Babies Born June 2006 #50

[MelS]

Tali - the winter sun is so good but soon as its gone - chilly again!!! Wow, snow up in the Dandenongs tomorrow. Didn't see the weather tonight but it sounds like its going to be a cold one. Shame about your sister not being pregnant, hopefully soon. Love the idea of 2 houses, I would do it. Lots of retirees do it, so might have to think about that when I get old and grey lol!!!

Bath - wow, thats an expensive bill! Considering I run my heater virtually non stop (and definately not frugal with my dryer lol!!!), my winter elec bill is about $230 and gas about $200 which is not too bad. I am not really a good budgeter, but find it easier to pay $50 instead of $230 when the bills are due. DH's pay is also very irregular depending on what shifts he does, he prefers doing night shift because it pays better. It must be working well if you've been doing it for 15 years. Fantastic news about the acupuncture, it sounds like it is really doing the trick for you. I have never had it done before, does it feel weird??

Maya - good to see you back. How is uni going this semester? You must be going crazy without your camera working? Your phone takes really great pictures.

Nic - DH thought your idea was hilarious!!!! Might be an idea though. He's not sure he could cope with multiple trips, crazy enough the first time. I try to keep sentimental things or bigger items. Small stuff is easy to replace. I still don't know if we will try #3 but some stuff is taking up lots of room (rocker, bassinet for my pram etc). If you are hesitant about getting rid of it, keep it. How is your new kitchen?

Julie - thinking of you! Not long to go now.

I've started walking every lunchtime at work which is amazing for me as I really don't do much exercise (which I know is naughty!!!). Me and a work colleague walk around this huge oval next to work for about 40 mins. I must say I felt really good after it and we were not walking slow. Marley has a bit of cough at the moment and a nice snotty nose (thankfully running clear) which is making her a bit cranky. We have a christening tomorrow so I may have to leave her home with DH, I don't want her coughing her germs over all the other kids and it sounds like it is going to be a cold day.

Rug up Melbourne girls and I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend.

[*Ali*]

HI girls, just popping and saying hello- life is hectic here too. My little man is crawling around and getting into everything, he has also started pulling himself up and hanging on with 1 hand, so I fear that he is not too far from walking , he is only 7 months, so I am hoping he waits a little longer- Im so not ready.

My darling daughter has become extremly vocal latley (she was already, but is now more so) Today she said ' that's not fair' when I told her I need to change Liams nappy before I could play with her (where did she learn that from) and now when you ask her to do something, her stock standard answer is 'why?' OMG when did my baby grow up so much.
We are starting her in daycare for half a day a week because we really think she needs that extra social interactions and some of her own time, and Liam needs a break from her too.

Work is going well, I have a well spirited class, but they are lovely, interesting kids. It is taking them some time to adjust to the change, but I am confident that we will get there.

Glad to hear that everyone is well. I really enjoy coming in here from time to time and seeing what everyone and their kidlets are getting up to.

[Bathsheba]

Goodmorning

Just dropped Wade off at Kinder... Niall is watching In The Night Garden so I have a few minutes to grab in here.

Hiya Ali! Good to hear from you. Oh yes they grow up waaaay too fast don't they? Niall parrots Wade all the time and has said "Not fair!!!" a few times too. The worst thing he says ATM is "Goodbye stinky bum bum" which I think Wade said to him in a silly moment and it has stuck, as Verity would say "bigtime". It's awful when he says it to strangers at the shops... hopefully they can't quite make it out what he has said!

Mel: good on you for doing your lunchtime walks I've just had to make two mad dashes for the train to and from kinder... equates to about two 50 meter sprints! LOL does that count? hehe Regarding the electricity bill: I think it's because we have a teenager Verity uses a lot of electricity... she always leaves lights on in her room... leaves the column heater on (one day I found it on the highest setting at 2pm... not happy!!!)... she blow dries her hair and uses a hair straightener every day... uses appliances like the tumble drier when I'm still in bed early in the morning (I can tell because the laundry is all steamy)... has a stereo in her room... the list goes on. If it was just DH, myself and the boys I reckon the bill would be closer to yours. *sigh* what can you do hey?

Went to the football on the weekend but had a wretched time. Our team lost badly and verity and I had these awful supporters behind us... so we up and left and went over to DFO for a look! V's boyfriend came along too. He's a lovely lad. At least that's one issue that isn't giving us grief!!!

Ok better complete Wade's school enrolment forms! Can you believe it! My baby going to school next year! In some ways it'll be good for Niall to have a break from him too, like you mentioned Ali... sometimes they just need a bit of space!

Maya: hope you get to enjoy the nearby snow!!! How beautiful!

[PlonkeeMumma]

HI my lovely Junies

i keep waiting until ive got long enough to do one of my big catch up posts but i think if i do that then i may not post until Christmas!

Thanks for the birthday wishes - had a nice day with a friend coming over and bringing gorgeous lebanese takeaway, cake and bubbly so i was happy but useless for the rest of the day.

Mum arrives in around 3 hours and i so can't wait for the help. This pregnancy has been the hardest by about a million times and i have had so many pains/contractions/happenings over the last week its just not been funny - but i can relax when she gets here as she can look after the boys so bubs can arrive anytime - if before next Tuesday!

Typically when i am at my least able so many things have happened - the playgroup i have been setting up in my village finally started 2 weeks ago - read letter box drops to 230 houses!/toys pick ups/so much running around when i can't do it comfily. Have done lots of gardening recently - dont ask why now!!!! birthday money = plants for front garden as it is still mainly sand but coming on nicely.

Boys are ok - Will had croup last Friday and was told to take him to a&e at midnight by the healthdirect people after they assessed him as he was having a hard time and the steamy shower room wasn't working - everyone at the hossy was great bar the actualy dr who looked around 3 and i don;t think she knew what croup was! she was listening to his chest saying i can't hear wheezing - and im like - thats because the wheeze doesn't come from the chest in croup - its from below the voice box - she was so dismissive i wanted to slap her - i really didnt choose to drive to a&e on a friday night at midnight at 37 weeks pregnant just for fun - grrrr!

Anywa, sorry for the me post - i regularly pop in to see how you are all doing - will hopefully get chance to do a proper 'julie-sized' post in the next few days whilst mum looks after the boys - yay!.

Take care

Julie xxxx

[Smoke Jaguar]

Yep, Julie, I foresee lots of little posts from you soon, especially posted in the wee hours! Lucky BB is 24hrs
Ali - Tori reminds me of my niece who speaks lovely little sentences to mimic her charming older brother and sister, and sometimes her mum...ummm, not so charming, that is!! When she comes out with these things, though, everyone realises just what it is they've been saying in excess!
We went to Spanish Speaking playgroup for the first time today and it was really nice - I think we'll both sync into it in no time.
Oscar has become even more of a stunt man, if that were even possible. Still no haircut yet and I can't imagine when I'll have the guts to let anyone near his hair with cutting implements yet! His small fringe cuts don't count, because I didn't consent to those and they didn't cut off a lot anyway as they left the rest of the length and 'style'. He looks like a little surfie, especially with his sunkissed ends!
Booby boy is even more so lately and fingering his gums a lot...lucky me! At least this time he's not taking it out on my nipples so much.
I got him one of the Fisher Price bike helmets that comes down to his nape - I didn't like that most of the others were like racing helmets, just covering the top of his head, because this one will double as a horse riding helmet. He LOVES seeing horses and has just loved being on my horse's back for a spin.
Anyway, I'd better see to him before he gets super destructive here.
Take care!

[Bathsheba]

Awww Jules don't feel the pressure to do a mammoth post darl sounds like you've been having a tough time of it! Come in here and moan all you like! You should have read my posts when i was pregnant with Niall... when i wasn't moaning about my itching (I had cholestasis) I was moaning about the heat or Wade or one thing or another!!!

It is ok to just post short messages... like this one for instance

ETA: snap Maya!!! (Re: short posts)

[Jesswith6]

Well, I see my Junies are doing well enough without me popping in and annoying them! LOL


Pat is doing really well except he has really started to Parrot words that Dh says, you know the not real nice words! He says so much these days and it is a real struggle to get him to stop talking occasionally. Bella starts Kinder next year, if I can EVER get her out of Pullups! She just refuses to go to the toilet. Any tips girls????

Enigma- nice to hear from you again....I miss our chats! How is your Dh and Anetka going??? We really need to chat again!

Well, I really haven't doing that much lately as I slipped over at DH's work and hurt my leg. At first the Dr thought I might have torn the ligaments in my knee and I did badly sprain my ankle. So I spent the last 3 weeks on crutches! I went and saw the Specialist last Wednesday and he reckons I have only strained the ligaments in my knee and he wants me to get off the crutches as soon as possible. It took 2-3 days and I am off them.My knee is still very sore but I have a physio appt next Monday at 3.30pm, so we'll see how I go there!

I am also using cloth nappies on Pat now and he loves them, in fact I tried to put a sposie on him the other day when he had a tummy bug and he grabbed one of his clothies and said cloth bum!
Better go and dry these nappies!

Hugs and kisses to all the Junies

[Smoke Jaguar]

Ooh, that reminds me, Jess - I'll be trialling some new Huggies pull ups this week - don't know why I was selected, I did say that I prefer modern cloth nappies and undies for my toilet trainer, but if it's my opinion they want, then I'll do my best!

[nickers]

Sorry no advise on the TT Jess haven't got there yet! which reminds me Maya any progression with Oscar? a few months back he was doing poos in his potty which is just great! I sit Nixon on the potty almost every day at different times hoping one day something will be in it when he stands up but nothing yet! I am hoping come Jan/Feb he will be ready as the hotter months will work ok with accidents etc!
Julie- i think u did a pretty good post in any case! The last few weeks of pregnancy are a test of endurance aren't they? so different when u have other children to care for though. well the longest i have gotten to is 38weeks i have no idea how much more my body would have taken if i went to 42 weeks or something! but only one more weekf or you at most whoo hoo!!

One of my gf is currently 37weeks, they tried for 7yrs to fall pg had afew early losses and several IVF attempts, i cant beleive its almost finally time for her to cradle her own baby she has sat back and seen everyone around her grow their family.
Ali- Liam is a keen lil fella, trying to catch up with his big sister!

Ty is cruising furniture and doing the one handed thing to, dont think he's quiet ready to let go but he is getting more and more confident each day
Since moving ive hardly had a chance to go anywhere because of unpacking/ reno's tradies etc but today i took advantage of a lovely winters day and headed down to cronulla. walked along the esplanade and stopped for the kids to have a play at an enclosed park. Ty thought the swing was top notch and giggled his head off! he had his head so far back he was almost looking upside down and thought he was going to topple over backwards, Nixon was going at the same time and watching the two of them crack each other up was just priceless!

[MelS]

Ali - glad to hear your new kids aren't giving you a hard time. Tori might be making up for it LOL!!! I am sure she will thrive in day care with much more stimulation, I know Marley does. Liam is certainly growing up, 7 months and already pulling himself up. I think the second ones always appear to grow up faster. Trying to catch up to their siblings.

Bath - walking is still going well. We go at least 2-3 days a week. We even went on yesterday when it was a bit showery. It was bloody cold but it felt very invigorating!! Verity sounds like me LOL!!! I use my hair dryer and straightener, always use the dryer and have an awful habit of leaving lights on (I'm a bit naughty ). DH is just as bad, leaving the TV on when he goes out! My bill might be cheaper if I started being a bit more vigilant. Its awful when you get some feral supporter at the footy. They seem to ruin the day for everyone around them. Chelsea wants DH to take her to a game, which he is in a couple of weeks, and I am worried about what she might hear. It can get very vocal. I can't believe Wade starts school next year. Do you think he is looking forward to it? You won't know yourself with only Niall at home.

Julie - nesting in the garden! Don't over do it though. Must be fun trying to get up and down?? Hope Will is feeling better, croup must be nasty. It must be nice having your mum here, hope she enjoys her visit and you make the most of her being here. Will be eagerly awaiting the news on Tuesday.

Maya - I know you are sick at the moment, wanted to send your way and hope you feel better soon. I love Oscar's surfie look, very cute and it suits him.

Jess - how is the leg. Hopefully getting better for you. Having only TT one child, bribes worked wonders in our house and a reward chart. I can imagine all your kids would have been different to TT? Boys v girls? Who was easier? Marley is just having fun sitting on the toilet and trying to rip as much toilet paper off as she can!!!! No action yet though.

Nic - I love checking to see if you have put more photos on FB. The house is looking so good, you must be loving it. It is so nice watching siblings having fun together.

Marley had her yearly pediatric allergy testing done on Wednesday and no surprises she is still allergic to eggs and cashews. Poor thing didn't cope too well with the pr!ck testing, she screamed and screamed. Its so horrible to see them get so upset. Thankfully the nurse worked quickly. When she wanted to measure the reactions on her back, Marley was so wary of her coming near her. She had to show her the little ruler she had to convince her she wasn't going to pr!ck her again. She did really well for the rest of the testing. Dr said she will likely grow out of the egg allergy by the age of 4-5 but he has had some kids grow out of it sooner - hopefully she is in that category.

We also had him look at the top of her head, it has a ridge on the top. For about 12 months, when she is fast asleep, she rocks herself (on her belly) and bangs her head against the cot bars. Its like it soothes her, weird I know. I have had MCHN look at it and she wasn't too concerned. MIL has been stressing about it for a while so I got Dr to look at it while I was there. He also isn't concerned. He thinks the ridge is just where her fontenelle has closed slightly raised. The banging is just making it red and the hair is getting rubbed away from it. He said if we try to stop the banging, the hair will grow back and the redness stop. DH went and bought $50 worth of dense latex rubber to line the sides of the cot. It has been working, she is not banging it as often. Dr has said to get and X-ray, mainly to convince MIL that there is nothing to worry about. He also told me that this kind of thing is common amongst kids and will usually stop once they go to a bed. We were hoping to put off moving her to a bed until christmas time. Might have to rethink that one!

Chelsea has her first school disco on Sunday. Its a family day for the whole school from 3-5pm and she is so excited about it! She wants me to buy her something special to wear (like mother like daughter ). It should be a fun afternoon and I'm sure Marley will love getting up and gigging out!

Sorry for the mammoth rant, that's what happens when I don't pop in often enough.

Have a great weekend everyone!

[New Dawn]

Sorry Mel just had to laigh at the head banging one of my sisters used to doing it to the back of the couch is she ever sat down she would rock and bang her head back against the chair she was on sorry to say she did until she was at least 10.... Some kids just find it soothing I guess...

Well just a quick one from me as NHL is home.... we are heading to Baw baw tomorrow mind you I am already way too cold just sitting in this weather....

It took poor BHL over 12 hrs to get back home on wednesday he wasnt a happy chappy when he got here.... Hasnt stopped complaining about how cold it is how much he doesnt like Melbourne.... this doesnt bode well for us... I know all to well whats going to happen next just have to pay that the next time he flys in the weather would have improved so he want dislike it here so much....

[nickers]

my mum and sister had a very scarey day yesterday.
my sister was working and mum minding her two DD's. DD2 had a temp and runny nose.
at 11am mum gave her more panadol and my sister rang to see how she was. as she was on the phone mum heard a loung thud, she went to the room and my neice was laying flat on her back, she tried to pick her up and she was limp and started convulsing. my sister ran out of the office and had a 45min drive from hell not knowing what she was going to pull up to.
mum rang the ambo's, she convulsed for more than 5mins.
she was taken to hospital and thankfully came home last night. Her temp had gotten to high (highest recorded was 39.6 and she had a febrile convulsion.
today i went out and bought a new thermometre because mine has been playing up for a long time and i have just been slack about it. my mum cannot get the glassy look out of her mind, my mum is a panicker normally but i think she did really well yesterday she was on her own with the 2 kids.
at one stage she took her out the front driveway and called out to some ppl across the rd for help, they never came over and they never helped, i am appauled. surely you could tell something wasnt right and even if not then maybe when the ambo came screaming down the street sirens blaring, but they never came over to find out nothing.

anyway she has been to the doctors today and is ok, she prob doesnt even remember the events of yesterday....