Just wanted to say hi! How is everyone ? It has been so quiet!
Not much to report here. E is obsessed with wearing my shoes ATM, oh and has been spending some tine on the potty so I think the joys of tt will start soon
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Just wanted to say hi! How is everyone ? It has been so quiet!
Not much to report here. E is obsessed with wearing my shoes ATM, oh and has been spending some tine on the potty so I think the joys of tt will start soon
Kaz- you are not taking over with your woes. Keep coming and let us know what is going on. Might help to get it out. And we all care. How is sleep going and has he given up asking for breastfeed? and what about you? How are you doing? I hope your getting sleep and looking after yourself too.
Meg- How is J's ear? We finally got ash's 4yr old needles but still gotta do Em's 18month ones. Ash cried after hers for about half hour, I was at work and I got DF to take her.
Took the girls into the city today for the myer windows and santaland, they had good time but then very tired and moody this arvo.
kaz you know you can always talk to us about anything, that what we're all here for darl :hug:
lilma how is J going with the ear?
shell i still have to do DD1's 4 year old ones and DD2 18 month ones!
we went into the city yesterday to see the DJ's christmas show and myer santaland etc... we went in on the train, DD2 looooved the train!
Ear infection still there. So i am def letting E on the train after hearing positives from Shell and Olive.
hey girls
still here but been flat out as usual!
been busy selling our house at the moment- it gets auctioned in two weeks- eek. still have no where to live if we do sell anyway yet
so hard keeping the house immaculate all the time esp with the kids trashing it as I clean it lol
on sat i ended up putting the 3 kids in the car with the engine going and them watching TV whist i mopped the floor lol- parked out in the carport- they were happy and cool and my floor got done lol
boof is doing awesome - still feeding off me and no still not sleeping through but had a couple of nights where he has slept 5 hours in a row- to bad it was the start of the night and not the end- ah well. he is talking heaps and understands everything
kaz- you are in my thoughts all the time- sending positive and healing energy to you all
lilima and olive- man you two have had your fair share of sickness- not fair- take care girls and stay strong
shell- gonna do the santa thing with my kids soon as well- just gotta find a santa that wont drop boof this year!!!
nai- your photos with ms J at the races were awesome- such a little lady- you scrubbed up well as well
sarah- cant believe how quick your pg is going- little one will be here before you know it
OP- hope to be at PG this week - here's hoping
mwah to everyone else
and kisses for all
xxxx
lol det at the kids in teh car! do waht ever works!!
lilima def take E on the train!!
AFM tantrums galore here and man are they bad :o eeekkkk! i weighed M the otehr day and she was 11.4kg and 88cm tall, shes wanting to use the toilet, no wee;s yet, but tells me when shes poo'd shes 21 months going on 4
Kaz :hug: How are you holding up? It can be really easy to be uber busy caring for DH and not looking after yourself. Let me know if you need a hand - I'm just down the road. I mean it.
I'm sorry to hear the news. It friggin' sucks. Feel free to let it all out here with us. Sounds like you have good support, although you need to reel those grandparents in - pepsi max - that drives me crazy! I'm sending you guys a truckload of positive vibes/prayers.
Olive I just saw your countdown to christmas. EEK!!!
Det - I like your style with the kids in the car. I was sitting in the car, doors open, a few weeks ago (Alex had fallen asleep in his carseat and I was too chicken to wake him) and the parcel delivery guy scared the crap out of me when he came up to the car to drop off a parcel.
We seem to have bad hayfever here. It sucks.
The only way Alex eats is at one of those small tables. It takes him at least an hour to eat his food - he's a grazer, like me. He usually feeds his lunch to the cats when he's not giving them a hug. One of the cats has learnt to meow as soon as he gets close to her to let me know that she's been pinned by Alex.
He's not saying a lot of words but understands a lot. Walks around with his finger on his lips going "Shhh", does a really great "Oh nooooo".
Still not sleeping through the night. Still addicted to boobie. Started to jump off the lounge. Throwing Tantrums. Managed to gross Alex out the other day by kissing DH on the lips in front of him. Alex screwed up his face "Oh nooo" he exclaimed.
MIL put a video on facebook with him facepalming at the horrible out of tune singing at a birthday party for me.
Update on our front. We sold our house to a developer, contracts exchanged so it's all going ahead. They haven't even walked through the house, because they will bulldoze it and build units. Kinda sad but over living in a shoebox.
Writing 50,000 words this month for a writing competition. DH is going for a new job. Got a housewarming combined 40th birthday party in early december. Figured buying a house was enough of a celebration for my 40th.
Take care of yourself. You girls rock!!
Alex's latest stunt at the gym creche was to take his shorts off and while the little girls were yelling "He's taken his shorts off" he tried to stick them on his head. I'm blaming DH.
Hey all
Will try and remember what i can on the phone...
Malyna, is the competition NaNoWriMo??? If so there's a thread around here about that...
You've probably already found it!
How cute about the "oh nooo" when you kissed DH! :rofl:
Congrats on selling!! We are getting sick of living in a shoebox too. Ahh house hunting... Grr.
Olive - I'm going to take mine into the city maybe too now that you've reported back! Sounds good!
Miss M sounds similar to Miss I - tells us when she has poo but hasn't done it on the potty yet. Same with wees. At least we have summer and can let them run around nudey rudey!
DD was weighed at the GP last week, she's 13.5kg. Didn't get her measured - I really should buy one of those growth chart things.
Kaz - how's Dp going? How are you going? I think of you guys often and am praying for you.
Lilima - it has been quiet in here yep! How are the ears?? Hope everyone is feeling better soon.
Det - g/l with the opens today! Hope you get lots through!
Um what else, can't quite remember!
Will update us in a bit... DD wants to get dressed and I should have a shower while DS is sleeping...
OP indeed it is NaNoWriMo. I'm involved in another forum group. Thanks for the hint.
Oooh good luck then Malyna!!
Hi all . Went and saw the Santa parade today and both Kids loved it. And we didn't get wet!
J still has ear infection , and E is cutting eye teeth ATM. She was up 3 hrs last night. Hope it was a once off!
Malyna - Good luck with your writing! You sound like you are doing really well with it. All the best for your 40th too! Mine is next Dec so am already trying to decide what I should do for the celebration.
OP - How are you going with Miss I's hitting etc? Miss J has started getting really physical and pushing her big sister around a lot, scratching and hitting!! She had an altercation at CC last week and came home with a big scratch on her nose but I'm sure she gave as good as she got. I think I have a little bully on my hands :(
Lilima - You are brave going to the parade! We are getting the girls to do letters to Santa at the moment to post them in Santa's mailbox
Det - I hope your house sells soon - it would be so hard with 3 kids to keep it neat for inspections!
Kaz - :hug: How are you going?
Olive - you do have another skinny minny on your hands :lol: Miss J is 12kg and 85cm tall
AFU - Miss J is saying a lot more and telling me when she has done poos and wees but won't use the potty. She can also tell some colours - she knows yellow and green - and she is starting to string words together and sometimes I can even understand what she is talking about :p
Hi Nai - We caught the train in and went straight past your house. I waved. Did you see us :P
On the subject of Santa letters - does the one that you do write back? If not, does anyone know where you can write to get a reply??
Yeah - parade was great. We really enjoyed it.
E slept pefectly well last night, so thats good.
So far, E has not been a hitter or biter, so lets hope it stays that way. She is speaking in sentaces as well. Now when she says good bye to someone, she says "see ya - catch ya later!"
Meg- yes you were brave going! I decided i would wait til both girls are older lol. Letters to santa I just got leaflet in mailbox the otherday. Look up letters to santa there somewhere in melb apparantly you pay $5 and santa will send a letter, not sure how great they are I was considering getting one for the girls and sending one to my nephew.
Nai- sounds like miss J just isn't going to let anyne push her around! Emily has been trying to assert herself here with Ash but ends up losing poor thing.
OP- Good luck with the house hunting, I think prices might drop soon, so many auctions around here have passed in, seems no one wants to drop their prices but people don't want to pay sky high prices anymore esp with rates going up so someone has to give in.
Malyna- pmsl at the shorts on his head! Already the show man to the ladies lol. Good luck with the writing competition. Sounds like there is alot going on there at the moment, busy busy! When will you move into your new place?
Det- Good luck with selling your place. I reakon it'd be bloody hard to keep clean for inspections! How are houses selling out your way? Like I mentioned to OP around here alot are being passed in.
We're in process of doing up the girls bedrooms, atm they're pretty plain so DF is painting pretty pink feature wall (easier than painting whole room lol) and for xmas I will buy pretty curtains, lamp, wall stickers. Easy presents then.
Hey girls,
Everyone sounds very busy! Esp. you Malyna! Must be the time of year. Good luck with the writing comp and the house move. Are you still going to the gym?
Lilima - Glad the sleep thing was a one off for you. DS is waking 2-3 times a night and staying up for 30-120 minutes each time. It's wearing thin........
det - good luck with the auction hun. Sounds stressful but something will catch your eye and it will be just perfect for your family and meant to be.
AFU - DS is also understanding and saying more every day. He puts two words together a fair bit but sometimes even three that are understandable. I asked him as a game yesterday where daddy was as we came home from care and we looked in different rooms til we found him and DS answered saying 'I don know'. He has a memory like an elephant, if I do something once, he knows and remembers next time :doh: He is telling me most of the time when he has done a poo but wee's are still a long way off except I think he is telling me when he does one in the bath lol!! He has only used the potty once by accident but we haven't been into a routine with it yet. He loves to say 'ready, set, go' and then do something (like jump on us on the lounge or jump off something in the yard) but only the 'go' is coherent, we know what he's saying from the intonation. This is such a fun age, every day there is something new he can do or say. So far I don't think the tantrums have been too bad but maybe it's still coming? He can usually be reasoned with and will do something brief for me in order to get what he wants afterwards. The main issues we are having are sleep (as above) and he's had separation anxiety triggered (which could explain the evil sleep too) with everything that's been going on. DP is home again now which is awesome but I think it's all caught up to DS and he must be worried that if daddy can just disappear then maybe mummy will too. He still saw DP every now and then but it wasn't for long and he wasn't acting normally because he was so unwell so it's understandable, although hard work to go back to screaming and whinging at every turn when I leave him or walk away or have a shower etc. DP is doing much better than this time last fortnight. We are still taking things day by day and every now and then the enormity of it hits all over again but it feels like we're starting to get into a routine. Hoping to get back to my mum's group tomorrow for the first time in weeks :)
Hope you are all well and have a fantastic weekend planned! xx
Very quiet in here lately!
Good to hear from you Kaz. Glad your DH is home now, must make it a bit easier that you guys get to see him more. I agree, this is such a fun age! So much learning and their little personalities really coming out!
DD is toilet training at the moment. She just decided she wanted to. She always follows me to the toilet and then decided she wanted to sit on it and do a wee. She didn't at first but thought it was fun, lol. So I got her a little toilet seat and she loves it! She just seemed to get it straight away. I wasn't planning on TT until after she turned 2, so it was unexpected. She hasn't worn a nappy during the day at home for the last week though and isn't having accidents for wee's anymore. She only really had a few accidents the first couple of days when she was distracted or eating or something so I guess she was just ready?? She comes and says 'tooook!' (toilet) and I take her and she wees and claps and says 'wee wee, see it!' and then 'wipe' and 'flush' lol. She's a bit scared of poo's though, lol. She says she needs to go when she knows she needs to poo but she keeps sitting on the toilet and then it's like she's about to do it and then she gets worried and wants to get off and then comes back a bit later and tries again and does this a few times until she really can't hold it and she eventually poos on the toilet. Or else she has an accident if I'm not quick enough or not paying attention, lol. She gets really excited when she does do it though I think it's just actually doing it she's scared of for some reason, strange.
She seems to be able to hold it for a while aswell now. She doesn't want to wee in her nappy. If we're out in the car or something she's tell me she needs to go to the toilet and if I say just wee in your nappy she gets all worried and doesn't want to do it and ends up holding til we get home and goes to the toilet.
I don't really know what I'm doing though with this TT thing, I'm just doing whatever I think, I wasn't really ready for it.
What is everyone getting their kids for christmas?? I'm trying to think of something for DD! Might go browse the shops a bit today.
Hi everyone! Just popping in as MIA as usual...still reading but not alot of time for posting :(
PND alot better...my big worry now is Miss A not talking...a few words...so we're off to see the Speech Therapist...otherwise just getting through the day with two lots of nappies and feeds and sleeps that happen at the same time...sometimes! Still sleep deprived but all in all doing ok!
Big hugs to everyone xxx
Just saying hi and I hope everyone is well. Olive and Shell wanted to let you know E loved the Santa train at Myer.
All ok here. J had his needles and was great. E seems to be starting to drop her day sleep. I seem to have something on every weekend now till Christmas.
Take care lovely ladies xxx
Hi ladies
Selfish post - DD is doing my head in with sleep times. She still definitely needs a day sleep but it is generally a constant battle. I've been trying to get her to sleep today since about half past ten. :wall:
Tuesdays are the worst as I try and get her to have a sleep before our playgroup... but I think today will be the last time I attempt this.
On a normal day she'll go down at about 1pm but it is still a a battle. I'm trying some new strategies which worked great yesterday but today I have returned to the screaming banshee. I hate it and I hate screaming at her but I'm so tired I just don't have the patience to be patient with her. That sounds ridiculous.
Nights are the same, a screaming match generally ensues.
Please tell me its her age and someone else is battling with sleep... please...
We are not battling as I just go with the flow. You can't force them to sleep. Just put her down for a rest. And try not to let it get to you.
Good luck.
Miss J won't go down for a sleep before midday so I don't even try, even if she is clearly beside herself it just won't happen (unless it's in the car on a really long drive!).
My girls are doing my head in at the moment - I am battling rudeness, whining and back chatting from DD1 and grizzliness, clinginess and sister bashing from DD2. Plus I've lost my voice so they think it's funny that I can't yell at them.....
HI everyone,
I havent posted in ages! Life has been crazy but I have been reading when I can.
Here is a little bit of wahts going on in our world.
Miss A has just cut 2 of the eye teeth. Tis has caused much whingy/whiny behaviour that has driven me insane. She does like to give herself nurofen though by sucking it out of the syringe all by herself. Then asks for more! :0 She doesnt say alot of words but babbles heaps but is improving in her words and when she wants to say something she can. She just is not consistent and prefers to using whinging as a form of communication. She hasgotten sneaky :0 She tries to eat the dog biscuits but knows crystal clear she is not aloud so she hides behind thecurtain. She only hides there to eat the dog biscuit! Gross I know! But if she is there, I know she has one!
DF goes in for surgery ont he 9th Dec on his face (from his injuries from the pub September last year). After many appointments at hospitals and putting up witht he painf rom it not healing right, the doctor has decided to do the surgery. Once that is done, the solicitor will start proceedingsagainst the management at the pub DF was at when it happened.
I fell down a set of stairs at work yesterday right at 3pm. So embarrassing. Have had x-rays today but all is good, just a sprain. I have also read over 100 schol reports and edited them as well as written 25 of our own for our class. In the middle of organsing end of year assemblies and class placements for next year for the children so work is still hectic.
Hopefully once holidays hit I can come in and post more. I keep fairly well updated on FB anyway but its still nice seeing wahts going on in here
:grouphug:
Kaz- How is everything going there? How is DP? Is he having chemo? How often does he have to go in for treatment? And how is J with sleeping? And I also hope you're going ok, looking after yourself, doing something nice for yourself too.
Heaven- yay on the TT, very impressive. Don't know when we'll start Emily.
Ellie- Glad the pnd is on the improve. How did the speech therapist go? Are they worried, give you homework on stuff to do at home?
OP- i have been pushing Emilys day sleep back, atm I put her down at 1pm but even that i hear her playing around for at least half hour or more til she sleeps. Try putting bit later maybe? Its hard, DD1 had given up day sleeps all together by this age but would still be put down for a "rest" I'd give her books to take.
Nai- I hear you, DD1 is one day sweet as pie the next day has major attitude and meltdowns. I told her last week she was getting a lump coal for xmas.
Ali- poor thing! yes i'd be embar too! Glad nothing serious. bet your looking forward to holidays after all that bloody school reports.
Meg- I know how busy is this time of year!
Emily is keeping me busy, she will climb on everything and anything and if we are out and about she will take off at any given time unless she is restrained. She seems to have no worries or fears whatsoever.
OP i find the best thing for DD2 in terms of sleep is routine, it doesnt seem to matter what time she goes down (usually around 12pm, not really before but sometimes up til 12.45pm) its lunch, tv for sophie, sleeping bag out, nappy changed and boob. it seems to work for her, she often goes and gets her sleeping bag for me after lunch, put it on the couch and try and get in! but having said all that... we have bad days (like yesterday) nights are ok, seems to need us to stay in the room for her to go to sleep. im often a screaming banchee so dont worry :hug:
Nai im feeling ya sister (well with the kid issus, my voice is all good :D ) over the whinging etc.... hope the voice improves soon!
Ali i can barely keep up with reading your post, hoe do you do it? i bet your hanging for hols!
HI to everyone else!!
AFM... same old same old, lots of yelling/screaming from DD2, whinging from DD1 etc... im still feedng DD2 :hide: 3 times a day :hide: shes good though, had allergy tests done last week and that was all clear :leap: grommets are good :leap : (sorry if ive already mentioned all that )
hey girls
still here!
house still not sold grrrr - my mum sold her house on sat - so it hopefully will happen for us soon too!!!
Olive i am still feeding boof- and probably more than 3 times a day- so dont go hiding under that chair too much lol
Boof love his 'booob' as he calls it- he comes up and says "Mum, my booobs" and pulls down my top wherever we are- so then i am trying to teach him to be a bit more discrete - not for him but for me not flashing everyone all the time lol
OP- as you know boof still doesnt and never has slept through the night although we are getting a heap better- going down between 8-10pm and sleeping through till between 3-5am and then coming in with us after that until 7ish- so that is awesome for us!!
Day sleeps are hit and miss- today he slept from 12.45pm till 3.30 - grouse!!!! as i was getting my hair done- he slept through the whole blow dryer thing as well. Other days he might not sleep more than 45 mins or not at all- especially when the other kids are around. I dont stress about sleep but just go with it- i stress more about my older two getting to sleep as they have school!!
My DD stopped her day sleeps at 2 years old- so maybe replace sleep time with 'quiet time' instead- then if she sleeps it is a bonus!
Kaz- how you doing hun? hows DH doing- all our love and strength to you both!!
Ali- lol at your fall- not for falling - glad you ok but it would have been funny ( can you tell I am warped) I fell up the stairs at school in front of a group of parents when I was pg with the twins - they both turned at the same time and i lost my balance and ended up grazing my knees- on my all fours with my bum in the air- I was like 24 weeks preggers as well !! too funny
heaven- awesome on the TT- soo much easier when they just do it- i am just gonna wait till boof copies the others- figures he copies them for everything else- so TT will be the same. Not long to go now hun!!
Nai- ah the fun of two girls- hugs hun and hang in there ! The last 6 months before kids go to school is sooo hard!! Their attitute is the worse by far during this time!! It will settle again when Miss G starts school- trust me!! Its a phase that they all go through just before they go to school!!
Hi to Shell, Malyna, Ellie and Lilima!
Boof doing awesome - he is a bit of a clever cookie- copies the others soo much- he can recognise numbers 1-10 and most of the letters when they are written everywhere so wherever we go we get all the letters and numbers recited to us!!!
The funny thing is that he cant actually say all of them properly as his mouth isnt developed enough but he gives them a good crack so you know what he is saying. His speech is pretty good as well- can tell what he is saying most of the time, even if the sounds that come out arnt clear. He is a big boy too- pretty tall for his age- i breed em big lol
Twins turn 8 years old on Sunday- where does the time go????
take care everyone and stay sane!!
Yesterday I tried going with the flow, that worked much better.
Tuesday just suck majorly - think I'm going to give this pg a miss for the rest of the year, I don't care that I've already paid for it, the pressure of getting her to sleep before we go is just not worth it. Today after she finally stopped carrying on and went to sleep (around 1.30pm - about 3hrs after I started...) she only slept for 40mins :wall: :wall: :wall: What a joke!
Think I need to just relax a bit more.
I did a "parenting with less stress" course recently, I talked to the lady who ran the sessions about the sleep issue and she told me to reward/praise the good behaviour and implement a consequence if she doesn't do it. Tell DD she has to stay in bed and stay quiet, encourage her when she's doing that, lots of praise etc, and a reward after her sleep or in the morning if she obeys the rule of staying in bed and staying quiet. Our reward/consequence is TV - on or off depending on sleep. So tonight I put her down and tell her to be quiet etc and for about half an hour she was so good, stayed in bed, was wriggling around but not getting out... I kept checking and praising her, then I went and checked, she's still in bed but as soon as she saw me, she wriggled to the end of the bed and put her legs over and looked over her shoulder at me as if to say "Here I go... whatcha gonna do about it?" so I reminded her if she got out, no TV in the morning... one foot started dropping to the carpet, so I said it again... and she dropped to the floor. Cheeky little monkey. Couldn't believe it.
OP- They are sooo cheeky!
Sometimes DD gets out of bed and trashes her room, then gets bored and yells out at me or cries. If it gets to that point, I have to go and get her and just get her up as there is no way that I could get her to sleep like that. Often I can return her to bed an hour or so later without a problem. Other times (like last night) she got out of bed and was having a chat and DF yelled out "GO TO BED" really sternly and she did! LOL! There wasnt another sound!
When I put her into bed I always say close your eyes (she pretends) and I tell her she is a good girl and that she needs to stay in bed.
Det- twins are 8!!! :o Oh my goodness! Know what you mean about the fall. It is just so embarrassing at the time and the embarrassmentactually masks the great pain that you are in!
Olive- So lovely you are still feeding. A couple of times when I have had a bath with DD shehas pointed at my boobs and then looks like she is going in to try it out (although she has no idea what to do) but instead has me in hysterics when she blows the biggest raspberry on my chest insteaad and then cracks up laughing at me! Thats awesome that the grommets are alll going well.
Shell- ASh has NO fear as well! It is scary. Funny thing is at CC they said she is going to be a stunt woman when she grows up and I hadnt even told them that one of her aunties is a stunt woman! Must run somewhere in the genes. Def not from me though!
Hi all!
Ahh geez so much to catch up on - I scanned the last 2 pages and it seems like we're all very busy and the little ones are growing up so quickly!
Kaz, glad that DP is home!
Malyna, yay on selling the house and good luck with the writing comp!
Det good luck with the sale!
Ali, eek hope you're not too sore. I broke a toe 2 weeks ago and that was painful!
Nai, thanks again for the t shirt! Your 2 remind me of my sister and I - we fought all through our childhood!! Sorry, that wasn't helpful!
Olive, glad there are no allergies :)
Shell, L is the same with the climbing. He's had so many near-misses and so many eggs on his head!
Lilima, hope J's ears clear up soon.
Heaven, well done on G's toilet training!
Not much going on around here - went to Perth for a week and really enjoyed it. It's such an underrated city and there's plenty of family-friendly things to do. Weather was great too. L was a pain in the butt on the plane however. What else...hmm he seems to want more breastfeeds now than he's ever wanted! Constantly coming up to me and saying "ma-bie" or "moo-by" lol and pulling at my top. I am really not wanting to feed on demand in public anymore - it's just too awkward for me but he's just so demanding! He is eating extremely poorly as well and has unfortunately discovered where the icecream is stored so goes to the freezer, opens it, pulls out the tub and brings it to me. If I give him some he will finish it and go back to the freezer and say "more, more"! Ah what to do! Need a padlock for the freezer I think!
On a positive note, he is always amazing me on what he can say. He is talking so well, counting to 10, knows and names colours (except he can't pronounce orange) - he even knows silver! Obsessed with construction tools and machines (he can say "bulldozer"!) Loves climbing, and in fact I think his favourite item is a ladder.
Enough of my bragging - you can tell my life revolves around him 100% right now!! Uni is over for the year and I'm not working, so I'm spending every minute of the day with him.
Looking forward to Christmas - Heaven, we got L a trike, duplo, a Toby train for his Thomas train set (Toby seems to be his favourite) and 2 DVDs (Playschool - his ultimate favourite, and Thomas). Speaking of presents, I've almost finished my christmas shopping woohoo!
That's all from me, gotta get some sleep, playgroup in the morning. Night all xox
sorry no persies...might try later... woke up yesterday morn arouond 1.15am with gastro :( DH stayed home yesterday but went to work today, i feel ok, just have a headache from hell and with DD2 screaming i just want to curl up and sleep.. i also have to get DD1 to kinder th is arvo
Did everyone see Tracey had her baby!! :leap:
Heaven - yes, it's such wonderful news for Tracey and her family. I hope her little one is out of NICU soon!
I know, how fantastic :D
Praying that her little man is out of NICU soon.
Oh wow, maybe I should pay more attention to birth announcements, thats fantastic news, i hope everyting is going well for them, I should go check it out.
Olive- How are you going? Ive seen on FB your big lack of sleep plus having the gastro are things on the improve?
Holly- did you get that final assignment in they wanted you to do? Thank god uni is over for the year hey! Glad you still got to go to Perth even after the broken toe dramas! I wouldnt mind getting over there and checking the place out,
Ali- you started holidays yet? Df teaches secondary school so theyve just finished up, hope I survive having him home for weeks! How are the wedding plans coming along?
OP- How is everything your way? Sleep improving? I try to do the reward/ praise thing it does help repeat the good behaviour but I also get lots naughty stuff thrown in, consequences are easier to do with DD1, for her I can take tv or computer privilages but DD2 what consequence can you use? She wouldnt care and would move on easily.
Det- since your last post on luck on selling up? We've had 4 houses in our street up for sale, 2 still waiting! How did the twins party go?
I've been sick with tonsilitis, on the mend now thank god, was not fun. My temp at the Drs was 39.4. I had sweat dripping down me.
soooooo how is everyone??
shell im finally better...only took 2 weeks to get over :o sleep is better, not more all nighters though shes getting up far too early :(
were getting ready for christmas, DD1 is sooooooooo excited
thinking about DD2 bday presente already.... thinking about getting her a balance bike, a petti ckirt because she loves her sisters one and i have already gotten her a new tea set..aldi had tin ones in a case ofr $10 this week
congrats tracey...so stoked for you darl xxx
I have bought E a balance bike & am buying a tea set! For Christmas she is getting some books and a My Little Pony.
J is so excited too! Every morning he says that he will go and check if there are presents under the tree JIC Santa has come early!
Hi everyone
Finally catching up...DH stuck up north in the floods and I'm house bound with all three of us sick with some runny nose / sore thraot thing...thank goodness my mum is here helping.
Hope you all have a great Chrissy!
Exxx
Ellie, I hope your DH can get home soon!
Olive - glad to hear you are on the mend!
OP - it was great to catch up with you at the Xmas dinner and give your little man cuddles :D
We have got the girls bunks and a trampoline for Christmas. The run bikes are a great idea - Miss J has already got her big sisters old one although she hasn't really been game to try it out yet. Miss J has been so completely feral the last few days and I worked out why - her 2yo molars just started breaking through. I found the first little point of one last night - poor little poppet it looks like all 4 are coming at once too!
My little woohoo is that we now have an attic and I am clearing out the front spare bedroom and putting all the junk in the attic so i can turn the front room into the girls playroom. I am so excited. Today I am spending all day running up and down a ladder - how sad am I? :lol:
Hi girls.
Great news that Tracey had her bubs. I'll have to go looking for the BA after I've posted this (My computer is playing up a wee bit).
So we moved into the new house. First day (our wedding aniversary) the dishwasher died. We had a heap of rain and the roof leaked in two places and the gutters overflowed (which meant I had to climb up and clean them out - I hate heights). The TV reception started to flake out on us which for me was the major crisis - because the only way I can get DS to sit still long enough for a nappy change is to put him in front of ABC2 - we don't usually have it on - for this very reason!
The day before the river flooded, our hot water service died, so of course the day the plumber was due to come out to install a new instant gas one, the river flooded and it was touch and go as to if the road would be closed.
I told the plumber that I didn't want him to be stranded at my house. When I rang the company up the next day (they had promised me the day before that they could reschedule) they were all "I'm not sure if we can fit you in". 30 minutes later the plumber calls and says "I'll be there in an hour" - he was lovely.
Of course I'd lorded it over DH that I would be having a nice hot shower at the gym - and the building the gym's in is closed due to the river flooding.
I feel like I've been living in a Laurel and Hardy movie for the last few weeks. It's like "Okay what's going wrong today" XD
Alex has started getting very excited about books. He was helping me in the kitchen rolling out a gingerbread house and he's so into everything I do, I'm surprised I get anything done. We are communicating but not really with words. He holds his ear when he hears a noise he wants to know what it is.
He's said Daddy and Morm (mum) and Gran clearly and of course the cats names. He points to animals in a book and we do sound effects and actions.
Oh and I went shopping on Sunday and was chatting away to myself and then realised half way round that I was talking to the groceries and that DS was home with his Daddy!!
Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a safe New Year
xxoo
Hi all
Didn't have much of a chance to duck in here and let you all know that i had the bub, so glad you all found the BA.
Matteo James Rusty was born on the 8th Dec, at 31 weeks. He was brought out early via c section because of what happened to Milana, also there was a really thin area of the uterus that hadn't been repaired properly after my rupture last year. So he really was better out than in, I had a great Ob who made the call as to when was best, that bubs came out. I had been in hossy on bed rest for 5 weeks prior to delivery.
He came out screaming, the best sound I have ever heard!
He is doing great, out of his ventilator, maintaining his own body temp and breathing on his own, so now he is in special care instead of Intensive care. He has started the occasional breast feed, I am expressing milk for him the rest of the time and he is tube fed at the moment. He will prob be in hossy for at least another couple of weeks.
He is gorgeous, I am smitten. His name means 'gift from God' and that is exactly what he is.
I just wish Milana was here to see him.
Thanks for all the Congrats, miss you all, hugs to your Bubs,
Tracey