January & February Mummies 2008

Charly I hope you get a nap in today!!  I have never suffered from insomnia but I bet it stinks!  I have the opposite problem, I'd sleep the day away if I could! 

 

awww Bobbie what a lovely Mum you have! I bet DH feels a bit better for that great sleep.  Hope he is on the mend soon.  There are so many nasty bugs going around!  I have heard so many other people who have had the vomiting one we had here and my friends daughter has had a nasty one for over a week with high temps and a cough and just generally feeling horrid.  Sounds like Morgan has quite the appetite at the moment!

 

Brody has 2 different breaks apparently hence the op, I think they need to make sure they set it properly?  He is a bit younger than Drew, I think he is nearly 18 months now.

 

I forgot to tell you guys the BEST news, my cousin is getting married in Rarotonga in September and DH has decided that we are going! YAY!!  Something to look forward to.  We will probably go for 3-4 days, it is in the school holidays as my cousin is a school teacher so that will make it a bit easier to get childcare for the boys We have never been on holiday just the 2 of us so it will be a great adventure

gotta love DPs take on watching josh - i am wiping pen marks off the computer screen from when DP was watching josh last night

Emz my parents got a booster seat for josh to keep in their car for when they pick him up and the only problem with it is that he undoes the seatbelt and climbs into the passenger seat and tries to put on the big seatbelt. With bribery he has managed 2 trips in it without getting out but noone is game to try a longer trip than from their house to mine. Hopefully he will learn to leave it alone on trips soon so they can take him more places when i need a break.

Charly my belly is sticking out as well i can still suck it in but its much more comfy hanging out i should take a pic and compare it to my 20ish week pic with josh. My cousin is 22 wks so im always sucking it in when im around her i knew i would show earlier but i cant be bigger than her just yet!!!!

Aarrggghhhh stupid clouds i wish they would go away it would be a stunning day if they werent here its warm already and the i can see the sun trying to shine through. Just let it feel like summer for once please!

Yay for morgans good sleeps - josh was a bit like that taking huge bottles but it was a while before he was sleeping through. I was told that babies cant be overfed so dont worry about it and if she does pile on the pounds like my wee fatty did they lose it soooo quickly once they get mobile!

Umm stupid baby brain i know there is more i wanted to say but its gone. Better go eat something and try taking some iron (hopefully keeping it down) I think my tummy is too sensitive for it in the morning maybe i should wait for lunchtime.

Oh hope your friends boy comes right soon Char i saw it on her business FB status and forgot it was your friend.

lol! II doubt I'll ever be able to pull off an outfit like that
Yayy for your upcoming trips Char. The weekend you're in Welly is the weekend of the girls birthday so we'll definitely be in town.

Emz, that sucks about the car, I hope you get it sorted.

Awesome you're getting a c-sect date Liz.

Poor DH Bobbie, I hope he feels better soon. Mums are great aren't they. I need to find myself a foster kiwi mum

Not much happening here. I'm on a mission to explore different parks over these holidays. So far so good and the girls are loving the outings and they're settling quickly for their naps
Jaycee have you been to Brooklyn park? I was much impressed.

Haha my old flatmate went as a portaloo she just wore green overalls similar to portaloo colour and had a toilet brush in one pocket toilet paper in the other and a toilet seat around her neck as well as a portaloo sign incase people couldnt work it out. I was boring and went as Paris Hilton. There were some funny outfits there. Mostly Pimps and prostitiutes but there was a pissed palistine and a few priests. I took josh to my cousins party as a penguin. Tell her to go as pregnant

Well i was just jumping on quickly to look for some mint recipes i have a massive amount growing next to the compost bin that is going to become concrete when we start the garage so trying to find a mint jelly and mint sauce recipe to get rid of it all. Prefer a jelly recipe that doesnt involve cheese cloth straining so was thinking id post on here. Might have to text Bridie (Babe) and see what she can recommend since she is without internet these days.

I remember what i wanted to ask!!!!!!

Ok so when i had Josh i could get paid parental leave and there was something else available if you weren't working. What was it, can i apply and how do i get it?

awesome is that through winz or ird? I cant remember anything these days

Eek Bobbie. I hope DH is OK.
I'm really glad you've got your Mum there to lend a hand. She'll be pleased to do it.
Wow, Morgan ate a lot! I think TA is right, you can't overfeed a baby so don't worry

Char! I'm so jealous!! You two are going to have a great time! You so deserve the break
It'll be lovely to escape the Winter for a wee while!
*wolf whistle* at the costume LOL

Liz, did you get a date?
I loved getting Julia's surprise PXT of Elias after her secret squirrel c-section. Fun!

Tishy, I love your park exploring idea! The photos on FB are so cute

Freesia, I hope you get your normal MW for your birth. I was lucky enough to love my back-up when Hannah was born. She's still my MW's back-up, thank goodness.
at your BP and what a good girl Livvy was putting the toys back!

We went into the bank today to bank a couple of cheques. DH was playing with the toys with Hannah while I did it. She was so good putting the toys away, too. We asked her, but she didn't protest.
The bank teller was a lady who used to work in the shop next to ours at the mall. She told me her hubby died last year (tragically) so I walked out feeling pretty flat. Poor lady, and her kids. The youngest is 4, so doesn't understand why Daddy's gone

So you're entitled to the PTC even if you're already receiving WFF?
Our WFF increases by $60/week with 2 kids, so that + accom. supp will cover our mortgage, which will be nice.

DH's graphics card on his computer died today, so I'm not sure when I'll see my computer next

Yep Charly PTC is like PPL for SAHM's.
Hmm don't you love the acronyms you learn when you're in the baby making business?

We'll get an extra $60 as well which will come in handy. We get a lump sum payment though so we don't end up in the poo at the end of the year. We'd rather struggle through the year and then have a nice lump sum given, if we got it weekly we'd just waste it anyway. That just means we won't get it until Aug/Sept 2011 though. Even though we got a lump sum last year, they still mucked it up and we had to repay a few hundred $$. That really ticked me off because I specifically chose lump sum to avoid that.

Charly, that poor lady and her kids. I'd hate to think about what it would be like if DP wasn't here.

Rowan got a dress for her dolly and some Clippo from us. She got a Wot Wot doll, books, dvds and clothes from friends and family members.

Freesia yikes at having to pay back some of the lump sum. I hope that doesn't happen to us. We do lump sum payments too for the same reason but we got PTC paid weekly to help with the car stuff we need now. So all of our WFF minus the weeks that we got it with the PTC will be paid out at the tax end of year. Can't wait! Last year it paid for my OB - this year it might be more exciting and go into savings