Babies Born June 2006 #50

[AmandaJ]

I'm still here, still plodding along. My BP is behaving itself this time around and I've started taking RLT this time to hopefully tone my uterus a bit as it always needs the midwife to push on it to help stem the bleeding. Also very tired and boys started school holidays this week so even more tired as I can't have as much rest. But on the upside my mum has come down for a week to help with the boys, so they are enjoying having her here.

Mel wow Chelsea is getting big, it's always a sign when they start to lose their teeth.

Nic I hope that Nixon's hearing test goes well tomorrow and yay on the arrival of your friends baby boy.

hugs xoxo

[MelS]

Amanda - school holidays must be a nightmare for you at the moment. Definitely no rest you poor thing. Great news with your BP. Enjoy having your mum to help out, maybe take yourself off and do something nice for you?

Bath - strawberries never last long in my house and thankfully they have been cheap and I've been stocking up! I go through a punnet or more a day. I go to the cupboards more than the fridge (no chocolate in the fridge LOL!) and Marley cannot open the fridge, yet. I can't believe how much food I have been going through since Chelsea has been on holidays. She wants to eat all the time. Thanks for the speeding sympathy, still getting over how much I have to pay ARGGGGHHH!

Nic - I thought about trying to get off but the chances might be slim with 2 of them
You can usually get off if you haven't had one before. Maybe I should ask DH to take one, and I write to get off the other? How did Nixon's hearing test go? Congrats to your friend on baby Chase (cute name). That does suck about having to pay back money, they always seem to stuff things up. They gave my GF over $7,000 in payments and she earns too much to get any payments. She rang them and they said, oh well just wait and see if we chase it up????? They are such twits sometimes.

How is everyone else?

I am a bit disappointed with the weather today, where is the sunshine and 25? Was hanging my washing out at 6am this morning and it better not rain later today.

DH has been away with work since Wednesday and I must say that I have actually enjoyed the quietness and how clean my house has stayed. He comes back tonight so no doubt the mess will follow. Chelsea can't wait for him to come back.

School holidays are going well so far, with one week down already. Chelsea is at my GF's today so I am sure she is having fun. Marley is still cheeky but her carers at day care just adore her nature and so do I.

We go down to an Indian restaurant every second Friday for lunch, and its time to go - YUM!

Have a good weekend everyone.

[Bathsheba]

Oh I'm just posting for a bit of a whinge... as well as constantly being in the 'fridge my boys are constantly trying to escape!!! No matter how many times i try to tell Wade not to open the front door he still does... and then sure enough i find both him and Niall flying down the street on their scooter cars or running It's getting beyond a joke!!! And when they aren't out the front they are squeezing through the old decrepit fence palings... I am constantly finding Niall NEXT DOOR!!!! Good grief. I reckon it's because there's two of them!!! They are egging each other on to be naughty and naughtier!!! Either they are committing crime together or they are fighting these days.... one or the other! I swear a single child doesn't get up tp this much mischief!

So I have booked them BOTH into childcare!!!

Well... for half a day.... next Monday. I can't wait!

"where are they now???"

Amanda: rest up as much as you can darl.

[nickers]

well nixon's appoint went well yest all up we were there for 2hrs so i had plenty of toys to keep him entertained and he PASSED his hearing test! but doc hasnt ruled out grommets as he still has fluid on his ears. he will look in his ears on op day, if there is fluid he will make a small incision, if its watery he will just drain. if its thick and gluey he will drain and then insert grommets so wont know till he comes out of it on the day.

oh no Bath is this what i have coming up my boys doing the escaping.... i have just recently started locking the front door cause if Nixon wants to he can open it now, also to my dissapointment my almost 4yr old neice showed me how she can open the bathroom door if she needs to go to the toilet(only have it shut cause Tyron is obsessed with the bathroom) but the handles are really high so thought its great for kids not to open and shut things!

yay on hitting 37weeks Amanda! it would be very exhausing with all the boys home, hope your mum helps heaps so u can get some rest

[New Dawn]

Well as its school hols have been at my parents place for awhile which was great to be able to take the kids to the beach every day the loved it.... Takes a bit of to be able to get on here ATM...

Well we went to the show and had a great time we went with my Brother and his Girls it was so good to see the cousin all get along so well and keep each other entertained... we were there for 6 hours and all but an hour Kai walked dont know how her poor little legs did it, but she just wouldnt sit in her pram, has to be a big girl just like the others... I have put some photos on FB...

Well Kai is no longer a baby as she is in Knickers all the time now... Only has Nappies at night and most the time they are dry in the morning aswell.... Even at the show she told me she wanted to wee... I am so proud of her but all so a bit sad to know that my baby is growing into a young girl so fast....

Well on saturday I am going to have a dress fitting for my sisters wedding so I will have to post what I am going to look like once I have tried it on.... I just hope it fits.... but the worst part is it my future BIL mothers B'day and she has asked me to stay on for her party.... with the KIDS arrrrrrr they have NO kids in there family BIL is the only child I just will have to the winkies behave themselves...Plus I have to drive to my sisters house in Glen Iris I hate traffic thank goodness its a saturday....

[MelS]

Tali - was wondering where you got to!!! Glad you are having fun down the beach, nice weather today for the beach. You did so well at the show..6hrs! We went on Grand Final day and it was great, not too busy. We did 3 hours and that was plenty. It was pretty hot that day and I think the kids were stuffed after walking around. How good was the animal nursery? The old one was awful and really packed, you could never get near anything. Marley stayed in her pram for most of it, only got out for a ride on the gorgeous old carousel, which I loved going on too!! I saw your pics, they looked so good, esp the ones from the big ferris wheel. Chelsea was too scared to go on it. We stuck to our limit of 2 showbags and she was extremely happy with her Barbie Diamond Castle one! You are doing an awesome job with the TT for Kai. She has obviously picked it up well and understands it. Marley still sits on the toilet but no action yet. I have no doubt you will look gorgeous in anything for the wedding, you have such a great figure.

Bath - haven't had any experience with escaping kids. Could you ask the landlord about getting a new fence? I usually lock the front door and take the key out, just in case. Marley definitely can't reach it but Chelsea could. Must be a mad panic when they get out. How did childcare go for them on Monday? Hope you made the most of the some relaxing "me" time and didn't touch any housework.

Nic - thats great news about the hearing test. When is his op, soon isn't it?

How is everyone else going?

Finally the sun looks like it is making an appearance, hope it stays out for the rest of the day.

I had a gushing proud mummy moment this morning - I dropped Marley off at day care and when I was ready to leave I gave her a kiss and cuddle then the carer took her. The carer said "what do you say to Mummy" meaning say goodbye and Marley says "love you"! It sounded so gorgeous and she had the biggest smile on her face. I got in the car and drove to work with the biggest smile on MY face!

Have a great day.

[Smoke Jaguar]

I LOOOOOOOOOVE the 'I love you'! Does it get any better than that? Oscar's starting to say 'delicious' because I ask for kisses then I'll say 'I love you', then he'll say 'I love you more' (copying something I said to him ages ago!) and I gush about how delicious he is. Marley is delicious too!
I went in to check on the enchanted Waterfall Garden, Mel and it's so awesome that I just want to be a kid again to have a party in there for ME! Worth checking it out because it's a great potential party venue. Average cost, apparently, is just under $300 for up to 12 kids (I think), with loot bags, fairy bread (what else?) and a bit of party food, pressie for birthday child, cake, prizes for each child, invites stationery, and the actor who plays the fairy for an hour and a half. I think that's pretty reasonable, myself, but I've not got any other exposure to party costs for kids!
Tali - well done on making it to the show! My sister and I decided not to go because of the cost involved to have two very young children last a couple of hours before crashing! Next year Oscar might have better stamina. We went to the Doveton show instead and he lasted two hours and fell asleep by the time we left the carpark. Also, we'll be doing the Lilydale agi show for the animals - I'll know at least one exhibitor, so that's far more reasonable for Osc to endure. Still, can't wait to take him to the show! Kai IS a big girl for being in undies now! And at night, too, that's awesome!
Oscar is pretty much in undies except for night, because he's still feeding at night. He now has his own bed. We bought a futon mattress for him and he took to it quite well. So now he invites me in at bedtime to snuggle and feed to sleep and we can leave him there. Then, he was getting out at about 1-2am and coming in with me. Except last night he finally woke at 4.20am and just as well because my left boob was getting to the firm stage of things! I really don't want him to sleep the whole night in his room (which till now was just his play room), but if it's what he's happy to do, then so be it. I wish I had longer to snuggle to him overnight, he seems determined to march on ahead into childhood without me!!
Bath - how frustrating about the kids getting out!! I agree, it must be the partnership between the two. Oscar will get out of the side gate if he really wants to (bugger climbs up the bit beside the gate to unlatch it!) but mostly is happy to potter in the backyard. We have had no more episodes of finding him going up the road since last year. He doesn't like to be far away from us now, too, so that's helping keep him close by! I, too, would love to know how you went with childcare
Better go, have to get some semblance of study done before I collect Oscar and see my sister and niece. Today is our last day with them before she heads off early tomorrow morning. They have been the best ever together - they're both old enough to enjoy playing together, even though they are both getting possessive over toys, and they are fixtures in each others' minds (keep asking for the other when separated etc). It will be even harder to tell him that she's gone this time, and it was only about 8 weeks since the last visit! I'm getting keener than ever to make it over there for about 10 days in November after exams...