Before i do my post just wanted to send my regards to all affected by these bushfires.... i cant believe how many people have passed. and to think these fires were lit by some sad person. its an absolute tragidy. When i woke this morning to see over 100 deaths i was almost brought to tears.... what a waste of life.
Makes my problems seems like nothing. But her goes my post. The weekend was very hot here. 42 on saturday and yesterday i think only got to 39.9.... hehe.... bloody hot. I had to bring puppies inside as it was too hot for them which meant bringing in the other bigg dog to feed them but she hates inside and was straight out after feeding her babies. Sunday we went in the new boat... OMG MOTOR way too big for the boat and were on the water at a 45 degree angle cruising along tthe water.... :shakes head: DD didnt like it was a bit scared but DS loved it....
DD has been all out of wack. Might be the heat or it could be from teething and also sounds like she's getting sick. Just what i need right now a sick bubba. DP and DD both are sneezing like crazy are all congested and i feel like constant hayfever. (probably is from the puppies ) Last night DD was crying all night, i'd finally gotten her to sleep then 1/2 hour later she would start crying again... she woke up at 4 and i brought her in our bed and she snuggled up to me and went to sleep, she's all snuffly so i think she was feeling a bit unwell... She's also been loving the "BA' sounds.... Saying Bubba and what sounds like a "bra" sound but when she says it its like "Bra-ba" so maybe brother??? also says "bah-ble" like bottle. Loving the nice Hugs and sloppy wet kisses still, DD is drooling way too much thou, its everywhere lately.
Mis- WOW at Stanks walking round furniture... DD is pulling up but she cant get to a standing position on her own just yet... (well not in front of me... i've found her standing but she doesnt do it alot...) Mainly just on her knees, she is into everything and its very frustrating.... cant leave her for a minute without her climbing or eating stuff or getting into things she shouldnt be. Glad Moo is ok. YAY on her weightloss.... I have been following ur other thread still but just havent had a chance to post. Hope things get easier for you soon. your EP seems to be a real toser especially for making things hard on you. HUGS darl.
Bec- I know i think she was sick of my face that day. this weekend she hasnt wanted anyone appart from me... i just can win... DS is annoying her alot ( he thinks she's big enough toplay) she wants to do her own thing and he wants her to do what he wants. So at the moment i have a sooky girl cos her brother wont leave her alone and an angry boy cos his sister wont play with him.... its started already..... We have a similar places round here, lollipop land and sofy play, there is like a cafe with lots of kids stuff for kids to pl;ay. (ball pits tea cup ride maze thingy.) DS used to always get sicck when i'd take him there. might have to organise a day with lots of people and take all the kids.... (fingers crossed no one gets sick.)
Well best be off, so much to do so little time these days.
Jess i just cant think straight this morning, the fires have really affected me emotionally. I just cant believe all the people who have lost there lives and homes. My dp's parents nearly lost there home, it got with in a street of there place but luckily enough the wind changed, but on the other hand it was not lucky for the people in the oppisite direction. It must be so horrific and scary for all the people and familys so close to them. I cant believe there are still stupid ****** people out there lighting them. It just makes me so angry. I was watching the news this morning and there was a story on about a family losing there children and another family of 6 found in there car and i switched off the tv as i could not watch it any longer, and now i cant stop thinking about it.
Sorry probably not what i should write in this thread, just a tad upset this morning.
Hamish is a bit snuffy also, sneezing all the time and sometimes waking as he is having trouble breathing with his nose, i think he may have hayfever like dp and i. With the change in weather we are all a bit the same. Other than that Hamish is good, sleeping all night again apart from the odd wake up but usually takes dummy and is back to sleep.
Just wondering how much food you are giving your baby, Hamish has 3 meals but seems a bit hungry late afternoon so i am now giving him a light afternoon tea, usually fruit or a biscuit. He seems to be getting hngrier every day now.
Oh best be off he has woken up after only 30 mins, have to try get him back to sleep.
just a quick one from me cause my memory is very bad today and i cant remember who wrote wat.
jayda says up now and always tells us up when she wants over the safety gates or when she is standing at the side of the lounge and wants on top or out of the cot lol
ok so i have got jayda to go to sleep wiht out fighting it but............ it is giving her a bottle in her cot. is this too naughty?????? i keep watch of her and once she is finished i switch it for a dummy.
hmmmmmmm wat else...............................
cant think of anything bbl
Jess and Abb - I think we are all feeling the same regarding the fires. Everytime I see it on the news tears start to well. Then they talk about catching the S***heads and then I get angry. I really can't understand why people do it. I wonder if they are sitting there now watching the news and feel the worst guilt knowing they have destroyed so many lives....I hope they never sleep again....
Anyway, as you've said it really makes our minor issues insignificant doesn't it. But I guess life has to go on.
MisTree - Yeah, it is very exhausting spending all day with bubs hey. I don't think my DH fully understands how draining entertaining an active and on the move little boy can be - but he'll find out in a few weekends where I've got some busy ones coming up and DH will have to look after Cam ALL day.
Abb - On the food...we do 3 meals a day, plus some snacking in between depending on time and sleep. We do cereal for breakfast, fruit and yoghurt for lunch and meat with vegies for dinner. Then snacking is usually a piece of fruit, rusk (the cheesymite ones), cheese (Cam's favourite - gets all excited as soon as he sees it).
Sassy - I've got a shocking memory all the time. It usually takes me a good 20-30mins to post personals. Especially if been MIA for a few days. On the bottle to bed, I wouldn't think it would be a big problem at the moment, but I thought I remember something about not giving bottles to bed because it can be bad for there teeth (not sure if this is right, it just kinda rings a bell). But if its working and giving you some rest for now why change things yet, hopefully this fighting to sleep is a phase that will end for you soon.
Jess - Yuk on the heat. It's rather warm here today, probably high 30's i'd say, but don't think it would be as bad as what alot of you's have had (we have a slight breeze at least). Hope Tiahna's not getting sick. How cute she is possibly trying to say brother. And our kisses have gotten extra sloppy too, with all this drooling from the teething.
Well as I kinda expected Cameron's sick. I remember thinking it when we were at the playcentre that this will probably cost me...oh well a small price to pay. And I guess it's all building his immune system. He was snotty and sniffly yesterday with the occassional cough, but overall still a happy boy though. Then last night I planned to go to bed early (8.30 - which is a big difference for me) - not long after in bed Cam woke...took 1hr to get to sleep. Then woke 11.45 (cuddled to sleep), 1.15 and 2 (self settled by the time I got to his door), 3.30 (cuddled and gave panadol), 4.45 (change nappy, feed and cuddle), 5.30 (self settled) and finally woke at 6.30. In all I think I got 5hrs sleep (so much for early night). I felt like I had a newborn again with those wake ups. Today he had 2hr sleep this morning and now he is asleep again, since 1 (it's now 4). He had a temp at lunch time, nearing 38degrees, but after a bit more panadol, a cool bath, ice in the chewy sack and a bf he's temp went back to the 37degrees. I have to keep wiping his nose and when I do I say blow and it seems he is trying to - such a clever boy. But it's so sad seeing you little ones sick hey.
Sorry ladies, I've been lurking for a few days but too busy to post. Hottest day in history here on the weekend and the fires... floods... plagues of ants in my house makes it all seem like it's the end of the world It was just horrible here on the weekend, and I can't bring myself to turn on the TV anymore. It just drains me on so many levels and already I'm totally exhausted. DS is just sooo full-on at the moment. Nothing new really, but anywayz... By the looks of things he's getting a few more top teeth very soon. Drooling everywhere again and biting! OMGoodness the biting!! Every cuddle comes with teeth marks. And the big sloppy kisses come with teeth too. He's so affectionate and loving, but just can't seem to help himself. Everything must be bitten. I hope it stops soon.
Still struggling with the sleep. We have a good routine, and DP puts him to bed every night after dinner and a bath, but he's still waking after a short time and fighting sleep, fighting the cot. Screaming lots if I put him in the cot and he's not deeply asleep. Then he wakes up again within a couple of hours and wont resettle in the cot, and demands a feed. Demanding to the point of biting my BBs! Savage little critter. I'm so zonked I fall asleep feeding him, so when I wake up and take him off he screams. He's been crying thru the night every few hours lately. I've stopped looking at the clock. But he's always awake at 7 regardless of how much sleep he hasn't had. Some days he's been catching up on a bit of sleep by having a long nap from 8.30-9ish, but most days he's just skipping that nap and tearing around the house till 11 or later. I tried going to bed early with him, but the same thing happened as with Bec! And I can't seem to nap during the day anymore.
On a more positive note, DS has been telling me when he needs to go potty! At least once a day he will crawl over and pat the potty a few times. So I've taken his nappy off and sat him on it, and sure enough he poops or pees straight away. It's amazing. If it's hot and he's just in a nappy he'll try and take it off himself! Cheeky monkey! He's worked out velcro, and snaps now too.
Still getting around commando crawling, but now and then he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks like crazy. He's pulling himself up to standing a lot, and would probably do it more if we had more suitable furniture for doing it on! Apparently my hair makes a good rope to pull on. It finally stopped falling out everywhere and he's yanking on it and pulling it out so much now!
Well, we still have house guests... and they've decided that they're never having children after a couple of weeks with us. It doesn't matter if I try and explain that not all kids are like Aadi, I think they're completely freaked out by the whole thing now. Oh well.
OK, I'm going to try and come back later for personals. Dinner's going cold!
well jayda woke up this morning in a foul mood. her gums r even more swollen then usual so i gave her some panadol and she is happy now.
i am tryin to get her used to the cot she woke this morning after about a 5min nap caus ei made a noise but she was happy sittin in their talkin so i left her till she started to get a bit sooky.
we have been goin swimmin most nights and she loves it yesterday she yelled and squeeled nearly the whole time, not so good in a indoor pool where it echos lol.
i talked to the doc about tryin for another bub after jayda birthday to see wat she thought seens i am on the depression tabs. i said to her i feel great after being on the tabs 2 months and cuttin down hrs at work. i think work was the major cause of it. she said she woudl like me to be on the tabs for a min of 6 months so that takes me to just b4 jayda birthday anyways.
Glad everyone is doing well and i too am totally devistated about these fires. I dont know anyone who has been affected but its just not something that should be happening. Well should not really get into it here not the place.
Don't have time for personals sorry kids are in a silly mood today!
I don't really know whats wrong with abbie at the moment i think she is teething cause i put her to bed at night just like normal but it take a few hours like 4 to get her to settleinto a deep sleep. Normally i put her to bed and i don;t hear from her till the morning but lately she wakes stirs and whinges for a few hours not crying or really upset just tosses and turns whinges and stuff!! I don't really know cause i would think that if she was in pain she would be really crying.
I am really annoyed with sil at teh moment. Well on cody's first day her son(3yrs old) punched cody in the face, as in a real good one too. So i told her on te way out of the school and she got the ****s and walked off. Well then she calls me and says well he said that cody hit him first. So after school i asked cody and he said no mum i was telling him to stop running on the concrete. SO i called her and said well cody said he did not hit him. ANd she said to me oh well we just have to remember that he is a kid
LIKE WHAT THE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Um you do not let your child punch another child in the face or even at all. I can not belive that she said that
So anyway i just left it at that and said nothing so today abbie has been cranky all morning and she fell asleep on the way to the school so i put her in the pram and walking into the school her son (3) runs up to the pram like he does every morning ready to almost jump into the thing and i say please just leave her . Sil snaps at me whats your problem, i say well she is asleep. Oh my goodness she makes me sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
MAD. Sometime i wish people would just learn to control there children and if they don't won't other people to say anything to them then maybe they should teach them some manners.
ok Sorry about that just really had to get that out
Lol@Love-my-kids. If I were you I would have probably punched her in the face . It seems like she cannot control her 3 year old. Or just can't be bothered. Your best option at the moment is to ignore her, she is family after all. By the way, I was kidding about punching a In-Law in the face , although it would does sound tempting.
Exam over! 2 weeks to relax with my beautiful, sweet daughter. And another full semester ahead, the last! I can't wait. DD's top tooth (one of them) is visible and the other is should be there very soon, its coming out. No crawling. Still does the 'once in a blue moon' roll. She doesn't enjoy tummy time much, only in the mornings. She loves sitting. She does everything in a sitting position. She does get into a crawling position, what looks like mini-push-ups, cute.
DD sleeping is wonderful. She sleeps throughout the night from 7:30pm or 8pm til 6:30am. I am blessed. She makes some noises during the night but doesn't want to be feed. I allowed her to stay up a little late tonight because of the heat. She couldn't sleep and I didn't want to force her. She eats her food. I am so proud. She has dinner with us. But I don't give her fruits if it hasn't been pureed. I do give her apples (sliced) to hold and bite on whenever she pleases. I can't give her fruits because she chokes and ends up vomitting. I haven't made an appointment for the 8 month meeting yet. But I will sometime this week, definitely not tomorrow, the weather is expected to be 39 degrees.
My throat is hurting. Whenever I take DD to childcare she comes back home with a runny nose, blocked nose, etc. By Sunday night she is back. By Wednesday, sick again! She has attended childcare for 10-12 days. But she will be home with me until I go back to uni. This will be the first semester I attended classes since giving birth to her. I am so looking forward to reading. I went to the library today and borrowed two books by Audrey Howard, my favourite author. Anyways, I don't know what else to write besides from the tragic about the bushfires. It is sad how someone or some people have lit these fires.
girl: woo hoo, bet ur glad ur exam is over. sucks about bub gettin a runny nose after childcare.
well since i have been doign bottle to sleep jayda isnt so scared of the cot lol. i really dont want to get her into the habbit of having the bottle into the cot but it is soooooooooooo much easier. i am tryin to get her to take a dummy but she hates them.
i am so sick of this heat. been about 38 here this last week. this morning it is already 28 but the humidity is soooooooooooooo bad i am sweating my bum off.
i got ablsolutly smashed at aquarobics last night it was good but. i really wanna loose atleast 20kgs b4 i get preg again.
Where do i start. Things here are not going Soo good but compared to others i shouldnt complain. DD and i are both sick. a cold by the looks of it. sore throat, runny nose dry cough, its aweful. The fever just wont ease up i'm hot and cold and i feel sorry for DD as she is going through the same. I couldnt find her formula anywhere so had to buy a different HA formula. NAN.... **** 7 scoops of powder to 210 mls of water.... compared to her KARICARE 4 scoops. There scooper is so tiny. I was thinking of changing as her poops have been not right. Thery seem to be a bit hard and black almost (sorry TMI) . sometimes if they arer soft they are still this dark black almost colour... i dont think thats right even with solids. Her 2nd bottle of NAN and she had dioreah (spl) then 3rd bottle she threw up a bit and this morning's poop is a very light green colour. never before have i seen a poo this colour. I'm just not sure what to do. i can only find 2 brands who make a HA formula and if one makes her poop black and one makes her have dioreah what do i do. I'll speak with the GP today and see what he thinks.
Girl- YAY you must feel so relieved to have 1 exam over with.... Glad the sleeping is going well. Also the joys of childcare.... DS is still the same he gets sick almost weekly.... he goes 1 day (friday) and by sunday he's either throwing up, dioreah (spl) fevers, colds rashes, u name it he's got it from preschool.... its inevitable when kids are all together playing. slobbering on toys, wiping there noses with their hands etc all the fun things kids do.
LMK- omming from a mum who's son runs amok dispite my efforts to control him i empathise with both sides... My DS got lost at the shops 6 times last week. he hides in clothes racks or just runs out to the front of the store and plays on the bloody toys/ride things. He has never punched anyone YET except me oh and yes DD. (he put on 2 stubby holders and pretended they were bozing gloves and punched her in the face... not nice) I think best to ignore her comments. Me i would be very appologetic, its so embarrasing having an out of control child and somthing i wouldnt want to wish on anyone. Its hard work and very full on but to me it sounds like your SIL just has 'perfect child syndrome'. (Her child can never be in the wrong. ) if DS is nasty or cheeky to people i tell him to appologise, sometimes he refuses which makes me more cranky. i always appologise for him (i know he needs to learn to say it himself). I hope cody is ok, its also hard to explain to him why his cousin didnt get into trouble too.... HUGS
Sass- WOW at already planing next bubs.... i would love to be doing the same but DP isnt ready.... think he's going through a late 20's crisis or something... hehe.... he just brought a boat and wants to get out on thw water... Think he's trying to relive his YOUTH.... hehe.... Its good your feeling so much better now.
NaNa- Sorry to hear Aadi is biting... Ouchy..... sounds like your having a rough time... WOW at Aadi knowing what the potty is for.... i find if i use cloth DD is quick to tell me she needs a change. Were having similar day sleep issues... we used to have 2 sleeps 1 at about 9 ish and awake in an hour then another at 12ish til about 2-3. lately it has been 1 sleep at about 11.30-12 but only til about 1-2 and she's tired and cranky by 4 and wanting to be in bed i stretch her out til about 5.30-6 but she ssleeps for an hour and wakes up and expects to play til 9-10pm if not later.
Bec- the heat was aweful but now its been raining and its cold.... i think thats why everyone is getting or is sick. DD has started saying UP now also.... we went from few words to nothing for ages and now lots of works and sounds again.... I wish DD would blow her nose... she sees me with a tissue and covers her face and smears it everywhere... she hates having her nose wiped. poor thing.
Well best be off, time to pump some music and clean up (dance round too to warm me up) Take care everyone....
Been a while since Deancey and mecil have been on..... hmmm i think there are a couple of people missing. have to find the spread sheet i made when we 1st started this baby buddies thread.
My brain is a little muffled...so won't do personals as I can't remember a thing I just read, except that a couple of you's are getting sick. Hope you feel better soon. Cameron has learnt to share himself....both DH and I have caught his cold. I must teach him that he does not need to share EVERYTHING .
At least we got some reasonably good sleeps last few nights though. The night before Cameron only woke at 1then 2 - ended up giving him some panadol and a feed. He had some good sleeps yesterday, which I caught with sleep then too. He was so good, never grumbled at all and seemed to look at me in a way like he understood that I was sick like him too. Then last night I put Cameron down at 7.30pm, though it took til 8 for him to go to sleep. I got to bed at 8.30, but was achy and stuffed up. Eventually started to doze off and Cam started to cry, but self settled. But now I was wide awake. 1hr later he woke again (I think it was about 10), this time needed some cuddles. But that was the last I heard from him, we both slept til 7am...woohoo! I feel alot better today, still all stuffy though and now the coughing has begun though. Any ideas what I could take to help the coughing. Alot of the cough medicines aren't recommended while BF.
I've just remembered something I'd been meaning to ask...Has everyone's bubs eyes changed colour? If so what colour did they go? Cam's are still blue. It is unlikely Cam's will stay blue, as DH and I both have hazel and most of my family are the same or brown (DH is fostered, so not sure of his family, except for a brother he meet, but he too had dark eyes). Though he would look nice with the dark hair and blue eyes, but I have a feeling they will be like DH's - more of a green hazel.
Well, since I'm feeling a little better in the body (not the head though)...I had better go do some house work.
Goodness I feel awful. Yasmeenia and I just came back from our local GP. I was prescribed with nothing. I haven't been since for a whole year and now look! Also, it is the first time for poor DD to be sick. You are right, Jess, she is always has a runny nose after taking her to childcare. I guess you know all about that because of your son. Your little one sounds really bad. Hope she gets well along with the other bubs. I don't know how I am going to prepare dinner while sick.
Get well Bec and Cameron.
Sassy,
Good luck with losing the weight. How much do you weigh now? If you don't mind me asking
Sass- dont be embarrassed i'm heavier then you.... everytime i start doing something about my weight i get sick or something happens and throws everything out of wack. just kepping the thought in my head as a regular reminder. like Do i need this chocolate etc.... I need to get back to walking though... easier said then done...
Tiahna has had brown eyes from day 1 and they have satyed that way. Bec- They could stay blue... DS has blue eyes and i have brown and DP's are hazely green. When DS is sick or the wether is bad his are greeny hazel but on clear days and when he's healthy they are blue as..... My MIL has blue eyes as does my sister (mum and dads are brown: ) .
Girl- only 1 good thing comes from bubs being sick as it builds their immune system. (wish DS's construction team would pull their fingers out and get on with it... hehe... )
Coughing while BF... Hmmmmm... i could use my ventolin puffer. but if its what i have dry cough... not sure. maybe a hot cuppa with some lemon or honey??? cant be of much help sorry.... i'm not BF anymore which is the only 1 good thing about being sick i can take most things now... hope you find something... I know how your feeling... Its aweful. i feel like i have been hit with a bat. my ears keep popping and when i blow my nose i get dizzy and have to sit before i pass out... weird... (doesnt halp that i havent eaten much
hey, I'm back! Couldn't get online every time I tried for the last two days now. So frustrating.
I saw the footage on the news of Kinglake this morning, and my aunty's house is gone. Well, she's my step-mum's sister, so sort of my aunty. However I haven't spoken to my step-mum since DS was 3 days old (she went nuts and screamed at me. WTF?). Anyway, I don't know for sure but I guess my aunty and her husband are ok.
We had a better night last night and daytime naps today have been great. Every day is so different though. DS has pooped on the potty three times today, so I'm happy I don't have to wash those dirty nappies! I just have to get him to wait when he's finished so I can lift him off, rather than throwing himself forwards and nearly tipping the whole mess on the floor! Baby bulldozer...
Gosh, everyone's getting sick. That's dreadful. Summer colds are awful. And yeah, childcare centres and play centres are great places to pick up a bug... and public pools. One of the reasons I'm staying away from the water! (And I only swim to frighten people!) I always get an ear infection or the flu if I go swimming, and after last weekend, there were thousands of people at our local YMCA... eww I hate to think what's in the water! I hope you're all feeling better soon, and your DH/DPs are being good and taking care of you!
Jess - take care of yourself! Go eat something. Please! I know everything tastes like bleuh when you're sick, but you need your strength. The formula stuff sounds really confusing and stressful to me... I hope you figure out something (I'm no help!) coz green poo is yuk. Mind you, it happens from time to time with teething and if bubs is sick. Also, the sugars in the milk can cause that with BM, so maybe it's a similar thing?? I dunno. Have you asked a MCHN? Or someone who knows about the different formulas?
Bec - you can take Duratuss (sp?) for a dry cough. All pharmacies have an online database that says which medications are suitable for lactating mothers. Just ask. I took the duratuss last year when DS and I were sick, but it didn't help much. However I was REALLY sick and couldn't shake the cough for a couple of weeks, and I waited and waited before taking anything pharmaceutical.
DS's eyes are still in between dark blue and brown. It's quite unusual, they're neither one colour or the other, but not hazel either. I have dark blue eyes, DP has brown, and apparently brown eyes are dominant genetically. Or so I was told. I think DS's eyes will go brown eventually though, but if Cam's eyes are still blue there may be a chance they'll stay blue. Friends of mine, twins, had green eyes till they were 10, then they suddenly went brown, and their hair went from blonde to dark brown too, and has stayed that way.
Sass - good luck with reaching your goal weight, and TTC #2! That's some motivation! And I hope that you can feel better without needing to stay on the meds, just by cutting back on the workload. It's great that Jayda loves the water. How's the teething thing going for you guys at the moment? Any teeth yet? I have some here you can have... lol
I also hope you can get Jayda to sleep without needing to give her the bottle in bed. I know I fight the "feed-to-sleep" thing all the time and it's so easy to give in to it, but it's not good. Another reason why now DP puts kidlet to bed at night. He dont got boobies!
Girl - I hope you went well with your exams! What a relief it must be now that that's all over for a while. Great that you can spend your time with DD now. Unfortunately, illness is something that you have to expect with childcare and so many kids dribbling and snotting everywhere! I hope it helps build DDs immune system a bit though, and she enjoys the time with the other kids.
LMK - gee, what a pain with SIL's kid. I hope it doesn't escalate. Kids do stupid things (grown-ups too!) but there's a deeper parenting issue there that needs to be addressed. Hope you can sort it out peaceably and Cody's ok.
Mis_tree - Hope you're going ok at home with your little shadow! You started being a SAHM at the full-on super-mobile stage, so I reckon it will seem pretty hard! I'm so exhausted these days, and I used to work like a maniac 15 hours a day in a commercial kitchen without a problem. Now I dont know what's wrong with me...
Abb - Are you freezing now?? I am. What the heck is up with Victoria's weather? hmmm... Aadi is also getting hungrier every day now, it seems. We're giving him 3 meals a day, and he's started yelling for more all the time. I have a hard time keeping up with him! That's on top of 4 or more milk feeds. He loves my cooking, apparently, so that's nice, but if I don't have something prepared and ready to go, an avocado is a good option. He'll eat half an avo without a problem. If only they weren't getting so expensive now!
I saw a woman at Flinders Street station the other day full-on screeching and swearing at her little boy and going right off, and the kid hadn't even done anything that drastic to warrant such abuse (and it was - she was smacking him and pushing him around). He had run away from her a few metres in excitement because the train was leaving, and it is a very busy, crowded place. But it was so obvious that she was at the end of her tether and was out of control herself. She had no support (her DP was off buying cigarettes!) and she just didn't know how to cope so she flipped out in the worst possible place. I was embarassed for her, and saddened too. I just hate to think what kind of home life that little boy must have, and it just reminds me not to judge other parents because we all have our battles, some harder than others. And some people just have no clue about parenting, or how to ask for or look for support or advice. I never want to get to that point!
Anyway, that was completely off topic, but it took me all day to get thru this with interruptions and naps and walks and housework, and what would this thread be without an essay from me every now and then?
Last night I took 4 Panadol's, 2 this morning. I am feeling so good. I am thinking about studying part-time this year, which means graduation will take place in November. But I want to complete it in July but too much stress lately. I seriously do not what I am going to do. I want to take DD swimming but have to wait until she gets better. She thoroughly enjoys bathtime, trying to drink the water, Lol.
Nana,
It's news to me. I didn't know DD would be sick everytime she came from Childcare. The exam did go well, I desperately want to know my results so. Hey, maybe the lady at Flinder Street Station had a tough day and took it out on the little one. How embarrasing though. She should have composed herself. By the way, I have family in Melbourne (Mother, siblings, aunt and uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends). So I can't wait to take DD there mid-year to meet everyone. I went to primary school, high school and started my university degree there. It's a wonderful place compared to WA however DH likes it here better. I am comtemplating moving back despite DH wishes.
That is it - I have decided. I have been thinking all day. I have decided to complete my final semester within a one year period. I have taken my daughter to childcare for 8 days (I counted) because I took a summer school subject. I will not attend classes but take my units externally. 3 units this semester and 2 next semester. I do not want someone else looking after my child. I do not want her coming home sick. I do not want her there for long hours without seeing her mother or father. She will be at home with me at all times. Now, I can sleep. My decision is final. I feel good about my decision because I am putting my baby girl first.
) Last night DD was crying all night, i'd finally gotten her to sleep then 1/2 hour later she would start crying again... she woke up at 4 and i brought her in our bed and she snuggled up to me and went to sleep, she's all snuffly so i think she was feeling a bit unwell... She's also been loving the "BA' sounds.... Saying Bubba and what sounds like a "bra" sound but when she says it its like "Bra-ba" so maybe brother??? also says "bah-ble" like bottle. Loving the nice Hugs and sloppy wet kisses still, DD is drooling way too much thou, its everywhere lately. 
It was just horrible here on the weekend, and I can't bring myself to turn on the TV anymore. It just drains me on so many levels and already I'm totally exhausted. DS is just sooo full-on at the moment. Nothing new really, but anywayz... By the looks of things he's getting a few more top teeth very soon. Drooling everywhere again and biting! OMGoodness the biting!! Every cuddle comes with teeth marks. And the big sloppy kisses come with teeth too. He's so affectionate and loving, but just can't seem to help himself. Everything must be bitten. I hope it stops soon.
, although it would does sound tempting.
I can't wait. DD's top tooth (one of them) is visible and the other is should be there very soon, its coming out. No crawling. Still does the 'once in a blue moon' roll. She doesn't enjoy tummy time much, only in the mornings. She loves sitting. She does everything in a sitting position. She does get into a crawling position, what looks like mini-push-ups, cute. 
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I am sick! How could this have happened?
everytime i start doing something about my weight i get sick or something happens and throws everything out of wack. just kepping the thought in my head as a regular reminder. like Do i need this chocolate etc.... I need to get back to walking though... easier said then done... 
I seriously do not what I am going to do. I want to take DD swimming but have to wait until she gets better. She thoroughly enjoys bathtime, trying to drink the water, Lol. 
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