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Far out Oz, I can't believe it's been a year already! It really doesn't feel like she's been here a year already.
YUCK Cass! I would be mortified if it were me. I made both boys sit down to wee and I always wiped their bums for them because I just don't think I could handle cleaning up a mess like that.
Well tomorrow I'm off to Canberra and I'm going to meet up with Dusty, Onyx and Muppity while I'm down there. I'm so excited!
Oz: i'm with trill...can't believe that it's been a year...wow. it does go fast...Marta will be a month old on tuesday. man only feels literally like last week that i had her!
Trill: GREEN WITH ENVY!!! have a lovely, awesome, kid free time!!!
AFM: well, apart from the night where Marta was sick, we have managed to have 5 days of both girls going down at the same time . Even though it is bound to change it has given me hope that the long term can be achieved...and i do love having a couple of hours in the evening to just zone out IYKWIM.
went to the target babython today. bought Leila GORGEOUS summer clothes. they have the best pinstriped shorts and ruffle tops out...ALSO the sale is on socks and undies too! so we bought up big for her.
Thanks everyone for your reassurance re the hand washing. I think it sounds more like normal behaviour but I'm just worrying more because of the childcare disaster and all the clingy seperation anxiety we're getting.
MP - chuck some petunias or nasturtiums or even some snap dragons, they are fun to play with and grow pretty quickly. If you want more edibles, you can't go past baby carrots or radishes (fun to pull out and eat) or snow peas/sugar snap peas. I've got a batch in that have just started to flower, can't wait for the peas to start.
JM, yep Missy E is on to me with the choices too. She just answers "nothing" (usually with arms folded and sulky frown on face LOL). Well done with locking yourself away with a book! Sounds like an excellent fall-back plan.
Cass, oooh definitely discourage the toilet paper wiping. Missy E wants to do everything herself but she is happy to lean over and let me wipe her...not that we've had any toilet poos. So you're still ahead of the game LOL. Excellent haul at the Target Babython. E has had a growth spurt and suddenly a heap of her clothes don't fit her anymore. Good excuse for a shop up!
Oz, wow that year went quickly!
Trill, enjoy your trip, jealous of your meetup after my recent failed attempts LOL.
yeah leila had a massive growth spurt too. pity is that i forgot to check out the shoes..as the sale includes shoes and she needs new sandals...MUST GO BACK lol.
G: you could always get it for the boys lol! well the pinstripes shorts at least lol.
AFM: am sick. Marta passed it on...boo hoo! no energy and sore throat and poor wee bubs is also still blocked up. arrghhh!
Mega congrats jm! Am sitting in the lunchroom at work grinning at my iphone like an idiot! Tho I haven't caught up with where yr announcement is? (Tapatalk serves up a bizarre assortment of posts)
hahah! Maz WAS right lol!!! (is she never not??!)
Congrats babe
Isadora: great to hear from ya! was wondering where you were at with the pregnancy...wow, 26 weeks! it really starts to fly from then i reckon...
and wow, big stuff on the SAHM decision.
Oz: oh gastro is tough. thankfully it usually passes quickly, but is a bit of a tornado when in the house!
AFM: all ok here. had a few up and down days. as these things are with a new baby! lack of decent sleep is tricky to handle as the days turn into weeks lol. but i am working on just trying to relax and not get too freaked out by the 'unknown' that is newborn babies!
the mastitis is still there. i thought that it was gone, but a quick feel by the GP and bingo, still there ah well, more ABs...
has anyone else noticed changes in the way their kids are playing? i am finding Leila is playing alot more 'realistic' games. so now she plays 'restaurants' and we all have to order rather full on meals lol. and her train set is getting a work out and she has to fully explain what kind of train it is (ie, not a travel train but a city train lol). it's pretty cute, but can be full on as there is noooo room for negotiation lol.
congrats JM!!!!
Isadora - how wonderful to hear from you... wow 26 weeks.. wont be long now til we welcome our next little buddy! do you know what you are having (i cant remember if y0u were planning to find out)
Clare - cant beliebe miss M is a month already! flown by for me!!! hope you are doing ok, i remember finding the first few months v hard going...
hi everyone else!!!
AFM all is well. had a lovely day off today w noah. took him to a concert and then shopping/sushi. was so gorgeous to spend some 1:1 time w him.
Love my gut-suckers! I'm with you trill keeps a handle on the wobbles!
Bummer about the quiz Trill, those rules sound a bit harsh. What percentage is it worth? The word quiz sounds like a small % compared to test assignment or exam??? Maybe?
We're a long way off night TT. She was a full, full nappy every morning. On the upside Sas goes without a nappy at home now. Not when we are out as there isn't much time between her saying and her going!
Have you recovered from the wedding G? Did you get a cramp???
Lounging back in a nice hotel tucking into the turn down chocs. Girls tucked ip in bed with me and I'm watching hey hey. Nit a bad Sat night. Lol
JM I hope this means you are feeling a bit better...I haven't checked your other thread for an update.
Trill, bummer about the mark...agree that's a tricky marking system. Being a quiz though it should be a smaller percentage of your final mark? Our shop isn't too bad, there's a fantastic (clean) parent's room just outside the supermarket so it's pretty easy to leave your trolley & hoof out when you need to in a hurry. Which was handy when I was having my chemo-incontinence episodes .
just a quickie as the ocean beckons...(yes, i have to rub it in a little bit...ahhh beach holidays are AWESOME! even if you have to drive 1000kms with a newborn and a toddler lol).
sherie: i am sorry about the mark. BUT it is only one mark in the bigger process iykwim. i remember that in one tutorial we got 2 assesments back....one i got a 94% and the other i got a 47% lol. sometimes you just cant pick 'em.
Arte: we are sooo not night TT. but i am still on a high of the daytime TT lol.
G: how did the wedding go? were the gutbusters ok, or did they just get in the way of dessert??? gosh, i would want lots of room to eat at a wedding hahahaha! but i am a greedy guts lol.
JM: i am hoping that the ocean will clear the boob thrush...apparently it can happen...and pigs might fly lol. ah well, i can live in hope!
AFM: well we are having an awesome time! have been looking out for whales but no luck (there was a whale festval yesterday and all). but lots of dolphins and lots of beach and lots of surf! having heaps of fun fun fun! marta has been sleeping and smiling the whole time and leila cannot believe that there can be so much water around lol. altough she was horrified that the salt stings her cuts lol.
The quiz was worth 20% of the overall mark. The first two assignments (an individual and then a group response) are worth 60% and I already got a D for the individual and I'm pretty sure we will get at least that with the group one. The second assignment was a lesson plan and it was worth 20% too and I am pretty confident that I will get a good mark for that too. I'm not feeling as bummed today about it - whatever will be will be and all that. I think it was more the fact that we were allowed two goes and could copy the questions so we had a week to revise and study and I still didn't get a brilliant mark.
Oooohhhh JM! Chocolates and a motel room. I did that too when I went to Canberra - brought some yummy chocolates and ate them while sitting on the bed watching TV. So does that mean you are on your way here or here already?
Cass, A hates the beach, I think it is because the sand moves under his feet when he's in the water.
MD, I have gotten in the habit of asking him if he needs to go before we go in, but if we do get caught out, at least I can do the same and leave the trolley near the checkouts, and then go outside - best bit about having a boy is that I can just find the nearest tree LOL otherwise the nearest toilets to the supermarket are across the road in the the park.
Trill, by D I am assuming distinction and not a fail D? You should be alright then. I agree about the boys being handy when it comes to emergency toilet stops. I am not sure what happens with girls - the girl bits aren't as user friendly for roadside peeing.
MD, are rhododendron's not around over there? I thought they were a universal type plant? So far he can name the rhodies, Magnolias and Kowhai trees, which is about the limit of my knowledge on the topic anyway. I am wondering if a sudden interest in gardening is a red flag for the approach of middle age?
I have never heard of Te Puna but I wouldn't expect anything from our local library. It is mainly a wireless hotspot for tourists with laptops and then there are about 10 shelves of outdated books. I have a sci-fi/fantasy collection bigger than the libraries lol. My uni is very good though, about 1/3 of the students are extramural and they are very fast if you request an article. There is also a massive online database of a bazillion journals etc from the mid 70's forward.
And I actually laughed out loud about the bumhole prolapse!
Cass, sound lovely! I am so excited about beach weather. Not likely to see any whales or dolphins around here but it is still fun.
What do girl mums call the girl bits? I find vagina too....technical? for kids but I don't want something too babyish like weewee kwim?
If anyone is looking for a bit of a laugh, read the Brazilian thread in the Boo Hoo room.
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. Even though it is bound to change it has given me hope that the long term can be achieved...and i do love having a couple of hours in the evening to just zone out IYKWIM.
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