Due in March 2009

Well we had another crappy night. Feeds at 1am, 4am, 6:30am and 8:30am. DH changed a pooy nappy at 6am and then after the 6:30am feed she didn't want to go back to sleep. So I got up and we watched some Breakfast tv until 7:15am and I went to put her back down and then realised her PJ's were wet through so I changed her which meant she was awake again so we sat up for another 15min then I put her down at 7:30am. Charlotte then got up at 8am and Sophia woke again. DH dealt with them until Charlotte needed to get dressed and she came into our room. Then to top it all off DH put Sophia on the bed while he got some clothes for Charlotte and she decided she wanted to get into bed too and managed to hit heads with Sophia in the process so Sophia was crying, DH blamed me (in an irrational tired moment), I told him to get stuffed (in the nicest way I could since Charlotte was there) and ended up having to feed Sophia again to calm her down.
So now at 9:30am she's finally gone down again and hopefully will have a decent sleep.

Right, I'm glad I got that off my chest!!

DH and I have also talked about me working. He has managed to get enough students to cover my income since I finished work which is really cool. He also has another couple of contracts in the pipeline which would also help out a lot. So I guess I don't have to go back but then any extra money helps. At this stage I don't really want to go back but I might feel different in another 6 months.
I have to have a meeting with the principal at school anyway. I should be working towards getting registered (my time in Oz has put the process off ) and you need to be working a minimum of 12.5 hours a week to do that (along with a number of other things) So my 2 days a week doesn't quite meet that. So I will talk to the principal and see if we can work out a way that I can do that and if not I might look for something else.
We have also talked about me not going back to school but doing some work in the business. We have about 40-50 kids musicals that are just sitting here doing nothing and we would like to put them into packages to be able to sell to schools etc. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to get them to a salable stage so I could be working on that while the girls are at daycare. Then we can start Sophia when she's a bit closer to 1 year, which is what Charlotte did and then Charlotte will be entitled to her 20 free hours so we'll still only be paying for 1 lot of fees.

So a lot to think about. I like the idea of not going back to school but the outside contact is nice so I guess we'll see what the principal says first and then make decisions from there.

Well this has turned into quite a novel! Hopefully my day will improve but it certainly makes me feel better to know other babies are being or have been as unpredictable as Sophia is!

Oh, and congrats on the feeding Sarah it must feel good to see a little light at the end of the tunnel

Will send you a friend request Serendipity.

Cody was back to waking up twice last night. He didn't take any formula last night either. He also didn't sleep very well during the day and ended up having a nap at about 7pm then of course waking up 45mins later. So it took me about an hour and half to get him to sleep. He was very overtired I think. Even though he was yawning and rubbing his eyes and ear everytime I put him in his cot he got all excited and wanted to play. . But we got there in the end. So he slept 10-3.15, then 3.30-5,

I have him on his play mat and he has a toy in each hand and is using them to hit the play mat toys, as well as kicking with his feet. . Cody had a bath with me last night and when I lheld him on his tummy he decided to do a bit of splashing with his hands and everytime the water hit his face he did a sharp intact of breath. So cute .

I would like to go back to work part-time, but because we live in a small town there is hardly any jobs going. If I do work then we will prob get DPs sister to look after Cody or the wife of one of his friends.

MM- sorry that your having some bad days and nights, it is awful when you are soo tired you feel sick. Hope she starts pulling some longer hours soon.
Serendipity-I have sent you a friend request.
Welcome back Belinda
Had an ok night with Sam waking at 11.15pm and 3.45am then 7.15am so not too bad although she threw out my theory as she took 160mls at 11.15pm but still woke at 3.45am instead of sleeping through to 5 or 6am that she had done a few times. Although she sounded a bit blocked up when she woke so think she might be getting her first cold I knew I had jinxed myself when I was bragging about not having any colds yet hehe! Although she is sounding better this morning so who knows I hope it can hold off as we are off to Auckland for the weekend.
Hope Chelsea's jabs go ok! Im sure she will forgive you!!!

Oh Manda hope Angus gets better soon it breaks your heart to see them miserable with being sick.

HELLO!

Well both myself and Cooper were at the docs yesterday and we are now both on Antibiotics. So hopefully soon we will be better. Cooper seems really dehydrated and the only reason I can tell is that his fontanelle is sunken. I have been offering him extra feeds but it does not seem to be doing anything. Do any of you full time breast feeding mummies who's baby's are not on solids yet offer water?
Had a pretty rough morning with DD this morning, she was being really demanding and in the end she put herself to bed and slept for 1 1/2 and woke up in a way better mood.
Cooper is having a decent sleep at the moment and I think he will be waking any time now.
Salz what is your name, I am not sure I have you as a face book friend.
Well I might go and do something productive, well try anyway.

to the sick mums and bubs hope you all get better soon.

Busy morning here as i ran playgroup so had to be there at 9am to set up, what a mission to get out the door tho Poor Tessa had to wait to get her morning feed luckily shes doesn't mind waiting too much.She also didn't get to go to bed till 130pm and she has to be woken soon as we have to get the kids from school, thurdays and fridays are just not sleeping days more sleep when u can for her.

Rachel so wish i could get my eyes lasered but my eyes r not able to be due to being so unstble and my reterners have something wrong with them also they are at risk of detaching with is not cool and not alot they can do about it. They said something to me last time about some implant thing but not even that is expected to last more than 2yrs i hate my eyes. so hope the kids get their dads good eyes.

I've added u as a friend too kathleen. Hmm i was reading something yesterday can't remember what but had ur name in it probably not u tho. Can't think of where i read maybe TM I'm Ali Morley.

Sarah I had that same problem when I was in Auckland last. Before preg I was a size 8-9. Started off in Just Jeans and sizes 8-10 were way to small but sizes 11 onwards were too big . Ended up in Jeanswest were I got a pair of size 9 skinny jeans that look pretty good and a pair of size 9 bootlegs that will pass, (need to be undone when sitting for long).

I wish I could get my eyes laserd too, but don't think I would be brave enough, also it costs to much. And I think my eyes are still changing. I also hope that Cody gets DPs eyes.

Just went and checked to see if Cody was asleep yet and this is how I found him,



He was hanging on tightly to his teddy, but I managed to unhook one hand so that I could move it away from his nose.

Gosh seridipity your talk of teaching with ababy on your knee brings back memories. I did exactly the same with Charlotte when we were in Oz. I went back when she was about 10 weeks old. It was great because I was able to work the lessons to suit me. When she was small I didn't do back to back lessons, just in case she needed a feed. But as she got older I wanted them back to back cause she'd get over it! The only thing was some of the younger students would get distracted and if they didn't want to play a certain part they would say that Charlotte didn't want them to play it!!! especially if she was a bit unsettled! It worked really well and it was a nice way of having some brain action and a bit of extra cash. It did get tricky when she wanted to be on my knee for my singing lessons though as I would be trying to accompany the students while trying to hold onto her as well, thankfully the students thought it was cool to have her there. Yours probably will be cool too, especially if they're hanging out for lessons again.

Well after Sophia waking again at 10:10am and me nearly pulling my hair out I decided to take her for a walk. She got really upset while I was getting dressed so I fed her AGAIN! which was yet another 2 hour feed (after 6:30, 8:30 then 10:30am ) then we went for a walk. She fell asleep nearly straight away and woke up once we got to the shops (about 30min away) and then did the same when we were coming home. I put her back in her bassinette when we got home but she didn't really stay asleep so it was another feed at 12:30 then back to bed at about 1 and she's just waking up now so at least she has had 1 decent sleep.

So I'd better go and get her and get ready for Charlotte coming home too

Ok gonna try and keep up with you guys

The Rings everyone is talking about are great I had them for DD (given by friend) and I now try to give them to everyone that has a baby as they are just great - so easy for bubba to grab etc...

For all those that are feeling icky with colds/flu etc.. hope you all feel better soon.  Jen hope Lucy only gets a mild dose of the chicken pox, so not fair when they are so little.  Huge hugs for Angelina & Roman that all is going well with them.

Glad to hear all is going well in Dunners Shannon and hope you made it to Harry Potter.

Sarah so cool that you are getting Floyd to BF again - well done you.  So know what you mean about getting Jeans to fit - argah!!!  I finally found some ok ones at the warehouse, cheap so got a couple of pairs.

Well Finn is such a good wee guy - very vocal and smiley which is fab.  Not alot of movement as yet though, quite content to just lie around.  Has a very checky grin at times, especially when drinking his bottle.   Well I am not going back to work (not that I have a job to go back to) just yet will see how things go.

Love the pick of Cody with his Teddy so cute!!

Sarah that's so awesome about Floyd! Good luck figuring out whether to go back to work or not. Same with the other ladies who are in the same dilemma. My suggestion is to look hard at something you can do at home Us mummies are very creative, so I'm sure you'll find a great business idea that would work for you!

Vanessa, yikes, big hugs for you! Hope Sophia has a better night tonight so you can get some REST. Know how you feel tho, when Layla was waking like that it was so hard. You can see why sleep deprivation is such an effective torture method

aww such a cute pic of Cody!

Serendipity kindermusik looks fantastic, pity you're the only one in the north island that teaches it!

Sending healthy vibes to all the sick bubbas out there, and much love and prayers for Roman