My big boy has gone... have yours ever?
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Topic: My big boy has gone... have yours ever?
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Subject: My big boy has gone... have yours ever?
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 3:05pm
My eldest has gone to Christchurch today with my parents... I dont know whether to be happy or not... it has been very quiet this avo...
 he comes back in 12 days...
The only drama was he left his kindy bag in the car and my cell wasnt working  so its still there... with tons of his Cars...his big jacket (which he would need) and his kindy clothes... he will be in a daycare centre thur and fri... Grrrr Maybe Grandma and Grandad will have to take him shopping!!
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Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 3:06pm
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Ooops posted too soon!
So have your kids ever gone away without you?? How was it for you?? (edited for the bad spelling!!) |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 3:34pm
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Yep Andrew stayed at both sets of grandparents while we went away on our minimoon after we got married. It was only for 3 nghts and he had stayed overnight with them before (live in the same town) so it was n big deal. I actally enjoyed the time away. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 3:41pm
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jack and charli have been away from us for a few days at a time every now and again and it's been quite enjoyable. i don't know if i could handle 12days though how old is he?
ahhhhh yep grandma and granddad will definately need to get him a jacket, it's a little chilly here today! what daycare is he going to? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 4:00pm
He is 4 and a half... I spoke to him before and he was very happy.
He stays with my parents nearly every saturday night and he went to Chch once before with them for a week... He is going to a daycare in Rangiora.. my cousin is looking after him out there for a few days - her boy and mine get on really well!! But I still feel a bit  today about him going.
We are actaully seriously looking into moving down. Though my parents are the only sticking point up here!!! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 4:59pm
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well when my son #1 Josh was 5 he went to the Oz, Uk and USa with my parents for 6 weeks. I missed him like crazy though I was busy with a new born (well 5 months).
My parents take my kids away often (although now we seem to go with them) and next feb both older ones are going to Oz with them. Wasn't ready for Rhyley to go although my dad did mention in passing that they really should keep it fair and take him too.... Enjoy the break ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 5:36pm
Yep & when they do- im so lost & verging on mental. Just feels like my arm is missing or something ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 5:43pm
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Yeah... its starting to feel a little like that... I think it will really affect us in a day or so when its been longer than normal!!
Mr middle is asking where he is already
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 7:24pm
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That would make me feel very weird/empty lol. We don't live far from either sets of grandparents but Hannah hasn't stayed at either by herself. In fact she's only stayed overnight at some place when I was giving birth to Briona LOL!
I bet he's gonna have a great time, and it will be cool to spend a bit of extra time with Mr Middle  -------------  |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 7:51pm
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Yeah it is really cool... he was so different tonight we could actually listen to him and talk to him more!! Its always madness at night time so it was nice...
Then we realised in the bag left behind was Kalebs Blue Blanket... he has had it since a baby and he has it at night time... so Im couriering that tomorrow!! In the meantime "Mr Middle" was unsettled so he is cuddling that
I spoke to Kaleb earlier and life is just one big adventure for him!! 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 9:48pm
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caitlyn has been staying overnight at her dads since she was a couple of months old, shes been to wellington with out me,and to australia without me, in fact we went over together last saturday and shes still there with my mum and coming back at 1140 pm tonight.
Its hard to watch them go (but it does get easier)and i miss her HEAPS i have to keep busy,but its worth it when i see her face so happy to see me after we've been separated for a while |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 6:30am
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I know it sounds strange but even when one of the kids is only gone to kindy or daycare or my parents I seem to be able to deal with them alot better when they come back... I think its cus you have had that time away and appreciate them more? does that make sense??
Then a couple of hours later you wonder wonder what you were thinking!!
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 7:39am
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yep i get the same way james has only stayed away from me one night one of my best friends took him on his frist brithday for the night after his party and i missed him heaps butt i have taken him on hoiladay with me and his grandparents missed him terrbely who knows what they will be like when we go to ozzy ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 8:17am
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hope the weather brightens up for him, its so cold here at the mo. Have they got much planned?
Addison has never stayed away but kobe has heaps and he loves it....the house seems to quiet when he is gone though. |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 11:45am
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Oh is it yuck there?? Havent managed to catch the weather so far today!
He is going out to stay in Rangiora from today until sunday. Then after that he goes back to mum and dad in Chch at my grans house..and they are going on the train to blenheim...mid next week... then a couple of days there... drive to picton and over on the ferry to see my sister for a couple of days and back to auck by plane from there. I dont know if they are taking him anywhere touristy... we are all going down in Jan and are hoping to do stuff like that then. Thats going to be interesting!! on the plane with all 3 kids etc!!
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 1:59pm
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My parents would LOVE to have Maya go and stay with them, and she'd probably love to go, but I just can't let her go. She's my baby! She does stay with friends for sleepovers etc. but I wouldn't like her anywhere that I couldn't reach her easily if I needed to. It half killed me leaving her when I went to have the gremlins, I was ready to leave them at Birthcare and go home to Maya. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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