Almost over now...

School holidays that is! I will be glad in a sense because Cody is so bored but sad in another because it's back to the daily dramas of getting everyone out of the house each morning!

We have had a pretty uneventful school holidays with lots of good intentions but everything falling through due to various sicknesses! Today we were supposed to be going to see our friends (from the mums group when Lachlan was born actually!) but yesterday afternoon Blake and Lachlan both had high fevers and were miserable so I cancelled that. Today Blake seems a lot better and Lachlan is still asleep so I really don't know how he is going yet. He seemed to have a terrible headache last night and that made him throw up but after that settled down he came good again. Doesn't explain the fever though?!!

I have sooooooo much washing to do around here that if I don't get onto it we are in real danger of disappearing beneath the massive piles mounting on the lounge chair! I HATE washing :( I especially hate folding it and putting it away hence the massive piles of clean washing!! I do hope to be able to sort this house out a little bit in the next week or so and once I get into that I will be shifting the babies to the front room and taking over their room as a 'wardrobe room' or 'laundry room' so that I can actually store all the kids clothes in the one room and have a designated place to fold and put washing away. I am hoping that it will make it easier to achieve this mammoth task and I'll be more inclined to keep on top of it... wish me luck!

*sigh* I'd better get going and referee yet another fight that has broken out...

M.

It's another...........

GIRL!!!!!

Just a quick update as I am soooo tired and need to get to bed! I had my 'big' scan on Friday and we are so pleased to say that everything looks great at this point and we are adding another girl to our family :)

So much for school holiday fun! We have been struck down with bugs galore in this house and we all seem to be sharing them back and forth - GRRRR! I have had kids spewing and pooping all over the place and now tonight miss Neevie is not looking well at all, poor little poppet! She has had a fever all day (though panadol brings it down) but that is a different symptom to what we have all had all week so maybe she is brewing up something new for us all for the second week of holidays!! YIPPEE!!

The twins have their 12 month developmental appointment at PMH this Thursday so I am really hoping that they are all better before then because I really want to go and get that over with! I suspect that all will be well there but it will be great to hear it from the Drs!

Well, I'd best be off and get some rest. I will try and get Dan to take a belly shot of me soon - I guess it's about time now I have well and truly popped out!

M.

School holidays.... YIPPEE!!!

I think I love the school holidays now as a mum more than I ever did as a kid at school! I think that must be because it is 2 weeks where I don't have to stress and rush and yell at everyone every morning..."hurry up... get dressed....eat your breakfast...brush your teeth....have you brushed your teeth yet?...where are your shoes?...hurry up, we are going to be late....Lachlan, you need socks too!....have you packed your lunch yet?.....I don't know where your library bag is, where did you have it last?......" you get the picture! Lots of fun ;) I love not HAVING to be out the door at 8.30am with 5 kids (soon to be 6!) all dressed, fed, ready for the day.

We spent the day around the house today just doing some things that needed to be done (washing, tidying etc..) and Dan got onto a job he has been meaning to get to for a while - the shadecloth from the patio to the fence line to create a privacy screen. It's looking pretty good! Next weekend he is going to try and get to do the cafe blinds around the pool and hopefully I will be able to spend the weekend next week sorting the front room and shuffling the kids bedrooms around to make room for our new little bubba.

I have my 'big' scan booked for next Friday and I can't wait! I am really nervous for some reason and just want to get it over with. I know it's irrational but I kind of feel like we are pushing our luck asking for 6 happy and healthy babies. I know we went through a lot with Max and Blake but they turned out just fine (thank god) and I just feel really grateful for what we have and hope our good luck continues for our last little one.

Last but not least I will leave you with some photos of the YUMMO cookies we cooked today :) the kids helped me out and we had a great time. It's a massive batch so hopefully it will last at least a few days (being school holidays and the fact that the kids are always 'starving' all day long, I don't really think they will last long!)