Babies Born June 2006 #32

Hello girls, well my weekend was crap, on Saturday night we had a big thunderstorm and it wiped the computer, so I've lost about 4 months of photos of Cody and the boys, christmas and my Junies meet ups. I'm so devastated that I was bawling when DH got the comp up and running again, luckily he had saved most of the photos from Cody's birth on to a disc so I didn't lose everything, I think I would have been in worse shape had they all been lost.

Bath I so know what you mean about BB fatigue lately, I think that maybe what I have also, I read all the post and then just move on, but in saying that I love keeping up with what is going on in everyones lives. That's great that you won the Peter Rabbit calendar I remember you were looking for one a while ago.

Nic congrats again, glad the BT confirmed it for you, also can you send me some of the pics from our meet so that I've got them on record again, thanks.

Jess I hope that you have a great day in Frankston tomorrow, enjoy your day at the beach.

Neeny hope that your SIL has a great birth this time, don't worry about letting Aleise self settle sometimes you just can't help it, your a great mum. Also can you please sent some of the pics from our meet as well, it would be greatly appreicated.

Mel your grow bag sounds so gorgeous, Cody's also in 00 still, he's my little bubba, not long till your holiday now.

Ali sorry you missed out on the job, hopefully you will get the next one.

Hello Dee, IK and CeeCee hope your all doing great.

Well Cody's doing the funniest thing lately, when he's having a feed he will growl while drinking it's so cute, he's also smacking his lips like if you are doing kisses in the air, he's been cracking me up lately. Better go start thinking about dinner.

hugs xoxo

Mel – Ally is not sitting or crawling and still has no teeth… so Marley is not alone…I guess they will get there in their own time!
Baths – ohhhh, that is so cute (blinking) I’ve never heard of that? I’ve tried Ally to “give me 5” (easier than clapping) the dog thought I meant him and he would put his paw on my lap – super cute!
Amanda – I’m so sorry about the photos, I know how sad you must have been. It is a good reminder for us all to make back-ups!

Re: BB burn out… I adore BB, however as you may have noticed I am not around every day like before. I guess spending time with my daughter rather than spending time with my friends talking about my daughter has become more important. I still turn to you guys for support, and log on, in case I can support others and for me that is now what it is all about.

OK, must run, Ally did not have her afternoon nap and DH is struggling with bath time.

Hi all - quick one from me - Flynn is sleeping in his own room for the first time tonight! Here's hoping I don't fall down the stairs in the middle of the night (he is downstairs, we are upstairs).

Jess, I can't make tomorrow either - combo of having to babysit a GF's girl in the morning and lack of finances to get down to Frankston. Checked our bank balance and we have $62 in one account and -$2 in the other - where the stinkin bank took out a $2 account keeping fee from a $0 balance account! Grrrr.

Ahwell, payday is soon (I get paid monthly, which kinda sucks)

Gotta go - very sore back. So sore in fact I am having a remedial massage tomorrow arvo - my whole upper back is tingling and spasming all the time. Not quite yet severe pain, but I can feel it coming if I don't do something.

So apart from that all is well here, but gotta cut it short - I worked today and now I am pooped :)

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ETA : Amanda that is so awful about the photos!! At least you have ones of cody's birth :(

Nic - glad to hear you don't have m/s too bad and lets hope it stays away. My MCHN is pretty cool so I am sure she wont be too worried that Marley isn't doing much. It is hard not comparing the two girls as Chelsea was doing much more at the same age. Marley is such a different child so I shouldn't compare. I know you are right, in a few months she will probably be doing lots of things she can't do now.

Amanda - how awful about the photos. Is there anyway they can be retrieved from the computer? You have got me thinking that I should really burn mine onto CD JIC! So glad to hear you still have Cody's birth photos though. Glad to hear Marley is not alone in the "little' stakes, at least her clothes are fitting her for longer LOL!!!

CC - like Nic said earlier, they will all being doing so much more in the next few months. I just get impatient!

Rory - how exciting for Flynn being in his own room, hope it goes well and I really hope you don't fall down the stairs, esp with a sore back. Lets hope the massage gives you some relief. How did Flynn go with Anna last week? DH and I both get paid fortnightly on the same day (wish it was alternating weeks) and with the holiday coming up, I have been really stingy trying to make sure we have enough to take away without having to use the credit cards!!!! Good luck tonight.

Marley has been a bit of a grump today, didn't really want to eat her dinner (she is a bit of a fuss bag when it comes to food) and took a while to settle to bed tonight. Poor Chelsea kept coming out of her room asking me to make her stop crying!!! She is finally asleep, I was beginning to wear a hole in the floorboards!

Just got back from GF's candle party...I was only allowed to buy one thing :( But I did win the door prize - and I never win them usually!
Hi CC! Glad you're enjoying that munchkin!
Amanda, Cody sounds like fun - I love when Oscar does his monster impersonation :) My heart sank to read about your photo dilemma, but at least you have the early ones. I tried to get some hard copies run off today at Kmart but I couldn't get the instant ones because of their power troubles the day before having created a backlog for today...at least all our photos are on two computers now ... but I still want a copy on disk!
Rory - oooh, massage, that'd be nice! Hope you get a good night's sleep. Oh, and until yesterday I had about $2 to my entire name - and I won't have much till next family payment because I have agistment to pay this week (this irks DP, but I say, if pony keeps mummy happy, then EVERYONE's happy!). Petrol goes up tomorrow, so, yep, a drive out to the other side of town would ouch a bit for you!
Mel - poor Chelsea - life's so hard for a 4 year old, isn't it? The last thing she needs is a baby sister cramping her style!
Gonna read Oscar a book now, then fold more nappies...

Ohh No Amanda, have you been able to retrieve much?? This is why I save heaps in cyberspace and back them up on disk. I would absolutely freak if I lost them. Can you take the CPU to a puta shop?? I'll check my emails for any you have sent me and I'll send them to you. Thank goodness you have some online in photo bucket..
Rory I hated being paid monthly, but I always seemed to make it stretch. We get paid weekly and I have bank balances like that sometimes. I need to budget. lol.
I went to my very first meet up today with somee BB girls from the Gold Coast thread. It was really great, they are a really nice bunch. We are going to have a meet up every tuesday.
Neeny and Amanda we should arrange to meet somewhere. Now I know you're in Creastmead Amanda, but I forget where you are Neeny. When and where girls???
Ohhh Mel, you gotta love them, don't ya, lol.
Ik What did you win??
Cee Cee ohhhhhhh for your puppy paws, lol
Nic, I'll help shew (sp?) the M/S, lol I hope you don't get to aflicted. Mine was always from 5-15 weeks, but with Nate it was more like 7-16 weeks, My little sis never got it or any stretchmarks, lucky cow, I have a complete refidex on me, lol.
Bath and Jess big hugs, cheer up :hugs:
Ali, I'm so sorry you didn't get the job, I'm thinking of you babe. :hugs:

oh no Amanda, how upsetting. i will email you our meet up pics and i have a "Cody folder" which ive just looked i have 4 photo's in. so not sure if these would eb ones u already have saved or not.

what about your website? I know u have a couple of pics in there, maybe u can retreive save them back on your pc?

Afternoon ladies,

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Well, im having a lazy day today, havent really done much at all, i was going to head into town to look at wedding invitation stuff but i really couldnt be bothered. Im going to make them myself and i hear there is a great store in town that sells all the stuff pretty cheap.

I have a massive blue tongued lizard out on my driveway, there were some birds trying to attack it before so i went out with arms flying to scare them away, i think it has worked. We had about 7 babies around the place not long ago but a neighbourhood cat had taken all but one.

Neeny - LOL at Aleise blowing rasberries and clapping, that would be so cute, Lachlan isnt clapping yet, ill have to start teaching him!!
I hope all goes well with your sister, im sure it will all be fine at the hospital although i would be a bit worried too!

Bath - Your sisters husband sounds alot like DF, probably worse but still has the same traits, i think we have alot of sorting out to do because like you said, we are all supposed to change, im not trying to change him but we are supposed to mature at some point in our lives. Happy 8 Months Niall As for Niall squinting, Lachlan has started doing a similar thing, he looks at me and squints his eyes (like a chinese face) and has a big grin and breathes heavily through his nose, its the funniest thing to see, especially when i take his nappy off!!

Mel - Good on Chelsea for her swimming, you must be so proud. Swimming is such an important skill and she sounds like she is really enjoying it!

Ali - Hang in there about the job, dont get down on yourself, it obviously wasnt the right job for you, the right one is just around the corner!!

Rory - A massage sounds great!! Hope you enjoy it and it relieves some of that back pain. I hope Flynn goes ok in his own room. What a big boy!!

Amanda - Thats terrible about the photos, i dont think i have any but i will have a look and send them to you if i do. I think im going to go and save all mine to disk now!

Well, thats about all from me. LACHLAN IS 8 MONTHS TODAY!! He is almost crawling properly, he can do a few paces but then gets down on his tummy and commando's again. He is also sitting all by himself now, when i go in after he has woken he will be sitting up in his cot, it looks so cute. He is also trying to pull himself up on the coffee table and the lounge so we have had a few falls in the last couple of days and lots of tears.

I hope you are all having a great valentines day!

Dee- The face that you described is exactley what Tori does, usually clapping her hands at the same time. She thinks so is so clever! Good luck with all the wedding planning, and hopefully your DF finally starts to realise that he needs to make some adjustments in order for a more 'family friendly' lifestyle.

Jess- I hope you enjoyed your trip into town today. Try not to get to frustrated at not being able to meet up with the other Melb girls. I know when we do a perth meet it usually get planned at least 3 weeks in advance and even then people still have to drop out due to other commitments.

Amanda- So sorry to hear about your photos, I really hope that someone can salvage them for you. It has actualley served a s timely reminder to me to back ours up on CD's, it is one of those things I am always trying to get round to doing but never seem to quite get there.

Rory- i hope that your massage does the trick for your back, there is nothing worse than having a sore back, especially when there is a baby to pick up and carry around. I hope that Flynn went ok in is own room last night.

Tori had her first day at daycare this morning and it nearly broke my heart to leave her there, she was happy enough, although she wouldnt have a sleep for them and she wouldnt take her bottle, so bythe time I picked her up she had been awake 6 hours and it had been 5 1/2 hours between bottles. She had eaten lunch though, and she wasnt upset so I guess it is ok, hopefully she will settle in soon. I have admitt though I am such a turmoil of emotion at the moment- frustrated because I HAVE to go back to work but cant find a suitable job, sad because I want to work, but I also dont want to leave Tori- I am fine when she is with Pete or my mum, but just leaving her at daycare today made me feel terrible and I just dont know if it is the right thing for her or not and it is not somethign I can really make a decision about untill I get a job. So basically it is all just one big cycle at the moment with me finding some sort of job the central issue.
Anyway I just have to keep clinging on to the hope that everything does happen for a reason and that right thing is just hiding from me round the corner.

HI all

Happy Valenties day!!

I got Matt a Far Side Calendar (reduced from $14 to $7 at Aust Post) and a nice card. He said he hadn't had time to get me anything so I asked him to cook breakfast. Nice g/f pancakes but I went easy on the jam/maple syrup 'cause of WW! Also had a boring rice cake, ham and cottage cheese lunch and apple.. oh well hope it works! Anyway we had some stuff to do today and he ended up buying me a clothes voucher at Suzanne Grae so I'll happily spend that!

Dee 7th: Sounds good to have a meet up if we can.. we're spread out pretty good! I'm in the northside near Chermside Shopping Centre. AManda and I met at Southbank but that was before it got hot. I work THursdays and Fridays so they're the only days I'm not available. Anyway email me if you like when you come up with a time and place. neeny1870@hotmail.com

Dee 78: Hopefully SIL will do okay she's healthy so that's an advantage for her. I'm sure Lauchie will start clapping soon. We didn't really teach Aleise but I often sing "Happy and you know it clap your hands" to her and she just started doing it! As for crawling properly well she's still doing push ups and rocking but that's about it!

Bath and Jess: Hope your moods pick up - not enough chocolate maybe?
its sad but true ALL women can be very two faced and alhough I loved my highschool (all girls) I stayed away from gossiping clicky groups 'cause it can be rather destructive. I've noticed a few hot topics in here and I think we should try to tone it down a bit if possible! Don't want to see anyone else evicted!

We've all got busy lives so don't take it personal if they city girls can't meet up Jess. Also being VAlentines day people want to do their own thing.

Well we're gearing up for new roof and got another quote today and saw the bank. Will be getting split system aircon in the lounge area too so can't wait for that!

Amanda: I will have to search my hard drive to see if I still have the pics - I have a feeling 'cause I emailed you, I might have deleted them! (yes naughty me!) We have an IT friend who could look at your 'puter for you if you're willing to drive up to Bray Park!! However I think thunder storms tend to wipe everything which is why I back up on CD and spend waaaayyyyy too much money on print outs at Kmart!

Well looking forward to McCleod's and House tonight - a bit sad when the highlight of your week are tv shows -but Rory, I'm with you on not much $$$, I don't have much either and today was payday!

See you all later!

Dee - happy 8 mths to Lachlan. Sounds like he is scooting around everywhere and very clever sitting up in his cot. Its great that you are making your own invites, I think they look so much better and have a more personal touch. The stuff they sell in the shops to do them is fantastic, it will be hard choosing what to use!

Ali - I feel for you! It is a horrible decision to make about returning to work and childcare. I put it off and off until finally I had to go back when Chelsea was 15 mths old. It was hard and she was very unhappy the first few times in childcare, but she has now been there for nearly 3 years and she loves it. So try not to worry, you are not doing her a diservice by putting her in childcare, she will greatly benefit from the interaction with the other kids. I do totally understand where you are coming from though. Keep peeking around that corner for the perfect job!

Neeny - b'fast sounds so yummy. We were going to go out for b'fast today but had a tradesman come instead plastering our laundry - how romantic!!!!! Have fun spending your voucher. You will love having a split system, they are the best! Looking forward to McLeods too tonight.

My day has been busy. Had the plasterer arrive at 8am (I had forgotten he was coming!) and Chelsea came into our room and said 'someone is at the door'! Oops! He was here for most of the day. Took Marley to her specialist appointment and had her skin ***** testing done. She is allegic to egg white and cows milk protein. Her reaction to the egg was pretty strong with a score of 5, the cows milk one only very mild at 1. She is not allowed to have any dairy until 12mths after she has a follow up skin test. He thinks she will grow out of both allergies, which was good to hear. I have pages and pages of stuff to read up on and what I can and can't give her. Her diet will be pretty basic for a little while but at least I know what is going on. Her eczema will now be managed with a different cream which he believes will clear it up completely. Then we will have a maintenance regime to follow if any flare ups occur. He is very confident, her skin will be almost perfect in the coming weeks. He was an excellent paed and I was there nearly 2 hours! Marley was so good through out the ***** test which they do on their backs, she never flinched or cried once when they *****ed her - my very brave little bubba! They weighed her, measured her and she is a very healthy baby. I am just so relieved to find out what was going on and now have a plan to follow. Good news all round.

Happy Valentines to everyone, hope your loved ones do something extra special for you today!

Howdy all, another quick one from me cause I am working this afternoon, then have a council meeting that will go til 7.30pm and am then working again tomorrow morning.

Flynn has settled well-enough into his room and isn't waking any more than usual (like last night - it was going well when he woke at 12.30 and 3.30 for feeds, but then all when to ***** when he woke at 5.30 and wouldn't go back to sleep!) But DH saved the day and took him when he woke up and I got some uninterrupted sleep between 7.30 and 8.45am.

Ali I really feel for you with the daycare thing - I had a call from a centre the other day offering 2 days per week for Flynn but at this stage we are hoping DH and i can juggle our workloads without it. And Neeny I don't know how you have manged to work and dot he daycare thing - I am lucky in that I can leave Flynn at home so there is less to organise, but I still find it a pain expressing enough milk, getting his food organised and stuff.

Mel do allergies run in your family? I seem to remember not - it must be such an adjustment for you to get used to it. Flynn isn't allergic to anything (yet!) but we have family members who can't eat all sorts of stuff (including tomatoes!) so I know how much of a disruption it will be for you. Kids often grow out of egg allergies, though:)

Was gonna do more personals but I gotta go shopping before I head off to work - there's no food in the house!!

Mel I'm so glad things are looking up,with Marley skin. My cousin was allergic to dairy and grew out of it by about 5 or 6. The egg white will make it abit hard for you, but they have those egg substitutes. Good to here your reno is going great.

Neeny that sounds great tuesdays and Wednesdays are good for me, prefer a Wednesday, but I'm pretty flexible, I don't mind where we go nothing is to far with the motorway, lol. What about you Amanda??

Ali I feel for you too at the moment. I know that feeling of being torn. Find a day care that has a good feel and an open policy, which I think they all do these days. She'll love it particularly going so young, she'll just think this is what we do and go with the flow. Lol what I hate is you can drop them off, and the tears flow, don't go Mummy, and you tear yourself away and when you come back the tears flow cause they don't want to go, lol. Kids are so fickle, lol.
Anyway I just have to keep clinging on to the hope that everything does happen for a reason and that right thing is just hiding from me round the corner. It's a good mantra to have Ali.
Donna, oohhh he'll be walking before you know it. He might be in training so he can walk down the aisle with his mummy, lol. We made our own invites for our wedding, I think they are more personal and way cheaper. Nathan who still isn't crawling properly, (very good comando though) is trying to pull himself up on things. He scoots around everywhere in his walker.
Oh Rory I could kill for a good massage, lol.

Well yesterday I had a knock on the door and being that I was half naked I peared out through the blind to see a Courier van in my driveway, I called out for thenm to hang on , getting all excited, Thinking ohhhh Michael you shouldn't have.....and he hadn't, it wasn't flowers it was my Library books I had ordered online, lol. Had to laugh, we really don't go in for Valentines. So I didn't really expect anything anyway. Went shopping yesterday eveningat about 6pm and was home at around 7 pm anyway, popped the garage and the kids helped me bring the bags in and I picked up the phone to call DH and there was a message on there from a flower shop saying they came by and left flowers at my front door. I was very suprised, it was great. The card read "There's a first time for everything. Ooooohhhh my baby loves me, lol. Well better get these girls to school
Bye
Dee

Mel- I am happy to hear yoou have found out what Marley is allergic too, it will be an adjustment with her diet but i think once you get in the habit it will be like second nature. well hoping it is anyway. Excellent regarding that cream to clear up the Eczema! wow, what is the cream? out of all the yrs i had eczema (not bad but still irritating) i never found a cream that made it dissapear completley, only help stop the itch or stop it from getting worse.

i caught nixon commando crawling yesterday and doing push ups with his bum in the air! think we will need to go buy some gates for our stairs very soon. DH is no handy man so aking them is out of the question!

Rory- you sounds like a very busy woman atm. glad you got some sleep thismorning though, dh never gets up to Nixon, not last night the night b4 i was up many times, not sure why he just kept waking up crying. But i suppose i am not working so i can still get sleep though the day (not that i remember the last time that happened)
I hope things start looking up for you Rory your a lovely person and a great mummy, you were always the one that cheered everyone up, showed us the lighter side of things now its our turn to repay the favour to you. If at any time you ever need anything please dont hesitate to call me.

Hello everyone, hope you have a good day.
anyone in melb sick of the hot weather?? its going to be 31 today,36 tomorrow,38 sat and sunday. i seriously think melb has coped hotter weather overall then syd this summer (casue i always take note of syd weather), perth has coped a lot of hot days too, whats going on.....

Morning girls - thanks for all your kind words of support. I will just have to make sure I cook and prepare all of Marleys food, the paed said it was much easier that way, then you know exactly what is in there and just stick to good old fruit/veg/meat/fish. Many of things that contain egg and milk protein are things I wouldn't generally give her yet. She had rice last night and she loved that and I can give her porridge for breakfast with formula milk. Will have to start giving her more meat, she has had chicken and she didn't screw up her face too bad!

Rory - no allergy history in either family! Paed said it is very rare to have a baby allergic when there is no history - my baby is weird LOL!!!! Its good that Flynn doesn't have any obvious ones yet. You are right though that egg/milk allergies are the ones that children most commonly grow out of. Fingers crossed! You are such a busy women, glad you got a little bit of extra sleep this morning, sounds like you need it. How did back massage go, any improvement?

7th - what a lovely, sweet DH you have! That is such a nice thing to do. Its good that the kids see what a great dad they have. I like that there is always a first!

Nic - cream is called Elidel. It is not a cortisone, but paed said that cortisone is very safe if used in the prescribed way. He gets very angry how people get scared to use it when it is actually extremely helpful. I was very happy to hear that! I have a new cortisone to use initially called Elicon which gets applied once a day before bed. This should clear it all up in a few days, then I use the Elidel if any little breakouts occur. I can also use Zyrtec for her itching. So I have all bases covered. Will have to make sure I pack my medicine cabinet when we go away! Way to go Nixon on commando crawling!!!!! The bum in the air must look very cute! My DH isn't very handy either, think Tim the Toolman Taylor! Hot weather is starting to be a bit annoying!!! This weekend is going to be a scorcher!

Off to get my hair done this afternoon - I can't wait. My 3 hours of bliss, reading all the bad trash mags, upteen cups of coffee and some chocolates!!!! Thankfully DH is home so he can watch Marley. Chelsea is at kinder!

Enjoy your day!

Good morning girls... Thanks for your well wishes and acknowledgment of Niall's 8 month milestone :) I am however having a bit of a rest from BB like I said in my last post. Yesterday i really enjoyed doing needlework instead (both boys had a nap! :) and I guess that after spending all morning chatting to other local mums at Wade's music group I feel I've had a good ammount of adult conversation today. I'm meeting so many families now that Wade has started Kinder, it's great. I've only skimmed through the posts since I was last online but I also just wanted to say; Neeny: I agree that most women can be two faced. However when women choose to speak in a two faced manner in public or in public forums it says more about them than the person they are putting down IMO. It's not only impolite it displays a lack of social ability. When I see/hear friends of mine behave this way I cringe and I make a mental note to say something to them afterwards or to never share information of a personal nature with them ever again. Often "getting something off your chest" has further consequences than people realise and when thoughts of a two-faced nature are shared publicly you never know where it will end up. Most importantly I think it's very unwise to make assumptions about a person unless you have at least met them in person. Please don't read this as a direct attack, these are comments of a general nature, to all the Junies. I want ALL of us to see the good aspects of each other because whether we personally like someone or not doesn't mean that that person might not have something to offer. It would be a boring world if we all acted the same. If somebody upsets you, then by all means have PERSONAL one-to-one conversations with them or another member you have grown close to. Just don't bring it into the public arena and please avoid public attacks in here or any forum that involves members whom we all know. I understand that you felt frustrated with us Jess but harsh words are hard to retract and also have ongoing consequences. I want to continue getting to know all of you and learning to appreciate the good aspects of all your characters and tolerating the aspects I struggle with. So please ladies, read the BB guidelines and don't post in anger and don't do yourselves diservices by using other forums to vent about members in here... word is getting around and it's making it uncomfortable for everyone.

Sorry Mel... posted at the same time :)

7th - Im so jealous of your DH, thats a lovely thing to do, i got nothing but we dont normally do anything for Valentines anyway. But a nice suprise would have been good!!

Mel - Like Nickers said, once you are concious of what Marley can and cant eat, it will be like second nature for you to make it. I make all of Lachlans food and its really not that hard. Just make up bulk and freeze. At least you know what the allergy is now and you can fix it. Lachlan has started breaking out in eczema again too.
Enjoy getting your hair done!!

Bath - i agree with what you are saying, i think if someone has a problem with someone then it should be taken up with THAT person only. There is nothing worse than hearing someone talk badly about someone else, why not just say it to them! Anyway, i hope your break from BB isnt too long!!

Well, not much happening with me here, im having yet another lazy day today, im going to head in and do the grocery shopping when DF gets home. Its just too much effort to take lachlan especially since he cant quite sit properly in the shopping trolley yet. I would prefer to do it on my own anyway!

hey everyone - well it certainly has been a while since I've been around the net and a lot has certainly happened but just wanted to say hi and how great it is to see how grown up all our little ones are getting.

Probably won't be getting too involved in day to day discussions since I've made such an effort in focussing on other things in my life and given I don't have regular access to a computer anymore. I do miss the daily interaction though and the regular anicdotes about our little ones.

Big congrats to you Nic!!!! any preference for pink or blue this time round??? hope everything goes well for you this time round and #2 isn't quite as anxious to enter the world as Nixon was.

Dee - good luck with the wedding plans. I keep hoping for the Valentines day surprise too - but know its never going to happen - then again I haven't surprised him either so it would be hypocritical of me to expect otherwise.

Bath - hope your feeling a bit brighter about things and enjoying all the RL interaction that your childrens activities are bringing you. I'm making attempts to do similar by ensuring DS#1 involvment in activities which for me the homebody is a big step but with the constant moving we do it gets harder cause just as you start to get organised and out there - its time to move on. How are you finding it knowing that Nialls your last child?? Do you feel complete/"finished" so to speak?? Just asking cause DH acts as though he really doesn't want anymore and I'm not so sure.

Mel - as a young child I had the allergy tests for everything known to man and came up allergic to most, including dairy, egg whites and yolks, animal hair etc, vitamin c products. I am now able to and once medical condition under control was able to eat anything and basically have grown out of any reactions although I do know what combinations of factors will spark a reaction and thus avoid them when possible eg if have cold avoid milok as it makes it worse. Don't mix vitamin c products with eggs as makes me sick as can be eg no orange juice with a hot breakfast of eggs etc. Sounds like you have a lateral thinking paed though to see you through the bumpy times.

To everyone else - hi great to read your updates

As for us - we had the big trip o/s and it went pretty well. After DS#1 being such an easy baby I'm finding Samuel a bit of a struggle every now and then but hey every childs different so have to work with it.

Anyway will try and drop in next time I have access and read the latest stories - maybe Rory will be expecting again by then or someone else??

Ali – so sorry about the job, but I agree, things happen for a reason, there will be an even better job out there for you. I know how hard it must have been for you to leave Tori, they say it gets easier, but I know it must be breaking your heart…
Dee - I’m so excited about your wedding…
Mel – yeah, about your hair, a good hair day makes you feel great… I think that is the same cream my Dad uses for his skin? I will have to ask him, but he said it was AMAZING… First time in 8 years his skin has felt normal.

Baths – no worries honey, I’m on here half as much as I used to be as well, now that Ally is active I’m also actively looking after her – you must be three times as busy. Hope you can pop in and let us know how you are going on occasion.

US: not much to report, just loving being a Mum and having so much fun with Ally. She is just the best and I am loving doing things with her everyday.. Obviously she is sleeping through the nights now – amazing how much a good nights sleep impacts your mood!

Wow, Bath, there are some revelations there that put a different light on what's been going on lately!
Oh, and I think 'hot topics' in our thread have become so because some members, no matter how a post is composed/explained/intended, will be bent on perceiving some posts as a personal critique on themselves. I think a bit of responsibility for your own feelings and perceptions needs to be taken, especially when someone has been civil, explained themselves and been good-natured in intent. That's what needs to be taken care with, and I know that goes for the whole BB website. Kelly and the mods have worked too hard to have threads go to pieces because of scapegoating. I want to recommend BB to my friends who parent, or who wish to parent the way I do, and it's becoming embarrassing lately!
Jaspen - it's great to read from you! So glad the OS trip went well - where did you go? I need a refresher, here!
Ooooh, Mel - hope you're hair appointment was slothful! Reminds me, should get my hair cut soon...
Rory, yay for the sleep in! I had the curtains whipped open on me this morning...admittedly, it was about 10am :P
I scored some cheap terry flats from a friend and I couldn't be happier - they're drying on the line, almost ready to go operational. Now I just need some more nappy covers in bigger sizes for this boylet.
Speaking of whom, he is currently playing with a disco ball of mine that's on a chain, that he recovered from the back room...it seems kid proof enough so far...
Back to this boy, reading text books and tidying this place. Got mummies group dinner tonight and tomorrow we'll head to the pool to practice the cool stuff we learned on Saturday.
Back to the kidlet, hi to everyone else :)
Cee Cee - almost missed your post, who knew babies were this funny???

Ceecee- is is amazong how a good night sleep impacts on you isnt it! Glad Ally is sleeping through for you.

Jaspen_ Hello stranger! i was thinking about u the other day because Samuel was 8months old wasnt he? From memory you were going to Singapore??? anyway tell us how your trip was.
I would love to have a little girl, but obviously a healthy baby is the main aim and seings they are close in age would be just as happy to have a little bro for Nixon to play with!

Dee- ive recently started putting Nixon in the trolly now he can sit, but he has started to grab at everything so i have to make surwe i am not too close to the isle iykwim! yesterday he grabbed a grape, almost an apple and had his arm out in attempt to grab anything else we got too close from!

Hi Bath,IK,Mel,Neeny,Jess,Dee,Amanda,Ali,Kristee,Kare n,Nickel,Rory and anyone else i have forgotten, got to go get Nixon's dinner ready.

Well I'm sorry to say this but I think this form is no longer as supportive as it used to be. My arthritis pain is playing up and I don't want to stir up a hornets nest.

I chat in 2 sites inlcuding this one and I can safely say its getting to the stage where in here - treading on eggshells is unavoidable. I've kept my opinions to myself most of the time but I cant log on, talk about the weather, bore adults (who want to hear about other things as well as babies) about my child and feel supported. Its just not there.

I haven't gossiped about anyone specifically, nor would I waste my time as I have a real life to lead. BTW a friend of mine warned me ages ago that some parenting sites tend to self destruct and sorry to say but since I think I'm the 10th person to leave this forum its getting that way in here.

Dee (7th) contact Amanda as she has my home email account and I'd be happy to meet up.

I wish everyone in here all the best for the future but when it comes to the point that you get upset by reading posts instead of looking forward to them its time to leave!

God bless you all.

Morning all,

Dee Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays are good for me, Wednesday is most probably the best tho, cause I'll have money and can organise to have the car, thanks for sending the pics.

Nic thanks also to you for sending me those pics, how has your m/s been going?

Jaspen glad to see you back, how was your holiday?

Well I took Kailen to school this morning and he was saying he was sick but I thought he was just saying it so he didn't have to go to school but lo and behold, I got a call from the school at about 10am and said he had been throwing up, so now I feel bad that I made him go.

All this walking must be doing some good cause finally my tummy is looking a little smaller and my legs are looking nice and toned, it is great. I've only noticed since having Cody in the sling again the amount of looks and people saying "oh isn't he getting to heavy in there", my response is no, actually he only weighs 8.5kg and the sling is well supported so nothing hurts him or me, hmm some people.

Hello to IK, Rory, Donna, Mel, Bath, Jess, Neeny and CC and anyone else I've missed.

OK better go do some more house work.

hugs xoxo

Hi all!
I'm doing the 5 min wait for my final hair rinse - straightening my hair again, it's been nearly 6 months since I did it the first time...so I thought I'd check in here. Straightening hair on these hot days must be the daftest thing I've done in the last 48 hours (oh, and I've done some beauties, let me tell you!)...I'm going to the pool later, so won't be able to get my hair wet (packet says to not shampoo or condition, but I don't think chlorine will do my new do much good, either...) and I've got Babyswim tomorrow. Oh, well, just no head dipping unless it's fresh water! By Sunday I'll be able to take a full dip in the local pool...just before heading to a family do for lunch, far, far away from any source of pool cooling on a 38 degree day...
Amanda - good one on the walking and feeling great! I get comments about Oscar in the carrier or sling quite often. I say that the weight is evenly distributed and as he grows I get stronger, which is true. You'll have to send us pics of your new legs!
Mel - are you around, or at your MIL's pool? LOL! Don't come on here and make me jealous that you'll do a night swim tonight...oh, and I did LOL last time when you entertained the thought of you and DH swimming nekked in MIL's pool! How's the cream progressing? I agree, cortisone has its place and the packaging always says to use sparingly...some people really need it spelled out and then yelled out at them!
Mummies Group dinner last night was good, but weird, cos I met up with a good friend who then informed me (when I asked how her parents were) that her father had passed away :cry: We have a great friendship where we feel close, but don't feel offended when life gets in the way and we can't keep in regular contact. In fact, most of my friends are like that - don't feel we have to 'take turns' in calling, and get stroppy when months go by and someone's missed their turn. Anyway, it threw me and I'm afraid I might not have been the best company last night. I emailed the girls with a brief explanation and they were totally cool about it, and I guess it's just one of those things. Her father died of cancer, and it just resonates a bit deeply, a year after the loss of FIL. Anyway, there's perspective for you.
Nic - very funny about Nixon grabbing everything at the shops! Oscar doesn't sit yet, and he wriggles too much in the high chair and car seat, let alone asking him to sit still in a shopping trolley, so I stick him in the Ergo on my front for the shopping and twist him round to my back when I get to the checkout so that I can bend and empty the trolley! Often, though, some nice stranger will help me out :)
Bath - how's Wade's music going? Let us know how he went for Kinder today, too!
Well, I'll probably not be on much over the weekend or today - pool, then study, then over to my mum who's coming for the weekend. We have TWO parties to go to tomorrow, one in Brunswick and one locally...thank goodness I got that aircon installed in the car - sort of can't cancel on an engagement party and 40th for some mere hot weather LOL!
Melb girls, stay cool, everyone else have a great weekend (QLD were meeting up? If so, have fun!).

Hi all - first up thanks so much for your kind words girls:) It's nice to have you all care! The massage was great - am having a follow up treatment on monday and I am feeling much better now, not the least because I got home from work to find DH bought me a present (and a real one - not the house kind like a new vacuum cleaner or something). It was a lovely bra and kickers set - right size and matching my usual requirements (contrasting trim). Dee (7th H) like you said "There's a first time for everything" And though he is not sleeping well still, Flynn is such a joy and he and DH are getting along famously.

Dee, LOL at " he cant quite sit properly in the shopping trolley yet". Flynn is almost over the weight limit for those baby trolley holders (9kg) and can't sit up at all!! He will be a no-shop boy pretty soon too!

Jaspen it is so good to hear from you - please stay in regular contact, even if its the odd drop in!

Amanda I am gonna try and emulate you and get a flat tummy - if I am gonna join Nickers in the expecting phase I had better get fit soon!!!

Howdy to all others (wave!) Gotta go - just got home from work and have tons of housework to get to!!

Hello everyone, thought I'd pop in and say hi, long time no chat! I haven't been on for ages, my computer was broken for a while and I found how much extra time I had in my day without it, so I've been limiting my usage. Ummm, don't know if I've come back at a bad time? Hope everyone is well, and their babies are gorgeous and thriving! All is good here, Freya is doing really well...sleeping well at night and eating like there's no tomorrow. She has no inclination to get mobile though, happy to just sit and observe. She is ever so clingy, and only has eyes for me, which is flattering, but exhausting!

Will try and pop in again soon, best wishes to you all!

Amanda - poor Kailen. It must be hard to know when they are faking it to get out of school. I did it often enough. Hope its not a bug and he doesn't make the others sick. Well done on trimming down, goes to prove that walking lots does help. It must feel great to see the reward.

IK - didn't go to MIL pool today so won't make you jealous!!!! I had to pick up my new prescription sunnies from Knox, then had a bit of browse and got some toiletries for holiday then realised that DH had to leave for work at 1pm and it was 12.40pm! Had to fly home and let him go to work. Was going to take Chelsea for a swim but Marley wanted a snooze, so I let her play outside in her clam pool. I can't go tonight as I have my monthly Dames Dinner with the GF's - MIL babysitting. How sad about your friends dad. Its always horrible to hear unexpected news like that. Hope you friend is coping OK. My dad is going in for heart surgery and has been on the waiting list for months. They finally give him a date, 1 March, while I am away! It couldn't be timed any worse but he can't so no otherwise he goes back on the list. I will be so stressed on that day and dad is *****ting himself, poor guy is really scared. I have to leave it to my brothers to keep me informed. I am sure everything will be fine, apparently it's a very routine operation. Cream is doing an awesome job - my little possum looks almost normal, no blothes or red marks! You sound like you have a hectic weekend, and in the heat too. Mine is pretty quiet thankfully. Just have to choose paint colours for the girls rooms as they are being painted while we are away. Enjoy all your parties!!

Rory - of course we care, thats the sort of girls we are. So glad to hear you back is getting better. Your DH is such a sweetie, what a beautiful present to buy and the right size too (how good is he!). Thats gotta make you feel better. Quickly do your housework, then sit and relax! Too hot to do much else.

Out for dinner tonight to a place called Gatica in Balaclava. Not sure what type of restaurant it is, but is sure to be a good one. MIL babysitting. Looking forward to catching up with my GF's for our monthly dinner.

Hi to Bath, Nic, CC, 7th, Dee and anyone else I've missed. :)

Someone has possessed my boy! He went to sleep at 2.45, woke at 4.30 without crying, had some boob juice and went back to sleep. And he had a 40min and a 1 hour sleep this morning as well.

Hope this means he is over he waking all the time state - he has seemed really tired and "wired" IYKWIM when he has woken up during the night......I have heard the more babies sleep, the more babies sleep.......

Hi everyone, Came in to post but have run out of time, I'll be back later.
Jo we're having a meet up if your interested Haven't worked out the details yet, ok better run, bye

Hi girls... I was just going to lurk but I just HAD to say:

"Welcome Back Jo!" So good to hear that all is well with you and your family :) Really missed you... Oh and Jaspen too! I look forward to catching up properly in a week or so :)

Rory- maybe the heat has just pooped poor flynnie
Nixon didnt want to have an afternoon nap today, after putting him into bed he was happy to have a play and do a poo but no sleeps! so i gave him a luke warm bath had a good old splash about, put him back to bed and finally got napping.

Welcome back Jo! missed you not posting in here. i was thinking of u the other day cause i think u have an 18month gap between children don't you? 18month is what i will hopefully have too.

Yeah welcome back Jo!! I love the name Freya - it was one of mine, but was vetoed by DH :(

HI Girls, Feeling a little better today spent some time doing some sewing and trying to let things not get the better of me.
Well you know how i have been waiting to see what is 'round the corner', well I think or 'round the corner' might have come. MIL has offered to go in as silent partners in buying a house. She has an investment property that she is going to sell, then she said she would give us $150 000 towards getting into our own house, then when we are in the right position to we can buy her out and the house will be ours. Fingers crossed that it all works out, but it is such a generous offer and a wonderful opportunity for us.

OMG Ali that is sooooo generous, How good is that. Good luck with everything, I'll have my finger's crossed it all goes smoothly.

Now I tread very carefully here and as you know I have stayed right out of the whole Drama thing that has been unfolding in here. I would just like to say that I post in both threads, I'm not ashamed to say I have a wide and diverse friendship circle and will continue to post in both as I would like to keep in touch with all Junies. I joined the group because I was invited, not out of pety malice for any person or subject. Bath I had to go back and read through the posts of the "other" one and for the life of me I did not find one negative post about you. I don't know what you have been told???
Yes I think that from time to time people just get on your nerves, but I personally have nothing against anyone.
I also believe that the Melbourne girls meet ups being that there are alot of you has made some members feel on the outer. (Disclaimer: I'm certainly not saying don't get together, because I think it's a good thing) What I am saying though is once people meet in person a few time they begin to become friends, especially when they have a common bond, it's only natural. There is a real divide in this group, I think we all see it, but I really hope that we can move past this people. I don't get in here as often as I would like. I am a sporadic poster, I know I can go for weeks with out posting and then boom I have time on my hands. I don't get to do personals very often as by the time I come on the topic is a non event and everything I have wanted to say has been said.
BBL I will edit this post......

Mmmm...DP cooked the yummiest roo pie for dinner! Oscar is now squealing to himself on the loungeroom floor.
Heaven - I don't think you need to edit your post: You made your point and that's fair enough. As long as we post according to BB guidelines, then there's no need for extra self-censorship :) Your post was clear and god help us if we have to explain our original posts until EVERYONE is happy! We just have to accept that we cannot control how everyone is going to perceive what we write if we've gone to the effort to post responsibly and within BB posting rules.
I, personally, don't see a city 'divide'. It's a happy coincidence that a few of us live in the same city and can catch trains into a central location (or, as a few weeks ago now, travel in to someone's house, but Rory is close enough to the city). We do most of our correspondence online still, because it's easier to keep abreast of news in this one place. Maybe the divide is between the people who post here to muse about their experiences as well as to do daily chit chat or post about their babies' developmental moments, and the people who post here to just talk about what is going on in their babies' lives, or their own. Hmm, that wasn't clear. I think I'm trying to say that there is an element of 'musing' that some members have and some members don't. Sometimes the musings, used to stretch my own understandings in my case, may push someone else beyond their comfort zone and the way they feel about it creates a defensiveness within themselves. That's fine. The choice is yours as to whether you engage in those musings, or how you will allow yourself to be affected by them. It comes back to personal responsibility. There certainly seems to be no 'divide' in our parenting orientations, we have a diverse range of parenting approaches in this thread, and we've been able to tolerate, accept and/or respect these, for the most part. Posting opinions is totally allowed on BB, the main rule, though, is to do so with respect and civility. I've said this so many times. If you post an opinion, however, I don't see a problem with disagreement, if it's done in a respectful way. I often disagree with people here on BB, but BB is not a place where we come to be agreed with and have pats on backs all round. I enjoy diversity in thought and opinion. I don't mind someone taking a different view from my own, unless I'm being ridiculed or deliberately offended (which I don't think has actually happened here, and I wouldn't be offended in that case, I'd just feel sorry for someone who'd waste their energy trying to be offensive, instead of finding ways to contribute positively to the world). Just don't post opinions if your ego is too fragile to deal with an opposing or different opinion in response! And, you know, sometimes, if you're in a bad mood, or a 'funny' mood, you might just miss the humour in someone's post - just give that person the benefit of the doubt before you become defensive and upset!
Build a bridge - let's get over it :P
Welcome back, Jo! please do keep popping in when you get a chance. I, too, had Freya on my list of girl's names...and DP was kind of down with it until I came up with names we liked more! So, yes, GREAT name for Freya, Jo ;)
Ali, great news about your MIL! My sister has a similar arrangement with her MIL after her husband's uncles sold out of his grandfather's house. Also, for them, it fell into place in the nick of time!
Nic - Oscar has steadfastly refused to nap today, so I'm hoping he goes down soon!
Night all!

IK I am flabbergasted, lol. You totally missed my point, lol.
Okay I'll spell it out
1. When I said edit this post later, my fault I should have said add to this post. I said edit because I have to click the edit button to add to my post. I have no intension of changing anthing that I have typed I simply wasn't finished because I was called away to attend to the babies.
2. City divide, there is no "city divide", My point there was that our Junies group has quite a few members from Melbourne, who are able to socialise and become friends, which can make other members feel like an outsider because there isn't that connection there. Personally I think it is great, I myself have met up with some girls from the Gold Coast and in the next week or two will finally meet up with Amanda and Neeny. We are not best friends we are cyber buddies, but if we meet up a few times and share a common bond we would inadvertantly become friends and there inlies the divide between friends and cyber buddies. I also wanted to add that I think the "other" site has caused a rift and a definate divide in the Junies.

Lol I have contradicted myself and I have done some self editing ,lol. i stand by what i have said and still have a copy, feel free to do the same Ik but it is totally your choice of course....Just trying to adhere to posting guidelines and all.

Removed post, as stated on next page. There was no breach of BB guidelines, nor of my sensibilities, in your post - that's what I said, that's what I still believe :P I'm removing it to reduce confusion amongst anyone who reads it and wonders what I've responded to!

Good Morning,

Well all i will say is that i did not ignore your happiness and congratulations IK on my pregnancy, as i said i have moved on and am past it now, I think the main thing is here some things are better off not said. Its great to have a difference in opinions thats what makes us individuals but i beleive is someone is actually asking for opinions and advice that is the time and place. One persons views on how another person lives their life is not always needed.
Anyway I have started a "Pregnancy journal" and seings this is baby buddies its not the spot to post about my pregnancy.
Anyone who is interested and wants to follow my pregnancy can check up on me in the journals section (i dont know how to add a link to it)
Anyway i have a very busy day, madly cleaning for another open for inspection thismorning, Nixon has swimming then have to get ready and things prepared for my tupperware party this afternoon.

Ik i will email you my response rather then continue this in here, of course you are free to share my response if you choose.

Fair enough, Nic, if you want to discuss your pregnancy somewhere else. We'd love to keep hearing about it when you feel like posting here, but you'll probably feel more in your element posting with other preggy ladies :) I reckon that if someone else had posted what I posted about your news, you would nowhere near have had the same reaction - and I have been a popular hook to hang baggage on. Lucky for me, I can handle it! I can't agree about the opinions, though, because I don't believe that opinions, here, are on a prompt-only basis. That is so limiting.
Let's not forget, too, that if you can overcome your curiosity, there IS an 'ignore user' function on this forum, if I, or anyone else, sit uncomfortably with anyone.
BTW, I also believe that many of you missed Bath's point all together.
Heaven - I sit here looking at my door prize from the other night and realise I never answered your question! It was a cute little beaded cup with a white candle in it. I'm actually going to give it to DP's cousin because she only wants a little thing for her birthday (she gets embarrassed to have presents for her b'day...well, she is 59, surely by then you've had enough presents in your life?LOL! I hope not!).*Missed Post* - I'd rather not even continue it, but if you feel it necessary, then go ahead :)
Very windy day here, and we'll be off the mountain for most of it! Speaking of which, I should get ready to take this parade off the mountain...we, too, have swimming and then engagements from the afternoon to the evening!