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ughh when the tantrums start at 8am you know its gonna be a long day!! im so over heaing im hungry or her just going to the kitchen opening the fridge and taking stuff out or pulling the margarine off the bench after breakfast and spreading it everywhere arrrrgghhh!!! she complains and complains that shes hungry and then i get her something and she wants something else (even when i let her choose the first thing) and tantrums when i say no.. shes a tantrum machine atm! very frustrating, hope it will improve atleast a little bit when she isnt sick anymore because shes really acting like a spoilt brat atm and i hate it!!
William slept from 1.30am to 7.30am this morning so atleast i had some sleep!! hes still very snotty and has a horrible chesty cough but hoping we are on the mend now!!
jaz - so glad its just a splinter! what a relief!
kate - lol @ getting u addicted to the site.. its good for a bit of mindless entertainment :) i know what u mean about not just feeling quite right and finding it hard to update.. i find the more things i try and make myself do (small things like updating on here etc) the better i tend to feel, unless i try and fit in too much ofc..
haley - as u can see we are having simlar problems with behaviour lol.. dont worry about the panadol i actually put off giving it to either of the kids unless they have a temp.. the AB's are hard enough to remember and Asha has to have them 4 times a day atm!! thank god shes not running away from me and putting her hands over her mouth anymore!!
clare - im sooo jelous of your computer purchase!!
trill - sounds much like our bedroom atm!! when u go in there to sleep at night u just get this feeling iykwim? really needa do something about it!
md - that decorating sounds great! im so jelous!! i hate renting, cant do anything!!
hi to anyone i missed :)
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Noni, it sounds like she's bored hun. My kids are always the worst for doing stuff like that if they are dead bored and don't have anything to stimulate them and stop them from doing naughty stuff. I know it's hard when you have a newborn and a sick one at that but maybe have some part of the day organised into an activity for her might help alleviate some of the tantrums she's having.
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hi everyone!
Noni - I agree with Trill - i think she may be a bit bored and also maybe a bit jealous with W in the house etc - i find N has a few bad days now and again when he is a bit more jealous of Jacob. Maybe you need to plan something each day for A - i do that on the days I have N with us - which i know is less than you so easier for me... but park time, playgroup, play dates, play centre, art outside - stuff to get her out of the house and burn some of the energy. do you have a sling or bjorn - i use both of mine on these outings and it helps me give N some less divided attention. even taking her for a walk and a bubacino or something like that will break the biredom factor for her and get you all out and about which will prob make everyone feel better and hoepfully improve her behaviour a bit? does your mum still take her on fridays? i feel fro you, N was like that this morning and it was very hard to deal with - esp with a sick newborn on your hands too.
Trill - yay for getting a day at home...
Jaz - so glad it is just a splinter. hope it eases up for her soon - she must be really relieved - as you must be too.
Kate - good to hear from you. i am with the others on the awkward ph calls from distance... it is the main time DH and i get a bit testy with each other. i hope your gp has some answers for you, do you think you are a bit run down?
Clare - WTG on the great feedback - i knew they'd love it! well i didnt since i dont know mucha bout it, but i knew you would have done a good job iykwim! how is oma now? how is gorgeous L going - i hope it isnt her ears - you dont need that on the flight to Italia! i am soooooo jealous of that - where are you going to be and for how long? and most importantly - will you have internet? they are going to go WILD for L there - you will be able to eat out all the time as they will look after her. and i hope you have been saving for the shopping sprees (for all of you).
Well last night was a bit trying for me... J got pretty bad just at bath time, threw up ans got upset. so i had them both screaming and crying and i couldnt settle them. i was freaking out how i was going to get them to sleep - it was a cycle of crying and J wouldnt even feed. i had them both in my room but it wasnt helping. was close to tears... then my gf arrived like an ANGEL! she took J from me and calmed him down while i put N to bed... and then we had a glass fo wine and unwound... J was still unsettled and didnt sleep til 1130 but he was ok then... woke for 3 feeds which he kept down. N needed a couple of settles but was ok and was then up at 5.45... tantruming ALL MORNING bc he misses DH. the funniest was that I heated his cereal for 10 sec and DH does 15 - so he wouldnt eat it and had a majior tanty that i had pressed 1-0 not 1-5. yep i think he will have OCD. app i also got his spoon out of the drawer at the wrong time - i am meant to get it after the microwave finsihes not when it is going.... geez! a little bit fo me was VERY happy to leave him at creche. though after he got over all the tantrums and the great cereal debarcle of 2009 he was pretty delightful this morning playing with his bdat presents and telling me he loves me THIS much!
I hope J is a bit better today, so far he is a bit better - no vomits yet!
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yeh i agree she is bored.. its been deffinately more challenging while shes sick because shes missed 2 mondays of school and usually has swimming tiesdays which shes missed twice now too.. because shes tired still from the sickness shes constantly asking to watch tv because she just dosnt have the energy.. i try to get out when i can but money is a problem.. cant get anywhere without public transport and its expensive nowa days!! mum still takes her every second friday but that hasnt happened for a while either because i did have my friend staying and then she was too sick to go.. its just been a hard few weeks for her because the things we have that are special to her she hasnt been able to do.. i do have a carrier but its an ergo, i gave the baby bjorn i had away and then realised i cant do up the ergo in the newborn position without help GREAT!! the nearest park is also a good 25min walk from here (well theres one closer 10mins ish but it only has swings and a really big slide that ashas not game to go on) i do plan to take her if we get a nice day and both of them arent too sick but geez im struggling to keep her entertained.. am crossing my fingers shes well enough for school and swimming next week because they really are my saviours!!
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higs noni i hope she is well enough to go next week too...
do you have any craft stuff at home? i made N a big box with stickers, crayons, pipe cleaners, glitter etc etc in it and i drag it out once in a whike when he is bored and we cant go out and let him go wild - he has fun with it... i also cut out heaps of magazibne oicttures and he does 'collage' with them which he likes? that may be a less expensive option for something different. do you have som efriends close by with kids that can come over once a week for a play date? that may help too? how about a walk around the block? give her certain things to look for? i sometmes go with N and we choose what we will look for or collect on the way - diff things each time - leaves, bugs, cars, dogs - itkeeps him interested and makes the walk last longer... just some inexepnsive ideas... i find even 1 hr out of the house helps...
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You don't have to go far, even just sitting in the backyard with some bubble mix and blow bubles for 10-15 minutes or something while William is asleep. The days have been gorgeous lately and being outside in the sunshine and fresh air will do you both some good. Or maybe kick a ball around with her - it really doesn't have to be much.
PP, sounds like you had a rough start to the night :hug: I'm glad that the night got easier though. And I hope that it doesn't repeat itself tonight. They are funny little things too - alister can be like that sometimes with cutlerly, mainly just it having to be a specific one, but he has 3 different forks and you just have to let him choose which one he wants :rolleyes:
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thanks guys.. i try to get her outside as much as possible.. weve got swings, a kiddy see saw type thing and one of those kiddy cars just in our backyard.. she loves it but often William dosnt settle well outside.. think its just a matter of learning to effectively manage them both so Ashas getting enough attention coz atm i think shes missing out a little, especially coz william had a rough start to things with his weight and has now got sick he needs alot of attention..
i do have friends with kids but they have the same problem as me lol no transport..
craft is a great idea and we do do some, she loves drawing and stickers are a big hit.. shes got some paints and things that i really should get out more often coz she does enjoy it, im just a bit hesitant when it comes to that coz of the mess!! same thing with playdough etc.. im just so tired but ive really gotta get off my but n do this stuff with her because its really not fair for her atm :( i feel like such a bad mum :(
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Noni you are totally NOT a bad mum - adjusting to 2 isnt easy.... (i find the sharing of my attention one of the hardest bits).
ETA just saw my av -= thanks trill! love Noah's hair in it!
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Rainy - Yes I can understand not wanting to leave J yet in a creche while he is still so young. I havent actually seen any young bubs in the gym creche so I'm sure your not the only mum feeling that way. Otherwise how about you go at night when DH is home with the boys? Or you can buy a dvd and do it at home, but I guess thats not as fun as getting out and about & doing it with a group.
MD - Def go for it, pilates is a good work out but relaxing at the same time iykwim? It has alot of stretching as well as exercises so I think thats where the relaxation comes into it. I LOVE it & I am noticing a difference in my body.
PAP - What a great friend you have, thank god for her, I can imagine putting two to bed in HARD work!
Noni - M is bored as too. We have had a few wks of such bad weather & sickness so we have been housebound. When the weather is good I like going for walks and stopping at a park, seems to break up the day a bit as well. & you arent a bad mum, I can imagine how hard it is keeping two happy, especially when you are tired! hang in there
Trill - Thanks for the walking away trick, thats a good point.
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I will be back later girls but just wanted to say woot woo *wolf whistles* at PAP's new av.
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woo hoo! nice av pap, love noah's curls :)
we are very lucky that one of my good friends lives just down the road so on boring days we usually head over to her place so lewis can play with her dd and chase around her chickens/ducks/cats/dog/pony LOL, we've just got back from there now actually. it's such beautiful weather.
trill-thanks for the laptop tips. might have to check out the one you've got if you reckon it's a winner. any tips on what model?
mm- nights are just way too hectic around here for me to leave dh alone. the logistics of dinner/bath/bedtime with 2 is very difficult. also j cluster feeds a lot from about 8-10pm most nights. i think i'm just gonna have to wait till they're both a bit older for some 'me' time. booo hooo!
can't remember much else!
at what age did everyone's bubs start sitting up? crawling??
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Hey G! It is a gorgeous day today isn't it? Umm the laptop is a Lenovo SL500, but I had it customised a bit too. also the huge plus with the Lenovo is that it came with Windows XP whereas all the new ones automatically come with Vista these days and DH has enough trouble using XP LOL. It has a licence for Vista though so I can download it and change it over whenever I want to as well. As for sitting up and crawling, Lindsay was closer to 7 months before he could sit unsupported, and crawled between 8-9mths, Erin was crawling at 4.5mths and sitting at 5mths, Paige was bang on 6 months for both and Alister was around 6 months old too. Are you worried about J?
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yeah, i am a little worried. he doesn't seem anywhere near sitting up.
dh reckons his hair is too heavy and it's weighing him down ;)
i'll check out that brand of lappy at the good guys
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Ginger - N sat up at about 5.5/6 months and crawled at.... 13 months!
ikwym about the hectic nights with 2... already thinking how tonight may pan out...
i miss my Dh so much this time, i always miss him but it is amplified when i also miss him in the not emotional but need sense - ie i cant do this all by myself COME HOME! N also misses him so much, he keep saying 'Daddy in Jakarta, coming home on Thursday' but today told me he didnt want wednesday - he wants thursday! cutie!
ETA aaah your Dh could be onto something there - maybe N's hair also had an impact on his gross motor skills LOL! Nah, i dont think you need to worry about it hon, it will happen in good time. btw how are his solids going now?
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ROFL! I wouldn't worry about it too much - he's a different kid to what L was so he will do things at different times. My nephew has only just started crawling at 11mths and still can't sit up unsupported.
Oh and the Lenovo laptops are what the Govt is giving to all the school kids too so I figured they must be OK if the govt is spending all the loot on them - or maybe that could be a bad thing LOL
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hahahaha ginger @ his hair pulling him down!! have a friend with a baby boy the same age, not close to sitting up either.. i think asha sat up around 5 or 6 mths but she didnt manage to crawl forwards till around 8mths i think.. maybe even later, and that was after much help and encouragement from me who was worried she wasnt doing it soon enough too!!
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Hi everyone
Kate - I think it's great that your friends are looking after you and suggesting a doctor. You've had a stressful time lately, and i can imagine you're exhausted with your dh away too. Hope you start to feel on top of things real soon.
Clare - yay that your review went well! They just had to love you ;) I hope L isn't getting unwell. I imagine you've got lots to do between now and Sunday :o
Trill - i hope you're getting all your organising done today. The girls are on school holidays next week, and dh has some time off - so i'm going to spend some time doing a big tidy up.
Pap - That was lovely of your friend to pop in to help you. I hope J is feeling much better today. I'm sorry, but i had to laugh at N and his cereal routine.
Hannah and I did some collage here this morning. She was more interested in playing with the glue than actually sticking anything on - but it's all in the process. ( i just wanted to hang a finished picture on the fridge lol) I'm loving your new av by the way ;)
ginger - that's great that you have somewhere to go for a play. I really have to be a bit more proactive in oranising play dates with others. I can become a bit of a loner sometimes - sometimes catch-ups can be hard work!!
afm - the lump on Jess's leg doesn't have an entry point. You can't see anything, only feel it under the skin iykwim. I bought her some Incremen (?) today for boost to her iron. She eats heaps of red meat and chicken, and green vegies . Md - thanks for the weetbix tip - unfortunately she doesn't like it, but does eat Nutrigrain.
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You're all just too chatty!!
Noni - A couple of buckets of water and a small container in the backyard will keep K entertained for yonks. She just moves it around and then when she starts to look bored I suggest she waters all the plants.
PP - PMSL at the cereal debacle!! I think K would have similar issues!
Jaz - yay - just a splinter!
