Soooo true Shanti about bubs doing things in their own time AND in their own order lol. Dash is quite mobile but we have no teeth lol!! In a way I wish he wasn't because now it is crazy in this house and I feel like I don't have my little baby boy anymore!! But happy that I got to see these milestones before I returned to work next week. When people ask how your bubs are they are very quick to rattle off a checklist of things they should be doing...too much pressure. I can remember DD was the first to be mobile in her playgroup but the others could talk 'better' than her and do other things before her. It didn't worry me. Now they are all 2 and you wouldn't know who did what first/last (nor does it matter) as they are all basically 'doing' the same things now and 'caught up' to one and other iykwim. Enjoy this time with your bubs when they are happy just to play and be with you....it goes all too quickly. BTW I hate using the words in ' ' but couldn't think of better words to use this morning lol!
Shanti: Yay for Ava sitting on her own...I saw your pics and she does look cute. DD could crawl around 7 months but couldn't sit until after 8 months - work that one out!! She looks too cute in her MCN's and babylegs as well....very lucky bubba! Hope you have another girl down the track so that she too can wear those beautiful nappies. But imagine the fun you will have if you have a boy getting set up with more boyish MCN's lol!
Runner: Good luck at the appointment next week and I hope everything is fine with Amara's development. When you have a feeling it's best to go with your intstincts and get things checked out. Happy 40th birthday!! I think you are an amazing 40yo mum and aspire to be as fit as you when I get there!!
Mel A: Nice to see you again in the thread and thanks for the update. Fin sounds adorable. Love watching them happily playing with their toys....can watch it for hours.
Dis: You ARE soooooo in love your boys....you can tell!! Any tips on getting DD to share her toys willingly...you seem to be doing a great job?! Now that Dash is pulling himself up and crawling, DD has become extremely interested in him and wont leave him alone. She doesn't know her own strength. She often hurts him without meaning to.....can be a bit distressing and it is hard not to react to her (knowing it is not on purpose and all new to her) but my first instinct is to protect Dash who is crying iykwim. The biggest problem is trying to get her to stop riding him like a horse,oh and the beanbag on his head(might put that away). Crawling is far more terrifying the second time around, well I think so anyway (because he is out of sight quickly with the added 'danger' of DD lol).
Ella's_Mum and Caiden's: A big hello you your bubs....hope you are all well.
AFM: We are enjoying Facebook atm and so are our families....they love the easy access to pics and videos!! Now I don't feel like they are missing out when it is a while between visits. Love looking at your pics as well.
Now that Dash is off and crawling we have been busy fixing the gates to rooms (especially DD's because of the small toys) and baby proofing cupboard doors and draws since he can now open them. These are all the negatives of crawling of course...plus add head bangs on tiled floors, hands caught/jambed in things, takes ages and many attempts to change a nappy and dress DS(can be messy lol)etc. Dash is now sporting 3 band-aids at the moment - one is quite nasty where DD wedged his hand under a door stop and the pulled the door to, taking the skin off his hand. I am feaking out big time about him banging his head (which happens often as he is pulling himself up on most things now) because the hole on top of his (forget what it is called) is still wide open and you can still see it pulsating. It is about the size of a 5 cent piece. Anyone else with this?? Can't really remember with DD but was sure it was closed by the time she was crawling. It will only take one nasty blow.....oh the thought of it!!
Anyway, better go...DD is trying to feed Dash a cheese sick!!
Chat soon xx
ETA: OMG this is soooo long....sorry! Don't get a lot of adult conversation around here atm!!
Last edited by LuckyStar; August 18th, 2009 at 10:13 AM.
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