18 months
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Topic: 18 months
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: 18 months
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:19pm
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Elle will be 18mths old on Tuesday! So old!
Anyone else adore this age? She is really coming into her own. Talking loads and learning new words every day, copying everything we do (uh oh) and flirting with the men (long story!). She loves to dance and sing, is very playful and giggly and best of all..... ...she started giving us kisses tonight! I think the wheat free diet is really helping. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww gorgeous bubbas! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:25pm
aww hun its a great age so glad to hear the diet is working for bubs ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:29pm
I don't know, I am *hating* 16 months Messy, grubby, feral gremlins that get into everything and beat each other up... I hope it improves magically at 18 months 
Am glad you're enjoying Elle now! -------------  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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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:32pm
yay glad the new diet seems to be helping and congrats on making it through the first 18mths Elle and Mum.  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:41pm
That's great news Fiona, glad the new diet is doing good things 
I'm hating this stage (DD is 17 months) so will hold out hope that 18 months brings a complete about turn! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:43pm
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Seb is just on 18 months... he started giving us kisses a couple of months ago - isn't it cute! (though he was giving them to his MIL for months just not us... little traitor) He does this funny little dance where he stomps his feet as fast as he can and wiggles. -------------  
 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:46pm
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Actually a couple of weeks ago she was driving me nuts with getting into everything, asserting her own will etc so maybe 18mths is magical
She still does those irritating things but then she does something so cute it [almost] erases the irritations. P.S in our case Elle was such an unhappy baby that we love this new, happier phase, despite the toddler difficulties. Having a happy kid is just so awesome. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 8:48pm
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I live in hope! They are driving me NUTS! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
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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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 10:19pm
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Awww she is such a gorgeous wee girl! Happy 18th for this week Elle ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 10:27pm
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oh happy 18 month's. Mikey jsut gone 18 and he is great starting to see his little personality come out he is not so nice to the big bro tho. Can be such a little terror, but deffintlly loving those kisses he started with them about 3 week's ago. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 5:55pm
really now?
I agree, this stage is amazing! They're just like proper mini grown ups that know their own minds and aren't too shy about telling you whats what LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 5:58pm
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Yeap....we are in Gloria Jeans...kids are bored, grumpy and trying to run away. A good looking young man comes and sits down in the cafe. Elle stands in front of him, dances, smiles, chats etc for a good 5 mins if not longer. She was totally fixated!
She loooooooooves the men! Will only stay in creche on Sundays if there is a Dad to play with...doesn't like the ladies! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 8:00pm
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He he... now there's a girl who knows what she wants! Yay, yay, YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, Fiona - horray for Elle suddenly blossoming into a lovely, sweet phase! You've worked so hard to get here and you fully deserve to enjoy every little kiss and cuddle and cute moment! I hope the happiness lasts - sure makes the hard work of motherhood that much more rewarding, eh. Big up's to your wee Elle! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 8:27pm
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Stupid question....as prob could read somewhere and find out!!
But why the wheat free diet? Is it allergies eczema? -------------  
 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 9:52pm
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No Kelpa, nothing as obvious as that. 4 people in DHs family have intolerance to gluten / wheat. They showed as negative on tests but none had the bowel biopsy as they knew they felt so much better without wheat. Since cutting wheat out their lives have transformed..no more irritability, headaches, bowel problems etc.
When we saw the cranial osteopath, he said her vili (sp) were showing signs of stress and that would be caused by wheat. I dismissed it at the time but after talking with my GP about her unexplained iron deficiency (so low it barely registered), constipation (started at 4mths before she even started solids) etc she felt it was worth a wheat free trial. I think it is helping but I won't really know until we do the wheat test in another 2 weeks or so. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 9:49am
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Whhhhhhhhhhhhhy is it that as soon as I post a thread like this we have a really horrid week? First week of tummy upset she was happy as larry but the last 4 days she's cried and moaned alllllllllll the time.
LOL! The irony. She must've heard me posting ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 12:10pm
I live in hope that 18 months is magical 'cos 17 months sucks! At the mall for just over an hour and she ended up in time out outside of whitchoulls and threw about 5 tantrums...most of them at the Coffee Club becuase she had a mouth overflowing with food and we wouldn't let her stuff more in! 
She is really into "drawing" now though and that is just gorgeous!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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