Glad you had fun Mel! I'm very excited...I took the boys last year and it was great! Bugger at getting a fine - I don't blame you though! LOL! Hope you manage a snooze!
Managed to get some bikkies made and some pressies wrapped today so I'm happy...Dylan and Ethan are asleep and Louis is doing a puzzle..I'm sure it won't last for much longer but I'm enjoying it! LOL!
Mel-so glad you came to a dicision with b/f remember it is not the end of the world if you have to switch to formula...With dd I put so much pressure on myself and she would just not latch on and if she did it was for a second until she pulled off screaming..so I decided I would express by hand for the next 13 months..ended up with RSI in both of my wrists..oh the things we do...with James there was no way I was going to do that to myself again and brought all the bottles and formula just incase...but thankfully he got the whole latching on thing..there was no way I would have been able to express for him ahving Natasha to look after as well...
jen-I wish I could have a day to shop alone lol....it is almost impossible to do the xmas shopping with Tash following me around....
Kris-how was the kinder orientation day????I can't believe that is is Natasha's last year of kinder next year....how did you find the other mums??? the kinder Tash goes to the mums are all stuck up and in the year she was there none of them have aknowledged me yet the all turned up to Tasha's party cause there were ponies...
mel-bummer on the fined..we are going today and I am stressing about getting wet since it seems to keep raining off and on
kel-Sorry to hear Lil is sick...James is always sick he has tonsilitas yet again but thankfully I have been able to keep the rest of the house healthy..although i feel i am getting a saw throat today
dis-How's Ben doing now? I hope much better..
Well we are going to the wiggles concert at 4pm today so have the kids down for a nap am hoping to go to the casino afterwards to see there christmas show I went with work and it was rather good the kids would love it..Am also hoping to take dh to the kings all you can eat buffet there he has been wanting to go for years now..I don't think his chances are good though because we have just had late nights everyday this week and the kids and myself are just stuffed....while the kids are having there nap i guess i should try making dinner so I have it ready for when we get home just incase...
Mel, I bet it's a weight off now you have made the decision to stop bfing. I know it was for me when I was feeding Lil. All the time it takes to express, bf, bottlefeed, sterilise bottles.....I wouldn't have been able to do that this time, not with Lily too, she's too full on. And you just don't have the time with two.
Glad you had fun at the wiggles!! Poo about the fine though!
Kris, my MIL isn't too bad, and she was staying at my mums so I didn't have to deal with her all day! I think I would have gone a bit batty if I had though....she did stay here last night though and came here and helped me with folding the clothes and washed up the dishes after dinner, so maybe it wouldn't have been so bad having her here!
It's always the way with being on your own with the kids, I always have a tough nights when DH is at work on a night shift. The kids sense it!
Hope you had fun at the wiggles too!
Von, wow, another wiggles concert-goer! Hope you had fun too, lol!! Hope you got your nap and night out too.
Well, we are all sick again...Lily is sooo generous with her germs! I have had a nanna nap with Liam this arvo cause I felt so crappy. AF is back already and today was my first day and I was just feeling soo off, and with a cold, yuck!! I still feel like I could go to bed soon too, so thats probably good, I wont be in bed at midnight, only to wake with Lil at the crack of dawn for the day tomorrow, not to mention that I'll undoubtedly be up a thousand times otherwise!
We had DH's work picnic today. It was pretty nice, a beautiful day. Though Liam got a bit sunburnt. I didn't put sunscreen on him, thinking he's too little for it (did any of you use kids sunscreen on your bubs when they were so young? Lil was really sensitive to it at his age so I couldn't use it on her. I haven't tried on Liam thinking he'd be the same) and that we'd just sit in the shade. Which we did mostly, but I guess the few times he was out in the sun was enough for his delicate white white skin! Poor little monkey's head is burnt. His hair looks like a halo when he's in the light cause his head is so red, LOL! Lily had a ball and ran daddy ragged! She's sooo full on. My girlfriend said she didn't realise she was so bad until now. It was nice to be acknowledged and to have people know how much of a handful she is for me especially DH! It's so hard to run after her with Liam too now. I tell people she's 'energetic', 'busy' and 'inquisitive' (read non stop, into everything monster!!) and they're like 'oh yeah so is....' or 'Oh well she is at that age' they just don't understand!!
Anyway, I'm off, might go to bed....
Kel, that is NOT Liam in your ticker is it? Bugger about you all being sick again! I won't be one of those mum's who say "Yeah, Ben is like that too" because he totally isn't. Sure he's energetic, but he's not into everything, isn't a climber or anything like your little girl is. Think of all she must be learning though
I put sunscreen on Ben from day one. I used the Banana Boat (I think?) rollon that comes in a pink roll-on thingy. Ben has sensitive skin and gets eczma, but we never had a problem with that. DH and I are as white as they come and Ben is almost translucent so we didn't want to take any risks.
Von, how were the Wiggles, did you have a good time? Did you make it to the buffet?
Kris, my DH works night so I'm alone with Ben from midnight on most nights. It's true what Kel said, the kids sense it. Ben seems to go through rough patches waking up right when DH leaves, but gets over it in a couple of days.
Did you guys enjoy the Wiggles?
Mel, good on you for making a decision about breastfeeding. I bet you're all feeling much better about it now Has Becka's bottom cleared up totally? Is Olivia enjoying having more mummy time?
Hi Jen and Kaz!
Us, we're doing better! Ben is OVER his allergy, although he still has dark circles under his eyes and has lost so much weight. We're going to have to work on building his little beer gut back up I think. We had my dad's family Chrissy party on Saturday and although it was nice, I didn't have as much fun as I've had in the past - it was far too hot (34) and I got heartburn from lunch. Ben got some good pressies though, but after he opened the first one and saw it was something to do with Thomas, he wasn't interested in the rest! Thank God I've got him some Thomas stuff for Christmas!
He's moved into his new room and his big bed and is doing really well. We cheated a bit for a few sleeps and I'd go in and lie down next to him, but last night and this morning he's gone down by himself! He even knows that that room is now his and if you tell him to go find something in his room he goes in there and not into his old room. For bum changes I tell him to go into the baby's room and he goes into his old room Couldn't have asked for it to go any smoother!!!
We're struggling a bit to get back into a routine though, his bedtime hasn't been earlier than 9pm since he's been sick. I'm hoping tonight will be much smoother and EARLIER.
I'm pooped after a morning at the park so I'm going to see if I can catch half an hour's sleep before Buster wakes up.
Hey All...
Just read thru everyones posts and caught up on all the yoghurt, breastfeeding and parking fine tales....no time or energy to post as I have a cracking headache and reading the computer screen is not helping!!
Love to all,
xxx
Hey All,
Jen- hope your headache goes away quickly.
Von- good to hear from you. Thanks, am happy about my feeding decision and now we can get on with things!
Kel- yep, he is a spunk!
Mel- hope you get bens beer gut back up. Poor little mite.
Kris- how did you go at the Wiggles?
US- well am quickly typing before Olivia wakes up. Things are getting easier...at times, but am enjoying it now I swaped Bec over to FF. Shes now drinking most of her 120ml bottle and sleeping better too. She so awake now and has given me her first smile yesterday after I was tickling her face and gooing at her...she was probably laughing at me!!!! She over her birth weight now, 3.6kg. We have all our appointments made for the hip specialist next month, so am hoping its all good. Her foot is also much better and we just have to keep on with physio.
Olivia has been sick. Shes on ABs. Her tonsills were all pussy and she was running a temp. I think she also may be getting the back molars, shes dribbling and has her hand in her mouth a lot. She also started biting down on stuff again....
Yesterday morning she wet through her nappy, so I striped the cot and didnt make it up. So by the time her nap came around, I put her in her toddler bed and shut the door. Well....what a horrible arvo we had!!! I could hear her in there playing, so after an hour I went in there and she was laying on the floor playing with my stethascope. SHe had done a poo, so I changed her and put her back to bed. With a firm "NO" she got out, so I put her in the cot and shut the door. She screamed and screamed. I was so tired and hoping for a nap, I put her in my room and shut the doors. She kept screaming and did the whole tantrum thing. She almost pulled the basinett down too. Eventually she got onto my bed and fell asleep at 3...usually her wake up time. We were both asleep til 5pm and she was So grumpy. I put her to bed a bit later last night but she didnt sleep til about 930pm. Thats why shes asleep now!!! I really want to get her into her bed, but I just dont know how and I'm not going through that again. Might have to look at getting another cot for Rebecca......
Anyway, should go see if shes awake, dont fancy another wet through!
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Has Becka's bottom cleared up totally? Is Olivia enjoying having more mummy time?
Thank God I've got him some Thomas stuff for Christmas!
Couldn't have asked for it to go any smoother!!!
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