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Amber- i figure we've got ten months to work out the sleeping thing! Ha, who am i kidding.
We will be in QLD from 17th-30th August. Have a wedding in Mooloolaba, so taking a bit of extra time before and after.
:lol: @ the mini Dyson. You'll have him vacuuming for real for you soon. :lol:
ETA- It sucks when they are sick Kellie, hope she is feeling better soon. Not bad on the sleep front though!
Hi everyone...
Sorry can't remember much of what was said....Max has been a major clingon only napping with me during the day!...makes me feel so slack that I can't do anything else around here! He is pretty clever for clapping...he wont stop doing it now too....so cute!
Amber Saw the pics of the twinnies...how cute! She is lucky to have a friend like you...my BF dumped me when I had Max coz she is more interested in travel....meh!
Will be back tomoz xo
YAY got my Av!
Julia nice Av, The dog even looks like Charlie...
How cute of Max clapping all the time.
Ange How cute is Lu, What's the name of Cow( if i was to search for it )
Sorry to hear about your friend, too young.
So many people getting clucky, wonder who'll be next & how long do we have to wait???
Kellie hope Tahlia gets better soon.
I call her Bessie, but more commonly called a wheely bug! ;)
*wolf whistles at Julia's ne Av* Noice!
Thanks Ange, Bessie such a cool cow name lol
Love your Av Julia! Woot woot!
I know...sexy me! Never thought I'd see myself looking that hot!!! :)
Rowrrr Julia! Love the av, and I love the pic of Charlie they did!
I don't want to come in here and boast LOL so I promise this is the last time I will mention it, but K slept from 7:30pm until 7:30am last night!!! I have been waiting for this day :cheer:!
Amber - A mini Dyson is so adorable! I'll have to look out for them.
Kellie - I hope Tahlia is feeling a bit better today the poor thing.
Mo - DH isn't very keen on going to the market on Sunday, so I'm not sure if I'll go yet. It's a bit hard to coordinate around K's feeds and stuff. I'll let you know if I do go though, I'd really love to!
Ange - So sorry to hear about your friend :(.
Have a great day everyone!
It's cool Trish, we'll just have to organize another meet-up with the other Vic ladies :)
Yay for K finally sleeping through Trish, lets hope it's last now :D
What's happened to Viv?
Boast away Trish, we dont mind. ;)
Thanks Amber, Ange, Mo and Trish
Julie - love the av
Trish - hope Kierans great nights continue for you!
I think Tahlia is a bit better today, she hasnt coughed that much that she spews like she was yesterday. She keeps waking herself up during her day sleeps coughing though, the poor little thing. And now she has got a runny nose too, the poor little chicken.
ange - i got jack of the load speed and technical issues on this site. what can i say, i am a child of the modern (impatient) generation, AND i have never looked past 3 pages on google, and even THAT was a good day.
i have a question for y'all...
actually i have a couple... since i'm not giving up on BB just yet:
1) does your baby go to bed before or after the rest of the family has had dinner? (lately it seems the sound of us making dinner is waking the j-bird up after one sleep cycle)... hmmm
2) how in god's name do you change an 8 month old who will NOT keep still? i have tried with him lying down (impossible because he rolls onto all fours immediately), and i've tried with him standing up, which is more successful, though involves him leaning on me, and various tricky holds so i can grab nappies etc... what do you do??????
yuk... spoke too soon, just had another spew brought on by a coughing attack.
ninja - the bb tech issues seem to have resolved themselves I think.
qu 1: we have dinner while she is still awake and she sits in the highchair with us at the table while we eat. Having said that though, we usually eat around 6.30 cause DH finishes work at 4.30
qu 2: I was having the exact same problem, so I bought from a baby store a strap for the change table which holds her still. Kind of like the straps they have on the change tables in shopping centre parents rooms, but its a lot softer on her skin.
Kellie - Oh no, poor Tahlia :(. I hope she starts to improve really soon.
Viv - I don't look past the first page on Google LOL. K goes to bed for the night after we've had dinner. We eat dinner fairly early 1. because of Joel 2. because I cook during K's late arvo nap. Don't know what to do about changing a nappy with an active bub, K isn't really into moving! Kellie's idea sounds like it's worth a go.
Mo - I'll let you know if I do end up going to Berwick. I've got your mobile number (I think!) so if it's a last minute thing I'll text you. Have you been to one of the markets before? They're so much fun! The staff know me well, I go so often!
Evening all,
Just a quick hi as I need to go to bed.
Having a bad day here. Ethan has been good to his poor old mum but I still feel awful. Dh had a headache bug early this week and now I have it. On panadene which is making me feel a bit spacy so I will go to bed soon.
Question - how many bottles and how much are those who are bottle fed drinking? We were struggling to get Ethan to drink 400 mls a day. Now he is down to 3 bottles and drinking more since they are more spaced out. Drinks about 500-600mls a day. Is that ok? Not sure.
Anyway better head to bed.
Have a good night everyone.
Hi all!
Woohoo weekend is here! 2 whole days of relaxation and sleeping in! Who am I kidding? Just be working at home instead of the office.
Julia - love the av!
Alz - L is on 4 - 5 bottles a day. The MCHN said that he should be down to 3 - 4. I think the calculation is 120mlsxkg in weight divided by the number of feeds a day. L is being really funny with his milk and solid feeds. Will drink all his bottles one day and then practically refuse them the next.
Viv - we feed L and put him down for the evening before we have our own dinner. L's bedroom is next to the kitchen :doh: We struugle with L's nappy changes too. Can't wait until he can stand so I can use those nappy pants.
Not much else to say. Hope all the sick mums and bubs get better soon.
Have a good weekend all.
Hi everyone
We just went out to dinner and it was a nightmare...Max cried the whole time...poor sausage! Just wanted his sleeping bag and his bed! Oh well..home now thank goodness!
Viv - Max goes to bed and while I'm boobing him DH is in the kitchen making dinner. It's pretty noisy but by the time he's properly asleep all's quiet in the kitchens so we can eat in peace and Max can sleep in peace. What wakes him up is the creeky floor boards when we go to bed! grrr damn old houses!
Sorry can't help you with wriggly baby...I guess just have to try and distract him with something, and just keep at it. I"m not sure on those nappy pants...what happens when they do a number two...do you smear it down their legs?
Anyway, I'm buggered so am off to bed...nighty night!
which reminds me, Julia... that conversation about nappy leaks. the double naps had failed because ol' j-bird has got a thing for tummy sleeping now but i have found the solution.
we use one of his normal aldi nappies (large 7-16kg) and one of their nappy pants (a size up) over the top. the pants come right up above his belly button and are nice and snug over the nappy. so far.... two nights, no leaks!!
warning - don't use a nappy pant by itself... hmmm the 2am soaking and consequent TWO HOURS of not going back to sleep just sucked so hard.
i get DH to hold him in a standing position to get the nappy pants over the top. sometimes james will hold onto the shower box while i change him standing up. he doesn't want a bar of lying down. it's like he's saying he lay down for the first few months of his life and now he's had enough.
worth a try if you're still having tummy wet issues.
Ahhhh what a glorious Saturday morning.....DH has taken Max out to hang with the BOYS so I am alone in the house with my precious pooch and we are having a party! SO GOOD! Music is blaring and I had a MEGGA looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggg shower! ahhhhhh!!
Viv - Will try that. M busted through his nappy again last night...poor kid gets totally satched! BTW I've never seen Aldi nappies here.....are they sold at coles / woolies?? I have Max in Toddler Huggies ATM seeing as he's hit the 10kg mark. Hoping they would be a bit higher, but they aren't...grrrr!
Anyway, I'm off to go and enjoy my alone time listening to my girl chick rock music!!
Mornin'! I finally went and got my hair cut today, something for ME for a change! DH has taken the boys for a walk, nice... K has cut his second tooth, but it's giving him grief, he woke up from his morning nap and his cheek was bright red and swollen and he is so unhappy :(. Poor little guy.
Julia - Enjoy your time to yourself, it sounds like fun! Aldi nappies are sold at Aldi, I don't think you have Aldi in WA yet?
Saffi - Enjoy your weekend off work!
alz - I hope you feel better soon.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
julia...i can ship you some from here if you want... just PM me
hi everyone
had some sad news earlier, my BIL and his wife overseas just lost their baby, very sad, she was about 2 weeks off her due date. DH is a bit sad and keeps cuddling DD, I think he is realising how lucky we are.
Not much else news with us
Melb gals - Have you seen the thread about a melbourne meetup? (I know Trish has)
Oh kellie i am so sorry! Sending them lots of love in this awful time! We are very lucky arent we!
x
Kellie- That is so, so sad. I used to hear stories like that and would think it was sad, now i find it unimaginable. The poor parents.
How is Tahlia today? The guni has a temp and is miserable.
Yah, the whole BB thing was more frustrating than usual for a while there. Does google have more than the first page? I figure if it doen't come up on the first page i havn't searched well enough. :lol:
Viv, I usually have dinner mostly ready before i put her down, then either he or i finish it when she's asleep. Usually DH will do the finishing touches while i put her down. They whole nappy changing thing is a nightmare here too. I mainly use the distraction method, but i have to be quick. Or if DH is home and she's really driving me nuts i get him to play peekaboo, gives my 60 seconds or so. Hmmmmm strap sounds alright Kellie, how long can i leave her there? ;)
Julia- Dinner out isn't what is used to be is it? We went out last night out and took Lu, you just can't relax. They kicked us out at 10pm anyway b/c Lu was underage. :ROFL: She was asleep in her pram, not really causing any trouble! I needed to go to bed anyway. What music are you rocking to?????
Saffi- hope you're relaxing and not working!
How'd the haircut go Trish? i am in desperate need of a hairy.
Night sleeping going ok here now, but day sleeps have gone to pot. :wall: guess you can never have it all!
How are you Mo?
Kellie That is so sad, life can be so unfair.
Yep saw the Melb meet-up, just might be hard as i don't drive.
I'm learning so hopefully i can be driving by the end of the year :)
I'm good Ange, can't really complain, Well i can but i wont :P
Aw Kellie that is so sad...I have a very good friend that is 2 weeks off her due date and is back and forth to hospital with high BP. They want her to take some tablets to get it down....I say GET THE BABY OUT!! It's not like it wouldn't survive on the outside...what are these doctors thinking.
Thanks Amber, Ange, Mo and Julia
Ange - she is still the same, just had a massive coughing fit and then spewed everywhere again. If she is still doing a lot of poo, does that mean she isn't dehrydated?
Julia - I agree 100% - get the baby out!
Hope everyone else is having a good weekend
Ange...I enjoyed rocking to Garbage, Veruca Salt and a bit of the old Killing Heidi today! Takes me back a bit! Also a bit of Silverchair, Coldplay, Silversun Pickups....and a few oldies too like Michael Jackson!! (before he flipped out!)
Ahhhh Luuurve music!
Oooooo Maxxy said Mumma mmum mum today....CUTE!!!!
Sorry Trish didn't get your message till i left Berwick, Didn't have any reception :(
We probably walked right pass each other we got there at 9:30 & left at 11.
Hope you found some bargains, we got M some clothes, baby legs, balm for her bottom.
Music toy & play gym thingy. all for under $80.
Hi everyone,
Just a quick post as I am about to go out.
Funniest thing ever - still laughing.
Ethan doesn't like to lie down in his cot at sleep time. It takes many trips in to get him to stay put. Likes to stand and play. I just went in to check on him and the poor little one was so tired he fell asleep sitting with his legs hanging out of the cot bars and his head resting on the rail. I would have got a photo but the door disturbed him. Oh how cute and funny.
He he he.
See you later girls.
Alz how cute, would of been a great picture!
Evening!
Mo - Bummer I missed you! It was such a last minute decision. DH decided he would drop me off and take the boys to visit his nan who lives nearby. I ended up with a TRUCK load of clothes for the boys! I got a new Fred Bare long sleeve t-shirt for Joel for $7!! The market was the busiest I've ever seen it too.
alz - Too cute!
Kellie - I'm so sorry to hear about your BIL and his wife :(. I hope Tahlia's feeling a bit better today.
We got so bored this arvo that we took Joel to the library to pick some books and DVDs out, then because we were still bored and driving through Vermont we decided to drive by "Ramsey St". We've lived close by for 5 years and never once had the urge to go and see it, but we were bored and didn't want to go home yet!! The court is way smaller than it looks on TV and very uninteresting. You wouldn't bother to make a special trip to see it!
Oh the life we live...
lol Visiting Ramsey St lol. Makes note not to go there.
I got bored so we went to Gumbuya park, M loved it we got to feed some Kanga's up close & M's smile was so big.
Then we got talking to a ****atoo & he was very talkative, when we left he asked Where are you going? Then he said bye~bye so cute.
She loved seeing all the animals can't wait to take her to the Zoo i know she'll love it.
WTG on the bargains Trish, The market was very busy, looking forward to to going again tho.
Good afternoon all!
Well it has been ages since I have managed to get in her and do more than read!
Not a whole lot happening on any level here. Caitlyn has been saying dada for ages and has FINALLY come out with mum. But it was the loooong "muuuuuuum" sound - almost like a whine! But at least she said it - and in front of someone else.
My sister came up for a visit for a few days on the 13th. She got here on the Friday and took the bus home on the Wednesday morning. Was nice to have someone there because DH left for townsville for a week on the Sunday after she got here.
Then we finally got approval for the car that we have been looking for but it meant that I would need to get to Townsville to sign the paperwork and to trade the car in. So Thursday afternoon I left for the mammoth 9 hr drive with Caitlyn to Townsville. We left at almost 1pm and got to my parents place just after 10 that night. She travelled really well! Just hated being off to the side cause she couldnt see anything. So on the trip back, in our new (not REALLY new, just different!) car we put her in the middle so that she could see things. Was just glad that the car that DH was driving home in (seperate to us) was running on free diesel! Budget is going to be a bit tight for a little while.
Anyway it was great being back in Townsville if only for a few days - drive back home on the Sunday morning.
No teeth or antying just yet - although she is playing with her ear a bit. She is VERY unsettled in her cot at the moment. HATES lying on her back!
We did try a different Rafferty's cereal the other day - gave her the worst case of constipation ever! Poor thing is still affected by it I think. Goes VERY red in the face and screams when she has a poo - even if it is soft. So I have her on the prunes for a few days to help soften things. No tear or anything but she does have a mad case of nappy rash!
Went to woolies in Townsville and they had so many different flavours of the Raffertys stuff! We have 2 out here! One of porridge, one of cereal. And then the little squeeze packets (Caitlyn will suck on one of them but not on a sippy cup of water :S )we have 2 of out here in Townsville there were quite a few - so I grabbed some!
One of my very best friends is due on the 5th July and I got to visit her while I was there. She looks great. And I have missed pretty much the entire pregnancy! Feel terrible! Wish I could have been there for her.
I am SOOO sorry for the extreme lack of personals and I promise to check in more regularly and actually post instead of just thinking about it. But I do remember one thing I wanted to say:
Viv- We eat after we put C to bed. But she goes to bed really early (615) so DH starts to cook as soon as her head hits the pillow - so to speak. And she is a wiggler when it comes to changing too - I give her an old toothbrush to play with. Distracts her and it gets her used to having one in her mouth.
Thats it for me - am sure I had lots more to say to people and I feel bad for not remembering things. Can I blame mummy brain still???
Hi Ladies
Its been very quiet in here!
Tahlia still has her cough, I keep thinking its getting better then it seems to flare up again. WHen she woke this morning I fed her, and then in a coughing fit she brought it all back up again. I know she brought up a lot too, cause she was acting hungry again, and then had another full feed. Lucky I was a bit full this morning! We are meant to be going to gymbaroo today, but think I might change it for another day. One good sign tho, she has been asleep since 8.15 and hasnt woken herself up coughing yet, that is a really good sleep for her.
She started clapping yesterday, it was so cute. I've been singing 'if your happy and you know it, clap your hands' to her for ages, so that probably where she got it from. She also raises her hands in the air too, like she is cheering too. Very cute
Have a great day everyone!
Looks like Mum will be going into permanent care, So now i have to start the process of looking at homes.
Kellie hope Tahlia gets better soon.
Trish how is K going? Still sleeping through for you?
Rebecca nice to hear from you.
Ange is Lu sleeping better yet?
Morning everyone,
Hope you all had a great night.
Rebecca - good to hear from you. Enjoy your new car.
Kellie- sorry to hear that Tahlia is still not well. Ethan has had a cough for ages too. I think he is nearly better.
Exciting news - not sure if you all remember but Ethan would only eat tinned and jarred food. Well on Sunday night I pulled out some food from the freezer that needed to be used. I said to dh that if he didn't eat it he would just be a bit hungry. Well Ethan scoffed it down. Yay maybe now that he is getting better with chunky food he will eat my cooking. That will cut down a lot on the shopping bill.
E has been asleep for just over an hour so I am enjoying some peace and quiet. He has been very whingy the last couple of days. He was pulling at his ear yesterday so maybe he has a tooth finally coming. I am hoping that it isn't an ear infection. He seems a bit better today.
Dh is working in the city this week and half of next week so he is putting in long days. This is hard on all of us. I am not used to doing Ethan's dinner, bath, bottle, bed and then cooking dinner for us. I usually give Ethan dinner then he plays with daddy while I cook dinner and dad does bed time. Oh well I am sure a lot of you have to do all this by yourselves so I will try not to complain. A good thing is that I get the car since dh is catching the train. At least I am not house bound.
Anyway enough waffling. I am going outside to read in the gorgeous sun until Ethan wakes up.
Great day all:)
Alz- Thats great that Ethan is taking home cooked food now. I know how expensive it is buying the tinned/jars of stuff all the time. C has been taking my home cooked stuff for a while now and it made a huge difference in the grocery bill - just wish I could cut down the formula bill!
We do a big cook up on Sundays and DH mashes/purees like mad - I don't let him watch the cars/football/other crappy sunday TV otherwise. We gave C some cooked pasta last night with some pumpkin/white sauce last night - we just dumped it on her tray and let her go for it. She LOVED it - made a huge mess and I don't know how much she actually got in her mouth but she took some food from a spoon as well. Am dying to give her something a little chunkier than puree though so we mash the potato and pumpkin now instead of pureeing and she seems to take that alright.
Mo-I am so sorry about your mum! At least you know that there will be someone with her 24/7 to care for her.
Kellie- Awww poor Tahlia! What a horrible thing for bubby! C has a cough too but not as bad as your little one. She coughs in her sleep but it doesnt tend to wake her up - and she definitely hasn't spewed from it. I thought you could get cough mixture for bubs but its not until they are 2!! We have just persisted with the humidifier and steam and eukybear etc etc. Makes you feel helpless doesnt it! My thoughts are with you!
Not a lot happening at work again as per usual but am very much used to that! Hope everyone is having a GREAT day! mwah
Are we just not as talkative as what we used to be? Or are we all back at work now?? Seems to go quiet a lot more than what it used to! Miss it!!!