Lis- Oh that's a good idea of having a potty in which the seat comes off onto the toilet, that would make the transition much easier. Blake and Lulu act like any almost 3 and almost 2 year old lol They love each other and are forever giving each other cuddles, but it turns into fighting most of the time lol They usually share well together but sometimes the other had THE toy and all hell breaks loose. They share the same routine so it's quite structured, it has to be with 2.
Kass-It's a very cute name, not something I'd choose but it suits her!
Danni-Omg you aren't the first person to say I have a twin out there. Apparently I'm very common looking LOL Holy cr@p almost in double digits WOWSERS I'm getting excited...not to self, start saving for air fare!!!
WELL Blake woke up twice last night, but to go to the toilet! He had a dry night wahooo!! I'm so amazed at his progress, it's actually a bit scary!
OMG!! The first lot of birthdays are just over 6 weeks away...Mason, then Blake, then all the May bubbas. They are TWO, where the heck did that go?!
Yeah I can't believe our tots are going to be 2 soon! So who's having a birthday party?
We had a big 1st birthday last year so just going to keep it small this year with close family and friends. Elena's birthday is on a saturday so we're thinking of putting on an afternoon tea. She is obsessed with Elmo so that might be the theme!
Yikes Danni can't believe how far along you are!
Kass I don't think those lovely ladies are coming back
Ash yay at Blake going to the loo, what a clever boy you have there!
Shell are you still here hun, please don't tell me you've left too?
Have my NT scan tomorrow so will pop in and let you all know how it goes, I can't wait to see this little munchkin!
Kass. We are good hun - I still lurk, trying not too because I get too jacked off around here. Less and less these days.
J is WONDERFUL - growing sooo fast! Went to the zoo the other day - Izzy LOVES the fudders (Butterflies) so I'm thinking that her 2nd b'day will be a Garden Creatures party!
Love to you all I miss you too - maybe we should start an email loop!
Hi everyone,
Just thought I would pop in and say a huge HI!!!!
Kass - How's the pg treating you. Livvy loves coming and rubbing my belly and looking at the ultrasound photos. Are you starting to feel better about your and Annabelle's connection?
Sangie - Best of luck with your scan tomorrow. I'm sure your bubba is going to be perfect and you're going to love seeing bubby. An elmo party sounds fantastic. I have no idea what I'm going to do for Livvy. We'll have a joint party again. I'll do this for a few more years until she understands it better plus hopefully it will distract from it being my 30th. We'll probably do the same kind of thing as you. Lunch/arvo tea at home.
D - How you feeling gorgeous? Getting the nursery all organised? Have you decided if you are going to move M into his own room or not?
Ash - I'm so jealous that Blake is toilet trained. Olivia isn't even close to it. Looks like next summer it will be unless she decides she wants to earlier.
Tan - Hope Izzy is feeling better soon? Another cold or something a little more?? How is James going?
Shell - Hope everything is going well for you.
As for us nothing real exciting going on. Like all the other todders Livvy is growing up so damn quickly I just can't keep up with her. She is finally starting to get clear words at long last. She has always been babbling but no really clear words. I have to admit this is a huge relief as I was really starting to worry. She has settled really well into her bed and just loves it. We have taken the cot out of her room and put it in the nursery and she couldn't care less. We are having huge problems with her biting when she doesn't get her own way or what she wants. Time out doesn't seem to be helping but we'll perserve and stick with it. Fingers crossed she grows out of it soon. She is back at swimming and loving it if she gets to swim with daddy, mummy not so much, LOL!!! Apart from that she is just an active gorgeous little toddler filling my days with chasing her around, LOL!! I am loving it I must admit!!!
This pg is going really slowly!! I guess cause we already have everything and it is already dumped in the nursery. I'm getting quite a belly on me and no-one can believe I'm only 23 weeks. I think I'm going to have another biggie. Our 20 week scan went brilliantly and bubba is growing perfectly and is healthy YAY!!!! We didn't find out the sex but the baby did a leg spread and I'm positive I didn't see anything but Dave swears he saw some dangling bits. God we have no idea what we were looking it, LOL!! I keep watching it to see if I can pick but nope not getting any closer, LOL!! We have started talking about names but we aren't getting very far at all. This poor little bugger isn't going to have a name anytime soon. Thank God we still have heaps of time.
I'm going shopping for some curtains (hopefully cheap ones ) because our ducted heating is getting put in tomorrow so I need to help it out a little bit and cover our huge windows with some half decent window coverings but the budget isn't huge.
On a side note do you guys use a budget at all? I've got all our expenses and income written down but I don't know how to implement it and stick to it. How do I get my grocery bill down too? I struggle especially since I'm an average cook ans struggle to make things from scratch. I always seem to have forgotten something. We are incredibly lucky that our income exceeds our expenses but I want to save as much as we possibly can. Any tips ladies? I don't know what I'm doing wrong .
I had better go and do some housework. The sheets needs to be changed desperately and I have to rewash all my clothes on the lines as smoke haze came over last night and it all stinks of smoke now, bugger!! Looks like the tumble dryer
I'll pop in a bit more and avoid the other threads.
Aw Tan and Dan its wonderful to hear from you!!!!!
Tan-James seems asthough he's growing so quick! Love checking out your fb pics! I like your idea with the email groupy thing
Dan- Annabelle and I are sooooooooo close this is what Im scared to loose. Im still scared I cant believe how quick your pg is going!!!! Livvy sounds like she's getting better at speaking and growing up, big bed girl
I would not expect Lulu back after the way she was treated in another thread. They were absolutely appauling. I honestly don't think Lulu will be back.
Hey guys,
Ash, I'm so proud of Blake! That is so awesome. I'm not even gunna try with Mason until later in the year. Im toolazy
Dan, good to hear from you. Im also huge and get embarrassed when people ask how long to go. Trying to find a nice dress for my sister's engagement is proving to be impossible too!
Nope, Mason has decided to stay in my room.Ok Ok Ok, maybe it was ME who decided.
I will have both boys in my room. I have to admit I am happy about that now, but will wait and see how it works out.
So nope, no nursery set up for J. He will have the basinette for the first few months next to my bed, then we will put him in Masons cot, then move Mason into a big bed. Maybe then into their own rooms? Not sure yet! Depends if we can all fit or not
On Saturday I am finally picking up J's drawers which have arrived.I can't wait to go through all Mason's boxes of newborn clothes and unpack them all into the drawers. AND I get more space in the wardrobe! Yay
Hands up for a group email thingy however that would work!! I too am sick of the crap that goes on in this forum. I now just stay away from threads that have controversy, I don't read them and definitly don't post in them anymore.
Dan, I hear you on the budget thing, I don't get much money but for me, once I have it, I need to spend it. I would like to know how to stop that. If you are after cheapish floor to ceiling curtains, look at Ikea for the panel curtain system. They can attach at the wall or ceiling and the curtains are 300cm long and you can make them the length you need. I have floor to ceiling windows and I need curtains and they are what I am looking at, I think they are going to cost under $200 each window.
Kass I know what you mean about being worried about the bond after bub is born. My heart breaks everytime I am feeding X and Noah wants something from me and I have to say no. The look he gives me is heartbreaking. I try to give him as much attention as possible but X is so demanding of my time.
Tan, I hope Izzy is feeling better! I saw your pics of the zoo, James looks so big now!
Sangie, eeeks!!! Is it that time already? Not our babies I don't know what I am doing for Noahs b-day yet, it has just approached too quickly. Have fun at your scan tomorrow!
Well that is it for personals from me I am afraid, so much to do and so little time and energy. Does anyone use twitter? I think I might set up an account and see how it all works, I am a bit behind with things like that
Hmmm so Noah..... Loves cars, books, trains. He loves his new sandpit, I can hardly keep him indoors anymore. He is about 88cm tall and I am guessing maybe 11kg, I might weigh him later, he is very skinny anyway. He has a huge vocabulary and repeats everything we say. He has taken up saying sh*t when things go wrong, cool at things he likes and nup when saying no, you can tell I am his biggest influence Well that is all I have time for, X has just filled his pants which is an every 3 day occasion, so when it happens I have to bring out several wipes and a plastic sheet and new change of clothes
Lis-Yup I'm going to have a party but nothing spectacular...a few balloons, streamers, and some Cars plates, cups and hats. Can't wait to see how the NT scan goes, are you going to ask if they can see the sex??
Kas-It's really easy. Start putting Annabelle on the toilet a few times during the day, and encourage her and tell her she needs to go wee or poo in the toilet. If she's comfortable let hr sit for a while and suss it all out, she may do a wee first time and surprise you, or it may take a little while for her to understand what the word means. It may sound wierd, but if she watches you go to the loo you can tell and show her what you are doing so she has an idea. LOTS of praise is needed when she does anything in the toilet. Alot of people use pull ups but I found they didn't work, if Blake had anything nappy like on, he'd just wee in it for the sake of it. She will learn it's not comfortable to be wet. That's the first step really, once you've got her doing that I can go into more detail starting with underwear and knowing the signs etc. Hope that helps!!
Tan-Fudders omg so cute!!! Can I hire you to bake Blake a Cars cake and send it up? Or maybe too much of a logisitical nightmare?
Dan-I didn;t think Blake would be ready to start at 18 months but I'm a persistant little bugger and wanted him day trained by 2 lol looks like I'll hopefully have him fully trained by then yay! I cannot help you with a budget, I am fantastic at writing them, but shoocking at sticking to them. You sound like you're in a pretty comfy position though so just do what you're doing is my well educated advice lol For the record, my underwear are hot pink with black skulls lol
Danni-Not lazy at all, if you haven't started by June Blakey and I will show him how it's done!
Sarah-Omg Blake says sh*t all the time too now, and Lulu says crap...definitely my doing lol Blake loves all the same things, expecially disney cars...and cars in the street, cars on tv...obsessed! How's X doing?
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I really want to know how Dan's pregnancy is going?
Kass. We are good hun - I still lurk, trying not too because I get too jacked off around here. Less and less these days.
) because our ducted heating is getting put in tomorrow so I need to help it out a little bit and cover our huge windows with some half decent window coverings but the budget isn't huge.
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I don't know what I am doing for Noahs b-day yet, it has just approached too quickly. Have fun at your scan tomorrow!
Well that is all I have time for, X has just filled his pants which is an every 3 day occasion, so when it happens I have to bring out several wipes and a plastic sheet and new change of clothes
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