My gorgoeus baby girl I love her dearly! Just one Quick question why do they stop smiling soon as you pull out the camera?

This is the motto for the day we are having a family get together it is corny I know but we are having a good time!

Sun is shining

Mum is cooking

In the kitchen comes a sell so sweet

Laughter and jokes to share around

Everyone is having so much fun

So what am I doing here I am showing off to my inlaws this wonderful site

Oh yeah my mother inlaw said to say she wish she had access to this kind help when she first decided to raise children LOL

I think these are awsome dont you

I dont know anyone yet who doesn't like his art or atleast appreciate his talent he gets orders on a semi regular basis for him to draw something for some one. Whether it be a tattoo design, a dragon or anything else for that matter... And its all by word of mouth we ahve never taken them to the markets!!! Though I think maybe we should as it seam to be quite a hit!

The reason we haven't is he thinks it is not any good... (sigh) Does anyone know an artist who does ike their own work?

2 weeks ago my daughter was hospitalised with tha roatrvirus gastrenteritis

She recovered a week later and wentt home whilst she has been happy and healthy for the last week she suddenly has vomiting and diarear again as of today

whilst she still eating properly i wont take her back up again but soon as she starts to reject food its straight back up yay

i am so sick of hospitals shes only 11 weeks old and has been hospitalised twice already once for reflux and thrush and once for gastro i dont wish to make it a third

by the way babies with gastro are disgusting lol

I am doing house work

I point and say what need to be done and it is magically done (hubby does it) LOL

tells me, "just focus on skylar I will do the housework, I will cook you dinner and serve it out".

So I say "OK".

if he is capable of doing it and doesnt mind then he can go ahead. LOL

It's quiet, it's peaceful, Baby is asleep

She tired, exhausted, wore herself out

not a sound does she make

 but the contented sigh of a happy baby

and the softest barly audible sound of breathing

I am so happy

maybe now I can sleep

1, 2, 3 Mummy loves me

4, 5, 6 She gives me a big kiss

7, 8, 9 She gives me lots of time

Now we're up to number 10 its time to start all over again

P***

Off

Early

Tomorows

Saturday

This means that every1 can go home early today yay!!!!

I am constantly being told by well meaning know it alls that i am patting her on the back too hard cause i have a firm hand well I have had enough...

yes I know it is hard but... I also know what works for my daughter she is quite strong and she likes it that way

a soft tap just makes her very unhappy as the wind doesnt move and people who try to take over wonder why nothing they r doing makes her settle...

Plus if it was too hard do you think she would be making a nice contented sigh and be falling asleep... She loves a firm pat... I would never hurt my daughter and if I was doing it tooo hard she would let me know just like she does when she doesn't want her belly rubbed or when she doesn't want me to rub her feet... or if i accidently (she does this realy not me) head but her...

My daughter is already set in her ways and knows what she likes... And I am her mother and I know what works... I feel like ripping the tongue out of the next person who tells me that as i am sick to death of always having to explain myself. I should not have to... If people can not see she is falling to sleep with a smile on her face then they must be blind... I think they ust just see me patting her and cause it looks slightly harder than they think it should be they think they need to say something...

AAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah....Ok I feel better now had to get that out!

Ne1 else have these problems? 

Tomorrow is her first play group... Its realy a get together for young parents age between 15-25 but still... We get picked up by the good peoples at reconnect and go to the beach for morning tea and lunch and a social... We also get to make new friends... Yippee......

Just got to be ready by 9 o'clock and away we go... She will probably sleep through it as she still very young but hey you never know....

I am such a minti addict that I plan to tell them all about it...

its payday and i am just waiting for the shops to open so i can go get her her propper formula... Nore gut aches... No more headaches... And no more crying!!!

Sort of I am not allowed to give her a bottle this morning cause she has to have a test done and they need her to be hungry so they can get her to drink this special stuff that will show up on a scan...

they want to see just how bad a reflux she has... Poor baby!!!

Now too just figure out what to do with the outstanding electricity bill... Aaaah I bills coming out of my ears... Oh well isn't that what being a parent (or was that Adult I cant remember) is about LOL

I just wish for 2 seconds that I had a fairy god mother to wish away all those nasty debts... oh well a little here and alittle there and a bit of hard work and they will all be gone. These things can disappear and they get less and less every week...

Oh yeah this week I am buying extra formula so I dont run out again... Dont want to give her the other stuff... Shes lactose intolerent you know...

Yippee I am going shopping... LOL

ok well Zzzz.... I wish i could sleep but even now i am still holding bubs...

it all started yesterday when... I ran out of Karicare soya formula and didn't have enough money to buy some more... I spoke to my community nurse and she had no soya formula but she did give me a couple dozen karicare gold sachets and told me to try those instead... She and doctor who i also saw for sec opinion said she probably wasn't lactose intolerent when i put her on soya just reflux and colic which she had been treated for and had settled down...

So i thought ok i will give the sachets a go... AND O MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!!! 2 feeds later she screaming like shes in agony... her poo is green and nothing i can do will settle her.

Today her poo was rock hard she still screaming so i take her back to doctors and he goes o maybe she is lactose intolerent. MAYBE MAYBE D** RIGHT SHE IS!!!  Now he doesnt know how to settle her stomach as this is not his area of expertise so he sends me back to the community nurse.

She says use sugar water to get her bowls moving properly again and put her back on soya...

i say i was here yesterday cause i had none and could not afford it..so you guys gave me sachets...

she says oh ne way you get the picture...

in the end i went to the pharmacy and explained my delema.. they wouldnt give me an account or soya formula they did give me 3 sachets of goats milk formula but apparently thats a one off...

I dont know what i am going to do as i dont get paid till wednsday I am so peaved

I should have budgeted better

hey shes fallen asleep yay

       John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him
how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

       He was a natural motivator.

       If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

       Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it!

       You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

       He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to
be in a bad mood.

       I choose to be in a good mood."

       Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

       Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose
the positive side of life.

       "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

       "Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to
situations. You choose how people affect your mood.

       You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."

       I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about
him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

       Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower.

       After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.

       I saw him about six months after the accident.

       When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?"

       I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

       "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I
remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live."

       "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.

       He continued, "..the paramedics were great.

       They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and
nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action."

       "What did you do?" I asked.

       "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, I replied.' The
doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'."

     Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."

       He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.. I learned from him that every day we have the choice
to live fully.

      Attitude, after all, is everything .

       Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
 Matthew 6:34.

     After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

       You have two choices now:
       01. Delete this.
       02. Forward it to the people you care about.

   You know the choice I made.

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The above was sent to me by my Nan I dont know where it originated, she just gets them and passes them on to me BUT I think it contains an important message and can be related to all aspects of life even parenting as I am choosing to enjoy my child and future children.

This reminds me of me I am just so busy thes days with the little one that I just cant be stuffed cleaning my own room lol at least the public areas are clean.

Messy Room
from the book "A Light in the Attic" (1981)

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

Im just posting this cause it reminds me of when i was little except we had dollars and sense. Do you remember thinking this?

Smart
from the book "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1974)

My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more then one!

And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three times - I guess he don't know
That three is more then two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickles for my three dimes,
And four is more then three!

And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more then four!

And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head -
Too proud of me to speak!

I read this to my daughter when I am trying to settle her and it puts her to sleep almost every time!

The Nap Taker
from the book "Falling Up" (1996)

No - I did not take a nap -
The nap - took - me
off the bed and out the window
far beyond the sea,
to a land where sleepy heads
read only comic books
and lock their naps in iron safes
so that they can't get took.

And soon as I came to that land,
I also came to grief.
The people pointed at me, shouting,
"Where's the nap, you thief?"
They took me to the courthouse.
The judge put on his cap.
He said, "My child, you are on trial
for taking someone's nap.

"Yes, all you selfish children,
you think just of yourselves
and don't care if the nap you take
belongs to someone else.
It happens that the nap you took
without a thought or care
belongs to Bonnie Bowlingbrook,
who's sittin' cryin' there.

"She hasn't slept in quite some time -
just see her eyelids flap.
She's tired drowsy - cranky too,
'cause guess who took her nap?"
The jury cried, "You're guilty, yes,
you're guilty as can be.
But just return the nap you took
And we might set you free."

"I did not take that nap," I cried,
"I give my solemn vow,
and if I took it by mistake
I do not have it now."
"Oh fiddle-fudge," cried out the judge,
your record looks quite sour.
Last night I see you stole a kiss,
Last week you took a shower,

"You beat your eggs, you've whipped your cream,
at work you punched the clock,
You've even killed an hour or two,
we've heard you darn your socks.
We know you shot a basketball,
you've stolen second base,
and we can see you're guilty
from the sleep that's on your face.

"Go lie down on your blanket now
and cry your guilty tears.
I sentence you to one long nap
for ninety million years.
And when the other children see
this nap that never ends,
no child will ever dare to take
somebody's nap again."

Life's little ironies

Love is grand;
divorce is a hundred grand.

Time may be a great healer,
but it's a lousy beautician.

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the Ark.    Professionals built the Titanic.

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.

Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common.
They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world.
A pessimist fears that this is true.

In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.

I plan on living forever.
So far, so good.

If marriage were outlawed,
only outlaws would have in-laws.

It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time,
but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Brain cells come and brain cells go,
but fat cells live forever.

Age doesn't always bring wisdom.
Sometimes age comes alone.

Life not only begins at forty,
it also begins to show.

You don't stop laughing because you grow old,
you grow old because you stopped laughing.

i got this from http://www.i18nguy.com/humor/ironies.html

This email was sent to me by my grandmother I think it is great and has an important message for all. I believe She took this from  http://www.wesbank.co.za but i am still checking it out. I have also added a little to it at the bottom but its in caps so you can tell whats been copied word for word and what hasn't.

Fabulous point of view....

 One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a
 well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
 the farmer tried to figure out what to do.

Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the
 well needed to be covered up anyway; 
it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and
 help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began
 to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the
 donkey realized what was happening and cried
 horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he
 quieted down.

 A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally
 looked down the well. He was astonished at what
 he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his
 back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
 He would shake it off and take a step up.

 As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel
 dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it
 off and take a step up.

 Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey
 stepped up over the edge of the well and
 happily trotted off!

 Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds
 of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well
 is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of
 our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out
 of the deepest wells just by not stopping,
 never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

 Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

 Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

 Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.

 Live simply and appreciate what you have.

Give more.

Expect less

NOW FOR MY OPINION I THINK APPLIES TO EVERYONE EXPECIALY PARENTS AS WE ALL KNOW LIFE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS.

JUST REMEMBER DESPITE WHAT YOU OR YOUR KIDS DO IN LIFE IT STILL GOES ON JUST SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHOVEL THE DIRT A LITTLE.

I got sent this email from my grandmother I dont know who started the chain but i think it is classic.

Don't Break The Elastic!!

 In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.

 Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.

And, there on television, she said it was exciting." Regarding body changes,
she said there were many, occurring every day...like her breasts.
 They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.

 The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest
woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

 Maya Angelou said this:

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life
does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

 "I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles
these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

 "I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll
miss them when they're gone from your life."

 "I've learned that making a 'living' is not  the same thing as 'making a life'."

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

 "I've learned that you shou ldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt
on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

 "I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually
make the right decision."

 "I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

 "I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.

People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

 "I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

 "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

 Please send this to five phenomenal people today.

If you do, something good will happen: You will boost another persons self-esteem.

 If you don't...the elastic will break and your underpants will f all down around  your ankles! ;-) Believe me, I didn't take any  chances on MY elastic breaking....I sent it to a lot of special people I care for
Don't Break The Elastic!!

Hi all im back online again after having spent all of the last week in the hospital with little miss Im going to develope reflux and oral and you know where thrush. Oh my poor baby girl an interesting experience of non stop crying and weight loss. But shes better now we think.... We have to go for another checkup on monday but thats just to male sure she is doing well... oh yeah don't let anyone tell you that you cant put bubs back on the breast again after 3 weeks of bottle feedings cause i just did!!! Yay!!! Well sort of any way she is half bottle half breast but only because my milk supply is still building up again... So yeah sry i havent responded to ne email or comments lately just been a bit preoccupied.

I hate to say it when i know the techies are already working on it but we need a real time chat. So here goes this is my msn p_s_peachy@hotmail.com Just tell me that your from minti when you request to add me or else i may accidently put a block on you. thanx

oh and i like to play games in yahoo so i was thinking we meaning i and ne other minti members who want to could get together and play so just message me on msn and if i online we can play and maybe get a group together and play group games. i just think it will b a refreshing change from being serious all the time. and the beauty of this is as we are all parents we know how to be patient with each other!!!

I am trying to keep my advice short and simple as i am tired and not getting much sleep cause little miss 7 wks is keepingme up all night and dsy withcolic. I am planing on buying gripe water tommorow hope that helps nothing else is working! I realy do think my advice is good advice but now some1 has reported me for suggesting to do the same thing i do realy find it hard to read long winded or plain out just long advice (although the advice that people are writing is fantastic) as my brain isn't functioning properly! which is why i sugested bullet point form form as well. And im sure im not the only one and then there are people likemy husband to keep in mind he has a learning difficulty and if it is too long then he has trouble reading and comprehending it so like i said sry!