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Thanks Mel - I appreciate it! I'll be right! Had a big chat to dh tonight which was good...just fell asleep after dinner and had a quick snooze...Will head to bed for a good sleep in a minute!
Yeah at putting Bec's seat forward - how cute they will sit together!! I'm sure they'll be fine!
Ok...hope you're all well!
We had another shocker of a night with Bec...she is terrible at putting herself back to sleep. I let her cry as much as I could but she just fought it. I suppose because yesterday she didnt sleep well during the day. I put her in the pram for our walk and she didnt close her eyes and she only slept an hour and a half in the arvo. She went to bed at 730 which was great but was up from 11 til 1 and then at 430 in with us til 7ish. I suppose its not too bad, but she used to sleep from 930 til 730 without a sound. Olivia slept well and slept through her crying. And to top it off liv got up and went and played inthe lounge before coming in and telling us to get up!! Not too sure what to do with Bec. I know Liv went through similar sleep issues around the same age...she was up every night for 2 hours screaming while I was pg with bec, I remember laying next to the cot with my big belly while she screamed. That lasted 10 months!!!! Gees! I have been so tired I hit the pillow and fall asleep straight away. Havent had the chance to catch up with dh and talk to him about stuff....oh well will do it today.
Anyway hope you are all well
OOh we are going to the circus today...circus olympia .....its down the road literally. Looking forward to it:)
heys, that circus sounds like fun!
Am on mobile, our internet is down. Hope sleep sorts itself out soon.
Eh has decide that he doesn't want to go to the rally so a bit grumpy here,
Mel, I'm sorry that you are still having sleep issues with Bec. I remember when you were lying on the floor with your big pg belly!
Kris, it's horrible when you feel like you aren't being a good mum to your kids, but we know you are! Try not to feel too badly, you need to take care of yourself and your new bub right now.
Kaz, bugger about the internet. I'm so reliant on the net now, I'd freak out if it was down for any length of time!
I had a good 20 minutes out in the sun yesterday afternoon. I very rarely go into the sun without layers of 30+ smothered on me, but it was late afternoon when I did it so I figured it was fine. My MIL just found out that she is vitamin D deficient too, so that's made me think about it a bit more too and I don't think I get enough sunlight. Anyway, I enjoyed my time out in the sun and then even got another 30 mins to read in the bath later on. That much time to myself is usually unheard of!!!!
We went to a BBQ last night and got home around 11pm with both boys still awake. They both crashed soon after though which was good. J was up for a feed about 4:30 and then we didn't get up until 9am which was lovely. Snuggles in bed with all four of us after that - perfect way to start the day :) :)
Hey All,
Lying on the bed catching up while B is asleep as our neighbour woke us at 4am coughing up his lungs and starting his car grrrrr!!!! Hate our new neighbours! Anyway!:D
Everything pretty good here, just working on the house and B has been ok, not too moody although he only slept for 30min yesterday which was ordinary!
Dis - Wow thats a late night for your bubs, they sound like they did really well! Every night is late for me that is past 8:30pm atm LOL! Good on you sitting out in the sun, I think its super important to get a bit too - always brightens you up aswell!
Mel- Sorry you are having a bad sleep time with Bec, I remember you sleeping on Olivia's floor aswell!! Poor thing, awful when they regress isnt it? How cute is Olivia playing on her own in the morning???
Kris - Oh lay it on me about the hormones sister! Just when you think its over they pull you back in too! I think even if you were being the worst mum you think you could possibly be you would still be really great by anyone elses standards so ease up on yourself ok? I dont see a midwife until the 8th of September, I dont remember having this much discharge with Beau but I am pretty sure its in the normal range IYKWIM? I am not soaking pads or anything, more liners like Dis said?
Kaz- Hope you had fun at the circus mergurkus!
Question - Any good activity based toy suggestions atm? I wandered around Kmart this morning looking for I dont know what! He loves playdough and drawing and animals and dinosaurs but I am looking for things that will occupy him for more than 5min! Outside or inside I dont mind....
Ok love to all enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Hi!
Someone tried to steal our car last night!! Cheeky buggers...just rolled it down our driveway and straight across into the neighbours front yard...everythings fine luckily - I may have left it unlocked...whoops!!
Mel - sorry to hear you had a rotten night! You poor thing...Hope you have fun at the circus today!!!
Kaz - Bugger about the internet - I'd be a mess - LOL! I couldn't get onto facebook the other night and didn't know what to do with myself...pretty sad really!!!
Bugger about going to the rally...
Dis - Yeah that you had such a nice relaxing arvo! Ooh I love the sun! Not much around here at the moment but I could sooo live in qld! I used to sunbake so much when I was younger - no doubt I'll look like an old leather handbag when I'm older - LOL! Sounds gorgeous having cuddles in bed this morning as well...so nice!
Jen - Omg - 4am??? I wouldn't be happy either!!! Glad Beau's being ok - Dylans is feral at the moment as well...and refuses to sleep most days now, yet complains he's tired all day! Cheeky bugger...driving me a bit nuts though! Oh and he's waking early as well...
Thanks Jen...I know it's not that bad...had a chat to dh and he basically told me to cut it out as well! LOL! Guilty feelings don't get me anywhere!! It was cute though, apparently when I went out to do food shopping last night Louis said the dh - the house isn't as fun without mum here - which was nice!!!
That's not long to wait until you see the midwife...you would know if it feels normal or not!!
Hmmm toys - puzzles are great - Dylan LOVES puzzles...sometimes he 'll sit for over an hour, but usually at least for 20-30min...
I guess it depends what he's into?? Louis used to sit there for ages reading books...and now they both love computer stuff - I only let them play educational cd roms and Louis is right into a great website at the moment that's teaching him to read!! He's doing so well - he can read lots of basic words now...so clever!! Dylan loves the sesame st cd roms that's all about clicking on colours and numbers...
Ummmmmmmmm....can't think of anything else!!
Better go and think about dinner - so can't be bothered cooking but I bought lots of yummy stuff last night in a big food shop and can't afford takeaway - LOL! I can't believe how much it costs me to food shop - I spent $300 last night...grrr...that will only last a week and by the end we'll have nothing left...crazy!!!!
Chat later!
Just a quick one from me.... as I have to do dinner before these girlies fall asleep! We had a great weekend. yesterday Adam and I got to have our talk about expanding the family....so I am completely off the pill and we will see what happens. Had a late night last night as friends were over for dinner and Liv didnt get to bed til 9pm and Bec til 10, then we were woken to our house full of smoke smell. Theres an arsonist in our suburb lighting people rubbish bins, they lit the bins in the house behind us. Bec didnt wake til 430 and then til 730, so thats the best sleep shes had in weeks. I put her in a sleeping bag coz I always find her at the other end of the cot so she must have been cold. Olivia slept til 7, so that was good. Bec has had a temp all day and it wasnt til I lay her on the bed that I realised she is cutting her 5th tooth!!! We went to the market at Wantirna today and then the circus:) It was great fun. Not bad for $25 each adult. Girls are tired and so am I so got to cook dinner!
Kaz- hope you get the internet back on I would be lost!!!
Mel- glad you got more relax time
Jen- playdough, puzzles, painting, musical instruments...mega blocks. Have fun at your appointment:)
Kris- oh how scary about your car!Not even safe in your own driveway. So what care are you getting??? That was our topic yesterday!!! I would like a Tarago but we are definately not having 4...unless twins or an accident! So I will try out another car seat in mine....hopefully i will fit as I like my car. Hope you are feeling better today.
Kel- how was your b'day? Hope those kids are sleeping for you.
Talk soon
glad it was fun Mel, i'd love to take Pip! Was it the circus with the motorcycle cage? Goodness on the tooth! And yay on the Ttc!
Jen, the sun sounds lovely, I should do that more. According to the doc, i'm vit e defficient?
Try train toys, thomas has 3 different types, the trackmaster are the battery trains and are great fun for us all, keeps Pip amused for hours,
Still no net. Hugs to all!
Hiya girls
Well, I am on the mend. Mostly better, still a little lethargic, muscles are still a bit sore and sore booboo. But now Lily and DH are sick. Does it ever end??? Lily was up all night vomitting. She seriously spewed on EVERY sheet I own. Lucky the weather has been nice and I've gotten them clean and dry. DH has a tummy bug and has been on the loo all night. I rang him to come home from a night shift past night and when he got home he was on the toilet straight away! Lucky he came home....
Ok gotta go Lil spewin again
Hey Kel,
Hugs to you, poor bugger. Makes my pregnancy lethargy and tantrum central look like a cake walk. Hope everything improves for you soon xxxx:pray:
Hugs Kel, hope things improve in your house.
Bec is on the mend thankfully! Sleep has been pretty yuck, but thats to be expected. Liv is ok shes cranky coz i woke her up. SHe slept yesterday for an hour and didnt go to bed til 930. Shes slept today for 30 minutes so hopefully it wont make too much of a difference.
I am going ttc mental already.... I have got some digital opks with pretty smiley faces to tell me my peak days. I am also adopting some of the diet stuff but only half doing it! If I go back to my 28 day cycle I should be oing next monday!!! Yay. We are having our last session tonight before abstinance....this all sounds like a crock, but I am trying for a boy!!! I didnt want it to be so textbookish but hey!
Anyway its been a lovely day here weather wise. I met up with a friend from high school whom i havent seen for about 18 years! Had fun catching up, it was like old times,
Ok...got to think about dinner and cleaning!
Hi!
Mel - How exciting your fully ttc!! Good luck getting your boy!! Hope it happens quickly for you! Sorry to hear that beccas been so sick...How scary to wake up to all that smoke!!! Lucky it was just the bin but how stupid are some people???
As for cars - I think we're going to buy a wagon and just get a single ****ie seat in the back for Louis. Then we can fit the pram in as well...we'll probably hang on to that until they're all grown out of the pram and then buy some sort of 4w drive...I just really don't want to spend much money on a car right now...we've been working so hard getting our mortgage down I don't want to redraw it all for a car!!
What car have you got again??? We fit the 3 in ours but it's pretty tight...
Sounds like you had a nice day out - I love catching up with old friends!! I just finally found my bf from primary school through facebook - she was the only person I'd been looking for without any luck (due to both of us having married names now...) It was so nice to finally find her - she's in qld though so will probably be a while before we actually catch up!!
Kaz - wow at being vit e def...that should be easy to fix though?? Are you on supplements?? I noticed when I got my blood test yesterday that they were checking me for vit d...will be interesting to see what it says...
What a bugger you still don't have internet....when do you expect it back on??
Kel - Oh no you poor things...I hope you're all better soon! xoxoxoxo
Jen - Hi!
As for us, Louis and Ethan are sick - just colds...Ethans has still been sleeping through the night though which is so super lucky - I think it's cos he doesn't have a dummy maybe?? He's such a gorgeous boy!!
Ummm...had my hosp appt yesterday which wasn't anything exciting - got a blood test and that was about it - I have my 12w scan next Friday (time's going way to fast!!) so will be good to see if everythings going ok...
Went shopping at knox yesterday for fathers day...was nice to get out of the house but I needed a sleep in the arvo - LOL! I'm soooo sleepy it's crazy!!
I'm so looking forward to some warm weather!! It's probably a while off but I can't wait!! Although I'm sure once it heats up I'll be complaining being p/g and hot! LOL!!
Chat later!
Hi Everybody,
How is everyone?
I am feeling really run down and so so so tired all the time - might get a blood test at the hospital on Monday to see if I am iron deficeint? Beau has been a monster the past few days with at least 4 tantrums a day which hasnt helped! He is snotty and cranky with his molars too:doh:
Mel - Glad Bec is on the mend, you sound very organised with TTC, talk about a military operation! A new lady at playgroup asked me today what I was having and when I said a boy she said "Would you have a liked a girl?" Duh! Bugs me beyond belief! Just cause they have a boy and a girl!!!! I said "Cant do much about it now!" Grrr!
Kris - Wow you have had/are having car dramas huh? Sorry to hear the boys have colds but glad to hear Ethan is sleeping through, you are doing well to keep the dummy away from him, does Dylan still have one? Good luck at your scan - are you booked in for a Nuchal?
Ok, I am trying to keep my eyes open typing this! Oh its my birthday on Sunday and we are going on a date Saturday night.....cant wait! :D
Hey jen- sorry to hear you are tired. Its a bugger when they play up on you and you feel crud. Happy Birthday for Sunday. Hope you have a great date:)
Kris- I cant believe youre nearly 12 weeks....that has flown by. Has everything settled down now? Sorry to hear the boys are sick. I have a Honda CRV and am thinking we will get 3 in the back.....so much for my tarago!!!
Hi everyone else.
Us- Bec is sooo much better and is actually eating and drinking and smiling and crawling....not so great on the sleep though!!!
TTC gender specific is a full on military opporation...although I am half a@sed about it! I am taking robitussin 3 times a day which thins out your cm....wow it certainly does and seems to increase it too!!! Although I am not too keen on the amount of sorbital Robitussin has coz all I do is #2!!! Sorry tmi...but it is hilerious!!! So last night we dtd for the last time til I o....which should be Sunday....so I will start using opks from tomorrow!!! Its so funny! I suppose I have to be light hearted or obsessive....and I'm really not too obsessive about stuff!!!
Its such a beautiful day here...I am outside with the girls. Bec is about to play in the dogs water bowl...gggrr... and I have the dryer on because I washed Olivias "old dolly" and she was mortified that dolly was hanging on the line so I convienced her to put dolly in the dryer....
Hi!
Jen - You poor thing - it's sooo common to be iron def in p/g...well worth getting a test!! I can usually feel when I'm def - it becomes hard to even lift my arms...like the muscles become fatigued...
The car stuff isn't so bad...we should be able to swap over for a wagon for only 1 or 2k...
LOL on the dummy - Ethan would never take it - not ever - hated it from the word go...we got rid of Dylans a couple of months ago...hasn't changed his sleeping much at all other than he doesn't like having day sleeps now and very rarely does...little bugger...
Yeah..booked in for the nuchal thing but not for the blood test that goes with it...we'll just see what happens first...
Yeah at going on a date - how exciting!! Do you know what your going to do!! What a bugger your birthday is on fathers day...LOL! Who spoils who??
Hope you get a rest this arvo and an early night!!
Mel - It is just beautiful outside isn't it?? I just had all the kids out as well - Poor Dylan played for a bit but I could see he was tired and def not his normal self...Ethan was loving it outside though - wasn't too sure on being plonked on the grass though - he hasn't been out much because over winter out grass stays so wet...
LOL at all your tactics ttc for a boy!!! Hope it works for you!!
Yeah the time is flying now...I haven't had any spotting for just over 2 weeks now so that's good...I think I can feel my uterus already which seems super early but I suppose with the other boys I was just over 11-12 weeks when I could feel it....I've put on so much weight though - so feral...I have the biggest gut and I can't blame it on p/g at all!!! Too much lollies and choccy I think! I haven't noticed it much but I"m sure I will now that summer's coming and I'll have to show some skin - LOL!!! I don't want to have to much hard work next year...
Boys are watching Bolt - I ordered it for them on foxtel box office...cheeky things - Dylan has since said he wants a dog and Louis has said he wants a cat...hmmm...I think we'll stick with a new baby for now and then worry about pets - god help my shopping bill when we've got pets to pay for as well! LOL!!!
I have the girls on the deck and their clothes are revoltin...covered in dirt. They both love it out here and am so looking forward to warmer months ahead. Bec is crawling so fast now...I have to watch she doesnt fall down the steps. We have been out here a few times over the winter but not as much as I would like. Becis only just getting used to the dog. When your boys are well, I will catch up with you.....need some boy vibes or just plain old baby vibes from you:)
LOL!! Anytime Mel! We'll sort out a day as soon as they're germ free!! xo
Gosh Mel dont even start on the dog bowl - Beau is still obsessed with it and he much older than poor Bec!?
Kris - I thought you had to get the bloods as its a combined result with the scan?
Us- Beau woke up super snotty and its raining here so Hi-5 it is! (not as good as the old one though he he)