2 year old chat...

[babylove81]

So, I have a VERY energetic, spirited and beautiful, loving little girl who turned 2 in February... (and a 7 month old).I thought I would start this thread so we could talk, vent, cry and brag about our 2 year olds...

So, tell me about your 2 year old!

[MarkandSandy]

Not sure where to start with my nearly 2 year old DS.....

He is a very spirited young man. Bounds of energy, a massive amount of love for his little sister (6 months), very affectionate but at the same time very trying at the moment.

He has started talking but not enough to express himself properly so the 2 year old tantrums have started :-( my sweet little boy turns into something I've never seen before.

At the end of the day though, I tuck him into bed, he gives me a kiss and cuddle and it's more than worth it :-)

[heeeeerekittykitty]

My two year old is currently hysterical over I don't even know what , trying to calm him down but I love the idea of this thread . Ill come back today and write a very long reply , you may wish you didn't start this babylove lol .

Seriously though , I'm always stressing over he's development so I hope this thread takes off .

Xoxo

[OurLittleBlessing]

Subscribing.


I have a 26 months old (and a 3.5 yr old). Both little girls, and both high energy.

It's exhausting some days. Ok, most days lol.

I'll be back later too.

[babylove81]

I kinda take comfort in knowing that no one had been back in here yet... Is that bad?! LOL... I am coming back to write more, but it will be the size of a novel, so need more than 5 minutes quiet, LOL...

How is everyone going?

A.
xx

[pigeonpairplusone]

Hi there DD2 just turned 2 (on the 22nd of this month) I also have a 4 year old & 6 year old...for the most part DD2 is great, cuddly, sweet & very cute but has started with tantrums when things don't go her way lol. So far she's got nothing on DD1 who used to chuck 20 tantrums a day! Although tonight she decided to pull her sister's hair & was put in time out, at least she stays there until I get there & seems to work.

[Chranaz]

My 2.5yo DS is very much aware of his body ATM. He knows when his "doodle" is "getting a big one" as he says. He is very good at expressing himself and like all our toddlers is very trying at times. We are expecting DS2 next month and DS1 is very aware of his pending arrival and has even asked when "baby coming out".

Can't wait for them to meet and hope they become good life long friends. Although I know there will be fist fights at some point... Lol 😁

[Me&MrMagoo]

Aaaah two of my favourite posters with two year olds!!! Hi babylove and kitty!!! :waving:

My precocious two year old is completely fascinating, he intrigues me, frustrates me no end, makes me wet myself laughing, and shed tears of complete adoration ... He's the love of my life ...

[babylove81]

Aaaah two of my favourite posters with two year olds!!! Hi babylove and kitty!!! :waving:

My precocious two year old is completely fascinating, he intrigues me, frustrates me no end, makes me wet myself laughing, and shed tears of complete adoration ... He's the love of my life ...

Aww... Thank you, you brought a tear to my eye...

[Nemmi]

My Ds is nearly two and a ball of energy, he loves trucks, cars, planes, trains and 'bubbas' (his dollies).

He is not a fan of sleep and fights it full on mostly taking 3 or 4 hours to get down and wakes 2 - 20 times a night.

He hates all dairy except yogurt and loves yogurt lol.

The tantrums started at about 16 months when he started refusing to nap and have gotten worse the closer he gets to two.

He cares alot and us very loving, often asking if ' u k? ' and ' u right? '
And he's just started saying I love you alot lol

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[waitsee]

2.5 is "interesting" challenging and rewarding, I also count down for 7pm (bed time) some days as I need to rest :)

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[BlissedOut]

He's been 2 for a month today and has changed so much in that short time. It's like he knows!! Do you think the cake and the party gave it away?

His current thing is trying to join other peoples families when we're out, using me as a jungle gym and escaping.

We still only have 4 words and they are rarely ever used; no, mum, dad and boo. He's very good at communicating what he wants/needs without words.

He's so patient and tolerant of his bossy, aggressive, spotlight hungry 11mo sister. It's adorable and I'm glad he doesn't push her over or thump her, because I probably would've at his age.

The tantrums happen every so often and perplex me, but there's always a reason for him being irrational.

[MyPossum]

ooh, can I join in too??!!

My DD is going to be 2 in just 10 sleeps!! Nooooo!!! :( She's growing up way too fast! :D :cheerleader1: :cloud9:

[Witwicky]

My little darling is 2.5....and I wish I had 1/4 of the energy he has :laughing:

He is determined, intelligent, very curious, stubborn, fearless, SO bossy, a total chatterbox and very dramatic. He can also be very sweet, kind and sensitive - my favourite time of the day is after his shower/bath when we have story time, he suddenly becomes very gentle and quiet, as opposed to his very loud and boisterous self. He sits down on my lap and gives me plenty of cuddles and holds my face in his tiny little hands to give me kisses :goodvibes:

He is going through a pushing and snatching stage at the moment and he really dislikes sharing things with his little brother, even if the said object is actually his brothers in the first place :p He has recently started asking particular questions over and over - I.e.: "What's that noise?" He constantly asks me for the names of objects - he has a perpetual thirst for knowledge. We are all learning Italian at the moment and he is picking it up a lot quicker than I am :o

He has been very 'full on' lately..most days, by 9am I pretty much feel like this: :freakingout::hair::freakingout::hair:

:p

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Aaaah two of my favourite posters with two year olds!!! Hi babylove and kitty!!! :waving:

My precocious two year old is completely fascinating, he intrigues me, frustrates me no end, makes me wet myself laughing, and shed tears of complete adoration ... He's the love of my life ...

I luv you too magooey !!!

Well well babylove I've been thinking of this thread everyday but with these two terrors I don't have time to scratch my butt , however they are both sleeping soundly in bed with me at this moment so now is probaly the time:-)

This WILL be an essay , BE WARNED !!!

So ! My two year old DS bless he's heart is also the love of my life . I just got butterflies when I typed that and re read that line , as really , he's my sweet darling affectionate boy who just makes my heart hurt when I think how much I love him :-)

I'll chat about all parts of he's personality and development . He's so cuddly and loving . The most affectionate little thing , comes up to me for cuddles all day long or drags me by the hand to the couch so we can cuddle up and watch tv .

He's the worst eater EVER. He eats probaly 5-6 foods only . Same things everyday and has taken to only eating dinner and living on milk all day . I've given into it and if he has something healthy once a day , even of its a piece of cheese or a tub of yoghurt I feel we have achieved something .

He loves cars ! And trucks ! Racing them together , lining them up ( autistic trait I've been told , just what you need to hear when your already stressing about he's lack of verbal language but that novel will come soon !) Even just admiring them :-D He loves chunky wooden puzzles at the moment and is getting so fast and great at them. He loves trains. He loves going bowling, going for walks to throw pebbles in the lake or to explore the creek and parks , he's a little adventurer .

He's obsessed with lollipops haha :-D

He's begun throwing tantrums daily and at times I feel like ripping my own ears off lol . They don't last long and are over within a few minutes but are the most high pitched cry and carry on when he is not allowed something he wants to do / eat etc . I feel out of my depth sometimes with these thinking hmmmm how do I deal with these . Ignore , comfort , tell him to stop ?????? Stop what though , expressing himself !!??

After ignoring her for the first six months of her life he now loves he's little baby sister . He also throws a million fits when she touches he's things or toys he's lined up or playing with but he still loves her <3 we have a jumping castle in the house ( yes , a whole room devoted to it !) and they could play for hours on it !

He's very clever and has the memory of an elephant I tell you !

He's a mummy's boy , but not clingy and very social with other people and kids. That said though , he's never ever been away from me except when I had DD, I mean never not a few hours not a day , never . So that clinginess may rear it's head when I begin leaving him with dad or my sister every so often to go do groceries or something , in order to ease him into being away from me sometimes , as this will help him when he goes to kinder ( 4 year old kinder will be the way to go , 3 year old kinder no way , he definitely would t be ready ) .

He very obsessed with he's dummy and bottle .

He is a crap sleeper ( UNDERSTATEMENT!!!) but is easier to handle now he's finally begun to like co sleeping .

So, onto he's speech, or lack there of:-(

This WORRYS.ME.SICK. No other way to articulate how I feel about it. He has probably 3 words , said sporadically . Babbles heaps , is constantly making sounds and babble . But no words . Understands instructions , and follows them . A heap of them . I talk to him all day and he understands it all during these one sided conversations . So, I took him to the Peadeatrician at 2 years old regarding my concern . He said that he would re assess him at 2.5 as he understands lots and is still quite young . He stated that he sees 2 to 2.5 year olds on a daily Basis that are still not talking , that boys can develop later yada yada. He assessed other areas of he's development and when I voiced my concerns about autism ( yes I know it's not just " not talking " that indicates autism ) he stated that in the twenty minute appointment he'd seen him do a heap of things that made him think " there's no way this child could be autistic " . He also seen a couple of things that could be classed as an autism trait however made it clear that all adults and children can have a few traits that are also an autism trait, it doesn't mean they have it . He said if anything DS occasionally acted in a way ( regarding he's attention span ) than made a couple of traits seen more ADHD like . So I will return to him in about 4 months .

Only last week I also got a second opinion from a speech pathologist that agreed we should touch base after DS turned two . We'd originally seen each other the year before and she agreed DS at 18 months was too young to assess or give therapy , he was such a little crazy man running rampant in her room that he wasn't receptive to anything she could have offered such as therapy or an assessment . He's chilled slightly since then . The SP was extremely happy with he's non verbal skills . She said that they were the most advanced they could be regarding how he understands me and communicates what he wants to me through gestures , pointing , leading me to an item or bringing an item to me etc . So she was satisfied that she could see he was understanding words , just not using them yet , and interacting so well with her . She agreed we'd meet every month so she could keep an eye on he's development , try some basic therapy with him and teach me tips for at home encouragement. She assured me HE WILL TALK . She stated to give him this year to hopefully begin using words . If at three the talking hasn't begun then we can begin exploring possible causes . I'm still not convinced :-( I feel like it will never happen . I feel like the biggest failure a mum , like i have caused this somehow . Didnt do enough of something . Did too much of something . Who knows . So now I wait .wait.wait........

Sorry that part is so long . I hoped that it could possibly help any other mums in the same boat as me and secondly , if anyone has been or is in a similar situation I'd love to hear from them in this thread or by PM. because frankly , IM FREAKING OUT,

Overall , so far , I love two years old :-) he's become a little dream child compared to my one year old hurricane of a daughter . He's more independent , fun , clever and just easy ! And just so so funny . He looks at me with such love in he's eyes sometimes , I hope our bond just grows more and more .

That's my two year old if you made it this far !!!! Xxoo

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Oh wow , I posted my reply after typing up mine earlier then falling asleep before pushing send . So many new replies , yay !

[lulululu]

... we have a jumping castle in the house ( yes , a whole room devoted to it !) and they could play for hours on it ! ...



Sorry to thread crash (mine are 1 & 3) but I just had to say, this is SOOO COOL!!!

[BlissedOut]

HKK, my brothers didn't talk until they were 3, both are now exceptionally intelligent with a few aspergic traits, but nothing noticeable or hindering and these traits could be socially conditioned. Have you looked into DH and your own family histories with boys learning to speak? We found my brothers and my DHs brother were all late talkers (and walkers!).

We (ped and us) are holding off on looking into things further until he's at least 3 because of this.

I'm a firm believer that if there's no ability barrier, then children develop in their own time and pressure isn't that healthy for such little babies. It's MCHN guff like 'your 18mo should have at least 50 words' that cause more harm than good.

As a side note, we used to have a jumping castle room too, but we downsized our house and it now goes up in the backyard every few days.

[2Bboys]

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[Von Zipper]

I agree, BlissedOut. I think people (myself included) are too quick to conclude that there child is on the autism spectrum. Not ridiculing anyone - I've had a panic myself about it!

DS is not quite two (nearly 23 months) and he has only been walking for the last 2 months. Didnt crawl till 16 months. Didnt point till 15 months. He lines his cars up and is totally obsessed with them - he has around 30 and tries to carry them all at once and when he inevitably fails, he loses his shiz.

I have wondered whether he might be autistic but his language is good - probably has over 50 words (though some require creative interpretation!) and he is shy but social. I'm not going to worry just yet!

My favourite thing about my (almost) 2 year old is his bedtime routine: he watches In the Night Garden while lying on his couch and drinking his "bom bom" (he is down to this one last bottle a day) an when ITNG finishes he comes to me in the lounge room for a snuggle while he finishes his bottle then he will trott off to his bedroom so I can put him to bed with teddy, ducky, kitty and nino (nino is a Dino). So sweet!

[BlissedOut]

According to a genetic counsellor we saw, each kid we have has a 1/4 chance of having Aspergers. It's very common in both DHs family and mine.

DS has a wicked imagination though, he's currently driving a shoe around the living room making 'brrrrrrrrrrrm' sounds. Things like this make me doubt the early guesses about why he was behind on the more obvious milestones.

Those that have kids behind the milestones, have you noticed if they have excelled in less obvious areas? DS has been building with Duplo for a year now and builds quite impressive things now.

[Witwicky]

I have to agree, I've never put a huge emphasis on when DS has done things or reached milestones. I was reading about the whole '50 words by x age' thing and TBH I don't think I've ever counted his words :o

Also, I have noticed that his speech development occurs in peaks and troughs. When he does learn new things (like stringing a few words together), it's almost as though it happens overnight. It's like a light switches on in his brain suddenly.

I notice that his friends are more advanced in some areas and vice versa, I just figure they develop at different stages.

I'm really struggling at the moment with the lack of sharing and pushing stage :hair: It makes it difficult to go to play dates because the other kids run away from him. He's also really spirited...very intense, very dramatic, about a gazillion times more energetic than anyone else I've ever come across, extremely loud and verrrry persistent.



ETA: I just realised that my post sounded quite minimising, regarding milestones. I think developmental concerns are very natural for parents and it's easier to count their words if they are fewer. I hope it didn't come across the wrong way!

[FearlessLeader]

subbing. Gosh i adore this age so. much!!!! DS is just getting more and more awesome everyday, I love that i have a bit more of a glimpse into his mind as he speaks more and more each day. He's a freakin comedian :laughing:

[1BabyMama]

My DD is 2.5 and has way too much energy, lol. I sometimes wonder if she has eaten a bag of red lollies before she gets out of bed in the morning:hyper:. She has a 10 month old brother that she loves to bits but can sometimes be nasty towards. She is terrible at sharing, which drives me crazy when she keeps taking toys away from her brother. She is always climbing. Her latest is climbing onto the window ledge and swinging from the curtains. She had her Tonsils and Adenoids removed in February and she now speaks so well. Bedtime is a nightmare. Anyone can put her bed and she goes straight to sleep but when mummy does it, it turns into a 1-2 hour ordeal. She loves giving kisses and cuddles and has a WILD imagination. There is currently a snowman in our loungeroom :laughing:.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

HKK, my brothers didn't talk until they were 3, both are now exceptionally intelligent with a few aspergic traits, but nothing noticeable or hindering and these traits could be socially conditioned. Have you looked into DH and your own family histories with boys learning to speak? We found my brothers and my DHs brother were all late talkers (and walkers!).

We (ped and us) are holding off on looking into things further until he's at least 3 because of this.

I'm a firm believer that if there's no ability barrier, then children develop in their own time and pressure isn't that healthy for such little babies. It's MCHN guff like 'your 18mo should have at least 50 words' that cause more harm than good.

As a side note, we used to have a jumping castle room too, but we downsized our house and it now goes up in the backyard every few days.

Hi !

MIL has four boys and I believe they all did speak late , not sure how late as she can't remember . Mind you it doesn't stop her from asking me every single time we chat if DS is talking yet . Alot of pressure from
alot of people , however thankfully my DH and immediate family are very relaxed and continue to tell me he will do it in he's own time . I hope I didn't sound like I put pressure on DS omg I would never do that . As much as internally I feel worried he's never pressured and given the freedom to do everything at he's own pace :-)

I think your idea of waiting till three with your son is a good one . A year can make an enormous difference , it's incredible . This time last year DS would scream hysterically anytime a stranger or family member he didn't see much entered the house or if we'd visit somewhere . Now he is great and a little social butterfly . There are so many stages that at this age alot of things are really hard to read .

I'm loving reading all these replies this is really a great age where they truly do begin to become little people , it's amazing how a switch just flicked at two and he became so grown up !!

Lulululu- lol , it is awesome I love our jumping castle , best 300 dollars I ever spent !

[M.2.]

Love my DD.... Hate the fact i cannot control my pregnancy emotions at bay..she use to be so....so cute! Now we chuck major tanties and everything else in reach...DvD toys kitchen stuff.... if she could pick me up Im sure she would throw me to... she use to talk really well ... i mean to well...now all she does in grunt and scream and cry.....Im at a loss... don't get me wrong i love her so much... just finding it hard to cope.... i need a padded room!!!!

[kiwigemini]

Hi everyone, hope it's ok for me to join.
I have Sam who turned 2 earlier this month and DS 9 and DD 11.
I just love Sam to bits! He has taught me so many lessons, tbh I think he teaches me more than I teach him.:p
I read that some of you are worried about your 2yr olds speech. Sam has speech delay, caused by sensory processing disorder and motor planning issues. I voiced my concerns at his 18mth check, it wasn't just the lack of words but also some odd behaviour. I can't tell you how hard it was to explain to the nurse something wasn't quite right with my son. He would ignore us most of the time and just potter around, he never stopped moving. He didn't gesture, couldn't follow simple instructions. HATED looking at books, hated nursery rhymes or singing. Threw things all the time and chewed on everything. We were sent to a speech pathologist for an assessment (I could have put off until he was 2), so glad we did and he started therapy at 19mths. We have been very lucky and get govt funded speech and OT (which starts next term). Therapy has been FANTASTIC!!! We play, and he learns through play. He now has about 30 words and is much happier. Personally I'm glad I didn't wait, I knew in my gut something wasn't right. The speechie follows the DIR floortime approach. I have been put through a Hanen, "It takes to to talk" course for parents with kids with speech delay and now have better skills to help him at home. He is a handful and gets into much more mischief than his big brother and sister ever did. He can get into cupboards with safety catches, climbs everything and is obsessed with electronics.:rolleyes:
Love my little guy, even if he's given me a few new grey hairs.:freakingout: Gotta love those 2yr old tanties!

[CazHazKidz]

ooh I'm joining!!

Hayden turned 2 in December :) He's so smart and funny and cute.

Full on.... but awesome

:D

[Witwicky]

I need to see a photo of the jumping castle room :laughing: Sounds like such a good idea.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Your wish is my command Witwicky !! Hope these work :-D



DS sliding down the slide and then DD in the ball pit !! I'll remove pics soon so please don't quote ! Xo

[heeeeerekittykitty]

And the best bit about it , it inflates and deflates in 60 seconds !! Gives them hours of enjoyment and wheb your a sahm you'll jump at anything to keep them entertained !! Of course I have to watch them and supervise as I get paranoid DS will jump off the slide instead of sliding down it or something but it's something different for them to do everyday ! Only so much playing with toys book puzzles or watching cartoons they can do when we have an at home day. Changes the day up abit !!

[CazHazKidz]

that looks like awesome fun Kitty!

How many of you with one year olds are in QLD? Always looking for new mummy friends with kids Haydens age. He needs more play mates.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

that looks like awesome fun Kitty!

How many of you with one year olds are in QLD? Always looking for new mummy friends with kids Haydens age. He needs more play mates.

Yes it's great !

I'm in VIC sorry :-) hopefully some others are in QLD.

[BlissedOut]

ooh I'm joining!!

Hayden turned 2 in December :) He's so smart and funny and cute.

Full on.... but awesome

:D

That's not bias mummy thoughts there either, he really is all those things. An absolute delight to be around.

[Littlemissmetal]

:wave: Hi every - I've been meaning to pop in and introduce myself and my little man, but keep etting sidetracked!

So here it goes, My little boy turned 2 in October, He's fun, adventerous, extremely spirited and full of energy, he can also throw some whopper tantrums and is very stubborn (like me) When he was younger he was extremely laid back and mellow, I thought he was going to have his dad's personality, but as he grows he become more and more outrageous.
His brother is a big influence on him, it's pretty much monkey see monkey do, so I'm having to work hard with my 4yr old and help him set good examples. They can get pretty rough together, but sometimes it interferes with everyday life, because he expects that the other kids at daycare will also like playing "star wars" or "transformers" He isnt much into things his own age, he idolises his brother so it always trying to keep up with him.

Caz - I'm in Loganholme :)

[bellalika]

Can I join too? DS2 will be 2 on Easter Sunday. He already acts like the steriotypical 2 year old with mamoth tantrums for no apparant reason. He is hard work but I love him to pieces.

[CazHazKidz]

That's not bias mummy thoughts there either, he really is all those things. An absolute delight to be around.

Naww that's sweet! And I've just worked out who you are ;)

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Hi to all the new people that posted !!

I love reading about peoples 2 year olds , keep them coming !! We could make this thread a little meeting place for our vents , concerns or brags :-) .

Well right now my two year old has been sleeping since 12 and I'm in HEAVEN . This is unheard of. Ive gone in twice to make sure he's breathing . God help me tonight , bedtime will be around midnight !!

[1BabyMama]

You wouldn't believe what my darling DD did yesterday. I put her down for her day sleep, anyway after an hour I could hear her talking to herself so I went in to check on her. She had done a poo on the carpet in her bedroom and then decided she would paint the rest of the carpet with her POO!!!! It was everywhere. I honestly wonder what goes through her head sometimes. Now I have to get the carpet professionally cleaned because as much as I tried to get it out it has left big poo marks everywhere. So frustrating.

:hair:

[BlissedOut]

Naww that's sweet! And I've just worked out who you are ;)

Oh no fair, no more anonymous stalking.

[Littlemissmetal]

You wouldn't believe what my darling DD did yesterday. I put her down for her day sleep, anyway after an hour I could hear her talking to herself so I went in to check on her. She had done a poo on the carpet in her bedroom and then decided she would paint the rest of the carpet with her POO!!!! It was everywhere. I honestly wonder what goes through her head sometimes. Now I have to get the carpet professionally cleaned because as much as I tried to get it out it has left big poo marks everywhere. So frustrating.

:hair:

Oh no! I have to admit though, I had a little giggle, only because I can empthasise. Both my boys have done it, Axel twice! Yuk!

Are any other mums at the Toilet training stage? I have loosely been training Axel for a few months, he does really well when he has his pants off, we have 2 toilets and his potty is out incase he needs it, he will do all poos and wees in either, but if I put jocks on him, he will just wet or poo himself because he can't quite get his jocks off in time. I'm trying to get him to understand that he needs to tell me when he needs to go, so I can help him out, as they don't do pants off at daycare and I am trying to follow there routine aswell so not to confuse him, he is so close, but I think maybe another month or two and he should be okay during the day. I haven't even attempted nights or outings yet though.

[babylove81]

I have two babies asleep at the same time, so finally have the chance to jump on! Yay... so grab a coffee and a bikkie, and happy reading (I apologise in advance, its so long and I will not hold it against any of you if you don't finish reading to the end).

Oh my goodness... I know this sounds terrible, but I'm so HAPPY that I'm not alone! And I'm a QLD mummy too! And yes, it is totally like, they go bed on the night of their second birthday, and wake up and its like something has just 'clicked' inside them and they just know they have to be challenging, beautiful, full on, funny, intense and rewarding all at the same time!

... and I cannot believe how many of you have had the thought, I wonder if my two year old has autism, I literally sat my DH down last week and had this exact same conversation with him - we are happy to observe her for another 6-12 months, as it isn't bad, just mild observations I've been noticing.

So, my 2 year old - here goes! She turned 2 in February and is the most amazing little being ever (together with her little sister, 7 months)... she is very cuddly and loving (always full of kisses), but likes her space too and is happy to spend time with mum on the couch whilst watching television, or she is just happy to go play on her own in her playroom too... she LOVES books (I currently have to cull some of her books, to make room for new ones - one of the screws in the wall on her book shelf has come out, so its off to get a new IKEA shelf (we have lots of them scattered throughout our house)... she talks ALL day (even her day carers say she talks their ear off, LOL) and comes out with new words that DH and I haven't taught her or even use ourselves. She makes us laugh, she makes us cry, she does my head in (especially last week, she cut 2 eye teeth and she was MISERABLE)... this week she is a different kid, so we have 1 more eye tooth to cut, and then onto the final round of 2 year molars (she has been cutting these eye teeth for 7 months)! Sigh... but like I said, this week has bee so lovely with her, because the poor little poppet isn't in pain.

Most days I lose my patience with her, just because she is so full on and she just does not listen (most times) and I feel I am just banging my head against the wall, yes, I know she's 2! I think if DH tells me one more time, 'she's 2', I'm gonna punch him, LOL... and also looking after a younger bub, like many of you, the exhaustion wins every time...

She loves her baby dolly, (Lilly) and is more of a mother hen than what I am, LOL... she has a dolly highchair, swing, stroller and portacot, all matching! She loves shoes, she loves painting, she adores her baby sister, she loves jumping on her trampoline and spending one on one time with either DH or I (I feel like I have a little bit to make up to her, because I feel like I missed the last of her babyhood, as her baby sister was born when she was 18 months old, so DH did a lot of her care as bub had silent reflux too), but we are getting there... last night, she just danced and danced and danced in front of DH and I and we were in hysterics!

Eating wise, she is pretty good... although I wish I could get more fruit and vege into her (thank God for Raffertys fruit packs)! She loves juice, grapes, potato and my slow cooker meals! And porridge and honey for brekky!

Thankfully, she is a really good sleeper (don't get me wrong, we have had a trying times too, and its taken a lot of hard work on my and mostly DHs part to get back to a good sleeping pattern), but she will go down at midday for a sleep and sleep anywhere from an hour to 3 hours, and then she will be in bed and asleep by 7pm at night, and then we don't hear from her until 5am!!! Yes, I know that is awesome sleeping, but 5am! Come on, LOL... 5am kills me! Her little sister sleeps until 7am, so what I have just started doing (mother of the year award goes to me here), is bringing her back to bed with me (DH leaves for work at 5am) with some milk and the iPad, and she watches Playschool (OMG, she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Playschool) while I snooze and its working a treat! We are going to the Playschool concert in June and I don't know who is more excited, DH or me!

Yes, we are also doing the 'toilet training', but at the moment, it is just a casual thing, we were using the potty and she would use it occasionally, and now I've realised that part of her potty fits on the toilet, she now sits on the toilet. She has done 1 wee and 1 poo in the toilet, but for now I'm happy for her to just sit and get used to it...

Um, what else is there... so many amazing things - she is the light of our life, she sings songs, she does the actions, when DD2, DH or I sneeze, she looks at us and says "bless you mummy/daddy/sister's name - it is so cute, or when any one of us passes wind she says "daddy fluffed", its hilarious! She is really interested in baking at the moment, so I get her to help me when I have the patience, LOL... she is so adventourous and has no concept of danger which absolutely terrifies me, but fingers crossed she will grasp that concept as she gets older... and ENERGY, OMG... she is a little fireball of energy...

Okay, I have rambled and bored you all enough for one day (I told you this would be a novel)... all in all, she (and her sister) are our life and she fulfils it above and beyond what we ever could have imagined... it is so amazing watching her emerge from this little baby/toddler into a full on little girl!
:cheerleader1:

[babylove81]

ooh, can i join in too??!!

My dd is going to be 2 in just 10 sleeps!! Nooooo!!! :( she's growing up way too fast! :d :cheerleader1: :cloud9:



absolutely not!

:d

[Littlemissmetal]

babylove, your daughter sounds like and absolute sweeheart! So full of life :yes: I feel your pain on the 5am wakeups, I had to deal with them all summer, sometimes even earlier :freakingout: Thankfully he is happy to sleep anywhere between 6-7am now, hoping I can push it abit later during winter! And I am SO glad A is still having his daynaps! His older brother had already dropped them by this age, those couple of hours while he is done is pure bliss!

We have my sister living with us at the moment and with her she has brought her 3 cats, so you can imagine how over excited he gets with them, it is like a never ending battle to get him to leave them alone, thing is they are outdoor cats too, only inside for meals and some cuddles other wise they are happy to just chill outside, I really feel for them though, Master A is constantly chasing them around the yard and trying to bring them back inside.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

I agree , babylove your dd sounds adorable ! I love reading people's posts on their two year old terrors !!!

Milktini- as per your PP no I haven't even thought of toilet training yet ! Your awesome for already trying !! I'll wait till my son begins talking before I even consider it , if he ever does :-( :freaking out:

[MyPossum]

absolutely not!

:d

:-(

;-)

[bubbella]

My darling princess just turned two last Tuesday :)

I agree with pp's who have said we out them to bed one night and the next day they hit those "terrible two's", it's like a switch has been flicked inside lol

My little one is a joy to be around and constantly makes us laugh but the last few weeks have definitely been challenging with her behaviour so we introduced the "naughty corner" which seems to be working well thank goodness.

She is a fantastic sleeper, she has been sleeping through the night since three months old (7am-7pm). She was addicted to her dummy so on her birthday we gave them to the babies at daycare :) and so far so good it's been successful yay!! She loves music and will dance and sing but her preference is dance music aka techno ughhh not sure where she gets that from lol.

There is just so much I could tell you about this beautiful little person that I could type all day :)

[Ladybugz]

I feel my self saying ,, yes to these threads and nodding my head.. My dd will be 2 in may and has the typical tantrums In the shopping mall.. Bangs her head to make herself cry a little bit louder.. Screams.. Ahh the joys and next min is fine and over it..
I love how toddlers are all for the now.. They don't care what's happened two days ago or what's happening in 3 hours, they are happy for the here and now :)
L is very girly girl.. Gets cranky if she can't wear a particular dress an LoVES her pretties, will wear like 4 necklacesat once hehe gosh I love her 😊

[trishalishous]

my nearly 2yo has always been spirited, but with a broken leg Im going crazy!
How much playschool can one child watch?

[Myztik]

My bubby turns 2 tomorrow. 15minutes left of his first year and I'm feeling all sooky :p

[babylove81]

my nearly 2yo has always been spirited, but with a broken leg Im going crazy!
How much playschool can one child watch?

Umm... try about 5 episodes a day! LOL... She LOVES it... I've had to start telling her Playschool has gone to sleep!

[babylove81]

My bubby turns 2 tomorrow. 15minutes left of his first year and I'm feeling all sooky :p

Happy 2nd birthday to your little man... I hope you both have a great day... Be warned, when he wakes up tomorrow, it's on!!!

[Myztik]

Oh it's been on for the last week or so lol. He's woken up sick today :( hope he's feeling ok for his party later.

[CazHazKidz]

Hey all!

Hayden hasn't worn undies since he was 22 months old, and is now nearly 28 months. He showed no signs of being ready.. I just decided one morning it was time, took his nappy off put him in undies and he's never worn a nappy since. Not at night time or for naps or anything. Of course we had lots of accidents for the first week or so but he caught on pretty quick. We still get the odd accident now and then but it's pretty rare. He pretty much NEVER has an accident on his daycare days, he always comes home in the same undies and pants he goes in, and he has never really had an accident away from home either! He does have the odd accident at home. Sometimes he's just too busy and being at home I'm a bit relaxed and forget.

Our main problem with the toilet is that he STILL after 6 months, doesn't take off his own undies and take himself to the toilet! He either just grabs himself and I notice and take him, or sometimes he will come get me and say he needs to go, but I still have to take off his pants. He has not worked that one out yet. But of course there is a bright side to a 2 year old who can't take off his own pants.... ie the poo carpet painting story. Lol. Sorry it did make me giggle a bit, but how painful and gross! ARGH!!

Anyone elses 2 year old OBSESSED with Cars? It's Haydens fave. His favourite toys are his Mater, Finn and McQueen cars, and I've noticed lately he does full on imaginitive play with them. like he'll have them in the sandpit and he'll dig McQueen in and then say "help help I'm Stuck" and then Mater will come to the rescue and dig him out. It's so cool to watch, he's so damn smart my boy! When I'm reading him a cars book he can also name every single character as I point at them. Mater, McQueen, Sally, Sarge, Sherrif, Doc, Chick Hicks, The King, Mack, Fillmore, Bessie, Red, Finn, Holly.... It's madness!

[Nemmi]

Ds hasn't seen cars yet lol, he does love real cars though.



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[GrownupsCallMeK]

Caz my DD is the same. Took nappies away at 25 months and she has been TT since and is now 31 months. She can take herself to the toilet but won't put her undies and shorts or pants back on. She pulls everything off to go but just wanders off completely naked from the waist down. I've been trying to get her to do it as she starts pre school next year so she needs to be competent at it by then.

Dd is not cars obsessed but Dora obsessed. She knows every character, teaches me and DH Spanish words then tells is in English what they mean and a lot of her pretend play and stories are based loosely on Dora ideas too. I swear Dora is like a virus...

[bellalika]

Caz, both my boys are. The four year old started it but DS2 quickly tagged on. There are fights over toys and everything. DS2 even tried to wear DS1's licensed clothes. It is frustrating. And I've seen the movies so many times I sing the songs from the kitchen while watching dinner.

Peppa Pig is also a favourite. I swear I would never get dinner cooked without my TV and TiVo.

[babylove81]

Just checking in to say hi and to say I'm so happy this thread has taken off...

Well, my little 2 year old has been an absolute doll over the last week, love her to bits... and so looking forward to spending Easter with her, this year we are going to my mum and dads and doing her first Easter Egg Hunt (she may or may not want to participate), LOL... I'm just going to use a packet of those little Cadbury eggs and she may be 'allowed' to eat one or two (that's if she even wants them, she never takes cake, lollies or chocolate if offered to her, God love her), and then of course DH and I and my family will demolish the rest!

She is at day care today and there were no tears at all this morning, I'm so proud of her - DD2 and I kissed her good bye and walked out and what we have started doing is, when I leave she runs to the fence to meet me on the other side, and DD2 and I give her another kiss through the fence, she thinks it is the bomb! As she goes in to kiss DD2, DD2 throws her head back and the 2 year old misses, she thinks it is hilarious!

Really trying to relax a little and let my children be children and enjoy my time with them as they grow up so fast... the house can wait! As they are getting older, I am finding I can get a little bit more done each day... now I'm rambling again, hope to hear from you all again soon and see what your little munchkins are up to... :goodvibes:

[2bubba]

Hi
I have son 22 1/2 months and a 6 1/2 months. So always one the go, it never stops. My son is a great eater will eat fruit until the cows come home, veggies and meat depends on his mood. He has a nap at about 1pm thank god as number 2 goes down not long after that. Me time I love it when I can get it which is not that often. We are toilet training and he does great when he runs around naked, tonight he took his pj's off and nappy and did a poo in his potty, first time taking things off. I and just letting him do it as he pleases I'm in no hurry to get him toilet trained. He goes down at 7pm and get up some time from 5 to 6 and I take him back to his room and shut the door, as he is in a bed he comes into us in the morning. He is great loves cars everything is a car. Loves Thomas and calls him toot toot,giggle and hoot is another one he loves. He loves to help clean up, cooking and doing things to help me with his Sis and he calls number 2. Going to have interesting times in the coming 2 months as my husband has to go away for 9 weeks for work and a week before that he is gone for a week.
Ok that is enough from me for now. Loved all the story's telling me that when they turn 2 I get a little terror.

[bellalika]

DS2 turned 2 yesterday! Between hubby and I, along with our extended families, he got spoilt. He also had a very cool Mr Dinosaur (from Peppa Pig) cake. I may be a little proud of how well my cake turned out.

He started off being two with a delightful day. No tantrums or anything. Very different from the past few months. Unfortunately the tantrums started up again today. It has been a long day.

I get so frustrated by his tantrums. I don't know how to prevent them or get him out of them. I could distract his brother out of tantrums but DS2 is an entity unto himself. He is so ostentatious. When he really goes off he chucks things and breaks things. I cringe when he goes for his glasses. I love him but he hard work. Good thing he is cute.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Happy birthday to your two year olds Myztik and Bellalika!!

Hope I haven't missed anyone , can't multi quote as I'm on my iPad .

Trishalicious - omg how did your dd break her leg ? Poor darling, blardy hell :-(

I love this thread babylove , great idea :-) nice to hear about other 2yr old monsters , ummm I mean delights 😳

[Witwicky]

Happy birthday to all of the beautiful toddlers who have turned 2 :goodvibes:

Caz - my DS isn't obsessed with cars...he is obsessed with Thomas the tank engine. He can name every single train on the show, it's madness! Even the random ones that you don't hear of much. He has a whole heaps of the diecast metal trains and he takes them everywhere and talks about them to anyone who will listen :laughing: Gorgeous boy.

[babylove81]

OMG!! I need some space, LOL. Both girls are doing my head on today (end yesterday), I have the flu and DH is working 13 hour days...

All I've felt like I've done is nag and tell the 2 year old to stop doing everything!!! Argh! I hate nagging her and losing patience with her, but she is so trying (and sweet) at the same time...

Ahh, sorry, vent over.

A.
xx

[EveLouise]

My 2 year old (she turned 2 in February) is absolutely gorgeous and has us in fits of laughter most of the time and she is the most loveable little creature in the world,:hugs: but she is a very strong personality and can be very stubborn.
She has always been a good day sleeper and has been on one 2-3 hour daytime sleep since she was 1, but the last week she has gone from 2 hours of sleep/day to no sleep at all. Has this happened with anyone else? She will happily play in the cot for 2 hours, but doesn't sleep. It wouldn't really bother me because I still get the break with her in the cot for a good period, and I get some one-on-one time with my 4 year old, but I feel like 2 is way too early to loose the day sleep and in the last couple of days we have started having bad tantrums again which are definitely due to being tired! Any tips?:confused:
Also, on top of that she has been toilet trained now for 2 months and we haven't had an accident for about 6 weeks, but every day this week she has weeed her pants at least once and today 3 times....very frustrating!!!:freakingout:

[Ulysses]

i have a 22 month old…2 months to go until we are actually 2 , & a 7 month old boy. Its strange having this age gap in that he is at that wonderful being an angel stage & she is just starting to become a bit of a terror. Its tantrums galore here at the moment.

I am lucky in that I am studying developmental psychology at the moment, so I get to learn about everything I am doing wrong;) as well as needing more to study, so less time to focus on them…so loads of guilt. She doesnt use meaningful words yet, but seems to be having a go & says a couple when prompted like dog, hello, dad, mum, & the rest is pretty much babble. I've tried doing more with other people who have kids to encourage her.

She has recently discovered this weird grumpy expression & she does it all the time lately…it looks quite funny but is also a little worrying.

I had an assignment this semester on toddler discipline & all I can say is positive parenting stuff is really helpful & who knew time out worked for toddlers…its been a life saver & no tears & has corrected alot of behaviors especially the dangerous ones like jumping on the lounge.

Its great reading others stories…love the idea of this thread.

[CazHazKidz]

Love my gorgeous man so much.

Last night I went out to a wedding, left the kidlets at home with MIL&FIL. I didn't get home till like 2am. I was in Mikaylas room feeding her not long after, when Hayden started carryign on like a pork chop. He NEVER ever wakes at night, so I'm guessing it was because grandma and poppy put him to bed and when he woke they weren't there and he was sad. Anyway, I went into his room and he was sitting up on his bed but so tired he was swaying and his eyes were nearly falling out of his head. I lay down on the bed with him and snuggled up, then realised I needed to pee. I tried to get up and he told me to "lie down on the bed now" I told him I had to go pee but I would come back, and he says "ok, bye bye mummy". I closed the door, and when I finished went to walk back into my own room thinking he'd gone back to sleep, but he must have heard me opening my door and does this loud shocked gasp and yells out "NO! Lie down on the bed now!!". OMG so cute. So I went and slept in his bed with him for the next hour or so until Mikayla wanted feeding again.

As tired as I am at work today after getting home at 2am then being tag teamed between the kids for the rest of the morning, it was so lovely snuggling up with my boy who doens't normally need his mummy for sleep time anymore. I just love him :goodvibes:

[Nemmi]

Just curious how much do your 2 year olds eat and are they particular about what they eat?

Ds will go on a Vegemite sandwich for an entire day :/ (breakfast lunch and dinner - 1 vegemite sandwich, I give Vegemite sanger for lunch and at dinner he refuses to eat anything and cries til you give him a 'hamich' (sandwich)

I've just started trialling giving him a dinner meal at lunch with mixed success.

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[2Bboys]

Just curious how much do your 2 year olds eat and are they particular about what they eat?

Ds will go on a Vegemite sandwich for an entire day :/ (breakfast lunch and dinner - 1 vegemite sandwich, I give Vegemite sanger for lunch and at dinner he refuses to eat anything and cries til you give him a 'hamich' (sandwich)

I've just started trialling giving him a dinner meal at lunch with mixed success.

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My DS eats me out of house and home. He seriously eats more than I do in a day.

Yesterday he ate 3/4 of a large sized Chinese take away container of fruit salad. Weetbix. Yoghurt. Apple (whole skin on). Avocado cruskets x 4. Packet of mixed dried fruit. Rice cakes. Beef stir fry & rice. 2 pears. And that's all I can remember at the moment. I'm sure I've missed something though.

Seriously, the kid can eat. Always been that way since day 1.

[EveLouise]

Just curious how much do your 2 year olds eat and are they particular about what they eat?

Ds will go on a Vegemite sandwich for an entire day :/ (breakfast lunch and dinner - 1 vegemite sandwich, I give Vegemite sanger for lunch and at dinner he refuses to eat anything and cries til you give him a 'hamich' (sandwich)

I've just started trialling giving him a dinner meal at lunch with mixed success.

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I have 2 little girls who have had completely different ideas about food. My eldest (who is 4 now) was a really fussy eater until she turned 3 - she would have happily gone for a day on weetbix for brekky, half a vegemite sandwich for lunch with a couple of grapes and a few mouthfuls of dinner poked in. it used to stress me out so much and I think that added to the problem. My younger child is a much better eater, but I think a lot of it is because I don't let it worry me so much and if she misses a meal I just let it slide. A paediatrician once told me that as long as a toddler eats the equivalent of a sandwich or a banana over a whole day then they will be fine!

[Witwicky]

Love my gorgeous man so much.

Last night I went out to a wedding, left the kidlets at home with MIL&FIL. I didn't get home till like 2am. I was in Mikaylas room feeding her not long after, when Hayden started carryign on like a pork chop. He NEVER ever wakes at night, so I'm guessing it was because grandma and poppy put him to bed and when he woke they weren't there and he was sad. Anyway, I went into his room and he was sitting up on his bed but so tired he was swaying and his eyes were nearly falling out of his head. I lay down on the bed with him and snuggled up, then realised I needed to pee. I tried to get up and he told me to "lie down on the bed now" I told him I had to go pee but I would come back, and he says "ok, bye bye mummy". I closed the door, and when I finished went to walk back into my own room thinking he'd gone back to sleep, but he must have heard me opening my door and does this loud shocked gasp and yells out "NO! Lie down on the bed now!!". OMG so cute. So I went and slept in his bed with him for the next hour or so until Mikayla wanted feeding again.

As tired as I am at work today after getting home at 2am then being tag teamed between the kids for the rest of the morning, it was so lovely snuggling up with my boy who doens't normally need his mummy for sleep time anymore. I just love him :goodvibes:

That's so beautiful :goodvibes::goodvibes:


Just curious how much do your 2 year olds eat and are they particular about what they eat?

Ds will go on a Vegemite sandwich for an entire day :/ (breakfast lunch and dinner - 1 vegemite sandwich, I give Vegemite sanger for lunch and at dinner he refuses to eat anything and cries til you give him a 'hamich' (sandwich)

I've just started trialling giving him a dinner meal at lunch with mixed success.

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My two year old eats a crazy amount...we joke all the time about where his food goes :laughing: He eats most of his food throughout the day and then only a little bit at night (which is apparently fine - someone once told me to remember the saying "Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince, Dinner like a Pauper"...that's pretty much how my little guy eats). In the morning he will eat weetbix and avocado on rye toast or homemade baked beans on toast, followed by fruit (a banana or pear - sometimes both) and some yoghurt. I'm trying to get him to eat porridge now that the weather is cooler, but he absolutely refuses. He can be quite set in his ways :laughing: DH sometimes makes sugarless pancakes or pikelets with grated apple in the batter or soft boiled eggs with toast soldiers (I don't do either because in the morning it's hard enough getting out of bed, let alone cooking :p)

Lunch is usually a plate of vegie sticks & hommus, cheese cubes and a sandwich/wrap or quiche/frittata/vegie muffin or omelette. Sometimes vegie quesadillas, fishcakes or some form of pasta.

Snacks are more fruit and homemade muesli bars, and a homemade fruit & yoghurt pop.

Dinner is whatever we are eating. He usually has one or two bites or either refuses point blank.

He is going through the whole picky toddler stage at the moment - very hesitant to try new foods and if/when he tries them, he is almost always guaranteed to pull a face and say that it's disgusting. Also, something he likes one night, he will hate the following week. I made Moroccan lamb the other week and he said it was delicious. Made the very same meal this week and it's disgusting :rolleyes:

I just continue to offer foods and I don't make a big fuss if he doesn't want to eat a meal. He is more likely to eat new foods if I don't make a deal out of it and if he assists during the preparation stages. I.e.: he usually hates capsicum, but he got up on his stool the other day to help me make a salad. After he "chopped" the capsicum up (note: hacked away at it with a plastic knife lol), he wanted to eat some...big hit, and he has asked for it every day since :D

He went through a stage not too long ago where all he wanted to eat was weetbix - no joke. He refused absolutely everything else. Toddlers...love 'em :p

[CazHazKidz]

Hayden doesn't eat much and is very fussy. An example of what he eats would be a yoghurt for breakfast, a couple of crackers for morning tea, a sandwhich for lunch, though he usually picks off the filling and won't eat the bread - so a couple of chicken nuggets or similar is better, a muesli bar or banana or apple for afternoon tea, dinner we give him whatever we're having, and he's lucky to eat a couple of mouthfuls. So yeah... barely anything, and he's very fussy.

[babylove81]

Hayden doesn't eat much and is very fussy. An example of what he eats would be a yoghurt for breakfast, a couple of crackers for morning tea, a sandwhich for lunch, though he usually picks off the filling and won't eat the bread - so a couple of chicken nuggets or similar is better, a muesli bar or banana or apple for afternoon tea, dinner we give him whatever we're having, and he's lucky to eat a couple of mouthfuls. So yeah... barely anything, and he's very fussy.

This is my daughter to a tee!!! But she is happy and healthy so, what can you do?

Argh... today I'm tearing my hair out ~ how can I get my beautiful 2 year old to sleep past 5am?!!! I don't mind if she wakes around 530-600am, as she is a 'born' early riser I am sure of it, however I do think that 430-500am is a little excessive; especially with an 8 month old, who is being disturbed and a mummy who is very sleep deprived!!!

How is everyone else?

A.
xx

[babylove81]

Anyone else's 2 year constantly lining things up?! LOL...

[BlissedOut]

Anyone else's 2 year constantly lining things up?! LOL...

Lol, yes! Shoes, cars, Duplo people, food... ~sigh~

He takes his shoes off, takes them to his wardrobe and puts them back on the shoe shelf and makes sure they're all straight.

[FearlessLeader]

Yes to the line-ups. Primarily shoes and cars :) we tell him to go get his shoes and sit by the door when we're going out, so when he reeeally wants to go out, he'll go get all his shoes and line them up at the front door :laughing:

Anyone else's 2 year old obsessed with characters? Here everything is all about the octonauts at the moment. He runs around yelling 'explore! Rescue! Protect!' And yeowling like qwazi cat. And we don't have a car anymore it's the gup D.
A few weeks ago it was Star Wars, which he has never seen and only knows about from watching the big kids play Lego star Wars on the playstation at the library. So funny what they pick up.

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[Nemmi]

Ds doesn't line stuff up,

Hr plays with his diego stuff but ANY cat teddy with spots is 'baby jaguar' :/

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[roz2288]

I have a 2 yr old little girl turned 2 in April and 2 boys who are 3,6. she has a very strong personality very strong minded dosent not like getting her own way she my only girl and I know I'm a bit soft on her my my 3yr old his has speech issues but last night my mum told me she thinks my daughter is out of control :( I know I need to be tougher on them but how do you go from the softie to the grouch

[Cas79]

come back people, this thread looks great :)

I have a recently turned 2 year old daughter (a couple of weeks ago) and a 2 month old son and I can relate to a lot of stuff in here, thats for sure. Although, so far I have had the opposite experience to many in that overnight when she turned 2, she stopped being quite as difficult. She was seriously tantrumming and screaming pretty much non stop before then, now its just most the time!! Although i wonder how much about this is just about her behaviour and how much is my perception as around the same time I also finally got DS napping in his bassinet again (he was on me all day before that which drained my coping energy).

She also pushes other kids to grab their toys. So embarrassing and horrible, especially as she is massive for her age (was 16.6kg at 2 year old check up and also very tall), so people generally assume she is 3.5yo. I am constantly pointing out her age to people, so they realise she is just little and doesnt understand.

She speaks a fair bit, but now that I can understand what a lot of her tantrums are about, i tend to get more frustrated as they are over silly things! Like earlier, this bit of lego fence she had was in a square shape and she wanted it to be a triangle - seriously!!!

She was getting to me so much in the lead up to turning 2, that i actually signed her up for another day of cc a week (she currently goes 1 day) which starts in july. not feeling the need so much now, but i will probably stay with it since i start back at uni then.

DD is totally obsessed with dora and diego but perhaps in part because i restrict her tv access and this is about all she gets. It is mostly a cute obsession though.
anyway, come back ladies and talk to me :)

[elleandsam]

I have an almost 3 year old who drives me bonkers!! She pushes, she tells us that we're "naughty mummy/daddy," she wails if anyone tells her off, she wants to help with everything, she picks at any food that isn't bread or cereal, and she is just cheeky!

But she has beautiful manners, she is so sweet with her brother, she loves going to crèche and playing with her friends, she is so cuddly, she loves listening to stories, and her dance moves are just too cool.

[Nemmi]

Morning ladies, im laying here awake at midnight, every time I doze off Ds starts coughing, I am hoping it's just a cold but if it stays mild over night then I think a trip to the doctors to make sure its nothing serious.

Heres hoping it stays mild.

He's a crazy lad usually and winter is a bad time for us.
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[Nemmi]

Didn't make it, 3 am hospital trip, Ds has his first bout of croup for the season, damn I hate winter :( my poor lad.

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[Cas79]

oh no :( and hi btw nemmi, we were in the same DIG :)

both my kids have colds atm and DD has impetigo... omg it is driving me crazy. she's had it for 3 weeks. on our third round of treatment. I have to wash everything she comes in contact with constantly, have to be paranoid about her giving it to DS and havent been able to send her to cc. I cant have her around other kids so we are basically stuck at home with no playgroup or catching up with my friends or anything. The washing it a total pita as well as so difficult to get anything dry atm and needs to be in the sun (haha) or hot dryer so i dread our power bill, especially as we have had to have her with heater on high in her room so we have less blankets and stuff to wash.

[Nemmi]

Oh no cas :( your poor lo.

Congrats on your little boy, I've still only got my Ds

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[FearlessLeader]

Didn't make it, 3 am hospital trip, Ds has his first bout of croup for the season, damn I hate winter :( my poor lad.

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Oh poor little man. DS has had 3 bouts already this winter, it's crazy :(

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[ricepudding]

Anyone else's 2 year constantly lining things up?! LOL...

Ha ha, oh my gosh YES. I'm so glad to read that - I'd been wondering if darling DS was a little OCD! He finds all of his vehicle toys - cars, trains, diggers, trucks etc - and lines them up. If he's really in the mood, he tries to put them in size order (and does a pretty good job of it too)!

It cracks me up:laughing:

[HugsBunny]

Anyone else's 2 year constantly lining things up?! LOL...

Yep another CDO child over here lol.

Hi guys, can I just lump in and join you guys?

I have a very spirited 2.5yo who is currently still making excuses to get out of bed!!

Yesterday, no day sleep and he crashed out around 6.30pm til 4am when he climbed into my bed.

Today, day sleep and still carrying on!

Obviously he needs to drop his day sleep but he's just so cranky in the afternoons and when he's tired his behaviour is shocking!

Anyone else in the same boat?

[Momkey]

I'm crashing too! I'm in exactly the same boat with DD. She isn't ready for bed until 8.30/9pm when she sleeps during the day. If i don't put her down she is horrible and cranky all afternoon and crashes at about 6.30. Would be grateful for any advice!! Its kind of good for DH because he gets lots of time with her in the evening but I am kind of ready for her to be in bed by 7 hehe.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Yep another CDO child over here lol.

Hi guys, can I just lump in and join you guys?

I have a very spirited 2.5yo who is currently still making excuses to get out of bed!!

Yesterday, no day sleep and he crashed out around 6.30pm til 4am when he climbed into my bed.

Today, day sleep and still carrying on!

Obviously he needs to drop his day sleep but he's just so cranky in the afternoons and when he's tired his behaviour is shocking!

Anyone else in the same boat?

Hi bunny !!

I can't get DS into bed earlier than 9:30 , if he's in bed by 10 I'm happy , gosh once upon a time when hexwas going to bed no later than 7 I would have DIED at the thought of a 10pm bedtime !

He can't survive without a day nap , but the day nap keeps him up late !! I just go with it now , I enjoy the day nap break and I refuse to waste my night trying to put a child to bed that just isn't tired , once he's ready he comes and lays on my lap and I cuddle him to sleep .

Your not alone !! I

[HugsBunny]

I'm crashing too! I'm in exactly the same boat with DD. She isn't ready for bed until 8.30/9pm when she sleeps during the day. If i don't put her down she is horrible and cranky all afternoon and crashes at about 6.30. Would be grateful for any advice!! Its kind of good for DH because he gets lots of time with her in the evening but I am kind of ready for her to be in bed by 7 hehe.

Hi :-) is your DD you're only child? Best thing I ever did with my first born was put him in the bath around 3.30-4pm and just let him play for a bit. It stretched him out enough that he could then have dinner around 5ish and be in bed by 6-6.30pm.

He was over 3 when he dropped his day sleep though.

[ricepudding]

Sorry - I should introduce myself better, rather than just being relieved that other people's LO's line up stuff!

Our little man is 25 months. He's a ball of energy, spirited, hilarious, cute, frustrating.... He loves wrestling with daddy, then tries to do the same with our poor dog. He loves cars and other machines, but also animals and can name so many - the other day he came out with ardvark. What the?!

Lately, if we sneeze, bang our leg, make a noise that surprises him, he'll say "Mummy ok?" or "Daddy ok?" with such a concerned look. It just melts us!

I could keep going - love him to bits!

[chickenfoot83]

Hey everyone, do you mind if I join in too.
My DS was 2 in April and is very much a mummys boy (sometimes to the point I feel sorry for DH). He is a big snuggler and is very very loving.
I am so glad about the lining things up thing we were starting to think he was a tad ocd. He fave things to say at the moment are No (yes still I hate it), my turn next, yes mummy, Mum(or MUUUUUUM) you alright/I alright. He loves dinosaurs, dinosaur train his cars, Peppa pig, outside time and his baby.
Sleep wise he now is only having day sleeps 4 times a week roughly and is in our bed most nights all night. We don't mind too much but will have to break the habbit soon, Maybe when its warmer will try potty training then too.
Sorry to those with sick ones hope they get better asap.

[babylove81]

Welcome to all the newbies to this thread, it's been quiet around here! I will come back and write more tomorrow, but currently rocking my 10 month old to sleep, while the 2 year old sleeps, bless her! So much for an early night, my darling toddler is awake around 5am EVERY morning and I do NOT cope well with that, LOL...

Nemmi, hope your little one is doing okay...

A.
xx

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Hi nemmi, just seen your post c poor dsekimh

[babylove81]

P.S. Hi Kitty!!! 😊

[heeeeerekittykitty]

As I was saying lol , I hope he gets better soon , I feel your pain DS has already been hospitalized 4 times just in a few months because of croup and asthma , ambulances called numerous times and surprise surprise he has croup again now . He was very bad today , I thought I was going to have to call an ambulance but he's ventolin seemed to tide him over until predmix kicked in .

Last winter was a nightmare , this winter I'm dreading .

It's very scary , I feel your pain .

Welcome to everyone else new to the thread !!

[FearlessLeader]

I'm scared of DS dropping his nap! I'm pregnant, I need a nap too! This week he didn't sleep Tuesday, and only slept 30 mins today. I have my fingers crossed its just a phase!

Anyone else have a cheeky backchatter? DS is getting too clever for his own good. Tonight after his bath he ran away from DP and was about to climb up on his rocking horse, and DP said to him 'you'll get a very cold bottom if you climb on naked' and DS answers 'put nappy on daddy I ride horsey' :laughing: his favourite phrase at the moment is, 'no I'm busy' when we want him to do something.

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[Nemmi]

Yep another CDO child over here lol.

Hi guys, can I just lump in and join you guys?

I have a very spirited 2.5yo who is currently still making excuses to get out of bed!!

Yesterday, no day sleep and he crashed out around 6.30pm til 4am when he climbed into my bed.

Today, day sleep and still carrying on!

Obviously he needs to drop his day sleep but he's just so cranky in the afternoons and when he's tired his behaviour is shocking!

Anyone else in the same boat?

my ds has been "difficult" (for lack of a better word) to get to day sleep since 15 months old :( he would have one day sleep at home about once every 3 or so weeks (but he was not crashing early)

Now at 2 if he even has so much as a 10 minute nap he will be up till 10 or so pm :/ its really not fun lol,

with ds I just had to ride it out from 15 months and hope to god he sorted his sh!t out soon, he took 8 or so month and has finally sort of got it together,

His favourite thing to do at the moment is to crash at 6 pm and wake at 11pm :eek:



ds had his last dose of Redipred tonight (2 times a day for 2 days) and is better but I think he may need more, will see how he goes on the weekend,

Will be making an appointment with a local gp as he has nothing but redipred when he gets sick and I would like to at least try some form of puffer instead of resorting to steroids every time he gets sick,

As crazy as it is if I was to have another I would want a winter baby so it could use ds's clothes lol

[Nemmi]

As I was saying lol , I hope he gets better soon , I feel your pain DS has already been hospitalized 4 times just in a few months because of croup and asthma , ambulances called numerous times and surprise surprise he has croup again now . He was very bad today , I thought I was going to have to call an ambulance but he's ventolin seemed to tide him over until predmix kicked in .

Last winter was a nightmare , this winter I'm dreading .

It's very scary , I feel your pain .

Welcome to everyone else new to the thread !!

:( hope your little one feels better soon, it's so scary.
the doctor makes me laugh though, up at the hospital he comes up and goes well he's got croup ... but you already knew that

[Momkey]

Hi :-) is your DD you're only child? Best thing I ever did with my first born was put him in the bath around 3.30-4pm and just let him play for a bit. It stretched him out enough that he could then have dinner around 5ish and be in bed by 6-6.30pm.

He was over 3 when he dropped his day sleep though.

Thanks bunny hugs. That's definitely worth a try. Yes she's an only child - for now. She's got a brother or sister due in October. She's only just turned 2 - wondering if she's ready to drop her day sleep all together. My SIL suggested letting her do a half hour power nap.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

P.S. Hi Kitty!!! 😊

Hello stranger !!!

[heeeeerekittykitty]

I'm scared of DS dropping his nap! I'm pregnant, I need a nap too! This week he didn't sleep Tuesday, and only slept 30 mins today. I have my fingers crossed its just a phase!


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FL - when the new baby comes pray he's still having a day nap ! Both my kiddies sleep at the same time everyday for about two hours, it's heaven . I RUN to my room and sleep too !!!

[HugsBunny]

Thanks bunny hugs. That's definitely worth a try. Yes she's an only child - for now. She's got a brother or sister due in October. She's only just turned 2 - wondering if she's ready to drop her day sleep all together. My SIL suggested letting her do a half hour power nap.

My kids don't do power naps. You're taking your life into your own hands if you try and wake DS2 up!

[SpecialPatrolGroup]

Didn't make it, 3 am hospital trip, Ds has his first bout of croup for the season, damn I hate winter :( my poor lad.

Sent from my MB526 using BubHubHi. I haven't stuck my head in this thread before. My DD is 2yrs 7mos. She is so cute and smart and has such a lot to say...about everything.

Like you Nemmi this week has featured a trip to hospital with croup. It was our first croup experience and (I felt like such an amateur) even though I had heard of group I had not heard it so we just didn't know what was happening. The hospital was great though, we woke up to her coughing, called 13health, went to the hospital, got the steroids, headed home (via maccas for DH :rolleyes:) and got home and were settling ourselves back in to bed within an hour and a half.

[Cas79]

you ladies all scare me with your talk of dropping day sleeps!! thankfully DD seems a long way from doing that as i think i'd go insane without it, especially with another bub. I have given up trying to have them both down at the same time with me having a nap too (it was giving me lots of stress), but she is so full on that i need some down time and its always nice to get a bit of time where poor DS gets some attention too.

fearlessleader - hope it passes with your son! i so could not have coped in pregnancy without my nap time!

To many sick toddlers atm :( Forgot to say something crazy about our doc's visit yesterday. DD was weighed - 18kg!!!!!! she just turned 2 a few weeks ago!

I had my best day ever with DD earlier. She only got upset at justifiable things (like to do with her poor face sores)!! She was a real delight to be around all day. I have never had a day like that before. It was so nice!!

[Momkey]

My kids don't do power naps. You're taking your life into your own hands if you try and wake DS2 up!

Yes that's what I'm worried about too!!

[sajimum]

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted in this thread before, but have been reading along. DD is 2years 2months and is challenging and delightful all in one. She often goes without a day nap now (won't nap at home, will at daycare about 50% of the time) and I think will drop them altogether soon. It's so hard without a break in the middle of the day - I am 17weeks pregnant and I miss my break. We are also going through the illness cycles at the moment. DD has asthma which (touch wood) is pretty well under control at the moment and also has ongoing issues with ear infections (which has affected her language) despite having grommets in. So sick of winter already.

Wow Cas, 18kg is pretty big!! DD is also a big girl - I think probably about 16kg. She has always been at the 97th%ile and it's getting to be a struggle carrying her around for any length of time!!

Does anyone else have a "runner"?!? Until a couple of months ago DD was an angel, but now she runs away from me at any opportunity! It's easy enough to handle in some situations (e.g. unloading her last from the car, etc.), but it also drives me crazy and I don't know how I will chase after her as my stomach gets bigger and bigger. In particular, we are having issues when walking the dog. Mostly it's off-road (parks/bike tracks) so I am happy for her to walk, run, play in the grass, etc. but she will not walk in the same direction as we are going....ARGHHHHH.....drives me crazy. DH thinks I am expecting too much of her, but I don't think so....all I ask is that she head somewhat in the right direction. At the moment I am giving one warning, then she goes in her pram for a little while (much easier said than done). Does anyone have any other tactics they use successfully with runners?

[Cas79]

yes! DD is a runner too. it is so frustrating. it did stop me going places with her in late pregnancy and now there is another baby, especially because she gets mads if i try to physically stop her. she is very hard to handle in a tantrum when out at her weight, especially when i also have a baby to look after. i just get too scared to risk it. Last time that i did, i nearly had to ask a stranger for help as i just had no idea how i was going to get them both back to the car (just popped into pharmacy and was parked out the front and wanted to avoid hassle of getting double pram out so kept ds in capsule), but then she came right thankfully.

[babylove81]

Oh my Lordy!!! DD1 is being feral!! So whiny and clingy... Hoping it's just her 2 year old molars and if so hoping they come FAST! Just in time for DD2 to start getting her teeth, LOL.

Poor little thing is trying so hard, sometimes it's just all to much for them eh?

On the up she's developed an appetite, so, so, so happy - she eats all day and is eating fruit and vege too!

How is everyone else?

A.
xx

[Out To Pasture]

I am joining in now, I wish I had found this thread earlier.

DS1 is now 2yrs and 10 months old and he is a beautiful, energetic, creative and imaginative little boy.

We have had a huge rollercoaster ride with him, health wise, but after turning 2 his health has finally calmed down.

He does not say a single word. He has undergone pd development tests, and he is fine, simply is lazy, and just doesn't want to talk. So just like his mummy. (I didn't talk til I was 4 1/2 and Daddy was 3 1/2)
Where he lacks in speech, most of the time we understand what it is he wants.
Recently he has discovered how to open the fridge, which has been a nightmare, as we haven't found a fridge lock he hasn't figured out how to open.
His hearing is fine. And he uses his voice to make sounds to words, rather then just using words.
And this is where music comes in, cause he is fantastic at songs, does the sound to the tempo really well.
Recently has been doing animal and siren sounds. But no words. Yes it's frustrating.

He loves trains, so Thomas is one of his favourite shows.
He goes to daycare 2 days a week and loves it. He is learning so much there and has become a huge lover of art. Yesterday he did some painting, and his pants, sleeves and hair were covered, he managed to do it all with a smock on.

He has been getting used to his role now of big brother, and recently has wanted to help around the house and help me with the baby.
He helps me do dishes, by putting them in the sink, but once all the dishes run out, he throws other things in there, like the house phone. :D
He informs me that DS2 has a smelly nappy, by waving his hand in front of his nose, while looking grossed out.
One down side though. He always, ALWAYS plays up when I Breastfeeding DS2. Never fails. Sitting on the couch, and he could be taking all the things out of the cupboards, or spilling water on the floor, sometimes resulting in accidents. Gah!

[Cas79]

hey! we were back at doctors this morning about dd's damn skin infection. they are thinking not impetigo now as it wont go away. still sticking with her current medication and if not better by friday, i will get a referral to a paed. that'll be 4 weeks of it by then and basically being stuck at home. it is driving me crazy. doc went to great lengths to tell me how it wont be anything major wrong which of course put the idea in my head and now im semi worried!!

She did the cheekiest thing yet this morning - she threw some food on the ground and when i said it was naughty she told me "i know and i dont care". didnt expect cheeky lines like that already.

She didnt have a nap yesterday so now im paranoid that she'll lose them soon! just in last week she has been suddenly having them a lot later. it seems very weird that she can go from always needing a nap at 10am or being a total horror to this practically overnight. anyway fx yesterday was a one off. she is napping today thankfully

[roz2288]

Since my last comment about dd being very demanding she has settled a bit since but were using the 123 magic program so far so good.

My dd is 26 months and still has her day nap so does ds2 who is 3yrs and 7months other wise they are both very grumpy come 5pm when I'm getting dinner ready.

Cas my dd last time I weighed her she was about 16.5 kg that was over a month ago people often think she's about 3 as she's bigger than most 2 yr olds.


What do most stay home mums do ? Im kinda getting sick of the same old stuff everyday arghh
Do you have a routine you use everyday ?

[Bennos Mummy]

Hi Ladies:wave: im new to this thread but DS is turning 2 in 2 weeks :D

I am fearing too that he is dropping his day sleep soon... most days he will have one but lately he is impossible to put down and will end up having a 30min nap at 4.30 - 5pm which i wake up so he's not up til all hours.

Roz2288 - Im not a SAHM but sometimes on the weekend if DS and I have nothing planned i'll bypass the Esplanade near our house and just watch the kite surfers for 30mins-1hr to fill in time or if we pass a construction site with machines, we'll stop and watch as he loves that stuff.
Also, i've been going to different parks instead of the same one to mix it up a bit.

[sajimum]

Loving seeing this thread being used regularly, and happy to hear about how everyone's going :D

Cas, I am so glad to hear I am not the only one with a runner. Your description of managing your DD running away as well as trying to manage a newborn is what I am afraid of!! (I am due in Nov). I am just hoping we can continue to work on it and that something will click before then and DD will stop running away. You must be going crazy being stuck at home for so long - I hope that your DDs skin clears up soon :fingerscrossed:

Out to pasture, your DS sounds adorable. I hope that my DD will be as helpful when the new baby arrives. How are you finding life with two kids? It's amazing how much kids can communicate nonverbally isn't it? The kids who don't speak much seem to have such well developed nonverbal abilities. Sounds like you've been pretty thorough in checking out his language.....I imagine it's hard to wait patiently for the speech to start. DD is behind in her language skills and I can't wait for her to be able to communicate a bit more (e.g. where she's sore/what happened when she's upset) - I am hoping it might help some of the frustrations she experiences.

Roz, I am glad to hear you are having success with 1,2,3 magic. I have it on order from our library and can't wait for it to arrive!! I am not a full time stay at home mum - DD is in daycare 2 days a week as of next week (currently does 4) and will drop down to 1 day a week from November - I am busy planning some morning activities for the days she is home as she gets pretty bored easily too. Do you do any activities? We are planning on gymbaroo and swimming, along with mothers group. I am thinking that if I can plan activities most mornings then in the afternoons we will spend at home. We also have a dog so spend ALOT of time outdoors at the park/beach/walking. When the weather is good I load the pram, take the dog and we walk for hours just pottering. DD loves to be outside and its a great way for her to burn energy. I admire mums that stay home full-time with kids - although I loved my 12 months off when DD was born I found I went a little crazy :freakingout:

Welcome Bennos Mum - Do you have a party planned for your DS's birthday?

As for us, DD is having ongoing issues with her ears - multiple infections and pain despite grommets (just after we get her asthma finally under control it's another health issue). So, back to the ENT in a fortnight. Hopefully we can hold out until then - DD is pretty sleep deprived due to interrupted nights from pain, which means I am sleep deprived too! Sleep deprivation = many tantrums/meltdowns over little things = an upset toddler and frustrated mummy. Poor DD tries her best and is largely pretty cheerful despite being tired, but her resilience is very low at the moment and everything is a big deal (e.g. a pencil rolling off the table yesterday caused many tears). On the upside, no naps for three days means a very early bedtime :hyper:.

[Out To Pasture]

Out to pasture, your DS sounds adorable. I hope that my DD will be as helpful when the new baby arrives. How are you finding life with two kids? It's amazing how much kids can communicate nonverbally isn't it? The kids who don't speak much seem to have such well developed nonverbal abilities. Sounds like you've been pretty thorough in checking out his language.....I imagine it's hard to wait patiently for the speech to start. DD is behind in her language skills and I can't wait for her to be able to communicate a bit more (e.g. where she's sore/what happened when she's upset) - I am hoping it might help some of the frustrations she experiences.

Life with 2 kids, surprisingly isn't as hard as I thought it would be. I have been somewhat blessed with a sleeper the 2nd time round, so my main concern is DS1. He gets up to so much mischief.. all the time. Doesn't give me a moment sometimes to scratch my own backside. Backed turned for just a moment, he maybe tormenting the cat, or drawing on the couch.



As for us, DD is having ongoing issues with her ears - multiple infections and pain despite grommets (just after we get her asthma finally under control it's another health issue). So, back to the ENT in a fortnight. Hopefully we can hold out until then - DD is pretty sleep deprived due to interrupted nights from pain, which means I am sleep deprived too! Sleep deprivation = many tantrums/meltdowns over little things = an upset toddler and frustrated mummy. Poor DD tries her best and is largely pretty cheerful despite being tired, but her resilience is very low at the moment and everything is a big deal (e.g. a pencil rolling off the table yesterday caused many tears). On the upside, no naps for three days means a very early bedtime :hyper:.

Sounds exactly what I went through with DS1. Ear infections since he was 6months old, and he got grommets put in a year later. It however has improved alot of things 10 fold for us.
But I can understand how stressful it can, especially when your not getting any sleep either.


I mentioned DS1 loves music. Well here is an example.
http://www.facebook.com/v/4108425627536

[Cas79]

sajimum - thats horrible about dd's ear infections :(

I am happy today as dd's skin infection has finally improved enough for her to actually attend her one day of cc a week! so nice having some time with just DS. I am hopeful that it is going away for good.

DD didnt nap again yesterday :( noooooo!! dont leave me day naps, i need you!!

As for what i do in the day (im a SAHM as well as a student), just cope atm so im not much help! its really hard to take the 2 kids out so i mostly avoid it. We got to playgroup one day a week (well did before stupid skin infection meant we missed it for last month) which is awesome. i havent really enjoyed other organised activities when i have tried them as i found it stressful to work to their schedule and DD does not sleep in the car or out and never has and (until the last couple of days) doesnt cope without her nap at normal time and activities always seemed to clash. Now that i have a teeny baby most arent possible anyway. Before DS, we'd have playgroup once a week, cc once a week, i'd go to rhyme time at library when it fit into her sleep schedule, and we'd go to different parks a lot.

At my MCHN appointment today for DS, i talked to her about DD's diet. What she eat has gone totally out of control atm. Like 5 times as much as what i would eat for lunch and breakfast and im not exaggerating. I have been recommended to basically half her meals using distraction to get her away from food and add some little snacks. Fx it works without too much pain as distraction can be hard when i dont have much energy from lack of sleep with DS or if im feeding him at that point in time. If situation doesnt improve in next month, she's going to give me a referral for a dietician.

[Bennos Mummy]

Loving seeing this thread being used regularly, and happy to hear about how everyone's going :D


Welcome Bennos Mum - Do you have a party planned for your DS's birthday?

As for us, DD is having ongoing issues with her ears - multiple infections and pain despite grommets (just after we get her asthma finally under control it's another health issue). So, back to the ENT in a fortnight. Hopefully we can hold out until then - DD is pretty sleep deprived due to interrupted nights from pain, which means I am sleep deprived too! Sleep deprivation = many tantrums/meltdowns over little things = an upset toddler and frustrated mummy. Poor DD tries her best and is largely pretty cheerful despite being tired, but her resilience is very low at the moment and everything is a big deal (e.g. a pencil rolling off the table yesterday caused many tears). On the upside, no naps for three days means a very early bedtime :hyper:.

Thanks for the welcome Sajimum. We're just going to have a little family gathering the day before his birthday as his father has him on his birthday this year.

So sorry to hear about your DD's ears, i really do hope it passes soon. My DS hasnt seemed to catch any ear infections as yet (fingers crossed), but the coughs!!! O M G we just pass it backwards and forwards to each other!! Looking forward to summer is all i can say!


Can i ask how everyone is going with potty training? DS knows the concept. He had no nappy twice this week and just screamed out 'wee wee, toilet' and bolted to his potty and did a wee with no direction. Even emptied it in the big toilet with my help hahaha was too cute!! but nothing with poos yet. I think i am just going to go for the full blown potty training when its warmer and he can go pantsless nearly 100% of the time

[Out To Pasture]

We have attempted the Potty Training 3 times with no success. First time he just wasn't interested period.
Second time he was happy to sit on the potty, but just continued to wet and poo his pants without a second thought.
Third time, we really though we had it, he was doing so well for bout 3-4 days, and then, cracked a huge tantrum everytime it was time to sit on the loo, and just kept peeing himself.
After speaking with MCHN I just ask DS1 in the morning if he wants to sit on the potty, so far he still says no.

[Nemmi]

potty training - ds initiated it himself at 16 months and after 2 months of naked he went for 2 weeks with not a single accident then he came along in speech and physical development and forgot toileting :( Gunna just go naked again when the weather is warmer, I have floor boards so pee and poo arent a big deal.


ds has been pretty good health wise except for the charming croup and coughing all winter,I hate winter now lol

until recently we didnt do many activities at all now we have a full schedule,
Mondays next term - playgroup
tuesday - play group
wednesday - daycare for ds,shopping, cleaning and mowing (when the mower works)
thursdays - lunch with my family
fridays - I catch the bus down town and ds and I have lunch at the park :)

Cas -glad your l/o's skin is starting to clear

sajimum - sorry to hear about your lo's ears, poor little thing :( hope it improves soon

[jbish]

Just found this thread so I hope you lovely ladies don't mind me joining in. My DD is 2 on 30 June... I haven't had a chance to read all the replies and catch up, but I will come back and add some more when I get time!

[Cas79]

welcome jbish, anything exciting planned for dd's birthday?

dd still cant stop talking about her birthday last month although is all in relation to presents and cake. she pretends to eat bday cake a few times a day which is very cute.

no potty training here. DD has only just turned two and with a baby in the house, it is the last thing i want to worry about atm. we have a potty and she sits on it when i go to the loo but usually gets upset if i try her bare bottomed on it. it is so cold here now too that i think it will be something i wont really think about until its warmer.

the 4 of us are going to malaysia in march (yes, i must be crazy), so thats my deadline for getting rid of baby stuff - cot, bottles, dummy, nappies - if possible. first one is the cot, which would already be gone if this infection hadnt come up. i didnt want to be washing all that linen every day.

I bought a swing set with slide and mini tramp yesterday on gumtree! we get it on the weekend. so excited! its unused and cheap. i have been umming and ahhing about a swing set for ages as we have plenty of space for it where we are now but hope to move some time in the next year or so and then we probably wont. i should be able to resell for what i bought it for though.

i am going to buy a kids dance wii game in sales too. it seems weird to buy a wii game for dd at such a young age but she loves my zumba dvds and tries but gives up easily as its too hard so i hope this one might get her going a bit longer. i worry about her weight and food consumption so trying to do more to get her more active as i feel like her active level was really good before DS got here but has dropped off with him in the house and the colder weather. hopefully, between this and swing set i can get her doing a lot more movement.

[jbish]

Thanks for the welcome Cas. Not too much planned for the birthday, just a party with family & friends and maybe a trip to Australia Zoo. I went OTT for her 1st b'day and found myself spending more time on food and racing around silly than actually celebrating her bday so i'm toning it down this year.

We haven't "officially" started toilet training, but every day this week at least once a day DD has been saying she wants to go to the toilet so we race her there and she has done wee's! I'm home from work all day tomorrow so we might do undies for the 3 days i'm off and see how she goes... Fingers crossed this is the beginning! I'm so over nappies lol

I'm going to brace the dreaded toy sale on my lunch break today to try and pick up a few things for her b'day next week, although, if it's crazy, and I suspect it will be, i'll be hightailing it out of there! I can't stand huge crowds of crazy shoppers. LOL

[TwinkleFi]

Hello ladies!

I am also new here. My DS is two and a half, and I have a nine-mth old daughter. I work two and half days a week (at work right now!), and I mainly sit here and miss my babies!

We tried toilet training for a week, a couple of weeks ago. I had been building up to it for a while, reading books about potty, putting his toys on the potty, I ordered a new potty for him and when the postman brought it he opened the parcel and it was all very exciting. And he did wees on it for a week, but then decided he didn't want to anymore (despite gentle bribery). So I have let it go for now, don't want it to become a negative issue. And he is VERY stubborn!

My son lights up my day. He is such a funny, cheeky, affectionate, clever, little man!
He does have the occasional tantrum, and he refuses to try most foods, sometimes he is mean to his little sister, and his nose is pretty much running continuously at the moment! But about 80% of the time he is my little angel.
He talks non-stop, and loves to sing songs. Pretty much every day he does something that makes me stop and realise how lucky I am!

[Cas79]

twinklefi - welcome! it sounds like your kids are about the same age gap as mine but that you are further along the journey than me. how are you finding balancing them both in the last 6 months?

My DD has gone back to being a total devil child last two days. I literally spent over 15 minutes getting her to go in her car seat earlier :( my whole body is aching now and i am finding it hard to stop being mad at her for it. three times today I have had very horrible experiences with her and have had no choice but to carry her which is not good at her size. She is back to how she was a month ago... coincidentally right after going back to cc and playgroup after her break because of skin infection. do you think it is a coincidence? could cc make her evil?! she seems to love cc and got very upset many times about not going in last month.

[TwinkleFi]

Thanks Cas!

The balancing act is an ongoing mission. My toddler can be very demanding, luckily the baby is very easy going, but she still sometimes needs some one-on-one attention which can be hard to do. I try to do something special with him while she is napping, and also take him out on his own every once in a while. Its easier now than it was six months ago.

I definitly think cc contributes to the bad behaviour. For me I know its a lot to do with guilt (ie, I will let him get away with stuff after work days that he would usually get naughty corner for because I feel bad that he has had such a long day in daycare).

Car seat battles! Arrrgghh! I am ashamed to admit I have resorted to wholesale bribery on more than one occasion.... jellybeans can come in handy when you are running late for work!
Today went smoothly tho, I just got one of those personalised Elmo CDs and I told him we could listen to it in the car if he was good. We ended up being stuck in traffic so it was really good, even kept the baby happy! I got halfway to work (alone) and realised I still had it playing...

We always have our ups and downs with my toddler's behaviour. He gets very clingy with me, when we are out I often end up carrying him too(15kgs) while my husband gets to carry the little baby (8kgs)! His whinging is what really gets me, I cannot stand it! Especially when I'm tired (all the time). I try to keep a little journal of all his cute, sweet antics to read back over on days when he is driving me nuts. So far I've only written in it about three times.... but it does help.

[Nemmi]

Its the middle of winter and my 2 year old has decided he is a nit wearing a nappy anymore :/
Fun. Fun.

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[AliG]

not sure if ive posted on here before. My DD is 2.5 years and has decided no more nappies as well

[Nemmi]

not sure if ive posted on here before. My DD is 2.5 years and has decided no more nappies as well

Its fun hey, i just hold my breath and hope he doesnt wee out and about.

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[jbish]

I'm starting to think that me and this thread were never meant to be... This is the 3rd time i've typed this post, it keeps deleting itself before i post it... But here we go, third times a charm right??

Thanks to anyone who sticks around long enough it may be a novel.

So my DD is 2 on Saturday. Every morning starts with tantrums. Over breakfast, what she's wearing, changing her nappy, getting into things she shouldn't all while i'm trying to get myself ready for work, get her ready for kindy or nan's, get lunches made, sometimes putting dinner on in the slower cooker, is chaos! I really need to get myself so organisation happening. But that's a whole other thread lol.

I love her to bits, she lights up my life. I often think how amazing it is that one moment she can have me pulling my hair out and the next in a fit of laughter.

She talks about herself in the third person. "Harper have a drink, Harper play on the swing" it is very cute. She actually sounds like she sings as she talks, very very funny.

She is going through the stage of hitting/kicking/pulling hair and it drives me mental. I am sometimes scared to take her to the park or anywhere there are other kids for fear that she'll hurt some poor innocent child. I also worry that the parents will judge me. Silly I know.

I have no idea what to do for discipline. Nothing seems to be working for us. I have tried time out, and it has had no effect, I threaten her with it and she put's herself in time out. I try distraction, but that hasn't had much effect. I have even smacked her. I cried with guilt the day I did and decided it wasn't for me. So if anyone has any suggestions, please, i'm all ears. She actually laughs at me when she does naughty things, like she's taunting me to yell or get my cranky voice on and then she thinks it's hilarious.

I think its just this age, it seems to be getting worse the closer we get to the birthday. Speaking of which, anyone got any party food/games suggestions for little ones??

Anyway... I'm hoping this post will work.

[Nemmi]

Jbish - have a look at 1,2,3 magic.
It is ment for a slightly older group but when i do it correctly (no emotional response just a disipline response) it works wonders.



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[Just*Ace]

Hi everyone :)
My DD turns 2 on Friday. Cant believe how fast it has gone! She is a mostly very happy, sweet little girl who is full of 'cuggles' and kisses.

The last few days & nights have been SUCH a battle though. She has been staying up till 10pm, completely wide awake. Well she falls asleep on me but as soon as I go to put her in her bed she loses it and has a massive tantrum. Now this has extended to her nap too! Our bedtime routine hasn't changed, bath, boob, bed. Any ideas? She normally starts out in her bed till at least 1am then comes into our bed, but now she won't even start in hers! Also when she comes into our bed she has to be attached to the boob which is very draining for 6 hours!

Apart from the sleep she is such a delight. Oh apart from the tantrums too lol. Gosh they are crazy! Possibly due to not enough sleep!

What activities do you find your 2 year olds enjoy? We go to playgroup, swim lessons and dance lessons. Dance is her favourite by far!

[Momkey]

My dd was doing this so I cut down her day sleep. She's only allowed 1.5hrs max now and she can't sleep past 1.30pm. Since doing that she is much better. In bed without a fuss by 7.30 at the latest. Breaking the cycle is the hardest part - you will probably have one really tough, grumpy day stringing her out to bed time. that's all I can suggest.

[sajimum]

Seems like a few little ones turning two in the coming weeks :)

Just*Ace, could your DD be ready to drop a nap? I know that DD went through a horrible sleep phase (her sleep is still pretty awful actually) where she wouldn't go to sleep until 8-9pm after screaming on and off for an hour or more. We found that we had to push back her bedtime an hour on the days she napped as she just wasn't tired. Now she doesn't nap when home with me (though does at daycare) - on days without a nap she falls asleep in about 30secs even with an earlier bedtime! It's heaven :goodvibes: Otherwise, just hope that the sleep troubles you are having are "just a phase"!! (something I repeat to myself often with regards to DD). With regards to activities, we are about to start gymbaroo as DD is a little behind with motor skills I think and she loved it last time. We will also do swimming in summer. The days she is home with me she loves spending time outside just exploring, so that's what we do most mornings and late afternoons if it's not wet. She also loves to help cook and clean and generally just "help" doing whatever I am doing!!

Jbish - I have heard great things about 1,2,3 magic too (glad to hear it worked for Nemmi!) - I am waiting to pick mine up from our library as I am a little confused about discipline too! We also get the morning tantrums over everything. I think for us it is a case of disrupted night-time sleep and the fact that DD would much rather be home with me than go to daycare. I have found that getting everything done that I can the night before (e.g. lunches, packing bags, laying clothes out, etc) helps a little as we can fit in some playtime/singing as we get ready. I certainly understand your frustration though as it's very draining, particularly first thing in the morning.

Twinkle - I also try to keep note of the cute/fun/adorable things DD does. I am definitely someone who likes to vent (I don't keep my feelings bottled up) so I sometimes find that I focus too much on the negative, particularly when I am sleep deprived (which is always at the moment). It's so lovely to keep note of the little things that kids do to brighten our days.

Cas - it could be daycare that's affecting your DD. I notice DD is completely wired, but also exhausted by the end of the week if she's been at daycare regularly, and it certainly affects her behaviour. I also realised that often the late snack they provide (about 4.30pm) is biscuits/cakes :( Are they crazy? How is sugar going to help 2 year olds to settle of an evening?!?! Particularly when she doesn't get that sort of thing at home. Could it be dietary related in your DD's case? Or just a case of being so stimulated, but tired at the same time? Or "just a phase" :laughing:

As for us, there's not much going on. It's DD's first short week at daycare this week as I have dropped my uni hours back to 2 days a week. Looking forward to spending some more time with her over the next few months before #2. I am noticing that she's getting quite rough at times, which is new. She lashes out if frustrated, and bosses the dog around quite alot (pulling fur if the dog doesn't do as she asks). We also had a catch up with a friend of mine who has a 14mth old, and she kept taking all of the toys he wanted to play with (which were hers, but still). Luckily he was laid back about it, but I didn't know what to do!! I don't mind her not wanting to share some of her toys, but she needs to share some, and I especially don't like her snatching them. She is usually so reserved and quiet that I was a little taken aback! Think we might be working on some sharing role-plays, etc. How does everyone else go about dealing with a toddler who doesn't share?

[TwinkleFi]

Every morning starts with tantrums. Over breakfast, what she's wearing, changing her nappy, getting into things she shouldn't all while i'm trying to get myself ready for work, get her ready for kindy or nan's, get lunches made, sometimes putting dinner on in the slower cooker, is chaos!


jbish- I was in the same boat as you when my son was around that age. Its hard because they are slightly too young for most discipline methods, but they need it!

I read "Confident Toddler Care" by Jo Frost (Supernanny, I love her!). It was a big help for me. I hadn't realised it but I was always asking him to do things (eg "do you want breakfast?" "Are you ready to get going?" etc) instead of just telling him and not taking no for an answer. We use time-outs when he is being naughty, he sometimes puts himself in there too, but I think the key thing is making them apologise when they come out or they have to go back in. So if he throws his food on the floor, he goes into time-out and when he comes out he has to say "sorry for throwing food" and help clean it up. Or he goes back in.

Its so hard to be serious sometimes tho, when they laugh right in your face, its hard not to crack up laughing too!

I did an Elmo themed party for my little man's second b'day. It was lots of fun, but the things the kids loved the most was the bubble machine!

[jbish]

TwinkleFi - thanks for the advice! What you're saying makes so much sense to me. Thinking about it, i'm always asking DD things instead of telling her. "Are you ready to have breakfast" etc... Hmmm... might have to look into that book. I've always liked the supernanny.


I find when she laughs in my face that I just get so angry and it's hard not to lose it. That might be the time to place her in time out and have a time out myself too. :freakingout:

Bubble machine sounds AWESOME! Will look into that too. We're doing a rainbow theme. So far i've got balloons and streamers and i've made heaps of those tissue paper pom poms which has been fun. I'm hoping the weather clears up. I think i'll go with the usual party food, might do some fruit sticks and stuff too. I don't want to overload the kids with lollies.

[jbish]

Sajimum - Sharing is a big issue with us at the moment too. She doesn't like to share. People keep telling me to "have another one" so she learns... Pfft... no thanks, not right now!

I just try to explain to her that while she doesn't have to share her special toys, she should share some toys with her friends. Maybe get her to pick some toys out that she wouldn't mind sharing and have her offer those to the other child, followed with lots of praise. I try to tell DD that everybody has more fun when they share because they can play together...

I feel like a helicopter at the moment, i'm constantly hovering over DD to make sure she's not hitting/kicking/biting/snatching. So frustrating. I'm hoping she'll get over it eventually.

[Just*Ace]

My dd was doing this so I cut down her day sleep. She's only allowed 1.5hrs max now and she can't sleep past 1.30pm. Since doing that she is much better. In bed without a fuss by 7.30 at the latest. Breaking the cycle is the hardest part - you will probably have one really tough, grumpy day stringing her out to bed time. that's all I can suggest.


Seems like a few little ones turning two in the coming weeks :)

Just*Ace, could your DD be ready to drop a nap? I know that DD went through a horrible sleep phase (her sleep is still pretty awful actually) where she wouldn't go to sleep until 8-9pm after screaming on and off for an hour or more. We found that we had to push back her bedtime an hour on the days she napped as she just wasn't tired. Now she doesn't nap when home with me (though does at daycare) - on days without a nap she falls asleep in about 30secs even with an earlier bedtime! It's heaven :goodvibes: Otherwise, just hope that the sleep troubles you are having are "just a phase"!! (something I repeat to myself often with regards to DD).


Hmmm I'm thinking this could be it! Tomorrow I will try to get her to nap and then make it a short one, if she won't take it I won't force it. And after no nap today she did fall asleep at 7pm, poor thing would have been exhausted.

How many of you have 2 years old who don't go to day care at all? Seems to be a few people telling me my DD HAS to go, but I'm umming and aaahing about it. Sometimes it seems like a great idea, other days it seems pointless. She gets lots of socialization with other littlies, is there really a need for it?

[MyPossum]

Hmmm I'm thinking this could be it! Tomorrow I will try to get her to nap and then make it a short one, if she won't take it I won't force it. And after no nap today she did fall asleep at 7pm, poor thing would have been exhausted.

How many of you have 2 years old who don't go to day care at all? Seems to be a few people telling me my DD HAS to go, but I'm umming and aaahing about it. Sometimes it seems like a great idea, other days it seems pointless. She gets lots of socialization with other littlies, is there really a need for it?

My DD has not and will not go to daycare.. Next year she will go to 3 year old kinder 5 hours a week (Melbourne), other than that she is with me. We go to swimming lessons, Tumble tots & mothers group. I don't see why any child would HAVE to go to daycare

[Out To Pasture]

Daycare, has been great for our DS, and the PD, GP, MCHN and the analyzing Speech Therapist all pretty much said it was the best thing for DS1 to get the skills he is missing at home. And I agree. In the 6ms he has been going, we have seen improvements in his speech, he has sounds to his noises now. And is much more vocal, which is an improvement. And he LOVES it. He has little friends who are happy to see him. That he can play with.
I don't have any friends with kids DS1s age that live remotely close, so play dates and such are not exactly possible.

[jbish]

My dd goes to daycare because I work if I didn't work I wouldn't send her. She does like it and I've noticed her learning new things so it's good.

[OurLittleBlessing]

My 2 yr old doesn't, but she will go to 3 yr old kinder next year, and we do go to a few programs like Mainly Music, library story time etc.

[Cas79]

jbish - i think it is really hard at this age, discipline wise as they just dont get a lot of things and explaining doesnt have much of an afffect! i really cant wait til DD is old enough to reason with, even a little bit. I'm finding rewards are working more and more even in just the last month since she turned two.

just ace - if things are working for you how they are, then i wouldnt worry about cc. i find there are lots of benefits, but if you are getting around other kids regularly and dont want to use it, then i wouldnt worry.

sajimum - we did gymbaroo a few times when DD was 7 months old. She still wasnt rolling and they gave me some great things to do which got her rolling pretty much straight away. hopefully, it helps your daughter too :) What do you study? i go back to studying my dip ed in a few weeks.

I have no idea about getting a toddler to share. with dd, i just get stuck policing her and taking toys back off her when she takes them from others, etc. she still seems too young to get it.

Having another fun (not) day after cc yesterday. She starts going two days a week next week - tuesday and thurs, so am worried the whole week is going to be bad! oh well, if it makes everything harder, i'll cut it back to one day. She does love it though. She had a tantrum this morning because she wanted to go!

her skin infection is still nto completeky gone. so frustrating!!

after all this talk about 1,2,3 magic, i have also ordered it at the library!

[jbish]

I've ordered 123 magic as well LOL and i'm looking for that supernanny book. I figure it can't help to have options.

I am just so scared that if I don't get some ground rules and basic discipline now that she'll walk all over me in the coming years...

Sorry to hear about your DD's skin infection, hope it clears up soon.

[Momkey]

My dd has just started daycare one day a week. Just because I thought it would be good for her. Wanted her to settle in before October when no. 2 arrives. So far so good! I think she is going to love it and get a lot out of it.

[TwinkleFi]

I think I might get the 1,2,3 Magic from the library too! A friend of mine did the workshop, she said it was very good.

Jbish- I love the idea of a rainbow theme party! I might just have to copy that for my daughter's first b'day!

Just Ace- If you are getting lots of socialising in I wouldn't worry about cc either. I have my kids in two and a half days a week, but only out of necessity. My toddler enjoys going, but its expensive and they always get sick.

Cas- Hope the skin infection clears up. Have you been to see GP about it? My DS gets really bad Eczema sometimes.. I use Moo Goo in between cortizone.

We are making a little bit of headway with sharing, my DS is BFFs with his cousin the same age. When they play together now we encourage them to take turns with stuff. Usually a turn is about 10 seconds long! And it often ends in screaming. But I am not too worried, they are still very young, I don't think they even really understand the concept. The best we hope for is that nobody gets hurt!

[jbish]

Twinklefi I will post some pics for inspiration after the weekend :)

I think you're spot on with the sharing. I forget sometimes that they are only so young and might not grasp the concept. Besides, I'm finding that my DD still would prefer to play on her own beside another child rather than play with the other child.

[trishalishous]

DD started daycare as I was working (on the same campus) and Ive kept her spot now Im pregnant, and use the day to do all my appointments and housework, and will be our 'newborn cuddles' day.
She loves it, never wants to leave (she asks every day if she can go to see the kids)

[Cas79]

twinklefi - yep going to gp at least weekly about infection. they thought it was impetigo but less sure now as its been over a month and countless amounts of antibiotics and its still there :-S

woke up so sore today and with my c/s wound aching again after another horrible experience forcing dd into car yesterday. i just dont know what to do about the problems im having in this area other then staying at home all the time :( its doing my head (and back, shoulders and arms) in. for others who have had to deal with full blown tantys while buckling their toddlers into car seats, did your car seat harness not stay done up when only one side was clicked in? mine does not stay done up until both sides are clicked in and this means it takes me forever to get her in when she's fighting me. im not sure if my harness is crap or if this is the case with all of them.

anyway, im feeling so down over it that im missing my beloved playgroup this morning. i just cant deal with it. trying to wokr up the courage to take her to gp this afternoon.

In more positive news, she "got" counting yesterday. it was like a light bulb moment, i could just see she suddenly understood. she has been able to "count" for awhile but couldnt really count objects IYKWIM. anyway, it was very cool!

[Cas79]

i looked at the manual for my car seat and just realised it has an 18kg limit for use of the harness and my daughter is 18kg!!! i already had to upgrade her from a supposed 0-4yo car seat because of her height and now it seems shes too big for babylove ezycombo :( not sure what i should do. anyone else had this problem?

[Nemmi]

Cas -
I am sure the 5pt harness seat i was looking at for ds was upto 25 kilod or something, will look at rest time.

Ds is only 14 kilos (hasnt gained weight in 12 months) but he is tall so he is almost out of his car seat too.

Day 3 of no day time nappies abd were at home and he has pee'd 3 times not on the toilet :/ just gunna keep trying and pop him on regularly.

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[jbish]

Hey all! How are we doing? We just had dd 2nd bday on the weekend thought I'd share some pics. I'll delete later so please don't quote. She's sick at the moment which sucks! Poor baby!

[TwinkleFi]

jbish- the party looked beautiful! Your little girl is adorable. What is she eating that looks like paint?

I had a (kind of) breakthru last night with my very picky eater. He is really into pretending to be a dog at the moment... I put his plate of dinner onto the floor and he ate it off the plate on all fours, like a dog.

Have I crossed a line?

[jbish]

BAHAHAHA! I have images of your little one eating like a dog... So funny! Hey, if it works it works!

She is eating her rainbow layer birthday cake. Was so amazing! So much food colouring though lol

[Out To Pasture]

How amazing! Gorgeous cake! Hope everyone had fun!

[TwinkleFi]

She is eating her rainbow layer birthday cake. Was so amazing! So much food colouring though lol

Wow! I just realised that's what it is! That cake is amazing- I love the butterflies!

Great job.

Hope your little lady is feeling better today.

[Nemmi]

Beautiful party :) the cake looks so yummy.

Ds has been driving me crazy with his refusal to wear a nappy.

I dont want to force him to but its the middle of winter and 4 pairs of pants a day when he only owns 8 is to much.

I am on the hunt for cheap trackies for at home, target has sold oit all of theirs.

He has had massive brat itude since he turned 2, he just is SO bratty.

If we go ANYWHERE he demands something and screams like a banshee or cries hysterically when i say no, if he is walking he grabs stuff of the shelves and chucks it in the trolley.

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[ricepudding]

Hi ladies

I have a question. Not sure if this is the right place for it, but I thought I'd try here first.

DS is 25 months, I stopped bf'ing at 17.5 months. Just recently at the end of the day, my boobs are killing me! I don't think I'm UTD (not that kind of soreness). The ache is at the top of my boobs - like they're not getting enough support. I bought a new bra a week ago, but still sore.

TMI alert! My boobs are saggier now than before DS (whatever, totally worth it) - I don't know if this makes a difference. Have any of you experienced this? What did you do?

Thanks!

[jbish]

Hmmm... Ricepudding my boobs hurt when I first stopped breastfeeding and then after that the only pain I ever get is around that time of the month. Perhaps it's worth discussing with your doc? I have rather large breasts and they are waaaay saggier now lol but not painful.

[ricepudding]

Thanks Jbish. You're probably right - I'm not worried at all by the pain, but can't hurt to have it checked. I might go and get my new bra fitting double checked first. Just wondered if it was a (lot) post-birth thing...

[2bubba]

Well my good sleeper has gone. He use to go to bed at 7 and was asleep by 8 at the late rest now is after 9 and still waiting. He still has a day nap goes to bed a 1pm and I wake him up at 3pm other then cutting cutting down on the day nap (which he will be one unhappy boy) is there anything else I can do. I still need the day nap as I have a near 10 mth old as well

[OJandMe]

Oh I can join in here now! Lysander turned two last Monday :smiliedance:


Glad I'm out of babies :laughing:

Break out the childlocks and let's get distracting!

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Well my good sleeper has gone. He use to go to bed at 7 and was asleep by 8 at the late rest now is after 9 and still waiting. He still has a day nap goes to bed a 1pm and I wake him up at 3pm other then cutting cutting down on the day nap (which he will be one unhappy boy) is there anything else I can do. I still need the day nap as I have a near 10 mth old as well

Hi there!

I'm in the same boat !! Up until 16 months I had a child that was in bed by 7:30 like clockwork ! Now DS goes to bed around 10pm every night and has for the last few months , it's definitely the day nap causing the late bedtime !

Last Monday he needed an EEG while asleep , as soon as the EEG was finished he was woken up by the technician, so had about 20 minutes nap in total that day. That night he was in bed at 8, I didn't know myself !!!

I love the daynap too much though as DS and my DD sleep at the same time so I get to nap and revover from their nonstop night waking therefore as much as it drives me nuts I just suck up the late bedtime now and find myself staying up heaps later now just to get some me time !! I feel your frustration .

DS cant handle no day nap and I considered cutting it down or waking him earlier in the morning etc but I felt bad doing all those things , so now I've just accepted it !! Let's hope once our kids stop having day naps we get some evening time back !! xxoo

[OJandMe]

I'm really slack when it comes to his day nap...


If I can see he's really tired and out of character I'll put him down, but if we're busy and he's playing I don't bother... just put him to bed earlier.

All my boys are generally asleep by 7:30 though.

[Cas79]

I have been reading 1,2,3 magic, thanks guys!! and have some questions. My daughter is only 25 months and a lot of her problems seem to be just uncontrollable emotions which present in big tantrums, especially if she is at all tired. I'm not sure how effective these techniques would be for this? Especially as i think it would be preferable to learn ways to manage her feelings more appropriately rather than just trying to cut them out (which i have to wonder is even possible yet). I'm wondering what other people use the stop techniques for at this age? I'm thinking it might be good for naughty behaviour or behaviour she exhibits in her tantrums which goes too far (like throwing her furniture). interested in what others think

On the car seat front (i found out her ezycombo has an 18kg weight limit on harness), I went to baby bunting yesterday and talked to someone who seemed very knowledgeable. apparently, all the seats except maxi cosi are only for up to 18kg for using the harness. My choices are use my ezycombo with just the sash belt (not acceptable to me at this age), use it with an H harness or buy a maxi cosi. I have my son's 4 month check up next week at mchn so going to take DD as well and weigh her (in the hope gp scales were wrong!) and if she's 18kg will buy the H harness and try that.

[FearlessLeader]

I'm another with a 2 year old who seems to be dropping his day nap. Noooooo! :crying: :crying: I'm pregnant and grumpy and tired, I can't deal with this!

How do you wean them off that nap without the world ending? Because DS still seems to need it, he sleeps for 2 hours usually and is awful if he misses it. He's also awful if you cut it short. But bed time is creeping up later and later- 9.30 last night. I've tried putting him down earlier, he goes down at around 12 at childcare, but for me its no earlier than 1.

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[OurLittleBlessing]

You poor thing!

When my girls dropped their day naps, I brought their bedtime forward, even as early as 5.30/5.45 while they got used to it.

Also, I just planned to be out in the afternoons for a distraction while they got over the worst of it.

[jbish]

So DD has a cold/flu & cough. She has had it for over a week now. We went to the dr last week to get her checked he said (rightly so) just a virus and to rest up. I took all week off work, now i'm sick with it and so is she. TMI sorry... Her snot has gone a really yellowy/bright green colour and her cough is worse. Mainly when the cold air gets her. We're going back to the dr to check that it's not an infection.

We've been resting (as much as possible with a very rambunctious 2 year old), have been doing cough syrup (the natural stuff, prospan) and panadol when she whinges about the pain (she seems to be aching all over, which I can relate to as I am too)... Any other tips anyone can give us, or is it just something I have to ride out??

[Out To Pasture]

SO, my Mum and I sat down and discussed DS1's delayed speech.
It was said by the specialists, that the cause of his delayed speech could be a number of things. Genetics (I didn't talk til I was 4 and 1/2 and DH didn't speak til he was 3 1/2) or possibly a traumatic experience which happened around the time he started to talk.
DS1 had ALOT of illnesses when he was around 1yrs of age. Hand Foot and Mouth disease the day before his 1st birthday party, ear infections, colds/flus. But he was still saying Mum and Dad at this point. It wasn't until the Asthma attack a few months after he turned one, that the speech stopped and went backwards. I think we may of pin pointed the issue.

We also recieved our Early Intervention Info pack.. and it's HUGE.

[heeeeerekittykitty]

SO, my Mum and I sat down and discussed DS1's delayed speech.
It was said by the specialists, that the cause of his delayed speech could be a number of things. Genetics (I didn't talk til I was 4 and 1/2 and DH didn't speak til he was 3 1/2) or possibly a traumatic experience which happened around the time he started to talk.
DS1 had ALOT of illnesses when he was around 1yrs of age. Hand Foot and Mouth disease the day before his 1st birthday party, ear infections, colds/flus. But he was still saying Mum and Dad at this point. It wasn't until the Asthma attack a few months after he turned one, that the speech stopped and went backwards. I think we may of pin pointed the issue.

We also recieved our Early Intervention Info pack.. and it's HUGE.

Hugs darling.

I hope things change soon for both of us . I still have no results back from ds's EEG or chromosome blood tests , and still no words , nothing :-( .

It's very very stressful . Good luck with the beginning of early intervention .

I wonder every minute of every day why DS isn't talking . It makes it harder when our boys seem to be developing normally ( for lack of a better word ) in all other areas , makes the no talking even more baffling . Wish we had answers .

Lots of love. Xxoo

[TwinkleFi]

2bubba- I could have written that myself. I am in exact same situation as you (even have a 10mth old!), my toddler takes a nap from 1-3pm, but lately has been getting harder and harder to get to sleep. Last night he was in his cot playing (and occasionally shouting demands for milk) until around 9.30pm! He used to be out by 7.30pm without fail.

So I'm going to try cutting his day nap down to one hour and see if it helps. I've tried cutting out the nap altogether, sometimes he is ok, but other times he just turns into an emotional mess by 5pm.

Keep me posted with your progress!

jbish- sorry to hear about the illnesses, horrible winter bugs :(

I've been giving my toddler pro-biotics for the last few weeks, it really seems to be helping to boost his immunity. He has less colds than DD who is still BFing.

Hope you both feel better soon :)

[Nemmi]

I have been reading 1,2,3 magic, thanks guys!! and have some questions. My daughter is only 25 months and a lot of her problems seem to be just uncontrollable emotions which present in big tantrums, especially if she is at all tired. I'm not sure how effective these techniques would be for this? Especially as i think it would be preferable to learn ways to manage her feelings more appropriately rather than just trying to cut them out (which i have to wonder is even possible yet). I'm wondering what other people use the stop techniques for at this age? I'm thinking it might be good for naughty behaviour or behaviour she exhibits in her tantrums which goes too far (like throwing her furniture). interested in what others think

On the car seat front (i found out her ezycombo has an 18kg weight limit on harness), I went to baby bunting yesterday and talked to someone who seemed very knowledgeable. apparently, all the seats except maxi cosi are only for up to 18kg for using the harness. My choices are use my ezycombo with just the sash belt (not acceptable to me at this age), use it with an H harness or buy a maxi cosi. I have my son's 4 month check up next week at mchn so going to take DD as well and weigh her (in the hope gp scales were wrong!) and if she's 18kg will buy the H harness and try that.

With 1,2,3
My little man has my temper and looses the plot very easily,
He will end up in a screaming melt down if something isnt doing exactly what he wants it to.

I have taught him to control that by firstly when he starts to get cranky saying 'remember Quinn, if you need help you must say HELP mummy, if you scream.and get cranky i will take the toy away'.

I then remove him if he continues to scream, i say you need to come and sit down til you are calmer, once you are calm you can go play.

It must be working cos now *mostly* he runs to me saying help mummy.
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[Misschief]

Since the Easter weekend, DS who used to be a 7.30-7.30 sleeper, started to act up at bedtime. He would take an hour to settle and wake up 3-4 times. He would cry for a drink, cuddle, "mummy bed" etc.
Then last week I was that exhausted, that I had to apply tough love.
I put him to bed and he immediately demanded me to sit down next to him until he fell asleep. I used to do this, but he would talk and talk and talk (to himself) for ages nefore falling asleep.
When he said "sit down mummy". I said "NO! Absolutely, most definitely NOT! Mummy is busy and wants to go to bed too. Nite nite, sleep tight, see you in the morning light" and I walked out and closed the door.
He cried for 10 minutes straight (not hysterically) and fell asleep. He woke up 3 times that night and I ignored him each and every time and he would fall asleep after a few minutes of sooking.
The next night he would have a sook when I walked out the room, but he only woke up once for a drink, that he could get himself because I put it next to his bed.
The next night, no worries and he's been sleeping well since. Not 12 hours anymore, but 10 hours with his usual 2 hour nap at 1.30pm.

[2bubba]

TwinkleFi DS is in a bed and tonight has learnt to open his door from the inside, which means no more going downstairs and cleaning up one of us has to stay up with the kids. Which is not so bad but DH is in the defence so I'm on my own a bit. I have started to wake him up at 2:30 instead of 3 nothing much has changed yet but his dad only got home from being away for 10 weeks. I will keep you up dated hope yours gets sorted quickly for you.

[Out To Pasture]

Since the Easter weekend, DS who used to be a 7.30-7.30 sleeper, started to act up at bedtime. He would take an hour to settle and wake up 3-4 times. He would cry for a drink, cuddle, "mummy bed" etc.
Then last week I was that exhausted, that I had to apply tough love.
I put him to bed and he immediately demanded me to sit down next to him until he fell asleep. I used to do this, but he would talk and talk and talk (to himself) for ages nefore falling asleep.
When he said "sit down mummy". I said "NO! Absolutely, most definitely NOT! Mummy is busy and wants to go to bed too. Nite nite, sleep tight, see you in the morning light" and I walked out and closed the door.
He cried for 10 minutes straight (not hysterically) and fell asleep. He woke up 3 times that night and I ignored him each and every time and he would fall asleep after a few minutes of sooking.
The next night he would have a sook when I walked out the room, but he only woke up once for a drink, that he could get himself because I put it next to his bed.
The next night, no worries and he's been sleeping well since. Not 12 hours anymore, but 10 hours with his usual 2 hour nap at 1.30pm.

This was my DS1 for the longest time. He wouldn't sleep unless I was standing next to his bed. And would wake almost 6 times a night. Tough love sorted it out. And now he sleeps 7-7. And if he wakes up, it's a good reason.

[babylove81]

I AM going to come back and reply to all your posts, just never get a chance to sit at the computer long enough without 2 little girls wanting to 'help'... LOL! But...

I just have to brag, DD1 (nearly 2.5), whilst we were watching Baby Einstein (we've been awake since 5am), just pulled her PJ pants and pull up off, sat on the potty and did a wee!!! Without any input from me, yay, yay, yay!

Happy dance from me; and she got 2 stickers!!!

[kam1910]

Oh thank god im not the only one with very loving but trying 2 your old. :celebrate:

[Just*Ace]

Oh thank god im not the only one with very loving but trying 2 your old. :celebrate:

Lol nope definitely not the only one! DD is OBSESSED with 'cuggles'. She will cry for cuggles while you are cuggling her! Like they aren't good enough or something. I'm currently moving and trying to pack, clean, sort etc is very hard with a 2 year old following around for cuggles every 10 seconds! Cute, but need a break lol.

[trishalishous]

Lol nope definitely not the only one! DD is OBSESSED with 'cuggles'. She will cry for cuggles while you are cuggling her! Like they aren't good enough or something. I'm currently moving and trying to pack, clean, sort etc is very hard with a 2 year old following around for cuggles every 10 seconds! Cute, but need a break lol.
DD does this too! Will be crying on the couch next to you saying "cant find my mummy!" Umm Im right here darling!

[jbish]

Just spotted DD's 2 bottom 2nd molars peeking through... The end of teething is near:celebrate:

[Out To Pasture]

Just spotted DD's 2 bottom 2nd molars peeking through... The end of teething is near:celebrate:

Yay! It's fantastic when it's over!! Time to party! :D

[2bubba]

Well my 25 mth old Has learnt to open the door so it now a big fight at nap and bed time. I feel like All I do is yell at him. To make it worst he asked to go to bed and still he kept playing up over an hour

[Cas79]

We moved DD into a single bed on the weekend. So far, it could not have been better! yesterday's nap was first time she got up when she should have been sleeping. she can open doors too, so we have put a security gate at her door(i need to know she cant get at DS when i think she's sleeping or i'd never relax!). it was no more effort to finally get her to sleep than it was when she played up in the cot thankfully.

[Nemmi]

Tonight i am a bit sad,
Ds has co-slept since birth and decided when i set his room up that is where he wanted to sleep, i've continued to bring him in my bed once i am heading to bed but tonight i've set up the monitor and decided to leave him and see what happens.

My bed feels very empty without my little boy in it lol

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[Snowfire]

Hi all new to the site :) I have a wonderful DD who just turned 2 on the 12th!! I love her to death she can count to 20, knows the alphabet, can use the toliet although not quiet toliet trained yet :) loves running and jumping evey chance she gets and always wants to help out, has been sleeping In her own bed since she was one! Doesn't chuck any tantrums as of yet lol she loves her motorized quad bike and kitchen the most and has to always sleep with her stuffed horse, loves giving me hugs and kisses

[Out To Pasture]

Cas - it's so great when they sleep in their big beds. DS1 has been in his since he was 1 and a half. He loves his bed.

Welcome Snowfire. :)

I just realised. DS1 turns 3 next month. Does this mean I can't be in this thread anymore? :(

[babylove81]

Cas - it's so great when they sleep in their big beds. DS1 has been in his since he was 1 and a half. He loves his bed.

Welcome Snowfire. :)

I just realised. DS1 turns 3 next month. Does this mean I can't be in this thread anymore? :(

Absolutely not... We need you here to guide us through the next 6-12 months!!! 3, wow!!! My DD1 is 3 in 6.5 months, eek!

:-)

[babylove81]

Tonight i am a bit sad,
Ds has co-slept since birth and decided when i set his room up that is where he wanted to sleep, i've continued to bring him in my bed once i am heading to bed but tonight i've set up the monitor and decided to leave him and see what happens.

My bed feels very empty without my little boy in it lol

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Nemmi, how are you going? Did he sleep in his bed all night? Hope you didn't miss him too much. How lovely that you have given him so much love, security and peace that he feels comfortable sleeping in his own bed and knowing he's safe. xx

[Out To Pasture]

Absolutely not... We need you here to guide us through the next 6-12 months!!! 3, wow!!! My DD1 is 3 in 6.5 months, eek!

:-)

Very well :)

I went out Birthday present shopping on Monday, and got DS1 the Little People Farm set. My DS1 has very alot of trains and cars, but nothing that resembles a doll house, so this was perfect for him. Thought maybe it might inspire him to practice his animal noises haha.
I also got a Super Hoot jacket from the ABC store.
To let you Jimmy Giggle fans know. The Pjs are not being stocked anymore as apparently they are redesigning them. Wanted to replace DS1's Pjs but none in his size.

[babylove81]

Oh I'm buying DD2 the Little People's Noah's Ark for her first birthday next month. Something we can actually call 'hers' and not big sister's!

What is everyone thinking about for Christmas pressies? We're thinking the Leap Frog Junior Tag Reader for DD1 (that way our families can buy the books too), LOL. And then just a few other little bits and pieces.

[Out To Pasture]

Oh I'm buying DD2 the Little People's Noah's Ark for her first birthday next month. Something we can actually call 'hers' and not big sister's!

What is everyone thinking about for Christmas pressies? We're thinking the Leap Frog Junior Tag Reader for DD1 (that way our families can buy the books too), LOL. And then just a few other little bits and pieces.

Thinking about getting DS1 art supplies for the easel we got him last year lol. Still hasn't been taken out of the box :P.

[babylove81]

I just got my god daughter a huge box of art supplies from Big W for $15 for her 2nd birthday...

[Out To Pasture]

I just got my god daughter a huge box of art supplies from Big W for $15 for her 2nd birthday...

Oh thank you! Certainly will have to go look!

[Nemmi]

Nemmi, how are you going? Did he sleep in his bed all night? Hope you didn't miss him too much. How lovely that you have given him so much love, security and peace that he feels comfortable sleeping in his own bed and knowing he's safe. xx

ds slept in his bed til midnight, I was just drifting off when he called out to me (turns out our monitor is broken, not happy cos its a 200$ monitor which I brought when ds was 3 months old)

when I went in he asked to come with me so I took him into my bed where he snuggled in and went straight back to sleep, I suspect when it warms up he'll not wake at all.


re christmas I did a toy sale lay buy for ds so of me he is getting a leap pad explorer tablet thing and 2 games, sand pit, 2 take along thomas trains, 2 normal thomas trains, a thomas scooter, some differant wooden train tracks (from kmart), this blow up bowling set and a few other things but I cant remember what they are

he ADORES trains and outside so that makes it easier for us.

He has the mini 6 v Quad but I find its not that great on grass,

I am considering getting him some crafty stuff but he seems to loose interest in that quickly

[trishalishous]

we dont really 'do' xmas, but dd has a remote control car, a mechanical goldfish, a zhu zhu pet like thing, books and clothes from us. ended up spending $50, which is more than usual for that sort of thing, but we are hosting xmas, and my neices will have millions of gifts, so trying to make her not left out.

[jillibilli]

Hi
My little man is 2 and a half now and he is an incredible little person. He is a joy to be with and brings so much joy to others who have the experience of being with him. When he is not with me everyone asks about him and also with his dad.
Yes he is two and a half therefore he is all about him and can misbehave but that's when he is tired. However he won't wear gumboots, nor a hat and has no interest in using the toilet!
Any tips on toilet training a non interested little person?
Thanks
Jill :yes:

[Misschief]

The only tip I can give you is to wait for him to indicate he is ready. Watch for signs like wanting to flush the toilet, wanting to see where poo and wee goes, wanting to sit on it for fun, etc.

DS is 2 years and 8 months and has no interest yet. I am not going to force him as I have experienced first hand what forcing a young child can do. Not good :no:
My peadiatrician also told me that there is a particular hormone that gives us the "urge" to pee so we go to the toilet.
With boys that hormone usually starts being produced around the 2,5 - 3yo mark.

[Nemmi]

Anyone elses 2 year old waking in the middle of the night for FOOD?

Far out if I have to fetch one more banana or make one more sandwich at 3 in themorning I'm gunna go crazy :freakingout:

He eats the food, stays awake for an hour then goes back to sleep (at which point I am wide awake)

[Misschief]

No, he wakes for a DRINK. It goes like this:
"Mummy? Muuuuummmyyyyy. MUMMY!!!!?????"

Silence for 10 seconds.....

"HELP! PLEASE HELP! MUUUUUUMMMMYYYYY HELP HELP!"

So I jump out of bed thinking he's dying and when I get into his room: Drink. Drink please. Mummy, drink". :rolleyes:

GGGGRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! I get his drink (even though there's a drink only 20cm away from his head and easy to reach) and then he starts chatting to me. Begs me for cuddles and then babbles and chats for an hour straight before falling back to sleep.
Like you, I am wide awake by that time :(

[Out To Pasture]

Today my 2yr old, becomes a 3yr old. The year has gone quick!

I haven't got much planned today. My mother is no longer coming over, and my DH has to work today. But we do plan to celebrate a bit more thoroughly tomorrow, as DH was able to take tomorrow off. So cake and everything tomorrow.

In other news, DS1's daycare has approved him to have a carer there, and she has been watching him and what not, and we are putting photo books and such together for him, to help him express a bit more on things and recognise things better.
They did a language game test, just to see what he does know, and he was able to identify all 50 items, but was not able to say a word of what they were. So it's a hit and miss...
Apparently he is beginning to develop a bit of an attitude now, and it may have to do with him getting older, and more frustrated with the inability to communicate.

[babylove81]

Happy birthday to your little man!