Babies Born May 2006 #38

[Lea13]

Em is a pro at eating and doesn't make a mess at all. We never really had a messy stage at all. In saying that though he has been at childcare since he was 9 months and they teach them there so I probably got off lightly lol

Sheree Thanks for pointing out the ticker . Time for a new one anyway I think! There are Harris Scarfes here lol. They did have that range last I checked. There are none by me anymore now though otherwise I would check for you.

Ellissa I think I am just feeling stressed about everything in general right now. My anxiety levels are through the roof lol. I decided to let my mum iron tomorrow the poor dear. She loves doing it for me but I always feel bad. She didn't do it last week so there's a fortnights worth there. Em is just loving books right now too. He loves the textured ones the most and the ones with shiny prints. He is so cute when he sits there and talks his own little language lol.

Christine I am praying for that little girl. Hopefully the Dr's positive outlook foresees as true!

I've started a blog lol. Its only viewable to those on my buddy lists so if you can't see it and you want too let me know. I am pretty sure that I have added you all anyway.

[widdly]

sheree - i thought Arch was the only one in a portacot too. 2.5 year old cousin slept in a potacot til he moved to a bed a few months ago. light blue and lime are the colours i am thinking of painting Archie's room one day, good taste huh?! I hope Lachlan stops waking so often during the night for you, it really ruins the quality of your nights sleep when you are constantly having to get out of bed.

kim - i hope Darcy has been an angel for you today.

sara - wow Colby what a great sleep!

jodie - oh my gosh youa re so bussy you poor thig, Yariv really doesn't have a cluse about moving does he lol, Gl with the packing, if i lived closer id come nd help you out im an expert mover now! Hugs to poor little Shaun i hope hes feeling better today. GL with your mums visit i hope she doesn't say anything too upsetting to you. maybe you could write a letter to the Melbourne mayor and ask him to lock your mum out of the city if she wants to move there he he he.

Just back form playgroup, first time we've been for 3 weeks, i swapped phone numbers with a mum who has 2 daughters 10 and 3, she is fairly new to town moved here just after we did and she's a SAHM, so we are both really excited to have someone to catch up with during the day.

Great news.....Archie went to sleep at 8pm and slept through til 6:30, no waking, fingers crossed it is over already.

[shereejoy]

Yay Colby, what a clever girl on sleeping thru, and omg 6 weeks already, gosh time flies.

Elissa - Yay too Archie too, hope he continues to sleep better for you. I would have been happy I think too keep Lachlan in his portacot, he really knows no different really and we were all happy to just stay there. Guess I really haven't thought about it all too much, but now he wants to be in there, grrr..... Anyway it is better this way as two nights in a row now I have found him under his foam insert crying. Playing some sort of game, the little monkey and that is so not safe! Wade wasn't home the previous night but saw it last night, he thinks he was putting his water bottle under the foam and then going looking for it! Definitely time he was out!!!! Still trying to locate this cot bumper, everyone has sold out of the lime, might just have to resort to 2 light blue ones instead of a lime and light blue. Didn't want to have to do that, I like to be different, hehe. Did you ever see Lachlan's room/doona? We have always had the room colours as light blue, lime and lilac, based it all around his doona cover.

Jodie - OMG you should be relaxing, wish I could help you out in the packing so you could put your feet up. Hope Shaun feels better soon. I have to laugh about Yariv and the packing, Wade is exactly the same. When I moved from Mackay to Bundaberg a month without him, as I had to start my job, he had bits and pieces shoved in my car, it was a disorganised chaios. Wade's father when unpacking it was shaking his head. Men they have no idea. Hope to talk to you soon. Mwah.

[Lea13]

Okay so I’m going back a few pages with personals lol….

Leanne Whoo hoo on losing 2 kgs!!!!

Tania Congrats again on the house!

Sheree pmsl at choosing pink!!! That’s funny! I completely understand where you are coning from with your friend. Did she want to keep her pregnancy quiet until 12 weeks? Perhaps that’s why she didn’t tell you straight away. And then of course she kept it extra quiet because she didn’t want to upset you further? Have I said how much I love that pic of Lachlan! Such a cheeky boy. GL getting the bumper!

Shazz pmsl at the pink pram!! That is great! The kitchen looks fantastic!

Kim Hmmm have a rest these holidays? I actually am lol. Its kind of being enforced. Em is sick yet again so we’ve had lots of time at home. Its frustrating me though as I have lots to catch up on and an assignment to do and it looks as though he’ll not be at childcare for the entirety of my holidays! Hows the packing going? Have you found a place yet? I hope Darcy is behaving for you!

Vic You seem as busy as me lately. Missing ya and thinking of ya!

Jodie GL with meeting your mum. I hope it goes well. And YAY for having access to the house soon. I can’t wait to see some reno shots!

Christine That is so so sad about your friends DD. I can’t imagine the impact of it all.

Sara Good luck with the uni application. I hope you get in! STAT questions are all multiple choice questions. Reading graphs, problem solving, literacy etc. When you book they give you a sample test and you can also pay the $20 extra for another booklet which I did. I will see if I can dig mine up and I will send them to you if you like. I did get your email and the girls are just gorgeous! I know how you feel when you say they’re growing up so fast now. I am so amazed at how quickly Emerson picks things up and how smart he is! Hope the 6 week check went well.

Ellissa The Ballroom Blitz sounds like fun! at the panic attacks though! Good luck with the counselor. I am meant to be seeing one myself but I keep putting it off for one reason or another! Archie sounds so cute with his teddy! Good luck with your decision about moving to Adelaide. There is nothing worse then hating the job you have to be at – day in, day out for years and years! That is fantastic news that you may have someone to catch up with during the day – it honestly makes the world of difference when you can get out and about hey!

Jodie Em is chucking heaps of tantrums as well lol.

Does anyone find themselves being kept busier and busier with their little ones. Em is like a bloody hurricane I swear. No more playing quietly by himself lol. He wants my attention and if I’m not paying attention he’s destroying something lol.

I am feeling run down and tired. I just keep telling myself… 5 more weeks. I really do LOVE studying don’t get me wrong. I just wonder at times if it’s a good idea because I don’t seem to be handling it very well. Or more to the point I just seem to stress myself out over it all. Had my house inspection today and it went really well which I was pleased with. Tonight I’ve got a date with 2 baskets full of ironing lol!

[shereejoy]

Yeah I dodn't have the energy to change my ticker from pink now. My boy is a new age kinda boy! My screen goes from dull (ie: strange colours, can't recognise my colours), to the true colours all the time. So I don't notice it as much as you guys hehe. Agggh Uni I remember those days. When I m/c the first lot of twins I was studying really hard and running myself into the ground. I am not one who can easily read something and remember, so I had to put in a lot of work and when I m/c I wondered if it was worth it and I decided to give it a miss! I totally understand where you are coming from, you are so like me, put too much pressure on ourselves, we are our own worst enemy sometimes. Sorry only you can do what you think is best, could you maybe go part time, that would be less stressful wouldn't it? Big hugs and kisses to you. Yep I know what you mean about the mini tornado's. I know some girls are busy too, but I think there are more boys that are furiously busy then girls as a general rule. Wayyyyy toooo much energy hey! And yep very distructive hey! But in saying that I am finding Lachlan to be generally good atm.... I said atm..... A real sponge copying whatever I say in his own language.

Has anyone seen any bright bot bumpers in the colours I am talking about???

Has anyone started on their children feeding themselves again. I know we all talked about it a while ago about our kiddies feeding themselves with a spoon or fork and we all said too messy, but I am finding that Lachlan is starting to get really good at it. I find if I leave him to his own devices he still only has a little, but if I sit their with a spoon and fork and he has one too, and I just give him a hand every now and again and emphasise I shuvelling food, he copies and actually enjoys it and eats reasonably well. Well for him that is......

[Lea13]

Emerson eats by himself all the time now. And he's great at it. If its a bit sloppy he struggles lol but otherwise he's a pro. If he's really hungry I feed him as well because impatient hehe! I have seen those cot bumpers you are after. Have you tried Harris Scarfes?

[shereejoy]

Yeah I feed lachlan as well just to ensure he does have a good feed. Just one of those things with my child. But I have just accepted he is not a big eater now. Never heard of Harris Scarfes. I googled it and had a look and nope can't find them there either. Thanks for the info.

Oh I forgot to say too Nat, I think your ticker for Em is Wrong.

Also we are the same, daycare doesn't operate out here during the school holidays, and they were my only days of complete paperwork, going to be hard now to try and keep up.

[mrsmac]

Riley doesn't feed himself as he makes soooo much mess and I am usually too rushed to let him have enough time. He really likes finger food he can eat on the go!(Actually he likes nearly all food he is such a little bruiser LOL) He weighed 11.4kg a couple of months ago!! He eats more than Erin sometimes. he has 2 weetbix breakfast (the girls were much smaller eaters at this age)
I have been trying to read all the posts I have missed out on but my end of the working week brain can't remember all the personals I'm sorry. I have worked 4 days this week and went over to the hospital to see my friend and her DD yesterday. The news is looking better, there are no spots on the spine so the tumour is isolated on the brain stem, the surgeon also said he is quite confident that its benign which is fabulous news. The op is on Monday and will take 5 hours which is scary for my friend. I was a mess when Jess had a 45 minute op when she was 12.
Erin is desperate to see Darcy again Kim! She said she wished she was her little sister!!!
I hope Kim and Jodie's packing is going well, we have moved 8 times in the last 8 years so I know exactly how stressful it is!!
Hope you are going OK Sheree, its a difficult time and it doesn't seem to get better for a long time does it? I hope you are looking after yourself.

[widdly]

sheree - lola t Lachlans little bed time game, though i agree i would think it was a bit dangerous too. Bummer about the lime bumper, i love lime. I haven't seen pics of lachlans room sounds really nice though, would you mind coming down here to paint Archies for me?? he he On the feeding themselves thing (i dont want to sound like a smarty pants BTW) Archie actually fed himself a whole bowl of spaghetti with his fork yesterday with no help from me and not much of a mess, i think he just really enjoys the independence it gives him, the last few months of scraping food of the floor every mealtime has just about driven me bonkers though! He still uses his hand to though probably 60% forka nd 40% hand atm, wont be longa nd no more mess! (thats what i keep telling myself) I reckon lachlan will pick it up really quickly now. Have you checked Ebay for the cot bumper?

christine - what does Riley weigh now? I weighed Archie on our scales at home and he was 13.5 kilos the little lump, he is pretty tall though too, will have to meaasure his height again. Arch will eat anything you put in front of him, particularly fruit atm, he has had a food adiction since 1 day old!

nat - hi stranger! i miss chatting to you, sorry to hear that you are feeling stressed about the study atm. We have a little hurricane here to, full of attitude to boot. Everything you say to him he turns with this bad attitude and says NO. i purposefuly have rarey used the word no to him to try and avoid this stage, darn it! Woohoo on the inspection, boohoo on the ironing, mine is starting to pile up too, i usually do it every day when Arch goes to bed but this week he has run me ragged the only thing i have energy for is BB. hang in there i hope the next 5 weeks go really quick!

Last time i went to playgroup there were 3 mums with huge pregnant bellies, today there were 4 capsules on a table full of newborns!! I though it strange that all these people had bubs at the same time from the same playgroup. The first thought that entered my head was "thank god its not me that has to deal with a newborn again". So im thinking i defiantely made the right choice to delay ttc for a few years.

Archie went to bed screaming hystrecially again, can't work out what it is but it nearly rips my heart out i haven't seen him that upset since his 6 month needles.

Is anyones else's kid loving books atm?? All day long Arch will bring his books over to read, he never manages to sit through quite the whole story but he really enjoys them its great cause i have always loved reading kids books, i always wanted my kids to have a huge bookcase full of great books.

[Ilithyia]

Hi girls,

Just bout to hit the hay.

Had 6 week checkup today. All well. Tell you all about it tomorrow.

Hope you are all well.

Will do personals tomorrow too.

Nighty night.

[~shazz~]

afternoon all
well i'm sitting here a mess i can't seem to stop crying i can 't beleive what comes out of some peoples mouths i went to my nephews birthday party today and i had to leave i have had enough of everyones $hit to last me a life time i would be what you could call the black sheep of the family i call it how i see it usually and most of the time i don't care what people think of me but lately i'm struggling in my teens i was a bit of a wild child and people always expect the worst from me (still) i'm sick of being told i'm a B itch cause i stand up for myself i'm sick of people picking on my kids cause they are the oldest and should know better when around the younger cousins i'm sick of sister inlaws stating how horrible our family is i'm sick of brother in laws thinking they are better then anyone else i'm sick of so called friends stabbing you in the back thinking my feelings don't count i'm sick of smart arse attitdues i'm sick to death of people in general really i want to move i have been here way to long (32 years ) i want to be happy hows this for a depressive post sorry all had to get that out

[~shazz~]

disregard last post girls you don't have to respond to it

[mrsmac]

Just a hug Shazz. We love you.

[widdly]

sara - good to hear that the 6 week checkup went well

nat - i hear you on the anxiety levels!! thats nice of your mum to help with the ironing. They are very cute when they talk jibber jabber all day long, Arch loves the lift the flap books atm.

shazz - well for whats its worth i think your awesome! Sorry to hear your struggling so much with other people atm, so many people just don't think about anyone but themselves, they just say whatever and dont think of how they might be affecting others. Good on you for sticking up for yourself and your kids. 32 years in the one place would probably drive me bonkers too. Vent away, i know i do, i think its better to just went in here sometimes rather than bottle it up then take it out on your loved ones. Hope your feeling a bit better today.

christine - hi there hope your enjoying your wekend

It has been beautiful weather down here this weekend although very windy today. Warm and windy, perfect for drying the nappies on the line!

[~shazz~]

aww Christine and Elissa thank you you really don't know how much your comments have helped thank you

[shereejoy]

Gosh I got dropped off the email notifications. Silly me for thinking you girls were just having a busy weekend or something.

What have i missed. Poor you shazz. Sometimes friends and relatives are not worth it huh. You put you heart and soul into a relationship and then you get kicked in the guts. I am so often feeling this way, so I know how you feel. But you shouldn't feel guilty for it, you do what you believe in and that is stand up for yourself and your family. I mean you would not be a trouble maker by anymeans so what you are saying would be well deserved. Just believe in yourself honey. Hard sometimes I know, we are all the same bread - WOMEN - and sometimes I think that is where the problem starts, we are cursed I tell ya. Hope you feel better soon, chin up and we are here for you.

Christine - so glad that it will possibly be benign. Gosh what her parents are going through right now would just be terrible.

Nat - Gosh I wish I could help you right now, you still are havin a rough time aren't you? The ofter is still there to come and visit us, jump on a plane, leave all your worries behind, you will come back fresher then a daisy. I should could use a friend right now.

Elissa - yes you probably made the right decision not to ttc now then. Lachlan likes books, but is happy to just turn the pages on the floor by himself, he wont sit still enuf on my lap to read to him, but in saying that sometimes he will sit on my lap and i try to read and he just wants to continually turn the pages. The touch and feel books are more a winner for us. But if I asked him to point out something, we would struggle. The paed asked me if he was doing that last time I spoke with her. I wonder if we are behind in that area?

Sara - glad the check up went well.

bbl to chat.

[widdly]

shazz - glad to help, but it really is truth!

sheree - Archie wont point to things either. Only in the last week that he has started to sit still and have a book read to him but he rarely sits for the whole book, usually gets up on the second to last page.

I ownder what is going on in here?? I usually click on the new posts icon but it has gone>....?????

[~Leanne~]

hi just popping in.

Home sick today - gastro - far out what next.
Shazz - big hugs to you. Sometimes its a pity you can't choose your family, eh?

Hi to every one else.


Oh no gotta run to the loo.

BBL