Babies Born May 16th-31st 2008 #6

Yesterday I totally freaked out. I have decided not to have a baby! Yesterday I took the morning after pill after trying to conceive. I ran and took the pill. Lol. I will wait until I finish this degree and once I get a job then TTC. So now I have to find a conception to use. Any suggestions anyone? I am thinking going back on implanon. It's perfect and have bleed every two months. After taking the morning after pill at 5:30pm. I gave DD at 7:30pm, cows milk, she refued. The packing on the morning after pill said not to breastfeed for at least 3 days. By midnight DD was crying. She wanted breastmilk and refused the bottle. I called the Healthline and said how the stuff in the morning after pill can be secreted in the breastmilk and could cause the baby to vomit and diarrhoea. So she wouldn't stop crying. I spoke to a Pharamcist. He suggested I wait 24 hours before I breastfeed her. She was throwing tantrums. I was feeling guilty. I gave up. Breastfeed her. Within 5 mins she fell asleep. I guess she wasn't hungry. She only woke up once during the night where she normally wokes up twice. She only woke up once because she was too tried after two hours of crying. In the morning, I breastfed her. When at childcare at 9:30am. So in 2-3 hours I will be picking her up. I have my exam on Wednesday. So after Wednesday I will be pulling DD out of childcare. She won't be returning because my stressful exam studying will be over and I will postpone my next exam so she can be home with me while I take 3 weeks to prepare my other exam.


Jess -

I totally understand about not having family around because I am on the same boat as you there. I have no friends around either, well I have met a few ladies living around my around but no one I can really trust and brand a 'friend'. I realised how much I needed DH around after experiencing 6 days alone and taking transport when I needed to go somewhere. At the moment, DH is working away from home and will be coming home during the weekend. Good thing is I am coping. We are getting along great. Jess, have you tried staying out of his way when is in pain? I am sure you too would when the same thing if in pain. By the way, my niece started walking at 10 months. Clever little monkies is my niece and your DD. My DD is very clingy. She speed crawls whenever I leave the room and does the same with DH. She cries after him if he leaves, Lol. It is so cute. It melts my heart to see her so attached to her father, someone else besides from me, Lol. Yasmeenia only says 'Mumma' when she wants me.


Hi to everyone else.

girl: yes i did mean u. i was in tasmania.

jess: just read through the posts quickly and sorry to hear about u an DH fighting. DH and i have been fighting a bit too latly. i am gettin so annoyed easily and he just keeps doing stupid things and not helping with anything.

sorry to others i have missed i am just on quickly i have so much stuff to do tonight

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Its berry berry twiet in here... lol

Not much to report here... Hope everyine is well...

Still no luck getting any of our money back from the net hackers... :( so now we have an $8000 debt on our hands instead of a $4000 and no savings at all... ( wipped out of bank of $3000...

But hey could be worse right.
I'm trying my hardest to think positivley but its soo hard... especially when DP has this neuralgia and its costing us a fortune to get him seen by the neurologist, alsO DS with his paed appointmentrs, speech etc... :( Plus the Wikidz isnt going so well... have 1 party booked so far and thats it... :( might have to look at going back to proper work but then i have the dilema of daycare etc... :(

Hope everyone else is well... Sass hope the holiday went well...

Hey, I'm still not here... ;)
I tried to post yesterday but the power keeps going out here and I lost it twice! Argh...
We're leaving Beirut tomorrow (finally!) and heading to Dubai for a night, then off to Nice. I can't wait.
The visit to the paediatrician was a bit of a waste of time and money, since he said exactly the same thing as the drs at home - keep doing what I'm doing, Aadi's perfectly normal, just a little more hyper than average... no hints on how to cope with this hyperactivity or positive methods of disciplining a soon-to-be mobile destructo-bebe. But at least DP came to an appointment with me and realises some of my frustration at the medical profession being less than helpful in that regard, and at least the doctor didn't immediately suggest that it was me with the problem and I should have counselling! So now, since everyone in this country is pro-medication, pro-intervention blah blah, they've decided I shouldn't be breastfeeding Aadi anymore because apparently it's bad for him and it couldn't possibly have any benefits anymore... um WTF?? HUH?? This came from DP's cousin, who is a midwife!! Argh! I swear, people in this place are all mad. Everyone is taking a dozen different prescription medications for goodness knows what, they all smoke, they eat terribly unhealthy food, and they're laaaaazy! What would anyone know about the healthy, natural lifestyle I'm trying to give my son? But I have to smile and make nice for the family (then leave the country for ever and ever!).
Anyway, I don't care if they all think I'm a freak. I just wish they would stop smoking inside when Aadi's around (he's coughing like a chain-smoker), and they would stop trying to put the car seat in the boot every time we go somewhere. The amount of mothers I have seen holding newborn and small babies on their laps in the front seats of fast-moving cars is so frightening! Get me out of here!

I think I missed a few things in the last few posts, haven't had time to go back and read properly, but Jess - What happened?? That's terrible!
Sass - how was Tassie? Hope you had a nice time away with the family!
Girl - Why the freak-out? Hope things are a bit calmer after all the stress of exams and whatever, and you can spend some time with your family.
OK, have to go before the generator dies and I lose everything again! Next news from France maybe!

NaNa- OMG that sounds aweful... i think ur doing a great job still BF... same with Mis_t. U girls are both going things i wish i could. Keep up the GREAT work... YAY for booby juice...

Well i finally decided to purchase the tabs the paed prescribed for DS... There a blood pressure med to help calm him down a bit... (less invasive then add meds) and he said DS was only borderline add... WTF... if he's borderline what the hell r other mothers putting up with...
havent given him any... DP is against it but i feel i have to try for DS's sake and try to get him to concentrate better and get progressing before kinder next yr... I could never see myself medicating him before )and i know its not really medicating as such) but i hatet he fact that my 4 1/5 yr old son need tablets to help him... :( But its all for his own good... hopefully it will be enmough to get him over this bad behaviour cycle and he can get focused and get back on topof the learning and wont need to be on them for long... were hoping it will just take the edge off him...

DD is going so well... no complaints here. i honestly couldnt have asked for a better bubs... appart from the clingyness she is an angel. I really need to snap her out of the mummy fase... i cant even be out of her sight for a sec without her screaming...

Hi ladies

It is very very quiet in here, i really like that we can all come in here and talk about our bubs, i hope that we don't all get too busy and stop coming in here. I know it is hard it is sometimes along time betweeen post's for me too.

Nana i am glad that your holiday is going well .

jess sorry about your party plan thing, i will do a party for you soon just right now is a really bad time my sil and bil have just split up, lots of crap happening at the moment. Ever thought of family daycare, you wont need childcare then:-)
I cant believe about your hackers, i have had three emails trying to get my internet banking details. About 2 years ago we had someone steel our credit card details and stole $1000 off us , our bank investigated it and we got the money given back to us. So sorry to hear about your situation it must be hard.

Abbie as almost stopped sleeping during the day, most days now she only has one sleep when normally she would have atleast 2. And she is only sleeping for about an hour now when before she would sleep for 2-3 thoughout the day. She is not too cranky it would just be nice for her to sleep a bit longer. Other then that not much else to report here.

How is everyone else going????
Hope all is well

Jess we must of posted at the same time LOL

I am glad that now you know how to help DS, hopefully now it will be a little bit less stressful. Goodluck

Hi All,

Sorry its been a while since my last novel :lol: - but i'm going to try to keep this as brief as I can ;), as Kindergarten Cop is on and I haven't seen it for years...going to go cuddle up in blankets and watch it, cause it is soooo cold (though I probably don't really know real cold being a Queenslander :lol:).

Jess - Not sure I can help with the clingliness - we don't seem to have that problem. Hmm...have you left her alone with DH for a little while - she might cry for a little when you first leave, but maybe she would settle after she's forgotten what she's crying about. Also IKWYM about the 'painful' partner - my dh quite often gets bad migraines...I've learnt to just ask what he needs, get it for him, then leave him alone until he approaches me. What happened with the nethackers thing? I hope everything eases for you soon - both in money and health (your family's).

NaNa - Hope your still having a good time over there, besides the men with guns and difference of opinions you seem to be getting. When do you arrive back in Aus?

Nikki - I don't think I'll ever leave this group (well not sure what happens after our bubs turn 5 - as the thread closes then) - but thankfully got most of you's on facebook -so happy to keep in touch forever on there....you's are a lovely bunch of women - I feel like we'd get along so well IRL. Eeik on Abbie's sleep...I've been dreading that with Cam, though he is still doing 2 sleeps, but lately seems to be a little struggle to do them - am thinking its time to cut down to 1 a day...might see how we go tomorrow.

Sassy - Did you have a good time in Tassie? Are you back working again now...bet the break was nice though.

Abb - You's all healthy again now? Hey whats the deal with the immunisations this time being 3 - are yours always 3? We only have ever done 2 (which they get the 2 nurses and jab at the same time, different leg). Whats the 3rd one for? On the milk - is Hamish refusing to drink any more then that or was that more of your choice to cut it down...just wondering what to do with Cam's milks...he is doing cows milk now too.

AFM- Cam has been sick since last Monday, therefore we were unable to do his immunisations on the Tuesday due to his high temps. We'd made another appointment for this Tuesday just gone, but on Monday he still wasn't well, and by that night, just before he had his bath he started shivering. He continued to shiver after his bath so we called the health line - I was just sitting with him wrapped up in my dressing gown - where he cuddled into me. They ruled everything out and by the end of the phone call he had stopped. By the Tuesday his temp was way up again (39-40's) -so we kept his appointment but to get him checked out - turns out he has tonsillitis - poor bubba. No wonder he was only accepting gels, custards and soups to eat. We also bought a tin of toddler formula, as I just felt he was missing out on the nutrients of his usual foods. He was give antibiotics and finally today he has eated real solids again (stole a bit of my raisin toast this morning - cheeky little monkey).

Other then that - all is ok. I've been off work since last Friday though, as I've had a bad cold too. Feeling much better today though. Dh's had it too, but he's handled it alot better then me for a change (he is usually the bigger sook).

On the good news front...DH's other job - where he was temporarily laid off earlier this year due to no work, has finally got heaps of work going now, so he starts back there next week. It'll be nice having the extra $$$, that credit card has been taking a pounding.

I also just wanted to check what everyones current routine is....as I mentioned I'm thinking Cam might be ready to cut down to 1 sleep a day, so just wondering what time you's do things...including times you's breakfast, lunch, dinners, snacks, milks and that 1 sleep.

Well that's all from me for now, hmm brief :doh: (though i was watching the movie and typing this between ads :lol: - so I tend to babble when I do that).

Hope everyone is healthy and doing well.

Bye for now,

The reason where not getting our money back (except $600 of it) is cos its a skimming incident... No one actually went to the machine with our card. They have footage of someone at the ATM but no actuall visual of him planting the device. So they gave us 10% of our funds back. Were through to the next round to see if we can get more money back but looks like were not going to... and if we do it wont be for a while. :( Once our card was put in they get ur details and then with small cameras they can access ur pin and DP wasnt as careful and even though he covered a bit it was easy to work out the pin. so remember to cover the pinpads ladies.
Fo were in debt $3000 and the 3000 in savings that was going towards new kitchen.

BB in a tick T just fell over.

Good evening ladies,

My exam went well last week on Wednesday. DD has had her 12 month immunisation last week Thursday. She is standing perfectly on her own with the help of furniture around the house. Besides from that there isn't really a lot to report on. She will no longer be attending childcare. I have one more exam to sit for and I have deferred that exam to be at home studying with her and taking my time instead of sending her to childcare. She has her 6th tooth is making its debut.

Jess -

You poor thing. I can't believe what has happened to you. What a horrible thing your family has to go through.

Bec -

Hope your little one gets better. You must be thrilled about your DP gets his old job back :dance:.

Nikki -

DD is still demanding her 2 naps. Goodness me, it's going to be hard. As a new whole routine will be needed and less time for us mothers :p.

Nana -

I am just not ready. I need to establish myself first before bringing another baby into this world. Also, I don't want to be a SAHM. I need to get out into the workforce. I know its going to be hard especially with the whole financial crisis. I have decided to finish my studying, find a job, and plan to have a baby once I have a job.

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Everyone is taking a dozen different prescription medications for goodness knows what, they all smoke, they eat terribly unhealthy food, and they're laaaaazy

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Lol.

We did spend time with the family. It was nice. I will be visiting them more often.

Sassy -

I hope you had fun!

Sorry i took 5 days off BB so have been mia.

Will be just a quick one though as i am helping Dp with job applications.
Bec - I chose to drop Hamish back to only one bottle and in a month or so i will get rid of that and the dummy. I did the same with Dd and it worked really well. Hamish still has milk from a sippy cup and plenty of dairy and iron in his food. It is a personal choice, i am making sure he is still having more than enough but i found with Dd i had no trouble weaning her off the bottle and dummy around 18 months but have seen my sisters having grief trying when there kids are older. Just my opinion, every one is different.
Girl - glad study is nearly over for you, more time to spend with yasmeena.

Jess - gee what a terrible thing to happen, my status about robbing a bank is appropriate for you then.lol sorry probably not funny

LMK - Hamish was like that with sleeps for awhile but now he is back to his two sleeps thank god. He is finally back to sleeping with no wake ups ( i hope i am not speaking too soon) we had 3 weeks of constant wake ups and have now had 3 nights in a row of 12 hours so fingers crossed it stays that way.

NaNa - glad your trip is going well, had a look at the photos on facebook, you all look very happy.

Not alot to report here, Hamish has so many teeth now and more on the way i think 12 with 2 big whoppers just through which could be the reason for all the wake ups. WE have all been sick but all good now. He is walking properly now and almost running when he wants to. He is obsessed with outside and going in the car, we have started spelling words now when he is around other wise he heads for the back door if you say car or outside, the same if you mention bath he is at the bathroom door in a flash. I am loving teaching him new things everyday and watching him mimic and play. I am getting clucky so we might try a bit earlier than we thought for another baby. shhh dont tell anyone. lol

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Hi Wonderful Mummas...
Feeling happy today... A wonderful BB lady did an amazing thing for me and sent me my fluffy layby which i was going to cancel cos i am now broke... she is letting me pay when ever... It was soo nice to have something wonderful done for me... things have been really bad the last week or 2. Were just not used to having NOOO money and bills are piling up and well things looked bleak... It was the nicest thing anyone has done for me... Wish these nice people would take over all the bad people in thr world.

Abb- YUP bank robbery would be quite nice about now... I'm not greedy... Just a few thousand to get us out of strife. lol GL with the weaning off the dummy and bottle... My kids both gave up dummies before 12 months... but J wouldnt part with his bottle until 2 1/2 ( but he had no other comfort item (like a blankie etc) Miss T seems to like a particular blankie for bed time... ( finding it a bit weird. I am changing bottles regularly and trying the sippy cups i have accumulated... But she still likes to sick on the teats of bottles... i'm in no hurry though. Hamish sounds like T... she loves going "out" she now waves Bye and says "ba" when she waves... very cute... but also hearing "out *wave* ba ba" all day is a bit annoying... lol.

LOTS of rosy cheecks here still the 8 teeth... Sleeping has been a bit interupted... She has cut her day sleeps down to nil. :( she is sooo tired but wont sleep... if she does its like 3pm and too late for a nap... sometimes she is sooo tired she is crashing into things and rubbing her eyes but still fighting sleep... she goes to bed at 7 and wakes up at 9.30 wanting to play... :( So i think i need to start wearing her out more... lol.

Next month we have J school enrolment... Eeeekkk... OMG my Baby boy will be in BIG school next yr... its a bit :leap: and also :cry: Just feels weird to be almost needing to look at uniforms and things...

Also just changed J's childcare... More money but i think u pay for quality care... The new centre has older more qualified staff. they have more kids but i think it may help J prepare more for Kindy next yr... but we'll see...

Were into the real cheeky ctage here... T loves playing hide and seek... and loves to try and get J... she has this cheeky laugh ATM... funniet when she burps or fluffs... hahaha... Now if she lets one rip snd will do this cheeky laugh and then blow a raspberry... hahaha... she has to announce that she has just done one... lol. or if someone else does one she laughs uncontrolably

Off to the park to wear out out the kids... Bye

Hi ladies

Oh my goodness does it ever end, we have all been sick here about a week ago and now ihave no voice, i sound like i am really sick but i am fine just no voice. Which is really hard with 3 kids of my own and looking after 4 others!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh well hopefully it comes back soon.

As for abbie she is really cheeky as well. If i call her and say abbie come and put your shoes on she will walk over just about get into arms reach SMILE and run away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is sooooooo cheeky! She better snap out of that LOL!!
Other then that she is doing well, OMG today she is having her second sleep now, so hopefully today might be the changing back to two sleeps, can always hope anyway.

Jess thatis horrible about your finances at the moment, I hope things start to look up for you soon! Yeah on your friend sending you your layby there are some really nice people in the world!!!!! We went to the park this morning and it worked both my kids are asleep now mmmmmmmmmmmmm peace!!!!

Abb Wooo hooo for you wanting to try again, go for it!!!!! They pick things up quickly don't they, abbie is the same, esepecially with going outside she loves being outside.

Girl i am glad that your exams went well and DD needles were all good too.

Hi to anyone i have missed sorry gotta get some stuff done before they wake up!!!

Take care

Hi All,

Just a real quick one - I have some news, but you'll have to come find my new post to confirm what you are probably now already thinking :lol: And those on FB - just remember :shhh: for now.

Besides that, all is well, Cam had his needles yesterday and seemed to go ok, though he is a little grumpy today -just had to put him into his cot crying, he just wouldn't settle - the more I held him or tried to offer him anything the more worked up he was getting - do you think this could be a little reaction from the needles, especially as he was fine yesterday and last night. If not, once again left wondering if its teething issues, still only 6 teeth here.

Anyhoo, gotta run, heaps of house work to do.

Bye for now,

Oh my goodness Bec, congrats. Am so happy for you as it happened naturally. Best of luck.

Ok so i missed the new post bec but i'm thinking its something cooking... ;) Will have to try and find the thread later when i have more time...

Kids are sick... Runny noses and a bad cough... vapouriser going today so hoping it helps and i wont have to take them to the GP's. Nothing much else to report...

Off to catch up on these other threads while the kids are reading books.

so i have tried to read though the last few pages i have missed out on but keep gettin interrupted so i just skimmed so sorry if i for get anything or who said wat lol.

bec: Congrats hun. I am so happy for you.

Jess: sucks about the bank. i hope they do end up giving u the money back eventually. they should give it back if u can prove u didnt take it. sounds liek they r just being slack

hmmmmmmm dont knwo where to start.

the holiday was really good. it was good to just get away from all the crp that was going on here. jayda did very weel but didnt sleep at all basically during the night so by the time we got home i was a bloody zombie lol.
I cant remember if i posted in here about it but i got her onto cows milk the week b4 we left so it would be easier while we were away but she didnt do very well on it. i think the whole no sleep at night was that reason.
she was on NAN HA2 so i thought i would put her on the NAN toddler milk and the first night i put some infocol in it and she slept right through with no noises at all. the next night gave formula with out any infocol she woke 2 times but went back to sleep with a few pats but woke at 4am. she was wide awake and i coudlnt get her to sleep. by 6 i was cranky and gave her a bottle and she went back to sleep and i had to wake her at 730 to go to daycare.
last night she slept through she woke 2 times but it was cause she hit her head ont he cot and she put herself back to sleep.

also since we have been back from hols i have been tryin to get her to self settle. i am at the point now i can put her in the cot give her a few pats to settle her then i can usually slowly back out of the room with her still awake. so much better then patting and rocking for 30mins then she would scream as soon as i put her in the cot.

she is talkin pretty well now. she tries to copy everythign we say. says bye bye and bye bye ma, more, ta, gone, dad, mum, nan, poppy, boobies but it comes out boosie, breaky, night night (nigh nigh), yum yum (num num), car, dog, oh wow, uh ah ( as in the naughty no), no, belly button (beddy bee) thats all i can think of but she keeps coming out with these few word sentences that blow us away but only usually does them once lol.

we have tantrums now if we cant walk where we want to lol. we went shopping with mum on sun and she walked the whole time we were there about 2 to 3 hrs.

im tryin to get her back into 2 sleeps a day cause she was only having one but by the time it come to 6 she was wanting a bottle and bed we would hold her out to 7 and she would crash but then she was waking at 930 and we would have to get her back to sleep and then she woudl be up early. so yeah her normal day sleep is between 1130 and 12 and it is normally only 30min to 1hr. so she doesnt usually wanna go back down till 4 to 5 which i think is too late if she is goign to bed at 830 the latest. also if i get her down at 4 thats when all the parents start picking up and it is too hard so yeah i am tryin to work out somethign that will work.

i have babbled on too much so i will get going.

i have been busy gettin back into work and with some troubles i had on here b4 i left it was the last place i come when i have time and i havent had much of it so i was missing out on comin on.

Hi ladies

Just thought i would pop in and say hi. Been really busy lately and it seems that everyone is the same.

Abbie has started to be REALLY clingy, all she wants is me all the time, cant go to the toilet, kitchen without her two steps behind me whinging at me GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am trying to take her dummy off her more during the day as i think that she needs to talk more.

See i cant even sit here and she is whinging at me.

BBL

Hi ladies
I just popped in to see how everyone is going and seems as though all the may babies are thriving.

Sassy Jayda is talking heaps, thats excellent what a clever little munckin.
LMK sorry to hear about ABbies clingyness but if its any consolation its the same here
Bec I can only assume its congrats on a BFP thats awesome news

Liam is going well he is not walking just yet but getting around with the assistance of a trolley and the furnture. He is a CLIMBER I find him up in the funiest places and I wonder sometimes how he got there. He has gotten out of his cot and we have NO idea how as there was no bang and no tears???????
Jamie (DH) went to vegas and LA for 9 days a few weeks ago so I was single mum of 2 for just over a week. I take my hat off to all single mums, it was tiring. It was really eye opening to see what DH actually does when you think they dont do much at all.

I hope to pop in more regulary now I am on school holidays but time always gets away from me. So take care till next time.
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Deancey- Nice to see you in here... Sounds like everything is going well... How is the studying going with the 2 kids??? I have been looking into going back to study for a while as DS will be in Kindy next yr. either that or returning to work part time. Just throwing a few ideas around.

Nikki- DD is very clingy and sooky. She doesnt have a dummy but she also doesnt speak much either... Its nearly always sooking... I am trying to get her into different things so she can learn to be independent.I moved all the kids stuff back ont otheir rooms... No more small amount of toys in thr lounge room. I am trying to get T to play in her room so she learns its ok for me to be in the other room, She loves the kitchen and cooking things... (pots pans sppons etc)so i take them in her room and she bangs away. Anyone elses bubs like looking at books?? T would rather sit and flick through books then watch telly like DS does. Hopefully i may have a quiet little nerd in training... lol.

T has learnt to climb this week and has had a few boo boos. fell off the lounge, climbed and fell of 2nd shelf of change table. general falling over. Bit her lip, fell over near lounge and got a graze down her face... Fell of my bed after she climbed on it. Its never ending.

Just a quickie from Nice! How are you all??
Bec - congrats, hun! That's awesome news and I look forward to hearing how you're going over the coming months! How exciting!!!

Things are going ok here with Aadi... he's trying to walk, but we have to discourage it a little bit as we're staying in my MIL's fabulous apartment and Aadi is trashing everything at every given opportunity, and then some more!! So he's being restricted to outings in the borrowed stroller a lot, and minimal time at the beach because he insists on eating the pebbles and then throwing them at me. He's being so affectionate, though, the rest of the time. Huge hugs and kisses. He's still waking up screaming thru the night usually an hour or 2 after going down for the night, and then he wakes again between 3 and 5 rolling around kicking and playing up. It's really hard, and I'm absolutely exhausted. DP and I are barely speaking to each other at the moment, because we're just too cranky. His brother and SIL and nephew are staying with us this weekend, and they are even more chaotic than me, so the tentative routine is out the window completely. They keep their 6-year-old up till 10.30 before having dinner... bloody Parisians! Sweet kid, tho. Loves Aadi to bits, but probably doesn't need to encourage the eating of Lego so much! They've all gone to Cannes today to go to a beach with sand, but Aadi and I are staying here in Nice to try and recover from doing the same thing yesterday. I just don't want to go to a beach where you have to pay heaps of money to sit on a crowded patch of sand packed with poser wannabe jetsetters in their designer bikinis, drinking ros? and smoking cigarettes! I come from Queensland, and even in Melbourne I can go to a gorgeous beach for free any time I like. And after all the filthy looks I got yesterday because Aadi was screming, well, I just couldn't be bothered.
We're flying home on Wednesday, but won't be back until early Friday. 24+ hours of flying is going to be an absolute nightmare. And it's going to be so disgustingly cold in Melbourne... it's 30 degrees and glorious here every day. I don't think I'm going to cope.
Better go email my mum, let her know I haven't sold Aadi yet...

Hi girls sorry i have been MIA for a few weeks and will be again for another week or so.
Hamish is going really well, running around everywhere now like a mad man. lol
He climbs like crazy too, it is a bit of a worry sometimes as he is such a dare devil. Hamish has started this hitting thing which is very annoying and at first i was saying no naughty etc and it is not working so i am going to try ignoring and see if that works. He is a rough little man and i am worried he is going to wack other children, i can see he is becoming spoilt too, so i think we need to reassess a few parenting things and become a little bit stricter in some ways, although he is only one i guess we cant be too strict.
Bec - congrats love that is just fab news. i missed the post, so when are you due?
NaNa - back on Aussie ground soon, bummer sleeping is no better for Aadi.
Tracey- good to see everything is going great for you and Liam, how is the nursing going?
LMK - we are doing the only have dummy when sleeping now, remains in the cot, working ok atm.
Sass - we have tantrums too but trying to ignore them as much as possible but becomes difficult sometimes.

Hi to everyone else i have missed.

Abb I think all kids go thru the hitting phase, Liam is biting at the moment, but only me.....so annoying. I think you are doing well by telling him NO and he will eventually get over it, it just takes patience.

NaNa Hope you have a nice flight home and the weather improves here a little for you on your return. The forecast for the rest of the week is pretty miserable though.

Well today I had 4 friends over and we had total 10 toddlers and 1 newborn. It was a CRAZY HOUSE. Liam only slept for 1/2 hr all day and was miserable from about 4.30 onwards.
We are having such a hard time with his dinners. He wont eat what we are eating, he only wants jar foods. I worry that he wont eat enough so keep giving in and buying the jars. Are you kids eating regular meals with you guys now??? Jordan was by this age but I know they are all different.

Night all I am enjoying the quiet after a NOISY day

Hi Mummas...

Yawn... So tired... not sleeping at night dispite staying up till all hours wearing myself out... i just toss and turn all night... BUT its not like i am waking up all that tired... Very annoying... Also i am late with AF... DP will freak out if i am UTD he isnt ready... i would love it to be but when i really think bout it were in some debt atthe moment so probably wouldnt be the best time. have an appointment next week so hopefully they come this week... COuld always be the return of the dreaded PCOS causing it but we'll just have to wait and see...

Deancey- Ouch on the biting... DD is into the open mouth kisses or sticking out her tounge and licking people. Also with the food... DD is the opposite to Liam... She wont eat anything i have to feed her... So all her food myst be self served... hehe... she just eats what we have now... but she is fussy she could live of peas and biscuts and fruit... lol. i have been trying to think of new things to make...

Abbie- My DS was like that... Still is... he is just a rough kid... The rougher the play the better... I think DP encouraged it too much (the wrestling stuff) so if you dont want it to continue i think ignoring and a simple sharp 'NO helps heaps.

I would deal with hiting or biting but this damn sooking is driving me batty... all T does is cry and sook... if u tell her no she balls her eyes out. if u take something off her or even dont pick her up she cries like you have broken her heart. Its aweful... think i have a real princess on my hands...

Anyone seen the babylove nappies... they have a new "poo Pouch" take a look very weird... ahahaha...

Anyways not much from me... off to brave the shops... just to do groceries but it will be packed from Big W toy sale... GRRRRRR

Anyone seen the new kids frozen meals at woolies??? u can get heinz kids stuff... they have like chicken and vege wedges, or just vege, they also have like little microwave meals... good for nights when u have limited time.

Hiya!
We're home again, still jetlagged... it's going to take us a while to get back to our normal time zone. It's a bit hard trying to get Aadi to have dinner or go to bed before 9pm, since that is technically mid-afternoon for him still. We're still wide awake at 3am, so I don't know how DP's going to handle going back to work and having to be up at 6 tomorrow! And it's so freaking cold! Hate it.
Anyway, Aadi was really good on the flights back. It was over 24 hours in the end, as our flight out of Dubai was delayed and we had to sit on the tarmac for over an hour. Aadi started walking a few days before we left, so we spent a lot of the flight walking with him up and down the aisles, and he spent a lot of time flirting with the flight attendants (several of which DP had actually recruited before he left the airline industry a few years ago).
Also saw my old boss (the one who fired me for being pregnant) on our flight. I was so tempted to spit at her... stupid cow.

Aadi was biting me more before, then stopped for a while, but has started again. For some reason, he thinks kisses have to include teeth!
It's very strange to see him stomping around the house in his ugg boots now!
For most of the holiday we had to resort to feeding Aadi jars of food that were just puree, as that was all that was available. He refused to eat anything I cooked for him with any texture or lumpy bits that previously he would have devoured. Then in France there was a huge selection of ready-made meals for babies and toddlers, but we had to keep giving Aadi the ones for under 12-months since he would spit out everything and refuse to eat any more if he encountered a grain of rice or small piece of pasta. Then he discovered French bread and Boursin cheese... and brioche, and croissants. He wouldn't eat anything else!! Oh, except for creme brulee. Cheeky kid, has expensive taste! Now he wants to eat what we're eating, providing it's not rice or anything with "bits" in it. I'm having a hard time getting him to eat much now we're home, except porridge for breakfast, and bread with Boursin cheese! Even went to the French bakery to get him brioche today, since I can't be ar$ed making any right now. This kid is spoiled!
Of course, the last 2 nights in France Aadi slept straight thru. Then we went and ruined it all by travelling again... he's been sleeping 8-9 hours straight, but from 2am, so we need to fix that somehow. Then when he has a nap during the day I've had to wake him up after 2 hours. It's really quite bizarre! I can't get him back in his cot again though. Screamed for 3 hours last night when I tried, and I just can't listen to that anymore. He was hysterical and shaking, and I felt awful. Put him back in the single bed, which he was getting used to in France, and he slept instantly.

How's everyone? Hope you're all doing well.

Gee girls i thought things may have picked up in here but no, where is everyone????

Not alot to report, Deancey i am having trouble with Hamish eating he was such a good eater, ate almost everything and for a long time ate everything we ate but atm he is fussy, so mainly fruit and yogurt, custard etc
NaNa glad you are back safe and sound, will take a bit to get your land legs back i guess.
Jess i heard about the baby love nappies, bit weird if you ask me.

Hi to everyone

Hi ladies

Abbie has been still a little whingy but getting a little better. I think the sooner i take this dummy off her the better. Also lately she has been a real little bugger at sleeping. She has been sleeping through the night still but will fight it BIG TIME to go to sleep at night. Normally she is the first ot go to sleep here and now she is the last!!! During the day she hardly sleeps she is lucky to have an hour. Yesterday she only slept for half an hour all day she literally fell asleep at 3:00 in my arms eating a biscuit!!!!! I dont know what ot do with her, i know that cody stopped having day time sleeps at this age but he was a horrible sleeper from birth. Lachlan still has sleeps during the day now!!! I dont know if i should make her have more sleep during the day or just let her have what she gets now!! I am so unsure cause its not like she is still going to bed early which for her is normally before 7pm cause now its a fight to get her to sleep before 8pm?????????

Nana i am glad that you all had great trip your photo's look great, lovely weather over there!!! Its too cold here for me!!!!!! We put Lachlan into a big bed at this age and it worked really well for him, lachlan is a very independant child i think that is why!! I am not ready to put abbie into a big bed she is our last so i am not ready to pull the cot down yet LOL!!!

Abb my abbie lol is a pincher she pinches everyone and now has started to pull the little girls hair!!!! She sounds really bad but she does not do it often i just give her a sharp NO OUCH and she gets upset for about 3 seconds and noramlly does not do it again. I really think it is working as she has not pinched for awhile now just pulling hair.

Deancy great to hear from you !!!!!!

Jess i have not seen those baby love nappies how bizzare!!!!!!!!!!

Hello to everyone else i have missed hope all is well!!!!

i seen teh poo nappies today but they only were int eh newborn size or is that the only ones they come in.

hmmmmmm not much else to report.

jayda is doing well but her food consuption has gone down alot. i started giving her a mid day bottle again but then she dropped her food even more so i stopped it and she only has a night bottle now.
she had really sloppy poo's all this week and i thought it was from the formula i put her back on after the cows milk playing up on her but she seems to be gettin alot better now.

she is so annoyign at the mo. no matter wat i do she just has to be pulling at me or sooking or doing somethign naughty she is doing my head in lol. i think she is pickin up the naughty things from the kids at daycare and she is gettin jealous when i work too.

It's too cold!! I've been back a week and I've already booked tickets to QLD for me and Aadi, and started looking for somewhere else to live! The more time we spend at home, the more damage Aadi does to himself. It's ridiculous! He just climbs on everything, touches everything he shouldn't, and puts absolutely everything in his mouth. He's already chipped his front tooth twice! While I'm watching him! I can't turn my back on him for a second, even if he's playing somewhere safe or watching tv (he actually watches it now!). If I step out of his line of sight, he screams and cries like it's the end of the world... but I can't find a place for him at a childcare centre anywhere, so it looks like it's going to be separation anxiety and attachment issues for a bit longer! oh well...
I can't get over how many times I can say "NO!" or remove Aadi from whatever naughty/dangerous thing he's doing and still he continues to go right back to doing it. Over and over! So cheeky! He'll push all the buttons on the DVD, slap the TV screen, pull the speakers off the shelf and rip up the phone cord at least 10 times in a row before getting bored and going on to trash something else, despite being put on the other side of the room and given a stern, sharp "no!" every time. It's exhausting.
But on the up side, since we've gone back to putting him to sleep in his own bed in our room, he's sleeping so well! Admittedly, it's taken us until tonight to get back to a good bedtime and over the jetlag, but he's sleeping thru until maybe 4am, then having a cry, a quick feed or cuddle and then sleeping till 8! So he's getting maybe 8 or 9 hours sleep a night, which is such an improvement! Doesn't sound like much, but for me it is. We had a couple of rough nights when he was going to sleep at 6.30 and waking up after an hour or 2 thinking it was still just a nap, and screaming and fighting because we wanted him to go back to sleep. But it seems to be going ok so far, and I just hope it continues. I think I will just die if this sleep thing doesn't get better! I can't face the stupid sleep disorder clinic doctor anymore. He sent me a copy of the letter he sent the paediatrician, and it was just nonsense and rubbish. All these things he said he had recommended to me, but didn't, and silly inaccuracies because he didn't listen to what I told him because he was too caught up with other patients, and he kept sending us to wait in the cafe (in a whole other building at the hospital!) to see another specialist later, who never ended up seeing us anyway. argh... I would absolutely hate to have a child with a serious health problem or illness, because it's so frustrating and demoralising, going thru the public health system. Jess, I think you know what I mean!
Anyway, I have ranted enough. I should be taking advantage of this opportunity and sleeping, but I'm in denial and haven't gotten over the jetlag properly myself (I'll be using that excuse for a few months yet!). I saw Nice on tv last night, and the beach where we went every day... did I mention we were staying just up the street from the hospital where Brangelina's twins were born? I could SO live there...

Hello ladies,

I have disappeared because I had my sister from Melbourne visiting me as well as having to prepare for my exam. I sat for my final exam yesterday. Yesterday was DD's last day at childcare. I now have two weeks to relax before semester 2 commences. For next semester I will be taking 2 units and I will be finalised. I am so excited. We are moving back to Melbourne after my graduation. Since the beginning of this month, DD has been standing up on her own without the support of anything. Like NANA, I am having to stop her from getting to the telephone, PS3, Xbox, DVD player and changing the television. The good thing is she does not go near the heater. Her 6th tooth is visible. She did take two steps on her own and can stand up for a while. She stands up a lot. If she falls down, she tries again, Lol. It's so cute. She says 'Mama'. It's aborable. During my uni break, I will be taking DD to storytime at our local library on Wednesday's and Thursday's in the mornings. I am still breastfeeding. DD still demands two naps during the day.

Nana,

What do you mean she fired you because you were pregnant. That's discrimination. Did you not take any action against her and the place where you worked? I hope it works out with the sleeping.

Jess,

Any news? Would you DP be okay with having another baby if you are in fact UTD?

Hi to everyone else.

Girl - Yasmeena will be running around before you know it! Move everything dangerous out of her reach now!!
The silly moo-cow fired me because I was pregnant, but didn't quite say as much. They would never actually admit that, as it would be getting themselves in trouble. They couldn't give me any other reason, though, and I was so upset at the time that I just left without saying anything. I was 3 days short of finishing the 3-month "probationary" period there, as it was a relatively new job for me. So technically, they were legally able to fire me with no notice and no real reason, but they still shouldn't have because I was excellent at my job and making them heaps of money... and working 6 days a week instead of the 5 I was meant to be doing! I have thought many times about what legal action I could have or should have taken, but I was pregnant and just didn't want that kind of emotional stress in my life. I just boycott the place now and discourage everyone I speak to from spending their money there!
I bet it was great having your sister visit. And you must be thrilled to be coming back to Melbourne some time soon. Although it's freezing and miserable here right now... I'm tempted to move back to Queensland even. I never thought I'd say that!

hmmmmmm i come in to write stuff but i cant remember now that the page is open.

Jess: dont hold out on us wats happening?

while we were in the car today i had a bit of a panic tryin to remember when my last period was. i havnt been taking much notice of it cause ia m not on the pill or anything at the mo, more for my weight then actually trying.
im so undecided on wat to do. i was considering getting a marina put in but i dont know.
I want to be able to take atleast 6 months off next time. i dont want to leave it too long between bubs either.
ill just leave the decision up to u girls lol.

hmmm not much goign on wit jayda she is gettin very stuburn. she growls all the time now. she gets so bored if we rnt entertaining her.

Hi All,

Sorry I've not posted in a while. I've been reading your posts though (by logging in on my mobile briefly), and trying to keep up to date (though it has been rather quite in here anyway). I haven't been on the computer much lately, as I find I feel queasy when I sit looking at the computer (laptop), especially in the evening when I feel crook anyway. DH said maybe its the resolution in the screen :dunno:, but I find it interesting that the days I throw up are usually work days, where I've been looking at a computer all day :think:

We are pretty much all good here. As far as I know all is going well with the pregnancy, I'll be 11weeks this coming Saturday. I have a check up with my gyno on Tuesday, which I'm really looking forward to, as I know he will do a quick scan and I'm really anxious to see that heartbeat. Its rather strange this time being pregnant, as last time I had a blood test to begin with which told me my levels and a quick scan at 8 weeks, which showed the heartbeat, cause it was all through the fertility program- which put me at ease, but this time I have no idea whats going on, which gets me a little worried - the not knowing if all is ok that is. But being that most days I feel queasy -though last fews days have not been too bad and I haven't thrown up since last Friday, other then that I've been a little tired (but I've still got this damn cough which is not helping me get sleep at night either) and the BB's have started to tingle this week - if it wasn't for having all these symptoms I know I would be worrying alot more.

As for Cam, he is going well, except:- I dropped him off at kindy this morning, and about 1hr later I had a phone call at work asking me to pick him up cause of a slight rash he has got....which they believe to be Hand Foot and Mouth disease....lovely kindy germs :rolleyes: . I rang the doctor, who managed to squeeze me in, as they were totally booked out (there were alot of people sitting in the waiting room with masks on, which thankfully I was told to sit in a different spot away from everyone). The doctor was not 100% convinced, as its only the rash and a couple of blisters on his hand palms, he doesn't have any other symptoms like fever or loss of appetite, but I think it is likely to be, as there was apparently a confirmed case of it at the kindy this morning anyway, and apparently it was a toddler, which Cam would've been in contact with briefly on Friday afternoon (they combine them late in the arvo before pick up). He seems ok though, still happy and healthy in every other way. So he is home from kindy til next week, hopefully - I have to get a medical clearance before he is allowed back though. I'm going to get Mum to look after him tomorrow, as she was planning to take him back to theirs for his 1st overnight stay on Friday night anyway, so this way she can spoil him the WHOLE day, :lol:.

DH and I are meant (and probably still will) to be going out tomorrow night, something that was planned before I found out I was pregnant, so I was originally planning on a very big night, though now it will be boring soft drink and water for me :lol: but we still thought we'd let him stay at my parents (who live about 30mins away up the highway) to see how he'd cope (I'm sure he'll be fine though). It will be nice to have a sleep in and not have to worry about being quite when we get home.

Other then the HFMD, Cam seems to be going well. He is walking alot more now, though still cheats and crawls depending on whats around -like toys in his way, he'll tend to get down and crawl. Though this week he seems to have taken more risks and walking around and over them. He is not saying any new words other then the ones I'd mentioned previously. His routine is in between worlds too, some days he has the 1 day sleep, (from 12.30-1pm' ish, usually for 2-3hrs), and other days it'll be the 2 sleeps (about 1hr from 10am ish, then down again at 2.30-3pm 'ish for 1.5-2hrs) - it all depends on what time he wakes (there was a couple of days he has woken at 8am, and even 1 day there where I actually had to wake him at 9am) and what we have planned for the day.

Question:- those doing the cows milk now - how much milk does your bub get a day?

So far we are still doing bottles, as I find most sippy cups I've bought to be too messy to muck around to much with. Though I have found in the last few days the push top drink bottles may be another option. Cam usually gets about 3 x 150mls a day- wake up, after lunch and before bed - which suits our routine perfectly. He loves his milk and usually cries/sooks a little when the bottle is empty (DH is the same, since he was little too - has a few of glasses of milk every day). I just don't want to overdo it (is that possible???) with the milk/calcium as he also loves his yoghurts and cheeses too.

Well that's all from me for now, sorry I haven't done personals, but I send a big :hello: to everyone and hope everyone's bubs are doing well.

Bye for now,

Hey girls
its been awhile since i have posted in here, but its been quiet anyway i guess. Have been have regular meet ups with some BB girls which is great, had a coffee with Laura(rainbow raver) and leanne(bun) today, its great to see them regularly, next weekend we have a girls night as its courtneys (pantswearer) birthday so we have planned a few drinks, i cant wait. Hamish is going great atm, he was off his food for awhile there but seems to be back on track now.
Bec - you poor thing, i hate the sickness with pregnancy as there is not much that can make you feel better, i hope it only last a few more weeks for you. Hamish has cows milk but only a night bottle now about 200ml, he has milk in his cereal and in a sippy cup during the day.
NaNa - i can understand you thinking of moving back to qld the weather here is just terrible atm.
Girl - Hamish also has 2 naps during the day, i think it is good as i get more time to do things and he is much happier after sleeping.
Sass - Hamish also growls all the time and needs constant stimulation, and omg he loves being outside, screams like there is no tomorrow when i bring him back inside, stands at the back door pounding on it. I am also not on the pill atm, i found i was putting on too much weight and getting migraines etc from it.
Hi to everyone else, will try pop in more often

Hi everyone! Sorry, been MIA lately too. Busy pa(ni)cking to go away again! Hopefully I will have more time to relax, and come back and re-read and post more often in the next two weeks as I'll have grandparents on hand to take care of MonstaBebe a bit. Also, hoping Aadi will chill out and stop throwing tantrums every 5 minutes and hitting me! *sigh* he's such a drama queen! Anyway, 2 weeks without DP, this is going to be interesting!
Hope everyone's great! Be back in a few days.

well jayda seems to be doing alot better. she had a few weeks of bad poos and waking all the time at night so i think it was just teeth.

hmmmmm...... oh DH roster changed we used to have fridays off together now he gets mondays and it really sucks. jayda and i get so bored. we used to always be out all day fri shopping or doing stuff now it seems liek so much effort to do things with just her and me.
I am tryin to decide if i should drag DH up to the toy sale on thurs night or go on fri. but there are a few things i want and i donthtink i can get them and handle jayda a the same time.
Most of the time we go shopping now she doesnt liek being in the pram or trolly she has to be walking. thats y it was os much easier when DH was with us he woudl wander behind wit her while i did wat i had to do.

hows everyone goign wit teeth? we still only haev the top 4 and bottom 2.

anyone thought about chrissy presents yet? i am gettin a few little things at the toy sale. i am gettin one of the wiggles cars that has the parent remote. my nephew got one last yr for chrissy and jayda loved it. i dont knwo if it will be for chrissy or if it will get put away for her bday cause MIL is gettin her a electic motorbike for chrissy.

ummmm wat else. anyone else still on formula? i went to go see our nurse at baby clinic last fri but he wasnt there so ill try this fri and see wat he thinks about jayda and the whole cows milk and formula thing.

we had DH's neices 1st bday on the weekend and omg they #@$% me so bad. no matter wat jayda did it wasnt a big deal and tryin to make out like she is stupid. i felt so sorry for her she go no attention. i know that they see jayda more but you could tell she was lookin at them like wat about me. it breaks my heart seeing it. thats enough about that i could go on for ages lol

we had a big talk and have decided that we will prob start tryin again after chrissy, not fully tryin but not stopping it. just DTD when ever not makin DH do it everytime i think it is right lol.

jess: have you got AF yet?

Nana: where r u packing for this time?

Bec: hope you feel better soon. Jayda is only having 1 bottle of formula at night now but she is only having about 100mls sometimes she will have more and other nights will only have liek 20 to 40 mls. if she didnt have it in a bottle she wouldnt drink it at all. cups/sippy cups are for sipping to her not for a big drink.

does anyone take much notice of how much water bubs r having during the day? jayda is having about 300mls in a sippy cup. i make sure the bottle is filled full of a moring and try to make usre thta over the day she drinks it all.

Hi All,

Just a quick update from me/us...maybe...LOL!!

Cam is doing well - the HFMD thing hasn't really effected him too much - couple of blisters on his hands and knees and a bit of a rash around his groin, but otherwise all good. Still gotta take him back to the Dr's on Wednesday to get a clearance to go back to kindy though.

He is walking alot now too. Rarely gets down to crawl. This seems to have developed only over the last week - it happens so quickly hey. Up until now I hadn't really been putting shoes on him, only when we went out somewhere special, but the last few days has been wearing shoes daily. Today I put a new pair on, which were a little heavier then the last couple, and it was so funny to see him lifting his feet up and working out balance with them. I think he also likes the tap he makes in the kitchen floor, as he walked around in circles pretty much for about 15mins before - and when he wasn't walking he'd stand holding onto the fridge doing a little tap dance (I kinda captured it on the mobile, so will try to upload on facebook in the next few days).

He went well staying at Mum's on Friday night. Had good day sleeps and was fine during the night, only a little stir about 4am, but didn't need attending to. So this could become a regular thing, hehe. Actually we are already thinking we may do it again in about 3-4weeks so DH and I can go looking at new cars (need to get rid of my 2 door lancer - just don't think it'll work soon, can't imagine trying to squeeze into the back to buckle Cam in with a belly :rolleyes::lol:).

As for teeth - he has 7 now, 4 up top and 3 (well 2.5 - the 3rd one cut through about 2weeks ago, but is about 1/2 way up). But I think the next is very close too - his scrotum is very red (though not sure if this is the HFMD or teething - possibly a mixture of both) and his cheeks have been rosy for the last week.

For christmas I think Cam's main present may end up being a big boy bed, as he will start to make his way into the other spare room for when bub#2 arrives - we will also need to put in cupboards and curtains and paint it for him - so that'll pretty much be his present I think. My original plan was to get him a swing set- but with bub#2 coming and being careful with $$$ - that might wait til his 2nd birthday.

As for bub#2 - I won't write too much in here, as I've also now joined the group for babies due 1-15th Feb 2010 - so I'll update most things in there - so if you'd like to know more thats where the info will be. But just quickly - I saw my OB today, he did a quick scan and as expected my due date has changed to 15th Feb (my date going by cycle was 6th Feb, but as I'd just finished BF a few weeks before, I knew it'd be out a week or so). All going well - heartbeat was strong - which was all I was anxious to see.

Well that is all from me for now - oh well, it was a medium sized post, :lol:.

Hope you are all well.

Bye for now

Sorry dont have time to catch up on all the gossip... (not that there appears to be much new... )

Been busy working on my website and the kids have been sick. we've had a bad time the last few weeks... colds, viruses, conjunctivitis... Blah... so over it...

DD is going well... (appart from being sick) not much new happening... still no hair... :( but oh well she has also gone of her food again but i cant be sure its not to do with her being sick.

OK, I said I'd be back to re-read and post more often but it just hasn't worked out that way... Not having DP around to help out with our little routine has been difficult, and we've been having some hyperactivity issues that just eat up all my time. My step-dad gave Aadi strawberries on the weekend, and chocolate. I haven't given him those foods yet as I was convinced they would cause problems and was going to introduce/try them at a time when I could handle the outcome if it was bad. And it was BAD! Aadi has become aggressive (even more than before) and started headbutting and punching me and growling and being just an absolute pain in the bum. On Monday I had an appointment with a homeopath/herbalist friend of mine, and she pointed out that it could well be salicylates causing a lot of his issues, and to make some changes to his diet and see how it goes. Also got some remedies to help calm him down. I am so fed up with him hitting me and headbutting, so even though its going to be difficult, we're both going to have to go on an elimination diet for a while and go thru the challenge process. Considering how well we eat, it's quite hard to come to terms with it all. But a lot of it makes sense to me, and if it works as well as so many parents say then it's worth a try.
Anyway, tomorrow my mum is going into hospital for 4 or 5 days, so I'll be stuck on the farm most of the time, looking after Aadi and my mum's partner - he's an adult and perfectly capable of looking after himself, but my mum insists he needs supervision! So unless he takes Aadi for lots of walks and to play with the chooks I'm not going to have time to be back here until I get home again. Have to cook yummy food to take to my mum in hospital!
Hope you're all ok and getting thru the winter cold and flu season...

DD started walking at 13 months. She now has her 8th tooth coming out.