Will try and reply to everything I've read. I have been pretty busy lately and my internet connection has been so carp that I haven't been able to tolerate being on here!
Firstly, hope everyone had a good Australia Day! We didn't do much...DH was crippled (decided that playing cricket opposite a ball machine pumping out balls at 150kph would be a good idea!) Charlie....(the dog) won at two shows over the weekend and was depressed coz he wasn't getting attention! and Max....well....he has had temperatures and a snuffly nose (getting 2 teeth). Me...who's that!
Hope everyone has fun on the 7th at your meet up! Spare a thought for the Waussies! DragonB where in Perth are you? Maybe we should meet up too! Are you on facebook?
HOpe all the preggo bellies are going well....Mo who pops first, you or Ange!? Hope she is going well, even though she thinks we are boring! Oh and Mo I think the tattoo thing is strange too! It seems like a bit TOO much love, in the wrong spot!
Saffi Glad to hear L went well in the big kids room at DC and I'm sure he'll get used to the mat in no time! Max hates his cot so maybe I should give a mat a go! Also, I've got Max into tidying up too, he also helps me put the washing from the line in the basket, puts the pegs away and he holds the dustpan while I sweep...it's sweet!!!
Pish YAY for the gym huh! At least Tiera liked the creche! When I took M I ran off before he noticed me leave, then when I got back he was just sitting on some poor woman! It looked like she'd been able to move! Nothing helped him! I go again tomorrow so I hope it's a bit better! I'm doing it for him to get him used to other situations coz he's a bit of a sensitive little guy and he doesn't like really full on things! Plus I wanna get rid of my back boobs once and for all so he's going to have to deal with it! Oh ..... and Max is in size 1....some things size 2.... depends on brand
Well....Max still isn't walking, although he's walking around holding only 1 of my hands now. He wants to do it all the time too which is a bit annoying for me sometimes. He doesn't stand up without holding on to anything either, but he can just stand there if I put him on his feet. He's so cautious! A little person I'm going to have to be gentle with I think.
Also, a breakthrough...he's FINALLY stopped breastfeeding! Woo HOoooooo! I got him down to 1 a night and did that for a week, then this week I cut them out totally. He wakes up and points at them (co-sleeper!) and I just tell him NO and he lies back down with a bit of a cuddle! At first he would chuck a serious wobbly but he knows now! He will have a drink of water instead which I'm so happy about. Now my next thing is to get him into his own bed!
That leads me to my question for you all...when will you put your littlies into a bed.....Max rolls around a lot when he's in bed with me (DH is in our bed, and I'm in the spare room with Max....good contraception!) so I think that is maybe why he wakes up in his cot so much, coz he crashes around and there isn't enough room. I am thinking about maybe getting a bed with a rail (My mum had to do the same with me) but am not sure. Also, when I'm putting him down in his cot, he gets clued on as soon as the gravity changes and clings onto me...but when I put him down on the bed, he rolls over and crashes out! I knew I wanted to stop BFing before doing the bed thing....what are everyone's thoughts on this.
Well I think I've talked enough. Hello to anyone I've missed! xx
Hi Minimax - I am in Freo but am more than happy to travel. After all, I work in Pinjarra so do a fair bit of travel myself! WTG on the bfing. I don't know about you, but I was happy but also felt a bit sad for a while. Be gentle on yourself if you feel a bit lost.
Julia Ange should pop 1st, there is exactly 2 weeks between us. So we could end up going around the same time like we did with Lulu & Maddi
WTG Charlie on the winning the shows, you must be so proud of him.
Sorry no help with the co-sleeping issue i'm still trying to get Maddi into her cot.
DB-Sounds like a very stressful day at work, hope your next day goes better
Saffi-Glad L is settling in fine & very cute with story about the clothes.
Maddi does something similar when your cleaning up after her.
How are all the Melb girls & toddlers coping with this heat?
Hey all! Uggh, it's so hot here! It's gonna be 43 degrees today and tomorrow, we are going stir crazy being kept inside all day! Luckily we have aircon which makes life more bareable, I wouldn't be staying here today if we didn't have it.
I'm off to the chiro this morning. She did such a great job last time, my lower back has been the best it's been in a long time
Oh and K is walking more than crawling now, so I guess we can say he is officially walking! He is walking less "zombie"-like now LOL! He still crawls outside though, I think he feels safer because it's not an even surface.
Mo - I really, really, really feel for you in this heat! Do you have aircon?
Julia - It might be worth trying Max in a bed? You could try a toddler bed that is low to the ground to start with. Joel hated his cot too, but took to his toddler bed without an issue. K only just started standing up without holding onto anything last week, he literally just started doing it out of the blue! I reckon Max will do the same.
Saffi - Yay for L sleeping on the mat! And putting clothes in the hamper is too cute! K keeps putting my thongs in our front-loader .
Dragonbub - Yuck, what an awful start to the week! It can only get better from here!!
Kim - How's the new man in your life going?
Amber - Welcome back, we missed you!
Rebecca - Caitlyn sounds like she is going to be lovely and tall.
Tiff - Good girl for going to the gym! K is in size 1 atm, a handful of size 0's still fit, but they seem big sizes. I look forward to our meet up!
Hi to everyone else! Hope you all stay cool today!!
Rebecca - Ireally hate humidity!!! Well to be quite honest I can't breathe at all when its humid... Asthma! I would never cope up there lol at least its not too hot there then.
Dragon bub - We have just started TTC... as of last night hehehe Its a bit exciting, but I know it may take a while which I really dont mind when ever it happens I'll be ready. I do think its good for Tiera. I saw Saffi's posts about L at d/c moving up to the toddler room and sleeping on themat, eating together, etc and I thought I really have to let go a bit and get her into those situations... Its not always just going to be us. As for work - You poor thing. I know what those days are like, theres nothing worse! I hope today was better for you.
Saffi - YAY for L sleeping on a mat.... What a good boy! That is just fantastic, I'd be proud too! He seems to be adjusting well to the change is such a short time. I do agree that its good that they get use to different people and carers.
Julia - I saw your comment of facebook RE Creche! lol Tiera is such a social butterfly and just loves new and different experiences, which I am greatful for. Sometimes I wish she was a bit more sensitive, she's a bit of a rough nutt!! hahaha As for a bed... I didn't think Tiera would be ready for a bed by the time she turned two (If we get pg straight away bub will be due approx 2 weeks after her 2 b'day), but she has started trying to climb out of her cot, unsuccessfully so far, but I'm sure in time she'll get there. She does thrash about a lot in her cot, but she's been in it since the day she came home from hossy so I just think she has some kind of sense of the bars?! Hmmm I dunno.. My friend has a bub T's age and has a bub due in March and her little man is going into a bed with a rail. The extra room may just be what Max needs Congrats on the dog shows! That is fantastic.. I do think your dog is gorgeous (facebook!) but geez it must be hard work keeping that coat clean and untangled!
Trish - Ahhhhh thats horrible weather! I hope its a little cooler when we're there Wooo Hooo for K... He'll be walking full time before you know it.
I'm a bit sore after th gym yesterday! hahaha Its all good, once I'm into the swing of things I'll barely feel it. Tiera has been waking through the night for the fast 4 nights or so last night she was really upset, she had a dirty bum which I changed but she was still very upset of a while. She was so hot so a layed her on top of our bed under the fan and it didn't take her long to dose off, so I out her back to bed... Then was up again at 3:45am this time I think she was just having a sook. I don't like putting her in bed with us cuz it only takes her one or two nights to get use to it, even though I always take her back to her own bed just before or just after she's dozed back off. It maybe her teeth so thats why I continue to go in there and let her come into bed with us... Its just so hard to know sometimes!
I maybe heading back down to SYD this arvo, just have to see how long DH is going away for. Anyways I'm making a baked dinner for luch today!!! lol I pulled out a roast for dinner last night, but not long after that I pulled out other meat as I completely forgot about the roast! Saw it in the fridge last night so a big luch will be good for Josh as he wont be eating proberly for the next few nights as he'll be camping.
Anyways I think this post is far too big so I'm shutting up now! hahaha I hope all have a great day
Last edited by Tiff+2; January 29th, 2009 at 07:48 AM.
Trish i feel like I'm gonna die in this heat lol & with Maddi teething she is just being so clingy.
She is always wanting cuddles & she has slight temp because of the teething so she's just like hot water bottle.
Yes we got an air con thank goodness, ended up putting it at 10am this morning because it was already 35 degrees inside.
That's great about K, bet he is such much happier now.
How are you feeling with this pregnancy? Do you think you'll have another boy?
Tiff Yes she is, people always think she is older than she is.
A roast lunch sounds so nice & Fingers crossed you get a positive very quickly
Julia - I think we'll wait until the baby is ready to go into the cot before we move L into a bed. L was in his basinette for the first 3 - 4 months so hopefully we should be able to get the same out of #2. L's cot is also a toddler bed - not that he will be able to use it as #2 will be in it. We do have a trundle bed that when folded is close to the ground so I think that would do. Saves having to buy another bed, when L will only be going into the trundle bed anyway. Melb girls - really feel for you with the heat. Hope you're all coping. What's betting after this heat wave there will be a stretch of days around 20degrees!
Anyway dinner has arrived (in the form of hamburgers from the shop next door so I am off).
Wow, 43 degrees in Melbourne! No wonder you are all going stir crazy at home. It is hot here, but lately it has been overcast and it gets up to 30 but takes all day. At least it is not too hot, but uncomfortable just the same cos you have to dress for all seasons.
Pish - how exciting on TTC! Will DH be going away for a while? My gf in my mothers group was TTC and her hubby travels a bit. The month she got BFP was the month she was sure he wasn't there, LOL.
Trish - glad to hear the chiro went well last time, fingers crossed for this time. I have been taking Caden there since this time last year and am sure it has helped his posture and sleeping.
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I do think its good for Tiera. I saw Saffi's posts about L at d/c moving up to the toddler room and sleeping on themat, eating together, etc and I thought I really have to let go a bit and get her into those situations... Its not always just going to be us. As for work - You poor thing. I know what those days are like, theres nothing worse! I hope today was better for you.
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