Well my little ladies had their birthdays on Thursday. J turned 10 and G turned 1. Had alovely dinner out with family and then back home for cakes x2!! All was well up until about 9pm when Miss 10 says "I wish G had her birthday tomorrow". Well kick me til it hurts. I still feel bad for having a baby on her birthday but its not really something that could be helped. Hopefully next year will be a little less stressful. We had 5 10 year old girls over for a birthday party on Saturday afternoon. Not something I will attempt again. I forgot how nasty they can get so quickly too. Still we had fun. Watched the High School Musical movies with J and her friend. She had a little sleepover as well so all in all a good birthday I think. Next stop Christmas holidays I guess. We have booked a month in NZ. Going home to be with my family for Christmas this year - something I have not done for about 5 years. Very excited - my mum is already planning the things she wants me to cook. She loves it when Im home coz I love her kitchen and spend days baking and cooking up a storm. CAN'T WAIT!!

 I have been a very busy chick so havent managed to sit down to write a bit of a blog but I am here now...so here goes. Since having Gemma in June (gosh doesnt seem that long ago) I had 4 months off work then back to working full time. As many of you would know it a huge difference with 3 compared to just 2. I have my hands full although with Gem almost one life seems a bit more normal these days. I am even getting to the gym a few days a week. I am currently looking for another job. I am finding that the place I work at the moment is just so stressful and just a horrible environment to be in that I just hate coming here. It has got to the point that come Sunday night my tummy starts churning and I get a headache regularly on a Sunday morning...not good. So been to 2 interviews and got offered 1 off them but it meant more time for my kids in care. Being that they are already in care 9 hours a day my husband and I decided that it was better to keep on looking. (If anyone knows of digital print shop looking for an operator -let me know!!) The reason it is such a horrible place to be is because of 1 really disgusting arrogant person who has no sense of team work or even a work ethic in general. He just has no idea of the impact he has here. Is is so bad that my 2 other workmates are also leaving due to this one idiot's antics....But its money at the moment so Ijust have to bite the bullet and deal with it. Its a real shame because I have been here for 7 years so my bosses are more like family now...not sure if that is a good thing...? 

Other than that my kids are reasonable happy. My son is going to have his tonsil, adenoids and ears operated on on Monday. Its been a long wait and a lot of tears and frustration but we are finally here. I am very nervous and just praying that everyting goes to plan and we get a beautiful happy little man back. He has been in constant pain since he was 18 months old - he turned 3 in Feb so its been a while. He is now down to 12kg due to the fact that he cant eat.He has been living on ice blocks and soft squishy kinds of foods like bananas and tinned spaghetti. Not the healthiest diet but hey its something. Hopefully after he has healed up it will all be a thing of the past and he will gain some weight back.

My other 2 are going great guns - it is their birthday in a few weeks - eldest turning 10 and youngest turning 1. Very exciting. Anyway better sign off . Will try to be a little more frequent in my blogging and participation. bye for now.

 

I have just added 3 photos of my new little babe. They were all taken in her 1st week. We all already love her dearly - both Jade and Josh compete to give her the most kisses which is kinda cute. She is sleeping and feeding very well. In her first checkup with our midwife she had already gained 90 grams - no weight loss at all so I must be doing something right with my milk for her hey?! She is sleeping well at night (My little treasure) - going anywhere from 4-6 hours but not every night. Still its a start tho. Gonna go and bath my beauties now. Enjoy the photos. We are certainly enjoying our bigger family. Take care all.

Just wanted to let everyone know that at 6.11am on the 12th of June my beautiful baby girl made her entrance into this world. After a very quick and intense labour and a bit of hard work she was born weighing 4.4kg (9pound 10 oz) with everything in the right place - all present and accounted for. She has been really good except for one night of no sleep. Other than that she seems very happy and content. as soon as I get a spare minute I will download some photos of her. Jade and Josh are already very attached to her and are both very protective when we are out and people come too close...very sweet. Anyway our Gemma has just woken up for next feed so I best be off. Oh and the other thing I forgot to put was that Jade and Gemma share the same birthday - only 9 years apart. What are the odds of that hey??