det - omg at 70 houses! That must have driven you nuts at the time but worth it now you've found the right one. That's great the settlement dates are the same and you can extend etc straight away! will be chaos by the sound of it in 5 weeks time LOL!
Malyna - what is the genre of your book? I can't wait to buy a copy!
Great to hear of those of you still feeding. It's awesome stuff! I am still sad sometimes that DS weaned and I often wonder if he would still be feeding if he hadn't had the disruption of DP being sick last year. Mostly I just focus on the positive that we got to nearly 20 months and it was a largely painless process from his point of view.
RE behaviour - DS does all the no stuff too. Mostly he is pretty good and if I can involve him somehow or give him a choice (like the be carried or hold hands mentioned) then we are both happy. I am not sure how I would go with more than one and dealing with this behaviour though. If there was an older sibling to also give attention to it might be a different story!
AFM - DS is doing really well and growing up way to quickly. He is sitting at the table at my parents place when we're down there to eat most meals and it won't be long before the high chair is gone for good. We are starting to trust him in more areas of the house so we might get rid of one of the safety gates soon too which will be nice. If you haven't seen the other thread, DP did well and the surgery was a success. There is heaps more treatment ahead and I've just read that there's about a 5% mortality rate for some of it which is a bit scary but trying to stay positive. We're not talking about the ins and outs of what's happening in front of DS this time and it seems to be working in that DS is much more settled this time around (plus he understands so much more now 5 months on).
Will pop in when I can. We're living the life of gypsies atm and I don't always have great internet access but I think of you guys and your gorgeous kids often. Love to all. xx
Hi Kaz, glad to hear that DP responded well to treatment. I'm always thinking of you guys!! DS sounds like he's being a perfect little boy too!
Have been giving more thought to holding L back a year re kinder. A few other people have suggested it too. He is very clingy, and I can't see that stopping any time soon, so maybe it's better?
Holly- yep was Bentleigh West, very good there, we'll prolly just do occasional care (set day type) or day at CC or something next year then 4yr after that.
L might surprise you when you go into hossy and yr not there, may settle cause he knows no boobies there so won't try for it.
Kaz- Been following your other thread, alot been going on for you guys. DS sounds like he is doing well with everything going on.
Malyna- how you all going? Think you sent the colds over here.
Heaven- finding activities for both was always my problem, like Holly suggested try gymbaroo or kindygym, library story times are good, play group.
Well I think we are doing kinder next year. I've got Miss I's 2yo check up on Thurs, bit late I know but we had gastro thru so I had to reschedule our appt... Anyway I will ask about it, but I feel that she will be ready. She is such a strong, independent child, and I think quite clever - I know we all think our kids are geniuses but I just think she's a clever one...
She says things in Spanish, that she has learned from Dora, but says them in context... Eg we go into get DS in the morning and she says "Good morning little man, buenos dias!" which I think is pretty good!
Anyway I just think she needs the extra stimulation and learning that kinder will give. I went to kinder, school and uni when I was young and I turned out ok
On another note... I've started the hunt for childcare. Back to work soon So we'll need to put our two into care. Bit sad... But with the new house etc we need a bit of extra cash. It'll be interesting going back... I think I need a change. Need to talk to you Nai about HR!
Kaz - I think of you lots xxx Love your photos on FB, little J is so cute, great that he's being a good boy for you too, as much as can be expected.
Shell - hope you guys are feeling better soon!
Malyna - are you guys all better now?
Heaven - glad that G is settling into life as a big sister! She sounds like she is loving her new role! Impressed with your tandem feeding as well!
ETA - google mainly music, if there is one run around you, we go and DD loves it! Our session runs as half an hour free play, half an hour of singing and dancing, morning tea and then a little bit more singing. So it's more structured than most playgroups, which I have found good. Might be worth looking into...
Olive - been meaning to ask, how is your new job going??
DS had his first night in a big bed the other night. We were back in the city and as my parents were away we decided to stay at a hotel near the hossy to avoid the long drive first thing in the morning. So DS thinks it's party time, he'd had a late sleep in the car 4-5pm and then when we got there we went out for dinner (which we hardly ever do normally!) and then he had a shower with daddy which was different too so by the time he got into bed, even though it wasn't late he thought it was party time!! LOL. He stayed on the bed most of the time but would not stay lying down let alone try to go to sleep. He was up until at least 10:30pm I think that's when I went off to sleep. DP and I woke around midnight to find that he was sleeping on the floor, head on ducky & grover and bum in the air LOL!! He stayed there until after 6am! We have no idea how he got down there (fell vs climbed) but he didn't cry or wake us up and he had no visible injuries the next day.
Too funny, first night in a big bed, that we paid money for and everything and he prefers to sleep on the floor
Anyway, we are back off to Syd today. DP into hossy this afternoon. In for 5 days, out for 5 days, in for 5 days out for 5 days etc and then the schedule changes. At some point he will be in for a month. At this point work are really supportive and I have leave so we'll just go with the flow and return home to work/CC when we can. We thought we'd have the whole week this week back at home and we were really looking forward to it but a few hours after we got back on Monday, they called saying to come back today. Can't plan anything so I'm trying to find the balance between not planning or getting attached to what I expect to happen but not descending into helplessness either. So far so good!
I know I am forever MIA...I am sorry...my world is just crazy...breastfeeding...yes but not DD1 lol...DD2 who will be 1 in May...where has that gone???? Have finally got them sleeping at the same time in the afternoon so I get an hour to sleep too! DD1 is such a gorgeous big sister even though the terrible 2's have hit!
Big hugs to all x
Kaz - *hugs* - LOl at J, with sleeping on the floor. There's been a couple of nights where the only way I can get DS to sleep is on the floor, so I make a nest for him and put him down. The book is Young Adult - urban fantasy - so it's set in a real life situation but it has paranomal elements to it.
OP what a clever little miss you have!
Wow, everyone's so busy organising things whether that be cc or events for little people to go to. I think I've missed a few posts so I do apologise but it is ridiculously early in the morning so forgive me.
Struggling at the moment with the role of superwoman that I've had to adopt. Really wish that DH would pick up his game, but I don't see it happening. Am at the point in my life where I don't need another person to pick up after. I'm just going to leave it at that. Tired and cranky don't make for good posts.
Edit: Sorry remembered some asked if we were over the colds. I'm not. I don't get any time to rest or sleep in, so the blasted thing has lasted 3 weeks.
Not usually but the last couple of weeks DD has been waking early morning and crying and DH goes in and gets in with her. And when I turn the light of at night she says 'Noooo Mummy, too dark! Don't like it!!' So I guess she's scared of the dark all of a sudden? Last night I left a light on for her and no wake ups...so will see if it works tonight again.
E has a set of butterffly fairy lights strung up at our house. She occasionally wakes, but nothing too bad.
She is being a right royal Miss atm.
Finally went to the MCHN. She was quite surprised that she knew all her colours, numbers to 10 and could recite the ABC. I actually thought all of that was pretty average actually.
No sign of toilet training. She is just not interested. DS was well and truly TT'd by this age. I was hoping to be rid of nappies by now!
Kaz how is DP going?? our highchair has beengone a while now..she sits in a booster at the table or just on the seat...sniff sniff.
Malyna shes waking 1-2 times or not at all, i think its due to being cold (5am wake ups) so have managed to get her back into the sleepsuit which stopped the waking for one night only, she also wakes sometimes around 12.30am for a resettle or to find a figurine thats shes lost (very annoying)
Heaven we're going through the dark scared thing too, she has a nightlight as well
we're talking more, counting with us and can say abc but its not clear, knows some colours and attempts most, again just not clear, motor skills are amazing though, i swear she can do DD1 tap stuff better than her and shes only seen it a few times loves dancing and omg playdough... she always has it out
has serious attitute too lol
Miss I's pretty good at nights now. Her brother has taken her place as the non-sleeping baby...!! Grr!
She sleeps in a dark room... No problem with being afraid of it yet... We also go in before we go to bed and tuck her in, add another blanket to her bed, to try and prevent the early morning wake ups... Mostly works. We've also got a toddler clock where we say night night to the sun at bed time, then the moon comes out and at 7am the sun rises again. So if she wakes before 7am we just tell her she needs to stay in bed and stay quiet until the sun wakes up.
Again, mostly works!
She's pushing every boundary possible ATM and her fave word is NO! Driving me insane!!!
What a great clock! Miss J wakes when our alarm goes off at 6 or at 6.18am if it's the weekend - seriously! on the dot! every weekend! She now gets up quietly, comes into our room and says "shhh! Vievey (Genevieve) sleeping!"
She has been waking at night but she does have a cold at the moment so that is bothering her I think. We are also getting to the defiance stage. Her favourite saying is "I NOT doing that!" when asked to do anything. We tell her that that isn't a nice way to talk and she has to say sorry or go in the corner. She will usually say sorry but not always....
LOL Nai, we have a bit of that here too but mostly just 'No thanks!' in a cheery voice when I tell her to do something I have to try not to laugh. Then when I try and make her do it it's 'NO NO NO don't want to! Don't like it!' Sometimes I wonder what the neighbours think I'm doing to her.
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omg at 70 houses! That must have driven you nuts at the time but worth it now you've found the right one. That's great the settlement dates are the same and you can extend etc straight away! will be chaos by the sound of it in 5 weeks time LOL!
So we'll need to put our two into care. Bit sad... But with the new house etc we need a bit of extra cash. It'll be interesting going back... I think I need a change. Need to talk to you Nai about HR!
Love your photos on FB, little J is so cute, great that he's being a good boy for you too, as much as can be expected.
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