Babies born~October 1st-15th 2008 #10

[belfie]

Ooh wow, you guys did do well to find this thread! I was just thinking about it the other day!

Moi - huge hugs hun I think what you've been through is so tough. I don't know what it's like to not have your parents, and I realise how much we should appreciate our families in our lives and not take them for granted. So hard for you to find out the way you did, and I know the meniere's doesn't make it easy either! I know I'm crossing forums, but I know you've had a few more vertigo attacks recently which is a horrible awful thing to have to put up with. Regarding M, well I had to have a little giggle at the thought of M thinking she'd be getting a little dog in her ear! And congrats on the daytime TTing!

ZF - aah we so have to have a melb girls catch-up. Next school hols mebbe? Congrats to A for TT'ing, I'm not surprised she's doing well too. That's so funny re kinder, too cute.

AFM well we're not even thinking about TTing X yet. He's a boy lol. Maybe Jul/Aug... or more into spring. We'll see. Otherwise he's pretty good. He's just been diagnosed with mild asthma. I'm actually quite relieved as it means he's getting preventer now and can have ventolin at daycare if required. He doesn't have a traditional wheeze but he is SO like my sis & my DH (both asthmatics) who always get the big chesty rattly cough at the drop of a hat. And finally after I queried ALL last winter, the doc this year said yep, that's mild asthma. Admittedly he was never gonna be diagnosed before 2 anyway without a big attack, but still, I think we're on the right track now. And hopefully this means he won't have to have a big attack! He's finally starting to have some 2yo tanties... he's so laid back it's hilarious... takes his own sweet time to get to each stage. We were down in Tassie with my folks and they left his absolute fave toy at home. We're all discussing it in the car and he's like "Mummy, don't wowwy (worry)". What a kack, he's telling US not to worry cos we forgot his special toy!?!?! I mean, seriously! He still adores Annika, and it's lovely watching the two of them start to interact more. He likes to do full body cuddles where he just lies on her, and I'm saying X you're too heavy, don't squish her. But underneath she's just beaming!

Apart from that, can't remember if I'd mentioned it, but my DH was unwell with vertigo from Dec to April. It was pretty foul for everyone as he was struggling to work, and so wrecked from trying to, that he wasn't able to help out with anything else - so I found that really tough with Annika very unsettled too (she's got reflux) but DH is finally on meds that have worked now which has made a massive difference. We're hoping to get him off the meds later this year as they have some nasty side effects, but it's just so nice to feel more like a normal family again. I don't know how single mothers do it - honestly it was just hell. Four months is a helluva long time to be taking things one day at a time cos you're just so goddamn busy. So I am loving having him "back" again. Plus now Annika is 8mths so her routine is pretty good and everything is considerably saner.

Hope everyone else is going well... can't believe our babies will be turning 3 this year. Oh my goodness!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Found us again

HOW IS EVERYONE??????

I have a new car ladies so we WILL have to organise a Melb catch-up, maybe for in a couple of weeks times or something?

Belfie - How is X asthma going babe?
Things still going well with DH and his meds and how is princess Annika?

Moi - how you going in your end of town lovely lady, how is M going - and her ears?

What else is news with everyone.

Were pretty good here, got a new car (:dace and A loves it, she tells everyone we bought a new car , she's got quite a decent 2yr old attitude on her at the moment.
She gets along really well with Z and yesterday she was 'writing' in a notepad and then said Z come here so Z sat with her and A says "once upon a time ...." turns page "a little girl was at the microwave" i was busy and didn't hear the rest of this wonderful made up story.

She's still about the same with her TTing at the moment, she has her days where all she wants to do is use the toilet and other days where she just wants nappies.

Is anyone else having problems with a VERY emotional child, the other night she BAWLED her eyes out saying "you've picked the wrong ones" when i put her in her PJ's.
She also cries at the drop of a hat if she forgets something or isn't getting something she wants - is this just terrible 2's?

Can you believe our kids are 3 in what is it 3mths???? OMG

Is anyone else sending LO's to 3yr old kinder? I'm still waiting on the enrollment info, A can't wait - she keeps saying i'm going to kinder next year mum.

SO thats a bit of an update from us, DP is back at work and were slowly catching up on things so hopefully were back to smooth sailing ASAP.

[SunnyRain]

Hi everyone, tapatalk app has no trouble finding you all.

I had my baby girl a week and a half ago. She's beautiful but having tummy issues, so today I'm lactose free, coffee and chocolate free too until I work it out.

Jude chose the day I came home from hospital to drop day sleeps, so that sucks. He's been very loving to Lilac giving her kisses constantly, but he's been acting out. He has always been a perfect angel and I know it's a confusing time so I'm trying to be patient.

He was fully tt for ages too but that took a bit of a hit. So much going on for the little Guy, I feel bad. It's rough on a total mummies boy who is full-time SAH. it's a big adjustment to share me, and because she has tummy issues I'm quite distracted.



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[belfie]

hi everyone!

kuraiza - congrats on the arrival of Lilac! Sorry to hear she's been having tummy troubles. We went through the same with Annika, geesh it's foul cutting out the caffeine when they're so unsettled. Good luck, I really hope it works for you (FYI, with us she ended up needing losec for reflux). Awesome work on the tt too. It is a big adjustment for them having a new little person arrive. I found X was really loving to Annika, but one day (through the really unsettled patch) he was crying at the baby gate for "cuggles", my heart nearly broke in 2. That was the day I realised I needed to get some help for Annika and that things were more than just newborn unsettledness!

ZF - thanks for asking re X. He's off the preventer now and lungs are sounding really good again, so we have that he'll get through the rest of winter without needing more. He did get sent home with head to toe hives last week tho... arrrgh that was a pain! That's awesome re the new car, must be great. Re the emotional 2's, omg I hear you. X took a while to get there, but he's definitely there now. Says yes to something, then no, then cries... lol. I've also had some friends say that the 3's are just as bad... eeep I don't wanna hear that!!! I must admit most of the time he's not TOO bad... but definitely a lot more tantrums and WHINING than we used to have. I seem to spend a lot of time asking him to say things in his "normal" voice. His other horrible habit is just screeching when he gets frustrated at his toys. So I'm trying to channel that to a more constructive response too. I'm waiting to hear which spots we get for 3yo kinder, as I missed out on the school we wanted, boo. I can't believe they'll be 3 soon too. Amazing!

Otherwise all is good here. DH is still mostly ok (apart from a kidney stone a few weeks ago) which put him in hossy. One of our cats was attacked by a dog and subsequently died, that wasnt' fun either . Little miss Anni Shae starts at family daycare (FDC) on Monday with X. She wasn't meant to start tilll the 18th but I moved it up as I have heaps of end of FY bookkeepign work to do for DH's business. I'm still trying to work out what I'll do work-wise too (was made redundant earlier this year). I'm really hoping Annika goes ok at FDC. I think it will really help that X is with her (not like long daycare where they'd be in separate rooms) as they still just adore each other. She still doesn't drink much that isn't booby, so I think her & the daycarer will be working it out together which isn't quite what I wanted.. but I really don't want to ask my carer to keep her spot open any longer (she's already kept it open & empty for months). Plus Miss Annika is a big girl (10kg now ) & eats HEAPS, so I just have to remind myself that she'll be fine.

Hope everyone else is going well - love to hear updates

[Georgi]

Hey all! I did write a big long post the other week but my internet is playing up & I lost the lot.

Congrats on the weight loss BELFIE. I just saw it in your sig. Gosh, I wish I could shift this 12kgs. I've been exercising but really need to take a look at my diet.

And congrats on the pink arrival KURAIZA. That's wonderful news.

I guess with facebook we all seem to know what's happening with each other lol. It's free on my iPhone so easy for me to play with

BJ is growing up fast. He's such a big boy now. And so cheeky. He was such a quiet, placid kid and some days now he's just a monster! He's still quiet & placid compared to some other kids I see but he's definately changing. Thankfully his night wakings of needing to do we wee's has finally ended. I figured out that he didn't need to really do we wee's, just wanted the attention in the middle of the night. So for a couple of nights I didn't attend to him & that was the end of that. Phew!

He's still in day care only once a week. He loves it. I'd love to put him in another day but work is quiet so I can't justify it.

Not long till his 3rd birthday. I'd really like to get him a bike. With training wheels of course.

He loves his little brother. Now that Eden can interact better Bj just adores him.

Not much else..... Hope you are all doing well xxx

[belfie]

Thanks Georgi - I'm so pleased about it. I don't know how Eden is feeding, but if you're BF'ing, it's really worth trying to lose the weight now. I started when Annika was 6 months cos I so wanted to take advantage of it. I'm trying to get to my goal weight by the time she's 1 in Sept.

So glad to hear your boys are adoring each other, it's gorgeous to see isn't it! I know what you mean about them growing up. X used to be so quiet too, but not anymore! I swear he was trying to set a world record for yelling NO today. Arrrgh so frustrating!!

[SunnyRain]

Jude is very loud lately, too. He was always the perfect angel, I guess it's what they call the terrible 2s.

he has also gone backwards with his toilet habits since Lilac was born. I know this is common, but I thought since he toilet trained himself with not much input from us, that it would be OK. Also, he's been using the loo for so long now I'm really pretty shocked and don't know what to do. He had outgrown his cloth nappies so I don't have nappies and I don't really want to go back to that.

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[Georgi]

KURAIZA - I wouldn't be putting him back in nappies if he's been toilet trained for so long (i would for night & sleep). I reckon you'll just have to ride out the storm. Just show him how disappointed you are and say oh yukky wee wee or oh yuckky poo poo that's yukky. Gosh, I feel for you. I hope it's not too long a battle

BELFIE - I know they say that BF helps lose weight, I know it sounds strange, but I think it hinders my weight loss. I didn't lose it till I stopped BF Byron. I am still feeding. Eden is 7 months old now. I so badly want to, cause I feel so awful. Perhaps it's all in my head

Nawwww, Byron just came up to me, kissed me and said "Mummy I love your kisses"... Nawwww

[Moi]

Kuriza - Congratulations on your new arrival. Welcome to the world Lilac. I also think you could avoid putting Jude back in nappies. But that might mean a lot of extra washing for you. But hopefully he won't enjoy it and go back to using the toilet.

Georgi - How did you go about night TTing? Did you just stop putting Bryon in nappies or did he ask to not have nappies any more?

Zarava - Yes that would be great to finally catch up. Are Mondays or Fridays any good for you?

Belfie - I swear J keeps copying me with illnesses. So sorry to hear about your bad run. And are mondays or fridays any good for you for a catch up?

AFM - Well I feel like I have never ending bad luck at the moment. Of course I am still struggling with my mother's loss. Then DH went away for work and I got a kidney stone in the middle of the night, while I was all alone with Maya. It was so painful I should have been in hospital and I did call an ambulance, but I couldn't bare taking M to hospital in the middle of the night so I decided to just go it alone. The next day I was an absolute wreck and no one would come help me with Maya. It was the worst day of my life. I felt so sick. So much pain. So unbelievably tired. And having to look after M all by myself. Since then I've been feeling the loss of my mum even more. Now there is no one in this world any more who would drop everything to be there for me when I really need it. And I'm having big problems with my brother. I don't talk about him much with anyone. I guess I feel like he will reflect on me some how. But my mother was a big buffer between him and me and now that she's gone, he's texting me all the time. Like 20+ times a day. He's lying to me. He's stolen from me. And he begs for money from me. It's just another stress in my life that I just don't need. He suffers from a mental illness but he won't seek help and there's not much I can do about it. He doesn't have a job and mum gave him money all the time, but I can't do that. I have Maya!

As for Maya, she had grommets put in about a month ago. I haven't noticed much difference in her speech, but she's stopped saying "Huh?" all the time. So she must be able to hear better. Her ENT said he removed a lot of muck from her ears and she was a bad case, so I am glad we did it. And t he whole procedure went much better than I expected. M is TT during the day, but I don't know when/how to start night time training. M goes to CC three times a week, even though I don't actually work enough any more to cover the cost I really feel like after everything that has happened I do need more of a break. And at CC they want to move her to the 3 year old kinder room now. They think she's more than ready. So she'll start kinder in two weeks time and we'll see how she goes. If she wants to move back she can.

[belfie]

Belfie - I swear J keeps copying me with illnesses. So sorry to hear about your bad run. And are mondays or fridays any good for you for a catch up?

Lol I'm not sure he is copying you - he first had vertigo in 1996, and his first kidney stone was 2008 - right before X was born. Either way, I wish they'd all go away though! As I'm sure you would too! I can't believe you didnt' go to hossie with the kidney stone, that's just awful . Your brother sounds sooooo annoyingly painful too. Big hugs.
Re catch-ups, Mondays the kids are at family daycare. Fridays are good.

Georgi - woo hoo, you can do it! If you try looking at your diet. I just tried both WW and CK after X, and lost about 8kg. This time I've just done CK, and I just do it for a short time, and it helps me to realise where I might need to tighten my game a little. When I stopped BF'ing, omg I noticed the calorie difference. I figure that trying to lose weight when I'm BF'ing is kinda like having gone for a run each day before I even get out of bed - it's awesome!

Kuraiza - yup, I hear you on the terrible 2's. Shocking aren't they. X has days where he's great, so cute & polite... and other days whingy X comes out too play. Re TT, we haven't done it yet, so I can't give you any advice there! GL tho. How is Lilac going now?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Wow i have to catch up

Moi - either of those days is fine but looks like Fridays are prob best for Belfie
Maybe in a couple of weeks we could organise a catch-up somewhere in the middle?
Please hun be easy on yourself, your brother sounds like a fool (to say the least) and you need to look after YOU.
So glad M's ears are better, and YAY for being ready for the 3yr old room, A can't wait to go to kinder next year

Georgi - awww how cute is B.
I know what you mean about the great placid kid then monster, A is exactly the same.. although she's quite full on she has wonderful manners and then other days she's a right little devil.
Hows Eden going?

Kuraiza - congrats on the birth of Lilac.
With the TTing maybe just stick with it a bit more again, reassure him it's ok to use the toilet and your there, he's still TT'd early so you should be very proud.
People ask about me TTing A already and i said it was her choice, she is not fully TT'd but has her days where she wears knickers all day with no accidents and then others where she does a wee and screams the house down.
I think we are lucky though as i know people who have to push theirs kids to TT in time for kinder. IYKWIM.

Belfie - would be great to catch up... how are you guys going. I am sooo over tantrums

AFM: Ava keeps asking about kinder, she's still going through her tantrums at random times stage and it's getting quite annoying.
I love how she interacts with Z, she likes to 'read' to her by opening a book and making her own story, the other day it was "once upon a time, there was a girl at the microwave"
She's counting to 10 on her own which is great as she could do this from about 18mths then stopped and started jumbling up all her numbers and will copy me counting until well over 30.
She loves our library days and comes home and sings the songs word for word to herself.

I'm amazed at how much they can soak in, you can have a proper conversation with her, she'll answer the phone and know who it is and just walk off and talk to them, my mum called and all i heard was "hello _ Hi Nanny P _ I went to the library and did dancing _ no Liz read a book _ your silly nanny _ ok bye love you"
TTing is going ok, we have the heaters on all day so if she wants she can run around in knickers, she wears pull-ups or a nappy when we go out but had a few accident the other day with some runny #2's so got quite upset.
I can't believe they are 3 soon, where have the years gone, A wants a motorbike but DP and i are undecided, he wants to wait another yr but i'd prefer to give it to her now so she is used to it and if she falls off she's less likely to be going at speed

[Moi]

Lol I'm not sure he is copying you - he first had vertigo in 1996, and his first kidney stone was 2008.

I know. I was referring to the recent episodes and only joking. Just funny how we seem to have followed each other with the vertigo and kidney stone. Do you know why J gets kidney stones? My DR thinks it's because I might be getting too much calcium. I LOVE my milk. But excess calcium is just one of the many possible causes.

zarava - I'm not sure where the middle would be? What about meeting in the city?

This week M started in the 3 year old kinder room. Her carers felt that she was more than ready to move up. So that was nice to hear. Unfortunately she's had a few toileting accidents at CC, and I don't know if that means she's stressed about the change. But the carers tell me that she's been really happy. So it could also mean that she's just too distracted.

[Georgi]

Well I'm so glad to hear that it's not just my nearly 3 year old that has turned into a monster!

MOI - We never needed to night TT BJ. He just stopped weeing in his nappy and started calling out to us that he needed to go. We put nappies on him for another couple of months anyway but he never needed them. We never needed to do a thing. BJ also had a few accidents at Kindy when he never had them at home. They do just get distracted I think

ZARAVA - Yeah Eden is doing great thanks. He's growing way too fast that's for sure!

BELFIE - I'm a pro at this weight loss thing lol. Unfortunately I've done it many of times. I'm following the WW pro points though I'm not using the extra BF points. I tried it earlier on when Eden was around 2 months and found I wasn't losing weight. So this time I've dropped those points and are just eating the points that anyone would. Ive lost 4kgs in 3 weeks, due to weigh again on Tuesday. I'm back at the gym too. Doing 3 cardio sessions & 2 body balance. Just lovin it! Back to my old ways

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

FOUND US AGAIN.
How are we all, how are the LO's going?

We booked Ava in for 3yr old kinder and have paid her fee's and she can't wait, she points every time and says "thats my kinder next year".

Moi - How is M going in the 3yr old room?

We still do need to organise a melb catch-up, maybe after all the birthday's have settled down and the weather is nicer we can do a park play date or something?

How is everyone?

A is good, still about the same with TTing, she was sick a couple of weeks back and having the runs really put her off but were working our way through it
She's talking quite well and can now write AVA and DAD on her own counting and letter recognition have gone backwards but i think thats because she is bored and sick to death of me trying to make sure Z is keeping up aswell.
She is so active and quick that i really think kinder is going to work wonders for her, she needs that stimulation to stop getting so antsy i think

[Georgi]

There's not all that much happening with BJ. He's just a little turd! Such a typical boy. It's amazing to see the difference between girls (my sisters 3) and boys and the way they behave. He is always in time out cause of some stupid thing he's done. He's still a gentle kid and they tell me at kindy that he's so placid & gentle, I'd hate to see what the other boys are like lol. He still goes to kindy on Tuesday's, and still loves it

He is mad for Transformers. Gosh, it's his life at the moment. He has about 5 of them and can convert them to and fro. Not the basic level 1 ones, the level 3 ones, for 5yrs +. He does a great transformers robot impersanation (sp?). It's hilarious

He turned 3 at the end of last month and we had a simple family get together at my inlaws house. We bought him a new big boy bike & a remote control dinasour. He got loads of pressies from the family

Me, BJ & Eden are all on antibiotics. I had flu like symptoms for two weeks, including high temperatures, and I just wasn't getting any better. I've been taking the ABs for a few days now and it's made a huge difference. My nose is clear and my chest is clearing up. BJ had a few days of high temps too, over a week apart. And poor Eden has just had this chesty cough for 4 months! My GP wouldn't give anything for it but this time we just went to the local medical centre so he was happy to get his pen & pad out

I was in Melbourne last weekend catching up with the girls from Eden's baby buddies group. Just Eden & I went. It was great. We had an awesome time. I just wish I had planned better and should of arranged to meet you girls too... Sigh, next time for sure!

We have 2 x 3rd Birthday parties today... Joy

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

AND THE BIRTHDAY'S BEGIN... I can't find our old list, who's LO's have birthday on what days again?

Ava is 7th Oct - can't believe shes THREE next week.

[SunnyRain]

Jude is the 7th also.

Happy big 3 everyone.

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Jude 07/10/2008 | Lilac 16/06/2011

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I found the thread again.
So who is still here?

Miss A is at 3yr old kinder now & enjoying swimming & just started gymnastics. She's as busy and inquisitive as ever.

She can write her own name & dad, enjoys coloring & craft & can trace letters, rides motorbikes & plays in the mud...

I'm loving this age but boy does she have an attitude!

Hope some others are around for an update!


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