Gold Coast Mamas??

Nicole - posted on 02/14/2009

Hey Jessica, has the playgroup in Burleigh started back yet?

Katrina - posted on 02/14/2009

yay. thanks for that. I might see some of you ladies there this week then

Nicole - posted on 02/11/2009

Its at the church opposite the club on Discovery Dr. It starts at 930 and goes for 2 hours and costs $3 per family. There was one at studio village on a thursday last year but it kinda died off, not sure if they are running it again this year.

Katrina - posted on 02/11/2009

where exactly in helensvale is your playgroup. I have been trying to find one but havent had much luck as they always fall on days that we are busy, but wed is good for me.

Nicole - posted on 02/10/2009

We go to playgroup at helensvale on a wednesday that finishes at 1130, you can come up for that,or after that. Thursday im free during school hours (same as everyday) but the older kids have sports and stuff after school

Jessica - posted on 02/10/2009

For sure! Im keen for a playdate. Am only really free Wednesday and Thursdays as I work the rest of the week... Saturdays every 2nd weekend are another option aswell, as Elsh goes to her Dads every other weekend.

Sheesh... I havent been to Pacific Pines since I was pregnant with Elsha actually!

Nicole - posted on 02/10/2009

Thanks Jessica, might go for a picnic in the next few weeks, his bday isnt till May just wanted to start thinking about it.

Sounds you like you should start coming up to pac pines, there is a couple of good parks for the kids to play in, maybe we could organise something??

Jessica - posted on 02/10/2009

Hi Elena!



Wow, alot of you mamas live at Pac Pines!

Nicole, there is one park that has a beautiful little swimming hole out in Numinbah Valley... fair way out, but you cross over a bridge, and its called 'Lyons Crossing'. Has a fantastic park also for the older kiddos!

Elena - posted on 02/10/2009

Hi Jessica, my name is Elena and i live at Pacific Pines. I HAVE 3 kids Alexander 7, Isabella 4 and Nicholas 2 1/2.

Nicole - posted on 02/09/2009

Thanks Jessica, i was thinking more of a bbq in a park somewhere, just wanted somewhere different, we go to Paradise Point a lot but im a bit over it, so are the kids. Never even thought to go to NUminbah Valley, my 2 girls have been there for school camps and loved it, might be an idea :)

Jessica - posted on 02/09/2009

Nicole, if you are willing to travel, there is a great little place in Burleigh Heads called '2BKids'... its basically an indoor play centre for the little kiddos.

HOWEVER... a 1st birthday party doesnt have to be huge as they generally dont remember it anyway! How about a park? You could head out into the Numinbah Valley and have a BBQ... *sigh* I love it out there!



Welcome Katrina! Like I said before, I am in Highland Park (Nerang area). I dont have too many Mama friends here either! Feel free to add me, im all for new friends :-)

Nicole - posted on 02/09/2009

Hi Katrina, im in pac pines as well :)

Katrina - posted on 02/09/2009

Hi there, where abouts on the coast are you? I am at pacific pines. have you found it hard to make any new friends down here with a little baby?

Nicole - posted on 02/06/2009

hey just thought i would ask some locals for any ideas on a fun place to have a first birthday party?

Kelly - posted on 02/04/2009

Hi Everyone here, It's great to see that this post is very active, so thank you for that.



Also, just want to say to Jessica, you do live in a nice area of Nerang. My Mum also lives in Nerang as well and just loves it there. Nerang has come along way over the years. Mum and Dad moved up from Sydney about 20 years ago and decided to settle in Nerang and they were so glad that they did.



They have moved house about 3 times now, but have always stayed in Nerang.



Well Everyone here, Enjoy coming here and please Take Care!

Karen - posted on 02/03/2009

lmao...My height was cool until my kids got taller than me...well 2 of them are taller than me so far...They make me feel like I am a midget having to look up at them when I speak to them!...

Jessica - posted on 02/03/2009

Hahaha... I remember my great Nana being a midget (not literally... but so very very short!!)... so I guess im going to follow in her footsteps??



I'm only 24, so I got no chance!!

Karen - posted on 02/03/2009

yea and they say you shrink as you get older....eeekkkk I'm 36....
Hmmmm I must of been tall when i was 21 ..haha

Jessica - posted on 02/02/2009

Shailer Park was the one!!



LOL... I am 5ft 5 too... little short asses.

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

Shailer Park.Loganholme,Tanah Merah near the hyperdome....
I Love Iris that was my Nanna's name and my Daughter Nikeah has Iris as one of her middle names...
Have a Nephew Marlon(Marly)
Yes very Busy...and 18 yr old sons are so fun!!..not..nahh he is ok...lol...sux tho that i have to look up to him,he is 6ft 3 !!..I'm a little 5ft 5...

Jessica - posted on 02/02/2009

LOL... My partner has 2 boys of his own, so with them here and Elsha, it's very rowdy so we are fairly sure there will be no babies for us! (His Ex just had another baby boy and my Ex's girlfriend is just about to pop out a little boy too- so LOTS of kiddos around for Elsha to beat up! Jokes!! She will be fine, I think, if we dont have any children together, as growing up with a half brother and 2 step brothers will be plenty, Im sure!! She will probably really learn to LOVE the silence here at our house with just the 3 of us! Haha...)

Highland Park is basically just the 'posh' part of Nerang. LOL... I laugh because we are hardley posh! I am living in my inheritence-to-be at the moment. It's a lovely house, very quiet... Our backyard is like a forest (in a good way) so we definitly dont feel like we are in the G.C suburbs!!

:-)

Nicole - posted on 02/02/2009

Hey Jessica

where is Highland Park, ive never heard of it, it cant be too far from me, im still on the GC, just on the north side of it.

I love the name Mahli for a girl, but i dont think i will get to use it, Bretts determined we are not having any more, apparently i have done my bit for the nations population lol

Jessica - posted on 02/02/2009

HOLY MOLY... 10 kids!!!!!!!! Eeeeep!

You are one busy woman! I lived near the Hyperdome when I was pregnant (cant remember what it is called around there now!) but thats as close as I have been to you ladies.

I love all the names you ladies have said. I have SO many in my list incase I ever do have another kiddo... probably wont but anyway!



I really like (girls):



Freya

Eden

Fern

Iris

Mahli

Quinn

Lluka



(And for Boys):



Franti

Diesel

Lewis

Marley

Zion



Obviously, if I have another, it WILL be a girl. LMAO :-)

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

Eli's middle name is Zachary Noah...

Nicole - posted on 02/02/2009

i bet it got hard at the end, i was running out of names after 5 lol. My 10 y/o was Zariah when she was born but people called her Azariah and i didnt like that, then she was Shelby, Janaya and Amber. My cousin ended up naming her Victoria (Tori) Janaya, i wish i hadve stuck with Janaya, or even Shelby, i dont really like Tori, but she was nearly 3 weeks old and still had no name so i think i kind of just agreed so i could actually call her something :). My husband picked Brody, i wouldve liked different spelling but he got in first, I named Noah and my husband named Cruz, which is growing on me, but i still call him CJ

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

Yes I love unusual names...Got a bit hard at the end naming them...
It was between Izayah and Zedekiah...Jett my 8 yr olds middle name is Zedekiah and I love that name...
I had Deja picked out for a girl...but we got a Izayah : )

Nicole - posted on 02/02/2009

Hey.

I wish i hadve thought to change the spelling, thats hepas cool how you spelt it, Brody has the traditional way, i prefer different names and spelling, unfortunately only 2 of my kids have unusual names, i guess thats what happens when i let other people name them lol.

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

Hi Nicole,
Yes very Busy!!!...and yes Izayah is a cool name...we spelt it Isaiah for the first week,but then changed it as noone could work out what it said or pronounce it,so i changed the spelling to how it is pronounced...
I'm in Slacks Creek,not far from Boronia Heights..

Nicole - posted on 02/02/2009

Wow, i thought i was busy with 5, you must definitely be forever doing something. I love the name Izayah, i always wanted to use it one of my boys but my husband wasnt a fan so my 8 year old has it as a middle name instead- i think its what he calls a compromise lol. Where abouts in Logan are you? My parents and brother and SIL live in boronia heights

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

ohh and a bull terrier"Nelly"..a staffy "Chicco"...3 cats Onur,Oscar and Lynx..and a turtle Tommy

Karen - posted on 02/02/2009

Hi Jessica,
We have 10 children..6 boys and 4 girls(one in heaven)...No More for us!...lol
Zac 18..Kahli(in heaven)..Harrison 15...Bree 14..Storme 13..Tahni 11..Nikeah 10..Jett 8..Eli 6 and Izayah 2..
fun fun fun!!!

Nicole - posted on 01/31/2009

HI

we are at pac pines, nice and close to the theme parks for the older kids. I dont know about super mum, just super busy mum lol. I take the babies to a playgroup at a church in Helensvale on a Wednesday that is pretty, met a couple of other mums, only been a few times. Another playgroup would be good, when you know its starting back, let me know

Jessica - posted on 01/31/2009

Hi Nicole!

Where abouts on the G.C are you?

5 kiddos eh?! WOW. You must be like Super Mum! I could never imagine having 5 kids... actually, I cant even imagine having more than just one right now! LOL

Do you work? Just asking because I know of a GREAT playgroup that is in Burleigh (its in a church but they are very friendly, and its free! They put on DVD's while the children have morning tea, and having jumping castles and LOTS of different toys for the kids and they provide us Mothers with morning tea and Lattes!). It hasnt started back yet, but I have been informed it will start back soon on a Thursday morning at 9.30am.

If you are interested, I can give you the details-it might help you meet some new friends (and me!) and give you abit of a break. :-)

Nicole - posted on 01/31/2009

Hey Jessica, i moved up to the GC late 07 and dont many people up here yet. I have 5 kids whos ages are 11yrs 10 yrs 8 yrs 2yrs and 8 months so they keep me pretty busy, itd be nice to make contact with people in the local area that have kids around the same age as my kids. Your daugters name is very pretty, i too like unusual names, one of my daughters names is Tahmeya and my youngests name is Cruz but we call him CJ

Kylie - posted on 01/28/2009

I don't know, but ever since we found out we were pregnant we have been referring to it as he or him. No reason why, we never discussed that we thought it was a boy, we just both started saying that. Don't know if that means anything... and a lady in the supermarket yesterday asked if it was a boy cause she thought it was... looking at how I was carrying which is very low.

Jessica - posted on 01/26/2009

We are in Highland Park.

Yes, Elsha is my only bubba... probably will be the only one too!

How many kiddos do you have Mushy?

Karen - posted on 01/26/2009

Hi Jessica,
I'm not a Gold Coast Mamma ,I'm a Brisbane Mumma ,well Logan City to be exact!...Where on the Coast are You?...Is Elsha your only baby?
Take Care

Jessica - posted on 01/26/2009

Well, we basically had NO idea what to call her. She was nameless for 2weeks and it just got to a point where I said to her father 'We need to decide on a name RIGHT NOW'... so, he thought it might be nice to name her after his Grandmother (Elsja). He is Dutch. I just automatically spelt it 'ELSHA' and got growled at from her Opa for spelling it wrong! OOPS... I think its pretty as it is anyway.

It means 'Little one'... and then I chose Leilani as her middle name which means 'Heavenly Flower'.

Ofcourse, now, her father and I are not together and it kinda sucks when people ask and I have to say "Ah, well her father chose it." ... I know, its a beautiful name though. LOL



Do you have any inkling as to what you might be having?? I was so sure that I was going to have a boy for the first 2months and then all of a sudden I just thought 'NOWAY... I am definitly having a girl!'

Kylie - posted on 01/26/2009

Your right - it can come out anytime it likes - the sooner the better...

* I wonder if it's listening...? *

And as you can probably guess by the 'IT' reference - we have no idea what we are having...  right from the start we wanted it to be a surprise. Getting a little impatient now tho. The closer I get, the harder it sems to be not knowing!

Elsha is a lovely name and one I have never heard before. Does it have any particular origin or meaning to you?

Jessica - posted on 01/25/2009

Hi Kylie!



My little one is 2 and a half! Her name is Elsha. Do you know what you are having? You must be just about ready to administer an eviction notice! :-)

Kylie - posted on 01/25/2009

Hey Jessica,

I'm not offiially a Gold Coast mama - I live in Brissie, but my mama lives in Labrador and I spend a lot of time there. So am kinda a part-time Gold Coast mama.

I'm also not yet the mama of a baby I can actually see - it's still hanging in there with 4 weeks to go. How old is your little one?