Babies Born September 2007 #37

hey everyone :)
been so tired still but had no opportunity to go to the drs yet.. pretty sure its just iron anyway, think af is on its way so dont think i am utd this time never know but i dont think so.. probably a good thing since i am addicted to drinking sugar free vs every morning and have been so tired already!
dp and i had a fight last night lol over nothing, that or i just cant figure out what it was really about... he got asha up this morning coz he left late for work and i got to sleep in till 9 so i thought he was over it but then he didnt kiss me goodbye so i have no idea.. we have dinner tonight for his brothers birthday with his dad and his wife and brother and his girlfriend i dont know if i am gonna go and play happy families for his sake when he wouldnt even give me a kiss goodbye.. petty i know but hey..
sherie - 290 postage lol i hate it when the postage costs more than the item itself!! ive bought some dvds online for dp that he wanted for fathers day they were 11 and 15 pounds each but the postage was like 30 pounds maybe cant quite remember now anyway it ended up costing me just over $80 au to get these two bloody dvds lol he better appreciate them, hes been winging about wanting them for a while now though so its pretty safe lol...
md - sounds like H's school has a good attitude :) glad its all working out well :) as for presents weve got asha a cabage patch doll with her birthday on the birth certificate, pretty cute its a little boy one.. as well as we really want to get her a small guitar or ukelele as she is always playing with dps guitar and we think shed really like that.. she might end up with some clothes and books as well lol but we do have to pay for her party which is getting way out of hand so i am not sure yet lol.. my mum and her husband are getting her play equipment for the backyard.. not sure about everyone else..
leanne - lol a little girl for fathers day how can you beat that?? hehe
mm - damn no baby news lol @ u stalking her, i get really excited too when other ppl are havin their bubbas haha..
cinta - hope the sleeping keeps going well!!

As well as the trike, K is going to get a book (we got Snugglepot and Cuddlepie for Christmas and I am planning on getting the whole set of stories that are bound the same for future birthdays and Christmases), some toys for the beach and I am going to hit Little Red Engine in Phillip and get her something from there. I want to get some more toys that we can play with her, eg puzzles or something. She loves stacking cups and putting rings on a pole and her Tupperware Shape O. I've no idea what the rest of the family is getting her, hopefully not too many little toys.

We have concrete edging put all around the garden beds yesterday and it has a black oxide sprinkled on top to give it colour. The cat has walked all through it and now has black paws and there are footprints all through the laundry so she is banished for an uncertain amount of time!

Jealous of your washing machine Trill - ours isn't old, but it has started doing this thing where it gets stuck on the first rinse cycle. So far it has been going for more than 1.5 hours and that was with me pushing the forward button! I think it starts to get unbalanced so it fills up again in an effort to rebalance itself. Which isn't good for our water bill!

MD - glad that everything worked out well with H. well done at losing a kg.

Clare - yay for L's sleeping

Cinta - Cessa was born on K's due date. That would have been very scary, those last little weeks. Do they think she stopped growing because you were so sick?

Nappy rash is looking heaps better. I gave up on Bepanthen (think it will find a new home in the bin) as it was doing nothing. Slapped lots of Amolin on it yesterday which made a big difference as was a day in disposables rather than cloth. My magic cream is Penaten which comes in a blue tin. Waiting for a pharmacy order, I refuse to pay $15 for 55g around here when I can get it over the internet for $22 for 166g! We've done a bit of no nappy time, but with the coldness and the mobility she has now, I'm too scared of the mess!

She worked out yesterday how to open the safety gate. I think it will be right if we tighten it, but this morning she escaped and went and woke up DH while I was getting her breakfast. Poor thing, he couldn't sleep in until 7:15 today!

MM - glad that she is feeling better.

Well we are heading into town once she wakes up. Will do the grocery shopping and then am having lunch with PIL. Will see how we are going for timing and might let them babysit for a little while so I can have a wander around the shops without a pram.

Just wanted to post a quickie on here to say YIPPEE...400 POSTS FOR ME!!! Not anywhere near as many as some of you other chatty ladies but seeing as I went AWOL for a while not a bad effort. :p

As for presents, well smart trike of course, as well as Gymboree clothes, shes got a little fisher price my first doll that fits in the walker/stroller (my sister has got that for her), plus some bath toys (came today in mail from sendatoy) and...oh damn, forgot what else. I'll have to pull it all out and check. I just keep finding things that I love. I'm seriously considering the ladybug wheely bug but might hold off until Christmas for her.

Can't do personals atm, have no brain or memory. Off to baby clinic to weigh S...

BBL

Morning Girls,

Birthday Pressies- Ok I know I am going to be different but the smart trike is for a chrissy pressie... for liv's birthday we got a music chair (sits in chair and has a book that play music on the side), a Pony scooter thingie (you know sits on and scootes with feet around the house) and a Learning purse and a push walker that has a basket in the front for her dolly... her pony scooter thingie has a basket in the front for a dolly too. So Cute. OMG 3 more sleeps....

Kate- Congrats on the 400 post...
Cally- Glad the nappy rash is looking better. Liv gets it and I put cansten cream on it.
Noni- Bummer on the fight.
MD- I am glad H is ok at school now. It breaks my heart when kids are bullied.

Kate, forgot to say I read your birth story :hug: I had that indian doctor for one of my appointments, I was sooo glad he wasn't around when W was born because it is really helpful to be able to understand your doctor :wall: What is your sisters name? Maybe she was one of the midwifes I had - I had two good ones and one stupid one that tried to get me on a fit ball when I couldn't even lift my arm for blood pressure (too tired and too much gas lol)

Trill, your new washing machine sounds great. We have a little 5.5kg one, the IL's have a 9kg one and are willing to swap but we live in different islands so I don't see it happening.

MD, that is great news about H. Hope it keeps up. I think she and I would have been great friends, I was a nice but strange child too - I collected cat food boxes, I packed a sad if mum got the cat biscuits in bags instead lol I don't know WTF I was thinking :redface: We seriously aren't getting much more than the trike, maybe one good inside toy and a couple of cheapy things but that is about it.

Rainy - how is L's sleep going? Don't despair if you are back to many wake ups, somewhere deep in his mind a little light has just gone on and he has learnt that he can actually sleep without you. It may take some time, but you should hopefully see an upward trend now. Is he about 10.5 months? That is when W started to improve (and another bub but I can't remember who), there must be some sort of developmental leap around then?

Noni, we are thinking of getting a ukelele too, W loves to play with DH's guitar

Cally, I forgot that you use cloth, what sort do you use?

I think I might make an offer on a house today. We went to look at it yesterday and it is much bigger than the company house we have, and they are about to build a house on the back section here so we won't have a yard and will have to listen to construction for months. We have also had a couple of problems with the housing manager here and DH doesn't want it getting back to his boss. The other day the housing manager came and asked if I would be home next friday so they could put up some net curtains. I said I wouldn't be here and asked if we could do it another time, then he snapped "No" and asked if he could just come in and do it anyway. I said I didn't really like people in my house when I'm not home and he said 'you are making things really difficult', then shoved his car in reverse and took off!

Hi everyone
Slacko here again :rolleyes:
I haven't been able to read through the posts but just wanted to pop in and say hi.
My little bubba is going to be ONE tomorrow. :):(
She's such a little cutiepatootie - some of her most recent achievements are:
climbing on top of chairs and standing up
escaping out of the highchair
escaping out of the shopping trolley
eating rocks out in the garden
walking a couple of steps
saying ' uh-oh' when she drops something and 'ta' when she is given something.


she pretty much weaned herself last week. :( She would pull off and say 'guck' and then give me a little bite. I was terrified she was going to bite me each feed and i was quite tense, which probably didn't help with my flow.

We are having a party on Sunday (joint one for her and Zoe who is turning 5 )
I've just stuffed the Pinata's with lollie bags and have bought everything to fill the party bags. Pass the parcel is organised and i'm making a number 1 and 5 cake. I've ordered helium balloons and spent way too much money all around lol.
I sat up and put the Smart trike together last night. At about 11:30 i gave up and will leave if for dh tonight. We also bought her a talking telephone - she puts just about anything up to her ear and pretends to talk.

anyway, i'm so sorry for the selfish post, my plan is to jump back on here next week and catch up with how you're all going.

Arte - I'm sure you would've been good friends, in fact I'm pretty sure we'd all get on really well in IRL! LOL at the cat food boxes. DD collects boxes endlessly too, she's always planning some creative project with them. She hides them in her room and every few months I tow them all out to the recycling while she's at school. I've got my fingers crossed for your offer, how exciting, you must PM me a piccy if you're successful!!

Loving hearing what all our bubs are getting for pressies. Leanne we are giving E the pink pony ride-on too!! It was the little dolly basket on the front that was cinched the deal here! Soooo girly, never bought anything so pink like that for DD1. LOL. E's also getting a handmade dolly from the markets. On one side she is sleeping and on the other side she is awake, you swap the bonnet to hide the face you don't want LOL. So cute. She's also getting a mousie walker wagon and matching boikido blocks. And I've got about a zillion books too. :rolleyes: Can't help myself.

Sherie, the Little Red Engine Shop in Phillip that Cally mentioned has the Radio Flyer things. I'm sure (but not 100%) I saw a wagon there recently You could ring them and see if they'd post it to you, or I could pick it up and post it if you need me to. I love those old fashioned wagons, DD1 had a nasty plastic one but used it for years and years.

Kate well done on hitting 400! You've been making up for your AWOL time since you've been back on LOL.

Cally glad the nappy rash is looking better. I've found Amolin to be consistently the best, only rarely have I resorted to using Canesten and sigmacort together. I love that you'll be buying the set of books for K. She'll appreciate that when she's much older!

Noni sorry to hear you've had one of those horrible over-nothing fights. Is DH going ok or is he having issues with depression again? I heard somewhere that fish oil is supposed to work wonders, maybe give that a go. I've been thinking I might start taking it or some EPO on a regular basis too, I keep forgetting my preggy vits and my skin has turned horrible, it looks like I have acne or something. Ukelele is an excellent idea, she'd love that !!

ETA - Jazmum I'm sooo excited for little HR!! Enjoy the day tomorrow if we don't see you again before then!!

hello everyone - so much going on in here, i dont think i van even TRY to do personals LOL!!! Will answer what i remember and so sorry if i miss anyone/anything!
Jazmum - SO WONDERFUL to hear from you and enjoy the party!! It sounds GREAT! xxx
Sherie - i also love those radio flyer toys... and thanks MD for the tip, will pop into little red engine when i get back and get N one (maybe, if I dont spend too much in Bali!)
Noni - sorry about the fight, we all have them... did you go to the dinner? how is asha these days? more settled? have you been having some mama time?
Rainy - how you feeling??? how is L? have all the things you boght arrived and how did you hide them from DP???
Kate - congratson 400 posts... and may i say it is so nice to have you back! I missed you when you went AWOL!
Speaking of AWOL - WHERE IS RENEE????? Come back!!!! I miss you and want to hear how rory is!
I also really mis Queenie - MD are you still in touch with her?? Pls tell her i say hi and hope all is well with her and S. I miss ella too, but i dont think she has been on for AGES!
Geez I sound all nostalgic!!

For N's bday I havent bought a thing yet would you believe??? Dont worry I have been scoping things out - think i will get him a wheely bug and maybe a wooden walker with blocks or something like that. decided not to go too overbroard this yr as he wont know much.. and he will get lots from other people. My mum bought him a rocking horse which is on its way to us now.. and i know my SIL has also sent something...i love a musial idea - love the eukelele idea and may also get one of them and/or a wooden drum.. N LOVES music and both our families are v into music so i guess it is inevitable that i will have a house full of noise!
Having a good tme in melb, work has been busy but N is in such good spirits and so much fun.. have also benn bringing him into bed with me each night when he wakes around 11 or 12 for snuggles - hmmm is that for me or him??? it is lovely!! Busting to get to BALI.... 2 sleeps to go!!

will try to pop on tomorrow. xxx

Wow, quiet in here for a change... lol :p

Art - My sisters name is Aynsley, she would have been 5-6 months pregnant at the time. Looks heaps like me if you check out my site or facebook. So many great middies up there but then you always get one who is set in their ways and don't listen to you. Dr M was a great dr throughout the pregnancy. I had to visit him about S turning breech at one point (possibly having to do the manual turning thing). It was just I was so emotional that I couldn't hear anything or concentrate. Luckily I had my sister there to decipher and translate into laymans terms.

MD - Here I am going on about 400 posts and I look at yours and see 4000 approaching. :happyforyou::woot: lol

JaZaH - :hug: for H weaning. But :dance: for all her accomplishments. Good luck with the party and HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH for tomorrow (in case I forget)

Well I've got a woohoo or two today. Had to take my car in to get a remote control beeper coded (so now I can beep into my car instead of having to go to drivers door and turn the key twice to open S door or the boot - first woohoo) and had a walk around town as I waited. I called into my favourite toy shop and low and behold guess what I see in the front window... (suspense filled music)...a LADYBUG WHEELYBUG. Yippee, I was stoked. After hearing about them on here I searched online and found them. I was going to get one for S for Christmas of the internet but can instead put one on layby for her. Also found the Boikido stuff there, so am going to get the percussion table thing and the blocks and oh god, i dunno what else. So theres woohoo 2!

Whoops better go and do another load of washing...BBL

Edit - PP Thanks for the kind remark. It's nice to be missed lol. I think its beautiful that you have snuggles together, S and I have a play in bed together before breakfast and if she ends up going back to sleep she stays in bed with me.

hi girls

lots going on. just briefly, L has been sleeping really well. will go for about 6 or 7 hours now without waking. it's great. i've decided not to go to sleep school. we just decided that we were on a bit of a good run atm and didn't want to confuse things iykwim? i know there are people desperately waiting on a list to get in so i didn't feel comfortable taking up a place when my heart's not really in it.

did everyone see L with his fake mum and dad? what did you think md??
i didn't think it was a very good shot of L- i suppose the mum and dad looked good though.

i got my cradle rock package- ohhh gorgeous. the oobi sizes seem to be a lot more generous this season. i bought him some boots in size 2-3 years and they are wayyy too big- he'll grow into them though. he got the cutest 2 sets of shorts omg!!! so far dp hasn't cottoned on- mainly cos my dad bought L a heap of clothes from myer the other day so i've just kinda mixed them all in together iykwim? dp is clueless about these things anyway. i can go to the hairdresser and get a full cut and colour and he won't even notice.

md- glad evrything seems to be getting a little better for H. have you been happy with that exec teacher?

pp- enjoy bali. i miss queenie and ella too. i miss liddle pixie as well. i was wondering about renee today- i might write her a msg on fb.

arte- do you mean you're going to buy a house? i'm confused!

what are you girls getting dh/dp's for fathers day????

Hey everyone!

Glad to hear H has weaned herself off!

Omg, i can't believe u guys have all gotten smart trikes!!! i got one of those fisher price kitchen set things....double sided...a few wooden toys that we've picked up, some new clothes...nothing rly spectacualr...I didch dolls! I love them, they're just adorable! I might get one...my partner isnt happy with the kitchen thing, he wants to get something different...tad spoilt by her daddy...
I'm attempting to plan a bday party at a park....i've spent so much money already and i haven't even ordered her a cake yet! GAH! I might get a cousin of mine to make one, she's quite nifty at that sorta stuff.

Chessa was and still is extremely stubborn,she wants it she gets it! or she falls asleep trying hehe...nah, she was an extremely strong premie. The midwife who helped deliver her asked me if i was very strong....i was just thinking...do i look strong with my flimsy arms? lol...I'm not the strong one, daddy is, why's that???
we were then told that Chessa was the physically strongest premie she has ever delivered! WOAH!!

Happy birthday Hannah for tomoro!

Congrats on the accomplishments, climbing on chairs and highchairs, chessa's doing that too, she thinks it's safe to climb from one rocking recliner to another....hmm...not when she ends up on her bottom on the ground hehe..(not the high) then she does it again!! I caught her this morning trying to climb from my bed to the bed side....:S

ahh, i better be off, catch u all later!

Morning Girls,

Firstly HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY HANNAH:cheer: HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY TO ZOE

Rainy- Congrats to L for sleeping well
Cinta- Party in the Park sounds great
Pregpan- 1 more sleep till bali.... Have a wonderful time yippeeee

Ok so today I made a cake for Olivia daycare it was sort of a trial for sunday and it turned out ok. I is hot pink number 1 with her name running downwards. The boys thought it was great when they woke up this morning and decided the would get spoons for a taste test... lucky i got to them in time....

Well better go as I am only at work for half day cause I gotta get home and start to get things organised for Sunday.

Hello to everyone and have a wonderful weekend.

Oh Hey Jazmum- Hope the Girls enjoy the Birthday party on Sunday and dont forget at the end to sit down and have a drink cause you deserve it.....

Good morning everyone
thought i would jump on while Hanny is asleep.
Thanks for the birthday wishes for my little bubbashwubba :) I can't believe how fast the year has flown. I was in labour this time last year, trying my hardest to hold off using any pain relief.
We decorated our lounge room - every birthday we set up a pop-up tent and make a path leading up to it. I put party hats on the dolls and teddies and put the presents in the tent. I guess it will be our tradition for many years to come. :)
The girls loved the smart trike more than Hannah I think! I had to take it to school drop off this morning, 'cause they wanted to show off the birthday girl. I made Pikelets for brekky as a special treat, and Han had her first taste of Honey - she loved it.

Hi Cinta - I love the name Chessa - it's sweet.

Leanne - I hope your day goes smoothly on Sunday. I'll have a drink - (ooh i can now that i'm not breastfeeding:lol:) and think of you, maybe you'll be enjoying one too.

Rainy - I saw L in the catalogue - he still looks gorgeous - even the profile shot.
That's fantastic news that he is sleeping so well. Have you been doing anything differently. (sorry if you've already mentioned it - i haven't read any previous posts)

Pregpan -i know what you mean about enjoying the snuggles. I actually don't mind if Hannah wakes during the night - because i snuggle into her bed with her. (i've just put flannalette sheets on too so it's so cosy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS CUTIE PAPOOTIE HANNAH!!!! I hope she has a wonderful day, Ilove the sound of your bday tradition - what a fantastic mum you are Jaz!

Happy Birthday Hannah!!! What a gorgeous way to do all the presents! Enjoy the party on the weekend.

Pregpan - I haven't bought any presents yet for K, my sister ordered the trike so we haven't even had to pay for that yet. I have been on a pretty strict budget for the last few months, but I think the credit card is going to get a bit of a work out in Canberra next week as there is lots that I want to get before I go back to work (which reminds me I should go and try some of my work pants on as I am a bit concerned they won't fit and I may need to get some more). Have a great time in Bali.

Rainy - glad that you are feeling better about L's sleeping, I'm sure there will be a very excited family when they hear they can go to sleep school earlier.

Apparently Blutac isn't toxic - K was chewing on some yesterday so I rang the Poisons line.

Kate - woohoo on finding a ladybug!

Arte - we just use cotton prefolds with Baby Beehinds covers. Very simple and cheap. Did you make the offer on the house? The housing manager sounds like a PITA.

Well I've just made a batch of chewy double chocolate chip cookies for DH and his friends that are coming around tomorrow to lay our new turf.

Leemar - have fun at your party on the weekend.

I put K's hair up in a little clip yesterday (not long enough for pigtails yet!) and she looked so adorable!

ETA - forgot to say that DH said he didn't want anything for fathers day, just a card, but he would cope if we bought him chocolate so I will do that. He is very difficult to buy for.

Thanks Pregpan and Cally :)
I wish all of you guys could come to Hannah's party. After all, you've been a major part of our lives for the past 18/19 months!!!!

Happy First Ever Birthday Hannah!!! Gee she sounds like a little monkey climbing and escaping from everything lol, so cute! The pop tent party tradition sounds really cool!

Rainy, that is fantastic to hear that Lewis is finally sleeping better. Did you change anything (ALL my hopes are now on you guys, please tell me there is a magic cure!)? I am so exhausted today, he is waking a billion times and staying awake grizzling instead of going straight back to sleep. And he has decided that 6am is a good wake up time Grrr. He is getting a tooth though so hopefully it is just a temp problem.

MD, lol about the boxes - I had grand plans for something crafty with them but never got around to actually doing it :wall: I would have spacked it if mum had chucked them! Our first offer on the house got rejected, have upped it a bit and haven't heard back yet.

Pregpan, only one more sleep!!!

Cally, are your parents back yet? Will they be back in time for K's birthday? It is sooo adorable when they click that mum and dad are words that mean something - W stands at the ranch slider and squeals dad dad dad when DH pulls in from work, then he runs (well, walks quickly) to the other door yelling it the whole way. It is very cute.

Leemar, lol at the boys going for the cake armed with spoons!

Hi girls, just quickly jumping on while M sleeps to say:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!!!!
Jazmum you are such a great mum, what a beautiful birthday you have organised for H.

Arte - Good luck with the house! Hope you get it as that guy sounds like an absolute jerk.

Cally - We are in the same boat with being on a budget so I havent gone overboard with pressies. I've just got the smart trike on layby (for chrissy). As for her bday I am sure granny (MIL) is getting a wheelie bug, my mum I have no idea but she will get something awesome and we'll buy her a few special things as well. Not going crazy though.

Leemar - I was thinking of baking a cake for daycare too. Might ask about it next week. Oh no those little cheeky boys glad you caught them in time. Had a little laugh about that, munchkins! Good luck for Sunday & cant wait to hear all about it.

Rainy - So glad L is back on top with his sleeping. Will look out for him in the spotlight catalogue.

Kate - Yay for finding a wheelie bug!

Noni - Did you go to dinner in the end? Hope you made up. :hug:

In a bit of dilemma about M's bday party, as I've just realised that the grand final is on her bday! I hope people will come and not stay home to watch it lol. Feel a bit sorry for DP as he has been offered as an incentive at work to be flown over for the grandfinal and stay in a flasho hotel for the weekend. I told him to go for it because its a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'll change the weekend for M's party, but he wont have a bar of missing out on her 1st birthday. What a nice daddy.

We are having a much needed date night tonight, as M is going for a sleepover with grandma & granddad. They are so excited. I am nervous as its my first night away from her.

Anyway must run, hope you are all well & come back Renee!

Happy Birthday Hannah, I bet you're all plumb tuckered out from your big day today! And Happy birthing day to you Jaz, I thought of you when I got up this morning and what you were doing 12mths ago! I got a bit teary thinking that this is the start of all our babies' birthdays.

Arte - my parents got back a week ago, mum has had a week of lots of time with my niece so she can concentrate on K next week when we come up! She is so excited about it, has rung every day this week saying 'I'm so looking forward to Monday and seeing Katie'. (I'm looking forward to a couple of sleep ins too!)

MM - That's great of DH, forgoing the grand final for the first birthday. Have fun tonight I'm sure she will have a ball at her sleepover.

wow, 12 months since I stopped work. Only 3 weeks until I have to go back....

Hello everyone,

Happy Birthday Hannah...bit late...i hope she's asleep!
Have fun for her party. the tent idea is cute :P

Congratulations on trying to buy a house, good luck with the offer, i hope the owners accept the offer. There's a website that you can check how much the house was bought for, and it's value at that time i think. I'm sure if it's available to the public tho, my friends father owned a realestate agency.
JazMum- Where abouts in Bris are you?

Leemar- Are you in Rothwell? Are there any baby groups around here? I'm in Deception Bay for the time being, attempting to move back to Brissy. I'm desperate to get Chessa mixing in with other children around her age, but I don't want to take her to child care...

catch u later later, Oh! i saw those wheelie bugs, they're so cute!!! i only got to see the bumble bee n the mouse, but the mouse ssoooo won!! hehe, are they normally $80? that's an alright price if they're wooden.

hi cinta - i'm at Keperra.

Is it nice there? my partner spent some of his littly years there, he only remembers bad stuff...he's lovely...*cough*

Hi Cinta
As with most suburbs, there is a dodgy part, and a nice part. Thankfully we don't live close to the dodgy side. lol.

hi everyone!! just a quick post from me... off to bali today so have a wonderful week and think of me tonight on the flight!! back in a week or so with lots of stories to tell.
have a great week with your gorgeous bubbas
xxxxxx

Sending Hannah a Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

that tradition sounds gorgeous and like lots of fun for everyone!

IKWYM! i soo want everyone to be there for Ls birthday! although i have only been around since Jan (i think), you guys are my rock!

Cinta: we are also having Ls birthday in a park. we have hired a community house that's in the park as Melbourne is notorious for inclement weather...so if it rains we have a back up plan...
i have friends living in keperra ATM too. they love it. they have a 3 year old and are TTC #2...so i guess it's baby friendly!
we paid closer to $90....so good price me thinks LOL!

Arte: any news on the house yet??? i need to live vicariously through you. we went to see a house today for $410,000. lovely, pity that it has no kitchen, bathroom, lounge and half the rooms have sky views...oh and it's sinking into a pit hole....egad. melbourne is madness.

Cally: oohh we are also having my Mum around next week. can't wait!!! she is also really excited. we dont get to catch up much, so it should be really special. i just wish leila could remember it tho'...
ahh, i too have been doing loads of reminiscing. when i see heavily pregnant chicks around these days it gives me pangs as that was me this time last year...flat out on a couch though...LOL!

Leanne: oh! baking a cake for kindy!! egad! i am soo not talented enough...luckily Ls kindy does it for us. the nerves would kick in if i had to bake....poor leila, she will ever only know store bought from her mummy.

MM: arghh this time of year is tricky for Weekends. i forgot it was fathers day on sunday and had to change Ls day to the saturday! My DH wont be here for Ls real birthday. i am really bummed about it as he almost missed it last year!! then had to go straightaway to pick up family from the airport, then leila got sick and had to spend the rest of the day and night in SCN....was hoping we could make up for it this year, but to no avail!

oohh so jealous about your 'date'! and that you get to have night to yourselves!!! dont stress about it! all will be good and just imagine how smiley she'll be when you get to pick her up. and i am sure that her grandparents will be stoked at having her around.

For fathers day i got L to do a painting and i am putting it into a nice frame.

AFM: well i have been outta action yesterday as i spent all this time on a great post to you girls only to have bellybelly go belly up and lose the darn thing. soo frustrating. so i apologise for the missed personals. got too peeved to go back through...so promise to keep up here on in!
Ls sleep is only getting better ATM (sorry Arte! know how hard it can be to read this kind of stuff when you are still doing the midnight boogie...we were on that dance floor only a week ago and is still fresh in my mind lol!). last night we had big first! we had friends over with their 12 month old and three year old. L was getting really tired so i got her in her jammies and fed her out in the lounge with everyone (usually at bed time we go to the room) she had a quick feed then popped off to do some playing, fell asleep with toys in her hand on the floor at 7pm (too cute!!). so i popped her in her cot and she slept soundly til 6.30am!!! it's the first time that i didnt feed to sleep and it worked!!!:dance:
she also ate kangaroo for the first time last night...LOVED it!

Clare - Wow L's bday sounds like its going to be great fun! I hope it doesnt rain for you.

Pregpan - Will be thinking of you tonight on the plane. Good luck and enjoy yourself.

Cally - Are you going back to work f/t or p/t? Are you nervous? The year has flown by.

Cinta - The mouse wheelie bug is gorgeous!

Well M had a great time with the grandparents. Apparently she slept through (that would be right) and they took her on a walk along the beach and down to the park this morning. She's bombed out in bed now lol.
DP & I went & saw 'Taken' at the movies. What a great movie!! We also had a bite to eat, and just enjoyed our time together really.
I'm a bit sad today though as my parents have just retired and are itching to go travelling. They initially said they would wait till after M's bday and then go, but they have changed their plans and now wont be here for her 1st birthday. I am dissapointed as it seems that my inlaws spend more time & effort with M than my own parents, and now for them not to be here for her very first bday hurts a bit. Its actually really put me off having a party for her, but we will see how we go I guess. :(

Now for some good news, my lovely friend had a baby boy last night, she named him Solomon. I am so happy for her, as she has had such a smooth pregnancy and her birth was even better. Started cramping at 2pm yesterday arvo, was in the bath by 6pm with contractions 3 mins apart. Headed to the hospital at 9pm and was 6cms dialated already. They put her back in the bath at the hospital, 15 mins later she wanted to push, they said no no too early but she pushed anyway. Sure enough the baby's head was right there & ready to go, so she'd birthed him by 10pm with no epidural, but went for the pethadine. I'm so proud of her!!!! So now I wanna know how come I had to have such a painful long birth HAHA.

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So now I wanna know how come I had to have such a painful long birth HAHA.

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Me too, MM. Life is a mystery sometimes. Re the grand final, could you do a little party earlier on in the day and then have guests linger on for a Grand final BBQ?

Clare, I kwym about Father's Day, my birthday always falls near it (this year on it) which is a pain cos I sooo wanna be the centre of everyone's attention LOL.

Wow Jazah, sounds like you had a wonderful birthday with your cutiepatootie H! Love the idea of the popup tent, sounds so magical! :hug:

Leanne, your cake sounds wonderful, I'm thinking I'll have to do a practise run as I've never done royal icing before so I need to get a grip on how to handle it LOL.

Better go, I'm off to do some (nearly too late like usual) birthday invitations while missy's asleep.

Clare, lol the house we are looking at we offered $125K for! That is not the norm, in the town we are currently in an average house would be about $250K but it is the next town over and has a bad reputation but I have talked to quite a few mums from over there and although the town is dead (empty shops) there is a fantastic community spirit. I only ever knew store bought baking and I turned out alright lmao!

Leanne, how did the party go? Bet everyone looked absolutely adorable.

Cally, did your parents enjoy their trip? Bet they are hanging out to see K, she would have changed heaps since they last saw her.

MM, is your friend the one that was less than thrilled to be preg? Sounds like she had a good birth! I am planning that for next time lol. I am a bit annoyed at how little attention both our parents give W. We have lived 2 hours away for the last 7 months but my mum hasn't come up to visit. DH's parents have been once, they kept saying when we got back to NZ they would be here all the time.

Cinta, thanks for the tip about the house prices website, but I am in NZ :) I used to live in Brisbane (Camira) but we moved back in Feb. Chessa sounds like a very strong willed little girl! And a dare-devil too - perhaps she and Trillian's Alister would get on well!

William's new trick is to stand and pull on the fridge door when he is hungry, then I open it and he picks something to eat. Very cute, but I thought that I had until he was a teen before he started raiding the fridge!

We finally got out on the boat today. It was lovely and sunny, then we had fish and chips by the lake for lunch. Spring is in the air, I love driving past all the paddocks with cows with their calves (Baaaa) and Sheep with their little lambies (Neigh).

Arte - Yep thats the friend! I know she was getting excited from about 6 months onwards, but she would never actually come out & admit it. I caught her rubbing her belly once or twice. ;) Well by the sounds of it I can sympathise with you and the whole grandparent situation. It really upsets me especially seeing as the inlaws put so much time & effort into Maddie (although they drive me nuts at times) and I always thought it would be the other way around. I barely know my grandparents and I dont want it to be that way with my kids.

MD - I've told the boys the tv will be on for the grand final. We were going to have a party at kings park but I've changed it to at home due to the footy. Boo!

H, we are having Alister's party on the 27th too because that's the only saturday DH has off work, but the grand final wont be an issue because 1 its league territory up here LOL and 2 none of our circle of friends is into the football anyway.

Leanne, I hope the party went off great today.

Alister seems to have recovered from his cold now. His nose isn't runny anymore, his cough has settled and his appetite is back to normal. But the little angel has started climbing!!! I need that like I need a hole in the head LOL. He can climb on the lounge, he climbs into this little play table thing we have and he can get up the steps for the trampoline too. No good can come of this LOL - he'll send me grey before my time.

Hi Girls.

Well its here MY BABY IS 1 TODAY....

All is now set for the big party today I have 28 adults and 13 kids....

Liv has opened her pressies (well her brothers opened her pressies for her) and she loves them all very much...

MD- the pony is a hit she can go backwards... the boys like it too...

Jazmum- Have a wonderful party today... and Cheers to you this arvo

Hello to everyone and will tell you all about it tomorrow....

Happy birthday Olivia!! I hope you have a great day today precious girl!

Happy birthday to our honorary Sept babies Olivia and Logan!! I hope you've all had a wonderful time!! LOL at Liv going backwards on the pony! Ah reminds me I need to pick up my laybys this week.

Well I've just bought myself a new lappy, was dying to get the flamingo pink but since we'll be a 1 lappy family I couldn't in all conscience as DH to get around with a pink one (omilord I can only imagine what the army boys would make of that). So I got plum purple instead - the pink you have when you're really having blue LOL. Anyway I'm a bit blegh today, should be more excited about it than I am really. Just sick of DD1 moping around bored, arguing with me everytime I tell/ask her to do something.

Trill I won't say congrats on the climbing! I think E might be a bit of a climber eventually but I'm sooo not encouraging it.

Re the grandparents, I stopped expecting anything a long time ago. That way, any time they do spend is a bonus. Most of our parents are still pretty busy people. That's just the way it is these days.

Just wondering how everyone's bubbas are coming along with blocks - anyone stacking yet? E only knocks them down. LOL. I've been trying to teach her to put her primo blocks in the box, but she gets excited and starts hoicking them all out again. *sigh* She really flings them about, one nearly hit me square in the face.

Leemar, Happy Birthday Olivia!!!!! Glad to hear she likes her presents, hope the party goes really well.

Trill, sorry to hear you have a climber lol. W likes to climb on the dog bed and can get up stairs but so far hasn't made any attempts to climb on the furniture and I am hoping it stays that way!

MD, we were thinking of getting W some blocks next time we are around civilisation. He likes to stack cups and tries to put his Duplo blocks together but they very rarely stick lol. He does put things in boxes if you ask him, the mums at music were very impressed when he politely returned his instrument to the box. Sorry that H is bored and grumpy, I am not looking forward to that! Yay for the new laptop, we are having issues atm where the comp turns itself off about 6 times a day. Hoping a new power box will solve it.

Anyone planning to get a wooden trolley for birthdays, have a look at the OO website - they had some for a reasonable price on there.

Happy Birthday Olivia!! Hope you are having a lovely party.

MD - We have some cups that DD is occasionally able to stack, but it is an easy form of stacking if you know what I mean. My dad cleaned up the blocks that we had when we were little kids so I'll see this week how she is with it. How much longer is DH away for?

Trill - no sign of climbing here, certainly not something I am looking forward to.

Gorgeous day here today. Did a heap of gardening this morning and we had a lovely family walk as well. Now everyone else is having a nap so I am having my BB time!

Cally - another 8 weeks + a half week he "forgot" to tell me about. (*stamps foot*). Seems silly but that half week has pushed me over the edge. Now I'm just completely over it and wondering how I'm going to muster the positivity needed for that time.

MD - It's not silly, you have a deadline that you are counting down to and changes to that are very frustrating. Don't worry, I would have gone off at DH if he'd 'forgotten' half a week, I'm annoyed when he gets home 5 minutes later than he said he would! Just think happy thoughts about being home at the end of the year.

What is everyone doing for food for bubs on their birthday? Are you letting them have some party food and if so what?

Cally we are having an afternoon tea event, involving pikelets, hot oven savories, cupcakes and of course a yellow ducky birthday cake (which will be a plain vanilla cake). E will probably woof down a whole piece of cake (excluding icing) and that'll do her I guess.