Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Hey ! The sun is out whoohoo ! Maybe my clean clothes will dry now !

Vix shame hon ! What an impossible situation ! Quite pathetic of private health care huh !

Well the rain was incredible and guess what ! I left my car window open ! Geek of the week ! Anyhoo first day on leave but my hubby is still working . Coz it was pouring with rain we stayed indoors and played and baked some caramel cupcakes together ! And then he said for daddy so we called him and cam said make cakes. Come look daddy ! Precious boy ! We are off to the spur when he wakes up just to get out of the house

Chat later !

Morning ladies

Raining all over it seems??? Cold and miserable in PE. I needed to do some grocery shopping, but ya...think I'll stay in bed!

Vix I get tired just reading your schedule. Wow I think they're really inconsiderate...you're between a rock and a hard place! How torn u must feel and freakin depressed. I'm praying jono will be home soon (darn he missed my deadline for 16th:-( )....i know then u are going to be in such a better place...because u are still doing so well with being pulled in all directions....when they're all home it'll be a piece of cake! Cause u're a super mommy! Know we are all in awe of u my friend....okay I'm getting weepy!

Yes u weren't punking us...lol. Here u are with twins and I'm still in shock! And now I'm trying for a baby??? Where does the time go???

Great that u have such an awesome Paed! He sounds fantastic! Please...u have no need to worry about nappies, dummies, etc now... C is now more than ever needing his comforts. So glad Paed didn't hassle u about it...i think however kids go upto 3 or 4 now on nappies, bottles, etc. Not 'taboo' like back in the day...well I think Anyways. C is a nice weight...Addy is 13.4kgs!!

Ally try what we did...the water or energade bottle with spout. She realised it was not worth the effort so didn't even want milk out of it. We used to keep one next to bed in case she woke up, but not necessary now. Water and juice she only gets in cups....so that's fine. The twins are obviously not that attached to bottle so I'm sure it wont be a hard transition for them at all:-)

Vix I was given more responsibility so not sure why they're kicked me in the teeth like this. But my productivity is very low...but my director knows we have no work in office that's why I do banking, mail...Lotsa admin. I asked for work from ct which they sent me and I completed it. I even offered to go to ct cause I'm so bored. So it really upsets me that they think so little of me... Hopefully I find work in the new year. We got awarded huge tender which I have to run...screw them...hope I'm gone before then!

I was lying with Addy last night...she tells me: put a light off. Lol

This morning I woke up and ask where's dada. So she takes my hand and says: okay, lets go.

And leads me to her dad....she pats him on the head and says: dada still sleeping. Lol

These kids!

Hi ladies.

Vix, I really think you should suggest the private room thing to the hospital. I also understand where they're coming from but what the hell are you meant to do? Sho, it all sounds quite hectic!

It's raining here too.

Re Vegetables. We are incredibly lucky in that dept. The twins always eat all their vegetables and salad first then move onto meat and carbs. Sometimes they don't enjoy the meat though. And when they ask for sweets I give them dried mango and they love that lol. Keeps them regular too. And now with them being off milk completely, I am trying to get the juice out of their bottles completely so they just drink water. Last night they didn't even touch their bottles but I have them in the room anyway coz they sometimes wake up and they're thirsty.

Girls, if you want any recipes out of Jessica Seinfeld's book you must just ask.

Simone, I would've also freaked if my mom did that without my consent. I'll probably only take Abi when she's 5/6. I went when I was 3 and I took them out and the holes closed so I went again when I was 7 and my mom said it was better that time around. But I'm so impressed that Addy didn't even flinch! And well done on the potty training! We're only going to start intensively after the holiday. With my dad around it's too hard to deal with accidents, he just freaks out at them.

The twins are also getting more and more polite. It took us some time to get them to say please and thank you by themselves but they're getting there now. They say please and dankie lol.

My brothers are driving down today and they say the roads are horrible. So busy and people are driving like idiots with the rain!

Anyway, let me get going. I'll chat soon again! Lots of love!!

Zamzie- Sorry to hear your boy's growth is slowing so much, I know how that feels to hear! But at least your gynae is hot on it and your LO is a good weight already too so try not to stress too much. Alex was born at 2.2 and he was perfectly healthy and came home with me. Hope you manage to stick out the bedrest, not easy with a toddler I know.

Simone- everytime I remind myself I have twins the first thing that comes to my mind is when I posted 'it's twins' here on Moomie and you thought maybe it was a prank LOL Makes me smile all the time!

Simone- I'm so pleased yoiu managed to log on! It would've been a long holiday without moomie!

That sounds highly unfair that you should only get 30% Simone, is it because they changed your position etc? I think it's very unfair when everyone else is getting more.

Thank goodness Elwyn got a bonus, our medical bills are escallating by the day It seems like wasted money when you only seem to be buying medications and paying dr's.

Julz- how come they stuck you in such a bad bit of town? And how come you flew there alone? Are you just setting up future business? Glad you will be back to your ladies today.

Nicole- sorry to hear about your pains, are you mid cycle? Do you think maybe it could be Ovulation pain?

I don't have any issues getting C to eat fish or meat he loves anything like that, it's veggies I can't get him to eat these days so I'm thinking to try the Jessica seinfeld book and sneak the veggies in.

Mandy- sorry I had a hectic day yesterday and a stinking headache to go with it. Was a bit stressed out by the evening.

I had to be in for the CPR training at 10am yesterday and getting this household out the door these days is a mission, we had to drop C by SIL because the CPR training was inside the NICU (not sure exactly why it HAD to be there, bit inconsiderate considering they know my situation with C & A) thankfully we managed to slip away without screaming and tears but of course once we got back we had hell for the remainder of the day because he is still suffering with serious abandonment issues after leaving him with my mum.

Then at 11 they insisted I BF Jonathan but Alexander woke at the same time and now remember I can't just put them both on the boob because Alex isn't allowed inside so I'm trying to feed 1 sleepy baby when I have a screaming baby next door, I was so stressed out in the end I told them to give Jonathan his bottle and I would go feed Alexander. I'm so tired of the inconsideration for this situation I'm in. I understand exactly why Alexander can't enter NICU but they're now expecting me to BF Jono every daytime feed for today. I told them no, it's impossible, I have a baby at home that also needs feeding 3 hourly whom I can't take into the ward. If I leave Alex at home then I must organise the times so that I can feed A put him dowm, drive to the hospital (which I'm not supposed to do now especially with the clot) feed Jonathan, drive home and do the whole routine again almost immediately, I won't be able to breathe. If I take Alex with then DH must also come which means C must come and once again we sit with abandonment issues everytime I leave the waiting room to go feed Jonathan, never mind trying to fit in food and naps for C. It's just freakin impossible. We're going to put in a written suggestion that they make allowences for situations like ours where one twin is discharged and one not. Now Jonathan needs BF he is in an open crib and can be wheeled anywhere so if they had a seperate room I could have Alex and Jono in then I could be free to BF at any time and spend the whole day there if needed. It's really been horrible as it is that I could only see him once a day but now they're demanding my full attendance when I have another baby to care for. I just can't wait to get Jonathan home so that I can feed them both together at the same time. I imagine we'll settle in at home quite well after all this craziness.

The rain has been here since 3am wednesday morning and hasn't stopped even now, it sounds so lovely outside.

I took Alex and C to the pead for check ups and I really am super impressed wirh this Dr, he doesn't rush you, he doesn't make you feel any question is silly, he draws diagrams to explain how certain body parts function and even if he thinks you might know something he will still explain it all just to be sure. He explained C's constipation problem to me in full and gave me a 6-8w treatment plan, it's very impressive so I really hope to have that under way from tomorrow. He never once knocked me for giving the poo tea or lectured me on his diet like I expected. C weighs 13kg and Dr said he's quite a tall and stocky boy which is good, he didn't give me hell over the dummy, bottle, nappies thing which I did expect. Alex hasn't gained very much weight, infact he still hasn't hit birth weight again yet but he was so calm about it, he said it's fine and it will take time especially as he's prem. Jono was 600g less at birth and yesterday they were exactly 200g apart! He is very pro breast feeding which is I think why he didn't lay on me about weight gain, i can see he doesn't want to push me to feel bad. He did suggest bevcause they are so small that their bedtime feed could be a bottle of PreNAN so that they are getting the extra calories once a day and especially at night when my milk may not be the best quality due to tiredness. I think if he wasn't so pro Bf maybe I wouldn't have accepted his advice so easily but I did and last night I gave Alex some preNAN. It was difficult to get him to drink after the first half a bottle because he was so full his eyes satayed shut but I managed to get him to drink 50ml from the recommended 60ml. Wow I forgot what a schlep it is to make up baby bottles, cooled boiled water steralized bottles warming the bottle oh goodness, glad it's just once a day.

I spooke to him about this BF Jono all day nonsense and he said if I can try and make 2 attempts he would be happy so I agreed to feed Jono at 11 and 5 today. Still have to finish off his cot in between too because it looks like Friday he's coming home.

O.k I really have taken up a whole page I'm sure.

I'm in shock...i've been blaming Moomie for not being able to get on but I think I didn't have the right password combo?? Lol.... So I can get on! Yay!

I see Nelria is back online...so when are u paying us a visit missy??

Mandy the weather seems to be miserable all over...its so weird. This weather is weird for PE...we have barely had hot days...hot is 24?!?? Thanks for update on helen...glad she and theo patched things up.

Julz lol @ the pizza/cocktail! I'd say its a good trade.ha ha!

Angelique and mandy....so sorry re:bonuses. That sucks. I dont mean to sound ungrateful....its just everyone is so happy and got 70-85 percent on average....i got the lowest @ 30 percent. Its such a slap in the face, but i know now i need to move on cause i'm being used. If we all got that percent then fine...but anyways...grateful for the money, just not the message. Makes one feel crap...thinking u're worth less.

Simone addy is doin so well. If K is without a nappy he just pee's wereeva Julz hope the week flies 4 u so you can be back with the men in your life. Lisha we are struggling to get K to eat fish,he loves basic veg-carrots,peas,corn etc, but wont try any other! Mandy thanks for letting us know about Helen. Its great being on holiday hey! So just finished wrappin some xmas prezzies, will do the last 2m. Ladies i am having such sharp pains by the uterous area! Have a lovely eve. Xxx

so gals, this is what it feels like to be on holiday WHOOO HOOOO..

oh Julz - tough life, Margherita cocktails! I would so go into the Sony shop!

Angelique - join the club with not getting a bonus! I hate that feeling when its confirmed that you wont get that extra CHUNK of cash!

Lisha - peanut butter is good for protein.. we are battling with veges mostly - his staple diet is yogurt, bananas, grapes, toast and peanut butter - spoon by spoon out of the jar! Ive even tried Mrs seinfelds trick of puree veg crumbed! what can i do!!

Simone - glad you are also finished, what are you doing for your 30th! Glad Addy is being so clever and adorable! wow, shes sleeping through, no dummy, no nappies and no bottle! Pretty impressive

Helen is plodding along with the breastfeeding and theo has apologised! Ive been smsing her Helen we miss youuuu!!

Vix - hope you are okay, and that there is good news of Jono - Im sure you are just hectic! came onto moomie 3 times in last two hours hoping to see you are okay?

Zamzie - sorry to hear you are on bedrest, hope your bundle is just keen to arrive and is healthy and happy

Jess glad your bundle is doing so nicely! Looking forward to the 4D photos!

What to do with Cameron tomorrow... its been raining non stop for about 4 days now!! Grrrrr


Okay - good night friends