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thanks girls for your support
yeah i think i'm just going to have to be brutally honest with them about the kids needing to come first. it's just hard when we're used to eating dinner at 6pm to fit in the kids' needs etc....and then having other people here (who don't have kids) 24/7....ggrrr, i'm not looking forward to it tbh
trill- a sounds like such a daredevil all the time. i wonder if he's gonna end up being one of those extreme sports guys who's always bungy jumping and dirt biking and stuff! lol
do you just carry him to bed once he's asleep? what time does he normally fall asleep?
md-i'm so glad the party went well, you deserve some champers!! pink champers none the less.
i've just ordered some new books for lewis- i got some robert munsch and pamela allen. are there any other authors you could recommend?
g-rod- yes i will definitely be telling dh he has to do the talking to bil. i pre-warned him last night when i was having a break-down!
did you show your dh the pics of lewis on his dirtbike? he'll be buying one for sarah in no time LOL
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hi girls!
Rainy: :hug: that sounds like a tough night! i dont reckon you should beat yourself up too much though. try as much to keep him in his routine while guests are there, but also be gentle on yourself and know that babies go crazy in the coconut from time to time. tonight will be better...:pray:
MD: WOOT WOO! :dance: glad the partee went well! so the kids had a blast then?!! what about miss E? what did she make of all the sparkles?
Ange: wahhh! i wanna go to Fiji!!! have a blast and take heaps of pics. i NEED to live vicariously through you LOL!
Kate: seriously? a tramp for 200?!! so there. of course, no doubt it is too big for our 'yard', boo hoo.
Sherie: yup, i agree with you. you guys just need to ride it out with A and wait til he feels better. nothing can make a baby that doesnt feel 100% go to bed easily (at least that's what i reckon with Leila!). it makes for a shocking week, but ahh, so blissful when they are recovered and sleep!
and poor paige not feeling well! what a sweetie that she still wanted to blow the candles out! what an angel!
Oz: oooh gold class!! so jealous! although i have decided that the next installment of the twilight movies will also be done in style...
Cally: oh man, that sounds tough! honest, i would ditch the car and pram and just go hard on trying to settle her in her bed at home. i'm guessing it works at kindy simply because the girls would have no other option. maybe ask them how they do it...i know that we 'stole' strategies. could make for a tough week though, so yeah, swap with DH LOL!
AFM: well, i am i *think* even more peeved with DH. I was the one doing the bidding. i know our limit and i thought we were very clear on what we were willing to pay. but obviously not. not sure what the cold feet were and i dont think he does either. but either way i am ANNOYED. i havent been able to sleep since friday night :rolleyes:
but, he has realised that i am a stress bunny so today we are taking a half-day and spending quality time together. gotta love it!
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Yeah, I do carry him to bed once he's asleep. If he doesn't have a day sleep it's 8.30 at the latest, which is when he was going to sleep wen he would stay in the cot anyway. but the last few nights it's been 9.30 -10, but that's with him having a lot of day sleep too cause of his cold. If DH just left him to it, he goes to sleep really quickly. I dim the lights and turn the telly right down and he's fine.
G, still do their dinner at 6 pm, put out a few nibblys for the big people and still all sit together, while the boys are eating as they would probably realise somethings not quite right if you and J don't sit with them kwim? Then you do dinner for yourselves later on. I think they would be fine with it and because they are supposed to be the adults, the should be able to cope with change LOL
Clare, I hope you can both be on the same page by the time you next go to an auction! I hope the together time can resolve the feelings for you :hug:. The sleep thing has been going on for a few weeks - ever since he learnt how to climb in and out of the cot. Trouble is he really isn't ready for a single bed yet either.
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hi girls
just a quick one from me so you dont all think i am off having the baby!!
all is well here - not much to report. N has a virus so is being v demanding and not sleeping well etc. not easy at this late stage of preg but poor little thing sounds so sick etc it just breaks my heart. have him home with me today but think he will possibly be up for creche tomorrow - will see how he goes. dr says he would not be contagious now but i would prefer to err on the side of caution.
MM glad you are doing ok. poor M and you with the cuddles, but cuddles will be back soon. i know that feeling i have it now when i am always telling N 'mummy cant' re sitting on florr with him all the time, picking him up all the time etc. sounds like you are ina lot of pain, hope that eases soon.
rainy - be assertive and do whats best for you and your fam. make dh spk to them...
oh N is up and needs settling.. back later
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PMSL PP! I did have that thought this morning when I realised you hadn't been on for a little while ;)
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he he! me too! i thought this morning as i was sipping my tea...hmmm wonder if there will be a baby coming today!
i forgot to mention that i braved Ikea yesterday!!! LOVED IT! we decided to go really late and it paid off. ppl seem to leave around the 4pm mark, so we were able to get a park and wander around with ease. we have been measuring kitchens and checking out wardrobes if we get this house in carlton.
also bought some gorgeous muslin wraps for my pg friend. sooo cute. and i bought leila a mini-Poang chair!!! AWESOMENESS. she loves it!
and the kid beds are so cute! must buy one LOL!
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oh clare i cried once at that ikea in richmond! it's just too full-on for me. i do love their stuff though. luckily ange braved it one day and called me to ask if i wanted a high chair...ahh yes please!! LOL
sherie- thanks for your advice on dinnertime. that's a great idea...
i do need to be more assertive with people. i think last night's melt-down was kinda good in a way though as it got dh and i talking about the visitors being here before they're actually here- so he knows where my head is at with it all and will be sure to support me....i hope!!!
pap- i too was thinking you'd had a bub...i even went and got my mobile out of the car (i leave it in there all the time) and put it on charge LOL
well the bad news around here is that my friend...who was holding jimmy and smooching him for an hour on friday....has been diagnosed with swine flu.....not good at all considering she is 14weeks pg. she's really sick, poor girl...
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Clare, I love the little ikea kids beds - tooo cute! I bet L loves her minipoang! My loungeroom's currently too stuffed full for anything else...must....sell...oversized...loungesuite! LOL
Rainy, oh no about your friend?! When did she get sick, have they done blood tests yet or is it speculation? RU worried for Jimmy now?
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yes they have done the tests.
yes i am worried about jimmy....but i'm thinking he would have symptoms by now,do you think? we saw her on friday morning and by friday arvo she was really sick.
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Rainy - I'm sure they say if you've been in contact with someone who has swine flu, to get yourself checked out. I wouldnt hesitate getting Jimmy looked over by the doc, but thats just me, panic merchant. Maybe you could call the health line & see what they advise? Will this affect her bubba in any way? Poor girl last thing she needs atm. I think the girls have given you heaps of good advice re the family situation, I think if your DH just kindly explains it they will u/stand & I'm sure they wont get offended etc. I'm sure people u/stand life changes when kids come along!
MD & Clare - I am also a fan of the ikea kids furniture. They also have cool toys!
PAP - Not long to go now....getting so excited for you!! Hope N improves fast.
Girls for some STUPID reason I went to work today, lasted half the day & went home. Too painful sitting down all day long, just dull aches. They didnt even expect me to come in this week anyway & were all shocked when I walked through the door. I guess I just want to get on with it all.
I dont know if I will go in tomorrow or not...but if I dont, is it bad of me to drop M off at daycare anyway? I picked her up 3 hrs early today, she didnt want to leave & chucked a huge tanty at me for coming early!!!
Wonder where Noni has got to?
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lol i KNEW you would all be thinking that...
MM def drop her at creche anyway, you need the time to heal and recover and it will do you the world of good.
you must think i am terrible, N goes 4 days still even though i am on mat leave. though to be honest i actually do think it is best to keep to their routine as much as poss.
Rainy - if you ever want anything from ikea and i am in melb tell me, my mum lives around the corner from the richmond one so i frequent it. it is a scary place though!
clare - i wouldnt be happy re the house... i hoep you get the other one.
arte - is that a trick question???? if the baby is a boy we wont name him til 8 days after his birth, if it is a girl you will know the name straight away...
N seems a bit better today... hope we get an ok night.
sorry to anyone i missed...
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Rainy - yep DH saw the pics and was stoked. I was hoping Sarah would have been safe for another year or two but nope, he's looking already. My mates son has his own little bike and his grandparents got him his own little riding pants and jersey...super cute.
As for the swine flu, yep I would be ringing 13 Health and sussing it out. Just to be on the safe side. Hope your friend sets better quickly
Oh, and please stop torturing me about Ikea. There is none up here and I need a fix. Thankfully, I'm heading to Brissie in 3 weeks so might dump sarah with mum and duck down there. Although, I say duck but its never a quick peek in there. More like a planned military attack lol
MD - check out the 'party to go' website for ITNG stuff...
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PAP, no, not a trick question lol - I just remembered last time we had to wait for N's name - I didn't realise you only have to wait to name a boy.
Rainy, I would suggest what the other girls have all said - just tell your visitors that your routine is important and that they have to work around the kids. Everyone reasonable would be fine with that. Bummer about the swine flu, hope J is o.k.
MM, don't go into work! You will heal faster if you give yourself time to rest - drop M off at daycare and spend the day on the couch watching crap TV my dear.
JaZaH, was wondering how you were. Hope all is well with everyone
I am really enjoying this last bit of time with just the three of us, W is at such a lovely stage. The other day he was outside pottering around with DH and I asked if he was having a good day and he said "William real happy" and then he sat beside me and started to sing! So adorable!
He is also becoming a Mr Know-it-all (although I am not surprised since he is my son). The other day I asked him to pass me a mallet - the big one that looks like a hammer, only to be told "that one not like hammer - it too big"!
And his memory is amazing! I asked him what he and DH did in the weekend and he can tell me the town they went to, the park the played at and what he played on, he saw a digger digging dirt, the tailgate fell off the dirt truck (but they put it back on), the shops they went to, what he had for lunch and even the flavour of ice-cream DH let him have.
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Arte I am so in awe of W & his talking & his memory!! I just read that little paragraph about W out to DH & he is just as amazed as me. What a smartie, he sounds like such a lovely little boy to have around.
PAP - No I dont think thats bad lol. I agree with keeping them in their normal routine. I just usually keep M at home if I am not going in to work, but I think I have a good excuse this time so I'm ignoring the guilt.
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mm thanks for asking about me im still here lol just getting fatter and more over it!! haha
Asha is pretty full on atm, spose im not helping the situation eating pizza shapes infront of her at quatre to 9 and telling her she cant have any haha!! im soooo mean!! 35wks passed by on sunday.. cant believe its getting so close!! bubs slowed down alot lately which has had me worried too even though i still get plenty of movement i think im just paranoid! lots of pre labour and period type pains too which is making me exhausted so i just havnt been on much lately and when i have ive been reading rather than posting..
rainy - i too am very jelous of the trail bike haha!! i think i want one for Ash more than dh probably does lol i grew up around bikes and my dads a riding instructor so maybe he can buy her one for her birthday hahahahaha they have a pretty huge backyard she could ride it in too!! as everyone else said probably a good idea to get jimmy checked out but if he dosnt have any symptoms im sure he will be fine.. ur poor friend will her bub be ok?
sorry for the lack of personals everyone im sooo tired and i can hardly stop eating for long enough to type hahaha swimming this morning so gotta get stuff ready.. might be back later..
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hello all
arte - will is soooo gorgeous! it sounds like the day with DH went really well... did they both enjoy it and did you enjoy the mummy time? now make it a regular thing girl. you are going to need some time to yourself and you deserve it. yep it is a jewish tradition to name boys publicly on the 8th day (when we also do a circumcision)... thats why you had to wait for N's name...
Rainy - i agree with the others re jimmy and the potential swine flu... better to get checked maybe? i am sure you friend's bub will be ok - can she take the tamiflu when preg? poor thing, i am sure she feels bad too...
i hope ange is having a fabbo time in fiji... such a well deserved holiday for her and the family.
noni - wow getting so close now... lol at the pizza shapes - bbq my current fave!
i am off to ob at 1220 today, i wonder if he will have any news for me. i am getting more back pain and some period like pain.. but nothing major. weird to think N was born in the equiv of 2 days from now... but dont think we will have a repeat of that... but werid to think this baby looks like s/he could look when born iykwim. thats kinda freaky...
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Arte - I too am amazed at Ws comprehension, memory, speech...well everything really. Would you mind if I sent Sarah over for a few weeks to let W rub off on her a bit? She could sure use some more words...her fav is 'ow' and its all the time lol.
PAP - Good luck at the ob today...enjoy the last lot of days until the big event!
Noni - have fun at swimming
MM - Pop her in care and have a relaxing day...all the better to heal my dear
Well Sarah and I are now no longer officially joined at the boob/mouth. That sounds weird but DYKWIM? She has not had booby juice for 3 days now and is not fazed. Shes going to sleep just as well as when she would have boob before bed. She hasn't tried looking for it yet and I'm not upset by it at all. I'm stoked that we made it this far and it wasn't a conscious decision to stop just happened. :dance:
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wow kate that is amazing re your bfeeding/weaning....
