August-September 2010 Moms

Wow ladies, so much reading to catch up on! Its lovely to see so much posts

We had an awesome few days away. Emily was wonderful on the drive through. We left at 5:30Am so that she could continue sleeping in the car and we arrived at the place just after 2Pm! So about 8 hours including stops - shew! She was sooooo excited on ther drive through, did not complain once! We stopped twice so that she could play a bit, and she slept for about 3 hours in the car. so in total, she was only awake in the car for about 3 hours.

All 3 kids (Em and my sisters 2) were so well behaved there. THe 5 year old found friends, so she was playing most of the time and Em and my 2 year old nephew played together so nicely. THe adults had plenty time to relax - bliss!!! We got some really lovely photo's on the holiday as well, I wanted to post some, but my camera's battery is dead, so can't download them!

Last night when we got home, she was soooooo upset though kept calling for her cousins and not at all happy that her holiday had ended - it was very sweet.


JB - good luck with the interviews!! and the scan!! let us know - I sent you a FB Message, let me know if you can make it.

Cols - good luck with the house, really sorry to hear that you did not get to go on holiday hoping you get your BFP soon......

WOW BabyK long post! I love it!

Congrats on the big move to school, i am sure John will love it! It has made such a difference in K's life! I am sure he will be fine with no siblings too, just means he will probably spend more time out at friends, especially in the school holidays... hope DH comes around though as it sounds like you want another badly enough.


Delta park sounds great! Or theres a place near us that has a petting zoo and they have jumping castles and kiddie rides and loose geese and chickens... its R25 an adult to get in though (K goes in free), but an awesome place, K tends to run herself ragged chasing after the geese

What about Delta park? I'd offer my place but I dont think the tiling will be done in the back yard yet...

Kerry, I hear you on being cashs strapped. My car went in for a service. R 6k later!!! Such a rip off but anyway, what can we do.

BabyK, how was Js 1st day @ big school? It's a big step. Our LOs are growing so fast!! I'm sorry DH doesnt want more babas Maybe in the future?

Hi moms! Did everybody have a relaxing long weekend/holiday/time off? I typed a long message on Thursday but then realised it didn’t go through on my phone and didn’t have time to re-type it. Today I’m trying Jeanine’s trick, I’m typing this on Word and when I’m done I’ll try posting it quickly at work.

How are the preggy fairies? Sorry to hear things have been tough with D Robyn. We sometimes have trouble with John crying when its bed time and not wanting to go to bed but it’s never been so bad that he has thrown up. I feel for you, it cannot be easy being pregnant with a toddler. Do you know the sex yet? What names are you thinking of?

JB, so glad to hear you are not feeling too bad. Can’t believe how fast the time is flying. So are those the names you have decided on? Lovely! My cousin’s little boy is called Kai, it’s a lovely strong name.
Kerry! How exciting and holding thumbs for you and Josh that its first time lucky again. Same happened with my friend with both her son and daughter, first time lucky.

John started at his school today. I was really excited for him and tried to keep that feeling going but he picked up a little on my trepidation and was acting up a bit. But he was fine when we got there and was quite excited and then went all quiet and was just observing everything. Once of the nannies/assistants picked him and showed him around and the teacher/owner chatted to him and I managed to say goodbye properly and then I bawled outside the classroom. Oh my word! I know he will be absolutely fine and he is used to being apart from me for the whole day etc but I think I’m mourning the “loss” of my baby, he is growing up so fast and now he’s a little boy at nursery school. And no, not time for another I’m afraid. DH and I had a serious talk about it last week and the shop is closed. I need to accept it so that we can move forward as a family and I can just enjoy us. He can always bring friends away with him or have friends to stay and he is a very sociable boy so hopefully he won’t be lonely. That’s my biggest fear, that is lonely growing up or later on.

Cols, how about that migraine? That sounds absolutely awful and pity you couldn’t go away but maybe you were meant to stay home and work on the house then. Have you always suffered with migraines? Thinking of you so much friend, like you say, all in good time.

Yes I’m keen for another catch up. DH is away this weekend and working next weekend (poor me). But I’ve already made plans for this weekend. What is everyone keen for? Meet at Delta Park again or go for coffee or meet at someone’s house?

It was our 5 year anniversary on Sat (been together for 11 years, married for 5). We had a lovely week last week actually. John went away with my parents – I know – I freaked at first and then we thought about how we could go to movies and go for dinner etc and decided it wasn’t so bad. He was very good for them but woke up early every day, about 5/5:30, shame. But otherwise they had a good time and we went to movies twice and dinner 3 times!

We watched The Avengers – it was brilliant, I want to watch it again! And we saw The Grey with Liam Neeson, wow what a crazy movie, like the most ridiculous survival movie ever. It was brilliantly made but tragic and very serious. Haven’t watched something like that since before John.

Do any of you watch The Voice on SABC3 on Weds? It awesome I love it! I think its leagues ahead of Idols and all the others. Adam Levine is my favourite coach (the dude from Maroon 5) and the talent is just phenomenal.

JB – did you go for the interviews? Good luck, holding fingers and toes for you. How are things with your tenants so far? And living with the in-laws?

Does anybody in Jozi know of a good gynae at Sunninghill Hospital? It’s my closest hospital and I’m looking for a new gynae but don’t really know anyone who has been there. I need to check on the Discovery network too.

Okay I think it’s time for me to post this message otherwise it’s going to become a book! Hope this lovely 3-day week is easy for you all

Joybaby - BD Marathon, what BD marathon... didn't you know its immaculate conception... lol... it went well I am sure we were succsessful on the first attempt, but heres hoping!

Sorry to hear you are under the weather and my parents were on holiday in CT and have the same opinion of the weather! MISERABLE!

Kaelyn also went through that and the sleep issues Robyn is having, i was thinking maybe its the change of season affecting them... or i considered teething too... though the last two nights in a row she has snuck off while DH and i are cleaning up and clearing away turned on the tv and fallen asleep in front of it, no night time bottle nothing. Trouble is she hasn't slept too well after so tonight i am gonna have to stop her...

Good Luck with the interviews FX that this is the one for you

COLS - Long time no hear! been missing you! Think the migrane is maybe your body's polite way of asking you to slow down a bit?

So glad to hear you are making progress on your house... i think ours is out to get us! LOL first the kreepy packs up... then the power surge the other week took out the fish tank light ballast and the panel for our electric fence, this weekend we discover the lights at the end of our driveway are not working so DH and dad do some testing and theres power going into the wire on the one end of the driveway and when it comes out at the top theres nothing... so something must have taken out the wire.... add to that josh's clutch packed up and cost us R6000 to fix... our pockets are empty!!!

Yes a get together sounds good! Not this weekend though... putting up a polycarbonate patio roof, well not the polycarbonate, just the metal frame.

Anyway i had better get to work... so much to do!

Hi girls,

Sorry still MIA Work is taking so much ... We ended up turning around on the highway just past the 2nd toll gate. I guess our trip was not meant to be... I guess it all started with us not being ready by Wednesday...

I woke up with my brain feeling like a led bowling ball in my head. Hello Migraine... Ended with me in the ER on Thursday morning - OMW - I have never ever experienced a migraine that bad. Literally my migraine meds, stopayne, mypaid and voltaren had zero effect on the pain. They put 2 pain killers, nausea meds, anti inflamatory etc through a drip in a dark room.

We packed up Friday am and headed off, then Evan got car sick

I guess it all worked out. We came home and worked like slaves on the house but it was rewarding. Evan love having the reign of the yard while planted the bed in front of my front door and we started prepping the new front yard - where all the paving was. We wont lay the grass until spring but the beds asre being preped

Girly, thank you so much for your message. it seriously brought tears to my eyes xxx Ya, it's not easy but we will get there... DH did his SA last week so lets see. I have stopped tracking my cycle this month. With all the meds for my migraine, there's no chance this month... How is K now? So glad you got tenants... How are you coping at inlaws? I cannot wait to hear if it's a boy or girl! fx LO plays along? FX for your interviews too!!!

Kerry, FX you guys cathc your eggies!!!!

Robyn, what a HORRIBLE party! I hope D is sleeping better??

Enjoy your holidays Robin & FG!

JHB girls, whose keen for a get together?

Hey girls.
Shew it's gone very quiet here!!

Kerry how did your BD marathon go??? Hoping to hear good news soon!
Flowergirl hope you are enjoying your holiday! I am super jealous of how good the weather has been! It has been absolutely miserable here and freezing too!

Robyn if you've already left for your holiday I hope you have a fabulous time away!
K also goes through stages where she makes herself sick to stop it from being bedtime and thats why we cant do sleep training the conventional way because she cries till she throws up if we leave her alone in the room.
Please let us know how the scan went!

We are doing fairly well. Little one is 14 weeks now, it's going by so fast this time around! I still have to pinch myself because although I still suffer with nauseous, I have indigestion, and I cannot drink wine or eat sushi, I dont feel pg at all!
Gynae appointment is 2 weeks from today, and hopefully LO will cooperate so we can find out if it's a Rae or a Kai. I bought his/her first stuff today. Just some bibs and a new bottle brush. Looking forward to knowing gender so that I can sort through clothes and start buying a few oufits myself.
A friend of mine who had her last baby in Sept last year has a bag full of maternity clothes for me so I'm looking forward to going through to fetch it hopefully this weekend. Although I still dont look pg and have actually lost 4kgs thanks to all day sickness till about 10 weeks which appears to subside and then strikes back with a vengeance still today. But I know I've grown cos my clothes from last winter, being the same weight, are fitting rather snug!

I have a head cold which really sucks! All I can use is saline nose spray and ponados. I dont feel too bad except that my nose is permanently blocked so I struggle to breath while doing anything else eg eating, sleeping, talking etc.
K is a total bundle of energy lately! The last 2 days she's gone till 3:30pm before falling asleep for a 30 minute nap!
I caught the cold from Kaylee who had a throat infection last weekend and broke out in a scarlet fever type rash. Her fever got so high we rushed her to ER on last Sat night to ensure her little heart was okay. Once the fever broke (about 4 days in total) she was much better, but because of the rash we had to take her back to our GP the following Monday to ensure it wasnt measles or some such virus.

I am going for 2 interviews this week. One for a multifaceted company who have a few different admin type jobs open. And another is for a temp position at a bank in Stellenbosch. It'll help pay some bills.

Sorry for my long catch up. It's been a while!