well katie at least he is getting good care and he sounds very strong... assume he is conscious etc etc? how is he coping?
good luck with your scan - cant wait to hear all about your little bubble!
xxx
Katie- Sorry to hear about your BIL. Hope things work out ok.
Very quickly........ i havn't read anything, excet Katies post. Just have a few mins on a PC. Will be the last time for a while......
Just wanted to say.... thanks for all your love and support leading up to Saskia's birth. And all your lovely comments and well wishes. You girls are great.
The birth was amazing, all that i hoped for and more. The little monkey was posterior and didn't want out, but with a little turning from OB(and alot of yelling from me. )she came out A-ok! I managed to avoid any drugs, although at about 9cm i was beginning to wonder why. LOL
Once her head and shoulders were out, my OB told me to grab her, so i reached down, pulled her out and put her on my chest. It was awesome! Still buzzing on the hormones, not looking forward to the fall.
We have a house to move into, friends and family been working all weekend trying to get it sorted. Will head up there tomorrow, but no internet. So will be a while till i'm on line as we will have to organise a new satellite etc. Thanks again to you all. See you in a few weeks! xxxx
Scan went great, very healthy little bubble. I am a little disappointed I didn't get any pictures to bring home though.
Cally I have no idea re the FB question. Would be good to know though.
MD I keep telling myself the same thing with regards to BIL having some healing time. I am just frustrated for him. My fingers are crossed surgery will be soon and he can start to heal. Lucky you got your wallet back.
Better go and finish cleaning before FIl *groans* gets here.
Sherie - Ohhh no thats terrible of your MIL to bad mouth you to your own children. How dissapointing, I would feel exactly the same. Good on you for picking up the phone. I have trouble getting out what I need to say in person, therefore I need email. I start shaking and get emotional lol. I hope your MIL feels embarrassed for what she said, what did your DH say about it all?
MD - LOL @ the truth will set her free!! Hehe. I agree, life is too short, I've got out what I needed to say, I'd love for her to follow with the new 'rules' and we all move on. I will be thinking of you on Friday but I have a good feeling about it all too.
Oz - YAY for a healthy bub well done! SO thrilled for you. Are you still planning on coming to Perth this year? Would love to see you & your belly. Good luck with the FIL
Cally - Thats funny, we had our first day back at daycare yesterday too & M slept all night! It tires them out so much.
Arte - I'm amazed that W can say mumma come!
Noni - Thats ok we understand how it is to be pregnant! Dont stress about weight.
Well got a response to my email which basically said, dont worry about it you wont ever have to see us again unless invited & seeing as we wont see each other for awhile I have posted M's things that she left behind when she went to stay. So very immature response if you ask me. I am not even going to write back, its obvious that she is going to dwell on this for a long time. So I was firm with DH & told him this morning that he needs to call his mum as soon as he gets back from Adelaide (gone for work o/night) so that we can sort this all out because its starting to get out of hand.
hi girls
yah!!! i finally have themboth asleep at the same time so i can jump on here and say hello to all my friends i've been reading but it's very hard to post these days, just know that i'm here in spirit
hayley- it really is time for your dh to 'man up' now. his mum is way out of line and immature...hmmm, sounds like another mil that i know of he needs to speak to her, it's just not on.
sherie- sorry your mil undermined you to the kids...good on your kids for letting you know about it. nice to know they've 'got your back!'
katie- hope everything goes well for bil....sorry to hear about this...
glad your little bubs is doing so well
cally- love your fb idea but i'm a ludite...hopefully someone knows how to do it. i think ange is usually pretty clued up about these things.
jg- congrats on the birth of big boy Morgan- what a lovely name!
noni- i think 5kgs is a great weight gain for where you are in the pg. just relax and enjoy eating while pg, i know i did! i even ate big macs and i'm supposed to be a vegetarian . i've lost 14kgs from the day before i gave birth to jimmy....only 14 more to go! LOL
arte- i really wish we lived near each other and we could just chuck the boys out in the backgarden and sit and sip chardonney!!
LOL lewis loves being out in the garage with dh, he runs and bangs on the front door to get out there. i just let him go now and tell dh 'he's your mini-me, you deal with it' ha ha, they work on engines together and all sorts
ange- can't wait to meet saskia. jimmy wants to give her a big kiss!!!
hi everyone
MM i think it was a good email you sent and a crazily immature response from MIL. Maybe she does feel that she has helped you out - am sure you did something special to thank her though... anyway i think it is up to DH now to sort it out with them - they are his parents after all! how is M setling in back home? i am so glad you had a fab honeymoon, it must have been nice to get away.
katie - yay on the great scan and healthy little bubble! wow it all gets so real now doesnt it! i just had appt at ob (with m/wife) and all is wel with me and baby. heartbeat nice and strong and was kicking away while she had the doppler out - gave it a good kick!
Noah is going so well at the moment... sucha joy. walking around 80% of the time i think now... (i hope that continues now he is back at normal fdc). still having dilemmas about fdc, have complained a few times now - made an appt to go in and see the fdc director later in the week so hope we get some action after that.
MD your uni day sounds fab!
Sherie - - I love your A stories - he is so active and amazing!
Arte - how are you feeling?
eta - we were posting at same time rainy - yay to seeing you.... lol at mini me L!!!
Rainy - nice to see you posting with 2 hands!! LOL at DH's mini-me shed-tinkerer! He'll grow up handy that's for sure. I'm loving the MIL-support club you ladies have got going in this thread LOL.
PP - I think you are doing the right thing by meeting with the FDC director. I found them very responsive & helpful the time I had to terminate our contract. Remember that gnawing feeling of just-not-right is a really good reason to make a change. Even better if you have articulated reasons!
MM- I think the email was fair and what you're getting is an emotional over-reaction. The most helpful thing you can do at this point in time is work out why this is "pressing her buttons". You will a) understand her psyche better and b) you'll be able to deal with her without buying into whatever her issue is. She probably enjoyed having M so much, it re-invigorated her, made her feel young and empowered again, and doesn't want to let that feeling go now that you're home again, kwim?
Katie, glad the scan went well, bummer about the photies tho! Will you be having another later on where you can get some pics?
Mildly worried about Clare since she didn't post yesterday - hope she's ticking along ok, conquering that tonsilitis one day at a time. xxx
AFM - under the pump with study. Better go, I'm really just procrastinating now!
Katie, hope everything goes well with your BIL's op. So horrible seeing healthy people suddenly in hospital, how is your DH?
MD, great minds think alike! My lounge is now a sandy/caramel colour. It is called Pristine Sand in the Dulux effects range (Tuscan). It is really relaxing and warm and the added texture has hidden many imperfections in the walls lol. PM me your address and I will post BSG over, I am on a downer after the finale though.
Cindy, congrats on your little boy!
MM, exciting about TTC! Glad you guys had a good holiday. Your MIL would get on my nerves big time, I don't think I could be as polite as you
PAP, lol about the dress, how embarrassing! Although I would wear the same thing to multiple occasions, especially maternity dresses because it isn't like you get much wear out of them. Yay for N's first sleep over. We are miles from that yet, he hasn't even had a babysitter during the day yet lol
Ange, FB said you have a house, so a big fat Yay!!! That must be a relief. The pics of little Saskia are adorable, her and Jimmy are going to make a cute cute couple.
Hi Everyone...just wanted to say how happy I am for Ange and her birthing of Saskia! Sounds fantastic and great news about the house as well.
Clare - I hope they get those frikken annoying tonsils out asap!
JG - congrats on the birth of Morgan!
Arte - W had me in stitches thinking about his quacking hut.
Katie - best of luck for your BIL! fingers crossed
Sorry if I've forgotten anyone! Not much to report here...Sarah is having a very funky time with sleeping at the moment but I think its got to do with her dad being away. It started while he was gone and I'm struggling to sort her out again. That being said...I'm off to bed just in case its another bad night with her.
Ange - Congrats again on the birth of your little girl. I must say well done on birthing a posterior bub with no pain relief, thats amazing. You did so well by the sounds of it. I got tears in my eyes when I read the part about you pulling her onto your chest, thats just incredible. Thats great that OB's encourage the woman to do that. So happy for you, enjoy setting up your new home.
PAP - Aww bet you looked stunning in your black dress. Pregnant women look beautiful in anything! At least you get a nice new dress out of it though for the next wedding lol. I cant believe you are 24 wks already. As for your in laws dropping in when they like, its so unfair isnt it. Especially when you are pregnant, I wouldnt dream of doing that. I often wonder if MIL's ever remember back to the time when they were pregnant/raising young children, can they not remember how tiring it all is, the last thing you need is visitors. Well done on the sleepover, bet your mum loved it, she probably thought who cares if I am up for 4 hours lol grandma's dont mind.
Oz - Oh no so sorry to hear about your BIL. Terrible news, however he sounds like he is doing reasonably well? Yay for reaching the 12 week mark, time is flying!!
Rainy - Just looked at your pics on FB, J is adorable. You have done well once again. Congratulations.
MD - I have been meaning to ask how you went with your check up? If you dont want to talk about it forget I mentioned it & ignore it sorry. Thanks for the ttc wishes.
Jaz - I love having days at home where you just play & spend time with your kid/s. It beats running around the shops, organising things, while the baby is stuck in the pram, any day!
Cally - I hear you on those day sleeps. Its hard work listening to them cry isnt it. I hope the day time sleeps begin to improve for you.
Clare - What is going on with those tonsils!? They need to come out already! You poor thing, I cant imagine how you must feel getting sick all the time!
Joelsgirl - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Looking forward to hearing all about it when you are ready.
Kate - Oh no hope you can sort out the sleeping issues.
So I got an email from the MIL saying she didnt mean to offend me. So I wrote an email back:
No thats ok, I was tired & in a bad mood & really just looking forward to a quiet weekend at home after having been away from Maddie. Its just that sometimes I feel that you undermine me a bit when it comes to Maddie. I think I am doing a pretty good job with her & I know her well after 18 months, so I dont really appreciate being told what to do with her & what she needs. I have wanted to say something before but have just tried to ignore it. I guess I appreciate how my mum looks at it, be there when needed but she has never once taken over. That being said, we definately appreciate all that you have done for us & Maddie, things around the home, taking her while we holidayed for two weeks & wanting to be involved etc, so please dont think I am being ungrateful. However I just like space & like figuring things out for myself.
Is that rude girls? I am just fed up but still trying to be as fair as possible. I just considered writing back a sorry email & not saying anything, but I cant go on with this iykwim. Hopefully now things will calm down a bit.
I think that's a great email H. I can sort of sympathise with you ATM cause I had my first ever 'run-in' of sorts with my MIL (after 12 years of being together this is the first time - must be a record ROFL) and she called me a idiot to the girls when they were over there and I had them come home and gleefully tell me what she'd said. I was just shattered that she'd said it because I thought she had more respect for me than that, so I stewed on it all day and then called and confronted her and she was surprised that I did - I think she either thought I wouldn't, or that the girls wouldn't say anything. So I carried on a bit and gave her the 'it really hurt me to hear you say that about me' and this is the kicker, she said "Oh, I suppose I could apologise for that' and she nearly choked on the words ROFL - MIL HATES having to apologise for anything - as much as I love her and get along great with her she can be a stubborn and mean old biddy when she wants to and it really pains her to have to admit that she was wrong about anything. I wont go into how it all happened because it would be really long and convoluted LOL. But I did say what you're going to say to your MIL Hayley because she did throw that one at me, about how she was only trying to help them and she only wants the best for the kids and wants to help them as much as she can etc, so I had to tell her that we really appreciated it etc. So I think all is well now. I spoke to her briefly the other day and she was nice as pie.
Your honeymoon sounded just perfect too. I can just imagine all the stuff you brought though LOL.
Oz, How is you BIL going? I hope that he wont have any lasting injuries from it and that he is out of hospital soon.
Arte, that's hillarious about the quacking hut.
Ange, so great to hear that you've finally got a house!!!! A celebration might be in order I think. Saskia is just divine, she looks like she is going to have the same gorgeous hair as her sister too! And you looked amazing too.
Not a terrible lot happening today. Kids have school photos and it's always a drama for LIndsay cause he hates having his picture taken at the best of times, let alone the annual school mug shot LOL. He threatened to pull a face and I told him that I would throttle him if he did that. I don't care if he doesnt smile, I just don't want a stupid pic that he's going to regret when he's older.
And Alister has cut an eye tooth! Up the top on the left. It's been bulging for ages, but finally cut through yesterday. He's being a real challenge ATM cause he just wants to be outside all the time and I can't be outside all the time, so there's been a lot of tanties the past few days. All he wants is to go with DH around the farm in the ute or on the motorbike, cause once he's outside he will bugger off up to the shed looking for him. And as soon as he hears DH pull up in a vehicle he grabs his hat and boots and wants you to put them on. He loves going to feed the sheep and will get out of the ute and 'help' DH with the hay and grab handfuls and try to feed to the sheep LOL. He has no fear of them that's for sure.
MD, Lindsay used to do that when he was this age with the singing. He was doing it for ages and we couldn't work out what he was 'singing' along too, cause he would just do it out of the blue and he'd bob the head and jig about and we only realised when we were watching TV one night and it was Bob The Builder! Cause the song came on (cause it had just been released a few months earlier) and he started doing his thing and the mumbled words fit with the tune. It was hilarious!
Little monkey has been trying to ride Paige's bike too and gets really frustrated cause he can get up on it, and put his feet on the pedals, but he can't go anywhere because his legs are just that little bit too short to reach on the downward stroke. So I think a bike will be on the list for his birthday. It's because he sees the kids all riding their bikes together and he just wants to join in and he gets upset when he sees them ride off.
hey everyone
sorry im being such a negligant baby buddy im just sooo tiiireddd!!!!!
ashas still teething shes got 4 new ones and more on the way and theyre all big teeth u know the ones at the back lol? im so technical!! shes had only 8 teeth for ages and now theyve all decided to come at once and shes not sleeping waaaaahhh!!
getting huger by the day! gotta stop eating so much or im gonna be the side of a house by the end! have put on 5kgs so far but it looks like heaps more to me so maybe i need new scales ahhh the joys!!
anyways ladies and bubbas i hope everyones doing well mwah mwah!!
Sherie, I am having problems with W wanting to be outside all the time too. I can't just sit out there all the time and look for bugs or pick berries, but he gets so upset when I won't go out with him and he sits on the back step yelling/whinging 'mumma come'. Unfortunately whinging husband annoys me more than whinging toddler so I end up staying inside to attempt to do housework.
MD, it's on the way. I am told that the scribble by your name is a picture of a cat biscuit lol
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)she came out A-ok! I managed to avoid any drugs, although at about 9cm i was beginning to wonder why. LOL
i've been reading but it's very hard to post these days, just know that i'm here in spirit
he needs to speak to her, it's just not on.
I hope that he wont have any lasting injuries from it and that he is out of hospital soon.
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