The boys have gone to the airshow and DD isnt awake yet so i thought i would drop in and say hi.
Bun -- the milk recommendations have recently changed -- its now 500mls a day i think it was 800mls a day? So two cups of milk or one cup of milk and yoghurt and cheese. They are just recomendations, DD is getting back to her food now more teeth have popped through but she is still having 3 milk drinks a day and yoghurt. I would rather she had more milk than less iykwim.
Cuddles are so nice -- its funny how they polarise to one particular person but they always come back to Mummy.
Well I have finished all four books in the twilight series now I can get back to normal he he the house looks like a bomb hit it. Yay for me I get to clean
Looking forward to having a girls day with DD we might even go out for lunch.
Sue - Hope you enjoyed your quiet early morning, I bet you don't get too many of those. And yay on the girls day; have fun! Lol, forget the housework, it will still be there tomorrow.... Love your new photo of Sophie; so cute!
Bun - Hurray; Catherine is walking!!! Lol, they do look like little penguins. Jasper did the same; walked one day and then gave it a rest for a day but as of yesterday he is walking quite a bit. He gets really frustrated though when he loses his balance; he starts crying and hitting the ground, I think we've got a perfectionist on our hands. Yay on getting cuddles again; those cuddles are the best (and the wet sloppy kisses)!
Morning ladies. I have to be quick because I can hear A stirring.
Esme- When I finished BF, for the morning feed I started off by giving her some cows milk in a sippy cup and eventually weened her off that.
Prama- Hugs my dear. I so hope you can get some you, Steve and Poopy time. Damn this having to work for a living.
Sue- How did your girly day go yesterday? Would have been so peaceful!
Sonya- Hugs over to you too. Having you time is essential to sanity. How is that master Z going?
Bun- YAY on Catherine walking. Her pictures look great and the ladybug cake is Awesome!
Hi everyone else.
A had a cold last week. It turned her feral! She wasnt sleeping very well and still isnt. She now has this lovely habit of waking about 10ish and not going back to sleep til after 12. This is after me having to bring her to our bed for a cuddle..... HMMMMMM. I hope that improves.
We had 2 steps here the other day but she is lacking confidence to go any further. I can see the look on her face that she would love to take off but she just needs the confidence to do so.
Oh and one thing which has me nervous.... I was on the mini pill due to being bf. Well that run out and I am no longer bf.... Well we have DTD the deed a couple of times late last week and then I think I O'd on Sat..... Oh dear I must go to the doc for a pill prescription. I too had a hard time of birth with A. 40+ hours labour, a vacuum assisted birth and 3rd degree tearing..... Not ready for number 2 yet.
thanks girls for all your wonderful kind words of support. really means the world to me.
have to make a quick post, at work and stuff to do. aarggh
steve has to go away to canberra for 3 days for work, tue to thur.. sigh.. ive cooked up a batch for the next few days. just have to cook vegies etc. so i thought i'll make it the night before.
sonya - sorry you're not coming to syd.. maybe there'll be another chance for dh?
aarrggh.. somethings come up, have to go troubleshoot!
Hi ladies, Thank goodness that rash is almost gone. There is only a small amount you can actually see, so Im happy as a pig in mud. I went to Coles today and picked up a cupcake stand, and cupcake carrier. They are awesome for $15, and Im thinking if I should buy another 2 for a gift.
Sue, its awesome to have the house to yourself. I love it when Tara goes to kinder for 6 hours twice a week. Ahhh, no more chittering questions, like, "why do men have hair under their nose?" Hmmmm.
Esme, Does Jasper bend his knees when trying to push a trolly or something along. Jakes hopeless, his legs never bend at the knees.
Bun, Yahoo for Catherine walking. Clap, clap, clap.
Jen, I know what you are saying about falling preggas again. My first labour sounded like yours, but ended in a c section. I use 2 methods with DH, Im just so paranoid. I think DH is getting an op' after Jake hits 2 years old.
Prama, How's things. Do you feel better? Hows DS ears going?
Ash and Alexander, thanks for Jakey's card. Did I send you a card? I cant remember sending you one, or seeing your address?
Well, Jakes calling. Hes mummy crazy today, and wont let me do anything.
hi girls, so sorry i have been so bad w personals...
karlie - yaay for the rash going away phew!!
yumm cupcakess... yyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
jj - hope amber gets better soon and goes back to a 'normal' sleeping habit!. it's so exhausting when they keep waking up.
bun - yaay catherine. she'll be running soon. lol
esme - jasper's so cute! poopy gets excited and starts to walk really fast, he does 5 steps or so and then falls on his bum, then just takes off crawling really fast. i think he just wants to go go go.
isnt it interesting we can start seeing their personalities.
poopy's happier at day care now. i think he really likes his new carer. he's also started saying a few words, once in a while then he doesnt say them again.
he says teet - teeth, iss - kiss, sze sze - his aunty susan. the other day we drove up to mil's house and he went nanananananan as we drove up hte drive way. lol.
Goodmorning everyone! Ahhh, this is just what I need; a cup of coffee and BB. Hopefully I will finally wake up.
Jen - How is A's sleep going? Hope she is sleeping a bit better for you! Thanks for the advice about weaning off the morning feed. The last week or so I have been getting him up and dressed before having a feed in the loungeroom. He is used to that now and no longer fusses and cries while getting dressed. Was probably more an issue of habit rather than him being very hungry. I don't think he gets much milk anymore; I don't feel a letdown and he does a lot of fast sucks before swallowing, so I think we will be weaning sooner rather than later.
Prama - How are you going all by yourself? Good idea the cooking in advance. We usually eat something like pasta the night before DP leaves so i can just chuck the leftovers in the microwave; so much easier. Yay, Poopy starting to talk; so cute! Jasper still doesn't say mum or dad. Lol, he does say mumumum, but that usually means food. It is all about speed with those boys, isn't it? The faster the better! I hope they get over that before they start driving cars....
Karlie - The cupcake stand and carrier sound like a good buy! I love making cupcakes (or anything sweet for that matter..). So happy that your rash has disappeared; you will be feeling so much better now! Jasper's knees hardly ever bent either; he just waddles along like a penguin. Occasionally he will try to sit down by bending his knees, but that will need a bit more practise.
esme - lol agree on the driving!!! eeek!!! scary!
i was told at this age, they can empty the boob a few mins, often 2-5mins! cos tehy are just so efficient!
Just a selfish me post...
I discovered a lump in my breast back in december, which, after a biopsy was declared non cancerous. Had to have monthly monitoring by ultrasound and drs appointment, but it hasn't gotten much smaller in the last three months. So yesterday he said I have to go for another biopsy to make sure it is non cancerous and then I might have to go under the knife to have it removed anyway. I know this has to be done, but I am scared... Scared that this biopsy comes back with a positive for cancer... Scared about having the op (never had an operation) and worried about how bub will cope with all the upheavel (sp?). I know it has to be done, and I am happy to have it done (otherwise I will keep worrying anyway), just scared about possible outcome..
Oh Esme you poor thing. It is positive that the first test came back as benign, sometimes benign lumps can be there for a while and do need removing. Having it removed is the best option just make sure you ask lots of questions so you are really informed. Have a chat to the anaesthetist and let him/her know your concerns. Big big hugs to you, I have never had an operation but see many people prior to having them. Be reassured that you will be well looked after. It is completely normal to be scared, I am sure there will not be too much upheavel it is usually a short procedure to have done.
Thinking of you.
(My trivial grumpiness now seems so irrelevant)
oh es- im so sorry to hear that you have to go for an op.. do they think i could be a blocked milk duct..
i hope and pray it's nothing more.. dont they say bf reduces the chance of cancer..
can you get a second opinion? have they said when you have to go...
ooh darling .. lots of hugs!! xoxoxx so so sorry this is happening..
Thanks Sue for your reassuring words. It is more the unknown that scares me rather than the physical side of the op IYKWIM and also how I am going to look after my little boy after the op, but I am sure that will sort itself out when we get there. It will be good to have it taken out before we start trying for #2, so I won't have to worry about it.
Thanks to you too Prama; where would I be without you girls? They think it could be a calcified duct/heamatoma as it is a solid lump that was a little inflamed, but the inflammation is settling down now, but the lump is still there. They won't know for sure until they remove it. The fact that I am breastfeeding works in my favour. I have to have the biopsy in the next couple of weeks, and we will probably plan the op depending on the outcome.
Feeling a little better now... thanks for 'listening' girls!
we are here for you always, hun.. yes, as a mum there's so much to think about etc. it's not just abt the op per se. will you go to the hossy near you? if you're in syd, i can come visit you
esme - how scary sweetie! I really feel for you. It sounds like it most likely is non-cancerous and hopefully after the op it will be all over. It is so different now that we have another person to look after isn't it? You no longer just worry about yourself but you being well enough to look after your darling boy. If I was closer I would do anything I could to help you out. I hope you can manage to have a relaxing weekend, although I know it must be hard to not think about it. And we are always here to 'listen' to you!
prama - how are you going? Happy birthday for the weekend! I hope you have a lovely time. So, any plans to move to the country now??
sue - I am getting more and more tempted to start reading the Twilight books. I just spent a week glued to another book so no housework was done so I really should get things in order again but I would rather read! I have started giving DD a small cup of milk each day, plus two BFs each day. She also has some cheese, milk on her cereal, and often a serve of yoghurt or custard each day. I hope I'm not giving her too much dairy? She loves it most of the time and is quite a fussy eater, so if she is happy to eat something, I just give it to her!
jen - uh oh, I hope you're not preggers! I am not quite ready for another one yet, but was lucky to have a pretty easy (ok that is really not the right word to use, but ykwim - nothing went wrong!) birth, although I did have a few grazes which took quite a while to heal. I was holding a newborn the other day and I must admit it made me a little bit clucky. I think I will wait a little longer before TTC #2 though. I Hope Amber is sleeping better now! I hate when they get sick and it mucks up their sleep, even after they're better. Catherine has done the same thing, she had a bad cold and started waking at night for a feed and now that she is nearly better she still wants the night feed! Grrr...
I have been looking for day care options for Catherine lately so that I can look at going back to work PT. A place has come up in both a day care centre and at a family day care. I have no idea which one to go for. I visited the day care yest and it looks good and am checking out the famy day care next week. I get such bad mother guilt leaving her somewhere but I think it will be good for her development to be around other kids more and to get some independence away from me. I just feel bad that I don't have a job so I will be putting her in care for nothing if I can't find work! But I can't even look for work until she is in care as there is no one here who can look after her for me to even attend an interview and apparently it can be hard to find a place in care here, so I should just take the spot and hope some work turns up. I just wish I didn't get such bad mother guilt - no one told me about this before I became a mum!
Bun -- I am soooooooooooo hooked on the Twilight books I am re reading the final book and will probably go back and re read them from the start. ( much to my husbands disgust !! no attention for him ) My brother also has a copy of the movie for me so guess what i will be doing this weekend he he. So sorry I think you must read them -- my house is still a disaster I just haven't got back into the groove yet. Let me know what you think and if you would like the movie
In regards to daycare/family daycare go with what you feel is the best. I am lucky to have two sets of Parents in town to help out, if I didn't have anyone I would definately put DS2 and DD in care for one day a week. I wouldn't be able to work apart from weekends without my backup so we are very lucky.
I got these really cute tights for Sophie, they have a print on them so one pair looks like a pair of mary janes and the other pair look like she has ballet slippers on So cute!
Have a good weekend girls I am working so won't have achance to post again till Monday. Esme relax as much as you can thinking of you.
bun, i guess day care and family day care is quite different. have you paid a visit to both of them?
i used this website to see if the DC we looked at was registered and what their history was National Childcare Accreditation Council - NCAC
sorry quick one.. going to go check on the little monster
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