New thread time ladies

http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/forums/ind...howtopic=781097

GOLD

cant be bothered posting now. maybe i'll be back later. hahaha.

hope everyone has a nice day!

SILVER!!!

Me too, have to run to our Mother's Group which is at 9.30! Late always these days!

Luv Brooke

hope everyone is having a nice day. washing here, hoping it doesn't rain. I have sooo much washing and not sure how, as the older 2 really don't wear clothes all that often. lol

Kylie - did you find out if E got his daycare place?

Carly - how are you going today? Any news on when your cleaner starts?

Jayne - I hope Phoebe is improving, you've had a bad run of illness at your place.

Mandy - is it 4 days now? Are you packed or have you got people coming to pack?

AFM

Not much happening here. We've been stuck at home because DD has been sick with a cold again, nothing too serious, but enough to take her energy away you know. Getting my hair cut off today! I have got my home hairdresser coming over and have got a cut all picked out. I can't stand my hair since being pregnant, so am going for something drastic! Hopefully I'm not going to look too much like a lesbian (not that there's anything wrong with that! )....

Rach

Oooh you will have to show us your new hair do
Nope not packing myself, the packers are doing that for us, ive never packed my self, im lazy by nature so i really cant be bothered DH keeps saying it doesnt look like we are moving cos nothing is packed up - although we do have packing boxes all over the house with a couple bits in here and there that ive tossed in there rather than put away as that seemed to make more sense.
Yep Monday is the day when it all happens im very excited to get to the new place and have lots more space but also sad to leave this house as its the first one we bought iin this country when it was just DH and i and we had no plans for kids and then 2 yrs later along came Miles and 2 years on again came Greta.. so im taking lots of photos of the place for the kids so they can see their first house. My parents built thier house in the 60's and still live there now so its odd moving house with kids as i never did it as a kid myself. Well our aim is the acreage - so we will live in this next hosue for 3-5yrs then should be able to buy the acreage and then we will settle there so i guess the kids migh tjust remember this next house - well Miles will but not sure abotu Greta, neither will remember this current house - so i guess all they will remember is the house we buy in 3-5 yrs.. but thats ok.

Well best get on, got to go buy some coloured stickers to stick on stuff so the removal guys knows where stuff is going and ive only just had a shower

Mandy - we moved twice while I was young and it was fine. It's such a nice idea that you're taking loads of photos of the house though. We will move every 2 years due to DH's work, so I can't imagine being in the same house forever lol.....We are sort of like conservative-gypsies I guess

just checking in!

Ive been reading.... seems like a few of us are struggling more of us than others. I hope things getting better for you soon, Carly & Jayne . Kylie hope E stays an angel for you.

Not much happening here! Ive ditched the Duromine was making me phsyco! So coming down from that is hard Im stressing to the max but wont go into it, because the meds are making things feel worse than they are. Getting my hair done tomorrow, then photo shoot saturday :-) then hopefully my agent can get me some work! Ive had 143 views of my public starnow profile and NONE on my profile with my agent! not happy about that, dunno if its cause they havent put me out yet cause they waiting for my professional photos or what but I guess Ill wait and see.

Catcha xx

Ok, i think the gastro has left the building! We are gonna go and have a nap soon and then i am going to scrub the bathrooms and toilets, hot wash the towels, etc with dettol, and try and get rid of it all once and for all!

Sleep time now!

Oh what does you DH do Rach? Thats a lot of moving - moving is a great way to have a good clear out
My parents used to say we were like gypsies.. we've moved 4 times in 10yrs so not that much, especially considering one move was to the opposite end of the earth!
I like the conservative-gypsies

Rach yep E's in 2 days a week and FIL will take him 1 day...we'll see how that goes! Hope DD is feeling better soon!

Iammum secretly glad you've ditched the Duromine, it's a nasty thing. Hope it gets itself out of your system quickly so you can get back to feeling like normal. That's probably why you were having less patience with your big little guy when he was playing up too. Ooo how exciting, good luck for the photoshoot!!

Jayne woo-hoo good riddance to that! Happy scrubbing.

Mandy the move seems like it's come around so quickly, so exciting for you.

AFM My little boy is a giant...and obviously I should stop calling him my little boy! Yesterday we were in the lift at IKEA with 2 other mums with bubs in prams. One of them asked how old E was and I said just over 5m and her eyes actually bulged and she said 'oh' totally lost for words. Her bub was 10 months and the bub in the pram next to her was 9 months and E dwarfed them both. I'm hoping they were just shortarses . Then again this morning I took him out and someone asked if I had plans for his first birthday yet as it 'couldn't be too far away now' ...actually I do but that's just because I'm efficient lol and her bub was walking and E was still taller. His legs are almost hanging off the end of the pram now I need to turn the foot thing down, I'm going to have to forward face his car seat very very soon because his legs hang over the end of it and the straps are at the highest they can go for RF, just trying to get to 6m RF. He's still growing at roughly 1cm a week...I thought it would have slowed down by now. His weight has dipped to under 50th%ile again now which for his height is a big gap. It's a bit strange knowing there are babies walking who are shorter than your child, and your child isn't even anywhere remotely near crawling yet!

Mandy looks like you can leave the basketballer breeding to me!

Kylie - how long is Evan? Harper is now 76 cm so I feel some of your pain! However, my little (big) man is in the 10-25th percentile for his weight! lol! Also - with the seat being forward facing in the car, I just thought I'd let you know that it's more based on weight rather than length, it's actually better for them to be long and rear-facing....this is due to if the car crashes then the worst they end up with is a couple of broken legs, whereas if they are too light to be forward facing then, well...there's neck injuries and the rest of it.

76cm woah! E's 73cm he just looks so so big compared to other babies. He's the biggest at mums group by a big margin. I think E's problem too is that he has gorgeous chubby cheeks so he appears to be chubbier than he is...looks tall and solid. Whereas when you get his gear off he's really lean everywhere other than his face haha. They're all different, it will have to catch up with him eventually, there aren't many tall genes or skinny genes in our family .

ETA isn't there something about the straps? I need to adjust E's because they're way too tight but can't they only be on the 2nd highest rung for RFing? I need to really look into all these laws.

From memory the strap holes need to be no lower then the shoulder line, is that what you mean? I've not heard about the rule of not on the 3rd hole for RF.....might be that things have changed since the new laws came in?

Oh wow your babies are long - more than 10cms longer than Greta and shes a month older actually Miles hasnt even reached 90cms yet so rach he is only 12 cms taller than your baby
Yep no basketball players here - little pixie breading going on instead
Someone else must have shorties? and skinnies too actually?

jayne sounds like you need some hugs too. it must be someone elses turn by now, you have definately had more than your fair share.

chantal hope last night was good for you too, and you only had to get up a few times.

kylie i would LOVE a subaru. they go so quick! if i won $30000 i would definately go buy a subaru (a manual one )

mandy did the nurse say anything about gretas lack of interest in milk? sounds like she is doing fine though!

rach im scared about cutting all my hair off too. would love to do it, but as i plan to be preggers again really soon i just know short hair and a swollen face wont look good at all. im sure some people look ok, but knowing me and my luck i would look terrible! definately need to see pics though! and short hair is just SO much easier.

lammum hope you are ok. coming off meds like that can be real bad, so just be careful

with your public profile, is it only people in the industry that are looking for new talent checking them out, or can any wierdo check them out? sucks that no-one has viewed your agents profile. you could always do the "private" shoot for that guy LMAO.

AFM had a GREAT night with my friend, didnt get home till 11:30pm and when i did all i wanted to do was give my baby a cuddle but couldnt cos she was sleeping. caught up with another friend this morning, which was great too. so feeling really happy and positive today. i dont want to be kicking myself for saying it (cos i am very possibly going to be proven wrong) but i have a good feeling it wont be long now before i am pregnant again.

going to go clean the kitchen in preparation for some baking i plan to do this afternoon / tonight.

yeah mandy, Blake is 4.5y and 14kg and 95cm, Cam is 2.5y 11kg and 80-something cm. So I have short skinnies here too. Even though joel is heavier than the other 2 at the same age he is 2cm shorter. lol I dare say he is having growth spurts at different times.

Hi All, I have been such a slack poster - i am sure you have all forgotten me by now! We have had LOADS on lately - moving house etc. I wont attempt personals, as i am too far behind and need to go back and catch up on about a hundred threads. I hope everyone is doing well. We have been having some challenging times of late - such a big period of change for DS. Moving house, new room, starting solids, no more BM (sadly - long story), lots of rolling so no more wrap for bed and now i think the dreaded teething. For the last 6 weeks our sleep has totally gone out of the window - i'm at the point where i dread nights as it is so frustrating being up so much... Having said all of that, i do still love the whole ride and adore the little guy, but geeze its a test of patience at times!!

I read that there are a few others in the group going through some challenging times... haven't caught up on your issues yet, but my heart goes out to you all too. Hopefully better times are ahead for us all!! Anyway, just wanted to pop in and say hi. Now that we are settled in a little, i am hoping to be on more and look forward to chatting more.

xx Anna.

Oh yeah Clarinda i forgot you had little ones too i could understand it if DH and i were short but he is 179cms and i am 171 so not huge but not short. they are easier to carry around though being small
Made me laugh when you were talking about your boys clothes cos i was thinking every piccie i see they are nuddy then you said they dont wear many clothes

Jess: i didnt make the appointment, Greta slept through it and i didnt have the heart to wake her so i called the nurse and said id not be there but would like to get them both measured and weighed so she said to pop up and she'd do it later that day - i have re-booked the check up for next month when i will bring iut up but she seems fine on it. i make sure she has at least 1 yoghurt a day for some extra calcium. I wanted to get her in for the appointment later that day but they said the 6-8 month check up is quite a long one as they do the Edinburgh test and check out bub development so couldnt fit me in.

Chantal: yep id get on the phone and howl. I remember at the health clinic when i first went after i had Miles and they said they call the distressed sounding mums back within 24 hours and everyone else as and when they get chance i never rang them cos i never had a question but girls from my mums group did often.

Hi Anna, good to see you- sorry youre having a rough trot.

Well Miles is just tucking into a huge peice of fish i just cooked him *drools* and Greta is on her last nap of the day.

Took them up to the park and put Greta on the swings for the first time - she wasnt fussed at first, thought it rather boring till Miles came up and started pushing her way faster than Mummy dared - then she squealed with excitement
Anyway here is a piccie.... hmmm waiting on photobucket to resize - photobucket has gone weird lately i dont like it anymore.

gosh Clarinda - you do have shorties/skinnies. Liam is 2.5 yo and is 97cm and 16kg!
Alex has just hit 10kg at 5 months old too so he'll be as big as his brother. he's tracking a cm or two taller at the same age too (he was 72 or 3 at the last check up)...


yeah this is true. actually the new laws are related more to their height than weight. and the new seats are supposed to come out with marks ont hemt o telly ou when you're supposed to change form RF to FF based on height...

kylie - i'm in the same boat as you - Alex will probably get turned around soon as well. he has maybe 1 cm above his shoulders at the second highest slot in his RF seat. I'm just waiting for 6 months before changing him over...

Bugger - I had now idea about the height thing with car seats....will have to go and have a good read

Rach - have a look through the car seats section on here. tehre was a post recently that explained it all... i'll see if i cna find it for you

here it is:
http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/forums/ind...c=775007&hl

Bloody hell!

Thanks for that link Marina - I'm feeling a bit stressy now.... I'm going to have to check out Harper's seat again. I'm pretty sure his is the 12 kg (or 80cm) turn to FF.....which means he would turn soon.....seems way too early to me.....

I think we will be fine for Greta AND Miles to remin rear facing till they are at least 18yrs old then Miles is 2yrs and 8 months and still has the straps on the 2nd hole, the 3rd is way too high for him
16kg's marina wow Miles is only 13.2 kgs

Just bought a new lounge online for the new house - im liking this shopping online we've got a new TV, washing machine, dryer, lounge, outdoor lights .. oooh i hope they all fit

Marina thanks a bunch for that, fantastic link, wish my car seat had the yellow line sticker, would make it so much easier! Went out to dinner tonight with FIL and he just bought a seat for his car for when he looks after E on Wednesdays and mentioned that that one says they should turn at 70cm which E's already passed now...the restraint in my car is 12kg RF so would be 80cm, but the manual for it says you can't use certain slots for RF and it's already a stretch getting him strapped in now. He's 6m in 2 weeks so I'll wait until then and flip him around. I'm positive he will have passed the 8kg mark by then too, so I'll feel more comfy with age, weight and height law minimums being met. Will be so good to be able to get my legroom in the drivers seat back rather than feeling like I'm driving a clown car, and to not have to twist my back getting him into a RF seat in a 3dr car...that's dangerous enough as it is on its own, the number of times I've nearly fallen out of the car with him is a bit scary .

Chantal turn the water works on lovely and don't be ashamed about it either. So many people would do it for far less than you're going through. You deserve the spot, so let them know how much you need it and don't feel guilty about it. A simple 'I'm not coping I need help' will go a long way and if you're anything like me, just saying those words will cause the tears to flow without you even having to try.

Anna good to see you in here again! Sorry to hear you're having a rough time with DS...sounds like you've had a pretty busy and full on time of late with lots going on!

Mandy how is Greta holding on in that photo? I don't think that would be pretty if I tried it with E, I'd imagine he would go tumbling head first right over and end up a mess! Very cute photo though.

Jess 869 glad you had such a good night out. You do sound very positive today, it's great . I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on the pregnancy front!

Mandy - yeah he's a BIG boy!
btw, been meaning to ask you - whats Miles's language development like?
A GF of minee from MG has a little boy the same age as my Liam (2.5 years old). However, they seem to be vastly different in terms of their language develpment and i'm wondering if i'm worried about her little boy for no reason and whether i should say anything to her about having him checked out. I dont' want to panic her but i also don't want this little boy to fall further behind (if he is behind). I know we shouldn't compare kids but at 2.5 yo, Liam is stringing sentences together and is really clear with his words. I can have a conversation with him, he follows instructions and asks what, why, who, when. he remmebers people and places names, he knows days of the weeks, numbers, colours, animals and alphabet. his vocabulary is way over 200 words. Her little boy does none of this. He is saying words and maybe has about 100 total but they're not clear at all. He's not really putting words together yet - maybe a couple at a time. I know they all develop differently but im a bit worried about whether he may be falling behind compared to other kids his age. Do oyu think I'm just expecting too much of this little boy and everything is ok, or if it's something to be concerned about and i should mention it to his mum?

Yep pretty much same as Miles, only thing id alter would be that a few words are a little unclear still but he can hold a conversation with a stranger and they understand him perfectly well but certian words he says sound like he could be saying one of 2 things but he can easily explain himself if im not sure what he means..he has certainly got the "what are you doing mummy - WHY?" off to a fine art . all the mums at my mums group are at about the same level too.
There is 1 little girl though who can say about 25 words and can just about manage 2 words together but usually just says 1, her mum is taking her to a speach workshop as she is clearly way behind.

Koiles: ive actually got her backwards on the swing so she has her chest across where the childs back is meant to be, so she is leaning forwards and i have the chain at the back fastened too. I actually put Miles in the right way round when he was her age and i was so scard he was gonna fall out it looked so unsafe so i never put him on it again but if yo uput them in backwards they fit so much better - and im sat on the floor right in front of her anyway... with my little assistant right at the back

oh i know that one!!!

thanks for that. she has brought up the issue with me previously so she's obiously concerned about him. i just wasn't sure if i should suggest seeing a spechie or if he's stil within normal range....

I never suggested it with the mums group friend i think she just saw that her little girl was way behind herself, but then im not really close to her, if it were one of the other mums i might have as i am much closer to a couple of the others - perhaps one of the mums she is closer too suggested it im not sure .. sorry not making much sense here! I think if i were close with her as i am with 2 of the girls from my mums group then i would certainly suggest it but if i weren't then i wouldnt.

Blurghhhh, woken with a cold feeling blurgghhh, not coherent anymore - not that i ever really was!

marina, A good friend of mine her little boy is 2, and only says a few 1 syllable words, some of which are not clear. I find it hard as Cam (and Blake) have an enormous vocab. Cam was saying 3 word sentences by 2y. Now he can decipher between his left and right, knows the ABC song- by rote. Actually he sings all the bloody time. lol (only actually recognises a couple of letters) can count, knows colours etc. I can't say anything to her though, as she would get very upset.

Ok this Height thing has got me intreiged now! Im gonna measure bub when he gives me a chance LOL His about 10kg's now fatty!

Kylie - Im confused.... my bub is 1 week younger than E and Im pretty sure my bub is 6m in 1 week, so shouldnt E be 6m already?

Car seats.... I had a look at the laws here yesterday it only says we have to wait for FF til they're 6m there was no weight or height restriction and honestly I cant wait to turn him around Im always bumping his head of the roof or getting his legs caught in the bloody belt across the top! But then again lately Ive been freaking out while driving thinking of the awful things that could happen if we crashed or someone decided to crash into us (another effect of duromine) it makes things more dramatic for me! Im a careful driver when the kids are in the car though im very alert and always watching EVERYTHING around me! and I dont drive very often..... DP tells me off cause Im a back seat driver Im always telling him what to do hahaha its cause he breaks at the last moment and always tail gates people and I HATE IT! freaks me out!

Crawling! anyones bubs close? bub can go back wards but that him pushing himself back with his arms I think he'll do a comando crawl cause same as Emily, Jess his legs are too fat! Ive tried putting him up on his knees it hard with his nappy and fat legs in the way LOL maybe Ill try while his nappy free! He can turn himself in circles though and he ends up off the play mat and on the normal shaggy rug and ends up with cat and dog hair intwined in his fingers

Big boy is a little better Im trying to be calm with him and do things with him, His been helping me unpack and stack the dishwasher lately hehe its funny how kids think these things are fun! Also bought a big role of drawing paper and pencils, crayons, paints, text stamp things from Ikea so that keeps him occupied too. He can almost fully write his name his just a bit iffy with writing a "B" lol

Speach! Big boy didnt talk a lot when he was 2.... kids just develop at different stages. Now he doesnt shut up!

Baby screaming GTG

just a quick one from me...

lammum i dont know if nappy free time will help your bub. emilys legs are so fat it doesnt make a difference if she is wearing a nappy or not. i feel so bad for her, cos she seems to have all her fat in her thighs (she is only 8.12kg) and unfortunately thats where ALL my fat is. i really hope she doesnt take after me with her fat legs.

marina and yet another reason i hate EB sometimes. i seriously dont know why some people have to be such b**ches. and they are ALL over EB. makes me want to slap them. hope you dont take their b**chy comments to heart.

afm i am about to go get emily ready to go to morning tea with some of my antenatal girls.

i am SO sick of everyones babies development being a bloody competition. you girls arent too bad (just proud of our bubbas ) but i think it is just the shire that turns women into stupid competitive b**ches. a few weeks ago i commented on FB that emily has had a busy 2 weeks cos she got teeth and did a couple of other things i cant remember. about 2 hours later one of my "friends" with a baby that is 2 months older than emily pretty much posted the exact same thing, only inserted her babys "fantastic" achievements of the last few weeks.

and TBH i dont know if i like my mothers group all that much anymore. i just never seemed to fit in properly with them (maybe cos they were all meeting for 1.5 months before i joined them?) but they are all so narky and like, well my baby can crawl now and he is only 5 months (this woman actually commented and said something like, i thought emily would have been the first to crawl cos she is the oldest) i am so over this sh*t. and i know that by having a child i have gotten myself into a lifetime of putting up with b**chy school mums and all that but its not fair. i am a nice, honest and say what i think kinda person, but i would never comment that my baby is better than yours BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS.

so i am meeting with some antenatal class ladies today, cos neither of them are in any mothers groups, and cos they werent born here (one is american one is russian) i am hoping that they will be like me and we can start our own non b**chy mothers group.

sorry for all the whinging, but i am just so over stupid women at the moment. better go, hopefully i will have time to come back later.

xxx

and sorry for all the swearing...

You may be but there are so many drivers on the roads that aren't, what if you're driving around and someone comes along and smashes into the back of you and your little man is thrown forwards - all that impact on such a timy person that has very little control of its neck - too scary for me, i'd risk bumping his head/legs to get him in and out of the car over the risk of that... we are staying RF as long as possible.
Glad you are off the drug - gosh that sounds awful, sounds like you're a junkie but you know what i mean and it helped you reach a goal anyway so all good.
Glad your biggest little man is getting a little better - i find some days im better than others with Miles, he needs constant attention.. so totally different to Greta and on the days im just tired or whatever and i cant be bothered he turns into devil child but the days i can and he helps out he is so much better.. but its hard to be full of energy for the all the time - well it is for me anyway

Ive just been getting all the goss off Miles with all the kids that are 'naughty' and get told off and by which carer and for what and all the kids that are big boys/girls cos they do wee wees in the bathrooms and i asked what Miles was and he said Milesy is a good boy yeah right! not sure if that bits true or Miles' version of events

Oh best go, Greta has wedged herself around the arm of the jungle gym - and has somehow managed to throw a toy over her shoulder and looks like she has a hand bag on

Oh BTW does anyone find their little ones hair gets really knotty? I find when DH baths Greta he forgets to brush her hair and the next morning i spend forever trying to comb out the knots but if i bath her i always brush her hair after so no knots in the morning..

Ok best go perform missin rescue the baby from bizarre position

i have been so slack of late, FB is just so easy to do a quick catch up and i don't have to actually remember anything So i am about to attempt a little catch up...bare with me!

Wow, Riley is a shortarse compared to the bubs here! I checked her length due to her capsule restrictions and she is 66cm - roughly because everything is funny and she was ready to take off. Her capsule says up to 70cm...but i really think we will be keeping her in a lot longer because she is so tiny.

We have little kids here too, all of our kids are so much smaller than the kdis in their classes at school. Jack is around 100cm now (will be 5 in Oct) but before he had his tonsils out he was teeny. Ethan is around 12kg and 80cm at 2.5years.

Carseats, Riley is going to be rear facing for as long as possible. I see all my US friends and their kids are rear facing until like 1 and we just seem to rush it here. I know we have turned the kids long before this age but Riley just doesnt seem big enough or strong enough to turn around.

speech, well Ethan is 2 and doesnt really say alot. He gets out what he needs to and we eventually work it out but def not a big vocab. So far he doesnt need speech according to the allied health team.

Jess, dont get me started on the comp thing. I am over it, i posted on FB about how proud i was of Riley (and rightly so!) and then someone comes along and automatically says their kids is already doing that and doing this as well *groan* And yep she found herself no longer on my friends list!

thanks guys

jess - yes, i am trying to ignore the very vicious comments in that thread. for me it's not a competition - this lady is really a close friend and i care for her like i would for my sister. neither of the three of us have family up here so we have bonded over that - plus we never clicked with the rest of the MG as they were too competitive (exactly what you're describing - it drives me mental!). at the moment, i wasn't trying to compare the kids - my post was mainly to find out what the range of 'normal' was so that we can all help this little boy if he needs it and ease the mums mind a bit by beign able to say it's normal and he'll grow out of it. By the sounds of it, he doesn't really need help yet so i'm happy for both of them and i can tell my friend not to stress over it.
i'm with you though - EB can be such a bi**hfest sometimes. you can post a genuine question without getting shot down by someone.

Clarinda - yeah Cam sounds very similar to Liam. this is why i find it so hard as well. i know there is a wide range of normal but it comes down to when does it become a concern you know.

lammum - nope, not close here at all. but not really expectign it either as L didn't crawl till 10mo so 5 mo is just a bit too early for my boys. Being on the bigger side, they tend to crawl later and thats ok with me... don't particualrly want to go chasing two kids around the house just yet!
and yeah A does the turning in cricles on his tummy trick as well.

Karen - you made me laugh...lol. that sounds exactly like my post about L beign finally TT'd. not even 5 mins after i put it up on FB i had 2 of the MG girls i don't really hang out with comment about how their kids have been toilet trained for the last 6 months (both dya and night). well, good on you i thought. i am still proud of my child and you should be proud of Riley regardless of what others comment

Well, i finally bit the bullet and took L to the hairdressers this morning. After the pre-xmas disaster, i was dreading it to be honest but the new haridresser was lovely and gentle and he thankfulyl didn't sceram the house down this time. he didn't like it but at least he was sitting in one spot... Then i had to reward him with a lollipop and a trip to the playground. he's happily sitting in front of tv now watching ice age 3 - he's addicted to it am...lol

I joined a mums group like that, i hated it, one woman thought she was in charge and bossed us all around but i did meet a lovely mum from there and i stopped going cos i really didnt like the 'boss' the when i was invited to join my current one i was so happy the lady that i had like was there too and we are really good friends now - Miles and her DD are the best of friends we already call each other the in-laws even though she is a good 10cms taller than him
Miles is actually the oldest on the group by 10 days and the youngest is exactly 2 months younger than Miles - and that baby was the one who actually walked the first and was TT first - at 11 months was walking around really well. So just goes to show its not the oldest that does it the first. Miles is actually the only one still in nappies and despite my efforts to drag him out of them kicking and screaming he cries if i take his nappy off untill i replace it the promise of a present worked for a while but after about 5 hours of no nappy and no wee's or poo's he demanded a nappy on and then pooped and wee'd in it straight away He is up to speed withevery thing else though so thats ok.
So i give up!
I was resigned to the fact that Greta will do most things late as all she does is sleep
But she does seem to be able to sit for at least 10 seconds before going a bit wobbly and can roll from back to tummy. But no attempts to crawl as yet, although she does suprise me bny just suddenly doing something that she has been no-where near doing.. so i guess she's in the realms of 'normal' - even though i think she is pretty perfect ok biased Mum
Anyway Jess i was just meaning that a really supportive Mums group is a fantastic thing - ours is pretty small, only 5 of us (with another 2 that work full time but we see on weekend get togethers) but they are so supportive and i would have been lost and very lonely without them.. but yeah a nasty group isnt worth it, if they are competitive and all that crap then id leave too if i were you.

Ok i had to go hunt for the b**chy comments - how odd. Some people forget they are actually on a parenting support group sometimes i think and just think they have to insult/b**ch about everyone rather than actually offer advice for someone who is aksing for it the couple who gave odd replies hang out in the WDYT are a lot and thats a b**ch fest in there pretty much all the time. Yo u can go in and say good morning and get shot down in flames - fun to read but id not be keen to be on the other end of it.

God im so hungry and as we move on Monday im running down the food in the fridge so i have nothing to eat so need to go to the shops and buy lunch but Greta doesnt usually wake till 2pm - im gonna waste away by then

Ok migh go do something to escape the hunger

marina - that was disgusting the way some of those idiotic women responded to your question .....I left my 5 cents worth

Mothers groups - yep some women are horrible, but I've found it doesn't take long for the good groups to splinter off and in some groups I've been in I've just put up with a couple of the b'tchy ones and have found later that no one liked these same people anyway. I've also found a well-placed rude comment here and there helps to put the wenches in their place!

AFM

My hair looks crap. It's too short and she didn't even follow the bloody cut that I had there for her. I'm not happy with it, but it will grow......oh well....guess I'll just have to be the ugly chick for awhile! lol

Better go - children are slightly off today,
Rach

Oh bugga, I hate a bad hair cut it makes you feel awfull... But as you say it grows back - it's just a pain waiting for it to grow!
I gotta say also, sorry not what you want to hear now but I love your hair - mine is so so straight, I've always loved curly hair... Mychildren have the straightest hair ever, its like it's been ironed

ooops, little G's awake bbl

Mandy lol it looks like one of those U shaped swings and I was thinking she'd have to be superbaby to balance her weight like that without falling back or topping forwards. E has hardly any hair so no knots here! Everytime I think his hair is starting to grow it all rubs off again.

Iammum E was born on the 23rd October, so he'll be 6m on 23rd April which is 2 weeks away today exactly. The car seat laws in VIC say RF until 6m AND they outgrow the seat specs, so I couldn't just do it on age alone...so although he hasn't reached the max weight for the seat RF, I can't adjust the shoulder straps any higher for E according to the seat manufacturer handbook so I'll have to turn him once he's at 6m. Just a lovely coincidence that it will make my life so much easier . Crawling...not even close! E's only just started putting any weight on his arms at all in the past week and a bit because he had that shoulder injury. He gets the legs going, he has super strong legs, but nothing in the arms so he'll be a long way off I'd imagine.

Jess 869 hope you have a great time with the girls from your antenatal class...sorry your MG isn't very good. I love my mums group, for the MOST past (there's always an exception or two in every group I think!) we all ask questions about where the bubs are up to for our own personal gauge, I haven't come across any judgemental comments so far...but who knows what they say behind my back . Our bubs all seem to have their own strengths, and thankfully so far there's no competition...I don't think there's 2 babies working on the same thing at the moment. One is almost crawling, one can't roll but is trying to sit up, another can roll both ways but can't get their feet anywhere near their mouth, one has massive arm strength and can push herself all the way up and then E's got no arm strength but can stick his bum right up in the air using his legs to push with. All working on their own little niche and everyone seems to be taking great delight in seeing everyone elses' bub reach new milestones. I'm really enjoying it. After the 6wk sessions with the CHN, the competitive/b**chy ones didn't come again so it was nice! I'd just not go anymore and join a playgroup or something, see if you can find another group of women you click with more.

Karen I did a little when I saw Ethan's height...E is 5.5m and only 7cm shorter than him, what a giant! Is it because the US have different carseats that can be RF for longer that they keep them in it until 1yo? As I mentioned above, E won't actually fit in his seat RF for much longer at all, I can't imagine him RF in it at 1yo. I hope you're feeling better after your FB Friends Cull so cleansing.

Marina I thought they saved most of that sh*t for the general threads, how sad that you can't even ask a question to try and help your friend without putting up with that. So many people on here are such cynics. I wish they'd find something else to do when they're having a bad day other than come on EB and lay into other people. I'm glad you at least got some very good responses, hope it helped.

Rach oh bugger what a shame you don't like your new haircut. Like you said, it's only hair and it'll grow back and you are SO not the ugly chick lady! I've been wanting to chop mine off since I had E but am too chicken. I think I'm going to have to now I'm going back to work though...I CANNOT style mine curly, it just looks a mess, and trying to straighten hair that is now half way down my back takes an age, can't afford the time to do it before work so I think I'll have to get it cut off.

AFM had my first PND support group session today. Loved it. Was so nervous going, but once I looked at everyone else's face and saw they looked the same as I did it made me feel much better. I can't tell you how great it was to sit there and hear other people saying things and having to check it wasn't actually myself talking! I don't know how we all fit in so much guilt into one room but we managed to! Was really good that out of 6 girls 3 of us were there with silent refluxers. They seem like a great group of ladies too, only downside was as soon as anyone else cried I immediately went out in sympathy! I think it will be really good for me.

Hellooooo

Slack poster here I'm going to attempt personals

Kylie-Congrats on the job hun Goodluck for Monday!! Glad your PND group went well!!

Mandy-Goodluck with the move,how exciting
Love the pic of Greta on the swing!!

Rach-Ohhh show us a pic of your hair I had my hair done yesterday.I cut it short and got heaps of layers and a side fringe.I like it now but not so sure when I go to do it myself!!

Jayne-I hope the bad run you've been having is over now and thinks start to look up for you

Chantal-Isn't it the sweetest thing when kids say they love you Whenever M is scared or in a situation she doesn't like she will grab my leg and keep telling me she loves me,it's like her security blanket!!

Anna Hi Sounds like you have had heaps going on..hope it settles down for you soon

Carly-Poor Grace I hope she is feeling better

Jess-Don't let b**chy mums get to you.It's sad they have to compete about babies of all things,they must have sad and sorry lives. Plus Emily is a beautiful and clever little girl and you should be proud of her so to them!!

Car seats I think M was 9 mths when we turned her!

Mums Groups-When I started mums group when I had DD there were about 12 of us.Now there are just 3 of us from the original group that still meet every week and they have become my 2 best friends! The b**chy and competitive ones dropped off along the way!
Though i picked DD up from preschool today and a girl i used to go to Mums group with was there and she did nothing but put me down but in a nice way IYKWIM because my DD isn't going to school next year (she will be 4.5yrs so will start the yr after) only goes to preschool 1 day a week (she starts 2 days next yr) I'm a SAHM and haven't worked since I had DD and because we haven't moved yet ( we can't decide where we want to go and we are happy at the moment)!! I felt like crap when I left I rang my friend who knows her and she made me feel better.What a cow

AFM-I took H to the clinic today and he is 8.7kg and 73cm long! He has just started sitting up on his own this week Sometimes he pulls his legs up but I think he may commando crawl!! He sort of scoots around on the floor....sometimes it looks like he is skydiving M crawled at 6.5mths and was walking by 11mths but I guess H will do it all in his own time!!Though he is a boy who loves his food

Both kids are in bed,DH is at work and I'm reading the best book at the moment so I'm off to enjoy the quiet...and probably sneak a few Easter eggs while no one is looking

Big hello to anyone I may have missed in my personals,hope you are all doing well

Goodnight everyone

Need to come back and so personals but weanted to quickly ask you all something.

We have started organising Rileys party, i sent out an event thing on FB to my friends (Sorry ladies, i am hopeless and cant remember who is in Sydney but i will work it out and you will get an invite ) Anyway, when people have said no they can not come i have removed them from the event. Seems fair enough in my books, if they arent coming they have no interest in what is going on and where it is being held. Right? I got a message from someone asking why they were taken off the event....umm because you arent coming?? So is that wrong?

Sounds perfectly normal to me, why would they want info on something they aren't going to?

Morning Girls

Karen-I don't think it's wrong I agree with you,if their not coming why do they need to know whats going on?
Just my opinion but I don't see anything wrong with it!!

We are off to my Uncles birthday party today then DH and I are going to the football tonight. Bulldogs VS Warriors I don't really want to go,DH loves the Bulldogs....he owes me for this one

Have a great weekend girls

Karen I'm tipping they don't want to be removed from the event because they still want to snoop into your life! Absolutely nothing wrong with what you've done IMO, I would do the exact same thing.

Karen - ditto to what the others have said. Nothing wrong with what you have done.

Karen - I agree with the others, nothing wrong at all

Hi girls,

I have been a bit od a slacker poster lately!! Been busy with photoshoots. Had one today, and am doing the bullrush clothing catalogue next weekend.

Carseats What seats does everyone have that they would need to turn bubs at 6m??? Both my girls stayed RF till just after their 1st birthday, and so will Levi its ALOT safer.

Karen Haha they just sh*tty cause they cant snoop.

Kylie Your PND group sounds like it will do you the world of good. Good luck for Monday.

Have to run, see slacker!!

Naomi - i have an SNS Royale for Alex. It's rated to 12kg but can't be used rearfacing when child outgrows the second to last seatbelt slot. Which Alex is about a cm off at the moment. So i suspect he'll get changed over soon - in the next month or two i guess. he's 10kg and 73cm aleady and sitting up on his own. Liam got changed over at 6 month mark for the same reason - too tall for the seat in RF.

Ok so I jsut did a search and have found that the SnS Polo safety capsule is the only one with a height limit being 70cm. Is this right? The rest dont have a height limit just a weight limit.

Naomi - actually all the new seats have the height restrictions on them. Usually it's in the instruction manual for the seat as it's a seat specific thing. It may not say 70 or 80 cm but it will probably say you can't sue the top slots in RF or head can't be above the hard shell of the seat in RF, which is effectively a height restriction in itself. For my seat for example it's on page 9 of the instruction manual (http://www.britax.com.au/uploads/user-guides/15.pdf). It basically shows that for baby use the top slot is not to be used in RF. I dont' know what overall height this equates to - i guess it depends on whether the child has a short or long torso rather than overall height, but on Alex is 1 cm off and he's 73 cm tall atm...