Feb-May 2011 Mommies

Morning Ladies. Sjoe I couldn't get onto Moomie for a couple of days - problem with our internet connection! And I couldn't remember how far preggars I am! I needed Moomie to check LOL!!

Kimika - I am so sorry about your doggie. Shame man. That's just sad. Hugs my friend. Hope you feel a bit better soon. THX Kimika I do feel better, just still so very busy.

With regards to Godparents - the only person that will really be able to look after my kids if we were to die is MIL. No one in my family is suitable. They are also all very Afrikaans and my kids are English, so it just won't work. I'm also very on about education and my kids need to do well at school, not just OK and a whole lot of other things. At least she is still young. She's not even 50 yet.

Well our Christmas turned out nice. MIL came to help me and DH did his part. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and then on Christmas day, DH dad was supposed to come, but he never did (if you invite him, he complains that we just do it out of pity and if you don't invite him, he still complains so ya). I then called my best friend and we went to her house for coffee and for the kids to swim and it turned out wonderful - we stayed the whole day having a braai etc. and only got home late. Yesterday my other two girl friends came over with their kids for a braai.

I've been till about 11 / 12 each night the last couple of nights and still got a whole wedding shoot to edit. Eish! But I need to get all my work out before we go on holiday on Monday. And tomorrow I'm going to the hairdresser and then must get back to bake a Nemo cake for Meggy's b/day and Thursday we will spend the day at Emerald Resort to celebrate her b/day. Friday is her actual b/day. We've been invited to a couple of new year's celebrations, but I'm really not up to it. Don't feel like driving on old year's eve anyways.

Shame Kaylae - I must also still sort out my medical aid issues. Goodluck!

Meags - not long before you are back! You know family will always talk behind your back, but you will just have to learn to ignore them and to stand your grounds. At the end of the day it's your baby. I'm a bit concerned about the goodie bags as I didn't receive anything as yet..............

Emsmom - enjoy having your friends over. Your photographer sounds really nice. Hope your shoot turns out beautifully which I'm sure it will. I think you said earlier that you are willing to go natural up to 5kg! You are much braver than me. I'm willing to go up to 3.3kg only!

Anje - such lovely names. Mari actually sounds nice when you use it as a 2nd name after Lianey. Very sweet.

Well if we are having a girl, it's still going to be Kelly, but we still don't have a boy's name. I reminded DH yesterday and he said that we will know what to call him once he's been born. Hmmm so I can see us coming home with a nameless baby he he.

Enjoy the day ladies. Lots of Love to all.

Kimika I am so so sorry to hear about your puppy. Animals are like your children and I know the pain of losing one. Hope your little boy gets better soon as well.

Kimika-I am so sorry Hun,hope you feel better.Speedy recovery to ur LB

Hi ladies

Sorry I havent been around.. Ive had the most aweful christmas time ever My poor dog died the morning of the 23rd and Im just sad sad sad. Ive been crying constantly since then, I just can seem to get over losing him. Feels like Im getting depressed or something. He has been such a big part of our little family and shared everything and every second of each day with us. Im just soo sad. They did an autopsy and he has a weakened heart and eventually had heart failure. The vet said that even if we knew about it there was nothing we would have been able to do. But I just wish I couldve said goodbye to him a last time. My sister was going to bring him with on Christmas day. So we had the WHOLE family over and all the preparations to do and everyone was happy and cheerful and I just wanted to crawl under the bed and cry. So with all those emotions going on my son got sick on Christmas day and we eventually had to take him to ER at 1am on 26th. He had croup plus fever over 39 and he has been crappy like hell. The med they have given him is sooo bad and bitter that he vomits from it when we give it so Ive just stopped it. He hardly eats anything as it is and then he vomits it all out from the meds So Im soz for being a downer again but Im just so depro. I dont know how long its going to take me to get over losing my dog.. feels like Im grieving for a lost child

Ill try get over myself and do some personals..

Oh and Merry (belated) Christmas to you all!!

Joli, sorry you were also having a hard time few days ago.. hope things are going a bit better.. all I can say is atleast youre not alone in feeling things sometime gets too much. Im not even working and only have 1 child!

Emsmom, hope you had a loveley time with your family! I know how much you enjoy this time.

Meags, thanks for the reassurance on the bacteria. We dont choose godparents. It always causes familiy friction. What we do is mention in our testament who the kids need to go to if something ever happens to both of us. But everyone in the family knows that if my parents are still young enough my kids will go to them and if not then my eldest sister.

Lucy, hope youre doing well.

Anje, yipee on choosing her name! They are loveley!

Jess, Hi!

Kaylae, hope you get some money back from medical aid.

Hope you all have a great week xxx

Morning moms-2-b

Meags-I see your inlaws are a real pill in the piles ass.When are you coming back?It is not nice of them to talk about her behind her back but hey what can we say.I am sure she will indeed have alot to say about your parenting skills.Glad you did not fall,my collegue always say that it is normal to fall while preggars especially near the due date and I so do not agree,I did not fall with my 1st bby and won't fall with this one either.Why is your MIL serving you small portion,can't she see that you need real food,you have a real charecter in your MIL.Poor SIL,some DH's are plain selfish,now really how can he deny her the joys of motherhood and the fact that she didn't breastfeed because he wanted no sleep disturbances OMW he is an ass.....I hate such man.Yes my LG has a godmother who is my best friend and this one I am carrying I think I will ask my sister,she doesn't have kids as yet and never really thought of godfathers.Hmmm maybe my younger brother,not sure will see.

Anje-The names are beautiful and unique.

Emsmom-I also hope to pop at 38 weeks.Lucky for me I do not get swollen,if you can see a half cut photo of mine you'd swear I am not preggers.Glad that DH took Em so that you can rest.Good you'll be having someone with insight to the kids around,I so envy you.

AFM-Just found out that my dr's receptionist was charging me on the wrong code on my medical aid,I am so pissed as I had to pay out of my pocket,I want to claim it back.My christmas day was wonderful,had the whole bird(turkey)just the 3 of us and we are still eating it till today I will be on leave next week so I am going home PLK.

Jessica you havent missed much - just me complaining about the in laws!! and I'm about to again now

I'm not sure if the in laws are very supportive about breastfeeding or not...I know SIL didnt breastfeed because her DH didnt want the baby waking up a lot during the night and disturbing him!!!!!!!
so anyway. not sure if you remember...but DH's cousin died very suddenly of a heart attack and had a 6 day old baby. anyway. his wife is breastfeeding and baby is now 3 months old. problem is, baby has only gained 1kg since birth so he's not gaining adequate weight. the mom insists on continuing only with breastfeeding (I dunno how often she feeds him).
anyway. MIL has told that story to everyone and anyone she possibly can. she goes on and on about how the poor baby isnt growing and he's so hungry etc etc etc.
ok I agree - 1kg in 3 months is not a good weight gain. but the poor lady lost her husband and is trying to go on with life, a newborn etc. she doesnt need people bitching about her behind her back!!!!!!!!!!!
I am quite concerned what they'll say about my parenting skills the next time we visit with Matthieu

hi everyone

I've logged in a few times already today but hit a complete BlAnK when I attempt to post something!

I hope everyone has had a fantastic Christmas!

Have a missed anything interesting? Is everyone still OK? Babies still OK?