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Oz - hope the shoot went well, and that L was a good boy for his mummy :)
Clare - just wanted to wish you all the best for your trip. Take care and have a great time.
Trill - just want to say thanks for my Av - I loooove it!!! (wish i could wear shorts like that irl :) )
Ange - Welcome back - sounds like you've been having some interesting adventures!
Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.
I've spent the day gardening and doing housework - and the wonderful thing about that is that it means I can have some sweet treats while I'm watching some crap tv (dh is away camping) Apparently doing 1hour each of gardening and housework meant i burnt 600 calories!!!!
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woot wooo looking good Jaz.
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hi girls!
woot woo! love the avvy Jaz! love the happy spring colours! mine is def a melbourne 'dark and moody' number LOL!
kate: darn it! I wish i had of seen the travel magnas there instead of at the airport! no doubt i paid a 200% inflation :rolleyes:
AFM: well busy packing. i *think* (read: hope) that i have packed all we need for Leila. so much stuff and so little space...poor barbie is being stretched to her limits LOL!
will log on when we get to italy to let you know how we fared...eeeppp! nervous much.
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Clare, I will be thinking of you swanning thru the air on the way to Bella Italia, hope it all goes well. xxx
AFM - Well the ILs have arrived FOUR DAYS earlier than expected :wall:. Originally they were coming on Wed pm but yesterday mid-morning DH gets a ph call to say it's going to be tmrw pm and then we get home at 3 in the afternoon to an ans machine mssg that said "We've decided to keep driving straight on through and will see you today" :o. Descended on us less than an hour later. Of course the house was a sty because I've been sick and before that it was chemo week, but my exact thought process re frantically running around to clean up was "**** it." :lol:.
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Marydean - Have a wonderful time :) Are they staying with you for a couple of days?
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Just checking in to let you know I am surviving lol
Clare, hope the flight is going well. Jealous of Italy, not jealous of 30 hours of entertaining a toddler in a confined space!
Trill, thanks for offering to send wondersuits, but I have stocked up on some fluffy warm ones - they make her look like a giant marshmellow but they are nice and warm.
MD, is it a certainty that you will lose sensation or a risk? I think I would chance a loss of feeling for even-ness. Good luck with the ILs.
Ange, I was watching Steve Irwin in PNG and it is an amazing place! I assume you won't be living in the rainforest lol, but still way cool wrt wildlife etc
Ginger, did L enjoy his tramp? We played on ours for about an hour today, with icecubes to bounce around with
Hello to everyone else
After a horror few days, W seems to be back to himself. It was madness, every little thing started a tantrum. I think it was a combo of being sick, the baby and the change from routine that made it so bad, but geez it was bad. I was seriously wondering how I would cope when DH is back at work. Luckily he seems to have settled down again. DH and I have decided on an ignore strategy for the remaining night time tantrums - to just sit in his room but ignore all the demands as trying to reason/compromise with him just seems to feed it and drag it out longer.
Thankfully he doesn't seem to blame A for it, he still wants to hold and kiss her all the time.
We had a great day today, did a little bush walk and then had a picnic lunch. And W had his first haircut! He looks like a big boy now!
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Jazah, make that a couple of weeks :wall:. I had to activate my EFB (Emergency Friend Beacon) within an hour of their arrival. I have a code word ("Penguin") and my GF who lives around the corner is under strict instructions to turn up and rescue me if I ring her and say the code word. :lol:
Arte I'm glad W has settled down and you are hanging in there. Last horror ride we had with E was after her ear infection came back (but before we realised). Hope it's onwards and upwards from here. :hug:
Hope everyone else has had a nice weekend.
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Hi everyone
OMG MD at your ILs just showing up like that - I would be fuming! LOL at penguin, i need something like that too...
I hope the flight went well for Clare and you are living it up in Italy.. so jealous! how long are they away for and will Clare have BB access?
Jaz - love the avvy! you dont need gutsuckers there hon! looking great in the short shorts
Ginger - will think of you at the CR sale on wed - i am there for sure!! have you seen trenery? i was excited about it, but i dont love it. how does L love the trampoline - how fun!
Arte - glad things are going wel. your bushwalk and picnoc sounds lovely. are you co-sleeping w A?
Oz - hope the job went well.. and you are all ready for the BIG DAY!
hi to anyone i missed
have just come back from a great weekend in melb. it was jewish new year so it was jam packed with family stuff but we had a ball! N went wild with all the grandparents and cousins - it was greatt os ee him playing and enjoying them all. DH and BIL took the 2 boys to Collingwood childrens farm on Sat whcih they LOVED! all in all it was great though we are all tired now. i am giving J a relaxed day today... he still has a bad cold so is a little bit not himself.
I hurt my knee badly on thu night so we nearly didnt go - it is alot better now though. but i think ia m proba bit of a time bomb for some knee injury that requires treatment.
Both pairs of shoes DH bought me oseas dont fit - one pair is tiny and the other massive.. oh well nice thought!
I jusy heard there is a nasty gastro going around - and a few kids at kindy have had it last week... PLEASE DONT LET IT ATTACK AT MY HOUSE!
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hi ladies
md- best of luck with the inlaws. we have a code word around here too, ours is 'strawberries'...
pap- think of me AT the CR sale on wed, cos i'm heading down there at 9am LOL have to buy myself a 'party' outfit and a shirt for L. i don't like trenery, i think it's a bit too 'old lady' if you ask me. apparantley they had to make it cos people were complaining that the original CR had gone too young.
the trampoline is a huge hit, i have trouble getting L to get off it. it's fantastic!
hope everyone is having a great day today, dh got home early and is out mowing the lawn. takes him 3 hours as it is an acre LOL
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I agree G, i went into Trenery all excited thinking it would be nice classic peieces and it is majorly old lady. CR has becomeyounger and is great now - so i will stick with what i know!!! i wanted to get something new for N's party but i am still too fat... so i guess i will be using the sale to get some fab stuff for N and J (though i am loving a couple of handbags they have ATM so maybe i will splash out on that.. - never too fat for a handbag)
Just took J to the nurse - he is putting on weight beautifully - nearly 6kg now... the flat spot is improving which is great... but his fontanelle is tiny so i have to go to gp. i will ensure i dont google that as i am sure i willFREAK out!
oh J awake - off to feed...
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PP - Happy Jewish New Year!!! I was thinking about J the other day, has there been any progress with him favoring one side/turning his head? Definitely don't google before you see the GP :hug:. Enjoy the CR sale - agree, never too fat for a handbag :lol:
Speaking of which I picked up some lovely tops 30 % off at my fave fat lady store yesterday - mindful that I won't be able to shop for clothes at all thru Dec and Jan and my summer wardrobe is woefully lacking. Need more clothes that cover the chest area but are easy to get in and out of - won't be able to move my arm a lot - think loose, flowing (ie I will be wearing lots of artfully baggy clothing LOL). Actually found a few that fit the criteria AND look nice so it's a good start.
Ginger - yay on the trampoline hit! We didn't have one for years but now we're back in a "normal" backyard both DD's are always out there and even DD1's friends congregate out there - they sit and chat when they're not jumping. LOL that you have a code word too!
Well FIL is rapidly redeeming himself by mowing the lawn and also working on some DIY jobs that are a little too complex for DH's rudimentary skills. They still don't realise what a bl**dy imposition it is to just turn up like that though. Unlike last time they visited they have got their act together re spending time with the kids - MIL started teaching DD1 to knit within hours of arriving and Missy E is absolutely besotted with FIL (???) and constantly runs up to him to give him leg hugs LOL. They also rode their bicycles to school with DD1 this morning (even tho it nearly killed MIL LOL) so all in all I think it's going to be a good visit.
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MD when will the surgery be?
It sounds like things are on the improve on the IL front - how long are they staying for?? it is cool tey can ride their bikes up to the school with DD1 - means you dont have to take her and it is good for them all... that sounds quite fun. do you have to 'entertain' them or do all the cooking etc? thats what iw ould find hard.
J is still favouring one side... but i think it is getting a bit better and the flat spot hasnt worsened. the nurse thinks it looks a bit better, i think it looks the same...
ok i have to get motivated to shift the baby weight... starting... tomorrow!
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md - wow - they're with you for good while then aren't they!!!!! Very good news that they have got off to a good start though. I like that you have a code word - very clever.
pap- sounds like you had so much fun while you were away. I love having big family meetups. Unfortunately they don't seem to happen much since my grandfather passed away, and because grandma's in a nursing home. What did you do to your knee?
arte - that's good that W still loves his little sis - Hopefully things will settle for you soon.
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Happy belated birthday Alister!!!
PAP - we have the gastro bug here. K and I had our weekend in Canberra and my niece vomitted on Fri night and Sat morning, then had runny poos on Saturday. I was up most of Sunday night in the bathroom. No signs of K having it yet and finger crossed I haven't passed it to DH. My BIL and sis got it too. Has been a long time since I've been that sick, but compared to the gastro thing DH had a few years ago (about 3 full days worth), this one is minor. But it has still knocked me around and I'm having today off work too - great way to loose weight though, especially after a weekend of my sister's yummy cooking!!
MD - good luck with the inlaws!
Clothes - most of K's this year are from Target. Cotton On Kids had some adjustable waistband shorts. I'm finding that most of her shorts from last year are still fine though.
Need to find some of those travel magna doodles!
Had a wonderful time in Canberra. K and her cousin were just gorgeous together, chasing each other through Floriade and K was so good at sharing things with her. We had a pretty busy time, lots of shopping and K did very well, only a few little tantrums and one minor one (middle of the Canberra Centre, just lay on the floor and wouldn't get up).
Time for me to retire to the couch for some quality TV viewing!
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Oh Cally you poor thing with the gastro - you dont sound too down about it though so I am guessing you are not hit too bad - enjoy some daytime tv and soem dry craxkes i guess! so far we have avoided it, Noah is in fine form and wolfing down food so for now we are spared. doing a LOT of handwashing let me tell you. glad Katie and DH avoided it so far. What shopping did you do??
I have been buying N a lot fo summer stuff the last few weeks - got quite a bit of Jack and Millie stuff from myer and also some cotton on stuff which was a bargain. will supplement tomorrow at the CR sale and we should be ok! I got afew things for J as well but i am finding that harder. i dressed N is all sorts of stuff but it seems weird to me to put J in shorts and t shirts til he can at least crawl - dont know why?? he just seems too young (am i babying him!??).
G - I cant beliebv J is in size 1 already... though J is wearing 00 so i guess that does make sense. they grow up so fast (sob). N must be fairly small - size 2s are sometimes a little big... and in CR they are HUGE! weird, i thought he was pretty big.. (maybe i should have him weighed?)
Jaz - i hurt my knee on thu night, i was crouching down to get to the floor and it 'popped' or maybe i tore something. i couldnt really stand up from it and it was soooo painful.. nearly cancelled melb but i went and i am glad i did. been popping panadol and it is feeling ok now though.. i will wear aknee brace when i go on walks for a bit and hope it holds up.
N is in such a cute stage at the moment - he is MAJORLY cheeky!! craxks me up all the time... one weird thing he has done the last 2 days is want DH and I to feed him... bizarre...
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where is everyone today??? is it a PAP party....????
come and chat to me...
not much happening here... went for a lovely walk to manuka and met Dh for lunch. it is a weird day here - big dust storms i think so it looks SO eerie outside...
I am having one of those days where i cant blieve J is soooo big already. he is cooing and ga gaing like there is no tomorrow - i guess he'll be a talker like his bro.
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I've been here but I've been norti and not posted.
We've had dust all day here too and it's really strange because there is hardly a breath of wind here.
PP, some of the clothes sizes are really dodgy - the 3's that I have Alister in are shirts that belonged to Lindsay, so they are 8yrs old and they are just tiny for 3's compared to the ones you get now and they haven't shrunk either. Mind you he can still get away with wearing the size 0 shorts from last year he's that skinny around the waist, but I don't think they will fit for all that long. And you're not babying J - shorts do look odd on little babies LOL. I didn't like much of the J&M stuff our local Myer had, but maybe they have new stuff? Their stuff is usually really nice.
Oh no Cally! I hope you're feeling better this afternoon! Woolies have little fisher price magna doodles - about A5 size. We brought some for the kids the last time we went on holidays and they were great in the car.
MD, I would have been sooooo annoyed at the early arrival of the IL's. Even if you get along great with them you still need the time to mentally prepare properly for them ROFL. But it is great to hear that they are doting on the girls and doing grandparent-y things with them
Arte, its good to hear that W has settled now and that it didn't last for long. Is the ignoring at night still working?
Well there isn't much happening here - I have a quiet week for the most part - Paige had a birthday party yesterday afternoon so I had to take her to town for that, but I don't have to go out again till thursday now. I have been cross stitching like crazy to get SIL's wedding sampler finished by Thursday so it can be framed and I reckon I will get it done tonight. I brought Dan Brown's new book the other day half price at target so I am keen to get the cross stitch finished so I can read it. Kids are all well. starting to wean Alister off his bottle too and doing the 'don't ask don't refuse' method and only giving it to him if he asks which is usually only at night anyway. he seems to be eating much better now for not having as much in it - not that he was having much anyway but it has made a difference which is great.
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howdy everyone hope our all well.
PP ouch about your knee, is it ok?
Cally oh yucko on the gastro, my biggest fear is picking that up now.
Trill I cant wait to see some pics of the weddign sampler. My mum has still yet to finish a cross stitch she started when L was born lol.
A big hello to everyone else.
Not much happening here, have been nesting like crazy but thankfully there isn't much more to do besides the general cleaning like floors etc. Hoping ot have everything done by the weekend so I can relax and enjoy some time with my boy.
