[leita]

Hope everyone had a lovely mothers day!! DH got the hints I was dropping about some nice new ugg boots... he he he. DD decorated the box with lots of pictures, and wrote Amalia Mama on the front which was sooo cute.

We have two new teeth!! He's been a real trooper about it though, and getting by with just bonjela every now and then. He's actually (touch wood) sleeping better than normal at night, so hopefully he'll be an easy teether..... :-) I can wish can't I?!

Bec- yes, I've been finding DD rather challenging of late too- we were 45 minutes late for kindy this morning because she threw an uber-tantie supposedly because I picked up her teddy when she wanted to pick him up herself, but I think more because I made her turn the TV off so we could go to kindy . Ho Hum. The good news is the tantrums don't stop when they turn 3- they just get more dramatic he he he.

OK, time to go collect said devil-spawn child. :-)

[Ehill]

Yes, i can confirm that delightful small children morph into the devil as 3 approaches. DD will be 3 on Saturday and her behaviour is as bad as it has ever been. i had coffee with one of my MG this morning and her son is the same.

My devil spawn is thankfully asleep after her morning of painful behaviour in coffee shop, in bank, in parents room, in car......she is tired out from thinking of ways to torment me.

[Bec_M]

And here I was holding out hope that things would be better in a few months Thanks for shattering that illusion ladies Nice to know I'm not alone though!

Leita - is that 3 teeth now? Declan has his second just about to break through by the looks. And he has been a little cranky with it - poor little man. So unlike him to fuss.
Is DS still loving his food? We haven't really started any yet, he just had a suck on a piece of watermelon but we aren't really too fussed right now. He does reach out for things though so perhaps he will be ready sooner rather than later...

ETA - yay for ugg boots! I got a handmade card DD did at daycare which was pretty cute. And DH bought me a tablet which is great! Wanted one to read books on. And now on the hunt for some apps so I can use it with DD too.

And Ehill - happy birthday to your DD for Saturday! Are you doing anything special?

This post has been edited by Bec_M: 14/05/2012, 06:25 PM

[Ehill]

I am back in adelaide this week so tomorrow we are having a small party with my 2 bff's and their little uns. Bizarrely my bff and i had babies on the same day....all our other friends were a bit shocked when they got the texts within 2 hrs of each other. Then on saturday we are having a family lunch at a winery (more as an excuse for us adults to have a nice lunch). It is a nephews bday too. Poor DD, shares her bday with everyone. Little timmy just gets carted along but it is nice to have people to hold him. My friends are way past babies now so they love cuddling him. Old mum...

Bec, tim has been really uninterested in food but DH fed him banana yesterday and he loved it. He didnt eat a lot but he did love it. Got all excited and pureed up some apple today....not interested so i think i just need to work out what he likes.

I got a babysitting 'voucher' and a beautician voucher.....hmmmm facial here i come. DH wrote a 'note' from the kids.....very cute. And i got this necklace that DD made in kindy. I join the ranks of mothers everywhere wearing ugly jewellery but of course i love it!

[katevin]

Hello alll! Sorry I've been MIA for so long! No real excuse, just been busy with everyday life. I'm sure you can all relate

Leita yay re pre-pregnancy jeans! That's awesome, good on you! I've lost about 6kg's but still have a way to go before I'll fit into my size 10 jeans.
Yeah it is adorable watching my girls interact, especially now that Maya is getting older and loves to watch her big sister all of the time. Adorable seeing their little faces light up when they see eachother Are you finding the same with Lucas and DD?
Oh and I think you deserve a good teether after the frequent night wakings that you endured in his earlier months! Still waiting for teeth here... DD1 had her first tooth by 4 months so thought Maya might've followed suit but not the case.

Ehill happy birthday to DD! How was her party yesterday with your friends and littlies? That is crazy that you and your friend had your babies on the same day- what are the chances!? Have a nice lunch at the winery? I know what you mean about kids having to share birthdays- DD1 shares hers with Santa! Poor child.

Bec you never know, Abby's behaviour may improve soon. I actually found DD1 to be a delightful 3 year old, but has been a lot more difficult since turning 4 (may have coincided with Maya's arrival...?) So they're all different. The joys of parenthood...

AFU All going well here. Maya been waking a bit more at night the past week or so which is a bit of a drain but slowly getting better I think (touch wood). Up at 12.45 and 5.50 last night, better than 3 wakeups which we were having earlier in the week Yuk!
Had a lovely mothers day. Woke up to a breakfast picnic in the loungeroom- bacon, eggs, toast, croissants, donuts, strawberry milk. Yum! Got a few handmade bits and pieces from DD1, some chocolate (thanks DH!) and a Koolaman designs necklace which I am in LOVE with! It has 2 pendants on it with the girls names and dates of birth on them. SO special. Here's a photo of Maya in her bumbo with my necklace
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb219/k...eandMaya878.jpg

And a cheeky smile...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb219/k...eandMaya979.jpg

And this hilarious, squinty face that she has started pulling lately!
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb219/k...eandMaya985.jpg
Any other bubs making this silly face!?? I keep worrying there's something wrong with her but DH assures me it's just her being a dag

Anyway hope everyone is having a good weekend

This post has been edited by katevin: 19/05/2012, 08:58 PM

[katevin]

Yay, we have tooth #1!

Only 19 to go

[Bec_M]

Yay Katevin - that is great! Lol, *only* 19 Great pics of Maya! Cutie.

Bit quiet in here lately....I hope everyone is doing well!!

Well, Declan got tooth number 2 on the weekend. Been a little clingy but not too bad so far. Poor lil man, can't be much fun. Little bit of bonjella did the trick anyway

Still a few wake ups every night here which is a little discouraging. I thought he would be having longer stretches by now! Doesn't help DD's sleep is going downhill fast!!!

Hope all is well. Look forward to updates on how all the bubs are going soon
x

[Ehill]

Teeth.....oh dear you poor things. DD was a very late teether and went through it without too much fuss. I am praying DS will be the same, having said that, yesterday was a day from hell. I have checked his gums and cant feel anything. He has a bit of a cold and did a lot of pooing and farting so maybe just a stomach ache. Yesterday was one of those days when both kids were pretty dreadful, tim whinged ALL day and would hardly sleep unless i held him, DD had kindy in the morning but was pretty vile afterwards. At about 530pm when i shook the roast potato tray and got hot oil splattered on my face was about when i burst into tears. I have a cold which isnt helping my ability to cope.
Gosh, you soooooo want to be this coping mother and i was with DD but this time round is just so hard at the moment. Not coping, i will put my hand up!

On the plus, they both sleep! Tim never wakes before 5am anymore and i even had a few 12hr 7-7 when we were in adelaide. No idea why he slept longer there, grrrr wakes here at around 530, feeds and back to sleep for an hour or so. Cant complain about that though.

Birthday was good although of course tiring when they are this age. She had this MEGA meltdown at 7pm in the bath and had to be physically dragged out and restrained and put to bed. Oh dear! She had a great day and also nice to see my friends earlier in the week. The funniest bit about my bf's boy and my DD being born on the same day, they look the same. Both the same height, build, blonde hair, blue eyes. My friend took them out one day and got asked if they were twins. They are really good friends which is nice!

Anyway i am off to tackle the train and mall as we have run out of Nespresso pods which under my current situation is BAD, VERY BAD! Coffee and alcohol are my survival tactics. Both kids are very good out and about so that is a plus.

Have a good day everyone, i am going to enjoy this beautiful Perth day.

[Ehill]

So very successful morning out and about in the lovely (said with great sarcasm) Perth CBD.....it isnt one of the cities highlights.....coffee purchased, checked out WA Art Gallery quickly to buy some exhibition tickets and then found the state library which has a great play area so DD played while I fed Tim and got him to nap.

All without incident and had a delicious machiato when i got home! Tim did then have a bad hour but sleeping soundly, most house jobs done, DD watching dvd......relative peace and i soooooo need to iron DHs shirts rather than interneting. And yah its nearly happy hour.

[leita]

HIya!!
Still alive- DH has been home this week after a horror 80 hour week last week. It was tough. But fortunately for me Lukey and Mali waited until this week to catch a cold, so even though I've been up 6 times a night he last few nights I'm doing OK cos DH has been taking them and letting me sleep in a bit in the morning.

Lukey has been just gorgeous during the day, just a bit of a terrorist trying to get him to sleep. Poor little man is a bit congested, and just wakes up in a panic cos he can't breathe. Ended up bringing him into bed with me at 130 this morning cos we'd already been up 4 times and it was sooo cold. He sleeps much better proped up on my pillow, but he does like to roll over and suck my nose when he stirs... and this seems to put him back to sleep

Been a busy week this week doing all those things I"ve been meaning to do for ages, but too tricky with the two little ones- been to the dentist, the physio, pilates, and been the mummy helper at Kindy, and have a hair appt and car service next week before DH goes back to work, so it's been really quite nice, I feel so spoiled! Physio has given me some good new stretches for my back which is really playing up with my monster poombah- he was 10.17kilos when i weighed him on Monday!! This was fully clothed, so he's really only about 9.9, but it's not like I carry him around naked!

Anyway, better get to cleaning while the monster is asleep- just wanted to pop in quickly! Kate- love the pics of Maya. Ehill- yep, days when I don't cope well here too.