HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN!
I hope you're day is full of fun & presents!!
I can't wait to play with you soon!
Love Claudia!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN!
I hope you're day is full of fun & presents!!
I can't wait to play with you soon!
Love Claudia!!!
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Kristy, Happy Birthday Erin!! Hasn't the time just flown by?? I'm glad your pregnancy is going well. how exciting for you
Rosehip, I dont think you are the only one restricting your child from chocolate!! I'm not letting Brendan have any. And even next year it'll be just 2-3 eggs in total. It's hard enough to keep them on a healthy diet (with all the crap for sale) without grandmas and grandads buying them lots of chocolate!!
Brendan has been sleeping lots today... poor lil man, his cough is slowly going. I think I caught the cold before it got bad
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Talking about giving babies chocolate, DH gave Tobi some when he got home from work yesterday and it really cheered him up heaps for an hour or two. I couldn't believe the difference. Then he choked a little on some dinner, had a coughing fit and then went down hill again. We had more spew all over mummy and a very unhappy baby. Why do they always spew on the Mums and never on the Dads. He seems much better today, so I think the ab must have kicked in.
We let Tobi try most things, but really limit how much naughty stuff he has. I would prefer he has chocolate over other naughty stuff. I am trying to work out all the no go foods, but it is so hard working it out.
Jayne - Been doing research on the bunnies. They seem like hard work!
Sally - Glad to hear that you are working things out with DP and it will be fabulous having someone else there all the time to help you out with Brendan.
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PS. Sally - 20kg is nothing. I have friends that put on 35kg when they were pregnant. I put on 17kg. I am glad I didn't put on too much, but I also wasn't going to stop eating all the yummy foods. I loved being pregnant and having the excuse to be curvy. I may be down to my pre-pregnancy weight now, but I am still 78kg and I want to lose another 15kg before DH gets home in August. It is hard while they are away though. Chocolate is such a good substitute for sex.
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Goodmorning
Tashie, you must be really unlucky.... it's everyone else that cops most of the spew from Brendan!! Although his reflux is pretty much gone now!! last month he was shocking bringing up most of his feeds, including solids. But this month the odd dribble... so I wouldn't even call it spew! woohoo!!
lol at your substitute!! mmm chocolate
I'm down to 78kg too, I want to get down to 70.... I was 65 but a little underweight so 70 would be nice
Brendan and I are off to Playgroup this morning, well when he wakes! He slept through last night, I think his cold is going, and woke at 7:30am had a feed and went back to sleep at 8!!
Have a great day ladies
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Sally, I am so glad that you are writing more often now. It is really great hearing what you are Brendan have been up to. I once did a debate on what was better chocolate or sex. From a girls point of view, there is definitely more pros to cons for chocolate. LOL! Its great that Brendan's reflux is clearing up. A friend had really bad reflux her whole life until she had an operation at 20. That would not be fun.
Kristy - How is our birthday girl? Did she get spoilt and eat all the yummy foods you made?
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TASH _ I e-mailed you some pics of my bunnies. They really aren't that much hard work. You just need to set them up. The thing I like about bunnies is you play with them, cuddle them, & then they go back into their hutch. Ours hop around the garden at times but they can be VERY hard to catch, except our buck, he is seriously a dog in a rabbits body. He even bangs on the door so Claudia will go & slide it open for him & he comes inside! UMMAH! I now have a rabbit run though that I put them in & onto the grass & they have a ball in there. I think I like putting them away in hutches so I can open the door for the girls & they go outside & play without me worrying. Jessica was bitten by our dog when she was 11 months old, so I like the bunnies as they are safer. However, they can scratch. But it's up to you. Personally, I think Tobi is too young for a pet but it's completely up to you. It's better than buying him a kitten or a puppy IMHO. Jessica was 2 when she got her first bunny, but I'm a real sucker for them. I always have one on my lap every night for snuggles when the kids are in bed. We let Claudia eat chocolate too. But not loads of it. It's very hard when she can see Jessica with a freddo frog to deny her of one as well. She actually really loves m&m's & my MIL has a dispenser & Claudia stands at the table & points to it saying 'some'. I usually pack all the chocolates away from Easter & just bring them out very slowly.
SAL _ It's sooooooo great to have you online all the time! I agree! WTG on Brendan scoring $80 for his birthday! How awesome! Are you going to use his bank account money for things like school, etc... or are you just putting it away for when he turns 18 or wants a car? My friends all got cheques for their 18th, like in the vicinity of $10K & I never got anything, not even $100 towards my first car & I want my children to have big 18th cheques so I am putting their $$ away for that. Oh please don't make me jealous about you being 65kg, I don't want to hear that crap! LOL. You lucky thing!
ME _ Last night was the 4th night that Claudia hasn't woken up half an hour after going to bed. It's been excellent! I had to go look after my niece & nephew for a little while today. Far out, 4 kids is tough! My niece just had her tonsils out yesterday & my nephew has a big snot nose, so it was just charming. My sister had to go get her AB's & paintstop & everything because the hospy didn't have a pharmacy. Definitely sealed the deal of only 2 kids for me! LOL. Oh & also, nearly got Claudia to sleep on cows milk last night. She drank 150mL & was just about asleep when she realised it wasn't a booby in her mouth & put on a show until I gave it to her! Each night we get a step closer!
Love Jayne
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SAL - So glad to hear that you & your man have sorted things out & WTG on looking for a place together! That's great news! How are things with you & Brendan? Oh wow with the dog food eating, that's pretty icky. I have no suggestions other than just putting the dog food down at the dogs meal times? Claudia had a whale of a time in my parents dogs water bowl on the weekend. Gross me out!
TASHIE _ It's up to you about the pet, but if you're planning on moving anyway, why not just get him a pet when you are all shifted, that way you are settled & Tobes is older? Oh wow you are brave helping out your friend. It'll be fun for Tobi to have a playmate, just remember double the fun & double the trouble! I had my gf's little girl for 2 weeks fulltime & then a couple of nights every week for the following couple of months when Jessica was 12 months old. it was because her older girl was really sick in hospital & she had nobody to have her. It was fun but sooooooo tiring at the same time! At least your little visitor will be going home at night.
KRISTY _ Oh wow, just think that next year at Erin's 2nd birthday you will have a bub that is 8-12 weeks old! Now that is scary! Did she get lots of nice presents? Get over the birthday & everything & then let me know when you want a playdate.
LISA _ I hear you with the tantrums. I have those as well. Claudia puts herself on the floor & throws anything that is in the vicinity of her when she is having a meltdown. I think it's funny & just walk away from her. My goodness me, when is Harrison going to show you some TEETH! I think he is going to end up getting them in pairs! I hope you guys are all on the mend, it's been one thing after another with you guys!
KYM _ What did the Dr say about Monkey & DH? I hope they are better very soon.
ME _ Had a couple of horrendus nights with both kids. Saturday night I didn't get to bed until 1:30 pm. Between Jess & Claudy, they played tag team with Mummy & Claudia woke every 90 mins on the dot, most of the time though, I didn't have to pick her up, just a little pat. I actually think she was crying in her sleep because she didn't open her eyes & stand up like she normally would. Jessica is at thriving 3's atm & Claudia is asleep so I'm just loving the 'quiet time'. Claudia has learned to say my sisters name so she is going on & on with 'Nat, Nat, Nat, Nat'. Very cute. She took 240mL of cows milk last nigth & then fell asleep on the lounge. Jessica was in awe because she was on her tummy with her legs tucked up & she kept on going over to her & saying 'my sister is a koala bear'. Gorgeous.
Hope you are all having wonderful Tuesdays!
Love Jayne
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Hi Girls,
JAYNE - Erin must be going out in sympathy with your girls, as she was relly restless last night. I can see a tooth poking through at the bottom so think that may be the culprit. That will be tooth number 10!! Really look forwrad to catching up and meeting your gorgeous girls. Been meaning to ask you what does your DH do in China? My FIL was working up there on the oilrigs.
TASH - That is Erin's favourite trick throwing things out of the pram. In the last 3 weeks we have lost 3 dummies, a new pumpkin patch hat and a toy. Have got one of those chains for the dummys now just for our walks. Erin walked across the room for the first time yesterday before it had only been 2 or 3 steps. Will have to dig out her measurments form the Purple book and get back to you.
LISA - Poor love with vurus central. Hope you are all on the mend really soon.Yay for the teeth!!
SAL - Erin did the same thing at my sisters house with the dog food, must be a kid thing!!Bannanas are one of Erin's favourites as well. She also loves ice blocks just started making her fruit ones and she devours them.
KYM - Good on you fro making the decision about the house. Sometimes we need to take a step back and look at what is really important, and what quality of life we have. Hope you get a great price for your house.How did the physio go ?
Well nothing much more to report from us, we have Erin's christening in a couple of weeks so that shoudl be nice. Just booked in to get my car converted to gas. Because of the Govt Rebate it will only cost $250.00. It will be duel fuel usage so you can use both gas and petrol. Yesterday when I looked gas was 65 cents compared to $1.37 for petrol so I think it willo definently help us save some dollars
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Hi, just in quickly, as have to get notes ready for tomorrow......
Jayne, WTG on Claudia nearly forgetting boobie!
Tash, Monkey is sick too - snotty, cough, and 1 slightly inflamed ear, GP wants to see us again Mon hoping to avoid a/b's. Maybe they both got the same thing at Lollipops?? (Monkey's kinda started Sunday with snotty nose then the throat and ear have come since Wed...) Hope Tobi is better real soon.
Kristy, hope Erin's B'day was fantastic - my mum was going to get Monkey table and chairs for Christmas, but we don't really have the space - not sure what I'm gonna do this year when she actually starts to want that sort of thing!!
Ryn, hope you get those migraines sorted girl! Sounds wonderful that Liebs is starting to become more independent - Monkey is too to some degree.
Not sure if I've mentioned before but when I was pg I had quite bad pubic symphasis separation/dysfunction and its back, dammit! Luckily, the women's health physios at work have agreed to see me and had my first app't today - looks like its gonna be slow recovery and I'm quite sore tonight....
But in better news, I dropped Monkey at the out-laws yest and went bra shopping!!! Sorry to say though that I needed to buy boring bras that could be worn under white work shirts, so the sexy stuff will have to wait....
Gotta run, would love to stay to chat.... Oh, other big news - we are selling our house! The rate rises are killing us and we have no quality of life left... As it is our 3 yr plan to leave Sydney anyway, we figure we can rent, save money and be happier.... hopefully.... but a stressful time ahead sorting it all out!
Have a lovely wkend all.
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KYM _ WOW with selling your house! That's massive news. I have been scaring Alan & sending him links to 3 storey mansions & saying I'm going to view them! LOL. That sounds great & you sound really happy about the move, so that's even better! How is that Cheeky Monkey?
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Kym - There is heaps of rentals near me at the moment. Not that you live too far away now. I hope you find something that isn't too far away from your child care and work. Has the real estate suggested that you do anything to the house before you move? How is Monkey today? If she is still sick will you go to work this week? How did your appointment go? Are you feeling any better? Do they know why it has come back?
Jayne - I think you might be right about Tobi being still a little too young for a pet. I am still going to think about it and do my research, but am not going to rush into it like I was initially. Trouble is with DH going away so much, Tobi and I tend to pack up and go away too, and it is too much to ask the neighbours to look after them for extended periods...Glad to hear that you are having some success with Claudia on cows milk. It took me about 6weeks to get Tobi weaned. Once your boobies stop producing as much milk, they soon learn that they get more from a bottle than from you. But that doesn't take attachment into consideration. Hope Claudia is still sleeping soundly.
Ryn - How is your head sweets? Are you on medication for it? I used to get really nasty migraines when I worked and really improved when I stopped work. I think they were stress related. Chocolate and Cheese burgers always make me feel better when I have a migraine.
Sally - I like the idea of a bank account for the bubs too. My in laws always give Tobi money instead of pressies, so we put that away and we donate $1 a day to his account too.
US - Looks like I am going to be a carer for a belly belly friend who is thinking about going back to work. Our boys play together so well and we already do a little bit of swapping, but I may look after him a few days a week if she finds a job. It'll only be for six months, as we will probably be moving at the end of the year again and they are trying for number two. I am looking forward to it, should be good for Tobi too and a little extra cash doesn't hurt either.
Tobi is still sick and has now spread his sickness around. What is with men and being sick. Tobi is handling it so much better than DH. And now I have it too.
My little nephew isn't going too well. His Mum isn't producing milk and they left it too long before they started giving him supplements, so now he is getting feed through a tube and doesn't look like they will be out of hospital for a few more days.
Now that all our bubs have hit 12months, can we do another comparison. My DH keeps asking how he is going in his development and I have no idea.
Height- 73cm (I think)
Weight - 9.7kg
Walking - Only around furniture, he is a long way off (which I am happy about)
Words - Mum, Dad, Duck, Hello, Yeah and lots of grunting
Teeth - Two bottom ones
(Can you think of anything else?) Tobi has gone down a few percentile lines for height and weight. Should I be worried? Also I have noticed he ****s his right leg up the air a bit, when he is sitting and lying down, do you think that could mean something?
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