Hello everyone
Looks like I missed the rest of the last thread, oh well, I’ll just have to start things from here.
We’ve had such a busy weekend. Absolutely crazy. We had a friend’s b’day party on Friday night and were supposed to be there at 7.30pm. well, dp got home from work really late and by the time we both showered/got dressed/got lewis dressed- how hard is it these days?? It’s almost impossible. One of us has to look after lewis while the other gets ready so everything takes 3 times longer than it used to. I really wanted to wash my hair as I hadn’t washed it in about 2 weeks! I can’t believe how dirty I am these days!!! Anyway, so by the time the 3 of us were ready it was about 9pm, and then, on the way to the party we ran out of petrol. We couldn’t believe it! The gage said there was 75km left but we now know that it’s faulty (we’ve only had the car about 3 months). So we had to ring my dad who came to save us from the side of the road and took dp to get a jerry can while I sat in the car breastfeeding lewis! It was ridiculous, we got to the party so late. Anyway, it was great when we got there as there was some older mums whose kids are teenagers now and they just went crazy over lewis and one of them sat and held him for about an hour so I could socialise and catch up with people and even have a beer! It was fantastic.
Poor dp had to get up early the next day and work. Then we had another party on Saturday night- a friend’s 30 th b’day. It started at 6.30pm and dp didn’t get home from work till after 7pm. I hadn’t had a shower or anything so it was another case of taking hours to get ready once he got home. Anyway we did the best that we could and ended up rocking up to the party at about 9pm. When we got there, the sister of the girl whose b’day it was, was standing out the front. She said to me ‘you’re so late!!’. I said ‘I know, I’m really sorry’…and she said ‘I don’t know how to tell you this…..it was a wedding’….anyway, so it turns out it was actually a surprise wedding and we had missed the whole thing. I felt so bad, I started crying. I couldn’t believe I had missed my friend’s wedding. Anyway, she was really good about and was just glad that we got there at all and we got to see her in her dress and everything. I still feel terrible though. It’s the last time we’ll ever rock up to a party that late again.

Sherie- do you love my avatar??? It’s fantastic isn’t it? It actually does look like me (but way hotter of course!). ambah has done a great job. I’m wrapped. Glad to hear alister is doing so well.

Noni – I know what you mean about keeping your place clean. My house is so unbelievably messy atm. It doesn’t matter how much I clean up, by the next day it is filthy again.

Hayley- we went to toys r us yesterday and bought the fisher price rainforest open top cradle swing and it is faulty and doesn’t work. I am so upset as it’s a real hassle to take it back as the nearest toys r us is about 40 mins away and it’s in a huge box- way too big for me to carry by myself. I’m so upset as I really wanted to use it to settle lewis so I can do some expressing as I have to go out tomorrow night and leave him with dp. Oh well, apart from this incident I usually love fisher price stuff too!

Jazmum- 27 barbie dolls!! They are lucky girls. I absolutely loved barbies when I was little.

Leanne- hope you’re doing well at ww. I really should get off my butt and do something like that too. Especially with xmas coming up. We are going up to Sydney so it would be good to lose some weight so I can at least look reasonable in bathers! I have bought one of those miracle swimsuits (one piece) that is supposed to make you look thinner. It would be a bloody miracle alright!

md- I have scratches on me too! It’s horrible. I look like I’ve been handling a kitten or something….must remember to cut lewis’ nails!! I’ve been trying to get a copy of wonder weeks too. I’m voting for matt corby too. I reckon he’s a cutie!

Queenie- lewis has been vomiting a lot too. In fact, he vomited all over my brother yesterday, which was great. Then I put him in the hab and he vomited all down my chest and on my new country road dress. Very hard to be glamorous these days isn’t it??

Renee- lewis is a kicker too. Always manages to kick me in the boobs when I’m changing him and it kills!!

Agnes- sometimes a dummy works for lewis, sometimes it doesn’t. it’s work a try though. Settling is so hard sometimes isn’t it? What works for me one day, doesn’t necessarily work the next iykwim?? You’re right about the heat here. It’s horrible isn’t it? I’ve shut all the blinds, got the fan and air con on….you know it’s a hot Melbourne day when it’s this hot near Mt Dandenong!

Liddle pixie- so good to hear from you! I’d been wondering where you’d been. Scarlet is a big girl isn’t she? It’s fantastic to hear you’re doing so well.

Katie- I’m very jealous of your sleeping. I really wish lewis would sleep through. You’ve done well to do all your xmas shopping and clean your house too. Well done!

Fianne- sorry to be of no help at all, as lewis loves the car. In fact, it’s a great way to settle him. I imagine it must be really hot up there for you guys atm, as it’s extremely hot down here in Melbourne,

Artechim- sounds like I should listen to the advice of breastfeeding not being a contraceptive and go and get the mini pill! 7 kids in 7 years! No thanks…

It is so hot here today!! Oh btw, we ended up buying that boat off ebay that I was bidding on (I am obsessed with online shopping too all you ladies!). we got it for a real bargain but haven’t had a chance to take it out on the water yet as we’ve been so busy. Might be able to take it out next Sunday…

Hope you all have a nice day.