How did last night go for all? I managed to get Jake down and he was sleeping so soundly until his ****y daddy came home and "tiptoed" through the house on our wooden floors in his clodhoppers at 1am! He settled quickly tho and actually went through his usual 3am whinge and woke at 6 for a feed and cuddle. AM soo tired tho stayed up watching movies and made a pig of myself at a whole pizza and garlic bread.... sounded like a great idea at the time but now my insides are paying me for it!
Hoe is everyone elses sleep / feed challenges going?
Christy croup sounds so horrible - I hope she had a better night. Don't you have to pre-empt croup tho if the drugs take a couple of hours to work? What else can you do otherwise?
Kim - is Craig home ok? Gosh you are doing so well if ur pg and dealing with an 8mth old - the 8mth old is enough for me! Sorry I just realised that was what ur up against... my brain is a bit slow these days....
Leanne - what are your weekend plans?
*BLanchie* - have you tried casseroles with lentils and beans instead of meat? Or risottos, or couscous? Cous cous is a fave in our house He has also been loving his watermelon and banana atm, and sandwiches with philly cream cheese.
Tara - Jake swallowed really well from the start, but when we started lumpy food like whole peas and corn he'd kind of gag but figured it out pretty quickly. SOme foods tho he'll keep chewing on for hours like a cow with his cud of grass - yday has a piece of carrot in his mouth for about an hour after lunch!
Vicky - how did you go at dr? was last night any better?
Ann - how's the rocking and patting? any better sleep wise?
AJ - are you guys doing ok?
If I forgot anyone sorry! Have a good day - am going to try and get the groceries done today - again - no luck yday maybe today will be better.... except DH is golfing so he's no help. My nose is dripping like a tap so better go - hot shower might do the trick!
Had a better night here - the first time aston woke at 9.50 it took about half an hour for him to settle - the next time at 12 took 10mins, then he didn't wake til 4, which by this time my boobs were very full, so I gave him one side and he went back to sleep til 6, gave him the other side, went back to sleep til 7.2. but I had 4 hours sleep in a row, so I feel vaguely human today!! see how we go tonight....
well i really should be doing the housework!! we have 10 people for dinner tonight, DH managers from work for christmas in July!! luckily everyone is bringing something so the only thing we have to do are the vegies!!!DH gone to do shopping, me- on the puter!!! dont tell him
Nelly got to hate pizza belly and morning garlic breath!!! hope you breathed all over DH for waking Jake!!!!
Vicky glad hun you got 4 hours sleep!!! does wonders for the body and mind!!!!
had the dreaded pap smear yesterday, things for me are still not quite right and it hurt!! mmmm better keep up the excersises hey!!
ewww the dreaded pap smear. I hate having them. did you go and have something yummy to eat afterwards, or buy yourself something special?? I think us girls should be nice to ourselves after having to do that.
hope you have a nice dinner Jols. Aston is snoozing at the moment, laura and nathan are helping DH with some odd jobs, and I'm enjoying having some time to me!!
just growled at DH though for coming inot my space and cleaning it! my study is the only room in the house that is a mess. but its my mess and I know where everything is. He is such a friggin clean freak. Shall I send him your way?
Yes please Vicky!!! he can teach my DP a thing or 2! friggin hopeless my man - things still not good here thought we sorted things out but nope ah well see how things go tonight.
had a terrible night with Emelia she woke every hour almost and had a bottle n play around 3am, back to sleep woke again at 5 :s but she then slept till 8 so im feeling alright atm tiredness will hit me bad this arvo.
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, DH is the same, a clean freak,he's a virgo and im a libra,i;m a little o n the messy side!! didnt treat myself, just treated sophie to some new nappies!!!
blanche i am very lucky, DH always helps with the hopusewsork, probably does more than me!!!! even cleans the toilets!!!!
Last edited by Olive; July 14th, 2007 at 11:32 AM.
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u both are lucky, Leigh does nothing, not even dishes..he doesnt cook either his mum always did everything for him never made him clean or cook so i guess thats y hes like that. he will do something if i ask but not without a whinge and moan. very frustrating
i spoilt myself yesterday had a facial and got my eyebrows waxed!! was very nice to get away for an hour...went too quick though!!!
lucky you on the facial etc, not so lucky on the naughty hubby. my first one was like that - had been spoilt by his mum. my boys will be independant self sufficient individuals if it kills me!!
Jols, make sure you get something for YOU!!!
I take it back about the study. looks kind of nice now, tidy. piles of tidy, but tidy lol
I've got an inbetween hubby. Somedays he gets anxious about the clutter & decides to go on a rampage through the house throwing things away & cleaning up the piles of junk... other weeks he can't see it. He does the dishes every night though, so thats helpful & he cooks every other night, he also sweeps the house a few times a week... can't complain too much
Well... I just went to work & I'm tired now. I think I will go and clean up a bit though because we are having people over for a BBQ later.
I'm playing with the thought of doing cloth nappies. Modern cloth nappies.... they just seem so much easier now than they did when I had Matilda and was folding & soaking & washing... it got a bit much when Matilda was screaming with reflux 6 or so hours a day. Now that things have settled... cloth nappies seem like something I could manage.
Good night for us! woo-hoo 2 in a row. sleep at 615, woke at 9, 130 and 430 back in our bed til we had to go at 630 to drop dh at work.
looking forward to another good night! seems to be on the cards!
evie is grabbing onto everything to stand up and is taking a couple of steps...now i really cant leave her alone for two seconds. i'm paranoid something will fall on her!
Tara that is so good to hear! You must be starting to feel a bit human again soon! Jake has started pulling himself up too - his favourite climbing toy is mummy and he gets very upset if she doesn't cooperate!
My GF uses cloth nappies and she finds them really easy... do you need to soak them much? how many do you need to keep on hand?
I have a (usually) great husband who cooks nearly everynight if I can't be bothered and does the dished most nights. He helps wit the housework too and as long as he keeps cleaning the bathroom I don't care if he doesn't sweep ever again! There are some days however when he gets into his de-clutter mode and starts touching my stuff aaaarrrrrrggghhhhh! Even whe he is just tidying I have to hover just in case.
Well done Blanchie for spoiling yourself and Vicky I hope you slept when Aston did! Christy when did MAtilda's reflux settle - we tried weaning Jake off his meds but he isn't ready yet.
A good night here as well. Except Chelsea now wakes at 5am each morning to ahve a chat and play. I ignore and she goes back to sleep. Finally went shopping and purchased a christening dress.. sooo beautiful!! She is going to look like a doll in it!
I bought cloth nappies before evie was born but ended up using them all as spew-rags as she did have/still has pretty bad reflux, but is a 'happy chucker'.
Kim - would love to see piccy of dress. Evie had a pretty summery dress for her Baptism too, I tried to put a pic on her online album but it's closing down (great after all that uploading!!!) so i have to make another one when i have a spare minute (ahhhhaaaa hahaaaa haaa)
Just put her down for the night - she couldnt stay awake but wouldnt go down for an arvo nap so it was just bath and bed. she didnt even want the usual 'mum stay and shh me to sleep' she was quite happy to go off on her own...but i still hovered shh'ing to make sure she's happy and sleeps through again!
tara glad that evie wnet down easily for you!!! sophie did too as 6.15 which was good as we have christmas in july here tonight so she's in the portacot in our room tonight, so i'm already tucking into a glass of wine!!!!!!!!
i'm in QLD hopefully in feb so we will all have to catch up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please!!!!!!!!!!! would love to meet you 3!!!!!!!
That would be great AJP!!!!!!! except our babies wont be babies anymore!!!! oh i cant even think about it!
2 hours and she's still asleep! woo-hoo! and we're in grobag tonight, so hopefully that was money well spent!
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He has also been loving his watermelon and banana atm, and sandwiches with philly cream cheese.
dont tell him
ah well see how things go tonight.
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