Kaz - How's Will? has he settled back into his feeds again? Hope things have calmed down for you.
MadB - it's such a pain having to work so hard for day sleeps isn't it? I really feel for you. I hope Miri gives in sooner rather than later and makes things easier on you. Gosh I love the updates on fb about DS, I haven't met him and I adore him already!! such a clever little man.
Cathie - Welcome back!!! I live about three and a half hours west of Airlie/Hamilton. It's been really beautiful weather here, been able to just sit out under the tree and enjoy the breeze but yesterday it rained ALL day and was so cold....last night we had Jacob in our room in a portacot as his room doesn't have a heater (it's on the list to buy before winter) and we turned our heater on. It was 11 degrees in the lounge this morning, which is cold for us in Autumn. Winter gets down to about 0 or 1 here, not looking forward to it this year with a baby....It's alright when it's just me that I have to dress to keep warm!!
Hope everyone else is well, we're doing good here. Went to the CHN today, Jacob got another raving review, he's put on 65 grams in ten days, she's happy with that and so am I He's been showing off and rolling everywhere, as soon as I put him on his back he tries to roll, whether it's the changetable, the floor, his bed.... he's growing up so fast... I can't leave him on the mat in the lounge unattented anymore as he rolls from one side of the mat to the other and wants to keep going....haha. On the plus side, he's doing great at tiring himself out! so day sleeps are improving all the time...
Jules - sounds full-on, but bit of a temperature change!!!! Rolling's funny - Pip never actually crawled, he just rolled everywhere until he started walking!!!! Enjoy this time - I'm sure you've done this, but get down on the floor and look around at his level, make sure everything's OK if he reaches it.
Cathie - welcome back!!!!
MB - go for it Have one for me toooooooooooo
Geeze Will is being ... chatty / loud! He's been grabbing everything, and at the moment he's protesting going to bed - having a whinge now for about 15 mins, not crying, just making a whingey noise.
I think this is going to be a some what normal week...
I think we're all well finally!!! Woo hoo
I can't remember when i last posted but Aidan ended up sick also. It was his turn on Monday night so there i go cleaning and washing everything all over again The boys took a good few days to start feeling better again and then Friday it was my turn. I woke up feeling a little off and had cramps and nausea all day. I kept thinking it was inevitable what was to come but thankfully an early night in bed (before 8pm) and i woke up ok. I was so worried about what i'd do with DH away if i got it also. Gastro be gone with you and never ever return
Crumpet i'm so sorry to hear of the scary news your mother and family got. My mum also had breast cancer, it was thankfuly stage one and removed before it did any damage. She had radiation and now continues to see specialists to keep an eye on her health. I hope all goes well with your mum.
WR how freaking scary for you and your little ones. Thank goodness the police did move their butts quickly to get to you. I hope all is sorted really quick and you can move your family to a safer place. Good luck xo
PP i don't know how people can moraly do that, i don't take a pram car park if i know i'm not going to use the pram. Maybe if i was going to use a trolly but i'd still feel a little guilty about parking there and having people look in the car to see a pram in there, assuming i'd done the wrong thing.
Jules enjoy being back with your family for easter and your brothers wedding. I know what you mean about having a bad day and wanting family around. On Friday when i was so scared that i'd be running to the bathroom in no time i called my Dad and asked him to come over just so i wasn't alone with the kids. I was so tired and sick i just couldn't do it on my own. Enjoy having your family close. We've upped Harper's zantac dose also and the dr i saw said that the little ones don't often grow out of the reflux until the are at least sitting or walking. We'll have to see what our little ones do hey?!
Kaz how was the first week back at work? Has Will settled ok?
MadB did you have a cup cake?? How's your funny little man? I love the things he says on fb. I love the way they think Hope Miri is well
Cathie, welcome back!! Sounds like your holiday was perfect. So glad you guys could get away.
AFU we are well finally. Harper was the first sick one so she's well and truely better now. Although since being sick she seems to be a bit more spewy after feeds, way after feeds even. So she's gone from a baby who never vomited to one that is a lot more. Would it have anything to do with the vacinations do you think? We've got the MCHN tomorrow so i'll see what she thinks. I do remember writing about her weight to you guys so tomorrow i'll be able to suss that out. No rolling and no giggling here but she loves to have a chat and blow raspberries.
Bed time for me ladies. I hope i managed to catch up with everyone
ETA: Almost forgot... I'm an Aunty for the 11th time!!!!! My SIL had a little girl yesterday!!!
Hello, hello, hello lovley ladies! I'm still alive! Just so busy with work and every day life. I'm so exhausted all the time. I try my hardest to sleep when the kids do but I just can't. I seem to doze on & off which kinda gets me through the days. I really want to get back to doing some sort of exercise and I think that will help but gees, I can't seem to find the motivation!
Eden is waking through the night, every night. I really don't think he's hungry cause he's barely taking a feed and his first morning feed after the middle of the night one is also very poor. I probably need to try to re settle without feeding. What do you guys think? I really don't mind giving him a quick feed as it's NEVER more than 10 mins, it's just that I can't get back to sleep again. Just as I fall asleep DS2 will wake ready to start the day.
He had his immunisation last Thursday and seemed ok, but just wouldn't sleep longer than 30/40mins. Monday afternoon I was over it so gave him a dummy to re settle him, he loved it & continued to sleep for hours. I woke him at 8pm to feed him, then he woke at 11pm & 2am & 5am. DH gave him a dummy at 5am & he slept till I woke him at 7.30. Though thankfully yesterday I didn't need the dummy at all and he slept from 12noon till I woke him at 3.30pm. So hopefully he's back to his sleeping self again.
We are heading to Sydney May 1st as Eden is being Baptised on Mothers Day with his 5month old cousin Max. It will be lovely to spend Mothers Day with all our family & close friends.
We've also been battling sickness in this household. If it's not one thing it's another. Hopefully we're at the end of it all now.
Hopefully I will drop in more often and be able to catch up with persies later.
Crumpet, that’s so nice that Summah is giggling! Hope your nephew is okay?
MadB, you definitely deserve a cupcake. It’s funny how they need a specific toy isn’t it? Millie usually has a little rattly dog toy in the car, but of course we were in my sister’s car and had everything but. Nothing else would do… *sigh*
Winterraven, you’re braver than I in the carpark (or was that just mad preggie hormones? Oh they were fun…)! Good luck with the legal issues and moving to a safer area.
Jules, AWESOME that you got back on your scooter! I lived in Taiwan for a year and rode a little 50cc Yamaha while I was there! DH recently got a Piaggio 150 Fly, and I’m thinking about getting my upright licence as well Glad Jacob is doing well on his new dose of Zantac. Millie has given up on rolling, it seems… she does circle work on her back or tummy and is starting to push herself around with her legs. It’s very funny
Kaz, it’s pretty cute when they find their voice. Millie will sometimes chat and carry on before going to sleep as well. Hope work is going well?
Cathie, welcome home… back to the crisp cool mornings. I imagine it’s foggy or frosty out your way?
EJ so glad everyone in your family is well now. Congrats on your niece! I hope your SIL is well.
Georgi, hellooooo! I’ve missed you! I don’t know what the temp is like where you are at night, but is Eden cold? Last week when Millie was waking, it was usually because she’d kicked off her blanket when she first went to bed and was cold later.
As for us… I’m officially no longer a sympathetic vomiter. My sister was ill after her surgery last week and I didn’t bat an eyelid Motherhood: so many unsung benefits!
We’ve been pretty busy. We have been using the Kinderkot a lot: pasta night at my SIL’s place in the mountains on Friday, a visit to my parents-in-law on Saturday, then my BIL’s birthday lunch on Sunday. Millie conks right out in it, which is awesome. She’s too little for the sleeping bag that comes with it, so she just goes in in her wrap me up, and if it’s cold I pop a blanket over her. She slept beautifully after swimming on Monday, but yesterday did her Tuesday specialty: catnapping. We had to go to Bathurst for a funeral, and we travelled with my sister and brother-in-law. She was a champ on the way up and very good there (made lots of mourners smile, which was nice), but was totally over it on the way home and grizzled most of the way down the mountains. Poor little chook. DH was home when we got back and as soon as she saw him she was all smiles again! It was sweet. He took over last night which was nice. I still have sinus so was very grateful for that. Went to bed early and am glad that I did: Millie slept through til 6am for the third night in a row! Astounding. I’m still waking and dozing from about 3am, so if she goes back to waking I will be okay. Hoping it lasts though.
Millie has started sucking her thumb. She prefers to slurp on her right fist, but suck her left thumb. She actually squirreled her thumb out through the neck hole of her wrap me up so she could suck it! Determined... My Mum was mortified when she saw it yesterday though. Does thumb sucking at this age necessarily mean they will be a long-term thumb sucker? She thinks it will cause her to have crooked teeth etc (but hey, I wasn't a thumb sucker but had to have braces anyway...).
am feeling quite flat and down atm so i might not be in as often as usual while i try to pull my s**t together....
things have all seemed to happen at once and im not dealing so well, so looks like a trip to the gp might be in order to help me sort myself out.
mum is going well, and my nephew is on the mend as well, hopefully he will be right to come home today at some stage.
summah is going well, such a joy to have!!
might pop back in later on today if i get a chance...
it's such a pain having to work so hard for day sleeps isn't it?
I really feel for you. I hope Miri gives in sooner rather than later and makes things easier on you. Gosh I love the updates on fb about DS, I haven't met him and I adore him already!!
such a clever little man.
He's been showing off and rolling everywhere, as soon as I put him on his back he tries to roll, whether it's the changetable, the floor, his bed....
The boys took a good few days to start feeling better again and then Friday it was my turn. I woke up feeling a little off and had cramps and nausea all day. I kept thinking it was inevitable what was to come but thankfully an early night in bed (before 8pm) and i woke up ok. I was so worried about what i'd do with DH away if i got it also. Gastro be gone with you and never ever return 
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