Nickel - dinner was fantastic. I love a good night out without kids. I feasted on mushroom and truffle oil risotto, followed by tempura whiting fillets with a ginger and soy dressing, then pannacotta with spiced pears. Plus a lovely glass of champers, red and a coffee! We were home by 11pm and MIL coped well with the girls. I have a 3.5 year gap b/w my girls and I love it. Chelsea is very independant, so she can do her own thing and also help me with things. Its really not that bad. Don't know if I could give up my chockie either LOL!!
IK - most things I have read (internet/books etc) say you can introduce fish, chicken, beef etc after 6 mths. If they are going well on other veg, fruit etc you can make a casserole and puree it. I gave Marley some lamb shank the other night and she loved it (pureed of course). You can just add little bit to their vegies. Baby love is meant to read as a reference, so if you have a question, you look up what you want. Not to be read page after page (if that makes sense). I, like Nic, found it very helpful with Chelsea and still refer to some things with Marley. As with all books, some stuff I have never read up on. Her recipes etc are pretty good too, as I tried lots of them with Chelsea. Homemade rusk recipe is good. There are so many different books out, that maybe this one just isn't you, but I am sure you will find one that is more "you". Men always make a house messy (well mine does LOL!!!). ADDED: IK I think Oscar is more advanced than most kids in his developmental age group which is why it probably doesn't appear in many books - he is getting too clever LOL!!!
Simone - I have put my name down for the 18th Feb meet. Should be fun, at least I will know some people (you, rory, nic). I was reading in the paper about the mining jobs in WA and couldn't believe the $ they were paying. A plumber from Melb has gone over and is earning $150K! I would clean up after people for $80K! I don't wear a bra to bed anymore, but did for a while when I was BF. I go around in the morning without a bra, but its not so comfortable, my poor boobs are a little saggy now!
Rory - will bring the allergy info tomorrow. I might try to make something healthy too as it would be nice to eat relatively good (I love brownies, so will definately have on of Baths brownies LOL!!!). I thought maybe club sandwiches or a salad??
Bath - I love my cordless phone too! We have had one for years as I hate sitting down in one spot on the phone LOL!! My GF from Brisbane rings me once a week and we can be chatting for 2-3 hours, so I need to move around. Its not handsfree which bugs me a bit, but that might be my next buy. No cool breeze here yet, I turned air con on at 7.30am as the house was starting to get hot - outside is a little cooler but not a cloud to be seen.
Nic - well done on the weight loss, you should be proud of yourself. Glad Nixon enjoyed creche. You might motivate me to start doing more - I have been riding my exercise bike a few times a week (its a start) and sit ups but should really watch my food intake as I tend to eat lots of naughty things. I am going to try to make something low fat for lunch, so we can all be healthy. Hope DH has a successful trip house hunting for you.
Going to check out what to make for tomorrow.
Last edited by MelS; January 11th, 2007 at 11:14 AM.
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