I've got some pics up on FB of our house - we are ok now thankfully
We live right in between Flemington racecourse and the CBD so we copped the brunt of it I think!
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I've got some pics up on FB of our house - we are ok now thankfully
We live right in between Flemington racecourse and the CBD so we copped the brunt of it I think!
Hey girls, back from the weekend today - pics on fb. I hope all the Melbourne girls are ok. Sounds like it was a ripper storm you got down there :hug: I'll have to find some news reports now.
Happy 1st birthday Ashlyn!!
hope you had a wonderful day chicken!!!
kaz sounds like you had a lovely weekend away! loved the pics!
:happybirthday: Ashlyn!! Hope you guys had a great day today Ali - was thinking of you. xx
Happy First birthday Ashlyn.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLYN!!!!!!!!!
Back tomorrow to catch up.
we had the crappest day with sleep today.....35mins alllllllllllll day
Forgot to mention - we had an awesome night last night. A few wake ups in the evening but he only fed at 2am and 5:30am (although had wet through - using different sposies atm and they're not as good as Aldi ones!). Went from 7pm to 2am with no feeds!! :dance:
Trying not to get my hopes up for tonight now :rolleyes: DP and I are seriously talking about night weaning starting this weekend :o
We went and checked out the childcare centre today for a couple of hours. Will go a bit longer tomorrow - seems like he'll be ok (I left him for over 30mins to go up to reception and he was fine).
ETA: Oh Olive that sucks! :hug: Maybe she'll catch up tomorrow and sleep for hours!!!
Happy Birthday for yesterday Ashlyn!
Miss J is sooooo grumpy! She is having a tanty every 15min I think. I can see molars breaking through the gums which would explain it but it is driving me crazy!
Morning all,
Busy busy here too, hence another absence! Sorry sorry! We didn't even go away for the long weekend, we stayed at home but I've just been flat out!
Nai - oh no, molars?? Ouch. Poor thing! Makes it hard, doesn't it? Hope you're all cleaned up after the weekend - my friend went to the races and was stuck there for hours while it all came down in Flemington... sounds like you were ok considering where you live!
Kaz - glad you had a good weekend away! How did last night go?? Was it a bit better after the previous better night you had? :hug: Hope things are finally starting to improve.
Ali - Happy birthday to Ash for yesterday! Hope you guys had a great day and a fantastic party. Look forward to hearing about it...
Olive - thanks for keeping our thread going ;) How's your little climber?? We had a fat lip on Monday night - head first into the coffee table because she had her hooded towel on after the bath and lost her footing. Poor thing! She was pretty good though, I think we've got a tough cookie on our hands. Cried for a few minutes and then was fine! She's not quite able to get up onto our couch yet...
Malyna - book? How exciting! Can't wait to see if you get published! Would you consider self-publishing?? I've always wanted to write something but I don't really have any great ideas... So impressed you can write a book while dealing with Mr A :claphands:
Shell - I can't imagine how hard that must be! "Get off, mummy has to go to work now"... I think I'd almost cry every time! Hope it gets better soon! Thanks for your kind words too :)
Kailani - how you going hun?? :hug:
Sorry if I've missed anyone...
AFU: well we've had a great few days at home - even if DH cracks it when there is a reason we have to stay home for a long weekend (we had my grandmother's 90th birthday dinner on Sat night hence no going away), I think it was really nice to spend some time as a family and get some stuff done around the house.
Friday my sis and I went to the Baby Show (waste of time really - OMG it was so hot, so crowded and just not worth the effort!), Sat DH and I bought some new fish for our aquarium - DD loves them! Points and says "Fsssshhhh!" then had pub dinner for Gran's birthday, which was a bit hard with DD but anyway, Sun we had a friend's birthday BBQ lunch and Mon DH installed some new lights in the kitchen (it has taken a year - why did I marry an electrician?!? :rolleyes:) and then we hit the spare room!
One of my friends came round (bless her) and was completely ruthless - "What is this (insert name of piece of junk that we were keeping for some reason...) and why do you need to keep it? You don't? Right, its going to the salvos/bin!"
We are finally looking like we may just be able to have a bedroom for DD ready before the baby comes! Hurrah! Maybe Easter weekend we will be able to paint and set up her bed, that'd be good. Then that'll give us all of April, May and June to see how she goes in a Big Girl Bed!
Think that's it for me! Had a check up yesterday for bubs, all great, measuring as he should, all fine. Stupid Dr wanted me to do the long GD test - but the MW overruled him and changed it hehe :D
Oh and we are completely stumped for names - feel free to throw some ideas my way! We want something traditional, that works well with Isabel and the middle name will be Leigh. Cannot start with an A, G or L.
We like but can't use (due to other family using the names) Aiden, Ryan, Matthew, Thomas, James... those sort of things. Help me out!!!
op what about
Alex(ander)
Zander
Xavier
Rohan
Nicholas
BBL finding it hard to post during the day at the moment, M woke late this morning which will probably either mean one sleep again or two but one being very late...sign...
started reading a book last night on senses and sleep, very interesting, ive long suspected M has a few sensory issues, DH thinks im bonkers :rolleyes:
What sort of sensory issues??? Interesting! Hope it helps, Jols! Also hope today isn't another bad day for you... :hug:
We had some friends round last night, including a couple with a 12wk old bubs, he was so unsettled, he's got reflux and some other issues, had been getting better but is pretty feral again at the moment - we had a big chat about expectations about "sleeping through" and all that junk... its scary how much pressure is on parents (and mums especially) to have these perfect babies!
I told her that DD didn't really stop waking overnight until about 10mths and how even now she still calls out most nights at some point and still often needs an early morning (5-6am) resettle! I think she felt better at that!
Can't use Alex (friend's baby), my uncle is Nicholas... I do like Rohan and Xavier! Might start a new list...
nothing major op, doesnt like blankets etc.. over her, i think gets overstimulated easily during the day, likes tactile thinks like the blankie in hands and over face etc...
OP - the ones that we had for a boy that we are clearly not going to use now were
Julian
Tobias
Lucas
Noah
Jameson
Christian
OP - How about Jacob ;) We also liked Joshua, Tobias, Zachary and Lucas.
Nai - :hug: Hope those molars come down soon hun! I hear you on the constant on and off tantrums and whinging!!
Olive - that book sounds really interesting - let us know what you learn!
AFU - Evil night last night again :( Lots of wake ups. DP is being really good and putting lots of time into resettling but we're still spending long hours awake through the middle of the night. DS has bitten my left bbie too so now it's cracked near the base and it HURTS like blazes when he feeds. He brought tears to my eyes last night. It's taken me right back to the early months. He's really fussing and pulling on it lots too and the crack is getting bigger :( Don't know how to stop him doing it. He's so big and he just tantrums when I take him off and try to re-attach him. I bought some Lanisoh today, hopefully that helps.
He's trying out LDC right now for the first time. :cry: Gotta go express and then I'll pick him up. It's so weird without him. Felt like I forgot something the whole time I was out and I'm still creeping around at home so as not to wake him up until I remember that he's not here :rolleyes:
we loved the name Max! if we had a boy that would have been the name!
kaz i had issues a few weeks back with a sore around the base of the nipple, but on the areola, from teeth and man it HURT! i had to reallly watch my position-chin to breast, chest to chest and legs tucked around, doing that improved the attachment and the sore healed up.
we had a badish one too, but up longer with DD1 than DD2 :doh:
i feel weird when DD1 is at kinder too, feels very lonely without her!
nai we tantrum and whinge too :hug:
bad morning DD is fighting day sleeps like you wouldnt believe :( she was up for 5 hours before i got her to sleep, loads of hysterical screaming in my arms,she was so tired, going to the Dr tomorrow as she has a runny nose and were worried about ear issues again, especially with the sudden sleep issues, she finally settled after nurofen
Oh Kaz, you poor thing! Sounds very painful. Not really sure how to help apart from what olive has already suggested... just going back to basics and making sure it is all ok.
Hope he is ok at LDC and has a fun day! :hug:
Olive, hope DD2 is ok - not good with the sleep issues. Sounds like we are all doing it tough at the moment in one way or another! Good luck at the Dr tomorrow.
I really like Max... Kaz we have a friend with a son Jacob unfortunately as I quite liked that one! :D Josh I have a thing about - all the Joshs I hvae known have been brats! Toby, again another friend has a son named Toby... Zachary loved until we found out that DH's cousin's illegitimate love child (I kid you not) is a Zachary... sigh, it is all too hard :rolleyes:
Lucas - I really like Lucas but my niece's name is Lucy, is that too similar? What do you guys think...
Thanks for the help :D
Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes for Ashlyn :grouphug:
Kaz- Our little J man is tomorrow!!! Hope you guys have a great day. feeding sounds very painful and sleep. Lots of :hug:
I'll BBL for more personals as I am off to get DD from CC. Only worked half a day today.
Oh and while its in my head..
OP- the boys names in my class that may suit your criteria:
Rohan
Sebastian
Edward
Daniel
Michael
Justin
Jordan
Connor