3 Months - 6 Months, July '05 #2

Hi Everyone. I know I need a good smacking for not being around.
Things have been so busy around here but finally have some time on my hands.

Pheonix just got home from hospital today. Nothing too serious thank god but it was a little dicey. She had gastro and when she had only taken 180mls in 16 hours I decided enough is enough and it was way out of our control and power.

She had been to the hospital a couple nights prior because I was worried but they sent her home. Anyway after 2 days of gastric tube down her nose and throat and 2 needles in the belly trying to get urine which failed so they needed to use a catheter she is back home and doing better.

She is still very irritable and cries all the time but thats to be expected I guess. She lost 520 grams in 24 hours which was scary but luckily she has alot of padding lol.

She weighs in at 14lbs 2oz and 62cms long. She is sleeping all night still :D from 9.30 til 7.30 which is so ace.

Chase and Zahara both have the flu and dh has gastro now and I feel like a nurse #-o. I honestly can say I never thought farts smelt so bad. Pheonix has been popping off every couple of minutes and its enough to clear out the whole street. Gastro is so nasty.

I cant believe how time has flown by all the babies are growing up so fast. They are all so beautiful too. Good job mums. =D>

Will catch up some more I have missed so much. I have put some recent photos up so please feel free to have a look click on the www

Hi All!! I'm still here.... just. The whole family has been sick with coughs and sneezes I thought it would never end! Poor little Jacob has been the snottiest and has decided that sneezing is the funniest thing in the world. It's a funny/sad thing to watch him sneeze (always 4 or 5 in a row what's with that??)he looks all distraught, goes for broke then he finshes then just cracks up laughing. I felt awful yesterday when I realised I hadn't taken him to the health centre for 3 weeks but decided that he must be doing ok since he has exploded out of all his 000 outfits!

Started to do personals but forgot what I was going to say DOH! Think I should just head of to bed since no one has yelled out "mummy" or wahhh in the last hour.
Night

HI All,

Thanks for all the comments re: Shane's ex. The order only includes her, but as it is, we wont be able to make contact with the kids as we cannot phone the house without prior consent, and I dont know how we get that as we cannot phone the house! Anyway, its over with, and there will always be plenty of witnesses around when we are in the same place as her, as I woouldn't put it past her trying to stitch him up. Such a bloody cow.

Kayla - nice to see you back! Poor family, I see that black cloud still hasn't moved on from your house. At least Nixee is doing OK, hopefully she'll have no problems putting the weight back on.

Nat - Hi to you too - I'm a wombat and disconnected before I the topic review downloaded, so I have absolutely no idea what you said. Hope you are doing OK!

Nell - Yay on the target bargains. Shane and I are hoping on getting there sometime soon, but we decided to miss the initial rush and chance not getting exactly what we want. Its a hard decision as to what to buy though as there is so much cool stuff!!! We also get to buy for our niece who is walking, so alot more fun there! Let me know how you go with the sippy cup - I've bought one for Jenna too, but haven't tried it out yet. I got a little Tommy Tippee one for 4month olds.

Scarlett - LOL on the overzealous GK. I admit I'm one of those as I'm short, I have to use my body, and GS usually get very annoyed with me!! I dont get narky though, as soon as they get annoyed, I know I've won! I do get pulled up for a reasonable amount of contact, but sometimes its all worth it. Today I'm playing WA again I think, which is strange cause I always feel useless in it.

Argh.... I can't remember what people have said!! I might have to reconnect and refresh soI get it all right....

Fiona

Right...

I have a nasty lump in my bb, and I'm trying to massage it out. Ouchy...

Nell - dont you love the open mouth kisses?? How gorgeous that he pulled your face in!

Tanya - hope Violets OK with her needles still. Youch on the wrist, I get sore ones too, usually from how I hold missy moo.

Trish - go the karma. we are just a little overdue at the mo. How is your BBs?? All better? Sleep school for a day sounds great. Little missy sounds like she is running you ragged!

Deb - I have Jo's money for you. What do you want me to do with it?? Can't wait to see gabby's photos. Where did you get them done?

Dinky - I was talking to the ATO yesterday and he said a horroe story that a guy got removed from his house becayse the ex and her bf moved in next door. Apparently they sat out the front drinking while the police took him away. Charming huh? Good to hear the needles wentwell. Hope shannen gets her essay done.

Better get my tax organised. I have an appt at the accountant this afternoon. Yay on a huge refund I hope!!!

Fi

Wow, everyone is back for catch ups!!!

Yuck at everyone being sick Nat, sounds like your are playing nurse as well. Zander finds his sneezes funny, but has only ever done 2 at a time! I hope everyone gets better soon for oyu.

Welcome back to you too Kayla. Poor Nixee, what was wrong? Was it just the gastro? I had a look at the website as well, and wow you have a gorgeous girl there :D Hope things start getting better for you guys real soon. How's your back doing BTW?

How sweet at getting a kiss Nell! Zander has started to feel my face & looks like he is concentrating really hard while doing it, so cute! How did the sippy cup go last night?

Oh I agree Scarlett that the needles are tougher on us than the babies! What a pain about your voice still playing up. Any idea what's causing it? And yay for Emily eating so much, sounds like she is loving her solids :)

Geez Tanya sounds like you're in the wars as well! Yay for the sales too, sounds like everyone is getting some bargains. I'm thinking of going down today.

I think sleep school might be the way to go for you Trish with the way things are going at the moment. Just so you know though, one of the mum's from MG had to wait almost 6weeks to get into Tresillian. You can go just for the day, but why don't you go & take Noah as well? Couldn't Mark look after the big boys for a week? Just a thought! :happybday: to Brandon for today as well.

What a shame that you could only have 3 poses Deb & they were restricted as well. But I bet the photos will be beautiful anyway.

How did Shannen go with her essay Dinky? I bet your dad will be really proud even if she doesn't win the competition.

Bugga about the order Fi, how rude! Ouchies on the sore BB, I hope it's better soon. Can't wait to do our tax either this year, between the 2 of us I think we're getting back around $7000 \:D/

As for us, things are going well. MILs birthday was yesterday & she just loooved the DVD of Zander that we made for her. It has a digital scrapbook, plus heaps of little videos we have taken of him - his ultrasound, just after the birth, rolling over, in the bath etc etc. We told her she would get Volume 2 for Christmas! I'm going to do the same for my mum for Christmas too probably.

Hey everyone... here for my once a month visit ;)

Felius is sick of being cold every time he wants to use his computer, so he's moved it from the office outside to the dining room table.... but it might make it eaasier for me to log on too, so I haven't complained :)

Happy 4 months to Zander, Violet, Gabby & Hailey (even though it's a bit late!)

Nell ... how cute of Matty pullling you in to give you a kiss! Bas tends to give me open mouth sloppers when we're playing and I'm lunging him at me. The closest he gets to pulling me to him is trying to rip off my lip or my nose :)

uuumm... what else has happened...

Fi... sounds like Shane's ex is being a real *****, not to mention petty. Hopefully she won't be able to make up anything else to get to him, especially if you've got all the witnesses.

Sarah....isn't it so cute when they crack themselves up after sneezes! Sounds like you picked a great pressie for MIL too...but what Grandmother wouldn't love something like that... it's almost as good as having them there.

Trish... I hope you manage to get Tehya's sleeping sorted out without having to resort to a sleep school...I can only imaging how tricky that would be to have a week off with 3 other kids!

Tanya, glad Violet handled her injections ok... and that she's growing away :) She must be liking her Farex. I had such a shock yesterday... a friend came to visit with her daughter who is 9 1/2 months old, weighs 9.8kgs and is 71cms long. Bas was 8.9 kgs at last weigh (clothed though), 68 cms long and is 5 months younger!! They are even wearing the same size clothes!! That said though... he doesn't look fat, he a a roll at the top of his legs, but not all over him... he's in proportion.

Yay at all the bargains at teh Target sale! I was banned from going.. and I think Felious even threw out the catalogue before I had a chance to look at it! It doesn't really matter though cause I went and put a lot of Christmas pressies on lay-by in May for Bas and the other kiddies. Plus I know my Mum will go nuts buying him pressies too!

Sorry if I've missed anyone out...Bas is waking up so I'd better go get him.

Wow! Lots to catch up on!

Good to hear from you, Kayla. Sorry to hear about poor little Nixee having to be in hospital. It sounds like she is on the mend so that's great! Good to hear she is still sleeping through the night too.

Nat - ick at everyone being sick @ your place. Poor little Jacob with his snotty nose. It does sound cute with his sneezing tho!

Zola - I am so jealous! I wish Neil would move the computer inside. It's a pain in the bum getting out here to check in. Probably a good thing in some respects. Sounds like Bas is doing really well with his weight and everything :)

Sarah - sounds like you MIL's gift was a hit. What a great idea! It's great once you have kids because it makes presents for the grandparents really easy. Mum and Dad will be getting framed photos all the time ;)

Fi - I hope you got an ok tax return. I am still waiting for fricken centrelink to send me my group certificate so I can get mine done. Think I will have to call them. I will come and pick up Jo's money at some stage. I keep forgetting about it!!

Nell - awwwwww so cute with Matty's kisses!! Gabby lurrrrves kisses too. She does the open mouth thing and sometimes tries to slip in the tongue, LOL.

Scarlett - good to hear your voice is coming back. I lost my voice for a while last year and it was near impossible to control the kids. I was amazed at how much I must use my voice! The little ferals ran rings around me for a couple of days, LOL. Sounds like Emily is enjoying her food. Oooo I can't wait until Gabby can start tasting new stuff! She is soooo not ready for solids. Ah well... another couple of months...

For those that asked, the photos I got yesterday were through the mob that does the photos @ the hospital. They call at 4 months to offer a free sitting and a complimentary photo. I think it's then done at 8 months and 12 months?? Not sure. I am surprised I got offered the sitting as I didn't buy any of Gabby's newborn photos (I didn't like them). Not complaining!

Gab's arm pit is all healed again. Once I put some sudocream on it, it seems to go away. I guess it's just nappy rash but under the arm. I will just have to be even more vigilant when I dry it.

We are meant to be at Mum's in half an hour but I can see that it's not going to happen. Gabby didn't sleep for very long last night so I am rather tired. I should be sleeping while she is now but she normally only has a short nap @ this time of day so there's no point. Knowing my luck, she'll be down for another 3 hours :roll:

Hi Girls

Zola - Yay on Bas doing so well. LOL at Felius hiding the catalogues.

Sarah - How is Zander doing?

Fi - I hope the witch doesnt cause you any more problems, nasty woman! Karma will get her in the end!

Nat - I hope that you are all getting better, horrible having sick people!

Kayla - I hope that Phoenix is getting better now. Gastro is horrible, Hayley had it too but at 11w, its the worst!

Nell - Its hard picking pressies isnt it! I am finding it really hard this time around and wait until he gets older its even worse. Too much choice I think.

Scarlett - Amazing that Emily is doing so well on solids. You must be rapt!

Tanya - So you make Dad hold bubs for needles too! I am glad I am not the only one. You can keep the -1, I am having enough trouble here with 3.

Trish - I hope that Tehya starts sleeping better for you! Maybe sleep school is the way to go for you! I hope Brandon has a lovely party!

Deb - How rude that they restrict your photos! I know that you will get amazing ones anyway.

Hayley is still being amazing, apart from about 2hrs last night when DH decided that she could go down early, only for her to wake up an hr later, told him but he wouldnt listen, so I made him do everything and told him that would teach him for thinking he knows better than me.

Shannen did a brilliant letter, it was only allowed to be one page and even that was enough to make me cry! My Dad will be amazed, she wants to be as brave and strong as him and wants him to be proud of her! Thankfully she is back at school today!

I rang the Family Assistance people yesterday as a friend told me that she got the $600 bonus yesterday. Thankfully I rang them and they worked it all out on the phone for me, it helped that DH got his tax done and the money in the bank already. So anyway, I get my money on Monday, including the extra $150 for FTB B, so I am rapt!

Its lovely to have the house to myself, but I have a friend coming over later and she just drives me nuts, hopefully she wont stay for long, although knowing my luck it will be all afternoon, grrrrr!!!

Well, I am off to clean again, trying to get everything organised before my Dad comes home next week. The girls are back at netball tomorrow but have gone up a grade, so I have one at 9am and the other at 10.55am, very annoying, thankfully I only live a few minutes from the courts but they have changed some of the later games to 11.40am at the indoor centre which is 15 minutes away.

Okay, now I am raving....very tired this morning.

Catch up again soon

Dinky - I hope your friend doesn't hang around for too long. Yay @ getting some money! Will a shopping spree ensue?? ;) Hope you manage to get the house nice and tidy. Shannen's letter sounds fantastic! I hope she wins :)

HAd to laugh at Felius hiding the catalogues as well Zola! If Aaron was here to get them before I did I'm sure he would hide them too!

Framed photos are definately the go here as well & my sisters are stoked with that as well as obviously the grandparents! I got the phone call as well from the people that took the newborn photos as well even though I didn't buy them. How did Gabby's sleep go this morning?

Zander is going really well Dinky. Still spewing heaps & heaps but we are getting that checked again on Tuesday. Other than that he is a very happy smiley baby now, laughing all day long at everything! BTW what is the $600 bonus?

Went to the Target sale this mornign, what a bust!! The place was a mess, the layby line was huuuge & from what I can tell heaps of stuff was sold out. Still, I bought a funky Tommy Tippee bath toy, a Winnie The Pooh colours book & a Disney ABCs book with CD. I also bought Aaron a Simpsons game, he's collecting them - so far he has Cluedo, Trivia, Monopoly & another one I think!

OMG, just looked at the TV at the wrong time (I'm watching/listening to Birth Day on Foxtel), I am soooooo glad I didn't see the epidural go in cos I think I would have spewed & passed out. it's gross!

Deb - Good news is that my friend never turned up, and didnt even call to say she wasnt coming! Grrrrr! Oh well, knowing her she will think that Monday she can come all day and tough, we have Optus here in the morning and then we are off to do some Xmas shopping, we hope!

Sarah - Great news that Zander is doing so well! I hope you get some answers on Tuesday and that the spewing slows down a little. The $600 bonus is a one off payment that you get from Centrelink at the end of each financial year, although I only got $204 for Hayley as she is only claimable for 3 months, but if you get family tax benefit B then you get another $150 as back pay, so that isnt bad really! You can give the family assistance office a call and see if you will get it, but you have to do your tax return first!

I hope that Target has some stuff left on Monday, if not then it wont really matter, just talked DH into taking a sickie so that he could come shopping with me. I am sure that the girls dont believe the Santa thing, but arent game to say anything, yay!!!!

Will catch up again soon

Sarah - bummer about the Target sale. I have avoided the place like the plague. From working at Kmart for so long, I loathe sales. Having no $$ also helps, ;) Great to hear that Zander is doing well. Some babies are just chucky babies, I think. Gabby has her days where she will spew a fair bit but she doesn't normally chuck very much. I am pretty lucky there! Little Zander will probably grow out of it soon enough.

Dinky - good on you for getting your DH to chuck a sickie. I try to get Neil to do it every now and then but he just refuses. He's not one to take sick leave unless he is really crook. Fingers crossed that Target has the stuff you are after.

Gabby had a shocker last night and only slept for 5 hours (I know that sounds blissful to some but she used to sleep 10 hours so it sux for me!). I brought her in to bed and fed her still wrapped. I have never tried feeding her whilst lying down so I was surprised she fell asleep. I put her back in her cradle as I don't trust myself to not roll on her and she slept for another couple of hours (thank goodness!).
I just fed a few blokes some bacon and eggs this morning. Neil sold his pool table and had to call in reinforcements to move it (it's made of slate so it's reeeeally heavy!).
Neil has gone to the footy and left me a little bit of money from the table for some "retail therapy". More like bribary so I would let him go!! LOL

Oh Deb - who cares if the money is bribery? Take it and run! lol. Did you get to the shops? So you did manage to sell the poo table in the end - excellent news. Hope Gabby has a better night for you tonight.

Sarah - the DVD you made sounds great! What a fantastic idea. How is Zander going? Some days I think Matthews vomitting has slowed down then he has another really bad day with it. Nowadays if it's not vomit it's slobber, there is just so much of it!

Fi - did you manage to get that lump out? Fingers crossed to get a decent tax refund.

Dinky - lovely to hear from you. I hate it when friends don't come around when they say they do. Oh the bonus sounds good, have fun shopping!

Kayla - lovely to hear from you as well. So sorry to hear that Nixee has been in hossy. Hope she is better and that the rest of the family get better soon too.

Nat - fingers crossed that black cloud has lifted from your house too. lol at Jacob sneezing then laughing - what a cutie!

Hey Zola - sounds like Bas is going well and great idea on moving the pc.

Bought Matthew a jolly jumper today, popped him it in and omg he loves it! What a great thing to have, he never stopped moving up and down. We haven't been doing so great on naps during the day, but am hoping this tires him out a bit! Even if it doesn't - it's fun for him. He has also started doing the pelvic thrusts when he is on his back - that is the funniest thing to see!

Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend. :)

Ok going to try for the mammoth post and rememmber everybody.

Nell, for Tehya I got Leap Frog "touch and Tug discovery book" and the " Counting Pal caterpillar" I also got her one of the big padded disney story books. In Kmart I got her a Care bears ride on bike, it has a bottom on it so that it can rock and has a surround for the seat so little ones can use it earlier. Very cute. Oh yeah, a Cabbage Patch doll too :) matthew sounds like he loves his JJ, fingers crossed it wears him out for you.

Deb, I agree with Nell, who cares if the money is bribery. It's been a long time since Mark has handed over $$ for me to have fun with.

Sarah, Granparents love getting stuff like that. Only problem for my parents is that they are now asking for a new wall to put all the pics on, I think I've over killed the idea. I thknk Brandon's reflux continued for the better part of the first year. Sorry to tell you. Even now if he has a spew it's like the exorcist.

Fi, hopefully your lumpy BB has settled, hurts so bad hey. Fingers crossed for a lumpy tax return for you :)

Zola, yay on thte computer move, now you can chat with us more often. How's Bas going? Sounds like he's still growing nicely.

Dinky, I called up about the bonus an I'm eligible too. YAY!!! Pity I won't be allowed to spend it. Into the bank it goes. Oh well abit more towards the house. Have a great time shopping. Hope that Hayley is doing well too.

Nat, hopefully everybody is getting better in your house. I bet when your sick you don't get nursed, always the way for the poor mum's. LOL at Jacob laughing at his sneezes. Tehya laughs at her farts sometimes 8-[ must tickle her bottom. Oh yeah and she ususallly sneezes in sets of 2 or 3.

Kayla, sorry to hear that Nixee has been sick again. What was wrong with her? Gastro is the worst, Tehya had it when she was in hosp with pneumonia, poor chook, everytime she had a coughing fit she'd poo herself. And the smell, PeeeYuuuu!!!! Fingers crossed for you too that she is on the mend. How are you feeling?

Scarlett, yay on your voice coming back. I agree with you too on the needles, much harder for us. Sounds like Emily loves her tucker. I tried Tehya with a little rice cereal last nihgt and she gobbled it up.

Tanya, I usually get Mum to come with me for the needles and get her to hold them. She was busy for the last ones so I had to do it alone :( Have you worked out what's wrong with your wrist? Hope it feels better soon.

OMG, I think I did it. Did I forget anyone? I think it has taken me the better part of 30 minutes to catch up.

Tehya still isn't sleeping any better although we did get a half decent nap both yesterday and Friday afternoon out of her. I tried her on alittle rice cereal last night and she ate it up. Thinking she is probably ready for solids. She loves banana, I sometimes give her a little bit when I am having one. Went out to raffles on Friday night and took Brandon along with me. We won 2 meat tray so I'm happy with that. Went out last night too to a gf's adult toy's and lingerie party. Had a great laugh and brough myself a Hustler G string. Couldn't go home with out buying something.

Have Brandons party today. Hopefull his friends turn up there. I still have to pay if they don't show so fingers crossed. Better go and get organised.


Take care
Trish

Hi Girls,
I've been sick the last couple of days. I think it was sinusitis... my eyes were burning and I had headaces in my forehead!! I woke on friday night feeeezing cold! I ended up sleeping onthe couch cause wato was too hot from cuddling me (trying to warm me up). Stayed in bed most of the day yesterday and am feeling much better today :) . Thankfully no-one else has it ...yet.
Had my nephews 10th bday party on Friday... we all put in and got him a bike... one of West Cost Choppers (looks like a harley) funny enough the bikes name is Jesse James... that's my nephews name. Not sure what his dad thinks of it but I think he'll like it. He's a biker... not sure what type of bike he has, I think he built it himself...? Mean looking think it is! Not a big fan! too many loved ones have come to grief on bikes.

I'm not going to do personals... I need a wash, I haven't had a shower in three days 8-[ ... well I had a short bath with Emily last night but that doesn't count!

Tanya

Sorry to hear that you've been sick Tanya. Ad yucko on no shower for 3 days. I thought I could smell something stinky around here ;) Hope that you are feeling better real soon.


Take care
Trish

Awww Tanya, sorry to hear you have been sick. It sounds like it was pretty horrid. I hope Violet behaved herself while you weren't feeling the best. That bike you got your nephew sounds really cool! We want to get Gabby a motorbike when she is bigger. Her cousin has once that her Dad painted pink so we are hoping that Gabby can "inherit" it once she is too big to ride it.

Trish - good job on your mammoth post! Yay @ winning 2 meat trays at the raffles. Meat is so bloody expensive these days that it's like gold - definitely worth winning. Sounds like Tehya is interested in solids. I was tempted to let Gabby have a taste of some avacado yesterday but I managed to resist the urge. LOL @ the G-string. *wolf whistle*

Nell - LOL @ all the slobber. It's amazing how much they produce, isn't it? Sounds like Matty enjoys the jolly jumper. You have inspired me to try Gabby in it once again. It has been a few weeks so perhaps she will actually jump in it this time rather than just dangle, LOL.

We ended up at a friend's place yesterday. She has just found out that she is preggo with her 2nd so it was all rather exciting. Lots of baby talk! Gabby was sooooo good all day. She had a couple of naps on their bed and played happily when she was awake. Just one of those days when things run smoothly. She slept 9 hours last night too so no complaining here! I didn't end up going shopping yesterday so I am hoping to get to kmart today. I am going to have a look at a few things for Gabby for Christmas but I am going to try and resist putting too much on layby. I hardly ever get to kmart so laybys there are a pain in the bum. Plus, I know how laybys get treated in that place. I betcha they lose mine!

Good luck with shopping tomorrow Dinky & woohoo on DH having the day off with oyu to do it.

I'm hoping Zander grows out of the reflux soon Deb, Christy said once that Matilda spewed as she was crawling leaving trails behind her :shock: Not something I'm looking forward to! That's great that Gab had a good day yesterday & made up for her bad sleep the other night. How did you go at KMart? Did you get your retail therapy done?

Zander's going well Nell, yeah we do have some good days with the vomitting, but very rarely. We generally go through an absolute minimum of 4 bibs a day - lucky we have heaps!! Aren't the pelvis thrusts hilarious! Zander likes to do it when I'm changing his nappy. Yay on the Jolly Jumper too, Zander has not quite figured his out yet.

LOL at your parents asking for a new wall!! I'm already prepared for the reflux to go on for at least a few more months. Our Dr said he'd grow out of it by 14weeks, but then again he also said Zander would be born at just over 7lb ;) YAY on the solids, are you going to keep her going on them now or was it just a try? How did Brandon's party go?

Oh no at being sick Tanya, hope you are on the mend now. LOL Trish at being about to smell you too!

We're all good here, well except for our pool filter dying which has cost us $850 to get a new one ](*,) Nothing is ever easy is it *sigh*

Sarah - urrgh @ the pool filter. It's always the way, huh? My friends little boy who had reflux grew out of the vomiting as he had more and more solid food so hopefully that will be the same for Zander.

It's absolutely pelting down hail here atm. SOOOO glad I am not out at kmart right now! Neil is up the street tho, hehehe ;)
I had a look @ the scrapbooking section at kmart... big mistake! Of course I walked out with some paper and other bits and pieces.
I got myself some new bonds trackies (sooo comfy) and some photo frames. We finally have a picture of Gabby on the mantle! About time.
I put some peek-a-blocks on layby for christmas and a leap-frog catarpillar that has numbers and sings songs (very educational). They were probably cheaper during the sale but at least I didn't have to queue for ages.
I don't think I will take Gabby next time. Even tho she had just had a huge sleep, she was sooooo grizzly and annoying. Also, people have no idea how to get out of the fricken way of a pram!! Grrrrr.... I got road rage in the shop I reckon, LOL.

I so know what you mean about people not getting out of the way of prams, actually I think some of them deliberately get in the way! Yay at your purchases, sound slike the retail therapy was good :) Which Peek-A-Blocks did you get BTW? We got Zander the train with them on it & my sister has bought him the Incrediblock thing which looks very funky!

Hi guys,

My head is too muddled with all the stuff on here, mummy brain and oerload from posts, so I dont think I can say much other than everyone sounds like they aer doing pretty well!
Jenna will wake up any minute, she has been a shocker over the last few days for sleeping and feeding at night. really annoying.
I'm getting $3k back in tax which is awesome, and my BB has settled down. Finally!

Fi

Deb - sounds like you have done well at Kmart. We got Matty some peek a blocks as well, can't remember what sort...glad you've got a good scrapbooking section, our Kmart one is pretty crap - very disappointing

Sarah - KWYM on the bibs! Aren't the tie up ones a pain?! I have visions on Matty crawling and leaving trails behind him as well - lovely!

Fi - hope Jenna is okay and gets some better sleeps in soon. Yay on your tax refund, I'll be happy with that myself!

I'll finish replies later, little man needs tucker

I hate hate hate the tie-up ones Nell! But the ones over the head are worse I think, Zander hates them though not me LOL! Just looked at Matty's site & he's such a cutie, what a great smile! I think though that the very first photo on his sitehe looks much much older.

Yay at your BB being better Fi & a nice tax return. Bumma though that Jenna hasn't been sleeping & feeding so well at the moment.

Weeeelll I just had a nice 1.5hr nanna nap & it was great :D Feeling very refreshed so I might do some scrapbooking tonight once Zander is in bed. I've half done his mini album (BTW Nell, have you got yours yet?) but I really want to start on his big albums. Got lots of things coming from ebay in the next few days for them as well :D

Sarah - thanks for the comments of my little man. I'm not sure IKWYM about him looking older? Oh dear have I put a photo in the wrong album? I haven't got the mini album yet as I have decided to try my luck at winning it at auction. So now I am watching, ready to pounce when the time is right. Love the nana naps - wtg! I am almost giving up on bibs as they never catch everything, I end up changing him completely anyway.

Tanya - hope you feel better soon. Forgot to tell you about Matty and his sippy cup, he went well with it - didn't get alot of it but he did grab with both hands and drink it so that's great.

Have update Matthew's site.

The first photo of him smiling on the Babies Online part of his site Nell. Sorry, didn't explain myself real well did I.

Off to work again today which I am sooo not looking forward too. We had a bad night last night - let's just say from when I went to bed at 8.30 until about 12.20 I had ot get up 9 times & it didn't get much better all night ](*,) I'm going to be dead by this afternoon!

Sarah - yay on the Nanna nap yesterday but boo for your crappy sleep last night! I could see by the time of your post that it probably wasn't a good night :( I hope you go ok at work today. The peek-a-blocks I got Gabby were the alphabet ones? It was around $50. I am hoping to get some of the other nifty toys that go with them for her birthday.

Nell - love the new pics of Matty. He is just adorable. I love that one of him in the cot with his arm and leg hanging out, LOL. So cute! That's a bummer that your Kmart doesn't have a good scrapbooking section. Maybe ours is just as bad - I was just excited to see some sort of scrapbooking stuff all in one place. I bet I will be there every week now! LOL

Fi - YAY on your awesome tax return! I am hoping for a similar amount but I doubt I will get that much. Last year mine was so high because I had to pay 10% of my wage to an agency so I got it all back as union fees. Very cool! Sorry to hear that Jenna is being a little miss!

Neil has the car today and the doofus forgot to take the pram out of the boot for me. Even the hug-a-bub is in the car so I am literally house-bound. Not happy Jan!! It looks like it's probably going to rain anyway but I hate feeling stuck iykwim?

Gab is going through a really cruisey stage atm (I say that because I know it could all be different tomorrow). She has 3 naps a day. She wakes up, has a feed and a play lasting 2 hours, gets grizzly, I wrap her, put her in her cradle and she slowly drifts off to sleep. Sometimes I will have to pop the dummy back in her mouth a couple of times. But she has been having at least an hour each nap. It's great! Of course, she will probably have a growth spurt or start teething next week so I am not becoming complacent!
I put her in the JJ again last night and she had a blast. I took some pics and will put them on her site. Only thing is, I think I put the darn thing on backwards, LOL. I just assumed that the logo would go on the front. So have a good laugh at my expense, LOL.

oh gotcha - you mean he looks older than he is, #-o , takes awhile for things to sink in around here.

oh no at your night. Hope work is okay for you.

It has been so long since I posted, life just seems to fly by.
I'm glad everyone is well and no bubs are causing much trouble.
I am sitting here waiting for my girl to wake up, I had high hopes of going to my parents...so I could sit and do nothing. lol. But as usual she decides to throw in a big sleep.
I have just typed up my resignation letter for work, as I had to go on maternity leave at 3 months. It seems sad but oh I'll get over it :D
Deb: Hope you are entertaining yourself at home, at least the weather is yucky.
Fi : Hope Jenna is being a good girl for you
Nel:The pics of Matty are gorgeous, we bought a sippy cup yesterday I am now thinking that there is going to be water everywhere.
Sarah: Glad that Zander is sleeping well, hope you get to your scrapbooking tonight.
Well the girl has woken time to hit mum and dads
Bec
Oh we have started to sleep through the night yeh.I finally said to Nick 4 days ago, that he had to share the night feeds and he agreed, low and behold that is when she started to sleep all night..grwlll

LOL Bec - that's always the way! Maybe you should have threatened for him to do a night feed weeks ago ;) I hope you have a good time at your Mum and Dad's and get nothing done ;)

I have just been pottering around. I did a mountain of dishes because einstein here forgot to buy dishwashing powder last week ](*,) Mind you, I only washed the dishes that can't be hidden in the dishwasher until I get a chance to go to the supermarket when Neil gets home.

Gab has been asleep since 12pm. She woke at 2pm for the dummy and went back to sleep. I decided to make a cake without a recipe so it will be interesting to see how it turns out. It seems to be rising really lop-sided. Hmm... it may just have to be a cake for the dog, LOL.

Havent been able to get out the door.
Grizzley head here is screaming for no reason.lol
Everytime I pick up the nappy bag she does the bucking bronko move and screams.
LOL at the dishwasher Deb, I couldnt work out why ours wasn't washing all that well and I found 10 forks and some dodgy washing tablets. #-o
Hmm the mysterys of our home.
Bec
Hope your mothers group went well. already getting anxious about mine in about 5 weeks. lol

Oh I am so posty today
grumpy just did poo's =D>
I think it has been in the pipeline for a few days.
Maybe we will be happy now

LOL Bec... YAY for Eliza's poos!! =D> \:D/
LOL @ finding all that stuff clogging up your dishwasher. Any wonder it wasn't working!

Hi All,

Thought it's about time we dropped back in for a visit. Have been quiet lately :D

Kristanna is doing great. She is now 3 months and 4 days old and turning into a cheeky ratbag already.
She's full of smiles and is trying hard to get the laughing thing happening. She also spends quite a bit of time trying to sit up now and can hold her head up extremely well. Such a cutie :D :D

Hope everyone is well, happy & healthy.

Mark - good to hear from you. It sounds like Kritanna is doing really well. YAY for reaching the 3 month mark :) Gabby tries to sit up now too! I call them "crunches". She is trying to build up her abs!! ;)

Hi,

LOL Deb, Jenna must have a six-pack brewing! She does them all the time, especially in the car seat.

Bec - hopefully it was the poo Eliza was getting cranky about. Jenna hasn't done any today, and the last couple of weeks have been 3-4 a day. Very odd......

Mark - sounds like your bundle is doing really well. Doesn't the time just fly!

Sarah - hope work went OK today, specially after that horror night!!! Dont you just hate it when they are like that? Just when I think missy is getting predictable, she throws a spanner in the works.

Nell - I have to go and look at the new photos now. All looked - Matty is very cute! Any more teeth popped up?

Arrghhh - she is waking up. There goes my surfing!

Fiona

Hey girls and bubs,

Deb, how did your cake turn out? Was it just for the dog or did you eat it too? LOL at Gab building up her abs. It sounds like they're all doing it atm. Tehya does her sit ups too.

Fi, funny how you notice things like how many poo's they do hey. Tehya still goes atleast once a day. Now that she is on solids they are becoming much more "interesting"

Bec, hopefully bub settled down after her poo. If she hasn't been for a while that's what ws probably upsetting her. Did you end up going to your parents house?

Sarah, how was work yesterday? I did you end up doing some scrapping? Hows Zander going?

Nell, LOL on Matty getting his water everywhere. I brought Tehya a sippy cup a few weeks back, haven't got it out to use yet though. I'm sure that he will get the hang of it soon enough.

Mark, sounds like Kristanna is going gret. It's true time does fly when you have a little one. Before you know it she'll be walking and talking.

Tanya, hope that your feeling better. How's Violet and the rest of the girls going?

Nat, Dinky, Zola and Kayla, hope that you are all doing well and bubs are going great for you.


Not alot has been happening around here. Noah is going great guns on the TTing. Takes himself to the loo most of time and will even get up and take his nappy of if he needs a wee - he still wears a nappy to bed , just in case. Tehya is up and down like God knows what. I have never seens a baby or anyone for that matter change their moods so fast. Look out when she's a teenager. She will be happy and laughing one second and the next screaming her head of, followed quickly by laughs and giggles especially if I take her nappy off.

She chats away heaps more althoguh her conversation seems to have changed IYKWIM. Before it was alot of squealing and now more chatting. Her teeth are still giving her grief, chewing on anything she can get near her mouth and dribbling like a mad woman. I have started her on solids and she loves them. The first night I gave her around a teaspoon of Farex and she gobbled it down. Now she has around a tablespoon and I put alittle mashed banana in it and she eats it all. Fusses if I don't get the spoon back into her mouth fast enough. Little guts. I give it to her at night time, hoping to fill her belly up that bit more and make her sleep better. Doesn't seem to work that way for me though. Oh well. Makes for nice nappies :)

Have a great day all.


Take care
Trish

Needles very soon *waaaaah* I tried to convince mum to have the day off & I'd work for her, she said yeah I'll have the day off but you have to change his appointment cos I'm not going! Big meanie LOL!

Work was good Trish. I was super busy which was great otherwise I would have fallen asleep at my desk! Didn't get any scrapping done cos I decided to go to bed, I should have stayed up though cos I was up & down anyway! Woohoo at Noah's TT, sounds like he's going really really well. Yay also on starting solids, I think we're still a few weeks off that just yet.

LOL at Kristanna being a cheeky ratbag already Mark, I think Zander is well on his way to being one too!

OMG at finding all those forks in the dishwasher Bec, didn't you notice them missing?! Yay at sleeping through the night - we had a week of it & now same old same old!

LOL at only doing the dishes that couldn't be hidden Deb, that's a good idea, I like it! How did your cake turn out? Lopsided doesn't mean bad tasting, my cakes are always crazy shapes but still taste gooood! My post at 6am Deb - that was after being up for just over an hour :shock:
Sounds like Gabby has read the baby manuals finally - sleeping, playing & eating as she should!!

As for us, last night was a bit better - still up heaps, but he is sleeping now & has been since 6.00 so all is good. As I said, needles at 11.30 this morning. We are seeing the Dr as well for a few things - reflux, not crying tears yet (ECHN is worried :roll:), sleeping (I think it my be time for a referral somewhere) ummmm there was something else but I can't quite think of it at the moment :-k Ah well I'm sure I'll remember eventually, probably just after we get home again LOL!

Sarah - yep...sounds like a plan with getting a referral to help Zander sleep. Honestly, I can't believe they wouldn't give you one in the first place! I got into our day-stay really easy. It goes to show how it is different in each state/council area! LOL @ trying to convince your Mum to take him for his injections. I just booked Gabby's for Friday. I figure that way Neil can take her for a bit on Saturday if I don't get any sleep over night.

Trish - the cake turned out pretty crap. That's what I get for not following a recipe. Neil decided that it tastes like chocolate bread, LOL. Yay for Noah getting the TT down to a fine art. It's amazing when they just suddenly "get it"! Ikwym about Tehya's conversations changing in sounds. Gabby's have gone from squealing to talking too (though we still get the odd sqeal and she thinks she is sooooo great!). Sounds like Tehya is loving the Farex! Pity it doesn't make her sleep better 4 you :(

Fi - did Jenna end up doing a poo? Gab did hers overnight again. She still slept from 9:30pm-7am tho. I am thinking she must have done the poo as she was waking up. I will be happier when she goes back to doing it during the day tho. I am just waiting for her to wake up then I will feed her and pop around.

I have figured out how to get Gab to laugh. I have to snort like a pig, LOL. She thinks it's a crack-up. I don't get a laugh every time. I have to wait for her to be looking directly at me then suddenly snort. She loves making me look like a twit.

LOL @ Looking like a twit Deb!! Violet doesn't make me look like at wit, she just cracks up if I smile at her...? LOL @ your chocolate bread... I mean cake!! LMAO!!

Good luck at the Drs today Sarah, Sounds like you might be in there for a while.

Trish, Yay at Noah's TT, sounds like he has it down pat!! Emily did a poo on hte couch last night!! LOL... I went in to give her a drink of milk and she is going.."YUUUCK! YUUUCK!!" LOL. That is the fist time she hasn't gone to the potty in a long time.. oh well, lets hope it doesn't happen again.
Sounds like Tehya loves her food!! I am going to start Violet on lunch today... either pears or sweet potato.

Bec lol at your poor old dishwasher!! Did Eliza settle after her poo?

Nell, Matty is such a sweety!! LOL @ him hanging out of his cot, and his cheeks are so red!! More teeth??

Mark, great to hear form you, How is Jess?

Well I am still a bit under the weather...but now Wato is sick too!! I think Emily was sick for a while b4 I finally picked up on it. SHe has a rash on her bum and down her legs and a big ulcer on her tounge... so I took her to the Dr just incase... she has a virus and it's nothing to worry about...PHEW!! I am not going to say Violet is fine, cause if I do she'll get sick!!
Turned her car seat around last week... she loves it!! She was doing the push up thing you are all talking about so I decided she didn't want to lay down all the time. She love watching the road... must be like a big telly!! LOL.

Tanya

Hey Deb,Just took a peek at Gabby.... Geez she is Chubby!! Look a tthose cheeks... so pinchable!! CUTE!!

Tanya