Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Lisha so sorry about the driver that passed..

Vix and Julz - sorry about the other gals MC.. must really be so so devastating. I dont think I can come close to imagine how the loss must gel. Boy we are so blessed!

Nelria - you know i was sooooooo worried about you all day. The last pregnant person I know also found out at 32 weeks that her babies head was bigger than her body and her situation didnt turn out well. I wont go there. You are blessed and well done Nelria and Boeta!!! I was a bit busy yesterday at work but couldnt wait to rush home and check Facebook and Moomie to see if you two were okay. So I rush home, make dinner, feed cam, bath cam, jump into the bath and while sitting there thinking of you.. the power went off!! NO INTERNET FOR US!! so its a huge relief this am for me! YAYAYAYAYAY BOETA!

so yip we had no power from 19h00 - 22h30 so luckily we had dinner prepared already. We spoke for half an hour then i went off to read in the candle light. It wasnt so bad but boy my husband was frustrated!

Pfairy beautiful room and so well thought through but a little premature for a newborn!

okay cant rem any posts now and gotta work.. byeee

o wow, look at this baby room....
sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2...montessori-room.html

very interesting.. especially the potty story...

hi hi all

Ally, love the way your dad says about the favourite. must admit: siblings is a whole new experience for me. still not always sure how to handle Mia and Xander. I was the only child.

I love the 4 year apart of Mia and X. he help me alot. and they say if the eldest is a girl, she becomes a "mommy" with the little one.

Zee, Mia did the same. She had this thing that she came near you and show with her mouth she wants to kiss you. and when you want to kiss her, she slaps you through the face. I slapped her hands each time and also show her to rub my arm. She doesn't do it anymore, but I think they all do that at one stage. It's difficult to express themselves, because they know what they want, but to tell them to adults that can't understand you, is not the easiest task....
The other day we were entering a mall. A father with his 3 year old was in front of us. A lady walked past them and suddenly the little one slapped her. And the dad just said: that's not nice.... o man..... that 3 year old is old enough to know that is not right.

Nelria, so glad about Xen.... now you can get yourself ready for the birth. Did you buy something for Lea for Xen?

Angie, shame man, hope Cole will be better soon.

Ladies, what does AFM means?

Vix, your weekend sounds so nice. where did you go? (I missed that part.....)

Re dvd's... the afrikaans mommies: there is a dvd named: LOLLOS. It is so nice. that dvd helped alot on the long roads from Namibia. And Mia loves Waybaloo on CBEEBIES. not so crazy about the purple dino.

Vix, I found out I was pregnant at 7 weeks with mia. That weekend we went away and someone asked me if I was pregnant. I was huge in the beginning. I really thought it was twins.

Helen, enjoy the appointment with the doctor tomorrow... can't wait to hear what he will be saying.... maybe he can see a little thingie.....

Helen, good luck with the packing.... my hubby is thinking of getting another job... these geologists, they can't work for too long on one place. places to see and places to go. so, he applied for a few jobs in Africa, which will be nice. 8 weeks work and 4 work off. and then he also applied for a job in Swakopmund, Namibia. If there ever is a place I will love to raise me children, then that will be Swakopmund....

Simone, how is the studies going?

Lisha that is so sad re: driver! How terrible to have such a bad fall.

Age gap....i believe everyone ends up with the age gap they were meant to have. We are all 4yrs apart...so me and sister 8yrs apart. I'm close to both my siblings. My brother and I used to fight like cat and dog though!

Nelria great news re: Xen. So just counting down now....

Angie shame man...hope cole gets better soon.

Winter is gonna be tough on the lo's! dose up on vitamins I guess is all we can do!

Hello!

Ally - I think what your dad said about favourites is so sweet, a lovely way to describe it I think you are very blessed to have twins and that you get to enjoy their individual characters at the same age, I understand that it must be difficult having two to deal with at once but I think you and C are doing a fab job

Zee - I'm sure you'll manage with 2, I'm sure its just a phase that Z is going through, at least when you tell her to say sorry she does, very sweet!

Nelria - glad your visit went well and that Xen is all on track Don't worry about picking up weight, you'll lose it in a flash

Jessica - Nice to hear from you, hope you and Bryce are well. Your new ventures sound interesting, I'm a sucker for Tupperware lol

Lisha - I hope you find a new job soon, somethoing will come up when the time is right.

Angie - Hope Cole gets better soon, lol at the tractor comment.

Nicole - hope the new meds help with K.

Ok, hit a blank now...

AFM, there's definitely a reason why Oliver has his nap in the morning, for some reason this morning he just wouldn't go down so in the end I put him to bed at about 2pm, he cried his eyes out and complained for about 15mins then nodded off, he slept for jusy over an hour but he woke up so miserable, been hardwork for the rest of the day. About to run his bath now and get him to bed.

As for the age gap, I think to each his own, I'm the youngest of 3, my one brother is 22months older than me and the elsdest is 5 years older than me. I'm much closer to the middle child. DH is 5 years younger than his sister and then 12&14 years older than his two step-brothers, he also wanted to go for a smaller age gap in the hope that they'll be friends. We also figured those first few months are so hard and tiring we'd rather get it over and done with whilst we still remember what it's like and whilst we're still young enough to get over it quickly lol.

I must be honest, with this pregnancy DH has been sooooooooo much more supportive and understanding and Oliver is at an age where DH can really enjoy him so most weekends he's been taking him out for a couple of hours so I can catch up on some rest etc, he's been helping out loads more in the kitchen and is even doing the washing up without being asked (that's a miracle in our house lol, he's always pulled his weight before but he's always had to be asked). It's like he's really matured, I know that probably sounds daft seeing as though he'll be 36 this year lol but I guess he realises now he has to have a more active role in the home. He's always been hands on with Oliver so I'm not worried about the new baby in that department but its nice that he's started attempting to get more involved in helping out around the house.

Anyways, off to bath the boy, enjoy your evening

Lisha sorry about the driver. xx

I have done loads of research about age gaps out of interest and while I really do understand a parent wanting to have kids close together as it does have it's merits, I would space them a bit more. (not that I can) Mainly to enjoy each child a bit more on their own and because at my age 2 kids in nappies would certainly push me over the edge. lol

My sister and I are born 20 months apart and my brother and I 4 years and I prefer the 4 year age group. There is no competetive sibling rivalry between my brother and I.

Oh Lisha, I just wanted to tell you. My mom was very FOR having children far apart. She always said she wants to enjoy every child for as long as she can in their baby & toddler phase. My older brother is 7 years older than me and I am 6 years older than my younger brother. She started having kids when she was 21 and finished when she was 34! lol

I think 7 years is maybe a bit far apart but I definitely think for me, 4-5 years would work perfectly. IF I ever have another child I want the twins to be completely independent, feed themselves, bath themselves, wipe their own bums and be able to help with the baba.