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Gawd, if ONLY that was what we did! :rolleyes: haha
I know, i get frustrated too. I feel like i do heaps, but have nothing to show for it iykwim.
It's really hard with a newborn, let alone a newborn and a toddler.
The other day DH asked me if i'd like a cleaner to come in once a week! Sounds silly but i took real offence to it. I felt it was his way of saying, get your act together - this house is a sh itfight (without actually saying it, if ya get my drift).
and TBH, i find that when he's home - i get even LESS done! Drives me insane!
feels like i have three children to clean up after. And he also wants to go and to 'fun' things, so all the housework keeps building up. Then out of no-where i get "light hearted" wow this place is a sh itfight - you're slippin' baby!
swear i could kick him face right then and there! hahaha
Sorry, i kinda high jacked your vent.
just letting you know that you're not the only one.
And i'm sure you remember from when tully was a freshie - the first few months are always the hardest. and they put a lot of strain on your relationship. You guys will get there. This is just a phase. (this is exactly what i keep telling MYself)
xx
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Hey Sarah..
I know what you're saying too.. My DH always makes little smart arse comments about cleaning, dishes, housework etc... and how hard he works in the heat... and how he'd just LOVE to do what i do and get to stay home all day. He says it as if he is joking but many a true word is spoken in jest.
You are doing the hardest job of all, and if you were to leave him on his own with the kids for a day i'm sure he'd appreciate everything you do.
:hug: It is bloody hard work Sarah, and i think you are amazing because you are doing double the work and i know how hard it is with just one bub.
Don't apologise, we may not know each other in real life but we still care about you and are here for you! And we all know that you'd be there for us too!
x x x
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Ohhhh i soooo know what you are talking about...we are here so vent away...were all in the same boat
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Hey all...
Just letting you know that Archie's collar bone is definately broken :( But good news is it should heal on it's own and the bony lump should go down within a couple of months.
Hope you are all well x x x
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oh kymmy.....
hope he mends well.. im sure he will with you as a mumma
it does happen- a friends son broke his also abd they didnt know for months and it was terrible. glad you got onto it early
sending big healing love
x madame x
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oh kymmy.....
hope he mends well.. im sure he will with you as a mumma
it does happen- a friends son broke his also abd they didnt know for months and it was terrible. glad you got onto it early
sending big healing love
x madame x
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Hi everyone,
just quick as v has been quite the handful
Madame sorry that you are feeling down and dh is making it worse, they can be a pain hey...my dh seems to think every spare minute i have without a baby on my tit is an opportunity to dtd...is he insane...get away from me and leave me in peace for 5 bloody mins lol..
Kymmy sorry Archie definately has the break I hope the worst is over for him
Hi everyone else, gotto fly v is in need of a change
xx natty
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Hi Girls - my goodness I've missed so much as I've been MIA for a few days!
Hi Madame - are you feeling better? I hope so......and like the other girls have said, don't worry, we are here for you so vent away, god knows I did it the other day! And my DH p's me off too, in the midst of all this business with this visitor girl from the UK I got the dreaded "well you don't work anymore" comment and I seriously had to walk away as I very nearly punched him in the groin and I'm not just saying that either! Grrr. It's like we all need blow up punching bags with our DH's heads on them hey girls! Hmmm, could be a market for that! We love ya Sarah so let us know if we can help make you feel better. :hug: You should see our house, it looks like a friggin bomb's hit it, I just can't find the time or energy to tidy up and I've got to the point where I just don't care!
Hi Kymmy - oh poor you and Archie, it's not your fault silly, how were you to know?! He's obviously a tough little cookie then isn't he! It will mend and he will be fine don't worry. Gosh, he's had his first break of probably many, boys ha ha! I'm surprised DH survived his childhood when I listen to his mum talk of what he used to get up to! I just hope he doesn't have Amelia climbing rooftops and trees like he used to, gulp!
AFM - well, it's been a very full on few days for us. The funeral was on Friday and was an extremely long and sad day. On Sunday we decided to head down to our farm house and visit mum as she lives in the same town and we stayed the night, was nice to get away after all that stress. Evidently, the girl from the UK who I was telling you about the other day was actually quite nice, I kinda felt bad for bagging her out in the end ha ha. I definitely think she has some issues, too long to talk about here but still, DH is aware and agrees. She has some demons from the past that's for sure! She goes home today, am glad really because we've been having to ferry her around everywhere and keep her amused, although she didn't come down to the farm with us, DH wouldn't have dared! She went and visited another friend for the night, phew! I will say though that she did bring a present from the UK with her for Amelia, some little bathers and they are just adorable and will fit her now. I thought that was really sweet of her and I felt even more guilty after what I was saying before I met her ha ha. She did mention to me when we were alone that she looks at DH like a brother and knows he would do anything for her, I told him and he went, oh would I? He doesn't really feel the same as her I don't think which I kinda feel sorry for her for in a way as she's expecting him to stay in touch a lot and I don't think he will, he's hopeless like that! But today she's heading home, he has to take her to the airport so I've told him to go alone as my sister is having a bbq and swim at hers for Aussie Day, he should be back in time to eat hopefully....was a bit annoyed as none of the others have offered to keep her entertained or take her places! Will be nice to have some time to ourselves back though!
Well Amelia had been doing great, she did three 7 hour nights in a row but it got ruined going down to the farm. She had to sleep in the pram and it's getting too squishy for her so she only did 4 hours and then struggled to get her back to sleep. Last night was better, 6 hours....I think she would've gone longer but she hadn't had a poo since Saturday so I think her tummy was feeling a bit sore poor petal. She's all good now though as she had a nice big one this morning LOL. Everyone at the funeral commented on how good she is and I realised she is, she is such a good baby really. She looked so gorgeous too in her little dress and matching frilly knickers. Paul's mate and his partner had a 3 week old there and he was crying the whole day, I felt so sorry for her but at the same time chuffed that Amelia was so good, how horrible am I ha ha! I forget her being 3 weeks old, think I've blocked that out of my head. :rolleyes:
Oh and how ridiculous is this.....I've decided I don't like my pram, after spending nearly $400 on it I don't like it! I've got a Steelcraft Acclaim but I just find it quite heavy even though I thought it was light in the shop compared to the others at the time! It's hurting my hands and arms when I lift it into the back of my big car and it annoys me how I have to flip the handle and press this lever and pull this and that to collapse it. I've seen another I like in Target, the Steelcraft Cruiser - you can also buy a bassinette type carriage with it which I wouldn't really need now as Amelia won't be in that for long, does anyone have one? They were on sale but sold out when I went yesterday so have put one on raincheck, if it comes in I'm really tempted to get it but feel silly as we already have the other one. DH did say we could keep the other down the farm....just this one is so much lighter although I didn't really try collapsing it so should go try that out first. I just preferred the look of it too and it was a smidgen wider in the carriage part so Amelia wasn't so squished in, it just seemed more open. How silly am I looking at buying a different pram!!!!!! I do this, get bored or buy things too quickly and then find something else I prefer, I'm terrible!
Well, as usual I've crapped on, I do it when I haven't been offline let alone when I've been offline for a few days! Sorry girls but thanks for listening.
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!
xx
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Hi Girls...
Madame & everyone else - All DH's must be the same...whinge, whinge, whinge....my mum tries to help me out and dust and mop etc but it's pretty hard with the 2 of them so when we go the beach for a few days in Feb she has offered to put in to get a cleaner in for about 4 hours to go over everything and DH doesnt want to do it - reckons he will do it!!! And pigs will fly too I guess!! He does NOTHING!!! He doesnt really whinge to me about it but wont accept any help and then wont help me either!! Cant win....
Kimmy - Poor Archie....he must be coping alright though cause he seems like such a good little boy...I'm sure he'll be fine - he's tough!
Natty - That's funny about DH and DTD!!! Dont they get it?? I love it when DH stays up playing the Xbox some nights or if JD comes straight in with us cause then I know I'll have the night off and wont be harassed!! The whole things horrid at the moment - my boobs leak everywhere, I have a disgusting wobbly jelly belly covered in stretch marks - so unappealing, but doesnt seem to put him off!!
Alison - Glad Amelia is doing so well with the sleeping!! What a good girl!! I know what you mean about the pram - we got a Swallow Beema Q pram for about $600 and it's good but I ended up getting a smaller cheap stroller thing for $100 from Target and use that around the shops etc as it's so much smaller to keep in the boot of the car...the big one takes up the whole thing....the Beema is lovely and smooth with great tyres so we just keep that for walks around the neighbourhood and on the bumpy grass with it's great suspension....we also bought bassinet insert part when JD was born as it was winter and that was a pain and being summer with Abbey this time around we havent used it at all so that was a waste!! You certainly learn after a while that you dont need to spend the big bucks for most things!
AFM - Took JD to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D today as he is obsessed with it...he did pretty well in the first movie but was getting restless towards the end so we went out between movies and he did his block in the arcade thingy that they have at the front cause he didnt want to leave there so we left and went to a fair they were having and he had a pony ride and got his face painted so that was nice....stinking hot though - wish that would end soon!
My mum watched Abbey...we were gone from about 8am til 2pm so I thought my boobs were going to explode by the time I got back to her...will have to give her some frequent feeds to keep my supply up I guess after having that break. She has been going about 6 hours of a night which is good for her. Usually wakes between 2 & 3 for a feed then goes back down til about 7am...she was feeding last night and I looked down at her and she's grinning back at me and cooing and carrying on and all I could think was SHUT YOUR EYES & GO BACK TO SLEEP!!! I was pooped and just wanted to snooze!! Thankfully she did....
Hope everyone had a nice Aus day!
Shayna
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hi all
Kymmie sorry to hear about archie glad hes on the mend
madame husband can be a pain i think i am lucky in that regard jose does alot of stuff to help like dishes during the week cooks on weekend puts the clothes away for me and he mops though hes done dinner a few times this week so i will do dishes
well ive been having a horrible 2 nights hunter wont go to bed and we were trying to have a no closed door policy after the fire but i took his cot out :'( so hes now in the bottom of the bunk nd mally at the top and im going to shut the door until hes asleep cos he was up til 12ish last night then 2 hrs during the night the night before, and we ran out of formula and after jose losing his wallet and our food/bill money couldnt buy more so she wakes a couple times cos its been all booby and then by the morning i end up with 4 kids in the bed with me lol
i did coles online shopping today so my food should be getting dropped tomorrow arvo just gotta goo to a few places to get formula, bread and wipes cos i know where theyre alot cheaper so we will see how that goes
been getting an achy back quite alot lately the lower back very sucky
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Hi all,
V has changed everything on me at the moment however one nice surprise is she seems to have "discovered" her playgym and happily bats away at the dangly bits now. She is getting harder to put to sleep and is changing her routine on me which is killing me as far as sleep goes. I just have to figure out why she screams every evening now lol..Im really looking fwd to getting my copy of "the wonder weeks" maybe it will have some info that will be useful too.
xx natty
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Hi Girls - Amelia had her 8 week needles this morning, I was dreading them but she was very brave. She was asleep so I had to wake her and she started to scream so I rubbed her forehead (she loves it) and went straight back to sleep! She seems ok so far, is sleeping now but I was supposed to meet my mothers group girls but think I'll stay home. The nurse said you should keep them away from others for 24 hours in case they pick up something. Did anyone's bubs get any specific symptoms after theirs?
Hi Natty - the up and down sleeping thing is annoying huh, Amelia's doing 6-7 hours now but it chops and changes each week! God knows what will happen tonight after her needles. Where'd you get that book from, I want to buy a copy myself? :p
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Hi All
Thanks girls for your kind words :grouphug:
Alison: I had the Cruiser on layby too but ended up going for the Bebe Care Baby Ace which is a copy of the Bugaboo Chameleon but heaps cheaper! The one i got seemed heaps better quality than the Cruiser and had better features. It was $800 but i managed to get it on sale at Toys R Us for $399!!! I have seen it in the catalogue since for the cheap price. Google it if you wanna have a look. I love my pram.. it is a little bit bulky in the boot but we have a 4wd so it doesn't matter. It has the bassinet attatchment too and Archie absolutely LOVES it. He actually cries now to be put IN his pram !!
I'll come back later for persies....
x
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Ooh thanks Kymmy, I do like the look of that one, might have to see if Toys R Us want to give me a good deal too LOL - I feel silly after spending $400 on my other pram but I just don't like it so would have to try and sell it if I buy another! Is it easy to put up and down? We have a 4WD too so bulky doesn't really matter as we have a big boot, is it heavy, don't suppose you know it's weight?
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I don't think you are silly! I did the same with DD! You could always sell your current one.. that's what i did.
As for my pram, It is very easy to put up and down.. you just have to make sure the seat is facing forward (you can switch the seat to rear or forward facing, or just switch the handle) or in bassinette mode you actually unclip the bassinet then put the frame down. The bassinette is really handy if you are going away or if you want to use it at home without the pram base. I think it weighs about 12kg but can't really remember.... It is definately fine for me to lift and i'm quite small x x
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Forgot to ask if anyone uses cloths??? Thiking about using them for daytime, at home only...
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Hi Alison, I got mine off ebay but bellybelly sells it in the online store too,but on backorder so not sure how long that would be. I think ill be waiting for mine though as I just noticed I could have paid more for a faster delivery so now am getting it super slow mail from the uk. darnnnnit....
Going to go snatch some sleep before the angel wakes up again, now she is back to her usual timings she just wants to keep me on my toes methinks...
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Hi Kymmy, no cloths here although once V stops doing poos all the time I might consider it...atm she is using so many Id have to buy heaps to get me through even one day..
