i just bought the bat design shorts for lewis. i got him the cutest jeans wih little buttons on them too. if i have a girl she is going to live in those 1950s dresses!!!
Rainy- Glad you are better today. Dh is really good today. Sorry dont have the oobi brand but i am now going to look it up cause it sounds great.
Noni- WTG at putting Asha in her bed with out her waking up.
Sherie- hope paige is getting better
I ordered the balloons for Liv's party I am so excited. I also got her pressies of layby yesterday and I wanted to give them to her last night. I just know I will buy some more I just can not stop myself..... the excitment is too much....lol
Rainy - big big big hun. How scary. Sending you some shiny happy sticky vibes .
AAAAW so cute reading all the cute things our babies are doing! I found a FP walker at the op shop yesterday and E toddled around the shop on it behind me. Also she's right into cuddles and kisses and says "AaaaaaaaH" when she's giving a cuddle or when she wants one. Gorgeous girl!
AFM - feeling a bit tense, E just squished her index finger in the bathroom cupboard, it must've really hurt cos she got it stuck right in there and then leant on the door so it was extra squished. She cried for ages and then had a feed and fell asleep so I'm just waiting until she wakes up now to see how much it's bothering her before I decide to take her to the drs or not.
Hey has anyone saved copies of all our thread recipes that they can send me or do I need to go back thru and find them all? I actually thought it would be a good idea to compile them into our own thread in the recipes section so we can look back for them when we want them, kwim?
Clare, I think I'd be having a hissy fit and waving the exclusion document around. You should be able to find your states exclusion policy online somewhere (via either health dept or children's services dept websites), it will tell you exactly what is excludable and for how long. Have a chat to your dr if there's been chicken pox around cos you might still be able to get in with an immunisation first.
Leanne, my sympathies to your husband...NOT! Just remind him it's not a bar on what you went thru giving him your gorgeous kiddies, won't you LOL.
MM - I hear you on the constant picking up, it's like a tide that just washes in all day and only goes out again once E has gone to bed! LOL She's worked out how to get the CDs out of the CD rack now. Fortunately she hasn't twigged that the cases open yet.
Trill- Poor sick chookies at your house, hope everyone feeling better in time for the weekend or it makes for a bit of a glum time.
Noni, I bet you're getting soooo excited about the grand final, will be sending you winning vibes!! We're supposed to be getting hail and snow later today so I've kept all my washing inside JIC. I think Queenie wins for being the last one last time! LOL Though technically since I went to 42.5 weeks with my first that would make ME the official elephant of the group LOL. You sound very happy with your decision.
Cally sounds like K is really off with the walking, there will be no stopping her now - how exciting! I'm hoping E holds off until DH gets home but that's a couple of months off yet so it's looking pretty slim.
Had my first haircut in over 2 mths yesterday, feel like I can finally go out in public without ppl pointing and screaming. Waiting to see what this afternoon brings as there was a class conference yesterday to deal with the "H problem" in DD1's class, they have been excluding and being nasty to her all year and finally the executive teacher got involved. She was happy yesterday as the girls were being nice and including her but I'm not sure how long this will last...*sigh* She is such a lovely kid and I'm so proud of her cos she has risen above it all year and I sooo hope it works out now. But they've been so consistently capricious I just don't know...
MD- we posted at the same time... Dont worry I have been reminding DH that what he is going through is nothing compaired to me have 2 c-sections and 3 babies... lol
Congrats on the Haircut I carnt remember when my last one was... Oh i love going to the hairdresser....
RE: School problem... that must be really terrible I am dreading my babies going to school. I think it will be a really traumatic time for me. I hope everything works out. Give her a big hug from me
We had such a good morning, I went to a BB meet up here in Perth at Kings Park. Such a nice day and the ladies and their bubs were lovely. Maddie loved it, although she couldnt play on the playground she crawled around and pulled herself up on it. Also gave her a go on the swings & slide.
Is anyone into reading to their bubs? I've been a bit slack, but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a book with a button that you press to make a sound. I've been reading it heaps to Maddie and she presses the button now, its so cute.
Rainy - I had bleeding around 12/13 weeks and it wasnt anything bad. I remember at the time being petrified though. When are you going to see your ob? I'm sure you will be fine. I bawled about the poor baby whale too, such a sad story. Oh no shouldnt have told me about oobi, they do gorgeous stuff, just checking them out now.
Clare - OH NO! You think they could have called parents to inform?! I've been in that situation before with the bronchiolitis, it wasnt until I called to say she wouldnt be in that day that the carer said to me oh by the way we have bronchiolitis going around....grr too late. And to keep the sick children at daycare, they should turn them away when they arrive sick. Who on earth sends their really ill child to daycare?
I hope it doesnt develop into anything for Leila, just keep an eye on her.
MD - Another bargain find at the op shop, good on you! Sounds like E will be walking unaided in no time. MD I am so sorry to hear that your DD is getting picked on, that would break my heart. Why are they being so mean? I guess one choses to exclude another and the rest follow. I hope the teachers can keep an eye on it and make school a happier place for her. Lets hope them being nice lasts. Have you ever thought of taking her out of the school if it gets too bad? Bullying really sucks.
Leemar - You love birthday parties by the sounds of it hehe. I'll have to go check out the pic now.
Pregpan - YUM will make those for lunch tomorrow, i've got mince in the freezer so will have to defrost it.
Noni - Sounds like teethies, we are teething atm too. So sleep deprived lol.
Trillian - Hope Paige is better soon, the cough is doing the rounds in your family by the sounds of it.
Cally - I need to clean the floors too but its so hard with a baby crawling around under my feet! Bet you are in the same position as me!
*sigh* The nastiness continues. We are keeping a log of incidents (both of friendliness and unfriendliness) over the next week so I have something to take to the school. DD1 tells me now that it has been worse but her previous teacher kept telling her to stop complaining about her classmates. GGGRRR I am so mad!!! I asked her why she didn't go to a playground peer mediator today at recess when there was an 'incident' and it turns out the girl involved IS a peer mediator!! There's no hope.
DD1 asked one of the nice girls if she would hang out with her today and she said no, reason given because 'everyone thinks you're a loser and if i hang out with you they'll think I'm a loser too." So there you have, blatant exclusion for no reason other than group scapegoating! I'm sooo mad right now. Why do they have to be such a group of fricken mindless B!tches? I'll bet my eye teeth that DD1 is the only one who has been brought up to have any independent thought and now she pays because other mothers bring their daughters up to follow the herd???? That's so unfair.
MM this is the first year the nastiness has been such that I would consider moving her, but it really only came to light after we found out we're moving at the end of the year...two school moves in that time is really too much. We're just going to have to ride it out. I've wondered all along if there's any specific things that DD is doing that really annoys ppl, and all year we've been talking about minding the way she behaves in the group but as far as I can tell she's just doing what any other normal kid does but the pack have turned on her (probably because she won't just go along with whoever lil miss popular of the moment is). All I've got to go on is what she tells me so it's really hard to do something about it from here. I'm also surprised that i didn't get a phone call from the executive teacher today, I guess I'll have to go in there first thing on Monday morning so she understands the problem has not gone away just because she spoke to the class.
Rainy, glad to hear there has been no more bleeding, must have been very scary How is L sleeping? W has reverted back to the 6ish wake ups, I am pinning all my hopes on your sleep school lol
MD, poor H. I was in her position at that age, there were two groups of girls in my class and I got along with both but was not part of either IYKWIM. I remember being very upset one day when the teacher made reference to my friends and named the group I had least to do with - it made it very clear to me that I wasn't included in my fav group. However, I the next year classes changed and I made a very good circle of friends, several of whom I count as my best friends 14 years later. I hope E's finger is o.k.
Clare that is terrible they let sick babies go to daycare! I hope L doesn't catch it.
Leemar, sounds like all the plans for O's party are coming along nicely. I got W the smart trike but I don't think we will get him much else. I think DH might take the day off work and we might find a petting farm around or something like that. I don't think we will end up doing a party because mum and her husband are busy the weekend each side of his birthday. I am a bit bummed because I wanted to celebrate his special little life with everyone but I guess DH and I can do that together.
Trill, hope you managed to catch up on your housework lol
Noni, how are you finding your itti bitti d'lish?
AFM: My baby is a big boy now Yesterday after playcentre he walked out to the car with me like a big boy. And I think he is starting to wean? He won't drink BM at all unless he is feeding to sleep. Even if he is upset he won't attach. Then at nap time he feeds and then wriggles away and tries to go to sleep on his own.
It is great being able to have a conversation with him (as long as the answer is duck or neigh lol). Neigh is the noise that all animals make, on the drive to playcentre he points out the window at every paddock with stock in it and says neigh.
Hint: For everyone using disposable swim nappies, did you know that you can just put them through the washing machine and reuse them? Just check the legs and make sure it is still stitched together and they are good to go.
MD - Ohhh no MD thats so sad. Why do they have to be so horrible!? Your poor DD must be having a rough time at school, does she get teary at the thought of going to school? Definately go down on Monday to inform them that its still happening. Cant their parents be told so that they can have a word to their child? I'd be horrified to learn M was bullying someone but at the same time I'd like to know so I can do something to stop it. I can see why you wouldnt want to move schools again, too disrupting for her. Does she have any friends at school that she can hang around with? Maybe its time to set up play dates so they can learn to get on? I guess its hard with children at this age. Just feel so sorry for the poor kid.
Arte - The day at the petting zoo sounds great fun. No need to go over board anyway. We have the smart trike on lay by and I'll pick up a few other things. Wont go crazy as she'll get spoilt by the grandparents and aunties/uncles. Aww W is growing so fast, duck and neigh lol. Clever boy. Thanks for the disposable swim nappies tip!!
Marydean, It really upsets me to read what is happening with H - she is such a delightful girl and really doesn't deserve this kind of treatment from the other girls. I would suspect that their parents couldn't give two hoots about the way their children are acting or otherwise they wouldn't be doing it in the first place kwim? Maybe you could request that there be a meeting with all the parents and the girls - all in the one room and just let them know exactly what sort of nasty children they are raising. I really hated girls like that when I was at school and even though they usually get their come-uppance as adults when they realise that the real world isn't as easy to get along wtih, it does make it hard for H in the 'now'. She is showing such great strength of character with the way she is handling it all, but I can imagine the hurt she carries on the inside. for you for being such a great mummy to her and please give H a hug for me too and tell her I said that she is wonderful. As for E's finger, I wouldn't be surprised if she loses the nail - Alister did the same thing and his nail just came off about 2wks ago.
G, so glad to hear that everything is OK now and that you are treating yourself with a bit of retail therapy LOL. I checked out the site and was very tempted to get Alister the "I'm not the messiah, I'm just a very naughty boy T-Shirt", but no one out here would get the joke apart from one of our friends LOL.
Leanne, it's so exciting that we are going to have a real live 1 yo in our midst LOL. IKWYM about the presents too - I'm the same when I buy my kids their present.
H, I read to Alister when he is in the mood for it. I sing to him too - just nursery rhymes and silly songs.
Arte, that is so cute about Will walking to the car like a big boy.
I didn't really catch up on much at all except for getting the loungeroom tidy and vacuumed. However the big news is that when I was in town today, harvey Norman had the washing machine that I have been lusting after on sale for $898 down from $1009, so I went and brought it LOL. It's a simpson 9kg top loader and I am picking it up tomorrow - I am so excited I can hardly wait - it will make such a huge difference to the amount of time I spend washing clothes.
MM, sorry I meant to reply before. Yes, we read lots of books. There are about a dozen floating around and W brings them over for me to read. Usually we read a couple a day but sometimes he brings them to me all day long. We get some out of the library too because he was getting bored with all the ones that we have.
Cally, I really know what you mean about how much fun they are now. Every month I think that W is at the best stage, then he does something even cooler! Like he picks up his used nappies and puts them in the bin (trying to teach him the bin is not an exchange system though lol) and 'helps' me with the dishwasher etc It is much more fun now that he is so interactive and his little personality is showing.
MD, we were posting at the same time. I feel really bad for H. Is there another class she could move to or would that be too disruptive? I am sure H is the better person, mean girls usually have problems of their own and are b1tchy to others to make themselves feel better. I was beaten up at school when I was about 13 (for being nerdy), a couple of years later the girl that instigated it was a 15 year old high school drop out with a kid.
Hey guys just a quickie from me as the laundry flooded and I'm still cleaning up! Argh...bloody DH hung the draining hose out of the tub.
Anyway, had a quick look on that clothes site but ouch they are a bit expensive! Love them though, so cute. I go to gymboree online and order, they have sales on at the moment (ending they're summer so reduced prices just as we go into summer). They do have pricey postage but if you buy a bit it works out well (go in with others even cheaper).
I signed up to the newsletter and got a further 30% off AND gymbucks. So excited.
Anyway better go and do another load, well re-do seeing as they were clean before the water flooded them out the door.
Hi there everyone
So sorry i haven't been posting lately, i'm finding it hard to find time to jump on bb at the moment. I haven't been able to keep up with all of the posts, but hopefully i'll be able to keep up from now on.
Hope you're all well
MD: man, what a rough trot your poor H is going through. Unfortunately girls around this age can be really really nasty, especially when pack mentality takes over. I have been on the receiving and (unfortunately) dishing out hand when i was between 11-13 yrs old. one thing that i can say without a doubt is that it has very little to do with the person being picked on. i know that this doesnt help H deal with these girls but as long as she knows that she is in no way to blame. they have just entered pack mentality and have focused on her for the moment. as for the other girls parents not engaging: do they know? i know that when i was being one of the nasty girls, that despite my severe amount of guilt (which actually heaps fire on the coals...) i gave no clue to my mum about what was going on. I think that your plan to have the parents and teachers come together may be a good one. even if the teachers talk to the parents seperately (ie one at a time) to avoid confrontation and 'us and them' mentality.
JaZmum: great to see you again! IKWYM about not keeping up! I have been trying hard the last week to keep in the loop! LOL!
md- sorry to hear everything that H is going through atm. you must be looking forward to moving home
jaz- thanks for letting us know you're ok
sherie- i never saw that 'life of brian' t shirt. i'll have to go back and have a look now
congrats on washing machine.
hayley- i'm so happy you're going to get maddie one of those dresses. they're so pretty. you'll have to post a photo of her in it. i'm going to get little girl baby jealousy bad!
arte- oh no! i can't believe W is waking so much again. you've got all your hopes pinned on my sleep school, i've got all my hopes pinned on W!!!! i think W is so advanced, he sounds so much older than L, he's amazing.
i ust got a slip in the mail saying there is something at the post office for me. i'll have to sneak up there today while dp is at work cos i think it might be the amby hammock i ordered. then i'll have to hide it somewhere in the house cos dp will kill me if he finds out how expensive it was. i hope it's not too big!!
i'm not sure how i'm going to eventually explain it just appearing in the house.....do you think he'll believe i found it at the second hand shop????
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hun. How scary. Sending you some shiny happy sticky vibes
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Yesterday after playcentre he walked out to the car with me like a big boy. And I think he is starting to wean? He won't drink BM at all unless he is feeding to sleep. Even if he is upset he won't attach. Then at nap time he feeds and then wriggles away and tries to go to sleep on his own.
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