Yep i 2nd the ratty behaviour after care days Nicola! My 2 both go on a Tuesday....and by 7pm im ready to chuck them in bed....but they go around 8. Chelsea is worse then Jasmine!
thanks blanche. Emelia looks like she was very happy with her pressies, and the dolls house looks like it was a hit. we are getting a race car track (little people one) for aston, and a trike. and for some insane reason I'm having a birthday party for him, with a whole lot of people coming!!! oh well. should be fun.
Nelly - got any of those clean skins champers left???
SJ my son is Zander(with a Z) and his birthday is friday too!!!
WOW Nicola I cant believe that! How freaky!
Thanx everyone for the welcome
My kids are the same when it comes to daycare. They are sooooo well behaved when they are there but as soon as we get home its like a nut house.
I think it has alot to do with them having a big day and being tired but I also believe that kids are well- behaved for other ppl and when we get home all their craziness bursts out! If you know what I mean lol
28th - Zander and Xander
29th - Aston and Chelsea
30th - Evie
Ahhh the hosue is quite...well of kids anyhow!
MIL called tonight....she dropped a bombshell that im pretty annoyed about...but not much i can do about it. You might all remember me saying the girls were off to her house for a week in December?? Well that no long stands. FIL now works in Laos (sp?) so he is away for 21 days then home for 18 days. Anyhow, she is really been missing him so has decided she wants to spend time with him when he returns home...and wont be taking the girls
Instead she is paying for tickets to see Wicked the Musical (wow..we were going to see it anyhow when the girls were away). They are both still coming down for 4 days (4th-8th) but will be leaving here kid free. Craig and i had plans to spend some alone time before BumbleBee came...and now its not happening.
Sorry had to vent somewhere.....this day cant get any worse surely????????
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Zander and Wyatt both went to sleep straight away tonight..Wyatt goes to bed between 6-7pm like clockwork and sleeps through till at least 4am and Zander wants to stay up and hang out with us or wants to be noisy playing with toys..we try to say that if he doesnt want to be in bed then its quiet time..which he ignores usually..so we end up putting him in bed.
Tonight both boys asleep by 7pm!!
V..no worries about calling me Nicole..Im known mostly as Niki by family but for some reason prefer Nicola when its written?? odd.
Well thats what we are now thinking Nicola....we have the wicked tickets, so might spend the night in the city as well...its not the same but i guess we are lucky to be able to get a night away from the girls as it is. We have no family in VIC (they are all in NSW) and no friends id leave them with overngiht etc.
oh wow and I just thought my brain was playing pregnancy games with me - there are TWO Xander / Zanders lol. phew hi to both of you!
Blanche your boy is a cutie - I am so glad I ahve all of your girls who have forged the way first to have another child so when I turn to a blubbering mess of jelly you know EXACTLY where I am at!
Kim it's a shame that you and DH aren't going to have any length of time without the kids - I guess at least make the most of your "date" at least that is quality with just you guys. And it's good the girls are still going to have some time with their grandparents - it's one thing I wish Jake could have more of and really leaves a gap in our lives. Man how does your mil cope with her partner being away for sooo long! I would go insane and then lock him up away from everyone when he got home just to make up for it! lol I am a bit crazy sometimes tho!
Christy how are the house settling things going? It's strange I really don't think of you in Sydney I still think you are just don the road.
Tara I need a data entry clerk to key in all of my orders this week - my fingers and brain are not coping!
Gigi - how are you coping? When you are in the well of darkness don't forget us you are not alone! make sure you ask for help - there is always someone who can help somehow.
Ann - hope you are ok missing you about here
Jols I think I need you and Vicky's calmness for my child - his bed is not somewhere he is enjoying! V I have the reward chart and we have special "stickers" (magnets for the fridge) that he gets one of each night he spends in his bed. tonight we are struggling just to get him to go to sleep in it and usially that isn't too much of a battle.....
sorry if i have forgotten you xx
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So does that mean, that most people, by time their child is two or around about, have spent a night (or more) away from their child? I have not done this. We have no couple time. I have gone out twice i think, for a few hours at night with a girlfriend, with my auntie, oh yes, and once to a blessingway. but not overnight or away. Maybe this is bad that i/we havne't done it. but i have no idea what i would do with bilby.
Happy TUrning Two Emelia! Happy Second Anniversary of your birthing day Blanche.
Vicky - our funny stories for the day
bilby will select a nappy cover out of the trays near the change table and wear it on her head like a teacosy!
lots of incidents of her trying to imitate the WIggles or telly tubbies dancing on dvd, she is called "dancing queen" at CCC
she has been going around on one foot on tiptoe (gymbaroo lady tells me that the pre-cursor to JUMPING. Today she has been standing, hanging on to a cupboard or wall with one hand and sticking ONE leg out, balancing on one leg. so proud of herself!
and last Tuesday, she blew her very first bubble. we've been practising blowing bubbles alot!
she often giggles at me, tickles my stomach, or plays peek a boo with my top, while she's bf-ing.
her favourite animal is MONKEY right now, cos in the book NO KISSES FOR DADDY, the main character, Baby Bear, on EVERY page, he has a toy monkey that he carts around everywhere. So now each time she sees a monkey, she goes OOOOO OOOO AHHH AHHHH. can't say monkey, but knows the sounds!
she sits down and sorts liners, or boosters. Lies them on top of each other slowly and very purposefully, pats each one before picking up next one. after completing a pile, she starts again. :shakes head:
i bet you have HEAPS of these type of anecdotes Kim, about your two!
i recently got a bill from the family assistance office for OVER TEN GRAND - due to dh NOT lodging last two year's tax returns. the bill is in MY name. so i have been pretty devestated, as i have nothing to sell that would pay that bill. DH thinks i'm over-reacting. I can't believe he would do something that low to me. and now it's done, he doesn't even see it as something VALID for me to be upset about (lots of crying, when he's not around), or something that is worthy of an apology. So lots of Single Mummy thoughts right about now. I am far from perfect, but i have never done antyhign to put another human being in debt, let alone for such an enormous sum. i feel incredibly disrespected. STD. Sexually transmitted debt.
and rightly so Gigi - to feel disrespected. Have you spoken to Centrelink about paying it off at a rate you can afford? We haven't left aston overnight yet - so don't feel like you are doing anything wrong. Opportunity would be the main reason - not having one. Its difficult when you don't have family near, and I am reluctant to ask anyone else to have to possibly get up in the night to deal with my 2 year old (yes Nelly I know you would do it in a heart beat...) But in reality I don't think I'm ready to leave him over night yet. It took me a while to feel comfortable to be able to leave Laura and Nathan overnight as well. Its something you have to feel ok about.
thanks for the stories about bilby. Aston's favourite tv show at the moment is Scooby doo. lol. He dances around to the music when it starts. and he is singing its very very cute. the only trouble is if they have been singing a song at day care and he wants me to sing it, sometimes it takes a while for me to figure out which one he wants! He loves to do superman with me, where I place him on my feet and hold him in the air. when he gets into the air he goes "da daaaaah" and holds his arms out lol.
If i had to list things my girls done id be here all day...they are both crack ups....
Geez i took a pic of myself lastnight....nooot good...man i feel so yuck now.
Chelsea is up to no good today....Jasmine is bashing the fish tank with spoons....and i feel like crawling back into bed
Gigi - your little bilby sounds so gorgeous. Matilda loves to wear her pull up on her head at night before bed she plays a game with it.
Jovie's favourite things to do are:
* twirl as soon as she hears music
* do "round and round the garden, like a teddy bear!" over and over to me and me to her
* pour water... on the ground, in the bath, in the kitchen,.... for hours upon end. I put a baby bath on the verandah and have a few litres of warm water. I put a few plastic cups and some funnels and some stuff like that and let her go. Sometimes I go wild and add a drop of food colouring or some bath soap for bubbles... crazy stuff I tell ya.
* play chasing.... round and around the dining room table.
I'm having a very hard week with Matilda. She's not coping with change very well... and her sensory stuff is extremely bad. She's screaming for 6-8 hours a day, and has bouts of aggression where she kicks, bites and scratches anyone close to her (generally me... maybe Jovie or DH). I've spent plenty of time crying over it... and 2 hours today trying to get some assistence as school doesn't start until late January and I have no care until then.
Huge Christy. I tried to send you a pm to do just that but belly belly crashed in the middle of it. I read the thread you started about ASD - just to see how you going. Its wonderful that you have the support of people who are experiencing similar things. I will send a prayer up to the universe that some REAL LIFE support arrives soon for you, in whatever form that is going to be the most helpful hun.
Thanks for sharing Jovie's exploits. This age, while trying, is as equaly delightful. Sometimes I think we can get bogged down in the bad bits, and not celebrate the good bits enough. Because Aston is my third, I sometimes feel sad that I wasn't this relaxed with Laura. - and nathan for that matter. But I guess its all part of the journey. When I say relaxed I don't mean he can do whatever he wants, I mean that I don't get distressed or upset as I used to get when Laura and Nathan were little. And as a consequence of that, the "tanties" dissolved a whole lot quicker. Well at least I have learnt one thing in this parent gig!
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Christy - i'm trying to brainstorm some help for you
NSW
Sydney
Children's Disability SErvices
are you classed as "her carer"?
organisation for carers? that might have access to respite care? or give you practical help e.g housework help?
moving interstate, obviously a huge upheaval for Matilda, (you all really, but esp her).
Kim, i hope you and the fish, are ok. How's your head? are you coming down with a lurgy hon? i've been on Difflam all week, trying to beat one myself.
Vicky - how is your niece doing?
Very cute to think of Aston doing his Superman impression! HIS version of flying!
Christy - i set up waterplay for bilby's birthday party (on my auntie's patio deck) but never do it other times, you might just have inspired me to do it - hard to think WHERE to do it here, no shade outside, no verandah, maybe we'll do it in the bath, only place i can think of.
Gigi, I do it in the mornings or arvo on hot days. Its been freezing here! So Its going during the middle of the day... in the sun. I just lather them up with sunscreen and hats etc...
Because we don't have the definative diagnosis of ASD, we can't get services. I spoke with the paediatrician last night who said his first available in March and I said... Not Good Enough. I told him Matilda was screaming for 6-8 hours a day for the last 5 days and I wasn't going to cope without some support NOW. So our appointment is December 8th, I've also got some respite (a once off) from a community group so I can do the shopping next week. And an appointment with an OT to start that ball rolling.
Christy that is great that your appt has been moved to december. would be better obviously if it was tomorrow, but better then nothing. glad that you have gotten some community help as well. i wish I could give you a big hug in person. when things are getting all too much, and you just need a distraction from the noise, text me, and I will call you ok?
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its very very cute. the only trouble is if they have been singing a song at day care and he wants me to sing it, sometimes it takes a while for me to figure out which one he wants! He loves to do superman with me, where I place him on my feet and hold him in the air. when he gets into the air he goes "da daaaaah" and holds his arms out lol.
at night before bed she plays a game with it.
Christy. I tried to send you a pm to do just that but belly belly crashed in the middle of it. I read the thread you started about ASD - just to see how you going. Its wonderful that you have the support of people who are experiencing similar things. I will send a prayer up to the universe that some REAL LIFE support arrives soon for you, in whatever form that is going to be the most helpful hun.
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