Fathers Day 2012.

Hello Everyone,

I have a few pictures I wanted to share with you from last weekend. I hope all the Australian dad's out there got spoilt just as much as mine and my husband did!

Giving daddy his present:

Pancakes with jam have been a little family tradition we do on fathers Day.. this year was extra special because Daddy taught Hailee how to make them!! [even if they do come from the bottle.. hehe ;)].

Then we played outside for a few hours.. it was such a gorgeous day:

Hailee all dressed up for an afternoon at my parents house:

My outfit/hair:

unfortunately I didn't get any pictures at my parents house...boo!!

What did you guys get up to? I would love to hear your traditions whether they be new or have been done for generations. Have a good week guys!
Amanda <3

over night hospital visit.

Hello Everyone,

This time it's not for me, I bet your thinking due my last post that it would have to be Hailee in well guess again!

Yep that's right it was for....the husband!. He has been fine ALL day up until 9pm when he first complained of back pain, he went to bed and within 15 minutes came back out to the lounge. He was fully dressed and was clutching his left side. He asked me to ring my mum to come and get Hailee as he needed to go to hospital because he thought he may have appendicitis (your appendices is on the right so I knew it wouldn't be that) he was white as a ghost and started throwing up.

I rang my mum. She told me she was coming and that my Uncle would drive Steve to the hospital. I packed Hailee a bag and waited for them. She came in and said he should have got an ambulance but he didn't want one plus I wanted to go with him and I knew they wouldn't help me in. My Uncle pulled up outside the house, Steve got in and he speed away. I was SO pissed!! I hated seeing him in so much pain and I knew if I stayed home I wouldn't have got any sleep. So mum decided to drive me up to hospital. She couldn't really find a good park so she she parked in the ambo section. I nearly died haha, I'm surprised she didn't get a fine.

I "ran" inside. No one is in the waiting room which is a good sign. Meaning he didn't have to sit there long and was already in a cubical and most likely seen by a doctor... thank god!. I waited outside for a few minutes then a nurse finally let me in. I pretty much ran to Steve's side. My Uncle who was still with him said, "looks like a kidney stone". I saw he was hooked up to morphine, the pain was so bad, I just could see it in his eyes... I wish I could have taken it away.

The nurse asked me a few questions and I mentioned my urologist's name and said that they needed someone to call him and only him (thank good ness he was on rotation) The nurse gave him something else to help with the pain because the morphine just wasn't cutting it (sad face). Pretty much as that hit his veins he was out like a light! coming to it every so often.

My Uncle is still with us (it's now 1am) I told him to go home as I knew he had to work early the next morning. I said if we were sent home we would be ok to find our own way. 10 minutes later the pain started again, doctor came in and said he would be having a CT in the morning. So we weren't going anywhere!!. my Uncle left (with hesitation).

Steve was just moved to a bigger room for the night, which luckily had a bigger/softer more comfy bed (it's now 2.05am). He can now get the rest he needs! As for me I am tired so I shall close my eyes for a little while.

I opened my eyes and looked at my phone, it was 3.30am. Steve hadn't complained about the pain until he woke just after me.

Strange to say but time seems to go so quick when you're in hospital. I think/say that every time I'm a patient but honestly even being a loved one of said patient time goes quick! Hmm I wonder why that is?.

It's now 6.30am both of us have had a rough night. Yes I spent the night in ER with him, sleeping every hour for aprox 20-30 minutes in my wheelchair (it was pretty comfy). The night nurse came in to check on us and said to me that she had ordered me breakfast... that's so nice of her! Poor Steve can't have any though. He says he isn't hungry at the moment but is thirsty, so I had been giving him ice all night. We are hoping to be on top of the list for the CT scan this morning, well it didn't pan out that way!.


Fast forward a few days.....

It's now Friday and he has only been home for a just over 24 hours. The doctor was hoping that Steve could "pass" the stone on his own but decided that due to him not getting any better he would be operated on the next morning! BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL WEEK!!! I got a phone call from the urologist at 5.30pm Wednesday night to say he had just come out of surgery.

Both Hailee and I are SO glad to have him home, he is still not 100% but defiantly on the mend.

Night all <3

RIVERDANCE.

Hello Everyone, The night before last Hubby and I got to see Riverdance The farewell Tour! It was absolutely amazing (to say the least). We both had to pick our jaws up off of the floor. I highly recommend you all go see it!!. Even for those who are not that into stuff like this...it will blow your socks of! The cast are incredible as well as the musicians!. Lol I do realize I am using a lot of (!) in this post but I tell you it's NEEDED!!. I had sen the ad on tv for a few weeks now and said to Steve that I would like to go as a mothers day gift i was really saying it as a joke because at the time I knew we couldn't afford tickets. BUT to my surprise he had entered a radio competition..and one! so we got free tickets!!! The only downside was it was a week night and he had to start a 5am..poor thing is so exported still (show went for 2.5hrs). I wish they would let you tape some of it because I really wanted to show you all just how AMAZING they were. Instead I will (try) to put some photos up (from our friend google) haha let's see if blogger will let me tonight... It's been playing up for me for the past two weeks :( Night all!!!! Amanda <3

it's a crazy small world!

Hello everyone, Hope you've had a great week & if it's raining where you are like here in Tas.. I hope you are all staying dry!! Today's post is about all the little things that can bring two(2) families together. Steve & I met over the Internet about 7.5 years ago [as we speak we are having a "discussion" about the exact time/year -neither of us can remember] at that time little did we know how much our families had/have in common. Steve's birthday is 12.11, Brodie's birthday is 21.11, Hailee's birthday is 2.11, see where I'm going here? Lol. It's not just birthdays. it's anniversaries, lucky numbers, and so much more!! Another thing we have in common that you may remember me blogging about last time was my (future) sister in-laws's name is Amanda Jade. Just like mine!. The "similar names" don't just stop there either! ha, I can hear you all laughing My grand mother (on Dad's side) was born Joan Margeret [though was known as Marg Joan], well My mother in-laws grandmother, was also named Joan Margeret Lol. Have any of you guys watched the movie V for Vandetta?! Do you remember the line "remember, remember the 5th of November!" ? Well I say that to Steve about the anniversary of our first date. It was the 3rd of Nov. so I say "remember, remember the 3rd of November." lol. Which is also a coincidence because our little princess, Hailee was born on the 2nd Nov... haha!! I may have blogged about this (but can't remember) while in labor the nurse asked me when our anniversary was, I said 3rd of Nov. She smiled and laughted & said... "That's tomorrow!!" (I had no idea).

Hailee's Birth Story!

Hello Everyone.

It was Saturday 1st November and my mum came around to see how I was feeling, I was 28 weeks and 6 days into my pregnancy. My whole pregnancy I was sick and diagnosed with Hyperemisis Gravadarum (HG) and that day was no different!. But as I was feeling a little better during so I decided I was going to finally pack my hospital bag. Though I was scheduled to have a c-section (for medical reasons) at 35 weeks.

I had no idea what was in store for me in the next 24 hours!!. The next morning Steve (my hubby) and I were about to head to a family BBQ. Unfortunately when I got up I found that we were going to have to spot at the hospital.

At the hospital Pregnancy clinic they checked me and said that the babies head was crowning and there was no was I could have a c-section now, I had to have her naturally. Because I was still early in my pregnancy they had to get a few nurses from NICU in there asap, the NICU professor even came in.

After 20 minutes of pushing, nothing was happening so they decided they would have to find another way to help her out. 3 hours after first coming into the hospital Hailee was born! Steve rang my mum and told her, it was lucky mum was still at the family BBQ so everyone found out at once.

I didn't get to meet my little girl until a few hours later. But she was the most gorgeous, precious Little thing in the whole world!. I feel in love straight away.

Hailee 15minutes old.


Hailee Nicole R.
2nd November
1.2 kg (2.2 pound)
Sunday 3.02pm