Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Okay, who had parties this week end?? Jess for Bryce and Simone for Addy? Hope they went well!! Anyone else?? PHOTO TIME!!!

We had a jam packed weeek end and it was awesome! My dad was here so we had an awesome time! We had a stunning holloween, except Cam is scared of the scarey skeleton, serious witch and ghostlike dressed up people! and CLUNG to me!! At Cedar they invite all to come down and start the walk from the clubhouse and there must have been 200 kids! Then we all walked to houses that had volunteered who really went all out and had webs skeletons pumkins etc and sweets for the kids! One house had a full on bar, Jelly syringes for the kids plus boerie rolls for all, and snacks!!, a barman and a dj!!!! very wow, certainly how the rich live! but it was awesome to see..

Then my dad has been on the 5am shift each morning so to sleep til between 6 and 7 the last few days has been heaven!

I see VIx and elwyn spent a night away from the kiddies ?? AWESOME ? how was it?

Zee. Ankia hope you are surviving, Chrida.. what news? and how was hubbys birthday?

Ally - aweome witch you make !! ( pics on facebook ! ) Helen, Lisha, Yoza, Julz, Nicole, Angelique, Lwasi, Lelani Helloo!!! !! !!

Thanks for sharing Simone - what a beautiful cake!! She looks so impressed with her cake and only a day and a half and then its party time yay!!!

I thought of another idea to go with the Disney car theme, i am going to buy chomps and then stick red, yellow and green jelly tots onto them so they look like robots! Think the kids will enjoy that.

Last night he asked me if he is getting a big or small racing car cake lol and who will be coming to his party lol - so cute.

MOrning ladies

Julz how is Dylan today? Please update us after neuro appointment!

Mandy...wow bed booked? Crazy!

Christi...good luck with these last few days/weeks.

Zee...those sleepless nights...the thought makes me cringe. SO sorry the little guy was sick:( Glad Ziani enjoyed her party!!

Yoza DH right to get second opinion, but hope he'll accept doctor's opinion if he agrees with first doctor. Shame not nice re: buhle crying, but i'm sure it'll pass! And GO SIBA!!! He makes us so proud!

Ally good luck with last phase of the book:) nice that you encourage your kids to love reading. I've been very slack in that department.

Addison LOVED her cake. I aught her trying to carry it out the door. She tells me: But mummy she wants to go outside!

Everything these days is: BUT mummmeeeeeeee

Nicole I know you're not on Fb so i think you're the only one that hasnt see the pics:)

hello ladies

Julz: So worried about you I do hope the neuro will get to the bottom of this. Shame poor dylan must have been something he ate. How is Neil doing?

Zee: Sorry dear I forgot to wish miss SA a birthday wish. may you be blessed with many more years and filled with beautifull memories. My heart goes out to you about i can remeber the days when my princess woke every two hours. In no time it will be a distant memory.

Simone: So did Addy like the doll cake

Christi: cannot wait to hear the big announcnement

Wonder how Ankia is doing.

Mandy: bed booked lovely exciting times ahead

Ally: Did you decide on the choice of school for the twins. all the best with the book almost there

The thread is rather slow

Missing you lelani, lisha, pfairy, lwasi, and what happened to zamzie oh my goodness. and all the other ladies i missed.

Vix: Busy bee

AFU: DH doing great had further tests and dr recommended op but he refused he wants a second opinion from his original doctor who is away.

Buhle now cries when we drop her off at daycare just a phase she is a bit fussy as she is attached to the directress of the toodler class only wants to be fed by her and no one else. But other than she is coping well.

Siba is doing great trying to talk pointing out at things and the swimming lessons are coming on nicely I must say siba surprises us with how he responds.

Hi Everyone,

Mandy, thanks for doing an update for me!! Honestly, I've just been too lazy & tired
I'm 37weeks tomorrow. (Apparently according to the gynae that can be regarded as full term should baby decide to come)

Yip, I've had a lot of Braxton Hicks very regularly from Saturday until Monday evening and eventually went to the Gynae Monday afternoon. He did a non-stress test and baby is still fine, there is also still enough fluid & the placenta is in good condition. Baby gained 500g in 12days Doc moved my app for today to next week and said "If you make it past the weekend.." Well last time when he said that with Iris she was born the Saturday so we are kinda hoping his prediction is right again as Sat is DH birthday....

Ally, WOW good luck with the last work on your book!

Happy birthday to all the Lo's I've missed! Hope they will all be as good as gold for their mommies in the next year..!

Going to continue doing nothing now, hope all you ladies have a fabulous day!

Hi ladies.

Happy birthday to all of those that I missed. I tray to stay up to date on FB but it's difficult sometimes. I hope all the little ones had fabulous birthdays and that they got spoiled rotten.

Juls, how is Dylan? Hallucinations? That doesn't sound like fun! Shame man, I hope the neuro can help you.

Simone, how was Addy's birthday?

Zee, glad Zander is better. I wish I had advice for you re Ziani but I agree with you, it will get better.

Afm, everything's going well. Going into the last month of working on my book which is VERY FLIPPEN SCARY! I felt like I was so on track and then just realised yesterday that I still have so much to do. But it's fine. I will get it done even if it means I have to work through the night. TG after that it's time for Dec holidays and we're thinking of going a week or two ahead of my family so that I can just take some time out. I wish I could just lock myself in a room and finish the book but it seems like in my blogging absence even more people have heard of me and I have events every week now. Cook-offs, talks on food blogging. It's wonderful but I'm feeling very overwhelmed and I need to learn to say NO. But I know, I shouldn't be complaining. I'm incredibly blessed to be doing this.

The kids are doing very well. They are just so adorable and interesting. They are very excited for my brother's halloween party on Sat. Keep asking to put their outfits on. Will post some photo's of course. I've also ordered them a ton of books off Kalahari (I keep telling myself that R1000 worth of books is an investment ). They just love the Dr Seuss books and we should be getting the Afrikaans books in a few days, so I'm excited to be reading that to them. I read them the Dr Seuss sleep book every night before bed and they are going to bed so much easier. They used to take quite a while to settle but now that they listen to the story, it seems to be helping.

Well, let me get them their circles (otees) and get my day going.

Hi ladies

Happy birthday, Addy! Congrats with your little girl's birthday, Simone!

Also a very happy bday to those whose special days I missed. Its been a hectic couple of weeks. I have forgotten how #$#$ sleep deprivation is ...
But I'm alive, Zander was sick and was on antibiotics! It was terrible, I was sick so then he started coughing and sneezing etc. Luckily he is much better now and yes, then it was Ziani's birthday, We kept it small scale but it was still a lot of work. Man, even six kids can wreak havoc to your house! But it was well worth it, since my LG loved it and enjoyed her party so much. She was sooo exhausted the evening, she cried and vomited! Could be all the sweets and cake and then asked why her party was done. Her first words the next morning was: Mommy I had a very nice party!

Shame, she wants to touch her brother all the time but gets frustrated because we are not as mobile as before. She loves going to the shop, etc and now I limit our trips since it is just too much trouble.
She told my mother in law yesterday that she doesn't want to go home to mommy if I'm busy with boetie. It will get better though ...

Okay, I'm off. Chat to you soon!