LOL Georgie at one of Jame's songs going round and round. I have been know to rock a bag of potatoes in a shopping centre..funny what sleep deprivation can do 8-[ I havent started babyproofing yet at all. The girls are a bit past being interested in power points and such lol...so will have to do it soon. Have a lovely weekend with your visitors wont you.
I know exactly what you mean Storm with your kiddies in two different stages. Ive actually questioned it myself now with the girls being clumped in their ages together and Sammy on his own...we will see :-k LOL at Bill leading a double life.....nenenene(eerie music)..lol
Well we are off in the morning for the whole weekend...so will chat to you lovely ladies when we get back..have a wonderful weekend...Lucie and Zac please be good bubbies while Im away and eat lots please.
Jo - Have a brilliant and relaxing weekend, hope the weather is good and the mozzies leave you alone. And Sammy - sleep well for mummy! Forgot to say that I love your cot idea, well done!
Storm - Yeah I have tried not to worry as much. If she has a bad feed, I sit her on the ground and just say 'Well if you won't eat then too bad!'. Still kinda gets to me though. Maybe Bill just goes to the pub and one the way home goes to the fish shop, buys afish and rubs it all over his clothes hehehehehhehe. Nah he's probably just as hopeless as we are. We love going fishing but never catch a thing. I caught a starfish about 5 years ago and DH and I are still arguing whether that can be classed as a 'fish' or not! And yeap I bet you do have another munchkin, and then Dolly P eat your heart out! Go girl, that's fantastic!
Thanks Georgie. Trying not to fret so much! My sister got the toy in Melbourne. I'll ask what the shop is called. I think she said it was one of those educational kids places. And re baby proofing - yeap we are. We will probably move in a month or so though so we haven't got gates yet. I do have some power point plugs, and Lucie can only go into the lounge and kitchen with all the doors closed. We have done things like put chairs, chests etc in front of electrical cords, vacated the lounge of anything baby unfriendly and stuff. But I tell you what, babies have a knack of finding every bit of dirt/rubbish on the ground and putting it in their mouths. Unbelievable! Hope the sleep gets better for you. Soooo annoying when bubs is asleep and you can't.
Cass - Not sure about the tooth thing either. When Lucie's were coming through you could see this kinda grey/clear line and teh top of the gums. I am sure it will be through in no time!
Well Lucie seemed to like my cooking last night - that is until we had power spew, and just after a full bottle And not an overly wet nappy this am but what can I do? So I think I might dilute the vegie mix 50/50 with rice cereal until she gets used to it. Maybe it was a bit strong.
Off to Brisvegas today. The contract on our house goes unconditional today so [-o< all goes well! We are packing the rest of our stuff up to bring back. I have to drive Lucie by myself - 2.5 hours! DH is driving the ute. Fingers crossed she doesn't scream the entire time.
fingers crossed for your contract going through Soph, and hope the drive goes OK. James has taken to yelling when we go anywhere at all, so Im getting really good at "the wheels on the bus..." and "old macdonald", although we had to change to Old macdonald had a zoo and Im not sure that cows and sheep are allowed on the bus these days! The things we do...I must look like a mad woman to people looking into the car, singing away at the top of my (very bad) voice!
LOL at Bill in the fish shop hugging a tuna....
The rocking thing is kinda embarassing hey Jo....I push the trolley back and forth too!
Travel safely everyone who's on the road, and have fun!
Girls would you believe I was just about to start a post and dear little Kaitlyn has decided to wake...I will try and log on later although tonight is take out and DVD night so I will see how I go !.
Hope you are all having a nice day ...hope your trip went well today Soph.
Priceless indeed Fletch! I wasnt really sure it was you (well it was Zane' gorgeous brown eyes I recognised), and thought you were going to say something cos I was staring so hard at him! Then I thought "what the hey" and could just do the ditzy thing if I was wrong....glad I did! I dont usually stalk people in Big W 8-[ but it was really nice to meet you guys too.
Mmmmm, take out....I wish....damn DH's diet! Enjoy Storm. We are going out for lunch with our visitor on Sunday to a super yummy place in the mountains, so Im really looking forward to that.
James and I had a nice day cruising the shops and then pottering in the backyard this afternoon. Cleaning tonight though bummer
Storm how are you going with wrapping Kaitlyn? James slept last night without wrap, woke up just once. Its taking longer to get him to sleep initally, but I think we're making progress.
Thats hillarious that you girls bumped into each other in Big W !.
Well we have poilshed of our pizza and garlic bread..mmmm so yummy!. And we forgot to get DVD and are to lazy to go get one hehe..I am happy as I get to ebay and do general email stuff.
Soph how did you go with the house today? Contract all finalised?. Are you guys doing to buy another house or just relax for a little while?.
Georgie I think I have to persist with trying to get Kaitlyn out of the wrap as well . Today for her afternoon nap she slept with one arm out but she was more unsettled then normal but that is ok . So I think I will try and get her used to one arm out during the day ..then move onto the evening , then move on to two arms out. I guess there are two approaches I could try the quick one but to be honest I am to lazy I think hehehe. So I will take the slow but hopefully easier way hehehe. I also just hate her being upset and because she has been wrapped since birth she gets really upset if she is not wrapped ..she just loves the material being close to her .
Well I am feeling a little worse for wear after my girlie night out last night. It was not even big ...just a two glasses of Champagne and in bed at 1130pm but at 330am when Kaitlyn decided it was time to feed I was feeling not very happy about getting up Anyway we made it through the day with a couple of coffees !. Funny how different it is now ...makes me feel so old...geeze talk about 29 going on 60!.
Made a great fruit combo today girls..highly recommend Red apple and nectarine..mmmmmmm even I thought it was yummy hehe.
Sorry girls I know I have missed lots but I am tired so I will try and catch up on more tomorrow .
Hope you are all relaxing ..lots of :sleeping: vibes!
Jo-gee - hope camping goes well and lol at Sammy being a vampire, Maria just gums me, very painful at the end of a feed.
Soph - grr at the power spew, Maria didn't like her pureed vegies last night but at pumpkin soup today which was the same vegies cooked in chicken stock???
Storm - I wash all the clothes together except for whites which I wash with DH's white shirts.
Cassie - glad you enjoyed your night out, did you get a rest this afternoon?
Georgiek - hope you sleep better tonight.
Maria had her 6-8 month checkup today, she is 6.3kg and 60.5cm long, I can't believe she has grown soo much from the 2kg and 44cm when she was born.
I went clothes shopping for myself for the christening next weekend (hate clothes shopping for myself), I wanted a dress or skirt/top that I could breastfeed in and didn't have to adjust, and would you believe it the first store I go into they have exactly what I want a dress that looks great, has a button up front and is exactly the right length (I'm a shorty) and was under $120. I was expecting shopping to be a great big hassle (Maria hates the shops) but it was great and I had time for a milkshake before her checkup
We have our first toof as well \/ \/ \/ Sooooo exciting!. Explains Kaitlyns late night waking and why she has been so clingy ..so exciting.
Louise unfortunately there was no rest for me yesterday afternoon or today as DH did not get home from work until 6pm. Go Maria on her growing ! She is changing so much.
Storm I cant wait to check out your site. I really must get off my bum and doing for my missy moo.
Fletch .....I am not on Ebay..I dont know what you are talking about I have been off for at least 5mins hehehe ...yep still obsessed with JJ. They actually are on sale at babies galore so I am thinking of splurging on a new one . Congrads on the new toof I felt like such a proud mummy buying teething gel tonight I hear you on the wrap ....I have fully wrapped Kaitlyn tonight , but she seems to be sleeping during the day with one cute little arm out and waving about. Hope you are enjoying your baked dinner.
Welcome Broke and Charlotte! i have a little chubba bubba to ......I am having a check up on monday so I will give you all a weight update!. Sending you dust: :bdust:
Fletch/Bec is the catch up on the 27th?
ahhhhhh so proud with our wittle toof......we will blink and they will be at school!....Our babies are growing up hehehe
I got Kaitlyn some arrowroot biccies from the shops tonight ..I know how some of the bubbas love them so I thought I would let Kaitlyn have a try.
ohhh I know it seems silly girls but I am bursting at the seams with pride over a toof...IS THAT NORMAL Ok ..wont go on about how chuffed I am anymore hehe.
Soph how did your trip go? You inspired me the other day so I have a truck load of veges and fruit to cook up tonight and tomorrow.
Well better run and jump on Ebay... hehe just kidding we are going to watch some Bgrade DVD.
YAY Zane and Kaitlyn on toofies!! \/ \/ How exciting! Nup, not abnormal to be so proud of the toof Cass, I was so chuffed to, I was sticking my finger in James' mounth all day!
Poor Fletch, shedding a tear, its all happening too fast! Fingers crossed for zane getting his crawling going. Any day now, Im sure....more tears!!
And welcome Brooke and Charlotte!
Better get back to my dinner guest, just needed a quick break! How rude am I! 8-[
Welcome Brooke and Charlotte! Our DD's share the same birthday and the same formula! Lucie is a light weight though - weighs in at about 7kg, not too much into solids and especially not milk, but I'm slowly learning to live with that! Looking forward to getting to know you too. And wow that Charlotte says mumma and dadda, Lucie has never been much of a speaker really, just noises. And don't worry about crawling, there's heaps of time for that! We have #2 due in September. Good luck with the TTC!
Way to go Zane and Kaitlyn on the teeth!
Cass - Normal to be proud I reckon. We saw heaps of people on the weekend we haven't seen for months and I was like 'Have you seen her teeth?' etc etc. Sad proud mummy! How did you go with the biccies?
Georgie - Wow on meeting Fletch!!!! That is amazing. Must be so nice to put faces to the names in person. One day girls I reckon we should all actually meet somewhere if that is ever possible.
Fletch - That boy is going to be zooming along in no time! How was the baked dinner? Yummo!
Storm - Gotta check out this website later this arvo when I finally get unpacked. I can't wait!
Louise - Maria sounds like she is coming along in leaps and bounds, that's fantastic. Your dress sounds great too - I bet you will look stunning!
Ok sorry guys, I have heaps to unpack and clean up. My soon-to-be sister in law is coming tomorrow for the week. Will be nice because DH is away on camp Monday and Tuesday nights so I won't be lonely. And we get to plan her wedding. Yay! The trip to Brisbane was ok. House is now unconditional so it's definately sold. I don't think I'll make it back up before settlement, so I was a bit teary (how unusual for me ). Lucie screamed for the last 100km on the way up, but last night I drove back after her last feed and she slept basically the entire way. A friend babysat on Friday night though (even though DH was home anyway - he had friends over). Every time Lucie stirred, she'd go and pick her up and bring her into the lounge room! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr, no wonder she wouldn't sleep!
Ok must go, so much to do. Will catch up more later.
8-[ Just a quick po in to say Hi...
I have had a busy weekend, so hadnt been around much...
Tried to read back a bit & sounds like eveyone is well, which is great!
Hello girls...we are home...so exhausted but fun. Ive just had a quick squiz and all the posts but will try and talk more later.
Great website Storm..hes such a cutie!
Fletchie and Georgie that is sooo cool....that must have been such a spin out lol. Oh and i love those toss and throw thingiemingies...i got some a while ago..they are ideal for bubbas.
Welcome Brooke and Charlotte..so nice of you to join us in here.
Hiya Soph, Cass and Louise.
Sorry to be so slack my eyeballs are practically falling out of my head...we did not end up with a huge amount of sleep over the weekend. Sammy loved it and the kids all had so much fun playing with each other.
Soph, congrats on officially selling your house! That's good news - although it's understandable that you were a bit teary. Good to hear your trip went ok - except for the car ride up! Does Lucie not like the car/car seat? Josh is doing well, thanks. Still not eating heaps, but I'm trying to take on your relaxed attitude. He's currently sitting on the lounge with his Dad watching the football and seems to be enjoying himself!
Jo, Glad to hear you enjoyed your camping trip! You'll have to tell us all about it.
Fletch & Georgie, how funny that you met in Big W! I'm always amazed by coincidences like that - especially with the number of people who live in Sydney! It's nice that you got to meet, anyway.
Fletch, I'm looking forward to catching up with you too! The meet up should be good fun.
Zane & Kaitlyn, yay for teeth! Well done bubbas!
Cass, yep, the meet up is on the 27th. I'd love a copy of the flyer you mentioned too. I will PM an email address to you.
Cass & Georgie, we're in the middle of the "to wrap or not" decision here too. I don't think Josh particularly enjoys being wrapped, but he has always needed it to get to sleep. He seems ready to make the change though. He is at the point now where he generally gets himself out of the wrap by the end of the night, so I'm just leaving him once he gets out and letting him get used to sleeping with his arms out that way. I've also started wrapping him with one arm out during the day every now and then and he is going ok with that. One other thing I have tried is putting him in a light sleeveless sleeping bag. I zip it up with his arms inside so they feel secure for him to go off to sleep and during his sleep he wriggles his arms out the arm holes and manages to stay asleep with his arms out.
Storm, love Zac's webpage! I can't wait to see some more pics - he's such a sweetie!
Louise, 6.3kg is great. Go Maria! And well done on finding the dress that you wanted, too.
Brooke & Charlotte, welcome! It's great to have another person to chat with. It's sounds like you are really enjoying being a mum. Hopefully we'll be hearing about #2 soon! I look forward to meeting you both at the meet up!
We have had a fairly quiet weekend. DH took Josh out for a couple of hours yesterday so I could have a bit of "me" time - I can't remember the last time it was just me in the house! Josh has decided that he doesn't like vegies any more. He will *not* open his mouth for them. All he likes atm is fruit and yoghurt. I had a quick read of Baby Love though, and she says not to stress about it and to just feed bub something else until they are ready to try vegies again. So fruit and yoghurt it is!
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. Catch up again soon!
Hi Cass ooooo a toofie, how clever is Miss Kaitlyn.How is the JJ hunt going?
Hi Fletchie a toofie for Zane too, wowee that's good,But i know what you mean about you crying, it's so sad when they start growing up, do tell, have you taken your monster out yet?
Hey Georgie, how's James?
Hiya Bec, it's so nice to get me time isn't it? I tend to go right over my house when they've all gone out.
HI Brooke, how is Charlotte today?
Well I think poor Zaccie is getting a cold, he's been coughing all day long, no snotty nose as yet so fingers crossed it's nothing.
He can almost crawl too, if you can call it that, it's more like a caterpillar crawl, funny to see.
I still wrap Zac all though it's kina 1/2 a$$ed now it doesn't seem to bother him if he is or isn't, but I still like to hang on to the little baby ways He likes to hold onto it more so, & pull it up to his face.
I think that now I have done a web for Zac I might change my ticker to a TTC one, but I feel like I am taking something away from him, what do you all think, silly? Yeah it is but I can't bear to do it just now.
Well, must go & be sociable to Bill, otherwise there will be no games of Yahtzee tonight & I am on a winning streak.
Goodnight, I hope you all get lots of :sleeping:
Hi Girls,
Broke I cant believe Charlotte is saying Dad , daddy and Mummy ..what a clever little cherub!. And yay on the night sleeping . Kaitlyn is usually now 7pmish - 5amish on a good night . But with the toofie coming through it is all over the place at the moment!. She also used to be a catnapper during the day but for the last few weeks she has moved to a 1.5-2 hour morning sleep and then usually the same again in the afternoon..yay!.
Soph I am glad your house is finalised now ..what a relief!. Shame poor princess cried for the 100Kms though ..arghhh. Kaitlyn loves the biccies but oh the mess!.
Love the website Storm! Zac is such a cutie pie.
Tracy I hope you are having a nice weekend!
Jo I hope you are having a nice sleep after your trip..I bet the kids loved it.
Bec your time alone sounds soooo nice!. Reminds me of when I was going to physio for my wrist when Kaitlyn was about 4 weeks old . The physio used to say sorry for taking to long and I remember thinking how much I loved just lying in silence on the bed hehehe. I hear you on the wrap Kaitlyn is sometimes sleeping with one arm out during the day but teething is kinda throughing everything out the window. I love the idea with the sleeping bag though so I might try that.
Well girls I got my JJ...finally. But I have to confess I did not get it off Ebay, I walked into a store with DH who is my little "just buy it we will make the money back tomorrow " man ...think he sometimes forgets we are on one wage! But anyway we got it hehehe..paid $123.00 including stand which is not to bad . But the thing is HUGE so now it is a fixture in our Lounge room . I am still coming to terms with all the fun baby things lying around rather then the "everything in its tidy place " look I used to go for hehehe. I guess I better get used to it as once Kaitlyn is on the move it will all get worse I guess
Oh ..forgot to say Kaitlyn loved the JJ so it is all worth it. We also were tempted to buy one of those swinging chairs as she sat in it at the store and really loved it.
Yippee on the JJ Cass, many of fun hours to be had, i'm sure. Just keep an eye on the little nut thingy that supports the chain, Cos they can come loose & they whole thing goes splat, including baby :fuming:
And not an overly wet nappy this am but what can I do? So I think I might dilute the vegie mix 50/50 with rice cereal until she gets used to it. Maybe it was a bit strong.
Anyway we made it through the day with a couple of coffees !. Funny how different it is now ...makes me feel so old...geeze talk about 29 going on 60!. 
/ I so proud of me!!!!
I have been off for at least 5mins hehehe ...yep still obsessed with JJ. They actually are on sale at babies galore so I am thinking of splurging on a new one . Congrads on the new toof I felt like such a proud mummy buying teething gel tonight 
I hear you on the wrap ....I have fully wrapped Kaitlyn tonight , but she seems to be sleeping during the day with one cute little arm out and waving about. Hope you are enjoying your baked dinner. 
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