Archive for February, 2012

First Days – Wordless Wednesday!

Written by commonchaoschronicle

Today I am linking up with Trish from My Little Drummer Boys for another Wordless Wednesday Photo Post.

I am sharing our first days photos for this year with you.

First day of Term 1 at school.

Veruca’s first ever day of school.

Levi’s first day at 3yr old Kindergarten.

Jai, Aria, Zafirah, Veruca & Levi on the first day of Term 1 2012.

 

Veruca on her first day of School 2012.

 

Waiting at the [...]

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21 Week Ultrasound – I Know Something You Dont Know…

Written by commonchaoschronicle

OK so last week I went for my 20 week scan. If you’re new to Common Chaos or missed my post you can read all about it HERE.

Today we went back for a re-scan as the sonographer was unable to get all the measurements he needed of bubby’s heart.

He also couldn’t see the sex of our baby clearly either.

So first I must apologise to you all for teasing you earlier on the CCC Facebook Page. The [...]

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Taking On Too Much.

Written by commonchaoschronicle

Are you guilty of taking on too much at once?

I know I am.

It has really hit home today as I am feeling a little like death warmed up.

I have come down with a horrible cold/flu type thing.

Something that I would never wish upon a pregnant woman. There’s very little I can do to relieve my symptoms and I know me, and when I feel like this it usually turns into a chest infection that will last for months.

You see I [...]

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Are The Monsters Really Monsters?

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After writing a status on my Facebook Common Chaos Chronicle Page about the over night dilemma of our kids getting up and destroying the house, I got to thinking….

It crossed my mind that I may actually be painting these children as the work of the devil.

Now I am not one of these mums that will sit here and swear till I’m blue in the face that I have perfect children.

Uh uh, not me.

I dont believe any of us [...]

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FEAR – What are you afraid of?

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Fear is a funny thing.

Sometimes fears develop from horrendous life experiences, and sometimes they stem from things we make up in our heads.

I am not talking about the horrendous kind of fears today, I am talking about the rather funny and absurd fears that we have.

I have a few.

Like spiders, I don’t like them. Fear of them is clearly a learnt behaviour from my mother….

I don’t like snakes. I get shivers walking through the reptile house at the zoo, and [...]

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Hormonal Much? Why Yes, I am. Pregnancy Hormones At Their Best…

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Its about this time in every pregnancy I have had, that I get super-duper hormonal.

The good old half way mark.

I get overwhelmed really quick.

I get really really sad and emotional.

Sometimes I’m not sure if it is the hormones, as I am certain that people and situations give me the absolute shits, but what I am sure of is that my reaction to things is often well and truly heightened at this stage of pregnancy.

The little things bug me way worse [...]

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Baby Wipes… Are HUGGIES really the best? YES!!!

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It’s safe to say we have done our fair share of nappy changing in this house.

Infact we’re not finished with it yet.

With one still in night nappies, a reluctant to train toddler and a baby on the way there’s a decent chance we’ll be changing bums for a few more years to come yet.

In fact, I once read somewhere that its possible to change approximately 10,000 nappies per child.

Now count that one up…. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5……+ 1…..

EEEEK!!! Thats [...]

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Week 20 -The Ultrasound.

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As far as ultrasounds in pregnancy are concerned, I always look forward to the 20 week scan.

Its the halfway mark.

Its the scan where they measure every last bit of that growing bump.

Its also the scan where inquisitive minds get a chance at finding out the sex of their baby.

Today, 20th Feb 2012 was my 20 week scan.

A big moment for me knowing that this would be my last ever 20 week scan.

The moment made increasingly bigger by the fact that [...]

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Piquing My Pinterest -Getting Back Into Crotchet

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After declaring recently that I need to devote a little ‘ME TIME’ towards my stress levels, I decided to get back into some craft I once enjoyed.

I picked up a crotchet hook, had a few reminder lessons and got stuck into making a cocoon blanket for a baby.

Of course I couldn’t just leave it at that, I had to check out Pinterest for inspiration…. and boy, was I inspired.

Here are some crotchet projects I’d love to attempt [...]

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Chaos To Clean -Week 2 – The Living Areas!

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Here I was thinking the kids would return to school and instantly my house would become the organised paradise that it used to be…

BAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA!!!

One of you guys could have warned me I was dreaming….

The monsters went back to school last week and they also resumed their afterschool activities too. I was totally not prepared for how organised I would have to be.

Yes, I had lunch food prepared and ready.

Yes, I had uniforms clean and ready.

Yes, we even managed [...]

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