Jaspen - big hugs to you - sorry about your drs news - hope its unfounded and you have a great scan with strong hb in 3 weeks. I really feel for you though - that is such a long wait of not knowing.
take care
Julie x
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Jaspen - big hugs to you - sorry about your drs news - hope its unfounded and you have a great scan with strong hb in 3 weeks. I really feel for you though - that is such a long wait of not knowing.
take care
Julie x
Jaspen - I have everything crossed that all is fine but I know the waiting must be horrible. Stay strong and we are all here if you need us :hugs:
Good morning girls :) (wasn't last night a shocker... 29'C!!! Ugh! Lovely now though... I can feel the temp falling falling to a much more sensible expected high of 24'C ...aaaaah)
Jaspen: Oh darl :hug: I didn't have time to leave a proper message in here for you yesterday hence the little "shared love" but the girls are right: we're all thinking of you, hoping for the best :stickyvibesgirl: outcome... please keep us posted because we are here for you duringthe long wait!
Jaspen I hope and pray that all will be ok. our thoughts are with you..:pray:
can you just tell doc you want a ultrasound my friend had heaps as she asked for them?
Jaspen hope all is well - please let us know how you are travelling :hugs:
Ollie got weighed today - BF babies should put on at least 100g a week - he put on 300g. Funny thing is the MCHN tried to insist I take a booklet on how to BF.....
Hi girls,
A big hug and congratulations to Nic and Rory on their new arrivals, not too long now Ali and it will be your turn.
Jaspen A big hug and lots of :sticky vibes: being sent your way babe.
Bath I hope Niall's ear is better today poor baby.
Nic, Allanah was my run away child, this one time she was playing out the back in a pink TuTu when the phone rang, I went in and answered thinking she was safe playing inthe back yard, Anyway spoke to my sister for about 5 mins when there was a knock on the door and the lady from down the street was in her nightie holding my naked 20mnth old and her trike, seems she sliped out the side as the girls left the gate open when they went to school, she decided to ride her bike down the street naked, I freaked and was really embarrassed but mostly thankful that this women had the sence to grab her and bring her home. I wish your neighbour had more sense and compassion.
Wow look at all our babies/ toddlers. Growing up so fast.
Well I really haven't been around an aweful lot for months now, just a quick post in the meet up thread. As you can imagine life is pretty busy being on my own with 5. Michael will be home in just over a week for Christmas and into the new year although he has been asked to stay and work, I can't believe he even asked me if it was ok, dahhhh.....NO!! He's already working an extra week and all his family is turning upfrom next week for a big King Family Christmas reunion. His parents have been married for 50 years and we are all getting together, he's one of 7.
Well we decided that we are absolutely positively not having anymore. I love babies but raising all of them can be a tedious thankless task, lol.
Up coming events WE are off to the Wiggles concert next weekend, very exciting, Nathan loves them.
I'm off to the double headed in April, lucky me (well I think I'm lucky) is off to see Maroon 5 (3rd row seats, yay) and Matchbox Twenty. I'm so excited about going. I love their music. That is my Christmas and Birthday presents, my girlfriends from Tieri are coming with me. I can't wait.
Brianna had her graduation from Primary school on Wednsday night. She is so excited about going to high school, ( I keep reminding her it's Middle school, as it makes me feel better, lol) She seems to young, I don't want to let go but I know that the apron strings need to start being loosened.
Allanah is really excited about going to prep, She keeps telling people, anyone who will listen that she is getting uniforms and a big bag and a lunch box. So cute, so here starts my daily school runs again, no matter what, competing for car spaces, dealing with all those impatient people on the roads, I could go green, I should go green and walk to and from school, but I have gotten soooo lazy, I just don't want to do it, lol.
I am still breastfeeding Nathan on demand, although now that he's bigger and stronger I have to be careful what I wear as he seems to think they belong to him and he'll get them out when ever he feels like it, lol.
We are off to the Carols in the Park on Sat night in the city, My BF from Tieri and her family are here so we are going together, I'm so grateful to be going with them as I really wanted to go but with 5 on my own it can be difficult and stressful in crowded places. Particulrly for toilet breaks. One goes all must go, is my motto.
Well I've certainly clampered on about me enough. Glad to see most of you are doing well, :hugs: to those that are having a rough trot, remember tomorrow is always a fresh day.
Happy birthday Jess for the other day. I'll try to pop back in later.
Dee
Edit: Rory what a gutsy guts, lol, and hahaha at the MHN about the breastfeeding booklet.
thanks ladies I'm still here with nothing new to report yet (which is good I think), had some pain across the lower abdomen today but that can be positive or negative so who knows- I do think I'll be trying to get the ultrasound a little earlier than he wanted - maybe give it one more week and then ask - I would have thought 7 weeks (given I think I only ovulated a couple of days late so am pretty sure about my dates) should tell one way or the other. Thanks again for everyones support though - it means so much to me and is helping me in more ways than you know.
Tali - thanks for your message but today and tomorrow have been/will be flat tack for me with Tupperware (sort of good in a way as it keeps my mind off things)- hopefully next time you're down this way (if you get back down before you head to Melbourne). Your generosity is beautiful.
Rory - I actually had similar problems with midwives when I was leaving hospital wanting to give me a pile of BF stuff even though I was competently feeding him and did so with my first for 10 months.
Jaspen- so sorry to hear, I will keep my fingers and toes crossed that everything will be fine for you.
Dee- Great to hear from you, I find myself busy enough with 1 and a husband, I just dont know how you do it with 5! Enjoy having DH home for christmas.
Well sickness raines supreme in our house, Tori was sick with Gastro on Wednesday which was fun, but luckily got over it quite quickly. Then last night Pete and I both got sick with it, we were up all night throwing up and trying to get Tori back to sleep because a) she is teething and b) the noise of us being sick was disturbing her. After 8 hours of throwing up every 30 mins for me I seemed to settle down a bit and DH was luckily only sick 4 or 5 times. I was convinced I was going to burst my waters, and go into labour, but thankfully no, I have told the litle man to stay put a few days and let me recover.
Anyway after the whole house going down for a sleep we are feeling a little better, I am a bit hunrgy just trying to decide what to eat!
I hope everyone is well, I will come back tomorrow and catch up on eveyone's new properly.
did i miss something Jaspen, do you sell Tupperware also?!!
geez we could almost start a team called "Junies" lol with a rep in each state! Got NSW, VIC & QLD covered!
ali- thats horrible to be sick so far along in your pregnancy, hope your feeling a bit better tonight.
i went and had the santa pic done today! both boys were perfect i will scan the pic in and let u knowwhen i put it in the gallery.
we just had a massive storm here, reminded me what Sydney storms are like, never really got them like this in melbourne, i just sat watching it is was unbelivable, but the thunder was so loud and cracking (i get a bit scared lol)
yeh Nic - I started back in May and went hard for about 4 mths but have eased off substantially - have had another couple of biggish weeks but now getting the cancellations coming into Xmas as people realise they have to be somewhere else.. Only really did it so I could get it cheap but with the serious addicts around the place - selling to them can also get a bit addictive when it means you are going to get bonus stuff
Ali - hope you and your family's health improves real soon
sure is addictive Jaspen! I just promoted to Manager 2 weeks ago, i am not currently doing parties however still going to Sales Meetings etc. I think i may start back in Jan now as we are looking at buying a block of land and building again so need the extra $$.
i swear my keyboard is playing up it skips letters on me all the time! so ive my post is all over the place u will know why!
Dee- great to hear from you mate! i cant beleive they wanted dh to keep working over xmas
i just uploaded the boys Santa pic in my gallery check it out!
Hey Nic how do you go doing Tupp parties with the boys, do you have a babysitter or do you take them with you?
I only have 2 at home next year but am putting Melissa and Nathan in two days a week at day care, I asked for Tues/Wed or Wed/Thurs I'll find out in Jan. But I kinda though about signing up and being a seller, mainly so I can get some cool Tupperware.
cool Dee another one on board! soon well have converted everyone to selling tupperware lol!
Im actually not doing parties atm even though i promoted to manager.
when i was pg with tyron i did parties until 36weeks.
im thinking of starting back in Jan maybe 1 party a week and i wont take them with me DH will have to be available.
thats why atm i am trying to work out a scedule so i can lock in certain days i will do parties and certain days i wont.
Tyron could come but there is no way i would take Nixon. he would just distract me and if he mucked up he would be my responsibility to look after.
go for it its a great opp to get a quality product at an awesome discount you should see my fridge, pantry and cupboard now!
No, Nic - you're making my jealous! I tell my guests that one day, when I'm a growed up Tupperware lady, I'll have my pantry completely sorted, as well as my fridge...and that meanwhile, I'm not allowed to plug my earnings back into Tupperware cos I have to get this O/S trip done first! Yeah, let's Tupperise the world, starting with BB first ;) I've only taken Oscar with me to one party and that was cos it was my friend's playgroup it was sort of an office preview set up, rather than a party...and I was trialling the playgroup! Otherwise, there is no way I'd have my brain on the job.
Now, girls, I'm drinking banana flavoured milk. Not just any milk. It's goat milk. I've never really had it before and I"m sitting here adjusting to the taste. It's not pungent at all because my friend keeps her bucks completely separate from does and milking facilities. However, I am definitely getting an aftertaste that I can now attribute to 'goatiness'...same after taste I got at the weekend when eating another friend's delicious goat cheese (they bought theirs...I just about finished it in one sitting). I think I can get used to it! I"m going to do a google search to see about making some cheese with the milk I have - the creamiest, most flavoursome stuff it was I was eating on Sunday! Anyway, I'm going to get back to adjusting to a new taste in milk...better than soy milk, anyway!
Mmmm love goats' cheese!
Just back from BB Chrissy dinner... met some more new faces... and caught up with others... had a lovely night... looking forward to the next BB "do" on Monday.
Now to catch up in here!
gee long time no posts.
goats cheese, hmm ive never really given it a good shot to say i def like it or dislike it
anyway just thought id share how small this world really is.
Turns out i actually know Donna (Dee78) sister LOL!
Her sister was dating a good friend of mine (my DH best friend and best man from our wedding) a while back. They are no longer together but still close. DH went for a drink tonight with his mate and she was also there. How funny!
Thats like "6 degrees of seperation"
Nic that is so funny, how cool is that, yeah I totally think we are all linked by it.
I had goats cheese once, I know I liked it, it was yummy, should try it again soon I think.
Bath Glad you had fun at your BB Meet up.
Well went to the Carols last night at the Botanical gardens, They so were not for kids, we ended up leaving and rather than take the ferry back we walked around the kids had a ball walking back to our friends motel, Nathan threw some sand on Allanah and this man next to us, I was so embarrassed, I apologized and removed Nate from the sand, which he screamed the place down for but this man was really really PO'd at us sitting next to him he kept asking the kids to be quiet and gave us very dirty looks (there were 12 of us all together, 9 kids, 3 adults) then Nathan went and did that, he didn't accept my apology. We left. They truely we not being naughty or unruly just being kids. No one else around us cared less just him.
Anyway we are off to a park for a birthday party today with the Gold Coast girls, lots of fun, need to leave very shortly.
My friend is sleeping over tomorrow night, I can't wait to sit down with her and polish off a good drop of red....or two, lol.
My Chrisco order arrived on the 24th Nov missing two boxes, Was kinda put out as I was excited about recieving it, Anyway they are finally sending out the missing hampers next Sat is my new delivery date, so I'll have to stay home all day and wait for them to arrive, I'm just glad to finally be getting it.
Ok Talk soon
Dee
Dee I hate old grumps like that!!
All is good here - we took Ollie to a Law Insitute dinner last night and every woman in the place was all over him. One mate's wife is a midwife and another's wife is a lactation consultant and mothercraft nurse and they were fighting over who gets to hold him LOL! DH and I barely had to look after him all night. Meanwhile, Flynn stayed with his grandparents and tired them out - he is being such a gem at the moment :)
Bath what is the BB do on Monday ??
Aurora- just love it when you get good people who want to have a hold all night, but in the end my arms alway feel a little empty so am alway very glad to get my new born back, after all we all know how soon they lose that newness expecily that wonderful smell..
Dee- why did you have to leave I'm sure it would have been much easier for him to move.. Its so hard at things like that to keep kids still quite and happy much easier to let them be if they are happy, as thats what makes them quite in the end, and carols are ment to be for the kids after all.
Maya- Goats cheese have to say I'm a big wimp when it comes to new tastes so I have never tried it but I hope one day when I get big girl taste buds I might like it LOL, has anyone notices that as you get older you seem to enjoy different tastes a lot more than when you were younger?
Well we got back from Townsville, we stayed at seaguls which had a great pool which we took the kids in for a "night swim" but with the longer days it wasn't to dark, but they loved it. Its so funny when you take kids to a hotal they get so excited about everything they had to check out the bathroom and both had to tell us that you could get tissues from a box in the wall. They loved that the could still see the TV from there beds. ( We didnt when it was passed there bed time and we could still see there little heads popping up and down.) Poor Kailaia cut 3 of her molers in the night and we didnt have anything to give her so she and us just had a really bad night as she slepted in our bed, so she kicked and wiggled all night..
We went to the strand and the night market but felt we must have missed something as there isnt much to townsville ( sorry jaspen ) or from what we could see, we went to the city and there was no-one there it felt like it was a sunday after 12 in a small town, the shops were open but I couldnt see many people been that it was a friday about 3pm, even when we went to the strand water park at 10.30 the next day it was really quite, maybe we were just in the wrong part, but it did remind me of Darwin and I know that there is nothing in town there and that no locals go to town in darwin and will only go to casarina shops.
We were ment to be going to the carols here tonight but its just too hot and humid so that will just mean midges and as kai swells up with each bite ( or wee in the case of the midge) we thought we would give it a miss. DH has said that next year we will take them to the carols in melb which will be good but very big compare to what we are used too.
You can come to the carols in belgrave next year, Tali! you won't recognise the roundabout corner where the carols are held :)
Ror - sounds like a great night!
getting osc to sleep now, we've had a big weekend of cleaning after we had a cathartic moment on Friday night, hence I've hardly been on!
I've got two or three outfit options for tomorrow night - seeing as I'm short on Christmas dinners this year, I'm treating this screening as my frock up event!
Jaspen - how did you go over the weekend? I hope you can get some conclusive answers soon.
Rory - MCHN are a bit strange sometimes, they give advice when you don't need and don't give advice when you need it!!!! Great that Ollie is growing well, you must be doing a ripper job. He sounds like he enjoyed his first Law Institute do, charming all the ladies. BB is screening The Business of Being Born - Ricky Lake documentary tomorrow night. A few of us are going along (and about 200 others LOL!!!).
Bath - Thursday night was horrid! It was a weird day today too, started off cool but warmed up very quickly. Glad Friday night was fun, I was going to go but had another xmas "girls get together". Look forward to catching up tomorrow.
Dee - welcome back! I bet you can't wait for DH to be home for xmas. I can understand how hard it must be for a toilet break when you are on your own with 5 kids! I love Maroon 5, I bet the concert will be fantastic and Rob Thomas - what can I say (YUM!!!!). Why do people go to family events if they don't like kids or don't like kids being around???? Grumpy old buggers annoy the hell out of me. Pity Nathan didn't flick more sand on him LOL!!
Ali - all of you having gastro would not be pretty! I hope you feeling better soon, esp you. Being pregnant and having gastro must be doubley yuk. Take care of yourself.
Nic - the photo is beautiful! He looks like a nice Santa too. Nixons seems pretty cool with sitting on Santa's knee. It is a small world, I thinkt that all the time when I hear stories like that, very freaky!
Maya - goats cheese is just divine, esp the one from Yarra Valley Dairy. Its worth the trip and their Persian Fetta (my mouth is watering now!). I am not a huge milk drinker, don't mind milk shakes or smoothies but not straight milk. I can't stand soy, but have never tried plain goats milk. So are you frocking up tomorrow night?? Glad its not going to be a hot, humid night.
Tali - shame about missing carols but I would avoid too if the midges come out in force! I get a really bad reaction from mozzie bites and have lots of scars on my legs from scratching so bad when I was a kid. I still scratch bad when I get bitten and they say in the paper today that they are going to be out worse this year, great! Maybe Jaspen could tell you if you were in the right part of town?
Very busy weekend. Friday had xmas dinner with friends, lovely night that ended with us all in the spa with our punch! Saturday Chelsea had a party, then I had to get food ready for a bbq we had with friends today, wrap pressies. Today the bbq and it was great. My GF has 3 lovely girls (6,4,2) and all the kids played so nicely together. Marley is getting over a cold and was a bit cranky today.
I am a bit annoyed with my brother today. As I mentioned before, we were going to do a family photo for my dad for xmas. I spoke with my SIL to organise a day and we thought today would be good, late afternoon after my lunch guests left. Well my brother text me to say he already had other arrangements and couldn't come. I don't have many nights free leading up to xmas, we are so busy so I told him to forget about it and we should all just organise our own present for dad. I am just going to do a photo of my family instead. Why are these things always so damn hard to organise???? Enough whinning, better go finish the last of the wine and the delicious white chocolate and cranberry pudding we had for dessert today :D
Tali it will be great if you can make the Melbourne Carols next year - I have never been but always wanted to go - maybe once kids are older I will make the trek in for it.
Maya, Mel and Bath - have fun at the screening tonight - I had forgotten it was on. It would have been good to go but I was worried about buying a ticket and then having a baby on the same day LOL! It's probably a good thing I didn't plan on going though, as today I want to swap a shirt for Flynn and pick up photos, tomorrow I have another Law Institute function to go to, a GF is coming over Wedbesday, Thursday night I have a Law Institute Council meeting then Book Club Christmas dinner, and Friday I have a MCHN appointment and my Mothers Group Christmas dinner - so I am pretty damn busy ATM!!! Lucky Ollie is still sleeping well and through all sorts of noise!
Better go - I can hear Ollie waking for another feed. I was woken this morning by Flynn and Ollie at 4.30am and spent the next 2 hours running between them and finishing decorating the Chirtsmas tree. I figured I am a morning person so I would rather let DH sleep through the kid wranging in the early hours so I can have an afternoon nap and leave him to handle the feral pre-dinner time frenzy.
Rory - sounds like my week last week! And half of this week, too...hence no going to last Friday's Vic Christmas dinner!
Hi Girls,
Well our lovely Birthday party turned to disaster yesterday as Melissa lost the top of her middle finger on her right hand. Two hospitals and 11 hours later we were back home just before one this morning. It's all to much to write in detail about right now. I feel so sick and guilty. I do feel that I failed as a Mother yesterday. Poor Bree took her to the toilet for me along with another little girl at the party and while Bree was getting the other girl off the toilet, Lissa ran off on her and basically jammed her finger in the door which severed it. My poor big girl was so upset and blaming herself, which I have assured her it isn't. Anyway theres a long road ahead but in hindsight I guess it could be a lot worse, hey!!?
omg Dee poor Melissa, im so sorry to hear what happened that must have been terrifying for you all.
When you get some time please tell us how she is doing, were they not able to save the part that come off? i would probably feel the way you have descrved but please dont, it was a complete accident and there was probably no way avoiding it.
ohhh poor Melissa i hope she is feeling ok. i hope Bree is ok too totally not her fault either.
Oh my goodness, how sickening! I can understand how you could take it on board and feel like a bad mother - and how hard it might be to believe us when we say you are NOT! Truly, Dee, it really is 'one of those things'! How could anyone predict that could happen from a simple trip to the loo with a big sister??? You can't. I hope you can stop flogging yourself sooner, rather than later!
Oh Dee, what a night! I feel for all of you, esp Bree. I hope she is not taking it too hard, it wasn't her fault, it wasn't anyones fault. Like the others said, just one of those freak accidents. Hope you are all doing ok. Let us know how she is going when you have the time and energy to talk about it. Lots of cuddles and DVD's (and maybe some lollies too!). You are definately not a bad mother!
Dee- who hasnt let there older child take the younger ones to the loo or anywhere when you have the others to look after, what a fricky accident to happen. Was it just the tip or the whole finger? hope you both are feeling a little bit better today. Just remember its not your fault its what you would tell me if it happen to one of mine so if it wouldnt have been my fault then it cant be yours.
sorry cant post right now can hear Kai having a field day opening gifts under the tree..... again!!!!!
time for more sticky tape repair....
Hi Dee - its been a while. Just read your post. Hope you are not beating yourself up too much about it, I know its easy to say that accidents do happen, but they really are just that accidents. Poor Melissa, am sure that you and the rest of the family are giving her heaps of cuddles atm.:grouphug: And big hugs to poor Bree too.
Oh Dee I hope you, Melissa and Bree are feeling a bit better today. Like everyone else said, don't beat yourself up accidents are simply that - accidents!!!
Thank you so much girls.
If I set myself straight my reasoning for sending Brianna was so I could stay and watch the others as we were on the bank of a river, I thought it was the safer option then having Breezy watch the others around the water. I wish I had taken her, not because I think it wouldn't have happened but because then Bree wouldn't have been in that position, You're right I could beat myself up over this forever and probably will but I do see that what's done is done, I can't change it. Even though I wish I could. It could have been so much worse.
Her meaty bit of her finger above the knuckle is almost completely gone, her bone is exposed, she lost the side of her finger o the knukle joint. She also lost the top pulp of her finger and her nail but she has most of her nail bed intact, They couldn't sew it back on, I was devastated about that. The Surgeon is happy to go the dressings and self healing road, however told me that he thinks it's a write off and needs to be amputated and prettied up at the top knukle. I am hopeful that her body grows new tissue, it won't be the same and it will be gammy looking but atleast her growth plate will allow her finger to continue growing and it won't be so obviously stumpy. They said if she doesn't lose it she can have reconstructive surgery on it when she is grown to give it better form. I am hopeful, it is sooo gruesome looking, I tried hard not to lose it. Michael is coming home tomorrow. We find out if she has to have surgery or not on Wednesday next week. Babies and young children have really amazing regeneration abilities so I really pray that it will grow back to some extent and allow her to have the reconstruction done later.
Oh Dee that sounds worse than I thought from your first post :o I can understand how it would have been hard to keep it together! Bree's lucky to have an ex nurse as her mummy. I'm sure it must be so painful but at least she can trust you to know how to look after it and work out what is the best way of helping it to heal. What did the doctors mean by amputate? Would that involve removing bone? Seems odd. Is the area too small to try a tissue graft? I can imagine that the tip would need tidying up but removing bone sounds a bit extreme for aesthetics's sake. By "lose it" do they mean circulation has been damaged? Sorry for all the questions... I guess i'm wondering how I would cope making these decisions for my child. The pain must be the biggest issue though for her? Finger injuries are very painful as you'd know... I had deep scarring on the side of my index finger when an aerosol can exploded and molten metal ripped away a lot of the skin off the side of it... I can still remember the pain even though I was a child (12). The girls were right: a pure accident, any parent would have made the same decision. I send my nearly 13yo off with my 4yo to public toilets all the time. Geeze the door must have been heavy? Anyhow it'll be a relief to have Michael home! Keep us updated!
Well I'm back on board and I'm estactic, I will try and catch up tomorrow properly but I will do a couple of personals.
Firstly Rory congrats on the arrival of Oliver, he's such a cutie.
Jaspen congrats on the pg, I'll be testing this week so we maybe belly buddies again.
Hi everyone else.
hugs xoxo
hey amanda great to see you back - hope you get a bfp this week.
Dee that is so awful for all of you :(
Hello to everyone else - I am finding it really busy with two at the moment - mostly because I want to keep cuddling both of them LOL!
Hey Bath, lol at all the Q's :) I'll try and answer them. They are saying that yes Melissa is too little for tissue grafting but once she is grown she can have the reconstruction done then BUT they also said that because the damage to that first section of her finger is so extensive, they really don't think it will heal itself enough to be functional and really should be amputated to the first knuckle, so they would like to cut her finger at the top knuckle bone and all and try to close it over with a flap of skin and tissue from the thumb side of her middle finger which would leave it forever stumpy and shorter then her other fingers. I disagree, that is why we are doing the dressing route, I would rather do the see her grow new tissue given time as it will take months of continuous dressings then say to hell with it chop it off Dr cause that is easier and way less hard work. I just think that if we can get it to grow new skin over it we can look forward down the track to a tissue graft I know it will be long and arduous but this is my baby. If it doesn't work well then atleast I can say that I tried very hard to save it. She is on pain stop 4-6 hrly and she has antibiotics, her dressing needs to stay intact for 10 days, I've been putting a very light bandage on top for the dirt factor, she is right handed and keeps trying to use her hand, it's very messy. She is running around semi naked at home because she keps peeing her pants in the toilet my poor baby as she can't whip her knickers down and doesn't sing out when she needs to go, My little miss Independant. I can see it evertime I close my eyes and even as I sit her now I keep covering my mouth and cringing, I am hopeless when it is my Kids, give me someone elses with the same thing not a prop, un effected to a certain degree, but I just fall to pieces when it is my child. I can still count the number of time I've been to the hospital with my children on one hand and still have fingers to wriggle, and with 5 of them I think that is pretty good odds.
Well off to see an old friend from Uni today we are meeting at one of those indoor play centres so should be great, Then I'm off to the school for Brianna's Culminating day and Afternoon Tea and then over to the train to pick Michael up Then to Sil in Brissy for Dinner and to pick up the in laws.
Busy busy day ahead of me.
Dee I was actually thinking that with 5 kids only one missing finger is pretty good odds. Hope that doesn't sound harsh and I hope you know where I am coming from? I worry about things like that cause the more kids the more chances of one of them doing something maniacal - but the flipside is you can have one crazy kid who hurts themselves too! Ah kids - they cause so much fear as well as love don't they!:
I think that is pretty good odds.
Oh Dee, Poor Melissa, but she is young and will probably have forgotten it long before you or Bree do. Like these other wonderfully wise ladies have already said dont beat yourself up about it, you made the best decision at the time, especially if you had other children around water- you weighed up what was of the greatest risk.
Bath- Is today the day you have your MA in for the first time? If so I hope that it all goes really well.
Melb Ladies- how did the your preview go the other night? I hope you all enjoyed your night out.
Ok I have question for those of you with more than 1 baby (child)- How did you feel about bringing home number 2? How did you cope with 2 small children? Did you feel guilty about taking away your 1 on 1 time from your first?
Its just hit me all of sudden that Tori wont be my only baby very soon, and while I am excited it is kinda sad too- I love the time we share together and it is weird to feel that we are going to have to share it with someone else soon. I know she is still little but I would hate for her to feel resentful, or upset, or left out- I would never want her to feel like I loved her any less. I have read the articles on the main site, but I would love to hear some of your experiences.
Anyway as you can obviously see, I am still pregnant- and I am not so much over it as excited to meet my little man. I really would love him to be here by christmas, otherwise he is banned from arriving untill at least 27th.
Better go and take this daughter of mine out, we are off to the Library, then to the shops, and then I coming home to finish cleaning my oven.
Dee- you are doing everything right in my eyes, i really hope time can help heal her finger so part of it doesnt need to be amputated, i cannot magine what i would have done in that situation? i dont know if panic would sink in or natural instint and know what to do. Ive been saying for a long time i want to do my first aid course (did one 10yrs ago but thats a long time ago) and i still havent gotten around to do it, i would never forgive myself if something happened and i didnt do everything to help.
Ali- i was very overwhelmed when i first got home from hospital with Tyron. Nixon senced it for sure, he was very clingy ad upset easily, but i also could not pick him up etc because of my c/s so i am sure this impacted him more. You still will get 1 on 1 time with both children, obviously not as often and they need to share mummy but i really enjoy the times when Tyron is asleep and me and Nixon have a giggle and a roll around on the floor, or when Nixon is asleep and Tyron and I stare into each others eyes!
Then its also great when they are both asleep and i can do soemthing or just hae some me time like catch up on BB!
DH had 3 wisdom teeth out yesterday in day surgery, so i dont have any helping hands from him atm, he thinks he will go back to work tomorrow depends on how he copeswith the pain i think.
Tyron is one sick bubba atm. He has caught the viral infection that Nixon had, but he cannot even cry he has no voice, and his cough is very yukky. Rang the doc again yesterday after i felt he was worse from our visit on Monday, he told me to bring him in today but we have a paed appointment anyway so will see what he says first. He is still drinking, temp is ok but its so aweful hearing him the way he is.
im so de-motivated atm. i really want to get back into excersing, i have a heap of manager stuff to read up on and lots of little chores i need to do but i just cannot pick myself up to get going?
maybe i need to start in-liven again. Bath do you still take it?
Ali- I think we all feel this way when our 2nd or 3rd or what ever number you are up too, as it seems almost impossable to think who you could love another child as much as you love the one you have, But your heart and compassaty to love in a amazing thing, your heart will exapand to love another you will be able to share you time ( even if it is a bit one sided to start with ) But that the joy of having children, you get to see them grow see there personaltys devlop into the wonderful little people they are. Tori will love her brother and be a wonderful big sister and alway remember that she wont remember the tough time that you feel you have I am one of 7 and come in at number 5 two yrs and 4 days after my sister and 20mths before the next sister so mum must have been run of her feet around the time I was a baby/ toddler and I only remember the good times I have with my sisters. Hope you could understand most of that ..
I hope you get your christmas wish.
dee- now I know that you dont want her to lose her finger but I thought I would let you know that my mil lost hers at the same age ( her dad choped it of with a axe ) and she has gone through life just fine she too is a nurse and was a train midwife and she had the only hand that could tell 10 cm with one check as with the missing finger it was the right size.lol plus it was great for babys to suck on it all babies have loved it must be the nub at the end. But I do really hope all the dressings work out and she can re-grow her skin, its a shame it happen now with summer on the way. I will send up a little :pray: for you all .
Well DH has left again cant believe the next time he comes baby christmas will be over ( or starting for us ) gee the years go fast now.. Well better go have to make some chocolate balls for DS christmas party at school tomorrow.