Itsme - can i ask u name? im sure its not Itsme. U dont have to tell me. lol. We just got home from Mia's photoshoot and she screamed thru the whole thing!!!
Sam - get an Avi! subscription is only $39.99 for a whole year!
It is about recongnising their signs. Mia's tired signs are yawning, whining, covering her eyes..when laying on her side she burrows her face into the bed likes shes trying to itch her nose.
Yeah Mia has moments too when she finshes all her bottle and other times she will only take 70 mls. Im sure they know when they have had enough.
as for sleeping.. Mia goes down awake. I refuse to rock her unless she is overtired or has a tummy ache etc. She has learnt that once shes laying down, no **** farting around, time for sleep. I know it prob sounds abit harsh but i need a life too, i cant be rocking her for hours IYKWIM. Seeming she was so crabby at her photo shoot, i have come home and put her straight to bed. She frowned at me but 10 mins later she asleep.
Itsme & kuraiza - Girls, just wanted to say anything I suggest is just that - only a thought - I don't wanna sound like a know-it-all or anything so please don't interpret it as such Wouldn't it be much easier if we could all just sit around and have a coffee and chat!!
Hollye - yeah $40 small price to pay for all the support I have had on BB - especially in giving me the confidence to go after and lucky me, achieve, the birth I wanted.
Now - girls - serious questions - WiiFit. Santa is bringing kids a big 10ft trampoline and DH & I are getting a Wii (so my son DS1 doesn't think it is HIS so he can play it all day long ) - both will help me get through the school holidays with everyone at home! But, I wanna get some use too - alot of you have referred to WiiFit - is it really that good, and DO YOU USE IT?? If you do, what for - what is the best part etc? I know there is a thread in gaming, but I feel like I kinda know you girls and trust your opinions
i was thinking of getting the Wiifit too.... kids are getting a Wii for chrissie I can't wait to have a play of it....
Jack has been a breeze today.. feed/play/sleep... so we shall see what the rest of the day has instore for us...
Sam- i'll try givin him a few extra durin the day. It seems that he's a nightowl, sleeps well during the day but night time is a completely diff story so need to turn his days topsy-tursy somehow
hollye- hope u stil got some good shots today
hw did everyone go at the 2mth vacc? i hope dragon doesnt scream his head off on fri...
I need to ring and book in with our Dr for Jack immunisations... our GP is only there Wed/Fri... so will have to book in for Wed next week.. and hubby wants to be there so i am going to have to book for around 5/5.30pm.... I am NOT looking foward to him having needles
He is sleeping (in his bouncer..) but at least he is sleeping
katones - your kids are older so wouldn't have had rotavirus before same as mine - it is common that it upsets their tummy a bit (pain) - so perhaps discuss with DH cos if you got injections etc done at 6pm - he might be up for a later night to ensure no reactions etc. Just food for thought.
Hollye - all the chain stores have console Wii packages on at the moment for $399 including things like Sports and some have Super Mario olympic games - but just the WiiFit itself is around $70. Bit of an investment - but I will need some sanity over the school holidays
teruteru - worth giving it a go - he should turn his nights and days around any second - it can take up to 8 weeks for their body clock to get in tune with ours.
Belfie: You should continue to celebrate your baby's achievements. I wish it gave me hope but since every baby is different I don't have any clue if/when Jude will start sleeping longer at night, but that's my problem not yours.
Sami: I hope it's easier for me next baby, although at this point in time I can't fathom another child. Maybe after I get some sleep ... in a few years time. By the way, I'm older than my chronological age. I feel 100 some days.
Itsme: I know, Maya's the same as Jude. Maybe one day they'll meet and it will be destiny They have the same personality!! Be proud that you've made it to your mother's group. So far I've missed every single meeting, but mostly because I have doctors appointments at the same time. This week I thought I'd make it but again I missed it. That's ok, I want to join the new group starting in January so I can be there for the entire set. Hopefully there'll be some more babies Jude's age and I didn't miss my chance.
Teru: The paediatrician told me that some places want the baby to be 2 calendar months old (not 8 weeks) so I have waited for Jude's immunisation until next week, he'll be 2 months and 1 day. I'm not looking forward to it but at least my husband will be there with me.
PP: If you find time to bake a pavlova you should get a big gold star!
I tried to do some christmas shopping on Monday but Jude wasn't happy about it, so I bought just 1 gift for my sister in England. Hope it's not too late and it will get there on time. I just wrapped it with Jude in a baby bjorn squirming around and making it almost impossible to even cut the wrapping paper, so I just tore out a chunk out tied it around the gift with some tape. Lovely. Now I have to make sure I get to the post office today. I'm not loving Christmas right now.
Now - girls - serious questions - WiiFit. Santa is bringing kids a big 10ft trampoline and DH & I are getting a Wii (so my son DS1 doesn't think it is HIS so he can play it all day long ) - both will help me get through the school holidays with everyone at home! But, I wanna get some use too - alot of you have referred to WiiFit - is it really that good, and DO YOU USE IT?? If you do, what for - what is the best part etc? I know there is a thread in gaming, but I feel like I kinda know you girls and trust your opinions [/QUOTE]
I absolutely lurrrrrrrrrvvveee my wii fit. I cannot get out of the house to exercise. Gyms are expensive and with DH away so often its not possible with young kids. Going for a good walk pushing pram doesn't work for me either as one child has to walk (read: dawdle) or I have to push all three with the youngest two on top of each other (not very safe and bl**dy hard work!) Half an hour at least a day on the wii you should be able to find. Just tell everyone to get away from you as you're doing your exercise for the day. I have to stop midway through some days to feed/settle Loralei but get back to it again. From what I've seen with the games we have so far, they're all quite physical and you work up a sweat playing them so as far as I'm concerned its more of fitness machine than entertainment. But, that's just my two bobs worth and others are bound to have different opinions. HTH
Kuraiza - sorry to hear you are having such a rough time with Jude. I was going to ask if you had joined a mothers group but just read that you did but haven't had luck making it there. I highly recommend going, maybe join the next one? I had so many issues when I first became a mother and the support and friendship I received from the women I met in mothers group was invaluable. I wasn't the only one sleep deprived, not knowing if I was doing the right things with my baby, not the only one with slight bladder leakage when I sneezed, not the only one not sure if my baby was feeding enough, sleeping enough etc etc... what knowledge I gained from all those mothers and my sanity was restored to a certain degree. Being a parent is a tough job and its mostly guesswork.
Hollye - I hope your photos turn out beautifully regardless of crabby Mia.
Itsme (Tanya) - Woo hoo to you going to the pub with Maya! I went to a plant nursery today and met up with other mums. There is a fenced in playground and a cafe with nice coffe & cake so adults can talk and kids can play, it was great!
Sorry, no time for more personals, girls need to go to bed etc.
Wouldn't it be much easier if we could all just sit around and have a coffee and chat!!
) - both will help me get through the school holidays with everyone at home! But, I wanna get some use too - alot of you have referred to WiiFit - is it really that good, and DO YOU USE IT?? If you do, what for - what is the best part etc? I know there is a thread in gaming, but I feel like I kinda know you girls and trust your opinions 
I can't wait to have a play of it....
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