Babies born~September 2007 #58

[Ginger]

leemar- goldies are the best! we have a goldie and she is amazing. so happy for you!

[AnyDream]

Hi Leanne - goldies are gorgeous, just love the way their whole back end wags instead of just their tails! You'll be having your very own Kleenex ads for the next couple of months LOL.

Ginger, are you all feeling better now? How are your BBs going, crack all sorted?

Arte, do you know what the time frame will be for the zoning decision? It just seems so wrong that families who place a high priority on good education can be excluded based on location. We have zoning here but in actual fact most people get the school they want.

Cass, how are you going? Did you enjoy your do-nothing day?

Trill I know you will be tucked up in front of your Brit crime drama night, but we're taking in a Eurovision special - lots of historical clips - ah soooo bad it's good.

Had the very happy news today that one of my dearest friends is expecting again! Soooo happy, big grin plastered over my very sore face. Have had just a bit too much excitement this week with DD1 breaking her arm...tiny weeny little fracture...just enough to be painful and a bloody inconvenience. Poor kid needs help doing up buttons etc because her thumb is plastered immobile.

[Trillian]

LOL MD, we actually saw that Eurovision A-Z and had a sing a long. DH was in control of the remote tonight but it was all good. Saw the end of the doco on SBS where they were relocating the church and it looked like something out of The Goodies the way they were driving it up the road. So how did H break her arm? I hope the pain eases for her soon, poor chook.

[Ginger]

hi girls

md- congrats on your bestie expecting again. how exciting!
crack seems ok, but i don't want to jinx it iykwim? i was starting to wean J, but he seems to have cottoned on to me and has amped up the feeding big time! little brat.

trill- what's your fav brit crime drama? i used to get into midsomer murder a bit, oh and i liked that one rosemary and thyme...

been out to a friend's house tonight for fish and chips. they have 2 dd's and were totally on the same page as us in stopping after #2 kid, but tonight we find out they are ttc #3! we're a bit suprised, but happy for them.....i still couldn't get dh to budge on us having 3 though!!!

[Trillian]

I"m glad the crack is feeling better G and I hope you are able to wean him soon. My faves are The Bill and Midsomer Murders, but there are a few others I really like too, like Blue Murder and Silent Witness.

[Artechim]

MD, yay for your friends and the newborn snuggles you will get! How did H break her arm?

The zoning will be in effect for the start of next year if it goes ahead. I don't like our chances of getting W in if it comes to a ballot - there are 6 children in mothers group that are starting at the same time as W and all of them have priority because they have older siblings there already. I am a bit annoyed that there is no provision for homeowners that bought thinking we could access the good school. It seems that we will likely be moving from the area which is an absolute PITA. We have to sell our house in a dead market and then find somewhere to go. DH wants to go south to live near his parents so the children can be around them, but realistically that would mean I would only get to see my family once every year or two and I can't commit to that. I know his parents actually enjoy spending time with the kids and mine don't make any effort, but I don't want to cut them out of my life which is essentially what we would be doing. And the cynical part of me is wondering if he just wants to set up down there so that when our marriage finally crumbles he is where he wants to be and I will be stuck there because of the children.
Feeling a bit down atm, didn't really need a contentious potential move on top of the already constant bickering and lack of sleep. Miss A is waking about 5-6 times at night and W is still 1-2 times, so not much sleep for me.

[Trillian]

Hun, is everything alright with you two? You said something in another thread the other day and now this and it's got me worried

[Cassius2]

Leanne: mwah! a goldie!! they are just beautiful dogs...although they do have a *thing* for dirty socks and underwear...

MD: oh wow, that is beautiful news about your friend. how much fun! i love it when friends fall pregnant as it gives you license to just be happy and spoil them all rotten.
how did H manage to break her arm?? man (knock on wood) i haven't actually broken a bone before so have NO idea what it would feel like. poor wee poppet not being able to do up buttons. is it her writing hand?

G: how did you feel when your friends announced the bub #3 on board? i know our neighbours were really thrown as they wanted to have 3 kids but they decided to stop at 2 but they said that our news def got them thinking again lol!

And the cynical part of me is wondering if he just wants to set up down there so that when our marriage finally crumbles he is where he wants to be and I will be stuck there because of the children.
Feeling a bit down atm, didn't really need a contentious potential move on top of the already constant bickering and lack of sleep. Miss A is waking about 5-6 times at night and W is still 1-2 times, so not much sleep for me.

big big phat hugs babe i guess the only thing i can offer is to make any potential move slowly and with lots and lots of thought...even if it has to be yuk thoughts on what would happen if you guys were to separate. it would be hard being away from your clan if that were to happen. Do you know/like the area he is looking into? it could be nice??? we hope...

Sherie: oooh i also like silent witness...not that i manage to tune in much lately as we are in the throws of soprano dvds...

AFM: we are pretty great here! had a lovely lovely day at the royal zoo. although it is not as animal friendly as say the 'australia zoo' (steve irwin's joint) it was suprisingly nice. the animals looked well enough...although a *bit* bored (which you dont get at the Oz Zoo iykwim). got to see the baby elephant and she had a BIG reunion with the other elephants and with Dad...sooooo cute! Leila LOVED the orangutans. like alot. it was quite the houdini act to get her outta there LOL!
but now am completely shagged and can barely move. this pregnancy is SO different. i can barely walk after a day like that. boo hoo.

[Isadora]

Leanne - Congrats on the new addition to the family, they are beautiful dogs and wonderful with children. I love the name Daisy too.

Arte - Oh no you sound really down in the dumps at the moment. I hope you and your DH can work something out?

Ginger - Maybe #3 doesnt seem quite right for you at the moment, but you guys may feel up for it again in a year or two or longer. See what comes of it. To us two kids would work well financially taking into account school fees and not having to upsize in homes, but then stopping at only two doesnt seem quite right to me personally, I would like a big family. I'm sure whatever happens a family will always find a way to make it work.

Thanks girls for the congrats, I am feeling terribly terribly blerrrgh today. Well I have been feeling queasy for two weeks now, but thats as far as it has gone. Today is a bad day though lol, I have M in bed for her arvo nap hoping she falls off to sleep soon because I just cant deal with her today, need a lie down myself! hehehe

[Ginger]

isadora- i love it that you are feeling sick! itms!!! cos i'm so happy that you are utd!!!!
i really want the boys to go to a private school and this would not be possible if we had #3 so that is definitely on my mind. i do get jealous that i will never be a maternal grandmother though.

cass- i feel jealous everytime i hear that someone is ttc or pg. i have no idea why, but i think i just have to accept that this is how it is from now on. to be completely honest, i don't think i want #3. i just loved having my babies so much and i'm jealous that someone else is about to go through all that iykwim?

trill- i think the guy in silent witness is hot!!! did you ever watch a show that used to be on about 10 yrs ago called The Lakes?

arte- wow it seems like you've got a lot going on atm. be gentle to yourself, we are all here for you xoxoxo


we went out last night and then out again today to a bbq- big weekend of outings for us but it's been great! both occasions have involved drinking alcohol but the new non-drinking me didn't even have a glass and i have really really enjoyed it! i actually really loved watching people get drunker and drunker today while i stayed sober. it was quite funny and i felt like i got so much more out of the day iykwim?

[Junglemum]

congratulations Isadora, that is fantastic news. I am always amazed by the opposite fallopian tube stories, the body is so cool sometimes.

Arte- life is sounding pretty miserable for you at the moment, hope you are ok and managing to stay afloat. Have you got ANY support at all? You need some sleep.

Ginger- i am wanting to TTC #3 already?! But we will hold off for a bit. with flying back to have it, i need S to be 2 so that both the big kids have a seat paid for IYKWIM. I can't travel on my own with 2 infants. But if i got preg now she'd be 24 months i guess?!?!?!?!?!?! Nah, not just yet, couple more months. I hear you on the schooling thing. I want my kids to go to a private secondary school, but i don't really feel like i can stop at 2 just for that reason, i feel like no matter what we'll sort it out and make do. Maybe i'll do a dip ed and teach at a school to get the staff discount?! Or we could stay in PNG and get their education paid for at any boarding school we like up to $50,000US a year?! Not a bad deal, but i just can't imagine sending my kids to boarding school. Dunno, seems so long away but it will be here before we know it i guess. Sorry, bit of verbal diarrhea going on. Did L skip the gastro bug? luycky guy!

Cass- pregnant with a toddler is hard hey? i missed being able to loll on the couch if i felt like it.

Oh crap i have to go resettle s, i'll be back.....

[Ginger]

great.....now i'm jealous again!


melb girls- would you be keen to meet up this thursday 27th????

[Artechim]

Sorry, didn't mean to worry anyone - I was just having a pity party. My marriage is as craptastic as it ever is, just harder to handle when I am not sleeping. Little brats were up 12 times last night - W 4 times and A 8 times. I am totally over it.

JM, how exciting about number 3!

[Trillian]

Oh Arte! You poor thing That would wreck anyone having to get up that often. I hope it passes for you soon and they are sleeping better.

G, that feeling will always stay no matter whether you have 2 or 5 kids. I still feel like that when I hear of someone getting pg, especially if they are having #5 kwim? But the feeling passes and I think how awesome it is that we aren't in that baby stage anymore. I haven't used the stroller in months, I've gotten rid of all the bottles and assorted crap and I'm passing on all the baby gear to SIL. So its a bittersweet time for me. And yeah, I do remember The Lakes, but I never really got into that one.

Hey JM! Did you get my FB message about the bilum? I love it so much and Erin is trying to pinch it off me LOL. WOW at being able to get boarding school paid for! I just cannot do boarding school, I want them with me. Plus I'm a bit anti private school even though DH went to a boarding school for yrs 7-10. I just can't justify the $20k it would cost a year, but you do get sibling discounts.

H, great to hear that you are feeling blergh LOL!

Cass, did you sleep like a log last night? I used to sleep like the dead after a big day out while pg with E.

[AnyDream]

Hey all, I don't have much time but I just wanted to post for Arte - sending my love hun - hang in there sweetie - whatever you do, DON'T make any big life-decisions when you are sleep deprived, it stuffs up your thinking completely. Life will be easier if you can get on top of the night waking...you've done it once, you can get there again. xxx

[Cally]

Massive hugs to Isadora, I'm so pleased for you!!! Welcome back, looking forward to catching up on what little Miss M has been up to.

Arte - big hugs to you, 12 times in one night is just ridiculous. As an aside, we have had a big improvement in night wakings this last week with turning the TV off completely at 6. She seems to not wake up at all those nights.

Ginger - poor thing with the gastro, hope you're all feeling better now.

Trill - how do you cope without the stroller? I am so not ready to give up ours. DH hurt his back on Friday night and I had to carry missie around the shops on sat morning because he couldn't (he said she'd walk - stupid me for listening to him....) and then we blew the tyre yesterday and I must have said to DH a number of times 'I'm not ready to give up the pram yet' - I think he got the message about getting it fixed.

DH was reading to K last night before bed and he put his arm around her and she said no Daddy, it hurts. Thankfully he got me to check, she had a tick in her shoulder blade! She was so good while he worked out what to do (nurse hotline and internet - pull it straight out with tweezers) and then did it. She is completely fine this morning, no sign of any problems, so glad that we got it before she went to sleep, who knows what it would have been like by the time she woke up. It never occurred to me that she could get one this time of year, especially when she is wearing a long sleeve shirt.

[Trillian]

Cally, it must be the right conditions for them - Inanna's DD had one on her eyelid yesterday! Glad you noticed it in time. He is really good with walking and holding my hand now and he really hates being in the stroller so I don't use it. I do have the meitai in the car if I get stuck though and need to carry him.

[Cassius2]

hi girls!

G: i totally also think the silent witness guy is H . O . T. ha hahahahaha...is it bad that that's part of the reason i watch it?! LOL! oh my goodness he is luscious lol.
this thursday would be lovely but L is at creche...so kinda defeats the purpose ROFL!...although it *could* mean coffee and cake without the need to share bwahahahaha.

Arte: oh man, that is alot of wake time at night...maannnnn. good friends of ours had this too with their two boys. unfortunately both of the kidlets were sleep resistant...all i can say is that they survived and the two boys are an absolute joy. but it did play a BIG part in their decision to stop at 2. she said that they blew the springs out in their bed from all the rocking. by the time we met them (ages 4 and 9) the kids were perfect sleepers. i dont *think* they had any magic tricks, i think it was just that one day it clicked and the boys started sleeping...

JM: woot woo on the TTCing! wishing you all the best!

Cally: ouchies! i remember finding a tick on the hairline at the front of my head when i was about 11. and man it hurt, had to get opa to pull it out. but had been there AGES (from what i could gather) as it was dead and flattened...how i didnt notice it before...

AFM: well having another day at home. enjoying it lol! and yep, i SOOO slept well last night, although had the strangest dreams...funnily enough involving my family members morphing into wild animals (penguins and the like) lol.
also, i got a call from my mum today re my Oma, and it now appears that the last stroke has, in a way, relieved her a bit. she has lost her memory and the hossy has diagnosed her with dementia. i know that it sounds weird that it is *kinda* good news; but it has meant that she is no longer on the meds...she can't remember her 'need' to take them and is not in any pain, so her body is getting a rest. also she now believes that i am only 16 etc and still in highschool and she is well, happy. she cant remember all the yuk stuff of her sister passing away 2 years ago and is not in that level of grief and suffering. it is hard on Opa though as it is a big shift for him and in a way she isnt really there. Also, the painful part for me is that she no longer remembers Leila. but again, this is my pain, not hers. and i know that she loved Leila and this is not a reflection of that at all. i am just kinda happy that Leila is too little to realise ITMS. it would be much harder if she was say, 9 years old and having to deal with that...