Kim you have done so well with feeding. I don't think it is for nothing. Darcy's just growing up......
chin up kiddo
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Kim you have done so well with feeding. I don't think it is for nothing. Darcy's just growing up......
chin up kiddo
Gosh Kim you have done a fantastic job, would have loved to have been in your shoes. Pat yourself on the back you have done a fab job. Mwah *hugs and kisses*
leanne - woohoo on the shoe polish. lol at Katy in the shower, i would have had to have a giggle myself if Archie did that he he. Arch sometimes gets in the shower with me (fully clothed of course!) but he gets too scared to have an actual shower with either of us, he used to love it when he was a little baby.
christine - i SOOOO sorry about all you photos!!! That is something i often worry about as we haven't backed ours up.....guess what we'll be doing in the next couple of weeks...I hope you are able to get some of the photos back.
shazz - good on you for being anal, think i will take a leaf out of your book....
sheree - eeeeeeewww on the m/s, hope it eases up just as quickly as it appeared.
kim - oh you porr thing, i know how hard it was when Arch went from boob to bottle at 5 weeks, you must be going through a very tough time at 15 months. Huge hugs to you, all your hard work bfing was definately not for nothing, you have done an amazing job and Darcy has reaped HUGE benefits from all that bm.
You will probably all roll your eyes.....but after a few weeks of 9:00 sleep ins Arch was up at 6:30 this morning (i know hwat you're all thinking..sucked in..) so its been a long morning today. He has started to throw things at my head (which bloody hurts sometimes) to see what reaction he gets, i have ben telling him no throwing cause it hurts, if he does it again i take the toy away, if he throws something else i try and do something else with him to take his mind off being naughty, seems to be working so far....Also he has started doing this awful angry scream when he can't have what he wants....my little innocent angel is slowly disappearing already...
had an interesting discussion with DH last night about ttc. He always tries to tell me that it is MY decision whether to have one or two kids, he is happy either way. Well while it is nice to know that i have the final say, i bought the subject up about us ttc now but if he gets this job we are happy to only have one child. He said its up to you love. Great. thanks for that. I reminded him that if it WERE my decision i would wait and ttc when Archie starts kindy that is my decision, to which he responded, well you know I feel too old to wait that long between kids. the moral of the story was that i was reminding him that he has convinced himself that when/if to ttc is totally up to me, when in actual fact it is completely his decision. I think i have just realised that whenitcomes to the big decsions in our life i do WAY too much compromising. Sorry forthe ramble, just needed to get that out.
Bugger at the throwing Elissa. Whatever you are doing seems to be working. Lachlan couldn't care less if I took away a toy, he has a full room of em. grrr..... Lachlan has started this death stare thing! One of our staff saw it yesterday morning when she came over. OMG if looks could kill. What is happening to our children. And I hear you on the, its ur decision but they thow in curve balls. I am actually sick of making all the decisions, why not for once can we do it his way! I think you should think long and hard about the ttc thing and do things your way for a change. I think later in life you may regret it if you don't totally give it 200% thought! Sorry now i have thrown a curve ball in huh!
sheree - lol at lachlan's death stare! Archie doesn't ahve a death stare but he has a definate cheeky naughty boy stare at times! Thankyou for your honest thoughts on our ttc dramas, yes i think it is probably best if i go with my own decision on ttc and don't really give DH many options, it is my body that has to go through it all again and its me who is gonna bf and stay at home etc. I thnk the reason i deciding to ttc again now is cause i was scared that if i waited for Arch to start kindy befoer ttc that DH would feel too old to ttc and i would be giving up any chance of having another baby. Probably ttc for the wrong reasons at the moment. It is just such a huge decision and i don't want to regret it later on in life IYKWIM. Thanks again for your thoughts, they are much appreciated.
Hi girls,
Just thought i would pop in quickly and say hi. Briley is about too wake up from her nap and i won't have a chance later on.
Things are good here. Briley is teething big time at the moment. Her molars are about too cut. The tip of one has already come through but the other one is bulging. So in total she has 7 teeth now. They are all trying to come at once now!!!
Got a call from the hosptial yesterday about Briley's eye. We have an appointment tomorrow to check her over and if they think she is ok her operation will be on tuesday!! When i answered the phone yesterday and they lady said she was from the eye clinic i got massive butterflies in my tummy cause i knew what she was calling for. I'm scared at how Briley is going to react. Especially since she is going through this separation anxiety phase. I'm sure we will be fine. Fingers crossed.
Colby is good. Still feeding wonderfully. But still has a terrible cough and a bit of a runny nose. Briley is still struggling with the cough and cold too. I was thinking of taking them both back to the Dr tomorrow to have another check over. All these people dying of the flu kinda gets you worried. Especially since Briley has had her cold for about a month and half now. Poor baby.
As for me, i am going ok. Had a few stress out moments. Briley cries with her teething at the worst times!! Also had a few days of crying. I never had any baby blues or anything with Briley but i have thought about PND depression a few times now. I am on the watch out for signs and symptoms. I broke down to my friend Michelle the other day about my anxieties for Briley. I was quite upset that i may have had another baby to soon. I felt sorry for Briley. But she has been so good with it all. She has adjusted well. I am sure its just me.
Anyways, miss has woken up. Sorry again for no personals. I will get onto it soon. Promise!
Hope you are all well!
Take Care.
sara - take care, sounds like both your girls are thrin=ving. Poor Briley 6 weeks with a cold and now teething! You must be so tired! Good on you for being aware of the signs and symptoms of PND, its nothing to be ashamed of if you do get it, have a chat to your GP about your concerns and im sure they will put your mind at ease either way. Its great that you have a friend to confide in. Goodluck with Briley's op, im sure it will be a lot easier than you imagine.
afternoon all
it is slightly freezing here and i just spemnt an hour on the school oval for nick and his footy training omg i can barely feel my fingers
GL with your decision Elissa. xoxo
Sara - you have every right to be feeling the way that you are, don't beat yourself up about it. Is there anyone that can help you adjust atm, like your mum??? This is all going to take time and it won't be easy but you will get there. Big hugs and kisses coming your way.
Shazz - is it overcast too? That is what has brought the cold this away, haven't seen the sun for the past week nearly.
Gosh I am really struggeling in the afternoons / nights! How crazy, I seem to be ok all morning till lunch and then after lunch and actually more so at night, ewww I feel awful!
yep sheree over cast drizzley i wish it would pour down and be done with it though i am happy for any rain to fall at all least the grass is greenish now not dirt patches bugger about the MS i was lucky i never really had any other then the dizzy spells making be want to throw up
tried to post last night, but it seemed that BB had crashed ??
Thankfully I saved the post to word... so I didn't lose it all...
finally I am able to spend some time to say hi to everyone, and fill you in on my latest...
Sara: great news that Colby is feeding so well. Thanks for the photos! Awww at Briley & her op. I hope that it all goes well, and she doesn't fret. She will get spoilt rotten in the hospital. I hope you're coping okay and you don't get PND... but don't be scared to reach out for help (PANDA) if you're getting down. No doubt you are tired, and hormonal. Just keep an eye on it - and don't try to 'cope' with it all on your own.
Kim: amazing that Darcy can feed herself - and she did a poo on the loo!!! I thought about toilet training Shaun - but they said to wait until after the baby is born. And with us moving house as well - I don't want to put too much on him. When Shaun is reluctant to eat, Yariv lets him spoon his food into his mouth. Be we would never attempt to let him try it himself! He would repaint the walls with his dinner. Don't get too upset with Darcy weaning herself. You have done so so well. (god, I couldn't manage 3 days!!).
Leeanne: we have a big corner spa bath, and until recently we had a wooden board across it, with the baby bath ontop of that. But Shaun would go nuts splashing water everywhere. So now we put him in the bath - and Yariv showers him with the hand attachment. He puts the plug in, so the bath fills a little bit. He then sits down and splashes & plays with his bath toys. But we've never put him in the actual shower. Awww at Katy so scared and crying.
Christine: OMG at losing everything on your computer. My greatest fear!!! I'm sorry that you have lost stuff. I know how stressful it can be.
Sheree: sorry to hear your m/s is kicking in. hehe at Lachlans death stare!
Elissa: OMG at Archie throwing things at you! Shaun occassionally wakes up early - but he self settles (phew). I couldn't bare getting up at 6-7am. That would KILL me!
As for me...
Health: Shaun has had a bit of a cough for a few days, and I got an ear ache (blockage?) yesterday. So we went to the doctors today. Shaun is fine... just a cold... possible light case of bronchialitus or a future asthmatic :( Doc said to just give him demazin. Turns out I have an infected eardrum... and it was all red & inflamed. So he's given me anti-biotics.
House: well, we've got the deposit for our home (in a trust account)... so we can officially bid/offer on other homes. There has been one house I've been keen on; so tonight we gave them an offer of $500k. The agent went straight to them, and came back and said they want $520k. But she knew we were pushing to offer $500 - and told them that. She told them to think about it overnight, and she will call us tomorrow. I hope they will accept $500k. I really like the house, and I really don't want to keep looking at others. I've not seen one other house that I like. :( If they knock the offer back - then we can see what happens at their auction on the 1st Sept - or look around for others. But there is nothing available at the moment that we have any interest in.
Salon/work: there has been one guy who seems quite interested in buying the salon. He's seen the salon, seen the financials, and is coming back on Sunday to check out the salon again. There is also another guy going to look at the salon tomorrow night (for his wife who's out of the country at the moment). At the end of the day - I'm not sure if either will buy it. So I have to decide whether to drop the price just to get rid of it - or offer it to one of my staff in return for a weekly payment of $500 for 3 years. She wouldn't be able to buy it up front. And not sure if she would want it at all.
Other stuff:
- My dad & step mum have gone on holidays to Thailand for 10 days. Wish it was me.
- My step-sister announced her engagement on Sunday. She is a super-GEEK, and so is her boyfriend. They suit each other. It's the first b/f she's ever had! She's 26yo.. been with this guy about a year. She says she'll have a long engagement (2 years).
- pregnancy has been going okay. Nothing exciting. Bit of movement.
- today I found out that a woman on eBay is selling a list of companies that give out samples... and she has my email on there! Now I know why I'm inundated with requests for 'free samples'. I contacted her and had such a go at her. She's removed me from her list... but the existing lists will continue to circulate.
sheree - thanks for your GL. your m/s sounds exactly like what mine was, we could never go out in the afternoon/night as i just couldn't manage to bein a vertical position for more than a minute or two, luckily it only lasted a few weeks. Hope your m/s doesn't get any worse.
jodie - wow that was a bg post...where so i start?? hope Shaun gets over his cold with no infections following it, hope your ear isn't too painful you poor thing. Archie usually self settles in the mornings but he got up at 7:30 this morning and is having big day sleeps so it doesn't worry me too much, i prob perfer to have the extra time during the day to myself. Hope they accept your offer on the house sounds like you realy love it. i am very jealous of your dad and step-mum! Woohoo on your step-sisters engagment. WTF is with that lady and her list of free samples???? Cheeky woman!
Just got back form kindergym, had to get out of the house he is really challenging me atm has gone into full on toddler mode, think i will have to start researching discipline techniques now! He kept trippng on things and hurting himself this morning but instead of crying forme to soothe him he would throw a tanty and scream and get really angry with himself, poor littel thing it must be horrible not to be able to do everything you want to casue you're too little. On a good note on the 15 minute walk to and from kindergym he wore his sunnies and hat the whole way without a single complaint. He spent the whole hour at kindergym playing with the toy kitchen, i wonder if they would have one at the local toy library, might go and check it out.
We got a house!!!
It's not the house that we wanted - that we put an offer on yesterday. We offered $500... but they really wanted $520k and we refused to budge.
Last night a house went online, and I went to see it today. It's about 5 minutes walk from where we live now!! It's 5 bedrooms (or 4 + study), 3 bathrooms, lounge/dining, kitchen/meals, family room, large laundry, and a decent backyard & entertaining area... and get this - A SAUNA ROOM !!! But... it needs some renovations. Most of the house has polished boards - but they need one coat to freshen them up. We will need to rip out the kitchen - and all 3 bathrooms could do with an upgrade. We are going to settle on the same day as we settle - but because this house is currently empty - they are letting us 'rent' the property so that we can get in there early and renovate before we move it! YAY!!! That is such a big blessing! Means we can renovate, and move our furniture over the next two months rather then move everything in one day - and renovate while we are living there! Particularly with the floorboards... We know the smell!
Oh, forgot to mention - we got this house for $400,0000 - so it's $100,000 cheaper then the other one we wanted! We will spend $20-40k on the renos and it will be perfect for us!
So I can start to sleep well now. No more looking at homes. No more worrying about what we can afford. Now it is just the challenge of renovating the new home. It will be my job to organise it all... and Yariv's job to do all the hard work :)
And I'm getting confident that my salon will sell too!!! There has been a guy interested for a few weeks, and he his coming back on Sunday for another look. Then tonight I showed someone else through - and it turns out his wife is in England - and has owned a salon over there for 20 years. She is arriving in September - and she wants to buy a salon. They said my salon is just the sort she will be looking for! So both of these guys sound like good potential buyers.
Sorry about this all being "my news"....
How cute would Archie look in sunglasses & hat! Shaun used to hate hats with a passion... but he will reluctantly wear one now. I got him some little sunnies too... but he takes them off and pulls the lenses out!
What fantastic news Jodie, I am so pleased for you guys. Just some more hard work now, but hey what a saving. Maybe you could even pay someone to do some of it this time.
Elissa - Lachlan is so good with hats, socks and shoes - I am so lucky there. He cries when I take his hat off and he is now doing the same with his sunnies. My child I tell ya can get easily obsessed with things.
Well I broke my little toe today, you can now call me hop a long. I kicked it on my glory box this morning and it has just been getting more swollen and black and blue as the day progressed. Wade looked at it and said ohhh yeah that is broken. It is absolutely throbbing, the pain, omg! But there is nothing they can do, so I just have to grin and bear it. Should have seen me jump and swear. I nearly hit the ceiling I was in that much pain and that aint a pretty sight being a pregnant lady and all.
Nite I am getting an early night if my toe allows me to do so.
wooohooo jodie i'm so pleased for you
sheree ouch i can relate i stubbed my toe last week and only now can i put my joggers on
Just quickly before I jump in the showe.
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! Gee I hope I have a good day at work, this week has been crazy :)
Oh and it's daffodil day today, so please don't forget. I am pretty passionate about Cancer fund raising. It's so so important.
Have a good one ladies. and bubbas. - or should I say toddlers.
Morning girls,
Jodie - Congrats on the house!! It all sounds really good. You must have lady luck on your side at the moment for everything to have worked out so well! Good on you mate!
Sheree - OUCH!!! I hate kicking your toe! I reckon it hurts more than anything else! Maybe you can use this as an excuse to put your feet up!
Leanne - Hope your having a good day at work hun! As much as you can anyways.
Ok so that was my attempt at personals. Sorry its short and sweet...trying to ease myself back into it!!!
Well things are pretty good here. Briley is still sick though and we are off to the Dr again tomorrow. She just can't seem to shake it. Colby is still coughing really bad but manages to vomit a fair bit of phlem when she does. Her nose seems to be getting really stuffy again though. And me well i can't seem to get rid of the phlem either! It really beginnnig to become very frustrating. Briley is just so miserable all the time at the moment. Not her fault i know.
Since Colby's birth i have been getting really bad headaches. I am not sure wether its from the blood loss or not. I am on double doses of iron tablets at the moment which has brought my iron levels back up to 112 but that headaches are continuing. I am going to speak with the dr about it all tomorrow.
Not much else to report.
Hope you are all well...
morning all
just back form the dentist is is still raining here and hopefully still is over the catchment areas where we need it most