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
Telly: I'm not giving you my address!!! You just admitted you're a STALKER!!! haha!!! Kidding!!!!.... I think that is a fantastic idea! Poor Mikayla. My sister lost a baby to Anencephaly and that was such an awful thing to go through so i cannot even begin to imagine how Mikayla feels after losing three It always seems to happen to the most beautiful people too. This IS gonna be her year! If anyone deserves it SHE does!
About Kaili's sleeping, i did the controlled crying thing when Brit was about 8 months old (it took three nights of listening to her cry for about 10 mins each time) so, as a toddler, she was pretty good at going to bed but she used to wake a fair bit during the night. I'd have to lay with her for a while but sometimes she'd take the p**s and just do call out for fun!!! So then i'd be firm and shut the door. I have found with lots of things that bribing actually works!! Don't listen to those people who say that bribing is wrong!! Is she old enough to get excited about a star chart or some other kind of reward system?? I did this for Brit and now do the pocket money thing as a reward for all the jobs she does. Bribes are good!!!
Thanks for your comments about Archie! I can't BELIEVE how much i love the little dude! He is just awesome! We went for a walk around our property this evening (Brit on her pony, Archie in the sling) and he enjoyed it so much! It was so cute looking at the back of his little head looking around checking out the sights! Sooo cute!
About the horseriding, Brit is soooo passionate about horses, she lives and breathes them. This is the only reason i allowed her to have a pony (well, two ponies! haha) But don't get me wrong, she puts in the hard yards!! She picks up thier poo everyday and feeds them twice a day... she gets soaked in the pouring rain to rug them in winter and she is out there at 6am every morning with them. And she understands that its her responsibility. She has done it since she was 6 years old too, all by herself. And she NEVER gets sick of it! She never complains at all..... Thats why i allow her to do it. How could you say no!!! I am hoping she'll still be into them as a teenager, maybe then she won't have time for boys!!! haha!!
Your kids are just gorgeous too Telly!! And i checked out some pics of you too and you're pretty gorgeous yourself!!! (Last post i told you i loved you, now your gorgeous, start running Telly!!!!!! hahahaha!!) Goodluck with Kaili's sleeping, and Theo's for that matter!! x
Hello everyone else!!!
So flamin HOT today! My aircon was struggling! Poor Archie was really unsettled all day cos he was hot. I gave him some boiled water in a bottle in between feeds and he loved it! Chowed it down! Does anyone else who is BFing give their bubs water? I don't usually but he was so hot and kept wanting a drink even though he'd just fed so i thought it wouldn't hurt.
I have really got to try to get into bed before midnight! I'm terrible! I don't actually like sleeping that much and am a bit of a night owl but i'm starting to get really tired during the day so i gotta be firm with myself!!!!!
Made choc chip and hazelnut cookies today.... they are sooooo flamin yummy! I'll give you all the recipe if you want it, i'd never give it to my real life friends though, that's how special you all are to me..........
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 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!
), 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!
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 
It always seems to happen to the most beautiful people too. This IS gonna be her year! If anyone deserves it SHE does! 
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