hi everyone
sherie - thanks for the brauers tip - just got some so we will see how he goes tonight, poor little guy - he is quite tired this morning!
just took him to the osteo - some imrpovement but needs more treatment... good we are on a good path though.
ginger - bummer to miss the girls night, that really sux! i am off for dinner with DH tonight, mum is babysitting (1 will only be 5 min up the road LOL)
well busy day here just getting ready for the coast - looks like i need to pack most of the house!
I love the spray bottle idea - will get one of them for N - he will LOVE it! thanks Oz!
just spoke to dad and he's going to come over at 5.30pm to mind lewis for me till dh gets home so i can go out to dinner. wooo hoooo! so excited!
mp- sounds like you'll have the best time at the coast, don't forget swim nappies!!!
md- i've got a quick q for you about montessori. does it have any religious base/undertone to it? i have an appointment at the local one on tues to find out about lewis going there. they are willing to take him for 2 x 2hr sessions a week from 2.5yrs old (term 2 next year). sounds great to me! LOL
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I will butt in on the full cream yoghurt conversation by saying one thing: King Island Dairy. Honey and Cinnamon. Very naughty desserty treat. /QUOTE]
...all over it like a rash MD LOL!! love that stuff...
Ginger: good to hear from ya babe! poor L! man, he really got knocked about this time with the infections. but the ABs should work wonders really quickly i reckon...then you can get some blissful SLEEEPPPP! LOL!
good work on your dad helping out tonight. i would be crying if i missed a girls night out.
Oz: totally know what you mean. we had a lovely girl stay at our house while we were away and she had to stay an extra few days with us when we came back. she moved out today and i have to say i am stoked! lovely to have her, but also so so nice to have free reign IYKWIM.
MP - don't think you will need swim nappies unless Noah has a wetsuit! The water is still freezing down here and I don't think we're expecting anything really warm over the next week. Hope J has a better sleep tonight.
Fence - we could fence the yard, however it would be a bit tricky as there is quite a slope on one side, which of course is the side that we would need a big gate on as DH would want to be able to get vehicles into the back yard in future. Would make our lives easier though.....
Ginger - glad you get your girls night out, enjoy yourself!!
Yeah Cally I was wondering about that - thougth the water would be too cold. I guess I will bring 1 or 2 swim nappies down in case - but i think the most we will manage is a paddle and a look in the rock pools! I will text you claoser to sat to arrange to meet up for muffins and a play - looking fwd to it!
I think we will buy a spray bottle on the way there - i think N will love it! he is so spoiled though, we boight him heaps of 'active' toys at ELC the other day to take down - he is going to have a BALL! teh garden is bigger than ours too so he will love that freedom.
Lastest breaky treat here is 'milkshakes' - a whole banana and some milk in the blender - goes down v well and he thinks it is a treat with the straw etc. sometimes i add yoghurt and blueberries too whcih is even more special! he isnt much of a breakfast eater so this is a great option for us!
Ginger - enjoy the night out tonight - well deserved! i am thinking i might splurge on a glass of wine! (oh i forgot that woudl add ww points - maybe not!)
MD - I love the KI yoghurts too - not at the moment though!
MP - we just got a spray bottle from the supermarket, the same as I use for ironing. K loves her smoothies (with a bit of yogurt in them too), although they are a bit thick for a straw! K occupies herself at the beach with throwing rocks into the water. She just goes back and forth for ages.
yes we have smoothies around here all the time, a good idea is to chuck a weet-bix in there too occasionaly.
i'm excited about going out tonight, i just put some curl activator spray in jimmy's hair and it's gone awesome! LOL, gorgeous spiral ringlets, i'm just not sure how i'm going to explain to my friends that my 7 month old wears product already
talk to me about toilet training...anyone doing anything?
do you guys think 2.5yrs is too young for lewis to start kinder? should i wait till jan 2011? whaddaya think?
Curl activator spray? I'm so gonna get me some of that!!! Bet J is super cutarama with his ringlets! So for you that you're dad is coming and you can have you evening out! Not doing anything about TT until my new boobie is installed and my arm is fully mobile - too much extra cleaning involved . Summer's a good time to let them run around the back yard without a nappy on. Can you still get those terry towelling training pants?
Re the montessori - I don't *think* it has any religious element to it, I think it's strictly an educational method as such, but it might depend on the actual school that's using the method as to whether they have a religious philosophy underpinning it. Let us know how the appt goes. We have a montessori preschool here and I have wondered idly about it every time I drive past there, maybe i should check it out too. BTW I think 2.5 is too young for regular kinder but montessori is set up differently & for younger kids so ask them about the timing.
Clare lOl at L starting on the sand! Lucky the beach endlessly recycles itself.
Arte - love the concept behind free beach sand but our local beaches are struggling to hang onto what little sand they have. Not sure I'd be really popular with the locals if I turned up with a trailer LOL.
CAlly - yeah I think that water flows your way from down antartica way doesn't it...brrrr. I reckon you should just do it with the fencing, I'm pretty sure you could step it down in sections, or even plane a bit out for the gate, kwim? It will change your life.
MP bet you're looking forward to some time away from it all! Think of us when you and Cally and hoeing into muffins together!
Well Missy E had an exciting time at Kindergym today when she WON the 50c raffle! Three little tubs of playdough, not bad for her second time back there.
Ginger - great idea about putting some weetbix in, we struggle to get grainy things into Miss K so that would be good. LOL at Jimmy's curls!
Toilet training - K sits on the potty and wipes constantly, but we haven't had any results. I'm a bit concerned that because her vocalising is a little bit behind, we might have a bit more trouble. Although she can say wee and poo.
Rainy, so glad you got to go out. I hope you had a really good time. Yay for your dad, he sounds like a champ! As MD said, Montessori is the teaching method so it would depend on the school if it has religious aspects. Usually not though. I would take W to Montessori if there was one around here. Lol at J's curls - put a pic on FB! I think that people assume all babies with hair are girls, A can be dressed in neutral colours with a blue blanket and people call her a girl if she has her hat off. Hope L is feeling better.
Cally, my neice had only a couple of words at 2 but still toilet trained just after her second birthday. I have been thinking of you a bit - seems that A is a daddy's girl. All day I only get a few little smiles, but as soon as DH picks her up she is all grins and cooing.
MD, did you decide if you were going to stick with the original look or go for new and perky? When is the op due to take place?
A had her newborn hearing test the other day. It took 3/4 of an hour because she didn't like the ear peices. All I can say is thank goodness for those necklace lollies, best 30 cents I have ever spent.
We had the health nurse around yesterday. She said W's talking and comprehension are about that of a 3 year old. She also said that around 2 kids will sometimes look like they are dropping their day sleep, then they have a growth spurt and start needing it again. That seems to be what has happened here, he hardly had one for about 3 weeks and now this week has had one nearly every day again (Yay!).
Toilet training, nothing happening here. I am so over changing stinky poo nappies, especially when it comes with comments like "that is a really squishy one" etc. Noni sounds like she is going really well with Asha though, she said she uses a star chart, I thought that was a good idea and might implement it here.
Not much new happening here at the moment. And I'm afraid I can't be much help with the questions either. Sarah still naps daily but it seems to be getting harder for her to go to sleep, both night and day. She drinks mainly full cream milk and normal yoghurt but I drink lite or smarter white milk and I usually add that to both our cereals (easier than pulling both 3L cartons out )
I've put Sarahs name down at a new centre that opened here last month. They do full 12 hour day care but run it like a kindy and pre prep class thru certain hours that day. So opens at 6am, kindy/preprep starts at 9 (i think) then finishes at like 2.30, then daycare kicks in again til 6pm. It looks fantastic (and theres definately no montessori in Bundy lol) and her name is down for 2011 for 2 days. Its a toss up tho cos I'm not a fan of centres and S really seems to be thriving at FDC. Hopefully, S will stay with her current mum for a long time to come and I won't even need to worry about centres but with the waiting lists that I have been told about up here I thought it best I get in early.
Toilet training here seems to have taken a step back. She won't actually 'go' on the toilet but loves to tear the paper into confetti and put into the bowl. I don't think shes ready yet but am unsure of what to expect or do to get it started.
DH comes home tomorrow night for a few days finally but then goes back out again. Its great that we have so much work going on out west but am cranky that it seems to be all out there until xmas at least. Fingers crossed the time flies.
Oh and my mate Jen (the one that made my birthday cake this year) had her baby boy on Tuesday! Weighed 7'3, 53cm and looks like his dad, the poor thing hehe. He had to go to special care for 8 hours due to breathing difficulties. I think he sucked up a bit of fluid on his way out. But he and mum are doing fine and OMG Sherie, you are so right (not gonna admit it on FB tho for family to read) I am VERY clucky. Sarah loves babies and I think she would be great with a new one. Thankfully Rory and I are on the same page in regards to getting pregnant again. Both would love a new one but I'm a bit antsy about getting preggers again so soon after our dramas. I think I'm going to need medical help anyway so will see how it all pans out.
Well...so much for not much to report lol. Better go and get breakfast and the rest of the day organised.
Big waves to everyone
ROFL Kate! it wasn't half obvious - I hope I didn't do the wrong thing by saying that on FB though?
Arte that's the worst part about not having them TT at this age - is the poos are more and more like 'big people' poos LOL and it's just not nice to change them at all *yuck*
MD did she have any idea that she'd 'won' something or did she just think it was awesome that someone gave her playdough? LOL
G, is L feeling a bit better now? I hope he is poor little fella. How was your night out?
PP, how has the brauers been going? Fingers crossed its helped.
We haven't even bothered with TT yet, he's just not ready even though he tells me he needs a nappy change whenever he has wee'd or poo'd but I'm not concerned or in a rush because I know he will be ready when he's ready kwim? L was 2yr11mths when he was TT but I think Alister will be ready before that, but just not yet. I will have to get him some Jocks from the place where I get my cloth pads as she makes underwear for babies who do EC so she makes them really small. I brought some 2-3 jocks the other day and they are miles too big. I had the same problem with Paige at first too.
well dh actually ended up getting home early yesterday so dad didn't have to come over here at all. then, to my surprise, dh said 'why don't you just leave jimmy here as well?' i was shocked as he's never looked after both of them before. i think it was because jimmy looked so cute with his curls
anyway, so i was quite anxious, but gave jimmy a big booby feed and went on my way. had a fantastic time being child-free. i think i really needed it to be honest. i got home about 10pm and the 3 of them were all still awake wrestling on the rug and listening to loud music LOL then L and J both crashed out as soon as i got home. i swear jimmy aged while he was gone, he looked older than i remembered!!!
md- thanks fopr all the montessori info. i'm quite excited to find out about it. i think one of my friends might actually come with me as she is interested in putting her dd there too. i think lewis might have a crush on her dd too
clare- what are these terry towling pants all about? do i need to get these? tell me more!
arte- i always knew w was way way advanced. interesting what you say about the day sleeps- i'm just going with the flow atm.
kate- what did your friend name her baby boy?
hi trill, do you need to buy undies to start them off with TT? i'm so confused! i think i might have to go and do some reading up on it. i have no idea where to even start!
lewis is doing much better. he still has the little blisters on his hands but he is much more himself and is sleeping through the night. i'm hoping he's ok to take to a party i have on saturday.
WOOHOO on the child free night out! What did big J think of J's hair?
You don't really *need* proper undies, but using the pullups etc can confuse them because they are just like a nappy still but when they are in jocks they have to be cleaned up when they dirty them and they don't like the way it feels kwim? Plus IMO it's always best to stay comitted to the TT once you start because that also sends mixed signals to them, like if they are only in jocks at home but nappies when out, it can take a little longer for them to get used to telling you they need to go to the toilet because they know the nappy is *safe*. When I TT it was always jocks/knickers while they were awake but when they were going to bed it was a nappy, but before I put their 'night nappy' on I would always take them to the loo to make them used to going before they went to bed and then take the nappy off and put them on the loo as soon as they woke up in the morning and then back into their underpants for the day. I did have a bit of trouble with Paige who refused to wear nappies once we started TT so I would have to wait till she fell asleep at night and then put her nappy on LOL. That's why I've always waited till they were well and truly 100% ready for it and not just because they were x years old and should be toilet trained by now LOL because it made it so much easier and quicker to have them fully day and night trained.
G: the terry towelling pants are the daggiest things this side of the planet. but basically they are just a padded undie ITMS. i remember them when i was 2-3 years old...i had cream and green coloured ones...ahh the 80s...
i *think* the concept is that they just 'hold' an oopsie in place without oozing too quickly so you have time to clean up...
MP: how did J go last night?
Arte: ROFL....ewww the descriptions of his nappy must make the nappy change session all the more 'visual' LOL!
Kate: mwah, nothing like a newborn to make us all old clucky chooks i reckon!
i reckon if you like the centre and you think S would like it, then you might as well put her name down. if and when it comes to an offer of a place, then you can reassess i reckon. hey, i probably totally missed all this with me being away, BUT how are the fires going up there? i heard they were near bundy? what about gladrock?!
Rainy: LOL! that is soo cute that the boys were having a blast...and yes, do tell, what did Big J think of the hairdo??
AFM: been busy packing, cooking, cleaning etc. DH it appears has gone on jetlag holiday.... totally unimpressed. i think he *forgot* that i was also on the plane back...
told him to shove it last night as there i was busy packing all the boxes of our study and doing a FAB job, when he walks in and goes: 'do you really have to stickytape the boxes up?' (as in, he didnt want me to close the boxes...who knows why...). totally went ape at him LOL! men are sooooo good at sticking their foot in it, i tell ya what.
hey everyone
havnt been on in soooo long!!
things are going well here, W is now 5.6kgs and doing really well, above average for his weight and looking nice and healthy! cant believe how fast hes growing!
Ashas doing really well with the toilet training shes not having many accidents at home anymore and will go to the toilet with me when shes out she just wont go for others ie my mum or her daycare so i keep her in pull ups at those times and ask them to ask her if she wants to go but not to push if she says no.. coz i sent her to daycare in undies a few times and she ended up crying when they put her on the toilet, dont think shes emotionally ready to do it with other people yet which is fine too just trying to stay rather relaxed about it..
so this is what weve been doing.. undies, to start off with its a good idea to get training undies, they catch more of the mess but they feel just as wet as they would in regular undies, u can get them from big w in packs of 3 for about $7 and they come in different sizes, theyre around the other tt stuff in the store not with the regular undies.. asha probably has about 10 pairs, when they start u need lots of pairs coz there will be lots of accidents.. we started by putting asha on the potty every half hour or so as long as she was willing and just praising her for sitting there, everytime she had an accident we would get her to go and sit on the potty and let her know thats where wee or poo went.. it didnt take too long for her to catch on and she started to go to the potty when she needed to go, there were lots of accidents right next to it or shed stand up in the middle of going lol.. anytime she went and did something in the potty there was a huge deal made about it.. heaps of prasie. i also drew up a star chart my first one was 7 clouds, then flowers, then butterflies with the names of the days on them and any time she went she would get a small chocolate as well as get to put a star on the chart, we are still doing this now.. whenever i get her to sit i always say something like "come on wee wee" to re inforce what i want her to do and if she does we sing a little song which she really loves just a made up one "asha weed in the potty, what a good girl" etc etc shes really loving all the extra attention etc thats come with it and shes doing really well with it, like i said having very few accidents and some days without any at all..
for you that you're dad is coming and you can have you evening out! Not doing anything about TT until my new boobie is installed and my arm is fully mobile - too much extra cleaning involved 
. Summer's a good time to let them run around the back yard without a nappy on. Can you still get those terry towelling training pants?
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