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Tina - So it appears to be a male thing - as I am struggling with DH lately too - always wants to be out with the boys (and I don't mean his sons) - he wants to spend his weekends drinking (didn't go to bed til 5am saturday morning), woke up at 11am, then we went out for lunch (the pub) where he continued to drink. We came home after lunch for him to go out to another pub with his mates again and came home at 6.30pm last night - so we are going to be having a very serious chat later about these things......it's not so bad if I get to go out and have fun too, but for me to basically spend the whole weekend with the kids while he goes off and has a good time just isn't fair to me or the kids...so I hear you there sister!!!!
Marni - Fingers crossed you can go private I just hope they do something asap as I know sickness isn't good and you and poor bub have gone thru s omuch :( thank goodness for panadol and nurofen tho :)
JLeigh - Its good you're getting a break. Good to see Bos had a good day with your mum - is he getting less clingy now you're back working?
AFM - I do spend alot of time on facebook, but thats only because most of us are friends on there and theres always something interesting going on...hahaha. I bought myself a new laptop, so i can be mobily conected around the house, also got a wifi modem, so that helps lol. I am trying to buy only things I need for the kids and house, but find it hard to control spending when my tax comes in.....lol, I have to be strong - but its so hard........I bought an awesome pair of knee high boots on ebay yesterday - completely unnecessary but oh they are so awesome lol) I am also going second hand shopping tomorrow for more clothes - my boys are growing so fast it feels like they need new stuff every week...lol
E is doing better - his molars still haven't cut thru yet, and he got sick yesterday, started with a fever, watery eyes, and his chest is quite loud crackley too, I have been dosing him up on nurofen but he woke up so much last night, it was quite painful actually :( was cold and I really didn't get much sleep (as DH lays there snoring) getting up and fixing his blankets and soothing him - I'm guessing he was in pain and cold...lol
Well I hope you ahve all enjoyed your weekends so far.....take care xox
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good for you JLeigh - and hopefully it will help with his seperation anxiety from you.
Marni - keeping my figners crossed you get poor P in soon,
Sleepy - bloody men! how bout you get your boots, Bushy and I come over, we leave them home with the kids and go out??
we went to a friends place last night and I know how Zens crying drives Bushy nuts. anyway, Zen was overtired - different environement so wasnt going to sleep and Bushy goes into the lounge to try and rock him to sleep. After 5 mins I go in cause he is still crying and I took Zen. Then, after a 30 or so mins where he is laying quietly on me but not sleeping I go back in to everyone...and have Bushy get up me in front of everyone about taking Zen when he 'nearly had him asleep - so now its your problem, deal with it'
I dont know why but this week he is just giving me the royal poopies!.he is normally pretty good so maybe it is just me taking things more personaly lately?thank god for the chance to vent on here!! lol...i'd explode otherwise!
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Tina - Sounds like a plan to me :) Lets do it - boots and all ;)
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing Tina - maybe we shoudl do a preg test together?? hahahaha (jokes)
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Lol @ the preg test (that would explain the moods though!)
Sleepy - I hope E is better. I know how awful it is to have them sick :(
Tina - John can't handle the crying either, he lasts all of five minutes.
Jleigh - Are you going to stay at 1 day a week or do more?
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ahhhh must be the moon phase??? DH has been moodier than normal too lol but I've got one like Jleigh's that is happy to sit in silence for hours on end or playing on his iphone and it drives me batty especially if he's been working outside or in the "shed" and I've been stuck with A all day
Sleepy - I'd be taking a boot to his butt too if DH was out all night drinking and then on it again with his mates the next day......hope you get him sorted :)
Tina - And I'd be cranky with DH and your friends too........hmmm maybe we are all moodier than normal lmao
Marni - YAY for seeing a specialist tomorrow, hope you get poor P fixed up soon poor little bubba has had it rough the past few months.
Jleigh - those few hours of "adult" time is great isn't it. I'm starting to think I need to put A in care for when I work, might start looking into FDC.
Well we've survived our 12 month needles without much hassle, seems we have another molar half broken through so that explains the couple of nights of wake ups.
How do you guys deal with your LO's walking, A wants to walk everywhere but has no fear of not being near me that she will just walk and walk and walk not caring how far I am from her. She holds me hand for about a minute and then cracks it, cracks it if I put her in the pram.......I'm seriously thinking of getting her one of those backpack leashy things just for when we are out in the open like shops, zoo etc until she understands can't just take off.
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Okay - lets all take preg tests this week then shall we?? lmao
hmmm..Zen is content still to be carried/in pram.Or he LOVES his little trike that has the handle for me to push/steer. personally I hate those leashes but...I havent got the issue of a LO that runs away from me lol...lets see my stance when he can!
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Tina - I hate those things oand swore I would never ever use one......famous last words when it comes to parenting lol
I'm going to keep at the if you run off or don't hold my hand you go in the pram option but since we bought a zoo membership to go whenever we want would be nice if she could just stroll around without having to worry
These are the time I wish she was a clinging mummy's girl but she is such a social butterfly she will stop and talk to anyone who so much as smiles at her.
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I don't need a preg test - monthly visitors came at 2am last night hahahaha - big sigh of relief tho :D
E loves running around at home, I leave the back doors open - and he runs in and out - only as long as the side gate is closed, because he can't get out....lol. While shopping tho he is more than happy to stay in the pram or trolley for a while - but can't wait to run around once we get home.
E has been quite sick and teething the last few nights, and I am struggling with the whole no sleep thing, but managed to get thru today with 2 coffees :D becaseu DH stayed home (due to lack of sleep) and watched the 3 younger ones while I went second hand shopping - was fun (without kids) and I really didnt want to come home for ages...lol aahhhh the quiet was nice :D
I have sorted out DH and have agreed no more drinking on weekdays (except fridays) and only light beers for a while on weekends - I put the ban stick on him for a while - he needs it tho (they're just like children sometimes ;p)
Dh took the littlies to the Dr and Elijah and Jhye have antibiotics now, so am hoping for a better night sleep tonight and Cooper had his 4 year old needles today - thank goodness I wasn't there :( apparently he screamed the place down...and it was 2 needles :( was nice to have a break tho, and not have to deal with the Dr or needles for once...
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Sleepy - good to hear you've pulled DH into line :D Hope everyone in your house is starting to feel better and you are getting some sleep
Marni - How did you go at the specialist yesterday?
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Sleepy - Way to go - sounds like you sorted DH out! All that drinking and late nights would drive me INSANE! I'd be G.O.N.E.! Maybe he's the one who needs the preg test, rofl! Mid life crisis?! ;) Hope your little men are on the mend now they have ab's. Sounds like the break did you good too - too short tho, I bet?! :D
Marni - Yep, another one to pester you - how did the specialist go? I am hoping to do two days next year, though not sure exactly what! I am 1 hr 10 mins from work atm, and can only do supply work nearer to home, which isn't reliable. I am looking at other options - private system or doing something different. Too hard/stressful to think about atm so am just ignoring it all! :redface:
Phoenix - I wasn't keen on the idea of a 'leash' either, but as a friend says, better that than having a LO abducted or run over. I bought him one last week - he LOVES LOVES LOVES the teddy bear backpack, but I haven't used the leash part yet. Maybe this arvo on our walk to the park... I am thinking of FDC as an option for next year too. B is so 'fragile', the kids in a centre would have him in hysterics I think. Having said that, he would benefit from the interaction...
AFM - B is great atm, sleeping well and less snotty (thank bl%$^dy goodness!). He's clingy with me at home, but less so if we're out and about (more to distract him I guess). If I leave the room, he'll follow me and I can't do anything without him wanting to be involved (read that as 'pulling at me to be picked up' :rolleyes:) - washing up, hanging/folding washing etc. He will play independently for a max of 3 mins, but usually it's about 1 min! Any ideas on encouraging independent play welcome! He doesn't get upset when I go to work, but DH still can't leave his sight without him cracking it big time.
We're off to Hervey Bay for a week on Friday - I've just booked us on a whale watching cruise too, soooooo excited! :dance:
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Sleepy - Glad you told DH who is boss!! I swear they think that we just leave the children to fend for themselves and sleep all day! Good to see that you got some sleep - Phoebe has been up with what I assume is teeth too.
Jleigh - With the sep anxiety they say just to go with it and they will improve more quickly. If you try and make them independent apparently they cling more. That is just what I have heard though. Both of my girls are pretty independent though, only with moments of clingyness.
Phoenix - Hope you are surviving alone :) Only 20 days now! How are your new curtains?
Phoebe is booked in to have adnoids removed and grommits in on September 19! It is the week of Tiana's birthday so hoping she bounces back quick! We went as an intermediate patient so she is at the Royal Children's and we only pay the surgeon and anethesist. We will be out of pocket $1500. If we went totally private she could be done next week but we would be looking at $3500!! Which we just can't afford. And thats only 6 weeks away so prob only 3-4 more lots of antibiotics!
Other than that we are doing well, i am about to start my study and relief work. I handed in Phoebe's enrollment to the daycare which is scary but I know she will be fine, its just me lol. She still wont wean, I think I am just going to go cold turkey soon.
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Marni - Excellent news about Phoebe, though it must be a little scary for you that your baby will be operated on! I've heard children bounce back sooooo quickly from this kind of stuff - I bet she'll be fine for Tiana's birthday... :D
Where are you working? How often? Is it education that you are studying? Which uni? Ha ha, gotta love 20 questions :redface:
With the weaning, I found when B saw the cup of milk, he got soooo excited that he didn't even care about bf!!! Does P drink milk? I also found just changing his routine a little bit so he wasn't reminded that it was bf time helped. A friend went cold turkey from 3 feeds a day and feeding to sleep - she stayed with her parents for a couple of days so bub was in a new environment and didn't have the usual feeding reminders.
I've heard the same about the separation anxiety. It honestly doesn't worry me that much. His sleeping is near perfect (I go in to him maybe once a week, for less than a minute to resettle), and that is just amazing! And he's usually happy in his clinginess, so he's good to be around. I love this age... :lol:
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Jleigh - I will just be doing relief work at Tiana's centre cause I am doing the bridging course from primary to early childhood. Am doing it externally so have flexibility :) That's good about Bos and sleeping - Phoebe doesn't sleep anywhere near that well. I am up to her anywhere from 2-5 times a night. She wont drink milk - throws the cup on the ground, spits the milk out and kicks it. I have tried cows, toddler formula, powdered, A2, warm, cold etc.
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Marni - That is fantastic news about P, at least you now have a final end date, she will bounce back just fine in time for T's birthday. A friend of ours 3.5 year old had his tonsils and adenoids out a couple of months back, was only in hospital overnight and we saw him two days after he had it and you would never know.....he was even eating doritos lol
I love love love my plantation shutters, have convinced DH to get them through the rest of the house. A's room and the spare bedroom are next on the list once I do my tax - now we just need to win lotto to day everything else we need - will put pics on FB soon
Jleigh - sorry have no advice on the clingyness & seperation anxiety I have the opposite problem. She does have her moments but I know she is either tired or not feeling well, she's happy to potter about the house doing her own thing but does come and check to see I'm still around.
Weaning - think A is gonna hang off my b**bs until she goes to school at this rate, she drinks milk but only about 50ml out of a sippy cup and then it's more a game than replacing her feed before she has her sleeps.
Might have to go cold turkey for a couple of days on her day nap which is one I really want to break, so I can put her into FDC her morning and before bed at night don't really faze me too much at the moment and figure if I've got to replace them with a bottle it's not real difference ATM if that makes sense Ask me again in a couple of months and it may be completely different lol
We are off to the zoo this afternoon again with one of the mums & bubs from mothers group - making the most of our membership and the gorgeous weather here today (might be off to target to get a "backpack")
PS - forgot to add, I LOVE this age too wish there was a pause button, small enough to be my little baby but big enough & interactive enough to have a tonne of fun with.
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WOO HOO A just went down for her nap without a BF :dance:
I offered her milk and she had about two sips, then didn't want anymore so I just put her in her cot - she let out about 2 or 3 cries, which she sometimes does with a BF anyway and now sound asleep :)
Now to just keep it up feel a little weird but if I can break the day feed will be a happy mummy
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Hey Phoenix - great job!!
I found that once I broke that lunch time feed the morning one was easy cause they get sidetracked with breakfast and then I just had the night one which I was ablt o replace with some warmed milk...YAY
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Well I got a little excited, it lasted for about 15mins before she went FERAL and so we have had no sleep today
She is currently sitting her the beanbag watching playschool and soon as that is finished it's dinner and bed!!
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Well done Phoenix!! I found the daytime one easy to cut out and then you can go from there.
We are attempting to wean! Last night we had no milk :) She wasn't very happy about it but we made it through and she doesn't seem concerned now but I'm sure it will be a different story come bedtime tonight! Now I just have to go shower and express!
