Haha Ubba! Funny! Good to hear from you! I'm booked in to have my waxing done on tues! I haven't had it done since before my wedding at 38 weeks!! So, as you can imagine, i am looking mighty fine..... Ruby is so damn gorgeous!!! So glad she is gonna be my son's wife one day! haha!
Natty: I thought you only got mastitis when establishing too! I never got it with DD. I don't think it has fully cleared up cos that boob seems to get quite engorged and the other one doesn't.. i think there is still a blockage somewhere..
I nearly passed out when i looked "down there" afterwards!!! I had a tear that they didn't stitch and it looked like it would never heal but (thank christ) it has!!
Good on you on your real life friends!!! I was just thinking that i've really ignored mine lately and should start to make an effort now that Archie is a bit older... You guys are just so much easier to be friends with cos i can sit here in my knickers if i wanna and you wouldn't even know hahaha!!!!
Telly: He is a higher than averaged priced pony cos he is very special!! He is so kind and would never bite, kick, buck etc. He is also very showy so if we were into showing he would clean up!! We have only been to a couple of shows on him and he did win alot of ribbons! It is absolutely shocking knowing the amount some people spend on a hobby like horseriding! It is insane!!! I am spewing DD is so into it... i wish she was into cheap stuff like knitting or crosswords... hahaha! But noooooo, it's ponies and quad bikes for her!!!! DH was looking in the quokka for Archie's first bike and i yelled at him!!!!! haha! He is gonna play golf and piano i've decided
JD's mum: Don't worry... we have absolutely no routine in our lives either.. just going with the flow, i figure thats the best was to be for us, then i won't set myself up for stress and disappointment when things don't go to plan!
I actually said to my DH the other day that i miss him cos we don't spend any time together anymore! Even simple things like sending a nice text when we are apart doesn't really happen anymore! I'm gonna make more of an effort cos i think it's important.
Alison: Archie was out of the infants at 2 weeks old! He is now in crawlers, mainly cos they are better value than the infants cos they come in the big box. But they fit him well anyway.
We DTD from about 2 weeks after Archie was born cos i don't mind a bit of hanky panky.. hahaha But i felt the same way about having Archie in the room with us!!! It's weird hey!!!?? I always wonder how those true 'co-sleepers' go.... do they just leave the room or what? Some people have their kids sleep with them til the age of 4 or 5!! How do they manage!!!!?
I've been having meltdowns quite often too! My tummy is almost back to flat but i have so much loose skin and stretch marks! It is disgusting!! I have 7.5kg to lose but i can't stop eating chocolate!!!! I have decided that i'm going to do some form of exercise every day, even just a little walk around the verandas!!! I'll start that tomorrow! haha! How hot is it today in Perth!!? YUK... we are going to mums later so i think i might have a swim!
Goodluck getting Amelia back into routine! x x x
Snowy: Grrrr on the pap! As if they aren't bad enough just having one let alone having to get it redone! I went to the Target sale too... i rainchecked two carseats, one for each car. I didn't really buy much cos our target hasn't got much stuff which sucks! I wanted some Bonds stuff but they don't stock any of the Bonds stuff except wondersuits! Can you believe that!!?
Mon: Good on you on your night out! I was just looking through my FB albums of pics when we used to go out alot and drink heaps of beer!! I do miss those days! We had sooo much fun! Hey have a look at my videos on FB.. we used to set up a slippery dip in our paddock and hold onto a rope tied to the back of the quadbike and slide down and land in the paddling pool!! Sooo funny! We always used to do crazy things like that... those were the days! Not that i'd change anything now!!! Love my life right now, it's awesome! I'm planning on getting my boobies fixed up in the future too! And i'd like the size i've got right now.. i've taken a pic so i can show the Dr!!! I was actually booked in to have them done last Jan but we bought our house instead... figured my family couldn't exactly shelter from the rain underneath my bosoms so had to sacrifice them! But one day.....................
Arimeh: Was looking forward to attempting to get knocked up but then guess who decided to show up??????? Who else but AUNT FLO! Damn..............
Holy mother, this is a long post! Hello to everyone i've missed!
Is anyone else doing birth announcement cards for friends and family? I've found some beautiful ones online and am going to do a photoshoot and get them printed off. We got soooo many pressies and support from everyone, i just want to do something to say "thanks"!
Hope everyone has a great day... I'm gonna sloth on the couch in front of the aircon.
Oh and thanks for everyones kind words re: Brit's pony crisis... I have decided i just have to distract her by keeping her busy and then she is not so upset. Poor little poppett..
wow kymmie didnt realise you were from perth too thought it was just me and alison....the only routine we have doesnt involve bub but i start baths at 4:30 so i can start dinner at 5 and eat at 5:30 so we can relax and settle before bed...hunter at 6 niesha 6:30-7,mally 7-7:30 no routine with serenity though i gained more weigt throug xmas like 4kg or so now i have about 10 i would like to loose i think if i can be a consistant 68-69 kg i will be happy since as a skinny teen i was 65 kg
we did it from a week after too we go in the laundry sometimes or the back shed somtimes lol bit i have no issues with kids in the room,i got over
it and if you think about ur earliest memory its nowhere near this age
Hi Heavenly - thanks Mon, you're right, I guess it's easier to give advice than take it yourself huh! I think it's just cause I'm no spring chook anymore and I refuse to be one of those types who lets themselves go. I've always been lucky to look younger than I am but I'm fearing that's slipping by these days LOL. I need to get into exercise now, haven't been able to either until now because of the c-section as you know....even DTD last night has left me feeling a little sore in the tummy today. If only it wasn't so darn hot lately huh!
Hi Kymmy - how stinking hot is it! I'm off to my sister's for a swim soon myself, just waiting for DH to get home. If he's not here in another hour I'm going without him LOL.
Us girls should catch up for sure. There's another girl in the December forum from Perth too. We could have our own little BB catch up.
Thanks for all your kind encouragement for my feelings on my weight, glad I'm not the only one. I don't even care if I technically weigh what I do but I hate that you can see it! I was 59 kgs before I was pregnant (would like to have been 57 or 58) and I'm now 67kgs.........I'm only 5"3 so I have to be careful. I just hate it but oh well. To think I got no stretch marks but I've been left with a guts, I think I'd rather the stretch marks and a flatter tummy thanks!
Kymmy all I wanted whan I was a kid was a pony and my oldies were tightrrrrses and didnt even take me on a pony ride lol so I think you are an ace mum for encouraging your dd even if it is exxy.
Ubba I agree with the expressing, I cant get bugger all out with one but chubba bubba V seems to have a great method of extraction lol. I hear you on the sex jokes, yep nothing sexier than a whining hubby Dh tries to turn every conversation into a dirty sex innuendo and it gets old really quickly...Poor him..not. how obvious are those "massages" Cracks me up..
Alison Oh doesnt it suck! I thought I looked really nice in my dress but a couple of photos that were taken show that I am super chubby now...Time to bust out the ellyptical machine methinks! Saying that Im thinking of hoeing into some sorbet in the freezer hahaha...sad. You are not a failure silly billy, and if I ere there Id go walking with you and we could call each other fatty boom bah names to keep motivated lol...
Heavenly thats awesome on your night out, lol on jose staying up thats something mine would do too..I cant wait to have a nice glass of wine ooohhh Id kill for one right now but Ill have to settle for sorbet..
Sorbet is calling me... Ok Ill be back...Ok sorbet and frozen berries...excercise tomorrow I promise...
Arimeh, oh well you dont have to decide straight away anyhow hehe..I think 2 would do me but I really want dh to have a son so I would maybe go to 3 if we got 2 girls (not that Id care I think 2 girls or boys is nice too
JDsmum, not that I think I know so please dont think Im telling you what to do but V was waking in 20 mins too because she was fighting out of the wrap but now on her belly she is out cold..Could it be a positioning thing? I tried one arm out, both out, wrapped tight, side lying etc but the tummy is the winner here...just a thought. I also found once she was in the cot she was much better too, like she has more air or room around her or something..Oh and we had a mega screamer last night so she is not entirely over her psycho phase yet and if she is anything like me or dh she never will lmao..
Snowy, did you get that showbag thing from Target? I too had a laugh at the toddler cup but Ill just chuck it in the cupboard for waaay later lol. It was bedlam at the sale though all these crazy pram pushers trying to get past each other..
Hi everyone else!
Ha we all must have dtd on our minds, I dtd this morning too and wasnt really in the mood but thought Id better show a bit of love to the poor thing...I ended up having a fab time too lol I think leaving it alone a bit makes for a better O but there was a while there I was like dont even bother there is nothing sexy about a screaming baby...V was asleep in her cot though after peeing on me in the wee hours of the morning (accidental joke) We went to a birthday for a 1 yr old yest and V and I came home around 8 where she proceeded to crack it big time because she hadnt slept properly so by 11 I was shattered and just took her to bed...I think we both had a crappy nights sleep because we both slept again from 730 to 11 then she has also slept from 12 to 2 and now is back asleep since 4 and its around 530 nw...ahhhh Makes me think I should stay home for a couple of days to let her calm down after a busy week.
Anyhoo I have blahed on for a while again so Ill go now and make the bed seeing as I had to wash everything this morning...
Hi Natty - ha ha you made me smile with your post, thanks! Fatty Boombah is what I call one of my dogs, now I just call myself it LOL so funny you said that. I wish you were here so we could go walking, your sense of humour is right up my alley! These Target showbags, I thought we were supposed to get one, how do you get it?
Got to 42 point something in Perth today, friggin hot! I did have a lovely swim at my sister's however, 41 again tomorrow too, groan. Like you Natty, I might stay home tomorrow as had a busy week last week and want to see if it settles Amelia a bit better at night. Got lots on this week too!
Went to the GP for the pap smear, hop on the table knickers off & she says 'Oh, there's a note here from the Ob to wait 6 to 12 weeks before re-doing the smear" So I've gotta go back again in 3 weeks.
I've got work to do today, I'm doing it one handed as Mr I decided he can't stay asleep if I'm not holding him. Lucky he's so cute!
Hey Alison, the lady at th checkout gave it to me as I was paying.. Didnt have much in it, just bootees and a wrap which I have plenty of, Ill just give them to the next pregnant woman I see. It would be so nice if SOMEBODY out of this group was near I think Im the only Sydneysider...I forgot to invite Mikayla to the bb meetup..It would be great to meet her but I think it would have to come from her. I think pushing V on her would be hard but she is so gracious, asking about her etc that if she is that open I need to respect that and not be wierd about it either. I just have to say that her loss really affected me at the time it happened and for some reason now I feel a real protectiveness of her (Mikayla) now does that sound weird?
Hi Snowy, bummer on getting all the way there and being told that. Isnt it amazing how good you can get one handed?
Hi everyone!
Afm, V is asleep and has been since 1130 so expecting her to wake up anytime now. She went to bed last night at 7ish and didnt wake until 12 then up till 2 and awake at 6. I think I preferred the 11 to 6 thing so well see what she does today...The nice thing about it was the evening was nice and relaxing and dh and I got to hang out and I got to use a knife and fork for dinner!!Woot!
This morning she has been upset because she has been pooing lol but since I put her down I have gotten dinner prepared for cooking tonight, made a pastry for our rhubarb we are growing in our garden (read rhubarb pie) and made dh some muffins for work. I love making them for him and he shows them off at work lol..
Does anyone eles bubbaz hate doing poos? V carries on like the poo is killing her The crying lasts from when she must feel it pushing on her bumhole till its out, it comes in waves like cramps iykwim? so she could have 10 or so good pushes over 1/2 hour that she feels she has to cry for. At least now I know what it is so I just try and comfort her as much as I can at the time.
I hope you are all having a lovely day, I think Ill wait till V wakes, and next time she sleeps Ill have a little nanna nap too
Hi Natty - you make me laugh so much! I too have enough wraps to sink a battleship and I certainly don't need booties, it's 41 degrees again in Perth today! Talking of babies and poo, Amelia pulls all sorts of specific faces and makes certain sounds so I definitely know when she's pooing, she only cries after she's done it! Hates a pooey nappy and by the look of them I can't blame her! And I too haven't eaten dinner with a knife AND fork since Amelia was born, in fact, I don't think I've used two hands and thats if I even get to eat fullstop! And re Mikayla, I felt the same, I was so shocked when she sent me that Facebook message - I think she emailed both you and I didn't she to tell us because we'd been asking her how she was going on Facebook when she went missing. I'm so happy for her and I think of her all the time and hope and pray that this is the one, I feel it is, I just hope I'm right. She would've loved to have seen you at the BB meet up, she is such a lovely girl and I don't think she would at all have any animosity given her circumstances, she was so supportive of us even after it happened and before getting pregnant again. She's simply amazing!
Hi Snowy - that sux about your pap smear, could she not have told you prior to stripping off! God I hate pap smears. I'm hoping to avoid one with the OB, I only had one 12 months ago prior to falling pregnant. I've had enough of having the OB gawk at my nether regions for now! When you go for the 6 week check do they do an internal if they don't do a smear even if you had a c-section?
AFM - after 42 degrees yesterday it's 41 again today, revolting! I was supposed to visit a friend at 1.00 pm but I asked if I could come this morning before it got too hot as her aircon is evaporative and it's too hot to take Amelia in and out of the car in the middle of the day. She said it didn't suit as she was having a sleep in the morning - she's 39 weeks pregnant so fair enough but has given me only afternoon options to visit this week because of it. I laugh to myself as she doesn't get what a hassle it is to take a baby out when they're sleeping etc., she'll learn soon enough! I may go to my sister's for another swim later on this arvo when the sun isn't so bitey althought it's going to be 38 again tomorrow so probably won't make much diff. Will see how Amelia is going sleep wise. Talking of which, she slept for 6 straight hours last week, wahoo! I think the infant nappy helped as she didn't leak wee for once although she just did a massive poo and it did leak out the legs! The newborns make her leak up the back and the infants do the same on the legs cause she's only skinny ha ha!
hey ladies,
so much happening! something tells me this is going to be a long post! theo is kinda sleeping, i just put him down - so whether he stays there of not is a different question. I'm picking... 10 minutes and he'll wake up!
but first...
For all those mummy's with toddlers, how do you get them to bed? what is their napping routine? please talk to me about it. i'm going insane here, wondering what on earth i'm doing wrong??? kaili wakes normally around 7am, her nap is usually 1:30 to 3:00, sometimes its earlier (like 12:30 to 2:00), but she generally naps for 1.5 hours. I get her to nap, by putting her in her bed, reading 1 book, and walking out of the room. thats it. soo easy and lovely! her bedtime we try to make 8:00 to 8:30. This sleep however isn't so easy!
She kicks, screams, crys, yells, more books, mum lie down, dad where are you, crying more etc etc. This lasts for.. i kid you not about 1.5 hours before she finally crashes from exhaustion, the other night, i went to bed, DH said it was 11:00pm before she finally crashed... 2.5 hours!! !!!) WTF?? What am i doing wrong? why is it such a mission?
Was talking to my cousin on sunday about it, she was having the same problem with her dd, so she just closed the door and walked out one night, she cried for 40 min and finally fell asleep, did that for a week, and now she's an angel. put her in her bed, walk out, she's done! So i thought, you beauty, i'm doing this!
Did it last night, she cried for 20 minutes then fell asleep (breaking my heart along the way, "mummy, where are you?!?!" ), but then woke about an hour later (Theo woke her), so i struggled to get her down again, she then continued to wake 3 times during the night!!!!! Poor thing must have been waking horrified thinking.. is mummy back yet?? i felt sooo mean! Between her and Theo today i have felt like i'm about to DIE! sooo tired! So tonight.. we're back to square one. DH is in the room with her. Its only been 20minutes, so i'm sure i wont see him for a while yet.
So yes.. please tell me your secret ingredient for a great sleeper??
Natty i know what you mean about mikayla.. when she post that post up in our bb group i cried and cried.. hell i'm tearing up now just thinking about it. such a sad horrible thing to have happen. broke my heart .. I often go into her bb group and have a quick squizz just to see if she's been posting! lol, i'm such a stalker! but yes... i really feel protective of her too.. I was thinking when her bubby arrives (which it is soo going to!!!), i was going to get her a present and card from us all. Was thinking about it the other day, but the only way it would work is if i start it, post it to natty, natty signs the card, natty posts it to alison, alison signs the card, alison posts it to ubba, ubba posts etc etc etc if you get my drift. It would be a lot of work but i really would love to do something like that from us all.. OR we could make natty the last person to recieve it, then (only if you wanted natty), you could give it to her personally? Let me know if you guys are keen, it means we'd have to all share our postal addresses, so if you're not comfortable just say so, i don't want to feel like i'm bombarding people!
OMG snowy what a PITA!!!! That happened to me with my papsmear 2 years ago, i had to go back for a second because they didn't get enough cells, But a third time?!?! whhaaaat??? as if they dont suck enough!
Alison i know what you mean about your insecurities regarding your body. Put me in that category too! I actually weigh less now than what i did before i got preg, but i think because i dont have that nice firm belly anymore its really getting me down I've decided to join Weight Watchers on Wednesday to try and lose whats going to feel like a never ending number. 20 kg!! yep thats how much i'm going to aim for! But i know i can do it. i have before, so why not again (i lost 26kg on WW years ago, only to slowly put it back on ). I hope you feel better about yourself, sometimes we just need a big cry to get it out of the system. I think you're beautiful, and i'm sure i'm not the only one
Kymmy yep horse riding is a VERY expensive hobby! And i'm with natty, What a kick ass mum you are to let her do it! We only got to do it because horses are a way of life with my family. But when we moved into the city, mum couldn't afford the pony club, so it would be... probably 15 years since i last rode?? Your little girl is very lucky indeed! OMG those pics of Archie on FB... SOOOOOOOO CCUUUUTTTTTE!!! hahaha!! my gawd what a cutie! Haha, i had a chuckle about your comment to ubba, how ruby and archie are gonna get married! naawwww how cute is that image in my head! I Think Theo is going to marry miss Harper! hahahahaha, hopefully Harper's mummy won't object? lol
DTD subject too, DH and i did it for the first time a couple of nights ago. I really put it off because i was soo scared! Can you ladies remember the ehmm.. swelling.. problem i had when pregnant? Well by the end it was just PAINFUL it was so bad i needed icepacks after each attempt (i say attempt because i'd stop him half way it hurt so bad). So i was expecting it to be like that. Well.. not at all actuallY! haha, i really enjoyed it! Didn't O though, I'm with JD's mum, i need to be fully in the moment to get the o. and i was definately not that into it.
JD's mum, i love your FB status's, i always chuckle when i read them! just the way you write.. very comical! (apart from the mastitis ones, i felt sorry for you there). I hope they're feeling better too... and i hope abbey is sleeping better for you to
AFM.. (again, gee i'm selfish!) Theo has put on 800grams in two weeks! wahoo!! The MW commented that he looks more like a 4 month old, hahahaha. She was totally dotting over him, it was lovely. He is such a placid little man, very calm and relaxed, and she kept commenting on how peaceful he was, was very sweet! I'm a very lucky mummy indeed.
DD still isn't asleep.. DH is saying she is now WORSE because of last night. And she is now clinging to him, as she's scared he's going to leave her like we did last night.. what a stupid thing for us to do!! argghh.. again ladies.. any advice - please give it to me!!
forgot to add too, kymmy it is heaps easier maintaining friendships through bb!! haha, totally sittin in pj's surrounded by a house that looks like a bomb has hit it, but it doesn't matter!! hehe
Ruby is so damn gorgeous!!! So glad she is gonna be my son's wife one day! haha!
But i felt the same way about having Archie in the room with us!!! It's weird hey!!!?? I always wonder how those true 'co-sleepers' go.... do they just leave the room or what? Some people have their kids sleep with them til the age of 4 or 5!! How do they manage!!!!?
But one day.....................
The crying lasts from when she must feel it pushing on her bumhole till its out, it comes in waves like cramps iykwim? so she could have 10 or so good pushes over 1/2 hour that she feels she has to cry for. At least now I know what it is so I just try and comfort her as much as I can at the time.
Talking of babies and poo, Amelia pulls all sorts of specific faces and makes certain sounds so I definitely know when she's pooing, she only cries after she's done it! Hates a pooey nappy and by the look of them I can't blame her! And I too haven't eaten dinner with a knife AND fork since Amelia was born, in fact, I don't think I've used two hands and thats if I even get to eat fullstop! And re Mikayla, I felt the same, I was so shocked when she sent me that Facebook message - I think she emailed both you and I didn't she to tell us because we'd been asking her how she was going on Facebook when she went missing. I'm so happy for her and I think of her all the time and hope and pray that this is the one, I feel it is, I just hope I'm right. She would've loved to have seen you at the BB meet up, she is such a lovely girl and I don't think she would at all have any animosity given her circumstances, she was so supportive of us even after it happened and before getting pregnant again. She's simply amazing!
), but then woke about an hour later (Theo woke her), so i struggled to get her down again, she then continued to wake 3 times during the night!!!!! Poor thing must have been waking horrified thinking.. is mummy back yet?? i felt sooo mean! Between her and Theo today i have felt like i'm about to DIE! sooo tired! So tonight.. we're back to square one. DH is in the room with her. Its only been 20minutes, so i'm sure i wont see him for a while yet.
lol, i'm such a stalker! but yes... i really feel protective of her too.. I was thinking when her bubby arrives (which it is soo going to!!!), i was going to get her a present and card from us all. Was thinking about it the other day, but the only way it would work is if i start it, post it to natty, natty signs the card, natty posts it to alison, alison signs the card, alison posts it to ubba, ubba posts etc etc etc if you get my drift. It would be a lot of work but i really would love to do something like that from us all.. OR we could make natty the last person to recieve it, then (only if you wanted natty), you could give it to her personally? Let me know if you guys are keen, it means we'd have to all share our postal addresses, so if you're not comfortable just say so, i don't want to feel like i'm bombarding people!
). I hope you feel better about yourself, sometimes we just need a big cry to get it out of the system. I think you're beautiful, and i'm sure i'm not the only one 
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