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Happy Birthday to Immy Hope that you had a fab day full of cuddles, lots of yummy food and kisses.
Cath - the Aldi nappies are around $15 for a packet of 50 which works out to 30 cents a nappy. The huggies ones are about $39 for a 72 pack which works out to 54 cents each, or if they are on special for $29 its 40 cents each. So yeah the Aldi one's are cheap. And so far I haven't had any leaks and they seem to be a bit more comfortable around the legs. The Aldi wipes aren't much chop though as they are small and thin, not exactly what you want to use for those "big jobs".
I'm off to bed, dead tired. Will try and post some more tommorow.
nkenward
30-10-2006, 21:12
Hi all,
Sorry I have been rather busy with work over the past week. It just doesn't seem to end. But I have done a quick read over the last um... 6 pages of posts.
Congratulations Anna on your exciting news. Good luck with no. 4.
Fi - hope all is going well with your preg. Read that you are having a little boy. Little boys are great!!!
Happy Birthday to Paddy & Immy - hope you both had wonderful days.
Oops - in relation to the honey story - Connor has been having honey since about 7 months. Mixed it into his cereal every morning. I am a big honey eater - I suffer from mouth ulcers. I would get them all the time. I then was told to have honey everyday - and have not had them since. So I figured Connor would be ok with it. But he is really good with all foods - even semi-spicy foods.
Funny about what they pick up and eat. We haven't had any issues with bugs yet. But leaves, twigs, flowers, dirt, crumbs - definitely. I have never vacuum so often.
Connor is now walking. It is very exciting. But he is also an outdoors boy, and always wants to be outside. You can open the door to let some fresh air in, and he cracks it because he was lead to believe we were going outside.
Tania - as for the tantrums - I am happy to see someone else going through the same thing. It has only just happened in the last couple of weeks. But yes, Connor (especially when he wants to go outside), is throwing some. But I am trying to ignore and distract him in other ways, so he doesn't get used to them.
Connor's immunisations went ok. He cried. But on Friday night, for the first time - I had my first all nighter! He cried and cried and cried. Nothing worked - same Sat. night as well. He also had a fever that kept coming & going. He seems ok now, not sure what the problem is. Could it be these eye teeth they talk about? He has been so good with his teething, so it is all new to me with some of the new symptoms.
Anyway should go, I have some more work to do. We are going away other the long weekend - I am so looking forward to it.
Bingo - We are heading your way this weekend. It is a only a short trip - but geez we need the break. Can you recommend any sight seeing ventures for us to take in Bendigo??
Hi Natalie, so good to hear from you. Working really takes up a lot of time doesn't it! This weekend in Bendigo there is what is called participation day at Lake Weerona. It where all the sports from around town gather at the Lake and you can have a go at anything from Lawn bowls, to archery. Its really aimed at the kids and they love it. So if you get bored head to Lake Weerona (its a small, small Lake so don't get too excited about visions of a vast inland Lake). There are a tonne of cafe's in town, lots of alfresco dining so if the weather is nice fo for it. The newest one is called the GPO which is quite nice. In the city itself there is a lot of historic buildings. When you get to the fountain, turn left up View street. There is the arts centre and a few kitsy shops with antiques and stuff. Ummmm, what else? Oh of course there is the goldmine option if your into that. The info centre itself is something to see too, its located in the centre of town on the main road on the left sort of opposite Myers. You won't miss it as its the big historic building with a big clock on top. If you get time give me a call and I could meet you guys in town for a coffee with the Maddi monster and Conner. That would be ace! OK I gotta get ready for work as well as get Maddi ready. Its all action stations here.
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 06:57
Hi guys! Nice to hear from you Nat and :yelclap: for Connor Walking! Cooper is also an outside boy! As soon as that door opens he is off! He gets cranky if I close the door before he gets a chance to get out too!
I feel a little bit better today. I got a good night sleep last night, Cooper is still in bed!!! He must have been a tired boy! I just went into check on him and he looks so funny he is at the other end of the cot side ways. So cute. Its still cold here of a night - very cold actually! He is still in his sleeping bags as well as blankets! Im hoping it warms up soon!
Well today im going down to layby Coopers Chrissy present. I already have him something but Trent and I have been wanting to get one of these for him for ages. Its one of them trikes with the parent handles. Its a really good one though because it has a foot rest for them so if they arent old enough to pedal they dont have to, it also has a bar going across the front of the seat so they cant fall out, and the parent handle at the back actually controls the front wheel (much like a pram). Its heaps cool and it has a dinosaur on the front that squeeks for the horn...side mirrors etc. He loves sitting on my nephews bikes and stuff so he will just love it! Then he is done for Christmas. Im not getting him a great deal this year, he has heaps of stuff already (got HEAPS for his birthday) and he gets other stuff of my family etc.
My mum should get out of hospital today. Fi - i just realised you said happy birthday to her for today but its actually thursday, not to worry hehe! Im going to give her call shortly.
I cant believe its almost november! This year has just flown! Nearly time to start putting up the chrissy tree!:eek: What a nightmare that will be having little ones now! I am going to have to go out and buy all really big decorations so Cooper doesnt get them and eat them lol.I suppose i could put my play pen around it that way he can et close enough to look and not touch. Sounds like a good idea to me!
Anyway i better go. Mr is still asleep! He did wake up crying a few times last night but not needing me to go in. Not sure what was wrong with him but he self settled each time. Looking at his bed though he had a bit of a rough night.
Bingo I havent used the Aldi nappies but my sister use to swear by them so i probably should give them a go. Ive been using snugglers during the day because the cheap nappies i use to get for him from Big W and Kmart arent there anymore! Im not really that big of a fan of snugglers I find them kinda small - but i havent had any accidents with them so thats not too bad. I cant remember how much i paid for the snugglers i might try aldi next time. I still use huggies at night but i might try aldi ones at night too do you use them at night?
talk soon :wave:
MrsMiggins
31-10-2006, 08:53
Hayles, silly me!! I could have sworn you said your mum's birthday was yesterday!! lol - Oh well getting in early. Blame the PG brain!! That trike sounds excellent! I've been looking for one like that for Claire. Can I ask how much the one you are getting is?
Nat! Nice to hear from you!!! That's great about Connor walking now. I bet he's running you guys ragged! It's a whole new world, isn't it? Have fun in Bendigo!
Bummer! We don't have an Aldi here! Nearest one is half way to Brisbane, and I guess if I were so inclined I could stop on my way home from work one day, but usually by that time I miss Claire so much & am so looking forward to seeing her, I actually find myself giving the cruise control a little upwards nudge every now & then! :laughing: It's funny. I was talking about it at work with a couple of other mums & one or two of them said that work for them was like a little holiday & they loved getting away from it all for a while (they're part time), which is fair enough I guess, but I just can't wait to get home! I mean, it's nice to have a bit of adult time, but frankly I hate work, I hate the big commute in there & I would a million times rather be spending that time with Claire! One of the younger girls who works there (I think she just turned 19, she is very nice & quite mature for her age) said to me the other day that I always struck her as one of those real "mum" sort of mums (I think was how she put it!) Nicest compliment I've had in ages!! :laughing:
Dave had made an apricot chicken casserole by the time I got home yesterday - :smiliedance: It was yummy too! It had been cooking all afternoon so the house smelt wonderful & the chicken was so tender. Claire loved it too! She couldn't get enough of it! I reckon she ate nearly as much as we both did! lol So I highly recommend apricot chicken if you're looking for something the kids might like for dinner.
Dave & I have been discussing going away on a little holiday once The Boy is settled in. Maybe around July?? We have always wanted to get a Winebago or something similar & travel around. So we've recently been discussing maybe hiring one & taking a month off to drive up to Cairns. Neither of us have been up there, although we've both always wanted to go. Perhaps it's still all a bit of a pipe dream, but I might be able to make it happen!! The two battles we're going to have to face are money (always the big one!!) and Dave having time off work. Because he has a finger in so many pies, taking any time off is difficult, but taking so long off is going to be damn near impossible. Plus when he doesn't work, it means he doesn't get paid, so with me also not working it's going to be tricky to say the least!! But we shall see.
OK, I have to run, but I hope all our big kids had wonderful birthdays!!!
Enjoy your Tuesday everyone!!
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 09:35
Hey Fi...the holiday sounds great! Apricot chicken sounds yummy! I cooked it for Cooper once and he loved it! Fi the trike im getting Cooper is only $90!! Its the cheapest one I have been able to find that the parent handle actually controls the trike iykwim? I didnt think it was that bad a price. We dont have a great deal of choice around here. I suppose i could look in sydney but might aswell keep the money in the town - I dont think id get them a great deal cheaper - especially when you include travel costs to go down and get it. I have looked on ebay too. They look OK but also by the time i get it sent etc its not much cheaper then the one at toyworld here.
Im off. I have a cleaning bug and im going to clean out ALL my cupboards this week! Start packing and throwing away the stuff i dont need!
Wish me luck!
Oh by the way my mum is home from hospital! :smiliedance:
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 09:38
Fi the trike im getting is similar to this one http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-MODEL-Childrens-Tricycle-Trike-with-Footrest_W0QQitemZ220040001622QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1 9025QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem not exactly the same but pretty similar, except where the foot rests are on these ones - as bars - the one im getting actually has a large tray type foot rest if that makes sense.
You might be better getting one like this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-Childrens-Tricycle-Trike-Bike-Double-Seater_W0QQitemZ220039992737QQihZ012QQcategoryZ190 25QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem for Claire and the boy! hehehe! They are cute!
Hi Everyone,
Hayley, I am glad your Mum is coming home from hospital today. She must be feeling better and so good that she can have her birthday at home!
Oh Christmas. Present buying. What a headache. (Bah Humbug!!!). This year I will actually see my nephews and niece on Christmas Day so I need to buy them individual presents rather than a group one which we have done before. Oh and I have no idea what to get Will! At least part of it will need to be transportable as we have Christmas away and I really don't want to spend too much money. I think he has enough things already and I'd like him to appreciate Christmas for things other than presents. I told Troy that I just want to set a budget and I have to buy all the presents within that budget. That way I will think carefully about what Will is going to get. Oh man - I am still getting over the whole birthday thing!
I need to buy a Chrissie tree and decorations too - I saw some in Big W that were not too pricey and looked quite nice still. Dh doesn't get the whole tree and decorations thing so I am totally on my own there.
Gee - I am having a bit of a grumpy post today aren't I?
I know I should be doing some work right now but I am sooo over it. I just want to chill out. I might even take Will to the park for lunch. It's a nice day out!
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 10:54
Oh Tan it wasnt really a grumpy post. I see where you are coming from with wanting Will to appreciate Christmas for things other then presents. Cooper is only getting 2 presents off us. I was only going to get him one but then I saw the trike and its something that I think he will have for a few years yet so worth the money and im thinking of when we move (if we ever do lol) So i can walk him to the shop and to get the mail pushing it etc! I brought his other christmas present months ago! It was on special for half price and it was pretty cool so i grabbed it then. I have 2 nephews and a neice to buy for aswell. Their presents are all on layby though and just about paid off. I get them on special at the toy sales etc. I put a budget down this year for them though, because before Cooper and also last year (Because cooper didnt get much cause he was so young) I use to go all out and get them heaps of stuff but now with Cooper it costs way too much so i got them things they would really like but werent too costly...especially when they were on sale. Im a bit of a sucker for christmas. I love it! I know that its more then about presents etc but the look on kids faces when they get something is just so exciting. Im still like a little kid at christmas when I open my presents! My family being so big, with 2 brothers and a sister and all of them having wifes/husband. We do a "lucky dip" with everyones name in it and the each pick one name out and thats the only person we have to buy for. That way it doesnt run out to be so expensive. We also put a limit on how much to spend aswell. Each of us buy for each others children though.
Im also a sucker for chrissy decorations! HAHA I had a field day last year at the sales after christmas and brought a big tree and some decorations. And a huge reindeer teddy thing that sings christmas carols and swings it hips! its soooo cool! We were hoping to be at our house this year but things moved a bit slowly so all the lights etc that we got will have to wait till next year! Not to worry! We will get to our house eventually....one day lol
Anyway my little man just woke up. Talk soon!
MrsMiggins
31-10-2006, 11:06
Oh!! I am a BIG one for having a tree & decos at Christmas and I am bummed this year, because I cannot see where on earth I am going to be able to put the tree where Claire is not going to be able to wreak havoc with it!! There is no way I can just have it out there in the lounge room, she would pull it down on top of herself. :( What to do?!! What to do?!!
Maybe I might post something asking what other families have done in the past....?
I'm a bit worried about mum & dad's too. Because they look after Claire during the week, she is around there a lot & they always put a tree up. And (something that irritates me somewhat) they get a bit huffy when I make suggestions re: child-proofing their home. It's almost like they are thinking "You know, we have done all this before with 3 kids of our own, and you lot are all still alive!" They never say anything, but I've known these people my whole life & I can tell straight away what they're thinking! :laughing:
As for the presents thing, I am ashamed to say we have probably already gone way overboard! I can't help myself!! Claire already has waaaaaaay too much in the way of clothes/toys/furniture etc, and we have a heap of stuff that's been on layby at Kmart since July. And grandparents etc. ask us what she needs come birthday/Christmas etc and we're like uhhhhhhh....... nothing!
Dave reckons we should ask for the car seat we need, but I don't feel rigth asking for someone to buy us a nearly $400 present!! Sure they could get us a gift voucher towards it or something, but I think people feel a bit ripped off when they can't buy them toys or clothes etc, you know?? Maybe I should suggest books.... You can never have too many books IMO. (Even though Claire could start her own public library already!!)
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 13:54
Fi, Cooper could start up his own library and also toy shop but I cant help myself lol...I say thats all he is getting for christmas but then by the time comes ill probably have more "little stuff" I actually found some stuff i brought awhile ago for him for christmas today! I had totally forgot about it! WHOOPS :o
Anyway im going to try and get this boy to have an arvo nap. Not sure if he will or not though because he slept till after 8 this morning and then had a 2 hour nap but its worth a go! lol.
Talk soon guys! Fi what did you think about the Trikes? hehe
hehe - I'm having a little giggle at our Chrissie posts! I admit it - I am a big fan of Christmas - the carols and everything and I get really frustrated with Troy because he hates the whole Carols biz and his family don't like it either so I end up sitting downstairs at DH's parents on my own watching carols on Christmas Eve! I always watched it with my Mum but we don't go there til Christmas Day now.
DH's family also do the name in the hat thing and that's cool because there is heaps and heaps in his family (5 kids, three of whom are married and one has a permanent partner anyway). Will is the only grandchild though. Troy is the oldest and the others are hopeless with presents anyway so managing one each is quite the feat! (I don't think I have ever mentioned this but noone other than Troy's parents have ever bought Will a present!Can you believe it?)
My family doesn't do the name in the hat thing because one of my brothers is on his own and that would mean he only got one present and we think that is a bit slack. We only buy for my other brother's kids though and I am guessing that is what they will do for us.
Will has been a crankybum today and I think it is the tooth on the other side to the one that has popped through that is causing the problem. I have learnt that whenever there is something wrong with Will he starts being really naughty! I think it is because he wants attention. After I figured out his problem though he walked around with a teething ring in his mouth for nearly an hour! Do you ever find yourselves feeling really stupid? Like this afternoon I was wondering when I will ever learn how to read my son - he whinged for a good hour before it occured to me that it might be his mouth!
LOL Fi - I so know that look you are talking about with your parents! I get that from both our parents although I have to admit, DH's parents are pretty good with that sort of thing. I just wish they would put all their nicknacks on high shelves rather than the floor (they have floor to ceiling windows). My parents on the other hand don't like to be told anything. I have to say that I typed out Will's routine for Mum on the weekend and she did follow it. I was soo surprised!!!!
Do you think Anna is exhausted after Immy's birthday? She has disappeared again.
Oh Lou - I keep meaning to say that I laughed about you "giving" Maddi away. I have days like that too but I know that if I stuck Will out there he would turn into a charmer and talk to everyone that went past. I reckon that Maddi would too! Cheeky buggers.
Oh well - better go. Hope you are all having a great day.
Hi everyone,
I have been mucking around trying to find somewhere to put Paddy's birthday photos and have ended up getting onto the website you use Hayley. Here's a few photo's from Sunday. You now all get to see what I look like - way too fat!! Should have stuck to that diet I was meant to start when you did Hayley - I hate photos!! Anyway it's not about me -it's about the little man.
http://www.babyhomepages.net/patrickfrancis/index.php
I can't even face thinking about Christmas yet. How scary that it is so soon. I love Christmas trees and we have never bothered to put one up but now that we have a child I think we have to. Good idea about the play pen - I think we have some bits of the one we broke up in the shed. Fencing it in is a good idea.
Tan I can't believe Troy's siblings have never bought anything for Will - even when he was born?? What's wrong with them -that's just wrong.
Oh man -Paddy is banging at our thin front windows with a block or something. Better go. Chat soon.
Cath
MrsMiggins
31-10-2006, 15:32
Great pics Cath!! (You aren't fat!! :D You've seen my pics, haven't you?! :laughing:)
The cake turned out really well!
Paddy looks like his daddy!! What a good boy to keep his party hat on his head! I bought nice ones for Claire's party, but didn't even bother trying to put one on her - couldn't be bothered dealing with the dramas!!
I thought about fencing off our Chrissie tree behind the playpen (which is currently employed fencing off our tv etc) but I don't think there's enough room & anywhere else I put it, the playpen could be easily moved or pushed out of the way by our own little "world's strongest woman" contestant! I'll have to have a good think.................:confused:
Hi girls
No Tan I'm still here. I've been trying to drag myself on since Sunday night but haven't had the energy to write a post. I've completely crashed after Sunday's efforts but it went off without a hitch. The day couldn't have turned on more lovely weather - it was about 17 and sunny, with a small cool patch in there, but we all just put a jacket on until the sun came back out. The food was awesome - I ended up getting 5kg of lamb and cooked it on the webber and OMG! I never want to do lamb any other way! We had 20 adults and 20 kids here and there was barely any lamb left! I also ended up making about 60 kebabs & some snags for the kids, 4 types of salad, some bread rolls a couple of platters and a few other nibble type things. Lou I didn't have time to do your pita bread idea but I'm saving it for next time! For dessert we had fruit salad, my nan made trifle, a cheesecake & an apple pie slice, as well as birthday cake. I worked for ages on it - don't ask me how long it took to decorate - it was very tricky! Immy enjoyed her day but she was her happiest when we popped her to bed at about 3pm. I think she was a little overwhelmed with all the people and my nan fussed over her too much with trying to get her to eat. (Greeks :rolleyes: !!) Immy received so many pressies that I was quite surprised! We didn't get around to opening them at the party so we opened them when she woke from her nap and when you see the photos make sure you admire the mess! She got heaps of clothes, toys and cute soft cuddly things!
I'm going to put a few photos of her day on my msn site so I'll post the link when I've done it. Thankfully my mum and nan helped out a lot after the party and washed up all the plastic plates, cutlery & cups (yes I recycle them!! LOL!! ) and all the dishes and trays etc. Even though I spent the whole morning preparing everything, I still managed to be rushing around the place and only got to sit down for a little while. Ah well, you live and learn, and I've learned that for next year, I'll make salads that can be done the night before & get someone else to do the garden ones! Also I'm sure fruit salad will last 24 hours in the fridge before serving (but noooooooooooo........ according to DH, it must be freshly made! Next time I'll get HIM to make it!)
I finished making Immy's cake at about 7.30pm on Sat night and then Shane kicked me out of the house after I'd been on my feet for hours. I was supposed to go to my girlfriends girls night in (fundraiser for cancer) but I messaged her and told her I simply couldn't make it. I then messaged her 20 mins later saying I was on my way! It was a low key night but I didn't enjoy myself at all. There were 10 people crammed into a tiny lounge room with 4 of us sitting on the floor on our knees (me included). She'd organised a pizza night (:( ) and went "all out" with cheapo soft drink and bowls of chips & pink m&m's. I arrived and there was no pizza left for me, she hadn't even put any aside and I told her I'd need to go get something because I hadn't eaten all day. I went inside and said hello to everyone but ended up not going to get food because it was too hard getting out of the room :( I felt so so ill after snacking on some chips and chocolate and my back was aching. It was such a bad idea to go, unfortunately my g.f doesn't have much of an idea of how to entertain and I was really uncomfortable until some people left and I sat on a dodgy computer chair. I got up a few times and got some water and some air because I felt sick and we all got to chatting (which is what my g.f & I do best) and I managed to get home and crawl into bed by 1.30am. I'm recovering now and I've had a couple of really good night's sleep but I think the whole tiredness is the hormones racing around - I feel the same as when pregnant with the girls. Today I went into town and on the way home (lunch time) I had to pull over because I was afraid of falling asleep at the wheel. It terrified me so I put the aircon on my face and got home in one piece. It's freezing today and I have the heat pump blazing so it's making me even more sleepy. Another early night for me I think.
Yesterday I took Immy to the clinic to get weighed and measured and she's still so tiny even though she feels like a lump! She weighed 9.09kg and is 72cm long. That's under the 50% line in her baby book but I guess the girls are all on a similar line and she's happy and healthy. We picked Shane up from work early and went and enjoyed dinner out at Blue Skys - a nice restaurant on the Hobart waterfront that is KID FRIENDLY!! It was such a welcomed break from cooking!
Oh and in other news, Nicola has been dry by day in her "Big Girl Pants" for a few days now and 2 nights ago flatly refused her night nappy and was dry the next morning! She had a little wee last night but I just changed the sheets and put a new protector on. She's definately out of nappies in the day now which is wonderful and she seems to be on the same track as Chelsea where all of a sudden she just "got it". :smiliedance:
Sorry for my long dreary post today, but it's a real reflection on how I'm feeling.
As for all the Christmas talk - well I've been there - done that already so I can give you all a few tips. We push our coffee table against a corner wall, put a nice long piece of fabric over it and put our tree on that. That way we can hide pressies under the table without the kids seeing and it gets the tree off the floor. We then put the baby play pen (that's around our computer at the moment!) around the coffee table so the kids can't get to it. C & N are old enough to not play with things now but I'll be in the same boat as you all with Immy! Anyway, see how that goes for you. Even if you can find a large sturdy box to raise your tree and put a play pen or something similar around it - just improvise! And for pressies, I'm with Fi - I've had laybys for months and have gone completely overboard as well! However in saying that, this year the family might come and choose a couple of gifts from my "toy warehouse" upstairs and just give me the money for it. That way the kids arn't doubling up on anything and they're getting something that we wanted to get them. That's why I've had loads of stuff on layby.
Lou - send Maddi my way for a couple of weeks. I'll send her back sleeping like an angel, plus I'd just love another girl in the house! LOL! I'm sure she and Immy would get on really well! Can you express post her?!!LOL!!
Great to hear from you Natalie! Amazing about Connor walking! I still picture him as this tiny little tot from Melb when I visited! It's so hard to imagine that he'd be the same size, if not bigger, than Immy! He really had lightened up a lot I must say! Beautiful boy!
Hayley, I'm so glad to hear that your mum is now out of hospital and will be spending her birthday at home! Are you feeling any better? If you're up to it maybe you can make her a yummy chocolate cake or something! If not, what a great excuse to find your local cheesecake shop (do you guys have those up there?) and picking up a caramel cheesecake to scoff into! YUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMM!!!!!!
Thanks for all the wishes for Immy's birthday and I forgot to pop in on Sunday to wish Paddy a big fat HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I hope you enjoyed your special day and that mummy and daddy took lots of photos for you to look at when you're older!
Ok, I'm off. I have my GP appointment on Thurs morning to confirm my pregnancy and to check that Nicola is over her UTI (FINALLY I can get a wee sample successfully from her! LOL!) Oh I'm so tired it's taken me about an hour to write this. Nicola and Immy are still napping so I'd better go do something before everyone demands of me again.
Chat soon xoxo
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 16:00
Cath, GREAT pics! Paddy looked like he enjoyed himself heaps and got very spoilt! Geez Paddy looks like his dad!
We just went and laybyed the trike! I put Cooper on it and he loved it! Hopefully he will still like it at chrissy!
just a quick one from me. Cooper hasnt had an arvo nap today so im going to get him fed and give him an early night! Talk soon
hehe Did I produce a world record post or what?!
MrsMiggins
31-10-2006, 16:40
:laughing: I am beginning to think you are competing with me Anna!!
Brilliant cake BTW!!!! :thumbsup:
Fi - you should know from the other night that I can talk! :laughing:
And my fingers go just as fast as my mouth sometimes!!
Hi again,
great cake Anna - you are a professional. Much better than my wonky job - maybe I will have it down pat by the time Paddy is 10 or something (don't think so though). Good to hear you had a great party.
Paddy does look a lot like his Dad and they are similar in heaps of ways which is really funny. They are both very relaxed (most of the time). Paddy had his foot up on the tray of the highchair the other day while he was eating his cheese sandwich which reminded me so much of Dean relaxing at the bar of a pub. They both have dimples in their cheeks and don't get fazed by much which is nice. Paddy's little friend Noah who was at his picnic cried whe someone blew a party horn thing in his face but when it happened to Paddy he just looked at it with interest - he is very cruisy. I also can't believe he kept the party hat on for the whole picnic. I think it was so light he didn't know it was on or something because he definitely refuses to wear hats.
I can't believe you stayed out until 1:30 on Saturday night Anna - you are a party girl. I can't make it past midnight these days.
Well done with the trike Hayley - I'm sure Cooper will still love it at Christmas time. Paddy is getting a trike too with a trailer that can be attached at the back. It is just a cheap plastic one from the KMart sales a few months ago but I think he will like it.
Anyway better go and get a bath organised.
Cath
Hey Fi - how do you do the little link-y thing at the bottom of your sig, but instead of the www coming up, the words come up (i.e sweet claire fae......) I can't figure it out!!
MrsMiggins
31-10-2006, 18:28
When you click on the little globe link thing (KWIM??) and you paste your link in, after you hit enter, part of the link comes up highlighted. You just then type whatever you want in there.
Eg: If you were posting this link, it comes up like this:
[*URL="http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums"] http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums[/URL]
To type your own wording for the link, just type it in place of the blue section above.
Does that make sense?? I'm not the best at explaining it because I don't know computer terminology very well!! :D
Testing the little link-y thing-y!
Anna's pictures (http://themoorefamily5.spaces.live.com/)
Woo-hoo!! Thanks Fi!
You explained it well!
hayleylea
31-10-2006, 18:54
Anna I cant get Immys birthday photos to come up!?! Dont know why not. Has anyone else had any troubles?
I put a couple of new pics on Coopers website today. They are pretty funny!
anyway gotta go. Goodnight!
I haven't put any photos in there yet! I'm busy chatting to Ange & Fi!
I'm trying to sort some now! I'll post my link in my signature when I'm done.
xoxo
Well I've just finished having a fantasic chat with Ange!
I'm about to go collapse into bed now (DH was probably wondering where the hell I was until 2 hours ago!!)
Before I go, I've included a link to my msn site where I have posted 3 new cakes in the cake album and I have a new Immy's 1st Birthday album! There's heaps in there - it not edited yet. I'll have to do that another day. When I get time, I'll do an album with some nice photos of all the girls.
Night for now.
xoxo
hayleylea
01-11-2006, 06:45
Hi guys
Sorry i missed you last night. I managed to get Cooper down to bed finally not long after I finished chatting with you guys and I popped straight off to bed. I was buggered and I couldnt stop coughing! Hope i can catch up with all of you soon though!
Anna I just checked out your photos! Your play area looks awesome. Im actually throwing around a few ideas for Coopers out at our out of town house. I cant wait to do it! I already have the space all set out for it now i just have to get cracking. Im having a fence around it though - like a pool gate because there are a few dams and stuff around out there and i would rather be safe then sorry, especially while he is younger...(they move so quickly). Your 3 girls are just adorable by the way! Immy looked like she enjoyed herself and got very spoilt (so she should!)
Cooper is still in bed. I didnt hear a peep out of him once i finally put him down and just checked on him and he is sound asleep. Not sure what was wrong with him last night, he could have been over tired because he didnt have an afternoon nap yesterday.
Oh Anna as for making my mum a birthday cake. Im actually going to make a bunch of flowers for her with cup cakes (out of the womans day cake book)! I think its a nice idea and she will love it!
Better go. talk soon!
:wave:
Good morning all!
Well I have to act all chipper this morning for DH's sake or he'll go on with the "I told you so's" after getting to bed at about 1:45am.
Had a good old chat with Ange last night until we both couldn't keep our eyes open anymore! I was editing some of my cake photos as well and I finally got to post them plus some photos of the party.
I was so tired last night that I didn't even hear Nicola come upstairs, stand by my bed and say "Mummy! Mummy! I need to go to the toilet!" :eek: Thankfully Shane took her and put her back to bed! I think if I had heard her I'd have just shoved him anyway! LOL! Immy was up early this morning - 6.45am. She's happy though and we had some quiet cuddles while daddy had a shower. Nicola is still in bed though, poor thing must be tired from all the late night peeing! Immy and Chelsea are playing on the floor with the playskool busy ball popper she got (I think there's a photo of it) - best $20 I spent in the sales! All the girls love it - especially Chelsea! She goes crazy trying to catch all the balls as they pop up! I was thinking yesterday that she reminds me a bit of the little girls' character Holly Hobbie - does anyone remember her? I used to just love her! Chelsea has huge blue eyes and a beautiful dainty face and the long flowing golden locks just like her! Holly Hobbie has been re-vamped recently I just found out! She's now a trendy teenager! Holly Hobbie (http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://hollyhobbie.promotionrewards.com/images/m_character1.gif&imgrefurl=http://hollyhobbie.promotionrewards.com/&h=209&w=236&sz=14&hl=en&start=273&tbnid=Vsfpfl4-yyAppM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=109&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dholly%2Bhobbie%26start%3D260%26ndsp%3 D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GG LD:2005-16,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN)
Anyway. Immy has learned a new word and that word is TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! She opens her mouth so wide I can see all her teeth! LOL!! It's really cute! I'll give her something and she'll say TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and she'll give it back to me and she'll say TAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Oh I could just take stuff from her all day! :laughing:
Well my little Nicola is up so I'd best get breakfast for everyone. I'm starving (as usual lately!) and I think I might make myself eggs - can I have them soft boiled? Or soft poached? Ooh I like my runny eggs! Ah well, we'll see! Hey! I might make everyone scrambled eggs this morning! YAY!!!! hehe surely this enthusiasm can't last. DH has left now so I guess I can drop the act! LOL!!:D ............ :sleeping:
MrsMiggins
01-11-2006, 08:29
No more runny eggs for you Anna!! :devil6: (I miss them too!! :crying:)
Thanks Fi! I just poached them instead, they were not completely firm, but not runny either. Just nearly cooked but just not quite! They were delicious so I'm going to have to remember how I cooked them as I did it in the microwave in a tiny bowl!
Well Immy scoffed down her eggs! I couldn't believe it! I felt sure she'd just spit them out after the first mouthful. *tick* another breakkie item added to the menu!
Someone said earlier about not realising that you can have m/s so early - I can't remember who though, was it Cath? Anyway, I don't have morning sickness yet, just that unsettled, queezy tummy feeling if I don't eat or it's time to eat. I've had a wave of tiredness but other than that so far I feel fine. I think full on morning sickness arrives at about 6 weeks or so. Fi - did you get any m/s with your boy? I'm really hoping that my pregnancy will be similar to the last 3, I didn't suffer from bad m/s, just nausea (which sometimes felt worse because I didn't know if I was going to :barf: or not). I'm not sure if I have the energy to have chronic m/s! It still hasn't sunk in that we're pregnant yet. Tomorrow is my GP appointment so maybe that'll make it more real? The last HPT I did was the day my AF was due which was last Friday so I'm keen to see a bright HPT result tomorrow! I'm hoping she doesn't order a blood test thought because I'll have all 3 girls with me and peeing in a cup with 3 kids at my feet is going to be tricky enough! Although having said that, I might call my g/f up the road and see if she'll take Chelsea. Nicola needs her pee tested to make sure she's totally over the UTI and I'm thinking I might get Immy's shots done at the same time with the clinic sister (my Dr's clinic has everything there!)
Anyway, Immy is back in bed after her bottle of cows milk - she's a real grumpy bum today. No wonder with the time she woke! Better go clean this kitchen up and dress the girls. I feel I'm becoming addicted to bub hub again!
Where is everyone today?!!
hayleylea
01-11-2006, 13:46
Im here just been busy cleaning etc.
How cute about Immy saying TAAAA!
Anyway i just popped on for a second, havent got much to say. Just wanted to you let you know im still alive :laughing:
hayleylea
01-11-2006, 17:22
:banghead: I went from having a boy that was very fussy when starting with soilds to a boy that would EVERYTHING and ANYTHING you would put in front of him back to a boy who wont eat ANYTHING! :banghead: He wont even eat his custard today :eek: Anyone got any sure win recipes feel free to throw them my way! Not sure what his problem is...could be his teeth as he goes fussy when he is teething?? I have no idea thats just a guess!
Anyway we are running late today, Coopers just in the shower with dad now so i better go get him out..
Talk soon!
Hello,
Hayley I love the cupcake idea for your Mum - sounds excellent.
Anna I don't know how you keep going with 3 kids to organise and a household to run - I am so impressed with your posts on here and your late nights. I had a look at your photos which were great. Your 3 girls are just gorgeous. It really is quite special having 3 daughters.
I have had a busy day just doing the market shopping for fruit and vegies and meat (cheaper than at the supermarket) then coming home for Paddy's one annoying 40 minute nap of the day then we were off to the supermarket. That pretty much took up my whole day (plus 2 loads of washing, wasting half an hour this afternoon trying to get Paddy to have another sleep and preparing dinner and feeding the little man and changing nappies). I really sometimes feel so frustrated with my days because I have this big list in my head of things I want to do (people to ring, things to organise etc.) but often just get the basics of life done. Does anyone have any tips on how to get more out of my day. I don't know what I would do if I worked or had more than one child - I think I am going to struggle. Actually if I really think about it I think I will just have to get out of bed earlier. I am often not really getting out of bed until about 8ish these days which I think is probably too late (Dean mostly does Paddy's morning bottle and he normally doesn't wake until 7:30 - it was 8:15 this morning). I often don't get to sleep until about 1am even if I go to bed earlier so struggle to get up early. How do people do it? I guess if I started setting my alarm and just forcing myself out of bed that would be a start.
Good luck with the GP appt Anna. I remember being highly disappointed for both of my pregnancies because the GP didn't even do any sort of test either time- just wrote me a referral for the Ob - it was all a bit of a waste of money going to see them really but had to get the stupid referral. It wasn't me who talked about the morning sickness - might have been Tan I think. Hope you are feeling okay.
Anyway better go and finish making dinner. I only got half of it done because Paddy wouldn't give me a break and have a sleep. We are having Thai chicken curry pies and I have only made the filling -the pie part hasn't happened yet. Hope everyone is well.
Cath
MrsMiggins
02-11-2006, 06:27
Hayles, you poor thing! Don't get too frustrated, I'm sure he'll be back to eating everything again in no time (and just think - by the time he's 14, he'll be eating you out of house & home!!) How lovely of you to make that nice cake for your mum! I'm sure she'll love it!! (Oh, and happy birthday to her for today!! hee! hee!)
Cath, I had to laugh when I read your post!! You get waaaaaaaaay more done in a day than I ever do! I mean even on the weekends! I will admit though that working full time & looking after Claire just completely take up my day. I really have zero time for anything else. I can't wait to go on mat leave again just so that I can bring it down a notch from the hectic pace! I do get up early, but then I've never been one to sleep in much.
My Dr too didn't do much til I was over 10 weeks. I didn't even bother going to see her this time til I was 11 weeks I think. Good luck with it Anna!!
I have an early start today because I have my OB appt at the hospital this afternoon. I'm hoping that he'll give the all clear to continue on my VBAC path, but we'll see what he has to say about my u/s.
Oh! Anna!! I meant to say too - that is gorgeous about Immy & her saying TAAAAA!! :laughing: So cute!!
Claire thinks she's a little magician. In the bath she has these two coloured plastic balls and some cups (among a thousand other things!) and it was her favourite game putting them into the cup & then taking them out with a flourish. I thought she looked like she was doing a little magic act, so every time she took them out, I'd say "Ta-da!" Well, she absolutely loved that, so now she says it herself, and has actually carried it over to whenever she plays peek-a-boo, or pulls anything out of anything else!! Clever little monkey!!
Best be off & do some work now! Have a great day all!!
Hi everyone,
I have had a busy couple of days so haven't popped in here. Yep - it was me about the m/s but I count queaziness because I felt so normal that Troy and I thought I was having some weird phantom pregnancy until we went to the OB and heard the heartbeat!
Cath - I only get things done because Will is still a bit of a sleepyhead. Oh and he is quite happy to play by himself in the playpen or follow me around while I do things. In saying that though I still think you get a lot done by the sounds of it. I have to admit that of late I have been getting up early too, an hour or so before the little man awakes allows me to do a lot!
Hayley - the no eating thing is sooo frustrating. When Will had tonsillitis he lived on fruit I think. Then my SIL suggested mashed potato and gravy and that went down a treat! You could try that I guess. Hard as it sounds though - he will get hungry again and want some food (and it won't be in the middle of the night!).
Anna - that birthday cake you did for Immy was soooo impressive. Mine seems totally shonky now!
Oh - I am working on a new Webpage for Will. Feel free to check it out but you should know that the page titled "in the pool" is one that Troy made today and didn't check it before he published it and it is a bit dodgy. It needs some work to say the least! We'll fix it up soon I promise. So here is the new address if you are interested.
http://web.mac.com/will081005
Anyway - chat soon!
hayleylea
02-11-2006, 17:17
Hey tan, just checked out your website! its looking really good! I love the photos of mums group at your house they all look so cute sitting on the lounge!!!!
it was mums birthday so we went down to her place today! What a day! Cooper has not had one sleep since he got up at 7.30 this morning :eek: there was too much going on and to top it all off my neice was being so naughty today and wouldnt let him touch any toys and kept making a noise everytime i had him nearly asleep! So he is a little tired and cranky..although right now is happily playing with his toys! :rolleyes:
Yesterday i was cleaning the covers of my lounge cushions so i had them pulled off the actual base of the lounge. I went to the laundry for a sec and then came back in and cooper had climbed up onto the base of the lounge and was standing up holding onto to the arms of the lounge jumping like crazy and giggling his head off!!!! It was sooo cute. He love bouncing on anything he can! I actually just remembered that ages ago (Before he was born) i brought a jumpelene from an auction for $5 so ill have to get that out for him because he will have a great time in that! It was a bargain and it all works good cause my nephews and neice tried it out when i got it!
Anyway i think its sleepy time for Cooper so i better go.
Take care guys ill talk soon!
MrsMiggins
02-11-2006, 21:28
:laughing: Tan, I love that under Will's interests, you have listed "pointing" lololol that is so cute!!! I can't get over how different Will looks from his newborn picture to now! Wow! And he looks so long as a newborn compared to Claire - but he was only 1cm longer!! I think maybe he looks longer because Claire was so stocky. She was nearly 4kg :eek:
Hayles, don't you hate it when the day's sleeps get disrupted?! I don't know about Cooper, but it really throws Claire for a loop. She has trouble getting back into her routine once her sleeps get jumbled up. Hopefully he'll sleep well for you tonight.
I think Claire may be in the throws of teething again. Oh boy! Last night she fell asleep quite early, but as soon as I lay her in the cot she woke up crying. So I picked her up again and about 5 seconds later she vomitted everywhere. Oh it was so gross!! And it stank too! So we had to get her all cleaned & changed, but then she wouldn't go back to sleep. I was so disappointed, because it was the first time in weeks she'd gone straight to sleep after her bottle!
Dave needed petrol, so we took her for a drive, and she still stayed awake. Eventually she managed to drift off at about 10.45. Luckily she slept through and although she cried out once or twice early in the morning, didn't wake up until after 9am!!!
Mum said today she was not herself and was a bit cranky & grizzly. And when I picked her up, she was boiling! Mum also commented that she thought she had a fever, so when I got home I took her temp & sure enough - 38.1. So I gave her some Dymadon (wanted to give her the Nurofen, but she hadn't had anything to eat for a while), and that seemed to do the trick. I didn't get a chance to take her temp again before she went to sleep, but she seemed much happier & didn't feel anywhere near as hot.
I bet it is teething. Dave goes away on Tuesday. :rolleyes:
OK. Off to do some modding before bed! Night girls!! Hope the sleep fairy visits all your houses tonight!!
(Oh! And PS: I had my OB appt at the hospital today. All went well & he wasn't too concerned about the placenta being low & anterior. I'll be having another scan at 32 weeks, which was what I expected. He seems to think that judging by the fact that the placenta is quite low, it shouldn't be near my scar and that there is still every chance the placenta could move upward (away from the cervix that is, not over the scar) so fingers crossed!!)
hayleylea
03-11-2006, 06:57
Hey Fi, good news about your OB's appoitment. Ill keep my :fingerscrossed: for you! And as for the day sleeps getting inturupted i hate it. It throws Cooper out of whack too. He went to bed at 7 and then got up at 9.30 screaming down the house and i didnt get him back to bed till after 10 sometime. I think he is also having teeth issues though - That second molar isnt still completley through and he still wont eat and he has been sucking on his bottle funny - like its hurting his gums. Mind you he is sitll in bed so thats not a bad effort even though he woke up once i suppose!
Did you guys get rain?! OMG it poured and poured and poured here last night and yesterday! It was so peacefull listening to the rain on the roof last night. First time in ages we have heard that! Its still raining now, hopefully it will keep up for atleast today cause we despertatley need some rain here! Oh and one of our sheep had a little lamb yesterday :smiliedance: How cute!
Cooper just woke up - i spoke to soon lol. Seeya
Hi girls!
YIPPEE!! I'm still pregnant! :D
My GP did a test and it was a definate positive - so it should have been, I was a week late! My GP was so very happy for me and she really admired me having a 4th (which she knew we always wanted) and said she really loved the way we've spaced our kids. She was telling me she gets all sorts in, some in their 40's who have a 10 year gap between their kids and she just doesn't know why they do it to themselves!
While I was at the surgery, Immy also got her shots :crying: The poor thing was so distressed. The first jab hurt (of course) but then she cowered away from the sister when she came close with the 2nd one. And by the 3rd one she was squirming and screaming, my heart just absolutely sank - I forgot what it was like - Nicola's being over 2 years ago. She sooked for a while and I gave her lots and lots of cuddles and by the time I got into see the DR (after the injections) she was ok. She had a really hard time going to bed last nightm she was restless until about 10pm and after a nappy change and some mummy cuddles, she settled in - I haven't asked Shane yet if she woke up at all. (I'm sleep like a log at the moment!)
Well I just found out that THIS weekend is my major cake decorating course! :eek: How could I mix up my dates?! I can't believe I forgot! I'm getting very nervous! I got a call from the teacher last night asking me what I'd like to learn so she can be prepared. We talked a bit and it sounds like it's going to be nice and casual - I just hope I'm not at the bottom of the class as it is a continuation course and all my skills are self taught (I could be doing it all wrong). Anyway, I also have a giraffe cake to do for a friend on Sunday and it also means that I can't go to her son's 2nd birthday :crying: which would have been really nice as she's having a picnic in the botanical gardens. Oh well, I might have to pop down in my lunch break if I have time.
Better go, Nicola has to be at grasshoppers at 8.45am and none of the kids are fed or dresses - they all just got up!
Chat soon!
xoxo
Hi :wave:.
Caution, this seemingly innocent post turns into a venting session
Fi, all sounds well with bubby, here's hoping you get to experience a vbac. I remember before I had Maddi I always had this fear of giving birth, it wasn't like a phobia or anything but I could never come to terms with the fact that something that big could come out of somewhere so small. So when I was due with Maddi I was secretly hoping for a planned ceaser but my DR was insistent that I at least give the vbac a go. After having a ceaser I can honestly say I wish I had a vbac. The recovery is so long with a ceaser isn't it. But I've already been told that given the complications with Maddi I'll be having a planned ceaser next time around. Maddi was so big for my size, she was over 4kg :eek: and the OB has told me that they tend to get bigger with each child. GREAT!
Tan, I checked out your website too and it looks fantastic. Is Will one of the older ones? He just looks so much more alert, upright and taller than all the other bubbies on that couch. What a cute shot! It has inspired me to go to our next mothers group with a camera to try and get a group photo.
Hayley, from one of my many books I think I remember reading that they will go through phases of eating, not eating ect. The important thing they stress is not to try and force them to eat. Isn't it funny how parenting styles change over time. My folks used to have that rule of don't leave the table until you finish everything on your plate. Not that they really inforced it but that rule certainly applied when we went visiting.
Cath your pies sounded yummy. How did they turn out? I can't believe you get to sleep in until 8am!!! That is unreal, treasure it while you can. Maddi wakes up everyday at around 6-6.30am these days. And on a work day I need all that time to get myself and her ready for the day. I start work at 8am, but it only takes me around 15 minutes to drop Maddi off at creche and get to work which is a bonus.
Anna, your play area is AWESOME. Did you guys build that yourselves or did you get someone in. It is sooooo a childs play haven. I might show my Dad that and see if he reckons he can buikd one like it. My DH is hopeless in a handyman kinda way. What frustrates me is that he won't even give it a go, just says nah I'm no good at that stuff.
Maddi is still not sleeping well. The frustrating thing is that she will sleep in her cot at creche, just not at home. So thats telling me she is playing me for a fool. So yesterday I persisted with the CC during the day, and last night I set up a single mattress in her room next to her cot and tried that out. I did some CC until she eventually went to sleep. Then everytime she woke during the night I tried CC and if that didn't work I would bring her into the single bed with me until she went to sleep and then transfer her back into her cot. Trouble was this morning I woke up and she was in bed with me and I couldn't even remember putting her there. But I will try my damndest to persist with this method as I hate being played for a fool I know I said I wasn't going to let it bother me but I finally decided that I need some quality sleep within the next 2 years so I'm going to work on this until its fixed. I am soooo frustrated with DH because it seems that it has become just my problem. I am the one who gets up to her at night and in the morning and I am bloody tired. Also, he keeps organising to play hockey or volleyball at night (social games) without checking with me first. I havent' had a night out by myself with the girls in a long, long time. I think that is about to change. I am fed up with feeling like this so I'm going to do something about it. Oh god I didn't realise how P.O'd I am until I started typing this out. I am just so mad!!! Also, in the mornings I can't understand why it takes me 15 minutes to have a shower, get changed for work when it takes him over an hour. I mean what the hell does he do in there. So every morning it is once again left to me to get Maddi up, change her nappy and clothed, feed her brekki and get her bag ready. And then Maddi and I are waiting in the car for him to pull his finger out. :banghead: Jeez I'm mad.
This weekend I'll have some time to cool off as DH is going to a wedding 7 hours away. We were all meant to go but we decided that it was too far for Maddi to travel in the car just for the weekend. So DH is going on his own. So its just me and Maddi for the weekend.
Thanks for listening girls!!!! I feel better already.
hayleylea
03-11-2006, 08:26
:hugs: Bingo and feel free to vent away. Men just dont get it sometimes do they!? If i was you i would be marking the calander for a girls night or even just a day out for you and letting DH know that this is going to happen. You deserve a break, it sounds like you are sooo tired! When are your folks coming down again? oh that reminds me how is your grandmother going?
thanks for the advice about children going on and off their food too. Everyone does keep telling me this and I know that it happens i guess i just get worried that he isnt getting enough vitamins etc now he is on cows milk! (:yes: im a worry wart) I did get told by the CHN that there is a vitaminent youc an put in their milk when they are off their food etc so i might check that out.
Anna...you have no need to be nervous about your cake decorating course because you are a complete natural!!! I too mentioned before that i love your play area!
I have a whingey boy today. Thats what happens when he doesnt sleep the day before :banghead: hopefullyl he will have a big nap shortly
better go.
hayleylea
03-11-2006, 08:31
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: by the way Lou i love your signature!
:laughing: LOU! I can really relate to your complaints about DH. I find that once I start to vent I feel like my blood starts boiling too! It's like it has been simmering away in there and once the lid is off - look out! Just so you are not alone, my DH can't do anything handymanish either. He says I can't do that, don't want to do that and not interested in doing that. He usually tells me that he or I can work 2 hours and earn more money than what we pay a trademan/handy person for 4 hours so what's the point? Ummm - the hassle of organising it. Being a farmer's daughter - I was the one that brought the tools and the practicality to our marriage. DH's Dad and his grandfather owned bookshops and were clerks and that is his excuse. So you are not alone.
Also my hubby is such a nightowl that he loves stuffing around til the early hours of the morning and then hates getting up when Will does. Grrr. This is the bane of my existence at times. He is slow in the mornings too because he makes a huge omelette for breaky everyday and it takes ages!
Anyway - this was just to let you know that you are not alone. Oh - and book yourself a few nights out or days out in advance and put them on the calendar in bright red ink NOW! Then my suggestion is to either put the calendar on DH"s pillow or in the fridge with the beer so he gets the hint.
Oh - the photos with Mum's group are a few months old. But yes, Will is a little bit older than most of the bubs. There is one little girl who is 2 weeks older than Will but she is little and doesn't have much hair so she looks younger. He always looks like a lump with them! We are having a picnic lunch on Sunday for Mums group (a joint 1st birthday for all of them) so I'll take some photos and put them on his page. It should be soo much fun.
Well - I think Will is giving up his bottle after breaky now. He has only been drinking about half the last couple of days and while I still can't get him to drink milk from a cup (he just pulls faces at me when I give it to him) - he eats like a horse so I think I can make sure he gets enough dairy that way. I put him a cup with a straw yesterday to try that with the milk and he had a go - but he doesn't quite get that he needs to suck the straw! I guess I'll just keep trying. He loves drinking water and downs it like he is sculling a beer! Too funny for words.
Oh and Lou - I am so sorry about your sleeping troubles with Maddi. That would just kill me. They are so smart now too. I know exactly what you mean about being taken for a fool. Little buggers.
Fi - that's great that the OB is still being a bit positive towards the whole VBAC thing. Although having been there and done that you might change your mind when you get there! Seriously - being told to push like you are "doing a great big poo" was not really all that helpful - all I could think of was "who the hell does poos like this? They need metamucil!" But it must have worked because Will was born very quickly! Oh yeah - anyone who needs tips on what helps to have a quick labour - ask me ( I don't know if I would have had one anyway but I did all the suggested things and a 2 hour labour was all I had!).
Anyway - better stop blabbing. Talk later!
Hi everyone,
Tan I had a look at Will's site which is great. Wasn't he a cute, tiny baby - I love looking at photos of when our big babies were little babies. I laughed about the pointing interest too - hilarious.
Hayley that's a pretty full on day for Cooper -it just seems wrong when they are up all day doesn't it. I hope he has a nice restful day today and you get to have a rest too. How did the cakes work out?
Bingo I totally understand where you are coming from. Dean is pretty good but it is still quite evident sometimes that his life has not changed as much as mine has since having Paddy. Dean takes ages mucking around getting himself ready in the mornings too - what's with these men? He makes us both a really nice coffee which takes up most of his time (we have a whizz bang machine that Dean has mastered - it is quite an art) and basically focuses on that and tells me "coffee's ready" and seems annoyed that I am not drinking it straight away.I can see that it is ready and I appreciate it but usually I am trying to put on a load of washing, feed Paddy and do 10 other things at once. I would love to be able to just focus on my coffee but those days are gone. You definitely need some nights (and days out) and if your DH has to cancel some of his sporting activities well so be it - that's not fair that he just books them in without checking with you. It's also not fair that Maddi's sleep dramas are yours to fix - can you make him do it and have a night each or anything? Dean and I tend to take it in turns these days which is great. For a while there it was only me who could settle Paddy (magic boobs I guess) but now we can both do it which I love. I hope Maddi is good for you on the weekend - it can be tough when you are the only one there.
Fi I have my fingers crossed for you that you get to have your VBAC. It is sounding hopeful. Did you listen to the little man's heartbeat at the visit? I used to love that. I love the sound of Claire's ta-da magician act - how cute!!
Anna the pregnancy must be feeling pretty real now. I still can not believe you fell pregnant first try. I would be spun out if that happened to me. I am expecting a minimum 6 months to get there. Poor little Immy with the needles. Paddy has his on Wednesday and I am dreading it. You are already a professional cake decorater from what I can tell so you will be great at the course. Have fun!! It's so nice that you get some time out to focus on something for yourself.
We were back at swimming lessons this morning and Paddy is now having a sleep. It really wears him out which I love and so far he has always gone over the 40 minute mark for his sleep after swimming - it will be 40 minutes very soon and no sounds so far. I'm off to Kmart this afternoon to finish his Christmas shopping (toy sale is on). I'm just going to get a couple more small presents. Not going to go too nuts because he really has no idea what's going on. There was big progress with Paddy yesterday. Mum got him to have a sleep in the portacot!!! It took her and hour and a half and lots of tears but she did it. She said he just stood up and hung onto the edge of the cot crying for ages and she just hugged him while kneeling down (not getting him out) and sung to him. When he finally seemed exhausted she lay him down and he stayed down and she kept singing and patting and he finally went to sleep. I was so impressed. Gives me hope for our trip away which is in a week and a half. It can be done (will probably drive anyone staying near us nuts with the crying but what can we do).
Anyway better go and do some stuff around here. It has now been 45 minutes - woohoo! Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Cath
MrsMiggins
03-11-2006, 11:23
Can't be on long, but I just wanted to send some big :hugs: :hugs: your way Bingo!
I know how exhausting & frustrating the whole sleep thing is. I actually borrowed Super Nanny's book from the library the other day. I'm not sure I'm in agreement with all her ways & methods (in particular her view that if it works for one baby, it'll work for them all) but she had some very interesting things to consider trying re: sleep issues. Plus it's a little heartening to read that if done properly it should work within a week. Imagine just going through a week of hell, but having blissful sleep at the end of it!! I reckon I could go through anything at all knowing it was only for a week!
And I'm with you on the whole DH issue. Dave never seems to understand just how difficult it is for me to work full time and to look after Claire as well. I mean, I would look after Claire full time and not work at all in a heartbeat, but we both know that's never going to happen. He is pretty good with doing things if I ask him to, but I get annoyed because I think I shouldn't have to ask him! I mean it's not as though I'm the real parent & he is just the stand-by when it all gets too much!! Oh, and he is going away next week, and the week after that there will be yet another greyhound to be looked after.
Grrrr!!! :mad: I am cranky because I know full well what he's been doing. I'm not an idiot! He applied for his greyhound training licence "just so that he has it", and now he's had a big blow-up with his trainer in NSW because he found out he was charging him for xrays etc from the vet, but when he rang the vet himself, the vet had never even seen the dog. Dave is so annoyed because he thought this guy was a friend and has known him for years.
I think Dave had every intention of having more dogs here, so I flat-out told him last night that if this dog comes to stay that it is temporary only and that I will not be looking after any more dogs. If he has to go away while this other one is still staying with us, then he will have to kennel him or take him elsewhere as I already have far too much on my plate as it is.
Plsu, Dave is forever going off who knows where once he finishes work or whatever. I get so cranky with him when he gets home late because I'm usually sitting there with an increasingly tired & cranky baby who needs fed! (We all have dinner together, because Claire eats better that way) And whenever we have any time off together at all (which is not all that often), he has always made plans that have nothing to do with me. MAN!! That makes me the crankiest!!!!
OK, OK, sorry to go off on a tangent!! So much for a quick post! I guess like you said Lou, that you don't realise how cranky you are about these things until they start coming out!!
Gotta go! I'll post back properly later!! :x
ETA: Cath we posted at the same time!! I hope Paddy gets used to his portacot! Sounds promising!! YOu must be looking forward to your trip now!!
Quick question for those of you who have bought shoes. What size have you bought (I know they will all probably be a different size)? I bought some shoes for Paddy today because it was 50% off the second pair at KMart. I ended up getting him a size 4 and had to buy 2 pairs of the same shoes because they were the only ones I liked that I could get his fat little foot into. I actually think they are too big. I don't know if he has a particularly wide foot or what but I could not get his feet into most of the shoes. Any tips on shoe buying? Not that he is walking yet but we have a wedding next weekend and I thought maybe it was time he wore some shoes rather than just socks (still don't want my baby to grow up but will have to accept it).
MrsMiggins
03-11-2006, 17:17
I'm buying Claire size 3's. She has a really small foot though, which is frustrating when you're looking for shoes suitable for walking!!
I worked in kids shoes for years so I can help you out, but ATM Little Miss Gimme Attention on my lap and it doesn't work well with trying to type something when I want to put a bit of thought into it, IYKWIM!!
OK, Claire is fighting me for the keyboard. I'd better let her say Hi!
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Hi Cath,
Will seems to have little fat feet too. I had to buy size 4's as well and I got them from Big W. They fit ok and he did actually walk in them today rather than just standing still!
I think what you are "supposed" to do is get them fitted at a shoe shop. I'm not sure where you live but we have some stores up here called "Shoes & Sox" and they specialise in little peoples shoes. My friend took her little girl there and said they were excellent in terms of getting the right kind of shoes for her. I suspect they might be a bit pricey though. I wanted to wait a bit longer until Will is really confident with the walking although he seems to be trying to run now!!! Oh - it all happened too fast for me.
I had to laugh Fi at what you wrote about Super Nanny thinking that "if it works for one it will work for them all". That's generally my gripe about all parenting books. Especially ones that were written by people who haven't been pregnant, given birth or raised a child. Just covering my butt there - adoptive and foster parents are ok! People without personal child experience have no idea of the pull of the heartstrings when your little one cries or justr how tired and sick of it all you can be!
Aaahhh - my Mum is on the phone - I had better go then
Bye!
hayleylea
04-11-2006, 07:20
I too was wondering about shoes too. I got him a little pair of sandles from Big W too but i think i need to go and get him a really good pair because he seems to roll his feet alot when standing or walking behind things. Is this normal? I think i need to get him to wear shoes so it corrects his feet....:confused: Im probably worrying about nothing but i remember my sister having the same concerns with her little boy and the CHN told her to get him to wear shoes around as they give their feet more support?! oh well ill see how he goes. Im sure it must be his teeth making him a little grumpy and hard to get to sleep of a night. His poos have been sooooooo disgusting and he keeps clasping at his mouth...still isnt eating a great deal and even his bottles seem to hurt him. Im going ot keep an eye on him today though im thinking maybe he has a sore throat or something in that case i might take him to get checked out by the doctor. I didnt get him to sleep till after 10 last night! :eek: Thats a record here. He just cried every time i put him in bed, so i laid on the lounge and we both watched Conair together....he was so cute he laid on my chest and kept running his fingers up and down on me. He eventually dozed off here i was thinking he would have a huge sleep in but he woke up at 8 - which i guess isnt too bad.
Anyway i better go get ready, i have to go and take photos of my sister and her family today - they are giving them out as presents - geez i hope i do a good job!
Hi guys,
thanks for listening to my rant and rave the other day. It helped heaps, it also helped heaps to know that I'm not alone in that I get so frustrated with DH. I was thinking about the taking it in turns thing at night and I was like........YEAH! How come I haven't thought of that before! I mean it used to be a real cop out when I was BF but now thats not happening there really is no valid excuse is there. So when DH comes back from the sticks its time we sit down to sort this Sh*t out. Friday night when DH left for the weekend i had such a migraine from the night before (doing CC with Maddi) and getting so worked up about everything. I popped some iboprofen and had a hot milo and went to bed at 7,30pm with Maddi.
Cath - how did you go with your last BF? Are you coping ok without it? The porta cot thing is exciting. Just make sure you don't make my mistake and pop Paddy into bed with you guys. It leads to all the trouble I'm having getting Maddi back into her own bed.
Tan, I laughed so much at your metamucil comment. How true that is. Hope you had a great w'end in Bendigo. God knows the weather has been terrific. I might head to the lake tommorow for a walk with Maddi so I'll keep an eye out for Paddy in a pram. Who knows.
Hayley, how cute about Cooper stoking you while he tried to go to sleep. Must have been comforting for the both of you. Poor little fella, sounds like he was in pain about something?
Fi and Anna, I can't remember where we were going to organise that bubhub holiday too. It was some island wasn't it? Well I've been dreaming about a holiday with you guys and I can't wait. God knows I need one right now but in reality not gonna happen for a while. Can you imagine us all sitting by the pool with our pina colada's laughing and comparing DH stories and kiddy stories.
About the shoes thing, I went to get Maddi fitted at a Clarks store and they told me to wait until Maddi could confidently walk across the room by herself before I got her shoes. They told me that all the ligaments in her foot would need to stretch out first before putting shoes on. I don't know wow true that is. Fi would be able to confirm that one once Claire lets her have the keyboard back :laughing: how cute.
Well I'm off to enjoy some ME time. Maddi is at this very moment asleep in her cot :smiliedance: :yelclap: so i should enjoy it while I can.
I'm off to the fridge to have some COWBOY!
hayleylea
04-11-2006, 19:44
oh oh can i come on that holiday too!???? Sounds great
My poor little man is definatley not well...or teething or something. He has been really good but he just seems in heaps of pain every now and again. His nappies are so yucky and he has even got nappy rash for the first time now because of them. I have caked on the cream though so hopefully that helps. He is in bed now but every now and again he screams really loudly and tosses himself round in his cot. He is trying to bite everything and anything which really does make me think he is teething. He has a huge lump where one of his fangs is but i didnt think that they got them yet? however he got all the others early so maybe it is those dreaded fangs? Not to worry we will get through it. He only had one sleep today cause i was baby sitting my neice and nephew but he was so good.
I just cracked opened my second beer for the night and its very nice! Ill be heading to snooze land soon though incase i have a bad night.
Lou thats interesting about clarkes shoes! It would be good to know if thats true! Thanks for the info :thumbsup:
Anyway better get back to it. My beer is waiting - oh and DF of course lol. see ya
Hmmmm....holiday....pools....cocktails - did it include a nanny? If so - then I'm in! Or are we just leaving the litte one at home with DH?
Walking confidently across the room hey Bingo? Let's see - YUP. What about running? Trying too hard and a bit unco still. Oh so funny though.
Hayley - you poor thing with Cooper's teeth! If it is the fangs everyone tells me that they are the worst so that would probably explain it. He doesn't sound like a very happy camper of late. I know he is still good most of the time but he usually likes his bed! So something is definitely up.
Cath - I am sorry, I forgot to say YAY for Paddy sleeping in the portacot. YAY for your Mum too - what peristence she has. My mum wouldn't have bothered but that might be because if Will didn't go to sleep then it would be assumed that something was wrong because he always does! Here's hoping it is a sign for many more sleeps in the portacot. Such funny things little bubbas are though. My oldest brother apparently was a great sleeper - but only at home in his own bed. My parents went to visit some family for the weekend once but had to come home after one night because my brother did not sleep one wink all night! Apparently he just lay in the cot staring at everything. Not crying - but not sleeping either! And not one nap in the day - my mum started to freak out when it was getting close to 24 hours and NO SHUT EYES! So they went home! Little bugger. She tells me he was pretty bad like that til he was about 7. For some reason whenever they were anywhere else he would have bad dreams, wake up a lot and get up at the crack of dawn. What a home body he was! Insane - I mean we all like our own beds but who doesn't sleep a wink when they are somewhere else? Crazy. What stamina.
I should head off- I was on the way to bed before I stopped at the computer to check my e-mails and turn it off. Look what happened!
hayleylea
05-11-2006, 07:14
Well so much for my bad night! Its always the way when i think its going to happen and Cooper sleeps all night till 8am. He woke up screaming a couple of times but self settled. I definatley do think its his teeth. He seems happy enough during the day - i suppose its because he is keeping himself occupied playing etc, but come night time and bed time he just seems so sad. He is happy as larry this morning too so thats a bonus!
He has this book i got him for christmas. Its the 3 little pigs but as you turn the pages a voice reads it to you. It was only $3 and its soooo good and Cooper loves it! He plays with it for hours on end. Reads it over and over and over again. Im off to see if i can get another one because im sick of hearing the same one over and over :laughing:
Anyway Im off to have some breakkie. Hope everyone got a good night sleep last night. Oh yeah Cath i forgot to say :yelclap: YAY Paddy for sleeping in the portacot. Thats great!
Anna where are you?! Everything OK? Havent heard from you in awhile.
:wave:
Of course you guys can come. Its a holiday for all of us October mums and Tan a nanny won't be needed because the DH's will be looking after the bubbies while us girls relax by the water :laughing: . OMG can you imagine no holidays for 7 years because your baby won't sleep anywhere but home. That is a long time, your Mum is amazing.
Good to hear you got a good night of sleep Hayley. Poor old Cooper must be getting some big teeth.
Yesterday Maddi and I went to the video store and I hired 4 weekly DVD's for Maddi and a over night for me. For some strange reason she loves this stupid program called Boombah. Have you guys seen it? I swear its just a newer version of teletubbies. But I wouldn't mind a go in one of their suits, bouncing around like that does look like fun.
Yesterday Maddi stood up on her own for about 3 seconds. It was sooo funny because she had this shocked look on her face and said "oooo" and then plomped back down on her bottom. She seems to be getting more and more confident as she is pulling herself up on anything, including the leg of my pants. I'll have to make sure my elastic waisted pants are tight enough to support her or it could be embarrassing.
Last night I managed to get Maddi to sleep in her cot until 5am. What a breakthrough. She went to bed around 7pm, and woke every 2 hours but all I had to do was go in there and lay her back down, stick dummy in and she was off to sleep again which is a vast improvement. I think its actually easier to get her to sleep without DH here as he tends to make a lot of noise. Also, he tends to bring Maddi out when she cries which just starts the process all over again. Tommorow morning is going to be interesting. I'm going to have to get ready for work, get Maddi ready and drop her off at creche all by myself. What do you guys do with your little one's while you have a shower? Maddi is going through a really yukky phase of not letting me leave the room. She cries hysterically and gets really worked up, tears, snot the works. I hope this is just another phase. I try to ignore her and not pay any attention as I don't want it to form a bad habit.
Hayley did you take a photo of your Mums cake? I would love to see a photo of how you made the cupcakes into a bunch of flowers. Thats what I call creative.
Anna, I forgot to say I finally got to see your webpage and your play area/fort is amazing. I'll have to show my Dad and see what he thinks he can build for Maddi coz thats awesome. And the birthday butterfly cake was stunning. And, I loved the photo of your Grandma trying to shovel food into Immy.
hayleylea
05-11-2006, 09:59
Hey, would you believe that i actually forgot my camera so i didnt get to take a pic of the cake!! my sister didnt even have her camera! It turned out good though. I wont take the credit of being creative though cause its in t he womens day kids cake book! It looks awesome and its really simple i can send you a copy of the page if you want to take a look! Great idea for mothers day or something!
I think Cooper is getting out of him morning nap..the last 2 days he has only had one sleep....which is ok with me because he has been getting up late anyway. Its about this age they get out of their morning sleep anyway isnt it?
As for his teeth he his massive lumps everywhere in his mouth so its hard to tell if they are coming or not. The eye teeth look like they could be close but i have no idea. I cant wait till he has all his teeth thats for sure! he did the first normal poo today that he has done in a long while so maybe they have stopped for the meantime?
:yelclap: for maddi standing on her own! Cooper does it atleast once a day now but he gets scared and bends his knees and goes back down to the ground lol. he cruises the furniture all day though and he is on his feet more often then not...wont be long, although im in no rush - after waiting for him to crawl for so long i now realise they do it in their own time!
anyway i better go. Cooper did a finger painting for mum for her birthday the other day and i had him stripped off but he managed to still get paint on his shorts (i mustnt of wiped it completley off his hands) ive tried everything to get it off but i cant. It was only water based pain but its not budging., I just got some stain remover so ill try that..
oh by the way Tan love your new pic of Will! he looks so grown up!
bye guys
MrsMiggins
05-11-2006, 14:04
Hi guys!! FINALLY I have 5 minutes to myself!! Well, hopefully I've got longer than that, but I've had zip this weekend so far!!
Unfortunately I can understand each and every one of your sleep woes! Claire seems to be having a go at all of those and more (with the exception of wanting to sleep in bed with us, you've got me there Lou!) Hayles, like Cooper, Claire seems to be teething - we've had 24/7 crankiness, sleep issues, biting & chewing, temperature, foul nappies, nappy rash etc. etc - all the symptoms are there.... except for any evidence of teeth breaking through!!
She seems to be wanting to drop her morning sleep, but is in a kind of no-man's land between dropping it & still needing it. All morning from about an hour or two after she wakes up, until she eventually goes to sleep, she is just grizzly and cranky and frankly driving me insane to the point where I've considered advertising her on eBay. Today was a good one - this "mood" only lasted from 9am to just after midday. In the past couple of days we've had it last anywhere from 8am to 3pm.
Then to make matters worse, she is having major, major night time issues. I'm afraid to say I think the "good days" are behind us (at least for now) where she would know that bath & bottle means sleep time. Much to my absolute frustration, she has for several days now, been wide awake after her bottle. Through fear of losing the bedtime routine all together, this has meant that I have had to sit with her for up to 2 hours while she eventually manages to fall asleep. It is just so damnably frustrating because instead of getting closer to the elusive "getting to sleep on her own", we seem to be drawing further & further from it every day! :mad: And last night was perhaps the worst. After dinner I let her have a play until she started getting tired (I thought this may have been the key.. ho, ho! I couldn't have been more wrong!!) then gave her a bath, and everything was fine up until this point. She was even happy & kind of sleepy. Then off to her room for a quiet cuddle & bottle & hopefully sleep. But instead of drifting quietly off to the land of nod, my little cherub (:devil6:) has decided that this would be a great opportunity to play with my hair, wriggle around, try to get down, then eventually scream, yell and carry on. In the end I just forcibly lay her down in my arms (not hurting her or anything, but sometimes when I make her lay in my arms she'll have a bit of a fight & a grizzle, then pop her thumb in her mouth & eventually end up asleep). And last night it did seem to work, but as I was contemplating laying her down she started to scream hysterically (eyes still closed), and it was very high-pitched and stilted like she was gasping for breath. She went on like this for a while, and it just got worse and worse until she ended up fully waking herself up. So I put her on the ground and she screamed even more and wouldn't come near me, like she was terrified of me or something. After a few minutes of talking calmly to her, I managed to calm her down and get her to tentatively come to me, but when I tried to pick her up, she just broke down into complete hysterics again. This time I was so worried I actually started crying myself - she was scaring me, I didn't know what was wrong. But that actually seemed to do the trick and she calmed down & went to sleep. All that took just over 2 hours. I'm dreading tonight!!
Dave normally would have helped, but he went out last night for a friend's birthday dinner. So this morning I informed him that there'd been a change of plans for next week and that he'd be taking Claire with him to Sydney!!
Seriously though, I can't take much more of this. I have decided that regardless of how long or often she's slept during the day, I'm not going to allow her to sleep past 4pm, and that if she falls asleep after that, I'll only let her have a 10 or 15 min power nap before I wake her up. Dave has always been very anti-waking her up but he did actually agree with me on this one. We shall see if that works.
Tan, your story about your brother having sleeping issues til he was about 7 has freaked me out!! :eek: Luckily it was only when they went away!!
Anyway - enough of our sleep dramas!! As if you guys haven't heard enough of me going on about that lately!!
Our holiday - it was Vanuatu I think!! Well, Vanuatu is lovely - I'd sure love to go again!! And everyone has to come along. Cocktails and beaches.. ahhh bliss!! Obviously none of us can be PG at the time - we need all the drinkers we can get!! And I think we all are well deserving of a holiday while our "better halves" look after the kids!! After all, who here has a partner who has not had time to them selves since our bubs were all born??! Gosh, can you imagine us all poolside in Vanuatu sipping cocktails and chatting the week away!! I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be doing right now!!
I'm going to do a post next about the whole shoe thing. So if you want to read it go ahead - if not, fair warning!
MrsMiggins
05-11-2006, 14:05
Lou, what they told you at the Clarks store is pretty much spot-on. I always used to tell people not to put babies in shoes until they are walking confidently. And even then, only when they need to be in them.
The bones etc. in a child's foot aren't fully formed until around the age of 8 years old, so until that age, they're actually far better off being without shoes or anything constricting on their feet at all. Obviously you can't have an 8-year old running around barefoot! But it helps to bear in mind that the more barefoot time they have until that age, the better off their feet will be.
Yes, kids do need supportive footwear, but only when they have to be in shoes, and only after they are walking with confidence. Before then, if they have to be in shoes, get the lightest ones you can find, with soft soles (pre-walkers should be fine). Once they are walking confidently, it is best to have them fitted, and I'm sorry to say that the footwear most suitable is probably not going to be at the cheaper end of the market! The soles need to be supportive and fit the shape of their foot, there should be no bits that rub or cut in, there should be some room for growth, but be careful not to go overboard, as loose, poor-fitting shoes can do so much more damage than good. It is really tempting to buy a bit bigger when you're spending $50 on a pair of shoes they'll grow out of in a couple months time, but it's probably better than spending hundreds on corrective orthotics etc years down the track.
Hayles, the thing about the foot rolling.... hmmmm..... there are really two schools of thought on this. One is that shoes are better for it & will correct the problem, the other is that shoes will only make the problem worse. If you're concerned about it, you could definitely have it checked out, but I tend to think that these things sort themselves out without too much worry. I lean more towards going without footwear, but when he's in shoes, you would definitely need to make sure they fit properly if you think he might have some problem with pronation (rolling outwards).
I don't mean to sound like a Dr or anything (because I'm certainly far from that :D), but I know it is really important to have good shoes for babies and kids. I can only tell you what I know about it.
As for fit, best thing is to make sure the shoes fit firmly, without being tight. Summer is a great time for fitting shoes, because in open shoes you can really see properly how they fit. There should be a little room at the toe, but not so much that they are tripping over themselves when they walk (although they will do this a bit anyway when they're first getting used to them), but you'll want a bit of space for growth. Sandals are great because you don't need as much room at the end (so long as their toes aren't hanging over the edge, of course!) With enclosed shoes, don't ever push down on the toe cap to see if they fit!! I always tell people that if you go somewhere to have them fitted and the sales person does that, you know they're not properly trained!! You can feel firmly across the top of the toes, but don't ever push down. It doesn't matter so much with soft shoes, but in school shoes etc. where there is an actual stiffner, all you're doing is ruining the shoes. It's not going to tell you anything at all about the fit. To see how much room there is at the toe, you're much better off feeling along the side with your thumb, where the upper meets the sole on the inside of the foot up to where the toes are. You get a better idea that way and you're not destroying the shoe in the process.
You should always check the fit of the shoe with the child standing also. No point in feeling around for fit when the child is sitting down. It's not like they're only wearing the shoes while they're sitting. The foot spreads out when standing, so to get a correct fit, you need to check it all out with the child standing up.
When the child is walking around with the shoes on, check that there is no slipping (look carefully at the heel) and that there is not a lot of creasing across the vamp (between the laces or buckle and the toe). The child's foot should also not be able to move freely from side to side if you hold their foot and wobble the shoe a bit (this bit you can do while they're sitting!)
If you're buying something with laces, the laces should be firm but not tight.
Most of this will become easier when the child gets older, but you can still apply a lot of it to fitting first walkers too.
I hope that helps! And I hope I don't come off sounding like a big fat know-it-all, but it is really important and it's something that a lot of people (and I'm talking footwear sales people) get wrong.
Just a quick one! I didn' mean to freak you all out with the story about my brother and sleeping, it was just an example of how all bubbas are different. My parents certainly didn't stay home all the time either, he just slowly got better and better and I guess they must have come up with their own methods for dealing with it. He was just never as good somewhere else as he was at home. Apparently he was a bit of a shocker after they moved to the frm (he was three) - he would wake up at night and get all upset because he didn't know where he was (and I guess it is really, really dark at night at the farm too). He took a litle bit after that to settle down I think. As my parents say - "they all grow up" and I guess my brother is now 36 and sleeps just fine, although even he admits he is not as good somewhere else!
Fi - I am sorry you are having sleep dramas again. I was hoping they were in the past now. I am so grateful that Will seems to like his bed, and going to sleep. I can honestly say that I don't think it has anything at all to do with us as parents - I think it is just his character. He likes his bed!
On our little holiday I think we need a giant creche. How much fun would our kids have!
Anyway, gotta go,
chat more later.
Fi,
that was a excellent explanation about the footwear. Thanks for taking the time to do that, especially seeing as you've had such a hellish weekend. Maybe its a girl thing this no sleeping buisness! Your night sounds like Maddi's bad night that night I posted. I can totally sympathise with you when you said you broke down in tears because I have done that a lot lately. I remember a girfriend telling me there will be some days you just need to sit in a corner and bite down on a rolled up towel. Now I know what she's talking about.
Hayley if you have time to scan that cake through that would be great. I'd love to keep that one on file for future use. How did you get Cooper to finger paint without him wanting to eat it!!! :laughing:
MrsMiggins
05-11-2006, 15:04
Thanks guys. I don't mean to waffle on, but it helps to get it all out and I know that you all, of anyone, will understand!!
And Tan, don't worry, you didn't freak me out too much! :laughing: I just keep telling myself "it's just a phase, it's just a phase!" and when I read your post I had visions of myself still going through this when Claire is 7. Aaarrrggghhh!!! She'll be adopted out long before that point! :D
hayleylea
05-11-2006, 16:16
Hi guys! just a quick one from me because im off to the MILS for dinner! Fi huge :hugs: for you! I know i sometimes complain about Cooper but atleast he goes down of a night pretty much without any hassles! I hope Claire finds her routine again. I have read in heaps of books that you shouldnt put them down for a sleep after 4.30...I personally wont put Cooper down after 4 because if i do this he stays up way to late! So i just try and keep him occupied till feed and bath time and then he is usually pretty right to go down at 7. Of course all babies are different but i have hope that Claire will be sleeping like a baby (honestly who ever made that saying up mustnt have had kids lol) before the new one comes along! Hang in there and try not to get too stressed out as frustrating as it is....I dont know about Claire but the more frustrated i get with Cooper the worse it makes him! Easier said then done I know! ********** - heres some magic fairy sleeping dust to scater over Claires room tonight! Hope it works! lol. :fingerscrossed:
As for the shoes advice thanks heaps Fi! I wasnt that worried about his feet only a couple of people have commented on it. I dont think its that bad and i do think that most of these things do correct themselves. Ill just wait to his is walking before getting him a good pair of shoes and go from there.
Bingo Cooper loved the feel of the paint! he had a ball and i managed to get a pretty cool set of hand prints of his and then just let him do whatever he wanted! He didnt put it in his mouth at all.....he did end up with multi coloured hair though :rolleyes:
Fi ill keep my eyes peeled on ebay for Claire! Ill make sure i place a winning bid too because im sure you will want her back sooner or later :laughing:
nah seriously though I hope Claire and Maddi get some sleep tonight, you guys deserve a break! Cooper has once again failed to have an afternoon nap...i even went for a drive out to our house thinking he would have a sleep but no chance! I think the days of 2 sleeps are gone. Oh oh exciting news too.....we now have 3 little new lambs running around in our paddocks and atleast another 2 on the way by the looks! They are sooooooooooo cute! Isnt it amazing. Yesterday there was only 2 running around and now there are 3. God imagine that.....born one day and walking the same day! I cant wait to catch them and take some more pics with them and Cooper!
Gotta go...this was meant to be a short post lol!
Hi everyone,
Fi thanks heaps for the shoe info -that was great. It's funny the knowledge you pick up from the jobs you have throughout your lifetime. Anyone want to know anything about cardboard boxes I'm your woman (was a sales rep for a cardboard box factory in my past lifetime) -I'm sure that will come in handy one day. You poor thing with Claire's sleeping. It must drive you nuts. Late naps are definitely trouble. I never put Paddy down for a nap past 4 because it always means he is not tired enought to go to bed then. He has definitely dropped one of his sleeps and is now a one sleep a day boy so actually only goes for a nap about 11:30 now and that's it for the day(unfortunately not necessarily one big sleep though - got 35 minutes out of him today). If he only has a short nap I then put him to bed around 6ish which amazingly works. If he sleeps longer for his nap I try and wait until Dean gets home at 7 but I often find earlier is better. I wonder if you'd have any luck if you tried to put Claire to bed earlier. I never thought I could get Paddy to bed at 6but if he has dinner at 4:30 then bath at 5:30 it often works and somtimes it is easier to get him to sleep which is so weird. Maybe it's worth a go - maybe she'll surprise you. We sometimes have to physically restrain Paddy with our arms to get him to stay still and stop mucking around and he cries and carries on but after a bit he shuts up and stays still and goes to sleep - I don't know whay they can't lie still!! Good luck tonight!!
Lou that's great there was progress with Maddi and the cot last night. Hope you have a good night tonight too. If I'm here alone while I have a shower I put Paddy in this rocker chair thing which he can be restrained in and put him in the doorway with some toys,some sultanas and he can look at our dogs through the glass doors and see me in the shower and I chat to him and he is happy. If you don't have a little chair thing maybe you could put her in the highchair with some stuff to play with. Finishing the breastfeeding went well. I actually ended up going an extra week because I had that horrible cold and didn't have the energy to start a new thing so just kept going until I felt better so his last feed was the day after his birthday. He has happily taken the bottle instead which is great - I have been replaced quite easily which is a bit sad - not really -I'm happy it hasn't been a drama.
Hayley I would love to see the cupcake thing too -sounds excellent. That's so cute about Cooper finger painting. I tried to get Paddy to do a handprint in Dean's Fathers Day card and it was a disaster - he instantly tried to put the paint on his hand in his mouth and then got all freaked out about it and we both ended up covered in black paint. Good work with the standing too (and Maddi as well). Paddy hasn't done that yet but is taking a few steps behind the walker we bought him. It looks so cute them walking around -he looks so awkward and funny. I loved the story from the other day too about him bouncing up and down on the couch cushions. Paddy has got right into bouncing too. If we bring him into our bed he stands there hanging onto the headboard and bounces up and down for ages (no chance of this boy ever having a problem where he will only sleep with us - he flat out refuses to lie down in our bed ever).
Tan that is so cute that Will is running -they are funny busy little people aren't they.Paddy sometimes crawls at lighting speed with his head tucked down and on an angle to one side that just looks so cute and I often wonder what has come into his mind that he suddenly has to rush off like that. You're right about my Mum's persistence with getting him to sleep in the portacot- she has more than me -I would have just given up and got him out.I guess I'm going to have to be persistent on our holiday though.
Talking of holidays I'm in for our trip too - sounds good. I agree about everyone being free to drink too - wonder when that will happen - maybe in 10 years when we're all done with pregnancy and breastfeeding. I went out last night and for the first time could have gone a bit nuts because breast feeding is over but unfortunately the party I went too was an expensive cab ride away so I had to drive which was all a bit wrong. Dean and I are going out for dinner on Thursday night for our 4th wedding anniversary and I think I am going to go a bit crazy -we're catching the train into the city (live 10 minutes from the city which is great) so there will be no designated driver (obvisouly we can't get totally drunk being responsible parents but I think I can get a bit tipsy).
Anyway I'm off to have a bath. Hope everyone is well and hope the cake decorating course went well Anna.
Cath
hayleylea
05-11-2006, 19:53
Cath and Bingo i will send you that page for sure with the cup cake thing. It looks awesome...and as i said before its so easy to do.
Woha guys. This typing business is a bit hard for me tonight as i have had a few too many to drink :laughing: Actually im feeling failry drunk at the moment but its all good, a few wines makes a good night! :laughing: DF is just asking me a question as we are watching CSI las vagas. He asked if we got married at Las vagas whether its valid with us being Australian? does anyone know? How embarrasing ill probably regret asking this in the morning. Oh well as long as i give you all a laugh thats all that matter ROFL. Oh i crack myself up sometimes.
Cath with the hand print thing. I found that Cooper loved the feel of the paint brush so if i put that on his hand he was in hysterics so i just pressed his hand down on the paper and got 2 perfect hand prints! You poor thing with only having 35 minute nap out of paddy.Cooper atleast has an hour to 2 hours now he is only having one sleep.
Oh my BIL's brother was in a bad car accident on the weekend. Pretty bad actually, he wasnt driving but they hit the bank and then hit another car head on and then another one side on. They are really lucky to be alive. You know what makes me mad though?! he is an absolute ratbag in the car and he is bragging about how fast they were going :eek: Here i was thinking it would have knocked some sense into him. But i guess not.
Anyway im a weeeeee bit drunk and probably talking Sh!t so i better go.Talk to you guys tomorrow MWWWWAAAAHHHH :wave:
Hayley you are a dag. Good to hear someone is enjoying a few drinkies tonight. So when is the wedding in Vegas (hee hee)? Thats a good question, I've never actually known anyone who got married in vegas.
I watched "the break up" today on dvd while Maddi slept through the whole movie. It was so good to be able to watch an entire movie from start to end.
Well I'm off to bed. Maddi went down after a battle at around 8.30pm. We'll see how tonight goes, but I'm on a winner so far coz at least she's in her cot. Fi I am hoping to god that you get a good night out of Claire tonight. I get told by heaps of people if your first is a real difficult child to get to bed then the other kids that come along will be easy as. So that boy in your belly is going to be a real sleeper. And if I have any more then they will be too. Although Maddi is doing her damndest to make sure she's the only child with all this bed juggling antics.
Well its work for me tommorow guys. Cath I'll try the highchair in the bathroom thing as Maddi is so strong and determined these days she can get out of that rocker no worries, straps and all! Houdini lives here.
Catch ya guys.
hayleylea
05-11-2006, 20:47
hey Bingo - your right im the biggest dag living!!! lol. the wedding in vagas is still in discussion Trent thinks it would be great haha
:laughing: LOL Hayley! Don't you dare edit that post tomorrow either!! It has to stay for a good giggle. Especially the typo where you tried to tell us you were fairly drunk. ROFL!
Oh man - I have to tell you guys a couple of things. Tonight I told Troy that I was a little bit excited about something. (You are going to die laughing when you read this). It was the cricket. See last summer I was post-natal and I couldn't concentrate on anything on the tele and focussing on sport was a nightmare! I couldn't follow what was going on at all and kept forgetting what had already happened. Anyway - I normally like watching sport. Troy had the cricket on Fox tonight and I got all excited because I could keep track of it again and be my usual annoying self yelling at the tele. (It's the yobbo coming out in me). I forgot to mention that I am off all medications now and have been for a couple of weeks and aside from withdrawals symptoms that they failed to mention when they gave me the meds in the first place (like dizziness, headaches and irritability amongst other less annoying ones) I am all good! And the withdrawals symptoms have been easing. That might explain to some why I haven't been on MSN much - had to limit my time at the computer due to a few vision issues.
Oh yes - showers. Will is often in the playpen when I have a shower or he is asleep in bed. I have put him in the highchair in the bathroom before or just outside the bathroom door and just kept talking to him while I am in the shower but I haven't done that for a while. He's usually good in the playpen and he sleeps through anything so even though his bedroom is right next to the bathroom I can have a shower anyway. If I have to go somewhere earlyish I often get in before Will wakes up for the day. Otherwise could Maddi be left in the highchair with a bit of toast in front of ABC Kids? I wouldn't normally suggest using the tele as a baby sitter but if it means you get a shower then that's what I would do. Alternatively Troy has told me that I am not in there that long and if Will yells his head off then so be it. It won't hurt him. (I can't manage to do that myself, somehow a little boy yelling his head off spoils all the nice things about a shower.)
Will is still happily having 2 sleeps a day and I must say I am not really looking forward to him dropping one. Doesn't that mean they usually sleep in the middle of the day? Like lunchtime? I selfishly think that would mean we can't go out for lunch or dinner now! Not that we do it much now anyway.....
Oh and Fi, I refuse to let Will sleep past 4 pm in the arvo or it mucks up his night sleep too. I have woken Will ever since he was born because he would sleep through feeds etc when he was tiny. The CHN suggested I wake him during the day to ensure he got enough feeds and also to teach him the difference between night and day. I am only now realising how amazing Will was as a tiny tot. Will slept 6-8 hours straight at night from when I first came home. We never got up more than once a night to feed him. I don't know if the formula had anything to do with it or whether he was just a sleepyhead. I live in fear that when the time comes for us to have another bub that it will be completely different and I will want to send him/her back!
Anyway, I'm off to bed for the night. I have some catch up work to do tomorrow and want to start early.
hayleylea
06-11-2006, 06:54
Hi guys. Well i just read my posts from last night! :laughing: Im such a dag sometimes! A slightly hungover dag today actually :rolleyes: Im off to work on our house today with Trent, Cooper is going to my sisters so he should have a good time.
As for the one sleep Tan, yep its around lunchtime i think most of them have their sleep.
As for the shower thing if i want to have a shower and Trent isnt home i take in his little play centre thing and sit him in it and he just watches me. Or sometimes I even let him come in with me. He loves sitting at the bottom of the shower playing...so maybe thats an option. I know its probably not as relaxing as having one by yourself but it works lol.
Cath i think you deserve to have a few drinks on your wedding anniversary so go for it :thumbsup: Be warned though after not drirnking for a long time it doesnt take much to make you tipsy lol.
Anyway better get going. Have a nice day guys. I think i need to get a couple of glasses of water into me!!:D
MrsMiggins
06-11-2006, 09:05
Just a quick one (more from me later ;))
Hayles, if you get married in Vegas, it is definitely legal in Australia & everywhere else in the world! We see it all the time at work when people send in their marriage certificates to change their names.
I actually suggested to Dave that's what we should do (in all seriousness!) and thought he'd be well into it, being a bit of a gambling man & all, but he didn't want to do it! Go figure!!
Claire actually went to sleep OK-ish last night, but woke at 4am & wouldn't go back to sleep. Little :devil6: - knows when I have to get up early in the morning, I'm telling you!!
Hi again,
sounds like you had a nice relaxing Sunday night Hayley - good work!! We had friends get married in Las Vegas and it was all legal and legitimate as far as I know. They filmed it and then had a big party when they got back and showed the movie which was hilarious -the celebrant had this big moustache and didn't stop smiling this huge crazy smile the whole time -it was really quite special. Go for it!! Good luck with working on the house with a hangover - doesn't sound like fun.
Hope you got to have your shower ok this morning Lou. How excellent that you got to watch a whole movie in peace. I saw that one at the baby session at the movies - from the bits I saw it was good.
Tan congratulations on being medication free and being able to concentrate on your sport again. It's nice to be back to a stage where things are somewhat normal again. I feel like that a bit now (sometimes). I have been thinking about the lunch thing now that Paddy sleeps about lunchtime. My best friend has her son's 1st birthday in a few weeks and is having a party from 11-2 which is really not going to work with his nap. I guess he is just going to be really tired and we will have to leave by 2 to get him home for a nap. If he gets desperately tired he will sleep in the pram so maybe lunches out means a sleep in the pram for Paddy. He will go to sleep about 11ish if we try hard so
I guess lunches can be done if they are a bit later.
I am going to try and organise to get a professional photo taken of Paddy today. I have decided that I want a photo of all of my children (thinking ahead once again) when they are 1 because the time really does go so fast and all of a sudden they will be all grown up and I want to capture this special time. We have some ok photos but don't have a really nice one and I don't think we'll ever take one so I am going to leave it up to a professional.
Anyway better go. Hope everyone has a good day.
Cath
hayleylea
06-11-2006, 13:37
hey guys well im back from working on the house. it was only a morning thing because Trents on afternoon shift. I didnt go too bad although I was feeling a bit seedy - but we managed to get a fair bit done so thats the main thing! Cooper was good for my sister but he is a little quiet today...not sure whats wrong with him. He is very clingy aswell. Oh well. He had a morning sleep today for my sister and is looking rather tired at the moment too so i might put him back down for another sleep soon...:fingerscrossed:
anyway better go. I think i could go for a nap soon myself! :sleeping:
Ange&Seth
06-11-2006, 22:05
OMG !!! Vanuatu! I am SO there................ if I'm allowed to come seeing as I've been neglecting everyone lately??? Please??? :laughing:
Seth's now got both molars on the bottom but he won't let me feel to see if there's anymore coming on the top just yet. We'll have to wait and see. He's been standing on his own for a couple of weeks now and has taken 2 or 3 small steps by himself but then drops straight down onto his bum. He's just started feeding himself with a spoon too, which is fun :rolleyes: I have to sit with him with a spoon in my hand to scrape all the excess from around his mouth and occassionally help him put food on his spoon, but he seems to be doing really well with it.
We went to mum and dad's on Wednesday because my brother, his wife and 2 kids were coming up from Tassie and my mum knew nothing about it!!!!! Adam was working in Melbourne all week and I hate being home by myself so that was my excuse to mum for coming to stay :D It was great to see my niece and nephew again. I haven't seen my nephew since he was 7wks old and he's turning 2 on Thursday!!! My niece I saw in March this year and I just could not believe how much she's grown up! She's 4.5 and just the most beautiful little girl i have ever known. She gives the best :hugs:
Seth played with the two of them really well which was a little surprising because he doesn't have that much interaction with other kids but he just seemed to thrive on it. He followed Zali (my niece) everywhere and spent virtually the whole 3 days smiling! So, I've decided that he needs to go to childcare one day a week so that he can have that interaction with other kids, and start learning some social skills. Also, it'll give me one dedicated 'house-work' day because I just can't seem to get everything done when Adam or Seth or both are here. It's just impossible for me!!
Glad you had a good night last night Hayles!!! I got a good giggle from reading your typos HaHa.
Fi - hope Claire is settling down for you. How's it going with her not sleeping past 4pm?
Lou - how cute is it when they start to stand by themselves? Seth didn't even realise he was doing it to start with and as soon as we said something he'd look down and then sit straight down on his bum! Yay for Maddi!!
Tan - congrats for being off the meds chic! Withdrawals wouldn't have been very good but do you find you have more energy now? Oh and how exciting is the Tri-Nations beach cricket going to be this summer? I can't wait!!
That's all from me for the moment girls. I'll try and pop back in over the next few days cos I really miss talking to you all!!!
hayleylea
07-11-2006, 06:08
:wave: Ange! Good to hear from you again and glad you had a good time at your mums!
Seth sounds like he will be up and walking soon!! :yelclap: Good work with the spoon too. It can get messy though huh! Oh and as for the molars, how was he cutting them? Cooper has been a bit grizzly the last two days and his poos have been like water. I had a look in his mouth today and bottom molar number one is just under the gum. Poor little fella. So id say that that second bottom one is soon to follow....and id say his eye tooth isnt far away either because he has really swollen gums. Oh let the fun times begin! :rolleyes: He has still been sleeping through which is a bonus and he hasnt been too bad just a bit clingy.
Anyway ange if your around on MSN give me a buzz and we will catch up!
As for everyone else feel free to buzz me too- hope everyone had a good night :sleeping:
Hi everyone!
Happy Melbourne Cup Day! :smiliedance: I love this day of the year. So much fun.
Hi Ange! Great to hear from you! I m so impressed with Seth and the spoon. I should really give that a go with Will but I hate the mess. Maybe I'll start on a nice warm sunny day and we can do it outside so then Will can go in the wading pool!
Today I am off to the city for a big posh Melbourne Cup Lunch. I am a bit nervous - I am not very posh and have been worrying about what to wear all week. I have something sorted and I just hope it is up to scratch. The same lady invited me that paid for the resort in the Blue Mountains and the helicopter rides that time - otherwise I would not be going. I might take a camera with me for some pictures. I am planning on having fun though!
Anyway I had better go now - will talk to you all later.
hayleylea
07-11-2006, 07:51
WOW Tania, your day sounds like it is going to be heaps of fun!! Wish i was coming!!! Have a great day!
Hey there!
Well I survived the big posh lunch and I can honestly say that it was a great afternoon. I can also say however that there are some "posh" people in this world who are just tossers and need to get a real life. I get a bit of a giggle out of really pretentious people (none of whom I work with so we had a great afternoon) - you know the ones who smile just so and walk very daintily and are just to cool to have a good belly laugh! There was lots of those there. They need to let loose and enjoy themselves.
I think the boys had a great day at home too. When I finally got home (about 7pm oops!) there was toys strewn from one end of the house to the other and a little boy who was almost falling asleep walking around but who hadn't even had a bath! So he went to bed without one and then the big cleanup began. But at least they had a good day.
Today I am minding my friend's little girl who is 4.5 months old while her Mum goes to a doctor's appointment. She is a great bub but I am wondering what Will is going to think about sharing his Mummy. Ah well - we'll both live and he might be great!
I hope you all had great sleeps last night and I will chat later.
Bye
Hi everyone,
sounds like you had a great day people watching Tan -some people can be so funny and don't realise how they come across do they? Hope things are going well with the 2 babies.
Hi Ange. Good to hear from you. Good idea about the housework day. I have started to do that on a Thursday morning with Paddy now going to my Mum's -it's great to get some time to yourself to get things done.
Hayley hope Cooper is going okay with those teeth. We are going through teething issues here at the moment with no. 5 & 6 on their way through (and maybe no. 7). We had Paddy up screaming on and off from 3 until 5 last night - not fun. I forgot about the Bonjela until 4:45 and that seemed to fix him up a bit. I was so tired -I went to bed at 11 but had Dean come to bed and start snoring at 11:30 which kept me pretty much awake until I kicked him out at 2 and then the screaming started at 2:50 so I didn't really get to sleep properly until sometime after 5. I will be going to bed early tonight!!
Paddy has his injections at 4pm today. I am just dreading it -poor little man. They are way too alert and know what's going on now - it's going to be horrible.
Paddy and I have been out shopping for an anniversary present for Dean this morning. We follow the traditional gifts guide each year which is sort of fun and makes it easier to think of something. The 4th year is flowers/silk which is good because that is cheap and the finances are tight at the moment. I bought Dean a rose bush. He loves pruning the roses that we have at the moment (he also loves attacking the lemon tree - I think he just loves hacking bits off - he also loves when we have demolition work to be done -I think he is just destructive) and I thought that would be better than getting him a bunch of flowers (or a silk tie or anything - he is not a tie man).
Anyway better get some stuff done while Paddy is asleep. Hope everyone is well.
Cath
hayleylea
09-11-2006, 16:13
BOO!!!! Did I scare you guys??? I bet I did because its been quiet as a mouse in here!!! Oh YAY there are new emotions I can use too!!!
I have very busy the last couple of days...fleeting half day trips to sydney and staying at my mums thats why i havent been that much!!!
Im sooooooo excited about Christmas already. Just today i got the cutest decorations!! I got really big bulky ones so if the little man, full of mischief that he is, happens to pull them off he cant do much harm. They are so cute!! Cant wait till the 1st of december so i can decorate the :tree: (hehe had to use that one!) My MIL just showed me what she got Cooper for Chrissy!!! Oh my god is she going to be popular. My MIL is very generous when it comes to Chrissy presents and they are usually pretty extravagant. Anyway its this cool out door play centre thing with a slippy dip and a swing, it has a xylophone, a place to crawl through and a basketball hoOP and ball attatched to it as well. It is from 1-5 year olds so he will have a ball with it even now. The frame of the slippery side etc (its all joined in together) is in the shape of a rabbit and the swing is a lady beetle. Its really hard to explain but its heaps cool. He will have a ball. I already have a big kids swing set for him put away in our shed that i brought at a garage sale when he was just born for $30 and it was barely used and came with the slippery dip! BARGAIN! So i figure this will be good for now! :reindeer:
Coopers gums are oh so swollen down the bottom and he is a bit grizzly every now and again but seems to be doing pretty good with them. He still has massive lumps where his eye teeth are so i think they might be on their way too!??!?!?! Ill be happy when they are all through thats for sure!
Cath i hope that paddy went OK after his needles and Tan I hope Will is ok today too! Cooper was pretty good the day of them but the next day was another story lol so be warned hehe! Nah i hope they doesnt affect them at all.
Talk soon guys! Hope everyone is ok! Come out from hiding..its not like this thread to go so quiet! :eek:
Hey - I am here, just didn't have anything exciting to write.
Yep - Will had his needles today and DH took him (YAY). He looked like a bandage bear when he was getting ready for the bath tonight. For some reason they didn't use little bandaids, they used cotton wool with steri tape, so with some on either leg and one on his shoulder he looked hilarious. Apparently he was very good when he got them but he was a little grumpy this afternoon. He is also cutting tooth no 6 so I am not too sure what was making him out of sorts.
Anyway - I don't really have anything to say so I'll leave you all alone in here again!
MrsMiggins
09-11-2006, 20:54
Hello you wonderful ladies!!!
I've been on bubhub, but mainly modding. I have been a bit slack I'm sorry to say!! I have totally forgotten everything I wanted to write about all the stuff you guys posted in the past week, so please forgive my completely slack post!
Hayles, you sound so excited about Christmas!! You'll have to take photos of your tree once you have it all decorated. I'm still undecided about what to do with our tree. I am adamant we will have one, but probably won't put it up til quite late because frankly I just could not be @rsed trying to pull Claire away from it 24/7!! I just know she will drive me completely crazy with it! Anna, I considered your suggestion, but unfortunately it won't work in our house. Oh well, I'm sure we'll come up with something!!
That play centre thing your MIL bought sounds awesome Hayles!! Cooper will love it, I'm sure! Claire got a big kid's swing set for her birthday and she absolutely loves it! The worst thing is she often cries when it's time to come inside!! It doesn't have a slippery dip, but we will eventually get one for it. (Might have to come down & find out where you keep getting all your bargains from!!) We have one of those plastic play centre things which has a slippery dip, but it's been in storage in the garage for ages (it was DSD's) and it is in need of a good clean. Oh, and plus I'm waiting for Dave to put it up. She might have it by the time she's 21.............
Tan, Will must be going really well if he's cutting a new tooth and had his needles today! Did they give him a shot in his arm did they? Do they do that for all kids in their 12m shots?? Claire's only ever had them in the legs before - 2 in one, 1 in the other. I still haven't had hers done. I feel awful about it, but she's just been so out of sorts lately that I've been really hesitant to get it done. That plus the fact that for all her other needles she's been a bit off for about 48 hours afterwards, it's a bit tricky arranging it around work.
I finally got called into the courthouse today for jury duty (it started on Monday & today was the first day I've had to go in), and my name actually was drawn out to be sworn in as a juror, but at the last second (literally), the defence challenged - which means they have an objection to the juror - so I wasn't empanelled to serve on the trial. :( Oh well, probably for the best really. It seemed like a pretty awful trial to be on (indecent assault charges).
Kimmy, our greyhound, is really starting to worry me. She's been off her food for several days now & has actually not eaten a thing since Tuesday night. Surprisingly, she seems completely happy & as full of energy as she ever is, and she's still drinking water, so luckily she's not dehydrated, but it's still a bit of a worry. And of course Dave is away!! He was meant to be getting back tomorrow afternoon, then it was tomorrow night... now it's Saturday morning. Ugh!! Don't get me started!!! :mad:
Now I don't want to jinx anything here, but I can tentatively say that Claire has been sleeping much better the past few nights. She's only been having one daytime sleep, but it goes from around 11 to 2 or 3. Then she is happy to have dinner & a bath & go straight to sleep. I've actually had her in bed before 8.30 for the past 3 nights in a row!!! :smiliedance: And better yet - she's been sleeping through til about 7.30am!! She actually had a sleep quite early today - from about 9.45 to 12, so she was in bed by 7.30. I can only hope she sleeps through tonight!!
Well, that's enough from me! I hope you & your beautiful kiddies are all well. Bingo & Anna, hope to hear from you both soon as well!!
hayleylea
10-11-2006, 06:57
Hey guys!
:yes: Fi, I am rather excited about Christmas lol! Im a little kid at heart and its just so fun! Also its because one time in the year that all our family gets together including cousins etc and also one time in the year that i get to see alot of my friends that live away! Its more exciting too when you have kids and when your siblings etc have kids aswell - it brings back the magic of christmas seeing all the kids so happy and excited running around playing!
Great news about Claire sleeping!!! :fingerscrossed: she has her new routine though (a rather good one I might add!) As for the tree, I am a bit worried that Cooper will be trying to pull it down 24/7 aswell but i figure i can put it up early and see how he goes. I am going to put a play pen around it so i think it should be OK. As i said i got some really simple BIG decorations aswell so if they come off they wont do him much harm! Big fluffy santa heads and just some really light weight big wooden ones. (We are very carefull with everything around the house after him having a big bash on the head!) Trent being the clever little thing that he is has also assured me that he has an idea of tying the tree so it wont fall so ill be holding him on that one! He amazes me sometimes! For a boy that grew up without his dad around he is just so clever when it comes to "boy" stuff. When i went to help him on the house I was amazed at him. He has built new walls....run cables for the lights etc...gyprocked, put whole new floors in! he does them all perfect aswell!
Anyway i better go my nephew just got here (im still at mums, better go play!
:smiliedance: :smiliedance: for Claire!!!
Fi - that sounds great about Claire's new routine. 3 days in a row is a great start for a new pattern. A 2-3 hours sleep in the day sounds fantastic.
Will seems to be going ok with his needles although a little grumpy still. That tooth still hasn't cut right through yet but I think it is the needles as his other teeth haven't bothered him too much.
I have to go but I'll post more later I promise!
Hi there,
well its been a very tiring week and I am a walking zombie. Still having sleep issues with Maddi but we're working on it. I have been trying out CC, but to tell you the truth when you have to work the next day its so hard to stick to it and not bring her into bed with you for the sake of some sleep. Last night we had some visitors around for tea and it just wasn't a good night for it. I was dead tired and was dropping everything. I smashed a beer (sacriligious i know), spilt curry on my kitchen chairs and was incapable of speech. I think they all got the message and left by 10.30pm. I took Maddi to the naturopath yesterday and she was really nice and what she had to say made sense. Because Maddi has been on antibiotics she said it had stripped her digestive system of all the good bugs and thats why she struggles to get better and seems to be continously sick. So Maddi is now on lactobaccilus 2 x a day, and some liquid zinc to boost her immune system. We're to try this for a month and see how she goes. She also suggested moving Maddi's cot to a different position in her bedroom or to actually change rooms altogether. We'll see how it goes. God I hope it all works out. The naturopath also suggessted I get Maddi's 12 month shots one at a time, one month apart so that her immune system can cope a bit better while she is sick. So all in all she had some good theories and we can only try them out.
We finally got to mothers group for the first time in 6 weeks. Everyone couldn't believe how much Maddi had changed. They said she had lost a lot of her baby fat and looked like a little girl. Maddi crawled around the room and kissed both the boys and patted the girls on the head. It was soooo funny. I couldn't believe she knew the difference between boys and girls. Then she sat with a book and read out to them all. She is a funny old soul.
Christmas - YES! I can't wait for the tree to go up as at the stocktake sale last year I bought a HUGE tree with new decorations so this year will be a big event in raising the tree. But I am searching for another playpen to fence it in as I am having visions of Maddi calling out "Timberrrrrrrr" as the tree falls on top of her. So that will be interesting.
Fi, I can't wait until Maddi gets a routine like that one. Actually any routine would be greatly appreciated. Maybe thats why she is being so difficult. She needs to try something new out. We're off today to the shops in the hunt for a good baby sleep CD. I'm going to try and play music to Maddi to get her to sleep.
Then its grocery shopping for some food.
I'm off to Adelaide for 3 days girls for work! So DH will have Maddi all to himself. Can you imagine :eek: . Its a 3 day training course so I'll probably be away from home for 3 nights.
Well I better go and get myself dressed while little cherub is asleep. Yes she is actually having a morning sleep in her cot which is sooooo nice. Will try and pop on again soon. Hayley, I just got your PM this morning. How slack am I! I rarely pop on MSN these days as Maddi has been very demanding to say the least. I'll talk to you soon guys.
Ok I am back.
Lou - I am sorry that your sleep issues are continuing with Maddi -although it sounds as though your visit to the naturopath was constructive. I have a baby sleep CD - it's the "music for dreaming" one and it is quite nice. I think you can get it in Myer but I know there are other good ones around too. I haven't used mine a great deal - but I know it was good for relaxing me too.
Maddi sounds like such a clever little girl with real grown up social skills! Maybe that's what daycare teaches them? I still have to teach Will not to eat other baby's food! :laughing:
I know that this is going to make most of you hate me but Will has started telling me quite reliably when he wants his nap! He comes and puts his head down on the lounge as if to say "I am tired." I then ask him if he wants to have a sleep and he nods his little head and toddles off to his room - I give him his dummy and put him into bed with teddy and that's it! I think the needles have made him extra tired because he has been asleep for nearly 2 hours already.
I have also come to the conclusion that Will is going to have 2 sleeps a day for quite a while. I think he wears himself out with the walking because he actually wants to go to bed 2 x day.
Actually I was chatting to Hayley yesterday about how in NSW our bubbas only had 2 needles at a time up til now. Your poor bubbas having 3 at once! Apparently two of our vaccinations are combined so until now Will has just had the ones in either leg. I am so impressed today though - the 4 and 6 months needles he had horrible big red lumps on his legs for weeks and they hurt him too. Today he has no red lumps at all. How fantastic!
I still have to go Christmas tree shopping. I have checked some out and Troy has agreed to go back with me to get one. It won't be huge as we don't really have a good spot for a huge one - but it won't be tiny either. I admit it too - I am getting excited about Christmas as well! :reindeer:
Anyway - I am going to go. I am starting to wonder about my little sleepyhead. I think I should check on him soon.
MrsMiggins
10-11-2006, 11:02
Oh Hayley!!! I could kiss you & Trent!!!! I can't believe I never thought of anchoring the Christmas tree!! That would definitely work! :smiliedance: That's what we'll do! Our playpen is already employed fencing off everything else, so we can't use that. Dave wanted to get another one for the Christmas tree, but I honestly can't see the point in getting one just for that. We wouldn't use it for anything else after Xmas. We'll see how we go. I'm actually surprised Dave didn't try to say that we just won't have the tree up at all. He's not all that into the whole Xmas deco thing, although he will put up the outdoor lights if he gets a chance. I'll have to make sure he gets onto that this year (something tells me I won't have too much trouble - I remember when we first moved in he was looking up at the eaves out the front & commented that it looked like the Xmas light would go up easily!)
Lou, I am so sorry to hear you guys are still having sleep issues :(. It is the most draining thing in the world when it goes on & on - no wonder you're feeling like a zombie!! Hopefully DH will be OK with her while you're away. The naturopath visit sounded great! I bet you see some improvement really quickly. And how cute about Maddi at your mum's group!! What a little clever clogs she is!!
Tan, I don't hate you for Will being a great sleeper!! I think it's wonderful! That is just so gorgeous how he lets you know he's tired!! Claire is getting to be a great communicator now. She isn't speaking actual words very much, but has a lot of actions and gestures. Her cutest word though is "gone"! It's so cute!!
Isn't it just amazing how much they comprehend now and how much they can show you they comprehend?! Watching these amazing little creatures develop & learn is hoenstly one of the most incredible parts of motherhood to me. Every day I am just completely blown away by how much Claire is able to learn.
Last night (I think I mentioned in my last post) she was in bed by 7.30, so I was hoping she'd sleep til a reasonable hour, but wasn't really expecting it. Well, she stirred a bit at 1.30, but went back to sleep, then woke at 4.15. I got up & gave her a bottle and (miracle of miracles!!) she went straight back to sleep & didn't wake up again til 8.30!! I'm telling you, after such a long stretch of sleep hassles, this just feels like bliss! I can only hope it is the end of a bad phase, and not just a short-lived good one!!
Good news - Kimmy decided to eat her breakfast this morning!! Phew!! I was getting really worried about her! I gave her scrambled eggs (did I ever tell you our dogs are spoilt?!!) and she wolfed it straight down. I was so relieved & sms'ed Dave straight away to tell him. He rang me this morning to say that was great & that he was expecting a call from me this morning to tell him she had died!! :eek: That freaked me out a bit! But hopefully she's OK now.
OK, gotta go, have a great day everyone!!
Hi everyone,
Great news about Claire's sleeping Fi -what an excellent day sleep!! I hope you have been sleeping well and are feeling a bit rested.
Paddy had 1 injection in each arm and 1 in a leg -poor little man - 3 times coming back at him with a needle is so cruel. He recovered okay but certainly didn't enjoy the experience (the first cry was the one with the big intake of breath and no noise then a big scream). He is now 11.6kg and 79cm long.
Lou 3 nights away sounds like just what you need. Just think about 3 solid night's sleep - excellent!! The naturopath sounds good. I think we have the "music for dreaming" CD too and we have used it to help us get Paddy to sleep sometimes -it calms him down if he is all worked up.
Tan that is so fantastic about Will asking to have a sleep - what a legend. I just bought Paddy a tshirt that has "I must not sleep" written over and over like lines on a blackboard which I thought was perfect for him because he is still not very interested in sleeping in the day (at least he is mostly sleeping at night though -can't complain). He is so afraid he is going to miss something during the day (like watching me do the dishes or something exciting- silly boy).
Hayely Cooper's present from your MIL sounds fantastic - he will love it!! Paddy is a little adventure man and loves crawling throuhg things and climbing things. We will have to think about something like that for the future. We have the Huggies fun car set up and he often goes out of his way to make sure he can crawl through it on the way to wherever he is going - so cute. I often find him sitting in there and he thinks it is hilarious if I say"where's Patrick?" and pretend that I can't find him - he giggles his little head off - so cute!!
Paddy's latest trick is to use the sign for light (I forgot about the sign language for a while but am doing it again a bit now). It is the coolest thing to see his little hand start flashing when a light is put on. I was buckling him in the car yesterday and he was making the light sign and I was thinking "what the hell is he doing that for?" then I looked where he was looking and he was looking at the internal car light which was on because the door was open - there was a light!! How cute.
Anyway better get some stuff done while he his having his after swimming nap. Hope everyone has a good weekend. Where are you Anna?
Cath
Hey Fi -just read your post -yeah Claire!! Good girl - sounds like she is back in the swings of sleeping well again. You are so right about the learning thing -it is so much fun to teach them stuff and watch them take it all in. Paddy has learnt to nod his head when I say "nod your head" and to hold his hand up for "high 5" this week. How cool. What else can I teach him? He seems to really like learning new tricks (that makes him sound like a dog - learning new things maybe). He's not really saying any proper words yet but he certainly knows what I am saying sometimes so I'm happy with that. I do think he knows when he says dada (which he says all the time) that it refers to Dean so maybe that is a word.
MrsMiggins
10-11-2006, 11:16
Cath your post made me smile!!! That is so great about Paddy using sign language!! I really wanted to do that, but the time just slipped away from me & there was always something else going on & I just never got around to it, but Claire does use some gestures that she's picked up off us (gone, finished etc.)
You also reminded me!!! WE FINALLY GOT OUR HUGGIES FUN CAR!!! :smiliedance:
Claire thinks its cool, although she is sometimes a little hesitant to get in there.
I can't remember how much I told you guys about the drama with it, but after ages & ages I still hadn't received anything or heard anything about it, so I emailed them. A few weeks later, I got a call from one of the ladies at Huggies Customer Care & she said that they didn't receive the claim. I was a bit disappointed, as that particular one needed a LOT of barcodes! But she said to me that if I sent through my credit card details via fax for the P&H they could send me one out if they had some left (no guarantee). So I did that, but the ph number she gave me to call to confirm I'd sent the fax & that they'd received it was just a competition info line and you couldn't actually speak to anyone. I just let it go & figured I would either get the car or not & I couldnt be bothered with it anymore.
So last week I got home from work one day (when I was in Brisbane) and there it was!! Hooray!
MrsMiggins
10-11-2006, 11:23
lol - I just read your other post Cath!
We taught Claire "gone" (say "Gone" and turn both palms upwards), which she thinks is great fun! It's also handy when she throws something, you can say it & it stops all the tantrums as she doesn't then expect it back!! :D
We also have "finished" for when she's finished her dinner or whatever. (Say "Finished" and hold both hands up & turn them side to side a few times.) She's just started doing that one on her own when she's had enough.
Another funny little incidental one we taught her without knowing is to shoo flies away, That one is cute too! If you ever say "Shoo fly!" Claire'll wave her hand around like she's shooing flies!! hee! hee!
Mum & Dad have recently taught her "Shhhhhh!" with her finger over her mouth, although this one is far less useful, as they use it for when she's screaming. Unfortunately this means that if you do it when she's not screaming, she'll take it as a cue to start! :eek:
She can also nod or shake her head in response to a number of questions (although I've noticed she has started nodding her head if you state anything at all in a questioning tone of voice....!) and if she's done a poo, and you ask her if she needs a clean nappy, she'll nod her head & wander off to her room and stand by the change table waiting to be changed! That one will certainly come in handy in a few month's time!!
hayleylea
10-11-2006, 20:18
awww how cute are all our little ones now with their own little personalities and all learning new stuff! Cath sign language sounds great! Fi, Claire amazes me constantly...she has definatley been here before!
Oh and YAY for your huggies fun car finally arriving! Cooper still isnt too sure of his..he likes it but sometimes is a bit wary of going in it!
As for them understanding things..isnt it amazing. It seems like just one morning Cooper woke up and knew what i was saying! He knows if i mention food...he starts opening and closing his mouth and goes to the fridge and says yum yum yum :laughing: When its time for daddy to knock of work i say "wheres daddy" and he runs to the door and pokes his head out the doggy door waiting for daddy to come home...He knows all the animals names - he doesnt say their names but if i say to go give Axel a cuddle he will crawl over to axel and cuddle him....or if we are outside and i say "wheres Cocky" he will go over and stand up to look in the avery...He loves Cocky by the way and is just amazed everytime Cocky speaks to him! lol. He just looks in amazement and starts giggling his head off its too cute! He is now quite good at putting on a pretend cry too! - it is such an act though...but he gets all the actions right right down to the face and the everything....luckily i know when its a pretend one and i say come on Cooper your putting it on and he just stops and goes and plays! :laughing: He does heaps of stuff. He doesnt really have alot of words as such but he knows exactly what we are talking about. Its such a cute new stage. I have been writing this email for a bit over 2 hours between updating my website and talking on the phone so im not sure if it makes sense lol. And im too tired to read this over so hopefully its not too bad. Im off to bed..:sleeping:
:laughing: about Cooper putting his head oout of the doggy door! That's great.
Well I am sorry to say that I think those nasty needles have upset my little boy a bit. Yesterday I had to give him panadol twice because he had a bit of a temp and was quite unhappy. He is also sooo tired! Yesterday he slept for over 2 hours in the morning and then almost 2 hours in the afternoon and went to bed at 6:45 and didn't get up until 7:20 this morning! Two hours later he was back in bed. I am really hoping that he gets over it today as we are going to the U2 concert tonight :yelclap: and a friend is coming over to babysit. Tomorrow we have a baptism to go to and it won't be fun if he is tired and grumpy!
Oh Lou - I had a thought about Maddi. Have you considered changing the mattress in her cot? I'm thinking about her getting sick a lot, not her sleeping! I think that moving rooms might be a bit upsetting for her but she probably wouldn't notice a new mattress.
As for the sleeping thing - I just think your girls are a bit too clever! (Lou & Fi) Claire :fingerscrossed: has settled down again but look at what great little communicators they are! With Will spending half his life asleep any wonder he doesn't have any social graces.
Anyway I had better go - love Paddy's sign language too Cath - they are all sooo amazing now. Will walks along kicking a little soccer ball now - how cool is that!
How excellent is that U2 concert going to be!!!! Lucky you Tan. I'm sure that Will will be tonight while you U2 it up. Thanks for the mattress thing, I bought a new mattress protector today so we'll see how that goes. I tried the sleep CD last night and it worked until 10pm great. After that she was performing her usual antics. Tonight I've got a party (30th) so DH is staying at home to look after Maddi.
These kids are sure ramping it up in the lingo. I think Maddi is getting frustrated with me not understanding her as fast as she would like.
hayleylea
11-11-2006, 17:28
Hi guys, Tan have a great time at U2!! Lucky thing. That would be a blast!
Bingo - love the new pic of Maddi! VERY CUTE!!!!
We have had a big day today, we went to dubbo to a clearance sale...i wasnt sure how Cooper would go in the car cause he gets bored after awhile and it was a 2.5 hour trip but he was truly an :angel: the whole day! He had a blast! It was a military auction (DF is very into ex army stuff) so there were alot of old men there and they just loved Cooper! They were his play mates for the day and he loved every minute of it!
Anyway i better go get him settled down...we not long ago got home and he is busily going around checking all his toys and making sure they are all still here and still working! He does it everytime we go somewhere its too funny!:laughing:
hayleylea
11-11-2006, 17:53
Oh guys i forgot to tell you! I finally blew up Coopers Jump-o-lene for him (got it for when my nephews were young at a sale for $5) I forgot how big it was! Its huge and Cooper absolutley LOVES it. It is so cool. Its the original one so it has sides going all around it so he can pull hiimself up and bounce. He pulls himself up on the ledge and just throws himself in all directions! Its so cute to watch - its excellent! Definatley something to keep him entertained for hours! Just gotta work out where to put it as our flat is pretty small lol. Nah we actually have a huge shed so i can store it out there and just bring it in when he wants to play in it.
Anyway just had to share that story with you. Definatley worth the buy if your looking for a fun chrissy present!
Hey, I also just updated my website if you wanna check it out!
hayleylea
11-11-2006, 19:18
http://members.shaw.ca/anabw/grease.htm
Check this out guys! So cute!
Hey girls!
I just thought I'd pop in to let you all know I'm still here. I haven't been on for about a week now because I've been quite busy and OHHHHH so tired.
I'm usually in bed between 8:30 - 9:00pm and I'm out like a light by 9.15pm. I'm 6 weeks today and feeling fine. No sickness or anything, just tired. Shane has been great with helping with the kids, dinner and cleaning up so I can go to bed.
I think I mentioned that Immy had her shots a couple of weeks ago and she's only really come right a few days ago. She still has a nasty lump on one arm but she's back to sleeping again after some pretty horiffic nights (for a while I thought she'd been on the phone to Claire & Maddi!) She's still resisting naps occassionally but I just have to keep putting her down and letting her cry it out or chat with her little bed friends (Poppy the 'popomous (hippo) and Suzy duck). Immy now says Hi dada when Shane comes home or she sees him after a nap. She's learning to say YES but she says "hess" which is cute, and she now has "TAAAA" down to a fine art. She completely understands when I say Ta for mum, and she gives me what she has, and she says ta when I give her something. She's also developing a cheeky nature just like her sisters. Today she had the camera and I said ta for mum and she went to hand it to me (like any good girl would!!) then she quickly pulled it away, hugged it to her chest and giggled histerically! Shane said he's noticed this before as well but I was so surprised and laughed at how cheeky she was!
Immy's on her feet more than not now, I even caught her taking a step or two around the couch. Honestly, she should be walking she's so confident on her feet! She's practically jumping while holding stuff and can pull herself up on vertical things (like the sliding door, cupboards etc) - I'm trying to encourage her to let go but she's too much of a scaredy cat!
Anyway, tonight is supposed to be "date night" but Shane's gone to take back some movies that we haven't even watched and my stupid computer won't burn the ones we have stored so if he's not back soon he's going to find me upstairs asleep! Better go, so so so tired. It's just incredible.
I'll try and pop back in the next couple of days to write a proper, non-selfish post. You girls have had so much going on in the last week!
Talk soon! xoxo
MrsMiggins
11-11-2006, 20:51
hee! hee! I don't envy you that tiredness Anna!! It is the only full-on PG symptom I have had both times that really has much of an effect on me. I'm always more than happy to see the back of it!!
That cheeky thing you mentioned Immy does, Claire has been doing that for a while too. The only thing is that it is just so damn hard not to laugh, isn't it?!! So of course, at least with Claire, all it does is encourage her to keep doing it! :rolleyes: At least Immy has some manners! Claire has none at all! People will begin to think she was raised by gorillas...!
Immy has got such a great vocab, Anna!!
Tan, hope you guys had fun at the U2 concert!! I must be sooooo... out of touch! I didn't even know they were touring until I went into the office last Wednesday & every second person I spoke with had gone to it the night before! I hope Will is feeling better. :( All our Oct bubs seem to be having bad reactions to this lot of needles! Makes me even more hesitant to book Claire's in!! Ugh! I really need to do that. I feel so slack. Claire is 13 months old today and I had all her other needles done spot-on on time.
Lou, I cannot get over Maddi's hair!!!!! Holy frejoles! I knew it was long, but in your new av pic, OMG!!! It's longer than mine!!! She is just so gosh-darn CUTE!!! Hope you're having a blast at that party tonight! Big hangover for you in the morning?? :D I hope Maddi was good for her daddy (or wait, maybe you want her to play up, so that he knows what you have to deal with!!)
Hayles, you're a classic!! That thing was so cute, although since our computer died we don't have sound :( I bet it would have been good with the sound!! (Looks like a good pram actually!) I bet Cooper just loves his jumpoline!! What a great idea!
Have a great night all!! Hope the sleep fairies visit all your bubs!!
hayleylea
12-11-2006, 06:32
Anna, Great to hear from you!! Sorry to hear your feeling tired though!! Glad Immy is feeling better after her shots too...Cooper was a bit off for about a week aswell after his. She sounds just as cheeky as Cooper! He does the same things with pretending to hand things to me and then pulling them back in. Its so cute. Shane sounds like he is being great! :yelclap:
Fi, its a shame you cant see that thing i posted without sound because its soooo cute!!! :yes: Cooper loves his jump-o-lene - i posted one pic of him on it on his website...i think i mentioned i updated it so feel free to check it out of you get a chance.
Last night after Cooper went to bed, Trent and I watched the Disney Cars movie...has anyone seen it? its awesome!! I loved it. I love all kids movies - to be honest i think most kids movies are made for adults anyway lol.
Anyway today Cooper and I are having a day of cleaning and washing while Daddy is out fencing. We will pop back in later to see how everyone is going.
Glald to have you back Anna i was only thinking about you this morning!
Yes Maddi's hair is outta control. For a few weeks now I've been thinking we should go to the hairdresser to get it tidied up but just haven't got around to it. I loved that photo because she was covered in vegemite. She has developed this annoying thing where she opens up her vegemite sandwhich and just shoves her whole face in the middle and goes "YUMMMM". It is funny to watch but very, very messy. She also grabs both bits of bread and pops them on top of her head.
Oh Anna, reading about your tiredness has put me off trying for #2 for a while yet. I remember with Maddi I was exhausted until about the 2nd trimester and totally off red meat. I hope it passes for you and you start to feel more energetic.
Well Fi, my big night ended up being not so big. I was at home by 12.30am and only had 1 drink. I had to drive as it was too far to catch a taxi and to tell you the truth I was too tired to enjoy myself. What I should have done is parked the car around the corner and snuggled up in the back seat and had a jolly good sleep. How bad is that!!! But my friend had a great party. She hired the beer garden in the pub and had a BBQ, it was fancy dress and most people dressed up. Her theme was come as your fav country. She wore leiderhausens and looked oh so cute. I didn't dress up because I just plain forgot!
How cool is this avatar :wizard: , sorry just had to use it!
Hayley that trampoline thing looks great. $5! What a bargain. Cooper has so much stuff to play with. I imagine your new place looking like a giant wonderland for kids. The new photo's look so cute on your website. Cooper is such a dude.
Tan, I saw that it rained at the U2 concert last night :gloomy: but I'm guessing it would still have been a great night. How did Will go with your friend babysitting?
Maddi has this hilarious new crawl when she's happy,. She swings her head from side to side and makes herself dizzy. Then giggles her head off. Its bloody hilarious.
Well we're off to see DH's grandma today. We haven't seen her in ages as Maddi has been constantly sick and the last thing Great Grandma needs is a respiratory infection at her age. My grandma had her biopsy on Tuesday and we find out how bad things are this week. The biopsy itself was risky because of her age and condition of health.
OK gotta go clean this girl
Hey Lou!!
You really need to pop on msn once in a while!
Miss talking to you!
xx
hayleylea
12-11-2006, 09:18
Hey Bingo!
Cooper also loves saying YUUUUUMMMM! its one of his favourite words. Even if i mention food he goes running for the fridge saying yum lol!!! $5 was the biggest bargain for that jump-o-lene - it was at an auction and i waited around for ages expecting it to go for heaps and no one bidded on it so i said $5 and they said its mine lol Cooper has heaps of stuff! most of it is second hand or hand me downs or bargains! Our new house will have a great play area for Cooper but being out of town he also n eeds it I think, because he wont have a park just down the road etc.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290045652008&rd=1&rd=1 this is what my MIL got him for chrissy! isnt it just the coolest! Cooper will have a blast on it and it will be such a great addition to his play area when its finally done!
Bingo i hope your grandma is OK. Let us know how she goes :fingerscrossed: its not too bad!:fingerscrossed: :hugs:
MrsMiggins
12-11-2006, 10:50
Lou, I hope the biopsy turns out well for your Grandma. I'll be thinking of you!
hayleylea
12-11-2006, 11:33
Who elses bubs love the wiggles? Cooper LOVES them! Right now i have one of their dvds on and he is pushing round his hippo walker thing with his bowl of chicken chippies in it...he stops every now and again and lets go and starts dancing and then sits and has a chicken chippie then goes on his way again. Its soo funny!! He has only really started taking an interest in the TV in the last couple of weeks...Even in the car if he is cranky i just put on a wiggles CD and he immediatley stops crying or whatever and just laughs! Thank god for the wiggles :laughing:
MrsMiggins
12-11-2006, 11:54
Yes, the Wiggles are a favourite here too! We don't have any of the DVD's (hmmmm... maybe a good christmas suggestion when people ask what she wants, instead of getting more toys or clothes.....) but we have fair few videos courtesy of DSD. Claire's favourite song is Rockabye Your Bear (she can do all the actions to it, which is just so gorgeous!!!) and she also loves Here Comes A Bear.
hayleylea
12-11-2006, 13:33
awww how cute Fi about Claire doing all the actions to rockabye bear! Thats so cute (also one of my fave songs HAHA) We have 2 wiggles DVDs. Toot toot and jungle safari they are both pretty good.
Hi everyone!
I think you guys know when I am not going to be around and plan it so that you have a big post-a-thon while I am away! It took me quite a while to read all your posts from the last couple of days.
I am so tired tonight that my post might be a bit all over the place - so you'll have to forgive me.
Firstly the U2 concert was sensational. We went last night (not the night it rained) - we had perfect weather and it was so great to be there. I was a bit annoyed at first because the girl sitting next to me obviously had some sort of party drug before she got there and insisted on standing up and dancing right from the first note. Now - I have no objections to dancing at concerts normally - but mainly in the ground area not the stands. I don't know if you guys have ever been to Telstra Stadium (the big one built for 2000 Olympics) but the stands are designed for sports viewing - not dancing and hence there isn't a lot of room between seats. Anyway this chick was quite tall and thin and had her arms waving everywhere (something between a praying mantis and the chicken dance) and I was sure she was going to elbow me in the eye. She did manage to whack me once or twice before I decided I would sit in the aisle (Troy had the aisle seat). Anyway Troy decided he would swap with me as he is quite large and somewhat intimidating. Everytime she bumped him with her bum or her elbow he would whack her back with his knee. I think she got the message after a while because although she didn't sit down she did start to keep her wings in!
The babysitting was fine except that I always think there is a fine line between not telling a babysitter enough info and telling them too much. These friends have minded Will before so I was a little on the conservative side - bit of a mistake. I forgot to say that we close his door when he goes to bed. Anyway it has been a bit warm here the past couple of days and our friends thought his room might be a bit stuffy so they left the door open. Apparently he lay in his cot having a one-way conversation with his teddy for 90 minutes before he fell asleep! He also woke up at 10 and cried for a little bit until my friend found his teddy and his dummy for him, but then he went back to sleep ok. Will's room is next door to the bathroom and right near the kitchen so we have always closed his door. I think he has learnt that closed door means sleep and I think he was a bit confused last night. I didn't say anything to my friend about it afterwards as I didnt want her to feel bad. I just said he had been a bit funny since he had his needles.
So it is all good that you can get a babysitter to mind your bub so you can do cool things like go to concerts right. But they don't stay the night and get up to bub in the morning so you can sleep in do they??? This morning was soo hard and we had to leave home just after nine to go to a baptism. Somehow Will still had a nap before we left even though he only got up a bit before 7 and we did have a great day. He also only managed about an hour this afternoon before my friend's baby woke him up crying (they were in the same room) but he was really good considering. And eat! I now understand about the increased appetite with creche Lou. Will ate all day!!!
He also had his first play in a sandpit - and loved it. he went crazy in there for a good hour this afternoon and didn't eat any of it! But wow - he managed to get sand everywhere - in his ears, caked in his hair despite the hast and everywhere else as well. He had a shower with me when we got home because I didn't think sitting in a sandy bath would be fun.
So that's enough about me for the moment. I'll write more tomorrow about all your posts but I just have to say that I agree with Lou - Hayley's house sounds like some sort of playland to me! I think Will might need to go there for a play day - a lot cheaper than a theme park!
Actually - I forgot to say I hope evreything goes ok with your grandma Lou. I'm thinking of you guys!
MrsMiggins
12-11-2006, 20:21
Tan, so glad you guys had a great night out!! (Although I have zero patience with people like that chick who was dancing all over the place. I would have lost it at her!!) It must have been hard getting up to Will in the morning!!
Not that we really have a great deal of babysitting options apart from my mum & dad, but I don't think I will have the problem of not giving enough instructions!!! :laughing: I still do it to my mum & dad now & they've been looking after Claire for about 5 months!!
Hayley that play centre thing is very, very cool!! Tan's right, we should bring the kids around for a play one day!! ;)
OK, I have to run. I'm on vistaprint creating a calendar & the offer finishes today, so I really need to get it done, but it's taking forever with my dial up!!
hayleylea
13-11-2006, 05:48
Tan glad to hear you had a good time at the concert, besides that girl dancing next to you! I would have been a bit peeved about that too! Glad Troy gave it back to her :laughing:
I have an early riser today. He was up just after 6! Little bugger but he is happy as larry so at least thats the good thing.
Cooper is now standing alot on his own! This morning he was standing and I tried to get him to walk to me, he took one step but fell to the ground lol. He is trying though...god love him! He still isnt quite there but has come along way in the last couple of days. He thinks he is so clever (and he is!)
HAHA Tan about my house being likened to a themepark!! I cant wait to get out to our house so i can make his own little area for him...we are outgrowing this place very quickly!! You guys are all welcome to come and play at our house though - anytime! We would love to have you. Im actually going to start to doing up his cubby house that we brought for him...cause no doubt once he is up and walking he will love his little cubby! Just needs a bit of tidying up...i still havent taken the photo of it to show you guys my other $5 bargain! As you have probably worked out by now we go to alot of Auctions and garage sales..its truly the way to go!! YOu can pick up some awesome stuff!
Anyway I think my little man just did his morning suprise in his nappy :rolleyes: So i better go change him...i think i better put a peg on my nose!!!
Talk soon guys have a great monday!
Geez it is quiet here on a Monday!
Well, I have a little boy who is a bit tuckered out after his big day yesterday -aside from sleeping more than 12 hours last night he had a 2 hour sleep this morning and I think he'll be having another good one this afternoon! As for me, well, I am recovering. Getting older is horrible - your feet hurt after a concert and my calves are killing me from running around all day yesterday after Will!
Fi - Claire is so clever. I can't believe all the things she can do. Will hasn't really watched much tv - and the Wiggles are still a bit foreign. Sometimes he watches play school while he eats his lunch (ABC2 on fox) but that's it! He doesn't really have the attention span or something. he just wanders off to find something to play with.
Yummm is a popular word here too. Any mention of food or a meal and Will toddles down the hallway saying Yummm, mummm, mummm, yumm! Oh these boys- they can eat!
Anna - I wish Will would learn to say Ta! It would make my day. I say it when I give him stuff and he knows what ta for Mummy means but he doesn't say it!
Actually I think Will has finished his lunch, Better go and get him out of the highchair and I'll talk later.
:wave: :wave:
MrsMiggins
13-11-2006, 13:01
lol Tan! Please don't think that I sit Claire in front of the telly 24/7 and that's how she's picked up how to do the actions to Wiggles songs :D I actually sang it to her once with all the actions when she was only a couple of months old & she was utterly mesmorised, so I kept doing it. After a while she'd begin to recognise it as soon as we'd start singing it to her, and she would just beam this incredible smile, so of course that encouraged us to keep on singing it to her! So I guess she just knows it now.
Ooh! I know what you mean about getting older too! Scary, isn't it?! :eek:
Wow! What great sleeps Will is having today!!
hayleylea
13-11-2006, 13:34
Cooper has never been intersted in the TV until the last week or so...and even then its usually on the wiggles that get his full attention lol
I think he is definatley teething...even think the dreaded FANGS might be trying to make an appearance! :eek: He has been a bit cranky today - except for his time on the jumpelene!! (http://www.babyhomepages.net/hayleyandtrentsbaby/pictures.php) some pics of him on it today! So cute!
Anyway i better go do the house work or something! Been lazy today!
Hi everyone,
Tan your concert story was hilarious -great description of the dancing girl. Hope you have recovered you poor old thing. Paddy won't really watch tv either -he will stop for 2 minutes sometimes and stand directly under the tv hanging onto the stand and craning his neck to see (silly kid -not the way to watch tv). He does have a quick look when he recognises an ad (he loves the Optus ad with the monkey -I think he likes both the music and the monkey). It is quite amazing that he already recognises certain jingles and knows what he will see -scary!!
Fi that is amazing that Claire will do all the actions of a song -she is girl ahead of her time.
Hayley love the jumpelene photos -looks cool -I'd never heard of such a thing. You are a professional bargain hunter - well done!!
Lou I hope you get some okay news about your Grandma -the whole thing is horrible.
Anna good to hear you are alive and well ( as well as you can be anyway -keep up the rest - it's amazing how much a tiny being can affect your body).
We are off for our holiday to Apollo Bay tomorrow and the weather is going to be s**t. I am so annoyed. I really wanted a nice beach holiday and it is going to be 15 degrees,raining and windy the whole time we are there -damn it!! Oh well -I'm sure we will still have fun -it just won't be the holiday I have pictured. We went to Dean's counsin's wedding last night and Paddy had an absolute ball and hardly stopped moving the whole time. He was crawling at lightning speed the whole time like there was too much to do and not enough time -so funny. He had 8 of his cousins there to chase him around and lapped up the attention. He'd had it by 9pm and we had to leave (was an early start for dinner luckily) -got to the point where he refused to be held by anyone but me (not even Dean) and cried when he was put down -time to go!!
Anyway hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Cath
MrsMiggins
13-11-2006, 21:39
Hayles those pics are so cute!!! Cooper sure looks like he's having a blast! I like the pic with Cocky too! Claire loves the kookaburras at the moment. We're really lucky to have a lot of wild ones around here (I love listening to them!!) and every time we hear them, we've been saying to her "Can you hear the kookaburras? What's a kookaburra say?" and now she sort of says "kook-kook-kook" - it is very cute!!
Uh-oh!! The dreaded fangs huh?! So how many teeth has Cooper got at the moment? Is it 10? He'll have his full set by the time he's 18 months old!!
Cath, glad you (& Paddy!!) had a good time at the wedding! Isn't it great when there are other kids around who are more than willing to take on "chase the baby" duty for you for a while?! Although I have to try & get over my over-protective mind-set. I am always worried that one of the kids will be too rough for Claire. Sometimes older kids don't know how to be gentle with littlies!
Hey, you know what?! Claire loves that Optus ad too!!! What is it about that ad?! Bizarre!
I'm trying desperately to think where Apollo Bay is. I've heard of it, but I can't think where it could be that it will be cr@ppy weather! 15 degrees!! OMG! :eek: It won't even get down to that overnight here!! When I just went & put Claire down for the night, the thermometer in her room read 27, but I have the fan on & she is in the lightest summer PJ's (sleeveless & thin, thin cotton) - no blanket. I've had to put her to bed in that for the last few nights as it has been so hot!
We even went in the pool yesterday for the first time this "Summer"! Claire loved it! She even kept her hat & sunnies on!! YAY!!! I bought her one of those swim ring, seat things with the shade over it. I got it a while ago & have been dying to use it!! I've got some great photos. I'll post them once I get them onto disc.
Oh, Cath - I was going to say too that I think Claire is just a little monkey & always wants to copy everyone!! Anything to music she is just so into. She can also do the actions for "Open Shut Them" (this one is my favourite - she looks so cute creeping her hands up to her chin & I can't wait for her to do the "blow a great big kiss" at the end!! hee! hee!) I think it's because Dave & I do these songs with actions with her all the time, ever since she was a few months old, and so do my mum & dad. They also do them when we go to the library (I miss that, we haven't been able to go for weeks), so she definitely gets a lot of exposure to them. I'm hoping she'll turn out to be musically inclined, although if she does, I have absolutely no idea where she'd have gotten it from!!
Geez I've blabbered on again, haven't I?! :ecomcity: I need sleep I think!!
hayleylea
14-11-2006, 06:50
Hey guys! Fi, Cooper loves Cocky...Cocky loves him too....we have been trying to teach him to say "hello Cooper" I think he is almost getting it.
Cooper has 10 teeth Fi, im pretty sure it is the fangs. He hardley ate all day yesterday, and the lump looks like it is moving downwards and he wont even let me touch it without screaming. He also woke up at 1 last night screaming down the whole house and I didnt manage to settle him till about 2! :sleeping: I hope they come through quick (im only guessing it is his teeth) But all the normal symptoms are there, Clingy, not eating, cranky at times, waking up in the night :banghead:
Cath, lets hope the weather report was wrong and that its nice and sunny for you guys! I hate when you go away and its miserable weather and then the week you leave its hot again! Anyway hope you have a lovely time regardless of the weather!
Cooper was showing off for Grandma last night (she has been away for a week), when she saw her he stood up by himself and started waving around his hands. It was so cute. She was very suprised at how clever he has got in a week. OH about ads, Cooper loves the RSPCA one - all things bright and beautiful - he stops whatever he is doing and just stares at the TV!
Anyway hope everyone is good.
Poor Cooper! Those teeth are being so mean to him. I hope they settle down soon.
I had forgotten about the ad thing. Will loves any ads with women talking - so that is often the insurance ads. Hence he likes the API ads and the NRMA ads. He seems to like redheads too. Oh and he still likes the channel 9 weather chick. He does seem to like music but he doesn't dance - he just slaps his legs or the coffee table! Pretty funny! What a dag.
Cath - it poured rain when we went to Apollo Bay a few years ago. We went on this big driving holiday around Victoria and did the Great Ocean Road. It rained so much that we couldn't even see the Ocean most of the time! You couldn't see past the bonnet of the car! Of course it didn't rain when we finished the GOR!!
Well - I have Mr Sleepyhead at the moment. Big sleeps yesterday and another marathon effort last night. Surely he stil can't be tired from Sunday!
Anyway - I had better go - Troy can't fnd something in the fridge and is yelling that I must have thrown it away. I bet I find it.
hayleylea
14-11-2006, 08:12
did you find it Tan?
Coopers new trick is to play with his cars and planes etc and make the noises they do. Its so cute! he has been cranky this morning but has now decided he wants to be happy.....dont know how long that will last for :rolleyes:
He is grinding his teeth again...which makes me think even more that he is definatley teething because he usually does it when he is teething. Oh i cant wait for him to get them all! We are having a lazy day today, Trents car is in getting a service so he has mine and my pram has a flat tyre and I havent got a spare so we are spending the whole day just lounging around the house.
MrsMiggins
14-11-2006, 09:48
:laughing: Male Domestic Blindness is a serious condition!! Dave suffers from it's extreme form!! :D
Hayles that is so cute about Cooper standing & waving to Grandma!! I hope his teeth don't cause too much grief! Hopefully the happy stage will last.....
Nope I didn't find it! But I think DH ate it and forgot that he already had. :laughing: I know I didn't eat it!!!
hayleylea
14-11-2006, 11:13
Nope I didn't find it! But I think DH ate it and forgot that he already had. :laughing: I know I didn't eat it!!!
:laughing: :laughing:
hayleylea
14-11-2006, 12:05
my little man has been asleep for over 2 hours!!! I cant believe it. Looks like he is only have one sleep today! Poor little guy is tuckered out!
Ive even managed to watch half the midday movie so far...speaking of which better get back to it lol..
:laughing: Male Domestic Blindness is a serious condition!! Dave suffers from it's extreme form!! :D
I reckon Shane'd be up there with the best of them Fi! I often find myself wondering why I even bother asking him to go find something, as in most cases I have to go retrieve it myself anyway! No matter how much of a pig sty my house can be, I know where EVERYTHING is in this place! I can tell you that there are 2 balls, a peek-a-block and a lego piece under the tv cabinet; a half eaten bikkie under the high chair; Chelsea's school bag is on top of the washing machine and my latest super foods idea magazine is in the middle of the pile of papers on the dining table (still unread!) Yet DH has so much trouble finding the margarine in the fridge! :rolleyes: ahh men... !
Tan I'm very envious of you going to see U2! The things you miss out on when you have a young family, but I applaude you getting a babysitter and enjoying yourselves for the night, even if there was a psychotic dancing chick next to you. If I were you I'm SURE my elbow would have taken on a mind of it's own with each bump you received! Also, I know what you mean about the fine line with babysitters. We have a good routine with the girls, but Immy's is the one we have to pay more attension to. Our babysitter is a regular now though so all kids are use to her and she just does her own thing - like she takes all 3 girls into Chelsea's bed and reads them countless stories before bedtime! She knows what to do if she wants an uninterrupted evening!!
Fi - I can't get over how much Claire is getting into! She really does sound advanced for her age! It's so great that you guys sing to her and do actions to songs all the time. We do that with all the girls as well and all 3 just love music and dancing. It's also good because Claire will be your own personal, FREE, entertainer for your new bub! (Speaking from experience - I have two grown up entertainers that guarantee a smile on Immy's face!)
Hayley, poor old Cooper with those teeth of his! Immy has 8 now, 4 up top, 4 down the bottom, and has (like all my girls) barely complained at all. She does get little red cheeks from time to time and pooey nappies but if she does get bothered then I just pop a couple of Hylands teething tablets and she sleeps all night. I can't remember if I posted this before but it's a great chart to track (on average) the order that baby teeth appear (http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/baby/teeth/order_appearance_teeth.asp). If Cooper is already getting molars, then this is probably what he'll continue getting until they're all through, then the next ones (the eye teeth) will come through.
Cath - I'm hoping that the nasty weather holds off for you and you get a little bit of sunshine on your holiday! If not, then I'm sure you'll have a good rest anyway and can find some good indoor activities to partake in! I can't wait to hear how it went - crappy weather or not - I'm so jealous of you right now! I'd kill for a holiday! Or at least 24 hours of straight, uninterrupted sleep! I'm feeling fine and all, just exhausted. And freezing! I'm feeling it my bones, I really am! I can't wear enough clothes or turn the heater up high enough at the moment. I don't know what's wrong with me. Shane reckons it might just be part of the pregnancy and my body changing and adjusting etc. Maybe he's right?
Lou - are you still around? I really hope the news is good for your grandmother. I really admire you for your efforts with Maddi, Lou. I know exactly what you're going though, we've done cc with all of the girls at some point and often we've wanted to give up but agreed that it was best to keep going with it. Yes we were exhausted, yes we got crabby with each other, yes there were going to be no more kids after as well (!!) but we're through it now and it's so very worth it to be on the same page together and to stick with it. I hope some of the things you're trying is working - esp the stuff Maddi is taking for her immune system - I'm sure that's going to help her little body recover. I do like the idea of changing Maddi's room around though. Maybe add a couple of things to the wall or change around the teddies etc in her room for something different? Just something different for her to focus on for a while without it being a drastic change. Let us know how things are going.
Ok well I've been tinkering with this post for about 1.5 hours now on and off and Chelsea has to be up at the primary school in a few mins for pre kinder so I'd better get moving. I'm sure I've forgotten heaps but I'll post again later.
xoxo
Oh my goodness! What is it with my long posts?
Do they intimidate everyone?!?
Even Hayley hasn't posted yet today!
:crying:
HI guys, just a quick post as I have a tonne of things to do today and Maddi has just gone down for her morning nap after the usual battle. Today is Bendigo Cup Day so we all get today off work instead of Melbourne Cup which is ACE. But its freezing cold and raining so not much happening today. Maddi is still having sleep issues but is at least sleeping in her cot for most of the night which is an improvement. I can see some lumps and bumps on her gums and she is chewing on anything and everything that she can jam in there, including Mummy's fingers.
My Grandma is not too good, they admitted her to hospital on Tuesday night for dehydration and is being monitored. Her results came back as colon cancer so all is not well. The hospital over there is not very nice apparently. THere is just heaps of beds jammed into one room with about 2 metres space in between, no air conditioning and poor staff levels. So my Mum sits in there with my grandma on a banana lounge to help nurse her. So its a sad, sad time for the family.
Anna, moving around the furniture seems to have helped a bit. But I think the big winner was the sleep CD! That and the persistence with the CC. So I'll keep on chugging along and see how we go. I can't wait until she starts "sleeping like a baby". Oh to feel human again.
I havent had time to read everyone's posts yet but I promise I'll give it a go this afternoon. Hey what has everyone bought their kiddies for Christmas?
Hi Lou - I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma. Where about's is she? How terrible that staff levels are so low that your mum has to help nurse her. I really hope there is some good news for your grandma soon. Everyone here is thinking of you.
I'm glad to hear that things are improving with Maddi and her sleeping. I was just saying to Tan today that I really admire your perseverence with it all and :fingerscrossed: it continues to pay off for you. She will soon sort herself out I'm sure. By now she should have realised that she may have won the (short term) battle but she's not winning the war! How's DH going with helping out? Are you both on the same page with it it? What happened when he had to look after Maddi when you went out?
I'm with you on the weather outlook - it's jolly freezing here today - meant to get to a grand 10 degrees! Kids are still in their pj's and happy to stay there all day! ABC kids is a life saver today and after lunch when they have their naps I'm going to crash on the couch and have a rest. Might watch a dvd if stay awake!
Hey a thought for the teething, have you thought of putting some crushed ice in a face washer and tying it off with some string and let Maddi munch away to her hearts content? It won't make too much mess and you can just wring it out as it melts - might get the little piranha off you for a while! :D
If you get the chance to get on msn later please buzz me - miss chatting to you! Is DH home today too? You should take some time for yourself! Hope to hear from you again soon! xoxo
Hey everyone,
Lou I just wanted to say that I am sorry to hear the news was not good about your Grandma. Is there any possibility of bringing her to Australia for treatment? I was just thinking the care here is probably better and your Mum might be able to share the load a bit. The last thing you would want would be your Mum getting sick because she is getting run down.
As for Christmas pressies - I haven't even started shopping yet. We are thinking of getting a clam sandpit for Will after all his fun the other day and just some small stocking fillers. If I can I would like to get him some finger paints too, because I think after Christmas he should be able to start doing some finger painting!
Oh well - had better get going.
Chat later guys!
hayleylea
15-11-2006, 16:15
Hi guys!
Anna it wasnt your post that scared me off at all, I was actually in sydney today picking up Coopers play set that the MIL got him and only got back to mums a little while ago!
:hugs: to you Lou and your family. Im so sorry that the news wasnt good and just know that im thinking of you. Cancer is such a horrible disease, I like to think someday that they will find a cure, hopefully sooner or later! Good work with your perserverance with Maddi aswell....keep up the good work, it seems like it is startig to pay off! For christmas we got Cooper a Trike with a parent handle (the parent handle actually controls the front wheel and lets us steer it until he gets to the stage he can ride it himself). Also got him a little train thing that he an ride around on train tracks with (we got this MONTHS ago for an absolute bargain) its either battery or pedal powered.
Anyway better go get Coopers dinner organised. Oh i got him a cute little singlet and nappy cover set today - its a christmas one - the wiggles - so cute! I thought it would be good for him to wear on Christmas day if its hot, i say if because today it is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIINNNNNGGG! (and thats not an exaggeration!!! have even said that it might snow here at my mums! :eek: )
better go talk soon
MrsMiggins
16-11-2006, 11:47
Lou, :hugs: for you. I was sorry to read about your Grandmother. It must be a hard time for your family. I wondered too about being able to bring her over here like Tan said, but then I think I remember you saying something before about not being able to for some reason...? I don't know, I have shocking PG brain right now. But I hope she can be comfortable under the circumstances.
Sorry I haven't been able to post much lately. It's been an absolute madhouse! And I have had computer issues both at home & at work, so I've not had much luck at all!!
I can't believe it is freezing where you all are!! My brother was saying to my dad yesterday that it was actually snowing in Canberra!! :eek: You all need to move up here, I'm telling you! It has been so HOT! I'm talking like low to mid 30's! Although yesterday in Brisbane a friend & I went out for lunch and when we came back outside to head back to work, it was pouring rain! And I do mean pouring!!! It was even hailing a little bit (I discovered this upon getting into the lift at work and finding a piece of ice down my top! The courier in the lift with us thought that was hilarious!) We ended up walking/running through this absolute pelting rain, and within about 10 metres, were both completely drenched right through every layer of clothing we had. Luckily we were both laughing about it, because when we got back to the office, everyone else was in stitches! It took me 2 rounds of about half an hour each standing under the hand dryer in the bathroom, and most of the afternoon sitting uncomfortably damp at my desk to get dry. In fact when I got home five hours later, I was still a bit damp in spots! Now I just have some mighty frizzy hair to contend with! :D Today is not nearly as hot, but it's sunny and quite nice still. Although it is blowing a gale! We had the power out from about 8.30 to 11am - I couldn't do any work! When I rang the Energex info line, the recorded message said they were aware of the problem and crews were aiming to have it fixed by 2.42 pm!! What's that about?!!
Lou, that is great about Maddi sleeping better. Hopefully you guys are turning a bit of a corner & it will all get easier from here on in. Glad to hear your cd is working well too!
Hayley, I love your new Av pic!! What a cute hat!! Is Cooper good at keeping his hat & sunnies on now? Claire was great up until about 6 months, then decided she wasn't having a bar of any of it. But I took her on the swings on Sunday and in the pool & she managed to keep them on! Yay!! And each time I've had them on her since, she's still kept them on.
Oh, Chrissie pressies! I'm hopeless! I have a heap of stuff on layby for Little Miss at Kmart. We have yet more Peek-a-Blocks, and that Fisher Price house thing, as well as a few other items I can't remember now! I'd have to have a look at the layby docket.
We also just got the Target catalogue and they have some really good kids DVD's for only $8-something, so I was thinking about getting her a couple of those.
Mum & dad are getting her a dolls house!
OK, well I hope you are all well. I will chat to you all soon!
hayleylea
16-11-2006, 12:16
Fi, Cooper is getting better with his hat and sunnies - more so with the sunnies then the hat! I just keep putting them on him when he pulls them off and he eventually forgets about them. The sunnies have the band to keep them on his head so he doesnt worry about these nearly as much as his hat!
I just picked up another stuffing filler for Cooper from the little people range (Cooper loves the stuff from this range he has already) Its a boy on a trike and it come with a huge play mat with roads etc on that they push them around on! He will love it cause he is really into pushing his cars etc around and making the broom broom noises! It was a $25 reduced to $10!!! So it was a bargain (especially for the little people range!) Yes i admit it, i am a bargain shopper lol.
Fi, i envy you with the warm weather thats for sure. Its soo cold here today. We have the heaters blaring and im still cold! Even got my winter slippers on!
Target have a great sale on the at the moment - you buy 2 fisher price toys and get get the 3rd one for 1 cent!!!!!!!! I dont need anymore toys for Cooper but it was a great buy i thought for those of you looking for chrissy presents!
Anyway i better get going, Cooper is sooo whingy at the moment. I can see his bottom molars but they arent cut through yet so im thinking this might be making him a little on the cranky side. He is so clingy!. Oh he took a step today without actually falling over!!! :yelclap: It was only one but i was so proud of him. He usually leans too far forward and falls but this time he did it perfect..god love him.
talk soon guys
Oh before i go have you guys seen or heard of the new DVDs/CDs out called Talk time? I came across it in a magazine and have since seen it on TV aswell Its called Talk time, its designed by 2 US professors to help kids practise Speech. The mag i was reading said that something like 2.7 million Austrailans suffer from a communication disability such as stuttering or langauge difficulties. The website is www.talkingtime.net it sounds really good. Just thought id let you know incase anyone is interested :)
MrsMiggins
16-11-2006, 13:14
Ooh! Hayles, I saw that Target Fisher Price offer too! I was trying to ignore it though, because I am a huge sucker for FP toys, and we already have WAY more than we need!!
:laughing: I have a tank top and a loose, flowy summer skirt on, barefoot & quite comfortable! Although I will admit that the breeze....umm..... howling gale (!) is a little cool. If you can somehow manage to stay out of that, then it is still quite warm!
Hey girls, well I'm starving, I'm exhausted and Shane's off to have drinks before coming home tonight :mad: (I was invited too!)
I'll try to post again properly tomorrow but I'll give you an update on my last 18 hours or so.
My girlfriend Louise (Chelsea's bestie Isabelle's mum) hasn't been well lately and on Monday night had some sort of painful attack in her back/tummy. On Tues at pre-kinder I told her that if it happened again before she could get to the Dr (next Monday) then call me, no matter what time, and I'll come sit with her girls while her DH took her to hospital.
Last night I was sitting on the couch and I had this feeling that Lou would call me. Sure enough, 1:15am the phone rings and Shane's fumbling for it, confused as all hell! I sat bolt upright before it rang twice and yelled "It's Lou! Give it here!!" :D She asked if I could take her to hospital just in case she was admitted so her her DH could stay with the kids. I stayed at hospital with her until the pain eased (after anti-inflamatory injections and some morphine) and I took her home, drove home myself, ate a huge bowl of left over pasta (coz I was starving!!) and crawled back into bed at 4:45am. I was up again at 8:15am, thankfully Immy slept in, Shane had already left.
Got a phone call from Lou at 9.30am - she had an appointment for scans & tests that morning then back to the hospital to see the Dr so her DD Isabelle was here 20 mins later, as the girls have grasshoppers today (another pre-kinder program) and I'd offered to have Issy for as long as needed.
I fed her brekkie, bathed Nicola (as of course of all the mornings to have an accident in her bed it had to be today), dressed my kids, did their hair, let them play, made them lunch, dressed them in their costumes (as it was dress up day at grasshoppers), got them all in the car and took them up the road to grasshoppers. I had to explain to the supervisors what was going on and that Issy's parents may/may not be here to pick her up.
ANYWAY!! Lou has now been admitted with gall stones and they're going to make a decision whether to operate sooner rather than later, today. Issy's dad came to pick her up and they've gone to hospital to visit, so whew! I have the 3 girls in bed and I'm about to die from sheer exhaustion and I'm just praying, PRAYING that Shane comes home early and bypasses drinks.
Oh my gosh, as if that wasn't all enough. A friend of mine has just msn'ed me to tell me her 7mth old little girl has to have a 2nd hip brace put on tomorrow as her hips are rubbing on bones (she was born with it and had a brace for 2 months already). She's so upset because the baby is sitting and nearly crawling and she's been told that if it's not corrected now that the baby will need a hip replacement later! :eek: What's the world coming to?!? :crying: She's a really close friend so I might try and get them all out of the house next week when the weather is better, and arrange to go to a park or something so we can sit and chat. Poor girl. Just one more thing for me to worry about now.
I'm SO SO SO sorry for the utterly selfish and whingy post, I just had to get it out somewhere and this just seemed like the best place. I hope that after a really good nights sleep I can come and kiss all your feet tomorrow with thanks for putting up with me!
Might take this opportunity to watch some of the ER that DH taped for me last night. xoxo
MrsMiggins
16-11-2006, 15:53
Oh Anna!! :hugs: What a day!!! I hope your friend is OK. I was reading an article on gall stones yesterday actually! Sounds nasty!
Take a nice break & go & enjoy ER. I won't spoil the surprise, but something happens at the end involving an old fave perv of mine!! Yum! Yum! ;)
hayleylea
16-11-2006, 16:05
BIG :hugs: Anna. Sorry to hear about both your friends and their situations! Gall stones dont sound like fun. Apparently they are similar to Kidney stones (pain wise) so i can totally sympathise with her! When i had scans done to check on my kidney stone they actually found that i had gall stones aswell :eek: The doctor said they may or may not cause me trouble in the future (im hoping they dont though!) Apparently lots of people have them and dont even know! That is until they have an attack.
Ill talk soon!
I won't spoil the surprise, but something happens at the end involving an old fave perv of mine!! Yum! Yum! ;)
OOOH! OOOH! Is it George Clooney?!! Or Noah Wyle?!! Oh I haven't watched it yet so I can't wait now! :D
Hayley, I had a emergency surgery when Nicola was 13 weeks old to have my gall bladder removed. I'd been having attacks during the last 6 or so week of my pregnancy but didn't know what it was. Just for your information to keep in mind, gall bladder problems are extremely common in 2nd pregnancies so when you do have another baby, keep to a very good, low fat diet and if you have any pain like an attack see your Dr straight away.
Ok, I'm turning in for the night - I have such a headache. I'm going to bed with a little bowl of yummy vanilla ice cream with my home made warm raspberry coulis! Mmmmm! Yummy!
xoxo
hayleylea
17-11-2006, 06:45
Hayley, I had a emergency surgery when Nicola was 13 weeks old to have my gall bladder removed. I'd been having attacks during the last 6 or so week of my pregnancy but didn't know what it was. Just for your information to keep in mind, gall bladder problems are extremely common in 2nd pregnancies so when you do have another baby, keep to a very good, low fat diet and if you have any pain like an attack see your Dr straight away.
Thanks Anna, I have actually heard that before! Something to look forward to :eek: NOT! :fingerscrossed: it wont happen to me! I know Ange had hers removed shortly after she had Seth too!
Hey guys,
Anna you are a great friend. The upside is that having gallstones removed is a fairly simple thing these days with quick recovery times.
We are tired people here today. We had a bit of a late one as Troy and I went to a work function last night (yet another babysitter!) and went to bed quite late. Then of course Will woke up crying at 2am and then at 4am and we couldn't work out what was wrong at all! But he was sobbing his little heart out at 4am and ended up in bed with us at 4:30 or so. In all honesty Will hasn't woken us up like that for about 3 months so it was a very rude shock to the system. We can think of 2 possibilities - the doctor said he might get a slight temp etc about 7 days after his needles and that would make yesterday spot on or I wondered if it has anything to do with the cold snap because I didn't turn the heater on in his room and those were the times in winter that he would wake before we got his heater - something about the night air. He was not a happy camper I can tell you! I was really worried about him! I especially hate bringing him into bed with us now- one reason is that he spreads right out and we ended up on either edge and the other is that I don't want him thinking this can be a regular event!
Oh well - not to panic, other than a bit tired he seems ok this morning, he slept til 7:30.
I have to go to a work appointment so I will love you all and leave you!
Oh Anna! When it rains it pours doesn't it. Hopefully thats it for a long, long time. Thank God the weekend is coming up hey. Hugs to you and your friend. I meant to say the other day that the new photo of Immy is so cute. She is very girly indeed with her piggy's and cheeky smile. And Hayley, Cooper is the picture of summer in all his sunsmart gear. I have those sunnies with the band for Maddi but I discovered that when she wears them she shuts her eyes and can't see. We were wondering why she wouldnt smile or wave at people when they spoke to her and it was because she couldn't see. :laughing: . So I'll have to look at buying some regular one's.
Oh Tan, bringing them into bed with you..........yes I can relate to that 100% and I can also tell you bad habits don't take long to form. But then, if its the difference between sleep and no sleep it doesn't take long to decide. :D .
Maddi has started a new dance. I say "shake your boobies" and she shakes away. It all started last night when I had a bath with her and did it and Maddi thought it was hilarious that Mummies boobs could swing like that (isn't it amazing how saggy your boobs can get after kids!). So Maddi started doing it too. So there are the both of us shaking our boobies in the bath. She was even trying to see if hers moved like mine :laughing: .
Anna, so what happened on ER! I haven't watched any of this season yet, thats how far behind I am.
hayleylea
17-11-2006, 08:50
:laughing: :laughing: Oh lou you made my day with the whole "shake your boobies" thing. These last few days Cooper has been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO whingy, i cant even walk out of the room or stand up without him crying. I think (as ive said a thousand times before) that its his teeth, its honestly driving me mad. I feel like just screaming - its so frustrating not even being able to go to the toilet without a crying little boy! I hope it passes soon because i think im about to loose my mind.
It might be better when i get back home (today) last night Cooper also woke up screaming and wouldnt go back to bed so i put him in bed with me...the bed is against the wall but at about midnight i woke up to a big bang and Cooper had fallen down the side of the bed!!!!! I dont think ive ever moved so quickly to go to his rescue, he cried but it was more a shock then anything, didnt have any marks on him, he was crying and i was crying because I felt like such a bad mum because he fell! there was only the tinest little gap between the wall and the bed and he managed to fall down it! After that because i had all the lights on he thought it was time to play, I was dog tired, my mum sat up with him and eventually got him to sleep about an hour later. Im so emotional today i think its a combination of lack of sleep, having Cooper scream at me all day, and also its nearing that time of the month. Hopefully this is just a stage and hopefully its just because of his teeth. I want my little boy back!!:crying: Not this little Devil:devil6:
Sorry for the vent peoples. Just having a bad couple of days!
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 09:02
:laughing: Lou!!! That is hilarious!!! I'm afraid to shake mine - it might end up being like what happens if you were to shake some pizza dough or something - they might stretch & not come back! :laughing:
I can't believe you've missed ER!!! I missed last weeks episode (well, the week before the last one) and was nearly in tears! I was so angry at myself for forgetting it! (How sad! lol) But a friend of mine at work wrote me his own personal synapsis complete with pics, so I had a very good laugh at that. He had taped ER, then felt bad because by the time he'd offered to lend me the tape, he had forgotten he'd already taped The Amazing Race over it. I'll check if I still have it - I can email it to you....
Oh yay!! :smiliedance: I do have it! I'll email it to you both Lou & Anna. If anyone else wants to have a look, just give me a hoy & I'll flick it over to you. It's really very clever & funny!
On it's way now. It's coming from my work email address, so if you don't see it in your inbox, remember to check the junk mail folder.
Tan, I hope you're getting some rest today. It actually got quite cool here last night too (after all my bragging about it being hot! lol Serves me right I guess!) Claire woke up at 4.30, but I gave her a warm bottle & we had a nice cuddle & she was back in bed asleep by 5.
We had some awful fires around here yesterday. It now smells like a school camp!! Dave finished work at 1 & went to go pick Claire up from mum & dad's around 2. Good thing he picked her up when he did! Not long after, all the streets around there were shut down, the schools were evacuated and traffic was at a standstill! The helicopters were buzzing over all day apparently picking up water out of the canals to douse the fires. Mum rang last night to see if we were all OK because apparently they were headed out our way. But apart from a lot of smoke & hearing some helicopters & sirens, I didn't see much else.
The wind hasn't gotten up yet this morning, so hopefully it will stay away and we'll just get a nice breeze to get rid of all the smoke hanging around.
ETA: Oh! I wanted to tell you guys what my naughty little munchkin did this morning!! Dave had a box of those Cadbury favourites sitting on the computer desk. Claire decided this morning that it looked like a fun thing to play with and I didn't really see any harm in it. After all, I figured it's not like she knows it's food, and even if she did, those little packets are nearly impossible to open!
So she had a bit of a go at it, and several minutes later, I turn around to find her unwrapping a Cherry Ripe! Cheeky little bugger unwrapped it, handed me the wrapper and popped the thing in her mouth!! I am not very happy about her eating chocolates for breakfast, but I have to say, I let her eat it because I was so darn impressed!! Then when Dave came back inside & I told him what she'd done, he said "Did you have a Cherry Ripe for breakfast?" and she nodded her head at him with the cheekiest smile you ever saw!!! lol
All righty! Talk to you all soon! Hope you all have a lovely Friday!
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 09:03
Oh Hayles!! You poor thing! :hugs: I hope your day improves!!
Thanks Fi for the email! It was such a hoot!
I actually missed the episode before last as well as DH forgot to tape it for me (it's on WAY past my bedtime!)
I just finished watching Thursdays episode and WOOHOO on the perve factor! Mmmm yummy! So glad to see him on screen again! He gets hotter ever time! AND a big LOL!!:D for Claire! I can just picture her with a gob stuffed with cherry ripe! Good on her! I'd have let her eat it too!
Lou I haven't seen too many episodes this season because of the stupid time it's on tv - am I meant to believe that the stations HONESTLY think that people want to watch survivor series 53 over ER?? Even this week in the telly guide it had it printed as 9:30pm however when I flicked it on, sure enough there was bloody survivor! Grrr... I have a right mind to call the stupid tv company up! :D Anyway, how funny about Maddi and the sun glasses! LOL! Oh and the whole boobie thing? Oh goodness I sat here and laughed out loud and scared Immy!! Immy has this cute little shoulder wiggling dance she does which is just hilarious but the girls, while I was BF Immy called my boobs drink-a-milks so they like to feed their cabbage patch dolls with their very own drink-a-milks too!
Tan how great that you're both getting out though and are comfortable leaving Will with a sitter! We actually haven't been out in a while together but next weekend is our very good friend's engagement to some loser guy (LOL!) but we can't wait to go out for the evening. Kids will have their sitter here and we might even steal another hour or two and go down to the boardwalk or catch a late movie or something. Such a bugger that I can't drink coz I'd be more than happy to go park somewhere and crack open a nice crisp white or sparkling number! :laughing:
Hayley, Immy is going through something very similar at the moment with the whole clingy, crying behaviour. I can't even leave the room, let alone leave her side. She's happy when she's being held and yesterday when I was changing Nicola's sheets I turned my back to her to fix something and she screamed blue murder like she was in pain or something! She just hollered and hollered and hollered until I gave in and picked her up. She & Cooper are probably just going through a separation anxiety / clingy stage which was bound to make an appearance sooner or later. I guess all we can do is to make peace by giving lots of cuddles and special attention for a while until it passes and they're happy campers again.
Well I'm off. I've got kids at pre-kinder again today so better go make some lunch and change another stinky nappy for the day as it's making me dry-reech (sp).
Thanks so much for letting me dump yesterday. I feel better now and spoke to my friend last night, who is most likely having surgery today to have her gall bladder removed and will hopefully be home by the weekend.
Oh man I'm starving! The stomach rules all, must go.
xoxo
Geez! How do my posts get so long?
How do you all keep your posts to a respectable length? :confused:
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 11:29
Oh yes! Clinginess! We're there too! I understand completely guys!! :hugs:
Glad you liked the email Anna! It was hilarious wasn't it?!! lol :laughing: The day he sent it to me, I was in the office and I was sitting at my desk, in fits of hysterics & everyone kept looking over at me like I was a nutter! Thankfully they know me well & already know I'm a complete nutcase!! ;)
I am so in love with Noah Wyle!! He is so hot! I read in a magazine once that the reason for the whole Congo plot-line was because he didn't want to leave the series, but he wanted to spend more time with his wife & babies (awwwwwwwww!!!!!) so they wrote this plot for him so that he could come & go as he pleased & also so that if in future he wanted his own show, they could do it as a spin-off for him. I would sooooooo be watching that one!!!
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 11:29
Geez! How do my posts get so long?
How do you all keep your posts to a respectable length? :confused:
:laughing: I can't help you there Anna!! You're asking the wrong person!! :D
I am so in love with Noah Wyle!! He is so hot! I read in a magazine once that the reason for the whole Congo plot-line was because he didn't want to leave the series, but he wanted to spend more time with his wife & babies (awwwwwwwww!!!!!) so they wrote this plot for him so that he could come & go as he pleased & also so that if in future he wanted his own show, they could do it as a spin-off for him. I would sooooooo be watching that one!!!
HE HAS A WIFE AND BABIES??!! :eek:
Oh well, it's not like I was saving myself for him or anything!! :laughing:
I know what you mean though - he's the best perve on the show! (Equal 1st to when George Clooney was on the show as well!)
OOOH! NEWS FLASH!!
(well it's actually something I forgot to tell you all the other day by Immy just reminded me!)
Immy has added nanna to her vocab, she says Hi dad when I give her the phone, Hello chee (Chelsea) in the morning, "szy" (for Suzy, her little bedtime ducky) and now gives me Hi-5's if you put your hand up! It's so cute!! :smiliedance:
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 12:02
Yeah, sorry Anna!
I wasn't saving myself for him either, but if he wanted me...... Sorry Dave! How's the couch sound tonight? :laughing:
LMAO Fi!!!
Gee your hubby would be nice taking the couch while Noah snuggled up with you!! :laughing:
Hi guys!
Well reading your posts has made me feel a whole lot better today. Other than Lou's booby shake (LMAO!!!) - better be careful where Maddi does that one Lou - Will has developed the clingyness issue too which is why I thought he was sick as it is so out of character. It seems to be particularly bad after I have been out somewhere. He is fine when I am gone but when I reappear heaven forbid I go to the kitchen for a cup of tea!!!
I took him down to the nurse today and what a giant he is turning into. We hadn't been for exactly a month and he has put on another 500g (11.23kg) and is another 1.5cm longer (80cm). Now I know where all that food is going! The nurse also told me that apparently this is the age when dreams start causing problems so that could well be last night's issue. Either that or he is brewing something. She also told me (because Will's day sleeps have been funny yesterday and today) that the next couple of months are likely to be all over the place with sleep as they are between needing 2 sleeps and 1. Somedays they'll have 1 and somedays they'll have 2. Or they'll have a silly little catnap and another proper sleep. Sounds like a nuisance to me!
Hey - Will has finally started to dance. And it is hilarious. He only moves his top half and he looks more like he is trying to start running than actually dance but it cracks us up!
Oh yeah - I bought my :tree: yesterday. Now I am busting to put it up but I have to wait until at least December! Oh boy - too hard. I can't wait!
For some reason Troy has taught Will to sniff his hands. I think it was because he was teaching him that they smell nice when you wash them. Only thing is he keeps holding his hands up to his nose and sniffing them now - no matter where we are!
Fi - I am very impressed with Claire and the cherry ripe. Not only is she clever for opening them but she picked the best one!!
Oh well - had better go, talk later.
:wave:
hayleylea
17-11-2006, 14:03
Hi guys, you guys are having fun today lol! You gave me a good laugh though so that was good. I just got home...well about half an hour ago. Cooper was happy for all of 10 minutes while he got reaquainted with the dogs but now is back to his clingy stage. I guess it is just a stage, its just so frustrating at times.
Anyway speaking of which he keeps pulling the lap top screen down everytime i put it back up to type lol. So i better go, Trent should be home from work shortly anyway. :smiliedance: Maybe he will become a daddys boy then and let me pee in peace! :laughing:
bye guys
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 14:44
The clinginess is wearying, isn't it?!! Especially as it so often seems to be accompanied by grizzling & whingeing. Claire has grizzling & whingeing down to a fine art now. :rolleyes:
Tan, I have to agree to being a little partial to the Cherry Ripes also! Although once Dave found out, he was trying to coax her into eating the Turkish Delights! He hates them, I love them!
My god Tan!! Will is a giant!! Last time I took Claire in, she was 72cm & about 9.5 kg. That was at 12m - my CHN said she doesn't need to come in again til 18m, but she said she was quite happy to see us of we wanted to come in about something in particular, or to see her about this PG. She offered to talk to me at 8m (round about) if I wanted to go through some exercises to get the bub in the right birthing position. I shall see.
How exciting about your Chrissie tree! I've had mine for about.... oooh gosh! About 10 years now :eek:! It is about 6ft tall & really bushy - I love it! Did you guys see that stupid looking one in the Kmart catalogue?! The upside down one?!! I can't imagine why anyone would want it! (OK Tan, now you're going to tell me that's the one you got, right?! lol)
And how cute about Will dancing too! hee! hee!
Ah Hayles!! Don't you love it when Daddy comes home & you can get some peace & quiet for 5 minutes?! :D
hayleylea
17-11-2006, 16:22
Fi, Turkish delights are my absolute fave!!!!! Cooper also has developed a liking for them! :o I now how to get the double pack if i go to the supermarket so i dont have to share mine!!! :laughing: (I dont give him chololate that often but when he gets hold of a turkish delight he will eat every last bit of it!)
Oh i cant wait to put up our chrissy tree. My MIL already has up her decorations...She got this train the other day that plays music and lights up - cool huh? Yeah ofcourse its cool BUT she puts it on the ground right in Coopers reach and then gets cranky when he tries to play with it!!!! :banghead: It makes me mad a bit because she knows how much he loves trains and the day she got it she actually let him play with it and now she gets cranky and wont let him near it! He has no idea why. Anyway I suppose he will get use to not being able to touch it but its going to be a very trying month and a bit for him when he is down at grandmas id say!!! Oh she also got this real life size santa clause (he just stands there but looks GREAT!) Anyway Cooper loved him! So Ill have to take him down there every few days and get him aquainted with it in hope that it will help him want to sit on Santas knee for a photo this year :laughing: Not sure if my plan will work but its worth a go anyway!
Its not really thing clingyness that bothers me Fi, llike you said its the grizzliness and the whinginess that goes with it! He wasnt as bad this afternoon but still not the same old Cooper! IF THE NICE COOPER IS READING THIS PLEASE COME BACK TO MUMMY - I MISS YOU! LOL.
Anyway he is in the shower with Daddy at the moment and i can hear him grizzling so i better go get him out.
TAlk soon guys!
MrsMiggins
17-11-2006, 16:34
Oh Hayles!! IKWYM! This is a little different, but I am so sick of my parents & their lack of safety concern! Yesterday when I dropped Claire off, Dad had the dishwasher door open. Not ajar, completely open, bottom rack pulled out. Now, at home we have our dishwasher door fully closed at all times. Dishwasher powder is one thing that I definitely don't want Claire getting her hands on! Not to mention the fact that they had plenty of sharp knives etc in the cutlery bit. So I asked dad (nicely mind you) if he could shut it and he said no and that he wasn't finished with it yet. So I said that's fine, but she's getting a bit heavy so if you want to finish unpacking it or whatever you were doing when we got here, go ahead so I can put her down. Then he got all stroppy and said there was no harm in letting her play with the dishwasher. When I pointed out to him that the powder is extremely toxic and caustic he just waved it off & said "it's all so diluted it wouldn't matter if you ate it" Grrrrrr!!!!! He is so damn infuriating sometimes I could just wallop him one!!!! :banghead:
Then today, I dropped her off & she wandered off into the house. I noticed she was heading toward the laundry, so I shut the door (mum & dad have loads of cleaning stuff in there just sitting around, not locked away) and so dad gets all huffy again. "You know that door is open all the time and we haven't had to take her to hospital yet" "That's great dad, and I'd prefer to avoid any future trips to hospital also thanks." Geez he makes me cranky!!! And the worst thing is I can't make a whole big thing out of it because they are doing us this huge favour looking after Claire all the time.
Sorry, didn't realise I had to vent about that!!! As you were......
hayleylea
17-11-2006, 18:06
Fi, love the new avatar pic!!! Dont worry about venting about your Dad either. We all need to vent once in awhile and where better to do it then on here! Well my little man is out like a light...he has actuallyl been down for about 15 minutes. He only had 1 hour sleep today so he was pretty tired. Lets hope he stays there tonight!!! Mind you he only got through half of his bottle tonight and didnt eat much dinner so i dont like my chances! :fingerscrossed: I feel so horrible for whinging about him being whingy, It all just gets a bit much sometimes...then when he snuggled into me tonight and went to sleep it was so sweet! :hugs:
Im having Pizza for dinner tonight, Trents just gone to get it. Im lazy and im tired so ill be having that and then heading to bed!!!
Goodnight all :sleeping:
hayleylea
18-11-2006, 11:38
well another roughie last night! Cooper woke up at 3.30and would not go back to sleep! I tried for an hour and then gave up and put him into bed with us (Bad habit i know but i was sooo tired!!!) He ended up going to sleep and i managed to put him in his own bed around 5.30 and he slept till after 8.30. Im really not sure whats up with him....he is constipated today too, pushing like nothing else but nothing in his nappy. He has just gone down for a sleep and im hoping it will be a bigish one! :fingerscrossed:
Anyway I hope all is well with everyone, and everyone had good night sleeps last night! And im hoping my little boy gets over whatever is bothering him right quickly!!
Im off to the MILs for dinner tonight so i might post later :laughing: Nah no drinking for me tonight incase i have another bad night with the little man!
Have a great weekend guys!
MrsMiggins
18-11-2006, 15:37
I hope Cooper has a better one for you tonight Hayles! I bet once he's had a good sleep today he'll be right as rain (and gets out of his tummy whatever is trying to come out! ;))
Claire only had half an hour in the car this morning from about 10.30 - 11, and then she woke up - bummer!!!!! We just got back from Kmart (shopping trip to buy a couple of Wiggles DVD's!!) and she fell asleep in the car on the way home. So I figured I'd better let her have a nap! That was at about 2.30-ish, so I think I'm going to let her sleep til 4, 4.15 at the latest. I really, really hate waking her up, but I'll be buggered if I'm going to be up til 10 tonight!! We had such a good thing going!!!
Hope you're all having a great weekend!
hayleylea
18-11-2006, 16:44
well Cooper had a huge sleep! he slept from 12.30 to 3.30 today and seems to be a bit happier and he managed to get his poo out too! :smiliedance: So fingers crossed he has a good night. Trent is going camping so im flying solo tonight...
Anyway better get going and get this boy bathed and fed.
Talk soon bye bye
Hello everyone,
It has taken me ages to catch up!!
Lou I am so sorry to hear about your Grandma (and your poor Mum) -my thoughts are with you.
Hayley what a good sleep Cooper had today -sleep breeds sleep they say -tonight should be good for you (that's the theory anyway).
Fi I so know what you are saying about parents and safety or lack of it. My Mum always leaves the dog's water bowl out inside and I have to gather it (and other things) up as soon as I get there.
Tan I love the thought of Will dancing just with his top half -how funny. Paddy seems to just dance with his head - like a little headbanger -he shakes it around and nods it up and down.
Anna hope your friend is okay. You are one busy woman.
Well our holiday was freezing and included rain and hail but it was still fun. The biggest highlight for me was that Paddy slept in the portacot with no dramas!! I was amazed. We just did the normal bedtime routine and he went into it fine. Now we can go away again somtime in the future(and hopefully get some sun next time).
My big news from the holiday is that I did a pregnancy test on Thursday (took one with me as I thought it would be the time to test) and I am pregnant!! I am spun out. That was our first month of trying and I didn't even use the $40 worth of ovulation tests I bought because I couldn't be stuffed and was going to use them next month. The due date calculator says I am due on 20th July but I think it will be a week or so after that (pretty sure I ovulate later than normal cycles). I can't believe it and either can Dean. I have done 3 test to confirm and the line has come up straight away every time. How exciting (and scary!!).
Anyway it is dinner time and I am starving. Hope everyone is well. Chat soon.
Cath
Holy batman Cath. Thats so exciting!!!!! Congratulations on a JULY baby. I have shivers going up and down my spine and goosebumps for you. I'll have a beer for you tonight preggo!
hayleylea
18-11-2006, 19:02
WOW Cath!!!! Congrats on the :bfp: Im sooooo happy for you guys!!!! Record time aswell (seems us october ladies have been very fertile second time round, and 4th time for Anna) Hopefully it happens that quick for me when I try!!!! Sorry to hear your holiday wasnt full of sunshine as you had hoped!
:smiliedance: :smiliedance:
hayleylea
18-11-2006, 19:04
oh i forgot to mention that Cooper has cut tooth number 11 FINALLY!!! its one of his bottom molars and his other one on the other side hasnt cut but i can see it so its almost there. It makes me feel better though, knowing that he has been a bit out of whack for a reason! :fingerscrossed: We get all these teething woes out of the way before :tree:
Thanks girls. Lou I am already envious of your beer drinking -I hardly got a chance to go crazy at all (not that I would rather drink than be pregnant of course -drinking can wait).
Hayley I can't believe Cooper has 11 teeth!! Paddy still only has 4 and a little bit of the 5th. Cooper could tuck into a steak by now. Hope the pain is over for the time being for the little fellow and he sleeps well for you.
Hey - Congratulations Cath!!! Is it just me or was that a bit unexpected seeing as you were waiting for your AF to return for so long after Paddy was born. That is just amazing. Wow - I am so spun out at you guys already having another. My head is so not there yet!
We are at the in-laws up the coast tonight - a bit of a spur of the moment decision. We went to the beach today and Will was so funny. He kept wandering down to the water but obviously the water wasn't what he thought and although he would play he would also grizzle! Then we would go back out and he would play on the sand for a while then back he would toddle to the water and it would start all over again. What a classic. He had a much better night last night -lost his blanket once and was cold but that was it. The really amazing part was that he slept from 7pm til almost 8am this morning. We got such a shock when we woke up this morning and it was nearly 8 o'clock and not a peep from Will!
Right now I am listening to Troy's family playing yatzee - man they can yell. They really shouldn't play games - thank goodness Will sleeps like the dead, they are so loud.
Well Hayles - now that Cooper has tooth 11 he may cheer up again. This teething thing seems to go on forever and ever doesn't it?
Oh yeah Cath - great news about the portacot too! Maybe Paddy is just way too excited at your Mum's to go too sleep. Or perhaps he has just gotten over it and realised that sleep is sleep and it is all good!
I had better go - I am being really rude hiding in my FIL's office whilst the others play yatzee. I'm stuffed and can't be bothered playing - but I really shouldn't be rude!
Oh hey - Troy's sister has bought Will an electronic drum kit! Of all Troy's siblings, Candy is the closest to Will and the only one to buy him a pressie and this is soo cool!
hayleylea
18-11-2006, 19:59
Hey Tan, How cool about the drum kit! My MIL wants to buy Cooper a drum because he bashes everything he can find like one lol! We had dinner at the MILS but i didnt have any drink tonight! (not even one) I never do it if im looking after Cooper for the night by myself, i just dont think its fair on Cooper if mummy is drunk and he has a rough night! So i was a good girl :angel:
I really should be heading to bed because im tired and i should get a good sleep in just incase the little man wakes up but instead Im waiting for Ange to return to messenger lol :rolleyes: Ill go soon..
Anyway dont have much more to say so i better head off. Good night guys :sleeping:
Well I am just sitting down with beer in hand and just had to jump back on to bubhub. Cath, all it takes for me these days is 1 beer and I'm asleep so no biggies for me. You, Anna, Fi and Jo have me all scared that if I don't cross my legs I just might end up next. Man, how fast did you guys all :bfp: ? I mean really, its amazing. Here's hoping that everyone has that success rate when they are ready to jump on that boat. Oh lordy, who's next???
Tan, a electric drum kit!!! You are really going to LURVE that toy in about 3 days time - not :laughing: . I'm sure Will is going to give it a really great workout. We did the rounds of the garage sales in the hope of Hayley bargain and they were all very ordinary. Not a single decent bargain in sight. By the end of the car trip Maddi was grumpy and tired and refusing to sleep in the car. Halyey, I have decided you are a bargain magnet. That jump-o-lene was a steal. I've been looking on ebay and they are worth a small fortune.
Cath the porta cot thing is awesome. You guys will be travelling all over the countryside before too long. I do find that the sea air makes me tired too so maybe you just need to stay along the coastal areas. :D
Fi, how did Claire go tonight with her sleeping?
I took Maddi for her 12 month injections yesterday and all in all she went pretty well. She didn't cry until the MMR injection which the nurse said does sting more. But as soon as the balloon came out she was over it. But at about 4pm today, exactly 24 hours after her shots, she started getting grumpy and hot. But in saying that she went to bed at 7.30pm and has only woken once. I think because she was cold. :fingerscrossed: tonight is the night she sleeps through. Every other time she has had injections the night after she sleeps really well. We went to the toy library today to swap toys and we got this ultra cool tunnel thing that she has to clim up and then the other side is a slide. Its not big at all or steep but she loves it to death. When she gets to the top she waits for you to say Ready Set Go and away she slides down the slide and when she gets to the bottom she says "YEAH? and claps herself. Talk about a drama queen.
My grandma had an operation today to get a colostomy bag put in. It didn't go too well in that she was supposed to be having a epidural, but it didn't work and she ended up having a GA. They really wanted to avoid that because of her age and ill health. So now she is in intensive care in critical condition and we are all waiting to hear tommorow how she is. I forgot to say (I think) that she is in malaysia, I can't remember who asked? But yeah she's over there because she wanted to go home as she wants that to be her final resting place.
Well I'm off to bed too. I was thinking about hopping on MSN but just know that if I do I'll be on there for hours and I really need to hit the sack.
MrsMiggins
18-11-2006, 22:12
OMG Cath!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! :smiliedance: That is so wonderful!!! I am enjoying all this preggo company, although the little fella keeps reminding me that he's getting bigger every day and won't be too long now before he arrives! As I was putting Claire down for the night tonight, he was giving me such huge wallops!!
Anyway, I'm really, really happy for you! Did you have any inkling that you may actually have been PG? It was funny you said that you didn't get a chance to use all your OPK's. I bought some, but the month I was ready to use them I got a bit lazy with my BBT (taking my temp every morning - I have crazy cycles & it's the only way I'd have known when to start using the OPK's) so I didn't get around to using any. I just figured I'd use them next month & then BAM! :bfp: So maybe that's the secret girls? Spend up big on OPK's and then don't use them!! (OK Hayley, hear that? I just know you're going to be next!! ;))
Great news about Paddy in the portacot too! That must have made the trip much easier for you guys!
Lou, I'm so sorry to hear things didn't go as well as planned with your grandma. I hope she's feeling comfortable at least. I hope Maddi is starting to feel better after her needles too, and that she sleeps well tonight. Every time I read about your kids getting their needles, I just cringe! I really need to get Claire's done, I feel awful about being so slack with it, but honestly I don't know how on earth I'm going to do it. I will need to take a day off work (probably a Friday so she has a couple of days to recover that I can be with her) and I also want Dave to come. He has come for all of her needles so far & I find it much easier to do with him there. I am so bad at seeing her have her needles!! I hate it! And it's funny because I have no real problem with needles myself. In fact if I could take a thousand needles in place of her getting any, I'd do it without a second's hesitation!!
Lou, I woke Claire up at 4.30. I know it was a bit later than I said, but at about 4.10 I thought I may as well get the vacuuming done, because whenever I do it when she's asleep it wakes her up anyway, so I could kill two birds with the one stone! But after 20 mins of none to quiet vacuuming, I went in & she was still asleep!! I must have disturbed her a bit though, because it didn't take much at all to wake her. And it was good too because she was happy as larry! Then she was even happier when I put her new Wiggles DVD on! She danced around all over the place! Talking of their individual little dance styles, Claire claps her hands and bounces up & down. She also sometimes walks around and kind of bounces, but lifts one leg really high up and stamps it on the ground! It's so funny to watch!
We had a bit of a late dinner, then I gave her a bath & she was asleep by 9.30. Took her a while to go to sleep, but it wasn't too bad.
That tunnel thing you got Lou, sounds brilliant!! I can just picture Maddi going through it & being so proud of herself!! What a clever little cookie she is!! :D
Hayley, what a good thing #11 has popped through!! He must have been worn out from it all for him to have slept that long! Now hopefully he'll be back to his old self again! How did Cooper go at your MIL's with the train? I don't suppose she's moved it yet (or chilled out perhaps?!)
Tan, that was funny to read about Will & his beach adventure! I can just picture him doing it exactly as you described it!! Lou's right about the sea air too. Whenever we havea day at the beach, Claire always sleeps like a log! (Maybe we should go more often.......!) That drum kit sounds awaesome!! I bet Will loves it!
I hope the sleep fairies visit you all again tonight!! Sweet dreams!!!
hayleylea
19-11-2006, 06:14
:hugs: To you Lou, im sorryy to hear the bad news about your grandma! It must be a tough time for all of you.
Great news guys Cooper slept through last night! :smiliedance: He did get up just after 6.30 but I was happy with that! Fi, the MIL still hasnt moved the train, she let him play with it a little and then took it off him again :banghead: Im going to look around for a cheap one that i can put down there that he can play with so it doesnt end up in tears all the time down there!
Oh Lou about the garage sales, its really the luck of the draw...some weeks we when go there is absolutley nothing there and other weeks we get loads of stuff lol. The key is to get there early cause all the good stuff goes. We have montly auctions here too (thats where i got the jumpolene) They are pretty good, you get some awesome bargains there! They are actually on today so i might go and see what i can grab!! HAHA! We got Cooper this seat yesterday from a garage sale. Its a actually a seat filled with blocks and then you take the lid off tip the blocks out and put the seat lid on upside down and it becomes a block table for him to build on! it was 5 bucks! ITs a toy to stay at grandmas house so he has something to play with and it also comes in handy being a little seat!
ANyway i better go get Cooper some breakkie. Trent is back from camping already is in bed hungover! :rolleyes:
MrsMiggins
19-11-2006, 10:59
That's reat about Cooper sleeping through Hayles!
:laughing: and bad luck about Trent's hangover!! hee! hee!
What sort of auctions are they Hayley? We have a police & seized goods auction here that is a regular thing, but we haven't been for a couple of years. Last time we went I remember they had heaps of baby stuff. A lot of the stuff they get is from wholesalers who've gone bankrupt or closed down etc. so there is some great bargains to be had. Might have to go check them out again.... not that we need any more stuff! :rolleyes:
Oh, and I meant to tell you too, I've been keeping an eye out for those Sesame Street things, but have only seen the display hanger thing and a few of the characters you mentioned you already had. :(
hayleylea
19-11-2006, 13:36
Fi they are just monthly auctions - anyone can take their stuff down there until the 2 huge sheds are full! We have taken a bit of stuff down there and it sold for a reasonable price! We went down there today but it was too hot to hang around and there wasnt anything there that we really needed, you have to register and get a number and we didnt have one and i was kicking myself because a BRAND NEW (still in box) swing set went for 10 bucks! It had the toddler swing and everything!!! :eek: I already have a swing set but i would have brought it for mums had i had a number. Some guy in the end just ended up saying if no one else is going to take it ill bid 10 bucks and he got it! BARGAIN!
Ive also got a few things from there in the past for My nephews when they were little. I got one of those foot powered little tikes cars (the big ones that have doors that open and close etc) I got that for $5 a couple of years ago. Its at mums house at the moment, Cooper loves it!!
We also have the police auctions here but they are no where near as good as the other auctions!
Cooper went in his little blow up pool today for the first time this summer, he LOVED it!! didnt want to get out! It was so cute! Im just to put some photos up on his website.
Better get to it...:wave:
Hi again,
Tan you are quite right about this pregnancy being a bit unexpected. I did finally get my period back earlier in October (just before I finished breastfeeding whcih I didn't expect) but I was expecting a good 6 months of working out when I was ovulating and trying to get pregnant. In the end I just guessed and we gave it a pretty half hearted try and by some miracle it happened. After trying for months for my other pregnancies this feels so weird to me. I have to ring and book in with my Obstetrician tomorrow - how bizarre - that will make it real. I don't know if my head is there yet either but I'm factoring in that I've got 9 months to get used to the idea.
Lou so sorry to hear about your poor Grandma. Sounds horrible. I love the sounds of the tunnel/slide you hired for Maddi. Paddy loves stuff like that - I really have to get to the toy library.
Hayley how cute about Cooper and the pool (and about Will at the beach too Tan) -aren't these babies growing up!!
Fi I did have this weird feeling that I might be pregnant. My boobs started getting a bit sore earlier in the week and I was feeling a bit funny (not exactly sick but definitely a little bit queasy). I dry reached (spelling?) at some funny smell on Wednesday and Dean said to me "it doesn't smell that bad" -that's when I said to him that I had a feeling I might be pregnant. It is also Murphy's law isn't it - spend a heap of money on ovualtion tests and get pregnant before you get to use them -I also half thought that might happen just because that's the way the world works. When I got my period back I also stocked up big time on tampons and pads - another waste of money. I really never thought I would only have one period before being pregnant again.I love the sound of Claire's bouncy walk - how cute.
Anyway I am off to have a bath. Hope everyone is well.
Cath
Just a tiny post guys as we are just back from the weekend at the beach and I am stuffed. Just wanted to say LOL at Cath's "half hearted try" to fall pregnant! :laughing: That conjured up all sorts of funny pictures!
Lou - I am so sorry about your Grandma. I hope things improve for her and your family soon.
I'll post more tomorrow but Will had lots of adventures today!
hayleylea
20-11-2006, 09:34
Hi guys, Cooper slept well again last night! :smiliedance: And he just had his hair cut. It looks so much better, it was getting so long and shaggy looking! He has his little spike now and looks very cute!
Better get going. Talk soon :chef: :wave:
MrsMiggins
20-11-2006, 09:45
Wow! How many haircuts is that for him now Hayles?
Glad to hear he slept well. Claire did too!! :smiliedance: She started to get all cranky & tired at dinner, so I put her to bed without her bath (she didn't really need one, we went for a swim in the afternoon & she had a shower with me afterwards) and was expecting her to wake up early, but she slept right through til about 7.15 or so, which was great!
Claire has cut tooth #10! And it was a good one too! We never even noticed (symptoms wise), but I had seen it was going to pop through shortly, was just waiting for it to actually break through. It was only the RHS tooth, bottom row next to her front ones. So I guess they aren't really the ones that cause all the trauma!
hayleylea
20-11-2006, 11:35
Hair cut number 3 Fi!
Im just about to pop Cooper in the pool again after lunch, its so hot isnt it! We are having hotdogs for lunch (one of Coopers faves lol) Thats great about Claires new tooth not causing any probs! Oh i wish Coopers wouldnt cause him any grief lol! Actually a few of them have and i think it was them ones your talking about that just happen to pop up! I know i keep saying this and I really thought it was unlikely but im almost certain that his "fangs" are coming through, I can actually see the whites of the teeth under the gum....might be awhile before they actually break through :confused: Ill wait and see.
Anyway better get these hotdogs ready!
Ah teeth. Once upon a time we talked constantly about sleep. Now it is teeth. I should probably try to peek in Will's mouth as he seems to average a tooth every 1 to 2 weeks lately - you never know, I might find one!
Will had another haircut last week too. I think it is a little short but his hair is so thick and grows so fast that it was probably a good thing with Chrissie and everything coming up. He seems to have suddenly gone blonde too. I guess we don't notice it getting lighter ourselves but everyone keeps commenting on it. Most of our friends see him once a week or every other week and they are all saying it. It's funny - just like me that way. I started with long black hair when I was born (had a haircut at 6 weeks!) and by the time I was about 18 months it was really fair and I never lost any.
I swear toys are just wasted on Will. We left the drum kit as Troy's Mum's place as we go there a fair bit in summer and Troy's sister needs to get some batteries for it. I forgot to mention that she is a drummer and that's why she bought him drums so that they can bash away together! back to toys though - yesterday afternoon we went to a friend's place up the coast and they have 2 kids with heaps of toys. Will spent all afternoon playing with a little red ball! Throwing, kicking, rolling, chasing - you name it, he did it! It's almost all he plays with at home too -we have a collection of different types of balls around our house and he just runs off to play with those - bypassing all the exy toys! I can vouch for the fact that he has a great throw on him too!
I love the sound of that tunnel thing that Lou got from the toy library - it would be great. Will would just love it! Sounds like Maddi is that's for sure.
hey Fi - has Claire got much hair yet? Can you put a clip in it or anything?
I should go - I am being soo lazy today. I did all the washing but that is it - I should be doing work but I sooo don't want to do anything!
MrsMiggins
20-11-2006, 13:25
Mmmmm.... I should be working too Tan!! :devil6:
:laughing: Can I put a clip in it?!! :laughing:
Claire's Hair (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/fiona_t/Claire/ClairesHair224092006.jpg)
hayleylea
20-11-2006, 13:40
:laughing: Fi, awwww but her hair has grown since the last photos i have seen of her!!! Cooper was really dark brown at birth and now is blonde as blonde! I cant wait to see a pic of Will with his ligher hair :) How cute! I think Coopers is a little short too now i look at it more but thats good in a way because it will be a nice length for chrissy!
I just updated Coopers website (again!!) We had some more fun in his little blow up pool again today and now daddy has gone to work (afternoon shift) and Cooper isnt happy about it. He has been daddys boy all day!!! I am happy to report though he is much better then he has been with the whole clingyness thing - he actually lets me go to the toilet and will stay in the lounge room and play lol!
Get to work girls :shame: (just jokes id rather you post on here so then work! :laughing: )
Fi, Has claire got some curls coming through there?
Oh you guys that are using Aldi nappies have you got the ones with the new designs on them? They are like the huggies now and have the design all over them...they are very cute!! I had no luck with Aldi nappies over night so have gone back to huggies but i use the aldi ones during the day. Dont know what it is with the aldi ones and him during the night must be a big piddle bum! lol
:laughing: Fi! Her hair is beautiful though. Somehow Will never had "baby" hair IYKWIM? Always had a mop and there is something very endearing about baby hair. He looks like such a little boy now and his very grown up hair doesn't really help. No more bubby. :crying:
We have been using the Aldi ones too Hayles - but not at night. I am just cheering that we can now get through the night with one Huggies instead of 2! I find the Aldi ones start to smell a bit piddly after a while - so they are day only for us too.
MrsMiggins
20-11-2006, 14:25
Yes, poor kid definitely has her mum's hair!! :yes:
This is how it'll go:
- Practically no hair at birth;
- even less a month later;
- grows in very, very slowly, still a nice strawberry blonde until about 18 months when it will get curly & white-blonde, although still fine;
- gradually thickens and darkens until it gets too heavy to be curly anymore and just ends up being dark and unruly!!
(It's very pretty now though! I love her beautiful, soft little curls! I'm making the most of it!!)
Hi guys, I had to have a giggle at you naughty girls sneaking onto bubhub during working hours :laughing:
Fi, Claires hair is gorgeous. I can just imagine when she gets a bit older her head being a mass of blonde curls and you having to put it up every day. Let me tell you its quite a feat to get them to sit still while you do their hair. I have to distract Maddi with either a book, food or her favourite DVD.
Maddi had her weigh in today and since her 10 month check up she has lost 50g in weight :eek: . The nurse was quite shocked as Maddi has been so good up until now. But the gastro really knocked her around and stuffed everything up. But she has grown 2.5cm so is now 76.5cm tall. Little bugger is going to be taller than me by the time she is 2! The nurse also felt Maddi's gums to see how her teeth are coming along. She said "Oh yes I can feel some molars coming up". When I asked her which ones she said "All of them" :eek: . Poor Maddi! We chatted about sleep school and she said its so hard to get in that we would be waiting for months on end and by then hopefully Maddi will be over it. I got given some reading material on CC'ing too. Maybe when these damn teeth settle down the sleep will start.
Aldi nappies are great for daytime use, but we also use the huggies one's at night. You just can't beat huggies for that nighttime peace of mind. At creche they change Maddi's nappies about 4 times a day while she is there for 8 hours so the aldi one's work out fine for us.
Well I'm off to bed, another hard day at the office tommorow.
MrsMiggins
20-11-2006, 22:02
Uh-oh Lou!!! Watch out for those molars!! Have you got your Hyland's ready??
You know, Claire only put on about 200g or so between 10 & 12 months, but grew heaps in length. I was a bit worried but her CHN said that usually around this age, kids tend to lose weight, so she was pretty surprised Claire had gained anything at all, especially considering she started walking during that time. So try not to be worried about Maddi. So long as she's healthy & strong & happy that's the main thing!
And now you mention it about the hair, I remember my mum having all sorts of problems with my hair as a kid! I can vividly remember her threatening to shave it all off on several occasions!! :laughing: So I guess I should be happy that I don't have to do anything with it at the moment!
Ange&Seth
20-11-2006, 23:16
sorry, but I'm going to be totally selfish here (just for something different :rolleyes: ) and tell you all that WE WON OUR POOL COMP SEMI FINALS!!!! wahoo!! :smiliedance: which means that we are automatically into the GRAND FINAL and automatically go up to A grade next season!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for us!! We have played 4 comps, and finished top of the ladder wach season except this one and always before we have choked in the semi's and missed out on playing in the grand final and going to A grade! I'm so excited!!!
Ok now for what's been happening with Seth - he's got all 4 molars now and we didn't even realise except for the first one. He's still not walking but should be, he just needs to get his confidence up. He'll stand by himself no problems, but then we say 'look! you're standing by yourself' he looks down and goes 'oh sh!t, you're right' and sits down!! Hmmm, maybe we should stop telling him :laughing: Congrats to Cath on #2 - so exciting!!! I'm starting to feel the pinch for another one everyday, but I still have the same amount of moments where I say to myself 'no I don't want another one yet'
Well, better get going and check on my midnight snack that I've got cooking. Hope you're all well :wave:
hayleylea
21-11-2006, 06:59
:yelclap: Ange! Congrats on the pool comp. I was only thinking how you were going with that after we finished talking yesterday!! Goodluck in the grandfinal!
As for molars Lou, I hope they come through fuss fee like Seths! Coopers first one just appeared and I thought you beauty! But these next ones have been a nightmare! In saying that though i dont get it as bad as some people. I mean he is only really up for an hour, 2 at the most, some people are up ALL night with their bubs! :eek: Lou I think its great when they get a couple at once so if i was you i would be hoping they all come through together, then its all over and done with!
Have a nice day guys :wave:
hayleylea
21-11-2006, 10:03
Oh well I am very proud of myself right now! lol. Trent has taken Cooper out for a few hours and I have managed to not only have a Looooooonnnnngggg hot shower but have cleaned the whole house - its spotless :thumbsup: . I have done everything from change all the bed sheets,vacum. mop the floors and scrub the toilet, clean the fridge out, clean the toilet & picked up all the dog poo (great job the last 2 are lol :barf: ) now im sitting here all relaxed and no doubt the boys will walk in the door any minute lol!
Its hot today huh! I think Cooper will be going in his pool this arvo thats for sure..I think even the good old air con will be coming out of the wood works! I have been looking at all the pools out there (Cooper is still using his tiny little one that i got for him last year lol) He loves the litle one he has now but there are some cool ones out there with little activities to do like put rings on polls etc so I have been checking them out on ebay. I think he might be spending a bit of time in the pool this summer because he just loves it, so i thought i better invest in something a little bigger! lol
Anyway i better go do my hair and hang this washing out. Hope everyone is having a great day and not too hot!
MrsMiggins
21-11-2006, 10:07
Hot here today too!
Hayles, my house is a pigsty!! Wanna come up for a (ahem!) "holiday"?!!
Hi all,
Impressive morning Hayley!! You've done well. I've gone a bit nuts this morning too and have dusted,cleaned the bathroom, defrosted the freezer (it was almost empty so thought I'd better take the opportunity to regain the half that has been full of ice for a good 6 months or so) and been over to the market to get fruit and vegies. My best friend and her baby are coming over soon so thought I'd better get the place a bit respectable.
Good work with the pool comp. Ange. It's great that you still get to keep some of your old life. Good to hear Seth is doing well - love the new photo by the way(love everyone's new photos actually - don't think I've said that recently).
Paddy had his first haircut on the weekend (only a small tidy up really). He really is a little boy now. Tan I love that Will's hair is so thick. Paddy has unfortunately inherited my fine, wispy hair that is pretty useless.
Lou a woman at my Mother's Group yesterday was telling me that her son lost 10g between 10 and 12 months and she was told it was because they tend to be so active. Poor little Maddi has had a rough time being sick so it makes sense she didn't put on heaps of weight. I'm sure she is fine. Good luck with those molars.
Fi I love Claire's baby hair -makes her still a baby.
There's my boy waking up -better go. Chat soon.
Cath
I think I live the closest to Hayley and I reckon she should visit me with her cleaning gear! Hayles - you are nuts cleaning in this weather. I know I need to do some vacuuming but not in this heat even with tha air conditioning! We don't need any more hot air thank you!
Right now I am watching Will put magnetic letters into the paper shredder. Don't worry - the shredder is not plugged in and he puts them in the viewing hole on the side. we didnt even know he did it at all until last week when I went to empty it and there were all these letters in the bottom! At least it isn't food I guess.
I figured t must be a bit unusual for little people to still be gaining weight at this age when I went to the nurse last week and she said with surprise - "he's put on 500g"! I don't know how he did it considering he is running everywhere at the moment!
We had our first grazed knee this morning - just a tiny one - but it was bound to happen. Apparently when he and Troy were outside this morning Will decided a little walk around the neighbourhood was the thing to do only he keept running ahead of Troy and turning his head around to see where Troy was. Troy kept telling him that he would fall over but oh no - he kept running! Pretty soon there was a crash but not too bad and it certainly hasn't slowed Will down at all. Running, running, running up and down the hallway with his soccer ball. Troy told me this afternoon that he wanted to send Will to under 6 soccer next year!!!
Congrats Ange! But we'd like to see you in here a bit more often young lady - not just when you have something to brag about! Just kidding - great to hear from you.
Hmm - think the little man is getting hungry - had better go and organise him some dinner!
Chat later guys!
hayleylea
21-11-2006, 17:26
Tan, Fi and all you other girls, sorry but I cant come and clean your house aswell, it takes me too long to get motivation to do mine little own someone elses :laughing: Tan, yeah i probably was nuts but remember my flat isnt that big and i had the air con on full blast so it really wasnt that bad. I tell you what though has anyone else got a dyson vacum? We have had one for ages now and it suprises me all the time. I cant believe how much stuff that vacum picks up! I vacum every day just about its amazing how good that thing is!
I brought Cooper a new pool today! Its only a little baby/toddler pool, i have a family blow up one aswell, i was going to get him a really cool big activity one but then i thought that was pretty silly (mainly because of the price of them) So i just went down the street and thought id take a look in big W and i got this one http://www.ssb5.net/members/watch/enlarge.php?aid=&img=30631/b00007e9b9_01__sclzzzzzzz___1_.jpg its so cute. I cant wait to blow it up for him tommorrow! He will love the little rings and stuff because he loves putting things on stuff and taking them off. It was $12.80!! Bargain!! Cooper has just loved his old blue pool for the last few days so i figured $12.80 was well worth the investment because i think he will be in it a fair bit! I was going to wait and give it to him for chrissy but I cant wait that long (:yes: Im hopeless lol)
Tan, how cute Will runs around with his soccer ball! I cant believe that Troy wants to sign him up to play already! god love him!!
Better get going.
Talk soon
hayleylea
21-11-2006, 20:02
Hey guys, well i had a bit of time on my hands tonight since Trents on arvo shift so i made a little picture up for Coopers website lol http://www.babyhomepages.net/scripts/watermark.php?image=fairywand.jpg&sitename=hayleyandtrentsbaby&location_id=1 check it out! HAHA! I thought it was cute!
Hayles - I tried your link and just got gobbledygook!
Not sure what happened.
Man it is hot. I got up this morning and thought I was having hot flushes til I looked at the meteorology website and it said it was already over 30 degrees at Penrith! (That's pretty much just down the road). Any wonder I was hot.
Hmm - the two boys in this place are still sleeping. How annoying. I had better go - chat later.
Bye
Ange&Seth
22-11-2006, 11:30
I know Tan - I'm sorry I've been neglecting you all :o
I can't believe that Troy wants to put Will in Soccer already!!!
Well done on the clean house Hayles, I'm slowly getting there. I just can't get my act together when Seth's here for some reason. At the moment though, the only place that's messy is the computer desk. I've got a whole stack of filing waiting to be put away. I need to vaccuum though but Seth is scared of it so I can't do it when he's awake and I've tried before when he was asleep and it wakes him up! So I can't win! Might get Adam to take him outside to his swing when he gets home and I'll try and do it then.
At the moment Seth's sitting in his room playing with his starlight. No wonder the batteries keep running out so quickly! He's so funny. When he's tired he'll crawl up there and sit and play quietly.
Hayles, that picture of Cooper is really cute!!!
Talk to you all soon :wave:
hayleylea
22-11-2006, 11:38
hmm dont know why that link didnt work! The pool one of the picture i done of him for his website Tan?
Ange i cant believe that Seth doesnst like the vacum, that is Coopers favourite part of the day when i get ours! He LOVES it lol. Goodluck with the cleaning.
Trent and I just got back from our out of town house. We went out and put a new ceiling up in one of the rooms. Mum come up to look after Cooper and he was an :angel: for her. He has only just gone to bed at 12 so looks like only one sleep again for him!
Better get going
talk soon
Hey everyone,
Well this hot weather had better settle down soon because I have a very bored little boy. He wants to go outside so much but it is way too hot out there for him. He has been walking arounde the house opening cupboards and loking in them like - is there anything exciting in here? I've never really thought of Will being bored before but today I can just tell he is.
I was just looking at Cooper's photos from when he was first born. You can still see it is him - but I think if I showed you guys a photo of Will when he was first born you would never know it was the same bub.
I think all this running makes Will very tired. Maybe all those one a day sleepers will go back to 2 sleeps a day when they start walking because gee Will gets tired now!
I'm still getting rubbish when i try to open that link Hayles - but I suspect it has something to do with my Mac not your website.
Anyway - I had better go - will chat later
:wave:
hayleylea
22-11-2006, 15:03
Yeah Tan i dont know whats happening with that link.
I think Cooper has changed alot from a bub in saying that though you can still see that it is Cooper...i do remember you sending me a pic of you and your curly hair with will when he was a baby a little while back. I still think you can tell its Will....Not sure how old he was in it though!
Gotta go this phone hasnt stopped ringing!!
hayleylea
22-11-2006, 17:02
Hey guys, I dont know if you remember me telling you about the Talk time DVD that i saw advertised in a mag and on TV...Anyway i ended up ordering it and it arrived today. Its REALLY good. Im really happy with it. Trent was actually the one that ordered it...he has a real complex when it comes to talking because he mumbles alot! He reckons its his mums fault because she never let him talk when he wanted too lol So anyway he thought it would be good for Cooper, i didnt say no because i love dvds that actually teach kids something. My nephew is a real shocker when it comes to talking, he is 5 and i actually think he could benifit from the DVD. So yeah :thumbsup: for talk time from me lol.
Oh i forgot to tell you earlier that I twisted my ankle today!! We were driving in from out of town and decided to take the back roads just for a drive and there was a huge tree that had fallen on the road and an old man there who couldnt get through. Trents Landcruiser has a winch on it so we pulled the tree out of the way. I got ouf of the car to help move the little stuff the tree had left behind and i fell. I can still walk on it but its really sore and I hurt it again when i was at home just walking around! I better keep off it and hopefully it will be better tommorrow!
Anna where are you?!?? Everything OK?
Better go, This munchkin has only had an hour and 15 minutes all sleep so hopefully he will be having an early nigh tonight!
hayleylea
23-11-2006, 15:17
My Oh My arent we a quiet lot latley!!!! This hot weather wearing everyone out? or are we just busy!?
Just thought id give this thread a bit of a wake up call to see how everyone is doing! I just updated Coopers website yet again so check it out if you get a chance!
Hope everyone is OK and everyones little rug rats are well and being good little :angel: 's.
I can actually see Coopers "point" of one of his fangs and i can feel it under the gums!! :eek: Its definatley coming, just as i had suspected for the last few weeks. I just wish they would hurry up and come because i think once they are over the worst is over. Poor little guys teeth give him a hard time! They are big suckers too! :fingerscrossed: He sleeps well tonight because last night I think i was up for him for about 3 hours!!! Im one tired mummy!
Anyway im just talkign to myself so i wont post again till someone else does HAHA!
Hey girls, so sorry that I've been MIA for a while but I've been popping on from time to time to check up on you all.
WHOA CATH!!! Good on you! These quick-o pregnancies must be catchy!! Congratulations to you! Will I see you in the July thread as well? You'll be due only a couple of weeks after me! (Great, means I gotta go first :()
Hmm.... I'm putting money on either Lou or Hayley being next, I know Hayley is planning for early next year but I reckon Lou might have a surprise!! On the other hand, Ange did mention she was getting clucky, so who knows??!!
Well last Sunday saw another waste of money with a 1 day cake course, this time on chocolate. We were asked to bring along a mud cake to decorate and all we did was to cover it in ganach and learn how to make daggy chocolate roses and chocolate colars for the cake - just something else I already knew and could have read in my books. So from now on, it's all me once again - learning for myself. Oh well, it timed just nicely for my FIL's birthday and GEEZ was he happy with his cake! He ate his share and took the rest to work and shared it around, AWWWWW....! I did get a piece though and I must say LUSH-O Anna! I made a choc-orange cointreau cake and MAN it was good! I'll share the recipe with you. Oh ****! Just reminded me - LOU so sorry, I haven't posted that muffin recipe yet, I'll get onto that before my mind goes completely to the wind!
You know I can't even look at my baby at the moment without wanting to cry. We took the kids for haircuts today and were offered a junior experienced cutter (at a good salon). I agreed and let her "practice" on Chelsea's hair first (as she has the longest!) and she did fine. Nicola sat really wella nd got the giggles so when it came to Immy's turn I was happy to let her chop away. I asked her to tidy up her hair and tidy the bob she already had. WELL. Let's just say that my darling daughter now looks like the darling SON we're hoping for with #4 :crying: :( Her bob is FAR to short and she's got these really cropped sides and I'm hoping and praying to dear God that it grows enough in time for Christmas. Now, how to keep my grandmother away from her for the next 5 weeks???? :eek:
Here are some before and afters:
Immy before with pigtails (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Nov06048.jpg)
Immy after with bob (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Nov06052.jpg)
Immy after with bob #2 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/chenicimo/Nov06056.jpg)
Hope they work - I'm new to photo bucket.
Anyway, I'm afraid this is totally going to be a selfish post with just another couple of updates then I'm off to stress over another cake for my g/friend's engagement tomorrow night. It's really out there in the way of colours, it's a 2 layer, square cake with green icing and handmade icing butterflys stuck on it. But only problem is that the butterflys need a couple of days to dry and I don't have that time. So goodness only knows what I'm going to do.
Immy now waves profusely, more often with both hands and it's very regal (and hilarious!) She looks like the Pope or something! Today I told her to wave to daddy and she did and I said are you waving and she opened and closed her mouth like a fish and nodded her head!!! I laughed so hard then asked her again, and she did it again! Yay! My baby is understanding me!! Ah she's growing up . . .
Ok better head off and help make dinner. Steak and vegies for us tonight - geez I haven't had a decent mashed potato for a good while! So hungry! Preggie belly rules the kitchen!
Check in soon!
xoxo
P.S. YAY! My photobucket pics worked! Oh well, she's still a cutie.
Oh, and you can't write the word cr@p anymore without it being bleeped??!! What the???!!
hayleylea
23-11-2006, 17:20
Oh Anna, your right though Immy still is a cutie! And im sure her hair will grow back in no time at all!!
this is just a quickie because i need to give this boy a big cuddle he is a little whingy tonight.
TAlk soon guys! bye bye
Hi everyone,
Anna I like Immy's new short haircut - I think it looks really cute - she is definitely not a boy -she has a little girl's face. How cool that I'm joining you with a July baby hey. I don't think I will be able to fit in chatting in the due in July thread as well -I struggle to keep up in here. I am so impressed with your time management. Maybe we will end up having our babies at about the same time because I am pretty sure I will be booked in for a caesar. so I think that happens at around 38 weeks - I would love your 07/07/07 date but that is a Saturday so I can't imagine my Ob. choosing to book in a caesar. on a Saturday -spewing!! I'm still going to ask though if the timing works out right - what a cool birth date.
Hayley hope your ankle is okay. Just what you need when you have to carry a not so little baby around hey? The Talk Time DVD sounds good. Cooper will be an eloquent little man. Paddy has started to speak the funniest little gobbledygook language in the last couple of weeks. It's like he is trying to say whole sentences in his own little language -it is so cute to listen to.
Has it cooled down in Sydney Tan (that's where you are isn't it)? I hate the hot weather. We had a couple of hot days in Melbourne recently and I decided that I am not going to cope without an air conditioner in a couple of months when it is 40 degrees for a week and I am pregnant and already extra hot so I am organising to get some quotes. We just want to get a cheap one that will cool down our lounge/dining area so that at least we have one cool area in the house (it would take a few units to do the whole house and that is not in the budget). I am happy to sleep on a mattress on the floor in the lounge on those really hot nights -anything to be cool.
Anyway I'd better go and respond to a million emails I have about a party my Mother's Group is trying to organise for all our babies birthday's/Christmas. The confusion with emails between 12 people is crazy (extra discussions thrown in about changing regular get together times and venues).
Hope everyone is well.
Cath
Immy still looks cute Anna. It's not that short - she is still very much the little girl. Oh and how long are her eyelashes????She could balance cheezels or something on those. Amazing.
Well I don't know what's wrong with Will but gee he was a grizzlebum this afternoon. And soooo anti Mummy - I think he has decided I am the reason he has had to be inside the last few days because he doesn't know how hot it was outside! I am pretty sure there was nothing drastically wrong with him - he was just mighty cranky about something.
I still can't get over all you girls going for No 2 already.I guess I probably could if I thought about it realistically but it just seems like yesterday that I had Will so I just can't get the idea of another one yet. I am also soo amazed at how quickly it has happened for you all. It must be soo nice for both Fi and Cath to have it happen quickly this time as I gather that it took a while for No1 for both of you. But LOL at you Cath and thinking that the OB won't be booking a Caesar on a Saturday. I pulled my Ob away from his dinner in a nice restaurant on a Saturday night for Will! I can still remember hearing the midwife on the phone just after I got to the hospital saying to him "NO - you have to come RIGHT NOW!". I think I told you all that Will was born an hour after I got to the hospital. The OB was just in time to tell me that 3 pushes and the baby would be here. Man - I gave him such an easy job -can't believe I paid him all that money now!
Well - I had better go - hope you have a good night.
MrsMiggins
24-11-2006, 11:38
lol Tan - cheezels!!! :laughing:
Don't worry Anna - FWIW I don't think Immy looks like a little boy at all! I like the bob, quite a sophisticated look! :D
I can't remember what I was going to say!! (Look out Cath - fair warning here for you: PG brain is far worse 2nd time round!! At least it is for me!)
Anyway, it's been really hot here, which is just great (I love the hot weather) and we've been in the pool a few times.
Claire is going really well, except for the fact that she's been waking up at about 5am (thanks to no daylight savings & it being full light at 4.15am, thank you very much Peter Bloody Beattie!!) So she's been going down again for a morning sleep for a couple of hours which has totally thrown out our nice 11-3 ish naps. Oh well! She's still in bed by 9 most nights, which I'm OK with.
As for me, I was beginning to think I have an Olympic gymnast in my belly, except for the fact that he is definitely way too big for that! I am getting pummelled 24/7 and they are big wallops too! Not like Claire. She was into me 24/7 as well, but it was more just moving about than any great big kicks. I also look like I am about 42 weeks PG now! I keep having strangers say things to me like "Ooh, mustn't be too much longer for you now" and you could just about knock them over with a feather when I tell them I'm not due til March! lol
Better go & do some work. I hope you're all well & Hayles, I meant to ask - how's Cooper going with his fangs?
hayleylea
24-11-2006, 13:09
:wave: Hey Fi, Take a pic and show as a pic of your pg belly!! Cooper was a big kicker too, maybe its a boy thing! It can get quite annoying when your trying to sleep :laughing:
Cooper is going OK with his fangs. I have been trying to take a photo of how sore they look but he keeps closing his mouth lol! They have been coming through for ages but they dont look like they are too far off, but ive said that before! He actually slept through last night for the first time in a couple of days :smiliedance: So i was happy about that...but maybe that means that the little buggers have gone back up!?
Anyway i better get going, gotta go do some grocery shopping!!
Oh yes Fi - the 2nd time around baby belly. We have a friend who always "shows" really early and is now having bub no:3. With baby No:2 she was at the park with a pregnant friend who happened to be 30+ weeks and some stranger said to our friend "not long now!" and she was so embarrassed because she was about 12 weeks! Noone said anything to her very pregnant companion!
Will was an active little person in the womb - although thankfully he was quite restful at night, well, he didn't keep me awake anyway! I think Troy used to tell me sometimes that the baby was very active during the night and I would have slept right through it! I can only remember Will keeping me awake once at night and it was during the Ashes series in England and I got up in the middle of the night and watched this amazing one-day cricket game that ended in a draw. I remember getting really into it and thinking "oh boy - now I am never going to be able to go back to sleep!" :laughing:
Well, I had a bit of a fright this morning. Troy's parents were staying here last night and they slept in our loungeroom. When I got up this morning at about 6:15 to have a shower (Troy had a meeting at 8am at our place today), Will's door was wide open and he was not in his cot! For a minute I just stood there and then commonsense kicked in and I knocked on the loungeroom door. Sure enough - there is Will climbing all over the mattress with the grandparents. I said (half-jokingly) " What are you doing up?" and Troy's Mum says "oh I heard him chatting and quickly went and got him so that you guys could sleep longer." (LOL - as if! She just wanted to play with him) I told her that sometimes he chats and we just leave him if it is early and he usually goes back to sleep, but did tell her it was ok. So I went off and told Troy about it and he told me that he had told his parents last night before they all went to bed that Will doesn't usually get up til 7 and before that we usually tell him it is still sleep time! I had to go out this morning for a work appointment and when I got back Troy told me he had a bit of a dig at his Mum about it - she gave him the same story and said "oh - I thought that was what you did!" Troy said to her "oh - rubbish Mum - you just couldn't wait to play with him!" Apparently she sheepishly agreed and then said she hoped it hadn't stuffed him up in the mornings. I am sure it hasn't - but I felt a bit mean. I didn't want Troy to have a go at her or anything! But I will admit that between them and the silly business with the babysitter and Will's door I am starting to think that people just don't pay any attention to what goes on around here! It's funny because I had a feeling before I went to bed last night that maybe I should say something about today because Will was already in bed when they arrived. I didn't want him wondering what was going on if someone else went into him in the morning. But I decided I was being silly and didn't say anything. Oh well - I guess it is just one day after all. But I am going to wonder about when we stay at their place now. We have been sleeping down stairs with Will upstairs in a spare room recently seeing as he sleeps so well at night now. But if it means they are going to get him up early I might have to think again! Bugger.
On another note - I think Will has started to say "gone" - as in "all gone" when he has finished his food. I get a kick out of little words - even if he only says them once!
I wonder where Hayley is? I hope Cooper didn't give her a bad night.
Fi - daylight saving has it's positives and negatives especially when it comes to the changes in times. It throws things out of whack for a little while and I kind of agree with my Dad - let's just wind the clock forward an hour and leave it there!
Anyway - gotta go, sorry about the whinge!
MrsMiggins
24-11-2006, 14:00
Whinge away Tan! I have had issues with other people not doing what we ask them to in relation to Claire lately, so I am totally on your side!! :yes:
As for my gargantuan gut, I take a pic on the 28th of each month so I have a record. I'll post it up when I take the next one (last one is still on my camera!)
Yay for Will saying "gone"! I love it when they learn something new!! It's so exciting!!
Actually Tan, I've long said that the clocks should all be brought forward an hour & left there!! :laughing: Your dad must be a darn clever man!! QLD is the only place I've ever lived (here & o/s) that has not had daylight savings, and I hate not having it! I'll never get used to it being dark at 6pm in summer! (Let alone being light at 4am!)
hayleylea
24-11-2006, 14:30
Tan im still here! i think we must have posted at the same time. Cooper was good last night, and has been good today and is having his second nap! I think the difference is definatley them hyland tablets. I gave them to him last night (i forgot i had them before) and i didnt hear a peep out of him...Coincidence or not ill be trying them tonight thats for sure!
talk soon guys im going to go tidy up a bit.
hayleylea
24-11-2006, 19:31
Hey guys...havent really got much to say, im just sitting at home bored cause Trents on arvo shift and Coopers in bed. I had a wine with my MIL earlier on today, so now I am sitting her with a beer - oh how sad is that? im drinking by myself lol! Oh well, its going down like a treat!!! Did I tell you guys i have a girls night out planned for the 22nd of December? I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited about it. Its with a bunch of my friends that i havent seen for AGES so it will be good to catch up. Ive made sure that i have a baby sitter for both the friday night and the saturday lol. Should be good!
Cooper has been such a good boy today...he has just been a pleasure...lets hope he stays that way tonight! My MIL just showed me something else that she brought Cooper for christmas! honestly that lady spends spends spends! She has been far to generous already!
Anyway i better get back to my beer and a night of watching TV...wont be long and ill be in bed anyway!
Take care guys and have a great weekend!
hayleylea
25-11-2006, 09:19
Just little old me again! But i had to come on and tell you guys that Cooper took 3 steps today!!! :yelclap: He did it really well too and was so proud of himself (not to mention me being proud aswell!) It was only 3 and they were proper steps too, he has taken a few wobbly ones over the last few weeks but he actually got them good today!! Its a start anyway! Im proud of my little guy!
Just put some more pics up on Coopers website too :)
:smiliedance: for Cooper! He'll be walking properly by Christmas so look out now!
I love the new piccie - that's hilarious! I take it that Cooper was not a Santa fan! :laughing: My brother didn't like Santa at all when we were little. We have the odd Santa photo but my oldest brother is always giving either Santa or the camera a death stare!
It's going to be a warm one again today - I think Will might be paddling in his pool again.:)
hayleylea
25-11-2006, 10:18
Hey Tan, i hope he is walking before christmas, that would be cute. Not sure though, will have to wait and see. Im really in no rush he will do it when he is ready, he just looked so cute taking his little steps today!
Tan, not sure if he is a fan of Santa or not. That was just a photo I took today with his hat on...he was a bit tired but i just loved the photo so i had to put it up as my avatar. I dont know how he will go with Santa this year...i cant wait to take him and find out though lol. My MIL has a real life santa up at her house at the moment and Cooper quite likes him but i think the "real" thing might be a bit different!
Tan i also agree with you it was hot early this morning so id say it will be a hot one indeed. Think i might put Cooper in his pool today too, might have to get trent down the bigger one so we all fit in it and cool down!!
LOL at Cooper in his Santa hat. That is sooo cute. Wow for Cooper walking too. I remember a few months ago Hayley how worried you were about Cooper's mobility after his accident. And now look at him......he's off and racing. Maddi is sporting her first bruiser. At mothers group she fell on her face and landed on a play block, right on the corner. Needless to say we had to leave mothers group so I could get home and put some ice on it. She must have landed pretty hard because it bruides up right away. Now she looks like a real shoolyard bully. Our main computer is shagged! So no photo's for me for a while - timing sucks with Christmas and all.
Gotta go. My Dad is back from Malaysia and I think they just pulled up in the driveway. My mum is still over there nursing my grandmother so I'm keen to hear from Dad how everything is over there. It sure is HOT HOT HOT today. Watch out Hayley, you'll have to move a whole lot of other stuff out of Coopers reach now he's up and walking.
MrsMiggins
25-11-2006, 11:33
Yay Cooper!!! :yelclap: I bet he will be walking by Christmas Hayley!! That new pic is soooooo cute!!!!!
Lou, I hope everything is going all right with your Grandma. It must be good to see your dad again!
Hot, hot, hot here today too! I just put Claire down for her nap and moved her cot underneath the ceiling fan so I don't have to put the aircon on. We put an awning up outside her window a little while back (can't remember if I mentioned it or not) and it has made such a huge difference to the temp in there!! I'm so glad we did it.
Last night was the first night I had Claire in these new summer PJ's I bought for her a few weeks back from Trade Secret. They are so gorgeous on her!! They are Plum J's and were normally $37.95, I got them for $11.95! Bargain!! I also bought a whole heap of other stuff (groan!) I'm hopeless for a bargain!!
Can't wait to have Claire's santa pics done this year. I am thinking we should go early on just in case she's a bit freaked out by him, we may be able to have a few goes at it & get a decent photo! Last year she was really good.
We saw there was a Santa at Sunshine Plaza on Wednesday, but I said to Dave that Santa looked a bit freaky & so we should wait til we see a nice Santa!!
hayleylea
25-11-2006, 12:12
Hi guys!
Yep its sure is HOT!!! I just went down the street and I cant believe how hot it is out there.
We went and got a new tyre for our pram because we got a flat (after walking bush lol) Anyway i had to wait awhile because i got one of those 100% flat free ones...anyway Cooper was getting wrestless so I put him on the ground (standing up) anyway the lady that owns the shop got down on her knee and was talking to him and he took another 3 steps and walked to her!!! He is really getting his confidence up now! yeah Lou i remember being all worried about Cooper a few months back...but there is definatley no stopping him now! He certainly isnt actually walking but he is well on his way!
anyway gotta go got a cranky little man on my hands at the minute!
Man I am tired. So tired. Does anyone else find that champagne makes them tired? I went out for a Chrissie lunch with some girlfriends and had some champagne and now I am sooo tired. One-pot screamer - bloody hopeless.
That and the annoying fact that every afternoon for the past week Will has been a pain in the A. Exerting his opinion let's say. I've been wondering what his problem is and then I looked in this little book today that is alled "teach your child" and there is all this developmental stuff. It says that between 12 and 15 months babies get impatient, irritable, cranky and want to show how independent they are. It also says that after 15 months they start being nice again. I was so glad to read that because I have seriously been wondering where my placid little boy went to! :fingerscrossed: he comes back soon. Especially as Will's opinions seem to differ quite a bit from my own. NO - you can't play in the bathroom (Will starts yelling) - NO - you can't go outside; you just had a bath (more yelling, even louder!) - Go and find your ball (short silence) - You still can't go outside (yelling again) and so on and so on.
I think it is a combination of the whole developmental thing and the fact that this walking business is so tiring. I think Will would quite happily go to bed at 6:30pm but I am not sure about when he would wake up the next morning so I have been holding him out til as close to 7 as I can. Sometimes that is definitely to my own detriment as if I am not careful he will get overtired and start to whinge at everything.
I am going to head off now - chat later and I hope you are all having good weekends.
MrsMiggins
25-11-2006, 20:41
That and the annoying fact that every afternoon for the past week Will has been a pain in the A. Exerting his opinion let's say. I've been wondering what his problem is and then I looked in this little book today that is alled "teach your child" and there is all this developmental stuff. It says that between 12 and 15 months babies get impatient, irritable, cranky and want to show how independent they are. It also says that after 15 months they start being nice again. I was so glad to read that because I have seriously been wondering where my placid little boy went to! :fingerscrossed: he comes back soon. Especially as Will's opinions seem to differ quite a bit from my own. NO - you can't play in the bathroom (Will starts yelling) - NO - you can't go outside; you just had a bath (more yelling, even louder!) - Go and find your ball (short silence) - You still can't go outside (yelling again) and so on and so on.
Oh Tania!!! :hugs: I am soooo glad to hear you quote from that book!!! I was beginning to fear that I am raising the devil incarnate!!! Everything you said sounds very familiar!!! Good to know they return to "normal" again around 15 months. I hope that's the case - should have my angel back in time for the new bub to arrive!! I have been seriously questioning my sanity in allowing myself to fall PG again so soon lately! :D Can you imagine having to deal with the little monsters we have now & also having to cope with a new bub?! I'd go mad!
So only another month and a bit til I get my sweet girl back! :laughing:
Hayles, we got a flat a little while ago too! I'm not sure how it happened, I think the rubber just wore out on the inner tube. We were making do with a wheel from this cruddy pram we have in the garage that I bought 2nd hand & never used. It fit perfectly, but wasn't an air-filled tyre, so you could really tell the difference when you weren't on a perfectly smooth surface. We finally got a new inner tube a few weeks ago & it's so much better!
That is so exciting about Cooper! Claire started with a few steps too and she was off & walking very soon afterwards, so watch out Hayles! Do you remember me wondering if I should put it in her baby book as her first steps? I think within about 2 weeks of that she was pretty much walking full time.
She's being a right royal pain with it right now though! It's as though she has selective hearing! Here is a typical trip out to get in the car.
(Me holding front door open for her) "Watch the step. OK, now go out to the car please. Don't go on the grass, it's wet. Claire. Claire. Claire! I said don't go on the grass please" (struggling to get everything into the car so I can go & grab her) "Claire!! I said off the grass! Come over here now! Don't go behind the car! Claire! Come here now. I said come here! Don't go towards the road! Right that's it!" (Chasing her down our long driveway before she can get anywhere near the road) "Stop right now! CLAIRE! (I reach her & pick her up) (Screams and thrashing about from Claire being carried (literally kicking & screaming) to the car, then all smiles as she gets put into her car seat.)
Fun, no?
MrsMiggins
25-11-2006, 21:53
Oh!! I forgot to have a gloat about my bargains today!! Hayles, you'll appreciate this! :D
Talk about being in the right place at the right time!! I was at my local small shopping centre today & figured I may as well have a look for something to wear to my work Xmas party, which is on Friday. It's only smart casual, but I really have nothing to wear that fits me, is suitable & I wouldn't wear to work.
At this centre, they have a few women's wear shops, but being only small, they don't have much range. So I wandered around Susan Grae, Rockman's & even Millers on the off chance I might find a nice top or wrap around dress that could possibly fit me. I didn't have much luck, so I decided to have a quick look in Kmart, just to see what they had.
In the women's wear section, they had about 10 or so clearance racks of stuff & I grabbed a couple of half way decent dresses to try on. Went & tried them on & they actually didn't look too bad, I just needed a bigger size (:() When I went back out to get the next size up, they've just announced that for the next 10 mins, everything on the women's clearance racks is half the already reduced price! Plus, they currently have 25% off clothing, so I got that too! I ended up getting 2 dresses - one for $5.62 (was originally $49.95) and the other for $9.37 (was originally $34.95) and a tank top for $2.25 (was originally $9.95) What bargains, hey?!! $95 worth of clothes for just over $17! Can't complain about that!! :thumbsup:
hayleylea
26-11-2006, 06:48
Oh Fi Congrats on the bargains!! Gotta love that!!!!
Cooper has turned into a bit of a grouch at times latley so im glad to hear that too Tan. I just put it down to his toothy pegs but maybe theres more too it. Bring on 15 months i say! :laughing:
Cooper decided it was time to get up at 5.30 this morning :eek: He is still bumbling round playing, doesnt look like going to be soon either. Little bugger!
Anyway better get going and do something to wake myself up!
talk soon
MrsMiggins
26-11-2006, 11:40
Claire had a sleep-in this morning til 6.30! And she's only just gone back down now at 11.30! :eek: Hopefully she'll have a nice big sleep!
It is sooooooooo hot here again today, so when she wakes up I think we'll have a nice salad for lunch, then a lovely big splash in the pool! yay!
hayleylea
26-11-2006, 19:16
Hi guys
Well yep you guessed it ive been at my MIL's again (which means i shouldnt be posting on bub hub because ive had more then a few to drink!)
Anyway we were sitting down there having a few drinks a dinner and we heard all these sirens...so went outside an the house across the road a couple of houses down was on fire!!! We couldnt get that close but tommorrow im going to go down (because a few people said it was the kitchen) and offer them a spare electric stove and stuff we have to keep them going. A few kids got taken by the ambo with smoke inhallation so ill give them as much as i have. Poor things. I couldnt imagine even having a house fire!!!
anyway i better go before i make a few typos (if i havent already!! :laughing: )
Night guys!
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 05:23
:banghead: a 6 oclock start again for us this morning! Cooper woke up bright as a button at 6, just when i wanted a sleep in! I think he is getting a bit cool in the mornings, might try putting some thin cotton pants on him tonight and see if that makes the difference! Doesnt help that the dog was barking outside all morning! :rolleyes: To top it all off Cooper has just pooed, he is across the room and I can smell it from here (and i have a blocked nose! :eek: ) Going to be a good one but the smell of that! Lucky im not hungover today after my couple of drinks last night :laughing:
Have a nice Monday guys, dont work too hard.......
MrsMiggins
27-11-2006, 09:02
I hope those people in the house fire are OK. That is so good of you to offer to help them out Hayles!
I hope that Coops went back down for a morning nap! Claire woke at 4 this morning (Grrrrr!!! I won't start again on my daylight savings tirade!!) but I gave her a bottle & she went back to sleep til 8.30.
We went out to dinner last night to the RSL and it was really good! Claire was so well behaved, and they were great because they brought her meal out first. Claire is good to take out to restaurants, the only problem is she gets antzy waiting for the meals to come out, so we will definitely go there again. Her meal was there at the table within minutes of us ordering & it was a really good kids meal too. They're only $4.95 and have about 8 different meals to choose from. Claire had the roast of the day with veges. Our meals were really good too. Dave had some steak & seafood thing & I had a chicken breast coated with macadamia & topped with a mango sauce. God it was nice!!
Because Claire was so happy not having to wait for her meal, she was of course being a complete charmer and beaming her huge smile across the room to any oldie who'd look her way, so she had many, many admirers last night!!
Hope you're all well! (Glad to hear no hangover for you this morning Hayles!!)
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 09:16
aww how cute about Claire giving the oldies smiles! she is a charmer! Thats great that you had a good night out for dinner too, we havent done that in soooooo long!!!
Cooper has been down for an hour and half and is still asleep - he was tuckered out!! Im making some gifts for the grandperants for chrissy and i need some help!
One gift im making is a calander....Last year i read on here of someone doing it and i thought it was a great idea so thought id do it this year as my mum and Trents mum have EVERYTHING so its a nice gift that i can give them. I am dressing him up for every month to do with a theme eg/ January Australia day, im going to get him in a singlet, acubra and cuddling his toy koala, feb - valentines day - dressed in a nice shirt holding a big love heart - and the same for all the other months if you get my drift! Anyway I have a total mind blank and cant think of anything for the months of July, august and september!?!?! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
The other gift im making is an Alphabet photo album...more like a scrap book. On each page im going to have the letter and then a picture of Cooper doing something. For example. A is for ALWAYS because i will always love you (and put a picture of Cooper and grandma on that page) B is for Blowing Rasberries - because thats my favourite thing to do (put photo of cooper blowing rasberries..) etc etc etc. Anyway I have come up with most letters but having a mind blank on the letter I, O, T and V! So if anyone can help me out please help! Probably not the best day to be thinking this up because Fi the dreaded hangover was a little delayed and now im not feeling as good as what i was lol!
Thanks guys!
Hi all,
Hayley how scary about the fire -that would be so awful. Hope that little man of yours has gone back to bed for you. How exciting about his walking too -good work Cooper!!
Fi that's great you had a good dinner out. It's good to get out of the normal routine now and then isn't it. I'm going out with some friends for dinner on Wednesday night -looking forward to a night away from the tv. Have you got a pool at your house Fi?That would be great.
Paddy and I both have annoying colds at the moment. He got his straight after swimming on Friday and mine appeared yesterday. He has a very runny nose which is just horrible -he hates getting his nose wiped but it has to be done. We started pulling up the lino in our kitchen on the weekend with the aim of finally getting our boards polished early next year. We still haven't quite finished because the man who used to own this house obviously loved his hammering. There was a nail every 5 cms in the board under the lino -what an idiot!! It has made the job so much worse than it should be.
Anyway I might see if I can get Paddy back to bed so I can go and have a nap too -I feel stuffed and having to blow my nose every 30 minutes last night didn't help me get a good night's sleep. Chat soon.
Cath
Just read your other post Hayley - you creative thing. I will have a think about it for you.
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 09:39
Thanks Cath!
Sorry to hear that you guys have a cold!!! YUCK!
Cooper is sporting a black eye from his attempts at walking. He took some more steps today but lost his balance and landed head first on the corner of the coffee table! :eek: Its really red and starting to bruise up..poor little guy. He is over it now he is sitting here munching into some cheezels! lol he loves them!!
Anyway i better get back to it...
hope your cold dissapears soon Cath!
:thumbsdown: Dh has tidied up my computer again and deleted messenger!! AAAGGGHHH! What will I do?
You creative little thing Hayles - I think I have some suggestions for you. September is Father's day - maybe something to do with Trent. July is Christmas in July - you can think of something I am sure! August is a bit tough though - is the 1st of August Horse's birthday or something? Or Wattle Day?? As for your alphabet calendar - I is for Icecream - how could you forget! O is for Ouch (got a photo of Cooper and the bandaid?) or Oscar the grouch, T is for tricycle, or terror or TEDDY :laughing: , V is a bit tricky - what about Victory, or vines (have you got a viney looking plant?) or just very very nice. Any of those help?
That's great about dinner Fi. Will's pretty good out and about for dinner as long as it is early enough and he doesn't have to wait long for his meal. That sounds like a great place that you went. We went to a friend's place last night for the Australian Idol final - we were going to ask people over here and then Troy said -"no - let's go somewhere else, Will can just go to bed there, we never go out like this anymore", so off we went, dumped Will into bed there (he slept like a log - as long as that teddy is around he doesn't care where he is) and parked ourselves on someoone else's couch for a change. It was great. The best bit was that there was no fussing from Will when we got back home either - straight into his own cot and back to sleep straight away! So - yep, I am happy to do that again.
Oh Cath - you brave woman with those floorboards. Ours were already done before we moved here. Some years ago my Mum thought she would like to get her kitchen done and we ripped up the lino only to discover this very badly repaired hole in the middle of their kitchen floor! It looked as though there had once been a combustion stove (it's an old farmhouse) and someone had done a really dodgy patch job when they pulled it out. Mum was all in a panic because she was having visitors in about a week so it was an emergency call to the flooring place for some new lino! It's very funny the things you find under floor coverings.
I bet Cooper is getting up early to try out those new steps of his! I used to be such an early bird and I guess I still am but I hate it when Will gets up early too. That's my quiet time!
Just quickly before I dash off - my cheeky monster has a new trick. You ask Will for a kiss and he madly shakes his head at you and laughs!!! What a little monkey!
Cath I hope your colds get better soon - cold suck when you are PG - suddenly all that tiredness gets soo overwhelming!
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 10:02
Tan them ideas are GREAT! Thanks! I cant believe that i didnt think of icecream!!! Fathers day is good too, i cant belive that i didnt remember that either :rolleyes: I like the T is for Teddy too! (my MIL is a huge teddy bear lover so that will be a good one for her!) As for the august i did realise that it was the horses birthday but then i was going to use melbourne cup for november so they are pretty similar!? Know another one for november by any chance?
Thanks heaps!!
Oh i love the OUCH one too....can take a pic of his new black eye for that one! HAHA~!
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 10:13
got one for X tan? all i could think off was Xray, xylophone, ....but i dont really have a pic that i can go with for them ones.
Hmm - I am good with letters I will say that. Words and stuff are kind of my thing. Scrabble champ here!
X is a toughy. you could cheat and say X-tra something! Like X-tra cute. So noone in your family has one of those crocodile xylophone things that are so annoying? You know the ones that kids play with. Alright - I've even looked in my big fat Macquarie dictionary and can't come up with anything else for x.
November - Thanksgiving??? I know we are Aussies but I am getting desperate.
I'll keep thinking...
Hayles - I've got a classic for November!
November is Movember - u know where people grow mustaches for charity? Put a mow on Cooper - that would be hilarious!
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 10:30
Hayles - I've got a classic for November!
November is Movember - u know where people grow mustaches for charity? Put a mow on Cooper - that would be hilarious!
BRILLIANT!!!!!! LOVE that one Tan!! Have to use that one for sure!!!!! Thanks!! I did think of using X-tra like that. I think i might have to! Thats a cute play on words anyway! Thanks for all your help Tan!
MrsMiggins
27-11-2006, 10:43
OMG you guys!!! Bloody chatter boxes!!! :laughing:
I was just going to say horse's birthday for Aug too, Hayles.
MrsMiggins
27-11-2006, 10:50
Oh Cath you poor thing!! The only thing worse than having a cold, is looking after other sickies when you have a cold!! Plenty of OJ & bedrest for you young lady!! :shame: :D
Yes, we do have a pool here, and :yes: yes it is great!! I love nothing more than having a quick dip when it's really hot - and it seems Claire loves it too!! She didn't want to get out yesterday, so we spent over an hour in there! Then we had a shower, which she loves too, and then went on the swings for a bit - yup, you guessed it! Loves the swings as well! - and spent the rest of the afternoon plying on her plastic play gym thing. You know those bright coloured ones with the slide? Dave had one for his older DD which we've had in the garage for years & only just got it out & cleaned it all up for Claire on Saturday. She's been having a ball on it!!
OK, gotta go do some work!!
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 12:14
Cooper now has one FANG!!! (Eye tooth number 1 is through!!!!) Its just outside the surface but its definatley cut through!! :yelclap: The other one is nearly there too!! All i can say is OUCH! Even though one is through it looks soooo tender...and soo sore! But atleast its through and atleast thats his excuse for being a bit irratable :laughing: I was changing his bum and he had his mouth open and I could see this pointy little tooth looking at me (maybe thats why they call it an "eye" tooth HAHA - sorry guys in a bit of a silly mood today!)
Anyway im off to clean up after Cyclone Cooper! I had this house spotless once today...i really dont know why i bother lol!
Oh Tan i finally got a pic of Cooper and the doggy door today! its on his website!
Hi again,
Tan good work with helping Hayley. I went and had my nap (Paddy slept for an hour and a half -good boy!!) and came back and you were all sorted. Will is an absolute legend with his sleeping. How unreal that he will jsut go to sleep easily in a strange place and then go back to bed with no dramas when he gets home. I have my fingers crossed for a sleeper like that for baby number 2 - I will be trying a few different things this time to try and get this baby to go to sleep on their own-don't think I will have the time to be rocking both Paddy and another baby for their sleeps. I can't quite imagine how the whole thing is going to work really. Maybe Paddy will have given up day sleeps altogether by the time this one arrives - bloody hope not though.
I just got the forms in the mail to book into the hospital I have chosen. It all feels so weird. I really can't believe I am pregnant yet. I won't really believe it until my appt. in a few weeks with my Ob when he does a basic scan - once I see it I will believe it.
How many teeth is that for Cooper now Hayley? I had a llok at the doggy door pictures - so cute.
Fi sounds like Claire has a world of fun at your place. I think poor Paddy is so bored with his stuff here. I might try and get to the toy library tomorrow. Anyway he is here hanging onto my leg so better go. Chat soon.
Cath
MrsMiggins
27-11-2006, 14:09
Mmmm.. Cath. I was just thinking today I still have trouble believing I'm PG - and I was 26 weeks yesterday!! It's all gone so fast! I think I am really not organised with regard to Dr's appts, stuff for the baby etc. Last time I knew weeks in advance what I needed to do & had it all done. This time I'm just so slack and it's like - Oh! I need to make another appt!! Ooops!! :eek:
As for Claire having a world of fun at our place... well, let's just say she still gets bored easily!! :laughing:
hayleylea
27-11-2006, 14:26
I wish we had a toy library here! I think they are great ideas!! Cooper has HEAPS of toys but i think the toy library would be awesome...hmmm maybe i should start one up - probably could with all the toys he has :laughing: Not sure Cooper would be up for it though when little kids were coming here and taking his toys away!!! HAHAHA!
Cath, its tooth number 12....his 2nd bottom molar is just cutting through now..not through though so i didnt count that one. The pointy little fangs look so sore though. Poor little guy He has been good today though. He slept for 2 hours this morning and has been down for 1 and a half hours this afternoon im thinking about going in and waking him shortly! Otherwise ill never get him to bed tonight :eek: haha.
Better get off this computer i havent done a great deal today! :rolleyes: Oh well theres always tommorrow! :laughing:
You are getting closer and closer to your little boy arriving Fi -early March is not far away!! Have you got his name sorted out? Do you think Claire willl understand that he is on the way before he arrives or she will only get it once he arrives home?
I am wondering if Paddy will ever get to understand that another baby is joining us before we bring it home. He definitely wouldn't understand now but I guess 8 months time makes him able to understand a bit more. My mum said the other day that she was feeling a bit sad for him about another baby coming (even though she is very happy about the news). I sort of feel the same sometimes - my poor little man isn't going to know what's hit him. It will be great after a year or so though when he has a little playmate -might help with some of this boredom. Okay now he is standing here again testing out how loud he can yell. Better go.
MrsMiggins
27-11-2006, 14:43
I don't think she understands at all actually Cath. In fact I have been thinking about this a bit lately, and I don't think she'll even understand once the bub is home. I think it'll just be like having a fun new toy to her!! But she's going to get stroppy because she can't have all the attention all the time & I don't think she'll understand why.
Nope! :no: No names sorted yet. I don't even recall having discussed it for a few weeks!! Whenever I've brought it up Dave just seems to think that we've got plenty of time, so what's the hurry, and the conversation never really goes anywhere. Men! :rolleyes: Hopeless!!
Hayles, you should contact Playgroup Aust. They run our local toy library here. You have to join to use it (rego is like $38 a year or something like that), but once you join, all the stuff is free. Might be worth checking out.
hayleylea
28-11-2006, 11:31
Hi guys, Cooper took 6 steps this morning :yelclap: He really only attempts it if his standing and i sit down and put my arms out and tell him to come...he does go a few steps if his toys are somewhere though. He looks so proud of himself when he does it too!
His other eye tooth has broken the surface too! ouchy wouchy!!! Looks very painfull, poor little guy!
Anyway i better get going. He is still asleep and im cooking lunch! How hot is it today!!!
MrsMiggins
28-11-2006, 12:01
All right Cooper!!! :smiliedance:
I bet he's enjoying being able to get around more! Might take his mind off those painful teeth!
:smiliedance: for Cooper! He's on his way now Hayles!
Well - it was way too hot here to cook dinner tonight so we took a leaf out of Fi's book and went to a fairly nice pub near us for dinner in their restaurant. I am pleased to say that it was great and Will had a ball. The only downside was I think he got a bit excited about it all because he wasn't too happy at first about the idea of going to bed when we came home. We said "ok - time to put your sack on" and he cried! A cuddle with teddy and he was fine so off to bed with him.
He spent a good hour or so in his pool today too and has learnt how to get out of it. It's pretty funny - he can just climb over the edge but then he kind of slides off the side onto his hands (and his head) before he rolls onto the ground.
I think I may have discovered part of his reason for being a bit of a cranky bum lately too. This morning he was laughing at something and I noticed that he looks like he is getting his bottom molars. It's a bit weird because he only has 2 bottom teeth at the moment but then he hasn't got any of the other ones in the usual order either!
I'm still getting over that Cooper is getting his eye teeth! Wow - after these and the rest of those molars it is all over for another year (maybe). Amazing!
anyway - that's all from me. I hope you guys expecting No:2 are going along well. Where are Bingo and Anna? They have gone quiet on us!
hayleylea
28-11-2006, 19:01
Tan, Glad you had a good time out to dinner! We had a roast and it was YUMMMMMYYY! Cooper has been in bed since 6.30 his poor teeth are giving him grief today and he was a cranky bum who only had one sleep so he went off to bed early...:fingerscrossed: He stays there. Tan i cant wait till he get all his teeth...well atleast all them so we have a break for a year! He actually has to get the 2 in between the bottom molars and his bottom ones has to come through (:rolleyes: I didnt really explain that too well did i!) The ones at the bottom that correspond with the eye teeth at top (is that any better? lol).
ANyway im off....ill talk soon
:p Hola! Here I am, but only for a short while as I AM GOING TO BED SOON :sleeping: .
Holy cow Cooper is definitely progressing with his walking. How exciting. And the roast dinner sounds so good. I love roast and could eat and eat and eat it all day long.
Fi and Cath, can you imagine how great it will be when #2 is looking to be entertained and #1 can do that instead of Mum! Whenever we have other kids around Maddi loves playing with them and it really keeps her entertained.
Fi :eek: not long to go girl. Boys names are so hard to think of aren't they. We have discovered a boys name that we love. Only problem is that it starts with M. Do you guys think that having 2 kids, with both names starting with M is a bit much? Be honest!
Oh Tan, Will is just so cute. I wish Maddi would have a teddy to get attached to. She refuses teddies and just wants me! Damn it.
Maddi's sleeping has gone from bad to worse. Sunday night she was up from 2-5am screaming. No amount of cuddles, neurofen or milk would stop her. I ended up with a bad headache and stayed home from work while Maddi went to creche. You would think that I would have had a sleep but no, insomnia kicked in and I couldnt sleep a wink. Last night she was up every hour screaming too. So today I am ratsh*t. I went to work and just about fell asleep at the desk. All I needed was those glasses that have eyes drawn on them and I would have been right. Took her to the doc today to get her ears checked because we thought perhaps she was getting an ear infection, but NO! The doc took one look at us and said to try a night on demazin and see how that goes. So she's had a dose and we'll see how that goes. I tell you I am beyond tired.
OK I'm off to bed. Just wanted to stick my head in and say Hiya!
MrsMiggins
28-11-2006, 21:14
Oh no Lou!!! That sounds just awful!! You poor thing! :hugs: If I can tell you one thing I've learnt, it's that after the worst sleep episodes, you usually get your longest stretch of good sleep shortly thereafter, so I hope, hope, hope this will be the case for you guys!! And I know it doesn't make your days any easier when they don't sleep at night.
And I know what you mean about #1 entertaining #2 down the track! That will be so good!! I know Claire adores other kids too, so hopefully The Boy will be fascinated by his older sister.
What name have you got picked out, or don't you want to disclose? (I promise not to pinch it!! :D) I think it's OK to have 2 names starting with the one letter. It's when you have 6 starting with the one letter that it starts to look a little odd!! I was watching this show one day about this family with 11 kids & another on the way & all their kids names started with the same letter. But they were very religious (bible belt area of the US) and they were all very biblical names!
It's definitely not long to go now for us! :eek: I actually had my boss call me today & ask me what I was doing about my mat leave, because apparently I was way overdue to notify them. I was under the impression that I had to give 10 weeks prior to my due date, but my boss seems to think it's 10 weeks before I plan to go on leave. Oh well. It's not like they can't approve it or anything!! I told her I'd let her know by next week (silly cow!)
I rang & booked my 26 week antenatal appt today & booked Claire's needles in for the same day (FINALLY!!), which is this Friday. I managed to convince my boss that I needed to have the day off for it, so that's good. The only thing is I have my work Xmas party that night & now Dave is freaking out about Claire being difficult due to her needles. For crying out loud!! It'll be for like 4 or 5 hours - most of that she'll be asleep!! It's not like it's all night or anything! Big wuss!!
Anyway, I was chatting to the receptionist on the phone, she's due March 3rd, and she was saying how she's so not organised for this bub (she has 2 older girls who're about 8 & 10, I think) & I was saying that I have been terrible too! Last time I knew down to the day how far along I was & had everything planned down the the smallest detail weeks in advance - this time I'm like "Oh, how many weeks am I? When do I need my next appointment? Should I have organised this/that/the other already?" I'm hopeless!!
Oh Tan! I was amazed reading in your post about Will getting out of the pool on his own!! So does he splash around & swim on his own now? What a huge difference swimming lessons must make!! That is incredible!! I'm really looking forward to taking Claire once I go on leave. I hope I can find a place that we'll be able to start in January. Plus, we'll only have 6 weeks or so before the baby comes. Hmmmm... I think I'm going to have to look into this a bit more! I really want her to go this summer. I think it's really important. Especially for us, considering we spend a lot of time at the beach & in the pool.
Tan, the molars are funny things - Claire got one of the ones near her front ones, then both her bottom molars, then the other one to the side of the front ones, then a top molar! The other top molar doesn't seem to have made an appearance just yet. I hope Will's don't bother him too much! Have you got the beloved Hyland's??!
Oh, Lou! That reminds me!! When Claire was going through her latest sleep difficulties, I gave her a couple of Hyland's before bed time, just in case it was teething & she started to sleep beautifully! Now, I am not condoning drugging your kids up just to get a good night's sleep, but have you considered giving her a couple of Hyland's to see how she goes (they're homeopathic anyway, so it's not like "drugging" them up, but you know what I mean!)? I think they actually work to calm them down, rather than as an actual pain-reliever as such, so maybe it might be worth a go for a night or two just til she gets a bit of balance back?
Well, I think I've blabbered on enough yet again!!
Hey, where is Anna?! I'm sure she's just busy. Honestly Anna, I don't know how you find the time with 3 kids to look after, plus everything else you do!
hayleylea
29-11-2006, 06:54
Hey Lou! Great to hear from you again, Sorry to hear about your sleeping difficulties with Maddi though! I had an attack of teething Cooper:devil6: last night. As i mentioned in my last post he went to bed at 6.30, he then got up at 10 Oclock and was screaming! he wouldnt take his bottle or dummy because everytime he put them in his mouth he would screw his face up in pain (must have been hurting his toothy pegs). I sat up with him 11.30 in this time trying to put him into bed a few times..he would be sound asleep in my arms but as soon as i put him down he would scream. After i dont know how many times of this i decided to let hiim cry it out for awhile but that didnt work either - just got us both in a frenzy so by the time 12.30 came i decided to put him into bed with his. He tossed and turned and screamed and cried and eventually went to sleep, and so did I. I woke up at 2.30am and he seemed to be asleep so i picked him up and put him into bed and he started to cry. I rolled him on his side and patted his back for a minute and :sleeping: FINALLY. So i crawled back into my own bed and of course i couldnt sleep, finally got back to sleep at some stupid hour, only to be woken up at 6 by a little boy who was happy as larry and wanted to play! :eek: So today im a very tired mummy.
Sorry for my little rant and rave. This teething business sucks, im so glad that its nearly over for us.
Oh Lou i dont think using 2 M names is wrong. If we have a girl next time we will be using Charli so we will have 2 C names!
Fi, i have been meaning to put Cooper into swimming lessons too, i have actually contacted the gym that runs them here and they start in january so ill have to look more into it! I think its very important with us aswell being around dams etc.
I was talking to Anna the other day and she is doing good. Im sure she will pop in sooner or later.
Have a nice day guys!
Hi everyone!
Nice to hear from you Lou although I am sorry to hear that you and Maddi have been having such a rough time lately. I'm not going to offer any advice or suggestions or even try to suggest why it might be happening - from past experience I know that I have absolutely no idea about these things. I can only offer a :hugs: and say that I am thinking of you!
As for names I don't think there is anything wrong with two M names - I know a couple with 2 kids and their names both start with M and another couple with 2 kids and their names both start with C and nobody thinks anything of it! I had a rule when we had Will that T names were banned but that is just because we both have T names and I didn't want to be a T family! I don't think I could manage to come up with a W girl name anyway so no decisions to be made there! Or another boy name starting with W either.
Actually I know I said I wouldn't suggest anything but it sounds like things are pretty bad for you Lou. I don't know Maddi but if she is screaming every hour in the night do you think it is worth taking her to a paediatrician? Not just a GP. The only reason I ask is that I met a girl at church with 2 kids who did everything to "teach" her little girl to sleep without success. At 2 she was still kepping them up at night and would scream the house down. They went to a sleep school and everything. Eventually they took her to a paediatrician and they did a sleep study and it seems she actually has a sleeping disorder. A bit like sleep apnoea that adults have but different. What was happening was that she would wake up because she stopped breathing for a second or so. She was frightened about going to sleep! I am not suggesting that Maddi has this problem just that sometimes it is worth checking things out a bit further. Natalie (the girl at church) really had to push to get a referral to the paediatrician but now they have some medications that have helped a lot. When her little girl is older she will need an operation (a bit like a tonsillectomy) but she is ok - and sleeping much, much better! If it is driving you crazy and you are worried about her then maybe it is worth a trip to a paediatrician. If for no other reason than peace of mind.
As for Cooper - well, NASTY, NASTY TEETH!!! Don't you just wish they came with a full set when they were born? Actually - maybe not if you were a breastfeeding Mum. But seriously, they cause a lot of trouble! I hope it is all over for them soon.
Fi - you know our pool is just a blow up one right? It's not a big one or anything. You can see it on the website. He doesn't swim on his own yet but he has water confidence and knows how to get to the edge and hold on in a big pool. At the moment he is learning how to turn around under the water so that if he fell in he could turn and get to the side safely. I am really happy that we took him to classes so early. Initially I thought it was great for him to learn to swim but now I see other older kids who are just starting and they are often scared and really howl! Will really enjoys his lessons and they say that there is a little window of time where you can avoid the "fear" of water thing and I think we found it by accident! I think Claire and Cooper will be fine though because it sounds as though they have been in the water plenty of times and that is the main thing.
Well - I had better go -Will is trying to climb onto my chair to get my attention!
MrsMiggins
29-11-2006, 10:24
Actually Tan, I did forget that you had a blow-up pool! But still, what Will can do as a result of swimming lessons is amazing!! What a little fishy he is!!
I am certainly glad I have a water baby! Claire has never been afraid of the water - from the day after she was bron when she had her first bath, it was very clear she felt right at home in the water and has absolutely loved it ever since. I'm sure she'd live her life in the water if she could!! The negative side of it of course is that she has no fear of it. Not that that's always a bad thing, but it definitely means swimming lessons are a must.
I've emailed a place nearby that I found on the bubhub directory, so I'm waiting to hear back from them. I just explained our situation (with me working during the week & then going on mat leave in Jan) and asked them what we could do. So hopefully we can get something arranged.
Oh Hayles!! :hugs: You poor thing!! You and Coops!! You sound like you've had a horror of a night! Isn't it incredible that they can have as little sleep as you, yet you "wake up" in the morning feeling like a truck's backed over you and they wake up all perky and smiley?!!
hayleylea
29-11-2006, 10:59
oh guys Poor cooper is soooo sad today :crying: he was fine in the morning but he just keeps grabbing at his mouth and sobbing. Theres nothing i can do to make him feel better! :crying: I tried the pool and that made him happy for 5 minutes..tried the jumpolene and that made him happy for about 3 minutes. He wont eat so i gave him a bottle and he seems content sucking on it at the moment. The poor little guy i feel so sad for him right now. He mouth looks sooooooooo soooo sore. The tips of both eye teeth are through but theres still alot of pushing through that they have to do - it just doesnt seem fair on the little things! His bottom molar has also just broken the surface.
Gotta go..seems the bottle only kept him happy for 5 minutes aswell! What can I do?!???
Hi girls I'm around! Now all fall to your knees and hail the Queen of Hylands Teething relief tablets! :D Just kidding, I'm so glad to hear that most of you are getting some sucess from them! They're great stuff!
Lou - I think about you nearly every day, hoping that Maddi gave you a good night, or even a half decent night's sleep. I think Tan might be onto something, and maybe it's time to go to a paediatrician. A good friend of mine has a little girl who simply just NEVER slept. Right from a few months old she had problems and you know what she resorted to? Phenergan. It's an antihistamine that makes you drowsy and I was so saddened to see that she'd resorted to using it but she just had to do it to get a few hours sleep. What she ended up doing is using it nightly to help her daughter into a sleep routine and now the child doesn't take it anymore and sleeps relatively well for a 2 year old. Please, please, PLEASE tell us that you're getting some help soon because you need your sleep to function well. Like I said once before, I wish you could send Maddi here for a fortnight so you could rest, and I'd fix her! LOL! Nah, I'd just get Immy to talk to her on their level *giggle* Sorry, I know this is so serious but I wish there was just something we could do.
On another note, my sister in law has 2 kids who are only 12 months apart and their names are Zoe & Zack and there's no issues with their names. However, I really love the name Hannah and debated using it with all 3 of my girls but just couldn't bring myself to do it! (Anna & Hannah??!) But that's different. How's your grandmother doing? I hope she's as comfortable as possible and that things work out for your family.
Cath, how are you feeling? Is your cold getting any better? I'm very sinus-y at the moment and my whole nasal area is quite blocked which is so frustrating. When is this tiredness going to stop? I had a pretty good week last week but now I'm back to my exhausted self and my waist is disappearing at an alarming rate - I'll be in maternity clothes by Christmas - guaranteed. I can't keep up with the July 07 thread so I don't think I'm going to bother either. Lots of different mums there, some are up to their 2nd & 3rd preg's which is nice, sometimes I feel older here having 3 kids already when everyone else has only had their first, but I still feel very comfy here and feel like you're all another one of my girlfriends. Maybe you should all just think of me as "Oh Wise One" :laughing: Oh dear I'm in a stupid mood today. . .
Fi - I wouldn't worry too much about when the new baby comes at all, my age gap was 19 months with #1 & 2 and Chelsea handled it fine. Towards the end of the pregnancy she'd pat my tummy and give it a kiss and there was only 1 time in hospital when she came to visit where she cracked it (Nicola was bundled in a front pack on Shane so there was no room on his lap). We just talked to her and gave her something else to do (open a pressie) and she was fine and never spat chips over Nicola again. Being so young, I feel that Chelsea never really knew any different and didn't really understand that she had Shane and I to herself for so long so I'm sure Claire will be fine and will adjust really well. Make sure you give her lots of "helpful" tasks she can do when the baby comes, ie, bring a nappy. And also have a special dvd or book that only comes out during feeding time so she knows that she's still part of it all.
Hayley, I simply cannot believe that Cooper has so many teeth and that he's getting his eye teeth! Like I said the other day, he'll be eating steak off the bbq by Christmas time! Un-feakin-believable! I checked out your new Cooper pics and I nearly wet myself over the bum crack shot! What a classic! You certainly could use that later in life as a bribe!
Tan - you must be very proud that Will adjusts so well to different sleeping arrangements. My brothers and I were exactly like that and we use to love going out with mum and dad to friends houses knowing that if we got tired, we could don our jammies and find a bed to crash in. My kids are like that too, although we usually don't take them with us when we go out otherwise they'd just be the life of the party! Will certainly is catching up with those teeth! Immy still only has 4 top and 4 bottom but I felt around yesterday and there's definately some molar lumps brewing. She doesn't teeth too badly so I'm sure one day she'll just have more teeth and I'll have not even noticed!
Well, as for me - I've been busy with the kids kinder classes, dropping kids off to great-grandma's, Shane had last week off so we spent it in the back yard, and just generally being bloody exhausted.
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Here's some pics of my recent cake - a good friend's engagement last Sat night. Bloody fiance announced a big thank you to his MOTHER for making her very first cake during the speeches (WHAT THE FIRE-TRUCK ??!! :eek: ) and also a thank you to Shane and Anna for helping to decorate it! WELL!! I was FUMING! Considering I'd spend 2 SOLID days (18 hours all up) working on it! His MOTHER made the bottom fruit cake, I was the one who spent over an hour & a half just patching it before icing it twice then making the top cake (bloody beautiful orange cointreau mud cake) and iced, assembled and decorated the whole cake! To make me feel better though, her cake was cr@p and even the mothers mother agreed that it was far to crumbly! It was suppose to cut up into about 100 pieces and we barely got 30 out of it because it just collapsed! My smaller cake cut to 50 so served a majority of the guests. I begged the bride to let me do the whole wedding cake, as Dave (fiance) wanted his mum to "make the cake" again. . Apparently his mother got sloshed at 10am while soaking the fruit in rum so maybe that says a lot. . . .?!?
SO! My last lot of exciting news before I hand in my essay is that DH and I have layby-ed a tent, some sleeping bags and have started buying some smaller items for camping! I absolutely LOVE to go camping! My parents ALWAYS took us during any school/easter and whatever other holiday was around at the time! So this Christmas I'm hoping dad will buy us a few lilo's (blow up matresses) and I'm going to raid his camping gear to see what I don't have to buy! Mum is getting us a 3 burner gas stove and so hopfully by the new year we'll be set to get away for a few days. Oh I'm SO looking forward to it! Our new tent is massive and even has a kids wing and a mummy/daddy wing!
Ok I'll love you and leave you, I hear Immy awake and I'm about to take the kids down the road for a birthday party for a snot of a kid and I haven't even wrapped a pressie yet. Bugger of a time for a party, it finishes at 6pm then I'm supposed to come home and cook dinner, and Shane's on overtime so I don't even have his help. Oh well, babies can eat fish and chips can't they?! LOL! Might just have left overs I think. Ok better rush! Party in 20 mins. Joy.
xoxox
hayleylea
29-11-2006, 16:07
YAY! Annas back!! :yelclap: We have missed you here! Hylands are GREAT! I totally agree!! 9 times out of 10 they work, these eye teeth look sore so i cant imagine the pain he must be feeling! HAHA about the bumcrack photo! its one of my favourites! I love it and im sure it will get shown on his 18th or 21st for sure!:laughing:
Lou i agree with Anna and Tan, a pead might be the way to go...maybe there is an underlying problem with poor little Maddi! Anything is worth a try to save your sleep i reckon!
Anyway i should get going, im decluttering my house at the moment. Im sooo sick of all the little knick knacks sitting around collecting dust - they just look untidy so ive got rid of some and im packing others up in boxes until we move into our bigger house!
talk soon guys!
Hi everyone- someone suggested on another thread that 'Oct '05' is here. So, what is everyone up to with their bubs????
DS is walking everywhere now which is great although he is no longer content in the stroller when we go to the shops. He wants to walk but when i get him out of the stroller, he crawls.
He has also become clingy lately. Is this normal? As long as he can hear my voice, he is content.
Also, can i be a pain and ask another question. Are ur bubs having 1 or 2 sleeps????
Hope to hear from u all soon!:thumbsup:
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