Mum's to be - Mt Ommaney Area

Hi Ladies,

I'm great. Luke has been sleeping over the past week.. I can't believe how different I feel! William was very ill in the lead up to Luke's birth and didn't sleep longer than 15 mins at a time (very ill!) and prior to that had numerous colds.. so I feel like I haven't really slept for 2.5 yrs! OMG ladies.. how different the world looks with sleep!! I've been waking at 5 am every day.. which is a huge sleep in for me.. and getting around 7 hrs, with no interruptions. (Except for the couple of toilet trips a night as I'm pregnant).

I feel like a massive cloud has been lifted and I'm starting to feel half normal! This is amazing - fingers crossed it lasts a little while.. at least till the baby arrives in May :D

Anyhow - enough about me :) How are all you lovely ladies?

Ali - next Wednesday 21 Jan we will all get together at my place. I will PM you with my address in a minute. I'm looking forward to meeting you and Emerson! I thought around 10 ish. I think we're all getting a little something for Morning Tea to share so if you wanted to bring something along that would be great.

Mel x

yeh for Mel finally getting some sleep! hehehehe :dance:

im sooooo tired today and have a bad headache that i had all day yesterday - just not going away - and Bianca wont sleep so i can try and get some sleep! so im not the happiest of ppl atm!

How is everyone else?

Becky - i may not be able to make thurs - the realestate guy is bringing the sales team thru our house around 11ish - i have asked if they can do it earlier - he is going to get back to me - but at this stage i apologise greatly - but i dont like my chances of being able to come! :(

Mel - can u PM me with ur addy aswell :D

Hey Mel....WooHoo that is fantastic that little Luke is sleeping so well i really hope it contnues for you and you get the sleep you so desperately need every night, it is amazing how much better you function with some good solid sleep. Im very happy for you!

Ali...look forward to meeting you & Emerson at Mel's next wednesday (21st).Thursday this week is Liam (becky's son's) 3rd birthday!

Harmony, you poor thing i hope your able to get rid of that nasty headache today. Have you got anyone who could come and watch Bianca for a few hours so you can get some sleep ? I would offer to help but i'm busy for the next few days...sorry :hug:

Thanks Leah - no dont have anyone to help out - DH is at work and so is everyone else! thats cool tho i will survive - she has gotta sleep at some stage! hehehe

Hey Everyone

sorry i haven't posted but i have had a nightmare couple of days.....ended up in hosp with chloe she stopped drinking altogether and was dehydrated, we are home now and settled and she seems to be getting a lot better. I've never been so tired in my life!

I will def be coming to the meet next week except if chloe still sick (if she is i'm gonna go crazy!!)

Harmony - i'd help out if i didn't have chloe still sick - next time let me know if you need help we live really close!

Mel - i'm so glad you are getting more sleep, yay for Luke! I'm looking forward to catching up with you, can you pm me your address?

Becky - not sure about thurs all depends on miss chloe will pm you to let you know.

Leah - how are you? hope you're having a good week!

Christina, i am so sorry to hear that poor little Chloe ended up in hospital...the poor little darling hope she is on the mend now. You've not had a good start to the year that's for sure between poor Joshua's attack and now Chloe's sickness, hope it all gets better for you real soon :hug: If you need a hand darl please just ask ok! Oh and i'm really well thanks!

Harmony, true Bianca will have to sleep at some stage...hopefully its long enough for you to get a bit of a rest in too.

Becky... we will be there for sure although will only be able to stay a few hours, which im sure by then you'd of had enough of us anyway...hehe!Is there anything you would like me to bring along? Sorry for not asking before now.

Hope you all have a nice day and i look forward to catching up with you all again soon.

Take care
Leah x

Hey Christina - thank you - but it sounds like i should be offering to help u out more than u should be offering to help me! Feel free to call anytime u need a break or help or anything okay!!!

Yah Bianca is asleep - but i have a heap of washing to do! so still i dont get to have a nap either - headache is still here and i now think im immune to panadol! :doh:

Hey girls our next feb Belly Belly Breakfast Club is on https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...eb-2009-a.html

Thanks Linda - i checked it out - would of been perfect for me being at indroo but i unfortunally cant make it!

Awww Christina that sux! I hope little Chloe is doing ok.. wow she has had the sickness really bad poor little thing!!

Harmony - BUM! That sux! Hopefully the real estate can change the time!!!

Yay Leah and no dont worry about bringing anything... all covered :)

I'm going to go along to this Breakfast meet up in Indro on the 7th of Feb.. this little cafe in Indro looks great! Would be great if anyone else can make it along too?

Christina I'm so sorry to hear about little Chloe! How frightening!! I hope she is recovering well now and allowing you some time to get some rest. You certainly have had a busy start to the year! I had to rush William to doc yesterday, almost called an ambulance. He collapsed in pain very suddenly and couldn't stop screaming for about 20 mins.. didn't know what was happening or how I was going to get him in the car to get to the docs. He was all stiff and screaming and clutching his belly. He's had around 8-10 episodes like this.. never this bad, throughout the past year and docs have always shrugged it off. He's fine now.. was fine once we got to the doc, but we have an ultrasound booked Friday morning to make sure all is ok. I suspect a twisted bowel or something similar. My brother had the same thing when young. Hopefully that's all it is and nothing worse. I was so frightened seeing him like that though, so I can just imagine how much you have gone through emotionally lately seeing Josh and Chloe ill. I hope they have a good run now with sickness etc for you.

I had my ultrasound this morning - all is perfect! :D How hard is it to not find out the sex though!! I ended up asking her to write it on a bit of paper for me just incase I wanted to read it later.. then went straight to the loo and chucked it out! I knew if I held on to it I wouldn't be able to resist! I'm glad I don't know still :) It's a relief to know all is fine with Bub though. Only 16.5 weeks to go now!

Leah - My gym upstairs at Orion went bankrupt and shut down!! Just got a letter in the mail yesterday. Although she hasn't left any contact details and has already taken out an extra 2 payments she shouldn't have from my bank account! Looking forward to seeing you next :)

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Mel x

Mel - yeah on all going well at the ultrasound!!!! u should of kept the paper and given it to me so i could know what u are having! hehehehe

Hahaha... my daughter was with me and was BEGGING me to see it and 'just for her to know'! She got all stroppy and teary when I said I threw it out. She is desperate to know!

The baby had its legs WIDE open.. if I had to guess I'd say Girl.. but we'll have to wait and see :D

Hope your headache is getting better Harmony!

WOw! Mel how exciting! Im guessing girl for you too!!!

Do you have a shortlist of names yet?

Well we are having a much better day today, she slept for 3 hrs and has just woken much happier and drank her milk for the first time in nearly a week!

Mel - that must have been really scary with william as well, there's nothing worse than when your child is sick. I'm really glad your scan went well, wow not that long to go, i'm so jealous i'm sooo clucky right now even with chloe sick....

Becky - i really hope we can still make it but i'm thinking i don't want any other kids to get sick cos of us, if not hopefully i see you next week at mel's.

Harmony - thanks for the offer of help, luckily i have my sis here and she is helping out a lot.

just a question has anyone been to the thomas tank engine show on at the ipswich railway museum?? i'm thinking about taking joshua there on the weekend not sure how good it is though.

Oh yeah I have wondered that too Christina!! It does look good hey?

Well I hope Chloe is on the mend, it is still 2 days away so if she is good I really hope you can still come! Im so glad she is feeling a bit better! How long is your sis here for?

Mel, thats great news darl everything is ok and your little bubba is groing in that gorgeoue belly of yours just beautifully! Oh i'm the same i wouldnt have been able to resist the temptation of looking at that bit of paper either and understand why you did what you did....on the upside only 16.5weeks to go and you will have your bubby sfaely in your arms. I'm also thinking a GIRL.
Oh i spoke to another friend of mine who was going to that gym and she told me that one thursday last week...ment to tell you but figured you'd already know.
I checked out that cafe and i'm coming along for sure...looks fabulous i was actuallt wondering if any of you ladies would be keen to catch up there one day before the 7th Feb? Anyone?

Harmony- Hows your headache going darl?

Christina, im so pleased to hear Chloe is a little happier and actually able to drink her milk...poor little bubba.

Yeah I will definately be up for that Leah!

Excellent...that would be great Becky, will organise it on Thursday!

im keen too!

Headache has subsided a bit but not by much - im just going to try and have a relaxing day at home if Bianca will let me! but i doubt it with the mood she has been in lately!

I'd love to come along too!

I only went back to the gym this Monday. She was only suppose to open up again last week after having a 2 week holiday.. I do really feel for her in the situation she is in, however you'd think the first thing you would do is stop the direct debits being taken and provide a contact number for enquiries. Makes it feel like she's just done a runner and there is no one we can contact! Anyhow - I will pay the bank fee of $15 to put a stop on the direct debit and just forget about the $ already lost.
I'm going to check out the ME (Maximum Effort) gym in Springfield, it sounds great and I think I'll end up there.

Christina I'm glad to hear Chloe sounds like she is recovering well.

Harmony - hope you get to relax a little today!

Looking forward to tomorrow! See you all then,

Mel x

Harmony...omg you poor thing you still have that headache, are you sure it's not a miagraine? Hope Bianca has a good day to day so you can get some much needed rest.

Mel..haha to funny my friend who was going to that same gym as you has also moved onto ME @ Springfield, you might even bump inot her there from time to time. I agree they should have stopped everyones payments straight away thats a bit rough on their part and there's no way of getting it back now is there ? Anyway i will speak to you tomorrow, have a good night.

Becky - wow only 1 day to go, the boys are very excited and sorry i didnt reply to your text but yes that will be great fun the kids will love the water bombs...i will go pack some clothes for them right now just so i dont forget!

Christina, how are you darl? I have been thinking of you lots over the past week or so and hoping each day things are improving for you and that poor little Chloe is getting better. It must be so good to have your sister there to help out. Like i said if you need any other help please just let me know :hug: Hope to see you again very soon. Take care x

Ali, how are you going? Hope all is well.

To everyone else i hope your all having a great day and i look forward to meeting up next week at Mel's...thanks again Mel for opening your home up to us :hug:

Hey everyone!!

Yep Liam is very excited... although another of his friends cant come now either so the numbers are slowly wittling down... :( Oh well Im sure he will still have a ball!!

Harmony - Hope your headache is geting better ! Nothing worse than that when you still have a little one to lok after!

Hi all, will be back soon...

Oh Becky.....well the best of us will be there and we will make sure that your little man has a wonderful day!

Christina - we went to the Thomas railway thingy this morning, and DH and Emy both LOVED it! It was kinda fun for me, coz they both had fun, but train things aren't for me IYKWIM?

Leah - breathing space sounds good to me too! I went there a couple of years ago for my sisters birthday, and I don't reckon there would be enough space for all of the girls on the organised day, but with just you lot, I reckon it would be fine! I can't do Mondays or Tuesdays coz I have to work, but any other day is fine. Unless that doesn't suit the rest of you? Then I can just come along anothr time...

Becky - Hope your little boy has a great day tomorrow!

Harmony - hope your headache gets better quickly. Lie down whenever you can today. And try giving yourself your own little head/neck massage. And hotpacks/coldpacks are great too.

Hi Ali...great so you'll be in too meet up at breathing space too thats fantastic- will be great to finally get to 'meet' you and little Emerson hopefully this time things will all work fine. Corey goes to pre-school tuesday/wednesday so Mondays,Thursday or Fridays are fine for me...however i am more then happy to met up on one of the days Corey is at pre-school if that suits the majority of you the best.

So for those who are keen to met at Breathing Space could you let me know what day suits you the best and i will see what i can organise. Ali, do you know if you have to make a booking ?

Not entirely sure if you do have to make a booking, but it can't hurt! It was pretty busy when we went there, and it really is a little room for the cafe, so I reckon it would be best to book, so we get a big enough table inside, not on the footpath...

Thanks for that Ali, i will defiantely be giving them a call then as soon as we have worked out a date that suits the majority of us as i don't know about you but i certainly dont want to be sitting on the footpath.

Morning Chatterboxes! hehehehe

Becky - so sorry i cant make today - the realestate sales team is comming thru - and also i still have that blooming headache - each day it is subsiding but still not going completly! I have sooo much to tell u also - wish i could come - a offer we have put on a house has been accepted - but its all condition of us selling our home!
I hope Liam has a great day today!

Ali - howdy chickadee- i have been trying to lay down whenever i can but i think that is making it worse - no sooner do i lay down and relax a little and Bianca whinges - she has been soooo needy lately - so all this up down up down is not helping so i stay up instead! :( poor me

Leah - the dates i cant make at this stage for the cafe is 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th and the 31st! Oh and the 1st - however on the 1st my friend is having a Linen party and she said to bring some friends if i wanted - so if anyone is keen on going to a Lined party than let me know! hehehe

Christina - how are things going in your household today?

Mel - hows our little baby going this morning (i say "our" cause i think u gotta share this one! hehehe)

Hi everyone

Well things were going quite well yesterday but at 4am last nite (or should i say this morn) chloe had a screaming fit and threw up again, when is this going to end???? Can you tell i'm at the end of my rope?

Anyway at least Joshua hasn't seemed to catch the bug and his asthma has been really good the last couple of weeks. He starts day care in two weeks and cos of this illness with chloe i haven't been able to get in to the centre for some visits, not sure how he's gona go.

Becky - Big birthday hugs and kisses to Liam - i am so sorry i'm not going to be able to make it and Joshua was so looking forward to his first kiddie birthday party! I hope you have a great day and looking forward to catching up next week at Mel's place.

Leah - thanks for thinking of us i really appreciate it.. i'd be keen to come to breathing space also it sounds great.

Harmony - that sounds exciting about your offer being accepted - where abouts is it? Hopefully you can sell your place now!

Ali - I'm looking forward to meeting you next week at Mel's place!

Mel - I hope your having a good day, how did Luke go sleeping last nite? Still good i hope.

Talk soon

Becky - how did today go? Did Liam have a really good time? im so sorry i couldnt make it!

Hello Everyone!!

Becky we had a great time today! How much fun did all the children have!! I love that jumping castle :D Thank you for having us. I hope Liam has a wonderful Birthday tomorrow.

Harmony - Congrats on putting an offer in on a house! Which suburb is it? Haha - yes, 'our' baby is doing great! It keeps moving and kicking ALOT now which is always lovely. I'm so excited to find out what we are having. I think I'll try and book the caesarean for the 7th of May - wierd how you get to know/choose baby's birthday prior! Yes - Luke is still Sleeping!!!!!!! I feel soooooo different, and it feels like it's been YEARS since I felt this normal!

Christina - You poor thing! I really really feel for you. It's awful having a sick child and not knowing when the end is in sight. It's lucky your sister is here to help.. but I hope Chloe gets better quickly so your sister and you can enjoy doing some fun things together while she is visiting. I remember William getting an 8 day very severe gastro bug when he was just over 1.. couldn't believe the amount of vomit and poo that could come out of him.. constantly for 8 days. It eventually went.. but we did do all sorts of tests including for 'Giardia'. Has Chloe been tested for that?

Ali - I pm's you my address etc. Let me know if you didn't get it. Looking forward to seeing you next week! Call me if you get lost :)

Leah - it was great to see you today! Your boys are so lovely and I was so impressed at how Aaron listened and behaved. I hope William starts listening to me more soon.. he is so cheeky sometimes!

Oh and I can do any day for the Cafe.. if it's on a Tuesday or Thursday I wouldn't have the children with me... but that doesn't bother me at all! It's nice to do things 'childless' occasionally.. and that's so far been very rare :) So I'm easy with whatever day suits everyone.. perhaps Thursday 29 Jan or Friday 30 Jan?

Talk soon :D

Mel x

Mel - why u having a ceaser? and woohoo on Luke still sleeping! thats awesome - u do know its the calm now before the storm (new bubba's arrival) hehehehe im a spoil sport arnt i? nah seriously im sure our little bubba will be the best sleeper ever!!!!

Harmony...oh darl i am so sorry to hear that you still have that whopping headache, is it getting any better at all ? I'd be inclined to go to the Dr's and see if they have anything that might be able to give you some relief, it's so hard to get rest when you have a little one. Thinking of you and hoping your better soon. How is little Biance going anyhow?

Christina, oh no just when things seem to look better they have crashed again i feel for you it has been an on going thing for your little ones for a while now - you must be so drained, it's not much fun looking after a sick bubba and having a toddler to keep amused as well. I guess it's good timing having your sister here and hopefully Chloe will be all better soon and you can go out and enjoy some lovely days with your sister.Take care and i look forward to catching up next week at Mel's.

Mel, thanks very much for your kind words my boys do have their moments but i must say they were both very good today which was great...i told them how impressed i was with their behaviour too, i think it's important to praise the good behaviour too- i sometimes feel im always at them for the naughty things they do so it's nice to give the praise when and where it is due. Luke had a great day, he loved that lawn mower!

Becky, again i just wanted to say 'Thankyou' very much for inviting us to celebrate Liam's birthday with him - the boys had a lovely time, your backyard is brilliant so much for the kiddies to do & that jumping castle omg that was fabulous they are always a winner with the kids. Hope Liam has a great day tomorrow too ...big hugs!

Ali, hi darl how are you today? Hope you've had a great day.

*ETA*
In regards to the proposed meet up at Breathing Space, just wondering who is able to come on Thursday the 29th January?

Thankyou girls so much for coming today, we all had so much fun, Liam had a ball although he was exhautsed by 5pm... lol

Leah - Yep your boys were definately well behaved!! You should be proud of them! Actually everyone was well behaved today! LOL. And thankyou so much! I really feel blessed to have you as a friend now. You are such a kind, considerate person, thankyou for all your lovely words!! Oh and Im available on the 29th!

Mel - You are an amazing person and Mother too! Really your an inspiration.. I dont think I could cope day to day with as little sleep as you have been doing for the last 15 months and you do an amazing job and still always seem so positive! And your daughter, what a gem! She has such nice manners and must be a huge help to you! Cant wait to meet little Louisa..... :) Im positive its a girl!!! Hahaha

Harmony - ooooo How exciting! You have found a house!!! Where abouts is it? Are you loving it (obviously!). I really hope Bianca is behaving for you, i know how hard it can get being a Mum.... Look forward to seeing you next week! And thansk for asking, yes Liam had a ball! And got very spoilt!

Christina - Oh no... poor little Chloe! She has copped it really bad hasnt she? Oh that must be so hard on you all... I know there is not much I can say but I aam thinking of you and I do hope things get easier for you soon...

Ali - Hi! Still looking forward to meeting you... lol

I love our little Mothers Group!!! LOL!!!

Becky :hug: Thankyou so much for those lovely comments, i know true friends are hard to find these days so when you find them you need to hang onto them...which is what i plan to with you & you too Mel, your both great people,wonderful mothers and i look forward to getting to know you better!

Harmony & Ali.....i look forward to meeting you and getting to know you too.

Christina....you too i loook forward to getting to know you better.

We are very lucky to have this wonderful little group.

Ladies...Becky and I have been chatting (thats something new,hehe!) and we are wondering if the 29th doesn't suit would you been interested in making it a earlish lunch on Tuesday the 27th January but somewhere other then Breathing Space as tuesday i'm child less as is Mel and Becky is going to see if her mum could look after her littlies...then it would only be Bianca and Emerson. What do you think?

Well considering we are chatting on MSN at the same time Leah, yep you know Im great with either option - although I must say - I am looking forward to a little outing without my kidlets!

Yeehaw!!!

Hahaha ..... yeah me too Becky - always nice to have some Mummy time from time to time!!!

Gotta go check Corey again...think he is still playing with all of the kids from today hehe!

Hey hey!!!

Becky - glad your boys party went well. Sounds like everyone had heaps of fun!

Mel - yeah, sorry, I did get your PM, but then Emy woke up, and DH wanted his laptop back, and then I forget about it. Woops! But I did get it, with your addy and phone number! Thanks!

Harmony - You are supposed to ring and tell me when exciting things like making an offer on a house happen! Especially when the offer is accepted! Where is it? What's it like? Does it have the pool you were after?.............Poo about you still having a headache! Do you think maybe it might be stress over the whole house buying/selling bizzo? Or something else? Anyway, don't be afraid to make drugs your friend. I try not to take too many tablets normally, but a few years ago, for a couple of years, I would get massive headaches rather often. Maybe once a fortnight, once a month. Sometimes once a week. Anyway, they were so bad sometimes that I vomited from the pain. So now when I get a headache I make drugs my friends. Something with codeine is usually good! If we could trust Emy to be good, and sit still (as if that would ever happen!), I would come over tomorrow and give you a neck massage to help you get rid of it. I should go and do a massage course...but then DH would expect massages all the time, and never give me any, so nah!

Leah - I can't do Tuesday 27th coz I have to work, but if thats what suits the rest of you, go for it, and I'll catch you another time!

We went to mum's today, and went for a swim in her pool, and Emy loved it! Despite the fact that she was slowly turning blue from the cold water, she didn't want to get out, and wanted to keep swimming. Crazy kid!

Morning girls, how are we all this morning?

Becky, Happy 3rd Birthday to your handsome little man Liam - i hope you have a wonderful day today.

Harmony, i really hope you have woken this morning to find your headache has taken a flying leap. Wow, how exciting about the offer being accepted on the house ...where about's is the house? Goodluck i hope it all works out for you and you sell your house soon so it all works out for you.

Ali...Oh no, are you able to make it on the 29th ? Will see how many of us can make it to the 29th if everyone can we might stick to that for now and then organise our next meet up for a tuesday, do you work every Tuesday?

Mel - How are you? Hope all is well with you and the kiddies.

Christina- How are you ? Hope Chloe is better today !

I'm good, heading off to visit a friend today which will be good then we might just come home and go for a swim in the spa....sounds good to me! Have a great day girls x