Willow - I could have written your post a couple of weeks ago about my DH and I. I seriously was ready to walk and I am sure he was too. We still haven't come to any agreement about Eva's sleep issues but thankfully she is sleeping a little better and he has backed off a bit on the whole cio thing etc. Hugs hun
Bun - I come back and read your birth story. I hope you can get DD back into a routine when your visitors go. Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit blue.
Freya - How is Stellan? Good luck for Monday
Mako - I hope Dr S gets some answers for you hun.
Happy Birthday BW and Bun
Spring - You sound like you are doing really well with weight loss.
Miss E has cut 2 teeth in 2 days and she is up on all fours ready to crawl..yikes!!! Best go it is crazy hour here.
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Bun to you too. For some reason I thought your birthday was a day after Lisa's. I hope your day improved a bit though
I'll read your birth story soon.
Bek WOOHOO on TWO teeth in 2 days. Poor little Eva. I hope she settles a bit now for you
Willow I'm sorry to hear things are a bit tough on the home front babe. I'm a good listener if you ever want to vent
I know how much you don't want to go back to sleep school but do you think a day stay would help?
I know I'd feel the same way if we ever needed to go back there and would do everything possible to avoid it too hun
Good on DH for loosing 15kgs. That is a fantastic effort. My DH is playing basketball twice a week now and I understand how tough it can be on us mums doing it solo at night when they are out doing their thing. It must be harder with 3 kids so you have my sympathy.
As for Dr S he didn't mention a biopsy for the NK Cells. I just have to have the bloods done.
Kelly to you hun. I hope af is as kind as possible for you right now. I too put on a brave face when around others but its all a very different story when I'm home some days. I really do hope you get your much wanted sticky BFP very soon.
Janie, Michelle,Jayne,Deb, Rach, Jo, JLK,Megsmum,Spring,Lisa and anyone else I've missed I hope you're all ok.
Hi girls - knackered here. It has been a big week with results, parents, appointments and Dad having more surgery on Friday. I have just finished day 2 of 3 shifts and they have been busy ones.
BW and Bun - I hope you both had wonderful birthdays!!
Ugh, I spent half the night pacing the floor with a sick baby who was I think hallucinating because of a 39.9 fever. I am so tired I cant see straight. Right now Im trying not to meltdown while he cries in his cot because Im at my wits end. Ry has taken the other two to swimming lessons so I have an hour of peace from them. Atleast I got an hour sleep in I guess which is better than nothing. God I hope Stellan sleeps better tonight I do not like the idea of getting up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to do my trek into the city for Uni orientation after being up half the night. Ry is home tomorrow watching the boys because Stell has to go back to the GP to get a clearance letter for daycare (I hope *sigh*) so atleast theyll be happy while Im gone all day.
Ok enough of my whining. Next post will be more positive I promise. I think Stellan has stopped fighting sleep so Im going to shower and hopefully feel better.
HI Ladies, am thinking of you all - I have Alan home, so my days are a LOT brighter at the moment. Focussing on the next time he is home is to take us back to China & Hong Kong with him. I'll have to post more when I get a chance! I have been busy baking all morning as Jessica goes to full-days at school from tomorrow & I like to cook nice muffins, etc... to place in her lunch box.
Oh & I have got Alan the bomb of a Valentines present. I got him a new wedding band as he lost his original one in either Beijing or Singapore airport. I can't wait for him to return from diving so I can give it to him! I was VERY surprised to wake up to red roses this morning! Very surprised! Considering I didn't mention the Valentines Day or the fact that I got him anything.
Love Jayne
PS _ Freya, I really, really hope S is better very soon. Tonsilitis sucks! Majorly!
Bek - Glad to hear Eva is sleeping a bit better. I hope it continues to improve!!
Freya - Blergh...that doesn't sound like a very fun night. Poor little man I hope tonight is better and you get some sleep ahead of your big day!
Mako - LOL, no need to hide hun! A day stay would be a waste of time, he sleeps really well during the day, always has. The only issues we are having are at night. To get DH to back off a bit I actually called them yesterday arvo to talk about what was going on. The nurse I spoke to said she thinks he is waking genuinely hungry and suggested we get him going on solids. We started in the last week or so but have been a bit fickle with it. She said she wouldn't expect him to sleep through until he was established on solids and it was normal for him to be waking even up to 3 times for feeds (which he has been doing, some nights 4 or 5 times ). She also suggested that because he does self settle it might be worth trying to move him to his own room and he might be a bit more settled at night in his own space. So we are trying both of those things this week in the hope that it improves (I will be the one awake crying if he ends up in his own room ). I told her how worried I was about going down the same path we did with L and she told me that she really doubted that would be the case considering D sleeps so well during the day and has self settled from a very early age etc. I hope she's right!
We have already had a small victory the last two nights - I have been making sure he is awake by 5pm in the evening and then stretching him out a bit till 7.30pm bedtime and so far () he has gone down without a fuss the last two nights. Previously it would take me up to an hour (our worst night was 2 hours) to settle him off. Not much improvement in the night waking but we'll work on that...Feeling a bit better about the whole situation today.
DH and I had a really nasty scare this afternoon. We'd just gotten home and had brought the kids inside and DH was going straight back out again. He said goodbye and jumped in the car, I looked around and couldn't see L so ran out the door...just as DH reversed the car with L behind it...oh my goodness I screamed at the top of my lungs for him to stop and thankfully he heard me in time. The car actually bumped him but didn't knock him over thankfully.
I cannot stop running through my mind what could have happened...it was so, so close It took me 2 hours to stop shaking and DH was pretty shaken up too. So, so, thankful that someone was watching over my little guy
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Willow - OMG!!!! I am so glad that L is ok, I'd still be shaking. Last week Loren took off out our side gate and down the drive way onto the road. I was on the other side of the yard holding Eva. I tell ya I nearly lost my lunch I was panicking that much. I am glad D is sleeping better. Eva still has 3 feeds per night some nights. I hope solids make a difference.
Jayne - Glad to hear you are feeling better. I bet Alan loves his VD pressie.
Happy Valentines Day everyone!!!
BTW - My DH out did himself this year. He got me a pandora bracelet. I feel a bit funny about it because a month or so ago I had a melt down that he hadn't given me any jewelery since we were married. Of course I felt like a brat after my meltdown and now I hope he hasn't given this to out of guilt.. I didn't get him anything Although I made him his fav biscuits..does that count???
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Bek - Ooooh my goodness I am a bit of a Pandora addict! Yesterday I got one of the leather bracelets which I am loving stupid! I originally got one for xmas from DH but didn't really get the whole idea of them (you're only supposed to wear a few charms on these bracelets not like the silver ones, the lady told me yesterday absolute max 7 charms) so ended up taking it back. Then I saw them a bit more and decided I wanted one again so went and got it yesterday (still had the original store credit from xmas) and just have 3 charms on it that DH brought me for xmas. This will be more of an every day thing. My silver bracelet I got two christmases ago is almost full, saving the space that's left for a few gold bits and pieces
Don't feel bad about it, just enjoy it! I think he probably just wanted to do something nice for you
I actually gave a nice VD gift to myself. Went and had my wedding rings polished and my engagement ring which is white gold rhodium plated and ooh la la, they are so sparkly and shiny they look brand new!
OMG Willow how scary for you and DH Kids are so freaking quick when they want to be hey.I'm so pleased L is ok.
Good on D for making an improvement the past couple of nights. I'm sure he'll get used to the idea again. How's he going with his solids? Does he like them? I know DS struggled with some things but he was fine if it contained mushed up corn and sweet potato.
Bek I wouldn't feel too bad about your DH buying you a gift for Valentines Day. Just accept it as him saying he loves you and you deserve it How are you doing? How are the girls?
Michelle I hope you managed to catch up on some rest too. How did your Dad's op go on Friday?
Freya All the best for today. Can't wait to hear how it all went
Gotta run..Need to get ready for my long drive to get a blood test done Hopefully it'll be worth it though. DH still isn't impressed about it but anyway what can you do.
OMG Willow you must have been beside yourself. I'm so glad that everyone is okay. Man, I feel sick just thinking about it a million miles away! Hugs for you.
Mako and Freya good luck to both of you today!
Jayne, so ace to see you, and so glad that your man is around to keep you in good spirits . It sounds like you're having fun baking up a storm, I'm so jealous!!!!!
Michelle, thinking of you lots hun, I hope things have settled down for you guys now
Deb, how goes things with FOTY? I seem to recall he was being difficult about stuff, been thinking of you and wondering what's happening.......
Kelly, I hope you're okay! Thinking of you lots lovely . All being well, looking forward to catching up on Thursday afternoon???
Hi to everyone else . Just plodding along here. DS has gone off with my mum today, which is a lovely break, although I am missing him. I think it's dawning on me that it won't be long before I don't have as much time to devote to him so I'm trying to make the most of it. I have lots to do today though, just little bits and pieces to finish getting organised (most of which can be done from the couch ). In fact, for someone who is meant to be doing nothing, I'm feeling like there is a long list to be completed! That's just because I'm a control freak though LOL. I thought I was going into labour last night so I was up again at midnight trying to finish packing bags, and tidying up the lounge room hahaha. I didn't tell DH what had woken me, because I wanted him to get some sleep. But he knew I was up, and was stressed about it, and in the end he got up and kind of ordered me back to bed. By then everything had died down, so I did go back to bed, although it took ages to get back to sleep.
Just called Max to find out when he wants me to have my next CTG, after some confusion with the midwife yesterday. He does want me to go in on Wednesday, but in the morning so I can see him afterwards, which is good. I said to his receptionist that I was happy with that so I could chat to him about this prelabour stuff I've been having. She got a bit nervous and said I could go in today, but I assured her that I know I'm not in labour . TBH, I really want to spend today on the couch, watching the Gilmore Girls and eating! So she'll get him to ring me later today. I think everyone else is much more nervous than I am ATM! I'm pretty sure I'll know when I'm in labour, although everyone I know who is a midwife etc keeps telling me not to hang around when it starts because I might just sneeze this baby out! I wish!
Hope everyone has a great day, BBL!
ETA I'm up for any prelabour stories, for those who have them! Never had any with DS, so have no idea really LOL. Also, has anyone else reaaaaalllly struggled to gain weight during pg? I seriously cannot put on weight (which is ridiculous, if I ate like this when NOT pg I would be stacking it on). Obviously I lost a few kilos in the first 20 weeks, and was slooowwwly gaining, only to start losing again WFT? I am now about 500g heavier than when I first fell pg........go figure! And don't tell me I'm lucky, because I know that once this bub is out I will stack it on again LOL!
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Need to get out and do something for myself, I'm going stir crazy staring at these 4 walls all day. The boys went to the creche today while I had a look around and they both did really well. I think I might actually be able to make this work
Sorry.. just a quick one.. have a million things to do!!!
Willow - good on you for joining the gym.. I'm looking into it atm too.. soo need to do some exercise!! And OMG.. how scary... we had a similar scare on the weekend.. DS was running around in the driveway and he's really good.. never goes near the road.. as we live on a busy road.. but he was playing with a ball and it rolled out onto the road.. so of course, he started chasing after it until DH screamed at him... thankfully we were watching him closely and thankfully he stopped... it was soooooo scary!
Spring - thanks for asking about me.. I'm doing ok.. stilll feel really flat and DH is away again which sucks.
Sorry for lack of personals.. will try and pop on tonight to catch up properly.
AFM - Have lots of little annoying things going on.. I think I broke my little toe on the weekend, which KILLS, damn dishwasher broke and has been taken away to get fixed, our alarm that we NEVER use becuase we were never given the code decided to play up and the blue light out the front of the house has been flashing for 4 days now.. and noone seems to care. It's just annoying things... but DH is away again and i hate the blue light flashing.. makes it look like we're not home.. anyway will keep hounding the agent.. I HATE RENTING!! Must go but will bbl.
all day but kept forgetting!
I hope tonight is better and you get some sleep ahead of your big day!
). She also suggested that because he does self settle it might be worth trying to move him to his own room and he might be a bit more settled at night in his own space. So we are trying both of those things this week in the hope that it improves (I will be the one awake crying if he ends up in his own room 
) he has gone down without a fuss the last two nights. Previously it would take me up to an hour (our worst night was 2 hours) to settle him off. Not much improvement in the night waking but we'll work on that...Feeling a bit better about the whole situation today.
It took me 2 hours to stop shaking and DH was pretty shaken up too. So, so, thankful that someone was watching over my little guy 
Although I made him his fav biscuits..does that count???
Hopefully it'll be worth it though. DH still isn't impressed about it but anyway what can you do.
you must have been beside yourself. I'm so glad that everyone is okay. Man, I feel sick just thinking about it a million miles away! Hugs for you. 
. Just plodding along here. DS has gone off with my mum today, which is a lovely break, although I am missing him. I think it's dawning on me that it won't be long before I don't have as much time to devote to him so I'm trying to make the most of it. I have lots to do today though, just little bits and pieces to finish getting organised (most of which can be done from the couch 
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