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1 day to go nelly! it WILL be all over soon ;)
Gigi - we're fighting the cold front too. chino hasnt slept properly in weeks, soo snotty and wont take anything to help it. the best i can give him is panadol suppositories and theyre so limited in what they do ;(
feeling a bit miserable cos the kids are a bit miserable...know that rut?
Tara have you tried the Fess sensitive spray, not the drops. I found the drops impossible to use on a baby but my chemist gave me spray that was suitable for infants.
TOUCH WOOD JAke has been pretty good since he has been on his iron supplement. Fingers crossed our winter will only be the ubiquitous cough we seem to always get and not fraught with snot lol. Just jinxed myself I think lol.
We are not immune from colds in the tropics either..Wyatt has been sick for a few days. Yesterday me, DH and Zander got the flu vaccine and this morning Zander has Wyatts cold and prob some side effects from the flu vax. Im fine just a sore arm. Wyatt cant get the vax because he has food allergies.
I had the 2007 flu when pregnant with Wyatt and thought I was going to die and was bedridden for 4 days so this year Im not risking it. Apparently the young/old/sick and pregnant should be vaccinated against the flu...wish I had known this 2 years ago.
Nicola, would you believe it? i actually DID have the flu vax only a month ago! and still got this rotten cold/flu whatever the heck it has been/is still a bit.
i wonder how Vicki is travelling?
Nelly - any news on your womb darlin? :dance:
How is Matilda Christy?
Tara - how is Chino's cold?
is it normal for a 2.5yo to have 8 hours btwn toilet trips? bilby went about 9.30am then next time was 6.30pm! she was not in pain/ seems a really really long time inbtwn loo trips to me.
still here, still waiting .....
Wont be long Nelly...are you going to get a strip and stretch????? What hospital are you going to??
Gigi the flu vax doesnt stop you getting the flu but it lessens the severity of the symptoms..this years vax has the Brisbane 2007 strain in it H1N1 and a couple of others that I cant remember off hand. The boys are getting better and it was just a bit of snot and not much else.
I had the day from hell yesterday and thought I was going to crack..DH was working longer than usual and the boys were grumpy and sick and Zander decided to tantrum most of the day, I know he wasnt feeling great but it was over the top and I actually felt like hurting him at one point which really scared me. So I ended up in the bedroom crying while the boys were watching TV wondering how the hell Im going to cope once there is a baby here in 16wks!!! and we have no help at all around.
So after talking to mum and calming down I decided that Zander needs to go to daycare at least once a week again..for the stimulation (he gets bored) and to give me a break, he doesnt have day sleeps anymore and Wyatt can sleep for 2-3hrs during the day if Zander doesnt wake him up.
So thats my drama anyway...looking forward to a happier day today :)
the daycare plan sounds good, esp with a nb. Doing it now, will get him settled in, before baby arrives too.
Would you consider TWO days for him?
i also have no help, nearby or otherwise. Childcare is my saviour i think. replaces in some way, the family we don't have.
i hope you have a better day today Nicole!
I will see how the one day a week goes first and then up it to two days if he is settling in ok..it is $65 a day and Im not sure how much we will have to pay and we are not entitled to the 50% rebate because I dont meet the work/study/training requirement
Hi all. I'm ok. busy trying to keep my head above water. Things with DH are on the improve - well for him at least anyway. He has started taking meds for the ADHD, and a mood stabilser which seems to be working. unfortunately that doesnt instantly mend the wide gaping hole in our relationship - thats a work in progress. I have been extremely cranky for the last few days, and AF arrived this afternoon so that explains some of it. DH went to the chemist this afternoon, and came home with a huge bunch of flowers. That is HUGE because he doesnt buy flowers. so it was nice to be on the receiving end of a random act of kindness for a change. I am way behind with uni so have been busy trying to catch up....
Aston is growing up so quick, and I feel a little sad about it. He isn't my baby anymore, and tells me that - "i'm a big boy!" We are going to start toilet training avidly this weekend. He has been doing wees on the potty before he has a bath for a while now, and goes on the toilet at daycare, and has started telling me straight away when he has done a poo. now that things are a little more even keel at home we will attempt it anyway. He still has a dummy - but only for sleep time. Have been talking about giving it to the fairies for them to take for the little babies but he doesnt like that idea... oh well. not going to push it.
Laura and Nathan are good. Laura is nearly as tall as me, and is such a young woman now. She has settled into highschool, and has turned into a typical teenager. Nathan has been selected to play rep soccer, so we have training twice a week. once for normal soccer, and once for rep. I'm very proud of him.
thats about it for me.......
Hi everyone else.
Sounds like you have a lot of positives in your life Vicky, focus on them hun. i know its hard, you'll get thru... xx
i have a secret.... shhhhhhhhhh
*cry* oh V, its so wonderful
Hurrah!! - girls, you know what it is ;)
check out birth announcements!
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woohooooo nelly!!!! wlcome sophia!!
i assume nelly got her vbac vicky?
Congrats Nelly!!!!
hi am home!! no vbac jols close but her shoulder was more keen than her head to come out lol.
ouch then nelly!!! you gave it your best !!! gald your home now!! and shes gorgeous!
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How is everyone? Seems I'm not the only one who is quiet in here these days.
How is everyone's 2 year olds going? Aston is both delightful, and at times trying. But for the most part delightful. He is showing so many of signs of independance. makes my heart ache that my baby boy is growing up. He is talking so much. in fact he never shuts up. Has something to say about everything. and likes testing boundaries. Its funny, I've noticed that when its us, his family, he chatters away. Put someone else into the mix, and he becomes an observer. Must be his personality.
He has a best mate at day care, that he talks about all the time. Callum, his little friend, is the son of Laura's old horse riding instructor. Its nice because she's an older mum like me, and we get on fabulously.
Things in my house are a work in progress. Things are settling down, more or less, with less fires having to be put out. DH is still in alot of pain with his back, and is waiting to have RF lesioning done, which is where they burn the nerves that are giving him pain. Once he has this done, he will need to wean of the pain killers, and then should be able to return to work in a suitable duties program. He will be having a vocational assessment done sometime over the next few weeks, so that his employer can determine where is the best place to put him, and what training he needs to have done. He is starting to see it as an opportunity now, and not the end of the world. Thank god. I hate not having anytime to myself. and I am having to exercise a lot of tolerance, and anger managment not to yell at him to LEAVE ME ALONE. Makes studying hard when he is around.
I hope everyone else is doing ok.
love Vicky xxx