file July 2009 Moms

16 years 7 months ago #2527 by Claire
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Colby has been sleeping much better the last few nights. We wanted to do sleep training over the long weekend but now I'm not too sure. I was doing research on it and it seems that there's a lot of controversy over it. Lots of dr's say that it causes self esteem and trust issues later and that a baby cries to express a need and ignoring that need is basically teaching them that they aren't important. But the advocates say that you're teaching your baby to self sooth and to be independent.

So, I guess we have an option. Do we want a child who is independent and doesn't rely on us or a child who has a strong self confidence and trusts that we'll be there no matter what he needs? Hmmmmmm?

Apparently, there's a no cry method. It just takes much longer. And there are many different ones. More research for me!
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16 years 7 months ago #2526 by Claire
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Morning all!

Don't speak about chocolate! Hubby and I are "dieting" and I am so lus for everything bad! I must lose these last kilos! Looking at photos of me gave me such a fright! I really look fat.

Shoo, Deja. That's ridiculous about your gran. I wouldn't send her another picture if I were you. Why can't people just keep their opinions to themselves?

Paula - M is so cute! I can't believe how mobile she is! You must be running around like crazy all day!

Marilu - sweet message from M! I'm so glad she's feeling better! Shame, she's really been battling. Hope you have an awesome weekend away.

Cinds - I wanted to tell you not to worry about J's weight. Colby weighed 10.2 in January! J sounds just about right! ;)

Lizel - shame, they just don't understand, do they? I guess they also want to spend as much time as they can with her. You're her mom though and they should respect that.

Hello to anyone else I missed!
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16 years 7 months ago #2525 by sumayad
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Hello Ladies

Cinds, yes yes yes, I can so smell the weekend. How is J doing?

Vision, I hope you guys have fun at all the functions, it sounds hectic though

Lizel, I hope you feel better and enjoy your shopping nontheless, glad that Zelri is sleeping like an angel

Skitter, it's lovely that M had a good nights rest, and Yes Z is ma-vas, esp if he gets tired and when I get from work, He can play with his dad but when he is tired he wants his momma

Marijke, that's really funny that B doesn't like the nanny, shame man

Hello Mignione, Aunty S is so happy that you are feeling much better and don't give mommy a tough time at work today :-)

Deja, enjoy your half day and the movie,

So because of the rain last night, traffic was sh*t, we only picked Z up at 6 and he was sleeping, he slept until 6 this morning. I was so bored, I actually wanted to wake him up. Shame I can't believe he slept for so long.....

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16 years 7 months ago #2524 by Didi
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Morning ladies

Cinds, no diet on this forum will hold with you and your chocolate talk all morning LOL. I just sent hubby for some WEE (white easter eggs). Shame on you for dragging my good intentions to the chocolate gutter. LOL (Just kidding hey) :laugh:
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16 years 7 months ago #2523 by Moomie Admin
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Skitter, it shows you are already a fan? The group is _Moomie.

I have been wanting to tell you this forever and I keep forgetting. My grandma is really interfering and pretends as if N is her grandchild and is forever telling me how to raise her. "Don't put her on her stomach", "feed her this and that", "don't leave her there", blah blah blah. Anyway, so she always has something to say. For instance, when we went to visit them (in Stilbaai) in November I saw this photoalbum of N that I sent her. She changed the captions of ALL the pictures to something negative. Like when N sat in her Bumbo, this really cute pic, the caption now says "hoe lank gaan my ma my nog in die ongemaklike posisie los", another cute pic says "kyk hoe het my ma my in die son laat brand", another one where N is SMILING and LAUGHING says "hoekom doen my ma dit aan my, ek hou nie van op my maag lê nie." Needless to say, it pissed me off but because I know what she is like, I left it.

THEN I sent her pics now recently. After commenting that Agnes looks "so maer en is sy nie siek nie" and saying that N looks "so hartseer, so of sy haar ma mis" (I took the picture, so that is impossible. It is the most adorable pic) she now wrote me a letter. It is in reference to a pic of N sitting outside, you have all seen it before, playing with a spoon and her bowl of food AFTER I FED HER. So the letter says:
"Ek is so HARTSEER toe ek sien hoe Nienkie soos 'n HOND in 'n bak moet KRAP vir 'n STUKKIE kos. Voer haar met jou hand sodat jy kan sien sy kry genoeg in."

Firstly, I have one of the fattests babies. Secondly, who is she to say something so NASTY? Thirdly, I can feed her what I want, when I want, how I want because I am her MOTHER!

I feel someone needs to talk to her about her disgusting attitude. I have not yet responded, although I typed a letter demanding that she removes all those negative captions from the pictures and saying I will never send her another pic if she comments something like that again. I don't know if I should send it, because she'll just say I caused her heart problems or something like that. She TERRORISED my mother when I was born. You can just imagine.

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16 years 7 months ago #2522 by Moomie Admin
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Morning all. I am only working till 11:30 then Hubby and I are going to watch It's Complicated. Looking forward!

Lizel, laat weet ons wat die toets sê. Imagine! Ek is nou weer so lus vir preggy wees, want my een vriendin het vandag uitgevind sy is 4 weke swanger. Ek is SOOO excited vir haar!

Skitter, N is SO ma-vas. Ek mag nie eens twee treë van haar af loop nie, dan moan sy. En sy huil as iemand anders haar vat. Sy settle darem gou weer by Agnes en my man. Sy love haar pa, maar sy LOVE haar ma. B) Ek sal jou gou weer invite.

Ag no, Lizel, shame man. Hulle moet verstaan jy wil bietjie tyd saam met jou kind en jou man hê. Dalk moet jy net vinnig 'n draai daar gaan maak? Dan sien hulle julle en dan het julle die res van die tyd vir julleself?

Ha-ha-ha Marijke, jammer dat ek lag, maar dis baie snaaks dat B die domestic "dislike". Sy is darem net so 'n karakter, ek sal haar opvreet!

Marilu, so bly M is bietjie beter, dalk doen die seelug haar goed. Ek is so jaloers dat julle see toe gaan, sal wat gee vir 'n tydjie by die see. Geniet dit!
Wil asseblief pics sien!

Morning Cinds, now you made me lus for chocolate....

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16 years 7 months ago #2521 by skitterling
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Marijke, no still doesnt work....maybe a problem from my side? Shame poor B when the domestic is around, hope it gets better!

Vision, thank you. It would have been tricky but Im just glad everything worked out so smoothly for them.

Lizel, strongs. Its not easy, I know the feeling. But just stand firm and have a talk with them. I dont know what other advice to give you?

Cinds - love the eating chocolates idea! Sounds very good!

Morning Mignione!

Marilu so glad that you are having such a nice weekend (and jealous) and that she is so much better! Hope it lasts, and the good sleeping too!

I took a video of M being silly again, will post it on fb later as we are going for a drive now.

Have a nice morning everyone!
Mommy to Micheala, Liam and 2 step daughters.
Living in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi
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