hhmmm, AH is probably not something i should discuss on open forum but.....you know when you've worked somewhere and seen the 'insides' you sort of can't buy from there? idk, hard to explain i guess. i don't like paying full price for something i used to get for free iykwim? weird mentality i guess.
MP - well done on the weight loss!! Does that mean I will have to eat a muffin all by myself next weekend?? We aim for travelling over nap time, have a big bag of toys and books next to the seat and lately, K has been really into bandaids, so we give her some of them and she puts them on herself! Also snacks that take a while to eat, like the little things of sultanas or apricots.
Ginger - glad that J is OK now, must havev been scary
MM - so sorry that Maddie couldn't come on your holiday, I am sure she will have a ball with the IL's once the ab's kick in. Hope you and DH can relax and enjoy yourselves. I like MP's idea of bringing home something special - my parents left me for a week and went to NZ and I got a little sister 9 months later!!!
Clare - good luck for your return trip
Well we are up at my parents for the week. K is still refusing to have naps for DH and I and I think we have tried everything. On the weekend I read to her for an hour and she just wouldn't sleep - hopped in the car to go and watch DH play cricket and she was out in less than 5 minutes! Anyway, we left her with Mum yesterday while we were out shopping and she fell asleep without a problem. So today DH went out and dropped me at the shops on the way so I walked home while Mum put her to bed - total success!!
They are having all the stormwater pipes redone here so there are so many exciting trucks and diggers driving past, K is loving it! This afternoon we are going to go and try the merry-go-round for the first time!
Can't believe how cold it is here - was hoping to get a bit of clothes shopping in, but it's so cold it's hard to get motivated to buy summery things!
Just a quick one from me - have to share/brag - Jacob just did his first giggles! LOVE IT! I got the same buzz as when N laughed properly for the first time. He is sleeping now but I will be working hard to get a fewmore out of him when he wakes up!
Cally - I will def partake in some muffins (I'm not crazy!), might just have stir fry veg for dinner that night instead of pizza!!
I am home now but am buggered, I dont know how anyone sleeps in shared rooms lol. Will try to catch up over the next few days and write by birth story. Zoe's birth was amazing and I still cant believe it was all done and dusted in 3.5hours. Have put pics on FB including our group so MP can see.
Big thanks to H for doing my BA I told you I would make sure I had her before you left lol.
It's been freezing here too and I felt like a bit of a nutcase having the aircon on to test it yesterday LOL.
Katie great to hear from you ...so pleased your home, expect you will feel tired for a bit if you've had a bit of extra bleeding, so rest up plenty and enjoy your Zoe time to the max!
LOL MP I had baked beans today too. Your plan sounds very do-able. It's nearly payday and we've eaten our way thru all the goodies we had on board while the iLs were here so my health kick starts once I've done a big healthy grocery shop. My sister is starting a diet & exercise plan so it's good timing for me to hear about it on all fronts LOL. BTW we used to have a "car bar" - its a bar that fits under and across the car seat and has a steering wheel and horn etc, so the toddler can 'drive' the car when you do. Haven't seen one recently but you could try some of the bigger bub stores.
CAlly, oh yeah diggers are very exciting. Those day sleeps sound like a real struggle, what happens when you just put her to bed with a few toys and leave her by herself?
Ginger, love the house spiders....just provide they stay in the spidey zone. Move into the human zone and that's it, the shoe comes out.
Big woohoo here today, our first day back at Kindergym. We go to a less popular (timewise) session so there weren't as many kids there which is good because E wasn't overwhelmed and I wasn't germ-paranoid. She had a ball, mostly running from thing to thing in quick succession, i expect she will play with each thing for longer when she's more used to them.
MP: ooh the car bar thing MD and sherie mentioned sounds good!
Oz: yay! for being home and all those newborn snuggles...will be checking out FB!
G: what?!!!! it's cold????? NNOOOOOOOOOOO! i guess the rain is really good though....hmmm no doubt my bulbs have died back though...
i'd go metalicus for a top...
cally: ohhh need to come to your place! diggers are a massive hit here. leila yells out DIGGER DIGGER over and over and over when she sees one lol.
MD: that is really cool that the kindergym was a success. i am having a mega mummy guilt moment that leila hasnt done any organised sort of activity for a loooong time. i go into hibernation in winter. hopefully i can get her enrolled in a swim class...especially after hearing about that poor NZ family.
sherie: ha ha ha! I am having the opposite feeling here ATM. they have all the heavy jackets and the like and it is sweltering!
AFM: all good here. didnt sleep a wink last night. like not one! So weird. but i think my brain is getting ready for the time transition lol! on my own today with leila which is a bit intense...my italian skills are being stretched to the limit lol.
also a bit down as the TTC train for me is moving at a crazy slow pace...again. sooo dont want to have to wait 2 years like last time...even if DD is PERFECT lol!
Trill- Move plans going slowly. Apparently work visas move in PNG time, s...l...o....w.....l.....y. So not expecting to have visas until Dec/Jan. We're in the process of buying a container to pack storage things into. But no major rush!
Having a cracker day here. I have Gastro, so do both the girls. Just changed all Lu's sheets cause she spewed on them. At least there is a washing machine here i guess. Having a slight family crisis, my poor bro has recently (in the last 2 weeks) been diagnosed with depression. He is medicated, but not so well i suspect. He had a massive meltdown today and is in getting assed by the local psych team. Poor bugger is really on the edge. I was so scared he was going to harm himself today. I am relieved he is getting help, but faaaar out, big day. So tired, but wound up. Should go lie down, although i am sure i'll be up driving the porcelain bus soon enough! On the upside i've lost 3 kgs. Every cloud has a silver lining right??
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On the upside i've lost 3 kgs. Every cloud has a silver lining right??
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