March 2011 babies

Oh so much to catch up on! I started to write something last night, but then remembered that I had to make carrot cake, so did that instead. And the carrot cake went down a treat!
Seems like the internet is the place to meet those boys huh? DH and I met on Find Someone. I was sick of all my friends being married, and hoped to meet some new people, rather than actually finding 'the' man! DH and I emailed off and on for 6 months before we met, and he says when this gorgeous blonde in a red coat walked into the cafe we were meeting at, he said Lord I hope thats her. 6 months later we were engaged, and married 11 months after that!! I think internet dating is great, you can actually spend time getting to know someone, without having to worry about the pressures of physical attraction. I know with other guys that I met after a few days or weeks, didn't see them again.
Lol and now we say its amazing what you can get on trade me (findsomeone is a trademe website).
Hope you get those bugs sorted Anja. We have problems with fleas at work, so they always bomb the place at Christmas time. At the moment we are having massive problems with little fruit flies. Its funny when you here someone clapping, and then realise they are just trying to kill something that is flying in front of their face!
I can't imagine what it must be like to lose a baby. My mum had 2 miscarriages both at 11.5 weeks, so around that time I was a little worried. I mean even at that early stage, its not just like a heavy period, Mum said she actually had to go to hospital and 'give birth'.
My sister had problems with BFing her first. He just wasn't interested. She'd try to force him cos everyone was saying 'breast is best', but he would just scream and wouldn't latch on, so she gave up after a few weeks of trying to express and bottle feed. Her second latched on straight away and she is still going strong 6 months later. I really hope that I am able to breastfeed... i guess only time will tell.
LL I hope you are feeling better soon, and your cough goes away. Sorry I don't have any other suggestions, other than getting some boiled lollies and sucking those (I'm not quite sure what the deal is with strepsils etc when you are pregnant), but I'm sure its more about creating more saliva when you are sucking on the lozenge.
Ok I am keen to join the facebook page too - just didn't want to until we had gone public - you never know who might find out cos they are on there. I am too common to find - Jennifer Stone features on disney challenge, so google etc are all about her. Can someone who is on the OB page give me their name and I can go that way?? Ta
Ok so the cravings have started... I want tomato, with everything. I've started having cream cheese and tomato on toast for lunch - mmm thats good.
I'm with you on the ravenously hungry Karen. I start cooking dinner, and I am fine, but when I am almost done, all of sudden it hits me and I want dinner NOW! I think its cos I am not grazing so much as what I was to begin with. And yes those names are crazy. Our cat is called Daisy, thats what I think of that name. Buddy is a common american name, but seriously Bear??? I do wonder how much he'll get teased for that one!
Well as this is now a massive post, I will stop...

hey all, haven't had chance to read back yet.

Hope everyone is doing ok

as for names, I am keen for suggestions, for a girl i'm sorted for a boy i am more than stuck.

not much happening here, finally starting to feel well again which is such a relief, trying to decide what to eat for dinner, my appetite still not right, I can never decide what i want to eat these days.

Hehe once again you ladies have been having a good ol natter And I miss out coz I'm in bed snoring by 8:30pm!! So tired still...

But feeling slightly less hung over these days and yep I reckon the hunger pangs are coming back, yay! And no more new bites for either of us after I washed all the sheets on our spare bed and ironed it and my PJs (yes, I ironed the mattress, the steam is supposed to kill the little buggers) so hopefully we've got rid of them. Definitely not fleas but the bites are just as bad!

Some lovely "how did you meet DH" stories! DH and me are from the same small town (friendly Feilding!) and went to intermediate and high school together. We "went around together" for three days at the science fair in Form 2 (kissing dares with a group of us under the tables!) then met up again in my first year of uni and have been together ever since. 18 years (3 married) in December this year! He's like my right arm, he's part of me and I couldn't imagine being without him. We still miss each other when we have to be apart for more than a day

So right now I'm waiting impatiently for my bump to get bigger - still nothing that anyone can see! Prob won't pop out for at least another month

Hope you all have a great weekend and take care out there - the storm hasn't finished with us yet!

I had my first craving last night same craving as last pregnancy lol and it's hit about the same time too. Battered fish from the fish and chip shop mmmm, tasted so gooood.

I hate fish BTW lol, must mean I'm lacking something in my diet that the fish can make up for

Lol, BK, that is one mighty big plum.

Well I went to bed rather early last night and got 5 hours straight of sleep. Pity that meant I woke at 3 though lol. I was awake for about 3 hours then went back to sleep again.

I'm adddicted to the shower at the moment. It's the only place I can breathe and if I do start coughing then it's usually more productive than if I'm not in the shower. I think I'm going to have super abs by the time this cough goes away lol.

Awesome about the good sleep BK, not so awesome about the power cut. Lol, TVNZOnDemand to the rescue!!!

That IS one hell of a plum lol. Wonder when it's going to change to something else.

Ick, DFs nose just started bleeding. Hate it when that happens, which is all too often. Waiting patiently for the ENT dept at the hospital to fit him in for an appointment to see what the hell is up with it. He's as healthy as a horse.

Lol, I find it interesting that all you gals are hungry all the time and can barely eat anything where I'm barely ever hungry and can pretty much eat my normal amounts. I'm making lasagne tonight for DF and his friend. We may be having bacon and eggs for breakfast if the friend actually does come over, he's been working himself ragged and is on his way back from Auckland.

Marengo, brown discharge isnt too much to worry about even though seeing it can make your heart pound and make you freak out. Bright red is more worrying. Good on you for talking to your MW about it.

I love carrot cake too though I've never tried making it myself. Mmmm... Gotta love the cream cheese icing.

I love banana cake too. I also figured out a nummy recipe for a jaffa cake. DF loves it lol.

I had a bit of spotting at 16 weeks last pregnancy. My MW gave me a thorough check over and just said no sex until a few days after the spotting stopped. We had been a little...vigorous lol.

Oh how mean of them making all that yummy food Hope you find something nice and flattering to wear

DF and I are off to the movies tomorrow morning. Going to see The Sorcerers Apprentice. Looks like it should be a good movie. Hope my cough behaves itself for long enough so I dont disturb the rest of the movie theatre lol.

*Drools* Kiiing Siiize Beeeed lol. We sleep in a double and I totally get what you mean by fighting over the blankets and almost falling off lol. I have actually fallen out of this bed once Woke up just before I hit the floor lol.

Well I've decided not to go to the movie this morning. Woke up and feel like I've been twisted into a pretzel lol. Must have slept on a really bad angle last night. Then I decide to (TMI, sorry) blow my nose and end up really really dizzy until the pressure in my ears equalised again. Not Fun! I'm also coughing like a seal again so I think It's safe to say giving the movie a miss is the best option.

No storm damage here. No storm either actually, just a brisk breeze and a little rain lol.

I'm on TradeMe at the moment (Dangerous territory lol) just wandering around the baby gear area. So much to look at! I keep looking at different types of strollers/buggies/prams. For those of you who have been here before, what type did you prefer?

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That Steelcraft one sounds pretty good. I've been looking through the Product Review section over the last 6 months but havent really been finding anything to my liking. I had a look at BoTM and another website and all the prices for new are

For some reason the 3 wheelers have never appealed to me. They just dont look stable enough. I'm most likely going to be doing more footpath/shopping centre walking than offroading so I wouldnt need a 3 wheeler for that either.

I really like the thought of a reversable handle and easy to collapse and unfold, I dont exactly have mucho muscles lol so the easier the better.

Looking on TradeMe for one of those 4 wheelers now and I'm having to hunt lol. I can find plenty of 3 wheeler Enigmas (which dont look too bad apart from them being a 3 wheeler) and from the dimensions I've seen are pretty compact. I've even found one (Enigma) for the insane price of $2! Watchlisted that one! Lol.

I think I may actually be on the tail end of my cough now to be honest. Today I've been feeling better and my cough isn't quite so mental. Was pretty bad overnight and woke me up a couple of times though. I've been thinking about trying some cough syrup and if this damn cough sticks around much longer I will be.

Eek, what a lovely wake up for mummy and daddy huh lol. Hope there's no more sickies.

Definately interesting in the 4 wheeler Enigma then. Looking at one right now. Looks good, nice colour too :)