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We had a huge day heading out your way Nikki and Tracey for my SIL's baby shower! I drove with a car full - Mum and my sister squeezed in as well. Louis loved it and was the centre of attention showing off to everyone!! He's so funny...he so looovveesss attention! LOL! Didn't get home to late and have just got the bubs to bed and cleaned up!
We're getting new photo's taken at Myer tomorrow morning - we need to update our family photo...I'm not sure what we should all wear yet - shall work it out tomorrow...
Cindy - Wow at Tori having such a huge sleep!! She must have been buggered...Louis only had a 30min nap again today and that was on the way home...I'm so sure he's going to end up dropping his day sleeps before too long...maybe he'll just be fine without one when we're out but I'll make sure he has one on the days we're home (for my sanity!!)
I'm sure Charlotte will grow out of her attachment to you...once she realises that Al is her daddy I'm sure everything will be fine...
Thats great you got housework done - My house is feral at the moment...tidy but very dirty! I think we'll try and get it done tomorrow arvo.
Wow on Charlotte sleeping through!!! Thats fantastic!!! I'm very jealous - hehehe.
Tracey - hhmmmm - no, I didn't get a good nights sleep - Poor Dylan woke up crying and had lots of farty bums..I just brought him in with me but he was very unsettled. Luckily the boys slept in until 9am for me though!! Wow - you guys are good holding the party at your place!! He seems like he must have been a young Dad to be turning 50?? Good luck with the bding!! Bugger that Jamie can't make it on Monday....
Nikki - Yeah - It's going to be heaps of fun - the kids will have a ball!!! (and us too!) I'm so having a glass of wine after I give Dylan a feed - LOL! I'm such a giggly mess when I have a drink but I'll be having fun! hehehe. Have fun horseriding!!!
Thats such a great idea - It would be great to meet up with everyone! Maybe we should all take a holiday and meet Melissa up in QLD!!! hehehe.
We're putting up Louis' big bed this weekend!!! I'm so excited. I can't wait to put his Wiggles doona cover on it!! hehe.
Dh had a great night but I'm so cross with him...after promising not to do anything silly he let his brother drive his work car home DRUNK!!! With him in it as well... he said he wasn't going to drink drive but I'm like whats the difference??? I was so angry - he got a bit defensive but I'm like - just think about what it would be like for me trying to grieve and raise 2 babies on my own. Anyway..I got a bit carried away but it's just ridiculous. I said he just should have caught a taxi home...I'd rather him spend the money on that the get in the car with a drunk driver...Sorry for the vent but it really upset me...
yes kristie,i can see your point totally on that one,thank goodness he got home ok.hopefully he will think it over before doing that again.have fun putting up louis big boys bed.yeh... we will come to qld,watch out melissa we are on our way.hehehe!
we put chantelle to bed at 7.30 and now she is up again with heaps of energy,she is on the laptop with james looking at the wiggles website....oh dear could be a late night.
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Nikki-I believe that nikki is bringing the whole gang! I cant believe you are going horse riding, ihavent done that in years! Its sp much fun though.
Kristie - I too can see what your point is with Michael last night - i would have been the same, poor al has no friends here so atleast thats not something i have to worry about, he just doesnt go out!
I was meant to be going to a surprise 30th tonight but couldnt get out of the house tori was to attached tonight! I wil just have to catch up with my friend some other time, i am feelign crapy about not making it though, i have known her since we were 5, we met at dance class and then ended up at high school together too! I cant even just pop in now coz she is all the way over in mill park! Whats with all these people living so spread out over melbourne!
night girls! I will be seeing some of you monday! WOO hoo - Nikki - tell grant i will have that glass of wine with him this time!
Milo has bronchitis, so we aren't going to come along and play tomorrow
I am not happy, it seems like this always happens when we get a chance to go out and do something fun.
Nikki, You are very sweet. Thank you for your beautiful comments about me, Gussy and our website. Your guestbook message is gorgeous!
I wish we could all meet up. I am sooo going to have to plan a little getaway to Melbourne soon! Or failing that we should try to plan a meet up somewhere, somehow... Please if any of you are planning a trip to Sydney, let me know.
Kristie, Good to hear your DH got home safe and sound. As much as I love my drinkies (he ha), alcohol can sure make us do some pretty dumb things at times. Don't blame you at all for being cross with DH. Being a parent has made me much more conscious of DH and my mortality. There is a little guy (in my case, and 2 little guys in your case) who count on us for everything. We've gotta keep ourselves safe.
Rachael so sorry to hear Milo has bronchitis. Poor little guy. Sending him loads of get well quickly vibes. Hope he is feeling back to his old self quickly. xx
Cindy, Sorry to hear you couldn't make it out to help celebrate your friend's birthday on Friday night. Tis hard to continue to be the reliable partying friend we once, now that we've got the responsibilities of dealing with our kids. I am sure your friend will understand why you couldn't be there. Maybe you could arrange to spend some time together as a special belated celebration.
Tracey, Wow you are good having your FIL's party at your place. Hope it all went really well. How nice having a young FIL. Must change the dynamics of the relationship. You are probably more like mates. Can you believe I have a sister and brother who are 50! he ha. I am actually closer to them than my younger brother. My dad had a 20 year gap between kids (after his first wife died). This means my dad turns 80 yes, eighty, this year. Amazing huh! I can't believe it myself. We're planning a HUGE celebration for his birthday this year.
DH and I have just been to the movies for the first time in longer than I can remember. We went to see Spider Man. Not my first choice, but at 10am there wasn't a lot to choose from. It was surprisingly good actually, and we really enjoyed the escape from our lil boy. he ha. Soooo rainy here that it literally hasn't had a moment without rain since Thursday. The weather is so wild that the ferry wharf near our house sank into Sydney Harbour overnight. Amazing huh! Anyhoo, better dash. We've got some friends popping in shortly. Hope you Melbourne guys have fun together tomorrow. Wish I could pop in to join you.
Kirsty Glad you had a nice time at the movies. it is nice to get some couple time without the kids once in a while. WOW on the weather you are having, that sounds pretty frightening. It is nice to have a FIL that young, we are great friends. I cant beleive your dad is going to be 80! Jamies parents were 18 when they had him so they are very young parents. My parents are in their 50s and 60s.
Cindy bummer about not getting to go out to your friends party. I am sure that they will understand though. Hope Tori was better today for you.
Nikki LOL about Chantelle being up that late playing on the wiggles web site, thats so cute. I hope she didnt keep you up too late.
Krisite MEN! I guess they dont look at things the same way we do. I am glad Michael got home ok but I hope he understands in future that still isnt the safe way and catches a taxi.
Rachel I really hope Milo is better soon. DOnt worry we will catch up soon
Well Jamie has made a delicious toblorone cheese cake for the BBQ tomorrow. He told me to make sure he gets the credit for making it. LOL I cant cook you all know that
Jordan has just gone to bed, late for him. He didnt wake up till late from his afternoon sleep and then we didnt eat dinner till 8. We had roast chicken and it was devine. So pleased it was worth the wait.
Jordan has now taken to peeing on the floor whenever he has his nappy off. Tonight again I had to rinse him under the shower and mop the floor. this morning he shat on the floor whilst I was getting him undressed for the shower. OOPS. I cant wait till he is toilet trained.
I am hoping Jordan behaves tomorrow and doesnt get too cranky like our last catch up.
Have a great sleep everyone. XX
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We got the most gorgeous photos taken at Myer today!! I can't wait to pick them up!! So cute. Got some of the boys together and this gorgeous one of Dylan - it's 3 in a row and has just his hands, then one of him and then one of just his feet! and we're getting Dylan written on it and his dob! In such big trouble though because I've spent $500 on them! Whoops...
I'm so buggered...I've been running around with the boys out so much at the moment and I"m really getting exhausted...After tomorrow I'm sooo going to take it easy for a while until I get my energy back...
I'm excited for tomorrow. I have to make salad in the morning...I hope it tastes good!
Nikki - Hope you got some sleep last night! Cheeky girl for being up late! The kids are going to have so much fun running around tomorrow!! Louis has been missing heaps of sleeps lately...we so need to get back into a good routine...Hope you had fun horseriding today!
Cindy - Bugger at not getting out to the 30th - I'm sure you'll be able to catch up another time...
Michael doesn't have very many friend but the ones he has are dropkicks...his brother especially - heavily into drinking and pot - actually all of his friends are. It drives me nuts. They're just not normal...hehe. So whenever he goes out I worry...He's old friend (lives in qld now) who he used to go out with even had friends that were ex heroin addicts and drug dealers...Then he would wonder why I didn't want him to go out very often! He's been in a foul mood since he went out as well which makes me so mad - He complains that he's tired etc but he's done that by choice!! Drives me crazy. He doesn't realise that it happens everytime he goes out on a bender....AAAGGGHHH (sorry for the vent - can you tell we've been fighting again tonight??)
Rachael - Bugger that Milo is sick and that we won't be catching up tomorrow! Hopefully we'll see you soon...
Kirsty - thats great you got out to the movies!!! Must have been so nice to get out of the house and just the two of you!!! Hope you stay safe and warm in the wild weather!
Tracey - OMG! my mouth is watering!!! Can't wait to have some cheesecake! hehehe. Louis did that the other day - took his nappy off and he peed against the couch - little feral - then pooed on the floor...gross! hehehe.
Kerrie - Congrats! Glad it wasn't your cysts playing tricks on you again. I'm still waiting on my operation date. I was told 3 months, but I really don't want to leave baby making too much longer. It's a waste all the little swimmers being shot into a rubber. (Sorry TMI)
Melissa - Hello! LOL at wasting the spermies!! hehehe.
We had a great day today at Nikki's bbq!!! Was very funny to see you tipsy Nikki! LOL! and I was a little that way myself! The kids had a ball running around! Was a slow trip home and then dh decided to go on a scenic route and took a wrong road - took us 1h 45m to get home - aarrrggghhh! Nikki, your house is gorgeous!! Perfect for the kids! Tracey - was great to see Jordan getting around everywhere so well - I love his curls! Cindy - Was great to see Charlotte awake - LOL!!! I think she may have even cried more than Dylan today! hehehe. Hope you got home safely!
Got a message on the way home that my sister had a car accident today but was ok. Someone ran up there bum while she was stopped and turning right...her and the kids have got a bit of whiplash but are ok..she was in her boyfriends brand new club sport as well! both cars needed to be towed...I'm so glad they're ok though!!
So going to bed - I'm exhausted! Have fun tomorrow at Dorothy Trace!
Kerrie - Yeah, it would be nice if I look in the mailbox today and there is a letter from the hospital giving me definite dates.
Dad news ladies...Well, he's moving to QLD from NSW soon. I got the 1st piccy of him yesterday too. Wow, he's very rugged looking in a Tommy Lee Jones sort of way. I found out that I may be his only child, as he's gay now, and has a partner of 10 years. They have a rather large fur child(dog) I'm ok with all of it though. He is still my dad, just that he doesn't dig chicks anymore. I've got many friends who are gay, so I'm very comfortable being around gay people. Now I just can't wait to meet him
I got a sleep in this morning -yeah! But - I can't believe it - I think af has already returned!!! NOOOOOOOOoooooo! After not getting one after having Louis and now already??? No wonder I've been even more of a b lately! hehehe. So not happy about it though! Maybe because Dylans going so far between feeds??? Last night he went 8 hours!! Bugger it was from 6.45-2.35! But I'm not complaining - LOL!
Melissa, that sounds great, I'm glad you are getting to meet your dad.
Glad the BBQ was good, sorry we missed it I still have an unhappy, velcro boy, it took me over an hour just to have a shower and get dressed today cos he wouldn't let go of my leg, or wanted to be carried around all the time.
I hope he gets better soon, I hate seeing him all grizzly and unhappy. At least he likes his medicine, so there are never any problems getting him to take it...he usually asks for more!
Kristie, good that Dylan is having big sleeps Are you sure its AF, and not lochia - sometimes it can stop and start again for a while?
Well I am officially one of those dorky mums who dances at the wiggles concerts LOL
Chantelle and Jordan had a ball at the dorothy dance party this morning. I was so glad that Chantelle wasnt upset to be with me with no Nikki. The kids were dancing even before the show started cause I was singing the songs (how embarassing). The ladies next to me where laughing at them cause they both knew all the moves. They were so cute. The spent a lot of time cuddling each other also. It was SO cute. Nikki I am so sorry you missed it.
Well I dropped Chantelle back at daycare afterwards and i think she will sleep well this afternoon as she look knackered, so did Jordan. We have skipped playgroup this afternoon. I brought him home, put wiggles on (again) and he ate lunch and is now in bed.
Hey, was the cheesecake ok yesterday? I am spewing I didnt eat any.
Rachel I hope Milo starts to feel better soon. Its no good when they are hanging off your legg, makes it near impossible to do anything.
Krisite LOL at going the scenic way home. I am glad Michael had a good time, he is such a nice bloke. We had a good chat whilst wathcing the boys out the back. So glad you had a nice time and enjoyed the wine. Bugger about AF though, thats so not fair.
Cindy hope your drive home wasnt too long. Tori is just a cutie, sitting patiently getting her face painted. Is she ok after her accident on the swing with Chantelle? Charlotte was so good yesterday, she is just lovely. Was nice to catch up also.
Nikki hope school is ok today and you dont have a sore head LOL. I will fill you in on all the info about the dance party. I wish I had taken a video camera with me. We will have to catch up more often I think on thursday if you are free as the kids had a great time together.
Melissa thats great your dad is moving to QLD so you can meet him. I think it would be great to meet him. I hope it all goes well. What is benjamin up to these days? any new tricks?
Kerrie so nice to have you back. How are the girls?
Ok so now I have to make something nice for tea..... I hate deciding what to cook. Clean up this house as it looks as though a bomb went off in here LOL
I think after all that I will try and chill out if Jordan is still asleep as I am knackered after this morning to. I guess I know realise how having twins would be, FULL ON. The kids were so good but I am not used to looking after 2 so had to be super alert, lucky they were so both well behaved.
Well trip to mums up the central coast was cut short as power went out and trees were falling down around us.. power lines came down and the wind was so bad. We all ok and glad we came home early as needed a shower. Was quiet funny as just finished dinner when lights went out and trying to find callum was funny too. He started crying and feeling my way to him. But back and good to be home.
Missy - Cute piccy of your little guy! You didn't get caught in any rising flood waters? I'm glad you made it back ok.
Kristie - Mother nature strikes again! Don't you just love it, when she withholds that miserable AF for so long while you are with child and then, out of the blue AF comes back without announcing her arrival.
Tracey - A mother's work is never done...No really new tricks atm, but a few words that he's uttered that we'd like him to not utter again. You know...the 4 letter one that starts with F. Well, it sounds like it, so we try and discourage it by saying another word similar, truck or duck. It's amazing what they come out with, just didn't expect it this early on. Nan is another one he's been practicing all weekend. Thankfully we can usually say nan and he changes to saying that instead of the naughty word.
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