Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Hi guys,

I went to Entabeni Private Game lodge. You can't drive yourself around like the Kruger, it's run by a schedule and you just eat, drink and be driven around. Very nice, nice price tag too but it was a gift from my folks so not sure exactly what they paid.

Nelria- great news about Xen! Let's hope he stays in for another 5 full weeks. Yay!!! Soon we can meet Xen! Next meet by you again so we can see our newborn nephew! I'll stay longer to do clearing up and washing up!

Mandy- you guys really don't have much luck with water and power! We're still gonna get a gas stove one of these days incase the power cuts start again. I don't want to be stuck in winter without warm food and tea!

Helen- enjoy your appointment! My DH has also been much more understanding and helpful, he's been getting better as C has gotten older but since I fell pregnant he won't even let me take the rubbish out which is great.

Lisha- sorry to hear about your driver!

I was thinking yesterday, I'm seriously going to see if we can't put C into creche for when the baby is due. I think it will be nice if I can sleep with the baby during the day. It's already starting to kill me that C is only taking 1 nap on some days.

As for the age gap thing, I don't actually think there's a perfect gap to ensure they're friends, if their personalities clash age won't make too much difference. I think the perfect age gap is one that suits you and your body. Having had a c-sec my body definately hasn't felt ready until recently, and I have only recently recovered from the PND but I also wouldn't want to wait much longer because the further away from the 'shitty' months I get the less I remember and I'm sure it's gonna slap me in the face like a wet fish. Elwyn is now 38 too and he doesn't want to be too old to play nicely with his kids. We love our 'nature' holidays and the sooner our kids are big enough to enjoy it with us the better so waiting more years is only going to delay our enjoyment.

Hi ladies.

Lisha the pasta was divine!

Pfairy, interesting room but it's not really my style. I don't really get this EC thing but each to his own.

Shame Nelria, I hope you feel better soon! I woke up with terrible sinusitis again this morning. I hate it!

Got nothing planned for today, so at 10 I'm going to take a nice long bath while the twins are napping. And then I have to make the lamb burger patties for tonight's Greek burgers.

lisha - grrrrrrrrrr re stupid broken sleep - what did u do in awake time?

nicole - yippie on good sleep if u want next kiddie in 2 yrs then your age gap would be aprox 4 yrs too so u, ally and lisha seeming to like gap

afm - and gaps purely based on my own selfish reason for wanting all baby stuff over and done - no sleep for 5 yrs then the rst of my life never to repeated again - also need 2 so they can play and supervise each other - me and brett like us time way tooooooo much to entertain 1 kid all day - lucky for me, me and brett very similar in thinking as we see kids as part of life but not all there is so we want holidays away, time alone etc so we want kiddies who can stay with ouma while we go in africa etc

morning ladies

ok so I am sick!!!!!!!!! throat, snot everything man it sucks!!!!!!! lea also sick but u lot know these kids it only affects them at sleep time so she went to cresch afm at 6 this morning I just couldnt get up so brett took lea and changed her, packed her bag and got ouma to drop her off - sooooooooo cool i got to just lie there and feel sorry for myself

mandy - thanks for keeping me in your thoughts, I know u all did and its nice to have such caring friends and celebrating together again

pfairy - wow on other jobs - I am too much of family girl to want to move but yours sounds exciting

julz - I have about 4 potties so just need to get them out to see which one she wants

angie - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr on cole being sick

ok so felt like idiot this morning brett was giving lea vits and he says ok so 5ml and i say no 1ml (cresch guard) so he says why do bottle say 5ml? and i am like no no reading the label and it clearly say's 1-3yrs 5ml - I have been freaking giving lea 1ml for under 1yr olds grrrrrrrrr so i could most priobaably avoided like the last 3 colds grrrrrrrr

Hi mommies

Shrey slept well till about 3:30 then he was wide awake cos he went to sleep too early He eventually fell asleep just before 5 and I had maybe another hour sleep ... I am so exhausted that today it actually shows in my eyes
Anyway just got to grin and bear it for the rest of the day ....

On a more positive note, Shrey always called me mum or mama since yesterday I am mummy It sounds so sweet and precious ... really makes my heart melt lol ... Oh he's been saying daddy since last week though lol

Mandy what an annoyance re no electricity at night ...

Ally how did the prawn pasta turn out?
Thanks for your moms perspective on age gap between kids. I agree 7 years is a bit much, I'd also like them about 4-5 years apart.

Pfairy very pretty room but I agree with Mandy looks more for grown up child ....

Morning Mommies. We had a really good night with K, he went to sleep at 7 last night and woke up at 7:10 this morning

Simone you need a prescribtion for Deselyx as the child has to be dignoised with allergies in order to take it. K has started with Deselyx today so we expecting a bad week as the meds usually kick in over a week. My boy is suffering. I hate seeing him so clogged up. I will on start the cortizone noise spray if he still has bad allergies with the new meds, dont want to give it to him unless is really neccessary.

Lisha sorry about the driver, its really sad.

wrt age gaps. my brother and I are 5 years apart. If we do have another baby, I would like it to be within the next 2 years.

Helen so glad that DH has been more supportive during this pregnancy. high five to him

Hi there

Pfairy that room is so perfect. Love it!!! Love the foor mat with mirrors. My friends kids all slept on the floor on a mattress from very young.

I have put Dylan's little potty in the bathroom now. It has lid and seat etc just like ours and he loves it. He sits on it when I go to the loo. Just want him to get used to it.

Good luck Helen.xx

angie how is cole?

Lelani Packing?