Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Hi ladies

I dont get email notifications anymore...not sure why!!

Angelique....I'm pleased the op went well. Please let us know what happened yesterday after you took him to the paed with the vomiting, etc:( Praying he is fine. And so sorry I missed the bit about your brother, but glad the op went well:)

Helen...oh goodness...2 sad sad stories:( I hope your sil's time she has left is as pain free as possible:( Oh my word.... just too sad for words!

Nina sounds like a real little character! lol. Lovely re: your mom coming (already here by now I assume?) and great re: England trip!!!

Nicole...you've been MIA it seems????

Mandy....I am sure the new business is going great...some update us when you have a chance:)

Zee....aww sweet re: Ziani's 'report'....and lol @ the fight comment. Teething...yikes...I hope ours is not bad this side...Addison wasnt a bad teether...but I tell you Joshua already chews his bibs to pieces...we go through one an hour I think and they're soaked!!!! Not sure if that is normal baby stuff or if his gums are itching.

Yoza glad Siba is making such progress....you must be a proud mama!

Lisha...got nothing to say to you cause I chat to you everyday! lol.

Julz..my friend is down from CT and she put on some weight and I am the mean fat person that pumps my fist into the air and go 'WOO HOO'! lol. She just rolls her eyes at me...so if you say you put on weight...i'll be treating you the same way...lol....you skinny people need a few extra kgs once in a while;) How is Dylan?

Okay...us...we are good. I recovered very well from my op. My surgeon didnt baby me like the other surgeons and their patients in my room. They fast after op until next day...I got soup immediately. They were on liquids the next day....my surgeon told them to bring me a decent breakfast.lol. Other patients stayed 2 days...I left the next morning....and luckily no side effects:) Loved my surgeon!

Addison is the same...sweet and naughty! lol. She is great with Josh...she fetches things and watches him for me. When i came back to work she was distraught...crying..'but who will look after my blover??? i wont go to school so I can stay with him'. Sweet sweet.

She is the swear word police these days and loves telling us we're using naughty words.lol. Her fave thing to say these days is 'what the diggins....?'

Joshua.....(Helen had to giggle at your saying I wasnt sure about the boy thing)...is the sweetest happiest little guy! He is ALWAYS smiling...never nags or cries....just so passive and great. I can eat him up!! 4 months this weekend....tomorrow actually...and then we start cereal on Saturday.

He has been great in sleep department, sleeping from 8pm-6am....BUT this week all of a sudden wakes up just after 12 to drink! EISH! Not impressed. And when i go to his cot...he has the biggest smile before he starts moaning to drink.lol.

He is a big boy...weighs probably about 7.5kgs now?? But he is very tall as well...growing well. Fussy with the bottle...must be luke warm...

Havent decided when I'll stop breastfeeding. Its a bit difficult expressing at work during lunch...pump is so loud....perhaps in time I'll stop pumping, endure the pain for a few days and stop producing milk at that feed...but to go through it..YIKES! by1pm i'm suffering!

G is well...waiting to hear re: interview for a job he applied for. We're friends with a guy high up in company and he actually approached G to apply. A LOVELY package...but he will be on call after hours....and a lot of training initially...over seas as well:( The guy warned he'd be away like 20 weeks of the first year But he obviously still needs to get through interview...so keep fx pleased.

Me I'm well...loving my little family:) Need to work on losing weight soon....havent really dropped much since after the initial weight loss after the birth....but will tackle that when i have the energy.

Hi Ladies

P fairly how are you doing. Hope you still get our messages.

Lisha I believe you have found a house. That is awesome. Work sounds hecitc. Tell hubby that the new increase is called a job.

Mandy congrats on your new business. Sounds very busy already. May you have much success.

To all the new mommies for the second time, I can't belive your kids are all so big already. Now I understand why people have more than one and then two and then three!

Vix good luck!

Nelria how are things going at work now?

Simone Addy is beautiful! And Joshua is cute man.

Nicole I really wish you were on FB! So easy to keep up to date there.

Helen very sorry for your sister in law. Glad your mom has surprised you with a visit though. A trip to the uk. Lucky you. We were supposed to go for my brothers wedding, but then I got retrenched so I lost income and bonuses and I can't take leave in Aug now so we have had to cancel. very sad about it.

Spoke to Lelani. She is working her butt off but doing well. Yoza and Angie we must get together. The dates are just flying out the window though. I am booked up for alot of may and then the first two weeks of June unless we do it on a Sunday.

AFM Work going well. Busy all the time which is nice and love the people. Have to have my wisdom teeth removed so seeing surgeon on wed. Antibiotics finally working on the abscess luckily. Changed to a new med too for night time and will see how it works.

Seriously need to loose some weight. Gained a bit very quickly. Easter to blame. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it.

Anyway had better say night. Chat to you soonest.

Hi ladies

Angelique how is Cole? When is his op? I hope your brother is feeling loads better by now xxx

Helen I feel so sad when I hear how your sil is suffering and so sorry for your collegues loss
Your kids sounds very adorable and I hope all works out well for your pending trip to the UK.
Enjoy your mum's stay.

AFM not much to report. Been a busy weekend but we didn't do anything hectic. Shrey is well and being a little funny man as usual. He is still very much a mummy's boy but loves fidgeting with things with his dad.
Work is hectic these days ... dh keeps nagging me because I'm working harder for the same little salary but I've accepted the challenge and am intent on getting the job done.
Have a great week ladies.

Hello ladies

Its been a while so thought I'd say hello. Its scary how quickly time passes these days!

Angie - Shame on poor Cole's Hernia, not nice. I'm pleased to hear your brother is doing well.

Mandy - How is your new venture going? Must be hard work but persevere and I'm sure you will make a success Sorry about Cam needing physio, I'm sure it will work itself out.

Lisha - Awesome news that you found a place, must be a relief to know you don't have to go through the move twice! Good luck with the packing and sorting out...we moved nearly two years ago and I still have 2 boxes in the garage that haven't been properly unpacked lol.

Zee- You must've been so proud of Ziani's 'report'. Glad to hear she's settling in, had to giggle at her knowing how to end a fight. And I'm with you, teething is a bitch! Nina is horrid when she's teething, we have night-time wakings and fussy eating and general irritability for about 2 weeks before a tooth cuts. Thank god she only has 6 more to go!!!!

Julz - From all your Fb pics etc it seems like you are in party season!! Must be fun getting dressed up, we haven't been to a fancy dress for years.

Ally - congrats on your Masterchef thing, things are really 'cooking' for you now

Yoza - Its so nice to hear that Siba is making process. You are lucky that you have such a good support system and that your faith is helping you along the way.

Simone - Can't believe you are back at work already, the time goes by too fast. Josh sounds very sweet and you certainly sound like you are enjoying him - this the mummy who wasn't sure about boys Amazing how quickly you adapt!

To all the other lovely ladies I've missed out, hello!!

AFM all is well. Feeling super broody at the moment but we won't go there as its just not an option (although I wish it was hehehehe). My mum phoned on Wednesday to say she's booked a ticket and is coming out for 3 weeks, arriving tomorrow! Was a bit of a surprise, she'd been talking about coming out but I didin't think it she was really serious. I'm not complaining though as it will be awesome to have her around ahain.

My two monkeys are well, starting to play really nicely together (at times), Oliver likes to show his little sister things and they chase each other around the house. Nina thinks she's a big girl and wants to do all the things Oliver does (like climb huge jungle gyms and ride big bikes) and there is absolutely no fear or hesitation with that child. She dances to EVERYTHING, twirls to pop music and headbangs to rock/metal - neither Theo nor I have taught her that so think she is probably going to be a rocker in nature hehehe. She is a little madam though, she's been good for a while but yesterday she gave Oliver a really nasty bite, shooo I was so cross. I have no idea where she gets her temper from...it can't be from me surely?! When she doesn't get her own way she has monster tantrums, arches her back, throws herself on the floor, kicks her legs and slaps out. Heaven help me for the terrible twos!!!

Had some sad news this week, one of my colleague's daughter passed away over the Easter weekend, she was only 33 and leaves behind 3 children, the youngest is 4. She had very suddden and unexpected liver failure, sheesh it only makes you realise just how fragile life is and how we must treasure every day. My SIL is also very weak now, she sleeps all the time and is in quite a lot of pain and the docs are saying it doesn't look like she has much time left. She has just been flown up to JHB and I'm pretty sure this is the last time we will see her. Cancer is such a horrible disease, it takes you so slowly and is ruthless.

On a lighter note, my dad and Theo have been plotting and they have decided that for my birthday present they are clubbing together for a flight to England!!!!!!! I've been talking about how I'd like to go before Nina turns two (so she can still fly as an infant) as otherwise its is ridiculously expensive for us all to fly (close to R40,000!!). So Theo and dad have organised that I should be able to go with the two kiddywinks before December. Still have a lot of admin to sort out as I don't even know if my boss will let me take leave mid-year. I'm hoping to go in August but it will all depend on how long it takes to get Nina's paperwork organised (Home Affairs takes 8 weeks (!!!) to issue an unabridged birth certificate which I need in order to apply for her British passport) - but hopefully the South African passport doesn't take too long and the British passport only takes 4 weeks. I will probably have to take a broken flight which will suck with the two kiddywinks but its nearly R5000 cheaper than flying direct. I'm very excited at the thought of it all

Hi Ladies

I trust that you all had a wonderful easter.

Well these last couple of weeks have been really hectic for me but otherwise I'm still doing great.

Thank you for all the support with my brother. He had his op on the 22nd March and had a large chunk of the thyroid removed. Dr confirmed that there was no traces of cancer anywhere else so he does not have to go for chemo or any other treatment. he just has to go back in a couple of weeks to see how his thyroid is funtioning.

Mandy goodluck with your new venture.

Lisha, I'm glad you found a place that you like and that does not need much work. Congrats and good luck with all the packing.
Yoza sound like your kids are doing well. LOL and buhle being a diva and I'm so glad with all Siba's improvements.


Ally well done with this whole woolies & MC thing. Wow my friend you have come a really long way.

Simone, your little guy is really growing well and Addy is clever knowing her address and everything

CPT ladies I miss you guys a lot!

AFU, last wednesday I noticed that Cole had a lot of swelling in his groin area. So took him to the doc on thursday and they suggest that we take him for un ultrasound. My poor boy has an "inguinal hernia" hernia which they have to repair. He is not in pain or anything but is just looks like he has a HUGE parcel in his underpants. Will meet witht he paediatric surgeon on Friday and then most probably get a date for the op then.

Otherwise all is well with the CLaasen clan.

Have a good day further ladies.

xoxoxox

Hi ladies

I hope you all had a lovely easter and long weekend.

Ankia glad to hear the kids are doing well.

Zee how do you get Z to drink the BioStrath? Shrey hates the taste so started refusing it.
Z sounds like quiet a character. Hope Zander is over the teething soonest. How are you coping with all the added work responsibility now?

Yoza sounds like Siba is making amazing progress. Sounds like he and Buhle have a lovely relationship Oh and yes my hubby still plays golf ... I complain a lot as it takes up too many hours in a day!

Mandy how is the new venture going? Sorry I couldn't be off help finding someone for you last week.
Hope the physio helps Cameron ... sounds like the new routine at school is great.

AFM we had a lovely weekend in JHB. Missing my niece a lot already but always glad to get back home. Shrey wanted home and his car seat from the morning yesterday and now says he does not want to go back to Jhb lol.
Phantom of the Opera was so nice. Even hubby enjoyed it and he was initially saying that he will fall asleep.
Good news is that we've found a place we like and bond etc all approved. We should move in end of May, latest 1 June. Not much for us to do to the place before we move in as it's still so neat, may just have to clean carpets etc. Now the packing needs to start properly from this weekend as I don't have much time till the move and don't want to take time off either.
Take care ladies and enjoy the short work week.

Good Morning

It is so nice to hear from everyone

We are doing Great, Anrika is getting bigger and she now sits unsupported, but she cant roll over yet, she is trying, and we will get there soon. She is 10 kg already, and she is not a big eater, but she still loves her breastmilk, I express for her, for during the day, and that is also going great.

William is getting big and so cheaky, he will drag out the word awesome, when he is doing something right - it is very cute. Got his first assement from school and he is doing fine, battle with colours, but i am sure he will be fine, we do ask him now what colour everything is

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Have a great weekend