Babies Born October - December 2005 #14

Hi!

Melissa - I'm sooooo so sorry. You poor thing - Thats awful. I hope you can sort it all out with ivf. What a shock for you and what a horrible way to find out...I hope you're ok as well and spend plenty of time resting and getting better....

Tracey - Glad your getting some snoozes in!

Nikki - Thanks heaps! Yeah only took me 1h10min to get home. I was buggered though! Don't stress - it's not your fault. It's really good for me to get the experience anyway. I still made some money out of it!! I've got one more party tuesday that fits into my financial month and I should hit my target.
It was good to catch up anyway! I'm glad Dylan was good! Would have been hard if he was a terror! Chantelle was so cute saying Dylan! hehe.

Cindy - A $500 party is good! I still haven't had one yet! LOL! I'd be so excited if I had one! hehehe. I hope your party went well with your mum today! Hope you didn't get mastitis!

Rachael - I wouldn't be able to make your party anyway - we're having Louis' b'day party next Sunday! I'm very excited!

We had a good weekend. Louis is still quite sick but seems to be on the mend. I feel like I may be getting it now...starting to feel itchy and heavy in the chest. Louis looked like he may have been getting conjuncitivitis yesterday so I put breast milk in his eyes and they look a lot better today!! Michael worked all weekend so we just chilled out at home. Poor things so exhausted. We have no food in the house though so mums coming to watch the kids tomorrow so I can some shopping. Louis is to sick to be dragged out to the shops I think...
We're getting Louis saying all the time now - Don't want it or don't want to and Mummy do it or Daddy do it. Little cheeky. I can't believe how much he talks back - hehehe.

I'm so looking forward to our catch up at the zoo for the kids - shall we do a kris kringle for pressies??

K - might get ready for bed! Dylan was really unsettled tonight (could have something to do with the chilli pasta last night???)

Melissa - you poor thing! How rotten of them to not tell you what was happening or even what HAD happened! I hope your recovery is nice and smooth. I have had friends go through IVF but theirs was a much diferet situation to yours, as the othe girls have said, you will no doubt find loads of info on here along with people to talk about it all with.

No mastitis so far! I have been able to put charlotte on for a minute or two to clear out any hardness. I was wanting to keep up hermorning b/f but she just doesnt want it which is terrible! I feel really bad about it all and she is really chesty at the moment which i am hoping has nothing to do with the formula. Nikki - was it after you weaned harry that he started with his chesty stuff? she sounds just like he did to begin with!

My party at mums went alright today, i got $1100 in sales and mum got the freebies she wanted (same as you kristie) andi got 2 bookings and two others are trying to work out dates that they can have them. Its probably the hardest part of it all- trying to get dates booked! Peopl either love or hate the whole party plan scene. when i signed up i had to have 4 parties in my first 2 weeks and my 4th party has just called tonight to say she has to put it off for a few weeks which stuff everything up and gets me in trouble with tupperware. I dont see why i should be though i will have paid off my kit with my 3 parties and the one i had here anyway. Oh well!
I did really well today though with presenting it all so that was good. I even managed to come home to roast lamb thanks to al!
i am really looking forward to my party for you next week tracey! did we work out if you want to do a cooking demo or something?

ok got to get some sleep - this bottle feeding is had work - she takes so long to feed in the middle of the night and she ends up wide awake and we have to do the whole settling thing over again! I have booked with my mum and sister to have a kid free night in a few weeks YAY, we have a dinner for als work in the city which should be fun considering its free grog!!!!

night all

Hi!

Urrggghh what a rotten night!!! I was going to leave Michael to get some sleep as he's so tired from all his work but Louis woke crying at midnight...I don't even think it's his cold so much anymore - poor munchkin has another tooth through so I'm thinking it might even be a bit of that! - Then he woke crying at 5am wanting to get up and watch tv - we ended up letting him cry and he went back to sleep. I'm not starting any of that nonsense! hehe. Then Dylan just woke constantly - the most sleep I got in a row was 1 1/4...he was just so full of burps and so unsettled. I brought him into bed and got a bit more sleep but he was so restless...grrrrrr. (Sorry for the whinge...)

Cindy - I hope Charlotte doesn't get sick....Dylans been having a little cough but it doesn't sound bad - It will be a miracle if he doesn't get sick though...I'm getting it now as well - I've woken up all congested...grrrr.
Well done on a great party!!! Thats excellent!!! Yeah at coming home to roast!! We had takeaway again last night as I haven't been able to do the food shopping - you know you've had too much junk lateley when you crave fruit and veggies - LOL!
Wow - a night out sounds soooo good. I don't want a night out so much as a night in! hehe. Hmm prob only have to wait another 7 months - hehehehe - and of course he'll prob be sleeping better by then...

Worked out the other day that I've only had 2 lots of 4-5 hours sleep in a row since Dylan arrived...no wonder I'm starting to get super cranky! LOL! Most night's I average about 1 1/2-2 hours before one of them wakes up....grrrr.
Obviously I do something wrong ...hehehe.

Kristie- i hear you on the crappy nights sleep! Last night i got to bed and charlotte was squirming etc so i got her up to have a burp which she did followed by a chuck and a half! So i bought her to bed with me coz al was in the spare room with tori who has another ear infection! 20 mins later, just as i was getting to sleep she decided it was time for a feed but then she decided she didnt want a bottle, she wanted boobies which is fine, untill 10 mins into the feed she wanted the bottle and by that time she was wide awake and wanting to play too. I ended up getting her back in bed with me about 1ish to only have her sqealing and playin uhntill 4! I ended up getting al to deal with her while i tried to sleep but that didnt happen so now i am feeling rather crap and am hopingthat they overlap eachother with their sleeps today so i can get some! This baby business is bloody hard work!

I am fine with doing a kris cringle at the zoo, i was also thinking we should see if we can book one of the undercover areas so we have somewhere to meet back at for lunch etc!

Melissa, I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say :(
:hug: for you.

Cindy, congrats on the party, sounds great. If you have paid off your kit they shouldn't care, expecially if you have potentially dated 4 parties from your mums.

Kristie, that sucks regarding the sleep. If it helps any, you certainly don't look sleep deprived, so you are hiding it pretty well!

Well, Neil's bands gig on Friday was pretty good. The acoustics in the room where they played aren't that great, and the stage was quite small - luckily they were down one guitarist for the night, otherwise they may not have all fit on there.

I went to see The Australian Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker on Saturday, it was awesome. We had crap seats, but I've never been to the ballet before and it was just great!

I have to ask again cos I can't figure it out, is the zoo on the saturday or the sunday?
I have a party on the sunday (that weekend unfortunately falls in my 2 weeks that I have to do them all) so if its that day then we can't make it :(

I have 5 parties, potentially six booked in now, so I'm hoping to confirm by tomorrow night so I can tell my manager which kit I am going for. I'm quite surprised the price dfference between the 4 and 6 party kit is a lot less than I had thought it would be.

Rachel - thats great having so many people wanting parties! who are you going through?

I believe the zoo was happening on the 14th which is the sunday!

Hi!

Cindy - It certainly is! And why do I want to go back for 3rds?? hehehe. I never normally nap through the day anymore...too many other things to do but I did Saturday arvo! got about 45min where the boys were asleep together so that was nice!

Rachael - The wonders of make-up! hehe. I'm just in the mode of go go go at the moment so I try to just plow through it all without thinking about being tired but every now and then I just can't get myself going...
Thats great that Neils gig went well! Bugger about the small space though..
Ooh I love the ballet! I used to have a subscription and go to all the performances when I was a teenager - was very excting to catch the train in on a Sat arvo - I would have only been about 14 at the time...They are just so amazing! I'll try and go next year when the kids are bigger...spoil myself. Hehe.
Wow on all those parties booked - thats fantastic!! Well done!!
Umm I think our zoo party is on the Sunday - bummer!

Chat later

HI Ladies

CIndy YEAH at the great party sales. YOu can do whatever you like for my party I am not fussed. I should have around 6-8 people, hope that is ok. Good to see you havent ended up with mastitis. Hope Charlotte sleeps better for you tonight.
Krisite OMG you certainly do need a good night sleep. I dont know how you are functioning. I couldnt handle it. I would be a mess. You are a champion. A night in with a good night sleep would be great. I hope the sleeping settles sooner rather than later.
Rachel WOW are having so many parties booked. thats excellent.

I am cool with a KK for our joint party. Should we set a limit?
Well today we got some excellent news at work. They have changed the maternity leave to 3 months paid BONUS. When I had Jordan it was 3 weeks. This will mean I can stay home a bit longer this time which I am rapted with.
DH cleaned out the spare room cupboard tonight ready to move Jordan. He has picked the colours he wants to paint and reckons Jordan will be in his new room within the next 2 weeks. He is so excited its cute.
We wont do the nursery though for a while, after we find out the sex of this bubs.
Off to watch some tele with Jamie and spend some qaulity time together.

Have we set a date to meet up these holidays?

CHat laterXX

im happy with kk.dont care how much we spend.

Thanks guys. well one party has cancelled so back to four, which is probably better, less stress to pay off the smaller kit. I have 2 book parties too, so they should help I hope.

Milo still has conjunctavitis, its been over a week and 3 kinds of drops now and I think he is getting a chest cold as well. He hates they eye drops, its torture trying to give them to him, he closes his eyes as tight as possible, bawls and screams at the same time, its a full on tantrum.
In between crying he yells out "nooooooo! hurty!" and in the end, DH and I come close to losing it completely. it takes one of us to hold him down while the other one tries to get his eyes open to put the drops in.

It feels like he is going to have this damn thing forever, when it should have cleared up in a couple of days. I really can't afford to take another week off work. I don't know whats going to happen, creche want a medical clearance for him to come back, so I have to take him to the doctors tonight and see what they say. I just want my happy little boy back :(

Rachel I hope Milo gets better soon eye drops dont sound very fun at all. I hope he is ok to go back to creche for you next week.

Well Jordan decided at 3am he didnt want to sleep anymore. After I attempted to get him back to sleep for over an hr I woke Jamie to see if he would settle for him. Jordan was calling for us and crying till he was chocking, really awful. Jamie ended up bringing him into bed with us and he eventually fell asleep at 5ish when Jamie was due to get up. Poor Jamie is knackered today at work. He slept till 7am so I got a few extra hours in.
We have been to the park this afternoon and he loved it. I went to put him to bed and he carried on AGAIN. He even took his nappy off so when I went in there he was bare bottomed :) I couldnt help but laugh although I was trying to be serious and angry. LOL
I think he is alseep now it is quiet so thats a good thing.
Housework done so just relax till I have to cook tea. Chicken snitzel tonight Yummy
XX

Sorry about my earlier meltdown! :( Its been one of those weeks.

Tracey, I think Jordan and Milo are conspiring againts us!
Milo was wide awake at 4:30am today too, announcing it was "up time".
I took him in to bed with us and he slept for about an hour, and we stretched it out til 6am when I finally got up with him.

rachael,what did the dr say.
i took the boys to the show today we had a ball,it was so good to do something with just them,i was able to give them all of my attention and do everything we wanted together,thewy were so well behaved and had so much fun,it was really good quality time with them,i bought chantelle some showbags home,she absolutly loved them,corey got some tatoos in his and now we are all covered in them,chantelle included.LOL!
poor grant has been home for the past 2 days,we were putting rocks into the gardens and he tore a muscle in his back on sunday and can barely walk.has been hard work here without his help.the dr has put him on alot of meds to help.
i have bought the kk for the birthday party at the zoo,whoever gets this one will be absolutly delighted it is a fantastic pressie.chanteel has got a cold and is rather out of soughts and harry has tooth nuber 2.
nikki
nikki

Nikki its great to see you had a good time at the show with the older boys. I am sure it was nice to spend some time with them on their own. LOL at you all having tatts now. You should post some pics of you all :) Hope Grant gets better. A torn muscle cant be fun at all. Yeah on tooth #2 for Harry.

Well Jordan has gone to bed no hassle tonight so lets hope he sleeps in till about 6.30 ish as we are both working tomorrow so he has to be out of bed my 7.45 anyway so I can take him to mums. DH has gone for a walk with his friend so I am home alone. I dont think I will catch all saints tonight, with dancing with the stars back it makes it WAY TOO LATE, even when I wasnt pregnant.
Have a great night and catch you all tomorrow.
XX

Hi!

Well...I'm pretty sick...cancelled my party that I had on today - was only for my 2nd cousin and I was going to take the kids but they're too sick as well. Poor Dylan has conjunctivitis as well so I've booked him into the dr's tomorrow. I've been squirting him with breastmilk but it's taking a bit to clear it so though I better get some medication. Louis' eyes were gunky the other day and I put milk in and it's all cleared up!!

Tracey - Well, I got a bit of extra sleep but was still woken every 1 1/2 by the kids and then had Dylan in with me from 4am! hehe. Aaah the joys of being a mummy! (but we wouldn't change it for the world!!) Yeah with work giving you paid leave - thats great! LOL at you guys getting rooms ready - it's such an exciting time expecting another little bubba!
I'm out this week for a catch up as I'd hate to give our sickness to all of you and I think it would be too much for the kids to get dragged around iykwim?
Louis has been waking in the middle of the night wanting cuddles from Michael. He's also been waking earlier as well - I think it's getting lighter earlier in the mornings as well which doesn't help. I think I can remember this last year with Louis waking up early for a while...Luckily he slept in until nearly 8am this morning - he never does that anymore but I had Dylan with me so maybe it was quiet enough for him too...Although Dylan was up at 6.30...grrr.
LOl at him bare bummed in his bed! hehe. Hope you get a better sleep tonight!

Nikki - How much did you spend?? We'll put a limit on it based on that since you've already bought a pressie - cheeky!! hehehe.
Yeah on getting to the show! Sounds great!! I was going to take Louis but looks like we won't make it now with all of us being sick. Ooh I so wanted showbags though! hehe
Poor Grant hurting his back - hope he's better soon.
Oh no - I hope Chantelle didnt' get a cold of Dylan from the other night??? Yeah at Harry's tooth - wow!

Which reminds me - don't know if I wrote that Louis has another tooth through!! So all together he's got 14 teeth now! LOL! Thats the one thing he's slow in - hehehe.

Rachael - Poor milo with his conj. Do you know anyone thats bf? Maybe you can get a few drops of milk to put in his eyes - hehehe. We had to hold Dylan down to get the drops in tonight - he hated it. Poor little thing - new straight away what we were trying to do. So funny though, Louis watches and wanted it put in his eyes! hehehe. I think he thought he was missing out on something! I hope he's on the mend...Bugger at him being up early as well!! Cheeky boys we have!
Don't apologise for a meltdown - have you heard me waffle on ALL the time?? hehehe.

Ok - off to bed for me soon as well! Chat later!

i spent $25,i dont mind if you want to lower the bar.i just had to get this thing cos it was sooo cool.
nikki

No worries! I'm happy with $25!!!

Urggh I've been out all day with dr's and shopping. Got Louis the coolest boardies, rashy and t-shirt from the surf shop!! Cost a small fortune though! Picked up some of his pressies off layby which is exciting as well!

Better get the kids to sleep...I've got a tbs meeting out tonight as well...I'm going to be so buggered!
I swear I'm not leaving the house tomorrow! (except for my massage - hehe)

Chat later

Kristie - I hope you are all on the mend soon. It's really not nice being sick. :hug:

Rachael - We had a real resistant strain of conjunctivitus up here ages ago where it passed around the 3 of us. The only way we got rid of it was with the cream not the drops. It worked beautifully for us. Good luck!

Nikki - You have school holidays coming up this next week don't you? Or did you guys start this week like us up here?

Cindy - Since you're a Tupperware demonstrator, just wondering if you could do me a favor. Can you check in your catalogue, and let me know if the Sapphire coloured lunch set comes with a drink bottle? I'm pretty sure it did. I ordered 2 sets of those and got no bottles with the sets. I rang the lady who did the party, only to realise the reason that she wouldn't answer was that she was going on holidays. I left a message though in hope she just left them home when she delivered by accident, or there are shortages at the warehouse perhaps??? These things happen.

I'm still not very happy atm. The wound they left me has got infected, smells awful and is oozing green/yellow yuck! (sorry TMI) It will be another visit to the doctors yet. So not happy about this.

Melissa

Melissa - you poor thing! I cant believe its infected now! I hope you have someone at home to help you out at the moment! With regards to the lunch set, no it doesnt come with the drink bottle, it is just badly photographed and looks like it comes with one in the catalogue! She should have explained that to you when you ordered though, i know i was told to make sure everyone understood that the saphire bottle is separate!

Thats it for me tonight, i am buggered, big stressful day at work today! atleast i dont have to think about it all again for another week though!

Talk tomorrow

Melissa, Cindy's right. Its a really bad photograph, and a lot of demonstrators aren't happy becuase its so confusing for the customers.
I can't believe your demonstrator didn't explain it to you when you ordered it though, if i was you I'd call her and give her some feedback so it doesn't happen to the next customer.

well the MS has kicked in for me. I have been getting stints on nausia however I have not been able to actually vomit, as much as I would like to. Yesterday I could hardly eat lunch as the smell of the food was making me ill. I am glad it has kicked in though as it makes the experience all the more real.
Had a great morning. Took Jordan to the park with my friend and her 3 kids. They kids had a ball. Then we went back to her house and had lunch. Jordan is now in bed which is nice.
Have to meet DH at the shops after he finishes work as we have NO food in the house to eat so major food shop happening this arvo.

Melissa I hope your wound gets better soon. I wish we could come and help you out, this must be a difficult time looking after Benjamin and being ill yourself.
Cindy I SOOOO cant wait for sunday now. That cake sounds delish. I have a couple of orders from people who arent coming so I think you should be pretty well. I hope so anyway
Krisite I hope you all get better soon. Its funny how BM fixes things. LOL at your shopping adventure, its been a while so good on you.
Nikki How are school holidays treating you? HOpe you dont have a housefull of kids and are relaxing a bit.
Rachel How is Milo? Is he getting better.

Well I am hungry again, I already had 2 toasted sandwiches at lunch time. What else can I eat?????
Take care
XX

Tracey - not sure what to eat, but take it from me - frosty fruits, magnums and milky bars are NOT your friend ;)

Milo is back at creche, the conjuntavitis is gone. I think his top moalr is coming through though.

i have a meeting with my manager at work in 1 hour -- Ithink they are going to make me redundant. My co-worker has one a half hour after me.
So I've been online on SeekIT most of the day finding jobs to apply for. Theres one thats almost the exact job I do now, with a different (but same function) software product, that I should at least get an interview for.

Not sure how it will affect our TTC plans if I'm made redundant - it won't look good at a new job to announce I'm pregnant within the first 12 months, but I feel like, I'm 30, I can't afford to wait much longer, as we want to have 3.


Stay tuned for an update later this afternoon

** ETA
Well its official, my job has been made redundant and they are absorbing our functions in to the Adelaide team.
So if I want to move to Adelaide, thats great. yeah right.
Mmm so I'm off to apply for some jobs I found on seekIT. They will try to find me one within the company - which TBH I would like as it will keep our TTC timing on track. I'll see how I go.

Hi!

All good here...except I'm still super sick. The kids are doing quite well...Dylans eyes have cleared up and Louis is basically over his cold other than a lingering little cough. Had an ok day yesterday got a few things done and looked at bikes for Louis' b'day! Michael was out late again working so another day of bathing kids, dinner on my own! Grrr. I know he's buggered from working so hard but I just can't believe it's been this week when the kids and I are sick and I've had to do so much extra other than resting...It's been really hard. Although at least I finished the night off with an 1h massage so that was good although I've had a bit of a headache all night - not sure if it's from that or cos I'm sick.
We actually had the best night in ages last night. Louis slept through and Dylan only woke a few times and didn't feed until 4am - and stayed in his cot the whole night! woohoo!!!

Melissa - I'm so sorry you're wounds infected - thats awful. I hope your starting to feel a little better - big hugs!

Cindy - I'll see you this arvo!! Hopefully it goes well! Will be a bit of fun anyway!

Omg - I'm just watching Dylan and he's gone from lying on his mat on his back to rolling on to his tummy and he's moved off his mat and got to the couch! I think he's going to be crawling very soon! hehe.

Tracey - Sorry to hear about the ms! oh the joys of having kids! hehehe. Sounds like a nice day at the park - we haven't been for ages! Hope you found something to eat - I'm a big carbs person when I'm feeling queasy - potatoes, pasta, bread etc...

Rachael - Yeah at Milo being back at creche. OH NO at being made redundant! I'm sure you'll find something nice and quick!! Hope you're getting a nice pay out!!

Ok - better run! Lots to do today! Chat later!

Well todays joint party with kristie went well! We both got 2 more parties out of it which is great!

Nikki - i thought i might drop over when i finish traceys party this sunday if you are going to be home. I have your other tupperware order here so i will drop that with you. let me know if thats going to be ok.

I called the zoo today to find out how you go about hiring the under cover part. They called while i was out though and the person i need to talk to about it wont be in until tuesday now so i should know more tues arvo! I will probably need to have a cofirmed number for people coming, i think they get you to meet up at the gate and all go through together and they actually break the cost of the hire up at the gate for you. I dont mind paying for it if others arent keen, i just really want somewhere to have a break and know i can get out of the rain/sun depending on good old melbourne weather! we were going ther at 10.30 wasnt it?
Let me know if you are coming!
I think nicky is coming with charlee and cooper so i was thinking i would get her to buy a pressie too so charlee doesnt feel left out.
Off to bed!

Have a great weekend all!

Nikki - I also thought I'd drop by tomorrow afternoon to collect some tupperware if that's ok and you will be home?

Kristie - oh no at being sick, its so not fun. Milo has a *hopefully* mild case of gastro - gotta love creche, 2 days back and sick again. *sigh*

I applied for some jobs yesterday and got a callback from a recruitment agency, the guy I spoke 2 had 2 jobs in mind, so I am meeting with him on tuesday morning. It was a mad rush to DFO today, as my current job is pretty casual, so I had to buy a suit and some tops. I really need some shoes, but I found a cute guess bag instead! I am so norty, so I'll just have to wear my boots under my trousers and hope no one can tell!

yep i will be home racheal.

racheal.you look absolutly hot,i cant beleive how much weight you have lost.it was great to see you today,maybe next time you can bring chantelles boyfriend with you,im thinking they should probably get to know each other before they get married dont you think?
cindy,tori was an absolute angel for me today,i thought she was going to fret without you but she didnt even mention your name once over the 3 hours,her and chantelle just get along so well,it makes my heart melt to think that chantelle could have such a great little friend already and one i hope she grows up with throughout her life.it was our absolute pleasure to have her today.
i am going to organise i big birthday cake for all the bubs for zoo day,i will have all there names on it and it will be big enough for everyone to have a piece including relatives or other friends ok?
is someone else interested in making lollie bags for the kids?
how about we meet inside the front gate at 10am.is that too early for anyone.we will need to organise what food eveyone is bringing also,so if you want to throw in a suggestion of what to bring then we can make sure we have covered all bases.
i will bring:
cake
fruit
drinks for kids and adults
serviettes,paper plates,cups and plastics knives and forks
nikki

well Cindy did a great job of the tupperware party today. She looks like she has been doing it for ages. I am glad she also got some good sales out of it. I was worried as had some cancellations last minute, which always happens.
Well the painting is finished YEAH and everything is back on Jordans room except for his cot, he is sleeping in our room again tonight. The paint smell is still too strong tonight. It looks fabulous, Jamie has done a great job. The spare room, new bubs room also looks great. Will see what colour we end up painting it when bubs arrives, we are just going to put a feature wall in.

Cindy thanks also for the maternity clothes, they are so nice. I will be dressed better than I normally do LOL. I will certainly take care of them and I will mark the tags so I make sure they all come back.

Nikki WOW you are so organised with getting a cake for all the babies. SO sweet.

Are we doing rolls etc or BBQ at the zoo? I am happy to do the lolly bags for all the kids (and adults). Then I can bring something else.

Speak to you all tomorrow, having an early night.

NIkki you big sentimental thing! Tori had a ball with you guys, she was knackered though! I went to red rooster to get some nuggets foe her cos she was asking and before they even gave them to me she had fallen asleep! Thanks so much for having her, as you said it really is great to see them have such a good friend so early in life! Who knows, if you guys end up out this way, they could end up at school together and getting up to all kinds of mischief! Isnt bellybelly just great for all the great friends we have made!! Love you lots missy mu!

Tracey - again, thanks for having the party! If i can get kristens party within the 3 week period, Andy can get another $20 discount off something if he likes! I hope the clothed will fit you! we are about the same size though so i imagine they will be right. I LIVED in the jeans even after both of them arrived they were the comfiest things i had, most of that stuff has done me both times around! I think thats the advantage of paying a bit extra for that sort of thing when you are going to have a few bubs!
Its very kind of you to say i did well today, its always nice to hear your doing a good job!

Im off to bed, it was big day of driving today, but well worth it to see everyone and to let tori have her play date. She was telling al all about channy and harry and nikki when we got home and how she saw dogs! Very cute. We are going to a play centre tomorrow that i havent been to yet so i will let you know what its like kristie - its on ferntree gully road!

Kristie - I hope you are feeling better

Melissa - same goes for you, how are you going? healing up?

Well Jordans new room is finished and he has moved in. It is such a big boys room now, no more baby wallpaper etc. He loves it which is also good. His old room has been converted into the spare room for now with the queen bed in it. We will make it the new bubs room some time next year.
Had a sicky today to finish off the room and wasnt feeling all that crash hot. Ended up having a chuck this afternoon which was the best ever. It made the nausia go away which was great.
Tomorrow is meant to be 26 so think we will spend the day at the park and outside.

Off to bed early to watch SVU and californician.
Chat tomorrow
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hi all,took corey to a photo shoot for target today at the brighton beach houses,he did really well,was a mad dash as they didnt ring until an hour before we had to go,i didnt have the babies today so it was ok.he has gone for a sleep over tonight and james has a friend sleeping here....(again).grant spray painted the fences around the pool and tiled the kitchen and laundry,he is such a good boy but now he has some sought of bug causing him to spray the bowl every few minutes....GREAT something else for me and the kids to look forward to.my washing machine died this morning so i have no machine.ggrrr!i have to wash everyday with this large family so will have to head to a friends place in the morning with babies in tow to use her machine.my sister and her husband arrive in the morning......yipeeee! i am so excited,i havnt lived with my sister since i was 12 and havnt even been in the same state since i was 14.she is moving here to melton to start a new life with her hubby and 17 yo son,i cant beleive it,i am just so excited to have some family around me again,i has been a very very long time.i bought my nephew a little car for $500 it has 12 months reg and new brakes and tyres and belonged to an old man who cherieshed it,he will be so excited.ok
nikki

Tracey - Congrats on geting Jordan's room completed:clap:

Nikki - You're quite the busy mum now aren't you?

Cindy - Slowly mending. Still have the infection, but I'm about to try a new course of antibiotics. The last ones are just not strong enough.

Well, Only a few more sleeps until Benjamin turns 2. I get to meet my dad tomorrow, and for Benjamin's birthday party on Saturday, he'll get to meet the grandad he's never met. I'm still a little cautious though...It's just a shock that now he wants to be in my life after not knowing him the whole of mine. I'm really nervous...:dunno:

Melissa

Wow Nikki - what a nice Aunty you are :) I bet he will be rapt!

What a day at work today!!

justa quick one from me to let you know about the undercover bit at the zoo on the 14ht. I got on to them finally today and it costs $250 for the day however the guy i was talking to told me, not that he was meant to, that there are 14 of them in the zoo and not a single one of them is booked on that day so he just suggested I get there early and grab one for free! Sounds good to me! Perhaps we can all meet at the rotunders thingos in the middle of the zoo? I will get there and grab one and then you can al let me know when you arrive and i can direct you! Dont i feel special!

NIght all,

yes you are special cindy,sounds good to me love.my sister arrived today and they have just left,we had them over for dinner,we are so happy they are here and they made it very cleaer that they really want to share there lives with us.they were so excited and kept telling us all the wonderful things we are going to do as a family.grant and i really needed this and so do the kids.
well off to bed for me.
nikki

Look at this! Baby Book Page 24 its actually in the printed baby book that you buy at the counter! Yay, she is so cute!

oh she is georgous cindy.how fantastic that you can buy the book.well done cha cha!!!!!

well done Charlotte! That's great!
I'm losing my voice again, just in time for my firts party tomorrow night! OMG.

Home again with Milo yesterday, he is lactose intolerant, hopefully temporarily but mum gave him yoghurt on tuesday so after 10 nappy changes in 45 minutes, he stayed home from creche yesterday and today, but seems fine now he is off dairy again.

Zoo trip sounds awesome guys, I am so sad we will be missing it!!

Got called about my CV yesterday, from the job I really really want, so I told them about the masters I want to do (its in the same field) I hope that goes in my favour, they said they're still assessing CVs and will call early next week to say if I got an interview or not. Fingers crossed.
Better fill out and send in the application! I'll be the one studying and getting the dreaded phone calls next year!

Nikki - thats great about having your family close by, and them wanting to be close :)

Well done Charlotte what a gorgeous photo. Thats so nice you have something to keep for her Cindy. She is a supermodel already :) Sounds great we can possible get the rotunda for free. I have no idea where anything is at the zoo so think I will just call you when we get there and you can give directions LOL

Nikki that is so nice you have some family close by now. What an awesome aunty you are to buy your nephew a car. Wish my aunties were that nice. Hope the kids dont catch grants bug. If you need a washing machine let me know, you are welcome to bring some over here. Hope we get to see Corey in the catalogue soon.

Melissa Happy birthday Benjamin. Sorry I think I missed it. Hope meeting your dad goes well.

Rachel Poor Milo hope he feels better soon. Great news on the job hunting. I think you will have new one in no time. You obviously have an impressive resume.

Krisite Hope you and the boys are feeling ok.

Well MS is kicking in well and truly. Today I didnt even get to finish lunch before it all came up again. Hot dogs are not my friend.
Jordan is just loving his new room and is actually spending time in there playing, I guess he now has heaps of room to do it.
Got to clean the floors at some point today.
Jamie is out tonight so just Jordan and I for tea. We are having spaghetti and meatballs for tea YUMMY. Hope they stay down though LOL
Take care
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Hi!

Geez I haven't been around in ages! Everythings good here - just been recovering from being sick - I'm getting there! The kids are well! Louis has been cracking me up as usual - he's just such a good little boy. So easy to look after! He's been all cuddly as well so lots of hugs and kisses which has been nice. I've had my niece and nephew stay over last night and we all went to the pools today. Was a bit stressful having them all there but fun too. Dylan loved the water!! I just hope the chlorine doesn't affect his ezcema too much! I think I'll take him to the naturopath soon to see if they know what can help! It's not bad - I still haven't used the medicated cream but I don't want to either so if they'res a way to control it without that it would be great.

Cindy - Thanks for the chat the other day! Everythings cruising along...It's funny the last 2 nights Dylans wet through his nappies overnight (and he's in the bigger ones now) so just not sure whats happening with my milk...I'm going to try and put a bit of rice cereal in his dinner tonight - I normally only give him plain veggies - but I'll see if that helps.
The undercover area sounds great - free sounds a lot better than $250! hehe.
Yeah on Charlotte getting into the target catalogue! Thats great!! How exciting!

Rachael - Good luck with the job's! I'm sure you'll get one no probs!! Sorry to hear Milo's been having a few issues...Hmm - I thought if you were lactose intolerent you could still have yoghurt?? Poor little munchkin...

Nikki - Wow - you're organised! 10am sounds good - we'll be there as close to it as I can manage (You know what I'm like! hehe)
Umm what should I bring? Are we having a bbq or just some roast chicken rolls or something??
Wow on Corey having a photo shoot! Thats great! Hope you're all well and Grants feeling better! Hope you got your washing machine fixed or bought a new one - The one thing you definitely can't manage without!!
Thats great you'll have your sister and fam around! Wow at buying your nephew a car - he'll love it!

Tracey - Yeah on getting the painting done! Bugger that you threw up but good that you felt better for it! Aaah the joys! hehe.

Melissa - How did the meeting with your dad go?? Hope your feeling well and the party for Benjamin goes well on the weekend!

Oh - Forgot to say we had Louis' B'day party last Sunday! Was really good! He got heaps of great presents although I really don't have the space for them all! hehe. He was very overwhelmed with everyone around but loved everyone singing happy birthday and managed to blow out his 2 candles all on his own!! He kind of cuddled me when everyone was singing which was cute. Was a huge day though and took me 3 days to get the house tidy! hehehe.

K - better go! Chat later!