Babies born~September 2007 #56

Ginger, I can't believe J is standing! This past year has gone too fast. The wagon is a great idea, W has a cheap one that he loves.

MP, NZ dairy is sooo much better than Australian. The aussie cheese is like tasteless rubber! Glad you had a good time here, it is lovely isn't it.

MM, there is a standing offer to stay at my place if you ever come over to NZ.

MD, lmao at E sounding out the words. Cute. Not much going on with drawing here. If I draw something he can put nose or tail etc in the right place, but he isn't that interested and I suspect he may have inherited my artistic ability (or lack thereof)

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NZ dairy is sooo much better than Australian. The aussie cheese is like tasteless rubber!

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I've been guilty of buying NZ cheese over Aussie brands...I figure we're practically one big happy country anyway :p.

MD - We are getting the stepped one, but when I actually sat down and worked out which bins we need, we end up with far more bins than space. So I think I will get the one which is also three across and one large bin high. It can either sit next to the stepped one, or underneath. May not tell DH about that, he can just figure it out when it arrives..... Also, I think we are going to end up with pink and white bins. Each size only comes in certain colours and I think that is my preferred option.

Aus day - we went and did the grocery shopping then stayed inside out of the heat for the rest of the day. We did have lamb for tea though.

Mp - good luck with all your house hunting

Had brekky with a friend on the weekend (Cass, from your mothers group in Canberra) who we hadn't seen in yonks. Miss K spent the whole time chasing their little one around to give him a kiss. Apparently he is normally the really affectionate one, but even he had had enough and was telling her to stop. I like that she is affectionate, but I think we might have to have words about spreading it around too much!

DH back at work tomorrow. I think it's been a good holiday for him and K.

Can't say I've had NZ dairy. We have a local cheesemaker here who makes some pretty good stuff.

Hope everyone is well, early night for me tonight. After Miss K staying in her bed and quiet all night on Friday night, we have had night wake ups again. I knew I would be disappointed when I got so excited on Saturday....

Cally - Glad that your DH & K have enjoyed their long holiday together. Must be hard for your DH to go back to work after such a long break! Ah well holidays not too far around the corner again.

Looks like alot of us are in the market for kids furniture atm! Trill did you get the bed in the end? I am eyeing off a beaut little bed for M, I dont think I can bring myself to spray the Jarrah bed white, besides that I slyly mentioned it to my dad, he just about had a cow lol.

Aus day was wonderful for us. Just had a yummy dinner down on the quiet, family end of the foreshore (no hooligans or irresponsible drinking!!) & enjoyed a couple of bottles of wine. M rode around on her bike, well more like spent the whole time fending off other toddlers from her bike, funny how they get so posessive of their things. She wasnt too interested in the fireworks though.

Just having a quiet one at home today. Pretty soon our weeks will be busy with work, uni & swimming lessons.

MM I will admit to being relieved to hear you have abandoned your white paint plan! There are lots of lovely white beds on the market...there are a couple of nice day-bed style ones at Ikea in the white that would look lovely with the dressing table. :)

Cally we had lamb too, but had ours earlier on the weekend when we had guests and then the leftovers the next night. Mmmmm L L L Lamb!!! My favorite.

We went down to the beach late yesterday arvo and they swam and I paddled...not brave enough to put my new boob into bathers just yet. Wondered why we haven't done it more often..:think:... OH YEAH that's right :doh: - it's because I've had chemo and surgery and kinda kills your outdoor activities a bit :lol:. Felt kind of like we were back to normal family life though which was nice.

Yay thats great MD. I'm sure you will feel comfy getting into a cozzie in no time. :)

hi everyone

md - sounds like you had a lovely time at the beach - won't be long and you'll be in the water in your togs :hug:

mp - sounds like you had a super time away with your boys. I hope you get your dream house.

will have to reply to all of you other lovelies tomorrow - my brain is a little tired.:rolleyes:

We had a wonderful time on our weekend getaway. - We caught a ferry to North Stradbroke Island with another couple who have 3 children around the same ages as ours. (we met them almost 8 years ago at Ante- natal class, and have become great friends) The beach was gorgeous, the kids paired off and played beautifully and we took the Wii and all had fun playing it.

H loves the beach - tries to go in by herself and ride the waves lol. She doesn't wear her floaties in the pool anymore,( although she has left a couple of floaters in there iykwim lol) and can swim from one side of our pool to the other. I'm still trying to work on her social skills - likes to pinch and scratch when things aren't going her way. I want to start at Playgroup - but i'm worried that she'll get a name for herself on the first day! I've booked her into Kindergym, so we might start there and then progress to Playgroup.

anyway, enough rambling from me - hope to chat tomorrow :)

ps - Trill - have you looked at a bed company called bunkers? We bought the bunk bed for J and Z there.

Hi there girls

jaz- i'm sure H would be fine at playgroup :) we are starting at gymberoo next wed too, i really hope L loves it and it uses up some of his energy.

md- the beach sounds lovely, i'm sure by next summer you'll feel like getting in and having a splash.

mm- we took L to the NYE fireworks and he wasn't that interested either. more interested in people watching on the ground LOL what sort of bike did you get for M?

well yesterday afternoon L was running around in the back garden when he came to a grinding holt and turned around and ran back up the hill with his hands waving in the air like a crazy man! it turned out he'd run into an echidna that was happily picking away at the ant holes down there. it was so funny! dh took him back down and they had a closer inspection of it and he tried to explain that it was exactly like Sammy from the Koala Brothers, Lewis thought it was a crack up and kept making 'RAAAAA' noises like it was a dinosaur!

LOL G, that would have been funny to see.

Jaz, I did come across them in a google search but because I can't *see* their beds, I'm not too keen on them kwim? Is their quality good do you think? Nice and sturdy? The only place in NSW is Sydney, and we'd have to drive there to look at it, then possible have to go back to pick it up and all that.

H, We haven't got the bunk yet because the wheels of motion move slowly around here LOL. Plus we've got a big loan that is due next month to be finalised too so cash is tight atm. We aren't in a huge rush to get it, just looking around to see what is available mostly.

LOL MD. do you have to wear the surgical bra even while swimming or can you take it off for that?

Well I sorted the boys room out yesterday and put the cot back in there to see how he goes sleeping in there again (remember last time it was the start of his shocking sleep regression?) and it wasn't too bad - A bit of mucking around and talking, but both boys had a big sleep yesterday afternoon so neither of them were really tired. I think it will be better today if he doesn't have a day sleep.

I was wanting to get back into going to playgroup with him too - I always did it with the other 3 but then we started preschool so I stopped going. But with him being the only one home I think it would be good for him. There is one not far away that meets once a month, which will be good because I wont *have* to be there every week and I can fit it in around Uni, school and everything else LOL. The one in town that is every week is a nasty one - loads of dominant personalities and one woman who has two boys who do no wrong :rolleyes: and will smack your child if she thinks that they are 'threatening' her boys. She has driven a lot of people away from the playgroup and I just wont stand for that bull**** from anyone, so it's best I just don't go there to start with ROFL.

And he's had another growth spurt too - he feels heavier and is a heap taller too - he is reaching things he couldn't get a while ago LOL. I should probably take him to get weighed in march when he's 2.5 like the paed suggested just to see if he does need following up and all that. I don't think he's put on a load of weight though, but enough to make him a bit heavier LOL and his jocks fit a bit better around the leg holes now too.

hi all - just a quick, selfish post from me atm (sorry i seem to be only doing that atm) - we got the house!! YAY! will be there from 12th Feb!
picking uo our car this afternoon too.... and ppl coming to view our house so i think that will be leased too soon. so exciting! it is all happening.
have acall with hr manager at 2 toda to discuss my return to work :-(

Hi girls!

Arte: have to agree that the NZ cheese is better than most of the stuff here! unless you can afford to pay for some of the speciality local-made stuff at least...

Jaz: wow! that is amazing how H can swim so well!! we have really dropped the ball on that one i have to admit.

MM: ahhh your Oz day sounded PERFECT! ours was slightly horrendous as Leila has found out about the power of tantrums :wall: and we had to leave a 'childless' party rather quickly lol!

sherie: :o i too would be avoiding that town playgroup like the plague LOL! omg, i would have to open a can of whoop-ass if someone ever dared discipline my child like that LOl! sooooo wouldnt be pretty.

MD: ahh the serenity of normalcy is so often underrated isnt it? i can imagine how nice it would of been to just hang out with the populace and relax and paddle in the ocean. does wonders imho!

MP: woot woo!! BRING ON MELBOURNE!

G: cool! we used to get echidnas in our yard back in QLD when i was growing up. they are just so special!

Cally: that is so awesome! ah i do miss the girls from my canberra MG i must say. sharing those newborn moments can really leave an impression and bond between people.

AFM: all ok here. leila has been *testing* her limits lately with doozer tantrums and attitude-a-rama actions. yesterday was the worst one by far! went to drop off a friends kid with his playmate and the plan was to keep on going to the park with her other son...leila didnt agree! and oh dear, what a frightful mess it all became. i had to wrestle her out the door with her kicking, screaming and flailing and pinching me. there we were stuck on the footpath while we waited for the other mum to come out (we had decided to walk to this house, so no fast escape in the car home lol). i put leila down and left her in the shade of a tree to let it all out. it consisted of her YELLING at the top of her lungs NO NO NO NO NO NO! jumping up and down on the spot. spitting at me, trying to hit me and throwing her bag at me and herself on the ground repeatedly. i had no idea of what to do!!! so i just stood there, dumbfounded lol. eventually i picked her up when she had been reduced to mere sobbing (which of course then set her off again lol) and started walking. in the end she got over it and by the time we got home she was fast asleep for the night (at 6pm!!!). Still not sure how she got so tired as she had had a day sleep and all. ah well.

Clare - Oh my goodness what a tantrum!! lol bet it was a tad embarrassing too. Dont worry M throws some shockers, as they all do.

Trill - How is your uni study going? Are you doing one unit at a time or a bit more? I am doing two units this semester but one is online which is good and bad. Dont worry the bed I have my eye on for M I have to hold off on for a bit. With bills and a holiday fast approaching its definately not a necessity at the moment.

MP - YAY happy for you!! Bet they are missing you at work :)

Ginger - How amazing that you can have an echidna in your backyard!! Ahhh the country life. M's bike that we took down was just a cheapo ride on from big w.

Jaz - How have you encouraged H to be so confident in water? You have a pool right? I would love for M to be a water baby.

Well I scored a pretty good white cot today off someone's verge. I was driving through a more affulent neighbourhood that had bring out your rubbish, so I had a squizz as I drove through. We have a perfectly good one which hopefully someday we will use again, but I couldnt go past this cot. So I picked it up for my SIL. Though sometimes I wonder why I bother iykwim.....

Also I went to the GP this morning for ttc help, he is sending me for an ultrasound next Wed to make sure my remaining tube is working ok. Fingers crossed.

H I really hope that there isnt' a problem with your tube :hug: Isn't is funny how you think you are doing something nice but then you wish you didn't bother? I brought MIL a stainless steel drink bottle because she reuses this plastic one that will end up giving her cancer or something LOL, and anyway she declares - not just said offhand, but declared in a grand sweeping statement that "This drink bottle is a FAILURE! you said it would stay cold for 12hrs and I tested it by freezing it and leaving it in the truck all day so I would have a cold drink for the trip home, but it FAILED" and she got all smug and I'm like WTF? so I said, 'well I never said it would stay fridge chilled cold for that long, just that it would stay cool for UP TO 12hrs and I think maybe leaving it in a closed truck for 4hrs on a 40deg day may have more to do with it than the drink bottle failing because I've not had a problem with mine and I don't even freeze it first'. She has to find fault with anything she buys and it ****s me to tears because you can't suggest something to buy because she will tell you it's dodgy LOL. But at the same time it's funny because it has become such a large part of her personality to do that. So she's back to her plastic drink bottle - a soft drink bottle too mind you - and I can take the moral victory because I told her we weren't having a bar of cancer causing plastic drink bottles in our house anymore, not to mention all the plastic being produced :rofl: Uni is good - doing two subjects per semester both of them online.

Clare, that is a doozy of a tanty LOL.

just quickly popping into say hello. Will try to catch up later.

Cass - that is one awesome tantrum, totally get the whole standing there dumbfounded!

MM - I have everything crossed that the ultrasound goes well.

MP - well done for the house!

Well my sister is doing the great Ikea trek tomorrow - unfortunately they seem to be out of most of the things I want - so fingers crossed they get a big delivery this afternoon!!

DH is having his third day back - so far he missed dinner on Day 1, came home normal time Day 2 but then headed back in at 7pm and got home at 2am. Next week better improve!!

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LOL MD. do you have to wear the surgical bra even while swimming or can you take it off for that?

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Mmmm, yeah real sexy look. Between that an my gargartuan lumpy fluorescently white thighs, the beach would be empty :lol:. Nah...actually I'm seeing a surgeon-person on Mon and 1st Q out of my mouth will be if I can start taking the bl**dy thing off at night.

Cass - "Serenity of normalcy" - I like that. Full commisserations on the tantie - aaaah takes me back to DD1 - dunno why but Missy E is a little less prone (*wonders guiltily if this is a reflection on the amount of time E is in childcare compared to DD1 who suffered thru 7 days a week at home with moi???*) Sounds like she was just 'overdone' for the day (tired? hungry? overstimulated? growth spurt?) Who knows? I too have done picking up screaming/thrashing/hitting toddler and walked on like nothing at all is happening...I've also resorted to letting her scream it out right there on the shop floor..."Move along, thanks folks, there's nothing to see here..." LOL Tho I can imagine how mortified you were at your childless-people party. BTDT too. :hug:

Cally - I hope the Ikea gods smile upon you. :) I'm getting used to DH having a longer day too :( - though not as late as that. There's talk of trips away again *sigh*.

MM - well done on the cot score! I hope everything goes well with your US next week - fingers crossed for a good result - and lots of :hug:s in advance cos just going along for a test like that is pretty challenging.

Trill - I don't think you can ever out-argue an illogical person like that - just take comfort from all the moral victories LOL. Have you got all your reading material etc for Uni yet? I'm still tossing up whether to attempt a subject in Sem 1 - still licking my wounds.

MP - congrats on the house! :cheer:

Jazah, I'm sure H will be fine at both Kindergym & playgroup. We have some pushing and hitting going on here...unfortunately it's DD1 who's mostly provoking it (ugh she is OLD ENOUGH to know better :wall:)...although nothing at FDC...YET.

BUT my infamous swearing incident has repeated itself a few times since then - fortunately she is saying it with less and less conviction...hopefully she will forget soon.

Trill - Yep makes you wonder why you bothered in the first place!! Your nan sounds like a crack up though. Good luck with your first semester!! :)

Thanks girls, I am pretty sure the ultrasound will be ok. I had a chemical pregnancy in Nov so thats a good sign right? I guess I am just looking for answers and I'm really really nervous and uptight about having another ectopic, so I want to 100% rule out another dodgy tube. I am trying to keep myself positive though, if we do have to go down the IVF path I want twinnies lol.

Is there such a thing as TT regression? We arent TT too seriously yet, but M seemed to pick it up pretty quickly and has done number ones & twos on the potty or toilet on a few occassions now. Always tells me when she needs to go, or has a bit of an accident but always on the way to the bathroom. Whoops lol. Anyway today she has just been standing in one spot and weeing on the floor!! Then just before she piddled on a pile of clean washing :doh: I dont tell her off about it I encourage etc & say oops accident (inside going omg the washing!!). Anyway rambling a bit, the red wine is going down nicely tonight lol