Babies Born June 2006 #34

[Smoke Jaguar]

Heaven - I think that came from a lovely heart space Just thought I'd say also, that some gulfs can be bridged, some can't, and some just need some more engineering - I just needed some 'time-out' before I decided my bridge needed crossing. I can't speak for others, but there are still 'bridge' issues that lurk and only time will tell, huh? We're still here as a group and that speaks volumes, to me.
Bath - I thought it was the egg WHITE they could have, but not the yolk? Thankfully, I haven't tried either, better to be safe than sorry (or, in my case, for it not to have occurred to me to feed him egg at all!). Oscar loves broccoli and cauli, too, BTW. Recent discovery.
Oscar broke his lip tonight...bound to happen. He climbed the box again, fell off and then I noticed the blood. So, the box that WAS the barricade, is now standing upright (it is a long rectangle) so that there can be no more clambering over it on its side. I have a tired little boy in my sling and I have my bags packed for school tomorrow. I should get to bed to get plenty of sleep...I'll need it...the subject this weekend school is for is Statistics...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........ I should stop that and be positive about it, shouldn't I??
Ok, catchyas later!

[Roryrory]

Morning Ahh, a little peace - I have discovered if I put Flynn in his room and strew an assortment of blocks and other toys in front of the door way it is a psychological barrier for him and he gets stuck behind it, playing with his toys. We have bought him a big paypen (big enough for me to lie down in corner to corner) which we have dubbed the "Mosh Pit" but I don't like him being in there too often in case he gets jack of it. Man! there is a whole box of Duplo on the floor in his room and what does he do? Play with the box lid by scratching it across the floorboards!! If his dad was here he would stop him but I figure the floor's gonna get trashed in there soon enough so I might as well let him go for it.

Firstly, welcome to Julie! what is the age gap between your boys? (math is not my strong point LOL!) We are gonna have a 9 month gap between ours, all going well (Nickers, there is that nagging doubt/fear again - did I have this first time round I wonder? Maybe I just don't feel I can be so lucky twice in a row? )

I thought it was the egg WHITE they could have, but not the yolk?

Nah, pretty sure it is the yolk cause they use the white in some immunisation serums and that is what can trigger reactions. Flynn has had whole egg already - I tried him out on it slowly about a month ago and he was fine (not like my mum did with me - shoved a whole raw egg into my bottle and gave it to me when I was 6 months old! It wasn't til she was doing childcare when I was in my 20s when she realised how lucky we were I didn't have a reaction. Man she was guilty about that for weeks LOL!)

Ali, I will be joining you soon, working more days a week. I am currently doing two in the office and one at home, but in mid-April I will start working 3 days in the office and one at home. By then hopefully DH will have finished his masters and the day at home can be a full "office day", where he kid wrangles while I work. It is just too hard to do it any other way I reckon. Ok, now I am spending time doing this but it is hard to get all the stuff out, get into the headspace and then have to attend to a pooey bum!

Jaspen it is great to hear from you! How are you going these days? Likewise, it was great to hear from Kel the other day - it would be great if you two could pop in more often but I know it must be hard finding the time with more than one so we do understand - just remember we are thinking of you

Amanda, like last time I have twinges of nausea only (maybe 3 times a day for a minute at a time. But interestingly, also like last time I have a yeast infection between my boobs - right where the bra cups meet! It just appeared yesterday morning, round about the same time it did with Flynn. Very wierd symptom or strange coincidence I don't know, but at least I know what to do (anti fungal cream rather than yukko cortisone) Nickers, are you feeling the same this time round?

Dee, do come back and tell us about the wedding!! What is the dress like, where is the reception, what part is the Little Man playing in the service, what about the cake, will it be religious or will you have a celebrant? I am a sucker for weddings (sigh)

Does anyone know how Jess is doing? I sent her a PM the other day but still no word. And where is Mel these days!!

Bath, Dee is right - you do get an outlet when you work. Maybe DH could give you one night a week as well as Saturdays so you can have some "me" time? I imagine that with two it is rare that they are both asleep and the jobs are all done, and no amount of flyladying is gonna get you that kind of peace. I count my lucky stars that I have a DH who will stay at home with Flynn, but even that has a price - lately he has been really feeling listless in terms of career. Someone always pays a price to stay home.

I really should get to it - today is my home day while DH is at uni with the car and I know if I don't get "started" in the morning the whole day is a write-off.

Uh-oh, the psychological Duplo barrier has been breached - BBL!