Parenting after LT TTC #3

[barney]

Just wanted to comment on Grub's ticker.....Ash is too cool for school, that is a gorgeous shot of him

i agree so cute ,just lovely grub .

just a quiky today girls a big hello to you all just wanted to let you all know ALL IS WONDERFUL WITH MY GIRL normal poos happening here woot woot and with no coloxyl so even better just doing the water thing

[TaRhLi.]

That such good news Smithy, maybe Charlie's system needed some time to get used to the thickened formula.

[Neptune]

That's great news Smithy! Such a relief.

Adam had his 4 month immunisations today They were yucky, but he seems fine now. Last time he got quite drowzy so I will watch for that again, especially hearing about KellyD's Tara's symptoms.

I'm coming down with something, very sore throat and headache, hope I don't give it to Adam!!!

Hi to everyone!

[Murph01]

Hiya,

thanks everyone for all of your congrats and well-wishes on the job and moving to Kangaroo Island. It's very exciting, but it won't be forever so it's just another experience for us and we aim to come back up to be with family again after not too long . As much as I love it up here, in the middle of the smashing rain, broken ferry cables which left jazz and I stranded for oh gawd, about 8 hours onthe wrong side of the river the other day, (these feckin mossies, sandflies and stifling heat), it's a great time to set our sights on such a totally different climate..plus there's seals and penguins...I'm there!

DH is away at the moment (suffering terrible homesickness for his girls), but he had to give a presentation in Sacramento - the Canberra of the U.S I think When he gets home next week, we pack up, clean up and take off. we are taking a week to travel down by car with the pups..yay...I love a road trip!

Janie, sounds like the trip was everything your lovely man wanted you to have after all you've been through. So glad you all had a great time.

Oh Smithy, what sweet relief for you both. i have been checking out your pics again...so sweet and your older girls are just lovely. you have a really beautiful family. you must still be pinching yourself hey??

grub, i can't remember what you wrote hunny, but i remember thinking (as usual), "me too", Just don't ask what, Iswear i never lost my brain while pg but i am making up for it now,

while jazz is in my arms, can't keep going with persies, so back to everyone's fave subject...moi. I can't even reach the icons cos jazzy's fat head is weighing me down.

we had a therapy session yesterday and it was fun! when i get dpwn south though, i think i will do the therapy via internet out reach. someone asked if it will be easier to get to appointments down there...nup! 45 mons by ferry, then hour and a half t Adelaide and I am no city driver, I'm a country hick. Cairns and townsville are more my style for big city driving and with andy working, I won't be able to get him to drive me so me thinks, stay home and play when I can and just go to the big appointments with Andy when I can for all the cochlear stuff.

Anywho, best go and get the little tike to bed and off my arm....awww, she is so lovely. Ni night from Jazzy.xoxoxo

[barney]

just wanted to say hello to all the mummys today and kissy kissy and nosey nosey from baby pooing charlie

[TaRhLi.]

Hi everyone

Had MG today and we learnt all about baby massage, Tara wouldn't keep still and wanted to roll all over the floor but managed to do some to her anyway. It must have had some effect though as she feel asleep after the massage and since we've been home she had her lunch and bottle and has crashed out.

So I'm gonna get me some natural massage oil and maybe start massaging her to help her sleep during the day.

Mmm, think I'm coming down with something as well... Sore throat, ear ache and headaches. Hopefully something that will pass quickly...

[Neptune]

God, ir just took me 10 minutes to find the little wavy man to say hello, talk about procrastination when you're supposed to be studying! Just wanted to say hi.

Adam was fine after his injections, maybe a little drowzy yesterday.

I'm feeling a bit better, just a mild cold.

I'm very upset about my poor dog though, she has torn her cruciate ligament and needs surgery which apparently is only 75% successful, so basically she will never be the same again They told us that she will definitely now develop arthritis in that knee after the surgery if not before. Poor doggie, I love her so much.

Glad to hear Charlie is a trooper pooer Smithy!

KellyD - take care and hope you feel better soon.

[grub17]

thanks for admiring the ticker neptune i finally figured out how to do one with a pic and what better pic than my supremely cool dude lol. that's terrible about your doggie. how old? and good for Adam being good o with his needles. I'm not looking forward to that trip to the docs ... ugh.

I think i have a serious deep-thinker on my hands. but he did attempt a couple of giggles and was all smiles for my BIL who he met this mornning (my sis and him are visiting from FNQ to meet Ash )

oh dear murph... what have you got "must live near a ferry'' on your wedding certificate? lol.

smithy - we like a good crapper hahhaa. about to have a squiz at the latest pics

kellyd - go, right now and get the vitamins... specially echinecea. GO! NOW! tht's interesting about the massage. i thought it was a load of cobswallop but am reconsidering.

hi lenny!! marcellus, BG - how are you going?, Janie - feet hit the earth yet love?, Acacia are you fully recoverd??

how is the lovely BW this day?

how good is the cool change on the east coast??? yyyaayy. bit sticky now but good.

We had a very busy day yesterday... out all day so ash only got snatches of naps.... as a result he konked out at 4.30pm on our bed, i couldn't rouse him at 8pm for a feed so dreeam fed him and he didn't wake up for more till 1.30am! then straight back to bed til 5am for another few hours.

But he's met his aunty and uncle today and a GF came by so it's been a bit of overload and he was only napping, maybe doing an hour... everyone gone now so he's out cold.

But we are well. he's doing that thing were he has max 5 mins on the boob then doesn't want anymore. he was doign so well but all the sudden is fussing again. so i'm not pushing the issue like i usually do and he seems quite content and is doing lots of wet/dirty nappies. it's so confusing as a few days ago he was taking half an hour or more and feeding off both sides very happily. so we'll just keep going and i'll keep sneaking both sides inot him while he's alseep lol.

LONG POST!!! whoopsy hahahahaha

[TaRhLi.]

Yeah Grub, I thought the massage was a bit of a furfy as well but jeez has it made Tara sleep this afternoon.

She slept for 30 minutes at MG, came home had lunch and a bottle and down to sleep for 1 1/2 hours. She woke again starving and had a full bottle and then went back to sleep again and has been there for another 1 1/2 hours so far.

We learnt how to do leg massages and also massage the tummy to help with colic. Although Tara hasn't had colic she is very "farty bum" since starting solids so I think the tummy massage may have helped to relieve some of the wind for her. But hey I'm all for trying anything if it means she sleeps for more than 30-45 minute intervals during the day and also means she doesn't wake up crying because she has a big burp in her tummy.

Smithy: How gorgeous is your Charlie (i looked at your pics) she looks like she is very wise and has been here before. So you could be in for some trouble hehe...