Feb-May 2011 Mommies

LOL @ Rakker, BBM killed the Moomie Forum indeed! Speaking of BBM, I finally joined the BB revolution, so my PIN is 2863C0E8.

Tazzy indeed, Arno and Ryan had a bitch slapping fight. Misty and I were chatting and the next thing we knew they were crying and when we looked down they were slapping each other. I couldn't help but laugh - at least neither of them got hurt. I figured it was time Arno sees some other kids since he is growing up alone with his nanny. So we do need to get used to this kind of thing.

How lucky are you that Amelia sleeps through?!!! Arno is NOwhere near that - he still wakes up 3 to 4 times a night for a little milk and then sleeps again. Luckily DH still does all the night shifts even though he has finally found a job.

I had good laugh at you saying Amelia shouts Todd cause you do. It's just amazing how quickly they pick up the things we do.

I was saying the other day, you always think your child will have all your good traits and then they end up having all the bad ones. Arno has my total lack of patience and DH's temper, so he can throw quite the little tantrum when you take toys away from him. Especially if those toys are experience BB phones!! He can't get enough of cell phones and remotes.

Missesmom, I was actually also thinking about a Teddy Bear's picnic since Arno's nursery theme is teddies and we have so many of them. So I think I will get a teddy cake too.

LOVE seeing "10 new" on our chat! Reminds me of the old days

rakker Kate is JUST like that with food! the child ate a poor Christmas beatle last week!! And also love picking up things with her mouth, not her hands.. so funny to watch.

Tazzy, love the farmyard theme! Had one for Em for her 3rd birthday. Was so much fun! Cool that you are having joint, often useful when other little ones in the group are the same age

As soon as we move Katie and I will start the swimming lessons and playball.

She also LOVES dancing, and will dancie whenever music plays - or if I do "clap handies.."

she isn't saying that many words but loves dancing. So that's all that counts right? LOL
She can say 'Todd' our dogs name but only because I'm shouting that all day. In fact she shouts it too. And she says mamamamama and dadadada and bababababab. But they aren't intentional. But hell she can understand everything. I can say. Go fetch the brush and brush your hair. And she'll do it. Scary!!

We started Toptots and swimming lessons this term. She loves Toptots. Just dances through the whole lesson and is really the class clown. And she is doing so well with swimming. No problem being dunked under. She loves it, and holds her breathe nicely.

Her birthday is next week friday! And her party is the weekend after. We are having a farmyard party for her at a miniature animal farm.

Nice to catch up, chat later.....

Yay!! How exciting to get our thread going again!! Hello friends

Faw sorry to hear about your granddad, I'm sure he is in a happy place!

Schatsie - what fight did Arno have? Not with his little friend Ryan I hope! He is such a cute boy. I just love those rosy lips.

Missesmom - I'm having a combined party with a friend for our girls 1st birthdays. All our friends have 2 or 3 little kids so we are overloaded with guests. (More adults than our wedding) but its going to fun! I can't wait.
I love the Aquarium idea. I might steal that idea

Meags - what does Dh have in mind for celebrating your anniversary? You guys should have gone out for supper and got mil to look after Matt.

AFM - Amelia is FINALLY sleeping through!! Been like that since I stopped bf about 6 weeks or so ago. I feel like a different person. She has 2 bottom teeth, and 2 top teeth. And it looks like another 2 are appearing at the top too. So that'll make it 6 teeth!
She is crawling like lightning, and standing by herself. She could take steps if she put her mind to it but its much faster to crawl.

It's alive!You guys know that song "Video killed the radio star"? Here it is something like "BBM killed the Moomie Forum" .

Cherise is 10 months exactly (OK, minus 2 days), and such a joy. She is EXTREMELY busy. We fight every time I want to change her nappy as she just does not want to lie still. She turns around on her tummy and stand up. I often have to change her clothes after changing a poo nappy, just because she can't lie still. And it seems she will be walking within the next month. She loves standing without support and she actually walks nicely when I hold her one hand.

She uses mamma and pappa, but more mamma . The rest is just babbling really, although she does say nanna more when food is around. And she loves her food, anything really. She is so easy to feed (if I restrain her in a baby chair). In fact, she eats everything she can get her hands on: pigeon poo, cat food, whatever. The other day in the pharmacy, she tried to get something red (heck, no idea what it was) from the floor, but couldn't get it off the floor with her fingers. No problem; she got on her tummy and try to get it off with her teeth! Only the 2 bottom front teeth at this stage, so she is definitely a slow teether.

I loved hearing from everyone again. Can't believe people are already talking about 1st birthday parties! Time really flies.

I will have to get a recent pic at home, as the latest I have here at work is from November, which really feels long ago.

Schatsie - with Em's first birthday we didn't have any friends with chilren either - so was basically adults. I did still theme it - very simple had a Teddy Bears picnic - so did teddy invites, had a teddy cake, and then just put a blanket outside with a plastic tea set and some teddy bears. Was sweet enough to photograph, but not too much effort. I did however make party packs for all the adults.

Thankfully Kate is not really naughty - I call her my terror, but just cause she's so busy
She understands No and will stop doing it. And if I take something away from her she just blinks at me and goes and plays with something else.

I think she could walk now if she wanted to, but I doubt it will happen for a while. She can stand alone, but as soon as she realises she is standing, slowly lowers herself down...
She does manover herself around furtinure though.

WOW, how nice to hear from everyone again!! And finally I get a chance to do a post - I haven't been here in months!! At least I do see updates on most of you and your little ones on Facebook.

I'm still crazy busy at work, but the end is in sight since I've resigned from Vodacom and am leaving at the end of March. I found a lovely permanent position in the Northern Subs - MUCH closer to home and against the traffic.

Time really flies when you have a baby! Arno has 4 teeth (2 top and 2 bottom) already. He is crawling very fast now, pulls himself up against everything and walks along the furniture holding on. He even sometimes manages to stand up without holding onto anything and can stand by himself for long periods of time now. It looks like he might be able to walk before his birthday (less than 2 months away). He is still not a big eater though - he only eats a little cereal in the mornings and some Purity (it has to contain meat otherwise he won't touch it) in the afternoons.

I'm still not too sure what I want to do for his birthday on 13 April. My friend suggested having a theme, invitations, party packs, etc., but I was more thinking along the lines of just inviting all our adult friends (we don't know that many people with kids) and getting a nice cake. I'd rather do a big party with lots of kids, etc. when he is 2 and is able to enjoy it.

I'm attaching a pic of Arno and Ryan's playdate. I still can't believe my son had his first fight! But hey, that's kids for you!! I guess it is one of those things you have to get used to, along with them falling and bumping their heads on a daily basis.

Wow Missesmom, all those plans for DH's and Kate's birthday! You really are the queen of parties!

Meags, Arno can also be very naughty: if you tell him NO, he looks at you and clearly understands, but then he goes ahead and does it again anyway - it's like he's taunting you! And if you say no too many times he starts crying. And wow, Matt has 8 teeth already?! That's a LOT!

CAT, I couldn't see any of your pics?

Hope you all have a gr8 day!