Haven't had a chance to catch up on all the news yet - but I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. We had a wonderful time, although now it is back to reality. I am in the process of negotiating my return to work in March of this year (can't believe that it has almost been a year since I was last at work). My work have been fantastic. The lady who is currently covering my position is only wanting to work part-time, so it is looking like work will agree to me returning to work 3 days a week and the other staff member will do the other 2 days. Hopefully they will confirm tomorrow morning that this is okay.
Also have had an offer from the childcare centre that is my first choice for Jasmine to go into and very hard to get a position in... so hard in fact that they only offered the position to me today and I have to confirm it with them by 12pm tomorrow or it will have to be offered to someone else! So I am just waiting on confirmation that work are okay with me working Wednesday-Fridays and then we will be booking it all in. So it is back to work for me - albeit part time from March 3rd 2010.
I am so grateful that I have been in a position to have had a whole year of work with my baby and even more grateful about the flexibility my work is showing. But I am already getting so anxious about being apart from my angel. I am sure that she is going to love it and the centre is really good with its play based learning structure... it is me that is going to find it hard I think! Jasmine is ready to explore the world a bit more and I hope that she will find this stage exciting once she gets past the initial separation anxiety.
Sorry about the me blab, but feeling very strange about this new part in our lives. Brillant thing is that my gorgeous husband is taking Jasmine and I on holiday to LA and Hawaii for 2 weeks in Feb as a gift for me for all I have done in the past year with raising our beautiful girl - as if I need a gift, Jasmine is more than enough - but I will enjoy this trip!
Jasmine is crawling like a champ, pulling to stand, cruising around furniture and even letting go and standing on her own for brief periods. She is such a joy.
Hello,
can't write much as I can't see the keys and am in my darkened room while Jasmine and DH are sleeping. Can't go into main house cos DHs folks are threre and the mozzies will kill me if I go outside. So it's quite comical sitting here in bed remembering how to touch type and not look at the keys.
Briggsysgirl, thanks for telling me about Emerald and all her words. It sounds so cute. I told DH and we look forward to Jasmine being able to talk one day. It will take as long as it takes but I am dedicating everything towards giving her all the opportunities for speech adn hearing. I won't be able to work even if I want to so it's just as well we always planned for me to stay home with her. It will be lots of work but fun and such a privelage (sp?)
Janie, nice work, a holiday in the U.S. You lucky things and what a sweet fella you have to show you he appreciates all you have been through. My man is doing something similar...well not really, he is going to Sacramento to give a presentation on his PhD thesis at a pest vertebrate workshop and I'm not going! See, so similar. NOT.
We seem to be out in the clear after some dodgy unsettled days and just in time for another car trip to Townsville, Here's hoping we can do our 7 hour drive in under 11 hours this time At least this trip is all for pleasure and not medical. It's my dad's big 60th bash and all the southern rellies have made the trip north so there will be more of the pass the baby.
Well I think my typing has held up but that will do me for now. Talk to you all next week. I'm off to check out those gorgeous Tara photos now. xox
Well its all systems go - work have confirmed that they are happy with the job share situation and me working 3 days a week. I have confirmed CC and we have Jasmine's enrolment interview next week. Can't believe that it is all happening and my wonderful year as a FT SAHM is coming to an end. I am looking forward to getting back into a bit of work, but am nervous about how Jasmine is going to adapt... or maybe I should say how I am going to adapt!
Murph - have a great time in Townsville and a big happy birthday to your Dad!
Marcellous - great to hear you all had a good time in NZ... Jasmine and I also had a wonderful time over there.
BW - well done to Sam for walking! What a clever boy.
BG - I can't believe how many words E says! What a clever little girl - Jasmine is saying Mumma and also Me when she wants something.
Hi to Kelly, Neptune, Tania and everyone else that I have missed - I am still desperately trying to catch up on everyone.
Janie: Good work on being able to get your return to work and CC all sorted out exactly as you wanted. You will have to keep us updated on how you go when you have to start leaving Jasmine for a few days a week. I think you are right though, it will more than likely be harder for you than her.
Murph: Ahh, seems like you just went through Jazzy's 8 week "Wonder Week", good to hear you are out the other side of that one and hope you have a fab time in Townsville.
BG: Wow E sounds like she is very advanced with her words, must be so wonderful to hear to say mumma though. I can't wait until Tara is old enough to say that one..
AFU: Things are going really well with us now, it is amazing how much changes but Tara is now doing the following:
1. Sleeping 12 hours every night, going to bed at 9.30pm
2. Only having 3 feeds per day (I know doesn't seem much but she is generally having between 250ml-270mls per feed) although in the hot weather she sometimes has a snack bottle as well.
3. Now giggles and also has learnt how to blow raspberries
4. Loves the sound of her own voice, when she is awake she chats all the time
We have her weigh in yesterday and she now weighs in at 5.6kgs so an increase of 800grams on 4 weeks, based on this number she should be double her birth weight plus some extra at her next weigh in. So even though we are on the 3 feeds a day she is above average in her weight so the MCHN couldn't demand we go back to 4 or 5 feeds a day as she is putting on weight. Just goes to show that every baby is different in what they want and I have started giving her boiled water between feeds to make sure she stays hydrated.
Finally we also have a Mother's Group organised, after 3 1/2 months I'll finally get to meet other Mothers. Just goes to show how being in a rural town can delay things, but I'm looking forward to it as Tara can use having some additional stimulation as she really loves to be entertained when she is awake.
Anyway off to finish my chores while missy is sleeping and then we might go for a drive this afternoon to get out of the house for a while.
E has been a chatterbox since birth - she always gabbled at us, so we talked to her as if she was having a conversation with us all the time - we answer as if she's asking questions, ask her questions and all that sort of thing. she is advanced with her words, but behind in some other things (like crawling - she has the idea but pffffffffft to that mummy - i just want to sit up and play!). it surprises me how chatty she is as i know it's unusual - but i'm not complaining (YET! wait til she is a bit older and won't stop asking questions and is doing my head in again!
All the best with returning to work Janie. It's a big adjustment for the both of you, but I'm sure you'll do just fine, especially since it's only 3 days a week.
Good luck for the long car trip Murph. Sounds like a killer (and I thought 5.5hrs on a plane was bad!)
It's lovely to hear how wonderfully Tara is going Kelly. Good job.
Glad to hear the party went well BW, and that it had a healing effect for you , that's wonderful. (oh, and also pleased to hear that no in-laws were killed in the process )
Better lose that belly Neptune
Party girl missmagpie! Hope the checkup goes well.
And hi to everyone else that I may have missed.
We're good. Will be working a bit soon, which sucks, but will bring in a bit of cash. A 2-month stint should do me for the rest of the financial year, though, which is a nice thought.
A is talking more and more and sticking words together. Many of them are made up or sounds (rather than actual words), but never mind. we mostly understand him. He always wants to join in and help out, which is lovely though unhelpful usually. But I find giving him little tasks to do works well most of the time. Though I know I am entirely biased, I have to say he really is a lovely child
i'm anotherheading back to work. DH is currently out of work for health reasons, so looks like i'll be going back at start of Feb - only a couple of days a week at this stage - but i'm a little overwhelmed by it all! have to try to work out how to fit expressing into a day when bubba feeds three hourly round the clock (at least!) - fun fun fun
Howdy all. I promise I have been reading but i'm having trouble keeping up with you all!
Wonderful news in here lately with bubs growing, developing, settling etc. great to hear.
I had a big laugh to myself BG about your post above. E sounds like Celeste. You will be tearing your hair out soon enough if she continues to talk like C does. I did the same as you with talking to her all the time from birth. I remember once feeding her in the library and with all the quiet, the librarian noticed, and commented that she was talking to me even while feeding!!! (Obviously very muffled MMMMs) C is very advanced with her speech, her understanding too and can make herself very well understood. She says her pleases and thankyous and even says pardon when she "Pops off"! I started doing signing to her at around 3months I think and she still uses some signs to make her words understood (she's almost 2 now). Her first sign was Dog at around 5months.
I took C to the child nurse today to have her weight assessed. She has always been tiny and they want to keep an eye on it. She is 2 in 12days time but still weighs under 10kg. ( I was a little jealous reading about all these big babies above! ) Well she is in the 25th% for height but not even on the chart for weight now! (was 3% at 18months) I'm sure she is ok health-wise as two nieces on her dad's side were tiny children so I'm not really worried but they are wanting to be cautious. we are going off to see the dietician so I can find out about calorie loading. the nurse keeps going on about cream etc. I want her to gain weight but not get heart disease!!!
At least this trip is all for pleasure and not medical. It's my dad's big 60th bash and all the southern rellies have made the trip north so there will be more of the pass the baby.
All the best with returning to work Janie. It's a big adjustment for the both of you, but I'm sure you'll do just fine, especially since it's only 3 days a week.
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(Obviously very muffled MMMMs) C is very advanced with her speech, her understanding too and can make herself very well understood. She says her pleases and thankyous and even says pardon when she "Pops off"! I started doing signing to her at around 3months I think and she still uses some signs to make her words understood (she's almost 2 now). Her first sign was Dog at around 5months. 
) Well she is in the 25th% for height but not even on the chart for weight now! (was 3% at 18months) I'm sure she is ok health-wise as two nieces on her dad's side were tiny children so I'm not really worried but they are wanting to be cautious. we are going off to see the dietician so I can find out about calorie loading. the nurse keeps going on about cream etc. I want her to gain weight but not get heart disease!!!
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