[twogreencars]

Hello Everyone!
It's APRIL, can you believe it?

Please come and chat and play with us !

We have a 147 (!!!) babies, and almost as many chatty mommas. Our little ones are walking, talking, and growing up so fast. They are riding bikes, speaking several languages, playing with their friends, swimming, and playing in the snow! Many now have little sisters and brothers, many do not, too.

Some are sleeping through the night, and others are still waking up and up and up.

I'm treasuring all the little joys; I hope you are too.

So what are your Spring and Summer plans? How is it going day to day? How are all your relationships going? Do you like where you are living? Are you moving? Do you like what you are doing? Any new babies on the way?

Any advice you'd like to have or to give? Any tips on making life a little easier or more fun?

Do join us ! Yes, we're still "open" to join

And now for our little ones

Earlybirds
Sydney 7-27 (home from hospital 11-16)
Gabrielle 10/23

November 1
Aaron 11/1
Benton 11/1
Morgan 11/1

November 2
Anna 11/2
Conchobhar 11/2
Georgia 11/2
Noah 11/2
Otto 11/2

November 3
Avishai 11/3
Devin 11/3
Hana Rae 11/3
Ilana 11/3
Porter 11/3

November 4
Abbi True 11/4
Aislyn 11/4
Chloe 11/4
Elijah 11/4
Raphael 11/4

November 5
Alex 11/5
Atticus 11/5
Ben 11/5
Lilienne 11/5

November 6
Clayton 11/6
Eden 11/6
Ian 11/6
Ollie 11/6

November 7
Florian 11/7
Jema Bear 11/7
Lillie 11/7
Peter 11/7
Ruck Turner 11/7

November 8
Ella 11/8
Millie 11/8

November 9
Eli 11/9
Guillaume 11/9
Magnus 11/9
Ruby 11/9
Kamden 11/9
Sophia 11/9

November 10
Erik 11/10
Evangeline Lily Marie 11/10

November 11
Siann 11/11

November 12
Alex 11/12
Colin 11/12
Ethan 11/12
Ingrid 11/12
Vivian 11/12

November 13
Elijah 11/13
Jaxon 11/13
Nyx 11/13

November 14
Emerson 11/14
Zeben 11/14

November 15
Dov 11/15
Elijah 11/15
Fynn 11/15
Ivan 11/15
Mikaela 11/15
Miriam 11/15
Nell 11/15

November 16
Aiden 11/16
Ava 11/16
Lea 11/16
Luca 11/16
Natalie 11/16
Simi 11/16

November 17
Gracie 11/17
Isabella 11/17
Landis 11/17
Madeleine 11/17
Morgan 11/17
Nate 11/17
Talia 11/17
Warren 11/17

November 18
Callie 11/18
Jericho 11/18
Joseph 11/18
Ryan 11/18
Seraphina Judith 11/18

November 19
Carl 11/19
Landon 11/19
Liam 11/19
Ruby Isabella 11/19
Theron 11/19
Trenton 11/19

November 20
Corbyn Jack 11/20
Fiona 11/20
Kira 11/20
Libby 11/20
Magnolia 11/20
Morrigan 11/20

November 21
Aidan Maxwell 11/21
Ayla Dawn 11/21
Elijah 11/21
Greyson 11/21
Liam 11/21
Mylee 11/21
TJ 11/21

November 22
Darwin 11/22

November 23
Ambrose 11/23
Benjamin Louis 11/23
Lucy 11/23
Owen 11/23
Yarrow 11/23

November 24
Alison Anna 11/24
Carter 11/24
Laurel 11/24
Lily 11/24
Maaike 11/24
Marissa 11/24

November 25
Asheby 11/25
Dorothy 11/25
Liam 11/25
Quincy 11/25

November 26
Omiros 11/26
Yasmeen 11/26

November 27
Adam 11/27
Dominic 11/27
Indigo 11/27
Jonathon 11/27
Mara 11/27
Mackenzie 11/27
Nicholas 11/27

November 28
Abhainn 11/28
Colleen Rosemary 11/28
Joaquin 11/28
Kaeleigh 11/28
Khéna 11/28
Leroy 11/28
Melvin 11/28
Maya 11/28
Macy 11/28
Owen 11/28
Saida 11/28
Scott 11/28
Yossi 11/28

November 29
Aubrey 11/29
Layla 11/29

November 30
Alex 11/30
Eleanor 11/30
Jackson 11/30
Logan 11/30
Mila 11/30
Rosalyn 11/30
Sophia 11/30

Running Total: 147 Babies!!!

PLEASE chime in if your little one is not on the list.

All are welcome to come and chat with us. We're a friendly, welcoming group, celebrating our November 2006 babes, our other kids, our families and each other.
Here's our last thread for March

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http://www.mothering.com/discussions....php?t=1049971

 

[chick]

Greetings from the UK!

What's happening with Millie? Well she is now completely toilet trained - we've had about 3 accidents in the past month! Am so proud of her!

We have Easter holidays over here at the mo so I have 2 weeks off and so does big sister Jess plus no daycare for Millie (she only goes while I'm in school!) but poor dh has to still work!!! We have a long weekend next weekend and will be going up to see dh's family near Manchester including his niece who is 11 days older than Millie.

My girls had haircuts this morning and Millie said Jess looks "pitty!" She chats away incessantly and makes us laugh because she can say long complicated words like "caterpillar" and "helicopter" perfectly but calls grandad "ganga"!!

 

[chick]

and today Millie astounded us by pedalling her tricycle completely unaided! It's one with a pole and she's managed a bit of independent pedalling down a slight hill but she went a long way today on the flat!!

 

[twogreencars]

Gosh, Millie sounds so grownup!

By the way, Atticus is a big brother!

(I saw on another thread where Katie posted the birth story)

 

[chick]

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Originally Posted by twogreencars Gosh, Millie sounds so grownup!

It's scary - she is growing up way too fast. My baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll take a pic tomorrow and post it.

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By the way, Atticus is a big brother! (I saw on another thread where Katie posted the birth story)

Congrats Katie! Any more details?

 

[MidnightCommando]

Hey mamas! I am C&P this from out last thread - I need some guidance!!!

"I took DD to her first dentist appt on Monday. I expected it to be pretty routine but it turned out to be anything but. The place was fantastic and DD was really cooperative and comfortable but the dentist found a huge cavity on the back of the top front tooth, the one that came in half-split. He also found 2 other minor cavities but was only concerned about the big one.

He couldn't explore too deeply but will have to get in there and major work might need to be done (fill and cap or extraction, root canal, bridge). He said they could try to do it in office using a non-IV sedation with the stuff called Versed but he said that at this age they are still aware of what's going on and could be traumatic for her. Even if it didn't, he could get in there and find something that needs a hospital visit so we'd be having 2 procedures (one in hospital) He gave the option of general anethesia in the hospital so he could do whatever might need to be done all in one shot.

I'm leaning towards the latter just to have one visit and get whatever needs to be done done but the thought general anethesia is terrifying!!! I am sooooo worried and unsure what to do. Anyone had to do this before?"

 

[twogreencars]

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Originally Posted by MidnightCommando Hey mamas! I am C&P this from out last thread - I need some guidance!!! "I took DD to her first dentist appt on Monday. I expected it to be pretty routine but it turned out to be anything but. The place was fantastic and DD was really cooperative and comfortable but the dentist found a huge cavity on the back of the top front tooth, the one that came in half-split. He also found 2 other minor cavities but was only concerned about the big one. He couldn't explore too deeply but will have to get in there and major work might need to be done (fill and cap or extraction, root canal, bridge). He said they could try to do it in office using a non-IV sedation with the stuff called Versed but he said that at this age they are still aware of what's going on and could be traumatic for her. Even if it didn't, he could get in there and find something that needs a hospital visit so we'd be having 2 procedures (one in hospital) He gave the option of general anethesia in the hospital so he could do whatever might need to be done all in one shot. I'm leaning towards the latter just to have one visit and get whatever needs to be done done but the thought general anethesia is terrifying!!! I am sooooo worried and unsure what to do. Anyone had to do this before?"

to you, mama! How awful!

I know when DD1 has had awful cavity issues, we've sought 2nd opinions...Can you seek a 2nd opinion?

 

[AllisonR]

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Originally Posted by chick and today Millie astounded us by pedalling her tricycle completely unaided! It's one with a pole and she's managed a bit of independent pedalling down a slight hill but she went a long way today on the flat!!

She sounds so sporty! Hurray for Millie!

MC - I agree with 2GC - a 2nd opinion never hurts. Especially since that sounds like a lot of work, and maybe on her adult teeth. Have never had teeth problems, but DS has been under general anesthesia multiple times, to put in ear drains. More stressful for us than him.

I have 10 days off, between vacation days and easter holiday. We are renting a cottage at an indoor swiming pool and play area with friends for the weekend, then heading down to visit DHs parents early next week. DS and DD are having a blast.

At the moment I'm very frustrated. I p*ssed off a whole evening painting; finished a large 100x140 cm (40 x 55 inch) painting, signed it, and then put a protective gel on the top, only to have it ruined it when the gel turned to whitish foam!

 

[twogreencars]

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Originally Posted by AllisonR I have 10 days off, between vacation days and easter holiday. We are renting a cottage at an indoor swiming pool and play area with friends for the weekend, then heading down to visit DHs parents early next week. DS and DD are having a blast.

DROOL.

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At the moment I'm very frustrated. I p*ssed off a whole evening painting; finished a large 100x140 cm (40 x 55 inch) painting, signed it, and then put a protective gel on the top, only to have it ruined it when the gel turned to whitish foam!

This is awful. Perhaps it will appeal to someone? Perhaps you have started a new style of painting?

 

[AllisonR]

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Originally Posted by twogreencars This is awful. Perhaps it will appeal to someone? Perhaps you have started a new style of painting?

Thanks, but no, unless it is the style of vomit! I'll try and repaint it today.

How is your european trip coming along?

What's everyone's DCs up to these days? Nothing new here. Lea's comments are funny, she's preoccupied with male and female, but of course instead of clarifying with she is a girl or he is a boy, she says "hun har en tissekone, lige som mig" or "har han en tissemand, lige som Kristoffer?" (she has a yoni, just like me" or "does he have a penis, like DS?) The danish translation for genitalia is literally "peeing man" and "peeing wife."

 

[LaughingHyena]

Potty training is going well here too. I didn't think DS was going to take to it since he would often say "lub nappies" However we found some crocodile pants (he's loves crocodiles) and bought a bag of jelly beans

: and so far he's doing really well.

DS is just starting to draw recognisable faces, so far a circle with two eyes and sometimes a mouth.

Right now both kids are out in the garden, we bought a toddler trampoline last night so I'm hoping they will wear themselves out today.

 

[youngwife]

Hello!

I have a Nov '06 baby....who today smeared Vaseline all over the floor and wicker furniture, played in the cat's litter box, and probably several other shenanigans we've yet to discover!

Her name is Callie and she was born on November 18th!

Thanks for adding us,
Rebecca

 

[twogreencars]

Callie and her mamma!

Can someone count how many little ones this brings us to?

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Originally Posted by youngwife Hello! I have a Nov '06 baby....who today smeared Vaseline all over the floor and wicker furniture, played in the cat's litter box, and probably several other shenanigans we've yet to discover! Her name is Callie and she was born on November 18th! Thanks for adding us, Rebecca

 

[chick]

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Originally Posted by twogreencars Callie and her mamma! Can someone count how many little ones this brings us to? :

I make it 145...

 

[MidnightCommando]

I just had to post a few pics from the other night. I was making dinner and it suddenly seemed all too quiet in the house - not the good kind of quiet if you know what I mean

I looked around the house and DD was nowhere to be found so I thought she was playing "hide seeking" which she loves to do recently.

I'm walking around the house checking her usual spots and I walk by the garage door and hear a bunch of squawking, more than the usual chickens-in-the-garage sound.

This is what I found

She though she was pretty funny

I didn't think she could get herself up in it and the latch undone

While it was a funny moment I worried about the heat lamp in it even though she knows it is hot and not to be touched. DP rigged a different toddler proof lock on it.

Never a dull moment huh?

 

[angrypixiemama]

DD is very tantrummy lately, and today at the sitter's she bit the other little girl there and pinched her too. She was upset about sharing a toy. Later she absolutely screamed when we tried to put her in the car seat.

I guess what I am wondering is what is normal in terms of toddler anger? And how do I handle the biting/hurting of the other kids? We talk about that, and DD immediately says sorry, but she keeps doing it.

THanks for the help, and I will post about our teeth issues soon, too.

 

[twogreencars]

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Originally Posted by chick I make it 145...

Thanks!

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[twogreencars]

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Originally Posted by angrypixiemama DD is very tantrummy lately, and today at the sitter's she bit the other little girl there and pinched her too. She was upset about sharing a toy. Later she absolutely screamed when we tried to put her in the car seat. I guess what I am wondering is what is normal in terms of toddler anger? And how do I handle the biting/hurting of the other kids? We talk about that, and DD immediately says sorry, but she keeps doing it. THanks for the help, and I will post about our teeth issues soon, too.

We're geting a lot of this behaviour, too! Getting dressed in the morning is a real ordeal - she doesn't want to put on this, or that, or the other one....

We're not getting the biting or hurting. We know another little girl who does, though and has gone after DD repeatedly in a Waldorf playgroup. It got to the point where the little girl was asked to leave. It is hard to break, but what can help is exclusion of the biter from the other kids and attention to the victims.

 

[twogreencars]

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Originally Posted by MidnightCommando I just had to post a few pics from the other night. I was making dinner and it suddenly seemed all too quiet in the house - not the good kind of quiet if you know what I mean I looked around the house and DD was nowhere to be found so I thought she was playing "hide seeking" which she loves to do recently. I'm walking around the house checking her usual spots and I walk by the garage door and hear a bunch of squawking, more than the usual chickens-in-the-garage sound. This is what I found She though she was pretty funny I didn't think she could get herself up in it and the latch undone While it was a funny moment I worried about the heat lamp in it even though she knows it is hot and not to be touched. DP rigged a different toddler proof lock on it. Never a dull moment huh?

Too funny! Tell us about your chickens!

DD loves our one chicken A LOT!

 

[chick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightCommando I just had to post a few pics from the other night. I was making dinner and it suddenly seemed all too quiet in the house - not the good kind of quiet if you know what I mean I looked around the house and DD was nowhere to be found so I thought she was playing "hide seeking" which she loves to do recently. I'm walking around the house checking her usual spots and I walk by the garage door and hear a bunch of squawking, more than the usual chickens-in-the-garage sound. This is what I found She though she was pretty funny I didn't think she could get herself up in it and the latch undone While it was a funny moment I worried about the heat lamp in it even though she knows it is hot and not to be touched. DP rigged a different toddler proof lock on it. Never a dull moment huh?

don't you just love 'em?