Mum2SweetCs, by all means share if you need. Don't think of it as dampening the mood. A sunshine theme for the party sounds lovely!
Pholi, wishing your little man a very happy birthday today! Wow your party sounds very impressive! I thought is was going overboard with 40 people. I hope it goes well!
AFM, hard to believe this time a year ago I was pacing a hospital room in labour! We've had a lovely day so far, now about to head to the shops to get the food and a few last minute bits and pieces for the party tomorrow. Can't believe today my little girl turns 1!
Terry – Glad to hear that G’s birthday went so well on the weekend.
Definitely in the super organised (or perhaps not as organised as I should be) and extrememly over tired basket.
Pholi – Wow. Heaps of words now. A still hardly says anything at all, but I think that’s because her brother does all her talking for her. Which is kind of cute, kind of frustrating all at the same time.
How did T’s birthday party go? I’ll have a bit of a laugh if all the 130 people you invited DID show up, LOL.
As for A needing to defend herself. It might be the other way around. She teases her brother mercilessly and calls the tears right on cue if things don’t go her way, and he’s always a sucker as soon as that bottom lip drops and the tears come. She can get him to do anything/give her anything. It’s pretty funny in a scary kind of way!
Mum2C’s – I’m with Miss D. This is the perfect place to share/vent/ask advice if you need it. Especially if little C is a full on baby. You need someplace to be able to just go BLAH and get it all out.
Miss D – How are your wedding plans going now that the big 1st birthday bash is over?
AFU – Our little princess is 1 today. I have to admit I had a few tears this morning. I just can’t believe she’s grown up SO QUICKLY. And she’s SO independent. Needs to sit on her own chair. Needs to feed herself. Doesn’t want to be carried anymore. She can walk (at a VERY PAINFUL snails pace) and insists on walking EVERYWHERE.
On the other side, she’s such a little cuddle bug. She LOVES to give big bear hugs, and will walk up to you with her little hands held out in the cutest way then when you bend down to get her she just throws her arms around your neck and buries in her face and hugs her little heart right out.
DDB your so right we have been very quiet in here.
I'll just give a little update. Life has become quiet hectic I'm back at work 4 days and let me tell you without my mums help I think I would be at breaking point. I have so much respect for you ladies that do it all alone without any help. G stays woth my mum 2 days a week and 2 days at daycare. She is now 14 months old and I love all the changes going on with her. We have had a few episodes a hospital visit for a burn (lucky it wasn't bad) and a few colds and 1 infection. She is now totally mobile to the point she hates being put in a stroller. She points to things she wants and her vocabulary if improving and getting bigger too. DH has taught her "I love you" and she says "I uv u" it truly melts me heart. I also love that we can now enjoy so many activities together. We hosted our first BBQ since having G a few weeks ago which was nice but so different now that we have a child. DH and I were more organised and G was into everything trying to help.
Cant believe its nearly christmas...no tree for us this year but I plan on decorating the house...all G's christmas shopping is done but nothinh else has been started yet.
Hey!
Definitely quiet in here.
Terry – I’m glad to hear that the burn wasn’t bad. It still must have been pretty scary, and bad enough for you to take her to the hospital
A is good. Growing up too quickly. Completely different to her brother, which is good, but she can be very challenging. She’s very defiant and LOVES getting into mischief. She is in to EVERYTING. And laughs openly in your face when you ask her not to do something and if she’s not there yet, picks up into a run. She has her brother wrapped right around her finger. She can get him to do ANYTING for her, which includes opening up the doors to let her outside, with all the ensuing chaos that one brings (we live in a high-set house ) She’s big into tantrums and will throw one at the drop of a hat for any conceived wrong doing on our part. A don’t pull your brother’s hair. Cue tantrum. A don’t bite your brother. Cue tantrum. A don’t hit your brother. Cue tantrum. Nappy change time. Tantrum. Into or out of the bath…differs on any given day….tantrum. We fed her. We didn’t feed her. He didn’t feed her fast enough, we didn’t feed her what she wanted to be fed. Tantrum, tantrum, tantrum. I think you see the picture.
And just when I am at my wits end she turns into a complete angel. She gives the MOST FANTASTIC cuddles and is such a cuddly loving little girl. She wraps her arms right around you, snuggles her head in and pats you on the back. Gives you the most adorable (yet kind of drooly) open mouth kisses complete with the mwa sound. She’ll put her garbage in the bin for you. Takes her dishes to the sink. Wipes up any spills you make. Picks up her toys and puts them away. Sometimes I honestly think I have two completely different children.
She doesn’t talk still beyond mummy, daddy, hello and good-bye. I am getting a bit concerned about it, but she clearly communicates with her brother somehow because he can tell me exactly what she wants. Mummy. Annabaya wants water. Sure enough she does. Mummy Annabaya wants yoghurt. Yup…spot on again. She needs a nappy change, she wants to go outside. Whatever. It’s a bit freaky really.
Christmas. Halfway there. I have some things for both kids. But I don’t have much time to get to the shops now I am working 5 days a week and even less time to get to the shops without the kidlets. I also am at a loss as to what to get for her. We still have all of DS’s old toys and don’t really ‘need’ anything so to speak. She is really girly though and LOVES to wear things in her hair. She got a tiara from somewhere (no clue where) and she struts around wearing that. So cute. She keeps touching it, then will look at herself in the mirror, then go and parade in front of her brother until he tells her how beautiful she looks. She’ll giggle and duck her head shyly then strut off to look at herself in the mirror again. Cracks me up.
Hi M2SC I guess time flies when we are all busy. So good to hear from you. Sounds like you have your hands full and I must say I know a bit how that feels little G is so independant and strong willed that sometimes I cant believe that I'm having to battle a little 19month old. Love her to bits though and wouldn't change a thing. I'm currently working 4 days a week but rumour has it our roles in Melb will be getting made redundant so I'll have to look for FT work. The thing I will miss is the mummy and G time we go to Tiny Tutus (yep I have a little dancer too)in the morning, shopping home for lunch and a nap then off to playgroup
Hope to hear from some of the other mummies in here
I'm not back at work... Loving being a FT mum, and just doing mummy and baby stuff - Playgroup, Babywearers meetings, get together a with other mums, etc.
Thor is amazing, funny, adventurous, cooperative, helpful... He spend large parts of the day playing outside, mostly pouring water into different containers and onto the plants and over himself. He can name all his shapes and letters, and is putting short sentences and multiple concepts together. I love that if he's upset, he can almost always tells why, and he can understand what I tell him in return. He loves to bring his dirty clothes basket to the laundry and put his clothes in the machine, to help me unload the dishwasher, to put away the onions and potatoes when we go to the markets, etc. Long may that last!
We're also still BFing, just one feed a day, but that's going to have to stop very soon as we've been ttc number 2 for a while now, and are about to start AC again, and you have to have not BF for a month, afaik.
As much as I know I always wanted kids, I'm still constantly blown away by how much I love him and how much he's turned my world about!
Lots has happened here since I last posted. In January I became a Mrs, then in March Arya became a big sister. It's certainly created some new challenges having a toddler and a baby, but they are so besotted with each other.
Arya has been having some sleep issues. She doesn't like to go to sleep and fights it with everything she has but once asleep she's normally pretty good only waking once if at all. Her speech is unbelievable and I still can't believe how much she says and understands.
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) She’s big into tantrums and will throw one at the drop of a hat for any conceived wrong doing on our part. A don’t pull your brother’s hair. Cue tantrum. A don’t bite your brother. Cue tantrum. A don’t hit your brother. Cue tantrum. Nappy change time. Tantrum. Into or out of the bath…differs on any given day….tantrum. We fed her. We didn’t feed her. He didn’t feed her fast enough, we didn’t feed her what she wanted to be fed. Tantrum, tantrum, tantrum. I think you see the picture.
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