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| Friday, September 18th, 2009 | | 4:04 am |
Crap on a crap cracker!
So tomorrow(today)'s gonna be a pretty big day for me. I'm planning on going to the Baby Show at Moore Park with a mate then DJing at Kontrol in the evening - which will be the first time I've DJed since I had Lani. I've been looking forward to it for a while. I've registered my comp ticket for the Show online and reacquainted myself with my CD collection. The only thing I really needed was a relatively good night's sleep... How does she do that? Seriously. EVERY time I've had something important to do Lani chooses to have a bad night beforehand. She went to sleep with minimal fuss around 11pm (about average for her). I handed her to Mikey to nap with while I had a shower and did a few things around the house and checked my emails and stuff. Around 2am she woke and wanted a feed so I jumped in bed with them at that point, fed her to sleep and crashed out with her. She woke half an hour later so I fed her again to get her straight back to sleep. Then she woke up again at 3 and was wide awake and ready to play... I think she's finally getting tired again now, but my whole night is completely thrown out of whack. :( *SIIIIGH* Current Mood:  crankyCurrent Music: Radiohead Rockabye Baby | | Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 | | 11:47 pm |
| | Friday, July 17th, 2009 | | 12:20 am |
Aw, dang it all to heck!
Lani's been going quite nocturnal and I've been trying to break it without much success. Then tonight she fell asleep at about 8pm and kept sleeping on Mikey's chest while we ate dinner and took turns getting ready for bed. Then when I finally settled in bed with her (she sleeps way better with some form of human contact at the mo) she woke up and looked up at me with her "Yay! I'm well rested - now let's play" smile and I knew she wouldn't go straight back to sleep again. *sigh* I've given her a bath, let her play for a bit, then given her a big feed and she's still wide awake. I was really hoping we'd broken it tonight... Current Mood: resigned | | Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | | 1:37 am |
Good news!
Illegal file sharing has apparently dropped amongst teenagers as they're all checking out live streaming sites instead. http://www.nme.com/news/nme/46065Really supports what file sharing supporters have always said: most people download files to sample, not steal. Ah Youtube. What did we do without it? | | Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | | 11:40 pm |
| | Sunday, June 28th, 2009 | | 12:49 am |
OK, I'm confused
Why exactly is anyone surprised that Michael Jackson died? http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/830774/no-foul-play-in-jackson-death-coroner"Jackson was injected three times a day with potent painkiller Demerol while also receiving doses of another painkiller Dilaudid, the report said. Vicodin was recently added to the mix, according to sources quoted by the newspaper... Jackson was also taking muscle relaxant Soma, anti-depressant Zoloft, anti-anxiety drug Paxil, heartburn pill Prilosec and sedative Xanax." Did he even eat any food between all those pills?! | | 12:22 am |
Poor little baby-doll
Lani's bottom teeth are almost through. She's had a week and a half of REALLY restless nights and moments where she's obviously in a lot of discomfort. Poor little thing! Hopefully she'll realise how much fun teeth can be though (far more interesting foods to be sampled!) and be able to deal with the next round better. I'm just hoping I get some decent sleep again soon! I think I've actually gone through sleep-deprived and out the other side. I'm not greedy or anything. Even 4 consecutive hours would be nice... | | Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | | 1:18 pm |
This is kinda cute
Buffy vs Edward (Twilight remixed) It's not perfect, but believable enough to be quite amusing. Meanwhile, I just read about Labor's plan to stop charging asylum seekers for their mandatory detention costs. Oh my god. I had no idea we did that in the first place! How the fuck can we call ourselves a civilised society while we charge people who have legitimately sought refuge from violence and persecution the cost of incarcerating them while they are processed? That is absolutely disgusting. As Liberal backbencher Petro Georgiou put it: "Do we make major drug dealers, serial pedophiles, sadistic murderers or multiple rapists pay the costs of their incarceration? The answer is that we do not." What's even more disgusting is that in the poll on the ninemsn homepage more than twice as many people support the idea of continuing this practise than those who agree it should be scrapped. *suppressing urge to scream* That idea of moving to NZ is looking more appealing again... | | Thursday, June 4th, 2009 | | 12:57 am |
Ah, that's better
I just wrote a letter to my local council. I've never done that before but I'm just so insanely sick of all the hoo-ha from the Friends of Erskineville Village that I just had to do something. For those outside of Erko: Basically, there's this big empty building on the corner of Gowrie St and Erskineville Rd that someone wants to turn into a Woolies. They put a proposal in once but it got knocked back, so they revised it to a smaller model and have resubmitted it. FEV have been blanketting the area with fliers saying it will destroy the character of our quaint little village, kill local business and cause massive traffic problems. Personally, I think it will have more of an impact on the supermarkets in Newtown and I wouldn't be surprised if it closed within a few years anyway as there are so many supermarkets in the area that I doubt it will be worth it for Woolies to invest much money in it. I hope not though because it would be awesome for me. :) And who the hell would bother to drive to a supermarket in Erko?! Talk about a pain in the ass! If I was going to bother driving to a supermarket I'd go to Marrickville or Broadway. Anyhoo, here's what I wrote: To Whom it May Concern, I am writing to express my support for the development of a Woolworths supermarket at the corner of Gowrie St and Erskineville Rd. I am an Erskineville resident of over three years. I am a full-time mum with a six month old daughter and I do not drive a car. In order to do my grocery shopping I walk up the hill to Newtown with my baby in her pram as the local supermarket and greengrocers are too small to bring a pram in with me. I also find the prices there to be prohibitively expensive for bulk purchasing, the range of items stocked is not what I would normally purchase and the fresh produce (especially the fruit) is normally of sub-standard quality. Personally, I would love to have a more local supermarket with a good, quality range of products at competitive prices that I can walk into with my pram. The proposed location is more convenient to me than the supermarkets on King St - I love the idea of not having to walk up that hill to get my groceries! I also think the size of the store being proposed is highly appropriate to the area and I generally like the brands carried in Woolworths supermarkets. This probably is unnecessary in a letter like this, but I would also like to add that I don't normally write to council but felt compelled to do so due to the over-the-top activism of the Friends of Erskineville Village. I think most of the concerns raised by these people are unfounded and I know many who agree with me and would like the development to go ahead. I really don't see why anyone would drive there, especially as the owners are actively encouraging foot traffic, and there are other, far larger supermarkets with ample parking in much more convenient locations, such as Marrickville Metro and Broadway Shopping Centre. I can also state quite confidently that it won't alter my spending habits in Erskineville as I only ever use the local stores for small purchases and emergencies anyway (however it may well alter my spending habits in Newtown!). The picture they paint of a village united against the big nasty corporation is simply not true and I hope others who are as sick of their fliers and petitions as I am have written in to present an alternative viewpoint. Many thanks for your time, &tc It's kinda weird, because I'm not normally the poster-girl for competition or big corporations, but the smug, smarmy, arrogance of FEV just *really* gets my goat. Seriously, if you don't wanna shop there, JUST DON'T SHOP THERE! Waste all your money on the over-priced crap at the local shops and pat yourselves on the back for maintaining the local shops for local people. But do you have to bury us under fliers, posters and petitions in the process?? Honestly! I just think they want to rail against "the man" for the sake of it. That being said, if the proposal falls through again, this building would be AWESOME to set up as a rehearsal/circus skills/general creative space. Maybe I'll work up my own business proposal just in case... | | Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | | 12:56 am |
Just shoot me, please...
Lani has had maybe a total of 7 hours sleep in the last 24 hours and is *still* wide awake and bouncing off the walls. Seriously girl. Aren't you tired?! I think she's enjoying the sleep-dep just a little too much. At least she isn't all super-cranky when she's over-tired though. (in fact she's actually pretty adorable. I just wish I had the energy for her!) If only it was still ok to feed them opium... | | Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | | 1:56 am |
| | Monday, May 25th, 2009 | | 1:06 am |
Aw, man!
Lani rolled off the bed today. I feel so crap about it. :( She'd done a poop while sitting on my lap that breached the top of her nappy and got on my pants. I put her face down on the bed so I could wipe down her back, then looked down to clean myself off, thinking that I was close enough to the edge of the bed to intercept any accidents. Next thing I saw was Lani falling past the edge of the bed and banging her head on the edge of the door, with her arms flailing around to grab on to something. :( :( She only just worked out rolling the other day! I can't believe I made the classic mistake. Every other time I've laid her down on the bed I've made sure she wasn't lined up with the edge and more towards the middle to minimise the risk of accidents. I was just stressed about the poop so didn't push the washing basket that was sitting on the bed out of the way to make more room and perched her right next to the edge. I honestly assumed I'd see her moving and be able to intercept in time if anything happened, but I didn't even see the actual roll - just the aftermath. She's totally fine now. Screamed her guts up at the time, more about the shock than the actual impact I'm sure. She has a bit of a bruise on her head but there didn't seem to be any lumps or swelling so I don't think there was too much damage. Poor little thing was pretty sooky for the next little while though - kicked up a fuss any time I put her down. I still feel pretty shaken up about it. I keep replaying the sight of her falling in my head. I just can't believe it actually happened - I've always been so careful. *sigh* I'm gonna have to toughen up a bit. She's getting more and more curious about things, and now she's started to work out rolling I'm sure there're going to be plenty more bumps and scrapes in her future. I just hope none of them will be much worse than this one... | | Monday, April 13th, 2009 | | 2:59 am |
What Big Cat Are You?
| You Are a Black Panther |  You see through people. You understand others' motives and plans.
You have a knack for predicting the future. You just know what people are going to do.
People are attracted to you. You are naturally able to influence other people's thoughts.
You have the charisma to be a beloved guru or dictator. It's all about how you handle it. |
| | Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | | 12:50 am |
Woo baby!
I've been going to see Gemma, the baby nurse up the road at our local chemist, quite regularly since Irulan was born. She measures and weighs her and is generally an awesome person to discuss any issues with, with really down-to-earth, practical advice. Today it turned out that Lani had hardly put on any weight in the last fortnight, although she'd grown another cm and her head was a little bigger. I was surprised, as she's been feeding really frequently. She's also been quite active and really working on her muscle control. (She even sat up unsupported for a full minute while being weighed. Gemma's eyes popped out of her head - apparently that's something more typical of a baby around 6 months old. :D ) Gemma figured all that activity was burning off the calories but she'd check her again in a week to make sure there weren't any issues to be addressed. Out of curiosity, I just compared all her stats for the last little while with the growth charts provided in her little blue book (aka, book of personal health records, for those without babies). Her weight and head circumference - including today's results - have stayed pretty consistently within the 50th-75th percentile range (ie, greater than or equal to 50-75% of babies her age). Her length started out in the 75-90% range, but today's measurement of 66.6cm was just on the upper limit of the chart! This means she's longer than 97% of babies her age! Holy shit she's going to be tall!! Here's hoping she's also statuesque so she can pull it off, supermodel style. I see a very awkward adolescence in her future though... (I mean, even more awkward than normal!) *meep* | | Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 | | 1:31 pm |
OK, this is getting beyond a joke now
I think I actually need to get professional help to deal with my arachnophobia. Yesterday I was walking down my back hallway when I noticed a baby huntsman on the wall. I looked closer and noticed that it had 3 legs on one side of its body - and ONE leg on the other. I had to give it props for still being mobile. I mean seriously, it had lost half of its legs! So it hung around in the hallway for a while and I started getting a little attached and checking out for it every time I walked past. Then it disappeared and reappeared next to the fridge in the kitchen. I was still cool with it - it was crippled, about an inch and a half wide, staying away from the furniture and not moving fast or aggressively. In fact I told it it could stay as long as it wanted. Just now I went to rinse a bowl off in the sink. Now our drain makes loud glugging noises quite often so we generally keep the plug in and often a few cm of water will accumulate before we let it out, as was the case today. I went to reach for the plug and noticed my 4-legged friend floating dead just over it. My initial reaction was one of sadness (in fact I lit some incense as a little farewell ceremony). But then I went to splash it aside and my hand automatically recoiled and my heart started beating in my throat. I mean, seriously?! C'mon! It's a dead, crippled baby spider and I still can't control my phobia. I ended up flicking it aside with a spoon then washing it down the drain. It stuck on the grill thingy so I had to push it down with the scrubbing brush. When I lifted the scrubbing brush away there was something dangling off it. Even as I registered that it was a bit of Chinese broccoli I jumped slightly and dropped the brush with my heart back up in my throat again. WTF man! This is just ridiculous. I mean the other day I was about to walk back into the house from my backyard and a grown huntsman ran at my foot as if to attack. I jumped around a bit and it kept changing course towards me til I leaped onto the step and it disappeared. I think that's a moment where I was justified in being startled and scared (all I can say is thank gods I wasn't carrying Lani at the time!!). But being afraid when washing a dead crippled baby spider down a drain is just plain stupid. | | Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 | | 6:29 pm |
Can I just take a moment here
..to rave about how freakishly awesome my daughter is? She had her 4-month vaccination shots today. She screamed for about 20 seconds, then sat happily in my lap smiling at passers-by at a cafe 10 minutes later. I got the free whooping cough booster at the same time and my arm feels bruised and achey. She got a needle in each thigh with about 6 different vaccines plus an oral dose and isn't even slightly grizzly. Last time she developed a mild fever later in the evening so we'll see how it goes, but so far it's like nothing happened. Hell, I was more traumatised about the whole thing than she was! That's one of the 2 things I like least about having a baby: making choices for her without being able to consult or at least explain why things are happening. The poor thing was just sitting in her pram, happily squealing away and smiling at the nice man with glasses then suddenly I'm restraining her while he jabs her with pointy things. I felt like total shit. I'm so glad she got over it quickly. The other thing I have trouble dealing with is the constant visions of all the horrible ways she could be injured or killed. Like I'll be carrying her down the hallway and I'll suddenly imagine me tripping, dropping her and squishing her under my knee as I land or something. I guess it's only natural when you have a strong urge to protect such a helpless little creature, but it can make you feel like those people who put their kids in a bubble are onto something... But anyhow - go Lani! Baby of total awesomeness! | | Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | | 1:36 am |
Jeebus
I am so gonna hug my folks extra hard next time I see them. The spate of people losing one or other of their parents around here is really starting to freak me out! *extra hugs and good vibes sending out to those who have lost anyone special to them recently* Current Mood:  nervous | | Friday, March 6th, 2009 | | 10:51 pm |
Well, it's official
My child is a genius. :) In the last few days she's started pulling herself up to a sitting position when you grab her hands. Plus if you balance her she will bear her own weight on her legs and try to walk along a surface. We showed this to the baby nurse who comes in to the Erko pharmacy and she said she'd *never* seen a baby do that at 14 weeks. :) She's also started batting at and trying to grab toys that make a sound, is sleeping more at night - and has started laughing. I got this little pink tambourine and was tapping it on her knees the other day and she giggled and squealed with joy. It was without a doubt the cutest thing I have ever seen. *proud* Fortunately, she still hasn't worked out how to roll yet. I reckon she'll tear it up once she can move on her own steam... New pics will be up soon. | | Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | | 2:52 pm |
Well there you have it
I'm now a married woman. :) The ceremony was lovely. We ended up getting a celebrant (Pauline Fawkner, who was awesome) and hiring the restaurant above the Rose of Australia Hotel. There were 25 of us in the end. We did the ceremony in front of the Juliet balcony in the corner of the room and then had a 2 course lunch plus cake. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I felt a bit removed from the whole thing though. I think it was a combination of factors. Firstly I was running a little late and only got there about 5min before the ceremony started so I didn't have much build-up. Then the passing traffic was a lot louder than I thought it would be (although it wasn't as obvious away from the window). And of course Lani was grumbly all day and started screaming her guts up just after the ceremony got underway! That was VERY distracting so I found it hard to concentrate on what was happening and quite frankly didn't really feel particularly gushy or emotional. Needless to say, I feel a little gypped about that. I'm just taking solace in the fact I can bring it up at all her big birthday celebrations. :) The other main problem was that one of my best mates got the dates mixed up and missed it. :( That made me sad and kind of affected the rest of the day for me because I couldn't help but feel bad for him. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy myself overall. I kinda want to do it again with all the issues fixed though so I could be totally in the moment and feel it a bit more. And I definitely feel a bit gooshy every time I look down at my hand and see the ring. Ultimately that's all that really matters! :) | | Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | | 6:13 pm |
W00t!
Got my PUL nappy covers from Baby Beehinds yesterday and have now got Lani in a cloth nappy. :) Her butt looks so huge now. It's VERY cute. And how unbelieveably apt that I did this on the day I found out that this year has been designated the International Year of Natural Fibres. (or as peculia misspelled, the International Yeah of Natural Fibres) :D http://www.naturalfibres2009.org/en/index.html |
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