Ooooh Shell. Have you reached that "I don't know what I want the test to say" stage yet??? I really hope it comes up whichever way is best for you. Geez, you've got better self control than me though - I'd have tested AGES ago!!
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Ooooh Shell. Have you reached that "I don't know what I want the test to say" stage yet??? I really hope it comes up whichever way is best for you. Geez, you've got better self control than me though - I'd have tested AGES ago!!
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Hi everyone!!! Happy Easter!!! Juz and I just got back from Toolondo with his parents at their shack which was great fun, it was nice to get away for a few days considering I have to work f/t over the next 2 weeks to cover someones shifts.
Not too much going on here, may not be able to participate in the KK because I leave for Canada in the first 2 weeks of May, if it happens before then, let me know and I will be up for it. Noah has had his 2 bottom teeth for a while now but now the top right front one is on its way and sleep is going nasty as a result. I hope it doesn't take too long to come through, the bottom ones took a week :S
It sounds like all of our little ones are growing up well and the 1st birthdays are just around the corner. Sometimes it only feels like about a month since my waters broke and I was on the way to the hospital to meet my little man and now he chats away and crawls around the house at full speed destroying everything he comes in contact with.
Sorry for the lack of personals, I have so much washing to do and I want to have the house spotless before tomorrow so my workload is less during the week, nothing worse than working and coming home to a pig sty!!! I just filled 5 rubbish bags for the op shop out of my closet and now to sort through the nasty pile of papers starting to fall out of my mess cupboard
Hope everyone had a great easter and I will try to catch up when I get a chance!!!
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Ha! Lulu, I know the suspense is killing me, but I think AF is on the way cause I feel a bit crampy and yuck - so may not need to worry anyway :-( I was actually anxious about it being + but secretly hoping it would be!! Will see what happens I spose!! Anyway I have to puit the kiddies to bed, will try to get back and catch up a bit!
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Oohhhh Shell - good luck today hun! Let us know how you go!
Sarah - I forgot about you going to Canada, maybe we can try to organise it early enough that you could be in it?? It would just mean you and your partner would have to be super organised I guess!! Let me know what you think!
Wow it's great getting the dates up I might actually start a list just to see how we go!
Mason (Mabello) 15th April
Blake (Ashlee) 21st April
Isabelle (LuluHB) 2nd May
Olivia (NurseDan) 9th May
Noah (Sarah) 14th May
Mia (Kirsten) 15th May
Elena (Sangie) 16th May
Isabelle (Tanstar) 19th May
Angus (Shellbelle) 25th May
Ethyn (lee75) 30th May
Ok so I still need to add
Annabelle (Kass)
and the ones who we havent heard from for a while but might still like to join in are
April 30 - Baden (dolphin)
May 4 - Isobella Rose (mmm's_first)
May 7 - Toby James (Alex&Jack)
May 10 - Beau Jac (JenSam)
May 15 - Luke James (KellyM)
May 15 - Mia Charlotte (Kristen)
Let me know if I have missed anyone obvious!! More than likely- blame the baby brain!!
Also people highlighted have told me they are interested! People not highlighted you may have told in me in the last thread but Im too lazy to go back so maybe PM me or just post in this thread!!
I checked the Baby Birthdays June list and couldn't see anyone I recognised from in here so I'm not sure if they aren't on there or if I'm just blind. Feel free to check it and let me know!
Wow- there were lots born in May too - I didn't realise! I guess I was too busy crying when all you ladies from May 1-16 were having your babies and I was left behind!!!JK!
Catch you all soon lovelies!
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Shell - please go do a pg test NOW and let me know lol! Suspense is killing me, ha ha ok sorry I'm not the most patient person.
Tan you are such a superstar putting that list together! OMG there are more of us than I thought!
Hope everyone had a lovely easter, ok how much choccie did we all eat? I was a very good girl and barely had any, unlike last year where I was hugely pg and scoffed every easter egg and hot cross bun in sight lol! Sorry for the quick post, have to go and get some work done.
Catch up with you all soon!
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Sorry guyshere.. (Lis you can go back and get some work done now!!!!) Thought I would let you know!!! Caused a bit of excitement around here for a bit!!!! Oh well, I really want another, but not so soon anyway!! I am still a bit disappointed though! Better let DH know, he was so worried!! His thinking was omg we need to get a new car etc etc!!!
Good list there Tan!! I am impressed!!! I am excited about shopping for someone elses little one!! Will be great sharing the excitment of 1st birthdays with all you guys!!!
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Hey Tan
I'm interested in doing the birthday KK
Chat soon to everyone
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Oh my god... blake just deleted my mammoth post waaaaa!
I'm in for the KK thing for sure, we should do it like SS and put our likes, dislikes, clothes size etc....just a thought.
Blake is running around now, alot of mum's in public ask if he's 18 months old due to hiz size and physical ability...but I'm worried about his speech. He says plenty of syllabals(sp) but he only uses mum and dad in the right context (haha to his father cos he calls Dave dad too). Will check with gp at his 12 month appointment in a couple of weeks.
I got a job and I start Monday-25 hours a week at a real estate; should be good for my sanity and hip pocket. Blake will be going to FDC which is good for him, he loves all other kids and is so tired when there are 2 or more to keep him busy.
Scott has thrown our 50/50 agreement out the window, and now only wants him 1 night a week, fkn typical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's all so very nasty again now, one minute we're cruising, the next he is threatening me and telling me I'm a terrible mother and all sorts.
Blake is waking once a night most nights now which is good, and has a 9am and 2pm nap during the day for a total of 2-3 hours, so we're finally getting a routine set up. He feeds himself a bottle to sleep, or he cries for a few minuts before nodding off. CC is the best thing that's happened to us to be honest with you. I wouldn't reccommend it if you're not comfortable with your baby crying but it truly worked for us and I can't sing it's praises enough. He is a much less whingy baby whilst awake too which is seriously done wonders for my demeanour!
Right well we're off, we're having a sleep over at Grammy's tonight (off for my intake appointment for mediation re custody tomorrow and I'm having mum as my back up/support).
I hope all is well and I can't believe how quickly this year has flown!
Much love and hugs to you all (by the way I MISS YOU GUYS TERRIBLY!)
Ash and Flakey xoxo
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Ash - I really wouldn't worry about Blake not really talking properly yet. Izzy isn't talking at all - making lots of sounds but no real words. I spoke to by the MCHN and my GP about it and both said its pretty common for babies to develop either physically or speech wise at this point - both Blake and Izzy are walking so they're pretty obviously gone down the physical side. Poo about Scott being a wally - makes an unpleasant situation even worse. Hope you get it sorted out soon. Yay for better sleep though - you must feel like a new woman.
YAYYYYYYYY Tan. Now you can relax a bit and enjoy your growing bump. I'm like you - tend to have a bit of a sook when everything's ok in the scan. Such great news for you. YAYYYYYY
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Yay Tan, glad to hear your little gumnut is happy and healthy!I remember also having a teary at my 12 week scan, so you're not the only one. Ok its time for you to relax now and get really excited, ha ha and I don't want to hear otherwise ok??
Do you have a baby bump yet????
Ash congrats on the job, I hope you enjoy it and sounds like Blakey will have a great time at FDC. Sorry Scott is being such a twat, seems he should just make up his mind how much he wants to see his son and stick to it. I hope that the nastiness stops soon......:hugs:
Lulu so is Izzy walking on her own now? I have visions of a beautiful heavily pg woman chasing around a teeny tiny tot all day, he he he sorry you probably don't find that amusing at all. Feel free to cyber slap me.
So is everyone planning first birthday parties?? We have quite a large family and so were thinking about a bbq in a park except it may be cold and raining in May. Not sure what to do yet, our house is way too small to fit everybody in. Oh well, will keep thinking!
Gotta go, have a lovely day everybody!!!
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Sangie - We are doing exactly that for Livvy's 1st birthday. A BBQ in a park regardless because our house is going to be packed up because we are moving 6 days later so this place is going to be filled with boxes. Just got to cross everything that it doesn't rain. If it rains we will probably end up at Hungry Jacks or something classy like that. Isn't it funny, I was only thinking about Livvy's invitations this morning. Can't decide if I want to buy them premade or make them myself. Decisions, decisions.
Tan - :dance: on gumnut bouncing around. I did cry during the ultrasound but I broke down in the carpark because I just couldn't believe we were actually having a baby. Should have seen the looks I got, LOL. How is that gorgeous girl of your? Walking yet? And how you coping at work?
Ash - YAY on Blakey walking!! Sorry you are having such a hard time with your ex. He is just being a twat!!! But YAY on your job. You will love it. It is so nice to do adult thing again and adult conversation is great. You also learn to appreciate the time you have with our babies. I hear you on controlled sleeping/comforting. It was so hard the first few days that it nearly broke my heart and I cried as much or more than she did but like you for us it was a god send and saved us. We used it as our last restort but now Olivia is a completely different baby and it's just fantastic for us. If she is sick or has a few bad nights it only takes one sleep where we use controlled comforting and she is back in her routine. We will do it with our next baby if we need to without hesitation.
Shell - Sorry about your BFN. It is so hard not knowing what result you want. Are you going to talk to your DH about TTC or is he happy with your family as it is now?
Lulu - How exciting that Izzy is walking. At least she is going to be mobile before Ned is born. Trust Olivia to be different. She isn't 'talking' but happily babbles away all day and is walking with her walker and happily crawling. So she decided to do them both equally. What did you end up deciding with your pram? Got a name for Ned yet? I can't believe how quickly your pregnancy has gone (well for me anyway, LOL!). We will be reading your birth announcement before long. I'm a little jealous you get another baby. It's easy for me to say that because I'm not heavily pregnant chasing around an 11 month old and feeling like crap and over being pg. Actually now i'm sending you heaps of hugs. Hang in there gorgeous. I'm incredibly clucky at the moment.
Danni - How's the packing going? Not long to go now. How is that little man of yours travelling? Is he sleeping for you guys yet?
Olivia is cutting laps all day everyday around the house with her ride to stride walker. Her balance and walking is developing everyday. I don't think she will be crawling still at her 1st birthday. Apart from that nothing really exciting going on here. Just working and playing with an occasional moment of packing. We are off shopping today because it is absolutely freezing here and Olivia has no winter clothes. Poor little munchkin has three layers on trying to keep her warm. She looks like the michlin (sp?) man. It's such a shame I have go shopping :lol:.
Anyway better go and get organised so we can head off when Livvy gets up. Have a great day one and all.
Love Dan & Livvy.
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Lulu-Oh that's a relief to know Iz is still just babbling, Mason talked to me on the phone the other day and said hello! I feel so much better with Blake's sleeping, but waddaya know, he woke at 10 and 2:40 last night, Blah!!
Lis-Yep I'm thinking of having it at a park for Blakey's birthday too - I need to get my butt into gear as it's less than 4 weeks away now ahhh! I'm worried about rain but there are a few gazebos at the park I'm thinking of so it should be ok either way. Less cleaning up I figure, too.
Dan-Yep I appreciate anytime with Blake anyway at the moment as it's been so up and down with custody, I'll explain that in a sec. I'm so happy with the way Blake has become after we've implemented routine, I really do think they thrive on it. I was all for "do what baby says" but there has to be a time when putting your foot down is beneficial. Have a great day shopping!!!
Tan-Yay gumnut is growing beautifully, I'm so happy for you! Hopefully the pregnancy is treating you well! Did you ask to see if they coud have a sneak at the gender? Based on heartrate I'm guessing another pink princess at this stage (that being said Blake's was never under 140bpm so it's based on absolutely nothing really lol).
Well I guess it's time for me to do a proper update, there have been a few things I haven't told you yet.
Well, I had a chemical pregnancy a few weeks back. It really knocked me around, but I know it was for the best in the long run. Neither I nor Dave are ready for more kids (if ever), but a loss is still a loss either way. My bleeding and clotting was so full on I had to go on a massive dose of hormones, but it's all starting to settle down now.
Custody...well, Scott actually took Blake away from me for 11 days without letting me see him, and he legally can do that for 3 months straight before any intervention from police. He was saying he was going to take Blake 100% of the time and that he would fight me till the death if need be for me to not even have visitation. He is so irrational and all over the shop I have no idea how he thinks a judge would even agree that that's in the best interest for the child - he's gone nuts I swear it. All this and the chemical all happened at the same time, so I was a right mess for a couple of weeks. Now he has completely flipped and only wants him on a Saturday night...what the? Where is the reasoning?? I'm going to apply to the court and get preceedings underway, I've applied for Legal Aid, but it's up to me to lodge the appropriate paperwork and write up and affidavit; alot of work to do and it might get thrown out because we haven't had official mediation (which is in the works as I previously mentioned) and it's probably not classed as urgent. It's all such a big job and I don't want Blake to have to go through it, let alone the stress it puts on myself too. Has to be done though, Scott can't be amicable about it and I'm done having screaming matches with him on the phone. Oh, and here's a corker, he is accusing me of taking and distributing drugs, and thinks Dave is doing the same. HA, is he kidding me? With his irrational behaviour, I think it's the pot calling the kettle black...
Ok sorry for my rambling, I'm off to buy some new threads for my job, yay any excuse for shopping (and it's rainy, so perfect!!!).
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Ash - that's terrible how Scott is behaving. I think I'd rip Rein's throat out if he tried to keep Izzy away from me. Good luck getting it all formalised - at least if you've got a court order you can get the police involved if you need to, not that that is ever the way you want to go. I'm really so sorry about the pregnancy - never good but timing makes these things so much harder. And you're right, it doesn't matter how early it is or how much it may be "for the best", they still hit you hard. I hope you're feeling a bit better and Dave is being lovely and supportive. You poor love. Hopefully your life will settle down very soon.
Dan - that sounds like a great idea for Livvy's birthday. I'm determined to have a party for Izzy on her birthday, but obviously Ned could throw that plan out the window!! My Mum has said she will make Izzy's cake if I end up "indisposed" and even if I have to have her party in the hospital, she is going to have it on her birthday! I'm so annoyed with all the people who keep saying to me that I shouldn't bother, she'll never know etc. I'll know, and I don't want in years to come to be telling my beautiful girl that we were just too busy to honour her important day! I am soooo jealous of your cold weather. We had a bit of a cooler patch but its now back up to mid 30s again. There goes the electricity bill . . . Have a great time shopping - I can't wait until its cool enough for Iz to start wearing her new winter wardrobe!
Lis - yep, she's off and running (almost does run when she's still furniture cruising). I watched her the other day stand up while holding a giraffe in one hand and a clown in the other, walk about 2 metres across the room, bash the giraffe and clown together, turn around and then sit herself down. Amazing. Its all just happened so quickly. I think a birthday party in the park for Elena's birthday sounds lovely, especially if you have a big family. Crazy to try and cram everyone in at home, especially if you get lucky with a lovely day. Been meaning to ask you - do you pronouce Elena's name "Elayna" or "Ell enna"?
No luck with names for Ned yet. DH is STILL saying its too far away to start discussing (he'll probably still be saying that in the labour ward!) so I have a fairly long list but nothing is really jumping out at me and sticking - or at least nothing that DH hasn't already said "oh that's awful/pretentious/old fashioned" or something else equally flattering. Dan - I ended up getting two prams (oop!) I initially put the double mountain buggy on layby but then decided I really couldn't justify the ridiculous price (about $1,500 once you get all the bits). So I've bought the Valco side by side while I'll use for proper walks and a babylove tandem which is really light and folds up small, which I'll keep in the car for shopping. Even buying two prams we still end up about $500 in front - crazy! I wish I liked the P&T but I just can't
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