My sister lives in Perth but that's where it ends for me
Mako - So weird you asked about the night TT. I've finally decided to bite the bullet and start next week. DS has been toilet trained during the day since his second bday but I've been dragging my heels on the night time TT cause I have no idea how to go about it! DD just started getting up and going to the loo of her own accord if she needed to, so I didn't have to do anything. My biggest hurdle will be that he likes to go to bed with a drink of water on his bedside table because he's a hot, sweaty little man and wakes in the night to have a drink. Pretty sure that will have to stop. But he's also been asking about wearing no pull up to bed (he has his bath and gets his pjs on but doesn't put the pull up on till we're putting him to bed) so I need to just suck it up. I have no excuses left, other than I don't want to go back to being woken during the night!
My mum was telling me today Aldi had the waterproof bed sheets last week so I'm hoping to grab a couple on the weekend. Will let you know if I find them. There's always Brolly Sheets or whatever they're called but pretty sure they're more expensive.
Looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow!
Michelle - I think you're amazing. 'Nuff said.
BW - I'm sorry to hear about the set back. I hope your rheumy can at least get your pain levels under control.
Jayney Jayne - Posted at the same time! Glad to hear you had a nice day with your friends. We hung out on our own cause yanno...we don't have any friends here! haha. Apart from Mako and I didn't think to see what they were doing until it was too late. Was still a nice day, bloody hot though!
Last edited by Willow; January 26th, 2011 at 06:03 PM.
Mako - We were very lucky with Luke, he really did the TT overnight thing all by himself. We didn't even try. I used to put pullups on him at night (they were called his 'special undies' and we just left it at that.. didn't really harp on the whole TT thing or wearing a nappy). Then after a few weeks of them being dry every night, I couldn't justify buying any more (they're expensive), so I just stopped and told him he had his big boy undies on now and made sure he did a wee before bed. I also noticed that he would wake in the morning and come into bed with us dry.. then I'd feel the pull up go warm.. so we just talked about how he needed to get to the toilet when he woke up. The whole waking at night thing wasn't going to work for us either.. Luke's a heavy sleeper and he would of lost the plot. So anyway, I also got a waterproof matress protector (just from Big W I think) and hoped for the best. We only ever had 2 accidents at night and that's it. We don't even worry about making him go to the toilet before bed now, he'll get up and go before he falls asleep if he needs to.. then sometimes he'll go ages in the morning before going.. so can hold it well - LOL. It was very easy.. which I'm amazed about.. not much happens that easily for us!! Oh and he even has water next to the bed too, it's crazy!
Michelle - You are NUTS but good on you hun!!
BW - Massive hugs... sounds like things are pretty tough right now. Hang in there.
Jayne - Woo Hoo on your Australia Day lunch, sounds great!
We've got my SIL here for a few days with my nephew who was born 2 weeks before Luke, so it's been nuts today. The two boys have been going crazy... I don't know how I'd ever cope with twins - LOL. I think we're off to the zoo tomorrow so that will be nice. Have a bit of a headache tonight, so praying for another good one from Campbell.. he's been a bit out of sorts today, so who knows. He woke at 3am last night, so still pretty good. Better get to bed to make the most of it!! I need all the sleep I can get atm.
BW - So sorry about the pain you are in hun. My mum is chronically ill with pain all the time and it is so hard to watch let alone live it
Willow - Sounds like you've got school and possibly kindy all sorted. You new life by the beach sound awesome
Jayne - WTG on learning Chinese. Thanks for you kind words too. I actually feel a little silly telling you guys I've had problems because I haven't had any major life upheavals. My new line of work is booby wrangling (bra fitting and lingerie)
Bun - Glad you got a place
Spring - Did I read that B had a good night? AWESOME I hope it continues. How is O?
Kelly - Your house sounds busy atm. Enjoy your visitors
Mako - When night time toilet training Sara none of the wake up techniques worked and she was waking up each morning with a wet pull up. Then one night before bed she just told me that she'll get up in the night and go to the toilet from now on. I let her try and she has never had an accident since. She 4yo though. I invested in the 3 brolley sheets and they have been wonderful. I used on Sara's bed, and now on Loren's bed when she has a day time sleep and in Eva's cot, and when the girls are sick.
Michelle - All the best with your study.
Anna - How are you going with R?
Hi to everyone else.
My biggest girl starts school tomorrow. Reality has hit that I will be going up to that school for next 12 plus years, twice a day..yikes. Tonight I kissed S goodnight and felt sad that it is time for my to hand over the education rains to someone else No more kinda girl anymore.
Re July 15. What are the plans? I can either come by myself for a couple of nights and stay in a hotel in the city. Or I can bring the tribe for the weekend, stay with family at Turarmurra (sp?) and take them to see the city whilst there. I understand that our meeting will be child free but are we doing lunch or dinner or both?
BEK _ Alan will be so jealous of you, being a fitting specialist at Bras N Things is on the top of his dream job list. No kidding! Bahahaah I can't wait to hear all about it. A girl can never have enough lovely pairs of underwear!!! I can't wait to see a catalogue!!! Yippee!!! Oh bless, let us know how Sara goes at school tomorrow. Is she excited? It will be a bittersweet moment for you, but you'll be in the swing of school in no time! I promise.
I'm actually not sure if any firm plans have been made. I'm sure that there will be a big playdate somewhere with ALL the kids - I took mine along last time to Sydney, & then maybe a dinner for those who are keen? I won't have my kids with me but I'm sure there will be heaps of kids there and we all pitch in & help each other. So if you want to bring them, bring them, if you want to fly solo, fly solo. KWIM? I would have loved for my girls to meet yours though
OH MY LORDIE, it's the 'Little Chinese New Year' tonight (it goes for 2 weeks & tonight is the start) & fireworks are going off at every street corner - including our security men having a ball in the carpark of our building lighting them up every 2 minutes. it's going to be a very long 2 weeks, with very little sleep. It's very exciting, but wears thing very quickly! I'm not sure how the kids will sleep tonight.
Bek, you've got an amazing range! I'm still impressed with the woman who did the party I went to actually managing to put me in a bra that first of all fitted, secondly was comfortable, and even more amazingly, gave this flat-chested chickie some boobies and cleavage! Jayne, you can see most of the stuff online, but I'm not sure I should reveal the name without Bek wanting me to.
Night three of no dummy. He took it at day care yesterday and it came home with him when I picked him up, but he mostly wanted to hold it in his hand. He even had a nap today with no dummy... I still have to wrap and rock him to sleep for day sleeps - he's like me and has terrible trouble getting to sleep during the day - and he still went to sleep quite quickly, but I rocked more and had to listen to him crying a bit rather than just quietly drifting off to sleep in my arms... So looks like we are now a dummy-free house! Truth be told, they are still lying around, he's just suddenly not interested. He's been eating better today, but refused his bottle at bed time (but he ate his dinner, then ate some of ours when we ate, so he was probably quite full). I'm not sure if he's no longer in pain, or just happier because Daddy has been home today... But I have an appointment with the GP tomorrow, and I'll keep it and have him checked over just to be sure.
I wonder if I have the only toddler to go cold turkey off dummies by their own initiative?
Sounds very promising BW _ I say try & stick to it whilst the going is good! Perhaps he has just 'grown out' of it of his own accord. I might be inclined to do a dummy-sweep though & get rid of them all JIC he decides to go back to them. KWIM?
Oooh Bek, PM me or e-mail me the range. I am all excited now!!!!
Jayne - so glad you had a great Aus day! Its nice when you meet a stranger that reminds you of someone dear to your heart. I dont think I ever told you guys that at Natalya's birth, a lady from the cord donor place was there - she was Michelle Im sure of it, looked the same and had the same beautiful nature, same eyes, well she held my hand through the whole thing, they didnt let DH in until after they put in the epi but she was there hugging me - I will never forget her and it was exactly like having Michelle there with me. Bizzare but true!
BW - WTG on the dummy thing - Miss A asks for hers occasionally but then says 'oh no mummy its at the north pole with Santa!' - I took hers away only because she began having it all the time and she would talk with it in her mouth.
Bek - Good luck for school tomorrow! Im sure it will be emotional but a beautiful thing. I would say we should do a lunch and dinner at the Syd meet up! OH and Bek, still no AF. I suspect my SIL is going to force me to POAS today when she gets here!
Now, can you Syd girls recommend a good hotel? Have to start looking into flights too!!
OK must fly, SIL is coming over to do her DD's baptism invites..
I'm sorry to hear about the set back. I hope your rheumy can at least get your pain levels under control.
No more kinda girl anymore.
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