Oh gosh the tantys!!! Hehe..........yes well, DH and I would initially tell DD#1 to be gentle, give her baby sister space, give her baby sister her toy back, get off your baby sister, leave her alooooonnnnnnneeeeeeeee!!!........................... that is until we suddenly thought, hang a tick.............and we peered around the corner when DD#2 squealed and screamed to find that big sister was no where near her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so we've wised up pretty fast and are going to implement 'pen time' for the screams. We did 'cot time' with DD#1 and that worked by teaching her consequence for unacceptable behaviour..............so we're going to do pen time with DD#2, only for a minute or 2, just quick enough to teach her that yelling isn't a mummy favourite I know its simply because she is limited in her communication so she is getting frustrated.....oh and she likes attention...........oh and she would rather have what big sister has and doesn't understand the sharing concept yet either, hehehehe.........so we are also signing with her and its great coz DD#1 still remembers the signs so is helping with the teaching But good golly me!! We certainly have a fire cracker this time round, yeesh! Never a dull moment!

She likes to sit 'wig wam' too with her legs kicked out behind her so she now understands, "legs forward" and its so cute to watch her kick her legs around together. Oh and she is our vacuum cleaner finding all that we missed so now also understands, "open wide".......to fish out what ever she has found and deposited in her mouth, ai yai yai!!!



MumofLewis - congratulations on your little nephew!!!! Wow, not that long ago that was us hey?!?! My only thoughts to help get your SIL sleep is after checking for all that might be causing him to be unsettled: hunger, wind, dirty nappy, hot, cold etc and then wrap him tightly and pop him down. After 5 mins of crying, check again, have a mummy snuggle for only a minute and pop him down again. Seeing as he is so young, imo he needs to be guided in his new world, one of those things to learn is sleeping unassisted. Of course, there will be all other things to consider if he just doesn't settle for days and that's the silent reflux etc. DD#2 had reflux so I would prop her bassinet mattress up on an angle and then lay DD on her side slightly, not enough that she would roll forward though. If anything, she could only roll onto her back again. Oh the first few days/weeks are trying aren't they?!?! Oh I do remember getting desperate at one stage too and figured that DD loved me as I was toasty warm and hated the bassinet as it was so cold so I'd put a slightly warm wheat bag in there just before I laid her down, just so her sheet wasn't so cold. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, so certainly no magic formula there! All I can encourage is for your SIL to persist and be consistent so her little man learns his new rhythm.....but it could take days to a week or so but all the hard work will pay off!! And remember he is only 2 weeks old!! Anywhoooooooos, that's just what worked for me xx

PP - hows Ashley going with the biting thing?? Has she eased off??

Celsie - good luck with the gym stuff! Yay on you for being all motivated too!! Lol at "should be wearing tight uncomfortable jeans"....hahaha! Too funny!! Your little Caeleb is so clever! Oh and who cares when he does or doesn't do things!! Imo, bubbies seem to grow up faster and faster so drink in all that he does in his own time........he'll be hiding in his cupboards and climbing trees before you can bat an eye lid!!! Trust me


Okaleedokalee, time for sleepy head to crash now! Chat soon lovlies!!


MWA!!!