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Kel, yay on your clever little boy! I can't believe he's doing all that stuff already - what a clever munchkin!
I am also constantly amazed by what Ben understands. He is also very good at putting things in the sink, only our leftovers get given to the dog - even perfectly good food at times :( No wonder the dog loves B!!!
Bugger about the bad nights still. It's unbelievably hard when they tag team :(
Mel, those tanty's sound awful! I don't think they need to learn to throw from see it, it's just a way for them to get their anger or frustration out.
I'm sorry you're not having much luck with your weight. I haven't been able to join the gym yet either. Mum went away and is back in a week. She's our creche! So we're joining as soon as she's back :) I'm hoping to fit into a pre-pg dress for a wedding at the end of next month... we'll see. I'm mostly in my pre-pg clothes but I'm eating SO much rubbish food in the middle of the night when I'm up with J.
As for birthday parties, we're doing exactly the same as you. BBQ with immediate family, but that's bloody huge anyway. Craig and I each have three siblings, nearly all are married and we have 9 nieces and nephews. When we all get together it's a bit chaotic, but fun :)
Jen, good on you for keeping Beau home. I know it seems like common sense, but a lot of parents don't do that :( I took both boys to the park yesterday and ended up walking a couple of kms - the long way home. Pushing B on his bike and wearing J, I was absolutely knackered when I got home! Felt good afterwards though :)
We went to an open day at the montessori pre school where I went to send B earlier today. I love, love, love it! It's so $$$ though. $100/week for three hours a day! Ben had a ball though, and I think Craig could see how it would be so easy for him to learn things there. We'll just have to see how we go with finances though. I mean, $4000+ a year could get us all to Disneyland :lol:
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Wow thats a lot of money Mel for a pre school. What kind of stuff do they do there that warrents that much money? Disney land sounds great:) We have about 30 people coming to the bbq, luckily most of my family arent partnered up coz I have 7 siblings and none of them have children yet. DH has 2 brothers and both have 2 girls each.
Olivia is sleeping, yay, am off there in minute. Shes been so into me going to sleep next to her. She wakes up in the night and comes to our bed...mummy nigh nighs. This morning I did it again at 2am, but at 630 I said no and she screamed the whole house awake. SHes not happy to have dh sleep next to her. Actually i just want her to be able to go to sleep on her own. This week I have removed the clothes basket and bean bag from her room to stop her opening the door. Today she had a pillow infront of the door, obviously didnt work coz she ended up asleep. Shes getting so tall so it wont be long before she wont need anything. I just shut the door till shes asleep, then open it til she wakes. Am thinking of putting the gate on her door....might make some difference?
At least becca sleeps well!!!
Ok, sorry for my ranting
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Mel - Pip's tall enough to open the doors and has been for a couple of months. We have to make sure he doesn't watch us unlocking the door to the stairs so he doesn't get out.
Well the little boy bit me again yesterday, right on my jawline and left a huge lump there, sill sore. Not happy!
Wow, what a cost for a pre-school! Which school would he go to after then?
hope everyone's doing well.
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Hey Kaz, hows your jaw? thats terrible that hes doing that. I hope it doesnt last much longer. My niece was the same, she got asked to leave 2 child care centres coz of her biting. Shes a wild one that one!!!! Shes now six and hasnt been biting for a while. I will ask my sil what they did to help stop it.
We are going along terrible with this whole sleep thing. A month ago Olivia was droping her day sleeps, and I made her get them back.....now at night she wont sleep til11pm after hours of screaming. Poor Becca, although Becca sleeps through Livs screaming...I dont know how. DH wants me to stop Olivias sleeping during the day but shes tired already and I am trying to get her down early, although I can still hear her. I dont know what to do. And shes still waking during the night. I know her back teeth are giving her grief, but this cant go on! I shouldnt complain though, I know how much trouble you are having Kel with your little ones and I honestly dont know how you manage!!!
OK thanks for the vent!
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Hello All....
Far out! I just mowed all our lawns and did some edging by hand and sweeping up - we so need a whippersnipper! I am pooped! Beau is great now around loud noises like the lawnmower and dustbuster etc, he has been hopeless until recently! I feel really good today, I had a terrible week with him last week, with him sick/teething and having tantrums the minute he woke up, I found myself in tears - a lot! I am v emotional atm too - not sure if its pmt or....I hope I am PG, It was due yesterday - fingers crossed for me! The smell of the sushi place at the shops made me sick yesterday so I hope thats a sign!
Dis - I guess that is a bit expensive, if you really want him to go there and trust them I am sure you will make it work. I have to call up the pre-school when Beau turns 2, I dont have any plans to send him there soon though, maybe when we have another bub. Yeah Dis, I get irritated when parents bring kids that are sick so its only respectful I think - even though I needed the break from home badly! I always feel better if I get up and go and walk the dogs with B or to the shops or something too, good on you for taking the long way home though!
Kaz- You poor thing with Pip biting you - I get so upset when B even hits me hard by accident with his head or whatever, let alone a bite. You must get a fright/shock - its hard to handle I am sure.
Mel - How frustrating with Olivia's sleep! You must be buggered being up that late with her and then Becca too. I would play each day as it comes, if she is tired put her down in the day, but do it at the same time every day if you can. Then if she isnt tired at that time, skip it. At least Becca sleeps through Olivia's noise! That would stress me out even more, trying to shush her aswell. Lets hope its just her teeth and she settles for you soon - what sets her screaming off at night? Just a tantrum or over tired do you think?
Ok, I am getting my feet up while Beau is asleep, mowing the lawn in thongs is hard on the feet!
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OOOH Jen....I hope youre pg too. Best of luck:)
What sets her off???? Mummy nigh nighs.....thats it, she wants me to sleep next to her. I could get her to sleep quickly if I do it, problem is that when she wakes in the middle of the night, she expects me to come into her room and lay down next to her and if I dont we have tantrums from hell!
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Ooohhh Mel! Mummy nigh nigh's sounds so cute but I am sure the cute factor is gone now! I dont know what you can do there - Beau has been cracking major tanties too - mostly I try and distract him before it starts, but like Olivia going to sleep, sometimes its not approprate and you are just too tired of trying to keep them happy IYKWIM? You know its going to happen anyway...I have been ignoring him and purposefully going into another room and being cool towards him. They tend to end faster than when I try and placate him.
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Oooh, Jen, I have my fingers crossed for you!
Mowing the lawn in thongs? Why not sneakers?
Kaz, B went through a biting stage when he was getting some teeth. I lived in constant fear that he was going to bite another kid. I hope Pip's phase passes soon.
Mel, the sleeping seems really out of whack for you guys. I hope it is just Liv's teeth. At least then there is an end in sight!
I had a migraine yesterday, brought on by a cup of coffee. Well, there were other triggers too, but that was the final straw. Jared was really unsettled and hungry last night so I think the coffee might have messed up my supply a bit too. He's not fairing much better today. This is the fourth time I've sat down to write this!
Ben has been great still though. Started taking a lot more interest in his brother, but not overly attentive yet so it's good.
Well, gotta go. A million things to do while Jared is happy to sit in his swing!
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Jen it was cute at the start now its.....ggggrrr!!!! Every night we put her in her room and shut the door behind us. She used to lay in bed with her bottle of milk and go to sleep. Now we have to put her in bed, put the bottle on the ground and walk out quickly coz she runs out. Sometimes she goes into her bed drinks her milk and goes to sleep but mostly its, scream mummy nigh nighs, then drink milk, then come back to the door and scream for me for however long it takes for her to go to sleep or we give in and lay with her. I just dont know what to do anymore.
Its 230 and shes tired......what do i do?
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Oooohhh, good luck Jen :crossfingers: :goodluck:
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