Babies Born February 2008 #6

Hi All,
Just a really quick post to say hope everyone had a great day, before I go off to watch all my "cra**y TV shows" one bonus of DH being away...noone here to bug me about whats on the goggle box, I watched an awesome movie today it's called "taken" with Liam Neilson in it...I swear it's every parents worse nightmare. It's amazing since having Zane that so many things affect me so differently, I used to watch movies/the news/doco's before I was pregnant and I used to get upset or think of how horrible things must be, but now that I'm a mum I'm so much more emotional when I hear of things happening to children. Really tugs at the heart strings.
Hope all you Mummies and Bubbies have a good night.
Sleep tight & Don't let the bed bugs bite:D

thanks sonya for your lovely post. gave me a smile.

will do personals later, not the best today. left work early i think i have a gastro bug... :(

Hi girls!

Thanks for the cards Lakshman, Zane and Amber!!! So nice to get so many cards. Jasper loved the puppydog, cars and glitter on the cards.

Oh Prama :hug:; not another bug??? Where do you manage to pick them all up? Thinking of you in the mornings... hope a pt position will come up soon!

Sonya - Hear you on the movie/tv touching you more; I have trouble watching a lot of things as I keep thinking 'what if it was Jasper?' Also different parenting styles can make you fume (especially if your bub is on the receiving end), but unfortunately there isn't much you can do... Being home alone is good as in you can watch/eat/do what you want, when you want...(and spent lots of time on BB) always takes me some time to adapt once DP is home again.

Bun - Lol, Catherine sharing her dummy!! So cute... It hurts, doesn't it, if bub prefers someone else more than you who does all the hard yards... Jasper wasn't very cuddly/affectionate at all, but in the last week is starting to improve. He will give a cuddle for a split second now! Lol, make sure you take that laptop to Perth! Sometimes dp takes the laptop with him on worktrips and I have to say I am lost without BB....

Kato - Doing the same with Jasper; seems to have little effect so far, he just starts playing with whatever is on the floor... Re the lentils; I didn't like the tast (citrusy?) so didn't want to risk wasting a batch of vegies by putting in too much. The dogs seem to like it... Certainly don't have to worry about them being shy; I hope it won't go too much the other way (him turning into a bully).

Think we might be getting teeth (or is it wishfull thinking yet again?). Jasper hasn't had his hands out of his mouth and his cheeks are bright red. He won't let me have a feel, so will have to wait. He is still sleeping and eating well, so could well be false alarm again....

Thanks Esme. We received your card today! Amber sure looks popular with her cards on the mantlepiece.

Prama- Hope you feel ok.

Back later. Amber is cranky and needs a nap. This tooth better bloody come through soon....

Hi All,

Got some more cards today, BIG Thank You to Kato and Baxter and Sue and Sophie, Zane's asleep so he hasn't seen them yet but "mummy" thinks they are both beautiful, Thanks so much girls.

Mr Z has decided that he does need 2 sleeps afterall so yay for me, more BB.

Esme - good luck with those teethy pegs, Poor little Jasper, Zane is lumpy all over his gums so hopefully he gets a couple more soon. O and Z never used to let me look but know he is great and opens his mouth whenever, think he is so used to doing it know it's almost on que for teethy gel. I should & need to get used to DH being away again he is going to Afghanistan for 8 months at the end of the year....That however will be a real struggle.

Prama - Hope your feeling better hun and keeping up those fluids. You poor thing. Fingers crossed your boys don't get sick aswell.

Hey Karlie how did the kinder meeting go? Has DH mentioned anything to your MIL re Freddo?? I told my mum about that and she said "O that sounds like something your MIL would do!" LOL. Is DH an only child or does he have brothers and sisters??

Fingers crossed you had aother good night Kato?? Anymore teeth for Baxter yet??

Jen did Amber go down OK...TEETH, They are the biggest nightmare aren't they!!

1hour Home and Away tonight....WooooHoooo Sooooo excited! I know it may sound lame but it's my fave show!!

Hi Ash, Bun And Sue - Hope you are going great:D

Talk later - Need to get the washing in, looking like it might rain.
Hope you are having a great arvo.

Sorry very quickly 1 MORE SLEEP YAY!!! How excited are you getting now Jen?? Miss Amber will be a "big toddler" tomorrow...YAY!!! What have you got planned??

We are having a quiet day tomorrow. DF is taking the day off work. Not sure what we are doing. We are having Amb's grandparents over for lunch (well we are going out!) on Sunday. I am making animal cupcakes for tomorrow and a number 1 cake for Sunday. Its fun making cakes!

Amber had a couple of hours sleep before so she is a bit more refreshed. We had a bad night last night so she needed it.

Sonya- Maybe our troops will pull out of Afghanistan before your DH has to do his tour? Hopefully. is he in the army for life? Or will he like to get out at some stage? I know how good the benefits can be with housing and medical plans etc. But I guess you army wives have to be lonely for good chunks.

Did anyone watch The Farmer wants a wife last night? I am a sucker for that show!

Ok off to check my cup cakes!

No didn't watch farmer wants a wife?? Might have to start...LOL, add to my collection of shows.

Hey Prama, we haven't heard from you so I'm guessing your really not well, Hope you get better soon sweet!!

Ad is coming up to 10yrs so he will stick it out till then, I would love for him to be out before Z starts school I don't really want to moving every couple of years, I don't think it's fair on the kids (I know people do it..That's just my personal opinion) Either that or we would have to go member seperated, not something I really like to think about. He loves it at the moment apart from being away from his family but now days you have travel in all sorts of jobs so I guess that just comes with the job, It is hard sometimes Jen but you learn to make the time you have with them quality because you know there is not quanity.

Sounds like Miss is Amber is going to spoilt, Cakes sounds awesome, you'll have to post some piccies when you get the chance.

Arrgh Tupperware cupboard is geting ransacked, TTFN

Have a good night all xx

hi girls,

esme & jasper, sue, sophie & boys, karlie, jake & tara, kate and baxter - thanks so much for hte lovely cards!! we've got the cards on the mantlepiece and it looks soo cool. he does look like a very popular little boy!
ash - thanks for the great idea!
so glad everyone's getting their cards.

sonya - havent been the best and been busy, so didnt get a chance to get online. poopy's asleep so now have some time...thanks for your thots.
i still feel icky, not much appetite but at least i'm not throwing up.

esme - sounds like jasper's getting a tooth soon! poopy's still hasnt cut thru, i can see white on his gums and shapes of teeth on the top of his gums.. but nothing coming yet.. poor bubba and hte hylands dont seem so effective anymore... :(

i hafta run.. going to have something small to eat and then to bed. my tummy still feels yucky.

going to mil's tomorrow morning to make the cake. she's baked it so we'll do the deco. hope it turns out ok.
im so worried it'll rain on sat, i suppose if it does, we'll have to cancel.. :(

amber, will be thinking of you darling.. yaay.. 1 more sleep

hehe - just after midnight, early morning of the 13th i was having BH which turned out to be contractions later on. i went to hossy at 4pm and was told i was 1 cm dilated and went back at 9pm and was 8-9cm dilated.. cant believe it was a year ago.!!

sorry for no personals.. will try my best tomorrow..

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:partysmiley:HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER:partysmiley:

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Jen, Yep. Im watchin' . What bloke do you fancy? Give Amber a big birthday hug for me.XXX


Prama, I hope you feel better. I did hear there was a tummy bug going around.


Sonya, I sneeked out earily. Gee it was boring. We just read off a print out sheet in a huge circle. BLAH BLAH BLAH.LOL

Esme Teeth suck bad. Jake just crawls around moaning and crying unless I pick him up. All 14 kg's of him. Ahhh.

Bun, you are right. It is hard to keep up with this thread.

I got 2 more cards yesterday. Thanks Esme & Jasper , Kate and Baxter. I think Jakes card are in Tara's arina now.lol


Sorry for the basic personal's. Im a bit stressed out and depressed. I just found out my dog has a massive tumor. I have had him since I was 21 years old, and Im not coping with it very well. DH got him the 1st year we meet.


Bye

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER!!!!!


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Karlie so sorry to hear abt ur doggy.. hugs hun.. xoxoxox

:birthday2:HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER:birthday2:

3 Cheers for the Birthday Girl...Yay....Congratulations Jen you now have a toddler! xox


***OK Warning... What I'm about to write, may tend to make some of you think I'm Crazy Dog Lady, I don't mind you thinking that but I just wanted to let you all know that I know it's crazy we just couldn't bear to see our beloved pup in pain so we did/paid whatever we needed to.And if you want to abbrieviate my name to CDL I'm cool with that LOL*****

Karlie, Hunni you poor thing, Having a few tears for you, Has the vet said if it is operable? What sort of dog do you have. I know exactly how you feel, We had so many things go wrong with our dog Zeus, Hip recon, bloating, torn knee ligaments, skin allergies, everytime we turned around there was something else. We had him on special dog food that he ate wet, shampoo that cost more than my "purple" supply for a month, we took hm to a specialist for his skin and it turned he was allergic to our plants so we pulled them all out and started again. It was heartbreaking and devastating to watch him go through so much and not be able to be a dog. He was so full on though you couldn't slow him down...all 40 kilos of him, But in the end his body just couldn't keep up with his head.When we lost Zeus (our german shep) it was like loosing a family member, We ended up having to get him put down, Adam was away all the time and Z was only 4 months old, it had got to the point where he had hurt his "good hip" and his bad one had dropped 2 inches so we were looking a double reconstruction, which we just couldn't afford and there was no garentee he would be the same again. It was the most heartbreaking thing I have ever had to do.
If there is anything I can do, just let me know, I'll be thinking of you and the family. How are the kids going? Or is that something you haven't spoken to them about?
Big Hugs especially to you and DH, Whatever the prognosis It sounds like "puppy Cooper" is with the best family he could ever hope for, GOOD LUCK!! xox

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR AMBER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!!!!!!!:birthday2::partysmiley::happyforyou::ch eer:


Karlie -- so sorry to hear about your puppy. We had a St Bernard and DH still misses him. Big Hugs
xxxx

I haven't watched The farmer wants a wife it is on at a really bad time and we haven't got a vcr anymore just a DVD so I can't tape it grrrrrrrr


OK getting ready for the party on Sunday. We are making a princess castle cake well I will bake and DH will decorate!!!

Thanks Esme for the card very cute!!

JJ - have a lovely day today and fun on Sunday. I love making the cakes as well. I will post on facebook next week. I have remembered my password!!!!

Prama -- 1 more sleep till poopy's day!!!

Have a great day everyone

Sue

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER!!!

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And for tomorrow (sorry, will be too busy with Jasper's party..)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAKSHMAN!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAXTER!!!

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It sounds like there will be a lot of cake making going on today! I'll be baking too. I love baking. I am not much into cooking, but when it comes to creating sweets I am in the kitchen! I will be making two round choccy cakes filled with whipped cream and raspberries, covered in choccy icing and decorated with sugar farm animals, 100's and 1000's and decorative writing icing (?). Had a trial run on his actual birthday and everyone loved it, so hopefully it will turn out ok. Good cake making vibes to everyone!!!

Good to hear some of the cards made it. We will be checking the mailbox today too. We only get the mail on monday, wednesday and friday, so they keep us waiting for a bit longer!

So sorry to hear about your dog, Karlie :hug:. They really become your best mate, don't they?

As for us, we are busy getting the place ready for the bbq. We are having it at home, so we did a big cleanup yesterday. All ready now, all that is left are the cakes today. We had some rain overnight, Prama, but hopefully it will stay dry for you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER!!!

Big hugs from us - hope you have a lovely day.

Today is also my 30th *sob*

karlie - so sorry to hear about your dog. I would be devastated if anything happened to our boy. We have a border collie and we love him to bits. Is there anything they can do?

esme - the cake sounds great! I am the same as you - not really into cooking but I love baking and making unhealthy things! We did a practice run of DD's ladybird cake the other day and it was great! I am still finishing eating it... I think we will do some cupcakes as well.

sue - I would love to see pics of the princess castle cake!

prama - I hope you're feeling better. I am praying for good weather for you tomorrow! It's funny to remember what was happening exactly a year ago when we were having our little bubs. My mum still does that - she phoned this morning to say happy birthday and started reminiscing about when I was born. Then my grandma phoned and was telling me how she remembered my dad's face when he showed up at their doorstep first thing in the morning 30 years ago today to tell them I had arrived. I guess you never forget!

sonya - I am the same with sad movies etc. I used to think I understood how it would feel to have something happen to your child, but now I know just how devastating it would be. I don't know how I would survive if anything ever happened to Catherine. I just want to protect her forever! I saw Taken a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a really good movie.

DD had her needles yesterday. I would like to say she was brave but she wasn't! Poor little thing sreamed the place down and I felt sooo bad. She also had a fall yest and had a little bump on her head, so yesterday wasn't a good day for my little one!

:birthday2:HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY BUN:birthday2:

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Happy birthday Bun!!! 30 isn't all bad!!! Oh poor Catherine... I have been putting off Jasper's needles till after his party, so got that to look forward too :(. Hope she won't have too many side effects.

I am busy baking; using the same choccy cakes as described earlier, but now thinking to make the two round cakes into a teddy bear... mmmmm... getting too ambitious/creative? Will give it a go anyway...

Back to the cakes! wishing all the party boys and girls a really good party!!!

Thanks for all of the wishes for my little girl. We took her down to the beach and had a lovely day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUN! We will never forget your birthday here! Hope you have had a lvoely day.

Huge animal lover here. There is nothing I wouldnt do for my animals. I understand your pain Karlie...

Sorry to be brief. Have to go and sing Happy birthday to Amber. Her cupcakes turned out ok. Will put pics in FB up soon.
Happy parties to everyone this weekend.

thanks everyone! after so much drama, we managed to get a scout's hall up the road from us, and it's got a huge backyard too. we can still have a party and if the weather's good, we can be outdoors. such a relief!

sonya - lol.. you're too funny!

sue - it's always nice to make cakes and shop for a little girl isnt it. i really hope we have a girl next time!

esme - thansk for the wishes!!! cake sounds soo yumm.. i could have tested it for you!!

bun - thanks haha. i just remember this time last year.. i was in so much labour and was getting ready to go to the hossy. we got at at abt 10pm and i was 8-9cm dilated. i suddenly remember all the pain. yikes!
i guess it's harder now w needles cos they understand it a bit more.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! AAhhh i remember being 30!!! LOL.

jj - glad amber ahd a lovely lovely day!!!


oh - re bullying.. i forgot to post the other day. i think it's was pretty p!ss poor that the parents didnt apologise to you or let their child know it's wrong. imo it;s not on. it's a bit hard to tell the parents off, isnt it.. i dunno what to do in that situation...

so exhausted.. cant wait to go to bed.


oh and poopy made steve and me a Valentine days' card at day care!! i almost cried when i saw it.. it's got his little hand print on a heart shaped card, with pom pom ball thingies, and inside a picture of him at day care. sooo cute.. sigh!!! hehe.. makes day care worthwhile now..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAKSHMAN!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAXTER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY LYSANDER!

Have a lovely day guys!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY LAKSHMAN!
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY BAXTER!

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Hope npth of you little muchkins have awesome days and enjoy your parties. Enjoy the reminising (sp) 12 months goes by so quickly.

Happy Valentines Day Mummies.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAKSHMAN!!!:birthday2::happyforyou::happyforyou::b irthday2:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAXTER!!!
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HAPPY 30TH BUN!!!!! 30 is great. So much better than being 20!! Enjoy.



Happy parties everyone

Must go and continue cleaning, cooking

Sue

Time for a new thread!
Okay, here it is.