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heheheh Brooke ! 5/2 sounds Great!. my email is cassie_dinneen@hotmail.com. Let us know what we should bring ..ohhhh how fun!
Congrads to Josh and Indah on your walking ...look out mummies and daddies now!
Louise Telstra guy fixed my bigpond..phew. I am working from home today for the first time in 2months which is sooo nice!.
Trace congrads on your little boy!!! fingers crossed his little boy bits stay boy bits!. how exciting to have a little boy!.
Bec I cant believe you only have 9 weeks until you are on Maternity leave...cant wait to catch up and see your lovely BB!..and all of you other pregnant gals!
Hi to everyone else..hope I have not missed yoU!
Had a lovely weekend with my princess. She is walking around all the time singing Twinkle Twinkle little star ( more like De de de de da da da ) but she does the hand movements and then claps and cheers for herself at the end of the song hehe.
Like Louise I did lots of cooking on the weekend which was soooo nice. And also lots of gardening which I loveeeeeeeeeed. I was feeling a bit down and it is amazing how something like gardening can lift your spirit!.
Doing something a little naughty this weekend though ...getting a puppy dog. Dh's parents sold there huge house and are downsizing and decided to give there dog away ( mmmmm ...not happy but lets not go there) . Anyway I said we could not take him as the landlord said no ( we did ask). Anyway ....I am a thinker always doing the right thing....but when they put my rent up ..and I saw Tobys(little foxie) face looking up at me with his greys hairs ( as he is 10yrs old) ....I said stuff it you are coming to live with us!. He loves Kaitlyn and is so good with her so ..plus he is small . So we are getting a doggy on Saturday!. We have put together a kennel for him and got all his food ect ect so we are excited now. Seems silly to wait until we buy a place then go to the pound and get a dog when we could have had Lens family dog...so we are taking a risk. But he is an outside dog and wont damage anything so bugger them!
opps long post ..sorry girls ..heheh
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Just quickly from me too, I've put some piccies of Angel up on Zaccie's site for you all.
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ohh she is so cute, is Zac being a gentle big brother with her?
I have update my cake photos, the last 3 photos are of the wedding cake I amde a week before Christmas.
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p...ylormadecakes/
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Love your cakes Louise, you are so clever!!
Zac is very gentle with her, he puts on this really cute face & says bubby, but sometimes he likes to poke her, we think it's because she doesn't respond to him & he is trying to get her attention, soooooo cute!! "OI!!" He loves to steal her dummy too & yesterday he stole a ful bottle of EBM & drank it, hahahahah .
It feels funny being up so early !! I am doing all my washing coz it's gonna be a scorcher here again today, so I figured I'd get all the yuckky housework done before it gets too hot, mmmmm here I am with a cuppa on BB???? Opps.
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heheheh Storm ..grab that cuppa and BB time whenever you can, you deserve it!. Zac looks so cute peeking in on Angel in that photo..so cuteeeeeeeee.
Louise I love you cakes! You are so clever!. I find it hard to make something special for us all to eat let alone something that looks like that ! Good on you!.
Brooke and all the gals I am good for the 12/2 as well . Would really love to see you storm . And dont worry once Zac is with all the other kids we can watch him so you will only have to worry about Angel ..and with all of us as clucky as we are you may be left holding no babies at all hehehehe.
Fletch you are a braver woman then I ...camping with your boys! Imagine the trouble the three of them will be getting into together in a few years hehehe.
I took Kaitlyn to the pool after work yesterday as it was soooo hot . She just LOVES the pool. She laughs when her head goes under hehe. We started lessons 2weeks ago as when we buy a house we are hoping(fingers and toes crossed) to get a house with a pool .
ohh better run sorry girls..meeting ! Chat soon.
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wow it is quiet in here!. How are all you lovely ladies today?.
We had a little bit of a rough night last night as Kaitlyn woke at 2pm screaming and would not let us put her down. I think she may have had a nightmare.Then it took me about an hour to get her to stop playing and fall asleep in our bed..cheeky monkey!.
I was very excited as her Twinkle Twinkle little star song which used to have no words now goes "dadaddada dadada Star"....so very excited as we add star to the list of her words hehehe.
Well no big news today ..just working away . We pick up our new dog tomorrow which is going to be exciting!.
What are all you ladies up to for the weekend?
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Cass I hope Kaitlyn and you have a better night tonight.
Well DH goes to Tamworth tomorrow morning so I will be on my own for a week or so until Mum and Dad get here for a visit. Hopefully whilst he is away I will be able to get some pictures of Maria framed and on the walls as a surprise for him when he returns, time and a well behaved daughter will see if I get it done.
We went to a friends place yesterday for painting ans a swim in a kiddies pools, but they spent more time painting each other than the paper. Oh yeah Tuesday and yesterday evenings we saw the comet McNaught which is in the sky at sunset towards the setting sun and left a bit, tonight is suppose to be the last good night to see it I think. Angelo took some good pictures of it yesterday.
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Hey gals...
Sounds like everyone is going great and you're all well and bubbas are bouncing along!!!
I'm good and my belly is now definatley popped out!! At least people can tell now I'm preggers and not fat!!hehehe
Jack points to my belly and we tell him "bubba". It's so cute, but not when you're out shopping and he's trying to pull my top up!!Lol!!
Storm, glad you're taking so time to relax and have a cuppa!! We all need to do that!
And Angel is just beautiful!! I forgot how small they are!! And so glad Zac is gentle with her... I think Jack will take a bit of teaching!!hehehe
Louise, you're cakes look amazing!! You're so talented! And hope you and Maria have a lovely week 2gether!!
Cass, Jack loves the pool too and actually anything to do with water!! It's so great isn't it!! And Jack woke up the other night too, screaming, which is very odd for him, but went back to sleep after a few mins. I just put his dummy in and a few strokes on the head.. I think he had a nightmare too..
We went to a house warming party last night and Jack had a ball there as they have 3 boys and 1 is 8 days younger than Jack. He ran around with them all and munched on everything!! No wonder he slept till 9.15 this morn and was back in bed at 12.15!! And still sleeping!!
Oh well, better get the washing off the line before it decides to pour!!
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OOOH anyone with advice on my work situation... LOOK at the work/mat leave thread pls!?? sorry busy!!!
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Tracey I answered your other thread, good luck with whatever decision you make, it cannot be easy. I have been lucky that my workplace is also cooperative, but I can also work from home.
Well today was the first day without DH here, (he is in Tamworth to work in his family's cafe for country music festival) Maria woke up this morning patted Angelo's pillow and called out Dada as if he was in the other room, broke my heart.
Hope all mums and bubs are well
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Mmmmm Trace, that;s a hard one! I really don't know what to say, only do what you feel is right.(useless huh? :))
Things are going good here, just wish the heat would go away for a few days at least.
Zaccie is getting very upset when I give Angel a bottle, he wants her bottle, he is OK when she has Boob, but that isn't working too good, I feed her for around 1 hr each side & then she is still having 100ml of formula after, I dont know why, I am drinking heaps of water & the aktivite drink, surely all the drama that happened to me should n't be effecting it now? I still am pretty rundown, but I am getting heaps of sleep (thanks Angel) I have been expressing as well to help boost it, but my pump broke :( hehe last night Zac stole my EBM again ( he loves it) Ah what else can I do?
Not looking forward to the kids going back to school, or DH going back to work, it'd gonna be so strange. Amy starts high school, I am scared for her.
Um ma what a selfish post I'm sorry.
Hope everybody is well & havving a great day.
Brooke, I can't believe how fast your ticker is moving along.
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Storm - funny eh, Whenever I express some EBM Lucie wants it too, and these bubs were never keen on milk before LOL!
Selfish post from me too sorry. Bit of a hurry - Ned's having his 4 month vacs this am. Have been reading but not posting much, promise to catch up on all the personals soon. But just while I remember...
Trace - will have a squiz at your work post later. My advice though is to win lotto and then you can both retire early :lol:
Alex - Yay for belly!
Louise - Hope you are ok by yourself. I hate it when DH is away!
Ok gotta run. Oh and Ned is 6.9kg now!
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Hi Girls ,
Storm perhaps your body is still in recovery ..such a big thing to give birth and when it is as traumatic as what you had it can shake you up. But it sounds like Angel is doing so well and what alittle gem taking both breast and bottle...I think you should be proud as it is hard to get them to do that isnt it?.
Soph I hope Neds Vacs go well today ..what a big boy you have there!.
Louise ..just deleted what I wrote as I have just spoken to you anyway hehehe Hope you and maria have a good day and I will get some pegs for the miss today!.
Trace I will try and take a look at your post today if the little miss gives me a chance :-)
Man oh man ...what a night. Kaitlyn was up every 45mins sometimes less due to this horrid heat and also a cold she appears to now have on top of eye teeth coming through and I am exhusted!.
Well sounds like she has just fallen asleep ...better catch a shower before she gets up again :-)
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Storm - If you have a Avent pump I have heaps of spare parts. he he at Zac wanting the milk though.
Soph - hope all goes well with Ned's Vacs
Cass - great to talk to you this morning, are you having a nap yet?
Well survived another night, but Maria woke at 2am for a play, I just put the side rail up on my bed and let her play, she was aslepp upside down this morning.
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Hi ladies...looks like everyone is doing so well. Weve been very busy here doing all the normal holiday activities...but still reading just not posting.
Storm...like Cass has said..your body has gone through a huge ordeal. Keep persevering though..you are doing a brilliant job. Babies get a lot more through feeding that we can from a pump too..they are efficient little feeders lol.
Trace..huge dilemma....what to do. I hope that you can work out what will be best for you and your family. Certainly will be different having two little ones at home close in age.
Louise hope your week flies by without your Dh here. Its tough when they are away.
Cass poor little Kaitlyn....that was a terrible night for her. Hope shes better for you tonight.
Yay for little fatty Neddy Soph. What a fantastic weight he is! Hope his vaccs go ok.
Yay for the tum too Alex....its going so quickly!!
Brooke hope you are sorting out your sleeping probs with little miss Charli!
Hello everyone else..hope you are all doing well!
Darren finished up on thursday so he is just working nights now. Its so wonderful to have so much time together. He is going through huge guilt at the moment cos hes one of those has to be working guys lol...so im trying hard to keep him distracted!
Storm I so hear you on the high school thing. Jess starts next week and its still freaking me out. I reckon both her and Amy will love it though and we will wonder what we were worrying about.
We got some new chooks yesterday. The kids have named and been petting them. They are probably going to be the most spoilt chooks ever lol. We actually got them from an egg farm out here..(ugh..thats another story) so they have been released from their commercial use. They arent in great shape but they are learning how to be free range chooks pretty quickly which is nice to see.
Well have a nice day ladies.
Jo
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I am happy for 5/2 or 12/2 ....the sooner the better I say though :-)
Hope you are all having lovely days!.
Kaitlyns nose is like a river so we have been chilling. I cooked up a huge spag and meatballs and some biscuits and other then that nice and slow today.
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Ok just a quick one coz I am pooped!! I was talking to the PA of the big boss whom both love me.... Anyways she said tell him you really only wnat 8-12 as you need time with your DH... so I have yet to be offered anything, but we have 10 mths so I am not worried & they will probably have to look into it all first & see what wrks for them, I also hinted that I'd happily go work in Singapore! With my family ofcourse!!!!
Ok gonna go night night!
man I cooked some kick butt pork chops with awesome mashed potato & carrots, corn, peas, broccoli & cauliflower!
I sprinkled Brown onion gravy on the chops & cooked them & added some to the mashed spuds, so creamy & delish!!!!
Ok Sweet Dreams!
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Hi Girls! Was going to post last night but arghhhhhh cable is not working at home properly again!. Called bigpond and was on hold for 1.5hours and they are coming to look at on Saturday. Sucks as it means I will have to come into the office on Weds instead of working from home..argh.
Trace quiet a pickle you are in ..mmmm I personally would do the night role. It is so hard when they come back as they dont want to lose you ...but I know I have downgraded my job role a lot since coming back from maternity leave...going from a corporate sales role into a sales admin/management reporting role...and I am just about to change again into a Customer Service role as I told my manager this role was taking to much from me and they needed someone willing to work all hours of the day and night. I think in the long run we will not look back and think of the "job that got away" we will think of the time we spent with the kids. Like you I have to work as DH's pay is basically commision only so we have floods and draughts and my money is the pay that keeps it steady. Once the kids go to school maybe then you could go back to full time...it is only 6years until they are all in school. Good luck ...so hard isnt it.
Well I am SHOT today ...sooooo tired. Dog barked until about 1am and then Kaitlyn was up at 5am so I am beat. Anyone know a humane way to stop a dog barking?. He also ****es everywhere as DH's Parents only had a cemented yard so he does not know to pee on grass...he pee'd on the outside of Kaitlyns sandpit the other day ....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhh. I have bought some special spray stuff ...think it has citronella in it and that is kinda working but at $12.95 a bottle and 1 almost gone in two days it is going to be an expensive exercise..any ideas?.
Well better get stuck into this huge cup of tea before I fall asleep on my laptop hahaha.
Chat soon ladies.
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Awww Cass how annoying! I dont have anything really to suggest for barking. My little pekingese isnt really a problem. My friend sprays her big dog with a waterbottle lol..to stop him barking. Can he come inside during the night maybe so there are no distractions outside for him? As for the pee....toughie..we had a boy dog and he went on everything...couldnt bring him inside either little bugger cos he would just pee!
Trace least you have a little while to have a firm decision on what you are going to do. I would definatley want to go with the 8 to 12 option if you could...but naturally financial issues are always there to consider.
Brooke hope your drs appt went well. Sounds like a fun meet up..luckyducks!
Stormie how you going now?? Is the expressing paying off?? I had supply issues for the first few weeks with Sammy and was expressing inbetween feeds to get it up there. After around 6 weeks it had definately settlled down.
Hello everyone else...
We went to the drive in last night. Sammy thought it was pretty cool and was running around with all the kids playing on the play equipment in front of the big screen. He was probably stumped lol cos he couldnt turn the bloody thing off like he does at home hehe.
Jo
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Good Morning Ladies,
jo your trip to the drive in sounds lovely. I can just imagine Sammys looking for the off switch on the big screen hehehe. Yeah our dog is the same ...so he is not allowed in yet. Plus we have a cat who is still a bit stressed after losing his best cat friend only 2months ago so I am trying to be sensitive to him ....mmmm we will work it out.
Brooke how did your DH's dr appt go?.
Hi to everyone else !!
Kaitlyn slept well last night thank goodness! So managed to get 11pm-545am for me and I feel soooo much better! . Still harder having to get up so early but oh well what can ya do !.
We have some rain here today so I am so thankful . My lawn is almost dead , but I just cant bring myself to waste the water on it ....cant wait to buy a house as I am going to hook the washing machine up to a tank so all the water goes into it and then I will use that for my lawn. Anyway at least it is getting a drink today and I will continue to ferry Kaitlyns bath water out to it every night ..arghhhh the effort!.
Well at work today ..bugger...but only two more days until day off yaya. What is everyone up to for Australia day?. We are having a BBQ ..might get an Aussie themed cake (nerdo ) hehe just have the need to really feel the Australia day feeling!
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Morning everyone!!
Not much from metoday, I am a little depressed with my milk supply.
Zaccie has been talking heaps more lately, when DH came home yesterday Zac walked up to the fence & said Hello Daddy, then Dylan came to the gate & he said Hello Dylan!! Awwwww. Last night he was having a tanty & said outside daddy!
Brooke, if I make it to the meet I will let Angel have words to you bubby!!
Oh bugger poop! I have to go I didn't realise what the time was & I've got my car booked in at 9 to get the remote doovalacki fixed bugger, be back later to finish.
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Morning ladies, sorry I havent been in much properly...
Been so stressed at work, with agro man & now HR are wnating to take it further & I kinda wish I just kept my mouth shut but at the smae time wouldnt want him to get away with it!!
OOOH I dont know I know they are gonna talk to him soon though & so now I feel nervous about our meeting tomorrow as it kinda makes me uncomfy... AAAH, just gotta suck it up I guess!
We are all good though, I am so tired but nothing a decent sleep in on Friday wont fix!!!
I havbe sticky notes all over reminding me to do stuff & I just keep forgetting everything so the sticky notes list grows!
We have to put our dog in the laundry at night or else she barks as the new neighbours have cats & they sit on the fence & smile at her! During the day if she starts on a barking mission I spray her with a water bottle too & she keeps quiet for w bit...
I have asked DH to cook seafood for us on Friday, we have friends coming over so that will be nice, other than that I probably wont get up to much at all, I will get maddy in to her bedroom to clean it out, as I cant find anything in there!!!
Glad to read that everyone is well & all going great guns, have fun at your meet up, spewing I cant come!!!!!!!!
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OK OK OK!!!!! I will come!!
I would love to meet you all too!!
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Oh i'd love to meet you girls too :) I'm definately up for it on the 12th!!!!
Oh and Brooke - friends of ours had thier little son the other day and named him Lincoln Andrew...i thought of you - lol!
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12/2 is great for me girls! It is in the diary with big stars around it ..yayayayay Storm so glad your little clan is coming as well!.
had a great night last night...Kaitlyn slept from 630pm - 6am without a peep and the dog hardly barked yay!. I went to bed at 930pm and feel so rested today!.
Gotta start planning as I am having an Australia Day BBQ tomorrow ...leaving work at 1230 today as Telstra are coming over ( still have bloody issues!) So I can get the house cleaned this afternoon and then just worry about the cooking tomorrow. Mind you we are having a BBQ (OF COURSE IT IS AUSTRALIA DAY!) so should be nice and easy.
sorry selfish one as well..running to a meeting.
Have a lovely day ladies!
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:crying: I want to come too.
Yay Brooke for getting your girl back.
Storm - hope all is ok with your milk. Have you tried the Activite/Fenugreek/Blessed Thistle? If all esle fails head to your GP and ask for Motilium. NO point having a stressed mummy!
Ok sorry girls gotta run. Back to being a head case re BF stuff :rolleyes:
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I wanna join ya's 2!!!
Work is way better MR arrogant got a talking to & is extremely shy & apologetic now!!!
I have HR pushing for 8-12 or 6-12 at the most,as i explianed I dont wnat any more than that AT ALL... so she's on my side & it's gonna happen, I can feel it in my waters!
Other than that we have chosen names so That parts all good... I am an eating machine though!!!!
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Hey Soph I have been drinking the aktivite, but no luck have to go & pick up a script from the hospital tomorrow for that Motilium stuff.My gp knew nothing about it???????
Everytime I sit my but in front of the computer something happens, have to go again you'd think one of the little ones would be the cause but noooooooooo it's the 14yo one.......
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Storm - Yeap my GP didn't know about it either, actually the paed prescribed it first. Then I went to a new GP for the first time the other day and asked for another script for it, which she gave me but only after I explained. I could have been asking for anything LOL! It really works - I take it 3 times a day. Paed says (jokingly) though that women get addicted because suddenly you have all this milk. He's right though 'cos I ain't giving it up LOL! After 48 hours, look out, you'll be able to feed the whole family.
Brooke - Not major issues, just me stressing about how much Ned's drinking (sound familiar about a year ago lol?). Wow you are organised and yippeee for your little girl. She sounds so lovely.
Trace - What happened with all your work stuff???
Ok off to bed, boot camp is exhausting me!
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I hope so Soph, I really look forward to being a milk machine, I am so fed up with it all ATM & poor Angel just wont settle properly from formula, so then I have guilt, argh it's such a vicious circle huh? I just hope I am not too dried up to recover!! Do you have to stay on it for as long as you bf, or do you start making milk without the meds?
Hi to everyone, hope you are all enjoying Australia Day,
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NOt sure Storm. I'm onto my second month of it....wil ask the paed at our appt on the 12th Feb. I think you can cut down - I know he said that, not sure about stopping totally.
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Oh Ok, my packet says 1 tab 3 times a day for 10 days?
I might do a google search.
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Hi Girls ..wow ..just a quick post as I am exhusted after our Australia day BBQ. It was so nice though as the weather , food and company was lovely!. One couple have a 2.5yr old boy who is sooooo loud and fun ..Kaitlyn and him follow each other around which is cute and they also have a 10month old who has just started walking!
Kaitlyn is really unsettled though ..still trying to fall asleep properly . Maybe tummy , teeth or just overtired..mmmm poor baby.
Storm and Soph I hope your boobs runith over and your babies lap it all up :-)
Brooke yay on the extra sleep ..man does it make a huge difference. Kaitlyn seems to be back to her old ways as of last night ..so fingers crossed it is only for a couple of nights as I was really enjoying sleep hehe. And you sound wayyyyy to organised for my liking hehehe.
trace I am glad Mr poo poo is treating you better...I tell ya some people just have to make other peoples lives hard ...why I will never know!.
So looking forward to the catch up !.
Hope you all had a lovely Australia day ..I am off to try and get these Aussie flag tattoos of my arm and ankle hehe.
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Hello everyone. Hope you are all having a wonderful long weekend and had a fantastic Australia day yesterday.
Cass the bbq sounds great. Sounds like Kaitlyn had a ball with her little playmates!
Soph I do think its natural to be concerned about our babies feeding but please dont stress too much. I know ive said it before but look at gorgeous healthy Neddy. Hes 4 months and your body has provided his nourishment! You are brilliant!!!!
Storm....hope the motilum helps. Its crazy isnt it...i still think the older kids are the most work!!!!
Brooke thats so great little miss Charli has settled back into her routine. It makes life so much easier doesnt it! I think its natural to be apprehensive about number 2. I can remember worrying about how id cope but really once baby is born...it all just falls into place and you cope..you have to. You will be fine.
Trace hope work is better for you. Who needs that sort of tension. Hope you are able to come to an arrangement that you are happy with.
Weve had a lovely Australia day. We spent the day swimming so were all tired out last night. We went to the fireworks and concert in town. Sammy just loved the fireworks..thought they were brilliant....he got his first show bag too...hehe so has spent the morning throwing balls around and bopping his fantastic 4 bopper hehe.
Ohhhh exciting news for us..my brother and his girlfriend are pregnant. Its so exciting. Ive been talking to him and hes so over the moon. Its a fairly new relationship so they are still learning about each other but hes going to be a great dad. YAY!
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Jo
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Maria and I went to the fireworks in the city with my Mum, Dad and little brother + 150000 of our closest friends, it was great but just a little crowded but that is Sydney for you, we had a great day looking at the motor fest first and circular quay and the to Darling Harbour, very sore legs yesterday and today though, tomorrow we are of to Wollongong and best of all DH gets home tonight - yay
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Yay for your DH getting home Louise!!!!
Jo
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Hi Ladies ,
quiet in here ..looks like everyone is off enjoying the nice Australia day weekend weather!.
Jo you swimming and relaxing sounds lovely. And yay on your brother and his girlfriend being pregnant ..how fantastic!
Louise I hope your DH is home and you are enjoying some lovely family time.
We have had a nice day ...swimming lessons , then went to see my BIL, SIL and Neice and Nephew ..then my sister popped over in the afternoon ..then we went for another swim..busy busy and very nice. I made the most YUMMMMMMO Salmon , Pasta , vege Cheesy bake thing yesterday and Kaitlyn loves it which makes me a very happy mummy.
Kaitlyn and I start Playgroup tomorrow which I am looking forward to , trying to meet some new mums in the area as all of my friends are still over Bondi way..not far I know only about 45-1hour drive ..but would be nice to have some more friends out this way to .
Hope are all enjoying your evenings!
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Time for a new thread ladies!
