Babies Born June 2006 #50

[nickers]

pub crawl sounded like fun Bath!
well done Niall on the potty training.

Nixon just the last few days (always been when we are out though) has said wee wee, i dont know if he is recognising once he has done one, when he needs to do one, or none of the above he just likes saying it!!
im waiting for him to say it while we are home so we can attempt something in the potty. i still dont think he's on track though for full on TT.

yummy bacon & lentil soup sounds yum, yeah getting into soup weather i love it!

went to my gf engagement party yesterday followed by the Foo Fighters concert. DH had to work so got a pass, i miss that, dont get to go to the concerts much these days but it was great! I love their music and Dave Grohl is an entertainer.... he talks to the crowd as well as plays like a legend. some bands are great to listen to but dont know how to communicate with their audience.

ok must go have a tupp party this arvo

[Jesswith6]

Well sorry I haven't been around but I've been quite busy, kids have been sick and Pat has this awful hacking cough again!

Nothing much new here, just figuring out what to do with pat's birthday, will most probably have a family party as per usual. I don't see the point in throwing him a huge party which he will never remember, I'd rather do that when he is older.

[*Ali*]

Hi all, I hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy.
Things here are sooooo much better, Liam is settling down into quite a nice (dare I say it) routine, and everyone is so much happier because of it, we have even started to get out of the house again- I joined a playgroup, which has been great for Tori because she just wants to play with other kids all of the time and I have joined the gym and will put the kids into the creche an hour a week.

After much deliberation and discussion and research we have finally decided that we will be sending our kids to the local catholic primary school, rather than the public schools in our area. It was such a tough tough decision for me to make because I really believe in the public education system but unfortuntley due to the area we live in the schools are plauged with social and behavioural problems and I just don't want my kids to have the education put at risk because the teachers are forced to spend so much time dealing with behaviours and managing the class (been there, done that and Iknow how hard it is- no fault of the teacher or the school, just the circumstances due to the area we live in).

I had a proud as punch moment the other day when we were out shopping and had stopped to have lunch, Tori was busy chatting away to a man sitting behind us and she was using her beautiful manners (she always says please and thankyou now) and when we got up to leave the man asked how old she ws and when I said not even 2 yet he complemented me on how well I was bringing her up and how well mannered she was.........It feels really nice to have that validated, especially by a total stranger.

Bath- a pub crawl sounds great, it is nice to visit some of the old haunts sometimes and reminicse (sp) about the old days with friends.

Maya- How are your studies going? I am hanging out to get back into my studies, hoping to start my Masters next semester.

Mel- I have to agree that June birthday parties are hard to plan, we are lucky because my mum and dad have a huge patio area and we are going to have Tori's party there this year. We made homemade pizza on the weekend too, we tried a new one with Prawn, Feta, Anchovies, and Basil and it was just delicious.

Nic- How is your Tupperware going now? Have you moved into your new house yet?

A big hello to everyone else, I hope you are all well and happy!

[AmandaJ]

Hi all didn't even notice the new thread, doh, but I'm here now. Well the kids had a stomach bug last week which I ended up getting as well so wasn't to happy with that but we're all better now. Cody will most probably only have a family only party as well as a cake a mothers group, other then that not much else.

Talking of parties at Hungry Jacks, I had Kailen's 5th birthday there and will be having Lockie's 6th birthday there this year, it's quite good and no mess as well as I will be getting close to popping this one so don't want to do to much stress wise.

Cody is starting to talk really well now and says thank you all the time it's sounds so cute the way that he says it, I just can't believe how quickly this past two years has gone, it's just flown by. He's just become a really little boy now and a real daddy's boy, which DH loves, he always wants a shower with daddy and as soon as daddy's home it's daddy, daddy daddy.

Bath yay on the pub crawl.

Mel that soup sounds yummy, I've made some pea and ham last week and it went down a treat.

Ali glad that Liam is finally settling into a routine and making life that little bit easier, and how nice of that man to compliment Tori's manners, well done.

Nic has your dad finally got somewhere after been stuffed around by the specialist? I hope he is going well and starts his treatment soon.

Hi Maya and Jess

hugs xoxo

[nickers]

hi all,

we had the final inspection of the house today and i pick up the keys tomorrow!!
we will have a busy 2 months getting as much done to it as possible before we move in. i posted some pics on facebook recently.

my dad finally saw the specialist this week. Looks like he will give radiation treatment a go.
it last for 7weeks and there will only be an 18% chance it will work.
due to him having such a great operation and them not being able to 100% pinpoint where the cells are it only gives a small percentage they will be zapping the right spot.
If he did nothing they estimate he would have 5-6yrs left. Even after the radiation he may still only have that amount of time left, but we will take that road after the treatment.
looking about starting it in about 3weeks. (they go away next week for 2 weeks)

Ali- i bet my neice talks similar to Tori. although she is a second child so sure she picked up her early speaking skills from her older sister. I'm struggling with nixon and his manners atm.
I always encourgae him to say please and thank you (or even Ta) and he just wont say it.
if i hold onto soemthing and wait for him to say it he ends up trying to pull it from me and screaming..... got any tips??
i know when he starts to speak better it may become a little easier for him but i am sure he understands but just wont say it.

[Smoke Jaguar]

Nic, I wouldn't force the issue of P's and Q's - well, I'm not, anyway. I just make sure I model the words I would like him to use, so often he'll say something that is supposed to be 'thankyou', and we haven't made any inroads to 'please' yet - it's hit and miss with this 'thankyou' as it is. The concepts can be out of their depth at this age, so I've decided not to create a complex about it, and I don't want to shame him by forcing him to say 'please' before getting something, or extracting a 'thankyou' out of him when I or someone else gives him something. 'Manners' are so arbitrary the concept of gratitude quite lofty, so if kids have their P's and Q's at this age, it's not because they are any more or less grateful than those who don't At any rate, it doesn't make them rude, so don't stress!

[*Ali*]

Nic- Pete and I just made sure we always used our P & Q's when talking to each other, especially when Tori was in hear shot. If Tori would ask for a drink, I would always add Please mum on the end so she got the concept. I didn't really push too much, Pete was a little more insistant- but I think because she talks so well it was like a natural step for her, she is basically talking in sentences. I agree with Maya though, it is like anything else if you push it too much it becomes the old battle of wills.