Babies Born October 2005 #18

Hi!

Melissa - ooh nice cat biscuits! hehe. I'm so scared of putting the tree up. I suppose I'll have to have all the decorations up high.

Kell- Sorry to hear you had a crappy weekend...Hope everythings ok...:hug:

I'm just waiting for dh to come home today! The weekends gone so quickly but now that he's coming home today it's going slow. Louis is being a little terror today as well after not having much sleep yesterday.

I'm so looking forward to xmas holidays so we can all spend some time together. It's a bit crappy at the moment and my super p/g emotions aren't helping! hehehe.

Thanks Kristie :) My ex BIL, and father of my nephew died on fri night. The circumstances are suspicious and there is an investigation, so we don't even know what's going on. My nephew is only 10.....

Oh no Kell - thats awful! You're poor little nephew. I can't imagine how that would feel. My thoughts are with you all!

Dh arrived home yesterday and it was soo nice to have him home. Louis was really funny at bedtime and screamed and only wanted me though so I told him he's not going out for a while now! Poor little munckin. He was so excited to see him though. I think 4 days is a long time in toddler land! (and mummy land for that matter)

We were outside watering the grass (turf so we're allowed for 4 weeks!) this morning and I put Louis on his little bike and he decided he could move it today! woohoo. it's not a pedal one just a little walk along one but I'm so proud of him! He hasn't spent that much time on it either!
We're off to my dr app in a minute and then I'm going to the glen to see if I can spend some of my voucher! I'm not sure what bubba stuff they'll have but I'll probably end up spending it on Louis anyway...tut tut. Might have to go to the toy section. I can so see how you can spoil your kids. My sister has just spent $1000+ on her two kids for xmas!!! OMG! Mind you part of it was a big trampoline but still. I couldn't afford that even if I wanted to! hehehe.
Have a good day - enjoy the sunshine!

Sorry I have been a touch slack lately, its to hard to fight everyone forthe computer at the moment.

It was great to get out of the house on saturday and catch up with everyone, its good to put some more faces to names on here too!!

Tracey well done on the painting!
Kel - that sounds terrible about the XBIL. Your poor nephew.

Well i am off to get toris hair cut today (her first time).
She was very cute at swimming monday she kept on hugging and kissing all the other kids! OHHHwhat a smoocher.

I am off to jump in the shower now tori is sleeping. Talk soon

guess what we are moving to QLD,yay.so excited.
grant has work lined up already,just have to find a house to rent.we are going to Deception bay.
is that near you at all melissa?
was a quick decision but one that i am determined to follow through with,the kids are all for it,at this stage it will only be for 12 months and then we will reasses the situation,we are just desperate for a change,we will keep our land here so that if we do come back we can still build.hopuing to be there by april but sooner if i can arrange it,it is just going to be a hard move with 4 kids in tow of which one will be a new born and of course chantelle.aahhhhhh!!!what are we doing.!
nikki

Oh my god!! Good for you guys Nikki - I dont envy you though doing the move with so many kids it was bad enough with our move down here with a 6month old!!! Where is deception bay? Is that anywhere near your family you have up that way? I will miss you!

We are actually talking of moving back up that way in 18 months time, Al has been offered a job that will start then and they are willign to pay relocation etc. We would be moveing to Hervey Bay which is so nice and i have quite a few really good friends there already.

MY golly gosh!!

Better get back to work

cindy how much does relocation cost roughly.
nikki

OMG!!! What exciting news!!!

Ooohhh I'm sure you'll love it up there and will never want to come back to Melbourne!!!
Wow at you moving maybe as well Cindy!

Well, I'm just going to have to come up and visit!!! hehehe. I'm sure you'll do fine with the move as you'll all be so excited!

Sorry for the late reply - I only just got my email notification - grrr.

Not much news from me - kicking back today...nothing exciting like you Nikki!!

Cindy, maybe it would be good for you guys as well as you said how much you enjoyed the lifestyle.....

Hi to everyone!

Kristie - ours iant set in concrete yet, I do have a friend though that is keen to move up with us if we decide to go, she is to scared to do it by herself but would do it if she was going to know someone etc etc.

Nikki - From memory the removalists were about $3000, it all depends though on how much you have to move and if you want insurance etc. that was the main cost obviously but get a few quotes and just go with someone your comfy with, we had quotes as low as $800! but decided to go for another company coz they guaranteed that our stuff wasnt going to be unpacked from the truck we saw it going on untill it hit melbourne and we were there! Heaps of them load up and then take your stuff to their warehouse and unload and wait till they have a full truck going your direction and then they repack etc. I just didnt want our stuff messed with to much!

best be back to work

Well I'd be happy for you not to go!! hehe.

Nikki - Just a little bit of something I found on the net for you: The town of Deception Bay lies 30km north of Brisbane in the south-eastern corner of the bay of the same name which separates the Redcliffe Peninsula and Bribie Island. It is a central base from which visitors can explore Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and its hinterland. It is part of the Caboolture shire which extends from the coast into the Glass House Mountains and the D'Aguilar Ranges. We are about 3 hours away or so.

I hope everyone else is well? :D

Melissa

Well I have exciting news..... Jordan said his 1st word, DA DA DA DA DA DA
We are so exciting and he has been saying it all the time. He started talking on Monday but I have been soooo busy I havent been abe to log in and tell you all.

Nikki I am so excited for you and the family and the move the QLD but am sad to see you go. Its great having you so close and being able to catch up now and then. I am sure you will be fine in the move, you are super organised and a super mum you can do anything.
Cindy Yeah on the 1st haircut. I think we are heading for a hair cut soon. Jordan has a mullet and a half happening at the moment.
Krisite Poor Louis missing his Dad I bet he was rapted to have him home and you also. Hope the preg emotions calm down a little.
Melissa LOL on the cat biscuits. The kids across the rd from me used to eat cat biscuits. I guess they must taste ok as they were in primary school when they ate them

Well we have done the hallway now so the only rooms left is our bedroom, study, bathroom, toilet and laundry. Sounds like a lot but the major rooms are all done. I spent all day tuesday painting, it was awful but glad most of the hard stuff is over. I wont be painting again any time soon.

Takecare everyone

Hi!

Melissa - :hello:

Tracey - Thats fantastic!!! Woohoo!!!! There'll be no stopping him now! Sounds like you guys have been super busy painting!!! I don't envy you at all! I can barely keep up with my housework! hehe.
Yeah, things have settled down for both of us which has been nice. Sometimes you just get in a bit of a rut I think. We're actually being nice to each other again. He really is such a great help with Louis most of the time! Especially when he works so hard....

I know you're all going to think I'm mad but last night dh was saying about working down here for another 18m before we move because of finances which I agree on but I also told him that I don't want to leave too big a gap between 2 and 3 and he didn't argue with me!!!! (He's been certain we're only having 2!) I said I definitley don't want to have 3 babies in this little unit but I could get p/g here and then we would have to move! hehe. I think the gentle talk of having 3+ may finally be paying off! hehehe.
Yes I have rocks in my head! hehe.

Louis has been a little terror lately too throwing the biggest tantrums....but now he gives me a big squeazy cuddle and pat pats me on the back! soooo cute. I love it!

K better get a move on we're off to swimming! Enjoy your days!

Hi! I just got a call from tinlids and I have to take Louis down for an interview this afternoon for a medibank add!!! I'm really excited other than I have to drive to Elsternwick! hehe. Apparently they want a crying baby.....so one to be really proud of! hehe.
It's just an interview though so we'll see how we go!

Krisite I hope the interview goes well but Louis is such a happy little man how are you going to make him cry?????? I am with you on not having a big gap between the kids. I am working on DH to start on #2.
Swimming was great today but only 2 lessons left and then we break up for xmas. Jordan will miss his classes but he can always hop into his nan and pops outdoor spa, thats like a pool to him.
Still heaps of painting to do but I have tidied up the house so its looking a little more normal. I just couldnt get motivated to start again today. I think it will be a weekend job.
We have a work xmas party on the weekend for the kids so Jordan will get to see Santa again and get another pressie. Sounds like the weekend will be nice so thats a bonus.
Take care everyone and enjoy the day

Hi!

Well, it took me about an 1 15min down there and over 1 30min back!!!! We were only in there for 5min and who knows if he'll get it. They had heaps of kids so I doubt it. I almost hope he doesn't as the traffic was horrible!!! Poor little man did so well in the car on the way but well and truly cracked it in the car on the way home. I don't blame him - I was hungry and uncomfortable as I'm sure he was.

Feeling so tired from such along afternoon...then my Mum called and ended up yelling and screaming at me and hanging up!!! GRRr. She's having an operation in Feb (a choice - for her snoring) and wants me to run her business for 2 weeks. I said thats fine but I won't be able to do it on my own - I have obvious limitations with Louis and I'll be 30+ weeks p/g. She was all like well work out what those limitations will be so I can organise everything - wtf?? How am I supposed to know how I'll feel then or what situation I'll be in. I can't just drop everything if Louis is sleeping etc and I can't pack boxes and lift them. She told me I'd have to answer the phone, take credit card details, write invoices, take orders, pack orders, organise couriers, organise payments etc - all of this from a location she has her stock at and where she's living for the invoices - both of which are about 20min away from me. I told her I'd help but best to have someone else as well...anyway she cracked and said we (her kids) have never supported her - ra ra ra. Anyway, I don't know if I sounded horrible. Sometimes other people need to hear the situation....Sorry for the rant. She just wound me up. Little Dylan has been giving me big kicks to tell me to calm down! hehe.

It's very quiet in here - I had to check if anyone replied earlier as I didn't get my email notification so I wonder if thats whats happening.

Tracey - I don't blame you for not doing more painting today! Thats good you've got two more lessons - we've only got 1 more now. I'm hoping to take him for some swim time before classes start back so he gets familiar again. Thats great your work do a break up like that with Santa!

hey guys,my commputer **** itself and had to be sent away but it is back and beautiful now,
kristie,thatis excellent about the tinlids job.goodluck,i do hope he gets it cos it is something you can treasure for life,it is worth the run around hassle.
nikki

Hi!

Nikki - bugger about the computer! Glad it's all sorted!

It's so smoky down here! Crazy! The fires around Dh's parents area but they're under no thread (they're also surrounded by 100 acres of short grass so should be fine anyway) It's a bit scary though - I think of all those poor firefighters!

Yesterday Louis and I went to the park and he had a big run around! We also did our food shopping in the arvo so he had a big 13 h sleep last night!
Last night I had a dinner out with my mothers group girls. It was fantastic and as much as we all chatted about our bubs we also found heaps of other stuff to chat about. We didn't leave until after 11pm and thats because they brought out the vacuum cleaner!!
Thats the first time we'd gotten together without our bubbas and it was really good. We've vowed to do it a bit more next year - perhaps for mums b'days or something.
Another mum has announced her p/g! So that's 4 out of 6 that are now p/g! (Cindy - Elise told us she's expecting in Aug!) So exciting that we'll be doing it all again together as well iykwim.
This is the first weekend we've had in I don't know when where we've got absolutely nothing planned and dh isn't working. Needless to say I'm at a bit of a loose end. I know I should just kick back and enjoy it but I just don't get to do that very often!! hehe.

Hope you all have great weekends!! Hope you all pop in over the weekend cos I'm bored and I'll just keep rambling!! hehe.

it is really smokey here too.god it is hot.james has a basketball final and then we are off to doncaster to have a swim and bbq at dh dads house,tomorrow we are going to ocean grove to the beach,this house has no aircon so we have decided to escape,it is unbearble.all else is well.good on you for going out kristie,it is nice isnt it.
nikki

I hope you have a good swim and fun at the beach tomorrow! Sounds like a great idea to cope with the heat. It's still pretty cool in our house - no aircon yet. It's just a bit stuffy though - we can't open the doors or windows as it stinks outside.

New thread time girls

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