Art- Yep we are TV watchers too. I must amit its kind of nice to veg out in front of the telly in total silence with all 3 babies sleeping. On weekends we usually will watch a movie however.
Noni- I am so happy for you being in your own house.
Oh I have to go X is suppose to be in bed and he has found me in the office.
I've eyed off both Deadwood and Firefly - are they good? Also thinking of tracking down some real oldies that I missed like...wait for it...Northern Exposure (just cos I like Men in Trees so much LOL) and even older than that...who killed Laura Palmer... Twin Peaks!!!!!!!!! PMSL. DH has also downloaded a copy of a series called Army Wives so I'll be able to get good and maudlin when he's away. Well I'll have plenty of evenings at home to entertain myself in three weeks time. I'll have to track down "love my way" too - I remember wanting to watch it when it came on the telly but as usual DH's CSI addiction probably got in the way. Now we have a hard drive and I'm Boss of what gets recorded teeheehee.
Arte I used to read books but all I can seem to manage these days is those chick lit romantic things! Aaaah to have my brain function back.
Noni I found a couple of weeny babies but no eggs so I hope we've nipped them in the bud. Her friend was scritching earlier in the week so I thought it best to check. Hate the little suckers.
Ok, parents as teachers, it's a program they run through the Child and Family Centre (which is this huge parenting resource place right in the middle of nappy valley, fed govt funding) and they show you how to play etc with your bubba. I missed out on the group classes (what i really wanted to do) because they only run them for certain ages and E's birthday is wrong so we missed out. But DD1 had speech problems (probably because I was off the planet with PTSD and also a bit genetic from DH's side) I wanted some extra support for E (hoping to bypass all that) so they agreed to send someone out for one on one sessions for us. It's a bit embarrassing because it's supposed to be for families who need extra support but I guess with DH away and the problems I had with DD1 we must qualify. Anyway so far there's been a lot about baby proofing (haha she must've taken one look at my messy house and thought we needed to do more) and also some age appropriate things like mirror play, naming body parts, and encouraging her to cruise by putting toys along the lounge, stuff like that. Good for this age too is putting something on the floor when they are standing so they practise getting down to pick things up, and giving them a second thing to hold when they have one thing already (teaching them to hold two things and bang them together, etc). I didn't find a shiny bowl when we were out yesterday but she loved it so much I'll keep looking.
MD - aren't hard drive recorders the best invention ever!! I love ours. Northern Exposure was great, Dad and I used to stay up to watch it each week.
5:50 wake up this morning - my eyes still won't focus on anything. I've put her back down and she's chatting to herself, will have another lie down when she drops off.
Love my way was awesome, I hired Series 1 from the video store, need to go back and get Series 2 at some stage.
MD, Dunedin is a lovely place, I lived there for a few years and it is our second choice of places to live because it is close to DH's parents (first choice being closer to my family LOL) I would definitely recommend Firefly, space cowboys are cool. Anyone that likes Joss Whedon will like it, it was his favourite brainchild but was canned after only one season. There is a movie after the series though, Serenity.
Cally, the 5.30 wake ups are horrible. They are DH's job LOL. Usually W wakes at 8am, I feel ripped off if we have to get up before that.
Not looking forward to nits. Will hardly has any hair atm so I don't need to worry yet.
Good to hear everyone else blobs in front of the TV, I don't feel so bad about it now.
MD the parents as teachers thing sounds really good. I taught Will to bang two things together a couple of months ago and now he does it all the time. Good to hear I am doing something right - I was starting to think I had made him destructive LMAO.
I went to visit the neighbour today. It is so cute watching the two little bubs play. W walks along and Zanri (pronounced Zarn-dar-ri) follows behind and bumbs into him when he stops and they both topple LOL
BIL is going home today, just the right time I think. He is cool, but glues himself to the computer all day and I can't get on! Hope he did alright at his uni contact course - he had a car accident a few years ago which resulted in a serious head injury and still has problems with comprehension and short term memory. He doesn't want to tell the uni though so he isn't getting any allowances like extra exam time etc.
I'm here but I'm bored too. DH has taken K out for a couple of hours so I can have some me time. So far I've cleaned the floors and am just popping on here while they dry before making some muffins (assuming I have all the ingredients)
Wow, 8am wake ups, we haven't had that for months and months!! I considered 6:45 a sleep in this week.
Hi ladies Im here but I'm not bored at all, busy busy busy.
Have picked the Baptism cake and will order tomorrow, decided to go all out for a decorated cake (v indulgent if you ask me!) and we've picked a Michel's cake with all white icing, pink daisies, and a white rattle with a little pink bow on it. We'll get "Elisabeth Hope" written on it - no room for anything else LOL. Prolly get marble mud cake. Mmmmmm. Also contemplating whether we *really* need a christening gown or whether to just go with little white suit (with pink ribbon rosebuds) at the top. I have literally about 3 hours left to make up my mind before I need to order LOL!
Arte I didn't realise Serenity had anything to do with a tv series! Will most def look that one up. One of my other faves that died an early death was Farscape. V interesting themes.
One of my other TV series faves used to be on every Wednesday night, I'd get home from Tafe, we'd have pasta and a glass of wine, and I'd watch....Providence! Did anyone see this? Thingy with the very curly hair was sooo much better as a doctor than a silly old crime investigator!
Cally far out that's an early get up! On DH's to do list before he leaves is to put a holland blind up behind the curtains in E's room - it's only going to get lighter earlier and earlier from now on!
Has anyone started culling out the little baby toys, or do your bubs still play with them? I'm thinking I might leave them in the toy box for another month or two then start clearing them out (except for a few faves like Patty Panda and Bruce the Moose). E doesn't play with many of her toys at this stage, far too busy exploring the house!
Another Question - what do you do time-saving wise when it comes to preparing bub's food? I tend to have a cook up once a week but it takes for ever and it'll be a disaster when DH is away - I really rely on him to entertain E while I'm busy in the kitchen with a million pots all cooking away.
Oohhh MD!! i LOVED northern exposure too!!! and I must get firefly. all my BTVS fan friends rave on about it, but i was unsure as i didnt really like serenity...probably cause i didnt see the series though...hhmm food for thought. deadwood is really great (IMO). it is pretty brutal though, and the language can be pretty confronting. there is a website for the show, so check it out to get a feel. that said everyone we have recommended it to has loved it!
the parents as teachers idea is awesome! especially at this age, where they are not quite toddlers but are very much interested in the world around them. wish we had something like that here. that said i am going to buy a book called 'gymbaroo' that i saw the other day. it has fantastic ideas to do at home with bubs. (well looked fairly straightfoward anyhow!).
for the metal bowls i recommend going to an indian spice store (there are a few in the woden/philip area. they have small 'dhal' bowls made of stainless steel. we have a whole bunch of them and Leila just loves it as they make lots of noise when banged together and are just right for her size. (oh and they are dirt cheap, which is always a winner in my house!).
Arte: you are a girl after my own heart LOL!! i wish you lived down the road so we could do a DVD swap!!
oh and i just saw Big Love for the first time last night! i know, i know, waaay behind in the times, but it is just hilarious! i am a convert (well not to polygimy but YKIM!! LOL!).
oohh snow! what does little W think of the snow?! here i am planning a trip to sovereign hills snow spectacular (basically huge snow machines brought in) just so leila can get an idea of what snow is like LOL!
we had friends in Fiji that were originally from Dunedin! what a small world! they were pretty shocked at the change in weather from Dunedin to Suva tho!!
Cally: i hear you sista! leila is up with the birds...or before them. we also consider anything after 5.30 a sleep in. that said she is in bed mighty early at 6.30-7.00. we have tried to put her down later but it makes no difference to her wake up time
AFM: well we had a really good weekend ended however with our dog stella trying to take a bite out of a kid at the park. this is the first time she has even ever shown aggression let alone a bite! we are reeling in shock and have no idea what to do. luckily the little boy wasnt hurt (just really scared and rightly so!). i know that sometime last week i came across two boys harrassing stella at the gate at home and one of them stomped on her leg as she was sleeping thinking it was funny, so now i am paranoid that she will have an aversion to school age boys! will be ringing a dog behaviouralist tomorrow. need to own an oil rich country no doubt to pay for it! feeling really bummed, as i never would have imagined that i would have an 'aggressive' dog.
anyway best be off leila is cracking it and DH is thinking that sweeping the floor in the kitchen is 'entertaining' her!
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