Kristy's Blog

What is happening???

2011-02-26T06:24:00.002+11:00

So i want to know what was with the girls last night????? Each one of them seemed to have a problem which meant that sleeping was not going to happen. Ella claimed that it was so hot in her room so she couldnt sleep and her throat was really sore. Lucy had her usual tummy ache (i say that in an offhand kind of way but she does have a chronically blocked bowel so she does have lots of pain), this meant that she could also not sleep. Rose was just non stop coughing all night - even though she is the youngest she is the one who toughed it out the longest. I took her in a couple of drinks to help her but for the most part she tried to get back to sleep. At 8, 6 and almost 4 i was sure that i would be sleeping uninterrupted but unfortunately kids dont seem to mind that I get no sleep!
Girls i love you dearly but pleeeaaassseee try and sleep tonight and leave me alone hehehehe.

School Rules

2011-02-24T19:00:00.003+11:00

I think it is so stupid being at assembly, listening to the principal go on how fantastic things are and reinforcing the school rules etc, only to have my 6 year old come home so upset because a boy was scaring her in the playground. He was also trying to rip off her hat, strangling her with the string in the process. The worst part is that the teacher on duty in the playground did not do anything about it except tell her to go and find the boy. What was she supposed to do when she found him! Drag him to the teacher!!! Ridiculous!

A long time

2011-02-24T10:32:00.002+11:00

It has been such a long time since i have last posted and life has changed lots since then. I am hoping to start updating this much more regularly! I always like the idea of having a blog but i am never sure if i really have anything much to say! I will keep on writing about my life and family. At the very least it is fun to read back over things from years ago! So here is to a new start in the land of blog!

School

2010-02-09T11:15:00.002+11:00

Wow, i can hardly believe how long it has been since my last post. I think i am posting today mainly because i am sad...Lucy has started school and while it was ok for the first three days (by ok i mean that she went happily enough even though she was tense and agitated) but now she had to be dragged in kicking and screaming. It is heartbreaking. I can deal with her crying in the night time to release the stresses of the day etc but to have to leave her so upset like that is just so awful. It is times like this i wish i could just have a magic solution to her problems and that she will be happy.

I feel like all the preparation we did has not helped that much because until she is in a situation i can never tell how she is going to react. I am hoping i can come up with some things to help her. I just have to think about it some more. Aspergers is more complicated than it looks..... Sometimes i feel she is ok and other times she is worse than she has ever been in many ways.

I love you Lucy and will do whatever it takes to see you smiling again.

My Lucy

2009-08-26T09:30:00.002+10:00

In my last entry i mentioned that Lucy was being reassessed in terms of her special needs and sensory problems.
After lots of assessments and visits to the child psychologist she has been diagnosed with Apergers.
Asperger's Disorder or Syndrome is one of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
At the moment i am finding out as much about Apergers as possible - reading books, websites and any other info that i can find in order to have as much knowledge as possible about how the world works for Lucy.
It is important for me to do this so that i can try to understand things from her perspective but more importantly to help her with her life and any changes that might occur. The biggest change at the moment that Lucy will be facing is that she will be starting school next year and whilst it seems early to be thinking about that already it will take a lot of preparation to make sure she is ok to go and ready for the change and make it as smooth as possible. Can she ever be prepared enough?? I guess only time will tell. I hope so.

While we knew for a long long time that Lucy was "different" to other children and from a very young age has been having occupational therapy to help her with some sensory problems it was still a bit of a shock getting a diagnosis. A relief in one way to know what is actually wrong and to be able to find out what we can do to best help her and access any services that are available. But still shock and some saddness that she is not what is considered "normal" and that things from time to time are going to be hard for her. You start to think about how she will cope with different things at diffferent stages of life, will she be happy, will she make friends or will she be lonely?? So many things to think about. But on the other hand I am not sure that it bothers Lucy to play alone, is it just a thing that i want for her to have friends and things like that. Does she realise? I dont know.
I am happy that she will go to the same school as Ella because she is now familiar with the layout of the school and it will be a comfort to know her sister is there. I am glad that my girls are close. Not that they dont fight, but overall they love eachother a lot.

It has been a while.

2009-06-29T10:49:00.003+10:00

It has been a while since i last wrote so i thought i would write an update on what has been going on for us....
The year is zooming along as usual (i can hardly believe that almost half the school year is almost over!). Ella is still loving school and doing very well so i am very proud of her and her achievments. She loves playing netball so Saturdays are a really fun day with her training and her netball match so that is good. She has 3 birthday parties that she has been invited to coming up and is very excited about them all. We have organised presents and everything so it is all done and ready.
Lucy has been having a bit of a hard time of late. She seems to have gone a little bit backwards in terms of her special needs and she is being reassassed by the child psychologist so that we can organised the right services and have strategies in place to make transitioning to school next year as smooth as possible. I am hoping it all goes well but we have a lot of work to do between now and then to get her ready. She has started at a new playgroup designed to help kids like her and as also a support group for the parents. We have been once and it was a good morning so we are looking forward to going again this week.
Right now Rose is in bed because she is not feeling very well. she says her head hurts and i hope she is ok. She will be having an operation on her eye to hopefully unblock her tear duct which will be much better for her and stop her getting so many eye infections. It is scary to think she will be having a general anaesthetic but what can you do it needs to be done i am sure she will be allright. She is such a funny and thing and a total boss!
We have all been fighting a cold the last few weeks which just seems to keep coming back just when you think it is under control! It is so annoying and frustrating, but i know we are not the only family who is going through the same thing.
School holidays in 2 weeks which is great!!!
In the last week or so my Oma has not been well and my thoughts are constantly on her and how she might be feeling and hoping that she is not in too much pain. It is especially hard for Mum because she is all the way over here and does not know when the best time to fly over is. A really hard situtaion all around. I love Oma so much.
Not much else has been happening with us just the usual going to school and stuff.
Lets hope these cold germs leave our house soon!

Monday Already!

2009-03-23T11:35:00.004+11:00

So I thought seeing as i am actually posting on a Monday that i would do the My Favourite Monday thing....

So I will tell you about a few of the things that i am really liking at the moment.

Well for starters i am totally hooked on the Twilight series of books! They are fantastic and i love the movie too. I cannot wait until the next movie is released! The books are really relaxing to read and the you can get into the story easily.

I am loving today that the weather is good after a storm last night so taking Ella to school was made easier!!!

My favourite time of the day is the early morning and i can enjoy a quiet cup of tea before the day begins and before the kids are up. It is so lovely and quiet and a good time to catch up on the news!!!

Other stuff that i wanted to write about today..... Yesterday at swimming lessons Lucy went under water on her own for the very first time without being forced to do it! I was so proud of her and happy that she is enjoying her lessons now. It makes a huge difference that we are swimming now with friends and Lucy is absolutely in love with their girls so she is happy to be in the water with them and she feels safe and happy. It is nice having good friends.

Autumn has started and i am waiting for cooler weather!!! Excited though cause daylight savings is almost over! Whohooooooo

Ella starts netball this week so that is exciting!!

Hope everyone is having a nice monday!

Rose is now 2!

2009-03-03T10:33:00.002+11:00

Rose turned two on Sunday!!! I can hardly believe it, time has just flown by! Rose had a nice day with all the family coming over and she got some nice presents too. Her favourites are her new baby doll and baby cot for it to go in. She has been playing non stop with it since she got it.
But now it is back to the normal week again with school and sports etc.
The girls have been nice enough to give me their cold! So annoying having a cold, it just makes you feel terrible. I am sure i will live though hehehe.
The girls seem to be growing up so quickly! In one way it is sad cause having a little baby is really nice but on the other hand they are nice too when they are a bit older. I guess i am just rambling on.
Ok, i am off to tackle the mountain of washing and clean up toys.

Coughs and Colds

2009-02-24T17:59:00.003+11:00

Last week and this week the girls have had colds. Lucy and Rose got better quite quickly and now only have a runny nose which is more annoying than anything else. Ella has gotten the cold over the weekend but worse than the other girls and has had a couple of days of fevers. She went to school today because she said she was ok and the fever had stopped. She is really tired tonight though.

Standing at school this morning there were so many mothers talking about how their kids have been sick with a vomiting bug that is going around. Several of the kids in the class have already been taken out with it so i am hoping that Ella doesnt end up getting that as well. One of the boys in class was standing there saying that he had been vomiting last night.... which begs the question why he was at school then! I am worried about those kinds of bugs so i just have to be hopeful!

Yesterday Ella lost a top tooth! she looks so funny now! We are calling her gappy! hahahaha

It wont be long now till the tooth next to it falls out as well and then she will look even more different. It is funny how changes in teeth can change how they look.

She has lots of space for bigger ones though.

tonight i have Physie so that will be fun and i hope the girls go to bed well for David and that they behave themselves.

On Sunday, Rose will be 2!! I can hardly believe that she is 2 already! Time flies!

Up Early

2009-02-22T05:36:00.002+11:00

Once again i am up really early..... i have been awake for hours! It is bad because later today i will be really tired. Never mind i will have to remember to not be cranky though! hehehehe.
Ordinarily going back to bed could be good about now but i have to get up soon anyway because the girls have swimming at 8am this morning. It is early for swimming lessons on a Sunday morning but it is good because the teachers are so nice and the girls are progressing well.
Lucky for laptops running on batteries because the power just cut out!!! Maybe has something to do with running the dryer and stuff hehehe. For a horrible moment i thought that Integral had decided i had used my quota of electricity for a year (hahaha i just had a massive bill) and that they had turned me off. But then i realised that they dont really do that! Although i must pay that bill!
Ella had a wonderful birthday party which was great. All the kids had a good time and Ella did which is great. It was big smiles all around. Although i must say 15 little kids bowling was hectic!!!!!!
In a week i will be doing a birthday thing all over again (well not a bowling party) because Rosie turns 2 on the 1st!!! Hard to believe she is 2 already! She is very very funny but very naughty, but i guess she has had the 2 older girls to learn from. Her funny nickname though is "the enforcer" because she is always making sure the girls do what i have told them to do "right now!" hehehehehe it is so cute in a bit of a naughty/cheeky way hahahaha. Probably not going to be cute when she gets older though!
Ok, i am going to now lie down on the lounge for 15 minutes before having to get moving for the day. So much to do....weekends go by so fast!
xxxx

A nice day

2009-02-12T11:12:00.002+11:00

Yesterday was Ella's birthday!! Hard to believe that she is 6 already. Time seems to fly. It was an early start to the morning with Ella waking up at 5:30am because she was so excited (I bet she was tired at school!). She was very happy with her presents especially her Pink DS Lite and her gold ring (from me and my mum). I feel so lucky that we are able to make our girls happy and give them something that they have really wanted for their birthday.

After school you could barely get Ella off her DS but that was ok because she was just so happy with it....i am sure the novelty will wear off. We had a yummy dinner of Tacos with my Mum and Dad too.

I am glad that Ella liked the heart cake that i made her....baking is so not my thing and the cake was only about 2cm high hahahahahaha so next time i will have to put 2 cake mixes in i think???

It was a nice birthday though and the lucky duck will be having a party on Saturday at the tenpin bowling. Bowling with 15 little kids!!!!!!!! Wish me luck!

Very Sad

2009-02-10T06:27:00.002+11:00

There are bush fires in Victoria and they have been horrendous. So many people have died and so many more are missing. It is hard to imagine the fear that all of these people have felt and still feel. I hope the fires are under control soon. I wish there was more that I could do but I hope that our small donation will help a bit. I am keeping them all in my thoughts.

Nearly the End

2009-01-23T07:13:00.002+11:00

It is almost the end of school holidays! Only 4 more days. I can hardly believe that it has gone so fast! I hope the girls have all had a good time and I know that they are looking forward to going back...Lucy to preschool and Ella is going into year one. So i hope they both have a good year and I will look forward to the next holidays! I like having them all home.... hehehehe ok i will have to remind myself of that when they are being naughty! hahahaha

Tonight Ella is going to a birthday party so i am sure that will be fun! And we are all looking forward to Australia Day and the fireworks that night!

I am 30!!

2009-01-06T07:28:00.002+11:00

I thought i would write a quick post this morning because today i am 30!! Scary thought that i can no longer say i am in my 20s!!!

It is going to be a nice day with family though and then out to dinner tonight!

I got some really great presents

a watch from David

a new pandora bracelet and charms

and a digital photo frame!

I love having a birthday!!

Sunday Morning

2008-08-10T07:18:00.002+10:00

Wow, Sunday morning already!! The weekends just fly by and today will be no exception. We are off the Macarthur Square today to get some shopping done and while that will be fun i should be at home cleaning cause i am having a friend come over tomorrow. Hopefully i will tackle all that when i get home!!

The Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night was fun. We decided to have Mum and Dad over and make a little party of it. The girls enjoyed it too and i taped it so that when they fell asleep they were able to watch what they missed the next day. Ella did pretty well staying up till about midnight! She was tired the next day though! Kids really do need all their sleep!

I am hoping to get more organised over the coming weeks. Clean out cupboards and all that, sort of an early spring clean. We have just been accumulating so much stuff lately that it is hard to find spaces for it all!

So i am off to get ready for another day! Hopefully everything gets done!!!!

Thursday Again!

2008-07-31T10:46:00.002+10:00

Hard to believe that Thursday is already here again!!! So since it is Thursday i am trying to keep in with the Thankful Thursday theme to remind me of the good stuff.

I am thankful that today the weather is nice and sunny for Ella's very first school excursion so that she can have a great time and not worry about getting wet!

I am thankful that tonight I am cooking spaghetti and that all the kids like it so i dont have to worry about dinner time battles!

I am thankful to be feeling much better mentally this week and can see the light at the end of a very long long tunnel!

I am especially happy and thankful that Rosie's tooth finally came through and she is back to not waking up a billion times in the night!

There are so many things to be thankful for but when you go to type them out some of them sound silly! hehehe i guess i like the little things.

The last thing i am going to be thankful for is that David finally went to the dr and got some antibiotics for his chest infection etc so he is finally getting better!

I hope Ella has so much fun today! I know she was really excited. I have been a bit sad a confused today because i found out that at lunchtime she has not been playing with anyone and things like that so i am not sure whether i should talk to the teacher or not??? I did not know that this was happening because ella has been telling me that she has been playing with kids. So very confusing.

I miss her when she is at school.

Thankful Thursday

2008-07-24T13:13:00.004+10:00

I stole this idea from my friend Sarah's blog. I thought it would be a good idea for me ...it will be good to remind myself of all the good things i am blessed to have and experience.

I am thankful for many things but for today i will pick 5.

1. For my husband, mum and dad who support me endlessly during my highs and lows. They are there for me when i lose it in spectacular fashion and help to bring me back to a place that is "normal".

2. I am thankful for the security that i have in knowing that i have a comfortable, warm safe house to live in with everything i need and knowing that my girls are happy and safe inside.

3. For my girls when they are funny, being cuddly, laughing and dancing around. They are my joy and help distract me!

4. I know this is going to sound weird but i am thankful for the internet - for the opportunity to connect with friends, groups and able to vent in a blog.

5. Lastly for today i am going to say that i am thankful for my dr without her understanding i would never have to courage to say i am not ok and ask for help instead of pretending that i am fine. her help is one of the things that gets me through. she goes above and beyond.

Holiday Fun and Other Stuff

2008-07-18T11:27:00.002+10:00

Today is the last day of the school holidays. David has had the 2 weeks off and we have had fun. Although i am now ready to go back to normal life and normal routines. Where to start..... The holidays began with Bradley coming up for the first week. Dad was also off work and so we all decided to go out and do some fun things.

On Tuesday we went bowling. Lucy was very excited because she had never been bowling before. Dad and David were sore after hahaha which was funny. I think Lucy may have even won. Thursday was Symbio Wildlife Park which also was a really good day. The kids got to pat a Koala and hold a Snake and all that kind of stuff which was really good. Feeding the Kangaroos was also a highlight. It was really cold but the weather was good so that made for a great day. I came down with a cold the day before which was a bummer but i soldiered on so to speak!

This week has been quieter but still good. Sunday we all went to Fox Studios to go to the markets there which was nice. Wednesday we took the kids to Lollipops with our neighbours which was fun. It was very busy there but the kids had a good time altogether.

Yesterday we went to the park and the weather was perfect. Today we are at home and the girls are learning how to use the new wii which David got.

We are all looking forward to Sunday when we are going to see Disney on Ice! The girls are very excited. I am very excited!

Lucy Lucy Lucy

2008-06-30T13:19:00.003+10:00

Lucy is a puzzler... always working on a puzzle which is great! Sometimes i wonder how she can do so many puzzles in one day and still want to do more. The first thing she does when she gets up in morning is a puzzle.
The weather is getting cold cold cold which is good, i love winter and like all the clothes and things, although it is a bit of a pain to remember coats for everyone!
One more week till school holidays and David has time off work too which is good. We hope to get out and do some really fun family things.

Anyway i am off to help my little puzzler.... even though she does not need any help from me!!!

Still no sun...

2008-06-17T10:48:00.003+10:00

So the weather is still yuck but not raining, just gloomy so i guess it is not too bad. Hard to believe that another week is well under way already! The weekend sped by but was pretty good. Ella and Lucy had a great Sunday going out to the Aquarium and Wildlife World with my Mum and Dad. I love that Mum and Dad take them to really fun places and that they can all have a good time together. I think one of Lucy's favourite things was going on the Merry Go Round in Darling Harbour which she made my Dad go on with her which was funny.

They also enjoyed the animals and the fish. Soon in the school holidays we will all go to Symbio Gardens which is also a wildlife type of place so i hope that will be good too.

Rosie is walking all the time now. Even though she is still a little wobbly she never crawls anymore and that is pretty good. She gets better and better every day. I will try and add a little video of her walking.

Rain Rain Rain

2008-06-10T10:34:00.002+10:00

It is so rainy today. It has been rainy all weekend! I wish the sun would come out for just a little while.
Lucy has preschool today - she screamed the place down. Poor little thing just wanted to stay home! She cried and cried. I have rung and they said that although it took them a while to calm her down she is now settled and doing some activities.

In other news Rosie is walking more and more! It is very exciting and i am very happy for her!

Coughing

2008-05-27T13:48:00.003+10:00

Coughing is just annoying.

But luckily was ok enough yesterday for Ella's open day which was good. Ella was very happy that we came to her classroom and also had lunch with her which was fun. It was good to see her friends and they are nice.

Today Lucy is at preschool as well as Ella at school so it is quiet at home. I will have to pick them up soon and then it will be the dinner rush. The house is such a mess and i hope i can get it cleaned up soon. I just am feeling lazy today! hahaha

Lucy had swimming lessons yesterday and did really well so that is very good.

Early

2008-05-26T05:52:00.002+10:00

It is early. I have been up for ages coughing and couging but there is not that much i can do about it. This has come on top of a really awful weekend. I have been in bed for a lot of it with Vertigo. It has made me so sick and now coughing as well is not good. I only hope i am ok for Ella's open day at school this morning. I feel like such a whinger but i seem to be having such a bad run these last couple of months. I hope it all stops soon and i will be thankful to just be boringly normal!!!

2008-04-22T13:22:00.003+10:00

Mandarins always remind me of winter.... The girls just love them and so i am forever peeling them.
It has suddenly turned really cold and rainy this week. I love the winter though so i am happy that it is cooler. I love warm cups of tea, comfy pjs, and snuggling.

The thing i dont love though is remembering jackets for everyone! No one in this house (David included) can seem to remember their own jacket. Now of course Rosie is too little to think about that kind of thing but the others should at least think about it a little bit.

Off to make spinach and ricotta canneloni for dinner. yum yum yum.

I love it when....

2008-04-18T21:52:00.002+10:00

I love it when Lucy (who is 3) snorts when she laughs when something is really funny.
I love it when Rosie gives me sloppy, wet baby kisses on my cheek.
I love it when Ella writes me little notes that always say I love you Mum.
I love when David makes me a cup of tea in the morning for me to drink when i wake even though he is just as tired as me.
I love the smell of Rosie when she is asleep.
I love the way the girls will help eachother when one is sad or needs some help.

Organisation, sick kids and Fairies...

2008-04-01T11:01:00.002+11:00

Phew the week is in full swing again! Even though i have a disaster upstairs i seem to have managed to get downstairs a little more organised over the weekend and i have even already organised and mostly cooked tonights dinner!!! Tonight will be hectic, hence the need to be a bit prepared! Ella has swimming straight after school, then at 5 I have to go to parent teacher interviews, i also have Physie tonight at 8:30pm so i am feeling good that things are organised!

We had such a good weekend this weekend! It is weird because we didnt even go anywhere! We were meant to go out to lunch with friends but we didnt really have the money so we thought we would be grown up for a change and pay our bills first hahaha. So saturday we spent at home and the girls went on their bikes in the afternoon. On Sunday we cleaned up, David cleaned out my car while the girls played the day away with the neighbours kids. They played together from about 10am until 6pm! Outside, inside, running, riding, watching tv. We hung out in the afternoon with the neighbours too. Sometimes the simple things in life are the most fun. It was also great to have a relaxing time at home (and not spend any money! ahahha)

Poor Rosie is sick though... she has a terrible cold and chest infection (here comes winter!) with the change in the weather and the older girls bringing home a cold she got sick. She is in bed now so i hope she feels better later... the funny thing is, when she is not sick she is a real screamer of a child and now that she is sick she doesnt do it and is so quiet. She was very restless over night though because she is so congested so i have had very little sleep - i only hope that i look and act coherent for the parent teacher interview!

Lucy is watching the Fairies. She loves them. They are very strange but harmless i suppose! Sh loves the music and dancing which is basically the whole show!

Ok time for me to go and do some more washing (i just accidentally typed shopping! hahahahaha)

Chocolate Coma

2008-03-22T20:47:00.002+11:00

I am now entering a chocolate coma and it is not even Easter Sunday yet! If i eat another bite i think i am going to be violently ill!! Unfortunately in about 10 minutes i will be feeling ok again and eat some more! I have no will power when it comes to chocolate - Especially yummy easter chocs!
The girls are very excited about Easter tomorrow although a little concerned that we did not have any carrots for the bunny but we made do with lettuce! I am hoping they all sleep well so that i can hide the eggs and all that. I especially hope that my usual night waker Lucy does not get up and wander around the house looking for me and discover the choccies! I have no idea why she wanders around but my only thought is that she may still be asleep at first. She looks for me but i am always in bed just across the hallway but she often goes downstairs in the dark. I am always afraid she will hurt herself but i usually hear her pretty quickly.

Kids are funny

It has been a busy weekend with David's birthday falling on Good Friday this year! I had a nice day at home with the girls today though so that was good.

I feel a bit sorry for Ella as she has a sore throat and cannot enjoy eating the chocolate so i am hoping she is feeling better tomorrow.

Now off for more chocolate!
xxxx

Another busy weekend....

2008-03-16T20:28:00.002+11:00

Wow, another weekend is over. I don't know how we manage to do it, but we always end up over scheduling our weekends!!! They are fun but by the end of them i am totally exhausted!! I think the worst part of it all is that by the end of the weekend the house is a disaster as nothing gets done and then that sets me off for a bad start to the week. Maybe later tonight i will get some energy and be able to clean up and organise!

Yesterday the girls had a birthday party in the afternoon. It was hard for them a bit because they didnt really know the birthday girl that well anymore and also they didnt know any of the other girls there. Still they had a good time and that is then main thing!

Today we went out with our neighbours and friends - now i sound like the tv show- to Pancakes at the Rocks new restaurant in Park Central at Campbelltown. It was sooo yummy and of course we all ate too much but then took the kids to the park which was fun, then off to the shops then home for a while then out to the driveway so the kids can ride their bikes.

So tomorrow the week begins again with school and all of that so i hope Ella will have a nice day and i am going to start to get things ready for Easter.

Phew.... now to watch some Tv, clean up and go to bed

Oh my God!!

2008-03-10T11:08:00.001+11:00

I seriously dont think that Rosie could cry anymore if she tried! When will it end!
All of my girls have gone through a crying period as many children do but Rose is by far the worst one!!! It does not help that i think she is getting a cold and a tooth. She is miserable and in turn making me miserable..... I also dont think anyone in this family (and yes i am talking to you David if you ever read this!) can pick up after themselves!!!

Rocky Horror Show

2008-03-09T20:06:00.003+11:00

Well today was a great! Mum and I had a day out and that was great! We went to the Rocky Horror Show at Star City. It was really good and I enjoyed it a lot. First we went to Pancakes on the Rocks but at Darling Harbour - had a great lunch there. It was great to have a meal out or anywhere for that matter without having to feed a child at the same time, have other kids screaming at the table or needing something. Sometimes it is good to get out on my own. I am tired now though as the last 2 nights i have not slept well but i will have to try and get some good sleep tonight because i have a busy week ahead.
Still having my usual anxiety problems which are more annoying than anything else. I get frustrated because i just want to be normal and i especially want to spend less time worrying (especially about getting sick) and more time just having fun living. Life is too short to be so completely panicked all the time.
The house is a complete disaster area which is really annoying but i will have to just try and get on top of it tomorrow. I hate having a mess because i worry that if i get sick or something then i will not be able to get on top of it. However i dont think there is anything i can do about it tonight.
Must get the girls to bed!

Kids are strange creatures

2008-03-06T16:25:00.002+11:00

Where do kids learn how to lie. It is strange how all of a sudden they know how to tell a fib. Ella lied to me today... it makes me a bit sad but i can also understand why she did it.....i think she was worried that i would be mad at her or disappointed and it was over something so silly. Today at school was sweet treats day - i think it is like a cake stall or something with cakes, biscuits etc on sale from about 50cents or so. I gave her money so that she could buy something and when i picked her up i asked her what she bought at the sweet treats stall. She said that she got a sort of lollipop thing and i said oh thats nice because i was assuming she bought a toffee on a stick or something. We get home and Ella is going to change out of her uniform and i said could she give me her change out of her pocket so i could wash her dress and she says that she will just put the money in her money box. I said no i want it back so she can use it another day at canteen and she didnt want to give it to me but does. Well it was the same amount as i gave her this morning. I said to her "Ella you didnt buy anything at all did you?" and she said no. I didnt mind if she didnt want to buy anything but i dont like lying. As it turns out, she said she could not find it and did not know what to do etc so she didnt go and neither did her friends etc. I said that that was fine but she should just tell me that in the first place. Kids are very strange indeed.
I hope it is not the start of a bad habit!

Mess Mess Mess

2008-03-05T16:15:00.002+11:00

Why is it that no matter how hard i try this house never seems to be cleaned up!!!! I mean i know it is inevitable with 3 kids that there will be toys and things around but seriously there is stuff everywhere at the moment and i hate it! The amount of washing to do is crazy and the amount of washing to be put away is even worse!
i wish i was one of those more organised people who can just go and go and get everything done! Maybe one day i will get there! But for now, kids need bathing, dinner needs cooking and dishes need to make it into the dishwasher. I guess everyone needs a goal!

Maybe i should spend less time on the computer!

2008-03-03T19:38:00.004+11:00

So Rosie is now 1!!

We had a nice day and she is such a cheeky little monkey. I love her so much!! She liked all her presents and also enjoyed taking a bite out of her cake!

So now we continue on and wait and see what her next milestones are! I am hoping that she will start to walk soon - and i know that many would say that i am wishing her to be older and i will miss this baby stage but she is seriously heavy!!!! She is a super fast crawler which is great but i think we would all have much more fun together when she can walk with the other girls etc and go to the park. I am thinking though that she will not walk for quite a while though because Ella and Lucy did not walk until they were 17 months. I am encouraging her though so maybe it will be sooner!!!

So the next birthday is David on Good Friday and that will be fun.

This is Rosie on the morning of her birthday looking all cute in the top Lucy gave her.

Here is a photo of the girls being really silly!! But it is a cute one anyway!! Rosie looks her usual naughty self!!!

I am glad that all the kids birthdays are now done for the year and i hope by next year i am more organised!!!

My baby is one tomorrow...

2008-02-29T21:26:00.002+11:00

My Baby Rose will be one tomorrow!! I can hardly believe it!!!!!

Where has the year gone!! It feels weird that this time last year i was getting ready to go to hospital early the next morning. That this time last year i was so heavily pregnant and i was getting everything ready - making sure all the lists were done and that the girls had their things ready, packing my bag and cleaning the house.

In many ways it has been a wonderful year and in many ways it has been a hard year. It has been wonderful to have my Rosie and those first precious moments together, wonderful to watch her grow and laugh and play with the older girls. There are so many wonderful things that it is hard to list them all and i am grateful for all the time we have had so far and so happy that i had almost a whole year at home with all three girls before Ella went to school.
It has been a difficult year adjusting to having 3 small children, each with their own personalities and each with individual needs. it has been tricky juggling all of their activities and still finding time to spend with each of them and sadly Rosie has probably been the one who has missed out on a lot of time spent with her just simply because we are so busy going from place to place. That is one thing i hope to change this year - I hope to spend more time with Rose to just enjoy her while she is little still because she is my last baby. Emotionally, mentally and physically it has been a hard and exhausting year. There are many things about myself i would like to change.
Rose had a hard time for the first 6 months due to illness and pnuemonia etc but now she is physically well but now of course she is a cranky baby who cries and cries so i hope that she will get over this stage soon.
So now i should be getting everything ready for Rose's birthday tomorrow!! I am so happy for her and her sisters are very very excited and have wrapped some presents for her which i hope she will love.
Phew i hope tomorrow goes ok. I am totally exhausted.

Party Party Party

2008-02-07T13:39:00.000+11:00

I am currently organising Ella's 5th Birthday Party. She has never had a party as such before but because she has been to a few now i had thought i should organise one for her. It is going to be at McDonald's this Saturday but the forecast is for rain which is a pain! If is raining then the play equipment will be useless and the kids will be stuck inside. I guess i cant help the weather but still it is really annoying! I dont want the kids to have a bad time! I will just have to wait and see.
I had better also just keep packing the party bags and the pass the parcel.
Fingers crossed the rain stops soon.

I love Sleep!

2008-02-05T11:59:00.000+11:00

Rosie has decided that sleep is optional. It all started a few weeks ago when she was teething and it hurt a lot so it kept her awake at night a lot. But now she just thinks that she does not want to be away from me and so last night she was awake from the hours of 1am until 3:30 when i caved in, gave her a small bottle and let her sleep in the portacot next to my bed! Not the best sleep and settling technique in the world but the aim is more for her not to wake the other two girls!!
Hopefully she will stop doing it soon and go back to the normal good sleeper she once was.
On the weekend i bought her a cute pair of pj's by Bonds and they say on the top I love sleep which i thought at the time was really funny given the current situation at 3am this morning the irony was not quite as hilarious!

Totally Soaked!

2008-02-04T16:11:00.000+11:00

I am totally soaked after picking Ella up from school!!! It is raining cats and dogs out there! Ella was funny though because this morning she thought she did not have to go to school if it was raining! hahaha Lucky it is only her third day so she really didnt know!
Now to cook dinner and get all the girls sorted out! Phew this school life is going to take it out of me!