Babies Born~September 2006 #111

[maz]

So who's kid's are super excited about the big red man????

Vy still wont giv eup her dame dummy.....Ive even said santa might get her a dora lap top and she's happy to do it for 5 mins and then says....I dont want a dora lap top...i want my dummy...I jsut cant say no to her

Im such a softy

I havent even done christmas cards...I just cant be bothered this year with it all

[Visitor7]

Nina is soooooooooo excited about Santa coming. She understands the religion side of it, plus the whole santa giving side as well. She knows she has to be a good girl to get a present from Santa. She's written Santa a letter, and Santa sent her a letter this week letting her know that it's almost Christmas time. She was so excited to get the letter. In the letter, she asked Santa for a bike. And just between you and me, I think Santa will be bringing her one too

[Nelle]

Lol, Riv has no idea about Santa. He does quite like the Christmas tree though. Spends a bit of time playing near it, and sometimes when we sit and talk about it, he'll point at it and go 'Whoooa'!
Got a call from the speech therapy place where we used to live to say it's time for our appt over there...well, not much use to us now! Silly waiting lists......hopefully it won't be too far into the new year hey.
We're thinking about a bike too Jodes, R reckons Riv would go really well with one. Bit stuck for Si though, he's got all Riv's old toys and quite likes them!

[shellbell3]

Nelle- Could you go there for speech appts and use them til appts come up in your area?

Yeah we're excited here too with Santa, its quite good to use too when she is misbehaving, just a gentle reminder that santa is watching, we bought a cubby off e-bay for her, its hiding out at a mates place so xmas eve will be fun of putting the bloody thing together.

We're hoping to get santa photos done today, we'll see if it works or not! so far last 2 years were me in in last year with Ash on my lap and year before Ash screaming and not going anywhere near him. This year I think she'll be better but will now have to see what Emily is like.

[maz]

I would go Nelle hon....sounds like he really need's them and im pretty sure you can gt a referral...and if not atleast he's getting help until you can see a ST in your area. You dont want to wait until he's in Kinder like I did with W..to hard and to much going on. chicky

Shell - Vy likes santa from a distance...OMG she went balistic last year when I went to move....I dont even want to try the santa photo this year.....knowing my luck M will pull his beard, slap him or talk his ear off :rolleye: I cant shut the kid up. Woo hoo on the cubby to....Vy is really into our's now. I will be thinking of you guys putting it together whilst we're putting together friggen bikes

Jodi...did you get a barbie helmet???? Santa's bringing a Dora one....Kmart babe.

Hope everyone else is good....hoping to put the tree up today...cant believe we didnt put it pu on first advent...stupid men

[Nelle]

Logistically it'd be a pain to drive for speech therapy, Lilydale's quite away off the main highways so it'd take at least 45-50min to get there. The speech therapy place here apparently have on their notes that I've waited, but the old speech therapy place said to call them and make sure they definitely know that we've been waiting, and for how long, so I might do that, so they know we've been waiting since July. I'd prefer to have the appt after the hearing test anyway, and that's late Jan.
My sister's best friend from highschool is a speech therapist and says I'm doing all the right things. He is saying new words all the time though.

Good luck with that cubby Shell. I went shopping this morning for some stocking stuff (read: big stuff that will take up lots of room ). I'm going to make their stockings too, instead of buying a big santa sack - I don't want to set a super high standard that I have to try to match every year!

Is everyone struggling to find things to buy that won't just add to the junk that gets strewn across the floor?? There are so many things that I think 'ohh he'd like that' and then I realise he'd like it for a day and then it'd just end up as more toys they're bored of. Hence the smaller stockings that I'll put Thomas stuff in, and matchbox cars and bubbles. And bananas, they love bananas.

OH! And while I'm on the subject of Thomas...are there 3 different types of track now? There seems to be wooden track (what we get), then 'Takealong' track and then 'Trackmaster' track?? What's with that?? Are they trying to change over from wood to plastic? So annoying, because none of them fit into each other. What are they thinking?

Let us know how your Santa photos go guys!

[shellbell3]

Nelle- you should start a thread on that! I am so confused with Thomas, found all this cheap stuff and had no idea if it would match with ours, we have some blue plastic and some grey but both connect different and one is really old.
And yes so hard to buy to avoid more crap hanging around. I've been thinking same thing!
I hope you get into speechie in yr area soon, keep calling regularly thats usually best way to get things moving but not annoyingly too much!

Santa improved again this year, I didn't have to go in the pic but she sat next to him very stiffly and wouldn't smile, not comfortable at all, didn't push it just accepted unsmiling shot, Emily was just facinated with him, we had to keep trying to get her attention to the camera.

[Freya]

Not even attempting santa pics this year, I know two of the three will scream their little nuts off I need to get around to dodgying something up at home and picking the best time of day to get them to all sit still for a nice pic.

As for presents; they will be getting minimal giftage while we are over at the inlaws because I do not want to lug a suitcase just of presents home again. So everyone has been told to gift $$$$, giftcards, DVDs or pj's. We've explained to Jett that Santa will stop by Daddys house too and leave the rest of the presents there til we get back, and he'll leave some small ones at Nanna and Grandy's. And that Rip will get birthday presents too. They arent getting too much this year. I just have to get the inlaws presents sorted out and I want to grab Jett a kids shockproof digi camera then we're done.

[lilima]

Just quickly - Nelle if you can I would take the appt before the hearing test. We did. And regardless on the hearing test results they will get working on it!!
J improved in a matter of 2 weeks,. His hearing is not the best though.

had his eye test. All went well. The reason for the eye test is that he has a lazy eye, but his vision is good so they are not doing anything about hte lazy eye atm.

[Cougar]

All good here

Not sure if i will get santa pics this year, caity saw santa on thursday, and did not want to go anywhere near him, so see what happens next time we are at the shops, we put our chrissy tree up yesterday and our lights as well, and i took the kids for a big walk last night around the streets to look at the lights, there are a couple of houses up the road that are unreal, so it was a fun night, but had to walk up so many bloody hills with 2 dogs and a pram.
I have bought caity and liam a trampoline this year, and have convinced my mate lyndon(craigs best mate) to come on xmas eve and put it up with me, mind you we just have to remember not to drink to much..lol..also have bought a small toy each, books and clothes for them, as for my big kids, they are getting spoilt this year, i have spend around $230 each on them, clothes, ipods, nintento ds, cricket gear.....good xmas is a rip off, i have worked out i have spent $1500 on presents for my kids this year( i dont usually spend that amount) and we are going to the gold coast in january for 10 days, doing the theme parks for them all, so cant wait to get away from it all.

As for me, been having a bit of a mental moment this week( and i thank maz for listening to all my sh#t good and bad ) got myself involved with this guy at the pub where i work, he is a **** head, but a nice one, not anything serious, but we have a great time together, and im about to quit my job, as all the specualtion around me and him, and the whispers, its like im back at school.

anyway hope everyone is well.

[Rach75]

at santa pics thank god seems like jack is normal

we have his first year and thats it, he will wave gets very excited then when its time he freaks and says "I'm too busy mum, to busy to have a picture" oh well we have tried 5 times now when we have been in town so gave up and got one of Luke yesterday he wont even let me hop in pic with him he is hell bent on no picture with santa

ETA I so have to stop buying Jack pressies he is way way to spoilt this year he is getting a tramp, a 6volt ride on go kart, and about a dozen other things santa is bringing him some cars and a ITNG wash cloth and blow up chair, poor Luke is pretty hard done by this year, but what do you get a 9 weeks old realy

[maz]

and says "I'm too busy mum, to busy to have a picture"

OMG Rach Jack is just to funny. Ive gone nut's with pressies to.....I cant help it, I love seeing their faces when they unwrap everything.

SHell - extremely jealous that you got the picture done. Vy was geared up yesterday when we went to Harvey Normal at 3 to be told Santa finishes at 1

Nelle - I heard that the take along thomas was being fazzed out. Im glad we have only stuck to the wooden set when we bought them for N when he was little....M is playing with them now so it was money well spent. Ebay is fantastic for getting some thing's cheaper in the TTT too

Anna - have to say it woman....well done on going back and studying...how long will it be all up that you have to go back for? I gather that number 4 is on the back burner now

Meg - so good to hear that J man's sight is good. Phew. hope that both kids are good

Chrissy - im jsut glad things are coming clear for ya now chicky

everyone ive missed hope your all good

My kids had St NIkolaus last night....so are in good spirits with their little pressies and no coal in their shoes. Chirstmas tree was set up saturday night and the lounge decorated. V and M think its great cause I have this little chirstmas village with the lights that work and little people, so their there playing with the little people, putting them around the setting ect, Although there seem's to have been a population growth and some lego me have invaded lol.
Reindeer horn's are on my car and the look's people give you for them hahahahahha. Wait until I drive to Melbourne in a few weeks with my santa hat on and AC DC blairing hahahahha

[Rach75]

thanks maz he is always to busy or when its bed time or something he slaps the back on one hand in the other palm an says "not now very soooon....."

[Freya]

I will graduate March 2012, I start this Feb. I go to school during summer instead of having 4mths off like normal uni courses. Its only 2 subjects in summer session (one of which is distance so only attending school for 1 subject).

Yep #4 is a maybe now. If I still want another one towards the end of next year I would want to start TTC sometime around October 2011 for an end of 2012 baby.

[caddie]

Sorry havnt got much too say.. Since being back on the pill i have been moody and down in the dumps but on the flip side ive lost a few kgs since going back on it.
I have markets on everysunday so i have been sewing like a mad woman for that. I like to see peoples comments to my clothing and so ive been neglecting my store a little. lol and that stress's me out as i like to be organised.
The girls are getting bikes off my parents and i have a big barbie kitchen decked out with wooden mixmasters,wooden cakes,real metal saucepans etc.. Like mums but smaller scale. My kids have way too much and im sick of everyone telling me so this year i have cut down.
Anyway, back to the grindstone!

[shellbell3]

Caddie- has something happened I've missed? Is TTC on hold or cancelled?
Just ignore ppl telling you they've got too much, I alwasy get comments about the girls toy room. I don't spend much anyways.

Maz- a mum in my mothers group is German so she telling us about the night, cleaning boots to put under the window. sounds fun. I forgot to ask her the history behind it, do you know how it started from?

Cougar- seems no matter what you do ppl love to gossip! My work thrives on it. I have to admit tho I can be bad with it. As long as your happy and having fun. Oh and tip with trampoline, don't assemble the wrong way! Lol, Df and I put part of the base upside down and didn't realise til we went to put the springs on.

Ash is still up at the moment. There is local carols and fireworks on tonight and shes been going on about fireworks so were keeping her up and go see them. She is invading our only quiet time we get! Lol. Meant to be resting til we go but as if that happens.

[Rach75]

so girls I could do with some and positive thoughts for Jack, he has to have a circumcision and is booked in for tomorrow I am so scared for him... worried hwo he will cope with being knocked out, how he will be with the pain and stupidly but how he will look afterwards... I also worried he wont trust us or dr's again ... we have been talkign about how the drs are going to make his doodle better etc... but does he really understand I just dont know... we have to leave here aroudn 3.30am to be in rocky and at hosp by 6am he is booked in for 8am I think and he has to stay till he has pee'd and eaten then we will come home...

anyway I coudl do with some cyber and that it goes AOK... and he doesn't suffer to much from it

[Visitor7]

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