I have been waiting 2 weeks, I was so excited! We got miss Zara weighed and she has porked on the weight! LOL! She now weighs 3.3kg (she was born 3.090) so that is pretty impressive.
We then talked about my feeding problem, she watched me feed Zara and tried a few extra tips to help but she could clearly see that Zara gets on the nipple fine, and then slips down with each suck untill she is on the very end, which is painfull for me and means she is sucking air and gets really distressed trying to get the wind out, straining like she needs to poo and crying, my poor little poppet.
So the lactation consultant came in and had a look to and said that it is as I suspected and Zara is tongue tied (shame this wasnt picked up while I was in the hospital) and it needs to be snipped. OW!
I got some info on it from the nurse adn she explained that if Zara is in pain then it will jsut keep happening till I get it fixed (I want to continue breastfeeding rather than put her on a bottle yet).
And some good news, I got home and called the doc who does it and they have a cancellation and we are booked in on thursday afternoon! So glad cause I couldnt have handled waiting for weeks. it torture watching my little girl in pain and not being able to help her. I dont want to put her through it but it will be better for her in the long run. Daniel had his done when he was a baby as well.

On a different note Daniel went back to work on Monday after 3 weeks off! Must have been hard for him, he has to leave while it is still dark and Brisbane is freezing this week. My parents came up yesterday and mum is staying till Friday to help me out a little as I'm scared of having 2 under 2 by myself! LOL! (Should have thought of that BEFORE getting pregnant!)

So tomorrow I am taking mum shopping to find an outfit for my brothers wedding which is on next Friday (08/08/08) and then we are going to a friend of mines house for afternoon tea, she is leaving! So upset, she is from mothers group and I am really only just getting to know her well and outside mothers group and her partner got stationed in Newcastle so they have to leave :(    and on Thursday we have mothers group at my place and then Daniel and I are taking Zara to the docs while mum stays with Caitlin, and then on Friday my brother is coming to pick up mum and drive her to Lismore where dad will pick her up............... so yeah, busy week for us!!

I just took this photo of my darling princesses! Arent they sweet!

Well today is technically Zaras due date. I cant imagine still being pregnant untill now! I feel so sorry for the poor women who go over their "deu date". Both of mine have come early, and the suspense of waiting each day over would fully just kill me!

Here is my darling baby girl- sorry forgot to turn it!

 

Zara did come a little bit too early for my liking though, did you know that I had to call in sick to work to have my baby! I left some vague message on the answering machine saying that I had a doctors appointment and I would call them later, then when they didnt hear from me by lunch time they started to stress and I even got an email from the office manager saying that they werent going to call but they hoped everything was ok! They fret so much about me, I dont think I called in sick all year and I always got to work early cause I used to eat brekkie there. I had this weird pregnancy eating thing where I couldnt eat before travelling or I would see it again so I used to eat at work. One day I was 10 minutes late as I had caught the bus and it was late and they actually rang my mobile cause I am always there! Funny........

Well anyways we have been going great! Caitlin is being really good, most of the time, yseterday was torture though, she was such a little brat, she didnt have her day sleep and she REALLY needs one! But overall she is honestly a fantastic child, loves zara, perhaps a little too much cause she keeps kissing her and hugging her while she is sleeping!! Zara is great, growing so much! I can see the difference already! she is still a blissfull little baby, sleeps like a dream! The poor little poppet though is not ataching properly and as a result is getting air and a bellyache. I cant get her air up propertly and then she ends up straining to try and push it out. I know what is wrong, but I just cant seem to make her do it right, she just spits it out till she is right on the end and then starts sucking! I have an appointment with the clinic nurse on Tuesday so fingers crossed she can help me!!

On the weekend was my good friend Lisa's son Rhubens birthday! The big boy is 2! He is Caitlins best friend, she seriously loves him adn they are like an old married couple plyaing together! He had his party at Underwood park and they all had a big play on the equipment and we had a sausage sizzle. Lisa made the best cake! It was a truck, it looked so great! Here is a pic of the two of them with the cake! Well some of it anyway. Trust me, it was fantastic!

Anyways, hope everyone is well!

Well yesterday was a shocker of a day for us. Zara is a little jaundice so she ahd a heel prick test yesterday and the levels came back abit too high so the doctor called me and asked me to go back that day to do another one to monitor them. So we were shopping, (new maternity bra's for me Woo Hoo!) and so we head over to Sullivan Nicholaides to see Cathy, my lovely needle nurse. So poor Zara had to have another heel prick test and she also had a wee test. I had a little stress as she wasnt jaundice at the hospital, it has come on since she left and it scared me that there was something wrong.

That afternoon I was chatting to my mum waiting for my friend to come over so we can catch up and I can show off Zara properly when the doctor rang and left a message saying her billiruben levels are dropping steadily adn she doesnt need anymore tests, yay. Then she calls my mobile straight away, and tells me that she got the urine results and they were abnormal and that we need to take Zara into the hospital now, well that is more of a scare than I needed. I hung up and burst into tears with mum who was still on the other line, then Megan turned up so when Daniel got home from picking up Caitlin she took her to her house for the night and off we went to the hospital.

We didnt really have to wait too long there, the doctor we had was great,(and a spunk too, just on the side!)  he asked lots of questions and after I told him that she eats, sleeps, wees and poos like a perfect baby I think he was just wondering why we had been sent there. He explained that sometimes the samples are contaminated by the skin and that we need to get a clear sample, from a catheter. Oh my poor little poppet! She screamed, she was not impressed with this at all, and rightly so, but part way through she did a wee and they caught it in a jar and luckily didnt need to continue.

After waiting ages for the doc to come back he said that our healthy baby is in fact a healthy baby and we should go home and enjoy her.

So it was just a contaminated sample, gosh I can tell you I was so upset and so worried! We have never had more than an ear infection with Caitlin so I really didnt know how I would cope if my little baby girl was sick. I am so greatfull that she is ok, more than ok, she is perfect!

Thank you everyone for your beautiful messages and lounge posts. And thanks LisaDyer for letting everyone know for me! Here are some pics of my new darling girl Zara.

Our beautiful new family! Caitlin loves her as you can see, loves kissing her and patting the top of her head!

We have been doing heaps as usual.

Last weekend my friend Lisa and I went to the Pregnancy, Baby & Child Expo which was at the Brisbane Convention Centre. We had a ball and came back with bags and bags full of goodies and samples. We were actually there for 4 hours alltogether!Lisa got some good things for toilet training her son Rhuben, I got some little toys for the baby and we also got some new food things to try for the kids and other bits and pieces that were cheap as we walked around.We are so going to go every year, all the displays were having specials so some things were much cheaper than you would normally be able to buy them.

What else have we been doing? Well I am still working 2 days a week. Next week is my last week though, thank god, honestly I am just so exhausted and my back is in agony by the end of the day. I do have a good work though, they dont mind me having a quick lay down to rest and are always checking on how I am feeling and stuff. Its just a shame they dont have a bed for my lunch time siestas!!

We are still going to mothers group each thursday. I am not going today becuase I am just too tired and still sore from yesterday, but I am going to catch up with my friend whos house it was at this week tomorrow and she is going to take some pregnancy photos for me! So excited, she is so artistic and creative, they will be great!

Daniels parents came up last weekend to watch Caitlin so I could go to the expo and the next day Daniel and his dad had to pick his brother up from the airport at 6am! How terrrible, needless to say I didnt go! And Caitlin woke up and went straight to Nanny who was sleeping in the lounge room (only place the mattress will fit now we have the cot in the spare room) so I even got a sleep in! Bonus! We all then went to the markets and had a wonder and I got some books from teh op-shop and a pair of Bonds jeans for Caitlin that are in like perfect condition! YAY! I love our local opshop, they always have good books, and they open on Sundays for the markets too.

We are nice and organised for the baby now, I am feeling ready and now am just waiting! Still scared out of my brain about the birth but I just keep telling myself that they are all different and it just cant be as bad as last time! LOL! (Dont you DARE tell me anything different!)

We have a dolls bassinett that Daniel is cleaning up and my mum has brought her a "baby" with a bottle and everything and we are going to give them to Caitlin as pressies from the baby and so she can feed and put to bed her baby when I do. Hopefully this works! I think new toys is a good thing though, and Daniel is going to take her shopping for somehting to give to the baby in the hospital (after she meets her becuase she still doesnt quite understand what is happening yet).  Feeling prepared and as organised as we can be!