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craaaap I lost my post. ill redo it but cut it very short sorry!
Has anyone else been having extra spotty skin?
yes i thought it was AF returning but nothing yet...
Oh! And I had a thought and it might be crazy and totally unrealistic, or it may be amazing.. who knows.. you guys judge.. ha!
Do you reckon there'd be any chance of us all (or as many as we can) getting together somewhere for a First Birthday celebration thingy? Thought it might be nice, and flights aren't maaajorly expensive these days. Meet in Syd or Bris or wherever..?
I dunno.. would that be doable? Would be kind of awesome to meet everyone. I'd love to 'try' and organise it, but not sure if it is something that anyone would be interested in or realistically could do.
Discuss ;)
id love to do this I was just thinking about it the other day to get one big meet up
I have a car now. I bought my granparents car (they got a new one) and its a bit older than I was oging to get. Its a 94 camry but it was only 2k and it has been very well looked after so that leaves me 3k still in savings .. yay
tiggles I don't have any idea about getting through a TC but :fingerscrossed: it blows off out to sea.
c38 that is so full on. He's keeping you on your toes..... Sums does the same with her rubber mat though she has teeth so constantly finding big bite marks in it. Am going to have to pack it away also until she's older and doesn't need to 'eat' it :laughing:
MOS your weekend sounds so lovely. Did you get any pictures of where you stayed. Sounds peaceful and relaxing.
lambkin so much going on for you. I hope the house finalises smoothly for you. What length is your settlement? and yes please try and post some pics before you head away.
Sums had another power chuck tonight though she's been fine all day (after power chucking last night and dry retching in the morning). Not sure what it could be. She didn't eat her dinner (but we think that was because she was just tired and irritated). Then gave her last dose of antibiotics, bottle then bed, 10 mins later, out it all comes.
DP and I think maybe a mild reaction to the amoxycillin? Doesn't explain how it all went down okay the past week though. Can't be anything else. She never chucks. Hasn't eaten anything today that she wouldn't have eaten a week ago as no new purees etc.
Anyway, we have a follow up appt at the doctors in the morning to see if the ear infection has cleared up okay so will ask her dr then. I notice she still flicks at her ears now and then so I wonder if it has cleared up :confused: Poor bubs.
I have lunch with some friends tomorrow. Then another friend coming over for coffee in the afternoon so should be a nice day.
Well my so called friend never got back to me re the tupperware party that was supposedly on this weekend. Don't know if it was cancelled or I was just not given any more details. She's posted on her FB that she is off to Port Macquarie this weekend. I didn't even know but you would think she'd have mentioned it, considering I lived in Port Macquarie from a bub till I moved up here at 21 so I grew up there, schooled there etc.
Just another nail in ye olde friendship coffin I reckon.
craaaap
I have a car now. I bought my granparents car (they got a new one) and its a bit older than I was oging to get. Its a 94 camry but it was only 2k and it has been very well looked after so that leaves me 3k still in savings .. yay
That's great STG! Good to still have some $ in savings, and that you know the car has been well looked after. Hopefully it lasts a few years at least!
Babywez, from the pics it looks like the Babyshower went off well. I love the picture on the wall (? at your friends house). One of your friend's clearly has self image issues...all the negative comments about herself in the photos (when she's absolutely gorgeous I must say)...does she not realise other people can read her comments.
That particular friend had an eating disorder in HS and I'm not entirely sure she's ever gotten rid of it. Its quite sad. You should see her status updates - always talking about how she has been or should be on the treadmill, or how she has a "gut" to get rid of, etc. She said she is looking "old" and I almost said "All those years at the tanning salon haven't helped" but that might have been really dangerous! It's sad really. :no:
I'm a bit worried about what Nick will be like, too. He's only just over 8 months, and is into EVERYTHING and trying to walk, just wants to run. I am worried I'm going to lose him every time we go out when he's old enough to walk on his own!
Sums had another power chuck tonight though she's been fine all day (after power chucking last night and dry retching in the morning). Not sure what it could be. She didn't eat her dinner (but we think that was because she was just tired and irritated). Then gave her last dose of antibiotics, bottle then bed, 10 mins later, out it all comes.
I have lunch with some friends tomorrow. Then another friend coming over for coffee in the afternoon so should be a nice day.
Well my so called friend never got back to me re the tupperware party that was supposedly on this weekend. Don't know if it was cancelled or I was just not given any more details. She's posted on her FB that she is off to Port Macquarie this weekend. I didn't even know but you would think she'd have mentioned it, considering I lived in Port Macquarie from a bub till I moved up here at 21 so I grew up there, schooled there etc.
Just another nail in ye olde friendship coffin I reckon.
Poor Sums, hope the dr has an answer for you and/or that she is better this morning. Sounds like its do or die time for your friendship with your "socalled friend". I hope you can work something out that will finally give you peace over it, whether that's fixing it or writing her off :(
Well, I"ve been up since about 3:30, Nick slept for another hour until about 4:30 but we've been up ever since. It has been really windy here so was just looking online to see if I could see any more info about Hamish. We're supposed to meet 3 other mums and bubs for coffee and a play in the park this morning but not sure what will happen if the weather doesn't hold out.
Nicklas was exhausted last night - must have been, how else do you explain falling asleep at 6:30 and waking up at 3:30?? That was a really good sleep for him, but would have been nice if it was 8:30-5:30!!! :sleeping:
My Little Sweet
09-03-2009, 11:52
Hi everyone! I hope that you and your babies are all doing well. K8y i hope that sums is all better today. Have you taken her back to the doctors? Quinn has caught another cold and we are out of antibiotics so i hope ehr ears don't play up on the way home. Worse than that though the 15 year old girl here has just been hospitalized with pneumonia! I feel terrible because i thought she was exaggerating but she went tonight and her left lung was apperently full of cingestion and the doctor was suprised she could breathe all very scary and she will be in for a few nights so lucky i am here to watch the other kids.
Quinn has been doing well although it did take her around 4 nights to change her sleeping timetable, now she is sleeping at nighttime and i am getting plenty more sleep thank goodness.
Babywez i think you and Nick will do great on your trip, it was so mucheasier than i thought and i was alone so with your DH i think you it will be a breeze. As long as you have a bassinet though as holding them can get so tiring. With the phenergan you don't need script but you do need to chat to the pharmacist or your doctor before you can get it. I used it 3 times once to see if she reacted then twice on the trip i was just really concious of her breathing. i will get back to you with more tips when we get back home.
Tiggles i hope that you and your family are safe from the storm. I haven't heard anything about it has it passed through yet? i was here in the states when a hurricane hit us, i understand how stressful the situation can get. hope nothing gets damaged.
C38 your trip sounds like it went well. Mr G is so cute in all the photos!
MOS it sounds like your weekend was wonderful too, its tough to watch babies on the move isn't it? never a quiet moment unless they are sleeping!
Lambkin Happy birthday for the other day adn congrats on the house i hope your loan is approved. I cannot wait until we start looking next year, plus DP agreed the day we buy a house we can try for another baby so it will be doubly exciting! and your wedding is so close! wow its all happening at once for you!
Kotakai congratulations on another baby boy. I can't believe how fast your pregnancy is going!
Thats all i can remember for now guys, i am off to bed and hope quinn doesn't continue to wake every 2 hours like last night but thankfully she is going straight back to sleep so it could be worse. Have a great day
Daisy Boo
09-03-2009, 12:26
Kotakai - just read the wonderful news. Another little boy. How awesome is that. How are you feeling hun?
Tiggles - hope you and the family are safe.
hi all,
tiggles:hugs: for the TC hope it passes you by.
k8y- hope sums gets the all clear.
lambkin- how exciting about the house, it is very daunting, but hope it works out,March will be a bit month for you!! no worries about missing out on a meet to be on your honeymoon!!!! I can't believe it is this weekend it has come soo quick.
stg- well done on the car, always good to have some extra cash around.
mbabyq- glad to hear mostthings are going well in the states- gosh I had not even thought about sleep habits and being in a totally different timezone.
I am soo sore today after soccer, went for a walk to try and loosen up.
not much else on here today besides some grocery shopping and study:(
Hi All, :wave:
I must say, I feel very privelaged for MBQ to pop in while she's OS! Thanks MBQ. Glad to hear you've having a good time over there. I hope the trip home is just as easy for you.
Today's been puree-day again. I've made 2 new ones: An Annabel one about one-pot chicken or something. It has chicken in it (duh! :rolleyes:), leek, sweet potato and carrot with chicken stock. And another was "eat your greens" with spinach, pees, onion and potato. They both look good and I did bulk again so they'll last a while.
I'm currently sitting outside as Sam's asleep in the pram having a cup of coffee munching on some easter eggs!
I just spoke to my mum and she said my sister's registered for the next "A Farmer Wants A Wife"... sounds very like her. I think she'd make GREAT TV!
Mum also said she got home the other day and my sister was on her laptop while her son (2 weeks ahead of Sam) was asleep in his cot... or so she thought. She went in there to check on him and he'd woken up and put his hand through the cot and started playing with the fan... which was ON! :eek: Mum said there was blood everywhere, all over his head, face, etc and he just kept on trying to stick his fingers into it, not crying or anything. My sister didn't think he could reach it but she was wrong! :shame: Anyway he's fine and it was just a small cut on his pinky finger but mum said her and my sister were running around their apartment like headless chickens searching for band-aids they didn't have...
Ummm... not much else happening. I was going to post this morning as the MIL got on my nerves. I had my iPod on and was cooking for Sam so was outside and I'd literally only been out there about 2 mins and could hear Sam crying (iPod wasn't so loud I couldn't hear him). Anyway I come back inside to find the MIL pulling him out of his cot. :hair: He hadn't slept enough and I would have put the dummy back in and shushed him back to sleep. She said she tried and he didn't want the dummy. I think it was probably because she went in there talking loudly to him and getting him all excited.
Tiggles, I think the TC's going to ease off out at sea. You'll still get winds but nothing too bad. Let us know how it all goes. :hugs:
BeautifulBoys
09-03-2009, 18:01
:wave:Hello girls.................Have you missed me
Im @ my brothers place in Perth...its HOT! Not used to it now that i've been living in little old Tassi....
The Wedding was great the bride looked stunning but what bride doesn't.....when Im home I'll post some photos.....the night was full of dancing & drinking! Dress fitted only needed to be taken in a few cms....:thumbsup:
Went to Rock It yesterday (its like a mini big day out) saw KINGS OF LEON :D they were really good.....gosh it was hot though......only had two drinks as the line to get the drinks was a joke :rolleyes:
Went into the city today caught up with a old friend(my old boss) shared a pizza(yum) did a little bit of shopping.....brought two pairs of long cargo type pants...size 10 :p
Tomorrow catching up with more friends having nibbles & wine.....going to do some bodyshop stuff too....
Weds im meeting my dear friend for lunch @ the pub then back to her place for a cuppa....
Ok off to play with my gorgeous nephews....
Sorry I haven't caught up but hope you are all well!! :hugs:
Yay BB we miss you!!! Can't wait to see pics. Sounds like you're having a lovely time.
Tiggles hope all is well up there. I heard reports it may be receding??
Suppose to be at uni atm but am so tired and rundown I just couldn't bear to be there until 10pm. I went to my tutes which is the most important thing so I am not concerned.
Sums back at docs today for her followup. Still has the ear infection, though it is not as bad. So she has put Sums on some different antibiotics to see if that helps. I hate giving her antibiotics but what can you do.
The doctor thinks that her vomiting is related to laying down flat straight after her evening bottle and the phlegm is just too much. Too much congestion + milk + laying flat is the cause she thinks. Particularly because she said the antibiotics would have caused vomiting from the start if she reacted and because we haven't changed her food or anything. Explains why it has only happened at night too for the past 2 nights after just being put to bed.
So tonight we'll keep her up for a bit before going to bed instead of straight after her bottle to give it time to settle. Poor thing. They don't know how to blow their nose or 'cough it out'.
Anyway, time for a shower and DP taking Sums next door for a bbq so I will have some quiet time to do some study at home in comfort.
Poor Sums, hope the dr has an answer for you and/or that she is better this morning. Sounds like its do or die time for your friendship with your "socalled friend". I hope you can work something out that will finally give you peace over it, whether that's fixing it or writing her off :(
Well, I"ve been up since about 3:30, Nick slept for another hour until about 4:30 but we've been up ever since.
Gosh babywez an early night for you tonight huh! Hope he doesn't decide this is his new routine.....
Yes my friends at lunch today (ladies I used to work with - 2 still work there - 2 others on leave after having a baby. 1 has a 1 yr old, the other a 14 week old) think that I should just 'let it go'. I think so too. Sometimes friendships I guess aren't meant to be around forever and just forge you through different times in your lives.
They think that once said friend has her own bub, she'll prob change her tune a bit. One of the ladies knows her and she seems to think she is a bit self absorbed, so perhaps she needs to 'grow up' a bit.
So at this stage I think I'll just let it go. The ball is in her court so to speak anyway as remember I texted her in reply to her query on the ladies tea RSVP and I said we should catch up and she said she'd contact me to organise something.
k8y, I agree with your friend. She seems a little self absorbed. And since the ball's in her court, one day when you bump into each other and she asks you why it's been so long you can reply with "Well you said you'd get back to me about some tupperware party and that's the last time we spoke"...
Otherwise I can bash her for ya! :D :laughing:
Made soooo much food today I ran out of cube trays. So first thing in the morning I've got to freeze a batch of the last one I did as it's just sealed in a container in the fridge. I'm also off to visit my old boss at 10am so I hope to get there early enough to go and by some oranges from the local supermarket and let Sam fall asleep in the pram. I've baked some mini cupcakes to take with me - always helps to butter him up! ;)
Tiggles, let us know how things are going for you.
k8y, sounds right about Summer's puking. I hope it was right because that at least means you can stop it happening from now on. Not nice about anti biotics but better than letting her wait it out... which may not happen.
My little sister's been having problems settling her little boy and he's been up every 15 mins EVERY NIGHT for about a month. She saw soooo many Dr's. Her ex's mother had him last week and even took him to the hospital (without telling my sister - NASTY). Dr's had told her it was a virus or something and put him on anti biotics, then the hospy told her ex's mother that he had asthma and prescribed ventolin and told her the anti biotics won't do anything. Then my sister took him back to the hospy the next night as he was pojectile vomiting and they told her it's NOT asthma and to stop ventolin... so today she took him to a paed and he said it's a really bad ear infection and it's been going on for soooo long that he may now have to get grommets if it doesn't get better. He's now on antibiotics again but my sister feels like somebody FINALLY listened to her. She KNEW there was something wrong with his ears as he was scratching at them so badly that he had scabs IN his hears... she told the Dr's this but NOTHING came out of it... so she's much happier now. :thumbsup:
Sorry I ramble.
Today it felt soooo good cooking for all of the 20 mins the IL's weren't home today... and I dreamed of all of the gadgets I have in storage in the garage... I really really really want to go back into our unit. Then I get sad about Roxy. How would one go about finding a really really good home for their dog? Or maybe a semi permanent home for say... a few years? What if I paid for her food and washed her each week? Oh I hope the IL's would take her. I don't know what else I would do. I couldn't give her away... :crying: I want Sam to grow up with a dog. No, I want Sam to grow up with ROXY. :crying:
Gotta go - getting too sad now.
oh MOS :hugs: I can't imagine the hard decision you'd have to make with Roxy. I'm sure everything will work out how it is suppose to.
Yes I too agree that the vomiting from congestion makes sense. I know I would feel the same if I couldn't get the yuckies out.
I CANNOT believe that none of those idiots could diagnose an ear infection. Especially considering he was pulling at his ears and getting scabs from it. Wouldn't they have looked in her ears :confused: Poor little bubba. Your sister must have been so upset.
PS I'll give you said friends address. You can pop in there next time you're up this way :D
Bellaleggos
09-03-2009, 21:11
Bugger just wrote a long one and lost it.
Will try again.
Stg - congrats on the car and saving some money. You won't know yourself now that you're mobile.
Tiggles - hope you are ok.
MOS - you've been a busy girl. And your poor sis - glad she finally saw someone who knew what they were doing.
K8Y - Poor Sums - you just wish they could blow their nose don't you. DD is always congested but always loads better after a bath or a swim that gets everything out.
BB - sounds like you are having a fab time. Where abouts was the wedding? Where are you staying? I'm about 5 mins from Joondalup. Too old for Rock it tho :D Did you put your drugs in the drugs bin?:laughing:
MBQ - sounds like you had a great flight. You must let me know your top tips once you get back. Only 5 weeks till DD and I go alone to the UK:eek:
BeautifulBoys
10-03-2009, 09:46
Bellaleggos......My bro lives in Butler(clarkson) not far from you,im staying the next two nights in Beeliar(success) ...........no drugs here :laughing:
Your never to old for Rock it....there were all ages there....:D..........although I think it might be the last time I go to something like that....just over big crowds etc waiting in line for hours to get a drink its a joke...but there was 26000 people there.....phew wee
Hi all
Been MIA again.
Thanks for all your concern. Its rainy, and gusty, BUT no cyclone!
Im going back to catch up on everyones news.
Mrs Molly Coddle
10-03-2009, 10:25
I have a car now. I bought my granparents car (they got a new one) and its a bit older than I was oging to get. Its a 94 camry but it was only 2k and it has been very well looked after so that leaves me 3k still in savings .. yay
Sonds great stg! The best car I've ever owned (out of 3) was a camry. I would still be driving it now if my naughty little brother hadn't been speeding in it and wrote it off! And good that you know its history and stuff if it was your grandparents car. You're now on the move!! Are you excited??
Yay BB we miss you!!! Can't wait to see pics. Sounds like you're having a lovely time.
Tiggles hope all is well up there. I heard reports it may be receding??
Suppose to be at uni atm but am so tired and rundown I just couldn't bear to be there until 10pm. I went to my tutes which is the most important thing so I am not concerned.
Sums back at docs today for her followup. Still has the ear infection, though it is not as bad. So she has put Sums on some different antibiotics to see if that helps. I hate giving her antibiotics but what can you do.
The doctor thinks that her vomiting is related to laying down flat straight after her evening bottle and the phlegm is just too much. Too much congestion + milk + laying flat is the cause she thinks. Particularly because she said the antibiotics would have caused vomiting from the start if she reacted and because we haven't changed her food or anything. Explains why it has only happened at night too for the past 2 nights after just being put to bed.
So tonight we'll keep her up for a bit before going to bed instead of straight after her bottle to give it time to settle. Poor thing. They don't know how to blow their nose or 'cough it out'.
Anyway, time for a shower and DP taking Sums next door for a bbq so I will have some quiet time to do some study at home in comfort.
Poor Summer:( I hope she gets all better soon! You must be exhausted. How was the first week of uni??
Not much to report here! Busy with wedding stuff/house stuff.
Elliot has been soooo restless at night for ages, but especially bad the last few nights, bfing like 8 TIMES A NIGHT the past few nights. He's fine during the day so we don't know what it is. Maybe a growth spurt? I dunno. He won't stay still and just whinges in his sleep for what feels like the entire evening. Oi. So tired. I'm trying to decide whether or not to take him to the doc as I think maybe he has reflux or an ear infection or something we don't know about, but he's fine during the day and during his day sleeps so i dunno.. dreaming?
eek gotta go. baby awake
kotakai:yelclap: a little boy!!! your poor dd, my dd(and i:shame::o) kinda really wanted a little girl last time but we got used to our lovely little man and now we wouldnt swap him for anything. dylan loves avocado to if u put lemon juice all over it, it will keep a lot longer. i tend to give it to him when we are using it so its all gone in one go. we love avocado so it doesnt very often last long enough to get covered
tiggles:hugs: how scary we are all thinking of u. we had a really nasty storm(not even close to a TC) herea few yrs ago and now i stress about our big trees too. we also have a fewthat would easy take out the whole house. its pretty scary stuff:hugs:
bb and mybabyq great to hear from u both!!
stg i had a 94 camry for about 5yrs, got rid of it only 18 months ago. it was great and i wish i had it back now instead of my dumb ford station wagon which i hate. congrats on your new found freedom!!
lambkin fingers crossed your finance comes through.
mos id be outta there in a second to something a little less than your ideal home if i were u, just look for something that wont be too hard to improve on extend further down the track.. or like u said 2 bubs will easy fit in your flat, u can always keep bub2 in with u for a while longer too..... i didnt miss any announcement did i? no bub2 coming yet?
sorry ive been busy last few days kids appts and sports etc. had swimming today (remember my whinging about lady not changing dylan time other week) so yesty i rang her got machine so i left a msg asking has she found dylan a new time yet and can i change bray as he gonna play footy on sat morns too now( im difficult arent i lol) so i go in today noooo mention of dylans change but she says bray can go fridays and goes on and on how much she will miss him(bray is one of her fave kids)
as it turned out dylan had a sleep in so he hadnt gone back down yet and was sooo much happier at swimming but i didnt dare mention it after her going on how he will change his routine anyway
i think dylan can say "elba" now. he crawls to the screen door going elba elba elba and our dogs name is elva which when dylan is at screen door we often call out to elva and she comes over to see dylan which he loves. unfortunately she doesnt come yet when he calls elba....
nothing much new for me be back later i just skimmed through about ten pages to try and catch up u blabbermouths:p
mos when we moved back here from our little farm we had 3dogs , and the yards around here just arent big enough for 3. so 2 of the dogs were brother-mambo and sister-roxy, had been dumped at the vets where my sil worked we took them as babies and had them about 3 yrs and the other dog 'elba' was about 12 months. so the kids loved elva most and i refused to seperate the other 2 as they had always been together. we put an add in paper and a few people came that i just didnt like so i said no and then 1 guy came and the dogs loved him, he lived on a property it was perfect. so we gave them to him and gave him all our numbers etc and insisted if it didnt work out even yrs down the track to ring us and we would take them back. dh and cried our eyes out it was soo so awful. i have always regretted it and wished id decided to keep the 2 and get rid of the little one elva. or squeezed in 3 somehow lol.
Oh how sad SMO3 about your dogs. I'm torn between an older house which needs improving and just going back into our unit. The 2 issues are money (the unit would be heaps easier as a small enough mortgage for me not to HAVE TO work) but then there's Roxy... so sad. :crying:
And no, no mention of number 2 on the way here. :no:
I do have news though: Sam can say "Mumma"! :smiliedance: He says it ALL THE TIME now - mum-mum-mum-mum-mum-mum... you get the drift! lol
This morning went well with my old boss. I've got the last 2 month's worth of his clients to call as they've fallen WAY behind and I'll just be getting paid by the hour for now. Once we both have an idea of how many phone calls turn into appointments, we may organise a payment for how many appointments I book. For now though I'm happy just being paid for my time. They're also looking for a new full timer as their current PA doesn't want to do any more hours and they need a full timer, so when they find someone, she's off. I don't think she knows that yet though... but that explains the 2 Emails to me in the last few weeks asking if I wanted to earn some money. I took him some cupcakes and made us all cappuccinos so he was happy.
And stg, I own a Camry - SO cheap for parts, etc too. Well done. Bet you won't be on here for a while as you'll no doubt be out "cruising"! lol
Does anyone else's bub scratch their head ALL THE TIME? Not sure if it's when he's tired or he just likes running his fingers through his hair... maybe that's it. He loves furry feeling cushions and runs his fingers through my hair when he gets the chance... and he's often playing with his hair or rubbing the back of his head. At first I thought it was a headache but he does it as he's feeding or drifting off to sleep... Cute though!
Mrs Molly Coddle
10-03-2009, 13:58
Hi girls! Just here to have a bit of a moan. My Nana died today :(:(:( She was weighed this morning and she was only 25kgs as she is so ill she hasn't been able to eat more than about a teaspoon of food for weeks and weeks, and she wasn't very big to begin with.. so in a way, it's kind of welcome (does that sound messed up? I'm bad with words). I am very sad for my Mum and Grandad, but also relieved that she isn't suffering any more. The funeral is on Friday. The whole family are flying up to Brisbane except for Elliot and me, as we have guests for the wedding arriving then and Mum needs someone here to greet them (plus I think me taking elliot with us on the plane etc. might just make it even more stressful for Mum and I wouldn't want that). I'm sad that I won't be able to go to say goodbye, but I guess I can do that in my own way from here. I keep asking mum if she wants me to cancel/postpone the wedding, but she says she doesn't want that. I don't know what to do. I feel guilty for not cancelling it, but then again, life has to go on I guess. I feel selfish for even worrying about it! Ugh.
Anyway. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer, just needed a little cry about it all and don't want to bother the fam cause they're all sad.
Lots of love xx
mos is there any degree of older house u could afford and not be in a have to work situation? if not a villa(tiny scrap of yard) or something u could maybe make do in for a few yrs then upgrade when u are ready?
lambkin:hugs::hugs::hugs:how sad u poor thing, its not being a 'debbie downer' we are all your friends and thats what friends are here for:hugs::hugs::hugs:. i wouldnt cancel/postpone i dont think anyone would expect u to do that.
Lambkin :hugs::hugs::hugs: I'm so sorry. You know we are all "here" for you. It is really cliche, but I'm sure your nanna wouldn't want you to postpone either. I am sure it will be tough to celebrate during a time of mourning, but maybe it will be good for the whole family? Your family is in my thoughts. :hugs::hugs::hugs:
Lambkin :hugs: that's so awful. I'm so sorry to hear about your Nana but yes, welcome... I get what you mean as I recall a few weeks back she was around the 45kg mark so she would not have been doing too well to lose half of her body weight. How awful for the people around her to have to watch too. :no:
And no, I wouldn't postpone the wedding but perhaps you could do something to remember her on the day. Maybe have a chair with a single flower on it in the front row of the ceremony to mark where she would have sat had she been there or something?
And SMO3, maybe we could afford something with a small yard for now... I don't know. I just had a big cry to DH about how I want to remember these times and why are we so caught up in having the best of the best NOW when we should be enoying being young and having a family. I told him I'd be happy to have 2 kids close together now and then go back to work once baby no 2 is 12 mths old to earn some money. I told him THEN we can earn some big $$$ and the get a house. Why do we have to do it NOW? And I told him it's now at the expense of my sanity and happiness... so w then argued over WHEN to go back into our unit. He wanted to renew the tenant for another 6 months when it expires in 3 months and I want to move in there in 3 months. So we argued, we both told the other one we won (as we always do). He says "Fine let's move in there in 3 months" and I say "OK we'll stay here 9 months, you win".... it sounds funny but at the time it really isn't!
In the end we're going to cut down on spending (me mostly!:rolleyes:) and I'm going to be earning more $$$. Then we will get a Centrelink bonus at the end of June as I've under-estimated both of our incomes, tax returns... and we plan on winning the lottery soon too! :D
So we're both on the same page but we need to both feel comfortable with it before we move out. DH mainly needs to either get a permanent job or score full time perm where he is.
Oh funny thing... the mortgage guy just called to confirm our old address. He said he's going for the max amount for us and we could get maybe up to $420k if we sell our unit and get at least $50k out of it. We're still considering something cheap instead of our unit so I'll let him continue digging for us. I told him we my only want to borrow about $350k and he said that's fine... so we'll see what he comes back with.
I'll never forget when I was sharing with a friend when I first moved out of home then DH and I went away to the mountains and stayed in a little cottage. From that moment on, I Just wanted my own place, so I ended up renting something small on my own and loved it. This weekend in the mountains has done it again. We were in a loft apartment which was very tiny, all open plan and we loved it. So much so that I now think about going back into our unit at every chance I get.. and it's doing my head in. There were people here when I got home today and I just wanted some peace but alas... it never happens around here. Must get going as I'm being negative again and don't want to inflict my cr@p on you guys... :wave:
Hi girls! Just here to have a bit of a moan. My Nana died today :(:(:( She was weighed this morning and she was only 25kgs as she is so ill she hasn't been able to eat more than about a teaspoon of food for weeks and weeks, and she wasn't very big to begin with.. so in a way, it's kind of welcome (does that sound messed up? I'm bad with words). I am very sad for my Mum and Grandad, but also relieved that she isn't suffering any more. The funeral is on Friday. The whole family are flying up to Brisbane except for Elliot and me, as we have guests for the wedding arriving then and Mum needs someone here to greet them (plus I think me taking elliot with us on the plane etc. might just make it even more stressful for Mum and I wouldn't want that). I'm sad that I won't be able to go to say goodbye, but I guess I can do that in my own way from here. I keep asking mum if she wants me to cancel/postpone the wedding, but she says she doesn't want that. I don't know what to do. I feel guilty for not cancelling it, but then again, life has to go on I guess. I feel selfish for even worrying about it! Ugh.
Anyway. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer, just needed a little cry about it all and don't want to bother the fam cause they're all sad.
Lots of love xx
Lambkin - Im so sorry for your loss, but its sounds like a blessing as she hasnt been well for a long time.
Hugs to you and your family:hugs:
Hi girls! Just here to have a bit of a moan. My Nana died today :(:(:( She was weighed this morning and she was only 25kgs as she is so ill she hasn't been able to eat more than about a teaspoon of food for weeks and weeks, and she wasn't very big to begin with.. so in a way, it's kind of welcome (does that sound messed up? I'm bad with words). I am very sad for my Mum and Grandad, but also relieved that she isn't suffering any more. The funeral is on Friday. The whole family are flying up to Brisbane except for Elliot and me, as we have guests for the wedding arriving then and Mum needs someone here to greet them (plus I think me taking elliot with us on the plane etc. might just make it even more stressful for Mum and I wouldn't want that). I'm sad that I won't be able to go to say goodbye, but I guess I can do that in my own way from here. I keep asking mum if she wants me to cancel/postpone the wedding, but she says she doesn't want that. I don't know what to do. I feel guilty for not cancelling it, but then again, life has to go on I guess. I feel selfish for even worrying about it! Ugh.
Anyway. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer, just needed a little cry about it all and don't want to bother the fam cause they're all sad.
Lots of love xx
:hugs: im sorry for your loss
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Just wondering a couple things.
1 - Im after another car seat for my car. I want one that will last her til she is bigger. So maybe an 8-24kg seat but 0-18kg is ok.... I want it comfy and all that jazz. Anyone have a suggestion of a good one?
2 - Does anyone know anything about credit ratings defaults etc.. ill tell my story. I need some advice
I had a messy breakup with a defacto of 3 years (the one before FOB), he left me with all the rent and bills, and thus wasnt able to pay my credit card.
The debt was sold to 'x' finance company a year or so ago. I pay less a week than they want me to, but I still pay it off.. It stands at about 2.8k My payments barely cover the interest.. It was 2.4k lol..
So I was deliberating if I should accept their offer or a reduced discounted rate to pay back If I pay it on lump sum.
I wanted to weigh up my options to see if it was worth it. (I was suspicious I may have 1 other default on my rating) so I requested a copy of my rating from Veda.
So I got it in the email today... and there is nothing on it?
There is just 0's on it (bankrupcy, unpaid debt) except for '2' on 'credit applications'
Im confused - Shouldnt I have at least one default? or unpaid debt or something??
The application for the said credit card isnt even on there (though that was over 3 or 4 years ago) I dont think thats on record for more than 2.. but the rest..???
So The real question I want to know is can a debt go to a collection agency without it affecting your credit rating? Do they just black list your name if you dont payment plan or something with them?
Im just not if I have bad credit or not, and if I pay out the debt right now is my record clean??
lambkin :hugs::hugs::hugs:
I agree, do something for her on the day of the funeral to say goodbye.
SMO3 sounds like you might have sorted the swimming situation? Though without saying anything as we don't want her to be right, right? :laughing: Big :hugs: for giving up your furbabies. That must have been soooo hard.
I must confess I've been watching Bondi Vet (that Vet is such a major hottie) and last week a poor puppy (12mths old) got hit by a car. They stabilised her and called the owner (a friend had taken him for a walk and tied his leash to a post while he went in to place a bet and a street camera showed footage of some random idiot walking up to the dog, letting it go and pocketing the leash - mean while the dog gets hit by a car and the person just kept on driving and the people behind them picked up the dog), but the next day when they were able to xray, she had a severed spinal cord. Nothing they could do and had to put her down. I balled my eyes out and DP came running in to see what was wrong. She was such a lovely dog and still managed to keep wagging her tail. My point of telling this long winded story is to say that it breaks my heart hearing/seeing sad puppy stories.
tiggles glad all is okay up your way.
stg I don't think it goes on your credit rating if it goes to a collection agency.
It sounds though like the debt is getting bigger due to interest rather then actually repaying it. If you can afford to spare the lump sum, it may be worth considering, or at least increasing your repayments in order to decrease it over time. Now that you have your car do you have money you would normally have put aside to purchase one, available to contribute towards the debt?
MOS I agree, you want to be able to look back on the beginnings of Sams journey as happy/fond memories.
Having big dreams and goals is important and as long as your striving towards them, then getting something smaller now or less 'nice' is not 'settling' its just a stepping stone.
Even if it isn't perfect, you can make it nice (ie furnishings not renovations). I saw your lovely house up for sale from the photos you pointed out to us on real estate and it really looked beautiful, thanks to your lovely furnishings and taste.
Remember, home is where the heart is :goodvibes:
Now that I've dispensed my daily wisdom :wizard: I'm off to cook tea.
Oh PS I just did study all day while Sums at CC. It's such hard work, as they ram so much info down your throat in such a short amount of time and then they exam you on it while in the meantime your madly doing sh!tloads of homework and assignments. Oh this is turning into a whinge :D You'll get plenty of uni whinging from me over the next few months. Sure you're all hanging out for that.
Yeah id pay it off in full right now.... but I hadnt bothered in the past becuase I thought whats the point in paying it - my credit rating is screwed anyways.
2 - Does anyone know anything about credit ratings defaults etc.. ill tell my story. I need some advice
I had a messy breakup with a defacto of 3 years (the one before FOB), he left me with all the rent and bills, and thus wasnt able to pay my credit card.
The debt was sold to 'x' finance company a year or so ago. I pay less a week than they want me to, but I still pay it off.. It stands at about 2.8k My payments barely cover the interest.. It was 2.4k lol..
So I was deliberating if I should accept their offer or a reduced discounted rate to pay back If I pay it on lump sum.
I wanted to weigh up my options to see if it was worth it. (I was suspicious I may have 1 other default on my rating) so I requested a copy of my rating from Veda.
So I got it in the email today... and there is nothing on it?
There is just 0's on it (bankrupcy, unpaid debt) except for '2' on 'credit applications'
Im confused - Shouldnt I have at least one default? or unpaid debt or something??
The application for the said credit card isnt even on there (though that was over 3 or 4 years ago) I dont think thats on record for more than 2.. but the rest..???
So The real question I want to know is can a debt go to a collection agency without it affecting your credit rating? Do they just black list your name if you dont payment plan or something with them?
Im just not if I have bad credit or not, and if I pay out the debt right now is my record clean??
I used to be in collections for a large-ish company. I chased debts once they hit 30 days outstanding. They would stay with me until either paid or they hit 360 days at which point a few things would happen: If they were small enough and not worth any more time, we'd write them off (say under $100), if not, they'd get a letter of final demand (they would have had a lead up of 2 "nice" letters before this point). So the final demand would give them 7 days or "further action" would be taken. We'd give them 14 days and then pay the external collections agency so deal with it. We wouldn't sell it to them as such but rather give them a percentage if the client actually paid. If the client didn't pay it was up to that collections agency to decide if it was worth taking to court. I'd say if it was over $1k and we had a definite case, they'd generally sue. Once the decision was made to sue, it was THEN that was when they'd register the default with the CRAA.
On the other hand, if someone was paying regularly even if it wasn't exactly the full amount, then they wouldn't take it to court as it just wouldn't be worth it. The way they'd be seeing it is they're getting their money AND they're not paying court costs, etc.
So whilst they have had the reason to register your default, it's very possible they haven't and if your report says you're safe, then you're safe. I'd pay it now and get out of it ASAP. :thumbsup:
Sorry I ramble.
MOS I agree, you want to be able to look back on the beginnings of Sams journey as happy/fond memories.
Having big dreams and goals is important and as long as your striving towards them, then getting something smaller now or less 'nice' is not 'settling' its just a stepping stone.
Even if it isn't perfect, you can make it nice (ie furnishings not renovations). I saw your lovely house up for sale from the photos you pointed out to us on real estate and it really looked beautiful, thanks to your lovely furnishings and taste.
Remember, home is where the heart is
Thanks k8y, :hugs: I can so picture our nice furniture in the unit too. We'd need a new lounge but that would be fun to chose. And we've lived in there before and know what we want this time around. We'd love a small modular lounge to make the most of the limited space. And we'd put 2 of our leather dining chairs in each of the bedrooms so we could bring them out if we have guests over. There's no room for a dining table but we have a console that opens out to a small rectangular table size if needed... hence the chairs in the bedrooms. And I'm in the process of trying to talk DH into not taking the coffee table in and just using a few side tables we can tuck away so I can have it all open with a nice rug so Sam has somewhere down stairs to play with his toys. The bedrooms are upstairs and DH said he wants just Sam's cot, toy chest and change table in there. He said he wants it nice a neat and tidy - very minimalist. I agree. I so can't wait... although will need 2 safety gates - what ones did you get babywez? Just so I know which ones NOT to buy! :laughing:
Ummm... Oh when Sam woke up from his arvo nap today he crawled out of the bedroom and I was encouraging him to crawl (as I'm SICK of people always picking him up off the floor all the time!). So the MIL tells DH in arabic not to let him crawl on his tummy because he'll get sick because he's only just woken up. WTF?! DH said to her not to tell him what to do with his OWN baby, it's not up to her. Too funny. He just snaps.... yet I have to be nice. :rolleyes:
Does anyone know if 8"x12" is a standard frame size? One of our professional pics is this size and the guy tried to sell us framing as it's not a common size. He said he can't say if we'd be able to find a frame in shops or not. I decided if not, a framing place would be cheaper anyway but was just wondering....
Lambkin, more hugs for you... :hugs:
Oooh! Forgot to say, I put Sam's Itti Bitti D'Lish on him tonight and took a few pics. It's AWESOME and ladies who use cloth, I can SOOOO understand the addiction! lol And it feels sooooooo soft when I carry him. It's almost on the smallest clips too so it'll last for a while. Thanks kotakai for entering the comp with me and for meeting up the other day to drop it off. Which reminds me, I must tell you other ladies she's looking mighty fine with her preggy belly! I think there's nothing more beautiful than a preggy belly. I'm so jealous - in a good nice not-psychotic way... really, I mean it! :D
Will get going now. Chat later. Sorry I've been a thread hog today.
yeah Its with Lion Finance...
So they wont register a default unless its taken to court...?
If I called them or spoke to them would they tell me if they've put a default on me?
Oh happy 9 month b/d sam :)
Just quick, is anyone watching the Q&A on c-sections on ABC (?). Interesting.
8x10 is a standard photo size. or 12x14. Don't ever recall seeing an 8x12 frame, but you could look adn then get one from them if you can't find one. We had to have all ours professionally framed b/c they were weird sizes. We got the couple of standard sized pics professionally done, too, to match the others.
Back to the special!
yeah Its with Lion Finance...
So they wont register a default unless its taken to court...?
If I called them or spoke to them would they tell me if they've put a default on me?
Oh happy 9 month b/d sam :)
I guess all companies would be different but if you're paying off your debt, why would they waste their money in taking you to court, where they could just get a court order ordering you to pay it off in installments?! :p It couldn't hurt to ask them though...
Off to upload pics to FB. :wave:
First pic:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64719&id=576678310&saved#/photo.php?pid=1507442&id=576678310
And then scroll from there to see Sam on his new toy truck and ending with him in his new Itti Bitti D'Lih nappy. Good night all. :wave:
First pic:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64719&id=576678310&saved#/photo.php?pid=1507442&id=576678310
And then scroll from there to see Sam on his new toy truck and ending with him in his new Itti Bitti D'Lih nappy. Good night all. :wave:
What a handsome little man. Where did you get the sunnies for him?
I was just going to say doesnt he look like his dad, but then I saw the next pic of him smiling and looks just like you.
How does he like that toy...? I was thinking of getting charlotte one.. not sure if she is too young or not
And wow.. the nappy worn alone is a fashion statement.
Sums is almost crawling now :yelclap:
Not much on today. It's a wet day and DP must have had a late night cuppa while I was sleeping because I got up to make a cup of tea (he'd already gone to work) and there was no milk :hair:
So we're going to have to at least venture out to get some milk. Might make it by way of Kmart and look at some clothes. The Kmart at Cannon Hill always stocks heaps of good stuff and thats usually where I get most of the stuff that people comment on and want to know where I get it!
Might have to look into some long sleeve stuff, it's starting to get cooler up here. Only 25 degrees the other day, I didn't need the air con for the first time in ages!
Well I'm waffling now, so best cut this off here.
Oh a couple of things I've missed:
kotakai have been meaning to reply and keep forgetting. Yes we too have weaned Sums off losec (about 2 weeks ago) though she still has a half a bottle and a repeat to go. We hated giving it to her (but you do what you must) and she seems okay now, apart from her other illness :rolleyes: so :fingerscrossed: the reflux is gone for us too! I'm pretty glad because I hear with some bubs it can carry on into 2 years old etc. Poor bubba, plus it's so expensive. $50 a pop.
babywez I missed that show. If you feel up to it, would you mind commenting on a few of the highlights???
We're all suppose to get our Krudd money over the next 9 days :yelclap:
What is everyone doing with theirs? I am thinking about getting my hair coloured.
:laughing: Thanks stg, it is a fashion statement, eh?! Well worth the wait I think. Hey kotakai, maybe I should send an Email to the lady and thank her and let her know when the next one comes along I may just be a convert after all! :D Or I could just send one to you and you can forward it on. Let me know if you would and I will send.
And stg, Sam just balances on his truck for now and it's only come out once. I think in a month or two he'll appreciate it much more. It would be a good thing to buy early as I've often thought of these kind of things AFTER he would have been playing on it for a few months and then think it's too late... so worth thinking about I think. I still think Tiggles' pink car takes the cake for coolest toy though!
And I got Sam's sunnies from Bubs Baby Shop - you have a few up your way. But you can also get them on the Skin Cancer website I think... Just Google "Baby Banz". But no matter how loose I put them on him, he ends up with little sunglass' marks on either side of his nose. :rolleyes:
Well I've just accepted 2 shopping assignments for the next few days, one in Parra tomorrow so I'm going to walk in there for my Thurs walk around the park, do the assignment and then walk home. I'm making myself a sandwich with DH's lunch so I'll have a packed lunch too. I'm only going to buy ONE coffee from the servo down the road each week and ONE from GJ's on a Thurs and take a packed lunch. (Trying to cut the spending!). On the flip side I've just bought another packet mix of cupcakes to take to a friend's place on Tues to see her little sister's new baby. I'm going to ice them with pink icing and I've also got a packet of mini marshmallows so I'll put pink ones on top. I've also got some small cake decos in the garage with my kitchen stuff so will dig them out and use some of those too. I love baking! I'm also going to just get her a tiny pair of pink socks or something to give to her. She's not really a close friend and we're trying not to spend, so all up, cupcakes and socks I'll spend about $10, so that's not too bad.
I'm also going to try and do an hour of calls today so we'll see how I go. This morning while Sam naps I'm getting everything done and while he naps this arvo I'll make a few calls.
Not sure what we're doing for dinner tonight as we normally go out on a Wed but I think we're going to cut that out too. Just spoke to DH on the phone and he wanted me to make dinner. I told him I'm hapy not going out anymore but I'm not cooking (I'm bitter over losing the one night out I look forward to!). So I just got a text saying we'll go out. I wrote back saying I understand and we'll stay home... we'll see how wins! :p
Ooh just looked down at your post k8y. Well done Summer! I must report Sam crawled for the first time last night. Only 2 steps (or whatever you call them!) and then back to the tummy. He does a lot of rocking on his hands and knees and then flops onto his tummy again. But at the same time, he then sat up from crawling which he'd never done either! All while everybody was watching! :yelclap: Then he vomited blueberries all over DH's brother. lol
We're all suppose to get our Krudd money over the next 9 days :yelclap:
What is everyone doing with theirs? I am thinking about getting my hair coloured.
Yay! :smiliedance: Ours will go into our savings account and then when our loan is no longer on a fixed rate, I will put it onto that. At the moment we get penalised for additional repayments and although we do make additional repayments, the last month's worth is still in our savings account as I figure I may aswell wait until April and not get penalised for it. So in short: on the loan. :rolleyes:
Bellaleggos
11-03-2009, 10:18
:hugs:Lambkin - so sorry to hear about your nana. Like the others said I'm sure she'd want you to go ahead with your big day.
BB - I used to live in Butler - opposite the lake - had a w****r of a landlord there tho - long story... Really nice area tho. Now live in a house we built in Tapping.
:smiliedance:K8Y for the crawling - god how things change again now tho - I used to leave DD on the floor playing with her toys or in her little seat watching TV while I had a shower - no chance of doing that now as you don't know where she'll end up. Her little legs are all red from the wooden floor too but when I put pants on her she slips all over the place :D
Off to the shops this morning to exchange a cardy I got on the sale in Esprit yesterday - ready to wrap up warm for my trip to the UK. Then we are off to meet a friend from mothers group for coffee. A new shopping village has opened in the next suburb so we'll actually be able to walk to some shops for once. Quite looking forward to my weekend jaunts to buy a paper :D
Had an email from another friend from mothers group who flew to the UK with her little one last week - Lily slept 1 and a half hours of a 11 hour flight :hair: Oh my god I'm praying DD sleeps longer than that, trouble is I've trained her too well and she only sleeps in her cot now:rolleyes:
Hi everyone
Love the pics mos and congrats STG on getting your car.
Im annoyed today, we have so many bills atm and DH had to get glasses for the first time last week. Well he just went to any optometrist....we are with Medibank, and if he went to one of their preferred optomitrists the glasses would have been nearly free, well today he picks them up and has to pay $300! Gee men are stupid sometimes...
Not much to report today, the weather is raining and windy.
Might have to look into some long sleeve stuff, it's starting to get cooler up here. Only 25 degrees the other day, I didn't need the air con for the first time in ages!
I know! Ive noticed the nights and evenings and mornings are alot cooler. Its definate autumn. Im yet to "smell" winter yet though.. yeah I smell the seasons coming on. I love smelling summer for the first time after winter :) :) I LOVVE summer. I LOVE the heat
And I got Sam's sunnies from Bubs Baby Shop - you have a few up your way. But you can also get them on the Skin Cancer website I think... Just Google "Baby Banz". But no matter how loose I put them on him, he ends up with little sunglass' marks on either side of his nose. :rolleyes:
Ooh just looked down at your post k8y. Well done Summer! I must report Sam crawled for the first time last night. Only 2 steps (or whatever you call them!) and then back to the tummy. He does a lot of rocking on his hands and knees and then flops onto his tummy again. But at the same time, he then sat up from crawling which he'd never done either! All while everybody was watching! :yelclap: Then he vomited blueberries all over DH's brother. lol
I think ill pop into a few baby shops today.I need another car seat and a few things. Theres one at Kawana I think - a bubs. Its where I bought my pram :)
ANd those milestones with crawling - now he's realised what he can do he'll catch on FAST and you wont believe how quick it will be and he'll turn pro overnight nearly.
I found the same day she started crawling, is the same time she wanted to pull herself up on stuff and 2 days later she was pulling herself on cot and stuff. Happens all so fast once the ball is rolling..
Charlotte just needs confidence and she'll be walking. She walks along furniture, she needs to be a bit more stead on her feet.
She sits like a frog on her haunches alot and yesterday or the day before she just stands up. alone. Out of the blue. It lasts a couple seconds. She has done it a couple times since then but she isnt confident enough.
tiggles - men :rolleyes:
I usually buy a years supply of contact lenses - get big discount at buying such a large amount so costs about $200, then medibank covers the lot as I get $200 towards contact lenses each year :yelclap:
oh bbs, sums just woke up
stg, I've bought stuff from Kawana Bubs too. I loved that shop!
And Charli's a very clever girl. :smiliedance: Sam's been pulling himself up on the side of the cot too so it's time to lower it which means I'll lose the drawer space underneath as it won't open since it's next to our telly. :rolleyes:
I just tallied how much I've made with the MS... it's come to $900! :eek: That's over a long time but it just shows it all adds up. Trying to get him to sleep so I can get some work done. :rolleyes:
I just got an email back from Veda re my enquiry abotu my credit file .
They said
You currently have "to" defaults on your account.
I dont know if this is a type and they mean "know" or they spelt two wrong. lol
I dont see the point in paying out these debts if I have a perm record of them now. Id rather go bankrubt lol
Oh I havent lowered my cot.. I jsut keep the bar UP all the time. I too use underneath for storage
Id love to mystery shop. Just for fun :)
Mum of Midgeys
11-03-2009, 13:13
Hey Girls,
Sorry, have been MIA past few days. This post isn't going to be too much of a catch up as Khirra's just started grumbling.... lunch time.
Kotakai - :cloud9: Congrats on another little man!! So exciting! Your DD will just have to learn to make the most of being the treasured only daughter :p;)
Lambkin - A hundred of these :hugs: for you and your family... Your Nana will be right there with you at your wedding hun - enjoy your day that little bit extra for her.
MOS and K8y - :yelclap: for the crawling!
Stg- Woohoo for the car!! And Kiz is like Charlotte - just needs that bit of confidence - she can stand up by herself, get herself up there then lower herself back down with control. I've seen this stage take a while in some bubs though before they actually walk... they seem to freak themselves out with it for a while?
The government money... I have no idea what we're going to spend ours on. Need new tires for the car, which is going to cost $800, so probably that. Boring.
Okay, have a hungry little miss. Will be back to catch up some more. Oh gross, she's into the bin..:rolleyes: (she's not that hungry, really!)
I just got an email back from Veda re my enquiry abotu my credit file .
They said
You currently have "to" defaults on your account.
I dont know if this is a type and they mean "know" or they spelt two wrong. lol
I dont see the point in paying out these debts if I have a perm record of them now. Id rather go bankrubt lol
Oh I havent lowered my cot.. I jsut keep the bar UP all the time. I too use underneath for storage
That's strange... maybe you should call them and ask what it means. Ask if they meant NUMBER 2 (Duh!:rolleyes:) or if there's something wrong. Also, do you know what the other one would be? And do they give dates? I think they stay on your record or 5 years, so if it was a long long time ago it might still pay to get it out of the way. I'd want to get rid of it and forget about it anyway - one less thing to think about and worry about.
Id love to mystery shop. Just for fun :)
I really like it. I get a bit of a buzz out of it. It's also great when you're on an assignment and the staff start b!tching about someone to you or if they do something REALLY bad in front of you. I think I must look like a pretty easy-going customer with the amount of stupid things staff have done in front of me and said to me... stupid people! :laughing: If only they knew! :detective:
Well I put Sam to sleep and got to work. I managed to get 45 mins worth of calls done and although I still maintain I hate doing them, it wasn't too bad... most are people I've been calling on and off since I was 19 years old - same clients. So it's not too bad... I had a nice chat to someone's MIL as both people were at work. She took a message and then went on to tell me she'd just put their 18 mth old son to sleep so now she can watch telly even though the house is a bomb site. We had a nice old chat! :D
Umm... got everything else I needed to do sorted out aswell... a very productive day all round. :thumbsup:
Ems, what is it about bins? Sam will do it too given half the chance - and he moves around FAST NOW!
I'm a bit confused by the money we're getting from K-Rudd. I thought anyone who earned under $80k was getting $900, but they didn't mention that this morning, just that families on Tax Ben B would get the payment this week. Did the version that got passed cut out anyone who filed a tax return under $80k last year?
K8Y they said the show would be replayed Wed and Fri (?) I think. It was SBS not ABC. It was basically about the rate of c-sections, how well-informed women who have elective c-sections are, how much midwives should be involved...it was interesting and frustrating all at once. You can go to SBS's website and the show is called "Insight"...I'd link to it but the last link I posted I got in trouble for. You can actually watch the show on their website.
We lowered our cot but Nicklas could still pull himself up. He is trying to walk, and took a few steps behind his walker yesterday, pushing it along. :eek: He wants to walk so badly.
I am loving the cooler weather, but really have hardly anything to wear, and we too are trying to cut back on spending. It is sooo hard tho! :geek:
just a quick one.
lambkin :hugs::hugs: I am sorry for your loss.
congrats on all the crawling babies.
babywez- the tax bonus (as opposed the FTB) doesn't come until next month, it was dropped to $900. I am waiting for that as we don't get the other.
didn't do too well with my interview today:( oh well first one in 5 years.
at mums so better not hog the computer.
talk later
babywez any working Australian who earned under the $80k will get $900 and it's paid in early April.
The single income families (FTB families) and back to school bonus families receive their payment between 11 and 20 March.
Thanks for the info, I will check out the website :thumbsup:
MOS sounds like a good productive day. May I ask what you have to do re the telephone calls - is it debt collection?
ems bummer about the tyres......
What are you going to do for your birthday tomorrow - any special plans??
Went to Kmart, not much there TBH. I bought her a bonds tracksuit (purple and white striped one) with the matching tights rather then the stripey tracksuit pants as it was too many stripes and easier to mix and match the tights. Also another little short sleeved short legged outfit - not quite a onsie as its baggier and has shorts legs IYKWIM.
Went to Woolies and got a few things. Thats about it.
Off to update my WW diary and get ready for uni :rolleyes:
just a quick one.
lambkin :hugs::hugs: I am sorry for your loss.
congrats on all the crawling babies.
babywez- the tax bonus (as opposed the FTB) doesn't come until next month, it was dropped to $900. I am waiting for that as we don't get the other.
didn't do too well with my interview today:( oh well first one in 5 years.
at mums so better not hog the computer.
talk later
Im sure you went well at the interview, what gave you bad vibes?
Im so confused about what we will/wont get re the govt payments...we only get ftb, but because my salary is borderline, will have to wait till we lodge this years tax return to see if we get it. Though should qualify for the other payment, as I ernt under the 100k ( in my dreams if I eant this much) last fin year.
Im hoping to spend the money on a trip to Sydney for say 2 weeks, we will see.
MOS sounds like a good productive day. May I ask what you have to do re the telephone calls - is it debt collection?
Nah I did debt collection years ago. This is calling existing clients a month or so before their birthday asking to make an appointment with my boss. He's a financial planner / insurance/superannuation advisor. So it's really in their best interests to see us before their birthday as that's when their premium generally increases. We can shop their business around and maybe save them some dosh. We also update their risks re where their super is invested so we sometimes move it around if that's what's best for them... so no cold calling but it needs a little experience so convince some people... without saying too much as I am not qualified to give advice. :D I've done well in the past so I don't mind it. He has faith in me!
And yeah oconky, what makes you say you didn't do too well?
I get annoyed very easily now I want out for sure. The 18yr old niece came and knocked on our bedroom door just after I got Sam to sleep. I got up, put a towel around my waist, then opened the door and nobody was there. So I got dressed and went out and asked if somebody needed anything... to which she replied "I was just saying hello". Ggggggggrrrrr! :hair:
So does that mean we are getting 3 x $900? Or am I just being greedy now?
:wave: hi everyone. as usual I have been reading all your goss but not posting. It seems like the conversation goes so quickly that if I see something I might respond to, the convo has already moved onto something else... i must be a bit slow I guess :o. Being a SAHM is great in some respects but it certainly doesnt help maintain your intellect...
Re the stimulus payments babywez, as far as I can tell, we (and maybe you) will get 3 x $900. If each person earns under $80,000, and you get the FTB B. Yay. I am putting mine into an investment (boring I know), but I have been meaning to do it for ages, well since about the time that DP had his little fire mishap, so all the money I had saved for the investment was needed elsewhere! Good timing DP!
My 2 DDs and I are flying to Brisbane tomorrow to see my sister and her new little daughter who is about 3 weeks old. :) My mum and dad also arrived in adelaide today, and my little sis and her DS arrived yesterday, and we are all flying from here together. We have hired a Tarago as there will be 4 adults and 3 kiddies, and are all staying together. While I am really looking forward to it, its safe to say I;m also feeling a bit apprehensive... all living together for 9 days, travelling together... mmm like im living at home again:eek: Its been 14 years since I lived with mum and dad! Hopefully I might be able to leave the girls with mum and dad during an afternoon and go out for a bit of a look around on my own...But I needed to go up there with them as I couldnt handle a baby and a toddler on a plane on my own. My DP is staying at home, working, like a good little man so I have money to spend :p.
So judging by how quickly this threadmoves I wont have any chance of reading all the posts when I get back so will need someone to summarise 9 days of goss for me lol.
Congrats (and lets face it commiserations!!!) to those mums whose kids are thinking about walking!! DD1 walked before she was 11 months and that was considered quite early. There was one girls in my mums group who didnt walk until about 22 months. Wow they will really keep you on your toes. My little Hannah now pulls herself up on everything and has taken a few hesistant shuffles while holding on but she is a long way off standing on her own or trying to walk - - - thank god - - then I will have 2 mini DD destructors! She has also cut her first tooth finally...is she the last?
Seeya all
I hope you're right dondons! The extra $900 would be a lovely surprise, wasn't expecting that much. :smiliedance:
No, Hannah isn't the last to get a tooth, Nicklas still doesn't have any, and apart from chewing on EVERYTHING in sight and lots of drool (which he's had since birth anyway) there aren't really any signs of any!
I walked at 10 months, so did both my sisters. And apparently my DH walked sometime around then, too. Nicklas is only 8 1/2 months, and he's got a long way to go - so unstead on his feet, but he wants to so badly. I think it will be a blessing and a curse when he finally does walk. A blessing b/c he'll stop getting SO frustrated b/c he can't, and a curse b/c I'll never know where he is! :laughing:
I keep loosing you guys when the new threads start and it takes me ages to keep up.
I got my money yesterday :smiliedance: but sadly its already gone :crying:, the car cost more then expected to fix (DF and his silly 4wheel driving, well really him having to go rescue his riends cause the bogged), bills, new clothes for the 3 kids they have all shot up in the last few weeks. I cant wait till next month so i can spend the next lot on myself :laughing:
Ive been working this week, mum has had the girls, wanted to save money on daycare fees plus i was going to be in Halie's room. Kara usually uses the dummy for day sleeps and at night till midnight (thats when she refuses to use it and becomes upset) well mum refuses to give it to her so guess who wont use the dummy now and is so unsettled. Ive tried the t-shirt with her, I dont know what else to do. Im pretty sure mum rocks her to sleep to but she wont admit to that.
Well work, hmmm, they asked me just to do all the staffs holidays, which is fine by me i get a full weeks work every now and then, the pay comes in handy and unless im in the preschool room i take the girls with me. Had to give up the 2IC position to do that but fine by me i get to stay home with the girls and less stress. well the 19yr old who took my job as 2IC, I was supposed to be in the nursery in cpl of weeks for the week the director sent me down there on tuesday to look after the 4 babies (ive been there 4yrs, had 2 kids, and worked in all the rooms) and the 2IC walks in with another staff member and said "your in toddlers she is in here" I said "no im in here thats what "......" said" and she said "you dont know the nursery routine or what the kids need" I said to her "cant i read the childrens chart and work it out from there like i would in any other room, Its common sense" the last few words were prob a little B****Y, but the way she was talking to me was like i dont know how to look after a baby. anyway now the week i was supposed to be in the nursery has been dropped from 40hrs to 20hr float shift. She changed it while the director was away. Its like the power has gone to her head, apart from answering phones and printing statements she hasnt had to do any actual work in the position, she is in for a rude shock. SORRY for the vent, just very annoyed.
Lambkin :hugs: sorry for your loss.
Babywez, we lowered our cot to and Kara can still pull herself up. She is very stedy walking along things but isnt steady enough to push anything along.
Hope everyone is well. Ive babbled so much i forget what everyone has said. ARRR this lack of sleep is catching up with me.
I was apparently walking at 9 months. A few of my grandmothers kids were walking at 9 months too . Seems we have early walkers (but many not too) so who knows. I want her to stay the way she is.. she isnt allowed to grow up anymore. SHe is such a sweet age :laughing:
My Little Sweet
12-03-2009, 12:16
Hi everyone just a super quick one form me, things have turned bad over here. Quinn has an ear infection thanks to a new tooth, old wives tale my foot as its now three teeth three ear infections so i am dreading when the rest of her teeth come in. She has also come down with a cold but worse than that the 15 year old here had the flu last week and is now in hospital with pneumonia, she ahs been transferred to a bigger hospital and had surgery today because nothing theyw ere doing was shifting the fluid. Everyone is optimistic that she will improve greatly from here on out but it is so scary when things just escalate so quickly. So we have decided to extend our stay and help out with the other 3 kids while their mum stays at the hospital ( single mum dad is an absolutely d*ck who was jailed for fraud and is now using his ex by playing on the guilt factor despite the fact he left her bankrupt with 4 kids because of his drug habbit but thats another story!) so we won't get home until april 5th i am so sad DP is going to miss out on more time withQ but i think its for the best and i mis out on my birthday party i had planned i wanted a big 25th oh well guess you can't have everything.
Q is crying so gotta go, hope all the babies are well Lambkin i am so sorry for your loss, i think leaving the chair free with a flower is a wonderful idea. I hope you don;t have too many pre wedding stresses
re stimulus payments this is what i thought i will receive
2x back to school-hailey-brayden
1x family tax b recipient as at feb 09
1x under 100k last financial yr dh
1x under 100k last financial yr me?
my understanding is we have fluked 2x for me by being on mat leave at the right time? which if its correct means a lot of u guys should get 2x too as being on the same leave as me
so i got the first 3 today anyway just wait for the tax ones next month i thought i wouldnt get both but apparently to be eligible for single income family one u had to be a family tax b recipient as at feb 09 when announced but to be eligible for under 100k one it is if u earnt under 100k last financial yr which would make me (and lots of u guys) eligible for both... i think lol:fingerscrossed:
be spending mine on bills(boo) , had dylans photos done today, paid school fees, bought a entertainment unit and rest on house maybe some concrete out back and a new garden along back fence nothing too exciting
prob take dd shopping too as she has been after a new school bag for a while and she needs some new jeans.
im going to a wedding this weekend supposed to be leaving dylan with mil but im starting to stress think i might just take him with me:p
been painting my architraves today... remember the ones i was gonna have all done before i had the baby:laughing:.... well im just half way though the house. dylan was very good about it didnt even manage to get any paint on him
he had his photos taken today, was so hard not too buy 500 worth he just smiles at everything and evreyone so all the pics looked so good was very hard to choose... now im still considering going back for the ones i didnt get:rolleyes:
dd walked at 13 months so about averageish to later
ds1 at 7 months it was awful
dylan nowhere near walking yet or even standing, still crawls like a seal too lol he is nearly ten months
re stimulus payments this is what i thought i will receive
2x back to school-hailey-brayden
1x family tax b recipient as at feb 09
1x under 100k last financial yr dh
1x under 100k last financial yr me?
my understanding is we have fluked 2x for me by being on mat leave at the right time? which if its correct means a lot of u guys should get 2x too as being on the same leave as me
so i got the first 3 today anyway just wait for the tax ones next month i thought i wouldnt get both but apparently to be eligible for single income family one u had to be a family tax b recipient as at feb 09 when announced but to be eligible for under 100k one it is if u earnt under 100k last financial yr which would make me (and lots of u guys) eligible for both... i think lol:fingerscrossed:
be spending mine on bills(boo) , had dylans photos done today, paid school fees, bought a entertainment unit and rest on house maybe some concrete out back and a new garden along back fence nothing too exciting
Yep, sounds right, thats what i worked out we recieve. well 1.5 back to school payments as we have DSD 50% of the time. cant wait for the other lot.
Yay , that means we get 3 x the payment too judging by that... although I'll believe it when I see it
She has also cut her first tooth finally...is she the last?
Seeya all
Nope, none here either...
Well work, hmmm, they asked me just to do all the staffs holidays, which is fine by me i get a full weeks work every now and then, the pay comes in handy and unless im in the preschool room i take the girls with me. Had to give up the 2IC position to do that but fine by me i get to stay home with the girls and less stress. well the 19yr old who took my job as 2IC, I was supposed to be in the nursery in cpl of weeks for the week the director sent me down there on tuesday to look after the 4 babies (ive been there 4yrs, had 2 kids, and worked in all the rooms) and the 2IC walks in with another staff member and said "your in toddlers she is in here" I said "no im in here thats what "......" said" and she said "you dont know the nursery routine or what the kids need" I said to her "cant i read the childrens chart and work it out from there like i would in any other room, Its common sense" the last few words were prob a little B****Y, but the way she was talking to me was like i dont know how to look after a baby. anyway now the week i was supposed to be in the nursery has been dropped from 40hrs to 20hr float shift. She changed it while the director was away. Its like the power has gone to her head, apart from answering phones and printing statements she hasnt had to do any actual work in the position, she is in for a rude shock. SORRY for the vent, just very annoyed.
Sounds like she's also feeling a little threatened maybe by your experience. Stupid cow, want me to go bash her after I'm done with k8y's bestie?! :D
Today I got heaps of stuff done. I walked from 9am until 2:30pm today. Sam had 3 naps and the last one wasn't too late, so fingers crossed we go better tonight...
I got a free lip gloss from Napoleon as I joined their online club so was mailed a voucher (why not, eh?!), I got a free coffee frm GJ's as I found a voucher I'd had for ages, then I was walking through Westfield and was given a promotional box of 5 WW apricot brunch bars (1.5 pts each ladies - will let you know how they taste!)... ummm... oh and I did my assignment which would have paid me $15. I took a packed lunch and bought my friend a Little Miss book to slip in with her congrats on having her baby card. Oh and I found a beanie for Sam and matching mittens so I bought them. I think I broke even for the day! :D Not too bad... I've been looking for the beanie for ages so that's my excuse!
BBL - Sam grumbling!
:hugs: Lambkin. So sorry to hear about your nana.
MBQ -:hugs:poor Quinn. Hope she's feeling better soon. That's lovely that you're staying to help out. Hope the girl is better soon.
SMO3 -I know what you mean about the photos. It's so hard to not buy them all! I really need to get some new ones done of Chais but he always has some sort of scratch or mark on his head.
A quick walking story. When I was a baby, my mum was worried I was a bit slow, as I still wasn't crawling at 8 months. All of her friends kids were. But just before 9 months I started crawling, & then at 9 months I started walking! All babies are different, but the age is very varied when they start. My older 2 walked at 10 months which is what Chais is now, but he won't be walking for a while. He can cruise easily & push things easily, but I just don't think he has the strength or the balance to do it on his own. I'm hoping he doesn't walk for ages.
Yep, sounds right, thats what i worked out we recieve. well 1.5 back to school payments as we have DSD 50% of the time. cant wait for the other lot.
Feel free to tell me it's none of my business, but just wondering how you do your 50/50?
I also do 50/50 with my older 2 with their dad. I have them one week from sat 10am until wed 2pm & then the following week from sun 6pm until wed 2pm. It totally sucks! In saying that though, the kids still get to see us both & are in a great routine with it, so it just seems normal to them. It makes it so much easier to do when the kids are OK with it. If only their dad didn't fill their heads with c r @ p, but that's a whole different story!
Do you pay each other any child support or just pay for what you need? We split things like swimming fees, school money & anything like that, but we each buy our own clothes & stuff & don't actually give each other any money.
Hey all
So I go to get the road worthy certificate to put the car in my name
What do I get, but 1k worth of repairs. Suspension, struts. Hrmm
GREAAT. I knew a car chews your money but wasnt expecting it so soon. guh
FOB calls me today.
Me:HEllo
Him:Hey Kerri?
Me: Yeah (cheery voice not knowing who it was)
Him: Its steve (happy chappy voice)
Me: Silence
Him: When can I see charli (more serious stern voice)
Me: hang up
Breach of DVO again.
he tried to call 10 min later but I didnt answer
Ive heard he told a friend that he is not worried that she will come find him when she is older so im not sure if he will go to court or not. It will be expensive for him to go to court (anyone know how much paternity, court fees and a lawyer would cost him) and he is pretty selfish with what money he gets.
stg sorry about your car. Sorrier even that you heard from FOB. I don't know much about the legality's of custody/visitation rights etc. I hope it doesn't stress you too much :hugs:
happybirthday ems!!!!!!
MOS another great day for you! I got something from Napoleon as well, in order to sign up online and get my free lipgloss. Been meaning to but keep forgetting....
Uni tutorial today was terrible. The tutor is the lecturer as well and he is an old, grumpy, rude and arrogant fart on a power trip and I hate him. He doesn't bother to ask your name, just wants answers to questions and goes, 'you, in the green cardigan' etc (which was me). I felt a bit picked on actually.
Sums is still doing so so. Mybabyq sorry to hear about Quinns ear infection. What antibiotics does your doc put her on? Sums was on amoxicllyn (sp?) but after a week it wasn't fully cleared so this week she is on Keflex. I hate giving her meds (she hates it too). I'm so sick of sticking droppers of stuff down her throat as it used to be losec everyday before this. I hope it clears up this week :fingerscrossed: Don't know what doc would do next if when I go in on Monday and it's still not fully cleared :( My poor baby :crying:
kotakai 50/50 must be sooo hard. when hailey was little she did weekdays with me weekends with dad then when she started school she went to the typical every 2nd weekend at dads. its pretty casual no set times, weekends get swapped sometimes she stays longer whatever suits her really. but i pay for everything, he doesnt even pay her childsupport:hair:. drives me nuts but weve fought over it for so long i just almost cant be bothered anymore. i dont want hailey dragged thru fights about childsupport even tho as far as im concerned he is a total *** and should want to help take care of his daughter. there that feels better gotta get it out somewhere:D.
aw stg:hugs: for the car troubles, do they have to get fixed to get the road worthy thing? lucky u had some cash left i guess. and :hugs::hugs: for the phone call, maybe try changing your number? thats all i got sorry:hugs:
oooh HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like she's also feeling a little threatened maybe by your experience. Stupid cow, want me to go bash her after I'm done with k8y's bestie?! :D
:laughing::laughing: HHMMM a bashing sounds nice, with the way she acting im sure you'll have plenty of support. I guess the immaturity sh!ts me the most.
Feel free to tell me it's none of my business, but just wondering how you do your 50/50?
I also do 50/50 with my older 2 with their dad. I have them one week from sat 10am until wed 2pm & then the following week from sun 6pm until wed 2pm. It totally sucks! In saying that though, the kids still get to see us both & are in a great routine with it, so it just seems normal to them. It makes it so much easier to do when the kids are OK with it. If only their dad didn't fill their heads with c r @ p, but that's a whole different story!
Do you pay each other any child support or just pay for what you need? We split things like swimming fees, school money & anything like that, but we each buy our own clothes & stuff & don't actually give each other any money.
The way you do it was the original court order. but when prep started we went friday to friday. made it easier for her, she was having probs with school. now she pretty settled.
As for child support, we have to pay her. they did have an agreement on school she pays for everything for primary and we pay for high, but so far we have bought all books and uniforms and she hasnt done homework once at her mums but thts a whole other issue. she is very money driven so we started submitting reciepts to CS so she didnt get the cash.
FOB calls me today.
Me:HEllo
Him:Hey Kerri?
Me: Yeah (cheery voice not knowing who it was)
Him: Its steve (happy chappy voice)
Me: Silence
Him: When can I see charli (more serious stern voice)
Me: hang up
Breach of DVO again.
he tried to call 10 min later but I didnt answer
Ive heard he told a friend that he is not worried that she will come find him when she is older so im not sure if he will go to court or not. It will be expensive for him to go to court (anyone know how much paternity, court fees and a lawyer would cost him) and he is pretty selfish with what money he gets.
Court cost my DF over $20 000 thats not including partenity.
Court cost my DF over $20 000 thats not including partenity.
Thats the best news ive heard in a long time. Hmm not adding I could drag out the process if I wanted lol.
Thats the best news ive heard in a long time. Hmm not adding I could drag out the process if I wanted lol.
:yes: Yep not cheap if you dont have legal aid. Thats how i know Halie's dad wont come back for any sort of custody :yelclap: great isnt it.
Im glad i dont have to put up with that crap, but sad in a way that she ill never know her father but i know she is better off.
happybirthday ems
:hugs:stg, flick and kotakai for having to go through all that stuff with exes. stg I don't know too much about it all.
k8y- hope sums is better soon.
I have had a busy week getting my hair done, interviews, course etc so looking forward to a quiet day tomorrow with my family, but the house also needs cleaning:(
I am just not sure about the interview, felt I wasn't saying enough from the feedback I was getting, and I know I forgot a couple of things. there was at least 3 of us going for it. anyway not much I can do about it now but wait and see.
k8y- how did your weigh in go??
MOS- sounds like a good day for you. I spent money today but it was on nappies :laughing: I am stocked up now!!! I didn't get the paper today so sorry don't have the codeword!!
tiggles- glad to hear you survived the storms!!
anyway off to do the washing up.
oh funny story- my friend who is pregnant rang me at 5.30 this evening- I had a bit of a laugh as she'll learn it is one of the worst times of the day to ring a mum soon enough:laughing:
Hey all
So I go to get the road worthy certificate to put the car in my name
What do I get, but 1k worth of repairs. Suspension, struts. Hrmm
GREAAT. I knew a car chews your money but wasnt expecting it so soon. guh
FOB calls me today.
Me:HEllo
Him:Hey Kerri?
Me: Yeah (cheery voice not knowing who it was)
Him: Its steve (happy chappy voice)
Me: Silence
Him: When can I see charli (more serious stern voice)
Me: hang up
Breach of DVO again.
he tried to call 10 min later but I didnt answer
Ive heard he told a friend that he is not worried that she will come find him when she is older so im not sure if he will go to court or not. It will be expensive for him to go to court (anyone know how much paternity, court fees and a lawyer would cost him) and he is pretty selfish with what money he gets.
Oh stg :hugs:. As SMO3 said, could you change your number? And can someone not do something since he's broken the DVO again? What's the DVO for? No worries if you don't want to say but I can't remember if you've mentioned it before or not...
How cr@ppy about your car too... sorry. :hugs:
I think it's very sad when parents have to share custody of their children. I can't imagine not having Sam for one night, let alone letting go for a few days every single week. You guys need some serious hugs as I don't know how you manage. :hugs:
We lowered Sam's cot today. He was standing up in it last night watching telly and then smiling at us so that's finished now!
I have an assignment tomorrow and that's all... so more phone calls I think. Oh well... I hate doing them but if it gets us out of here quicker and shuts up DH, then it's worth it! :rolleyes:
happybirthdayEms!
HI :ecomcity:ers
Have been keeping up, but as someone commented the topics change too fast in here...so appologies if I skip a few....
Stg: :hugs: In some ways I hope I never get a phone call from FOB. My understanding is you need to make sure that you talk to legal aide before he does otherwise he gets the free help..
FLick82: I argree, sounds like shes a bit challanged by your history
Oconky..hopefully the other interviewees forgot more things:fingerscrossed:
Tiggles: Im glad the storm stayed at a safe distance. You can gloat re your ride on car bargan too...I saw the same little pink metal ride on in a gift type shop yesterday for $170!!:eek:
Well we had what I thought was our first visit to Child Care today as arranged two weeks ago..so I thought. They obviously had no idea we were coming....just as well I wasn't planning on leaving him anyhow, it just being an orientation visit. There were heaps of kids in the "baby" area unlike the day we visited...about 15 today I think they have up to 20!!!..and I obviously didnt take in that they have up to 3yr olds in the same area. So there were older kids accidently stepping on the babies, one girl pulling one by the arm, another shoving one in the chest..and there were little bits of.... I duno.. wax paper or something scattered on the carpet.. I was frantically picking them up as Gabriel has a facination for putting such things in his mouth at present. The Manager wasnt there...they rang her. I didnt get to speak to her, but she told them to tell me I cant have the half days I wanted as lead up, but need to start full days as of next week and the two days as of April...instead of the third week. The changes aren't the end of the world.. Ill just be paying for hours I wont fully use just yet.. but it peeves me that I rang and left the details of what I wanted with the covering manager 2 weeks ago. She said she'd written it in the booking diary and the the Manager would get back to me if there was a problem... no one did, so I assumed it was sorted..including today..
I came away in tears and cried all afternoon. I feel trapped as I am on lists at two other places, and no one has spots... so this is it for now. I'm sitting here trying to decide if Im just being over dramatic and should give it a go for a couple of weeks or whether I'll ring the Family Day Care Manager tomorrow and see if they can come up with something. There might only be one carer but at least he will only be with 4 others at the most not 19! It's all complicated by the fact that I am applying for new jobs (dayshift not shift work) so wont know what my actual set days will be until about May/June. So am thinking maybe wait until I know the set days then start pushing the other places and family day care again..:crying::crying:
c38 :hugs: about the child care. you'd think that they'd be a bit more organised surely they are used to anxious mothers (as I am sure we all are when we leave bubs with someone new) and would be a bit more sympathetic etc. I guess ring around ...must be hard when you don't know what you are actually going to be doing in terms of work.
staying on the computer as we are trying to download something and it keeps pausing if you aren't using it :rolleyes:
forgot to say before that Pip wasstanding up holding onto this footstool at mum's today and it has wheels- she started walking along pushing it! of course she stopped before I could get the camera out...just ended up with a photo of her pushing out a poo:laughing:...so trying to decide whether to get her something to do this at home as well.
anyway hope you all have a good night.
take care all
c38 :( :hugs:
I hate giving my opinion in things like this because it's not any of my business, but it sounds like a worrying situation (ie too many kids/babies in one room, toddlers/babies put together, hazards on the floor, managers who stuff you around, staff who don't get messages right). Would certainly leave you anxious, perhaps so much so you wouldn't feel comfortable while he is there without you?
oconky :laughing: babies, always try to capture them doing something cool and in the end always end up with them just doing a poo :rolleyes:
K8Y: I am very unhappy after today, and dont feel comfortable with the thought of leaving him there, but as I said I feel abit trapped. I am on two other waiting lists as well as Family Day Care, and there seems to be nothing else. I can put off going to work until May18 (had planned on going back April20th,) but will NEED something from then. If I pull out and don't send him I'll lose the place and may end up with nothing..
I realised today I know one of the mums of one of the 2yr olds. I think I might give her a call tomorrow and see how she finds things...I dont think he went there until recently though as I think her mum had him as a baby. I'll also call and make sure Im still on the waiting list for the two other centres, but will hold off recalling family day car until I know exact days. The two other centres are run by the same people, they only have up to 1yr olds in the baby's room and I know others from work whos children/babies go there...so would feel happier if I can get in there.
happybirthdayEms.. been meaning to post that all day:party:
Mum of Midgeys
12-03-2009, 22:17
Thanks for the birthday wishes girls :goodvibes: Can no longer say I'm in my early 20's...
Had a very nice day, went to mother's group then over to my besties for the day, then DP took me out to dinner tonight and Mum looked after Khirra. Got some gift cards (woohoo -can go shopping and spend money on ME :smiliedance:) and DP got me a book and a beautiful emerald and diamond gold ring (emerald being Kiz's birthstone). It's just gorgeous :D
:hugs: for the poor sick bubbas... hope they pick up soon... poor Sums, K8y, it's hanging on to her!
C38 - did you go to the centre at the beginning or end of their day?
Because generally what happens while staff is minimal (at the start of the day at my old centre only 2 of us were for for an hour most days) so all kids that came in - from bubs to the Preschoolers were in the nursery with us until more staff arrived, until you could spilt numbers (based on the age groups), then spilt again until more staff came on, etc, etc, until all staff were there for each room. So yes, at the beginning (and then the reverse at the end of the day) of some days you might get like 15 kids getting dropped off early, or some days you might just have literally two until 7.30 or something (we were a 6.30am-6.30pm centre)
And when there were a lot of kids with the bigger kids it can get quite chaotic :yes: Does sound a little too hectic though, and the staff should have been a bit more of top of the stuff on the ground and things...
Stg - can you get your ex in trouble for contacting you?
Ugh, getting the warning that the battery is about to die, so will have to sign off as I don't know where the power cord has gotten to :confused:
Have a good night girls!
I was there from 130pm until 245. It was wake up time for a lot of the kids so they were busy changing nappies and dressing the kids as they woke, as well as organising afternoon tea.
And,no...apparently they have up to 3yr olds in that area...and up to 20 kids...5:1. There were Id say 6-7 under 1. The rest mostly about 2+.
He just seemed SO little in all the chaos. One carer did comment that they can gate off one section when they have more older kids but that they had lots of babies today....hmm well I saw one baby pulled by its arm, another trod on and another shoved hard enough to make him howl by a girl under a kid of cubby area..so the carers didnt see... Another sat there eating a catalogue..the carer told him no, and sat there saying this until he eventually put it down... I know Gabe would have shoved more in his mouth and crawled off laughing chomping on it.. I didnt really care the the baby was eating it (though wtf a catologue was doing on the floor in there I duno) but more the way the carer was so casual about it and distracted by other kids. The same baby was crawling round on a kind of big dolls bed, and fell off not far but awkwardly at least three times....and no one bothered to try and distract him from doing this... He wasnt in real danger..but made me wonder if they would notice if he was....
I know Im probably just over reacting and it's probably no worse then what goes on in most centres every day. :(
I guess it just boils down to I really don't want to have to send my son to care but I have no choice (unless I want to give up my permanent job and live on the Single Parent Pension, which in the long run would not be in his best interest)...and I hate that I feel trapped into doing something that feel So wrong to me...
I'd like to at least feel like I'm sending him to the best care, but there is really No choice when places are so tight..
I feel like I'm letting him down.. compromising..
But I guess over the years there will be lots of times I will want more for him then I can give.. I chose to have him, I just have to learn to live with these things..
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
Yep not cheap if you dont have legal aid. Thats how i know Halie's dad wont come back for any sort of custody :yelclap: great isnt it.
Im glad i dont have to put up with that crap, but sad in a way that she ill never know her father but i know she is better off.
I never knew how much it cost so I was a bit concerned so if thats the case I dont think he will bother.
Stg: :hugs: In some ways I hope I never get a phone call from FOB. My understanding is you need to make sure that you talk to legal aide before he does otherwise he gets the free help.. [quote]
Well we had what I thought was our first visit to Child Care today as arranged two weeks ago..so I thought. They obviously had no idea we were coming....just as well I wasn't planning on leaving him anyhow, it just being an orientation visit. There were heaps of kids in the "baby" area unlike the day we visited...about 15 today I think they have up to 20!!!..and I obviously didnt take in that they have up to 3yr olds in the same area. So there were older kids accidently stepping on the babies, one girl pulling one by the arm, another shoving one in the chest..and there were little bits of.... I duno.. wax paper or something scattered on the carpet.. I was frantically picking them up as Gabriel has a facination for putting such things in his mouth at present. The Manager wasnt there...they rang her. I didnt get to speak to her, but she told them to tell me I cant have the half days I wanted as lead up, but need to start full days as of next week and the two days as of April...instead of the third week. The changes aren't the end of the world.. Ill just be paying for hours I wont fully use just yet.. but it peeves me that I rang and left the details of what I wanted with the covering manager 2 weeks ago. She said she'd written it in the booking diary and the the Manager would get back to me if there was a problem... no one did, so I assumed it was sorted..including today..
I came away in tears and cried all afternoon. I feel trapped as I am on lists at two other places, and no one has spots... so this is it for now. I'm sitting here trying to decide if Im just being over dramatic and should give it a go for a couple of weeks or whether I'll ring the Family Day Care Manager tomorrow and see if they can come up with something. There might only be one carer but at least he will only be with 4 others at the most not 19! It's all complicated by the fact that I am applying for new jobs (dayshift not shift work) so wont know what my actual set days will be until about May/June. So am thinking maybe wait until I know the set days then start pushing the other places and family day care again..:crying::crying:
Yes well that was what I heard. But also that they dont just give family aid to anyone and with his criminal record and him working and him generally being a pest to society and with the DVO im not sure they would give it to him regardless? can anyone atest to that??
And I was going to get in contact with legal aid first, but I dont actually want to DO anyhting. So what would I be applying for you know? You cant just do a "Just incase" application can you?
And RE the child care centre that is DISGUSTING. Theres only a certain number of kids supposed to be with each carer. They were really strict with that at my centre. One leaves for the bathroom, another comes to fill it etc.
You should call the director and have a word its not acceptable, seriously I cant believe thats the case. Its a CHILD CARE CENTRE not a one stop baby drop. They need to get their act together and be professional.
And family day care I am all for:thumbsup:
Stg - can you get your ex in trouble for contacting you?
I should report it yes, but ive actually... been in contact with him briefly when she was 3 months old, he actually met her. My bad I know but he may hve proof I breached it also> I dont know.. ?
I just hope that it really IS that expensive for him to go to court cause I cant see him doing that
If he DOES, does anyone know how long I can drag the process out for? Inc. paternity?
"And RE the child care centre that is DISGUSTING. Theres only a certain number of kids supposed to be with each carer. They were really strict with that at my centre. One leaves for the bathroom, another comes to fill it etc.
You should call the director and have a word its not acceptable, seriously I cant believe thats the case. Its a CHILD CARE CENTRE not a one stop baby drop. They need to get their act together and be professional.
And family day care I am all for:thumbsup:
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Stg - can you get your ex in trouble for contacting you?
I should report it yes, but ive actually... been in contact with him briefly when she was 3 months old, he actually met her. My bad I know but he may hve proof I breached it also> I dont know.. ?
I just hope that it really IS that expensive for him to go to court cause I cant see him doing that
If he DOES, does anyone know how long I can drag the process out for? Inc. paternity? "
They did mostly keep the carer 1:5 ratio, but it was pretty chaotic...
Um Im not sure but I think if you rang legal aide and made an appointment to see a solicitor re your rights, the process etc and followed through with the visit, then you would be registered as the parent with legal aide. So then you could go and talk to them about the process, ask what the best thing to do about his breech of dvo given yours etc.
Dont assume just because you have a dvo and hes a no hoper that he doesn't or wont be given rights. In my understanding his relationship with you is treated separately to hs relationshp wth his child.
If Gabe's dad ever contacts me, I will be making a similar appointment as soon as I hang up. Though he's not a no hoper,he just wasn't prepared to be a dad and bolted, never to be heard again from since week12 post conception.
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Stg: :hugs: In some ways I hope I never get a phone call from FOB. My understanding is you need to make sure that you talk to legal aide before he does otherwise he gets the free help..
Yes well that was what I heard. But also that they dont just give family aid to anyone and with his criminal record and him working and him generally being a pest to society and with the DVO im not sure they would give it to him regardless? can anyone atest to that??
And I was going to get in contact with legal aid first, but I dont actually want to DO anyhting. So what would I be applying for you know? You cant just do a "Just incase" application can you?
I just hope that it really IS that expensive for him to go to court cause I cant see him doing that
If he DOES, does anyone know how long I can drag the process out for? Inc. paternity?[/quote]
Stg,as long as he has some income he will still have to pay for lgal aid. If you go to there web site it will tell you how much you can earn and how much you have to pay. It just wont be as much as a regular lawyer. but can still get expensive. Am not sure how long you can drag the process out for.
Well im up this morning with the big one, she has a cold.
Mum of Midgeys
13-03-2009, 07:25
C38 - I can definately understand you feeling uncomfortable about sending him to that centre :hugs: So is it a smaller centres for age combinations like that?? Babies being in with 3 year olds? And I'm pretty sure the ratio when there is babies involved is 4:1... that could just be when there is actually four babies... can't remember. TBH, the situation you described, I can imagine my old director seeing that then going nuts at us at a staff meeting afterwards... :( Is it possible your Mum and Dad or someone could care for him until a space opens at another centre? I think trust your gut when you go into a childcare centre hun.... without wanting to make you feel even more uneasy about it, sorry. But you need to feel as confident dropping him there as you would taking him to your Mum's.
Sorry C38, that post has probably not helped you at all :o Maybe sounding out what other Mum's think of it is a good idea? Parents are usually pretty brutally honest about a place when it involves the care of their kids.
Stg - Do you keep a diary of all the times he's contacted you? Probably a good idea if ever you do have to take him to court, or in the unlikely case he'd take you.
stg I agree with ems. Keep a diary! Record date/times of conversations (especially since you have a DVO) and what was said. Perhaps make an appt with legal aid so you know your rights etc.
c38, I've been told the ratio is 4:1. Maybe keep your spot there, but keep looking for something better?
Sounding out your friend would be a good idea.
Re your comment its probably no worse then what goes on in other centres - well I'm not so sure. Sums place is gated off permanently to keep the babies separate, there is always at least 2 ladies to 8 babies, if not 3 ladies, always cuddling and kissing the bubs and showing them affection and attention. There is never hazards on the floor, just safe toys (which I see them cleaning regularly) and giant flat cushions and low foam blocks (surrounded by the cushions). I've been there with her to orient her, 'popped' in at numerous different times of the day (morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea) and while it can get busy, it's certainly under control and not chaotic. I say this not to make your centre sound worse, but I feel I need to defend my decision of leaving her there IYKWIM because I don't think all centres are like this one.
Will be quick as there's a poo baking and I need to change his nappy... oh and he's going for the bin again! :rolleyes:
C38, that sounds awful and I don't think you're over-reacting at all. I think if you're going to leave your child somewhere you do need to feel comfortable. OK they can't pay attention to every single child 100% of the time but if they notice something harmful they need to stop it happening. I hope I don't have to put Sam anywhere until he's old enough to tell me what's happening!
k8y, sounds like you have a wonderful place for Sums - nice choice! :thumbsup: If I were in Brissy I'd probably be asking you where this was.
OK another assignment today and am then off to check out the Pumpkin Patch outlet around the corner. Not going to buy (hopefully) but just want to get a small hat to put in with the pressie for the friend who just had a baby. She's actually a friend's little sister but DH told me to get her something else as a card and a Little Miss book looks tight. I don't think so as they didn't get us anything at all, but I don't mind either... it's something to do.
Gotta go - Sam's playing with cords AGAIN.
OK nappy's changed and he's crying in his cot - tired but not sleeping. I'm sitting next to the cot.
Anyway I just wanted to ask again if anyone's babies touch their hair or head. Sam's CONSTANTLY rubbing his head or his hair - not sure which. Last night he was doing it in his sleep! :eek:
Now I'm a little worried as to whether he's in pain or rubbing it because he has a headache or something. Still no sign of any teeth.
Better get outside as Sam's washing's finished in the machine and I don't want the MIL to just go and do it. :banghead:
Nicklas CONSTANTLY grabs his hair when I'm BF. He grabs a fist full of it at the scalp, and then pulls this fingers/hand through it. I want DH to get video of it b/c I think it is so cute and funny, but DH doesn't want to get video of my boob (even though I've told him it could be covered by my shirt for the vid). Is that the kind of thing you mean? He sometimes does it when he's just sitting around, but its most prevalent when he's feeding. Which makes me wonder if its just a sign of being tired. He also plays with his ears quite a bit, which people have told me is a sign of teething, but honestly, if I believed what people said, then he's been teething for 6 months :p
C38, I know the place we have Nick on the WL for is 4:1, and there are only 8 babies, and they have their own room, with 8 cots in it. My 2 cents worth would be to chat w/ the mum of the 2 year old, and see what she says, speak to the manager and let her know what you saw, see what her response is, and if worse comes to worst, take the spot until a spot at another place comes available. :hugs: Good luck with it all. The last thing you'll need is to be at work stressing about where he is all day.
Not much going on here. I'm not too happy, b/c we have to get the windscreen replaced this morning...big crack in it. Grrrrrrrrr. $200 that could have been spent on something else, or put in savings! Thankfully we got our first payment yesterday so that has all gone to savings for now, but most likely will end up with my grandmother, for her car. I'm trying desperately to win cars, but no luck!! :geek:
Mrs Molly Coddle
13-03-2009, 09:31
Hi everyone just a super quick one form me, things have turned bad over here. Quinn has an ear infection thanks to a new tooth, old wives tale my foot as its now three teeth three ear infections so i am dreading when the rest of her teeth come in. She has also come down with a cold but worse than that the 15 year old here had the flu last week and is now in hospital with pneumonia, she ahs been transferred to a bigger hospital and had surgery today because nothing theyw ere doing was shifting the fluid. Everyone is optimistic that she will improve greatly from here on out but it is so scary when things just escalate so quickly. So we have decided to extend our stay and help out with the other 3 kids while their mum stays at the hospital ( single mum dad is an absolutely d*ck who was jailed for fraud and is now using his ex by playing on the guilt factor despite the fact he left her bankrupt with 4 kids because of his drug habbit but thats another story!) so we won't get home until april 5th i am so sad DP is going to miss out on more time withQ but i think its for the best and i mis out on my birthday party i had planned i wanted a big 25th oh well guess you can't have everything.
Q is crying so gotta go, hope all the babies are well Lambkin i am so sorry for your loss, i think leaving the chair free with a flower is a wonderful idea. I hope you don;t have too many pre wedding stresses
Oh that's awful :( I hope everyone recovers quickly.
Yay , that means we get 3 x the payment too judging by that... although I'll believe it when I see it
Nope, none here either...
Sounds like she's also feeling a little threatened maybe by your experience. Stupid cow, want me to go bash her after I'm done with k8y's bestie?! :D
Today I got heaps of stuff done. I walked from 9am until 2:30pm today. Sam had 3 naps and the last one wasn't too late, so fingers crossed we go better tonight...
I got a free lip gloss from Napoleon as I joined their online club so was mailed a voucher (why not, eh?!), I got a free coffee frm GJ's as I found a voucher I'd had for ages, then I was walking through Westfield and was given a promotional box of 5 WW apricot brunch bars (1.5 pts each ladies - will let you know how they taste!)... ummm... oh and I did my assignment which would have paid me $15. I took a packed lunch and bought my friend a Little Miss book to slip in with her congrats on having her baby card. Oh and I found a beanie for Sam and matching mittens so I bought them. I think I broke even for the day! :D Not too bad... I've been looking for the beanie for ages so that's my excuse!
BBL - Sam grumbling!
I got the CUUUTEST beanie for wee elliot from pumpkin patch. it's fluffy, white, has little bear ears on top (I am a sucker for those freaken ears!) and velcros under the chin. SO CUTE. He hates it :laughing:
Hey all
So I go to get the road worthy certificate to put the car in my name
What do I get, but 1k worth of repairs. Suspension, struts. Hrmm
GREAAT. I knew a car chews your money but wasnt expecting it so soon. guh
FOB calls me today.
Me:HEllo
Him:Hey Kerri?
Me: Yeah (cheery voice not knowing who it was)
Him: Its steve (happy chappy voice)
Me: Silence
Him: When can I see charli (more serious stern voice)
Me: hang up
Breach of DVO again.
he tried to call 10 min later but I didnt answer
Ive heard he told a friend that he is not worried that she will come find him when she is older so im not sure if he will go to court or not. It will be expensive for him to go to court (anyone know how much paternity, court fees and a lawyer would cost him) and he is pretty selfish with what money he gets.
Oh that is so awful and stressful :( :hugs:
Well we had what I thought was our first visit to Child Care today as arranged two weeks ago..so I thought. They obviously had no idea we were coming....just as well I wasn't planning on leaving him anyhow, it just being an orientation visit. There were heaps of kids in the "baby" area unlike the day we visited...about 15 today I think they have up to 20!!!..and I obviously didnt take in that they have up to 3yr olds in the same area. So there were older kids accidently stepping on the babies, one girl pulling one by the arm, another shoving one in the chest..and there were little bits of.... I duno.. wax paper or something scattered on the carpet.. I was frantically picking them up as Gabriel has a facination for putting such things in his mouth at present. The Manager wasnt there...they rang her. I didnt get to speak to her, but she told them to tell me I cant have the half days I wanted as lead up, but need to start full days as of next week and the two days as of April...instead of the third week. The changes aren't the end of the world.. Ill just be paying for hours I wont fully use just yet.. but it peeves me that I rang and left the details of what I wanted with the covering manager 2 weeks ago. She said she'd written it in the booking diary and the the Manager would get back to me if there was a problem... no one did, so I assumed it was sorted..including today..
I came away in tears and cried all afternoon. I feel trapped as I am on lists at two other places, and no one has spots... so this is it for now. I'm sitting here trying to decide if Im just being over dramatic and should give it a go for a couple of weeks or whether I'll ring the Family Day Care Manager tomorrow and see if they can come up with something. There might only be one carer but at least he will only be with 4 others at the most not 19! It's all complicated by the fact that I am applying for new jobs (dayshift not shift work) so wont know what my actual set days will be until about May/June. So am thinking maybe wait until I know the set days then start pushing the other places and family day care again..:crying::crying:
Oh c38 :( Trust your instincts sweetheart. It doesn't sound like an ideal situation at all. Is there any way your Mum could look after him until he gets a place in FDC or something? Any options at all? Don't suppose you can afford a babysitter... ?
happybirthday for yesterday Ems!! I hope you had a wonderful day! Another bloody pisces ;)
Thanks all for the hugs and sympathies! Family is at the funeral today so Elliot and I are at Mum's looking after the dogs, who have decided to sh!t everywhere in protest of being abandoned. Have stepped in TWO piles so far today as they think it's amusing to sh!t in doorways etcetera.
Things are looking O.K. for the wedding tomorrow. DP's Mum is being a total nightmare because we hardly invited any people from her side of the family.. but you know.. I've never met them, DP hasn't seen them in the 3 years we've known each other.. and it's a small, intimate garden wedding. What does she want from us? Anyway.. DP is really upset as she keeps saying all this awful stuff like "clearly my family is not a priority for you two at the moment" and "it's clear where your loyalties lie" and blah blah. She brings this up 2 days before the wedding, of course. Neugh. She wants to have a meeting to discuss 'family relationships'. Kill me now, would you?? His family are a total nightmare. What am I marrying in to? Admittedly, DP doesn't call her as much as he should, but what 24 year old male calls his Mama every day? We don't even have a phone! How are we supposed to call? Grr. And we don't get up to see them that often (2.5 hour drive), but DS has a miserable time in the car and it's so stressful and we've never once said 'No' to them coming to visit us. We don't feel we're in a position to invite them over on weekends or whtever because it's my parent's house. So they're all being mean. His step sister b!tch girl (don't even get me started on this one... when we told her I was pregnant, she said "Yeah you have put on A LOT of weight" and 'Now, let me tell you, in graphic detail, about my recent termination! But congrats, babies are awesome even if you are FAT!') has written all this horrible stuff about DP not inviting her on her facebook without even talking to DP about it. Oh well, I guess it's not really a wedding unless someone is offended. Hoping it won't be super awkward with his Mum and step dad here tomorrow. My plan is to avoid talking to them and hang out with my friends .. mature, huh? :laughing:
Still no word from the bank on the loan. I am going to ring them today, I think.
Elliot still crazy breastfeeding all night, screaming, thrashing about. I think it must be dreaming or something because otherwise he'd be like it during his naps during the day, I imagine. Weird. These are the times I wish I saw a CHN so I could ask. I need to seriously cut down on the BFing though as it's crazy. It's about 10 times in 24 hours at the moment, and he's eating at least 3 meals a day. I just don't know what to do though as he wants it aaalll the time at night. He won't take a dummy, just wants the breast. He's not overweight or anything so maybe he only gets a bit of milk.. eh.. I dunno. None of my family have ever BF past a couple of weeks so we are all stumped.
That's all from me. Better go scoop some poop. Ugh.
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Tiggles: Im glad the storm stayed at a safe distance. You can gloat re your ride on car bargan too...I saw the same little pink metal ride on in a gift type shop yesterday for $170!!:eek:
Really! Didnt I get a bargain from Target!
c38, I've been told the ratio is 4:1. Maybe keep your spot there, but keep looking for something better?
Sounding out your friend would be a good idea.
Re your comment its probably no worse then what goes on in other centres - well I'm not so sure. Sums place is gated off permanently to keep the babies separate, there is always at least 2 ladies to 8 babies, if not 3 ladies, always cuddling and kissing the bubs and showing them affection and attention. There is never hazards on the floor, just safe toys (which I see them cleaning regularly) and giant flat cushions and low foam blocks (surrounded by the cushions). I've been there with her to orient her, 'popped' in at numerous different times of the day (morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea) and while it can get busy, it's certainly under control and not chaotic. I say this not to make your centre sound worse, but I feel I need to defend my decision of leaving her there IYKWIM because I don't think all centres are like this one.
Our CC centre is exactly like this. Ratio is 1:4 and if a carer has to leave the room, she cant until another carer comes in.
Have you tried hassling the other centres and FDC, some you have to call weekly to see if a spot has come up.
I would pop in a few more times, you should be able to do this unannounced, if they dont like that then RUN! Its a very bad sign.
Happy Birthday EMS for yesterday!
STG - bummer re the car and FOB
Lambkim - arent weddings fun! Family can be a PITA, just ignore them. Just have the best day.
Sorry if Ive missed anyone.
I meant to add in my last post
happybirthday Ems! Sounds like you had a great day.
and MOS -I LOVE those photos of Sam. Soooo cute!!!! Love the nappy one too, glad you like it. They are very addictive! Feel free to email her.
Stg -I agree with the others. I would go & see Legal Aid & just explain your situation & see what they recommend you do. Here in Sydney, they have certain days that you can go & talk about family law matters with qualifid people for free. And as I've said before, definately keep a diary & note down everytime he contacts you.
Lambkin -That sucks about DP's family. Just what you need to be worrying about the day before the wedding. :hugs: I'm sure you're going to have a fantastic day tomorrow & look absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see your photos.
c38 -Such a hard spot to be in. I personally don't like the sound of that centre, but understand how hard it can be to get a spot. Can your mum watch him if you need to start work before another spot comes up?
flick -Hope DD's feeling better.
:wave: to everyone else. Hope you have a great day :flowerz:
ARGH. WHAT THE HELL
WHAT is my motivation to pay of this debt. Yes I have TWO defaults. one is $800 the other $2800. (think they will settle for $1300)
I could pay them now, but what is the point. I mean if my rating is still screwed for 5 years or whatever, why dont I just forget paying it, or chuck them $10 a week until the default drops off my file.
I mean, it doesnt seem like I gain anything by paying it!
Nicklas CONSTANTLY grabs his hair when I'm BF. He grabs a fist full of it at the scalp, and then pulls this fingers/hand through it. I want DH to get video of it b/c I think it is so cute and funny, but DH doesn't want to get video of my boob (even though I've told him it could be covered by my shirt for the vid). Is that the kind of thing you mean? He sometimes does it when he's just sitting around, but its most prevalent when he's feeding. Which makes me wonder if its just a sign of being tired. He also plays with his ears quite a bit, which people have told me is a sign of teething, but honestly, if I believed what people said, then he's been teething for 6 months :p
Couldn't have said it better myself! That's it! I told my mum this morning and she said it sounds like a comfort thing.
Sam's awake again. He went to sleep in the pram but didn't last long. When I posted before, he was in his cot crying. He then climbed so he was almost standing up on the side of the cot but then his arms fell through the bars and the side of his face smacked against the side of the cot... then the crying started. Poor thing, just got a bit of a shock but so did I. I was awful seeing his head pushed back so far with his face up against the bars... :no:
Elliot still crazy breastfeeding all night, screaming, thrashing about. I think it must be dreaming or something because otherwise he'd be like it during his naps during the day, I imagine. Weird. These are the times I wish I saw a CHN so I could ask. I need to seriously cut down on the BFing though as it's crazy. It's about 10 times in 24 hours at the moment, and he's eating at least 3 meals a day. I just don't know what to do though as he wants it aaalll the time at night. He won't take a dummy, just wants the breast. He's not overweight or anything so maybe he only gets a bit of milk.. eh.. I dunno. None of my family have ever BF past a couple of weeks so we are all stumped.
lambkin, have you tried spacing out his feeds to more like 3 or 4 hourly? Maybe he just likes the comfort of being close to mummy or he's in the habit of it now... It will be hard but I doubt he needs all of those feeds. You may find if you space them out, he may feed for longer also and take more in, so it won't be like depriving him of the food... Sorry that's all I can think of. I hope it works out.
Oh and your DH's step sister sounds REALLY MATURE! Good luck with your IL's. Does your DH (I know DP but we're close enough now!) speak up to them? Does he tell them how ridiculous it would be to invite someone he hasn't seen in YEARS? Or pointed out that it's not their wedding, nor are they PAYING for anything?
Stuff them all, enjoy your day and get pi$$ed!
Oh gotta go - MUMUMUMMM!!!
ARGH. WHAT THE HELL
WHAT is my motivation to pay of this debt. Yes I have TWO defaults. one is $800 the other $2800. (think they will settle for $1300)
I could pay them now, but what is the point. I mean if my rating is still screwed for 5 years or whatever, why dont I just forget paying it, or chuck them $10 a week until the default drops off my file.
I mean, it doesnt seem like I gain anything by paying it!
stg I'm not quite sure, but it may be possible if you contact them and say you'd be willing to pay them out in full, you can request that they wipe the default from your credit rating report. I think I heard once something about them being able to do that?? :confused:
MOS sorry I didn't answer your earlier question. Sums usually rubs her head and hair when she's being fed, but not any other times. Could just be his 'thing' :confused:
Sorry no more personals.
Got to get ready going into the office today to do my tax return (so I can get the krudd money :D lol). The sooner the better!
I just checked my account - no Krudd money in there yet :no: was wanting to buy a new handbag today :D will have to wait ;)
I just checked my account - no Krudd money in there yet :no: was wanting to buy a new handbag today :D will have to wait ;)
k8y, you can win a new Gucci handbag on the website of that shoppahollic movie. :D
And I thought credit ratings are stuck no matter what...... not 100% sure though...
stg I'm not quite sure, but it may be possible if you contact them and say you'd be willing to pay them out in full, you can request that they wipe the default from your credit rating report. I think I heard once something about them being able to do that?? :confused:
MOS sorry I didn't answer your earlier question. Sums usually rubs her head and hair when she's being fed, but not any other times. Could just be his 'thing' :confused:
Sorry no more personals.
Got to get ready going into the office today to do my tax return (so I can get the krudd money :D lol). The sooner the better!
oh reaaaaly???
well they are going to call later,
maybe I should ask if its been listed as a default, and if so, say well whats my motivation for paying lol and see if they will...
Id pay them double if it meant a clear record.
MOS do you know anything about that???
I got the 900 on wed..
car repairs.. FUN
stg I googled it but I couldn't see anything about that so I'm probably wrong. It does say that if you pay the amount, they mark it on your credit file that it has been paid, so if you do require finance etc, perhaps it looks better if you've paid it, but either way all I could see is that it still remains on your credit report regardless of paid or not for the 5 years.
How old is the debt?
Still waiting on Sums to wake up before going out. She usually only does 45mins in the morning and been almost 2 hours. She must have been tired.....
Speaking of which, she is still 3 naps per day, but I think thats mostly because she doesn't nap for long. Usually just the 45 minutes. If she goes longer I'm always in there checking on her or holding the remote monitor to my ear to hear her breathing lol
stg I found this, so perhaps if you do nothing, they may be able to increase the default to 7 years :confused:
Defaults - If you have experienced some financial difficulty, chances are there are credit defaults noted on your file. The most common ones are defaults for missed mobile phone bills, credit card debts, and personal loan payments. This will stay on your credit rating for 5 years. A default should be paid as soon as possible to minimise the damage to your credit rating. Always keep the payment receipt so that you have proof of payment. Note that if you avoid talking to the lender they can increase this to 7 years so you need to talk with them to better manage the situation.
Court Judgements - If your defaults are not paid, creditors may commence legal action, and that will lead to a court judgement against you for the outstanding debt. This will stay on your credit rating for 5 years.
Bankruptcy - This should be your last resort when the weight of debt is simply too much, you can apply for bankruptcy protection. All of your assets (except personal belongings) will be sold to repay as much as possible to your creditors, and the remaining debts will either be written off (part 10), or arrangements will be made to clear them slowly (part 9). We don't recommend this action as a bankruptcy notation will stay on your credit rating for 7 years and that will make life very difficult financially. It will be hard to rent a house, get a mobile phone, a credit card, and any type of loan for some time. However it can and does happen to good people who simply made an honest mistake. It is not the end of the world, but it is better to avoid it.
stg I googled it but I couldn't see anything about that so I'm probably wrong. It does say that if you pay the amount, they mark it on your credit file that it has been paid, so if you do require finance etc, perhaps it looks better if you've paid it, but either way all I could see is that it still remains on your credit report regardless of paid or not for the 5 years.
How old is the debt?
Still waiting on Sums to wake up before going out. She usually only does 45mins in the morning and been almost 2 hours. She must have been tired.....
Speaking of which, she is still 3 naps per day, but I think thats mostly because she doesn't nap for long. Usually just the 45 minutes. If she goes longer I'm always in there checking on her or holding the remote monitor to my ear to hear her breathing lol
nearly 2 years old.
So they said they will reduce the debt to $1700.
The other mob said they would reduce it to $900 from $1400.
THats all my savings gone. Maybe I should jsut do it.. then have to save up for the car repairs.. ugh.
stg, if it were me I'd want to get them out of the way in order to clear the whole debt stuff from hanging over me. I'm hopeless with things like that. When we moved I owed the gas company $1.20 and tried to pay by Bpay but they wouldn't accept it. I called them and told them after a reminder notice and the lady said not to bother as they'll write it off. I was still worried as I hate owing money... and that was a measly BUCK! :laughing:
I've done my assignment today and also booked in to do some market research next Sat for 3 hours. I hope DH is OK looking after Sam... :confused: It pays $120 so since we're getting outta here I'm motivated to do it and keep on saving... Speaking of which, I bought the most GORGEOUS pink knitted cardi from the PP outlet today - reduced from $29.95 to $12! :eek: So tiny too!!! And (tell me if I'm psycho because I feel like I am!)... I alo bought a maternity top. It was a cute pink top with room for the bump and it was only $9. So I bought it and it's up the top of our wardrobe... hidden! Am I nuts? I know I'll wear it one day and if not, then I can gift it away. But for $9 it's worth it, right? (HELP: Justification needed over here!).
Oh how's this for funny?: We have a friend and his wife travelling around Europe right now and DH gets a text from him today saying they met a couple on the train from France to Italy who know DH. Apparently the lady went to the sister school to where DH went and she remembered him. She's Lebanese, so our friend said he knows a Leb and the convo went fom there... small world...
DH on his way home so better get off BH before he get here! :D
hahah Ive too seen some maternity clothes that id love.. if I were married and planning for more kids,.. at all.. in the future. I would get it too! lol so your not crazy! especially at that price
I dont like it hanging over my head either and I will pay it off..
The 2nd debt was $1400 and they offered to reduce it to $890. You think I could get away with pushing it down to $650?
Every $ saved is the quicker I can get my car fixed
stg, soory I've got no idea but it's worth a try. What's the worst that can happen? They say no! You've got nothing to lose! Good luck!
And thanks for me not being a psycho! ;)
Well ive paid the smaller one -$989.
They would not go down but it hasnt put it as a default!
So ive paid that and no default (yay)
The other mob defaulted me :( but 1 is better than 2 hey
Ok Ive just rung Veda regarding my "to defaults"
They tell me I have NONE. No defaults at all!
Lion finance told me thismorning that ive been defaulted. They've always said this to me.
What the hell?? Do I have a default or not???
(Im sorry for my boring rantings of my financial life guys Im just.. venting)
stg- well that is one of them out of the way, and hopefully you can organise a good payment plan for the other and still get your car repaired??
mos- :laughing: about the maternity top, $9 is pretty good. Pip doesn't pull at her hair at all???
c38- hope you are having more luck with CCC today, though from FB doesn't sound good.
k8y- bummer that you couldn't get your handbag.
quiet day here just hanging out. ready for my girls day out tomorrow... have got a great curry on the slow cooker for dinner today and it smells great but is making me hungry!
anyway just :ecomcity: so will go!
have got a great curry on the slow cooker for dinner today and it smells great but is making me hungry!
anyway just :ecomcity: so will go!
I looooove slow cooker meals
Mrs Molly Coddle
13-03-2009, 15:32
lambkin, have you tried spacing out his feeds to more like 3 or 4 hourly? Maybe he just likes the comfort of being close to mummy or he's in the habit of it now... It will be hard but I doubt he needs all of those feeds. You may find if you space them out, he may feed for longer also and take more in, so it won't be like depriving him of the food... Sorry that's all I can think of. I hope it works out.
Oh and your DH's step sister sounds REALLY MATURE! Good luck with your IL's. Does your DH (I know DP but we're close enough now!) speak up to them? Does he tell them how ridiculous it would be to invite someone he hasn't seen in YEARS? Or pointed out that it's not their wedding, nor are they PAYING for anything?
MOS he's eating every 3/4 hours during the day which I can handle, but is BFing like.. ALL night. I KNOW he doesn't need these feeds, but I just don't know what I'm supposed to do without making him cry :laughing:. Might use DP being home from work for 2 weeks as a good time to try and wean him from boob at night. That way if we're totally sleep deprived we can sleep during the day when DS does. Neugh.
DP (DH2B?? haha) tried to reason with his Mum but it's like talking to a brick wall. His parents are divorced, his Mum is re-married, so if it's not one side of the family driving us nuts it's the other! He doesn't get on with his step-dad AT ALL (I suspect a fair bit of emotional abuse went on when DP was growing up and DP's Mum panders to him and NEVER stands up for DP) and it's his family that she's annoyed we didn't invite. She has given us some money for the wedding (his dad is the one who gave me a guest list but refused to contribute one cent), so I do feel bad for not inviting people if she wanted them there, but she should have told us earlier so we could have invited them. Bringing it up this close to the wedding wasn't going to achieve anything unless her aim was to upset her son! We havent even spent the money she's given us cause it feels i dunno.. weird.. so it's just kind of sitting there. I think DP wants to give it back but I don't want to offend her.
Sorry, I ramble.
Still need to run a rinse through my hair to soften my hideous tiger stripes before tomoz, and iron DP's and Elliot's outfits. So cuuuute! Getting excited now that I've cleaned up all the dog cr@p. :thumbsup: A friend of mine came over to help out but we've just been kind of chatting an dkeeping elliot amused. Oh and I forgot to say I got my hair cut yesterday and I love it! I got a concave bob with heavy bangs. Pictures soon, naturally
stg - i'm sorry about your money stuff :( I don't know anything about defaults or anything like that so I'll just wish you the best and hope that it all gets sorted out!
oconky - now I feel like curry. Mmmm. I got a slow cooker at a garage sale for $10 the other day but haven't tried it out. Probably too late to put it on now but i never thought of using it to make a curry!
MOS - I look at maternity stuff all the time, don't worry! You're not alone!!
xxxx
love to all
Mrs Molly Coddle
13-03-2009, 15:34
Oh and elliot kind of plays with his ear/side of his head if that's what you mean? He does it when he's tired though. Doesn't really pull his hair, but maybe it's because he's so busy pulling mine..?
He is obsessed with banging his head on the wall where the bedhead would be if we didn't have an ensemble, though.
have you tried a dummy lambkin?
Mrs Molly Coddle
13-03-2009, 15:37
have you tried a dummy lambkin?
Yeah, yep. He takes a dummy when he's going to sleep if he's not BFing (like in the car or if he's having a day sleep and not hungry), but when he grumbles at night and I put it in, he just spits it out and opens his mouth again for boob. Maybe I should try a different dummy??
anyone know when you reduce their feeds to 3 a day?
Lambkin, have you tried holding the dummy in until he drifts off again? I was the biggest culprit of BF him back to sleep without even checking the time all through the night. Now I try to wake up enough to remind myself that he doesn't need feeding until at least 3am... doesn't happen all the time though. I know it's soooo hard. :hugs:
And I can't wait to see your wedding pics. I'm sure your hair is amazing (it sounds like what I want next) and you will look beautiful tomorrow. I hope your day goes wonderfully well with all the mix of psycho relo's. Best wishes to you and your bestie from Sam and I and we can't wait to meet the new Mrs..."whatever-your-name-will-be". :D
:hugs:
Ok Ive just rung Veda regarding my "to defaults"
They tell me I have NONE. No defaults at all!
Lion finance told me thismorning that ive been defaulted. They've always said this to me.
What the hell?? Do I have a default or not???
(Im sorry for my boring rantings of my financial life guys Im just.. venting)
I'd say Lion are bluffing! :) And don't apologise. You've done so well to get so far so young with a baby too. Most people wouldn't give a second thought to some debt someone else clocked up years ago. Good for you in getting some of it out of the way. :hugs:
Ooohhh... I'm drunk I think! DH and I bought a different beer each while in Woolies (there's a Liquorland attached). Anyway, me being the pomie that I am chose a Carlsberg. Mmmm... all gone now though...:crying:
OK.
So I ring Lion for the final time to accept their offer of $1700.
Its all paid for.
I asked them about the default. I said that Veda told me I had no defaults and the guy I spoke to last said it WAS defaulted. He put me on hold then said something like they dont default people, they have nothing to do with it and that its the previous companies that do it (ie - virgin credit card) and its been out of their hands for like 2 years.... so either they have let it pass or a glitch has made me default free??But they said I probably would be defualted as thats what usually happens.
So do I believe them or Veda???
If I knew that I would have paid it long ago lol
In other news, I THINK im ready to give up BF. I THINK. lol
Im having a night out with mum baby sitting on the 28th. Would like it some what sorted by them.
I think Ill give up my 11am feeds..
but then maybe I should start a 3 feed routine now..
Hrmmm now I got to buy formula.. cost a fortune when Im broke... but DEBT FREE AS OF NOW!
Looks like I missed the convo (no internet all day! :geek:) but DH had a loan go to a collection agency in the US, he called and said he made practically nothing, paid high rent, and had a wife and kid to look after, and they cut it in half! At least its done, now. If we had the money, all our debts would be paid off ASAP.
So glad it is the weekend and have help with Nicklas for the next couple of days. The last week he's been up at 11 and 3 then 5 or 5:30, so tonight DH is going to give him water at 11 if (I'm sure he will) he wakes up. We'll see if that deters him! He hasn't napped as much this arvo as he has all week, so maybe that will help too?
Lambkin, if you read this before tomorrow...have a WONDERFUL day! We will all be thinking of you! I hope it is just lovely and perfect and special and just FORGET the party poopers and spoilers and focus on you two and all the goodness around you. My inlaws were pains for our wedding, too. Actually, so was my family, it was a real downer! Oh well, there's nothing you can do about their attitudes, just enjoy the day even more in spite of them!
Did you guys know Big W carries Kapoochie? I was SO tempted to buy a new baby bag today, and my justification was going to be "But our's won't fit everything in it we need on the plane!" Pretty good, I thought. Maybe I'll broach that closer to actually leaving. Or maybe I'll say, "Fine, if I can't get a new one here, get me one over there! With a Coach logo on it" :D
In somewhat scary news, I almost bought a PG test today, but am going to hold off and see how I feel the next few days. I have been nauseous and the last few days quite dizzy. Which obviously could be a sign of MANY things, but when I was about 5 weeks PG with Nicklas, I was so dizzy the room would spin when I was sitting still. But it could just as easily just be my diet and too much sugar the last few days or something. Will see how the weekend goes then maybe get a test Monday. My depo shot ran out Feb 12, and honestly it'd be a bit of a fluke if I am UTD. I hope I'm not, but if I am, that would be alright - they'd be 18 months apart. that would be nice...in about 18 years :laughing::laughing:
BeautifulBoys
13-03-2009, 18:58
:wave:Hello girls!
How have you all been?
I have missed out on so much chatter :ecomcity: bit hard to catch up but will do my best....
Whats new with us.........
Got home last night about 7pm........so buggered,it was nice to come home to a clean & tidy house :yes:.....DH wants to be a stay & home dad....thinks its much easier than going to wrk :rolleyes:......I said you only have looked after them for 5 days in a row...try 24/7! Then we will see whether you still want to stay at home....hahaha
I dropped DH off at the airport this morning,hes going over for the airshow..off to the BasketBall tonight,back sun....
Have my bodyshop party sun!!!
Casey is cutting his 7th tooth,while I was in Perth he cut 3 up the top :eek: DH didn't even realise just though it was the 2nd top tooth cutting & giving him some trouble,he said he only gave him panadol twice....
I cryed last night when DH & the boys picked me up.....I was so happy to see my babies :cloud9:
Casey looked at me .....like is that really you mummy??? awwww bless...Jacob was so happy but I think he wondered why I was crying I had to explain that I was so happy to see them all.
Im now 59kgs....had to miss WW this wk(in Perth) but will go next week...
Pics of me like I promised......
Four new pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/BABYBOYno2
In somewhat scary news, I almost bought a PG test today, but am going to hold off and see how I feel the next few days. I have been nauseous and the last few days quite dizzy. Which obviously could be a sign of MANY things, but when I was about 5 weeks PG with Nicklas, I was so dizzy the room would spin when I was sitting still. But it could just as easily just be my diet and too much sugar the last few days or something. Will see how the weekend goes then maybe get a test Monday. My depo shot ran out Feb 12, and honestly it'd be a bit of a fluke if I am UTD. I hope I'm not, but if I am, that would be alright - they'd be 18 months apart. that would be nice...in about 18 years :laughing::laughing:
Oh how exciting! I was wondering today when my reproductive system would start working again... :rolleyes: Keep us posted!
BB what beautiful pics. You look amazing and have done such a wonderful job. I do like the dresses too. I'm a very girly pink person really so they're right up my alley! Actually, mine were similar, just a deeper pink.
Oops Sam not drifting off as planned. Must go. Hey, is 37.4 deg a temp? I know it should be 36.8 but it's been quite hot in our bedroom... TIA.
Oh how exciting! I was wondering today when my reproductive system would start working again... :rolleyes: Keep us posted!
BB what beautiful pics. You look amazing and have done such a wonderful job. I do like the dresses too. I'm a very girly pink person really so they're right up my alley! Actually, mine were similar, just a deeper pink.
Oops Sam not drifting off as planned. Must go. Hey, is 37.4 deg a temp? I know it should be 36.8 but it's been quite hot in our bedroom... TIA.
I am still having a hard time thinking in terms of temps, I'm still thinking 98.6 etc. I wouldn't think 37.4 would be anything to worry about, but maybe just keep an eye on him. Is he in a sleeping bag or under a blanket or anything? Might just be a bit warm heat-wise. GTG help DH with Nicklas. He does NOT want to go to sleep!
BeautifulBoys
13-03-2009, 20:34
Casey only having 2bottles a day now...250ml each & a yogurt for lunch,will introduce some more cheese hope that's enough calcium...
MOS,my friend in Perth fell pregnant twice & didn't get a period.....keep trying ;)
I am still having a hard time thinking in terms of temps, I'm still thinking 98.6 etc. I wouldn't think 37.4 would be anything to worry about, but maybe just keep an eye on him. Is he in a sleeping bag or under a blanket or anything? Might just be a bit warm heat-wise. GTG help DH with Nicklas. He does NOT want to go to sleep!
Thanks. He didn't appear too worried about it himself... but he was naked on our bedroom floor, so nope, no blankets or anything! :DHe's had pretty bad nappy rash for the last week or so and I can't get rid of it so I decided he's having free bum time for an hour or so after his bath if he's not too grumpy. He loved it tonight... and no wee! Wohoo! :smiliedance:
I blew raspberries on his bum and he squealed - so cute! I got video footage of him ALMOST crawling too so may upload that shortly.
Casey only having 2bottles a day now...250ml each & a yogurt for lunch,will introduce some more cheese hope that's enough calcium...
MOS,my friend in Perth fell pregnant twice & didn't get a period.....keep trying ;)
BB there's calcium in fruit and veg too so I think he'll be fine. Think of the people in China - not many dairy products and they're OK! :thumbsup:
And thanks for that info - the chances just see so slim that I dismiss it. I don't know when to test. It's so annoying. At least if I knew when a period was due I'd know when to do a test! If I look for PG symptoms, I find them every day - as you do when you look for things like that. :rolleyes:
DH called me a show-off tonight. I told him I weighed myself this morning with shoes on fully clothed, after brekky, before "morning toilet visit"... and I was 52kilos... which means I've dropped below 52 now. :eek: DH has got the ****s that he's sat here and watched me gorge on chocolate all week and STILL lose weight! lol He's just jealous... I might just eat the rest of the Crunch Bar I bought in Woolies this arvo... he said to leave him a little bit for tomorrow but I think I should eat it! lol
I just voted for the My Child cover star. I went through ALL of the pages. I saw Babywez, k8y, lambkin and SMO3's entries. Was there anyone I missed? Just curious... I've already voted anyway and I voted for Sam plus 2 of the above mentioned. Won't say who though as I wanted to vote for all, but sadly couldn't. If anyone hasn't voted yet, don't forget because it's the last few days now. k8y, I read the T&C's and there was no mention about not being able to vote for your own bubba, so all good!
Having my 2 second beer for the evening... (alco!) and Sam's FINALLY asleep. I let him roll around on the bed next to me and he finally just put his head down and went to sleep. He moves around a lot though. So annoying!
Have a wonderful night all. x
Sam in cot, beer finished and choccy almost finished! :D
Latest Sam video:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=56438563310&ref=nf
:)
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 07:46
Oh im jealous MOS....eating all that choc & loosing weight :yelclap:52kgs is tiny girl......you look fab :thumbsup:
Boys slept right thru :smiliedance:
Oh BB now I'm jealous! Sam doesn't sleep through. Last night he woke around 12:30am which was only 2 hrs after I'd fallen asleep. I hate that. It's the WORST time to be woken... not that there's a GOOD time! :rolleyes:
He fell asleep on his own which was good but not in his cot - I moved him after he fell asleep on our bed.
Right now he's rolling around in his cot squealing. I know the washing has finished but if I leave him, he screams and the MIL will come in and get him all excited but if I don't go out the back, the MIL will hang out his washing and I don't want her to. :hair: I know... sounds stupid. I really really really just want to do things for myself. :(
Oh now he's gargling the saliva in his mouth. :rolleyes:
My clothes are dropping off me in an unhealthy way. Im arounf 50kg and 5 foot 10.
Its the BF I know, cause I eat whatever I want.
I wanna put her on 3 milk feeds a day routine. No idea how to work it.
Should I give her milk with meals as some suggest? An hour after? I dont want the milk feed to coincide with nap times. Ugh. All so hard.
Same with the formula.
stg it's definitely the breast feeding. I remember when people said you lose weight breastfeeding. It's just that your body burns more energy to BF so if you start taking in less, and your body is burning more, then it's bound to happen. I think when I stop BF I'll need to make a real effort to eat healthy.
Well it's official - I've fallen into the trap of either BF Sam to sleep or pushing him in the pram. Just now I was trying to get him to sleep and I didn't want to leave him but had things to do. If I were in my own place I'd just let him cry - but I can't here as the MIL goes in. I hate it. I feel like crying... except I have house work to do while Sam's asleep in the pram. :rolleyes:
I just spoke to DH too and I was a nasty b!tch to him as he said he's staying home to watch the football tonight. His brother's coming over and he YELLS at the TV so I told DH in a very grumpy way that I'm going out. I told him I don't care where but I'm going to call every friend I can think of but I'm not sitting at home tonight as I've been here all bl00dy week and won't be able to get Sam to sleep with his brother yelling, etc. I just feel like crying. I might Email our property manager asking her exactly when the lease expires because I can't stand this sh!t. :hair:
Oh I meant to report, last night I cooked kangaroo steaks for dinner with seasoned roasted veggies and mushrooms just cooked in a pan. YUMMO! Skippy was DH's idea since we've been watching the Biggest Loser. Notice they're always eating it because it's lean AND cheap? Well it's definitely not like lamb but I could eat it once a week. It was OK. DH cooks meat to perfection and I hate cooking meat so it worked out well. Funnily enough we offered to make some for the IL's but they just pulled faces - probably the same face as I've pulled at their food! :laughing: Why do people turn their noses up at kangaroo meat? I read the back of the packet and it's apparently so cheap because they don't need to be farmed as there is an oer-population of them at the moment so they need to be culled.
Well cheap and lean is good for me so I'm not complaining!
Sam's STILL asleep! There's a tradesman here installing some pull-down shades around the back verandah area. The MIL offered him a coffee and he said he wanted Lebanese coffee and she almost fell over. He's an Australian guy but his wife is Lebanese so they've all been best friends since. :rolleyes: :laughing:
While we were out having a coffee though, the MIL was telling him about the broken arm and he said he bets she won't let her hubby clean though... then she went on about how her "daughter in law" is a "very good girl" as she dusts and cleans, etc. It was sweet... athough I wanted to tell him I only get to do it HER way!
The SIL is here with 4 kids and they're all being loud so no doubt Sam will be awake soon...
I got texts from DH before saying he'll pass on the footy for family time if I want. I wrote back that I'm just feeling trapped as we haven't been out this week and I don't have any "OUT" plans to look forward to at all. I told him to watch the footy with his brother.
OK so I've told the kids not to yell... they're yelling. Their mum just told them the baby's asleep... the said they know, she left they're yelling again... I am so over this. This isa really really bad day for me.
DH and I have decided to put away Sam's toy chair as the IL's are constanly plonking him in it when he should be on the floor. So we're putting it away but I have to clean it first, so I put a bucket of warm water out the back with an old tooth brush and a cloth then I grab the toy seat thingy and as I'm carrying it out, the MIL is telling me I "have to" clean it before I pack it away... ARGH! Do I have "DUMB" written across my forehead?! I am sick of being told what to do - especially when I'm doing it.
The last text from DH said "I just want you to be happy I already said we'll move". Oh now do I feel bad... :(
Now the SIL is yelling for the kids to come - I swear some people need to WALK the few steps rather than just YELLING all the time. :banghead:
Bellaleggos
14-03-2009, 10:42
Oh MOS big :hugs: honey - I really don't know how you cope living there...
Stg - well done on paying off your debts - that's a big burden off your shoulders now I would think.
As for the feeds, DD is still on 4 bottles a day, 180, 120, 120 and 180ml - so I asked the CHN yesterday should I be cutting one out and she said well not really cos then she wouldn't be getting enough.... They need between 600-800ml or 600 plus calcium. So these 4 bottles add up to 600 and she usually has a yogurt every day too. So I'm still a bit confused as I thought they should go down to 3... I think I also need to be feeding her lumpier food as she's still on mashed stuff so will attempt to give her something more solid. CHN also said give her whatever you have but don't add any salt - but she has her main meal at lunch time, whereas DP and I have ours in the evening. Think I'll carry on as I am until DD tells/shows me she's had enough.
I should be vacumning now but instead I'm on here - DP's sister and girlfriend arrive Tues for 4 weeks and although I'm looking forward to it it means I won't have the time me and DD have just the two of us until mid May now - as we go back to the UK with them for 3 and a half weeks. I'm feeling quite sad about it - is that selfish? But I have discussed with DP that there are places that DD won't be able to go out and about with them - like the beach if it's 30+ degrees, and I'm not keen on her going over to Rottnest - so we may be able to wangle a couple of mummy and baby days:D
It's also DP's birthday a wk tomorrow so need to go buy him something today as it's our last chance to do it on our own - thinking of a LCD TV for our room????
Ems - a belated happybirthday sorry I missed it, hope you had a good day.
Lambkin - you won't read this till later but hope you have a fab day and stuff the family:laughing:
I should be vacumning now but instead I'm on here - DP's sister and girlfriend arrive Tues for 4 weeks and although I'm looking forward to it it means I won't have the time me and DD have just the two of us until mid May now - as we go back to the UK with them for 3 and a half weeks. I'm feeling quite sad about it - is that selfish? But I have discussed with DP that there are places that DD won't be able to go out and about with them - like the beach if it's 30+ degrees, and I'm not keen on her going over to Rottnest - so we may be able to wangle a couple of mummy and baby days:D
Not selfish at all since that's what I would be feeling too. :D I totally understand but remember you will have those mummy and baby times, just scattered all over the place. For example, I still have a bath at night with Sam. Is that bad? I feel I get some nice quality alone QUIET time with the door locked so I really enjy it, so why not, eh? I also shower in the mornings if you're all worried! :laughing:
Sam has not been on the floor once today until about 10 mins ago. DH just got home and he asked me if he's been crawling today, so I told him he didn't have a chance - the MIL and FIL held him this morning while I cleaned and constantly told them he's OK to go on the floor... then after his nap, the MIL held him again while I vacuumed, even though I'd left him in his cleaned chair out the back for one last play before it gets packed up...
So DH puts him on the floor and the MIL immediately picks him up, DH tells her to put him down, she says "It's OK", DH tells her again, she says "I know how to look after a baby", DH then YELLS AT HER to put him on the floor to crawl, she tells him that I'm mopping and she doesn't want Sam crawling on the wet floor, DH tells her the rug is HUGE and he is WATCHING HIM. Then she finally puts him down. He yells at her that she NEVER LISTENS. She tells him "Fine you're the boss"... to which he tells her he IS THE BOSS OF HIS SON.
He has such a short fuse with her. Part of me feels like he does it for me - to keep me happy. Part of me thinks she needs to be put in her place but mostly I just feel guilty... And I try to tell myself I deal with it all day and have a much longer fuse than DH.
Maybe this is why Sam's only just learning to crawl at 9 months? Whenever I put him down, someone picks him up! He's so close to crawling now I want him to have every opportunity to practise. :o
Sorry for thread hogging today. It's all self absorbed cr@p so sorry for filling our thread with it. There are people out there so much worse off... but it doesn't stop me feeling so angry most of the time. :banghead:
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 13:18
Bellaleggos....Casey is only having 2 bottles now 500ml....I got sick of wasting formula as sometimes he would drink it & other times he just chewed on the teat :rolleyes: and DH said when I was away that he wasn't grizzly for it when he woke from his morn or arvo sleep...I dunno hes a big boy...has a good breakfast & yogurt & fruit/sandwich for lunch & dinner....
Im going to see the CHN next week to get him weighed...im thinking 10.5/11kgs ?:p hes 9months old.
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 13:37
Stg........:eek: 50kg & 5 foot 10....you are little....
Eat what you like.....:thumbsup: B/F didn't help me loose weight :no: ripped off....:laughing:not that I B/F for that long......
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 13:42
Good on your DH :thumbsup: MOS,babies dont need to be picked up all the time.....he needs to EXPLORE & like you said learn to crawl...9 months is average for crawling hun....he is doing just fine :D
what else was I going to say....Oh yes I have a shower with Casey everynight I LOVE IT! DH has one with Jake thats their time together....of course sometimes we swap or they have a bath together.
Bellaleggos...dont feel guilty hun....thats normal to feel like that.:hugs:
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 13:43
:party:Happy belated B'day EMs....
Bellaleggos
14-03-2009, 14:47
BB - It just goes to show then that the babies will tell us how much they need. I dropped 2 of the bottles down to 120ml as she wasn't interested in the remaining 60 and I was wasting it too. DD is 9.8kg at nearly 9mths - and 71 and a half cm long. She's in the 90mth percentile for her weight but DP and I were both fatso babies so CHN said not to be concerned (I'm not as all the other babies in mothers group seem to have caught up with her and she doesn't look big next to them anymore!) I think as long as they get their calcium from somewhere then they're ok.
Just been to the new Woolies in the next suburb to us - what a bl***y nightmare - it was heaving. Thank good DD was a little angel :D
Got DP's birthday pressie too - got a 22" LCD in Harvey Norman for $475 (haven't even got my rudd money and I've already spent it) - so have wrapped and stuck a big red bow on it. Now have to find somewhere to hide it where he won't find it before next Sunday.
Bella, if he's a typicl man here are some iding place suggestions:
With the vacuum cleaner
In the washing machine
In the dishwasher
Where you keep cleaning stuff
Where yu keep ironing board
Any other ideas ladies?! :laughing:
DH & I walked to the local bowls club where he had a beer and I had a coffee then we went to Woolies and got a few things then walked home again. The IL's are going to a mass tonight or someone who died. It was DH's BIL's uncle in Lebanon but they do a mass over here for the relos. So I'm making risotto for dinner without an audience! :smiliedance:
It sucks that you can't tell how much BF babies are getting.
I'm currently on 5 feeds a day - 2 in the morning and 3 at night. Think the last one's for comfort to settle back to sleep though... :rolleyes:
Also bought popcorn and 2 obscure looking beers for my solo party tonight since DH is watching the footy. I'll be in the bedroom watching telly and playing an online poker tournament! :D
Hi Girls! Long day...
Went to the movies with mum and sister this am and saw "New In Town" - the new Renee Zellwegger movie. Quite a lot of laughs in it. I have to say, she's not one of my favourite actresses, but I've yet to be disappointed in any of her movies. Except maybe that one where she plays a waitress who thinks she is a movie star, or whatever the storyline is. I vaguely remember it.
Played tennis this arvo...so I think DH has got his fill of being "Dad" for the day as he took him to swimming this morning and has had him all arvo. I might have to call his bluff on this whole "I'd stay home if you found a job" thing and find a job! :rolleyes: I like having some time to myself on Saturdays, might have to have a convo about making it a regular thing. That'll go over well.
Off to make chicken stir fry for dinner. Wonder how lamby's day has gone. I hope it has been wonderful. :goodvibes:
It's after-bath-nudie-time again. Geez it's funny watching them crawl around in the nuddy! Very cute - they have no shame when sticking little bottom up in the air, etc. :cool:
My mushroom risotto was SOOOO YUMMY! So yummy that as I was sitting there and Sam was next to me, I thought I'd give him a try with it. He loved it! It was cooked with salt reduced stock and I didn't add any salt so it was perfect. He didn't eat too much though but it's a start. I still gave him his puree afterwards as I'm sure he didn't eat a whole meal's worth. DH had nothing but wonderful things to say about it too.
Oh and I got busted eating the whole Crunch Bar last night. He asked me tonight if I really ate the whole thing. I stayed silent (he was in another room) and then he came in laughing saying just because I bought a replacement one today, doesn't mean I'm off the hook! :D
No yelling from the BIL as yet....
Babywez - It was "Nurse Betty"! ;)
I wonder when we'll hear from Lambkin or see some pics..... :rolleyes: I hope it's soon - I can't wait! I love wedding pics!!! :yelclap:
Oh I think I've been really rude... again! :D
So DH is in the lounge room and his 2 brothers are over watching the football. Anyone else who's been watching the Manly game and knows that my DH goes for Manly will know there's been absolutely NO cheering in our house! :D Yay! :smiliedance:
So Sam woke up at 8pm again an hour after he'd gone to sleep and I'm in the lounge room and the IL's come home. This is no big deal as they go into their room to get changed, so they have no chance to over-excite Sam. Then I'm at the kitchen window and I see DH's cousin and his wife (they're about 50 yrs old) walking up the driveway. So I tell DH and his brothers I'm not dressed for visitors, good night and I run into the bedroom. So I'm sure they're sitting out there wondering where I am... but they're not here to visit ME and I am not going out there to have Sam passed around at 9pm at night. :eek:
Might I remind you all of the BBQ from hell we went to a few weeks ago where DH's cousin told me I was "doing so well - if MY kids were so disobedient I would have been begging to go home by now"... :rolleyes: Her and her hubby BOTH took the muslin cloth off the pram that night telling me I was being silly and got Sam so over-stimulated he didn't sleep until 11pm. So tonight they won't get the chance.
He's drifting on the bed next to me again. I may go out later to say a quick hello but it will be with hair all over the place in dressing gown looking half asleep!
Now I can hear the SIL's voice. They're all out the back sitting around the table. It's like there's a party on here and I'm in the room closest to the back of the house trying to get a baby to sleep.
I can't help but think this wouldn't happen if we were living in our unit.
Well I'm off to check out sticky wall thingies now... time to dream about getting into our unit. It's all beige with white bannister up the stairs and slightly darker beige feature walls with navy carpet. So in Sam's room I just want to do a row of scattered wall stickers to form a kind of border on the wall opposite the door when you walk in. Off to dream now. :wave:
BeautifulBoys
14-03-2009, 21:14
Oh yes Lambkins wedding :yelclap:cant wait to hear all about it...and of course the pics ;)
Goodnight :sleeping:
Mum of Midgeys
14-03-2009, 21:23
Just a very very quick one
Lambkin - Hope your special day was all your dreams come true and more!! :goodvibes: Can't wait to see the beautiful bride!
Evening :ecomcity:ers
Welcome back BB. You look great in the photos. Looks like a fun wedding. I love the picture of the boots and hats.
Bellaleggos I dont think you are being selfish either re feeling stressed about your upcoming visiters and trip. Sounds great but full on. Goodluck wiht hiding the tv.
Babywez: gee Id be out that door bright and early most Saturdays I recon if I had a DP happy to be Dad for a day. The film sound good. I havent tried a Mums and Bubs session, but I recon Gabriel would be too restless now that he's getting about.
MOS: I KNOW I'd go crazy in your situation. I don't know that I could give up my dog though. Can't you kep her in your unit as an inside dog, just walk her for toilet breaks.. lots of people in the USA and London do this in appartments.
My brother has been here all this week as he's painting my house. He's very unintrusive, hardly comes in (Im worried about his bladder..LOL..or that hes peeing in the garden...LOL)BUt Its still weird as I know he can hear things Im saying/singing to Gabe if hes under the house and occasionaly he's up near the windows. It's made me realise I'm not comfortable expressing infront of people... as I'm getting self conscious that he might see me through a window, and have been avoiding it all week.
My brother doesn't like particularly like children and has always been open about this (funnily kids love him..and he is actually good to them when they pester him LOL). My Mum is always at him about Gabriel... trying to get him to hold him etc, etc. I respect his feelings and whilst of coursre I talk about Gabe in front of him I always try to ensure there are other topics of conversation when we are together a s a family and never ask or expect him to hold him or anything. So it was really funny yesterday. Gabe was chattering...mmmmmmmum nnnnnnan nan nan . I said "no, no nan nan nan...just mmm mum mum muma..and laughed"... Next thing I hear my brother from the screen door out back, laugh out loud and say.."NO, uncle Mike, mmmmMike, uncle Mike, Mike Mike":laughing:
COME on LAMBKIN... pictures:yes:
I know it's your Wedding Night and all ... but I can't believe you havent checked into Bub Hub and posted some pics for us as yet.. Geepers what are you doing:rolleyes::rolleyes:
:laughing::laughing::laughing:
COME on LAMBKIN... picture
I know it's your Wedding Night and all ... but I can't believe you havent checked into Bub Hub and posted some pics for us as yet.. Geepers what are you doing:rolleyes:
:laughing:
:laughing::laughing::laughing:
That is funny about your bro too. My sister's partner was always "Eeek! Babies!" and they were the first to come visit in the hospital, but Troy didn't want anything to do with touching or holding the baby! Then they started babysitting Tuesday mornings for me, and now that Troy has gone back to Uni he's missing his time with his nephew. He not only holds him, but he watches him while my sister sleeps in!! And Nicklas just LOVES him. Funny what babies can do to people...
MOS: I KNOW I'd go crazy in your situation. I don't know that I could give up my dog though. Can't you kep her in your unit as an inside dog, just walk her for toilet breaks.. lots of people in the USA and London do this in appartments.
C38 I know it's breaking my heart every time I look at her... but she is a YAPPY dog and in order to get her into our unit we'd have to weite and ask permission from strata. They would then get the rest of the buildng to vote. I know another owner had a dog in her unit for about a year and nobody said anything but Henry (the dog) is no longer there and Roxy is not quit like he was. Roxy (funny I can hear her now! :rolleyes:) barks at everything. If we were to take her in there we'd do it for a week on trial to see if it worked... but then with taking her out for toilet breaks would be hard too as she's trained to those mats still and won't go out in public! :laughing:
So cute about your brother aswell. It sounds like he has a soft spot for Mr G. :goodvibes:
Last night I went out and socialised around 10pm and someone asked me if I was having a hard time with Sam. I said no and she said "But you look so run down and tired". This is the same relo I got the other compliment from. She told me my nail polish needed re-doing so I told her she's really good at picking out someone's faults! :o Anyway I told her I look tired because I get up early and it's now 10pm. She said I should have been getting ready for bed, I told her I WAS an hour and a half ago. :rolleyes: Man some people! :hair:
Gotta go - Sam found fascination with breast pump!
Oh and C38 I can't express in front of anyone other than DH - something about the nipple going all huge and bulbous doesn't look like something anyone would be wanting to share!
arggghhh my comp is playing up and i dont know how to fix it. It says there is a virus on it but when i do a scan it doesnt find one.:geek:
And the comp im using the writing is so big on my screen i can read all the posts can only see the few that fit in the screen.
Well breastfeeding hasnt helped me loose weight. Im 10kg heavier than my original weight but im "in" the healthy weight range now so im not to bothered by it.
Kara got her first pair of pj's yesterday, so cute. When i have time to sit down and get over the new facebook home page ill post a pic. I hate it, i like the old new one better.
stg it's definitely the breast feeding. I remember when people said you lose weight breastfeeding. It's just that your body burns more energy to BF so if you start taking in less, and your body is burning more, then it's bound to happen. I think when I stop BF I'll need to make a real effort to eat healthy.
Yeah I know.. I eat whatever I want I have a big box of favourites in the fridge.. they were bought by a friend for me.
I DO put on weight but only on my stomach.. its just my build. If I over do it I get this 4 months pregnant look and it never goes elsewhere which is annoying. Id like an even all over bit bigger IYKWIM.
As for the feeds, DD is still on 4 bottles a day, 180, 120, 120 and 180ml - so I asked the CHN yesterday should I be cutting one out and she said well not really cos then she wouldn't be getting enough.... They need between 600-800ml or 600 plus calcium. So these 4 bottles add up to 600 and she usually has a yogurt every day too. So I'm still a bit confused as I thought they should go down to 3... I think I also need to be feeding her lumpier food as she's still on mashed stuff so will attempt to give her something more solid. CHN also said give her whatever you have but don't add any salt - but she has her main meal at lunch time, whereas DP and I have ours in the evening. Think I'll carry on as I am until DD tells/shows me she's had enough.
missed it, hope you had a good day.
Yeah See with BF I have NO idea how much she is having.. Or when to tell when she has had enough... I have no idea when to start giving her brekky first thing then milk after or when to space it . Ive never seen a CHN.. can I still go see one? lol if so how??
Stg........ 50kg & 5 foot 10....you are little....
Eat what you like..... B/F didn't help me loose weight ripped off....not that I B/F for that long......
its just genes ive always been like that. My dad is 6 foot something and a rake and mum is a 5 foot nothing little petite thing. lol. pre pregnancy I maintained a steady 55kg no matter what I ate but the BF is taking me to 50.
Good on your DH MOS,babies dont need to be picked up all the time.....he needs to EXPLORE & like you said learn to crawl...9 months is average for crawling hun....he is doing just fine
what else was I going to say....Oh yes I have a shower with Casey everynight I LOVE IT! DH has one with Jake thats their time together....of course sometimes we swap or they have a bath together.
Bellaleggos...dont feel guilty hun....thats normal to feel like that.
I shower with charlotte every night. and yes sam will thrive with being let loose to explore
BB - It just goes to show then that the babies will tell us how much they need.[quote]
HOW do they let us know.. and especially with BF?
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Last night I went out and socialised around 10pm and someone asked me if I was having a hard time with Sam. I said no and she said "But you look so run down and tired". This is the same relo I got the other compliment from. She told me my nail polish needed re-doing so I told her she's really good at picking out someone's faults! Anyway I told her I look tired because I get up early and it's now 10pm. She said I should have been getting ready for bed, I told her I WAS an hour and a half ago. Man some people!
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hahahah sounds sooo familiar
Kara got her first pair of pj's yesterday, so cute. When i have time to sit down and get over the new facebook home page ill post a pic. I hate it, i like the old new one better.
:) Ive seen some REALLY cute flannelette pjs but worried 2 piece is too uncomfy to sleep in?
Cant wait to buy her winter pjs :)
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ok now all quotes are out of way! isnt it typical when your looking to buy clothes there is nothing out but when your not looking (and have no money like I have none now) there is heaps. I laybyd $350 worth of stuff from just jeans. They havent had much ive been interested in for a couple years but really nice winter stuff at the moment.
Got some nice boot cut jeans (over the skinny and straight leg).
Just wondering. What SHOES do you guys wear in winter other than heeled boots. Its always a dilemma for me!
GTG but will be back soon
stg, I just bought a pair of pink and grey knit look Sketchers. They have like a strap across the top, like a pair of skater-style mary janes. They have a white sole and they're soooo comfy. I just throw them on with jeans and no socks... so they stink to high heaven now but I still love them! :D Otherwise I wear joggers but if I'm going out I wear heels with my jeans. I love the heels and jeans look. I have a gorgeous black lace maternity top I'm dying to wear again. Funny, eh? Maternity clothes used to be YUCKO but now they're so nice I don't feel I got enough use out of some of the stuff I had. When pregnant, I really only bought a pair of jeans, black cargos, a black lace dressy top and a pink singlet top while I was PG. Oh and plus the Bonds Bumps tracksuit. I mainly wore a work uniform with Bonds roll-top 3/4 pants anyway...
Speaking of which, those pants are WAY too big for me now and I saw some more today for $10 so I bought 2 pairs in a size 8 (I was still wearing my baggy size 12 pairs). They look and feel sooo comfy. I love them! We went to DFO today. I also got a pair of winter PJ's for DH's niece and a nice thick hoodie for his nephew for their birthdays. Both of their birthdays are on our wedding anniversary on Friday. We also got a litte Esprit T Shirt for a friend in Brissy who just had a boy so will send that to them this week with a Mr Men book - I love throwing a little Mr Men book with with baby pressies - I think they're cute! :goodvibes:
I've started washing some of the stuff we have in the garage. The garbage bags we had our cushions, bedding and clothing in got covered in mud from when the roof got sprayed so I'm slowly going through it all and cleaning it and re-packing. So this morning I did all of our beddng. It was probably a good thing anyway as we didn't have time to wash it before it was packed so it needed doing anyway. And it's better I wash it here than try to wash it in our little unit and one clothes line.
I told DH this morning how much I enjoyed making the risotto last night but that I really can't wait to cook with my own stuff. I mis my retro hot pink pot and pans! :D He said we're going back into the unit and 3 months is a good time frame as it will give him time to either rest assured he's getting enough hours at work or find a permanent job. Either way we'll get some more money behind us just in case of an emergency. We saw a shop today at DFO with a load of old Indian furniture just like the stuff we've got and DH went in and asked about getting a really thin buffet to put our plasma on. So I can tell he's getting excited too. The things we REALLY need are: Washing machine, dryer, lounge. The rest is all stuff we WANT but don't necessarily NEED. I know people make do without a dryer but it's going to be winter so much easier with a dryer!
Gotta go - battery beep - LUCKY YOU!!!
Mum of Midgeys
15-03-2009, 17:08
Hey ladies,
Whew, busy weekend. Had a christening this morning - DP's friends bub - he's so very cute. lol - he's only 4 months old but only half a kilo lighter than Khirra... my little midget.
Stg - Yay for getting rid of your debt hun! You will be so glad it's just gone... I had an STD too (the dude I called once to talk about insolvancey - never went ahead with it, by the way - called it an STD - Sexually Transmitted Debt :p) I know the day I saw the back of mine was one of best days ever... if I had of had any money left I would have gone to have a drink to celebrate :laughing:
C38 - lol, very cute about your brother... they all crack I reckon ;) My SB has always said he hates kids, and he is just mush with Khirra... putty in her hands, lol.
BB - meant to say!! Glad to have you back!! Sounds like it was a great trip - pics are just gorgeous; you look fantastic!
MOS - So have you worked out how many days it is until you guys are out of there? lol. I'm sure a brilliant solution will come along for Roxy :hugs:
K8y - Hope the study is going okay hun. I don't think my brain would cope with that much mental stimulation anymore, haha.
Hey to all you other lovely ladies... sorry, have forgotten any more personals!
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have a gripe...
My very lovely, completely inobtrusive and non-judgemental MIL :rolleyes: called this afternoon. It's DP's birthday this Friday so they're coming up to spend the weekend. Woohoo. Anyway, she starts asking about Khirra, her teeth and yada yada yada. Then she gets on to the walking.
'So is she walking yet?'
No, not yet, just with the walker and the furniture. She's standing herself up holding it for a second and getting back down, but not walking.
'Oh. Because (DP's elder sister) walked at 7months. And DP was 10 months. So she hasn't got very long to go. But, I suppose, they can't all be the same, can they?'
:hair:
Whhhy do people want to make a competition/judging thing out of it??? She's only 9months old, ya know, it's not like she's still laying helpless on her back. And, THEY ALL DO IT IN THE END. It means nothing WHEN they do it. In a year's time, WHO'S GOING TO KNOW???
lol, she is seriously driving me nuts how fixated she is on when Khirra is walking, as if she's going to determine how worthy she is based on if she meets HER childrens milestones or not. Ugh.
Sorry. It's just bugging the pants off me, and I can't whinge to DP. Well, I could, but I'm trying not to, lol.
Ems - you have my permission to whinge all you like.. or should we set up a thread especially for next weekend when she's bound to annoy the cr@p out of you! :laughing:
I just came 3rd in an online poker tourney :smiliedance: Won $5! :yelclap:
Ems she would think Sam has a serious problem then! :rolleyes: Still not crawling properly!
Mum of Midgeys
15-03-2009, 17:41
:laughing: The 'Badgering Inlaws' thread :yelclap:
Ugghhh, she's alright, I guess... like, I know she means well. She's just a funny sort of person... Very blunt, zilch sense of humour, and just so, so judgemental. :rolleyes:
Woohoo for the poker win. I'm dreadful at poker. I won the first time I ever played and have lost miserably every since, lol
Hey Ladies
Have been a bit MIA but my sister rang on Friday and she flew up from Sydney unexpectedly yesterday to stay one night. I haven't seen her for years so it was lovely. We just dropped her at the airport.
BB lovely photos. So glad you had a good time. YOU LOOK AMAZING. So beautiful. I love your hair. I am thinking of going lighter myself with my Krudd money (when I get it :rolleyes:).
c38 how lovely about your brother. It sounds as though he will enjoy being an uncle to your Gabe.
stg congrats on paying out your debt. Weight off the shoulders and anything you save now is all yours :yelclap: and also, you are sooo tiny! Hope you are eating healthily enough (ie no lollies for breakfast :shame:). Sounds good you found some lovely clothes. I'm jealous. I need new stuff! but I don't want to waste the money until I lose the weight.
MOS same with you. Getting some lovely fitting jeans. It's nice to lose the baggier stuff isn't it! I'm sure something will work out with Roxy.
Congrats on your $5 win! I'm hopeless with poker, never played really, but I do love Oceans Eleven - does that count? :laughing:
ems your MIL is a meanie. Phew talk about pressure. Sums is 8 1/2 months and isn't quite crawling properly yet. Wonder what she'd have to say about that :laughing:
lambkin where are the photos! We're an impatient lot......
Hope you had a special day :goodvibes:
Had a lovely day today. Went to mums and we all went out (she has a canadian visitor staying - Sylvie) so mum, my sister, Sylvie, DP, Sums and I all went out for lunch. Enjoyed a bottle of wine and some crab.
We went out for a friends bday bbq last night too. She is a professional cook, so I ate things I shouldn't (same as today), so the past couple of days have gone out the window. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day and a couple of days off won't hurt. I didn't pig out though, just sampled some naughty foods.
Quiet night in tonight. Best go, Sums due a small nap.
Sums has started doing a really funny face the past few days. DP hates it. I think it's great! I managed to capture a photo of it today and put it on my facebook profile pic.
BeautifulBoys
15-03-2009, 18:32
I missed you k8y :hugs:
How lovley to see your sis what a beautiful surprise....
Hello C38 :wave:.....hope you had fun in Melbourne
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BBL have some dinner,busy day had my bodyshop launch...hectic :sleeping:
BB how did your Body Shop party go?
And how nice k8y to get to see your sis. I wonder when I'll get to pop up and visit mine... :rolleyes:
My mum's still got our vacuum cleaner, kettle and iron from when we moved back here and she was still staying in our house for about 2 weeks. I wonder if we'll ever get them back. :rolleyes:
hi all,
well lambkin- hope the wedding went well and you are enjoying your honeymoon!!!;););)
MOS- :hair: for Ils, I am at mine now and it is already bad enough. ems hope next weekend isn't too bad.
stg- good on you for getting the debt out of the way.
k8y- bet it was great to see your sister- the photos of summer are gorgeous.
MOS- meant to say that your Dh has obviously lost weight in the photos from the mountains, I know you've told us, but he must be pleased with himself and I bet you are too (though we love them however they come:laughing:)
BB- great photos of the wedding bet it was good to see the boys though.
well I have had a big weekend, had a girls day out with my friends from school, went to Manly for lunch then a few drinks and then did the rocks ghost tour in the pouring rain. it was fun ended up at a pub singing great songs with a guy on a piano. my first night away from Pip as DH had her, was pretty good, but couldn't believe the feeling I had when I saw her this morning and she just grinned!
today we went and dreamed about getting a boat at a boat show before having dinner with the ILs
tomorrow going to catch up with another friend and maybe look at DFO- where were the bargains MOS?
k8y I too have been lax with the food on the weekend, but figure I'll just get back into the healthy eating tomorrow and back to the gym, soccer training starts this week as well so will be exercising regularly. just realised I didn't bring down my study notes for my course- will have to cram it in on tuesday night when I get home :rolleyes:
night all
Thanks oconky, yes I do love the new DH and I loved him before... :goodvibes: What makes it better though is how proud he is. He likes shopping now as he buys smaller clothes. Today he bought a "Large" T Shirt today for the first time. I might go and check out some old pics for comparison... :D
I found a few bargains in Brands United... Bonds, although I should be boy-cotting them but they were $10 from $34.95! :eek: And DH tld me the day before my old ones were way too baggy... so it was meant to be!
So ladies, how do you get your babies to sleep? I listened to Sam cry for a few mins tonight, then I'd settle him in the cot, go away, then a few mins later he'd start to cry again then I'd settle him again, leave it a few mins, over and over... then when I thoght he was asleep, he suddenly screamed so I picked him up and fed him to sleep. What do I do? HOW do I train him to go to sleep on his own? Help! :hair:
It's annoying because I know the MIL doesn't like to hear him cry so I feel paranoid letting him cry it out. She asks me "What's wrong with him?" and I HATE that question!
Awwww BB I missed you too :goodvibes:
MOS I'm not sure. Ever since Sums moved into her own room she only self settles for her night sleep. Daytime naps I just lay her down and pat her little back gently and do the 'shush'.
oconky, your day sounded like fun and exhausting! I haven't been to DFO in ages. Have a great time! I am going to hit it when I finish my weight loss!
Ooooh yes BB how did the bodyshop party go??? I'd go to a bodyshop party :yes: maybe I should look at doing one?
Maybe once uni is over. I hate uni :geek: it's so stressful. I just wanna be with my bub :goodvibes:
Today off to doctors at 10am to see if Sums ear infection is at all clearing up :( then I have uni, leave at 2pmish. Lectures till 10pm. Don't know if I can be bothered with those, but def go to tutes.
MOS Nicklas is still fed to sleep 9 times out of 10. We have tried to make him self settle in his cot, but he just stands up and screams. Like, to the point where he starts coughing and choking for air. Sometimes he gets himself so upset and worn out that all we have to do is lie him back down and pat him to sleep, other times he wins and gets the boob.
Nicklas is still waking up around 12, 3 and 5, and by the time I get back to sleep after the 12 pm wake, its almost 3 and he's awake again. It is really taking its toll on me. I get him back to sleep and just lie there, staring at the ceiling, or tossing and turning. EVERYTHING going on in our lives goes through my mind. It is awful. As a result, I'm super tired all the time, and could easily go to bed at 7:30 every night.
It might be time to go to a sleep clinic. :confused:
BeautifulBoys
16-03-2009, 08:56
Awwww BB I missed you too
MOS I'm not sure. Ever since Sums moved into her own room she only self settles for her night sleep. Daytime naps I just lay her down and pat her little back gently and do the 'shush'.
oconky, your day sounded like fun and exhausting! I haven't been to DFO in ages. Have a great time! I am going to hit it when I finish my weight loss!
Ooooh yes BB how did the bodyshop party go??? I'd go to a bodyshop party maybe I should look at doing one?
Maybe once uni is over. I hate uni it's so stressful. I just wanna be with my bub
Today off to doctors at 10am to see if Sums ear infection is at all clearing up then I have uni, leave at 2pmish. Lectures till 10pm. Don't know if I can be bothered with those, but def go to tutes.
I can send you all the stuff hun....no probs....
Even when I place the order it gets shipped straight to you....
I can send you some catalogues & order forms...if you have a average party of $600 you will get $100 worth of products FREE & 2 products @ half price...its so worth it...even being a consultant! I would just invite some friends around for coffee & pass the catalogues around ;)
You can PM me.....or I can phone ya :goodvibes:
I do hope Sums ear infection is getting better....nasty bugs...:hugs:
Good on you for going back to uni hun it wil pay off! :yes:
So ladies, how do you get your babies to sleep? I listened to Sam cry for a few mins tonight, then I'd settle him in the cot, go away, then a few mins later he'd start to cry again then I'd settle him again, leave it a few mins, over and over... then when I thoght he was asleep, he suddenly screamed so I picked him up and fed him to sleep. What do I do? HOW do I train him to go to sleep on his own? Help! :hair:
MOS Nicklas is still fed to sleep 9 times out of 10. We have tried to make him self settle in his cot, but he just stands up and screams. Like, to the point where he starts coughing and choking for air. Sometimes he gets himself so upset and worn out that all we have to do is lie him back down and pat him to sleep, other times he wins and gets the boob.
It might be time to go to a sleep clinic. :confused:
I finally got out the the rocking to sleep habbit.
What she does now, I lay down beside her and I lay her down with dummy, sometimes she tried to get up but I keep laying her down and she happily goes to sleep (sometimes takes 10-15 min) with me beside her. I dont know how to wean myself away from her to do it on her own.
Thats nap times
MOST times she is fed to sleep at night unless she decides to pop off the boob wide awake then I Just lay her down like I do day time naps. She sometimes has a sook but gets over it quick.
So Ive finally got her to be able to settle.. but just not.. alone. I dont even have to touch her just be laying beside her.
Any idea how to get out of that? ugh..,
sleep clinic.. hmm... how do I find out about them or if ones near??
I dream of the day when I can lay her down for a nap and she will just go to sleep
Or lay her down at night and she will just go (and give me a few precious hours alone at night :) )
MOS Nicklas is still fed to sleep 9 times out of 10. We have tried to make him self settle in his cot, but he just stands up and screams. Like, to the point where he starts coughing and choking for air. Sometimes he gets himself so upset and worn out that all we have to do is lie him back down and pat him to sleep, other times he wins and gets the boob.
Nicklas is still waking up around 12, 3 and 5, and by the time I get back to sleep after the 12 pm wake, its almost 3 and he's awake again. It is really taking its toll on me. I get him back to sleep and just lie there, staring at the ceiling, or tossing and turning. EVERYTHING going on in our lives goes through my mind. It is awful. As a result, I'm super tired all the time, and could easily go to bed at 7:30 every night.
It might be time to go to a sleep clinic. :confused:
yeah any attempts at self settling (only tried for day naps) she gets so worked up she cries so hard she cant make a noise and them just sobs silently for ages afterwards if I pick her up or put her to sleep. They get themselves so worked up over nothing dont they
OK well I feel a little better now. It appears I don't have it as bad as some of you. :hugs:
stg, I've often laid Sam on the bed next to me at night and started typing on BH and the next thing I know he's asleep next to me - then I move him to his cot. So it's not such a big issue I suppose... maybe I just want the impossible. I want to put him down and for him to roll over and nod off. When you think of it, I don't do that myself, so why should he?! :D
babywez, :hugs: I'm sorry you're copping it pretty bad. And with things going through your mind it's never easy to fall asleep. I know how you feel. My mind races when I finally lay down. It's good AND bad things. Sometimes I'll think of something the MIL has done or said to me during the day and my blood will BOIL then there's not hope of me getting to sleep. Other times I dream about being in our unit... imagine where I'd put Sam's cot, wonder if putting it in view of the wardrobe mirrors will be a good thing or a bad thing as he loves mirrors: will it keep him up or keep him happy and content to fall asleep? See the things I think about? I can't escape! :o
This morning I've gone for a walk, bought our lotto ticket for tonight, got a mocha and walked back, did some phone calls and am sitting outside as it's a beautiful day today. I'm doing some washing and the IL's are down the road visiting the SIL. So it's nice and peaceful here. The MIL has physio this arvo so I plan on doing some more calls then once Sam's asleep and baking some pink muffins to take to my friend's place tomorrow morning. We're having a morning tea with a few of us girls who went to school together as one of their sister's had a baby last week. So we get to meet Savannah Primrose. I think her names's very pretty but it's WAY popular these days and I think by the time she's in school there will be a few of those in her class. I've already known 2 different Savannah Rose's (one in NSW and one in QLD) and Savannah Primrose is very similar. Still pretty though, Savannah would have been on my list if we had a girl and it wasn't so popular - I just like to be different... so how did we end up with Samuel?! :rolleyes: Duh!
Well must jet - will get veggies on for DH's lunch tomorrow.
OK well I feel a little better now. It appears I don't have it as bad as some of you. :hugs:
stg, I've often laid Sam on the bed next to me at night and started typing on BH and the next thing I know he's asleep next to me - then I move him to his cot. So it's not such a big issue I suppose... maybe I just want the impossible. I want to put him down and for him to roll over and nod off. When you think of it, I don't do that myself, so why should he?! :D
yeah thats what charlotte does.... I guess it is good she does that at least hey?
yeah thats what charlotte does.... I guess it is good she does that at least hey?
Yeah we should look at the bright side. As I said to a friend who has a baby a few months younger than Sam, why should we feel so pressured to have our babies sleep through the night? I'm sure there are LOTS that don't and that's quite normal. I think lots of people LIE about it too because they're sick of getting advice. I'm going to do it from now on - not to you guys, but I'm sick of people asking if he's sleeping through or not and then you get the PITY face and then comes the advice... I'm so over it. I'm just going to say he's sleeping fine thank you next time somebody asks!
I was actually talking to DH about it the other night - more so about his cousin who sat there, told me I looked like cr@p, pointed out new mum's just don't get the chance to do their nail polish or even take it off, etc, etc... :rolleyes: DH explained to me last night that before they arrived that night, Sam was in the lounge room and :barf:a little bit (not un-common) and then when I saw them coming, I went and hid in the bedroom. Anyway, the MIL went out the back and said really loudly "Where's Sam gone? What's wrong with him? Is he OK?". She made such a big deal out of it and told everybody that he'd just been sick, so they all thought something was wrong with him. That's why the cousin asked if he was OK and asked if he's "giving me grief", etc... I was wondering why I had the pity look then but now I get it. :rolleyes:
Anyway DH home from work early so YAY! Off to bake now and spend some time with him and Sam and the IL's are going to physio soon so it's turning out to be a good day all round! :yelclap:
Savannah PRIMROSE??? As in Primrose oil that is good for menstrual cramps!? YUK. Rose is ok, PRIMrose makes me think of AF!
That said, I suggested Savannah to DH for a girl, but the "ah" sound doesn't go real well with our last name. And he said "What would she get for short?" I said "Savy or Anna probably" and he didn't like that. I thought about Georgia, too, since we met in Georgia. She'd get Georgie probably. I like Madison Paige but by the time we have another kid I'll probably have heard it too many times and will be turned off it, like Jackson.
Right, well here's MY vent for the day...the landscapers showed up at 9:20 w/ a woodchipper. Cut down a bunch of trees and threw them in the woodchipper, which they parked right under our master bedroom window - the room Nick was asleep in! Woke him up, managed to get him back to sleep for another hour, but they're STILL HERE trimming hedges. We hardly have ANY land to lanscape!! I don't know why it takes 3 HOURS to trim some shrubs an cut down a couple of really small trees. I wonder if they charge by the hour? I should report them really...seriously, there's 11 townhouses in here, half of which have shrubs out the front...what could possibly take 3 hours? Then they were standing in front of our townhouse having a smoke! :banghead:
Daisy Boo
16-03-2009, 13:31
MOS he's eating every 3/4 hours during the day which I can handle, but is BFing like.. ALL night. I KNOW he doesn't need these feeds, but I just don't know what I'm supposed to do without making him cry :laughing:. Might use DP being home from work for 2 weeks as a good time to try and wean him from boob at night. That way if we're totally sleep deprived we can sleep during the day when DS does. Neugh.
Lambkin - can't wait to hear all about your big day and see the photos.
Here's a thought and tell me to but out if you don't think it will work. Why don't you try and replace the BF with some water instead. I did it last night with Michael and he fell asleep again after a few sips.
MOS - I used to have so many probelms getting Kirilly to sleep when she was 9-10 months. In the end I went to sleep school and sorted her out. But she was waking 7 x a night and I had to go back to work so it was getting me depressed.
With Michael I used to do the whole rock, sing, BF and wrap. Then 1 day I put him down with nighting but my tshirt and he just fell asleep. It has now become a routine for him. Sometimes he plays in his bed and then falls asleep.
But I have 2 different children. Sam will sort himself out.
Well girls I'm very tired today. :sleeping:DH is away for work and Kirilly had gastro from Friday - Saturday then last night Michael was throwing up. Not sure what he had but I changed the sheets 3 times between 11pm and 12.30am. He was such a trooper though. He would throw up then fall asleep. He evn gave me a big smile. Oh my little man.
Right, well here's MY vent for the day...the landscapers showed up at 9:20 w/ a woodchipper. Cut down a bunch of trees and threw them in the woodchipper, which they parked right under our master bedroom window - the room Nick was asleep in! Woke him up, managed to get him back to sleep for another hour, but they're STILL HERE trimming hedges. We hardly have ANY land to lanscape!! I don't know why it takes 3 HOURS to trim some shrubs an cut down a couple of really small trees. I wonder if they charge by the hour? I should report them really...seriously, there's 11 townhouses in here, half of which have shrubs out the front...what could possibly take 3 hours? Then they were standing in front of our townhouse having a smoke! :banghead:
I love it when my IL's have their first and last cigarettes of the evening. The wonderful aroma drifts into our bedroom... aaaahhhh... NOT! I toally understand you there too!
:hugs: Daisy, I hope Michael is all better now. And thanks about the sleep thing. I keep on telling myself the same thing - it's not like he's going to be 18 years old and not being able to sleep without the booby! :p He'll figure it out soon enough. I'm not working so it's not too big an issue.
The house is being sprayed today. The MIL keeps on saying she needs to get the house sprayed but she can't because she now has a baby in the house, etc. I've told her I'd rather go away for a few days if it means no more cockroaches. They watch me pee in the bathroom during the night! :D Anyway there was a guy here that night everyone came over really late and he's a pest control guy and he said it's not like that anymore and it doesn't harm Sam or go near his clothes or anything. So they're out and he's here spraying now. Anthony said if his mum was here, she'd be emptying kitchen cupboards, etc. He laughed and said there's no need for any of that these days. He's just put one little drop in the corner of each cupboard and not gone anywhere near Sam's stuff. So all sorted! :smiliedance: No more audience when I get up to pee in the middle of the night! :yelclap:
Daisy Boo - 7 x a night would have been so hard. Is DH home soon? It's such hard work when they go away!
Sounds like your little man is a trooper.
babywez, perhaps try a day stay with the CHN. I did that with Sums. Not for sleep (though they did observe and offer pointers for that too) but she wasn't well and 1 paed and 1 doctor both said colic and I wasn't convinced. Day stay with the nurse confirmed silent reflux and she was right as rain after getting meds for that. They do do day stays for all sorts of things. Give them a call!
MOS perhaps your ILs need to create drama in their lives (ie oh Sam is so sick, he threw up blah blah) to give attention to themselves :confused: all babies throw up, it's their thing. Immature little digestive systems.
Well am waiting for DP to get home as am off to uni. I packed my dinner in case I do lectures. I have tute 1 at 3pm, tute 2 at 4pm, a break from 5-6pm, then lecture 1 at 6pm-8pm, lecture 2 from 8pm to 10pm. I don't know about anyone else, but even before my bubs my brain wouldn't function on technical learning info at least past 8pm :sleeping: Will see.
I packed a cup of soup (lots a noodles of course - I take my thermomug), a banana, some grapes and a couple of jelly lollies (for energy bursts to kickstart my brain lol). Plus I have some green tea packets. I read in the newspaper yesterday that its good to drink green tea straight after a meal as the tea boosts your metabolism. Gotta try :D
Still no krudd money :no:
Did I report my Krudd money arrived today?
:smiliedance:
And I think you're right about the drama k8y. :rolleyes: DH called her out though and said "He's fine. What the hell are you talking about?".
They just got home and the guy was here chatting to us still and he said it's all done. She freaked "WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?!"... :rolleyes: Drama, drama....
Sam asleep on boob - well at least he's asleep, eh?! :rolleyes:
K8Y we got our money w/ our regular centrelink payment, like the xmas bonus. So hopefully you'll have yours with that payment!
Nicklas has had 2 good naps today. I wonder if that is part of the problem at night? A mum from mum's group went to a sleep seminar at the CHN place so I'll see what info she got before I call them about going for a day stay. The problem is he sleeps fine during the day...its night time that's the problem :(
Good luck at Uni! I am NEVER awake at 10 pm anymore!! I'd be asleep in the lecture :) Am almost done w/ my online app for second semester. Just have to attach my bachelors transcript. :fingerscrossed:
Mum of Midgeys
16-03-2009, 15:52
MOS - :hugs: Old people and drama :rolleyes: As for the sleep thing, I usually just lie next to Khirra or sit with her and sing her to sleep. It's usually done without a fight. I really don't mind doing it, because I just think they're still babies, they're designed to be close to their Mummies, particularly when they're doing something as vunerable as going to sleep :) They'll get themselves off to sleep by themselves eventually... one day they'll be too big and too cool to get tucked in :cool:
Babywez - Hooow frustrating - all the noise! And dragging it out that long, bludgers!
K8y - What a day! You've tired me out just reading it. :sleeping:
Well, I went to visit my old Director today at her new centre (was sponsoring her as she did Shave for A Cure... and looks amazing with a No.1 all over, I must say)... and she offered me a job. And in the nursery!... would be so awesome, it's such a nice centre. But it's a full time position and there's only a spot for Khirra in the nursery on a Friday, so I'm not going to do it... if they had a spot for her every day I would seriously consider it, as I'd be in the same room as her, and she just loves being around other kids. But, just for me personally, I'm not going to go look after other babies when my own is being looked after by someone else 4 days a week. Particularly when I don't need to work.
Was a nice offer though :D Maybe they could just run one baby over ever day, haha.
ems, what a lovely offer anyway. And you're right about them being too old to be tucked in one day so I might just make the most of our time together. :goodvibes:
Well there were just fireworks here! And I wasn't a part of it! :D
DH was out in the back kitchen cooking some kangaroo steaks. He is the BEST meat cooker - cooks steak to perfection - better than I can do! So his mum walks out there and he need to leave the kitchen but he knows what she's like so he says to her "Just LEAVE the meat. Please don't ouch it - don't turn it or ANYTHING". So the second he turns away, SHE TURNED THE STEAK! So he went NUTSO at her! Her steaks are like trying to chew through leather - they're BAD. Then his dad got in there and told him not to yell at his mum, etc, etc... then DH yelled at his dad too! :p Silly people! Now he knows how I feel when I tell her not to do my washing and she does it anyway! :rolleyes:
DH was out in the back kitchen cooking some kangaroo steaks. He is the BEST meat cooker - cooks steak to perfection - better than I can do! So his mum walks out there and he need to leave the kitchen but he knows what she's like so he says to her "Just LEAVE the meat. Please don't ouch it - don't turn it or ANYTHING". So the second he turns away, SHE TURNED THE STEAK! So he went NUTSO at her! Her steaks are like trying to chew through leather - they're BAD. Then his dad got in there and told him not to yell at his mum, etc, etc... then DH yelled at his dad too! :p Silly people! Now he knows how I feel when I tell her not to do my washing and she does it anyway! :rolleyes:
Sounds like you guys def need to go back in your unit in 3 months. I think all of you could use the space!
Thanks Babywez, I agree. I don't doubt the IL's will breathe a sigh of relief once we're gone too. Today DH said to them jokingly that when we leave, we're leaving Roxy for them. The MIL said a very big "OH NO!" so I totally understand. She is a handfull. It's just made me think that maybe an area even a little further out or a villa or townhouse might be a little better for us.
On a better note last night I played 2 poker tournaments online. One cost me $1 and I ended up winning so I got $2 and the other cost me $1.75 and I came third so I got about $5. This arvo I played another $1 double or nothing and won that too. Anyway, you can look up someone's form online and DH has checked my form and it says I'm "Hot"! :laughing: lol I know it sounds bad, online gambling and all, but I've had about $4 in there for about 6 months so I'm far from a big spender. I hadn't played in ages, but I've now built it up to $14! :smiliedance:
Off to look atreal estate......
BeautifulBoys
16-03-2009, 19:26
:wave: Got my Krudd money thurs....with usual p/ment.
Not much to report...........
um..........
Casey woke @ 3am :sleeping:gave him some milk then I couldn't sleep :rolleyes: just when I finally fell asleep he woke @ 4am............:confused:think its teeth or he was cold ..... I dunno,its all a guessing game....
MOS....:hugs:Its so hard hun, I know Jacob was rocked/patted to sleep everynight didn't matter whether it was night time or daytime...during the day he slept in the pram as he wouldn't settle in the cot & needed to rocked..I also
B/F him to sleep(when he was under 3months).....with Jake we got rid of the dummy @ about 8months old we had a week of crying then he learnt how to self settle but we used the book "Save our Sleep" as a guide...... from then on he has been a great sleeper of course with teeth/sickness they wake but overall he settled alot better it was hard......I remember sleeping in the spare room at night taking him out of his cot & rocking him in the pram,Casey had a dummy till he was 4 months....he also self settles in the cot....no rocking all patting,but he learnt how to do this as I used the same techniques & routine as what jake had....all babies are different & I agree with that sometimes you just do what you have to do to get some bl00dy sleep.......if jake wakes I give him a milk the same goes with Casey...Im a bit of a softie....but I know when Casey wakes its usually a reason,teeth/sick....whatever it is hes not waking for milk as sometimes he can go a few nights without waking,he eats plenty....maybe its comfort? but I dont pick him up @ all.....I just give him a bottle or milk or water & leave he usually goes straight back to sleep.....So my dear there are no hard & fast rules.....easier said than done but try not worry about who's in the house & let him cry(if you know there is nothing wrong etc).....but I do know how loud that sounds @ 2am....have you read that book? or the Baby whisp? thats the one K8y used on Sums :goodvibes:
Thanks BB. Not read either books. What are the differences between both books? When we're in our own place, wherever that is, I'll give one of them a go. :thumbsup: Does anyone recommmend either one?
Yeah I read the baby whisperer one.
The only thing I got out of it was the feeding routines and such.
The pick up put down method.. could work but seems so time consuming.. and not sure how to do it with a baby as mobile as her I dont know maybe I should try it agian..
HI :ecomcity:ers
HAve only vaguely been keeping up today
Ems. what a great offer... wish you could come work in tassie in a baby's room near me..
I'm feeling really sick about going back there this week...
Babywez.... :hissy: at those gardeners today.
My Dad and Brother were putting the roof on my new deck. It looking really great now, will take some pics when its finally finished and the house painted. But the house was vibrating with the drilling of the roof screw thingies... So poor Gabe had very interrupted naps
MOS be careful with those online poker sites, my long term ex gave his credit card details to one, next thing some chic in america is trying to spend $4000 on clothes.. stupid woman, when it had a $1000 limit. But just as well she was stupid as the bank got onto it straight away.
I haven't checked if I got my Krudd dollars, they should have come today with my usual payments. It will all be absorbed by the new deck, painting etc anyhow... so while Im greatful it will put me less behind, it;s not that exciting as I wont be going out splashing on anything. Last time I got some hair lasering and Gabe's photos... so that was enough frivoulous spending anyhow.
Talking of spending.. any ideas for a fortieth present that looks expensive but isn't for a girl who is a shopeaholic and has everything. She's a shoe and handbag junky.. but we're talking mostly $200+ shoes and bags.. I nearly got her a docuent wallet from Catherine Manuel when I was in Melbourne, but hesitated as I couldnt decide on the colour... now I wish I had as I wouldnt be wraking my brain. She's a good friend, and also my boss ...so it pays to be on her good side...LOL. I need to find something by Friday as we are going out for dinner, as she goes to Hawaii on Sunday.
I'm surrounded by big birthdays over teh next few months. Was another good friends last week, she was 50. I through in with others and got her a generous gift voucher at her favourite palour..so that was easy. Though we went out to dinner and it end up costing me $70..when I only ordered entrees and had 1 glass of wine.. as it was hard to say no to the bill split, but it severely hurt the bank account. I have another besties 50th in about a month.:rolleyes:
On a great note I've made $100 so far on ebay selling Gabes outgrown clothes. I have a few more things, plus some maternity clothing to post, so hoping to double that and buy either an ergo or a Macpak.
Anyhow best sort some of my stuff out for posting..
Sorry for so few personals
night
Just remembered there's a Catherine Manuell handbag website... theres a gorgeous green bag in their specials which is right up her alley. but not sure I want to spend $69... ho hum. Will shop tomorrow, and come back to it if I get desparate...
DH and I both read Save Our Sleep. I'm confused...she is Tizzy Hall, isnt' the baby whisperer Tracey Hall? Tizzy Hall is an "international baby sleep expert" though she doesn't have any kids. I guess its all from "observing" babies over the years. I think she has the same ideas/suggestions as "the baby whisperer". I have suspicions they're one-in-the-same! But it hasn't worked for us. Then again, I'm sure we haven't implemented it properly.
I went to bed at 8, hoping to get 4-5 hours sleep before Nick woke up, but he was up at 10, screaming. :sleeping:And DH is now in there with him trying to get him to sleep. Tried feeding, patting, rocking...he had his whole fist in his mouth at one point. I am just hoping his bad sleeping is due to teeth giving him problems but I have to stop blaming everything on teeth. :confused: Every time we think he's asleep, he wakes back up and if we leave him in his cot he stands and screams blue murder. I honestly don't know how much more I can take. :hair:
Oh and since we woke up at 10, I have had cramps like you wouldn't believe. Its like going into labour all over again! AF might be here soon, even though I'm still feeding Nicklas a couple times a nigiht.
MOS be careful with those online poker sites, my long term ex gave his credit card details to one, next thing some chic in america is trying to spend $4000 on clothes.. stupid woman, when it had a $1000 limit. But just as well she was stupid as the bank got onto it straight away.
Thanks C38, I've been on this one for years.. coincidentally, DH almost got a job with them! :laughing: But when we first wanted to made a deposit we went out and got a Visa debit card so we only put what we want on there. So if we want to spend $10, we put $15 on there to cover it - that way if someone wants to use our details they've only got $5 to spend! lol
Well off to a friend's place this morning and we've only just woke up. I could faintly hear the home phone ring this morning then I realised I forgot to turn the ringer back up when Sam woke up yesterday arvo... so the IL's didn't hear their phone ring. Oh well... :rolleyes:
Sam's eating remote controls to better get going. :wave:
Babywez, :hugs::hugs::hugs: that's all I can say. Sam ended up in our bed last night but I can't say when I as I can't remember getting him! We had our window open and I'm too tired to think logically and close it but just keep on pulling the doona up more. So I think we've both got blocked noses this morning...
Hmm well the past 2 nights the boob hasnt comforted her to sleep.... she drinks for a min then pops off and not interested, then I just lay her down beside me and she happily lies there (somewhat lol) til she falls asleep half an hour later.
Then the last 2 mornings, she has only has a 1 min drink as well. but is sooky til I give her solids the hour later..
Maybe she is getting more of a appetite for solids rather than milk..
Or maybe she only needs 2 feeds a day..
Im not sure which one??
Either way she is not relying on the boob so much and Im getting back to volunteer work and such.. I think its time to wean. I feel alot better doing it when I know it wont disrupt her routine at night etc..
Im doing it gradually over the next few weeks. starting today im cutting out the 11am feed.. Ill make up a bottle and go off to the shop while my grandmother feeds her.
Still not sure if she needs to drop a feed, or alter the schedule to milk after breakfast or what..
... this baby stuff is confusing lol! Oh to be a parent who just doesnt care and just does whatever... not really... im sure we all agree they are worth every moment :goodvibes:
Oh and since we woke up at 10, I have had cramps like you wouldn't believe. Its like going into labour all over again! AF might be here soon, even though I'm still feeding Nicklas a couple times a nigiht.
Ive given up guess when AF is back. By all textbooks it should be by now for me well an truely..
but with the cramps looks like it might be for you.. lol
I dont miss cramps at all. and my monthly codeine binge :laughing:
Mrs Molly Coddle
17-03-2009, 09:40
Hallo my loves! Just a real quick one from me as DP (DH now I guess!) is busting his guts to check his email and stuff and I kind of hijacked the computer from him. Naughty naughty.
The wedding was GREAT! Actually.. the ceremony itself was painful and embarrassing and I hated every minute of it with everyone staring at us! And my dress wasn't done up properly because we were running so late and blah blah. I got changed as soon as we were married. I felt so self conscious in it. Anyway.. after that we all had a great night. I wasn't drinking, but did enjoy the antics of my friends who had a few too many and serenaded us all evening with the karaoke juke box we hired!
Anyway.. I have been tagged in some terrible pics taken by a friend on my FB if anyone wants to have a look.
Better go, but love to you all.
And thanks for the suggestions for Elliot re: the sleeping! I can't remember who it was now (sorry!) but I will try the water tonight instead of the boob!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Daisy Boo
17-03-2009, 12:01
Daisy Boo - 7 x a night would have been so hard. Is DH home soon? It's such hard work when they go away!
Sounds like your little man is a trooper.
DH gets back late tonight. Well now I have the dreaded bug that Michael had so I have been :barf:since 12am. Lucky mum took the kids with her as I don't have any energy. Had so many things planned for today swimming lessons, peadiatrician....
Nicklas has had 2 good naps today. I wonder if that is part of the problem at night? A mum from mum's group went to a sleep seminar at the CHN place so I'll see what info she got before I call them about going for a day stay. The problem is he sleeps fine during the day...its night time that's the problem :(
I only had a problem with Kirilly at night too. Do you put Nicklas to bed at night the same way as you do during the day? Do you do the whole dinner, bath, story, no tv time routine?
Thanks BB. Not read either books. What are the differences between both books? When we're in our own place, wherever that is, I'll give one of them a go. :thumbsup: Does anyone recommmend either one?
I read Save our sleep. She has a website by the way under the same name. You can look her up. She comes to your house too. I have to admite Save our sleep saved my sanity.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Lambkin there are no pics!!!! :crying:
BeautifulBoys
17-03-2009, 14:25
Thanks BB. Not read either books. What are the differences between both books? When we're in our own place, wherever that is, I'll give one of them a go. Does anyone recommmend either one?
I have only read "Save our Sleep" worked on my boys :thumbsup: but its quite a strict routine,up @ 7am down @ 7pm...I haven't read Baby whisp....but Im sure thats just as good.
Just remembered there's a Catherine Manuell handbag website... theres a gorgeous green bag in their specials which is right up her alley. but not sure I want to spend $69... ho hum. Will shop tomorrow, and come back to it if I get desparate...
I have one of her bags :D its a red one....I have been on the website....I must stay away :p
BeautifulBoys
17-03-2009, 14:48
:hugs: Hope you feel better soon Daisyboo...:no:
Lambieeee NOOOOOOO where are the pics??? they are not there :crying::hissy:
I'm tired - did a bit of shopping today instead of uni work :o got a spa pedicure too. Not a 'nice salon' type one, but one of those you see in shopping centres with the chairs and the foot spa's etc. For $40 it doesn't hurt going there now and then. Plus I have a nice lairy (sp?) purple polish on to go with my new green leopard print top from sportsgirl (sounds gross hey :laughing:).
Gotta go :wave:
PS stg, the baby whisperer worked for me with the mantra cry/shush-pat advice. She was a lot younger though when I used this books techniques, but I still use them with her today and if I have to shush-pat her off in the cot now it never takes more then 10 minutes.
BeautifulBoys
17-03-2009, 14:56
Stg~I introduced Jacob to the routine @ about 8months they are never to old to start....but of course the younger the better ;)
K8y~that spa pedicure sounds nice :goodvibes: good on you.
\I have a nice lairy (sp?) purple polish on to go with my new green leopard print top from sportsgirl (sounds gross hey :laughing:).
:laughing: k8y, you sound like Peggy Bundy!!! :laughing:
Well I went to the morning tea this morning. Sam crawled around their back yard which has like a paved area... in his beige outfit. :rolleyes: He had fun so that's the main thing! DH called me while I was there to say he'd finished work at 10am. His friend (and boss) called him when he got home though and told him he's moving him inside where there are more hours as of tomorrow, so he has someone looking out for him which is good. Ummm... not much else to report. I can't motivate myself to do these bl00dy phone calls and I'm grumpy because it's on my mind ALL THE TIME. :hair: I've also got the sh!ts over losing my QLD driving history. I need to send the bl00dy letter off today to try and get off my fine but I've lost the proof of clean driving history from QLD which I paid $17.50 for and it took 6 WEEKS!!!!! Argh! Off to turn room upside down for the fifth bl00dy time!
Hi all, still cant see post properly but can make some out. My CHN gave me the book "Solve your childs sleep problems" she swears by it. Has anyone else seen it?? So as of tonight im trying it out. It says and she says to after 3mths babies do not need milk through the night and wake out of so to drop all the night time feeds cold turkey. It also has ideas about older children to. It also says, which i dont know, babies/children sleeping with the parent is more for the parent and has no benefit to the child.
Now this is something different she told me and i wonder what you ladies think. She says If im making her yoghurt/custard and other foods with breastmilk or formula and she has the recommended daily dairy intake through that then i dont need to breastfeed her and can wean her and i would purely be doing it for my own benefit then. What do you think??? Up until today she has been great and helpful or am i just thinking this way because its something i just dont want to give up yet??
I was also offered a job at ABC 2min walk forom my house and i can take the girls with me. It is a 38hr week though and i would have to pull halie out of skating.
Lambkin glad you had a great wedding.
Mum went to a physic on friday and he said i was going to have another baby in the next 12-18mths. all mum could say was as long as its not you sister. He said a lot of other things that very very true I wonder if this is going to be true.
We are off to dinner tonight, our 2hrs of child free time before my sis calls and asks why we not back yet lol.
Hey all.
been thinking of you lambkin!
Ok So I give her the bottle at 11am. It was there warming up, in a jug of hot water, then she starts sooking cause she is hungry, then she points to the bottle.
My grandmother was going to give it to her, but she pointed so I went over and she happily took it.
Hmm any idea if these reducing feeds would affect my supply?
Maybe I should just do it in the space of a week or so instead of a couple weeks.
Tomorrow ill replace the 7am feed and the 3pm feed
Hmm any idea if these reducing feeds would affect my supply?
The CHN i see (:detective: not sure how much longer for)said that your supply reduces between 9-12mths anyway because they eat more food. When I work i only feed twice a day and my supply has been fine.
stg, since cutting back Sam's day feed by just one my (.)(.)'s are not as full anymore in general. They feel a little smaller to me. Then again if he sleeps past 4am, I still wake up all full and swollen.
More news to report that I didn't think would EVER happen: I weighed myself this morning after morning wee-wee in singlet and undies, which is when and how I normally do it.... and I'm 50.8kilos! :eek: I haven't been trying AT ALL as my idea weight was at 54 kilos... it just keeps on happening. I still FEEL 54 kilos too. I don't FEEL that small but it's seriously been about 8 years since I've been this light.
And I baked really cute little cupcakes for the morning tea this morning. My friend had a girl so I baked pink iced cupcakes in pink pattie cups and I got mini marshmallows and made a design on the top with the white ones to look like little daisies. They were SO cute! Oh the simple things that amuse me... :rolleyes:
Biggest loser on and Sam's pulling at my top and whinging - very hungry and tired. Chat later. :wave:
BeautifulBoys
17-03-2009, 19:00
Holy Cr@p MOS thats not much :eek: EAT MORE!!!!! :laughing:................
Still think I'd like to be 55kgs.....but Im loving these extra points so dont know if it will happen....:p......Im a size 10 now so Im very happy!
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Casey woke @ 3.30am again last night :rolleyes: only gave him water......he then woke @ 4.45 :sleeping: as did DS1 because Casey's crying woke him up.....so he had a milo....
So bit tired.....had mums grp today went to a play centre the kids had fun,but DS1 had a massive tantrum as he didnt want to leave :cool:
Oh the joys!
Hey Flick82 good to hear from you!
K8y,your friend got back to ya yet?
........
Night
xo
lambkin glad you had a good day- it feels weird calling DH, husband a first though doesn't it??
daisy- sorry to hear you are not well, awful having to look after kids.
MOS- well done on the weight loss
well done on the job offers girls.
not a lot here, Pip has another tooth so been a bit whingy today. I have been busy, and gotta go do some study.
take care all and talk soon
I'm about to go to bed...how pathetic is that?
Nicklas didn't nap this arvo, so at 6 pm he's sitting in his high chair DH is feeding him, and he's doing the whole fell-asleep-head-is-heavy-oops I'm awake thing. You know how your head falls to your chest and you wake? It was cute...I got him out of the chair and cleaned him up, took himstairs where he promptly passed out. Hopefully he's soooooooooo tired he sleeps until the morning! :fingerscrossed:
I couldn't see pics of Lambkin's wedding either :( We might have to wait until they get back! Aren't they gone for 2 weeks??
Ok, I'm off to brush my teeth and crawl in bed. Night!
Oooh MOS Peggy Bundy? I never watched that show so I'm not sure what you're talking about - although I'm sure you're having a go :laughing: I bought 2 green tops today for some reason. Must have been the St Patricks day shining through.
Loving my toes though. Might go there more often, so quick and easy when you don't have to make appt - you just walk in.
Tomorrow is fruit and veg shop and make some foods.
MOS don't know how you're managing to lose so much weight. According to the scales today I'd put on. I don't know why. I have been eating under my points? Mayhaps fluid retention - too much salt in my diet? It varies about 1.5kgs from day to day, very depressing. Makes me feel like I should be starving myself in order to lose it :( Any tips BB? MOS?
DP and I had a bit of an accident this morning :o I'm not on the pill (I hate it as I always forget to take it and I bloat blah blah), so it resulted in a trip to the chemist for the morning after pill...... :rolleyes: ($30 :eek:). Told DP I didn't realise I had to pay for sex these days :laughing: We're not ready to start trying yet, though it was sooo tempting just to leave it.
Mum of Midgeys
17-03-2009, 20:30
Hehe, Peggy Bundy MOS... we'll have to get K8y some serious hairspray :p
Maybe the BF is just shedding this weight for you? My Mum said her weight never came off until right towards the of BF... and she BF me for a year, I think. Far out, I wish I could just drop kilos with no effort!!!
Kirilly's Mum - You poor thing :hugs: Hope you're feeling better soon. Nice that your Mum could take them though!
Babywez - that is soo adorable, poor little tyke, lol. They hold out as long as they can, don't they?
K8y - the pedicure sounds great! I'm very lucky I've got a few vouchers to use from my birthday - one great one from my sister at some place called Sabbath in New Farm...it's got manicure, pedicure, bikini wax, foils, shampoo and blowdry, eye treatment, swedish massage, colour consultation, skin consultation, and a few other things... seriously spoilt! I'm very excited about using it :D
BB - Is there anything for our bub's agegroup to play with at those play centres?... I've never taken Khirra cos I'm not sure if it's age-appropriate for her??... should probably just stop being lazy and go in and actually check them out, lol.
OConky - Hope Pip's tooth makes it through easy enough. What number is this one? Kiz is doing No.4 at the moment, but one corner has been cut for about 2 weeks now... still wait for the rest to come :rolleyes: She certainly doesn't do it the easy way.
Lambkin - or should we say Mrs Lambkin :yelclap: Soo glad your day went well - I'm sure you had NOTHING to be self conscious about you silly duffer! Look forward to seeing/hearing the details!!
And C38 - :hugs: for the CC thing... have my fingers and toes crossed for you that spots magically open up at the other centres so you don't even have to contemplate this one you don't like. Seriously, just drop in one day unannounced and scope the place out. It's all about how the place is run when the parents aren't looking.
Not much here. Khirra's learnt to be equally frustrating and rediculously cute when I'm laying with her giving cuddles to sleep - I give her a flurry of kisses on her lips and nose when I lay her down - she thinks it's hilarious. But now when she's meant to be laying down closing her eyes, she'll lift her little face up over mine then put her mouth on mine (usually filled with drool - tastey) hold it there and laugh, lol. So cute. So cheeky.
Oh, and DP's parents aren't coming up on the weekend now... bit of a stoy behind that, but I can hear Kiss whinging, so best go settle her back down...
Ooh ems, you MUST tell us why your IL's aren't coming when you have time... :cool:
And yes I think it is the BF because I've started eating total SH!T since 54kgs and I'm STILL losing weight! I do walk lots though... :rolleyes:
Good night all. :hugs:
Mrs Molly Coddle
17-03-2009, 22:13
Elliot is having terrible time sleeping at the moment as well. DH and I are off shopping for books tomorrow. We even asked the GP who thinks it's just a developmental thing and that Elliot may suffer from 'night terrors', which is kind of what we thought as well. Boo to that! No cry sleep solutions, anyone??
I wonder why you guys can't see the wedding pics??? Maybe my friend made the album Friends Only viewing or something. Strange.
Yes we are away for two weeks but.. TADA!! We have bought a computer with us. We hardly get time to spend online these days so we thought we would bring it along.
And it must have been fate.. checked the mail on the way out and another friend has sent us a CD with some pics on it so I shall pass one or two onto you, for your exclusive viewing...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding3.jpg
Lambie I love the dress, and Elliot looks SO cute in all white. Looks like a fun wedding. Kinda sad but funny that you have your computer on your honeymoon...LOL.. but then you have a boy who does not sleep:hugs: Poor Baby. Hope he improves soon. G still wakes midnightish then occassionally(well mostly) once more between then and 5ish, then 8. If he happens to sleep through..I wake anyhow:rolleyes:....speaking ofwakeful bubs.....
....coming.....
Lambkin, your dress looked beautiful and I love the hair! :thumbsup: So you finally did it, eh? Well done! I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon - even if you did bring a laptop... hmmm.. did you have intentions of spicing up your honeymoon with some internet porn maybe?! ;) We know!!! :laughing:
DH has had hs shift switched around so he started at 8am this morning which mean he kissed us both good bye as he left as usual but this morning, since it's close to wake-up time, am just wouldn't go back to sleep. :rolleyes:
Trying to type so better go. Bye.
LOve the pics lambkin :)
As I said she has 170ml at 11 yesterday
Today Im giving two feeds. I gave her 7am one and she had a full 250ml ( I dont know how much I should be giving her???) and its been an hour since and she is not interested in solids for brekky what so ever..
She had a mushy green poo lastnight.. not sure if thats result of the formula or not.
Hope everyone is doing well
Daisy Boo
18-03-2009, 09:24
BB, Oconky,ems 84 - thankyou for the get well wishes. Feeling much better today. And DH came home last night so that helped too. He came home with a very red eye. He was only 2km away from where the busefires were in Marysville. I wonder if that's what affected his eye.
Lambkin - can I just say you look like one hot mumma in that dress. :thumbsup: What are you doing with a computer with you? one look at you and DH wouldn't let you out of the bedroom!
Hi Chatterboxes!!
Lambkin - lovely pics, love the frock!
MOS - lol, Peg Bundy! Use to love that show, they were such bogans!
Not much from me, Miss C is cutting tooth no3, so she has been a little unhappy, but was happy to go to CC.
c38, have you been back to the CCC unannounced to see how they run things?
Daisy - sorry youve been unwell.
Now, I need coffee!
Lambie yay photos :yelclap: thank you!
You look sooo so pretty. I'm loving the hair and dress and Elliott looked adorable.
Re the night terrors there is an article in the latest My Child magazine on them. Have you read it?
stg Sums when changed to formula started doing a a few mushy green poos. It's just the formula I would say but keep an eye in case. DP and I are always discussing Sums poo :rolleyes:
The My Child magazine says the coverstar voting doesn't end until 25 March :confused:
ems I'm off to google that Sabbath place. Sounds AMAZING! Lucky girl :yes: I still have a voucher for Stephanies Day Spa at the Sofitel which I must use! I just can't decide what to have......
Yes do tell on the IL's.
oconky how are you finding your course?
BB how is your DH doing with his vertigo? I can't recall if you said it was all fixed up or not?
Well I've got uni tonight and I haven't done the work because I bludged yesterday..... So I've got to try and get it done today in between chasing Sums all over the house as she gets around now. She LOVES chasing down the vacuum cleaner....
Sums is slowly cutting down her fourth bottle. They say they slowly drop a feed on their own when they're ready. She had less yesterday arvo, but more that night and this morning. She usually averages 150ml/bottle at 4 bottles/day so yesterday arvo bottle she only wanted 50ml, but that night and this morning she had 200ml.
Oh did you hear the Pope is blaming condoms on the spread of aids. Just heard that on the news now..... What rubbish.
You can see my new top on the sportsgirl website under 'new arrivals' it's called 'animal print blouse', though looks much nicer in real life. It's soft floaty material and sits really nice.
k8y, that blouse looks nice... although I still stand by my Peggy Bundy comment! :laughing: You just need some really high strappy platform shoes and LOTS of hair spray, cleavage showing, etc. :yelclap:
Well I've had a productive morning so far. I've made half an hour's worth of phone calls but I got him 2 appointments which has made me feel better since I hadn't made ANY yet so was feeling a little down over it all.
I've been to Woolies, bought more apples and pears and will do them later for Sam. I've turned the iron on so better get going to do some ironing. Sam's awake so will take him to crawl around the lounge room that nobody ever steps foot into - every Leb family has a lounge room they don't use... but I iron in it! :laughing:
Oh and tiggles, I've been looking at Pendle Hill - you'll know it since it's next to Toongabbie where you once lived! Not too happy about the area but if we can sell our unit and get an extra bedroom, more living space and an outside area for Roxy, all for the same price as our unit, then it's worth a look. So that's my current idea. We'll see what the mortgage guy comes back with this week...
Oh and tiggles, I've been looking at Pendle Hill - you'll know it since it's next to Toongabbie where you once lived! Not too happy about the area but if we can sell our unit and get an extra bedroom, more living space and an outside area for Roxy, all for the same price as our unit, then it's worth a look. So that's my current idea. We'll see what the mortgage guy comes back with this week...
MOS - Pendle Hill isnt that bad really. When we bought at Toongabbie, it was just a 4 year plan to save, pay off as much as we could and move on. We lived in Marcia st http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=34+marcia+street+toongabbie&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.784212,150.945325&spn=0.009042,0.018969&z=16&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=-33.784853,150.945391&panoid=Qpv6gqc0xOwNGZKQ_MsMow&cbp=12,190.73646334817423,,0,5
Was very modest (we actually had a front garden when we owned it, as opposed to what it looks like now), nice street but had crisis public housing at the end of the street, always had police in the street... but they have now knocked most of it down.
So look at your next house as a stepping stone to your real "home". Anyway who wants a house the size of the "Taj Mahal" in Kellyville??? Just more toilets to clean!
I love the avatar k8y. very cute.
Does anyone know anything about laybys?
I cant find anything online - I have a just jeans layby.. can you make payments at any stores or does it have to be the one you took it out at
:hugs: Thanks Tiggles - that's really stuck with me about the next house being a stepping stone. I'm more about enjoying life and Sam these days rather than being all about keeping up with the Jones'. It's just sometimes we look around at what we COULD have and we get all caught up in it and excited and lose track of what we REALLY want - time with each other as a family with minimal stress. So here's my current idea:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=105371953&cc=AUSTRALIA&c=40023708&p=30&s=nsw&snf=ras&t=res&tm=1237197310
Nothing solid as yet but I want something for around the same price as our unit but bigger. We can still improve on this too and POSSIBLY keep Roxy. I'd have to ask about the land title and check out if neighbours in the same complex have dogs, etc... It's just an idea for now...
I love the avatar k8y. very cute.
Does anyone know anything about laybys?
I cant find anything online - I have a just jeans layby.. can you make payments at any stores or does it have to be the one you took it out at
Sorry not sure stg. Just call the store and ask... or it might say something about it on your receipt. :thumbsup:
Yep, thats the idea MOS! Looks good. You should be able to ring the real estate and ask if dogs are allowed in the complex, they should have the body corporate info. If you find a complex that do allow dogs, and you want to make an offer, make the offer subject to Roxy being approved.
Not sure either stg re the layby.
Yep, thats the idea MOS! Looks good. You should be able to ring the real estate and ask if dogs are allowed in the complex, they should have the body corporate info. If you find a complex that do allow dogs, and you want to make an offer, make the offer subject to Roxy being approved.
Not sure either stg re the layby.
Thanks Tiggles, will keep that in mind! :thumbsup:
Elliot is having terrible time sleeping at the moment as well. DH and I are off shopping for books tomorrow. We even asked the GP who thinks it's just a developmental thing and that Elliot may suffer from 'night terrors', which is kind of what we thought as well. Boo to that! No cry sleep solutions, anyone??
I wonder why you guys can't see the wedding pics??? Maybe my friend made the album Friends Only viewing or something. Strange.
Yes we are away for two weeks but.. TADA!! We have bought a computer with us. We hardly get time to spend online these days so we thought we would bring it along.
And it must have been fate.. checked the mail on the way out and another friend has sent us a CD with some pics on it so I shall pass one or two onto you, for your exclusive viewing...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/lambkin/wedding3.jpg
the dress is fantastic Lambkin, you both looked relaxed too which is great. sorry to hear El is still not sleeping, not sure about that one!
ha you sound like DH and I re: computer
Lambie yay photos :yelclap: thank you!
You look sooo so pretty. I'm loving the hair and dress and Elliott looked adorable.
Re the night terrors there is an article in the latest My Child magazine on them. Have you read it?
stg Sums when changed to formula started doing a a few mushy green poos. It's just the formula I would say but keep an eye in case. DP and I are always discussing Sums poo :rolleyes:
The My Child magazine says the coverstar voting doesn't end until 25 March :confused:
ems I'm off to google that Sabbath place. Sounds AMAZING! Lucky girl :yes: I still have a voucher for Stephanies Day Spa at the Sofitel which I must use! I just can't decide what to have......
Yes do tell on the IL's.
oconky how are you finding your course?
BB how is your DH doing with his vertigo? I can't recall if you said it was all fixed up or not?
Well I've got uni tonight and I haven't done the work because I bludged yesterday..... So I've got to try and get it done today in between chasing Sums all over the house as she gets around now. She LOVES chasing down the vacuum cleaner....
Sums is slowly cutting down her fourth bottle. They say they slowly drop a feed on their own when they're ready. She had less yesterday arvo, but more that night and this morning. She usually averages 150ml/bottle at 4 bottles/day so yesterday arvo bottle she only wanted 50ml, but that night and this morning she had 200ml.
Oh did you hear the Pope is blaming condoms on the spread of aids. Just heard that on the news now..... What rubbish.
You can see my new top on the sportsgirl website under 'new arrivals' it's called 'animal print blouse', though looks much nicer in real life. It's soft floaty material and sits really nice.
the top does look very floaty- might have to look in sportsgirl next time, I usually think everything in there is too young for me now!
my course is going well thanks k8y, it is interesting and I am doing well with the homework soo far, half way exam though soon!!
well I took the plunge yesterday and emailed my boss about going back to work. This was after reading that I apparently have to give 3 months notice if I want to return PT- opps (due back mid May!) I haven't seen that anywhere before. I'll be arguing that I always made my intentions clear that I wasn't coming back FT. meeting next wednesday, he had the nerve to say "did we negotiate april or may to return" der I took 1 year off and finished last may- not that hard!! rant over. I almost hope they don't want to accept what Iwant to work!!:laughing:
still have not heard about the other job yet either way!
anyway going to go make some bolognaise for Pip who is fine now her tooth is through:yelclap:
have a good afternoon all
Ok guys I need your help
(re-learning feeding is hard)
This formula stuff is hard lol..
OK
it goes like this
7am - 250ml
11am - BF
3pm - 150m
She is totally.. well not totally but seems disinterested in solids.
Mainly after the FF. Formula is more filling isnt it?
Im starting to thing giving it to her an hour or so before solids isnt going to work.
Should I try giving it an hour AFTER solids?.
like brekky 7-8am then FF at 9?
That just doesnt seem to work with 4 feeds a day..
Should I try to cut her milk to 3 times a day?
Like mid morning, mid arvo then bed?
If so how does this work in with naps.. It seems like naps and FF will clash into eachother.. What about snacks does she need it or just the milk?
I have NO idea how to go about this.. any ideas?
I loved my safe routine of milk 7, 11, 3, then bed then solids at 8, 12, 5.30.
It was almost always spot on and now I just feel... lost
Just a quick question - did someone on here get cot bumpers bc they thought bub was hitting their head and waking up? And if so, did it work? I have a theory about Nicklas...I think this is happening to him. He moves around SO much in his sleep, and he scoots up the bed/cot a lot. Think I will get some bumpers from Target tomorrow, see if it helps. TIA!
Goodnight!
stg it's so hard isn't it, because they keep changing all the time.
I found when I switched Sums to formula, I had to feed her solids first, then bottle minimum one hour later.
It's very hard to work it around naps and the fact that I have to feed her solids first, otherwise she is not interested in solids either. I discussed it with the ladies at CC after she'd started on the bottle and this is how I have worked her routine now, plus in the past 3 days she is slowly dropped a FF, though increasing what she is drinking on other bottles:
6am Wake up
6am Bottle (200ml)
8.30am Breakfast (solids)
Nap 10.30am for an hour.
11.30am Lunch (solids)
12.30pm Bottle (150ml)
2.30pm Nap for 1.5 - 2 hours
4.30pm Dinner (solids)
5pm Bottle straight after dinner (60ml)
7.30pm Bottle (200ml)
8pm Bed (sleeps through)
She used to have a 150ml bottle at 3.30pm but she dropped a nap (used to be 3 naps a day - now 2) so she sleeps through the bottle time, but her morning bottle/evening bottle never used to drink so much, so all up with the newer routine, she is still drinking roughly the same.
I think at this age, they still require a decent amount of milk, like around 600ml? don't quote me on that though as I'm not an expert. Though at this age, I believe it is now safe to offer solids before FF. Maybe try giving her breakfast solids first, then bottle an hour after.
Hope that helps!!!
babywez I think that might have been MOS with the cot bumper?
Night ladies :wave:
stg- I am prety sure FF will be more filling for her so maybe why she is not interested in solids. or maybe she is telling you to drop a feed? it is hard to say. it may be worth trialling just swapping one meal around ie brekky then bottle and see if she then eats solids, whilst still keeping the milk first the rest of the day? it is a bit trial and error though! gl with it.
babywez I think it was mos with the bumper.
very quiet in here atm, I am pretty tired had soccer training tonight, got to love pre-season fitness training!:rolleyes:
ha k8y must have posted at the same time very similar thoughts!!!
Just a quick question - did someone on here get cot bumpers bc they thought bub was hitting their head and waking up? And if so, did it work? I have a theory about Nicklas...I think this is happening to him. He moves around SO much in his sleep, and he scoots up the bed/cot a lot. Think I will get some bumpers from Target tomorrow, see if it helps. TIA!
Goodnight!
Yes it was me and yes, it worked! :thumbsup: He still stirs around midnight and then wakes around 4am for a feed but I never hear the loud THUD as he hits his head, then the silence followed by the long drawn out cry of pain... Sometimes though it still happens but only like once a week when he scoots down too far and the bumper isn't next to him.
GTG DH getting grumpy!
Heres what I put in another thread re the chilccare business
"Well I think I've come to a decision about Childcare. Mum came round on Tuesday and said she wants to give up work and mind him for me, until I get a spot somewhere I am happier. We went back today for another orientation visit. It wasn't as frantic (they said a lot of the idlets were still napping) though there were about 10 outside on the "baby patio" with us..3 crawlers (not incl G) and the rest all 2+ish. Whilst it was calmer the carers still just kind of sat there, cuddling a child each and left the rest to it.(though this probably happens everywhere lets face it, and at home Im not in his face all day) There were bits of stick and leaves all over the area (blown from garden)..Gabe was too distracted by the other kids and new surroundings..but anyother time he would have been chowing down big time. There was also a strip of plastic off a bag over in the corner...I didnt say anything , just kept an eye on it to see what the carers did. They didnt notice it for ages until an older one came out to cover one for breaks. She spotted it straight away and got rid of it. One of the 2+ girls had a heap of plastic rings on and was taking them on and off, and dropping them etc.. and another one found a rubber band like hair tie and brought it over to the carer. Hmm maybe its just the Paed nurse in me, but I just kept seeing all the choking hazards. Whilst Gabe is not intimidated by the older kids and in some ways I think he would learn from them..I just think with one carer to five..he is just too quiet and likely to go unnoticed and climb and fall or choke on something the kids drop.
I rang the other centre that I'm on the list for...and they remembered me, and had found the details she thought had been lost as soon as she got off the phone. She confirmed that they only have babies and toddlers up to about 18mths with 1:4 carers in their Baby room. I just feel a lot more comfortable with this set up. At least the <18mt olds are less likely to be playing with choking hazzards and the supervison is a bit better in theory.
So the plan is I will give notice at the dodgy place tomorrow. And will only go back to work 3days a fortnight afternoon shift (as it is easier for mum). I'll try and get at least one or two afternoons of care at the good centre, so Mum doesnt have him for full days. Once I hopefuly get one of the day time clinic jobs starting mid to late June. then I will know my set days and will be able to either push the centre for those days or look for a Family Daycarer
Weirdly I feel guilty that I've booked at this place and am now dropping it.. and that I may not get anywhere else for months
As I have to give notice of a few weeks, I will still try leaving him for a couple of hours tomorrow, just to see how he goes...as I may as well use up the days Ill have to pay for. Though that kind of seems silly in other ways as I will be worrying about him the whole time..:hair:
I duno sometimes I worry that I'm just being a drama queen. I have this worry that maybe Im just being overprotective. Other babies go there for goodness sake...and they obviously survive. "
Gotta go express.. then will try to do some personals if Im not falling asleep...
stg it's so hard isn't it, because they keep changing all the time.
I found when I switched Sums to formula, I had to feed her solids first, then bottle minimum one hour later.
It's very hard to work it around naps and the fact that I have to feed her solids first, otherwise she is not interested in solids either. I discussed it with the ladies at CC after she'd started on the bottle and this is how I have worked her routine now, plus in the past 3 days she is slowly dropped a FF, though increasing what she is drinking on other bottles:
6am Wake up
6am Bottle (200ml)
8.30am Breakfast (solids)
Nap 10.30am for an hour.
11.30am Lunch (solids)
12.30pm Bottle (150ml)
2.30pm Nap for 1.5 - 2 hours
4.30pm Dinner (solids)
5pm Bottle straight after dinner (60ml)
7.30pm Bottle (200ml)
8pm Bed (sleeps through)
She used to have a 150ml bottle at 3.30pm but she dropped a nap (used to be 3 naps a day - now 2) so she sleeps through the bottle time, but her morning bottle/evening bottle never used to drink so much, so all up with the newer routine, she is still drinking roughly the same.
I think at this age, they still require a decent amount of milk, like around 600ml? don't quote me on that though as I'm not an expert. Though at this age, I believe it is now safe to offer solids before FF. Maybe try giving her breakfast solids first, then bottle an hour after.
Hope that helps!!!
babywez I think that might have been MOS with the cot bumper?
Night ladies :wave:
yeah. she wakes up at 7am though.
Usualy has milk straight away then solids at 8...
if I swap it around to solids first, she would have it at 8.30 - 9, then after lunch at 1... then when?? lol.. bed time? what happens between 1 and 6? a feed would make her not hungry for dinnder?
Man, Sam's sh!t stinks these days! :cool:
C38 you're not being over protective at all. You can see the hazards that others can't and that's a good thing for Gabe. Things often tend to work themselves out and by the sound of it, they're starting to fall together for you with your mum's help, etc. :hugs:
Well my walking buddy has pulled out as she has a cold but I'm still going to walk in there myself. This SIL wanted me to possibly pick up her kids on Thursdays as she has to take one of her other kids to some uni for an obese teenager study (I told you they're all big girls). Anyway, I told DH in a rant a while ago that I'm sick of people thinking I sit around doing sweet FA and don't want to do the school run on a Thurs. Firstly, I don't even know WHERE their school is and will do doubt be DUMPED in it at the last minutem but you have to have a sign displayed in your window (which I don't have) and do laps of the block until the kids you're collecting are standing on the curb. They also wouldn't know it was me collecting them and this is normally Sam's nap time... With all this in mind, DH has taken MY car to work today as I will be on foot walking into Parra today! :D So oh silly me... can't pick up the kids! :rolleyes:
We're off to the all you can eat place at the local bowling club tonight for a nephew's birthday. I'm not too kean on the hygiene (or lack of) in those places but I'll make do.
Gotta go - pooy bum climbing all over me and HE STINKS!!!
Yes it was me and yes, it worked! :thumbsup: He still stirs around midnight and then wakes around 4am for a feed but I never hear the loud THUD as he hits his head, then the silence followed by the long drawn out cry of pain... Sometimes though it still happens but only like once a week when he scoots down too far and the bumper isn't next to him.
GTG DH getting grumpy!
Last night Nicklas woke up around 8:30 and was crying...when I went in there, he couldn't put his head back down bc it would hit the cot. So DH tied a pillow around the end of the cot...know what Nick did? Turned around, scooted to the other end and hit his head there! I'll look for cot bumpers today, see if that helps us.
I duno sometimes I worry that I'm just being a drama queen. I have this worry that maybe Im just being overprotective. Other babies go there for goodness sake...and they obviously survive. "
I honestly do NOT think you're being a drama queen. Did you ever talk to the parent of the child you knew? I think you have very valid reasons for not wanting to leave G there and if things can work out with your mum, that will be great! Don't feel guilty about giving the spot up...I do think you should tell them the reasons and tell them what you saw. They need to know, and maybe it will make them clean up their act a bit.
BeautifulBoys
19-03-2009, 07:48
:geek: My password keeps playing up....I changed it then used a few times logged on yest & it wouldnt let me again.....so thats why I was MIA
Went to WW last night actually lost 200gms :D
That was over the last 2weeks when I ate & drank my self stupid in Perth.....
K8y keep doing what your doing,you can have weeks like that....next wk you may find that you loose alot more,Im just like you I follow the points I write everything down(keeps me honest;)) I really watch my portion sizes.....you will get there hun I know IT! :goodvibes:
Casey woke @ 3am.....but he only got bonjela & water out of me.....he then woke @ 6.45 :yelclap:
BBL.....
:smiliedance: I can read everything, it all fits on my screen again.
Kara Slept pretty well last night, 7pm-630am with only a grizzle at 130am for about 10min. Hopefully its a sign of things to come.
C38, I dont think your being a drama queen either. if you dont feel comfortable leaving G there dont and dont feel bad about pulling him out either centres are used to parents giving up spots all the time. But I agree with babywez and do tell the director the reasons why.
Lambkin, nice wedding pics, love the dress.
I have a ear and throat infection so
DF has taken the kids to mums so I can have the day to myself to relax and rest.
Mum of Midgeys
19-03-2009, 08:22
C38 - You have totally made the right decision hun :hugs: The more you tell us about that centre, the more appauled I become. In all honestly, there are a lot of centres that run like that - but they are centres you don't want your child at - if the carers are sitting around doing bugger all when you're actually there observing them, then I'd put the house and farm on it that they're doing even less when you're not there.
Don't feel guilty! Stuff them: you're not compromising on Gabe's wellbeing, when they're simply being lazy. That's what it is. The attitude of that centre and the carers is pure laziness. They're not about the kids. Well, not from what you've described to us.
Not all centres are like that - and when you find the right one, you'll be so relieved...and probably amazed... at the difference. As for the parents of the kids that are already there... I guess some just have to settle for what's available as they have no other options. Or they mightn't realise that there is a better standard of centre... don't know. Hope you feel happier with this arrangement though :hugs:
Well... I'll just get down off my high horse now... :laughing: Sorry, I feel a little passionately about it all... my old director's fault :p
Stg - Khirra's down to 3 bottles a day now, and it works really well. Well, sometimes she'll have some bottle during the night if she's having a hard time settling with these bl00dy teeth. She has a bottle when she first wakes up of a morning - so 6/7ish. Then breakfast at about 8/9am, depending if she wants a quick nap a couple of hours after waking up, which she sometimes does.
Then either a bottle before a midday nap, and lunch when she wakes up, or vice versa. It all depends how tired she is. If she's full of beans, I go food before sleep, if she's tired, a bottle, which is ends up about 1.30pm-ish, or 2pm. If she's hungry before dinner, I give her a snack...cheese or a rice cake, sayo, whatever. Then she has dinner at 5pm, then the last bottle close to 7pm, when she goes to bed. She's working her naps a bit akwardly at the moment... we need to cut out the nap she has an hour or so after she's woken, but she really seems to need it still... once that's gone, we'll be able to make sure lunch always comes first, then a bottle before her arvo nap. And her bottles are 200ml
BB - I'm going to start hanging around you and MOS and rub your bellies or something in the hope that some of your weight loss magic rubs off on me! :D (Preferably with little or no effort on my part, haha)
Oops, Khirra has disappeared down the hallway, and I can't hear anything, so I'm sure that means mischief :rolleyes:
Will come back on later with the Inlaws story... bit of a saga, so will wait until Kiz is asleep
You don't get much out of a passionfruit, do you? :rolleyes: I just had one for brekky... and a banana... and some watermelon. Off for my walk in a few mins.
Just wanted to say to you stg, I've been trying to think of something to suggest for you but I can't. I do however recall my GP telling me that after around the 8 month mark, they should be having solids BEFORE milk. On the other hand, I know milk is supposed to be their priority until the age of 1, so others would disagree and say milk first. All you can do is try a few different things. And there's nothing wrong with giving her solids after lunch and then giving her dinner again early - nothing wrong with 2 solid meals in a row. Sam sometimes skips his arvo milk feed if he sleeps through it and he's still alive.
It's all trial and error!
Well off for my walk now. Back in a few hours. I love Thursdays! :D
Daisy Boo
19-03-2009, 09:42
:hugs: Thanks Tiggles - that's really stuck with me about the next house being a stepping stone. I'm more about enjoying life and Sam these days rather than being all about keeping up with the Jones'. It's just sometimes we look around at what we COULD have and we get all caught up in it and excited and lose track of what we REALLY want - time with each other as a family with minimal stress. So here's my current idea:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=105371953&cc=AUSTRALIA&c=40023708&p=30&s=nsw&snf=ras&t=res&tm=1237197310
Nothing solid as yet but I want something for around the same price as our unit but bigger. We can still improve on this too and POSSIBLY keep Roxy. I'd have to ask about the land title and check out if neighbours in the same complex have dogs, etc... It's just an idea for now...
MOS - we sold our townhouse a year ago but we had Daisy in there. Nobody ever said anything. I think in a townhouse you have more flexibility than a unit. If they ever do an inspection you can always say she's an outdoor dog and keep a bed outside so they can't tell.
Heres what I put in another thread re the chilccare business
"Well I think I've come to a decision about Childcare. Mum came round on Tuesday and said she wants to give up work and mind him for me, until I get a spot somewhere I am happier. We went back today for another orientation visit. It wasn't as frantic (they said a lot of the idlets were still napping) though there were about 10 outside on the "baby patio" with us..3 crawlers (not incl G) and the rest all 2+ish. Whilst it was calmer the carers still just kind of sat there, cuddling a child each and left the rest to it.(though this probably happens everywhere lets face it, and at home Im not in his face all day) There were bits of stick and leaves all over the area (blown from garden)..Gabe was too distracted by the other kids and new surroundings..but anyother time he would have been chowing down big time. There was also a strip of plastic off a bag over in the corner...I didnt say anything , just kept an eye on it to see what the carers did. They didnt notice it for ages until an older one came out to cover one for breaks. She spotted it straight away and got rid of it. One of the 2+ girls had a heap of plastic rings on and was taking them on and off, and dropping them etc.. and another one found a rubber band like hair tie and brought it over to the carer. Hmm maybe its just the Paed nurse in me, but I just kept seeing all the choking hazards. Whilst Gabe is not intimidated by the older kids and in some ways I think he would learn from them..I just think with one carer to five..he is just too quiet and likely to go unnoticed and climb and fall or choke on something the kids drop.
I rang the other centre that I'm on the list for...and they remembered me, and had found the details she thought had been lost as soon as she got off the phone. She confirmed that they only have babies and toddlers up to about 18mths with 1:4 carers in their Baby room. I just feel a lot more comfortable with this set up. At least the <18mt olds are less likely to be playing with choking hazzards and the supervison is a bit better in theory.
So the plan is I will give notice at the dodgy place tomorrow. And will only go back to work 3days a fortnight afternoon shift (as it is easier for mum). I'll try and get at least one or two afternoons of care at the good centre, so Mum doesnt have him for full days. Once I hopefuly get one of the day time clinic jobs starting mid to late June. then I will know my set days and will be able to either push the centre for those days or look for a Family Daycarer
Weirdly I feel guilty that I've booked at this place and am now dropping it.. and that I may not get anywhere else for months
As I have to give notice of a few weeks, I will still try leaving him for a couple of hours tomorrow, just to see how he goes...as I may as well use up the days Ill have to pay for. Though that kind of seems silly in other ways as I will be worrying about him the whole time..:hair:
I duno sometimes I worry that I'm just being a drama queen. I have this worry that maybe Im just being overprotective. Other babies go there for goodness sake...and they obviously survive. "
Gotta go express.. then will try to do some personals if Im not falling asleep...
You have every right to worry about your child. If you don't feel comfortable then that's a good sign that things aren't right there. Have you thought about nanny sharing? It might sound expensive but it generally works out the same as a centre and you should get back 50% of it from Family Assistance. That way Gab stays in his own environment until you get a spot in the centre you want.
Well girls when it rains it pours. I have to fill out a stupid stupid business case justifying why I want to go back to work part time. Dah I have 2 babies isn't it blaringly obvious. What ever happened to work life balance! Anyway even if I do fill it out they will not guarantee a part time role for me. So I have been avoiding it for 3 weeks when I got a courtesy reminder that they needed the form. So I started it yesterday afternoon.
I was concentrating so hard on it I didn't realise Michael was harrassing the psycho cat we inherited(that's another story). Next thing you know I hear a big scream and I race over to him and he is bleeding from the eye area. I grabbed some food for him, no nappies and ran out of the house. The dog walker turned up and told me she would lock up just take Michael to the dr. So I have raced to the GP with no house keys and I'm now locked out of the house.
Turns out it, it has just missed his eye. But he has a scratch from his forehead to his cheeks the worse being around the eye area. Girls - I'm such a bad mother. This cat is never allowed in the house and today I felt sorry for him. Look what happens.
Stupid job and stupid cat! I couldn't sleep all night thinking how bad it could have been.
c38 u are def not being a 'drama queen':hugs:. ive used 3 centres in my time. first one i chose i was going to uni about an hour away and i chose a centre right near my mums in case of emergency and also my sister was going there at the time too as she is only 2 yrs older than hailey. she went there for maybe 6 months? and i was never overly happy with it. carers seemed disinterested. hailey used to get away with eating my sister shae's lunch and i wondered how much supervision there was when eating and it was set up weird in that the toilets were like a galley type thing open at each end right at the front door so every time u walked in u saw all the kids who were in the toilet? just bothered me a bit. then i moved her to a brand new centre closer to me as i finished up uni. it was sooo much better much more interested carers toilets positioned better lol provided lunches so i knew exactly what she was getting no sneaking anything from someone else. u could just tell the carers really loved little kids. hailey was a very easy kid so i never worried heaps about her. she has always been very independant, outgoing, social. loved helping with the little kids and packing away etc. i knew if she needed anything she have no trouble asking for help. then we got bray. so he started at same centre at about 18 months and i was terrified as he was so difficult, so descructive, so super escape artist. i worried myself crazy about him. but they were great with him. then we moved out to the country for about 10 months and there was only 1 centre so he went there for a bit it was awful. the teachers just seemed so disinterested the director was just an old mean cow. the place was old and rundown i hated it. i was so relieved when we moved back and i got my good centre back. so he went there up till dec and they were great especially as he has been particularly difficult and didnt actually have a diagnosis till about sept last yr. but about 12ish months ago my good centre got bought out by abc kept the staff tho and everything seemed ok till i left i did notice thought the ratio of teachers to kids going down hill. our old director used to have extra staff in each room always to cover breaks etc and as she felt the kids coped better with the same staff rather than getting casuals in to cover sickies. not sure what ill do with dylan yet. im due back at work may 2010 so he will be 2. im thinking maybe family day care as he will still be so little and a few close friends actually do family day care so id be pretty happy with that. :hugs:its such a tough decision go with your gut feeling i reckon.
stg dylan is formula bub now he has roughly (as he has very little set routine) about 4x 170ml per day plus solids. i always give solids first now .
lambkin congratutions!!! u look so beautiful:goodvibes:
well haven t been on here as my little man is sick:(. we havent slept hardly at all for 5 days now. the odd 20 mins here and there so im exhausted and im sure he is too. he has high temps and is just miserable and cries all the time poor little guy. i took him to the drs on mon arvo and he said just a virus and i packed his bag all set to go to hospy one night as his fever was so high but then he fell asleep and it came down a bit so we decided to hold off. im going back to drs this morn as now he has come out in a rash, not good. dunno what it is , looks like maybe a measles type rash? but he is immunised. let u know this arvo how he goes. and he is cutting a tooth too so he is just miserable. me too:o. bray is getting me soo down too at moment . prob cause im so tired i just cant put up with him. he is like a toddler he still throws massive 3 hour screaing crying smashing tantrums about nothing. like he cant find the sox he wants etx. i just cant take him anymore feels like ive had a 2 yr old now for 5 .5 yrs and now we know whats wrong in some ways its worse cause he may always be like this. in some ways its better though cause we know more how to help him. all the little aspy quirks we can deal with its just his aggression. he punches me pretty much everytime he walks past me. same with his sister. he juyst attacks us all the time kicking and punching and trying to hit us with stuff throwing stuff at us. im at my wits end at moment.:gloomy:. feels better though just talking about it. its like nobody in my real life gets it cause they just dont live with him. anyways sorry for the whinge
dylan is saying nananananan all the time now but he doesnt know what it means, so cute. he say mumum dadad bubub nanan but doesnt know what they mean. but he says 'elba' the dogs name in context as he crawls to the door looking for her and he says what in context like when i call out to him 'dylan' he goes 'what what' but he never really say it any other time. he still doing his funny seal type crawl nowhere near standing or walking bye for now be back later with the update on his rash
I think Nicklas is getting sick...he's starting to sound a bit like a snorting pig when he breathes. I think he's very stuffed up. What should I do? Just give him panadol? He was a bit warm this morning, and DH is home from work sick...bloody germs!
Hi All
Thanks for the kind words. I rang them this morning and said that I had changed my mind and that my Mum was going to look after him. I havent actually given them reasons as yet. But the Director is supposed to be ringing me to discuss whether I have to pay for 2 weeks notice or not, so I will have a word then. I also have to go in as I accidently left his Birth Certificate in the little folder with all the forms I had to fill in.:eek:
I duno why I feel guilty, they no doubt have a million people in line waiting for the spot anyhow. I never did get hold of the woman who I know has a toddler there. Regardless, I don't feel comfy with the set up and would be worrying... so as I have an alternative I am comfy with(Mum) then so be it. It's probably fine for the kind of baby that is happy to sit on it's bum and look in wonder at a couple of blocks for an hour (aparently I was like that:D), but Gabriels just not one of them. He will sit for a minute or so then be up the other end of the room digging in the garbage.
I'm so hopeless with decisions since Ive had Gabriel. I've actually been crying on and off about it for days. SO stupid, when I think I had a job where I was making 100s of decisions constantly all day.
MOS, the Townhouse option sounds fab. :fingerscrossed:They accept dogs.
:hugs:SupermOm (hehehe) I hope Dillions feeling better and gets some sleep for you today. Lot's of viruses have rashes... most of the nasty bacterial things that cause rashes nowdays they are vaxed for... but pays to get it checked out.
That must be SO hard for you with Bray.
DaisyBoo:hugs:for nasty psycho cat attack. Hope your work accepts your application... stupid system with the forms.
Flick:hugs:for the ear infection, hope you enoy your day to yourself
Babywez, rest and fluids, Panadol if he's miserable. Dr if the temps persisting more then a day and/or hes lethargic and or not drinking.
just a viral rash, he said probably gastro and contagious. ugh yuck
Thanks C38...he's already on his 2nd nap of the day, so I know he's not feeling himself. He's been having ice chips in his mesh feeder most of the morning - I guess its really cold on his gums and I am CERTAIN now that teeth are not far away - can see it in his gums. Poor tyke!
I think you've made the right decision re: G and the CC. Its easy for us to tell you not feel guilty, but we don't just decide what we can and can't feel! Just have some peace knowing that you've done what is right for him. :hugs:
MOS - we sold our townhouse a year ago but we had Daisy in there. Nobody ever said anything. I think in a townhouse you have more flexibility than a unit. If they ever do an inspection you can always say she's an outdoor dog and keep a bed outside so they can't tell.................
I was concentrating so hard on it I didn't realise Michael was harrassing the psycho cat we inherited(that's another story). Next thing you know I hear a big scream and I race over to him and he is bleeding from the eye area. I grabbed some food for him, no nappies and ran out of the house. The dog walker turned up and told me she would lock up just take Michael to the dr. So I have raced to the GP with no house keys and I'm now locked out of the house.
Turns out it, it has just missed his eye. But he has a scratch from his forehead to his cheeks the worse being around the eye area. Girls - I'm such a bad mother. This cat is never allowed in the house and today I felt sorry for him. Look what happens.
Stupid job and stupid cat! I couldn't sleep all night thinking how bad it could have been.
Daisy, that's awful. :hugs: But you're definitely not a bad mother. Things happen and if you didn't learn from it you'd be dumb but far from a bad mother. At least now you know not to feel sorry for the STUPID CAT again! It must have been scary though... hope he had a smooth recovery.
And :hugs: babywez, I hope Nick gets better soon.
And more :hugs: for SMO3 for Dyllan - hope he recovers fast too.
My walk was great. I walked around and around and around... only bought bananas! Oh and a Mr Men book to go with an Esprit T Shirt to send for a friend's baby in QLD. I also slipped a Little Miss book in there for their oldest who's almost 2 for being a "good big sister". Ummm... Oh! Yesterday I called QLD Transport and told them I hadn't received my driving histor despite paying for one (silly me lost it!) and they Emailed me a copy as I said it was now VERY URGENT! lol... felt bad doing it but it was the only way I'd get it fast! :o
Am at home now but the FIL isn't... which means there's no car here if I had to pick up the kids from school. I might just go for another walk in an hour so I'm not around when the time comes. It's like every Thurs for 6 months or something ridiculous and nobody has reminded me - I was told in passing 5 weeks ago. So we'll see what happens... :confused:
c38 probably be a good idea to mention to the director when you speak to her/him about why you're pulling out of your spot. Might save some future bub from a choke if the ladies get a bit of a talking too on being more vigilant. Sounds like you have done the right thing though. How stressful :hugs:
stg just a bit of trial and error as every bub is different. As long as she is putting on weight and is getting fed when hungry then you're already doing a great job. I'm not sure what time you feed her dinner, so between 1-6pm, maybe try a bottle at 4pm? or just a snack, then dinner with a small bottle, then a fuller bottle before bed?
As ems said, Kizz is mostly 3 bottles now, and Sums is slowly going that way. You'll find that they slowly drop a feed, but will drink more on the other feeds.
flick, get better soon :hugs: it's good you're getting a chance to rest.
SMO3 glad to hear it wasn't anything dreadfully serious with Dylan. The ladies at CC mentioned to me that there is a gastro bug going around up here. Honestly though, she said they wash their hands at CC a million times and toys are cleaned everyday, it's probably cleaner there then at home :rolleyes: (apart from the other bubs obviously sharing their germs during the day....).
babywez - oh no! 2 babies at home sick. Extra work for you :hugs: hope they get better soon. Not much you can do for colds if that's what it is. Poor bubba, it's hard as they don't know how to blow their nose or cough up the congestion properly. When Sums was ill, I gave her a bit of panadol here and there, plenty of water and made sure she got rest and we didn't go out too much.
ems, still waiting on the IL's story :rolleyes:
Well I had to get my teeth x-rayed today at Qld X-ray for my specialist appointment, which is finally arrived - on Tuesday - after making the appt months ago. Remember my saga with DP and wanting to go general anasthetic? :laughing: Well the specialist will tell me what needs to be done, but so far it is confirmed, one wisdom tooth must come out. If the rest need to do, DP can be stuffed, I'll have to use my Krudd money to pay for my general anasthetic.......
So anyway, back to the story, I went to a suburban centre nearby and after waiting for 30mins (after dropping Sums at CC this morning at 9am), they told me their machine for the OPG or something or rather had just broken, I'd have to go somewhere else. They said go to the one at the Private Hospy 10 mins further away. So I go there, and reception says did they tell you we don't bulk bill. So bugger that, I had to drive another 25mins away to somewhere else. I didn't have my refidex with me and no GPS (need one of those....), so driving around while DP on phone trying to direct me (speaker phone). I hung up thinking I knew the general vicinity he was talking about, but couldn't find it, so back on the phone. Meanwhile some idiot decided to back out of a carparking space at lightning speed and almost hit me (prob about 1/2 metre or less) as I drove through carpark. I was only doing 20kph but idiot was aiming right for my drivers side door (ie me). I yelled and swore. Poor DP was still on phone, ears must have been ringing. Anyway, I finally found the place, got x-ray done and am just home. Was suppose to being doing uni work for tonight but no chance of getting it done in time now, so am just going to get started and stay at home tonight to get it finished.
BB meant to say, thanks for the encouragement :goodvibes:
I bought some mini packs of dried apricots the other day, and I find they keep me going for longer (at only 1/2 point for 25gms).
The morning after pill I was told will likely bloat me and stuff my AF around too, so not sure I want to weigh myself for a little while :laughing:
I meant to say to Daisy earlier that it's not a case of putting Roxy's bed outside for inspections as we're looking at buying, not renting but the last thing I'd like to do is buy a place because it's dog friendly and then have all of the neighbours tell us her barking's driving them nuts and they want her out! Having said that, DH has made it very clear he either wants to buy a HOUSE and sell the unit or go back into the unit and live life comfortably. He said he doesn't want a townhouse that's nowhere near anything. The thing we both love about our unit is that it's walking distance to everything - heaps of cafe's and shops, etc, the river, massive parks... It's actually where I walked to this morning. Ooh! I tried to cut through a shopping centre thing that's been in the process of closing down for AGES. So everything's closed down bar a few places. Anyway I cut through and then realised the only way out the other end are STEPS! So rather than walking back out the other end again and then AROUND the long way I figured I'd drag the pram up the stairs. 2 men walked past me without a word until a young guy with a girl stopped and offered to help. At first he grabbed the handle and started to drag as I was (Sam was asleep and being bounced all over the place!) until I suggested he lift the other end! :laughing: Anyway I was very grateful as it appears chivalry has gone out the window! Or is it just plain decency?! :rolleyes: My DH would always offer to help...
Sam's in his cot, NOT sleeping... standing up, chatting to himself, YELLING at me! The nieces are here - the FIL picked them up.
Oohhh... Sam lying down. Oh no he's giggling. :rolleyes:
I bought Sam some Heinz Organic Mini Rice Cakes today. The packet said 10Mths+ but he loved them. They still have a tiny bit of salt and sugar in them but as long as he doesn't have more than a few each day they're good. I was pureeing some apple, pear and cinnamon so I smeared some of that on one and he loved that too!
Oh Sam's learned how to spit his food out. I have not laughed at him once. Each time he does it, I say a stern "No" and I put the bowl down and ignor him for a min or so. He did it yesterday and this morning. Then when he does it this morning, the MIL laughs her head off and Sam thinks it's the funniest thing ever! :hair:
I did get video footage of it though on my phone and sent it to my mum in QLD and she loved it. She was baby sitting my nephew Jaxon and he laughed at it and screamed when it finished so she said she had to show it to him about 10 times. :p
Sam just stood up in the cot, then fell over and hit his head. He was crying but I put the dummy in and laid him back down again and he stopped crying. He's now crying again for attention. I'm sitting next to him but not looking at him. I try and shush-pat but he just crawls around. If I hold him down he goes NUTS. I don't know what to do....... :crying:
Mum of Midgeys
19-03-2009, 14:56
Daisy Boo - Oh, how scarey, you poor thing! And poor Michael! But you can't possibly blame yourself hun - of course you're not a bad Mum! Just another one of those things. And nothing really bad did happen, so don't beat yourself up with the 'what if's' - you'll just work yourself up. Big hugs!
Supermum - Hope Dyl picks up. The virus Khirra had the other month ended in a rash after a week of temps (and no sleep!), so maybe he's at the tail end of it? Fingers crossed!
And big hugs for things with Bray... it must be so, so hard and trying at times hun. And noone could possibly understand just what you go through without having lived with it, or been in close contact with it. What you do, and the courage you must have to summon up every day is just amazing :goodvibes: My Mum's friend has a son with servere arthritis, and he's had it since he was very young. He would just get so fed up and frustrated with the pain that he would lash out like that - hitting her and his sister. Noone can imagine just how horrible that must be when the child you love so much and do everything you possibly can for, vents their frustration on you (through no fault of their own, of course). :hugs: You are definately a Supermum :yes:
Babywez - Hope Nick isn't getting anything. Maybe it is just his teeth? Khirra seems to sleep a bit more when hers are coming through.
K8y - what a mission for the OPG! I really have to get my tooth sorted soon... it's really starting to cause me trouble now. DP (like yours!) will be pleased I'm costing him more money, lol.
Okay. The Inlaws Story. Not every exciting, mind you, just rather long-winded... read if you can be bothered, lol.
Guess I should fill you in on a bit of history. DP doesn't like his Dad. Goes back to childhood days, apparently he wasn't a very nice father(verbally abusive), and I know he's not a very nice husband to his wife. No idea why they're still together, but that's another topic. DP didn't talk to his Dad for years when he was in his late teens/early 20's, but then made the decision that that was something his father would do, so he would rise above it. (His parents have this weird thing that if you p#ss them off, they won't talk to you - even their own kids. Not just a 'I'm annoyed and can't talk to you right now' sort of thing, it drags on for months. Anyway. That's where we are now, I imagine. When they are talking, they ring often, ask the usual question like 'how's work' and get annoyed when DP doesn't have a 'story' and just say 'it's work', as you do.
The MIL has been calling all week organising them coming up. We'd organised to stay at Bribie. Then she calls saying not to tell the FIL that'd she's organised it when I spoke to him (?). So he gets on the phone asking what we're doing this weekend and do we want to stay on their friend's catamaran at Tin Can Bay? (DP has already refused this offer last time they were up as A) it takes hours to drive up there, and we don't want to do that to Kiss if we can avoid it, and B) Who would want to take a very active baby on a boat for an entire weekend? She would go mad being confined to one room, and we wouldn't be able to let her out of our sight for a second, should she end up in the drink. So then he got offended that we said it probably wasn't a very good idea for Khirra. Blah, blah, blah.
Anyway, they've been calling several times over the past week, and DP was sick of their calls, as he didn't want to go away to begin with, and I had told his Mum he wasn't very keen, but she went ahead making the plans anyway. So I'm not silly enough to argue - I try to stay in the good books, lol. Anyway, DP was less than enthusiastic with his answers so they cracked the sh!ts.
Then they called me up at home, and Mum answered. So they asked her what's DP's problem is. :rolleyes: As if she'd know...she doesn't try to pry into every aspect of our life. Ahem. They they asked me what his problem is (his Mum was bawling on the phone asking 'what had she done', 'why is she so horrible?' in a very dramatic kind of way. I explained he doesn't think they're horrible, he was never keen on going away, which they knew, and as for his short responses, after he's spoken to you several times during the week, he just has nothing left to say. (And DP hates phone conversations at the best of times) Honestly, these people do not know their son AT ALL. Sarcasm seems completely beyond his mother, and that's how he commicates like 70% of the time, lol.
Anyway blah, blah, blah, 'clearly they're not wanted, so they won't come up. Maybe they'll catch up with him before his next birthday, maybe they'll get to see Khirra before she turns 21', drama, drama, drama.
Ugh. I do feel bad that they're missing out on seeing Khirra, because as much as his Mum drives me insane, I know she is crazy about Kiz and has been very excited about seeing her. But seriously, all they had to do was book the place, and come up. Bada-bing, bada-boom. But they've turned it into such a drama... and they wonder why DP doesn't want to talk to them.
So yeah, that's the epic (boring -sorry, lol) tale. They're silly old coots, and now we're in the bad books. :rolleyes: .... hehehe, can't wait to tell them when we're preggers again and still not married :devil6:
This morning I gave her brekky first.
So I gave her a plate of porridge 20 min or so after waking.
Then I thought Id give her bottle not long after it.
So
7ish - Solids
7.30 - Bottle - 100ml
10.30 - Bottle - 140ml
12 - Solids (not overly interested - ate a small jar as we were out so not sure how her appetite was?
2.30pm - Bottle - 160ml
Then Ill give her dinner at 5.30ish. 400ml of milk today so far
THen Ill breast feed her at 8. Im not sure how much milk she should be having or how much she will get from BF tonight so its hard to judge.
She doesnt seem to want to drink a whole lot of milk..
I know I should let it .. get to me but I have not knowing a schedule but I know i should just.. chill out lol..
I think Ill just make sure she either has a bottle, or solids (alternating I guess) every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. and just accept that there is not going to be a set time for these things anymore.. lol
There is a facebook group that is about my ex for all the people he has screwed over. I think its so hilarious I had to join :)
Mum of Midgeys
19-03-2009, 15:41
That sounds good Stg :hugs:
When Khirra has a bottle, it's a very, very rare occassion she drinks the whole thing in one go. If she doesn't have the whole thing before a nap, she drinks the rest after the nap, no big deal :)
And as for food, she's not a big eater. She'll have one decent meal in a day usually, when she'll put a decent amount away, and the rest she's only half interested in. But she has snacks if she seems peckish.
It's all just going with the flow, I reckon. You know, sometimes you don't feel like lunch or dinner or whatever. I'm sure it's the same for them.
As long as you have structure, which you do, you'll be fine hun :thumbsup:
And gosh, your ex must be one piece of work if there's groups about him on FB :laughing:
should I be offering her milk more often then?
Does she NEED 600ml (is that the amoutn) a day?
stg, if she's already had 400mls today then you're close enough to rest assured she'll survive. Don't mean to sound comical about it but you're still going to BF her tonight so I think youll be close enough to what she needs. And hey, if she needs more after her BF she'll soon let you know, right?
ems, your IL's are ridiculous! Your DH must love living with YOUR family as they seem quite sane in comparison! :laughing: I couldn't think of a more ridiculous suggestion than taking a JUST-WALKING toddler on a BOAT! Are they INSANE?! :eek:
Sam's finally asleep. He stood up in the cot before, fall over hitting his head on the side... again... :rolleyes: So I put him on the boob and whadda-ya-know?! Asleep in less than 2 mins! :banghead: It's soooo easy to fall into THIS pattern...
Well I feel nasty now and a little guilty. Last night was a church mass for the SIL's (the one that lives down the road) FIL's brother. Got it? SIL's FIL's brother? Anyway he died in Lebanon so there was a church mass and then heaps of people go up to their house afterwards to pay their respects to his family. Anyway at around 1am this morning, her FIL (who was mourning his brother's death) was taken to hospy. Not sure why but he's still in there now. So there's all of this running around to pick up and drop off her kids all over the place. 2 of them have been here for a few hours now. DH has just driven up to Westmead hospy to pick up her car keys from her and then to pick up 2 more kids from youth group and then drop them home again.
I feel guilty that I've been avoiding helping thinking she's been taking advantage of the fact that I "do nothing". I'm just so used to being asked for favours that I assumed this was still the case. Tonight though she's stuck at hospy and I feel bad...
For as long as I can remember, her (DH's sister) and the other SIL (DH's brother's wife) have both taken turns picking up each other's kids from school. One has 4 kids and the other has 2. So the cousins are always hanging out together after school. I've never been a part of this as I've never had kids of my own. I still baby sit, etc but I've never had to do school pick-ups and drop-ofs, etc... until now I'm not working people are asking me to do things.
Sometimes it's just little things like yesterday the SIL dropped off a massive box and asked me to empty the MIL's drinking glasses into it from the cupboard. I told her I was trying to get some work done but will find time to do it in the arvo and she said "Oh it's just I thought..." (and she stopped), so I said "You thought I was doing nothing?". Anyway I made a point of saying in any spare time I get when Sam's asleep, I'm trying to WORK to earn money and I don't sit around... but then I felt bad saying it.
I guess I just don't want to be here - FULL STOP. I don't want to be right in front of someone when they realise they need something doing. I feel like every time I answer the home phone when it rings it's the SIL and she must think "Ooh! I wonder what I can get Claire to do today"... because it's like she's sooooo busy (she IS because she has FOUR kids!) but she stops and sits around having coffee and cigarettes A LOT and procrastinates and doesn't prioritise very well, etc, etc... and she always has people running around after her - it's not just me.
Gotta go - more people here. And Sam awake...
Ooh and here's a funny one: I called the SIL the other day from DFO as I was buying her daughter some PJ's for her birthday. I explained to her I have limited credit left on my phone and asked her "just quickly, what size is ...". She responded by asking me where I was and then going on to tell me I should have told her I was going there as she has some things to return and would have given them to me. :rolleyes:
I choose carefully as I HATE returning things... and will not be telling her that I'm meeting a friend there tomorrow morning.
OK rant over. Sorry for thread hogging with my constant train of b!tchiness.
DH said to me this arvo that he just wants to go back into the unit and take us on holidays. He even said he wants to take Sam to the snow next year - too soon for this year but he said next year would be great. I am in shock because I am the snow and skiing lover and he HATED it! Then he said that we can go OS and see my Dad and brothers, etc again with Sam this time... he seems really excited about the prospect of going back into our unit. I'm really excited too and although I'm stressing about Roxy, I've come to the conclusion that I can't organise our lives around her. DH and I agreed that we'd take her there for a week after we've moved in properly and tell the neighbours we're dog sitting in case she's noisy. The first 3 nights in a new environment she's very loud with the howling, etc but if we get through that, then she might be OK. If it works out we'll tell the neighbours we decided to keep her and leave it at that. DH even said his parents will watch her for a few days if we go away, etc. I just don't think they'd want her full time.
Well must go as going to all you can eat at the local bowling club for a nephew's dinner...
Im feeling a bit better this arvo. Had a nana nap.
stg, if I think 600mls is just a estimate and if she is having milk with cereal or custard/yoghurt she is getting calcium/dairy through that as well which you can add to the total. Well thats what i keep getting told anyway
Does anyone else have a big eater? Kara eats anything and everything put in front of her. she never seems full. Has cut back on her feeds to morning and night, but lots of water during the day.
BeautifulBoys
19-03-2009, 18:58
:wave:
SMO3~poor Dylan....get them to test his wee for a UTI im so paranoid after Casey now.....cant hurt......I can only imagine how hard it is hun,Jake is 3yrs old,he still has tantrums.....I put him in his room & shut the door,I do loose it & smack him :o I feel so guilty afterwards...but time out for him works the best....he then feels sorry.
Hope you find out wants wrong.....:hugs:
Flick82~Hope you feel better soon.....
K8y~Sums is in a great routine now.....:yes:
C38~Hope everything works out hun,as Im sure it will....you know if you are ever stuck im only over the bridge, You need to feel comfortable & happy with where Mr G goes...what about family daycare?
DaisyBoo~You are NOT a bad mother.....these things happen hun,we live & learn.....like when Casey fell OUT of the High chair B/C I didnt strap him in...hmmmm.......I too felt like you...
MOS~so when do you think your'll go back to your unit? Its all go with big familys...never a dull moment!
STG~Casey only has 500ml now....but he has a yogurt & cheese with his dinner,have you tried her on 200ml bottles would she drink that first up in the morning?
Casey wakes(all different times he wakes) he has 250ml
Breakfast @ 8am
Sleep @ 9ish
Lunch @ 12pm(may have 100ml if unsettled) & is having trouble going to sleep.
Sleep 1ish
Dinner @ 5pm
Bed time @ 7pm 250ml
.................................................
BeautifulBoys
19-03-2009, 19:00
Im feeling a bit better this arvo. Had a nana nap.
stg, if I think 600mls is just a estimate and if she is having milk with cereal or custard/yoghurt she is getting calcium/dairy through that as well which you can add to the total. Well thats what i keep getting told anyway
Does anyone else have a big eater? Kara eats anything and everything put in front of her. she never seems full. Has cut back on her feeds to morning and night, but lots of water during the day.
:yes: Casey eats & eats !!
Only 2 bottles so thats 500ml...sometimes a extra 100ml.....he has yogurt & cheese now...has lots of water too :yelclap:
BeautifulBoys
19-03-2009, 19:13
just a viral rash, he said probably gastro and contagious. ugh yuck
:no: Spray lots of GLEN 20 around!!! Jake had it 2weeks ago only for a night,touch wood no one got it....Hope he gets better soon....:hugs:
Mrs Molly Coddle
19-03-2009, 19:40
Heres what I put in another thread re the chilccare business
"Well I think I've come to a decision about Childcare. Mum came round on Tuesday and said she wants to give up work and mind him for me, until I get a spot somewhere I am happier. We went back today for another orientation visit. It wasn't as frantic (they said a lot of the idlets were still napping) though there were about 10 outside on the "baby patio" with us..3 crawlers (not incl G) and the rest all 2+ish. Whilst it was calmer the carers still just kind of sat there, cuddling a child each and left the rest to it.(though this probably happens everywhere lets face it, and at home Im not in his face all day) There were bits of stick and leaves all over the area (blown from garden)..Gabe was too distracted by the other kids and new surroundings..but anyother time he would have been chowing down big time. There was also a strip of plastic off a bag over in the corner...I didnt say anything , just kept an eye on it to see what the carers did. They didnt notice it for ages until an older one came out to cover one for breaks. She spotted it straight away and got rid of it. One of the 2+ girls had a heap of plastic rings on and was taking them on and off, and dropping them etc.. and another one found a rubber band like hair tie and brought it over to the carer. Hmm maybe its just the Paed nurse in me, but I just kept seeing all the choking hazards. Whilst Gabe is not intimidated by the older kids and in some ways I think he would learn from them..I just think with one carer to five..he is just too quiet and likely to go unnoticed and climb and fall or choke on something the kids drop.
I rang the other centre that I'm on the list for...and they remembered me, and had found the details she thought had been lost as soon as she got off the phone. She confirmed that they only have babies and toddlers up to about 18mths with 1:4 carers in their Baby room. I just feel a lot more comfortable with this set up. At least the <18mt olds are less likely to be playing with choking hazzards and the supervison is a bit better in theory.
So the plan is I will give notice at the dodgy place tomorrow. And will only go back to work 3days a fortnight afternoon shift (as it is easier for mum). I'll try and get at least one or two afternoons of care at the good centre, so Mum doesnt have him for full days. Once I hopefuly get one of the day time clinic jobs starting mid to late June. then I will know my set days and will be able to either push the centre for those days or look for a Family Daycarer
Weirdly I feel guilty that I've booked at this place and am now dropping it.. and that I may not get anywhere else for months
As I have to give notice of a few weeks, I will still try leaving him for a couple of hours tomorrow, just to see how he goes...as I may as well use up the days Ill have to pay for. Though that kind of seems silly in other ways as I will be worrying about him the whole time..:hair:
I duno sometimes I worry that I'm just being a drama queen. I have this worry that maybe Im just being overprotective. Other babies go there for goodness sake...and they obviously survive. "
Gotta go express.. then will try to do some personals if Im not falling asleep...
I don't think you are being a drama queen at all c38. Sounds like you made the right decision. Very generous of your Mum to offer to look after him, also.
C38 - You have totally made the right decision hun :hugs: The more you tell us about that centre, the more appauled I become. In all honestly, there are a lot of centres that run like that - but they are centres you don't want your child at - if the carers are sitting around doing bugger all when you're actually there observing them, then I'd put the house and farm on it that they're doing even less when you're not there.
Don't feel guilty! Stuff them: you're not compromising on Gabe's wellbeing, when they're simply being lazy. That's what it is. The attitude of that centre and the carers is pure laziness. They're not about the kids. Well, not from what you've described to us.
Not all centres are like that - and when you find the right one, you'll be so relieved...and probably amazed... at the difference. As for the parents of the kids that are already there... I guess some just have to settle for what's available as they have no other options. Or they mightn't realise that there is a better standard of centre... don't know. Hope you feel happier with this arrangement though :hugs:
Well... I'll just get down off my high horse now... :laughing: Sorry, I feel a little passionately about it all... my old director's fault :p
Stg - Khirra's down to 3 bottles a day now, and it works really well. Well, sometimes she'll have some bottle during the night if she's having a hard time settling with these bl00dy teeth. She has a bottle when she first wakes up of a morning - so 6/7ish. Then breakfast at about 8/9am, depending if she wants a quick nap a couple of hours after waking up, which she sometimes does.
Then either a bottle before a midday nap, and lunch when she wakes up, or vice versa. It all depends how tired she is. If she's full of beans, I go food before sleep, if she's tired, a bottle, which is ends up about 1.30pm-ish, or 2pm. If she's hungry before dinner, I give her a snack...cheese or a rice cake, sayo, whatever. Then she has dinner at 5pm, then the last bottle close to 7pm, when she goes to bed. She's working her naps a bit akwardly at the moment... we need to cut out the nap she has an hour or so after she's woken, but she really seems to need it still... once that's gone, we'll be able to make sure lunch always comes first, then a bottle before her arvo nap. And her bottles are 200ml
BB - I'm going to start hanging around you and MOS and rub your bellies or something in the hope that some of your weight loss magic rubs off on me! :D (Preferably with little or no effort on my part, haha)
Oops, Khirra has disappeared down the hallway, and I can't hear anything, so I'm sure that means mischief :rolleyes:
Will come back on later with the Inlaws story... bit of a saga, so will wait until Kiz is asleep
Ohh yess.. whenever Elliot is quiet he is up to mischief also. He usually has a 'secret' in his hands, ie. some plastic or fluff or a tiny rock, or something.
c38 u are def not being a 'drama queen':hugs:. ive used 3 centres in my time. first one i chose i was going to uni about an hour away and i chose a centre right near my mums in case of emergency and also my sister was going there at the time too as she is only 2 yrs older than hailey. she went there for maybe 6 months? and i was never overly happy with it. carers seemed disinterested. hailey used to get away with eating my sister shae's lunch and i wondered how much supervision there was when eating and it was set up weird in that the toilets were like a galley type thing open at each end right at the front door so every time u walked in u saw all the kids who were in the toilet? just bothered me a bit. then i moved her to a brand new centre closer to me as i finished up uni. it was sooo much better much more interested carers toilets positioned better lol provided lunches so i knew exactly what she was getting no sneaking anything from someone else. u could just tell the carers really loved little kids. hailey was a very easy kid so i never worried heaps about her. she has always been very independant, outgoing, social. loved helping with the little kids and packing away etc. i knew if she needed anything she have no trouble asking for help. then we got bray. so he started at same centre at about 18 months and i was terrified as he was so difficult, so descructive, so super escape artist. i worried myself crazy about him. but they were great with him. then we moved out to the country for about 10 months and there was only 1 centre so he went there for a bit it was awful. the teachers just seemed so disinterested the director was just an old mean cow. the place was old and rundown i hated it. i was so relieved when we moved back and i got my good centre back. so he went there up till dec and they were great especially as he has been particularly difficult and didnt actually have a diagnosis till about sept last yr. but about 12ish months ago my good centre got bought out by abc kept the staff tho and everything seemed ok till i left i did notice thought the ratio of teachers to kids going down hill. our old director used to have extra staff in each room always to cover breaks etc and as she felt the kids coped better with the same staff rather than getting casuals in to cover sickies. not sure what ill do with dylan yet. im due back at work may 2010 so he will be 2. im thinking maybe family day care as he will still be so little and a few close friends actually do family day care so id be pretty happy with that. :hugs:its such a tough decision go with your gut feeling i reckon.
stg dylan is formula bub now he has roughly (as he has very little set routine) about 4x 170ml per day plus solids. i always give solids first now .
lambkin congratutions!!! u look so beautiful:goodvibes:
well haven t been on here as my little man is sick:(. we havent slept hardly at all for 5 days now. the odd 20 mins here and there so im exhausted and im sure he is too. he has high temps and is just miserable and cries all the time poor little guy. i took him to the drs on mon arvo and he said just a virus and i packed his bag all set to go to hospy one night as his fever was so high but then he fell asleep and it came down a bit so we decided to hold off. im going back to drs this morn as now he has come out in a rash, not good. dunno what it is , looks like maybe a measles type rash? but he is immunised. let u know this arvo how he goes. and he is cutting a tooth too so he is just miserable. me too:o. bray is getting me soo down too at moment . prob cause im so tired i just cant put up with him. he is like a toddler he still throws massive 3 hour screaing crying smashing tantrums about nothing. like he cant find the sox he wants etx. i just cant take him anymore feels like ive had a 2 yr old now for 5 .5 yrs and now we know whats wrong in some ways its worse cause he may always be like this. in some ways its better though cause we know more how to help him. all the little aspy quirks we can deal with its just his aggression. he punches me pretty much everytime he walks past me. same with his sister. he juyst attacks us all the time kicking and punching and trying to hit us with stuff throwing stuff at us. im at my wits end at moment.:gloomy:. feels better though just talking about it. its like nobody in my real life gets it cause they just dont live with him. anyways sorry for the whinge
dylan is saying nananananan all the time now but he doesnt know what it means, so cute. he say mumum dadad bubub nanan but doesnt know what they mean. but he says 'elba' the dogs name in context as he crawls to the door looking for her and he says what in context like when i call out to him 'dylan' he goes 'what what' but he never really say it any other time. he still doing his funny seal type crawl nowhere near standing or walking bye for now be back later with the update on his rash
poor bubs :( Glad it's just a gastro thing though and not something more serious! You poor thing. I'm local-ish to you for the next week or so, so PM me if you need ANY help.
I meant to say to Daisy earlier that it's not a case of putting Roxy's bed outside for inspections as we're looking at buying, not renting but the last thing I'd like to do is buy a place because it's dog friendly and then have all of the neighbours tell us her barking's driving them nuts and they want her out! Having said that, DH has made it very clear he either wants to buy a HOUSE and sell the unit or go back into the unit and live life comfortably. He said he doesn't want a townhouse that's nowhere near anything. The thing we both love about our unit is that it's walking distance to everything - heaps of cafe's and shops, etc, the river, massive parks... It's actually where I walked to this morning. Ooh! I tried to cut through a shopping centre thing that's been in the process of closing down for AGES. So everything's closed down bar a few places. Anyway I cut through and then realised the only way out the other end are STEPS! So rather than walking back out the other end again and then AROUND the long way I figured I'd drag the pram up the stairs. 2 men walked past me without a word until a young guy with a girl stopped and offered to help. At first he grabbed the handle and started to drag as I was (Sam was asleep and being bounced all over the place!) until I suggested he lift the other end! :laughing: Anyway I was very grateful as it appears chivalry has gone out the window! Or is it just plain decency?! :rolleyes: My DH would always offer to help...
MOS do you have a friend who you see regularly who could take Roxy for you in worst case scenario?? That way you could visit whenever you want. I know it's not the same, though :(
Mrs Molly Coddle
19-03-2009, 19:47
stg, if she's already had 400mls today then you're close enough to rest assured she'll survive. Don't mean to sound comical about it but you're still going to BF her tonight so I think youll be close enough to what she needs. And hey, if she needs more after her BF she'll soon let you know, right?
ems, your IL's are ridiculous! Your DH must love living with YOUR family as they seem quite sane in comparison! :laughing: I couldn't think of a more ridiculous suggestion than taking a JUST-WALKING toddler on a BOAT! Are they INSANE?! :eek:
Sam's finally asleep. He stood up in the cot before, fall over hitting his head on the side... again... :rolleyes: So I put him on the boob and whadda-ya-know?! Asleep in less than 2 mins! :banghead: It's soooo easy to fall into THIS pattern...
Well I feel nasty now and a little guilty. Last night was a church mass for the SIL's (the one that lives down the road) FIL's brother. Got it? SIL's FIL's brother? Anyway he died in Lebanon so there was a church mass and then heaps of people go up to their house afterwards to pay their respects to his family. Anyway at around 1am this morning, her FIL (who was mourning his brother's death) was taken to hospy. Not sure why but he's still in there now. So there's all of this running around to pick up and drop off her kids all over the place. 2 of them have been here for a few hours now. DH has just driven up to Westmead hospy to pick up her car keys from her and then to pick up 2 more kids from youth group and then drop them home again.
I feel guilty that I've been avoiding helping thinking she's been taking advantage of the fact that I "do nothing". I'm just so used to being asked for favours that I assumed this was still the case. Tonight though she's stuck at hospy and I feel bad...
For as long as I can remember, her (DH's sister) and the other SIL (DH's brother's wife) have both taken turns picking up each other's kids from school. One has 4 kids and the other has 2. So the cousins are always hanging out together after school. I've never been a part of this as I've never had kids of my own. I still baby sit, etc but I've never had to do school pick-ups and drop-ofs, etc... until now I'm not working people are asking me to do things.
Sometimes it's just little things like yesterday the SIL dropped off a massive box and asked me to empty the MIL's drinking glasses into it from the cupboard. I told her I was trying to get some work done but will find time to do it in the arvo and she said "Oh it's just I thought..." (and she stopped), so I said "You thought I was doing nothing?". Anyway I made a point of saying in any spare time I get when Sam's asleep, I'm trying to WORK to earn money and I don't sit around... but then I felt bad saying it.
I guess I just don't want to be here - FULL STOP. I don't want to be right in front of someone when they realise they need something doing. I feel like every time I answer the home phone when it rings it's the SIL and she must think "Ooh! I wonder what I can get Claire to do today"... because it's like she's sooooo busy (she IS because she has FOUR kids!) but she stops and sits around having coffee and cigarettes A LOT and procrastinates and doesn't prioritise very well, etc, etc... and she always has people running around after her - it's not just me.
Gotta go - more people here. And Sam awake...
Aww don't feel guilty MOS. You didn't know the circumstances for today. Don't let them take advantage of you! Make stuff up so you can't help them! lol that's what I'd do, because I'm grown up..
Ems - your inlaws sound crazy like mine :( Maybe there is a country we can send crazy in-laws to? We can just send cards but they're not allowed to contact us. That might be nice.
DH's Mum isn't talkingt o him now. They just had a massive fight on the phone and she hung up on him. She thinks that he has an 'allegance' to his father's family because he didn't invite any of 'her' family (ie. her new husband's family) to the wedding yet we invited aunties and uncles from his dad's side. She thinks we've been vindictive and awful and done it all on purpose, when really, all we did, was invite the people we see or talk to regularly. Everytime we visit DH's Dad we see his Aunt, uncle, cousins etc because they all pretty much live together. I've met DH's step dad's family like.. twice.. since we've known each other. Anyway. I'm so angry and anxious about it all because Dh is having an awful time up here with nothing much to do but worry about his psychotic mother. Ugh. We thought of all people she would understand if we just invited who we WANTED to invite, not who it was expected we invite. She got married in Jan and didn't even invite her mother! Or her brothers, or her now-step-sister. What a hypocrite! So angry. Aaaaaanyway.. moving on.
We've been SHOPPING the last two days. Hahah happy honeymoon. We've also being doing washing (yay??) and watching TV (YAY!) We got some great things for Elliot for Winter... some lovely soft, woolen thermal pant things from JK Kids or whatever it's called (I don't like thick pants on bubs but want him to be warm) and some stripey soft jumpers from BIG W. We also got 4 of the new bonds wondersuits. They have such great colours and they're SOOO soft and the fabric is organic which I love because i'm a dirty great hippy. To those of you not boycotting bonds, they're a great winter pj option. We got size 1 and 2 for him. How scary is that!! Growing up so fast.
My silly sister bid on 3 high chairs on ebay, thinking she would be outbid and maybe win one if she was lucky. How wrong she was! She ended up winning 3 high chairs! We bought one up to the holiday house with us to leave here, but there's some part that's all bent and we can't put it together so we bought one of those portable high chairs that you clamp onto the bench. It's so scary, but awesome! Elliot loves it. He was in there while I was cooking dinner just munching on a sao, happy as anything.
Had a semi breakthrough in that Elliot slept from 10pm - 4am in a portable cot. Ahh! When he did finally wake up my boobs were leaking aaaaall over the floor He seems to be a little better in the cot, actually, maybe because ther'es more room for him to roll around. I just lay on the bed next to it so I can pop his dummy back in when he grizzles. He is still having his 'night terrors' though. I finally bought My Child today so shall read the article and vote for the babies. We also bought "Raising Boys" by Stephen Buddolph and "The No Cry Sleep Solution" by um.. someone Pantley. We'll see.
DH and I have been talking abotu when to start TTC the next bub. We think we want at least a 2 year gap, thinking we had ages, but that means we'd start TTC in September! So that's the plan for now, but we'll see. I wanted to weight much less before getting preg again but no weight is shifting. We'll see.
I've also been thinking about when to wean Elliot. Probably TMI but I have this .. problem.. I guess you would call it. It's this gross condition where my sweat glands get infected and it's just.. gross. So gross. And painful, unfortunately. Since puberty i've had it permanently under my breasts, a little under my arms, and on my inner thighs. I thought it had been as bad as ever, but since I started BF it has just goten worse and worse. I don't know if it's because of the hormones, or extra heat from the milk or what but i'm getting infections aaall over my breasts. They are lumpy and sore and bleeding and ugh.. just awful. I know it's selfish but I think I'm going to wean when El is 1 year for this reason. I don't want to but I don't know what else to do. I can't even take my medication for it while BFing so .. blah. Anyway. Those are my thoughts.
Is the bubs' separation anxiety driving everyone else insane as well? I can't even MOVE from his grasp without him screaming. Eek. Can't wait for this stage to be over, I'm telling you.
That's all from me for now xx
No Lambkin, the only friend who would take him is renting a one bedroom apartment and works full time! :laughing: And another friend has a bigger dog so no go there... and I doubt she would anyway... Nobody wants a yappy dog and I don't blame them. It's a shame I'm so in love with her myself!
And yes BB, it IS full on with big families!
Had all you can eat tonight - I actually DID eat all I could eat and felt a little... well no, I felt A LOT pregnant! I had a belly sticking out in front of me - SO won't be doing that again for a while!!!
Good night all, trying to get spud to sleep!
smo3 :hugs: you do so well with Bray and then you have 2 other children as well, hope Dylan is getting better for you.
daisy - how scary, don't beat yourself up over it though
c38 glad you made the decision, you would not have been happy at work having him there which would make everything worse. happy mum- happy baby!!!!
lambkin- ughh ILs, and no I don't think you are selfish in wanting to wean to help your health, do what is right for you.
mos- :rolleyes: about your sil
well daisy boo I am in the bad mother books today as well, put Pip on the change table ( which is essentially the top of her drawers) bent down opened a drawer and looked up and caught Pip as she rolled off the table:eek: she has never done that before. I always stand next to it so she wouldn't have rolled far anyway but god she moved fast, I didn't have time to be shocked. I am pretty careful with her on there but will have to be more so now!
Pip has another 2 teeth this week, one top and one bottom, I think more are on their way as well....just all happening!!!
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