October ’06 Toddlers

Sorry to hear that it was the breastmilk causing complications Andie. I know it must be hard ti stop, but like you said, it's good to know.
That's so cute about the pep talk - she sounds like such a great big sister!

Here are a couple of tummy pics... these are from 15 weeks

Looking GREAT Anna! Definitely a cute cute bump. Do you have a gut feel of what you are having?
Does it feel similar or different to last time?
Andie, it is great you know which way you are going now. I know it was a hard decision but it definitely sounds like it is for the best. You have tried all the options and a happy baby is the only way to go. Cute about Ella.
Both my boys and colds and are miserable. Was up most of last night so feel rubbish today. Just taking it easy. They are both sleeping now so I should get off here and rest myself. I thought of you last night Emma and thought you are a star to be managing four!

Ha ha Kath, not a star, just well accustomed to sleep deprivation. I had one night last week when all four of them slept thru and I woke up at 5am in a panic - I'm not used to unbroken sleep!

Big hugs Andie, I'm sorry the great experiment didn't yield the result you wanted, but at least now you can deal with part of the problem. The gremlins were exactly the same - right ferals on breast milk but perfect angels on Neocate, and by studiously avoiding everything till 10 mths we managed to stave off the allergies save for nuts, so it's not neccessarily a life sentence for wee Reuben. It's promising that Ella has done so well with her allergies decreasing in severity with time too.

Great belly pic Anna!

Hi everyone....man I must be the only one not with another baby by now, or one on the way, or one trying to happen....poor Ethan the lonely only child....

Things are all good here, fully fully toilet trained now, only  a night nappy  which is often dry.

In my other news I have been offered a new job, I wasn't looking for one, but have been offered a position as a head teacher/supervisor in the babies centre where Ethan goes. I have pretty much said yes, but have been stressing to the point of midnight panic attacks over it all. Not actually the job, but the fact that I would have to work more hours, leave the comfort zone of where I am now...blah blah blah...nothing really to stress about it's just a big change....

I'm exhausted, Kath! Got Reuben's Paed appt today... for mid-June! Stuff that for a joke - time to take action. Plus, we'll need a steady Neocate supply by long before then.
I'm very impressed with Oliver and Ethan's TT progress! And that is just too cute about Oliver taking his undies to bed!
We're still gradually introducing the concept for Ella - basically I catch her with the 'doing poos' look on her face and we go to the loo... she's all excited about using the toilet, hops on, then holds it. Really wants to use the loo but just can't! And she ends up terribly constipated, so I only let her do a few days of trying before just pretending I don't notice her 'going' in her nappy until after the deed is done. I also dose her up with a glass of Soy when she's too constipated to actually do it... how dodgy is that, using her intolerance like that! Doesn't cause her stomach pain though, so I'm not really that mean. Am I ?!    

Natalie your job offer sounds awesome!! Congrats on being head-hunted too - you know you rock at your job when that happens! I hope the nerves calm down soon. Do you think it's 6 of one, half a dozen of the other, whether or not toddlers have siblings? I think they're lucky if they do, and lucky if they don't. Those without siblings get mum and dad to themselves, and haven't had a tired grumpy mum for the year that she was preggers then with newborn. Pro's either way, I think   

My poor girl's had grumpy mummy (and screaming brother) all morning, so I think I need to break out the new Play-Doh with her this afternoon. *Big Hi to Emma and Kelly and Shelley too! Hope work is good this weekend Kellz    Hope you get another decent sleep again soon, Emma!

Hey everyone TTng is going good were are only really trying in the weekends as wer are home all the time then so we'll see how he goes over Easter then we will try a day at day care in undies and nappies for naps last weekend he only had one accident so am very proud of him.

He has however created a habit of sleeping on the floor so don't really know what thats about might just leave him to it when I go check on him when I'm going to bed he is snug against the doorr put him back in bed he is still out to it and when I go wake him up in the morning there he is again back on the floor right up to the door I thought maybe it was because the light comes in underneath so then turned on a night light for him but he still does it

That is awesome Nat about that job well done.

Sorry that your test didn't go to plan Andie and that Rueben has to go onto neocate.

Cute belly Anna.

Just checked on Jame sand he is still in his bed lol.

another thing I was wondering is how do you teach kids to blow their noses I try and try but he just doesn't seem to get it is it just something the start doing all of the sudden. When I say blow you nos he blows with his mouth.

Yep, gremlins do that too lol. I'm not sure when Maya figured out how to blow out her nose but I can't wait till they figure it out coz it will improve their ears heaps.

So I took the job and I start in 4 weeks, could have been sooner but I am looking after my friends almost 2yr old daughter for 5 weeks, so couldn't really start any sooner, looks like I am going to get my chance to have two kids for a while anyway, will probably get hugely clucky while Annie lives with us, she is so dam cute...

Great news about the job Natalie

lol about James and sleeping on the floor! Kids are so funny

We had the scan today and all is looking great and we didn't find out what it is!! I'm thinking a girl... just for fun, does anyone want to take a guess?