I hope you had a nice one (not sure of the time difference!) I have spent the morning eating chocolates in bed and reading my lovely card that DH made. We are going on a picnic later.
Well this is the first mother's Day I haven't had to turn my face from all the Mother's Day stuff in shops or ignore the ads on TV. Last year I was embarking on my first IVF and too scared to tempt fate and the 12 years before were either too painful because of the TTC and the fact my own mother died 12 years ago. So I am enjoying the change!!!
Last edited by Loveinamist; March 14th, 2010 at 09:43 PM.
Poppyfairy, Mothers Day in Australia isn't until May - but I will agree - the first time you experience Mothers Day as a mother is just surreal. My pregnancy with Sam was confirmed on the Friday just before Mothers Day and DH decided to be incredibly optimistic and buy me my first Mothers Day gift then... I could have killed him! But I guess it makes up for the fact that I didn't get anything for my first Mothers Day as an actual mother of an earth baby... He'd best pull his socks up this year!
lol bw that is so sweet of your dh but men are hopeless in taht way aren't they. everything is very black and white to them!
poppy i hope you had a lovely mum's day
green - it's so wonderful when they turn a corner. it's like all the sudden they work it out and then don't look back. i hope thtat's the case for you guys. and don't beat yourself up over using a dummy. i really gave myself a guilt trip about it, but if you use it correctly it's not an evil device. we only use ours after he's eaten to help with the little bit of reflux he has and wind he only occassionaly gets now. And i remove it as soon as he doesn't need it.
oh saph that sucks about having to get on meds to help heal. i hope you are feeling better and go Xavier! hopefully he won't need much and it's just a growth thing that only time will solve.
lenny - is your boy okay? what did the doc say and did dh make it home to look after ds2 before the docs? thinkikng of you.
Hi BG - how is E going?
hi kelly D too!
Marcelllus - isn't that always the way re dropping the day sleep the day you want a lay down! i think they have mummy radar where they do the opposite of what you want them to! it's a conspiracy, i tell you, conspiracy.
lol the granny smith comment! congratulations Smithy! i imagine it feels a little surreal to be a new mum and a grandmum all at once but i'm sure you wear your new title with aplomb so lots of baby cuddles round your place atm! and what great mates they are going to be!!! hope it's all going well and your daughter is coping ok with her new arrival.
afm - thanks all for the bday wishes. the day isn't till Wednesday but this year DH actuallly went out shopping for me rather than a last minute homemade card with a "this entitles you'' line. i'm so excited, i know he's stashed it in his computer room, i wanna sneak but i just love surprises lol
my subscription to this thread is doing all sorts of weird stuff, that's when it works, so i'm a bit behind - thought it'd been awfully quiet lol.
but the news round here is Ash slept from 9pm to 6.15am straight last night!!! I heard him once or twice stir but he must've decided that sleep was more important than food!!! omg! i slept from 10pm to 6am without getting out of bed or laying awake for hours!!!! And even better when he woke he was HAPPY! and smiling! We had a play and a feed and he was back to bed about 7.30am. Let's hope that lasts!!! lol. but i won't hold my breath. still one night respite has me buzzing!
green - talk to the paed or child nurse for any more advice - sounds like you're doing all the usual stuff to get things moving - so you might need a bit more help for your little man
yay on the sleep Grub - fantastic! those long sleeps are bliss (can't wait to get back to them - if i haven't said it before - wonder weeks and teething SUCK! lol)
PF - hope you had a great mothers day. DH asked me on friday night what he could get me for my birthday and mothers day this year. first birthday as a mummy (and my 30th!), first mothers day as a mummy - big weekend for him to think about! lol i was mean and told him i want him to work it out! we're not in a position to spend big money so he has to work out something special rather than something grand kwim? for his first fathers day i put E in a little suit that says "daddy is my hero" and made him a photo book with a special message from E. i made two copies so one could stay home and one go away to work in the truck with him - then he got fires 2 weeks later. grrrr
well, not a lot happening here. E is teething and has a few misery guts moments - but thankfully they're not that common. when they do happen though, they are massive meltdowns. she is unsettled at night - i think partially from pain, partially as she is going through some major developmental leaps at the moment. she rolls in her sleep and instead of going back into a deeper sleep, she wakes herself up thinking she has to try and stand up! she has learnt to stand using the furniture thsi week and has started cruising - quite proud of herself! i had all these plans to baby proof the house more over the weekend but went to melb to see friends on saturday (was a bb meet that got cancelled so i just met a few of the girls i already knew), rang to tell DH was on my way home and he told me we were going out that night. no drama. yesterday, we slept in (yay! she went back to sleep til 9.30!), then got up and did hte breakfast thing. DH went to mow the lawn while E napped and i did some washing - he came in to tell me we were going out after lunch. to same friend we'd been to see the night before! good weather turns the boys into social butterflies! E is a real social kidlet though and loves it, so that helps....
best away - need to make myself a cuppa before she decides to join me for the day. it's rather chilly in the mornings here but beautiful in the arvo and evening!
Hi ladies - just wanted to stick my head in quickly and say a big HI!
Won't have time today to catch up on persies, but hopefully I will settle into more of a routine in the next couple of weeks.
Well this is now the start of my 3rd week back at work and as such Jasmine's 3rd week at nursery. It has been a real mixed bag. I am so thankful that I am only back at work part time at present as I don't know how I or Jasmine would have coped with full time. On the work front it is actually really great being back doing what I do - I work in such a great company where my expertise is really valued. Our Melbourne office is only small, but everyone is such a 'good fit'. It truly is the best company I have ever worked for. I have been really busy every day which helps to distract me from missing my gorgeous girl.
Jasmine's first week at nursery was great for the first couple of days. She didn't even cry when I dropped her off. She was so exicted about playing with the other kids it was really wonderful to see. However (and I know those of you that have/had kids in child care will understand this) by the end of the week she had caught her first cold and had to have the Friday off (and me off work - thankfully they are so understanding as it was only my 3rd day back!) Poor baby was really sick and is actually still only coming out the other end now. So come to last week - her second week - and although she was well enough to be at nursery, she still wasn't 100%. And she started to realise that this was not a temporary situation. So the tears at drop off and pick up started. Broke my heart everytime, but the carers are so wonderful at distracting them that they bounce back so quickly once you walk out the door. I am hoping that this week will be much better (our third) as she would have had 4 days straight at home with me and she is almost totally over this cold now. So lets hope that she goes back to enjoying nursery again. Apparently she loves the group activities and has even started doing her first painting for St Patrick's Day on Wednesday.
Well I hope to be back soon to catch up on everyone.
What a weekend. Poor DS1 ended up in hospital with rashes and vomiting and it was awful. He is still not eating today, but has stopped throwing up water, and must be feeling better because he only woke up 3 times last night! He asked me for a swing this morning (his favourite thing) then fell asleep in it. Poor thing. As some of you know my DH is a shift worker, so it's been a bit of a nightmare. I rang a girl from mother's group and she came over and helped with DS2 while i got ready for the hospital visit. I was covered in vomit (noice!) and needed to shower and change. I've never asked for help before...and boy i'm glad i did. It makes you realise how people are happy to help, they just need to be asked.
Wow it seems we are all having a bad time of it with our big babies at the moment.
Just have a few moments before miss cranky wakes up. BG, I hear you on the Wonder Weeks and teething thing. Tara has the worst w/e possible, really fussy, not wanting to sleep and then being overtired. It took us almost 2 hours yesterday afternoon/evening to get her down for a sleep (which only lasted 30 minutes). So definately Wonder Weeking here plus I think she might be starting to get teething symptoms. Her poor dummy now doesn't just get sucked but it's getting the life chewed out of it as well, so with all the crankyness and teething signs I caved and gave her some baby panadol last night. At least that worked and she had her usual long night sleep (9.30pm-8am) and then into big bed and back to sleep until 10am. She is asleep again now, either from exhaustion from her w/e ordeal or we are over the worst of the Wonder Week. Gotta go grocery shopping today and going to get some teething rings to put in the freezer for her, yesterday her favourite thing was to suck on the outside of a cold can straight out of the fridge. Not ideal, but a huge clue for me. I've already got some amber teething beads, but haven't used them yet, I've have put them on her but they keep getting stuck in the folds under her chin so am hoping I can hold out until she can sit up by herself so her neck is stretched out a bit more and the necklace won't get stuck.
Hopefully will bbl for a catch up, but I'm just so exhausted still and after the weekend I'm feeling more shattered than ever.
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