Babies Born November 2006 #37

So cute Ann, I love that ticker photo.... barely read your post, I was too busy looking at that photo!!

:hug: Kim... you poor sausage.

I am tired... okay but tired. Test results next Thursday :D Hopefully I will get some answers.

ann sophie does the same!! also lots of talking with her hands!!!!

well working paid off, one day and got $195!!! woohoo off shopping for me!!

christy hope the results give you some much wanted answers

hi ladies - just a quick one from me, so you don't think i've fallen off the face of the earth!

may be getting to the root of the problem with my constant pain - doctors are thinking that it is to do with my lower back, and disc problem, and the pain I am getting in my pelvis is referred pain. back to the doctor next week, and because i have been in pain for over 6 months may be eligible for free physio. i hope this brings some resolution. over it totally - over being cranky and p!ssed off...

aston had a great day yesterday with nelly and Jake, and catching up with some other qld members at ikea. I went in sensory overload, never been to ikea before, its brilliant!!! i could have spent lots and lots, but restrained my self and got what I went for and only a few extras lol.

bbl for personals... aston has a stay and play date at child care this morning - starts on monday. eek!

Kimmy? How is your gastro type illness? are you still ill or on the mend? I cannot possibly imagine what it would be like to care for two young children AND have that illness ALL AT ONCE!!

Vicky - so some of what you THOUGHT was endo pain, MIGHT be back pain? Hope your medical people are onto this, get you some relief hon!

Ann - love your avatar, how cute with the BAPPLE!!! go Ella!!! you sweet thang.

bilby is in childcare RIGHT NOW - i am so nervous, she is the youngest baby there and i think with her skill levels, really belongs in the baby1 room , but for her age, she's in the baby2 room (14 mo - 2yr). the other kids are SOOO tall, can feed themselves, wear hard soled shoes and metal jewerelly, rush around so confidently. She is the only breastfed child there and also the only one in modern cloth nappies - i'm very happy the staff will use our nappies, the CCC director was so anti-MCN when i got shown thru last week.

we are still having sleepless nights. bilby might sleep for two hours after midnight, then be up again, thinking it's party time. i keep falling asleep for snatches of time, then i wake up, usually when she's latching on again. I'm too exhausted to get up and down to the cot, and if she's aware of being put in the cot, then we have an hour of screaming. but if i let her fall asleep on the bed first, i fall asleep too! and end up not transferring her! so i guess we are co-sleeping by default. i feel she's too old for it now, i worry about her falling off the bed when she wakes and i'm not awake.

Food is getting a bit better. FINALLY bilby wants whatever we're having. We're still not cooking, only heating up supermarket stuff in boxes, or toast. bilby had some fritata at my auntie's house at Easter, loved that.

hopefully a day of childcare will give me some time to get F & V into the house (first time in MONTHS) - not just a hand of bananas, and OMG there's so much i need to catch up on - this is the first time i've had a break in 16 months - filing, clothes everywhere - so much lost under the mess i'm sure - but really i think i need a nap right now.

h9ope she's ok at CC. the CCC is fine, it's just all those other BIGGER kids!!!
the choking on the food that the other kids cope with fine

Gigi - i think bilby would love it. Ella is in the nursery. She is only 1 of a few not walking and i worried too. But when i pick her up i spy on her for a few minutes before she see's me. She just crawls over to the big boys sand pit when they have group play and she has no problems. I dont think she likes babies, she likes older boys (go girl!!) and likes to follow them. So glad Bilby is eating better i know you were really worried. I think the sleep will get better when she eats more - that's what happened to Ella.

Vicky - it would be so good to hear you have a remedy for the pain. I dont know how you coped with it.

Christy - that photo was from my SIL's wedding. Of course Ella was the centre of attention, not the bride! ooops.

Does anybody elses baby attack you when they're upset? Ella turns into a little crab and pinches me on the face, neck and chest when i take her away from something she wants. It really hurts! DH has a cut above his eye from our little pincher. i know its her way of telling us she doenst want us to stop her fun but we have to stop the pinching!

Ann

Gigi i got my fluffy mail today...ur a gem! My gastro is easing now..just as well cos i had to drop Craig off at work, Chelsea to FDC and then go to the shops to post more parcels...then come home and ran to the loo..TMI..soz! Im sure Bilby will be fine at CC...kids love it!

Ann Chelsea is another crap....i have cuts and brusies all over me...as does poor Jas :(

Jols id be spending big too.....hmm nappies! Ive spent $250 in 9 days on damn nappies!

Vicky i hope you get some help soon

Christy..hope you get some answers next week.

Blanche and Tara...hope you both well and them bubbas are behaving for you!

Ive been having a dream lately...4 nights in a row now.....about being preg..with TWIN BOYS.....do u think dreams mean anything?

ann sophie has just started hitting my faces and kicking when i try to change her! very frustratin as i dont know how to disciplin her

kim, trying to only spend the money on me!!! very hard though!!! just bought some jeans today that are actually ong enought, first time ever!!!
as for dreams i beleive they are a continuation of the days events, so if you had talk or thoughts about twins then you hmay dream of them, something along those lines anyway!!

we had a poo problem yesterday, sophie took her nappy off while in her cot, poo everywhere, one her, the cot, clothes, sheets, wall!! yuk!! hope it doenst happen again!

i had a car accident today - looks like i have written my car off. it was one the scariest things that has ever happened to me. i honestly thought i was going to die. i slide out from a corner, headed towards a tree on a steep slope, turn the wheel to correct, slide over to the over side of the road, head towards another tree, correct slide over back to the original side of the road... finally stop...

so i didn't get to the stay and play at child care for aston... was on my way there when i had the accident. thank god some very lovely people stopped about 5 mins after i had done it. i was shaking and crying and basically in shock. i had no signal on my phone so couldn't ring richard... the man kindly rang on his phone, and then they waited with me until he arrived about 20mins later. they looked after aston for me while i tried to get it together.. :(

OMG Vicky...are you ok hun? How scary and to have Aston in the car too.

:hugs: Vicky u poor thing how scary, im just so glad u r alright. how are u feeling now i know after my accident i was in shock for ages its a horrible feeling and u just keep thinking the worst and wat could have happened.

hope ur alright big :hug:

i'm feeling numb i think... can't think straight... don't know what I'm doing... hope i feel a bit better tomorrow.

blanche - i keep going over and over and over it in my head, and how lucky i am. walking back and looking at the marks i left behind really told the story of how lucky i was.

awwwwwww vicky hun, glad to hear though shaken your both ok :hug: nothing scarier than seeing everything flash before your eyes, dont worry about the car, thats what insurance is for

Hi guys!
well, we're in the house, the internet is on and there are still boxes everywhere.
we just got back from 3 days in northern nsw which was great. stayed in a little cabin and evie was an absolute star. slept better away than she did at home!!
so thats given us some confidence to do more little family trips.
Blanche - I'm sorry to hear about your Grandfather's passing, thats a beautiful idea for you to name your son after him. I'm sure he would be honoured and proud.
Gigi - how did the day care go? i just read what you wrote on the first page of this thread then realised it was like a week ago! but from what you wrote it sounded terrible. and if you're not comfortable with the place then dont go. its a shame, there are a lot of good childcare workers out there but they never last because of the conditions and pay. its a crappy cycle...but i do hope you find a place you're happy with, there are good places out there. a montesorri centre sounds like it would be up your alley but they often dont take kids until they're 2..but still something to think about.
Vicky - hope your night improves

I've actually found a girl on BB who's daughter is the same age as evie and who is pg too and due a week before me! she literally lives just down the road! the girls get along great and we;re quite similar so i am finally feeling like im in the 'real' world of being a mum

hope everyone else is well, will be back tomorrow...soo so so so tired! lol BTW belly is big and making me so hormonal!

tara so good to hear from you!! gald the move went well and the holiday was great!!!!
have been thinking about you lately!!

still feel like crap - laura and nathans first football match today, and i had to get someone else to take them. i so wanted to be there.... everything that I was supposed to do yesterday all went out the window... and we are having people over tonight for dinner, and there is no shopping done, or cleaning done, and i feel like a big fat failure at being a mummy - i mean fancy not seeing your kids football games... :(

vicky how are you? Scary to read about your accident hun. Big hugs. you are fine and that's all that counts (forget about the car, the cleaning, the shopping) i'm sure your friends would understand.

Personally i would cancel the evening but that's just me. I would have a big cry.

**** Jols!! Sophie looks like she is about 8 years old now in your av!!! Your baby def is gone.....and i gotta ask...whats the circus connection??

Hope your ok Vicky.....still thinking of you hun.

wow!! heaps different!!! no connection just wanted to be different!!!

Oh Vicky, how scary for you! Not something to get over in a hurry, my god, i'm so glad you and Aston are physically ok, but very shaken up obviously. Thank goodness the car stopped to help you. It sounds such a scary experience, i'm so glad you're in one piece still!

Taralee - holidaying in northern NSW, you are chanelling my dreams! Have you moved back to your old house? You sound really happy, good for you hon.

Kim - glad you're getting better.

Ann - yes i suspect bilby will sleep better when the eating catches up too. She's going off the purees recently, but eating very little of toast, crackers with dip on them, bites of fritata, one weetbix for breakfast. Now i finally have a sippy cup that DOESN"T spill when upside down, she is actually drinking some water for a change, instead of watering the floor *and herself( with it!!!

Nelly - hi if you're lurking!

prolly more to put, but bilby is STILL screaming, we've been trying to put her to bed for the last hour and 15mins, must go and relieve dh's eardrums!! (eek).

gigi we have a tommy tippee sippy cup, its insulated and DOESNT leak at all, its been dropped so many times and still going strong!

another night, spent from 7.30 - 12.30 trying to put bilby to bed, endless ear piercing screaming, doesn't want to be held, screams about the bed, screams about the cot, not interested in food, only seems to like us standing up cuddling her (which can't last, both of us have bad backs). Dh took her for a walk at 12.30, all rugged up, it's 1.20am and she's finally asleep in the pusher.

Tried to make a frittata tonight, it took twice as long to cook as my auntie said, but tasted ok. At least i cooked something, this is so rare since bilby.

Vicky, stop putting pressure on yourself darling, you and Aston have just survived what could have easily been, a fatal car crash - i'm just glad you two are alive. There WILL be other football games, your kids know you love them, i'm sure you normally do, and will in future, go along to their games and cheer them on. Take some deep breaths, you know deep down what is really importnat - being around to hug your family - and right now, YOU are the one needing the hugs. everythign else can go jump. You are more important.

Some one give me a break.......

Chelsea is sick AGAIN....vomitting. All through her bed, all over me, the carpet and the lounge.

aww yukko kim! hope she's better tomorrow!!

just got back from the pub with the lovely girls from my mothers groups!!! god i love them!!!

hi all.. .just a quickie from me so you know I'm still about...abliet a little shaken. DH is going to work tomorrow, and I will have his car. fingers crossed I dont end up in a howling mess, and turn around and go home. my cousin still came and I'm glad she did - iot was a good night and just what I needed - lots of laughter!!!

went for a drive in the morning on the way home from shopping - rich drove there, and I only lasted a couple of kms... til I stopped the car, burst into tears and told him he had to drive. i can't believe how much it scared me... but i will do lots of breathing in and out.. and give it a go. worst comes to worst, i stop, and go home.

sorry a little self obsessed at the moment...

your allowed to be vicky!!! give yourself some time to heal!

isnt it funny Jols - I would say exactly the same thing to someone else in the same position, but don't allow myself to feel like I am allowed to - that I should just jump back on that horse and go galloping up the hill.... slapping myself now.

i'll give you a slap on the bottom if you dont give your self some time!! :P

i know what you mean!!! we never give ourselves the time we need and deserve!!

Oh Vicky, how scary :hug: I would be exactly the same, no doubts in my mind. Dh had a minor incident with the car seat in the car & I took the train the next week :rolleyes: terrible. I can take the train though... you can't. Thats the thing.

Us... well I get some results back on Thursday. So until them I am puting hope in those results. I just hope there is an answer for all my issues I've been dealing with. It may just be I'm insane ;) but if thats it, thats fine.... I NEED to know.

It's not so bad to be insane Christy :lol: Just smile and nod...seems to work. Good luck though :pray:

Kim - boy, last week it was you being ill, now the girls - you must be SO over cleaning it up!!! hope it's a short duration illness!!

Vicky - you are allowed to be self obsessed - you just survived a near fatal accident! you're traumatised, no wonder you're still touchy. Get back on the horse by all means, but in your OWN time.

TaraLee - yes i talk to myself, so by some definitions . . . . .

Christy - i hope you get test results that are useful, and a doctor who explains them to you in an understandable way.

How you feeling Blanchie? you and your beautiful belly?

Hi Ann

AJP - great to have a good time out.

Rang a Parent's Helpline in desperation. 4.30am this morning, they told me to put bilby to bed in her cot, sit by cot and give no eye contact, until she falls asleep. No breastfeed over night (!!!! she is used to it every few hours!!).
So we put her to bed at 7.30pm tonight
She screamed solid blue murder until 9.30
(interspersed with a minute of silence when i picked her up for a cuddle each 15 mins)
i have no idea how to get her to go to sleep
it's 1.20 and she's been asleep since 10.30 (after an hour being pushed around the streets by daddy), still in the pusher, i don't like my chances of her sleeping much longer, but at least that's three hours, great for her.

going from demand bf-ing to NO bf at night, i have no idea how we're going to achieve this. seems rather drastic. i think i'll be drenching the sheets tonight with her milk.

Does anyone have a fritata or quiche without crust recipe to share? TIA. I need to start cooking again, need something quick and easy to try get my cooking mojo back. So sick of the supermarket frozen boxes we've been surviving on for the last 16 months.

awww gigi i dont have any advise to give you but thought you might need a :hug:

i often make up a zuchini slice but dont really follow a recipe, i just grate a carrot, zuchini,cheese,capsicum diced mushrooms. diced onion, diced bacon, diced tomato, mix together, add 1/4 cup plain flour, then add 3-4 lightly beaten eggs to mixture, mix through then place in a square baking dish and bake until cooked, around 45 mins, its awesome and i just add what i have at home

jols you beat me to it... was going to suggest the same -
3 Eggs
1? cups Milk
1? tablespoons of melted butteror olive oil
1 cup diced meat (bacon, ham, chicken or anything you would like)
1 small onion (diced)
1 cup grated cheese
? cup self-raising flour
Salt and pepper to taste
(Can add asparagus, salmon, corn, spinach, mushrooms or anything you like)

is great cold too

if any of you find that person that you hand your resignation into you can you let me know.... :wall:

I have just changed my sixth pooey nappy today.... man this child is a poo machine and a cling-on...

vicky I am there too let's go on strike together

for all you lovely ladies who have daughters, I highly recommend this book - Celebrating Girls: Nurturing and Empowering Our Daughters By Virginia Beane Rutter

that said - i still looking for someone to take my resignation - if I find them nelly - i'll send them your way. xx

mmm some days i wish i could find them too vicky :hug:
will keep that book in mind!!
just ordered toddler tactics by opinky mckay, need to work this little one out!!!

im sooooooooooo flippen tired!! went to the oub with the mummies from mothers group yesterday

nelly & vicky I hear ya!!!

I'm tired, I did work 8 hours today & Sat & Sunday, but I'm still tired.

Im sick as a dog and tired.

Jols i ordered that book too!

Chelsea has been a handful tonight.

how do u know if a kid has worms...other then seeing worms in nappies???

god i hate it when I am so tired I fall asleep at 8pm only to wake up at midnight wide awake! having said that - the four hours that I was "asleep" were broken with me going to aston. he has a tummy bug, without the pooey part... good in one way, bad, because he still has all the tummy pain, and is farting like a trooper!! poor little man - has had a temp for most of the day as well.

so i am wide awake, and have no oone to talk to. :(

oohhh vicky, i hope you managaed to get back to sleep, poor aston, its best that he does have the runs, will clear the bug out quicker

kim, still sick? is it gastro again?? hows chelsea goind with the hands down the pants??? cant wait to get the book!!!

hi everyone else