it worked for us. So if you are willing to give it a go then good luck. Will definitely had to learn to stay away when Levi was going to bed though so there was an extra challenge with that.
Hayley - I hope Trent does something for your birthday. I think he has tormented you long enough with this PNG stuff. I don't blame you for not really talking to him right now - I mean he's not exactly thinking about what you are up to is he? I also hope Shelley feels a lot better soon.
To everyone else - I hope you are all going ok. Lou - I can't believe how may weeks you are already! And Anna - time has really flown past for you. Good luck with the Big V. I don't know if Troy would line up for it!
Anyway - have to run. My boys are being a bit annoying - well, Will is.
Just popping in to say hi, sorry I've been MIA. Once again really busy with work & uni. Katelyn & Charlotte are going great. Although Katelyn's constantly wanting to carry Charlotte everywhere which is kinda cute but also a PITA. For those who might not have seen on FB Charlotte's now crawling & saying mum! :D
Anyhoo, I gotta go. Sorry no personals, haven' t had time to read any posts. Hope you're all well. :)
happybirthday Hayles! Hope you are having a lovely day!
happybirthday Happy Birthday Hayley! I hope you are having fun with your Mum and you are having a good day.
I amazingly have the chance for a lie down with Will and Jack asleep and Paddy out with Mum so I'm off to give it a go (bet one of them wakes up!). I will come back later.
happybirthdayHAPPY BIRTHDAYhappybirthday Hayley. Hope you have a fantastic day!
Renee - how cute that Katelyn wants to carry her little sister. But I can imagine that Charlotte would get sick of it after a while and become quite vocal about leaving her alone. Charlotte is growing up so fast - saying her first words and walking around. Clever girl! Pretty soon she will be chasing Katelyn around.
Tan, sounds like you've been busy too.
Cath, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Thats devastating. We just had one of our friends have to terminate at 16 weeks after finding out the baby had a fatal genetic disease. Its just heartbreaking. Yes it makes you very thankful for the healthy kids we do have. On the putting toys into the bin thing, yes I have tried it here too. Maddi had spread her toys all over the house and I was at her to pick them up and she was being a right little diva and refusing too. She even helped me put them into the rubbish bag and put them into the big bin. That night I went out and hooked them out and hid them. The rubbish man came the next morning and about a day later guess who was asking for her toys. Boy was she upset when she found out they were gone for good. I left it about a week and then "rang" the garbage man and said that Maddi had been good and could he please bring her toys back. Ever since then she's been pretty good. Lately she's started with door slamming! I thought that stuff didn't start until 13 :no:. I can say we have days like yours too but I've only got the one child to contend with (at the moment!). And that is tiring enough. I imagine that when this baby comes we're going to have all sorts of fun with Maddi who has had us to herself for such a long time now.
Fi - I see on FB that your off to Aussie world! Sounds like such good fun. I was thinking it was about time we took Maddi to the zoo again, but unless I can ride around one of those electric scooters it ain't going to happen until after the baby comes.
Maddi had her 3.5 year check up today with the MHCN. Happy that her eyes are good and she passed all the checks ect. She is tall for her age but apparently her BMI is a little on the high side so we need to get her out doing more exercise.
I was a mess last night. Thought I was getting carpel tunnel in my arm but turned out it was a pinched nerve in my shoulder. Its heaps better today. And I was in bed doubled over with terrible wind pain after work. I thought I was going to have to go up to the hospital I was so uncomfortable.
Alright gotta go - Maddi wants me! Got my glucose test tomorrow :barf:
MrsMiggins
23-04-2009, 14:25
Hi all!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Hayles!!! I hope you have a really wonderful day! :hugs:
We had a wonderful morning at Aussie World today. It's a little theme park, only small but so great for toddlers. They have a heap of rides they can go on & it's only $10 entry. Lou, I reckon you could get one of those scooter things at the zoo! Maddi would have a blast in it!! lol I feel your pain with the diva stuff. Claire has been prone to that a bit lately too. She has taken to demanding things, which is driving me up the wall - particularl because she will whine and work up to a screaming tantrum if she doesn't get it. (And because I'm far less inclined to give her a sandwich if she's said to me "Mum, you HAVE to get me a sandwich! You HAVE to!")
Sorry this is so brief. I've been putting the pics from this morning up on FB & I want to grab something to eat before Jekyll & Hyde wake up!
:laughing:I can imagine Maddi and Claire in the same room trying to out-diva each other. Maddi has the fake cry/tantrum thing down to a tee. We just leave the room and let her carry on which really peeves her off.
You poor thing Lou with your pregnancy aches and pains - it really is hard work. I have issues with my arms too from my pregnancies. I still have them go numb every night while I sleep and have to shake them back to life every time I wake up. My Ob. said it should get better in time and was from pressure on nerves but it is so annoying. I love your toys in the bin story - especially ringing the garbage man to bring them back:laughing: I will remember that one. How nuts Maddi is slamming doors already - you are right - what is she going to do when she is a teenager if she is doing that already! Fun and games.Our council doesn't do the 3.5 year old check. My best friend was talking about it yesterday as she gets to take her son where she lives but we don't get it. How annoying! How awful about your friends and their termination - just about the worst thing to have to do I can imagine. My friend has her test tomorrow and then has to wait until Monday for the results. She and her husband and my best friend and husband and kids are coming over on Sunday for lunch. The friend waiting for awful news said she needed distraction so she and I are both making a soup for lunch as it is going to be 14 degrees and the chaos that reigns around here (my other friend has 2 little boys too) should keep her distracted for a bit.
Fi that place sounds great. You do some great stuff with your kids.
Renee how full on Charlotte is crawling - that is very early! Great to hear from you.
Tan that's funny that Troy is from a family of 4 boys and one girl too. Well done to their parents I say. One of Dean's brothers (the youngest) has disowned himself from the family and I have never met him (and we have been together for 10 years in a couple of weeks so he hasn't been around for a while - it happened a couple of years before Dean and I got together). It's all a bit sad really. It must be so sad for Dean's parents to only ever see 3 of their sons and know there is another one out there.
Okay - I'm off to get a beer and some dinner. Hope you are doing okay Hayley.
Hi again,
My poor friend who had the amnio done yesterday found out this morning that her baby is even sicker than they thought and they pretty much have no choice but to terminate as it will not live once it is born if it even makes it that far. How awful for the poor things. She is taking it quite well so far which is good but she will still need lots of support I would say.I told her I would go and buy an extra bottle of wine for lunch tomorrow and she thought noone would drink with her as my other friend and I are breastfeeding but I said we can definitely keep her company in a glass or two of wine.
On a happier note my parents sold their house last night a week before auction:yelclap: They are so happy - got a pretty good price for it and don't have to go through the stress of an auction. We have been out today for a celebratory yum cha lunch and now Mum and Dad have taken Paddy out for a bit while Jack and Will are having a sleep. Nice!
Anyway might head off and read a book while there is quiet in the house (Dean is having a nap too as he has a cold). Jack slept from 9pm until 4am last night so I am feeling okay - he is doing quite well with night sleeping (once we get him settled which is a challenge) these days which is great.
Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Hayley, happy birthday for the other day! happybirthday Hope you had a great day!
Lou, Charlotte's already crawling around after Katelyn lol. It's so cute! She doesn't mind too much about katelyn carrying her, but I just worry that Katelyn will accidently drop her....she must be heavy for Katelyn to carry....she's almost as big as her LOL! :laughing: How dd your glucose test go yesterday? :barf: I hated that!
Fi, Aussie World sounds great! Oh, & on the tantrum thing, Katelyn's great at that & the fake crying too lol.
Cath, sorry to hear about your friend's baby. :hugs:
Things are going OK here. Still doing my uni stuff. Or I should say that I SHOULD be doing my uni stuff. Got my major assignment due in less than a month now which is worth 50% of my grade. Haven't started it or even decided what topic I'm gonna do it on. :no:
Katelyn and Charlotte are great. Charlotte's sleeping really well at night now. Normally at least 10 hours. Katelyn's finally got a good bedtime routine going now. She used to be up at all hours until recently. Although she still ends up in our bed during the night & I often have to leave because of her snoring. :rolleyes:
Anyway, I better go. Hope you're all well.
Oh Cath, your poor friend. So sorry to hear about the test results and that she will need to end the pregnancy. She's very lucky that she's got you to help her through this difficult time. Its times like these you learn who your good friends are. Great news about your parents house! So that means they will be moving soon, did you say earlier that they are moving closer to you? My memory is so bad so I apologize if you've already told us. Yum Cha is my fav! There's none in Bendigo and its one of the biggest things I miss about not living in Melbourne. The 3.5 year old test they gave Maddi an eye check, that she could stack 9 small blocks, thread cotton onto reels, that she knew her colors, could count to 10, responded to her name and engaged in conversation........and a few more things that I can't think of right now. I was happy with the eye test as one of my friends found out her little boy needed glasses through doing it. Does Paddy have a check up at 4 then?
Renee, I really don't know how you manage to study, work and be a mum at the same time. I'm so tired most nights that the thought of studying wears me out just thinking about it. 50% is a huge proportion of your mark - what subject is that? I know what you mean about small girls crawling into bed with you. Maddi comes into our bed in the morning and she's got these toes that love the just dig into your back/bum or tummy. So annoying! I asked her this morning where the baby is going to go if it wants to come in bed with us and she pointed to this tiny sliver of room next to her. Not likely!
Today the IL's came around to help move furniture around. We've moved Maddi out of her room, the baby's room is all set up and now we just have to fix up the guest room and its all done. Well........the hard stuff is done. My parents are planning on coming up in a couple of weeks and I might get mum to help me wash and fold the babies clothes then. Maddi is excited about her new room which is great, but I'm a bit nervous about how she'll sleep tonight in a different room. :fingerscrossed: I did my glucose test yesterday - yuk I hate that test. That drink is so rank (way too sweet for me) and it gave me terrible heartburn for the rest of the day. I really hope I pass that test and don't have to sit another one. Tomorrow is TOny's birthday and he's off at hockey all day in Melbourne, so we had birthday cake today. Maddi loved it as per usual, she's such a birthday cake addict.
Well I'm tired as - might have a early night!
MrsMiggins
26-04-2009, 00:50
Oh Cath. I am so sorry to hear about your friend. :( I can't even imagine what they must be going through. She is so fortunate to have you to help her through.
I just wanted to pop in to tell you guys that I'd heard from Hayley & she wanted to say thanks for all the birthday wishes. She has been at her mum's & hasn't been able to get online properly. She is heading out for a girl's night - Have fun Hayles!! :D
I seriously need to go to bed now!! I have been up listening to old, old, old music on Youtube!!
Did any of you used to watch Xanadu when you were younger??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m64GjOJCqKU&feature=related
:laughing:Fi you were up so late! Yes I did watch Xanadu as a kid and loved it, but its been so long I can't remember. Might have to get a copy and watch it with Maddi.
Great to hear that Hayley got to have a night out for her birthday. :fingerscrossed:that Harry stays away for her today.
I can report that Maddi slept really well in her bedroom and is still happy with the move.
Oh and I forgot to tell you guys when I got my blood taken for the glucose test the tech had heaps of trouble getting my vein and had to have about 4 stabs and another try at my other arm before she had success. And I HATE needles!
MrsMiggins
26-04-2009, 11:40
Ohhh ouchie, Lou!!! I used to always have that problem too - stupid fluid retention!! They had to take blood from a vein in my foot once! That's fantastic news about Maddi in her new bedroom!! Must be a little adventure for her! :D
Yeah, I was up late (about 3am in the end :o) but it was OK, Owen was ensuring I wasn't going to miss any of the day. He was up & alarmingly perky at 5.30 am. :rolleyes:
Your foot :eek: No way! That makes me cringe big time.
How do you survive on 3 hours sleep Fi??? I'd be such a mess. Just got back from shopping with Maddi, we bought Tony's birthday present which ended up being 2 x-box games. I honestly had no idea what to buy him. First thought was a raincoat from Kathmandu, but then after seeing they were in the $400 range we walked out. Maddi wanted to buy him a truck or a car :laughing:.
Ahhh, can you tell I'm a bored housewife with a husband at weekend sport. I'm on here a lot lately :o
Morning all! We have had a very busy weekend here with Dh's family coming for a get together for Levi's birthday. We had some friends over as well and then yesterday caught up with some more relatives who were in town. Today Will is on the couch watching ABC kids telling me doesn't feel well but I think that it is just that he is exhausted from all the excitement and all the visitors we have been having lately.
Levi has refused his morning sleep but he looks tired too so I think he is just out of sorts - or getting ready to move to the one sleep a day thing. I feel quite sad that he is one tomorrow, he definitely grew up way too fast!
Hayley - I am glad you had a great night out. I'm impressed that Harry didn't appear especially after seeing your photos. I take it that you lose your shyness after a few drinks? Hahahaha ;)
Lou - glad to hear you survived the glucose test. That thing is so awful, it always makes me want to vomit. I remember the nurse saying I could drink it slowly and I was like "no way, if I have to drink this thing, it's going down fast!". I am so impressed that Maddi moved rooms happily. I think I'd have a battle if I changed Will to another room, he'd be very disgruntled I think.
Cath -I am so sorry to hear about your friend. You sound like you are being a wonderful friend to her. I think sometimes people avoid it when someone has a tragedy like that and it just makes it worse. She'll need all your hugs and a shoulder to cry on for a while yet. It sounds as though Jack is starting to get the hang of the night sleeps, what an amazing improvement!
Renee- good to hear from you. How clever is Charlotte crawling around like that? I can't believe Katelyn tries to carry her around. Levi is practically as big as Will, it would be a disaster if he tried to pick him up!
Who have I forgotten? Oh Anna. I hope you are going alright, not long to go now!
Oh I did forget a little drama we had here last week. Will fell over and whacked his head on the corner of the coffee table. He split the edge of his eyebrow open and screamed the house down. Of course I had to be making a work call at the time - terribly embarrassing explaining that one! At first I thought we would have to go to the doctor and it probably would have been good to go but I didn't have a car that day. So the nurse next door gave me a steri strip to put on his eye and it has healed up ok. I think he'll have a little scar but it won't be noticeable.
Oh I knew there was someone else. Fi - how on earth do you survive the day with that little sleep? I can't imagine the sorts of accidents that would happen around here if I only had 3 hours sleep at night. I'm bad enough as it is!
Ok I have to go. I think Levi is about to start whacking Will on the head with some wooden blocks!
happybirthday Happy 1st Birthday Levi!! happybirthday
I will try and post again a bit later. Hope everyone is well.
MrsMiggins
28-04-2009, 12:04
happybirthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEVI!!!! happybirthday
Hope you have a fantastic day, little guy!!! :D
Grrr!!!! I just lost a huge post!!! :banghead:
*sigh* I'll have to try again.
I spoke too soon about Jack going well at night (always bloody jinxes it!). He has been back to waking every 3 hours over the last 4 nights so I am up twice between midnight and 6am and it takes at least an hour to get him fed and settled each time so I getting 2 hour chunks of sleep if I am lucky and only 2 of them plus maybe another half hour or so somewhere. Man I am tired:sleeping: He is 10 weeks today. As much as it is a precious time I can't wait until he is an older baby and hopefully sleeping for longer stretches.
Oh Anna how annoying about your post you poor thing. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
How was Levi's birthday Tan? Hope you had a great day. Have you got any photos from the weekend? Poor Will and his eye - is it looking okay?
Lou great to hear Maddi liked the change in rooms. Is the baby going in her old room? Do you have a 4 bedroom house? How unreal if you do. I am starting to worry a bit about putting Jack in with his brothers and would love to have more than 2 bedrooms here sometimes. Paddy and Will never go quietly to sleep and I am worrying they will wake Jack up. Will sometimes has major tantrums about going to bed (like last night) and screams and carries on and other nights they just go nuts throwing soft toys at each other and talking and playing games. They play a cute game where Paddy will say "say hippo Will" and then you hear Will say "hippo" etc. - so cute.
Hopefully we still have another 6 weeks or so before we have to move Jack out of the bassinet but it will be here before we know it I'm sure.
Yep Lou my parents are moving a bit closer. They are moving to Richmond which is much closer but traffic around Richmond is a bit nuts so it will probably only save about 10 minutes in travel time but still 10 minutes is 10 minutes.
I can't believe you got stabbed with the needle so many times -awful! Oh Fi your needle in the foot story freaked me out -yuck.
What are you studying Renee. I agree with Lou - it is a very impressive effort!
Okay - quick check in for now. Hope everyone is well and I will chat again soon.
Oh I just had to come here and splurt out all my fears and feelings tonight. Well this morning I got up for work at 7am, was about to walk out the door at 8.45am when I just had this small "leak" and ran to the toilet. OK didn't run to the toilet but waddled fast. When I sat on the toilet about 50ml of clear fluid came out. I thought "thats wierd" and came out puzzled. When I told Tony he insisted I call the OB. Well they told me to come in in 2 hours and they would check me out. So off to work and I sat there not really doing anything but stressing out. Get to the OB and he's had to run off to deliver a baby. An hour later I get seen to. Baby's moving and there is a good heartbeat. They did an internal exam and it appears that everything is ok at the moment. He explained that sometimes you can get a small tear and it will self repair ect but I have to keep a close eye on things and if I get any more leakage to go right to hospy if its at night or into his rooms if its during his working hours. They're not sure if it is a ruptured membrane or if its just mucus that built up and just let go all at once (sorry if TMI). I'm dead set certain its not mucus as it was different to what I'd seen before. All these fears of its too early for the baby to come and what if something happens has just built up all day and I just feel like sitting down and having a good old cry. I'm such a hormonal mess :o. I'm not sure if I'm over reacting? The OB said its unlikely its my membranes as he said more fluid would have come out but he said he couldn't rule it out and only time would tell. I went back to work and tried to not think about it, and now I'm knackered from being emotional. I'll see how tomorrow goes and go from there. I just had to come on here and share with you guys in case this has happened to one of you and its just me freaking out about nothing. Baby is moving heaps and otherwise I feel fine. Oh and I got my glucose tests back and they were all normal which was great. I spent all weekend pigging out on sugar in case.
Sorry to be self absorbed tonight :o
:hugs: Oh Lou how scary for you. I've never had that happen so no advice from me I'm afraid. Are you 28 weeks (that's what your ticker is saying)? It doesn't sound like your Ob. was too concerned so that's a good sign that you shouldn't stress. I'm sure they would have put you in hospital with bed rest if it was really serious so it must be okay. Not nice for you at all. Very stressful. Hopefully it is a one off. Good news about the glucose test and that baby is moving and has a good heartbeat. I really hope it is just a one off scary indcident. Bloody pregnancy - it really isn't easy. I had a bleed when I was 10 weeks pregnant with Paddy (after miscarrying my first baby at 8 weeks) and I was distraught that I was miscarrying him too. It was a one off and all was fine but I so know about the feelings of worry and stress. I'm sure all is fine - sounds like a random funny thing. Good luck and get on here any time you need to debrief.
Thanks Cath. I think last night I was so tired and emotional I just freaked out. I feel heaps better today and everything seems normal down there today. The Ob and midwife were so good to me yesterday which was fantastic.
I did find a thread on BH yesterday which was great to read.
Cath, maybe Jack will actually settle better when he starts sleeping with his brothers? You just never know. I used to find the same on here, everytime I said Maddi was sleeping well that night there would be hell to pay for. Its like they can read! I love that description of Paddy and Will playing word games with each other in bed. Thats soooo cute. Yep we've got a 4 bedroom house. The bedrooms are very small though, I think because they have these huge walk in robes? There's just enough room in the bedrooms for a single bed and thats about it. I was so tired just reading about Jacks night time antics Cath. I hope he had a better night sleep last night.
Tania, ouch about Will's accident. How lucky are you having a nurse live next door - very handy. I loved the photo's on your FB of Levi's birthday cupcakes. There were fantastic. They looked too good to eat, your friend is really talented. Levi looked like he had a great day. I can't believe he's 1 already!
Anna, I'm hanging out for your big post now!!!
MrsMiggins
30-04-2009, 12:40
Oh Lou! How nerve wracking & stressful for you!! I did wonder what you were playing the waiting game for on FB, I'm just sorry to hear it is to do with bubs :(. I haven't had anything like that myself, but I had heard of it happening & like your OB said, I'd heard it can repair itself. I know when my waters actually broke with Owen (days before he was born) it was only a leak, and even that leak slowed down over the days leading up to him being born. Partially due to how he was sitting, I guess, blocking the exit. So maybe that's a possibility too. And the fluid refreshes itself so often that any leak is topped up quickly. So if you haven't had any more, I'd take that as a good sign. But yes, I can totally understand why you'd be stressed & emotional about it!! I don't think you've overreacted at all!!
Cath, I hope Jack calms down for you soon! Bloody kids & their sleep stages, I tell you!! That one thing alone is enough to push you over the edge sometimes!
I should go & get some housework done. I just cleaned the kitchen, (and was whinging that I didn't have the energy or motivation to go bring the washing in & put out the next load, so Dave's just gone to do it for me! Yahoooo!!! :laughing:) Now the floors need doing. We have got big white tiles, that look lovey, but OMG! They never, ever look clean! It's so frustrating! I swear you could vacuum, sweep, mop, steam clean 3 times a day & it wouldn't be enough! And the toilets need cleaning. Ick!
I've also got a heap of plants that need putting in the ground. I might leave that til later though, when the sun's not so harsh, because it's a bit warm out there today.
hayleylea
01-05-2009, 08:10
BOO!!!! Did I scare you all??? :laughing: Im baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccckkk! :wave:
Ive been away for almost a week - a little longer then expected but I had car troubles and had to wait till it was fixed to come home.
Had a great break away at my mums, and then spent a few nights at our old flat which was also great! Birthday was good, Trent didnt do anything but thats OK because I had the 2 kids with me and my mum and thats all that mattered! Would have been better if Trent was here but that couldnt be helped.
Anzac day was a doozie as you all have probably seen on facebook. :p I had a ball, a little too drunk yes, but it was all in good fun, good harmless fun and it was good to release the steam. Tan - As for my shyness going away when I have a few drinks - yeah you could say that, althogh if you ask anyone from my home town (where i was out) none of them would think im shy at all. Its just meeting new people thing. Having 'a cup of courage' sure does help with the shyness though, lucky i dont do it too often these days. The photos were shocking , but lucky I can laugh about it, I dont really care, it was all lots of fun, there are stories behind each photo which isnt shown in them but I dont care. I had fun, im entittled to have a good time every now and again.
Tan - Im glad Levi had a happy first birthday! Ill have to check out the photos on facebook. Poor little Will and his split eye - how handy having a nurse next door! Ill try and catch up with you on msn. Feels like ages since we have had a decent chat...
Cath - Sorry to hear Jack is still giving you some trouble.:hugs: 10 weeks already! wow. Just hang in there it will get better
Lou - how scary about your scare. As much as pregnancy is a wonderful thing it can come with some of the scariest feelings huh! I hope everything is still feeling 'normal'. You poor thing, your pregnancy is going so quick though!
Fi - Nice to have a chat to you last night on MSN. You are hillarious! sounds like dave is being a good help around the ho use latley too - WHOOHOO - good work! lol.
Ok im off. I had a shocker of a night with Shelley last night. Im so tired. And i have to unpack all our stuff. Do some washing. And clean up what happened while we were away. I love living out of town i REALLy do...but some things like mice! :mad: drive me mad. They got into my pantry by eating through the gyprock - I had to throw out soo much stuff its not funny. I patched the wall last night, put some baits out, and the rat sack is gone so hopefully the go away, a long long long way away! I really need a cat but unfortuantley i dont think Axel and roxy would like a cat! So last night i pulled everything out of the pantry (we have a huge pantry) disinfected ALLL the shelves and ill have to do it all again. ill knic up to the shop and get some more mouse traps too. poor Stuart (coopers pet mouse - i better close his little ears and perhaps get him a blind fold :laughing:)
Oh i left Tilly and gemma (the goat and sheep) in my house yard cause my grass was long and omg you should see my goat - She is sooo fat - so funny!
ok im rambling.
Bye all, hope i didnt forget anyone!
Hayley, I did see your photo's from Anzac day and thought it looked like you had a great time. I'm envious that you escaped Harry! I don't think I've been out until 2am for a very long time. I didn't think the photo's were that bad, just looks like you had a great night out. Mice are such a pain. We used to get them all the time in our old house because we had floorboards and somehow they always got in. I purchased heaps of plastic containers and had nearly all our food in those. So far this house is pretty mouse proof. Our rental house has a mouse plague at the moment and we just got some baits put out by the exterminator to help the tenants out. Hope it works for them. Are you really going to get a cat? Sounds like a plan
Well my cousin who was my bridesmaid and is 2 weeks more pregnant than me had her baby today. She was at work and had a really bad backache so she went into hospital and she was fully dilated. She gave one push and the baby came out. She was supposed to have a planned C-section. She just sent me a text saying they are doing ok but they are transferring bubs to ICU at another hospital. Hopefully he's ok. Her first baby was prem too but not as prem as this one.
MrsMiggins
01-05-2009, 22:32
Oh wow Lou!!! That's incredible!! I hope your cousin's bub is doing OK! And I hope she's doing OK too.
How are you going?? No more scares??
And can I just say - ICK!!! Mice!!! *shudders* I can't even look at them - they totally freak me out!! I actually have a rodent phobia. I read once that the best way to keep mice away is to get some dried snake poo (:eek: I know!!) and put it in the roof & wall spaces, scattered around entry points, and other places like in the garage etc. It's apparently a surefire way to stop them. We've been pretty lucky here so far, but I am pretty sure every house I've ever lived in has had mice at one point. I don't EVER want them here, so I am trying to think of a good way to ask at Australia Zoo without looking like a whacko!! :laughing: "Hey, can I have a big bag of dried snake poo to take home??!"
And Lou, I'd love to have you guys as a landlord!!! You sound awesome!!!
hayleylea
02-05-2009, 06:31
Thanks Lou about the photos, im glad thats the way you saw them, unfortunatley other people dont have your way of looking at them. I think your right it looked like I had a good time (and I did). Yeah it was AMAZING i escaped Harry, I was pretty stoked lol.
WOW about your cousin. I hope her little boy is OK! What did you do with your bacon bones? Oh and yeah you sound like a fantastic landlord. Im going to get a whole heap of them black boxes - the ones where the mice can get in and cant get out. Apparently they are really good. As for the cat. Ive enquired about some kittens from the local vet - they have a cat adoption centre. Its $145 that includes desexing, microchip and First Vax. I was looking for a free to good home one but it was going to cost me 195 to desex it. So its better off just getting the package deal from the vet. They are getting another 2 litters in next week so ill go and have a look. Im a bit scared about the whole thing. Ive never really had a cat but i think its going to be a must living out here??!?!?!?! I wasnt really ready for another animal so ill give it a tihnk over the next few days.
Fi - wow dried snake poo huh? Trent actually knows the local "snake man" he does snake demonstrations and stuff around here and comes and gets them sneaky little things in your garden etc. I might get him to ask him about it!
:laughing::laughing: Shelley is doing something naughty again right now - she is always into mischief - anyway Cooper sits there and says to me right now "Mummy, Look at your daughter, Geez she is naughty sometimes" - What a wise old man! LOL
Its Trents birthday today happybirthday Im feeling a bit sad today. I cant wiat for this whole thing to come to an end but still no sign of this 'bonus' I wonder when something will start going my way!?
The kids both slept wonderfully last night - they were asleep by 6.15 which meant we were up at 6.30 but it was far better then the night before. Shelley was up practically all night and woke cooper up - it was a nightmare. Im not sure whats going on i tihnk its teeth - it has to be surely!? Cooper had all his teeth by 1 and heres Shelley who got 8 pretty quickly and now nothing!?!?!?! its driving me crazy i just want them to come through -one less thing to worry about.
Its FREEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZING here this morning. A huge ffrost, I have the heater blaring, I think its nearly time to light the woodfire though and keep it burning all day and night - I was a bit scared about mischief (otherwise known as Shelley) getting her hands on the fire but at the flat we had a little old gas heater going and she didnt go near it at all and it had no fire surround or anything so I think she would be ok.
I took some photos of the kids at the duck park the other day - they are on facebook and my website if you want to check them out.
CAth - had a very brief chat to you on MSN - I hope you got a better nights sleep last night!
OK better get these kiddies fed.
Hayley I saw those great photos from the duck park. Loved the one of Cooper surrounded by ducks - what a cool photo! Shelley is a gorgeous little girl - she is looking so grown up now. Good to hear you had a better night last night. I am still waiting for my good night's sleep unforunately:sleeping: I hope you hear about Trent's bonus soon and he starts heading home (especially if you are about to get another mouth to feed - it is so impressive you look after all of those animals as well as 2 kids on your own -at least the cat may look after food itself if it manages to catch those mice).
How full on about your cousin Lou. She must be in shock. I hope she and the baby are okay.
Fi I checked out some of your photos on Facebook too. Owen's birthday cake was amazing (so were those cupcakes Tan - loved them!). There are so many clever cake makers out there -unfortunately I am not one of them but would love to be.
My friend who terminated her baby earlier this week just bought her "dream house" at auction which is great. It is so nice for them to have a positive distraction. Dean is off shopping for a Mothers Day present for me with Paddy and Will and has been gone for ages. I got a text message a while ago telling me there were heaps of fathers and children wandering aimlessly around:laughing: We have friends coming for lunch here tomorrow and I should be cleaning -better get to it. Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Afternoon everyone!
Lou - I hope you are ok after your little scare the other day. If the Ob was concerned at all then he would have sent you for an ultrasound, so he must have been pretty sure everything was alright. What a shock about your cousin though! I hope everything is alright for them, especially the little bub. Sometimes I think we take having healthy babies for granted and then we hear a story like this and get a real shock.
Cath - LOL at the fathers wandering aimlessly. I think I might have to put a reminder in Troy's calendar on his computer about Mother's Day, I am sure he has no idea it is next weekend. Sorry to hear that Jack is still giving you sleepless nights, I guess soon enough he'll be all grown up and you'll be worrying about where he is and not just why he is not asleep! It's so hard at the time though.
Hayley - so yucky about the mice. Mice are a drama on the farm but you can get them anywhere. My brother is complaining that they have a plague of them in Dubbo at the moment. We didn't have a cat on the farm when I was growing up - both my parents hate cats, we just managed with baits and traps I guess. They can be a real nuisance though. It would be weird being away from Trent for not just your birthday but his as well.
Oh Cath - I hope you realise I didn't make those cakes, I stuff them up all the time so I got a friend to do it.
Fi - you are too good with going to the gym. I read about it on facebook and constantly think "I should do something like that" before heading off to the pantry for a biscuit or something. I'm so hopeless - I even stopped going for my regular walk a while back. I'll have to get moving soon though - I am so unfit!
Anyway - I had better go. Am feeling a bit fed up with work, housework and looking after children. Hm - think that happens at least once a week! Must need to get out!;)
hayleylea
02-05-2009, 14:45
Cath - thanks for the comments about the photos - yeah the one with Cooper and all the ducks is great - They must have been really hungry that day lol. They followed him around for most of the morning! Shelley is indeed grown up. Yeah fingers crossed for the bonus although i just had a conversation with Trent and im even more confused then i have ever been - but I didnt say a word because it is his birthday - maybe ill get someone next week??
Tan - I know the feeling of getting fed up with the house work and looking after kids - it all gets a bit much sometimes. yeah im not that sure about the cat now. I do think i want one and then i change my mind so ill keep thinking about it.
We had a mini bday party for trent without him lol. The kids thought the cupcakes were great - im giong to post some pics on my website and facebook. It helped Cooper be happy for a bit but unfortunatley he just doesnt think its right Daddy isnt here for his birthday.
OK better go
MrsMiggins
03-05-2009, 20:17
I have news!!!
I've been trying to get Owen to go to sleep on his own for a while now, and it's been going really well. He hasn't actually fed to sleep for ages (maybe once or twice when he's been super tired) but will feed for a while, then tell me he's going to bed, jump off my lap & then go climb into his cot.
For a couple of weeks now, I've been giving him a cup of milk when Claire has her bottle before bed. I'd been hoping to kill two birds with the one stone - get Owen used to a new bedtime routine & get Claire to have her milk out of a cup, rather than a bottle. Claire has decided she still needs her bottle (:rolleyes:) but Owen is loving having a cup of milk!
Last night, I gave him a choice - milk or mo-mo. He chose milk. Then we went to his room, I read him a couple of stories & he climbed into bed. About 10 mins or so later though, he was calling out to me, wanting mo-mo. I went in to him, and told him he picked milk, not mo-mo, but told him he could have a very quick feed. He fed for a few minutes, but then was happy to go to bed & went to sleep.
Tonight I gave him the choice again & he said milk. Then I read him stories again & he climbed happily into his cot. He was still wide awake & I was fully expecting to go in there again, but I looked in after he'd been quiet for a while & there he was - sound asleep!!
I think it might be a while before he completely lets go still (his day sleep mo-mo, he still very much wants!!) but wow, it's a HUGE difference to where we were a year ago when he was waking every 20 mins throughout the night!!
I am really happy we're getting there, but it's still kind of sad in a way! My baby boy is growing up!!
Back for some personals in a minute!
MrsMiggins
03-05-2009, 20:29
OK! Back! I was chatting to my brother on Facebook, but he's ditched me! They're off to Thailand on their honeymoon next week & he was just gloating about it... until we started talking about how cold it is now in Canberra compared to here & he got all sulky and hung up on me!! :laughing: :laughing:
Hayles, I love the duckpond pics!! That is such a great little park! And I love the ones with the kids celebrating Trent's birthday!! So cute!!
Cath, thanks about Owen's cake! I thought that one was a bit of a cop out actually! It was a last minute thing. But I was really pleased with how it turned out in the end. It's not really that difficult. You just have to know a few little tricks.
Tan, I can also sympathise with the whole housework/mum/wife responsibility thing!! I definitely have days where I can't help but think how easy it all used to be, back when I was young & single & had no-one to worry about, but myself! As for the gym, don't go thinking I'm any super star or anything!! :laughing: I am only just getting back into it all properly since before Christmas!! I started gaining a bit of weight, but when I started not being able to fit into my clothes any more, I just put my foot down & got harsh with myself! I went 4 times last week, so feeling quite proud of myself, but yeah, I certainly have a very long way to go until I'm where I want to be!
I'm off to go catch up on my FB scrabble games & enjoy another glass of wine!
Night all!!
hayleylea
05-05-2009, 10:57
Fi - glad you liked the pics. Hows Owen going with his Mo Mo?
I have some news.
Seth's going to be a BIG BROTHER!!! :D Yep Ange is having another baby!!!! Its all very exciting! She is 14 weeks. She doesnt want the world of facebook to know yet so if you want to send her some congrats catch her on MSN :)
Thats my news for the day - i better be off...ill talk soon
:yelclap: Congratulations to Ange - how exciting!
Fi that is great about Owen - is it still continuing? It was so nice to read your post - going through our current phase of battling to get a newborn to bed is definitely a temporary thing and soon enough he will be 2 and hopefully happily going off to bed (well not quite soon enough for me but it will happen - thanks for reminding me). That cake was so not a cop out! That would be a major effort for me. So what are these tricks. I am hoping by the time the boys are around 10 I will have mastered birthday cakes. Tan that is great you had a friend make them - what a cool friend.
Hayley any news from Trent?
Things are a bit nuts here with everyone driving me a bit mad and me being majorly sleep deprived and just wanting to sleep for a week. I feel like everyone (well the 3 boys) wants a piece of me and I just can't be there for them like I should be. It is so hard juggling 3 little ones. Anna how do you do it? Will has started a new thing where whenever he hears Jack starting to wake up he suddenly wants to sit on my lap and once I get up he starts screaming "mumma" and crying and crying. His screaming and crying upsets Jack who gets all worked up so I have them both screaming and wanting to be held (well actually Jack needs to be either fed or walked around and calmed down which is impossible with a screaming toddler clinging on to me). Paddy has gone all clingy again in the last few days and is all sooky and generally demanding and making trouble with Will. It is full on. I have just told Paddy he and I will go out just the two of us on Saturday to buy a birthday present which he was happy with. I know the only way to improve his behaviour is to give him heaps of attention but it is such a hard thing to do at the moment. If I wasn't so tired I would cope with it all a lot better I think but I am yelling and getting angry and just wanting to go to my room and shut the door half the time at the moment. Thankfully Will and Jack are currently asleep and Paddy is doing puzzles on the computer (in between talking to me every 30 seconds -it is taking a while to type this post). I will get through this and I know it will be easier when Jack is an older baby and has more of a routine and is more content just to roll around and play but it is such hard work at the moment. Anna I am so impressed you have managed to handle 4 children and will soon have 5 - hats off to you - I would be totally out of control.
Anyway sorry for my whinge. Hope everyone is well. How are you going Lou? Hope everything is going okay. Not long to go Anna!!
hayleylea
06-05-2009, 13:20
Cath - I want to send you a millon of these :hugs: oh and also hope you get a millon of these :sleeping:! It sounds like it is pretty full on at your house and I hope it improves sooner rather then later. Your doing a great Job Cath - you have 3 little boys, and its bound to get nuts sometimes, and although you feel like your not giving everyone enough attention - you are doing the best you can do at the moment! they still love you regardless (Thats why they want to fight over you ;) lol) Nah seriously, they all love you to bits. I dont have much advice for you. Since im all my kids see pretty much 24/7 now they both get a bit jealous of each other - some days worse then others. Where if one is cuddling me the other comes up and cries and whinges cause they dont want the other cuddling me etc. Its hard trying to juggle 'equal' time out to everyone - and i guess the thing to remember is you cant always give them equal time especially at different ages if that makes sense? When you can just give the boys one on one time, or when Jack is asleep perhaps do something fun that both paddy and Will will enjoy - i know its hard because all you feel like doing is resting when Jacks asleep. The shopping trip with Paddy is good too. I really hope Jack starts giving you some sleep - because it definatley makes the days easier to deal with.
News from Trent - Hmmm you have to be kidding right??:hair: Nah its still the same old frustrating situation with me being none the wiser. Apparently he is still putting his notice in in the middle of may (which by my calculationis is around the 16th) so ill just wait and see what happened. He had a phone interview for a place here in bathurst - but he reckons the pay was no good - forgive me for being stupid but i thought he would take anything - i mean anything is bettter then nothing. Its not a lost cause though, its actually contracting out building sheds and the guy lives along the same road as us (a VERY long road) but he has told Trent to give him a call when he gets home and let him know where he is at and he have some casual work - so its all pretty good still.
Shelley has had all of half an hour sleep today. This morning she was just miserable - after having a great sleep last night. Not sure what it is i think its her teeth. She was miserable all morning then i put her to bed and she woke up screaming and is only just happy now. She is playing with Cooper so fingerscrossed he keeps her busy for awhile longer. Ive been rearranging furniture in my lounge room, sorting through toys, cleaning and moving the big fish tank - so it wasnt a good day for Shelley to decide to hate the world lol!
OK i better check on these 2 rascals. Cath chin up, your doing an excellent job!
Wow - Congrats to Ange!!! Thats fantastic news. How is she feeling Hayley? Tell Ange to get her butt back on here and tell us all about it. :D
Cath, I just want to get in the car and come down and babysit for you so you can get out of the house by yourself or lay down for a couple of hours. You just sound like your at the end of your tether and need a break you poor thing. These early days of getting the new baby and the kids into a routine seem like forever yeah? As much as I am looking forward to seeing our new baby and seeing Maddi and the bubs together I'm also dreading the early days of no sleep and trying to get a routine. I imagine that having a toddler in the house is going to be a whole different experience bringing baby home. Hang in there Cath, your a fantastic Mum and there's just only so much one woman can do at a time. :hugs:
Hayley, its not long until Trent comes home then if the deadline is the middle of May. Is that like 2 weeks? I loved the photo's of the kids. That one with all the ducks is amazing - so many ducks!
Fi - wow thats great that Owen has more or less self weaned and is happy to go off to bed. Now you just have to fix up your insomnia so you can get some decent sleep. Do you feel like you've got more energy? I saw your photo's on FB of the Wiggles concert. The kids looked like they had the best time ever. And how HOT is Anthony!!! Hello! Claire and Owen are just adorable together. Did the kids sleep all day the next day too?
Things here are going well. My parents are coming up today for the weekend so I'm happy about that. It will give me a chance to have a little break. My back flared up yesterday at work and I had to leave and come home to lay flat on my back. I think sitting at the computer isn't so good for my back? So I'm hobbling around trying to keep on trucking. I have 4 more weeks of work left (yee hah!) and for 3 of those I'm not working Tuesdays as I have 3 days owing to me. So that should help get me through. That will give me 6 weeks until bubs arrives. I thought I might be able to work longer but I'm just so uncomfortable sitting at the desk its not going to happen.
I'll have to start buying nappies and wipes and getting bags ready soon! Ahhh!
hayleylea
07-05-2009, 13:47
Bingo - good to hear from you - yeah thats the so called deadline the middle of may but he has said this soooo many times before its hard to believe its true!! and thats only giving in his notice and it has to be a months notice so still a little while to go.
OUCH about your back. YEHAA for only 4 weeks of work left though - that will be great and i hope you get some time to just sit and do nothing before bubs arrive.
I have a cranky little girl again - have no idea whats up with her - poor litlte thing. Its doing my head in though!
Hi again,
Thanks Hayely and Lou (and for the chat yesterday Hayley - it helped). Today was a much better today thank goodness. I got out of the house as early as I could manage (10am) and drove over to Mum's and stayed there for a bit then she kept Paddy for the afternoon and I came home with Will and Jack. It is a totally different situation without 2 toddlers. Will was fine this afternoon and had no major tantrums (Jack was asleep though -might have been different if he was awake) and he was mostly well behaved but as soon as Paddy arrived home he started being naughty and the tears and carry on started again. So now I just have to work out a strategy for them to never be here together and I'm right:laughing: Jack seems to be turning a corner with going to bed and we've had him in bed for the night before 8:30 for 4 nights in a row now I think which is great (much better than 9:30). He is still waking quite a bit overnight so I'm still bloody tired but he does have some longer stetches in there and the wind issues don't seem as full on - there is defintiely hope.
Lou you poor thing with your back - so nasty. I hope the next 4 weeks of work flies by. Your countdown is definitely on. Have you sorted out any names?
Hayley I hope Shelley is fast asleep and has a better day tomorrow. It can be quite draining having a sooky baby can't it? How annoying about Trent being picky with jobs - surely he should take anything for now and keep looking if he feels it isn't the right one.
Okay - I'm off to type up some baby clothes to put on ebay. Jack is flying through the sizes and is heading into the 00's now so I have piles of 0000 and 000's to get rid of. It is really quite nice not having to pack them up again for future use and to be getting some storage space back. Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Here's a photo from the other day of my rapidly growing baby:
Jack (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/cathbroadbent/?action=view¤t=IMG_0771.jpg)
hayleylea
07-05-2009, 20:15
Cath - How gorgeous is Will - he is getting big! Cutie though. Glad you had a better today - here anytime you want to chat on MSN - im glad it helped :):hugs:
MrsMiggins
07-05-2009, 21:46
Awwwww!!! Look how big he is, and OMG HOW GORGEOUS!!!!!! He really is a super cutie, Cath!! :D All your boys are! They are all so similar! Sorry to hear you are having a difficult time at the moment. :( It will improve, I just hope it falls together for you sooner, rather than later.
Well, Owen wanted mo-mo tonight, but I told him he could only have a really quick one, and lol he was quick! Only lasted about a minute! :laughing:
hayleylea
08-05-2009, 10:15
LOL @ Owen - Funny as!! Hows his Mo-mo going of a day?? quick ones too? or still lovin it?
hayleylea
08-05-2009, 14:41
Hi guys. Im bored lol.
We had a good mornign at playgroup, came home, Shelley had a sleep, i did all the house work. Then we just made our 'home made' mothers day gifts for Nanna and Grandma. The kids had a ball - had paint EVERYWHERE. Shelley seemed to really like the taste of the paint :rolleyes: Lucky its non-toxic huh :laughing: I got some plastic plates and the kids got 2 to decorate each (back and front) Im putting them together with a string, On the front of the first painted one im putting a photo of the kids that i just took - them painting) then it flips open and theres a mirror (just a cheap little cosmetic one) and Ive wrote on with texta - Mirror Mirror on the wall, whos the best grandma/nanna of all. LOL. cute huh. They will get a kick out of it anyway and the kids had a ball painting them. Cheap gift from them anyway.
So now im all done. Ive wrote Trent a few emails today, and its so funny, he only replies to the ones he wants to! I asked him whats happening with his notice...not reply. I wrote him something else and he replied. I replied to that one so whats happening with your notice, no reply. Hmmmm GRRRR! I hate playing games like this. Ill leave the emails till he calls - he can only hang up then :laughing: Im not really laughingn cause the fact that he hasnt said anything to me means he obviously isnt going to put his notice in!
Ok i better check on these kidlets they are awfully quiet in the other room!!!!!
You do some great things with your kids Hayley - well done. I look forward to doing that one day -at the moment such activities are left for Paddy to do at kinder. He came home with a beautiful macaroni necklace and flower card with his photo and a quote saying he loves me "coz I do" from kinder today which was very cute. Some of the quotes from the kids why they love their Mum's were hilarious - "I don't know", "she does the shopping". Mine was pretty good really - it was at least saying that he does love me.
Interesting about Trent's selective communication -how annoying. Men can be hopeless can't they!
Fi sounds like Owen is going well with the change in routine -less than a minute feeding sounds pretty quick to me. You're right - our boys definitely look similar (especially as babies).
Okay - think we might have all the kids in bed:yelclap: Will has taken to carrying on and I have been in and out 3 times for water and then more water and then Paddy dropped one of his stuffed toys out of the bed:rolleyes: Dean has been in rocking with Jack who has a nasty cold and is buggered after I didn't let him sleep too much today because I was in and out all morning and then he was quite unsettled this afternoon.
Anyway off to have a beer. Hope everyone is well.
ETA: Spoke too soon - Jack is crying and the boys are still carrying on. It's so annoying . Dean and I have heaps of things we are trying to talk about. I feel like we hardly get to talk these days. By the time the kids are settled and I've eaten dinner I am ready for bed. Oh well - one day we will get back to "normal". At least Dean is the one that settles Jack so I am still out here with my beer! Bloody Paddy and Will keep callign out "mumma" just for the hell of it though which is not relaxing.
hayleylea
08-05-2009, 19:51
OMG mind if i use you guys for a shoulder to cry on? :(
I just had a MASSIVE fight with Trent, Im devasted, im so mad and so upset its not funny! You know I think im over all the hurt and then I feel like this!!! Well I was right about his notice. Its just one thing after another. He cant put his notice in because the insurance for his operation hasnt gone through. and then he sits there all calmy and asks if i want to go on a holiday!?!?! WTF??? Whats with that. Oh its all paid for Hayley - work pays for it. (it has to be to cairns though) And then I say and when is this going to take place? oh probably on the 6th of june? Oh ok so you cant put your notice in till after the 6th of june?? (bearing in mind its a whole months notice which would mean he isnt back to july!!!!) Id rather just not have a holiday.
Im sorry guys but im broken. Ive tried to make myself strong and tried to be good about it all and i was doing pretty good for awhile but then this! I just feel like screaming a billion swear words and banging my head against the wall - I feel like everything ive ever said to him just was a waste of time.
Oh sorry guys, what a way to ruin a friday night :gloomy:
:hugs: Oh Hayley! It's just dragging on and on for you isn't it you poor thing. I can't even imagine how upset you must be feeling. The whole PNG thing has so extended on the initial 3 months it was meant to be! Can't he see that!! It is getting ridiculous for you, his poor partner, and his 2 small children who need their father's presence every day not just now and then for a visit. I feel for you so much. I would be devastated too. I wish I lived near you to come and give you a big hug and a bit of support. It is just so tough for you. Tell that man to take any job he can get near home no matter how much it pays and get his bum back home where he is needed. Good jobs and decent pay can all be sorted out in time. He should take any job for now and keep looking if he doesn't like it for another one that he likes more (while coming home to you and Cooper and Shelley every night) . He needs to be living with his family! I hope you are okay. We are always here for you and you have no need to apologise.
hayleylea
08-05-2009, 21:14
Cath - Thanks for your hugs. Ive cried a river tonight and I really should head to bed and see how i feel when i wake up tommorrow.
Ive been so good for so long not letting it all bother me that much but right now i just feel like curling up in the corner. Tommorrows a new day right? I told Trent to leave me alone again for a few days, and I mean it, I know its mothers day on sunday, but all ill get from him is a 2second phone call, there wont be no breakfast in bed, no flowers, you know what i even brought my own bloody mothers day card - how sad is that?! Trent will get his mum to get me something but i just find that even more degrading then how i feel now. He would ring her up and say just go to the shops and get her something - no thought what so ever. When the one thing id rather is a 20 minute phone call from him. *sigh* these are the days of our lives.
im so mad that he is at the pub right now (was when i called him) he says that he couldnt afford the phone call i was making - yet he is at the pub drinking. Man how mad can I be right now!!!!!!!! :banghead:
Oh boy - I just got on here to have my own little whinge and then I read the posts and realised how insignificant my problems are!
:hugs: Hayles. What a seriously awful situation. A holiday - really? Like that is going to make things better. Enough is enough. That man needs to come home now or don't bother coming at all. That's my 2 cents worth anyway. This endless roundabout is no good for you or your kids Hayley, I mean how will you ever be able to feel confident about your position in Trent's life after this? I'm sorry, I'm in a very bad mood today, but exactly what number are you guys on Trent's priority list? I don't know what your position is financially but I can seriously understand why some people take their kids and nick off for a couple of weeks so that their partner can't find them. Trent needs a bloody rude shock to bring him back to reality. Anyway - enough of that rant -I am probably not being very helpful.
My whinge was just that my boys have all had awful colds for the past week and I am fed up with their whinging! It drives me mad and it's very hard to get anything done. Bit trivial isn't it?
Cath - your days sound so full on at the moment. I can relate to the tanty's unfortunately. We have had a few of those lately, unfortunately my boys are typical males and when they are unwell they are big sooks and compete with each other for attention. And Troy is ever so helpful with his comments - "They're not sooky when they are with me". How do I take that? He's a better parent than me?
Fi - great work with the mo-mo! Isn't it amazing how BF worked so well for you with Owen when Claire was mainly bottle fed. I am so impressed.
Lou - I hope you are resting that back. The countdown is really on!
I think Anna must have disappeared in her mountain of baby clothes washing. She has been very quiet of late!
OK better run. Chat later.
hayleylea
09-05-2009, 11:42
Tan - your problems are trivial you can whinge as much as you like. and everything you said about Trent is right, and its so hard to sit here and even think about him coming home. I want to make this work -for my sake as much as the kids, but its going to be so hard knowing that we were pushed aside for so long, so hard trying to trust him again, so many things to work through. The thing is I was actually getting myself on track. I went through some really hard times when he left, you all know that, but i was actually starting to be happy again and be 'me' again,amd this happens and shatters my world again, its not fair.
I had a good talk to Cath last night - thank you for staying up so late to talk to me! i know how valuable your sleep is! I stayed up till 2am crying my eyes out, andit didnt help one bit and im paying for it greatly today being tired and cranky. The kids both woke up at 4am - well Cooper woke Shelley up. Cooper went straight back to sleep, but of course Shelley had other plans, she has been really unsettled latley - no wonder with her nutcase mother being the way she is.
Anyway Tan - I hope your boys get better soon - constant whinging is not fun at all!
hayleylea
10-05-2009, 08:07
:flowerz:HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU ALL. HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!:flowerz:
Wow its so quiet :baby:Hopefully that means everyone is happy and busy or getting some good rest.
Haven't seen Anna back on here with her promise of a big post? Hope she's ok.
Hayley :hugs:I just can't understand Trent and his actions, I really can't. Its just been such a rollercoaster for you and the kids and I just can't help but get mad at him for what he's doing to you. You did sound happy there for a while. That you and Trent had talked things out and he seemed to be back on track with his family. But it seems like as soon as he's in PNG he becomes this other person. A holiday would be good but only if it was for like 3 months! Trent needs a bloody good dong on the head and boot up the you know what.
Tan how are the boys going with their colds? I can imagine having 2 boys sick makes for long days and nights. Not fair! Winter has really kicked in with the cold air. Touch lots of wood that Maddi doesn't get sick between now and when the baby comes.
Cath, hopefully by the time my baby arrives Jack will be sleeping through and you'll be able to offer me some advice and support. I am hopeless on minimal sleep, absolutely hopeless. I remember sitting in the chair in my bedroom feeding Maddi and just looking at my bed longingly. It never looked so good. Jack looks so cute in his photo, how fast they grow up!
My parents came to visit for the weekend and it was fabulous. Cooked dinners and entertainment for Maddi! Her bedroom is now next door to the guest room so when she woke in the morning she would climb into bed with them and they would chat for about an hour. It was bliss having that extra sleep and those extra hands. My mum helped me sort through all the baby clothes and wash and fold and put them away. If we have a boy I'm going to have to have a massive garage sale and sell all Maddi's girl clothes. There is so much pink! After going through that I was secretly hoping for a girl so I could use all the pretty dresses again. Maddi had so much cute stuff. Guess I'll just have to wait and see. Mothers day was lovely and relaxing. My Dad cooked French toast for brekkie, we went out for a lovely lunch. Lazed around in the arvo then Dad cooked dinner.
I've got Tuesdays off work now which is ACE :D Having this day off just gives me a chance to rest and recover for another day of work. Maddi's at creche so its LOVELY!!
I'm trying to find Maddi some new shoes and do you think I can find any that aren't Mary Janes or T-bars or big calf boots? I'm trying to find her some that have velcro so she can get them on and off herself and are good quality but no. Clarks used to have these really good ones but they don't make them in her size. Poor Maddi, her shoes were a 8.5 and I got her measured on the weekend and she's a 10. I feel terrible jamming her feet in there. I got her some cheap sneakers in the meantime from Big W but they are pretty heavy.
Alright guess I should make the most of my day and get out there!!!
hayleylea
13-05-2009, 17:27
very quiet in here. Hope everyone is Ok
Lou - Thanks for the hugs! Things arent that much better but they are no worse so im just hanging in there. A few nights ago i had an all nighter with Shelley - and its times like that i get really angry at Trent not being around. Especially when i say it the next day to him and he just says "oh no good" :banghead: life goes on. I just keep going on day by day. Ive been pretty low over the past few weeks, and been so lazy, and not doing a thing. Sitting here and my mind in over drive....today i broke that chain and got up and kept myself busy and i feel much busy for it! Its weeks like this that sometimes i wish i had a job to go to, just to give me that release and stop me from thinking about me me me, and whats going on around. In saying that though, i do love my job as a SAHM, but the deal was i got some help atleast on weekends or at night, not to have a partner not here at all! I will be ok though, thanks everyone for your concern.
Lou - you parents sound fantastic! im glad that you got extra sleep and some things done while they were visiting. As for selling maddis clothes. I have SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH boys stuff its not funny, boxes and boxes and boxes of stuff. The stuff i got, and i got hand me downs that were in perfect condition. Half the stuff is barely worn, some has tags and all. Ive been keeping them in storage till i work out if my family is done or not. Now i have girls clothes in storage aswell all the stuff Shelley has grown out of - OMG I have enough Shoes to see Shelley through till she is atleast 8 and more will keep going from my neice and my sisters friend. I get clothes from both. Its so hard letting it go caues i dont really know if I want another one or not!! and even then i dont find out what im having, so id have to keep it till bubs was born lol. They are alright for now but soon ill be running out of storage so i better make my mind up!
i had a great mothers day. me, my mum, my sister, Trents cousin and Trents mum went out for dinner at the local pub - they have a cool play area so that kept the kids busy. We all had a few too many drinks (except my mum, she doesnt drink and she was driving). It was such a great day/night. I had a ball!!! harry reared his head for about an hour the next day but i soon sent him pack with a greasey hamburger :laughing:
anyway I hope all is well with everyone.
Shelley has a massive sleep today :rolleyes: So who knows when she will be going to bed, but Cooper is looking very tired so an early night for him. :smiliedance: Now just to get the little *cough* Princess *cough* down :laughing: nah she is all good, they are both good kids, if they werent i think id be going insane right now with everything going on lol.....dont get me wrong some days i may have well nearly crossed the line of insanity!:laughing:
anyway hope all is well, if its cold where you are, hope your keeping warm and keeping away from them nasty colds!
ill talk soon ...
MrsMiggins
13-05-2009, 20:03
Sorry I've been quiet. Owen is totally wearing me out. I swear, there wasn't 5 consecutive minutes today where he wasn't having a full-blown tantrum. It has been unbelievable the past week or so. It's getting beyond a joke.
I just haven't had the brain capacity to put together any kind of decent post! Spending all my time vegging out on FB!!
I hear you all on the clothes!! We have so much stuff, it is ridiculous!! I have a stall booked for the baby & kids market up here on 13th June & I am getting rid of a heap of clothes, shoes & toys. I am terrible in that I get really attached to it & can't bring myself to part with any of it, but it's gotten to the point where I have no choice, we just don't have the room to store it any more! I'll keep some stuff but I am going to have to be hard on myself, bite the bullet & get rid of it all.
Lou, I agree with Hayles - your parents are awesome!! So great that you had so much help, great timing too, I'd imagine! And it's great that you have Tuesdays off to yourself now too. You must be loving that!! WOW! I can't believe Maddi is in a size 10 shoe already!! :eek: Claire is barely in an 8!!
As for Mother's Day, I had a pretty good day. On the Saturday, I went to the gym & when I got home, I had a shower. While I was in the shower, Dave got the kids to draw in a card for me. Then when I got out, the kids came running up to me all excited, shouting "Mummy!! Mummy!! Look! We've got a surprise for you!! Look what we did!!!!" and when Dave said, "No, you can't give it to her til tomorrow!" they both burst into tears!! lol So we did the cards & presents on Saturday instead! I got a box of Belgian chocolates, 2 books & a lovely card. Then on Mother's Day, I got a huge bunch of flowers and Dave cooked us a mud crab omelette, which we ate outside in the beautiful sun. So nice!
Sorry I haven't been able to catch up properly. I am so exhausted from dealing with Owen today, and still recovering from the cold the kids also decided to give me for Mother's Day!
Lou, I saw on FB that Maddi was sick again. :( I hope she's feeling better soon!
hayleylea
13-05-2009, 21:04
Fi - sorry to hear about the kids tantrums. your mothers day sounded lovley though (and presents a day early - thats just too cute :)) And Dave gets the thumbs up from me :thumbsup: flowers and breakkie - awesome!!! Sorry to hear about your cold (and Maddis lou!)
Get better soon
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One very poor excuse for a friend
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*Offers meek hello* :wave: Miss you all!!
Ok so there's no way on EARTH I'm going to be able to catch up and write personals - something that plagues me with guilt each time I'm absent.
After losing my massive post a while ago, I started drafting one up in my email but it's pointless now lol! I shall do my best to catch up!
First I offer my belated Happy Birthday wishes to Hayles and to Levi - I hope you both had wonderful birthdays!
Cath - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and her baby. I've read a little about that condition around bubhub and it's just the most devastating thing for parents to have to go through. I'm so sorry that the results didn't come back well for them and pray they're blessed with a healthy baby not too far into the future :hugs:.
As for Paddy and punishments - he's definitely old enough to understand that what goes in the bin doesn't come back. We did the exact same thing with our girls - however we were very selective of when we said it because (for the most part) we actually followed through and put things in the bin. I still have 6 large under bed boxes up in my walk in robe with toys because they've had them taken away, and there are plenty of things I've simply thrown in the trash pack in front of their very eyes (like I said - we were selective and made sure that we weren't ditching $50 toys or things they were given by relatives etc. We picked on the little things that were loved yet easily replaced later as rewards (ie pencils/crayons, colouring in books, note pads etc). Anything larger than that we'd still throw but we got back out later and put away in a box - future to be decided on! It's tough, heartbreaking and a painfully slow process but it does eventually sink in. Now for us - pack up time at red cordial hour gets turned into a game - who can be the first to put away 10 things?! Who can clean up for 2 mins at fast speed?! 1 minute at slow speed etc. Even if it works for 5 mins, you'd be surprised how much can get done! Then PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE! Sticker chart, stamps, lots of cuddles for clever big boys! I'll keep thinking of other ideas that might help!!
Cath I can't believe how much Will is talking already! Alex has suddenly become very vocal but barely uses any words. It's basically MUM! MUM! MUM!! hereya mum and MIMI (Immy maybe?) He's babbling a bit more lately so I'm thinking he'll be like Immy and just one day decide that it's time to talk properly. *sigh* I'm sick of him getting frustrated though and I get frustrated back and end up yelling - use your words for goodness sake!! lol! He does know a lot of things though, like he'll point to tummy, nose, eyes, back to tummy (for baby), and he responds to lots of simple requests like - go get your bibbi (bib), where's your juice? find your shoes, where's your toes? put the cups away etc Oh and he helps the girls empty the dishwasher and does the cups and bowls and knows EXACTLY where they go! LMAO!!
Cath you're starting to scare me with the whole sleep deprivation thing - but as I'll explain tomorrow, I've not been sleeping well at all and I swear I'll still get more sleep AFTER baby is born even if I have to wake every 2 hours for feeds. I do admit though, those early weeks are what nearly killed Shane and I - actually we were very lucky that we didn't kill each other. It WILL pass, just try and keep the lines of communication and understanding open between you both. :hugs: Oh also I must add - while I did have 3 kids at home at one stage, I now have 2 kids at school all day every day so splitting my time and offering attention is a little easier. During the day Immy and Alex get my time and when the girls come home from school, Immy and Alex are both usually still napping so I sit and listen to the girls read their school reading books etc and grab them an afternoon snack. Immy soon gets up and they all go outside and play for a bit. I don't spend hours with each of them, and I'm realising that very soon I'll have to start making more individual time for them - esp as the girls get older. Oh and I STILL don't know how I'm going to do 5 kids - we shall cross that bridge in the next month!
Renee - I haven't seen your photos yet but I'll pop on FB tomorrow and check them out! I can't believe Charlotte is crawling already! I simply can't believe how fast these kids of ours are growing up! How awesome that she's saying mum! Unfortunately MUM! is one of the first things Alex said and he loves to run around the house screaming it out just to get a rise out of me! He'll stand there and scream MUM!! until I respond - then he gives me a cheeky grin and runs away - little devil!! Funnily enough he barely ever says dad - which is what the girls all said for the longest time before mum!
I certainly don't envy you at the moment with your uni assignment - however it does remind me of the one class that issued an assignment that was worth 100% of our grade - so failure was DEFINITELY not an option! Good luck - I hope you get some inspiration and motivation soon!
Lou - oh I had to laugh at your toy/rubbish bin story! Don't you LOVE it that they're still so young and gullible?!! That's a fabulous idea about calling the garbage man! I've been trying to think of a way to explain how to bring certain toys back! They all had their precious beany kids confiscated only a week after LAST Easter and they've been sitting in a bag near the front door since - over a year!!! :laughing:
Oh and as for the door slamming - I'm afraid my girls don't have a very good example as their mother is quite the queen of that past time! :rolleyes:
Oh you've reminded me that I've been soooo super slack with health checks and I'll be ringing the clinic tomorrow. Immy needs her 3.5 - 4yo check and Alex needs his 12mth & 18mth needles and his 18mth health check - ohhhhh so slack! MUST get it done before baby arrives!
Glad to hear that Maddi's transition to her new room went well and that you're so organised for baby! We're nowhere near as ready as I'd like to be however if baby arrived now we have the essentials.
Lou I just read your post about your scare and I have to say I know how you feel. I've had a couple of times where there's been a small leak and all I've done is pop a fresh liner on and monitored it (the fluid in the liner can be tested by the middies if needed). You did the right thing though in going to see the OB and I'm glad everything is ok. Still keep an eye on it though. I've found this pregnancy to be the worst when it comes to discharge and in these last few weeks I'm finding myself constantly checking to make sure I haven't had a show etc. Ahh the joys - I hope you're less stressed now - not long til maternity leave where you can kick your feet up a bit more! Holy crap about your cousin by the way! I mean firstly - that's so incredibly scary that her baby came so early, but secondly - she had a bad backache then just popped out a baby?!! I wish it were that easy for everyone! I hope mum and bub are both doing well.
Fi - you're an absolute DAG!! Crikey woman, who stays up til nearly 2am listening to old music!! I can barely make it past midnight on the computer as it is these days!
Oh and SERIOUS EWWWW to getting blood taken from your foot - thank goodness I'm sitting down or I'd have gone weak at the knees!!
Fi do you still have that cleaning bug I saw you post about? Feel free to either send it or yourself my way and come clean my floors! Honestly my floors haven't been steam mopped in MONTHS and it's just disgusting! Keeping up with the vacuuming is hard enough when there's 4 sets of legs running around, and Alex is by FAR the messiest kid when he eats - OMG I never knew cheerios could spread so far! At least my floor is a sandy colour so it doesn't show quite so much as white tiles!
Oh and I have to agree with Cath - I'm amazed at your motivation with going to the gym lately! How awesome! I assume the kids go to creche there or something?? Might have to keep that in mind for next year when Immy is at school 2-3 times a week! I'm sure my gym could take 2 boys for an hour! Great job with Owie and his mo-mo btw! I hope it continues!
Tan - how did Levi's head wound heal up in the end? And I've been meaning to ask you if you ever managed to get that big stain out of your carpet, and if so HOW!!!
I haven't managed to look at your latest lot of pics on FB yet so I shall add you to the list of people's profiles to view tomorrow if I get the time (just remembered I have an OB appointment and poor Chelsea is desperate for clothes so I need to go shopping while the sales are on at Target!)
Tan I'm sorry your boys are unwell at the moment and I seriously would have slapped Troy if he'd made that comment to me about the boys not being sooky - like that's going to help?!! It's more likely that they've been with mum all day long and now they're distracted by dads attention - that's all. I hope it doesn't take too long for the boys to get over the worst of it - at least they can't pass it on to each other if they both have it!
Hayles - I'm so glad to hear you had a good time down at your mums, a great birthday and a fabulous Anzac day! I've had a couple of chats to you on msn and I'm sooooo sorry that Trent is still giving you sh!t with this whole PNG thing. I must say though, you obviously do love him very much deep down, I don't know many people who would stick through all of this nonsense and uncertainty for so long.
Oh and I had an OMG moment when I read about mice eating through your gyprock!! What the hell do they put in the gyprock up there?!! Worst I've had is an invasion of ants through my entire pantry and still to this DAY I have no clue where their entry was. I too had to throw away so much stuff that was in packets - although I thanked the Lord I'd listened to my mother and bought tupperware when I got married so I saved about 3/4 of the stuff lol!
Oh thanks for sharing Ange's great news with us btw! How exciting! And it's about time!!!! LOL!! I'll have to catch her on msn sometime soon to congratulate her - and I agree, tell her to get her butt back in here!
Ok so it's like 11.30pm and yet again I just couldn't help myself and HAD to do a big catch up. I really didn't mean to! Promise!!
I'll pop back in either tomorrow or Friday and catch you all up on a few things that have been going on with us.
Tomorrow I have an OB appointment (37 weeks!) and I seriously need to go shopping for some stuff for Chelsea as she's had a huge growth spurt and needs winter stuff. *sigh* really not what I want to be doing with 2 kids in tow but as I'll be out anyway I really need to give it a go.
Fingers crossed these bloody BH contractions ease up enough for me to run through Target for an hour or so. I've been getting them most days now as regularly as every 5 mins and they're a pain in the a$$ (or belly lol!)
Ok time for bed, I'm sooo tired - which is a good thing. Sleep well everyone!!
xoxo
hayleylea
14-05-2009, 07:30
Anna - Gyprock is put up just the same as anywhere else. We hadnt put the skirting boards in the pantry though - only place we hadnt done it! and they just ate through the corners - Its all fixed though, handyman Hayley put the skirting boards on adn I havent had a trouble there since. Ive found a few deadd ones due to the baits and traps and no more pantry mice. I put everything in big tubs with airtight lids so they cant get anything now.
As for Trent. I love him, of course I love him. And yes not everyone would stick by their partners in this situation, but im not really like any other partner. Theres alot to work through, but no matter whats happen I definatley still love him. I just have to hang on till he gets home to work out whats going to happen and where we go from here.
agh. Sorry guys i have to go. I have the sorest throate and ear this morning. I couldnt even eat my breakfast! I need to get organised to go to town..just what i feel like doing (NOT). Cooper loves his kindermusik though. So i better get moving.
Hi there,
A quick hello from me and I will try and get back later.
Got to say impressive post Anna!!
I've had a bad couple of days with Jack being really hard to settle during the day. He was 12 weeks yesterday and I think the time has come to put him through "home sleep school" and get him to go to sleep on his own in his bed. I have booked Dean in to take a week off work on the 25th of May so I only have a week a bit to go thank goodness. It is getting so hard to get him to sleep and yesterday he hardly slept and was screaming with tiredness which was awful. He no longer nods off in the swing and I have to rock in the chair in our room first until he is mostly asleep and then put him in the swing (and yesterday even that wasn't working). Then I am constantly telling poor Paddy and Will to be quiet because I am scared Jack will be woken up which is all wrong. Jack needs to be asleep in a bedroom now and I think his wind issues are mostly over so hopefully it will be okay to do it. I know he is going to cry and it is going to be awful but it has to be done.
His nights are much improved and over the last week he is mostly going to bed by 8 and is often only waking once overnight for a feed which is bloody good so that is a plus. Now I just have to get the days sorted. Always something:rolleyes:
I don't have the help of my Mum for the next 6 weeks as she had surgery on her elbow on Tuesday and can't use it for weeks now. She fell over in the hallway here 2 weeks ago and hurt her elbow which she had previously hurt a couple of years ago falling when she was playing golf. It was awful - I heard this massive bang and found Mum lying in the hallway (she caught her shoe on our hall runner) and she was there clutching her arm. A scan showed she had lots of chips out of the bones around her elbow and a big crack in another bone and a torn ligament. She saw a surgeon last Friday night and had surgery on Tuesday. The poor things are moving house in 6 weeks so she can't do any of the packing but at least when they get to the new house she will hopefully be able to use it. In the meantime no driving or lifting or anything. It is bandaged up from the shoulder to the wrist apparently and life is very tricky. I will miss her help so much but she has to look after herself.
Okay - boys are going nuts. Back later.
:wave: Hello all. I should really be catching up on my paperwork ut I kind of felt this need to come in here and write a post. LOL - I think that need might be called procrastination!
Well HELLO Anna! I have been wondering where you had gone! Goodness, not long now - 37 weeks. I can't believe how fast other people's pregnancies go! I'm sure mine didn't go that quickly. Those BH sound very annoying. I have heard that BH bother people more with each pregnancy so I guess by pregnancy number 5 they must be really irritating.
Fi - you sound as though you had a great mother's day weekend. Sorry to hear the kids have shared their cold with you, unfortunately mine did that as well but thankfully I only had a mild dose.
Lou - it's definitely cold season, I'd be glad that Maddi had her cold before you had the baby though as a new baby and a toddler with a nasty cold is not a good mix. How awesome are your Mum and Dad. I was green with envy when I read about their helpful ways. Neither of our parents are anywhere near that helpful! Enjoy your Tuesdays til the bub comes too. One blissfully quiet day sounds like heaven to me!
Hayles - we have been chatting on and off lately. Hope Shelley is chirping up again and you are not feeling too bad. It sounds as though your Mother's Day was pretty good despite Trent's absence which I am really glad to hear.
Cath - good luck with the "home sleep school" - we have experience with that here too. I agree that it is tough but worth it. They don't magically become wonderful sleepers straight away from it but if they can learn to put themselves to sleep then that is a bloody good start if you ask me! Sorry to hear about your Mum's elbow, sounds very nasty. I guess you'll be missing her help quite a bit for the next few weeks.
As for us here. The boys are pretty much over their colds, although the coughs and the sniffles seem to be lingering a bit. We've been through a lot of tissues here lately! Will's eye did heal up well, he just has a little mark at the end of his eyebrow, but you really only notice it when he is cold (like at swimming) or if you know to look for it. I am sure it will disappear as he gets older. I've been having lots of fun with the leaves off the trees lately with Will. I found this cool website that gave me some crafty ideas of what to do with leaves and we have been having some fun - albeit messy.
Levi is just a funny kid. He loves to chase Will and wrestle and dance which is just too funny for words. We have had beautiful days here lately so we have been spending a lot of time in the yard or even at the park. The boys have been loving it.
Unfortunately Troy and I have both been flat out with work and have been like passing ships in the night. It's not going to get much better from July to the end of October, actually just worse to be honest, so I booked us a weekend away at a Peppers Resort in June. I've managed to get my parents to agree to mind the boys for the weekend so we are really looking forward to having a bit of a break and some time together.
Mother's day was good but not very relaxing I guess. We went to Troy's parent's the night before and stayed up there as Troy's Dad has been away with work and we didn't think it would be nice for her to be on her own. But that did mean extra work for me, and much less sleep - I always seem to sleep badly there. But Troy gave me a voucher for a really lush sounding facial and he had taken Will shopping and they had bought me a nice warm scarf as well. Will chose the colour, grey, and I actually really like it! It was still a good day though and it was nice to see all Troy's family again.
Anyway, I have to get off here and go and do some work. Chat later and I hope you are all well!
Hey girls I'm back again today!! Bet you're all shocked!! :D
I'm about to head to bed though and watch some Greys and maybe some Private Practice if I last that long.
Well. I'm seriously teetering on the edge at the moment after an interesting trip to the OB today.
Dr measured my belly (as always and I'm measuring 40cm (was 37cm a fortnight ago) so he said Hmmm . . . lets just see how big this baby actually is. So he did a scan (tricky at 37 weeks!!), took some measurements and confidently predicted 7lb so far. Even if I get to full term I'm looking at no more than an 8lb baby - which I can handle!
So anyway, he asked if I'd had any contractions (:rolleyes:) to which I replied, uhhhh yeah - for MONTHS now. And lately they've been every 5-10 mins throughout the day. The last few days I've also been woken up with some nasty BH's and I'm getting a tight pain in my lower back, so things are definitely doing SOMETHING but who knows if it's ever going to step up or I'm going to go through the same horrid pre-labour for 2-3 weeks like I did with Alex. OMG that would be just a nightmare :(.
Anyway, now my head is all messed up and I'm going to be over analysing each and every single pain, niggle and tightening *sigh*.
Ok I need to get myself to bed and lay down. I'm thinking I might need a hot shower as my backpain is getting worse. I've been on my feet all day (shopping) so that doesn't help much.
Cath I'm so sorry to hear about your mum, the poor thing. These things happen at SUCH inconvenient times. Are there people that can rally together to help her pack for the move?
I'll be thinking of you tonight and I hope you all get some good sleep. I'll talk to you more tomorrow about sleep school etc.
Tan - thanks for the chat on msn tonight. I'm glad to hear the boys colds have improved - just the start of building this years level of immunity! :D
Ok I'm off to bed - or shower and bed - catch you all tomorrow!
xoxo
hayleylea
14-05-2009, 20:28
Anna - well an 8 poundish baby sounds pretty good to me! Hope your doctor is good at predicting babies lol. I was predicted id have small babies and well we all know Shelley was far from small lol. Although the scan showed she wasnt so you should be pretty right there. goodluck sounds ike things may be happening. Baby number 5 - Wow.
Tan - glad the boys are feeling better, thanks for the chats here and there. Yeah i had a good mothers day considering Trent wasnt here....
anyway im off to bed. I have the sorest throate and was heading to bed about 1.5 hours ago :rolleyes:
Oh Anna you are so close to D-day! How did that happen? Best of luck for the next few weeks. What's happening with your sleeping - you are obviously not sleeping well you poor thing. I am very exciting for you. Not long now until you meet your little man.
Hayley how is the throat? Your Mother's Day sounds good. How are you going with the Trent situation?
Tan good to hear the colds are mostly over. We have all had them here too and poor Jack has been strulgging with one for over a week now. It is so sad when the baby has it. Good to hear Will's eye healed well. I love that Levi is a wrestler. So is Will - it must be a second boy thing. How cool about your weekend away. I am so looking forward to doing something like that in the future. Enjoy it!
Fi you poor thing with Owen's tantrums. It can be so trying. Will is a big tantrum thrower too and has the loudest scream that never ends and he will jsut scream and cry for ages. It drives me insane. We have had him doing it at 6am the last couple of mornings (actually this morning was 5am but we managed to calm him down) - he wakes up and is still tired and confused and won't be comforted or go back to sleep and just screams. Just what you want at that time of the day. I hope you are having some better days.
Lou how unreal about your Tuesday's - make the most of them . Not long for you too until you have a newborn as your constant companion. Your parents sound unreal. I really shoudl have my boys feet measured - have only had it done once for Paddy - they are probably both in the wrong size shoes. Did you have any luck finding shoes for Maddy?
Paddy is at kinder for one more hour and I have had a busy morning so am now doing nothing until we pick him up. Jack is asleep in the swing and it is amazing how much better behaved Will is on his own and is happily playing with toys. I picked up our car from a service ($1500:eek:) this morning and the ran around and did some food shopping. Man I hate paying money for cars but we last had it serviced when Will was born so it had to be done. It needs to be safe at the end of the day and the front and rear brakes had almost had it.
Okay - going to send some emails while I have a chance. Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Well I stayed up last night and watched Greys and Private practice and cried like a baby - poor Archer! My hormones have turned me into a soppy tv watcher who cries at huggies ads.
Anna - great to hear from you! I loved the ginormous post and enjoyed sitting down with my morning coffee and toast to read it. So much better than playschool. It sounds like those BH pains are getting worse and not pleasant at all. I imagine it would be difficult to tell whats a BH pain and whats a labour pain? An 8 pound baby sounds like a perfect size. You have such a lovely OB BTW. My OB wouldn't do a scan to see how big Maddi was, which in the end I was glad about because if I had of known how big she was I would have been terrified of having to push her out. As for my scare it was something I could have done without, but in the end was nothing. I just loved my OB and MW for looking after me and taking it seriously and not just brushing me off as some over-reactive pregnant woman. My boobs (sorry if TMI) have started to "fire up" and getting ready for BF which I can't believe has happened already. A baby just has to cry and I get that tingling sensation. I just hope i don't spurt a fountain! My cousin's baby Leon is doing really well. He's still on a ventilator but is developing well. He was only around 3 pound born so tiny. She literally walked in the door of the hospital and they got her up on a table and 10 minutes later a baby popped out. She was so lucky she went into hospital when she did because if she had of had him at home he probably wouldn't have survived as he has breathing problems. So everyday she's expressing and taking in milk for him and she has a 18 months old little girl at home so its busy times for her.
Tan your weekend away sounds lovely. Its so nice to have time away with just the 2 of you and refresh. The leaf thing sounds interesting - what sorts of things did you do? Your so good going to you MIL for mothers day. She would have appreciated it and enjoyed having a full house. It sounds like you've got your cold and coughs over with for the winter (touch wood). Here's hoping!
Cath, your poor mum! Thank goodness she got in to have her operation relatively quickly. Hopefully she recovers fast and if she's like any mum it will be difficult to get her to sit back and recover. I can imagine she will be attempting to pack with just one arm. Good luck with sleep school at home. It is a hard week but the rewards will pay off in the long run. Make sure you've got some good wine and chocolate stocked up that week.
Hayley, I hope your sore throat is better today? But it sounds like your about to come down with a doozer of a cold. Can your Mum come up to help you out so you can get some rest?
Yeah my parents are unreal when it comes to helping out. They are like little elves that just like to keep busy helping. My mum used to be a midwife nurse so she's a bloody gem with babies and I honestly don't know how I'd cope without her. She just knows what to do and she loves spending time with Maddi. When I have this baby they are coming up the week before to help out and the week of to look after Maddi so Tony can help me out at the hospital. I'm making sure this time that I'm not so stubborn and will be making the most of having everyone around.
I've had success in finding Maddi some shoes on ebay! I managed to get some brand new Clarks shoes for $30 which are normally $80. I think they are last seasons so not in the shops and are the exact one's I was looking for. So I'm stoked about that. Maddi's cold isn't too bad. She had one bad night and since then she's been great, a bit snuffly but she's recovering nicely. I think her creche immune system has finally kicked in :yelclap:. I'm washing my hands every 2 seconds I'm so determined not to get her cold.
Anna - not long to go! I can't get over how fast its flown along. Unreal!
Got to love ebay Lou! I swear I do half my shopping on there because it is too hard to get to the shops these days. I have started looking for birthday presents for Will on there and will be buying most of it that way. Much easier and there are definitely some bargains. My boobs did the same thing near the end of pregnancy. Doesn't sound like you will have supply issues at least. Better go - almost time to head out the door to get Paddy. Hope your back is going okay.
hayleylea
15-05-2009, 13:29
Lou - well done with the shoes! Ebay can be so great! The throat has actually calmed down today, and my ear isnt too bad either, hopefully ill get by without going to the doctor! Mum cant really come up much at the moment, she is looking after my brothers dogs while he is in south america...they are a bit boisterious and one is a bit of an escape artist. She stayed the other night, but i miss her staying once a week - its amazing how great it is to break up the week with her staying!
LOL at you crying at the TV - Im like that at the best of times without being pregnant!! Im such a sook!
Tan, i forgot to mention how great your weekend away sounds - it will be perfect for you guys, especially considering how busy Troy gets around Tax time. A kid free weekend sound just great!
Cath - Doing OK with the Trent situation, havent talked to him for a couple of days - been busy and they have been having troubles with the phones over there :rolleyes: Just a reliable place to be. NOT. Im just sitting on the fence at the moment. Not sure whats going on with it all. Damn about the car! they can be costly bl00dy things cant they! but your right it comes down to saftey so you have to pay it. I just got a new clutch put in so i can sympathise with you on paying money out for cars.
Okey dokey im off. - Oh Shelley has another tooth!!! YAY - its been MONTHS since her last one appeared and it explains her grumpiness over the past couple of weeks - and my all nighter the other night. Atleast there is a reason!
Yep I'm pretty happy with that ebay win. I've actually got some really nice clothes for Maddi on ebay for cheap. I spoke too soon about Maddi, she's just started with a temperature so we'll see. Tony is going out tonight with the boys so I hope I'm not in for a rough night. Oh and I forgot to mention that Maddi has stopped calling me Mummy and has reverted to Mum. It sounds so odd? Don't know why she started doing it.
OMG I weighed myself this morning and I just about passed out at what the scales read.
hayleylea
15-05-2009, 13:59
Lou, hope the temp goes away. Cooper has started to call me mum alot too!!! mummy is still getting said but more often then ot its mum...i said to my mum the other day, it kinda makes me sad lol. Sounds more grown up when they start saying mum and not mummy!
I still get "mumma" from both my boys. My friend thinks it's hilarious like they were raised in the deep south of America or something. I love it.
ETA: Don't worry about the weight Lou - I swear it will be all fluid and will disappear
hayleylea
15-05-2009, 14:34
Cath - I get mumma aswell! I get them all. Shelley calls me Mummmm. Cooper calls me mum, mummy, Mumma, infact he always use to call me Mumma before calling me mummy!! And he still calls Trent Dadda sometimes! he always use to use Mumma and dadda :laughing: (ETA if you look at my signature you will see that was the case for awhile lol)
Dean gets "Dadda" too Hayley -it's cute isn't it.
hayleylea
15-05-2009, 16:45
Yep its cute! its funny when they are angry too! lol DAAAAAAADDDAAAAA! lol.
i have a cranky pants on board today - Cooper is sooo tired and every little thing that doesnt go his way is world war 3! Man i cant wait to say goodnight to him tonight :p Shelley had a huge sleep today, so she is happy as larry but full of beans, in turn is annoying the crap out of her brother because she wants to play and he doesnt :laughing:
lol. Looking forward to some peace and quiet tonight :D
Yeah it sounds so strange Maddi calling me Mum. I miss Mummy!
Cath I hope that its all fluid - and not all the icecream I've been eating lately.
hayleylea
19-05-2009, 09:14
:wave:
Hey guys...very quiet in here. Hope all is OK and everyone is escaping the nasty flu weather!
Cath - how are you? i tried to catch you on MSN but you must be busy. Them boys giving you a break?? hope you are getting some sleep.
Tan - hows working going? you sound pretty busy at the moment - dont know how you do it aswell as having the 2 boys to look after.
Lou - hows Maddis cold? And we need a belly shot of you soon too :P! I dont even think we have seen one of you pregnant this time around? i could be wrong though.
Anna - hows that baby of yours going? giving you a break with those BH?
Renee - WHERE ARE YOU? long time no speak.
Okey dokey gotta go, my 2 have colds and arent that well, but my lovley mum is coming up for the day/night Im going shopping kid free when she gets here (any minute :smiliedance:) - lol the things we get excited at these days.
OK better get moving. talk soon
Hi everyone,
Sorry I missed you Hayely - I ws running around like a mad woman trying to get stuff done before Jack woke from his nap (Paddy and Will aren't here which almost guarantees Jack won't sleep well today:rolleyes:). I was right - he was screaming by the time I came back in from hanging washing - had a a stupid 30 minute nap or something.
Oh Hayley kid free shopping is so exciting - people without kids would think we are mad but it really is so fantastic to be able to wander around the shops on your own - enjoy it.
I am trying to get a heap of cooking done today to take over to my parent's on Thursday. Mum can't do any cooking (can't even make a sandwich or butter toast poor woman) and poor Dad is working full time and then coming home and doing all the domestic stuff too and he looks tired at the best of times. I've got a curry in the oven now and will make soup this afternoon and tomorrow I will make some little cakes.
I've just rung our local public primary school after getting a card in the letterbox saying we could ring to make an appointment to have a tour. Dean has next week off for "sleep school" so I thought I would take the opporrunity for us both to have a look. I was hoping to go on Tuesday when we just have Jack or Friday morning while Paddy is at kinder but they do tours on Wednesday so all the boys will have to come with us which will be a bit nuts (I know Paddy and Will are going to want to play with everything and stay and Paddy won't stop asking questions the whole time which is slightly distracting). I have no idea whether we are meant to start looking at schools yet but my best friend says everyone in her area is always talking about it and getting organised. No harm in having a look now I guess. I really want the boys to go to this one as it is next to the kinder which is a 2 minute walk from our house and Will will be at kinder by then so the logistics work well. The only problem with this one is that it has a Steiner stream as well as a mainstream part and there can be problems I believe having 2 types of school functioning at the same place which is annoying. We are defintiely not Steiner people and will be going mainstream (Steiner education focuses on "free thought" and no structure and no tv and not learning to read until they are 7 - I think - I only know vaguely about it but it is all a bit hippy for us and Paddy loves his structure and is dying to know how to read). The school itself is a beautiful old bluestone building and the grounds look good and it seems good to me (we've voted there and been to a fete) but time will tell I guess.
Oh damn - Jack is cranky now of course - silly baby should have stayed asleep - this happens every Tuesday. Better go and might get back later.
hayleylea
20-05-2009, 06:52
Cath - thats ok about missing me, i just saw you come online and then thought id catch you - next time :) How did Jack go for you yesterday? I hope he settled down and let you have some time to yourself without the other 2 boys around. goodluck with the school. I dont have to really worry about running around with tours etc. The school Cooper is going to (theres only one out where we live, i could send him to town but im really happy with this little school) anyway our playgroup is held there ever friday morning, and ive talked to the teachers and had the tour etc. They even involve the kindys with us sometimes, with the stuff they are learning. The other day they were learning the letter 'F' so they brought us all in a peice of Fairy bread. Its only a tiny tiny tiny school, with 2 kindy kids this year, but all the kids do really well and the facilities are excellent.
My kid free shopping turned into a disaster!!! :o I enjoyed looking around the shops at my lesiurely pace, and then i was off to go to the next shopping centre got to the car and i didnt have the car keys! I retraced my steps asked all the shops i had been in and none had been handed in, so went up and down every isle i had been in to no avail. I had been to the bank first and was actually parked out the front of the bank and had walked to the shops, so the possiblities of where they might have been were endless. To top it all off it wasnt even my car!! I had my mums car, its a zippy little thing and doesnt cost as much in petrol like my big car. So the only spare key was in lithgow (40 minutes away), and of course you all knon that I live out of town so it wasnt even a matter of going home and calling all the shops again to see if they had the keys.:rolleyes: I walked around for an hour and half asking the shops time and time again to no avail. My mobile had gone flat, so i couldnt even use that, so i stopped at the public phone to call the police station thinking someone might have taken them then if they found them on the street. I rang and rang the police station and no answer!! Checked i had the right number with directory assistance and I did so I dunno what was happening there. So I then walked 2 blocks to the police station only to be told nothing had been handed in today. So back to the shops, using my foot pedals :laughing:. Finally I gave in and asked my SIL to go to my mums house and get the spare key and drive it half way and my sister would meet her half way to get the key. By this stage i even had a cry because I was sooo annoyed that my day out by myself which is a rare occurance had been ruined by my stupid act of loosing th keys. Walking past the bank i had been for the last time I went in and they said We have your keys!!! :smiliedance: I had leftt them on the bench when I filled out the deposit slip. And stupid me forgot to look there and only asked if some had dbeen handed in the times before.
I then had to run a whole block to the bloody public phone hoping to catch my SIL before she left (nice site, me running I can tell you, the bra i had one was not made for running, im sure some boys got a good look at my baywatch run :laughing:) I did catch her so that was good, and I went on with my shopping, but by then it was already 4pm and I had to get home cause i had dinner for the kids lol. LOL might try again next time. Talk about a waste of a day! I suppose it could have been worse and I could have had the kids with me walking block after block LOL.
My 2 have colds, but they have been good depsite the runny nose and coughs. They are on the mend. Of course now i have the sneezes!
Okey dokey better head off. Hope everyones well.
I'm still around too but not nearly as much.
I'm sick as a dog at the moment, sinus infection.
Shane's working 10-11+ hours a day and I'm home with the kids the whole time from 6:30am - 6pm. Today is day 3 of being sick and Shane hasn't even offered to take a day or even an afternoon off so I can have some rest. I've been crashing on the couch as soon as Immy & Alex go to bed (poor Immy, she's had absolutely NO choice on the matter) and I've left the front door open for the girls to come in from the bus just so I didn't have to get up - I can barely move.
Tomorrow is Shane's birthday and I've not finished buying him a present. He's had the car most days so I'm housebound. My house is a huge disaster and now I'm stressing out about trying to get it clean because the inlaws will be coming down tomorrow after work to see Shane. As well as that I'll be expected to bake something for everyone to share.
I have an OB appointment tomorrow - I'll be 38 weeks, and he usually offers to induce me about now - but I just can't with the way I'm feeling - I can't even BREATHE so I'm stressed about going into labour naturally.
*sigh* A lovely friend called this morning saying something about am I right to come out for a babyshower on Saturday. I have no clue what she's talking about. I've already said I don't need/want anything - I mean this is my 5th for goodness sake. I don't know WHAT is going on and I just don't know if I'm up for it - I've been SUCH a recluse lately and just don't want to see anyone or do anything - I hate this feeling, it's not me at all. I'm such an emotional mess.
Said friend also reckons she's coming down tomorrow morning to spend the day here while I go to my appointment and finish Shane's shopping (only have to grab one thing) and she's not taking no for an answer - her intentions are the best - she has a heart of gold, but why can't I just accept help from people? I'm usually the one giving the help, I hate being on the other side, makes me feel weak. I feel that I shouldn't have help, it's my choice to have 5 children and I need to suck it up and just get on with it myself. That's what I feel my family thinks anyway.
*sigh* sorry to just come in here and dump. I'll come back when I'm in a better mood to do personals. I hope everyone is having a FAR better day than me. :hugs:
xoxo
:laughing::laughing::laughing: Hayles! I needed a good giggle and your baywatch moment delivered! How bloody annoying about your keys though, I am so glad you found them in the end. I lost a set way back when I was at Uni and worked P/T in a shopping centre. I never did find them and it caused all sorts of drama. Not a happy day that one.
Tiny schools aren't a bad place to start kids I think. When I was growing up a lot of my friends when to schools just like the one you described when they first started and it was great. Cath - that school near you sounds interesting. I don't think I'd be doing the Steiner thing either. Troy has a client whose daughter goes to a steiner school and her daughter can read complicated Russian plays and she's like 8 or 9 or something. Mind you - I don't think that's very useful in life! I've got a bit of a funny attitude about stuff at the moment. I think we are all a bit achievement focussed and I don't know that's the way we should be. I guess I was thinking about how my brother's were these super dooper athletes when we were growing up and it was you know "really special" and stuff but now - who gives a stuff? And what did it do for them in the long run? They are ordinary guys, doing ordinary things - just like I am an ordinary chick doing ordinary things and I was labelled as "gifted" when I was a kid. We have all got gifts in one area or another and sure they should be encouraged but maybe we make too big a deal about some stuff. So anyway I know where Will is going to school, it's where Troy went and I think they have a nice balanced perspective on what's important in life.
The sniffles. Well, it's certainly that season isn't it? Will still has an evening/early morning cough but otherwise is going ok. It turned out Levi just has some bad allergies, probably to pollen and grasses I think. Kids Zyrtec was fantastic! He slept for 3 hours yesterday in one big sleep and it was so great. He was so much happier than he has been for weeks.
Cath - you just sound exhausted. We would love a third baby one day but right now I read your posts and think "I am so not ready for that right now!". I've no idea how Anna has kept going back for more. Especially when I find Will and Levi are quite demanding at the moment. Will seems to have grown into such a boy lately - he wants to run and climb and jump and play games (I could kill Troy for teaching him to play uno) and it never ends! He can be very sweet though and is a great big brother to Levi. I hope Jack settles down a bit more in the day for you soon.
I can't remember who started the message about our kids saying "mum instead of mummy" but Will has been doing it for a while. I suspect we say Mum/Dad more often ourselves and that is why. I've no idea what Levi is going to say - but I am sure it will be LOUD!
Lou - don't worry about the bathroom scales while your pregnant. I'm sure that when you are pregnant your body does whatever it feels like anyway no matter what you do. I however have no excuse, I weighed myself last night and got the biggest fright! No numbers need to be discussed but let's just say I have been eating a bit too much chocolate and slices and biscuits recently and for the first time in my whole life it has caught up with me. I hate buying new clothes and can't really afford to anyway so I'm just going to have to be a bit self controlled until I shrink down a bit!
Ok - have to run - sorry to those I haven't done a personal for, I'll try again later!
hayleylea
20-05-2009, 11:46
Tan- So glad my baywatch moment made you giggle! :laughing: Glad to be of help lol. Yeah im pretty glad i found the keys even though it did take me so long to find them! I was more upset cause they werent even my keys!! plus i was parked in an hour car park - thankfully the parking inspector didnt come by!
Anna - you sound sick its horrible getting sick, especially at the end of pregnancy. For some reason i always get a gastro bug at th end of mine - cant be a worse time for it! I hope you get over this quickly and in time for babys arrival. My advice - take the help of your friend, and forget about baking! if your going to town tommorrow, grab a cake or some sort of snack for your guests - your pregnant and sick, i wouldnt worry about baking anything. As for the house a quick tidy up will be fine, or get Shane to clean up when he gets home, or just tidy the house. that can be his way of helping out without taking time off work as im assuming he will have a week or so off when bubs comes along which he is why he hasnt offered to help? Happy birthday to him for tommorrow by the way. Why does your doctor offer an induction at 38 weeks? Do you have troubles going full term? I cant remember sorry. I hope your day improves and you feel better soon.
All good here, my mums here for the day so im having a good time not doing much lol
Ill talk soon
MrsMiggins
20-05-2009, 12:02
Anna, I agree with Hayles - if you've got guests coming & you are heavily pregnant & sick, why on earth would anyone expect you to be baking for them when they come to visit??? Surely they couldn't be that rude!! And if Shane can't take time off work, then just hand him a list of things to do as soon as he walks in the door! I worked full time in Brisbane for 2.5 years (including when I was heavily pregnant with Claire) and that meant being away from home for 12.5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Dave did a lot of the housework, cooking etc, but that didn't mean I just sat around on my butt, and neither should Shane expect to!
Hayles, your shopping trip disaster - Oh my goodness!! That is just sooooo something that would happen to me!!! Glad you found your keys though in the end! What a HUGE relief that must've been!! And LOL too about your baywatch moment!!! :laughing:
Damn, was planning to do a catch up, but Claire is already awake (having decided half an hour's sleep is enough for her for the lst 2 days in a row :mad:) and now Owen is awake too. So cranky!! It's been pouring rain for 2 days, meaning very minimal work has been going on next door - fantastic opportunity for my two to sleep, and they aren't taking it!!!! Grrrrrr!!!!!!! :banghead:
*sigh* I'm still up, but about to go to bed.
Tonight was a disaster all around.
I had nearly a kg of pork fillets in the fridge and I was struggling with what to do with them for dinner (I HATE cooking pork, I suck at it) and FINALLY I found a nice recipe (see my facebook comment!) I make the marinade all up and ready to go, pull out the pork, and the whole lot smells.
Now for someone with a sinus infection, it was off, off, off :barf:. I was soooo p!ssed.
So. Now I have the marinade sitting in the fridge for tomorrow night and tonight we had to throw a bunch of frozen crap in the oven for a quick meal. :banghead:
So anyway, I finally sit and relax and the kids are chucking a mental with going to bed - it's like they're all hyped on red cordial and the screaming and yelling is making my poor ears hurt so I'm yelling at Shane to just get them out of here!
He comes back and there's a knock at the door! WTF? It's 8pm?! Ooops! We'd forgotten about the joiner who was coming down to measure up a new buffet/hutch thingy for us (long story, explain later). So here's me sitting in tank top and trackies, belly hanging out - Shane quickly threw me my jumper and I get up to meet him.
He's a lovely guy and leaves about an hour later after we have a good chat. Then all of a sudden . . . it hits me . . . I NEED TO CLEAN!!!! *faints*
I throw a load of washing on, I clean the entire downstairs bathroom (which was FILTHY from the girls and the mess they make in there - toothpaste all over the place, bath needs cleaning etc), I scrub the downstairs toilet and break the lid (ok it was already broken but I finished the job), and I get a second load of washing going.
So now I'm sitting here in sheer agony, my feet and ankles are the biggest they've ever been (ankles are the size of a kids football - I kid you not) and they're so painful because skin on your feet just isn't meant to stretch like that.
Thank GOODNESS I have an Ob appointment tomorrow - that week went soooo fast!
I've decided to take your advice, I'm going to buy a cake tomorrow, just a little one, but a nice one from a lush bakery.
As for the cleaning, I'll still vacuum tomorrow before I head out, but my friend is apparently not taking no for an answer and is still coming down here in the morning with her daughter (who's nearly 1) while I go out and do what I need to do. *sigh* I guess I just need to accept it and get on with it - at least it should be quicker without the kids.
Also, it's going to be a nice day so all this washing I'm doing should get dry if I can get it all out on the line!!
Ok that's me done - I'd better get myself loaded up on zantac, antibiotics and my sleep drops and hop into bed before I turn into a pumpkin. Ooops! Too late! :rolleyes: Must take a photo of my belly soon to show you how massive I am. Will try and get Chelsea to take one tomorrow, she's usually pretty good like that! :laughing:
Night girls xoxo
ETA: I just watched my ticker change! Kinda cool but kinda freaky!!! :eek:
I am officially 38 weeks pregnant with my last child!
Anna I'm so happy to read you're going to buy a cake and let your friend come and look after the kids. Good on her for putting her foot down. You really have to let your friends help you out as they wouldn't offer if they didn't want to do it. If it was always you helping them they would feel so bad. Well I would anyway. You just sound so sick with that sinus infection, I can't believe you got it now right at the end of your pregnancy. I hope your OB has some good advice today. I can't get over that you decided to clean so late last night. You poor thing you must be exhausted. Do you know what present you're buying Shane today? Maybe a voucher for cleaning services while your in hospital? :D I just hope you get a chance to rest and recover before baby blue #2 arrives. And if not, then you need a good long stay in the hospital when baby is born. OMG I can't get over your ticker :eek:. You're probably thinking finally but my god its gone fast.
Hayley, or should we call you Pamela! :laughing:Your Baywatch moment sounded pretty stressful and how frustrating that you lost half of your shopping day running around freaking out. I thought you were going to say that you had locked the keys in the car. Did you manage to buy anything in the end? You'll have to plan another day out to make up for that one.
Tan, wow I can't get over that Levi has allergies so young. Lucky you've got a good Dr that picked it up. He must be feeling so much better now he's got some medication to help him breathe. Will you be getting him allergy tested to see what he's allergic to? Maddi had those allergy tests for dairy when she was 8 months old and its fairly non-intrusive. Tony gets shocking hayfever and he's had the injections which helped a lot. Oh Tan I've been eating so much dairy with this pregnancy I just can't get enough. And I hate to think what its doing to my fat levels. I remember seeing the photo's of you and Hayley in the park and you're both skinny as. I'm sure you've got nothing to worry about in terms of a bit of chocolate here and there. But your right, I'm staying away from the scales until after the birth now.
Cath, that school sounds lovely. I'm not sure about Steiner and their principles. I guess it depends upon what type of personality your child has? I imagine for kids that don't deal well with structure that that is the way to go? But yeah, I don't think your too early hunting around for schools. Better to be early than find out your late. We've been thinking about schools too, there are a few to choose from around here, and there's a mix of public and private catholic. Then there's the high school options that in Bendigo vary. There's the senior school which is just years 11 & 12 and its got a really good rep, but if your not motivated its easy to just drop out. Then there's the Catholic private that have a good rep too but then I'm not sure if they only take kids that went to catholic primary schools. It just seems ridiculous to be planning this far ahead. I'm freaking myself out thinking about how we are going to manage working and school hours and holidays?
Only 2 more weeks at work and then I'm done! I can't wait. Maddi has been ridiculously clingy at creche drop off. I nearly bloody cried yesterday when the carer had to peel her off me. The carer said that all the kids with heavily pregnant mummies get like that towards the end. When I spoke to them at pick up they said Maddi was happy as as soon as I walked out the door and had a fabulous day. She came home face painted as a ladybird and singing their new song Rainbow. They do this Hey de Ho singing program every Wednesday and sing songs with sign language, its awesome. Maddi loves it. Funny story is that I was going through our junk collection and tossing stuff out (yes nesting) and found a old small remote control for a CD player. Maddi snatched it up and claimed it as her own. Last night she was pretending to be a robot and I had to use the remote control to get her to do stuff. So I got the "robot" to pack up her toys, brush her teeth, get her PJ's. In the end I ran out of stuff for her to do. It was hilarious and I think I'm onto a winner. Might have to bring out that remote for "special occasions".
Alright better get dressed. Got an OB appiontment in an hour and we're both still in PJ's!
Hello there,
How is everyone going?
Anna you poor thing being sick and so heavily pregnant. I really hope you are starting to feel a bit better - it is just the worst getting sick in late pregnancy. I have had a cold with each of my pregnancies in the last few weeks -had a shocking cough still when Jack was born and I was so scared of coughing when they put the spinal block in and becoming paralysed for life. Bloody sickness - it seems quite common - our bodies just must have had enough by 38 weeks of being pregnant and be susceptible to any bug going around or something. How did Shane's birthday go? I'm sure people (including Shane) would understand if it was low key this year and you didn't go to much effort. You crack me up with your late night cleaning and sorting efforts - I reckon you do that every time. I remember you sorting out bathroom cupboards late one night when you were pregnant with Alex I think.
Hayley how annoying about your shopping trip disaster. How frustrating. I hope you get to do it again properly soon.
Lou not long to go now for you at all. Have you sorted out names? How sad about Maddi having to be peeled off you - it breaks your heart doesn't it but it is just carry on most of the time. Love the robot story - she is a classic.
Fi how are you going with all the rain up there? I hope you are nice and dry.
Tan that's great you have found something that works for Levi's allergies. Paddy seems to be allergic to something around here too and has been wiping his nose all the time and telling me it is itchy. I am allergic to the dust and get an itchy and red top lip which is quite bizarre- I think he must have got his allergic tendencies from me and this old, dusty house we have doesn't help us. I will have a look and see if I have any Kids Zyrtec - I have a couple of anti-histamines but can't remember which ones. The one I was giving him didn't seem to be helping much.
I am so looking forward to the weekend. Dean is going away for his annual "boys weekend" which is jsut one night where he and some friends go to a country town and stay at the local pub and do a "pub crawl" if there happens to be more than one pub. We have organised for Paddy and Will to stay with Dean's parents for the night for the first time tomorrow night so from lunchtime tomorrow Jack and I have the house to ourselves until late Sunday morning. I am going to make the most of my toddler free time and have organised a few friends to come over for afternoon tea on Saturday afternoon and am so looking forward to being able to have a conversation without being interrupted. A couple of babies are coming but no toddlers. As much as I love the toddler stage it really is exhausting once they can talk and have tantrums and I am hanging for some "quite time" (well as much quiet as I can get with a 3 month old in the house).
OKay - got a bit to do before I wake up Will in half an hour. I only got him to bed at 1:30 and he would probably sleep until 5 if I let him but then he would never go to bed tonight. Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
OK just a quick one from me, I just did the wedding ring test over my belly and it swung up and down in a straight line - does that mean boy or girl? Has anyone else given this a go and how did it work out? Yep I'm busting to know whats inside :laughing: Anna - can you do the test and let me know how you go?
hayleylea
22-05-2009, 16:57
lou - i think it means boy!? im pretty sure it does. I didnt do it so i cant help you out whether it was true or not. The chinese gender prediction chart got it right both times with me and my sister though :laughing::laughing: im sure its just conincidence though im a bit of a sceptic about all the gender predictions...
LMAO Lou you're SUCH a dag!!!
I replied on facebook but couldn't figure out how to write wall-to-wall so just commented on your message :rolleyes:, hopeless aren't I?? LOL!!
Mine swung back and forth too - and I DEFINITELY know I'm having a boy!!! You know there's a MUCH more accurate way of finding out what you're having!! It's called a SCAN!!! :laughing: ;)
The Chinese calendar was accurate for me too - Ooo go do that and tell me what it says!!
Heck I might even beat you to it! *Runs off to suss out Lou's date of conception!* :D
ETA: Oops just had to edit what I just wrote!
LOU It's GOT to be a BOY!!!! You were 36 when you conceived (I think) and according to the calendar if you conceived any time between September 08 & Jan 09 it says BOY!!!!
Hurry back and make sure I'm right!!!
hayleylea
22-05-2009, 17:37
lol let me know what the chinese gender chart says too!
My gut feeling/instinct (ie. guess) says you are having a boy too Lou. I think it is a boy in there!
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