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ouchies, yikes on the eyes
Double uh-oh to Jac now he can start to stand on his own
And ta heaps for the sleep info, speaking of which, I'm sooo looking forward to an arvo nap. Woke at 2.15, and mostly awake since. Maybe 30mins in total since then, and that was after not going to bed til 11pm since my brother is in town for a conference for a few days - we had a yummy bbq&salad for dinner. Simon reckoned the marinated steak was heaps better than some of the $30&$40 ones hes had - I made the marinade myself :D
Oh and tomorrow is the 1yr anniversary of Toby passing... do you think I can get a half decent price for a flight down... (looking at near $500 for half decent times) apparently nearly all the others will be at my sisters "just coz". If only I'd been given more notice to be there :(
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Abs - Penny will know how much you are thinking about her.
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ta Jac
I've written a poem for her that I am about to send. The first letter of each line spells out his name (must admit I broke down into tears once I'd finished writing and asked Jen to review it):
To dear Penny, Tim and Jakey
On this day we remember a little
Boy named Toby. He was a light in
Your eyes that shone permanently.
January 2006 came and
Out of the blue,
His battery was damaged which
Now continues to burn brightly in all our
Memories.
Cherish those memories we all do for
Children make life so wonderful.
Remember him each and
Every day, this is what he would have
Desired.
In our hearts he lives for
Ever more.
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Beautiful abs......just beautiful
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that is really lovely abs.
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That is really beautiful abs. Thinking of you all today :hug:
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Abs that is a very special poem i am sure the family will cherish. I am sorry but i dont know who Toby is? was he a friends baby or a relative of yours?
Today i spendt 5hrs at hospital waiting to c a doctor for nixon. he is ok but it has now been a week since he has had any real solid foods or kept up the amount of liquids he should be having. he hasnt vomitted as much today but done about 8-10 dirty nappies.
she said he still looks ok in himself and been doing everything rightk, i just wonder how long this can go on b4 he starts to pick up.
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Yikes Nic, hope he gets through this, it really is dragging on
Um Toby is my nephew - my youngest sisters boy youngest boy. The April girls know coz I was keeping it within our group, Jan 23 (monday) last year he was being cared for by a friend of hers... Penny was sick and Tim had to go into work to help finish/sign off on a big sales deal... was the only reason he left them Toby was not quite 12 months old
Anyway he chocked on a bit of a sandwich - ambo's took a bit too long to arrive. Jill tried to get it out to no proper avail, and ambo's did manage to revive him. He woke for a little time on the Wednesday where Tim saw him smile and recognised him before passing out again.
Jen & I got a call Friday morning asking us to come down asap... we drove down on the Saturday, returning the following weekend. On the monday, or early that week, it was shown he was massively brain damaged due to loss of oxygen during that 10minutes or so.... he was put into paliative care, only being feed if he "awoke"... On Feb 23 he passed away
Oh, and since Tim got called home when the accident occurred, it was before the deal was signed - and the scum colleague left behind to finish it, even though Tim did most of the work, this bloke pocketed the entire sales commission. So he effectively went to work that day for nothing and something so unthinkable occured whilst away from home
Ona brighter note, they are expecting another boy latish May, but will be born early may since Pen is a Type 1 diabetic (like me). Spoke with her after I finished the powerpoint preso, to say something was on its way... apparently the others werent coming around, so sorta lucky I hadn;t booked flights
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Oh thanks for telling the story again Abs, and sorry to bring it all back as it must be terribly hard. Thats so terrible, gosh im going to be watching Nixon like a hawk now everytime he has a sandwich. I guess that was part the reason Jen was so upset when feeding Jordy in the begining and the fear of chocking? How is she coping with that btw now?
Thats a blessing they are expecting again, ofcourse it will not take away the pain for their lost son but i thik it will definatley help them move on and watch Toby's baby brother grow.
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nicers - are u realy stressed! i stress when charlie doesn't eat for a day (luckily he's that chunky that it wouldn't matter if he didn't eat for a week!!!) is nixon still happy or is he lathargic?
Abs - i so can't believe that was a year ago. hope your day was nice.
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Abs,
The 1 year anniversary for Toby has come around so quickly, it's great they are expecting another baby but of course that will never take away the pain, the poem you wrote is beautiful..I have never given Olivia a sandwich and Toby is the reason, , I'm so scared that she will choke. She has had toast under a very watchful eye...My thoughts are with you at this time..
Nickers,
About 3 months ago Olivia had gastro for 2 weeks, she lost 2 kilos in weight and would only take 1 bottle over the course of the day and totally went off solids, we took her to the doctors atleast 5 times over that period in panic but they always said keep doing what you're doing, we would give her gastrolite and water in a dropper all day to keep her fluids up, eventually it went away and let me tell you we nearly held a party with her 1st solid pooh..Just keep doing the pinch test to ensure Nixon doesn't get dehydrated..
Hello to everyone else!
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Oh dear so many sick bubs. Hope Nixon is on the mend Nickers. Holly is getting over a cold (well we all are) & still has a runny nose & last 2 nights has woken in a coughing fit but then had drink of water & back to sleep. She's fine though.
Sooz, did u manage to get one of the urine sample bags for Olivia?
Oh no on the black eye Mitch, hehe, funny bout war wound photos.
I felt soooo bad, I burnt Holly's mouth the other night, heated up some icecube vegies & put them in for bit longer, felt in middle & was fine, but didn't mix it b4 i did & gave her some of the outside, which was hot & she screeeaaammmed. DH heard her from in the shower, I used my finger to get out any left in there & poured water from a cup into her mouth as she was too busy screaming, how bad am i, doh. Luckily couldn't see any burn or blisters. I won't be doin that again. She was laughin at DH in the shower bout 5-10mins later though.
I've given Holly a half a vegemite sanga under watchful eyes a few times & only just recently toast. I did a short course in first aid for babies/kids (our private hospital mums group did) & they showed the best technique on how to dislodge food from a choking baby, so I guess I feel a bit more at ease in that sence, but yes it does bring back memories of poor kids/bubs who've choked & passed on. There was a young boy on the news quite a few yrs ago now when he wouldn't take his tablet for something so he eventually took it & was sent straight to his bdrm, however he then choked on it & died. Very sad & makes u scared thinking that it can happen. DH & I are considering doing the full first aid course together.
Abs that is a beautiful poem. It doesn't feel like a yr, but guess it was just when we were all bout to pop (well Jen in ur case) wasnt it.
Those who were after aft jumpers, did anything come up in an ebay or google search, eg: afl jumper kids.
Hope everyone is well, had a few pages to catch up on, can't remember what else I had to say though. :)
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morning ladies
ta for the thoughts again, and Nic, dont worry - the memories are too ingrained now for "having to recall em". I've also been doing that style of poetry (a message or words from the 1st letter of each line) for quite a while. It's not easy at first, but when it works its good and much more personal
But onto better stuff
Jordy is now "accidentally" standing at times without holding onto something. He will say stand in front of the shelves in the kitchen (pics of him pulling bibs and things off it in the latest set on his website), when he takes his hand off it that was supporting himself to then "help his other hand hold something". Tis sooo funny when he realises and reaches back for it. Sometimes can be up to 30 seconds or more even. Now to have the camera ready for when he next does it
Oh, something he has been doing for AGES now... when dressing him or changing etc, we'll usually give him something to hold - occupies him so doesn't roll on the table blah blah. We'll say "swap hands" when you need him to put what he's holding in the other hand so you can then put it up the arm piece... and he does it without fail
We have Jen's parents and a brother (who will be here later than them) coming for lunch today, her dad's 80th birthday. We'll be telling them about what is also happening in 4 weeks time. Needs to be kept quiet from her brother as he has a very big, though accidental, mouth, and works in the same industry as Jen - word would spread like wildfire if he found out.
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abs - thats great he swaps hands - after lunch i get the face washer to wipe charlie face and hands - i always say left hand - he puts it in the face washer - then right hand then his face, i will have to teach him your trick!
Well i have a little monkey boy!! - he can climb from the floor onto the couch then he climbs right up the couch! i have had to push it next to a wall now.
Charlie got a bit sunburnt yesterday - only on a square of his head - he must of got sunburnt thru the see through square at the top of the pram. we went to the wood, wine and roses - was a really good day - and probably as few too many wines!!!!! Gav and i take it in turns to drive so it was my turn to have some fun!
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Hello lovelies!
Hope everyone is doing well. Still recovering here - I think I'm just a tad run down and no time to catch up.
Well, finally figured out why Josiah has been an absolute horror! One of his eye teeth have come through. He's been such a nightmare for the last few days, preventing us from doing anything because of his constant screaming. He's been a lot better today though.
Better go, one of my brothers friends just got a beesting. She's not allergic, but they're all totally clueless
Bel
ETA - Happy 10 months to my boy!!
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that viewhole in the top of the pram is something we are aware of re sunburn Jac - hope you did have fun at the event.
We had friends visit over New Years - with 2 daughters - their younger is a little older than our bubs, and Aimee was definitely doing the same monkey thing. It was from watching her that Jordy learnt to climb up to stand on the couch etc. Never underestimate what these syphons of info can take in now adays :o
Glad you found out what was hassling Josiah Bel... what a relief that must be. Oh and Happy 10 months to him too
Well we had Jen's parents (and brother here for lunch) as I mentioned earlier. So before her brother arrived, we gave Jen's dad a Happy 80th card, followed by a Wedding Invite card. It read:
"Dear David, thanks for letting me asking Jenny to marry me
SHE SAID YES !!!"
He was stoked, and then handed it to Jen's mum. She already knew - apparently when I rang to ask him, he couldn't keep his excitement in check and she got it out of him !
Greg (her brother) found my notepad where I was scribbling different messages to put into it, and later asked if he had missed anythign this morning - we all said huh, whattya talking about, and later showed Jen that he knew. Of course I only found this out after he had left for work.
I'll need to do somethign about this over the next few days - grrrr
And later in the evening Jen spoke to her parents, and apparently her dad had one of the best birthdays ever :D
Oh yeah, back to Jordy ;) He woke from a nap at 10.30am... and didn't sleep ALL day. Would not stay horizontal. So we finally fed him a little earlier than normal, and whilst having his bottle in Jens arms around 6.15 (about an hour early), he fell asleep with the bottle still in his mouth. What a munchkin. Lights completely out. Didn't budge whilst I took him upstairs, put him in his cot and that was that for him
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Declan has taken his first steps he walks between his incricube thing to the couch it is 2 steps yay and he will also stand holding something like the remote or an apple in both hands and just stand there for well ages!
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yeah dEclan!!!!!! good stuff!!!! he's going to be gone soon!
