Noni: ah the wonderful smells of those that walked before us!! LOL!! i remember when we moved in here that the place just reeked. the whole bathroom was black with mould and lets not even start on the stove!! this was AFTER the real estate made them come back and clean it up 'properly', eeeeww gross!
Cally: yeah the tugging on the ear doesnt sound too great. does it look red? maybe get a pharmacist to check it out (saves waiting for a DR sometimes!)...oh i can be impatient!
MD: to you babe! that really sucks that he is going for so long. and bummer that you guys cant go with him! Well when i FINALLY get to canberra we'll definitly have to catch up!!
we are soo buying Big Love 1!! we are addicted!
oh there's a kindergym here! but i thought they were for older kids??
do you think the gymbaroo book is any good?? i wanna buy it, but if in practice it's not that great, then i wont bother.
yeah, we are pretty devastated about our dog stella. it came out from the blue. so hopefully the guy will be able to tell us what we can (if anything) do. she has epilepsy, which i think has added to her anxiousness. but still, i dont think that i could ever trust her around kids again, and that doesnt bode well for her and Leila.
but, i will keep an open mind and see what he reckons...
Leanne: glad to hear that the party was a blast! did you get any good ideas?? i have been trawling the magazine aisles for any party issues...i want to really keep it simple, yet memorable. that said i did see the COOLEST little party dress by collette dinnigan enfant...it has "fairy" written on the front and has a gorgeous little ra ra tutu type thing on the bottom...but the $$ were too scary to contemplate!!
hello to everyone else! i had better dash..
P.S. does anyone have good recommendations on pushbar trikes?? i have been looking for them for leila's 1st birthday and there doesnt seem to be a great deal around...
hi everyone! so sorry for being quiet. haven't even been able to "lurk" so i don't really know what's been happening. can't do personals. except for yesterday and today's posts....some of it anyway.
md, hugs on dh going away. i really admire you (and everyone else whose dh/dp's go away) as i struggle with dh going away for just the weekend.
anyway, haven't even been reading coz' had to put the computer in the office (as opposed to the dining table) coz' the in-laws were here. it's only just come back down to the dining table yesterday.
we're doing fine. max is not yet walking but i think that's coming soon as she's pushing herself to stand up and stands without support for about half a minute. can also see her eyeing a target but falls before she can get the legs moving towards the goal. another tooth has come (thankfully without much hassle for us). only issue at the moment is that she's got the runs and is off her solids. she's been off solids since friday when she vomitted 2x. think she might be paranoid of having solids. she was also feverish last friday so took her to the dr who discounted ear infection and meningitis and said it was probably just viral.
oh, not sure who it was asking about paracetamol coz' bub didn't like panadol....same thing with max. can't make her take panadol. she spewed when she had a taste of it last friday. went and got nurofen and she took it happily. so maybe get anything BUT panadol and bub will take to it.
have really missed everyone (bubs and mums). hope i will be able to keep up again.
Rainforest - I love the new name. Now come on tell us why....has it got something to do with being up the duff? Lol I'm getting excited now and jumping to conclusions!
Fianne - Welcome back, its nice to hear that you and your family are doing well. Max sounds like she's got you busy!
MD - I cant thank you enough for your sinus remedy! Its so simple and I guess I should have thought of it sooner. I suffered with that darn headache for almost two weeks and as soon as I started using the fess and warm face cloths it cleared up! Sorry to hear that your DH is going for 3 months, you are very brave indeed. I love the idea of using a wedding dress to make a christening gown for bub, its so special. Did you decide on E's christening outfit? Did I miss that part? I think a suit is fine. And you are right its a good idea to get something nice that E can maybe one day use on her own children. Its so special. We have DP's christening gown here and its so gorgeous, its not even old fashioned as I thought it would be. Though we wont be using it as we decided not to do a christening.
Clare - Wow what an incredible and inspiring story, they could write a really good book together. Thats such a great idea chucking toys into a basket and swapping them with other mums and bubs! So sorry to hear about Stella, what a bummer. Hopefully it was just a once off incident, but I guess from now on you will feel like you cant trust her 100% around Leila.
Leemar - Glad your neices party was a hit.
Noni - Oh no the fungal infection doesnt sound nice. What did the doc say? Yay for the new washing machine!
Cally - Hope it isnt an ear infection. Are you going to take her to the doc after all?
Arte - Maddie is also an 8am waker and anything before that is not on lol. So glad that you have a neighbour with a bub.
Falguni - We had our all night benders as well, but we are so over that now!! I guess we have no choice as well with a bubba!
Well now that I am feeling better I must say I am 100% happier, I feel motivated once again and I dont groan and moan when Maddie needs my attention. Still a tad sick with a sore throat (& losing my voice ahh!) and the works but not as bad as I was. I think being that sick really took it outta me, gosh it was horrible I dont want to be that sick ever again! Guess its unavoidable with kids though. I also got a bit down as I kept thinking its my fault she is getting so sick as I didnt BF her! Anyway that silly thought is at the back of my mind now. Still a tad worried about Maddie, I might take her to the doc on Wed as her cough isnt improving much. Her conjunctivitis seems to be on the mend though, I've been bathing her eyes in salt water and camomile tea & also using drops. Apart from that we are so proud of our little girl, she is trying to pull herself up on furniture now but so far only gets as far as her knees. Also she is trying to get onto two knees from sitting, but can only get as far as the one and rocks. I think she will be crawling within a month or so. Also we had a big family meal with the rellies on Sat night & Maddie sat in her chair and had a bit of everything we ate then also polished off a bowl of yoghurt, she looked so proud of herself as everyone was giving her praise. Its been an exciting weekend here with all these new developments, just shows you how fast they grow its amazing.
MM, Maddie isn't sick because you didn't BF. BF bubs get sick too, it helps but it isn't a magic barrier to illness so don't ever feel bad about it. Glad to hear you are feeling better and yay for Maddies developments. It really is amazing how quickly they grow.
Clare, so sorry about Stella, don't know what I would do. Hope the behaviorist can help you.
Fianne, good to see you, sounds like Max is doing really well. Hope you survived the IL visit lol
Someone mentioned Green tea, sorry can't remember who, but i jus wanted to say that i was unaware that it had the same amount of caffine as regular tea, infact it is from the same bush, but prepared in a different manner....... so there ya go. So giving it to bubs might not help with their sleeping!
Cally- there must be something in the air, we are suddenly having 5am wakeups too. Too early for me. I kick my DH too Arte!
Clare- Bummer about your dog. It is heart breaking if the suddenly become a danger. Particularly as it is not usual for them. Sorry, i don't have any push bike recommendations. Not much help am i???
MM- Lu is still BF, and she has had 5 colds in 4 weeks! So it is not your fault it all, it is this crummy weather which the bugs thrive in, that combined with the fact that these babies love to lick everything they can including the floor!
MD- What did you decide about the baptism?
Lazy day at home, cooking lasagne. We have a couple of guys staying with us. They are filming Deer. I am sure they would love to shoot them, but you are not allowed to shoot on this property, as it is part of a water catchment area. (i am secretly pleased, i like our resident deer!)
Might cook a cake too.
Last edited by Junglemum; July 1st, 2008 at 09:27 AM.
bit of a vent coming!!
last night dp was yelling at me because it was late and he wanted to go to bed and i was sooo exhausted that i was literally falling asleep in between things he was asking me to do and not helping him put asha to bed.. id spent the whole frigging day washing and cleaning up and i even cooked him a roast dinner.. i just feel like nothings ever going to be good enough.. i am so exhausted because asha wont sleep in her own bed so i dont get any proper sleep because i am always aware of her and what shes doing because i am worried she will fall off the bed and then she gets me up early lately too to have breakfast and all he cares about is himself and how tired he feels from working.. i just dont know how long i can keep doing everything by myself.. i spend so much time cleaning and washing and then he comes home and chucks **** everywhere or has his friends over the day afterive done a big clean and just trash the place pretty much
can't give too much away yet girls......have to keep you all hanging a little longer trust me, you will all find out soon enough....
noni- sorry to hear your dp is such a pita!! it's very very hard when they won't do anything to help and just create mess. i've been having similar problems with my dp too. could you put asha's cot in your room so she could sleep in that but not in your bed so you could get some more sleep?
md- big hugs big big hugs
ange- i'm so glad they're not killing the deer. that would completely freak me out! what kind of cake are you going to make?
hayley- sounds like you've been having a really rouggh trot lately. glad things are on the up though. maddie is coming along so well! what a gorgeous girl sitting and having dinner with all the relos. they would've loved it!
hi fianne- great to see you back. max sounds like she's going so well
clare- how is everything with stella? has she seen that guy yet? i'm sure it was just a one off thing. maybe it might be worth taking her to the vet as she may be in some sort of pain...our girl had a really bad ear infection and i had no idea. took her to the vet for her vacs and found out poor bubs was in serious ear pain!
gotta go, Lewis is screaming the house down
bbl xoxo
OMG it is windy today - won't be going for a walk otherwise she'd be blown away. Arte, you'd have to put an arm out the window and grab K as she flew past! I've double pegged everything on the line but wouldn't be surprised if something goes missing. At least it will dry quickly.
5:20 wake again this morning but at least she went back to sleep for 1.25 hours after I fed her. Usually it's 10 minutes if I'm lucky.
Ange - mmm, cake. The muffins I made were finished in less than 24 hours (and they weren't even that good)
I was feeding K yesterday and just had the feeling to look over my shoulder into the backyard. There were 2 10 year olds out there! Didn't look at all familiar and they left the moment they saw they were spotted. I went and stood in the lounge out the front to see where they went but they disappeared around the corner. DH went and put the padlock back on the shed when he came home. And K wasn't at all interested in finishing off the feed which was a pain.
Rainforest - I'm going with Arte's engagement suggestion.
Clare - I'm intersted in the push trikes too, want to get one for her birthday.
MM - glad you are feeling better.
Welcome back Fianne. Glad that Max is doing well.
We have the Baby Play book. Most of what is in there is fairly obvious and you are probably doing (ie talking about different things, singing songs). Some of the things they have are
- filling bottles with beans or grains so they roll across the floor and they can chase them
- kick a ball with them (you hold and swing her so her legs connect)
- using riding toys
- explore stuff (textures, sounds etc around the house)
- let them chase a torch beam around the floor
- empty and fill containers
- stacking rings
- feely books
We've also got the toddler play book
to you babe! that really sucks that he is going for so long. and bummer that you guys cant go with him! Well when i FINALLY get to canberra we'll definitly have to catch up!!
I am sure they would love to shoot them, but you are not allowed to shoot on this property, as it is part of a water catchment area. (i am secretly pleased, i like our resident deer!)
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