Kel, you should get that on video :) Love the ticker design!
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Kel, you should get that on video :) Love the ticker design!
Hi girls,
Wow we've been quiet in here lately! I guess everyone is busy with work and kids!
Mel, it's so scary when they do things like that huh? I was always scared Lil would do something silly when I was pg and I wouldn't be able to get to her in time.
Sorry to hear you're not feeling so good either. I hope you're feeling a bit better.
Kaz, yeah, I've tried to catch her on my phone camera, but I haven't been able to yet. And thanks I like my ticker too!! LOL!
Well we are doing pretty well the past few days. Lil and Liam have both been good, though Lily had an atrocious night sleep last night, she was up more than 5times. I lost count after that. Thankfully DH was home to help out and got up with Lily at 5am when she was up for the day, ugh! Liam's waking 3hrly overnight, which would be fine if I wasn't up with Lil every other hour! Sleep is a rare thing in our house these days! But other than that everyone is good. A quiet weekend, maybe going to a friends for a bbq tomorrow, but that's it.
Hope you are all well, and have a great weekend.
Hi!
Just a quick one! Things are going really well here! Ethans been such a good bubba...Louis and Dylan are a bit feral though - LOL! He's been sleeping in his bassinette now but is taking a bit more to settle down through the day - loves his cuddles with his mummy - might have to pull out the dummy soon!
We've had a great week - lots of shopping stuff - our couch got delivered on Thursday and dh picked up my treadmill yesterday - not that I've used it properly yet! We've had quite a few visitors which has been nice but have had a quiet day today...
Kaz - Wow at being full time now - that must be tiring - although I suppose you nearly were before! Thats great you're getting to spend time together though - bugger the housework - LOL! Pips sounds gorgeous - don't you love it when they speak in gobbledygook! It's such a great age - they love entertaining and acting like little clowns - anything for a laugh!
Disgirl - Thats great you don't have much work left - good for you taking a day off! Dylan throws tantrums as well...he just usually screams and says "no" to us (about everything these days! LOL) He also pouts and stomps off with his head looking down at the ground... I can't help but laugh when he does that though...
Kel - Hehe - terrible 2's??? Try 3's - Louis is so feral at the moment and answers back to everything...I think this by far has been worse than 2! But hopefully it will be a different story for Lily!!!
How cute with her trying to bf...
Hope you get some sleep soon! Wow at Liam still going 3h overnight...hopefully he'll stretch out his feeds soon...it can be so draining...does he have quick ones now? It's nice when you can get them fed and back down in 20min! Ethan's usually take about 30-45min now depending on how long to settle him if he's got wind...
Mel - Big hugs...hope you get some rest in...running is so not great when your p/g!!! Sounds like a fun bath!!
Jen - where are you?
Ok..better go and get some dinner organised! Chat later!
Yeah where is Jen....she hasnt been around for ages. Hope shes ok.
Kel- what a bugger about the sleep. Liam is cute in your ticker. Doesnt seem to have as much hair as Lil.
Kris- glad you are settling in and that Ethan is doing well. Shame the the other boys are doing the tanties.
Me- well I have had an emotional day, unfortunately I have a few more tears to cry. I'm bored, sick of waiting, Olivia wants me to play all the time and I dont have the energy and I feel bad, dh is working on that stupid car of his again and we never see him, today Olivia wouldnt go to sleep, then when I wound down we got visitors and the phone rang, dh didnt want what i was cooking for dinner and most of all....this baby isnt here yet!!!!! OOhhh I feel lighter already!!!!
The fun part of the day was i took Olivia down to the beach coz i was so bored, so we spent an hour or so there. Big tanties in the car coz she didnt want to go home. Its so hard to get a toddler in the car seat when they arch their backs and kick!!!
Not having any movement on the birthing front, so am just waiting.
Sorry for the me post...... but it feels good. Oh and fortunately I got money back on my tax, plus child care rebate and immunisation rebate and family tax benifit a...so I am officially loaded, which means more that $300 in my account! So I got some bassinette sheets and bonds breastfeeding singlets....and I might jump on ebay and shop some more!!!!
Well I can smell dinner cooking:) Thanks for listening
Big hugs Mel! I don't blame you for being emotional! Whats with guys and their cars/computers etc?? Drives me crazy as well! Dh doesn't have a project car just yet but he's been scouring ebay for one...I dread the day when he gets it!
Yeah at the refunds!! Always feels good - and kind of feels like "free" money even though you've already paid for it - LOL!
I'm sure bubs will arrive soon...
Well, kids are all in bed and house is tidy so I may have an hour or two of peace before Ethan wakes for a feed!
Geez, my Saturday nights are exciting! LOL! Chat later!
OMG!!!!!!!!!
My internet has been down for three weeks!
I just glimpsed an Ethan ticker - woah! I have to catch up - I am going backwards to read now!!!!!! AGGGRRRHHH i missed it!:doh:
LOL Jen, glad to hear things are ok, we were getting worried!
Hi Jen! Glad to hear from you! What a bugger you've been without a computer!
Look forward to catching up with you...
Just fed Ethan I'm off to bed...I'm sooo tired................
Wow Kris! Congratulations! You are officially the superest super mum of them all! And the way you announced it, so casual. You sound like you are doing so well, you are amazing. Congrats on your beautiful three little men and new little Ethan. Take it easy on the housework huh? Put us to shame you will!
Yeah thanks for the concern guys! My laptop fell and my wireless usb key thingi bent and its taken yonks to get a replacement so it was sudden and painful for me!! DH just said "Good to be back online? Ebay must have missed you!" Cheeky!
Kel - You sound to be doing well, other than Lil's disturbed sleeping tho, how cute with the bfing demo she does? That is ridiculously cute. Thats awesome your bfing is going well this time around tho.
Mel - Oh as I read thru I was hoping to read your announcement too. Not long yet lovely. You poor thing with DH fiddling around with his car, he probably knows he wont get too many opportunities soon. fingers and toes crossed for you!
Dis - LOL on your little chatty cathy there!I hear you on the tantrums too - Beau says "No no non noononononoon !" - Bens sound funny after the fact I am sure. You rest up and take good use of the sick leave girl!
Us - Just got back tonight from staying in the city and working last night, was horrible, I stayed at the house of the lady I worked for in her sons bed, and did not sleep one wink, being overtired and with anxiety, then had to be on a ladder at 7am again dressing Xmas windows. So so so tired now but had to come on here!!! Beau is great, I missed him enormously just for two days, Dh had a hard time putting him down last night as he wanted me. Aside from that, he is spitiing out new words all the time and is in love with all his toys and cuddles and loves sitting at the dining table on the normal chairs now for all his meals - I have put the high chair in the garage! Just bought him some aviator sunnies which I cant wait to try on him tomorrow - I am sad but all his Xmas gifts he has basically got already as I cant wait. Such a loser I am!
Hi to Von and Kaz too
Ok glad to be back!
Hi!
Jen - Thanks! Bugger about work...I can only imagine how much you would have missed your little boy! How gorgeous that he sits at the big table now! Dylan eats some snacks there but he likes to hop off and run around eating his food so it's the high chair for now until Ethan needs it! The sunnies sound gorgeous! LOl at giving Beau all his chrissy pressies already!! Mine are still on layby - better sort that out soon I suppose...
Last night was a bit harder, Ethan seemed to want to wake every 2 hours for a feed so not much sleep had...Cheeky bugger...Not sure I'll get a nap in today either as BIL and kids are coming around (and dh organised for them to come right at Dylans nap time - Soooo silly!) and then we're out to dinner for Dads b'day...Plus I have to do the deliveries that I was meant to do last week when Ethan arrived! Oh well...tomorrow should be quiet...
Hope you enjoy your Sunday's! Chat later!
HEy all...this might be quick depending on Olivia!!!!
Jen- glad it was your internet playing up and nothing else. I would mis Olivia too spening time away. Sounds like fun dressing up xmas windows.
Kris- sorry you had a bad night, hope you get some sleep today.
Kel- i forgot to say how funny Lil is with her feeding!@!! Today Olivia and I got her baby doll and put a nappy on it and the smallest jump suit. She patted it on the back then we put her in the bassinette...Olivia wanted to jump in there too!!!
Well I had a bad night again last night, I reckon I was awake from around midnight with these pains. Olivia was also awake 3 times, so I decided to get up just before 6am. At leadt dh and Olivia slept til 730...yay me time!!! After yesterdays effort of me in tears, I was really looking forward to sleep...oh well. I even cried when dh beat me at connect 4!!!
Today we are going to Southland....I am thinking of getting a twin stroller, or a buggy board, not sure but probably the stroller. We might go and have a look at fridges too and visit my folks. DH wants to spend the day with us.....I think he got my stinky mood yesterday!!!
Ok well have a good one, chat soon love melissa
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Hope Mel got her stroller!!!!!
Congratulations Mel!!! I just got the message as well! How exciting!!
I said it before but I'll say it again...
:dance:WOOOHOOOOO Mel!!! Welcome to the world Rebecca!!:dance:
Beautiful name too hun. I hope all went well.
Wow! Congratulations Mel on the long awaited arrival of your new beautiful daughter!
Hope you are all ok and blissing out on your new addition
Hi ladies,
How are you all...how were your weekends??
Ours was fairly quiet. Just the usual stuff, grocery shopping, cleaning, bbq at a friends house. They threw DH a little birthday party for his 30th. It was sooo lovely and thoughtful. We couldn't afford to do anything much for either of our 30th birthdays (which are only about 6wks apart). So they threw him a little party. I didn't know anything about it either and we were the last ones there. They did the whole 'surprise' thing and all! He got a footy geurnsey (sp??) and a CD. I must admit I am a little jealous that he has friends that are so thoughtful. I was upset when we got home, but didn't want to spoil his night, he was so happy about it. I don't blame him! I didn't get anything special for my 30th bday (woe is me!!). Mind you I did just have a baby 10days before....
Ok enough with the poor me!
We just went out down the street to get something to make for lunch, and to get some 'aahm' (ham) for Lily. (She loves a big slice of ham, 1/2 a small tin of 4 bean mix, chopped up cucumber and 1/2 a small tin of corn for lunch). She made me so proud, going up and down the stairs by herself! She's so clever!!
Jen, yeah I'm pretty proud to say that we've been bfing for 3mths now! And it has been exclusive since we left hospital, so I'm pretty chuffed with myself!
How exciting to be dressing christmas windows! Must make things prety fastive feeling for you!
Kris, I hope Ethan settled for you after his unsettled day. I must say though, that you really seem to take the hard times well. You always seem happy and positive about things. I always feel like s**t after a tough night or a day of screaming kids and I am sooo grumpy for it. I just can't be positive about it! And either DH or Lily usually cop the brunt of it :( .
Kaz, I see you have a new ticker, very cute, Pip has grown so much from your last ticker pic!
Ok someone is stirring from their sleep, must go....
Oh, first of all a big CONGRATULATIONS to Mel, her DH and Olivia on their new arrival :D
Wow, that's so cool...although it means I'm next! Yikes! I better get my act together.
Jen! Yay, you're back! Glad to hear it was only your internet playing up and nothing else.
Kel, How cute is Lil trying to bf?!?! Definitely get it on video :) Glad to hear that things are going better with sleep in your house.
Kaz, how's full time work treating you?
Kris, aka supermum :) I can't believe how much you're out and about doing with three kids in tow! I don't think I'll leave the house for six months once Twobob is here. These days I can barely get myself organised and it's just me and Ben!!!
Me? I've had a shocker. I managed to tear all the ligaments in my little toe by kicking my stupid BIL's cricket bag (left in the middle of the hallway at mum's - I can't see past my belly!!!). The doc said it would have been better if I'd broken it as it would have healed faster and less painfully :( I also have shingles which is not a pleasant experience. Ben is also waking up for THREE HOURS in the middle of the night!!!! Far out! So I'm exhausted beyond belief. My GP is worried about pre-natal depression but I think that's going a bit far! Next Friday is officially my last day at work and I'm counting down big time. I figure that I'll work about four of my remaining 8 scheduled days :lol: Maybe only three :lol:
Apart from that - all is well :lol: Ben keeps us laughing (except between 1am and 4am!) and repeats EVERYTHING we say. No more even 'light' swear words like bum for us!
Ooh, babies everywhere in here right now!!! :)
Good rainy morning!
LOL Dis at not saying 'bum' around Ben! Its Beau's fav word! Everytime I pick up the nappy wipes box he says "bum" and grabs his nappy! What a bugger with your toe! Silly boys and their sporting equipment! Cant beleive Ben is waking for 3hrs - you poor thing, you must be exhausted! Is he sleeping a lot in the day? I think wait and see with PND - I mean it is "post natal" you cant guess how you are going to feel or your GP for that matter. For about 6months after B was born DH and I were at such odds with each other and DH came out the other day and said he thinks he had it. I think we both did to be honest. We had a tough birth and both changed long term jobs at the same time. We just werent "us" and for him to come out and say it out of the blue - woah! We have talked about what is going to happen when we have another bub and hope we can stick together more for the next one. Things are back to great again now, at least we can discuss that time and talk about what went wrong.
Kel - Wow at Lily up and down the stairs on her own - what a clever girl! I think you should be super chuffed with yourself and the bf'ing - you are doing so well! Must be so great not to have to worry with bottles and formula and all that junk! Not to mention the benefits for Liam. Thats lovely that your Dh's friends are so thoughtful- I dont blame you for being a teensy bit jealous! Its tough when those things like b'days and m'days get forgotten about when a new bubba comes and its all hospitals and no sleep etc - thats when we need spoiling the most! I have asked DH for something super girly for Xmas - no DVD's or electronic or house stuff - something just for ME!! A nice card even or a letter if money is tight means a lot too - maybe drop some hints?
Us - Stinky rain!! Its so hard keeping B indoors! I have looked everywhere for gumboots too for him and no luck. Beau has started saying "again" or "gen" when we finish a book which is adorable! I cant deny him! So I end up reading the same book 4times over! He stirred at about 4:30 this morning but settled himself - he ate a lot of ham and chorizo yesterday so I think that might be the culprit! The only thing is his day sleeps are so so short atm - only between 45 and 1hr 15min - he is still sleeping nearly 12 hrs at night so I guess I cant complain - but it means there is so much more of the day to fill!!! How are everyone elses day sleeps?
Ok better go and get off the computer!