OMG 3 Sleeps :)

Well today has been an ok day, I got my hair cut this morning, and my SIL is coming to color it tomorrow. Want to look nice in the pictures LOL!

I am ready for my birthday on Sunday, it is going to be nice and relaxing, i have delegated allot of the baking and stuff, and Nikiesha and Rhiaan are looking forward to helping me with the rest. I am going to get the to help bake the school snacks (thanks for the tip Julie I am going to mix a triple batch and freeze half) for the week too so they are excited about that.

Jamie took the girls to a puppet making night at the school last night ad they loved it, they didn't stop talking about it all night....Nikiesha made Little Red Riding Hood, and Rhiaan made the Queen of Australia (? lol).

I think the girls were a bit worried about who would be looking after them ext week while I am in hospital, as we were talking about it this morning and they had heaps of questions about how they would get to school and who would be bringing them to see me....They were very relieve when I said Jamie had time off work!!!

I caused myself an injury on Wednesday.....I picked up the car from being serviced and decided to go and wash it, it hadn't been done in SO long. I think I got into it a bit too much as I have aggravated a muscle in my stomach!!!! Wednesday night it was pretty bad, I could barely move, it was a bit better when I got up in the morning and has improved more since, but I can't do things like tense my muscles, pick up Thomas, twist a certain way. And I don't think I will be going back to the gym, which Jamie is happy about as he was worried I was over doing it. I think I will just put the kids in the pram and go for a walk tomorrow instead.

MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY!!!!! I can't believe it, well I can now, I was looking at pics from the day Kaylee was born and it brought it all rushing to me how close we are to having that precious new baby stage again. I can't wait now, what color hair will he have, will he look like Thomas, how big will he be....and oh that smell!!!!!!!!! I don't care about all the things that still need to be done now, I just want him HERE!

In the mean time, I plan to enjoy me last few days with the kids and my darling hubby, and my birthday! I probably won't blog again until after I get out of hospital, but I am sure you will all hear he is here someway or another, if you want to get the baby text message and I don't have your mobile number you better email it to me!!!!!

I say good bye now as a mother of Four, next time I am here again I will be a mother of FIVE!!!!

5 Sleeps to go

It is getting so close and all I can think about is what I need to get done....I am trying to give the house a bit of a spring clean so that bub gets to come home to a clean clutter and cobweb free house. Which isn't real easy here, there seems to be new cobwebs just where I got rid of them the day before! Ho Hum.

Had a Drs appt yesterday and they didn't have the results for my blood test but said that they would call if there was any problem, and they didn't so I hope everything continues this way so that I can get to Monday! Then they realised that I hadn't been to periop yet to do all the final admin stuff, so I went there and got it done so we are on the way. I have to call Sunday night to check what time I have to be there, but she said it will probably be around 11am and he would be born sometime in the after noon. It will be nice not to have to rush the kids and ourselves to get there. Mum and Dad are having them for the day, and Mum and Nan are taking them shopping to keep them occupied until it is time for them to come to the hospital. I am scared and excited about it all at once, I am worried how I am going to cope, I know I will be fine but there is this niggly voice in the back of my head telling me I won't. I guess I will be on autopilot for the first few weeks at least until things settle down into a routine.

Today's plans......Drop off car for a service, go to gym with Lauren (remember to take form to put a hold on my membership until I can go back after baby is born, come home feed and put the kids down for a nap and do some more spring cleaning...oh and cook a roast cook in there too! Might even see if I can bake the cookies I have been promising the kids for the last 2 weeks!!!!

ONLY 9 DAYS TO GO!!!! OMG!

Can you believe it, I can't, this coming week will be the last week I will only have four children, our little man will be here Monday week.

A lot has happened since I last blogged, the liver function test I had came back showing that my liver enzymes are rising, which is one of the first signs of the HELLP Syndrome that caused me so much trouble when I had Thomas, but again like when I had Kaylee none of the other symptoms (which are low platelets and break down of white blood cells) are happening, and until they do they won't do anything. Which I am happy about, I don't want him to come any earlier, I have too much to do before he gets here. My diabetes is going ok, I am keeping my insulin at low levels so hopefully that will mean that bubs won't have to spend too long in special care. Jamie asked if I am going to indulge a bit at my party, and i said yes hehe, I think I have earned it I have been SO good with going with it even though the others are having it, I even sat and watched them all have McDonalds the other night while I ate Chicken and Pasta soup!

And I want to be able to enjoy my 30th next Sunday....Hopefully by now you all have your invites. I am looking forward to getting a little spoilt on the day. Unfortunately I don't think I will have my pressie from my hubby kids and family on the day cause i has to be sent away to have a piece put in it which will take a week and they haven't done it yet. But it is worth waiting for so I don't mind.

Tonight Myself, Mum, Lauren, Amy and 4 of our friends are heading out for tea, leaving all kids and husbands at home YAY! We are just going to a nice little pub that a friend took us to a few weeks ago, I am so looking forward to having a nice meal that I didn't have to cook or plan!

The kids have all been very busy. Nikiesha had another competition, this one was in Melbourne, and they did so well, once they have been together for a little while they are going to be a very strong little team and will be knocking their socks off. She also finally got her results back from her Skill Level One that she did earlier this year. My little Star got a Credit Pass, there is only one score higher, I was so proud!!!!!

Last week the kids had their School Concert....Nikiesha's class did Hairspary and Nikiesha was the lead (Tracey) she did really well and the next day her teacher sent home a blown up photo copy of her head and across her forehead he had written 'What a Start one day you Name will be in lights!" Rhiaans class did Grease and she did really well too, normally she slinks back a bit but this year she was really getting into it, she dances so well it is a shame she has no interest in calisthenics cause I think she could be as good if not better than Nikiesha. Unfortunately Rhiaan has some extreme separation anxiety issues that hold her back.

Well I had better go, I am going to the gym soon and I need to get the rugrats dressed to take them to mum and dad's, Jamie is working all day again today!

Hope you are all well. And I hope I see you all at my 30th!

All is well

Just a quick one today.....
As I suspected I am back on insulin, only small doses fr the min but it is making a lot of difference. I haven't even been able to eat special K for the last week, so thought I would test it thins morning and my reading was a perfect 5.6!!! So I am pretty happy with that, as I was over scrambled eggs already!
All is fine with the baby, I had a Liver function test as well and that came back normal. So the count down is now 2 weeks and 5 days!!! OMG!
Kaylee is so much better, but still sleeping loads, I am so glad to have my little girl back. Oh and she now say loves (well it is actually 'Wuves') and holds her hands out to you for a cuddle!! It is so darn cute!!!
Better go, want to vacuum before I pick up the girls...hope you are all well!

Make A Wish

Here is Thomas bloing out the candle at his 3rd Birthday PArty on Saturday..............

I knew it

As I suspected I am back on day time insulin. Not huge amounts just little bits for now. At least now I can add in a few more carbs as I really wasn't eating enough. I guess the bonus was the weight loss, even eight months preggo I am the lightest i have been in a long time!!! Other from that all is well...I had a liver function test this morning which result will be back tomorrow, keep your fingers crossed for me!!!!

Kaylee is so much better today, she is sleeping loads, I think a combo of catching up and her body needing it to fight the infection. But she is her happy self again! Tell you what when they are miserable like that it really makes you appreciate how good they are normally!!!!

Nikiesha come home from school today and told me her friend has had her nose pierced...I didn't believe it at first saying that it must be fake but then she said no her mum went with her and had to sign a piece of paper so they would do it!!! OMG first they are all getting mobile phone and now they are getting holes in their bodies where there shouldn't be holes. They are only kids for a short time, people whinge and carry on all the time that our kids grow up too fast, expect to much too soon and then let them do things like this. I told my girls there is no way in hell they will be getting anything like this until they are old enough that i can't stop them!

Hey Yeah Hey Yeah

My Babies Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kaylee is SSSSOOOOOOO much better today! She slept fantastic last night, I only had to get up 3 times and two of those were because she had kicked her blankets off, she didn't even want her dummy!!!

She has just eaten brekky and is now playing with Thomas' cars on her own, normally she would be whingeing and wanting me to pick her up. You can see the difference in her little face!

Now saying that I am still not completely rested....Jamie and I were sound asleep last night when this noise woke me up...it was his car alarm (GOD that thing is loud!!!). We have no idea why it went off. I don't think anyone tried to take it maybe it just wanted some attention!!! LOL! The funniest thing about it was Jamie getting woken up like that and being completely disoriented and not knowing what to do cause he was naked HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

So as usual when something like that happen I could not go straight back to sleep, so even though I am feeling much better today I am still looking forward to going to bed tonight.

I have a Drs appt this morning, I am positive that I will be put on day time insulin. Will report back when I get home!
Hope you all have a lovely day!!!!!

NO Better

Well last night with Miss Kaylee was no better, we still didn't get alot of sleep. I tried putting her down for a anap this morning and she was quiet for all of 20 min, whether she was sleeping or not I do not know, so I decided to take her to the Dr just to mkae sure there was nothing else wrong. Her ears and throat are fine but she looks like she has maps all over her tounge which indicates she is fighting something bacterial so he has given her amoxil, and i also got some pain stop........She is now sleeping so we will see how long for, and I pray please let her sleep well tonight!!!!!!!

I said to Jamie last night that the man (had to be a man) who decided that babies should be born with no teeth needed a bullet in his head!!!!!

COnsidering that I have had hardly any sleep since friday I am surprised I am not a walking mess, but I am doing ok, but am definatly looking forward to my upcoming holiday HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Great day

Well it was Thomas' birthday yesterday and he had a great day. He got so spoilt, but that is what birthdays are all about. I am now going to have to clean out some of the more babyish toys out of his room to make room for all of his new stuff. He got some great Disney Cars toys, chalkboard, playdoh, GeoTrax, money........ We haven't let him open it all yet, have left some of it in boxes so we can spread it out a bit....keeps him quiet which is fantastic!

We had his party at Hungry Jacks and he was so funny, didn't want to go off and play with his friends, just wanted to sit there and wait for more presents and the food!!! LOL! It was great to walk out of there and leave the mess and come home to my nice clean house...although it is not that clean now with all the new toys spread out everywhere!!!!!

I would like the culprit you switched Kaylee with the evil screaming non sleeping look alike to own up and bring my darling sweet baby back please. She has been playing up so much of a night lately it is driving me nuts...Last night was the worst, and now she won't sleep during the day either. Right this minute she has bee screaming in her bed for almost 25 minutes, I have been in to her once, but it just makes her worse.....I keep wondering how the heck I am going to cope if she is still doing this when the baby comes!!!!!! :(

3 weeks, 3 days!

HI Everyone

Well we have been very busy, not with anything special but with 4 kids how can you not be!!!

It is Thomas' Birthday on Saturday! I can't believe that my little man will be THREE!!!!!! I have been talking to him about it allot so that he understands that after being to so many parties this year it is finally his turn!!!!! I know he is going to have an absolute ball! I am making him a train cake so will be trying to get that done tomorrow so I don't have to worry about it Saturday morning.

We had an awful day on Monday...Started out good with us excited about having an ultrasound. Jamie was off sick and decided that he would come, which was great cause he normally misses out on that sort of stuff. We get in the car to head over to drop off the babies to dad's and the car started playing up a bit, I thought it was just the way he was driving it hehe. Anyway we get to the ultrasound place which is only 5 mins from Dad's and hand her the slip to be told sorry we can't accept that as it is a Barwon Health slip and has only been signed by a registrar so Medicare will reject it!!!! OMG I felt like crying! She said that I could just get my GP to co sign it and they would be able to see me at 2pm that afternoon. So off i go to my local clinic and she tells me oh no we can;t alter it without you waiting for an appt!!! Christ I only wanted him to sign it, not make any changes, more like they would get no money out of it if I didn't have an appt!!!!! So I cracked it! There was no way I was waiting for 1.5hrs just for a signature!!!! Decided that it would be quicker to go into town to the Ante Natal clinic at the hospital and get the Ob to sign it!

That is when the real crap stuff started! We went and got the babies and dropped Jamie off at home, driving up the highway the car got worse and worse and worse, to where it was trying to bunny hop at 60km in 4th gear! I drove straight to the closest mechanic, who happened to be a friend and to cut a long story short, it needs a new Air Flow Meter which cost $700 for the part alone!!!!! The mechanic has borrowed on for a few days for us to drive around and make sure all the problems disappear and then we will have to buy our own!!!

All I can say is thank god that against every ones advice I brought a Warranty when I brought the car as it has saved us allot of money already (more that the warranty cost that is for sure). And I think that when we upgrade we will take his advice and buy a Torago! We have only had it 2 years and have had two MAJOR problems with it. I know buying second hand cars there is a risk of that anyway but every mechanic we speak to tells us off for buying a Carnival!

So we finally have our ultrasound and triple checked that it was a boy YAY! Amy was with us and she loved it, which was good. I went for the 34 weeks check up the next morning and they did find that he has a slight renal dilation in both kidneys. In 95% of cases it corrects itself by the time that they are born, he will have to have an ultrasound to make sure. Nikiesha had a problem with her kidneys inuetro too and I am sure it was the same thing. I am not stressing about it, I will deal with it if and when I have too.

I was also put back on insulin :(, a bit disappointed but I know that I have done everything that I can to stay off it, the only other thing I could do would be eliminate carbs all together and wouldn't be good for either of us! At the min it is only the night time slow release one, but I think that I will be on the day time on next week anyway. Apparently the Geelong Hospital still uses the National guidelines for your readings but last year there were new studies done and they are .3 lower than that guidelines, and if you go by them I am over most of the time!

Well I better go I think I have rambled enough LOL! And it is time for baths so I can put all these rug rats to be and have some piece and quiet!!!

Take Care All!