MM - I've got to ask whether you WW's book has any duck cakes in it? Sorry to hear M is sick again, please don't blame yourself. I played that game after I found out E has the UTI but stopped playing when I realised it was only wearing me down. Next time I will know the signs to look out for.
RF - LOL @ word that rhymes with duck! I was sure before I was pg that if I had another girl she would be a Maia, but in the end it just didn't 'fit' the energy of the child. Do you say May-ah or My-ah?
Arte - whohoo for duck! Clever boy. How entertaining. I'm getting some sounds consistently from E but none of them are recognisable to anyone but me LOL. She says "Ello" all the time now, very sociably, LOL, and "deddy" whenever she sees one of her soft toys (which is weird cos we dont call any of them teddy) and "dohdoh" when she sees the dog/cat/picture of dog/cat.
Cally, E loves her duckies too and says duh-duh in the bath, which is a big inflatable yellow duck tub, which quacks when you press its beak! LOL We're having a bit of a ducky theme for her birthday party (bit unoriginal, I know).
ETA - I bought a back-up bunny today, as E is getting quite attached to the little on she holds when she is going to sleep. Not sure if I should start rotating other toys through so she doesn't fixate on one or if it's better to just let her have this one?
Last edited by AnyDream; August 13th, 2008 at 11:09 PM.
md- i'm no expert, but in the 'no cry sleep solution' she talks about them having one toy to hold (a lovey) and that's fine, as long as it's one that is easily replaced if it gets lost/broken. so your one sounds fine.
i would pronounce maya as may-a. it's off the list now though anyway. dp is soooo hard to please. he has totally dismissed my favourite name as being 'try-hard' and 'the worst name ever'...so i'm back to square one. i'm also not allowed to have a name that is a flower or a colour or sounds like it could belong to a dog.
hayley- idk how the hell i got through it. i did double- primary and secondary. it was so useless and irrelevant. i just loved teaching rounds when you actually got a real taste for it. we used to hate the way how at uni you used to have to write the most long, detailed, stupid lesson plans for everything! in 5 years of teaching, i never wrote a single lesson plan- just jotted down notes in my planner everyday. my uni course was a total waste of time- i think it's one of the reasons why so many first-year teachers drop out. they are completely ill-prepared from their degree. don't lose hope though! you'll be in the classroom soon and then it's your little world and you can do whatever you want.
now i forgot to tell you all yesterday that lewis is definitely on the front cover of the next spotlight catalogue. it should be in the sunday papers in the next couple of weeks. it's the fathers day one and he's on the front with a fake mum and dad (it's definitely not me and dp, the mum is blonde and skinny and tall lol)
i feel for all the mums with bubs sleeping....am with you there. can't wait to move her to her own room so i don't hear every wake up. but then, the monitor will be on so....who knows.
teething gel.....max doesn't like bonjela either. friend recommended sm33. apparently better and more likeable. have some but haven't tried it on max yet.
feed to sleep....we don't do that but then, we still rock to sleep....which i'm worrying about how to "wean" her off. we've started (just the other day) putting her in bed screaming at night and then she'll go to sleep (that'll be after about 10 mins of loud cries) but because she doesn't give sleepy signs during the day, i can't do that. will probalby try it soon though. she has a 30 min nap in her cot around 10am-12nn and then a longer one of 1-2 hours around 2-4pm...this is longer coz' i nurse her. am weaning her from the nursing but have been lying in bed with her. will see how she'll do with sleeping on her own in a few weeks. slowly getting there.
hmmm....guess not as short.
arte, congrats on first word. i think max's will be something like that too coz' she loves to go "ka ka"....this is from "talking" to the crows when we're on the deck. said "kak" the other day when i was showing her the clock.
leeann, happy anniversary.
oh, and max is into pointing to things she wants. (like her water bottle).....i'm really happy with this new "communication" with her....just worried that she might rely on pointing too much and not learn how to say the words coz' she gets what she wants from pointing. any views?
hey everyone just a quick one coz i am getting lunch ready..
how much do bubs eat now? i know i ask this all the time but asha really eats alot of food! sometimes more than myself or dp.. should i be worried about it? will a baby of her age over eat? for example yesterday for breakfast she had rockmellon a piece of toast and a cheese stick then morning tea she had a sweet bun because someone came to visit and brought them lunch she had spagetti oopsthen some of my noodles in the afternoon probably around 2 awroot biscuits and dinner she had chicken and vegie fingers (3) and peas and corn and then when we were having our dinner she was still trying to steal things from our plate.. do you think she is overeating? some days she will eat even more than this and she is still having 3 bottles.. what do you guys think shes quite a big girl and i am worried i am over feeding her?
hi noni! max has 1 weetbix with about 4 tsps of puree fruit for breakfast, about 3/4 of those big jars of baby food during lunch and dinner (that's approx. since it's usually home food rather than jar), maybe an inch or so of banana, couple of rice crackers or arrowroot bikkies, 2x200ml and 1x250 ml bottle a day. oh, there'd be some more snacking in between....like, if we were having steak or something, she'll have a strip or 2 to gnaw on....eat maybe 1 strip worth.
but then, another friend's bub who's prob 2weeks older eats a whole big jar at lunch/dinner and has almost half banana, other fruits, other finger foods like boiled/steamed vegies, and a whole lot more. he's more than 10K. bday on the 26th of sep....so 10 1/2 mos?
Marydean, the original WW book does have a duck in it - really cute one too. But 'tis a doosy to make LOL - its a 3D one. I can scan it and email to you if you didn't have the book yourself. Re the comforter, I'm not keen on Alister developing any attachments as Paige still has her blankie and I reckon at this rate I'll be stitching the bloody thing into her wedding dress LMAO. But ever since sleeping with my nighty he has taken to carting it around the house and look out if you try to take it off him. So now I hide it so he can't find it.
Fianne, when she points to something, just keep saying what it is called like "here's your drink/toy/whatever" and use words with her all the time.
AFM. Alisters Big Thing now is to go outside. He will go and get one of his gumboots (they are so cute LOL - used to be Paiges but she was nearly 2yo when she wore them) and stand at the back door. I can see summer being a pain in the neck as our backdoor is open all the time, and the screen door comes open really easy and there isn't a latch on it as such. Me thinks I might have to invest in one though or otherwise he will be escaping all the time. He is all well again though.
G that's great news about L being on the front cover. Will it be national or just VIC? I will have to go to spotlight when I am in wagga next and grab one.
hi ladies! does anyone have any suggestion on having nappy free time now that max is mobile without leaving having a mess?
max has got this extremely bad nappy rash (again). the pain she's in just breaks my heart everytime i change her. makes me want to cry. i want to take her pain.
trillian, A sounds so cute. must be so good for the kids to have a big backyard to play in.
btw, on risotto, have you ladies tried baked risotto? really quite good and no standing in front of the stove for half an hour or so stirring continuously. it's just rice and stock in ovenproof dish covered tightly with al foil. pop it in the oven. take it out, add stuff (recipe i was using had prawns). pop it back in. take it out and add the "other stuff" (artichokes, parmesan cheese, butter, lemon zest). and voila! got it from donna hay magazine. if anyone wants the actual measurements (ingredients) and stuff, let me know and i'll send it on.
oops! sorry for double post. don't know how to delete. ;(
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i am soooo tired!! asha is still sleeping through but its been so cold lately i cantget her to go down in her cot.. not sure if thats why i am tired or not she only slept through two nights in her cot anyway.. its probably just iron or something... supposed to be going to a friends house today for a "mothers meeting" lol just myself my friend and her sister and their kids i know i should go coz asha really likes being around other kids but i am just so tired and lazy lately idk if i can be bothered lol..
fianne - have u got a place outside you could put max for nappy free time? apart from that i just try and keep asha off the rug and on the wooden floor part so its easier to clean lol. maybe its the birthday lol asha was born on the 26th as well lol and just eats and eats and eats lol..
sherie - thats so cute little A with the gumboots Asha really loves going outside too and will be escaping as soon as she can open the door!
Noni, that sucks that you are so tired. Maybe it is worth a trip to the doc to get your iron checked?
Fianne, hope you can get the nappy rash sorted quickly, sounds painful. I don't have any advice for nappy free time - Will climbed into his ball pit and had a wee the other day lol
Sherie, W keeps bringing me his jacket with a hopeful look and then stands by the door. I feel so mean when he can't go out. It is meant to snow again this weekend. I have been letting him play on the deck but soon he will figure out the steps.
MD, sounds like E is on the verge of saying heaps of things! So exciting
Rainy, what was your 'try hard' name? I guess Ruby, Scarlett, Lily, Rose, basically all the pretty names are out lol. Jodie is a lovely name Does your DP come up with anything or just shoot down what you suggest? I will be triple checking any future names after my Willy Rod **** near miss lol
Ange, how is the morning sickness going? I hope it is easing for you.
Cally, how is K's bump? Hope she hasn't had any more accidents
Kate, heaps of people feed to sleep but no one talks about it when they are this big lol
We saw some sheep and lambs in a paddock yesterday, there was a little hand reared lamb that came to the fence saying Baaa, W was pointing at them all saying 'Neiiighh' lol, I think he is a bit confused
The week of accidents has continued - yesterday she pulled the tray from her highchair (it was hanging on hooks at the back) and it landed on her toe. The nail went all purple, but later in the day she must have knocked it because there was blood all over her sock, but her toe was back to normal. So we've had 3 lots of blood in 4 days, whereas previously I don't think we had any!
MD - my mum made the duck from WW many years ago. It had chips for its beak and popcorn for the feathers. I must go and get the current cookbook and work out what we are making. Our bday invites went out yesterday and they have a duck on them.
Fianne - I haven't been brave enough to do nappy free time in this weather, let alone the fact she can wander all over the carpet (which was cleaned 3 weeks ago). At least in summer we can put them outside and let them go crazy! (with a bit of sunscreen on)
SupaB - finally have caught up on McLeods so saw you yesterday. It must have been weird seeing yourself pregnant again after all this time!
Pregpan - how's it going at your place?
Rainy and MM - I think DH tends to write his lesson plans down at the end of the lesson once he knows what they discussed!
MD - we have the one giraffe toy that is for bedtime, but there are 3 of them (one for Canberra). I know KMart still has them so I am tempted to get another one for childcare. I just got the same little cheap thing so I could get plenty (she has some lovely other animals but they are all a bit 'good' to be chucked through the wash regularly).
Noni - hopefully you can catch up on some sleep over the weekend.
Have had a lot of early starts this week - she is waking about 5:45, I feed her then she sleeps for another 45mins - 1.5 hours. On the upside she is waking up in a good mood more often, but on the downside I am feeling pretty tired. And I thought it would be easier when she slept all night!
Off to get the groceries today. Am going to make homemade hamburgers for dinner tonight with wedges. Yum.
Why is it when you have nothing to do around the house and want to go out, they sleep for ages yet when you're busy they only do 30mins!! She's been down for 1.5 hours now and I'm bored!!!!
LOL cally! same here. she normally only has 30 mins for her morning nap but it's already been more than an hour!!! whoooppeeee!!! should take advantage and start cooking but then, i've gotta run to the shop for bay leaves....can't leave her alone.
Hi everyone
thought I should jump on and say hello. Way to much to catch up on again.
Logan is walking now, so keeping me on my toes. We have had a shocking week sleep wise but I am hoping it is just a big developmental stage (especially with the walking) or teeth. He has had a cold over the last two weeks too so thats could be it, who knows lol. I cant wait for the day when he can tell me whats wrong.
I had better run Logan has just woken up and we are off to do some more painting.
I hope your all doing well.
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Those that have walkers - how long was it from those first couple of steps by themselves to when they were doing it regularly? K has been taking steps by herself for 2 weeks, but needs a lot of encouragement to do it (or be absorbed in what she's doing and not realise she has let go). Just wondering when she will start doing it more often?
Fianne - she woke the moment I pressed the 'submit reply' button lol!
Well its only 16more sleeps till Olivia's 1st Birthday....OMG my baby will be 1.... She has 3 teeth now but the others are really really close. not walking yet but it wont to long I dont think. She can now say Grandad, ganny( for granny), ta, hello, dadda, mum and yay ya (thats Xavier) I think she knows that name cause I am yelling it all the time. lol. She really is growing up fast.
The boys are good well that is as good as a 3 year old can be...lol.... (definatly not terrible 2's girls its terrible 3's) DH gets the snip on tuesday 19th and Xavier gets his next lot of grommets on the 26th.
Gee today has gone so quick I have to go and get the kids from daycare.
Sorry for no personals but I promise to catch up later.
it's been an age since i have posted!! or at least feels like it! i have been leading a rather mundane existence this past week and couldn't bear boring you all with the details! LOL!
i mean seriously, the highlight (or lowlight in Leila's opinion) was her biting her tongue for the first time. she totally cracked it. i have to say that i saw it coming...she was standing holding onto the jungle gym at kindy with her tongue hanging out (her usual mode) and fell down...oh the tears (and blood!!). pretty gross.
other than that nada! had a haircut...first in over a year...ummm yup. that does it!
Leanne: OMG that birthday is getting close!! i just attempted to bake a cake to practise for the BIG day and OMG it was ROTTEN!! didnt rise and didnt cook. made DH eat a piece though and now we are feeling really gross and yuk...might have to store buy it!!
Noni: sorry that you're so tired. it sucks butt! i have been finding myself getting really zonked when DH is away for those 2 days a week. i can't imagine how the girls on here cope with DHs away for long periods of time!
yeah i second Arte, get the iron checked out. after i had glandular fever when i was 18 i was really tired for about a year, went to doc got a blood test and turns out that my red blood cells are half the size they should be and can't carry enough oxygen to bind the iron. so have been on supplements ever since...ITH.
Oz: oh wowsers! all these walkers! i bet they must go ssooo fast!!
Cally: we too have an early riser. to stem the tiredness flow though we bring her into our bed where it is still a bit dark and she has a feed and quite time with mum and dad. for the most part she stays with us say 20-30 mins then we put her back to bed for say another hour or so. i find that when she is in with us i dont get so tired as when i get fully up to feed her IYKWIM? but yeah, wishing she could stretch it out a little bit!! ahh what i wouldn't give for a 7 to 7 sleeper!!
Arte: up until i was about 2.5 i thought horses were sheep! so i understand dear W!!
Fianne: we dont do much nappy free time ATM mostly due to the cold and yeah, the mobility issues!! so cannae be of assistance i'm afraid!
Sherie: oohh i have this feeling that L and A would get on a scream together! the cute cheekiness factor is blaring!! love the 'outside' stint! ATM leila's game du jour is the push trolley. she just laughs and laughs then hits the wall with the trolley and falls to the floor in anguish because she hasn't learnt how to turn it, then, the moment you turn it around (or at least partly, she off laughing hysterically again - with the tongue hanging out of course!).
anyway, i guess i had best be off DH has started camping beside me reading his book so i know that i have been awhile....chat soon!
hello everyone, just sitting here drinking a hot chocolate and watching 'so you think you can dance' and thought i'd pop on for an update.
katie- wow!!! on the walker
hayley- how's maddie's bronchitis? is she doing better? oh and btw, you are not the worst mum in the world, you are awesome
sherie- i think catalogue should be nationwide. they usually pop it in the sunday newspaper if you get that or i think last time it was online too. jaz found it first last time!
arte- the 'try hard, worst name ever' is scarlett. he refuses to name the baby after a coulour or flower. he also refused to give our dog a person's name. pity he is not the idiot at the park everyday who has to call out 'spooky'....that would be me.
well quick update....last night dp rang his mother in sydney to tell her we are pg and she already knew! she acted like she didn't but it was sooooo obvious. it was the fakest reaction ever and she didn't even stop the conversation to tell dp's dad. it was clear they both already knew. quite disappointing actually.
the only people we had told from their end was dp's brother and his gf. not happy.
i think we have a 90% definite girl's name i'm pretty happy with it. it's quite common but i don't know anyone personally with the name. i'm going to keep a lid on it so you all get a bit of a surprise next year, but i think it's a keeper. dp actually likes it! shock, horror!!!
Does your DP come up with anything or just shoot down what you suggest? I will be triple checking any future names after my Willy Rod **** near miss lol 
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