We're Toddlering Now!! Nov 05 mamas, it's December!!!! - Page 12

[SoulJourney]

WOW!!! Congrats Helen! I'll have to admit, I'm a taaaaaaad bit jealous! I said just a tad bit, though! SO exciting, though!!!!!

Fern: I'm glad to hear your little guy gets to go home soon. He is very lucky that his life has been touched by your love.

[Queen of Cups]

Originally Posted by flapjack

Big congratulations to your sister though- what's her masters in?

Library Science. She works full-time as a clerk in a public library now, but with the master's she'll be able to apply for librarian positions and earn about twice as much. We had a lovely lunch and did a little shopping in the ritzy shopping district downtown, which was fun. (I didn't actually buy anything, though.)

I have to share the cute new thing Ellie does: whenever she finds a doll or stuffed animal that's small enough, she picks them up and carries them around patting their back. She gives them kisses, too. It is too sweet! I made her and Killy heavy babies for Christmas - Waldorf dolls filled with rice and lavender. I think she'll really like it! Hopefully, it won't be too heavy for her right now. I even made both kids slings for their dolls, but I'm afraid I made Ellie's too small. I wasn't going to make her one at first because I figured she was too young to use it/understand it, but she was trying to put my sling on the other day!

[DreamsInDigital]

Eeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! Yay Helen!!!!!!!!!

[flapjack]

This morning's line is darker, so I'm feeling more confident.
Barcelona, I don't know what it's like in this end of the country but my old doctors didn't confirm pregnancy, just booked people straight in for a scan at 12 weeks. No blood tests, no nothing. I'm not entirely sure about scans this time around either, and because Swindon has such a bad h/b rate I need to figure out the best way to get the midwife-led care that I want but basically, unless I start bleeding I'm assuming that this is it

[SoulJourney]

QoC: Those dolls are GORGEOUS! Did you use a pattern? I've been thinking of making a doll for Noah, too. Not for Christmas, though, just whenever I get around to doing it!

Oh, speaking of really cool gifts, Noah got an amazing hand-made rocking horse from my grandfather's friend for his birthday! He it!!!!!

[MamaFern]

Originally Posted by Queen of Cups

I have to share the cute new thing Ellie does: whenever she finds a doll or stuffed animal that's small enough, she picks them up and carries them around patting their back. She gives them kisses, too. It is too sweet! I made her and Killy heavy babies for Christmas - Waldorf dolls filled with rice and lavender. I think she'll really like it! Hopefully, it won't be too heavy for her right now. I even made both kids slings for their dolls, but I'm afraid I made Ellie's too small. I wasn't going to make her one at first because I figured she was too young to use it/understand it, but she was trying to put my sling on the other day!

those dolls are beautiful! i so want to learn doll making..maybe i should just do it!

ngaio loves dolls.. she calls them " the baby" and carries them around as well..patting their back and rocking them, kissing them. she always wants me to love them too.. its ever so sweet.

i still cant believe how different my boy and girl are! elwynns fisrt love (after me of course)was wheels.. cars..trains..trucks. anything that went somewhere..

ngaio loves dolls and getting dressed up.. she is always bringing me playsilks or pretty frilly dress ups or clothes from her drawer and trying to put them on herself "on..on" she says while piling whatever it is on her head.. and then she looks at herself in the mirror and brushes her hair and dances around. its way too funny!! im not a fancy, spend a lot of time preening person..so the fact that she just does it really amazes me. what a girlie girl i have!

[DreamsInDigital]

I'm so hoping this baby sticks for you Helen!
Fern, someone mentioned your foster babe going to his grandparents'? How much longer do you have him?

[MamaFern]

we will have him till tuesday, or thats the plan!

[flapjack]

This Tuesday? Oh, bless.
I didn't mention, but the midwife who runs breastmates (breastfeeding support group) only met Skye and I a month ago. You remember how clingy, affectionate and demanding Skye was, for so long? Well,
"She's such a self-possessed little person. Has she always been like this?"
I spat out my mulled wine laughing. It's amazing the difference a month or two makes, because back in September I could NEVER have imagined someone saying that about her.
Fern, I can't imagine having a child who chooses to put clothes on. All of mine are strip-everything-off and dance around naked-ers.
Lydia, I haven't forgotten I promised to knit for Suriya and Winter- and your other two. I've got some girly stuff on hand ready to post out to you, and I'll get a few more soakers and stuff together once this blasted holiday is gone.

[spughy]

Flapjack, Rowan was exactly the same as Skye. Totally clingy and needy until she started walking, then it's like someone replaced my baby with an independent one. Now I'm chasing after her as she explores everywhere!

I got most of my holiday shopping finished this weekend, so I feel pretty good. Now my major holiday hurdle is getting a package off to my mom and sisters in Whitehorse. It'll have to go via expensive post but I should be able to get it there before Christmas, which will be a nice change from previous years. And we got a tree today, now we just have to get stuff to put on it, and something to put it in.

We just got back from a friend's birthday party and there were lots of babies there and Rowan had a good time. I stuffed myself silly and don't want any dinner now (saves me having to cook it!) DH was previously stuffed silly thanks to the annual family brunch, which unfortunately (well not really, it's crap food) I missed because Rowan needed her nap. So Rowan will get leftovers for dinner.

[spiritmomma]

Oh WOW, Helen!!! Yay for such excitment! Keep us posted!

My own baby lust is running wild again too... (funny how it coincides with my fertile CM )

You KNITTERS out there have got me needle crazed too. So I picked up my #5 bamboo and some Debbie Bliss Merino that my mom gave me and am knitting a new pair of soakers for Isa. As soon as I can, though, I'm going to get that pilot cap pattern from LTK. Thanks for the link! Off to !

[Bex80]

Congratulations Helen!!!!!

[SoulJourney]

Spiritmomma: I'm going to hold you hostage one day over the next two weeks and have you teach me some basics. I can't take it anymore!

[barcelona]

helen, i guess i just meant the lab urine test, which i got at the dr's, or a stronger/bolder line. so glad it is bold and that you are more sure! CONGRATULATIONS! how very exciting.

anyone else dealing with guilt trips from parents b/c you aren't spending christmas with them? mine have been AWFUL! : (we are visiting alex(dh's) family this year...in the four years we've been together, this is the first time we'll be going there! isn't this an accepted reality of married life that you switch off families to spend holidays with?)

i gave up knitting last year, when i kept mucking up a project, and decided i shouldn't try to do something i'm so dreadful at, but even i'm craving the clacking of wooden needles and soft yarn in my fingers, listening to you ladies...

we go to canada tomorrow! yay for the great white north and fingers crossed for snow!

[MelW]

I'm making little felt Steiner dolls for Neela for Christmas. Though she's not much of a girly girl. She's also getting a huge container of wooden blocks to appease her desire to construct and destruct

Congrats again, Helen.

[Queen of Cups]

Thanks for the compliments on the Heavy Babies. I got the kit/pattern at Joy's Waldorf Dolls. They're very easy to make. I got the preformed head because I was nervous about getting the shape right, but after seeing the pattern I think I could have handled it. What worried me the most was embroidering the faces, but that was actually pretty easy!

[MamaFern]

Originally Posted by MelW

I'm making little felt Steiner dolls for Neela for Christmas.

do you have a kit or pattern you are using?

[zjande]

Whew, I just spent exactly an hour catching up reading our thread!

Kaspirant, welcome to our lovely Nov '05 ddc thread, and congratulations! I'm getting married Jan 29th! Are you having fun doing the wedding planning thing or are you still too busy in OMG-I'M-GETTING-MARRIED adrenalin filled excitment mode??

Kristina, Xeowyn is doing the exact same thing, shaking his head no at every question! It's sooo cute.

Helen, I sent my congrats in the Yahoo group, but we have smilies here!! So here ya go: Congratulation! :

And you too Suprgrl! Congratulations!! :

(Let me just point out here: Notice that both of the women who had their babies the same day I had Xeowyn are now pregnant? And in the Aug DDC? WITHOUT ME??!!!??! I tried! I wanted to be there too!! I SHALL be in Sept's DDC! Oh yes, I shall. (please, Universe?))

Fern, it's been awesome hearing about the foster baby at your house. What a great thing your family does. Also, Xeowyn sleeps the same way- on my boob ALL. NIGHT. LONG. My spine & body are SO pained every morning I can barely dress myself. My ds1 did the same thing so I finally weaned him at only 15 mos. I'm not going to do that this time soooooo, I just moan in the mornings & remind myself that it's temporary.

Besides that he still wakes up more than 6 times a night. He is a terrible sleeper!

Amy, the PICKture of Brynn is SO SO OMG adorable & funny. It made me lol.

I know there was more but after all the time I spent reading, I have got to get to bed!

[DreamsInDigital]

Helen, much love to you. No worries about getting knitting done during the holidays. I have barely had time to breathe!
Fern, that lucky little foster babe! I know you're going to miss him but you have done such a huge thing by taking him in. Are you planning to foster more babies?
Aubrey, so soon! I'm so excited for you!

[MelW]

Originally Posted by MamaFern

do you have a kit or pattern you are using?

I'm using these instructions http://soozs.blogspot.com/2006/06/ho...iner-doll.html

They're really simple and cute. I just made a little poncho for one of them, too.