Happy Birthday Lee and Megsmum. I hope you both have wonderful days.
Willow - Miss L is up for sale atm. Her tantrums are beyond it and I dread every time we have to get in and out of the car. On the other hand she did a wee on the potty all by herself today.
Janie - wow, best of luck sweetie!! I hope all goes well tomorrow (I am sure it will) and I can't wait to hear of your little one's arrival. My money is on pink!
megsmum & Lee - happy birthday lovelies! I hope you have both had a lovely day.
Jo - how are you feeling?
Lisa - glad to hear you are getting more movements now.
Spring - I hope DH is healing up ok.
mako - glad to hear you had a lovely time at ACDC. I am also a pet hater of smoking so I would have shared your annoyance!
We have made some progress with the night bottle issue. For the last two nights we have let DD have her bottle as usual when she goes to bed, then have gone in and taken it away after she has fallen asleep and replaced it with a water bottle. Surprisingly she seems fine with this, I was expecting her to hit the roof when she noticed what we had done! However she is still getting us up just as often (four times each the last two nights) because she has lost a dummy. I think I may start to attach them to her at night and I am going to get air wrap to put around the cot so that they hopefully don't fall out as much. I had thought there was no point getting it as she would be a big girl bed soon, but the bed has been set up for a while now and she is showing no signs at all of wanting to actually sleep in it!
I am getting a little worried about Josh. He is a wonderful baby, so gorgeous and has slept a five hour stint the last two nights which is fantastic but I am worried about other developmental issues. Although he rolled over while in hosp, he hasn't done it again, and although I once thought I saw him smile, he hasn't done it again and I am worried that he should be doing these things now? I have been trying so hard to make him smile, but he is just not doing it. He will be 6 weeks tomorrow - is that normal?
All the very best Janie.. thinking of you and can't wait to hear the exciting news. Hope you get some much needed rest tonight hun.
Sorry, haven't had a chance to catch up on everything. Just dropped our friends back at the airport and I'm really sad.. there have been a few tears. Not really sure why.. we had a great time and I'll miss them heaps but I think the fact that my friend is pg and I've held it all in for the last four days, is probably the main reason. It was also so great to see the two kids playing with each other.. they're at a great age and I hate that they're so far apart again now and won't see each other for a while. God, I hate feeling like this, I just want to be happy again. Doesn't help that I have soooo much cleaning up to do and feel guilty for spending so much money while they were over. Oh well, was worth it, we had such a great time.
Now just need to get through the rest of this week and my Mum is over on Monday, that will be amazing but god, if I feel like this after my friends leaving, how hard is it going to be when Mum leaves after two weeks.
Bun - I think that's completely normal! I wouldn't expect a baby to smile until around 6 weeks really. I think DS2 did around 4 weeks but seriously, what's 2 weeks? I really wouldn't worry babe Also, DS2 is not much of a roller. He learnt to roll from his back to his tummy ages ago but never went the other way. He just loves being on his tummy. Hasn't slowed him down any and he is now in the process of learning to crawl - up on all fours and shuffling his way around the lounge room. He's also sitting up unassisted etc. Glad to hear you've had some progress on the bottle - well done One down, one to go! You know the other suggestion with dummies I've heard is to put a little soft hat like a beanie in the corner of her cot with a few dummies in it so that if she wakes in the night, she knows where to find one. Just thought of that one today. I don't know anyone who's done it but sounds OK in theory?
Kelly - I feel so badly for you babe because I know what a really, really hard time this is. I hope you're feeling a bit brighter in the morning.
Thinking of Janie and bub tonight in anticipation of the big day tomorrow - you are both in my prayers and I will light my candles for you tommorow as I await news of his () arrival.
Megsmum and Lee: ladies. I hope you've both had wonderful days.
Mako: Yuck on the smokers, how inconsiderate glad you like the concert though.
Lee: Hun, I hope you feel that you can share what is up. I'm worried about you, you don't sound like your usual cheery self. I am so very sorry for digging up terrible memories for you, I feel stupid for not thinking about the impact my posts may have had on you
Kelly: so glad you had a good time with your friends. Let the tears flow hun, it is only normal. I hope the happiness returns soon.
Freya: How is the first full week going? Hope the boys are better.
Bun: DS has rolled once and hasn't done it again either. O didn't roll until 4 months so I wouldn't be worried at all babe. I can't talk though, got some worries of my own ATM but I'll explain below. Your little man sounds just perfect, I bet he is smiling up a storm before you know it.
Janie: Hun, tomorrow is going to go perfectly. I will be waiting and cyber stalking to hear the news of the birth of your beautiful babe. Is someone on txt alert to post a BA for you? I'll be thinking of you tomorrow on your very special day.
Well things just aren't meant to be easy are they? Went to the dr for 6 week ( a little late) check. I mentioned to the GP that I thought that B's testicles seemed a bit large and hadn't really gone down since birth. She had a look and I was right, she suspects either a hernia or hydrocele (sp?) which apparently is fluid. I've got a referral for an ultrasound and me being paranoid booked it for first thing tomorrow morning. Even if it is a hernia she assures me it is easily fixed but it means a GA. What is it with my boys and their balls? Some of you might remember the issues we had with O.
Anyway, I'm trying not to stress, just want to get it checked out and see where to.
Hi to everyone else.
Lv Spring
PS: B did 5 hours last night, sounds like all the little boys are stretching out their sleeps for their tired mummies.
ETA: At the check today Ben came in at 6.26kgs! I had a look at O's book and he was 5.26 at almost the same age. How is that, exactly 1kg different. He is such a chubby bubby.
Thanks for the birthday wishes... had an alright sort of day, nothing special, but did take Remy to playgroup for the first time, and she loved it - think there might be some nice mums too.
Spring - sorry your little man has balls issues, hope they are overcome without too much to deal with xoxo And, honestly, please don't feel bad - we are all here for each other, and need to be able to share whatever is going on..... that phonecall I had came at 9.15pm at night, my DH's boss, to say DH's helicopter was "unaccounted for", never forgot those words, and my reaction was to scream down the phone at him "WTF does THAT MEAN??" - I was home alone with a 2 and 4 year old, no sleep that night.......... and the whole next day as they searched for the helicopter in remote NT Arnhemland. Millions of phonecalls that day to family, searchers, police etc...... then about 2pm I had a call saying they had found the helicopter crashed, there were some survivors, and some dead, they couldn't tell me if DH was dead or alive at that point. I just had to sit there and wait for the next phonecall. I couldn't even describe to anybody how I was feeling at this point, it surely wasn't human. Then before the phone could ring again, I saw a police car pull up outside my home. I knew they wouldn't give me the worst news over the phone, so I had my answer. DH was gone. It was so horrible, and a pain I would not wish on my worst enemy honestly. Hope you don't mind me sharing, but don't go there very often........ so I do understand what a difference one phone call can make in your life.
As for my other troubles - to be honest, I'm not quite sure - maybe it's accumulated grief, coupled with feeling so stretched with 4 kiddies atm......... but I know I've never felt so overwhelmed as I can get of late.... my DH's mum is coming from Rome on 14 March to stay for 6 weeks. She is really nice, and a great cook - so I'm hoping this time will give me a much needed helping hand, and hope to settle my moods and sadness. I really don't like feeling like this, but don't know how to shake it??? Open to suggestions!
Janie - sorry to hijack your special time - I really hope tomorrow goes well, and that your bub comes out healthy and fighting fit, I'm sure you are in brilliant hands. Take good care xoxo
Holy crud, just read my depressing post, and noticed I had been RAKd - talk about a lovely surprise, and talk about giving me a nice boost at the end of the day, thank you so much to the beautiful person who thought to do this
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Also, DS2 is not much of a roller. He learnt to roll from his back to his tummy ages ago but never went the other way. He just loves being on his tummy. Hasn't slowed him down any and he is now in the process of learning to crawl - up on all fours and shuffling his way around the lounge room. He's also sitting up unassisted etc. Glad to hear you've had some progress on the bottle - well done
One down, one to go! You know the other suggestion with dummies I've heard is to put a little soft hat like a beanie in the corner of her cot with a few dummies in it so that if she wakes in the night, she knows where to find one. Just thought of that one today. I don't know anyone who's done it but sounds OK in theory?
ladies. I hope you've both had wonderful days.
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