hi ladies! hope everyone had a good weekend. are you wishing it doesn't end like me? i just love having dp at home with me. i've basically let him "deal" with max this afternoon. i even put the ipod on so i don't hear and get upset and start taking her from him just to get her settled.
went on our first longer car ride yesterday. went to gold coast for a bbq at a friend's. was a semi-successful trip. she doesn't like car rides. my car's a/c is temperamental and dies without a warning and can't get it back on. max got uncomfortable with the heat in really made it known. was sitting in the back with her and i was getting stressed. made dp pull over on the m1 thinking i was going to rock her outside the car. anyway, dp decided to just keep going and then opened the window so there was cool breeze and that calmed her down and lulled her to sleep (and her big cry must've got her tired too). everyone just loved her at the bbq. made us extra proud to be her parents.
katie, i'm so envious with your full night's sleep. but i know that we'll all get to that stage later on.
hayleys and katie, isn't it just so true? you have all these "ideals" and then reality kicks in and you throw what you thought you'd be doing out the window. great thing is our adaptability to these changes though.
hayley (lp), was just wondering last night where you've been. glad to hear that all's well with you and scarlet.
jazmum, hope you enjoyed your "me" time
leanne, so did you win the poker game? were you playing texas hold em?
on the dummy, i wish she liked it so i could use it to settle her. unfortunately, she just spits it out.
oh, does anyone's little one dislike car rides? how did you overcome this? am anxious about our first car ride just the two of us on tuesday. am worried that i'll be so stressed if she cries and carries on all the way. should just be a 15-20 min ride into the city but it will be a long 15 minutes.
oh, and on trying the settling techniques you ladies suggested, went out the window for this weekend. too busy. but i got a lot done. will give it a try next weekend.
i have to say, am feeling proud of myself coz' i am getting better at resisting max's grizzling and cries. i am not rushing to her cot at the slightest whinge. yippee!!
ok. gotta clean out the kitchen. dp did the cooking and i get to clean up.