Babies Born June 2007 #10

[MumofLewis]

Oooh PP Lewis wants to come and play!!

[teepee2]

Hi ladies and gent

How is everyone going? It seems like I've been gone for ages - hope i havent missed too much! I have occasionally been lurking but havent posted - my cousin who I had mentioned had caner passed away a couple of weeks ago so things have been rather unsettled here lately, but its all starting to come back to normal so hopefully I'll have a bit more time to catch up with you all now!

Mikayla is going great. She chatters all day long, which I must admit drives me crazy at times and is running around like she's been on her feet for years!! No matter what I do I just cant get her to sit still for a minute! She's saying alot more now, she seems to come up with a new word every day - her newest phrase is "sit here" which sounds sooo cute. But all we hear pretty much all day and night at the moment is mumma, dadda, nonna (grandma in Italian), nonno (grandpa), daisy (from the night garden), up, down, no more, and of course BABY (this one is her absolute favourite)!!!

And can someone please tell me that their child already has more attitude than they know what to do with - please tell me I'm not the only one! My little devil is starting to get so temperamental. If she doesnt get what she wants when she wants to starts to scream at the top of her voice and if one of us is within reach then she'll scratch and claw us with such agression!!! This is normal right???? Or do I just have a very very naughty child???

We've now moved her into a big girl bed. Its actually a toddler bed so its low enough to the ground so she can get in and out on her own. So far its worked wonders We stay with her till she falls asleep (which can sometimes take a while) and she'll usually sleep through to between 5.30 and 7.30am at which point she comes into bed with us. A couple of nights she's woken at about 2.30am and one of us just sits with her till she goes back to sleep. She really seems to like sleeping in the bed. I'm now thinking that the problem was that she just felt trapped in a cot - the idea that she can get out on her own if she wants to seems to put her at ease and she doesnt fight going to bed anymore!!!

We went to see some friends last night who have a 3 week old little girl who now weighs the same as Mikayla did at birth, and OMG she is sooooo tiny! I just cant believe that my active, talkative & headstrong daughter was ever that little!!!

Well I'm 10 weeks today and have my NT scan on 3rd October. I wonder if I as this scared last time - cause right now I'm pretified. I know my 7 weeks scan was perfect but I'm so scared that something will go wrong that I almost dont want to have the u/s. I think I'm so worried because this pregnancy is totally different so far to what is was with Mikayla. Although I do have morning sickness its no where near as bad as it was. Of course I know every pregnancy is different but I cant help feeling that it might be a bad sign just cant wait to see my little bub moving around so that I can put the worry behind me once and for all!!

PP all the best for the next 5 weeks hun. Cant wait to hear all about the safe arrival of your new little bundle!!!

Hope all the kiddies are doing well and not running a-muk (well not too often anyway)

Take care xx

[Celsie]

And can someone please tell me that their child already has more attitude than they know what to do with - please tell me I'm not the only one! My little devil is starting to get so temperamental. If she doesnt get what she wants when she wants to starts to scream at the top of her voice and if one of us is within reach then she'll scratch and claw us with such agression!!! This is normal right???? Or do I just have a very very naughty child???

I hear you, although I wouldn't say it's attitude so much, more like frustration. We can't effectively communicate with him and neither can he, so his frustration comes out in the form of a screaming fit. It's funny, as it's only been the last couple days. We're thinking about bringing in some form of time out, just for one minute, but we need him to understand that screaming and crying will not be tolerated. I feel sorry for him. It will be so much easier when he has the words.

I'm not worried at all about the scan. In fact, I've been so laid back about this pregnancy, it's not funny! Most of the time I forget I'm pregnant, besides my little bulging waistline and the vomiting... oh and the fatigue. I've been so "meh" about the whole thing, not that I don't love this little one, I just can't be bothered with all the fuss this time!

[MumofLewis]

yes Teepee, Lewis has all of a sudden got plenty of attitude! He shakes his head ALL the time now when he doesn't like something I do and he doesn't like his hand held in public so he pushes my hand away! And he pushes objects away which I don't like at all, say I offer him his water he will push the cup away. So that's something I'm trying to teach him is not nice. Ah what fun!

Good luck for your scan I'm sure everything will be fine. I think most girls I know who have had 2 kids find that their pregnancies are really different. I thought you two were much further ahead than you are! Must be because we found out so early.

We went to the beach again today, DH was saying how much more fun it is when you have kids to play with !

[PinkPalace]

Well i have the feeling DD hates me. She has been in a foul mood the past few days (teeth). and throws and hits me and i tell DH and when he comes home she is a perfect cuddly loving angel...

[teepee2]

Thats always the way isnt it PP. They give you hell all day then when daddy comes home its all peaches and cream!!!

Sarah Mikayla does the same thing except she takes whatever your giving her then just throws it on the floor - arrrggghhh they can be so frustrating at times cant they?? and then they go and do something so cute and sweet that our hearts melt and we forget all the bad stuff!!!!

Cels they're a little young for time out arent they?? I thought they had to be over 2 to really understand what it all means. Good luck with it. I hope it works - if it does we'll all be coming to you for tips and advise

[Celsie]

I don't know Tina. I'll have to read up and find out before we go ahead with it. Caeleb is a very smart little boy. He seems to understand that there are consequences to his actions, so I figured it wouldn't take him too long to figure out that he'll spend a minute in a play pen on his own if he throws wobbly after wobbly. And it is only 1 minute.

I think they like to play up just for Mum. Caeleb is an angel for DH. As soon as I enter the room, the wobblys start and DH says... he was fine before you turned up. Great!!!

My all time favourite wobbly action is what I like to call the t-bag. Where they throw themselves on the floor and refuse to stand up and walk, so you try to pull them up onto their feet and they leave their legs limp, so it ends up looking like a t-bag!

DH has taught Caeleb to sign for when he wants food. So, that takes away one wobbly. He stands at the kitchen gate, screaming for something and I run around like a headless chook trying to guess... this morning, he wanted the cordial jug. Of course! Why didn't I think of that the first time?!?

Is it possible to have felt the baby move this early? I was laying there falling asleep last night and I swear I felt something move in there. Probably just an air bubble...

[PinkPalace]

Celsie - bub would be pretty small at 9 weeks to cause movement... perhaps gas

I do a sort of time out i guess. If DD throws something at me it is removed from her and she isnt allowed it until she stops misbehaving. And she she hits me i pick her up and place her about 1 m from me and she isnt allowed to touch me until she is nice again...

not sure if it works but she knows she is being naughty!

[Celsie]

I don't know how you guys cope with being hit. Where do they get it from? I'd be heartbroken if Caeleb hit me. Is it a girl thing maybe???

[MumofLewis]

They're not hitting intentionally, it's a sign of frustration, just like tantrums.

I'm pretty sure they are too young for time out, I would worry Lewis would just feel insecure if I left him somewhere for a certain amount of time, until I can explain why I am doing it and he fully understands what I am talking about. I did read somewhere though that they are most receptive to discipline between 10-15 months old.
Lewis is quite confused about it all . When I tell him something is naughty he shakes his head as if to agree but then does it again!

BTW I'm glad it's not just in my house that DH says 'he was fine until you walked in'!!!

[PinkPalace]

lol Mum of Lewis!

As for where do they get it from. I think too it is frsutration. I have never even given ashley a little pat on the bum or anyting for being naughty so she didnt learn it from me to hit (although her cousin has hit her a number of times - he is 4 ) and i think she may have seen it at cc too!.

Ashley is no longer in CC. I am a full time SAHM now. lol (she only had 5 days in cc but still hehe)

And she is getting her canines through! omg!!!! just come through (that will make 14 teeth when the top two come through).

Well as for words.... still nothing new - although she is babbling all the time. She is doing more actions now... as in

Reach for her hat or gumboots = go outside
Reach to the fridge = hungry (caption obvious that one lol)
Taps her head = she wants to watch the bert and ernie Dvd (they pat their heads and rub their tummies Lol)

And she will want to lead me everywhere...
takes me to the change table if she needs her nappy changed
Takes me to the bath when she wants her bath etc

But in silence... how do you get them to start using words to describe what they want... or do they just do it one day?

[MumofLewis]

Sounds like she's doing great with the actions, I love the Bert & Ernie one!! Lewis doesn't do anything like that. If I ask him where something is he will go and get it, but he would never take me to change his nappy, that's brilliant

I think words can come anytime between 12-24 months can't they??

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Just a quick post to subscribe to this thread as I haven't been online in a while (for some reason my computer is frustratingly slow these days, so sometimes I don't even bother switching it on).

Diana has been sick. She has a respiratory infection and was prescribed antibiotics, which she has swallowed maybe 10% of what she has been given and has spat out the rest. She is still coughing, so I may have to take her back to the doctor tomorrow if it doesn't stop.

Hope you're all doing well. Will BBL to read your posts.

BTW - Diana too has a lot of attitude these days. If she doesn't get what she wants she can put on quite a performance.

[dragonstorm]

hello ladies

nate has now perfected the art of attitude.

he has developed a nasty looking face that im sure superman would be scared of. a clenched jaw with bulging eyes and a fully body pose, not dissimilar to a body builders pose, along with a low and long growl ensures his displeasure is conveyed. i cant help but smirk at him when he does it. i try to turn my face but sometimes im too slow. im pretty sure its just a frustration thing, after all he is now a fully grown and independant man who doesnt need his nappy changed or to be feed when the time is right( which seems like all the time except dinner time).

we just got back from a weekend in noosa with friends and their little girl. what surprises me is the difference between boys and girls behaviour. girls are sweet and cuddly whilst boys dont stop at all.... battle of the sexes. so i think there is some merit in those studies that say there are ingrained differences between the sexes besides those that are taught or learnt. they are deffinatly hardwired differently!

still looking for work, and getting some gardening done at the same time.

ciao till next time

dragonstorm

[MumofLewis]

Hey Dragonstorm, I agree on the nature V nurture debate. At playgroup all the girls sit nicely playing with dolls and all the boys are tear arsing around and climbing on things

[PinkPalace]

Well DD must be a tomboy as she much prefers playing, climbing, riding the bikes etc!
But i do agree she is gentler than the boys

[teepee2]

Well Dragon & Sarah, Mikayla must definitely be a tomboy then because she definitely doesnt sit quietly playing with her dolls. She always been the roughest in her playgroup - including the boys!! LOL

PP I just repeat words to Mikayla throughout the day. When I change her nappy or she's having lunch, we play a word game where I say words which she'd use regularly and I ask her to repeat them. Most of the time she uses her own language but occasionally she'll come out with a new one. Its seems to work for us and in comparison to others in her playgroup (who hardly say anything) she's doing really well. In the last couple of days she's started saying hat - she's not allowed outside without one so its an important word in her mind. LOL

Zofia I hope Diana gets better soon xx

I agree that the hitting and tantrums are due to frustration but I definitely want to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand!!! I've tried taking things off her until she settles down which seems to help her get over things quicker and she now knows that she needs to say sorry (give us a kiss and cuddle) if she hits us which she's so far been more than happy to do to get herself out of trouble

We took Mikayla for a walk on the beach today which she loved. I'm sorry I didnt take her swimmers with us because all she wanted to do was jump right in to the water - lucky I took a change of clothes LOL Will definitely be doing that again now that the weather is getting warmer. I've put some pics on facebook if anyone wants to have a look. (if your not already on my friends list just search tinanolan@optusnet.com.au and add me)

Well better get dinner ready. Will be back soon. Take care xx

[Peach]

Hey everyone!!

What a month it has been for us ...

1. DH's brother was in a near fatal motorbike accitdent. He lives interstate so we have been away visiting him. He is out of ICU now, but it sure does put life into perspective when things like this happen. It is a long road to recovery, but he is alive and kicking along so that is the most important thing.

2. I had another breast cancer scare, I had another lump come up where I had the other one removed (I don't know if you all remember, but I had it removed when I was breastfeeding and Kenzie was 3 months old ... absolute disaster!) Has to have ultrasounds and a core biopsy, turned out to be a cyst full of thick gross breast milk .. ugh! At least it wasn't nasty. Phew.

3. Yesterday morning my eldest daughter found glass in her cereal and swallowed half of it. I reced her to the hospital and they said she will probably be ok and just pass it through. Gave me quite a scare .. Kelloggs will be getting a phone call tomorrow morning. I am furious.

So yeah, it's been a full on month, I hope things settle down now. Dh and I have decided to TTC again!! I am hoping if I chart we can fall pregnant in the next month or 2. I'll keep you posted!! Very exciting!

I will come back later tonight when the kids are in bed to read though the thread and catch up with everyone!


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