Well then you can add me to.
One daughter who's 9 going on 16, one boy who's 6 and a another girl who's 2.
Since my wife seems to be smarter, she's gotten a job much better then me so I'm a new Stay At Home dad, which I just refer to as being a "Trophy Husband", so I'm the one who deals with them most.
The first two have school so it's easy to get them to bed, but the little one seems to always need something at 9.
EXACTLY nine.
I usually miss the first 2 minutes because of milk, pajamas, hair, teeth, diaper, etc.
Around our house, the joke is no matter how long the movie is, add 30 minutes if it's a comedy and add 1 hour if it's a drama because of all the pausing.
Can't wait for season 2 to be on DVD.

Here's me and the boy last Halloween.
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Welcome Heroic! You are number #26! My sweet girl is still fighting sleep/not sleep, but it is getting a little easier to let her cry herself to sleep. We figure a couple more days and we may have conquered it. Well, we hope anyway . . .

I just bought my son a potty! He is only 20 months old but I wanted to get him used to the potty and be happy about using it! He already understand when he pees and poops and will run get me a clean diaper before I even know that he needs a diaper change! Anyway... so I have been sitting him on it and he loves it! I just don't know how to get him to actually pee in it! :) I was wondering if anyone had any tips!?? Please help:) I want to make this easiest as possible! :) HELP!

Count me in too! Working mommy of two boys ages 4.5 and 2. You can see by my post count that I don't get to post very often, but I'm on the boards when ever I have a free moment.

Thought all you parents would appreciate this:
"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow
for babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep"
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Can't wait for season 2 to be on DVD.


I just heard season 2 won't be on DVD until Oct 3rd. Whatever shall we do?:confused:

Welcome to the fun! You are number 27! I couldn't agree more with the poem -- my baby girl is already so big!

Someone add me too the list.... hehe

I'm the proud father of a 4 year old little girl "Page"

She's the light of my life..... and like all daddys she has me around her little finger.

I keep calling her daddy's baby and she keeps saying "I'm not a baby, I'm a little girl".




I just bought my son a potty! He is only 20 months old but I wanted to get him used to the potty and be happy about using it! He already understand when he pees and poops and will run get me a clean diaper before I even know that he needs a diaper change! Anyway... so I have been sitting him on it and he loves it! I just don't know how to get him to actually pee in it! I was wondering if anyone had any tips!?? Please help I want to make this easiest as possible! HELP!

Positive reinforcement always works... make it fun and then when he accomplished the "deed" congratulate/reward him (something small like a sticker by his name). Also, have you ever heard of "Sinking the ship?".... Worked for me.

Your kids know Mommy and Daddy is addicted to Lost when:

10. They look forward to Wed because they always get pizza
9. They know that bed time is PROMPT on Wed.
8. they have been called turniphead more than once
7. they have been told their new sibiling will be called Aaron regardless of gender
6. they can spell fuselage but don;t know it is a plane part
5. for one hour on wed they know they are only allowed to talk on commericals
4. they now know 'getting Lost' isn't what they thought it meant
3. they know black smoke is now dangerous for TWO reasons
2. watching Lost can make their parents say WTF out loud
1. they have a valuable life lesson .... people of all races, colors, religions and social backgrounds can work together and look might good while doing in on a freaky island

BONUS: the monsters under the bed have been replaced by the Others

<--- boy 9 girl 4 going on 16 argghhh

I have a question that's been bugging me since my daughter came back from Mother daughter camp..

She told me that when she was trying to play with some of the other girls in her den the girls took a vote. The vote was "Who would be allowed to Play with them". The vote excluded her from playing with them. She was very upset.

I really have no idea what to do or say to her about this situation.

Rabia - love that list! My 3 1/2 yr old is really good at only talking during commercials during Mommy's Lost show! hehe

I have a question that's been bugging me since my daughter came back from Mother daughter camp..

She told me that when she was trying to play with some of the other girls in her den the girls took a vote. The vote was "Who would be allowed to Play with them". The vote excluded her from playing with them. She was very upset.

I really have no idea what to do or say to her about this situation.


Oh man.. that is a very hard situation! I think sometimes when kids are young they tend to not understand peoples feelings! I don't know how you should explain it to her because she is so young! You need a simple to tell her that this isn't her fault! Maybe encourage her, and tell her how wonderful she is, boost her self esteem. Let her know that you love her and that maybe if something like this happens again, that she should be afraid to confront other kids, and join in thier play!

I really don't know if this helps! All I know is that you should try your best to make her feel better about herself!

I have a question that's been bugging me since my daughter came back from Mother daughter camp..

She told me that when she was trying to play with some of the other girls in her den the girls took a vote. The vote was "Who would be allowed to Play with them". The vote excluded her from playing with them. She was very upset.

I really have no idea what to do or say to her about this situation.

I think that is a girl thing. Girls can be so mean. It's tough to tell her to ignore it because I remember being there and it's hard to let it go.

I'm glad I have boys...

I have a question that's been bugging me since my daughter came back from Mother daughter camp..

She told me that when she was trying to play with some of the other girls in her den the girls took a vote. The vote was "Who would be allowed to Play with them". The vote excluded her from playing with them. She was very upset.

I really have no idea what to do or say to her about this situation.
boys and girls bully differently. girls bully with words and mind games. and, as a girl, i can remember this from childhood and tell you that it really, really stinks.

there's a website called stopbullyingnow.com that has a lot of information and techniques to use.

give page a :hug: from us

boys and girls bully differently. girls bully with words and mind games. and, as a girl, i can remember this from childhood and tell you that it really, really stinks.

there's a website called stopbullyingnow.com that has a lot of information and techniques to use.

give page a :hug: from us

Unfortunately, it never stops. It is not just a childish game. I still deal with this at work myself. You just need to keep her self confidence up and tell her they are missing out on a great friend. they don't know what they're missing.

Welcome to kel_el #28 and rabia #29! We're glad you could join us.

Well, I finally read The Baby Whisperer and apparently I've been raising my daughter all wrong! Some of the tricks would've been quite helpful when she was first born! Oh, well. Now, if we can just keep her sleeping through the night . . . she finally got a handle on it and started teething again!

Thanks for all your advice....

My little girl is my life...I'm sure you all can understand. When something bugs her I tend to take on that burden. I feel for her boyfriends later on in life. Because I think I'll be one of those dads....You know, the ones who give little jonny the "Home by 8:00 speech as i show him my gun collection" Hehehe


Last night I went to my first Father Daughter recital practice. I was in a group of 30 other fathers. Nothing funnier then some lithe, agile woman teaching a bunch of old dudes how to dance to "Guns and Roses"...................... The things we do for love;)


Has anyone else done this kinda thing?

I just wanted to drop by and say what a wonderful job that you're doing in this thread, notlost, which is a tribute to the many great parents here. You and jelly inspired me in this thread's beginnings...and look how it has taken off!

Children are such a blessing.

Be proud, you proud parents...you make me proud too!

-Mang

Welcome to kel_el #28 and rabia #29! We're glad you could join us.

Well, I finally read The Baby Whisperer and apparently I've been raising my daughter all wrong! Some of the tricks would've been quite helpful when she was first born! Oh, well. Now, if we can just keep her sleeping through the night . . . she finally got a handle on it and started teething again!

I use to wet washclothes and freeze them in baggies and give the washcloth to my kids to teeth on...nice and cold and they clean themselves.
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I have a question that's been bugging me since my daughter came back from Mother daughter camp..

She told me that when she was trying to play with some of the other girls in her den the girls took a vote. The vote was "Who would be allowed to Play with them". The vote excluded her from playing with them. She was very upset.

I really have no idea what to do or say to her about this situation.

Kel:
I don't know how old your girl is..I am guessing 10 or under but tell her this..

Most kids who are popular in grade school and high school are rarely popular after that. In fact they realize they are just like everybody else and who and what they were in school doesn't matter. Nobody cares!

I just wanted to drop by and say what a wonderful job that you're doing in this thread, notlost, which is a tribute to the many great parents here. You and jelly inspired me in this thread's beginnings...and look how it has taken off!

Children are such a blessing.

Be proud, you proud parents...you make me proud too!

-Mang

Thanks for the warm thoughts! I visit the Autism Awareness thread all the time and find all of the stories enlightening. I am impressed with many of threads here at the 'Lage. They are so refreshing compared to "Who is the Hottest Hottie?" threads.:eek2:

I'm the proud parent of a 1 and a half year old boy who I have all to myself at night since the wife works evenings. Thankfully he's winding down during the hour of Lost as it is getting close to his bed time. My wife and I are also expecting again in December...so soon I'll have two little rugrats to boast about.

Welcome kidarc! You are number 30! Congrats on baby #2! My husband and I are hoping that very soon we'll be expecting number 2. We are eager parents because my daughter is only 8 months, but we really like being parents -- and just aren't that young!

Happy Mother's Day to all!!!

What a good idea for a group! I hadn't noticed it until this morning. May I join?

I have a son/19 -- last year I adopted 2 of my nieces/2 1/2 & 4 1/2 -- and my 8 yr old niece has lived with me for most of her life.

Like any proud parent, I welcome any opportunity to show off pictures. :)

my lovelies (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45212963@N00/)


Oh! I nearly forgot. Happy Mother's Day!

Welcome sheba! You are number 31! Happy Mother's Day and welcome. I spent Mother's Day with my back out. Yikes! I couldn't even pick my baby up. :( So sad.

:hb2: :party: Happy Birthday NotLost!!! :party: :hb2:

I'd love to join even though my little one is still in my belly. I hope that's okay? :)

Welcome Jetka -- Youare number 32! We are always glad to have another parent!

Thanks for the birthday wishes!:)

Hello to all! So sad that the season is over. :( Well, Little Notlost is 9months old and it looks like she will have a sibiling in about 9 months. Any advice? Also, does anyone know anything about pain killers and pregnancy? When I through my back out I took some pretty strong pain meds, and I think I might have been like a week pregnant or so. Its got me a little bit freaked. Howdy to all the parents out there!

OMG!!! Congratulations, notlost!!!! :hug:

I would speak with your ob/gyn about the painkillers. But I would think everything's okay. I mean, lots and lots of women put much worse things into their bodies before realizing they're pregnant, if you know what I mean.

Hmmm . . . now I'm curious about you goddessblue . . . hee hee hee!

lmao....I wasn't talking about myself. :rolleyes:

i used to work with this gal, and her sister was a complete coke head. and she did a bunch before she realized she was preggers. the baby was fine, and it got her off the stuff. crazy scary, huh?

Wow! That is scary! I feel bad about drinking too much coffee or going in a hot tub! LOL!

Just an announcement:

I'm now the proud father of a Baby Boy.... Luke William Rincon

Born May 24th at 11:47am. He's 7lbs 4 oz 20 in long


Thank you

Congratulations Kel_el!! That's wonderful!!!!!! :baby:

Wow! Congratulations! Welcome to the world Luke!

May I join the ship?

Welcome gaffa -- you are number 33! We're glad to have you join us!

Congrats on your new baby boy! I sure miss having a baby around but I'm not having anymore! 5 is plenty! hehe

My littlest one, who's 3 1/2, is having his first Tball game tonight! Tball is so cute to watch! He is very excited!

hi all I'm/we're new to the Fuselage but since I have a teen hence the we're new. We share this name since we're both LOST addicts in fact I think it brings us closer because we spend time talking about the show and that leads to other talking. So sign me/us up please :)

Congratulations, Kel-el!:biggrin:

Please can I join? I'm the mother of a 12 year old boy.

Cheers, Bella x

How slow am I??? I just found this thread..hahaha!! I must join!!

I have 4 (yeah, count 'em, 4!!!) kiddos. Patience, 14; Cameron, 5; Liam, 2; Mikaela, 13 months.
Cameron is the biggest LOST fan and just thinks Locke is the coolest dude ever (his words, I swear). Patience tries to keep up but I think that the depth of the story is just too much for her. The other 2 just want to dance in front of the tv when I am trying to watch it. HAHA!! Thank goodness for VCRs!!! :biggrin:

Add me to the list!
As I am the incredibly proud parent of: Ryan Alesha, who turns 18 tomorrow! GASP!
Alex Tristan - 9 and Jared Thomas - 6.
I'm also the proud Gramma of Skyler James - 10 months :)

On the sleep issue, you get the same sage advice I gave my daughter when my Grandson was born. You don't get to sleep, at least not for 18 years. Read all the books you want (I did), you still don't get to sleep. Even after they make it out of the baby stage, they get sick (always in the middle of the night and usually on a major holiday, weekend or vacation). After they make it out of the "little kid gets sick with every little bug going around" stage, they are older and they go out.
Kids sorta turn themselves into our own sleep Nazis: "No sleep for you, 18 years!"

Just got back from 6 days in Europe last night. My 2 year old won't come near me....I think she's ticked off I left her!!!

I'm the proud mommy of a 9 month old who just started calling me "Mamama" this weekend! Yay! He was born on August 24th. :)

Welcome all the new members! We're glad to have you here. Check out post #1 for all your numbers. Somebody should create a cute little symbol that we could add to our signatures. I'm computer lame, so I haven't figured out how to do too much yet.
Hey, twilightsun, my daughter was born on August 23rd! Is your baby crawling all over yet? We can't cage her now! Now, we're expecting another one, which was a bit of a surprise, but oh well, it's good news!

Count me in! I'm the geographical single mama of 16 month old Evan. Hubby has been working overseas for a year and will be home in two weeks -- YAY! I wish I'd found this thread earlier -- better late than never I s'pose...

Hey, twilightsun, my daughter was born on August 23rd! Is your baby crawling all over yet? We can't cage her now! Now, we're expecting another one, which was a bit of a surprise, but oh well, it's good news!
Oh yes. TJ is crawling ALL OVER the place! He can pull himself up and even stand for a few seconds by himself. It's not going to be long before he's walking... and then I'll really never get to sit down!

Congrats on your baby-to-be. :)

Thanks for the congrats. Does TJ sleep all night long? Peyton still fusses a couple times a night and then we just put a binky back in and she quiets down. Lately, she's been crawling in her sleep -- she crawls from one end of her crib to the other.

lost_in_DC you are number 39. By the by, I LOVE DC! I visited there once and it was so beautiful!!! I want to take my husband there because he's never been. Happy that the hubby will be home soon. :)

Thanks for the warm welcome notlost. I'm really enjoying DC especially now the weather is warmer. I love the fact that all the museums and the zoo are free so if the kids get bored/tired/grumpy after 20 minutes, you haven't forked out $40 just to see the lobby and bathrooms!

Thanks for the congrats. Does TJ sleep all night long? Peyton still fusses a couple times a night and then we just put a binky back in and she quiets down. Lately, she's been crawling in her sleep -- she crawls from one end of her crib to the other.
He slept all night for about a week, then he started getting up between 3:00 and 4:00 again every night. Argh! TJ stopped using a binky around 1 month... he just wouldn't keep it in his mouth! That's really funny that your daughter crawls in her sleep. TJ crawls all over the crib before he falls asleep, then he just tosses and turns like I do. We had to go upstairs last night to check on him because it sounded like he was climbing, but he'd just flopped so that his hand had bumped his aquarium toy really hard.

That's pretty funny. Poor little guy. She also flops around a lot. Part of our problem is that our house is so small that we can't escape her noisiness. I think if we had a bigger house I wouldn't go into her room as quickly and she'd sleep better.

Yeah, that's something I've noticed, too. Sometimes, when I'm in the middle of something I can't drop to go get him when I hear him cry, he falls back asleep before I can get up to his room. So I've been trying to let him cry for at least a minute before I go to get him so that I don't get him up before he's ready to get up. It's hard though!

Hi everyone. I was just reading over the previous posts to catch up and it's been so helpful. I think we all have our moments where we think we're the only ones going through this stuff! Luckil, my little one has always been a good sleeper (he takes after his daddy!) and even sleeps through the police/fire engine sirens that we city dwellers have to endure all night long. Our problem now is that he's becoming more picky about his food and refuses to drink milk. We've tried soy milk and making "milkshakes" with yogurt or bananas (both of which he'll eat when not combined with milk) without success. Any advice/suggestions before I bring on the Quik? :frown:

Hi everyone. I was just reading over the previous posts to catch up and it's been so helpful. I think we all have our moments where we think we're the only ones going through this stuff! Luckil, my little one has always been a good sleeper (he takes after his daddy!) and even sleeps through the police/fire engine sirens that we city dwellers have to endure all night long. Our problem now is that he's becoming more picky about his food and refuses to drink milk. We've tried soy milk and making "milkshakes" with yogurt or bananas (both of which he'll eat when not combined with milk) without success. Any advice/suggestions before I bring on the Quik? :frown:My middle child had an allergy to casen (sp?) for a few years, which she's grown out of, thankfully. It's the only protein in milk that isn't killed when milk is heated. So we had to cut out all dairy products for a while, then slowly reintroduce them. Since she didn't have milk for a few years, she rarely, if ever, will drink it now. Just make sure your little one has other forms of calcium, and you'll be fine. Cheese, cottage cheese, yada yada, can all make up for him not being a milk drinker. Heck, I hate milk myself, lol. I just take my vitamins. :smile:

Thanks for the reassurance goddessblue. I have to admit I'm not the biggest fan of milk myself but the little guy couldn't get enough of it -- not long ago we were going through 2 gallons a week! I'm sure this is all part of his little personality developing, though his diet this past week (primarily apple juice and Goldfish crackers) hardly makes me feel like mother-of-the-year! He adores cheese, so that helps. Ahh, if only babies came with instruction manuals....

Just heard about this link ~ So glad to have found it!
I am a SAHM of Five wonderful kids - ranging in age from 14years to just about 5 months (we named the baby Claire ;) ).
I homeschool so we are near a computer quite a bit ~
Look forward to chatting!
Care

Care! You made it!! :wavey:

Care! You made it!! :wavey:


YEP! Then the kids begged to go outside!

How many kids goddess?

Care

YEP! Then the kids begged to go outside!

How many kids goddess?

Care3 rugrats....boy who's 8 1/2 and 2 girls who will turn 7 and 3 in July. What about you?

it's summer vacation....:shocking:......i'm already going a wee bit nuts.......

boy 14
girl 6
boy 4.5
boy 3
girl almost 5 months

I am ;) nuts all the time since they are all home with me all the time!:eek2:

My big crisis right now is the 3 year old does not know the word please and is always sounding so demanding it drives his sibs nuts!

Welcome care_n_jim you are #40! Welcome to the site. I'm the mother of a 9 month old and am expecting our 2nd in February.

TJ learned to climb up the stairs today! :eek2: That makes me really nervous. The way our stairs were built, there's no gate that would fit at the bottom to prevent him from climbing.

That would worry me too. Tackling stairs is a milestone. The doctor asked if my little one could climb stairs at the 15 month check up but since we don't have any stairs in our home I think he's a bit behind on the climbing thing. Have you checked onestepahead.com for gates?

TJ learned to climb up the stairs today! :eek2: That makes me really nervous. The way our stairs were built, there's no gate that would fit at the bottom to prevent him from climbing. I have experience with this! I have/have had 3 major climbers! :laugh:

First of all....how is your stairway built? There is always some way to figure out gating it off. With our stairway, there's a banister, so you can't bolt in a gate on both sides. Is that how yours is, or is it completely open? We tie ours off on a rung, and that works. The older kids just climb over, lol.

Future events to look out for with a potential climber.... the moment the leg goes up on the crib rail trying to hook it over, drawers as steps and when they can push chairs/stools/toys around to get a boost up. I caught my oldest trying to climb on top of the fridge one time. :rolleyes:

That would worry me too. Tackling stairs is a milestone. The doctor asked if my little one could climb stairs at the 15 month check up but since we don't have any stairs in our home I think he's a bit behind on the climbing thing. Have you checked onestepahead.com for gates?I :heart: onestepahead!!! I've been getting the catalog since I had my first! There are some awesome things there!!!

I've a friend who has stairs that can't really have a gate either and they said that their baby just learned how to deal with stairs and never really fell. His little sister tumbled quite a bit before she caught on -- so Mom was a wreck for a while. Our house has an open floor plan in two levels. There is no gate big enough to prevent Peyton from tumbling down the step into the lower part of the room. Thankfully it is carpeted and she's starting to figure out to stop.

I :heart: onestepahead!!! I've been getting the catalog since I had my first! There are some awesome things there!!!
I think I've been single handedly keeping them in business for the last year (or so my hubby would argue) I figured I'd better slow down a bit when I realised I knew all my credit card numbers by heart :redface: .
OK, a question. We're going on vacation next week (to Hawaii -- where else for a hardcore Lost fan? :)) and will be dealing with a big time zone change -- any tips on adjusting the little one's sleeping schedule?
A friend of mine suggested giving him Benadryl to help him sleep on the plane. Last year it was easy as he was only 4 months old and slept for most of the journey -- I don't want to be the lady with the screaming baby, getting evil looks from everyone on the plane!

How slow am I??? I just found this thread..hahaha!! I must join!!

I have 4 (yeah, count 'em, 4!!!) kiddos. Patience, 14; Cameron, 5; Liam, 2; Mikaela, 13 months.
Cameron is the biggest LOST fan and just thinks Locke is the coolest dude ever (his words, I swear). Patience tries to keep up but I think that the depth of the story is just too much for her. The other 2 just want to dance in front of the tv when I am trying to watch it. HAHA!! Thank goodness for VCRs!!! :biggrin:

LostApril, I have a Cameron too who is 2. Is yours a boy or girl? Mine is a boy.


Just got back from 6 days in Europe last night. My 2 year old won't come near me....I think she's ticked off I left her!!!

GB-How did I miss your vacation? I'm really out of it. Hope you had a great time. Where did you go?

A friend of mine suggested giving him Benadryl to help him sleep on the plane. Last year it was easy as he was only 4 months old and slept for most of the journey -- I don't want to be the lady with the screaming baby, getting evil looks from everyone on the plane!
I've never done the travel thing with TJ, so I can't give you travel advice. But I can give you Benadryl advice... it has an opposite effect on some kids. Like TJ. Instead of putting him to sleep, it makes him a bit more hyper - or at least restless. If you want to go with the Benadryl on the plane, you may want to give it a test drive at home ahead of time, either at bedtime or for a nap. That way, you don't end up having an extra-wired child on the flight when you were expecting a sleepy one!

GB-How did I miss your vacation? I'm really out of it. Hope you had a great time. Where did you go?Hey POG!! (<--one of the coolest abbreviations of a username on the 'lage)

I was on a yacht in the Riviera! :shocking: My Other won an award at work, and that was the reward! We were in Nice, Monte Carlo, Portofino, St. Tropez and Cannes....seems sorta surreal now that I'm home, lol.

Geez, it must be tough to go back to regular life after that. Cannes one day -- dirty diaper the next . . .

...it has an opposite effect on some kids. Like TJ. Instead of putting him to sleep, it makes him a bit more hyper - or at least restless.

Thanks for the advice twilightsun. Hmmmm...maybe a better plan would be to leave little DC with hubby, find an empty seat at the back of the plane and take the Benadryl myself...:p .

goddessblue -- What a fantastic vacation. Lucky you!!

Thanks for the advice twilightsun. Hmmmm...maybe a better plan would be to leave little DC with hubby, find an empty seat at the back of the plane and take the Benadryl myself...:p .
That sounds like a good plan! :biggrin:

Alright, the time has come to ask the age-old question: any tips for morning sickness? I feel a vauge, constant nausua-- and why does being pregnant make you sick anyway? It just seems unfair!

not lost... ok.. soo.. i havent been on here in forever so i didnt even know you were pregnant!! I usually just drank some milk and ate crackers when I felt sick in the morning.. butttt..... most of the time the morning sickness won out!

I got on here because I wanted to say... "MY SON JUST PEE PEE'D ON THE POTTY:)" he's a little young to be potty trained.. but he has peed on the potty several times.. and will tell me when he has pee pee'd! Soo.. I think we are making great progress:D

^dances wildly and cheers^ Way to go! I've heard that if you pay attention to when a kid starts getting really interested in the potty -- they learn a lot quicker and easier -- and sometimes younger than you'd expect!!

I have sit him on the potty 200 times in the past month.. then the ONE time that I leave him on the potty with hubby watching him... beccause hubby won't take out hte trash.. I have to do the manly job and take out the trash.... soooo... I got back and the baby was in the tub taking his bath.. and hubby points to the potty and said.."look".. and there was pee pee in the potty!! I was soooooooo excited...!!!!! I was soooo upset that I missed it though:(

I laughed so hard! That is absolutely typical isn't it? I spend 40 mins. trying to get the baby to go to sleep and my husband comes home and she's asleep in 5 minutes! As to the trash --- I feel your pain -- in fact I need to step away from the computer and take out the trash myself!!! I don't understand it either -- my Dad ALWAYS took out the trash and no one had to remind him . . . argh!

My poor baby (Okay, so he's 12, but he'll always be my baby!) was in an incident today at school and has really sore and swollen facial injuries. He thought it was cool though, cause he got carted off to hospital in an ambulance....:redface:

Alright I must confess that I am intensly curious about this "incident" -- what happened to your poor baby? Facial injuries? That's a bit disturbing and not (hopefully) just another day at school.

Alright I must confess that I am intensly curious about this "incident" -- what happened to your poor baby? Facial injuries? That's a bit disturbing and not (hopefully) just another day at school.

Well, it was a just another day at school, that's the sad irony. He and a few other boys were playing outside during morning break, when another group of lads found some big sticks ? (God knows where they got those from, school are investigating), and somehow my poor son's face was in the way!! It sounds like it wasn't deliberate, but he took the full brunt of these sticks, which had really sharp bits on them.

His face is very swollen and he had the deep cut glued together rather than stitched, so it shouldn't leave much of a scar.

He's still a bit shell-shocked, and will probably be off school for the rest of the week , hence me being home and playing on the pc at this time of day......(it's 12.16 midday here in London as I write this) :cool:

Cheers for your concern, notlost.. (really like your avi, by the way...)

Bella xx

Thanks! I think your son deserves lots of ice cream -- that always makes me feel better!

Thanks! I think your son deserves lots of ice cream -- that always makes me feel better!

Oh believe me he will, as soon as he's allowed to - would you believe the Sister in A and E, (ER to you) said no ice cream until the glue's dried, as he's not meant to get the bit between lip and nose wet for 5 days...(sounds like a puppy!)

Roll on Sunday night, it'll be Ben and Jerry's all round!!! :biggrin:

Oh Bella! Hugs to your son!! When my son was in preschool, some other boy was throwing rocks in the air and my son got pegged in the head. Man, do scalp wounds bleed!! He didn't end up needing any stitches, but it sure scared the crap outta me, lol!

Oh Bella! Hugs to your son!! When my son was in preschool, some other boy was throwing rocks in the air and my son got pegged in the head. Man, do scalp wounds bleed!! He didn't end up needing any stitches, but it sure scared the crap outta me, lol!

Cheers, goddess... :cool: It sure is scary, isn't it? You so want to protect them from these sort of things.....

Cheers, goddess... :cool: It sure is scary, isn't it? You so want to protect them from these sort of things.....I know! Last year, my older daughter (5 @ the time) was running in the house, and slipped on the ceramic tile. She and I ended up in the ER on a Friday night for stitches in her chin. ER's on Friday night's are NOT a fun place to be, especially with a little girl!! Drunks, weirdos....we went in around 8pm and didn't get out until around 1am.

Oh, I know. I once worked as a general (as opposed to my present mental health status) nurse:doctor:, and as a student I did a stint in an A and E dept- those Friday late shifts were bl**dy murder!

Hey Goddess, hope your eldest daughter is fully recovered- both from the accident and her trip to the ER !!:biggrin:

Bella x

Aww...thanks Bella. Yeah, she is. It happened over a year ago. She still talks about it, though. You can barely see her scar, but she'll point it out to you, lol. She also talks about getting ice cream at 1:30 in the morning when we finally got home. She's the only one of the kids who's had ice cream in the middle of the night, so she has to rub it in. I promised her on the way to the hospital, lol.

Sounds glorious! My son had his well-deserved mound of ice cream last evening, in true, 'I'm nearly a teenager, so I can have as much as I want' fashion! :biggrin:

B x

Yesterday Aydan had the most HORRIBLE diaper rash that he has ever had!! It was horrible.. he would scream if I put a diaper on him! Aydan is in the habit of letting me know exactly when he poopies or pee pee's... so it wasn't just that his diaper wasn't getting changed often enough... so figuring out the cause was diffficult! Being a modern day mom I didn't have any cloth diapers to put on him ( I thought that the soft cotton would be better than the wierd plasticy material diapers are made of!) Anyway... so I tried putting diapy cream on him, and he just screamed! I bathed him in an oatmeal bath made by aveeno ( I bathe in it, and it is wonderful:D) to try and sooth him, and he didn't want to have anything to do with that either! I ended up just wraping him in a blanket and putting a huge tie in the front to keep it from falling down! He looked sooo silly with it tied around him:D he went hours with it on, or with nothing on! I was sooo scared he was going to pee on the sofa or something!! I finally got a diaper on him to put him to bed last night, but I wanted to ask for advice! Seeing aydan soooo upset like he was broke my heart! I did everything in my power to help him, but nothing I did seemed to work! I figured out that it was the new juice that he was drinking that was making him get a diapy rash, due to the acidity in the juice. Anyway, so I am not giving him any more of that stuff, but other than that.. what can I do?? He broke my heart seeing him so sad:( I have an all natural diaper cream made by aveeno (again.. i love aveeno products) but even that irritated him:( any advice would be welcome!

Stef

Aw, Stef, I bet he looked really cute wrapped in that blanket!! ;)

If it was the juice, then it should clear up pretty soon, I'd imagine. When Sammy was a baby and had bad nappy rash I used to just use straight old fashioned calomine lotion, you have that over there, don't you? Always did the trick for us....

If it doesn't clear up, I'd advise go see your doctor, just in case it's a fungal infection that needs treatment. They do get very strange things sometimes which just seem to appear out of the blue......

Hope he (and you!) feel better today...:biggrin:

Bella x..

Yesterday Aydan had the most HORRIBLE diaper rash that he has ever had!! It was horrible.. he would scream if I put a diaper on him! Aydan is in the habit of letting me know exactly when he poopies or pee pee's... so it wasn't just that his diaper wasn't getting changed often enough... so figuring out the cause was diffficult! Being a modern day mom I didn't have any cloth diapers to put on him ( I thought that the soft cotton would be better than the wierd plasticy material diapers are made of!) Anyway... so I tried putting diapy cream on him, and he just screamed! I bathed him in an oatmeal bath made by aveeno ( I bathe in it, and it is wonderful:D) to try and sooth him, and he didn't want to have anything to do with that either! I ended up just wraping him in a blanket and putting a huge tie in the front to keep it from falling down! He looked sooo silly with it tied around him:D he went hours with it on, or with nothing on! I was sooo scared he was going to pee on the sofa or something!! I finally got a diaper on him to put him to bed last night, but I wanted to ask for advice! Seeing aydan soooo upset like he was broke my heart! I did everything in my power to help him, but nothing I did seemed to work! I figured out that it was the new juice that he was drinking that was making him get a diapy rash, due to the acidity in the juice. Anyway, so I am not giving him any more of that stuff, but other than that.. what can I do?? He broke my heart seeing him so sad:( I have an all natural diaper cream made by aveeno (again.. i love aveeno products) but even that irritated him:( any advice would be welcome!

StefStef! I think I might be able to help, GF!

When my older daughter was an infant, about a week and a half, 2 weeks old, she had a terrible rash that made the skin on her bottom peel off. It was horrible and it made us both cry. The cream the doctor prescribed didn't work and neither did any OTC creams I tried.

I called a girlfriend of mine who worked in a pediatrician's office, and she gave me a recipe for what I dubbed "Butt Cream," lol.

Regular, unscented Pond's cold cream
Regular, clear Mylanta (blue bottle, not any of the flavored ones!)

^ Mix about 3 tablespoons of each. It's gonna look a little grainy, and it might be a little bit watery-ish across the top. (Like when you pull sour cream outta the fridge and have to pour the watery bit off, lol.) Put it on for every change. I swear, you WILL see results within 24 hours. That recipe is the only one that I've ever seen truly work with results like that. I keep a little tupperware in the little one's room just in case. And I've even had to still have the older ones use it from time to time. Hope it works!!!

gb

wow... I love that recipe!!!! Sounds strange enough to work... because we all know that the strange things are usually the ones that surprise us:D I will defenitly have to try it!:D His butt seems to be a little better today! His diaper is on and he isn't screaming:D I will have to get the stuff and make some! :D

P.S. I loved your liquid on top of the sour cream reference....... made me laugh:D haha

wow... I love that recipe!!!! Sounds strange enough to work... because we all know that the strange things are usually the ones that surprise us:D I will defenitly have to try it!:D His butt seems to be a little better today! His diaper is on and he isn't screaming:D I will have to get the stuff and make some! :D

P.S. I loved your liquid on top of the sour cream reference....... made me laugh:D hahalol!! Seriously, try it!! I've given this recipe to sooo many moms and it always works! I think the Mylanta draws out the acidity in the urine and the Ponds forms a barrier and moisturizes the little baby tush, lol.


PS.....my almost 3 year old has graduated to pull-ups. But she has no interest in the potty. *sighs* Every time I put a pull-up on her, she sings "I'm a big kid now!" (very cute, lmao) But they don't do well for night time, so I've been putting a regular diaper on her for naps and at bedtime. When I go to check on her later on, to tuck her in and make sure she's asleep, I keep finding she's taking the diaper off and throwing it out of the crib!! :laugh: She doesn't want to wear a diaper anymore - she's a big kid now! :laugh: Thankfully...there haven't been any...accidents in the crib when she does this....yet! :eek:

Well, I'm going to keep that recipe in mind for the future -- just in case, but it sounds kind of disgusting. Little NotLost is now getting her fourth tooth and NO LONGER SLEEPS! Which wouldn't be so bad if it didn't mean that we didn't sleep either! UGH! Hopefully, it will pop all the way through quickly and we can get some rest.

Well.. the very next day Aydans butt was fine! I think half of his screaming and fussy was because he HATED having his diaper on!! He pee pee'd in the potty again yesterday:D He was silly... I took his diaper off to put him on the potty and he ran away:D I was doing laundry and heard him say.."ohhhhh NOOOO".. so I went running in and he had tinkled a little in his play pen!! I rushed him to the potty and he just sat there! Then.. he got off of his potty and tinkled a little on the floor! I put him on the potty AGAIN and finally he pee pee'd allll the way! I was sooo excited and jumping up and down! Aydan seriously thought I was crazy!! :D

The fun times of having kids:D

Little NotLost has a pretty good rash going right now. She's also getting THREE teeth at once. We had a pretty sad day the other day. She's fairly cheerful now, but I can't wait until these three are all the way in. She's also cruising like crazy and of course falling all the time because she's gotten quite brave about trying to stand.

Help!! Question everyone. Little Notlost now has an ear infection (she had a temp of 103!) but she hates her amoxocillian. Any suggestions for helping her take it?

I am assuming that the medication is liquid form, and probably some kinda of fruity flavor? Am I right? If so I'd do what I do! I had to give my son some kind of cherry flavored meds one time, and he would not take it! I don't like Aydan having sugary drinks, but this was the exception! I mixed it in some fruitpunch! I made the fruit punch rather strong, just to mask the flavor, but Aydan drank it like I was giving him the BEST treat in the whole world! Other juices will probably work, but just try to get something that will really mask the flavor:D I also did that when he was having problems when we went on our last flight! I just dumped his meds into some juice:D I called it his "magic juice!" Hehe.. Hope that works!

Help!! Question everyone. Little Notlost now has an ear infection (she had a temp of 103!) but she hates her amoxocillian. Any suggestions for helping her take it?

I mix Bailey's with Chocolate milk...:)

She has also moved into the pull-up or "big girl" diapers...she kept taking off the other ones and throwing them...and I would pick her up out of a puddle in the morning:eek2: ...She will be two on Sept. 1 and is totally out of control...we just miss the potty chair but she lets me know when she has gone...she brings me a diaper and lays on her back for me to change her...too cute..

Is this little kid rash week?? Bailey has a really bad one and is running around pointing and saying "boo boo da da....owwwwwie.":)

She swam on her own yesterday in the pool too..it was like teaching her to walk all over again..the baby vest made her cheeks look chubbier than normal because it would ride up on her... It was so awesome to see her push me away so she could do it on her own...like a little bobbing cork she was..getting her out was a trip...

Giving a shout out to any other stay at home dads!! Any more out there??

Way to go stay at home dads! My husband has Mondays off and he's a great guy instead of dumping Little NotLost in daycare, he watches her. Sometimes they watch ESPN together! LOL.
Thanks for the tips. I think I'll try the juice. Little NotLost has never had juice, so she might like it. I'd try the chocolate milk, but she hasn't had milk yet either. Her formula is Soy based although we accidently bought milk base once and she didn't get sick.
I wasn't sure you could mix it with stuff, but I don't see why not.
Before her ear infection, I've been taking her swimming. She loves the water. Last time she kept putting her face in the water on her own. I just need to teach her to blow bubbles.
I hope all is well with everyone.

When I mixed them togther..I mixed about 3-1 and not a full bottle/sippy cup to make sure she drank it all and didn't toss it somewhere..she rather likes the taste straight up now and gets really mad when she can't have more...Little Not Lost will get to that stage soon.:)

Swimming at their age almost always = ear infections...swim caps are helpful if they don't rip them off their heads..

That's funny..Bailey climbed up on the chair with me this morning to watch ESPN and have a banana and power bar with me...then she took my arm and put it around her...moments like that are priceless..

Aww.... Babies are the greatest things EVER! Aydan can be sooooo mean sometimes, and pull my hair just to see me wince, but he usually a little sweetie:D Climbing up on mhy lap saying.."MOMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEE" ( He was calling me MOM, and I didn't like that so I am glad he has started saying mommy:D) He loves to give hugs and kisses and it makes my day when he wakes up in the morning calling my name then gives me a huge hug and kiss:D It's adorable!

P.S. I have been having issues with Aydan eating! For the last few days, the only thing he will eat is kraft mac and cheese! I've tried everything, and nothing seems to work! Today he ate some spaghetti, so that was good, but he won't eat anything during the day.. maybe a banana here and there, but that's it:( Any one have any idea on what to do?

stef

Well, it turns out Peyton doesn't like chocolate milk, juice or her medicine!! Fortunately, she screams when I try to give her the medicine -- which means her mouth is open and I can give it to her. I wish there was an easier way to give it to her. 10 days seems like an enternity when I have to give her medicine twice a day.

P.S. I have been having issues with Aydan eating! For the last few days, the only thing he will eat is kraft mac and cheese! I've tried everything, and nothing seems to work! Today he ate some spaghetti, so that was good, but he won't eat anything during the day.. maybe a banana here and there, but that's it:( Any one have any idea on what to do?

stef

When I want princess Bailey to eat something that she won't...I sit down and eat it and make a MAJOR production over it..lots of "yummies" and the like and then take it somewhere else when she comes to investigate..she gets mad and follows me and says "bite"

Or...I make a celebration out of a piece of food..dance and around with it and cheer and sure enough...she wants in and gobbles it up.

Just keep in mind...we are smarter than they are...they just keep it simplier than we do...:biggrin:

When I want princess Bailey to eat something that she won't...I sit down and eat it and make a MAJOR production over it..lots of "yummies" and the like and then take it somewhere else when she comes to investigate..she gets mad and follows me and says "bite"

Or...I make a celebration out of a piece of food..dance and around with it and cheer and sure enough...she wants in and gobbles it up.

Just keep in mind...we are smarter than they are...they just keep it simplier than we do...:biggrin:


I've tried the whole.."MMMMMMmmmMMMMMMMM... WOW.. this is soooooo YUMMY!"... but Aydan seems to know I am trying to trick him! I swear.. that boy is getting smart.. and it's getting annoying:D I can't lie to him anymore without him knowing im up to something!! We used to take walks around the apartment complex, and I'd get him back to the front door by telling him.."OHH... look Aydan.. I see a birdie".. **Pointing like a crazy person and jumping up and down***** and he'd go running in the right direction! Now... he seems to know I am lying:D I've tried ot just point out when I do see a bird, to re-gain his trust:D hahaha!

He hasn't eaten anything today! He ate some corn, but that was only because hubby was eating it! He will eat anything hubby eats.. but not me:( I think that he knows mom would naturally try to give him the stuff that is good to him, and dad is the one that feeds him icecream and cookies! Aydan things.."So if daddy is eating something.. it must be good.. and mom... shesh.. she tries to feed me PEAS.. can u believe that?"

He's a silly little man... but he's my silly little man.. I think I am the luckiest gal around:D

Peyton still hates her medicine and we've got five more days to go! We manage to sling it down her throat while she screams, but it is definitely a two person job. On the other hand, she finally feels better and is eating again. It is good to see her smiling, cheerful face again.

Peyton still hates her medicine and we've got five more days to go! We manage to sling it down her throat while she screams, but it is definitely a two person job. On the other hand, she finally feels better and is eating again. It is good to see her smiling, cheerful face again.

:24: Man does that ring true..I would wait for Bailey to REALLY scream with the mouth wide open and "GLUB" down the hatch...she got so ticked at Dada...

She has pink eye now and to get the drops in her eyes..I lay her down and come in from the top and tap her forehead...she looks up and "DRIP!!" Now she REALLY screams loud...too bad I don't need to give her liquid..perfect opportunity...:biggrin:

Eye drops!! That would be tough. I've got to remember how you managed it -- just in case it ever comes up. This a.m. when we gave her her medicine. She simply took it. She didn't scream or fuss. In fact, she looked at us like we were crazy for holding her down like we were about to go to war. She glanced at dada as if to say, "What's your problem? It's just medicine." Hopefully, this new cooperative attitude will stick.

Hopefully, this new cooperative attitude will stick.

Baaaa waaaa hahahahahahaha...:24: ...

Hope is a great thing...!!!!! :)

Kids are so great...Bailey waited till we were past the halfway point in our walk this morning before deciding she didn't want to walk anymore...of course it is 93 already...

Eye drops!! That would be tough. I've got to remember how you managed it -- just in case it ever comes up. This a.m. when we gave her her medicine. She simply took it. She didn't scream or fuss. In fact, she looked at us like we were crazy for holding her down like we were about to go to war. She glanced at dada as if to say, "What's your problem? It's just medicine." Hopefully, this new cooperative attitude will stick.

Oh man.. i love kids! My son did the same thing.. protesting his bath for weeks.. screaming when i would even suggest it.. and really screaming when he hit the water.. as if he were dying!... he didn't get many baths in that period of time! Then.. one day I said.."aydan.. you reallllllly need a bath!"...and he looked at me and said.."BATH??" and he went running to the bathroom! It was the wierdest thing ever! I think kids... don't know what they want... :D haha!

I have to share... TJ took four steps over the weekend!

He was mad at the time and didn't even realize what he did. He's still too nervous to do it again when he's actually thinking about it.

If anyone finds a beach ball with a jingle bell in it, could you PM me and maybe I could buy it from you? He was playing with a ball at the library playgroup... he LOVES it. But I can't find one anywhere, and they won't let me get it from them in exchange for a donation.

I have to share... TJ took four steps over the weekend!

He was mad at the time and didn't even realize what he did. He's still too nervous to do it again when he's actually thinking about it.

If anyone finds a beach ball with a jingle bell in it, could you PM me and maybe I could buy it from you? He was playing with a ball at the library playgroup... he LOVES it. But I can't find one anywhere, and they won't let me get it from them in exchange for a donation.Yay for TJ, twilight!! :clapping: Look out once he gets going....there'll be no stopping him. :biggrin:

And I googled and found this. (http://www.viecoballoons.com/bb316sm.htm) But it's got a huge smilie face on it. :ohwell:

I have to share... TJ took four steps over the weekend!

He was mad at the time and didn't even realize what he did. He's still too nervous to do it again when he's actually thinking about it.

If anyone finds a beach ball with a jingle bell in it, could you PM me and maybe I could buy it from you? He was playing with a ball at the library playgroup... he LOVES it. But I can't find one anywhere, and they won't let me get it from them in exchange for a donation.

When Peyton was little we bought her this tummy time gym from Target. One of the things that hung from it was a small blow-up ball that has a jingle in it. Look for it in the newborn section of toys. It is pretty small, but might be what you're looking for.

I love to hear the great stories herein!

A Proud Parents happy birthday to jellybean!

:biggrin:

-Mang

We are up in Tahoe right now. Poor Peyton's ear infection is back -- just in time for the altitude. So far on our vacation we've had probably 4 hours of sleep a night. Hopefully she will be better soon.

ohhhh I LOVE Tahoe notlost!! It's one of my very favorite places. It's about an hour and a half from me.

We've come up to Tahoe for the last 30 years. We're over in Incline Village -- which I realize is a tourist spot -- but it sure is beautiful. The weather is great -- much better than the heatwave where we came from!

it's terrible hot here! i'm heading for the coast tomorrow for a few days. we always stay at the same place when we go to tahoe. rent a condo right on the beach. it's soooo beautiful.

When Peyton was little we bought her this tummy time gym from Target. One of the things that hung from it was a small blow-up ball that has a jingle in it. Look for it in the newborn section of toys. It is pretty small, but might be what you're looking for.
Oh thank you! I will have to look for it the next time I'm in Target!

Im a new dad & its actually kind of odd but sometimes my daughter will lay w/me while I watch tv. I have found different sounds that will calm her down (cartoons comedys whatnot) but the wierd thing is that a few times when I have been watching lost, Lockes voice will actually calm her down. It's almost spooky.
100%
Plus this last fathers day, my fiancee who will NOT try and get into LOST so we can watch together as she hates almost all scifi, gave me LOST season 1 for being a new daddy. So that was cool getting a box set of a show I love from someone who dont really care about it.

Yay for TJ, twilight!! :clapping: Look out once he gets going....there'll be no stopping him. :biggrin:

:shesaid:

My son Wyatt started walking consistently at about a year old.....it's safe to say I haven't been able to sit down since then (he'll be 2 in Sept).

Peyton who decided to wait for vacation to get a double ear infection -- NO SLEEP AT ALL! -- now stands without holding on, but has only hesitantly tried to take a step once or twice. I keep thinking that she's going to pull off walking any day now. I just know she's hard enough to contain right now, I can't imagine if she's walking.

*sigh*..I remember so well her first steps...it was amazing...now..she is taking full belly flops off the pool ledge...she is 22 months old and wants NO help from me to do anything...love the immobile times...when they are motoring..it is ON!!:box:

Just wanted to pop my head and tell you all that Aydan will be two on the 27th!! I am sooo excited... two years old... I can't even believe it!

He is getting sooo smart and talking in sentences! Not all the time of course, but sometimes he'll link four words together and I get sooooo excited! The first sentence he said was amazing... and I couldn't get over it!

On another topic, Aydan is being sooo picky and won't eat anything! I made him french toast.... HIS FAVORITE... but nope.. he wouldnt touch it! I made him spaghetti.. which he loves... but he didnt touch it... I gave him a pop tart.. and he even declined that!!!! I made french fries with dinner.. he ate a few of those, but other than that.. he's had NOTHING all day! It's been days since he had a good meal, and it's starting to worry me! What should I do!??

I share your excitement as Bailey turns two on Sept. 1..I was looking through her first three month baby book and to see the change is incredible...sentences...fits...being picky..she does it all.

Only thing I would say about not eating...they will eat when they are hungry. Give him a day or two and if nothing has changed call his peds doc. He should be due for his two year exam anyway and it will give you some peace of mind.:)

Yeah:D I have to call and make an appointment for Aydan to get his 2 year check up! I will mention something then! Aydan used to eat pretty much everything I put in front of him... even veggies! Now he turns his nose up at everything! He ate a cookie when I got back from the grocery store.. but who would turn down a cookie!? It's just frustrating me because I want him to get his vitimans! I might have to start giving him some so that he stays nurished!:D

Baileys Daddy.... what was your daughters first sentence? Wasn't it amazing! Aydan just looked right at me and said..." I got a truck" ....toooooo cute! :D

Baileys Daddy.... what was your daughters first sentence? Wasn't it amazing! Aydan just looked right at me and said..." I got a truck" ....toooooo cute! :D

I gave her her bottle and she said.."Thank you dada.." about fell over backward. Now she never stops talking. Ever...:rolleyes:

Have you tried vitamins in Gummy Bear form?? We give Bailey those from Juice Plus..they come in fruit blend and veggie. She loves them and askes for them every morning when she sees me taking mine. Do a search for Juice Plus and it should give you a lot to choose from. They are mail order only.

On the 23rd, Peyton will be one year old!!!

Notlost.. awww.. yay to the bday babies!!! Peyton will be one on the 23... aydan will be two on the 27th.. and if I am correct Bailey will be two sometime in early September!

Happy bday to Peyton TOMORROW:D haha

Baileys dad.. thanks for hte gummy tip:D

Hi everyone. Haven't been around in what seems like forever. I am 5 months pregnant, expecting a boy. I had terrible morning sickness for a few months, so I didn't do anything. Summer is winding down. I am now less busy and will have time to pop in a little more. Mikala is still not pottie trained. She doesn't like to have a poopy pull up on, and I find her going into the bathrm by herself and pulling it off and dumping the poop in the toilet. I did that for awhile to show her how it goes in there. She just wont sit on the toilet and do it. I make her sit on it everyday and see if she'll go pottie, she usually does but will not tell me she has to go. Tomorrow I am putting big girl undies on her and see what she does. I did that about 2 months ago and she just pee'd in them. It's just I don't know what more to say to her to get her to understand she needs to not wear pull ups anymore and wear undies and go on the toilet like mom and dad. She will be 3 in Dec. Wish us luck. So, "hi" to everyone, and hope to be around a little more since Lost will be back soon!
ps. adyansmom, we were just in Va last week on vac. Brother in law is in the Navy. Visited him and his wife and 1 yr old. Did some tourist stuff. We were in the Newport News ares. Nice area. More wooded than I expected.

Hey jellybean, I'm due in February. When are you due? Peyton will be 11/2 when the new baby arrives. I doubt she'll be potty trained by then. Especially since she doesn't mind one bit when her diaper's wet or muddy. Oh well . . .

I'm due Jan 5. Do you have a U/S date yet and do you plan on finding out the Gender?
He is kicking like crazy. He is breech and kicks really low. Much stronger then my girl. Hope he goes head down soon. Mikala was always head down, so it scares me a little. Congrats on your new baby!!!

Hello, fellow people with babies!
I'm new here, and I have two very loud and active 9 month old twin boys :biggrin:
It's nice to read the conversations about first sentences, as we're eagerly awaiting a first word (well, 2 first words) at the moment.
*crosses fingers for "Dada"* ;)

Congratulations to the expecting mothers above.

Welcome aboard York. Congrats on twin boys. I bet they're a handful. The first 2 yrs are the most exciting. All the new stuff they do. Fingers are crossed for you!

Heya Jellybean, no date for the U/S yet, but we should have one scheduled soon -- we've got Kaiser so they'll let us know. We are definitely going to find out. We are sort of hoping for another girl. I've only got one sister and no brothers so I can't imagine Peyton not havinga sister. This baby is active too, but so was Peyton.

Welcome aboard York. Congrats on twin boys. I bet they're a handful. The first 2 yrs are the most exciting. All the new stuff they do. Fingers are crossed for you!

Thanks, Jellybean. They sure are a lot of hands full, but well worth it of course :)
Is this baby going to be your second child then?

Welcome York -- you are number 41. My husband and I keep expecting them to tell us we are pregnant with twins because there are sooooo many twins in our families and none in our generation. But they said there's only one baby in there.

Twins damage your health! ;) Especially at the crawling stage we're at now where they go in different directions and try to nosedive into things at the same time! It's chaos!:eek2: Twice the fun too though :biggrin:
I'm sure one baby at a time is plenty enough to keep your hands full!;)

We have tons of twins in our families too, so I'm way paranoid about two sets!
Did you say it was a boy you're expecting? That's great! Nice variety

Hahah.. hey guys... all this twin talk got me thinking! I am a twin, so I guess I should fear for my children, and not so much myself! Right? I hope so.. lordy do I hope so! My little guy is enought to handle on his own, couldn't imagine TWO of him running around!

Hey, for some reason, Peyton has been hitting herself lately. Did anyone else's kids do that? It is kind of disturbing, but she doesn't seem to mind.

Anyone interested in pictures from TJ's first birthday party? :biggrin:

http://cutestbabyever.wildeggplant.com/2006/08/27/tjs-first-birthday-party/

OMG^^^ The pics were toooo cute! i loved them! They defenitly made me smile!

Wow! I have been absent with now taking care of 2 kids. Where did everyone go? Now that lost is back again, I feel their is more to read and discuss. I wish I had more time to spend at The Fuselage. Everyone managing to watch Lost in peace in quiet, kids in bed?

Hey Jellybean!

Watch Lost uninterruped? lol....thank goodness for dvrs! :laugh:

How old are your kids, now?

Mikala is 4 years old now. And my baby Michael is 13 months. Wow, time flies! Michael goes to bed around 7:30. Mikala will go to bed around 8:30, but on some nights, she will get up and play, so then I have to put her back to bed. She's been good for the last week though because she's been sick.
Sounds like you have to watch Lost later after it's aired. Benefits to that. You can re-watch it to catch something you may have missed.
Good to see you still around

My kids are 10, 8 and 4 and all go to bed at 8:30. Well, we start getting ready for bed around 8:30, lol....After jammies, brushing teeth, story time and listening to everyone's prayers it's more like 8:45 or 9. :rolleyes:

ohhhh! older kids both brought home straight A's this semester! proud parent moment! :biggrin:

I have a 13 year old going through Florida F.C.A.T.'s this week and her only relief is our conversations regarding our beloved Losties.

If I had to pin her down to a specific Archetype she would best compare to Juliet. More ecumenical in her thought process but absolutely ruthless in determination when she sets her sight on something she wants or attain a specific goal.

I'll say that we don't watch too much tv but Lost has been a staple in our home since the beginning. It's also brought us together and has created some rather stimulating conversation.

Usually kids her age are wrapped up in MTV culture which is cancer for the brain and, in my opinion, promotes retardation. Lost, with it's science and mythology and psuedo-psychology, has exponentially broadened our perspectives.

The last time I felt this way towards a television show was Twin Peaks in high school.

Usually kids her age are wrapped up in MTV culture which is cancer for the brain and, in my opinion, promotes retardation. Lost, with it's science and mythology and psuedo-psychology, has exponentially broadened our perspectives.

The last time I felt this way towards a television show was Twin Peaks in high school.
I completely agree! My daughter is 4, so she is too young to get into it. I try though. She gets side tracked very easily. Hopefully when she's a little older, they'll have a show on with just as much intelligence as Lost.

It seems this has become a dead thread. But I just found it!! I love the idea of being able to chat and find answers from other proud parent that are also Lost fans too. My two most favorite things in one thread... parenting and Lost.

So please join. Lets talk!!

I'm still around! I was pleasantly surprised to see this thread pop up on my UserCP. :)

How many kids do you have kansasgal? Boys or girls?

<----proud mama to 3 kids. My son's 10 1/2, and my girls have birthdays coming up very soon. My older daughter will be 9 on 7/21 and my youngest will be 5 on 7/7.

I have a 4 (very close to 5) year old Boy.. My daughter is 2 (very close to 3). They are a handful... But I love them!!!

We do talk allot about our kids on the Elders board. But I saw this thread and loved the idea.

I remember those days when I just had 2, right about those ages, too. Now they're sassy and trying to get all independant on me, lol

This place used to be hoppin'. I'm always glad to have a place to brag or wail about my kids, tho! :24:

My children... my beautiful wonderful children.. just took a whole package of crackers, dumped them down the basement stairs, and walked up and down laughing hysterically. They think when mommy is on the laptop I don't hear what they are doing... Then their is always my first reaction is to laugh and tell them how cute they are. But I learned to hold back. You laugh once, even when I tell them no. They think it is cute and will do it again.

:laughing: I've learned that doesn't ever stop.

I had a recent car ride with my kids. The older ones going:

"Guess What?"

What?"

"Chickenbutt!"

<insert hysterical laughter here >

Now they have the little one doing it.

:rolleyes:

I remember saying that when I was a kid!!! How bad is it that I still think it's hilariously funny at my age? lol

It really doesn't take much to amuse me. So sad.

I think that should be rule #1 in parenting.

1. Be easily amused
2. Realize your house will never be clean again... and be OK with it.

That was the hardest thing for me and still is sometimes. The clutter of toys. At times it doesn't bother me until I start stepping and stumbling all over Thomas the Train and Strawberry Shortcake. Then I get a little annoyed. I have a huge bruise on the bottom of my foot right now from that darn little train. It's like an obstacle course in here! :)

We are pretty lucky... our basement is half finished half unfinished... we will get around to it someday...LOL But since we don't use the basement it has become the playroom. And it is big enough for them to ride bike. So the toys mostly stay down there. For me it is the constantly dirty carpet... and the drawings and handprints on my walls. I can only clean my carpets so much, most of the writing on the wall has to be painted over because it is black marker... or sometimes even fingernail polish.

But I have gotten much better. So now every available space on my walls has writing, or handprints or whatever... and my carpet... OMG I don't even want to talk about it. I made an agreement to my husband that we will clean the carpets and paint every 6 months....

I used to worry about that all the time. My son got ahold of a sharpee and colored his bedroom door right under the knob. Not too much so I wasn't that upset.

I'm a big fan of the markers that only write on special paper. I have markers and finger paints. They have been a lifesaver that's for sure.

The markers and special paper is nice, but expensive. My kids go through a notebook of paper in a week. However, I am sure in the long run it would be more inexpensive than painting the walls and cleaning marker off furniture....LOL

We bought a bunch of the moon sand. After my daughter stomped a container of green playdough on the carpet. It is much easier to clean..... and it vacuums right up.

I've thought about moon sand but was not sure how well it would clean up...it's weird looking to me and I wasn't sure about the consistency. Does it just feel like wet sand?

Will have to keep that in mind as a bday gift for my son. He'd get a kick out of it I bet.

It feels like a very fine grain sand. You can mold it like playdough, but it breaks apart just like sand. Very weird stuff. But yes, it cleans up very easily. Just like sand.

Any ideas for a birthday party? My son turns 5 at the end of the month. We decided to have a pool party and barbecue. I plan on having waterballoons and supersquirter guns. Open for suggestions!!