Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

Hi Ladies

Mandy im glad you are getting more sleep, im sure like C, Cam is sensing that something is up and just needs some extra TLC, but i can imagine how frustrating it can be with him waking up so early etc. I hope things improve. xx

Simone Addy just sounds so flipping cute!!!

Julz i hope you are feeling better?

Vix i hope you and your big family are doing well?xx

afm - really had a nice weekend! was very busy but nice. Yesterday we went to Toy's R Us, to buy K jigsaw puzzles as i dont think he is stimulated by the wooden puzzles anymore as he does them so quickly - so we bought 3 "first jigzaw puzzles" they are really cute - the one is 4 puzzles in one, a bus, plane, boat and train but there are only 6 pieces per puzzle, the second one is like a train puzzle and you got to match it with the colours so it shows the bottom half of the train being red, you then got to attach the piece that has red objects on and the last one is an alphabet puzzle so it shows and A and then you got to piece together objects that start with an A etc. We also bought him a bubble gun that he spent all afternoon playing with.

So its a short week for me, with Thursday being a public holiday, the creche is closed the Friday to, a bit hectic as i will have to cram in work the next three days.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Hi Ladies

Mandy im glad you are getting more sleep, im sure like C, Cam is sensing that something is up and just needs some extra TLC, but i can imagine how frustrating it can be with him waking up so early etc. I hope things improve. xx

Simone Addy just sounds so flipping cute!!!

Julz i hope you are feeling better?

Vix i hope you and your big family are doing well?xx

afm - really had a nice weekend! was very busy but nice. Yesterday we went to Toy's R Us, to buy K jigsaw puzzles as i dont think he is stimulated by the wooden puzzles anymore as he does them so quickly - so we bought 3 "first jigzaw puzzles" they are really cute - the one is 4 puzzles in one, a bus, plane, boat and train but there are only 6 pieces per puzzle, the second one is like a train puzzle and you got to match it with the colours so it shows the bottom half of the train being red, you then got to attach the piece that has red objects on and the last one is an alphabet puzzle so it shows and A and then you got to piece together objects that start with an A etc. We also bought him a bubble gun that he spent all afternoon playing with.

So its a short week for me, with Thursday being a public holiday, the creche is closed the Friday to, a bit hectic as i will have to cram in work the next three days.

I hope everyone is doing well.

mandy so glad u getting some sleep girl xxx

simone lea also say to evereything these days thank you so much mummy for buying me this stickers, toy etc very cute

zee - what is family names?

no news so got to find my kitchen threw kiddy crap now super tired so might just sleep with mess lol

xxx

Thanks Vix, thats helpful, you are right that after the baby comes i bet i will wish for our days alone when my big boy wanted a cuddle! Maybe i can say that now since the last two nights have got a bit better. Two nights ago , he woke up at 01h00 and i found him trying to sleep in the cold passage moaning, so i picked him up and put him on his bed and he fell asleep very fast and slept til 05h45 - that i can handle, then last night, he slept til 06h45 although woke up at 04h00 cried for 30 seconds and then went back to sleep.. feeling much better.. we are not sure what worked could be the deworming, cam just fell off his bike gotta go...

Hi ladies hope you are all enjoying the weekend. We havent done much, just mostly been at home with Ziani keeping me busy and entertained!

Simone, yes still no name so any suggestions are welcome (keeping our very Afrikaans surname in mind!)

Mandy, good luck with Cam, you know I have no advice since Z is in bed with us! Hoping to solve the problem by summer, now we just feel too sorry for her in her cold room!

Vix, i cant wait for your new pics! C sounds so cute taking all the stuff to school!

Ange, hope Cole is better ...

Julz, sounds as if youre really struggling!

Nelria, are you settled in now? Hope you had a special day with Xen!

Yay a post!!! Been so quiet here!

Nelria the books sound cool!

Vix a wooden spoon??? Only C! Lol. Shame man....I remember how sad u were and how sad C was...so I totally agree about just giving some more TLC and paying them extra attention. Also boys are more drawn to their moms than girls. If G was pregnant I think it'd be different! Lol

My child is such a clown. She stands and looks at her hello kitty stove and says: mummy did u buy this for me?

Me: yes
Addison: oh thank you mummy. You are so sweet! *insert big smile*

I'm like...my pleasure baby for your 6m old stove?? Lol.

Also in spar the other day addy is pushing small trolley and G I were holding hands a bit infront of her. Next thing she abandons the trolley and takes our hands in the middle...and says: I'm also holding hands:)

Hi gals,

Only read the last page so far but wanted to reply to Mandy before I go back to catch up.....

Morning Mandy, hope your night was a little more successful????? I'm pretty sure Cam's acting out and attachment to you is because of the new baby, C was very clingy when I fell pregnant. That's actually why I moved him to a bed because he wanted me to be beside his cot all the time and I just couldn't do it so I used to lay in his bed beside him when he felt needy. I know you're the same as me WRT sleep training and strict your bed/my bed thing but I will say that I did give in a lot when I was pregnant because I could see he really genuinely needed the reassurance and comfort. Besides you still have 6m of pregnancy, perhaps you can just give in to him a little for now, he most likely won't need it for your entire pregnancy but if you fight against it he could well put up this fight for the next 6m these boys are stubborn! Obviously you don't just want to give him his way all the time but when you can see he's doing it to get your affection perhaps just give him 5min of your time. Go lay beside him in his bed at 4am and see if he won't drift back to sleep perhaps? And the thing with the teddy? Is he trying to take it with to school? Can he not just take it with if it makes him feel better? C has this thing, he likes to take something to school every day, sometimes it's a car, a shoe, an extra bag even took my wooden spoon from the kitchen one day but I just ask the teacher to stick it in his bag so it doesn't get lost. I figure he just feels a little more comfortable if he can take a little something familiar with him.

This whole bringing another child into the family thing affects kids very differently, Addy I think is mature beyond her years and she is and will take it all in her stride, she's going to be a great big sister. C and Cam on the other hand are still very much mommies babies and they're not so keen on sharing the attention. My best advice to anyone who thinks they might struggle is to just allow a little bit more patience and expect a lot more baby attention seeking actions from your child. C took it pretty tough, there's nothing worse than seeing those heartbroken eyes well up when you no longer have time for your 2 year old and suddenly you wish you devoted so much more time to them before the next baby arrived. I think in probably 90% of the families the first child acts just like this, it's pretty natural to suddenly feel needy and jealous, hell if your husband declared to you that in 9 months you're gonna share him with another woman you'd also act out, well I know I would LOL

Simone- sorry you're suffering a bit of insomnia! That preggy brain workking overtime?

Ange- great to 'see' you a lot lately, how is Cole feeling today?

Julz- hope you get your CT scan booked before you fly!

O.k going back to catch up the last 100 pages now so bear with me.......