we're a bit clingy and un-sleepy in this house too - along with the refuses to go down for sleeps during the day (but she's always been like that). I can usually only get a 5 or 10 minute cat nap out of her - 20 mins max. On the 40+ degree days she was sleeping better in the days and then not at all in the nights. But overall, she's generally a bit harder to get to sleep, harder to keep asleep and a lot more clingy. I suspect we're about to get teeth
Mez - can well imagine your frustrations with sleep - agree with Pixie that a few of us are going through sleep weirdness at the mo!
On the happier (or scarier) side of things, she started pulling herself up to kneeling position a few days ago. This was expected pretty close to the crawling thing. She does it one handed now =) The scary bit is that if the thing she has pulled herself up against is low enough, she uses it to push herself to standing position!! She can't pull herself up against something too straight at the moment, but I'm tipping that's not far off!! It helps if there's something she wants to get at, but she has now stood up by herself on the couch while attempting to reach the cat on the scratching post next to it, and pulled herself up against the bed that I have setup in her room. Bad quality photo, but she had stopped doing it on the couch by the time I dragged out a camera!
she's just found daddy's work computer - better go save it.
Thanks girls, I guess it's just all getting to me cause of lack of sleep. I really do love being a mummy and wouldn't change anything for my gorgeous princess. I just hope this faze she is going through doesn't last for too long!
SW - Wow Alyssa is amazing pulling herself up and standing that's wonderful.
Pixie - hopefully next week you'll make your walk with your MG. How long is Bear away for?? I know how you feel cause my DH travels heaps too.
Good news Izzy did well at the kidspace today and I have booked her in for Saturday, Wed, Frid so I can start my program.
Kristy - I know everyone has already said it, but yeah, you are a supermum to handle three little kids and keep on track of your own goals like weight loss. Geez, I feel like a total under achiever.
Mez - Totally understand how you feel after getting mad with Izzy. It's so hard to be rational in those circumstances, especially in the early morning hours. I never wanted to yell at my kids, but it is just so hard to be calm when you are sleep deprived and frustrated, hey? I hope you can get to your gym classes on Friday -it may make you feel better all round to have some excercise time to yourself.
Well after a couple clingy, crying days like you all seem to be experiencing we finally have our first tooth here! And almost like magic Lulu's mood has changed back into the chirpy little bub she was a couple of weeks ago. Amazing! I guess there's only 16 or so more teeth to go! Oh well.
SW I took Beth to Baby Kingdom the other day and she was pulling herself up to standing position too - I had to show her where to put her hands, but she did the pulling... and she can stand holding on to something for quite a while. We got her this big cube thing from the toy library and she can stand there for a few minutes playing with it.... but I have to be nearby cause it's 'timber' the moment she loses concentration. Yesterday she was holding a toy and let go of the cube completely - and was standing there entirely unaided.... for about ten seconds. And then it was like Wile E. Coyote going over the cliff! still no crawling though...
Majella - LOL about the 16 more teeth
Mez - just big s to Tasia, Tenny, Tannis, Missy, Mel, Kel, Belle, Zee and everyone
Mez: Big I understand totally!! I had a bad mummy moment at the shops today, while I was paying for the chicken at lenards Jayden ran to the other side of the shops to where the ride was and I just let him go. I was so sick of him playing up for me today and Ashlea was crying and wouldn't go off to sleep like she normally would and I had zero energy to deal with it.....Actually I had many bad mummy moments today LOL.
Sorry I have read through just no energy today! I even had a nap which NEVER happens and I still feel blahhh
WTG to the babies that are pulling themselves up!! So exciting!
All our babies are testing us ATM, its the age, they are getting more knowing of the things around them and the meaning of cause and effect. I'm sure Ashlea realises if Jayden goes near her he gets in trouble, I have caught her a few times now whinging as soon as Jayden is in sight even if he's not touching her.
I made myself get back on the bike last night, 6.5kms and 5kms today. I hope I can keep it up, I'm back at work soon and I want to lose some weight before I go back. Anyway I'm off to make it look like I have done something today, and to hide the Maccas I had for lunch
Gee its been a few pages since ive posted. Will try and catch up now that both kids are in bed.
Tenny.. thats great Elijahs going so well at big school. Makes it so much easier on us hey! Oooow watch out toothie pegs! I bet Keira will be the same. No signs of teeth with her. Hmm so knowing my luck, or hers too, theyll all come through at once. Oow i just read that Hayden cut his top 2 teeth poor little mite. Hope he, and you, get some relief now theyre through. Re the panadol/Nurophen. I only give Nurophen if its REALLY necessary.. ie if panadol isnt working. I find Nurophen to work better and be stronger than panadol, but you have to make sure they have eaten before you give it to them and not prolong its use as it can swell your kidneys. So we mostly use panadol.. well Dymadon which is the same thing as panadol, just different brand and is an orange flavour and tastes so much nicer. Oh hun. Everyone says Keira looks like me.. she has the same eyes. But i just say, yeh but they change so much. Jesse always looked like Grahame, now people think he looks like me. Theyre forever changing. Who knows, your boys may end up spitting images of your DH when they get older.
Feeb.. ooow gymberoo and swimming will be fun! Oh so cute Jacob and his words. Its so great when they start to do things like that hey.
Tan.. well done missy with her shots! No more for another 6 months! woo! YAY for Ash and her solids. lol re the breast milk. Yep at least its a start. Shes probably just thinking what the hell is this as they all do
Jessica.. great to see you hun! And to hear miss Georgia is going so well!
Majella.. aww hope your friend is ok.. would be horrible to be pregnant in this heat!
Mez.. oh glad you had a nice time away. Ive been dying to take the kids to the beach.. its a few hours drive from us though unfort. One day. Oh honey you are definately not a horrible mother. I have done the same so many times too with both kids. Times ive just had to say Dh here take him/her i cant deal with it no more. Jesse use to have the worst nights when he had a tooth coming through. I soon noticed that within a few days of those bad nights a tooth would come through. I hope thats all it is and shes back to herself soon poor pet.
Mel.. yay for M and her solids!! How many bottles is she having a day? Maybe its time to cut one out? Keira did the same when she started solids, shes down to 3 bottles per day now.
Pixie.. aww dear i didnt hear about Beth. I hope shes ok. Yeh who knows, maybe she had a bug or something? Thats so much going around. How is she now? Woo go Beth and her standing!
Missy.. thats great Callum swimming with now bubble!
Well whats new for us.. hmmm..
Keira and her solids. If she eats something that is too lumpy or has any lumps in it actually.. she will gag. When she gags, she throws up. Not just a little.. a full chuck of whatevers in her stomach. Yeh joy! Thank goodness for me and my tablets as its not worrying me at all. Just annoying that whatever shes eaten is now out.. and that i have to make sure everything is really puree. Am thinking it may be related to her reflux, and hopefully will pass.
Have been busy organising Keira's Naming Day which is on the 15th. Have organised everything for the cake im making. Cant wait to make it. Got her dress and ordered the balloons. Am very excited, cant wait.
Jesse's still loving preschool! He runs in there, cant get in there fast enough and is just so excited to go every week which is great!
Keiras got no signs of teeth. Shes sleeping great at night. Both kids are in bed by 7.30pm each night and shes also self settling too which im proud of.
Think thats about all to tell here. Am hating the heat with a passion.. so cant wait for winter.
Sleeping is still cruddy for us too. Mez, I feel like the worst mother aswell cause I end up that frustrated with him after the 45743598th time I've gotten up out of bed to him. I don't even think my eyes are fully open most the time when I get up.
It's wearing me out, but he seems fine and still hardly sleeps in the day too. We got one nights break from this awfulness after those top teeth cut but it didn't last long.
On top of that he's got whatever I had last week so we couldn't get his immunisations done yesterday at the clinic. Oh well about that, there is always next month..
Elijah has been good with school still which is fantastic.
SW - That's fantastic with what Alyssa is doing now. She'll totally be walking around soon. I'm so excited for you guys!!!
Pixie - Go Beth and standing unaided for 10sec. She'll be walking soon too!!! We're still tryna get the sitting down pat. He goes pretty well most times, but sometimes he gets sick of it straight away so he grabs the toy he wants the most and just leans to one side on purpose and just falls over and lays there, or rolls over with the toy.
Sorry about my lack of personals and it being mostly about me.
Hopefully I'll catch up with what is going on with everyone another time.
Big hugs for everyone!
Last edited by Jewel; February 4th, 2009 at 07:56 PM.
and she can stand holding on to something for quite a while. We got her this big cube thing from the toy library and she can stand there for a few minutes playing with it.... but I have to be nearby cause it's 'timber' the moment she loses concentration. Yesterday she was holding a toy and let go of the cube completely - and was standing there entirely unaided.... for about ten seconds. And then it was like Wile E. Coyote going over the cliff! still no crawling though... 
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