Babies born~March 16th-31st 2009 #5

[Khaleesi]

Well done FW for making it so far

Thinking of all our QLD members who are are affected by the floods.
I have Family in both Toowoomba & Brisbane but lucky they are all safe with no damage to property.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Thanks Mo, it feels kinda weird not b/feeding to sleep anymore as we did it for so long

The flooding situation is devastating. I think that everyone knows someone who has been affected, we have so many friends in Brisbane who have evacuated and the house that we used to live in is most definitely under water. I have banned myself from the tv news today but it's still all over facebook, bb and everywhere on the internet.

P.S. Hope that you and Immy are doing ok Jellyfish! Try not to stress too much!

[Miss.September]

P.S. Hope that you and Immy are doing ok Jellyfish! Try not to stress too much!

I was thinking of you last night, hun, saw your posts and hope you're okay. Must have been awful sitting there in the dark

Hope all our Brissy friends are well and for anyone that has loved ones there, that you can make contact. I have a couple of friends there, all are okay so far.

FW - Well done on your b/f, it is weird when its over.

[tanyaya]

hi all

sorry to hear about what some of you posters from QLD have been going through... i feel kinda ****y introducing myself when there's so much serious stuff going on.

so i'll make it quick - my name's Tanya, this is my third intro post on this site, I'm a pregnant mummy to a little boy named Archie, born March 21, 2009.

looking forward to getting to know you and your munchkins!

[Khaleesi]

HI & Welcome Tanya.
Do you know if your having another boy or a girl this time?

Yes JF been thinking of you as well, glad your safe

I can not believe our little ones will be 2 soon. Feels weird to think that when Maddi was this age Kodi was 3 almost 4 months old.
I often wonder how i got through those first few months!

[tanyaya]

hiya!

just joined up yesterday, all bright-eyed and bushy tailed....and am trying to get a thread somewhere near the bottom of the list so someone will read it

how was everyone's christmas and NY?

we had some outlaws, ahem inlaws visiting from Sweden. It was really nice to spend some quality time with the grandparents. We had 3 days of aussie-swedish xmas traditions and were pretty beat. our nearly-21 m.o. son had a ball but still doesn't really get the present thing. Which is ironic, as he got more presents than I've ever seen someone get (two sets of grandparents, uncles and parents).

Hope everyone is doing well, wherever life finds you.

Tanya

[tanyaya]

Thanks for your reply Cheshire - we don't know the sex of our baby this time...
we decided to leave it a surprise. We found out last time, as we were unbearably curious but this time the pregnancy has flown under the radar (typical second pregnancy!), so we are looking forward to a surprise. I _think_ it may be a boy but don't know either way.

your kids are quite close together - any tips on how to cope with sibling rivalry?

i think archie will be a great bigger brother (he shows more interest in my tummy than anyone!) but am thinking of ways to keep him feeling included and very loved.

/Tanya

HI & Welcome Tanya.
Do you know if your having another boy or a girl this time?

Yes JF been thinking of you as well, glad your safe

[Jellyfish]

Thanks everyone who was thinking of me, we are doing okay and I think the worst is over now so now we just wait as the waters start to recede. The back way to my parents has reopened so I might try to head out there later today. We are a bit stir crazy but safe, dry and thankful.

[Khaleesi]

Tanya there is just under 18 months between my 2.
Best advice for when they are older, make sure they have similar items in different colours.
They amount of fights i've had to deal with because they got different items & each child wanted what the other had is ridiculous.
I've learnt to buy them the same item or something very similar just in different colours because heaven forbid the girls have the same colour lol
For when they are younger just make sure Archie is involved, even it's getting baby their favorite toy etc..
Maddi use to lay blankets down & get Kodi her toys, she loved doing that. Both girls have been very close & they still are.
They just fight all the time now lol

JF that is great news

[Miss.September]

Hi, just checking in with you all. So so much sadness going on, wanted to make sure you're all travelling okay.

[Jellyfish]

For everyone, I really don't know what is happening with 2011. I'm up bright and early, off to help out with the clean-up around my area, didn't get much sleep last night and when I was printing off my registration this morning, the black ink ran out of course, going to be one of those days. Take care all xox

[tanyaya]

just wanted to share - we survived our first major toddler tantrum today (barely)....

we were leaving a shopping centre, late for a first birthday party, and we passed a carousel with some kids on it. when i saw it, i thought "uh-oh", but kept going in the rush to the car.

Our son's language isn't very developed, the one word he uses for everything at the mo is "more".... so it was "more, more, more"....when he realised we weren't stopping, then came the tears...

...still we persisted and got him down to the carpark, despite the screams. it ended up with us trying to drive out of the carpark (with him on DH's lap as we couldn't restrain him in the carseat between the two of us!!!), and turning around and going back to the carousel after 5 mins of soul-destroying inconsolable shrieking.

We ended up turning around and going back to the carousel after 5 mins of meltdown.

so we did the absolute wrong thing in backing down... but it felt right at the time. i'm sure we'll pay for it soon enough!!

Can anyone recommend some good toddler taming books?

Tanya

[Khaleesi]

Tanya sorry no help with the books, hopefully someone else can help you

Not much happening.

[Miss.September]

Tanya - I know there is a book called Toddler Taming, can't remember who it's by, but it's been around for a long time. Might be worth a look, maybe the library might have some different ones too. I reckon whatever you go with as far as tantrums, if it feels the right thing to do, that's all you can do

Not much going on here, other than MIL being an evil person, but hey, that's nothing new!! DD is really getting strong in sentences now and repeating words in absolute context. The other night she asked for a crusket, and I told her we were having dinner soon, so she replied with "No problems" . When I went to the ob yesterday, he looked at her and said "Hey, she's cute. Wow, she turned out nice!" :LOL: Love it! Hope everyone is well.

[Junglemum]

Hi chicks.

Toddler tactics is good. Also I've heard raising boys is must read for mums of boys. The science of parenting, now called 'what every parent needs to know' is also excellent. Has lots on brain development and tantrums.

Crap, on phone and forgotten everything already.

Mo. Thanks for checking on me. I'm doing ok, better than I was. I'm pleased to be able to come back though. X

PR- I am loving all the talking too. S is a real crack up. Lots of attitude and spunk.

Mo- is K early like M with the talking? I think S is about the same. Although L could count to ten by now. S says '1,2,4,5,8,11,12.... Yay!'

[Khaleesi]

Ange I'm glad your doing better, I've been thinking of you but I'm keeping my distance from it all.
It's just a bit much at the moment.
I can't make the farewell on Sat cause I'm in hossy that day so can u send a balloon up for me? I'll pm you tomorrow about it x
As for talking K is doing ok she counts to 6 and does animal noises etc but I think Maddi was more advanced. Then again K is more of a thinker she loves puzzles and putting things together.

S is sooo cute. Can't wait to see how big she is & L of course.

I'm on my phone so forgot everything else I was gonna write.

[Miss.September]

Hope you're okay Mo and you too JM

[kellbell]

Thinking of you both too its too sad for words

Only 1 week left of the 2nd trimister here - i cant believe it tommorow less than a 100 days

and that our babies will be 2 soon!

We are having huge sleep issues with Ella - anyway she sleeps with us for the moment she went from a great sleeper to terrible in the last two weeks and wont sleep in a cot or her bed. We have no idea what to do with her. any advice?