Babies Born ~ September 2007 #68

[MamaPan]

Cally - sounds like hand foot and mouth to me too.... hope not!
Ginger - glamour to the max (lol!!)
Ella - wish you still lived in malvern - our kids could do the go to each others house thing!!! am looking around for a new house actually girls - we are selling our investment property in canberra (YAY) so looking around for a new house here (prob in the new year though). I am looking for nice but old exterior and modern interior (or able to renovate to modernise)
Arte - sounds so idyllic for you (and W) that he can pop off to the neighbours house! The house next door to us has just been removated ands they are looking to rent it out. i am hoping for a family with kids N adn J age!! It is a shame in a way that the kids go to private school - we live opposite the (gorgeous) local primary so i geuss if they went there our house would be a hub for all the local kids.
Found out the other day that my cousin's (in NYC) 8 month old daughter has an issue with her arm. Apparebtly in utero she had reduced blook flow to the arm (they never picked this up) and so her arm has less use and is stunted in growth, this will continue her whole life. Poor little thing! it isnt very noticeable now but it will become more noticeable in the future. i just feel lucky that the reduced flow was just to her arm iykwim.
They cant shut us down, we rock!

[Cassius2]

Oh G! what a fantabulous day waiting for the septic man we are all so glamorous right now: me surrounded by tissues and coughing like a packet a day smoker....

Ella: oh phew! just reading that school pick up and drop off made me weary hahahahaha! i think that if we have another baby that i will want to get one of those capsule thingies that can click in and out. hated risking waking Marta at times and dreamt of being able to click her in and click her out.

Arte: nah, you aint negligent woman . we have bucketloads of kids in the street here and they are already beginning to run riot at just 4-5 years old together. they run up to eachothers houses etc. i actually like that they know the 'good' houses IYKWIM. i feel a tad safer that if, for whatever reason L or M got lost or needed a safe shelter in a hurry that they could ask the multitude of people that we know on the street ITMS.

Cally: yeah i was with Trill...i am thinking hand and foot....although blisters can also be an immune response that can be set off by loads of stress and considering last week's work "festivities" it could be that manifesting physically. either way, i think you need a good holiday....in fact, i think we all need a good holiday...how do the manuca islands in Fiji sound guys??!!!

AFM: well, the MIL from italy is here.



what more can i say

[Cassius2]

am looking around for a new house actually girls - we are selling our investment property in canberra (YAY) so looking around for a new house here (prob in the new year though). I am looking for nice but old exterior and modern interior (or able to renovate to modernise)

wahooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is exciting news MP!

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I am sorry to hear that about your cousin's baby. the parents must be quite shocked and reeling from this information. I hope that the Mama is being gentle on herself as i can imagine that there would be some feelings of guilt...even though it isn't rational ITMS.

[AnyDream]

Just a quick one: Cally gargle & swish as often as you can with half a teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water. And get some Manuka honey in ya gob!

[Cally]

Didn't make it to the chemist, but I don't think it's HFM (nothing on H or F). Tend to think more related to stress/cold of last week, combined with getting back into exercise so body a little bit rundown. My mouth kind of feels like I've been sucking on too many lollies - unfortunately without the fun part of tasting all those lollies!! MD, I have a salt water swish happening.

MP - ooohh, new house, very exciting.

[Cassius2]

Cally: yeah, i'd say it's the stress stress stress

MD: (no need to reply!) BUT hoping that you are totally dominating those essays

[MamaPan]

Cally - Yep now that i read it properlr i reckon stress, esp as the hand thing is a burn!! hope you get over it soon - have you thought about some immune boosting stuff?
I have had a tough few days. one of my friends passed away (from cancer) - she was only my age and it is just awful. i hadnt seen her for ages (she lived in syd, but we lived together overseas when we were 18 and were in touch - in fact i have an unfinished game of 'words with friends' on my phone with her) - but so haunting and awful.
I also did a kids first aid course last night. you should all do it if you havent.

[AnyDream]

Cass I have bought myself some more time. Now, to spend it wisely...

MP - I am so sorry to hear you have lost your friend, under such awful conditions. Thinking of you

[Cally]

Hugs MP, that is a hard thing to be going through.

MD - the salty rinse seems to be helping.

[AnyDream]

It's good isn't it Cally? Good for sore throats too. Sometimes we're so wrapped up in that notions of going to the doctor/pharmacy/shops and paying money for a fix that we forget the simplest remedies can be best.

Oh, and when you're slurping that salty goodness in for what seems like the bazillionth time - spare old MD a thought - I was sucking it in everyday for 4 months during chemo (!!!)

[Artechim]

MP That is really sad about your friend. I don't know what to say, it just sucks

[Ginger]

sorry to hear about your friend mp. so young

we have a date for tonsils finally- 28th november. yah!!! he is going for a hearing test too to see if he needs grommets as well.

[MamaPan]

Thats great that you have a date for the op G - and its nly 6 weeks away. assume that was through private?
Do you have reason to suspect he needs grommets or are you just checking in case?

Thanks for your thoughts re my friend girls.

[Ozstar]

Hugs MP such sad news.

G it's great that you have a date set.

Will try and catch up some more later. I have been trying to keep up and never seem to get a chance to post.

[Ginger]

yes it is private. the surgeon had a good look over him and thought he looked like he had some fluid in his ears. he was asking about his language which has always been a bit behind so thought he should have his hearing tested too.

[AnyDream]

Roll on Nov 28! I had grommits in my ears and look how I turned out (!) ... so ... consider that a recommendation for getting it done

[Cassius2]

MP: I am sorry that you have lost a friend that is so sad and in a way, it is even tougher when you are their friend and live so far away. i found being far from Oma really hard as you couldnt just drop by when they were unwell ITMS. much love to you xx

[Trillian]

MP, that is just so sad and totally not fair or right.