Oh man I feel left out - am i the only avless one???
HAPPPY EDD RAINY! you having maccas to celebrate??? LOL! come on baby it is time to meet your wonderful mummy!
Katie - bummer on the waking last night. we had a weird night here - he was wakeful int he early part of the night, tyellingout in his sleep - think it was his tummy perhaps as he was 'gassy'. he woke when i went to bed and i rocked him and then he woke again so he came into bed with me...slept there all night, was a bit wakeful but no long sesions. got up at 5am (!!!) so i did a boittle to try to get himback to sleep and he wouldnt in his room, so back to bed with me by about 6 and slept til.... 8.15. wtf???? anyway i love sleeping with him in bed with me (though id ont sleep so well) so all good. i hope tonight is better for L and also for N.
Arte - OMG I cant believe he slept through - well done you!!! YAY that must feel wonderful!
MM your MIL sounds a bit petty despite all i said when it comes down to it she needs to also get zen abotu it and aknowledge your wishes etc. maybe your DF (soon to be DH YAY!!) can have a word?
i am feeling a bit sad, my fdc carer is back from syd and she was up there as her 5 wk old grand-daughter is in hospital - she was airlifted to syd on fri and she has many many holes in her heart - they describe it 'like a sponge'. she is having more tests today... so heartbreaking. she wont be able to ever really be normal apparently - if anyone in the house is sick she will have to go to hospital, wont be able to run around etc and if she makes it to 3yo will need a heart transplant... and that is the good case... nothing was picked up til now... gosh we are lucky to all have healthy bubbas!
PP: oh gosh that does sound awful. and so young. that the little girl pulls through ok. my friend spent the day with her bestie at the childrens too, as one of her 3 month twins has kidney failure. it's so hard as you just dont know what to say and you really feel at a loss.
Arte: woot woo! nice sexy mumma av!! and wow, big news on the sleeping through front! do you feel like a new woman?! how was W when he woke up?? did he notice his big achievement??
rainy: happy EDD day! hope you are holding up ok and not too stressed. if it means anything to you, i felt cheated that i didnt make it Leila's EDD...she came outta the blue and i didnt yet get to 'enjoy' the harassing phonecalls from the rellos lol!
On the bottle question: i can barely get leila to have any milk ATM. she used to have a morning and night. then dropped the morning and has now dropped the night. she is getting loads of dairy through other means, but i was wondering if i should keep offering her the bottles at night????
Just a quick one from me tonight. I am having a massive brain fry as I missed my nanna nap today lol.
Arte I bought DH some chocolate and then spent 3 hours at the hairdresser getting my hair done. We dont really ever buy each other presents. Well done on the marriage saver lmao.
Besides being tired and I am feeling very spesh after having my hair cut and coloured and my head massaged. I bought sea bands today and they are awesome, I sat at the hairdresser for 3 hours at what is usually my sickly time and felt fine. I will try and catch up tomorrow.
ozstar - fantastic surprise from Dh and lovely getting your hair done. lovely. u deserve it.
mm - t won't sleep without milk either. she has a morning bottle (260ml), a 150ml at lunch b4 sleep and then 260ml at night. is that too much milk?
md- no worries. u poor thing having the stitches not heal up. eww i felt sick reading your msg. lol. i have a weak stomach. hope it heals soon. do u think they will re-do it? yikes
kate - 2 bad on the lack of sleep. i hope sarah gets better soon. its horrible when they aren't well, u feel so helpless.
cassius - that is SO cute saying 'pliz'. t won't even say ta when i had her something - only when she hands me something does she say ta. lol she has it around the wrong way. love the cuddles too isn't it precious?
trillian - yep back into the swing of tafe. only a few more wks to go lol. finish in june.
pregpan - oh i want to know, i want to know!!! is it a pink lil parcel or a blue one????? heeee
AFM - my friend was having contractions last night, she could have him/her anyday now!!!
where are you all today???? hope everyone is off having fun with your bubbas or something nice like that...
not much to report from me - all is well here. more than half way thru DHs trip so that's great.
Supa - yay for your friend - did she have the baby?
Had a busy but fun day here today. Had a facial this morning while my mum took care of M, felt so relaxing. I feel great now. Then just had the SIL over with her baby boy, they have moved back to Perth. Not feeling like such a paranoid mother now as SIL also has her concerns about the spa, she said she will be speaking up when they leave their DS with the in laws so I dont feel bad doing the same. Done some wedding organising, as usual! Considering just wearing my hair out for the wedding now!
Where is Rainy today? Hope its action stations today for her.
Has anyone moved onto offering a cup now instead of the sippy cup?
How much milk is too much at this age?
Supa - Did you friend have her bubba?
Oz - Hopefully this means your ms is starting to settle down?
PAP - When does your hubby get back & is he away on business? Sorry I must have missed something. Mine was away on Mon & Tues night he went to Syd, Melb & Adelaide, two nights & I missed him like mad lol.
Oh Pregpan, that is sooo sad. I hold my little Miss E close every day and thank the good fortune that brought her to me healthy!
Happy EDD Rainy. (*shouts, encouragingly*) IT IS TIME TO COME OUT NOW LIL BUBBA, YOUR MUMMA IS READY AND THE WORLD IS WAITING!! Hehe I have a feeling that's going to work !
Arte - WootWoo! Sexy NZ Mumma - your avvie looks just like you! YAY W for the big sleep !
*sigh* Well I went to visit the other FDC lady this morning - she has a son at DD1's school (and so could have her too on those afternoons) BUT she has a swimming pool. I just can't go there after my colleagues lil girl drowned at FDC all those years ago. Back to the drawing board.
But...on the good side, there's a job coming for me, I can feel it (INCOMING!). LOL
Ok, Clare, I think I'm going to have to get a cheap Melb ticket and fly over and get your tonsies out myself. I reckon I could do it with my long stitch-unpicker, a pair of fine-tipped pliers, a piece of string and a bottle of vodka. How about it hun? Seriously - are you getting thyself to a naturopath/TCM practitioner?
Woah Ange you are one hot babe! (*sizzle*) LOL Glad you've got your home gals coming up to help. Please let us know if there's anything at all you need, I would *love* to pop a parcel in the mail for you. xxx
BTW - re the crazy midnight carrying on - we've had a couple of midnight "sessions" with Missy E. I actually think it's something developmental. They are learning how to want particular ppl during the daytime (ie I got rejected in favor of Daddy yesterday ) so it kind of makes sense that they might wake up and not want to be alone to go to sleep, kwim? Plus I think about how busy their little brains are, they must have HUMUNGO dreams.
ETA - if she's getting her serves of dairy, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Miss E has a half-full sippy cup once or twice a day and eats plenty of dairy so I think that's fine. Otherwise if you're still really keen, maybe offer it at a different time of day, ie morning tea or before or after her daytime sleep??
oh md that FDC drowning story is terrible. i dont even want to think about that. i am so upset since talking to sue this moring - she just called and said the new specialist has found somemore abnormalities. she will tell me more later. i asked is she wanted me to come get N so she can have some space - but she said his cuddles and kisses and general nature makes her feel better - how lovely. she said she was crying when she hung up the phone from her sil and he came crawling over and gave her a big cuddle and wiped her tears. shucks i have a SNAG on my hands!! gosh i love him so much.
i know it is silly but this makes me anxious about my little bun in the oven.... what if something is wrong.
Clare - i would not worry about the bottle - i think it is great if she doesnt want it and if she gets dairy elsewhere - i want to stop the bottles with N - i was aiming for 18 months but that aint gonna happen - i reckon i will get him to just the night bottle (which he has to go to sleep - eek how will i lose that) by 18 months... and see what i can do to lose the other one, ideally before the baby is born but i guess not the worst thing if he still has it.
MD i am with you re the midnight crazies - i def think it is developmental - they are chging so much atm and so aware of everything - and i hear N dreaming as like me he talks in his sleep. am making v good use of the 'this will pass' mantra!
Clare - how areyou today?
better go, work to do and i am slippingout to yoga at lunch time - mmmm stretchies!!!!!!!!
Pregpan - don't fret - pregnancy just makes you feel more vulnerable to stuff than usual. xxx That little girl's family will do what every family does, take each day one step at a time, and love and cherish their little girl and all the blessings she brings, as bittersweet as they may be. Your N is just a gorgeous gorgeous boy, isn't he?
MD: love the idea. kinda like a scene outta deadwood...although to be proper authentic it would need to be whisky as my poison. i'm deadly serious LOL!
PP: yep, as MD said that is protective pregnant mumma hormones going on there! bubs is fine...you just had a peep and i am guessing the little heart and all his/HER anatomy is doing its job awesomely!!
AFM: well feel woozy and nauseated. can't handle another minute of tonsilitis. guess i will have to though.
leila has now said her second sentence!!! today she dropped something on the floor and went: 'uh oh, wots dat?'...ha ha ha my dear child as if you didnt know...cheeky monkey.
PAP, that is terrible about your FDC's niece. We are a lucky bunch of mummies to have such healthy bubs.
Clare, wish there was some sort of magic cure for you tonsils. I have started reading Twilight on your good reviews, it better be a keeper! L sounds like such a fun girl.
Rainy, happy EDD to you. How exciting. I saw a new baby the other day and I can't for the life of me remember what to do with them lol
MM, any response from MIL? From my experience it seems like grandparents are a bit out of practice when it comes to having kids around. My ILs didn't think it was a problem to leave their back door open - it goes onto a small landing then down a full flight of stairs, on to a driveway and then straight out onto the road below the crest of a hill. DH kept asking them to keep it shut but they didn't think it was anything to worry about I am sure if they had small kids they wouldn't have been leaving it open (or let their snappy dog inside, but that is another rant lol)
Oz, did you do anything for your anniversary? We went to the city yesterday and bought a heap of home reno stuff. How romantic. We did get a marriage saver (=dishwasher), so I am happy with that.
Can't remember anything in the other thread.
Oh, Agnes - welcome back, good to see you. Good to hear all is going well. Did you get everything sorted after your car accident?
So W slept through last night! He had two whole bottles while going to sleep, wriggled a few times during the night but didn't wake until 6am. I am finding that the sleep is only improving with weaning. I so wanted him to self wean but it wasn't happening. I cut out night feeds which helped a lot, but he was still convinced he should have his morning feed at 4am so I have cut that one out too. He wasn't very happy about it yesterday but seemed to accept it alright this morning. It is hard though, the other night he woke up and really wanted a feed and cried for 1.5 hours. I felt sooo bad but knew if I gave in he would expect it again next time. I really didn't want to use any cry techniques.
I am probably insane, but is it possible for kids this age to count? If I give W two of something or he sees two things together he says 'two bees/flies/crackers' etc. I thought it was just random to begin with but he does it quite often and only when there are actually two things.
Arte - N does that too (with the counting - 1 and 2 and very occasionally 3) - he will also get me 1 of something if i ask or 2 of something... clever boys!!
LOL at the marriage saver!!
hey everyone! sorry to have disappeared on you all, but our pc has died and I am getting a new laptop tomorrow. long story but stuff harvey norman am never buying there again. thinking of you all and i will catch up late tomorrow
Art - No wonder our thread is huge with you being a jabbermouth and all...hehe
PAP - Congrats on the 6 years. We're staying at Worldmark Resort on Denarau Island. They do the timeshare thingy that mum does so we get a great deal for the 10 nights. Plus its close to the port so we can head out to all the islands easily. Mum actually told me that my Nan is wanting to pay for ALL the babysitting costs over there for us. So considering three kids in total that might add up a bit...hehe. I so can't wait to head back over, we were on Sonaisali Island for the wedding and then went up to First Landing for the honeymoon. But because we had the family over there with us we sort of felt like we had to stick around them. This time its a free for all...splitting at the first opportunity.
MD - Woohoo on the great FDC mum...I think we've found our Mrs Brady up here. Sarah had her first day today and had no tears when I left. I was given a little sheet that told me what she got up to and her nap times and what she had for lunch (supplied by the FDC mum so that S can get some variety from what I offer her). I'm so happy and can't wait until 2moro now.
Trill - Pooh on Hardly Normal! Can they not get a simple request right?
We're getting better here but am off to bathe my filty daughter...she decided her dinner bowl looked better on her head...HALF FULL...lol
kate: a friend of ours owns first landing! so we used to go there a fair bit, and cash in on 'mates rates' LOL! the lobster was always awesome!
PP: congrats on the anniversary! hope you guys were able to celebrate!
Arte: wow! will is great with the talking! leila is talking a bit too. although her sentences can be so disjointed that it takes a bit to work out at times.
Sherie:yup, we had a bad HN moment too. wont be going back either. hope you get it sorted though! we need your chats!
MD: congrats on finding a good fdc! woot woo!!
i wonder how ange is going with the house and baby stuff?
AFM: well all good here. having an amazing time, leila is just loving it and we couldnt be happier! will write more when we get back!
Still here. Not much news on baby or house front.
I'm pretending the whole house thing isn't happening, letting dh sort it out! While i focus on relaxing to get this baby out.
Had second lot of accupuncture yesterday, OB app this arvo.
Ange, I have been thinking about you. Hope a house comes along soon, and a baby even sooner!
Clare, sounds like you are having a great time.
MD, yay for finding a good FDC lady! That must be a relief. You didn't tell me what I am having!! I would really like to know.
Not much happening here. The midwife came around yesterday and I heard a little heartbeat so I am reassured that there is actually something in there now. It turns out I have been feeling little kicks for about a week but I dismissed them because I thought it was too high but the midwife said that the fundus is up to my belly button now which is about where I have been feeling things. Apparently it is an 18 week belly and I am only just 15 weeks.
I put on Wiggly Safari for W this morning and bawled my eyes out when Steve Irwin came on - how lame am I!
that the little girl pulls through ok. my friend spent the day with her bestie at the childrens too, as one of her 3 month twins has kidney failure. it's so hard as you just dont know what to say and you really feel at a loss.
YAY W for the big sleep 
!
Seriously - are you getting thyself to a naturopath/TCM practitioner?
) so it kind of makes sense that they might wake up and not want to be alone to go to sleep, kwim? Plus I think about how busy their little brains are, they must have HUMUNGO dreams.
I am sure if they had small kids they wouldn't have been leaving it open (or let their snappy dog inside, but that is another rant lol)
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