Babies Born December 2007 #25

ive been watching it non stop.. 25 ppl already dead and there saying its worse than ash wednesday!!!

Alicia - is everything ok???? 2 of my brothers mates parents houses have been of fire! and its getting too close to home for my liking.. im SOOOO angry it was deliberately lit!! :angry:

Michelle - what a crappy time for you. i would prob just laugh, then cry and maybe laugh again lol at least you still have your health....(am i healping lol) i thought i was stressed but these fires have certainly changed my perspective !!!!

I don't get why people light fires.. I can't get it.. mental illness or not I don't get it...

Alicia: hope you and your family are ok..

Who else is down that way?

Mum and dad seem to be ok still. They are near the Kilmore and Kinglake fires and I know at least 3 people who I went to school with who have lost their homes, it really is aweful. My parents are staying as their town is one of the evacuation points at the moment so they think they will be ok, although they are surrounded by smoke and ash is falling all over the place.
My sister is in Bendigo so we were also a bit worried about her and her famly but she rang this morning to say they are ok, although her brother-in-law thinks he lost his house.
It really is scary and I feel so useless being in Melb.

Hi Girls,

Michelle- Hi sounds like you need a hug too :hug:,sorry to hear about your grandpa,hope things work out with the family & the *****ing stops,there`s nothing worse to deal with a such a time.

Alicia- Hi hun,i understand how your feeling,these fires are terriable,I hope your Mum & Dad are doing ok,there is a hot line number you can ring,but I?m not sure what it is- but maybe your local police station could give it to you or Yahoo has been updatting the fire situations,with Towns...etc...if that`s any help hun.
I hope all these fires weren`t delibretly lit,the little mungrals should be locked up,so many people have lost their lives,i pray we don`t have another Ash Wednesday,42 people died in those fires years back. I?m sayiny a pray for everyone.

Nic- Hi how are you going,have you got rain up near you or still hot weather?
i can`t believe half of us has Extreme heat wave & the other parts of Australia, has got floods,totally crazy.

Well, Iam off to finish washing & make beds,lol. I feel too tired as Kieren & Tiger have had me up most of the night. Kieren wanted to play at 2am......sigh.... Take care everyone, Hi to the all. Oh i foregot my little girl Emily is going to be 8 tomorrow,I have to bake cup cakes for to take to school. Bbl.....;)

Alicia: good to hear you are fine.. and that your family is ok.. Scary stuff..

Susan: wow 8.. a big girl now

No Rain at all for us..Warmish outside.. more steamy I think.. We did get a downpour that lasted abut 5 mins last night but thats it. I am happy to send any rain we get down south to put those fires out..

Simon is going to ring his brother today cus they live in Townsville.. I heard Townsville is all cut off.. His parents have gone on holidays down south.. He rang them today and they are in NSW somewhere.. It was 41c at 5pm.. why would you travel there knowing it was that hot *slap*

Just read in a news report - 35 confirmed dead and more predicted, it was lit by arsonists and they are RELIGHTING the bloody fires after firefighters have put them out.... it is making me sick!!!! :angry:

Alicia - wasnt the main fire in kinglake??? :(

I just read that too Lauren.. so much bad news today.. A 5 yr old boy was taken by a croc up north :(

and my mum rang a little while ago. She is a foster carer and the little girl she had for most of last year was hit and killed by a car last night. I am so upset. She was only 10..

omg thats terrible Nic!! Why is everything so hard atm... we are distroying our exsistance....

Hi Nic,that was terriable news to recieve,how sad for the 10 year old girl,may she sleep with the Angels.
We are all going through some very sad & crazy times atm.Glad to hear your not caught up in any floods,hope you and your family are ok,Nic.:hug:

Buzzie- I can`t believe some of these fires were deliberately lit,they should be put into gaol,never to be released. I feel for all the families that have lost loved ones & their houses.pets...etc...Our family prays for some relief very soon. I hope tomorrow is a better day for everyone.

49 dead! :(
Alicia - kinglake is worst hit with 6 deaths, Please let us know if your parents are ok - im thinking of u hun!

Mum and dad are in Yea - close to Kinglake. I went to school with lots of people from Kinglake and still know a lot that live there. Apparently the fire is getting closer to Yea but it doesn't seem to be their major concern at the moment. I know mum said the town is full of people who evacuated from Kinglake and are sleeping in their cars and tents down the main street. It is so scary, my dad is in a wheelchair so really it is just mum fighting the fire if it gets too close... hopefully they will leave but I don't think they will, I think they will choose to fight it, they did last time.

Alicia: I hope they leave.. *hugs*

Thanks Susan..l hope she is at peace now.. Poor troubled little girl she was..

lauren. 49!! :(

Beks? i think - hugs to you. My son has epilepsy he first had a seziure when he was 5 months old - not the same as the febile but the seizure side is the same. Hope your little girls is feeling better soon.
Hope everyone who is near the fires or floods or their familys that you all stay safe. Hopely some of Qld flooding rains go down to vic and vic heat goes to north Qld. That would fix both problems.
Susan - happy birthday to your daughter hope she has a wonderful 8th birthday.

Everyone else sorry i didnt get to you this time will try next time. You ladies are so busy it took 3 pages before i found the thread! Saved it in the favourties this time. Happy birthday to me, hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday

65 dead!
A lady was interviewed and couldnt get incontact with her mum who last heard her on the phone saying the fire was coming her way.. and i bawled!!

Susan, happy birthday to you daughter tomorrow!

Hi everyone,

:happybirthday: Hi Jas,hope you had a lovely day,your another Aquarian,lol,cool chick!:hug:

Lauren-Gee hasn`t today just been terriable,I also felt very teary watch the news tonight,i still can`t get my head around people who get off doing these horrific things,hope the fire bugs go to gaol,for life.Eye for an Eye!!!!

Nic- Glad to hear your ok,up there,today has been very scary.My Aunty does Foster care,so I understand the trouble back ground these poor kids have,your news made me sad too,hun.How is your Mum coping.:hug:

Alicia- I will say a little pray for your family tonight,today has been a nightmare for so many,i feel so much for those people who have lost their loved ones. I hope your Mum & Dad will leave if things get too bad,lets hope it doesn`t come to that,I would be really scared,i hate fires.thinking of you hun.:hug:

Thanks everyone for wishing my little girl a happy Birthday 8th, for tomorrow, it made her day.:lol:

Oh...I find out my results from my scans tomorrow,i really hope i don`t get bad news ,especially being my DD Birthday,i haven`t told my kids what`s going on,i didn`t want them upset,I have my fingers crossed. :pray:
Ok,off to make a cuppa,it`s all quiet here now kids are all in bed,YAY!!!!! talk tomorrow.

I pray tomorrow is a better day for everyone,night,night.xxxx Susan.

Happy Birthday Jas.. Hope you had a lovely day

Susan: fingers toes knees and eyes crossed for good news tomorrow :hug:

mum is doing ok.. Sad as you can imagine.. The whole news today is just making me feel down.. the fires the floods.. Car crashes, kids and cars .. just terrible.. We are just listening to music now..

Happy birthday jas :)

Susan - please let us know how your results go. fingers crossed for you xx

108 dead now, sorry nic ill stop updating everyone now :lol:
Im going to ring the red cross today and get a charity box to put on our shop counter... i was watchign the news till late last night feeling so helpless!!

Off to a massive new playcentre today with Ash.. cant wait.. hes gonna sooo love it!!

Oh forgot to mention... im doing BIG house hunting atm, mums given me a dead line.. lol end of march...(in a semi nice sense) we are starting to bang heads to much these days as this place is way too small for the 2 of us, so im excited to get out but on a very strict money budget now!!

108 is just so sad.. Why didn't they leave thier homes earlier.. Or did they and it all became to much..

I think i would have packed my stuff and left a few days prior.. better to be safe then sorry I think..

Quiet day here. Kids at school. Simon finally fixing Ethans bike up.. Only took him 5 days :rolleyes:

I don't know how to put a new tube on a bike.

Good Luck today Susan and happy Birthday to your Daughter

Hi girls,

Well,I?m very relieved to find out I only have a pulled muscle!!!So i need to rest it & not pick the little ones up as much,thank god my moods might be a little happier now.:D The little lumps i thought,is only tissue :doh:

Nic- Hi,also having a quiet day here too,only have Kieren at home today,he`s asleep.

I had to bake 30 cup cakes last night & iced them all for my DD this morning for a suprise to take to school.We are just having a cake for her after school,no party this year.

Buzzie- You wont know your self once you move into your own place,I moved out of home when i was 18,never went back,lol. I was so happy to br a free spirit.

hope everyone is having a better day. Our Foxtell has gone down,we rang them,they said we might not have it back for 12-24 hours due to programming from Victoria,i don`t understand this at all.Now back to boring tv,the kids will be spewin,when they get home. Ok talk later,got more cup cakes to ice,lol.;)

susan: Thats great news!! bugger about the tv lol.. my kids would have a fit to but jus think glad its not school hols :)

I just woke from a day nap :D Olivia fell asleep around 12. I felt really tired at 12:30 so went to the long couch and lay down while jake was watching tv.. I woke at 1 and he was crashed out so I closed my eyes again till Livi woke me :) I think I needed a nap

Hi all,
Sorry, I haven't been online all weekend due to laziness, everything has been going on in here!!

Susan- YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! That is fantastic news, I am so happy for you :dance: And happy birthday to your little princess too.

Jas- :happybirthday: to you too!!

Lauren- Glad it's not just me following the death toll :redface: 126 atm, and some of the stories on the news this morning were just terrible. You will love having your own place, it will be really good for you and Ash. I haven't POAS, I'm just going to wait this out till my scan. I felt really pregnant on the weekend- tired and sick- but I'm thinking maybe it wa sthe heat because today I'm fine. I'm really not 100% how I feel about any of it yet.

Michelle- Oh hunni, what a crazy story!! I'm sorry to hear there's a bit of infighting going on. Families hey....

Alicia- Praying for you that everyone is ok hun :hug:

Nic- Your poor mum, how sad that must be for her... it just seems like so many bad things have been happening everywhere the last few days.

Well I'm glad it's cooled down here.. it is lovely to open the house the up and let in some fresh air. And Ty has officially weaned himself- he hasn't had a feed for four nights, even though he's been sick and it's hot (he's still waking up, just not wanting to feed :rolleyes:) So I think that's mission accomlished- Baby # 1, exclusively breastfed (but thankfully over with) ;)

susan - thats great news!!

I moved out of home the day i turned 21 and only came back home when i was about 8 months pregnant due to just not being able to afford it on my own.
It was so hard to come back.. but this time i look forward to being independent again.. i just hope i will be ok with money... as long as ash doesnt get sick too often and i need time off, i think i will be ok.

I saw a place today that was SOOOOOOOO perfect, has a beautiful big back yard for ash, this area is soooo expensive, it does push my budget a little but everything else was units back to back and i did that once and could hear every time the neighbour coughed, so i refuse to do that again!!

Nic - good luck with the bike.. lol i wouldnt have the foggiest either hehe

Lori - let us know how ur scan goes, how exciting to feel pregnant tho, i think its normal tohave days you dont feel it tho isnt it??
126!!!! omg, ive been out to the playcentre today and it was still 108 when i left.... !!

Lori: Jacob weaned as well when I was around 10 weeks pregnant with Livi.. Apparently the taste of your milk changes. but after 12 weeks I think they get used to it again lol.. Or something like that.

congrats on a long lovely breastfeeding journey

Lauren: I don't think I could live in a unit again either.. I think my kids would drive the neighbours mental hehe.. Good luck with finding the perfect place :D

Lauren - Goodluck with the house hunting. Hope you find one soon
Lori - how long until your scan? It isnt fair making you wait this long. Finger crost for you.
susan - glad that the results were good.
thanks 4 the birthday wishes. rthan has woken up so i have to dash

Hi all,

Nic- I think your little nap is called a Granny nap! :rofl: I feel tired everyday around 3:30-4:30,I would love to have a Granny nap....he he he. Hope your feeling a little brighter hun.My kids had a spak attack about our pay tv,they still can`t tell us when it will be back to normal,they have a recorded message,that say`s nothing much.

Lori- Thank god we got a nice cool day here with some rain today,i wish it would rain in Victoria,for them. Hope everything is ok with you,hun.

Buzzie- Good luck with finding a new home for you & Ash,will you be staying close to your mum,hun?

Jas- Hi jas,how are you doing,don`t ya just hate when you get on here & your little ones wake up,us Mum`s don`t get much "Me Time".

Hello to everyone else,hope everyone is ok.

Hi Mummies

I have been slack!

Lori - Wow and Oh No. I hope everything is ok and your scan goes well on Friday. Well done on the breastfeeding. Our bodies are amazing.

MoM - Was so happy to read that you have a pulled muscle. You rest up now. Happy Birthday to DD. That is a lot of cupcakes to ice.

Buzzie - good luck with the house hunting.

Jas - Happy belated Birthday.

Nic - sad news for your mum. I barely watch or listen to the news these days. It makes me too sad and/or angry.

I am into the second week of work now and am dead tired today. I have 14 weeks and 4 days to go - woohoo. Monique walks around everywhere now but she is getting a bit of an attitude when she wants something NOW. I think she is getting better at childcare. She cried when we dropped her off as usual but she waved goodbye to us this morning so that is an improvement. I think she has picked up another cold though :rolleyes: I have my 20 week ultrasound on Saturday and I can't wait!!

omg tinsel thats just flown!! cant wait to hear the colour... :D

Bekz - is urs a week after that??

Susan - yes i will stay as close as possible to mum, Ideally i want to be near Ashs childcare which is 5mins from mum anyways..

Ash is in care this morning, tho im picking him up at 1 today to go to mothers group. we havent been in such a long time, cant wait to see everyone, especially now theres another one pregnant!!

20 weeks already tinsel wow.. That really has flown by hasn't it.

Lauren: What are your plans for your child free time?

Olivia was not a good girl last night. She went to bed like a dream at 7:30 and then woke every 20 mins. Just after 9 I gave up and got up to her. We have started ignoring the calling out. It was after midnight before she went back to bed. gawd I was feeling cranky.. Thank goodness for that day sleep yesterday :lol:

I am so mad by the media here at the moment.. With that little girl that died.. AAgghh.. they are making out that the Department of child protection are in the wrong.. I can't say much due to privacy issues but GRRR I am so mad

Hi All,

Susan - Sooooo glad your boobies are ok!!!!
Lori - Good luck with your scan. And a big high 5 for bfing this far.

Miss Loren is getting better slowly. No temps for 24 hours now but she is still cranky and sleeps alot. My SIL has been a doll and taken Sara to playgroup for me today. OMG I had 4 nights of 2 hourly wake ups (actually 2 of those nights I did not sleep at all) and I have just been reminded of what is ahead of me in a few months...holly cR@p

Of course the Vic fire news has taken up a lot of my thoughts. Alicia I hope your parents are ok.

Buzzie - My scan is next Monday. Good luck with the house hunting hon.

Jas - Happy belated Birthday.

Tinsel - Goodluck with your scan...btw I think pink for you. I don't know why I just do. How is Monique going at d/c?

Not much else happening here really, except I can't fit into my normal shorts anymore. I haven't felt much movement yet but I heard bub's heartbeat on Saturday.

Oops almost forgot. Daycare called to tell that they are ready for Loren next week...I seriously was not expecting this for another couple of months. I actually don't know what to do. DH thinks I should just try her and see how she copes.

I'm at home with Monique today. She has puffy red runny eyes and runny nose so thought I better not send her off to childcare. She wants lots of cuddles and is finally having a sleep.

Bek - glad to hear Loren is getting better. I was just thinking about the broken sleep last night :doh: My family think its a pink bundle too and I don't mind either way but would be nice to have one of each as we are only planning two. Wow, daycare next week. How many days would you put her in for? I am still thinking of keeping Monique in childcare for maybe 2 days a week when bubs arrives at least for the first 6 weeks.

Nic - what a nightmare with Olivia waking up every 20 mins.

Buzzie - have fun at mothers group. I love seeing how much the babies have grown.

Tinsel - I have booked her for 2 days per week. Initially I thought of putting her in for only one day but 2 are available and they say it is better to get them used to it etc. Personally I would not have coped when I had Loren if I did not put Sara in daycare for a couple of days per week. Sara was/is such a social soul that she would have gone crazy at home with me and Loren 24/7. Plus I was trying to bf (which i don't do very well) and I really needed some one on one time with Loren. Assuming that I am going to be the same way when this bub comes I kinda think that Loren needs to go to d/c too. So if you are like me and feel that you need some time out then I would keep Monique in d/c those couple of days. I really feel that d/c has benefited Sara long term. Socially she is brilliant and she has learnt so much. Initially though Sara did get quite sick and I had serious second thoughts about continuing with d/c but now I think we've made the right decision.

Bekz - Not long until your ultrasound now!! I think you might be having another pink - what do you think any differences in the pregnancies. Cant wait to hear how it all goes.
Tinsel - i found it easier having the boys in d/c a couple of days a week when ethan was born. Charlie is a social being as well although now that jack and alex are both at big school he didnt like going. Ethan is back at d/c as of tomorrow yay for me i get to sleep again!!
aussienic - i know how you feel. Ethan is being terrible of a night as well. Even though he is lucky to sleep 2 hours all day. Is it hot where you are?
Buzzie - Have fun at mothers group. I miss mine most of the kids started "big"school. Never to mind have to find a new one now
mummy of many - Yep mine seem to have a knack for wanting something just as i get ready to post. They must know we are doing something important lol. Did your daughter enjoy her birthday?
Well i have decided that i dont really like doctors. I am so sick of the weight issue. Doesnt matter what i do my weight stays the same or i gain weight, 20kg over a year. Thing is with the condition i have i am suppose to lose weight so the doctor is trying to figure out what is making me gain it when i should be sickly skinny. Who knows with the way the body works. Never to mind off to Aqua tomorrow to try it out went and got a new swimsuit and all.
Have a great afternoon ladies

Not hot at all Jas.. been pouring rain all day.. Was so humid this morning though.. but now just pleasant and so dark.. livi has been asleep nearly 3 hours :D she must really need it.. I am happy with her going down for a nap at 11.. she seems to sleep best then

Jacob and I just finished making a tea cake for afternoon tea and muffins with choc chips for the boys lunches..

roll on afternoon tea

hi everyone,

well, it was my grandad's funeral this morning. And thankfully there were no dramas. I spoke to my mum not long ago (the service was in melb, but he was buried in ballarat) and she said everything went smoothly. But the coming days are going to be quite interesting. As the mother of my dads half sisters has put a crevatt or something on the house. Which means that if the house gets sold, she has put a claim in to get $130,000. Which is complete bs. So my dad and his brother and sisters are getting a lawyer.

Sorry to banter but dp doesnt listen and im so sick of talking to a brick wall! The past few days ive been ignored and im feeling so lonely. I dont have many 'real' friends so again, apologies.

Michelle don't for one second think you need to apologise to us. You can always pop in here to vent, brag, rant and rave. So glad there weren't any dramas at the funeral.

yeh michelle.. i do all the time LOL :redface:

Nic - wat u mean child care free time? me doing nothing when hes in care?? lol

Alicia - the fires have reached Yea!! is everything still ok??? :(

The deaths have reached 170 - they have pridicted up too 300!!!! bloody hell!!

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Nic - wat u mean child care free time? me doing nothing when hes in care?? lol

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I meant what do you do when you are on your own? I think I would take a long shower then get something yummy to eat and close th blinds and watch tv hehe...

michelle: Always feel free to vent in here.. Thats what its for.. :hug:

eta: 300 dead !! really I hope not. that would just be to sad.. :(

LOL now i think about it nic,, i wish i did do that..!
I usually come home and sit on the lappy for a bit, clean the house and help mum out in the shop, before i know it its time to pick him up and i go crap i forgot a nice hot shower..lol i think i should just relax next time hes in care and have a BIG sleep sprawled in the lounge in my jarmies with a dvd and some chocolate..lol

Hi all,

Lauren- The DVD and choccies sound like a plan to me ;)

Michelle- Let loose anytime hun, that's what we're here for. I can empathise- dh's family is all caught up in the same kind of thing over his nan's estate atm. I don't know why people can't just let it go.

Jas- How was Aqua?

Tinsel- I reckon stick with the daycare hun, give yourself a break for a couple of days for as long as you can, especially if Monique is coping ok. If this bubba sticks I am going to try my best to get Ty in to care at least once a week.

Nic- Mmmm chocolate chip muffins.....

Hope I haven't missed anyone. Hi if I have :D

Hmmm... I think I might just be getting a little bit excited and I'm actually looking forward to this scan... but I can't tell dh that because he is stressing. Oh well. He'll come round.

OMG we have been having some serious poo problems here the last couple of days :o Huge burny ones that go everywhere, and some bad nappy rash.. poor kid. We had an unfortunate incident the other day with no nappy and the lounge room carpet.... ewwww **shudders**

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update - The fires are about 10km from mum and dad (in Yea) but they have built a firebreak around the town and think they will be ok. Lots of people have been evacuated to there so they are really going to try to protect the town if the wind changes, but at the moment it is skirting around them. Unfortunately I know a lot of people who have lost their homes.