Oh Julie that sucks big time! Selfish rant is PERFECTLY acceptable in such circumstances - grrr!
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Oh Julie that sucks big time! Selfish rant is PERFECTLY acceptable in such circumstances - grrr!
Maya - congrats on passing your semester, you should be very proud of yourself! Hopefully this semeter (which does start Monday) will be a bit easier for you. A credit is nothing to be sniffed at! Healesville is not that far from me and I love heading up there, esp to the Healesville Hotel, the food is awesome. Fantastic news about DP getting some full time work. Sounds like the "grand plan" is starting to take shape and I'm sure with your determination, things will fall into the right place. How did you go at Drs, is Oscar OK?
Ali - good to hear you have settled into your new house, its so much fun making plans to do things around the house. Names you have picked are really nice and both go nicely with Tori. Work is going really well, I love being back. The mornings are hectic getting out the door but once I get there its all good. I enjoy having the day to myself and no kids, quite refreshing talking adult stuff all day!
Nic - :dance: WOOO HOOOO for you!!! Thats such fantastic news. It must be such a big weight off your shoulders now. Bet you can't wait to get out of MIL place, start counting down the days!!! Nice to have someone you know if your Melb place, at least you know they will look after it for you. Glad we could offer the support to you, we all need somewhere to go when times are tough, thankfully we have BB! Never feel guilty about venting in here, we are all hear to listen and help when we can.
Donna - Free Mars bar! I don't think I have heard of anyone winning one, well done! Funny if you won another free one from you free one lol!!!
Rory - I found life with 2 kids a bit scary at first and it was hard at the start (I had DH home for 6 weeks after Marley was born) but it doesn't take long to get into a routine and now things are so good now, I wonder what I was worrying about! I love watching my 2 girls playing and laughing together. You will still be able to find time to devote to Flynn, you just end up finding time. One of the traits of a 'supermum" LOL!! I am so envious of you, watching Dr Ross, he is such a big spunk!!!!
Julie - you have every right to be p!ssed off! Banks can be such a nightmare, esp with home loans. Thankfully you were able to find someone to help you but you are still inconvenienced by having to run around today. Hope it all works out.
Dee - how is Nathan?
Nothing much exciting happening here today. Needed to do grocery shopping but thought I would wait until Marley had her morning sleep, she normally wakes at 12ish but today she decided to wake at 1pm! After I gave her lunch, we were ready to go and then it decided to bucket down outside. We had to wait until 1.30 and even then it was still raining but not so heavy! I went to get my usual supply of chocolate and picked the Fruit & Nut one. While walking up the other aisles I thought to check if it had cashews in it - and it did. Never even thought about it before, so had to take it back and choose another one - Crunchie one!! I have to remember to be more careful. Marley is going really well with the dairy introduction. So far she has had 4mls of milk in her bottles and no reaction and today she had a teaspoon of yoghurt with no problems.
Hope everyone is having a good day :)
Good afternoon girls :) Just got back from Melbourne Central where we did the Clock/Borders/nori handroll/coffee with DH routine... Verity stayed in with DH and is spending the afternoon in at his work with him. Niall has drifted off to sleep in his cot and Wade is watching ABC kids. Picked up a Thai Curry from The Dish (cafe near the train station) for dinner and just about to make a hot chocolate because Wade and I got caught in the rain on the way home... Niall snug as a bug in the pram with the rain cover on. Just a few personals... house is trashed and need to deal with it before Niall wakes as a priority!
Nic: yep, what the others said! Just your turn to whinge matey... we all have a go... that's the deal ;) I would have been totally lost with all the June bubbas birthdays too... you did a great job there! Oh and that reminds me; Jaspen sent me a PM saying that she's having a really hard time getting on here to chat and wants to say "hi" to everyone, she misses you all, and hopes to get on here soon!
Mel: I'm glad you posted in the cradle cap thread about the MooGoo.... i was gonna PM you about it asking for you to recommend it because it really is the best. I ordered another batch of stuff from them yesterday too as the soaps etc are available ATM, but who knows for how long!? Ordered 4 bars of soap, some shampoo and a conditioner which i haven't tried before. Love getting packages... i wish i could afford to do it more often hey! Good to hear Marley's allergies are not flaring up. I had heaps as a kid, mainly fur, clover and dust... grew out of them completely by the time I was in my teens. Actually, I lie, I do get a bit of hayfever with dust still, but no where near as bad as I was as a kid... infact now that I think about it the sympotoms are really easing ATM... i think pregnancy made it worse.
Julie: Oh I know about the grief banks can give... and my DH works for one! yes, some staff honestly do act like they function on one brain cell.... especially call centre staff... we try to avoid them at all costs! DH has to deal with them occassionally and gets very p*ssed off with their inability to think outside the box and more frequently it's getting hard to understand them! Not meaning to be rascist but surely if your job is to be on the phone to English speakers all day it's best not to have a strong accent? I'm sure they are hard workers and all but maybe a job entering data etc would be more appropriate? The only way we got half the things done properly for our loans etc was because DH got colleagues to do it! Lord knows how the average punter navigates the minefield of banking procedures. DH is a private banker though and prides himself in 'sheilding' his high-net-worth customers from dealing with all that... pity the bank can't offer everyone that degree of service.... but I guess it's in every industry... user pays and all... I guess it's like having your own private OB as opposed to going public and taking your chances... I'm just grateful my DH is a banker because I'd be totally stuffed having to deal with all that by myself! I think I lead a very sheltered life in that respect LOL
Ali: Dubai: could be a goer... jobs haven't been advertised yet... also heard a similar announcement of new jobs is going to be on offer in Hong Kong. I think about being an expat family every day. It's definately got more "pros" than "cons" on my mental list. And i wouldn't have to be separated much from you guys, not at all here on BB... only for a couple of years IRL regards meetups. It's the tax benefits that are the real drawcard. Imagine not having to pay any income tax! And then there is the career benefits of DH being able to return to Melbourne as a senior manager as opposed to a middle manager... but that's by-the-by it's would just be so damn exciting! I tell ya, being a SAHM in some exotic country would certainly make life a little more interesting!
Peckish... we don't have Nutella... but I have been known to scoop peanut butter on a spoon, super crunchy of course...
Hi girls,
Nic.... you have offered me many supportive posts and have cheered me many times so don't go thinking you haven't. I'm so happy for you, So glad that things have turned around and are going so well now, bet you'll be glad to get into your own space.Julie... PMSL re the bank are muppets, lol. So funny. It's terrible that you're having so much trouble with your bank. We got so lucky when we built our first house.
Maya.... Yay for getting a start on next semester's work, thanks to you and Bath about the oils, I had only just opened two mandarins when I read the post, lol. Love Mandy's love their smell too.Well we've had a shocking few days, with my three littlies being sick, No vomitting since early this morning but the runny poos are still on. But my washing has decreased now, thank Goodness. Allanah seems well now but Melissa and velcro baby/ Nathan are still sick, my poor babies. My SIL came over after work today (Teacher) so I could go and pay a couple of bills and pick up my new glasses, bout time I picked them up, but it was so good walking out of there being able to see. Anyway, I came home to a super clean house as my SIL directed the kids into cleaning mode and she did my dishes and tidied the kitchen. YAY!! So lovely since I have done nothing except loads of washing for the past few days.
Grrrrrrrrr.......It's taken me two hours to type and cut and paste this with all the interuptions so I'm giving up and going to bed, do more personals tomorrow.
Night Ladies
Dee
Dee - glad things are abating out your way! It's about time for you. Also, meant to say thanks for the solidarity about parental personality instability! It's not nice to realise that others are in the same boat, but it's nice to know you're understood. Crazy mums and depressed dads - what's the world coming to?
Oscar is ok, but will probably have another unsettled night. He slept most of today and MIL was worried about us, so called from Stawell to see how we were doing. DP hadn't got home from Friday night drinks at his brother's by then, so I was upset about that, but her call made me feel better. One more night of paracetamol and hopefully this fever breaks. I want my kid back! The one who would be in bed by now. I tried going to bed at a quarter to ten, but over an hour later he was still wriggly, so I let him play out in the loungeroom while I ate toast with jam and cheese...seems to have worked, his eyes are closed in the sling. His father is dead to the world, snoring away in bed. Lucky this little mite sleeps on my side these days!
My eyes are hanging out of my head now. Best be off!
Maya - How did you go through the night? i hope little Oscar is feeling better!
Julie - i completely understand your frustration with the bank, i am having problems with my bank re: home loans too and its so annoying. you get transfered from one person to another and another and finally when i get to the right one, lachlan wakes up and its impossible for me to talk.
Dee- yay for your SIL, isnt it great to have a bit of help sometimes and i bet it was a releif to get out on your own for a little while too. i hope the kids get better soon. I know how horrible it is with Lachlan sick i couldnt imagine having more than one child sick at the same time!! Oh i'd better start thinking about it i guess!
Mel - Great news about the milk, i hope it gets easier for you, hopefully she takes the transition to dairy without any problems. Bummer about the chocolate, crunchie is pretty good though??
rory - I havent even thought about what its going to be like with two children. Its good that you have that supportive husband. DH had better pick his act up by then let me tell you. I cant imagine loving another child as much as i love lachlan. its weird. I am the same as you. I would love three kids too.
Not much happening with me today. DH and i went and did the groceries this morning and it was so much easier with him there. Lachlan was pretty well behaved too considering he hasnt had a morning sleep. I kind of wish he played up so DH could see what its really like to take a one year old grocery shopping but he didnt so now DH thinks it was really easy! He is out this afternoon so me and lachlan are having a quiet afternoon at home. He went down for a sleep at 1 and im hopeing that because he didnt have a sleep this morning he might have and extra long one this afternoon (yeh right!)i guess i will just put him to bed early if he doesnt!
Maya- i hope Oscar starts feeling better tomorrow after a good nights sleep tonight.
Julie- dont get me started on banks and their antics lol. appologies for anyone if they work in one but i went through heaps when i changed my surname and we first opened a joint account it was almost not even worth all the rigmarole (sp)
my mum got me to fill in an online competition on 2GB (radio station)website last week. U could win a night at a lovely hotel in katoomba and it was for xmas in July, they have santa, presents etc. I received a letter yesterday in the mail telling me i had won a signing santa but unfortunatley i never rung when they called my name out...... BUGGER!! i dont listent to that station but mum and dad do some time, so i missed out on a nice all expenses paid w/e away!
My DH also needs to pick up his act when this bub comes along. Ive told him he needs to be getting up to Nixon if he wakes during the night as i will be up to bub every 3-4hrs and its not fair on me. He says he doesnt hear Nix (partly true because he is partially deaf in one ear) but its also he tunes out not to hear anything.
Also better start doing stuff when we are back in our own house again. he has done NOTHING as MIL since we have been here, barely takens the rubbish out so i will be expecting him to get back to doing things like before once we are in the new place.
we checked out this lovely park a close stroll to our new destination. I plan on taking Nixon there regularly and getting a little bit of excersice walking again.
Bath - looks like MooGoo might get a few more orders for Infant Scalp Cream lol!! We should start charging commission. It is fantastic stuff and I'm sure the girls who order will be extremely happy with it. Hayfever must be horrible, I have never had it but I have seen some friends with it and they feel absolutely horrid when it hits. Glad to hear its not too bad for you. Luckily Marley came up negative when tested for dust mites, pollen and mould (yuk!).
Dee - what a lovely SIL you have. How nice coming home to a clean house. How are the new specs? I wear glasses and I hate getting a new pair, they feel so weird when you first put them on. Glad to hear the kids are on the mend and your washing has eased.
Maya - how is Oscar today? Hope the little man is feeling better and you get a good nights sleep tonight.
Donna - we tried a teaspoon of yoghurt today and no problems. I think she really liked it, but I am careful not to give her too much yet. Crunchie chocolate more than made up for not having the Fruit & Nut (any chocolate would lol!). Why do they behave themselves when Dad is around!!! They like making liars out of us. Hope Lachlan had a good afternoon sleep and you had a bit of a rest.
Nic - ohhhh bugger about the competition! A weekend away would have been lovely for you and DH. Oh well, you just have to keep entering them. My DH never heard the girls either, he sleep so soundly I used to have to nudge him (or whack him!) to get him to get up. Its not a sound they have to listen to so just tune out, mothers always hear it. Its good you are having the conversation with him now so he understands what you need. I was lucky with DH doing shift work, he would come home in the early hours of the morning and do that feed for me. Every little bit helps. Its so nice to have a park nearby, I'm sure Nixon will love playing there. Are you still on cloud 9 about your new place?
Had a friend come over for dinner tonight and he helped with a painting I have done for my Dads 60th (which was a few weeks ago!). It turned out brilliant. I will post some photos of it tomorrow. My friend and I are thinking of doing up some more and selling them. You guys will have to let me know what you think of them.
Marley still seems to be doing well with the dairy. Gave her a teaspoon of yoghurt with her lunch today and she loved it and no red marks. We are up to 20mls of cows milk and no reaction. Slow and steady! She took another 2 steps yesterday but still prefers to crawl around to get somewhere quickly. She sleeps in a Grobag and today after her afternoon sleep, I heard her playing in her cot. I snuck in to see what she was doing and she was out of the bag!!! Sneaky little thing had undone the zip, which is tricky to do and runs from the bottom up , and was completely out of it. She was having a great time playing with the zip. Thought they were supposed to be designed so they couldn't get out.
Another nice weekend at home for us doing things around the house1 It feels like such a treat to be at home getting stuff done, as before we mvoed we were out every weekend for 10 weeks running. Having said that DH and I are going to drop tori at mum and dads and go and see Harry Potter this arvo and then going back for a Mum cooked Roast mmmmmmmmmmm (mine are never as good). We went shoppping yesterday and bought a new vacuum cleaner and a steam mop, I have white tiles through about 3/4 of the house so I have to be much better and mopping anc vacuuming to keep on top of the grim.
Nic- bummer about missing out on the w/e away.DH and i were going to take Tori away for a few days but we just dont seem to have the time to do it, so we are going to leave Tori for the night at Mum and Dads and have a night in a hotel, we are going to Cirque De Soleil in Sept so we will do it then. I also hope your DH picks up his act when the new bubba arrives.
Julie- Love the new avatar. Spewing about the bank, I would be angry as well, are they just allowed to do that without notifying you? I would be referring all angry calls from tradesmen directly to the bank.
Maya- i hope that Oscar is feeling better today.
Dee- I hope your brood are feeling better today. Good luck with the uni stuff this semester what units are you doing. Dont forget to let me know if you need any help with anything.
Donna- I hope that the morning sickness doesnt get too bad. I was really lucky this time and I wasnt half as bad as I was with Tori, however, I still had days where I felt awful. I said to a friend of mine that it is different this time ebcause I have Tori to focus on, where as last time all I had to think about was myself and my pregnancy.
Bath- How exciting at having the prospect of living overseas. Just imagine what a brillliant life experience it will be for your kids as well. Even though I am teacher and believe in everything that is taught in the classroom, there are some things that they just cant learn there and can only be gained through life experience, being emerged in a different culture, language, religion is a far richer experience than learning about it through books. There is a chance down the track that I could go on exchange as a teacher and work in another country, and I have say that Canada would be my first choice.
Im after some advice, tori has dropped down to 1 day nap now usually about 11:30 she goes down (after lunch) and sleeps anywhere from 1-3 hours (depending on if we are at home or out and about). She goes to bed between 6-7:30 depending on what time she got up from her nap........BUT she is isnt sleep through the night again, waking up at 3ish for at least an hour maybe 2. Not sure what to do to get her to sleep through the night, 2 day sleeps are just impossible she will not go down for a sleep in the afternoon, not even if she has only had an hours sleep during the day. Maybe she will adjust to her new routine as it has only really changed in the last 2 weeks. Any ideas?
Well better go I am being nagged to make the pancakes for brekkie that I promised.
hi there,
Ali - I wish i had an answer for you, Lachlan is doing the same thing but, he will go to bed at about 1.30pm and sleep until about 3ish. then go to bed about 6.30 - 7pm and he too is up at about 1am for about an hour or so, just whinging, not screaming but very unsettled. Some things you could try: Is it cold in her room? perhaps put a little heater for the early hours of the morning. Have you tried music? this used to help with lachlan when he would wake up in the night he would still have the same music that he went to sleep with playing and he would go back on his own. Other than that, it might just be her getting used to her new routine. Maybe she isnt getting all the sleep she needs and she just needs to adjust to less sleep.
Good luck with it though, i completely understand your situation!!
Mel - Great news about the dairy, soon she will be eating heaps of it and you will have forgotten all the dramas!! What a cheeky monkey getting out of her growbag!! Lachlan has a sleeping bag too, im waiting for the day he figures out the zipper!!
Nickers - What a shame about the competition. Winning must be in the air (with my mars bar win and all!)
Good luck getting DH back into the domestic routine!!
Well, my 5 year old nephew is in hospital and has just been diagnosed with Diabetes type 1. He has to have 4 injections per day for the rest of his life. My sister is really upset and so is her DH. They have been in tears. On top of that he has to get blood from his fingers 4 times a day to test his blood/sugar levels. its horrible. he has little bandaids on all of his fingers and the doctors keep coming in and taking more. they are now taking blood from the part right next to the fingernail and its really hurting him. I hope he is ok. I know that alot of people live with this and after a couple of years it will just be a way of life for him but its just alot for a 5 year old to have to deal with and he is worried about being different to the other kids.
Im at work today, i have been looking forward to coming to work, its such a nice break!
Lachlan had another terrible night last night. up for a couple of hours from about 1am until about 3am. Oh i hope this ends soon!!
Donna a guy that I grew up with also had Type 1 diabetes and as he got older he had less shots of insulin, so maybe as your nephew gets older he will also have less shots, I'm thinking of your nephew and praying that it will get better for him. Diabetes Aust is usually a great place to check out as well.
Ali have fun at Harry Potterand enjoy your mum's roast. Cody is also only having one sleep during the day, but he's sleeping thru the night, maybe trying giving her some more food at dinner time or only allowing her to sleep for 1-2 hrs during the day. HTH.
Mel what a cheeky little monkey Marley is, that's great that she hasn't had a reaction with the yoghurt and the milk, hopefully she will stay like that.
Nic thats great that you've finally gotten a house, I'm sure you will feel more settled once you have moved. I did the same thing with DH just before I had Cody, once I had him everytime Wyatt would wake, I woke him and said Wyatts' up and he would get up to him. DH is a very deep sleeper. I hope that your DH helps you too.
Dee how are things going at your house? I hope that Melissa and Nathan are on the mend by now. That's great that your SIL got the kids to tidy up while you were out it must have been nice to come home to a tidy house.
Well on Friday Cody finally stood by himself without holding onto anything and he also took one step, so it won't be long before he will be running around with his brothers. I took Kailen and Cody to Kailens school fete today it was great, brought some choccy crackles and lollies for the boys from the cake stall and got a grocery bag of childrens books for $5. Got a roast lamb in the slow cooker for dinner and just about to go and watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
hugs xoxo
Ali - how was Harry Potter? I want to take DH to see it on Sat for his birthday and we both love Harry Potter. White tiles will keep you busy lol!!! I have cream coloured ones and I am forever cleaning them. I usually do them with an old handtowel with some water and vinegar and use my foot to push the towel around, it gives you a great leg workout! I have no idea what you can do to help Tori sleep, but like Donna said, maybe the room is a bit chilly??? Good luck with it.
Donna - your poor nephew, what a thing to deal with at the age of 5! I am sure he will get alot of support from his parents and diabetes organisations. Thankfully it is something he can live with and manage. Its still sad that he has to go through all that skin pr!cking, must hurt! I love going to work too and I totally agree, it is a nice break.
Amanda - Cody is getting clever, bet he can't wait to chase after his brothers. I love a good school fete, esp for those treats like choc crackles, honey joys, fudge and cakes!!!! Glad you stocked up. Enjoy your afternoon of Harry Potter and lollies.
I have added to my website and album called Artworks. I would love to hear your opinions? My dad wanted a painting done for his birthday, the same as one I had already done. I decdied to do his a bigger version, hope he likes it! I really love painting and creating designs. They are very abstract as I can't really paint scenery etc, no good at that lol!
Chelsea has been a right pain in behind today, was going to take up Dees suggestion and sell her!!! It started off this morning when she was playing with Marley in her lounge room, she decided Marley was in her way so she pushed her and Marley fell scrapping her chin on the side of a cane chest, drawing blood! I was really mad at Chelsea as she didn't seem to care too much about it. I showed her the blood and she then looked worried - then off to the naughty corner. Later in the day, she knocked off one of my willow figurines that I got as a birthday present this year, and part of it smashed! I always tell her to keep away from them as they have come close to falling many times, she thinks its fun to play with them! Well I was so angry, she had to go to naughty corner again and sit for a bit longer. She did come over and apologise as she could see how angry I was. I tried to find the pieces that broke off but some had shattered, so there's no hope of putting it back together! Then to top it all off, she went into Marleys room this afternoon to get a wipe, problem was Marley was asleep and she woke her up! ARGGGGGGGHHHHHH. I thought I would have to worry about Marley breaking things, so far she hasn't broken anything! OK rant over!
Made a big lasagne for dinner, so better go put it in the oven. Hope everyone's had a good weekend.
Mel that is awesome, all your paintings in your artwork folder are great.
hugs xoxo
Mel you budding artist you, hehehe, they are awesome, I've done my own stuff which is currently hiding in my WIR I often walk paste the craft shop and think I should get some more supplies and do some new ones, Youv'e inspired me to get into action.
Nathan is now down with teething issues, my poor boy and he has given me thrush AGAIN. I can't believe it, so painful and he refuses to suckle with the nipple sheild. Never had this problem with the other babies.
Nathan has also dropped the second sleep, he will go down for one sleep and sleep for 1 to 3 hours and then will sleep through the night most nights however does have episodes of waking at night. I usually pop the boob out he will suckle and go back to sleep. However he is getting to an age where I will give him a bottle of water to go to bed (usually 18mnths) with and will ignore him waking at night. ohhhh again taking forever to post sorry girls the boy needs me I promise to try and do a proper post tomorrow. Should have done this one first.
Ohhh Well hi and bye
Dee
yeah i am still on cloyd nine about our place lol!
Ali- do you think if you didnt let Tori sleep for as long during the day she would stay asleep through the night? Nixon is in between 1-2 sleeps atm. He was tired at 10.30am so i put him down but he didnt actually go to sleep till about 11.30am. depending on how long he sleeps for whill mean if he gets another sleep or not, but ive found int he last week or so on the days he only has 2 small sleeps (20-40mins) he goes to bed easier and earlier at night and sleeps right through.
Poor Marley, younger siblings always seem to cop it off the elder ones dont they. My sister just read some book and says if the elder sibling wont say sorry to the younger one after doing something to hurt him/her, mum or dad should say to the younger "your bro/sis didnt mean to hurt you xxx and i am sure she will appologise to you in her own time"
anyway is tarted packing again today! not too much to pack again thank god and we are going to leave all our clothes int he draws etc transport them straight over so really only kitchen/bathroom stuff to pack up.
Wow, Nic - before you know it, these last few months will be so faded in your memory! Good one on giving the talk to DH - hopefully it has just been a case of 'oh, my mother is looking after me again' and he snaps out of it once it's just you two again. Still, it's a bit pathetic for a grown man to take advantage like that! He's also probably just making the most of it before he has TWO kids to help out with. If only you had the same luxury - can you imagine the tension in the house if YOU hadn't picked up after yourself and pitched in?
Dee - if you can get your hands on some Sandalwood oil (yeah, I know, it's one of the most expensive!), put it in some carrier oil and give yourself a hairline massage, making sure to sniff your hands deeply, it ought to have a fortifying effect. You are holding it together so well, and I know that sounds really condescending because you HAVE to keep it together with 5 kids! However, it may also help, every once in a while, to sit, close your eyes and visualise and feel how you will feel when DH returns and you can share the load. Sending fortifying vibes your way!
Oscar is lots better, though I can tell he's not 100%. That just means that he's sleeping longer than usual...terrible situation, I know...I have got so much washing done and the wood basket is full!! Now, to my text books...
My aim was to get the study in order, but our bins are full (we missed the collection last week!), so until that situation changes, there's not a lot of cleaning up I can realistically do without having somewhere to put the rubbish...
Saturday went to my cousin's fiance's 30th in a pub in Fitzroy (next street down from Napier St, Bath - was thinking of you!) with Oscar and DP. For the first hour and a bit we thought that it wasn't working and that we had passed our window of opportunity to bring Oscar everywhere, but we left at 11.30pm and he had charmed everyone after becoming attached to an empty stubby. He ended up being great! Still, would have been good to be boy-less , but I do love stretching the boundaries and seeing just how flexible Oscar is!
Walked to the shops today (have car, but I want my new jeans to actually look nice on, so decided to burn some extra calories instead) and picked up some little bits and pieces - I love doing that. Oscar fell asleep on the way back and is still asleep, nearly an hour and a half later.
Better get back to my jobs before he wakes...
Thanks for all the advice on the sleeping, yesterday Tori had 2 smaller naps, a big dinner and a later night and she still woke up at 2:50am (the exact same time as the other nights this week) so I am beinging to think that it might actualley be teething or something rather than anything to do with the amount or length of naps she has, as I have realised this is the same pattern that she fell into last time she was cutting teeth.
I tired out my new steam mop today and I have to say I am quite impressed, I was skepitcal at first because my mum had one and said it was rubbish but it got all the dirt up and anything that was stuck to the floor got loosened by the steam. I can see in some instances I am actualley going to have to get down and scrub, but in terms of the day to day grime I think it will work well........woohoo.
Anyway I am off to do a big batch of cooking, hope everyone is well.
Good afternoon :) Very quickly as Niall hasn't settled for his second nap and I suspect he is going to start whinging.
Firstly: Rory: if you ever do an impressive FlyLady effort make sure you come in here and brag... I shouldn't have put a dampner on things by moaning and groaning about my sitcho a few weeks ago. Funny how I dwell on stuff... been meaning to say something for ages. Hope you can drop in this Wednesday too. Cool: Maya is right about sandalwood being fortifying, there's just something about it that really puts life into perspective for me... maybe because it's such an ancient scent it has the ability of conveying to me the ever-useful "this too shall pass" phrase ;)
uh oh.... Niall being very vocal... better go deal...BBL
Amanda and Dee - thanks for looking at my artwork and your comments. I hope to do more soon and you guys can help me rate them!
Dee - would love to see some of your stuff, you should take some pics. I spose you wouldn't have much time these days for a relaxing session in front of a canvas? Glad to hear the kids are starting to feel better, must be a relief for you.
Nic - have fun packing up, not a fun job but I can imagine you will love doing it this time. Might need to take a leaf out of that book your sister read, can you find out what the title was, sounds like I might need to read it!
Maya - glad Oscar had a good night at the pub lol!!! Esp with his empty stubby! Its good that he can go with you and not drive you crazy. Hate missing a rubbish collection, the next week seems like so far away. I hope you get your study in order soon, it will make studying a whole lot easier for you. Sandalwood is a lovely powerful smell, I used to have lots of oils from LaReve (sp?) pre-kids and used to burn lots of them. Hope Oscar returns to his happy self soon.
Ali - I have a steam mop which I use very ocassionally, I don't like how wet it makes the floor, seems to take a while to dry. But you are right, you still have to get down and scrub sometimes.
Hi to Bath, Rory, Donna, Julie and everyone else.
My cousin in Sydney had her first baby last night, a little girl called Leila Joy (pronounced Layla) 8lb 10! The name is Fijian (her husband is part Fijian).
Work tomorrow, girls bags are packed just need to get my stuff organised. Going to be a very chilly one in Melb tomorrow!
Bath, honey don't dwell LOL!:D I have had my share of moaning while you have been domestic goddess in the baking stakes :) My appointment is at 9am on Wednesday so I should be able to meet you by about 10am
Ali we are in the same boat as you and Dee - I have already told DH that this time around I would happily have a kid with a cranky personality that sleeps like other bubs than our little fake-baby-during-the-day who becomes the Terrorist-at-Night (aka Osama Bin Flynn).
Maya, enjoy the walking while you can - i hear its gonna snow up your way tomorrow - BRRRR!!
Dee, ouch on the thrush - I waqs lucky not to get it with Flynn, but I hope my luck holds out with #2.
Mel, I can see a little of the book I am reading on having more than one bub in Chelsea and Marley's interaction. oh what fun I have to look forward to:doh: I swear sometimes I can understand why people have only one LOL!
Amanda that is great news about Cody walking - I can't wait till Flynn does cause he is really heavy to carry. Now I know that him walking won't mean he will walk where I want him to, but at least it will be a start :)
Donna that is rough about your nephew, poor little tike. Hopefully by the time he is an adult they will have a curem tho:pray:
Nickers on DH's waking - even though he is great in all respects of childcare, mine never/rarely does so just get into the habit of poking him til he gets up.
Better go - wanna surf for a bit before an early night - ciao bellas....
You girls are the greatest, thank you so much for your support of late. I've really been complaining alot haven't I.
Maya, Sandlewood sounds like a fantastic idea, I think I really need some aromatherapy. Glad to hear Oscar is on the mend.
Bath, thanks babe, lol it must be providence as I've heard and read the phrase 'this too shall pass" now for the third time this week.
Mel, mine is no where near as good as yours, but I will charge my 'badateries' and take a couple. Chelsea is only a few months younger than Allanah and I can tell you her behaviour is completely normal. They are treasures aren't they.
Donna, your poor little nephew, it won't be like this for him forever, it will settle.
Ali Thanks babe, I'm doing a science and technology subject and an Art subject which both should be very interesting and fun. How was the movies and that yummy roast.
Hi Rory, hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
Nickers Yay for packing, how exciting, you'll be able to nest in your new place.
Hi Amanda yay for Cody , so funny, here's my lazy boy who has been standing and walking around furniture for the past few months and has been taking steps for the past month yet he refuses to walk, lol. and I bet Cody will walk before Nate does.
The boy is on the mend only Makayla is down sick now, poor baby.
Now you have another sickie?? Dee, once again I take my hat off to you - the closer I get to having two I marvel more and moe each day at mums with multiples. God give me the strength LOL :)
Well I'm glad that's all over with, I don't think there is a worse virus than a rotavirus. It's been terrible in this house over the paste week. My poor babies. Maya sorry I missed where you asked me about it. A rotavius causes Gastroenteritis which causes diarrhoea, fever and vomiting. It's highly contagious and very very common. They have an outbreak of it here at the moment, so I'm not the only one, lol.
Rory You'll be great don't worry about it too much your love and time multiplies not divides,you'll have plenty to spread around. I know it's daunting as you get closer to the big event but you'll be fine.
TMI Alert - my sicko sense of humour!!
Oh Dee, I know it was a typo but "terrible in this house over the paste week" made me think of paste-y poo LOL!!! You poor thing!
Charming, Rory!
Thanks for the description, Dee :)
Donna - it's such a shock for your nephew and his parents. Hopefully it won't be long before they accommodate it into their lives and realise there is still quality of life.
Mel - your artwork looks great!
Bath - not snowing up here, and probably won't, we're not far enough up the mountain! I could see some snow laying about the hills around Olinda, as I made my way back home from the pool in Boronia. What a lovely day for a swim in a heated pool!
Well, I've put washing out, brought washing in, cleaned the kitchen a bit, had something to eat, now I'm going to read my textbooks while the boy sleeps...
Hi to all,
We have returned from our trip down to Hervey Bay and found it to small to live in for us ( I need more shops ) anyway we had a great time down there and thought it was beauitful and loved the idea of been able to use a beach when the summer came as we cant up here but it wasnt enough to make us buy as the prices are about the same as they as here in cairns which is way too high so now we will stay here for now as this is where my dh has to fly out of and in to so at least we wont have to waste time together with him traveling home. So now we hope to buy here or might build as it is cheaper up here to build than buy we have been offered a good amount from the bank but when you look there isnt much at all so if we can find land that hasn't been brought out buy God no's who then we will build and might save $ 50,000 but DH just want to put a bigger house on the land ( if we find some ). Well we have decide to call Kailaia lazy legs now as she still isn't walking she took about 6 steps on friday and we were all so happy even got a few on the video but she hasnt taken a step since. so now she is just lazy legs until she walks.
havent had time to read through all that I have missed and will do so tommorrow as DH is going to work again so I will have some time so dont mean to be rude if there are some big things going on and I havent said anything
well better go as we have to go see someone about some land we have seen wish us luck
tali
Just thought i'd quickly pop in to say hi - 3 out of the 4 of us has had gastro so not been a pleasant few days. Will be back in later to catch up with what you've been up to once bubs have gone to bed.
Julie x
Hiya Tali and Julie... I'm all over the place at the moment (here in BB and IRL) but thinking of you guys... kids manic... first day back at school for Verity... first day back at PlayGroup this morning... wonderful hail storm here Maya... putting in a bit of extra effort house cleaning for Rory's visit tomorrow... how was your day Mel? Good to hear the bug has moved on Cool... trout and asian greens for dinner better get cracking!:whip:
Julie i hope yopu all get over the gastro quick smart, not very nice thing to have.
Hi Tali and welcome back! good luck finding some land!
sorry was planning tot ype more but i can hear Nixon getting into something he prob shouldn't better go investigate!
Rory - I hear ya! Might need that book too! Sibling rivalry is such fun - NOT!
Dee - I am so glad to hear that Chelsea's behaviour is normal! I was beginning to think she didn't really like her little sister. She is so nice to her sometimes, then a devil the next. Did you find it improve as they got older? Poor Makayla, hopefully she's the last one to get it.
Maya - glad you like the artwork, have you had any inspiration yet? Not that you have the time. How is Oscar? You might get some snow tonight, it must be mighty cold but I bet you have your roaring fire going.
Tali - good to see you back. I hope you find your dream block of land really soon.
Julie - who was the lucky one not infected? Hope everyone feels better soon.
Bath - sounds like your day was hectic and what a horrid day! My day at work was great, but it was so cold when I left. I was rugged up to the hilt and could still feel the cold chilling my bones. I bet your dinner was delicious!
Nic - did Nixon get into anything exciting?
How cold was it today? It was so icy all day and thankfully it is quite warm at work. Leaving was a different story, the wind was so bitter and more of the same tomorrow. I am all rugged up in my Pj's, kids are in bed and looking forward to a quiet night in front of the TV (DH at work) with a coffee and chocolate!
Rory....LOL PMSL you crack me up.:D
Ohh Girls I'm thinking of you all keep rugged up and toasty, Bbbrrrrrrrr.
I watched Al Gore's Doco An inconvenient truth, wow, made me think, the evidence of our global climate change is all around us, it was such an eye opener.
Tali welcome back, good luck as your search conyinues for land, you could camoe down here, there's heaps of shops, lol.
Rory – Glad your scan went well and yay on getting pay rise.
Maya – I so hear you on the ‘go faster’ kidlet – Our Oscar was like that and we ended up buying the longest reaching gate so we could keep him out of the kitchen as he just got too dangerous when he found he could open the oven door. We didn’t have any high cupboards either so everything breakable was in reach for him so too stressful. I Don’t think my dad is being doing it just to be difficult but I do think he’s just thinking about himself ie he’s too scared to get in a new car (even though he would get it the day before and could have a play in it on familiar roads) but I will have to do that after a long period of no sleep and drive on hideous busy roads that I haven’t driven on for 5 years to get home. Hehe about being envious about farmer family – MIL has been on happy pills for 15 years and has a crap dr who won’t help her get off them/get on ones more suited to her problem as I don’t think she is just depressed I think she is bipolar. Big yay on getting half your literature review done already for next term. It’s a great feeling being in front. “be able to sit my exams and then pop one out!” LMAO! Good luck! It’s great that DP has been offered fulltime work so that you can maybe go to Ireland – lovely place although I’ve only been to Dublin and was mostly under the spell of Guiness at the time so memories are a bit hazy but the photos are fun! Glad Oscar sounds like he is on the mend.
Dee – poor you having 3 poorly kidlets to look after – don’t know how you managed it, especially on your own. The dr thinks that’s what we have just had and it was nasty enough with me, James and Will getting it, fortunately and amazingly Oscar doesn’t seem to have come down with it. (yet?). Shame Michael might have to be away for longer, that must be so hard when he’s away for so long in one stretch, even for the short term. That was lovely of your SIL to clean/get kiddies to help clean the house for you while you were out. Sorry Makayla’s got it now – only leaves Brianna – hope she manages to avoid it.
Amanda – How did dh’s knee op go? Yay on Cody taking a step and standing up without holding onto anything.
Mel – you are so organized! Managing to get to work earlier enough to go for coffe and meet up with a friend before starting is amazing – I was always a just-on-time person, never managed early! Marley sounds like she is going so well with the milk in her bottles and the yoghurts, that’s great. So Marley is taking steps now, that’s fab, she must be so proud. Funny about her managing to sneak out her growbag, Oscar was in his for about 20 months and he never managed to actually get out of it (although I think his approach to it was more ‘bull-at-a-gate’ rather than figure out how it works and be successful) – I think girls are more intelligent in that sense – and more patient. Chelsea sounded like she had abit of a naughty day on Sunday, hopefully a one-off for you. Will you be able to replce your figurine? I know it’s not the same though. Your artwork is fantastic, your dad is going to love his pressy it looks so good. I really am going to have to try doing that. I want to do a blue version of Marley’s canvas as well (whenever ill get around to I don’t know – but you’ll have to put little ©in your photo place so people like me don’t nab your designs!). Congrats to your cousin, Leila Joy is a lovely name.
Bath – yep – you are definitely the queen of details when it comes to the Av’s – I love my Timmy – can’t believe you managed to do him so well. That’s good that Verity can go into your Dh’s work with him for the afternoon. Thai curry sounds delish. I’m off to check out the cradle cap thread after this as you mentions moogoo – I’ve not heard of it but would love to give it a go on osc and Will as they’ve both still got it, although I’ve not actually done anything to try and get rid of it as most people have suggested olive oil and I just didn’t fancy it. Do you order it from the web? Ill have a go googling it.
Ali – Glad you’ve settled in nicely. Love your name choices for bubs, not long now until your scan – hope s/he isn’t shy so you can find out. How was your night out with DH? Yay on him getting a bonus. Ooooo nightmare on Tori wanting to be awake for so long in the night. Hope she gets out of that one soon or that will be really tough for you. Sorry I don’t have any useful advice to give. Hope you enjoyed HP and the roast. Have to admit I couldn’t ever eat after going to the movies as I always stuff myself stupid with popcorn.
Nic – so pleased you go the house, that’s great. Now you can have things the way you want them (nice and clean) with only your dog around and no snappy ones so at least you can feel that Nixon is safe and clean in your house. Shame about you missing out on a weekend away. Sounds like you’ve got your house in time so that your DH can get used to helping out again and not getting everything done for him by him mum before your bubs comes along.
Donna – enjoy the mars bars! That is so typical that Lachlan behaved so well for your shopping trip this morning so that DH now thinks all your trips are that easy! I’m sure ‘they’ know just exactly when to act up and when to be good just to make us look bad! Your poor nephew being diagnosed with diabetes, and so young! So many needles, ouch. Hope Lachlan starts sleeping better for you soon, you must be so tired.
Tali – Hi again. Good luck finding land in Cairns. We decided it was cheaper to build than buy so that is what we are doing although I forgot to take into account that you are paying interest only on your mortgage for a year before living in it (might not take you that long though) so that’s added a fair wad onto our amount. But I still think it’s worth it. Sounds like Kailaia will be walking soon after taking her steps, that’s great news. Lol at lazy legs!
Hi to anyone I’ve missed.
A few of you have been posting that you’re sorry for coming in here moaning and not supporting others but I think that EVERYONE in here is so supportive and if we can’t moan with our friends occasionally who can we moan to. I know I’m still a relative newbie to the Junies but I’ve never come across a more supportive bunch of girls anywhere, it is so lovely so please don’t think that you are like that as you are not.
Sooo (now for my moan ;))what a fab weekend – NOT! Went to playgroup on Friday, all good then put the boys down, all good, then about 8.30pm Will wakes with a cry and we go into him and he throws up everywhere. I was holding him and he just couldn’t stop. After what seemed like ages he stopped for a while so he had a shower with DH while I changed sheets and tried to sort the carpet out. We thought it was because he had been given garlic bread with his tea (by DH, long story that I won’t go into but I was hiding in the loo after having to leave the room to stop myself from really shouting at DH after he made a stupid comment as I really try not to argue or shout in front of the kids so I hid for a while and he gives him garlic bread – far to rich in my mind) So we put him back down but within half an hour he’s up again and being sick and that is really how the night went until around 3am. I have never put the washing machine and dryer on at night before but I think I did 2 loads that night as we don’t have many cot sets. Next day he’s not too bad, still being abit sick but is himself more or less, just abit clingy, same on Sunday. The Sunday afternoon James starts to feel quesy and then an hour later I do and all hell breaks loose (literally – sorry far TMI I’m sure). I’ve not seen anything like it before, me, dh and poor Will all being very ill and Oscar just watching and listening and obviously not liking it. It was really awful as we didn’t have anyone to call to come help us so even though we were being ill and feeling terrible we still had to sort out Will and feed Oscar. I got away with it very lightly and although had a horrendous night I didn’t feel too bad the next morning. James on the other hand had it really bad and has broken a lot of blood vessels in his face (which he does most times when he’s sick but not this bad). Will was still being sick and by Monday morning we were really worried about him as he had gone totally floppy and I’d never experience that with Osc even though he’s had some nasty chest infections and fevers etc but never been floppy. I rang the 24hr line and they said take him to the drs so I did ( I slept on their couch while waiting 1 ½ hours to be called in) and the doc said he was ok at the mo but give him the gastrlyte stuff and if he didn’t start keeping that down in the next 24hrs he was going to have to go to PMHospital. Fortunately when we got home he drank the first serve of gastrolyte in a ‘oner’ then kept drinking more water and didn’t throw up again but did the other end. He was floppy all day though and couldn’t veen lift his head. We pulled the futon mattress in from next door so Will and I could lie and sleep on that and James slept on the couch while Oscar played and watched TV bless him. Turned a massive corner today, Will is almost back to himself, up and about and playing but still clingy and not eating hardly anything but definitely on the mend. DH is good enough to go back to work tomorrow (boo) but ill not venture anywhere until at least the end of the week to be sure. How has oscar avoided it I have no idea? I caught him drinking out of Will’s straw cup a few times over the weekend so they’ve definitely swapped saliva! He must be super bod! Hopefully I haven’t spoken too soon but at least me and james are back on form and have got the washing sorted so that if he does come down with it it will be more copeable with now. End of boring sickness monologue!
It sounds like Will is going to be the last Junie to walk as not one step here yet and no signs of it either. Good thing is the bank has paid the builder – yay and the they have started doing the brick work today – can’t wait to go see it at the weekend. Ill shut up now and not hog the thread. Night night.
Julie x
Julie - What a truly horid night hpoe you are all on the mend now and that oscar doesnt come down with it now but it sounds like he might have been the carrier as they nerver get sick just give it to everyone else.
We loved the land we looked at yesterday and its in our price range and is a good size over 800 sqm so now we just hope to here frome the bank today and see if we can go ahead its not throu a develpor so the lady said she would hold the land until dh got back in 2 weeks so we hope it all works out for us the brocker seams to think it will all be ok
well have to go as I am taking the kids to the cairns show
tali xx
Coolabahdee passes Julie the glen 20, disinfectant, washing powder and some fresh clean towels. oh and a big hug:hug:
Julie you poor thing, I feel your pain sister. No Brianna and I had it the week before so it has gone through all of us now.;) We all had gastro in late May of last year when I was heavily pg with Nathan. I had gastrolyte at home also not good for carpet but interestingly strong red cordial is great for D's and V's. Learnt that little trick when I worked in Peads many many moons ago. Yay to the muppets getting their act together.
Yay Tali fingers are crossed you get the land, woohoo how exciting.
Yeah Amanda How did DH's op go, is he all on the mend now and back at work?
Julie- you poor thing, there is nothing worse than feeling like death and still having to get on with life as normal because tere i no one else to help out.
As for us Tori still isnt sleeping properly at night and I am totally exhausted, she was up from 11:30- 2:30 last night. Dh did the first shift from about 11:30-1 and then I got up with her, the only way she goes back to sleep is in her pram. I am totally at a loss of what to try next. I am wonderin g if she has suddenly realised that we are in a new hous and that is the prob? She is supposed to be at daycare today but I am going to keep her down and try to get her down for 2 naps and see if that makes a difference................sigh........ all I want is a good nights sleep!
Thankyou Rory for a delish birthday morning tea of the prettiest little cupcakes I've had in ages! :) Naturally I had to take a piccy... will upload when Niall naps.
Julie- you and your poor family. I hope Will contnues to get better and poor Oscar too for having his whole family ill at the same time, sounds like he took it and coped really well though.
Tali- thats great re: the land. Our Melb house is on a 808sq mtre block and its a pretty decent sized block! dont get that around Sydney for under 1mill thats for sure! (then u still have to knock an exsisting old home down still for that price)
Ali- it could very well be that she knows she is in a different environment, new house. I hope Nixon doesn't do the same thing to us, it must be extremley exhausting for you, esp when u really need all the sleep u can get right now.
You will never guess what happened 9pm last night.....we had a call from our agent 24hrs after DH told them to take it off the market and someone put in a written offer. we negotiated 5k more then they originally offered and accepted thismorning.
so we are taking the offer, would be stupid not to. Our dilema now is as of Monday i rang our neighbours to say yep all good for renting our place out, they had actually been approved for somewhere else and she was holding off replying until we spoke.
We have not physically signed any paper work with the neighbours regarding it yet and i told her on Monday that there will still be an open for inspection this Saturday because it was too late to take it out of the paper and already paid for. (and they knew there was an open last Sat as we had only just come to the decision of taking it off)
So they do know there is a slight posibility this could happen but who would have thought.....
its amazing it has taken the agent 6months and 24hrs after we pull the plug we get our first ever offer......
financially we need to take the offer, it would mean so much to us, we will end up with about a decent amount in our hand which we can sit on for a deposit later. If the right block of land come up in the next 12months we could buy it and sit on it for a while..... It would also mean we only have to pay our rent each week and no mortgage so could possibly save even more money for a deposit.
im sure they will understand our position but have every right to be upset and peed off.
the dilema now is "when" to call them. The buyers have now have until 24th July to pay 5% deposit. Once deposit is down its non refundable so if they pulled out we'd know we would atleast have that. but waiting another week means less time for the neighbours to find another place. They NEED to be out by 10th aug when their house goes through.
i also dont want to wait too long b4 calling them as they are with the same agent as us and someone could easily say to them that across the road is under offer.
in the back of my head i knew this would happen, but still cant beleive it has!
when do u think is the best time to call my neighbours??????
just quickly cos I have loads to do while a little boy sleeps...
Nic, I'd tell them as soon as possible that there is an offer on the house that is better than you expected. They would HAVE to understand the position that puts you in. It gives them the freedom to then start looking at other possibilities sooner rather than later. Also, you WILL find tenants for your house, should things fall through...but it really does sound promising. Telling your neighbours now will be fair to them and also to you :) Let us know how you go!
I agree, tell your neighbours ASAP. Then that means you won't be stewwing over it. However... congratulations Nic!!! I hope the buyer comes through with the deposit on the 24th!!!
Wow Nic that is fantastic, Congratulations. Yup I agree tell them now, they are sure to understand even if they are disappointed. Isn't it always the way, lol, oh well, YeeeHaaaawww.
Bath can't wait to see the piccies.