Four things about me:
A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Loans Clerk
2. Bank Teller
3. Receptionist/Admin Officer
4. Payroll Officer
B) Four movies I would watch over and over:
1. Dirty Dancing
2. Shrek
3. Monsters Inc
4. Love Actually
C) Four places I have lived:
1. Nelson
2. Tawa
3. Newlands
4. Upper Hutt
D) Four favourite TV shows:
(don't watch it much!)
1. Shortland St
2. House
3. CSI Miami
4. NCIS
E) Four of my favourite foods:
1. Fresh Salmon
2. Steak
3. Chippies!!!
4. Corn cobs
F) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In bed!!!
2. Ireland (family)
3. Melbourne (family)
4. Timaru (family)
G) Four friends I think will respond:
1. Kate
2. Sue
3. Carla
4. Kim
And onto other news... well I have survived my two days at work!!! But only just I may add! Talk about stress levels being extremely high in that office at the moment! But it was nice being in the new offices - they are very posh indeed! LOL And I only rung home 3 times each day so am very proud of myself there! I think Monday was pretty stressful for Steph as Rachel was being very fussy with her feeding (reflux probs) so by the time I got home she was very hungry! But today she was a lot better with the feeding and a lot happier!
I am sure all will go ok when I do return to work on the 19th Feb - the hardest thing I think I will find is the tiredness - after working all day to come home to Rachel and lots of things to do... So not being able to blob out and relax until after Rachel is in bed will be hard but am sure I will get used to it over time. I will be calling the day care centre tomorrow to organise our settling in periods over the next two weeks.
We have plunket tomorrow afternoon but I will call them first thing in the morning to see if we can go earlier as Rachel seems to be in the habit of having her "big" sleep after lunch so I don't really want to be waking her to go out and then have her up and grumpy for the rest of the afternoon! Then on Thursday, we have Rachel's 3mth jabs with the nurse and then we are seeing the Dr regarding her reflux situation and on advice from a friend I will ask for a referral to a pediatrician to get the reflux officially confirmed and a line of treatment that we can work through. So after all of that, Friday we will have a quiet day at home!
Scales are looking good for my first week of the 12 week challenge, but official weigh in is on Friday morning so I will keep you posted. Probably the best thing about returning to work is the amount of water I drink while there! :) Still not sure if I will get the time to go walking in the evenings but intend to really try to make the most of the next 2 weeks while I am still at home during the day!
Anyway, best I get moving... catch ya all later :)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Hi
I thought I better do an update since it had been a few days since my last one... sometimes I just find it hard to update here as I have nothing new to report and all I blabber on about is Rachel and our days together... and there is only so much of that one can take so I feel that if I haven't got anything exciting to say that I am better off not updating.
I have however, joined up Paulene's 12 week New Year Challenge and have set myself a goal of losing 500gms each week to start with and hopefully that will get my motivation with my weight loss back! I am almost back to the 100 mark and I so DON'T want to go back there so I have to nip the naughty snacking in the butt and get moving! Some days my water intake is really good and other days it is almost non existent so gotta sort that out too. I keep thinking that I should go walking once Rachel is settled for the night (usually about 8.30ish) but then there is heaps to do around here before going to bed so those things take priority over walking.
Am off to work on Monday and Tuesday this week to fill in for the boss - am sort of looking forward to it but I know I am going to miss Rach SO much! But at least with her being home with Dad will give them the chance to do some "bonding". I just hope she doesn't get too fussy with her bottles like she has been at times. Her reflux has been playing up again.. just when I thought it had gone so feeding times can be a bit hellish occasionally.
Have had Mum here for lunch today as she was playing Petanque at Park Ave in Lower Hutt so that was nice to see her and to catch up with her. I also scored a new tshirt off her that she had bought for herself but it was too small for her - fits me just perfectly and Rachel has already "christened" it! LOL
Here are some recent photos of my wee girl:
Right, time to get moving, washing to finish folding before Rachel is awake again...
Ciao for now
I thought I better do an update since it had been a few days since my last one... sometimes I just find it hard to update here as I have nothing new to report and all I blabber on about is Rachel and our days together... and there is only so much of that one can take so I feel that if I haven't got anything exciting to say that I am better off not updating.
I have however, joined up Paulene's 12 week New Year Challenge and have set myself a goal of losing 500gms each week to start with and hopefully that will get my motivation with my weight loss back! I am almost back to the 100 mark and I so DON'T want to go back there so I have to nip the naughty snacking in the butt and get moving! Some days my water intake is really good and other days it is almost non existent so gotta sort that out too. I keep thinking that I should go walking once Rachel is settled for the night (usually about 8.30ish) but then there is heaps to do around here before going to bed so those things take priority over walking.
Am off to work on Monday and Tuesday this week to fill in for the boss - am sort of looking forward to it but I know I am going to miss Rach SO much! But at least with her being home with Dad will give them the chance to do some "bonding". I just hope she doesn't get too fussy with her bottles like she has been at times. Her reflux has been playing up again.. just when I thought it had gone so feeding times can be a bit hellish occasionally.
Have had Mum here for lunch today as she was playing Petanque at Park Ave in Lower Hutt so that was nice to see her and to catch up with her. I also scored a new tshirt off her that she had bought for herself but it was too small for her - fits me just perfectly and Rachel has already "christened" it! LOL
Here are some recent photos of my wee girl:
Right, time to get moving, washing to finish folding before Rachel is awake again...
Ciao for now
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Hi all
It's been a quiet few days in the life of Karen... nothing major been happening - just been plodding on day by day.
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes :) My birthday went by very uneventful really as Steph spent the day helping his brother and sisters paint their parent's roof so it was just Rachel and I blobbing out. We did go up to Upper Hutt and bought myself a book as a birthday present from her but ended up buying her more things rather than me! LOL Once Steph was home and showered, we went to our friends Lynaire and Kev's place for a BBQ tea and a good catch up. We had a lovely evening there and Rachel behaved herself like an angel and even went to sleep in the portacot that Lynaire had set up for her! Then once home, slept through till 7am! YAY! We are getting more "all nighters" happening - perhaps 2/3 times a week so that is great and when she doesn't sleep right through - its just the one wake up between 3am-4am and then straight down again for another 4hrs :)
Sunday, we were supposed to have my sister, her partner and his girls come for a BBQ tea but due to the Rimutaka Hill being closed for 9hrs due to a fatal accident they decided to leave it for the time being but Steph and I still had a nice wee BBQ with just the two of us :) And I always say that meat just tastes better when its cooked on the BBQ!
Yesterday being Wellington Anniversary, Rachel and I met up with Sue, Helena, Jo and Rachel for lunch at Mega Mitre 10 in Petone. I had the most awesome bacon and roast kumura salad along with 2 berry smoothies and finished it off with a scrumptious apricot and apple crumble! YUM YUM!! My Rachel was well behaved and gave the girls some of her famous smiles! Though "big" Rachel was just as good! LOL We got home to find Steph's brother and his family here for a visit.
Today, we have been down to Lower Hutt for a few bits and pieces and then stopped off the Childcare centre that Rachel is going to be starting at in a few weeks time to pay the "bond" and have a chat with them. Am going to give them a call next week to start doing "settling in" sessions.
I am working for two days next week to fill in for the boss while he is away so Steph is taking next Monday and Tuesday off work so he can look after Rachel so that will be good for the both of them as she has been a bit fussy lately about other people giving her the bottle so without me being around she will have no option.
Weight wise - not a great subject at the moment as things have been pretty laid back - too laid back at times. Am hoping that with returning to work and making my sandwiches and the walking to and from the Railway Station each day will get me back on track. And whilst being on leave, work have moved buildings and is now approx a further 5mins walk away from the station so thats all good :)
Anyway, best I get moving... hope you are all doing well.
It's been a quiet few days in the life of Karen... nothing major been happening - just been plodding on day by day.
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes :) My birthday went by very uneventful really as Steph spent the day helping his brother and sisters paint their parent's roof so it was just Rachel and I blobbing out. We did go up to Upper Hutt and bought myself a book as a birthday present from her but ended up buying her more things rather than me! LOL Once Steph was home and showered, we went to our friends Lynaire and Kev's place for a BBQ tea and a good catch up. We had a lovely evening there and Rachel behaved herself like an angel and even went to sleep in the portacot that Lynaire had set up for her! Then once home, slept through till 7am! YAY! We are getting more "all nighters" happening - perhaps 2/3 times a week so that is great and when she doesn't sleep right through - its just the one wake up between 3am-4am and then straight down again for another 4hrs :)
Sunday, we were supposed to have my sister, her partner and his girls come for a BBQ tea but due to the Rimutaka Hill being closed for 9hrs due to a fatal accident they decided to leave it for the time being but Steph and I still had a nice wee BBQ with just the two of us :) And I always say that meat just tastes better when its cooked on the BBQ!
Yesterday being Wellington Anniversary, Rachel and I met up with Sue, Helena, Jo and Rachel for lunch at Mega Mitre 10 in Petone. I had the most awesome bacon and roast kumura salad along with 2 berry smoothies and finished it off with a scrumptious apricot and apple crumble! YUM YUM!! My Rachel was well behaved and gave the girls some of her famous smiles! Though "big" Rachel was just as good! LOL We got home to find Steph's brother and his family here for a visit.
Today, we have been down to Lower Hutt for a few bits and pieces and then stopped off the Childcare centre that Rachel is going to be starting at in a few weeks time to pay the "bond" and have a chat with them. Am going to give them a call next week to start doing "settling in" sessions.
I am working for two days next week to fill in for the boss while he is away so Steph is taking next Monday and Tuesday off work so he can look after Rachel so that will be good for the both of them as she has been a bit fussy lately about other people giving her the bottle so without me being around she will have no option.
Weight wise - not a great subject at the moment as things have been pretty laid back - too laid back at times. Am hoping that with returning to work and making my sandwiches and the walking to and from the Railway Station each day will get me back on track. And whilst being on leave, work have moved buildings and is now approx a further 5mins walk away from the station so thats all good :)
Anyway, best I get moving... hope you are all doing well.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Hi
Wow another week gone by and another week closer to me going back to work! God I so don't want to go back to work but no matter how hard we try to rework the budget there is no way that we can manage on just Steph's income. We were initially thinking that I could go back part time but even then it wouldn't help us get out of the red so its back full time for me to help get us back on our feet and then perhaps I can look at part time work further down track.
Have had a good week so far - been out on 3 walks but it sure has been hard work in the heat we have been having lately so have been working up a good sweat!
Wednesday was a nice day with Mum celebrating her birthday. We went out to a brilliant cafe (180 degrees) in Paraparaumu Beach and I had a lovely tandorri chicken salad. My nephew who has been doing work for mum around the place before he moves to Aussie also came along (it was his birthday last Saturday) and then with it being my birthday tomorrow, the three of us were all enjoying our combined last minute birthday lunch on the beach front!
Before we left for Mums on Wednesday, I had a phone call from Plunket reminding me that I had an appt with the Karitane nurse but I knew nothing about it whatsoever! The next appt according to the book was the 31st Jan but as we had been having feeding issues with young Rachel, we popped down to see them before going to Mums. The nurse showed me a different way of holding the bottle which assists her drinking so that has been great. Rachel was also weighed and in the last 3 weeks has gained 700gms so is now weighing in at 5.84 kilos! We are getting more and more smiles and she chats away to herself when laying on the floor playing so all going well there.
Wednesday night, there was a group of us that got together to have a toast to Jude on the first anniversary of her passing! It seems just like yesterday that we were laughing, joking, chatting and having lots of fun times together! I still can't believe its been a whole year! I talk to Rachel about her "Aunty" Jude every day and I just know that Jude is watching over us as Rachel grows.
My arm is getting a lot better - still a bit tender and warm to touch but the swelling and redness has more or less gone! Just have the black circles left on there which looks funny when I am wearing t-shirts which is all the time at the moment!
Long weekend here in Wellington this weekend due to it being anniversary day on Monday. Not a lot planned really with Steph being at his parents for at least two days helping his father (and sisters) paint the roof of their house so guess Rachel and I will just have quiet time at home. Then on Monday, some of us Wgtn chicks are getting together for lunch at Mega Mitre 10 so that will be great to catch up with them for the New Year.
Anyway, best I get moving and organise a bottle for Rachel for when she wakes (due to wake any minute). Hope you all have a good weekend and I will catch ya later
Wow another week gone by and another week closer to me going back to work! God I so don't want to go back to work but no matter how hard we try to rework the budget there is no way that we can manage on just Steph's income. We were initially thinking that I could go back part time but even then it wouldn't help us get out of the red so its back full time for me to help get us back on our feet and then perhaps I can look at part time work further down track.
Have had a good week so far - been out on 3 walks but it sure has been hard work in the heat we have been having lately so have been working up a good sweat!
Wednesday was a nice day with Mum celebrating her birthday. We went out to a brilliant cafe (180 degrees) in Paraparaumu Beach and I had a lovely tandorri chicken salad. My nephew who has been doing work for mum around the place before he moves to Aussie also came along (it was his birthday last Saturday) and then with it being my birthday tomorrow, the three of us were all enjoying our combined last minute birthday lunch on the beach front!
Before we left for Mums on Wednesday, I had a phone call from Plunket reminding me that I had an appt with the Karitane nurse but I knew nothing about it whatsoever! The next appt according to the book was the 31st Jan but as we had been having feeding issues with young Rachel, we popped down to see them before going to Mums. The nurse showed me a different way of holding the bottle which assists her drinking so that has been great. Rachel was also weighed and in the last 3 weeks has gained 700gms so is now weighing in at 5.84 kilos! We are getting more and more smiles and she chats away to herself when laying on the floor playing so all going well there.
Wednesday night, there was a group of us that got together to have a toast to Jude on the first anniversary of her passing! It seems just like yesterday that we were laughing, joking, chatting and having lots of fun times together! I still can't believe its been a whole year! I talk to Rachel about her "Aunty" Jude every day and I just know that Jude is watching over us as Rachel grows.
My arm is getting a lot better - still a bit tender and warm to touch but the swelling and redness has more or less gone! Just have the black circles left on there which looks funny when I am wearing t-shirts which is all the time at the moment!
Long weekend here in Wellington this weekend due to it being anniversary day on Monday. Not a lot planned really with Steph being at his parents for at least two days helping his father (and sisters) paint the roof of their house so guess Rachel and I will just have quiet time at home. Then on Monday, some of us Wgtn chicks are getting together for lunch at Mega Mitre 10 so that will be great to catch up with them for the New Year.
Anyway, best I get moving and organise a bottle for Rachel for when she wakes (due to wake any minute). Hope you all have a good weekend and I will catch ya later
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Hi everyone
Hope you are all keeping well... just plodding on day by day here. Nothing exciting happening really - just cherishing every day I have with Rachel as the time draws closer for me to return to work! :(
We went for a walk this morning thinking that I would get out there before it got too hot but even at 10am it was hot and muggy! Worked up a great sweat! LOL
I had Rachel at the Drs yesterday as Mum suspected Rachel may have had oral thrush as she was refusing the bottle (both milk and water) and we were literally having to hold her arms down and force the bottle in to ensure she was fed! However, no sign of thrush - Dr thinks she may have had an upset tum (runny nappy) and was getting over a viral infection so we are just giving her some pamol when required. However, Dr was more concerned about the state of my arm! Long story but basically I woke up on Sunday morning with a sore elbow, over the day it got redder, hotter, more painful and bigger.... went to the chemist who sold me some antiflamatories, took one of those but by Sunday night it was getting worse so I popped up to the After Hours in Upper Hutt and the Dr there thought it wasn't infected but just a reaction to whatever it was so gave me a couple of paracetemol and a couple of steriods there and then (to save prescription costs apparently) and told me if it was no better in 24 hrs to go back there as it would be free. Anyway, my Dr saw it yesterday and was most concerned about it and didn't want me waiting another 6hrs or so for the After Hours to open so after a quick check up, she gave me a script for penecillin so am on a high dose of that for 10 days. Though at one stage last night, I was in so much pain and white as a sheet we came close to finding a babysitter so Steph could take me to the hospital but at the same time I knew we had to give the penecillin time to "kick in" so I went to bed in a lot of pain, woke at midnight and took some more drugs and then when I woke at 6am (yes Rachel slept through again - must have known her mummy was sick) I was feeling a lot better. Elbow still warm to touch and tender but HEAPS better than it was. Have to go back to my Dr tomorrow evening to get it checked out (their policy apparently) but better to be safe than sorry I guess.
Steph has taken photos of my elbow so have posted them below. The first one is the size it was at the After Hours and then the second one was the size of it at the Drs yesterday afternoon.
Anyway, that's whats been happening for me lately... but will also post a couple more photos of Rachel for you all :)
Right, time to get moving and do some tidying up before young Rachel decides its time to get up again... off to Raumati tomorrow to spend the day with mum as it is her birthday. Catch ya all later
Hope you are all keeping well... just plodding on day by day here. Nothing exciting happening really - just cherishing every day I have with Rachel as the time draws closer for me to return to work! :(
We went for a walk this morning thinking that I would get out there before it got too hot but even at 10am it was hot and muggy! Worked up a great sweat! LOL
I had Rachel at the Drs yesterday as Mum suspected Rachel may have had oral thrush as she was refusing the bottle (both milk and water) and we were literally having to hold her arms down and force the bottle in to ensure she was fed! However, no sign of thrush - Dr thinks she may have had an upset tum (runny nappy) and was getting over a viral infection so we are just giving her some pamol when required. However, Dr was more concerned about the state of my arm! Long story but basically I woke up on Sunday morning with a sore elbow, over the day it got redder, hotter, more painful and bigger.... went to the chemist who sold me some antiflamatories, took one of those but by Sunday night it was getting worse so I popped up to the After Hours in Upper Hutt and the Dr there thought it wasn't infected but just a reaction to whatever it was so gave me a couple of paracetemol and a couple of steriods there and then (to save prescription costs apparently) and told me if it was no better in 24 hrs to go back there as it would be free. Anyway, my Dr saw it yesterday and was most concerned about it and didn't want me waiting another 6hrs or so for the After Hours to open so after a quick check up, she gave me a script for penecillin so am on a high dose of that for 10 days. Though at one stage last night, I was in so much pain and white as a sheet we came close to finding a babysitter so Steph could take me to the hospital but at the same time I knew we had to give the penecillin time to "kick in" so I went to bed in a lot of pain, woke at midnight and took some more drugs and then when I woke at 6am (yes Rachel slept through again - must have known her mummy was sick) I was feeling a lot better. Elbow still warm to touch and tender but HEAPS better than it was. Have to go back to my Dr tomorrow evening to get it checked out (their policy apparently) but better to be safe than sorry I guess.
Steph has taken photos of my elbow so have posted them below. The first one is the size it was at the After Hours and then the second one was the size of it at the Drs yesterday afternoon.
Anyway, that's whats been happening for me lately... but will also post a couple more photos of Rachel for you all :)
Right, time to get moving and do some tidying up before young Rachel decides its time to get up again... off to Raumati tomorrow to spend the day with mum as it is her birthday. Catch ya all later
Friday, January 12, 2007
Hi ya
Hope it's hot enough for you all? Sure is warm enough for me thats for sure! Well I guess we can't complain since we have all been moaning about the lack of summer!
It looks Rachel is going to be like her mum in the fact that she doesn't cope well with heat and high humidity! She has been quite grizzly/scratchy over last couple of days with this heat we are experiencing at the moment with a lot of dosing off and on and snacking so to speak... We have the windows open in her room (during the day) and then one left open on security latch at nights and then today we have put a small desk top fan to circulate some air which seems to have made a bit of a difference as her room gets quite hot! But overall, she is doing great and we got some great photos of her smiling over last few days so once they are downloaded off the camera, I will then post them here.
Not a lot more happening really, had our coffee group get together on Wednesday morning and now feel a bit better about going back to work as there are 3 others that are going back in Feb as well and 2 others going back at 12mths and then 2 that are not planning on going back at all. It's amazing how fast our wee ones are growing and the difference in them all. We got a photo of all the ones that were there laying together on the floor which was so cute :)
We seem to have sort of a "routine" going at the moment for Rachel but usually as soon as I say that she throws a spanner in the work! LOL I'm sure she does it to keep me on my toes! LOL
Steph is still off work this week and is currently blobbing out as the heat has gotten to him this week I think. He water-blasted our front deck and path yesterday afternoon and boy what a difference that has made especially with the sun shining on it this morning - it was so bright to look at! LOL
It's Mums (and mine) birthay next week so Rachel and I are going to go to Mums on Wednesday (her birthday) and go out for lunch so that will be nice. Wednesday is also the 1st anniversary of my friend Jude's death so a group of us gals are getting together on Wednesday evening to have a drink and a toast to Jude and to remember the good times we all had.
Thanks for the advice on different options that are available to me re weight loss etc... I will look into them all and find something that suits me and my needs :)
Right, its too hot to keep sitting here, I might go do some water-blasting myself (back path) while Rachel is sleeping. Catch ya all later :)
Hope it's hot enough for you all? Sure is warm enough for me thats for sure! Well I guess we can't complain since we have all been moaning about the lack of summer!
It looks Rachel is going to be like her mum in the fact that she doesn't cope well with heat and high humidity! She has been quite grizzly/scratchy over last couple of days with this heat we are experiencing at the moment with a lot of dosing off and on and snacking so to speak... We have the windows open in her room (during the day) and then one left open on security latch at nights and then today we have put a small desk top fan to circulate some air which seems to have made a bit of a difference as her room gets quite hot! But overall, she is doing great and we got some great photos of her smiling over last few days so once they are downloaded off the camera, I will then post them here.
Not a lot more happening really, had our coffee group get together on Wednesday morning and now feel a bit better about going back to work as there are 3 others that are going back in Feb as well and 2 others going back at 12mths and then 2 that are not planning on going back at all. It's amazing how fast our wee ones are growing and the difference in them all. We got a photo of all the ones that were there laying together on the floor which was so cute :)
We seem to have sort of a "routine" going at the moment for Rachel but usually as soon as I say that she throws a spanner in the work! LOL I'm sure she does it to keep me on my toes! LOL
Steph is still off work this week and is currently blobbing out as the heat has gotten to him this week I think. He water-blasted our front deck and path yesterday afternoon and boy what a difference that has made especially with the sun shining on it this morning - it was so bright to look at! LOL
It's Mums (and mine) birthay next week so Rachel and I are going to go to Mums on Wednesday (her birthday) and go out for lunch so that will be nice. Wednesday is also the 1st anniversary of my friend Jude's death so a group of us gals are getting together on Wednesday evening to have a drink and a toast to Jude and to remember the good times we all had.
Thanks for the advice on different options that are available to me re weight loss etc... I will look into them all and find something that suits me and my needs :)
Right, its too hot to keep sitting here, I might go do some water-blasting myself (back path) while Rachel is sleeping. Catch ya all later :)
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Hi
I thought I would take the opportunity to do a quick update while Rachel is sleeping :)
Haven't really been up to anything that exciting in the past few days but the big news over the weekend was that Rachel decided she could sleep through the whole night! Friday night she was down in bed by 9.30pm and slept through till 6am!! And then on Saturday night she was down by 9pm and again slept through till 6am! Wooohooo!! Okay it only lasted those two nights but at least we know she can do it when she wants to! The last two nights its been back to 4am wakeup calls but at least that means she is doing between a 6-7hr stretch at a time. It's just hard going back to bed about 5am when the birds are starting to sing and its starting to get light...
Rachel has also been in cloth naps for the last 7 days!!! They have been fantastic and so easy to use now that I have my head around them. Okay I am doing a load of washing each morning (which will be changed to nights when I go back to work) but it only a few mins of the day putting the washing on and then hanging it out... we did do 3 nights in cloths as well but Steph is finding it hard to manage the cloth situation when doing the night change so we have compromised and are using cloth during the day and then disposables at night. But then on saying that once Steph goes back to work next week I will be back to doing the night feeds during the week and as I don't find them that hard to do I think I will keep her in cloth all the time and then just use the disposables on the Friday/Saturday nights when Steph is on duty so to speak :) We do have 4pkts of huggies that she will be growing out of shortly but we can either take them back to the supermarket and exchange for the next size up (always good to have a pkt or two on hand anyway for emergencies) OR I can sell them on TradeMe.
Anyway, enough of that... not a lot more happening in our lives really. We had a fantastic time in the Waiarapa with it being 28 degress!!! The weekend was pretty quiet overall which was nice. Yesterday we went and met with the Mgr of the daycare centre that Rachel will be going to - she was lovely and very easy to talk to and put our minds at ease over the few questions we had. Today, I have my friends Steff and Jo coming around for afternoon tea with their beautiful wee girls and Steff's wonderful son! :) So have just whipped up a batch of cheesy muffins - though just sampled one and they don't taste as good as usual but they are still nice. Was going to make a sweet slice as well but have run out of flour so will have the muffins and perhaps open the pkt of Mallowpuffs that are in the pantry. Then tomorrow, I have our coffee group morning tea and then in the afternoon Steph and I have an appt to update our wills and do the guardianship for Rachel etc...
Hmmm on to my weight - not looking that good at the moment :( The scales are SLOWLY creeping back up again so must nip that in the butt before they go too much higher! Can't afford WW and Barbara has wound up her business of Positively Slim. Don't want to do Sure Slim - one for the money and two for the 5hr break between meals and no snacking. Yes it might work for some (I have two friends that have lost quite a bit of weight doing Sure Slim and have kept it off) but its not my cup of tea so to speak. But like I have said in previous posts, I know what I should and shouldn't be eating... and I know exercise is vital in any weight loss programme.... sooooo I just need to eat correctly and get off my butt and I should be right. I am doing a bit of walking - perhaps I just need to pick up the pace a wee bit! :)
Right, best I get moving and do some bits and pieces around here before young Rachel decides to wake up again though at least with Steph at home, he can do feeds etc if I am wanting to get other things done.
Catch ya all later... oh I know I have been slack in acknowledging comments or questions and I do apologise for that. I often read the comment and think "I must drop so&so an email" but I often never do that. So please I am reading and taking on board comments etc and I will make the effort to acknowledge them more.
Ciao for now
I thought I would take the opportunity to do a quick update while Rachel is sleeping :)
Haven't really been up to anything that exciting in the past few days but the big news over the weekend was that Rachel decided she could sleep through the whole night! Friday night she was down in bed by 9.30pm and slept through till 6am!! And then on Saturday night she was down by 9pm and again slept through till 6am! Wooohooo!! Okay it only lasted those two nights but at least we know she can do it when she wants to! The last two nights its been back to 4am wakeup calls but at least that means she is doing between a 6-7hr stretch at a time. It's just hard going back to bed about 5am when the birds are starting to sing and its starting to get light...
Rachel has also been in cloth naps for the last 7 days!!! They have been fantastic and so easy to use now that I have my head around them. Okay I am doing a load of washing each morning (which will be changed to nights when I go back to work) but it only a few mins of the day putting the washing on and then hanging it out... we did do 3 nights in cloths as well but Steph is finding it hard to manage the cloth situation when doing the night change so we have compromised and are using cloth during the day and then disposables at night. But then on saying that once Steph goes back to work next week I will be back to doing the night feeds during the week and as I don't find them that hard to do I think I will keep her in cloth all the time and then just use the disposables on the Friday/Saturday nights when Steph is on duty so to speak :) We do have 4pkts of huggies that she will be growing out of shortly but we can either take them back to the supermarket and exchange for the next size up (always good to have a pkt or two on hand anyway for emergencies) OR I can sell them on TradeMe.
Anyway, enough of that... not a lot more happening in our lives really. We had a fantastic time in the Waiarapa with it being 28 degress!!! The weekend was pretty quiet overall which was nice. Yesterday we went and met with the Mgr of the daycare centre that Rachel will be going to - she was lovely and very easy to talk to and put our minds at ease over the few questions we had. Today, I have my friends Steff and Jo coming around for afternoon tea with their beautiful wee girls and Steff's wonderful son! :) So have just whipped up a batch of cheesy muffins - though just sampled one and they don't taste as good as usual but they are still nice. Was going to make a sweet slice as well but have run out of flour so will have the muffins and perhaps open the pkt of Mallowpuffs that are in the pantry. Then tomorrow, I have our coffee group morning tea and then in the afternoon Steph and I have an appt to update our wills and do the guardianship for Rachel etc...
Hmmm on to my weight - not looking that good at the moment :( The scales are SLOWLY creeping back up again so must nip that in the butt before they go too much higher! Can't afford WW and Barbara has wound up her business of Positively Slim. Don't want to do Sure Slim - one for the money and two for the 5hr break between meals and no snacking. Yes it might work for some (I have two friends that have lost quite a bit of weight doing Sure Slim and have kept it off) but its not my cup of tea so to speak. But like I have said in previous posts, I know what I should and shouldn't be eating... and I know exercise is vital in any weight loss programme.... sooooo I just need to eat correctly and get off my butt and I should be right. I am doing a bit of walking - perhaps I just need to pick up the pace a wee bit! :)
Right, best I get moving and do some bits and pieces around here before young Rachel decides to wake up again though at least with Steph at home, he can do feeds etc if I am wanting to get other things done.
Catch ya all later... oh I know I have been slack in acknowledging comments or questions and I do apologise for that. I often read the comment and think "I must drop so&so an email" but I often never do that. So please I am reading and taking on board comments etc and I will make the effort to acknowledge them more.
Ciao for now
Friday, January 05, 2007
Hi all
Oooops didn't realise it had been a week since I had done a proper update... thanks to you all for the lovely comments about Rachel and also her christening gown. The gown is at least 25yrs old (was given to my sister to use) and was worn by my sisters three children. I do love the two christening photos that I posted on here so just have to get the disk to a camera shop and get them printed off (as our printer isn't that great) so I can put them in to a frame.
So what have we been up to in the last week? Not a lot really - it's been great having Steph home and he still has one more week at home with us. The family are more or less gone now... just got my brother (and his family) from Melbourne to head home and they leave on Sunday. My brother from Chch has gone up north for a week or so and will pop back in here on his way home. It was really hard saying goodbye to my nieces and nephew from London on Tuesday afternoon (their father is my brother from Ireland but they live in London with their mum) - it had been 6 years since I had seen them and it could be that long before I see them again! The only reason they live in London is that their mum is a pom and when the relationship with my brother ended, she met another pom and moved back "home" and not long afer my brother followed so he could still have regular access to the kids and has since met and married an Irish woman.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent there - sorry about that. So apart from that trip to the airport we have done sweet bugger all really. Days at home, going for a walk or two as a family which has been great. We are heading over the hill to Masterton today to spend the afternoon with my sister and my brother from Melbourne as they are over there today as well. This will be our goodbye to the ones from Melbourne but because we see them fairly "reguarly" it won't be as sad but as always I do wish my family all lived in NZ but thats not the case. So once Rachel wakes up, has a feed and nappy change, we will hit the road, have some lunch, do a bit of shopping over there and then head to my sisters for a BBQ tea and at least with it being at my sisters place we can rely on having tea at a reasonable hour as all my brothers tend to eat late at night (i.e. having dinner about 8.30pm or so).
Rachel is now 2mths old (and 2 days)! Can't belive that the time has gone so fast and it is really sad to think that I have to head back to work next month!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! But unless that ever eluding lotto win comes our way in the next 5 weeks then yes it is back to work for me. Will sit down in the next few days and redo our budget and all going well I will be able to go back part time which will make me slightly happier. The Mgr from the daycare centre we have booked Rachel into rung me yesterday to have a chat so Rachel and I are going down there to see her on Monday.
I have won two battles so to speak today... the first one being not getting Rachel up when she wouldn't go to sleep at midnight - I just stood beside her rubbing her side (as she sleeps on her side in a safety wedge for reflux purposes), playing her musical butterfly and using the famous "shhhhhhhhh" and although it took about 12mins she did go to sleep and stayed down till just after 5am and even then she really only woke due to a stomach ache as we are having a few constipation problems at the moment. And the 2nd battle was that I put her down awake (rather than rocking her to sleep) at 8.30am and it is now 10.45am and she is still "out to it"! I know that both of these could be a fluke but definitely gives me the motivation to continue both of these battles to prepare her for when she goes into care. Now, we just have to get into some sort of routine... nothing strict - but something that resembles a routine would be great! But the Mgr of the daycare said she would help me with that when we see her on Monday.
Anyway, enough rambling from me - best I go make sure I have got everything packed for Rachel before she wakes up... hope you are all having a fantastic holiday season and that those on holiday are enjoying themselves :)
Oooops didn't realise it had been a week since I had done a proper update... thanks to you all for the lovely comments about Rachel and also her christening gown. The gown is at least 25yrs old (was given to my sister to use) and was worn by my sisters three children. I do love the two christening photos that I posted on here so just have to get the disk to a camera shop and get them printed off (as our printer isn't that great) so I can put them in to a frame.
So what have we been up to in the last week? Not a lot really - it's been great having Steph home and he still has one more week at home with us. The family are more or less gone now... just got my brother (and his family) from Melbourne to head home and they leave on Sunday. My brother from Chch has gone up north for a week or so and will pop back in here on his way home. It was really hard saying goodbye to my nieces and nephew from London on Tuesday afternoon (their father is my brother from Ireland but they live in London with their mum) - it had been 6 years since I had seen them and it could be that long before I see them again! The only reason they live in London is that their mum is a pom and when the relationship with my brother ended, she met another pom and moved back "home" and not long afer my brother followed so he could still have regular access to the kids and has since met and married an Irish woman.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent there - sorry about that. So apart from that trip to the airport we have done sweet bugger all really. Days at home, going for a walk or two as a family which has been great. We are heading over the hill to Masterton today to spend the afternoon with my sister and my brother from Melbourne as they are over there today as well. This will be our goodbye to the ones from Melbourne but because we see them fairly "reguarly" it won't be as sad but as always I do wish my family all lived in NZ but thats not the case. So once Rachel wakes up, has a feed and nappy change, we will hit the road, have some lunch, do a bit of shopping over there and then head to my sisters for a BBQ tea and at least with it being at my sisters place we can rely on having tea at a reasonable hour as all my brothers tend to eat late at night (i.e. having dinner about 8.30pm or so).
Rachel is now 2mths old (and 2 days)! Can't belive that the time has gone so fast and it is really sad to think that I have to head back to work next month!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! But unless that ever eluding lotto win comes our way in the next 5 weeks then yes it is back to work for me. Will sit down in the next few days and redo our budget and all going well I will be able to go back part time which will make me slightly happier. The Mgr from the daycare centre we have booked Rachel into rung me yesterday to have a chat so Rachel and I are going down there to see her on Monday.
I have won two battles so to speak today... the first one being not getting Rachel up when she wouldn't go to sleep at midnight - I just stood beside her rubbing her side (as she sleeps on her side in a safety wedge for reflux purposes), playing her musical butterfly and using the famous "shhhhhhhhh" and although it took about 12mins she did go to sleep and stayed down till just after 5am and even then she really only woke due to a stomach ache as we are having a few constipation problems at the moment. And the 2nd battle was that I put her down awake (rather than rocking her to sleep) at 8.30am and it is now 10.45am and she is still "out to it"! I know that both of these could be a fluke but definitely gives me the motivation to continue both of these battles to prepare her for when she goes into care. Now, we just have to get into some sort of routine... nothing strict - but something that resembles a routine would be great! But the Mgr of the daycare said she would help me with that when we see her on Monday.
Anyway, enough rambling from me - best I go make sure I have got everything packed for Rachel before she wakes up... hope you are all having a fantastic holiday season and that those on holiday are enjoying themselves :)
Monday, January 01, 2007
Photo Post
With Dad on Christmas Day
Uncle David keeping me happy
The whole family (minus me cause I was sleeping and my cousin Michelle who is in Ireland)
Me with my new bear that mums friend Gerry sent to me
With mum after my christening
Sleeping through the christening
Uncle David keeping me happy
The whole family (minus me cause I was sleeping and my cousin Michelle who is in Ireland)
Me with my new bear that mums friend Gerry sent to me
With mum after my christening
Sleeping through the christening
Saturday, December 30, 2006
2006 is almost over...
Hi everyone,
Long time no talk... things have been pretty full on here with all my family in town. Things sure have been full on but so much fun too!!!
We had Rachels christening today - all went well and we were lucky enough that the rain held off for most of the day so the kids were able to play outside at our place afterwards (and we do only have a small house with all of the above ppl there as well as Steph's family and a few friends). Rachel was well behaved and didn't even cry when the water was poured over her head - thats my girl! :) She only started crying at the end when all the photos were being taken - damn paparazi! LOL Will post a photo of her in her gown (that is at least 25 years old) once I get hold of one - none taken on our camera - but no doubt the bros will send them through once they are downloaded off their cameras.
I have had a few glasses of bubbly today and feel quite light headed and funny now... so Steph is looking after Rachel this evening! Think I may even head to bed soonish and let Steph settle her etc... and then I will do the night feed.
We are going to spend New Years with the family (of course) before they start heading back to their respective countries and homes so no doubt it will be rowdy but lots of fun! But bags not drinking! LOL We are spending the night there so neither of us have to drive home again.
2006 sure has been an eventful year for us starting off with the sad death of our very special friend Jude on my Mums birthday and her funeral on my birthday. Then getting pregnant the following month... so of course that led to the next 9mths being pregnant and reaching each milestone after the two miscarriages in 2005. Throughout the year there have been a number of blogger babies arrive and as much as I think I can name them all I would hate to leave any one out :) Then of course there was the arrival of Rachel Judith 8 weeks ago and boy has our life changed since then! LOL
May 2007 bring us all many joys and celebrations and may we all acheive what we set out to acheive. For me it will be returning to work and managing to be a mum at the same time and to start work on slowly getting rid of my excess weight that I am still carrying. I am still about 9 kilos heavier than I was pre pregnancy so need to get some of my good habits back again before I lose them totally! :) I am walking quite a bit though - would LOVE to get back to the gym but the $$$ just don't allow me to so might have to take Sue up on her offer of doing me a home programme :)
I doubt I will post again before heading to Mums tomorrow so I would like to wish you all and your loved ones a Happy and Safe New Year. Talk to you all next year :)
Bye for now...
Long time no talk... things have been pretty full on here with all my family in town. Things sure have been full on but so much fun too!!!
We had Rachels christening today - all went well and we were lucky enough that the rain held off for most of the day so the kids were able to play outside at our place afterwards (and we do only have a small house with all of the above ppl there as well as Steph's family and a few friends). Rachel was well behaved and didn't even cry when the water was poured over her head - thats my girl! :) She only started crying at the end when all the photos were being taken - damn paparazi! LOL Will post a photo of her in her gown (that is at least 25 years old) once I get hold of one - none taken on our camera - but no doubt the bros will send them through once they are downloaded off their cameras.
I have had a few glasses of bubbly today and feel quite light headed and funny now... so Steph is looking after Rachel this evening! Think I may even head to bed soonish and let Steph settle her etc... and then I will do the night feed.
We are going to spend New Years with the family (of course) before they start heading back to their respective countries and homes so no doubt it will be rowdy but lots of fun! But bags not drinking! LOL We are spending the night there so neither of us have to drive home again.
2006 sure has been an eventful year for us starting off with the sad death of our very special friend Jude on my Mums birthday and her funeral on my birthday. Then getting pregnant the following month... so of course that led to the next 9mths being pregnant and reaching each milestone after the two miscarriages in 2005. Throughout the year there have been a number of blogger babies arrive and as much as I think I can name them all I would hate to leave any one out :) Then of course there was the arrival of Rachel Judith 8 weeks ago and boy has our life changed since then! LOL
May 2007 bring us all many joys and celebrations and may we all acheive what we set out to acheive. For me it will be returning to work and managing to be a mum at the same time and to start work on slowly getting rid of my excess weight that I am still carrying. I am still about 9 kilos heavier than I was pre pregnancy so need to get some of my good habits back again before I lose them totally! :) I am walking quite a bit though - would LOVE to get back to the gym but the $$$ just don't allow me to so might have to take Sue up on her offer of doing me a home programme :)
I doubt I will post again before heading to Mums tomorrow so I would like to wish you all and your loved ones a Happy and Safe New Year. Talk to you all next year :)
Bye for now...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Firstly - I do hope you all had a very merry Christmas with your family and friends. And that Santa bought you what you had wished/asked for :)
We had a lovely first Christmas as parents with Rachel being very spoilt indeed! My only regret from Christmas Day is that we didn't manage to get an "Offical" photo of the three of us celebrating christmas or even an "offical" photo of Rachel in her beautiful dress! And then when we had the offical family photos later in the day (all 29 of us), Rachel was fast asleep and having spent almost 2hrs to calm and settle one very over tired little girl there was no way I was going to wake her so she missed out on being in those photos too! :(
But apart from the photo situation - we had an awesome time spending two great days with my crazy family! It was a very noisey, overwhelming day for the kids but so much fun was had by all. We hit the road to mums about 8am and had a bbq bubbly breakfast there before heading to the house where one of my brothers was staying (as it was bigger than mums) for the present opening and lunch etc... Present opening was diablocial but so much fun and laughter was had by all! I loved opening all of Rachels presents and she sure got some great books and clothes and toys! I also enjoyed the bubbly, the bourbon and the baileys that I drunk throughout the day and night (not altogether)! :)
We had a very unsettled night with Rachel though depsite having her basinett with us etc she was waking every 2/3 hrs for a small feed and cuddles! And the house we were staying in was a 3 story house so I did keep fit going up and down to the kitchen etc...
Boxing Day started off as a very laid back, relaxed quiet day before we all met at Waikanae (at another brothers house that he was staying in) as the house there was only 100 meters from the beach. So a family game of cricket was held while I went for a lovely but very refreshing walk along the beach with Rachel in the pram. We were initially going to spend aother night up there but decided that it would be better for us all if Rachel had a good night in her own surroundings. She had a good sleep which of course meant we had a good sleep as well.
Today has been a very quiet one here with Rachel doing lots of sleeping and feeding (perhaps another growth spurt) which is great. Just a pity the weather isn't the best. We had our visit from Plunket and in the 12 days since the last visit Rachel has gained approx 1 1/2 pounds so is now weighing in at 11lb 5ozs! But just as I had undressed Rachel for the nurse to weigh her and had picked her up to put her on the scales she pee'd everywhere - all over me, her playmat, her clothes and the floor!!! LOL
Tomorrow, we are heading up to Mums to spend the day up there... Friday we are having another day at home with some friends visiting us. Then on Saturday we have Rachels christening so have a bit of baking/cooking to do for that and a house to tidy and fingers crossed it will be fine for the afternoon tea afterwards otherwise we will be all squashed in here like sardines! LOL Might spend New Years Eve up at Mums depending on other invites etc...
Anyway, best I stop rambling and get moving... hope you are all enjoying the break. Catch ya all later
We had a lovely first Christmas as parents with Rachel being very spoilt indeed! My only regret from Christmas Day is that we didn't manage to get an "Offical" photo of the three of us celebrating christmas or even an "offical" photo of Rachel in her beautiful dress! And then when we had the offical family photos later in the day (all 29 of us), Rachel was fast asleep and having spent almost 2hrs to calm and settle one very over tired little girl there was no way I was going to wake her so she missed out on being in those photos too! :(
But apart from the photo situation - we had an awesome time spending two great days with my crazy family! It was a very noisey, overwhelming day for the kids but so much fun was had by all. We hit the road to mums about 8am and had a bbq bubbly breakfast there before heading to the house where one of my brothers was staying (as it was bigger than mums) for the present opening and lunch etc... Present opening was diablocial but so much fun and laughter was had by all! I loved opening all of Rachels presents and she sure got some great books and clothes and toys! I also enjoyed the bubbly, the bourbon and the baileys that I drunk throughout the day and night (not altogether)! :)
We had a very unsettled night with Rachel though depsite having her basinett with us etc she was waking every 2/3 hrs for a small feed and cuddles! And the house we were staying in was a 3 story house so I did keep fit going up and down to the kitchen etc...
Boxing Day started off as a very laid back, relaxed quiet day before we all met at Waikanae (at another brothers house that he was staying in) as the house there was only 100 meters from the beach. So a family game of cricket was held while I went for a lovely but very refreshing walk along the beach with Rachel in the pram. We were initially going to spend aother night up there but decided that it would be better for us all if Rachel had a good night in her own surroundings. She had a good sleep which of course meant we had a good sleep as well.
Today has been a very quiet one here with Rachel doing lots of sleeping and feeding (perhaps another growth spurt) which is great. Just a pity the weather isn't the best. We had our visit from Plunket and in the 12 days since the last visit Rachel has gained approx 1 1/2 pounds so is now weighing in at 11lb 5ozs! But just as I had undressed Rachel for the nurse to weigh her and had picked her up to put her on the scales she pee'd everywhere - all over me, her playmat, her clothes and the floor!!! LOL
Tomorrow, we are heading up to Mums to spend the day up there... Friday we are having another day at home with some friends visiting us. Then on Saturday we have Rachels christening so have a bit of baking/cooking to do for that and a house to tidy and fingers crossed it will be fine for the afternoon tea afterwards otherwise we will be all squashed in here like sardines! LOL Might spend New Years Eve up at Mums depending on other invites etc...
Anyway, best I stop rambling and get moving... hope you are all enjoying the break. Catch ya all later
Friday, December 22, 2006
Am still here...
Hi all
Yeap I am still here - just had rather a busy week and seem to run out of either time or energy to do a post so thought I would do a quick one while I had the time (i.e. Rachel is sleeping ) and the energy (i.e. can't be bothered doing the housework).
All Christmas cards have been done and posted... all Christmas presents have been bought, wrapped and are under the tree! Oh just got Stephs and mine joint present (the microwave) to get but thought we would wait until the New Year sales so we can get a better one at a cheaper price! :)
Am having a day at home today to give Rachel the chance to actually have a decent day sleep in her own bed rather than the carseat or pram! Might go for a walk later on but will see how we are going. Am waiting for the Midwife to ring me back as I have her present here for her but I am having difficulty in getting her to return my calls (she uses a pager system) and I think that is because she told me she doesn't want a gift and that seeing Rachel (and any of her babes) born and healthy is the best gift of all! Might have to end up dropping the present and card off to the hospital and leaving it at the delivery suite office so she can just get it next time she is there.
We are still having problems with Rachel in the evenings and last night we gave her the first dose of Infant Gaviscon which seemed to work wonders for her and gave us some peace and quiet for a while too. So between the Gaviscon, Gripe Water and the Naturopharm Spray Rachel seems to be doing well - we write down all the feeds she has and how much she takes (more for me and my lack of memory) so we just note beside the feed if we give her anything extra (ie spray) as obviously we can't give her everything each feed!! She is really loving her baths these days as well and is well and truely out of the baby bath and is in the big bath! Must admit I did prefer the baby bath (as it was part of the change table and at a good height) so might start actually having baths with her in the evenings and then Steph can dress her etc while I dry and get dressed myself.
Not too much else to say really - the family are almost all in NZ now. Baby brother is on the plane from Sydney as I type this and they get to Wgtn at 3pm. Then my sister comes down tomorrow some time... I REALLY want to head up to Mums tomorrow to see everyone prior to Monday but Steph doesn't seem to think we will have time but if I get off my butt and get some housework done today then we can do the groceries this afternoon when Steph gets home and whoaloa we can go to Mums tomorrow! LOL
So best I get moving and perhaps do the vacuming etc... and as this will probably be my last post before Christmas Day (but will post in between Christmas and New Year) I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and I hope you and your families have a wonderful day!
Ciao for now
Yeap I am still here - just had rather a busy week and seem to run out of either time or energy to do a post so thought I would do a quick one while I had the time (i.e. Rachel is sleeping ) and the energy (i.e. can't be bothered doing the housework).
All Christmas cards have been done and posted... all Christmas presents have been bought, wrapped and are under the tree! Oh just got Stephs and mine joint present (the microwave) to get but thought we would wait until the New Year sales so we can get a better one at a cheaper price! :)
Am having a day at home today to give Rachel the chance to actually have a decent day sleep in her own bed rather than the carseat or pram! Might go for a walk later on but will see how we are going. Am waiting for the Midwife to ring me back as I have her present here for her but I am having difficulty in getting her to return my calls (she uses a pager system) and I think that is because she told me she doesn't want a gift and that seeing Rachel (and any of her babes) born and healthy is the best gift of all! Might have to end up dropping the present and card off to the hospital and leaving it at the delivery suite office so she can just get it next time she is there.
We are still having problems with Rachel in the evenings and last night we gave her the first dose of Infant Gaviscon which seemed to work wonders for her and gave us some peace and quiet for a while too. So between the Gaviscon, Gripe Water and the Naturopharm Spray Rachel seems to be doing well - we write down all the feeds she has and how much she takes (more for me and my lack of memory) so we just note beside the feed if we give her anything extra (ie spray) as obviously we can't give her everything each feed!! She is really loving her baths these days as well and is well and truely out of the baby bath and is in the big bath! Must admit I did prefer the baby bath (as it was part of the change table and at a good height) so might start actually having baths with her in the evenings and then Steph can dress her etc while I dry and get dressed myself.
Not too much else to say really - the family are almost all in NZ now. Baby brother is on the plane from Sydney as I type this and they get to Wgtn at 3pm. Then my sister comes down tomorrow some time... I REALLY want to head up to Mums tomorrow to see everyone prior to Monday but Steph doesn't seem to think we will have time but if I get off my butt and get some housework done today then we can do the groceries this afternoon when Steph gets home and whoaloa we can go to Mums tomorrow! LOL
So best I get moving and perhaps do the vacuming etc... and as this will probably be my last post before Christmas Day (but will post in between Christmas and New Year) I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and I hope you and your families have a wonderful day!
Ciao for now
Monday, December 18, 2006
7 more sleeps...
OMG - only 7 more sleeps until Santa comes and visits us all!! Wow where has the year gone??? 2006 has certainly been an eventful year for Steph and I but I will do a more philisophical post on that subject closer to the end of the year :)
Back to the weekend - what did we get up to?? Saturday we had Rachels 6 weeks jabs with the nurse. I had heard how painful it was for the mums to watch this but like childbirth you can't appreciate how hard it is until you go through it yourself! The look on her face when those needles went in to her legs - OMG I was in tears as well!!! Rachel hasn't had any major reaction to them - only being clingy and grizzly which we were able to deal with.
Sunday we headed to Mums for lunch and to catch up with my brother from Ireland and his kids. It has been 4 years since I had seen Phil but 6 years since I had seen the kids! They sure have grown and the girls just loved cooing over Rachel and were wanting to hold her etc! Though now Alex is 17 and Olivia is 11 - they were very confident in holding her etc... the only thing that they didn't want to do is change Rachels naps! LOL I wonder why??? LOL
The last 4 nights we have had 2 hours of crying/screaming - no set time as such but it just seems to be after she has had her evening bottle and just doesn't want to settle. Rachel is currently sleeping and due to wake shortly so fingers crossed this evening isn't another one of those nights. I guess the biggest challenge of being a mummy is the unpredicatableness of each day as I am generally a routine type of gal! LOL
Oh I managed to finish my christmas cards today while Steph fed Rachel so tomorrow I will get them posted off (and hand delivered for those local ones). Still got a few thank you cards to do though but I really wanted the Christmas ones out this week! Now I can start thinking of wrapping the pressies! :) Oh I finished our Christmas shopping last night - oh well more or less - just have a present to buy for Rachel to give her daddy! Since our budget is tight this year, Steph and I are just going to buy ourselves a new microwave as our combined Christmas present. Our current one was initially my parents, then my sister had it for a while, then my brother and now me so I have worked out it is approx 9 years old at least! And with using it so often these days for sterlising Rachel's bottles etc we decided we really do need a decent one and I have noticed when our current one is on 50% power that it is not working as well as it used to.
Oh tomorrow I have an interview with a local employment agency to get on their books so am dropping Rachel off to Steph's SIL and she will look after her for me :) The other two agencies have said they will contact me in the New Year to meet up and to register etc...
Anyway, time for me to keep moving and to fold the washing while Rachel is still sleeping... catch ya all later.
Back to the weekend - what did we get up to?? Saturday we had Rachels 6 weeks jabs with the nurse. I had heard how painful it was for the mums to watch this but like childbirth you can't appreciate how hard it is until you go through it yourself! The look on her face when those needles went in to her legs - OMG I was in tears as well!!! Rachel hasn't had any major reaction to them - only being clingy and grizzly which we were able to deal with.
Sunday we headed to Mums for lunch and to catch up with my brother from Ireland and his kids. It has been 4 years since I had seen Phil but 6 years since I had seen the kids! They sure have grown and the girls just loved cooing over Rachel and were wanting to hold her etc! Though now Alex is 17 and Olivia is 11 - they were very confident in holding her etc... the only thing that they didn't want to do is change Rachels naps! LOL I wonder why??? LOL
The last 4 nights we have had 2 hours of crying/screaming - no set time as such but it just seems to be after she has had her evening bottle and just doesn't want to settle. Rachel is currently sleeping and due to wake shortly so fingers crossed this evening isn't another one of those nights. I guess the biggest challenge of being a mummy is the unpredicatableness of each day as I am generally a routine type of gal! LOL
Oh I managed to finish my christmas cards today while Steph fed Rachel so tomorrow I will get them posted off (and hand delivered for those local ones). Still got a few thank you cards to do though but I really wanted the Christmas ones out this week! Now I can start thinking of wrapping the pressies! :) Oh I finished our Christmas shopping last night - oh well more or less - just have a present to buy for Rachel to give her daddy! Since our budget is tight this year, Steph and I are just going to buy ourselves a new microwave as our combined Christmas present. Our current one was initially my parents, then my sister had it for a while, then my brother and now me so I have worked out it is approx 9 years old at least! And with using it so often these days for sterlising Rachel's bottles etc we decided we really do need a decent one and I have noticed when our current one is on 50% power that it is not working as well as it used to.
Oh tomorrow I have an interview with a local employment agency to get on their books so am dropping Rachel off to Steph's SIL and she will look after her for me :) The other two agencies have said they will contact me in the New Year to meet up and to register etc...
Anyway, time for me to keep moving and to fold the washing while Rachel is still sleeping... catch ya all later.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Hi all
Wow a whole week of great weather! Does this mean summer is really upon us this time??? Hasn't it been fantastic? I am just loving every day being able to have the lounge doors wide open and washing on the line and walking when I have the energy/time... Lets hope this continues :)
So what have we been up to the last couple of days? Not a lot really... Wednesday was a day at home (apart from a 45min trip to the supermarket). Rachel was pretty upset on Wednesday afternoon and Janene thanks for your tips - she does have her basinett raised at the head end and was ready to change formulas but am sticking with what we have now after talking to the Drs (more on that in a moment).
Yesterday, we had her Dr's appt for her 6 week check up and immunisation shots... so afer rushing to get the Drs on time (why the hell was I rushing I don't know) and ended up having a 40min wait before we got to see her (that was the longest wait I have ever had to see her). Gillian is really pleased with Rachel and her progress and reminded me not to listen to coffee group "comparisons" i.e. "J" is doing this and "C" is doing this etc... as every child is different and develops at their own pace! My mum reminded me that I didn't walk until I was 17mths old and didn't even talk properly until I was 5yrs old (and haven't stopped since LOL)! Anyway, we then went to the nurses room to get told that they had run out of one of the vacines so I could either let Rachel have two now and come back next week for the other one OR I could come back for them all next week which doesn't really suit us... so they have fitted us in tomorrow (Saturday) which is great as that means Steph will be able to be there too.
After the Dr's, we dropped a couple of pkts of nappies (that don't suit Rachels size) off to a friend of mine who is pregnant with her 2nd child and then just came home and blobbed. Rachel was brilliant initially but then when she woke at 6pm, she woke grizzly and just cried and cried and screamed and screamed some more! Steph did everything he could for her while I cooked tea and then ate mine... and then when Steph was eating his I thought right I would take her for a walk to calm her down but nope that didn't work either as she just cried and screamed the whole 35 odd mins I was out (and rolling my ankle while I was out certainly didn't help me)... but as soon as we got home and I got her out of the pram there was instant silence and sleep for a wee while before taking 60mls and then crashing for 6hrs!
Today, she has been absoutely brilliant - in fact too good if you ask me with the amount of sleeping she is doing... does the heat make them sleep more? Looks like I will have to wake her shortly as I am not letting her sleep for longer than 3hrs at a time during the day to try to encourage "short" sleeps during the day and "long" sleeps at night time - sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. Not everyone agrees with waking them but it is something that we are trialling to try to get her day vs night sorted.
We have also decided to get Rachel christened so I am trying to organise that for while all my famiy are here (probably the weekend between Christmas and New Year all going well). I have asked a great friend of mine and her partner to be godparents so am just waiting confirmation (once she has checked with him) of that :) And oh also waiting to hear back from the local priest - seems to be a hard man to track down! :) Can't see it being a small affair either not with 29 of my family there and then Steph's family and a few close friends! Fingers crossed it is a nice day so people can be outside as well otherwise it will be a TIGHT squeeze inside!
Anyway, best I get moving and organise a bottle for Rachel so I can slowly start to wake her up... might have a BBQ for tea tonight if we get the energy otherwise it may end up being takeaways.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will catch ya all later :)
Wow a whole week of great weather! Does this mean summer is really upon us this time??? Hasn't it been fantastic? I am just loving every day being able to have the lounge doors wide open and washing on the line and walking when I have the energy/time... Lets hope this continues :)
So what have we been up to the last couple of days? Not a lot really... Wednesday was a day at home (apart from a 45min trip to the supermarket). Rachel was pretty upset on Wednesday afternoon and Janene thanks for your tips - she does have her basinett raised at the head end and was ready to change formulas but am sticking with what we have now after talking to the Drs (more on that in a moment).
Yesterday, we had her Dr's appt for her 6 week check up and immunisation shots... so afer rushing to get the Drs on time (why the hell was I rushing I don't know) and ended up having a 40min wait before we got to see her (that was the longest wait I have ever had to see her). Gillian is really pleased with Rachel and her progress and reminded me not to listen to coffee group "comparisons" i.e. "J" is doing this and "C" is doing this etc... as every child is different and develops at their own pace! My mum reminded me that I didn't walk until I was 17mths old and didn't even talk properly until I was 5yrs old (and haven't stopped since LOL)! Anyway, we then went to the nurses room to get told that they had run out of one of the vacines so I could either let Rachel have two now and come back next week for the other one OR I could come back for them all next week which doesn't really suit us... so they have fitted us in tomorrow (Saturday) which is great as that means Steph will be able to be there too.
After the Dr's, we dropped a couple of pkts of nappies (that don't suit Rachels size) off to a friend of mine who is pregnant with her 2nd child and then just came home and blobbed. Rachel was brilliant initially but then when she woke at 6pm, she woke grizzly and just cried and cried and screamed and screamed some more! Steph did everything he could for her while I cooked tea and then ate mine... and then when Steph was eating his I thought right I would take her for a walk to calm her down but nope that didn't work either as she just cried and screamed the whole 35 odd mins I was out (and rolling my ankle while I was out certainly didn't help me)... but as soon as we got home and I got her out of the pram there was instant silence and sleep for a wee while before taking 60mls and then crashing for 6hrs!
Today, she has been absoutely brilliant - in fact too good if you ask me with the amount of sleeping she is doing... does the heat make them sleep more? Looks like I will have to wake her shortly as I am not letting her sleep for longer than 3hrs at a time during the day to try to encourage "short" sleeps during the day and "long" sleeps at night time - sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. Not everyone agrees with waking them but it is something that we are trialling to try to get her day vs night sorted.
We have also decided to get Rachel christened so I am trying to organise that for while all my famiy are here (probably the weekend between Christmas and New Year all going well). I have asked a great friend of mine and her partner to be godparents so am just waiting confirmation (once she has checked with him) of that :) And oh also waiting to hear back from the local priest - seems to be a hard man to track down! :) Can't see it being a small affair either not with 29 of my family there and then Steph's family and a few close friends! Fingers crossed it is a nice day so people can be outside as well otherwise it will be a TIGHT squeeze inside!
Anyway, best I get moving and organise a bottle for Rachel so I can slowly start to wake her up... might have a BBQ for tea tonight if we get the energy otherwise it may end up being takeaways.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will catch ya all later :)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wow 3 nice days in a row! That must be some sort of miracle given the weather we have been having lately!!! Okay it was drizzling this morning but now the sun is shining and it is really quite warm! Just wish it would stay like this but I don't think it is supposed to with it turnin yucky again just in time for the weekend!
So whats been happening here... bugger all really! After Monday nights post of debating when to go to bed - I went to bed @ 9.3pm thinking that Rachel would wake about 11ish but I was so shocked when I looked at the clock when she woke me up to see it was in fact 2.45am!!!! OMG she slept for 7 hrs!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!! And then to make that feed even better she was back down in bed just after 3.15am so only up for about 35mins! That is another great achievement for both of us! And then yesterday she was brilliant sleeping for long periods and being the "perfect angel"! Guess it was too good to be true and to last for to long... last night she was a bit of rat bag not wanting to settle and then only sleeping for 4hrs (which I guess for a 6wk old is not to bad). But this afternoon she has only gotten worse getting grizzly and not settling... so am glad I have the Drs in the morning so we can discuss the reflux issue (constipation not a problem anymore).
Right have now tried for the third time since 12pm to put her down to sleep so fingers crossed she stays asleep for at least an hour prefably two hours!
Not too much more happening really - still no christmas tree up or no christmas (and thank you) cards done... have got the cards out - just have to write them up now! And I think I have talked Steph into getting a "real" tree this year - have seen some great ones (that come with bucket and all) at Mitre 10 so I think we will get one of those but talk about major discussions on where the tree will go in our small lounge (either fake or real) but have finally sussed it out!
On Sunday, we have my brother from Ireland and his kids (who live in London with their mum) arriving so we are heading to Mums to spend the afternoon with them. Then on Monday my brother and nephew from Christchurch arrive... then on Friday my two brothers and their families from Melbourne and Sydney arrive... then Saturday my sister, her partner and his girls come over from Masterton... then Sunday my brother from Ireland partner arrives as does my brother from Christchurch partner and their daughter... so next week is pretty full on and all up on Christmas Day there will be 29 of us celebrating Christmas together! OMG just had a thought - if we all head to mass together - what a sight that will be! LOL This will be the first time since my first wedding in 1997 that all of us (including partners and children) will be together!!! The six of us were together not long before Dad passed away 4 years ago but majority of partners weren't able to make it then. Oh there will be one niece missing and that is my sisters youngest who is over in Ireland on her OE. I am so looking forward to Christmas and seeing everyone again but boy there are family arguements starting already and the boys aren't even in the damn country! Mum sent them an email telling them to sort their shit out before they come over or not to bother coming at all! That worked wonders! LOL
Oh I sent my CV off to a few employment agencies (shhhhhhhhh don't tell my boss) in the Hutt Valley today to see if there are any jobs going out this way to save me 2 hours commuting each day when I return to work! It would mean a decrease in pay but thats fine with me - we know how much I need to bring in for us to survive and to pay the bills! Would love to stick with Payroll but there aren't many payroll jobs in the Hutt Valley so will probably end up doing some admin/office work which suits me just fine. But on saying that I am not holding my breath on getting a job out here but unless you try you never know what is going...
Anyway, I might go lay down while Rachel is sleeping (for how long is the $64 millon question) and read my book...
Catch ya all later
So whats been happening here... bugger all really! After Monday nights post of debating when to go to bed - I went to bed @ 9.3pm thinking that Rachel would wake about 11ish but I was so shocked when I looked at the clock when she woke me up to see it was in fact 2.45am!!!! OMG she slept for 7 hrs!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!! And then to make that feed even better she was back down in bed just after 3.15am so only up for about 35mins! That is another great achievement for both of us! And then yesterday she was brilliant sleeping for long periods and being the "perfect angel"! Guess it was too good to be true and to last for to long... last night she was a bit of rat bag not wanting to settle and then only sleeping for 4hrs (which I guess for a 6wk old is not to bad). But this afternoon she has only gotten worse getting grizzly and not settling... so am glad I have the Drs in the morning so we can discuss the reflux issue (constipation not a problem anymore).
Right have now tried for the third time since 12pm to put her down to sleep so fingers crossed she stays asleep for at least an hour prefably two hours!
Not too much more happening really - still no christmas tree up or no christmas (and thank you) cards done... have got the cards out - just have to write them up now! And I think I have talked Steph into getting a "real" tree this year - have seen some great ones (that come with bucket and all) at Mitre 10 so I think we will get one of those but talk about major discussions on where the tree will go in our small lounge (either fake or real) but have finally sussed it out!
On Sunday, we have my brother from Ireland and his kids (who live in London with their mum) arriving so we are heading to Mums to spend the afternoon with them. Then on Monday my brother and nephew from Christchurch arrive... then on Friday my two brothers and their families from Melbourne and Sydney arrive... then Saturday my sister, her partner and his girls come over from Masterton... then Sunday my brother from Ireland partner arrives as does my brother from Christchurch partner and their daughter... so next week is pretty full on and all up on Christmas Day there will be 29 of us celebrating Christmas together! OMG just had a thought - if we all head to mass together - what a sight that will be! LOL This will be the first time since my first wedding in 1997 that all of us (including partners and children) will be together!!! The six of us were together not long before Dad passed away 4 years ago but majority of partners weren't able to make it then. Oh there will be one niece missing and that is my sisters youngest who is over in Ireland on her OE. I am so looking forward to Christmas and seeing everyone again but boy there are family arguements starting already and the boys aren't even in the damn country! Mum sent them an email telling them to sort their shit out before they come over or not to bother coming at all! That worked wonders! LOL
Oh I sent my CV off to a few employment agencies (shhhhhhhhh don't tell my boss) in the Hutt Valley today to see if there are any jobs going out this way to save me 2 hours commuting each day when I return to work! It would mean a decrease in pay but thats fine with me - we know how much I need to bring in for us to survive and to pay the bills! Would love to stick with Payroll but there aren't many payroll jobs in the Hutt Valley so will probably end up doing some admin/office work which suits me just fine. But on saying that I am not holding my breath on getting a job out here but unless you try you never know what is going...
Anyway, I might go lay down while Rachel is sleeping (for how long is the $64 millon question) and read my book...
Catch ya all later
Monday, December 11, 2006
Hi ya
Just thought I would do a quick update after our first visit to Plunket today... got a phonecall from them early this morning to see if I could see them today and as I was already going out to "Baby and Me" class I said I would pop in there on the way home. Rachel is doing really well and has gained 560gms in 10 days and is now weighing 4.480gms (9lbs 14oz) so plunket nurse was really happy with that. The nurse did a through check and is happy with everything :)
We have also made an appt with the Dr for Thursday morning to have Rachels 6 week check up (OMG she will be 6 weeks on Thursday!!!) and her immunisation shots so will also discuss the reflux issue with her then. Speaking of the reflux - she hasn't been to bad today (touch wood) and she's definitely not constipated today!!! LOL Have been trialling a Natropharm Digest-Med spray for the last 3 days and it seems ok at the moment though she certainly doesn't like the taste of it when I spray it in her mouth.
I have also bought a safety wedge for her today on advice of other mums who have reflux babies - as it keeps them on their side which makes them a lot more comfortable (if they are on their back the acid comes back up). So far she has been down for just over an hour which at this time of the night is brilliant for us! But now we have the decision to make of do I go to bed and hope that she sleeps till about midnight or knowing my luck will she wake up just as I have gone to sleep... OR do I wait up and wait up and wait up and she keeps on sleeping... LOL Oh I do hate these decisions one has to make at times! LOL
Anyway, enough blabbering from me - hope I haven't bored you all with this update... catch ya all later :)
Just thought I would do a quick update after our first visit to Plunket today... got a phonecall from them early this morning to see if I could see them today and as I was already going out to "Baby and Me" class I said I would pop in there on the way home. Rachel is doing really well and has gained 560gms in 10 days and is now weighing 4.480gms (9lbs 14oz) so plunket nurse was really happy with that. The nurse did a through check and is happy with everything :)
We have also made an appt with the Dr for Thursday morning to have Rachels 6 week check up (OMG she will be 6 weeks on Thursday!!!) and her immunisation shots so will also discuss the reflux issue with her then. Speaking of the reflux - she hasn't been to bad today (touch wood) and she's definitely not constipated today!!! LOL Have been trialling a Natropharm Digest-Med spray for the last 3 days and it seems ok at the moment though she certainly doesn't like the taste of it when I spray it in her mouth.
I have also bought a safety wedge for her today on advice of other mums who have reflux babies - as it keeps them on their side which makes them a lot more comfortable (if they are on their back the acid comes back up). So far she has been down for just over an hour which at this time of the night is brilliant for us! But now we have the decision to make of do I go to bed and hope that she sleeps till about midnight or knowing my luck will she wake up just as I have gone to sleep... OR do I wait up and wait up and wait up and she keeps on sleeping... LOL Oh I do hate these decisions one has to make at times! LOL
Anyway, enough blabbering from me - hope I haven't bored you all with this update... catch ya all later :)
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hi everyone
Firstly my apologies to anyone that may have been offended or upset by the photo of Rachel in the shower with her daddy... I certainly didn't think that it would offend people as it had been severely edited to show basically Rachel enjoying herself. I won't be sharing the next photo of her in the shower though as that was with me and believe me that ain't no pretty picture! LOL
So what have we been up to... not a lot really. Still dealing with Rachels reflux and constipation issues which are proving stressful and frustrating at times but with the help of an online support group and also a friend of mine in Dunedin who has two children who are reflux sufferers we are slowly learning more about it. I paged the MW yesterday afternoon but unfortunately it was her weekend off and her back up rung me back but wasn't that helpful so will wait till tomorrow when I will call Edith and have a chat to her to see if there is anything else that she can suggest for now. We will also be heading to the Drs later this week for Rachels 6 week immunisation shots so we will talk to the Dr as well if the MW can't suggest anything further.
Yesterday was a very frustrating day with Rachel not doing much sleeping at all during the day - just grizzling, crying, feeding and dosing off and on... She finally went down properly about 8pm when she slept through till 12.45am. Mangaged to stay in bed till 9.30am this morning with her sleeping in bed with us. Might look at doing that on the weekends to ensure we all get a wee sleep in.
Today hasn't been to bad and after a trip to Petone to the Warehouse and then a nice walk along Petone foreshore, we are home again for a quiet evening. Rachel is in her bouncer and watching me type away... and starting to get grizzly for a feed so best I get moving to organise a bottle for her.
Not a lot on this week at this stage - the last "Baby and You" class tomorrow and then the Osteopath on Tuesday and thats about it I think! Wow so quiet compared to last week. Might try to get the "thank you" and Christmas cards done. No Christmas tree up as yet - might ask Steph to get it down from the ceiling space in case I feel up to it (and get the time) during the week.
Okay gotta go now... catch ya all later - have a good week everyone
Firstly my apologies to anyone that may have been offended or upset by the photo of Rachel in the shower with her daddy... I certainly didn't think that it would offend people as it had been severely edited to show basically Rachel enjoying herself. I won't be sharing the next photo of her in the shower though as that was with me and believe me that ain't no pretty picture! LOL
So what have we been up to... not a lot really. Still dealing with Rachels reflux and constipation issues which are proving stressful and frustrating at times but with the help of an online support group and also a friend of mine in Dunedin who has two children who are reflux sufferers we are slowly learning more about it. I paged the MW yesterday afternoon but unfortunately it was her weekend off and her back up rung me back but wasn't that helpful so will wait till tomorrow when I will call Edith and have a chat to her to see if there is anything else that she can suggest for now. We will also be heading to the Drs later this week for Rachels 6 week immunisation shots so we will talk to the Dr as well if the MW can't suggest anything further.
Yesterday was a very frustrating day with Rachel not doing much sleeping at all during the day - just grizzling, crying, feeding and dosing off and on... She finally went down properly about 8pm when she slept through till 12.45am. Mangaged to stay in bed till 9.30am this morning with her sleeping in bed with us. Might look at doing that on the weekends to ensure we all get a wee sleep in.
Today hasn't been to bad and after a trip to Petone to the Warehouse and then a nice walk along Petone foreshore, we are home again for a quiet evening. Rachel is in her bouncer and watching me type away... and starting to get grizzly for a feed so best I get moving to organise a bottle for her.
Not a lot on this week at this stage - the last "Baby and You" class tomorrow and then the Osteopath on Tuesday and thats about it I think! Wow so quiet compared to last week. Might try to get the "thank you" and Christmas cards done. No Christmas tree up as yet - might ask Steph to get it down from the ceiling space in case I feel up to it (and get the time) during the week.
Okay gotta go now... catch ya all later - have a good week everyone
Friday, December 08, 2006
My first visit with Santa...
My first shower with my Daddy...
Have had another rough night and day but once we were out at Queensgate she slept nicely in her pram :) Just had one "wee" incident when we were all at a cafe and the babes were feeding when I felt something damp on my ankle... I looked down and Rachel had wet through her outfit, down my top and skirt and down my leg.... OOOPS! The pram was awfully good at covering me as I walked to the parents room! LOL Had a change of clothes for Rachel but not me! LOL
But anyway, might head to bed and see if I can get a couple of hours sleep before Rachel wakes up again but before I do that I must talk to Steph about which night feed he is going to do this weekend...
Ciao for now
My first shower with my Daddy...
Have had another rough night and day but once we were out at Queensgate she slept nicely in her pram :) Just had one "wee" incident when we were all at a cafe and the babes were feeding when I felt something damp on my ankle... I looked down and Rachel had wet through her outfit, down my top and skirt and down my leg.... OOOPS! The pram was awfully good at covering me as I walked to the parents room! LOL Had a change of clothes for Rachel but not me! LOL
But anyway, might head to bed and see if I can get a couple of hours sleep before Rachel wakes up again but before I do that I must talk to Steph about which night feed he is going to do this weekend...
Ciao for now
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Ahhhhh I'm so full now Mummy...
1 mth old and chilling out on my new huggies playmat...
Just relaxing in the pram after a nice walk...
Am feeling a bit better today after writing last nights post and thanks for your support! It means so much to both Steph and myself! After Rachel went down at 8.15pm, I went to bed and we both slept till 1.55am! Then back in bed within the hour and asleep again till 6am... so I am feeling a lot better in myself etc... Only thing is that I have my toothache back again so I really must ring the dentist but don't really have the spare $$$ at the moment especially at this time of the year.
Right off to coffee group shortly and Rachel is sleeping soundly in her bed... so best I get myself organised for when she wakes or if I have to wake her and put her in the carseat...
Ciao for now
1 mth old and chilling out on my new huggies playmat...
Just relaxing in the pram after a nice walk...
Am feeling a bit better today after writing last nights post and thanks for your support! It means so much to both Steph and myself! After Rachel went down at 8.15pm, I went to bed and we both slept till 1.55am! Then back in bed within the hour and asleep again till 6am... so I am feeling a lot better in myself etc... Only thing is that I have my toothache back again so I really must ring the dentist but don't really have the spare $$$ at the moment especially at this time of the year.
Right off to coffee group shortly and Rachel is sleeping soundly in her bed... so best I get myself organised for when she wakes or if I have to wake her and put her in the carseat...
Ciao for now
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Warning - Venting post follows...
Anonymous - if you haven't got the guts to leave your name or email address then I don't really care if you don't come back and read my blog again! This is MY blog - I will write about what I want to write about and at the moment my life is Rachel! The name of this blog is Karen's Journey - journey of life in my eyes as I see it and as I experience things! Rachel is only a month old so of course I am going to write about her as that is what my life revolves around at the moment!!! And obviously you are not a regular reader of my blog as I did comment a wee while ago that I knew I was talking about Rachel lots but I got all the support from my friends saying that it was ok with them as they know Rachel is number one in my life right now! And besides I have also been told many a time not to stress about weight at this early stage of motherhood and to relax, enjoy it and worry about my weight later on... I certainly am not going to let myself go to pieces so to speak - I will be watching what I am eating and for your info I have done 3 x 45min walks in the last 5 days! So once again, if you are not interested in reading my blog - then by all means fuck off and read something that does appeal to you! And Jen - you summed it up nicely - they are obviously a waste of space and have nothing better to do! Thanks for your support hun.
Anyway, onto more important things - Rachel! Yesterday, she was amazing - so beautiful - just sleeping, eating and smiling at her mummy! Then we had a rough patch from 1.15am till 3.30am when she was really upset with constipation! Finally got her down and she stayed down till just after 6.30am which was good. This morning she has been an angel sleeping and then staying asleep when I transfered her to her pram when I went walking with a friend from our coffee group.... got home, fed her and then she turned into demon child!!! Since 11.45am, she will be lucky if she has slept for 90mins all up! She has just cried, screamed and cried some more... and finally at 8.5pm she has just gone down - for how long is anyones guess but I won't be holding my breath! Though I must admit a lavender bath and then a shower with daddy really calmed her down. Oh during her crying, screaming sessions - I was crying and crying and crying as well!!! I went through a list of people I wanted to call but they were all either at work or at home with kids themselves and I didn't want to put anyone out and besides Steph was due home an hour later...
Oh I decided late yesterday not to go to the dietician appt today so rang and cancelled it... hey they never ever weighed me when I was seeing them during the pregnancy so how can they tell me how well I did etc??? The other bit of sad news is that Barbara from Positively Slim has decided to close the business and pursue another business in another direction. I know I wasn't able to afford to go back to her but I am still quite sad about it as it was nice knowing that I had her to go back to if I needed the support. She has two more weeks of weigh ins and then a wind up finger food lunch on the 21st Dec so will definitely make an effort to be there. So it looks like once I decide to start kicking butt again with this weight loss I will be relying on you guys for support which I know I will have when I need it!
Anyway, Rachel is still asleep - the longest she has stayed in her basinett all afternoon so its looking promising... so I am gonna hit the sack now despite it being 8.30pm... guess I will be up twice during the night then as she will probably want a feed before midnight as she has only been nibbling all afternoon and evening... and then she will want her next one a few hours later.
Night all - catch ya all later :)
Anyway, onto more important things - Rachel! Yesterday, she was amazing - so beautiful - just sleeping, eating and smiling at her mummy! Then we had a rough patch from 1.15am till 3.30am when she was really upset with constipation! Finally got her down and she stayed down till just after 6.30am which was good. This morning she has been an angel sleeping and then staying asleep when I transfered her to her pram when I went walking with a friend from our coffee group.... got home, fed her and then she turned into demon child!!! Since 11.45am, she will be lucky if she has slept for 90mins all up! She has just cried, screamed and cried some more... and finally at 8.5pm she has just gone down - for how long is anyones guess but I won't be holding my breath! Though I must admit a lavender bath and then a shower with daddy really calmed her down. Oh during her crying, screaming sessions - I was crying and crying and crying as well!!! I went through a list of people I wanted to call but they were all either at work or at home with kids themselves and I didn't want to put anyone out and besides Steph was due home an hour later...
Oh I decided late yesterday not to go to the dietician appt today so rang and cancelled it... hey they never ever weighed me when I was seeing them during the pregnancy so how can they tell me how well I did etc??? The other bit of sad news is that Barbara from Positively Slim has decided to close the business and pursue another business in another direction. I know I wasn't able to afford to go back to her but I am still quite sad about it as it was nice knowing that I had her to go back to if I needed the support. She has two more weeks of weigh ins and then a wind up finger food lunch on the 21st Dec so will definitely make an effort to be there. So it looks like once I decide to start kicking butt again with this weight loss I will be relying on you guys for support which I know I will have when I need it!
Anyway, Rachel is still asleep - the longest she has stayed in her basinett all afternoon so its looking promising... so I am gonna hit the sack now despite it being 8.30pm... guess I will be up twice during the night then as she will probably want a feed before midnight as she has only been nibbling all afternoon and evening... and then she will want her next one a few hours later.
Night all - catch ya all later :)
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