Nic - think it depends if your a routine person yourself. There's no way I can do routine myself, so I don't think implementing a strict routine would ever work in this house, even if bub needed it :/ We can't even seem to stick to a 7.30 bedtime for Tallon, even tho he really needs it. Our lives just don't seem to work that way!
Could it be anything she's eating? I know sugar affects Tallon badly, he's bouncing off the walls and then can wake up crying etc at night. So I have to watch what he eats.. just one choc biscuit does it. Kayla hasn't had much sweet stuff, so I can't blame her sleeping on that yet. heh.
We had a wakeful night last night too.. well I did anyway *rolleyes* at DH. Nothing but a feed worked, and she's started fussing if I give her the wrong side too. Altho I shouldn't really roll my eyes at DH, he had to get up and walk to the train station at 4.30 this morning.. something big going on at work today.
I really thought Olivia would have been exhausted after swimming at the beach yesterday afternoon maybe she was too exhausted...... I like the idea of a semi routine.. not set in stone but I guess we do that already.. The kids all have a set bed time. Olivia naps around the same time each day.
Yeah, we have a semi-routine too if we're at home. mainly with Tallon though.. Kayla still just sleeps when she's tired. But Tallon I can put to bed at 11/11.30 for his nap, and 7.30/8.00 for his night sleep. Providing we're home and DH is home from work at night etc. It does change around if we go out & stuff.
Kayla definitely suffers from being overtired. Tallon never did, I could pretty much always feed him to sleep whenever/wherever, and he never fussed if he got overtired.. just meant that he'd sleep within seconds of feeding. But if Kayla is overtired.. OMG.. she just can't sleep, and she gets really upset about it, tosses & turns etc. I still have to initially wrap her so she stays still to fall asleep, then I unwrap her for the rest of the night.
Hi all,
Nic- Huge for you. Umm.. with the daysleeps, it helped with Ty to keep him up a bit longer... I was trying to put him down when he looked tired (which seemed logical to me) but I've found timing him works a bit better. I put him down three hours after he wakes for his first nap, then three and a half till the next one, then three hours till bed time. So if he gets up at 6, I put him down at nine. He goes to sleep much quicker and sleeps for longer. But Olivia's that bit older, maybe go three and a half or four hours?
Liz- We have big overtired problems here.. I don't enjoy myself much of we go out anymore, I'm too worried about getting Ty to bed so he won't be overtired!!
Trish- We're doing a small party here too. Two weeks before Xmas, a big just seemed like too much drama. And luckily they don't realise at this age.
Ty was pretty good last night- did a 6 hour stretch (wwwooooooootttttt!!) then came into our bed at midnight. He was a big grizzly from then, but I just kept feeding him to sleep Teeth are really bugging him, poor baby.
I think Olivia is the next birthday, she is the 4th Dec ( OMG only a week away!), good memory Nic!
We actually got a good nights sleep here (sorry everyone), but it doesn't seem to happen that often...
Our main issue at the moment is dinner. Olivia seems to have decided that she likes food she can eat herself and not food off a spoon from mummy or daddy. I can try to feed her meat and veg on a spoon and she totally refuses it, but put it on toast so she can feed herself and she is chompiong into it A big part of me thinks what does it matter as long as she is eating it, but it is also getting frustrating... And stuff she doesn't want she throws forward as far as she can (to the end of the highchair tray) The other night I jsut gave her steamed vegies as finger food ans she seemed quiet happy with that. Can mums with more than one tell me if this 'independance' is a phase?
We are going a bit birthday mad here this year (it will be the only year it is this big), Dh is actually calling it 'operation mega party' We have got a party at the park this Saturday for our friends and babies and kids, then next Sunday is a party for close family. Seemed like a good idea a few months ago.... I spent yesterday cleaning the backyard (it was horrendous), so today I am all sore and knackered but at least it looks much better and Olivia had a great time playing out there in the portacot while I cleaned around her.
I am sorry alicia but I laughed when i read yuour line.. Please tell me its a phase..
no sweety it isn't.. but it gets better
Liz I don't think they get less messy unless girls are less messy? Olivia hits her food away when she doesn't want anymore so it could end up anywhere...
Well, Tallon's food goes in his mouth most of the time LOL.. Kayla's food goes all over the highchair & the floor LOL. So i'm hoping Kayla will get less messy like her brother!
Nic - Hugs sweets. Loren was a right pia on Tuesday night. She was up between 12.30am and 3am. Granted she was coughing alot but mostly she just wanted to party. Last night she slept through though. Is Olivia hot? Loren doesn't sleep well when she is hot or cold. We don't have a set routine but mostly she'll go down for a daysleep around 10/11 and may have a arvo sleep. Then bed time is between 7.30 and 8.30. This depends on whether or not she has had a day sleep or not.
I think Rory's Oliver would be next. Not sure.
Alicia - It is really good that Olivia is feeding herself. I know it is timing consuming, messy and frustrating but in the long run it is a good thing. Loren ate whole veg peices for the first time last night. I was so excited because she would only eat puree before this.
Trish - We had a huge party for Sara's first birthday. With Loren are only doing a family bbq. I am however still going to do a special home made cake.
Recently I bought a small blow up ball pool for Loren's bday. Well it was so hot on Tuesday that I opened it and filled it up with water for the girls to play in and cool down.Now I don't have anything to give her for her birthday and I really can't think of anything to buy her.
Hi Girls,
How are you all going? Anyone else getting this horrid rain? How do i find out if my parcel was delivered? I have been having trouble with the post office and the other one i sent to my sister didnt get threw. I might give them a ring.
I cant believe my baby is nearly 1 he will be 11 months old tomorrow and is now walking around holding on to furniture and clapping - they grow up so fast.
Ethan wont be having a big party this year - we have one 10 days before christmas and with Ethan 3 days after we were thinking of taking them to the gold coast for the day.
Belated happy 1st birthday to ABBEY! Hope you had a wonderful day. Cant believe that they are all nearly 1!!!
Kids and food. Mine like to share - once one has had enough they tip it into what ever is left in the person sitting next to them plate. By the end we have a nice mess all over the table as the food that they "dont like" is passed along the plates.
OK so I sounded like a nong I just meant that the refusal to not eat off a spoon was a phase. I taught a kid once who had a gag reflex everytime cutlery got near his mouth so he would only eat finger food and to his parents this meant a bag of crisps to get him through the day
nah, you didn't sound like a nong (and LOL at nong - my dad used to say that hehe). The spoon thing comes and goes I found.. but the independence is here to stay I'm afraid! hehe.
i meant to be a proud mummy before and brag that Kayla can do the actions to a song! I was well impressed coz Tallon has only recently "lowered" himself to participate in such things LMAO. He's been able to for a long time, but just refused to. But kayla actually anticipates the next action which I thought was very clever.. meant she's not just copying me
Lol Alicia don't worry I was hoping they were going to say "oh, don't worry girls, it's just a phase". Wishful thinking hey??
ETA- Liz it's amazing how clever they are hey? I was just impressed Ty has started copying me- if I put something on my head he'll do the same, if I lift my arms he'll do the same. I spend a lot of time atm just blown away by how smart they are at this age.
28th Nov - Oliver - roryrory
4th Dec - Olivia - Alicia
5th Dec - Kayla - Liz
6th Dec - Summer - Nikki
9th Dec - Loren - Bekz
10th Dec - Ty - Lori
13th Dec - Molly - Hoody
14th Dec - kieren - MofM
16th Dec - Olivia - Teena
18th Dec - Monique - Tinsel
23rd Dec Asher - Buzzie
27th Dec - Chrissie - Haroula
28th Dec - Ethan - Jas
28th Dec - Vicky - Claire
Lauren I was coming in to do a list .. you beat me to it.. Thank you
Rory: Sorry I forgot little Olivers Birthday was next!
Bek: I think she is hot. We tried sleeping in AC but she gets a little chilly. I know what works I turn on both the lounge and portable Acs and open the bedroom doors only and it cools the kids room just enough! I might try that again tonight, it was so muggy here last night too.. was 23 over night..
Alicia: you're not a nong I thought that to when I had Ethan.. I thought of all these things will pass.. but alas they hit 7 and look out.. you think 1,2,3 or even 4 is a tough age wait till they start school.. oh fun times.. but on the bright side 9 seems an ok age...
Liz: how cute! Kayla is a smart cookie
Olivia is napping now so Iam just chilling..
you know all this wonder week business I wonder if thats whats up with the miss. the week before her birthday (can't believe she is already 1 still) she was pretty shocking and then started walking a fair bit. then we got needles and that slowed down (poor legs were sore we think) then today she started really climbing. got her bike brought it over to my chair and climbed up on it. then went and stood on a toy. SO I wonder if thats her issue (nic hangs onto to it being a phase lol)
Liz I used 'nong' as I am trying not to swear as Olivia is starting to copy things we say. Yesterday I said 'bugger' and she said 'ugger' straight after me (good thing it wasn't anything worse). She also copied me the other day and said 'nana' after I said banana, so now this is one of her favourite words as she has decided that she can't get enough of nana's.
I agree they are clever little things at this age. The little Miss was in the bath last night with some of her toys and she saw that the whale would sink if she held it under water so she tried making the other toys sink, it frustrated her no end that the lobster kept floating back to the surface But I was super proud mummy that she seemed to have an idea of floating and sinking already
Jas, I was wondering about the parcel getting there too. I posted mine in heaps of time but still I would hate for someone to miss out. Maybe people could post when they have there parcel? I wont be online on Saturday to see/hear everyone open their pressies.
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for you. Umm.. with the daysleeps, it helped with Ty to keep him up a bit longer... I was trying to put him down when he looked tired (which seemed logical to me) but I've found timing him works a bit better. I put him down three hours after he wakes for his first nap, then three and a half till the next one, then three hours till bed time. So if he gets up at 6, I put him down at nine. He goes to sleep much quicker and sleeps for longer. But Olivia's that bit older, maybe go three and a half or four hours?
Teeth are really bugging him, poor baby.
OMG only a week away!), good memory Nic!
A big part of me thinks what does it matter as long as she is eating it, but it is also getting frustrating... And stuff she doesn't want she throws forward as far as she can (to the end of the highchair tray) The other night I jsut gave her steamed vegies as finger food ans she seemed quiet happy with that. Can mums with more than one tell me if this 'independance' is a phase?
We have got a party at the park this Saturday for our friends and babies and kids, then next Sunday is a party for close family. Seemed like a good idea a few months ago.... I spent yesterday cleaning the backyard (it was horrendous), so today I am all sore and knackered but at least it looks much better and Olivia had a great time playing out there in the portacot while I cleaned around her.
I just meant that the refusal to not eat off a spoon was a phase. I taught a kid once who had a gag reflex everytime cutlery got near his mouth so he would only eat finger food and to his parents this meant a bag of crisps to get him through the day
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