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Hey Jen- I have 6 brothers and a sister....I got 2 girls...... Glad your playgroup went well and hopefully it will cure your lonliness,
Yay on the Mac Mel.
Kaz......yayayayayay on ttc
We went to the lactation day stay today and i feel better about things and have managed to work all feeds/expressing to less than an hour:)
Must update my ticker tonight but got to get Olivia to bed first...then feed becca...
Mel - she's so cute! little girl!!!!!
Jen - yay on the playgroup, it makes a difference.
Von - how are you travelling up there? Hey, I'll be in Brissie after NY - would be great to catch up
Mel - which mac did you get? I love my macbook :) Just takes a little getting used to switching between mac & pc but all good!
How was that storm yesterday? We were driving home from work, down Wellington Road and not too far from Springvale Road (like, 100m) when something near the traffic lights got hit by lightning! It looked like a street light or summat - really weird. And then the hail hit.... Decent hail for a change!
DH was at home with a sick Pip - ear infection in one ear, fluid in the ear on the other. So I'm home today with whingey child. Least Pip was interested by the hail, he stood at the window watching it with interest.
Anyhows, I'm off to cuddle & change sick boy. Have a great day all.
Good Morning!
:pMel there is hope for me yet! Wow you come from a big family! Glad the LC was helpful - did DH stay with Olivia or did she go with you guys?
DIs - Good on you with a new computer! At least you wont dissapear when you have this bubba like last time!
Kaz - Poor pip, the little thing is under the weather again? He cant seem to shake it can he? I hope it is starting to clear for you both.
Us - Going out for our 6th wedding anniversary tonight (not til the 7th Dec really but our babysitters, BIL and SIL are going away!) to a lovely resturant we have been to before many years ago before marriage! - the degustation menu awaits! Woo Hoo! We will put B down then shoot off! He slept for bugger all yesterday after the stinky ice cream van woke him - but he slept in till 7am this morning:D
Have great days everyone xxx
Yayayayayayayay - last day at work *does the last day at work dance* :)
Mel, what a big family you have! Must be fun when you all get together :) Glad the LC helped. I remember when Ben use to feed for almost an hour EVERY time he fed. He was a guts though!
Kaz, just got a basic iMac but totally love it already. We had an eMac so we're not new to Mac, but six years is a long time in computer world and the difference in speed and ease is amazing!
Poor Pip. Hope he's feeling better and not too clingy for you today.
Jen, yup, will be able to stay in touch this time and not go MIA. I'm seriously in love with my computer, even turning it on and booting it up takes about 1/8th of the time the old one used to! We've also started editing all the Ben DVDs we have, transferring them from mini-discs to normal DVDs at long last.
Have a lovely dinner with your DH. Nothing wrong with celebrating early or late. DH and I went out for dinner in November for our first anniversary and in September for our 2nd and our anniversary is actually in October :lol:
Feeling GOOD today! A bit breathless and hot but nothing will ruin my good mood today!
Hi ladies,
Kris, it sounds like things are going well for you. You are doing so well!
Kaz, yay @ ttc, good luck :) .
Yeah, I have used sign language for a little while with her, just really basic signs, I don't know that many. I only know it from work, we use it with the children with special needs to make life easier for them. It has been good for Lil, and she still uses the signs now even though she can say the words too now.
Poor Pip sick again, I hope he gets better soon.
DG, you must be getting to the stage of your pg where you're getting over everything now! At least it hasn't been all that hot yet this yr.
Glad to hear Ben's sleeping better for you now :) .
Jen, glad the playgroup was fun! At least now you have somewhere to go to get out.
Thanks, I'm pretty proud to say we are now fully bf. After such a tough time with Lil, I was dreading going through all of that again. And yep, I think 6wks is the time when it gets easier, it did for us anyhow, Lil got the message Liam was hanging around, Liam figured out night time was when you sleep and bf got easier all of a sudden!
Happy anniversary! I hope you have a lovely day and dinner.
Mel, happy to hear that the LC helped you, I hope things get easier. I know how hard it can be :( . And Becca is gorgeous!
Ok Lil's up, goota go.
Good Evening ladeez,
Friday night dinner was great, just so amazing to go on a date, although of course Beau woke up as soon as we left but SIL and BIL just let him whinge for 20min and he dropped back off!! Isnt it hilarious? He never wakes up but the minute you walk out....they wouldnt have rung us anyway just delt with him themselves, bless.
Been a pretty quiet weekend around here- DH away on a golf weekend so B and I just chillin' out around the house. Went for a walk this morning to the local shops up the STEEPEST hill ever - nearly killed me! Kept "checking" on Beau as an excuse to stop and get a breath ;) He has been pretty good for me, must have known mummy needed some down time, had two big naps Sat and Sun and has been pretty fuss free.
DH came home this afternoon swearing he will never leave us again, I am sure when I jumped him when he came in the door(B still asleep) was a nice welcome home too!
Ok better go, hope everyone having a nice weekend.
LOVING maternity leave and it's only my first day!!! :lol: So far I've done four loads of washing (including the bedding for Ben's new big boy bed that we STILL haven't put him into) and Ben and I have been to the park. This on top of the usual stuff of feeding, changing and feeding AGAIN a toddler - and myself.
It's a brilliantly sunny day here - a lovely start to summer!
We had a good weekend, family visits (us to them) on both days to both sides of the family. Ben is finally starting to enjoy playing with his cousins. I have a feeling that him and his next oldest cousin (a boy 10 months older) are going to get into a lot of mischief when we go camping together at Christmas! They're already showing signs :lol:
Jen, glad you had a lovely night out! The one and only date DH and I have had since having Ben was for our anniversary this year. We went kinda early so he wasn't asleep and he was having so much fun with his Nan and Aunty I don't think he even realised we were gone! :lol:
I best be off. I want to do a few other things before trying to get a bit of a nap myself. I'm hoping Ben will have his usual 3-4 hour nap :) Happy first of Summer everybody!!!
Hi ladies,
Well, it's gone all quiet in here again.....I guess with chrissy and babies and all, everyone is busy, busy, busy!
Jen, glad to hear you have a good time at dinner. I can't wait til our kidlets are bigger and easier to look after so mum will look after then for longer than a few hours! I haven't had anytime alone with DH at all since Liam was born :(...
Sounds like you're going to get fit living up the coast now, what with all that walking! LOL.
DG, glad your mat leave is going well so far. Don't tire yourself out too much!
Us, well, a fairly quiet weekend. Just went to mum for the night saturday night, to let DH get some sleep after a few night shifts, then a 1st birthday sunday, which was lovely. Lily had a ball!
I'm feeling a bit run down and over the mummy thing the past few days. I need more than 30mins to myself! But won't be getting that anytime soon, so I just need to get over it! Ok gotta go , Liam's calling.
Oh Kel, do you have anybody who can take Lily and Liam for a few hours? I had mum take Ben this morning and went and had a pg massage. It was absolute heaven! Then I did some shopping. My goodness, I didn't realise how much I missed shopping without a little one to entertain/feed/change! Had an absolute ball! I also did the grocery shopping while eating an ice-cream cone, something that is impossible with Ben demanding half of anything mummy has and 'helping' in the shops :lol: I feel like a new woman!!!
Hi Everybody...
Just got back from playgroup (which is going very nicely thank you!) - there was another little boys 3rd birthday and there was chocolate cake which Beau of course tried to eat like cookie monster which was disaster! He has been such a crank the past two days, especially in the morning which is weird. I think I am going to try and put him down earlier in the evening (than 7:30pm) cause he still awake at 5:45am anyway so maybe he is tired still thats why he is so cranky???/
Kel - I think you are doing so well, dont blame you for getting a bit over it. Totally normal. You will have to get DH to take the kids for a morning or arvo if you can leave some EBM for Liam and go and do something for yourself. You are considerate of DH going to your mums so he should do the same for you!! Going out to dinner was amazing, you appreciate so much once you have kids!! Love dressing up too once in a while - feel like a sexy woman not a yoghurt/vegemite covered mumma.
Dis - What about you with your domestic duties! Are you still on a roll there? Let us know how Benny boy goes in his big bed too. How good you got to have a massage and some retail therapy! I got a surprise tax return last week and am trying to decide what shopping centre I am going to one weekend (solo!) to spend some of it - cant wait!! You must feel great not waking B up of a morning now - how are his sleeps adjusting?
Hi everyone else - hope you are all well x
hello ladies :)
Just a quick one, you're all doing so well!
Us - well, Pip's been ill again, I've been ill (I'm actually in bed writing this) so not much happening here. Haven't even put up the Christmas Tree yet, and I'm usually making everyone help me on Dec 1.
Ahh well.
Have a good week all.
Jen, domestic duties? No roll going on there! I've hardly done anything the past couple of days. I had my niece and nephew here yesterday - aged five and two - and that was exhausting. My back is letting me know about it today too. At least Ben had fun playing with them all day. The house is a pigsty and I have no energy either.
So bloody hot here again. Another air-con day and I'm even considering driving to the in-laws for a swim. We've decided to pull our pool out so we're letting it rot in all it's green glory until we can get a pump to drain it. Hopefully that will be this weekend, but there is a long list of things I want to get done this weekend - including painting Ben's room. Yep, it's STILL not done.
Stay cool everybody!
Hiya ladies,
Well, I have managed to get both kidlets asleep at the same time for the first time is ages! And I needed the break, I'm going crazy. Lily's sleep patterns are all over the place, she's been really unpredictable. Some nights she's waking once or twice, some it's 4-5 times. Some mornings she's up at 5am, others it's 6.30, this morning it was even 7am!! She hasn't slept in that 'late' for I don't even remember the last time- ages! So I have no idea what's going on from day to day. She's still going to bed at the same time, between 6.30-7.30. Still having 2 day sleeps though times are a bit erratic depending on when she wakes, all up she usually sleeps between 13-15hrs a day, which is normal for her age. But I jsut wish it was predictable. She is teething again though, getting her 2yr old molars. So I think that's what making it so bad at the mo. Hopefully when she gets them that will be it for the bad sleeping and she will start to sleep through, or at least better!
She's been really good lately. She is understanding sooo much and helps me with little things for Liam, like getting nappies and stuff. She's a little parrot and says anything we do, it's very funny at times!
DG, no I don't really have anyone to take the kids, mum will for a couple of hours but for me to relax, I would want at least half a day, kwim? It just wouldn't be worth if for 2-3hrs, I would get home probably tidy up and then sit down and it would be time to go and get them. Plus with Liam bfing, its harder for people to look after him, though he takes a bottle easily enough. But I really hate expressing, very lazy I know! And again for a few hours not worth my efforts, I can't express much at once, so to get a whole bottle it would take at least a whole day.
Jen, glad to hear playgroup is still going well. LOL@ Beau with the cake I can just imagine it!!
I hear you on feeling like a normal person when you wear decent clothes and stuff. I am in such a rut at the moment. I have no really nice clothes and hate how I look so even when I put on some nicer stuff I still feel frumpy. I hate it!
Kaz, I hope you're all feeling better. :hug:
Ok gotta go and have some 'lunch' (a bit late!)
Hiya!
Dh not home for another hour and I am in the spare room pretending to fold clothes while Beau watches a DVD...drinking wine and having chips too - so bad am I!
Kel - Oh Bless, it wont be forever mate, whats going on with Lil cheeky bugger! Have you tried her on one day sleep? Maybe she is having too much in the day , or used to waking after a short time in the day so thinks the same is true for night time? Far out - you are doing well to be putting a sentence together. It is a lot of palava expressing just for a few hours peace, but maybe, dont clean up at home and just go straight to a cafe or a movie? Do something for you? A manicure or a massage or something? You might be pleasantly surprised that it makes a difference? Hugs to you but xxx
Dis - LOL at Bens room needing painting- at least you have had a LONG time to pick the colour! Phew at your baby sitting duties, eeks! You only need to be on a domestic roll once a week I say anyway! Just cram it all in one day then chill! Yeah right! A/C on here today too - Beau just had a dip in the lake too - its filled with weed at the shoreline though cause of all the wind which is a bit yucko.
Kaz - Hugs to you and Pip being sick again. Hope you guys are feeling better and the bedrest is doing you good.x
Us - we are ok - Beau's fav word is "No" now, I kind of laugh cause its pretty cute, I made sure he was in bed at 6:45 last night and he woke at 4:15, 6 then 6;30 for real and seems happier today thank god!
xxx to all - have a great friday night xxx
Jen, once a week? I think I might be able to manage that! I'm finding that even doing the washing up is a bit much for me ATM because I have to leave forward over my belly and that makes me breathless and my back hurts! I don't think I got this big even at the end with Ben!
Ben doesn't say no, he says "Nup!" Hehe, that just shows how terrible his parent's slang/pronunciation is huh?
It's even hotter today isn't it? If we didn't have aircon, I think I would have gone to a shopping centre to hang out today!
Kel, I'm with Jen. Use one of those 3hr breaks to take in a movie or just vege. The housework is ALWAYS going to be there waiting for you and it's never finished anyway. Our house looks like a tip more often than not these days but I just don't have the energy to pick up Ben's cars for the 14th time in a day and we ALWAYS need to vacuum and mop thanks to the dog. I've just learnt to let go - and I do it so well :lol:
Maybe you should try cutting Lil back to one sleep during the day? Ben's now starting to sleep a little later and taking a more 'normal' daytime sleep rather than only being awake for a couple of hours before his morning nap. Stopping work is having some major perks!!!
The room is being painted!!! DH has been washing walls all morning and has almost finished taping up the alcatraves. Painting will start either today or tomorrow. Hopefully it will only need one coat too. Yay - I can move my boy into his big boy bed at long last!!!
WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lil slept through for the first time in about 10mths!!!!!!!!!! Yayyyyyyyyy :D Pity Liam slept badly :rolleyes:
YAY LIL!!!!!!
Jen - sounds lovely, that lake of yours. hehehe on the "pretending to fold" when there's nobody there to pretend to!!!
DG - I was like that with Pip, horrid isn't it.
Was reading "how to raise a happy child" today and it stated that a "good mother won't have a tidy house" :) I must be the most excellent mother ever!
(actually, I'm pretending to clean my closet but am lying on the bed with the cat)
We had a breakthrough! Pip keeps saying "uck" and "duck" and "ruck" and last night I worked out he's tyring to say "patrick"!!! He was pointing at photos of himself saying "ruck" and it clicked for me!!! Man I feel stupid, he's been saying it now for a couple of months!
We're on the mend, back to work and CC on Monday. Took Pip to see santa today but lots of crying :(
Have a great day all!
Ick what a foul day....DH playing golf all day and Beau only slept 25min - I just locked myself in the bathroom (and had a big cry after DH said he was going fishing in the morning) and DH put Beau to bed, only for me to turn off the shower and hear Beau crying (prob cause I do it EVERY night)...he is still whinging now, I am prepared for him to stay there as I have had a massive crank on my hands crying at everything since 12;30 this afternoon.....how will I ever cope with two? Sheesh, sometimes I feel like the nanny.
Anyhoo....Congrats Kel on Lil sleeping thru, at least you only had to juggle one in the middle of the night!
Kaz - Glad to hear you sounding brighter, LOL at Pip and trying to pronouce his name. Bless him!
Dis - Yay on the painting. Mmm life with toddlers and dogs = gross floor 24/7! I hear ya!
Discovered beau likes having his bare back tickled today, when I would stop he would say "gain!" :D
Anyway should go and show my face x