same here Christy x
It's crap that you have to bully and push to get the help and support you need - but that is our overloaded public service network... glad you could get in though good luck xxxxx
Well we put the foot down last night and kept putting Jake back in his bed - I think I had about 6 hours broken sleep in hour and a half blocks but hopefully tonight will get better....
Hope you can get some help and support soon Christy
Gigi the fish are all ok....the pets in this house have to be tough with my 2 kiddies! I think im just really run down and thats why im getting sick. Alot goign on around here, Chelsea and her antics as i said in the email to you...its getting worse. I love 8pm cos it means i can put her in bed and i dont hear a beep til 830 the next day....LOL
HI ALL!! IS QUIET IN HERE THAT'S WHY I AM SHOUTING!!!!!! LOL
Busy day today we ended up going to a play centre in Lawnton which was awesome! They had the hugest loop slide like you used to see a local fairs and Jake and I sent on it lots and lots!.... prob not the best thing to do at 16wks pg but we had fun!
Lots of driving lots of being in the car - he had reached his limit this afternoon when he woke up surrounded by Tupperware boxes in the back seat of the car. screamed most of the hour long drive home so I wound down the window and he sat like a doggy in a car lol.
hope all are getting by one step at a time... we are preparing for another night of crying sessions....
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bilby really enjoyed Gymbaroo today, only two little babies there, so tiny class of three, so bilby was the oldest and acted the most confident i've seen her. She's using the clapping sticks in time to the music, can copy what the teacher does or says to do and will happily crawl thru the big floor tube now. She's very different there, when the older more boisterous kids are not there.
we got home, to find the 2009 ANN (Aust Nappy Network) calendar in the postbox, i opened it and there for February is BILBY'S PHOTO!!! i didn't realise our photo got picked, so it was a REAL surprise! my girl is in a calendar i'm so proud of her!
Christy - good on you for pressing for help, understatement that you need it. that's so full on, THAT much crying every day. The squeaky wheel gets the oil, lucky you are good at squeaking. i would be stocking up on non-perishables bigtime, in case you are unable to access more respite for a while. i suppose if you get desperate, there is online supermarket shopping? but i would rather do it in person, just for the change of scenery thang. Cabin fever ain't good. especially when accompanied by much crying.
Nelly - good luck with Jake's bed transitioning - is it from your bed, or his cot?
Kim - hugs to you with Chels and her button pushing stuff, so easy to get run down when you're busy looking after everyone else, i often get to 3pm and realise i haven't eaten or drunk anything all day, wondering why i'm feeling dizzy and a bit "under".
Ann - hope you are resting and doing well with your growing twins
mmmm... the thing is over the last 4 years I have been known to say "its okay, I will cope" over and over and now I'm saying "I'm not sure how long I will cope" and that is what is helping. To me they are almost the same thing... I will cope, just not sure how long it will be before I lose some of the mental stability I gained this year.
nelly how did last night go with jake?
gigi glad DH got the tax fixed up for you and congrats on bilby been miss february!!
christy hun
v how is DN going? is she still with you?
tara how are you going?
kim wow 6 weeks to go!!!! exciting
wow gigi! you have a page 2 girl! lol Congratulations - had you submitted pics or were they just randoms? Isn't it great when you see the kids interacting really well - I don't know about you but I secretly breathe a sigh of relief and think - whew it's ok he's normal!
We are theoretically transitioning from cot but the reality is he has been in with us since before we went to Hong Kong when he was really sick and never went back into his own cot fully. I really enjoyed that warm little body snuggled up to me! But it also meant my husband was kicked out of the bed into the spare room and I really want the sanctity of my space and cuddle time with him back. Realistically we really don't have a sex life atm lol so it definitely isn't for that!!! hahahaha So in answer Gigi it is really from our bed. He was going to bed in his bed but coming into us from 11pm and staying put for the duration.
Last night was just the one wake up - once we get past the waking up we'll work on him going to sleep without one of us sitting in his room or next to him. The problem is when DH does the putting to bed routine he ends up going to sleep with jake reading so kind of defeats the purpose lol.
WE ARE GOING TO A PARTY TOMORROW!! WOOHOOOOOO!!!!! Breathe V we'll be there to help relieve some pressure xxx
keep squeaking Christy unfortunately it's the only way you get help fast.
Happy Birthday Xander and Zander!
Awwww Jols I hope you feel better soon - fess spray up the nose I found was good when I had constant colds and sinus the winter I was pregnant w Jake.
I have a very sick Jasmine and a very horrid Chelsea....i have a cold coming on,feel like ive been hit by a bus and a very tired husband. Together we are a very cranky bunch.
Anyone want to swap homes for the day?
Here I am...doesnt seem like a very happy bunch in here
I hope everyone's feeling better soon. It's that time of year again! everything starts piling up and we're all stressed out trying to get things done.
I watched an episode of Oprah yesterday about a woman who totally forgot about her 2yo asleep in the back of the car, forgot to drop her off at the babysitters and went to work. Of course, the child died in the hot car after being left for 8 hours. so so tragic. but it went on with so many mother who forget things or nearly forget etc etc and how every single mother feels so overwhelmed all the time to get things done and be perfect. we cant and we need to be kinder to ourselves. where do we get these ideas from? why cant we just do our best and be happy with that?
oh ladies, just be nice to yourselves
Kim I just wanted to say I wish I could think things through & offer some sort of help or advice that clicked for you. I'm sorry, I can't seem to get my head out of where I am atm. Its all too hard. ykwim? I'm sure you do
So girls.... life stinks heh? Where are we going to go from here? It can only get better... the positives of Christmas are partners having sometime off work! YAY! I'm working 50 hours between Christmas and New YEars but that is a good thing for me to get away & have some focus on my career. He is taking the 2 days off before Christmas so I can do some final running around and spending time together, than we have Christmas off and then... I work for 5 days straight. Then we have 3 days off together before he goes back to work. So I am looking forward to having time together as a family and time to focus on the career side of things.
Thats so horrible about the woman forgetting her child was in the car???
I could never do that..I always think there is something suss about those stories, like when a pram accidentily falls into the river without you knowing?????
I have eternal baby brain and have been so tired that I left my groceries at the supermarket after Zander was born - I put him in the car and went home and then when I went to put the groceries away realised they were still in the trolley outside the supermarket..I rang them straight away and lucky someone had handed them in.
We had a quiet birthday today..went and played this morning and the cake and presents this arvo...everywhere you look there is bob the builder. We have got Wyatts 1st birthday to go next month then xmas before I can relax again
Im lucky i have Craig home 24/7 but still things are just as tough. Some days i wish i could walk out the door for a full day just to get some peace....but alas its not possible just yet.
Glad Zander had a good birthday Nicola. Our birthday tomorrow will be a quite one too. Chelsea will be getting hardly any presents thanks to the people who stole our money...ive not been able to buy poor Chelsea anything but a few items of clothing
Zander would of been happy with a single balloon as a birthday present...I know its hard when you want to buy them more and cant.
I have been feeling like crap too, I have had a cold lingering the past week and a half and everyday Im in a haze..hanging out for bedtime.
I find this time of year very emotional and full-on and Im not enjoying all the latest world dramas eg.mumbai,tilt train crash,storms,pet killers,air nz crash. It makes you appreciate what is around us (however hard or bad our days seem)and not take anything for granted because we never know when it will be gone.
Chelsea was up at 645am.....oh i hate how she can open her bedroom door now...comes and wakes Craig and me up. Doesnt help im sick as a dog today either, and Craig has gone back to bed for more sleep...and Jasmine is still sick too.
Def a quite day in this household...
Hope Aston has a great day V
Emelia has her party today too doesnt she Blanche? Hope that goes well.
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Happy 2nd Birthday Zander and Xander
feel like a zombie!!
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)and not take anything for granted because we never know when it will be gone.
Happy 2nd Birthday to my Princess Chelsea
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