Babies Born October-November 2005 #24

thanks Ladies had a nice day apart from the working part but OHwell thems the breaks
off to bed now back to work tomorrow before party tomorrow night

Goodnight all XX

Hey chicks!!

From the looks of facebook sounds like last night was a hit! So sorry i couldnt make it...Al didnt end up getting home till well after 7 and the girls were actually in bed not long after that! I had not let them have day sleeps so i could have them sleep on the drive over to the party but that made for some VERY feral children to deal with!

How did today go at geelong???
Kristie and i ended up catching up this arvo to do some lay-buy shopping which was fun, always good to catch up kristie, and that little man of yours is so tiny and cute!! Thanks for letting me have cuddles with him.

Rach - i cant believe how fast your pregnancy has gone! Have you decided on your short list of names yet?

Hi!

Tracey - Hope you had a great night of b'day celebrations!!

Hope you all had a good time at Geelong adventure park as well!!

Cindy - Was great to catch up - I was saying to Michael how we could just chatterbox all night and then laughed thinking about how we did the last time we went shopping! LOL!
Will be nice when we can catch up kid free one day!! (not too long away...) Although Ethan was pretty good! He screamed the whole way home though!! Got him to bed about 9pm so that wasn't too bad...
We will definitely have to go back soon for a shopping spree for us!!

We had a nice day yesterday...Michael worked and brought me home beautiful flowers so was very spoilt and the boys made Michael a valentines day card. We also made some little raspberry tarts with little heart shapes so that was cute! Michael and I snuggled up and watched a movie which was really nice! He had a fun day with the boys today while I was out with with Ethan so that was good too...

Anyway...must get to sleep, I'm buggered!! Chat later!

Hope you guys had a great weekend!
Sorry we werent able to come to Geelong, had almost convinced DH to go when I rememered it was mums enjo party - at my house! So didnt end up with much of a choice.

Cindy yep we have pretty much decided on boys and girls names now. I hope!

It doesnt feel like its going fast to me! hahaha. I think third trimester goes the slowest though. 9 weeks of work to go and counting.

Milo is still in the converted cot/bed. Neil has finished painting what will be his new bed in the short term, while we save up to get him a new one, probably for Christmas with any luck. Am looking at lowheight loft beds or bunks. the onees I have seen look pretty safe, good sized rails to stop falling, and they're quite low - about my chest height.

I just want the cot back to being a cot so I can get the baby's room sorted, and Milo in his bed ASAP so he doesnt think the new baby is stealing his bed!

LOl at forgetting you had an enjo party Rachael!! I'm sure you'll get everything organised with beds - but I know how it feels just wanting to get everything done!!!

OK. For anyone whos not going away for the Labour Day weekend, and wants to come play at my place on the Monday your welcome to.

Depending on the weather - we dont have aircon so if its going to be 40 or something insane maybe we can go to a playcenter or somewhere instead.

What do you guys think?

Well Hello everyone I am now 29!!!!!
Had a great party saturday night. The kids had a ball, Jordan ended up naked at one point HMMMMM he is always taking his clothes off :) Got to bed at 2am and was woken by Liam at 7am. SOOO tired on sunday

Alex thanks for the yummy desserts, EVERYONE loved the cheesecake. Was great to have you there and I think Jack had a ball.

Nikki was so nice to see you and Grant. Jamie just gets along with Grant so well, its great to see. Jordan has decided Harry is his best friend SO CUTE.

Rach good idea about moving Milo into the big bed. Its nice to have him settled before your new arrival comes along. I think we are away labour day, some car show in albury. I will let you know

Krisite Did you have a nice valentines night? Were you able to get out just the 2 of you?

Cindy How is the homework going? I cant beleive you have some already? Was the 2nd week of school better than the 1st? Glad Al wasnt home TOO late. We will catch up soon, and exchange assignments LOL

Well Jordan has another small day at kinder tomorrow and then wednesday its all the kids for 2 hrs OMG I think he will be ok though.
I start the real work at school this week with 3 subjects... and I can feel the homework coming on. I am mega excited though.
I also went on shopping spree at lunch and bought 2 tops, 2 singlets a belt and a cardi. LOVING IT and I still have bday money to spend.

Nothing better than b'day money!!
I can't wait till your 30th next year trace! Nothing will stop me from that one!

I had school again today - we got given our stethascopes and BP machines etc which was rather exciting! THe stethascope is bright pink!! Soooo cool

OK, must go to bed, gotta be up early for work i nthe morning!

WOW Cindy how awesome you got your stethacope I want one!!! We have completed our 1st aid and how now started anatomy and physiology (OMG Its freaking me out) and OH &S (OH so boring). Next week we start 3 new subjects. I cant begin to imagine how full on fulltime would be. I am scared, you have to help me. How is your school going? Mine is still SO unorganised. We have to see what room we are in everymorning at the office. Some of the classes have been really unorganised also. I hope things start to improve soon.

SO work for me tomorrow and saturday and then a day of rest sunday. I dont think we have any plans sunday whch will be nice.
Early night for me after a late one with Nikki and Alex last night trying to work out accomodation in phuket. I fell asleep 3 times in class today OOOPS. Lucky my mate nudged me and I woke up. :)
Night all

hi all,
its been ages since i have popped in.

Cindy how are you and the girls,we are really missing them both,chantelle keeps saying that her friends fuis and tori are coming over to play.how are you managing your new routine of school,work and family life as well as Tupperware?
How is your sister going any news about how they are going to treat her condition,is she on the waiting list yet for surgery?

Kristie,i have been thinking of you a lot of late,i hope you are managing to find time out and have now settled into a manageable routine now that Ethan is getting a little older.
How is Louis going at kinder,i bet he loves it and is top of his class already.

Racheal,we will probably come on labour day,it will be good to see you and milo and also see your new home aswell.let me know as it gets closer cos i have a poor memory.How is milos night time dramas going,any better yet?

alex and tracey we had alot of fun with you guys last night,at one stage i looked around the room at all of you laughing and chatting and it was really good to see how well everyone has hit it off,i dont think we are going to have any issues when we go away thats for sure.
i got 2 quotes today again on accomodation and they both came in cheaper than jamies quotes.
I have been for 7 job interviews in the past week,i got 3 job offers,warringal hospital on the wards,geelong hospital doing rehab and an aged care facility in essendon,i have accepted the job at essendon.i have a choice of 20 different shifts across the fortnight which really suited me,atleast i can choose what fits in best for me and the family.it is paying $5 more an hour base rate than what i get now.I have chosen 7 shifts a fortnight,all afternoon and night weekend shifts so the big dollars roll in.
I am the nurse in charge,so NO personal care at all,i have to over see the personal carers and do the medication rounds.
I am so happy with the new position.
I told my work today that i was resigning and guess what they did......................
they kicked me out the door right there and there.
it was the end of my shift anyway but they asked for my keys and told me my position there ended right at that moment.I found it very amusing but i was very disappointed that they denied me the right to say a proper good bye to my work mates and explain why i was leaving.Anyway i went back later to hand in some equipment and files and the girls were all so sad and wonderful.They are taking me out in a fortnight for a proper farewell dinner and drinks.
Chantelle has been sick the past 24 hours,she had diarrhea and vomiting yesterday and more diarrhea today poor thing.
I am getting wiggles tix next Monday for Dallas brooks hall if anyone is interested.Chantelle is a bit over them now but harry will absolutely love it.Let me know if you want me to get any.
Anyway thats all for now
Nikki

Oh Nikki thats a bit cruddy about the 'farewell' ou got. Is that typical of nursing or not?
I know at work, the same thing tends to happen in HR esp, where anyone has access to confidential info they dont get to give notice, its out the door inmmediately.

would be great if you guys could come along to play, milo will love it!

Rach..we'll come over on Labour day to see you guys!! It will be great to catch up and see your new house..oh and your belly too!! hehehe

Trace, sorry for keeping you up hun..hope you got an early night too.

Cindy, how cool is that a bright pink stethascope!! And must make it feel quite real now hey!! And I hope you and Tracey really enjoy your classes and find a way to fit everything in!!

Kristie, how are all the boys going? And hope Ethan has continued his great sleeping too..And I agree, us women could chatterbox all night...it's in our blood!! hehehe

Nikki, hope you had a lovely day today and your hair looks super sexy!! And there is a Wiggle show in Geelong too..the tix go on sale on Mon too.. I think that would be easier to get too and park etc...I've been to that venue to see a gig and it was great..
And I hope Channy is much better too.

Anyway, sorry for not popping in more regularly...working like a dog..hehe and family issues with SIL, who had my niece Sienna on Aus day..She won't leave her awful boyfriend who still thinks he's living the single life and would rather be with him over her family, even though his family kicked her and the baby out...OMG she is so nieve and young but we have tried telling her, but now she will have to work it out for herself.. Nick's mum and dad have had enough.
I want to help her but not if she keeps letting her self get walked all over...

Sorry, that went on a bit...anyway.. I hope all is well with everyone and you all have a great weekend. I'm working and have a baby shower...

Chat soon lovelies!!

Hi!

Been missing notifications AGAIN!!! Not sure what's going on with my computer...

Rachael - Would love to come and play but we're heading off to Bonnie Doon for the weekend...havent seen the inlaws since xmas so need to trek up...

Tracey - I'm glad you had a great b'day party!! Ooh birthday money is great!! Yeah!! Glad school is going well for you also!! LOL at falling asleep in class. You guys must all be so excited about going to Phuket!!

Cindy - LOL at pink stethescopes!!

Nikki - Yeah at your new job!! Congratulations!! A bugger about leaving though - when I worked in the city they used to walk people to the door straight away and it was all very formal...and that was just sales people - they didn't want them to take client information with them etc...
Bugger - would have loved wiggles tickets - I'm still going to try and get them - had to wait for money to go in today though...can't really afford it but oh well...the boys will love it!
Hope Chantelle's all better now!

Alex - Sorry to hear about your SIL - I'm sure in time she'll work out she wants better for herself and new bubba. Better off supporting her then than hitting your head against a brick wall now iykwim?
Thats great you've been busy!!

As for us...We're well! Ethan slept from 7pm-7.20am this morning - OMG!! No feeds or anything! So no complaints there!! The last 3 nights now he's gone to sleep around 7-8pm ish so hopefully he'll keep that up for a while now! Makes such a difference to relax at night!
Yep - Louis is loving kinder! Although he's happy to see his mum at the end though! He's so gorgeous - he gives Dylan and Ethan a big cuddle as well. He's always saying how Dylans his best friend...they really are great together (even though they fight at times!!)
We started playgroup last Thursday and it went really well. The ladies were really nice and the kids absolutely loved it! I felt very welcomed which was much better than the last one I went to!
Dylan is talking so much now - and we can understand it! LOL! Gosh, I love my boys!! Even though they drive me crazy sometimes...hehe. I get lots of comments from my family about how full on they are but they're little boys - they're full of energy and are noisy etc...they're not any more naughty than any other kids their age. Although I suppose my sisters kids were really quiet so everyone thinks I have unruly children...oh well. I like them full of noise!! (most of the time!)

I'm going pretty well...trying to get back in the TBS and TL stuff a bit...we so need the money!! I had the Total Learning kick off on Sat which was great - so many nice new books...problem is I want them all for the boys - I'll never make any money! hehe. Anyway, so I want to save up so I can pay for my study next year - thats the main goal anyway!
I'm feeling pretty proud though at the moment because with the interest rates dropping we've kept our repayments at a high rate (thus having no spare money!) so we're paying off about an extra $800 a month...not bad considering we're only on one wage!!
I don't know if I already said but I've also been organising my high school reunion! It's on next month...it's going well but everyones been fairly slack about getting in paying for it...We should have had it last year really but no-one organised it so Kristie to the rescue! LOL!

Ok...better run, Louis has swimming this morning and we've all on just finished brekky! Chat later! xo

wow Kristie sounds like you have been busy!

Ive been ok, trying to figure out whats up with Milo. Hes going to sleep OK (for now) but waking most nights between 1-2am and sometimes takes up to 2 hours before he goes back to sleep, not always in his bed either. He cant tell me why he's wakking up, whether its night mares, or what. I suspect it was the first one or two times, and how hes just in a pattern of waking at that time.

So Ive been going to bed at crazy times like 8pm so that I am getting some sleep before musical beds starts for the night.

Other than that not much news.

Hi!

Rachael - You poor thing with Milo waking up so much...that's the last thing you need at the moment (or anytime really) I'm sure he'll settle soon...Good for you going to bed early though..you need to get your rest!!

So, some feedback if anyone has a minute!
As you know I'm going to do my Life coaching course and want to do my P/T as well...Was thinking of teaming them up to help people a bit more completely. Especially mums - Was thinking p/t at their homes so they can have the kids occupied (or sleeping!) or for mothers groups etc...as well as group training/P/T at parks or even venues like community centres where kids can come also...
Do you think people would be interested in this?? I'll probably give it a go anyway...I just know how hard it is to drag kids to a gym (and it's expensive) and giving people more options to suit being a mum...Anyway...

Ethans back to being up late the little bugger...better go and get him off Michael - we need to take it in turns or we both go insane!! LOL!

Well, we might know what's going on. Neil had a "talk" with him (as much as you can witha 3 year old I guess) and apparently hes been afraid that whales and sharks are coming in to his room at night to "get him" ?!!

So they had a good talk about how whales and sharks live in teh deep ocean and couldnt possible come in to his room etc. Somewhere in teh conversation milo decided he was a bigboy, and big boys dont wear nightime nappies - so he also had his first night nappy free.

Woke up at 5:45, wet but happy he was so proud he'd not gotten up in the middle of the night and come in to our room! He reckons he went to the toilt once, and was wet so either he went twice or woke up while i was happening...not sure I was wating to play this game just yet, with a baby on the way but hey ;)

Yeat at "the talk" Rachael - Hopefully it will help now! Wow on Milo deciding to be a big boy! If only Louis would do that...I'm a bit over night nappies for him...hopefully sometime soon...

Krisite I think the PT for mums is an awesome idea, specially if you can incorporate the kids into the exercise so they dont need babysitting. I think you would make a mint. I am not sure the life coach would intertwine with everyone but you never know. If you advertised as 1 or both you do fine

Rach LOL at the talk thats sweet WOW Milo not wanting to wear night nappy. I am in 2 mins with that. sometimes Jordan is dry and other he is drenched...... maybe toward the middle of the year.

CIndy Glad you did well on the test. knew you would though, you are so smart