I'M BACK.........
Well Hawaii was awesome. The boys were fantastic on both flights there and back. Jordan slept in his car seat and Liam in the basinette on the way over. We upgraded to star class (1st class) on the way home, it was bliss. We got all the food and drink we wanted, the cars were SO comfy and we had Liam in the car seat reclined and Jordan in the seat next to me so we all got a seat. The flight crew were awesome, they loved the boys and spoilt them with attention.
We had a great holiday. Spent time at beach, did heaps of shopping for clothes and toys ( lots of disney stuff not avail in Aus) ate heaps of naughty foods and Jamie and I even went out for a dinner alone whilst Jamies mate looked after the boys.
We got back late last night so today we have spent day at home chillin out. Have to clean the house tomorrow and then its back to work OH well. Holidays have to end sometime.
Liam is now rolling like a crazy person and getting around all over the place. He is still at times waking up once a night however now we are home I am going to try and cut it out again. I couldnt really let him cry too much in the hotel, not fair to the other people trying to sleep.
Sorry no personals I havent had chance to catch up on other thread. I hope you are all well and will try and catch up with everything thats been going on whilst I have been away.
Deancey welcome back, glad to hear holiday went well and the boys behaved. Back to reality now i suppose, wont be long and you will feel like another holiday.
Sass oh bad luck on the job front but i am sure something else will come along soon for you.
Mis Tree lol about your sis. How did stank sleep for you?
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Hi to everyone else being lazy and can't be bothered looking at other thread sorry.
Well i am so tired atm, we had dp work function last night and a friend of mine came to our place and looked after kids. I had a few too many drinks well not that many but more than i have had in a long time. I got home early enough just after 12 but Hamish decided to wake around 3am with the worst stinky poo (tmi) ever omg it was gross and i suppose having the affects of a bit of alcohol probably didnt help the situation. But i just got him back to sleep and Dp staggers in Grrrrr men they dont know how to be quiet. I can't really complain he never usually goes anywhere or drinks and it was a big occasion for his work. Hamish then slept until 8am so that was good but i still feel wrecked might have to get a nana nap in today. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.
Hi All... WOW thread #4... Gosh time flies Almost time for 6 months needles...
Sass- too bad bout the jobs but i guess it just wasnt meant to be... maybe something bigger and better will pop up... With the clothes... alot of the dresses are 000 pants she needs the extra length but round the tummy are too big. I brought her these CUTE as denim shorts and they are 00 but are WAY to big luckily they have the adjustable elastic so i can make them smaller. I brought her a beautiful Yellow sun dress and its a 00 but could have been a 000 but decided to go bigger. (will post pics later i think)
Mis- hope Stank went down in the cot ok.
Deancey- YAY on the boys being behaved... (so jealous that you went to Hawaii) sounds like everything went well..
Abb- Glad the night out went well.... i know what you mean about men not being quiet...
Well i have good news... DD finally took a bottle of EBM... YAY... (just when i ask for more time off) Hoping its continues.... but bad news is we had 4 wake ups again...
Welcome back deancey! So great that your holiday went so well! And you came back - wow.
Mis - good for you, stick to your guns. Stanky needs to sleep, and you'll all suffer if he doesn't! Hope your night was ok.
Sass- that's a shame about the jobs, but I hope you got some feedback from them about why you weren't successful. Something better will come up.
Abb - hope you get your nap today! what a horrible thing to have to face when you're a bit feeling a bit urk...
Jess - great that DD took the bottle! Too bad she wouldn't when you were sick/tired/really needed her to! sorry you had a bad night. We did too. Sounds like you've been shopping almost as much as me! CottonOn Kids factory outlet + NaNa = trouble!! I'm norty and DS is spoilt!
The teething monster has returned... Aadi was a real little stinker last night. Wouldn't sleep more than a couple of hours at a time. Screamed and screamed and would only calm down with a feed, and did those toxic stinky poos as well. He's been cranky and poopy all morning, and I had to hand him over to DP at 6am so I could get a few more minutes sleep. Of course, in that time he super-pooped, so DP changed him and meanwhile DS peed everywhere! I dont know how many times I have to tell DP to just wait a moment because there's always a bit more... anyway, the house reeks of tea tree oil now, coz DP went nuts with the sanitizing. Whinged all morning that he got pee on his shoes! just wait till we have a poo-painting incident! Aaaargh!
And on that delightful mental image, I'll leave you to enjoy your day! haha!
mis_tree LOL at having to open the house because of a poopy nappy, must have been a good one. I hope the travelling gets better, its no fun when they dont like the car seat or pram.
NaNa sorry to hear Aadi is a bit miserable with the teething. It will pass though, hopefully sooner rather than later. Is Aadi on regular solids? That combined with teething will make the #2 a little unpleasent.
Abb34 glad to see you had a good time out with your partner, we all need it now and then.
Well we had a nice sunday. Went to mums for lunch my brother was there with his wife and my neice. I got to enjoy cuddles with her, she is so sweet.
Getting ready for work tomorrow.
take care
Im not as bummed about the jobs as i thought i woudl be. i think i just needed some time off and next yr i am cuttin my hrs down abit.
Deancey: good to hear the boys were so good one the plane.
jayda is going well with her solids. she has always been weird with ehr bottles. does this seem alright? she has 5 bottles a day but only about 150mls and then a full jar of food. half in mornign and half lunch. does this sound alright. on the tin it says she should be up over 200mls 4 to 5 times a day. i might do a thread int he feeding section.
deancey - lol, nah, he's just toxic. Haven't been regular with the solids as I've been out and about so often I just forget. But I'll make more of an effort this week. He only sometimes shows an interest, so I'm not pushing it. Luckily, despite everything Aadi's still so happy all the time. It's really only momentary that he's grumpy or whatever. I'm just a whinger coz I haven't had a full night's sleeep for over 6 months!
Sounds like a nice weekend! Too bad u have to go to work on such a gorgeous day, tho...
Jess - forgot to answer your question, "papa et maman" means literally "dad and mum". NaNa is a nickname I've had since I was a kid since most people can't pronounce my name, let alone remember it. Everyone calls me that, even my mum. Aadi has been very vocal since he was a few weeks old, but I have no idea what his first real words are going to be, and whether they will be french, english or arabic! I think the times he's said "NaNa" and "Aadi" were just a fluke, and he's continued to babble and grunt as before...
Mis- oooh work boring... same thing's happening here - the bump is back, the stink is pewwwyy, and sleep is not happening again. Aadi gets agitated and grunts/moans continually when he's sitting in the car seat or pram for too long. It's the worst noise. I think it's wind too.
DP rarely changes nappies, only on weekends really, and only if I'm asleep (not often) or I hassle him that it's "his turn". I even put printed instructions with diagrams on the wall next to the change table so there would be no excuse for him to do it wrong. So now he gets the nappy right but puts Aadi's clothes on back to front, inside out or both! He's a bit dippy sometimes... but I do have an overwhelming nappy stash, and like to confuzzle him at times. heheheh! I'm so mean.
Have a good day at work ladies! I dont envy you...
Sass- jinx! posted at the same time. I have no idea about the bottle feeding... sorry. But do those measurements take into consideration the fact that she's having solids as well?? Posting a thread in that section is a good idea tho. I'm glad you're not bummed about the jobs, something better will come along for sure, and you'll probably be a lot happier anyway when you've cut your hours down.
Last edited by NaNa; November 10th, 2008 at 08:21 AM.
WoooooooooooooooooHoooooooooooooooo
I dont have to work fulltime yay
I was going to have to go back to work fulltime soon but have decided "money isn't everything" lol, no really i have been doing a couple of shifts a week since Hamish was 6 weeks old and i can cope with that as the majority of the time its at night when Dp is home to look after ds. We talked on the weekend and Dp said he didnt want Hamish to go into care and ofcourse i agreed so we decided we would just keep going the way we are for as long as it works out and then see what happens later on. With Maddi starting secondary school next year i was not sure we can afford it but it just means we will need to watch our pennies a bit more. I am so glad i was not looking forward to it at all, i went back to work fulltime when dd was 12 weeks old and i regret it, I know it could not have been helped as i didn't have a choice at the time but am so pleased i do now. In saying this though i know i will need to be alot more careful with money , but i am sure we will manage.
I have forgotten what else i was going to write with all my exitement i now have writers block.lol
Be back later..
Cant believe we are up to here already. I love reading all y'all stories! Hawaii would be a lovely place for a holiday and Im so glad the boys behaved for you, makes life so much easier.
Bec - where in China is your MIL coming to teach?
Ollie has had an ear infection, the doc cleaned it and gave us drops to put in, then he got 3 days of fever, now he has cold and cough his brother bought home from kindy. Poor baby. We had just weened him onto bottle and now hes velcro baby with a passion for boobies again. He wont take more then 80mls from a bottle and I have minimal milk left. So just when he was getting good and heavy in time for his 9mth check he has lost weight again. I know he will bounce back, its just this has happened so many times with him. All routine has gone out the window, as we have had DS1 home from kindy with an awful cough. Tomorrow is games day at kindy, parent and kids play games together for the morning atleast. Its a good chance to see the other parents- not that I can talk to them, but I thinkit will still be great fun.
What routines do y'all have? Think now hes hit 9mth Ollies wanting to stay "up" longer but hes also very bored at home but its not possible to go out every day, its really cold here now. wont be a white xmas for us but mayb shortly afterwards.
What are everybodies plans for xmas?
just wait till we have a poo-painting incident! Aaaargh! 
he has lost weight again. I know he will bounce back, its just this has happened so many times with him. All routine has gone out the window, as we have had DS1 home from kindy with an awful cough. Tomorrow is games day at kindy, parent and kids play games together for the morning atleast. Its a good chance to see the other parents- not that I can talk to them, but I thinkit will still be great fun.
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