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I'd say she's growing how she's meant to grow, but her having a bad run ith coughs and colds woudln't be helping any either.
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Hmm hard to say Arte...i dont have my blue books on me so have no idea what weight gain the girls did over a similar age. what did the CHN say? was she concerned?
I know that Marta at some point definitely plateaued as both her and Leila are now pretty similar in weight-for-age now, whereas M was a good 800gms heavier at birth (and 2 weeks longer cooked!).
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Hi ladies, I'm just popping in with a big armful of red roses for Valentines day. *mwah* love you all!
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Oh yeah! Its already valentines day there! For us it is tomorrow... I have tried this year, considering g that the Americans are really into it (you should see the trade at Victoria's secret across the road lol.).
Got the girls some valentine ladybug biscuit thingy and valentine hello kitty jellybeans (hello kitty is disturbingly popular here).dh has scored some Napa valley dark chocolate....
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aw thanks md.
right back at ya!
i bought myself a bottle of sauv blanc for valentines day
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Happy Valentine's! Not much happening here, I'm fine with that though.
Went to the doctor today and mentioned K's weird funny tummy after swimming - need to collect a stool sample now! I've assigned DH the task as he is the one that is always called in for wiping after the action!
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Cally, you got your DH to collect a stool sample on valentines day? How romantic! They never warn you about these things before you have kids lol
Thanks MDHow is everything going in your neck of the woods?
Trill, glad you had a good time at the concert
No valentines event here, we don't celebrate it. But I just realized that DH will be away for the weekend of our anniversary! I guess number 6 isn't a milestone anyway.
I think E is fine, I just haven't heard of a baby that young not gaining any weight over a month, nearly two. I suspect she might take after MIL - she definitely looks like DH and his family so she might have the tall and skinny. Just what I need, a blond haired, blue eyed, tall, slim daughter!
News on the house front! I heard that there was other interest in the rental that I want so I made DH ask his boss if we could have it now and he said yes (just has to confirm). So we might be moving in during April! We will be paying mortgage and rent which isn't cool, but it is quite subsidized and by the time W starts school the petrol saving will be the same as rent anyway. Spent all of last weekend painting and will do again this weekend - just have the roof, trims and deck staining to go now and then we will hopefully get it on the market next week.
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Arte, maybe she's having a growth spurt? Was she weighed on the same scales each time? Missy E plateaued out around 8 months but that's when she wasn't sleeping too, so that might've been a sign she was hungry (?), we were doing solids at that stage so I added some more energy dense dairy and topped her up with an extra feed before bedtime. That's fantastic news about getting the house! Could you put a tenant in to pay your mortgage and get a tax benefit? Or did I ask you that already?That's great that W is not only reading but also able to apply it meaningfully to the real world.
BTW did I see soemthing on the news about your personal volcano getting ready to go off?
Cass, wow that's an excellent VD effort there. Not sure I'm getting the hello kitty/ladybug relevance but...ah....there again pretty much everything in the shops for VD isn't very relevant. LOL. I was getting ready to be disgruntled but then DH surprised me with a very gorgeously wrapped offereing from...you guessed it....HAIGHS. Oh my. I made the lavish and romantic gesture of buying him a tub of icecream.
(hey it was gourmet).
Ginger, nice work on the sauv blanc. That is waaaay classier than icecreamSo pleased for you that you got to meet up with our Trill. She's fabulous isn't she?
Cally, how did you organise for DH to be chief poo-bum wiper? LOL millions will want to know your secret. I hope the sample provides some answers. Is it only after she's been swimming? Could she have a hernia or something muscley that is aggravated with exercise?
Trill, your trip to Melb sounds amazing. So pleased for you that you got to meet up with our Gingie, she's fabulous isn't she?I love that you birkenstocked up. I've just discovered the joy of birkenstocking. I got some cheapies at Harries in the sales, and I've hardly worn any other shoes since. Glad you Haighs-ed yourself too.
All good here, although I've been having a weird time lately. Wondering if it's hormonal after a massive period a couple of weeks ago (first in months) and out of sorts since. But my skin looks nice (no pimples for the first time in about 3 year years LOL). Anyway I think I've just had a bit of win, I've applied to have sick leave entitlements for that year when I was having treatment retroactively applied (because they happily gave me leave without pay instead, which has no entitlements) and it looks like they are going to approve it without any drama. Which will be a huge relief (if it goes through) as I have been stewing about it ever since I discovered (before xmas) that there was some provision for my situation at a time when I needed all the help I could've got. Not much actual pay, but there's super and leave and other things that have a flow on effect. And the other part to it is that it's kind of a sign of progress in myself that I have the energy and functionality to organise it to happen, ITMS?
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Crap! Haven't heard anything about the volcano! Off to google....
ETA, can't find anything?
MD, I hope you can get your benefits restored
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Hi girls!
Arte: Maybe they are like "what volcano? nothing to see here, move right along"
that is such massively awesome news re the houses. Is the market pretty fast moving there? how long do you think you will be doing the double rent/mortgage thang?
MD: I reckon that that is a huge step with work, and yeah, a BIG sign that you are getting back in the groove and have emotional time and energy for the more mundane, paperwork intensive stuff...befitting of your quote i believe.
mmmm gourmet icecream mmmm.
man, i want birkies on sale lol. i saw them for the girls and was sooo tempted, but they were still like $50 and i know that the moment i buy them they will grow like 4 foot sizes and that will be it
Cally: ahh collecting stool samples is almost as good as handing over said samples to reception at the the DRs lol.
G: i wish that i had some wine. sheesh, all these valentines incentives have me dreaming of a night with ice-cream, wine and a DVD (i dream hard lol...i know that romantic dinners, a night at the movies and strolls along the boardwalk and well behind me now and only to be dreamt of for the time when i will be an empty nester lol).
AFM: well, valentines has just started here. the girls loved the biccies and jellybeans. DH was awesome and got us all valentines day sock monkies and hershey kisses. i am thinking that we will do a special dinner with the leftover pink crepe paper and some discounted helium balloons and flowers...could be fun.
looks like we might be buying a car here
our neighbours are moving back to germany (so sad, they are awesome and the kids are great friends with eachother) BUT they have a 2004 VW Passat station wagon (my dream car lol), it has leather seats and all! and because cars are so ridiculously cheap we can get it for $4500. and we have found a car place that will buy it back for a similar price. this could work much better than the lease option we were going with that was $3000 and no money back ITMS....
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Ok well I might be totally wrong about the volcano. My bad. I saw something flash up in the Telly last night, and straightaway I thought of Mt Doom. But maybe they just found a dragon sleeping on top of a massive hoard of treasure instead...
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PS I'm passating myself over your VW opprtunity. Do it!!
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yeah i think we will. we need to travel in luxury as we hit route 66 and explore america (and meet with a fellow BBer!!).
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Even if that care wasn't your fave Cass, that's a pretty sweet deal to pass up. I can't believe how cheap cars are over there. I can't figure our the hello kitty attraction either. She kinda creeps me out because of her appeal to adults. I think I might be missing something there LOL.
MD, I have been wanting a pair of birkis for ages, but not game to buy online without having tried a pair on. But now I know what size I am I reckon I could be game enough to try it. Another forum I'm on have a birki co-op and every few months they get together to buy a heap from OS and share the postage. Their kids shoes would be perfect for E, but I'm just not game to spend nearly $100 on a pair of kids sandals kwim? And it is totally fantastic that you are having the leave reviewed as well.
And yes, G is pretty fabulous!
Arte, that is great you got the house. How do you think W will cope with moving though? Fingers crossed it sells quickly so you don't have the hassle of renting it out.
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Cass, I really want to do the Route 66 trip one day. The car plan sounds good - much better to own something you can sell again than just give money away for a lease.
Houses don't really sell here. I think there were about 6 that sold in the end half of last year (it is hardly a boom town lol). I would hope that it would sell by Christmas. The rent for the house in town is only $150 so it won't cripple us, especially since we will be saving around $90 of petrol anyway.
Trill, I think W should be alright with shifting. He has been saying for months that we should move. You still think he is a bit on the ASD side don't you lol. He is quirky for sure. Will be interesting to see what the behavior specialist people say if they ever send us an appointment.
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