How does this work???
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Topic: How does this work???
Posted By: marielb
Subject: How does this work???
Date Posted: 24 July 2007 at 8:10pm
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Hi!
Where does everyone chat with people who have kids the same age as theirs (I have a 2 year old)??? Is there a July 05 babies place or does everyone chat here together?????? Not sure and just wondered 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 July 2007 at 8:18pm
Here will do! My Briona is 2 on Friday  She's got a wide vocab (probably thanks to her older sister), loves to climb things and push boundaries and stand still with a funny smile on her face when I say "come here"  and loves getting things out of the fridge (who taught her how to open the fridge door?!?!) and passing the milk when the kettle boils, saying "Lilo, lilo" (milo) until she gets one lol (milo for breakfast is one of our routines). She is sleeping once in the day, for about 2 hours, and 12 hours at night (yay, says me!) and is starting to tell us when she needs to do toilet, although is a long way off TT yet.
We're having a small party for her on Saturday afternoon and when we were at the supermarket today I gave her a pack of biguns to hold (a special treat) and told her what they were for - and for the rest of the trip she held on tightly and said "party - chippies - eat it!!" 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 24 July 2007 at 9:00pm
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Mine are 2 and a half, and one and a half. i was thinking about making an October 04 toddler thread, but it would consist of me, Nikki, and Toniellis, and as much as i love chatting to those ladies, they are too busy to chat al daylong.
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 24 July 2007 at 9:33pm
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Mmm yeah, as much as I'd love to sit on my butt all day on OhBaby. (Actually wait, that's basically what I do anyway!!)
And yeah, us with toddlers just kinda butt in anywhere. Have a rant? Make a topic! Want to brag? Make a topic! Got a question? Ask in a topic! We will more than happily share horror stories of our own. |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 24 July 2007 at 9:57pm
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oh yay! I started a post and people have answered I tend to be the one who finishes a post and scares everyone away
My Isaac doesn't have too many (legible) words as yet (which is fine as I can tell once he starts to talk he won't stop  . He loves cars, trucks and cupboards..... often throws toilet rolls down the toilets... he's trouble alright but lots of fun!
Haha, yeah, wish I had all day to sit here and chat too 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 9:10am
Hannah is 2 in October. She is very into her drawing and dolly at the moment. And loves running around outside and splashing in puddles! Currently engrossed watching Blues Clues and then In The NIght Garden 
She seems to be able to say a lot of words and tends to copy just about anything new we say. She is saying a few short sentences as well and can usually tell us what it is she wants/needs. She has an afternoon sleep for about 1-2 hours and sleeps 12-13 overnight! Yay! I think I do sit on here most of the day chatting ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 9:38am
Joey is 2 in about 3 weeks  How did that happen!?
I think I recognise your name from the EBB Marie? Welcome to Oh Baby! Anyway, since this is a kind of 2 yo thread can I ask if anyone elses child is REALLY clingy at the moment?? Joey is incredibly clingy and it is really getting tough, he gets so upset when I drop him at pre school 2 mornings a week it makes me feel sick. He gets up at least 10 times before going to sleep at night to make sure mama and papa are still there and during the day won't go to sleep at all unless I am in the same room as him... Is this an age thing or is he sensing the imminent arrival of another baby? Maybe a culmination of all the changes we have had this year catching up with him? Any ideas or suggestions or comments appreciated ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 10:17am
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Yip newmum - was there, now here Can't do 2 places at once Who are you there????????? Yur Joey isnt much younger than my Isaac!
We don't have clinginess - yet! he starts kindy next weekl tho so we'll see if it happens then! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 10:25am
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I hope it's just another stage. But yeah, could be a combo of the babe and new place. I'm sure it'll pass. He'll soon realise that you aren't going to ditch him completely!
And don't worry Marie, we all feel like that. I was looking through my posts the other day and it seems I'm the last to post in every topic I participate in!
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 11:17am
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I was firstbub at EBB but I haven't been on there for months. I feel happier here Somehow I found it really catty there?
Nikki - I hope you are right, I feel so awful leaving him ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 12:42pm
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I find ebb too big - and at the moment theres a 'who would you like to meet' post.......... feels like a bit of a popularity contest!
Yeah, definitely a stage for that clingyness though newmum :) I am a teacher in my 'real' life and its funny because you always say to the parents of wee ones 'they'll be fine, away you go', but now as the mummy of one who is starting KINDY soon, its not quite so easy!!!!!
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 1:02pm
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Briona has been in and out of clingy stages all year I think it's mostly an age thing but breaking my foot added another set of clinginess in there too. I read somewhere that 2yos are trying to assert their independence but at the same time can worry that you can do without them - so too much distance frightens them and too much closeness strangles them. Never said it would be easy huh! ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 1:08pm
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Andrew had that clingy thing when he was about 2 was very hard to drop him off at daycare. I found that once I was gone he was fine and didn't even worry that I had gone. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 1:36pm
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OMG busymum! you broke your foot!!!! How did things work in your house while you were out of action???
Yeah, thats the other thing Mummybecks, once you are gone they are normally fine! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 3:17pm
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Just for the record (in case you are shocked if this comes up again) we have popularity contests too. Well, they don't mean to be but people tend to see them that way no matter how hard everyone tries to avoid it.
But we are all very nice really! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 4:53pm
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Hehe, glad to hear you are all very nice
I'll keep my eyes out for the next popularity contest here
Love your pic on your signature by the way :) |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 8:44pm
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Thanks! I think it says more about Munchy's personality than I ever could! haha
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 8:56pm
Hmmm welll... well it's been well documented on here already but basically I got a tonne of home help from ACC and then I broke my toe and then I extended the home help... and now it's been about a month without help and amazingly I can actually cope without it! Was worried I had got too dependent on it LOL
Well there's gotta be a book out there for 2 year olds because Briona tried quite a lot of the tricks from it this afternoon... hmmm I've just realised that the trouble started sometime after she helped herself to all the icing from half a cake sitting on the bench ROFL. Well hopefully tomorrow will be a bit more settled - no chocolate icing for her (or anybody haha) and hopefully no silliness either!------------- |
marielb wrote:Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 26 July 2007 at 8:18am
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Thanks for the assurances that Joey is "typically 2" I guess we'll just ride out the clingyness (I expect it will get worse once the baby arrives..) and make sure he feels secure and hopefully he will grow out of it soon!!
Funny you say that about the teacher thing Marie - because in my "past life" I was a primary teacher too. I was just commenting to a friend last week how I used to always give that "They'll be fine, just go" line to parents and think they were drippy fools, ROFL, now it's me they are trying to get out the door PMSL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 26 July 2007 at 3:04pm
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hehe, nikki!
yum, chocolate icing! Hope it didn't hype her up too much, busymum. And sorry to hear about your foot - although help at home would be awesome!
I took Isaac to kindy this morning for a visit and he didn't even know I was there! He had so much fun. So I am feeling ok about leaving him there next week now
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 4:24pm
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Well it's Briona's 2nd birthday today and the cake will be put up HIGH ROFL!!
Do any of your 2yos wake up hard? Briona's always grizzly for the first few minutes of getting up, needs cuddles and food and water and then she's finally ok again. I guess she sleeps deep and eats like a horse anyway . Today was exceptionally bad because we went out this morning and got home past her day-bedtime and now she's being such a grump! But too late to put her back to bed if I want her to sleep tonight ------------- |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 7:17pm
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Happy birthday to Briona!!!!!!! Hope you had a lovely birthday day!
Isaac often wakes up a bit grumpy too - but if I leave him in his bed for 20 minutes or so he's usually ok by the time I get him up
Man, I'm tired today........ 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 7:46pm
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happy brithday briona...... james is 2 and a bit hes not talking as shuch yet but when he does i dont think he,ll ever stop... loves cars,trucks well anything with wheels...and is in to everything james is a only child and likey to be for a while yet.... james donst sleep well still waking on a good night once but i have got him a big bed so hopefully that will help... hi and wellcome to ohbaby oh and i,m lu ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 8:14pm
Her door is open and she gets out herself (and that's cause she kept unplugging the monitor so it's the only way I can hear her ) Ah well hopefully she'll grow out of it.------------- |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 9:00pm
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Hannah gets up and knocks on her door! If I take too long I hear "hellooooooo?", it is such a crack up! Sometimes she wakes grumpy but usually only if I have disturbed her, but if I leave her in bed to wake up a bit she comes out when shes ready happy as. Overnight her door is open so in the morning she just comes in when she wakes up with a big bright "hi"! So cute.
Happy Birthday Briona  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:22pm
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Happy Birthday Briona!!
Joey wakes up in a real grump sometimes - screams for about 10 minutes for no reason and is a little snot - other days really happy and cheerful  That is - the days he still bothers to have a nap, just had 3 napless days in a row grrrrrrrr  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 1:36pm
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Keep putting him to bed Ana and he will hopefully start sleeping again. Han did that for a few days but for some reason (thank goodness) is napping again. Wow, almost 30 weeks! How did that happen so quickly? ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 1:51pm
| Isaacs still in his cot :) So no getting out of bed for him!! :) |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 9:40pm
james co-sleeps with me (yes i know naughty mummy)so he just jumps on me to wake me up he will be going into his big bed tomorrow and to tell the turth i am quite nervours about it maybe its because i am loseing my baby ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 30 July 2007 at 8:30am
I know!! That's what I keep thinking too, LOLOL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Helen21
Date Posted: 03 August 2007 at 11:51am
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Miya does the same but to sort of ease the frustration of I make sure I have a drink and afternoon tea on the table waiting for her with a book so now she get up still a little grizzly and runs straight to the table and waits for me to make a coffee and we sit down and read a book while we have afternoon tea together. It took about 3 or 4 days before she started looking forward to this part of her routine by the time we have finished one book she is happy again so I can get on with the housework.
It might be worth a try
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 August 2007 at 12:48pm
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That sounds like a nice idea Helen Might have to try it. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 03 August 2007 at 8:45pm
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Sounds like a lovely thing to try Helen :)
Isaac started kindy today - and didn't even mind that I left!! And when I went to pick him up he didn't want to come home!! I didn't know whether to feel sad or relieved! He had so much fun!!!
Then we went to the kindy disco tonight but he just wanted to eat popcorn
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 04 August 2007 at 7:34pm
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Yay Marie!! That must have been such a relief! Joey started preschool like that too and it made it so much easier for me, although I still had a wee cry the first morning I left him They are getting to be so grown up now!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 04 August 2007 at 7:50pm
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Imagine our "ladykillers" at a kindy disco!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 05 August 2007 at 10:12am
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