Ange i wanna know, we had to wait to find out Lu & Sas were girls you can't make me wait again lol
It's cool we can catch up when your back for the 20 week scan
JM - It may help to find out to prepare yourselves. Good idea re the Christmas presents. Quite unisex ideas too! Having had 2 boys I am looking more at sex role toys but am mindful of this as not ideal.
Kell - That is awesome news!! I can understand not having your tree up - you must have your hands pretty full just now.
PRMG - Here is my opinion on spoiling kids again. It makes me sound like a granny but we dont buy much for T. Having said that she does have loads of the boys old stuff as I am a pretty skilled hoarder (just in case I need those old toys LEGO books pram etc one day 16 years later!!). Yeah we have the 1992 model Emmalunga and I bought it new when I had DS2 coz it took a toddler seat on the front. I just find the toys get so expensive as they get older and you set the expectation very early on that is can be wise to scale it down and put things away for another celebration in future. My parents spoiled me as the only child and I dont think it was a good thing. Nowadays that kind of spoiling is the norm.
SP - I hear you on spoiling being the norm!! LOL, it's nuts what kids get. We don't buy anything for DD all year (other than clothes). We get what we can in the toy sales and layby, she gets it at Christmas and then we put it away to give it out throughout the year, so when she does get bored of something, it goes away and something "new" can replace it. We found it worked really well this year. Last Christmas we got her an outdoor climbing cubby thing, but we didn't get it out until August and her other presents have been scattered throughout the year. My SIL buys something for my niece every week and their house is like Toyworld exploded! There are nappy boxes of stuff everywhere, you have to climb over it to sit down!! My house is 14 squares, could you imagine what it'd look like if I did that! 16 year old Lego is AWESOME! That will never be something that doesn't get used!
I'm shocking with my girls they have so much it isn't funny.
The toy room is full of toys & at the moment you can't even walk in there as there is so much stuff & that's after the 5 clean outs i've done this year. So i'm going to have to do it again before Christmas as they are getting more toys.
In my defense i'm not the only one who buys them way too many toys lol
hehe we try not to spoil susie, but in doing so I've realised we've not actually bought her any toys for christmas so I might duck out and get her something lil lol! we've bought her a heap of craft stuff, some books and a trike + helmet. but given we won't be home for christmas, she wont get her trike till after christmas, so might get her something small for under the tree. our family is pretty good with not spoiling too much, I think half her wardrobe though is from my big sister, seems everytime we see her she's found something new and cute she thought Susie should have lol! I look at her toys and compare it to some other kids I know her age and she has what I thought was alot, but is about 1/3 - 1/2 of what the others have lol!
all going well with pregnancy here, pelvis is still in place which is making life a bit easier (still have to watch what I do though!), but I've come down with a cold and its the second one so far this pregnancy! hate not being able to do much about it! I miss Codral!!
We are super excited about christmas, we have a pretty big display of christmas lights up and DD loves to go out and help turn them on every night. Christmas present opening is going to be staggered, already got her trike from DF's parents, opened one from my brother's gf on Monday, some on christmas eve and then on christmas day and boxing day. And that's mostly from relatives, i didn't even buy her much! Just some books, a new pool for the backyard, a couple of matchbox cars and some sandwich cutters. Our family are pretty good and will ask what they should buy so she's getting an art easel from my parents, paints and a roll of butcher's paper from my bro and a table and chair set for outside from my sister.
Mrs C - Congrats on your pregnancy, hope everything goes well for you! We love the Wiggles here too. Wiggle Bay has become our staple car music and Swim like a fish is the favourite at the moment.
PRMG - Alexandra is really into nursery rhymes at the moment, especially twinkle, twinkle and baa baa black sheep. I can just imagine our DD's together singing on your DD's new karaoke machine
Kell - Wow a boy! That's fantastic news!
SP - We have one of those 50L plastic containers full of 20+ year old duplo that my mum held onto, it's awesome. Cars, planes, all of the farm animals and fencing, a circus set with all the animals and house furniture, beds/toilets/kitchen benches. I would hate to think how much it would cost to establish such a big collection at today's prices.
JM - I hope you are feeling better and the MS has eased off a bit. How do your girls cope with the plane flights? We are going to Thailand in March but haven't been on a long flight since coming back from Russia last christmas.
Mo - How have you been since your mum's service? I know from experience how difficult that first christmas after a loss is and have been thinking of you. I hope that you have a wonderful christmas with your family!
MrsC - Glad to hear all is going well with your pregnancy! I hope your cold goes away soon. I hear you on not being able to take anything, it's horrible isn't it, knowing that it'll just go in a few days if you can take something. Big hugs.
FW - I can so see that! Two kids, the same age singing away to the songs. So so cute. DD is singing so much, even picking up bits from the radio. I have it going pretty much all day every day - she isn't impressed with the kids CD we have, but she'll sing along to Rhiannon or Keisha on the radio! Right now she's sitting her bopping away to the Veronicas! Sounds like you're all set for Christmas!
Hi to everyone else!
I'm working on my weight and fitness, have joined the Summer Health Challenge on here and am going okay. I'd like to lose around 7kgs I think, will see how I feel when I get to that point. I'm walking and doing zumba at home, I've lost 2.5kg and have shrunk 4cms around my "problem" areas! Glad to see some sunny weather so I can actually get out and walk. DD thinks it's hilarious when I put on Zumba, she laughs at me!!!!! It inspires me to make sure DH isn't at home when I do it, no doubt he'll laugh at my precise coordination too
Ella is getting a cubby, blackboard and a bee scuttlebug and little things for her stocking she asks everyday to open them i cant wait for xmas morning!
PRMG - good on you for the fitness regime i sooooooooo need to get weight off after this baby!
Yep nursery rhymes are big here too twinkle twinkle and incy wincy are huge at the moment
the rest of the day she asks to watch dora OMG how much more can i watch of that show LOL i have to limit it to on ce every couple of days or ill go insane
we cant wait for our little guy it still seems so far away though is going quickly if that makes sense
Won't be long Kell, our DD's will turn 2 and then you'll have your little man!!
Just wanted to wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas! Not sure how often I'll be on here over the next week or so, so have a wonderful time and take lots of pics of those gorgeous lit-up eyes as our kids open their presents Christmas morning! Love to you all
AFU the girls did great with presents, they both got so many toys & clothes.
They got a heap of DVD's Maddi has made us watch Toy story & Beauty and the beast countless times lol & they both got a few leap frog toys, Kodi loves her Scout Dog, It goes everyone with her & she loves how it says her name.
Maddi loves her Dorothy dinosaur toy & they got this cool Cow milkshake maker & more clothes of course.
They toy room is full of toys again, i'm contemplating doing another clean out of toys.
Feeling pretty sad lately, It's really start to hit home that i'll never see my Mum again It's so hard...
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We had a nice quiet christmas with my family and with some family friends, lots of presents and lots of food.
PRMG - Good on you for getting trim and fit! I'm hopping back on the bandwagon too, want to shift these last 5kg in the next couple of months. I love walking but it is so hot here.
Mo - That does sound like a lot of toys More from me Mo, grieving and loss sucks big time. Even though it can sometimes be really upsetting, I have found it therapeutic to have a special notebook to write memories and random thoughts in about the person. There are so many little things that you forget or just don't think about over the years and this has helped me to preserve some special memories. It would be a lovely keepsake for your girls when they get older as well.
To all the pregnant ladies, wow your tickers seem to be going really fast!
We have weaned, DD hasn't had a breastfeed since Tuesday. It was a forced thing because I was sick and had to take some medication but she doesn't seem to miss it and hasn't asked for boobie the last few days so I guess this is the end. It's kinda exciting to think that I have my boobies to myself again, hopefully they'll shrink a bit so I can buy some nice new bras
16 year old Lego is AWESOME! That will never be something that doesn't get used!
I know from experience how difficult that first christmas after a loss is and have been thinking of you. I hope that you have a wonderful christmas with your family!
It's so hard...
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