Maya: just noticed that your avvy is uploaded.... hope you are still in FULL Babymoon mode.... don't you dare "come back" to normality too early... it get's very tiring once you have more than one child! *zips up her bossy boots*
Great news, Rory!!
Mel - glad the market went well last night. Did you get the CFA on board in the end?
Bath - my avvy is so ace! I got such a surprise to log on and see it!
Tallarah is ace and Oscar is loving her - he came back from Kindergym today and asked to 'hold her', which I think just means lying next to her stroking her face, he's so sweet with her and loves to call her 'my sister'. He opened some cards for me yesterday and said "oh, wow, a book for my sister"!
I wanted babymoon to last for at least a week (which is short, I know, but there is social pressure to get out and about...more on that next) and I haven't left the house yet, T still hasn't had to get into the car and I'm just working on getting to know her and falling in love with her That said, tonight we've been invited to a dinner at my girlfriend's (just up the road) for her DSD's going away do and tomorrow night we're supposed to go to a 40th birthday in the next town. I'd rather go to my GF's if I had to choose one, and even then, I'm not inclined to go. I just feel it's too soon (and she understands, she was here for the birth) and definitely too soon to take a newborn to a raucous 40th with peering faces, loud music etc. Had T been born a week sooner, then MAYBE, but it will only have been just over a week by tomorrow and I don't want to thrust her into the world yet, particularly because tomorrow night's company is not quite my favourite ATM (the clique I managed to step away from last year and feel better for it). Tonight's company is wonderful, but just too soon for getting out and about - it's MY time.
My parents are coming this weekend - I have to let them hold her or I'll never live down the barbed comments from my mother. Not a biggie, I'll just 'intuit' that she needs frequent feeding or changing if she makes any noise Actually, if she DOES make noise, then she needs me - that's what a week of having her in arms has taught me! And, boy, does she love the slings!
Well, Ali and Tali TTC, and Rory UTD and we're all still hanging out in Junies - you guys are my little comfort zone I don't have many of them, either
OK, better go watch Buffy (this DVD is due back next week and there's another 3 discs to go!
Maya - love your new avvy, forgot to mention that before. I love how you are just relaxing in the bath. CFA did come last night, they were so fantastic. They arrived at 4pm and didn't leave until after 7. I don't think the truck was empty of kids until it actually left. It was a huge hit!! They let the kids sit inside, on the back, pull out the hoses and one of the guys put his breathing gear on (scared some of the kids witless!!!) and sounded like Darth Vader There was 4 volunteers and they were all so friendly and I think they enjoyed themselves too. One of the stall holders did massage and I saw a CFA guy (a rather cute one LOL!!) go in and get a quick massage! We also had a lady there from a company called Warbotanicals, they are based in Warburton. Beautiful natural products, bought some cream for Marley called Itchy and Scratchy!!
Oscar sounds like her is adapting the role of big brother very well. He is a very sweet boy.
If you don't feel ready to head out then you stay put girl! Like Bath said as both of us zip up our bossy boots lol! Friends should understand and you don't get this time over again. Any new pics yet? Will need to see a steady stream of them now
Maya I LOVE your Avvy, Bath you do a great job, Amazing I can almost always tell when someone has a bath avvy, you seem to be able to squeeze just that little bit more into to them that make them pop...
Maya I am so glad the Oscar is been a great big brother, knew he wouldnt be anything else... so cute to watch them bond with there new siblings, now see didnt we tell you that you always will find room in your heart for you new children, bet in a few weeks you wont even remember what it was like with just one... I have loved seeing the photos Tallarah is just the sweetest little thing ever, makes me just too clucky... cluk cluk cluk
Mel, glad everything went well for you yesterday, and the weather was nice... sound like it was a great night...
Bath you know you really are making me look bad, I dont know how you even have time to make that cake today... it looked quite hard, on the show... but also very yummy, let me know how it tastes, and if it was really that hard, never knew I might try it myself one of these days... BTW where did you get the recipe ?
Ali good luck with your own TTC journey, I hope it doesnt take you too long...
Tali: Awww shucks thanks about the nice avvy comments... I have to say it helps that I generally only do them for members i feel connected to The recipe wasn't all that hard... the trickiest bit was assembling it... spreading the lemon curd was very tricky. The recipe has now been loaded onto the Masterchef site. Although i think the way they have written it could have been clearer
Yay for the sticky baby, Rory! Hope you have a great weekend up in the mountains I thought I'd missed Ollie's birthday, but no...he's an end of the month kidlet! Can't believe he's gonna be 2 already.
Bath - thank you so much for the card! Oscar opened it and exclaimed "A book for my sister!" - he's being so cute with her.
Mel - you get in your pool today after work?
I had a great day today. We were going to go to Mt Martha and come back in time for the photographer who was doing our family shots pre and post pregnancy, but she emailed to say she'd be earlier (but I didn't get the email and she was on our doorstep before we could leave, luckily!) and we ended up not having to rush back from our aunt visit/beach day (DP's aunt lives down there) and it worked out well. I ended up realising a vision I had for a photo of Tallarah curled up in the seat of a saddle I have at home (keep meaning to clean it up and list it on eBay...so it's just been sitting behind a chair in the loungeroom!), so I can't wait to see the proofs. Susan Darcy is a wonderful photographer and builds a great rapport We'll be back at Mt Martha on the weekend, as it turns out, so maybe I'll get a swim in next time (I was wearing Tallarah and she was fast asleep today).
I just love how well Oscar is getting on with T's arrival. I got out of the shower today and there she was, cradled on his lap on the bed with a very proud big brother smile on his face...a melting moment for sure.
There is no real comparison between the two. It was hard with Osc, not just as a first, but with the feeding and colic issues, as well as Oscar's insistence on being awake for large chunks of the day! T seems to know that life will be there when she's ready and is a very phlegmatic baby.
Hey, now I'm like all of you chicks - I have an eldest child! Life is good (apart from the crappy bits that are not baby-related!!) and I'm enjoying my newest little person, even though I thought I didn't want to 'do' newborn again...ha!
Better get ready for bed (even though DP made me a yummy iced coffee...we'll see how that affects me)...xxx
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That said, tonight we've been invited to a dinner at my girlfriend's (just up the road) for her DSD's going away do and tomorrow night we're supposed to go to a 40th birthday in the next town. I'd rather go to my GF's if I had to choose one, and even then, I'm not inclined to go. I just feel it's too soon (and she understands, she was here for the birth) and definitely too soon to take a newborn to a raucous 40th with peering faces, loud music etc. Had T been born a week sooner, then MAYBE, but it will only have been just over a week by tomorrow and I don't want to thrust her into the world yet, particularly because tomorrow night's company is not quite my favourite ATM (the clique I managed to step away from last year and feel better for it). Tonight's company is wonderful, but just too soon for getting out and about - it's MY time.
Actually, if she DOES make noise, then she needs me - that's what a week of having her in arms has taught me! And, boy, does she love the slings!
I don't have many of them, either
There was 4 volunteers and they were all so friendly and I think they enjoyed themselves too. One of the stall holders did massage and I saw a CFA guy (a rather cute one LOL!!) go in and get a quick massage! We also had a lady there from a company called Warbotanicals, they are based in Warburton. Beautiful natural products, bought some cream for Marley called Itchy and Scratchy!!
I can almost always tell when someone has a bath avvy, you seem to be able to squeeze just that little bit more into to them that make them pop...
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