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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 08:32 PM - there's a new diary entry up here. use that link or use the diary navigation...

circumcision (baby) - 11:42 AM - i may be opening up a can of worms by mentioning this here, but it's...

Monday, September 29, 2003

bugs etc (animal) - 09:38 PM - i wouldn't have said that i'm especially emotional lately, but over the last couple of...

Sunday, September 28, 2003

definitely thin again (baby) - 08:32 PM - i'm very pleased. i still have a bit of a belly, i look a little...

voice change (baby) - 07:47 PM - when riley was younger (oh, a whole week & a half ago, perhaps? *chuckle* ) he...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 05:45 PM - unconscious mutterings: herpes:: std freddy:: horror movie october:: november hunting:: good will msn:: messenger 36::...

Saturday, September 27, 2003

green grass (weather) - 01:43 PM - the grass around here is amazing. after just an hour or so of a solid...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 01:39 PM - there's a new diary entry up all about the baby. use that link or use...

Friday, September 26, 2003

new link for the girls (site stuff) - 08:59 PM - i've added a new link to the environment category. it's one for the girls, moon...

rain (weather) - 05:42 PM - yay! it's raining! it's been so dry out here lately. it hasn't rained for ages,...

two new pics of riley (site stuff) - 01:29 PM - there are a couple of new pics of riley up here .. enjoy. *smile* ...

press studs (baby) - 10:58 AM - for such a simple concept, press studs are remarkably difficult to operate at 3am when...

stinky bath (animal) - 10:33 AM - there's a juvenile magpie having a shower in the sprinkler outlet of our grey water,...

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

no show (general) - 09:21 PM - just as i thought .. the electrician didn't show up & didn't call to say...

electrician (general) - 04:03 PM - still waiting for the electrician. i'm not holding my breath. *hmmm* ...

hot & cold (general) - 02:55 PM - shroom's parents decided to give us a very practical gift for the baby. they went...

strong boy (baby) - 07:47 AM - i think riley's going to be quite strong. i'm fairly stocky myself, not only for...

weeing (tmi) - 07:32 AM - possible tmi (too much information) warning: they told me to make sure i keep my...

growing (baby) - 07:21 AM - i swear riley's grown visibly over the last twenty-four hours. with the amount that he's...

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

chicken pox (baby) - 05:15 PM - chicken pox seems to be going around lately. jade's little girl, stephanie, has it &...

feeding needs increase (baby) - 09:42 AM - they (the midwives) mentioned to me that riley's feeding needs would increase suddenly & significantly...

feeding (baby) - 05:13 AM - up for a feed. he usually has three courses (entree, powernap, burp. dinner, powernap, burp....

Monday, September 22, 2003

getting there (baby) - 09:35 AM - there's a load of washing on, the chooks are fed, riley is feeding right now...

Sunday, September 21, 2003

caesarian pictures (site stuff) - 11:55 PM - i've just put up some pictures to accompany the diary entry about the caesarian....

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 06:20 PM - unconscious mutterings: savings:: money on:: off wire:: fence word:: association game bladder:: infection missing:: baby...

thin again (baby) - 12:32 PM - i'm thin again .. woo hoo! *yay!* i was so used to being all puffed...

remember me (site stuff) - 11:39 AM - i've (finally) made some changes to the 'remember me' function on the comments. hopefully it...

Saturday, September 20, 2003

beautiful boy (baby) - 08:50 PM - i'm totally in love with my beautiful little boy. *smile* *sniff*...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 07:36 PM - read about the caesarian section which brought our beautiful baby boy into the world here...

grandparent cat fight (baby) - 04:15 PM - okay, well, it wasn't really a cat fight, but when three of riley's grandparents just...

Friday, September 19, 2003

new hit song (baby) - 02:07 PM - while trying to distract him for a minute while i hung up a shirt, we...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 12:09 PM - time for unconscious mutterings: wedding:: babies roach:: keep them away from the baby expense:: babies...

breakfast (general) - 11:34 AM - finally .. breakfast!...

belly button (baby) - 09:24 AM - my darling little riley now has a belly button! his cord fell off last night...

added a pic (site stuff) - 09:14 AM - i just got a good pic of riley with his eyes open so i've added...

riley pictures (site stuff) - 08:18 AM - there are finally some pictures of riley for you to see, which i took over...

Thursday, September 18, 2003

busy today (baby) - 07:37 PM - just a quick update to let you know i'm still alive & well. shroom's been...

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

last belly pic (site stuff) - 01:46 PM - i took a last picture of my belly in the hospital about an hour before...

gifts for riley (baby) - 10:02 AM - i've updated the online baby shower page to show my preference of shaped nappy if...

still getting to the emails (general) - 08:31 AM - i'm slowly getting through the email from you all. there are so many! if it's...

first night at home (baby) - 08:27 AM - riley's first night at home was .. hmm .. hard. there was lots of crying,...

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

thanks (baby) - 02:15 PM - by the way .. thanks for all the emails & the comments. i haven't got...

i'm home & a name (baby) - 02:11 PM - i write this as a different woman from the one that left the house last...

Saturday, September 13, 2003

Baby Photos (baby) - 06:08 PM - This is Melanie, Coralies friend, posting this for Coralie. Because she can't, she's sort of...

Thursday, September 11, 2003

the baby has arrived! (baby) - 10:09 PM - we had a baby boy at 7pm this evening. He weighs in at 6 and...

thunderbirds are go (baby) - 02:34 PM - just a really quick update. i had my obstetrician appointment today & he found my...

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

c-section confirmation tomorrow (baby) - 08:11 PM - by this time tomorrow, i'll know for sure if i'll be having a caesarian. i...

bottom wipes (baby) - 08:03 PM - today i made twenty-seven bottom wiping cloths out of the flat nappies which i bought...

good nap (baby) - 12:32 PM - i've just woken up from a solid two hour nap on the couch. i really...

terrible sleep (baby) - 09:09 AM - i had a shocker of a sleep last night. my stupid hands were aching &...

Tuesday, September 09, 2003

three funny things (general) - 08:57 PM - three things which i've come across just recently which amused me no end: a company...

tired (baby) - 07:34 PM - i've just woken up from a short nap, but i'm still tired. it would have...

Monday, September 08, 2003

possibly tmi (tmi) - 06:55 PM - this is possibly tmi (too much information), but i don't think that my bowels are...

more yum (general) - 04:18 PM - i'm doing it again. hehehe. yum! *chuckle* ...

no, not yet (baby) - 01:56 PM - these days, every time i call shroom at work & the call is diverted through...

chooks got out (animal) - 08:53 AM - mcgarnicle seemed a little more interested than usual in the gate near the chook shed...

still enjoying being pregnant (baby) - 08:40 AM - despite the physical discomforts & some wishful thinking, i'm still enjoying being pregnant. i like...

Sunday, September 07, 2003

bag is finally packed (baby) - 08:38 PM - today, i finally finished packing my bag for the hospital. there are a couple of...

new diary entry (site stuff) - 08:28 PM - there's a new diary entry up here. use that link or use the diary navigation...

unconscious mutterings (memes) - 06:35 PM - time for unconscious mutterings: bookends:: mice (i have a pair of bookends which are two...

hungry (baby) - 09:00 AM - i must be going through another hungry stage. after eating a bit like a bird...

Saturday, September 06, 2003

fat feet: cankles (baby) - 07:48 PM - my feet are so fat at the moment. i've been retaining so much water over...

good food (general) - 07:30 PM - ahh, that's better. i just had some yummy food & i'm feeling a little less...

another new diary entry (site stuff) - 08:42 AM - i've just added another new diary entry. it's nothing terribly exciting, i'm just thinking out...

Thursday, September 04, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 09:10 PM - there's a new diary entry up with more news of the second placenta & about...

old & new (site stuff) - 12:37 PM - i found some older pics of the house before we had the paint job done...

what a lovely thing to say (baby) - 10:32 AM - my friend, dave, said to me in an email the other day, "the greatest gift...

Wednesday, September 03, 2003

new diary entry (site stuff) - 10:32 PM - there's a new diary entry up. go here or use the diary navigation to the...

a pictoral tour of the house (site stuff) - 06:43 PM - i've taken some pics of the house for you to see, now that it's finally...

well rested & (relatively) energetic (baby) - 10:24 AM - i had the best sleep last night that i've had for a really long time...

Tuesday, September 02, 2003

yum (general) - 07:06 PM - mmmm .. gherkins & cheese. *smile* ...

dandruff (baby) - 04:38 PM - it's not so much like snow, it's more like dandruff .. lol! *chuckle* ...

hats on teddies (baby) - 04:16 PM - why do they have to draw hats on teddy bears? i have no idea why,...

nappy fluff (baby) - 03:58 PM - i've been working on getting the baby's room all set up, ready for when he...

more old diary entries (site stuff) - 11:18 AM - i've just added about three more (<sarcasm>wow, what an effort</sarcasm>) old diary entries. i've now...

Monday, September 01, 2003

baby sling (baby) - 06:05 PM - i bought one of these today. i have a friend who uses a sling &...

not tuesday (general) - 06:02 PM - for some reason, i thought it was tuesday today .. but it's not. it's monday....

bored & stretchy (baby) - 05:57 PM - bored, bored, bored. had a full day out today & now i'm tired. not quite...