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Glad to hear all you family are ok Catherine.It seems we all know someone who is affected.I've stopped watching the news because it's just too devastating.
I'm going to donate money and any extra things I can find to help out.I too wish I was able to give blood.I was happy to hear they that the had a record amount of people do it yesterday though.
Sam was awful last night!He just wouldn't stay asleep.I am so tired.
Hope everyone's well.
xx
hi girls,
so good to hear everyone is alright, we still have a fire burning about 20 mins away from us but isnt heading in our direction, it has rained overnight so hopefully that has helped. they have charged a 31 year old man (there are many other words i would like to use here) with arson and when caught had lit one in our suburb, it makes me so angry people do these things and our lives could have been in danger.
it is so sad watching the tv footage and so tragic so many people have died, its just unbelievable, but out of it i have learnt that at the first sign of danger we are out of here, no thinking we might stay and defend the house, it is simply not worth your or your childrens lives.
Leesa Laura and Catherine thanks for your hugs, not sure what to do with myself really, Laura im not sure about the whole talking to someone thing, they cant say nothing will happen to the kids so i dont know if there is any point ? iykwim. i hope Sam sleeps for you today and you can get a rest while he sleeps. sorry to hear about your aunts home and business, it must be so devastating to lose everything in a matter of minutes.
Melinda
Mel, I know going to see someone can seem a bit daunting at first especially when you they are just going to tell you what your 'logical' response should be but I can tell you from experience that they are great. I am a talker so I need to talk things out otherwise it just whirls around and around in my head getting worse and worse where as if I get a chance to talk through it then I can make sense of it. They may also be able to give you strategies to deal with your worry as well. They don't tell you what you should think but talk you through how you are feeling and why you are feeling that way. :hug: HTH
Mel, maybe see if you can sit with your little one for an hour or so one day, then a few days later leaving them there for an hour, then in the next few days part for 3 hrs and build it up over time??
It could help reassure the both of you that all will be okay... ;)
Laura - I've been doing well, getting up thru the night (only once though, I can't complain) can get taxing - and I nearly fall asleep at my desk early arvo lol! Howz about yourself??
I'm part of a 'Cops for kids' donation thing we do at SAPOL (started out at Pt Adelaide now everyone is joining it!!) and each fortnight we donate on $5 from our pay to a charity about / for kids. This pay the donation is going to the bushfires in Victoria, which makes me feel ok, that our group has helped out. But I've gone through our clothes and will donate some to the Salvo's tomorrow. I wish I could donate blood too :-( I have rare blood (as its negative lol).
I'm always in tears watching the news, the kindess of strangers eh?? ;)
hi girls, i know amidst all the tragedy i have no problems but I'm having a shocker of a day and needed a whinge ;)
It's SO cold here today, jumpers etc and it's still cold inside the house. I'm taking Jake to the drs in a minute, he's so whingy the last few days and been grabbing his ears so even though he has no temp I'm wondering if it's his ears. He loves to be carried in a High Back Carry but the HAB is too small for that job and although I had plans to buy a wrap and materials for a MT on the weekend, DH's boss only paid him half his pay because apparantly they overpiad him in his holiday pay *sigh*. bl**dy D!ckhead....who takes over $200 out of an already miserable wage in one go??? a$$hole.
kids are fighting awfully today, i wish they would just leave each other alone!!
my uncle's b'day today (just up the road) and we have not a cent to give him anything. we are making a cake instead but i just can't be stuffed.
and to top it all off I have another headache, it's killing me. I have loads of meds in the house but all have codiene, which i can't take, and plain old paracetamol just isn't cutting it.
thanks :) needed to vent somewhere.
hope you all have a good day, and take care.
xxx
Nic: thanks for your thoughts, im not really into talking in depth to people (although bec might beg to differ lol) but i do see what you mean about how it could help and how they could give me ideas on how to reduce anxiety, i don't worry constantly about things happening to them, only worry about what could happen when im not there ! which is not to say things can't happen when im with them but its only the thought of leaving them i can't cope with. im booking DH in for a st johns first aid course as i thought that might make me feel better as i know now he wouldn't have the slightest clue about cpr or what to do with choking etc
how are you going with your anxiety over leaving D ?
Leesa: when i go back to work i will only do shifts that i can work around my DH being home to look after the kids, if i can't do that i won't go
Bec: :hug: to you, hope your headache is better and you got the energy to make the birthday cake for your uncle, actually while on the subject does anyone have any good ideas for a 3 year old girls birthday cake ? or any websites i could look at to get ideas, its DD party on sun (birthday the 18th)
Melinda
Hi all,
Man, you lot have been chatty lately ... either that, or I've been MIA for a while!
In lieu of personals, I'll put my two bobs worth in on some of the subjects raised.
Feeling blah and beyond - I'll tentatively raise my hand. Some weeks I feel washed out, unmotivated, anti-social etc. I felt this way after Xmas, big time. It's not like me to feel so blah, but I put it down to having my husband and parents around 24/7 at Xmas, and then suddenly it was just Cam and I again. It went from "shared responsibility" to "YOUR responsibility", and I guess I found it hard to deal with for a while. I feel like "me" again now. I guess we all know when mentally, you're not ourselves. Thank you all for your honesty, it's somewhat of a relief to know that what I feel occasionally is obviously a normal part of motherhood. And to those of your suffering PND I can't begin to imagine how you feel day-to-day, and I know my feeling 'blah' is no where near the same thing as PND - doesn't even come close. Please know you have my empathy and support.
Anxiety - The older I get, the more of a worry wort I become. Since I've had Cam, I'm probably worse, but I wouldn't say it's necessarily anxiety. Mel, hun, please don't take this the wrong way, but if you're asking us if we think your feelings are abnormal, then you probably already feel they might be? I hope you see what I'm trying to say (please don't think I'm saying that what you feel is abnormal - I'm not). I'm not sure any of us can definitely tell you if what you're feeling is beyond "normal" anxiousness, but re-reading your post, this is obviously a huge concern for you. I too can only suggest that talking to a counsellor/professional might be worthwhile - if nothing else but to try and work through why you feel the way you do. The death of your friend's little boy (I recall when it happened) was traumatic and you wouldn't be the kind person you are if it didn't affect you. And I'm so sorry to hear about your brother too. Talking about how you feel is a great start ... so keep on talking to us when you need to ;).
Work - exactly 6 weeks until I'm back three days. I hate, dread and loathe the idea ... not to put too fine a point on it. I have a horrible feeling that my little world will all come crashing down on me the weekend before I'm due to start. I already feel guilty about leaving Cam in childcare 7am-5pm for three days. And I think stupid stuff like 'what if he takes his first step at childcare ...'. Hmmm, did I say I didn't suffer from anxiety? I really, REALLY want to be a stay at home mum. But (and there's always a but) we've got two mortgages and two cars to pay off, and in this spiralling economic climate, it would be wise for me not to throw my public sector job in, especially as my husband's work has stayed laying off employees. He's ok at the moment, but in 2 months time, ??? I'm sure when I get back to work I'll be fine, who knows ... I'll probably enjoy being able to have 45 mins off a day (lunch break) in relative peace. This is what I'll keep telling myself, anyway.
Bushfires - My God, what a terrible, tragic few days. Those poor, poor people - how can they ever recover. This is awful, but I hope the bastards lighting those fires find themselves in the exact situation they've placed others in. Let them FEEL the hopeless desperation - the pain. God talks about forgiving and forgetting, but how could he expect those affected to do either? Sorry, this isn't about God ... I'm just "talking". What a nightmare. Stay safe, all of you who live in the bush - please.
I should write more, catch up with everyone properly, but I really do need to hit the hay. Bec, hope your day improved! About your headaches ... have you had your eyes checked lately, could it be your vision???
Hayley, Laura, Mel, Nic ... well, anyone who needs one really :grouphug:. I can't say I have any helpful words or advice, but I'm a damn good listener. Just know that none of you are doing it alone on this interesting journey through motherhood ...
Andie xx
hi girls just ignore this post, im not getting posts again so just putting one up there because then the missing seem to appear
Hi Ladies
I can understand where everywhere is coming from. Atm I feel like i'm a single of 2 kids. Hubby is working 16 to 17 hours days. Yesterday he got up at 2.15am for work and got home at 8pm. He had tea, showered and went to bed. Isabella was in bed before he got home and Riley had a shower with him and then they both went to bed. This is been happening all week. This morning the alarm went of at 2:45am and it took me ages to get back to sleep and then both kids woke up crying at 6am.
He is leaving to go to Whyalla (Sth Aust) on Saturday lunchtime and don't know when he is coming back. The last time he went to Whyalla he was gone for 11days straight.
Riley has gone to nana's for the day and Isabella is in bed atm so I have a bit of peace and quiet. There is so many things that I should be doing cause if I don't do them they don't get done. When I eventually get the house finally straight, its time to start all over again. I get no help from Hubby at all thru the week and even on weekends he is so tired that he doesn't want to do anything but relax. I can understand it but I don't get any time off!
I thought about going back to work but decided against it. Its not like we don't need the money but the hours I was working - 13hrs one week and 16hrs the next wouldn't even cover child care. I know that MIL will help but she goes over seas every year for 6 - 8 weeks to pray for people and I would be stuck without a baby sitter.
We also have 2 mortgages now. We finally got unconditional approval for the new house. We are building a new house and just before Christmas the bank decided it was going to give us the home loan. So we had to go thru a mortgage broker to find us another loan as the builder has already poured the slab. We have been under so much stress lately and hubby is blaming himself for letting us down and he has been depressed and really tired cause he is working so many hours for bugger all pay. We have both been snapping at each other. Thank goodness the builder has be very understanding about the whole situation ( he is also our neighbour).
On a brighter note, I think Isabella is going to be a bum crawler. She sorts of shuffles herself along. She can roll from back to stomach but now (finally) she can roll back. Its taken her ages to learn that. Isabella has still got 2 teeth at this stage but the 2 middle ones up the top look like they will be the next thru.
Anyway I think I have bored you enough by now. I better go have my shower now - which I usually have before the kids get up in the morning but this morning they both woke up at the same time.
A big to everyone :hug: I think we all deserve one
Take Care
Jo
Hi everyone,
I am going to start of with a massive :grouphug: cause I do think we really need it.
Jo, I have this great picture of Isabella bum crawling everywhere, apparently MIL did that too. I think I have mentioned my dad was a truckdriver too so really understand how frustrating it is that they seem to be gone for such long stretchs and the $$ don't always make up for it. You are such a strong lady doing it on your own a lot of the time. Keep using your mum to look after bothkids (if you feel comfortable of course) on a semi-regular basis to give yourself some peace and a break we all need it.
Andie I hear you about the work situation, it is mainly the uncertainty that has forced me back, not knowing if Dp will keep getting jobs and like you I don't want to throw away a fairly high paid job if we have to rely on it. oh and you are a damn good listener.
Bec, how are you? the headaches could be stress or your eyes, please get it checked... Hope you are getting some sunny weather, we have just gone about 2 weeks here of crappy overcast days, can't wait for the sun again.
Mel, well going back to work, so far, hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong this weekend (as I started on Mon) I could hardly sleep, was irritable and feeling very anxious but come Monday, got to work and into the swing of things I did have time where I wasn't thinking of DS. Now that I look back I think a) I am a bit of a control freak and b) there isn't a lot of choice about going back to work and if I am working someone has to look after DS, if I wanted to go to the movies or shopping and leave DS with Dp there was always a choice, I didn't have to go but with work I don't so if he was a childcare in theory they are qualified to look after him and Dp is his father and as Leesa said they may do things differently and that is ok, the kids are still happy, fed, clothed etc....
Catherine, you mentioned tantrums, we don't get full on tantrums at the moment but I am starting to see the signs, if he doesn't get his own way or things. My SIL is due in march this year and while her boys are nearly 3 they are starting to play up too so it could be the age, it could be that he senses that you are preggers and doesn't know how to process that iykwim? I have also read that older children can regress in some of their behaviour when mum is preggers and brings home new baby just to make it extra challenging for you :comfort:
There is so much more that I want to say but as it is after 1 am I am going to have to make the rest very brief.....
Laura, macca, catherine and leesa how are your pregnancies going, are you planning anything different for this birth?
Laura, been thinking of you :hug:, how are you are you still going to play group?
Hayley, how have things been for you?
Nina, how is cohen going?
M2W how is work and the overnight feeds going? DS is now only waking once maybe twice overnight so while not great it is bearable. Is your DS sleeping in the same room? I find when I sleep in DS room that he wakes more through the night just something to consider.
Luey, how is E going? is it still going ok since going to Torrens? I found DS sleeping to be 100% better since going which is good. I have been reading you are travelling to canada or somewhere soon, how are those plans going?
Macca how is will has he recovered from tonsillitis?
doubletrouble how is the routine thing going? best toys are books and balls, he loves chasing the balls around and loves playing with the pages and bending them back :lol:
Reenie girl, how are your girls? how is life treating you?
allboys, how are you?
I hope I got everyone and sorry if I missed you :redface:
As for me well
D has his 6th tooth coming up so he has 4 along the top and 2 on the bottom. He took his first steps on Tues, I am a bit sad but he seems to be waiting until I come home before practicing. Dp said he is coping really well on Tues he was playing peekaboo with a chair we always play with and it was like he was looking for me but wasn't really upset or anything so the kid is coping better then me ;) He is pointing heaps now and really chats. He is doing really well with his solids, he doesn't like to use a spoon or a fork, prefers his hands and plays with the cutlery. I tried to give him a fork with food on it but he just wanted to pull the food off his fork and eat with his fingers.
Work is going well, the first day I felt like calling every hour but restricted myself to calling just twice, I have called at least once a day and we both have video ph's so we have made a few video calls but I think that makes it harder cause I see what I am missing instead of just hearing him yell occasionaly. I am currently doing some retraining so it isn't too difficult and I am actually looking forward to getting stuck into it but please remind me in the weeks to come.
The bushfires are such a tragedy I don't even know where to begin, needless to say that everyone has been touched in some way. TBH I am a bit speechless about the whole thing, I am a bit over the reporting and find it a bit macarbe (sp) but at the same time can't help but watch/read/listen to everything I can.
Any plans for thier impending birthdays?
and I will leave it there, night girls chat later
Nxxxooo
hi girls,
wow big post nic, that must have taken you a while to do, especially mentioning everyone !
good to hear work is going well for you and D is doing well with DP
i just had a quick question for you all....does anyone else have a baby going through seperation anxiety at the moment ? james has always been high maintenance but is really bad at the moment, yesterday i was out of the room and he started screaming like something terrible had happened to him and i rush out to find him in the middle of the floor just looking for me, if dh and i sit on the lounge together and dh hold him he is crawling out of his arms into mine, its very draining, not to mention he has gone back to being so hard to get to bed in the evening, he can take up to 2 hours to get to sleep (with us in and out of the room and patting or cuddling) then because he is so overtired he wakes half and hour later and its all on again !
on a good note, i can't believe our babies are nearly one, James's is one in a week (10th) we are having a party for him on the 15th
sorry for lack of personals
hope everyone is well
Melinda
Mel! Yes! Flynn has become super clingy and I am just not used to it. And you're right it is draining. He used to be quite happy to play by himself and I could do things in the kitchen or whatever. Now I either have to be in the room doing nothing but pay attention to him (I'm not even allowed to read the newspaper in the same room while he plays or he cracks it!) or he has to be wherever I am trying to climb on me or pulling on my legs and generally being a cranky pants! As a consequence I hardly get anything done until he goes to sleep at night which puts my bed time back and makes me tired... sigh!
hey Catherine, it is so hard isn't it, james is the same can be sitting right near him but it isnt enough he wants attention, very difficult to get anything done, i hope the phases passes soon
where are all you other girls ??? did you know our list went 10 days between nic's post and mine ???!! are you all being kept busy by active baby's or getting back to work etc ?
come on i'd love to hear updates, Luey, Hayley, Laura etc etc
Melinda
Mel and CM E is exactly the same usually. I can't be reading or be out of his sight and he needs to be played with though he did happily play with his toys and go exploring for quite a while today. But that was after I had tried to put him to bed this am without success. I didn't give him lunch first and not sure if he was hungry or just not tired. I think he might be moving to one sleep a day as he is waking about 8-830 so is not ready for bed at his usual time of 0930.
We are going ok here. The other night I got woken at 5. He had woken at 11 and 12 but was easily resettled. Last night he woke at 2 and 5 then woke at 830. It is so much better than before we went to TH as he doesn't have night feeds and will usually settle reasonably quickly or with minimal assistance from us. He is still wrapped though but does get out of it.
WE are a bit tantrummy here. I can understand his frustration though, I would be pretty annoyed if someone took something off me when I wanted it. Even though it may be for my own safety.
I am pretty excited about our trip to Canada just over 5 weeks to go. Bit scared about the flight but should be all good. We will be prepared with everything we can. I can't wait to go shopping!
I am going well. Feelign a lot better about htings. Not as frustrated and able to enjoy Ethan more. Lots more relaxed too. A confession to make, when I was at TH they decided I had PND/Depression. I knew I wasn't myself but believe it was sleep deprivation and anxiety which I have had before, maybe a touch of depression. I am a bit of an anxious person at times, make mountains out of molehills. I wasn't that bad I don't think but they seemed to think otherwise. I have been on meds for about 6 weeks now Iguess htey are making a difference. I do feel more relaxed and brain is semi-functioning but not sure if it is because sleeping has improved. I'll take the meds for 6 months and 6 months only. I didn't want to take them but because of DH's demanding job and not having family support and me being stubborn they really wanted me to. I guess I have sort of come to terms with it but still not happy about it IYKWIM. I know it is common. A lot of these feelings you girls have been talking about but I still felt like I was 'crazy'. That was my biggest concern. What my DH would think of me. He told me I was silly and I was no crazier than before we met or married etc. Seriously I am fine though. A whole lot of fuss over nothing ;)
On a brighter note:
njd - massive post. Wow your bubba is walking! WE are a bit off that yet though E has just started cruising and sometimes looks like he wants to stand up straight off the floor.
CM - I can relate to doing lots at night-time. I find early evening is one of my busiest times. Getting tea, cleaning up, feeding, bathing E, putting him to bed. Doing the bottles. It seems never ending.
Ewol- However they get around as long as they are happy. I find that because DH works long hours I feel bad about asking him to do stuff at home. He is also often doing work stuff at home. I know he would help but I feel bad asking him to.
AndiE - how are you feeling?
BEcstar- I hope you are rugged up. I think there is going to be mountain snow in obart tomorrow. BRRRRRRRRRRR.
laurab - hope Sam is sleeping better.
Leesa - how are you feeling?
Hi to everyone else.
:redface: I'm here.
So sorry!! We are getting really busy here, with school, swimming (about the start), sessions at the library, dancing to fit in around all the usual stuff I'm finding it hectic! And days/times we are home I have to be good and get in and do housework! (Plus spending TOO much time on the GDUNH :redface:, lol).
As you all know Jake has been walking for a few months now and that has really upped the ante too!! He is into cupboards etc constantly, and he likes the get the grater out :rolleyes: . He also loves to pull things out of my bathroom drawer (creams, lotions, makeup etc.) and his favourites are the toothbrushes and opening tubes of toothpaste. He keeps me very busy.
I've got to go right now, the kids are squealing and running around the house......anyone wanna swap?? lol.
I WILL be back tonight. Miss you all though and cant wait to start getting all the 1st birthday piccies sent around email :) Which reminds me, double trouble and mum2willie you girls will have to pm one of us your emails so we can add you to our email list and share pics every now and then ;)
xxxx
Hi all,
Sorry I've been MIA - have had just over a week away with the family, which was lovely!
Cam's got his first "official" snotty nose. And man, is it snotty! Guess it was going to happen sooner or later, and he seems to be ok otherwise. As a result, I've got a scratchy throat, but I've got my fingers crossed it doesn't get worse.
Mel - have been thinking of you (even though I haven't been in touch). Cam's not too bad re: clingyness. Sometimes he gets sooky if I'm out of eyesight, but he's yet to become my shadow and/or hate me out of his sight. But he starts childcare on the 17th, so it could all change :rolleyes: First birthdays have come round all too soon - we're having a party on the 14th. Am trying to keep it as simple (read: "pain free for Andie") as possible, so doing a sausage sizzle with a few other nibbles and a cake. Have invited our closer friends and their kids (our families are interstate so can't come up, though they wish otherwise), so potentially 10 adults and 8 kids.
Nic - Yay for Dusty walking! They're now into little boys/girls, not babies, aren't they. How's work going? I've not got less than 4 weeks till I'm back :boohoo:. I went in to meet my director recently and she gives me the impression I'll be supported in the workplace but the proof will be in the pudding, so to speak. My workplace has undergone an enormous change in the past 12 months, so I think I'm as anxious about that as anything. I'm also dealing with a new director and asst director - so I kinda feel like I have to prove myself. And would you believe ... I've been called up for jury duty from April 20!!!! What timing. I'm asking to be excused on the grounds i'm still breastfeeding and I have no carer for Cam on Mon and Fri. When you don't have family near you, it can make short-notice child care options bloody hard - and I can hardly reserve a place for Cam at childcare "in case" I have to put him in. What a hassle.
CM - I agree about trying to read a paper etc. Cam's certainly into everything, and it never fails to astound me how babies completely ignore their toys for mundane stuff (mundane to adults ...) like powerpoints and TV cabinets. Someone needs to produce a toy for a 12-month old that includes powerpoint switches, cupboard doors and on/off buttons! Hope you've been keeping really well and not getting toooo tired.
Luey - Canada sounds exciting! I've flown a couple of times with Cam, and luckily he's always been a champ. For my 2c worth, take lots of food/nibbles/drinks for him plus any toys/comforters that help keep him happy. I'd also advise taking some nurafen/nasal spray etc in case he needs it. My doc once told me that if she flew long haul with a bub, she'd give them a mild sedative - whatever works for bub and parents, I guess! Am glad to hear you're feeling more relaxed etc, even if you're not necessarily happy with the PND opinion. Being a first time mum is such a learning curve, isn't it - would be much easier without our hormones bouncing around though!
Bec - you sound busy! At the risk of sounding completely naive, what is a GDUNH ... I'm sure it's as obvious as the nose on my face, but I'm pulling a blank!
Jo - how are you going hun, is your hubby still working such long days. I can only imagine how hard that would be on you. How's Isabella's bum crawling coming along? And how's Riley going?
Hi to everyone else - hope all our expectant mums are keeping really well. I see on FB that Laura is having a little girl - are you other gals planning to find out (and announce) what you're having?
I'd better do some jobs while Cam is asleep ... I won't know myself when he's in childcare for those two weeks (Tue/Wed/Thu) before I go back to work. Not that I plan to leave him there for full days, I'll build up to it. But even when he's there a few hours ... imagine it. I might be able to read a book :dance: Nah, I'm just hoping it gives us a chance to work out our morning routine, and Cam a chance to get familiar with going etc. Hopefully it will all work out - I'm sure it will.
Cheers, Andie
Before we head off to dancing.....
Sorry Andie, my bad. GUDNH is Great Down Under Nappy Hunt, an internet hunt involving lots of nappy, baby, cloth pad sites which hide an icon on their site for you to find! It's terribly addictive and frustrating, lol. I'm just hoping to win a prize!!
BBL
It's genius! The only problem is they would still not play with it cos it's not the real deal!!!:
This pg is going really well. We had our 20 wk scan and everything looks normal, right sizes/measurements etc. We didn't find out what we are having. I like surprises!
I'm so proud of myself. I have been staying on top of the dishes...that's a very big deal for me!!! Today in between playing with Flynn and listening to him scream I have pretty well sorted out the spare/junk room. I'm a bit excited about that cos I'm totally motivated to do some scrapbooking and I have a desk in there which has been covered in clutter...so yay!
Yesterday I had a pedicure. My sister got it for me for my birthday which is coming up. It had a parafin treatment with it which was just divine!!! It was so nice. If you are in need of a treat I can definitely recommend it!
:hugs: Luey. I'm so proud of you for sharing about your PND diagnosis. I'm glad you are feeling better on the medication. Canada sounds just lovely!
Thanks for the hug Nic. I don't think Flynn has any idea that there is a new person coming to invade his space. I think mainly he is just headstrong! I should be allowed to do this and it's not fair that you won't let me! Some days it is fine and I can totally handle it...other days...Yikes! He cracked it the other ay and in the end I had to just put him in his bed and leave him to scream. That sounds horrible but I'd tried everything. Food, playing with him, cuddles, panadol, ignoring him, more food, trying to put him down for a nap, more cuddles etc...I think he screamed and carried on for about 2 or 3 minutes and then fell asleep. I was at such a loss for what to do that I called DH, who was absolutely useless being at work!!! It is a trying time but it's not all bad!!
I'm back as promised.
Newbies, Mum2willie and doubletrouble where are you?? I hope we haven't made you feel unwelcome. i know at times it may seem we miss you out but honestly (and I'm sure I speak for all here) we don't mean to. Force of habit and just running short in time we may overlook you only because we've grown to be such a tight-knit group. We'd love to get to know you more and have you post more :), please do pass on your emails so we can share the beautiful 1st birthday pics.
As I said things here are busy.Again Hayley, you are my hero :clap: Ben is about to sign up for Auskick tomorrow, so there goes my only free day, Friday *sigh*. It's busy but good too. It's nice to not be so confined to the house and I really feel proud watching the kids do their own thing. Even though they drive me nuts at home sometimes all in all we are raising wonderful children who are going to be a real asset to society. Tooting my own horn here, lol. They behave 98% of the time in public and compared to some monsters I've seen out lately.....they are angels.
Laura, congrats on your little girl!! How exciting! how are you feeling re the pregnancy now? Please know anytime you need to talk i'm am here, PM me, FB, MSN, txt, what ever :)
Luey, well done on your confession. Surely you know such a diagnoses holds no stigma here though? I'm glad you are feeling better, you really have had a rough run with E....any subsequent bubs will be a walk in the park!! Good luck for Canada too, how exciting!! Is it just a holiday?? Oh and yes, it's freezing here today...brrrrrrr...we need to organise some wood for the fire ASAP!!!
Catherine, I'm glad to hear you all so are doing well, and that all seems well with bubs. On the tantrums.....Jake is really into this too, although his only last a couple minutes tops. Maybe he knows I'm so practiced at them, lol. It could be the pregnancy too....but keep talking to him about it, might seem silly but it can't hurt. Get him to rub your belly and be 'gentle'. Being gentle mgiht help you later on when bubs arrives ;)
Ooooh that reminds me, I am MEGA clucky ATM, lol, I have a new nephew!! My BIL's wife gave birth just a couple weeks ago to a boy. I'm so excited cos I get NB cuddles this weekend!! EEEEEEEk!! It's great cos i've had the last 3 babies in the family so it's someone elses turn!!!
Hayley, how are you going? I do love the knitted set from Shannon, and Ari is so gorgeous in it!! I take joy from nappies/special clothing at the moment too ;)
Macca....how about you and Will and bubs?? what's news with you??
Andie, I love your idea about a toy, although like Catherine said if it's not authentic it's not good enough!! I'm sure Cam will star at daycare. I know it's hard but having those few weeks with him in care and you at home will help you feel more secure about leaving him when you do start work.
Mel, how are you going with the separation?? All I can suggest in the short term is baby wearing. Saves my sanity most nights at arsenic hour, lol. Maybe a Mei Tai in a back carry?? Jake loves this while I'm getting tea ready and he's grumpy. And in a back carry they can't touch things, lol.
Jo you are a superwoman!! honestly to do it on your own so much you are amazing!! and after all the bank stress.....you deserve a medal :)
Nic......I'll speak to you soon I hope, I'm so glad all has gone well with your return to work. It's ok to call and check. I'm relieved you feel better about it too.
Leesa, how are you doing too?? When can we see pics of Maddi's b'day?? PM someone your email so we can add you ;)
Awwww I wish we could all have any more babies together. I'd love to go through it all with you all again, I can't say how many times you all have saved my sanity over the last 21 or so months. I truly feel I have made friends for life here. Can you tell how clucky I am?? :rofl: lucky I have that IUD in place and DH won't budge, lol.
I'm sorry for anyone I missed, Nina springs to mind...who else??
Much love to all....who's the next birthday?? James and then Ari??
xxx
I just saw this thread and had a quick read to see how all the babies are going- they grow up so fast!!!!
It's been a very busy sleepless year for us. Our son is an absolute delight and busy, busy. He's been toddling for a few weeks now and slowly getting further and further. Very cute to watch. He also loves talking and can say a few words (hot, hat, ow, dad) and tries to copy most of what we say. He's obsessed with transport vehicles, books, pots & pans and baby dolls.
Sleeping isn't his strong skill and he's still rarely slept for 5 or more hours. Mostly 3 to 4 hourly wake ups... the past week has been about 2 hourly wake ups so we're very tired. I did think he would be sleeping better as we approach his first birthday so I keep hoping it'll come soon!! I think he may be teething again now.
All the best to you all- enjoy the first birthday celebrations!! We're having a little extended family party the weekend before his birthday, then cake at playgroup on the day, a family weekend away to the zoo & beach for us the celebrate surviving the year then a party with mother's group the week after! Phew!
Hi Ren!!! so nice of you to pop in :D You sound like you are going to be super busy with celebrations!!
I remembered I forgot allboys!! how are you and scout going??
Just a pop in to say Jake had his first haircut last week, not really necessary for length etc but it was very uneven at the front and hanging over his ears so now the deed has been done! He has dropped back to around 3 Bf a day, morning, after lunch and bedtime, and mostly he has one during the night though most often this is early morning which counts as his morning BF. I am introducing cows milk soon as his after lunch drink.....then we will only BF at night and in the mornings. We have 8 days to go until the big 1.......eeek!
oh and of course....
Happy Birthday James!!!
:happyforyou:
Congratulations Mel for making it through a tough year. James you have given Mummy a very educational time :)
xxx
hi girls,
thanks Bec :D and i will say it too, Happy 1st Birthday to my little man ! wow it has gone so quick and has been a tough year in many ways but we made it through ! we are having his party on sunday so will email some pics from that.
can you girls remind me when your little ones are one, or if someone wants to post the birth list that would be great, anyone else's cherubs one this week ?
Melinda
:happybirthday:
JAMES
It's hard to believe that this time last year we were pregnant (or cradling a newborn).
D's birthday is 18 so Wed next week and I am stoked as I got the day off so all good.
I stole Andie's list :lol:
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Happy birthday James.
I hope you have had a lovely day and you give your mummy and dadddy a present by sleeping all night:lol:
thanks Nic Bec and Luey, i also hope for a full nights sleep but given that James also received 2 new teeth for his birthday i doubt we will be getting that !
Melinda
Happy Birthday James for yesterday
Sorry :redface: Mel that I missed James' Birthday but it was a pretty hectic day.
I have made an appointment for Riley to see a pschyologist to have him assessed for his speech. I was getting ready to go to the appointment (I had to go and see the pschyologist first and then she wanted to see Riley) when Riley's preschool rang to say that Riley had an accident and hit is head on a corner of a cupboard and its was bleeding so I palm Isabella off to the neighbours (she was going there anyway), rang and cancel the appointment. I raced done to the preschool and straight to the doctors. Thank goodness Riley didn't need stitches.
Riley is going to have a nice shinner!!!
I had better go, Riley is crying and I don't want him to wake Isabella as there rooms are next to each other.
I will pop back later and give you and an update on Isabella
Take Care
JO
jo thanks for the birthday wishes, hows Riley today ? were you able to reschedule his specialist appointment ?
Melinda
Oh no Jo :( poor riley! Thank goodness he didn't need stitches but I'm sure he has a lovely shiner! Hope his appoinmtent goes well too when you can reschedule!!
Mel, I hope James enjoyed his day :)
Hayley, Happy Birthday to Nate too....I knew he was very close to Ari! ;)
What are you all getting the kids for their 1st birthdays?? I'm struggling to think of something for Jake! He uses all the kids toys, and they have enough for a small army....no joke! He needs a few clothes etc but I want something for HIM. I just don't know what!!
I forgot to tell you all too, we are having issues here *sigh*. No house for us at the moment as DH's boss has decided he wants to terminate his apprenticeship contract. DH isn't going to countersign that....so he either has to find somewhere for him to finish his apprenticeship or they may be able to rush him through his last 6 weeks of TAFE, and then his boss can sign him off as competent on the job meaning he finishes sooner. Either way it means things are uncertain at the moment, not a good time to buy, even if we could. It also looks as though we could be moving to the NW, where the IL's are, 3 hrs from here. Because it's DH's hometown he has a lot more contacts and at the moment has at least three job opportunities to chase up if need be. Oh and also behind the possibility of us moving is the fact that the owners of our house want to move back in by next February. :( makes me sad as this is my home now, we've been here the longest we've been anywhere and it's the only house they kids really know of.
Anyway, totally OT, just trying to get the thread going again ;) I know we are all busy too:D
GTG.
xxx
Hi all,
Mel - Happy belated birthday for James - I'm so sorry I'm late in my well wishes :redface:. Things have been pretty mad here the past few days, but no excuses. Hope James had a good birthday, and will have a terrific party on Sunday. How's he going with his latest teething efforts? And how has Emily been lately?
Jo - How is Riley feeling ... did he end up getting a shiner? Poor little fella. Hope all's well with Isabella.
Bec - That's no good about your house. :hug: about that and also your DH's work situation - a real sign of the times, unfortunately, isn't it. Not that that's any consolation. Here's hoping you can stay where you are and your DH can get his apprenticeship signed off. We bought Cam a tonka truck walker/ride-on thingame. Hopefully he'll get use out of it (and enjoy playing with it) for a few months or longer ...
Nic - Soooo true re: us 12 months ago. This time last year (as in Friday 14th, 08) I'd done a mega day's housework and was totally pooped by 7.30pm. If only I'd known my waters would break just 24 hours later ...
We've got Cam's birthday party tomorrow. DH and I decided on a sausage sizzle, but naturally I ended up making zucchini slice and sausage rolls, plus an assortment of finger-food sweet-type things. I say "naturally" cos DH reckons I always go "above and beyond" what I originally say I'm going to do. Irritates him no end, at times ;). I'm making a fish for his birthday cake - it'll be chocolate butter cake with blue icing (which could prove an interesting flavour combo .... :sick: maybe). Will email round some pix by week's end.
It was a good idea pulling up our baby list Bec, but it makes me wonder where all our buddies have gone. I'm sure I put deodorant on this morning! If any absent buddies are reading this, come back and say hello, let us know how you and your bubbas are going! Even if it's a three-line post ... we'd love to hear from you :).
Happy birthday to all our little piscean and aries rats! Like me, you fellow mums probably find it hard to believe how fast our beautiful, tiny newborns have turned into beautiful and mobile little boys and girls. Sigh ....
Andie
:happyforyou:
Happy Birthday Ari and Cam!! (sorry for no pretty font, I'm having issues there...)
Happy birthing day to you both Hayley and Andie....oh..... :( Can you believe the first year is behind us already??
Hope all the parties went well on the weekend :)
xxx
Happy Birthday Cam and Ari ! and Andie and Hayley i hope you have a great day with your little men !
and i hope the parties were great on the weekend
James's party yesterday was great, although im pretty exhausted this morning, he slept less than an hour all day so will probably be a tired boy today ! (heres hoping anyway)
Melinda
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMERON AND ARI
I hope that you had a great birthday.
Riley ended up with a nice shiner and the cut is looking much better. There will be little or no scarring which is good.
Will pop in later with a update on Isabella. We are off the ENT Specialist now for Riley ears
Take care
Jo
Hi guys,
Thanks for Cam's birthday wishes - my precious boy is currently sleeping, although I expect he'll wake shortly. So I'll try and be quick.
Hayley - :happybirthday: to Ari! Hope your party went well at the weekend and the boys enjoyed themselves with the jumping castle.
Mel - Glad to hear James' party was good, and I so hear you about being exhausted! I think we might do a party every second year (or so ...)
Bec - Nope ... I cannot believe that exactly 12 months ago I was looking at my precious newborn and thinking 'gee I'd like to hold him ...' and then realising that he was actually mine and I could cuddle him/pick him up and time of the day I wanted. Whoopee! Dunno if that makes sense, but I just remember that for a few hours after Cam was born I had this bizarre feeling that I should have been asking permission to pick him up and hold him. Weird. Thankfully that "feeling" wore off quickly. And now, I get cuddles constantly - my little man is huge cuddler, and I love it!!
Jo - good luck with Riley's appt - glad to hear his cut is getting better, and I imagine his shiner will fade pretty quickly.
Well, Cam's b'day party went well - we had a dozen adults and about 6 kids. I organised a freddo frog treasure hunt for those kids old enough, and it was a hit, but otherwise they amused themselves on the swing set etc. We had a sausage sizzle, plus some other finger foods.
My fish b'day cake didn't go to plan. About two hours before the party was due to start, and I was in the midst of decorating the cake, I discovered I'd bought a bag of yellow-only M&Ms. :doh: Why didn't some one tell me they are now sold in single colours (although DH was happy to point out that its been advertised on telly in the last few weeks :wall:) Thank God I hadn't cut the cake into a fish shape before I'd made my discovery! It may sound silly, but I'd done a trial run a couple of weeks ago and the different coloured M&Ms are necessary to give the fish its colour and its scales ... I thought a yellow-only fish would look crapola. Needless to say, I chucked a brief hissy fit, got over myself and decorated the rectangular cake in blue butter icing, with a big 1 in yellow M&Ms, plus a few lollies round it. I'll post pix shortly (... and I'll put a pic up of my trial fish cake to show you what I was supposed to do!) Oh, and I'm not anal enough to do a trial cake for the heck of it, some of our family was here a couple of weeks ago, so we had a mini b'day party for Cam then.
Otherwise, today is pretty much business as normal. Or will be till daddy gets home. Then Cam can open his gifts etc. I'm cooking roast pork for dinner.
Cam starts daycare tomorrow, but I've got a birthday treat for him first. Rags (as in the talking/singing life-size dog characters on TV) are coming to our local shopping centre and Cam likes to watch them sing on TV. So I'm taking him to meet Rags in the morning, then get him weighed/measured for the last time. Then off to childcare in time for lunch. Wish me luck - I took him twice for an hour last week and he seemed happy enough. He took off (crawling) outdoors the minute I put him on the ground, and his carers reckon it was a good sign that he didn't cling to me etc ... I can't believe my year at home with my boy is almost over. I have absolutely loved every minute of it. I'm hoping to have another baby in the next 12-18 months, and I can only hope no.2 is as easy as Cam has been. Having said that, my darling boy could turn into a horror head over the next 12 months as he learns to walk/talk and gain his independence. Here's keeping my fingers crossed he stays placid, happy and adaptable :crossfingers:
I'd better go tidy up while Cam's still asleep.
Catch you all again later,
Andie xx
Happy birthday CAM AND ARI(sorry it's a bit late)
Good luck tomorrow Andie with daycare, hope it goes well and I'm sure he will love Rags. D is such a TV head if it's on especially if there is some singing and dancing, it's quite funny actually if you get in his road he either tries to push you out of the way or looks around you.
Well that's all for me, need to head to bed, have work tomorrow.
:happyforyou:
Happy Birthday to Flynn, Ollie and Seraya!!
xxx
i second Bec's Happy Birthday wishes to Flynn, Seraya and Ollie !
i hope all the mummies daddies and babies have a great day
oh and Happy Birthday to Riley too :-)
Melinda
Happy Birthday Flynn, Seraya and Ollie
Have a great first birthday
Thanks Mel for Riley birthday wishes. He had to go to preschool today. We are having a party for Riley and Isabella on Saturday. Both kids will get their presents on Friday when DH comes home from work
I'm going to see a pschyologist today about Riley. We are having a full developmental assessment done and they are going to test for autism spectrum. I have to go by myself for the 1st visit and they will see Riley next week. This might sound horrible but I hope they find something wrong with him for the simple reason is that we will have more doors open for us to help him then what we have now.
Have a great day :)
Jo
Happy Belated Birthday to James, Happy birthday to Cam and Ari for yesterday and Happy Birthday Flynn, Seraya and Ollie!
:happyforyou:
Can't believe our babies are turning one!! We've still got 2 weeks to go here.Sam only just sneaks in on the 31st.
Sorry Ive missed birthdays and been MIA.Have hardly been on line the last 2 weeks because Sam has been quite sick.Started with just a cold, then the fevers and yesterday we took him to the doc and it's turned into a chest infection.I tell you what, I would do ANYTHING for a full nights sleep!Just when it seems to be clearing it gets worse again.Now today Ive woken with a tingle in my throat so I think I'm getting it.
As you most of you know we had our big ultrasound and all is looking good and it's a little GIRL! I'm pretty happy about it, although I don't thinkI would have minded either way.So stuck on names.I''m leaning towards Amelie Matilda at this point.Millie for short, I think it's pretty cute.
I'm feeling ok apart from the lack of sleep, emotionally I'm actually surprised at how well I feel.Still on meds, but am feeling better than before I was preg, maybe it's the hormones.
Had my first baby free night on Sat, Dh took Sam down to his parents for the night so I could have a break and catch up on my Doula work, was running so behind.After an initial cry It was great!
One thing that's got me down is the BFing.I think it's over.:( He was biting heaps and then last since last week has refused to take it at all.I had one dream feed 2 nights ago at about 4am, was so lovely, all cuddled up, but I do think it was the last one.I guess I should be happy that the last one was so positive but I still wish I had milk and could give it to him for longer.he's only this small for so long and I feel like I've taken it from him before he was ready.
Oh well. better be off as I have a hospital appointment, sorry no personals but I'm thinking of all of you.
xxx
p.s Nic, happy birthday for the other day.I'm so sorry I missed that too.xx
Happy Birthday
Flynn, Seraya and Ollie!
OMG they are all turning one. Well I have tomorrow off so that's a good thing. Thanks Laura for the birthday wishes. Glad the pregnancy is going well as well.
Jo it must be incredibly frustrating with what is happening with Riley and I can imagine having answer will be a relief so I don't think it is a bad thing if they find something 'wrong' with him. I hope you get some answers and the sooner they diagnose the sooner you will get the help you need.