Amanda - the cake looks fantastic and so do the cupcakes. Maybe you should be a cake decorator too! Good luck with the doula course. My GF has just been to her 2nd birth and said it was totally awe inspiring, she still has one more to be qualified. What better experience than birthing 4 kids yourself.
Bath - pls tell which plan you are on. I am in the process of deciding a new provider, mine is costing me way too much. Can't wait to have you back next week. I was reading another thread today and one of the girls said in her comment "this too will pass"! See how much influence you have on BB!!!
Nic - well done girl!!!! You must be relieved to get past that point. Onwards and upwards from now on. This baby is in for the long haul. Your poor friend, must be very hard for her. At least she knows what to expect with another premmie, but still hard none the less. How is the baby doing?
Haven't checked the arcarde yet, might not now if its too addictive.
With regard to internet plans, who has what plan? I am with Telstra and keep going over my limit and find it is costing me too much. Any suggestions would be great.
Spring is really in the air in Melb. Sunshine today was beautiful. Took the girls to the park for a while and Marley saw a lady walking 2 dogs. She started to try and say something (no idea what!) and started to go after them. Thankfully she is not that fast but she wasn't coming back no matter how many times I called her. MIL has 2 dogs so she has taken a real liking to all dogs. Got my brother for dinner tonight and DH is at work. I have my nieces 1st b'day tomorrow and still have to buy a present! I always leave things to the last minute, and still not sure what to buy. Any suggestions for a nice 1st b'day present????
Hey Amanda, that is great about making the decision to become a doula! Pg is going well but I suspect Flynn might have had slapped cheek so I had a blood test to check to antibodies - not too worried though cause I didn't get a real diagnosis for Flynn and I no doubt would have had it myself at somestage, but better be safe than sorry.
Bath - looking forward to you being on line!!
Mel - I am with iinet - my work pays cause I work from home 1 day a week but it is "only" $59.95 a month - I woudl consider paying that even if work didn't. How much do you pay with Telstra? iinet are really great - I have only had one "outage" since it was connected a year ago and that was cause our switch box(?) needed resetting.
Nickers I am so happy for you - like Mel said, onwards and upwards!! Gotta admit 27 weeks (due to Racs and Ronan) and 33 wks (due to you and Nixon) "special weeks for me IYKWIM.
Gotta go - off to a lawyers function, without either of my boys. Its at Zinc at Fed Square so should be special
Hello lovely Ladies and Babies I hope everyone is keping well. Life here is hectic as always but all in all we are doing really really well, Tori is well and Both DH and I are busy but happy which is a great way to be.
Amanda- Good on you for deciding to become a doula. I have to admitt I am dying to get back to doing some more studying, I am thinking about going and learning Auslan so that I can teach deaf kids, as the school I am working at at the moment has 4 deaf students and it would just be so great to be able to communicate with them.
YAY Nic- you must be so pleased to make it past your prom date, every day now is a bonus and I am crossing my fingers and toes that you wil make it to 40 weeks.
Bath- I hope that your net free week has been fulfiling and you have found some extra time to do other things you enjoy.
Mel- We use Westnet for our internet plan, and if we go over our download limit (which we rarely do and DH uses Skype once a week to talk to his mum and plays games online) then we get shaped down to dial up speed rather than get charged extra, I think our plan is $40 a month but I have the phone through them as well and all up for phone nd internet we pay between $75 & $80.
Rory- How is your cloth crusade going? DH and I are getting really really god at using cloth, we are up to 5 days a week, and the days we dont use them are only because Tori is either at daycare or mum's, I am also trying to get into the habit of using cloth wipes as well, coz I figure if we are doing the washing anyway then a few extra flannels (wipes) isnt going to make any difference. Also between my DH and my Dad they managed to make their own version of the little squirt which is great for hosing poo down the toilet and it saved us over $80.
Maya- I hope all is well for you. Tori weaned herself off her second nap a while ago, but is ready for bed for the night by 6:30 most nights, it has taken her a while to get the hang of sleeping all night but we are getting there. She has never been one to sleep in, even as a tiny baby she was up by 7 most mornings and nothing has changed.
Big hello to everyone, theres been a few friendly faces missing from round here latley, I hope everyone pops back in soon to let us know how they are doing.
Next weekend is DH and my big weekend to ourselves, we are going to Cirque De Soliel (sp) on Saturday night and then staying at hotel in the city, Tori is having he first sleep over at Mum and Dad's. We are partly doing it because there is going to be a long time till we can do it again, and partly so she can practice staying at mum and Dad's before I have to go in to have the baby.
We found out the other day that my SIL is also having a little boy, he is due early Jan, so mum and dad are going to have 2 grandaughters and 2 gransons, which they are totally stoked about.
I had a hospital appointment on onday and everything is going really well with the Pg, so much so that I can see my GP to 36 weeks rather than go to the Hospital. I have decided to see the hospital dietician though because my eating habits are bad, and I dont want to put on too much weight with this Pg as I hadnt lost it all from Tori. I am wanting to get into shape pretty quickly after having the baby as I am Bridesmaid at my BF wedding in August and I reckon it is pretty good motivation to get fit and healthy.
Anyway I hope all is well with everyone, and there is lovely sunshine for the weekend.
Sorry i havent been in here much lately, things have been a bit hectic (as some of you know) but we are getting there.
I have read a few posts but not many so if ive missed anything major you will have to let me know.
Nickers - Yay for getting past the 32 week mark, You have nothing to worry about!!
Ali - Glad everything is going well with your preg!
Maya - Lachlan is in the process of dropping his morning sleep now. He now wakes at about 7 and will have a sleep at about 12.30pm until 3pm and then he is back in bed between 6.30 and 7pm. That seems to work for us!
Well, Lachlan is sleeping heaps better, last night i didnt hear a peep out of him all night, he went to bed at 7 and woke at 6.30 (yuk, too early for me) but i didnt have to get out of bed once last night! Last saturday night he slept from 6.30pm until 8am!! He woke a couple of times but i didnt have to get up, he went back to sleep on his own! Saying this though, we have had a few bad nights too but they seem to be getting less and less and i think it has something to do with the one day sleep now! Fingers crossed he is sleeping through before the baby is born!!!
We are heading up to coffs harbour in two weeks, im dreading the long drive with lachlan but im going to pack plenty of food, and toys.
Any tips for long trips in the car????
Rory - love Flynn's new ticker picture, he is such a little boy! Very cute! My plan is $30 per month for 200MB which is not enough for me. The bill usually ends up being $80+ per month as I go over and they charge .15c per MB over. I prob need to upgrade to a plan that allows more MB as I only use the net to do banking, internet shopping and of course BB! Will do some more investigating, thanks for the details of yours. Work do pay a portion of mine too but not much, I think 20%. How was your night out Friday? Was Zinc good?
Ali - do you know what your limit is per month? I am trying to get a gauge on what would be a good usage per month. How awesome you are going to Cirque de Soleil, my brother went earlier this year and said is was the best thing he had ever been too. He wanted to go again but tickets in Melb sold out pretty quickly. Hope you have a great time and even better staying in a hotel, lap it up!!! My eating habits with Chelsea were terrible and I gained heaps (23kgs), with Marley I was a bit better but found I had less time to eat and gained about 12kgs. Its so hard being pregnant and having to think about eating good food all the time, treats should be allowed lol!!! August gives you plenty of time to get back into shape, some women expect to bounce back far too quickly.
Dee - great to see you back. I read your other thread and the results sound very promising. As I said, my GF had a huge nuchal fold (5mm thick) result and Dr wasn't hopeful at all, but after amnio, everything was clear! They checked for many genetic conditions and all negative. He couldn't explain it, just one of those things. I have everything crossed for you. Keep us updated. Great news about Lachlan big sleeps, you must be so happy. 6.30am is a bit early but better than getting up heaps during the night. How long is the car trip to Coffs? We haven't done too many long trips. 1.5 hours is the biggest so far and Marley was fine, just looked around and took in all the scenery!
It is such a gorgeous day in Melb today. DH and I have spent all day in the garden and Marley and Chelsea have been our helpers (if you could call it that!!!). We have been moving some plants from the back to the front as they have grown so big and are squashing each other. They look great in their new spot, just need to bucket tonights bath water on them to get them settled. Marley had fun playing with dried leaves and dirt! Chelsea decided she didn't want to do gardening anymore and took her "friends" (soft toys) into her cubby to play. I snuck up on her and she had them all sitting in the a row and she was on a chair reading a story to them - it looked so funny! We have finally finished and our green waste bin is bursting. DH has taken the girls to the park so house is very quiet. I decided to stay home and bring in the washing and get dinner ready.
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