Babies Born July 2005 #14

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[B] we need to look after ourselves so we're here for a really long time, after all we have to be MILs so we can torment our DIL ;)

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Ha ha ha :p . Aint that the truth!!!

I checked out the TF website and they have a forum just like this one! I know that it shouldn't matter, but I think I might just concetnrate on the next few weeks starting on clomid and see how things go before I embark upon something else. I'll live vicariously through you girls who are going to strip the weight off!!

Also a question about diets (not necessarilly for weight loss, just general food intake). I have heard that a diet that is high in protein and low in carbs (like TF, like Aitkins) can have a negative impact on concieving. Maybe due to ketosis??? I dunno. I should look into it a bit more. I can't for the life of me think where I might have heard this either, but I am thinking that it might have been in the New Scientist magazine. I'll do a bit of research......

Hay, that is interesting about high protein/low carb diets and TTC. As you know we have been TTC for about 8 or so months so I will check this out further. I have only been doing TF a couple of weeks so that isn’t the reason I am not getting pg but possibly the excess weight is. I joined the TF forum as Gemma007 but haven’t been on it for a while.

Rach, glad TF is going good for you. You have to keep eating though because your body needs the food you are meant to have to keep burning fat. Yeah I want to not say my name or DH’s name on BB because of the people I have told about BB. Although I joined as a Platinum member again today so my Avatar gives it away on who I am anyway. Thanks for the Woo Hoo, I am happy to say that I have been TT Amy myself and DH has not done too much yet. Just going to check out the bargain/sales thread for the Grobags, thanks. They are all we have every used and Amy has never had blankets/sheets.

Thanks for the Woo Hoo Bec!

Deb, I forgot to mention Woo Hoo to Al for walking!!

Note to self….Must get back to work. Bye!

right, thats it, Im emailing the mods again, Im STILL not getting the response emails to this thread....Im sick of trying to catch up on what's been going on for the past 4 pages....

Sorry girls, no personals, hope you are all really well.....

aarrrggghhhhhh!!!

Deb, do not feel guilty, when you gotta sleep, you gotta sleep!!! We know you still love us ( modest hey!!! LOL)

Gemma, If we ever go out to dinner its to the pub, we like the sort of meals you get there. WTG Amy on wee's ( Can she tell Rianna her secret, we are having lotsa troubles trying to TT her and she will be three in a few weeks)

Oooooh Hay, i'd better go on the TF then if its going to prevent conception,. I need alllll the help I can to stop it !!! LOL Good luck with the clomid, have you started yet?? How Pup and the weaning going???

Rachel, g'day mate, lol hope the Tf works for you.

Bec, you could nearly be my baby!!!!! LOL Spring chicken you...........

Dion finally had his immunisations yesterday, and will be going to the MHN on friday ( havent been since 10 months) Oh I did discover two fat molars up the top, halfway down when he was screaming the other day, didnt know he was getting them ( he didnt tell me LOL)

Vanita-Hahahahahahahahaha, I'll call you mum then, lol. Am I the youngest in here? Surely not.

Woo Hoo Dion! Congrats on your new teeth matey! They mustn't have upset him too much Vanita, although was that why he was cranky pants a week or two ago? Or was it a couple of weeks ago perhaps? Anyway good for him!

Bec, yep you can call Vanita mum. That way I wont feel so old! he he he How's Blake's
twin doin with his walking?

Hay/Gemma, I had a look at the TF forum but haven't got round to signing up. Don't have enough time to get online, and I like BB when I can. Will let you know if I register.

I have to Woo Hoo again about TF. I wore a skirt (can't remember if I told you) on Sunday that I hadn't worn for a while cause it was too tight to be comfy. Well I fitted really well on Sunday and I put it on this morning and it fitted better. In fact it was a little loose around the waist ( but not too loose around the hips, it was just right) I couldn't believe the difference. So I tried on a pair of pants I hadn't worn for a while for the same reason and they looked great!!! :D :D :D I cant' believe what a difference TF is making to my body. Sorry I just had to shout! Woo Hoo!

Hi to everyone else!

Hi Kate. I hope Kelsey is letting you sleep. Does Blake need to send kisses yet?

Hi Deb. How are you coping honey? Getting enough sleep. Take care of yourself.

Hi Brooke and precious little Maya. She's such a sweety. And so bright. I hope she's feeling good.

Hi Bel, how's gorgeous Coby?

Oh my, I hope I've got everyone. Gotta hand the pc over to DH, so will sign off.

Wishing all the bubbies a good night's sleep.
xx

Hi Rachel, thanks for asking about Coby, he's not very well again, another middle ear infection, and he's been really sick this time, atm hes in bed coughing and carrying on, its just awful. Going back to GP on Monday for some answers, wan't something done about this, its been going on since March this year, just over it.

How is Blake going? The TF is great huh! Im going back on it on Monday, although its my birthday on Thursday so I might wait until after I've had cake to go on it....

Vanita, great news about the molars, hopefully you get a break from teething for a little while then......

Rachel- Gee you're doing so well, HUGE wooohooo. Jonah's going great with his walking, he does it about 80% of the time now except if he wants to go somewhere in a hurry then he goes to a crawl, lol. Hehehehehe, mum it will be then, unless Vanita will get snippy with me for doing it, pmsl. How are Blake and Viv doing?

Bel- Awwwwwww poor little Coby :( I hope he gets better soon.

Kate- It's funny because I never feel that young. I have always felt younger, but I look younger apparently. Which will be great when I get older, I have good genes my grandma looked yournger than she was too and my mum does not look 63. Whenever I tell people how old my mum is they think I'm kidding because she looks a lot younger than 63. Hoorah for Kelse sleeping better, that's fab, just what you need huh? I can't believe you only have 49 days to go, I see you going early though.

As for us, I'm better but Jonah is sick and I discovered he's been cutting 2 molars at once, can't wait until they bloody well come through. He ended up in bed with us again last night, soooooooo not comfortable, no wonder my neck is sore. He's really good though so I can't complain and he's been having bigger sleeps during the day so atleast I know he's getting enough. We had lunch at my mum's yesterday which was nice and tomorrow night we have friends coming over for dinner, we haven't seen them in a while as they have been busy so it will be great to catch up with them as we have really missed them. If Jonah's not better by Sunday we probably won't go swimming, don't want him to get any worse. We may however go on a real estate crawl and hopefully see some nice places as we don't have that much longer to find somewhere. I really hope we can find somewhere as nice as here or nicer. I get nervous about moving house and not finiding anywhere, we only found this place the DAY BEFORE we had to move, as we 'd changed our mind and were going to stay where we were because we couldn't find anywhere and we rang the landlord and they said it was fine but upon ringing the real estate agent they told as that was not possible and that the landlord had already approved someone, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr that p!ssed me off no end. So we were lucky that the real estate agent helped us get into this place. I hope we don't have to go through anything like that again.

Anyway sorry for my little rant. What does everyone else have planned for the weekend?

Thanks Kate, we hope so too. We're hoping to find one that available earlier than when we're supposed to move so we have more time to move our stuff. The only reason we are moving is because we've outgrown this place so I feel good in that fact that we haven't been forced out and we are leaving of our own accord. It's a shame this place isn't bigger as we would defnitely stay. Nup, I really think you'll go early, I have such a feeling about it. Sounds like a couple of busy weekends for Shane and FIL :) How good will you feel when it's done? Hope the weather stays nice for your lunch on the beach.

Awwww thanks Brooke for everything you said :) How good is 1980?? Definitely a great year to be born. Hahahahahahahahahaha they always sleep wonderfully for grandma, we were going through a really crappy patch with Jonah and he stayed at mum's and whadda know he went to be the earliest he'd bever been, little buggers aren't they? With Jonah doing something wrong I eventually go over to him and get down to his level and I say no you shouldn't do that and I explain why (I know he can't understand right now but I figure he will some day) and then I pick him up and take him somewhere where he has toys so he can play with them instead of doing what he's doing. I might have to do this a couple of times but he gives up the naughty thing eventually.

Well now that my frantic morning is over, I can catch up.

Brooke, Maya is one of our little bright sparks on here, and walking or not, she is very advanced. The Mhn this morning recommends a firm "no" and then a diversion to a "yes" item. She also says boys get into more, but stop easier, girls like to challenge.....:rolleyes: Sorry to hear you are still unwell, hopefully it doesnt linger too much longer

Kate, WOW you will have another bubs in not time at all, DH and FIL better get there running shoes on to get the jobs done. Good luck getting the curtains b4 bubs comes

Bec, Ok so I'm not mum, can I be aunty???? I feel self consoius too, and at gym, but I figger if Im exercising, its for me- not them to perve at, so huge or not I just do my thing ( and your not as big as me - so just picture me wobbling beside you - it'll make you smile if nothing else ) Good luck with the house hunting, I wish i coulkd go out and buy a housse that we all fit in..... oh well one day

Bel, aww :hug: to you and Coby, yeah Ive gotta ring and make another paed appt to to try figure out the boy, pain in the ass hey.

Rach thanks I figure out that why he's a cranky pants too, but its been going on sooo long I dont think a boy can teethe from 6 weeks til now can he????

On to us, well Dion had an unsettled night after his immunization, but is fine again now, I am a bit sad today though, we had a MHN visit, first since he was 10 mths, and OMG hes only put on 15gms in that time!!!!!! HC only 1/2 cm bigger length up 2cm, BUT NO WEIGHT :crying: of course he's developing normally, but he eats like a horse... Dunno why this is buggin me, as Rianna is the same, very high metabolic rates, and they burn everything off ( soooo jealous - they get this from DH)so I know he is fine, but I thought he would have put on a LITTLE more :boohoo:
The girls had a dress up day at school, so have been franticallt making costumes, they had a parade at 915, then we had the MHN at 1000, then had Riannas swimming lesson at 1100, at least its quiet now til the big girls swimming after school...... Catch u all soon

Aunty Vanita- :D hehehehehehehe thanks darl, you're such a gem. Thanks for the luck, I wish we were buying our own place, would be so much more security knowing that you only ever have to move unless you want to. Sorry you're feeling sad :hug: You know that Dion is ok though and luck him and Rianna that they have high metabolic rates, you should feel awesome at that. I bet he has a big burst between now and his next weigh in, just you wait and see. Sounds like you've had an extremely busy morning, I hope you get to put your feet up at some point today. What did the girls dress up as?

Hi to everyone else :)

Hi everyone, just a quick post from me …would love to catch up properly. I am getting picked up at 3pm today to do our tax (thanks Kate!). Have school on Monday so will chat Tues unless I get online on the weekend.

Vanita – . I’m sure Rianna is not far away. My friend at work has almost 3yo daughter and they have been having lots of trouble TT her. She goes to full time daycare and goes to the toilet there. We were talking about it yesterday and she was saying how she has to take 5 days off to TT her. This morning she decided that she wasn’t wearing a nappy and refused took it off and tried to put on her undies. So my friend phoned daycare to let them know and send her daughter with lots of undies. Hope it works for her. Yay for Dion’s teeth!!

Rach – Wooooo Hooooo for you , you go girl!!!! Just keep it up (not like me the last 2 weeks!)

Bec – Woo Hoo for Jonah’s walking. Poor little thing being sick and getting teeth. Hope you have fun when your friends come around. Come and live in Pakenham, it’s great. Good luck finding a house! I just wanted to say to you also that your post to Shannon was so moving. Poor Shannon, the post just bought me to tears reading it and your post was so sincere and so thoughtful.

Kate – Yeah ketosis is dangerous long term and I have heard Atkins has been banned somehow. I wouldn’t worry about your weight (I know you are but you but you don’t need to). Enjoy the rest of your pg and I’m sure you will be doing boot camp again when you can after baby is born. Thanks for the note about emailing TF, great idea. That’s great that DH and FIL are painting Kelse’s bedroom. Enjoy your lunch at the beach, the weather is going to be gorgeous this weekend.

Brooke – What a good girl Maya is sleeping through the night!! And her steps, it won’t be long now!! Amy does exactly the same thing to the letter as Maya with blinds and things. We now totally ignore her and she gets bored and stops. Before we were saying no and she was getting the attention she was after. Her latest thing is standing on her ride on tractor on the tiles which is scary.

Hi Bel & Deb!








Hi everyone, just a quick post from me …would love to catch up properly. I am getting picked up at 3pm today to do our tax (thanks Kate!). Have school on Monday so will chat Tues unless I get online on the weekend.

Vanita – . I’m sure Rianna is not far away. My friend at work has almost 3yo daughter and they have been having lots of trouble TT her. She goes to full time daycare and goes to the toilet there. We were talking about it yesterday and she was saying how she has to take 5 days off to TT her. This morning she decided that she wasn’t wearing a nappy and refused took it off and tried to put on her undies. So my friend phoned daycare to let them know and send her daughter with lots of undies. Hope it works for her. Yay for Dion’s teeth!!

Rach – Wooooo Hooooo for you , you go girl!!!! Just keep it up (not like me the last 2 weeks!)

Bec – Woo Hoo for Jonah’s walking. Poor little thing being sick and getting teeth. Hope you have fun when your friends come around. Come and live in Pakenham, it’s great. Good luck finding a house! I just wanted to say to you also that your post to Shannon was so moving. Poor Shannon, the post just bought me to tears reading it and your post was so sincere and so thoughtful.

Kate – Yeah ketosis is dangerous long term and I have heard Atkins has been banned somehow. I wouldn’t worry about your weight (I know you are but you but you don’t need to). Enjoy the rest of your pg and I’m sure you will be doing boot camp again when you can after baby is born. Thanks for the note about emailing TF, great idea. That’s great that DH and FIL are painting Kelse’s bedroom. Enjoy your lunch at the beach, the weather is going to be gorgeous this weekend.

Brooke – What a good girl Maya is sleeping through the night!! And her steps, it won’t be long now!! Amy does exactly the same thing to the letter as Maya with blinds and things. We now totally ignore her and she gets bored and stops. Before we were saying no and she was getting the attention she was after. Her latest thing is standing on her ride on tractor on the tiles which is scary.

Hi Bel & Deb.

Gemma-You're back, I can see you and Amy and your dogs, wooohooo, good to have you back :) Good luck with your taxes, hope you get a big fat return. Thanks for the wooohooo fo Jonah, it's so cute watching them walk isn't it? I'm sure we'll have a good time with our friends, we always do, they're like family to us and we love them to bits. We've considered Pakenham actually, lots of REALLY nice houses in our budget but we need to consider Ben's work and I think that will take us further away than we already are. But it's gorgeous over there, would love to some day. Thank you for your kind words about my post to Shannon, I am so terribly saddened. I hope and pray that Jess has a long and happy life, it's so unfair that children get so sick. I thank God that Jonah is so perfect but that too makes me feel guilty because not everyone is so lucky but then I think that's silly, I would never wish a sick child on anyone and never myself. Shannon is such an amazingly strong woman I doubt that I would have coped as well and she has, she's such an inspiration. But I ramble so I will stop. See Kate I ramble too ;)

Sorry!!!!!!!!!! I cannot edit delete my second post in the same post.

I was going to say ETA: Just noticed my Avatar has returned as I finally got around to joining up again.

But you have beat me to it Bec, wow you are quick!! Gotta go will talk later.

Kate-Ooooooooh YAY Kelse. What a good little girl :) My little monster is playing with the blind cord.

Bec, Lakeisha was Kim Possible, and Tahlia - Jasmine from Aladin ( she won a prize - i sewed the costume, so wheres my prize??? LOL)

Gemma, dont know about that, she wears knickers most days, as she just keeps taking the nappy off, but then she pee's everywhere ( but not if we go out, so she's got bladder control, is just not comprehending where to do them.?.?.?.?)

Kate, what a good girl Kelsey...

We got Chris' tax cheque today, so i get to get my new fridge that I didnt get coz my savings got spent on a blown hot water system...grrrr but now yeeeeeha

Vanita- Awwwwwww you should have gotten a prize. You must be a great sewer. I hope you took piccies. Woooohoooo for a new fridge :)

Yep, desparately need a new BIG fridge, we have mum and Dads old one, so is about 12 yr old, and only a 300 litre, and for a familt of 6, is just not big enough ( fabulous for a drinks fridge in the garage though LOL)

I have to admit to resorting to the tap/light smack on the hand for Pup when he is really into something that is just testing the boundaries. Diverting him just works so long. I dunno though... At the moment, "no" in a stern voice sometimes is enough

So Vanita, what does Dion weigh? Pup sounds excatly the same - is still a little dot. And he also gets it from DH...wish I had fast metabolism.....

Brooke, yeah I eat a good diet - not a great deal of norty stuff (am allergic to chocolate, so a lot of junk food is out for me) and it is reasonably balanced. I know that my portion size needs a major overhaul. Exercise...well.....nup. Not really. But I should context that by saying I am fairly physical around the farm. But I understand that your body gets used to doing that sort of exercise and continous doing of it (that is atrocious grammer!!!!) you don't loose weight. ATM, I'd be hard pressed to find more time for something else.

Mind you, swimming lessons for Pup will start around beginning of Sep and for the first time in my life, I am dreading getting into a pair of togs. i have swum competitively and played waterpolo most of my life, so getting around in cozzies has been a second nature to me. But in the past 2 years, I've done nothing swimming wise and it tells.

Maybe a bout of embarrasment is what I need???????

Hello lovelies,

Hayseed - I envy you and not eating chocolate. It is my greatest weakness. What happens with your allergy? I'm probably allergic too (I sometimes get into a bad mood after I eat it) but I love it and can't help it.

Vanita - Al is a little thing too, he has no arse and the skinniest little legs. I thought there would be no way I could have a baby like that - I always imagined those chunky little chubby bum cheeks to squeeze.:p Maybe the next one...

Bec - how's Jonah coming along with those teeth? I have pulled Al from swimming since he's had this rash on his face, I figure the chlorine can't help things. Good luck with the househunting...we are doing it too at the moment, sort of, as we don't have much spare time, but I am hoping something will just come along like a miracle.

Kate - go Kelse with the day sleep. Al is doing well with those ones too. He is more rotten than ever at night though. Last night I was up 7 times! grrrrr. He is fine and goes straight back to sleep..then wakes after the next sleep cycle. Its really the pits. I look forward to the days he sleeps through the night and I need to wake him in the morning. Any inklings on the sex of bubs as yet?

Gemma - damn I can't go back far enough to read the last post you wrote to me, but I recall it was very sweet. Thanks for that! Love seeing your avatar back, on ya! You're sounding really on top of things, I bet the diet is helping you feel good. Oh yeah, go Amy on the toilet! Al has had a complete revolt against even being near the potty, so we have started going backwards before going forwards here. Don't think he'll be out of nappies anytime soon. I'm hoping when we visit Oz in January we can do something about it then - it will be summer and I'll be with my sisters who are experts :rolleyes: .

Brooke - how about Maya sleeping through until 9am! What did MIL do differently?? Makes u wonder how she can be so different when she's sleeping away from home. We have Al trying to get to the computer too (just like Miss Kelsey) and he gets the big NOOO and then he smiles and keeps trying. I then pick him up usually and we do something else. He knows its naughty but wants to do it anyway. At the playground he gets a NOOO when he eats rocks,same naughty grin and then opens his mouth so I will take it out. Little buggalugs.

Hey Bel - How are you and how's Coby doing?
HI Rachel!

Hi girls, well after some much needed emails to mods, it seems that the notifications are starting to come through to me on this thread, so you'll (hopefully) be hearing more from us again...

OOO Deb you're coming out in January, where to? Sydney? Maybe we could arrange a meet up??? If anyone is interested???

Hay, my mum is allergic to chocolate too, its the migraine thing for her, what about you? Don't worry about your swimmers, there will be others there who are just as uncomfortable about getting into swimmers as you are, I have been taking Coby to swimming for months now and he loves it, I don't really care what I look like, you're under the water anyway....

Kate - yay for Kelsey's day sleeps. How are you going hun? Getting sick of it yet? Or still enjoying it?

Vanita, new fridge sounds fantastic! Good luck with choosing one. Good on you for making all those costumes for the kids, yes YOU deserve the prize!! Tee he he!!

Brooke, how are you honey? Long time no speak!! How is little miss Maya going? I read about her very long sleep - what a champion - just wish that they would do it for you huh!! How's your job? How's Nanna going with her rehabilitation? How's Sophie? She's so cute...

I think someone must have been talking about discipline for the kids?? We have a real struggle with Coby, just getting him to listen and not chuck a massive tanty when we tell him no. A few weeks back we started "time out" in his cot, door closed. This is only used when he's throwing a tantrum for no good reason and nothing will distract him. We start off with a firm "no", then if that doesn't suffice we then take him away from whatever it is and usually this works, but if he's in a bad mood and a tantrum follows, straight into his cot for a bit of time out, he usually chucks a massive nana in there and thrashes about, so its probably the best place for him, considering he can't hurt himself in there. We've only had to do it 3 times so far and that was weeks ago. I just think consistency is the best policy with kids, then they know what the boundaries are and how far they can push you before you'll do something about their behaviour. Like you can't laugh at something they do today and then chastise them for it tomorrow because you are in public and its no longer acceptable to do it...DYKWIM??

Sorry for the rant, but we are in the midst of "training" Coby to not throw tanties so its a topic we're used to atm...

Coby is going well, still has ear infection, hopefully the claratyne will help (thanks for that Brooke - we did have some which I had been giving him since it all started last week - just hope it works). He's walking and running everywhere now, hard to believe that he never walked before, they grow up too quickly don't they, just not babies very long at all....We're off to our God Daughter's 3rd Birthday today, hope the weather holds out as its an outdoors thing...

Hayseed- Hoorah for Pup going swimming. Jonah LOVES his swimming, was the best decision we've made, I really hope Pup enjoys them. I wouldn't be caught dead in bathers right now, Ben takes Jonah for swimming, maybe one day I will go with him.

Deb- The teeth aren't too bad, one is through a bit and the other one is bulging. We often find him with a finger down each side chewing on them, it's so sad that it hurts them so much. Shame you had to pull Al out of swimming, do you use anything on the rash? I find that if Jonah's a bit rashy a few applications of baby sorbolene after his bath works wonders. Do you have anything like that over there? Good luck with finding a new place, I assume you're moving because you're going to be out of room too in about 8 months time? I hope you find one without too much stress.

Bel- Hope you have a good day today at the party, I hope the weather holds out for you too. Sorry you are still coping with tanties, I hope your solution works.

Hope everyone else is well :)

Deb, yeah it's a migraine thing with the chocolate....mind you, I haven't eaten it in ohhhhh.....maybe 18 years, so I don't miss it.

I get eczema and a belly ache if I eat choccy ( sometimes I lash out, but dont usually bother)
Dions biggest nooo is he constantly pulls the plug out of the bath ( I usually get one of the big girls to sit on it LOL)

Bec, i go swimming with the littlies,i've past the stage of caring what people think ( sorta) and I want to be with my kids KWIM???

Hay, howsareya??? Yeah sometimes its harder to shift 2 kg, when you already live an active lifestyle and eat well, for me I have to lose about 50kg, ( according to ww UGH) and I dont get enough exercise, so now Im going to gym, all I have to do is give up the coke, and it should move

Deb, It is a good idea to wait until summer, but dont be toooo heart set on it, the actual average age for a boy to be TT is 3 -4 , a girl is 2 -3 it can be VERY frustrating when it doesnt work ( UGH UGH UGH Rianna is driving me nuts, she wont wear a nappy, just keeps taking it off, but she pee's everywhere )

Bel, we've already chosen the fridge, just a matter of trying to get the best deal now. Well done with the time out, sometimes they need to just learn to cope with their own emotions ( we just leave Dion on the floor and walk away)

We are not putting Dion into swimming lessons until next yr, but we take the kids all swimming probably every 2nd week, so is water aware already
Dion weighs 9475gms ( Its hard to believe he's only just doubled his birth weight !!!!!!!)

Yeah, I know how you feel Vanita. I have about 30kg to loose. Blurghhhhh

You're a brave woman Vanita, good on you though :)

Dunno about brave, Bec, more resigned to the fact...... I was 95 kg when I looked my best, I wore a 14 bottom, but still needed at least an 18- 20 top ( for the bb's) I went to gym for nearly 2 hrs a day, I was buffed - for me, but kids come along and blam , no time for me, I spend most of my waking hrs doing family stuff, I've finally decided to do something for me, also as it would benefit them, KWIM?? We went for a family bike ride today, as we do most weekends, but I am getting fitter, and they dont have to wait so long for me to catch up.... so its obviously working, i can nearly keep up for the whole ride,
Oh a woohoo to, Rianna has done 3 wee's on the potty today, only 1 accident!!!!!!

Hay, lets kilo watch together LOL

Oooooh that's great. Good on you again. I'm looking forward to losing some weight and getting out there and looking and feeling better and fitter.

Ok, you're on Vanita!! Us ol' ducks have to look out for each other!! LOL

Bel - its likely we will do Adelaide, then drive to Smelbs and then Sydney. A bit ambitious being so preggers and with baby Al, but thats the plan. I want to do the great ocean road, never been there before and I'm sure DH will love it too.
I would love to try a meet up with any of you girls when we're there. Will give you more details when I know them and it should be possible.

Bec- we are moving because we live in a studio apartment here. It is really designed for a single person or a cosy couple. But 3 is a crowd and 4 is out of the question. We are also on the 3rd floor, no lifts.. Most people in this city live in apartments and it is just such a different life to what we have in Australia.

Vanita - woohoo Rianna! I won't get my hopes too high on Al's TT next summer, gotta keep it real. Sounds as tho the biking is going well. Go mum! I can feel I'm stacking on some kgs already this pregnancy. I have developed cravings for peanut butter :doh:

OMG...I live just near the great ocean road. You will have to either do a slight divert or at the very least, park you butt somewhere near so I can catch up. When is your approximate timetable??? OMG, how exciting. And you would be very welcome to come and stay at the farm if you'd like on your way to Melb.

I've said it before, I'll say it again...I turn my back for a moment and you've all written pages and pages. I'll see if I can keep up, or else I'll just mumble on and waffle about the normal stuff!

Fortunately Blake doesn't really throw tanties (yet). He gets upset when he can't have something - eg, Viv left some of her orange juice this morning and Blake could see it on the bench. So he refused to eat his Weetbix as he could see and wanted the juice. I gave him a taste to see if that satisfied him, but then he wanted more. (don't blame him!) He cracked it a little and refused to eat, doing his grunting/pointing thing wanting the juice. So I put the Weetbix box in front of the glass and it was out of sight out of mind and he started eating again. Sure he was upset for a little but not long. Touch wood it continues like this.

Deb, we'd love to catch up if you are in Melbourne for Summer. My brother is talking about a family holiday in Newcastle approx first week of Jan (not sure if we'll go, but we're considering it). Please keep us posted of where and when you'll be around.

Vanita, was it you or Hay who said we should keep a look out for each other in the battle against the kg's? I think it's a brilliant idea. I think I find the problem with TF diet being the repetitiveness of my dinner meals. Because I dont' eat meat, and until now I've never eaten meat substitutes (you know those vegie sausage things) my total diet has change. I'm trying to stick with it but got distracted a couple of times this week. Fortunately I still lost 1.3kg, but no cm of the waist. Total loss to date is 3.3kg. Can't complain. I've got another weeks worth and I'll try really hard this week (but with father's day at the inlaws in Sunday it will be hard to stick all day. Oh well. I'll do my best!)

What does everyone see as their worst eating issue? I know mine is that I find it hard to stop. I could easily eat a whole packet of Tim Tams no probs. I could even eat a good meal of pasta, and then when cleanign up the kitchen, eat another half a serve whilst cleaning up the left overs. Will power is something I lack. I'm an all of nothing girl. At the moment doing TF, I have will power and I just switch off from any other food I can't have. But otherwise... you get the picture.

Ok, enough of my rambling. Sorry about the lack of personals. Got stuff to do.

Hi everyone. Thinking of you and all your gorgeous babies.

BTW, who else is thinking of another? I know we are - sometime, if my ovulating comes back to normal again. Hay, Gemma, I know you two are. Any other takers?

Belly rubs to both Kate and Deb.

Love to all.
xx

I have no will power either Rach. I can stop eating things that are bad for me for a while but I can't sustain it, I usually give in after a while. Woooohoooo on trying for another bub, we're not going down that road again for a while yet.

Oh Kate, then no kisses from Blake for Kelsey then! Awww. Sorry she's been sick. Blake's been off colour too. I think it's due to teething as he's bum's red and his cheeks are too. We're up to eye teeth so I'll be glad when they've all cut cause then there's only the 2yo molars and that's it for Blake - all done!

Aww, but she is sick Kate. So you can hardly blame her. Blake's not 100% and was being a velcro baby on Sat/Sun. I didn't work out why until I felt his forehead and he was warm. I gave him some Panadol and he was a lot more settled and his temp dropped too. Poor little things.

Perhaps when she's better they can have some proper sleep and cuddles.

As for #3 for us... still not 100% convinced but DH is, so I guess we'll go that path. Mind you my cycle is so crazy. I'm up to CD49 and I'm not pg so I just have to accept I've got a dodgy body! I won't be having such a big gap as Viv and Blake. I think if I cant' get pg by the time Blake's 2, I'm not going to keep trying. I'd have liked to have falled pg when Blake was about 8-10 months, but it didnt' happen. Oh well.

Kate-Oh no at Kelse being sick that's the last thing you need :( Jonah's teeth are still coming. We saw a really nice house yesterday we are waiting to get a call back about going to see it, I was hoping they would call today but it doesn't look like they will.

Thought I might jump on while I'm fresh - Al slept through last night.Woohoo. One of those very very rare occasions worth celebrating.

Bec - hope this is the house for you.

Rach - lack of will power combined with a massive sweet tooth means that I am usually looking for some chocolate or a biscuit. I would be definately able to devour a packet of biscuits without a doubt, any time of day...once a pack is open it just can't sit there happily in the cupboard and be left alone, I can be so greedy :-(. Luckily they just don't have good biscuits here- nothing like TimTams, assorted creams, mint slices..you know all the Arnotts favourites :-).
My way around it is not to buy anything like that when I'm doing the shopping. It is then a special trip out to hunt for my fix when I can't hang out any longer lol.

Kate - It is so exciting to be so far along, only 6 weeks to go! Then a new little bundle, should be wonderful. We have decided not to find out the gender of the baby this time, DH is really wanting a girl,so we think its probably best we just wait until the day of the birth so he can embrace the little one whatever sex it is. I was certain about Al being a boy from the start,such a strong feeling. I don't have that sure sense yet this time. Perhaps leaning towards girl..

Brooke - get well soon. Great that Maya is sleeping for you. Don't worry about work, just concentrate on your health and feeling better.

Hay- oh we would love to meet you and visit your farm. Will definately be in touch with you once we get things better organised.

My weakness is salty/savoury stuff. Like chips. Or BBQ shapes. Or salami. Oh, or dips and cheeses (yum!). You know, all the really high fat foods! I'm not bad on only having a bit and leaving the rest, but my other BIG weakness is portion control. Because I don't eat a lot in between meals, I tend to have BIG meals, particularly dinner. And then go to bed on a relatively full stomach. And I don't drink water (except when I was in full swing of bfing).

Kate, dunno if you are already doing this, but have you considered a vapouriser for Kelsey's room at night to help her with her cold. Pup was finding it very hard to breath and was coughing a lot at night when he had his cold recently. He also went through 2 bottles of demazin as well (3.5ml every 6 hours except when he slept through). I got my vapouriser from the chemist and it uses the same sort of stuff as EukyBear rub. It is Euclear. Cost about $60 but it is well worth it if you have anyone that gets stuffed up. DH tends to get very blocked up in the sinuses when he gets sick and that';s who we originally bought the vapouriser for. And now Pup seems like he is following in dad's footsteps. I used it for nearly 1.5 weeks every night and it really helped. This version also turns itself off whern the water level drops.

Hayseed-My weakness is savoury stuff too, I'm not much of a sweet tooth except when af is in the building. I don't drink much water either but I will have to soon and I'm going to try really hard.

Kate-I rang up about the house but apparently it was leased on Friday, I wish they would update their lists better. A bit sad about it actually it was a really great house, we still have a couple on our list, but that one was at the top. As for Jonah's teeth it would seem he's cutting 3 molars at once, a bottom one is coming through as well. Glad to hear that Kelse is feeling better today and that she slept well.