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Hey all :-)
I'm having a ball on prac! It is sooo much fun! But due to the long hours, I am missing Eli like crazy! I drop her off at FDC at 615 and don't get back until 1530! :-( Although next week will be a 'little easier as it is PM shifts!
Saffi - I am at a QLD health hospital, and they do have there own little expressing room that I have been using, I was introduced to the breastfeeding educator of the ward, and she showed me where i can express and store my milk etc! Have been really helpful!
Eli is walking!!! She is getting more and more confident every day! Today she was standing up (unassisted) and taking a few steps, falling down, getting back up and doing exactly the same thing! She surprises me at her strength and confidence already :-)
I have to go back and read what else is written as i have forgotten!
MN - I'm glad you're enjoying your placement. Wow Eli is walking?! That's great news
Wow new thread, quite the chatterboxes aren't we Thanks everyone for the TTC good luck. Now I just need AF to arrive...come on!! Moo has discovered he can stand up at his cotside & has been having a great time in there the last few days. Although it is quite cute how he stands there, surveying his kingdom lol. In the last four days he has missed his arvo sleep three times!! Hoping he's not dropping down to one sleep already. At least he goes to bed early - 6pm so it's not all bad.
Cass - glad you are enjoying your prac placement. I can't believe that Eli is walking already. You have a very clever little girl there.
Our big news is that M is crawling. She did it yesterday morning while we were getting ready for work. Good news is that we were able to video it. She is slowly getting the hang of it, still a lot of commando crawling but that will go soon enough. The other development is that she is trying so hard to pull herself up on things. DS walked at 13 months so I expect that maybe she will be a little earlier being a girl and all LOL.
Introduced her to meat tonight. So it was only a tinned baby food, but last time I tried she gagged and carried on so this is a big step. Going to try to move on to mashed food soon.
Off to a baby shower tomorrow. Doing something a little different and having a pamper party where we all get massages or pedicures. So looking forward to it. DH will be at home with both the kiddies. Hopefully they will sleep for him.
Hi all
I haven't located the end of the last thread so I'm a bit behind the news - been pre-occupied with a household of sick people of late - We're all much better now tho
Hiya MN - wow what an early walker you have! After much pre-amble Orla is finally crawling - or doing her 'bunny hobble' as I call it - 2 hands, one knee and one foot on the ground
I'm about to start back at uni next week - a practical subject shadowing final year students in the clinic - can't wait! Will have to dust a few cobwebs off the old brain cells tho! Been investigating childcare options for next semester - bu88er all available in my area unless you want to pay thru the nose The council places are great and I've got Orla on the waiting lists so maybe by the time she's in kinder she'll get a spot! Otherwise we may have to team up with another family and hire a nanny! I'm totally confused by the CC rebate thing - can someone clear this up for me? Does every family get a 50% rebate quarterly and then may be eligable for further assistance based on income? Or is the rebate itself means tested? Would we still be eligable for a rebate if we hire private CC in our homes? (ie am I better off sending Orla to an expensive centre and at least get some of it back later?).
Sorry for the the very 'me' post - will have to catch up with everyone's news - hope you are all well
koru - have a look at the family assistance office website for details on childcare. But basically there is the benefit which is means tested and is usually given in a fee reduction, or can be claimed as a lump sum as the end of financial year. Then there is the rebate which is the 50% paid quarterly. As long as you are eligible to receive the benefit you will get the rebate, even if you get 0% benefit.
GL with getting back to studying. How much longer do you have to go?
AFU - M started pulling herself up on furniture. So after months of preparation she has reached two big milestones only days apart.
Thanks Saffi - so they are two different things
I have the second half of last year to complete then 2 more full years - which realistically will probably be 3 if i go back to work part-time too , hmmmmmm
Way to go on the double milestones (probably making for awful sleeps tho eh?)! My DP didn't crawl til he was 9 moths old then in the space of a couple of weeks went straight to walking! They're all so different....
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Thanks everyone for the TTC good luck. Now I just need AF to arrive...come on!! Moo has discovered he can stand up at his cotside & has been having a great time in there the last few days. Although it is quite cute how he stands there, surveying his kingdom lol. In the last four days he has missed his arvo sleep three times!! Hoping he's not dropping down to one sleep already. At least he goes to bed early - 6pm so it's not all bad.
The council places are great and I've got Orla on the waiting lists so maybe by the time she's in kinder she'll get a spot! Otherwise we may have to team up with another family and hire a nanny! I'm totally confused by the CC rebate thing - can someone clear this up for me? Does every family get a 50% rebate quarterly and then may be eligable for further assistance based on income? Or is the rebate itself means tested? Would we still be eligable for a rebate if we hire private CC in our homes? (ie am I better off sending Orla to an expensive centre and at least get some of it back later?).
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