Babies Born September 2007 #42

[Isadora]

Dont worry I was having a laugh at M and her butter legs too. I couldnt get a pic as she was crying and I was panicking lol. I still have no idea how she got her legs that far in, she must have backed up and kept backing up trying to get out. What a disaster haha!!

Oz - I'll go check out the pics next. Lucky you getting your hair done.

Jazmum - Thats ok we know how busy you are with 3 girls. Love the pics on FB btw, they are stunning. Hey I bought a teddy bear child harness (leash lol) as well while in Melbourne, but havent really used it yet. Are you still using yours? Who cares what people think!

Noni - Sounds like the early pregnancy tiredness is hitting you now. Hope you can find some time to relax and energise a bit. Ohhh I pity you having to collect samples hehe!

Cally - Hope those molars come through soon!!! I find the brauers stuff to work really well, although I gather those molars are pretty painful by watching M. Any sign of the pox?

Clare - HAHAHA how cute go L! I love it when they dance, bet everyone had a little giggle. Enjoy your baby free time, it is great isnt it lol.

Rainy - Hang on a sec, what have I missed, when did you get married? CONGRATULATIONS!

Andie - Glad to hear you guys had a good time in QLD. Hope the gastro passes quick smart!!

Arte - Did you buy a house?

[Cally]

andie - welcome back. sorry you guys got sick, how lucky that you were able to stay with your friend a few more days!

[Ginger]

hayley- i can't believe you missed the week of HUGE news
yes, i got married and arte bought a house.

i've been trying to get in contact with ange and md about meet-up, so if either of you read this, drop me a text!

my stupid dh put the hard floor tool to my dyson on top of the cupboard (he's about twice as tall as me) instead of in the cupboard where it belongs i couldn't find it and completely lost the plot. he's soooo friggggin annoying this marriage thing is not all it's cracked up to be you know.

[Isadora]

RAINY!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Good on you, I cant believe I missed the news. I will have to go back over the past week to read about it all, I didnt bother reading anything after I came back from Melb as I knew it would take me forever! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you well done.

[Isadora]

OMG wow just read back through the thread. Well done Rainy that made me all teary. What a special day, good on you for keeping your day simple and intimate. I love it. Does the MIL know yet? Do you have any pics? Cant believe it!!!

Pregpan - You poor thing didnt realise you have been so unwell!

Arte - Well done on the house, it sounds huge. Thats great, great news. You must be so excited?

[andie82]

Thanks Cally. I agree, we were lucky (& as much as it wld have been nice to see her kids prob lucky they were away for the week as it may have been too many people in the house for 3 nites) & very gr8ful.

Hayley: are you feeling emotionally better?

[Isadora]

Hi Andie thanks for asking, I am feeling much better. I think being in that house, trying to keep M quiet, not getting much sleep and having bubs constantly compared was what really got to me. As for anger, the past couple of nights I havent felt angry towards M when she wakes which is good. I think sleep deprevation really, really affects me negatively. Thank goodness I have been getting some decent sleep over the past couple of nights. I am still dubious about my pill though, so I am planning on making an appt to talk to my Doc about it next week as I have to go in for a pap smear anyway. So about you, did going to QLD make you want to move back?

As for M waking, I took her to the doc yesterday to have her ears checked after 2 courses of antibiotics. They are on the mend, just a tiny bit inflamed still. The doc wants to hold off on a third course for now & see if they keep clearing on their own. I really hope so, but this explains why the past few weeks have been a bit of a nightmare, the poor thing & to think I had been getting frustrated with her!

[Patooties]

Another quickie
Rainy - I can't believe I missed your exciting news as well!!! A great big huge congratulations to you.
MM - I use the harness occasionally, and most people comment on how cute it is.

have a good night everyone

[Isadora]

Oh good at least you arent getting any nasty comments Jazmum! Only said that because my horrible SIL was with me in toys r us when I bought it in Melbourne, and she was the one who approached a sales assistant and actually said "where can we find a LEASH for HER child"

[Cally]

"where can we find a LEASH for HER child"

From someone who has a child that doesn't walk yet!! I think they're a great idea. I had one when I was a kid (apparently I told mum I wanted it) and she thought it was great, especially when my sister came along.

Well DD had a temp after lunch today. So could be the teeth, could be the start of the pox. Wait and see.

[Isadora]

Cally I hope its just teeth and not chicken pox. Ah well the joys of daycare hey!?

Yeah I know wait till her little man is off and walking, dont think she'll know what has hit her...

We are going out tonight for my work chrissy do, usually we have nice dinners at a flasho restaurant which is always nice, but over this past year and late last year, 3 of us have had bubbas. Then another girl has joined us and she has 3 yr old twins. So this year we are doing a family bbq/pool party at her house, which I think will be much more fun & relaxed than a flashy restaurant. Cant wait, only wish the weather was warmer, where are the 40 degree days summer has been terrible this year!!!

[Ginger]

hi girls

mm and jaz- thank you for your congrats. no the mil doesn't know anything about it yet.
which reminds me, dh and i have been fighting a litte bit lately (the joys of being married) about me talking about the mil situation too much. he is basically sick of hearing about it and thinks i need to just get over it. i guess he is right, as i never really think about how much it must upset him as well...so hetold me from now on i need to vent about it elsewhere, which means you guys may be copping a bit of venting about it from me in the next couple of weeks. i hope you all don't mind, i just really need to get it off my chest or i do my own head in. if i'm starting to drive you all crazy with it, please let me know and i'll stop it
basically, dh is driving up to sydney after lunch on xmas day so he'll be there 26,27,28th and come home 29th. he plans to tell her about it over this time, so things could beome really nasty and messy over the next few days. i'm just glad i've made the decision to stay here and keep myself, lewis and my unborn child out of such a hostile environment. i'll miss dh, but i'll be staying at dad's and i'll be on bb a lot i imagine!

ok, sorry about the essay have to let you al know i met up with the gorgeous md today and her dh and 2dds. what a lovely family. it was great to meet you irl md, and i think your dh is an absolute gem too. he was so fantastic with lewis, i really appreciated it.

cally- is there any sign of the pox? i hope not. when i got them, they started on my scalp and then spread like wildfire.

mm- that bbq sounds lovely. so much more relaxing than a hoity toity restaurant i reckon. have fun!

hi to everyone else, we're about to head out to dinner, but no doubt i'll be back on here later

[andie82]

Hayley: Glad to hear you are feeling better. Yes sleep deprivation does strange things to a person! Ah moving back to QLD, think about it constantly, but I'm not ready yet.

I have a harness for Alex, brought it to use at Sydney airport.

AFM: considering I have been pretty sick the last few days & still feel very nauscious, I think I did pretty well today. Got the boys breaky, went to the pool, (watched third watch) decorated the tree, put washing on after stripping alex's wet bed, hung out washing, mowed a bit, wrapped xmas pres, cooked & ate dinner, checked on matthew as Tracey was worried bout him (he has the tummy bag almost as bad as I had it), & made alex's bed. Now I feel sick :s. wanted to do so much more 2nite.

Hope everyone was a gr8 weekend

[Cassius2]

Hi girls!!

just popping in to say hi! not much to report here. had a loong night with Leila, but that's about it...
and today we are off to a national park somewhere to go and let the dog run around for a bit...

andie: oh man, i hope that bug doesnt hang around too much longer for you! gastro is the pits.

Cally: i have everything crossed for you that it isnt pox. if it is go and buy bucket loads of calamine and (my personal fav) betadine. i reckon the betadine is the saviour. put some drops on the areas that hurt most and it seems to dry the blisters out faster...oh and pinetarsol for bath...you probably have it already under control, but JIC!

Rainy: vent away! and i agree that it is a good idea to stay away for now. so close to bubs arrival and being xmas and all it's best to be with those we love....
i hope your DH is gonna cope ok. it must be pretty anxious times for him.

anyway, best dash sounds as though DH has managed to wake our very underslept baby...

[andie82]

Clare: hope your day turns out okay & Leila has a good nap for you.

Rainy: I agree with Clare

Sun was out this morning then I hung washing out, now its overcast & occasionally rains.
Trying to clean up a bit, but boys are under my feet so it's happening slowly.
bbl .. have some peace .. off to see what i can do ..

[*noni*e*]

hey everyone,
got blood results bak n everything is good my iron is at 15 this time (it was 6 around this time with ash) so this time it will just be supplements for me and no nasty injections yay!!!
i cant believe my iron is that good and i am sooooo tired! everytime i try to do something i just start getting so overwhelmed with tiredness i need to sit down its sooo frustrating.. dnt remember being like this with ash.. tho this preg is going kinda differently more tiredness and dizziness than anything else oh and its really brought out the emotional cow in me lol way more than when i was preg with asha..
have mountains of housework to do and i promised dp id make a good effort because he cleaned the bathroom this morning and now hes gone out to a soccer match, his friend is shouting him coz its his birthday tmw.. all ive done is ashas room which was really bad because her change table drawer broke so there was crap everywhere but the main thing dp cares about is the loungeroom which is also quite a big job but im just sooooo tired!!!
anyway ladies i spose i should stop talkin about it and go do it ahhh hope to come back on later for some personals.. hope everyone is well

[andie82]

Hi Noni. Glad to hear your iron levels are better this time around. Hope they keep up. Also hope you managed to make a dent in the lounge room.

I've managed to get some rearranged done & my room looks a bit cleaner now. Then played with Play Doh & Alex. Then I managed to get some mowning done, till Alex came inside.

off again ...

[Artechim]

MM, that sounds like a terrible situation with your Bil. Just so much seems wrong! Making her ask if she can drive the car etc, he sounds really controlling. And making the bub stay in bed by himself for 4 hours when he is probably awake for a lot of the time, well that is just plain mean. There is a really fine line between leaving him in the cot with his dad sleeping with earplugs and just leaving him at home alone. Have these people not heard of daycare???? They sound entirely queer. I bet you everything I have that they will stop comparing him with Maddie when you have a happy well adjusted girl and they have an attention seeking repressed hell-raiser. Hope you are feeling better now you are at home. I think everyone has moments when it all seems too much and you just want the tanty/crying to stop so you can get some sleep. I am ashamed to admit that I have yelled at W to shut up (including the F word ). You would have to be near a saint to have never been at the end of your tether.

Cally, glad the biting has subsided a bit

Noni, I think boy for you this time

Rainy, vent away. There should be a specific vent forum for IL troubles, bet it would be really popular lol

We are flying down south tomorrow for a couple of weeks so I probably won't be on much if at all. So to everyone I wish a very happy and fun Xmas and a safe and happy New Year.