We arent putting up the christmas tree this year as we'll be in WA at the inlaws.
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We arent putting up the christmas tree this year as we'll be in WA at the inlaws.
Hi all,
I haven't hada chance to read the posts, but I wanted to update on where we are at in regard to the paed appt. Went today. she reall \y listened to all of my concerns. So from here:
He has to have a blood test for coeliac and thyroid problems. Coeliac just because he is having the thryroid test and she thought she may as well do it seeing MIL has coeliac. The thyroid test is because he had surgery when he was 18 months to have a discharging sinus clipped. Apparently thhe thyroid and the sinus can be related. (I have thyroid problems)
he is going to see an opthamologist to check his eyes.
He definitely has a hearing issues, and the fluid in one ear is quite bad. She wants to review again in february.
He has a referral to the early itervention centre nearby as I have said how anxious and worried that I am that he is not reaching milestones as early as his peers.
I still have this terrible fear that he might have a developmental delay, although she seems to think that if he did, it would be not very significant. She noted that he is a "very active" little boy, and might just need activities that can cater to this.
He will also continue with speech therapy that has already made a huge difference in theshort time we have been going.
And - he was so good that he got to choose a new batman figurine at the shops. He was VERY happy with that
Meg- do you think the delay in reaching milestones could be due to the poor hearing? What do they do to sort out the fluid? Is it a long wait for early intervention? Do you feel a bit more relieved now you have been to see the paed? I'm asking you so many questions!
Ness- mine is up already! Lol I couldn't wait any longer, we're at ok ages this year, Ash is fine and Emily isn't walking or standing so she can't reach up to the decos.
A quick question for those who don't use child care do you worry that your child isn't getting enough interaction with other kids? Ash will go 1 day week next year, (if a spot ever comes up) but I worry these days she spends too much time with me and not enough with other kids.
Meg - thanks for keeping us updated - I'm glad you got to see the paed and talk about your concerns. Sounds like J will be just fine in the end hey. :hug:
Shell, I sometimes do now that we've moved, back where we were we had church and playgroup and other friends. Here I have BB friends, but not settled into a playgroup or church properly yet. But I figure we'll get there. It is something I need to stay pro-active about, it's so good for them to hang out with other kids. I love watching the way they react to each other.
Mostly good here, Riv had a temp on the weekend and was exhausted, sleeping all the time, but I got him to drink, he cried a lot on Monday and pointed to his throat, so took him to the doc who said mild viral throat infection just wait it out, then this morning spots appeared on his face, neck and upper body. :o Took him to the doc who figured if it was measles then it'd be lower on his torso as well and thought it was an allergic reaction and so prescribed an anti-histamine. So we'll see how he is in the morning! Can't think what he's reacted to - unless - I gave him some children's panadol the night before the spots, but not the colourless one - could it be the colouring? I'm stumped otherwise...
And who knows what the deal was with the fever, exhaustion and sore throat...guess I'll watch and wait. Bit annoyed though, cos just in case I've been keeping away from people with kids, and so I've had to miss a few things already! Feel like we're in isolation. So hoping he wakes up spotless so we can go out tomorrow.
shell i get asked this question all the time and even if i thought yes we donr have a choice due to only one cc here that only operates 1/2 days :lol: but i digress no i dont before luke we were going to craft 2 times a week and playgroup maybe once every 3 weeks as of next week hopefully back to craft and there is only 3 more playgroups before break up
Hey
Meg, - glad that J is having tests done and steps are being taken to help him, that's good news hun!
Shell - playgroups are great to take the kids too, we go to a lovely one here, have been going since Rylee was 18 months, initially I went more for me as we had just moved from South Africa so I could meet other Mums and bubs, but if you look on the Playgroups victoria website it will give you contact numbers.
Nelle - poor Riv, I know what you mean about being isolated, it is hard when your kids are sick, guess you can still go for walks, etc.
Well poor Finn is sick here, just a yucky cold, croaky voice and cranky, so will see how we go today.
Not much else :)
L x
Meg - Im so happy you went to the pead and got such a great out come hon. Im tending to agree with Shell that his hearing might be affecting his mild stones ect....and you know what, when he's 8 these stupid mile stones are going to me diddly squat. Your doing such an awesome job hon, never forget that.
Shell - we dont do DC or CC here. We went to a play group for a while but it sort of disolved cause there were 2 mums there that sat on their butt's while their kids terrorised the little ones and did nothing at all. I only had N is DC when he was 18 months for a while and didnt like it. We dont get out much and honestly...its good to have that bond with your kids while they are little. Before you know it their at kinder and at school and you'll miss these times and days with them.
Freya ;) - I totally love your name change :) and good on you for doing something for YOU!!!! Jsut cause your a mum doesnt mean you cant do it. Your very inspiring!
Laurin - oh no, im so sorry to hear that Finn is sick. Are you still in Mt Eliza? We were ment to come down this weekend but W is really bad with his anxiety and ive got shingles and Its really something I dont want to share around IFYWKIM....Is your hubby back oversea's?
Rach - I gotta say that little guy of yours is just so dame gorgeous. I recieved an email the other day from you and had a huge smile on my face...I missed the Jack ones
Nelle - :hug: honey. Hope that he's not to pingy and that you can get out soon.
Hello everyone Ive missed....another warm sticky day here today...the joys.
Im waiting for the dame hospital to send me a date for my op....I have to have a cyst from my bowel removed. Im so over it! 6 months of no control is giving me the willies.
Vy stil has a dummy...ive given up...even told her if she gives it up Santa might give her the dora laptop (friggen dora) she so wants but NOOOOOOOOOO. Mateauz is good....although im wondering to what degree his brain damage is as he still isnt speaking much and his comprension of things doesnt click in striaght away. He LOVES to draw...on paper, on my books, on my sewing machine, on the walls..on the CAR :o
im off. the washing machine as played me its 'ive finished washing your dirty jocks' song
thanks maz :)
Hi all,
Thanks for the replies. Yes - the social and gross/fine motor stuff are most likely to do with the ears. But he still has a "full on" personality (just the same as his dad and he turned out fine :) )
Maz - Sux about having to wait so long for the op. Hopefully soon. You sound a bit stressed. I hope everything is ok.
Nelle - Did you move far enough that you had to change church? How do you find that? I ask as you seemed really close to your church group/friends.
Shell - J is going to go the CC one day a week next year. He is currently one day a week at family day care, but as he didn't get in to 3 year old kinder, I am sending him to the child care centre. we go to playgroup, but not all the time. He loves it. It is quite structured, with free play, snack, story time and craft, so he really enjoys that, and there are about 4 boys that are all the same age, and they have a blast.
Laurin - I hope Finn gets better soon.
Ness- you must be mega fit by now with all your grym sessions. I have been reading your updates on facebook.
Jodi - I can't remember if I said congrats - so CONGRATS.
Rach - hope you are settling in with your new little one.
Freya - Love the name!
my name is now Lilima as that is how James pronounces Emilia!!!
Yeah we do have to change church - it is a bit sad because I have grown up with so many of those people. But we had started to feel ready to move on; we still loved our church but felt a peace about going somewhere else.
Anyway, we're still sort of thinking about where we'll go up here, the one church we've mostly been to is really friendly so that's nice. I'm sure that as time passes we'll make new friends and connections and hopefully one day our church will feel like family again!
Muffins just out of the oven, they don't have any sugar in them, just honey, so they probably are healthy. Which I will ruin by covering them in some sort of sugary icing. :p
Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to those for your thoughts regarding my FIL. His funeral was what he deserved, full Police Honours. We collect his ashes on Saturday.
Hope everyones keeping well.
xx
ok girls I so hate these new user names I dont know who anyone is :(
Shootingstar= Kellxx
Lilimi- Meg
Freya- Annat
lol i hope
Lilimi- yes I like to think I am mega fit, I am also really proud of myself. Since leaving my exH i have managed to lose 25kg and am now a size 10. I have never been a size 10 since i was about 14yrs old. Hope J is improving for you hun
As for me.. I have been judged alot for a few things that have been going on in my life by my real life friends but I am happy. My exbf breaking up with me was the best thing that could ever happen. Because the guy who i was seeing before him (who i was so so hung up on but he wasnt ready to commit) he had stuck around the whole time through exbf and has been working so hard to prove he is ready for everything now. man i really need to get the whole story out... its long and confusing but anyway things are great, im being treated like a princess and so are the girls
Ness- wow 25kg! You must be feeling fantastic! Good on you, I so need motivation to tone up I keep complaining bout parts of me but never do anything about it. Glad you found your prince, sounds like a story that should be made into a movie!
Kell- Do you have plans where to scatter the ashes? How did Jesse go, does he understand? Its hard when they're that age, Ash just knows papa has gone to live in the sky and he isn't sick anymore now he lives there.
Nelle- I'm sure once everyone really gets to know you there they'll all love you! Does the church have a playgroup? Hope River picks up, I hate rashes and temps! Its so hard to work out the prob, I remember couple years ago Ash got this blotchy rash all over her and got all puffy and swollen she was fine but we still have no clue what caused it.
Meg- get him involved in lots sports to burn all the energy off, or send him to run circles in the backyard lol. Keep us updated with everything.
Maz- thats crap you've waited so long, guess they're not counting it as important but its affecting your life. Hope you don't have to wait much longer. How big is the cyst?
I remember when my cousin wouldn't give up his dummy and my aunty threw them out and told him the stray cats that were hanging around took them all and he actually reacted alot better than she thought.
Hopefully Mateauz won't have much problem, maybe just taking his time, esp with the talking having all those brothers and sister to talk for him.
Thanks for all the replies, made me feel alot better, we see a regular friend once week (she has 19mth old) and I go to a mothers group weekly usually and gymbaroo so guess not too bad. I just stress cause she can get shy and very attached to me. More so now cause I've been on mat leave all year she is grown used to having me all the time.
Emily is unwell, very runny nose, been waking constantly so tired now!
here is my story be warned its kinda long My Story
Shell.. Thank you for asking. FIL told us he wanted his ashes scattered in the Yarramundi River (part of the Hawkesbury River where we live) so everyone cold drink him lol. So thats what we are going to do. It will just be family.. MIL, Grahame and I. Grahame wants to keep some with us though somewhere. Whether we plant a tree and put them with the tree or a girlfriend suggested in the back of a nice photo frame with a picture of him. He just wants to have him still physically somewhere he can visit iykwim. My wonderufl girlfriend minded Jesse and Keira during the funeral. We just didnt think it was a place for them to be. It was very very sad. Grahames told him he is in heaven also with the angels. He kinda didnt understand it but when i said he was in the sky, he did. When Michael Jackson died, i didnt even mension to him that that had happened and then one day when we were driving he said to me, Michael Jackson, i said where, he said in the sky, i said whats he doing, he said hes dancing. So when i told him grandpa is now in the sky, he just got it. He was very scared of FIL towards the end. He didnt look the same person and the oxygen mask scared him. Sadly Jesse wouldnt go near him. Im actually now wondering if the reason he is scared of doctors is because of what happened to FIL. DH has an in grown finger nail and we were saying last night he'll have to go to the doctor for it because its really bad. Well Jesse said no no he cant, no mask. So thats kinda made me think hmmm! I wonder. Jesse really has something special about him, he knows things, before they happen and things we havent even told him. He's scared of hospitals, my grandma's hostel, anywhere where people may have been who were old or sick ... weather people believe in that or not.. i do. I just hope one day he can see the good in it. Does Ash ever ask about him anymore?
Kell- We did the same, scattered the ashes but kept some, atm they're still in a pretty box, don't know what Df wants to do with them. We scattered him at the beach. Ash was the same as Jesse, didn't want to go near him at the hospital cause it wasn't the same 'papa' to her anymore which was sad in a way cause he adored her. She still talks about him but not sure really that she remembers him so well. She more comments to say papa in sky and today with the thunder that he was making noises. She does mention tho the photos at the funeral, they had a slide show and whenever we drive past the funeral place she says we went there and saw photos and she goes on to say papa not sick anymore in photos he's better. I think kids like to have an idea that someone is somewhere even tho they can't see them, she knows God and Jesus are looking after him.
Shell.. oh thats kinda nice to know Ash has been similar. We felt sad also for FIL as he just adored his grandkids. Im so glad at least Keira gave him plenty of cuddles for them both. I do wonder how long he will remember for. If Keira hears the word Grandpa she will say pa pa which is what she called him. Yeh i agree. For the first while he kept saying Grandpas in hospital and we were saying no remember hes in the sky now. And he'd say yeh thats right silly jesse. Ah well, we'll see how we go. We use to see FIL several times a week so i do hope he remembers a little for a long time. Thanks for your thoughts hun. xx