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?