Babies Born in June 2006 #38

[*Ali*]

HI all- I am still alive jsut really under the pump at the moment to get things done. I have missed ocming in here and catching up on everyones news so I have made a big effort to sit down this arvo while Tori is sleeping and try and catch up.

First I wantd to say congrats to Donna- wooohoo on a BFP, shame we cant be belly buddies again, its funny I still remember being in the TTC thread with you last time and getting our 1st BFP's around the same time.

Dee- I hope you are coping well with DH being away. I dont know how you do it, especially with studying as well. How did your first prac go? Do you have to do any more?

Julie- I hope that you have coped alright htis week without DH. I remeber when my DH was going away shearing when we first moved back to perth (and he was only gone 2 nights at a time) I would stand at the front door crying my eyes out as he drove downt he street.

Mel- I cant remember if I thanked you for the photo of Chelsea's photo fram cake, It looks awesome. I just hope mine turns out as well. I think the first priority will to go and by a cake tin , or least one in the right shape.

Big Hello and Hugs to everyone else, and lots of birthday wishes for all of those I have missed. I have to agree with all the comments on the weather, it has just been foul. This house is so cold as well, i just want to be warm.

As for us we are all doing ok, I have been unwell again this week- just had a day of bad m/s on Tues, I had to come home from work beause I thought Iw as going to spew (and I didnt want to scare the kids), but other than that i am ok, just hanging out for school holidays.
Tori is going great guns now, she walks everywhere, not interested in crawling at all anymore. She has decided she is a big girl now and can feed her self, doesnt really like to eat anything off a spoon. She is loving Daycare to which is great, although she is going down to one day a week next term because I have changed my hors so I am only oging in 3 days a week.
We are moving house (again) next weekend, I will be so glad to be moved.Hopefully it will be the last timefor a while ( I am even going ot get rid of the packing boxes).
We are taking Tori to AQWA (which is a big aqurium just north or perth) for her birthday on saturday, we decided we wanted to spend her actual birthday just the three of us, then on Sunday we are having a little party at my mum and Dad's place for her and next week she is having her morning tea with Lucas.

Anyway I glad to see that everyone is doing fairly well, and it is great to see some faces that have been missing for a while. If I go awol for a while it is just because we are moving and getting our internet etc reconnected, but after that I will try and get in more regularly.
Hugs to all XXXX

[nickers]

Hi All,

Sorry no time for personals im absolutley buggered.
Just to let you know i took Nixon back to the docs today as he has gotten worse and i was quiet worried about him through the night.
He now has broncitis. his cough is so hard to hear makes me wanna cry everytime i hear him cough. I got home from work to pick him up and he barely could manage a smile for me. Mum minded him all day and said he slept about 5hrs through out the day. Ate a little and by arvo was quiet lathargic. His eyes were all red and heavy. I was up every 3-4 hrs trying to help him with panadol/nurofen, vicks on the chest, vaporizer, cough releif etc.

today he has slept for about 5hrs during the day again and as we hit the arvo he has gone downhill. I put him in the shower this arvo so the steam might help and he said there with his head down, eyes shut and did not move the whole time. he just wanted to cuddle into me while drying him, went straight to bed at 5pm. woke at 6pm he had a little to eat and drink and fell asleep in my arms again by 6.45pm.

i spent 3 hrs this arvo cleaning the house like its prob never been cleaned before. i cleaned all of nixon's toys to then asked MIl not keep the animals downstairs for the rest of the day. only to then find the cat in nixons cot......

so anyway in the last 7 weeks since moving nixon has had a cold, middle ear infection, conjunctivitis, hand foot and mouth and now broncitis.
He hasnt been this sick since he was a newborn and i am convinced it is the living environment. I am fed up with it and currenlty looking for a place to rent.

sorry for rambling but DH is getting wined and dined in Maimi U.S and im trying to do this all on my own, i know its not his fault but i cant help being a little annoyed something always goes on when he goes away.

[Smoke Jaguar]

Nic - you're making me teary...get the hell out of there! I can not BELIEVE the cat was in Nixon's cot, honey! We are all willing you to find a place where you can be yourself, Nixon can be happy and healthy and you can be happy again
Just a quickie, so much to catch up on - was so tired after exam that I crashed at my dad's and waited for DP to collect us! Just got home before...might BBL or tomorrow after 2nd exam...

[Coolabahdee]

Hi Ali, Prac was fantastic, next semester I have 8 single days and a five week block in a prep class, can't wait. Good luck with your move.
Nickers :hugs: I'm praying that your house sells very soon and you can get your own place. Poor baby, hope he gets better real soon.
IK good luck tomorrow, you'll ace it!!
Mel, Thanks babe, How was the shoe, when does it air, do you know, I'l have to watch out for you, I don't watch it as a rule but have seen it a few times.
Night girls

[MelS]

Ali - great to hear from you and yes you did thank me! I am sure your cake will look awesome. BTW I got my cake tin at Spotlight and it was only cheap too - I think it was 23cm square tin. Good luck with the move and I hope your m/s disappears soon. Well done to Tori on walking, she really is a big girl now.

Nic - huge :hugs: to you. I really do feel so sorry for you and Nixon right now. As IK said, we are willing you out of there as soon as possible. Poor Nixon, he mustn't know whats hit him, I hope he starts to feel better soon. I can't believe the cat was in the cot (and I hate cats anyway!), I hope you gave it a swift kick up the bum! Isn't it always the way that things happen when DP isn't around, not fair really. Is he home soon? I hope the weekend brings some smiles for you and Nixon.

IK - how did first exam go? Good luck for #2 tomorrow. I know you will do really well.

7th - show was awesome! I haven't laughed so much in ages. It goes to air in mid July. Its the first episode of the new series.

Just got home from the taping of Thank God You're Here (comedy show on Ch 10 for those that don't know it) and it was such fun. Tickets were free and when we left, we got a free show bag with a CD, trash mag, drink, chips, chocolate and post-its! I love free nights out LOL!!! My brother rang for the tickets almost 12 months ago so it takes ages to get them. It is amazing to see how many people and how much work goes into taping a 1 hour show. We were there for 2 1/2 hours and I loved every minute. Show goes to air in mid July and its the first episode of the new series. We sat up the back so not sure if I will be able to see myself (which might be a good thing LOL!!!).

Night all! Sleep tight

[PlonkeeMumma]

Heaven – Lol re checkout chicks announcement! I’ve just checked out your photos – what a gorgeous family you have. Nathan looked like he had a lovely birthday.

Rory – Yay on Flynn sleeping right through – that’s great news, hopefully you’ll get 5 or 6 months of full nights sleep before it all starts again !

Bath – hehe

he usually goes away at least twice a month for the last 4 or 5 years so you’d think id would be used to it by now

not a typo – I just worded it really badly – he has been going away a few times a month since we have been in Aus (4 or 5 years)! But yes even the 4 days he has been away this week does feel like 4 years!! Yay for Niall sleeping through too – Until 8am – I am so envious – I am lucky if Will sees 6am these days (although I just bring him in bed with us and feed him then DH often get up with him and gives me a lie-in so can’t really complain). From the photos on your site I can’t imagine you doing ‘bedragled’ either!

Emishka – yay for Caitlyn sleeping through too.

IK – 4th Yay for Oscar sleeping through!

Mel – Might have to arrange a get together for Will and Marley when they’re older as maybe if she’s not going to be too tall herself she wouldn’t mind a short boyfriend hehe – Will was only 70cm and 8.2kg last month!!! Looking forward to seeing pickies of Marley’s canvases, she sounds like she had a lovely birthday. That was so nice of Chelsea to make the book up for Marley – she must really love her little sister. I read your birth story – wow – that must have been so scary getting there expecting the epi then nope – shes on her way now! Sounds like you did an amazing job though – ol on keeping your eyes shut – I think I would have been the same.

Amanda – Poor Cody and his needles, I am dreading taking Will – it will be me crying at just the sight of the needles (DH has to hold him though as I just can’t and get too upset – then I give him a big cuddle and feed afterwards – James reckon Will gives him dagger looks for days after! Hehe). My DH is a Geochemist for CSIRO but mainly computational modeling of fluid systems for predicting mineral placements. (I am so proud of him – he was diagnosed as severely dyslexic at Uni so was helped there but all through school he’d been told how he was never going to get anywhere and to drop his chemistry A level as he was so rubbish at it (not their words) – I would love him to go back to a reunion now and go up to the teachers who were so rotten to him and say something like – it’s Dr James now and I’m a senior geochemist so v-sign to you! But he’s too nice he wouldn’t do it.

Isabella – hope you managed to organise your birthday bash for Indiana this weekend – hope it doesn’t rain for you. Poor Cameron and his haircut – I would have been so mad.

Nickel – sounds like you are having an awesome holiday. Lol on forgetting Ruby’s birthday.

Ali – coped ok without DH but had a pretty average day today – he’s back tonight – hopefully within the hour so that’s ok – although only for 3 nights then he’s off again for another 5 – grrrrr. Glad I’m not the only one who ball for DH’s going away! Hope your ms hurries up and goes – it sounds like it’s being pretty mean to you. It has been pretty chuffing cold here in Perth hasn’t it! This house that we are in is always so much colder than outside – great in summer – pretty bad now although we’ve got heating so it’s ok – just end up with a big electric bill! That’s great that Tori’s walking everywhere – she won’t be trashing her clothes in the mud and wet like Will will – wish he would walk soon but he hasn’t even stood without holding on so I don’t think it will be anytime soon. Good luck for your move. Have a great time at Aqwa – I went about 5 years ago when we were here for a visit and loved it – will have to take the kids soon. Hope Tori has a great day.

Nic – Poor you – I so hope your house sells quick so you can get out of MIL’s – sounds awful. Poor Nixon also – the cough sounds terrible – it is so heartbreaking to hear them like it I hope he is better very soon. I so hear you on getting annoyed when DH is away – I know my DH works very hard when he is away but he also gets to go out socialising with work buddies and go to nice restaurants then I get the tipsy phonecall after having a really crappy day with the kids and having spent till 8.30 tidying grrr so anyway – I know how you feel - (hugs).

IK – Hope your exam went well – and good luck for the one tomorrow – I think you are going to need to sleep for a week when they are all over! Do you get time out from studying when the exams finish before starting again?

Well haven’t had too bad a time with DH away but I’m dreading next week when it’s a day and 2 nights longer (he catches the red-eye on Sunday – grrrrrr). He’s coming back to a messy house but that’s tuff – I am so tired – partly my own stupid fault as I hate going to bed by myself so I have been staying up really late on BB – silly girl that I am. Will was abit of a nightmare today as I left it a bit late to give him lunch then put him down for his sleep so he was over tired and wouldn’t sleep – he ended up staying in his cot for over an hour (not crying but not sleeping either) so I gave up but that meant he was a cranky cling-on for the rest of the day.

I have decided I am definitely going to wean him – the last few weeks of bf have been so unpleasant. I usually love the warm and fuzzy moments of him cuddled up to me when he wakes up (I only ever feed him lying down) but the last few weeks have had no warm and fuzzies – just ouchies. He continuously pulls and twists with both hands in opposite directions and has yanked his head back a few times in the last few days which has nearly sent me through the roof. I keep trying to stop his hands from grabbing me but that just sends him off into such an angry place so that he won’t feed so basically tonight he’s gone down tonight without any milk as I wouldn’t let him try to pull me apart. I have an appointment with a dietician at a local hospital next week for some ideas as he’s still dairy intolerant but might try some soy or goat milk over the weekend.

Anyway, better go – I’ve just heard DH’s plane land so I ought to go and pretend ive been in bed hours!

Nighty night everyone

Julie x

[Smoke Jaguar]

I'm up too!
I'm cramming last minute info in, even though I have tomorrow morning to do that, too. I think I'll turn in soon and leave to the morning what isn't in my head by now. I think my exam was terrible, but not as bad as what it was last year. As in, I thought I did TERRIBLY last year, but ended up acing it. Thing is, I actually studied more for that one. So, this one today didn't feel so excruciating...so I musn't have done very well. And, get this, I had to have a few microsleeps during the exam because I was so exhausted from trying to get Oscar to sleep at midnight last night (of all nights to pull that trick on me...) and staying up till after 3. That was silly. I probably didn't absorb much more after midnight anyway! Tomorrow should be slightly better - I've actually been studying the material for 2 weeks. My weaker points will be the biological psych with al the chemical names and synaptic activity that is sort of not as easy for me to grasp. We'll see.
Crap, I think I can hear Coco barking...and not in our yard...
Julie - I can definitely relate to being chewed on! If you didn't particularly want to wean (I'm finding it appeals to my lazy nature to let Oscar wean, as well as my earth-mama tendencies!), then I found that pulling Oscar off when he was being rude worked a treat. He got quite upset at not being allowed back on till he could play nicely. This did go on for some days - no more than a week, and he's been nice ever since (ok, lately he's taken to pulling off just upon let down...everything gets wet!). That was about a month ago. It was trying, but we got through it because I was determined to get through it. If you're not fussed, then ignore me, but if you did want to continue, just letting you know that (as Bath says) "this too will pass"!
Heaven - sorry if I missed it, but you must have posted off your assignment by now - how does it feel? It's nice at the other end of submission, isn't it?!
Mel- can't wait to see those canvases IRL - I need some inspiration now that I'm about to be freed up again to be creative! I have canvases and paints...just need time...and ideas...
Bath - not buying the 'bedraggled' line, either!
Ali - hope your MS improves REAL soon! The last two drives we have done I copped a moment of carsickness...VERY unpleasant reminder of preggy times. Funny, apart from recently, I haven't had that feeling since the MS abated during pg, and I used to get carsick a bit. I haven't seen Tanya on the boards lately, I've been thinking of her and Lucas (bit proud of her last 12 month metamorphoses!). Have a great morning tea
Better go. Sleep beckons and I'd rather do it than read about it (part of my exam material tomorrow...zzzzz...)

[MelS]

Julie - I am in the process of loading the pics. The light is not great on the photos but you'll get the idea. I'm sure Marley is not going to be overly tall, Chelsea is the tall one, so I'm sure she won't mind a shorter boyfriend LOL!!! He may have to get in line, Oscar and Nixon had their eyes on her LOL! Your DH must be a very clever man, he should really go to his reunion, I would love to see the look on those teachers faces. He should be very proud of himself. I am like you, when DH is working, I stay up so late and just check BB and other internet sites relating to kids clothes etc. Before I know it, its 1am! I usually regret it the next morning.

IK - you won't know what to do with yourself without the books! It will be nice to have some time with Oscar and DP without worrying about studying. I'm sure we can get some inspiration going for you and you can paint up a storm!

My dad couldn't decide on what to buy Marley so he asked me to shop for him. Went over to Baby Bunting and got my sleeping bag/footmuff for my pram and I also got one of the Latitude Enfant knitted toys. They are so adorable and very unique. I got her Gabin the Zebra. At least she will have something from her pa that she can keep and remember. Also got her one of those bibs that catch the food! She drops so much food from her highchair that hopefully this will help. I am so not organised for this party tomorrow, thankfully its only family. I still haven't cooked the cake and I am out for dinner tonight. Might have to be baking at midnight! I'm sure it will all be good tomorrow (fingers crossed).

My GF sent me this poem that I thought all of you could relate to

What did I do today

I hope my children look back on today,
And see a mother who had time to play.
There will be years for cleaning and cooking,
for children grow up while we are not looking.


Today I left some dishes dirty;
The beds got made around 3:30.
The nappies soaked a little longer,
The odour grew a little stronger.
The crumbs I spilled the day before,
Are staring at me from the floor.
The fingerprints there on the wall,
Will likely be there still next fall.
The dirty streaks on those windowpanes
Will still be there next time it rains.
Shame on you, you sit and say,
Just what did you do today?


I held a baby till she slept,
I held a toddler while he wept.
I played a game of hide and seek;
I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.
I pulled a wagon, sang a song,
Taught a child right from wrong.
What did I do this whole day through?
Not much that shows, I guess that' s true.
Unless you think that what I've done,
Might be important to someone,
With deep blue eyes and soft blonde hair,
If that is true...I've done my share.

Just added some photos to my site inc the canvases. Light is pretty poor, sorry!

[PlonkeeMumma]

Mel - Thats a gorgeous poem - lots of warm and fuzzies from it - will show it to DH so he knows why the house is such a state! hehe baking at midnight - btdt - i started William's after 9.30pm on the Friday night before the party!I'll tell Will he might have to queue for Marley's affections, we know so many boy babies his age but not many girls - but all of them are so much taller than him poor poppet!

Will looks extra battered today - he has a big lump/bruise int eh middle of his forhead from falling onto the corner of oscar's little chair yesterday, still got bruise on chin from falling on bookcase corner about 4 days ago, has skin missing from lip and bloody nose from a fall face first into a plastic car this morning at playgroup - i'm dreading shopping this arvo as im sure people will think ive been hurting him! - well hopefully only those without kids - those with them will know what a pain in the bum stage this is where they want to do everything but aren't physically able to but still attempt to anyway.

DH is back now so thats nice - got my lie in to 7.30am this morning - yay! Cor - it's cold here and raining and the forecast is that for the next week - brrrrrr! I might have to go and put the heating on when Will wakes up. Won't write much today as i think my monster post from last night says enough!

IK - hope your exam went well today - saw you were still on just as i was logging off last night - naughty! Thanks for the bf tips - i will see how things go for the next couple of days.

Hope you're all having a good day

Julie x

[Bathsheba]

Good morning girls I've been caught up posting in other threads about highly controversial issues again LOL haven't we Dee, IK? so sorry I haven't made it in here... have read all of Nic & Rory's preggy journals though so I feel somewhat up to speed.

Today DH and I are going to research living in Dubai for a few years... the bank are going to have some new jobs available there in a few months... might as well consider it hey? LOL DH knows several people (families) who have successfully done it... one woman even conceived, and gave birth over there... I'd certainly get my Mother's Assistant! (maids are standard) and we would also probably have our own driver... how good would that be! So here's me flicking back over to DubaiExpat dot com LOL (already found a great school for the kids... British curriculum, Kinder to year 13 (!) excellent facilities...

[AmandaJ]

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY NATHAN for yesterday really meant to post but ran out of time so sorry.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TORI hope you have a wonderful day today and you get heaps of pressies and cake.

Julie glad your husband got back safe and sound, I reckon that, that would be good for him to be able to show those teachers that he's done great for himself no thanks to them.

Well DH has gone to be an official at a 4x4 competition, so I've been left at home to look after the kids all weekend, so I'm not so happy about that. Ok will be lurking for a while.

Hope everyone's weekend is great.

ETA Bath that sounds like a great career opitunity.

hugs xoxo

[Coolabahdee]

Happy Birthday Nathan and Tori I hope you had lovely days.
Lol Bath, a very interesting debate. DH and I would jump at the chance, it would be an excellent adventure, from what I have seen and read of Dubai it looks awesome. Fingers crossed for you. It makes me green with envy, how exciting.
Julie glad your DH is home, sniff sniff I wish mine was.
I did my back a few days ago, very painful but it's a bit better today I had the girls stay home the last two days of school because I couldn't do anything. I can't look down without my back spasming. I drove to the shops yesterday and sent DD1 in to put my assignment in the mail and go into woolies to buy bread and milk. I officially ran out of money yesterday, DH will be paid on the 1st of July, he hasn't been paid since April. Oh not a worry I have food and Nate is still BF and I have a quarter of a tank of fuel, I told the girls that we will be staying home this week they were fine with that as they can play with the kids from the street. I haven't been this broke in about 8 years I reckon, lol. July will be a different story. I will do DH's tax online and because he hasn't been paid for a while and his first pay is july family assist will back pay me a years worth of Part A, Part B suppliment and Part A suppliment as well as my baby bonus for Allanah, With Michaels tax return it will be about $7000 all up, very nice but it isn't free money it has already been spent in back paying our creditors. So for every negative there is a positive and it all works out in the wash, Thank Goodness.
So glad that our build up of debt will be taken care of.
Allanah has ecsema back again, every winter the same thing poor baby, it's only on her arms. I have stuff here for her but the first thing I"ll do in July if it isn't clearing up or under control is get her to a doctor.
Nathan is climbing on everything, he can brb

[Bathsheba]

Awww Amanda... hope the boys stay occupied so you at least enjoy yourself in here!

We're in a similar position Dee, hanging out until July for tax refunds etc to clear our debts and start again! Last Tuesday we also had no money left in the "slush fund" and had to live off Visa which is already almost full with school fees... just lived off our pantry stores... managed to make some nice meals nevertheless... our freezer contains only ice packs now. We're about to go out and do a shop (DH was paid on Wed but I only bought basics from local IGA)...finally can afford to buy some fresh "greens" without having to go out the backyard snuffling for rocket leaves that are growing there now after re-seeding for the third year in a row.

Dubai update: school fees at one of Dubai's best schools peak at AUS$8,000 per year. WooHoo! that's about half of what we pay here.... and better still it's co-ed so all the kids will get to go to the same school... DH's first words after discovering that was "we can afford a 4th!"

[Coolabahdee]

Lol sorry for the split post my SIL turned up, she came to see the kids, and me... before she flies out tonight to Townsville for her annual pilgrimage to her mums house. I so wish I was going but alas, not this time, due to finances. I've become very close to my SIL we have an excellent relationship these days and we see them a couple of times a week.
Anyway as I was saying Nathan is climbing on everything, he can climb onto the table, up the top of the lounge, on and off my bed, in and out of his walker, everywhere, I'm so on my toes with him now. He's just dangerous now.
Bath that is excellent, how exciting if you go, and yeah we have food, so we can last the distance. Wow I need a veggie garden, the kids would love one. My DD2 is so excited as we have people moving into the house over the road and when we were saying goodbye to SIL she discovered it was a girl from her class. The two girls were running around silly but I didn't see her parents just her and an older sibling, they would be pretty busy moving in today anyway so I'l give it a FEW DAYS AND i'LL GO OVER WITH A CAKE opps sorry didn't mean to shout, lol.
:hugs: Amanda it's certainly the weather for a curl up with a doona and watch a girlie flick anyway, sniff sniff, I hope those boys are behaving for you.

[AmandaJ]

Lol, thanks girls, yeah they've done some colouring and watching DVD's and Cody's just been crawling around getting into anything and everything. I've got dinner on in the SC, got it from the recipes section, Buggared Chops, it's smelling so good.

Bath Dubai is sounding great, if you went do you think you would go for #4.

Dee oh I would love a vegie garden as well, I love having fresh vegies. Lol at shouting.

It must be that time of the year when everyone is hanging out for tax returns, I know we are too.

hugs xoxo

[Coolabahdee]

Lol Bath, just reread your post....a 4th would be lovely, oohhhhhhh so lovely
Lol DH would love to move to Dubai simply for the golf courses, apparently they are exceptional, lol I am truely a golf widow.

[Bathsheba]

"A 4th": hehe, maybe it may have to be an adopted child because my poor old body doesn't do pregnancy very well really, especially after the cholestasis (highly likely to return).

Hey I've just made this wonderful concoction! I had a small quantity of mashed potato, an equally small quantity of mashed pumpkin... too much for just Niall... enough for everyone if mixed together but I didn't really fancy the flavour, so I added a hefty pinch of curry powder, some roasted cumin seeds and a dash of milk to blend (on the stovetop)... and mmmmmm it's delish! The cumin seeds are the vital ingredient adds a bit of a surprise. I'm fairly certain the kids will love it, including Niall... will report back later....

[Coolabahdee]

How was the concoction Bath? Yummo I'll bet, it sounds yummy. We had steak and veg for dinner. Kids are bathed and in bed (not the older two). Melissa really should have had a nap today, she is soooo whingey.