Going to try to make it a quick one, Cam's due to get up soon and DH is home.
Sarah - Welcome back to this thread. Glad to here Juliette is doing well and seems be growing well. Yay on her being so adventerous with food - makes it alot easier when you can just give them what we're eating hey. I haven't made up any foods specifically for Cam for many weeks (though I must admit I have used some of my premaid foods a couple of times and a few tins on lazy weekend nights), but otherwise trying to just give what we eat.
Jess - Sorry your having trouble with formula's...hope you can find one that suits soon...only a few more months until you can hopefully give normal milk (as long as you can find what the problem is of course). Also IKWYM about the snot trails and bubbles...thankfully our colds are pretty much gone now.
Abb - Yes you should be proud you made it this far with the BF...good on you. Wow it did sound like you had a busy weekend. And isn't it always the way that bubs behave perfectly going to bed on time when you've got a friend/family member who has come to visit....you kinda need to let them know in advance so they can get some cuddles in hey.
Sassy - Glad to hear Jayda's enjoying her food...especially yoghurts and custards...I've occassionally lost track of time during the day and find these perfect to give for Cam's lunch with a couple of pieces of fruit.
NaNa - Wow that post the other day was a good one...I'd actually gotten on to do a post, but by the time I read it I ran out of time ...now look what's happened, pretty much everyones posted since and I find it so hard to keep up. Sorry to here Aadi's gotten sick now too...most of the babies from my mothers group and even other friends bubs have gotten sick too - must be all the changes in the weather again. Sounds like you have a cheeky little boy...with the rolling and falling and laughing and all.
Girl - Good on you for extending your studies so you can spend time with your little girl. That's why I've decided to only go back to work part time though we probably can't really afford it - I just don't want to miss out on seeing Cameron grow up...afterall (for me anyway) this is one reason we decided to have children.
Well, really running out of time now...be quick Bec
Not much new here...only me pulling my hair out....DH's job is in trouble. Due to the financial problems the world is having as he drives trucks and delivers containers...well the orders have slowed down big time that they are having an extended break. We don't know when there will be more work coming so DH is having to look for a new job. ARGH!!! DH was a little complacent about it all though, so I had to remind him a couple of times that I'm not getting money anymore. He wanted to do a career change, which will probably include doing year 10 maths again, but we just can't afford it at the moment while we are bringing $0 money a week Think he's got the message now and hopefully will find a new job soon.
Anyhoo, Cam's just woken...I'll try to pop back later.
bec: sorry to hear about DH's job. i think my DH is pretty lucky his wont be effected. mine is a bit up and down at the mo too i dont have as many kids caus ei had some go to skool this yr and no new ones have come in to take the place. it is a bit of a shock when ur used to getting a certain amount of money then it goes down to less the half.
Jess: hope the old formula works out for ya. maybe get some prune juice read for her too. 6 bottle wow that seems liek heaps to me but jayda has alway shad less the "normal" she is at 3 but is slowly starting to drop her morning one she doesnt seem too interested in it.
jayda has been a poo sleeping latly. she is not wanting basically any sleep during the day but by like 6 she is so tired. i was putting her to bed at 7 but she wakes up so many times so 1 night this week i kept her up to 8 (which has been her normal bed time) and she slept through. i had a meeting last ngiht and DH didnt wanna deal with ehr and keep her up till 8 so he put her to bed early. she slept till i got home at 10 then woke up on and off all night.
so my question is do u think i could tape her to her bed and make her sleep during the day lol just kidding but i wish i could lol.
we had a shocking night last night. she was at mums yesterday and had about 10mins sleep all day so yeah i paid for it last night.
mum keeps telling me i need to take her to a sleep school. she has about 2 half hr sleeps during the day but no one knows how to get her to sleep but me. well they dont persist thats the only prob. if she doesnt go to sleep in 5 to 10 min they give up.
i have my half yearly safety check today so i am not looking forward to that. i have full on kids and i can hardly keep my eyes open but ill have to put on the happy face while the office lady is here.
Dont have alot to mention today, Hamish now has 5 teeth and one i can just see the white coming through so i hope that is it for awhile, although i should not complain he has not altered his sleep patterns atm. He is going down at around 7.30pm and sleeps until 7am. He then has a bottle and play, breakfast around 8 then back to bed for 1 to 1 1/2 hours then play and lunch around 12 back to bed around 1 fo 2 to 2 1/2 hours. It is working really well atm, fingers crossed it stays that way.
Jess - 6 bottles seems alot, hamish has 3 x 200ml but he would drink ateast 2 x sippy cups of water, its funny he loves water. At the beginning i warmed ot a little but now he has it cold, will even drink out of water bottle if i forget his sippy cup when out.
Bec - not good on the job for your dh, is there any other job prospectd for him? It seems to be happening everywhere atm, in my old job they have almost halved the office with staff retrenchments since i left, its so sad. Dp's company have already had one downsizing this year and 3 people in his department lost there jobs but hopefully that will be it for awhile. I hope your Dh will be ok or finds a job soon.
Sass - i hope jayda starts sleeping better for you soon and you dont need to tape her to bed..lol Hoefully it is just a stage, ds was a pain for awhile there, i even resorted to putting a cd payer in his room and he would fall asleep listening to music.
NaNa - how are things with Aadi? Have your visitors left yet?
LMK - how are things with you?
Deancey - i bet you are busy with nursing now, oh i remember the first semester well, how daunting it all was, expecially learning all the termonolgy (sp).
Girl - how is Jasmeena now? i hope she is over her runny nose.
How quiet has it been... Well in here. I cracked 1500 posts few days ago helping out few people. Some special person decided i was worthy of a RAK. I noticed that NaNa, and Tracy both got one also. Abb did you upgrade??
I feel so special that some kind person has been so generous.
Still having formula issues. GRRR... but we'll get there. DD doesnt like water- never has. wont drink it hot warm or cold. I thought 6 milks was a bit too much but i dont want to cut her down if she isnt getting any other fluids (water) I'm thinking its cos she has been (she is a bit) sick. plus the dioreah (spl) is probably making her a bit dehydrated hence the extra thirst.
Off today to see the CHN finally. Had a wonderful lady at the chemist help and gave some great advice. gave me some samples to try before i buy yet another tin and it gets wasted.
Abb- We have same amount of teeth also. Still waiting for #6 to move down more. and i'm hope we get a break also. going through a tonne of bibs and clothes with the dribble.
Sass- YAY happy 9 months Jayda... Gosh its going to fast.. GL with your check up today.
Bac- sorry to hear bout DP's job... fingers crossed things work out.
my check went well so i am happy all that is over for another 6 months. did a little bit of a lie and i think she knew i was lying. one of the questions was r there any health issues. i havnt told them about the depression meds cause i am fit to work and i dont wan tthem to think i am not. she looked at me funny when i said no said r u sure no stress or anything....... should i of said something?
well i am gonna try to get jayda back into a routine over the weekend and i am gonna be strong and say no when people expect me to put jaydas sleep off because they want us to do soemthign for them right htere and then. i mena goign to see someone or doign somethign on their comp can wait or if not then we will come fix the comp and they can have jayda the ngiht and see if it is worth waiting a extra 20min next time lol.
Jess: the only thing that i was told about the formula is that it can take 2 weeks for a new formula to settle down if u swap. i know it is hard to stick through the poo issue if it is hard or runny but it can be worse to keep changing.
abb: wow yr routine sounds great wanna swap for even one day lol. latly mine has been. sleep at 8pm wake at random all ngiht for 10 to 15 mins each time about 10 times a night. wake anytime between 4 and 630am breaky at 7am bottle and try to sleep again at 930 (no sleep) morign tea lunch blah blah bottle and ment to be sleep at 2 (sometimes get 30mins at this sleep)
ahhhhhhh it is so damn muggy. i am sweating my bum off, well there is enough there to sweat off some maybe it is a good thing.
i just rang and booked in with a hypnotherapist for the weight loos see how that goes. i really wanted to get in soon but i coudlnt get in until 6th march which isnt too far away.
so glad it is thursday i am so sick of the kids and the heat. i gave them water to play in to kool htem down and now they have decided they will play in the dirt patch so u guessed it water plus red dirt equals
hahahahahaha one of the convo's
Boy: u can be my girl friend
Girl: but i have a girl friend
boy; no u can be my real girlfriend when we grow up for ever.
girl: no
boy: but i need a girl friend.
Jess - yes i did upgrade and no i will not tell you who i rak'd .lol
Congrats to all of you that got one, you all deserve it.
Sass - so far so good with routine, although somedays dont go smoothly, but when we are home thats usually the way it goes. I think its a personal choice to tell them about your depression, if it affects your job and they way you work then maybe you should have but certainly up to you. I have a friend who did the hypnotherapy for smoking and it work, would love to know if it works for weight as i would try anything atm.
oh, I'm still around. Not really lurking, just reading and never getting a moment to post because this boy of mine is a serious handful. No, two hands full! Sick and snotty, frustrated because he can't breathe properly, can't sleep for more than 20 minutes without waking up sliming everything and coughing. It's horrible. And he's just into everything!
Sassy - that conversation is hilarious!! Love it! Can't wait to hear some of the gems our kidlets will come out with real soon... I wouldn't have bothered mentioning the anti-depressant meds, unless they're affecting you. Really, half the population is on some sort of mood-altering medication (and the other half probably should be!) so don't stress it. So long as you're functioning and working effectively, is there a problem? Jayda's "schedule" sounds like ours at the moment too. It sucks. Admittedly, Aadi is having longer naps than Jayda, but he fights it so much. He's such a monster when he's tired though!
Abb - Our visitors move out this weekend! I am so relieved. They've been ok, but I'm tired of trying to be polite and not the narky, snappy biatch that I really feel like because I'm so tired all the time and they're always in the bathroom or kitchen when I need it. I got a phone call this morning from another feral friend of my mum's who's looking for somewhere to rent in Melbs too, and I just broke out in a cold sweat and nearly panicked! That's bad... but if you need somewhere to stay when you come for the meet-up in June, you're welcome!! We might still be here.
Jess - Can't wait to see our avs! How cool is that?? I'm totally blown away. Didn't expect it at all. Hope things settle down with the formula now, and you find one that's suitable. Good luck with getting Tianhna to drink water. I never thought Aadi would get the hang of it, or ever drink out of a bottle or cup, but he's managing a bit now with the Pigeon mag-mag cup and a Tommy Tippee narrow-neck bottle with handles. Took forever it seems!
Bec - gee, I hope your DH finds something else soon. Hardly the time for a career change, hey? It's so hard at the moment. My DP works in recruitment, and it's getting a bit grim. Half his company's been made redundant. Have you registered for the FTB? It's not much, but better than nothing at all. Sorry to overwhelm with my essay posts...
Sarah, hi! Nice to see you back again! Great that Juliette's doing so well and loving her food. It makes it much easier, doesn't it?
...now look what's happened, pretty much everyones posted since and I find it so hard to keep up. Sorry to here Aadi's gotten sick now too...most of the babies from my mothers group and even other friends bubs have gotten sick too - must be all the changes in the weather again. Sounds like you have a cheeky little boy...with the rolling and falling and laughing and all.
Think he's got the message now and hopefully will find a new job soon.
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