Due Jan 2009!!!

Shelt - you really deserve a break from all the sickness! Hope you are both feeling better soon.

Good to hear from you Crakars and that Lewis is going well.

I wish I didn't have anything planned for tomorrow. We are off on a bus trip to the gym of all places tomorrow. I usually love this trip but with my head still feeling the way it is I'm not too sure. Meant to be going to the park as well - if the weather behaves itself .

Grace has amazing words Pickle! Are you worried about what she will come out with next???!!!

Sleep can do amazing things can't it Kel! Glad they were better this afternoon.

Suppose I should really go and do something.

Man Shelt I don't know how you cope, I think I would be in the looney bin if I had to cope with all the stuff you do

S turns 3 tomorrow, they grow up far too quickly Can't wait to give him his presents but will need to not give them too him before Dh gets home at 3pm. I might crack before then K is going to the carer tomorrow for shorter hours than normal and I have the day off college so that S and me can go have a fun day and then he has a party on Sunday. I think I might be more excited than he is.

Kel I find nap time often solves their bad moods, I think sometimes they just get out the wrong side of the bed/cot and need another go at it.

Happy Birthday S! - 3 years old - I remember 3 being a nice age (but i could have rose coloured glasses on)

Shelt that ex seems like a right (beep). Hope you and G start to feel better soon

SIL had her scan today & everything looks good. 13 weeks & due 17th Dec I feel like putting a ticker up My brother rang me & asked me to put together a spreadsheet of everything they are going to need & at what weeks & for how many weeks!! LMAO

Now the dilemma...the itti Bitti that I have for them...do I send to him or her He's all excited about them & her not so much but then again I don't expect her to get all excited. Or I could just wait & give it to them together when I know she's down his way??

Hugs to your friend Pickle, I hope you have a great day tomorrow.

Happy Birthday S, hope you are crashed in bed & MUmmy & Daddy have their feet up & are celebrating 3 years of terror

The bus trip wasn't too bad. I survived the gym but the head teacher broke her ankle . Bit of a freak accident and she will be in plaster for 6 weeks now.

Happy birthday S!

How did A go in the cross country Kel?

She's not entirely sure! She did it as she stepped off the airtrack but not sure if she was right on the edge of the mat or not . Just waiting to find out how long she is off for now. Won't know more until she has been back to the hospital on Wednesday to see if she can get a proper cast on or not. She did it very early on in the morning and carried on at the gym before coming back to work on the bus. She then drove herself to the hospital in Palmy. I don't think she could believe it was broken cos it wasn't that painful.

G was so funny this morning. She watched me blow my nose then got another tissue from the box, wiped my nose and face for me and then turned around and did it to DH as well. She has been learning things so quickly lately and everything just seems to be falling into place for her. She has just about mastered feeding herself her dinner after me commenting to Mum just last week about how could I stop her turning the spoon/fork over and losing everything off it.   I just can't believe how grownup she seems now.

Sorry Kel - not too good on what you need at what stages. Never figured that one out myself!

Just found out I have another teacher down tomorrow with the flu!   Great way to start the week (when I am left in charge) and she doesn't know how long till she will be back either. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong. At least HT is just a phone call away if I do need her.

They do some funny things don't they Kel. Yay for winning the prize.

These things weren't on my list but they would need them later on:

Bowls, spoons, plastic cups etc

Also I brought a breast pump and a kit with containers etc to store breast milk.

I was surprised after I had Gabrielle how much people brought us. Its so hard to know what you will get given. I didn't buy everything off my list and still ended up with heaps of some things. People seem to like giving newborn size clothes and soft toys. Gabrielle got piles and piles of each plus heaps of polarfleece blankets etc but not much else.

crikey you forget how much "stuff" babies need. AnC it is nice to lend stuff especially to family but make sure if you want it back you tell them. Keep the stuff that you want and dont feel any pressure to lend what you dont want to

Our party for my firends daughter yesterday was amazing - there must of been about 200 people there and everyone was of very mixed feelings. The baby is not well and there were lots of tears some joy and lots of sadness as we all gave her a cuddle (sh*t I am crying again as i type! ) as she is not well but the family have decided that there has been enough medical intervention and she is on pain killers so they are keeping her at home until the end - every day is a blessing. [:^
(] Give all your kids a big cuddle we are all so lucky, this kind of thing put so much into perspective.

We had a nice weekend even though the weather a bit shoddy in Auckland but at leat we dont get snow haha, us aucklanders soooo wouldnt cope with that

have a good week

I've just had Cooper up & screaming for a bit. He first woke at 9.30 & then again at 10.45 & he ended up backed in the corner in the kitchen trying to get away from me He was so miserable & besides himself, you would have thought I had beaten him, especially when he slid down to the floor, which is when my heart about broke. DH came over then (he had been in loo) and picked him up. I was trying to get gaviscon into C. It took all DH's strength to hold him so we could get the stuff down his throat! After more screaming DH gave him nurophen as well just in case it's his teeth.

I think it's the Indian I craved & ate Friday night. It just does my head in that I can't just eat anything I want. I'm sick of cooking every night & every day.

We've had one solid poo in the last 2 weeks...the rest have been basically liquid. I just don't know what to do apart from going visiting the paed & the dietitian with a baseball bat.

I know I've only got myself to blame, I broke the "rules" I'm the one who put the crap in my mouth but by god damn it I should be able to. Well no I shouldn't cause I've had asthma the last two days & forgot about the food I'd eaten, loaded with Ghee which I'm allergic to. Man it pisses me off that I got stuck with all the genetic faults!

Sorry about the pity post. I feel better now, it was so upsetting to have your baby back off in apparent fear of what you are going to do. Here's hoping we get some sleep tonight.