Babies born~October 1st-15th 2008 #9

Quick me post. I keep thinking I am doing better but I keep getting the vertigo attacks and last week had a few bad ones. I think I had gastro or food posioning as well (vertigo makes me sick on the stomach so hard to tell 100%). Anyway I am pretty sure I had another illness so that wouldn't have helped. Tomorrow I have some balance tests at 8.30am for 3 hours!! Luckily my mother is staying overnight to then baby sit Maya in the morning while DH and I are out.

DH now works for the new company. We probably won't know what's happening with his job till next year.

Maya has finally started cruising furniture. Before now she would stand but would only walk if someone was holding her hands. She can happily stand anywhere now (as long as she has something to hold on to) but annoyingly she is too scared to get back down. So all day now she'll stand then play for a bit then cry to have someone help her back down - over and over again. :rolleyes: Not sure what I can do to help her learn to get herself down.

I stopped bottles all together a couple of weeks ago and within a couple of days she was drinking milk well from a straw cup. I bought some new cups and it's her original MagMag she likes. :rolleyes: She drinks 300-500mls a day and I make sure she gets plenty of cheese & yoghurt to make up for the days she doesn't have as much.

Will try and do personals another day. Have been reading but been too unwell to post.

Belfie - i am due the 8th Jan but i have had a dream and continuing odd feeling of the 27th December... :pray: she waits until after x-mas... lol
So far so good with Ava and #2, getting a little tired now but Ava has adjusted and pops her feet over my belly to be carried, or she sits her knees in the groove at the top of my belly.. sooo cute!
Go X with the steps... would be so cute to see him spinning around then heading down.. Ava has figure the 2 outside steps but they are quite wide and not at all high.

Moi - already wished you luck on FB but good luck for tomorrow and stay positive!
The results might be better than you thought and just what you need to get your confidence back!

MOi - GL for today, I hope all goes well, and you start feeling better soon. So glad your mum is giving you a hand with Maya. Maya is a clever girl too, drinking her milk now from the sippy cup/straw. Well done little Miss M. V is the same with only holding onto hands with wanting to walk, her legs are too shaky for me to even let her go. She loves standing holding onto the lounges. Dont worry about M, not wanting to get down herself, she will get the hang of it soon enough. Once she realises it isnt so scarey she will be right. Thats great your DH gets to stay with the new company. Hugs

Belfie - Hehehe, love it. Little X mastering the stairs by spinning himself into position, and even if missing the right position keeping on spinning until he does. Too cute. Glad the little man is getting better now, as well as the big man's back improving. hugs

Ava - It would be funny if your dream came right, with having your little princess on the 27th. How cute is Ava, positioning herself in all the right comfy places on you. hehe.

Well, everytime I go to put V on the floor she keeps her legs straight so she can stand, with help by holding her hands, as she walks its like she giving a bit of a dance. Bopping up and down tapping her feet. Cute. Once she is walking she is going to look so teeny weeny. Her little legs look like sticks, although have some fat emerging. I am hoping that with the change in milk with pediasure the weight will pile on. Since starting it though she isnt eating, just playing with the food, so seems to be making her full quick. Also, now that she realises that water tastes good, she has taken a little backstep with the milk too. :doh: Sometimes I am wondering will I ever win this battle. Also had the Genetics team call yesterday as V's pead, sent them another referral for them tolook at V again. I was so hoping he would forget or change his mind. Yet no. I asked them are they going to tell me that she has something wrong, as I am tired of hearing there could be something wrong with her, yet she keeps on proving them wrong. I told them she is just petite, and all her features come from different parts of the family, not a condition. She said ohh they wont say that, they just want to see how she is progressing. Load of cr#p. I just wish someone would hear me on this and agree. It really gets you down hearing them pick your baby to pieces everytime they see her. I honestly dont see anything wrong with her, my DH is the same. She does everything she is supposed to be doing, she is happy. The only thing shes tiny/petite. She is definately not a big eater. She is the size of approx a 6mth old, how many 6mth olds do you see eating heaps? She has a tiny belly. I dont look forward to these appts, I get stressed about them as they get closer. SO now I am :pray: little V puts on a fair bit of weight before her pead appt in December, so her pead wont send her to Westmead childrens hospital to see a Dr there.
On a brighter note, I said to V to say Jazz, her sister is Jazmine, and she goes Jazz, Azz on occassions too, so cute. Trying to get her to say Nada, her other sister is Nadia. she just looks at me and says something else, like I am not going to give you anymore just yet. hehe.

CSAB - yeah Ava seems to have it down pat now but doesn't stop her kicking my belly when she's having a whinge... lol
I hope V puts on a little weight for you before the next appt but like you said she's happy and she does everything she is supposed to.
I had the same issues with ppl telling me how SMALL Ava was but this kid eats like a bloody horse, she's just PETITE!

AM - I am glad Ava eats well, I just wish V would. She is such a crappy eater, and now since starting the pediasure shes seems to be worse. :shakehead: It drives me insane as sometimes I feel we are going a few steps back not forward. Yet she seems to be heavier and her little bottom seems bigger as well as her thighs. Knowing me I am probably just imagining it along with wishful thinking. :rolleyes:

My life offically sucks. DH got a trial with Best and Less, yesterday was his second day we were driving him in and the car broke down. Yup. Just when I thought there was NOTHING else that could happen. I had Bethany in the car no nappy bag cause it was meant to be a quick trip in and out and oh yeah a husband who is on trial for a job and now going to be late. Managed to organise a tow truck (God bless RACQ) DH was able to track down a number for the manager he is working with (they are setting up a new store no phone.) and let them know what the go was. And Bethany and I set about taking a rather long walk home.
Get car back today. Thankfully can pay for car but that was the money that I had been saving literally for weeks for my birthday dinner on friday. I wanted chinese.
I am not a happy camper. I am contempating hiding under the bed so the world can't see me and do more bad stuff.
I am a bad mummy. I can't seem to get back in to the swing now that DH is at work all day. Yesterday I had to put Bethany in her cot with some toys and music and just lie down for 30min. My head was throbbing.
I am convinced she is on a hunger strike, she isn't eating. She puts it in her mouth then takes it out and puts it on her tray and repeats this till she gets bored. Guess I should be grateful she drinks.
Ok well that is enough of a whinge from me. Maybe I can find a good mood and come back later.

Sending lots of :hug: Amy, you deserve it. Bethany and V must be talking to each other as V hasnt been eating either. Your not a bad mummy either, your doing a wonderful job.

I think you are right Bethany and V are emailling or something....I think we need to cut off their internet access!! LOL Thanks for the hugs, much needed and felt too. Mwah

Hi Ladies thanks for the welcome :)

I had typed up a whole heap but this stupid computer is timing me out so when i hit submit i lose everything. pita. I'll try again when i get the desktop set up.

little bout my two. they aren't walking yet which is kind of a good thing, can't imagine what it'll be like running around trying to control them when it's hard enough shepparding them now when they speed crawl in opposite directions. they eat everything the only food i've found they aren't keen on is salmon other than that everything that gets dished up gets eaten.

I'm toying with the idea of letting them have a spoon each at dinner time (after the bulk of the meal is eaten) it's going to be messy thankfully we have the highchairs set up on the back patio, does anyone else let their babies try to feed themselves part of their dinner?

love the photos next to the tickers some beautiful little faces there. my two are having a nap which from the sounds of it maybe just about to come to an end.

and with that i'm going to try to get this to post.

Jen

Amy - Thankyou too, I am starting to wonder if they have their own FB. :lol:

Twingles - I think it is great your letting them try and feed themselves, they will only get better with time. Mess is apart of the learning process. :D Your bubs sound too cute.

AMY - Sounds like you had a rough day the other day. I hope things are looking brighter for you now :hug:

CSAB - :hug: for you too. I'm sure the genetics people will be able to confirm that V is just petite. I know how stressful it is for you

BELFIE - BJ is still sick - Boohoo. Though he is much much better than he was. How's your DH's back now? Getting there at least? How are you finding juggling motherhood & work? I can be difficult some days hey. And the weight loss? I joined in the weight loss thread (finally). I really need some motivation at the moment. I am only 0.8kg away from my original goal weight, though I now would like to lose another 2.8kgs. In saying that, I am quite happy with my weight atm. There's just a few areas I'd like to trim down a little

MOI - How did you go on Wednesday? Poor BJ has Gastro, me & DH have all the symptoms too (cramps, sore throat, coughing, runny nose) but luckily we don't have the runs. I hope you're feeling better

AVASMUM - Yeah it is fun watching him walk around. Though now he thinks he's an expert cause he gets so excited that he tries to run & falls over. I love it that he can walk. He just looks so cute. It's weird cause now it seems like he's been walking forever

TWINGLES - I let BJ have a spoon to eat his breakfast. He doesn't get too much in there but he sure tries. He handles it quite well actually. BJ has been feeding himself since 6months. We started on Baby Led Solids so he skipped the spoonfeeding (pureed food) all together. The only downside is that it takes him forever to eat his meals. I have to allow at least 45mins for him to finish

SAMI Hope you're feeling better

FLUFF and anyone I've missed :hello:

As I mentioned BJ is still sick. He's pretty much been vomiting once a day, and the watery poo's started a few days ago. He has a runny nose & cough. Basically he has Gastro. He has so thoughtfully passed it onto me & DH too. I am so sick of washing clothes & bed linen!

He is much happier now though. Back to his smiling, laughing self. He's eating much better, but still no where near what he was eating.

Not too much else happening.

amy_o - hope things start looking up for you... it always seem to happen at once but remember through the rain there is a rainbow and at the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold!

twingles - Ava tries to feed herself and also eats EVERYTHING in sight... lol she's such a pig for such a small girl. I give her a spoon towards the end of a meal sometimes and she makes such a mess but is SLOWLY starting to get a little better co-ordinated with it.
Your lil ones sound soooo cute... twice the fun hey? :D

Georgi - funny how after they start doing something it's seems like they 'always' did it, it's hard remembering when they were small and didn't move around... guess #2 will shock me back into that.
Hope BJ's feeling better soon... when will these kids learn sharing is NOT always caring.

Hope everyone else is well... me well i'm in Gippsland for 2 nights doing my final visits before #2, can't risk it later on :p
We think Ava had an allergic reaction to egg white on tues so next week will give her a litlte and see what happens... she seems ok with egg in cakes etc but maybe not so when it's JUST the egg white... hmm poor girl.. she liked it too.
Still trying to sort stuff with the house loan, am so over it right now... bloody finance people, doing my head in! argh!

Well best be off soon, is nice being on here and not having DP ask me what i'm doing or why i'm taking so long :p, taking my nan for breakfast in the morning, what part of my insane PG brain thought of that idea.. Ava will eat just cos we are eating.. pancakes for me it is i think :dance:

OK.. going to try and do personals.

Welcome twingles. I let Maya feed herself. She can use a spoon now (I have to put the food on it though) but she mostly eats with her hands. Sometimes she will try and spoon up food that has fallen with a spoon, but she can't manage it yet.

Avasmum - Enjoy your time away. :)

Georgi - I hope BJ is feeling better soon.

Amy - Hope things have picked up for you and you had a good birthday yesterday. :hug:

csab - :hug: It really does sound like V is like Maya in regards to weight and eating and health! But yeah I still get some health professionals telling me I need to get Maya checked out cos there might be something wrong with her. I am really satisfied now that everything is OK after her tests with the paed came back ALL OK! I'm sure V and Maya are the same - perfectly healthy, small girls. They are obviously both clever too learning to drink from the straw cups. :)

belfie - Sorry to hear about your DH's back. My DH's back is also in a bad way this week. But would he listen to me and go see a physio.. no. So now it's the weekend and he's in much more pain and saying he wants to see a physio now but no one is open. :rolleyes: At least he managed to get an appointment for Monday morning, so hopefully he'll be doing better after that!

Sami - Sorry to hear about your stepmother. :hug: I hope everything is OK.

OK that's as far back as I can manage to go. Hi to everyone I have missed. :hello:

As for me.. the tests were HORRIBLE. They made me feel SO MUCH WORSE. And since then I haven't been feeling the best. But at least I haven't had a vertigo attack (in 12 days now) so that's something.

I am doing lots of research into this disease and found out about research that's taking place in Sydney. I posted details on how to donate on my FB if anyone can spare anything. I'll be a regular, yearly donator now. I really hope that they can find a cure or at least treatment that works and find it soon! I'm even considering getting into fund-raising for the cause.

Maya has been so grumpy and crying a lot today so I don't know if that means she's about to be sick? teeth? the heat? Wish she could tell me!!

Sorry BELFIE I missed you in my last post :rolleyes:

MOI It sucks when they're whingy & crying & you just never know why. I always use to blame teeth but he never seemed to get any. Good to hear you haven't had an attack in 12 days. I really hope it continues that way for you

AVASMUM Yeah, I can't remember alot of how BJ use to be. It's like he's been a toddler forever lol

Well girls... I have to share this with someone... and I don't want to tell DH or my friends, family etc......

I haven't had a period in nearly 8 weeks (no, i'm not pregnant). So yesterday DH & I DTD (sorry tmi coming up) & we didn't use protection. I figured I must be close to AF arriving any day. Any way... Later in the day I had heaps of EWCM, it was definately not left overs IYKWIM, so I checked my CP & found it to be high, soft & open. Uh oh...... I'm really not ready to be UTD again. I really wanted to wait till next year. So.... I'm gonna be stressing over the next two weeks now. I'll need all your support! I don't wanna tell anyone cause I don't want to be pestered about it. And I feel silly for telling DH it should be alright cause I thought I'd O'd already.

Anyway... On a different note. BJ is much much better now. Still slightly runny poos & a little bit of a snotty nose. But me.... I have a chest infection & a very clogged up nose! I thought I must've caught it off BJ, but he seems a few days behind me so I think I gave it to him:shakehead:

Still.... I'm off to the gym anyway.... 0.8kgs to go till goal weight!

Thanks for listening, well reading anyway

Morning all,

Georgie - Are you sure your not UTD? When are you going to test, especially being 8weeks late? My goodness girl Test, Test, Test!!!!!! :D:D:D:D Ohh and sorry about your chest infection, lots of hugs, but also glad little BJ is on the mend.

Moi - They do sound similar both V and M, glad M's DRs are more happier to say she is just petite and all her tests came back fine. :clap: Sorry to hear howe sick you have been still, I hope they can find a cure soon. Hugs

Well V and my second youngest are unwell with the flu, so keeping a very close eye on V, JIC. Looking at getting them both checked out at the DRs today. hugs all.

Hope everyone else is well, and so are your little Bubbas.

csab - aww hope your little ones get better soon. Hope the drcs was helpful today... you must be watching V like a hawk! :hug:

Georgi - now I'm really confused! You didn't miss me! Unless you edited me in later...? :p as for the DTD timing...OMG OMG! I'll send you good vibes. I hope the 2 weeks go super quick and everything is fine.

Moi - big big hugs hun, I'm so sorry you've still felt crappy and aren't those tests just the pits. My DH HATED them. Could they tell you anthing more about how to help get your attacks under control? Did they show anything new? I really hope you don't get anymore bad attacks. Hope DH's back is better too, you don't want him crook!

Avasmum#1 - oh noes on the possible egg reaction, what happened? X isn't supposed to have egg, but he's had a bit accidentally and it just makes his skin flare up (mainly). I was giving him frozen EBM from when I had egg & nuts, and his skin got heaps worse. So I think I'll have to throw the EBM out :( I just can't give it to him.

twingles - I give X a spoon and he just throws it on the floor. Along with everything else, he just likes to watch 'em fly!

Well X had some follow-up hearing tests & ENT appt last week. I nearly moved it cos he's had a little bug again for a few weeks - but he got the all clear for both hearing & ears... and nose/throat! Yay. And I mentioned that he's not nearly as snuffly now as he used to be... well DUH, I suddenly realised just as the ENT said that structurally he's quite normal. The ENT thought it was the allergies... and the timing is just right - he has improved ever since I stopped the eggs/nuts at end of Aug! So here I was thinking the egg only impacted his skin, but I think it was obviously more than that. Atm he's still crook, very snotty and a cough so we're off to the doc. He's crying now so gotta run. He sounds hoarse, poor little man.

Back laters, hope everyone else is well.

Moi - Hope M is feeling better, is she still grumpy?
it could be a mix of the change in weather with teething etc!
I will def have a look at that page and donate for you, it wont be much but every little bit counts right!

Georgi - I hope everything turns out with the PG test, can you test earlier to set your mind at ease?
Glad BJ is getting better but sucks that your sick, the cycle is horrible isn't it!

csab - hope the kids are well... did you go to the Dr's?

Belfie - so glad X got the all clear for his ears etc, poor little man is sick though, seems everyones little ones have something going on :doh:.
Ava had egg with us on cup day (well DP i don't eat it) and about 5min later had little spots all over her, so gotta test her again b4 the 12mths needles (slack i know) as the stuff they give them has traces of egg, so will try her again tomorrow, if she reacts will chat with a Dr before her needles.
She can eat things with egg in it ie. pancakes, cake, bought foods etc etc but maybe the egg itself is a no no! poor girl she seemed to really enjoy it.

AFM: well it's been BOILING and i hate the heat at the best of times let alone while i look like a beached whale :lol: so been hiding and trying to utilise the pool.
Ava is LOVING the pool, went in twice the other day just kicks back in her swim seat, plays with the beach ball etc.
Well i have just under 9wks left (possibly well under if she's like A) and still need to sell my car and buy a new one, buy things to setup for #2 (tallboy for clothes etc), get a pram and still haven't packed a hosp bag! should get my arse into gear... don't wanna do it at the last minute!

Hows everyone handling the heat?

BELFIE Lol. Maybe I have preggas brain already :D When I saw your post in the weight loss thread I thought oh, I forgot Belfie in my post. So when I posted the last time I mentioned you without checking my first post. But I actually didn't forget you at all! How could I.... Silly of me to think that. That's great that you've figured out X's allergies. Sorry to hear he still has a cough & is snotty... Actually, sounds like me atm. Bj is like that too, but he's not too bad

AVASMUM I still haven't O'd yet. Maybe today. So depending on when it actually happens I'll decide on a testing date from there. You better get a move on with packing your bags etc. I didn't even have the nursery set up when my waters broke. Has NOTHING ready! Though BJ was in hospital for 4 weeks after he was born so we managed to get everything sorted

CSAB Yes, I'm positive i'm not already UTD. My cycles are stuffed from all the exercise I'm doing. It's not the first time it's happened. Sorry I missed your call yesterday. Will definately give you a buzz today

Well girls... So far so good. I haven't O'd yet so still may be a few days away. I know spermies can last up to 5 days, but I guess they'll be a smaller chance of conception. At least there'd be a greater chance of a girl...lol

Why is it that you know they're up to something when they're real quiet? Yesterday I was in the kitchen cooking & realised BJ had been very quiet for a while. So I walked around the kitchen bench (it's high so you can't see behind it) & there he was, watching how fast the milk comes out of his sippy cup whilst he presses the spout into the chaise of the LOUNGE... The little bugger!

Thankfully we had NO exploda poos yesterday, yay! I guess he's definately getting better. I feel a bit better today too. Still stuffed nose, but throat isn't so bad

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Belfie - so glad X got the all clear for his ears etc, poor little man is sick though, seems everyones little ones have something going on :doh:.
Ava had egg with us on cup day (well DP i don't eat it) and about 5min later had little spots all over her, so gotta test her again b4 the 12mths needles (slack i know) as the stuff they give them has traces of egg, so will try her again tomorrow, if she reacts will chat with a Dr before her needles.
She can eat things with egg in it ie. pancakes, cake, bought foods etc etc but maybe the egg itself is a no no! poor girl she seemed to really enjoy it.

Hows everyone handling the heat?

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I had to look into the egg thing for X's 12 mth shots and everything I looked at said that it doesn't contain any egg at all anymore. So double check on the day of course, but all sources told me that they USED to have egg traces in the MMR vaccine, but don't now. I checked with my GP and the council and they both said the same thing (plus of course Dr Google!).

Re the heat, omg it's like the middle of summer! We're just hiding out inside today with the aircon on. Just got the all-clear on X's cough & snot. It's all upper airways(not in chest) so just ride it out... geez he sounds awful coughing tho! But maybe I'm just a sook, he's not had a cough like this before.

Georgi - hope you feel better soon too! X did three poos by midday yesterday for Daddy... mwahahaha I sat at work sniggering!

Ok off to clean up before it gets too hot!

flu vaccines are ade from egg products aswell i can't have them otherwise i end on the loo for what seems like FOREVER!!!!

Thanks girls, tried getting her to eat egg this morn and she wont touch it :doh: so might just ring the nurse at the Dr's and ask that she will be ok for her needles tomorrow.

Georgi - Yeah i REALLY need to sort my bags out, with Ava we had bought nappies already, BP's, maternity pads etc.. got NONE of it and still have so much to buy, best get my butt into gear!
I know what you mean about them going quiet.. Ava is always talking to herself so you know when she stops she's either eating or into something.
Hope your couch is ok!

* Anyone wanna take bets as to when i will do it or when this bubs will come ? *

Belfie - hope X is feeling better, poor little bloke. thanks for the info on the egg, will check into it.. not looking forward to her needles :cry:

AFM: well we SHOULD find out about the loan hopefully today or tomorrow, we have conditional approval but now they are asking for MORE stuff... i just :pray: it's over with soon and we can start building.
Ava is LOVING drawing at the moment, she's sitting in the lounge with her crayons drawing in a coloring book, looks so cute.
OMG she had been psycho last week right, i knew her top teeth were coming through OUCH... she only had 2 at the bottom before that.. in under a week tooth #6 thats right 6 is about to cut, poor girl got 4 teeth in under a week!
I'm getting fatter and fatter and TRYING my best to hide from the heat, got a day at home today to CLEAN.. eww and then the poor girl has needles tomorrow!

Well best be off, hope everyone is well and dealing with the weather ok!

Finally..... I think I O'd yesterday. I have no more EWCM & my CP is low. So.... We DTD Sunday morning & I O'd last night (I'm pretty sure) so that's almost 4 days between. I think my chances of conception are quite low. I won't be doing that again, well, not until the new year anyway.

I finally made it to my goal weight today. Yay! 11.6kgs in 19weeks. Now...I just need to maintain it

You can let that breath you have been holding out Georgi!!!

Hi all,

Georgi - lol, I will still keep my fingers crossed for a BFP, as nothing nicer than a surprise BFP. hehehe So glad both Byron and yourself are feeling better. hugs

Belfie - I hope X is feeling better now and also glad that all went well with X's ears and hearing. What a relief for you. hugs

Ava - GL with the loan, also with Ava's needles. Hope all goes well. Hows that hospital bag coming along. Lets hope you make it to the hospital this time. lol. Not long now, goes quick doesnt it. hugs

Hi Fluff, hows the little man going?

AFM - V is still not 100% but I have noticed today that V's molars have come through, well the bottom ones anyway. I cant check the top ones as she wont let me look. I believe they have been out for a while I just didnt notice them. lol. So until I can check her top ones, its 10teeth now for V. hehehe
Going to Circular Quay on Monday to watch the premier of DS's short film in a cinema there. Fingers crossed he wins this scholarship etc, and hopefully he will get some contacts from this, as a few will be watching. I think it should be a nice night. Ohh and DS2 turned 14yrs yesterday, where have the years gone?

Georgie - :clap: for reaching your goal weight... well done!

csab - no luck with the bag yet, still haven't started and still got SOOO much to do.
DP has given the broker until today and then i don't know what will happen, so much stress for so little, they came back asking for MORE things yesterday, DP is ready to smash the guy in the face :shakehead: i am so over it and don't need the stress.
Poor V, so many teeth and they must all hurt so much, Ava is still sooking so that #6 tooth is nearly through i think and the point of #5 cut the other day.
Yeah hospital on time is a good start i think... lol am taking bets from people as to what day they think i will go, anyone in?

So far:
I'm 32wk TODAY, Bubs is measuring exact for dates, Ava was born at 38.5wks (very quick delivery), Hmm anything else you need to know to guess?

Well i best be off, needles today :cry: going to put A down for a nap, she has been a bit sooky as i mentioned so those teeth are STILL moving.
She's taken a couple of steps on her own 1-2 but still prefers to get down n crawl :doh:
She is copying me kiss he on the neck and go MWAH so she does it now.. it's the cutest thing ever, you say KISS and she takes her dummy our for a kiss.
You say clap and she claps etc... one smart little cookie i have here i think, too smart for her own good... lol

Things are looking up here. DH's trial is still going well although we may not know until AFTER christmas if he has a PPT contract. Grrrrr. Meanwhile I will enjoy the casual payrates!

Miss Bethany has taken those first steps....I can't believe she did it on my birthday too! :) She takes about 8 steps on her own, and of course prefers crawling cause it is faster!! :D

The weather here is bizzare today, raining one minute sunny the next, and we have swimming....I wish it would sort out so I could organise!! Although it is even more bizzare that is it raining and not humid here, it is mid November we should be feeling the Wet season by now but hey I am not complaining!!!

Ummmm me thinks thats all. Have a good one mums and bubs talk soon!!

Hi everyone

Was gunna post big and long and personal, but Z just gone down for his sleep, and other stuff beckons. We are going camping this weekend with some friends so sorting out the food side of things. I am a bit tentative at this age with mr Z cos he is not walking - but will pack the play pen to help restrict how many leaves he eats :rolleyes:

Only 5 more weeks of school left, and then I will have all of them home for the holidays. Z will still be in 2 days care, but they are closed from Christmas until 11/01 anyway.

We are making the dash to Ballarat/Melb over Christmas, so if we have spare time ( I will try hard to make some this year!) belfie - bout time we had that drink I think! No promises though, with all that is going on with my stepmum and it is my Dad's 60th as well - we will prob be stuck in Ballarat anyways. But I do wanna take the kids to the Melb Zoo - as long as it is not 40 degrees.

I have done all my christmas shopping - YAY - and have asked for Wii Fit Plus, Pinks Funhouse DVD, a new blender for Christmas - see how much DH remembers :rolleyes:

Z has been teething this week (so his nappies tell me!!! ewwww) - but is nto too bad. Riley has been reviewed by an audiologist again and the fluid levels have risen again so he will prob need grommets. Luckily I have got him in at the end of Jan before schools starts - but not seeing the ENT again until mid Jan - made the surgery appt in case that is the way he wants to go to avoid another delay. He is old enough now that he wont "grow" out of it if yo uknow what I mean.

See, I dont have time for paid employment! But it is nice for that mental break if nothing else - oh, and to get my nails done every 3 weeks again is a luxury I love - work pays for that too ;)
Gotta go - hi to everyone, will try and drop through again soon :)

Georgi - Yay on reaching your goal weight. And fingers crossed you are not PG.

csab - How's V doing now? I hope she's getting over her flu.

belfie - Oh i didn't know your DH had those balance tests. I am STILL feeling yuck after doing them. I feel like I am moving a lot when I am actually still. I think they stirred something up. Now I wish I hadn't done them. :( And there isn't much I can do to control the attacks. I am on a very strict low salt diet now and taking some medication. Saying that I really HATE my current ENT so I made an appointment to see a new one next week who was recommended by the Meniere's Support Group. So fingers crossed he's better. He's out your way actually. My DH's back is a bit better after two physio sessions. How's your DH's back? oh and good news that X has the all clear from the ENT. :)

Avasmum - Yeah I'm not enjoying the heat either. It makes me feel worse. I don't really get out still anyway so I've just been hiding out at home with the air con on. And I reckon M's grumpiness was from the hot weather. Like mother like daughter. :lol: She seems to be less grumpy now that it's a bit cooler. Sorry to hear about Ava's allergy/s. That allergy testing doesn't sound like fun at all, especially if you have to do it with a newborn in tow. Could you maybe get Mark to take a day off work to take Ava for the tests? As for guessing when baby #2 will come - when are you due again?

amy - Yay Bethany on your first steps. :clap: And I hope your DH gets the job! I still don't know if my DH might lose his job next year.

Sami - Hello. Good to see you around still. :) Enjoy your weekend away.

AFM I am still suffering a bit after those stupid balance tests. Ever since I did them I feel like I am moving when I'm not, nearly all the time. I am having trouble sleeping because of it too. (It's like when you get off a boat and can't stop rocking). I got my results though and I have 40% damage on my left side, which is quite a lot actually. It means my right side must have taken over a lot for me to still be upright and be able to walk, etc. It's quite sad knowing I am losing my balance and hearing slowly. I just hope that I never ever develop this disease in my right ear otherwise I will be completely deaf and unbalanced. :( Apparently there is a 50% chance I will one day develop it in my right side. :( So fingers crossed they find a cure SOON!

M is doing well. She is cruising the furniture more and more. OH and she suddenly started walking with her walker again. She LOVES it. But she is still driving me nutty with the fact that once she's up she can't get back down without help. So most of the time she's crying for me to come help her back down. :rolleyes:

Sorry just a quick post with an update:

Took A for her needles today and also got the skin ***** tests done, she had a reaction to 1 of the things so have to wait 1-2wks for the results as to what product.
THEN we get a free appt to see an allergist, she will have testing done over about 4hrs at the Royal Childrens, we prob wont get in until Jan/Feb so chances are #2 will be here by then... hmm should be fun!
I'm not sure Mark could handle taking her in, she SCREAMED the house down for the ***** test today and depending on the foods etc they could be doing multiple tests and he just wouldn't handle it at all... see how we go.
So no new foods for poor A until after the allergist appt!

Oh my due date is 8th Jan so i'm 32wks today, Ava was born at 38.5wks, i am measuring exact for dates and when ava was born she was 6lb 11oz...
Any guesses?

Sorry got to run and play with sooky, DP's not home yet... she's not enjoying those needle marks or the itchy back!

Avasmum - I'm gonna guess Xmas day. :)

Could your DP look after bub #2 while you take Ava for the tests?

Hehe my cousin thinks x-mas eve or x-mas day.. will pop you down for then... lol
Guess we just have to wait and see when the appt is etc and work it out from there...

I managed to make it out on Saturday to my best friends baby shower. So happy that I was well enough to go. We had to guess her birth date too. So I chose 3rd December, when her due date is 27th November. The closest person gets a prize.

Hope you win something Moi.... am still taking guesses for me... lol

Well we are going to look at a house tonight on 4acres, DP has given up on this finance guy so we are thinking we might go with another finance company and buy an already established house, then sell our block. :wall:
I really liked the idea of building a new house and decking things out our way but will see what happens, i am so over it and just hope we can figure it out.
The house we are looking at is on 4acres, has a creek, 3br with the master upstairs on it's own with a balcony :dance: and wir and ensuite.
Kitchen and meals area (color scheme is quite interesting :p), lounge, family/rumpus room with wood fire.
Verandah 3/4 around the house... it looks nice, different color in every room but as DP is a tradie we can paint without an issue.
Don't want to get my hopes up thought... lol

Well Ava has turned into ADVENTURE GIRL, she decided her walker/bike is GREAT for riding standing up when daddy pushes her, then when he stopped she figured it works like a skateboard, would keep one leg up and push with the other then stand! :o she is so going to be the death of me.
She's loving the pool, we went to our cousins last night and she chased their 5yr old non stop all night, on her bike and crawling, they have a little plastic slide and she went down it all by herself using her feet to control her speed, she also managed to grip and climb 3/4 of the way back up it.
She was BLACK so gave her a quick shower and didn't leave til like 9:30 and she was still awake... then she slept til 7:15... does this child not know the meaning of SLEEP IN!

Am hoping to hear about A's allergy results soon :doh: hope we can get it all sorted soon, got me worried now!

Sorry bout my me post, not much in here since last post.. hope everyone is well... i'm all good, getting fatter and hating the heat but otherwise not too tired yet.. not sure how i'm doing it!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say a very belated happy birthday to all the little toddlers and toddlers-to-be out there and I hope everyone's doing extremely well.

Jude is great.

xx Kuraiza

Hi all, just a quick one from me.

Have finally got V done for a sleep, but will soon need to get her up for the school pickup. V is still all stuffed up with a runny nose, but happy just the same. Really pleased with my little princess she ate some sausage the other day. It has been a battle trying to get her to eat meat.
She seems abit heavier too, but I guess I will know in the next few weeks exactly how much she has gained. I did get her weighed the other day, in her clothes and she weighed 6.2kg, so I think she may have made it over 6kg in her bare weight, which is a woohoo in itself.
Have my DS's short film awards tonight, so fingers crossed he wins, especially the scholarship. Apparently a few members from the tv industry watching the event so with any luck a few connections can be made too.
Anyway, will let you all know how the night goes. chat soon hugs xoxo

I hope everyone is well and so are your little ones.

Kuraiza - Nice to see you back hun. lots of b'day wishes for your little bubba too. hugs

The ladies of the house (Bethany and I) are battling colds.... and not with good grace either. Andrew is VERY grateful he is doing long days with Best and Less (did I mention that he is doing a trial with them, setting up and new store and the opening, after xmas they will offer permanate contracts.) so I think I will go back to blowing my nose and sniffing.

Avasmum - A sounds like she's getting up to lots. :) GL with the house inspection tonight.

kuraiza - Nice to see you. :) Just to be confusing I've changed my name again - from Tanya to Moi. Happy 1st Birthday to Jude!

csab - Good to hear V is doing well. And it sure sounds like she's reached the 6kg mark. My DH is now impatiently waiting for M to reach 8kgs cos he wants to turn her car seat around finally. I refuse to let him turn it till she reaches 8kgs because that's the recommendation. He keeps asking if she's 8kgs yet but I have nothing to weigh her with and at the rate she puts on weight I highly doubt she'd be there yet. GL to your DS with the film comp. I hope he wins something. :)

amy - Hope you and Bethany are feeling better soon.

I'm doing a bit better at the moment. I have now made it to 3 weeks without a vertigo attack. Fingers crossed it lasts. And at the moment I don't feel like I'm swaying as much as I was last week so hopefully that is settling down too. I really hope I am on the mend. I'm so worried that I won't be able to have another baby though. The pregnancy really stirred up the disease and I wonder if I could go through that again. But I so want a second child some day. Luckily I didn't want another one so soon anyway, so I do have time to see if I can get well again and to talk it through with doctors. But I still find myself worrying that I won't be able to have another if I don't ever get well or if pregnancy will always stir up this disease. :(

csab - :crossfingers: for your DS, i hope he gets the scholarship, you must be so proud!
Can't wait to hear how he goes.
So glad V ate some sausage and it's great you think she's putting on weight, hopefully that runny nose will go soon and she might have MORE of an appetite.

amy_o - you poor things, hope you get plenty of rest and your feeling better soon.
I love Best & Less.. will you get staff discounts? they have some gorgeous clothes for little girls!

Moi - Yeah Ava is into EVERYTHING she has no fear at all, i swear she is meant to be a boy!
Had a look at the house and we put an offer in so see how we go, it needs a bit of work but hey we can't pass up 4 acres and in the long run it's a nice open space for our kids and only 10min from town!
Helps that DP is a carpenter though and can get LOTS of things cheap or free to do the place up.
So glad you haven't had any attacks, like i've said before try not to worry too much about bub #2, when and if it happens i'm sure you will make the right decision for yourselves.
Hope M's going well and enjoying chasing her walker.

Got Ava's skin ***** test results today and they said the reaction was to egg so now we have to wait until the 9th Feb for her appt at RCH.. hmm interesting, no NEW egg products for her and she's not to try egg alone at all.
I'm sure it will all be fine, now to keep the MIL and relo's from giving her things behind my back!

Hi all,

Well DS didnt win the scholarship, but we are still very proud of him. He was up against the City private schools, and for him to come from the Sth West of Sydney he did extremely well to even get a look in. I dont understand how some of them won TBH, as they werent that great, but I am probably being bias. The others all had their teachers and schools helping them and also had the use of top quality school equipment, where my DS did it all out of school. He was very disappointed and we were disappointed for him, but as we mentioned to him, that he did very well. He really wanted the scholarship, but it wasnt meant to be. He isnt giving up on his dream and if anything it is making him more determined to succeed. He did win Best Film Editing, so thankfully he won something. :dance::clap::dance::clap:
Olivia seems to be getting better, which is great, cheeky as ever, loves to tell me No!!! now. lol. Like come here Olivia, No...... hehehe.

Georgi - Good to talk yesterday, hopefully we get to catch up this week. Cant wait to give that little BJ a cuddle. :D Enjoy your stay here in Sydney.

Ava - GL with the acres, hope you get it. Make sure you let us know how Ava goes at the RCH in Feb, gl trying to keep the relos from giving her things without asking first. hugs

Moi - I hope M reaches her 8kg mark soon hun, your doing the right thing not putting her forward facing yet. I think V might be rear facing for a while yet. Its good to here the attacks have been giving you a break, I hope it continues hun. I sure hope you get to have another bub hun, I really hope that the DR's can help with controlling the disease when you do. Sending lots of hugs.

Amy - I hope you and B get well soon hun, and GL with Dh trial, I hope he shows them how good he is. hugs

Hey ladies, a quick update:

AVA - well she took more than 5 steps last night.. YAY can't wait for her to walk it's getting harder and harder to fit her and my belly in the same small position!
Has a bit of a temp this morn and VERY sooky, keeps pulling at her ears so thinking it's teething but going to keep an eye on her
Oh her new word is CHEEKY.. yep you read right.. CHEEKY if the girls at MG hadn't been here the other day i wouldn't believe it.

HOUSE - had the finance lady over last night and we got conditional approval and we should know within 10-12 days if we get the loan, all goes well we settle on the 12th Jan.. 4 days after #2 is due!
I have posted a link to some pics if you want to have a look, it needs a bit of work but oh well, it's land and it WILL BE ours... (i keep telling myself it's gonna work out)
Flickr: Photos & Video from avasmum1

csab - hope your DS keeps his motivation going and shows those private school kids that he is so much better than them by succeeding and being a BIG DEAL in a couple of years time.
How funny about being told NO... Ava answers YEAH to everything and every now and then throws in a NO.. can't wait til she realises what she's saying.
They are such little characters now.

Hi to everyone else.. sorry bout the me post!