june 2nd flew past us here. could be the amazing weather we have been experiencing, or it could be that things are quite hectic right now. david is working alot, i am quite uncomfortable/tired, and ruby is always on the go! not to mention we have a pretty lengthy 'to-do' list that i wrote up last month that we are trying to tick our way through before the baby arrives. there are not enough hours in a day to get everything finished, and as the days pass i realize that i am not yet ready to give birth!ruby is doing great. no more baby babbling, she is talking in sentences and is very clear with her speech. she is also becoming a little more head-strong lately, but with david and i as her parents, this is to be expected. she is still shy and gentle with people, but she is getting to know her own mind well. luckily we have yet to get into the temper tantrums of the 2 year olds, but is there any way to avoid that? if there is, let me know so i can get started!
i am now 36 weeks pregnant, and not happy. i think this baby is going to be huge! where ruby would kick me in the rib every so often, this baby has the foot planted there 100% of the time. my mind says "4 more weeks" but my body is saying "now! get it out!" maybe a few days early would be good, i have no clue what to get David for Father's day, so maybe a brand new baby would be a good gift?
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Congratulations Eden! 36 weeks, really not long to go. Are you going to put some bump pics on here? Would love to see that! Ruby is a such a pretty name, and what beautiful little girl! She looks so cute in that pic. Sorry to hear the pregnancy hasn't been going too well - make sure you take things easy and rest up. No stressing! Hang on in there, before you know it your lil baby will be here. Do you know the sex of the baby yet? Have you thought about babynames yet? http://www.bounty.com/babynames/ is a great place to search as you can look by origin and meaning! I just had my first baby, a little boy called Marlow. Love the blog - I really hope things go well for you hun and I'm looking forward to your birth story xxxx
ruby's going to be a big sister soon!!!
wow, that would be a GREAT father's day gift! (also, some time off would be, maureen, hint hint!!)
do you really want to know how to avoid the temper tantrums? start practicing your false sympathy now. pull a face like you're really considering whatever totally outlandish request she's just made. then repeat it, just what she said, word for word. *then* and only then go on to say whatever you had in mind as soon as she brought it up.
she really just wants to know you're taking her seriously. then you're all good. but if you're dismissive - tantrum. heck, you can provoke a few of those just for fun when you're in a bad mood. (i've never done that! i'm a gooood nanny! ... okay, maybe i have.)
uncomfortable is no fun. gahh, i can't imagine. i can barely tolerate feeling too full - feeling full of baby, i don't think i could handle it. you are a better woman than i!
I don't remember Nick going through a "tantrum" stage....did I block it out? Naw! I think that it's much easier to avoid the "tantrums" when you stay home with your baby and get to know their cues. Also, two is when they realized that they can't have whatever it is they want - before that, it's pretty much what the baby needs, the baby gets, right? At two they expand a bit and sometimes you have to say no. I think Hal's technique is the best one.
I also would try to catch myself before I said "no". Sometimes I realized that he really could do whatever it was he was asking, it only would take a few extra steps from me. Otherwise, I would just explain what we were going to to *instead*. Not saying 'no' made a huge difference.
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