just popped in quickly to say i got my tattoo done today. there is a pic on face book
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just popped in quickly to say i got my tattoo done today. there is a pic on face book
A tattoo of what Sassy?
where did Destiny-22 go?? Do we have an impostor? LOL!
Seriously, don't stress about Yasmeenia's weight. That sounds healthy to me, and obviously to your healthcare professionals too. Babies' weight tends to plateau a bit, and I'd be happy to carry around an 8kg baby as opposed to my 10kg+ bag of jumping beans!
yep, Melbourne is icy cold right now, and Aadi's got a cold too. Started coughing and getting snotty as soon as DP got home this afternoon. I made him come home early because I've been sick all day too, but with an upset tummy. I hope that Aadi getting sick is the reason behind his Night From Hell on Wednesday. He's tucked up in bed now with the vapouriser and heater on, an hour earlier than normal. Poor kid...
Sassy - woot! I don't have you on facebook, add me? I wanna see!!
Bec - so glad you went ok with your first day back at work! I hope it was made a bit easier having taken Cam to childcare a few times beforehand, so you weren't stressing about that too much.
We had a MCHN come visit us at home yesterday. She was nice enough, but I find it frustrating that she suggested I get some counselling for myself. First, I'm not in need of counselling. I'm totally over telling my boy's story to every other "professional" only for them to try and turn it into my problem, and make out that I'm depressed. It's so blatantly obvious that I'm exhausted and frustrated, and tired of talking about it to people who can't help. I need help for my son so we can all get some rest. If someone cant help me, I'm just not interested. A counsellor isn't going to come to our house and resettle Aadi at 8.30, 9.30, 10.30, 1.30, 3.30, 5.30 so I can get the sleep I need and help break his waking habit. Secondly, who's going to take care of Aadi if I ever did go to counselling??
Anyhoo, vent over... she is supposedly going to organise for a community paed to check over Aadi for any other health issues that my current paed hasn't really done, and also chase up the Allied Health support that my GP was supposed to organise last month.
I'm a bit cynical, hey? :rolleyes:
My tummy hurts. I'm going to bed now...
nana: how do i add u?
girl: it is jayds name in a swirly writting on my foot.
Nana -
Lol@imposer. Destiny doesn't suit me. I am back to the old nickname. I spoke to one of DD's carers from daycare. She admitted that DD did look smaller compared to babies her age. I asked her how old DD looks? She said 10 months. What concerns me the most is the fact that she has not gained much. I do understand rapid weight gain slows down when babies grow bigger but surely not this slow? I can't help but feel like a bad mother. The carer, such a lovely and honest girl, said DD does eat well at daycare. I would believe that because she does the same when she is at home. Nana - I don't want to ever hearing comments like "your baby is skinny", not that I have. I just don't know what to do. I think I am going to call my old OB and CHN and see what they say. I feel very comfortable with them and love them both. They are great people and health professions. Get well soon and your DS.
Oh Bec. I totally missed that. I understand where you are coming from. I told my sister who is a scientist that I got the flu vaccination, she advised against and so did some doctors she knows. Thanks goodness, I didn't get DD vaccinated. I wish I hadn't either. I have a bruised arm now.:
nana: bec helped me add u to face book. my SIL had PND and used to have a councilor (sp?) come to her place but it was more so SIL could do some house work and have a bit of me time and the councilor would help out with the kids maybe u coudl look into that kind of thing. oh or the next person that tells u nothign is wrong u can make then have bub for the night then get them to tell u nothign is wrong lol.
girl: gald ur back to girl lol.
bec: depending on wat size photos and how many u got it still sounds liek a good deal most of them r like 200 for 2 or 3 photos. My SIL get pro photos done of the boys every few months she woudl of spent thousands, th oldest is 5 so as u can imagine 200 every 3 to 4 months is a fair bit and that is the cheapest i know she has paid up to 400 for some. C-R-A-Z-Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!! sounds liek ur first day back was very cruisy.
we went shopping today and i dont knwo who was more annoying jayda or my mum. jayda sooked the whole time cause she wanted to be out of the trolly. and my mum always has to point out that she is nanny to eveyrone so every 2nd sentence was oh nanny is here jayda or nanny loves u, do u want nanny to push u etc.
dont have time for a reply but Dan i sent u a friend suggestion for NaNa on FB... it will let u add her (or send the request to her... )
we had a birthday party to go to today and jayda loved it. ate so much fairy bread and chips. the kids were all running around crazy and she was tryin to follow them.
she slept for 2hrs when we got home which she never does. now she is wide awake no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and for the last hr she has been crawling around saying bye bye bye NON STOP
i feel sweful bout complaining but were not getting much sleep lately... DD is just not liking going to bed anymore... ever since the Formula change... (my own stupid fault) But no where near as bad as some of you... (just added to let you all know i am back here withyou)
NaNa- Happy Birthday Hun, Hope ur little monster bebe slept a little... I agree with Abb- maybe a fre adjustments will help?? Might actually book DD in- she is back to bad wind pains at night and is a bit reflux again. :( (think thats why were having sleep issues)
Tracy- Hope u can sort stanks out too...
Its really hard when u have a child that is difficult in some particular area. like for sleeping its controlled crying or ........... what... there is no choice for mums. it sucks... Same as feeding... BF there is support... formula feeding difficulties u either speakl with thr brand hotline or figure it out on ur own... It sucks... Then for behaviour issues... it used to be medicate medicate... Now i cant even get my DS seen too... I feel both ur pain.... It is the most aweful thing to need help in your own way of parenting and get nothing cos what u want to do (or should i say dont want to do) isnt the norm... I really hope that we can all get result with our DS's soon... On the ADD/ADHD note MY DP had ADD as a child and we were told it wasnt hereditary but since have heard that it is (or can be) we usually never talk about DP having it... he gets embarressed. i think he p[arenting skills stem from his feelinga about it... i think ddeep down he blames himself and by not addmitting it to himself he is trying to discipline DS too much.
But back to our almost 1 yr olds... Tiahna is walking so well now. i just wish her hair would grow as fast as she is... still not much hair but she is starting to talk more now... she says what sounds like Hi or hello and love you... but only cos when we say it to her to tries to repeat... so we can tell she is trying and meaning to say them... she also sais Ahhhh for Ta and similar for Up... LOL. But she uses the sounds at all the right times so i guess its a start... she also hads little covo's where we talk and she answers... LOL. usually esss (yes)
Oh crap... BBL for more personals... DD just popped and it smells bad
Oh Tracy- GL for change over... BUt dont feel bad about wanting to take him there.... Look at me... i have a partner and he is useless.... sometimes i think i am single...
Also every friday i jump for joy about taking DS to DC so we all like to have time out... which is why DP and i fight ,.... he seems to think i dont need alone time... if its not the kids its him rubbing me up, grabbing my boobs, butt etc... he thinks i dont love him cos i am always "rejecting him" but he just doesnt see that i need space when the kids are in bed and its quiet its my time to unwind and relax... he sees it as his time with me... it sucks having to be me...
Bec- Hope work is going well...
Abb and Dan- hows the duro's. not posting in the tread anymore... hate being made to feel the way i did after all the mods came in. i didnt take it this morning cos last night was a shocker with sleep... GL to u both... if u wanna chat bout it PM me of use FB or MSN... Sorry...
Wonder how Deancy is going???
I got TDD sme start struck pic... they werent that good... the free one i picked was the only OK one... they wanted 290 for 3 large prints and then 1 each of mixed sizes... she went down to 200 then just before i was bout to leave she went to 100... such a rought... how many people would pay $290... i think its discusting that they charge so much but can go down to less then 1/2... never pay full price for these pics girls... if u make out like u dont want them they will reduce the price
jess: ill message u on face book soon.
Mis: dont feel bad about looking forward to swap over. i am always glad on mondays when mum has jayda but by the arvo i miss her and it makes monday night fun because we havnt been fighting all day lol.
jayda drove us crazy last ngiht. when we came hoem from the party she was sookin and wouldnt sleep for me. so i went to get a dvd at 4 and when i came home she was a sleep in the matrice in the lounge room (if u r on my fb u would know wat i mean about her matrice) apparently she just got on it and went to sleep as soon as i left. then i tried to wake her at 5 cause i knew she woudlnt sleep when it was bed time but she screamed and kept goign back to sleep. so at 6 she woke and she was so crazy goes fast everywhere gettin up and walkin and throwing her self on the ground when DH was chasing her. then when it came ot bed time the fight was on finally got ehr to bed after a hr so that wasnt too bad.
All after noon she was walking/crawling around saying bye but in a real slow kinda way it drove us crazy.
so far she says: mum, dad, up, nan,poppy, bye, hello(sometimes) uh ah (like in no dont touch )
IT"S A MIRACLE!!!
Aadi slept from 6.45 last night to 4.15 this morning, had a cry, a feed, and went back to sleep until 7.45!!! :leap: :leap:
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. My day was pretty crap, and Aadi was being a real little monster and biting, punching and scratching me, and rubbing his snotty face all over me, but last night makes everything seem better. (Except the presents from DP. What was he thinking??:rolleyes: )
I'm hoping and praying for all I'm worth that this isn't just a once-off, and that the chiro is what Aadi's needed. We saw a different doctor on Saturday, and he did something a little different maybe. He also gave me a bit more useful advice and things to consider, and that's refreshing. I couldn't believe that the stupid mothercraft nurse we had come and see us actually rang at 9:45 on Friday night to give me the phone number for a counsellor who would come to my house and have a counselling session with me for $110 a pop! Lucky I was already asleep and let that call go to voicemail, or I would have said some rather unpleasant things to her. Like "email, *****!!".
hmmm...
Jess, my dad is definitely undiagnosed ADD/ADHD, and since he was never treated or dealt with from a young age, he's now borderline sociopathic and quite dangerous, and I can't have him anywhere near me or my family. I tried for years to have a normal relationship with him, despite all my mother's protests that it would end badly, and it has ended terribly. When Aadi was 3 days old. I doubt that medication would have helped him, but discussion with a compassionate and empathic health professional would probably increased his awareness of how his behaviour is dangerous and damaging, and given him means to control himself a little better and have a much happier life than he has had. It frightens me that this is in my genetic make-up!
I hope that there is someone that will finally give you the understanding and support you need for your DS, and that your DP doesn't blame himself. That's not healthy for anyone. I know it probably seems impossible, but he could really get involved in your search for solutions and assistance, and it would probably help him too (even if it is indirectly!).
I hope things get better with the sleep for you, maybe it's just a wonder week? I know the formula issues aren't helping anything, but I have no idea on that one. I hate to think how I would, or wouldn't cope if we had to do it.
Mis - you deserve a break! I'm sorry that the only break you get brings Stanky back with bad habits, because it must create such a vicious cycle. Hang in there, you're doing an awesome job! Any time you want to call me, have a vent, ask a question, whatever, go for it. I wont ever tell you you're doing the wrong thing, and I will never be an advocate for CC!
Sassy - thanks for the FB add, I think I have a few privacy settings enabled so even if you did remember my full name you probably wouldn't have found me! Jayda's so grown-up! She's such a little girl, and so cute.
Aadi's still saying gug-gug, baba, mumum, diddy, deydey, dada and deddy for most things at the moment, but he has managed "birdy" and "cat" a few times when he sees the magpies in the back yard or the neighbour's moggy. Birdy was my first word, too! Also, he says "teddy" whenever he sees his favourite teddy bear. Potty is still "doddy" or "dotteeee" and if he wants to be picked up he just throws his hands up in the air at me. He's always babbling, though, and mumbles and shouts the funniest noises all the time. He shakes his head for "no" and usually means it.
Well, Aadi's been napping for an hour now. I am amazed... I might go and do something productive, or read a book for five minutes... if I can remember how!
Jess - sorry to here you are having a bit of conflict on here, i am sure after a bit of a break you will feel comfortable again, i am not sure what happen but i hope you dont leave. I have not got duro yet, not sure i will, i have a small procedure at the gyno on friday and then i will be back at my doc sometime next week so i will see what he thinks then.
Sass - lol at jayda falling asleep on mattress, so cute. I love your tattoo, it looks great, i am getting 2 done on thursday yay i cant wait.
NaNa - oh wow on the sleep, you must feel fabulous, i have everything crossed that it continues. I cnt believe how much some services costs like omg $110 for what a conversation well i am sure you have heard it all before anyway.
Mis - dont feel bad about saying you cant wait for change over it is hard being a mum and a single one at that, so you deserve a break, i hope you got some sleep.
AFM - we have started playgroup and Hamish loves it, we have been twice and i am glad it is going well, he doesn't mix alot with the other children yet but i am sure that will come as he gets a little older.
Hamish speaks extremely well i think, apparently boys are supposed to be slow on the uptake of talking etc but not him, he is a tight little chatterbox. He can say two words now, love mum (my fav ofcourse), hop up, dad, nan, ma, maddi, hello, ta, yum yum, pop, narna (banana).
Hamish has taken about 4 steps now, doesnt seem to want to progress from there, he stands and squats and stands and squats with out holding on all the time, dances and waves without holding on but he just wont walk anymore than the few steps.
:happyforyou: YAY Aadi Bebe Woo Hoo:happyforyou:
Oh NaNa i bet it was a real shock when u woke to see the time... i really hope that this is the sun shining over the mountain (as my nan used to always say)
Sorry to hear bout ur Dad... I am sure my step father also has it but he smokes pot (is in his 50's and still does it daily) and had bad temper and was violent which is why he is no longer in our lives... My DP used to be bad as a child... now awadys he isnt too bad with his temper but is very stuborn, cant sit still for long (always have to be doing something) very impulsive... we dont talk about it his previous GF of 5 years... (before me obviously) wasnt aware and when he told her she flipped it and they split. Hence the fact we dont speak about it. it doesnt bother me... it doesnt change who he is... its just a part of him. but to him its the kiss of death... he doesnt want our DS with the label cos he knows what its like.
DD has been very sooky today but its her teeth again... she is getting more... looks like the teeth next to the front 4 fo the would be either side of the middle 4... (not sure what there called??/ look like maybe molars (well where they would be anyways... ) add a cold and green snot and congestion... 1 sooky gal... but were doing ok... finally got her to sleep at 1 (she was up at 7) she is still sleeping now... but i will wake her soon or else she wont sleep tonight.
Sorry it should have been LMK and Dan RE duro's...
Sorry Abb- But glad to hear playgroup is going well... GL for your procedure.
yeah, we're onto the second nap now, and hoping for another good night. I think I deserve it, anyway, and Aadi needs it too.
Abb - that's great that you're taking Hamish to playgroup. Hope there's some nice mums and kids to hang out with. I think it will be a little while yet before these kids are really interacting with one another. Well, more than snatching toys off each other and trying to steal other kids' lunch!
What a clever little munchkin you've got! Aadi still doesn't like to stand with his feet flat on the floor. He's really getting into chasing his walker/pusher thing around though. Probably better that he doesn't walk independently just yet!
I hope things go well with your small procedure... that makes it sound more comfortable than I'm sure it is.
Jess - definitely pot and undiagnosed conditions like ADD etc are a baaaad mix. I have no issues with what people want to do with their time and money and recreational substances, but when it affects your judgement and your family, and there's an underlying mental health issue, it just leads to disaster. I think my dad did himself some permanent damage in the 70s and never got out of the habit... sad, really. But I hope that your DP doesn't feel stigmatised by it, because I'd hate for it to lead to problems between him and the kids later on. Good luck with the teething! we're staying on 6 teeth for now. Don't want any more, thank you!
Did I mention, my friend's son got his first teeth last week. He's the same age as Aadi, but had no teeth till now. He got the eye teeth first... isn't that bizarre? Looks like little fangs!
NaNa- I have a friend who's bubs is a bit older then Tiahna and only just got his 1st 2 teeth,,, they werent the middle to bottom ones but the next 2... was weird. Hope Aadi sleeps for you. u do deserve it and i notice with my DS a good nights sleep does his the world of good...
We are aproaching 10 teeth... lol but i noticed that looking at everyone pics of their kids on FB that Tiahna looks young cos she has no hair... All of your bubs look so grown up with hair...
We have now been N-rash free since going full cloth and i havent looked back... and MCN's make it so much easier to change then the flats... havent brough sposies for 3 weeks since getting the night naps.
LMK_ Love the campipng trip pics... DD is gorgeous.
Hi ladies
Thanks Jess camping was great, Abbie had a ball she loves being outside. I also can't believe what they wrote in that thread like come on if someone else wrote that they would close the thread and say to be nice. Anyway YEAH on the pony tail for tiahna so cute. I buy those little rubber band like hair ties they are easier when there is not much hair;-) I am happy for you with the mcn's i am too lazy to do them, i bought one but i am yet to try it lol.
Abbie only has four teeth still so only the front four two up the top and two down the bottom. I noticed yesterday that she has cracked a molar, there is no tooth yet but its coming up WOOOO HOOOO. A bit strange though i thought they were supposed to get others before molar's.- -Oh well they are all different aren't they.
I was wondering why she had started to wake up at night obviously it was hurting her.
Abbie took TWO STEPS yesterday, not long now she thinks she is so clever.
mis, don't worry about stanks milestones they are all different, abbie only says mum, dad, and other babble, she waves goodbye and claps. They will all get there eventually don't stress.
Sorry gotta run lachlan is tipping out all the toys i just cleaned up GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
BRB
Nikki