OH lordy Cally! The whinging does my head in some days LOL. We get that too - god help you if the wrong person does it, or you dont let him do it himself. Like last night he woke up and ask for a 'bot-bot' of all things! he hasn't had one for weeks. So I ask him what he wants in it, milk or water and he says no to both. I ask him again and I get louder NO's to both. So he starts sooking. I get back into bed saying 'fine, go without then' LOL - mind you it was 2.30am and then he starts sulking and says 'milk' so I get a small bottle of milk for him and then it's too cold so I warmed it up a bit more and then he's off to sleep again!
Noni, I saw your FB update and glad to hear it isn't cp. FWIW, it's possible that she is the only one with the bites - the other night L got attacked by mozzies at night and had 30-odd bites that turned into huge welts from scratching so I had to dose him with phenergan to settle them and stop the itching. But the other kids were fine. Mind you A looks like a junkie sratching at the inside of his arms all the time from the mozzie bites he already had ROFL. So I have been putting winter pj's on him to stop them and the house smells like chinese opium den from the mozzie coils.
MP, that is a lot for you to deal with I hope he is on the mend soon, poor bubby boy.
We start swimming lessons too on Monday and I have no idea how he will go as he likes to do his own thing in the pool , but seeing the other kids do stuff too will probably make him do it too kwim?
so i went to another medical centre lol, id called ahead and they told me no need to make an appt as long as i got there before 5.30, i got there at 5.20 and they told me the dr wasnt taking any more patients grrr boy was i mad!! luckily a paediatrition who works in the same centre felt sorry for me and took a look at her. she said she was pretty sure it was just bites, deffinately not cp or anything nasty or contagious. she said to keep going with the anti bacterial cream coz she could tell she was itching alot and to give her an anti histamine to help with the itching. ive also stripped her bed, even tho i slept in it and never got bitten u never know, so stripped that off and sprayed the matress with a naturegaurd bug killer, waited a few hours with the fan on and window open and then re made the bed with fresh sheets, blankets and pillow cases etc.. i alsop sprayed some natural mozzie reppellant on her (just an oil i got from avon) that helps keep mozzies away and gave her a dose of zyrtec so hopefully that all helps!
trill - when asha gets mozzie bited they usually end up in huge welts too from the scratching.. she actually has a few scars already from scratching bites!! im worried these will scar too poor chicken
winging - we get huuge winging sessions here! asha drives me crazy with her iiiimmm huuunnnggryyy, or im sick i need medicine.. lol cant wait till she learns im bored hahahahaha!!!
Noni: relief that it isn't CP!! but wow, didnt realise that she had such an aversion to bites! my cousin is the same, they always got really big and itchy and she also ended up with scars from some of them. poor wee thing, hopefully it will clear soon. could they be sandflies? do you get them there? we had them bad up in north qld and they itch really bad...
Cally: ooh yeah baby! we get doozers of whingeing. pretty much one major crack up each day. some days she can go on and off all day....oh the joy lol! and yep, Leila can crack over particular things as well. if it's the wrong spoon, wrong nappy (yep, they are all the same i would of though lol!), if the dog looks at her when she doesnt want her to look at her LOL! and so on and so forth....ya gotta laugh...or clench your teeth really really tight ROFL!
how often is the swim intensive? like everyday?
Sherie: good on you for getting him into swimming. it is a thing i really want to get Leila into. she LOVES water and with us living so close to a creek i *think* it could be a smart move JIC IYKWIM. also she just has no fear, which although good at times when it comes to water i am a bit freaked out!
AFM: all good here. Today is Leila's first day back at kindy feel a bit sad as it is the beginning of a new year/new chapter in her life and there is always sadness at lovely memories being left behind (i always get nostalgic on her first day lol!). she is in a bigger room this year with a few more kids (but she knows them all as they played alot together last year). i reckon she will love it once she is settled as there are two levels in the room and lots and lots and lots of dress-ups, cubby houses, dolls, paints etc etc. and her carer from last year followed the group so not too scary and new.
Clare - yes, swimming is every afternoon. It's good as it fills in the time, so this week is flying by. DH and I both hopped in with her yesterday which was good. They're not structured classes as such, there is a bit of direction from a teacher, but she has two others she is teaching so just gives us a bit of direction every now and then. Good in a way as we can focus on what she is interested in each day. K is also moving up to the next room this year. She has been doing things with them already, but she will be able to do more. Hopefully watching them all use the toilet will give her a bit of a push along too....
Noni - so glad that it is only bites. We took K to the hospy last year for sand fly bites, they can look really bad (and super itchy, she had some Claratyne syrup for them).
Cally - Yep you can add M to the list of endless whinging about nothing. Some days it just drives us up the wall!
Trill - GL with swimming lessons, something I want to do with M as well.
Noni - Thats a relief that it isnt pox.
MP - Oh poor J I hope its not whooping cough. Yuck poor thing. I missed that you are going to NZ, lucky you! GL with the move sounds exciting.
Clare - Hope L enjoys her first day at kindy, yep I know what you mean I get teary at this sort of stuff too lol. I'm still in denial that they will be 3 this yr, how is that possible!!???
Sorry I haven't been around much. Rory was home for Christmas so we spent as much time together as we could and then I headed to mums on Boxing Day and her internet/computer played up so I only had facebook mobile access. That was painful hehe.
I'm sorry for being such a slacker but please know that I am thinking of you all and hope that everyone had a fantastic christmas watching the kids open their pressies and actually be really into it this year. Sarah was spoilt of course and loved everything she got.
I've been fairly unwell still...just that constant queasy feeling. Slowly getting better tho but not fast enough for my liking.
Sarah is once again whinging around my feet so better find out what is wrong this time in her dramatic little life lol.
Hugs to all
Last edited by ~Kate~; January 7th, 2010 at 04:21 PM.
Not so much whinging here, but somehow he has the idea that this house is a democracy and everything is open to debate and compromise! eg
Me: Please don't race the (large, loud) truck on the lino while A is sleeping
W: I will just drive it slow and quiet
Me: it is time to leave the snails alone now
W: I will just touch the shell then
MM, I also can't believe they are turning 3 this year! W is going to be a big Kindy kid soon!
Cally, sounds like you a making a bit of progress with the naps. It is slow going isn't it!
Not sure if the star chart is anything to do with the behaviour turn around, but it is certainly making him feel good about himself - we were out walking the other day and he was telling me he was a real good boy and has lots of stars on his chart at home. He is very proud of the chart.
arte - this morning when telling asha to stop pushing her bike backwards and forwards on the wooden floors for no apparant reason lol (its quite noisy too) she looked at me and said "Billys awake mum" talk about smar arse!
Arte, I have got bad news for you sweetie, the constant democracy & debate & compromise doesn't go away...it just gets more insistent LOL. Though I admit to having a chuckle about "well I'll just touch the shell then..."
Kate it is good to hear from you whenever you can jump on. Dont' forget to take your ginger!
Noni, relieved it's not CP tho rashes are never nice. Poor little chook scratching so hard she fell out of bed.
Trill have you tried those mortein mozzie things - it's like a little pad that you put inside this diffuser thing that plugs into a powerpoint (mortein?). I don't need them here but in Darwin they were a lifesaver (those big ol pointy nose dengue fever mozzies know how to get thru the flywire no probs).
Cally we're talking about swimming lessons after seeing my cousin's DD who is about the same age splashing about in the pool - she's been doing swimming for ages and you can really tell with her confidence & everything.
MP - really hoping it's not whooping cough, that sounds so nasty. I hope everything goes smoothly with your trip and everything. You sound pretty organised. As usual.
Well my girls went and stayed at their aunty's for a couple of days while DH and I went away to a Very Nice B&B on the coast. Highly recommend it. I came home "glowing" or so my sister tells me. Musta been the fresh sea air or something .
Speaking of the seaside, Clare your trip to Luna park sounds like loads of fun. There are rides and a horse drawn tram etc down on the coast here at Victor Harbor, was just saying to DH that we should head down during the hols. LOL at L's merrygoround phobia!
OH yeah MD, I'm sure it was the fresh sea air twilight zone moment coming up, but I got your package today (and MG how tiny and precious they are, I kept looking at them for ages ROFL - can't wait for Sunday to have cake now and use them) and for some reason I thought that the two of you needed to get away and reconnect a bit. And yep, I do have the mortein ones, I brought them the other day as woolies had them on special. so the kids have those in their rooms and then I burn mozzie coils as that covers the rest of the house but they are still getting bitten but I'm thinking that it happens in the late arvo when they are outside.
Arte, I can't believe he has gotten to this age without scraping a knee!!!! If I had $1 for everytime A has had a cut bruise or scrape I would be rich. And LOL at the democracy. Sometimes he is too smart for your own good ROFL.
OK, Trill, well I am going to get in early and say Happy Birthday - for tomorrow - and enjoy eating your birthday cake with your tiny splaydes LOL! Hope you have an excellent day. xxx
Trill, Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good one and enjoy your splaydes. I meant to say we constantly have bottles returned because they are too hot/cold, even though we always microwave them for the exact same time. I feel like a waitress at a bad coffee house lol. I am also amazed W made it this far without a scraped knee - when I say he is a very cautious child I am not kidding lol
MD, I was thinking of you and H the other day as W spewed forth a gigantic monologue with one big breath. I can accept that it is my comeuppance from being a very talkative child myself though lol
"What shall we talk about....ummmm....what about birds?...they go fast...there was one by William's picnic table, it flew away...they eat slugs and seeds and worms and slugs and catipitters and snaaaaillllls...they come from eggs" then he 'hatched' from under a blanket and ran around flapping his wings lol. If he is like this now then I am in for an ear full when he starts school and gets a case of the know-it-alls LMAO!
Not wanting to jinx us, but we now seem to have 8pm no fuss bedtimes!!! I am really happy. He gets up around 8am, no naps, then bed at 8pm. It all just fell into place over the last week. Unfortunately Amelia seems to have hit the 4 month sleep regression and now won't sleep in her cot for day sleeps and is waking early in the night and then another few times after I bring her to bed. Hopefully she sorts that out soon!
Kate- Congratulations being pg again We are so very happy for you.
Sherie- HAPPY BIRHTDAY and hope you have a wonderful day xoxoxo
Well we went to Australia Zoo yesterday and the kids had a ball. Kids and DH all good ATM The boys are off to C & K Kindy on thursdays and fridays starting the 28th Jan and for the first time I will have to be packing lunches, they will still be at day care on wednesdays. OMG they will be off to school next year and I am keeping my fingers crossed they get into our first choice of school.. what and adventure that will be. lol
LOL Arte at being a waitress in a bad coffee house. Some days I'm a chef at a bad restaurant LOL Cracking right up at W's monologue moment...fortunately for you he developed on a theme. With DD1 it was just (and still is) the same thing over and over...she feels so good saying whatever it is, invariably you get it more than once LOL.
Leanne - so good to see you hun...would love to take my kids to Australia Zoo but TBH I think DD1 would get more of a thrill than DD2 because she's the same age as Bindi so they kinda grew up together. Wow kindy and school...how time flies. Packing lunches hmmmm that gets old pretty fast. I had a bit of a moment the other day, we were clearing out DD1's room (again, it's perpetually on the brink of total chaos) and we came across the patchwork library bag I made before she started school. I was so distraught at the time because I had just taken a fulltime job which meant I wasn't going to be able to pick her up from school, pretty much EVER...I poured all my love into that dang library bag LOL. Anyway it's going in the box I'm keeping for her of keepsakes.
Arte I just love hearing all your stories about William, I would love to spend a day with him.
Leanne sounds like everything is great with you. We still havent been to Australia Zoo, we want to one day though.
MD lucky you having a weekend away, sounds like you enjoyed yourself
Trillian anything special planned for your birthday?
MP I cant believe how busy you are, how do you do it all and stay sane lol??
Kate are you going to find out what your having with this baby??
I am so excited about all these babies.
Not much happening here. L is a super dooper chatter box and constantly has me laughing. His new thing is to tut and sigh and since it always makes me laugh he is constantly doing it. We are off to the beach to fly his new kite this arvo lets hope that there is some wind.
so I warmed it up a bit more and then he's off to sleep again!
from the mozzie coils.
I hope he is on the mend soon, poor bubby boy.
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