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I'm back! Can't wait to press 'submit' to see my new av! I haven't been around as I've been busy and hardly home!
My house, too, is a bit of a mess, but at least most of the washing is done (DP helped with hanging) and the kitchen is semi-tidy again.
Oscar can now reach up to the bench tops, enough to bring things down...like the second last breakfast bowl...so now I have NO choice but to replace the bowls with crisp new white bowls...terrible, isn't it, this shopping business?? DP needs to remember to keep pot handles pointed inwards, too.
Oscar's climbing is reaching chronic supervision proportions, or he'll break his neck! He's gone from 'go fast' baby, to 'go faster' baby, and he runs around everywhere...on tippy toes, in a very clunky fashion.
My sister leaves tomorrow morning and I think tonight was the last time I'll see her till the next time. She may not have time to swing by here on the way to the airport and I don't have a car to get there tomorrow. If I'm up early enough I'll walk there, but I doubt I'd have enough mojo for that sort of caper.
We went swimming and wore the kids out, then came back here, had a whinge session about my two depressed parents, went back to my parents', got a bit fed up with my dad (surely, as the daughter of a depressed person, you're allowed to just get sick of it every once in a while!). Then back home to cook up a quick dinner then fly out of here to get to the fire station to host my aromatherapy party. That was ace. Lots of fun learning about the practical applications for aromatherapy around the home. So, I got a bathroom cream cleanser, kitchen spray and air freshener - the demo's the lady made are mine to keep :) I don't have definite party bookings from last night, but even without them I get some goodies. I don't care, I have enough to start on here and get this house chemical free and mood enhancing! I like that I can engineer moods with my oils, hee hee!
This morning I had Booby Club and that was great. My sister didn't come in the end because she went to Knox with my mum to buy Chiara a whole heap of things. After Booby Club I made an impromptu visit to my horse, while the sky was still clear, and that was lovely. Oscar was fascinated, as it's been a while since he saw my horse. Got back home to try to clear things up a bit, but Oscar was in 'on' mode, so not much got done before he crashed...and I crashed with him! Off to MIL's for dinner, before she heads up north for 6 weeks (no babysitter! Ay! Have to be super organised with this house to get any study done till she gets back...can't rely on SIL, though she means well). Back to parents' to spend time with my sister, but my niece was asleep. Now back home, nappy bag restowed, dirty nappies cleaned up (the pockets that my sister made are the ones I use now for going out, the sposies are for emergencies, the flats are for home, or if I run out of pockets for going out!) and sitting in front of BB to catch up.
Nic- fingers crossed over double that you get this rental!! Good one for Nixon standing!
Julie - how bloody frustrating about your dad! Is it age? Do you think he is just deciding he's at the right age to start being difficult? I think it's a lovely idea to christen whilst over there - very fitting. So, you take out some time from harvest...how often does a grandchild get christened?? All they need to do is not make a big deal about it and then before they know it, it's business as usual. You're envious of my shopping? I'm completely envious that you have farmer family! I wish my parents' only problem was working around harvest...
Mel - You know the stress you felt at waking up late? And rushing around like a mad thing? That's me all the time! I am that disorganised. Should I say, I WAS...this is the new me...I promise...
Bath - small price to pay for getting away for a weekend, the washing will sort itself out (with a little...ahem, maybe a lot, of help from you). Thanks so much for my avatar - you're a legend :)
Dee - thanks for reminding me about the walking! Good one for getting around to it when you have so much competing for your attention.
Sorry, I know I've missed some of you, but it's after 1 and I have promised myself and DP that I'll get up early enough tomorrow...
Good night all!!
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This post is way way TMI.
Feeling really low, today, I was up with Nathan most of the night. He vomited a few more times overnight and did the biggest waterist poo, it has rotovirus written all over it, it has a very distinctive smell. I have a sething headache, the boy is very whingey and climbing all over me, ok boob in mouth, he might settle for now. I washing coming out of my ears from last nights effort, he hasn't V'd or Poo'd in a couple of hours. He has had booby overnight and this morning as well as a dry piece of toast with a smidge of vegemite. I think I'll take him for a warm shower, he smells,my poor love, then I'll get to the washing, girls are going to school with the lady over the road, yay. One less worry today. Allanah hasn't been well the past couple of days either, but no vomitting, I really hope the rest don't come down with it, it's all just too much work.
OK safe now
Maya... I can totally feel where you are coming from, I know the frustration you feel with depressed parents oh too well!!! Nothing could help my Dad though, I can't quite believe it's been over three years now since he's been gone. It has been a struggle with no parents, I have a very close Aunt but nothing compares,although thinking back my mother was a very cold and stand offish person, not really one for cuddles and sharing her bed for morning hugs. Sad really. We tried very hard to maintain a relationship with her after Dad died but her personality disorder made that very difficult that and the never ending abusive phone calls at all hours. She alienated herself from her entire family, even her mother, brother's and sister's. So I guess without elaborating on the painful details... I hear ya sister!!! I'm so envious of people who have a great relationship with their mum, Since I don't have that,I make sure I do with my children.
Michael has informed me last night that there is a possibility he will have to work an extra week or two and only be home for three weeks. Perks of being a boss, yay. I knew it was a possibility as they told him it could happen. It doesn't make it any easier though, I really miss him. I know it is only short term and we walk away owning our house but know he's talking about going to work with a new mate there, whose BIL has an international contractors business and all they do is go around the world finishing off construction. This time next year apparently :rollseyes: It's worth 1/4 mil a year but he could be away for 3 -4 months or 2 - 3 weeks, depending on the contract. I would rather he stuck with this one. It's close enough to that figure, and he's home relatively regularly. How much is enough, I think he's just being greedy. I would rather he sees this job out and comes home.
Well my mood is pretty sombre today so gonna go do some disinfectingand washing, This poor boy is whinging again, I'll try to catch up later.
Bye
Dee
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Oh, bugger, Dee - Thinking of you, especially with Michael being away for extra long :hug: Poor Nathan and his chucking! I don't know about rotovirus - what is the recovery like?
Oscar was very warm last night - very toasty to touch, so I'm not sure what that means, because apart from being warm, he seems normal (umm, disclaimer - normal FOR HIM).
Got dogs inside, fire is starting to crank up, kid needs a shower with me, vacuuming needs doing, some washing brought in and then more put out (under the house), then some little things needed from the shops so we'll walk up to the village for that before my guitarist friend comes over.
That reminds me! Julie, yes, we used to do gigs (till exactly a month before Oscar was born), and now I'm ready to get back into it (easy money when we do get gigs!). Our specialty is Mexican stuff, but we love our originals, which have a more country or folky feel.
Whingy boy needs a shower...clinging to me like a barnacle!
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This will be a quick one, I had to drop DH off at the hospital today for his knee operation and wasn't allowed to stay as it's day surgery, so I have to sit at home and worry and stress about weather he will be alright and wait for the call to pick him up.
Dee sorry to hear Nathan's been really sick, lucky the weather is nice for all that washing you have.
Maya love your new Av, same with yours Julie.
hugs xoxo
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This is going to take awhile, lol, Nate won't let me do anything. Talk about velcro baby. he cracked it big time being carried around in the sling while i tried to clean up and get the washing done, i think he had a headache and here he was being jingled around. poor baby, so i gave him panadol and some bb which he promptly spewed back up. yay for more washing and yet another shower he has kept down some water though, so thats something. I am currently lying in my bed with velcro baby firmly attached to my chest, typing one handed. oh well the car can sleep outside tonight and i'll string up some rope to hang out. lana and mel are being pretty good considering , oh well, I might try to put him down while i make the girls some lunch. gotta say though i don't really get much of a chance for a long cuddle with him anymore other than booby time so the dead weight and koala arms are so lovely., my poor boy.
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Oh Dee, just stay there in bed... go into total "only-what-needs-to-be-done" mode... Do a Coles Online Order if you need anything (do you use that? It's a God-send at times like this). Don't feel guilty about anything... just let everything go... I know how bad the washing situation can get with gastro... we've been through all sets of sheets/all PJs/10 showers a day etc too. Keep lots of water on the boil, maybe in a big cauldron pot JIC. Maya might suggest you vapourise something like a citrus oil to cleanse the air, lemon myrtle would be my preference, makes you feel a little cheerier too although Manadrin is my personal "happiness" oil. Drag out some special activites to keep the older ones occupied... I'll think of some more tips while i tidy up lunch...
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If you have them, mandarin, bergamot and sandalwood would pick you up and fortify your mind to get through to better times!
Got Oscar in the sling and gotta put him down to eat something and do some more housework...then head to the shops for food!
Nate - get better!!!
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Hey there,
Maya - Love the avatar!! You look great!
Bath - i really would love to get one. How much is it to join up??
Dee - How is Nathan today? Its hard to see them sick but its still lovely when they cuddle up to you. I had Lachlan sleeping on my chest a few times when he wasnt well. even though i find it really uncomfortable and it can be inconvenient, enjoy it. One day he will be too 'cool' to cuddle his mum!!
Nickers - i have all my fingers and toes crossed that you get this place! it will do you wonders. As for the pg. Yes i have been feeling a bit off this time around. Only this week though. I didnt get any sickness with lachlan but at the moment i feel yuk most of the day but it gets worse after dinner. I have been getting heartburn too. oh and craving soft drink and chocolate, wait, i used to crave that beforehand too!!!
Well nothing new with me. didnt go to play group today, i couldnt be bothered. I was going to go and do the groceries tonight when DH got home so he could stay with lachlan but when i spoke to him he said that i should wait until Saturday morning so we can all go together (hmmm very unlike him!) We will see how it goes!
have a great day everyone
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Donna: it's $39.95 p.a. or there is a lifetime option but I can't recall how much that is now. Go to the information threads and it will tell you the easiest method of payment... you get "Platinum Member" under your username instantly after you pay. Also, AstroLady is doing the processing now so you can contact her for any further info. I can do your avatar as soon as you PM me your details or a link to a photo :)
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Poor Dee and Amanda - both with sick boys - though I think Nate might fare better than Amanda's DH - men can sometimes be bigger babies than real ones ;)
I really have no idea how you two (and Bath, with her 3) handle it - I have been reading a book about having more than one child and I realise now that the emotional side of more than one will be just as, if not more, involving and tiring than the physical side.
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Rory: Definately! When it's just Niall here (if DH takes Verity and Wade to a park on the weekend for example) it's a total breeze... he is so easy... if I was just at home with Niall I would feel guilty that I wasn't working hard enough! BUT add Wade and verity to the equation and all the conflicting moods make it sooo tiring! If Wade decides to throw a tanty i can't get anything done... well i can but I'll have to suffer the consequences of ignoring him, which is what I have to do daily when I need to settle/feed/nappy change niall. And verity is volatile too.... I can never quite know if she is going to be helpful or stroppy.... she is forever accusing me of only "caring about the boys". Verity and Wade are going through a phase of not being able to be sensible whilst eating at the table together :( Verity always starts giggling at him and he laughs for a while but then ends up screaming "DON'T LOOK AT ME!!!" and then verity screams back "I'M NOT" and meanwhile Niall is trying to settle in his room... so yes... the emotional side of things is exausting. Most days i just give up trying to do anything other than trying to keep things calm. This involves keeping a very close ear and eye out on what they are doing and anticipating conflict and nipping it in the bud before it escalates. So, to do this effectively it's best i don't leave them unsupervised for very long... which means I have to stay in the main kitchen/living area and not venture off into other rooms cleaning etc. Incredibly frustrating. 6 - 7pm is the absolute WORST time of the day which i dread. i do very little other than meet the constant needs of the kids. I don't mean to be patronising... but oh to only have a single child who isn't able to fight/argue with itself!!!! And my kids are really quite good!
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Maya - what a wicked av!!! One of the best ever. Bath - you are truely gifted :clap:. Sad your sister is going home, but I'm sure you'll see her soon enough. Glad to hear things have slowed down in your life. If how I felt Tuesday is how you normally feel, you poor thing! Would love to come and hear you sing one day, make sure you tell me where and when!
Bath - I must remember to get my plat memebership this week, thanks for the reminder. Got any ideas for my av? Don't think we can top Maya's, its so her!
Dee - kisses to poor little Nathan! Hope he starts to feel better soon, those big sisters might have to do some cooking and washing tonight! Sick bubbas always turn into clingons when sick. Thankfully the other kids haven't picked it up. Spray the Glen 20 on everything, kills all the nasty germs. Althougth it doesn't have the nice smells the others are talking about like mandarin, love that smell!
Donna - how exciting that Lachlan is walking! Yes, the bumps and falls now follow! Have you had his allergy tested yet? Its a pretty simple procedure but gets more difficult the older they get as they don't keep still. Nice of DH to suggest shopping together, most DH's hate shopping so thats nice he offered. Make sure you take him up on it.
Nic - its nice that you can leave him in bed in the morning, I so hate waking Marley to get her out esp as its so damn cold! So exciting about the rental, I know you shouldn't get your hopes up but bugger it, why not!!! I really hope its good news for you guys.
Julie - Nutella!!! You got me thinking of my favourite thing, might have to get some tonight. I used to buy it in the small packets with the little plastic spoon, but one packet was never enough, I like the idea of eating it straight from the jar.
Well getting ready for work today was so much more civilized as I actually woke up on time with the alarm. Got to work with plenty of time to spare, enough time to buy a coffee and catch up with a friend before starting. After the horrors of Tuesday, I've had a much nicer day. My replacement is not here today, so its my first day of going it alone, which has been a bit daunting but so far no disasters!
Hi to everyone else who I've missed!
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i love the fire in the background of Maya's avater!
We've had a big day here today. A park near my sister's had been done up and the local council put on a do. The local footy club put on a sausage sizzle (gotta love a sausage sizzle dont yah!) There was a clown making funny balloons, some give aways for the kiddies and face painting. Although out of the sun was chilly it was a perfect day for it. Nixon had a couple of pics taken from the local newspaper dude, so he might be in next weeks local paper! exept he wouldnt smile for the oic so dunno how well they turned out, he was having a relaxing time on the swing.
Mel- glad to hear you day was less rushed today!
Amanda- i hope your DH knee op went smoothly. It must be worrying i am sure and i hope you have found some mind occupiers to keep you busy while he was in surgery. let us know how he goes.
Donna & Mel, i hope you guys join up and i look forward to what Bath creates for your Avaters!
forgot to mention, i bought a Hug a bub a few weeks ago. Ive only breifly watched the dvd so far but does it take long to gte used to it? DH thought i was silly buying it cause it looked "too complicated" for him maybe, im going to proove him wrong! I need something that is going to be snug and secure for bub and comfy for me because i still have to takle Nixon who will only be 18m when bub is here.
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At last I get to see Maya's and Nicker's Avatar on the same page: fire and ice and both with furbabies! there aren't many dogs to choose from on the avatar site unfortunately... I'll have to draw my own I think... love a challenge though... drawing PlonkeeMummas's Timmy (the black and white sheep) was tricky but i'm very pleased with that little detail LOL. Mel: I can't wait to do yours! Just send me your preferences.
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my puppy acater is a combo of my two dogs!
so if u have a play with designing a dog Bath i have a boxer & a husky! the husky looks like my avater but white/grey colour with blue eyes. The boxer well he looks like a typical boxer with a stumpy tail!
ETA: i just had to come in here and add something! The R.A agent that we put the application for on rung me this arvo. He was trying to get a hold of our agent in melb selling our house and another reference so he can hurry along the application! He said the land lord has allowed the pets and moving in asap wouldnt be a problem! So think we pretty much have this place i jumped up and did a little dance when i got off the phone hehe nixon thought it was funny anyway! Oh i am soooo happy never thought id be so happy over getting a rental lol.
anyway we may even decide to take our house of the market and rent it out. Then the rent we get covers the rent we pay and we cont with the morgage as normal, something to discuss over the next few weeks anyway cause we certainly dont want to be paying mortgage and rent for too long.....YIPPEE!!
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Hi all,
Dee- Sorry to hear that nathan is not well, nothing worse than a spewy baby, especially when they are clingy. Bummer about micheal being away longer, you really are a super mum I dont know how you do it. I get cranky when Pete is working late, I dont know how I would cope if he went away for an extended period of time.
Rory-How did your scan go? are you finding out what you are having this time?
Nic- I have my fingers and toes corssed that you get this rental place, I have been reading about how tought it has been for you at your MIL's place. Are you still waiting for your place in Melb to sell?
Mel- good news about marley's allergies? how are you finding it now that you are back at work?
Bath- I know this is old news but any more talk of going to dubai? My friend and I were only discussing it not long before you posted about it, apparently there is a really good shopping festival over there every january that lasts for 6 weeks.
Amanda- How did DH's operation go? I hope all your boys are doing well!
Maya- Certainley sounds as though oscar is keeping you on his toes with his climbing and running! Has your sister been over from NZ for a visit ( I am sure you have mentioned but I have only skimmed the posts)?
Dee- I hope that Lochie is feeling better after your little trip to the hospital. How are you feeling with your pg?
Julie- Not long now until you head back to the UK, are you looking forward to it?
As for us we are starting to get really settled into this place, I am feeling very at home and happy to be here. We have tonnes of little projects planned like painting Tori's room and the Nursery and heaps of jobs we want tod o outside.
Everything is going well with my pg, the little critera is kicking away happpily in there. I have my 19 weeks scan 2 weeks today and I am really excited, we have decided to find out what we are having this time as well. We have picked out names too, Liam James for a boy (same as if Tori was a boy) and Leah for a girl, still havent got a middle name though.
Tori is hooning around, she has started to run, and much prefers to walk than be in her pram (sooooo slowly and easily distracted). She has dropped down to one day nap and early nights which is nice because it was after 8:30 when she was going to bed most nights which meant DH were getting no time together.
DH got a bonus from work this week so he is taking me out next weekend, I am really looking forward to it. I think the last time we went out alone was last november.
Anyway I had better go, big hello to anyone I might have missed.
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Ali - Leah is such a pretty name, I have a good friend whose name is Leah , but that's not the only reason I like it! I'm so glad that you have found peace in your new abode! Unlike the uncertainty from the last time you were pregnant :)
Nic - Sounds like the ideal solution has found you!! I quickly scanned your post when I was briefly in the study when we had guests tonight and was so thrilled about this! It makes perfect sense, really. And, call me biased, but I think you'll love the HAB. DH might just, too. You do get the hang of it quickly, especially if you just bite the bullet and use it - the first few times you'll remember what NOT to do so that it gets more and more comfortable and before you know it, it will be just like tying a shoe lace. And the unbelievable freedom you get from being hands-free, especially when baby is so little, too, and just doesn't get in the way (you can zip your jackets up over the bump, cos they sit higher than when they are in your belly!). Just keep watching the video, at least once weekly, and it will then be in your subconscious mind. All I had to go on till I had the HAB in my hands was the step by step pictures on the website and the pamphlet - it didn't take long for it to come together in real life. My best friend, as you know, for almost 6 months, till I got my Ergo. I had to get the Ergo because I needed Oscar on my back to go do things with my horse when he was bigger - he was getting in the way on the front and I couldn't get rugs on and off very well!
Mel - Yeah, my 'your Tuesday' feeling is completely self-inflicted and is just indicative of the ad-hoc way my life is 'oganised'! Things are already changing, though - I already have a bibliography for an assessment for next term...like, 67 references, so my literature review is half done! I need to get this study organised and ready to function as a study by the start of next semester...so that gives me about 4 days (I think uni goes back next week? Ahh, who cares, I'm off-campus, I'm ALWAYS at uni, cos it's in my home and in my head!!). I will definitely let you know when we have a gig next. We didn't end up having a rehearse, just a brief sharing of ideas, then his GF came over and we had dinner and talked the rest of the night! We used to be really close but after Oscar was born we only saw them once. Now that I have all these grand plans for organisation in my life, I ought to have the mental freedom to have people over more often and not have it impact on my study. Anyway, we usually play at The Bodhi Tree in Healesville, and it will probably be our next gig. It's well worth the drive - food is fabulous and the entertainment is always top notch, but especially if Black Pepper is playing ;)
Bath - yep, you'll have to customise dogs so that they can be a 'Bathsheba Special'! It would be hard to do my big dog, though, because he has the shepherd coat and a very dane head and body shape! He's not more one breed than the other, but that's how I like my dogs - all mixed up. Coco is only the second ever pure bred I've had in my life, and I'm not sure how I feel about this...just kidding, though I am particularly partial to mutts and always have been. I really do love my flames! And my slung-up child!
Donna - maybe DH has sensed a turn in your attitude towards him? I hope so. Don't let him rest on his laurels, though - he must never learn to try to buy his way out of dire straits!! And you don't want to feel paid for and kept, therefore obliged to stick around, either - no-one's got the funds to pay for what you're offering, chicky :)
Dee - if you're ever feeling a temporary loss of confidence that you can finish an assessment for school, then repeat these words "I can do anything", cos you're single-handedly holding down the fort at your place with 5 children, one of whom is quite unwell. "Life never throws at you more than you can handle"...I know some people choose to believe that this is not true, but whenever I try to disseminate it, it always seems to ring true in the end. You are epitomising this little chestnut!
Rory - how exciting, you're nearly in the ranks of some of our other buddies, i.e. mother of more than one!!
Speaking of which, I'm hoping to be staring that title down the barrel by this time next year...I passed semester one!!! I don't have to repeat any subjects, so I'm on track (so far, touch wood!!) to finish by the end of next year...which means...I can be preggers this time next year, be able to sit my exams and then pop one out! Talk about counting chickens, but I am so relieved that for now, my ultimate plan to take over the world, I mean, to expand this family unit, is more real now and with less pressure of having at least one more added semester to my course. I just passed one subject (the one that does not utilise my strengths) and I received a credit for the subject that, in any other year, I would have done better in, but given the way last semester panned out, I reckon a credit is decent!
My sister got off fine and is home now. I sure do miss her, though. And my cute little niece - she's got such a cute little button face. Again, I wish I could have cuddled her more, but this time Oscar was even more mobile and requiring more of my attention. I've got to get a firewire webcam. DP doesn't think it's a necessity, but it's not HIS niece living across the Tasman who he doesn't get to see grow up. No, his niece lives in the next town from us.
My aromatherapy collection is growing. I bought some more oils off a company I know on eBay (as in, I've seen their products in real life at a local market), and I'm really looking forward to having black pepper oil and cinnamon leaf (apart from some replacements for oils I've run out of). Because I'm local and I emailed them to say I'd met them before, I got a better postage discount, so woo hoo for me! Between my patchouli, sandalwood and cinnamon, I can really sex things up around here...
Speaking of oil treatments - Oscar is teething. His cheek is bright red and his temp still up. I've ended up giving him paracetamol, but I also rubbed in some clove and chamomile, diluted in jojoba oil into his cheeks. I only got the clove the other day and it must have been providence, because it's perfect for aches and pains. He is asleep in the sling and I hope I have set us up for a better night. DP is doing his obligatory "aromatherapy is crap' line, but I know he is seeing the light!
Anyway, I've harped on enough. This is what becomes of me when I've been too busy, I post long catch-up posts. Now that the house is mainly tidy, and DP is at work full time, I can relax a bit more tomorrow and maybe even watch a video (seeing as I'll have no car to go anywhere, what a shame!).
Oh, yeah, that reminds me - happy days, DP has been offered full time work! It's labouring, but that means easy money as he is a brilliant worker (at whatever he sets his mind to) and it will tide him over till we work out the innards of a long-term plan we have for a career path for him (which involves going to uni, so LOTS of positive thinking and affirmations). It also means...that Ireland is back on the agenda for real, for my cousin's January wedding.
What a week! And it's not even Friday...
ETA: Amanda, you're on 'cloud nine' - surgery went well???
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Ali- i like both your names picked out. Liam is a name i would consider but we have a friend with a Liam already.
Amanda- how is your dh?
Thanks Maya- And you always made the HAB so easy to use so i am sure practise makes perfect and it will become second nature putting it on.
And sounds like you have a great plan re: uni and a bro or sis for Oscar!
Well the agent rang DH thismorning and we got the house. Ohhhhhhhhh big sigh of releif for me! suddenly i started feeling real positive toward the impending birth of my baby, trying for VBAC, being succesful at it but even if not hopefully holding a FT bub rooming in with me, its like its all going to come together! ive been awake since 4.30am thismorning thinking about things.
we get the keys next w/e, which is a busy w/e for me (have 2 tupp parties and a girls night out) but that atleast gives DH a chance to start taking some things from MIL house to their without us in his way. I'll go there on the Monday 23rd and start unpacking and DH will fly to Melb 28th and get all our furniture removed and up here.
We told MIL last night looks like we might be out... not sure if she was generally happy or not but she made comments like "oh good i can get my bedroom and my heater back" and "make sure u take all your food cause there is too much in the cubboards" and " i'll be taking all the lattice fencing down because i hate it"
so as much as she gets on my nevres we obviously get on her nerves i truely think this was our best move yet.
AND speaking with my neighbour in Melb who loves across the rd. The just sold their house and a while ago asked if we'd rent ours out. we didnt want to at the time but now we are thinking we may take the house off the market, rent it out to them (we fully trust them and know they'll look after our place) then their rent covers our rent (well not completley but enough)
Thanks girls for all your support over the last few months i often felt all i was doing was coming in here and complaining about my lifes issues and not really offering much support to anyone else.
