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trill- yeah their stuff is trendy but shocking quality. all the t-shirts go out of shape and the jeans stretch in the wrong places iykwim? i would just keep walking if i was you!
arte- the best stain remover ever is the white king spray. i fiknd it much better than napisan.
septics are bad for the enviro as they pump the waste back out into the national park- apparantly it affects the eco-system- promotes weed growth, contributes to land slip, attracts euro wasps. not pretty. our house was originally a holiday house for melbournians as it used to take 2 days from the cbd in a horse and cart to get here so it was a perfect holiday destination. i don't think it was ever intended to have whole families living here full-time iykwim? so the septics are pretty dodgy
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Ginger, fair enough that it should be fixed if it is just discharging with no treatment. A town I used to live in discharged directly to the local wetlands but the council was working to put in piped sewage - certainly noticed the efforts at rates time!
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We have a septic too, but we've got no choice LOL. But we have ours set up so the water drains into a rubble drain, which filters the water and then that water is then piped to meet up with the grey water from the rest of the house and then it outflows near the dam and soaks into the dam itself. So by the time it gets into the dam it is pretty clean.
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Hi everyone
Arte - hugs on the bad going to sleep. We tend to allow two visits and then the threat of shutting the door seems to do the trick most nights. Is he OK once he goes to sleep these days? Does the local council inspect the neighbour's septic? Ours are all inspected every 3 years and we're required to act on anything if there is a problem.
K is obsessed with having a baby at the moment - she keeps holding up all her fingers and saying when I am this many I will have a baby in my tummy - I say I don't think so, not until you're 30!
Ginger - you can get some pretty cool septic type systems these days. We've got an old style one on our other block, but it's supposed to be connected to the council sewer in the next 5 years so we're hoping it lasts.
I like the Cotton On pj's, but the latest summer ones (and now winter that I've just cracked out) are terrible quality. There are some tiny holes in them and the winter pj tops don't have ribbing on the wrists so they keep sliding over her hands. And last years winter ones are too small and this year are massive so we might have to go elsewhere - but where to find pj's that don't have Dora or other cartoon characters on them??
Trill - good luck with the painting, I can't imagine trying to do it with the little ones around!
Well I let fly today at work at the super slow, no desire to ever finish the job contractors I am working with. Gosh it felt good, will see if there is any effect though!
Out for dinner to friends tomorrow, then the weekend. Ahh....
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Hi Cally! Good on you for telling them what you thought! Myer have gorgeous Winter PJ's for little kids that aren't branded studd and they aren't all that expensive either and certainly much better quality than anywhere else.
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cally: i picked up some pretty basic flanelette pjs for L at Big W...
:hide: i guess i am alone in liking oobi then :rofl: ahhhh i am a sucker i guess...or have been just lucky with what we have bought in the past...no doubt it'll go to crap with the first wash now lol.
Arte: dude. your DH is totally bananas man :o. if a kid doesnt want to sleep it seriously isnt anyone's fault. i was a non sleeper (just couldnt shut off) and it certainly had NOTHING to do with my parents parenting...i was just a non sleeper!)
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cally-awww K sounds so cute with her wanting a baby. how gorgeous!
i agree with trill about myer pj's.
cass- seeing as you are the no 1 Oobi lover now i need your advice! i need to buy a present for a little girl (friend of jimmy's). it's her 2nd birthday and last year i got her an Oobi skirt and top that she wears a lot (which i love seeing) LOL. i would love to get her something from the new Oobi range but i can't decide between 2 dresses. can you help me choose?
eta- the new range is up on the 'babys got style' website and oobi baby website. i'm trying to decide b/w the Kitty dress in Navy stripe or the Audrey bow dress. i think i've already made my decision but want to know what you think
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hmmmm...they are both cute...but i reckon my pick would be the kitty in navy blue stripe....but it is hard to choose without feeling and seeing them IRL IYKWIM...arrghhh! now i want to win lotto and buy them! hahahahahaha!
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yeah i was thinking the kitty as it is more for everyday use and it's also a bit cheaper. which colour do you like best in the Kitty?
cally - i got L some Mambo brand pj's at big w and they have been fantastic. they just have dinosaurs on them so no 'merchandise' iykwim?
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I have also noticed that cotton on clothes stretch badly in the wash. Like Ginger I am a bit of a sucker for the designer clothing, but thats not to say I dont buy from target etc as well. And that being said alot of the designer clothes I have bought, I have bought overseas in the factory outlets, like $3-$5 for baby gap and guess etc. Also I have packed away a huge crate of clothing that E will eventually wear. As for Oobi, love their girly dresses, but I keep them for special occassions.
Ginger - Go the blue kitty dress. Its practical and a good winter dress. Girls have so much pink, its nicer to have a bit of blue once in a while. Also the blue nautical kind of look is 'in' at the moment lol.
Arte - I hope you are ok :(
Cally - Thats gorgeous, and I am with you on being at least 30 before kiddies lol!
As for train tracks, they are always a great unisex toy that never lose their appeal!
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H, Pumpkin patch have gone crazy on the nautical theme this winter! It's actually TOO much because there is bugger all clothes that isn't that style.
After saying how great Myer PJ's were, I got the kids some really good ones from Target today too. They had 20% off so they come back to about $12 a pair. And none of it merchandise stuff either!.
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Non licensed clothes in target trill? Wonders will never cease!! I'll have to have a look. G there might bd 8 isles of girls clothes in target but they are mostly sickly pink, have bad slogans or licensed. I find it hard to buy anything I Ike there.
15 hours later have landed in brissy. Have the morning to shop tomorrow! Bring it on!
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PMSL JM, they are shockers aren't they? But yes, I was pleasantly surprised. Target does have nice stuff and most of it is good quality but until they get to about a size 7-8 in clothes it is mostly covered in character ****. Well 15 hours is certainly better than your trip home from Melb last time LOL. Have fun shopping too - in two weeks Mum and I are going to Canberra for the weekend and we had some serious shopping planned. Her partners estate was finally settled so she can go and get all the stuff she has been putting off buying because she's not had the money till now.
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See you at the shops in a fortnight Trill, we're up that weekend too! I'll be in Myer and Big W, children's pj section!!
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LOL Cally, Not sure if we were going to Civic or just Belconnen on our way out but I will certainly be keeping my eye out for you and your gorgeous blondie!
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I agree JM, I am so over pink pink and more pink and also some of the slogans on kids shirts are just so tacky. Enjoy your weekend in Brisbane you lucky thing.
Trillian - I got the pp catalogue the other day and yep its all nautical. I like nautical, but to an extent lol!
Arte - Was in a rush the other day when I read your post, but I have been thinking of you and hoping you are feeling a tad better. I hope W stops with the bedtime dramas very soon.
Need some advice re expressing. My sisters 21st is coming up in late April and she is holding it at a pub (which is almost more a nightclub as heaps of young ones go there) in a function room. No problems sending M for a sleepover with DH's parents, but I'm thinking what can I do with E? Dont really want to take her for obvious reasons, so I'm thinking I may have to express and also send her on a sleepover. But I am worried, will it affect her b/feeding as it wont just be one or two overnight bottles? The inlaws live 100kms away so in reality they will probably be down there for almost two days and one night. And I'm not expressing because I want to drink, I have no choice how do I take her along? On top of that I am already getting negative comments from a couple of family members (on DH side) that breastfeeding controls your life and you cant go out, so I dont want them to be able to use this against us iykwim?
So how do I actually express, do I do it after a feed? And will taking out extra milk make me engorged?
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I'm no help with expressing. I am useless at it. In that situation I would get someone to look after baby nearby so i could duck out and feed if I needed. I am a bad cow! Lol
I think by then feeding will be well established so I don't think it will effect your supply. You will prob have to express that night for comfort. But honestly I have no idea and probably shouldn't be commenting! :p
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what about taking E along in a HAB? that's what i used to do when i had a function when the boys were little.
oh and tell your family that having a baby controls your life, not breastfeeding.
