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Amber she's fine thanks goodness.
I know what you mean about the looks, My MIL likes to tell everyone how Maddi swallowed the glass & you should see they looks people give me, As if i broke the bottle & forced feed it to her.
One of my nephew's suffers from psoriasis, i know it caused him some trouble when he was a baby/toddler but as he has gotten older it's gotten alot better.
Hope it clears up soon for Myles & you.
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Hi everyone
Just a quick one, my internet was down yesterday so haven't had a chance to catch up yet (but I'm guessing there won't be much as it's been so quiet lately)
Max is MOVING more.....he is now able to go from tummy, upto his knees and onto his bum....YAY. I've been putting him on his tum more and coz he hates it, he gets himself out of it. He's also moving....backwards! I've been trying to help him with forward movement...short of moving his arms for him and holding his feet so he can get some forward momentum...but going backwards and doing what he's doing is fine for me...for now!
Will BBL hope you have a good day
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Yay Max!!!!!! You will be keeping mummy on her toes very soon!
Mo thats goos to know about the psoriasis!I have to take him to the drs again to find out more!
Having a bit of a downer at the moment, i just dont feel myself and feel like i am taking it our on the family, Myles included! I just want a fairy godmother to come and make my house pretty and my baby sleep! we can only dream!
BBL xxx
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Yay Max!!!!! My sister's bub started crawling backwards first! She can now crawl forward, but she doesn't really want to LOL.
Amber - I wish I lived near you so I could do some housework for you today! I hope Myles doesn't have psorosis (sp?), it's not nice.
Mo - Ouch @ poor Maddi! She is in the wars isn't she? The more K is moving the more bumps we are having. I dread the day when he can pull himself up.
Better go put a boy down for his nap. He's getting angry at the duplo bucket!
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts and concerns. However being bum**** idaho where I live I cannot get in to see the Doc until Friday morning because it is not considered an emergency!! Grrrrr so I will have to wait and see what happens then.
However I took a REAL close look at it last night and it is a rather deep dimple. I thought it was an actual hole leading anywhere so I will just watch it and make sure it stays nice and clean and nothing gets into it. Have the ladies at daycare onto it too so with eveyrone watching things should be ok.
I can't remember who it was talking about daycare but I have to say that I visited my centre about 3 times at different times during the day. Each time the experience was different. I do know the ratio in the babies room (0-15 months) has to be 1 carer per 4 children. That is a legal requirement. I think it is hard to judge a centre with one visit. However after seeing what I have seen in the other rooms - Caitlyn will be pulled from daycare once she is transitioned!! The other carers, well they just dont seem to care!! They all pretty much look badly hungover on a monday and just dont seem to put in any effort. The lady who has Caitlyn now went to a conference last weekend and spent over $400 of her own money on toys for the babies room cause they always seem to miss out!!
Amber-Keep smiling if you can! I have one of those days every second day.....they seem to last 48 hours though!! I am hoping that a fairy godmother will come to your house and my house!! If I see her I promise to send her your way first. HUGS
Julia- Congrats to Max for moving!! Can he come and show Caitlyn a thing or two?? I bet you wil have your hands full now!
We were holding Caitlyn's hands last night and let her go....and she stood on her own for about 5 seconds!! Woohoo!!!
Had better go and look like I am doing some work! Wont' be able to check in constantly when I start work from home like I do now.....will be logged into a different computer network so it just wont happen!
Hope all you ladies are having a great day MWAH
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Trish i know seems like every 2nd day she has a new bump, guess it just makes her stronger
WTG Max on moving, guess we can't call you relaxxy Maxxy anymore!
Rebecca- Crummy you can't get in any sooner, hopefully it's just a dimple.
Good idea to have the Daycare look after it as-well.
Amber-
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Oh...he's still Relaxy.....the moving is only when he wants so nothing to worry me....ATM he is in the other room with a biscuit while I'm typing this....bad parenting!
P.S We got a top tooth too....*please let this mean the end of sleeping in my bed and kicking DH into the spare room**
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CRAP!! Just did this long post chatting to everyone and answering all questions and stuff and I LOST IT!!! Typed it all into word, copied, got distracted and then copied something else in excel!! LOST IT!
Will be back later and re-do it!
Hope everyone is having a great day!
MWAH
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Saffi - Teo claps hands or performs a 'trick' when he wants attention or if he's cranky and wants attention he'll do the high-pitched noise that L does. He's also started throwing a few whammies when things don't go his way - I'm a terrible mother and laugh at him cause I think they're hilarious!
VIv - we are on 3-4 feeds a day now. He loves the morning feed and night feed and snuggles in and stares intently at me but day feeds he is starting to wean himself off - barelyu interested, way too busy, has a suck then whips his head around to see what is going on in the world. Is much happier feeding himself from bottle/sipper cup with either expressed milk or formula (depending on the stock-up in the freezer!) Happy 10 months to J.
Trish - sounds like a lovely day! Yummy roast. :-)
Willow - hope you are all well again soon - sounds like a rough trot.
Rebecca - Any news on C's dimple?
The daycare hunt has continued for me today - some nice ones - none that I 'LOVE'. I don't know if I'm going to love any? Priced Nannies - ridiculous! may as well stay at home. :-(
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Well, no joy at the drs...didn't give me a magic pill
Said it's probably a mild dose of croup (dd had it last week) but unless he's having any respiratory problems then he doesn't need to take anything. Heard the old 'he's at the end of the chain for illness now with his sister at preschool' spiel again. I know it's true but it's sooooo frustrating
Putting DD in preschool was the best thing I could have done for her but I swear sometimes it's the worst I could have done for the little man. I only hope the warmer weather gives us a break. Never thought I'd have kids who were sick like this all the time
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Hey all, I decided to drag myself out of the wallowing misery that has been my life this week to come and say hi...so... "hi"...
In brief - siiiiiiick. Really sick. DH took 2 days off work but had to go back today so I'm on my own with the boy, DD is with MIL till this afternoon when I take the kids back to the GP AGAIN
This is seriously ridiculous. DS has had a green, horrid nose for 3 weeks straight. Might have had about a weeks break before that. Yesterday he started coughing again. DD had croup again last week. Etc, etc etc. I don't think we've had more than a week of health around here since June.
This is certainly the winter of my FREAKIN' DISCONTENT!!!
In other news...
Viv - woot! Good to see you back, have missed you. You make me laugh. Don't go away again. Please
Sleep - horrendous nights the last week or so. Before that the standard here is still the same: bed at around 6pm most nights, feed at around 10pm, another at 2am, then sleeps till 5 or 6am, then up for the day at 7.30am. No change in sight. Please keep in mind this boy has not slept through the night EVER since BIRTH. You are definitely not alone. I think there are a few other bubs sleeping through the night - Lu is now I think and a few others I can't think of right now!
Breastfeeds - still on about 5 feeds in 24 hours. Generally at 5/6am, 9.30am, 2.30am, 6pm, 10pm. Again, no change in sight, but this doesn't bother me at all. Feeding a bit more often the last few days cause supply has dropped off, probably because i"m sick.
Would I do the same again? Absolutely, without a doubt. Breastfeeding has been a breeze this time around. I went through hell with DD compared to this. It was still worth it and I didn't hesitate for a second to do it again this time around. I am passionate about it and proud that I have done this for my children knowing the lifelong benefits it has for them.
**Please no one take offence to my little speil*** That's just the way I feel about it. I have no opinion on the way any other mother chooses to feed her baby.
Bumps - yep, had a few here too. A split lip too from face planting the floor, bit overzealous on the crawling!
Trish - WTG on the sleeps. To think at one point our boys were very similar in the sleep stakes...sheesh, did I luck out! LOL.
Mo - I think you're having another pink one!
Julia - WTG on the Not So Relaxy Maxy! He was bound to move sooner or later! LOL. Hope you're getting more sleep these days.
Saffi - L has been really clingy and unhappy generally the last week or so. Not sure if the dreaded sep anxiety has kicked in or if it's because he's not wellGenerally he just cries to let me know he's not happy LOL!
Amber - dude... if you catch that fairy godmother send her to our place next PAAAHLEASE!
Kellie - hope you're feeling better babe. It's the absolute pits being sick with little one/s to look after.
Closing note...seeing DH try to be 'me' the last two days looking after the kids has shown me one thing: this is a bl**dy hard job, but man, I do it well!! :P
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Viv nice to have you back & happy 10 months to JJ.
I didn't really have a choice to FF after i got so sick, but hoping i stay healthier this time so i can try to BF for longer. If not M turned out fine on Formula, but would be so much cheaper & easier to BF.
M slept 10pm to 7am yesterday, but the last week has been up at 2-3am to 5-5-30am.
I think Amber gives Myles egg yolk.
Willow-Hope you all feel better soon, I'm so over this winter too, bring on Spring!
Phil would love another Daughter, he has this idea that Girls are easier to raise lol.
2 teenage girls yeah real easy, Men where do they get these ideas.
Sarah-nice to hear from you again.
Saffi-M gets really clingy & sooky when upset, If you take something off her then she shakes with anger, tries to hit you & cries.
Do you think I've got a little monster in the making?
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Umm...I might tend to agree with him on that one based on personal experience! LOL!he has this idea that Girls are easier to raise lol.
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Hey y'all. Had a nice morning with visitors. One of Joel's kinder friends came over with his mum and little brother. It was nice getting to know another local family. I've now got a chook in the slow cooker so I'm looking forward to a yummy roast dinner tonight, mmm....
K is such a great eater, he pretty much eats what we do at night. So much easier than making something separate for him! This morning I was giving him some rice cereal with apple (he reacts too badly to porridge so we still have rice cereal some days) and he squawked and pushed it out of my hands because he wanted to eat my toast LOL. Such a strong willed little man, I think I'll have my work cut out with him!
Willow -
Mo - Maddi and K sound very similar in the anger stakes LOL! K is really good at letting me know if he wants something. I took my purse from him the other day to pay for something and he threw a massive tanty!
Sarah - Welcome back! Sounds like Elijah is doing well. Wow, he has lots of teeth!
Viv - Happy 10 months to James! It's good to see you back in here, I've been wondering where you are. Re: b'feeding, I am extremely happy that we are still b'feeding strong! I only got to 6 months with Joel and we really limped along to get that far. If we had another bub I would definitely give b'feeding my best shot. K has been such a great feeder, he is now on around 4 feeds a day, but his last one (just before bed) barely counts. He's not that interested in it and will give a curtesy suck or two, but then just stop. I'm scared he'll wean himself soon!
Saffi - K has always been good at expressing his unhappiness LOL! Although he is now an all-round happy boy, he also has quite a temper on him and can squawk, squeal and lash out if he isn't happy. If he is tired or upset he usually gives a whingey cry.
Julia - Well done to Max for popping a top tooth!
Rebecca - Do you have many DC centres to choose from where you are? How annoying that the other carers aren't as good.
Have a great day all!
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Hi everyone
Feeling a lot better here, which is good. No 2 tooth is now on its way for Tahlia, so she is a little grumpy, but not too bad.
Julia - woo hoo for Max! You'll be chasing him everywhere soon enough
Amber - hugs - hope your feeling better soon
Saffi - Tahlia just grizzles when she is unhappy, and tries to climb my leg
Viv - Not really sure how many feeds Tahlia still has, cause like Myles she is a snacker. She sleeps from about 8.30pm/9pm - 7.30am/8am some nights, but some nights will wake around 1am, and then other nights she doesnt. Although lately she seems to wake a few times between the time she goes to bed and about 11pm. She is different every night! I would definitely do things the same way again and BF for as long as possible (IF there is another :-)
Willow - sorry to hear about all the sickness, hope you guys are all better soon!
Trish - I've yet to try a slow cooker roast - it sounds yummo!
I know exactly what you mean... DH declared how tired he was after looking after T for 2 days!
Hope everyone has a good night.
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Ha ha!! Amber - that's hilarious!! How did you get Myles to do poos on the toilet? That's fantastic!
OK - have been trying to put pics up from Botanical Gardens meet-up in the gallery for the last hour and I give up, so will put on FB instead. (Terri Chizzoniti - for anyone who wants to have a squiz and I haven't got as a friend).
:-)
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Sheer luck my love! It was hillarious though, Me , myles and mum in the tiolet cheering him on!
i have put some of the pics on my FB too they wont be as good as yours cause mine are a bit far away!
Kellie glad your feeling better!
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Thanks Amber
meant to say before, for those of you with Ergos, have you carried bubs on your back in them yet?
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