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Tonight Pip said "I want toilet" and sure enough, he did a poo! Very impressed!
Kris - your house is gorgeous and your hubby wonderful, I can't believe he handled all those kids! Yeah, Pip was a bit quiet cause he was tired, he was dropping off on the way to your place but then perked up :) Unlike Olivia!
Mel - glad her bump's gone down a bit, it was HUGE! She certainly did a good job on it!
Lil - you must be so busy, I can't imagine!
hey everybody....
things are pretty grim here - I have had two meltdowns since last night - the doctor said the ulcers arent related to the gastro but I guess a symptom of him being run down, he is in agonising pain anytime he tries to eat or drink and is whinging, whining and crying constantly - I dont know what's wrong with me but he has been like this with the gastro for 10days now and I have hit my sympathy limits I think - I feel awful when I get frustrated with him - I must be the worst mother ever! I hope its the PG hormones cause I cant stop crying and I let out a scream before....
AAAwwww- you poor thing, big hugs to you Jen. Must say I didnt stop crying in the first trimester!!! Hope he gets better soon
Big hugs Jen. I think it's a combo of hormones and having a sick kid. Last week I'm afraid I snapped at Ben a couple of times even though he was sick :( It was after three weeks of sickness with all of us though and I'd had enough! Unfortunately us mums don't ever get any time off!
Hang in there :) Have you tried giving Beau some Nurofen or Panadol about 20 mins before giving him something to eat? That's what we had to do with Ben and his ear infections. Otherwise the poor little guy couldn't swallow without pain :(
Hello....
Things are pretty much the same - he woke every hour from 7pm last night till around 11 when got up and tried to give him some panadol and milk and he slept till about 4? then woke again at 5 then was up at 6am. He only slept for 20min yesterday and I have just put him down now after going to the park so hopefully he will sleep a bit longer today.....
Dis - The nuerofen or panadol doesnt do anything really as they are open sores - I have tried smearing zovirax on the ones outside and have been letting him suck the tube of sm-33 for any relief - he is basically eating just paddle pops and tea at the moment cause its the only thing he can handle....Glad to hear someone else looses it occaisionally too - in between being incredibly unhappy he can still throw a cup of tea at the TV and destroy his favourite pop up books!! Ahhgghhh!!!
Mel - Thanks hon, I am glad to hear it could very well be my hormones, not just me going crazy!
Anyway hope everyone is doing better than us - I am on my own tonight as DH is playing indoor cricket...hope Beau improves:pray:!
Poor Beau, those open sores sound awful. Poor little mite :(
I'm probably doing better than you Jen, but it doesn't feel like it :lol: Ben is sleeping through, but J is up every three hours again through the night! He's also feeding every hour or hour and a half! Bloody hell, isn't he big enough? Yesterday we went to the park to feed the ducks, I fed J before we left, fed him while we were out and then fed him as soon as we got home as he was screaming for it. We were only gone for two hours!!! Craig and I have a running joke about his 'growth spurts'. He's had one every week since he was born. This is his 3.5 month growth spurt. Last week he had his 3.25 month growth spurt :lol: I'm thinking he's over 8kgs now. Crazy since he was in hospital for 4 days, you'd think he would have lost a bit!
Ben isn't much better at the moment. He's addicted to Vita Brits. Had four yesterday. Six the day before. At least he's eating Vita Brits and fruit rather than what I'm eating :lol:
Gotta go. Surprise, surprise, Jared wants a feed!!!!
Hello all, just a quick one...Olivia has broken out in spots. Dr thinks its a mild form of chicken pox....so Kaz and Kris, just keep an eye out on your boys for me, and maybe let the others who were there know. Sorry. Hope she had had it when we caught up. My niece had c'pox about 6 weeks ago...surely it wouldnt be from that! Anyway the spots arent crusty like usual ones, they are just little and red and are on her face and trunk.
ok....HAPPY MOthers day for tomorrow. Hope you all have a fantastic day.
Hi girlies!
Well we have all been sick here :( I have a tummy bug at the mo, soooo yuck! DH had it the other day, but only for the day, here I am 2 days later after having my head in the loo all day yesterday, I have been on it all day and still can't get off it! Luckily the kids haven't had that (knock on wood!!) but Lily has had a cold and snotty nose for aaagggeees! It just won't go away. Thankfully Liam hasn't had it and I'm hoping he doesn't get it!
Oh! A strange question, talking of noses...have any of your kids started (or have they ever!) sticking stuff in their noses?? Lily has been putting things in her nose....sultanas the other day, a bit of a chip yesterday, toys today...!!!! What's with that? I have no idea what the fascination is. I'm scared she's going to stick something too far in for me to get out! Silly chicken!
Kaz, woohooo to Pip! Good job little man!! Wow, I wish toileting was always so easy! Maybe he'll just decide it's time for him to use the toilet and start doing it?? Has he been again?
Jen, big hugs babe. I hope porr old Beau is on the mend now. Sounds like he's had a tough time, poor little man. I hope you are coping better too. And yep, it's probably hormones, though just having a such sick bubba would do it too. I had many many many meltdowns while I was pg with Liam, and usually over the stupidest, inane things!
Dis, we recently went back to 3hrly feeds at night for a while too. Thankfully that's over now, but we are still up several times a night to feed. I think co sleeping isn't really helping, having him so close, I think he smells me, as well as me just sticking my boob in his gob at every peep he makes! Oh well, we'll sort it out one day! I hope things have improved for you, it's so tiring with such broken sleeps. And Jared is over 8kgs???? OMG, Liam is only 9kg! and Lily is 11kg....Maybe I need to fatten up my kids??? Though I don't think either one of them could eat any more than they do! Little piglets they are!
Though they don't eat 6 vita brits either! My goodness, I don't even eat that much! I can have 2, 3 at the most...
Mel, sorry to hear Olivia has chicken pox. At least she's not too sick, I guess??!! And yep, it could be from your neice. It incubates for up to 6wks. And she's contageous until the blisters pop and crust over, though you say she doesn't have blisters... so I don't know! Adn if you know anyone who is pg, stay away from them until she's better, it can be dangerous to pg women.
Ok gotta go, hoep everyone has a wonderful Mummy's day and gets spoilt!
Mel - no good, I hope she is OK, how is Becca?
Pip's got no spots...
Lil - he did a wee the night after but we've had the fire on and the house has been around 25degso he's been in the nuddy :) And he's been telling me "bum" when he needs to do a poo for a little while now, it's just whether I catch him in time!
DG - hope all going well up your way...
Jen - how's the belly going? And B ?
Who had the ulcers, are they on the mend?
Be well everyone.
Mel, I hope Olivia gets over it soon and isn't too uncomfortable. Fingers crossed Becca doesn't get it.
Kel, Yeah, it's been rough this past week (or month actually!). Jared's been awesome today though, back to 3 hourly feeds through the day and last night I got a stretch of 5 hours so hopefully that trend will continue.
Hope you and the kids feel better soon. You poor thing having to look after the kids while you're so sick.
Kaz, Pip sounds like he's doing really well with his toilet training! That's awesome and so cute that he tells you 'bum' when he needs to go to the loo.
I'm a bit shirty about today. Craig played soccer so I took the kids to his mum's (my mum is away right now) for brunch. I got given a guilt trip for not having gone out to BIL's new house so instead of having my promised nap this afternoon, we ventured out there to see his house. Not happy as I'm now as buggered as ever after a terrible week, the house is a pigsty and Craig goes back to work tonight after only having the one day off. I'll get over it, especially if Jared sleeps well again tonight, but right now I'm just annoyed that my supposed day off for Mother's Day was anything but.
Anyway, I got flowers, choccies and some nice new winter jammies this morning, as well as two cards that made me cry :)
Hope you all had good Mother's Days!!!
Hey All we are good. I seriously am having doubts that Olivias spots are infact chicken pox. She is really well, she has no more, they arent blisters and are almost gone. They were only on her face and a few on her trunk. None behind her ears. And rebecca is fine...so far. I suppose the dr wasnt 100% sure...so!!!
But anyway...how is every one?
Oh Kris- do you think that having a third child is or is going to be financially harder than just two???? MMmmm am thinking about the 3rd one but dhs work is slow and I want to make sure we can afford things. I mean we can do mortgage, bills food, but I want to be able to give the kids opportunities that I didnt have being in a family of 8. So thinks like sport, dance.....
Hello!
Well I seem to have my boy back:p It was his birthday yeaterday so not much of a mothers day for me as I was cooking homemade pizza and cupcakes all day it seemed! But the guests were occuping Beau and after the 2 weeks we have had I didnt really mind - plus DH gave me some cash the day before and I roamed around the shops for a few hours just to have a break which was nice. He is so much better today, cheeky and lots of energy, he is eating back to normal again and the ulcers seem to have gone, I think it was from DH actually, he had a coldsore 2 weeks ago and I have read thats how herpes comes out in kids, mouth ulcers and bleeding gums....no more kissing Beau when he has one!!:doh:
Mel - I hope the spots on Olivia dont develop, you would think she would have other symtoms by now? If you want a third bubba - Go for it! You will make it work, Kris would know more but as far as clothes and toys go, while they are small you dont need to buy nearly as much for siblings as the first...when they get older though.....? Will you try for a boy or you dont mind?
Kel - Thats funny about Lily shoving things up her nose, pretty common I think! Just keep her away from beads or peas I guess! Sorry you have been feeling sick with a tummy bug, I would have given anything for me to have it instead of Beau - life it so much more miserable when the kids are sick not us!
Dis - Wow at Ben and his appetite! Far out!! Beau weighs 16kg, how about Ben? Jared seems like a good little eater too - glad you had a 5hr stretch the other night, hope you get some more. Hiss to getting pressured into going to your BIL's, take it a bit easy this week.
Kaz - Pip sounds like a champ with the toilet training...sounds nice at cosy at your place!
Well I think I will have another boy...I have had no M/S so far and didnt have any with Beau either...not sure if I can shell out $95 for the new test to find out the sex - bit expensive!!! Anyway, will wait till I am three months anyway....:lol:
Oh Happy Birthday Beau....glad hes back to himself now and that you got some you time. Yes, its odd there are no other symptoms. And as for the third, well, I would love a boy....really I would, but if its a girl then so be it. Ideally I would like the same age gap, so that means ttc around september october. However thats one thing I would have to get dh to agree on. Its ok for him, hes turning 30 in July, but I will be 34 this year and want to finish up soon!!!!
heheaaaa Kel, Pip has gone through that phase and out the other side :)
Yes, he loved shoving things up there, my SiL is a GP and I called her in tears when he shoved a pea up his nose & I couldn't get it out ... she said unless its a bean bag bean don't worry, it'll work itself out overnight - sure enough it did, I sent them a photo of a squashed pea the next day and they all laughed at me :)
Mel - weird on the spots?
Jen - erk. I heard about a woman in the UK who had a cold sore & kissed her newborn, who couldn't fight the battle with herpes :(
Anyhows, off to washing I go!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAU!
Doing much better here :)
Kaz, I think I would be in tears if Ben shoved something up his nose too!
Mel, It's not sounding much like chicken pox to me! I'm not a doctor though so what would I know?
I say go for #3! We'll be doing away with contraception in December. I'd love to have the same age gap for #3 as well. I'd be happy with all boys, but Craig really wants a girl. We're stopping after three though!!!
Jen, you lucky thing with no m/s! I had it for over 20 weeks with both of my boys. Not fun. Hope it stays that way for you.
Ben is a lightweight. He's only 12 or 13kgs. I'm going to the clinic this morning and I'll have Jared weighed. We reckon he'll catch Ben by the time he's two :lol:
I'm much happier today. I had two decent sized sleeps last night, only four hour blocks, but better than what I've been getting. Starting to get some housework done again too which definitely helps my frame of mind. A messy house means a messy mood for me :( I'm hoping to take the boys to the park today too. It's really cold here this morning though so it might have to wait until this afternoon. I don't want the boys getting sick again, I think I'd go nuts!
Good Morning All....
Kaz- That is so scary that story - you woul dthink there would be better warning about it?
Dis - Its freezing! We just mowed all the lawns to warm up! Glad you got a bit better sleep - always helps the frame of mind. Ugh I am exactly the same, unless the house is tidy I am always frustrated! mmm the M/S theory is really only that - I think if you dont have it there is always some karmic retribution anyway, like I had a shocking birth and PND with Beau - just mother natures way of saying "it isnt a cakewalk honey!":D
Mel- Hows the spots?
Us - Well i cant believe the difference in Beau, he is AMAZING!!!! He is coming out with 20new words a day, colours, animals everything, its like for the fortnight he was sick he was in download or something! And he is eating better, little sandwiches and actually eating his yogurt - he is a delight when he is like this! Anyway, better go and make him something to eat so he can watch Sesame and have a nap - oh and did I say he slept for 3 and 3/4 hrs yesterday? WTF?????
Hi to everyone else xx
Glad to hear everyones better.
Spots...almost gone! I dont know! And I had a crap night last night, and I think its coz the girls knew I cancelled sleep school that was supposed to happen today! Oh well, heres hoping tonight is a little better:) Olivia is cutting the last 2 bottom molars. One is lumpy on the gums and her poo is runny again....teething poo is a clasic sign for her. Rebecca is the one whos doing my head in at the moment, but according to my wonder week guide, shes heading for a stormy period....shes displaying classic signs too...not feeding well, sleep is poor, grizzly, wants to be held. Oh and this constant rolling on her tummy and pushing herself under things.....AAhhh!
As for number 3....am going to sit with dh and talk things over.
Got to run, cranky Becca!
Hi all,
Well, everyone is sounding MUCH better!! I'm glad to hear that bubs are on the mend and mummies are happy :)
Unfortunately for us though, both my kids are sick. Lily's cold isn't a cold after all, it's bronciolitis and she's sick as a dog now, she's had a fever and is coughing like a pack a day smoker! and Liam is starting to cough and throw up phlegm too :( My poor little monkeys. Lily is soooo cranky and unhappy and snappy! She's just laying on the lounge watching tv now. So not like her.
Our weekend was so so. I had a not so great mums day. I got some lovely gifts- shoes, flowers and a necklace. But I got those on Friday, unwrapped in the bag they came in, with a 'I don't know why I should buy you things, you're not my mother'. A gift isn't fun without the sentiment that should be behind it. I felt truely appreciated...then on actual Mother's day, the kids, as usual, woke up at 6am, and I was laying in bed, waiting for DH to get up, and waiting, and waiting....until Lily started asking 'Up, mummy, Dora, Up Da...up!!!' And demanding to go and watch Dora. DH said to her, extremely annoyed 'You know what Lil, I ant another 3hrs sleep, but do you do what I want? No, no you don't!' I was so upset, so I got up in a huff, so *****ty at him. And he got up at the same time asking me why I was ****ed. Well gee I wonder. I asked why do we both need to be up and why did he wait til I got up for him to get up, and for him go back to bed. He said no you go. I refused and we ended up fighting :rolleyes: he stood in the doorway ans wouldn't let me pass, so I shut the door in his face and went back to bed crying. Cried myself back to sleep and slept for 3 hours. Woke with a pounding headache. Had to do a huge grocery shop and DH was rushing me to get ready and go cause he had soccer. Had a cup of tea (mmm, great mother's day breaky) and got the kids and me dressed and we went grocery shopping, hardly talking. Got home and DH went to stupid soccer (did I metion I HATE soccer, him going to soccer, watching soccer, anything about soccer!). I had to pack it away with two cranky kids, then prepare dinner cause my mum was coming over. He didn't come home til 5.00, Just in time for mum to come over and for me to have a huge melt down. Fantastic day, so spoilt...NOT.
Kaz, that's excellent that Pip is telling you he needs to go to the toilet. Lily tells me toilet and will sit there but we are yet to have anything produced...we will persist!
Dis, glad to hear things seem to be better now. Hope it atays that way!! It all changes so quickly.
Your mothers day sounds like mine.
Ok whinging sick babies, gotta go.
Kel, you poor thing! I know just how you feel about Mother's Day. I got a bit of a better deal early on than you (DH made pancakes and got up with Ben, but I still had to get up to feed Jared anyway), but bloody soccer gives me the poos too! I think mine is a bit of resentment as I used to be so sporty and miss playing soccer, football and netball, but am so accident prone that it would be silly to go back while the kids are so dependent on me. Anyway, I'm feeling better now that Jared is sleeping better again and DH has been trying hard to make up for my crappy Mothers Day!
Poor Lil and Liam! If they get worse - Liam in particular - take them to emergency. I was really surprised that Jared was bad enough to be admitted for three days with bronchiolitis as he didn't seem that bad to me. Other kids and babies came and went while we were there, so I guess he must have been a lot worse than I thought. Don't take any chances though, especially with little Liam. It's awful when the littlies are sick :(
Mel, haha about the cancel sleep school. I reckon kids have a six sense about these things. Like Ben keeping me up until midnight the night before I went into labour with Jared at 3am. Somehow they know and love to play tricks on us :lol:
Jen, isn't it awesome when they explode with words? It's seriously like it happens overnight! Sounds like Beau is back to his old self - yay!
Freezing again today. I'm off to the gym to try and warm up soon.
Us, we had a good day yesterday. The boys actually had overlapping sleeps for two hours and I did the right thing and tried to sleep too. Tried and tried and tried. Ended up doing some ironing! I hate it when you can't sleep! I rarely get the opportunity to sleep during the day too :(
Went to the clinic yesterday. Jared is 8.3kgs! 65cms too so he's long as well as heavy. Put on 1kg this month even with being in hospital. Ben is also 13.4kgs which is heavier than I thought. I was a bit worried about him as he seems to have lost weight after not eating while having the ear infections, but I guess he's made up for it!
The nurse was very impressed with Ben's language and memory skills. She said he speaks really well for a boy of his age. He was chatting away to her using five and six word sentences and repeating every thing either one of us said. She was totally charmed by him. Poor Jared barely got a look in after he was weighed and measured, even though he was babbling and smiling :lol: Sibling rivalry is already on!
I almost burst into tears while I was there though. After talking about the boys for a while she asked "And how are YOU doing?". It was the first time anybody had bothered asking me that for a LONG time and being sleep-deprived and after having a crappy few weeks it was almost too much. Didn't want to burst into tears though in case she thought I had PND :lol: Sad that a complete stranger cares more about how I feel than friends and rellies do! I guess I should get use to it now, all anybody cares about is "How are the boys?".
Feeling better today despite all that. Jared slept for a five hour block last night and is doing another four hour+ one now so it looks like he's getting back into the swing of things and I'm getting more rest. We had a poosplosion at 4:30am which warranted the throwing out of his vest, but he was so happy afterwards - big smiles, cooing and giggles - that it must have been hurting him.
Better go and finish getting ready before Jared wakes up. I've waffled enough this morning anyway!
Hi!
Sorry I haven't been in - we've all been sick here - AGAIN! Bit over it but never mind...
Other than things are well - Ethan's nearly crawling!! All of a sudden he's getting up on to all 4's and rocking away - sooo cute! Explains the bad sleeping and unsettled feeds through the day and lots at night! Obviously a growth spurt!!
Boys are good also other than being sick...
Dis - I totally understand what you're saying!!!!!!! I often have more "strangers" ask how I'm going or how I cope and that I do a great job rather than family or those you would "expect" to be more supportive...It's a surprise sometimes to come to that realisation though...still it means we're in a position to offer support to people because we know what it feels like! LOL!
Big hugs Kel - you poor thing...god guys can be so feral sometimes!!! Does it really hurt for them to put themselves out for one day of the year???
One year we should all organise to go on a holiday and meet up and leave the boys with the kids and us girls can go and have some fun! LOL! A health retreat would be awesome - anybody up for a week at Golden Door? LOL! Make a deal with you all - if I win tattslotto one day I'll shout you all! LOL!
My mothers day was ok...felt a bit crappy cos nothing was organised with my family (I'm not allowed to organise things anymore because they get annoyed at me - yet my sister went and visited mum and then Mum visited my brother so I'm the only one that didn't see anyone) so we just spent the day at home. I perked up a bit once I got dh off the computer and we also had some quiet time watching a movie in the evening.
Mel - Sounds like what Ethans just been through - she's probaby getting ready to crawl!!! I just had a shocking couple of weeks with him - last night is the first time he's only fed once overnight! Every other night has been 2 or 3 x a night....He's also started having 2 bigger day sleeps and a bit happier to sit and play for a while...I've been waiting for this moment!! I'm sure she'll settle down very soon!! But big hugs cos I know how hard it is!!! xoxo
I'd say Olivia just had a virus - my boys get spots sometimes when they're sick...What a silly dr to not have picked up on it - honestly I don't have a lot of faith in gp's sometimes - I really need to find a good one!!
How exciting going for number 3!!
On the financial side - I think it's a bit more expensive having them close together because you have so many nappies to buy but other than that it's fine...Having all boys in our case helps as well although I'm noticing that 3rd time around Ethan is going to need a few new clothes as Dylan has mostly trashed them. I'd say when their school age they'll probably need all new clothes just about. Activities/sports etc can be expensive but if it's important to you (and them) you'll find the money - it's just about priorities I believe. People will find the money for what they feel is most important iykwim? Also, by the time they're at school and starting all of that you'll probably be back at work?? You have children based on how many you want for your family not how much money you earn I believe - what they really need and what is most important is FREE!
Michael and I have decided that we're definitely done...I'm sure I"ll get clucky again but I'll buy a puppy! LOL! He' s going to have a vasectomy as soon as we get organised - at the rate I fall p/g we don't want to have any accidents!!
Jen - LOL - I definitely think the parenting thing balances out for everyone - I agree - I had very cruisy p/g's but have awful sleepers! LOL! Dylan labour was straight forward etc but he probably gives me more grief with his tantrums! Glad your feeing well though!
I'm so glad Beau is going so well!! How gorgeous - it is such a beautiful age when everything just seems to start falling in to place for them and the just start getting it!
Kaz - Oh no at sticking a pea up his nose! LOL...apparently when I was little I got a mcdonalds chip stuck up my nose! LOL!
What a sad story....
Ok...it's taken me ages to get this far and I must go and get some stuff done! Happy Belated Mothers Day to you all! I think you're all amazing Mums and doing a fantastic job - Big hugs and smooches to you all...xoxoxo
P.S Remember, don't expect others to know what you want and give it to you - make it clear and make it a "must" - something that isn't optional....As Dr Phil would say - you teach people how you want to be treated - Let's make sure we're treated well!!
Gee! If all our Mother's Day's are any indication....mums are in trouble!:rolleyes:
Kel- Sorry you guys are so sick, I found it tough to cope with only one, so two must be awful. Give your DH a clip over the ears from me, make sure you conserve that anger and save it for fathers day, plan a nice day for yourself and leave the kids with him LOL! I love it how they can just go out and not come home till 5pm? Imagine if YOU did that?
Kris - Gosh all you guys sick too? Dont get me started on how hard it would be with three! Hugs to you! You speak a lot of sense Kris, about setting boundaries on how to be treated, also if mum is happy, everybody is happy. I agree that the best stuff we give our kids is free - we were all saying at Beau's birthday how all the best things we remember about being a kid were the free things like playing in the bush or in puddles or whatever! ( not including the love etc etc!!)
Dis- You poor thing - I know exactly what is like when the tears come from no where when a stranger asks the wrong/right question! Glad Jared is doing so well (exept for the explosive poo - good on you chucking his singlet!) and Ben was very impressive at the check up - he does sound very advanced with his speech! Glad you got some sleep too.
Mel - Yay spots gone! Hope the girls improve....let us know how the chat with DH goes!!
Us- Far out Beau is going really well atm - had a big walk this morning and went to our favourite park that is right on the water with the dogs - had a big sleep again today - I feel like a new woman!!!
Wow.
Pip's sick ATM too, he has a "virus" - lots of snot and he woke up yesterday with his eyes almost shut, looked like conjuncitvitis but the doc said no, it's a symptom of the virus and to take the rest of the week off CC. So DH stayed home with him yesterday and today, I'm off with him tomorrow and half of Friday by the looks of things.
Kris - you have a lot of wisdom there lady! Oh, and when you're ready for a dog, let me know as I have a lot of contacts with people rehoming unwanted animals, they can match up a pup, juvenile or older dog to your requirements!
Guess what, guess what? I got a Telstra KidsFund grant for our CC centre of $1200 for new "gross motor development" equipment (eg a climbing frame)! I don't think I've ever seen my CCC fill in paperwork so quickly, it took months to get them organised to put in for the grant, but when told we had the grant and just needed the bank details & the grant conditions agreement signed, it literally happened in 2 days! woohooo! (and while I was on the roll I got $250 for the animal rehoming service too!) So it's worth looking for community grants!
Lil - what a crock from your DH. MEN! it's the man-cold thing all over again. *hugs*
Anhows, little boy is still asleep with his nap, I so feel like having a nap too ...
Hi all, finally I have a bit of time to reply (hoping Becca can play on the floor for a while).
Kel- Am sorry to hear that the kids are sick. I hope that they got better soon and I really hope that one day soon they will sleep for you. I am really sorry to hear about your weekend. The men in our lives can be so selfish at times. I hope things have been sorted out.
Mel- Good to hear things are going well with you and that Bn is doing well. ANd what a big boy J is. Its actually nice when someone asks about how you are, but yes sometimes it would be nice if it were the people who matter asking. So December youre off the contraceptive?
Kris- Thanks for the advice about having 3 kids. I know money doesnt matter and the amount of love does, but I just have memories of getting food parcels from the local church coz we couldnt afford anything. I wont be having 8 children though!!! Hope the boys are ok. Glad your mothers day was good in the end, its nice to be able to catch up for a movie and relax on the couch.
Jen- Glad you feel like a new women and Beau is doing well. Hows the pg going? How far along are you. Good to hear Beau is alot better too and his vocab sounds like its coming along nicely.
Kaz- Pips sick again too. Hope hes on the mend soon. Good to hear about the grant you got for your ccc, you sound very pleased:) Hope you got a nap today. Olivia sticks her finger in her nose, but has been seen to put things in her ears....sultanas for one!
Us- we are going well. Becca is yabbering really loud. Olivia fell asleep at the dinner table at 6pm tonight. We went to a play centre with mothers group from 10 til 3 so she was buggered. Last night she didnt go to sleep til 10pm because she had 40 minutes sleep during the day. I really prefer it that she doesnt sleep during the day coz we have so much trouble getting her to bed, especially now she doesnt need anything to stand on to open her door. Becs still up over night, but I think its a growth spurt and shes near a stormy patch for wonder week 26...so that could mean something. Shes shuffling around the room all the time but gets frustrated. Maybe she will crawl soon. Also kristie....shes all of the sudden started standing strong, like Ethan. Olivias great, shes a parrot!
Dh and I had the talk last night. He thinks we wont have any more than 4 kids....but we have to see how we go with 2. We talked about schooling and activities that they could do. We can afford it, but I suppose things are a bit scary at the moment coz his work is slow. Hopingit will pick up so I dont have to go back to work. Also we will eventually extend our hous to fit the family and probably get a bigger car. But we didnt really talk about time frames for ttc the next one.. I will make that decision for him!!! Probably towards the end of the year.
Ok enough rambling, beccas due for a feed and bed....take care all
Hi!
Jen - Sounds like you had a great day with Beau!! It's so nice when it all goes well like that! Enjoy!
Kaz - Poor Pip - Hope he feels better soon! Ooh that sounds interesting with the dogs...I'm thinking we want a king charles spaniel...they're meant to be good with kids and are not to big not to small for our yard...I'm probably thinking we'll look for one after xmas...I will definitely let you know!!
Wow - That's so fantastic on the grants for your cc! Yeah at the one for the doggies as well!
Speaking of grants...
I applied for a "return to earning" grant...and got it - $1000 to go towards my deposit! So I've enrolled in Cert IV in Life Coaching for Jan next year! I'm so excited! I'm probably going to the diploma as well but will just start with Cert IV...It's a private course so VERY expensive...dh will have a heart attack...But I'm excited and loving the idea of becoming a Life Coach! I love that it's about helping people move forward and achieve their goals and live the life of their dreams!!! Who wouldn't want that??? I'm learning so much at the moment just from the info I have...very interesting!!
Also...I've worked on a family routine (supernanny style - LOL)this week...just fine tuning it...I'm not generally that great at the whole routine thing but think it's going to be essential so that I can get everything done - work, housework and time with the kids!! Plus I've scheduled in time for ME! We have a great bedtime routine and lunchtime routine but the rest is a bit hit and miss..the boys have been a bit feral as well lately so time for a change!!
So I'll let you know how it goes...
Oh and I've signed up for the gym!! I'm just aiming at going twice a week to start with (although this weeks been a write off with us all sick) Very excited to go and do some classes!! I'm looking forward to feeling fit and healthy again!
Ok...enough from me...gosh I can talk...LOL! Enjoy your evenings!! Chat later!
eta - Mel - The girls sound well! LOL at Olivia falling asleep at the table! Sounds like you've worked out what you need to do to get her to sleep at a reasonable hour! Yeah at Becca standing strong - you know our little bubbas will walking around before we know it - what a scary thought! LOL!
Hi girls,
Wow, two posts in a few days!! Yay! I have had 2 days off work, soon to be 3, so thats why I have time. I so wish I didn' have to work at the moment. Even though it's only 3hrs a day and I do like it, it just takes upso much time to get ready and get there! I think it probably takes 3 hrs just to get lunches, the kids and me ready and to mums/daycare and me to work! Such a PITA for 3hrs work...but I have to do it and it just covers all house hold expenses and bills, which at the moment is unfortunately as good as it is going to get! Anyhooo......
We had an ok day today considering the kidlets are still sick. Lily is a monster with Liam though, and is getting really possessive of everything. She will YELL at the top of her lungs at him 'NO MINE, LI, GO WAY!!!' if he comes near anything she doesn't want him to have. And today I was singing a song off the tv and she was yelling at me 'no mine mummy, mine...' and started crying, sobbing, pointing to the tv. It took me a while to figure out she meant the song I was singing from tv was what she was talking about!!! Crazy child!
DH even let me have an arvo nap with out rolling his eyes when I asked if he minded if I did, and I slept for 3hrs!!! I was so tired though after a few nights of really pathetic sleeping from the kids! Hence why I'm still up!
Dis, yeah my hatred for soccer is a bit of resentment, that he gets to go to training once a week for 3hrs, then one a match day he's away for hours....usually about 4hrs, then sometimes calls to tell me he's at the pub with the boys. I'd just love to have that kind of freedom and guiltlessness, kwim? I've never really played team sports, except at school so it's nothing to do with me wanting to do it, just wanting time completely alone to do something I enjoy for me and me alone. But I also just don't like it, I find it so boring and just can't follow it.
Thanks for the heads up with the kids illness. I have been pretty worried about Lily. But she seems to be abit better today. The antibiotics and prednisone seem to have kicked in. Liam doesn't seem to have the bronchiolitis, just a upper respiratory infection the Dr said, but I'm keeping vigil! He sleeps with me anyway so I listen to him and check all night.
Yay for overlapping sleeps! I love it when that happens. Not very often here, but it's heaven when it does. Even if you can't sleep, at least you get time for yourslef, even just to eat a meal alone!
Kris, sorry to hear you're all sick again, that sucks. We are too. I think it's just that time of year for it unfortunately.
How exciting that E's nearly crawling!! Liam is just about ready to try to walk I think! He has started to get heaps braver with letting go of the furniture to grab hold of the next bit of furniture (kwim??!!) and today I *think* I saw him take a step out of the corner of my eye!! He's just growing WAYYYYY too fast for my liking!
I'd love a meet up at a health retreat! If I win the lotto, I'll shout everyone too, LOL! OH how much fun we would have....
Yay that you got that grant how exciting for you to be starting on this journey! It will be tough going with three babies!! But if you really want it, it will get done. Sounds like you will need a roster and some serious time management skills. I am so useless at time management!
Jen, well, it's not that bad with two. You just get used to it. You think with one that you will never cope, but when you have two, you do cope and manage everything. Time can be stretched and nerves frayed, but it's the same with one. I'm sure for Kris, it's the same too, the more you have the more you learn strategies to just do it and get on with things. She just manages with three because you have to and if you don't then noone else is going to do it for you!
I think that's the issue for me with DH on Mother's day. He just so didn't care that it was supposed to be my day. He was just so worried about himself. HE wanted sleep, HE had to go to soccer, there was no thought of what I might want and trust me I had been dropping hints for days how I was looking forward to being spoilt. I just wanted a bit of...I don't know....fairytale to my mothers day...you know, flowers, yummy breaky in bed or at a cafe, wet sloppy kisses and cuddles in bed after a big sleep in, being told how wonderful a job I do, arvo snooze if I felt like it.....but he just so didn't get it, and still doesn't. He hasn't apologised and I don't expect him to. He probably hasn't given it a second thought.
Yay for sleep ins, glad you're feeling better, you deserve it after the hellish week or two you've had with B!
Kaz, another sick monkey??? Goodness me, our kidlets are not doing well in the health department! I hope Pip gets better soon.
Good job getting that grant for your CCC. I bet they were super excited about it! It's so rare to get parents that are so proactive and into doing things for the centre rather than what we can do for parents!
Mmmm, man cold....my DH thinks he's getting sick now cause the kids are sick...:rolleyes: he's such a ****ing sook! Drives me nuts.
Mel, yay going for no three! How exciting for you!! I sometimes wish DH would let us have another, that I feel 3 is the number for us, but then I also have times when I think 'this is good, this what I want, I'm happy'. I guess that doubt is the thing that stops me seriously sitting down with him and discussing it. Plus the fact that I know he's so against it. He really doesn't want more at all. I can tell he's serious and if he ever said yes it would purely be to keep me happy. But I doubt he'd ever way yes to another bub! But I believe that if we are meant to have another it will happen regardless of what we do to stop it or make it happen!
OK enough of my yabbering, this is one looong post! Too much time on my hands for a change! Hope all of our bubs make a miraculous recovery overnight and are little angels for us tonight and tomorrow....yes I did say it would take a miracle!
What a chatting bunch you've all been :)
Well after two nights of doing well, Jared had a shocker last night :( More this morning really. He wanted to play at 4am and woke Ben up who has been up ever since. Ben has been great though, I went back to bed at 6am and although I couldn't sleep (we haven't childproofed the house we just watch Ben to keep him out of trouble) I got some rest which was good. Now Jared is STILL asleep! Bugger!!!
Kel, Oh I would love to leave the house on a whim! No planning, expressing, packing, dressing the kids, worrying about sleeps, what they've eaten, clean nappies etc, etc. The boys (the big ones) will NEVER understand what it's like for us. Craig is very good normally, but like you, I was just annoyed that Sunday was supposed to be MY day. I know for a fact that he will make up for it on my birthday next month though, and he's also told me I can ruin Father's Day for him if I want to - which of course I won't - so I know he understands.
I hope your kids are still getting better. The hospital stay really screwed up our routine and we still haven't gotten back into it.
Mel, yep, we're stopping the contraceptives in December. I won't fall pg until Jared really drops back on his breasfeeds though so it might take a while. Ben gave up breastfeeding at 11.5 months and I was pg a month later!
Kris, well done on getting the grant! And you are so super organised too. I'll have to get a proper household routine going before I go back to work, but it's too hard with Jared being so little right now. Good luck with the course (and telling DH the cost LOL )
Kaz, poor Pip. My best friends littlie has conjuctivitis right now so Pip could still have that as well, although I suppose the doc knows what he/she is talking about. Well, you'd like to think so!
Jen, yep, you cope with two because nobody else will do it! So often I find myself saying it and my single SIL who has four kids often says it too. A lot of times it's very managable but other times you find that you want to walk out the door and never come back! Now I know what my mum meant when she used to say she was going on strike :lol:
We booked a holiday!!! Well, we booked flights anyway. Four seats going to the Gold Coast in November. I don't want to wish the time away though as I go back to work in December and Jared will be nearly 10 months old which is too scary to contemplate. We booked using the Jetstar 2 for 1 sale :) When I was studying Aviation at uni, I always said I would never fly Deathstar, but I've just gotten so desperate for a holiday :lol: I'm so excited!!! With that, camping in December and then Japan (hopefully) next May, I'm a happy girl. I just love holiday!!!
What a chatting bunch you've all been :)
Well after two nights of doing well, Jared had a shocker last night :( More this morning really. He wanted to play at 4am and woke Ben up who has been up ever since. Ben has been great though, I went back to bed at 6am and although I couldn't sleep (we haven't childproofed the house we just watch Ben to keep him out of trouble) I got some rest which was good. Now Jared is STILL asleep! Bugger!!!
Kel, Oh I would love to leave the house on a whim! No planning, expressing, packing, dressing the kids, worrying about sleeps, what they've eaten, clean nappies etc, etc. The boys (the big ones) will NEVER understand what it's like for us. Craig is very good normally, but like you, I was just annoyed that Sunday was supposed to be MY day. I know for a fact that he will make up for it on my birthday next month though, and he's also told me I can ruin Father's Day for him if I want to - which of course I won't - so I know he understands.
I hope your kids are still getting better. The hospital stay really screwed up our routine and we still haven't gotten back into it.
Mel, yep, we're stopping the contraceptives in December. I won't fall pg until Jared really drops back on his breasfeeds though so it might take a while. Ben gave up breastfeeding at 11.5 months and I was pg a month later!
Kris, well done on getting the grant! And you are so super organised too. I'll have to get a proper household routine going before I go back to work, but it's too hard with Jared being so little right now. Good luck with the course (and telling DH the cost LOL )
Kaz, poor Pip. My best friends littlie has conjuctivitis right now so Pip could still have that as well, although I suppose the doc knows what he/she is talking about. Well, you'd like to think so!
Jen, yep, you cope with two because nobody else will do it! So often I find myself saying it and my single SIL who has four kids often says it too. A lot of times it's very managable but other times you find that you want to walk out the door and never come back! Now I know what my mum meant when she used to say she was going on strike :lol:
We booked a holiday!!! Well, we booked flights anyway. Four seats going to the Gold Coast in November. I don't want to wish the time away though as I go back to work in December and Jared will be nearly 10 months old which is too scary to contemplate. We booked using the Jetstar 2 for 1 sale :) When I was studying Aviation at uni, I always said I would never fly Deathstar, but I've just gotten so desperate for a holiday :lol: I'm so excited!!! With that, camping in December and then Japan (hopefully) next May, I'm a happy girl. I just love holiday!!!
Hey All,
I have read thru all the posts but will dro pin later for personals (I NEED a shower BAD), just wanted to get us back on the page and say that Beau has been in his toddler bed for two nights - no hassles at all! I have had a massive headache all day and watched "Australia" in our bed when he had his nap today and I got the shock of my life when the credits rolled and he walks out of his room with a big grin! Cheeky!:D
Love to all x
Hey, Dh and DTD this morning and I started bleeding - its stopped now but looks like here we go again for another miscarriage:cry:
Oh Jen, I'm so sorry. Don't give up hope yet though the same thing happened while I was pg with Jared and it was horrible :( I thought I'd lost him for sure, but obviously it all turned out alright for us :) Poor DH missed out on DTD for a few months though as I was just too scared. I'll keep you in my thoughts Jen :)
Oh Jen, big hugs babe :comfort:. Try not to think the worst just yet. You might just be bleeding superficially from DTD. I also had bleeding with both of my (successful) pg's. Not so bad with Liam, but with Lily I was convinced a few times I had lost her and all was well. I'm keeping everything crossed for you hun.
Big hugs to you Jen. How are you today?
Well both my girls are in bed and its 8pm. We have started doing a family day of swimming and lunch at a cafe every Sunday...hopefully, so the girls were tired. Olivia hasnt slept and jumped straight into bed after her bath. Rebecca is sleeping for now but shes already had 2 bigs sleeps today. But then she was splashing madly in the bath too, so hoping that has tired her out! Knowing my luck it will be a terrible night! Fingers crossed. Liv is teething, her poo is vinagar smelling again and shes starting to bight down again. I was brushing her teeth and it obviously is sore coz she cracked it. I can see one, but the other side is smooth and white. Last 2 molars....then Becca will start!!
Hope you are all well.
Jen, how are you? I've been thinking of you often.
Mel, Hope you had a good night. It sounds like a lovely way to spend Sundays. Ours are consumed by soccer, which is kinda nice anyway as both boys love it. Ben runs around like a loony and Jared loves to charm all the other WAGS on the sideline. Yesterday he had all the other team's supporters looking at him and laughing at him as he was cracking up. Definitely my social butterfly.
Us, we had a good weekend. I got a sleep in both days so Craig has made up for last weekend for sure. I attempted to go to the Swans game on Saturday night, but got a call halfway through the third quarter telling me that Jared wouldn't take the bottle. So, I raced home to find a screaming child and a poor, exhausted husband. Silly baby! Surely EBM isn't that different from the fresh stuff? Anyway, due to the delayed telecast, I got to watch the final quarter on tele. What a finish it was too! Unfortunately though it looks like I won't be able to leave Jared for more than an hour or two until he starts on solids. Silly boy!
We had a much better night last night. Jared only woke up once at 3:30am and was back asleep within half an hour. Apart from that feed, he slept from 10:30pm until 8:30am this morning. Brilliant! We're working our way back to where we were before hospital. It's taking forever, but hopefully I'll be getting seven hour stretches from him soon. I'm not entirely hopeful though, he's STARVING when he wakes up in the middle of the night. Once a night is totally doable though :)
Ben has finally broken through his first molar. Thank goodness, I swear they have taken six months to start showing! He's biting EVERYTHING and saying "Biting mummy's dressing gown" as if it's a joke. Hopefully it will all stop with the emergence of his molars. He'll start putting holes in all our clothes soon.
He's also started taking too much of an interest in Jared's toys. The poor little bugger only has a few toys and they're the ones that Ben wants to play with. He's already whacked a couple off the playgym so they hit Jared in the face. No idea how to stop him from doing it, it drives me nuts!
We're also sending off Ben's pre-school application this week! I can't believe my baby will be going to school five days a week (half days) next year!!!!
I'm feeling so good today after a lovely weekend. It's a shame Craig can't be home more often!
Hey Mel sounded like you had a great weekend.
I loed having family time yesterday and will hopefully make it a regular thing. Yesterday just went so smoothly. The girls slept ok, Olivia til 330, then I put her back to bed with milk and then Becca woke an hour later and wouldnt go back to sleep, so I put her in with us , the Olivia came in againaround 630 and there were 4 in the bed!!!! I didnt want to get out of the bed, but Olivia kept poking me in the eyes/nose/anywhere...up mummy, up!
They were terrible this morning, so I went walking and beccas been asleep ever since.
Jen- hows things? I hope youre alright, let us know?
Oh Kris- looking forward to my tupperware!
Hi Guys,
Well I am pretty confused - I had very red/pink blood after dtd on Saturday morning, then a few small brown clots on Saturday night (after which I had a meltdown), then yesterday a small amount of brown discharge but only really after wiping, no cramps or pain to speak of. I did a PG test this morning and it was still positive. I know from previous miscarriages that it can stop and start and take a while but I am not sure what to think now....I really dont want to go to the docs/hospital to be told nothing IYKWIM? What do you think:pray:?
Hey Jen- hugs. If it were me, i would go to the hospital and get an u/s. Just to know for sure. Also a blood test to monitor your levels. I can see why youre confused. Good luck hon.
How far along are you Jen? If you are seven or eight weeks or further an ultrasound might be a good idea if you can get one, or a blood test - or both. Earlier than that it will probably just be disheartening as the heartbeat might be too immature for detection and it might be just more waiting. It's awful isn't it? I had all this happen when I was seven/eight weeks and was so relieved when I got the u/s and blood tests back. :)
Mel, don't you love the "Up mummy!"? I get "Up mummy, honey brekkie!". My poor growing boy needs food as soon as he wakes up or he'll fade away to nothing - NOT!
They are both asleep now, I've just spend over an hour on the Wii Fit and getting dinner on in between :) Very happy :)
I have taken these two grumble bums on two walk today just to calm them down. Olivias sleeping now, but becca is up. at least i got good exercise.
Oh Mel- is Ben starting 3 year old kinda next year??? I am thinking of holding Olivia back a year, so she would be 5 turning 6 in Prep.....or more to the point turning 18 in year 12!
Hi,
Thanks for the advice girls, I am 8wks 1day today Dis, I might try and get an appointment at the docs this week for a blood test, he didnt seem very interested when I asked about shared care etc when I was there with Beau two weeks ago and suggested a clinic....have to find something around here as I am not sure where to go - I have memories of sitting in emergency for 5hrs with my first miscarriage and walking out unattended - I know what a low priority early PG bleeding is in hospitals:wall:
Anyway Mel, I hope your girls cheer up and Dis, you go on the Wii Fit! Good on you!
What a bummer about your doctor Jen! My GP is fantastic, I was really lucky to find him when I moved out here five years ago. No help to you I'm afraid :( Ask him if you can get the blood tests, it's not like it will cost him any money or anything - geez some docs are weird aren't they?
Mel, yup, we're hoping to get Ben into the Montessori Pre School near here. I've been to their open day and an observation and really, really loved it. It's more expensive than most private schools here, and is only for three hours a day, but I'm really comfortable with the staff there and I'm a big sook when it comes to who I leave Ben with. Not to mention I really like all the principles of Montessori teaching. The do Kindergarten at the pre-school and then matriculate right into Year 1, and they take each kid as they come and let them go at their own pace, so I don't know what age Ben will be going into Yr 1.
Can you believe my boys both slept for HOURS at the same time today???? I got so much done! If only they did it every day. Ben seems to be tired again tonight though. His molars are bothering him. So far there are only signs of one popping through, I hope the others aren't too far behind.