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.
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
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
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!
well it seems the tantrums and hitting may be my fault(according to DW). it would be apparent that every time we play i get a bit rough. he laughs at it so i continue, blowing raspberries on his belly, rolling on the floor, hanging upside down all generate a gleeful laugh. he charges at me and laughs backs up and runs at me again. boys hey.
serenity hope your brother gets better soon. its terrible to come face to face with a life threatening situation not only for the person himself but also the family. send him my health vibes..
nates learning how to control me really well lately. if he wants something hell cry, fall to the floor and roll over to the kitchen. when we open the fridge a scream can be heard from wherever he is in the house. hes starting to say a few dicernable words...mainly NO and DONT along with DOG, Woof and something that sounds like S*%T(didnt get it from me!
hey guess what.........
i can now put photos up. have started doing some. nore to follow. as soon as i find the camera which has been hidden somewhere by nate...
ciao
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).
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