Hello all, now that I am at home 24/7 I have time for BB!!!
Clare - I saw your montage it made me cry, so special.
Ginger - I agree your MIL is out of control! Did you let her know you arent happy about what she has done? I noticed from FB you are in Sydney, bet you cant wait to get away from the in laws hehe.
JM - When is your next appt with your dr? That will help ease your worries. I'm sure all is fine though. Maybe its a boy!!?
Just a quick hello from me, but I have no excuse not to keep up to date with Sept belly buddies now!
Hey everyone! Just a quicky to let you know I'm having myself banned for a week. I'm feeling a bit detached from here lately so I need some time out. It's nothing at all to do with you guys at all - you're my peeps LOL. But I'll still be on FB
i have not the willpower to self ban lol! see you in a week babe xx
Isadora: how are you going??! so awesome to see you in here thanks for watching my montage! i made it the other night as i loved loved loved watching other ppls, so decided to do one for myself
MD: have you seen that Oprah has a half-sister?! how cool is that?!
AFM: anyone else noticing the way their kids are growing up? i have noticed in the last few weeks that Leila physically is changing too. she no longer has that toddler roundness to her, but is now heading into lanky kid...so amazing...but my baby is growing up!!! wahhh how do we deal with it??!! i wanna press a pause button (just gotta time it for a non- tantrum-y moment )
Oh and in reply to an earlier question, yes dh went crazy at mil after she cut l's hair and he had her in tears apologizing. I don't forgive and forget though.
Ginger, I wouldn't be forgetting that either! What a b****. Glad your DH made her see the errors of her ways. This time at least....
Oz, preg going slowly. The same as W's pregnancy atm, very tired and starving but can't eat. I am terrified that I am going to get 24/7 nausea at 8 weeks like I did with W. I am not sure if we will find out the gender. Usually we don't find out but I already know it is a boy, so I don't mind if DH wants to find out at the scan.
Cass, W has been acting very grown up lately too. Just little things, like he asks to leave the table and takes his plate to the bench without having to be asked, and he is just so sweet to A.
MD, WTG on getting better by yourself! Hopefully it is the start of better immunity in time for winter.
JM, how is the sickness going? Hope you are feeling better. How long are you in Aust for?
Kindy starts again tomorrow, wish me luck getting everyone fed, dressed and out the door by 8.30am!
OMG congratulations Arte!!!! #3 that is very exciting news! GL for getting out the door. I will be in the same boat in a couple of weeks with M starting kindy too, and I too will need a huge amount of luck getting out the door on time.
Ginger I'm glad that MIL of yours feels bad and had a cry, that is so not on. So over these MIL's who take over.
Oz - We were thinking the beach too, but then I realised today we dont have a sun shelter to keep E in. Bummer!
What did you ladies do to entertain #1 while stuck at home with a newborn? M is going stir crazy. Been making heaps of trips to the park, but she gets so bored when we are at home and esp when I am stuck on the lounge feeding for an hour. Have been relying on the tv wayyyy to much and I am feeling quite guilty about it and very sorry for her.
Isadora- I used to take Lewis to the park or playground or play centre and just breastfeed there, or even better, invite friends with kids over to your place for a play date
Hi girls
Just put some food on our porch for another bb member to drop to rouge - hope ahe likes it....I don't even really know her but it feels good to do something that may ease the burden for her a little... I made sticky chicken and shakshuka...
I am off to the tennis with work clients today - love the tennis so happy w that!
Isadora - play dates helped heap at our place or at friends and also play centers...it was winter but parks were also good... Once you are more confident re feeding you willbeable to do it anywhere
Also don't feel bad using the tv - I think we all have to in these early days xxx
That is so kind mp, mmm sticky chicken sounds lovely! Have fun at the tennis!
I'm in the car on the way from syd to melb. Long drive ahead of us! Luckily the kids have their DVDs and I have my iPhone lol
Isa: we do playdates. i have teed up all the neighbours so we have one neighbour to visit a day on the days that that doesnt happen we do TV with a trip to the cafe for a latte/bubbacino/boob. also have taken the girls to the cinema to watch "tangled". next will be "yogi bear". that one is a good one as you get out, but are not on show and can just chill out and the toddler feels like they have done something super fun ITMS.
otherwise for home things to do: i have ripped out the chalk and quickly drawn up a "car city" on the bricks outside and popped a few matchbox cars etc on them. she seems to like that game...
we also do TV. i think i posted a similar story when Marta was just born...was feeling really guilty about the TV, but it passes and soon enough you are not so shagged and bubs is happy to lie on the floor or in the bouncer for a bit at a time...makes a big difference when they start doing that...well it did for me...meant i could cook a bit, get on BB and clean up/reorganise leila's room (i found that doing that helped her get interested in her toys a bit more IYKWIM).
i also got into making shortbread. reallllly easy and quick, and again, Leila felt that we had done something truly exciting: and YUMMY lol! i tried to time it for afternoon tea
G: have a great trip home!
AFM: we had an AWESOME AWESOME time at werribee zoo!! we went on the bus safari and all the animals were in the spirit and we had bison, rhinos, giraffes and zebras all come up to the bus for a sniff! it blew leila's mind as we were sitting opposite the doors and when the bus stopped she got to stand in front of the doors and the animals were right there. soooo cool.
then i had the best moment with a cheetah. i was sitting at the big glass panel and this cheetah comes right up and squarely looks me in the eye. then starts walking up and down (as they do lol) then comes back and just stares at me (and me at him ) and rubs himself on the glass in front it was way cool. got some great photos and video of it. *mwah*
Last edited by Cassius2; January 26th, 2011 at 03:43 PM.
Today we went down to one of the local parks for a breakfast and had a bit of a play. Then into town for shopping, then an hour getting someone coming down off a sugar high to have a nap. Only one more day for DH and DD at home, then back to school for everyone. Mum and Dad are coming down on the weekend.
Hope everyone is well. Is anyone else obsessed with tucking in? K is in a toddler bed and I'm tempted to go and get a single sheet so it can be tucked in and stay in - there were hysterics at 2:30am because she was untucked last night.
Ginger - must be good to be back home
JM - hope you get the chance for a quick scan while you are back
Isa - welcome back!
MP - that is so good of you to do a cook up
Oz - keep meaning to tell you, K loves your business page on FB. She always wants to look at pictures of babies, and there are just so many gorgeous ones on there!
hi everyone!
Cally - hmm N isnt obsessed w being tucked in, he is more like me and likes to stick his feet out i think. we use a doona and no top sheet... that said your plan re a single sheet tucked in sounds like a good one to me...
what have DH and K been up to? and how did the swim intensive go? i am looking fwd to swimming lessons starting again next weekend.
G - welcome back from hols... dont envy you with the drive - did it go ok? bet you are glad to be home. looking fwd to our meet up at your place...
Ange - how are you enjoying being back? are you having a scan while you are here?
Trill - in case your ban isnt working (LOL) - hi!
Oz - i really want to see some of your work. will you be doing any work while in melb? (maybe i could get you to take some pics of the boys). i wanted to have all family ones but i am still trying to lose weight LOL! cant wait to meet you.
Clare - been exploring a few new kids places and thought of you - did you frequent bridie birdie num nums when you lived in brunswick? we had a lovely breaky there yest before we dropped the boys at gparents houses so we could go to the tennis. love it!
afm all is good. getting a bit frustrated that N doesnt get out of bed in the mornings - just yells out for us. in fact i am wonmdering about his manners generally so thats something we are working on. he is delicious aside from that!! J is so adorable atm, taking off with his talking etc and being soooo cute. slept thru on sun night and last night....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cally, sorry but I LOL'd about the tucking in. It's not so much tucking in our house but she is *very* particular about sheet and blanket placement and order, refuses to pull her own blankets up or down, mummy has to come in and do it for her . That's lovely you'll have your parents there...how is your dad going now?
Cass, wow your cheetah encountah sounds awesome! Maybe the animals knew that someone special was visiting that day. BTW I'm totally impressed at your neighbourhood roster, I don't even know a lot of the neighbours, despite there being signs (prams next to front doors etc) that there are other little people living close by too. Mind you, none of them have introduced themselves to me, either...
Ginger, yay for going home!!
MP, we had the same issue with Missy E not getting out of bed and just yelling at us too. It took about a month of going to her bedroom, opening the door and saying "you can get out of bed yourself" then pulling the door closed again before she finally twigged. My life is not necessarily any better now that she gets out of bed. I'd assumed she would get up and play (like DD1 used to) but instead she just comes straight in to us and makes demands there instead Birdie birdie num nums sounds like the sort of place I would like to frequent!
Well we had a rocking Oz Day yesterday after I checked the bank account and our CCB rebate had landed in it..I hastily got online and booked tickets to see Disney Live! I have such great memories of seeing "Disney on Parade" when I was about 4 years old...highlight of my young life I think...so it was great to be able to share that with Missy E. She was probably a little on the young side (not sure if she completely followed all three story lines) but she absolutely loved the whole thing. Then we had lamb roast for tea, then we went down to the beach for an icecream, a play on the playground and Oz Day fireworks. I think that might've been Missy E's first fireworks, she loved them too.
thanks for watching my montage! i made it the other night as i loved loved loved watching other ppls, so decided to do one for myself 
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can't wait for you to visit Oz!!
. That's lovely you'll have your parents there...how is your dad going now?
Birdie birdie num nums sounds like the sort of place I would like to frequent! 
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