[My4Sunshines]

Just popping in quickly to say RD I will be thinking of you & Sam tomorrow, I really hope they find out what is causing his reactions.

Taj had his SPT today and his milk extract, milk and peanut levels all went up!! Though talking with the lady there this is common, most allergies peak at a certain age and this is where Taj is at (though the peanuts can be later so that may go up again )
So dh and I are really evaluating what we eat so we can incorporate foods in for Taj. Till now we have still been making up separate lunches and dinners for him, mainly for the ease of things (especially at the end of the day and going out etc...) however since we wont be going back until early 2013 we need to figure things out.

Anyway enough of that, hope everyone is well to all, will pop back in when I have some time ( I crack me up!)
Off to hospital Friday to check on my plumbing

Oh and I noticed KMA something exciting on your sig, hope it happens soon


ETA I wanted to ask you mummies if you have turned your bubbas from rf to ff yet? Taj is still rf and I realised the other day 'omg he is 15mths and still backwards!' I turned the girls at 12mths but I guess being the 4th he just gets shoved in the carseat how it is and off we go, there is no thinking just plonk and buckle up Good thing is he can see the girls in the back so he is entertained!

This post has been edited by My4Sunshines: 24/11/2011, 04:34 PM

[creepersgonnacre...]

Heya
M4S: oh poor Taj Hopefully he will grow out of the allergies I guess all you can do is keep doing what you are doing. Does he have an epi pen jr?

Well Sam has a mild to moderate cows milk allergy, chronic urticaria, food chemical reactions (so it is what the foods are made of chemically so amines, glutamates etc) and dermagraphism? which is some reaction that makes the mast cells in the skin over react or some such. So he is on claratyne daily and zyrtec if needed. He is still to have the epi pen for the rare chance it is anaphylactic but apparently he can swell etc like anaphylaxis but rarely does the swelling close the airways. So it is a relief he is only like his brother with the cows milk allergy but the food reactions will be a long term issue unfortunately but we are hoppeful it will under control again soon. We have a review appt in a month, if he still has reactions the dr will increase teh dosage of claratyne.

Sam has been forward facing for awhile-I was naughty as in our new car the three across was easier with him FF

[heidles82]

Hi everyone!

M4S and RD - hope now that your boys allergies are confirmed things start getting better now you know what to avoid xxx

Jackson was turned FF at around 13 months as he reached the weight limit of the seat. The big chubba

The little man is having an extra long day sleep since he was up and ready for the day at 4am

[Skip to my Lou]

I feel for you girls with allergies to deal with, how stressful. Cuddles to you

Paige is still RF but we will turn her in the next week or so. I could probably leave her facing RF for a bit longer as she is a short little bugger but I believe she is going mental facing the wrong way, and on top of this Freya won't shut up about being on the other side of the car (we had to swap her as P's seat RF meant we had to move the front seat forward - bit dangerous for the driver to do that I thought so F had to move to driver side. She is not a happy camper or traveller even lol). I am amazed we have been able to keep her RF this long, we had to move F due to length a bit before she turned one!!

I am slowly going insane. P is like a spider. She climbs everything - and uses the most unlikely objects as climbing aids. I even caught her on Monday climbing the window for goodness sake. She falls off things quite regularly (I'm sorry I'm no supermum I can't watch her every minute of the day) hasn't injured herself properly or anything but it still doesn't deter her from climbing. I am starting to feel quite down as my day is full of negatives 'get down' and so on. She has also worked out the baby gate, and I'm sure will master the childproof locks on the cupboards in no time. Why can't I get a baby that isn't interested in things??

Otherwise all good.

[My4Sunshines]

Hiiiii, back again!

Skip I hears ya with the spider kid. Taj can now climb up on both couches (lounge & family rooms) and scares the crap out of me as he sits on the edge but he has somehow learnt to get himself off backwards (he has never climbed before for me to teach him) and when you catch him on the couch he does the 'teehee' giggle and tries to hide behind the cushions!!
He also opens the fridge (not good with food allergies!), gets in the pantry if it isn't closed properly (little fingers can fit in the tiniest of places), he opens the new cabinet in the lounge turning the foxtel unit on and off as he likes the red and blue light . I too feel like I'm constantly saying 'don't' etc...
I caught Taj trying to climb the bookcase the other week, this boy has really opened my eyes after the girls!!
I did say to dh all we need now is for him to open the safety gate then we are really in trouble, there is the girls rooms, laundry, bathroom and toilet beyond the gate.
I fear for the Christmas trees safety!! We have already decided to put all the decorations above the height he can reach and hopefully it will fit in the play pen we have (I painted it gold )
I hope this doesn't last too long for you. How are your house plans going? I was thinking about that the other day. Is it very wet down your way?

RD OH MY!!! Well now you know what you need to avoid for Sam. What do you give him for dinners? I have put everything together for Taj for so long he stick his nose up at things on their own! He does like carrot sticks though.
No epi pen as we can still manage to avoid these things but it does worry me that all I have is Zyrtec if anything happens. I keep saying to everyone who are eating foods he can't have 'please be careful I don't want to call an ambulance today' I feel like I can't take my eyes off him for what he may put in his mouth or others giving him things (which they haven't done as yet)
Thinking of your Sammy and hope things settle for him soon.

Carseat - Taj weighs around 11kg and he can touch the seat with his feet but his legs aren't bent iykwim. Ocassionally he will hold onto the straps going either side of the carseat (like pulling himself up) and push off the back of the seat with his feet.
Like I said though he can see the girls in the back and see out all the side and back windows so he is happy.
I guess we will eventually turn him once he gets to heavy lifting him in/out of the rf way!

My cystoscopy went well on Friday and I believe from the report the issue is in my bladder, I have ab's to take for 2 weeks then antibacterial tabs to take till I see him in 6 months time (have to have another u/s for the lump in my kidney and do a wee test before I go back too) blah!

DD 1 was sick on sunday, she outside then a few more times later on, she went back to school today. DD3 had it last weekend. I was also unwell Sunday/monday and felt but wasn't. Taj brought his dinner up on Sunday but didn't have 'that' smell so don't think it was the same thing, dh said reflux
Dh goes away Friday night for a high school friends 40th and comes back Sunday morning then goes away again Monday afternoon for work and wont get back till late Tuesday night. I hate being the only one here with 4 kids to look after.

Take care everyone, washing awaits me

Where is everyone? Busy with these walking bubbas, oh that reminds me Taj has started to toddle around so we are in deep do do now

This post has been edited by My4Sunshines: 30/11/2011, 11:34 AM

[creepersgonnacre...]

STML oh both my boys are like spider man! I can't even count how many times Noah has fallen-it seemed he had a permanent egg on his head for a while there. Sam is so strong so he will get heavy chairs and push them to where he wants to go to get something.

M4S: I am surprised they did not give you an epipen?! Do you have an allergy plan or such? Zyrtec is what I used with Noah as it works fast. Sometimes also small amounts of the allergic foods can help to desensitise them so I have been told. I am glad your test went ok and I hope it all clears up ASAP for you! Oh and Taj behave

heidles Amelia always woke at 4 am as a baby oh my I was tired!

[lexington]

Hey ladies!

I just want to say HAI!!!

[happy2bme]

Just coming in to say Hi

So busy with working, studying, kids, house etc etc. Gosh we've had a hectic year with DS1's first year of school. We've had to see a child psychologist & so forth which has kept us on our toes.

Henry is going well, says quite a lot now, very much a climber - usually the dining table he stands up there & dances ha ha ha. He has been FF for a while now as he is quite long. He is seriously a character, has us in stitches constantly.

We are also on the move - ive been offered & accepted a position in Townsville (we live just outside canberra atm) so big changes coming - mixed feelings about that.

Anyway just thought Id pop in to say hello

[lexington]

H2BM - YAY YAY YAY!! I bet you are in a hurry to get out of COLD Canberra! We had CANB colleagues come down to Melbourne yesterday for a finance event and they were like omg it is SO HOT here.

RD - how are you going? Healthwise with the entire family?

The allergies are not good at all! I am very relieved that L does not seem to have as much issues with eczema and hayfever -> as yet!

[Skip to my Lou]

Lex - didn't you have a new sig????

All OK here. both girls have colds, and I'm fighiting it off too. So much going on house wise. We have the final final plans now, council told me planning permit should be approved before christmas. DH has been working on a driveway so there will be access to the build site..um was hoping to have slab down before my b'day (Jan 24) but looks like we may not make that deadline...who would have thought there was so much stuffing around once plan and builder were organised??? Off to pick out the plumbing things this weekend, we have already selected some other things like internal doors, handles, skirts and archs, and our polished concrete agg type and colour, but still so many things to be chosen!!

Also will be putting the tree up this weekend.Have put it off to save me a week of 'P leave it alone!!!' but don't want to delay any longer x