Due Jan 2009!!!

K only slept for 30mins, I think he got too cold cos I put him down in just a tee with his blankets on and his heater off cos I didn't want him to overheat but I think I caused the opposite problem. Pamol brought his temp down though and he seemed a lot perkier, didn't want any dinner though which is very out of character for him. He had a couple of mandarins and some cornthins but that was all, he had eaten all his lunch at the carers though.
S has been a real delight since he got home. He went to bed 5 mins ago after slapping me in the face, not something he normally does but I am zero tolerance for that crap. He was begging to go to time out as I carried him off to bed. K went to bed just before 6 cos he was looking very sleepy, think I might get woken in the night.

Yeah houses are a pain in the butt, sometimes I think renting would be better. What is GV is that like the rateable value?

My ladycup arrived along with the thirsties covers I ordered, now just waiting for my boos to arrive. I got a free mumma pad, anyone used those before? They gross my out for some reason but I might give it a try as I have one for free.

Yeah S had a runny bum on Monday, poor carer got full on poos through pants, gross! and then I spent tuesday arvo throwing up, so I'm guessing Kyle probably has a sore tum but hopefully is getting over it without gross poos or vomit.

Yeah my nephew has ADHD and autism, the autism is on the lower end of the spectrum, my sis has to be very careful with what he eats. It hasn't fixed his issues but she definitely notices things get a lot worse when he eats something that he shouldn't. Is mostly just the normal culprits, flavours, colours etc, but some "normal" food sets him off too. They have a specialist that comes in and help liase with them and the school and teach them and his teacher the best way to deal with him (not deal with him but I can't think of the right wording), that's in the UK though so not sure if something similar is available here?

Oh can you let me know when that comes out and I will forward it to her.

Sonia - I always remeber a lady saying to me years ago "if there is one thing that you can give a child it is a sibling". I stronly believe this. It was sooooo very important to us to try to achieve this for Bede and after lots of heartache and tears we did it! I know we all have challenges in our lives but if you are lucky enough to have another one do it!!!!! No-one can ever afford it and the time is never right and it doesnt always happen but for us we were really lucky and it was so worth it. This of course if just my opinion

I am on week 7 of my Weight loss challenge and surprsingly doing well even with two weeks in Fiji. I have lost 7kg and 1 week to go yay. May even win a gym membership out of it.

have a good weekend everyone

two_boys wrote: Oh can you let me know when that comes out and I will forward it to her.

Not an official research thing, on the internet. A friends little boy looks quite severe. I can ask her for that link. I read & delete the links LOL

Wow Alex, 4 sounds full on! But good on you for taking them on.

Yay pickle, go you with the weight loss

Hope K is feeling better two_boys.

G is doing really well with her TT too. We even had poos in the potty yesterday as well. I just gotta take the plunge at some point and put her in undies all day and see what happens. She is just wearing them when we are at home but she only had one accident yesterday and one so far today and this morning when we went out she had a nappy on and it was still dry when we got home. So hope it continues.

Had a great day in Welly yesterday and Gracie was a real little trooper. Not good when we got home though and she ended up vomitting through her bed. Ends up it is a throat infection, just glad that it is not tonsilitis again. I

I had a great child free afternoon today at my cake decorating course. It was quite fun playing around with the icing and making it into different things.

Wow G you are great with the potty training

Weather really sucked today! We haven't mowed our lawns in ages - they are just just a bog at the moment

OK, I need some advice. We have never had nappy rash that has lasted more than one nappy change. Now we are into our second day of such a red angry bottom that he goes through the roof when I change his nappy. So much so that I have put him in undies today (to catch poos). He has terrible poos. Yesterday they were practically like water with food remnants in them and then they went yellow and mucousy and now they are green and mucousy. He isnt wanting to eat much, apart from yoghurt or porridge or bananas. I am stopping all other fruit (may have been the contributing factor).

Every nappy change I am gently pouring warm water over his bottom and dabbing it clean as he just wont let it be touched. He wouldnt even sit down in his bath the last 2 nights. just screamed! I tried to bath him in pinetarsol but nope, all I could do was splash water over him. He wont sit down so everything is done standing or on me. I've got a terrible cough (almost like whooping cough) and as such have pulled a muscle in my shoulder blade and every time I lift him I feel like someone has stabbed me.

I am smearing a barrier cream over him that has calendula and geranium in it. Always worked in the past but I am wondering if I should drop it down to just vaseline! I cant find my sudocream sample anywhere (shows how often we have nappy rash...I am still using the sample from Tom's birth!

Any tips? I was talking to the doctor at work yesterday and he has offered t have a look. Oh poor thing, has just got up to walk to me and he's walking funny....but he does like his undies! Will post photos on FB from last night.

Its getting better...I hope. I was using sposies...mainly because I was putting cream on it and before that because he had the runs, and before that because I was sick of trying to dry nappies. Anyway, I put him back in an itti (seemed the softest thing) and he's getting better. Still wont sit on it and doesnt like me to touch it...I have to pour water over it to clean him. But its now got normal skin in the middle rather than all red and raw! Just using vaseline now.

Money sure does....jsut when you think you are getting somewhere something comes along and take it all!