Babies Born March 1st - 15th 2008 #2

Morning girls,

How are you all? I am pretty good just very tired even though DJ is sleeping well, just so tired..... Last night he went to bed at 7pm at my mums place and then continued to sleep when we got home and thought I will just stay up and see how long he will sleep for and by 11:30 I ended up waking him up for a feed and a change of nappy and then put him back in his cot and he continued to sleep and woke up at 5:45am, so now I wish I just went to sleep early so I don't feel so tired haha So he had a great sleep.

Lisa - that is a tough decision but one that only you can make. I plan to go back to work on 1 September, and also have no choice because we will need the money by then, but hoping to negotiate with my boss so I can return to work part-time (3-4 days per week). I think in today's society you have no choice but to go to work and leave children in childcare because with the increasing interest rates and even the rise in petrol prices, it is hard to manage with one wage. That is my own opinion. For women who can stay at home with bub I think that is fantastic also, I wish I could do that but then again, I do enjoy my job and need my own time to be myself and stimulate the brain. I always knew that I would return to work, at least part-time anyway.

Danni - so is Jazz wanting playtime after a feed early hours of morning??? I have heard of mums talking about this, but apparently it is just a stage they go through. I haven't gone through it with DJ yet and not looking forward to him wanting to play at 3am eeek

Shell xx

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Danni - so is Jazz wanting playtime after a feed early hours of morning??? I have heard of mums talking about this, but apparently it is just a stage they go through. I haven't gone through it with DJ yet and not looking forward to him wanting to play at 3am eeek

Shell xx

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No thankfully! She'll fall asleep on the boob and sometimes just doesn't want the 2nd boob. She does go back to sleep quickly during night feeds. I think thats coz I wont change her until about 6am and I don't take her out of her sleeping bag. I don't think she fully wakes up during the night. From about 6am, when she wakes up she's fully awake (might go back to sleep after feed) but when she's awake then as soon as I walk in her room she'll open her eyes and either smile or laugh!

I'm trying to get her to sleep now but I think she's trying to do a poo

Paddy is offically no longer a newborn. He has definately made the transition this week. He no longer likes to lie down all the time and tries to sit up, he doesn't feed to sleep much anymore and wants to see what's going on around him while feeding (a bit of nipple exposure whilst in public is good for the character i spose). We've stopped putting him in his hammock because he hasn't been putting himself back to sleep as easily as he does in the cot (after a quick chat to his friends of course) He props up on his arms for ages when on his tummy and doesn't whinge about it anymore. Last night he rolled from his tummy to his back, much to his amusement.

BJ Paddy is ticklish under his chin and generally on his tummy. Isn't it funny when they cack themselves. We took down his hammock today and attached the jumper, he loved it and absolutley cack himself when he realised he could bounce up and down.

I'm going to try to get him to put himself to sleep in the cot from now on. He did it this morning so let's hope it works again.

hi!

lisa - i dunno what to day, it's a very tough choice. it's very good money but missing out a yr is hard..
im planning to go back to work 3 days a week in feb. i dunno what to suggest.. i guess as parents, it's a bit of a lose lose situation when you dont hv family support or anyone to look after bub and need to go back to work. it sux.

shell - glad dj is sleeping longer! are you to class tom, i think it will be at box hill so easy class!

poopy giggles like crazy if we put him on the bed and bounce the bed..he's starting to grasp his hair and pull it!

teach does paddy roll? is he trying to lift himself and sit while on his back or tum?

going have some food.

Wow. Rolling already cute. Jesse tries if he's in the mood. He comes closer to doing it if on his back & wakes up trying to find the boob. He tries to latch onto the side of his rocker.

He's definetely not a newborn either. I dunno when he made the change, but I'm not happy about it! My girls did everything too early - Bri was sitting at 4 months & crawling at 6 1/2! I always thought boys developed slightly slower than girls, but I don't think he is planning on listening to that statistic! Bugger. He will lay in my arms if happy enough though. Not for long.

Any one else got a bald patch yet? Poor Jesse's bald on the back of his head! Bri didn't get it til about 4 months & Jaz was bald til she was 3 so never had the chance.

Hey girls,

DJ has been so unsettled today and been feeding every 1-2 hours I think he has hit another growth spurt.....Hope he doesn't want a feed every 2 hours tonight eeeek

Prama - yeah looks like it will be at Box Hill especially with this weather grrrrr I actually prefer it to be outside

I have started weaning DJ off the boob and he is going well on the formula so by the end of this month he will be off the breast yipeeeee He will have had breastmilk for 4 months and I have had enough of breastfeeding (so please don't judge me). I don't enjoy it anymore and he hardly feeds for very long and is always unsettled after a feed.....Anyway I feel happy about doing it.

Anyway I have to get going, so have a great night girls.

Shellxxxx

Summer is growing too fast too, she is wanting to sit up all the time too and gets annoyed most of the time when laying down, she found her feet the other day and looked at them as if to say 'where did they come from?' very cute. She lays on her tummy with her arms propping her up so isn't rolling as much as she was before i think she likes looking around on her tummy must see different things. Summy has had a bald patch for quite a while, she doesn't have much hair so isn't that noticeable she just has bum fluff. She is a big dribble monster and very rarely takes the dummy anymore. I am very lucky that she self settles 99% of the time she is the only one out of 4 that has done it so am stoked.

I start work this thur not doing many hours per week but i still don't really want to only going to be earning about $100 per week but will pay for my horse so good for that.

Latest on the house situation..... Might be going bush!!! Looking at acreage. I am going mental in this house hope something happens soon might be getting another horse in the next few weeks can't compete on mine so need a backup!

Hopefully catch up on personals tomorrow
Trina xo

shell - no judging at all. i think my milk is getting less and less. poopy detaches all the time and then cries or gets frustrated. im just going to try till i get back. also travelling with bottles is also a pain. having to carry a few bottles, then thermos for water and additional formula. and getting all that sterilised on the plane etc.

trina - new house! sounds exciting!! will the girls still be able to sail?

i was charting my cycle when we were ttc, and this weekend last year was my ovulation time and when we concieved poopy!

poopy seems to be dropping his feed.. the gap between feeding time is getting longer.. is this normal?

good nite girls!xoxxo

Shell absolutley no judgement at all everybody is different. WIll has only one breast feed a day from me and that is more for me than him. MY plattlettes are really low and I am drained from this so milk isnt much chop at all. WIll however is going great guns on the formula Doc and hcn both pleased he has had one little cold which we all had and grew 8 cm in one month and is over 6 kilos now. He feeds well and sleep through the night form 9 ish till nearly 7 now so its working for us.
Prama Will has always drunk his formula at room temperature as he did in the hospital so as long as it isnt chilled just out of the fridge he will drink it will poopy take a room temp bottle so you dont have to heat them?I can understand how it coudl be difficult on the plane.
Trina oh wounldt it be great fo ryou all to have some acres the girls woudl love it and you coudl have your horses close hope it works out for you.
Its rainign here today yay it smells so good we havent had such good rian for a while I hope it stays for the week. Got go WIills bath is ready
Bron xx

bron - the pead said to cut down on one boob feed as he thinks by the time i get to the 3rd feed, my milk is too little. so i have been doing that. i dont feel like i have much anyway, and poopy keeps coming off.
yup, he does take room temp, so that will be ok. of cos the other thing is sterlising bottles. but im sure the air crew can do that for us. just have to have enough to use while waiting for the flight, and incase of delays and all. sigh!

gotta go, for class now.. talk later.

oh i read somewhere that kissing bub too much isnt a good thing. im sure this is old fashioned school of thot. it's just so that you dont give the baby any germs. im sure you dont want strangers kissing bub, but im mum and dad are ok. i just cant stop kissing my little poopy!

I typed heaps but then decided I was waffling so I deleted it.

Shell: Good on you for BF for as long as you could. If you're not enjoying it anymore then IMO you are doing the right thing for both of you. DJ is probably fussing coz he senses you're not enjoying it and so he's not enjoying it and not getting enough from you. (stress can affect supply). There is a saying: Happy mumma = happy bubba. If giving up BF makes you happy then DJ will probably be happier too. Also with FF you know exactly how much he's getting.

Jazz is taking one bottle a day at about dinner time. She's getting used to that now which is good. I'm finding that since doing that she falls asleep earlier (closer to 8/8:30 than 9/9:30).

Sheesh I am in trouble if you shouldnt kiss them too much..what a load of coddswallop. :rofl:Honestly I am sure thats why so many kids get sick these days they arent allowed to do this or arent allowed to do thathow do they build up immunity if they arent exposed to anything. I am gonna continue to be a bad mother and kiss my baby all I want *LOL* and I am very sure poopy isnt harmed by all your mumma loving either.Dont worry next week it will be babies who arent kissed enough go on to be axe murders.

prama it sounds like a lot of hassle for you guys huh especially because you arent allowed to take on much liquid but have to make it up on the plane. At least you have steve with you for the trip over and you might be more confident comign home by yourself. The stewards are usualy pretty good with peeps with babies. How exciting lakshaman is the first of the bubs to get a stamp in a pasport I am jelous :-)

I forgot to say: yesterday Jazz recognised herself in the mirror for the first time. She looked straight into her eyes and laughed. Now everytime she catches her reflection she smiles and gets excited!

She also started trying to grab things instead of just reaching for them and she rolls from back to side now.

I forgot to say: yesterday Jazz recognised herself in the mirror for the first time. She looked straight into her eyes and laughed. Now everytime she catches her reflection she smiles and gets excited!

She also started trying to grab things instead of just reaching for them and she rolls from back to side now.

How cute Danni. The mirror is a great tool when they are really cranky. I used to put DD in front of one and she would stop crying. She was so vain I had to tell her how good she looked to get her to keep her hat on - all before 12 months.

Prama, Paddy pulls himself up to sit all the time, except when lying flat on his back. He has always had good head control. It's funny how all babies do things at different rates. My DD could roll over and over at this age, crawled at 6mths and walked at 8.5 mth but DS1 didn't move for 3 months, crawled at 6mths and walked at 11 mths. I don't think it matters when they reach the milestones as long as they do. I just love watching them learn new things.

Shell glad the feeding is going well. DJ should be ready for when you have to return to work.

SJ where are you? Hope everything is settling down with DSS

DD1 - sat 5 months, crawled 8 months & walked 11 months
dd2 - sat 4 months crawled 6 1/2 months & walked 11 1/2 months

They're all different. DH didn't walk til he was 17 months old coz he was too chubby to hold his own weight. I was 10 months.

I like the saying,

All they ever wanted me to do was walk & talk
Now all I hear is sit down & shut up!!

Jesse likes looking in the mirror, but still looks a bit confused.
And if kissing is wrong then I'm the worst mother that ever existed. How can you refuse those cheeks?? They are just asking for it. They only stay chubby for so long. DH does think I overdo it, but only coz he's scared Jesse will either be gay or a mummy's boy. I'll take him any way. Bring on the mummy's boy!!

Afternoon girls,

Well Doni has left for another trip and this time to Townsville/Cairns and back on Friday night (only 3 nights this time phewwww). I just made myself a big pot of lentil and vegetable soup for the week yummmm can't wait for dinner tonight now :) at least this way I will make sure I can eat something nutritrious while Doni is away instead of just eating toast or something simple.

Thanks for all of your nice words in regards to my decision to move to formula feeding for DJ. So far it is only top-ups and one full feed per day so I am gradually increasing it. He likes his formula feed which is great for me. He has been a hungry thing today. I gave him 10mins on boob, then 70ml expressed breastmilk, then he swallowed down another 50ml of formula!!!! What a hungry little boy!!!

Bjrose - wow on the sitting that is amazing, we have to hold DJ up to sit, but his head is less wobbly now, can definitely hold himself alot better.

damn I hit the reply button and I hadn't even finished what I was typing haha

Danni - that is sooo cute of Jazz :) DJ is recognising himself a bit more as well in the mirror :)

Prama - how are you feeling after this morning? sorry I couldn't stay with you to shop more etc but had to get home to Doni with his lunch and also leave him with DJ so I could do my groceries. I have to go out after mothers group to get formula, they were sold out at chemist and supermarket doh!!! How did you go at Rouse Hill? Did you go to Big W?

Trina - wow on the acerage that would be super, keep us updated.

Well I better get some things done while DJ is kind of sleeping. Keeps waking up - cheeky bugger...

Shell xxx

bron - i know, it's really silly isnt it! how can you not kiss your baby!! i love giving him a tsunami of kisses, i just go mad! :rofl:.. when poopy becomes a teenager, he wont want his mummy kissing him and embarrasing him!

shell - no worries at all! hope you and dj got to spend time with doni. i went to bigw and got my friend's baby a present. she's in msia and her son will be turning 1 next mth. i went to borders and got poopy an usborne touchy feely book - this is not my robot. it's very funky. and then i went to the abc shop and got him a lullaby cd fr around the world. he was very good. didnt cry even tho he was awake. what a bonus!!

skye - hehe i feel like sucking on poopy's round cheeks!!

i better go and get some tea...
getting 4mth needles later today.. bbl

I read that from about 3-4 months its good to let babies sit and hold them lower so they gain upper body strength to hold themselves up. I basically just balance jazz and if she's fairly balanced I let go for like 1 second. I do that when she's standing as well. I also read that at about 4-5 months with the sitting thing that you should actually knock them off balance a little so they learn to centre themselves (not so much that they fall over though).

I've noticed Jazz is getting heaps heavy now coz its not so much of a shock when I pick our cat up, they are much closer in weight now.

Re kissing: arrest me now for too many kisses! I don't kiss Jazz on the lips as much as I used to though, I don't like getting drooled on!

Prama - hate to be a pain, but you'll probably be sent home. They aren't allowed to do the needles til after the date the baby is the age required, wich means you might have to take him back in 4 days. I'm not sure if that's for the 2, 4 & 6 month ones as well, but I know once they are getting the 12 & 18 month ones & the 4 years, it has to be after the date.
I agree with the cheeks!

Shell - I'm with everyone else. Good on u for getting this far bfing. I only got to 6 & 4 weeks with the girls. I think the main reason I'm still going is
1. I don't really want any more kids, so I'm trying to make it last.
2. I don't think I can afford formula!!
I wanted to feed the girls longer, but there were so many reasons I stopped....pain, colic, cracks....All the things people told me would get better. It just gets too much & too stressful sometimes. Your milk doesn't let down properly if your stressed & tense, so sometimes formula IS best.

with feeding, even though Jazz will now take the boob if I offer it without the shield, I still prefer to use the shield coz it doesn't hurt as much, especially if she bites which is happening more. I will give her a firm but not hard tap on the back or nose when she does and say "don't bite" at the same time. She gets the message & doesn't do it as much.

Jesse bites. I say no when he does & he wasn't doing it nearly as much - he used to do it to let me know he was finished - but the other day he bit & when I said no he grinned at me while holding on!! He knows what he's doing now! Little turd. He better quit it before he gets teeth or he'll be going on the bottle!

thanks for that tip danni!

skye - the last time we went they told us, as long as it's 6 weeks after the last one. we also told them we're going os..
we're leaving now, so hopefully it will be ok.

shell - can i have some of your soup. haha

hopefully my baby will be ok.. it breaks my heart to see the needles go into him

I bet you are excited Prama, not long!!! We are going to miss you :(

I'm off to bed soon, Summy was so unsettled last night, she was struggling to breathe with her snuffly nose.

hi all
poopy is a bit unsettled. he cried a little but he started grizzling before his jab cos it was his feed time. we waited till after his needles to give him his bottle. that settled him.
i'll see how he goes before we give him any panadol.
poor baby.

skye - true, we hadnt got the letter and they werent very sure if he could have his needles. but we told them we're going os and it's been 7 wks since the last one. they counted the weeks and then said ok.

trina - hope miss sumz sleeps better. poor baby.I'll miss you all but will try to get online as often as i can. my brother is living w my parents cos he's house is being renovated. will have access during the day but at night, i wont cos he will be studying for his MBA

Prama - Glad it was OK. I don't see how a few days could make that much of a difference, But I got sent home when I went to get Jaz's 4 year one. It was two days before her 4th birthday. Her birthday was on a Sunday, so I had to go back Monday.
I know how you feel about the needles going in. Its horrible. The place I got DD1 done at they let me hold her so I was there the whole time. With DD2 the ECHN laid her down coz she found they were more relaxed, but I hated it. Excellent ECHN, but that was hard.
I've always given my kids a 1/2 dose of panadol about 20 minutes before. I found it helped.
Hope you have fun on your trip.

Danni - I'm the same with the drool.

Has anyone elses bub choked on their drool? Jesse started dribbling at like 3 or 4 weeks - Way earlier than either of the girls. I asked the doc about it at his 6 week check, she felt the roof of his mouth etc, but couldn't see any reason for it.
He drools that much he chokes. He had about a week when he was getting a cold when it was really bad, & really scary. He was actually choking for about 10 minutes, but getting a breath & screaming in between. I thought it was phlem, but when I took him to the doc there was no phlem on his chest at all. It still happens too. Not that bad, but it still has me worried. Not sure if I should go back to the doc or ignore it.

Morning girls,

Sorry wont repy to all, been away too long...

Teach - thanks for your advice and support :)

Bron - we would have DSS full time in a flash, unfortunatly he is his mums ticket to the single parent pension, a flat in St Kilda, free counseling, FTB A and B and money from us via Child Support etc etc etc. She wont give him up becasue of loosing out, despite it probably being the better option for him... we have looking into trying to take custody, but it would be unlikel for us to get it without a lenghty court case that would invariably turn nasty and be detrimental for DSS... even when we had proof that she was using ice years ago, the DSS (?) said that they would rather support her and keep him there, rather than remove him (go figure!!!)...
are only real option is to wait, at the age of 12 his opinion is recognized in court BUT at the moment she is so totally dependent on him (and makes him feel very needed and he takes the carers role) that he probably wont leave. We suspect it will take a few more years for him to realise what she is and then he will want to come and live with us... at which point the door will be open, we just hope that she hasnt done too much damage in this time. We have him as much as he wants and she needs us too.

LISA - wow what a situation... i read this last night and have a bit of time to think.... a 6 figure sum is probably too good to pass up, what i would probably do is take the job, but bank the entire wage if you can, you said that you were managing on DH wage, I would try and continue... each time you feel like a bad mummy, go and look at your bank statement and watch your money growing, knowing that it is building the future for you and your family. Say if you get $100,000 in there, the interest at 8% is $8,000 per year thats money for nothing... and will help you realise your dream of being a SAHM.
We all have to make sacrifices at some stage or another, if you miss out on a year with Jake, but it means that you will never have to do it again (as aposed to missing out on say 3 days a week for 2-4 years) i would probably choose that. Just my opinion, i hope this helps

Hummm, MJ is calling, i will try and get back later, have missed you guys :)

I did respond last night but it didn't go through again grrrrrr

DJ was back to his original sleeping from 9:30 til 2am arghhhhh was a rude shock and couldn't settle him back to sleep so had to feed him for 10 mins and then he settled down back to sleep. Of course then he woke up again around 4am, grizzling until 6am for another feed, then wanted to play so put him in his cot with mobile going so i could get some sleep. Heard him laughing and playing around and then he started to get overtired and wouldn't go back to sleep. So, probably had a solid 4 hours sleep last night arghhh hope he is back to the sleeping through night tonight....... I had him sleeping with me and normally he sleeps really well, but he must have known Doni wasn't in the bed as well. Actually that happened last time as well, he wouldn't settle in bed with me and sleep well and I think he could sense his daddy's smell in bed but no daddy. Poor bubba :(

Prama - of course you can have some soup ;) kehehee but you have to come and get it. How is Poopy doing after his needles? is he still unsettled? the baby panadol worked well for DJ. I am not looking forward to getting DJ immunised in 3 weeks time eeeek will make sure Doni is in town for it.

SJ - good to see you back on boards, we have missed you.

Skye - no choking on his own drool here, something to look for I guess

Trina - how is Summer's snuffly nose??


anyway girls, I better go and have a shower and get ready for mothers group today. DJ is due to wake up again for a feed in 30 mins so better make it a quick one haha I wonder if I can manage to wash my hair hmmmm

shell xxxx

skye - yeah, i think they can get quite particular but im sure it's cos they want to make sure it's at the right age. but then i would think a day or so doesnt make much difference. we usually get a letter advising us when to go. but we hadnt got it but needed to get his needles. if the immunisation centre refused we would have gone to his GP.
DH held him and he had 2 nurses giving him needles on his legs.

shell - so sorry to hear dj wasnt settled. maybe he was missing doni.
enjoy your mothers group, how much longer?

sj - so sorry to hear about DSS's situation. poor kid, he's so young and probably feels he needs to do the right thing by his mum.. i guess not good to get DOCs or anyone involved.

poopy didnt have any panadol last night, and went to bed easily, tho he was a bit fractious. this morning he was more unsettled and didnt feed so well. so i just gave him a little panadol.

im off to our mothers group meeting. we are going to watch sex and the city in mums and bubs cinema. hope we get tix.
see you all later!

Hey Prama I'm going to the mums and bubs session as well. Not a big follower of sex in the city but I hope it's good.

Jazz slept a bit longer last night. She woke at 12:30 so I put a dummy in her mouth and she fell back to sleep for an hour so I fed her. Then she woke at 4, put the dummy back in her mouth and she slept until 7. She's asleep now and I hope to get at least 30mins nap before she wakes up. I have a couple of things to do first, like hang out washing when it's finished and sort through some clothes which I've put on the bed. I've decided to go through my wardrobe one shelf at a time. Yesterday I pulled stuff out and put it on the bed but didn't get to it so I put it all back in before I went to bed.

I was so upset last night. Matt & I have been talking heaps about me going back to work. I just broke down and said "I don't want to go back to work yet" he reassured me that all the talk about it was not meaning that he wanted me to start looking for work right now, he's just talking about when I do. He's happy for me to wait a few more months. I'm so relieved! I was stressing out a bit!

We have decided though that when I do go back to work we're going to save some money so I can get a certificate 2 in Nail Technology which through the Nail Technician school of SA takes only 6 weeks part time which is 3 nights a week plus some home practice and then I'd be fully qualified to work in a salon or start my own home business.

hi girls,
it was nice to go out to the movie, tho im not a big fan of sex and the city. the movie was ok, just like an extended episode.
i think the 5 of us get along really well, and hopefully we'll become good friends.

danni - glad things are sorted! it will be really good to get your nail tech cert! one day you could have your own business!

off to mil's for din2. cya all later!

Danni working from home might be the best option as working in a salon is crap money and they work you like a slave, i have worked in salons and day spas and it was the hardest most physical and draining job ever i will never go back.... Most places only pay you $15 an hour unless you hire a table in a salon then you either have to pay a % or set fee. Not trying to put you off in any way just giving you my thoughts on salons.

Glad you had a nice time Prama.

Back to the gym tomorrow for a group personal training session haven't been since before i went away, have had sick kids and i've been sick so it's going to be hard plus i start work tomorrow night hope im not too sore.

Feeling cranky and low again, not sure what's going on, everything is hard work at the moment. Never have money and over it. Anyways sorry for the whinge that's why i have been keeping away :( I think a black cat walked in front of me....

All girls - don't worry. I'm feeling the same. DH hasn't worked for two weeks. No money & running out of everything else.
Going back to psycologist tomorrow, think DD1 might have ODD (Oppisitional Defiance Disorder).
On top of all that Jesse just won't settle. This morning we were up at 1am, 4am, 5am, 6am & 7am. I'm so tired & stressed about it all.
I think thats why I'm so addicted to belly belly. I read about everyone elses problems, give some advice if I can & forget about my own for a while.

trina and skye - sorry you're feeling down. if you need to talk, we are here..

skye sorry to hear about dd1. im just reading about ODD. hope it goes well tomorrow. xoxox

poor poopy has a fever and has been crying a lot this evening which is not like him. he's finally settled after some panadol and has gone to bed.
i understand now, how heartbreaking it is for a mother when her child is sick.
going to bed, so tired..
mil was trying to comfort him and then dh tried, and he was better, then i cuddle him against my bosom and he fell asleep straightaway. it made me feel special that he was comforted by me...

I wish Jesse would settle. It's 10.20pm. He's on the boob right now. Only fed him about 20 minutes ago. I just want him to go to sleep. BRB.


Yay. 10 minutes up over my shoulder & he's finally out! Hope he sleeps a bit better tonight. He shouldn't be hungry for a while anyway!

One good thing - Bri starts pre school tomorrow!!! Yay! A day without both the girls at home! It'll be quiet. I really can't wait. Might drop them both off then go home & sleep all day.....Sounds so good. I don't think Jesse'll like that idea though.

Skye, it's tough when there is stress hey but it is so much worse when you add lack of sleep in the mix. Hope you had a good sleep it makes you feel a little better. Not sure what ODD is i'll have to look it up (Prama you are so good)

I had better get ready for the gym its gonna hurt.... I have no idea what i am going to wear to work maybe a sack!!!

Allgirls: Thanks for the info about salons. I am planning to work from home/be mobile but just thought to get started doing one or 2 days in a salon could be ok to get more experience. Anyway, probably wont be doing the course for a while yet, will have to go back to admin work to save the money first unless $2000 magically falls from the sky.

Jazz has discovered how to kick the dangly toys on her playmat, it's cute! I'm thinking about getting her a Jolly Jumper soon coz she loves to stand up and is starting to jump while she's standing. Apparently it's really good for leg muscles and some kids start walking quicker when they've been exposed to the JJ from an early age.

OMG OMG OMG. I'm lost!

Jesse went to sleep around 10.30 last night & slept til 4.30 this morning. Then til 7.20. Then again til9.
Bri is at Daycare, her first day & Jaz is at school. I got so much to do, but it's so quiet. I don't wanna. I just wanna sit & stare all day with no play school or winging in the background.
Again....It's so quiet!!!