Babies Born September 2006 #98

[Nelle]

Um, he comes up to us sometimes like he has something in his hand, we hold out our hand and he hands us nothing...does that count? Please don't stress Meg, kids do things in their own sweet time. How long's J been walking for? Riv's only been walking for 2 weeks.

[*Belle*]

hi girls

How are you all? Ive been flat out and Julia is ok but still sickie and she had to have her chicken pox shot on Saturday as theres chicken pox in her daycare at the moment. Hopefully doesnt upset me or unborn Tara baby Ive had chicken pox...but could still get the shingles.

Meg - hon, what do they mean by imaginative play? I have to take Julia next week for her checkup with the MCHN. Julia doesnt stack blocks. She does build lego though.

Hope everyone is well, will come back later to write more.

Bel
xxx

[lilima]

Hi Belle,
It means that they will rock a dolly like a baby, or lie a teddy down and cover it with a blanket like it is going to bed, or use a pretent teapot and cup and pour a cup of tea etc.

Hope Julia is feeling better.

[Nelle]

I'm guessing by imaginative play they mean pretending? I wonder if that includes pretend crying, River has crocodile tears all the time. :P Until he realises I'm not looking (well, I am, but not letting him know that!).

Just remembered we've got our 18month check up tomorrow too (sneaking it in with Si's 2week one, otherwise she knows I wouldn't turn up ) so we can compare notes after that!

[Freya]

Haha Nelle you can tell your a Mama-of-two because you called Silas Riv

Meg, well Jett stacks blocks and does imaginative play (Jett will feed and cover Ripley which I guess might count as imaginative play, and he drives his cars/trains around the floor making sounds and talking to himself) so I cant help you there except by saying that J is just fine and he will do things in his own time. Those appointments are just a way to make us feel like we arent up to scratch by "professionals" standards which are not worth a dime imo. Jetts only been doing it for about 2 or 3 weeks. Surprised me actually because he can hardly sit still through a movie or TV show so I didnt think his concentration span was up for actual playing with toys yet.

Maybe you could imaginative play with him and see what happens?

[Nelle]

Haha well I changed it Annat, so now you look like a crazy lady. So back atcha!

Did you know you can buy Peach iced tea cordial? I'm drinking a beer mug of it now! Holding off on the coke, til Si's wind settles. People are telling me that windy babies often grow out of it...anyone know what time frame we're talking here? By 3 weeks? 6 weeks? 3 months? 21 years?

[Visitor7]

nelle, probably by the time he's 21 he would have grown out of it
Seriously though, probably a good idea to stay away from the frozen cokes for now.

Any luck on the housing anna?

So what is life really like with 2 under 2??? I'll be there in a few weeks, and starting to really ***** myself now. And be kind!

meg - like the others have said, he'll do it all when he's ready.

[lilima]

Yeah I know. It is just that I work with people with disabilites, and if I had a doller for every time a mum told me that she didn't notice anything was wrong until later I would be rich. I guess I just over examine every thing that he does. Also he doesn't say many words that the general public could understand, athough I understand what he is saying. Gosh - I have got many years of worrying ahead of me