12 Months - 3 Years, August '05

Ambah- hope you feel better very soon, just try to get some rest. What has Jackson been eating all week? Hope he wasn't starving! LOL Men don't usually do that do they? I am happy for you girls to organise wherever cos I know nothing about Brisbane so it sounds good to me too. Kellee, who is joining us today was going to come to so hopefully she isn't to far from there.

Christy- it is so draingin when you are IT and nobody else can take over. I hope she gets some sleep soon.

kathryn- hope you can get the inj done soon, I am supposed to take jessica for hers too, but I am waiting till she is well.

Not much happening here today. i have Canteen duty for an hour tomorrow at netball, so I don't actually get to see Jordan play. Then Arron is playing footy in the arvo, even though he's been dying all week, and on Sunday we are out for a spit lunch at Josh's friends house. Should be great. And all I have to take is nibblies, which suits me cos I only have to go to the supermarket, no cooking. After the last week I can't be bothered.

Kellee hope you are having a lovely day with Charlie.

Cheers michelle

Hmmm... good point Michelle... what DID DP eat all week? I remember asking him what he had for dinner a few times, but it seemed that he always just changed the subject. Oh well, I can guess what the answer is anyway.... BEER. :roll:

Hey thats cool that Kellee is coming along too :) I hope Roma St Parkland is ok for her to get to... cause if it isnt, we can always make it somewhere else.

I have the night to myself tonight... DP has gone out for drinks after work cause 2 of his workmates are leaving today. (one of the reasons why he got his big promotion and payrise, hehe ;) ) So I will probably be on here all night...

LOL Ambah at your DP's diet of beer....

Well back to the GP this morning after 4 hours of sleep again... Apparently though her ears & throat are clear, there is heaps of mucous floating around in her little body though so we were told to just keep plodding along with steam & keep the heating going over the next few days.... it feels a bit never ending & especially because she's intensified her need of MUMMY...no one else will do and she will scream & scream until she's put into my arms.... I have even stayed away and they couldn't calm her down....poor poor sick sausage I need a break.... :)

All I can say is bring on summer!!!

Ah Ambah, the beer diet, just what he needs to be healthy and happyLOL, I hope he comes home a bit sober from the farewell. We will be able to check with Kelle next week, she is away this weekend.

Christy- I know where you are coming from with the mummy thing....sometimes it's nice to have a job to go to. I hope things improve soon, I am praying for warmer weather here too.

Took the kids across the road to the footy so Josh could play 1.2 time with the Auskcik kids and it was freezing, it was a lovely morning but has turned yuck! jessica was just crying and crying. As soon as it started I gave Arron the camera (it was 1/2 time of his game ) and I put the 2 littlies in the car and moved it so we could watch. Then we all went home, well except Arron, who really prob shouldn't be playing wither cos he;s not 100% I am trying to heat the house atm.

Anyway enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Michelle

Kathryn glad to hear Lachlan is feeling better. Rofl @ Gastrolyte in your panty. I know what you meant to type. How the hell would raspberry cordial kill a virus? Poor Lachlan’s sore bits, Angus had that too with a couple of green nappies, had to put some cream on him. HJ party sounds like a good deal!

Michelle, iywym about Jordan saying it’s not her mess. I have had many ‘serious’ talks with my big girls lately about how I need them to help pick up toys etc, & I get really frustrated when they’ve walked past something all day & left it for me to bend down & pick up in my condition. Hope your sick babies, big & little, get well soon, & hope you escape it, especially with your trip coming up. Sorry about your cousin’s sad news.

Ambah, great about Aidyn getting all those teeth without drama. Home sweet home hey. It’s interesting seeing how other people live their lives, makes you appreciate your own more. Oooh, Tupperware. Hope Aidyn settles back into his routine. Sounds like the bug has caught up with you, hope it’s short & sweet. Lol @ DP surviving on beer while you were away.

Kelly, so sorry you’re sick too. Wow, so much going on for you atm with your parents, grandparents & kids activities. Sounds like a lot for you to cope with emotionally. My parents separated just after my first divorce, & I remember feeling the burden of it. Asha sounds like she’s doing great, just like Angus into everything.

MistyFying, yay for being nit-free. Don’t talk to me about getting ready for Christmas, do you want me to freak out or what?

Michelle hope Kimberley’s asthma stays away.

Jen, yay for resisting the bugs & a full nights sleep.

Christy, oooooh I love Ikea, what fun! Hope Matilda keeps getting better & you get a break soon.

Welcome Kellee & Charlie.

Well, what have I been up to? My twins are huge, & I’m huge.
Baby A 2822g, or 6lb 4oz, Baby B 3749g, or 8lb 4oz.
I’m very limited in what I can do physically now & pretty uncomfortable.

I’m nearly over my cold though, & Angus is getting over his, I think, but we postponed his immunization again. He’s still the most gorgeous baby on the planet! He’s sleeping well, but has a strange new habit of gently banging his head against the side of the cot when he’s rocking himself. :-s

Today his favourite foods were cheese and mandarins, & he’s started posing every time he sees the camera, with a sort of crazy toothy grin.

OMG Yvette at how big the twins are !!!!! No wonder you are limited in what you can do. ROFL @ my panty/pantry error too :oops:

Love

Hello everyone, and thanks for your welcome. I can't believe we're here already! How fast time flies...

Roma St is fine for me. I think there is a coffee shop there, but I'm not sure when it's open. I'm sure we'll sort something out. What time will everyone meet? And where? I'm really looking forward to it - good timing too, with me just entering this forum.

Anyway, sorry it's short and sweet - I just wanted to pop in and say hi. My mum has Charlie for the afternoon so I can do some uni work (I'm finishing off a couple of subjects that I didn't get a chance to do because Mr C came along unexpectedly... psychology... yuck!). Will try and get on here again before Thursday to check details for meeting up.

Hope you're all well and looking forward to getting to know you all.

Wow it has been quiet in here. Has everyone gone into hibernation LOL.

We are all doing well now, went to playgroup this morning and it was dead. At least it gave me a chance to make new playdough. One mum turned up at 9.30 and the other around 10am, then that was it. We are usually packed solid so everyone must be fighting one germ or another.

Love

3rd time posting lucky! I have tried twice and the computer siezed up and then I accidently closed the window! LOL

Kathryn- sounds like playgroup has contracted all the bugs, at least they stayed home and didn't come to share them!

Kellee- I'm glad that place suits you too. I am not sure what time yet. My plane comes in at 2.15pm, Christy will be able to have a better idea of a time. Hope the party and bday went well. If you want to PM me your mob no. I could call you when we get there or something. I will give you mine asap.

I am getting so exctied about coming. I haven't packed yet though. Don't know what to pack really LOL Not that there are lots of options LOL

Will come back later

Hey Mitch. Unfortunately I haven't gotten around to becoming a full member yet, so I can't PM. Do you want to send me an email to kellee_green@hotmail.com with your mobile and I'll be able to sort it out from there?

Really have to stop cruising the forums and get this assignment done! I promised myself I would read one article per night until it's finished, but I know I won't tonight because the final of BB is on... hope Tim wins! Someone in the 9-12 mth forum knows him, I think.

Oh, I didn't tell you before... my poor Charlie fell out of the high chair this morning. It was so scary... and so quick. I'm usually fanatical about safetly, but I got distracted and forgot to strap him in, walked about 2 metres away and he reached out to get his breakfast bowl from the table and out he went. He got a nasty fright, but otherwise he's ok - he got a little bump on his head. I felt like such a bad mother. I'll be even more pedantic about safety now... will drive DH crazy, I'm sure.

Right, I'm going now!... to check the ttc forums, not to do my assignment! I'm so naughty, but I just can't think today. Hope that's a good sign...

LOL Kellee- you are naughty, putting off your work, it's so easy to do. Don't feel bad about Charlie falling out of the high chair, we all do things like that sometimes. That's what happens when we are thinking of a million things at once, and he's ok so no need to worry. He'll end up doing what jemma does, when we get in the car she yells at me to do her up (I forgot one day in the buyness of getting everyone in the car, and I drove about 500m with her unbuckled). She won't let that happen again!LOL I will email you tonight bf i go to bed.

Forgot to say hi to Yvette earlier, Hi Yvette and Angus! Hope you are all better from your cold very soon, almost time for the twins to make an appearance and don't want to be sick for that.LOL

Hope Christy and Ambah and JEn and KElly and Mystifying and Kathryn and Katanya andwhoever I have missed all are ok and have had a nice day.

Cheers michelle

We are all good.

Just busy atm (I shouldn't really be online 8-[ ) Have 100 catalouges for a bulb fundraiser we are doing for playgroup on the kitchen table and I have to write the playgroup name, address and the return date on each and everyone of them PLUS staple a little note to the front ](*,) Can someone remind me whose idea it was again LMAO and I have only done 8 ;)

Ahh well back to it I guess. After i finish checking BB of course LOL

Love

Oopsies... seems I have missed a few days in here! 8-[

Michelle - DP came home anything BUT sober from that farewell... when he got home at midnight he spent a good hour puking, with me lying in bed voicing my annoyance at him - he got NO sympathy whatsoever! lol.

So what time does your flight arrive in Brissy again? (sorry, I am too lazy to look back)... and what time should we think of meeting up then? Christy would probably be the best one to set the time cause she should know how long it will take from the airport to Roma St (20-30mins maybe?)
It will be great to meet you (and you too Kellee!) I just hope Aidyn doesn't go all feral cause he will be stuck in the pram for a good 1.5hrs before I even get there... maybe I should aim to get there early so I can take him to the park and let him run around and burn off some energy.
I will also PM you my mobile #.

Kellee - don't worry about Charlie's tumble out of the highchair - it doesnt make you a bad mother at all!
Aidyn has fallen off our bed before when he was about 9 months old... so I know how you feel though.

Goodluck with getting your catalogues done Kat... sounds like fun! ;)

Yvette - I hope you and Angus are much better now. LOL @ Angus posing for the camera - how adorable!! I wish Aidyn would do that, but all he does is squint (in anticipation of the flash).

DP was home from work sick yesterday, so I havent been online much. I've managed to get to the gym for the last 5 days out of 6 though, now I just hope I can keep it up!
Cooked up a huge batch of vegetable, chicken and cheese mash for Aidyn yesterday too, so now I have almost 2 weeks worth of meals in the freezer for him.
Aidyn and I still both seem to have a very mild cold or something, but thankfully it hasnt gotten any worse for either of us. Just a scratchy throat and a very mild cough... hopefully it will go away soon though!

hey there girls!! Things have been pretty tiring here...things with Mum aren't entirely great & she's staying in the room where our computer is so its hard to get on.

Ok...long story short, she's my mother LOL

She just keeps telling me I look fat, sloppy, tired, not happy, am I depressed? How do I expect to keep DH if I am not perfect when he gets home...AND judging every little thing I do with Matilda, its too cold & I don't dress her warm enough is why she's sick all the time, we give her baths in the evening & that would make her sick too, I don't look after her well enough, having dogs in the house makes her sick too.... the lists are endless & I am over it. I appreciate the 30 minute breaks she gives me taking Matilda to the park...and the cleaning up she is constantly doing, but I just want to relax and enjoy time together not worrying constantly about her judging every move I make...urgh.... I know she's just being a mum.... 8-[

Gosh Christy... that sounds pretty rough to have to listen to from your own mother!! I'm sure she just thinks that she is just trying to help, but it sounds like she needs to be told that her judgements and opinions are far from helpful, in fact they are quite likely to be causing big blows to your self confidence...
and that comment about how are you meant to keep DH if you are not perfect when he gets home.... well what is that supposed to mean?? In the real world NO woman is (or should have to be) looking and feeling perfect for their husband when he gets home at night.....
As long as you dont take any of what she is saying to heart... cause I'm sure its not true anyway... but yeah, IKWYM when you say she is just being a Mum....

Hi girls

Finally got a chance to get back on here after being away all weekend at Mooloolaba beach (veerrry nice spot). My DH was away and so I took the kids around to my grandmother's unit for a couple of days.

First night there my daughter Gabrielle ran/fell into the edge of the hallway wall. A huge egg came up immediately and I could see the skin straining to split open on her forehead, so I stuck some ice on it and called some medical centres til I found one still open (only 6pm but they were all shut!) The skin was soft and squishy because of the amount of blood under it, so I thought she'd cracked her skull for sure. But after a quick Doc's visit and a huge dressing to keep the skin closed we were off home again. Her face from her nose up swelled up like she'd been bitten by a bee. It's still swollen today and the bruising extends down from the lump itself over her eyes and into her cheeks.

Very glamorous. It was heart-in-your-mouth stuff for me, but she's fine. The good news is that Zeke behaved impeccably while we were at the Docs and while I was tending to Gabrielle when the accident first happened (he still sometimes freaks out a bit when we go to the Doctor's surgeries, even though I'm sure he can't literally remember being in hospital when he was a baby).

I'll sit down and read back through everyone's news later tonight. I'm exhausted as I took the kids to the show yesterday, and my darling son has decided he doesn't want to be in the pram so I didn't take it with me. Of course he got tired and asked to be picked up at about lunch time while we were in the showbag pavillion with tens of thousands of others. He promptly fell asleep so I had to lug him around for about 25 mins #-o

Luckily Mum was there so she was able to hold onto Gabrielle's hand in the crowd for me.

Speaking of mothers, Christy.... sorry to hear yours is frustrating you a little bit at the moment. I guess you've tried gently explaining that her comments are not helpful? (and totally unfounded judging by what I've seen of you on Matilda's website :D )

To all you other wonderful ladies... hope this evening is restful and all our kiddies have a long and deep night's rest.

Mystifying- Big huge OUCH at Gabrielle's head, so glad she's ok. ANd good on Zeke for being good in a crisis!

CHristy- I see my Mum almost everyday, and I can def relate to annoying mum's. LOL She isn't being very tactful is she, and she is obviously not very worried if she hurts your feelings, prob just thinks she's your mum and entitled to an opinion.LOL How long is she over for? I think sometimes as ladies get older they lose their tact and diplomacy! has anyone else noticed this? I hope you do get some time to really enjoy each other too, maybe she is missing home?

Ambah- got the mob no. thanks. I will pass the info on to Kellee and Melissa too if she's interested. I lol about the non soberness of your DP, I mean what would you expect really LOL. At least he was sick, that is just desserts! LOl at being too lazy to read back, flight gets in at 2.15 as i think you may know by now, the time sounds fine too. good idea for a play in the park for Aidyn. they do have trouble sitting still for too long.

Jillian- sounds just like my darling Joshua, have you tried timeout? We have started (should have thoughtof this yrs ago) sitting Josh in the laundry (just inside the door, door open on a chair) and we set the timer, and he must sit there until the timer goes off. Lately, thanks to a little friend of his that is a bit of a ****, Joshua has been saying things which to me are unacceptable, like I'm an idiot, and telling me to shut up etc. And the time out works a treat. They say you need someone with no toys and Josh hates the laundry.

kathryn- hope the catalogues went well, things sounded good at the time didn't they? I have to address all the 1st bday invites, so non have been done yet. Gotta do it tonight so better hurry up here.

Anyway gotta go as I said 50 envelopes to address.LOL

Cheers Michelle
Ps I am so excited about Thursday

OMG @ 50 invites Michelle !! that is going to be some shin dig LOL.

Only ended up doing just over 50 catalouges yesterday morning, but finished them off last night.

Not much really to report here with the boys, Kameron has been begging for playgroup since 7am. He still has 45mins to go yet LOL. Lachlan fell over walking yesterday and put his tooth through his lip but there wasn't much blood and he hardly cried so that was all good.

Christy - hugs to you about your mum. That is the last thing you need, just tell her to pull her head in ;)

Misty - OMG @ Gabrielle how terrifying. Well done to Zeke too for being a trooper for you thoughout it. I hope Gabrielles bruising clears up soon.

Love

Mistyfying - Oh that is terrible about Gabrielle! That must have been really scary... I'm glad she is ok though. And well done to Zeke for being an angel at the Drs.

Argh... I woke up feeling a bit worse this morning... But dont worry Michelle, I will still be able to make it tomorrow! I will just be loading up on Cold & Flu tablets if I still feel bad tomorrow, lol... nah, I reckon I will be fine by then anyway, I just hope that Aidyn doesnt get it any worse - he seems to be completely fine today which is good though.

Hello all!

Oh Misty how scary!! I [-o< all is better for Gabrielle!

Thanks girls for your well wishes with Mum... I have told her that I need her support right now, not her negative comments, and while I understand she's trying to be constructive & find out what the problems are, I really just need practical help atm. To that she locked herself in the room for 2 days. (Sunday-Monday).... But yesterday went better after I explained that I wasn't trying to pick on her, I am just at the end of it myself. She just didn't say anything and still hasn't :-k I guess she's probably counting the days until she leaves on Sunday....

Which leaves me to be able to go out tomorrow with some BB girls!

WOW michelle at 50 invites!!

Kathryn I hope you all have a lovely day at playgroup! :D

Today is a public holiday in Brissy so DH & Mum just took Matilda to the park so I can have a shower, lovely....I better get to it LOL

Ph Christy- tension like that is terrible isn't it. Your Mum has been over for awhile hasn't she? Maybe she is ready to go home, I guess it is hard even when visiting you and Matilda to not be a little homesick. I think it was good to talk to her though, no point just sitting back and letting her make you feel sad. Hope you enjoy the shower!

Ambah- I hope you feel better and that Aidyn is ok.

Well done at finishing all the catalogues Kathryn, maybe delegating those jobs to someone else is the way to go LOL. Gotta love it when kids are dying to go to playgroup though, that's just great.

As for the party well it is bigger than Ben Hurr as usual when it is all the family. 87 adults and 32 kids invited. Hopefully not all will come, esp since it is a sunday arvo at 1pm, and some of the rellies live a bit away. Arron questioned me about it being on a sunday, it was partly bc of Jordan's netball and Arron's footy (Arron's team aren't in finals so that didn't matter in the end.) But also because it is a 1st bday not a huge **** up where peple hang around all night, so this way a couple of hrs and they'll all leave LOL. Seems mean sort of but I'm the one that has to do everything, Arron will just drink, so I get the say. I am doing finger food cos I don't want to stuff around with salads etc. it's easy for Arron cos all he does when we have salads and stuff is cook the meat. Not falling for that again. I am going to some factory outlets for food so i'll save money that way, and I'll do sandwiches etc. Its all good from my point of view. I addressed all the envelopes and have to post today.

Anyway gotta get moving, Starting to pack my clothes, but I'm waiting to here from my sis about if I need anything specific first.

Have a good day everyone.
Michelle

Hello ladies! Wow, I'm going to have to check here more regularly - you're even faster than the 9 - 12 month girls!

I have to very quick because I'm on a 'study break'...

mitch - only one day to go until you visit! It's been lovely weather here, but a little bit windy at times (it is Ekka time, after all!), so maybe throw in a couple of jumpers. Hopefully it's nice for our little get together. I certainly CAN make it tomorrow, but I will probably only be able to stay for about an hour - I have a rehearsal tomorrow night so I have to be home in time to help get Charlie ready for bed and get ready myself (it's sad when a band rehearsal becomes a social outing! The singer has 2 kids, so we both get so excited when we get to rehearse...). I have your mobile number, so I'll sms you if there's any problems. I'll sms you my number and maybe you could text me when you get there with an exact location. I'm really looking forward to it!

Christy - sorry to hear about the situation with your Mum. Where does she live? I hope that she continues to NOT say negative things. It's really hard when mothers do that - I think the thing is to realise that the reason she's doing it is probably because she has insecurities of her own that she needs to deal with. (Of course, I'm saying this without actually knowing you, so tell me to shut up if I'm being inappropriate.) A friend of mine is having similar problems with her mum, eg. she has lost a lot of weight recently and her mum hasn't said anything to her about it even though she's lost more than 10 kg! It's because her mum has her own weight issues... she's the same with issues about the kids. I hope that things improve for you, and if not, you can have a good whinge about it tomorrow!

Ambah - sorry to hear that you and Angus aren't feeling well. This flu really is doing the rounds this year, isn't it? It seems everyone I know has it. Glad to hear that you're both starting to get better.

Kathryn - Poor Lachlan hurting his lip! Glad to hear he's ok.

MistyFying - You and poor Gabrielle! You must have both had such a fright. Glad to hear that her skull wasn't cracked, and I hope that you were able to have a nice time away regardless. There must be something in the water - our bubs are all hurting themselves atm!

Jillian - sorry, I can't help you there. Charlie has only in the last couple of months started to be defiant too, but he's a bit young for time out, so I'm at a loss as well! I hope the other gals have some suggestions for you.

So much for my "short" post! I'd better go otherwise I won't get anything done.

See you tomorrow mitch, christy and ambah! Should be fun.

Have a nice day everyone,
-Kellee

Yay Kellee
see you then
going out for tea now
See ya tomorrow girls

It is so quiet in our house at the moment Kimberley is away until tomorrow at DH's cousin's house so i could have a break.
DH was walking around the house last night looking a little lost and he said it is too quiet.

Kathryn - Hope Lachlan's lip is ok.

Hello there girls! It will be great to see a few of you tomorrow :D

Michelle LOL at your DH looking lost, mine does the same when Matilda is out of the house with mum on a walk...he just wanders around.

Jillian I forgot to mention that Matilda does the same thing... sort of...she will do something she knows she is definatley not allowed to do, like stand on the coffee table & jump off, and just as she's thinking of doing it (so standing next to the coffee table with one leg ready to climb) she looks at me & shakes her head no... if I look at her she laughs & climbs up, if I ignore her she sometimes doesn't do it. Its frustrating. Now whenever she thinks she's doing something naughty (and %90 of the time she is) she giggles & shakes her head no.... ](*,) I went to a "strong-willed" child seminar recently which gave me heaps of ideas, but most of them are for older children.... and the strongest suggestion was "time-out" for defiant behaviour. HTH

Hey I just popped back in to see what I missed, is it tomorrow that Michelle is coming..oh damn..what time??? Not sure we'll be able to make it :( bummer :(

Aww I wish I was in Brisbane for tomorrow !!!

Ohh speaking of Brisbane there is a very good chance I will be in Brisbane this time next year. Our Assoc that we are in is having their AGM in Brisbane next year and Andrew has never been to Brisbane (I have) and we have never actually been to an AGM so we are really considering flying up there. It will be the last family holiday outside of school holidays that we will take for a long time.

Love

HI Girls
my last post before I leave for the airport, really should be dressinf the kids but....

Katanya it's 3.30 Roma St parklands.

I got your email Christy and am all set, hoping I have everything and feeling sad about leaving my babies.

See you girls soon and hello to everyone else.

Best wishes michelle

Ooh Michelle, I am looking forward to this afternoon! I know, its sad when you say goodbye to your babies... I'm sure they will be just fine with their Daddy though, and hopefully it will be some valuable bonding time for them all.

I wish you could come too Kat :(
But that is awesome news about maybe coming up to Brissy next year!! \:D/

Well Aidyn has decided to stuff up his routine today of all days... he was up at 6 (1.5 hours early) and has gone down for a nap at 9. I just [-o< he either has a very long nap now, and has another one before we leave here at 1.30, otherwise he is going to be soooo cranky at 3.30 this arvo! 8-[

Have a fantastic day girls !!!!

Love

Leaving in 5 mins to start walking to the train... now I just have to hope and [-o< that there is someone nearby the station that can help me carry the pram up and down the steps... LOL 8-[

I'm on my way soon too...Kat I really wish you were up here too!! *hugs* katanya I just thought today that I should have put a notice up in member meet-ups...I'm sorry!!

Matilda did weird things today too Ambah, she woke up at 5.30 and wouldn't go back to sleep, we had playgroup & then she has only slept an hour today...compared to yesterday's 2 1/2 hour nap and the rest of the weeks 3 hour naps....now she's just tantrumed & is back in her cot & I don't know what to do with going to the meet-up, originally Matilda was staying home with Mum for 3 hours before Pete got home, now :-k to leave a tantruming child or to take one with me...dunno...

Hello,

Just about to leave. Could be interesting with all our bubs being crazy! Charlie's not too bad today, but he'll probably go nuts when he sees all your bubs - he doesn't really get to see other kids very often! Anyway, see you there - should be great!

Sorry to all the others who live in the "wrong" state and can't be here with us! LOL Wish you could be... maybe next time... have a great day!

It's 4pm now and you'll all be there, I missed the posting or I could have come after all :(
Oh damn :( nevermind that serves me right for not coming in here lately..

Well we missed those of you who couldn't make it!! It was a beautiful afternoon in the park & I went childless!! YAY! I still got to play with Aidyn though :D

Yep left Matilda home with Mum because that was the original plan and all went okay. She took around 15 minutes to settle after I left, had afternoon tea, went for a walk and then watched the wiggles until DH got home...nice.

Just a quick one from me - It was great to meet you girls Michelle, Kellee and and Mel, we should do it again soon!
Charlie and Eliana are just adorable and those photos were gorgeous too Michelle!
Sorry I wasnt able to chat as much as I wanted to - Aidyn was being quite the little explorer....
It was great to see you again too Christy, we will have to catch up soon!
I have the SOREST legs tonight from doing so much walking and running around today!
Have to go tuck DP in now, lol... might be back later...

Oooh... it is quiet in here!!

Forgot to mention that Aidyn was so exhausted from yesterday that he passed out in the pram just before DP picked us up and stayed that way until we got home and then was tucked into bed and sound asleep again by 6.30.
Haha, also didnt mention that DP got lost trying to find us and he had to call me 3 times for directions.... even though he works in the same suburb as the Parklands! :-s

I'm planning on having a quiet day today... probably just cleaning up to help prepare for MIL coming over on the weekend.

Woke up again this morning feeling like rat-sh*t with the flu, but then a few hours later the symptoms are pretty much gone.... its strange I've been feeling like this for a week now, I just wish it would go away!

Oooh I had ordered a pair of the Robeez shoes for Aidyn and they arrived this morning!! (They are having a sale on their website atm) They are the brown kitty ones, and they are toooo cute. I ordered the 18-24 month size, and they are a bit big on him, but that just means he will get heaps of wear out of them hopefully!

oh Ambah I hope you feel better today!

Mum is sick...and bad news. She has an ear infection too...AND that means she can't fly...so she's here another week!! 8-[ Crap. I have enjoyed her help with Matilda & some obsessive cleaning is good, but she's been sick for a few days & hasn't said much and then wham, today she's really unwell & I say "thats it, you are going to the doctor" now I have to communicate between the GP and the travel insurance because her tickets are non refundable but she's protesting all the way which doesn't help.... she's already got 70% hearing loss I wouldn't think she would want to play around with what little hearing she does have.... I feel like she's an adult & should be able to make her own decisions, but when I know how hard it is with bad ears....urgh...I hate being in this position...

Oh Christy that is all you need another baby on your lap ](*,) She is probably upset too cause she can't go home.

Love

Hi girls
this is my only chance to pop ijn till I get home.
Just wanted to say a huge thanks to Christy for picking me up and to Kellee to delivering me to my sisters door LOL. I had a great arvo and loved meeting you all, Mel Elianna is such a gorgeous little girl and Charlie is also gorgeous Kellee, hope the rehearsal went well. And Ambah Aidyn was just full of beans wasn't he LOL, just to keep you on your toes LOL.

I wish I could do it again too! Next yr mny sis will be in Canberrs, anyone want to move to\ there LOL (bet nobody does.) I am going tomorrow to get a hair cut and a new style, feel like going home looking different LOL Give my family a big surprise. Things are ok at home, noboddy is upset and Arron is coping well although he wants me toget off the plane and he will get on and come here. And he is also telling me he needs to plan a trip to Darwin fishing,

See ya when I get home
Michelle