June bubs 08 - Birthday Month Thread!!!! [Archive] - Page 2

Daisy Boo

12-06-2009, 11:53

Kotakai - must be hard not to see Cruz for 2 days. Chais sounds like he has what Michael just went through. I had him on antibiotics and a puffer for his cough. Finally through the worst though.

Daisy Boo - I hate to say it, but I agree with BB... 3's are nasty, lol. I watched my 2year olds at CC go from little cuties to bundles of attitude the closer they got to 3 :devil: lol. Kirilly's waaay too cute to ever get into trouble! hehe

Oh Ems it can't get worse that now. Just today I took her out for coffee and she proceeding to run around the shop screaming and then when I gave her sultanas to eat she preferred to throw them on the floor and step on them. Kirilly is too cute for words but boy can she get on my bad side so quickly.

well our breast feeding journey is complete, as of Wed night I no longer use my breasts for food. And i'm pretty happy about it, 12 months is a fair achievement, but the time had come. Poor DP, H wasnt impressed, but I had a dinner date with my mums group and gave her some cow, then went out. Hmmm apparentl it took her over 45 mins to settle. That night was ok I spose but last night was a bit of a shocker, I feel like I have been awake forever. Hmmm sigh and I think im getting mastitis :(

be careful that's when most women tend to get mastitis when they finish b/f. If you think you have it go and get antibiotics straight away.

WARNING! Vent ahead....
i am SO P!SSED off! The internet is the main cause. The other night I went to get groceries and came back and jumped online and there was a pic minimized of some wh0re in a mini skirt with boots n stuff with her bum n pieces hanging out the bottom sorry tmi so it was like someone sent it. I asked Dh bout it very calmy but he didnt want to explain it. Then he tried explaining it later while i had Riley screaming in my ear and couldnt really listen something about some mistake he was trying to find a tattoo pic - then why was it opened in paint its not like it was open in a internet site!! Im so mad about this still then everytime ive come on the laptop after hes been on it the history has been deleted not only annoys me because hes being secretive but because i then have to re log into everything esp BH!! I dont know what to do this has been happening on and off for over a year . Im really getting sick of it and im not normally likely to be a confronting person and he esp hates confrontation and always walks away anyway but if this doesnt stop im getting very tempted to pack Riley and I a bag and stay with mum and dad for a while till he realises what hes doing. Then i dont want mum and dad to know whats going on either though so its a tough one arghhh im so frustrated and hurt.
Any advice guys im really needing some opinions?
Sorry but i needed to get it out even if it makes him sound like a pig! lol

Anyway im starting the gym today with my cousins fiance so might help my anger lol.

Ingi - i'm not sure what to say hun. If it was me I would want to know what he is doing. I would ask. Does he do it when you are there? If so can you sneak up behind him and spy?

happybirthday to Quinn and to Phillipa

Not feeling too well today. I woke up with a terrible headache. And I'm feeling :barf:. No I'm not UTD. Kirilly woke up with stomach cramps too and looked like she was going to throw up. Wonder if we have some bug. Have to take DP to the dentist in 1 hr as he is getting his tooth pulled out with both kids in tow...

tiggles

12-06-2009, 12:06

Happy Birthday Quinn and Phillipa!!!!happybirthday

k8y

12-06-2009, 12:09

happybirthday Quinn :goodvibes:

happybirthday Pip :goodvibes:

:party:

Mum of Midgeys

12-06-2009, 13:00

happybirthday Quinn!! :flowerz:
happybirthday Pip!!:flowerz:

Hope you all have a great day! Gosh, didn't even realise it was the 12th already!

My Little Sweet

12-06-2009, 14:13

I forgot to say thanks Tiggles for the gifts! She loved the book and i loved the slipper thingys! Just what we needed on a cold winters morning. I will post pics after her party on Sunday.

c38

12-06-2009, 16:10

happybirthdayPhillipa:smiliedance:
happybirthdayQuinn:party:

kotakai

12-06-2009, 18:29

happybirthday Phillipa

happybirthday Quinn

Hope you both had a lovely day.

Ingi :hugs:, I don't know what to say either. It does sound mighty suspicious. Maybe try explaining to him, that by deleting the history, it makes you feel he has something to hide, so can he please not do it.

I'm still so excited for you Ems & Magick. It makes me clucky just thinking about it :laughing: DP is a definate no more though. Can't wait to 'share' the journey with you :goodvibes:

tiggles

12-06-2009, 18:50

I forgot to say thanks Tiggles for the gifts! She loved the book and i loved the slipper thingys! Just what we needed on a cold winters morning. I will post pics after her party on Sunday.
Quinn is very welcome! Miss C and I enjoyed shopping for the gift.

Now for Kotakai - thanks so much for the pressie for Miss C, afraid we opened it this afternoon, sorry. The dolly and carrier are lovely, the wrapping and card just so girly and pink! Thanks so much, its Miss C's first dolly. Now you are in trouble, you are so naughty spending so much on the express post, but we certainly appreciate your effort to get it here on time. A big thank you to you and the family.

k8y

12-06-2009, 18:52

Awww kotakai you've changed your signature :goodvibes:

Hmmm I meant to comment on someones avatar the other day but can't recall.....

Sums has high temps, 39.5. Bit nervous. Think the ear therm might be reading it a bit high? although she does feel hot.
We are keeping an eye on it but otherwise she is okay. Eating ok, sleeping ok, drinking, happy enough despite teething, no rash, no vomits, no difficulty breathing, no runny poos.
If it gets higher we might have to take her to hospy. What do you think c38?
The doctor yesterday said viral infection and see how she goes over the next couple of days (ie improvement). She still has the fevers but otherwise she seems ok (apart from runny nose etc).

InGi :hugs: men can be stupid. If it's something that bothers you then I feel you need to say something. Otherwise it will niggle and niggle and just get worse IYKWIM?
DP and I have separate comps so he doesn't feel the need to clear his history lol.... I know he looks at pics of women in various states of undress, never found full on porn though. I'm not bothered by it though and I've told him so so he knows where I stand on the whole issue, but if your DH doesn't know where you stand, draw the line etc, then it's best you say something IMO.

BeautifulBoys

12-06-2009, 18:57

BeautifulBoys

12-06-2009, 19:01

CONGRATULATIONS Ems and Magick!!! Wow i am so jealous.

and to my little one year old can't believe it!! and for Phillipa!! theya re all getting so old!

InGi i get mad when DP deletes the history to, as i would never look or really know how to look it is just a very suspicious act in my mind even tho he is in IT and could hide stuff anywhere really. I hope nothing is going on and it was just a simple mistake

Goodluck with your interview today BB! Is Casey going to be in CC or will you have someone else look after him?

Well i have been absent as we have had lots more family illnes, my pop still has not had his operation this time i think to just pure laziness on the hospitals behalf he has been suffering repeated heart attacks all week on oxygen and just not looking well it really makes me sad to go in there and see him. Plus he is starting to talk like "i have had 78 good years" etc i don't want him to give upand then i had my aunt(and godmother) suffer an anuerysm for a few days they didn't know if she was going to make it as the first hospital stopped the surgery after 8 hours saying it was too dangerous and worse than they thought. Lucky she was transferred to RPA where they performed the surgery the next day with a more experienced nuero surgeon and she has woken up so so far so good. She had been in an induced coma for the past 3 days, i have never been so scared in my life i have really only known 1 person who has died and that was my best friends mother and i could hardly bare that.

Anyway nice things now!! MOS i am glad you liked the gift i want to see photos tho! hope he fits it. How is the unit going? everything you dreamed?

K8y i hope Sums gets better soon, and good luck for you exams, how many more subject are you going to do?

ok i am off got lots of baking to do today before quinns party on sunday. Making lemon tarts, macadamia tart and carrot cake with tofutti icing! all dairy free so i can enjoy myself there and Q can have some of her birthday cake!

Oh NO :no: You poor thing....:hugs:
Casey will go to family day care mons with Jake will try get him in soon...see what days i'll do first.

k8y

12-06-2009, 19:17

See how she goes through the night K8y,Casey got to 40deg....not alot i could do but panadol & Nurofen...you know you can give both?
poor might must be a virus,its good that she is eating & drinking....is she crying/upset...poor thing :hugs:
Is she just in a Nappy? if not take off her clothes so she can cool down....
C38....she's our Nurse she will know ;)

No I didn't know that, thanks BB :goodvibes:

I didn't think there is too much I could do but just keep an eye, make sure she is comfortable.
She's not too upset TBH though DP just took the keys off her so she's mighty upset now lol.. I think she is just 'more easily upset' than normal atm.
I was worried just a nappy might be too cold? she's in long pants, singlet, long sleeve shirt, no jacket/jumper or socks and her little hands and feet feel so cold :no: DP giving her a late bath as she has slept alot today.
I put her down at 10.15 and by 2pm I woke her up so she could have lunch/fluids. I think maybe an unsettled night, playing catch up, plus not well. Put her down again at 5.20pm and by 7pm woke her up again so could give her dinner/bath/bottle.
I think maybe just keep an eye atm and see if she gets worse.
Wonder if I should put her in her 1.0 tog tonight rather then 2.5 tog???
Temps here down to 0 degrees overnight, so very cold here atm.

tiggles

12-06-2009, 19:35

K8y - drs have told me if they get to 40 degrees its straight to hospital, you may want to ring the qld health number 13 43 25 84 to check, they will also advise how to do the panadol/nurafen combo. You can call them for anything 24/7. If Im wrong about the 40 degrees, please someone let me know, as its a long drive to hospital for us if we need to go for a temp.

Hope Sums is better soon. Keep us up todate.

Mum of Midgeys

12-06-2009, 19:38

Evening girls,

Ingi - Hmmn. I won't deliberate too much as I had a bad experience with my Ex with that sort of thing.... but he was a hopeless pathological liar, so probably not quite like your DH!! I'd definately sit down and have a chat. Explain your suspicious. Why it would bother you. Hopefully he's honest, and it's nothing too bad. :hugs: honey, it's a crappy situation to be in, and it would bother me too.

Kotakai - :laughing: making you clucky. Your DH will ban you from talking to us! lol. Will be great to share it all with you guys... I'm not going to join a 'due in' thread, as I have enough trouble keeping up here, lol, so I hope noone minds if I talk about the pregnancy here? I'll try not to go on too much!

MBQ - :hugs: hun. How awful. I know what you mean about being scared to loose people if you haven't lost anyone before. I'd never had anyone close pass away around me until just after Khirra was born. Since then I've lost two Uncles and my Grandmother. It's not easy, and I hope things pick up for your Pop and Aunty :hugs:

K8y - Oh poor Sums... that is a yukky temp... I'm not sure on any advice hun, I'd be on here asking you guys if it was Kiss. I'm sure C38 will shed some light.... hope the poor puppet's fever goes down very soon.

BB - How'd the interview go??

Kyles72

12-06-2009, 19:57

Hi all!

happybirthdayQuinn! xx

happybirthday Pip! xx

Ingi - like the others have said, definitely sit down with your DH and have a chat. Men often do things without thinking (LOL understatement of the century!!), let him know how its affecting you and give him the chance to explain himself. :hugs:for you

MBQ - lots of :hugs:for you. Its an awful feeling - the not knowing and worry. I hadnt had anyone close to me pass away until my Grandma did the other week, so I know how difficult it feels. Hoping things go OK with your aunt and Pop.

BB - How did you get on with the interview?

K8y - poor Sums, really hope her temp starts to go down soon and shes feeling better in no time

Well, Liam slept through last night!:smiliedance: Probably because he didnt get an afternoon sleep at Mums yesterday, but he was feral last night, so I dont think hes ready to drop a sleep. I think hes starting to transition though, his sleeping patterns are different, but its hard to put my finger on it. He slept for 2 hours this morning which is unheard of.

I dont think Ive ever used this smilie:footinmouth:! Have a great night, and take care

stg

12-06-2009, 20:15

Stg - Good old Dreamworld. I never scream on rides, but the bl00dy Giant Drop gets me every time. lol

Hhahaah thats the same with me!
I went on it 2 times though :P
The Tower of Terror 3 or 4.
The claw was out of service for maintenance :o

How many of the bubs are walking?
My 2 were both really early walkers, Chaise at almost 10months and Lara 10 months one week. Lara is almost running now desperate to keep up with her big sis.

Charlotte was walking at 9.5 months.
She's running around everywhere now

I was in the supermarket this arvo getting a couple of things after sums trip to the doc (med centre in the shop centre). I gave her my purse to chew on as she wasn't interested in teddy. She actually started chewing the leather off and ate a tiny piece. Some mother walked passed me as I was chastising Sums (you know the 'what are you doing, get that out of your mouth bizo - the piece of leather) and she gave me such a dirty look....

Oh sums very unsettled. She's whinging. Best go play shush pat.

That totally annoys the hell out of me when strangers do that.
What, are we supposed to let them just run riot (which we ALSO get dirty looks for) we cant win can we?

I feel bad. I've been a bit short tempered and cranky with Charlotte this evening. I hate that - after she has gone to bed and everything has settled down, I just feel guilty :( I'll have to make it up to her tomorrow.

:(

InGi

12-06-2009, 21:36

happybirthday Quinn and Pip!!! xx

Thankyou all for your advice! I still havnt spoken to him yet but will when i get the balls lol.

mybabyq :hugs:hope things with your pop and aunt get better. I know what u mean bout the "ive had 78 good years" speech my grandmother just went through that with me a few months ago with the cancer but shes ok now im not sure why they do it though it makes everyone else so upset and feel as though they're giving up. Hospitals are horrible with operations! My grandmothers was cancelled a few times before they finally did it nothing like stressing us more out hey!!
How did your baking go?

Daisyboo are you feeling better?
as for DH he does it when im there he just quickly turns the laptop or clicks out of the window which upsets me more!

Sums has high temps, 39.5. Bit nervous. Think the ear therm might be reading it a bit high? although she does feel hot.
We are keeping an eye on it but otherwise she is okay. Eating ok, sleeping ok, drinking, happy enough despite teething, no rash, no vomits, no difficulty breathing, no runny poos.
If it gets higher we might have to take her to hospy. What do you think c38?
The doctor yesterday said viral infection and see how she goes over the next couple of days (ie improvement). She still has the fevers but otherwise she seems ok (apart from runny nose etc).

InGi :hugs: men can be stupid. If it's something that bothers you then I feel you need to say something. Otherwise it will niggle and niggle and just get worse IYKWIM?
DP and I have separate comps so he doesn't feel the need to clear his history lol.... I know he looks at pics of women in various states of undress, never found full on porn though. I'm not bothered by it though and I've told him so so he knows where I stand on the whole issue, but if your DH doesn't know where you stand, draw the line etc, then it's best you say something IMO.
We have spoken about it so many times but it doesnt get through to him ive told him how upset it makes me. It never used to bother me until i had Riley i think now because i dont feel the same about my body and im not as confident. Ill talk to him about it once more then next time...i dunno ill think of something lol

I hope Sums is ok! Has her temp lowered? If shes still acting normal then maybe it is the thermometer???

Ems we wont mind you talking about your pregnancy!! It will just make us all extremely clucky lol

stg im the same with Riley then some nights i look at him and cry coz i feel so bad about yelling at him lol

had my docs appointment today did a pg test and :bfn: whichis ok coz we werent trying so he gave me some anti nausea tabs to take and cant work out why im feeling like this and not pregnant. So AF is 2 days late so will see but i think i can feel it coming soon. ALso sending me for chest xrays and ecg coz ive been having chest pains a lot but he thinks it a lot to do with stress and anxiety but wants to make sure its nothing else. Ill keep you all updated on my medical files lol.
Might head to bed while im tired before it wears off!!

Mrs Molly Coddle

12-06-2009, 21:48

A massive congrats to Magic and Ems on your pregnancies! Well done both of you :)

K8y and tiggles and anyone else who is interested! - About the fevers.. the night before Easter we took Elliot to the hospital TWICE because he had a fever that kept climbing over 40 degrees. The first doc we saw was hopeless, but the second was super helpful. She said that before kids are 5 (I think 5 but don't quote me!), the hypothalamus is underdeveloped so they have a much harder time maintaining a steady temperature. She said that the natural 'cycle' or whatever of a fever is that it peaks and then goes down, peaks and then goes down and so on, so in a baby, it might read 41 on your thermometer, and then half an hour later it's back down to 38. With an adult, it might read 39.2, then 38.7. You get my drift? She says panadol/nurofen/whatevs will only bring a fever down by 1 degree, but if you give it while it's on the upwards part of the cycle, you might see no change (or on the down, you might see a big change.) She said that in an adult, because the hypothalamus is properly functioning, it's not good at all if the temp gets over 38.5 degrees, but with a kid, it's USUALLY not such a big deal.
Obviously if you are worried you should take her to the hospital or doctor, but just thought I would share as I found it really helpful to kind of understand how a fever works. I assumed over 38.5 in ANYONE was a great cause for concern, so when El's hit 41.something we were in the car so fast! Having said that, if it went over 40 again, I would take him to the hospital again. I figure it's not worth the risk, but yes.. hope that helps :)

Happy Birthday to the birthday babes. Hope Pip and Quinn had fabulous days :)

No more from us. Feeling blah

c38

12-06-2009, 22:26

Ingi:hugs: I'd be sus and upset to.

MybabyQ sorry to hear about your family. Being left up in the air like that is awful..I hope everything is sorted soon.

re the Temps, Lambie is right, in bubs temps swing all over the place a bit unpredictably. In general we don't look at the number, rather at how the child is. As Summer is not too bad in herself, drinking and has periods where she looks alert and interested in things then I'd just see how she goes, and only take her to the Dr if she's no better in 2-3days. If she was lethergic, really miserable, pale and clammy, had mottled limbs, had shaky episodes (like BB's Casey when he had his UTI), had difficulty breathing or a rashm or was reluctant to drink... then I'd be taking her to the hospy/
K8Y it sounds like your doing a great job so far, just following your own instinct.
Having said all that if you feel worried then you should always take them and not worry if you are told they are not that bad or whatever....

He's some info here
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm?doc_id=5200

As for the 40deg temp. Yeah I'd get DS checked if he reached 40, but it would depend uopn how he was in himself as to whether I'd rush to hospy or wait for the GP.

As for how to dress them; we usually say light clothing, enough to let them cool off without feeling the cold so they shiver. So if your house is well heated and its warm then I'd strip them off to their nappy, but if its a bit cool then a light shirt and leggings is fine.
Same reason you dont put them in a cool bath. because if they get cold then their skin tells them its cold, so their brain trys to heat up more..so you just make the temp worse. Ifyou've ever had the flu yourself you'd know theres times you feel cold and want to snuggle up and other times you feel to hot and want to strip off. In general if kids are uncomfy you'll figure it out.

You can give Panodol and Nurophen together...though Nurofen is 8hrly where as Panodol is 4-6 hrly. It's not good to do this for more then 24 hours though without Drs advice. It's also not good to give Panodol really regularly for more then a few days.In fact now they recomend only give Panodol or Nurofen if the Temp is above 38.5 and/ or they are miserable.

Ear thermometers are not always that accurate as you need to get the right angle. Also if your child is prone to ear inections then they will read hotter if the ear is inflammed...

bonbon

12-06-2009, 22:28

k8y :hugs: for Summer and for you, its not nice having a sick bub. As for her temp, I would prob take her to hosp if it got over 40. But thats just me.
Maddie has been sick too. Runny nose and it seems like she has stomach cramps or something cos she keeps farting heaps. Last nite, I kid you not, I got up to her every 20 mins until about 4am then she slept till 6.30. Im so stuffed and I have the flu too so its really not fun!! I actually went and bought a vaporiser and put it in Maddies room and it seems to be helping in clearing her nose up.

Ingi :hugs:I would be flippin mad. You need to sit down and ask him whats going on cos otherwise it will eat at you.. Hope it all works out for you... or you could always leave your computer open with naked men everywhere and see if he likes it?!

mbq - :hugs:for all your families illnesses! Far out! It has to get better!

Cant really remember much else, im so tired and blah

Oh stg - dont worry , we all have those days, trust me! Tomorrow is a new day!

k8y

13-06-2009, 06:41

Thank you so much everyone :hugs: particularly c38, lambie & tiggles :goodvibes:
Sounds like I've been doing the right thing. She woke up this morning though and still has a fever. Seems okay like yesterday and just drank a bottle okay. I'm now getting concerned that its the start of day 4 of being sick and she still has a fever, though she is not worse.
Perhaps I should call the qld health line that tiggles so kindly provided? Does the length of the fever matter? She got sick Weds. Am just about to check her temp now.

k8y

13-06-2009, 08:03

I rang qld health and spoke to a registered nurse (thanks tiggles) and she said to take her back to GP today. Keep her cool as temps quite high. She said just her long sleeved onsie no pants, but I've put a lightweight pair of pants on as it's freezing here and she's crawling around on the tiles.
Plus the panadol this morning, I think has helped the temp come down, but we'll see what doc has to say :(

Edited to say: okay her temp on waking was 39.4, gave her panadol and lightweight clothing, plus cooler morning air, just made doc appt, then took temp it is now 37.8. What to do? cancel doc appt?
DP against going to GP as he reckons GP won't be able to do anything and says if it gets worse again, he'll just take her to hospy.

k8y

13-06-2009, 08:18

Okay I have a silly dream to share:
To provide some background info, after having Sums a fair bit of my hair came out. My hair is long, so it's growing back but the ends are a fair bit thinner than usual because the new growth will take quite some time to reach the ends. Though I had quite thick hair normally so my HD says my hair thickness has just reached normal status lol.
I remember thinking I must ask the bubhubbers about their hair, and who has long hair and c38 I thought of you, but then thought that you'd had a fair bit whacked off?
Anyway, I had a dream and you were in it c38 and Mr G. I dreamt you had a trim and that the lady just came in and whacked it off really short but it was strange as we weren't in a HD salon and I was laying on the floor with the bubs and Mr G came and did a ripper fluff on me :laughing: I don't know where that came from but Sums did a few ripper fluffies as she was going off to sleep last night :D plus Cameron Diaz was in my dream too. It's all a bit vague now, but I remember c38 that I thought you looked really young, like 25.

If you actually bothered reading that, then I'm sorry lol....

BeautifulBoys

13-06-2009, 09:01

BeautifulBoys

13-06-2009, 09:02

Okay I have a silly dream to share:
To provide some background info, after having Sums a fair bit of my hair came out. My hair is long, so it's growing back but the ends are a fair bit thinner than usual because the new growth will take quite some time to reach the ends. Though I had quite thick hair normally so my HD says my hair thickness has just reached normal status lol.
I remember thinking I must ask the bubhubbers about their hair, and who has long hair and c38 I thought of you, but then thought that you'd had a fair bit whacked off?
Anyway, I had a dream and you were in it c38 and Mr G. I dreamt you had a trim and that the lady just came in and whacked it off really short but it was strange as we weren't in a HD salon and I was laying on the floor with the bubs and Mr G came and did a ripper fluff on me I don't know where that came from but Sums did a few ripper fluffies as she was going off to sleep last night plus Cameron Diaz was in my dream too. It's all a bit vague now, but I remember c38 that I thought you looked really young, like 25.

If you actually bothered reading that, then I'm sorry lol....

:laughing::laughing: Funny

c38

13-06-2009, 11:05

:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: k8y

25!! Yipeee!!
hmm and cameron Diaz.... have NO idea what that was about.

Jeepers, couldn't we have someone yummy....like hmmm Joaquinn Phoenix

And MY BABY would NEVER do fluffies on a lady....:rolleyes:

We slept in until 830 today, then at 915ish G wanted a BF and snuggled in and slept on my lap until 1030.... kinda nice here bythe fire. Then we had Cheerios and picklets for breakfast/brunch..awww all I need was the paper and a someone to bring me nice coffee while I was nursing him andthe day would be more totaly perfect.

chaiseandlarasmummy

13-06-2009, 11:48

candlsmummy sums still happily just cruising the furniture. Not ready to walk yet.
If you want to post a link to a picture of the kind of butterflies you are talking about I can help you out. If they're the ones I think you are wanting to make, then I usually colour some fondant, roll it out and get a butterfly cutter (like a cookie cutter). You should be able to get a cutter at any decent cake decorating/supplies store (or online if you don't have a nearby store).

Oh sums very unsettled. She's whinging. Best go play shush pat.

Ok so where do i buy fondant or do i make it? I'm also having second thoughts about the baking. I have just made (testers) 2 batches of cupcakes and neither rose..lol.. :laughing:

Glad to hear Sums temp is down a bit, i agree with your dp gps (unless u have a great one) are pretty useless. I'd probably be more inclined to take my girls to hospital over a gp for a really high temp. C38 will probably get really grumpy at that as i know we are jamming up the hospitals..

Riley has just started walking on his birthday so hes getting the hang of it now starting to get the confidence to do it more often and on his own without holding anyones hands. Its so exciting! Wow 10mths thats early you must be kept busy!

Ive decided i no longer need a vacuum as Riley has taken the job of picking up all the little bits and pieces he finds on the ground. Its so cute he follws me and sits with his hand out to give me his latest treasure then when i take it he goes off and finds some more lol.

ok well enough blah from me for now!

It certainly does keep me busy but i'm glad she walked early as i find she is alot happier now. She can keep up with Chaise and keep herself busy.

How cute is it when they show you their treasures.

CONGRATULATIONS Ems and Magick!!! Wow i am so jealous.

Well i have been absent as we have had lots more family illnes, my pop still has not had his operation this time i think to just pure laziness on the hospitals behalf he has been suffering repeated heart attacks all week on oxygen and just not looking well it really makes me sad to go in there and see him. Plus he is starting to talk like "i have had 78 good years" etc i don't want him to give up and then i had my aunt(and godmother) suffer an anuerysm for a few days they didn't know if she was going to make it as the first hospital stopped the surgery after 8 hours saying it was too dangerous and worse than they thought. Lucky she was transferred to RPA where they performed the surgery the next day with a more experienced nuero surgeon and she has woken up so so far so good. She had been in an induced coma for the past 3 days, i have never been so scared in my life i have really only known 1 person who has died and that was my best friends mother and i could hardly bare that.

ok i am off got lots of baking to do today before quinns party on sunday. Making lemon tarts, macadamia tart and carrot cake with tofutti icing! all dairy free so i can enjoy myself there and Q can have some of her birthday cake!

:hugs: for your pop. My pa has had alot of problems with his heart over the years but about 7 years ago he was really ill in hospital after a stroke and a heart attack and they did a bypass i think. He has been heart healthy ever since and he is 82 now. We got the talk too, it was so hard to hear and i haven't lost anyone close either and i don't want to cant everyone just live forever.

Hope your baking was a better sucess than mine!

had my docs appointment today did a pg test and :bfn: whichis ok coz we werent trying so he gave me some anti nausea tabs to take and cant work out why im feeling like this and not pregnant. So AF is 2 days late so will see but i think i can feel it coming soon. ALso sending me for chest xrays and ecg coz ive been having chest pains a lot but he thinks it a lot to do with stress and anxiety but wants to make sure its nothing else. Ill keep you all updated on my medical files lol.
Might head to bed while im tired before it wears off!!

My doc told me i wasn't pregnant when i was so :fingerscrossed: they were wrong.

Okay I have a silly dream to share:
To provide some background info, after having Sums a fair bit of my hair came out. My hair is long, so it's growing back but the ends are a fair bit thinner than usual because the new growth will take quite some time to reach the ends. Though I had quite thick hair normally so my HD says my hair thickness has just reached normal status lol.
I remember thinking I must ask the bubhubbers about their hair, and who has long hair and c38 I thought of you, but then thought that you'd had a fair bit whacked off?
Anyway, I had a dream and you were in it c38 and Mr G. I dreamt you had a trim and that the lady just came in and whacked it off really short but it was strange as we weren't in a HD salon and I was laying on the floor with the bubs and Mr G came and did a ripper fluff on me I don't know where that came from but Sums did a few ripper fluffies as she was going off to sleep last night plus Cameron Diaz was in my dream too. It's all a bit vague now, but I remember c38 that I thought you looked really young, like 25.

If you actually bothered reading that, then I'm sorry lol....

:laughing: thats all i wanted to say about that.

We wen't shopping yesterday looking for a bday pres for Lara only we have no idea what to get her. We have limited space and she doesn't really play with much, her baby and see loved daddys toothbrush. seriously she goes into the bathroom and pulls it off its doc ( electric) like a million times a day. ( i am always taking it off her and putting it back) and what else... books she like the sparkly wiggles books. So we had no luck. Will go to toys r us this week and see what we can find. Other than that we've just been hanging at home dh has his last exam on monday then he has 4 weeks off so will be great to have some help around home.

lastly happybirthday to Quinn and Pip for yesterday.

Who's b,day is next?

flick82

13-06-2009, 12:48

Hi all,

Been trying to keep up. Gosh time flies. DF was recently in a bad car accident. He was helping a mate move and they swerved to miss a wallaby and rolled the car 3times (under the speed limit and no alcohol involved, everyone seems to ask these questions), The driver was fine, DF had some internal bleeding from his spleen, but it stopped. They released them from gympie hospital into my care (because if anything happened they would have been transfered to brisbane anyway) to be closer to the hospital. The ambulance officer didnt know how one was alive let alone both of them. Very lucky boys. I was scared ****less gettting a call from the ambulance officer. But lucky they ok.
Been busy studying, If i finish my study by october i will 2IC, Cant wait.

:smiliedance: To the newly pregnant that i remember reading about a few pages back.

:smiliedance: MOS for being in your own place.

happybirthday To everyone I've missed. Hope you had a wonderful time.

About the temp,Unless The child non responsive Ive found the hospital will do nothing, and id rather take her to a GP (I have a good one). Ive taken Halie to the Hosp with a temp of 41 before (Several times) and they havent done a thing even when she had a febrile convulsion (only once tho) in front of them and had been refusing fluids and after panodal & nurfoen had been given her temp was still high. about 4hrs later
(usually when blood tests come back) she was put on a drip for 36hrs and sent home saying her blood cells and temp were working against each other (for some reason this happens to her a lot and no one can tell me why)to fight the virus and doing the opposite and not working and she fine. Sorry I have a real issue with docs, I've even taken Halie to the hospital with a swollen face due to a allergic reaction before but because its not a anaphalatic reaction they wont do anything.

Kara will walk on her knees but refuses walk on her feet. Its so cute to watch.

Ingi- I was told by 2 docs with Kara I wasnt pregnant, Even after a ultrasound. Stranger things have happened. Hope the doc is wrong.

Just wondering how much other Babies are eating? Kara never seems to get/be full. You dont want to know how much she can eat lol. She is in the 95% for weight for age and 85% for height. She is busting out of size 0 clothes. Am I the only one with a child like this??

I think ive babbled on enough now lol. must go.

k8y

13-06-2009, 14:05

Its so hard isn't K8y....I must add that i have taken my boys to the hospital when their temps have reached 40deg....just to get them checked...with Casey im glad i did as remember he had a UTI.....use your gut instincts they know what to do hun

Interview went well,have to see if i get a trial now...

Thanks BB.
Her temp down to 37.2 just before her nap this morning so I'm just about to check it now, but she seems cooler, so perhaps the 39+ temps was her fever breaking?
What other symptoms did Casey have with his UTI? I remember when he got that. Poor bub.

When do you hear about a trial? :fingerscrossed:

Ok so where do i buy fondant or do i make it? I'm also having second thoughts about the baking. I have just made (testers) 2 batches of cupcakes and neither rose..lol..

Best just to buy it. Any good cake decorating stores. The better ones you might even be able to buy them already done, just buy the little butterflies I mean.
Hmmmm I'd be interested to know your recipe? sometimes it can be because you add something extra that causes too much moisture, but then you want cupcakes a little flat for the icing to go on and look nice. What sort of icing are you putting on top?
When you mean rise did they not hardly rise at all, or they didn't 'dome' like a muffin?
I have a perfect vanilla cupcake recipe if you're interested. Makes them just right. Light and fluffy, they rise but don't rise like muffins, so they stay a little flat IYKWIM so you can do nice thick swirly buttercream icing. You don't put too much in the cases so when they're done, they're about 2mm below the top of the case so they don't rise over and look messy.

25!! Yipeee!!
hmm and cameron Diaz.... have NO idea what that was about.

Jeepers, couldn't we have someone yummy....like hmmm Joaquinn Phoenix

And MY BABY would NEVER do fluffies on a lady....

We slept in until 830 today, then at 915ish G wanted a BF and snuggled in and slept on my lap until 1030.... kinda nice here bythe fire. Then we had Cheerios and picklets for breakfast/brunch..awww all I need was the paper and a someone to bring me nice coffee while I was nursing him andthe day would be more totaly perfect.

Your morning sounds lovely. I was up and studying by 7.30am. Am so over it.
Apologise to little G for me. Tell him I don't REALLY think he'd do fluffies on me :D

Hi all,

Been trying to keep up. Gosh time flies. DF was recently in a bad car accident. He was helping a mate move and they swerved to miss a wallaby and rolled the car 3times (under the speed limit and no alcohol involved, everyone seems to ask these questions), The driver was fine, DF had some internal bleeding from his spleen, but it stopped. They released them from gympie hospital into my care (because if anything happened they would have been transfered to brisbane anyway) to be closer to the hospital. The ambulance officer didnt know how one was alive let alone both of them. Very lucky boys. I was scared ****less gettting a call from the ambulance officer. But lucky they ok.

What hospy was that flick?

AND OMG :eek: Is he okay now? :hugs: how frightening.
Everyone is gonna hate me for saying this, but I lived just outside of Port Macquarie growing up moved at 21, but down there are lots of roos on the roads. I had to travel to work through some back road, narrow, windy, cresty and in the bush so trees all along the roads (no visability) to get out to the pacific motorway. Lots of roo's out there.
BUT, we were trained that if a roo come out on the road only swerve if there was ample space and you could see no oncoming cars. No roo is worth your life right? :(
So anyway, one day I was driving home, it's dusk, a roo jumped out in front of me, it was on a crest and a corner at the same time and I braked quick but it just jumped out. I couldn't swerve because I couldn't see ahead so I hit it. Lucky I did too because there was another car coming which I wouldn't have seen, if I swerved it would have been a head on. I'm sorry to say, but I'm here today, but I'll never forget that poor little roo :gloomy:

Back to study after that little downer lol....

k8y

13-06-2009, 14:07

Must be my thread hog day today :o

flick82

13-06-2009, 14:16

What hospy was that flick?

AND OMG :eek: Is he okay now? :hugs: how frightening.
Everyone is gonna hate me for saying this, but I lived just outside of Port Macquarie growing up moved at 21, but down there are lots of roos on the roads. I had to travel to work through some back road, narrow, windy, cresty and in the bush so trees all along the roads (no visability) to get out to the pacific motorway. Lots of roo's out there.
BUT, we were trained that if a roo come out on the road only swerve if there was ample space and you could see no oncoming cars. No roo is worth your life right? :(
So anyway, one day I was driving home, it's dusk, a roo jumped out in front of me, it was on a crest and a corner at the same time and I braked quick but it just jumped out. I couldn't swerve because I couldn't see ahead so I hit it. Lucky I did too because there was another car coming which I wouldn't have seen, if I swerved it would have been a head on. I'm sorry to say, but I'm here today, but I'll never forget that poor little roo :gloomy:

Royal Brisbane for Halie with the swelling and the marter for the temp.

Yes He alright, Still quite shaken up, wont be a passanger in in the car, ill post the pics on FB later, they are really lucky to be alive. It was a small Wallaby, hence why they swerved. A big one they know better If that makes sense??"

oconky

13-06-2009, 18:32

flick82- glad your hubby is OK very scary.

k8y- you are soo close to finishing well done for the study and glad to hear Sums is a bit better. funny dream too!!

Ingi- we are waiting with baited breath!

well I am buggered Pip's party was today which was fantastic but very tiring, she got loads of stuff and had a ball the little kids that were here loved her ball pit. she got a table and chairs set and also a w chair set with the table in the middle which she is now climbing all over!
considering she has a cold she did really well.
I will have to get some piccys from mum's camera as I don't have many on mine! the ckae turned out ok as well- though peach coloured like Kizz'ds ems- it is the butter, next time will buty the icing so it is white.

I got lots of pressies too but none are open as tomorrow is the big 30 day!

c38 your morning sounds lovely, Pip is sleeping in our bed half the night atm and I need to get her out of that habit, but too tired atm.

anyway off to go now...probably catch you all monday as soccer and drinks afterwards tomorrow

stg

13-06-2009, 18:51

Well all this talk of taking bubs to hospital... Just a word of Advice for the mums in South East QLD,

A couple years back my Cousing, and his wife, took their 10 week old son to the hospital b/c he had a bad bug or something, vomitting etc.
Anyway, they had a bit of a check over, sent him home, only hours later they were back up the hospital insisting that he is really sick and not right, they sent him home AGAIN. At this point they took the baby's photo, his eyes were wide as saucers, he just was not right.

TURNS OUT.... he should never have been taken home, he was dehydrated and had to be airlifted to the Royal Childrens hospital in Brisbane.
Long story short, he is now nearly 3 years old and has sevear cerabal palsy, feeding through tubes, cannot even sit alone. All because the hospital couldnt diagnose dehydration (he wouldnt keep fluids down).

Yes, there is a legal case against QLD health! and they will win hands down -They were smart enough to take photos, with the times and dates on it.

Oh, it was Caboolture Hospital. Yeah, thats where Charlotte was born - I don't fault the maternity ward - but anything else I wont touch the place.. Even my cousins wife had her second baby there (1 week younger than Charlotte)

Just goes to show that as parents you know best, and if one person, hospital, whatever is telling you its fine, and you know its not, get a second opinion!

kotakai

13-06-2009, 20:25

k8y -Glad Summer's temp is better. Hope she's on the improve :hugs:

oconky -Glad Pip's party went well & happybirthday for tomorrow!!!!!!

MOS -How's the unit going? Have you got everything all packed away & sorted? I bet it's so nice being in your own space. Any photo's of Sam's room?

Ems & Magick- How are you both feeling? Any morning sickness yet?

c38 -That morning sounds just lovely! I wish Chais would sleep in.

MBQ -:hugs: for your pop.

ingi -:fingerscrossed: it was just too early to test.

C&L's mummy -Chais is also so much happier being able to run around everywhere.

Now for Kotakai - thanks so much for the pressie for Miss C, afraid we opened it this afternoon, sorry. The dolly and carrier are lovely, the wrapping and card just so girly and pink! Thanks so much, its Miss C's first dolly. Now you are in trouble, you are so naughty spending so much on the express post, but we certainly appreciate your effort to get it here on time. A big thank you to you and the family.

I'm so glad it made it in time. I hope she enjoys it! It's my own fault about the post. I've had it sitting here for weeks & left it to the last minute to send it. Hope she has a great birthday tomorrow :party:

Interview went well,have to see if i get a trial now...

Goodluck!

Been trying to keep up. Gosh time flies. DF was recently in a bad car accident.

I'm glad he's OK.

Well I have some very exciting news. Cruz came home today :smiliedance: It will be so good not having to keep driving to the hospital, the petrol was a killer! The kids are loving having him here, & so far Chais isn't really fussed at all. I'm sure that'll change, LOL!

Hi to anyone I missed.

bonbon

13-06-2009, 20:41

Flick - OMG thank goodness he is ok! No one ever wants to get that kind of call , not nice at all. Hope he gets better soon.

k8y - how is Sums going? Hope she is feeling better. I was looking at your photos on fb, is she like really tall? Or has really long legs, lucky thing!

Oconky - so Pip had a good bday yay. I cant wait till Maddies party! You gotta put some pics up, I love looking at others little parties! Oh and in case I dont get on here tomorrow , HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Its so funny, Maddies bday is the day after mine and my friends bub bday is like a day off her 30th too. What is it with these bubs trying to steal our thunder! At least your not in labour on your 30th like i was!

C&L's mummy - Im starting to wonder if I should of just ordered a cake too. In fact Im going to make a trial run of the white choc mudcake tonite - i hired a number 1 cake tin! And then im going to try doing a white choc ganache. hahah this should be interesting!! The other day I made cupcakes and they rose heaps, in fact, too much too actually ice and decorate! So I think the flatter the better if you wanna ice them etc.

Ingi - so are you UTD or what!:laughing: Its so weird, everyone I know is pregnant at the moment! But its weird, Im not actually clucky just yet. I am actually enjoying the age that Maddie is and the little bit of freedom and independence I get as a mum from her being able to do more things, IYKWIM? But would prob like to have another bub next year.

I rang up Family Assistance Office last week to see if we are entitled to get FTB B and we get $50 a fortnight! What the heck is that going to do? hahha well I suppose that can pay for nappies and wipes. I dont know how you gals do it on one wage, unless your DHs have very good jobs!! haha

Well my flu has cleared up but I have been vomitting :barf:. Not nice! Hope Im not getting gastro. And since Maddie has been sick/runny nose etc she has been sleeping sooooooo bad! I feel sorry for her but its very testing! Esp when your sick and DH too. Today I got the bleach and disinfectant spray and went crazy. I really dont want Maddie vomitting.

Well she has gotten up once already sigh. :thumbsup: to anyone else I have missed xx

bonbon

13-06-2009, 20:44

Kotokai YAY that Cruz is home!! Must be so nice! Not to mention that he is obviously doing well. I was thinking the other day, how I would cope having a newborn and Maddie and I thought nope, I wouldnt cope! How do you do it!?? Your amazing! And not to mention the other kids!

Mum of Midgeys

13-06-2009, 21:00

Evening girls,

Just a quick one as I'm a bit tired... going to try get a couple of hours in before Khirra wakes..

K8y - So glad to hear Sums temps are coming down hun. :hugs: Must be a relief for you... I find it impossible to feel settled when they have a temp... even though I know technically it's healthy for them as they're fighting infection. Hope that's the tail end of it!
Ha, and that finger thing - my index finger is a half finger nail length bigger than my ring finger, lol. Will be sure to tell DP, haha.

Flick - How frightening! So glad he's relatively alright hun... that must've been awful.

C38 - Nwah, that does sound like a lovely, lovely morning :goodvibes: If I win lotto I'll hire you a spunky topless (male) waiter to bring you those coffees ;)

Ingi - Keep us updated on the arrival of AF... sounds like you might have been drinking the water from this thread though... lol

Oconky - Happy 30th for tomorrow if you don't get on!!! Hope you get spoilt rotten! :party:
Kotakai - :smiliedance: What wonderful news! Aww, it must be so, so lovely to have your littlest man at home where he belongs :goodvibes: Keep us posted on Chais' feelings on the matter, lol. I will be interested!! I've been having MS for over a week now. Was just here and there at first, but now it seems to be digging it's heels in. Just dry-retching for the moment, so I can deal with that. Just hope it doesn't stick around for as long as it did with Khirra. I've already got a podgy little pot belly too, which I'm not impressed with, lol. Took me until about 3 months to show with Khirra.....darn stretched muscles, lol.

And hello to everyone else!!

Slow day here today. Took Kiss back to the Dr as her nappy rash started to peel - my poor little bubba. So she's been running around with a bare bum today to help it (in reverse cycle aircon, lol, it is warm) and now alternating steriod cream to help with the redness as well as the thrush cream and medicine. It seemed a bit less 'angry' tonight, so hope it works soon. It just looks so, so sore.

Anyway, I'm going to swallow the laptop up if I keep yawning the way I am!

ETA - Good to hear from you Babywes! At least Nick will know he's got an awesome free-stay holiday destination with his American family when he's older!

oconky

14-06-2009, 08:11

Well I have some very exciting news. Cruz came home today :smiliedance: It will be so good not having to keep driving to the hospital, the petrol was a killer! The kids are loving having him here, & so far Chais isn't really fussed at all. I'm sure that'll change, LOL!

Hi to anyone I missed.

congrats kotakai that is awesome news!!!!!

:party: to Miss Celeste... hope she has a great birthday!!!

well I have done well so far...a new white gold necklace and bracelet, some travel books, new PJs a lovely bunch of tulips from DH amongst other things. I also got some euros to go towards our trip to Europe which was cool!!

Pip is still unwell..eating fine but sounding a bit chesty so will take her to the docs tomorrow...means we might have to delay her injections scheduled for Tuesday:( I wanted to get them over and done with.

ems:hugs: hope the MS doesn't stick around

well gotta go get ready for soccer, playing the top team so wasn't allowed the day off :rolleyes:

Mum of Midgeys

14-06-2009, 08:20

happybirthday Celeste!!! :flowerz:

Have a wonderful day!

Hope Pip picks up soon Oconky :hugs: And that you score the winning goal on your birthday! hehe.
..... interesting signature... you know what we're going to tell you the answer is don't you? ;) :D

k8y

14-06-2009, 08:57

k8y - how is Sums going? Hope she is feeling better. I was looking at your photos on fb, is she like really tall? Or has really long legs, lucky thing!

Hope you get better soon :hugs:
Both, she is tall and long legs. Lucky girl, like her daddy there, but looks like me, extra lucky girl :D the CC ladies joke she is going to be a supermodel and that they'll be able to say they changed her nappies way back when lol.....
Temps back up to 38.9 last night, 38.4 this morning. The fever is still there :( Don't know what to do? Back to GP maybe on Monday?

kotakai :smiliedance: Cruz is home :goodvibes:

k8y

14-06-2009, 08:58

ems hope khirra's rash goes away. It sounds really nasty. I didn't realise it had gotten so nasty :hugs:
You have your new ticker up *sigh* I'm so jealous but it's so great. I'm so happy for you, you must be so excited.
Make sure you start eating better now missyboo for little tadpole :shame:

happybirthday to Celeste!!!!! Have a lovely day little one.

AND

happybirthday 30th!!!! to oconky!!!! 30's are great love.

second post as I didn't want to compromise my smilies!

c38

14-06-2009, 10:52

Hi All

happybirthdayCeleste:smiliedance:
happybirthdayOconky:D

K8Y hope shes better soon. I'd go back to the GP tomorrow if still having the odd temp. To the hospital if the temps continuing all day, shes lethargic or the GP seems unhelpful.

Ems Hope the morning sickness is not as bad. I couldnt stand it as bad as you get it...:hugs:
Poor Kiz with her sore bot. There's a barrier cream called Ora base that is good over all the over gunk..or another called Conveen Critic (though not sure if you can just buy that )Both are really kinda gooywaxy and hard to clean off. So you need to make sure her bots really clean, after a bath, then put it on and just wash the poo off the outside of the cream if that makes sense preferably by dipping her butt in some water then patting dry...so you dont actually remove the cream each nappy change, you just reinforce it enven though it looks manky. Once a day you try and soak as much cream off in the bath as you can then put more on. Basically it acts as a dressing and lets nothing through yet the skin underneath can breath. with the Conveen one there's actually a special spray to get it off. Hopefuly though thesteriodandthrush cream will do the trick.

ops boy grizzles..gota go:wave:

Kyles72

14-06-2009, 13:49

Afternoon all!

FLick82 - Big :hugs:for your DF. How scary for you both! Glad to hear hes ok though. Liam never seems to fill up either. We are due to go back to the CHN for his 12 month jabs, so Im not sure how much he weighs, but hes size 1 in tops and jumpers, still size 0 in pants, mainly as size 1 too long.

happybirthdayOconky! Wish I was as young as you! Hope you have a great day.

happybirthdayCeleste! xx

Kotakai - Fantastic to hear that Cruz has come home! Must be a wonderful feeling to have all your family home now, and glad to hear chais isnt showing any sibling rivalry!

Ems84 - :hugs:for the MS. Hope it doesnt get too bad for you,hun. Re Khirra's nappy rash, when Liams flared up to the point he would cry if you tried to put a nappy on, I was recommended Clonea cream (I think thats the pharmacy equivalent of something else), its a thrush/rash cream, and I swear, 24 hours later the rash had all but vanished, gone in 48 hours.

K8y - glad to hear Summers fever is coming down, lets hope it continues to drop.

Well, DH and I are very tired tody. Liam slept through 2 nights and was on the hat trick last night - but no sale. He more than made up for the last 2 nights by waking 3 or 4 times!! So we are like zombies today. Just as well we had nothing much planned!

Hope you are all having a fab Sunday. Take care!:flowerz:

tiggles

14-06-2009, 17:53

Happy BDay Onky!!!!

Thanks for the BD wishes for Miss C, she had a great day, will fill you in tommorrow.

Sorry Pip is unwell

Yeh for Cruz coming home!

Mum of Midgeys

14-06-2009, 18:44

My Little Sweet

14-06-2009, 19:56

Hi everyone just a quick one form me, had Quinn's birthday party today and we are all exhausted had about 40 people plus around 10 babies so a full house. My cake turned out really good and who knew that tofutti actually made good icing! quinn had a delicous dairy free carrot cake with her dairy free cream cheese frosting and enjoyed every last bite of her piece!

Yay Kotakai for having Cruz home!!!! That would be an awesome feeling to have all your babies together.

Ems you make me so glad i never got morning sickness, sounds terrible

k8y i hope sums is better, did you take her to the docs today or waiting until tomorrow?

Flick i am glad your DP is ok, what a lucky escape

Happy Birthday Miss C and Oconky!!!

ok i am going to get some sleep, such a long day of cleaning and entertaining. My pops surgery is officially tomorrow at 10 so fingers crossed everything goes well.

Mum2J&A

14-06-2009, 22:24

happybirthday to Phillipa

happybirthday to Quinn

happybirthday to Celeste

and

happybirthday to Oconky

I hope you all had fabulous birthdays :D

Mum2J&A

14-06-2009, 22:32

It's been a pretty quite few days for us, Nice to have nothing to do for a change lol!

Oh and Yay! :smiliedance: for Cruz coming home.

Went to the doctor on friday, and POAS (Peed On A Stick) again, took ages for the line to come up but eventually he did agree it was there and I was pregnant and I got a refferal to the Hospital.

So being that I want to get into the Birth Centre I called right away and arranged a tour on Sat night. Looked really nice and fingers crossed I can get in as they are now taking 30 a month (Down from 75!)

Nothing much in the way of Symptoms so far, I've had some MS :barf: when I have dairy but have been avoiding that and haven't had any for a while. Am a bit moody and quite tired, but so far so good.

I went out tonight to pick up some things from Woolworths and brought a pair of tiny pink socks :) When I first found out we were having Jack I did the same thing but with some Blue and white one's. So maybe with any luck I'll get to use them.

Tonight I've been cooking white choc and mud cake cupcakes for Jack's birthday. Got a few people coming over and I'm going to do a nice roast pork. So going to attempt to decorate some tomorrow and see how I go.

Anyway enough prattle from me, Gotta go catch some :sleeping: so I can get up with the energiser bunny in the morning.

Night all. :wave:

Mrs Molly Coddle

14-06-2009, 22:42

C38 and Kyles - Thanks so much for those tips! I will probably go down to the chemist tomorrow and mention a few of those names... the redness seems to be coming out of it a bit more... it hasn't peeled today, but I think that's because it's all just the new, rawish skin underneath :no: I have no idea how it got sooo bad so quickly; I feel so terrible. Almost feels like negliengce, but honestly, one day it was just 4 little red dots - which I then covered with Zinc and Castor oil, then the next it was horrible glowing red and spreading :( That 'second skin' sounding stuff sounds like what she needs with the lack of her skin now though, C38.

Tiggles - glad Miss C's Bday was a good one!!

K8y - lol, don't feel too jealous hun - the memory of pregnancy is coming rushing back to me in a hurry - apart from the bl00dy MS, I'm tiiiiired. lol. In fact, going to bed very shortly! And yes, I am making a concerted effort to eat properly :yes: I still hate breakfast though... unless it's bacon and eggs, hehe.
How is Sums going tonight?

Speaking of which, how did the Dr visit go the other day Magick?

Does anyone have a great lunch for a group that they do? I have my (ex)work girls coming over on Saturday... will be 10 of us (including me)... then 6 littlies under 4. Thought I could just do a lasagne and maybe a pumpkin and pinenut salad... but what else? Maybe a nice hearty curry and rice instead? I'm not sure. Doing a super-easy peacan pie for coffee after, so got that bit covered... any ideas??

ems - El has had a recurring terrible, burning nappy rash over the last month or so. Makes me feel neglectful as well, but I think just some bubs are more prone to them than others. He spends a lot of his day these days with no nappy on at all cause I'm afraid it will come back.
As for the food suggestions, I find people go kind of nutso over sandwiches cut into little triangles. I don't know why, but they do! A sandwich made by someone else always tastes amazing. I'd do that if I were you. YUM!

Hi everyone just a quick one form me, had Quinn's birthday party today and we are all exhausted had about 40 people plus around 10 babies so a full house. My cake turned out really good and who knew that tofutti actually made good icing! quinn had a delicous dairy free carrot cake with her dairy free cream cheese frosting and enjoyed every last bite of her piece!

Yay Kotakai for having Cruz home!!!! That would be an awesome feeling to have all your babies together.

Ems you make me so glad i never got morning sickness, sounds terrible

k8y i hope sums is better, did you take her to the docs today or waiting until tomorrow?

Flick i am glad your DP is ok, what a lucky escape

Happy Birthday Miss C and Oconky!!!

ok i am going to get some sleep, such a long day of cleaning and entertaining. My pops surgery is officially tomorrow at 10 so fingers crossed everything goes well.

:fingerscrossed: Hope everything goes well mybabyQ. And glad your party was a success

Well just winding down from a weekend of, well, not very much. Elliot and I went to a Rock Gods and Trashbags party on Saturday night, which was hillaaaarious, but we had to leave very early as all the excited adults in (mostly) drag freaked him out. Made me kind of sad because I really wanted to stay and have a good old time with my mates and get 'hammered' like I used to, but on the other hand, was nice to come home to DH and curl up with DS and he and not wake up with a throbbing head and a mouth like the bottom of a bird cage.

We had a bit of a sad week last week. We decided to send Daisy to live at Mum's for a little while. She kept getting out, and Elliot became obsessed with hurting her and it was all just too much! Luckily, Mum and Dad adore her and are happy to look after her until Elliot outgrows his 'picking her up by the hair' thing. Eugh. I can't be mad at him, but I am upset about it all in general. This means also that we won't be taking Roxy, but MOS has said that her FIL wants to keep her there so that is great and now I don't feel so flippin guilty.

Might try and take some nice pics of Elliot tomoz as I am feeling kind of inspired.

So tired. Better go to sleep now,. Sorry no more pesonals

tiggles

15-06-2009, 07:11

Flick - how is your DP going, hope he is on the mend.

Well I have been battling lice now fr over a month..... have been nuking DD hair every week to no avail. Found so many on her yesterday, hope I got them all, cant stand lice! They seems rampant up here, must be the weather.

Well my camera that I bought in 10/07 decided it wasnt going to work yesterday, worked perfectly the day before.... wont zoom in or out. I took out an extended warrenty at HN, so hope I can get it fixed or replaced.

Mum of Midgeys

15-06-2009, 10:02

Just a quick one to say good luck for your exam today K8y - you'll do brilliantly :thumbsup:

Magick - :fingerscrossed: for you that you get into the birth centre!! I'd love to do something like that.... although I'm not sure any hospitals in Brisbane offer it?? But I'm not sure they'd take me... are you considered a 'high risk' pregnancy for the second if you were for the first? :confused: Glad the MS hasn't been too nasty for you - hope it stays that way!

MBQ - Will be thinking of your Pop this morning hun xo Glad the party went well!

Lambkin - Oh noo, what a shame about the puppy :( At least it's just up at your Mum's though, and able to come back home anytime, I guess. Ha, hadn't even thought of sandwiches.... what a bl00dy good ideeea! lol

Tiggles - Yuk,lice. Does Miss A have thick hair? I had (still do) thick hair as a kid and if I got lice, Mum would be battling them for ages... think she used to resort to metho or something to get rid of them. I hope the warranty covers the camera! Nothing worse than a broken camera.

Okay. Best stop procrastinating and do the housework. :cool:

stg

15-06-2009, 11:02

I kinda think even if I were with someone, I don't want to try for another baby for another 2-4 years but I hear of you pregnant girls and I just get so clucky!!

I LOVED being pregnant. Jus loved it. I can't wait.

I'm going not too bad. Taking Charlotte to a Child Care centre to check it out today and she can basically start now if I want.. Its just one day a week.. Tuesdays.. Will see how it goes.

She refused her dummy going to sleep last night, she fussed a bit but I didn't force it on her, it took a bit longer to get to sleep, but the whole night she was rather settled, and didn't want her dummy. So I've decided now is the time to drop it. I put her down for her nap without it. It took 20 min for her to go to sleep.. 25 even.. but she is down and has been for about 1.25 hours now

Im getting a bit down about living here with the grandparents. I need my own place.. its getting too much for me, and for them.. Ideally we'd love to put a granny flat on to this house, but they can't afford it and well, I can't get a loan for it not working (would cost alot).

But I dont see HOW I can live. Single mum, not working. I should of had my name on the waitlist for housing commision. Its good these days they dont group them together (derro areas) anymore, and scatter them among private houses.

But yeah.. I can barely afford rent let alone setting a house up again :( Dont know what to do or where to start

c38

15-06-2009, 12:26

Hi All
Stg Maybe start by ptting your name down on the list. Have a talk to centrelink, you;d be entitled to rent assistance. And see how she goes in cc, if thaty have more places you might be able to up her days and look inot getting some pasrt time work :hugs:

:hugs:Lambkin re having to send Daisy mabel to Granmas.. Least you dint have to give her away and I'm sure you see your mum enough so that El will soon learn to be more gentle. Im forever onto G, he has a habbit of using Noah to stand...gribs on for dear life. He also grabs his tailand tries to bite it. Thankfully Noah is pretty patient, though a few days ago he did kind of groan at him....so Im weary of leaing them alone together.

:goodvibes:Good luck K8y....You'l be fine I'm sure..

:valentine:all these pregnancies almost making me clucky.... but NOOO. My friend is about to start artificial insemination with donor sperm to become a single mother by choice. She's on to me to do the same and have another. But NO, I can't say I enjoyed pregnancy at all much. G will most likely be an only child.

Flick that must have been really scary with you DH:hugs:

:fingerscrossed:For the BC Magic. Hmm Ems it depends. Here as the BC is on the MAt ward anyhow, they probably would let you start and see how the pregnancy developes... everywhere is different.

c38

15-06-2009, 12:30

:hugs:
Tiggles I hope that the camera doesn't take much to fix. As for the nits.. aghhh!. Hope you find something that will nuke em soon..

:smiliedance:Congratulations Katokai on having Cruz home. Gee bet you're busy busy now. I know I wouldn't cope.

I've just been making some invites for G's party
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/c38_photos/IMG_4695-2-1-1-1.jpg (http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/c38_photos/IMG_4695-2-1-1-1.jpg)
What do you thinK?
I took him to a Belly Dance concert lastnight. He got really clingy when I left him with one of the girls while I dashed to the loo. So I didn't think he was going to let me get up and perform. But, the good ol saltanas worked a treat in the end. :yelclap:
Think I'll take him every night. When we got home at 830 afterhe didnt go to sleep BF I put him into bed as I was starving... and he went off to sleep wihtout a whimper and stayed that way until 5am.. First time with no carry on in about 2-3 weeks.:rolleyes:
Other then that noe alot going on really. Its still freezing here. I'm thinking of taking him to a Fit an Fun Centre when he wakes from his morning nap, but its in a big old gym and its more freezing there... I will takethim though as I work tomorrow so we will miss MothersGroUp Play Group. Last week the only time he mixe with other kids was when I left him at CC. I'm a bit worried he will asociate other kids with me leaving him if we dont do some fun stuff together out and about this week.

Anyhow after that blah blah...
Time for another cuppa before he wakes perhaps

:bfp: Just because, I wont get to use it ..

:laughing:

Daisy Boo

15-06-2009, 12:56

happybirthday Celeste

happybirthday Ockonky

Ingi - I had to end up taking nurofen for the headach. I had to drive around with the kids in the car for 2 hours while DH was having his tooth taken out. I wasn't sure if he could drive afterwards so I was forced to hang around. Michael was not happy!

Flick - Your poor DH. :hugs:

Kotakai - Thats wonderful news about Cruz coming home. Now your little family is all together. :smiliedance:

MybabyQ - Thinking of your pops today. I so so hope it goes well. :hugs:

Well Kirilly has decided she doesn't want to go to swimming lessons without me. I hang around on the side just in case she's naughty but yesterday she started screaming and refused to stay in the water after 10 minutes so I was forced to get in with her. I was so embarressed. Afterwards I asked her why she wouldn't stay in the water and she told me she had had enough. Why oh why wont she do as she's told!!!!:hair:

chaiseandlarasmummy

15-06-2009, 12:56

Hi,

Flick- how horrible about your hubby glad he is doing ok. What an awful phone call to get. My dh ride smotorbikes and i cant stand them i think they are so dangerous but anyway he loves them but in the back of my mind i think one day i'll get that call.
with a swollen face due to a allergic reaction before but because its not a anaphalatic reaction they wont do anything.

I can't get Lara to eat much at all its so frustrating but she is happy and at a good weight so i'm not worrying about it. They don't worry about babies weight till much later so i wouldn't worry about it and i think on average babies are about a size 1 at one.

K8y- thanks for your help, i did find the fondant at coles and i bought all new ingredients for my cupcakes but they still didn't work, they rose slightly better than the last lot but still very very flat if not indented. I thought i could just pipe on the icing but it looked so messy (could also be they 40 year old oven we're using)

I agree with not avoiding anything on the road. I was taught that by my driving instuctor, dogs, cats, birds etc but i think it is just a first reaction to try and avoid.

Kotakai- :smiliedance:for Cruz coming home, now your family is all together it must be a little chaotic but so great. I'd love to have a housefull of babies.

MBQ- glad to hear they are finally doing the op fingerscrossed all goes well.

Where is MOS? no internet connection or something?? ohh hang on i saw the post on facebook saying af had returned so they're busy baby making..lol.. gosh it'll be who isn't pregnant in here soon

dondons

15-06-2009, 15:21

Lol clmummy, I wont be joining the preggers people, DP not keen at all at the moment for another. Although he has said that maybe down the track he might like another one, so give us another year maybe...

How are your little monkeys sleeping atm? H is on one day sleep, the last few days it has only been an hour :hair:, I have been hoping it will stretch out to 2.5 or 3 hours, but no luck yet. She goes down about 7 and sleeps til about 7, although she has been waking a bit (no more bf :smiliedance:). How much are your kids getting?

Well I didnt end up with mastitis thank goodness, althoguh I dont know how. My breasts are ok today, but they had been SOOOO sore, I felt sure I would get sick. So its over, and I feel really pleased about it :D

bonbon

15-06-2009, 23:21

Hi all!
Just a quick hello, been busy doing this and that! Its amazing how quick a day goes.

Been trying to master Maddies cake! I suck!! THe white choc cake didnt turn out, it was supposed to cook for 1 hour 20 and at 40 mins my cake was like a brick. Our even cooks so fast. So my next attempt at the recipe that Ems gave me was a success in the shape of number 1. Then I tried decorating it and yeh. Im not good haha. Does anyone have a good buttercream recipe that actually sticks to the side of the cake? I think I made mine a bit runny and you could kinda see the cake thru it. So I will try and make it thicker, but I cant seem to get it nice and smooth.
Was just googling it and saw that you can remove lumps and bumps with a paper towel. Man I really should of just ordered a cake from a proffessional.
Im going to bed, my head hurts and Im sick of cake!
Will do personal tomoz !

BeautifulBoys

16-06-2009, 05:55

:wave:

GoodMorning....or is it....boys woke @ 4am :rolleyes:
and its bl00dy freezing in Hobart(isn't C38:yes:)

Happy Birthday to all the BUBS happybirthday
Happy 30th O'Conky :party:

Not much to report here.....

Casey is walking so much more...poor wee fella cut the outside corner of his eye yest no stitches thankgoodness they just put a steru strip on this morning it looks like a black eye is forming...not too bad though...he also has a cold :no: he slept good last night just unsettled for the first couple of hours after he went to sleep.

Jake is good....keeping me busy!

Think i'll stay home today....was going to visit a friend but since the boys got up so damn early think its going to be one of those days.

Got a another Job interview next tues....
haven't heard back from the one i jus went too,so fingers x he wants to see my work.

Ok BBL

InGi

16-06-2009, 07:31

Kotokai :smiliedance: for Cruz coming home!!
Flick omg you poor things! What a horrible thing to happen. How is your DH doing now?

Lambkin :hugs: for having to send Daisy to your mums.

Ingi - I had to end up taking nurofen for the headach. I had to drive around with the kids in the car for 2 hours while DH was having his tooth taken out. I wasn't sure if he could drive afterwards so I was forced to hang around. Michael was not happy!
Oh that doesnt sound like fun! Riley would have gone nuts too. I bet it didnt help the headache!

Big happybirthday to all the bubs i missed and HAPPY 30th Oconky!!!

Well im definately not UTD! AF finally showed up and is giving me hell! Not fun lol.

As for the situation with DH i spoke to my head dr yesterday about everything that has happened in the past and also the last little incident and she thinks i should write him a letter (talks with him dont always go so well he walks off etc) so ill write him a letter telling him everything i know (most of the things he doesnt know i know) and tell him how i feel and we need to go to marriage councelling to work this out because i know theres no way just him and I can sort this out for ourselves im not a strong enough person to stick up for myself i always back down. So he doesnt know whats going on in my head atm so im sure he'll be shocked when i hit him with the letter but im not going to rush writing it i want to make sure it has everything ive been wanting to say to him for the last 4 years and i dont want it to be nasty either.
So probably for the best im not UTD atm anyway lol.

Rileys been sleeping really well the last few nights (except last night) he was only waking once at around 11:30 then sleeping till 8 or 9:30 which was great!!
Got playgroup today but really not feeling like socializing i have so much washing and housework to do:crying: I cant coop Riley up in the house all day though so will drag my butt down there!! Need to get motivated

Time for brekky bbl have a good morning all!!

mosac

16-06-2009, 07:53

so peeved at optus i yelled at them and then cried! Still no internet. All their fault. They'll be getting a huge complaint letter. Hi from my mob.

mosac

16-06-2009, 07:54

phone won't let me write much in one go. Sam ok getting sick i think. Cake turned out great and party was good. Will be back wed. X

k8y

16-06-2009, 08:06

Hey Ladies.

Have been MIA.

Had to rush Sums to the emergency on Sunday. I checked on her during her morning nap and she was having light convulsions, fever skyrocketed, rapid breathing, she wasn't at all with it and was vomiting all over me and her by the time we got to emergency.
We went to the Mater childrens emergency and they were so wonderful. We were treated so well and straight away into a room at emergency while they took blood and wee and xrays etc.
The paed at the hospy believes its a bacterial infection as she went downhill so fast. We put her down for a nap and she seemed ok despite the temps, then she was turning purple all over, even her lips, had me so panicked.
So we spent all day in emergency while we waited for tests etc. They put a drip in, gave her fluids, antibiotics. Then I wizzed home for shower and overnight things for Summer and myself as they admitted her overnight. Her room at the Mater Childrens Private was amazing. Big as our room at home. Views over the city and river, big closet and bathroom, tv on the wall, built in parents bed by the window, even the toilet paper folded into points. Like staying at a swank hotel really and everyone was so kind and helpful. Bringing us cups of tea and food etc.
She did really well. By night time she seemed 100% better then when she was originally sick on the Weds. I didn't get much sleep though. Once she was down for the night I was up studying, then the nurses were in every hour to check on her, so it woke me up all the time though thankfully Summer slept through it all.
She was such a good girl for all the doctors/nurses, they loved her :goodvibes:

Anyway, DP came in the next day around 10.30am and the nurse said paed would be in around midday to check on her, so by 12pm (my exam was at 1.30pm) I was getting panicky. Summer was okay and nurses said she'd be released that day, so I jumped in cab for home, got my exam things, drove over to my exam, made it just in time. Did exam, finished at 4pm (2.5 hr exam), rushed over to friends work who had printed me notes for next law exam as my printer not working, rushed over to the next venue for my law exam which started at 5.30pm (3 hour exam) so I got out of there by about 9pm, and sorry to say, I was so hungry I got maccas on the way home.
I was just exhausted after all that. I don't know how I went on the exams and the hospy gave me a note so I could defer them but if I did that, I wouldn't be able to relax on my uni break and I need that so very very much. I'll use them for special consideration in any case though. So I just did them to get them out of the way. It was tough, they were really hard, but I'm pretty sure I passed.
2 down 2 to go.

Sums seems much better this morning :goodvibes: but not in CC today of course. They released her about 4pm after another round of antibiotics in the iv etc. My poor nugget.

I got a text from MOS on Sunday. They had Sams party on Sunday, she showed me her cake. I'd emailed her my white choc ganache and carrot cake recipe and it turned out so lovely. She said it was the yummiest cake she'd ever had :thumbsup:

Enough :ecomcity: and sorry for lack of personals but I have an exam on Wednesday so I have to study.

I'm so tired :sleeping:

Though watching Sam and Dean on Supernatural last night sure cheered me up, hubba hubba...!

InGi

16-06-2009, 08:40

K8y OMG what a few days!!! Poor Sums how scary for you glad she is ok now though. You must have been worried sick!
You did well to do 2 exams through all that as well my gosh.

MOS glad Sams cake and party were good :) Its a lot quieter in here without your regular chatter lol.
We had TPG when we first moved here and my god what a nightmare we ended up taking them to the ombudsmen people long story but i know how frustrated your feeling about the internet!

Riley just chucked a hissy fit little bugger! It looked so funny though he stiffens up and grunts then throws himself to his knees and rocks back and forward then gets back up and does whatever he was doing again arrgghh:hair: Im going to have one of those kids that throws themselves on the ground screaming in the middle of the shops i just know it!! Do you think hes too young for time out? lol

Kyles72

16-06-2009, 09:42

Morning all!

c38 - Great invitations! I wish I could be bothered doing that sort of thing. I havent done invites, just verbally invited family and few close friends.

Bonbon - Well done with the cake experimentation (:confused:maybe not the right word there.... cake .practice?) Im glad Im getting my MIL to make Liams cake, although yours sounds delicious. Can't help you with the buttercream though. Im sure it will be delicious on the day!

BB - :hugs:for the early morning start, and for poor Casey's cut eye, glad its not too serious and I hope he doesnt get much of a shiner, you dont want to start getting "those" looks from strangers!

Ingi - Writing the letter sounds like a good idea, gives you plenty of time to sort out your thoughts, and redo it if it reads wrong. Also well done to Riley with the sleeping in!

K8y -:hugs:OMG, reading about your last few days gave me chills. So relieved to hear Summer is OK now, you are so strong hun, I would've just fallen to pieces in that situation! And then to bolt to 2 exams after that! Total superwoman - I take my hat off to you:yes:

More of the same here. Liam has a new trick of "flopping" in your arms or when hes standing. He will literally keel over and fall on the ground, giggling all the while. Have to say, I dont find it funny when he does it on the tiles and smacks his head!

He slept well last night, 7.45-4am then 5am-6.30, although hes getting more difficult to resettle at night, just rolling around smiling, chattering, waving arms etc. Its cute, but NOT in the middle of the night when I have to go to work the next day!

Not much planned for today. IL's have Liam, so Im wrapping his birthday presents, and meeting a friend for lunch, then I might cruise around the shops and not buy anything as Im stony broke.

Have a great day all and take care:flowerz:

Daisy Boo

16-06-2009, 11:47

Ingi - you are very brave to be writing a letter. But it's a great idea to get all your thoughts and feelings down. And you are a stronger person than you give yourself credit for.

k8y - what a drama you had to go through. Poor Sums. I'm so glad you took her to hospital and all is much better now. You are amazing. Having to do 2 exams when your precious Sums is in hospital! I don't know if I could have coped. I would have fallen apart. You are my hero. You need a nice relaxing massage after this.

Well I have been up all night with Kirilly. She has been complaining of a sore ear. So I took her to the dr and she has an ear infection. So now she is on antibiotics. Michael is in cc and I'm supposed to be working from home. But she is driving me a bit batty. She should be tired and sleepy. But no she is still full of energy.:confused:

babywez

16-06-2009, 12:09

I should totally be sleeping, as its 11 pm and we're supposed to meet friends downstairs in 7 hours for breakfast so we can go to the markets and then get back on the road back to Detroit. We're currently in Shipshewana Indiana - Amish capital of the mid-west. It is a quaint/cute little town, and I do mean little!

Nicklas took a few steps today and walked from my friend's husband to me (about 3-4 steps maybe). I think it counts, Mike says it doesn't count until he is holding on to something and takes a step on his own (Clint started him walking, let go and Nick kept going!:yelclap:). So that's our excitement for the day.

Going through money like noone's business! :crying: And don't seem to have much to show for it!!

Nicklas scored big on the clothes for his birthday. LOTS of 2T(todler) clothing, so we shouldn't have to buy him anything for AGES.

Big :hugs: to Sums (and you K8Y) for a scary couple of days! I hope she is feeling 100% and that the nasty bug has disappeared. Did they ever really figure out what it was or anything?

I had myself convinced I was PG - nausea, dizziness, tiredness, etc. But I got a :bfn: today. DH said, "Is that good or bad?" I said, "Well, either way is fine I guess". I think I had myself so convinced I was really hoping it would be positive. Oh well, still no sign of AF, though I know its not uncommon for women to get PG without AF returning first. It will happen when its supposed to, just like Nicklas did!

I have to go, but miss you girls terribly! 12 more days until we're home. :hugs::wave:

tiggles

16-06-2009, 12:36

K8y - how terrible for you, hope you did great in your exams.

stg

16-06-2009, 13:59

Hi all,

Ingi, yeah that letter thing is the best idea I reckon. Im a big advocate for it since I don't handle confrontation well at ALL, so I've done letters a couple times and it seems to really work. Im thinking about ya xx I hope it all goes well.

K8y, how scary! What a supermum you've been the last few days... I can't imagine how scary that would be!

Hey, does anyone know when you should put a bub on 2 bottles a day??

And if so, when would you be inclined to give the day bottle, providing 1 bottle is for before bed?

Mum of Midgeys

16-06-2009, 18:05

Evening girls

Bonbon - lol, I'm not much of a baker either. Glad the cake turned out though... makes a lot of mix, doesn't it?! Will try to find the buttercream recipe I used... it was nice and thick.

K8y - Oh my gosh. A million of these :hugs: How horrible and scarey. You did so, so well hun. What a wonderful, brave Mummy :goodvibes: And then to do TWO exams on top of that... I'm convinced next time we have a BH meet you'll rip your regular clothes off to reveal your secret superhuman identity underneath :laughing: I'm sure you did well on the tests, even with everything going on.

BB - Aww, poor Casey! :hugs: Sound very nasty poor tyke. I would have been a bit of a mess with that too.... I tend to overreact with blood. Hope they let you get a nap in today

Ingi - I agree the letter sounds like a great idea... that way you can get everything out you need to say in a nice, ordered thought-out manner. I really hope it goes well for you Sweet.

Kyles - Which day's Liam's Bday? And that is kinda cute with the giggling and chatting... although I dare say at 4am it would loose it's appeal a bit, lol. Kiss does the floppy thing too... mainly if I go to pick her up and she wants to be left of the ground. Little monkey.

Daisy Boo - Hope Kirilly feels a bit better soon hun... and want to lay down and have a rest for you! haha

Babywez - Woohoo for Nick's steps!!! They totally count!! Clever boy! And glad to hear he scored big on his birthday... extra suitcase coming home then? lol. Hope you're feeling better soon hun. Maybe try another test in a week or so, just to be sure?

Stg - I've been skipping Khirra's morning bottle lately - just giving her milk in her sippy cup. She then has her bottle after lunch for her arvo nap, then the other bottle before bed. It hasn't seemed to bother her too much. If she gets whingey and asking for her bottle, I might give her a bit of it early then save the rest for the nap.

MOS - We'll all write angry letters to Optus, saying there are women and children who depend upon you! :p

Alright, well, after a few impromtu interruptions today that prevented me doing the groceries, I have to go put Kiss to bed, then go out and get it done now. Blah.

tiggles

16-06-2009, 18:57

Sorry no personals,

Still doing flipping nit patrol, IM AM SO OVER THIS!!!!!! Now Im going to swear !@#$@%4@%

Im just so cranky, no time to deal with this.

Then have DH getting up me about being not relaxed around the pony.... Im sorry but having a tired, hungry baby doenst help..

Sorry, Miss C has been up about 5am the last few mornings and work has gone really busy with EOFY, which is to be expected, but Im just a bit tired and edgy, need to chill out. Im so sick of stupid clients leaving crap till the EOY, and half of it they should ring their accountant but ring us because we are slightly cheaper and we still send them back to their accountant as we dont give that sort of advice. I fix their software stuff ups, but that entails their accounting stuff too.

Anyway said politley to a client today "Lack of planning on your part, does NOT create an emergency on my part", I could tell she nearly fell off her chair, but she well and truely got my mesage, ie, she should have rung me months ago, not 2 weeks before EOFY.

vent over, sorry girls... off to have a shoer and a vino! goodness, too tired to even punctuate..or spell, lol

Kyles72

16-06-2009, 20:02

Tiggles - big :hugs:

Im so sick of stupid clients leaving crap till the EOY, and half of it they should ring their accountant

Anyway said politley to a client today "Lack of planning on your part, does NOT create an emergency on my part",

Sounds like my job - I work in a bank and get all that last minute "urgency" stuff too, and people seem to leave their manners as well as their heads at home.....

:laughing:LOVE what you said to your client today!!! Pure gold!! Oh how Id love to say that to one of my clients......shame I have to wear a name badge!! July 1 will be here soon enough hun!:)

bonbon

16-06-2009, 22:09

K8y - Poor sums! And poor you! OMG. I would of been in a state, yet you had to do 2 exams as well. Glad she is better and not long till you have a break!

Tiggles :hugs: it all gets a bit too much sometimes. You did make me giggle when you said about how your not relaxed around the pony. I dont know why but your pony stories make me actually laugh out loud. Only cos Im petrified of horses so I can totally imagine that I would be shocking. You are doing well to even have a pony. I do not know how you fit it in your day. Have a good sleep, you might feel better in the morn xx

Ems - whats it like being pregnant and tired and having a very energetic baby to look after? I remember how exhausted I was when I was pregnant, yet I didnt have a crawling baby getting into everything. Good luck!

BB :hugs: what a day! Tomorrow is a new day!

Ingi - how r u feeling about everything? I think a letter is a good idea too esp if u dont like confrontation.

Well I have given up on this whole making Maddies first cake. I cut a piece this morning,after only making it the day before and just about needed a gallon of water to wash it down. So dry. Im over it so Im ordering one, still in the number 1 shape and it will be decorated beautifully. I dont have the energy to be stressing the day before Maddies bday about her cake. Its my bday the day before so I would like 2 mins to myself lol. K8y I totally get what you said before about the reason why they charge alot for cakes cos its a lot of damn work!!
Got Maddie a Little Tikes Cosy Coupe for her bday. I had it on layby for xmas but I think she will love it now, and so will find something else by xmas Im sure.
Had a lovely day today actually. Once I got rid of the cake burden! Maddie had a really good sleep this morning then we went to Tumblers Kids Gym for a play, then had lunch at the cafe . Was so cute, like a mummy and daughter date at a cafe. It was good there, and its free for kids under 15 months. Im going to take her there once a week from now. Well Im gonna go to bed. Ive decided I wanna be in bed by 10 at the latest cos Im always so tired yet I sit up doing stuff (researching friggin types of icing for the last week!) So nite nite, may all our bubbas sleep thru!

fra99le

16-06-2009, 23:00

Hello everyone!

How amazing is it that's it's been over a year and a half that we've all been chatting (even if it is on and off and very sporadically for some, me being one, LOL)

Time flies I tell you.

Been great reading all you lot :ecomcity:. Good to see nothing much has changed.

K8y big hugs to your lot, that is scary! Hope you did well on your exams too, bit hard to concentrate after all that:fingerscrossed: for you.

I was at work the other night (hospital switchboard at the moment) and running through the door comes DH holding DS2. He was all floppy and I swear I nearly had a coronary!!! Turns out DD had pushed DS2 off the bed and he'd fallen and hit his chin on the corner of a drawer on the tallboy and split under his chin open. And the floppy thing was nothing, it's his latest thing, like I've heard a few of you say, LOL. His Poppy can hold him and tell him to do "dead dog" and he just flops in his arms:laughing: very funny, but wasn't when he came through the door:p.
DS2 wasn't that upset about it all, was giggling and laughing and trying to get down as we were waiting for the Dr. He had a look, and I must say I agreed with him, you aren't going to really "see" under his chin (not like it's in the middle of his face), so he didn't see the point in making him sit still (seen that done before, usually wrapped up in a sheet with someone holding the bottom half and someone else holding their head while they stitch) to stitch it, so he stuck it together with some glue. I was happy with that. He didn't cry at all while they did it, just layed there and played with the Dr's watch he gave him to play with. Could have done with 2-3 stitches, but since you won't see it, the glue was a much better option, it just doesn't give that really fine edge to the cuts that the stiches do.

MOS good luck with the internet, LOL, flaming phone companies huh?!?!?! Who'd have em? (well us or we wouldn't be able to get on here:D)

Em - CONGRATS honey!!! I know it's probably very late, but hey I haven't read the last 300pages of stuff yet, LOL.
You'll look back on your 1st pregnancy with longing, LOL. Can sleep when you want, don't have to get up during the night, dont' ahve to change pooey nappys when you feel crook, can eat when you want (and it's HOT!) can have a HOT cup of tea, put your feet up when you want and for as long as you want without having to get up...ummm what else is there. Oh sooooo much, LOL. We really all should treasure our first pregancy's more than we do I think.

Kyles - you should get a dodgy name tag with Helga on it or something hehehehe. People really can be so rude when it's not your fault sometimes, pity we can't put them in their place!

Tiggles good luck with the "run" til the EOFY

Bon Bon buying a cake in isn't such a bad idea, you run around enough on their birthday without trying to do a cake too. LOL, I cheated this year, Mum made DS2 his. I had so much to do that day and she rang and asked if there was anything she could do, and I know she loves it, she loved doing it for us as kids too.

Ingi DS2 does the same thing. He's shocking! He'll sit there and fold himself in half and bang his head on the floor between his knees (oh to have that flexibilty again, LOL) or throw himself back and cry.

stg I'd try giving it to her in a cup during the day, see how she goes, then just have the bottle at night. But the bottle before her longer sleep during the day wouldn't be bad either. Most kids kind of self wean off bottles/boob I reckon.

Baby wez I'm hearing you about going to bed!! It's 11:55 and I should be well and truly in bed. Was staying up to do a pilates session but thought I'd jump on here and 2 hours later I'm still here! (you lot are great causes for procrastination)

Daisy I hope Kirrily has a better night for you honey:hugs: My kids dont' seem to slow down when they are crook either, they are still full steam ahead, LOL

Well I really better go and hit the sack.

Catch you all again soon! (I think I said that last time, which was a couple of months ago now. Oh well. Still thinking of you all :P)

k8y

17-06-2009, 08:42

Morning all.
Quick hello, no personals again, sorry :rolleyes:
Sums started vomiting last night for a little while poor bugger so I'm very tired. I had her sleep with us as she kept retching in her sleep. It started about 40mins after her tea and antibiotics so not sure if its a side effect of the antibiotics or not. She started them the night before last so would have thought she'd react sooner then last night.
Anyway, she was starving when woke up so bottle at 7am, kept that down. Tried breakie at 9am, then medicine (must have with food). Then she had to rush off with DP for her school photos at CC so I am at home studying with :fingerscrossed: that breakfast stays down as she really needs to keep hydrated. Her morning nappy wasn't full which was worrying but she didn't have her evening bottle because she was vomiting.
We're going to see how she goes after her morning medicine. If she starts vomiting again it'll be back to the doctors :rolleyes:

I'm so exhausted :sleeping:
Exam this arvo at 5.30pm (2.5 hours...grrr) then after that one more on 25th June so I can afford to relax a little bit after tonight.

Daisy Boo

17-06-2009, 09:20

:wave:Hi Fraggle. Good to hear from you. How aweful it must have been to see DH rushing in with DS2. I'm glad he is okay though.

k8y - poor sums she is having a bad run of things. I hope she starts to get better soon so you can get some rest as well. Have you though of taking her to a chiro to see if her body is aligned properly? I did it for Kirilly when she used to have the high temps and it has helped a lot.

I'm at home again with Kirilly. She seems better than yesterday but I did not want to risk sending her to CC. She's just very clingy at the moment. Michael is there though. The carer said he behaved better without Kirily there. He even slept between 11.30am and 4pm.

I was trying to cut pumpkins yesterday for dinner and managed to slice my little finger. There was blood everywhere. Finger hurts still but it should be ok.

tiggles

17-06-2009, 11:21

Gee I was a cranky pants yesterday...lol

Bobbon - good to hear others arent horse crazy, glad Im not the only one who find them big and scary. DH says whats my problem, the pony only weighs about 200kg, well Im sorry but thats nearly 4 of me...men! stupid!

c38

17-06-2009, 12:46

Tiggles, I'm scared of horses...big and unpredictable:yes:

K8Y:hugs: Poor Summer I hope she stops vomiting and is better soon. Did they find a bacteria in her blood or urine?? Did they do a lumber puncture?? Just what you needed in the middle of all your exams. :fingerscrossed:You'll go ok.

Fra99le:wave::wave:good to hear from you

Bonbon, your scaring me about the cake. I keep changing my mind about what I'm going to do. Last plan was a number 1 with stars on it. but now Ive invited quite a few people and am afraid it wont be big enough (was going to use a square tin and cut the shape out.)..
Then I go to thinking about his favorite toy,"boing" a lady bird looking thing on a spring that hangs above his change table. so am thining maybe I could make one out of fondant..but Im not sure what else Id do in the cake,,maybe a trail of tiny lady bugs or some spelling out his name or something.. Not sure. Ah decisions decisions..

K8Y when your exms are over and Summers a bit better, can I have your carrot cake and ganache recipes too please. No hurray as I've got a few weeks yet. Also how long before can I make things like little animals or whatever out of the fondant??

Kyles72

17-06-2009, 14:47

Bellaleggos

17-06-2009, 15:14

:hugs:K8Y - what a few days you've had. I can't imagine what you've been through. Hope Summer is feeling better today.

Tiggles - I'm scared of horses too - big sniffly things.

Bonbons & C38 - I'm going to attempt a no.1 on Sunday in preparation for DD's birthday Tuesday. We're not having a party but I want to get her some balloons and a cake so she can have some nice pics taken. Going to try to make it out of a square tin too. I know I've got the butter icing sussed as I make it all the time for fairy cakes, but not sure how I'll go with decorating a bigger cake. Then off course I'll have to eat it....:D I work Monday & Tuesday so have to do it Sunday.

Been making a cheese and leek flan this arvo while little miss is asleep. My DP is a chef and I'm a crap cook and hate cooking, but I feel so guilty that he has to come home after a 10hour day and then cook - I do cook sometimes but it's usually switching the oven on and opening the freezer! So I decided to attempt a flan - it looks and smells ok (apart from the fact it's leaked out the bottom of the flan tin:no:) Oh well at least I tried. Got shepherds pie with sweet potato planned for tomorrow. God I can't even make a shepherds pie without stressing!!

Mrs Molly Coddle

17-06-2009, 15:41

Hi all!:wave:

Will post properly later, but just wanted to say:

Thanks Lambkin for Liams pressie!! His favourite is the frog casternet! Will try and post a pic later tonight

Until then, hope you are all enjoying your Wednesday and take care:flowerz:

Hooray! I'm glad he likes it. Elliot is a big fan, particularly when froggy snaps at his toes. Apparently this is hillarious!
Enjoy :)

Too all you people freaking out about the cake - relax!! Ours was a TOTAL disaster. My icing was too runny so it ran everwhere, all the colours mixed together, so I threw a whole heap of sprinkles on it (hot pink as that's all I had) and then there must have been some seismic activity during the night ;) as one side kind of collapsed on itself. Then we had no lighter or matches so sung happy birthday and blew out an invisible flame. But you know what? It tasted freakin awesome and Elliot totally didn't give a sh!t that it was a disaster and it almost gave me a wee breakdown. So Relax! They will all be amazing and memorable, no matter what you do :) Promise.

k8y - big hugs for your awful week. Hope Sums is doing a little better this afternoon :hugs:

smog

17-06-2009, 15:51

omg i think i FINALLY have the computer probs all sorted..least i hope so. i have missed soooo much. my comp blew up then i borrowed a friends till mine got fixed then i couldnt login then friends comp wouldnt work:hair: anyway all fixed now yay!
ive just skimmed a few pages ill never get back through it all so im starting fresh
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! again sorry to the bubbas ive missed
EMS how did u go are u preg???!!!
any other ttcers??
i saw on facebook mos got af back so thats great
im anxiously awaitng af myself at the moment as we had a bit of an 'incident' oops ah well another would be fine..if its meant to be it will be
tiggles my dd has had nits so many times they love her best thing ive found is last year i bought an electric comb thing it zaps them its soo great easy to use she can do it herself not hard to comb through like nit combs can be its called robi comb pro was about $60 but well worth it she can do it herself easily and no chemicals so itas great. it doesnt kill the eggs but u can do it every day so it just keeps getting them as they hatch i love it and would totally recommend. ive spent a lot more than 60 on nit treatments anyway
um:hugs:to the sick bubbas
any news on kotakais bub cruz?
dylan had his needles today so he is a bit grumpy
next week should be the last week dh is away..yay!!:smiliedance:

Daisy Boo

17-06-2009, 16:11

Been making a cheese and leek flan this arvo while little miss is asleep. My DP is a chef and I'm a crap cook and hate cooking, but I feel so guilty that he has to come home after a 10hour day and then cook - I do cook sometimes but it's usually switching the oven on and opening the freezer! So I decided to attempt a flan - it looks and smells ok (apart from the fact it's leaked out the bottom of the flan tin:no:) Oh well at least I tried. Got shepherds pie with sweet potato planned for tomorrow. God I can't even make a shepherds pie without stressing!!

Bella I use Nigella Lawson's recipe for shepherds pie and it's really easy. It involves no baking everything just gets put together in the end. If you need the recipe let me know. You are so lucky your DH is a chef! My DH is an amatuer chef so I consider myself lucky but you got the pot of gold.

Hi :wave:Supermum. Good to have you back.
A thought just came to me when you said Dylan had his 12 month shots. Hope Dylan is not too unsettled tonight. I found Michael slept really well after them. 3 shots is so hard for them. At least the next 1 is only 1 shot.

A week after Kirilly had her 12 month shots she got an awful allergic reation to it. Her back was covered in spots and she had a high temp. I rushed her to the dr but they advised to give her panadol and it should go after 24 hours. Which it did. So if it happens to anyone just remember this story.

smog

17-06-2009, 16:15

thanx daisy boo great to be back:D
OMG I FOUND IT LIKE 12 PAGES BACK!!!
CONGRATULATIONS EMS AND MAGICK!!! wow 2 bfps im so excited, bring on the bubbas!!!!

smog

17-06-2009, 16:27

omg k8y how scary:hugs:, so lucky u went in to check on her

tiggles

17-06-2009, 16:53

stg

17-06-2009, 17:24

had lunch at the cafe . Was so cute, like a mummy and daughter date at a cafe.

Me and charlotte have done the cafe thing a few times.. we "go for coffee" at sunshine plaza. I have coffee, she has milk foam and we both enjoy some raisin toast before we browse the shops!
I think its important for little girls and mums (boys too, but especially with girls) to have their quality times, not just kicking around the house but as you said the mummy daughter date.. glad you's had a nice day! :goodvibes:

K

Been making a cheese and leek flan this arvo Got shepherds pie with sweet potato planned for tomorrow.!

Let me know how they turn out.. both sound yum! I really wanna cook more.. I just run out of ideas..

Fra99le - Its good to hear from you! I've often thought about where you are!

K8y - Poor summer :hugs: Little tyke, I really hope she gets better soon, she's going through a rough patch, and so are you, it must be tough!

Charlotte going for her needles tomorrow :(

But then I'll take her for "coffee" :D

My Little Sweet

17-06-2009, 17:54

Kyles72

17-06-2009, 19:29

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Evening all!

Not sure if this pic worked of Liam with his birthday presents, if not, its on Facebook.

I cant stop thinking that "this time last year....", I bet you all did that? Hard to beleive a year has passed, makes me really want another one:laughing:, but I dont think DH would agree after the night we had with Liam. He was fine until around 4am and then grizzled on and off for the rest of the night:sleeping: Hes been grizzly all day today as well, poor little things getting some more teeth. I wish they would just hurry up and come through!

Well, gtg, Im on the net to pay some bills (Booo!:thumbsdown:), but somehow wound up back here!

Have a great night all, take care:flowerz:

BeautifulBoys

18-06-2009, 05:43

Have a bit to catch up...been flat out as always...

Casey has a cold :( poor thing,he is ok in himself though,no temps this time(fingers x they stay away) we usually get a temp with a cold,any reason why C38 that sometimes you do & dont,just the body reacting differently to each virus.....molers are swollen @ back,havent felt anything but its hard to get a finger in there he shuts his mouth on me.
Jake is good.....been a bit a monkey of late....:shame:
argh the JOYS....

Still waiting to here on that first interview......hope i hear either way,have to drop resume in to another before tues as they want to read them before they do all the interviews.

Casey still has a wee black eye...:cloud9:

OMG K8y....you poor thing :kiss:how stressful for you.....i would have been beside myself,and i have been in situations like that....let us know how Sums goes.

Fraggle....welcome back! so there could be a no 4 :D

Hope all the bubs had great b'days all the pics look great:goodvibes:

BeautifulBoys

18-06-2009, 05:45

Anyone was Masterchef last night..........wow cakes are hard to make,I said to DH now you know why wedding cakes cost $$$$$$ its worth it...
Our cake was $350/400 i think it was stunning & tasted yummy....thats cheap a lady made cakes at home so bit cheaper.....

stg

18-06-2009, 07:58

I'd love to learn cake decorating or something as such. No idea where to go for that though!

Just thought I'd tell you's of oa melt-your-heart moment (I also posted on facebook)
I was watching Charlotte play on the verandah through the window. She didn't know I was watching, and when she saw me, she got a bit of a shock but as soon as she saw me, without hesitation she quickly blew my a kiss, scrunched her nose up into her cheeky smile, then waved at me...

Daisy Boo

18-06-2009, 08:49

happybirthdayLiam

bonbon

18-06-2009, 11:39

Mum of Midgeys

18-06-2009, 12:14

Hey ladies,

Just a very quick one as I'm going to try have a lie-down while Khirra is. Had my wisdom tooth pulled this morning ... took about 15minutes longer than he thought it would as the roots were hooked and the actual tooth had fused to the tooth in front and the bone in the jaw, as I'd left it there so long. Plus it had a 3rd root on the side that surprised the surgeon as it looked like bone on the x-ray. So the poor guy had his work cut out for him :rolleyes: I was just laying there gripping my hands together for dear life :laughing: Been spitting out mouthfuls of blood ever since, which is doing wonders for the MS. Anyway, it's done now, so that's good.

happybirthday Liam! :party: Hope it's a great day!! (great pic, btw!)

Fraggle - So good to hear from you again... lol re: reminicing about the 1st pregnancy - I hear ya; and I'm only 5 and a half weeks, lol.

SMO3 - Oooh, I will be waiting with baited breath to see if you might be UTD... exciting!

K8y - How is our poor Miss Sums doing hun? Better, I hope? And how did the exam go?

BB - Hope Casey's cold gets better, poor tyke.

Stg - that is just adorable!

Bonbon - can't help with you with the private cover, sorry hun... I think my bestie ended up about $2500 out of pocket though when she had her DS.

Oh, Tiggles - you are my idol for that comment to that unorganised client. Gosh I wish I could think of clever things to say like that when the time called for it!!! lol

Still no MOS?!

Sorry girls, that's all I can remember and I'm anxious to go lie down before Khirra stirs, lol

Have a great day xo

ETA: MBQ - so glad to hear your Pop's surgery went well hun. Hope he make a good, fast recovery.

Daisy Boo

18-06-2009, 15:55

Bonbon - all funds and coverage are different. I'm with HCF and we were hardly out of pocket at all once you get the 80% rebate back from medicare. All my hospital costs were covered 100%. But just remember the Labour government is proposing to scale back what you can get from medicare for OB's.

I had an emergency cs with Kirilly and a planned one with Michael. With my ob there was no difference even if his schedule fee said there would be an extra charge for emergency. He never charged me. The additional costs that I hadn't factored where the assistant OB and the anaethasist.

So it really depends on what the OB costs and they are all different and what medicare will give back to you. I would probably say I was out of pocket $2k but well worth it knowing I was looked after.

If you want the exact breakdown of each visit I can PM you.

ems - I am cringing thinking of you having your tooth taken out. DH had his done last week and his whole face had swollen. I'm supposed to have mine doe but I'm now in hiding from the dentist as I'm so so scared. I'd rather have another c/s. Put your feet up hun. You are so brave.:hugs:

tiggles

18-06-2009, 18:05

Hi

Just a quick question, Im thinking of taking private health cover for our next bub. Im 31 next week and once you hit 31 it is more expensive to get cover. Im looking at HBF, it is the Smart Saver Twin Pack and its $29 a week. I mean its not that expensive, but I am wondering how much you have to pay during the pregnancy. I have heard of ppl having to pay $5000 for the second obs appt etc etc. I know you get some back etc, but Im just wondering if its worth it. Also, I had an emergency csection last time, would that be an extra cost if that happened again? I know I can ring hbf and find stuff out but I find it really confusing about gaps and what is covered etc. Also, you get some sort of rebate at tax time?
And what if i fell pregnant before 12 months? It would be useless? When they say you gotta have a 12 month waiting period, is that 12 months before the actual birth or actually pregnant. I know there is a section on BH but just wanted you gals opinions. Oh and it does include lots of other things ,like podiatry and dental and chiro too. Hmmmm

Be back later for personals and to chat more

Our PHI costs over 240 per month, but covered nearly all costs for having both girls.

Happy Birthday Liam!!!!happybirthday

ems - I so feel for you re your teeth, get some bags of frozen peas for the swelling, they are the best!

Well Miss F was a right cow this morning for DH, running away, kicking etc. She tried it with me this arvo, I thought stuff you, you can go cold (I know Im not meant to let her away with bad attitude, but stuff her !)

Ems - was it you that commented about what I said.. have said that to a number of clients who have left stuff ups to the last minute and trying to make it my problem, tell you what, Ive been ever so polite but they get my message and back off big time, and I aways get them sorted in time.
But jeez, they get me cranky some some.

k8y

18-06-2009, 18:14

c38 pm me your email addy and I'll forward the cake info on to you :yes:
I'm not sure about the bacteria, he thinks it might have been to do with her ears? Oh well, no, no lumber puncture, I don't know what that is? should they have done one??

ems :hugs: sounds a bit rough, am glad now I wasn't awake for all mine, but if it was just one out I would have gone local just like you. Hope your MS passes quick.

stg that's beautiful :goodvibes:

BB good that no temps but it's so hard to work out why everything is so different all the time.

Sums okay. She had a power chuck in our bed last night.
Most vomiting seems to be at night, so I don't think it may be side effects and may be that she gets all congested after laying down at night and just chokes on it which makes her vomit. We're giving her early bottle tonight and let that sit for awhile before her bed tonight :fingerscrossed: no more vomits......

SMO3 hope you're back properly this time.

Another exam last night, very hard. International accounting, lots of call/put options hedging, foreign currency exchange calcls etc, plus an essay. I'm just exhausted to the bone.
Took the day off studying today to do housework lol...

I'm so very sorry that I can't remember any more personals - oh yes,

mybabyq so glad to hear your pop is better!

smog

18-06-2009, 18:15

evening all
happybirthday liam!!!!!
bon bon im interested to hear too i want to go private if i go again too but its sooo much info to wade through. i do know however that the 12 month wait is 12 months from joining till birth of bub so technically 3 months after joining u can conceive but i have heard too if your bubs comes earlier than expected but was due after the 12 month period as long as u can produce a medical certificate for the expected due date u are still covered if that made sense?
bb how did casey get a black eye???
just had dinner and dylan is getting so pedantic and funny with it. he MUST have a fork now and will not use a spoon:rolleyes: such a pain cause i am always worrying he will hurt himself, it is a baby fork but still...and he spends ages trying to get food on his fork as he wont touch the food...he is funny about that he hates to hold his own food..makes me hold it or only eats off cutlery:rolleyes:. then what he wants on his fork is never what he actually likes eating iykwim? like he must like the look of broccoli cause he always tries to get it on his fork but as soon as it hits his lips he gags and throws it... he is quite picky about the textures of foods he will tolerate . he is funny about breakfast too, he will only ever eat weetbix..anything else is rejected, absolutely no way will he touch it..even foods he likes at other times of the day`:confused:

smog

18-06-2009, 19:29

noone has posted since me like an hour ago???:eek: geez mos and i leave for a few measely weeks and everyone stops blabbermouthing:shame:
lucky im back:D
so anyways i need help
as u are prob all aware dylan is a lousy sleeper always has been
so first 2 months he pretty much only slept 20 min intervals if i held him upright. we think due to reflux pain.
at 2 months he strated sleeping through the night 9 hours straight we were soo excited lasted 3 weeks
since then his usual bed time has varied from very late to very early at the moment he goes down at about 7ish?
so a typical night with dylan he would wake maybe 6ish times at least one of those times he would stay awake for an hour to 2 hours, occassionally more. he gets up for the day at around 5 am to 6 am.
when he wakes he is often crying but half asleep. to me he seems in pain as if something is disturbing him
sometimes he is just bubbly and smiley like as if he thinks its morning
he prob has one good night a week where he may wake only 3-4 times and one even worse night a week where he would wake 12 or more times sometimes staying awake for 2 hoursish(not all 12 times maybe twice?)

so why does he wake? what does he want? what can i try? im lost

im sure he isnt cold its not that cold here he is well dressed and is usually still under his blankets
he usually doesnt want milk (i know cause i try to force it on him in hopes that he will take it and go back to sleep:o)
he usually doesnt want dummy(see brackets directly above sorry but im delirious from tiredness and ill take anything that will buy me some sleep)
i dont think he is wanting me to 'put him to sleep' as we never do this he always goes to sleep on his own in his bed
he has no trouble falling asleep just staying asleep
if i leave him to cry he just keeps crying and crying and crying for like hours. i dont really believe in control crying but i have tried somewhat with no improvement at all
if i take him to bed with me which is very rare as i hate cosleeping he seems kinda happy to be with me but sleeps very unsettled and still wakes all night crying
i just dont know what to do..........................help me:crying:

Mum2J&A

18-06-2009, 20:49

Hey SMO3 :)
Good to see you back.
Have you thought of trying the sleep centres, I know in NSW they have tresillian and you can chat to them, do day visits, classes or even night visits if needed.
Jack's a pretty good sleeper (not meaning to rub it in or anything), but I always think if I have trouble with the next two, that's where I'll go.
Hope it helps :)

It's so quiet on here, think the last time it was like this is when we were all having our bub's (mind you MOS was moving during that time as well :detective: lol)

I'm usually more of a reader than a poster, but I'm working on being more :ecomcity:

Haven't been doing much lately except vegging at home, been meaning to get onto the playgroup people again, I've been on the list for a new group that's starting for a month! so hopefully they have enough people soon.

Ok I'm off to watch Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, Chat later.

smog

18-06-2009, 20:55

im thinking of doing the tresillian thing but i think its basically a controlled crying program which im not too keen on mostly because it seems to me that something is wrong with him...i dunno maybe its just a habit??:confused: and they are in sydney which is only a few hrs away but i have 3 kids so not too sure what id do with the other 2 really..well just one dd would be fine to take with me or got to a friends but ds wouldnt
hmm has anyone else used tresillian?? thought maybe k8y did once or am i wrong?

stg

18-06-2009, 21:01

I'm usually more of a reader than a poster, but I'm working on being more :ecomcity:

m very much the same - I must seem kinda antisocial!

mosac

18-06-2009, 21:25

:wave: Hi, I'm back!

Man Optus is getting one helluva complaint letter from me. We went from organising everything weeks before, to being sent the wrong modem, nobody understanding me when I called about it, somebody then understood, apologised and said they'd send out the correct one... wait at home Monday they say... I call Monday 4pm to be told we can't get wireless on that plan (we reduced the plan as someone told us we could and still get wireless). No modem was coming and we sat at home ALL DAY waiting. THEN they had the nerve to tell both DH and I that we didn't have authority to discuss the account. When setting it up, as we were transferring the net from the FIL's account to ours, they told us to set it up and THEN change it into our name. DH has had authority for about 5 years since his dad doesn't speak much English and he gave ME authority on Wed night and I called and they checked it on Thurs... but Monday NOBODY could help us? So what did I do? I yelled, swore, then cried... I got AF the day before so was a little "emotional" :o. They changed me to a higher plan as I told them to do what they had to do to get me back online again. We call tonight from the IL's place, get the FIL to give DH authority again and the guy asks if we're OK still on the plan we originally wanted! WTF?! MORONS! Anyway LONG letter on their way from MOI!

Before I rant anymore I must say congrats to Ems and Majick... happybirthday for any ones I've missed...

Sam's party was great. His cake turned out sooo much better than I'd expected. It was SO YUMMY!!! I'll have to upload pics tomorrow once I've gotten hold of DH's computer to compress them. The cake wasn't as perfectly smooth as I wanted it to be as I didn't have a smoothing tool thingo... couldn't find one anywhere. Anyway, I'm still on the hunt for one and will have one for next time. Oh I forgot to say, I thought I was going to use fondant to mould my teddy bear but I forgot I'd bought some moulding paste so I used that. I made sure nobody ate the teddy though as I had to skewer it with toothpicks to stick the arms and legs on. Nothing was working and it was 11:40pm the night before so I just made sure it looked OK but not very safe for consumption! :D

I've read a little over the last few days but not too much.

DH surprised me by bringing home a dryer for me the other night. That was exciting. He knew what I wanted as I'd described it and told him the price at Second's World. I wanted to take him there on Monday but since I was waiting for the modem that never showed up we didn't get to go. So Tues he came home with it AND his brother to help mount it. He's such a sweetie! :valentine:

OooooK I have a gross question and want to know what you guys think. Last Friday I was walking back from Parra with the pram and I had bad stomach cramps. Worse than I remember getting before I fell PG with Sam. I was still able to walk home but they were so bad I KNEW AF was returning. On Sunday arvo, after I got home from Sam's birthday party I got it... I think. It has been ever so light for the last few days... like watery... and reminds me of how it was after I had Sam - you know, after a few days it calms down and you just have a slight watery browny... OK will stop now I know it's GROSS.

Everyone else who's gotten theirs back, was it heavy the first time or not? Since I'm still BF, could my body be changing it's mind with each feed or something like that? Like maybe I'm getting it one day, then it's stopping the next, etc? I dunno... Why is my body doing this? It's pretty much stopped now. I might start testing my saliva each morning. :D

Oh and bonbon, I had just hospital cover for when I had Sam and I paid the following (approx as memory not wonderful!):

$85 for each OB appointment (got about $45 back)
$2,000 OB delivery fee (got $900 back)
$1,000 special fee not covered by Medicare

HCF paid approx $6k for my hospital stay and covered the rest of the $2k fee and most importantly, it was like staying in a 5 star hotel. Had own room, double bed... aaahh want to go back!

smog

18-06-2009, 21:31

so what happens if u have like a c section? or an epidural? does it cost more? suppose it would huh.........

stg

18-06-2009, 21:34

MOS, Ive had 2 periods since.

The first was very light, quite odd, yes watery, and more of (sorry guys) brownish red than red, and just not a typical period pre baby and it only lasted 1 day then faint for another 1-2 days and that was it..

My second one, was back to normal pre baby,

So maybe its just the first one a bit different.. you're body out of whack and its just getting the machinary back into production with a few glitches the first run through :laughing::laughing:

Its funny I saw your news on FB, I got excited! Yay its back! hahahaha

smog

18-06-2009, 21:38

cant remeber first af sorry mos and welcome back even though i didnt notice u missing cause ive only just got back on myself:laughing:

c38

18-06-2009, 21:53

:wave:
It HAS ben quiet. I think It's Babywez being away too. wouldnt possibly be anything to do with MOS being offline or K8y in the middle of exams and a sick bubba.:no:

I tend to be more of a reader tehn a poster these days..not sure why. Guess cause I can read quick, but type so slowly...

G had his longest time at Daycare today (week3) and did ok. Started crying when I left...(I could see through the window) and threw his lunch on the floor...but apparently was ok within 15 minutes or so..and had a good time. I came home and cried. I'm such a wuss No wonder the poor kid has separation issues. At least I was calm around him though...and didnt rush back:yelclap:

I came home and tidied my mail drawer..the one with all the bank statements, Bills, receipts, centrelink letters, Baby present thankyou cards in envolopes with names but never got round to looking up address or posting etc etc So that kept me busy (now have a bag of stuff for shredding, just need a secretary to do it:rolleyes:) Then watched Masterchef (as I was at dance clas lastnight) and cooked roast pork for tea. Next thingI knew it was time to go get him (I didnt even find time to post on BH)
No major break down on seeing me, so thats a good sign too. Granma and Granpa were here for tea when we got home, so he was very happy and ate heaps. And, hes gone to bed at 8 without a murmer..ZZZZZZZZ

K8Y. Glad she seems on the mend and the vomiting seems to be settling. A lumber puncture is a test for meningitis. They put a needle in the spine and draw off some of the fluid that circulates around the brain and spine. It's quite safe and quick to do in littlies but it's hard to get them to lay still enough. Though, generally if they truely have meningitis they lay still. As to "should they have done one?". Well it depends upon when they found when they examined her. There's a routine group of investigations done with a child with high temps and floppy/mottled like she was. Usually blood samples, urine sample and plus or minus an LP. They probably didn't because she was bright enough in herself. And it sounds like they could see something when examining her ears. So thats fair enough. With the blood, one of the tests they do is to smear it on algie plates and wait to see if it grows a bacteria....the result usually takes 48hours. In the meantime they give an antibiotic that covers most bacteria...but after 48 hours if they have grown a bacteria they may change to an antibiotic to something more specific. Often they dont grow anything...which means the bacteria wasnt prolific in the blood stream, or that it was viral. She's had lots of ear infections poor tot. Is she red, or swollen, or tender behind her ear/s.??.sometimes they can get an infection in the bone behind their ear that can cause lingering symptoms and temps...
I will shut up now, as Im probably pannicing you for no reason, when I'm really just plucking things out of the air.
Obviously if shes not getting better you'll take her back. But regardless, if she keeps getting ear infections it might be worth getting a referal to an ENT Specialist to see if there is something they can suggest to help get on top of them..poor wee girl. It's not fair!

SMO3. Sorry no firm advice re the sleep. G's not the best sleeper but overall better then he was and has more nights now where he only wakes once in the early hours. You can get some in-home sleep programs/nannies. Sometimes the CHN can put you on to one. Though if he self settles already its not nec going to help much.
Have you had him to the doctor and had a good once over..maybe there is a problem. Sometimes kids with glue ear get pain when lying down. Also kids with urinary issues, where urine is refluxes back up into the kidneys. It could also be something dietry related??

Magic33: Hells kitchen (not on any of the channels here I might add).. used love it but Im totally off Ramsey now..his fme has gone to his head! I LOVE MAsterchef though!

Ops I see MOS is back while I've been typing..:wave:
Cool, now we might gets pics of the cake:D

bonbon

18-06-2009, 21:58

Welcome back MOS, it has been pretty quiet without you! Man, how annoying is optus. You should get a few free months for the hassle, tell them you work from home and it has cost you dearly to be offline for so long :yes:. Happy bday to Sam, cant wait to see pics. Oh and thanks for the info re the private health cover, Im gonna get on the phone tomorrow and ring a few places.

SMO3 - my gosh you poor thing with the sleeping! Or should i say lack of! I mean, Maddie wakes a few times but not as much as Dylan. Just some thoughts I had when I read your post - is he eating and having enough milk during the day? You say you offer milk, and he refuses, maybe he wants actual food? How much does he nap during the day? If he sleeps too much he might not be really tired, yet if he doesnt sleep enough, then he might be overtired which makes it really hard to get into a deep sleep.You also said he had reflux as a baby, are u sure he isnt still suffering with it? Also just a random thought I had, is he allergic to anything that might be upsetting his tummy?
Its so hard eh. its just a big guessing game. What do you do when he wakes at night? You mentioned that he puts himself to sleep at bedtime, which is really good and quite surprising that he doesnt put himself back to sleep when he wakes at nite. Kids are quite smart you know, they know that the minute they cry you are gonna be there, so maybe its just a game/habit. I dont believe in control crying either but could you perhaps wait say 10 mins before going in, then go in and with words comfort him - without picking him up - then back out and wait 15 and so on. You might be up the whole nite but eventually he has to get the picture that its not acceptable to be doing this all nite. MOS emailed me a really good book about sleep and it is to get your bub to sleep thru the nite, i can email it to you if you want? I sent it to my friend who had issues with her bub, and the first nite she did it, her bub cried for 20 mins and slept the whole nite through. I suppose it wouldnt hurt to take him to the drs and get a good check up, ears etc etc. But whatever you choose to do, be consistent. You cant feed him one nite, then rock him, then take him to your bed, then control crying etc. Its too confusing. Stick to one thing that you know you are able to handle and do it time and time and time again. Sorry for the novel, Im no expert but just thought I would offer some support/thoughts.

smog

19-06-2009, 05:00

hmm thanks guys yeah i think maybe he does need a check over? he sees the peadiatrician next week for something unrelated but i might bring it up while im there.
bonbon yeah he sleeps ok most days...maybe has 1-2 hours late morning/lunch time
he seems to me like he doesnt eat very much but i spend all day trying to coax him to eat and if he doesnt want it he just refuses??
it is suprising he doesnt put himself back to sleep thats what makes me think something is wrong????
yeah the description of controlled crying wait 10 go in settle wait 15 etc is pretty much what i have tried for a few weeks on end and made no diff at all:confused:
i try to be consistent but nothing works?? i mean i dont just chop it up each night i try for a few weeks at least with each new tactic but nothing makes the slightest difference.
as for allergi reaction or reflux , how would i know?
:hair: this is so hard. i honestly dont believe its a behavioural type thing i think he wakes for a reason but i just have no idea what it is. i have wondered c38 about bladder problems as he seems almost in pain and i wondered if its when he wees or something but he has no temps to point toward infection and seems happy through the day. i mean through the day he is the happiest baby ever hardley ever cries always smiling and laughing amuses himself really well loves going out etc
maybe it is something medically related that is worse because he is lying down???
alright im off to google

smog

19-06-2009, 05:03

C38 just had a thought may be totally unrelated but he has a hyperspadius(sp?) where the foreskin was not fully formed. he has not had surgery on it and will be reviewed again for it shortly is it possible it could be somehow related?? all seems functional it was my understanding that in minor cases such as dylan that it was more of a cosmetic thing?:confused:

dondons

19-06-2009, 07:19

sm03 you are like die hard - back with a vengeance :D. To fight the good fight against sleeping issues in babies.

You must be oh so tired. I also dont really believein cc, but was at the end of my tether a few days ago and did something similar, but it wasnt too bad, she wasnt crying really loud or anything, more like moaning/wailing half asleep (sounds awful doesnt it). But I started by leaving her 1 min, going in picking her up if need be, sing a short song (she was always not crying by then( and putting her down, then increasing to 2 mins, 3 mins, etc. Couldnt believe it when after about 20 mins she slept from 11.30pm to 7am, its been a while since she did that. But it does sound like you have tried this. You poor thing, the sleep deprivation seems bearable when you are making progress, but if its not getting you anywhere, well it does seem like hell.

Not sure about tresilian etc Have you browsed the no cry sleeping solutions threads on bh? I think they are like very gentle cc.

Good luck at the paed.

MOS my first period was a bit wierd too, and quite light. It also took a little while for my cycles to get back into a regular pattern, had AF, then about 2 weeks later had a little AF, then 4 weeks later again, but seemed like it was back to normal. Hmm and I hear you announced return of AF on facebook. ummm obviously I dont get fb but why would you announce that :confused: lol

H has been fully weaned for over a week, this am would you believe I am leaking? Wow I just want it to be over.

My little sis was having some contractions last night, v irregular and minor, but hoping for some news of my littlest nephew or niece today :smiliedance:

smog

19-06-2009, 08:02

haha don dons thats right im back to hog the thread:D and no doubt mos will be along shortly to join in. and i had forgotten babywez was away that who isnt here when does she get back?
thanks ill go have a look in the no cry section now hadnt thought of that
was thinking maybe the waking and screamin in pain etc was a reflux thing and now its just a habit? as in thats how he usually wkaes so just keeps doing it? but how would i break it? if cc isnt working? anyone know at what age he should be over reflux? i wouldve thought he would be by now as he no longer chucks...well very rarely anyway:confused:
dondons,exciting a new bubba in the family:goodvibes:

well ive worked it out (i think) dh has been away for 9 weeks and ive had af once since he has been away cant remember when exactly but it was a while ago so it should really be due like now or very soon. we arent ttc but had a few accidentals with our supposed contraception:rolleyes:...anyways im getting a bit excited which i shouldnt as no doubt i wont be...but u guys know me doesnt take much for me to get all excited and clucky. one day iill be signing on in here as supermumof10:eek::laughing:
next time im out ill get a hpt as ive mentioned before im a serial tester and am very impatient

Mum2J&A

19-06-2009, 08:41

Lol! Supermumof10 :eek: heehee.

C38 - We don't get any channels with it either (I used to have Foxtel, I miss the Food channel :() I've got some on DVD at the moment.
I'm a fan of all things Ramsey, especially the F Word, but unfortunatly not overly fond of the way he's been carrying on recently. I said to DH that he should stick to cooking instead of mouthing off all the time.

I love masterchef! Jack spends most of the episode screeching and squeeling so more often than not I watch it online the next day while he's napping.

As far as the posting goes, I think the reason I don't post more often is most days I don't do much, so nothing much to say you know?
Mind you I've always been the quite one (apparently I'm one to watch lol)

Hey Ems, hope the MS has calmed down for you, How are you going otherwise.
Must say I'm finding this pregnancy to be a bit different to Jack, I don't feel pregnant at all, I have to keep reminding myself that I am (especially when there is Coke around)
Not feeling :barf: at all (which is great) and only having very minor symptoms, I'm absolutly starving the last few days but only for certain things lol, mind you that's not unusual for me :D
Hmmm oh well I'm sure I'll feel more pregnant in the coming months.

:fingerscrossed: you'll be joining us SMO3

Mrs Molly Coddle

19-06-2009, 08:44

Maybe it's justsomething in the air as I've been reading too but haven't felt much like posting. I must make more of an effort.

Just a quick one at the moment though as Elliot is crying as I am, you know.. not paying 100% attention to him 100% of the time!!

My AF since I had Elliot (I think I've had 3 but they started along time ago. Have always been VERY irregular due to my PCOS.) has been super heavy and pretty much pain free. The first time I got it back I had NO pain at all, just went to the bathroom and whammo. I thought I had cut myself or something. Bleeding is super heavy and lasts a lot longer than it did before I had him, so that sucks. I've never stained sheets before but I do every night now and I have to sleep on towels. Yippee :rolleyes: The first two were pain free, but I did have some pain for the last one, however I have always had pretty bad pain when I O or at other times and that is WORSE since I've had Elliot. Just kind of a stabbing pain where my ovaries are, I guess. The side changes all the time. Stupid PCOS.
Okay Elliot has given up on me and run away so better go see what mischief he is up to.

k8y

19-06-2009, 09:33

OMG this has been like the worst couple of weeks EVER.
I have been up ALL night ralphing. About 8 times and TMI the other end is shot too. DP up ralphing all night too, we both started last night within about 1/2 hour of each other so must be food poisoning from Weds night as I woke up yesterday feeling not so great. I took the day off and did housework like crazy so I'm stuffed.
My stomach is still rolling and DP off work as both of us struggling to look after Sums, AND THANK GOD she is doing better, no vomits last night YAY!!!
She woke up about 11pm though and I got her up but I literally threw her at DP in bed as had to go ralph, then DP put his hand on her so she wouldn't go anywhere and he ralphed over the side of the bed, so I ran back in and grabbed her but I was still ralphing so I was holding her while chucking in the sink and she was screaming, the poor bub, if I didn't feel so ratsh!t it would be like faulty towers... :laughing:
My head is pounding now because I think I'm dehydrated so am trying to drink some water.

This is my KARMA from pretending to have gastro to get out of my mid semester exam so I could go to maroochydore :rolleyes:

c38 thanks for your advice :hugs: She improved really well once she'd got to emergency so perhaps they knew it wasn't meningitis. I will definitely be asking to see an ENT though next time I visit the docs as it's so not fair on her.
Sounds like Mr G did okay at CC.

MOS welcome back. So glad your cake was lovely. Planet Cake have the best smoothers, just go to www dot planetcake dot com dot au. Or they are in your area, you might be able to go there. My AF was very heavy first time, but can't remember how it was a couple of days after, but it all sounds rather normal, so I wouldn't worry. Am delighted for you that it's back :yelclap:

SMO3 I did a day stay with the CHN for them to diagnose silent reflux. I would suggest doing the same as the signs would be there during the day as well as the night, or go to Tresillian as they will be able to help work out what the problem is as from my understanding its not just all about settling techniques, its about working out why they aren't sleeping and going from there. It would be so worth it :yes:

magick we love masterchef here too and I was so mad to miss the episode where they did the wedding cake as I had to do a stupid exam :hissy:

No more personals as I think I'm dying....

c38

19-06-2009, 10:31

:wave:Hi ALL
Haveto be quick as the computer doing weird things. The screen keeps going dark. I thought Id fixed it by hitting fn f6 but it keeps going back to darkness. Lastnight it just died twice. Hmm Ive scanned and theres no report of anything. Grrr...So will ned to takeit to get fixed.... Grr Last back up was about 4 months ago too. Not usre if I should try and do one now incase there is a vrus and it goes onto my external drive..

SMO3 A mild Hypospadius like you are describing would not cause pain..even a severe on is not painful unless there is blockage to urine flow. but he could have internal plumbing problems. Or like I said the other thing that hurts when lying down for a while is sometimes Ear stuff.
Failing all tht you coul try a chiropractor, maybe there's something out of line thats uncomfy when lying for a while.

:hugs:K8Y that sounds disgusting...I HATE vomiting. How awful Hopefully you will all feel better soon!

MOS how is Sam going in his room??

OK typing in the dark
Need to do some quick online bank stuff then take this somewhere. when G awake...
So prob not online for weekend :(

smog

19-06-2009, 10:31

aww k8y:hugs::hugs::hugs: i hope u guys get better soon

c38

19-06-2009, 10:53

k8y you can watch Master episodes if you got o the web site...so you cn see the cake!

Im uch a junkie Im sitting here straingint o see the screen. As G asleep and alternative to comp is housework...LOL

Mum2J&A

19-06-2009, 10:57

magick we love masterchef here too and I was so mad to miss the episode where they did the wedding cake as I had to do a stupid exam.

If you go to

(www dot masterchef dot com dot au)

Click on the episodes Tab, select the wedding one and you can click view full episode :)

You poor thing hope you start feeling better soon. :hugs:

Edit: Lol, sorry didn't see your post C38, that'll teach me not to read all the way through.

stg

19-06-2009, 11:00

ummm obviously I dont get fb but why would you announce that :confused: lol

...lol I did too!

K8y you're really have a bad run of things!!

I mentioned on facebook I had my first cops pull over today.

We have old country back roads til we get to the town.. so I coast along at my own speed til I get to "civilisation" which is bad I know, but I do it - It's only like 5k's to town.

Anyway just as I'm about to hit the town, a cop comes from the other direction (very very rare) just as Im getting to the bottom of the hill - So I'm going about 80 in a 60 zone. So by the time I'm about to pull into the shops, I see he's come back for me!

So He pulls up beside me in the car park, gets out, and at 9am, yes 9am, He asks me if I have had anything to drink in the last 20 minutes and wants to give me a breath test. wtf. Anyways, of course that was all fine, he was very nice about it all, he looked at my licence and said, and mentioned I wasn't displaying my P Plates blah blah.. $250 fine.. but he let me off! And as he finished up told me to watch my speed coming round those back streets. I can't believe how lucky I was...

I went straight to the servo to buy my gay P plates. I hate them. Only cause if your slighly over the limit, or if you do anything slightly off on the road you're a "bloody P Plater" and if you go under the limit or stop a little extra long at a stop sign etc you're a "bloody P Plater" and you can't win either way and you get road rage either way, even though THEY would never pass a driving test these days and I know I'm a better driver.

Oh well.
:laughing:

smog

19-06-2009, 11:23

stg

19-06-2009, 12:36

ooh lucky stg..he prob breath tested u so he could let u off. its my understanding that he cant just pull u over for no reason so if he decided he was gonna let u off for speeding the breath test may be to cover himself as a reason for pulling u up if that makes sense
:shame: naughty girl... we all know u sweet talked him to get out of it:laughing: was he hot??!!

EVERYONE is saying that! lol

Noooo I didn't I didn't say much at all. Just a little coy, said yes, said no etc. He was middle aged and seemed really nice.. Everyone is saying stuff like that (alot more dirty lol) but no.. I didn't say anything to back my arguement.. Just said my P plates were in the other car cause I switch them around (which is true)

oconky

19-06-2009, 13:15

I'm back!!!!!!!

so got to get another laptop.... Dh has been away and needed it so have been without for a few days. now trying to catch up.

welll first of all

happybirthday to Liam and Jack hope they had a great time on their birthdays

k8y:hugs: (you deserve soo many more than that- emoticon police prevents more!)

smo3- I thought they had a sleep clinic in Newy- maybe check that out???

mos- uggh optus- glad you are back online now

stg- lucky girl....now make sure you use those P Plates!

BB- hope Casey is OK and Fra99les your son too- welcome back!

c38- hope the computer is OK.

well....big week between both our birthdays had a great time and Pip is a lot better now, just a bad cold according to her dr so means she hasn't had her 12 month injections, had her CHN check yesterday- all good is 10.2kg and 77cm, the main thing she seemed to concentrate on is health of her teeth!
We lost our soccer game on sunday but we played well...had a few too many champas afterwards, but hey...only 30 once:o was OK the next day though.
I will hopefully upload the photos from Pip's birthday soon.

MOS - I am pretty sure my first AF was pretty light too???

well I don't know about your bubs but Pip has been on fire since her birthday- climbing on everything and starting to take steps more frequently...just reminding me she is not a bub anymore:( it is a lot of fun though. she also has a molar???? I thought they didn't come for ages?

kotakai- hope Cruz is going well.

apologies for anything I have missed was a fair few pages to get through. hopefully be more regular this week until we head to Auckland next sat!

Mrs Molly Coddle

19-06-2009, 13:24

stg - I hate to sound like a wet blanket, but DON'T SPEED! Ever! I don't care how few cars are on the road, or if you only have to go a few kms or whatever.. please drive carefully. None of us are invincible on the road whether we have been driving for 10 days or 10 years. :hugs: And yes you are very lucky! :shame: tut tut tut. Glad you didn't get a fine though :hugs:

c38 that is sucky about your computer :( We had a horrible time for our 6 months of no internet connection! Am making up for it now though, jeez. Hope it gets fixed soon

k8y - what a crappy week for you guys :hugs: Hope the weekend shows an improvement

MOS - All of the internet/phone people are hopeless. We had issues with ours as well (iinet) but not as bad as yours!. Buggers.

For all of you masterchef lovers, there's a show that's had a few seasons run on Foxtel (mum and dad have fox) called Top Chef and I LOVE it. Only just got normal TV after months of not having it and DH and I are hooked on masterchef, but have only seen a couple of episodes. I liked Poh, but I think I am the only one???
Actually I said "Do you like Poe for a boy's name?" to DH when we were watching it and he says he wasn't sure so I put a poll up on bubhub to ask if people liked it and so far everybody HATES it and reminds them of the tellytubbies! haha oh well. The name suits her though. I like it. And when the guy goes "Oh no, Oh Poh.." classic. Good times. I've misssed telly, can you tell? ;)

Having a bit of a bad day over here. Nothing major just little things here and there. Need to do something to take my mind off it.

Mrs Molly Coddle

19-06-2009, 13:26

wb oconky! Good to hear Pip passed her check up with flying colours. Our GP didn't even look at Elliot's teeth! I was a bit annoyed about that actually, even though I know they are fine.

Mum2J&A

19-06-2009, 13:36

Lol, I'm super chatty today.

Top Chef is soo good, I miss my Foxtel so much.
Mind you, you can usually find them on You Tube, I think they get removed pretty quickly though.

Kyles72

19-06-2009, 20:19

evening girls!

SMO3 - :hugs:I was exhausted reading your post about Dylan's (non)sleeping! I thought we had bad nights when Liam wakes up 3 times (sorry:o). I also thought it could be something dietary? Or if hes in pain, maybe a chiropractor? Ive heard they can work "miracles" on bubs who dont sleep very well, depending on the problem of course. Hope you get it sorted really soon, sending some peaceful nights dust:babydust2:

MOS - WB!!! Cant help with the AF question, Im still waiting! Ho-hum. Actually, I think shes on her way because Ive been an absolute @itch these past few days.

Fra99le - WB!

Oconky - WB! Looking forward to pics of Pips birthday.

Stg -Lucky you got let off

K8y - :hugs:to you and your DH, if its not one thing its another! You must be due to win the superdraw in Tattslotto or something after all this! I do apologise, but I had to LOL at your story about you and your DH ralphing the night away, sorry....... tee hee......

Liams birthday went well. I went to pick him up from Mums yesterday and we had a little party. He hated the party hats on him and on us, and didnt like his cake, and grizzled through the whole thing. Every photo is of him crying. We call the pics "Its my party and I'll cry if I want to" LOL.

We are having his proper party here tomorrow (Mum has to work, hence the mini party at her place). Id better go and do a bit more tidying up of the house

Have a great night all and take care. xx

Mum of Midgeys

19-06-2009, 21:05

Hey girls,

I'm really sorry, this one's just to check in...have been non-stop all day :sleeping: Went to the baby Expo today, then had to clean the house as I'm having my ex-work friend over for lunch, then had to go shopping to get the stuff to cook with, then come home, give Kiss dinner, get her ready for bed and in bed, then start cooking. Pluuuus - and clearly I didn't think this through when deciding to get my tooth extracted - I can't take any good painkilling drugs as, naturally, being PG, I can't! :hissy: lol. Could take Panadol I guess, but I prefer not to... already on Antibiotics to make sure it all doesn't get infected. Blah.

K8y - Oh. My. Goodness. Hun! lol, I agree with Kyles, SURELY you have to win Lotto or something similar after all this! :hugs: hehe... is a little comedic hearing about the spewing dramas overnight though... poor Sums would have been wondering what had possessed her usually quiet parents that didn't expell any fluids from their mouths, lol. Glad to hear she is doing a bit better though!

MOS - Great to have you back!

SMO3 - I've been thinking of trying an Osteopath with Khirra... although I have heard Chiropractors can work wonders too! Hope a miracle happens over night for you though :hugs: Khirra's similar with her eating habits... is there something else niggling at your mind with Dyl's eating there hun?

Magick - Glad to hear you're feeling great :goodvibes: I tend to forget a little too... I guess seeing we've already got our hands full this time, lol. The MS has been a bit better... just get that seedy feeling when I'm tired or hungry. Just bl00dy tired. But it's been a full on couple of days. Have you been telling people yet? I'm telling my Mum and Stepdad when they get home next week, as obviously they have to live with me. And my Dad this weekend, as I figure it's not fair for Mum to know and him to know. Have already told my sister and bestie... Think we're going to hold off telling DP's parents, in case the MIL locks herself in the bathroom to sob all night as she did last time as we're still not married (although would enjoy that a teensy bit :devil6: lol) BTW, I like the count-up version of your ticker - hope you don't mind if I copy!!

Hello to everyone else - I'm sorry if I've missed something important!

Well, this lasagne's done, so I'm going to bed! Will talk tomorrow!

Mrs Molly Coddle

19-06-2009, 21:24

Lol, I'm super chatty today.

Top Chef is soo good, I miss my Foxtel so much.
Mind you, you can usually find them on You Tube, I think they get removed pretty quickly though.

Oh yes I love it also, although I'm a sucker for all of those shows.. Top Chef, Top Model, Shear Genius, Project Runway.. so addictive!

evening girls!

SMO3 - :hugs:I was exhausted reading your post about Dylan's (non)sleeping! I thought we had bad nights when Liam wakes up 3 times (sorry:o). I also thought it could be something dietary? Or if hes in pain, maybe a chiropractor? Ive heard they can work "miracles" on bubs who dont sleep very well, depending on the problem of course. Hope you get it sorted really soon, sending some peaceful nights dust:babydust2:

MOS - WB!!! Cant help with the AF question, Im still waiting! Ho-hum. Actually, I think shes on her way because Ive been an absolute @itch these past few days.

Fra99le - WB!

Oconky - WB! Looking forward to pics of Pips birthday.

Stg -Lucky you got let off

K8y - :hugs:to you and your DH, if its not one thing its another! You must be due to win the superdraw in Tattslotto or something after all this! I do apologise, but I had to LOL at your story about you and your DH ralphing the night away, sorry....... tee hee......

Liams birthday went well. I went to pick him up from Mums yesterday and we had a little party. He hated the party hats on him and on us, and didnt like his cake, and grizzled through the whole thing. Every photo is of him crying. We call the pics "Its my party and I'll cry if I want to" LOL.

We are having his proper party here tomorrow (Mum has to work, hence the mini party at her place). Id better go and do a bit more tidying up of the house

Have a great night all and take care. xx

Aw poor Liam! Sounds like it was all too much! We had a few 'it's my party and i'll cry if I want to' moments also poor bubsies

Hey girls,

I'm really sorry, this one's just to check in...have been non-stop all day :sleeping: Went to the baby Expo today, then had to clean the house as I'm having my ex-work friend over for lunch, then had to go shopping to get the stuff to cook with, then come home, give Kiss dinner, get her ready for bed and in bed, then start cooking. Pluuuus - and clearly I didn't think this through when deciding to get my tooth extracted - I can't take any good painkilling drugs as, naturally, being PG, I can't! :hissy: lol. Could take Panadol I guess, but I prefer not to... already on Antibiotics to make sure it all doesn't get infected. Blah.

K8y - Oh. My. Goodness. Hun! lol, I agree with Kyles, SURELY you have to win Lotto or something similar after all this! :hugs: hehe... is a little comedic hearing about the spewing dramas overnight though... poor Sums would have been wondering what had possessed her usually quiet parents that didn't expell any fluids from their mouths, lol. Glad to hear she is doing a bit better though!

MOS - Great to have you back!

SMO3 - I've been thinking of trying an Osteopath with Khirra... although I have heard Chiropractors can work wonders too! Hope a miracle happens over night for you though :hugs: Khirra's similar with her eating habits... is there something else niggling at your mind with Dyl's eating there hun?

Magick - Glad to hear you're feeling great :goodvibes: I tend to forget a little too... I guess seeing we've already got our hands full this time, lol. The MS has been a bit better... just get that seedy feeling when I'm tired or hungry. Just bl00dy tired. But it's been a full on couple of days. Have you been telling people yet? I'm telling my Mum and Stepdad when they get home next week, as obviously they have to live with me. And my Dad this weekend, as I figure it's not fair for Mum to know and him to know. Have already told my sister and bestie... Think we're going to hold off telling DP's parents, in case the MIL locks herself in the bathroom to sob all night as she did last time as we're still not married (although would enjoy that a teensy bit :devil6: lol) BTW, I like the count-up version of your ticker - hope you don't mind if I copy!!

Hello to everyone else - I'm sorry if I've missed something important!

Well, this lasagne's done, so I'm going to bed! Will talk tomorrow!

Ems - I had to have a tooth extracted when I was preggo with Elliot, but I was in my second trimester so maybe it's different. I had an x-ray (much to everyone's horror) but the dentist said that the infection I had was more dangerous for the baby than the x-ray was which I thought was good logic, and was allowed to have panadeine. Then when I started having my gallbladder attacks I was diagnosed panadeine forte or told to go to the hospy for morphine. But as I said, by then I was in second trimester so maybe it's not so risky.. plus the pain thing was probably more stressful to the bubs than me taking the drugs were. Hm. I know what you mean though about preferring not to if you can avoid it, though. The pain from the bad tooth was way worse than the pain from the extraction when the local wore off! I didn't even take any of the tabs I'd bought, so you might be O.K.
Ems what did your sis and bestie say when you said you were pregnant? How do you think your parents will react? Good luck and sleep tight, you poor cookie!

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oconky

20-06-2009, 08:26

Hi all,

ems- I was told panadeine was OK during pregnancy??/ but I too was in my second trimester when it became an issue- can't even remember what for now!

Kyles- not sure why you can't see the photos- I have attached the link so you can try this way?

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=87098&id=553673363&ref=mf

we actually got to watch a movie together last night- saw Benjamin Button which was good though we both cried towards the end....was wondering why DH wasn't talking to me- I thought he was asleep. it was a weird concept but the stuff about the daughter just got me...we are both such softies after Pip- we both wanted to go in and just pick her up afterwards. If anyone has seen it and likes stuff like that and is a reader I suggest The Time-Travellers Wife to read, can't remember he author but it is a great book.

well after a sunny morning it has just poured here, have a hens night tonight, hope it is not too miserable. doubt I will be playing soccer tomorrow which means I could have a few drinks, but Pip will be with mum so am a bit weary and doing that.

have a good day all

BeautifulBoys

20-06-2009, 17:59

Ok will have to go back & catch up.....

Been flat out last few days,had a Bodyshop VIP night last night,today all day training lots of fun :yes:
Tomorrow im going to a friend from bodyshop her baby shower:cloud9:

So BBL :wave:

Mum of Midgeys

20-06-2009, 19:05

Gosh, what have we all been doing with ourselves today if we've not been talking on here?!:confused: lol

Lambkin and Oconky - he said if I needed I could have a 15mg Panadine (lower dose) but I just prefer not to, cos it is so early in the PG... so much stuff forming,etc. I'm sure it is perfectly safe and fine, but I just have that 'what if' hanging in my head. Paranoid :laughing:

The MS has actually eased heaps... which is kind of making me nervous, lol.

BB - Ooh, Bodyshop VIP. Do you get like first looks at new products and stuff, obviously?

Oconky - Have fun at the Hen's night! :smiliedance: Hope the weather cleared up a bit. And I don't watch movies like that, because I always cry, then DP makes fun of me, lol.

Lambkin - Is the painting in your new place all finished now? Sorry if you've mentioned that.
My sis is excited, and my best friend is thrilled, lol. Jayne (sister) is particularly excited that I will actually be in Brisbane for this one (as we moved to Perth when I was preggers with Khirra) My parents should both be pretty good... they're very supportive. Mum's also perpetually clucky, lol.

Lunch today was nice, had enough food, thank goodness, was worried about that. Mouth's still swollen so everyone had a (sympathetic) giggle at it... look a bit like the Elephant Man, lol.

Opps, Kiss has woken, gtg!

bonbon

20-06-2009, 21:11

Where the heck is everyone?

Well Maddie slept thru last nite - from 7pm till 7am! Can you believe it. Yes I can, cos I was AT WORK! Typical, she sleeps thru and I dont even get to benefit from it. Tonite I fed her and put her in her bed and she screamed for a whole 15 seconds and has gone to sleep. Hoping for a sleep thru cos Im stuffed!

I think her molars are bothering her, I could see the gums at the back bulging and red and a little white tip coming thru. She is super clingy when her teeth are hurting her. And she wont eat well either, in fact Im finding it really hard to get her to eat her veges! She likes finger food style food but i put little cubes of veg on her plate and she spits it out. WIll eat meat and pasta. Last nite at work, I was looking up routines and stuff for 1 year olds, and I came across this forum of mums saying what their routines were for their kids, and I cant believe how much they eat! And not just one or two of the replies but all of them. It made me wonder if Im feeding Maddie enough, but she just isnt a big eater! Suppose they are all different.

For those of you still breastfeeding, I remember MOS saying a while back that she got some weird looks when she was feeding Sam etc, well google "extreme breastfeeding" and it is the first link of the page - a youtube vid of a mum still breastfeeding her 8 yr old. Its actually disturbing!

Ordered Maddies cake today from Micheles Patisserie and oh hubby bought me a bike. He got one last weekend, so we are going to go riding to get fit and lose weight. The IL's asked what to get Maddie for her bday, so they bought her the trailer thing that attaches to the bike so she can sit in there all protected from the wind and stuff, and come for rides with us. I can put her in there with some snacks, sippy cup (now uses the straw one!) and toys etc and she cant throw them out cos its enclosed. Its going to be so funny.

Well Dh is at a bonfire which I was supposed to be at, but I am so tired and its freezing cold for Maddie so I stayed home, had some spaghetti bol for dinner,checked my lotto -won div 5!! Better than nothing, i had a feeling I was going to win something. haha and gonna have a choc bikky and jump into bed. :fingerscrossed: Maddie stays asleep.

stg

21-06-2009, 07:54

although I have heard Chiropractors can work wonders too!

Yeah I SWEAR by chiropractors, they cured charlottes reflux.

Oh an EMS, How was the expo?? I wanted to go to that...

And BonBon, YES it IS disturbing. Its sickening. The mum has problems, seriously.

Where the heck IS everyone? Ive been away all yesterday I was expecting to have pages to catch up on, but only had ONE!!

k8y

21-06-2009, 08:23

Hey Ladies

I was flat out yesterday. Shopping in morning, then race home to get Summer lunch and pack things then off over northside to watch a friends daughter play soccer, then race back home in the afternoon to get ready and feed/bath Summer and send her next door for babysitting as we went out with friends to see Ross Noble at the Bris entertainment centre. Didn't get home and in bed till midnight so very tired.... :sleeping:
Had a great time though and woke up yesterday morning feeling like a normal human again :yes: PLUS 2kg lost, obviously just fluid and body cleanout (TMI lol) but it made me feel motivated anyway!
Anyways TMI again, all I could manage time for yesterday was a quick sandwich for lunch and for tea scoffed on the run and today am back with the bad wind. I usually get a lot of wind but it's not smelly, so I wonder if it's the bread?

bonbon Sums is not a big eater, I know Khirra isn't either. I know she'll eat a whole weetbix with 1/2 mashed banana for breakfast, then the rest of the day is giving her distractions in order to try and shove food in her mouth. I try sandwiches now and then, and she'll eat a bit, but she gets bored with it too quickly so I struggle and she alot of the time she just gets vegies and cheese sauce for lunch with a scrap of bread, MAYBE some yoghurt for a/tea if I can wangle it, then vegies and a meat for tea. I feel guilty at the lack of variety. She gets fruit on her cereal but I think I need to give her more.

ems I know how you feel about being elephant man lol, but kudos to you for doing it without mass dosings of painkillers like I had, I was high for two days lol.... Hope it's better today :hugs:

oconky I have been wanting to see that movie. Will look forward to it.
How was your hens night?

Kyles :laughing:
How did the proper party go??

Thanks those for the advice re seeing masterchef online! Thats great, I'll get to that later. Meanwhile, yesterday was so busy, Friday I was passed out ill, Thursday I thought I'd be right to take the day off study. Yet I haven't started! I've started with 7 days study, it's now down to four so best get to it, especially considering it's my hardest subject and I never got time to do the last week of actual work. Oh dear, am in for some trouble lol..... :rolleyes:

:barf: Just because I was too sick to post when I was sick and never got to use this smilie, so a belated ralph smilie for me.

oconky

21-06-2009, 12:23

very quiet this weekend!!

k8y- only 1 more to go:yelclap:

ems- glad your lunch went well and the MS is settling down for you. don't blame you for being nervous though.

bonbons- hope Maddie slept through for you last night...sounds like it is your turn.

well I had a ball at the hens night, one of my close friends from school so all but one of us was there which was great. lovely dinner then off to an over 30s place (ha ha- I made it by 1 week) it was funny as most of the people there were closer to 50 so we felt young, then off to another club where we felt old but had a good time anyway, a few drinks were had, but it is not often we do it now! the poor hen had a few :barf: this morning, I was good just tired as it was about 3.30 we went to bed and got up at 8. one of my friends has 4 weeks to go...looks great. all my friends are now getting clucky it is quite funny.

Pip stayed at mums and slept until 4.30 for her which is the same as what she does at home so all good. mum is a bit tired now tho.

MOS- how are you going with Sam sleeping in the cot now you are in your unit?

nothing much else from me, hope you are all busy having good weekends and that explains the lack of posts!

mosac

21-06-2009, 14:00

Well hello there ladies. I've missed you all sooo much!

I don't think I've fully read everything but more like skimmed as I haven't been on for a few days. How do those of you who work ASWELL as keep a house EVER get the chance to get on the internet? I've been really enjoying cooking and now that I've sorted out my still-cr@ppy-but-not-so-bad (still-cr@ppy-but-not-so-bad) oven, I'm even baking too. I'm really enjoying it.

On the down-side I've come down with something really awful. I've had a swollen throat, headaches, body aches... my throat is so bad it makes me want to... RALPH! (had to use a another k8y-ism:D). It's just so swollen. I think Sam's had it for the last week or so and is still quite sniffly. So now I know how he's been feeling I'm not surprised he hasn't lasted in his cot for more than 2 hours at a time.

So that answers your question oconky - he's not doing too well in his cot. It's not like he doesn't like it or anything as he's fine in it during the day (he's in it now). It's just at night he gets a temp and wakes up crying, sniffling, all sweaty, etc. It wasn't too bad last night but I felt awful last night so I think it's my turn...

Ummm... well as you all know, lambkin's had to give up Daisy and the day after she told me this, we went to visit the IL's and the FIL pulled DH aside and told him that he knows we've found a home for Roxy but he really wants her. We hadn't told him our plans had fallen through and it was all his decision which is great. I actually went over there and gave her a bath today after our Sunday lunch. DH has gone for a walk to the local for a beer or two and I'm sitting on my LoveSac (don't be naughty - it's a bean bag!) watching telly while Sam sleeps. Aaaahhh heaven!

I made that carrot cake again k8y, but this time but it in muffin patties. So I've had one of those too... I'm picturing the next cake I'm going to do since I still have about a kilo and a half of fondant in the cupboard! I think it'll be DH's birthday cake. I was thinking just plain white with deep blue polka dots or something... might get a little more creative before then though since his birthday's not until August.

Ooh Sam awake, must go. Have uploaded his room pics to FB when you get a chance to have a squizz too. :wave:

Mrs Molly Coddle

21-06-2009, 14:50

Weekend is almost over :( I hate that.
We got a fair bit done in terms of cleaning and washing as DH's Dad and his girlfriend visited today. It was good actually. Elliot really likes them so gives DH and I a bit of a break and it's nice to see him having fun with his Grandaddio (which he insists on being called, cause it sounds 'cool'.. FFS...) Aaaaanyway. After being badgered abuot when I was going back to Uni, why I'm not working, why I'm not at Uni already, why Elliot isn't in child care, it was quite lovely. Went to the local pub for lunch which was nice and didn't have to use the car as it's so close which is also a bonus!

MOS - The pics on your facebook look great. Sam's room is awesome. I'm so pleased that Roxy has a happy home with your in-laws. I'm sorry about everything that happened with us. Daisy is still at Mum's, but we visit her every few days and I went around to give her a bath on Friday and I don't think she even misses us! Well, maybe a little bit. I miss her though sniff sniff.

Well Elliot has been a bit weird with his sleeping lately. He has one little sleep in the morning, but hasn't been having a nap in the arvo until really late.. then he wakes up at about 5 oclock and screams and screams and throw shimself on the floor and everything. I honestly thought he was having a seizure the other day it was so bad. I don't know what the hell is up with that. only thing I can think of is that he is over-tired as he eventually calms down and goes back to sleep. Consequently, doesnt go down for the night until 10/11 at night and didn't wake up today until 10am! I didn't mind the sleep in, but we can't really do that every day. I think the natural sleep pattern for kids has them waking up a lot earlier than that.

Have been thinking about weaning Elliot and have even tried to make a start. So far it's totally unsuccessful and my attempts have just made him even clingier and therefore even more attached to the boob.
The main reason I want to wean is that I've decided to have gastric banding. I've been thinking about it for years, but had never really given up on losing weight 'on my own' until the last 6 months or so. I just can't do it. I've been trying since I was 7 years old and we all had to weigh ourselves in class and I was the heaviest girl. I figure if I haven't managed it in what.. 17 years, then I won't manage it any time soon. Same old story with me. Tried everything. Lose 10 kgs, re-gain 15. We really want to have another baby but I refuse to get pregnant until I am at a healthier weight, so that won't be for a while down the track.
Anyway got a bit sidetracked, but the weaning thing.. you have to go on one of the shake diets for a few weeks prior to the actual surgery (September when our health insurance kicks in for pre-existing conditions) to shrink the liver, then you are on fluids for a few weeks following also and I can't imagine that my milk supply will be sustained during that period. Trying to decide if it's best to try and wean him now or just wait and see if I 'run out' and deal with it then.
Aaaanyway. I know the lapband thing is kind of controversial and that many people don't really understand why someone would do it, but please know that I haven't entered into this lightly or without having done a fair whack of research. My GP is very supportive which is great. My sister is having it done also which is.. weird.. but, there you go. At least I'll have some moral support.

Okay so im going to run away and hide now because that was a hard thing to say for some reason! Haven't told anyone other than DH and my family.
Where is the embarrassed smiley?? :o there we go :o:o:o:o

Mum2J&A

21-06-2009, 15:06

Don't be embarressed Lambkin :)
If there's anything I love about this thread it's that I've never really seen anyone judging anyone.
I hope it all goes well, sounds like it's the right thing for you to do :thumbsup:
I've been a big girl for a long time too, I think I've finally come to the conclusion that I'm always going to eat this way so I should try exercising more if I want to be smaller (now to get off my a$$ and do it lol).

We've been having a good weekend, been shopping and to the pub for lunch. Jack had a lovely time playing with all the kids in the play area.
DH is back on night shift tonight for a week, so that'll be fun :rolleyes:

Sounds like you're in your element MOS :) Glad your enjoying it. Nothing quite like your own space, espcially to cook in :chef:

Speaking of which if DH is working tonight I'd better go and start an early dinner.

Hope you all have a good Sunday night.

flick82

21-06-2009, 15:13

:wave: all,

Today is Kara's birthday! We ended up having 3 little parties for her because no-one (DF's family) wanted to come to my parents, which is half way between everyone. There was a disagreement about the cake and his family didnt ewant to eat the one I made. We have had so much to eat but she is so overtired. It was a good day, well as good as it can be.She got heaps of clothes tho. no toys.

MOS I like Sam's room. It looks great. I cant wait till we are out of this place and not in a rented house anymore.My friend said they will take over our lease so now we are free to move anytime and not stuck till the end of the year.

Hope everyone is well. Must go resettle Kara, 20min sleep is just not enough.

stg

21-06-2009, 16:00

flick82

21-06-2009, 16:15

My chest has been feeling heavy the last couple days.. maybe even tight? but more heavy.. its really.. annoying...
Ive had a slight cold the past week......???

My diagnosis is lung cancer :( lol....:no:

:laughing: So sorry but I had to laugh ( I dont think lung cancer is funny, my grandfather died from it) It jsut reminded me of a story. My mums friend recently had been having heaps of head aches and was convinced she had a brain tumor. She had heaps of test done and everytime she went shopping kept saying that she cant buy that because she wont be here in a few months and wont get any use out of them. Any way turns out there is nothing wrong, completely healthy and now has several thousand to spenbecause of her saving.:laughing:

mosac

21-06-2009, 16:22

lambkin, don't feel bad about Roxy. And don't feel paranoid about your gastric banding either. Nobody in here judges. I can totally understand the way people would think negative thoughts about the procedure but they don't know you, nor do they know your situation, etc. If you can't lose weight in so many years, why wouldn't you give it a go? Good luck with it too. I am a big woos and would be so scared of going under the knife unless aboslutely necessary so I don't envy you one bit. It must have been a hard decision. :hugs:

Well DH has come back from the pub.. 5 schooners later and he's talking about how if I really want to start TTC, "it's OK for me to demand sex at all hours of the day"... he's "happy to be a slab of meat"... and even "tonight, tomorrow morning, for lunch tomorrow, whenever I want, he doesn't mind"... :rolleyes: lol

happybirthday Kara!

stg

21-06-2009, 16:36

LMAO MOS at ur hubbY!

An thats my answer for everything.. cancer...

early stages perhaps.. or emphysema...

I got nothing else to go on! what the hell else could it be!

Mrs Molly Coddle

21-06-2009, 16:55

stg - are you a smoker? Do you have a cough? Maybe it's just stress? Tightness/heaviness in the chest can be a symptom of stress or anxiety. You have a one year old which is pretty stressful!

MOS - Lol at DH. That's great. I love it!
Am not so worried about the surgery part, but only because of my gallbladder surgery last year. i know that I was fine and this is the same type of surgery, but you know how freaked out I was last time!

I googled my symptoms when I was feeling ill last week and found I was either pregnant, menopausal or had breast cancer. Turns out I had PMS! :laughing:

And thanks for being so supportive re: the banding. I wasn't really sure how anybody would react. I'm determined to be open about it, but I know that there will be some people (not here) who will be judgmental. I guess it means a lot that I can say confidently that it is none of their business if they do, but still, I am a wuss bag.

Happy Birthday to Kara! Sounds like she has had a VERY busy day!

stg

21-06-2009, 17:02

I smoked for 2.5 or 3 years, then gave up when I fell pregnant.

Its make me really conscious of my breathing now, and now its just annoying

tiggles

21-06-2009, 17:19

smog

21-06-2009, 17:20

ems glad you are feeling a little better
bonbon dylan has one of those bike trailers too and he likes it only prob is my 25 kg 5 yo wants to go in it with him:laughing: so i make dh take them
lambkin what happened with daisy? i must of missed it. and i think the people who are judgemental about your surgery are people who have clearly never been in the same position as you so stuff them they dont know what they are talking about. i think you are very very brave and i hope it works out great for u:goodvibes:
happybirthday kara!!
:hugs: for everyone who is sick..colds , ralphing AND cancer
mos your dh sounds like a funny guy:laughing:

well dylan has been getting days of value out of a bag of chat potatoes lol. he pulls them all out, tastes them throws them around and chases them so funny
took the kids bowling before. ds has never been(deprived i know but he hates going anywhere so we tend not to take him out a lot) so anyway he never really plays the wii but once or twice he has a go at the wii bowling and flogs everyone getting strike after strike so we thought we would take him real bowling to see if he is talented i at real bowling sadly he wasnt but it was still fun .. i even fell over so everyone had a good laugh:laughing:
well dh and i have been getting a bit excited thinking about the possibility of maybe having another but its not to be im not pregnant got my af this afternoon and i must admit im a bit disappointed. i suppose its ok though cause i really wanted to go private so ive just been and joined a private health insurance company which only has a 9 month wait for preg/ob so we may start ttc soon.. just have to figure out how to get another set of arms surgically attatched so i can carry 2 babies?? anyone know??
lambkin lmao at grandaddio

Mrs Molly Coddle

21-06-2009, 17:36

[tiggles;3826156]I think you are very brave, it isnt an easy op and neither are the lifestyle changes ongoing after the surgery. If you are happy with your decision, then ignore any negative comments, you go girl!!

Happy Birthday Kara!!!!!

Well Micc C was up ALL night, worst night ever. found this morning she is cutting a molar, poor chicken. She was much happier after some panadol and bonjela.

Well last night the neighbours down the road had music blaring, remember we are on 5 acre blocks, so wasnt sure who it was, and it was REALLY loud. I was fed up as it happens nearly every Saturday night, so at 1.10am, I was beyond angry and called tho police, Ive never done that before. Well they must have come out as the music stopped just before 2am, grrrrr I was so tired and angry.[/quote]

Thanks tiggles :hugs: It's all a bit scary, but mostly just very exciting. DH is very supportive as well which is good, even though he prefers a full figure! Not like I'll ever be a stick or anything though. I just want to be around long enough to watch my babies grow old!
And ouchie molar :( I am dreading this with elliot. And good on you for calling the cops. I never have but was often tempted a few houses ago when our neighbours would have parties all night, every night.

ems glad you are feeling a little better
bonbon dylan has one of those bike trailers too and he likes it only prob is my 25 kg 5 yo wants to go in it with him:laughing: so i make dh take them
lambkin what happened with daisy? i must of missed it. and i think the people who are judgemental about your surgery are people who have clearly never been in the same position as you so stuff them they dont know what they are talking about. i think you are very very brave and i hope it works out great for u:goodvibes:
happybirthday kara!!
:hugs: for everyone who is sick..colds , ralphing AND cancer
mos your dh sounds like a funny guy:laughing:

well dylan has been getting days of value out of a bag of chat potatoes lol. he pulls them all out, tastes them throws them around and chases them so funny
took the kids bowling before. ds has never been(deprived i know but he hates going anywhere so we tend not to take him out a lot) so anyway he never really plays the wii but once or twice he has a go at the wii bowling and flogs everyone getting strike after strike so we thought we would take him real bowling to see if he is talented i at real bowling sadly he wasnt but it was still fun .. i even fell over so everyone had a good laugh:laughing:
well dh and i have been getting a bit excited thinking about the possibility of maybe having another but its not to be im not pregnant got my af this afternoon and i must admit im a bit disappointed. i suppose its ok though cause i really wanted to go private so ive just been and joined a private health insurance company which only has a 9 month wait for preg/ob so we may start ttc soon.. just have to figure out how to get another set of arms surgically attatched so i can carry 2 babies?? anyone know??

smo3 going to be a smo4!!! How exciting! We took our private health insurance for when I get preg next also but I think our waiting period was 12 months. The condition I had last time is something like 90% chance of happening again so we wanted to be able to have just the one doc instead of whoever was available at the hospital. A friend of mine has 2 under 2 and she has two baby carriers! One on the front, one on the back. It looks hilarious, but she says it's the only way she can get anything done!
Oh and Elliot keeps hurting Daisy so we've sent her to Mum's to stay for the time being. Nothing we could do would get him to stop trying to pick her up by her hair, pull her tail, sit on her, throw things at her, hit her with things.. ugh. I was freaked out that something awful was going to happen to her so we'll have her back when Elliot is older and less um.. abusive. It Sounds awful, but I know he is just testing boundaries. So sad. We miss our Daisy but see her all the time anyway and she's loving living at Mum's with her dogs.

Just been reading some of the TTC parent diaries. Some of them are so sad. DH and I were nearly tearing up at one in particular.
Not sure why I am doing this when sitting right next to me is an enormo pile of washing ready to be folded...
hmm.. Elliot is awake now. Oh well, have to do the washing tomorrow I guess!

mosac

21-06-2009, 18:35

For those considering TTC with new health insurance policies, someone at HCF told me to leave it until at least 4 months into our policy as we had a 12 month waiting period. That way you're covered for a premature birth if needed.

And yes, I do have a funny DH. He's such a sweetie and I've been the ultimate b!tch the last 2 days since I've been sick. Funny how we're always saying when men are sick, it's the end of the world and it's like they're dying, etc? Well I think us girls get very snappy and b!tchy when sick so it evens out.

Must go - Masterchef on and they're in HK. :) I liked Poh too. :thumbsup:

smog

21-06-2009, 18:44

yeah mos ive rang the health fund ive chosen several times to be clear and as long as i am not preg when i join then im fine. its 9 months till birth and if baby comes early i need a letter from ob stating that my due date was actually outside my waiting period then i will be covered.

smog

21-06-2009, 18:52

wonder if i should get some bloods done now to prove that i am not pregnant now at time of joining ?? especially seeing as ive been told my babies will most likely come earlier each time now and dylan was 3 weeks early?
c38 do u think thats right? apparently i have too much fluid and they say it will happen each time and get worse thus the pressure of too much liquid the waters break earlier and bubs is born? do u think thats right to expect i would keep having too much fluid and keep 'popping' it earlier and earlier?:detective:

tiggles

21-06-2009, 19:18

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Thanks tiggles :hugs: It's all a bit scary, but mostly just very exciting. DH is very supportive as well which is good, even though he prefers a full figure!

AGAIN I WILL SAY, you are so brave going down this choice, you dont have to be reed thin, just a little less cuddly, and feeling a lot more healthy, and DH will still adore you! We will all follow your path with great anticipation, and will all be there for support when you need it!!!

k8y

21-06-2009, 20:14

happybirthday Kara!!!!!

Gosh so much chatter in the past few hours. Thought I'd wing a quick look after I put the lamb chops on for tea earlier and I got caught reading so they were a bit tough :p

lambkin, you know your own body. This is your decision and if you feel it's the right one for you then go for it and bugger to anyone else :hugs: brave girl!

SMO3 wanting a no. 4? You go girl! Maybe you can clone yourself? lol... Another little treasure would be very exciting.

Re health ins yes, we joined before we fell preggy so lucky we waited the 3 months before TTC after falling PG in 2 weeks lol!

MOS you must tell your DH that you can't do it too often or it makes his swimmers less ummmm less? lol..hehe rabbits :D

stg sounds to me like it might be anxiety?

Another day of study under the belt. I am so over it :geek: Not much else happened today. I didn't make it out of my pj's or dressing gown on this cold and rainy day. No time? sure I had plenty of time to get changed. Just too comfy and no visitors so why not stay cosy and comfy eh? lol (slobbette).

What to get Summer for her birthday??? I was thinking a pretty little bracelet for a keepsake and a little ballpit like oconky has. Looks pretty cool. Does Pip like it?

Well I think we got our paint colours chosen today. I've been getting samples and charts on and off over the past 3 weeks and DP was harrassing me about it today while I was trying to study and he went and got colours mixed for the final two colours we'd chosen, but in a lighter shade that we wanted. The lighter shade on the first was so wrong, it was all yellowy cream looking, the second was perfect. It's called salt bath and looks a really pale stone/beige type colour. Sounds blah I know, but with our tiles and white trim, white blinds it should look good!

Kyles72

21-06-2009, 20:45

Hi guys!

happybirthdayKara! xx

Lambkin - :hugs:Nothing at all to be embarrassed about, hun! Good on you for making the difficult decision to have the surgery to help make you happier and healthier!

MOS - lol at your DH!

Tiggles - sorry to hear poor Miss C had a rough night, cutting a molar! ouchies! Also, good on you for calling the cops! Ive often thought of calling the Dob in a Hoon hotline on the ferals at the top of our street......the only thing is, there are 2 blocks of units at top of our street and I dont know which one they live in, or which car it is.

SMO3 - lol at Dylan chasing the potatoes! Thats soooo cute! It never ceases to amaze me what kids find to play with!

Well Liam's proper party went really well. He was the only kid there, LOL! He had a great time, everyone wanted a turn of "walking" him or feeding him, or even changing him, so I had the day off! Everyone brought a plate of something, so we wound up with more food than we started with. Liam didnt like the party hats at our place either, and hes terrified of my Dad (whos a big teddy bear with a really loud Yorskshire accent)

I do have to vent about something though: A girl who Ive been friends with for over 25 years forgot Liam's birthday, I am soooo disappointed. It was her babies birthday about 10 weeks prior to Liam's and I sent something and she rang to thank me - that wouldve been a great time to say she didnt think she had his birthday written down. I also spoke toher when Grandma passed away - just a few weeks ago, so we've been in contact recently. Ive had messages on Facebook to say the big day is coming up etc. Now Im not expecting a pressie, but to flat our forget......:thumbsdown:not cool. And I know she forgot, as she posted on FB that she forgot. Such a shame Im not the type to ring her and give her heaps about it (shes on the other side of the country) Bad form:no:

Anyhoo, better go. Hopefully we have a peaceful night here tonight, hopefully, all bubs are settled and all Mums sleep well.Take care:flowerz:

mosac

21-06-2009, 20:51

MOS you must tell your DH that you can't do it too often or it makes his swimmers less ummmm less? lol..hehe rabbits :D

Nope, problem solved... he fell asleep watching telly! :rolleyes: Might give him a nudge when my washing's done, pegged out and I join him... if Sam doesn't wake up first... :crying:

I like the sound of your colours k8y. I love fresh crisp white trim... and I'm a sucker for beige. Our place is all different shades of beige with white trim and wooden floors. I like that you can then add whatever colour you want. If you get sick of it, it's then easier to just change a few cushions and maybe one feature wall...

I finished painting Sam's table and chairs tonight. I painted his name on the back of one of the chairs and it looks so cute! DH was watching me and he said I should do our feature wall or the balcony next. I think since Sam's room's turned out well, he's happy for me to keep going. It's like he totally trusts my judgement now. It's probably a good thing as he has a serious lack of good taste when it comes to co-ordinating and decorating! :D

Tomorrow we're going to go for a walk into Parra and get ingredients for seafood marinara. It's one of DH's fav meals and I've never made it, so we're going to do it together. We're also going to check out the local paint shop as they've been expecting a delivery of a new wall paper which you paint over. So we're hopefully going to check that out... hopefully I'm well enough by then. :fingerscrossed:

chaiseandlarasmummy

21-06-2009, 21:11

Hi,

Firstly happybirthday to the bubs i missed, Liam, Jack and Kara

Lara's birthday is tomorrow so i;m sitting here looking at the clock thinking this time last year i was at the hospital being told i wasn't really in labour and i should go home and get some sleep.... Silly midwife my waters broke 2 hours later and i was 7cm when i went back in, she was very suprosed to see me.

We had Lara's party yesterday and it was a fantastic day i ditched the cupcakes for a caterpilla cake and it turned out great. Tomorrow for her actual birthday we ( Dh Chaise Lara and I) are going to the aquarium so that will be good.

K8y- Yuk about being sick there is nothing worse. Hope your on the mend.
Chaise has thrown up a few times this week not sure why she hasd been happy otherwise. Was not impressed though at 4am last night when i heard her throwing up in her bed!:barf:it was everywhere so at 4 am she had a bath bed was stripped washing was being done... not good but poor little thing i'd rather be sick than her.

Bonbon- Lara doesn't eat she is hopeless, i might might get half a wheetbix into her in the morning and maybe a banana for lunch and dinner is basically nothing. I do offer her foods throughout the day but most of the time she just plays with it. She is only having 1 bf a day and 2 maybe 3 bottles of milk... She must get enough coz she's happy and healthy.

MOS- great to hear your loving the unit. it looks really nice from the pics on facebook and Sam's room is so cute you've done a fantastic job. Maybe you should think about doing a interior design course. Goodluck with the ttc and i'd had a chuckle at your hubby, as if he'd refuse he is male and your gorgeous..
Hope your feeling better and Sam gets used to his new room soon.

Lambkin- I think if you have been trying to lose weight for so long then you have to look into the next step. I agree with everyone that if you think it's the right decision then go for it and try not to worry what anyone else says, if it's not about the op it'll be something else, u know what i mean? we are always critisized for something. Goodluck with the weaning, i've slowely been dropping feeds and we're sown to one now and i'm not ready to give that special time up..lol silly hey.

Flick- Good to hear Kara had a great day, don't you hate IL's they can be so painful!

Well i'm off to have a cry about my little baby turning one, please tell me i'm not the only one teary...

chaiseandlarasmummy

21-06-2009, 21:13

forgot to say Lara has learnt to say her name it is so so cute!

dondons

21-06-2009, 21:28

lol supermum03 I voted in your poll, tho probably shouldnt have as im not part of the large families group. You know what you are capable of, and you would find a way to fit a baby into your liffe. Anyway by the time you had another, dylan would be over 2, so you wouldnt really need to carry him anywhere. So I have voted yes go for it. Lol one of the options should have been 'jump your dh as soon as he gets in the door'. Personally I think that finances arent really an issue, you can choose to afford pretty much anything if it is a priority for you, so another child is no different.

smog

21-06-2009, 21:39

aww c and ls mummy thats so cute saying her name reminded me of a loong time ago my dd used to say her own name too "HAYEEE!!" haha with no L was so cute
thanx for the vote of confidence dondons:D

mosac

21-06-2009, 21:48

Just before I go off to bed (Sam's woken TWICE since last post :hair:), I'm glad that others are worried about the lack of eating with their bubs'.

Sam eats really well for brekky. He eats so well first thing in the morning that I jam as much into him as I can! :D So he has one crushed weetbix with warm milk and some fruit puree followed by a slice of toast with either vegemite, jam or a piece of fruit toast.

Then at lunch (midday) he doesn't eat much. Today it was about 10 pieces of Penne pasta leftover from last night's penne carbonara. Then at the IL's he had a few small pieces of leb bread and I snuck some tabouleh in one. Then he has a BF around 2pm and around 4pm he has some milk in a cup and a snack, like a Heinz yoghurt/meusli bar.

Then at dinner it's a few mouthfulls. Tonight we had toasted cheese/tomato sandwiches. Sam had his cut into 4 squares and he made it through a square and a half....

Then BF around 7pm and bed.

Maybe it sounds like a lot but it's nothing like what he used to eat with the purees. Some afternoons he has fruit instead of the arvo snack or with lunch.

Oh and thanks oconky for replying re AF being lighter first time back. I wonder how long mine will take to return again... Ooh! Best write down the date in my diary for reference in a months' time! :smiliedance:

Good night all.

smog

21-06-2009, 21:58

are u still ttc mos???:babydust2: best of luck
yeah dylan eats prob less than what u say sam has and ive been worrying its not enough too but i guess if they were hungry theyd eat more right??

Mrs Molly Coddle

21-06-2009, 22:54

Will just quickly chime in before bed to say that I don't think Elliot eats enough either, but maybe if we are all worried about it then they are all actually eating enough?
I don't think Elliot would eat as much as Sam did today, in one day, but he does grab bites of things that DH or I are eating so maybe it adds up to about the same.
I guess we have to remember that they only have little tummies and get hungry more often than we would, so we just need to offer food quite often.
smo3-soon-to-be-smo4 , I think you are right that if they were hungry they'd eat more. I think babies and kids are better at self-regulating food intake than adults are because they eat when they're hungry, not for other reasons. Although sometimes it seeems like they are just too busy to stop! Elliot has many of his snacks 'on the go' although most of them are probably hidden in shoes and his toybox, little packrat.

Eugh so late! I keep staying up really late now that we have the internet back. I'm not even doing anything productive, just surfing random junk.
Off to bed now night night chickens x

Mum of Midgeys

22-06-2009, 05:12

Gosh, the one day I'm not sticking my head in here and everyone's found their typing fingers again, lol.

happybirthday Kara for yesterday!
happybirthday Lara for today!

Okay, trying to remember everything - forgive if I forget!

Lamkin - Hun, pish tosh to other's people's unsupportive opinions. Like C&L'sMummy said, people will have something to say about something anyway. :rolleyes: My sister has a friend who is um...22 now. She had lapband surgery about 2 years ago? Maybe closer to 3? Anyway, her weight was at a very dangerous level for her heath, and it really wasn't for her lack of trying - Jenny Craig, WW, etc, etc. They've been friends since early primary school days and she has always been a bigger girl. I think she's predisposed to it; her brother ate what she ate growing up and has always been a rake. They're Greek, so I think women are just genetically curvier anyway, in that culture. Annnyhoo, she made the very brave decision, and she has lost an amazing amount of weight - in a sensible controlled timeframe. She's not skinny-skinny, she's about a size 12-14 I would guess, and she looks amazing. And she is healthy, and she is happy. :yes: You seem a very intelligent, well-read woman, and of course you wouldn't go into anything like that without looking at every angle. You are doing what's best for you, and your little man, and that's all that matters. (And your DH will still think you are a 'hunka-hunka burning love', as my DP would say, lol) Keep us posted hun. :hugs:

MOS - Yay for the return of AF! I remember mine being very light, and quick for the first one too. Point is though, it's there! :smiliedance: lol. Sam's room looks amazing - seriously like something right out of a magazine. The colours really, really work - well done!!

Okay, not prepared to give up smilies, so new post...

Mum of Midgeys

22-06-2009, 05:44

SMO3 - woohoo, SMO4.... definately has a nice ring to it! :D You can do two close together... we have Kotakai to ask for coping strategies!

Kyles - Aw hun, that would be disappointing. Bit slack on her part when she knows that you went to the effort! Glad his party went well though - and how good are the helpful reles. Nice to have a break!

Bonbons - Hugs for Maddies's molars coming through. Kiss has one cutting atm too, looks so nasty the lumps they get at the back! And I've been trying to convince DP that we get one of those bike trailer things too... they look like a great way to have a family day out!

Stg - Expo was pretty good hun... rediculously crowded, as you would expect. I mainly went to have a look at tandem prams. But there were lots of good stalls again... but definately more for a new baby. Stalls for our agegroup were things like Playgroup Aust., swim schools, gymboree (not that it's called that here, but something similar). Would have been great if I had've had money to spend... would have bought this awesome highchair cover, cos Kiss is such a grott, lol. I think your chest sounds a little like stress too, hun. Everything all good?
:hugs:

K8y - 2kg! :smiliedance: See, there is a silver lining to ralphing, lol. Thanks for the painkiller kudos, but really, my one wisdom tooth is a bit pathetic compared to you getting all 4 out at once... holy dooley. Did yours feel worse at night when you were laying down? Honestly, I think if I had all four out, I'd be ensuring I was high for like a week, lol. Colours sound great too. Not sure about the b.day pressie... Kiss has a ball pit (big inflatable train) and she loves it. She got a gorgeous little bracelet from friend's of ours too, and it is just precious. Too scared to let her wear it though, it's soo pretty, lol. But then, Sums is a lot calmer then Kiss, lol.

Oconky - good on you for the night out! Sounds like it would have been great! Poor hen, though, lol. Terrible the next morning when you've enjoyed yourself just that little bit toooo much, lol.

Tiggles - Hugs for poor Miss C. You really think nature would have thought of a kinder way to get teeth, don't you? Good on you for calling the police though. We had our neighbours the property over have a party the other night that doof-doofed until 4am or something. But they were kind enough to let us know the day before, so that was okay. Although they did turn on the ride-on at like midnight?? No idea what the drunken theory behind that was, lol.

Re: the eating, Kiss really eats next to nothing, but I don't mind too much. She's spot-on 9kg, 75cms tall, so she's healthy. She's even gone up from the 10th percentile to the 25th. Every now and again she will have a really good meal, so I figure, when she's hungry, she eats. Breaky she will eat like 15 baked beans. Maybe not quite. Lunch might be a little salad and ham or chicken. Most of which ends up on the floor. Dinner is what we're having generally, and it really depends on her mood. The most she eats is equal to a max of 2-3 tablespoons. 3's probably exaggerating. Snack might be a rice biscuit or cheese or some pear or something. That's a good day. Most times at least one meal, if not two, is not really eaten, just played with. As long as they're healthy, it's all good, I think. :yes:

Anyway, Dp will be up soon, so might go put the kettle on. Kiss woke at 5am this morning, and I couldn't get back to sleep. :rolleyes: Will be wishing I had later, no doubt!

oconky

22-06-2009, 07:55

lambkin- good luck with the surgery, you have obviously looked into your options and are not jumping into it quickly. I have seen it work really well on people who understand what is means in the long term and you are doing it for the right reasons.

also sorry to hear about Daisy and Roxy- but glad they are both still in good homes.

happybirthday to Kara and Lara.

k8y- Pip loves her ball pit- beware though- balls everywhere!!!! though really it is not that bad to clean up and it is good inside at the moment in the cold weather.

well I must say Pip is a big eater compared to a lot of your bubs...she hardly ever refuses food and if she does it is usually due to the texture. as we all say though if they are hungry, they will let you know right?

Kyles- it is disappointing when a friend forgets something like that especially if they are in a similar position (having kids etc). sounds like his party was good.

smo3- up to you, you'll make it work as all families do.

k8y- only 1 more exam to go!!!!

sorry can't remember much else- better go and put the washing out.

BBL

kotakai

22-06-2009, 10:18

That'll teach me for not getting on sooner, over 5 pages of :ecomcity: to read! I guess it could've been worse :laughing:

happybirthday to Liam, Kara & Lara. (I hope I haven't missed anyone else)

SMO3, you'll be fine with 4!!!!!!! Go on, you know you want to :laughing:

Ems -my double pram just got delivered this morning. I can't wait to use it. Will take photos later in the week & give you a review. I ended up going with the ABC adventure buggy with the reclining toddler seat.

k8y -Chais also loves his ball pitt & loves to literallly dive into it, LOL. Very cute to watch, but like oconky said, balls everywhere!

Lambkin -Goodluck with the surgery & the weaning if you decide to try & do it.

MOS -Good to see you back, will check out photos of Sam's room soon.

Bonbon -yay for sleeping through. :smiliedance: Hope she does it again for you.

Well, we're going great. Cruz will be a month old on Wednesday :eek: I can't believe how fast it's gone. Having some feeding issues, won't suck properly on me, he keeps his tongue on the roof of his mouth, so he sucks & sucks & wears himself out, but isn't actually getting enough milk. So I'm expressing & giving him a bottle, so we can monitor his input. Even with the bottle it's hard, cause you have to try & get it on top of his tongue or it won't work either. (thanks SMO3 for your reply on my other thread, I had one of those for Dakotah I'd forgotten about) Other than that, he's going well. Chais still loves him, & is so gentle. He'll softly pat him on the head & then look at you & go yay (as we cheer him on when he does it) Very cute!

Today's my 1st day on my own as DP went back to work. So far so good, the kids got to school on time so that's the main thing! Both boys asleep at the moment, so I really should be folding washing, but the computer was much more appealing!

Hi to everyone else, hope you're having a great day. (insert waving hand smilie, but smilie police said no!)

Daisy Boo

22-06-2009, 12:33

Oh yes I love it also, although I'm a sucker for all of those shows.. Top Chef, Top Model, Shear Genius, Project Runway.. so addictive!

Oh I love all those shows as well. I can't wait Project Runway is about to start again soon.

we actually got to watch a movie together last night- saw Benjamin Button which was good though we both cried towards the end....was wondering why DH wasn't talking to me- I thought he was asleep. it was a weird concept but the stuff about the daughter just got me...we are both such softies after Pip- we both wanted to go in and just pick her up afterwards. If anyone has seen it and likes stuff like that and is a reader I suggest The Time-Travellers Wife to read, can't remember he author but it is a great book.

The time travellers wife is one of my favourite books. The author is Audrey Niffenegger. Did you see they have made it into a movie as well. Looks like Eric Bana is the protagonist.

Well hello there ladies. I've missed you all sooo much!

I don't think I've fully read everything but more like skimmed as I haven't been on for a few days. How do those of you who work ASWELL as keep a house EVER get the chance to get on the internet? I've been really enjoying cooking and now that I've sorted out my still-cr@ppy-but-not-so-bad oven, I'm even baking too. I'm really enjoying it.

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welcome back Moss. The cake and Sam's room look great. There is a very artistic person inside you.

Have been thinking about weaning Elliot and have even tried to make a start. So far it's totally unsuccessful and my attempts have just made him even clingier and therefore even more attached to the boob.
The main reason I want to wean is that I've decided to have gastric banding. I've been thinking about it for years, but had never really given up on losing weight 'on my own' until the last 6 months or so. I just can't do it. I've been trying since I was 7 years old and we all had to weigh ourselves in class and I was the heaviest girl. I figure if I haven't managed it in what.. 17 years, then I won't manage it any time soon. Same old story with me. Tried everything. Lose 10 kgs, re-gain 15. We really want to have another baby but I refuse to get pregnant until I am at a healthier weight, so that won't be for a while down the track.
Anyway got a bit sidetracked, but the weaning thing.. you have to go on one of the shake diets for a few weeks prior to the actual surgery (September when our health insurance kicks in for pre-existing conditions) to shrink the liver, then you are on fluids for a few weeks following also and I can't imagine that my milk supply will be sustained during that period. Trying to decide if it's best to try and wean him now or just wait and see if I 'run out' and deal with it then.
Aaaanyway. I know the lapband thing is kind of controversial and that many people don't really understand why someone would do it, but please know that I haven't entered into this lightly or without having done a fair whack of research. My GP is very supportive which is great. My sister is having it done also which is.. weird.. but, there you go. At least I'll have some moral support.

Okay so im going to run away and hide now because that was a hard thing to say for some reason! Haven't told anyone other than DH and my family.
Where is the embarrassed smiley?? :o there we go :o:o:o:o

Don't be embarressed. Nobody judging you here. Just a question what happens after you have another baby?

happybirthday Kara and Lara

In regards to eating Michael never stops. So when he refuses food I know there is something wrong with him. He has always been on the 90th percentile but has dropped to the 75th since he became mobile.
But Kirilly on the other hand was always on the 50th. The way I see it we are all different shapes and sizes and so are our babies.

smog

22-06-2009, 13:58

happy birthday lara!!!:flowerz:
lambkin just noticed u had replied to an old thread of mine(u replied ages ago too but i was just looking through threads i had started trying to find something and i saw your reply there) it was about my bestie and u were saying your brother could even be my bestie:laughing: just thought id let u know it isnt lol, my bestie has a sister but she lives in qld has 3 kids anyway pretty sure she isnt u
well girls ive just been on ebay and bought myself a 10 pack of hpt the ones that show up early cause i am a serial tester and we are feeling pretty ready we are about to start ttc:smiliedance:..sorry if im boring u all with my, i will ..i wont..should i?...shouldnt i?....am i already??:laughing:. anyways im gonna wait for all my health insurance paperwork or what ever to arrive then we will start:kiss:(no humping smiley hehe)
back later gotta go get kids........................

smog

22-06-2009, 15:06

:barf:why oh why must they give kids boxes of fund raising chocolates. ive eaten so many i think im gonna ..well.."ralph" hehe. i like that one k8y. so it was a box of 48 think there is about 10-15 left and we have eaten most of the rest(not today over a week or so) i try to sell them to friends and family etc but we just end up eating them...not good....i dont really let my kids do the door to door thing...
we really need a few more smileys to choose from huh. how about we make up a list of what we need then ill start pming the mods and pestering them in hopes they gives a few more:D also we need an allowance of more than 6 thats just ridiculous
so here goes..feel free to copy n paste if u wanna add to it...we definately need
* a humping smiley
*a chubby i ate too much now i feel sick smiley
*a smiley policeman (haha for when we have used our quota)

smog

22-06-2009, 15:08

oooh kotakai i want that pram so bad, im so jealous, why do i have to be so short:hissy: its not fair

chaiseandlarasmummy

22-06-2009, 16:46

Well my baby girl is One! It was so beautiful this morning i was feeding her at the exact time she was born so sweet then we both fell back asleep. I was teary this morning and so mad at Chaise because she was being well a 2 yo self absorbed and completely selfish and mean adn it is Lara's day..:laughing: so once over that we headed off to the aquarium and we've had a fantastic day. Now the girls are both having a nap and i'm about to go grab a coffee so sorry for no personals..

Just hope everyones having a great day...:wave:

fra99le

22-06-2009, 19:11

Oh I'm so cranky! I'd just posted a whole flaming novel and replied to everyone and DS2 decided to grab the mouse and pressed something and now it's all gone!!!:hair:

The main reason I want to wean is that I've decided to have gastric banding. I've been thinking about it for years, but had never really given up on losing weight 'on my own' until the last 6 months or so. I just can't do it. I've been trying since I was 7 years old and we all had to weigh ourselves in class and I was the heaviest girl. I figure if I haven't managed it in what.. 17 years, then I won't manage it any time soon. Same old story with me. Tried everything. Lose 10 kgs, re-gain 15. We really want to have another baby but I refuse to get pregnant until I am at a healthier weight, so that won't be for a while down the track.
Anyway got a bit sidetracked, but the weaning thing.. you have to go on one of the shake diets for a few weeks prior to the actual surgery (September when our health insurance kicks in for pre-existing conditions) to shrink the liver, then you are on fluids for a few weeks following also and I can't imagine that my milk supply will be sustained during that period. Trying to decide if it's best to try and wean him now or just wait and see if I 'run out' and deal with it then.
Aaaanyway. I know the lapband thing is kind of controversial and that many people don't really understand why someone would do it, but please know that I haven't entered into this lightly or without having done a fair whack of research. My GP is very supportive which is great. My sister is having it done also which is.. weird.. but, there you go. At least I'll have some moral support.

Okay so im going to run away and hide now because that was a hard thing to say for some reason! Haven't told anyone other than DH and my family.
Where is the embarrassed smiley?? :o there we go

Good on you lambkin. There was a midwife at work who had Lap banding done, would be coming up 5 years ago as it was just after I had DS1. She said she doesn't know why she didn't get it done sooner. Same thing as you, lost some put more back on for years. Said it was the best decision she made. She looks great too, and says she feels so much better which is the important thing.

LMAO MOS at ur hubbY!

An thats my answer for everything.. cancer...

early stages perhaps.. or emphysema...

I got nothing else to go on! what the hell else could it be!

stg you are funny. It could be anything!! LOL. I swear every second person that walks though the door at the emergency dept the last few weeks is coughing or complaing of feeling funny when they breathe. Lots of bugs going round at the moment. You could be getting a cough or a virus or a cold or.....numerous other things that aren't cancer or emphysema you goose:p

Just before I go off to bed (Sam's woken TWICE since last post ), I'm glad that others are worried about the lack of eating with their bubs'.

Sam eats really well for brekky. He eats so well first thing in the morning that I jam as much into him as I can! So he has one crushed weetbix with warm milk and some fruit puree followed by a slice of toast with either vegemite, jam or a piece of fruit toast.

Then at lunch (midday) he doesn't eat much. Today it was about 10 pieces of Penne pasta leftover from last night's penne carbonara. Then at the IL's he had a few small pieces of leb bread and I snuck some tabouleh in one. Then he has a BF around 2pm and around 4pm he has some milk in a cup and a snack, like a Heinz yoghurt/meusli bar.

Then at dinner it's a few mouthfulls. Tonight we had toasted cheese/tomato sandwiches. Sam had his cut into 4 squares and he made it through a square and a half....

Then BF around 7pm and bed.

Maybe it sounds like a lot but it's nothing like what he used to eat with the purees. Some afternoons he has fruit instead of the arvo snack or with lunch.

Oh and thanks oconky for replying re AF being lighter first time back. I wonder how long mine will take to return again... Ooh! Best write down the date in my diary for reference in a months' time!

Good night all.

They all eat when they are hugry MOS. And they all eat until they are full. Inbuilt little switches or something. Some kids eat a lot, some don't. But they all eat what they need to grow, and as a long as you are offering good food you got nothing to worry about at all!!

I worry that my bloke eats too much!!! Breaky is his biggest for day too though, but he eats 4 weetbix, a piece of toast and a banana. A cheese ham and beetroot sandwich for lunch, a bowl or veggies and meat for tea with a few bikkies and another couple of pieces of fruit throughout the day.
I think he's going to get HUGE! LOL. But he's not putting on heaps of weight or anything and he's happy and healthy and growing, which is all that matters, and so's Sam so I wouldn't stress at all about it.

And there is all ranges on the percentile graph or there wouldn't be precentiles! LOL. My DD was big born (9lb1oz) but she didn't grow much after that and was always on the very bottom, 2%. She didn't eat much either (less than Sam) But she was putting on weight and getting taller even if it wasn't by much so I learnt not to worry.

Now where have all the rest of my Multiquotes gone?!?!??!

I can't remember what else I was going to write d'oh!

Oh well. I had DD up at the hospital ealier this afternoon. They were all in bed (and I though asleep) and DH and I were outside putting the new sleepers up around the garden beds when we heard this blood curdling scream. I run inside and there was red all over her face. But it didn't look like blood. And it wasn't. The silly twit and decided that the red nail polish was eye shadow and had put nail polish on her eye, and of course got it IN it too. Then dropped the bottle and the brush, and had got it all over her face in the process.
So washed her eye out with saline for 10 minutes or so, then took her in to the hospital. She didn't stop screaming until about 3 minutes from the hospital, then she says "it's ok mum, my eyes not going to fall out now":banghead:
Dr checked it and the saline did wash it all out, and there are just some little scratches on her cornea, which will heal up in 24hours. So all's good. She's got drops to put in for those 24 hours, which she's not very keen on at all, but I said to her if she wants to get into my stuff and put nail polish in her eyes then she has to have medicine in them too. lucky there was no permant damage I tell you! Think she's learnt her lesson though.

Well DS2 walked!!! Stood up in the middle of the room not holding on to anything and took 5 steps! yay!! He's been cruising around the furniture for months, but hasn't taken any by himself. I think this is the beginning of the end, :D.

I better go and do (.Y.) and bed for him I think. He's driving me nuts. He keeps grabbing the mouse and using it like a phone and putting it to his ear, and if he deletes this again I'll do my 'nana!

Night girls and have a good one!

Kyles72

22-06-2009, 20:04

Hi all!

happybirthday Lara! xx

Kotakai - thats so cute that Chais pats Cruz gently and goes 'yay'! So sweet:goodvibes:

C&Lmummy - very cute that Lara can say her name! Liam almost can. He makes a noise that sounds like "Eeeee-YUM", and we've decided hes saying his name:D

Fra99le - your poor DD! Nail polish would have to STING! Shes lucky theres no permanent damage!

Hi to everyone Ive missed:wave:

Someone (Lambkin I think) said something on FB ab out Googling yourself, and when I tried "I" didnt come up - but Kyles72 does, much to my shock!!:eek: Took me back to some old posts from August last year, great to read how we were all adjusting to being new mums LOL, seems so long ago.

Liam's caught another cold. I think he sneezed 50 times in 2 hours this morning and his nose is so runny! Kept him out of childcare today, MIL came up to look after him for a couple of hours Now hes tucked up in bed coughing, poor little thing, and hes teething to go with it. But hes trying very hard to stay cheerful, chomping furiously on rusks and babbling, not too sooky. Im glad he didnt come down with it for his party. Can someone please recommend a cough medicine that can be used on a 1 year old? Its a chesty mucousy cough hes got.

Hope you are all well, and in for a lovely nights sleep! Take care:flowerz:

k8y

22-06-2009, 20:47

OoooOOoo can't be too long on here. Supernatural about to start and it's one of my fave shows for the hubba hubba heart palps factor :D phew wee...!

fra99le - 4 weetbix plus toast? Holy dooley. Where does the little one pack it? LOL
Congrats on the walking :yelclap: Sums still cruising furniture, think she'll be a little while of yet.
gosh I think I remember another story about your little ones getting into your makeup :laughing: kids are good for a laugh hehe..

SMO3 :smiliedance: for TTC!!!!! lots of :babydust2: your way!
Maybe we could start a petition thread for a few more smilies? Then PM it to a mod when it gets like a good few numbers in it?

Kyles I'm not sure about cough medicine. Sums has a nasty cough left over from her illness too and it sounds dreadful. I hate ducking into the shops when she coughs that as I get dirty looks lol....

oconky, yes, balls everywhere. I never considered that... Oh well, good exercise collecting them right?....hmmmm

ems yes but I guess because more blood got there laying down as opposed to standing up, making it throb?? I want to know when the hole closes over.

Sums was weighed in hospy, so she's 9.2kg. Not sure her height atm. Will have to check that soon.
She ate well today, but the antibiotics have given her the worst runs. I have literally been dealing with about 4 backsh!ts a day. Washing like there is no tomorrow :hair: so I guess it going through so fast is making her hungrier.

Today she ate her weetbix with apple & pears on top, a third of her toasted avo & cheese sandwich and 3/4 mashed banana for lunch, a yoghurt and two large fresh strawberries for arvo tea, dinner was pork with apple sauce, mash and carrots and broccoli, plus 4 full bottles today too. Thats big for her. She never usually manages arvo tea and never fully finishes all her bottles so she's done well.

Gotta go, it's hubba hubba time, woot woot!

Mrs Molly Coddle

22-06-2009, 23:01

Oh I love all those shows as well. I can't wait Project Runway is about to start again soon.

The time travellers wife is one of my favourite books. The author is Audrey Niffenegger. Did you see they have made it into a movie as well. Looks like Eric Bana is the protagonist.

welcome back Moss. The cake and Sam's room look great. There is a very artistic person inside you.

Don't be embarressed. Nobody judging you here. Just a question what happens after you have another baby?

happybirthday Kara and Lara

In regards to eating Michael never stops. So when he refuses food I know there is something wrong with him. He has always been on the 90th percentile but has dropped to the 75th since he became mobile.
But Kirilly on the other hand was always on the 50th. The way I see it we are all different shapes and sizes and so are our babies.

Daisy Boo - The Time Traveler's Wife is one of my very favourite books also. I never have my copy as I loan it to everyone and they all seem to like it as much as I do. I'm a little afraid to see the movie though in case it 'ruins' it - do you know what I mean?
As for your question about what happens when you get pregnant.. this is one of my main concerns. I've seen my GP twice about it and it's on top of my list of things to ask the surgeon about when I see him tomorrow (eek!) Ideally, they like you to have maintained your 'goal weight' for around 6 months before TTC. The band itself is adjustable. It's hollow and they fill it with saline from a 'port' site which they have on your abdomen easily accessed with a needle (ew I know!) So when you get preggers, my GP says they just take all the fluid out so you can eat a lot more than you ordinarily would be able to eat with the band. There's a few pregnant lapbanders on here who seem to be doing well, so that is encouraging!

Elliot dropped from the 95th to the 50th percentile a little while after he started walking. He's just so active I'm not surprised, but glad to hear he's not the only one :)

Gosh, the one day I'm not sticking my head in here and everyone's found their typing fingers again, lol.

happybirthday Kara for yesterday!
happybirthday Lara for today!

Okay, trying to remember everything - forgive if I forget!

Lamkin - Hun, pish tosh to other's people's unsupportive opinions. Like C&L'sMummy said, people will have something to say about something anyway. :rolleyes: My sister has a friend who is um...22 now. She had lapband surgery about 2 years ago? Maybe closer to 3? Anyway, her weight was at a very dangerous level for her heath, and it really wasn't for her lack of trying - Jenny Craig, WW, etc, etc. They've been friends since early primary school days and she has always been a bigger girl. I think she's predisposed to it; her brother ate what she ate growing up and has always been a rake. They're Greek, so I think women are just genetically curvier anyway, in that culture. Annnyhoo, she made the very brave decision, and she has lost an amazing amount of weight - in a sensible controlled timeframe. She's not skinny-skinny, she's about a size 12-14 I would guess, and she looks amazing. And she is healthy, and she is happy. :yes: You seem a very intelligent, well-read woman, and of course you wouldn't go into anything like that without looking at every angle. You are doing what's best for you, and your little man, and that's all that matters. (And your DH will still think you are a 'hunka-hunka burning love', as my DP would say, lol) Keep us posted hun. :hugs:

MOS - Yay for the return of AF! I remember mine being very light, and quick for the first one too. Point is though, it's there! :smiliedance: lol. Sam's room looks amazing - seriously like something right out of a magazine. The colours really, really work - well done!!

Okay, not prepared to give up smilies, so new post...

Thanks ems for your support! It's great to hear positive lapband stories. Sounds like it's worked out really well for your friend. Fingers crossed same goes for me. 90% success rate so looking likely but still a big part of me thinks that it won't work and I'll be out of pocket and still a pork pie.

That'll teach me for not getting on sooner, over 5 pages of :ecomcity: to read! I guess it could've been worse :laughing:

happybirthday to Liam, Kara & Lara. (I hope I haven't missed anyone else)

SMO3, you'll be fine with 4!!!!!!! Go on, you know you want to :laughing:

Ems -my double pram just got delivered this morning. I can't wait to use it. Will take photos later in the week & give you a review. I ended up going with the ABC adventure buggy with the reclining toddler seat.

k8y -Chais also loves his ball pitt & loves to literallly dive into it, LOL. Very cute to watch, but like oconky said, balls everywhere!

Lambkin -Goodluck with the surgery & the weaning if you decide to try & do it.

MOS -Good to see you back, will check out photos of Sam's room soon.

Bonbon -yay for sleeping through. :smiliedance: Hope she does it again for you.

Well, we're going great. Cruz will be a month old on Wednesday :eek: I can't believe how fast it's gone. Having some feeding issues, won't suck properly on me, he keeps his tongue on the roof of his mouth, so he sucks & sucks & wears himself out, but isn't actually getting enough milk. So I'm expressing & giving him a bottle, so we can monitor his input. Even with the bottle it's hard, cause you have to try & get it on top of his tongue or it won't work either. (thanks SMO3 for your reply on my other thread, I had one of those for Dakotah I'd forgotten about) Other than that, he's going well. Chais still loves him, & is so gentle. He'll softly pat him on the head & then look at you & go yay (as we cheer him on when he does it) Very cute!

Today's my 1st day on my own as DP went back to work. So far so good, the kids got to school on time so that's the main thing! Both boys asleep at the moment, so I really should be folding washing, but the computer was much more appealing!

Hi to everyone else, hope you're having a great day. (insert waving hand smilie, but smilie police said no!)

kotakai - hope the first day on your own went well. Chais is just adorable. What a sweetheart. I commented on your BF thread as well with a link to an ABA chart about how long you can leave EBM out and stuff like that.

happy birthday lara!!!:flowerz:
lambkin just noticed u had replied to an old thread of mine(u replied ages ago too but i was just looking through threads i had started trying to find something and i saw your reply there) it was about my bestie and u were saying your brother could even be my bestie:laughing: just thought id let u know it isnt lol, my bestie has a sister but she lives in qld has 3 kids anyway pretty sure she isnt u
well girls ive just been on ebay and bought myself a 10 pack of hpt the ones that show up early cause i am a serial tester and we are feeling pretty ready we are about to start ttc:smiliedance:..sorry if im boring u all with my, i will ..i wont..should i?...shouldnt i?....am i already??:laughing:. anyways im gonna wait for all my health insurance paperwork or what ever to arrive then we will start:kiss:(no humping smiley hehe)
back later gotta go get kids........................

smo3 I remember replying to that! How is your friend going? My bro seems to be doing a bit better socially now, but he's met all his friends online and they're all in queensland so now he is talking abuot moving!! Would be great for him but I would miss the bugger

Mrs Molly Coddle

22-06-2009, 23:02

Oh I'm so cranky! I'd just posted a whole flaming novel and replied to everyone and DS2 decided to grab the mouse and pressed something and now it's all gone!!!:hair:

Good on you lambkin. There was a midwife at work who had Lap banding done, would be coming up 5 years ago as it was just after I had DS1. She said she doesn't know why she didn't get it done sooner. Same thing as you, lost some put more back on for years. Said it was the best decision she made. She looks great too, and says she feels so much better which is the important thing.

stg you are funny. It could be anything!! LOL. I swear every second person that walks though the door at the emergency dept the last few weeks is coughing or complaing of feeling funny when they breathe. Lots of bugs going round at the moment. You could be getting a cough or a virus or a cold or.....numerous other things that aren't cancer or emphysema you goose:p

They all eat when they are hugry MOS. And they all eat until they are full. Inbuilt little switches or something. Some kids eat a lot, some don't. But they all eat what they need to grow, and as a long as you are offering good food you got nothing to worry about at all!!

I worry that my bloke eats too much!!! Breaky is his biggest for day too though, but he eats 4 weetbix, a piece of toast and a banana. A cheese ham and beetroot sandwich for lunch, a bowl or veggies and meat for tea with a few bikkies and another couple of pieces of fruit throughout the day.
I think he's going to get HUGE! LOL. But he's not putting on heaps of weight or anything and he's happy and healthy and growing, which is all that matters, and so's Sam so I wouldn't stress at all about it.

And there is all ranges on the percentile graph or there wouldn't be precentiles! LOL. My DD was big born (9lb1oz) but she didn't grow much after that and was always on the very bottom, 2%. She didn't eat much either (less than Sam) But she was putting on weight and getting taller even if it wasn't by much so I learnt not to worry.

Now where have all the rest of my Multiquotes gone?!?!??!

I can't remember what else I was going to write d'oh!

Oh well. I had DD up at the hospital ealier this afternoon. They were all in bed (and I though asleep) and DH and I were outside putting the new sleepers up around the garden beds when we heard this blood curdling scream. I run inside and there was red all over her face. But it didn't look like blood. And it wasn't. The silly twit and decided that the red nail polish was eye shadow and had put nail polish on her eye, and of course got it IN it too. Then dropped the bottle and the brush, and had got it all over her face in the process.
So washed her eye out with saline for 10 minutes or so, then took her in to the hospital. She didn't stop screaming until about 3 minutes from the hospital, then she says "it's ok mum, my eyes not going to fall out now":banghead:
Dr checked it and the saline did wash it all out, and there are just some little scratches on her cornea, which will heal up in 24hours. So all's good. She's got drops to put in for those 24 hours, which she's not very keen on at all, but I said to her if she wants to get into my stuff and put nail polish in her eyes then she has to have medicine in them too. lucky there was no permant damage I tell you! Think she's learnt her lesson though.

Well DS2 walked!!! Stood up in the middle of the room not holding on to anything and took 5 steps! yay!! He's been cruising around the furniture for months, but hasn't taken any by himself. I think this is the beginning of the end, :D.

I better go and do (.Y.) and bed for him I think. He's driving me nuts. He keeps grabbing the mouse and using it like a phone and putting it to his ear, and if he deletes this again I'll do my 'nana!

Night girls and have a good one!

fra99le - again so good to hear positive lapband stories! I'm sure it's a lot more common than I originally thought, but I don't blame people really. It's so exciting to have what could possibly be a 'solution'. Am excited about getting on my life instead of forever living in limbo and promising I will do things "when I am thinner.."
And that must have been awful with your poor DD! HOw are your nerves? Mine would be shot for days! So glad she is okay and no damage done.

Hi all!

happybirthday Lara! xx

Kotakai - thats so cute that Chais pats Cruz gently and goes 'yay'! So sweet:goodvibes:

C&Lmummy - very cute that Lara can say her name! Liam almost can. He makes a noise that sounds like "Eeeee-YUM", and we've decided hes saying his name:D

Fra99le - your poor DD! Nail polish would have to STING! Shes lucky theres no permanent damage!

Hi to everyone Ive missed:wave:

Someone (Lambkin I think) said something on FB ab out Googling yourself, and when I tried "I" didnt come up - but Kyles72 does, much to my shock!!:eek: Took me back to some old posts from August last year, great to read how we were all adjusting to being new mums LOL, seems so long ago.

Liam's caught another cold. I think he sneezed 50 times in 2 hours this morning and his nose is so runny! Kept him out of childcare today, MIL came up to look after him for a couple of hours Now hes tucked up in bed coughing, poor little thing, and hes teething to go with it. But hes trying very hard to stay cheerful, chomping furiously on rusks and babbling, not too sooky. Im glad he didnt come down with it for his party. Can someone please recommend a cough medicine that can be used on a 1 year old? Its a chesty mucousy cough hes got.

Hope you are all well, and in for a lovely nights sleep! Take care:flowerz:

Yeppers that was me! I haven't googled lambkin, but I will now. It's been my screen name for years so no doubt masses of sh!te shall be found.
I need a cough medicine recommendation also. DS is having terrible trouble sleeping for all the coughing.

Well girls as I said above I have my appointment with the surgeon in the morning> I am excited but nervous. I am mainly worried that he'll tell me to come back later, as my private health insurance won't cover me until September 2nd. I wanted to book the appointment a little early though as I have no idea how long the wait is, need to find out about BFing, and want to book a Thursday so DH doesn't have to use too much of his leave looking after me (well..looking after Elliot really as I won't be able to lift him for a week or two afterwards.) So..hopefulyl he doesn't mind that it is only June.
I was going to try and book it in for the mid-semester break for Uni, but I figure it'll be an incentive to get my assignments done on time or early if I know I have a surgery coming up! Besides - it's not like you don't have any uni work to do during those breaks anyway.
My sister is also having the surgery. She decided independently of me which is weird. I told her I was having it done and she kind of looked at me and said "so am I!" She doesn't have private health insurance and it was going to cost her 15k at the place I am going to, but, I was googling 'breastfeeding and lapband' on the weekend and found another clinic in Sydney which is much less expensive so she's going there. Kind of sad as I was hoping we could go to groups etc together., but I guess it might be better if we go seperately anyway. Might bea bit awkward sharing things in front of each other!
It's quite good really. I thought most places just did the surgery then sent you on your merry way, but with mine (for example), you have psychologist visits, appointments with nutritionists and exercise physiologists, group meetings and heaps of stuff. I'm really glad that it's NOT what I thought it was cause I think it'd be very bad for someone to give them this band and then provide no emotional support or education about what they should be eating with the thing! Plus all the research shows that you lose MORE weight and have a better quality of life if you take a holistic approach to the whole thing. Weight loss isn't so great in those who just have the surgery and that's it.
Oh and in case you are interested, I have about 55kgs to lose to have a healthy BMI. I remember when I had 30kgs to lose and thought that was a long road ahead! Scary how fast things get out of control.
Okay so I am rambling sorry. I'm just touched by how supportive you all are about it.

We're staying at Mum and Dad's tonight as we're having central air con installed in our house. Seems crazy cause it's so tiny, but there's only a wall heater in the lounge room. The lounge room gets stifling hot but the bed rooms stay freezing, so we figured it' dbe a good investment. I don't want Elliot ill all the time (I know you don't get colds from cold but it certainly makes them worse if you have one already), and DH and I both get chest infections really easily so best if we keep warm. Only problem is we have these beautiful ornate ceilings that are now tainted by vents! But.. he says that they're circles, not the old horizontal line ones, and we'll hardly notice them and he won't cut into the decoration so fingers crossed he doesn't have to.

DH and DS are sound asleep. Elliot is still going to be at 10/11 and sleeping until 10am. Going to wake him up early though tomorrow and try and get him out of the habit.

Does anyone else's bubs have eczema? I'm trying to remember but nobdoy comes to mind. Elliot developed it within the last few months and it's quite bad. Have been keeping a diary and it seems like maybe wheat is making it worse. Does that sound right to anybody? Wheat and skin probs? Have switched washing liquid and that seems to have worked wonders also, so maybe I am just imagining the wheat thing. I know it is triggerd by preservatives and additives and things, but we mostly avoid them anyway.

Happy Birthday to Lara!!
no smilies again. Boo!

smog

23-06-2009, 00:23

:hair: i am being mean mummy. dylan has been awake for about 2.5hours now. there is nothing wrong with him , he just wants to get up and play. im quite over it to be honnest so long of so few hrs sleep is really really getting to me...i wish had someone who could mind for just one night :gloomy: or at least had a useful dh...he has never done 1 night with dyl yet boo. anyway he is in there screaming his head off at moment while i am sitting here wishing i was in bed sleeping. he is not coming out no way little porkchop. actually i think its the first time ive ever really felt quite irritated by him which is suprising i guess considering he has barely slept his whole life. normally im really super tolerant to babies but its 1 am and i am bloody delirious from so many months of sleep deprivation and tonight i know theres nothing wrong . if i go in he is all laughing and chatty.:crying:. wish i could sleep through him crying.....................
lambkin my bestie is doing ok..things havent really resolved...nice to hear your bro has made some friends
i love ornate ceilings im so jealous
hmm alright ill continue my search for a double pram although they all seem to suck....while dylan does his best to ensure he remains the baby of the house :rolleyes:

smog

23-06-2009, 01:17

kotakai

23-06-2009, 07:07

SMO3, big big :hugs:. I don't have any advise to try, but I hope you can work something out with his sleeping. I'd be a basket case by now. You're doing fantastic!

Is it time for another Sydney meet up? Anyone interested? SMO3, how far could you come down? What days suit? Wednesday or Thursday are best for me.

kotakai - hope the first day on your own went well. Chais is just adorable. What a sweetheart. I commented on your BF thread as well with a link to an ABA chart about how long you can leave EBM out and stuff like that.

Thanks for that, I'll go & check it out.

Good luck with the surgeon.

DH and DS are sound asleep. Elliot is still going to be at 10/11 and sleeping until 10am. Going to wake him up early though tomorrow and try and get him out of the habit.

When DD was a baby, I went back to work when she was a month old. I worked afternoons & didn't get home until around 10pm. She didn't go to bed untill around 11ish either, as she went when I did (we co slept), & we then slept in to around 9 or 10am. It worked perfect for me, as I wanted to see her in the night & did not want to be up at the crack of dawn. I say, do what works :thumbsup:

Now I understand why my sister & I used to drive my Dad & stepmum batty in the car :laughing: DD has had her mp3 player on last night & this morning, singing really loudly. Let's just say the choir won't be hunting her down any time soon :laughing: What's so funny, is she knows lots of the words, but then mumbles through the ones she doesn't. We used to do exactly the same!

k8y

23-06-2009, 07:14

SMO3 you must be such a super calm patient mum to get through months of these non sleeping nights.
If you lived near us, I'd gladly take him off your hands for a whole day/night so you could have a break :hugs: Have you thought anymore about tresillian?

lambkin sounds like your surgery will be happening soon? Best of luck with your meeting with the surgeon today. It all does sound very supportive, with nutritionists, psychologists etc, I am very impressed.

kotakai I hope Cruz gets better at sucking. Did they say he would just improve on this over time getting used it?
Well done on being on your own now your DP is back at work :goodvibes:

oconky

23-06-2009, 07:35

lambkin- that place sounds great...it is so true that you need the support before and after and it is great that it is all part of the package. sounds like you have done soo much research. GL this am.

BTW- Pip has had mild eczema but I haven't been able to pin point the cause yet, to me it seems to be a delayed reaction in her case making it hard. I think from what I have read wheat could be a trigger. GL finding some other options.

kotakai- hope Cruz does get better with sucking and GL with your days ahead.

SMO3- you poor thing, I personally think you are a saint as because Pip sleeps pretty well as soon as she has a bad night I have little patience because she is usually good...so into bed with us it usually is.

kotakai- another Sydney meet sounds great, but unfortunately wed/thurs are the days I work so they are a no go for me, but certainly go ahead without me and I will let you all know when I come down for a few days, my last couple of Sydney visits have been on the weekend so haven't really been suitable.

well off to shower before mum's group.

BeautifulBoys

23-06-2009, 07:42

:( sorry I have missed way too much to catch up.............but im here now :D

Dont think i'll be on here much more girls...as im just too busy....

But you can see what im up to on Facebook etc :)

Casey has the snuffles has his immunisation tomorrow was meant to be last wk cancelled due to a cold,but im thinking its teething as he has no temps but a runny nose.
Walking most of the time now :yelclap:
Jacob is good.

Must go :wave:

smog

23-06-2009, 08:02

aww thanks guys:goodvibes:
well he finally went down slept about 3.5-4 hours then yay wake up mum its morning!!!!:smiliedance: yes i must look into some sleep help gonna go look in back of my baby book im sure there was a brochure in there........
kotakai i could come down i just down know sydney at all so im a bit scared to lol i can get to the end of the freeway then im lost :laughing:.....
probably take about 60 mins to the end of the freeway (i think:confused:) then how ever long to where u guys are??? when u guys have talked about meeting up sometimes i think yeah im gonna go too but i never seem to have the time and energy
my dd loves to sing too but sadly is not a natural:laughing:
aww bb we will miss u, but i understand sometimes it is just impossible to keep up

mosac

23-06-2009, 08:55

A post I typed last night and lost internet access:

:hugs: for Liam Kyles. I hope he gets better soon.

Fra99le, how scary for you. I don't know if I'd have been able to do the saline thing myself. Well done on getting it all out. :thumbsup:

I love Barney in "How I Met Your Mother" - HILLARIOUS character!!! :laughing: Our Foxtel IQ records each episode and we watch it when Sam's asleep.

Tonight Sam ate TWO BOWLS of seafood marinara. I only gave him the sauce and angel hair spaghetti but he ate TWO BOWLS and then a piece of garlic bread! :D

SMO3, yes we definitely need a humping smiley! And yes I'm now officially TTC... must get out my saliva tester to see when I am O... AF finished on Friday... :smiliedance: Maybe we'll get in the due in's together again!

Ems & Majick, are you guys chatting in the due in's this time around?

Sam's woken 3 times since he went downan hour ago. Farts like a trooper each time so will get some wind drops tomorrow and see i that helps. The teenage girl next door today told us she hears him crying at night sometims. We apologised and she was really nice. She wasn't complaining but just making convo... She said it's nice to hear a baby sometimes. I feel bad though.

We put Sam's trike together today and he LOVED IT! It's blue and silver and is one of those ones that has a big handle up the back. It has a bar around his belly and a harness too so I might take him for a walk to the chemist in the morning, grab a coffee and then come home. He might like that.

The IL's came over this arvo for a coffee. The FIL said my paint job is "professional" and after asking "YOU painted this?" he replied "Good girl!" which is huge so I'm happy.

We also got a rug today for the floor in front of the TV where Sam sits to play so we finally got rid of the inter-locking rubber mats. The rug looks great. It's brown and beige with some circles and is the same style as our cushions which we've had since Noosa. We just need our lounge now but I'm in no hurry since it's only really the 3 of us and we're cozy and comfy so that's all that matters.

Well off to "sleep" now so must go... :wave:

mosac

23-06-2009, 09:08

SMO3, I know how you feel. At the IL's place I used to whinge that Sam never slept passed about 3-4am. Now I'm lucky if I get to bed myself before he's in there with me. DH doesn't think he wakes up once he's in with us but he still does, he just settles heaps quicker so doesn't wake him up. And with him starting at 5am sometimes I try not to let Sam wake him. The way I see it, he goes out and earns the money for me to be able to stay at home with Sam and I'm forever grateful for that but I take on the night time "issues" myself for that reason.

Last night however, I was still doing DH's lunch for today and Sam had already woken up 4 times. DH actually got out of bed and got him but Sam was just pushing him away screaming for "Mum-mum-mum-mum-mum"... :rolleyes:

Today I am going for a walk and getting a small night light thingo that you can plug into the power point and some wind drops. That's my next step. I'm going to make sure there's a slight glow in the room so he's not scared when he wakes up and I'm going to talk to the chemist about the best wind drops as he's arching his back, throwing his head back and screaming in pain... then farts about 5 times and goes back to sleep. Even when he's in bed with me, he suddenly jumps and his face scrunches up in pain - then the crying comes. I'm also going to put a radio in his room and try it on a soft station very low to see if he needs some background noise. This place is soooo quiet and he used to sleep until 4am with DH's loud-a$$ snoring. So maybe we need to give him a little more noise to sleep to. I dunno. After that I will let him cry it out as it's getting to me too.

The reality is that if I'm PG and feeling sick I'm not going to be wanting to be getting up to a whingy 1-yr-old a dozen times a night.

And on his weight, the reason I started to worry about his eating is that he got weighed/measured, etc at the Dr's the week before last. His head circ and his height are still increasing at the expected rate for his percentile, but his weight had completely STOPPED. He had grown taller and gotten a bigger head but the number on the scales (approx 9kg) had stayed the same for a few months. Now... I weighed him this morning on my digital scales he just sat on them - so cute!)... anyway he's 8.2kgs... :( So he's now LOSING weight too. He doesn't LOOK unde-weight or mal-nourished and he's eating better each day so I know it's getting better... I'm just worried that's all. I'll keep trying for the time being.

Just had a really runny watery poo - oh and this sleeping stuff may be his teeth too as he's got 2 coming through at the moment. He doesn't have the top middle two but the ones on either side of them are coming through. One is half way out and the other is still a tiny whitedot - so still a fair way to go with those. He's also been sick too so maybe I'm expecting too much?

He got a Little People airport for his birthday and it's AWESOME! I put it together (lots of stickers and stuff) and it's on our new rug (will add pic to FB). Anyway he just crawls up to it and plays with it by himself. It's so cute! Then he crawls right over the top of it - funny! :yelclap:

Lamkin, tell us how you went today.

InGi

23-06-2009, 10:30

mbq so glad to hear your pop went well and is recovering nicely!

mos wb! Sams room looks so great! As for AF my first one was light then from then on heavy as hell and painful its only starting to get back to normal now thank god. You did a fantastic job on Sams cake too it looks gorgeous in the photos.

K8y :hugs: sounds like a big night! Glad your feeling back to normal again now.

stg could be anxiety i spoke to my doc yesterday too as i have been having bad chest pains he said he thinks its anxiety but is getting me to have a ecg and chest xray anyway just to make sure. Im pretty sure its anxiety though for me.

Lambkin Good for you!!! I think its a great dicision! My uncle had it done a few years back and hes lost almost 100kgs! Although he was MASSIVE but its done wonders for him physically as well he doesnt get so puffed anymore when walking etc but your doc sounds great with all the info and courses etc that goes with it!!!

tiggles :hair: to your neighbours i have neighbours 2 doors down that do that every friday/saturday night i go off and so do the rest of the neighbours! I hate it up till 11 or so is ok but afer that no tolerance i just call the cops lol i need all the sleep i can get.

WOW that was a lot of reading!!!
not too much happening here as far as DH and I go things are a little better i guess havnt said anything as yet coz im waiting to get the letter written.
Went to the docs again yesterday for check up since i last went to see if i was feeling any better. Been bleeding lightly all week (sorry tmi) as i stopped taking the pill just in case so not sure if its a pill bleed or AF and seeings as im still feeling like this hes sending me for blood tests to make sure coz he thinks the test he did might have been too early so we'll see. I dont know though my (.)(.) are absolutely KILLING ME!!! But could be from AF if thats what it was. hmmm too much goes on in this body of mine to ever work out what it is lol.
Meanwhile i had my gardisil vaccine yesterday the 2nd one and OH MY GODDDDD it was painful! But not so sore after like the 1st one was and didnt make me feel faint and sick which is good. Wonder how that would work if i was utd :confused:
Going back home (Canberra) next weds to visit which will be nice im a model for my friend doing a hairdressing comp so should be good im getting it all hacked off again thank god its just below my shoulders now and driving me nutty. Going back to blonde again too i think she said not sure if im too keen on that one but i can always colour it again.
Looking forward to catching up with all my friends as i dont have any down here it sucks!

Moving house too in the next month or so were moving into a bigger house with my parents but they have their own area upstairs so its like to seperate houses but itll be good coz we'll save so much money which will help us with our home loan. AND it has a pool yaaayyy and the rooms are massive with big mirrored sliding wardrobes so Rileys room is big enough for a play room and a sleeping room lol.

Well enough :ecomcity: from me for now god playgroup today so better get my butt into gear if im going to make it on time!

InGi

23-06-2009, 11:07

Also wanted to say big big big :hugs: smo3 you poor thing! Rileys a horrible sleeper too and i feel like a zombie most days but doesnt sound quite as bad as poor Dylan. I had a nurse come to my house to help me with him sleeping it was a lot of cc though which i hated and it didnt work so maybe you could go to your nurse and say you need help but arent keen on the cc and see if they have anywhere that can help with a method that doesnt involve too much cc??

bonbon

23-06-2009, 11:33

Ahhh I cant keep up on here! Been so busy, got Maddies bday and party on Sunday, so busy organising stuff for that. My bday is Saturday so a busy busy weekend!

SMO3 you poor thing re the sleep issues. But well done on being able to leave him like you did last nite, sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind you know? But its not easy, Ive been in tears when Ive left Maddie to cry for 10 mins! Maybe if you do it another 2 nites it might form a habit? And he will know its not play time at 2am! Hang in there.

MOS I wouldnt be too worried about Sams weight, he looks happy and healthy and full of energy so its prob a mixture of him being sick/runny teethin poos and crawling everywhere that has made him lose a bit of weight. Maddie used to be a chubber bubba but its quite small now and tall. She is just on the go from the minute she wakes up to bedtime. Now if only I could lose weight so easily running after her! One of my friends was saying this age is one of the hardest for food, esp if they like finger foods, cos they do tend to play and smush it and throw it on the floor, but it might not seem like it, but they are actually learning alot by doing this. And before you know it, Sam will be eating you out of home!

Lambkin - havent had a chance to say, but good on you! I think its really exciting, and one of my distant friends has had it done and its changed her life. You are going to be amazing! Let us know how your appt goes. If you dont mind me asking, is it totally covered on health insurance?

Speaking of which, I really dont know what to do, whether to take it out or not! And i only have a few days before i turn 31 before the price increase! Is it really worth it????

ingi - ohhhh you just might be preggers?! And the living arrangement sounds good, at least you have your own sections.

We wanna build again. We built the house we are in now, but we wanna build one more time, and do it just as we want. Hmmm been looking at homes on the net.

k8y - sorry to bother you but what model is your dyson? We are in the process of getting one, we need it to pick up dog hair off carpet? Any recs? Glad that you and Sums are doing better, you poor thing, you have had a real rough run!!
:wave: to everyone else, I havent read all the way back, will try and get back on tonite !

Bellaleggos

23-06-2009, 12:59

Hi all,

Well it's DDs birthday today and I can't believe that my little Maia is 1 already!
Got her a helium balloon with Pooh on and loads of ordinary balloons and then she sat and opened her pressies this morning while being filmed by her daddy for everyone back in the UK. She got a gorgeous silver bangle from my sister so is looking really girly at the moment.

I took the day off to spend with her and DP as we are never home together (I work Mon & Tues, and DP Weds to Sun) and I've just flipped out as I was sat in the living room and DP came in from outside and went into the theatre room and started watching a film! What was the point of me taking the day off if he's sat in a different room:( DD is asleep and we've got a lot to sort out - Bonbon we've built the house we are in and just bought more land up the road to build again. So we need to talk designs etc and you know what it's like you need to do all this while the baby is asleep - so I'm peeved off with him!!!

Lambkin - haven't had the chance to say 'good on you girl and go for it!'

MOS have you got a child health nurse where you live now that you could pop in and see to put your mind at rest about Sams weight?

Sorry can't remember anyone else for personals.

Taking DD to get her jabs tomorrow and I'm getting more pills and some migraine tabs. Must ask the Dr about my headaches as have had an awful one this last few days which once again coincide with AF.

It's peeing down here today - managed to duck out earlier in between showers and walk the dog otherwise she'll go nuts. So off now to sulk as DP is still watching his video oblivious to me:rolleyes:

Daisy Boo

23-06-2009, 13:00

Oh well. I had DD up at the hospital ealier this afternoon. They were all in bed (and I though asleep) and DH and I were outside putting the new sleepers up around the garden beds when we heard this blood curdling scream. I run inside and there was red all over her face. But it didn't look like blood. And it wasn't. The silly twit and decided that the red nail polish was eye shadow and had put nail polish on her eye, and of course got it IN it too. Then dropped the bottle and the brush, and had got it all over her face in the process.
So washed her eye out with saline for 10 minutes or so, then took her in to the hospital. She didn't stop screaming until about 3 minutes from the hospital, then she says "it's ok mum, my eyes not going to fall out now":banghead:
Dr checked it and the saline did wash it all out, and there are just some little scratches on her cornea, which will heal up in 24hours. So all's good. She's got drops to put in for those 24 hours, which she's not very keen on at all, but I said to her if she wants to get into my stuff and put nail polish in her eyes then she has to have medicine in them too. lucky there was no permant damage I tell you! Think she's learnt her lesson though.

Fraggle OMG how lucky is she that there is no permanent damage. Kirilly always gets into my nail polish and puts it on herself but never around her face.

Daisy Boo - The Time Traveler's Wife is one of my very favourite books also. I never have my copy as I loan it to everyone and they all seem to like it as much as I do. I'm a little afraid to see the movie though in case it 'ruins' it - do you know what I mean?
As for your question about what happens when you get pregnant.. this is one of my main concerns. I've seen my GP twice about it and it's on top of my list of things to ask the surgeon about when I see him tomorrow (eek!) Ideally, they like you to have maintained your 'goal weight' for around 6 months before TTC. The band itself is adjustable. It's hollow and they fill it with saline from a 'port' site which they have on your abdomen easily accessed with a needle (ew I know!) So when you get preggers, my GP says they just take all the fluid out so you can eat a lot more than you ordinarily would be able to eat with the band. There's a few pregnant lapbanders on here who seem to be doing well, so that is encouraging!

I totally understand where you are coming from regarding book vs movie. The Da Vinci code is a big example. But out of curiosity I would want to see it. I'm not sure how they will make it work as the book was hard to understand at the beginning.

Have you read the boy in striped pyjamas? I just finished reading it and it was brilliant. Now I'm keen to see the movie.

Good luck at your appointment today. Can't wait to hear all about it. You are so brave woman.

aww i feel so bad. ive been in a few times to settle him but he has given up on me now and has been crying out for dad:(. daddies not here though. i think im winning its quieting down a bit in there now just letting out the occassional shriek and DADDDDDDDADDDADDDYYY!!! sob sob sob sob
its enough to make me feel like a right ******* to be honest
anyways im to bed again night all hopefully i get a few hours straight now:fingerscrossed:

SM03 - Is this a common thing for Dylan to be awake? Or is it a once off? If it's common you might need to try a sleep school out or get one to come to you. But if it's only occasional what I tend to do with Michael is try and give him some milk, change his nappy and then if he still continues then give him some panadol. Michael sleeps through so for him to wake it's odd. The panadol seems to ease whatever pain he has.

Hope you get a chance to take a break today.

bonbon

23-06-2009, 14:44

Bella - what company are you going to build with, what house etc? Oh no, you are going to make me wanna build more! Your in Joondalup? Whats land like up there, Im in Southern River so a bit exxy!

mosac

23-06-2009, 14:47

happybirthday Maia!

MOS have you got a child health nurse where you live now that you could pop in and see to put your mind at rest about Sams weight?

I've never been so would feel a bit dumb going now after a whole year. I got some wind drops today and a pack of 2 night lights. They plug into the power point and turn on when it's dark and off again when it's light again. I'm also moving a little stereo in there for some background noise. Will keep you posted! :fingerscrossed:

Ummm... InGi, did I miss something here??? Are you TTC too? Oooh! Seems to be a bit of a trend here! On the other hand, I remember when I missed a pill once I had a slight bleed and also when I went of them to TTC with Sam. It's like your body thinks it's time for the sugar pills when you stop taking the hormone ones and you get a period. Let us know though...

Bonbon, that sucks about your DP. And don't stress about the health insurance. If you don't get it until next year the loading's only something like 1% or 2%. My DH never had it until he was 32 years old so we pay a little bit more for him.

InGi

23-06-2009, 16:05

mos no not ttc just had a one off time lol. But not feeling the norm so will see!

Had playgroup today Riley was fine up till these 2 boys came (theyre really loud and dont let any other kids touch toys) so Riley was really quiet then got upset coz everytime he played with something one of the boys came up and pushed him and snatched the toy. Funny because the 1st time we went this was Riley lol. Hes calmed down a bit since then but yeah after that he went ferral and was whiney and frustrated so took me till now to settle him and get him playing calmly again.

Made him chicken rissoto for dinner tonight so thats all cooked now i better get to the washing!!! bbl.

bb how did your interview go??
Lambkin how was your appointment??

happybirthday Maia!!! and to all the other bubs i misssed while i was offline!!

Kyles72

23-06-2009, 19:48

Evening Mums and bubs!

happybirthdayMaia! xx

MOS - we play the radio in Liam's room.Not sure if it helps him sleep, but it gives me something to listen to while Im settling him! And a rhythm to rock him to.

Poor little vegemite has been in a terrible way today, sneezing and coughing, and his nose constantly running. He's been whingy and sooky and off his food, and sleeping heaps. DH stated last night he would love to take Liam out of childcare to stop him catching colds. When I asked who would look after him, his typically male answer was "someone"!:rolleyes: I said he needs to build his immune system and interact with other kids.......I can only assume DH was kidding!

Well, gotta go and put another load of washing in the dryer - its been raining here today so the dryers gotten a good workout. The laundry is near Liams room, so Im sure the motor is helping him sleep.:)

Take care all:flowerz:

mosac

23-06-2009, 20:07

Sam had a late nap today so he's only just gone down but I gave him some Infacol before his BF, burped him WELL and he's now in his cot with the night light on and a Natalie Cole CD playing on repeat. Will let you all know how he goes in the morning. :fingerscrossed:

stg

23-06-2009, 20:30

Mrs Molly Coddle

23-06-2009, 21:35

aww i feel so bad. ive been in a few times to settle him but he has given up on me now and has been crying out for dad:(. daddies not here though. i think im winning its quieting down a bit in there now just letting out the occassional shriek and DADDDDDDDADDDADDDYYY!!! sob sob sob sob
its enough to make me feel like a right ******* to be honest
anyways im to bed again night all hopefully i get a few hours straight now:fingerscrossed:

Poor darling smo3! I know the smiley police will get me so just pretend I've inserted an enormous number of hugging smileys.

SMO3, big big :hugs:. I don't have any advise to try, but I hope you can work something out with his sleeping. I'd be a basket case by now. You're doing fantastic!

Is it time for another Sydney meet up? Anyone interested? SMO3, how far could you come down? What days suit? Wednesday or Thursday are best for me.

Thanks for that, I'll go & check it out.

Good luck with the surgeon.

When DD was a baby, I went back to work when she was a month old. I worked afternoons & didn't get home until around 10pm. She didn't go to bed untill around 11ish either, as she went when I did (we co slept), & we then slept in to around 9 or 10am. It worked perfect for me, as I wanted to see her in the night & did not want to be up at the crack of dawn. I say, do what works :thumbsup:

Now I understand why my sister & I used to drive my Dad & stepmum batty in the car :laughing: DD has had her mp3 player on last night & this morning, singing really loudly. Let's just say the choir won't be hunting her down any time soon :laughing: What's so funny, is she knows lots of the words, but then mumbles through the ones she doesn't. We used to do exactly the same!

Yes to meet up soon! I want to meet baby Cruz!
And thank you for the advice! He went to bed earlier tonight after being woken up by Daisy Mabel at sparrow's fart today. His sleep pattern changes all the time. Doesn't reall ybother me I guess as long as he is happy!

lambkin- that place sounds great...it is so true that you need the support before and after and it is great that it is all part of the package. sounds like you have done soo much research. GL this am.

BTW- Pip has had mild eczema but I haven't been able to pin point the cause yet, to me it seems to be a delayed reaction in her case making it hard. I think from what I have read wheat could be a trigger. GL finding some other options.

oconky - GP says that eggs are usually the main culprit so maybe eggs? Keep a food diary if you can. We use Purity Sensitive (I think it's called.. blue bottle, but not Softly) in the wash and it seems to have worked wonders. I use it on all of our clothes, linen and towels. Might be worth a try?

aww thanks guys:goodvibes:
well he finally went down slept about 3.5-4 hours then yay wake up mum its morning!!!!:smiliedance: yes i must look into some sleep help gonna go look in back of my baby book im sure there was a brochure in there........
kotakai i could come down i just down know sydney at all so im a bit scared to lol i can get to the end of the freeway then im lost :laughing:.....
probably take about 60 mins to the end of the freeway (i think:confused:) then how ever long to where u guys are??? when u guys have talked about meeting up sometimes i think yeah im gonna go too but i never seem to have the time and energy
my dd loves to sing too but sadly is not a natural:laughing:
aww bb we will miss u, but i understand sometimes it is just impossible to keep up

smo3 maybe we could have a meet in Hornsby. That way you just have to get to the end of the freeway! Although might be a bit far for kotakai hm

And on his weight, the reason I started to worry about his eating is that he got weighed/measured, etc at the Dr's the week before last. His head circ and his height are still increasing at the expected rate for his percentile, but his weight had completely STOPPED. He had grown taller and gotten a bigger head but the number on the scales (approx 9kg) had stayed the same for a few months. Now... I weighed him this morning on my digital scales he just sat on them - so cute!)... anyway he's 8.2kgs... :( So he's now LOSING weight too. He doesn't LOOK unde-weight or mal-nourished and he's eating better each day so I know it's getting better... I'm just worried that's all. I'll keep trying for the time being.

MOS - I try and weigh Elliot on digital scales and I think when they sitting, their weight isn't distributed evenly or something because it always different waaay lower than if I weigh him on the baby scales at the chemist. Maybe it is something as simple as that if he's eating and happy and looking healthy? He looked absolutely fine to me last time we saw him. He might have slimmed down a lot since he's more active, as well, which would explain him not gaining weight but gaining height!

stg could be anxiety i spoke to my doc yesterday too as i have been having bad chest pains he said he thinks its anxiety but is getting me to have a ecg and chest xray anyway just to make sure. Im pretty sure its anxiety though for me.

Lambkin Good for you!!! I think its a great dicision! My uncle had it done a few years back and hes lost almost 100kgs! Although he was MASSIVE but its done wonders for him physically as well he doesnt get so puffed anymore when walking etc but your doc sounds great with all the info and courses etc that goes with it!!!

Good luck with the move, Ingi! New place sounds awesome . And good luck with the ecg and chest x-ray! I'm sure it'll be fine. Mum was sent for one on Monday for the same reason and all clear.. doc says it's just stress.

100kgs! I can't believe it!! what an amazing achievement - good on him

Lambkin - havent had a chance to say, but good on you! I think its really exciting, and one of my distant friends has had it done and its changed her life. You are going to be amazing! Let us know how your appt goes. If you dont mind me asking, is it totally covered on health insurance?

Speaking of which, I really dont know what to do, whether to take it out or not! And i only have a few days before i turn 31 before the price increase! Is it really worth it????

I don't mind at all! I've called 3 places in Sydney that do it, and it costs just under $5000 with private health insurance and I get a bit back from medicare. That includes hospital stay, anaethetist (sp?), surgery and band itself, group meetings, nutritionist appointments, psychologist appointments, physio etc. I'm sure there are limits on how many appointments are included, though. It's pretty expensive. We can't really afford it and are relying on DH getting a hefty tax cheque or else not sure what we'll have to do. Skrimp and save I suppose! Of the 3 places I called, only 2 of them will do the procedure for patients without private health cover. The 2 who do do it.. one charges $8700, the other $15000!
As for the health insurance, I guess it's worth it if you are going to use it. We knew we'd want private obs for our next pregnancy, I'd thought about the lapband, I also want to get braces eventually (darn crooked teeth!). Plus Mo is on exxy medication so we get money back for that. A few things really. If you don't think you'll use it, I wouldn't bother. The most expensive thing is dental stuff, but I guess unless you DO want braces (and it's a 12 month wait anyway), you never know if something's going to go wrong with your teeth.
I'd be happy to go public again with the next pregnancy if I thought I wouldn't get obstetric cholestasis again! But the hospy I went to had private rooms anyway, and the maternity ward was brand new so it was fabbo. Got lucky with that though.

I totally understand where you are coming from regarding book vs movie. The Da Vinci code is a big example. But out of curiosity I would want to see it. I'm not sure how they will make it work as the book was hard to understand at the beginning.

Have you read the boy in striped pyjamas? I just finished reading it and it was brilliant. Now I'm keen to see the movie.

I haven't read the boy in striped pyjamas, no, but I have no fiction to read at the moment so I'll look into it :)
I haven't read the da vinci code - I only saw the film which I liked, but I adore Audrey Tattou so perhaps I am biased?
Not sure what the time traveler's wife would be like. I think Eric Bana is too handsome to play Henry! But I would probably see it out of curiosity, just to see how my own imagination compares to the film maker's. I think Laura Linney would make a good Clare.

Okay so before I tell you all how today went, must tell you about tonight's 'adventure'. OMG. We give Elliot a fair bit of nappy free time around here because we're bl00dy hippies. So we're eating our dinner and watching telly and DH goes "oh he's doing a poo, quick!" But he hadn't just started.. oh no.. he had just finished. It was EVERYWHERE. And I mean everywhere. Oh. My. God. It even got inside Dh's mobile phone. Wow. Took me over an hour to scrub the carpet clean. So that is.. gross. So gross. Oh my god. I still can't get over it. Just.. gross. I can't believe we didn't even notice! Oh my god. All over the high chair also. Oh my god. Moving on. Ew.

okay so the appointment today was.. disappointing! How sad.
I can't remember who asked when I was having the surgery, but our health insurance doesn't cover us until September 2nd (1 year since we joined). I wanted to go early though because I needed to know if it's advisable to continue bfing if you are on so few calories.
Started off badly when we couldn't get into the car park because of road works, finally got in there and there were no parks so we parked miles away. Luckily Mum came with me becaues I had to wait an hour and a half to see the surgeon even though we arrived 5 minutes early. In the time we waited there, we were kind of eavesdropping on everyone else's stuff (as you do - what else is there to do?) and the staff were so rude. They were so rude to us, even. Didn't even apologise for how late he was running, told me to 'relax' when I asked how long it would be (and I asked nicely and even apologised for asking!) and a few other things. Mum took DS for a long walk and I was freaking out as Mum has a bad back and we didn't have the pram or a baby bag or anything (all in the car a mile away) as we didn't think we'd take so long, so she was just carrying him. I finally get in there and tell him about my bfing dilemma, and he's like "what is the problem? Why does he need milk if he is 1 already?" then proceeded to tell me that you don't need calories to produce milk. I asked why they recommend nursing mothers have EXTRA calories then and he couldn't even answer me.
Oh well.. surgeons are arrogant so I wasn't exactly surprised, but I did feel upset that he was so dismissive of my concerns.
The whole place just kind of gave Mum and I the creepies. Not good. We also found out that they have a payment plan, which we thought was great for people who don't have the money to pay up front but really need the surgery, but we found out they charge 19% interest!!
I'm going to get a referral to the same place my sister is going through and we'll see if I get a better feeling from them. I just didn't feel comfortable or cared for at all, and who wants that feeling from a place that will be performing surgery on you! Eek.

Man I talk too much sorry girls. I need my own thread. Diary Of a Wannabe Lapbander!
ha!

Elliot just had a terrible teary screamy thing that last about half an hour. Oi. Our poor neighbours.

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fra99le

23-06-2009, 22:31

I've had a dodgy afternoon. I went out to move my pet goat as it had started raining and I thought I'd better bring her up to her house. I couldn't see her. I thought she might have got off to eat my plants again, then saw a ute parked out the front of our side paddock. The guy got out. It was a farmer from over the back of DH's parents place. He said that he just saw a dog kill my goat.:crying: It was still in the paddock, I'd sort of seen it when I went to get Millie, but didn't take that much notice of it, other than thinking I don't know who's dog that it.
My poor Millie.
Frank said he'd called the ranger and would watch the dog to make sure it didn't go anywhere (the farmer over the back of us has a few thousand sheep)
I went and called DH, he was at a mates place fox shooting. He came home straight away, but it was still 10minutes or so, and the dog was still there stading over her and eating my poor Millie. I felt:barf:. Since it was still there and on our propery still, DH shot the dog.
Then just after he shot it, the lady who's dog it was drove up the road. She saw the dog lying in our paddock and thought that it had been hit by a car. We had to tell her we'd shot it. It was awful. She was devestated, but she wasn't mad or anything as she said she would have done the same thing if a dog had attacked her sheep or something, but it still wasn't nice at all. So I'm bawling my eyes out for my goat, and she is for her dog.
The worst bit for her was that her neighbour had rung her a couple of hours before and said that her dog was out and did she want her to go and get him and tie him up. She siad not to worry about it because she was knocking off work early and would be home about 4 anyways. It was about 1/4 to 4 when he killed Millie. And she's only veen down here from QLD for the past month and was flying back there on Friday with the dog.
I swear all I've done since then is cry. I feel awful.

lamkin I'd be looking elsewhere too after that. You certainly dont want someone who you don't feel comfortable with operating on you.

MOS you can't compare the scales at home with the Dr's scales, you have to compare weights on the SAME scales because they are calibrated differently. And bathroom scales, digital or not, are not that accurate when it come to anything below I think it's either 15 or or 20kg. That's why they have specific scales for smaller amounts, eg kitchen scales, they require a different calibration.

SMO3 I hope Dylan sleeps better for you

Sorry girls, I really can't think much more tonight.

Mrs Molly Coddle

23-06-2009, 22:45

Oh fra99le, how awful! I'm so sorry :no: That sounds like a nightmare.
I was at my parent's place a few years ago and their neighbours used to breed Pit Bulls. One of them used to come over to our place all the time and at that stage, my sister was living there with her young children and Dad kept going on and on at him to keep them chained up etc. Anyway, one day it came over and it attacked one of our little dogs. Dad and my brother-in-law tried so so hard to get the big dog to let go of George. BIL even put his finger up the dog's a$$ cause apparently that is meant to make them release their jaw, but nothing. Dad almost got his hand ripped off by George who was freaking out. Anyway, they could't do anything about it. BIL had to grab a bit of wood laying around and beat the neighbour's dog on the head until he let go of George, which killed neighbour's dog. Jeez it was just so horrible, but our neighbour understood. Probably just made it worse now but guess I'm tryng to say that I can (somewhat) relate. :hugs:
Poor Millie :( I hope you are feeling a bit better in the morning hon.

mosac

24-06-2009, 08:34

Fra99le, that's awful. How sad for you but I must say, not that she deserves it, but what do you expect when you leave your dog running around like that? I mean seriously, thank goodness she understands about her dog being shot but your pet has been MAULED because of her being so haphazard.

lambkin, if I were your BIL, I probably would have done the same - hitting over head with wood, NOT sticking finger up bum! lol

Forgot to say I'm up for a meet anywhere any day so just let me know and I'll be there. Nowhere is too far for me.

lambkin, that's disgusting about your appointment. People who work in those kinds of fields (both as help staff AND surgeons) should have at least SOME people skills. And HOW DARE he make a comment about BF? That one got me! lol He's not a paed so it's not his business if you're still BF or not. And telling you to "relax"? WTF? HOW RUDE! Hopefully this other place can at least answer your questions and make you feel more comfortable about it all. Then at least if you come back to this place because of the price, you come back with your questions answered. I do hope the other place works out for you.

Well Sam lasted one hour and 20 mins last night. As always, he woke up just as I was falling asleep. I lay there for a good hour before I started drifting off... then he settled again so I put hinm back in his cot, then he lasted 20 mins. I'm so sick of this. I'm sure he just wants ME. I've covered all bases. He wakes up, sees mummy's not there and freaks out. That's all I have left. How do I combat this??? :confused: :crying:

fra99le

24-06-2009, 10:17

Thanks girls. Some people kind of looked at me silly as "it was just a goat". But she was more than that. I got her as a baby before I had my kids!!! She was adorable! She used to play with the dogs, LOL, you'd throw the ball for them and she'd go chasing after it too. Silly thing, and every morning the kids and I would go out and give her the banana skins from breakfast, she loved them! So I had them bawling their eyes out this morning again too, because Millie wasn't there to give the banana skins too, so that set me off again too.:crying:
Poor little darlin.

MOS have you just moved Sam into a room on his own? DS2 was in the cot in our room up until about a month ago. He was doing the same thing. Waking up every 2 hours or so more often and wouldn't go back to sleep unless he had boob. I was sooooooo over it! I shifted him into the room with DS1, had about a week of him freaking out and really dodgy nights first up (for me and DS1, LOL), but since then, he's been FANTASTIC! He'll go down at 7 and wake up at 6.30.
I felt sorry for DS1, but he didn't actually wake up unless DS2 really got going.
I found that the more I went in there, the more he cried. I know it sounds awful, but I just let him go for it. (I did it while DH had a string of days off since he has to be up at 4am for work) I also got DH to go and stick his dummy back in and lay him down again if he got too worked up, just so he didn't see me.
Stick it out mate, hopefully he get used to the idea and becomes an absolute angel and sleeps from 6pm to 9am!

tiggles

24-06-2009, 10:27

Hi girls

Have been lurking as v busy with work.

Very quickly,

Fraggle - Im so sorry about Millie, its terrible when you loose a pet. Hugs to you and your family.

Happy Birthday Maia!!!! for yesterday.

Lambkin - sorry about the surgeon and his staff being jerks, sounds like the rude surgeon my mum had in Hornsby, he was a dip stick.

Back to work.

bonbon

24-06-2009, 10:50

Fraggle - OMG that is sooo horrible. And it doesnt matter that it was a goat, it was still part of your family. :hugs:

Lambkin - some ppl have NO customer service, it drives me batty. Hope the next one is alot better. And why is a 1 year old still getting milk? What the hell? And I dont know about you, but when someone tells me to relax it actually does the opposite and gets me fired up!

MOS - poor Sam, it is a big change for him after a year of being in the room with you etc to being in his own cot in his own room. Have you tried giving him a blanky or teddy as comfort? Cos thats what it sounds like he is wanting. And it might sound stupid, but leave the shirt that you have been wearing during the day in his cot for him to hold, or spray your everyday perfume/deodrant on his teddy? Might sound strange but he might be comforted by that. He might sense that you are close by. Who knows, whatever works I say! And as cruel as it sounds, and its not easy, but you might just have to let him cry for say 10 mins , go in but dont pick him up just comfort him, give him teddy, then back out for 15 mins etc etc. I cant leave Maddie to cry it out, but if i set a time limit i find it easier. Oh a funny story, when I went back to work, the first nite she was a bit unsettled, so DH rings me at work and told me how he just put her down again etc and told me that he was wearing my pj top!!! Cos of the smells! hahaha And he is alot bigger than me so I can just imagine what it would of looked like, In fact its never been the same since hahaha

Better go got heaps to do while Maddie is asleep! be back later, working tonite, so got time to chat!

mummy2mimi

24-06-2009, 11:01

hey ladies :wave:

havent been around in ages so most of u probally dont remember me but thought ild just pop in and say

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY JUNE 08 BUBS

and.....

happy birthday for 2day mia:bee:

Mum of Midgeys

24-06-2009, 11:21

Hey girls!

Sorry have been MIA... not for that long though, but you'd think with all the chatter I'd packed up for 3 months :laughing:

MOS, I did read you asking if I'd joined a 'Due In' thread... and because of the above, the answer is 'no' :laughing: It's hard enough keeping up in here, and DP already jibes me about the 'novels' I spend time writing on here. I'm rather attached to all you lovely ladies too, so I feel very comfortable talking to you guys about it.... just remember to boot me up the bum if I'm going on about it ;)

Ugh, Kiss just woke up. Will BBL!

Daisy Boo

24-06-2009, 11:33

Lambkin - that is so awful about the poo and the sugeon. Definately try another one.

Fraggle - I'm so sorry about Milly. What an awful thing to happen. :hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:

happybirthday Mia

Bellaleggos

24-06-2009, 12:13

Bella - what company are you going to build with, what house etc? Oh no, you are going to make me wanna build more! Your in Joondalup? Whats land like up there, Im in Southern River so a bit exxy!

The one we are in now was built by Gemmill Homes, not sure who we'll build with next. Still haven't decided if we'll live in it or sell it once it's finished. I love the house I'm in now but we need to get our mortgage down so that's why we've bought the land. So we'll either build it and sell this one and use the proceeds to reduce the mortgage. Just had this one valued by the bank at $520,000, or we'll build on the land and sell that one (though probably won't make as much profit). We're going to do all this while still living in this house so things will be tight for a while - but we need to do it now while I still have a job as redundancy is imminent. We live in an estate called Ashton Heights in Tapping. We've bought land in the same estate but privately as there's not much around here at the moment. Got it at a really good price too so we are pleased with that:D

Kyles72

24-06-2009, 14:54

hi all!

Well, this is the 3rd time today Ive logged on, every time I do, Liam wakes up crying. Lets see how long he lasts this time....

Lambkin - Sorry to hear about your disappointing appointment! :hugs:I would be looking elsewhere as well. One of my pet peeves is rude staff, doesnt matter where, especially as we get customer service standards drilled into us at work all the time.

Fra99le - OMG what a horrible thing to happen! Heaps of :hugs:for you and your family. Pets are absolutely part of the family, doesnt matter what sort of animal it is.

happybirthdayMia! xx

Well, Im going out of my mind with boredom here. Poor Liam is in the grip of his cold, the coughing contstantly wakes him up, the only way he can sleep is against my chest, but hes just too big and heavy to hold him for a long time (much as I love it). Thought I'd rug him up warmly and go for a walk - the fresh air would do him good and the rocking might help him sleep, but DH is dead against the idea as its cold outside:rolleyes:, so rather than start WW3 with him, Im indoors. My bet is he will start to pick up by Friday, just in time for cc, and then pick up something else and we will be back to square one:rolleyes:

Aaaah, enough whinging from me, Im just grumpy and got cabin fever (the sky is blue, the sun is out, crisp winters day.....)

Enjoy whats left of your Wednesday and take care:flowerz:

k8y

24-06-2009, 15:19

Just a quick one, my exam first thing in the morning, then shopping after for Sums b'day present (while she is in CC of course so she can't see lol)....

Thank you Kyles :goodvibes: We got the gift today. I opened up the door about an hour ago, after veging inside studying all day I hadn't ventured out, and there it was by the door with another couple of big parcels for her! How exciting, I'd actually forgotten all about the secret pressie arrival.
We'll open the pressie on Friday (being good :D).
I hope Liam gets better soon. I know how you and your DH feel though, Sums gets a cold every other week and its tempting to just pull her out for a week just so she can have a week where she ISN'T sick!

fra99le I am sooo very very sorry. That is the worst news and so horrific for you to see it all too. I hope you remember the fun times like you told us. Little Millie sounded so sweet :hugs:

lambkin so sorry to hear your appt was not the best. The man sounds like a total twat. Maybe your sisters surgeon will be a better person (ie more human :rolleyes:).

happybirthday to Maia for yesterday!

MOS I think someone else mentioned this too, but have you tried a little blankie or teddy that has your smell on it?
Some times Sums wakes in the night and has a mini whinge for a minute, but she goes back off. I don't go in there. Not unless it's a hysterical screaming escalating whinge, but that is rare really. Hopefully you can give the blankie/teddy a go and try best not to go in there unless it gets worse? Is it a little sooky whinge or a full blown hysterical drama?

c38 I hope we'll be getting a big post from you tonight now we hear your computer dramas are all fixed!

Back to study while Sums asleep, am expecting DP home soon so he'll be able to look after her.
I can't believe this will all be over at 10.40am tomorrow and I'll feel like I'm back in the land of the living again, I'm so excited!

kotakai

24-06-2009, 15:26

:hugs: Fraggle, how awful for you.

happybirthday Mia & Maia.

smo3 maybe we could have a meet in Hornsby. That way you just have to get to the end of the freeway! Although might be a bit far for kotakai hm

Okay so before I tell you all how today went, must tell you about tonight's 'adventure'. OMG. We give Elliot a fair bit of nappy free time around here because we're bl00dy hippies. So we're eating our dinner and watching telly and DH goes "oh he's doing a poo, quick!" But he hadn't just started.. oh no.. he had just finished. It was EVERYWHERE. And I mean everywhere. Oh. My. God. It even got inside Dh's mobile phone. Wow. Took me over an hour to scrub the carpet clean. So that is.. gross. So gross. Oh my god. I still can't get over it. Just.. gross. I can't believe we didn't even notice! Oh my god. All over the high chair also. Oh my god. Moving on. Ew.

I was actually going to suggest Hornsby. Is there any play centres or something like that around there?

It must've been a bad day for poo yesterday :laughing: I was getting Cruz changed just before we left for school & he did the biggest projectile poo you've ever seen. It went over me & all over the lounge & carpet :barf: Seriously, I reckon it went over a metre, it was everywhere! If it wasn't for the fact that Chais would've got into it, I would've gone & got the camera :laughing:

Sorry for the crappy appointment too. Hope you get better vibes & better help from the other place.

MOS, I did read you asking if I'd joined a 'Due In' thread... and because of the above, the answer is 'no' :laughing: It's hard enough keeping up in here, and DP already jibes me about the 'novels' I spend time writing on here. I'm rather attached to all you lovely ladies too, so I feel very comfortable talking to you guys about it.... just remember to boot me up the bum if I'm going on about it

I joined a due in thread, & they are all lovely, but it's just not the same as this group, so I understand Feel free to talk about it as much as you like!

tiggles

24-06-2009, 16:40

Im so jealous, can I come to the Hornsby meet too??? Our house in Sydney was in Galston. BTW, can someone just browse for me in Djs, havent been there in 3 years...:no:

I want to move back home, but need a cool 2 mill for what we have in Noosa, oh well, back to tea and realality.

flick82

24-06-2009, 16:52

Thank you MOS for the secret pressie. Kara Loved it. All the Girls actually loved it :laughing:. Bath time is certainly fun now.

happybirthday To all the bubbas ive missed.

I know its last minute but if anyone is free on the 3rd july for a Brissy meet i just found out I have the day off.

BBL DF just got home with dinner and calling me to the table. :hair: they all seem to know when im on here to reply and al call to me at once:laughing:

Mum of Midgeys

24-06-2009, 18:00

Back again, just a quick one for personals though... have forgotten everything and too much to multiquote - sorry!

happybirthday Maia! :flowerz:
happybirthday Mia! :flowerz:

Fraggle - So many :hugs: for you hun; how awful. Of course you're upset; animals become apart of the family and it's just horrible when they go like that. One of our dogs was bailed up and killed on our deck by 3 wolfhounds from the acreage next to us... So sorry your Milly had to go through it. Try not to feel guilty about the lady's dog... you know what they say about once they get the taste of blood.

Lambkin - What an arrogant @rse of a man! Probably a good thing if the whole place gave you the heebie jeebies though.

K8y - Woohoo for the last exam tomorrow!! So when are you celebrating?! lol :smiliedance:

Kyles - Hope Liam gets better quickly, poor little man!

Kotakai - eww, re: the poo,lol. Sounds like one Dad would be proud of! I'm still in awe of you... the organisational skills you must have!!!

Flick - I would love a meet up, but I'm getting my hair done in the morning(have to get it done that day as it's a voucher my sister gave to me for my birthday that is just about to expire).... I could do the arvo though.

Well, not much here. I'm rediculously tired... I really don't remember being this tired with Khirra. But I guess I had a good night's sleep before she came along, lol. MS is pretty good. Just nauseus every now and again. My gosh, my stomach though. I look like I looked when I was 20 weeks pregnant with Kiss!!! It's terrible, lol. Stomach muscles are offically trashed.

Khirra's doing well, walking around everywhere now, more or less. Unless she wants to get somewhere really fast, when she reverts to her 'turbo crawl'.

Going to the Dr tomorrow to get the referrals for the hospital and things.

How are you going Magick? Are you insanely tired too, or am I just being a sook? lol

Sorry girls, will be better with personals from tomorrow!

Mrs Molly Coddle

24-06-2009, 18:02

hey ladies :wave:

havent been around in ages so most of u probally dont remember me but thought ild just pop in and say

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY JUNE 08 BUBS

and.....

happy birthday for 2day mia:bee:

Thanks mummytomia, that is sweet of you. Happy birthday to your little girl!!

hi all!

Well, this is the 3rd time today Ive logged on, every time I do, Liam wakes up crying. Lets see how long he lasts this time....

Lambkin - Sorry to hear about your disappointing appointment! :hugs:I would be looking elsewhere as well. One of my pet peeves is rude staff, doesnt matter where, especially as we get customer service standards drilled into us at work all the time.

Fra99le - OMG what a horrible thing to happen! Heaps of :hugs:for you and your family. Pets are absolutely part of the family, doesnt matter what sort of animal it is.

happybirthdayMia! xx

Well, Im going out of my mind with boredom here. Poor Liam is in the grip of his cold, the coughing contstantly wakes him up, the only way he can sleep is against my chest, but hes just too big and heavy to hold him for a long time (much as I love it). Thought I'd rug him up warmly and go for a walk - the fresh air would do him good and the rocking might help him sleep, but DH is dead against the idea as its cold outside:rolleyes:, so rather than start WW3 with him, Im indoors. My bet is he will start to pick up by Friday, just in time for cc, and then pick up something else and we will be back to square one:rolleyes:

Aaaah, enough whinging from me, Im just grumpy and got cabin fever (the sky is blue, the sun is out, crisp winters day.....)

Enjoy whats left of your Wednesday and take care:flowerz:

Ugh I hate that. Can't go anywhere when they are sick! Hope he feels better soon. :hugs:

Back to study while Sums asleep, am expecting DP home soon so he'll be able to look after her.
I can't believe this will all be over at 10.40am tomorrow and I'll feel like I'm back in the land of the living again, I'm so excited!

k8y you won't know what to do with yourself! Good luck tomorrow with your exam. Any plans on what to get Sums for her b'day? We got Elliot a Wig-Wam! Couldn't think of anything else :confused: Happy shopping

:hugs: Fraggle, how awful for you.

happybirthday Mia & Maia.

I was actually going to suggest Hornsby. Is there any play centres or something like that around there?

It must've been a bad day for poo yesterday :laughing: I was getting Cruz changed just before we left for school & he did the biggest projectile poo you've ever seen. It went over me & all over the lounge & carpet :barf: Seriously, I reckon it went over a metre, it was everywhere! If it wasn't for the fact that Chais would've got into it, I would've gone & got the camera :laughing:

Oh kotakai!! Haha I'm glad I'm not the only one!
There used to be a play centre in the Westfield but I think it's gone now. There is a playground thingy that is free, but it is always PACKED with kids and mummies. Hm. Well see what smo3 says, though. If she's willing to come to hornsby then im sure we'll think of somewhere!

Im so jealous, can I come to the Hornsby meet too??? Our house in Sydney was in Galston. BTW, can someone just browse for me in Djs, havent been there in 3 years...:no:

I want to move back home, but need a cool 2 mill for what we have in Noosa, oh well, back to tea and realality.

Tiggles! I went to Galston high school! Small world, small world.
And yes you should get a ticket and come to our Hornsby meet :hugs:

Having a coffee with MOS and Sam tomoz so looking forward to that.
Aaaand I better go as my stories are on. MasterChef!

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Mum2J&A

24-06-2009, 18:47

Hi girls :)

Just doing a quick catch up. Just thought I'd say I'm definatly up for a meet too :) I'm good for wherever Jack and I like a drive :)

tiggles

24-06-2009, 18:57

Now I expect a good look around the DJs cooking section please!

InGi

24-06-2009, 19:30

Lambkin sorry to hear your appointment went to sh!tty. I hate docs like that i had a gyno i saw a few months ago that had the same attitude grrr gets me so mad. When receptionists are like that i wanna lean over the counter and smash their stuck up heads through the computer screens haha ok maybe not that violent but i get pretty worked up!
Hopefully the next specialist will be 100% better!!!

Fraggle im going to use all my smilies for you :hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs: i am so sorry to hear what you went through! Poor Millie what a terrible thing! I dont know what else to say except big hugs xoxoxo

k8y GOOD LUCK for your exam tommorrow!! Youll feel like the biggest weight has been lifted when you walk out of that room i bet!!

Ems yes you should definately tell us all about your pregnancy! This will be yours and magicks due in thread as well as the june bubs thread hehe. How far along are you now??

Ive really hit a wall the last few days it gets to after lunch and i just feel so freakin tired i cant even function!! Maybe i have really low iron?? Had all my blood tests, ecg and xray today so will get the results if theres anything wrong they are so damn fast here! In Canberra you normally wait like 2-3 weeks sometimes more just to get an appointment for an xray then when your there you wait half hour or so! I got in on the day i rang and walked straight into the room today, unreal!!
Rileys got his needles tommorrow poor thing not looking forward to it =(
I think im gonna shower then head to bed im wrecked!!!

oconky

24-06-2009, 20:11

happybirthday to Maia

happybirthday to Mia- hope she enjoyed her pressies;)

fra99le- sorry to hear about your goat- whay an awful experience.

lambkin- ughh doctors why do most of them have no people skills, hope the next place is better,though maybe the other staff are OK (sticking up for the allied health professionals here!)

ughh- poo stories!!!!

nothing new here in the middle of my working week ha ha!!

going to bed now as DH is there already!

k8y- GL in your last exam.

Hornsby sounds good girls and I will come if it isn'y a wed/thurs, but no worries if it is!!

Mum2J&A

24-06-2009, 20:18

Ok time for a proper post now that Masterchef and dinner are finished.

Fraggle, so sorry to hear about millie she sounds so cute.

Sorry about your appointment Lambkin, you've got to wonder how they make a living carrying on like that.

Sorry having trouble remembering personals.
Think I'm getting a bit of baby brain again lol.

I've been popping into the due in Feb thread every now and again, don't really have much to chat about yet though.
Ems your not a sook lol! I'm getting pretty tired too, DH has been great at letting me have a few sleep ins.

Had some blood tests yesterday. Just the routine one's but I hate (!!) needles and have a huge bruise on my left arm when they tried and couldn't get any so had to swap to the right arm.
Jack got his needles and was so good for the first 2 hardly even cared, but the 3rd made him cry. It gets harder as they get older I think, I wasn't too bothered when he was little but now I feel terrible for him.

I'd be happy to go to Hornsby for a meet, should be fun :)
Jack and I have joined a playgroup at Rouse Hill on Mondays, we'll be starting next week :)

mosac

24-06-2009, 20:29

MOS have you just moved Sam into a room on his own? DS2 was in the cot in our room up until about a month ago. He was doing the same thing. Waking up every 2 hours or so more often and wouldn't go back to sleep unless he had boob. I was sooooooo over it! I shifted him into the room with DS1, had about a week of him freaking out and really dodgy nights first up (for me and DS1, LOL), but since then, he's been FANTASTIC! He'll go down at 7 and wake up at 6.30.

Yes this is the first time he's been in a room on his own during the night. Thanks - your story gives me hope.

MOS - poor Sam, it is a big change for him after a year of being in the room with you etc to being in his own cot in his own room. Have you tried giving him a blanky or teddy as comfort? Cos thats what it sounds like he is wanting. And it might sound stupid, but leave the shirt that you have been wearing during the day in his cot for him to hold, or spray your everyday perfume/deodrant on his teddy? Might sound strange but he might be comforted by that. He might sense that you are close by. Who knows, whatever works I say! And as cruel as it sounds, and its not easy, but you might just have to let him cry for say 10 mins , go in but dont pick him up just comfort him, give him teddy, then back out for 15 mins etc etc. I cant leave Maddie to cry it out, but if i set a time limit i find it easier.

I've tried to get him attached to "ted", his teddy bear. Whenever we take it out with us, I end up doubling back to find where he threw it!... so he's not so attached to it. I might go and spray some of my perfume on it now though and drop it in there in a while (give it some time to settle first!). I'll persist with Ted though. Maybe you'll meet him tomorrow lambkin. :)

happybirthday Mia! And thanks for popping back in again mummytomimi

MOS, I did read you asking if I'd joined a 'Due In' thread... and because of the above, the answer is 'no' It's hard enough keeping up in here, and DP already jibes me about the 'novels' I spend time writing on here. I'm rather attached to all you lovely ladies too, so I feel very comfortable talking to you guys about it.... just remember to boot me up the bum if I'm going on about it

We can be here for you no matter how much you ramble.

Im so jealous, can I come to the Hornsby meet too??? Our house in Sydney was in Galston. BTW, can someone just browse for me in Djs, havent been there in 3 years...

I'll do it! I browse in DJ's in Parra every time I'm there. They've got some good bargains in their gadget-section at the moment. I want a microplane.... aaahhhhh... Sorry you don't want to hear that, do you? Meant to say: Won't browse, won't be worth it as there's always just sh!t in there. :D

Thank you MOS for the secret pressie. Kara Loved it. All the Girls actually loved it. Bath time is certainly fun now.

lol You're more than welcome. When did you get it? I sent it express post on Friday and I felt bad it would be a day late... Also, sorry about the present - not sure if you'd thank me or curse me for it! lol Does it wash off easily? I hope so! After I told DH what I got (all excited as I thought it was a cool gift!), he said it sounded stupid and he wouldn't want a set - obviously doesn't remember his childhood very well. :rolleyes:

Having a coffee with MOS and Sam tomoz so looking forward to that.
Aaaand I better go as my stories are on. MasterChef!

I didn't get to watch MasterChef tonight but I've set our Foxtel to record it for me so no details tomorrow! :shame:

Now I expect a good look around the DJs cooking section please!

Won't browse, won't be worth it as there's always just sh!t in there!

Ummm... what else? Ooh! Sam spent a few hours with the MIL today. I took him after lunch so she didn't need to do much, just watch him. I managed to scrub our entire balcony with hydrochloric acid. Man that stuff STINKS! I wrapped a tea towel around the lower half of my face. When you pour it into the water to dilute it, you can see the fumes rising out of it. The bricks and pebble crete just sizzled and frothed and I scrubbed and it has come up looking like new. I can now paint over the next few days. I can't wait. It's going to look awesome. I'll take some before and after shots.

I think you guys are right about Sam just wanting ME when he wakes during the night. He screams like he's in pain but it could also be fear. I know when he sleeps with us he'll roll over and feel for me, tug on my hair and then settle again. So you're probably right. The thing is, his cry is more like a shriek. It doesn't gradually get louder but sounds like he just screeches when he figures out I'm not next to him. Then he goes on hysterically...

I know before we moved I was all ready to let him cry it out but when he used to cry before, it was a half-asleep whinge. Now it's like he knows he has to scream at the top of his lungs to wake me up. I might pre-warn the 2 neigbours who have adjoining walls that I might let him cry a little for a few nights. I think that'll make me feel a little better about it. The poor young girl next door who said she sometimes hears him..... she might be hearing him a little more soon - if mummy grows the balls! lol

Think had O pains today... we'll see...

My mum's coming to Sydney for a few days next week. :smiliedance: She leaves Brissy Tues for her move to Tassy. She'll spend a few days here. Can't wait!

mosac

24-06-2009, 21:22

Mrs Molly Coddle

24-06-2009, 21:35

Ive really hit a wall the last few days it gets to after lunch and i just feel so freakin tired i cant even function!! Maybe i have really low iron?? Had all my blood tests, ecg and xray today so will get the results if theres anything wrong they are so damn fast here! In Canberra you normally wait like 2-3 weeks sometimes more just to get an appointment for an xray then when your there you wait half hour or so! I got in on the day i rang and walked straight into the room today, unreal!!
Rileys got his needles tommorrow poor thing not looking forward to it =(
I think im gonna shower then head to bed im wrecked!!!

Glad you got your x-ray done and dusted. That sucks about being so knackered though. It could be low iron or even low blood sugar. Try a low-GI lunch with some red meat tomoz and see if that helps. Kill two birds with one stone!

lambkin- ughh doctors why do most of them have no people skills, hope the next place is better,though maybe the other staff are OK (sticking up for the allied health professionals here!)

ughh- poo stories!!!!

I think there aren't enough poo stories! More poo stories! ;)
And you would stick up for the allied health professionals. Bl00dy O.Ts ;)

Ok time for a proper post now that Masterchef and dinner are finished.

Fraggle, so sorry to hear about millie she sounds so cute.

Sorry about your appointment Lambkin, you've got to wonder how they make a living carrying on like that.

Sorry having trouble remembering personals.
Think I'm getting a bit of baby brain again lol.

I've been popping into the due in Feb thread every now and again, don't really have much to chat about yet though.
Ems your not a sook lol! I'm getting pretty tired too, DH has been great at letting me have a few sleep ins.

Had some blood tests yesterday. Just the routine one's but I hate (!!) needles and have a huge bruise on my left arm when they tried and couldn't get any so had to swap to the right arm.
Jack got his needles and was so good for the first 2 hardly even cared, but the 3rd made him cry. It gets harder as they get older I think, I wasn't too bothered when he was little but now I feel terrible for him.

I'd be happy to go to Hornsby for a meet, should be fun :)
Jack and I have joined a playgroup at Rouse Hill on Mondays, we'll be starting next week :)

He was such a salesman, magick! He actually reminded me of a used car salesman. Gross. I know all surgeons are like that but it still makes me skin crawl!! But he must be doing a good job because the place was absolutely packed and the phone was ringing off the hook. No wonder it was such a mess.

Yes this is the first time he's been in a room on his own during the night. Thanks - your story gives me hope.

I've tried to get him attached to "ted", his teddy bear. Whenever we take it out with us, I end up doubling back to find where he threw it!... so he's not so attached to it. I might go and spray some of my perfume on it now though and drop it in there in a while (give it some time to settle first!). I'll persist with Ted though. Maybe you'll meet him tomorrow lambkin. :)

happybirthday Mia! And thanks for popping back in again mummytomimi

We can be here for you no matter how much you ramble.

I'll do it! I browse in DJ's in Parra every time I'm there. They've got some good bargains in their gadget-section at the moment. I want a microplane.... aaahhhhh... Sorry you don't want to hear that, do you? Meant to say: Won't browse, won't be worth it as there's always just sh!t in there. :D

lol You're more than welcome. When did you get it? I sent it express post on Friday and I felt bad it would be a day late... Also, sorry about the present - not sure if you'd thank me or curse me for it! lol Does it wash off easily? I hope so! After I told DH what I got (all excited as I thought it was a cool gift!), he said it sounded stupid and he wouldn't want a set - obviously doesn't remember his childhood very well. :rolleyes:

I didn't get to watch MasterChef tonight but I've set our Foxtel to record it for me so no details tomorrow! :shame:

Won't browse, won't be worth it as there's always just sh!t in there!

Ummm... what else? Ooh! Sam spent a few hours with the MIL today. I took him after lunch so she didn't need to do much, just watch him. I managed to scrub our entire balcony with hydrochloric acid. Man that stuff STINKS! I wrapped a tea towel around the lower half of my face. When you pour it into the water to dilute it, you can see the fumes rising out of it. The bricks and pebble crete just sizzled and frothed and I scrubbed and it has come up looking like new. I can now paint over the next few days. I can't wait. It's going to look awesome. I'll take some before and after shots.

I think you guys are right about Sam just wanting ME when he wakes during the night. He screams like he's in pain but it could also be fear. I know when he sleeps with us he'll roll over and feel for me, tug on my hair and then settle again. So you're probably right. The thing is, his cry is more like a shriek. It doesn't gradually get louder but sounds like he just screeches when he figures out I'm not next to him. Then he goes on hysterically...

I know before we moved I was all ready to let him cry it out but when he used to cry before, it was a half-asleep whinge. Now it's like he knows he has to scream at the top of his lungs to wake me up. I might pre-warn the 2 neigbours who have adjoining walls that I might let him cry a little for a few nights. I think that'll make me feel a little better about it. The poor young girl next door who said she sometimes hears him..... she might be hearing him a little more soon - if mummy grows the balls! lol

Think had O pains today... we'll see...

My mum's coming to Sydney for a few days next week. :smiliedance: She leaves Brissy Tues for her move to Tassy. She'll spend a few days here. Can't wait!

Elliot has been the same really since we moved! I read this and went "yep, yep, me too" in my head. Maybe they are just getting used to their new surroundings? If you stumble upon a solution PLEASE let me know.

We've had a bad night with Elliot. He's been up 5 times since he went to sleep. Keeps waking up screaming. I dyed my hair and left poor DH to deal with the worst of it as I couldn't nurse him with dye all over me. Washed it out too early so I could tend to McScreamy so the colour didn't really take but oh well. I am now 'Black Cherry' and no longer 'Smouldering Red.' Well.. I'm kind of both I think. Smouldering Cherry.

I... was going to say something about masterchef but I'll keep my mouth shut, MOS!

Had dinner too early and am now hungry again> i hate that. Munching on an apple but it's a bit sour.

So the plan for the lap band thingy is that I will wait and see how my sister's consultation goes on Friday and make my decision from there. My terrible time was had at a clinic in Baulkham Hills. My sister is going to the SAN, and there is also a mob that do it in Penrith, but I don't know much about them. I'll see what my sister says and go from there. She can't really afford to go anywhere else as she doesn't have health insurance, so I don't think she'll be as picky about things as I am.
DH says that it's probably better to talk to the nutritionist about the breastfeeding side of things, but you don't see the nutritionist until after you have the surgery! He said he's not surprisd the surgeon didn't give a sh!te, and I did say to him before I went there that I'd probably get that reaction. It just upsets me because a) he was totally dismissive, b) it would have been a different story if Elliot was 6 months old and not 12 months old, and c) I am giving myself such a hard time over the bfing issue and here's someone who thinks it's crazy that i'm even worried about it. Maybe I am not ready to wean Elliot. I never suspected it would be such an emotional thing. I feel guilty even thinking about it, to be honest. I think what the surgeon was TRYING to say (in a tactless and inconsiderate way) is that his concern is ME, not my son. And that my concern should be ME as well. Maybe he has no kids. Or maybe he's just a big.. Poo face.

I think it might be my turn to organise a meet. Will wait for smo3 to see what she says abotu Hornsby :)

no smilies boo

mosac

24-06-2009, 22:14

Here's a thought lambkin - Could you call the ABA and ask them about BF on the special diet you will be on, etc, etc? I thought of them as I was trying to think of the most BF-friendly place to ask... then they may not be so lap-band friendly. But you could always say you've been told you SHOULD get it done by your GP or something to shut them up. Either that or ask a different surgeon and lie and say Elliott's only 6 months old. :D

I'm still awake but only because I'm watching MasterChef. Keep on sitting through the ads forgetting I can FF. :rolleyes:

Might see if I can give DH a "nudge" when I get up there... lol. Friend's of ours who have been through soooo much to have their kids once told us to DTD every second day - give the swimmers a chance to get their sh!t together again! :laughing:

bonbon

24-06-2009, 22:45

Asleep at 8:30, awake again at 10.... :crying:

Hadn't gotten Ted in with him yet but I waited listening for a few mins outside his room for a few mins. It started to become a sobbing groany cry. Then it was getting louder. Then it became a shriek. I went in after 10 mins and settled him, put his pants back on... :rolleyes: then he was worse. 20 mins later and he's asleep on my lap after a BF...

I'm watching MasterChef... what else can I do??? :hair:

Cut the boob!! hahaha How does Sam go to sleep at nite when he first goes down? Do you feed him to sleep? If so, he might be waking up and thinking he needs the boob to make him go back to sleep. So when he is shrieking and crying, its cos he doesnt want to be awake but doesnt know how to put himself back to sleep so is basically calling out for the boob. I read something like that in the sleep sense book. Its so hard eh. I feed Maddie to sleep quite often, actually I do it like a robot without stopping to think, especially in the middle of the nite when im so tired. The thing is, Maddie can put herself back to sleep, I hear her kind of groaning a bit for a few mins then it goes quiet, but other times she screams her head off.

Well one of my best friends is pregnant. Her boy is 6 weeks younger than Maddie, and she is 8 weeks, a total surprise and it will be her third. Everyone is getting pregnant! I told Dh the news and he was like, I wanna have another one, can you go to the dr and get your period back:p. yes he said it again. So when Maddie gets her needles next week :no: Im going to have a chat with our gp . I think I might wean Maddie off the avo bf, cos I cant leave her with anyone cos I need to feed her , its a bit frustrating, and it might encourage my AF to come back!
Also, this same friend, she puts her 3 year old in daycare twice a week and she is now putting her boy in daycare once a week. So she has Tuesdays to herself to do whatever she likes, goes to the movies etc! Man im so jealous! Can you imagine! And she doesnt work or anything, so at first i was like, thats a bit weird, but she says it helps her get thru the week etc. Have any of you considered putting your bubs in child care even for half a day a week, to give you time to yourself and for them to socialise and get a play as well? My Dh reckons it would be good for Maddie as she LOVES other kids, it would give me a break esp after working niteshift. So just half a day a week. I dont know why , but I feel weird thinking of her not being with me, is that weird? Am I too clingy!
Anyway.

Lambkin - i feel guilty about thinking about weaning too. I didnt think it would be so hard either! I just thought I would do my time and then go to bottle /cup but its not that easy. Its something that they will never get to do again! man! And yes your surgeon is a poo face!

c38

24-06-2009, 22:56

Hi All

Well a LONG few days for me. My laptop screen is nearly dead...the light in it has gone and from what I have sussed out, they usually need to replace the whole screeen so it can be quite$$ to get fixed.
My mum lent me her new laptop (I gave her an old one of mine and it got stolen in their recent burgulary, and so she got a nice new one. She never used the one I gave her, it was more just at their house so she said she wont miss this one...for a while ) Anyhow this computer wouldn't let me log onto BH. I could read what you were all up to but not participate.:( A few people including Tiggles suggested I try MOzilla Firefox and it has worked. Have no idea why it wont work on Internet Explorer Another BHer said she'd read there were problems with IE8 and similar forums..but this has version7. Anyhow,I don't really care, its working!! Hmm, I also realised that my internet connection is not secure:o:oMOS. But I can't seem to get it secured. I've been back over the whole configuring of the wireless modem, and it lists step2 *** setting a pasword...but then the actual instructions mis step2, and the wizzard thing that goes though does as well. I tried manually turning on encription or something...but then it wouldn't work at all...aghhh... Might have to cook an IT savy friend dinner or something. I know my 2nd cousen tried when I first set it up...but he's now doing IT at uni so maybe he's learnt more ...LOL

Anyhow So thats that drama.

Hmm what else has happened???
Not much really. Worked Sat evening and last evening. G id fine with Mum. He has a snotty cold (I hesitate to say cold as really its jut eh runny nose). I got home lastnight and MUm said "he's not good, been snuffling and struggled to drink his bottle" HE HAS A RUNNY NOSE for goodness sake... I felt like driving her back to my work to look at the poor wee ones with bronchiolitis (8of them) struggling to get breath.. She's gonna be a mess when he does get a decent cold or gastro or something.
He refused to drink formula yesterday too. ID only defrosted one bottle of EBM as am hoping to get him to drink something else as I cant keep up expressing and he rufuses cows milk. He drank some toddler formula last week, so I was thinking I'd grade him from that to cows milk once its a sure thing... Ah well if he refuses once the snots are better, then he will be offered cows milk or water or be thirsty apart from one bottle oF ebm when mummy's at work. Littel rat wont drink much water either.
He's been very cute this afternoon. He's been playing with a pile of my hats. Just putting them on and off, and laughing ..crawling round..looking in the mirror. Some go down over his eyes...its SO funny. I'll try and upload some pics tom

Fra99le:hugs:I felt sick reading about your poor goat. That is SO sad and must have been so traumatic for you.

EMS: glad the MS is not as bad as last time. I remember almost constant mild nausea with some waves of worse, and feeling really really tired..like a bad hangover.. Maybe it's a BOY this time;)

Ops G's awake. I've been at dance class so Mum put him to bed. Will go de-snot and BF him then more personals if I can remember:wave:

flick82

25-06-2009, 04:29

lol You're more than welcome. When did you get it? I sent it express post on Friday and I felt bad it would be a day late... Also, sorry about the present - not sure if you'd thank me or curse me for it! lol Does it wash off easily? I hope so! After I told DH what I got (all excited as I thought it was a cool gift!), he said it sounded stupid and he wouldn't want a set - obviously doesn't remember his childhood very well. :rolleyes:

My DF and Mum were the same, what a silly present, it will teach Halie its OK to draw on the walls again :laughing:. (she wrote her name is nikko along the bathroom wall in huge letters and tried to tell me it wasnt her :laughing:)Whatever keeps them from splashing water all over my bathroom is fine by me lol. Yes it does wash off easily.

Kara is walking everywhere now.

Now i must go get ready for work, have to leave soon and Kara's finished Breakfast. Im still waiting for my coffee to kick in!

kotakai

25-06-2009, 08:02

Might see if I can give DH a "nudge" when I get up there... lol. Friend's of ours who have been through soooo much to have their kids once told us to DTD every second day - give the swimmers a chance to get their sh!t together again! :laughing:

:yes: that's what we did. Around the time i was O'ing, we did it every 2nd day for a couple of days before & after. Worked both times, so good luck! (now where's that BDing smilie :laughing:)

I looooove my new pram. I love that I can put them in either spot as both seats fully recline. It is big though, so def not for shorty's.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/pram-1.jpg

Well Cruz was a month old yesterday, which is just crazy! I took his 1st teddy bear shot. I'll be doing them each month like I did with Chais. I also got his hands & feet thing done yesterday. I've had all of them done on the day they were a month old, it's amazing the difference in size between them all. I still can't get over how much Cruz looks exactly like Chais. It's quite freaky actually, they could seriously be identical twins, just with dif colour hair. Wonder if he'll continue to look like him as he gets older? Cruz is sick at the moment :(. He has a cold & is all snuffly, with green boogers. It's horrible of a night though as it sounds like he's struggling to breathe. Here's a collage of a few new photos.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/1mthcollage.jpg

I hope I don't jinx it by saying it, but we have sun out at the moment :sunshine:

Have a great day all :wave:

InGi

25-06-2009, 09:19

bonbon I have started thinking absaout putting Riley into childcare for a alf day or so just to give me some time alone and to let him play with some other kids he always has such a good time at playgroup with one of the other boys. So i need to look more into it.

Kotokai - Poor Cruz. Those pics are just gorgeous!! Cant believe its been a month already. Time flies!

Lambkin- thanks i will try a low gi lunch and will have some steak or something mmmmm steak! No way i could ever be a vegetarian hehe.

My washing machine is a piece of sh!t :hair::banghead::hissy: its keeps putting grey and black oily stains on all my light washing so half our clothes are wrecked and it wont come out arghhhhh now i have to take all my light washing to my grandparents place and wash there till i can get the stupid thing fixed which i dont know how $$$ it will be everything always happens at once!! grrr ok calm again.

Well better go get ready to take Riley to get his needles :no: argh I hate that part! Poor kid ill have to be extra nice to him today so he doesnt hate me for doing this to him lol.

Have a good morning all

smog

25-06-2009, 11:41

omg omg omg check out my new sig:D
ps back soon for real post.............

smog

25-06-2009, 12:09

yay welcome back c38:)
happybirthdaymia and maia
no sleep around here as usual:rolleyes:
aww kotakai they are such cute boys:goodvibes:, they do look at lot alike to me to. i think your older 2 look very similar to each other too. omg i have the worst pram envy...maybe i could wear really really high heel everywhere i go???:laughing:
ingi we are having the whole everything going at once around here too.. its getting me down to be honest
oh ems we want to hear all about it for sure...... you never go on and on about anything , seems more like something i do actually..haha sorry guys. anyway i definately want to hear every last detail so bad luck for anyone else as, i have just spoken for the group:p
bonbon lots of people do the day care thing 1 day a week for a bit of time to themselves and social time for bubs... i think its a great idea personally. everybody is happy. my dd went from 2?? i think just 1 day at first the was going 2 the yr before school. ds1 was the same although i worked while he was there but even if i hadnt he would have gone cause he really needed the social interaction.

smog

25-06-2009, 12:13

ooh i forgot mos, we are using the maybe baby to track o cause we want to try for a girl. i know some people may disagree with that but its my business and id be absolutely stoked to just have a healthy baby be it a boy or a girl. but seeing as though dh doesnt actually have a dd we are going to try to time it for one. i believe we need to stop (insert humping smiley) a few days before o so the girls swimmers will be there at the right time for the egg? obviously the problem with this is if we dont have sex during o we may not get preg at all but we are going to try it for a few months and if we dont get a bfp we will just abandon tracking and go for it whenever as that seems to have worked well in the past:p

kotakai

25-06-2009, 13:00

omg omg omg check out my new sig:D
ps back soon for real post.............

yay yay yay :smiliedance::smiliedance::smiliedance:

sending plenty of :babydust2:

I'm so jealous! I would love 1 more & a lil girl also, but DP says we're done :(

Will you come down to Hornsby for a meet? Are there any days you can't do?

smog

25-06-2009, 13:13

yeah ill come to hornsby thats easy..but is it like a long way for everyone else?
um any day really is usually okjust depends on the week if we have any appointments etc..but we dont have any ongoing stuff. dylan swims on tuesday morning but the swim school is pretty casual i can move that around or go early if need be.
i just have to be back in time for big kids thats all so id have to leave by like 1.30-2.00?
hehe kotakai my dp says we were done after brayden but ive managed to convince him now twice more and he is happy. i think he is just a little bit scared of the financial pressure ..cant blame him so am i but i dont think 1 tiny little baby will make much difference. ive been making aww wouldnt it be lovely to have just 1 more baby comments since dyl was born and now dh goes yeah ok it would be nice awwww:bee::smiliedance: and so begins my mission to find the perfect double pram:detective: and omg they all suck??!!! i could so make a great pram for 2 dunno what the pram companies are thinking really ..maybe that could be my next career move:laughing: making great double prams ...for short people:D. yours is the only good one kotakai ...bugger

bonbon

25-06-2009, 13:28

SM03 how exciting!! Hope it happens really quickly for you!!

Kotakai - your bubbas are soooo cute, I dont know how you do it

Hmmm well Im thinking of selling my business. I just dont have the time to do it properly, as well as work night shifts. If I didnt work at all it would be great, but its like frustrating me cos I dont get the time to invest time into it and organising advertising and flyers and send emails to magazines and all that, which is what would make the business soar. If anyone is interested or know anyone looking for something PM me.
Be back later, have a whingy whiney baby hanging off me!

stg

25-06-2009, 13:31

Have any of you considered putting your bubs in child care even for half a day a week, to give you time to yourself and for them to socialise and get a play as well? My Dh reckons it would be good for Maddie as she LOVES other kids, it would give me a break esp after working niteshift. So just half a day a week. I dont know why , but I feel weird thinking of her not being with me, is that weird? Am I too clingy!
Anyway.

Im putting Charlotte in one day a week soon. When other kids are around she ignores me completely. She LOVES other kids, or people in general and being an only child she doesn;t get much kiddy interaction so she kinda needs it to socialise I think... plus a day to myself each week would be amazing!

Just the local centre wont take babies under 15 months so I have to wait.. The nearest centre that would take her now is like 20 min away and not overly practical..

My Little Sweet

25-06-2009, 14:53

I feel awful! Stupid cold!!!

Yay SMo3 for ttc!!! how exciting for you.

And :yelclap:K8y for finishing exams.

Kotakai your boys are gorgeous that pram does look massive too, how tall is it and how tall are you? I think they look very much alike and your older two look very much alike as well. The family i nanny'd if you anyone has seen the photos, have 2 boys in the middle aged 111 and 12 they are nothing a like at all it is very odd, one is blonde blue eyed with pale skin that tans and the other is brown haired brown eyed with dark skin he is the only one in the family that looks like that. very odd!

Lambkin i am sorry the appointment didn't turn out how you wanted it too. They sound like terrible people and i would definitely get some other opinions. Also whoever suggested call the ABA for some advice i think thats a great idea, they helped me heaps at the start, couldn't hurt.

Ingi i read on fb that Riley didn't even cry :smiliedance: Quinn hardly did either for her needles but she was very unhappy for the next two days:thumbsdown:

Well my pop is home and doing well he did have diabetes for like a week and needed 4 shots of insulin a day but that has settled down. We are doing well here, although my dad did ask me today what i would think of him going to afghanistan to drive petrol trucks. i am not sure what to say tho, his company has been bought out and him and 3 others are yet to be given new contracts so naturally he is stressing as they have 2 houses and my mum doesn't work and even if he does get the job its less pay and an hour further to travel each way so not a good situation. The job overseas is a year contract that would pretty much set them up for retirement i just couldn't handle it if something happened to him.

anyway some good news my friend had a baby this morning:smiliedance::smiliedance: a little boy named Zacahary Alexander Steven. she was almost 2 weeks early! i am so happy for them as they had been trying for 3 years with no luck, i felt awful telling her when i fell pregnant. Don't have to worry anymore though!!

Got a netball grandfinal tonight, hoping for a win but the team we are playing is pretty hard won't help that i am sick or that its at 7 when i should be putting quinn to bed so my (.Y.)'s will be ready to explode. giving her a late nap now so she can stay up and come watch me!

Starting to have a hard time living here, i want my own space back now. Just need to keep thinking 5 more months then 2 months in Italy but its hard when they annoy me so much!! just lots of little things that are building up wish we had never come here but i know if we didn't we would never have saved as much as we have.

anyway enough about me! how is everyone's day going? ready for the weekend yet?

tiggles

25-06-2009, 16:52

Hi all

Sorry for no personals, but as usual, actually v tired.

SM03, you trying for another, you and Kotakai are super mums!

to everyone else trying Im sending good vibes and to those already pregnant Im so happy for you. We want to hear all the updates.

Well, I know we are done with having kidlets, bl00dy DH wont get the snip so Im looking at all my options, seriously thinking of getting something permanent done, as Im so worried about having another, just not something I want, sorry to sound unhappy, but just something I dont want. So if I dont get something permament done, now some questions.

So re the contraception, have any of you had the 3 monthly shots or that thing they put under you skin? What are the pros and cons? Im on the pill ATM, and constantly forget to take. Im not interested in an IUD. Any comments greatly appreciated.

mosac

25-06-2009, 16:54

MBQ, one day you'll be looking back on it all saying how great it was that you got to save that much... and you'll be glad it's all over. The main thing is that it WILL be over one day and it will be behind you soon enough in the whole big scheme of things. I know how you feel though but it will make everything else seem minor once you get your own space. :hugs:

ooh i forgot mos, we are using the maybe baby to track o cause we want to try for a girl. i know some people may disagree with that but its my business and id be absolutely stoked to just have a healthy baby be it a boy or a girl. but seeing as though dh doesnt actually have a dd we are going to try to time it for one. i believe we need to stop (insert humping smiley) a few days before o so the girls swimmers will be there at the right time for the egg? obviously the problem with this is if we dont have sex during o we may not get preg at all but we are going to try it for a few months and if we dont get a bfp we will just abandon tracking and go for it whenever as that seems to have worked well in the past

I was thinking the same thing. Trying and hoping but it doesn't matter really. So is it good to fall before or after O for a girl?

Sam's asleep, DH is at work and we're due at the IL's in about 10 mins for dinner. DH is working until around 7pm so I'll be doing it alone for tonight but that's cool... I just need to get Sam into his cool red bath robe and try to keep him asleep for the drive over there. Easier said than done! :cool:

Had a great time with lambkin today. You'll probably see pics soon. I don't mind you posting them on FB lambkin. :thumbsup:

I'd be up for a Hornsby meet. It'll only be about a half hour drive I think but I don't care as Sam's cool with drives and I have a GPS. I'm free any day so you guys organise and let me know. SMO3, everyone is sooooo nice so don't be nervous! :D

Well must get the boy rugged up and off to see tayta and juddou. BBL.

PS. Didn't give DH "the nudge" last night but I DID get to sleep until around 1am which was a solid 3 hours sleep! :smiliedance: I can't believe I used to whinge about him not sleeping past 4am... :rolleyes:

Mum of Midgeys

25-06-2009, 17:28

Hey girls,

I apologise in advance if this post is a bit scatty... brain's fried from a biiiig day :dizzy:

SMO3 - WOOOHOOOO!!! :smiliedance: How exciting for you! Hehe, very, very happy for you DH caved, lol. So, have you bought shares in the pregnancy test companies yet? lol

MOS - Forgot to say :smiliedance: for you officially TTC too! Yep, if you want a girl, you DTD before you O, apparently. It supposedly take girl swimmers about 4 days to get to the egg, I think. For boys you do right around O.... so, if that theory's correct, I should be having a boy :detective: Yay for the block of sleep!

Ingi - Hope things get sorted and you feel better soon, you poor thing! Did you get the results back today??

Kotakai - pics are just goooorgeos :goodvibes: Haha, good thing I'm preggers cos you're making me very clucky! lol That pram does look fantastic... I'm 5"11, so the height wouldn't be problem... how much was it, if that's not too rude to ask? I've been looking at (you might want a look SMO3) the Marco Sky L
http://www.babydaze.com.au/ (hope I'm allowed to post that link, Mods). It's $435 and has a newborn carry cot insert that's $85. Looks quite compact... the only thing is the toddler seat doesn't recline, but Khirra's never gone to sleep in the pram in her life, so that's not such a big deal here, I guess. What'd you guys reckon of that one? Saw it at the baby expo...

C38 - bl00dy computers, eh? Poor Mr G, hope he gets better soon. lol, funny you mentioning the Man Flu... DP had a terrible case over the weekend *insert dramatic hand over forehead here* lol. And you know, I wonder if it is maybe a boy... it feels a lot different this time... time will tell ;)

Bonbon - one of my friends puts her boys in CC, and she's a SAHM.... one day they are in together, so she has a free day, and then one day the eldest is home and another the youngest is home... her way of getting one on one with each of them and time for herself.

MBQ - Glad your Pop is going okay hun! And congrats to your friend.... aww, liddle bubba, hehe. Very hard question to answer re: your Dad! My initial reaction if it would be my Dad would be no, but then you do have to think of their wellbeing, and think relistically about it I guess. Best of luck whatever they decide xo

Sorry if I've missed anyone, will try to post again if I have!

Was asked today at Mother's Group if I was UTD (women can be psychic, I swear!) and then found out that 2 other Mum are one and 2 weeks behind me! So 3 Feb babies in our group. Then there's two Mum's that are about 14 weeks now. Will be babies everywhere next year!

Blood tests tomorrow. Oh which reminds me Magick - ouch! lol I hate when they miss the veins like that! When do you find out about the Birth Centre??

Best go get the little miss into the bath... running late here (Kiss had a late arvo nap due to us running around all day)

InGi

25-06-2009, 18:41

yay smo3!! and :babydust2: for all of the mums ttc

ooh i forgot mos, we are using the maybe baby to track o cause we want to try for a girl. i know some people may disagree with that but its my business and id be absolutely stoked to just have a healthy baby be it a boy or a girl. but seeing as though dh doesnt actually have a dd we are going to try to time it for one. i believe we need to stop (insert humping smiley) a few days before o so the girls swimmers will be there at the right time for the egg? obviously the problem with this is if we dont have sex during o we may not get preg at all but we are going to try it for a few months and if we dont get a bfp we will just abandon tracking and go for it whenever as that seems to have worked well in the past:p
woah i didnt reealise there was so much involved! I have a lot of reading to do before we ttc hehe

bonbon what kind of business is it?

mbq Riley started getting really grumpy and whiny this arvo so hopefully he was just tired!
Hope you feel better after a good nights sleep.
Glad to hear your pop is doing well :)
Not sure what to say bout your dad i wouldnt like my dad or any member of my family over there, maybe theres another option for him here in Australia?

tiggles all i can say if ive fallen pregnant on the pill and know quite a number of ppl who have also so i wouldnt rely on just that anymore!! my sil had the implanon (rod in her arm) and swears by it as she fell preg on the pill too. I dont know bout the injection but i just think what if there are side effects theres no getting it out of your system at least you could take the rod out or stop taking a pill.

ems no results yet the doc said hed call me if there was anything so i guess if i dont hear from him within this week im all good!

Not much happening here DH at training again so looking forward to greys anatomy and private practice i really enjoy the quiet 'me' time its great!!!

tiggles

25-06-2009, 18:48

yay smo3!! and :babydust2: for all of the mums ttc

woah i didnt reealise there was so much involved! I have a lot of reading to do before we ttc hehe

bonbon what kind of business is it?

mbq Riley started getting really grumpy and whiny this arvo so hopefully he was just tired!
Hope you feel better after a good nights sleep.
Glad to hear your pop is doing well :)
Not sure what to say bout your dad i wouldnt like my dad or any member of my family over there, maybe theres another option for him here in Australia?

tiggles all i can say if ive fallen pregnant on the pill and know quite a number of ppl who have also so i wouldnt rely on just that anymore!! my sil had the implanon (rod in her arm) and swears by it as she fell preg on the pill too. I dont know bout the injection but i just think what if there are side effects theres no getting it out of your system at least you could take the rod out or stop taking a pill.

ems no results yet the doc said hed call me if there was anything so i guess if i dont hear from him within this week im all good!

Not much happening here DH at training again so looking forward to greys anatomy and private practice i really enjoy the quiet 'me' time its great!!!
Thanks for the info Ingi! Not sure what Im going to do.

BeautifulBoys

25-06-2009, 18:49

:wave:Hey....

Have you missed me??? :D

BeautifulBoys

25-06-2009, 18:56

WOW a bit too catch up on....

More babies SMO3 :yelclap: Goodluck TTC:babydust2:

Happy Birthday to the bubs I have missed:party:

K8y......:thumbsup:Well done on finishing your exams...

smog

25-06-2009, 19:24

SMO3, everyone is sooooo nice so don't be nervous!

are u psychic? reading my anxiety ridden/aspergers tendancies brain??
im already in a mad panic about meeting you internet weirdos:eek:!!!! :laughing:

ingi it does sound very involved huh? ive never tried for a sex before and have never even tracked o before so will see how i go
mos yep ems is right , well thats what i thought too. for a girl u need to stop dtd a few days before o, which no doubt is probably not all that easy ...i mean how do i know a few days before i actually am going to o??? see how this maybebaby thingo goes

bb of course we missed you
tiggles only thing i have heard is the thing in your arm cannot always be found to get back out if needed. dr mentioned this to me as i have issues with being on the pill which may also occur using that too and they cant guarantee they can get it back out ..but usually can. long as u are happpy to be on it 3 months though wouldnt be a problem. and i have heard from friends that u get a lot of irregular bleeding on it. ?? all i know never heard of it failing as a contraceptive

well both my boys are in bed ahhhhhhhhhh:cloud9:. just me and dd and she is no trouble at all. hope i can still say that in a few yrs time lol

ems yeah i really want a pram where they both recline but i really like the way that one folds up small ...cause im gonna have no boot when i move to a big ugly people mover type car:crying: .gone are the days of throwing my pram in the back of my station wagon without even folding it up , to be honest i dont even know how to fold my pram up anymore:o havent done it for like a year??haha

i think kotakais pram is around 1000, ive seen them on ebay for even more i think...
kotakai what sort of car do u have?(now who is the weirdo ineternet stalker). im struggling to decide on a car with more seats where the anchor points dont interfere with any seats and i can actually get a pram in the boot. oh yeah and is cheap my current car is worth like $1000 and i dont want a car loan:laughing:. i do have some
$ to put to it, im just a super scrooge when it comes to car..so yeah im looking at older models
lmao just realised the pram i would buy if i was tall enough probably costs more than my car how funny is that
dh has a mitsubishi pajero that is 7 seats and id be happy with his, but the straps from baby seat cut across the seat in back iykwim and means u cant use all the seats? defeats the purpose...so im thinking like an older model tarago??