Babies Born ~ September 2007 #54

[Ginger]

omg Arte, i'm so sorry but i had to laugh at your boating story. reminded me of something out of national lampoon's vacation.
i've always said that holidaying with kids is not a holiday at all. it's just taking your work to a different location without your usual props

[AnyDream]

i've always said that holidaying with kids is not a holiday at all. it's just taking your work to a different location without your usual props

That captures it perfectly G!!!

Arte - I must admit I did wonder how successful the trip would be...didn't want to discourage you by saying it upfront though. Hope you get a bit of R&R now you're back home again.

Noni - woohoo good luck at your new job! I'm sure you will be fantastic & a really positive influence for the whole family. Nice feeling giving Centrelink the flick!

Clare - oh I wonder if you've heard from your friend yet...exciting day! Well done navigating the Ikea/Bunnings minefield LOL.

Hey has anyone started to think about how they are going to tackle the Christmas tree thing this year? Can't decide if we should have the big one and just keep all the fragile/dangerous ornaments in the box, or drag out the old (and slightly threadbare) one which is small enough to put up on a cabinet where Missy E can't reach...hmmmmm. The FDC lady says she puts hers up on Pageant Day -that's next weekend - so maybe she can train E not to touch for a few weeks before ours comes out! LOL

[Artechim]

LOL MD, I was sceptical but I didn't think it would be as bad as it was. I would go for the big tree, just keep the good ornaments up high and make sure it is well anchored so it doesn't tip. I think we are going to get a real tree this year, love the smell of pine at christmas time.

Ginger, you are so right. We are not going on holiday until the kids can ride bikes/entertain themselves. You are going to enjoy your sea change so much, it is fantastic to wake on a sunny day, throw a few things together and get the boat in the water (just bring extra petrol lol). I just saw that baby Jimmy is 8 months old! How did that happen??

[Trillian]

We haven't been on all that many family holidays but it's never been a real drama except for the time we went to Forster when Erin was 5 months old and OMG she was never one to enjoy long car trips and I think she spent a good 6 hours of the trip screaming. YOu can imagine what the tension in the car was like by the time we got there But once we got there it was always easy kwim. I do agree though that the only ones on holiday are DH and the kids though especially since we only ever do self catering accommodation and I'm still cooking and washing every day.

G the sea change sounds like a great idea. DH must be a pretty awesome skiier if he is taking on the bridge to bridge. We really need to get our boat out this year too - we haven't even pulled it out of the shed for 2 seasons.

MD, surprisingly we didn't have all that much trouble with Alister touching the tree last year - not as much as I thought anyway so I don't think we'll have an issue at all this year, but then we don't have *nice* ornaments anyway, just cheapies. having her trained not to touch the tree at FDC sounds like a top plan though LOL.

[Leemar]

Morning Girls,

Ginger- Happy Birthday and hope it was great.


OMG I have so much to catch up on.

All good here. Livi is going great at Toilet training and is in undies all day apart from her sleep. She is even pooing on the toilet I am amazed at how easy she has been compaired to the nightmare with the boys.

Hello to everyone and have a wonderful day

[AnyDream]

Can I just explain we're a year behind on the Chrissy tree because we were in transit last year, we took a teeny-table-top optical fibre one & a string of lights for the apartment we were in. So we haven't tested the alluringess of our tree yet.

Leanne WELL DONE on the fuss-free TTing. What do you think has made the difference.

Arte - yeah bring extra petrol - that's THE reason that my holidays are never relaxing, being Virgoan I *must* prepare for every eventuality before we leave the front door SO I'm usually a nervous wreck (over the possibility of leaving behind something crucial, which we manage to do usually anyway) AND we tow along twice as much cr@p than we need, which is a headache in itself. It doesn't help that DH is a compulsive hoarder (and packs his cr@p into the car first) AND we have a medium sized 4 cyl family sedan not a wagon or anything. But despite all that I do find myself thinking....hmmm ...a holiday would be nice!! LOL

Trill ugh I think that will go down in your family history as the car ride from hell. I'm shattered after about 20 mins of in-car crying so that would've been horrendous. BTW I have been following your blog Mrs B, nice work.

Well I had some nice JW ladies on the doorstep today. I do admire them for wanting to share their spiritual treasures but gosh it has thrown the whole morning out!!

[Cassius2]

hi girls!

...still no news of my friend and her baby...oohhh i never realised how hard it is to be on the 'non-pushing' end LOL!!! i just wanna know that all is OK and that mumma and bubba are all good and happy IYKWIM....oh well, patience is a virtue LOL! i guess there will be a baby in the next 24 hours as they tend to induce 24 hours post ROM. hope she is ok eeeppppp.

Leanne: i am jealous! leila desperately wants to wear her undies/training pants, but just doesnt really get that you have to go to the toilet to actually the business LOL! so we get caught up poo and pee everywhere lol. i think i will hold off for a bit longer...

Arte: oh dear, it does have a lampoon feel about it your camping trip LOL! i'm sure you guys will be back out there in no time. the difference between a newborn and a one year old for example seems like a lifetime away but it will be there before you know it and from then on i reckon it will be way easier!
i have to say that i have always enjoyed our holidays. but with one kid at least there are two parents to share the load between when psycho screaming starts LOL!

Sherie: where do you guys go with your boat? i have no idea of victorian geography so excuse my ignorance lol.

G: how did your DH go at the BtB?

MD: well, we have only got a tiny plastic number that will no doubt be place up on a table. i would like it on the ground but i just *know* that it could scar DDs sense of 'christmas spirit' if i am going banshee on her every 2 minutes telling her not to stick baubles in her mouth...i know it will happen....the pull of the sparkles are stronger than she is LOL!

AFM: not much to report. am alone in the office today, so feeling a bit lonely. but i guess my friend has more important things to do today LOL!
i'm enjoying the heat, i must say. leila entertained herself all day yesterday in the shell pool and with some painting. we took it very easy...

[Trillian]

Clare we keep our boat here at home in a shed. It's a ski boat so we only use it for water skiing. There isnt anywhere close by with water now - the lake we used to go to is empty so we have to find somewhere further away. I hope your friend is going OK. Maybe they weren't her waters and shes at home now?

Leanne that's great she's TT so well.

MD, lucky for me DH doesn't pack a lot of stuff when we go away but when we go out skiing for a day we take more crap than we do when going away for an entire week LOL.

[AnyDream]

the lake we used to go to is empty

That's part of the Great Australian Story these days, isn't it? Like the pub with no beer but ten bazillion times more tragic.

[Leemar]

MD- Hummmmm not really sure. Could be a number of things really.... being a girl, being a singleton,having other siblings to watch, could be me being more relaxed about it. But whatever it is I am very very happy as the boys were shockers . lol

[*noni*e*]

leanne - generally boys are much harder to TT than girls.. not really sure why but it seems to be the way it goes..
md - we have a smallish tree that we sit on the table it was ok last year coz ash couldnt really climb.. not sure whats gonna happen this year! none of our decorations are that expensive anyway tho..
clare - hope u hear from ur friend asap!
arte - oh dear sounds like a hellish experience!
anyways im in the middle of cleaning just thought id pop in and say hi

[Cassius2]

my friend had her baby girl at 11.20am this morning!!! her name is Julia and i CAN'T (read: REALLY CAN'T) wait to see them both and give them both big phat cuddles!!!!

[Trillian]

I wouldn't say that TT one gender over another is harder at all - girls can be just as hard to TT as boys and some boys can be easy. DS1 was dead easy to TT by the time he was fully ready to TT. If anything girls can be a bit harder as you have to teach them to wipe themselves properly and wipe all the time, whereas with boys they just have to give a quick shake and their done and wiping isn't as big an issue as it is with girls kwim.

[Leemar]

Clare- Congratulations to your friend on the birth of her baby

[Ozstar]

Arte I too had to have a giggle at your holiday stories lol.

Clare yay for your friend, congrats. I read your other thread about you knowing her name etc too how cool.

Leanne woo hoo on the TT, WTG Liv.

MD I want a new tree this year but cant convince DH. We bought a train last year to go around the bottom of the tree, L is going to have a ball destroying it lol.

I am sorry I havent been able to keep up, am hoping the kids start sleeping at the same time lol. To hard to type a whole response one handed. All is great on our end dd and I are off to Syd this weekend while L and DH have a boys weekend lol.

[Leemar]

Morning Girls,

Oz- have a wonderful weekend in sydney.
Trill- I suppose it all boils down too everyone has different experiences with each child.
MD- we are still deciding on buying a new tree or just stick with the old one.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day

[Cally]

Hey everyone.

Been flat out at work lately, a few things all supposed to be happening at once.

MP - I figured you had reception issues when you didn't respond, that was fine!

Leanne - well done on the TT. We bought undies for K on the weekend (with diamonds on the front!!) but so far the dollies have worn them more than she has.

Clare - congrats to your friend! Also, keep meaning to tell you that Bethany is expecting again (due April)

We have a big tree, there are a few precious ornaments that I might just pack away for this year, rather than run the risk of them being broken. Although I was very surprised last year at how good she was with the tree.

Oz - have a lovely weekend away.

Arte - I looked for pumpkin seeds, but they only had Jarrahdale and butternut varieties. Sorry the camping trip didn't go well, but I did enjoy reading about it! It didn't look that bad on your FB photos either (certainly not when they were both asleep)

Noni - good luck with starting your new job.

[MamaPan]

hi everyone
lets see how much i get to write this time LOL!!!
the gastro seems to have left the house here thankfully! it was a hard week last week...
Noni - best of luck with the job, you are taking on a lot thats for sue but i am sure you will feel great about it once you are in a routine etc
Clare - yay for your friend!
Ginger - happy bday - so sorry i missed it! i cant finmd your seachange thread - where are you moving? and when?
It looks very likely i will be back in melb early next year! we wont know for sue til dec but it is 90% likely now... yay!
how is everyone coping with the heat?
Leanne - wtg on the TT. we bought a potty on the weekend but not miuch happening. he wants to sit on it but we dont get any action yet! reminds me i should tell them at kindy to ask him to go on the potty too...
have any of you had experience of the so called 4 mnths sleep regression? Jacob is v wakeful at night atm, sleeps ok til about 11 and then is up every hour or 90 mins.. quite upset... is this common? he is 4 months now... he is develpoing v fast now.. so i thought that could be it. rolling onto his side and VERY verbal all of a sudden, plus drooling heaps all of a sudden and extremely 'social', he also seems ot get quite upset when he cant see me (i thought it was a bit early for this).
oh gotta go... will ty to pop on later (computer still broken so not easy atm and have to use itouch) love to you all and sorry such a bad buddy
ps just put some pics on fb will add to our group