Green - you poor bub, and poor you, hope things settle for you very soon.
Acacia - goodness, you have been ill! I always think when your system is compromised, you will get everything, so here's hoping you feel much better very soon.
Hello to everyone else, just sneaking on here when supposed to be studying.
I'm not trying to steal your thunder Neptune I am racking up firsts (and last memories) with only weeks til we leave our tropical paradise. I have lots of photos on here as I put them up for family as well so feel free to skip through them before you come back and tell me how gorgeous the cutest girl in the world is...hahaha...you think I am kidding but lucky Jasmine cant hear, because that's what I call her. I bet you all do that too, but in my case, it's true... Ooh, I can feel the love coming back at me...and I'm ducking!!!
Kelly, where do you live? Sounds like it's near where I was born...do you know Casterton/Merino? Yes, it would be great to catch up. It's so funny you mention about the winter woollies, as I have some beautiful outfits that jazz would never have been able to wear up here and I actually thought of sending them to you! Sorry, better keep them now by the sounds.
Green, hope you are faring a bit better now. It really does improve as they get a bit more robust and learn about the world, but right now, you are his world and it helps to lower your expectations of getting life back to normal. This is normal for now and these little people don't manipulate us, they just have needs that are more important than ours at the moment. I still can't get over those comments that HV made to Poppy.
Poppy, I personally think the term "velcro baby" is unhelpful at such a young age, as most labeling usually is. Your baby's needs are just being met by you right now, which makes you a pretty damn fantastic mother and you should be proud of yourself. I am! Seriously, you will find so many rewarding moments for choosing to trust your own instincts and learn what works best for your family. I still lie there after a cuddle and sarcastically remark to DH that we are making a rod for our backs and should be letting her cry it out and learn the rules! Instead, here we are, snuggling together for food, comfort, warmth and love...what bad, bad parents we are hey? Keep up the fantastic effort and hang onto that man of yours...he speaks good sense too
Green: Your poor little man, so much has happened since he entered this world. At least you can get his bladder infection sorted out as I'm sure that every time he peed it would have been hurting him as well..
Neptune: OMG Adam is so BIG, the photo's of him sitting up make him look like he is so much older than he is.... although I suppose everyone tells you he looks big for his age.
Murph: Oh you are so sweet to think of us but yes Jazz will be needing all her woolies for sure and wow moving so fast hope all the packing goes well. Yep we know Casterton, we live in a little town called Linton which is about 30km's west of Ballarat, from here it is about 3-3 1/2 hours to Mount Gambier.
Smithy: yay for the personals, but we know what it is like when you are sleep deprived.. everything starts to blend together..Happy I could be of help re: the sleeping wedge.
Acacia: Man you have had a rough few weeks as well, hope you feel better soon and at least you now have a happy DD back to make you feel better as well.
Poppy: Hope you feel better today, you are doing so well.
Marcellus: Your words of wisdom are so helpful, that's what I love about this thread having mum's who have experienced so much more than us to offer advice.
BW: Haven't seen you around for a while. I hope Sam is feeling better and has got over his germs..
If I missed anyone else, I'm sending you a big hello as well...
Sam is much better now, KellyD, thanks so much for asking!
I'm finding things really hard with being back at work. I'm feeling slammed by everything at the moment, and really didn't think it would be so hard. I guess I kinda felt that it was just going back to the same school as before so the start of this year wouldn't be any different to the start of any other year... WRONG! I forgot that a whole year has progressed and things have changed. The kids I remember as year 10 are now year 12. The year 8 kids have no memory of me being a teacher in that school and so they are testing me out as a new teacher. Because I didn't have much to do with year 7 in my last year at school, they are pretty much in the same boat as the year 8s and are REALLY pushing the boundaries. Add to that trying to get my head around new technology and new ways of doing things... And then I have to come home and still me a mummy, and it's just way harder than I thought it would be. I'm glad that DH is only working one day per week as I just could not do the daycare thing every day of the week... maybe when Sam is older and likes it a bit more, but not right now.
But... DH and Sam got sick with a cold, DH added gastro to the mix which Sam fortunately didn't get and me... I'm feeling so lucky as I missed out on both, even with my compromised immune system! Week 4 has ended and I'm still well, but another teacher in my faculty dropped to illness today. I'm glad I wasn't the first.
Anyway, Sam is just being gorgeous. DH has some beautiful photos of him playing in the yard with garden tools. I drove to work today with Sam in the back trying to say his own name. Moments like these make all the years of hell and heartbreak so worthwhile.
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Well done Smithy love, good effort!
I am racking up firsts (and last memories) with only weeks til we leave our tropical paradise. I have lots of photos on here as I put them up for family as well so feel free to skip through them before you come back and tell me how gorgeous the cutest girl in the world is...hahaha...you think I am kidding but lucky Jasmine cant hear, because that's what I call her. I bet you all do that too, but in my case, it's true...
Ooh, I can feel the love coming back at me...and I'm ducking!!!
have a great weekend girls.
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