Babies Born September 2006 #40

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Rach.. ah ok.. well hope this one gets it right! What is Jack's head measurement?

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me too but I trust this store as I said got my cot from their actual online store versus ebay

jacks head is 44.5cm I didn't even think to check when she went on about it, if it hadn't been for my nephew I would have been worrying the last few weeks :wall: looking at the chart I think she has checked him on the girls HC chart :rolleyes:

well little mister has been ok today slept in till 9am *faint* he did wake at 5am crying went in tucked him in added another bunny rug and sleep away he did, been feeding well today as well, had 2 small 30min naps and a 2 hr one so looks like we are in a routine of soughts, and talk about spoilt he chucked a tanty actually screamed at me when I took the remote away from him was telling jase this arvie so what does he do but...........go to shed find old universal remote cleans it up and give it to jack so he can have his own:cryinglaugh: ok best go cook tea, hopefully I sleep better tonight blasted coughing fits

Kellxx - I'll try and load up some new pics soon of more of my cakes/sugar flowers etc. As far as piping goes, plastic bags (or baking paper for that matter) work fine for piping... tho I would suggest buying a couple of piping nozzles to put into the bags so you can get the right shape. Most cakes stores hire out shaped tins, don't buy them unless you have to.

Nelle - Ahhh, so I'm not the only one. Buy I think I am the only one TTC without a period (that could make things tricky)

Rach - Jack's head is small!

Anna** - i have not gto my period yet.. still waiting just heaps of cramps.. so annoying.. i did a pilates class this morning and that actually helped. will try and do some stretched tonight aswell after a shower.

I dont know what alexanders head is.. ill have to measure it tomorrow..

hope that everyone sleeps well tonght!

Jesse is SO cute.. he is such a happy bubba

happy easter everyone,,

just thought i would check in and wish everyone a happy easter, i am totally stuffed, just arrived home from my ROAD TRIP, caitlyn woke at midnight last night with me having to get up at 3am to start my drive, so i left at 3.30am this morning, and its now 8.30pm......and thank god i am finally home!!!! im EXHAUSTED.......at least i dont have kids this first week ( except for caity)
GOODNIGHT ALL...........

Kell,the book is beautiful.Just about made me cry.Well done.Its really fantastic.
Anna,over here its capeesh.I get sent work all the time but just cant do it.I use to get the hj's and dominos all the time! Free food plus paid!!!

Argh. These sleepless nights are really doing my head in :( Im starting to feel really crabby all the time.

Ry caught Jett pulling himself up on my clothes horse tonight AND getting up on the window sill. My peaceful, immobile life is over now *sigh* J ate a chunk of paper yesterday (so its not allowed to be chewed on anymore) and I was so worried about it but I saw the end result in his pooey nappy before. Came out looking the same as when it went it :cryinglaugh: Atleast I know his bowels really work.
For those who's bubs have teeth - how long did it take for them to come through fully? Jetts are still halfway and its driving me insane as when they are fully through it may mean an end to the night wakings. Anyone have any suggestions that dont involve a dummy, feeding or butt patting to try and get him to resettle himself?
I feed him now and he downs a whole bottle but I really want to stop that habit before it becomes a huge issue.

Kell that scrapbook is beautiful! What a great gift!
Maz, that pic of Vy is just to cute!!!!

Have a great Easter weekend those who are going away. Those staying, I'll wish you a Happy Easter on Sunday :)

You've done a really good job with the book Kell, it's beautiful.

Rans and I just made rice/meatballs and dipped them in satay sauce...considering I've never made anything like that before and they didn't fall apart toooo much, I'm quite happy. They were yum. First home cooked meal we've had in ages. Since we actually have clean dishes :p

Well, my big man has fallen asleep on my shoulder, so I might haul us both to bed. xo

Happy Good Friday!

Thanks guy for the comments about the scrapbook.. im really glad i did it now for FIL, think it is really going to mean a lot to him. Jesse's head is 46cm.. but he has a boofhead!

Rach.. Thats good Jack is going well with his feeding and sleeping.. oh wish Jess would sleep in for once!! The latest he goes is 7.30am.. though i guess i shouldnt complain it could be worse ;)

Anna**.. cool thanks will look into getting some. Theres some Wilton ones ive noticed on ebay, is that a good brand? Looking forward to seeing your cakes!

Annie.. you have some mighty spunky kiddies there! Love the laundry tub photo!! But all of their photos they are just gorgeous!

AnnaT.. oh Jesse loves paper too.. if he spies some on the floor on the other side of the room, he'll find a way to get there! Um only thing i could suggest is panadol before bed but depends if you want to give that each night. Jesse's second tooth came through on the 18th March and its still not fully through, but very close.. so about 3 weeks later i think it would be fully through. He's stopped waking through the night now at least, just wakes at 5.30am now, put the dummy in and back to sleep.. before it was every second hour.. but i think that was Jesse and Ashleigh sending play vibes to each other!

Nelle.. yum @ the meatballs!

Shell... not sure what day you get back but hope you had a nice holiday!

Anyone have any plans for the long weekend?

We're going to the IL's for lunch today then a friends this evening. Havent taken Jesse out of a night before so will be interesting. Going to bath him before we go, feed him dinner out.. then i think ill leave and get back around 7pm for his last bottle and bed.

Kell - Wilton is IMO the best brand for anything to do with cakes, they are also pretty much the only brand that does the shaped tins - but like I said, hire them where possible (it usually costs about $5 to hire for a few days). Xanders' head is 47cm, so bigger than Jesse's.. yet Xander is a lot lighter then him.

Nelle - Congrats on the homecooked meal! Um, what have you been eating till now???

Nessa - Hope you feel better today.

Maz i had a dream you called me this morning and you were crying but being brave.Are you ok or am i being psychic.It was something to do with jed but not totally in a bad way.Very strange.

hi girls
geeeez you can talk! (but we all say that everytime we log on!) was great catching up with you on wed anna and caddie (and your gorgeous kids!) sorry to hear that millana was being a turd yesterday caddie. and anna, xander does not have a big head, he just has a moonface like bert newton! he's adorable.... and was a hit with the girls as always!

shell - hope the crappy weather that kell is having did not ruin your holiday.

kell - i think you FIL will be over the moon with the scrapbook. love the choice of pics, you're very creative.

hmmmm, who asked about teeth... annat? ainsleigh's only really bother her for about a week, but that's the day before they break through the skin and the few days after (and i am an expert because ainsleigh has FOUR teeth :lol:) but seriously, i know my wisdom teeth really hurt when they are moving, so our guys must get some serious pain with 20 teeth moving around. i have used brauers, and anna** also mentioned some tablets that i have not tried. good luck.

maz - hope caddie's not psychic and all is ok with you and your family

nelle - we had the yummiest meatball recipe the other night... it's one of sam's faves and it's very easy. after you cook the meat balls, you do a sauce with tomato soup and philly cheese and serve with pasta and greens.....YUM! Sam always asks for it when he's home and it's a really simple recipe. let me know if you want it and i'll flick it your way.

nessa - hope you're feeling better

chrissy - you enjoy your teenage free time.... woo hoo!!!!!!!! and well done on your weight loss. you are doing great girl!

annie - hope your cramps have eased. i remember my first period after ainsleigh was born was really painful, and i don't normally suffer bad periods... so if you were prone to bad ones before ouch.

helen, belle, ambz, sharleen, anyone who i have forgotten - hello! ainsleigh has finished her morning singing and is now doing her 'it's time to get up now mum squawk!'

Happy Good Friday girls... and whoever asked, we're off to afternoon tea then seafood dinner at Dad's. YUM

Thought id update the list for you Jodi..
From lightest to heaviest:

GIRLS:
Annika 6.9kg ~ 64cm
Savanna 7kg
Ruby 7.45kgs ~ 67.5cm
Julia 8.5kg
Vyolett 8.7kg ~ 72cm
Nina 10kg ~ 75cm
Ainsleigh 10.75kg

BOYS:
Alexander 8.3kg
Xander 8.45kg
Jack 8.54kg ~ 68cm
Jesse 9.9kg ~ 75cm
Jett 10.5kg ~ 71cm (3 wks ago)

Have i missed anyone?

Anna**.. how tall is Xander? Jess does have some mighty chunky chicken fillet thighs.. i think thats where he's storing alot of his weight. Still even i dont think Xander's head is big. When is your appointment? I think also, baby's heads can look bigger to the eye if they dont have much hair. Jesse was the same when he lost his. Cool am def gonna get some of those Wilton ones. Im sure ill have lots of birthday cakes ahead of me :)

Hey, has anyone felt the same as me..
I really want more kids right, but im worried i wont love them as much as Jesse. Like he is my little man and other than DH i dont think i could love anyone more than him. And the thought of not giving him my full attention upsets me as i just want him to be always happy and will do anything for that. But then saying that, i dont want him to be an only child.. id love for him when hes older to have someone to play with and bond with etc.. but still the whole having another baby as well as him will mean he wont get my full attention. Ness told me that once you get that baby then those thoughts all go out the window but i still wonder..

all i have to say is thank heavens for husbands :lol:

Jack woke at 4.30am *yawn* got up tucked his blankets in and said night timeback to sleep he woke at 5.30am and jase got up to him changed him fed him listend to him play till he went to sleep at 6.45am then I still got to sleep in till he woke at 7.30am, I know those big sleep ins were a trick :cryinglaugh:

as for teeth, the only thing I can suggest is teething gel have you tried the teething tablets my mums group are swearing by them, well did I mention jacks 3rd tooth is thru came thru wed, it is his top left eye tooth *go figure* trust Jack to be different

what else we have no plans for easter jase is on call so could be called out any minute mind you we get 3 days in lou we are taking 2 lots of 1 week off over the next month off and with RDO days in lou etc we dont need to cut into his holidays :dance:

maz had to wash jack taggie, can I make a suggestion is there anyway th ecrinkle stuff can be attached to the sides of circle cause I had great deal of trouble straightening it out :dunno: just a thought

hi everyone

OH Rach, its sewn on but its only cellophane. BUgger im so sorry.
Cadie - now you have me pooping my panties. You could of atleast had a cool dream. PMSL.
Kell - i cried to at your book. It is totally beautiful
HEllo everyone else.
Im being a slacker today (sorry) Jed and I are finishing our back l anding, decking out of our bedroom door and ive got to change Wilhelms room around cause he's been really scared of a night and sleeping on the ocuch.
BBL
xxmaz

Kell, I have a similar issue with having more except its that I dont want another boy because for some weird reason I just want Jett to be my one and only little man. How bad is that!

BBL had a sleep in so I need to go shower.

In regards to teething... I swear by Hylands Teething Tablets! Many chemists stock them, so ask if you can't find them (about $12 for 100 odd). Xander gets spewy on the Bruers stuff, I think it's cos of the colouring in it but not sure. Either way, the tablets contain similar ingredients and dissolve immediately on the tongue - within about 10mins of having them, Xander is so chilled.

Kellxx - Xander is 70cm, so about average for his age. He's head scan in on Tuesday arvo at 2pm - I'll let you all know how we went afterwards. Saw your photos, did you make that cake for the naming day?

Caddie - I hope there was nothing to that dream. How unsettling that must've been.

Maz - Hurry up and finish that back landing area before you go arse up on it again. Sorry to hear Wilhelm has been scared in his room... do you know what he is afraid of? If it's monsters and the like... have you tried making a 'monster spray' (water in a spray bottle - add frangrance etc)

oh maz i wasn't complaining just suggesting but now i know its cellaphane i know why it was so hard :lol:

Anna that the name of the tablets i was trying to suggest :lol:

Haha Maz now Ness will know your secret ingredient! Had a good chuckle at Anna's idea of Monster spray! You could think of something similar if Wil's likely to get a bit full on with water :p

Hope you feel better Ness.

Kell and Annat, do you know many people with more than one kid who love the first the most? Perhaps those people exist but I'm sure it's rare. The first is special cos they're your first, but I'm guessing my second will be special because they're my second!

Rikki I'd love that recipe!

Did I tell you that River's on the move? He's pulling himself forward with his arms. And sitting up.

I nearly forgot... here is the so-easy-you-could-make-with-your-eyes-shut rock cake recipe I promised a while back.

2 cups self raising flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
90g butter
1/3 cup caster sugar
1 cup sultanas
2 tablespoon mixed peel (or substitute both sultanas and peel with dried fruit of choice - apricots/dates/apple taste great!)
1 egg, beaten lightly
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon extra caster sugar

Preheat oven to 210. Place flour and cinnamon in large bowl, rub in butter, stir in sugar and fruit. Stir in egg, then enough milk to give a moist but still firm consistency (you might need more/less milk). Drop rounded tablespoons of mixture about 5cm on greased oven trays. Sprinkle cakes with a little extra sugar. Bake for about 15minutes or until browned. Loosen cakes from tray and cool. Makes 18, 4.9g fat and 636kJ each for those counting this sort of stuff.

Even the most kitchen challenged amongst us could manage these!

Rach - I know you werent complaining honey...im sorry it wrinkled up on you. COuld kick my own butt!
Anna - thanks for the idea honey, might have to do it minus the water. As Nelle said - WIlhelm gets abit over excited with water, so maybe just a bottle with the insides smeared with some lavender oil. hmmmm got my thinking now (ITS HURTING!!!!!!!!!)
thanks for the rock cake reciept to honey....going to ge tthe kids in the mitchen later to make some (hope Ive got everything)
Fooy - VY's screaming again....anyone want her? Blasted teething! We still dont have any. We got one a month ago and it disappeared again. AHHHHHHHHHH
BBL
ANnaT - dsont forget to wash behind your ears

- 6 more days and Xander is gonna be 8 months old.........

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! My baby boy is growing up so fast.

Hello girls. I am back!
We had a great time, weather wasn't too bad, Kell we managed to miss most of the rain when we were out.
We didn't go for long enough but thats Df fault. We stayed in Cronulla at his aunties. Went into the city Weds and Thurs, didn't realise how nice Sydney is and all the great veiws. We went up centrepoint tower, went to the zoo and aquarium, went round on the monorail and went and saw the bridge and opera house. Definately want to come back. We might come back in summer and stay at his aunts again, shes only a block from the beach.
Only downside is I hate travelling, don't think I could ever go overseas cause that 1.5hrs on plane killed me!
Next time too I want to catch up with you Sydney girls.

Well I had 7 pages to catch up on in here so I just sorta skimmed thru.

Kell- I have had the exact same thought. I know once I do have another one I will love them but I just can't imagine loving anyone as much as Ashleigh and I just don't feel ready for another cause like you said just love giving all my attention to Ashleigh!

With the weight thing, 2 weeks ago Ashleigh was 7.04kg.

So how many people her follow the whole good friday and not eat meat? I have my fish but Df goes ahead and eats meat, I'm definately going to raise Ashleigh to not eat meat on good friday. What does everyone else do?

maz he still loves it the only thing I can think is make the cellaphane bigger so when it does get washed it can't shrink umm...I know you can buy a thing for toys at spotlight, to make the crinkle dont know whta it is, but saw it advertised once

well we have had a ok day, Jack and I had a nap much to Jase's disgust *sigh* and then put his shoes on and took him down to the extension in walker, was worried about wood chips and splinters etc, then Jase said why dont ya put his shoes on :duh: now why didn't I think i that :lol:

hi All.. happy easter wil try and get back on over the weekend but ew have friends visiting from Sydney .. so excited..

Re : eating meat etc.. My gf and i are eating salmon for dinner and the boys are going to eat cowfish ( t-bones) ... even though we are all christian the boys dont do seafood..

xoxo anna

Rach.. oh how cute.. youll have to take a photo (if you can!) of Jett's toothies!

Maz.. thanks mate. I still try not to think about whats happening with the FIL, its just so hard to imagine. But we saw him today and even though he tries not to show that its effecting him, you can tell its getting to him. Especially everytime he coughs (as the cancer is in his lungs). I really hope theyre wrong thats all i can say! He is really like a second father to me. Im guessing youve tried it, but does Wilhelm take to night lights? Maybe you could take him shopping and let him pick one out that he likes? Maybe one thats easy for him to turn on when he gets scared at night? Poor lil pet.

AnnaT.. yeh i know what you mean.. in theory i want more kids, doesnt matter if its boys or girls but still.. Jess is the love of my life.

Anna**.. well my thoughts are with you both on Tuesday, im sure he'll be just fine :) No we had that made though i think with a bit of work it could be easily done. How would they have done the blue do you reckon? It looks like its airbrushed on or something?

Nelle.. yeh i know.. and i know that when number 2 or 3 comes along i will love them just as much as Jess, but its just now thinking about it its just strange to imagine. Go River sitting up! Jess is too now.. from crawling to sitting and with no hands! Oh theyre gonna be walking before we know it!

Nessa.. hope youre have a good day tomorrow!

Shell.. welcome back!! Glad you had a great time! And the weather was some what good for you! Definately would love to meet up next time! We had fish today at the IL's.. was so nice too!
Havent had any dinner yet but was naughty and bought some Krispy Kremes on the way home from our friends place.. hehe.. i thought well, DH is staying out (we took seperate cars) and i came home cos of Jess, i deserved a treat! mmmmm theyre so good though!

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Rach.. oh how cute.. youll have to take a photo (if you can!) of Jett's toothies!

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ummmm I know this is bad but mine bubs Jack not Jett, Jett is AnnaT :lol:

its ok Kelly I forgive ya, but yeah Anna got try and get a picture took me 3 weeks to get Jacks first pic :lol:

oh also pics on website of jack wearing his shoes

Kell- I had a krispy Kreme donut at the airport today, my very first KK ever! Was quite nice but I think cause they had been so hyped up by everyone I knew it couldn't live up to my expectations.
So has your FIL started chemo yet? I forget sometimes mine has cancer cause he appears so well and luckily the chemo hasn't affected him, no severe side effects, hopefully it stays that way. I think in about a month he'll have another scan and see if the chemo has shrunk it.

Nessa- I was just saying today to Df I can't wait til Ash is old enough to do an easter egg hunt with. I might want to eat them all myself though.

I am very upset now, my period has returned! I was hoping it'd never come back. No pain yet but may kick in tomor, so better find out what I can and can't take as panadol won't cut it. Hopefully I won't get the pain I used to pre pregnancy.

Rach.. :doh: :redface: Ohhh im so sorrrrrry!!!!! Der! Too much sugar for me tonight. I know Jack Robert is your lil guy, no idea why i wrote Jett.. mustve just been the J's and that theyre both so cute! so sorry though! Oh how bad is that. Oh how cute is JACK in those photos!! Oh i love the number 2 photo, how adorable. Oh im so dumb.. sowwee :redface:

Shell.. yeh hes been going for a few weeks. Had a few different versions.. injections, radiation, tablets etc.. the worst lot was the week before Jesse's Naming Day, yet the silly man ran around like a mad thing cooking! He does try not to show that its effecting him but you can just tell, he looks so warn out. He's starting to lose weight too and hair is starting to thin. Was told he'll lose his hair and then it will grow back curly and a different colour from the chemo.. which will be kinda strange as its white and straight atm. Hope the chemo is shrinking your FIL's. From what DH said i dont think mine has much chance of shrinking it, it seems to have taken over both his lungs. Oh no for AF!!

Hey.. does anyone know where i would be able to get a Sesame Street or Baby Elmo cot quilt? Im going to have a look at Target on monday but was looking through a few people's websites and came across Mel1977's of her Angel son and they had the one i would love to get for Jesse for Nicholas, but i dont want to ask where they found it as i think its too personal. Anyone have any ideas?

Can you google the blanket Kell? Or maybe make one?

Shell! AF back for you?? That's so wierd, since you breastfeed a lot don't you. Glad you had a good time in Sydney! It's good you've got somewhere to stay whenever you decide to go! (hey, have you broken your drought yet?)

I ask that because I (oh yeah TMI) found a fair bit of whacko egg whitey CM today, I usually have none, I assume it's the breastfeeding that usually makes me quite dry, so I wonder if I'm ovulating? We just had dinner at my parents and then Rans dropped me home and has gone to the movies with some mates, but I might pounce on him when he gets home.
I was playing with Riv this afternoon and said to Rans - I could go another of these. :p It'll happen when it happens though. I'm in no hurry.

Annie, mum and dad do the fish thing, but more because they love fish! We had some bbq'd in foil with lemon and soy sauce and garlic and other things...was soooo good.

Thanks for that rock cake recipe Anna! Doesn't look too hard, might give it a shot!

Kellxx - From what I can make out from the photo, it looks like the blue is airbrushed on... you can either use an airbrush to do this, or Wilton make a colour-in-a-can stuff that'll do the same job (just not as many colour choices). Thanks for the well wishes for Tuesday for Xander.

Shell - Oh no at getting AF back. Guess it had to return eventually :-(

Nelle - I have been getting the weird egg white CM thing for a couple of months now. It's almost like I have a cycle every month , but without the period bit.

Rach - With toys that contain celophane, wash them in cold water and it wont (or shouldn't) shrink. Quite a few of Xanders' store bought toys have celophane in them and I've not had a prob unless I washed them accidently in warm/hot water.

Belle - I loved that piccy of Julia that you sent me on my phone... am out of credit, so couldn't reply!

We had an awesome day with Xander today... pretty much stayed home all day (just went for a walk in the arvo) and played with him the whole time. Xander has just been in the most fantastic mood all day because of the extra attention. Zilcho got done around the house, but it was worth it! He's now totally zonked out, fingers crossed it stays that way.

Anna I love your ticker pic - Xander's such a spunk! That's interesting about the CM, I might make a note of when I get it and see if there's a pattern...

did you go for a walk in you pyjama's anna???? :lol: (anna told me she was spending ALL day in her pj's today!) just a quick one as we just got home from my dad's and it's nearly 11pm. just waiting for ains to settle herself back to sleep then it's bedtime for me too. i lost a hubcap off the car today, and a very nice man told me so at the lights so i knew where i'd lost. i rang my little bro as he would be driving on that road (main road) and i had to get the grizzling girl home. anyway, no luck with little bro, but then he came back after he'd left the dinner, he'd found it on the way home!!! just had to share this little woo hoo!

enjoy the rest of your easter girls... will get that recipe to you nelle. it's so easy and so super yummo!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!
(do they class it as today or tomorrow?)

Nelle.. yeh tried googling and no go.. im terrible with a sewing machine so couldnt make it.. but will look around Target etc, they seem to have a baby sesame line. Ooww be careful with that eggwhite stuff, you might end up with another bun in the oven!!

Anna**.. oh that sounds like a good thing (the Wilton in a can stuff). Oh sounds like you had a great day with Xander! He must love all that attention!

Well i need a coffee.. feel extra tired this morning for some reason..

I would love to take a pic of Jetts toothies BUT I have to get him to sit still long enough which is impossible now he is crawling! I will try though, you can see them when he laughs lol

The climbing has gotten worse. Ry bathed him last night and Jett stood up on his own holding the side of the bath :o Then he let go and was only holding on with one hand and almost upright. I am so not ready for pulling up, cruising or walking.

Well Im going to Sydney on Tuesday and will be back Friday so if I disappear you know where I am :)

BBL for personals.

Kell- I class easter tomor but I guess the whole weekend is easter. As for your fil, he sounds so sweet doing all that and trying to not let everyone see how affected he is, I hope the chemo slows down his growth and he gets some quality of life in there.

rikki- Woohoo! Yay on getting it back.

Nelle- Yeah I'm still BFing 7-8 times day so I was pretty ****ed when it returned. We still haven't DTD, haven't even attempted again, I tell you we are like an old married couple! As for CM I haven't noticed any but I'm sure bout 2 weeks ago I had like O'ing type pain cause I remember joking to Df lets make the next one.

Anna**- Stuff the housework a happy baby is much better! I love when we have those great days when bubs is happy.

We went to bil and sil for dinner last night, had the yummiest fish. But I have found since fil got his cancer diagnosis he has become more outspoken. Poor Ashleigh has had a big week so last night she was getting upset the bottom lip was out and fil was holding her at the time. I said I think she's hungry (only cause it'd been just over 2 hours since her last booby) and he says to me with tone "everytime shes upset you reakon she's hungry, shes not hungry shes just bored". So he then tries to play with her and obviously shes getting more upset tired as well. So I finally got her and she had a big feed and fell asleep. The whole time I was feeding all he kept saying was how do you know shes hungry how do you know its not this or that. (Saying this with tone too) At least Df spoke up and said we are her parents we most of the time know what shes upset about.
I feel bad *****ing bout him when hes unwell but it really did bug me. Its not the first time, him and mil always think Ash is bored when shes tired or something so then of course try to stimulate her and then she can't get to sleep!

Hi ladies, I am back!.

Leith went back to work today, so hopefully I will be able to catch up on a few things.

Belle-I got your mms, Julia is looking just soooo gorgeous(takes after her mummy). Hope you are having a good easter.

Shell-I am sorry that you are having issues with your FIL. The cancer does make it harder for you to stand up to him and I know that you feel bad, sorry if this sounds harsh but he is probably more outspoken because he knows people won't say too much to him about it. Probably also with all of the treatment etc he probably has less patience due to dealing with it all, and therefore is a little more grumpy. It's hard though and I hope that visits are more comfortable from now on.

Ok now what have been major items lately.

AF-no AF here either. Had some CM a month or so ago, but no sign of AF at all yet.

2nd Baby-I felt exactly the same. The day I went in to have Eithan I actually cried from guilt and worry. I was so scared that I was going to die that I felt really guilty for having wanted another baby and that resulting from this selfishness I would die and Bella wouldnt have me around. Silly I know, but pregnancy hormones. Just dont worry about it ladies, I know how you feel and trust me you will have more than enough love for your children.

Teething-Still no teeth here, but he is soo cranky all of the time. We have to bonjella him before 50% of his solid feeds otherwise he crys the whole time, because he is so hungry, yet it hurts so much.

TTC-Leith has decided he doesnt want anymore kids, so I am still coming to terms with that. He has said that if we were to ever have an accident he would be really happy and fine with it, but that he doesnt want to actively try for a baby or be lax about it either, so no OTL here. It would be pretty hard to have an accident. I took 25mths to fall preg with Eithan, but luckily on the 3rd cycle of Clomid. Plus no Af here. So if it were to happen, it would definantly be meant to be.

Easter and Fish-I am not religous at all. I have spirtual beliefs, but dont conform to any type of religion. However I am christened and have been brought up to eat fish on good friday. That said, we went fishing yesterday and caught NOTHING. We tried 3 Spots!!. I BF Eithan on the jetty, he was all rugged up in his woolen beanie and blanket and he kept me kinda warm, but my was the rest of my boob cold. I was disreet, but that tassie weather still found its way in.LOL. So we went back to mum and dad's and had scones and jam and hot cross buns for tea. My oh my, my hips will notice this easter.

Ok, we went on a few picnics and drives etc on Leith's holidays, so we had a nice relaxing time. We did NO reno's.

Eithan on backwards crawling. He's not, he moves himself backwards by pushing his arms and sliding. But he really doesnt go far at all, maybe just 50cm. So he is not a big mover at the moment. I am not sure about his growth stats at this stage, but want to take him to the mchn when he is 8mths old. I am just about to change his ticker photo, with a pic of him at the beach.

I have heaps more to say, but as it is this has taken me an hr.

Hope you all have a great easter.

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Ooww be careful with that eggwhite stuff, you might end up with another bun in the oven!!

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Haha fat chance, Rans rolled over to me last night, romantic candle burning and - WAAAAAHHHHH! :doh:
I finally climbled back into bed at 3:30, with Rans fast asleep. Ah well.

I'm glad you had a good holidays Helen! If you find it hard to come to terms with stopping at 2 or start itching for another one down the track, you could always have a re-chat to Leith.

Ohhh yeah, I think my hips will balance themselves out, since I'm no longer that into chocolate, but I LOVE hot cross buns...mmm with butter in the microwave...

Yay about the hubcap Rikki!

Shell, I am setting you a dtd deadline of a year. So you still have 6 months :p

My little man is inching himself towards his rocker, it's so funny to watch him move. He dragged himself over to my All Stars before and was chewing on the laces, little silly! He looks like a little inchworm, or like he's doing the butterfly swimming stroke on the carpet! Ah he's there now! The little inches are becoming lunges...I might have a commando crawler on my hands!! :cryinglaugh:

Shell.. hun, out of anyone in this world, YOU know what Ashleigh needs and wants more than anyone! It is unfortunate that it is your FIL saying these things as i guess you just have to bite your tongue, but just always remember, you know best ok. I hate it when people try and tell me what to do with Jesse or that he wants something else, how would they know. My mum once said, when Jesse was playing up and i went to give him his dummy (as i know when he gets grizzley thats what he wants from experience) and she said he's fine he doesnt want his dummy.. i said yeh but thats the sounds he makes when he wants it, she said you dont need to give him his dummy everytime he makes that sound.. i threw it down and walked out of the room at the time, but like i dont need someone telling me, whoever they are, what MY baby wants or needs.. i know what his different sounds are.. as you do with Ash. Try not to let it get to you, you just have to take it with a grain of salt, and like i said, at the end of the day, you know whats best for Ash. Glad you had some yummo fish though!! Thanks mate. Yeh he is a gem like that.. all he ever wants to do is make people happy.. i wish MIL would appreciate what shes got before its too late.. she really takes advantage of it way too much.

AnnaT.. oh my! That would be a scarey sight him standing in the bath!! He's gonna be walking before you know it! Does he sit up in the bath now?

Helen.. oh what a stud muffin you have there on your ticker!! Glad youre doing well and had a good holiday.

Nelle.. ive found with the chocolate hot cross buns you have to get good ones. We found the best ones are from Coles.. bakers delight ones are yuck.

Well, i was just tickling Jesse and he pucked all over both of us! Luckily it didnt hit my face otherwise id be feeling quite ill right now.. Grahame just laughed.

hi all

all about me today, so i am sorry.. have read your posts but i need to go and havea sleep.. Olivia was throwing up between 9pm and 2am this morning.. dont know why.. no fever... just vomit everywhere.. she ended up in bed with us and i fell asleep sitting up holding her.. she was shacking it was awful.. i wanted to go to the hospital but hubby convinced me she would be alright.. and she was.. wouldnt knowit today.. running around Everywhere..

xoxo BBL Happy easter!