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Mel, Craig and I got ourselves a Wii for Christmas, aren't they fun? I'm getting a Wii Fit when I hit six weeks, if I get it before then I will use it and that's probably not a good thing so soon. I'm also joining a gym with my sister. I got fat after I gave birth to Ben - yep, put weight on AFTER I had him :lol: and I don't want to do that again.
I wonder how Kel is doing in the heat in Adelaide?
We're doing okay here. Last night was much better sleep-wise. Jared seems to have two four or five hour blocks of sleep during the night which is marvelous - when Ben sleeps too. Still having a few issues there with him going to bed and staying there all night, but last night was a vast improvement.
I've got my first MCHN visit today. I wonder if she will weigh my little chubba bubba again!
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Ok what do I do??? I just watched Olivia climb into her cot...with the side down, THEN she went to the end of the cot where the change tble is and proceeded to climb over the end of the cot onto the change table...Oh no!!!! I think the whole going into a bed is sooner rather than later. First its day sleeps, now this!! What next? Shes so hyper again today, wizzy dizzys in the lounge, jumping on her trampoline!!!
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Hi Everyone!
Oh you guys are funny with you Wii's! Let us know if they work for weight loss ok? My SIL/BIL got one at Xmas and one day their little girl had a sling on from too much Wii Tennis! (they are hypocondriac kids but!)
Mel - Far out Olivia is going nutso at the moment hey? I think she is needing the big bed if she can climb in and out of the cot anyway, just put something soft on the floor under the cot until then? Change table.....um move it away from the cot? Sorry! Not much help! "computer" is a big word to learn! O is having a hell of a growth spurt! My DH just does really long days in Sydney, he is looking for something up here but the jobs are in hot demand around the coast as you would imagine. It doesnt help that he doesnt enjoy it (the job) and is so in love with Beau, so its a bit of a struggle (leaving us).
Dis - Yes, please take it easy for a few more weeks! Good on Jared for those sleep blocks, thats great! Good luck at your appt! Oooh I know, poor Kel, poor Lily and Liam too - I hope where they are staying has AC, but I think they are having black outs now too.....yikes!
Us - Feel a bit lethargic today, went to the park with B and the dogs before and came back and had a shower I was so sweaty! Now sitting in our sunroom doing zip while B is kipping. B was much better with my mums husband this visit, I have been prepping him before they come "going to see Poppy and Nanna?" a thousand times and it seems to help:D
Ok back to burning the millions of pics off my laptop onto disc. Thrillingly mundane job!
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It's quiet in here ATM.
I've got a few minutes while Ben is watching Thomas and Jared is asleep :)
Jen, glad to hear Beau is doing better with his Poppy. This past two weeks has been awesome for Ben, he seems to have really come out of his shell and warms up to people really quickly now. We've had a million visitors as you can imagine and he is quite happy to talk and play with anybody who comes over.
Isn't this weather horrible? The forecast keeps promising days below 30, but then as the supposedly cooler days get closer, they change their minds! Would love a few days under 30! Ben is getting cabin fever. We went to the park yesterday morning at 8am just so he could have a run around outside. Any later than that and it's just too hot.
Mel, I don't know what you can do about Olivia! She must be a good climber! I'm so glad that Ben is still showing no signs of wanting to climb all over everything. He's too interested in chasing a soccerball around!
We've had some good days here. I think it's because Craig's been home over the weekend. Last night Jared slept from 11pm until 5am - what a champ! Unfortunately, Ben was up at 4am, but you can't win them all! I swear they're a tag team sometimes! Mum is coming out tomorrow morning and is going to stay for a couple of nights. Craig works a double shift on Tuesdays, so works Mon night, Tues and then Tues night which makes it a bit hard. Don't know what I'm going to do when I have to do it without mum's help as well.
Best be off. I think Ben needs a bum-change and I can hear Jared stirring. At least I got five minutes to myself!
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Hi!
Sorry I have been away so much...can't seem to keep up with much at the moment at all!!
Disgirl - Congratulations!!!! Sounds like your doing so well!! Fantastic news!!Wow - Jared sounds like he's doing great sleeping for that amount of time already overnight! What a good little bubba... LOL on getting fat after having bubs - I find it easy as well...I usually lose the initial weight and then start gaining again...it's called eating for energy - If I haven't had much sleep (always!) then I usually go for the junk food to try and boost my energy levels...doesn't work to well though but when will I learn? LOL! I've only got about another kg to go before I'm at pre-p/g weight but actually want to lose another 3-5kg to be looking good!! LOL! Then all I'll need is a tummy tuck to get rid of my feral stretch marks...
Jen - Hi! Sounds like all is good in your neck of the woods as well - I hope you dh finds a job he likes soon!! Ooh...I really need to do the whole photo thing as well...I haven't put any in albums for a loooonnggg time...another thing on my to do list - LOL!
Mel - Wow at Olivia climbing so much - have you tried just taking the side of the cot off (if it allows you??) Otherwise the move into a big bed will be a good idea. Dylans in one now with no hassles...although he does get up and knock on his door sometimes! LOL!
We're all going well...The boys are great...Louis starts 3yo kinder this week! Dylan is doing so well talking lots - he loves his dinosaurs (thanks to Louis!) and is saying triceratops and t-rex! Very cute. He's learning new words everyday and I can often have a little conversations with him now...He knows so much more than he lets on thats for sure!! Ethan is my little clingon baby...and I think is now going through a 12w growth spurt...he's feeding all the time and then ends up with wind - wouldn't go to sleep until 10.30pm last night! Then was up at 2.30am and 5am for a feed and is now up again - wtf?? Hopefully it won't last too long as I'll lose my mind! hehehe. He's so gorgeous though - he's settled down a lot in the last couple of weeks I must say...
Ummm...not much else for us...
Hello to everyone - will try and catch up on a few more posts later! Bubs has now woken...again!! Better go...Chat later!! xoxoxoxoxo
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Hi girls,
I am back! No time for personals or to catch up with posts. We had a godd time in Adelaide, though the weather was extreme, 46 degrees the first day we got there! Due to the weather we couldn't really do what we really wanted to, but had a good time anyway.
Liam is sitting and doing a catterpillar crawly thing, so cute! i start work this arvo, I'm excited, nervous and worried about leaving my little man for 4hours! I have never left him more than about an hour! And I only managed to express half a bottle.... Oh well, it's ONLY 4 hours....eek, my baby!
Lily is cheekier than ever, and is now saying 'MINE!' , OOOhhhhh, terrible 2's here we come! She has been sleeping really well while we were away, but I think it was because we all slept together. DH and I dragged the mattresses off the beds and put them on the loungeroom floor cause the ac was in there and it was just waaayyy too hot to sleep in the bedrooms! So lily slept like an angel! But made up for it last nigt....:rolleyes:
Ok gotta go, hope every one is well!
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Hello All....
Mmm much cooler here today...I even have leggings on, nice change after all the sweating! Everything is good here, Beau has been pretty settled the last few days, he is obsessed with the three yr old boy next door! He has sworn a lot to me imiating his dad though so I am not that keen on him playing with him! He has white blond curls and is always naked, he looks like an angel but isnt! Everytime we are outside he has his head over the fence so it is unavoidable! :rolleyes:
Kel - Glad you survuved the heat and still had a good time, sounds like Lil enjoyed the sleeping arrangements! Hope work was ok and separation from Liam was bareable. Beau says "Mine" too - I have consciously not said it to him ever..where do they get it from???
Kris- Hey I hope you are getting some more sleep with Ethan now- you all sound well, dont blame you not keeping up with much! How are you coping with all the washing? I only have B and I wash EVERY day!
Dis - Hope you have survived without DH the last few days and your mum has been a good help. Bless her coming to stay with you! I think Beau has been a little better with his shyness too - love little Ben, he is probbaly so glad to be the centre of attention now if he can, he will play with anyone who will play with him! Good on little Jared having such big sleeps for you!
Us - I think I am ovulating a few days after I think I really am, DH just wants to do it whenever and just get pregnant boy or girl! Needless to say we had a spontaneous DTD on Sunday after O...could be another little Beau on our hands he he
xxx
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Dang it is quiet round these parts......
Have had a horror of a day with Beau, we went to playgroup this morning for the first time this year and he had his shy face on which was Ok, but after his nap he did his semi-usual crying for about an hour after he woke up pooey....then was just a massive grump/clingon for the rest of the night and being naughty!!!! Agghh!!! Am working all day tomorrow so DH is going to have him all day.......ok my rant is over! There was a little 4wk old premmie boy at playgroup and it made me think of all the little bubbas in here! Ooohh he was so cute!
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HEllo hello....tis quiet in here, I suppose everyone is busy with bubs and niceish weather!
Jen- happy O day...hope you got lots of DTD in!!! So, DH is happy for either.....is he just clucky now? Have a great day at work.
Kel; glad you had a nice time away, shame it was too hot. Always good to get away though. Hows Lil going with her sleep? And Liam?
Hey Kristie- hows it going with Ethan? He must be keeping you busy as we dont see much of you around. Must catch up again soon.
Has anyone seen Kaz and Von?
Mel- hows it going with Jared>?
Us-we had agreat night sleep, Becca slept from 9pm to 6 and is back to sleep. Olivias day sleeps are still up the putt, yesterday she slept on our walk and woke up grumpy. Shes probably had 3 sleeps in the past 2 weeks. If she sleeps during the day now, she isnt tired til about 9pm, if she doesnt I struggle to keep her awake and she goes to bed 7pm if I can hold her out. Thats if she doesnt fall asleep at the table! Shes doing great with her words, stringing together3 to 4 words at a time. She has a huge vocab and now shes spontaniously telling us she loves us. It melts my heart. Shes constantly singing too...and squealing!!! Ok better go feed her some breakfast
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Kris, so good to hear from you! How did Louis go with kinder? Did your heart break when he went in, being so grown up and all? I'm sending off Ben's kinder application next week and it's already killing me...and he won't be going for another year yet :lol:
Kel, Geez, it's been bloody hot down in Adelaide. You poor thing! Glad you decided to stay indoors as much as possible. I can't imagine taking a bub out in this heat. It's not much better up here today, and tomorrow is going to be even worse :(
Jen, have fun DTD! Craig is keen for a girl next time, so we might have to be a bit more controlled about when we DTD. I don't mind, I'd be happy with three boys, but he was a little princess, who will no doubt have him wrapped around her little finger!
Urgh on the infatuation with the little boy next door. Would be much better if he was a good kid huh? We have a little girl next door to us who is obsessed with Ben and he just couldn't care less about her :lol: The poor little thing!
Mel, I can't believe Liv has given up day sleeps! That would kill me! How long does she sleep for at night? Ben only sleeps 9-10hrs so he definitely needs a long day sleep.
We've been good. Well, apart from my migraine on Thursday night - just after mum left! Grrrr... Craig had to stay home from work to help with the boys as I was good for nothing except being a cow and then going back to bed. Jared's poo has been green since, so I'm not sure if it was the panadol or something about the migraine that stuffed him up. Wasn't even worth taking the panadol since it does nothing!
Ben has been great. We can get nothing past him anymore, he doesn't miss a thing. He even knows Craig's routine. On Tuesdays, Craig works a second job and it's the only weekday where he'll come home and have a beer. Ben decided to help last Tuesday and when Craig got home, he went to the fridge, got out a beer and took it to his daddy! :lol: Not good with glass bottles, but still very cute! It's amazing how much they take in right now!
Gotta go, I have a lovely home-made hamburger waiting for me :)
Melb girls, enjoy the change in weather tonight!
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Hi girls,
Well, it's been a while since I posted. Time managment has never been one of my strong points! And now I'm working and studying again, it's proving difficult to keep up with it all! Must admit not much studying or house work has been going on....I'm only working 3hrs(away for about 4) but it's still thrown our little routine out the window! Plus I'm trying to make up for the time I'm away with the kids (damn mummy guilt!). Work is ok, been a bit bored to be honest, that'll teach me to take a lesser position!
Kids are good, they've both had a bit of a cold, but nothing major. Lily's sleep is out the window still. She's driving us insane. I don't know what to do. It has gotten a bit worse since I've started working too, so that makes me feel even ****tier about working. It's a double edged sword...She cried so much she spewed in her bed last night. We let her cry for 2mins then go in try to resettle her and go in after 2mins...usually she goes to sleep after 2-3 times going in, but last night she was sooo worked up. DH got her up and she was shaking and so beside herself. He let her go to sleep on the lounge with him then put her into his bed (a mattress on the floor in our room). She wanted me to sleep with her so I got in with her until she went to sleep and then went to bed myself with Liam at about 8.30! I'm just so over it all and it's wearing me down.
Sorry no personals today, I have stuff to do while lil sleeps before work!
Hope everyone is well.
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Kel, do you think Lily is affected by the heat with her sleep? We reckon that's why Ben is having such a rough time getting himself to sleep. His room is the only one that doesn't really get the cold air from the aircon. Poor little munchkin had a shocker last night - as did Jared. I'm living on no sleep today! Thank goodness for this cooler air and tomorrow is going to be downright chilly - woohoo!
Jen, I hope you guys aren't too close to the fires up there.
Are you Melbourne girls close to any of those devastated areas? It's so horrible I can't even begin to imagine how hard it will be for those close-knit towns to pick up from this tragedy :(
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Hi All....
mmm Dis I know what you mean - I keep thinking of the people who perished together and with their kids, imagining what their last words were and how scared they must have been - I grew up in the Blue Mountains of NSW and we came close a few times and its the scariest noise and feeling imaginable. Not close to it really up here but the lake has been submerged in smoke and we havnt been able to see 100m most of the weekend. I came home on the train on Friday night from work in the city and went though it on the train line and it was awful. Ok! Phew! I am glad its lovely and cool here too today, sorry you are on no sleep, I hope the boys have some big naps today to make up for it now the heat has gone. I wouldnt mind having all boys either, I say to DH we would be like posh and becks, just poor! (and you too Kris of course!) I wouldnt mind always being the princess!
Kel - Gosh you are copping it huh? Poor DH too - sleeping on a mattress. How are you guys coping? Must be tough trying to keep it together as a couple too when you are so tired all the time. Completely freaks me out too cause we had a hard time when Beau was young and it took us ages to get back on track as a couple. Hopefully you will get some rest soon and feel better about everything. Who is looking after the kids while you are at work?
Mel - Bless Olivia saying I love you!!! Oh I cant wait for the day!! B says it inhis own way, with a big cuddle and a pat on the back and a "awhhh" from him!! Wow at Becca sleeping from 9-6! You must have felt like a new woman! Mmm I think DH is conscious of getting older frankly! His 43rd birthday is on Friday (I am 33 this year) and he doesnt want to be having babies in his fifties I guess! He is ansty to have more (well at least one!)
Us - Had an extremely long work day on Friday (5am til 10pm) and its too freaky coming home up here on the train that late, and people 'forced' me to share my cab with them - I got home and burst into tears! To think I am a big city girl! Beau is changing a lot at the moment which is awesome, he said "mouse" on Saturday and is in love with going on the bus now which he hated before. He bawled for both sleeps on Friday for DH and has done it for every one since...why does he always come up with something every time I go out?????
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heys ladies, just popping by to say "g'day". haven't been too well lately but ya get that.
will come back and make proper g'days, read the thread in whole.
i don't get "i love you" yet but I do get smothered in kisses, he likes to kiss both sides of my cheeks for a while in the morning! Also a little parrot - have to be really careful what I say!
Jen - we're close enough to the fires, we're up in the dandenongs and there's a huge risk here - a stone's throw from a wildlife corridor that extends from the south to the north. my heart goes out to everyone affected.
don't forget to leave shopping until friday if you can, and shop @ coles, all profit going to bushfire appeal.
ciao lovely ladies.
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Hi girls, just a quick one as Jared's hungry.
Things are going well here. I love the weekends as Craig is home two nights to give me a hand. Usually I have bedtime AND mornings by myself which is a bit of a struggle with Jared still up twice a night most nights.
We had to go back to the hospital for another heel-***** test on Thursday. I managed to get both boys and myself dressed and fed and at the hospital for a 9:30 appointment! I was so proud you'd think I'd worked out a plan for world peace :lol: Jared's results for Maple Syrup Urine Disease came back elevated. We have to wait another 11 days to hear if we need further testing, but I'm not worried as he doesn't have any of the signs or symptoms.
Ben has been a star yet again. He now goes into bed and climbs in himself (his bed is high and he needs a stool which he was too afraid to use before). Then he reads one of his little Thomas books for a while before going to bed. Sometimes we read to him, but it's not always possible with Jared around and Craig often in bed at that time.
Anyway, they both want me so I'd better go and attend to at least one of them :lol:
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HEy Mel, good to see things are going well. Can I ask what is Maple Syrup Urine disease? Got to go...Livs opened the fridge and has the yoghurt
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Mel, don't you love that they can now open the fridge? Actually, once I put the Tim Tams out of reach, Ben's been pretty good :lol: It's even quite handy now that he can go and get his milk out of the fridge while I'm feeding Jared.
Maple Syrup Urine Disease is apparently pretty rare. It means that you are unable to break down amino acids and can cause some pretty serious damage. I'm not really concerned as Jared isn't showing any of the symptoms, but it's still niggling away in the back of my mind.
We had a great night last night! Ben went down to bed after I read him a book. I left him with his book and he went off to sleep by himself. Then, Jared was fast asleep by 10:30 after a pretty unsettled day. We were up once in the night for a feed and then back to bed until 7am with Ben getting up at 7:30. Much better! I even did the washing up and mopped the kitchen floor (with Jared in the Hug A Bub) this morning. Quite an achievement considering I've done basically no housework since the little one was born (or even before he was born actually!). The sun is even out at the moment after a week of rain. Don't know how long it will last though, I don't think I'll risk the washing on the line outside.
Happy Monday all!
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Yep Mel...I constantly have problems with the frige/freezer. Olivia is obsessed with peas and corn from the freezer so we hve had to put them up high, but now she stands there with the door open. Luckily its our new fride which has an alarm on it!!!
Good luck with the testing, must be very worrisome. (thats a word isnt it!!!)
Olivia didnt have a day sleep yesterday, so at the dinner table she was falling asleep. We got a little into her but she refused to eat so we got her a bottle of milk and put her to bed at 6pm. Well wouldnt you know it.....I got her out of bed at 730am. I was so scared she would wake up in the middle of the night. I went to bed at 10 and woke for beccas feed at 3am...back to bed by 415 (shes so fussy with her feeds atm, shes taking ages to finish), then I woke up at 730, got plenty of sleep coz I feel great!
Did I tell you I have lost 1.5kgs? I have my weigh in tomorrow, so am hoping I have lost a little more...my clothes feel looser and I dont feel like a blob! Better go, Olivia is trying to wake becca up......oh Olivia has been really hurting her sister. I think its attention seeking coz it usually happens when I say be nice to your sister, then 5 seconds later the poor little monkey is screaming. Yesterday she was really sobbing, so i got to watch Olivia closely.
Have a great day
