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BELFIE - Once again... CONGRATULATIONS you lucky ducky! I hope that's a pink little bundle you're brewing
Hey gals.... Glad to see a bit of chatter going on here.
I must admit I'm hanging in the TTC thread a bit which is taking up my computer time. Sorry for neglecting you's lol
I'm having a very hard time with my menstrual cycle so unfortunately there'll be no announcements from me in the near future. As long as i'm UTD by Jan 2011 i'll be happy
MOI - I hope everything went well at CC today
TERU - Yay for you joining us on the TTC journey. I hope yours is a little easier than mine
CSAB - Wow, we haven't caught up in ages hey. It's been so crazy over the festive season, though I am still having visitors for the rest of this month & next so hopefully things will slow down fairly soon. Hope your family is well xxx
Hey HOLLYE, SAMI & KATONES!
ZARAVA - I must admit, you tricked me! I was wondering who this new person was coming into our thread LOL. Once again congrats, I bet you're on top of the moon
BJ had his first real haircut today. By a hairdresser. He was such a good boy sitting there. Though he didn't like the water spray at all lol. He looks like such a little boy, there's no more baby in this house. It's amazing how much he's talking now. He tends to say words more now rather than signing them, which is great! He seems so much older than he is. So advance with his communication it's incredible. His favourite word at the moment is doodle. He even says it when he's NOT gettting a nappy change. Too cute!
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Thanks again Georgi and thanks Moi, csab, Zarava Flutterby (love the name Zarava!), Mumma Mia, Teru & Samih! I am so very lucky to have got PG so quick.
Well in typical form I've started with a bang. At work today I had disturbed vision (right side) and numb arm (right) & face. Trotted off to the GP who promptly sent me off to ED! They've done bloods and I have an MRI tomorrow :o
I'm just thinking... WTF!?!?! Talk about starting early - I've only known I was PG for 1-2 days and already it's crazy! Anyways, we're hoping it was just an unsual migraine (even tho i never get migraines and hardly ever headaches) but they want to rule out the scaries like stroke, tumour etc. So um yeah.... wish me luck! :crossfingers:
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Gee whizz BELFIE that sounds scary. I hope everything is ok. Make sure you let us know how you go
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Hey everyone... sorry just popping in quickly.
Sorry if i tricked you all with the new name, did want to neglect poor Zara... :rofl:
I also have a new Avy which i LOVE as i have had a haircut etc aswell but i kinda miss the PG belly... which i must say is on it's way down already :D
Belfie - i hope everything is ok, take it easy and let us all know how your going.
Georgi - i am VERY happy at the moment, i feel so much better than i did after A's birth and am every minute with my girls.
Hope everyone else is well.
Well our house is going to settle some time in the next week (don't ask :wall:) so thats kind of exciting and scary at the same time.
Ava has been a bit off the last 2 days, i don't think it's to do with Z as she is constantly sooking, i think maybe her molars are on the move as her cheeks are a bit flushed etc.
I am hoping she's over it soon though, she rolled around on the floor crying for 30min today while i fed Z, then randomly stopped, walked away and played, if i leave the room she sooks, if we tell her no or even try and play with her she sooks for no reason.
Hope all the bubs are well... sorry if i missed anyone!
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just popping in quickly before i head off to bed...
no baby for us this round, the bloods came. Had to go supermarket to stock up, I was loving the days when I didnt have to pick what to use haha
just a quick run-down of whats been going on (not DS related, maybe tomorrow):
we're in the process of setting up DP's panelbeating business, found a premises entered into so-called negotiation, had quick inspection of property with previous tenant still occupying, was given contract to sign, went back for inspection WITHOUT any tenants or stock (they had MOUNTAINS of boxes!!) and found HEAPS of imperfections, went back to agent asked for repairs etc but he kept saying no im acting on behalf of landlord he wont agree i know him yadiyada, we werent happy, went home looked over contract to see who's responsible and found the contract to be rather dodgy, employed services of a lawyer to look over contract (and man were we glad, but still have no idea what the bill's going to come to :S) and it was FULL OF CR@P!! went back to agent said we want a new contract and extra terms. That was wednesday
Fast forward...
the contract is due to be signed today (15Jan) but we're not going to anymore as it seems like the agent is rushing us to enter into something to benefit himself and he's taking advantage of the fact that we are pretty clueless.
so what was planned to be our Grand Opening for the business next month have now gone up in smoke as WE DO NOT EVEN HAVE A PREMISES!! GRRR ARRRGHHH i wanna kill someone...
(ive since forgotten what i was gonna write)
i had a HUGE fight (over nothing) earlier on the week that made me so angry that i self-styled my hair (which i havent bothered to fix) and packed my bags ready to leave. If only i had a car and if only it wasnt such a hot day, but then again would i really have? I think the heat drove us to boiling point that day. I miss my hair :cry:
im rambling now, so i better stop...was meant to be a quick stop, but i guess ive turned it into a rant :hide:
:hello: everyone, hope you have a good weekend!
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Georgi - I hope conceiving happens soon for you. :crossfingers:
belfie - How scary! I hope everything is OK!! Good luck with the tests. I hope they all come back normal. I can especially sympathise belfie after all the testing I went through over the last couple of months!
Zarava - M has been more grumpy lately too. I reckon it's a combination of the heat + teeth coming. Two new ones are almost out now, so that makes 7 teeth for M now!
teru - :hug: Sounds like you've been having a rough time lately. Feel free to vent here any time. I hope you find a premises for DP's business soon.
As for CC, I felt like M didn't do so well cos she was very clingy to me, but afterwards the staff said she'd done very well because she hadn't stayed with me the whole time, she did participate in a few things and she didn't cry. So I guess I should trust their expertise. We are going back next Thurs and I am going to leave her for a few hours on her own. I'm really nervous about leaving her at CC now. I can't see how they will get her to sleep there and I worry she'll miss me and not have enough attention. :( Probably all normal (and stupid) worries, but it'll be so weird to be apart from M and not know what she's up to every day. Aww.. I'm getting all sad about it now. :(
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Moi - i think everyone has those worries with CC, not sure how i will be once it comes the time to put A & Z into CC, i think i will go back to atleast part time work within the next year, maybe something 1 or 2 days a week.. not sure though, will need to to help out with the house payments.
I am not sure whats going on with these kids but i'm hoping it's teeth.
teruteru - i hope everything sorts itself out ASAP, it's horrible when things don't go to plan.
Our house was meant to settle on the 12th but someone stuff the FHOG paperwork which delayed it, was meant to be today but wasn't done right again so now we have to pay penalties... DP CRACKED it as the broker filled the docs and says we shouldn't have to pay cos she stuffed up... lets see what happens...i will :crossfingers: for both of us!
Ava has been psycho AGAIN today, rolling round on the floor sooking, leave a room she sooks.. the only time she seems remotely happy is outside.
DP took her for a drive to bunnings and she was happy but then went funny again when they got home.
Zara and i went to safeway and she SCREAMED when we left and for about 20min, i could hear her when i called DP about tea, then she was asleep when i got home :doh: now she will be up late.
Was naughty and gave her a tiny bit of ice cream and now she's bouncing off the walls... :rofl: maybe it numbed her teeth aswell?
Well best be off.. am trying to limit my comp time a day to morning and night.. so checking here and FB...
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well after the ED scared the bejeesus out of us with the very quick MRI - good news. I've got the all-clear. I also got bloods testing everything else under the sun, all fine, AND confirmed that my HCG levels are just where they should be :dance:
My poor husband is a nervous wreck having spent 24hrs worrying about losing me and bub - as he put it, the only things they could find were VERY bad (tumours, mini strokes etc), so we're just so relieved, and as the ED doc said that's why it had to be checked so urgently given the PG.
So I've been given strict instructions of what to do if it happens again (they're saying it's just a weird kinda migraine), but i'm not supposed to go catching the train on my own next time when I can't see or speak properly! (seems obvious in retrospect lol :doh:).
Anyway gotta run for now. Take care everyone.
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BELFIE Good to hear alls ok
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Maya is.... walking!!! :dance: I've known for ages that she could walk but she's just been so scared to try on her own. Then yesterday she took off on her own a couple of times and today we went to my niece's 2nd birthday and I think watching the other kids gave her the encouragement she finally needed. Now she's loving walking around on her own. :) Though she still needs help to get back up but a few times today she got up all on her own. I know she'll be happier walking around on her own. She doesn't like to sit still at all and now she doesn't have to rely on someone to help her get around. (Plus my back will be happier ;)
Belfie - So glad to hear everything is OK. Still scary when they can't work out exactly what was wrong though. Hopefully it won't ever happen again. :crossfingers:
Zarava - I hope Ava was a happier girl today.
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oooh Tanya! How exciting! Clearly M & X have been talking, cos he's started walking heaps too - just on friday! He was walking over a dozen steps in a go... but he's still dropping back down to his knees more often than I'd like... but I think he's nearly there. We've gotta come see you to finish the job off!
:happyforyou: don't they just look so gorgeous toddling along?
Zarava - hope everything is going well and Miss Ava is settling down. Miss Zara looks sooo cute and little (I always forget how little newborns are compared to the hulking great toddlers we seem to have now!)
Georgi & Teru - sending you both TTC vibes :pink-babydust::bluedust::pink-babydust:
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Moi - :cheer: go MAYA well done on the walking... your back must be loving the break.
how have you been feeling, all good i hope!
Belfie - how you feeling everything back to normal again?
A has settled down a bit, still quite sooky and today she doesn't seem herself, looks a little drawn in the face and looks like she's getting a runny nose :wall: but otherwise she has been ok. Think it's a combination of teeth, having everyone here before Z was born and now having Z home.
Hope everyone else is well, whats news with all the lil ones?
As i said A has been a bit off but she still cracks me up, she's RUNNING everywhere you go to follow her and she takes off like a rocket.
She's not having bottles AT ALL anymore, she wont even take milk at night now, she has milk in a sippy cup with breakfast.
She's copying a lot of words at the moment but not saying them regularly she said careful the other day, still yells at the dogs but it's progressed to Jack, Cass GET HERE!
She's association Daddy with DP and asks him things, also if he comes home i say Daddy's home she runs to the doors, points and yells DADDY!
So far i am going well with the 2 lil ones, am managing quite well so far i think, they don't seem to overlap yet in needing my attention so quite often i can feed A, then give Z a feed then put A to bed etc etc... i feel GREAT.
Still waiting on this house to settle, stupid banks and stupid broker (she stuffed some paperwork) so HOPEFULLY we settle soon.. then we can be broke! :shhh:
Well best be off... have washing to fold.. have already done 2 loads, done the dishes, washed another load etc etc... ah the joys.. hope all are well.
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belfie - I'm definitely loving seeing M toddling along. :) She's so much happier now too. :dance:
Zarava - Yep my back is loving me at the moment, now that I don't have to bend over all the time with M!! I've been doing OK health wise, which is good. Still very worried about having more attacks though. Glad to hear you are managing with two little ones and that everything is going well.
Hello to everyone else. :hello:
A quick little vent from me - my DH was fixing something last night on the dining table and now the table is covered in very obvious scratches everywhere. NOT HAPPY! Why are men so dumb and clueless sometimes? I don't even know what he was doing to cause so many deep scratches all over the table! :rolleyes:
M is doing well now that she can walk. She's happier and I'm happier. I can now get some things done while she's up, whereas before I had to be with her ALL THE TIME holding her hand.
Tomorrow she goes into CC for half a day. I'm really nervous about it and feeling sad. I hope she'll be happy there! And I can't believe I go back to work next week. Eeeeek.
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Moi - they're so cute toddling along, aren't they! X is still walking very intermittently - drops to his knees all the time still... but when he's distracted he'll forget, and walk lol. GL with CC tomorrow, I hope it goes well.
Zarava - GL with the settlement, and hope everything settles down with Ava too.
Georgi - how are things?
Hiya to everyone else, hope you're all going well.
We're doing ok. I'm feeling a little off, not sure if it's the same as last week or just standard PG stuff, so just taking it easy. I even finally got the guts up to do a PG ticker lol. I was too nervous before (or in denial haha).
X is in his 3rd week of going to FDC and still loving it. I'm just hoping that doesn't change!
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BELFIE - Things are ok... Nothing happening in the TTC thing. Just waiting for my FS appointment in March. Woohoo for the pg ticker. How exciting
MOI - I hope M's 1/2 day works out perfectly today
ZARAVA - Sounds like you've got everything under control. Good on you. A is doing everything BJ does. Particularly when Daddy comes home. BJ does the same thing. Same as the talking. He will copy everything you say, but only actually says about 15 - 20 words
TERU - How's your TTC journey going?
I took BJ to the GP the other day as he has had this rashy looking thing on his legs & cheeks for as long as I can remember. I never took him earlier as it doesn't bother him at all, it's just there. But seeming I was going to the GP anyway, I got her to look at it & she reckons it's a type of eczema related to a food allergy. She has suggested I first cut out milk & see what happens, then if that doesn't work, cut out wheat then etc etc.... The only thing I am a little confused about is whether she means Milk or Lactose. She did write down milk on the list of things to cut out. I don't think he likes the soy cause out of his 3 usual milk feeds, yesterday he only had 1/2 of one. Plus, the night before, he vomitted half way through a bottle before bed. Not sure what that was about. His rash seems to be clearing up but I wonder if it's cause we're now using QV soap plus moisturising with Sorbelene cream. BELFIE & TERU what do you think of it? I know your boys have skin issues
My mum is up from Sydney for a week. BJ doesn't know her at all as he's hardly ever spent any time with her. It's so funny to see him playing around & being crazy like he is. Mum just laughs at him all day long. It's great that he's showing his true personality to her. He is such a character
I went to my GP the other day about my bummer cycles & she's given me a refferal to my Ob/Gyno who is a Fertility Specialist. I can't get in to see him till March so am hoping the vitex & B6 will do the job until then & I won't need to see him. But I doubt it. So I'm not expecting to be able to announce any pg news till at least mid year. I am really hoping it will happen by May
That's it for me, for today..... Ciao!
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sorry im really bad with personals.
belfie: woohoo on the new ticker, next u need a new avatar!
georgi: what is your usual bathing routine with BJ? our countless visits to different people have told us that eczema is caused by dryness of the skin so QV oil in baths is good and sorbolene would help keep retain the moisture. allergies could have a part in the rash but has he always been on milk? Sometimes its a hit&miss and you never know the real answer. even allergy tests can be inaccuate as theres no tests for intolerances which may cause rashy symptoms. keep up with what you think works and hopefully that'll fix it! Oh and with eczema, it tends to flare up more when bub is sick/weaker as the body is busy fighting off the 'new' sickness so have you ever noticed any difference at those times?
TTC: my AF just finished, so mebbe this month we'll get lucky?!
:hello: everyone, we're still busy setting up the factory. we're just starting now as we had MAJOR issue with the premises we wanted as the agent is a PITA!!! we've since found another factory to settle down in...here comes the hard work...
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TERU - Wow, thanks for that. That has certainly helped. We have just started using the QV wash (he showers with DH at night) & moisturising with Sorbelene. It seems to have cleared up a little so we are thinking that's all it is. I might get some QV moisturiser if they have such a thing. It looks like we're cycle buddies... I'm on CD 11, though my cycles are quite long. Last month I O'd on CD 28. Hoping it won't be so late this month, not that I think there's a chance of me getting UTD anyway!
BJ hates the Soy milk & refuses to drink it. After he vomitted the other night ,I guess it has put him off it (which is fair enough, I was put off bourbon after a bad experience lol). We are gonna slowly mix the soy into his cows milk & gradually do it that way. If we see improvement then while that's happening then maybe it's just the moisturising that's needed. Anyway.. We'll see how we go.
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hey Georgi - yeah i'm biased to food allergies cos that was the problem in our case. I found a big difference in his skin once I cut out the foods, and even traces of egg definitely flares his skin up. I think what you're doing with the gradual intro of the soy is a good idea. Also, regarding the lactose free milk, you can keep the milk out for so many weeks (how many did she suggest) and then bring in a lactose free milk to see if you get a reaction, then finally the normal milk. If he is reacting to either, you should see it flare up. Tbh with us, i haven't noticed a huge difference if X is sick with other things - probably temperature seems to make the other big difference. We also bath with QV and moisturize with sorbolene. GL with it.
Teru - teheh thanks! Good point re avatar, but I'm not game to change it quite yet lol.
My DH had to take X for the day yesterday (once off we had to miss FDC). Anyway, X had a really grumpy whiney whingey day... and DH was soooo glad when I got home. I love it when DH's get insight into the frustrations that can happen with a toddler lol!
here's a question - X seems to get a little pink spotty rash on his cheeks, almost like pimples maybe? He's had it for a while and it doesn't seem to bother him (and doesn't look like eczema at all) - anyone else know what that could be?
