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wolf-whistle worthy AV there PP!!
Noni: buckets of water in the yard is a goer for us too. mix it up with some washing up detergent or some food colour and bobs your uncle lol!
G: leila was a bit of a late bloomer with no sitting for at least 6 months. she didnt walk for ages either come to think of it...
Jaz: sounds like the splinter has been there awhile.
AFM: not much to report from this end. sitting down on the uni lawns lapping up the sun's rays...gotta love wireless!!
My goodness there have been a lot of posts the last couple of days!
Clare, Noni, MM, I have the ultimate tantrum child now too. Lately he has been packing it in as soon as he is out of bed because he has more tireds, which only sets the scene for a whole heap more meltdowns thoughout the day. It has been worse the last few days since the reality of a new baby seems to have hit home and the novelty of DH being home has worn off. As soon as I start to feed A he wants to be picked up and then loses it when I don't. Last night he was such a toad that I yelled at him and actually shut him into his room for a few minutes because I couldn't take it anymore. The phrase 'I will give you something to cry about' entered my mind several times and I have never been so close to smacking him. He is also telling me NO all the time and doing silly things like spilling drinks on purpose/ripping books.
PAP, glad you survived the night on your own. Not sure how I am going to manage when DH is back at work next week. LOL at N's cereal wobbley! We are currently getting milos/snacks etc rejected because they are too hot/cold/wrong plate/cup grrrr. Very frustrating.
JaZaH, Glad that J's lump was nothing sinister. I ended up making a Mei Tai sling and it is fantastic! I don't know how I survived having a baby without one. And best of all, it only cost me $18
Trill, wish I could have a good dose of phernagen! I still haven't managed to have a nap since A was born. DH is back at work next week and I am losing hope of catching up on any sleep.
Clare, yay for the review! Hopefully L's ears are o.k and it is just some spring bug she can politely spread to everyone on the plane lol
Ginger, I suspect that it will be a long long time before I get any time to myself again. I didn't get away from W until he was 8 months old and then it was only for two hours. I sometimes think we were crazy having another when life was in such a good routine with just W. But she is adorable!
It's been 7 years since i've had any 'me' time - lol. (that's not true - i head down to the shops for a couple of hours some Saturdays :) )
arte - Does W have his own doll? Perhaps he could do everything you do with A with his own doll. Arent' you a clever chickie making your own sling. I can't even sew a button on properly. :rolleyes:
my dh reckons Hannah is going to be a problem child. She can't sit still!! She's always climbing on something, or touching something she shouldn't. She exhausts me no end, but i love her to bits!! I try to explain to him that there aren't too many toddlers who will just happily sit still for hours on end. He seems to think J and Z were quiet little children who didn't get up to mischief - I think it was just too long ago for him to remember, he's wiped it from his memory!lol.
arte - spilling drinks and ripping books oh gosh its like u were chanelling me when u were typing that!! i find when feeding W asha really enjoys it if i sing a nursery rhyme with her or read her a book.. the doll idea is great too then your W can do all the things you do with his own little baby :)
lol at all the tantrums - i guess our littlies are just realising they are 2!
well i havent called in reinforcements this eve - Jacob seems a lot better today (no vomits yet) so i am thinking i will chance it alone again...a friend has offered to pop over if i need her, so i guess if it goes totally pear shaped like last night i can call her. i cant wait to see DH tomorrow - he better not tell me he is tired, it wont go down very well!
the weather is so lovely today, i just went out to pick up a few things after deciding today would be a home day and i am regretting that i didnt go out for along walk today
tomorrow is my movie day - yippeeee! i am seeing 500 days of summer - hope it is good.
Arte - i am not v good at sleepin gwhen J does but i did find i was more able to catch up on sleep when DH wasnt here... i do nap sometimes when they are both sleeping - i love the calm that decends on the house when they both go to sleep
i am feeling so like a mum this week - i made meatloaf the other day and shepherds pie today (used beef on mon and lamb today for some variety) - both meals i have never cooked before but really typical family food dont you think. N was hoovering the meatloaf so i guess i will add that to my regular repertiore even though it isnt really my kinda thing. i have also been eating dinner with him this week as DH is away and heloves that so i think we will try to do it a few times a week (usually we eat later when they are in bed).
did any of you find it harder to be motivated to lose the baby weight after bub 2? i just dont have the energy to exercise nor the will power to stop eating crap - as i have my 2nd choc scotch finger...
:doh: :doh: Rainy I feel like a big idiot for even suggesting a night time gym class to you, I forget you have your hands full & you are breastfeeding! Maybe for now you will have to stick to a walk every day etc, just to get you out of the house & put a stop on the SAHM/boredom blues.
Noni - Have you been to Ikea lately or is someone you know going anytime soon? As M drove us absolutely bonkers going in & out of the fridge & pantry, till we discovered Ikea's fridge & pantry locks, gone are the days of M going in & out for food lol.
Arte - Oh no, I am so with you on those terrible toddler tantrums. They are full on these days arent they?!
Anyway I am supposed to be working on an essay while M is sleeping, bl00dy BB & FB!
Yep PP, that's why I am 25 kg heavier now than I was before I had kids. After I had Lindsay the weight just fell off and I was pre pg weight by the time he was 3mths old, but it just got harder and harder after each one to get it off again. I completely understand now why a lot of women don't loose the weight till their kids are quite old.
Arte, this stage will pass soon, he's just trying to find his place in the family again. He's gone from having the two of you completely dote on him to having to share you with Amelia and even attention because he's been naughty is better than nothing at all kwim? Not that you aren't giving him attention, it's just not your undivided attention now. If you need to give him time out in his room while he's like that then do it - that's better than you completely losing your cool and it gives him a quiet place to cool down as well :hug: Oh I meant to ask you the other day too when you said you couldn't get wondersuits - I don't mind getting you some and sending over to you if you really wanted them so you could layer up etc.
Jaz, I didn't get anything done at all bar the washing up and two loads of washing :redface: but in my defence I did spend 4hrs doing avatars. I reckon they get memory loss when it comes to remembering what the older kids did at this age too :rolleyes: I don't reckon Alister is any more full on than what the girls ever were, but he does different stuff to what they did and it seems worse because you have more kids LOL
Ok, so trust me to be the one who misses the thread party this arvo!!! LOL
I wasn't here because I was at the drs with 2 children (!!!) DD1 has developed a *lovely* (read: hideous) case of conjunctivitis with her usual appalling timing and the dr impressed upon me that she must not go back to school for several days which is a right PITA because I have my appt with the breast surgeon tomorrow and besides how is keeping her at home with me in my immune-depressed state better than sharing the love around at school??? I'd much rather ten other children get it than me LOL.
Haven't read all the posts. BBL when I have. *Woot woo* to PP's new avvy - LOVE IT!
Trill - 4 hours!!!! (pity it's a volunteer job hey!) I think also that Hannah seems more 'full on' because I'm a bit older, and when J and Z were young, I wasn't going to Coffee mornings with school mums or having to spend time at school.
md - oh no!! Poor Miss H! Is there someone you can leave her with? Good luck with your appointment tomorrow. How are you feeling about it?
Oh it wasn't a solid 4hrs - there was a bit of farting around on here and on FB as well LOL. And yep, that's exactly it about where you life is at compared to back then. I have mum coming to little A's this week as DH will be starting night shift and I need someone to entertain Alister because I agreed to be an age group manager for Erin's group and it will be harder to juggle him with doing all that.
Oh no at the junky-eyetis! Apparently they took brolene ointment off the market for some reason and it was the best stuff ever for clearing it up quick smart I hope she doesn't have to have that long off school.
hi everyone
art- i hate to tell you this but i can count on one hand the number of naps i've had since j was born...
i look at jimmy now and i can't believe that lewis was just a little bit older when i fell pg with j iykwim? it just seems insane to me...i'm glad we did it now though, i just know i would never do it again though! lol
pap- yes the weight sure is sticking around and my appetite is full on all the time...
md- bad timing hun, best of luck tomorrow
mm- you're not an idiot at all! i just know there's no way dh could cope without me. jimmy loves his long breastfeeds at night when lewis is in bed too, so it's nearly impossible for me to do anything at night unfortunately. i've been enjoying going for walks though, it's a good workout with the double pram.
dh just came home and is in the worst mood! him and lewis have gone for a ride on the dirtbike to have some secret mens' time so hopefully he's in a better mood when they get back!!!
JazaH, I'm feeling a bit anxious because I have pages and pages of questions and he's a Very Important and Very Busy Doctor and I get quite stressed about claiming the time and attention that I need.
Noni, renting is ok too...we had the roof-repairing men here this morning and it's going to be over $2K just to stop the roof from leaking :o. (Not to mention the head wound I got from :wall: when the terrible roof restoration sales man took over an hour to explain what a more competent person could've said in 15 mins). So yeah, I get to paint the room, but there downsides too...BTW do you have playdough? That's a great entertainer, I strap Missy E into her highchair and off she goes with it. Contain and entertain LOL. I like MM's suggestion of the fridge lock. Our fridge is in the laundry so Missy E can't get to it but I know she'd be obsessed by it if she could.
PP So glad your friend turned up right at the perfect time! Don't worry about the OCD...Missy E is very particular about amazing infinitely unimportant details, I think it's a toddler trait. It went on for nearly half an hour the other morning after i put the honey on the toast BEFORE the vegemite, instead of the otherway round. :rolleyes:
Clare - WTG - must feel sooo good! Remember this in future when you're tempted to doubt yourself.
Arte - I believe that phrase has actually passed my lips when DD1 was a toddler (even tho we are a non-smacking family it summonsed itself up from the recesses of my own childhood). Nothing wrong with a well-timed time out IMO. And yes, A is utterly gorgeous! Sounds like you are falling in love all over again :).
BTW I agree the MeiTai's are fantastic, I had the slightly fancier version (with clips not ties) from the ABA with DD1 and used it all the time. You're very clever/resourceful to have sewn one!
All this complaining about baby fat! Geez I won't even tell you how many kgs the steroids have gifted me with. It's more than a baby's worth, anyway...
Trill -that ointment sounds fabbo! As it is I came away with ointment AND eye drops AND steroid eye drops (aaah! The steroids are chasing me, I can't get away LOL). First time we've ever had the steroid eye drops so I think it's a pretty bad case, kwim?
Md - you are worth every minute that he spends with you. It's not as if you're complaining about a runny nose either ;). I hope he provides you with all of the answers you need.
I bought a new magazine today - first issue - called Prevention. It has a Belly Fat Diet in it, which is supposed to give results within 4 weeks. I've got to read up on it, but will break it down for you all when I can. (i saw that you can eat dark chocolate and avocado though - that's a good start)
Oh hell no in that case I'm not having any more kids! lol just kidding, whats a bit of extra weight, its all worth it isnt it. After M I was slimmer than I was pre pregnancy, I think it was all the no sleep and the amount of worry that comes with being a mummy. I have noticed that I have put on a bit of weight over the past 6 months, my fault though I love my sweet food.
MD - Oh no we've just been through conjunctivitis. Horrible thing is it. Plenty of warm bed sheet washing & salt eye baths lol. I'm sure you've been down this track on more than one occassion?! Bummer about DD being home for a week, as much as you love her its a pain as you have important things to do. Did you decide what you are going to do with the surgery or is this all in the other thread?
Rainy - isnt it lovely though that your hubby takes L out for one on one bonding time, its so important. What a great dad & what a nice break for you.
Just finished the first part of my essay and I'm done for the day. This essay is actually not due for another 6 wks but with M & with Bali in between I am starting early. Also its a subject that I am not very interested in or passionate about so I find it much harder to ramble on, each sentence is a struggle. Uni girls I'm sure you know what I mean hehe.
MM - yep I understand completely. Every sentence of my last essay was like giving birth all over again LOL. You're getting a good jump on it tho. Just keep up the M&Ms supply and she'll be right!
Um, not fully decided yet re the surgery, except that I *will* be having an immediate recon. And a farewell party for my lovely boobie :p. The rest is what will be discussed tomorrow.
Jazah, I bet my eye teeth that it's a low-GI diet...sounds like an interesting magazine. I'm about 2 weeks away from having myself a health kick!
Just quickly - jaz I saw that mag yesterday but didn't have the time or the inclination to have a proper look at it. I might have a squiz tomorrow
Trill - you can have a look on-line - just google Prevention magazine australia
whoa been chatty in here today. I tried to keep up, especially since I have a million emails telling me someone posted lol.
Well L can join the list of kids on AB's. He has a slight ear infection as a left over result of a bug that he had. I don't want it getting any worse before the bub comes. I did a lot of nesting today, which is a good thing as my house looked like a bomb had gone off from weeks of partially spring cleaning lol. I still have some regular cleaning to do though.
G I think thats really cute that DH and L have some boys time. My L is always out in the gym with DH while he works out, he usually copies DH with my old little weights.
MM well done on the essay. Your going to be in beautiful Bali soon, your so lucky.
MD I agree with Jaz that your totally worth that Dr's time!!
Noni L's fave toy is a spray bottle filled with water, keeps him going for hours without getting him to wet.
PAP I am thinking about doing movie time once this bub is born, how is J while the movie is on?
A big hello to everyone else, there was so much more I wanted to say but its gone out the window now.
I hear you all on the tantrums too, L gets frustrated very easily when he can't do something. He is also very anal about things, mum says its their star sign. Lately he is constantly picking at his nails.