ok so we're back in nappies now. so over it though. big waste of money too
so melb girls i know we've been saying it for ages but we really should organise a catch up soon
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ok so we're back in nappies now. so over it though. big waste of money too
so melb girls i know we've been saying it for ages but we really should organise a catch up soon
By the time you organise it it will be Nov/Dec and i'll come. :p
totally need a catch up! (not that i am desperate...oh, wait, YES I AM BAHAHAHAHA!).
Ange: when will you be down?
G: totally. nappies are sooo expensive. honestly, Leila just started doing poos on the toilet one day, with no prompts. she ripped her nappy off and away she went. that said, she does stare at all the kids in her room at kindy when they go to the toilet...so maybe it clicked one day...other than that she was a notorious 'nugget' in the knickers kinda gal.
yeah i'm just kinda hoping it clicks one day. he tells me about all his friends that do poos on the toilet but he doesn't want to do it :(
should we try to find a play centre at a half way point or what do you think? i prefer parks because they are out in the fresh air but at least at a play centre they are locked in and safe......
Ginger, bummer about going back to nappies, hopefully soon he will realise that all the other kids are in undies and want them back.
MP, hope everything is going well.
I have to agree with all the ladies who said they were toddler mums - A has just got about a million times more interesting since she started moving. I was completely over her just sitting there and grizzling if she wanted to move. Now she is all over the place and much happier.
I gave up the secret cigarettes about a week ago and OMG I can barely function! I thought that I was handling the sleep deprivation much better this time round but it turns out I am not really - I was just substituting sleep for stimulants lol! I had to buy some Coke just to finish today - by 3pm I was a mess, could barely keep my eyes open and was about to burst into tears. So now I don't know what to do. Obviously smoking isn't the best idea for my health, but after having GD I know that Coke is the fast track to diabetes for me. Arrgghhhhh, if only she would sleep! WTF don't my kids sleep?
I just thought of the obvious answer - coffee!! I hate the stuff and am very caffeine sensitive. The only cup I have ever had was for a dare and my heart was racing for about an hour afterwards and I didn't sleep for 30 hours lol, but if I hide a bit in a hot chocolate it might just be the answer! Tried it this morning, hopefully it will keep me awake enough during the day and I will still be able to sleep tonight.
Gees arte- awake for 30 hrs after a coffee???
November Cass, the last week. I think about the 21st....
Yeah, I am not good with caffeine - I have to substitute the coffee in chocolate mud cake for decaf or I am up all night (or I could eat less cake...).
JM, how is your grandmother? And your brother? Are you home for long?
:hug: Arte. I wish I could wave the magic sleep fairy wand for you :hug:. Apparently nicotine & caffeine work on the same brain receptors so you might be onto something there. I can only imagine how cute the mini-haka is LOL.
AFM, writhing around in PAIN today after I found out how much my CC fees are now that my CCB has been adjusted (adjusted down from what it should be to avoid overpayment). It's more than HALF what I am earning (which wasn't very much to start with)!!!!! Ow-ow-ow-ow!
MD- That's gotta hurt and make you wonder if it's worth it?! :o
Arte- Granny faked it. She's fine now. She had a blocked bowel but came out the other side just fine. My brother is on anti-convolcents and seeing two of the best neurologist in Melb to try and work out what is causing the seizures followed by coma. He hasn't had another since and they have stopped his psych med bar one and he is doing well considering. But just when we think he's ok he ends up in ICU so i don't like to say it iykwim. Thanks for asking. :)
Arte - oh, that mini haka sounds just gorgeous! I wish I was susceptible to caffeine, but it doesn't seem to do much to me. I'd stick with the decaf in the cake, don't want to even think about eating less cake!!
MD - Ouch, half your wage on childcare!
Ginger - bummer about the nappies, fingers crossed that he just gets it one day (and soon).
AFM - feeling a bit flat at the moment. I'm putting it down to a schoolfriend having her second last week and getting very stressed at work at the moment. On the bright side though, Dad just rang - his PSA (cancer indicators) have gone down from 75 to 0.08 - way to go hormones, shrink that tumour!! Radiotherapy starts in early January.
Cally that is AWESOME news about your dad's PSA count! Fantastic :cheer:.
Cally, I have been meaning to ask about your dad - that is fantastic news! Do you feel like you might want another bub? Or just the nostalgic/life is moving on feeling that comes when someone else has a new baby?
JM, that is great that your granny recovered, maybe she just wanted some visitors lol. Fingers crossed your brother stays seizure free and they find out the cause of it - must be a worry for your whole family.
MD, OUCH!!
wow cally! that is great news for your Dad. that is certainly a bright note!
and ah, yes, i reckon whenever there is a new baby around it certainly brings up alot of stuff...i'm finding that even with my own baby lol! (i had to pack away the 0000s today...as, forever pack and there was a pang...).
MD: :jawdrop: that is insane. but i guess we are pretty close to that halfway threshold too. we pay almost $100 for each day that leila is in care...totally expensive. i am just thankful that she loves it!
JM: fantastic! we need to catch up! the weather will be awesome and we can totally smash some parks for the kids. i am happy to come up the mountain near Gs if it suits everyone...
G: i am happy for parks too. i am sure that we can find one that has some sort of fencing to keep 'em in lol! (or at least a cafe close by to bribe their good behaviour with :rofl:
Arte: baby steps with the caffeine babe lol! are your kids really sensitive too then? i'm thinking chocolate etc? A isn't BF still is she? cause that could get *interesting* lol.
as for the sleeping...man i have no idea. my neighbour asked me the same thing yesterday when i mentioned that marta had done a few 8 hour nights. her 2 kids just don't and have never. her DH settles one kid (the eldest when he wakes) and she settles the 1 year old when she wakes. they've done the sleep schools etc. and nada...it's crazy! beautiful and happy kids though...you'd think they would be zombies given all the wake-ups but nup...just the parents lol.
AFM: all good here. DH has just layed out the new grass!!! so now we have 'sir waltered' our backyard! YAY! and on the subject of housing we just got the house valued today and they are pegging it at mid 700s :o we could never afford that lol! for two bedrooms...it's insane.
can't wait to see my girls on there this summer...
priced a springfree tramp today...man, the small one we want is still at the $1000 mark. anyone know a better price or where to look for a round tramp? i want to get one for the girls this xmas but sooo dont wanna pay that much...or is that just the price and i have to suck it up?!
Cass, I have no idea about the spring free trampolines, but I reckon because they are new they are going to cost a bomb! And OMG at the valuation of your house!
JM, that's great news about your Granny and your brother. How is the belly babe going? Not giving you too much trouble as yet?
Cally, that is just the best news about your Dad!! He must feel so much more confident about beating it now is he?
G, he will get the whole TT thing soon :hug: He certainly isn't the oldest kid to still be in nappies, but I totally understand you wanting him to be done before Kinder.
MD, OUCH at the CC! Are you going to do anything about it or just plod along until reconciliation time?
cass- we got our tramp from target for $400. it is not spring-free but it's an absolute cracker!
cally- great to hear about your dad
We have a springfree one and it is totally awesome. But G's $400 is pretty good too. Not as good, but certainly fine. :p
Trill- Not too much yet, the only trouble is all the conflicting advice about Malaria prophylaxis! But we'll get there. Nausea is not a patch on the last two and i CAN NOT eat sweet things without gagging. Can't drink soft drink or juice?! weird.
Cally- Great news about your dad, you must feel a bit of relief. :)