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Just a quick one from me....
Kaz, hope you and Pip are feeling better, how cool him trying his name out. You must be proud as punch.
Kel- yay on Lils first sleep through overnight. hoping that you get many more and Liam cottons on....
Jen- Hugs to you. You'll be fine with two...
Mel- have fun painting. let me know how it goes with Ben in his big boy bed...we still havent moved Olivia, she needs the containment!!!
Hope kristies doing ok.
Us- well we are managing. I am still pumping and giving ebm EVERY feed. Back to the day stay tomorrow. I dont know how long I will keep expressing, just coz it takes so long to do the whole feed cycle and Olivia is missing out big time and is cracking it big time. Shes been very patient but I do understand why shes acting out like she does at times. Rebecca just wont take my boob. other than thats shes growing heaps. She sleeps ok but has a really loud ear piercing cry, so everyone knows when shes awake!!
Ok, better go....more washing to do and have to pump my huge boobies!!!
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oh wow Mel, that's so much work for you! Poor MissyMoo, she's doing so well.
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Hey Mel, I did that (bottle feed EBM) for 6 months with Beau and nearly lost my freakin mind! Dont know how you are doing it with Olivia too. Hope the clinic has some help:pray:
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my hat off to you jen....6 months wow. i suppose i could dothat without a toddler but i have one....oh i dunno what to do. i am pumping now and just got 130 mls from one side and have just as much grom the other...it would be such a waste.....
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Hi!
Sorry it's taken so long to post! Things have been quite busy! LOL!
We're going really well though...Ethan is just gorgeous and has been sleeping very well for me - no complaints!! I've just started getting smiles the last few days as well which are just gorgeous! Louis and Dylan have settled down heaps as well which is nice!
We had a huge weekend going to the local Carols on Sat night - just for a bit - they had free jumping castle and animal farm etc so the kids loved it and then we had a big day at werribbee zoo yesterday...
Had a few tears the other day after having a couple of nights of not much sleep at all but otherwise have been feeling pretty good...Dh has been amazing getting up to the 2 older boys, even though he's back at work now and so I only need to deal with Ethan overnight...He's also bathing all the boys - I haven't even bathed Ethan yet! LOL! So I'm very lucky I have such a supportive dh (as much as he drives me nuts sometime - LOL!) Makes up for not having much other practical help around...
Dylans being so gorgeous lately - his tantrums have settled (a little) and he's just surprising me each day with how clever he is! With Louis we were always teaching him the next thing but Dylan just comes out with it all on his own and surprises us (typical second child! LOL)...I got a shape-o from tupperware and he says circle, triangle etc when putting them in and all his animal words and objects..he knows basically all his colours now and is getting the idea of counting but hasn't got the words quite right yet...Most of his sentences are still a bit of gobbledygook but he did ask me to "open the door" the other day...LOL!
We've got Kinder orientation for Louis tomorrow - we're so excited! It's only 2 1/2 hours one day a week but I'm certain he's going to love it!! He's so ready for that contact with kids and also the stimulation from learning...
Anyway..Otherwise not too much exciting stuff happening!
Kaz - Yeah on TTC - How exciting!! Aww...how cute Pips doing a christmas concert! Sorry to hear Pip was sick again...hope he's all better now...
LOL on reading the book - it's great isn't it?? Hehe - I have a clean house but thats because I pay someone - LOL!!!!!
Aww sorry to hear he didn't like santa...gosh...I really must go and get the kids photos done...
Disgirl - Wow - not long to go now! How great you've finished up work! What a relief! Glad Ben's sleeping better now...
Yeah at a new computer!! Wow at getting a p/g massage and doing shoppign on your own - Bliss! Good for you!
Thats great you got Bens room painted! How exciting he's going into a big bed...I really must do some shopping - Dylan needs one very soon before Ethan outgrows the bassinette...
Jen - Glad playgroup is going well! We're going to start going to one next year...I can take all the boys and I can't believe how cheap it is!! Good luck with ttc a girl...having boys is nice too though! LOL!
Ooh Happy Anniversary!! Glad you had a nice dinner out!
LOL - I'm not that together at all I don't think...I suppose it gets easier in one respect when you have a few kids - you never knew you could deal with so much!! Are you really giving up your orgasms?? gosh...maybe thats my problem...hehehe!
Haha - definitely not a sex maniac either...although dh pestered me enough so we've already dtd...it's easier to keep him quiet sometimes...hehe.
LOL at thinking "no" sounds cute...I wonder how long that will last - Hehehehe. (maybe till he's 3 and thats all you hear?) LOL!
Big hugs on your tears...I hope you felt better after a cry...sometimes it just gets like that thats for sure! Of course you'll manage with 2!! Remember Beau will be a fair bit older than he is now as well when a bubs arrives which will make things easier....
Mel - Ooh I love your ticker photo - what a gorgeous little girl you have there! Look at all that hair!
Big hugs on the expressing...that would be tough...Hope the day stay helps...LOL - I'm with you on the ear piercing cry - speaking of which...I can hear one now...
wow - you definitely have plenty of milk then - LOL!
Kel - Big hugs..it can be hard when you don't have any "me time"...hope you can manage some time out soon...I agree with Jen though...dh should be able to have the kids to give you a break! Gosh - half a day kid free would be magic...I haven't had that time just to myself since before Louis arrived! Actually, I think I've only had one time since Louis arrived when I was p/g with Dylan that mum took him for a drive to see my sister and I was home alone for a couple of hours...other than that kid free time has been purely for a "reason"...hmmm might need to change that when Ethans a bit bigger! That sounds crazy now that I come to think of it...hehehe.
Yep...alone time with dh can be a bit difficult...our expected first night out child free is for the Pink concert next June! hehehe...hopefully something will come up earlier than that though!!
Sorry to hear Lilys sleeps so unpredictable...have you tried giving her just 1 day sleep?? Might help to improve her night sleeps? Maybe...? but who really knows...LOL! Just an idea though...Yeah at her having a sleep through!
You've just had a baby! You don't generally have the energy to dress up and feel gorgeous! LOL...I'm sure in another few months you will!
You guys are stressing me out with all your cleaning/housework - LOL! I suggest everyone just pick up the toys once at the end of the day and be done with it...otherwise you're going to do your heads in picking them up just for them to get them out again! hehe!
Ok...well enough from me...kids still haven't eaten brekky yet cos it's taking me forever to write! LOL!
Chat soon!
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Good Morning...
Hey Mel, no hat tipping required - its pretty tough going expressing for that long, I think only for a short time I was able to pump what you are so I understand when you say its a waste. Hopefully today will help you and Rebecca might attach better....
Kris - Nice to hear from you! All your boys do sound lovely, I wouldnt really mind having all boys but if we dont try TTC a girl, I wont ever know! Wow at Dylan and all his clever activities! What a clever man! Good on your DH for being so lovely and helpful, bless him I say! What a great dad. Glad Ethan is sleeping so well for you too. No harm in a few tears is there?!?
Us - Went and had my hair done yesterday and bought some Xmas toys from Kmart for Beau (A timber Ninky Nonk, some playdoh stuff, shape puzzles etc), he has a train set and some big trucks put away already too - I bought him a load of tees online on Friday from this amazing US website that I love and conned DH into putting it on his credit card :D So i felt better after a bit of me time, I have a trip to the city planned on the weekend for a nosy around the shops, which will be the first time since we moved up here so I am very excited!!! First fun day just for me since Beau was born LOL!
Hope every one is doind well x
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Well I hired the machine for another 5 weeks..... tomorrow I am taking Rebecca to a chiropractor to see if she has any adjustment issues. If things dont improve by the new year...i am going to call it quits. That gives her almost 2 months of boobie juice.
Good to hear things are ok with you Kris.
Ok i am k.o'd...think i'll go pass out of a quick minute before the little one wakes from her noisy slumber...or my boobs burst!!!
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Hi!
Good for you Mel! Hopefully things improve by then!
Jen - Fair enough - I think you need a girl to go shopping with! LOL! Good on you for getting out and having some me time...I'm sure your dying to go shopping in the city! Sounds great!
Had a big day really...walked to the mchn which is only about a km away but with the 2 boys in the pram and Ethan in the sling I was buggered by the time I got back! LOL! Had girlfriends over for dinner and dh was home on kid duty so was so nice to be able to relax and have a laugh. I made the most yummy choc brownies...they turned out sooo good! I was so surprised! LOL!
Ok..better try and get some sleep...I'm soooo tired! Chat later!
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Gosh Kris no wonder you were buggered after that trip! Yes very excited to go shopping - I am a bit of a solo shopper - especially when its for Xmas stuff, I have a 5 point plan of shops to visit and it will be a military operation! Just hope I can carry it all home (who am I kidding? I will be a sherpa but who cares?!) Good you got some GF time - brownies....mmmmm
Mel - The LC day stay didnt help at all? Sounds like a good plan anyway, sometimes giving yourself a deadline helps when you are doing long term expressing, kind of count down, makes you feel a bit better anyway. I cant imagine trying to pump with a toddler too! - I used to bottle EBM feed Beau, settle him to sleep, make myself something to eat and sit and watch telly and do it....it would be VERY different now! Most of the time he would wake up after I just finished expressing, it was extremely time consuming, but at least he got some breastmilk as you are saying for Becca, good luck with the chiro.
Beau is sitting on the rug watching the Night Garden drumming his fingers on his legs and looks so cute! :)
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oooh jen- we missed ITNG, coz I have the wiggles on..... The day stay was ok, it just gave me the opportunity to make sure I was doing the right positioniong and that she is latching on ok. She just isnt sucking right or for long. In that respect it helped. the midwife also suggested the oteo or chiro as she said she might have mal alignment due to birth and this may help....no guarentees though!!! its just good to get some support.
Kris- what a walk no wonder you were buggered. yum cookies.....
Well I have just bathed becca coz shes a massive chucker, now I have to change the bassinett sheets. I just walked over to the lounge...which i can see from here (open plan) to find Olivia laying next to Bec, under the A frame thing, with Olivas fingers in becs mouth, acting as a dummy!!! Although as soon as I walked over, she started pushing them in a bit hard.....trying to get my attention!!!
Well, better get moving.
Have a good day
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Morning..
Jen - I prefer shopping on my own as well...unless someone else is paying - LOL!
Mel - Glad the day stay was good...what a bugger she's not sucking properly...she doesn't have a tongue tie does she? Although I'm sure they would have picked that up by now...
How cute the 2 of them under the a-frame...it's good they're getting along well! I can't leave Ethan for very long on his own under the playgym or in the bouncer or he cracks it!! Another mummies boy I think...LOL!
Off for Louis' kinder orientation today - we're very excited! Have to wait for mum to get here to mind the other 2 boys...I'm just certain she's going to run late...she's a shocker when it comes to stuff like that...she's always late for everything and then ends up stressing out (and stressing me out)...oh well, we'll wait and see!
Enjoy your days!
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kristie i have been meaning to ask you....hows the house cleaner??? would you recommend her???
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Hey Mel, yeah she's ok..not sure if I'd recommend her...I'm not quite sure what you can expect from a cleaner but she doesn't really dust everything and doesn't clean the arcatraves (sp?)...She's nice enough though and it is definitely great to have someone coming in cleaning while I play with the kids! Might be worth looking through an agency...I'm not sure if they cost that much more and may do a more thorough job....not sure...
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Kris - with cleaning ladies, I think you really need to let them know your priorities. For my lady, I've given the bedroom high priority, with mopping the floors as a "must do".
We had a weird night where I had a huge tanty of Pip's to deal with. While he was ill, I let him eat whatever (bad mistake) and he reverted to drinking milk only. Now his tummy's paying the price - constipation. I wanted him to eat baked beans to get his little bowels working again, a bit of a flush out and an hour later, I won. Took him having a kicking, screaming, biting at me attempt for him to give up and eat - then he ate the entire tin! And it wasn't a teeny tiny tin either!!! Anyhows, it worked and today there were 3 pooey nappies :) Thankfully at CC so I didn't have to deal with them!
Kris - I like shopping with someone if they actually interact? DH may pay but in a bored, doesn't want to be there, doesn't actually listen or look or comment kind of way. Doh.
How'd the kinder orientation go?
Mel - how's little R? Maybe it is tongue-tie ... or maybe not?
Anyhows - I should go to bed. Night all.
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Hello All.....
Well we just got back from playgroup xmas party, what an exhausting time! There were so so many kids and all the younger ones Beau pulls and sits on and the older ones head/chest butts and tries to hug to death - he made a 3yr old boy cry!! None of it is his fault, he just doesnt know better yet, but its hard cause he is as big as the 3yr olds!!!:p
I hope he sleeps now as long as he did yesterday, 3 and a half hours!!! Woah! It was awesome!
xxx to everyone
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Hi!
Jen - Wow - sounds like a bit of chaos at the party! I'm sure he'll get the hang of being with other kids soon...Ooh I hope he has a big sleep for you as well!!
Kaz - Yeah, I think your right...the cleaners been this morning and I asked her to wipe down the arcatraves and she did...
Gross...I hate baked bean poos - LOL!
Ooh I don't like shopping with dh either for the same reason...also because he won't let me buy as much as when I'm on my own - LOL!
Louis' Kinder orientation was great!! The kinder is fantastic - the outside play area is so great - they have chickens and herb gardens and lots of play equipment...I'm very excited for him to go...it's only 1 arvo for 2 1/2 hours but he'll love it!
We're all good here...Ethans woken well and truly from his sleepy first weeks and is making up for it! Very unsettled and up usually once through the night for a couple of hours...I've been bringing him into bed with me cos otherwise I won't get any sleep! He's not liking his day sleeps either but he's having a good one now cos he's in the bouncer out in the loungeroom with all the noise...
Better go and get some washing out...it's a beautiful day here!!
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am listening to olivia in her cot, screaming like a cat and kicking the walls, all because she doesnt want to go to sleep but is soooo tired....oh its just got quiet.... and rebecca is sleeping soundly in my arms coz she wont sleep anywhere else. b/f is still a night mare...oh and shes not tongue tied, we had it looked at coz olivia was. my nipples are stinging and my boobs are huge. during the night my top was soaking so needed a change....bed sheets could have been too but not at that time of night. was up for bec at 1 and 5am, both taking an hour to finish and up for olivia at 4am as dh didnt hear her!!!
Rebecca has the worst nappy rash and screams every time i change her. Its bleeding a bit too. I wash with cotton balls and luke warm water and have put on sudo cream, sigmacort, pawpaw, bepanthan.....what else!!! She poos with every fart and grunt. Poor kid.
Have had a crappy few days with unsettled bubs, no sleep during the day. Managed to get Olivia out of her pjs at 1030 this morning, me am still in mine!!!
Am having second thoughts about having xmas lunch at our place with adams family. Just think im not doing grea and dont need the extra pressure. Although my sil mentioned to me that she had to do it when her dd was only 2 weeks old....gees thanks for the support!!! Plus I wasnt around then anyway. So am going to get dh to ask his mum to have it at her place. Then my mum rings me last night and suggest that my side and adams side have it together. I dont know about that. i find that a bit strange...does anyone else spend xmas day with both sides of the family at one sitting?
Ok, just needed to get that out....might go sleep.
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Big hugs Mel...
You and Becca don't have thrush do you?? We went to the mchn on Mon and she said Ethan has it...I"m going to take him to the dr for a second opinion though as the medicine doesn't seem that great...
We don't seem to have any symptoms but she said it can be painful for bubs and can give them a sore bum as well...also if your nipples are sore..?? Probably isn't but just a thought...We use desitin cream from the chemist...works a treat on the boys...
Ethan poos all the time as well...can't wait until that settles down! LOL!
For sure you need to offload xmas!!! That's silly to put yourself under so much pressure and who cares if your SIL did it with a 2w old...you poor thing...The last thing I'd be wanting to do is host xmas with a newborn...
In regards to sharing xmas with both sides...our family does but only when it's out our house...so when I hold xmas I invite Michaels family, if my SIL does it she invites her family... etc...works out well and of course we all know each other well by now anyway...
Hope you manage to get a nap!! I can't have day naps so have been going to bed by 9-10pm every night! Luckily the boys let me sleep in until 8am this morning...god knows what Louis was doing in all that time - probably keeping Dylan occupied cos he was still in the cot...I'm very lucky that way that they keep each other happy! LOL!
OK..Ethans waking...chat later!
