Babies Born November 2006 #35

[Olive]

its great that chelsea is eating!! she;ll be back to normal in no time!!
hope you get better soon kim, use the baby wipes on your toosh!

ETA nelly for yesterday!!!

***** sleep day today sophies only had 30 mins, screamed of 90 mins this arvo in her cot, couldnt stand it anylonger so got her up, thought i might hurt her bad thoughts to have she'll be in bed by 6.30 but i really need some me time during the day

[tiggerandpooh]

:hugs: Jols - those days are horrid... when I think if I dont have 20mins to myself right NOW i'm gonna scream, I put aston in his cot with books and toys, and shut the door for a bit. he sits down reads the books, and then proceeds to chuck everything out of the cot, but i usually manage to get a cuppa down, and a break!

[nelly]

hi all

thanks vicky am feeling heaps better thanks abs are kicking in just a crap way to spend my bday feeling but at least am not alone!

I have good news on Jakey he has been sleeping through again since mon night we ccd and it always works on him. 2 nd day at daycare today a few tears when i left but apparently he was great all day and slept there on a mat on the floor for 2 hours and put humself to sleep. am very proud of my boy

hugs to all have to eat

[taralee]

Happy Birthday for yesterday Nelly..you know, you know you can celebrate it again when you're feeling better!
Jols - had one of those days too. DH took evie for a drive because i was becoming slightly murderous

[luua]

Been so busy girls. I've been dropping in but not posting as i've been feeling fluey. Just so run down and tired (dont know if i'm up the duff Vicky, just trying not to think about it).

Some good news. I got a promotion! I'm now the head of my little department with 4 people to manage. Its going to be interesting with Ella but they are fine with my cutting back to 3 days a week i need to. The pay rise will help too (well help us pay the bank back)

I kind of think we missed my ovulation date so i'm not thinking i'm preggers. But you never know. I will be checking at the end of next week.

My friend just had her 2nd baby. Eva Ariela Flemming. 2hr labour! so jealous. I was her emmergency person and when it came time my phone was flat!!!

Sorry no personals i'll catch up with soon. Just want to sleep.

Ann

[taralee]

Congrats Ann! Thats great news!!!
Hope you're feeling better soon

[Gigi]

Happy Birthday NELLY! maybe you could have a delayed birthday celebration when you're feeling better hon?

I got diagnosed with mastitis today, so am on medication for that, doesn't taste too bad luckily (due to tracheostomy scar, i can't swallow pills).

Got a referral from my GP for bilby to see a hospital paeditrician too. for the eating and sleep issues. I'm floundering with her, truely. Feel like i'm drowning. I am in no state to have a house guest, and every three months, SD comes to stay - i feel such a mean stepmum, the only chance the poor kid gets to see her daddy and i really do not want any extra pressure - we;re in such a small unit, it's impossible for her to visit without that putting extreme pressure on me - by virtue of us being on top of each other all the time. there's nowhere to escape to (in the unit or outside).

dh just pointed out to me too, even if we found somewhere else to live (highly unlikely, huge rental shortage here), we would have to come up with the deposit (6 week's rent) which we don't have, and the rent would be minimum, $50 per week more than we currently pay, cos we would no longer be paying housing co-op rent.

Starting the Learnign thru Play course on wed started me thinking about so many things.

she's developmentally behind - not experiencing messy play - nowhere to do that in our unit

she's behind in eating - we are not cooking, no dining table set up - babies learn thru watching us model behaviour - she doesn't witness her parents eating at a table with her

she's behind in fine motor skills - combination of last two

i can't think of a way to change our situation.

we have too much stuff for the size place we're in (after combining two sep. households and previously being in a good sized 3 br house with sheds, carports, verandahs.

neither of us seems to have whatever it takes to make this better. Each time i cull, i do it in a depression, then regret what i threw out later on. I guess i want Trinny and Sussanah to swoop on our unit, and advise me, keep this, get rid of this, and i would do exactly what they advised. dh and i can't seem to make those decisions if our lives depended on it right now. we're in a fog that never clears.

ANN - congrats on your promotion, what a compliment to you and your skills.

[taralee]

Oh Gigi, I wish I knew of someway to help. I can't think of anything. I wish I had some way to help you..either by being there or to deliver a truckload of money to your door! (not to sound patronising or anything...). I know they say money doesnt make you happy but it sure does make things easier.
Sending lots of prayers your way