Was a lovely day with Amanda yesterday and her boys. Weather was great and Southbank not too crowded. The boys loved it when I gave them some money to get ice creams from NZ Natural. I should've taken photos of that! Wyatt managed to get most of it on his face - oh well gotta love 2 yr olds! I took a few pics and will email them soon. Amanda sure looks great for having 4 boys in her 20's! Cody is a real cutie and pity I couldn't borrow him for a while! Aleise was checking him out too!
Well thanks to all with well wishes on day care issues. I have been trying the tummy time and thankfully she seems to be getting used to it - but still only 1 min maximum! Nothing like Ryan and sitting up and all!
IK: Was hard at first when I dropped her off but it was a relief to do the grocery shopping wihout her strapped to me via baby sling, and having to pack and load up the car quickly for a change was one advantage. We really need the money so that's why she's starting now - I got back next month but they couldn't guarantee a place for her then. Besides one day a week won't be harmful. Matt gets every 2nd Wed and Friday day off and the days he will be at work our mums can help out. (I only work Thursdays and Fridays).
Rory: Thanks for your words of encouragement. My MIL would've had a fit and called it baby gaol too if Aleise was grandchild #1 but she's #5 so precedents have been set with lthe others! LOL! I agree babies need social contact with other kids whether it be through daycare or playgroup. If I didn't need to work then I wouldn't be placing her in care so young - I'd go full time uni though and get my remainder 10 subjects over and done with!
Dee: Aleise had thrush on her tongue as soon as we brought her home and we went through 4 days of hell. Tried Nilstat and that made her projectile vomit then upon MW advice used DAKTARIN gel which worked a charm. Give it a go! You can get it OTC at the chemist. Poot little mite - hope he gets better soon. Amanda said you may be coming down this way at Xmas? Let us know if you do darls!
Jaspen: I often wish I was back in Tsv this time of year - warm enough for a swim and not too hot. *Sigh* Don't miss the "slow" lifestyle and not many good concerts and restricted shopping though! What does your DH do? I don't recall if I'd asked you earlier. Mine was in the Army but I grew up there from age 8 and Tsv being a defence town I had to marry an AJ didn't I! Anyway he's a good one so no real complaints.
Well Matt's 35th birthday on Monday so must go out and buy a card! Also SIL had baby #4 and called her Naomi Grace, we may see her tomorrow depending on how they're travelling. We're meant to head up to Sunshine Coast 2morrw anyway for Matt's birthday lunch but I think that will be called off now grandchild #6 is here. Nevertheless we'll have to make the pilgrimage so outlaws can see Aleise again.
Oh some good news - brother's finacee apparently doesn't have MS - is some sort of virus or ear infection. Makes me wonder if she made it up so he'd get a day off work! MMM who knows?
Not much else to say really.. take care all and Candy hope you're having the most expensive champers darls! Have one for me! *Hic!* hehe!
Neeny - good news on future SIL - does she have Meniere's disease? It make you really dizzy and unstable - often mistaken for MS. My mum has it, and her sister has it, and her mother has it - and guess what! It runs in families - YAY! Something else to look forward too.....And BTW - I know it is still hard but one day a week will be sooooo not a problem for Aliese (easy for me to say - I would be bleeding if I had to leave Flynn so I completely understand)
Candy, big congrats but you can't just leave us hanging like that - tell us all about it!
IK are the Aldi nappies dry? That is my main reason for buying huggies - Flynn can stay overnight in them without a problem - one nappy often lasts from 8pm to 6am, whereas he starts complaining as soon as the babyloves are wet. On the roo meat - another reason to eat it over other meats is the fact that roos are soft footed animals and therefore don't trample sensitve native grasses. Not really an issue when you consider that sheep/cows/hoofed animals don't usually do this either, cause there are so few patches of native grassland left, but another ethical tick for roo meat. See, I'd be what I call an "ethical vegetarian" if I had enough conviction, and only eat roo meat, non-endangered fish, organic veggies, no food processes by multinats, non-environmentally damaging produce, etc. But I love cooking too much and couldn't bear the thought of having to limit my food choices so much. I imagine Peter Singer would say this awareness makes me worse than a regular meat-eater, but hey, what the heck!
Had such a good day today. Baby yoga was a blast - Flynn enjoyed the few poses we went through together and then fell asleep on the floor next to me so I was able to stretch and relax to my heart's content. We then went to a mate's engagement party in the arvo/early evening and he was a sweet little lamb - fed 3 times and snoozed a bit but didn't cry at all. We finally decided to bail at 7pm - he wasn't crying but obviously tired, and we figured the poor little guy had been so accommodating we'd had better pay him back and take him home to bed, cause he really needed it by then.
Rory - Aldi nappies are as dry as chalk! I'll have Oscar in one from about midnight to 9am sometimes and he won't be wet at all - the talc from the last change will still be powdery in his creases (little fatty!). So, yep, I've used the Huggies and I can say I'm happier with the Aldi ones, especially with the price difference.
Oscar was much happier today - lots of happy gurgling and chortling, so I think he's definitely on the tail end of this cold.
Had my cousin over for dinner, was lovely. Need to get to bed now...
I took a few pics and will email them soon. Amanda sure looks great for having 4 boys in her 20's! Cody is a real cutie and pity I couldn't borrow him for a while! Aleise was checking him out too!
Amanda said you may be coming down this way at Xmas? Let us know if you do darls!
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