Babies Born February 2006 #6

[Kaydee]

HELLO!!!!!!!!!! anybody out there??
Just wondering how everyone is going?
Alot of things have changed for us. We have now moved, Dh is now working at a company in Karlsruhe (near the black forest, VERY nice area). It was too good of an offer to say no, so we made a HUGE leap and moved 450kms away. No plans about number 2 at the moment. I'm having a bit of a stressful time with Ben. For the past 2 weeks he has been acting up and is really hard to handle. Please tell me its just a phase???
We moved here just over a week ago and the in-laws are visiting (AGHHHHHHHHH!). They are finding it hard being so far away now... honestly, I'm very happy to finally have my distance. But I'm having a terrible time trying to cope with having them stay with us. I thought they were only going to stay for 2 days and it ended up being 5 or 6. SLOWLY GOING MAD.

Well, I really hope you are all happy and healthy!!

[Nai]

Kaydee, I know what you mean about being a handful!! Apparently it's something that 2 year old go through *sigh*. Everything at the moment is a negotiation - I can't believe I spend hours every day negotiating with a 2.5 year old!

We aren't having any luck at all on TT front. Genevieve is still resisting although this morning she suggested that she sit on the potty while I was on the toilet and she did a wee so that was a massive breakthrough.

[narelle]

Good news on the move Kaydee...bad news on the in-laws! Bite your tongue and hopefully they will have loooooong gaps between visits!
We are having a similar thing with Aiden. Just once every 2/3 days but he goes quiet and rangs to his room crying...and then won't speak...he's so stubburn!
I believe it's because they are at a crossroad in ages...not a baby but not a big kid either. And i think they are getting frustrated buy this...Aiden decided he wanted to get toilet trained a week ago, just a couple of accidents which is great.

Snowy - i hope Leni is well. How's life with 3?

Nadine - How are you going?

Congrats Nai on #2...i hope you are well.

Take care

[Kaydee]

narelle - if i bite my tongue any harder it will fall off. It's getting to the stage where i even cracked at FIL because he told me to put my toast back because he is going to get bread rolls from the bakers (like EVERY morning). I just told him that i dont want to eat rolls everyday and that it's just too much (it's a special Sunday thing for us). Everything has to be perfect and so proper all the time... I just want to live the way that we live. Not have to run to the bakers at 5am and set the table like a 5 star restaurant 3 times a day - and not have to serve them like a waitress.

We are having no luck with the TT either. I think i need to gather more information about how to do it properly. I bought "the contented toddler years" the other day in desperation for the tantrums, it should arrive in the post tomorrow. I hope there is a section on TT.

[Wilson]

Hey everyone, does anyone read here anymore? Just thought i'd see how everyone is going?

We are good, after a few weeks of trying to TT we have finally cracked it and he poos and wees on the toilet. We have a sticker chart and to begin with when he got 5 stickers he got a little toy now he is doing so well i've made it 10 stickers, he is going so great its such a relief to have him finally get it! I'm keeping him in nappies for naps and night time not sure when i'll wean off them prob not for a while...Other than that he is great, loves playgroup now and playing with the other kids!

Milla is crawling now and standing up on furniture, its so different with your second to your first, hubby has said he would like another so in 6 months or so we will prob be TTC again...scary thought!

We are going to the inlaws for Christmas in Townsville, should be nice, my dad shouted the airfares which was super nice!

Kaydee, how is it going in the new place? So you won't be coming home now for a while? Hope its all going well?

Hope everyone else is going well, Can you believe the kids are going to be 3 in a few months!!

[Nadine]

Hi everyone,

We are going well. Kayla is growing up too fast and yes is a little bit stubborn at times. I think it is the age? I am hoping it doesn't last long. Does my head in some days, lol. But other then that we are good. We are still TTC too. I had my tubes flushed a few months back and fell pregnant the cycle after that, but sadly had a miscarriage at 5 weeks, so we are back to TTC this month and I am hoping it won't be too far away. I don't want Kayla to be a single child so I am really determined that we conceive again. All in good time I guess. Atleast i know the tube flushing worked.

TT- Kayla does her poo's on the toilet and we are working on wees. I am a bit slack and forget to put her in undies but I am starting to remember more now. it definately helps her alot being in undies rather then a nappy.

Otherwise there isn't much to report.

[Nai]

I can't believe the kids will be 3 soon! We have also been on the TT mission and Genevieve has been fantastic. She had a couple of accidents at the start but is now only wearing nappies at night and IF she decides to have a nap during the day. Her nappy can be dry after her nap but not always so I'm keeping it on for the time being.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss Nadine and I hope you get a BFP again soon. I know what you mean about not wanting your DD to be an only child (even though I am one myself and it has never really bothered me).