we must've been online the same time donna!!so glad to hear ur mum has had some good news and is doing better. :D
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we must've been online the same time donna!!so glad to hear ur mum has had some good news and is doing better. :D
Just to say yet I am still around and trying to get a post in but with an active toddler or little girl I just dont get chance and Xavier is unsettled on an evening that goes out the window then.
I struggle to keep in regular contact with friends and family back in the UK too. I should get chance to post on thursday as my little girl is at daycare.
Captain - hope DH is on the mend. Glad they caught them too
Niamh - Hope you have a good time back in Ireland. Rug up as the aussies say as you will feel the cold in feb!!! Rather you than me. I found it really hard over here first time round (2003 - 2006 in Melbourne) I was lonely and found the whole different culture a shock. This time round well although I had never been to QLD it wasnt a culture shock and I am so settled and dont miss anything about home.
If you do move to Brisbane please get in touch for a meet up there are a few expats mums who meet every week and without them I would be feeling lonely and isolated.
I think you and your DH are amazing for not having clocked your ex friends one by now. I would have you dont need enemies with friends like them.
Everyone else I will do personals on thursday as kids starting to play up.
I think Xavier is teething as he is dribbling and chewing everything bless him cant use anything other than nurofen or panadol as he is only 3.5 mths.
Dont you just wish they could occassionally tell you what is wrong and cut out the guessing games we have to play.
I am hanging out for him to sleep through. The nest I have had so far is waking once in the night and that has only happened 3 times - not counting or anything LOL
I am not taking him to swimming lessons I have decided. I will take him myself and play then I dont waste money if we cant go for a reason like sleep time or ill.
A quick question what do those in Brisbane put their babies in at bedtime? I never know what to put him in. The fan is overhead so makes his arms cold so I put a long sleeved top with a nappy and then a 0.5 tog grobag. I worry that when it gets over 28 in our room now the air con isnt working that he might get too hot. I kept the room at 26 - 27 with the air con.
Jo
Lauren he loved the beach the other day and we went again today which he loved, not so much the water though cos it was cold but i think he enjoyed the day out.
Teeth are almost through. He isn't being an angelic sleeper unfortunately, back to 3 hourly feeds. Oh well!
Things aren't good with his dad :( Don't really want to go into it but yeah, sorta went to ****.
Hope all the bubs are well.
Mel, sorry to hear that things aren't going well.:hug:
Joh, I know the sleeping is crazy. I think my sleep tally is similar to yours, lol. I decided that I have to start doing something about it rather than waiting for it to get better. So I'm doing a dream feed at about 10pm and then when she wakes at 12-1am I just put her back to sleep. She now only feeds twice a night, but still needs settling a couple of other times. Hopefully gets better soon.
Lauren, glad Liberty's okay after her needles. Yeah, I feel like I'm looking after 3 children atm, lol. Nah not that bad, DH is actually not in to much pain. Wow, sounds like that was a big bub. Ashlyn is near the 8 kg mark but is still in size 00, so she's just wide, lol. I really need to get a photo up.
Donna, so glad that your mum is doing better. Sounds like she's close to rolling, so cute. They are just growing so fast.
Kerry, don't stress to much about the teeth. Danielle never bit me. Has Matthew ever bitten you before?
Niamh, a trip home sounds like a great idea. I bet your family can't wait to see Eireann. I can understand why you just want to give the car back and just be done with the whole thing.
Pam, that's great that your still bf. Must still be doing well with no AF. No AF here, but I did get it after 6 weeks with Danielle.
Well things have improved here. Dh went from definately having surgery, to maybe having surgery some time next week. Seems while the fractures are extensive, there is no damage to his eyeball and any surgery would mainly be for cosmetic reasons. But I think Dh would rather have a slightly lopside face than have to have metal plates and screws put in. Will see how we go.
I think DH was really happy today. I wanted to go shopping so he said he would look after Ashlyn for me. By the time I got back he had played with her then realized she was tired and put her to bed! Yay for DH!! Ashlyn has no sign of teeth coming through now and still hasn't made attempts to roll over. Oh well I'm sure she'll get there!:D
Hello lovely ladies :D
Thanks somuch for the well wishes, my family are over the moon we are heading back for a while, im so excited as well. my dh might have a great job to go to we come back in Brisbane. fingers crossed it happens the money is great.:D
I lost two pounds this week, delighted with my self:dance:
aaaahhhhh crapy have to go, Eireann is awake for her feed and DH wants the laptop
ill be back later,
Captain, great to hear your DH is doing so well fair play to you both..
ok got to go bbs
Mel - Yeah I know how you feel. I had gotten my hopes up, but I suppose in the end I have to do what's right for me and the girls. If he feels it's his right to treat me so badly, I'd only be inviting further trouble in the future.
Isn't it strange how many of us are are by ourselves with bubs that are so young. What the h**l is it with these guys????
Emme is also about to pop some teeth through. I'll be really happy as it may stop her shoving her whole fist down her throat and causing her to vomit. I'm taking her to the octors for her injections tomorrow (today?) and also getting her reflux checked on as it has gotten worse in the last 3/ 4 weeks and the cover in her throat should really have been closing over by now. Hopefully I'll find out more then.
Emme loves the water, she's a natural and loves splashing about. She also has to be forced into the bouncer to keep her on her back, as I have named her my roly-poly girl!
She's been almost saying Moom!!!:dance::dance::dance:
Woo Hoo I am in 7th heaven!!!
Niamh - I can totally understand you needing to distance yourself from all the stress you've been through. I hope that you have only good things to look forward to from now on, as you deserve to have good memories of this time in your child/ childrens life. Don't worry karma will come & bite thm on the bum!
Captain - I was shocked to hear what happened to your DH, I hope that he heals quickly & as I said to Niamh - karma will bite them.
Jo - I totally hear you on not having any time to do anything. Bella will be 3 in April, and Emme is commando crawling & needs to see everything around her. She's even moving off her blankie. :o:o:o
Indie - Your post made me laugh as Emme continually pulls out her dummy by grabbing onto the link chain it's attached to and pulling hard. She also likes pulling my hair.
Have to go now and put Emmme back to sleep. As you can tell by the time of my post I've been suffering from insomnia lately. Prob just a bit depressed by everything!:cry:
Be back soon,
Nat, Bella & Emme.
Hi all,
Hope you are all doing well.
I had to come on and post we had a couple of firsts today
Xavier had his first official haircut (I cut it myself at 7wks) in a hairdressers. She said he was the youngest at 15wks old. It was getting long and he gets all sweaty here in Brissy.
I put him on his playmat on his back while I was in the kitchen with one of his toys. I looked at him after 5 mins he had rolled over and was facing a completly different way. When I went over to ask what he thought he was doing he just laughed at me. So cute.
If you want to see photos of the amount of hair he has you can see them on facebook I am Jo Dissanayake was Harrison if you request to be my friend you can access my photos.
Anyway both kids are in bed asleep not sure for how long but I am going to chill for an hour before I hit bed.
Jo
Hi girls,
Jo, I would love a look at your little man, (love the idea of loads of hair) but I'm not on facebook, just not enough hours in the day!!!!.
Donna great to hear your mum is doing so well:clap:I'm very happy for you an dyour family.
Captain, good that DH might escape surgery, fingers crossed.xxxxx
Lauren, big DD is still out of home, does'nt intend on coming back. Makes me so sad.... but on a brighter note we see each other and we text each other often, she ends her texts with Luv u xxxx which is nice. I am still hopeful that one day she will see these people are'nt the bees knees, but at the moment they are giving her the freedom that she wants and that we won't allow?????????!!!!!!!:doh:
Well I had my thyroid biopsy yesterday, scary but not so bad after all, conincided with my aunty who had thryoid cancers funeral.... a good omen I am hoping, kind of like she is looking out for me. I was going to try to change the date, but decided that it was meant to be that way. It was a nice service, a celebration of her life and the fighter that she was.
:D:D:D Have a good day girls :D:D:D
Hi all, I'm still alive hehehe.... Just find it so hard to post all the time.
We are off for needles this afternoon, eeeeekkkk, I hate them so much.
Pam - fingers crossed that yr biopsy comes back ok.
Captain - I hope that yr DH is on the mend. Don't worry about Ashlyn not rolling over, Bella did attempt it a while ago and now nothing, not even throwing the leg across to try. Ah well, in their own time I say.
Niamh - I was telling my DF about what has happened to you lately and he couldn't beleive it. I just hope that if/when you do return to Australia you find the place for you. Definately give your X friends a serve I say. Why not come to Brissie ;)..
Jo - OMG, a haircut already, he must have a heap of it to spare then hey. Yep definately hot here is Bris, Bella's head is always stinky, especially with the cradle cap..
ahhhh bugger, whingy baby, gotta run.. BBL after our jabs...
OK I have managed to get some photos in the members gallery. How do I get an avatar? I used to have one when Erykah was born but baby brain has set in big style and I cant work out how to get one!!!
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...500&ppuser=513 I have posted a couple of photos of Xavier and one with his sister.
Both my kids have a full head of thick black hair. Daddy is Sri Lankan so they get a beautiful skin colour and brown eyes and hair to die for!!!!
I am going to the Chiro this aft my back is killing me.
It is hot here in Brissy today. I am off to Little Tigers an indoor playcentre to sit in the air con for a few hours.
Nicambhar - good luck with the needles we have our on the 28th so a few days to go yet but not looking forward to it. I agree if Niamh returns to Oz and I hope she does as we have lived here before and then moved home only to return 2 yrs later and it is an expensive hobby moving from one side of the world to the other and it is always playing on your mind what if and eventually does your head in. Now I dont think too much of the UK as otherwise I find I am feeling guilty for moving away from friends and family and the whole kids thing. Sorry now I am waffling I mean to say I hope she does come to Brisbane as it is a great place to live and I for one would be up for a meet. Where do you live out of interest? I am at Wavell Heights North Brisbane.
Anyway if I dont get on before next week have a good weekend everyone
Jo x
im pretty sure you have to pay membership to get an avatar Joh
My gosh! SO cute! So much hair!
missymoo84 - Thanks for the info on membership may look into it. Thanks for the compliment on my little man. He is cute but I would say that being his mum and yes loads of hair. I cut his hair first at 7wks and yesterday was his first cut in the hairdressers. I got away with it for my daughter until she was 1 by letting it grow cant really do that with a boy. It is gonna cost me in hair cuts for sure
I am melting in the heat in Brisbane today. I am waiting for Xavier to go to sleep then off in the pool with Erykah for a swim to cool down.
Jo
Hi girls!
How hot has it been! We have been melting here in Sydney. Poor Emily. We haven't been able to go to the army pool either cause our car has been off getting repairs from when someone ran into it. Its back now tho!
Pam- I'm glad the biopsy went ok. When do you get the results? Sad about your Aunt.
Jo- cute kids!
Captain- how is your DH recovering? How horrific to have that happen to him!
Niamh- Have a good time back home! Brisbane seems like the place to be. We have a lot of friends there that love it.
Nat-Shame that Emme's reflux has gotten worse, did the doc say anything as to what's going on?
Mel- sorry to hear about things with Ashtons dad. :grouphug:
Sue- I hope the needles go ok. Emily was a lot better this time round, thank goodness. I'm going to take DH with me all the time now. Easier for him to hold her, I don't feel so bad!
I'm looking forward to the Pinky Mckay seminar tomorrow. I hope I get some good info from it or validation we are doing the right thing.
Laters.. Off to pick DH up from his work farewell he starts a new posting on Monday, he might be a little sozzled I think.
Back, ugggghhh, Bella screamed so much this time. I thought the first one was bad. She just sobbed for ages after the needles. Poor little thing is having a sleep now, we interrupted her sleep for the needles. Was going to take her in the pool before but she was too grumpy.
Jo - oh, just gorgeous pic's, they have such shiny hair too. Yep, gotta pay m'ship for an av.
eej - my bro called from Sydney the other day and said it was really bad the heat, I feel for you. It seems to have cooled off here is Brissie. Have fun at the seminar....
Ashlyn had her needles yesterday. She actually did alright, hardly cried at all. She's been sleeping heaps since, but she did the same last time as well. She actually slept for 9 hours straight last night:o I wonder if the extra chubby legs help it not hurt so much? She's now 8kg but has only grown 0.5cms.
Sue, hope Bella's feeling better.
Eej, yeah it's really hot in Perth too. It hit 42 today, blah. Hope the seminar goes well.
Jo, gorgeous photos!! Was it fun at the play centre?
Pam, glad the biopsy wasn't to bad. Hope the results are all good
Nat, how did the appt go for Emme's reflux. Were they able to help?
Niamh, yay on the wait loss! Dh is trying to convince me to go out and do a weight training session. Just so hard after a 14hr day.
Thanks for the well wishes for DH. He's doing pretty good considering. Danielle can look at him now so he doesn't have to wear his sunnies all day. So life is getting back to normal.:D
Pam, I hope everything's okay. Any news yet re: the biopsy? Praying that all is well.
Captain, that's great about your DH, I bet he's pleased too that he doesn't have to wear sunglasses all day now! Also good that the needles weren't so bad this time for Ashlyn. Matthew didn't react as badly this time either, such a relief. No, Matthew hasn't bitten me yet. But I've had a milk blister for the past few days and it's very painful!!
Sue, how's Bella now? Poor little blossom.
Eej, any tips for us from the Pinky McKay seminar? I can't seem to get Matthew to sleep at night before 10:30pm. He just goes and goes.
Jo, love the photos! Very cute! My family used to live near Wavell Heights at West Chermside. I went to Craigslea High School (when the dinosaurs walked the Earth).
Nat, I know what you mean. I wonder the same thing. Actually, I've also started to worry about how awful it would be if something happened to me - who would take care of Matthew? And how long would it take before anyone picked up that something was amiss. I've started to feel panicky.
Niamh, well done on the weight loss! :dance: :dance: :dance: That's an Irish jig for you!
Mel, sorry about things going pear shaped with Ash's dad. Hope things have picked up for you.
Lauren, ouch ouch ouch about your friend's nipple!! That story made my toes curl! And here was I thinking a milk blister was majorly painful! I'll have to watch how Matthew latches on, I think that's how I got the blister.
Donna, good news about your Mum. fingers crossed for February 12. How's Molly now? All better, I hope! Matthew has just started to enjoy tummy time a bit more now. He's getting stronger all the time.
Looks like another hot week ahead for us, with 37-38 degree days forecast for the next few days already. Wish we were in Hong Kong already, it's their winter now. But I haven't even booked flights yet as I haven't been able to find anyone to look after my border collie. And too expensive to put her into a boarding kennel. Something else to worry about, apart from how Matthew will actually cope with the flight!
Sorry if I've missed anyone! Will try to post more often so that I don't bore you all with my attempts at catching up. ;)
Kerry - aawwww, wish I was closer and I would look after your doggy for you... I would love to be in Hong kong right now, last time we went it was june and stiiiiinkin hot. I could handle some shopping right now, not sure Bella could though.
Captain - Oh how lucky are you that Ashlyn didn't cry too much over the needles. Bella had such a bad night on Friday then the next night she slept brilliantly from 6pm to 7am - still got up for a bottle at 3am though and went back to sleep again. Glad yr DH is on the mend.
Bella is much better now from her needles, uuggghhh, I left it late again this time so the 6 month ones are closer now cause she is 5 months old.. I had to laugh at the dr's, he said that Arabella looked healthy cause she has screw on hands and feet PML....
We had our first birthday party on Saturday, it was a 1st birthday and the little one's name is Poppy - kept thinking of Pam LOL.. soooo many little babies and pg ladies in one back yard.
:hello: to all, hope you are all well....
Hi girls,
A quick one from me. How many hours in 24 do your bubs sleep? I worked out Emily is asleep about 18 hours a day. Too much I'm thinking! Its really worrying me. In her awake time she is really active so not a listless or floppy.