Babies Born September 2007 #22

[Artechim]

Haley, the interest rates keep going up and up here too. They are at 10.2% at the moment. And petrol here is crazy, it is currently $1.79per litre. I don't cook anything for the mesh bag, he just slobbers, sucks and squishes it out.

Gracie, I am glad we moved to the bigger sized nappies - they fit so much better. I think he must be wide across the waist because he is supposed to fit them for another 3 kilos but the grip tabs were right on the edge. The toddler nappies are for 10-15kg but he is 8kg and they fit perfectly.

Cally, it is much easier to just keep quiet when people ask how they are sleeping. Everyone seems to know the magic cure that will instantly get you a full night sleep lol. W is still waking about 4 times a night but I have had him in bed with me so I just feed him and go back to sleep so it hasn't been too bad. I don't think I have slept longer than 4 hours in one go this entire year. Midnight pooing isn't fun.

Noni, well done on the home made craftyness.

Leemar, it was cold here the other night and it was so nice to cuddle up to Will.

Ozstar, how did Logans vaccinations go? Hope he was a brave boy and didn't cry.

I have just realised that I don't know who does the vaccinations here, if I need to take him to the Dr or if the plunket nurses can do it. I signed up for a doctor in town but then someone said he should have retired years ago so I want to change to someone different. There is some crazy system here where you register with a particular doctor and if you get prescriptions from them it is $3 but if you go to a random doctor they charge $15 for the same medicine. They must have changed it while I was gone.

I asked the receptionist at the Dr's where you have babies around here and she said you don't. There is nowhere to have them. There are midwives in the area and a small hospital the next town over at the military base but since I will be 'high risk' because of GD I will have to travel 2 hours to hospital. That doesn't sound very appealing. Not that #2 is happening for a while yet, just wanted to be prepared.

Sherie, after saying I thought that it wasn't worth getting the rotovirus vaccine, there was an outbreak that affected 48 soliders in the next town. I guess it is more common than I thought.

[*noni*e*]

md - yeah thats the one.. Asha like it too so i thought i could do with some props to make it more exciting hehe..
arte - hope u figure out the dr/nurse thing all a bit confusing for my tired brain

[Leemar]

Hi Girls,

Well tonight I have 2 boys in the bed. I think I will put them both back in there own beds when I am ready for bed.

Sherie - What a wonderful pressie. You lucky girl . Hey we were married the same year. But I dont think I will be getting any pressies.
Noni- I use to sing that to the boys when they were little and they loved it and now I sing it to Olivia. I usually do it when crying and they instantly stop crying. I also sing if your happy and you know it clap your hands. They like that one too.

My brother came over tonight and fitted some new flick mixer in the kitchen and a new spout in the bathroom for me so I fed him dinner and he helped me bath the boys. I put Olivia in her bath and she loved it she was splashing the water and laughing like crazy it was so funny.

Art- I love snuggling and its good too cause my boys are like there daddy, they are warm as toast.

Hello to everyone and sweet dreams to all

[Trillian]

I've been popping in and out of here on and off today and completely forgot to post!

I am feeling a fair bit better today - due mainly to having a better sleep last night I think. But I can't stop sweating and I feel like my body temp is a gazillion degrees. So I have been drinking heaps of water cause I feel so thirsty all the time. Hopefully this is the tail end of it.

I had Alister on the floor late this afternoon in our sun room I suppose you'd call it and the sun was coming in through the window and shining on the floor making a pattern and he kept trying to grab at the sunlight LOL. It was so funny to watch him reach out and try to get it, only to look really confused when he couldn't get it LOL. I just love the fact that he knows *nothing* kwim? like he can do what he was doing and not have a clue it was only sunlight on the floor

i tell you what, with all this talk of nursery rhymes and stuff - all of you should go out and grab a copy of The Wiggle "Pop go the wiggles" DVD - its all nursery rhymes and it's just fantastic. Paige has watched it everyday nearly since I got it at the concert and I sing along with it too and Alister loves it - he sits there riveted listening to us sing along. Also good if your memories of nursery rhymes are a bit fuzzy - has all the great ones Five little ducks (Paiges fave) Oranges and Lemons, the full version of Twinkly twinkle little star - theres 45 odd songs on there.

[Ginger]

nice avatar sherie- you little hottie!

[Leemar]

Sherie- I just seen the pic of your buffet hutch. I love it. Hey Snakes just freak me out. I got the creeps just looking at the snake at your back porch.

[Patooties]

hi everyone
sherie - i agree, what a little hottie!!! What a thoughtful DH you have. The buffet looks wonderful. The photo of you and Marydean is a great one. It must have been great to meet in real life. Have you heard of Tissue Salts? I went to the Bowen Therapist today, and she gave me some for Hannah. The poor little chicken has conjunctivits Such a horrible thing. She has green snot coming out of her nose as well, so she looks a treat at the moment.
Arte - i saw those mesh bags at the shop. does it make a huge mess?
gracie - thanks for posting the pic of the Hannah montana cake. I'll be making mine tomorrow and icing it on Saturday. Hopefully it will turn out ok.
md - lol at you not doing well at cooking with breadcrumbs.
Leanne - i love snuggling up with my girls too. When i'm tucking Jess in at night, she often asks me if i've finished all of my jobs for the night, 'cause one of my favourite things to do is fall asleep in there with her. (Zoe is usually asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow)
Cally - the Bowen therapy only took a minute. She basically just gently touched Hannah in 2 spots. Also gave me some Tissue Salts - i spray it under her tongue - for the conjunctivitis and can also be used to treat colic and reflux.
I'm not sure whether it's going to work yet, but this afternoon she was a having a really relaxed sleep, and tonight she fell asleep by herself, without her dummy.
will let you know tomorrow how our night goes.
noni - i love making crafty bits too.
our song that we sing is baa baa black sheep, but we change it a little:
'baa, baa black sheep, have you any wool
yes sir, yes sir, 3 bags full
one for the daddy and one for the mum
and one for the little girl who came from Mummy's tum."
(we started singing it to Jess when she was a baby)

am taking the girls to their great grandma's funeral tomorrow. i am taking along 11 helium balloons (one for each of the great grandchildre) and we're going to send them 'up to heaven' after the mass.

[Leemar]

Oh Jazmum the balloons sound like a wonderful thing to do for your grandma. As for sleeping tonight I think I will leave the 2 boys in the bed and snuggle up to both of them.