Yep - you guessed it! We went to the Justine Clark concert today! We ended up taking all 5 kids since Max and Blake were free if they sat on our knees and to my surprise the babies really really enjoyed themselves! They sat and watched the whole thing clapped and cheered and waved their arms around and Max even had a little sing along on my knee "Laaa Laaaa Laaaaaaaaah!" So cute!! The other kids really enjoyed it too. Neevie happily danced and sang away through the whole thing. Lachlan and Cody were a little more reserved at first (I think Lachie might have thought he was too cool to sing in the beginning but it got the better of him by the end!) They all chatted about it all afternoon long so I am pretty sure they had a good time!
Other than that we are still dealing with illness in this house! I am really really tired of it! I have personally been battling a head cold for weeks now and it just won't quit. I have had a headache for four days in a row now and it is really quite debilitating! I have been unable to do much at all as bending over to hang washing/pick up toys/even pick up kids makes my head thump! It hasn't helped that I have a tickly cough and every time I cough I have to hold my head and wince in pain! I really hope it is better by tomorrow - otherwise I think a Drs. visit is on the cards for me later in the week!
Cody has has asthma issues for a few years now but never clearly diagnosed. He was always wheezy in winter as a baby and now in childhood he is pretty bad following a cold every winter. He has major coughing fits that almost cause him to throw up and render him useless on the couch when he is really bad. Thankfully I took him the the Dr last week and we ended up getting a proper diagnosis and a prescription for a new tablet called Singulair that is taken one a day as a preventer. So far he has been taking it and it has really made a difference I think/ We have gone to only needing Ventolin a few times a week (usually still after running or playing outside) as opposed to needing it every day without fail before!
Blake has had a really nasty rash on his back, sides and chest for four days now. I have no idea what it is any more. Initially I thought it was eczema, then I thought it might be ringworm given it's patchiness but the antifungal cream is not really working on it and it looks almost as bad today as it did the day it came up (Friday). He is really aggro and itchy and as soon as you give him the chance he is scratching at it till it bleeds on his chest (so he has had to wear those bodysuit singlets every day and has really quick baths while we hold his hands down). The only think I can think is that he already had eczema (mild) on his body and the day before it came up bad I had given him some 100% orange juice, which in hindsight was a bad idea. I have a Drs appointment for him on Thursday so we will see what the Dr says. I have no idea what to do for him now so I am hoping the Dr gives us a solution - fast!
Max has a few small patches on his back but nothing like Blake so who knows if it's contagious or a skin allergy or what...
Now... for other news....
Just in case I didn't have enough to do at the moment what with having five kids under 7 and being 25 weeks pregnant we have bought a block of land in the last few weeks! It's something we have been umming and aahing over since easter but we finally bit the bullet and did it! The block is in Wellard (in Homestead Ridge) and it's a half acre so we should have enough room to build a nice big house and still give the kids lots of room to run and play as they grow up! So now begins the process of sorting, cleaning and patching our house and putting it on the market. Then we will need to figure out where we are going to live while we build (should be real easy renting with 6 kids - NOT!) and it's pretty unsettling to think that I really want to start thinking about this baby and setting up for her arrival but I have to push it out of my mind since I don't even know where we will be living and where 'home' will be when we bring her home!!! Talk about crazy stuff!
Aaaah, Life is never dull in a large family!
M.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Sunday, 3 August 2008
rain rain go away....
I am soooo over winter! It seems we have been sick in this house for a few months solid now and I am so tired of it :( I wish winter would just go away and the kids would get rid of all the bugs and germs they are sharing so freely amongst each other!
The twins are still sick - it seems to have lasted the longest in them. Thankfully the gastro is long gone but they have pretty horrible colds at the moment and so as a result this last week was a shocker for sleep. Not too good when I am 23 weeks pregnant and starting to get uncomfortable as it is, and then my husband is getting up at 5am every day to go to work - working till at least 4.30pm and then on days like thursday he went back to work once the kids were in bed and came home at about 11.45pm. He has also gone into work for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday mornings this weekend!! It seems like he is always working at the moment!! I shouldn't complain as I know he has to do it and it's all for us in the long run but man, I am tired!!
There are a few other things going on here at the moment but I will write about them when they are more set in concrete. We should be getting the new car in a few months time so that will be exciting and everyone is looking forward to our new baby girl joining our family.
It's both Dan's and my 30th Birthdays this year (Dan in July and me in August) so we are doing a combined birthday party/dinner next weekend for our families. I have a bit of work to do this week cleaning and preparing for that but am now looking forward to celebrating that (I didn't want to do anything initially but now am glad that we are doing a 'small' family event.) It's still going to be a big enough crowd with all our lot here, LOL!
Ok, well... kids are screaming and it's all falling apart here so I'd better go sort them out!
M.
The twins are still sick - it seems to have lasted the longest in them. Thankfully the gastro is long gone but they have pretty horrible colds at the moment and so as a result this last week was a shocker for sleep. Not too good when I am 23 weeks pregnant and starting to get uncomfortable as it is, and then my husband is getting up at 5am every day to go to work - working till at least 4.30pm and then on days like thursday he went back to work once the kids were in bed and came home at about 11.45pm. He has also gone into work for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday mornings this weekend!! It seems like he is always working at the moment!! I shouldn't complain as I know he has to do it and it's all for us in the long run but man, I am tired!!
There are a few other things going on here at the moment but I will write about them when they are more set in concrete. We should be getting the new car in a few months time so that will be exciting and everyone is looking forward to our new baby girl joining our family.
It's both Dan's and my 30th Birthdays this year (Dan in July and me in August) so we are doing a combined birthday party/dinner next weekend for our families. I have a bit of work to do this week cleaning and preparing for that but am now looking forward to celebrating that (I didn't want to do anything initially but now am glad that we are doing a 'small' family event.) It's still going to be a big enough crowd with all our lot here, LOL!
Ok, well... kids are screaming and it's all falling apart here so I'd better go sort them out!
M.
Friday, 18 July 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, 6 July 2008
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!)
Friday, 20 June 2008
Still here!
Sorry.... it's been ages again! I know!!
You wouldn't believe the dramas we have had lately trying to figure out what car we can get that will accommodate 6 kids and 2 adults safely! I am so sick of thinking about it that I can't even go into the details now. It has taken me about two weeks of researching, asking questions, calling engineering places who do car modifications, reading reviews looking at cars and trying to figure out how the hell we can legally and safely add enough anchor bolts to a car. We have looked at just about every model of van and car out there and in the end I think we are almost at a solution. So far it's looking like a Toyota Hiace, modified to be a 12 seater so it can be driven on a normal license and adding 5 anchor points (the max. number we can get in the car) - not my ideal solution but the ONLY one out there for us! It appears that car manufacturers simply don't cater for families with so many young children (I guess just one more area of our lives where we are not 'normal')
The kids are all well at the moment (touch wood!) and doing well. The twins are really coming along with their pulling up and standing but nowhere near ready to walk yet.. I think they will be a few months off that yet! They still manage to get into everything though - grrr! I think I need to child proof a bit better around here because I just can't keep up with the two of them, especially when they head off in different directions to seek and destroy! They are really funny to watch but they are convinced they are just the funniest little things on earth and will laugh hysterically at you if you tell them 'no' or 'don't touch' - it's like you have just issued them a challenge and they are going to see who can do the naughty thing the fastest - LOL! As you can imagie they spend an awful lot of their day in the highchairs and the playpen - not so great for their walking development, hee hee!
They have a developmental appointment at PMH next month and this is the big one. It should tell us their developmental age now and if there is any problems or early intervention that might be needed. I have no specific concerns so I think they should do fine :)
I am travelling along ok too :) I am 16 and a half weeks now and have my big scan booked for the 11th July. We will most likely find out the sex of bubs since we have for all the others but I honestly feel at this point like I have no preference one way or the other. Of course I would like Niamh to have a sister but really there is no guarantee that they would grow up best of friends anyway and she is so close to all the boys now that I really feel it would make no difference. I will be happy to see the bub again though. I haven't felt any kicks yet and although it's early I would have expected to seeing as it's the 6th baby. I know I have an anterior placenta though so that would be making some difference. My belly is clearly growing though so I am not too concerned ;)
*sigh* oh well, I'd better go and do about 100 loads of washing... I will check back in when something exciting happens.
Marns
xx
You wouldn't believe the dramas we have had lately trying to figure out what car we can get that will accommodate 6 kids and 2 adults safely! I am so sick of thinking about it that I can't even go into the details now. It has taken me about two weeks of researching, asking questions, calling engineering places who do car modifications, reading reviews looking at cars and trying to figure out how the hell we can legally and safely add enough anchor bolts to a car. We have looked at just about every model of van and car out there and in the end I think we are almost at a solution. So far it's looking like a Toyota Hiace, modified to be a 12 seater so it can be driven on a normal license and adding 5 anchor points (the max. number we can get in the car) - not my ideal solution but the ONLY one out there for us! It appears that car manufacturers simply don't cater for families with so many young children (I guess just one more area of our lives where we are not 'normal')
The kids are all well at the moment (touch wood!) and doing well. The twins are really coming along with their pulling up and standing but nowhere near ready to walk yet.. I think they will be a few months off that yet! They still manage to get into everything though - grrr! I think I need to child proof a bit better around here because I just can't keep up with the two of them, especially when they head off in different directions to seek and destroy! They are really funny to watch but they are convinced they are just the funniest little things on earth and will laugh hysterically at you if you tell them 'no' or 'don't touch' - it's like you have just issued them a challenge and they are going to see who can do the naughty thing the fastest - LOL! As you can imagie they spend an awful lot of their day in the highchairs and the playpen - not so great for their walking development, hee hee!
They have a developmental appointment at PMH next month and this is the big one. It should tell us their developmental age now and if there is any problems or early intervention that might be needed. I have no specific concerns so I think they should do fine :)
I am travelling along ok too :) I am 16 and a half weeks now and have my big scan booked for the 11th July. We will most likely find out the sex of bubs since we have for all the others but I honestly feel at this point like I have no preference one way or the other. Of course I would like Niamh to have a sister but really there is no guarantee that they would grow up best of friends anyway and she is so close to all the boys now that I really feel it would make no difference. I will be happy to see the bub again though. I haven't felt any kicks yet and although it's early I would have expected to seeing as it's the 6th baby. I know I have an anterior placenta though so that would be making some difference. My belly is clearly growing though so I am not too concerned ;)
*sigh* oh well, I'd better go and do about 100 loads of washing... I will check back in when something exciting happens.
Marns
xx
Monday, 26 May 2008
Happy birthday to my gorgeous baby boys!
I can't believe it has been a year this week that my tiny little boys made their way into this world and turned our lives upside down! We celebrated their first birthday with a party yesterday (even though it's not officially their birthday till Wed the 28th!) and I am pretty sure they had a great day :)
It is a strange time at the moment for me... I can't help but reflect on the past year and everything we have been through. The changes the twins have brought to our house and the challenges that they had to face and overcome in those early days. I relive those first few days in my mind like they were yesterday and I am taken back to all those fears and scary feelings that we experienced, but then I look at them now - robust, cheeky and extremely healthy one year old little boys and I am so thankful for having them in my life, for all my beautiful children in fact!
Anyway... enough dribble from me, I will share some photos with you and leave it at that for today. Oh, but just one quick update on me and the pregnancy - we had our 12 week scan the other day and I am so pleased to report we saw one very healthy looking wriggly little bub in there! Dan has decided that we will call 'him' Fin - as in FINISHED! Ha ha ha ha!!
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