mp- yes the hairbrush is a navy blue Ish one! our boys both have long hair and lovely brushes to brush it with! LOL
clare- we got the 30th ann. cozy coupes for $110 each at Target...$200 is a rip-off! So if you want one, maybe try there? i think L would love one of the special edition pink ones
junglemum and i met up this morning for coffee and L & S shared a happy meal LOL`
oh girls, i just wanted to apologise as well for my crazy cluckiness about 2 weeks ago......turns out i got my first AF this morning so i must've been Oing around that time and the cluckiness was completely overwhelming! luckily we didn't do anything silly around that time LOL
we've made the decision again to just stick to the two we've got. j is quite 'high needs' and i think he's gonna need me a lot over the coming years and i really am happy for him to be my 'baby' iykwim? so.....never say never...but atm we're stopping at 2....
just thought i should explain all my craziness over the last couple of weeks!
jaz - big hugs! im glad u got to see her and u and the girls have nice memories
g - ur funny lol! we're stopping at 2 as well.. as u say never say never but i dont feel like i can go through pregnancy and birth again its weird i feel like i just dont have it in me.. plus i struggle with the kids ive got lol both of them are quite high maintanance!
well Asha is sick AGAIN ughh just a cold this time but i just know were gonna all be sick for christmas.. so stressful!
im really tired lately n theres so much in the house that needs to be done its kinda overwhelming.. hope i can get back on track after christmas.. still havnt done a proper toy clean out like ive been meaning too.. seeing my mum and her husband for christmas tmw tho so maybe once shes got some of the new ones it will be easier to get rid of the old ones... does anyone else find that as soon as they think about getting rid of something the kids start playing with it again? just to make life difficult lol!
hope everyones enjoying their christmas preparations! most of ours is done now so i really want it to hurry up and be here lol!!
Jazah - don't feel guilty, you did the right thing by taking your girls to visit when you did. I hope that's a special memory you can hold on to and be comforted by for a long time.
Ginger - I know what you mean. I don't talk about it much but I too feel the power of cluck around O time - I even feel it in my breasts (and that includes the new one that doesn't have any sensation in it YEP I have a phantom nipple that tingles like a let down ) I'm just not in a position to be tempted to do something crazy about it LOL. Don't apologise because I can live vicariously thru you when you finally crumble and have another
Arte - that reminds me we have a gorgeous huge alphabet puzzle in a box in the shed, I reckon E would love it around now. Must remember to ask DH to get the box down. She loves her puzzles, and she's starting to get a grip on the idea that letters actually 'say' something, but she hasn't learnt any (even tho she sings the alphabet song) - hasn't meshed those ideas together yet. BTW I can't believe you are delaying Christmas...can you jsut do it twice instead ?
Leanne - I'm looking fwd to taking E to visit Daddy's work next year (this year he works in a closed building) - it is very exciting, near the planes AND there's a lunchroom with a big fridge chock full of fizzy drinks and chocolates so I'm sure the visit will be a big hit with my lil pink piggy LOL.
MP - btw meant to say how hilarious it is that N has such a good grip on the corporate world!
Clare well done you for getting that chrissy shopping done. I know what you mean about those covetous moments. We're totally overdoing it this year, Missy E is getting a trike, her kitchen set that we didn't end up giving for her birthday (& trimmings), and a wooden train set. DD1 is also getting heaps! I've shopped over several months and kept forgetting and bought more. So she's getting lots of small expensive things AND a new bike (lady-sized) which she chose and is putting some of her savings into as well (cos the Santa game is up with her ).
At this rate none of those pressies will be wrapped up though, still sitting in my armchair with no cards written! Might have to chuck A christmas movie on for the kids this evening, get in the mood and have a wrap-a-thon after they go to bed!
ETA - yep Noni I dragged a whole lot of stuff out of Missy E's room, and she started playing with it madly all over again so I couldn't bear to get rid of it LOL. So I predict an after Christmas glut too.
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md- glad i'm not the only one that feels crazy cluckiness around that time! LOL sounds like the girls are getting some awesome presents for xmas. i find that when lewis starts to get bored of his kitchen, i get him some new accesories- eg. saucepans, eggs, fruit, utensils (even just the ones from safeway) and it brings the whole kitchen to life again!
noni- i hope asha is better for xmas. iykwm about 2 being enough, i have days where i struggle with my 2 and i wonder how people with 3 or more do it. my hat is off to jaz and trill!
Ginger, look at your ticker! J is nearly a whole year old! Isn't it amazing how time flies (especially when it is someone else getting up all night lol). Just think that when L was this age you were already on the way with J. I just can't decide about a third. Some days I am really clucky and I can't bear to give away any baby clothes just in case, but then I would like to go back to work/the real world and not have every moment of my life consumed by kids. I think I would like to do the pregnancy/birth thing again because I find it so amazing, but I don't really want the reality of another child.
MD, there isn't enough Christmas spirit around here to stretch out for two days. We are making an effort for W, but really spending Xmas alone gets me down which is why we are waiting for the IL's. And on the bright side, I might go to town on Boxing day and get some discount last minute presents. Sorry that nooboob didn't get any sensation. I was hoping that it would. I have a no-feeling patch on my heal that weirds me out, seems to be a remnant of the epidural when W was born.
Any suggestions on how to keep them in bed at night time? W keeps coming out and DH has been holding the door shut while W cries. I really hate it, but can't think of anything to suggest and DH is pretty p!ssed about him coming out all the time. I would put him to bed myself but that is always the time that A needs my attention to feed and go to sleep. DH yelled at him so loud last night that I was scared, I felt so bad for W.
Jaz, when my Nan passed away Lindsay wasn't yet 2 and Erin was only a few months old and L doesn't remember her at all. I know what you mean about great grandparents though. I am so lucky that my Dad's parents are both still alive and well and they aren't even that old really - Nan is only 74 and Pop is 76. I'm really close to them and the kids just love visiting and I feel really blessed that they are fortunate to have that great grandparent relationship.
Arte, we always had problems initially with the kids when they went into a single bed with them getting out all the time. You just have to really reinforce that they can't get out of bed. It could take a while too. Maybe leave the door open and as soon as you hear him get out of bed, go in there and tell him to get back into it and maybe even try sitting at the bedroom door so he can't get out, but he's not game to get out of bed because you are right there kwim? I do hope it passes soon for you hun
Well school has finished for another year and it is still crazy!!!!! We had a christmas drinks thing at BIL's on thursday and we didn't get home till 2am. DH's second work party last night which was a midnight hometime - luckily we ditched the kids last night and just went on our own LOL and tonight there is another one at our local pub which they hold every year, like a big community one.
Alister has gotten over his fear of Santa, because he has worked out that santa always has lollypops. We were in Wagga shopping on Thursday and we say the mall santa and we said hello and he gave Alister a lollypop and we had to wander around the centre filling in time while DH went to the chiro and Alister got bored and kept asking to go back to santa to get another lollypop and then we saw another one in a different shop and he asked him for a lollypop!
And christmas shopping is nearly done, bar something for my brother and doing some baking for gifts. We haven't put the tree up yet. I just can't be bothered with it. Will probably do it tomorrow I guess.
Trill, did you get something for your cheapo BIL and SIL? I was thinking a) something cheap that you know they already have b) something crappy they have given you but a different colour or c) a singing fish. Hope you got something appropriate.
With the bedtime, we tried just putting him back but it was taking up to two hours, several tantrums and a stressed DH. He was going o.k with the door being shut after one get-up, he would cry for about 30 seconds and then jump into bed and go to sleep but the past few nights he has been launching into a full on tantrum as soon as he gets put back in his room. Hopefully it passes soon because we are out of ideas.
LOL at A loving santa and his lollypops. We got a nice pic of Amelia with Santa, but W was off behind the camera losing the plot lol. Maybe next year....
LOL Arte, I haven't gotten them anything as yet, but will just do some baking and give them some I think. They wont be here this Christmas as it is their turn to have it with her family.
I think the bedroom issues will pass. We reckon that when our lot did it it was because they thought they were missing out on something kwim? They know the other child is still up so they don't want to go to bed either. Maybe you could try making a big fuss of them both going to bed at the same time?
Does W have a night light? With DD1, we found she was happy if there was light coming thru the crack at the bottom of the door, she would often get up, play and/or read a book in that light, then fall asleep on the floor (cos it's really kinda relaxing when you are lying on the floor in the dark LOL). Just make sure the night light is really quite dark (some of them are OTT bright IMO) so that the play zone is limited, kwim?
He used to be completely fine in the dark. When he wakes he just comes into our room and someone gets up and puts him back in bed. The past couple of nights he has been switching on his bug light, but I think it is far too bright and when he wakes he has no chance of getting back to sleep by himself iykwim? We do have a dim night light, I might try leaving that on for him.
I have just made up a star chart for going to bed, will see if bribery works.
We're bypassing the whole Santa photo thing this year - unless we suddenly get inspired to go and stand in a line for 2 hours (oh yeah....NOT)! We haven't traditionally done many, we often took DD1 to the magic cave and cheapskatedly took our own photos in the not-paying-for-photos Santa line.
Trill your community pub Christmas partay sounds awesome - I'd love to feel I was part of a local community like that. That's my new year's resolution (well, one of them anyway) - work on building up the village. BTW I suspect that's the very reason why Santa always has lollies!
Arte - yeah, go the singing fish!!! You're a genius woman. Sorry there aint' enough Chrissy spirit - I've done plenty of just-us christmases and I do know what you mean. I find Christmas tv and lots of phone calls and food helps fill the void. LOL. Enjoy the day with your ILs.
yes arte, i agree j's ticker is getting very close to 1!! woo hooo!!! he's such a gorgeous big boy now. he's just soo happy all the time, i really love it. very different from the whingey little newborn that he was. his smile lights up the whole room, we just love him so so much. lewis calls him 'bubba' and is always sneaking him little treats like cheezels!
how's everything going with W's sleep?
so who's getting excited for xmas?????? i am. it's finally hit me that it's coming!! i'm just at dad's wrapping presents and thought i would jump on quickly and see how everyone is going.
hey everyone
yep very excited for xmas but atm the kids are sick really hoping they get better asap!! its a nightmare them both being sick! one tired mumma here!
ahhh lacking motivation big time again everythings trashed and here i am sitting on the comp.. spose it comes with being tired.. idk.. never seem to get anything done these days..
sorry about lack of personals lately i feel so blank and drained its really hard for me to actually get on here and reply to everyone, spend alot of time on fb doing mindless stuff.. hope everyones enjoying building up for xmas i really hope i can get back on track and become more envolved soon i know its been ages! sorry!! struggling atm...
I am getting a bit excited about Christmas - it will be cool that there will be someone here to share it with us. I let W wrap a few presents, so hard to watch him mash it all up when I could be wrapping it to perfection lol
We have changed direction with bedtime and are trying out reading a story first, then his bottle in the hopes that he will be a bit more relaxed and drift off easier. First night tonight was a success, but he didn't have a nap so was fair buggered anyway. I was reading The Science of Parenting and it dawned on me that all the stress and upset at bedtime was probably why he is back to waking half a dozen times.
W's behaviour has improved dramatically - he is back to how he was before A came along. I have also made a star chart to reward positive behaviour instead of just punishing him when he is naughty. But the past few days he has only had a couple of time outs anyway. What frequency should star charts pay out? I have it set up so that he gets a smartie with every star and all going well he should get a bigger reward (thinking Freddo Frog or similar) every 3-4 days. Is that a reasonable time? I don't want it to be too common that it loses its appeal or too far apart that it seems unachievable. Any thoughts?
I am thinking of getting another goat. I am a bit worried after what happened to the last one, but the back yard is uncontrollable. It is too rough to just mow and I am going to lose W in it soon (if he would go outside lol).
Hope everyone is on track with the Christmas prep.
hi everyone
I should be wrapping presents, but instead I'm here I'll probably be up until all hours Christmas Eve.!
Arte - with regards to the reward chart - I always start them, and then don't have enough time to follow through. You're doing the right thing in terms of rewarding the good behaviour - and making the rewards achievable.
we are also having issues with H coming out of her room when we've put her to bed. Dh threatens her with shutting her door, and that gets her back on the bed, but then 2 minutes later she's up again. He usually gets cranky with her, and she ends up in tears. I then have to go and lay with her to calm her down, because I don't like the kids falling asleep upset. Lately she's been laying on the hall floor and falling asleep. She just doesn't seem tired anymore!! I think reading the story is a good idea. We've been a bit slack with that lately, so i'll have to start again and see how we go.
noni - hope the kids are feeling much better soon
re - santa photos - I've never had a Santa photo taken. One of the girls has always been scared, so i haven't bothered.
I've got my Grandma's funeral service tomorrow, and my dad has asked me to read the Eulogy. I've been practicing , but know I'm going to get upset. (thanks for your response in my thread G ) I told Dh that I will look at him when I get upset, but he told me not too. He said seeing me upset will upset him too. Aaaaawwwwww. Dad told me to look at him - said he'll be ok because he's cried alot already, but I don't trust him. He's as bad as me!!!! Anyway, H will probably distract me, 'cause she'll be throwing a tantrum because she'll want to talk in the microphone too.
Have a good night everyone, I'm off to see if i can find some more sticky tape
Jaz - sorry about your Grandma, hope the service goes well today.
We are also having bed issues. She is up and down and we are in and out for about 30 minutes each night at bedtime. Very frustrating. Then we have lots of night waking and wandering too. Hoping to get it sorted out in the next few weeks while we are both on holidays. Of course she spent the night with Nan last night, asleep within 5 minutes and no night waking!! We're also about to try the nightlight, wasn't a success last time but anything is worth a shot!!
Noni - hope the sickness is clearing up at your place.
Not super excited about Christmas yet. Everything is bought, just a couple of things left to wrap. Finish work in a couple of hours then it will probably hit me!!
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and then we saw another one in a different shop and he asked him for a lollypop!
I'll probably be up until all hours Christmas Eve.!
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