Babies Born September 2006 #110

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Not much here, taking it day by day, Ash sticker charts work well for poos on toilet but no so well for behaving at bedtime, last few nights I ended up telling her if she runs around at bedtime she can sleep outside with big hairy spiders, well that has helped.

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Shell - Just focus on one behaviour you want to improve at a time, and let her have time to enjoy her success before you move on to another one. Or even try a different tactic, I don't remember if I suggested maybe having a lucky dip box that she can pick something out of in the morning if she stays in bed at night time?

Ness - :hug: Thinking of you all and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. I'll ask my sis for any tips, she went through an almost identical situation last year. I know they had a mobile phone especially for the kids to call their grandma while she was away in a cancer treatment facility, and they gave her photos of the kids in nice frames, and artwork the kids had done for her.

Caddie - How'd your scan go? Hope it wasn't too horrible.

Hi to everyone else!! Have a great time on the Melbourne trip those who are going.

Ness - I am sorry to hear about your XMIL.

Shell - I am sure it is an age thing, as J does the same.

I started a thread about good indoor activities for kids aged 2.5. Any ideas in here? J is watching way too muc hTV at it is cold, and I need him to be a bit quieter while E is attempting to sleep. I say attempting, as she is still hopeless during the day

Hi,

I hope you dont mind me joining this group. My youngest daughter was born on the 16th of september 2006

Oh a newie! Hiya bbtbh! We go in bursts in here, we're chatty and then go quiet. How many other kids do you have?

I'm not sure I have anything to wear on the weekend! Hahaha, I might have to sort that out on Saturday in the city! :rofl: Not that I'm last minute or anything.

Hello newbie! welcome to the group!
Join the club nelle.. Im a jeans girl and i am not a very yummy mummy or stylish when it comes to clothes. I need trinny and susanah!!lol

Well I just had my wardrobe makeover that I won, so I'll be lookin smokin on the weekend! :lol: (well I hope so anyway!!!)

Welcome to our group bbtbh!!! :hello:

Hi,

well i have a 4yr old daughter as well

Was great to see you girls saturday, too bad I couldn't come to the night out, seems everyone had a ball, next time definately, no more kids so i'll be child free.
Hope Jodi and Caddie managed to find tops that weren't the same lol.

Hi mum of 2, welcome to our group.

mum3 girls- Lucky dip sounds like great idea, next time I go to the shopping centre gonna get some stuff from $2 shop for it.

Ness- how is your XMil? Any news on her prognosis or treatment?

I'm tired here, Emily not a very good sleeper thats why no more for me, 2 bad sleepers is enough. Been topping up her feeds cause some days I am so low and she finishes after couple minutes and crying for more than other days not so bad. Ash is starting to be bit more behaved but still gets quite rough with Emily.

Hey Shell- not sure about MIL, ex doesnt relay info very well.. and i have been trying to step back to from him at the moment because he has taken my friendliness the wrong way and its not what i want.

hope you all had good meet up

keeping it brief, as J has croup, and is unwell. He is also finally cutting his 2yo molars. I am goinhg to start a thread for some advice about what to do, as J keeps hitting me. Any suggestions?

Was great meeting you guys, Caddie, Belle, Nelle, Chrissy, Maz & Shell!!!!

Thanks so much for being our tour guide on Saturday Nelle.
Shell - lets just say thank goodness Caddie and I don't live near each other, we'd be shocking when we went shopping :lol: Whatever she picked up, I picked up, and vise versa. It was hillarious!!!
I had such a good time girls, can't wait to do it again ;)
Hope you had a good drive home Maz.
Hope Caddie & Chrissy aren't too tired, did you guys get any sleep last night?

ETA: meg, no idea about the hitting sorry, hope someone can help though.

Do you smack Meg? It's different with every kid, we smacked Riv for awhile, for doing dangerous stuff like touching powerpoints/gas when we'd already said no, and that worked well, much better than merely growling, which upset him. And then out of the blue a month or so ago he started hitting us and his brother, and also at the same time smacking stopped being effective discipline. So we stopped the smacking and started time outs on a chair (which hadn't worked previously, but do now...for the moment!). I guess with discipline, what is effective or 'speaks' to them is constantly changing! Such a pain! He doesn't really hit anymore by the way, so it worked.

Um...what's my point. Oh, that if you smack, you might have to consider a discipline change. Even if you don't, perhaps you need to think of something different to what you do now, to get through to him. Maybe making him say sorry, or time out or some other consequence? It's so tricky hey.
Hope J gets better soon too.

Was absolutely delightful to meet the Sept 06 girls, missed the ones who couldn't make it! Caddie and Jodi are funny, they have exactly the same taste. Maz, Shell and Belle I've met before but was nice to see you again (Maz looks gawjuss with purple hair btw), and Chrissy has amazing hair but after straightening it (with Jodi's help) I have started to understand what she might complain about with that mane!

No news from me here, I spent Sun and Mon chilling out after Saturday! :p

Thanks for popping by and having lunch shell! Was great to meet you and have a chat.
We` are def having another meet so start saving:lol:
Jodi and i managed to find different shirts to wear. Just...lol and yes i wished i lived closer as i wouldnt have to buy as many clothes. We could just swap!!
Chrissy aka cougar you are bloody fantastic to hang with great sense of humour. I was telling my dad what we got up too. He was dissapointed we didnt get photos with random talent.lol
Maz, you are the same IRL as on here. Was lovley! Thankgod you cant smell the farts via pc otherwise id think wed be all passed out!
Nelle, no wonder you rest..Your like a bouncy ball,bouncing around everywhere.Your energy is exhausting.:lol: Thankyou for taking us to DFO. If u didnt jodes and i may have succumbed to temptation and gotten the same shirt.
All u other girlies better come to the next one!!

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only a quicky sorry

Anna - I read in another thread that things arent very good for you atm....:hugs: hon....just wanted to let you know we're here for you and if you need any help let us know please

Meg - Mateauz is into hitting me atm.....and smacking him back just doesnt help at all. I look him fairly in the eyes, point my finger whiloe holding his hands with the other hand and angrerly tell him NO! Its helped a bit but OMG it hurts when he hits...he also bites and head butts me...and I cant very well do that back now can I :think: hmmm NAH I couldnt do it. But i know how your feleign and its frustrating and hurtful

Thnaks girls for the advice.
Maz - I have bitten him back. He bit Emilia on the head, so I bit him. More the shock that anything. He was very upset. he hasn't done it again.

Anna - Hope you are ok. Haven't read the thread, but hoping everything is ok.

I have 3 sickies here, so better go.

Hello to everyone

hi all, my last night in the USA tonight.. will be back home Saturday! Looking forward to my own bed.

The Melbourne night / weekend looked amazing from all the pictures of FB! Wish i could have been there.. next time!

news from here.. not much, other than my travels.. looking forward to getting back intot the swing of things.. Alexander has been back in pull ups while on holidays, he is still using teh loo for most no 2's however we had too many accidents with the 1's so we just went back a step until we are back into normal life!.. not fun trying to find a clean toilet for the boy in the middle of NYC!

ok, much love to all...

xoxo Anna

hello COUGAR here..this is my new name..its all caddies fault...had an absoulute ball in melbourne on the weekend, couldnt believe how well we all got on, fanatastic..and we are set to do it again next year and have decided on the gold coast june longweekend, after a phone call from maz yesterday, so it would be great if any other of you guys that couldnt make it could come, there is a facebook page COUGARS DO MELBOURNE AND BEYOND, that i started, and im sure i invited you all, and maz has started a thread here on BB.

well were do i strart, as soon as i stepped of the plane, i was welcomed by caddie, straight away, and the conversation flowed, as if were long time freinds, we went back to the motel to find belle, and dou dou( not a sep girl) and we all went to dinner to a italian restuarnt..lovely meal, i thought caddie ordered randy sauce with her chicken which intrun made the waiter play along with our giggles, and dirty minds..very funny..and thats were COUGAR started..then made our way back to the motel stopping at every drinking spot on the way..and taking some rather funny pictures, maz and jodi arrived just on midnight, i was drunk and very tired, so i think that was the time, to go to our rooms and me being the first to crash on friday night.....and thats when they started organising my surprise for saturday night.
saturday bought so many more laughs, meet up with shell and emily, she is so cute shell, nelle meeting us in the city for shopping and her and jodi taking turns to straigten my hair( theres lots of it)..me maz and belle, leave the others to find some hippy shops, and do a bit of ourr own shopping, only to find me and maz must of been twins in a past life, we are so alike....and jodi and caddie also were alike. saturday night bought dinner with the whole lot of bb girls, and my emtions got the better of me when they surprised me with a birthday gift..it took mye around 30 minutes to get back into the swing of things..Thankyou all again so much..it bought back to many memories...bowling was great..mind you i just sat up the back watching and dinking..and attempted to bowl,and was pretty bad at it i must admit...sunday saw the markets in the moring and belle moving rooms to meet jeffery and maz deciding to stay that one night longer, we had a lovely realxing afternoon at a couple of bars, and back to the italinan restuarant for dinner, more drinks, and then maz did a tarot card reading..which was a spin, me and caddie talked a bit more before heading to bed for our 4am wake up to fly home..but caddie set her alarm in perth time...so we were a little rushed when she woke, and we had slept in.......anyway a quick wrap up of our trip....CANT WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN.....