https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 05:22:02 +0000 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:30:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22666 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1284740&title=due-in-august-2009#1284740 Author: leobub09
Subject: 22666
Posted: 14 March 2011 at 11:30am

Hey Kelly!
No word on whether we can gate crash Shame we found it so late huh....!
Soph]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:30:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1284740&title=due-in-august-2009#1284740 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1284415&title=due-in-august-2009#1284415 Author: kellynz
Subject: 22666
Posted: 13 March 2011 at 8:18pm

Accepting anymore gate crashers?
My son Tadhg was born Aug 23rd (his name is irish and pronounced like Tiger without the r)
Leobub - Ari was on our shortlist of names too - love it!]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:18:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1284415&title=due-in-august-2009#1284415 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1279569&title=due-in-august-2009#1279569 Author: leobub09
Subject: 22666
Posted: 04 March 2011 at 10:48pm

Hi and thanks Rach and Mollycat! Yeah- sounds great. Would love to gatecrash ]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:48:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1279569&title=due-in-august-2009#1279569 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1276664&title=due-in-august-2009#1276664 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 28 February 2011 at 7:38pm

Leobub - hi! We are almost never one here as have started up a Facebook group. If that is something you are interested let me know and we can set it up.]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:38:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1276664&title=due-in-august-2009#1276664 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1267543&title=due-in-august-2009#1267543 Author: BusyMum2three
Subject: 22666
Posted: 15 February 2011 at 7:37pm

Hi Leobub09 and welcome our thread! I love the name Ari!]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:37:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1267543&title=due-in-august-2009#1267543 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1261063&title=due-in-august-2009#1261063 Author: leobub09
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 February 2011 at 1:55pm

Just wanted to say a big hi!

I'm new here- wish I had discovered this earlier!
I have an 18 month old boy Ari born on the 8th August.

Looking forward to doing a LOT of catching up!!

Don't know if you ladies meet up but I'm about to move to the Remuera/Meadowbank side of Auckland and would love to meet some local mummies too...

]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:55:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1261063&title=due-in-august-2009#1261063 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1239556&title=due-in-august-2009#1239556 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 13 January 2011 at 8:25pm

Well done guys.

Since being in toddlers Imogen has become more chatty. Its more so baby chatter with a few words coming out.

Sigh: Am feeling bad we aint in Brisbane. Luckily DH's family are ok, but I just want to head over and help them out.]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:25:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1239556&title=due-in-august-2009#1239556 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1238918&title=due-in-august-2009#1238918 Author: LeeG
Subject: 22666
Posted: 13 January 2011 at 10:50am

Good luck with the calorie counting Nix ... I found that even the act of writing down what I was eating each day made me a lot more aware, and helped me cut out some of the snacking ... I also find that having someone demand some of whatever I am eating a good method :) ]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:50:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1238918&title=due-in-august-2009#1238918 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1238488&title=due-in-august-2009#1238488 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 12 January 2011 at 8:38pm

Tanya, I have done sureslim and lost around 20kgs doing that but it was extremely tough on what you could and couldn't eat.....so for the first time ever I am calorie counting and it is actually going well even though it has only been 3 days.....Monday is weigh in day, I will keep you posted......basically I have found out to lose weight I need to eat approx 1500 calories per day, so I have used part of my sureslim programme which worked for me, which is no snacking in between meals - just water.....breakfast is a shake as it always has been since going back to work since Georgia, lunch is usually a wrap and fruit and that allows me to have a relatively normal dinner, just smaller portion and some days I might be able to have a treat but I am trying to keep away from treats for the first few weeks at least.....like I say, we will see what happens, after doing this for a while if successful you can then up your caloric intake to just under 2000.....I am hopeful..]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:38:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1238488&title=due-in-august-2009#1238488 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237714&title=due-in-august-2009#1237714 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 10:43pm

good girl nix...i'm right there too.
i hate the fact that i love food.....i blame my genes. i am predisposed to hold a bit of weight, i know it!!!
i'm okay if i have better options around me that i can nibble on all day...
i am no good at putting things off limit as i want them even more....and i have a major sweet tooth.

i have managed to shift a little bit (unfortunately not quite enough to be comfortable yet) following a few basic rules. i am a believer in lifestyle change so i have to think long term.
i would rather exercise than diet...

my biggest challenge of all is my mind.
i keep thinking i will be happy if i lose weight BUT reality is if i am happy i will lose weight.
i have to celebrate any effort i make, accept the skin i am in and focus on positive aspects of myself....it is proving to be the hardest thing of all.]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:43:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237714&title=due-in-august-2009#1237714 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237606&title=due-in-august-2009#1237606 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 9:22pm

Its like an american high school or university type cafeteria, but Roast Wednesday is pretty good and around $7.50 its a pretty good bargain. They also have sushi and the like, but the rest of the stuff ain't so cheap apart from the stupid coke machine which has $1.50 cans which ain't so bad, but no full sugar coke for 5 1/2 weeks......even after that I best stick to Zero. As MC would say....le sigh.....]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:22:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237606&title=due-in-august-2009#1237606 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237538&title=due-in-august-2009#1237538 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 8:49pm

Oh man, you have a cafe at work??? So jealous.]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:49:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237538&title=due-in-august-2009#1237538 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237312&title=due-in-august-2009#1237312 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 5:01pm

Lee, you can reply to comments from emails I think...

I don't have facebook at work either, unless I go to the cafe, but I am behaving for the next 5 to 6 weeks to try and lose some chubba, so the only time I am allowed in the cafe is Wednesday for Roast lunch, its only day two and man is it tough, I am a extreme when it comes to behaving, its either everything or nothing.....but I have to lose 5kgs by 18th February...so, fingers crossed.....]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:01:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237312&title=due-in-august-2009#1237312 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237052&title=due-in-august-2009#1237052 Author: LeeG
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 1:36pm

it's like a form of torture ... I can see the updates in my email but I can't comment ... oh well ]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:36:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1237052&title=due-in-august-2009#1237052 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1236941&title=due-in-august-2009#1236941 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 12:16pm

Thats a bugger Lee , as its way more private than Ohbaby which is free for all to see, thats why we have made the FB group I think..]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:16:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1236941&title=due-in-august-2009#1236941 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1236907&title=due-in-august-2009#1236907 Author: LeeG
Subject: 22666
Posted: 11 January 2011 at 11:51am

what a bugger that I can't access fb at wodk ]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:51:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1236907&title=due-in-august-2009#1236907 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235882&title=due-in-august-2009#1235882 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 22666
Posted: 10 January 2011 at 10:01am

LeeG wrote: morning ladies, it's interesting seeing the posts on fb but I probably won't post much on their ... it's too open for my liking - I know that probably sounds strange but can't everyone you have as friends read the updates?

No. The group is private. People can see who is in the group, but only members can see posts. ]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:01:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235882&title=due-in-august-2009#1235882 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235867&title=due-in-august-2009#1235867 Author: LeeG
Subject: 22666
Posted: 10 January 2011 at 9:35am

morning ladies, it's interesting seeing the posts on fb but I probably won't post much on their ... it's too open for my liking - I know that probably sounds strange but can't everyone you have as friends read the updates?

Anyway, we had a lovely Christmas and New Year ... finally managed to get away on holiday without Abi getting sick! Although we did have everyone questing how she got her shinner ... she slipped on the bath mat and head butted the bottom shelf of the cupboard - ouch! She had a lovely time and slept really well ... although the long car trips are a form of hell ... lots of crying ... therefore lots of stops at parks ... makes for a very long drive!

She is very chatty these days and is definitely becoming a real little girl ... where has my baby gone! I obviously need to hurry up and get dh back in action ... he is so stressed at work that he is losing interest in everything, if you know what I mean - I never thought that would happen!]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:35:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235867&title=due-in-august-2009#1235867 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235294&title=due-in-august-2009#1235294 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 09 January 2011 at 10:40am

Accidents do happen. I don't know if you guys know this idea, but if they bite their lip or tongue you can give a teaspoon of sugar as the crystals in it help clot the blood and stop the bleed. It works really well and the taste usually calms them down.

I would never tell Immi to shut up. Usually if I am angry with her I will ignore her. I had really bad temper tantrums as a kid, so when I see her I think of me and what I would do differently to what my mum did. don't get me wrong, my mum is fantastic, she is just a bit soft and gave in constantly to me in this area. I am trying to be a bit harder, but fair. When she calms down ( I use this method at work too with the kids) she gets a hug so she knows I love her, I tell her this. I always go under the title of its not the child its the behaviour ( I did a research paper on this when I did my diploma).

The biggest thing that annoys me as a teacher though is that if a child got badly hurt like that at our daycare the parents would be angry at us for it. We always try and avoid accidents of course, but then know if it happened at home we would be sympathetic to the parents feelings. ]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:40:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235294&title=due-in-august-2009#1235294 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235257&title=due-in-august-2009#1235257 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 09 January 2011 at 9:47am

*hugs* MC accidents happen, dont worry! I had Caden sitting on one of the dining room chairs and I was right there with him, and he slipepd and bashed his head on the table and landed face down on the tiles(im pretty sure I posted in here about it)/ I felt AWFUL!!! it was so abd Iw as enarly going to take him to afterhours, but he seemed fine apart from the giant bump on his forehead.
We cant watch them every second of the day and its usually in those seconds that they go and ass over

ETA- Boo to that mother at the shop MC!! I have said "ughhh shut up" to myself when they kids are being brats lol, but I would never yell shut up to them if they were gizzling a bit, If they do that while we are out I just Ohh whats wrong or shhh or whatever lol or I get them something yummy to munch on Instant quietness!

Edited by Sheza]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:47:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235257&title=due-in-august-2009#1235257 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235213&title=due-in-august-2009#1235213 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 09 January 2011 at 8:30am

I know Tanya! I had debated with myself but he was so happy and calm sitting on the chair. I'd looked up my book and was literally running to pick out my book from the shelf right by him when he fell off. Seriously! As least I didn't just leave him there, finally meander over and slap his bottom yelling at him to "Be Quiet!".

I remember going to the grocery store and in the parking lot there was a cute little girl sitting in the cart and I was smiling at her. She started to whine a little bit and her mom yelled "Shut up!"   Ugh.....I try to remember that every time I have a bad day where I just want to yell at him. ]]> Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:30:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235213&title=due-in-august-2009#1235213 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235147&title=due-in-august-2009#1235147 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 08 January 2011 at 10:26pm

Ouch Rach. That was the reason Imogen came a year earlier than we thought. I had a ovarian cyst prob from the pill but luckily it came out on its own and ok.

We are looking into a second bigger car. thinking of a toyota station wagon (altezza). Found one cheap, but have to finance it. But am thinking if we do it now, by the time 2013 comes by (when second bub shall arrive) is that it would be all paid off. much bigger than our runx for shopping and a pram. Oh well get this then my finances are going to be put on track.


Am editing this because we have decided to hold on a bit cause DH has been referred to orthopaedic surgeon for his back issues so want to see what happens there first.

Edited by Immismum]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:26:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235147&title=due-in-august-2009#1235147 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235101&title=due-in-august-2009#1235101 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 08 January 2011 at 9:43pm

hey guys....
fiona...i agree with the others. if yiu are certain she is fine in all areas (iykwim) then cry her out BUT leave for say 15min go in, dont talk to her, just place her back down (she will probably scream louder and get back up, thats okay) and say good night or whatever and walk out.....leave for a bit longer and do again and again....
this may last for a few nights but it will suddenly stop when she gets that it aint gonna work and it is time to sleep!!! good luck

rach....hope you feeling okay chick. a friend of mine just had an ovarian cyst removed and was out of action for almost a month...not nice.
it is something that is big in my family ( my nana had one removed the size of a newborns head!!!!!) and of my mums 7 sisters 5 have had hysterectomys(sp?) as a result....so i have to pay attention to things like that.

what else....oh yeah i have a BIG eater here...
he just fricken eats all day...

vanda is too young for time out....he wouldnt know what the hell...but i save my angry voice for special occasions. most of what he does is explorive ( is that a word) but if he does something i know he knows not to he will get a short sharp ''NO"...he will get a hell of a shock and usually cry....bingo.

i think big beds can be whenever you feel you want to...but its up to your committment to weather it will be a success or not.
and what i might think is successful may not be what someone else does...so its a personal thing i feel meaning no right or wrong.
me, personally am not preparred to have him get up whenever he wants...haha. i like him up when i am ready at the moment so cot it shall be for a while.

im gonna check out FB...

oh...MC...how bad are you???abandonment AND endangering his welfare]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:43:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1235101&title=due-in-august-2009#1235101 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234855&title=due-in-august-2009#1234855 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 08 January 2011 at 3:38pm

Nasty Rach, hope it all ends up okay. Poor chick.

Agree with the hoping Ashley and Fiona made it through the night okay. I can't remember all the questions, but there was something about bottles, we have recently taken G down to 1 a day at bedtime, sometimes if she really needs one she will have one during the day time but that is maybe a once in a few weeks thing.

G eats about 1 weetbix or cereal/porridge for breakfast and she kinda snacks during the day, rice crackers and dried fruit (cos of her dislike for fresh fruit..), lunch time she might have a marmite or peanut butter sandwich and yoghurt, usually afternoon tea - more crackers or a milkies bar, something like that, when I pick her up from preschool at 4.15ish she has a baby mum mum rice bar in the car on the way home and then dinner at around 5/5.30 which to be honest more often than not is Little Kids or Only Organic 12 month + food, I am trying to work in more of our food, but I am quite slack at it....she ate pizza the other night.....well the base....

I don't know if it helps Fiona but at the beginning of the week I think G had an ear infection (thankfully fixed itself) and to put her to bed DH actually figured out if you stood next to her and just stroked her chest and or forehead it soothed her almost to sleep and then he would leave. She is better now so we no longer have to do it, but I wonder if it is worth a shot for you? But don't make that a new habit!]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:38:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234855&title=due-in-august-2009#1234855 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234710&title=due-in-august-2009#1234710 Author: BusyMum2three
Subject: 22666
Posted: 08 January 2011 at 11:45am

How did you get on in the end Fiona? I hope Ash settled for ya, and you got some sleep xx

I had to go off to the Dr's yesterday, I just started bleeding randomly, with a few clots but had major sharp tummy pains. The Dr thinks I have had an ovarian cyst that has burst or is on its way out. So, I just have to take it easy and go back in a week for an ultrasound to see whats going on. He didn't seem overly worried about the bleeding, which I thought was strange, but I guess it could be my body having a bit of a clean out.]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:45:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234710&title=due-in-august-2009#1234710 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234585&title=due-in-august-2009#1234585 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 08 January 2011 at 6:47am

I hope she did better last night Fiona...
:(]]> Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:47:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234585&title=due-in-august-2009#1234585 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234534&title=due-in-august-2009#1234534 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 10:09pm

*hugs*

Gosh I know how hard it is listening to them crying/screaming, its heartbreaking and makes you angry all in one go!
But wee Ashley definitely needs some tough love now, because YOU need a break, and the only way you will eventually get one is to break the habit now while shes still young enough.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:09:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234534&title=due-in-august-2009#1234534 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234529&title=due-in-august-2009#1234529 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 10:06pm

:(

Thanks Sheena. I wish their sleep could just be straight forward!]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:06:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234529&title=due-in-august-2009#1234529 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234509&title=due-in-august-2009#1234509 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 9:50pm

Stay tough hun, honestly, it will all be for the better in the end. She will be exhausted, but crying will not hurt her, and she needs understand that mummy isnt coming in with the bottle.
When ever I cave and let Bella come out into the lounge, oh yes she is happy alright, and as soon as I put her back to bed, she fair screams the house down, but I got tough months ago and now the crying doesnt last as long, as she knows I wont come in with the bottle or come in at all.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:50:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234509&title=due-in-august-2009#1234509 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234506&title=due-in-august-2009#1234506 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 9:46pm

No there isn't such a thing here. There are family centres but I know the nurses there well personally and I know as much as they do about sleep (don't mean that to sound uppity!). It is just hard to let them cry when you have to listen to it as there is always that corner of your brain that wonders if there might be something wrong.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:46:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234506&title=due-in-august-2009#1234506 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234500&title=due-in-august-2009#1234500 Author: binitza
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 9:40pm

Yes stay tough Fiona! She has had everything she possibly can. By the fact that she is happy when you take her out of her room just shows that she is probably perfectly fine, otherwise her screaming and distress would continue. Give her a nice big cuddle, a drink of water and put her to bed. She will eventually fall asleep. I know you don't like hearing her cry, nobody likes hearing their little one cry out.. but sometimes this may be the only way. Does she have a stuffed toy that she is attached to? Does she still dislike the dummy? You sound totally exhausted mentally and physically.. is there a sleep clinic yourself and Ashley can check into?

I know in Australia they have sleep clinics where baby/child check into with a parent and they work out why the child is having issues with sleep and teach you how to handle the situation and teach the child how to self soothe a little better and there for have a better bed time. ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:40:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234500&title=due-in-august-2009#1234500 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234496&title=due-in-august-2009#1234496 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 9:32pm

Anyone around? Ash has been screaming the house down for just over 2 hours. What do I do?!?! She has had cuddles, water, pamol but will not settle. She is exhausted. If I bring her out of her room she is happy. I suspect she just wants the comfort of a bottle but she had her 240mLs at bedtime so really shouldn't need more now.

Do I stay tough?]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:32:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234496&title=due-in-august-2009#1234496 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234421&title=due-in-august-2009#1234421 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:32pm

Facebook group sounds like a good idea.. I can't get on here on my phone easily so lurk on FB.

Haven't tried time out yet but may do soon... like the suggestion to start to get him used to it.

Went to new house today to unpack a few bits and LOVE it. Don't move til next week but want to try and get A used to it as well. Now GG, I may have to harrass you about keeping chickens and perhaps a sheep or goat. I looked at the price of chicken coops and they're like $500 might have to get DH to make one]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:32:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234421&title=due-in-august-2009#1234421 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234418&title=due-in-august-2009#1234418 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:28pm

We do time out here. I read one book (grain of salt) where they suggest starting time out around a year. I've been doing it with Ryan for awhile and he doesn't "really" get it, but all things take time I suppose. I pick my battles though and only time out when I really dislike what he's doing.

Fiona - I suppose I should also mention we are staying at a holiday house for the majority of the time and it does have a cot but my brother is coming with their 2.5 year old and 9 month old so are giving up the cot for the 9 month old. ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:28:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234418&title=due-in-august-2009#1234418 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234417&title=due-in-august-2009#1234417 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:27pm

Most motels etc have portacots MC When we went to palmy in June last year they got out two for us, even though Caden was in a bed then, was just easier having him in the cot so I knew he couldnt get up to no good lol]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:27:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234417&title=due-in-august-2009#1234417 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234415&title=due-in-august-2009#1234415 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:24pm

I too am surprised that Jack hasn't yet tried to climb out of his cot. He does try to climb into it (though hasn't managed it yet). I'm not even thinking big bed till I really have to.

B, I have tried time out a couple of times. I don't put him in his room because he LOVES it in there, but there is an area of hallway with absolutely nothing in it to look at or enjoy, so a couple of times I have sat him there. At the moment he really doesn't get it, but I figure in time he will start to and it will begin to work. If nothing else it 'interrupts' whatever he is doing that I want stopped (ie yanking the cat's ears or whacking me on the head with a plastic shovel

OK, shall I set up a FB group and we can suck it and see?]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:24:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234415&title=due-in-august-2009#1234415 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234395&title=due-in-august-2009#1234395 Author: binitza
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:00pm

Evie climbs out of her cot and into her cot when she wants to have a sleep! So cheeky.. we are setting up her big girls bed in the next few weeks. She will still have her cot in her room so its more to get her used to the sight of it, let her nap etc on it if she wants.. take it nice and slow and go along with what she wants.

She is a pretty good eater, loves her fruit and meat!

Do you guys do time out at all? I'm pretty sure Evie has hit the terrible two's already! sometimes she will just be so rough with the cat and we tell her sternly no so many times, remove her from the situation, remove the cat.. other times she will get rough with us and just wont give it up. We have started to put her in "time out" which is 1 min in her bedroom with the door closed. Is that a good or a bad thing? No idea..

Her vocab is pretty good and she follows directions well. She has just started saying "Who is it?" and "where is it?" but they sound like one big word hehe "whoizit?" haha ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:00:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234395&title=due-in-august-2009#1234395 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234359&title=due-in-august-2009#1234359 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 7:12pm

MC - double check as most hotels have portacots available for free. :)]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:12:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234359&title=due-in-august-2009#1234359 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234358&title=due-in-august-2009#1234358 Author: Dani01
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 7:12pm

Gosh Fiona, sounds hard. I really don't know what to say, but agree that probably cutting down the milk intake is the best to start with.

Sene has 1 - 2 bottles in the morning and a bottle before bed. Sometimes another if she is unsettled. She would normally only have 1 bottle in the morning but since moving here she has decided that 5am its time to wake up, and the only way to get her back down most mornings is with a bottle and she'll go to 6.30/7.

Well we had one failed attempt at the big girls bed, but a successful attempt last night!!! 7pm - 5am (and bottle and mummy cuddles until 6.45).

Sene is okay with her eating, eats a lot of what we eat. Loves her mexican nachos and stuff, yuuum! we are having mexican for tea tonight. She loves cheese also.

Vocab is really good: we get, mum, daddy, nana, cheese, ta, bath, why, gone, ball, juice, shoes. Of course not all the time but when she feels like it!!!

I don't come on here much anymore, more often on FB - so maybe we should look into that FB group?? Just because its quicker and easier to go on there. I duno. Up to others as well.

Oh well nappy change, got to show nana how the modern world works with these cloth nappies! ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:12:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234358&title=due-in-august-2009#1234358 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234223&title=due-in-august-2009#1234223 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 4:21pm

I agree Sheza. I would prefer to wait but we are somewhat going to push things along as we will be going to Hawaii in June of this year and Ryan will be expected to be sleeping in a bed in the various hotels along the way so I would really love to think that he'll have the hang of it by then. I'm actually a bit surprised that he hasn't tried to climb out of his cot as he's such a climber everywhere else.

Went to the library today and I was keeping an eye on Ryan as I dashed off here and there to pick out my books. Leave him on the blue hand chair (chair that looks like a hand) for 10 seconds only to hear a huge THUMP...pause...SCREEEEEAAAAAMMMMM. I've no idea what he did (well fell off obviously....) but I felt so mortified tried to calm this squealing baby in what is supposed to be the very quiet library. Thank goodness for it being a small town library. No one seemed to care. ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:21:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234223&title=due-in-august-2009#1234223 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234212&title=due-in-august-2009#1234212 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 4:07pm

I found waiting until C was 2 was the best thing, he dicked around far too much when I tried at 18 months. But each to their own. I just found life MUCH easier with him still in the cot! lol Bella is staying in hers until she tries to climb out!

Edited by Sheza]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:07:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234212&title=due-in-august-2009#1234212 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234164&title=due-in-august-2009#1234164 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 3:07pm

HeHe guys Imogen is the same re food.

She is also quite keen on the toilet and her vocab extends well. She is such a busy bee at the moment. DH's cousins second baby was born end of DEC and my cousin is expecting his first with his partner and its awesome news for them.

I am so confused as to when to put Imogen into a bed. I might hold her off until she is two.

Nothing else really to report here, but Imogen loves her smoothies at the moment.
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:07:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234164&title=due-in-august-2009#1234164 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234036&title=due-in-august-2009#1234036 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 12:34pm

Lol well thats what plunket says, I know all kids are different, but in Ashleys case it would be totally fine :)

Bella eats HEAPS, she is my little gannet, Cadens a grazer

ETA - Just rememberd what my PN said now, they only need a meal the size of their palm, and they should have several of those a day.
Toddlers need little and often really or in Bella and Ryans case, a lot and often

Edited by Sheza]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:34:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1234036&title=due-in-august-2009#1234036 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233923&title=due-in-august-2009#1233923 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 10:27am

Apparently girls are more advanced at language skills and fine motor skills whereas boys go for the big, messy stuff I guess LOL

Ha! a couple of peas, a small carrot and a bit of meat?!! I laugh because as you know I am raising The Hulk and watched him plow through 4 shrimp, 4 slices of deli ham, 1 piece of sushi, a handful of blueberries and a whole pikelet last night.

And, ahhhh, the big boy bed. Ryan so desparately wants to go into it but inevitably you hear the pitter patter of little feet after about 2 minutes. We are basically putting him in there for his nap and seeing how it goes. Eventually I put him in the cot. Only because he is so keen on it, not cause I"m in a hurry!

Oh, and Ryan is OBSESSED with the toilet. He just learned the sign for it and off we go to have a look, sit on it and flush it, then go wash our hands. I would love to think this actually means something but it's all a bit of fun at the moment. But hopefully it just means he has learned all the bits and now just needs to learn what to do with it LOL!]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:27:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233923&title=due-in-august-2009#1233923 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233824&title=due-in-august-2009#1233824 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:14am

Oh vocabs, bella says a fair bit now, and she copies A LOT, I dropped something the other day and said sh*t, and oops miss bella also said sh*t bad mummy!
She said, bye bye, please, thank you(tan tu), Bella mumma, nana, bite, boat, duck etc etc. She basicly copies or tries to copy everything we say.
Shes much more advanced for her age than Caden was, maybe a girl thing?]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:14:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233824&title=due-in-august-2009#1233824 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233820&title=due-in-august-2009#1233820 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:11am

*hugs* Fiona, but I agree GG, I REALLY think you need to tough on her now, no milk at night, period, she CAN go without it, she just knows she is going to get it if she carries on crying.
I KNOW how hard the crying at night is, as Bella is still a shocking night sleeper and Im often up and down settling her, the other night she was awake every hoour, but I refuse to give her milk, I'll offer water and if she is thirsty she will drink it.

I think Ashley needs less milk, as all the milk and formula will be filling her tiny tummy, and then she doesnt want food, so I think the night time milk needs to stop, so like GG said, in the morning she is actually hungry and will want to eat something.
Milk is very filling, and their tummys are very small still.
Plunket said to me that Bella and even caden only need like, a couple of peas, one small carrot and a little bit of meat for dinner, and for breakfast fruit and toast etc, but they dont need huge portions, so even if ash eats a little bit and often it will be fine, but the milk definitely needs to be cut down I think.

Bella has one bottle a day, maybe two if shes quite unsettled, and sometimes she doesnt even want a bottle(she has milk on her cereal though)

I dont mean to sound....bossy or brutal either, but tats my honest opinion hun *hugs*]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:11:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233820&title=due-in-august-2009#1233820 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233813&title=due-in-august-2009#1233813 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 8:05am

Ah Fiona, you poor thing. I don't have any real advice other to say I hope you get things sorted soon... I'd be tempted to check with the doc, again, to see if they can spot anything. Could it be ears? I know Alex's hurt when he lay down and when he had sore ears he often had multiple wakeups.

As for eating, Alex has just started getting really into it. He ate a huge plate of pasta last night. He has 3-4 bottles a day (bad I know). Trying to cut his morning and lunch ones down to 150ml, sometimes 100 but before bed (say between 6.30pm and 8pm) he usually has 300ml to 350ml!!! But Id rather load him up before bed so pfft to plunket.

A still has a real sparse vocab. Ah oh, duck, ta is about it. He can say mum and daddy but hardly ever does. I'm a bit worried about his lack of talking but he certainly understands directions like sit at your table, on your bottom, go find gus etc. His understanding and range of sounds has come on so much since grommets so hopefully he's just behind because of being glue eared for so long]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:05:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233813&title=due-in-august-2009#1233813 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233782&title=due-in-august-2009#1233782 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 7:35am

Ryan still has bottles of milk but like GG they are real hit or miss. He'll often really want one in the morning but usually just plays with his one at night. Every once in awhile he'll have one during the night but this is usually when he's sick or has been up crying for awhile and is genuinely thirsty. He would have around 100-150mls most days.

Do you think she might have something wrong with her gut perhaps that's not making her happy to eat? Maybe IBS or something like that. I've no idea.

Ryan's vocab is pretty sparse. We have ma, arf arf (or a panting noise) for dog, grunt grunt noise for a pig, duck, uh oh, a mimic sound of a sing song version of hello, then he will sign for drink, potty, shower/bath. That's about it. BUT he has a tremendous 'listening vocabulary' as my Mom called it and I loved that phrase! He knows exactly what you are asking him to do most of the time and LOVES to show me where things are or go get things and bring them to me when I ask. He has also started jumping which is about the cutest thing in the entire world. MUST get a video!

Ryan has a mixture of cups. I always have a straw sippy cup floating around but he loves to drink out of a big person's cup but half the time wants to play with it and I end up with a big puddle of water on the carpet...]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:35:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233782&title=due-in-august-2009#1233782 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233772&title=due-in-august-2009#1233772 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 7:07am

Tanya, how is TJ? I haven't been posting but have been thinking of you guys. I hope he's on the mend and the spots clear up well - I can well imagine the devastation of a teenager covered in chicken pox scabs :-(

I know I had it when I was little, and DH thinks he has (I will check with MIL). We were just discussing it and hope Jack gets it out of the way while he is still young.

Fiona, I don't really know what to say. I don't want to sound brutal, and I do have some understanding about how it feels to be so chronically sleep deprived as you know, but if you aren't getting any sleep as it is, then I don't see that you have any sleep to lose by doing some hard yards in the night and making her hungry in the morning to take her calories through the day.

Jack is still generally on 2 BF a day (morning and bedtime) but the morning one is hit and miss. He mostly still has his water from a sippy cup but likes to drink from a regular cup but currently without much success

His vocab is expanding, although I think mostly you wouldn't recognise his words, but he is really into mimicking us at the moment. We now have banana and cheese (his 2 fave foods) and Grandma. However mostly we have a really frustrated noise he makes and a lot of him grabbing our hands and moving them toward what it is he wants. He really wants to have some words!]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:07:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233772&title=due-in-august-2009#1233772 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233763&title=due-in-august-2009#1233763 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 07 January 2011 at 3:08am

Sorry Aquarius...I see you were talking about your 5 year old, not your husband.

Sleep is not a happening thing here. I'm confused. Ash is great all day. She'd happily take 2 naps but we're pushing her to 1 as she seems to settle better at night with just 1. However, she is still often taking ages to go to sleep at night. Then most nights she is waking and we go in about 8 times...first, water, second bottle of milk, 3rd pamol, 4th and 5th resettle, 6th time another 200mls formula. Then she will usually settle but is up at 6am for the day.

She is still not really eating.   She LOVES to play with food but NEVER and I mean NEVER eats a whole meal i.e. she'd never eat a meal the size of her fist.

I've tried cutting the formula down and most days that goes relatively ok but then she will wake and want it at night. Most days she has 2 bottles in the day....after breakfast and after dinner. But with the settling issues etc we find she ends up having a min ot 600mls a day and often up to 1 litre of formula (most of that at night...like tonight she had 200mls at bedtime and 500mls between 1am and 3am).

I'm not sure how to manage it as I have no reserves to cope with being kept awake at night. As you know I haven't had good sleep in so many years and it is starting to really concern me.

Are your littlies still having bottles of milk? Or are you all onto cups now?]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:08:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233763&title=due-in-august-2009#1233763 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233411&title=due-in-august-2009#1233411 Author: BusyMum2three
Subject: 22666
Posted: 06 January 2011 at 5:37pm

Argh I hate cleaning Ovens too Bexee.....I bet you can't wait to move it and for it all to be over!

Tanya - hope that dude of yours is feeling better real soon xx

Stink start to the New Year Fiona ]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:37:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233411&title=due-in-august-2009#1233411 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233018&title=due-in-august-2009#1233018 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 06 January 2011 at 10:20am

Oh no Fiona, hope today is better and Ash had a good night last night.

How's T-Jay? Any more cases of the pox in your household Aquarius.

A is at daycare today, hubby is working and I'm.... cleaning the oven. HATE that job. Joys of moving. THis time next week we'll be starting to move in though... can't wait.]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:20:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1233018&title=due-in-august-2009#1233018 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232748&title=due-in-august-2009#1232748 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 05 January 2011 at 9:08pm

Gah! Not a great start to the year Fiona!

I have no thoughts about Ash and her sleep. I would go mental and basically just shut Ryan in his room until he went to sleep once I knew he wasn't in any pain. I get pretty frustrated pretty quickly sometimes.

Ryan seems to be getting one of his canines. Definitely swollen and periods on and off of extreme crankiness. Plus we're pretty sure the stress of it all is causing him to break out in coldsores so I am rubbing cream on his lips twice a day just to be on the safe side....]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:08:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232748&title=due-in-august-2009#1232748 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232677&title=due-in-august-2009#1232677 Author: FionaS
Subject: 22666
Posted: 05 January 2011 at 8:08pm

Aquarius...it is so bad in adults. I had a raging fever for 4 days and my friends who visited said I looked like I was on deaths door. I was the sickest I've ever been in my life. It is aweful in adults. HAve you been to do doc with him? I developed viral pnuemonia as well which is really common in adults with chicken pox and needed antibiotics and anti-viral meds.

We are just home from almost a week away with the inlaws. I'm shattered though as we had to share a room with Ash and that did not go well at all.

Ash is taking 2 to 3 hours to settle every evening. I thought it was a nap thing so have pushed her down to 1 nap but she is still doing it. She is 100% happy and fine during the day. Not really sure what is going on but it is tiring.

Managed to flood our entire garage today and hence have spent 8 hours cleaning it out. We had loads of boxes filled with books etc etc in there and they got wet so it's a huge job. Will continue into tomorrow I think.]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:08:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232677&title=due-in-august-2009#1232677 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232392&title=due-in-august-2009#1232392 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 05 January 2011 at 1:55pm

okay i will post something, although i dont have anything different to really report.
T jay has the worst case of chicken pox i have ever seen....it is totalf.lly cruel. he is absolute bed ridden and i have been on the phone to Drs and healthline....there is not much i can do but keep him comfortable, which is a feat in itself.
Vanda is still fine but i have since learnt he can have it for up to 28days before it rears its ugly head!!!
i even had to go out and do TJays stupid paper round...argh...and it started pissing down...double argh!!!]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:55:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1232392&title=due-in-august-2009#1232392 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231350&title=due-in-august-2009#1231350 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 03 January 2011 at 8:33pm

lol...I don;t think people would turn up to an aerobics class with me taking it. My body is no inspiration, however it has always been a secret dream to be one...

Oh no to chicken pox, especially in the school holidays.

Fab Weekend with MC, her DH and Ryan. Unfortunately both Ry and Leah caught the grump bug. I think they were both back in bed at 9am this morning after waking up 6:30/7am.

Righo- night night ladies. DF is home after 5 days away....... ]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:33:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231350&title=due-in-august-2009#1231350 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231229&title=due-in-august-2009#1231229 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 03 January 2011 at 4:40pm

aerobics....perfect job. but you have to be fit as hell which is hard to get back too..

soooooo hot here as well...Vanda cant even go outside as the concrete is too hot...haha i had to carry him to his sandpit.

one good thing with an old house...it may be cold in winter but it is also cool in summer]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:40:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231229&title=due-in-august-2009#1231229 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231189&title=due-in-august-2009#1231189 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 03 January 2011 at 3:22pm

Mmm.. desert. Hubby and I decided to eat better this year, I swear I'm having hallucinations. I thought I saw squiggle tops in the fridge before... I don't even eat biscuits much!!!

So so so hot here today. Alex had a 14 hour sleep over night then was grumpy at 1pm so went down for another nap and is still asleep.. Growth spurt maybe? Off to the mount tomorrow for the day so hope he's happier!

Seriously contemplating jumping in his paddling pool with an icey cold beer...

I didn't realise you were a teach Aquarius. It is something I've always toyed with... ]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:22:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231189&title=due-in-august-2009#1231189 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231167&title=due-in-august-2009#1231167 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 03 January 2011 at 2:23pm

Poor T-Jay thats not cool at all. I remember having chicken pox.

We have had an awesome couple of days at Maratei beach its 20 mins drive so we have gone out both days. In the beginning Imogen was really unsure about the water, but yesterday she was so excited to see it. Today we are heading down to cockle bay beach]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:23:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1231167&title=due-in-august-2009#1231167 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230860&title=due-in-august-2009#1230860 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 10:08pm

oh on a personal note.....i feel like a fat pig
i have made some kinda desert every night this week!!!and havent worked out for nearly 2 wks now.
tomorrow i head back to the gym.....i will suffer.]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:08:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230860&title=due-in-august-2009#1230860 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230859&title=due-in-august-2009#1230859 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 10:06pm

youve got that right bec...he is the most miserable i have ever seen him...(he is very vain, which isnt helping) trying to tell him that all will be okay when he has 5 (and counting... ) blister-like pus sores on his face, when there was only one this morning...
this is a real cruel illness isnt it!!!!!
and i have been watching our little wee man run around all happy today thinking 'oh no....'
so we took him out to feed ducks and what not presuming it may be his last outing for a bit....who knows?i do wish Vanda was a bit older to get it...

wish us luck....]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:06:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230859&title=due-in-august-2009#1230859 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230752&title=due-in-august-2009#1230752 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:20pm

Poor T Jay - that's so not cool, esp when you're his age! Hope the household is coping okay.]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:20:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230752&title=due-in-august-2009#1230752 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230691&title=due-in-august-2009#1230691 Author: BusyMum2three
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 6:35pm

Oh no Tanya!]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:35:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230691&title=due-in-august-2009#1230691 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230611&title=due-in-august-2009#1230611 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 4:01pm

wise emma..

T Jay has chicken pox!!!! so i am guessing vanda will have it too soon
to think that kids only get it once is a myth!!]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:01:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230611&title=due-in-august-2009#1230611 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230479&title=due-in-august-2009#1230479 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 02 January 2011 at 11:36am

Happy new year guys. I won't be one of those predictions this year. We do talk about it though so are going to start trying around mid next year. Mine and Steven's reasons are a) due to finishing his degree and b) we want Imogen to be a bit bigger. Hey but if it accidentally happened now I wouldn't be upset ]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:36:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230479&title=due-in-august-2009#1230479 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230135&title=due-in-august-2009#1230135 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 01 January 2011 at 3:58pm

i dont know either???????
i am so lost in kids and home that i really dont know what i enjoy anymore.
i am tossing maybe between a small business course so i can help karl run his club properly...
this year we need to venture out on his own with venue and so forth so it is important that we do paper work and fees properly to get rent paid etc etc

i also have a small invested interest in helping families with newly diagnosed kids with autism...but not into social work really. plus i have to be careful with this area as it is stressful and emotional.

OR try something totally new......

i could try and get a few classes again, i would like to teach again...

kate...we would be the loudest family in timaru.

cute alert!!! when mum was here she brought Vanda a dressing gown...first one he has owned and he looks CUTE in it....the hood has ears and he looks all snug. when has has his bath and gets in it he looks like a boxer..haha
so of course he gets announced when he comes in the lounge....'from the blue corner....'
cute.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:58:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230135&title=due-in-august-2009#1230135 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230111&title=due-in-august-2009#1230111 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 01 January 2011 at 3:00pm

Happy new years everyone. Hope all had a good night.

We had a blissful fish and chip picnic and bubbly on the lake followed by a fabulously early night and were woken by the fireworks and midnight!

What are you thinking of studying Aquarius? I've toyed with doing something else but don't know what...]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:00:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230111&title=due-in-august-2009#1230111 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230085&title=due-in-august-2009#1230085 Author: BusyMum2three
Subject: 22666
Posted: 01 January 2011 at 1:38pm

Perfect timing with your post Asli! 11.59pm :)

Happy New Years Girls Here's to a great year, with lots of new bubbas and happy times ]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:38:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230085&title=due-in-august-2009#1230085 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230008&title=due-in-august-2009#1230008 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 01 January 2011 at 10:07am

Aquarius wrote: i could easily live in timaru.....

Go on, dare ya. ]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:07:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1230008&title=due-in-august-2009#1230008 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229957&title=due-in-august-2009#1229957 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 01 January 2011 at 8:17am

morning all...

heres to a great year....after reading the posts above i will almost bet my kids on the prediction that there will be new sproglets (or at least concieved sproglets) this year

i dont make resolutions BUT i do try and set a goal and this yr i would like to start some kinda study....i wanna be prepared for the workforce when vanda starts school.

i could easily live in timaru.....]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:17:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229957&title=due-in-august-2009#1229957 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229913&title=due-in-august-2009#1229913 Author: AsliC
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 11:59pm

happy new year girls]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:59:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229913&title=due-in-august-2009#1229913 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229726&title=due-in-august-2009#1229726 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 3:25pm

Perhaps I stole the name Gus from you? I can't remember how he got his name, he's just always been Gus (unless it's the ring-in, who is Gustav).

We are having a very quiet night tonight. Fish and Chips down at the lake with the sproglet then a bottle of Bolly in the fridge for later. I'm sure I'll be in bed before midnight!]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:25:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229726&title=due-in-august-2009#1229726 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229722&title=due-in-august-2009#1229722 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 3:20pm

Happy New Years Eve everyone!

Hey Bex, did you name Gus yourself? I bought a Gus before G was born and named it Gus and now I have just randomly noticed that yours is called Gus too, but that is'n't the seahorses actual name, can you remember where you got it from, maybe we think crazy alike!!!!! Gus is our away from home toy (portacot), lately G is super into Zebra's and her My Little Pony from Christmas....don't know if she necessarily couldn't go without one or the other though, she does have a pooh bear at school for sleep time and home....

Anyhoo, injections went okay, screamed like a banshee for each but calmed pretty quickly (maybe within a minute for each), haven't had any temps yet.....and we are not going to and seems like that was that. She is completely awesome right at the moment, so giggly and cuddly and just scrumptious!!!!!! I love well babies

We were invited out tonight too, but might just drop in, then come home and watch some lame TV.

I have also decided that I need to go back on stupid sureslim so that I can lose around 15kgs, then I will be happy, will see how that goes though......]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:20:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229722&title=due-in-august-2009#1229722 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229688&title=due-in-august-2009#1229688 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 2:38pm

Ive never done anything at new years, just another night to me lol

Thought tonight my friends coming over and we are gonna have a few vodkas on my new deck! (im so in love with it!!!) and then watch the skytower fireworks display! Can see it all the way from my house The beauty of living where you can see the harbour even though its miles away!!!]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:38:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229688&title=due-in-august-2009#1229688 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229650&title=due-in-august-2009#1229650 Author: Gardengirl
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 1:41pm

Now, we made a conscious decision to come and live here, and we really really love it, but even I just about spat out my tea at reading the words "jealous of your weekend down in Timaru"!

Um, special toy - nope. There are toys he seems to enjoy all the time, like his big Tonka truck, or the telephone or remote control, but no toy he has formed an attachment to. He has the same seahorse as Alex, but he never slept with it (he would roll onto it, turn it on and wake up) and once the last lot of batteries ran down we never replaced them.

We've been invited out to a friends bbq tonight but tbh it's more work taking a tired toddler than I can be arsed to worry about, they have offered a portacot but I just see it as being overtiredtoddler.com, so, early family fish and chips, a trip to the bay if he's doing OK to see a niece in the beauty pageant thing, and if he's either still doing OK or asleep we will go onto the bbq and play it by ear. Previous new years have been spent either ridiculously drunk with a big crowd of boaties over Gt Barrier Island or asleep on the couch (talk about contrasts).

Oh, and it's gonna be MY year too ]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:41:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229650&title=due-in-august-2009#1229650 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229643&title=due-in-august-2009#1229643 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 1:38pm

Hahaha!

Oooh, exciting Bex!

I have been thinking about another baby quite a bit lately, but then I've also been thinking about Blue Hawaiians sitting under the shade of a big umbrella with a small umbrella keeping my drink shaded as well ]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:38:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229643&title=due-in-august-2009#1229643 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229634&title=due-in-august-2009#1229634 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 1:26pm

Haha! Take that as credit to you Pekay! Actually, I must confess, I quite enjoyed my year in Timaru...]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:26:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229634&title=due-in-august-2009#1229634 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229633&title=due-in-august-2009#1229633 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 1:24pm

I never thought I would ever hear someone say "so jealous of your weekend down in Timaru". WTF?]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:24:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229633&title=due-in-august-2009#1229633 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229610&title=due-in-august-2009#1229610 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 1:04pm

Oh and MY year!

I've gone off contraception too... just went and bought folic acid tablets. Too stingy this time to get Elevit so just bought generic folic acid. DH is already calling it Baby Hand me Down!

Lee - if you need somewhere to stop for a break etc let us know...

MC - so jealous of your weekend down in Timaru... Come on peeps, surely some of you want to visit Taupo?]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:04:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229610&title=due-in-august-2009#1229610 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229584&title=due-in-august-2009#1229584 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 12:12pm

It's gonna be my year too!]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:12:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229584&title=due-in-august-2009#1229584 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229580&title=due-in-august-2009#1229580 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 12:08pm

Aahhh, 2011 is gonna be my year too Tanya! Did I mentioned I've gone off the pill? Don't go getting all excited though. I was having some reactions to it and have told DH he better get used to condoms between now and June. Plus, even if I do get pregnant now I would still be able to travel to Hawaii....

I've never HAD such a reaction. Went off the mini pill onto the regular one and it took me awhile to figure out what I thought was wrong. Tired, nauseous after eating and often at random times, weight gain, headaches. Was horrible. Even took a pregnancy test to make sure I wasn't just UTD.

Just stopped the other day and already feeling soooo much better. Me and extra hormones are NOT the best of friends apparently...]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:08:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229580&title=due-in-august-2009#1229580 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229553&title=due-in-august-2009#1229553 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 11:35am

you guys will have a great time!!

we have just got back from the beach...we got up early and went for it.
Vanda hates the water ....does not like getting wet at all!! far cry from enson who is a fish..

bbq, snack food, drinks tonight...

happy new year!! 2011 is gonna be MY year ]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:35:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229553&title=due-in-august-2009#1229553 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229454&title=due-in-august-2009#1229454 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 31 December 2010 at 8:49am

It will probably be not being at daycare Dani. When I took ryan out it was amazing how NOT sick he was LOL.

Sheena, I'm kind of the same. I was thinking around two but I think I want to try psychology to get him to give up his dummy. Figure out what he likes and then say something to tim where Ryan can hear us "It's too bad Ryan can't be a pirate..." "Why?" "Cause pirates don't use dummies"

Have heard others doing that and it working so I thought I'd give it a try. LOL! Will probably fail miserably!!!

Off to Timaru this weekend! Staying with the lovely pekay and girls. Hoping to do a champagne brunch on Sunday with GG as well. ]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:49:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229454&title=due-in-august-2009#1229454 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229384&title=due-in-august-2009#1229384 Author: Dani01
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 11:15pm

Sene has a Peter Rabbit bunny and a pink blankie that she is attached too, but not normally during the day or that comes out with us. Sometimes there's the odd exception though.

She likes her Seahorse as well, but not attached to it.

Got a job interview tomorrow, not a job I want...but its a job.

Sene loves the pool, and we took her to the beach yesterday, she had so much fun!

She hasn't had a runny nose, sore ears or coughed at all since we have been here, not sure whether it is a change in climate, or not being at daycare?

Sitting here in my togs and boardies, what a horrible site! haha]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:15:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229384&title=due-in-august-2009#1229384 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229321&title=due-in-august-2009#1229321 Author: LeeG
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 9:21pm

Abi has a bunny rabbit toy, quite realistic looking that she loves ... as of Christmas she's started carting it everywhere, pre Christmas it was purely a bed thing! We should have just got her a colouring book and the bubbles - definitely her fav presents

Attempting a trip up to Tauranga on Sunday ... hopefully it will be a healthier trip than our other attempts! She is an absolute delight, chats non stop and has an opinion on everything! Definitely getting better at communicating and was very offended when she was saying helloooo to the pumpkin patch shop assistant who wasn't responding - sometimes I wonder why these people work in childrens shops?!

For NY we are off into town for dinner but I doubt that I'll make midnight ... I like my bed too much ]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:21:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229321&title=due-in-august-2009#1229321 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229310&title=due-in-august-2009#1229310 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 9:05pm

Megan, bella isnt attached to a toy or blankie either, but like Ryan she loves her dummy.
Caden on the other hand has his gree cuddle blanket with a teddy bear head, and he is VERY attached to it, he calls it his baby lol he also has a blue one and has aquired bellas pink one, he is also majory attached to his dummy "nummies", Im going to take the kids dummys from them at the same time when Bella is 2 I think..

Caden carrys his "babies" EVERYWHERE and he asks from them if he cant find them etc, so very attached to them indeed!

ETA- OMG about the stupid mum who left her baby in the car!! What a DUMB bitch!!!! When my mum was UTD with me, she rescued a baby from a car, it was a hot day and the baby was hysterical and the mum was no where in sigh, so mum got into the car and then the women came back and said nothing to my mum and drove off

Edited by Sheza]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:05:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229310&title=due-in-august-2009#1229310 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229284&title=due-in-august-2009#1229284 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 8:25pm

Hahaha, that's adorable about Leah and her 3 Jerrys! Ryan also has 2 Moomaws but he's not really that attached and it just stays in his cot. I would say he's more attached to remote controls than Moomaw...]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:25:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229284&title=due-in-august-2009#1229284 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229278&title=due-in-august-2009#1229278 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 8:16pm

Haha that's gorgeous about her waltzing into your room with all three. Does she come in to your room in the mornings? Can't wait for A to do that!!

Yes we have two Gus' - Gus the Original and Gustav. Don't think he's cottoned on to it yet. And only one has had the snip - it still glows but no longer sings as he kept rolling onto it in hte night and waking himself up!]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:16:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229278&title=due-in-august-2009#1229278 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229275&title=due-in-august-2009#1229275 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 8:11pm

urrm...I am sure you have all seen photos of Jerry. We started with one. We got a backup, for when we wanted to wash the other. We accidentally left 2 out one day and she was hooked. Then for xmas, we had a new one under the tree. She snuck into it and then there were 3....sigh.
Every morning we she waltzes into our room with all 3 of them....somehow she manages to still find them all in the dark.

I won't be surprised if she has them when starting school..]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:11:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229275&title=due-in-august-2009#1229275 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229255&title=due-in-august-2009#1229255 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 7:47pm

Haha, thanks for the advice on the toy. Bearing in mind my son is trotting round with an aquamarine seahorse. next time remind me to get him attached to a more manly toy!!!

Had to go pick him up early from daycare today as he had a temp of 39C. Laid out a matress and pillows on the floor for him to nap on - instead he started bodyslamming the place and acting like a wrestler ]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:47:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229255&title=due-in-august-2009#1229255 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229168&title=due-in-august-2009#1229168 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 4:50pm

oh forgot...

vanda appears to be getting attached to two of his blankets...whenever he wakes and gets up they have to come with him or he cries.
i would totally let then get attached...]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:50:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229168&title=due-in-august-2009#1229168 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229166&title=due-in-august-2009#1229166 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 4:48pm

Bad?? i am f**ken glad its over...haha
xmas sucks....and i had a particually good one this yr too..

if i could start over with the kids they would get minimal....ONE gift from us, ONE gift from santa and then maybe a stocking with crap in it.
it gets hard when several kids come along...]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:48:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229166&title=due-in-august-2009#1229166 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229095&title=due-in-august-2009#1229095 Author: binitza
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 1:45pm

Evie is very attached to her "lion" which is actually a small stuffed toy leopard that we got at Australia Zoo when she was about 4-5 months old. She has only started to become attached to it majorly in the past 3 or so months. She cuddles it when she sleeps and often she will carry it around the house with her and takes it in the car and to the shops etc. I don't think I'll bother weaning her off it because it provides comfort and she will give it up when she is ready..

Hope G goes well with her jabs!
I also hope everyone feeling sick feels much better soon.

Is it bad to say that I'm glad Christmas is over? I loved watching Evie open her presents and run around enjoying herself, but its such a stressful time of year.. ]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:45:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229095&title=due-in-august-2009#1229095 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229016&title=due-in-august-2009#1229016 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 11:37am

Ryan has never gotten very attached to a special toy. I keep waiting for it to happen but he just doesn't show much interest. He is very attached to his dummy though so perhaps that is stopping his attachment to another "soothing object". Who knows. I refuse to feel bad about him using his dummy though. I try to keep him away from it during the day but don't really plan to tackle weaning until we get back from Hawaii in July. I want him to be able to use it on the plane and in the strange hotels, etc.

I wouldn't bother weaning him from his stuffed animal...ever. He will naturally get rid of it when he's "too big for baby toys" haha

Did you guys hear about the mum who left her baby in the car on a hot day while she went into the mall to do some christmas shopping? Gah!!!!! WTF is wrong with people?!

Poor DF Kate. I got the sore throat and full on body aches but no blisters. Was NOT fun though!

Poor Imogen with her hayfever!]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:37:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1229016&title=due-in-august-2009#1229016 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228967&title=due-in-august-2009#1228967 Author: Emlt80
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 10:26am

Totally understand you guys with men not being well. My DH has a bad back too. He was spear tackled while playing league as a teenager in aus and was damaged quite badly (they nearly had him in traction). His back has always been a bit bad, but its getting worse. He has a sprain and part of his back hasn't fused together properly, so now we know he has a mild form of spina bifida, but at least he can walk.

Imogen is really into my ipod touch at the moment and technology, but she has a few fav toys. One of her god mothers got her a set of dolls bottles. I think its funny seeing little girls rolls as she walks around cuddling Penny and tries to feed her a bottle so so so cute.

Good luck with those jabs G let us know how they go as Immis is on the 6th of Jan (only cause when it was meant to happen she was super super sick, so couldn't do it). She has hayfever and has it really bad. Running around in the grass yesterday she came up in eczema and also had a runny eye and runny nose, so we have loroped thank god.]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:26:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228967&title=due-in-august-2009#1228967 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228911&title=due-in-august-2009#1228911 Author: Bexee
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 8:56am

Poor DH Pekay... my DH has a sore back and wrist at the moment and you'd think he was crippled!

Hope G does okay with her jabs. Alex was a bit funny after the 5 month ones but did really well with the 15 months.

He's got this real cute thing at the moment where he goes round looking for Gus (his seahorse) going "uh-oh" with his arms wide open as if to say "where is he"? And then when he finds him he laughs and squeals and gives him a huge hug and kiss. Do any other babies have the one special toy? A won't sleep without Gus and I'm wondering when to try and wean, or whether to even bother?]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:56:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228911&title=due-in-august-2009#1228911 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228894&title=due-in-august-2009#1228894 Author: Aquarius
Subject: 22666
Posted: 30 December 2010 at 8:26am

they keep ringing him MC so he went in to meet the crew and see the new club....very very flash apparently ...strip club, whorehouse and private apartments
they had 3 or more levels and wait for it....2 security..wtf!!!
they may seem very pro on the outside but internally they are real unprofessional and thats not Karl, not when it comes to security.
a shame really as i had really geared myself up for it and we were looking forward to some extra money.
i think deep deep down i still had issues with it that i was just keeping to myself and i know that fate must have been looking out for me
it made me feel fat and old all of a sudden..haha]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:26:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228894&title=due-in-august-2009#1228894 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228822&title=due-in-august-2009#1228822 Author: pekay
Subject: 22666
Posted: 29 December 2010 at 10:56pm

oh...I am quickly coming in to say. Ella and Leah's sore throats may just hve been HFM. All they had were sore throats, but DF has come out over the last couple of days with blisters all over his hands, temperature and sore throat. We are assuming he had it much worse than the girls as..

1. He is a man

2. He had glandular fever a year a go and has never really recovered.

I got nothing!! I am awesome!!]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:56:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228822&title=due-in-august-2009#1228822 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228818&title=due-in-august-2009#1228818 Author: Nix21
Subject: 22666
Posted: 29 December 2010 at 10:43pm

Hi Y'all,

Haven't had a lot to post really.....if it makes you feel better Georgia is centuries away from walking! She is finally trying to get herself upright, in the last couple of days she has figured out a crazy-ass way of pulling herself up onto her feet and then getting angry that she doesn't know how to get down, I know you will all remember this stage many, many months ago, so I thought I would give you a chance to reminisce!!! (sp?)

We have no New Years plans either......we did 3 parties last year, so I feel we have done our dash for a couple of years!

15 month jabs tomorrow (I know a little late!), not looking forward to it. Hope all the other little folk are feeling better and G still insists she is sorry if she inflicted the illnesses....

Over and out!]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:43:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228818&title=due-in-august-2009#1228818 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228705&title=due-in-august-2009#1228705 Author: mollycat
Subject: 22666
Posted: 29 December 2010 at 8:09pm

New Years? I've hardly ever made it to midnight and rarely do anything fun, at least now I have an excuse...

Bec - Ryan wasn't really fazed by the move. Leave the same sheets on his bed so that it all smells the same when he goes to sleep. IF he's like Ryan, he'll probably be a bit knackered by all the excitement of exploring a new place that he'll crash!

Tanya - meant to ask the other day but did Karl ever end up taking that job at CG?

I finally bought Ryan his big boy bed today. I got it, plus the mattress for $268 so feeling pretty happy about that. It's just a foarm mattress but figure he can get an innerspring when he's heavier and after he stops peeing the bed LOL.]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:09:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22666&PID=1228705&title=due-in-august-2009#1228705