well today centalink has been on my back coz bub's dad regularly comes by and will some nights sleep over. He does not pay me anything but his help is much appreciated esp latly as I have been sick and have been having tests etc to see what's going on. I just can't deal with bub at the moment as he is soo active and Im not. Not happy as they phoned me bout 10am - I was still in bed as having trouble getting a good nights sleep and I palmed my phone off to bub's dad who had arrived earlier anyways it was centalink asking for me great how bad does that look. Arrr why now why not when I was feeling better anyways the woman on the other end asked me a bunch of questions and then asked me if the guy that answered was bubs dad to which I replied honestly yes then at the end of it all she said that my payment has been suspended pending further investigation! Oh crud great what I really need as have an upper abdo ultrasound next thurs to find out what is wrong with me and it's gonna cost $135 not to mention rent etc! not happy hey.  She seemed nice and I guess most of the workers at centalink are but it is the worst time to stop my payment, hopefully when all this new paperwork is sent out I can explain better that I have been unwell & bub's dad has been helping me out. The last form just wanted the facts like name address any kids + ages any people living with you etc... to which I answered honestly all questions even phoning the helpline at centalink for more clarification.  I did put down on my form that bub's dad was ere 2 nights a week and sometime more in the past fortnight but as they wanted no clarification I didn't go into details of my vomiting fits and stabbing abdo pain for which was so painful I had to take myself into the local ED for.  Being a single Mum is hard you really do need eyes in the back of your head but when your sick with a toddler I think it's only fitting that the guy who helped make him chips in.

I went into Harvey Norman today for their promo 15c prints for 15 days and was shocked to find that without any extra copies I had taken 104 photos of my presious bub, as a maticulas mother my photo album is in order of date from hubby and I as bub's toddlers etc.. to his lil ultrasound pic's and baby pics, now I have to add 104 pic's I am going to be so swamped writing the date his approx age and where we were etc on the back of each one.  Are all mums like me?, I only have one child and worry that I may be going a lil far as if I have another child I might not have the time to do that for the next bub. But my gosh $15 for all those pic's is great and the time it will take is nothing compared to keeping costs down.

I think all parents get so busy it is near impossible to have any "me" time but tomorrow for me I will be having the day off like it or not ;) no cleaning or cooking no whinging and finally acknowledgement of how much my bub is loved. He can't talk yet but I am sure there will be the dreaded I don't love you and  you don't care about me comments in the years to come but on one day I am treated to handmade gifts and cards with hugs in the morning I can't wait for tomorrow hope all mums have a great day

My bub has the I will push the big red button with do not push on it syndrome. He touches everything he has explored all his toys and now watch me and his dad touch door handles and etc.. then copies! he is especially bad in the kitchen where he opens the fridge and eats cold food out of it, he opens cupboard doors and plays with pots and pans toasters and other electrical equipment is especially fasinating he has even lernt how to get out of an unlocked fly wire door either front or back doesn't matter luckly he can't undo the locks for them or open round door knobs but still! the worst and most dangerouse thing is that he can twiddle the knobs on the gas stove turning the heat up or down! and he loves electrical plugs and switches.

Why do children tend to go for the dangerouse and have no fear? he has heaps of toys lots really no lie but he won't play with them why why why? I have put new batteries in all the ones that take them but still he won't play for long with them and just goes back to being what I call naughty as what he touches is dangerouse I do tap him on the hand and his dad does the same just harder but he laughs at us when we "smack" him and ignores us when we say no. If he is like this now how much worse will he be when he is older? Bed is the only place he hates and can get out easily so we have resorted to shutting his door where he begins pulling his clothes out of the draws. Plus we can't leave a kind in bed or his bedroom all his life but what else can we do we need him to know we are seriouse.