Babies Born in January 2006 #5

[Akeesha]

Morning all

Julie - Yay and congrats on the decision to study!!! Where are you going to do it or are you going to do it via distance edu?? I am a little nervous cos it's all so real now hehe. Oh well..I plan to get my app in asap and will have it in by the end of August! How cool that we will both be studying!!! I wish you heaps of luck getting in...which I am sure you won't need You will do great.

Not much to report here. I am getting sick of Tyra's naughty behaviour and not sure what to do about it. She just back chats and doesnt listen. She is not always bad..its just that when she is naughty it's always the same things over and over and it's so bloody frustrating. I was thinking about taking her to kids meditation classes (they offer them where I do my course) cos she said she might be interested..but I don't know. I am going to ask about it tomorrow night when I go in. She just needs to stop, relax and focus..rather than rushing around trying to do 500 things at once. I think thats the main thing..she needs to calm down.

Kobi is doing well. I just put her down for her morning sleep. Hopefully she will stay down for at least 2 hours.
She is going so well at night. I still give her a rollover feed but hope to drop that soon. I didnt do it one night last week and she woke up at 1:30am Not sure if it was a coincidence or not but thought rather than risk it..I will keep doing it.
Last night she went down at 7:30pm/rollover at 10:30pm/woke at 5am..I ignored her as it was just sooking/She went back to sleep and got up for the day at 7. I can't complain about that at all.
I just have to work out how to get her through the morning school rush without sooking. She is mostly good..but has her moments where she wants cuddles and attention and I just don't have time. So unfortuantely she sooks in the mornings for short periods but I have to leave her. I guess that will get better as she gets older.

Ok well going to go have my coffee and watch a bit of telly. Then I spose I will do some housework..urgh lol..still over housework!

Have a great day!!!

Laura - You beat me to the post hehe. I was busy typing while you had posted.
Thanks for the VTAC advice. I will take your word for it that it isnt so bad. I think it's just so involved with lots of little things that it seems so daunting y/k. No wonder alot of kids don't go to uni. They are scared off hehe.

So what's viticulture?? What a shame you didnt do it. Well I guess in the long run it wasnt meant to be.

Can you tell me a bit about the STAT? How long ago did you sit it? Is it hard/easy??
Sitting is doesnt mean I am in no problems..but if I get a good score then I have a good chance. Oh well we'll have to see!!!

As for the family thing...well I love where I love. My Mum hates where I live. That's her issue though cos she had a bad experience with a person who grew up in the area. I mean..it's a very valid issue don't get me wrong..but I love where Iive.
Mum lives in Congupna which is about 14 km's out of Shepparton. So she is 2.5 hours away. Granted Perth is further, but Mum still isnt within my grasp when I need her.

Honestly..to give up where I am happy and the kids are happy wouldnt be worth it to live closer to my family. Not becuase my family arent worth it. But simply becuase I have my own life, my own hubby and my own kids..and have chosen the life I am living. It makes me happy. If I lived closer to family that would all change and I would be compromising what makes me really happy. Make sense??

Anyway it seems as though you love where you live and don't want to move. It does suck that family is so far away..but I guess you gotta put yourself mentally..in a house in Perth and living in the area you used to...and see if you feel that it works. Try and imagine the feelings,the area, the job/work prospects and the schooling propects for Luxxe.
Does that tug at your heart strings or make you feel anxious??

Go with your feelings and your gut and you can't go wrong. If you decide to live in Melbourne after all of this...then you just make sure you make conscious efforts to visit family as much as possible and vice versa.

Its a hard decision..but you have got to do what makes you happy..no matter what it is!!

Good luck

(can I have the million now??) lol