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Children learn through play. As your child becomes increasingly interested in more advanced toys, you can make some fun things for him to play with. Not all of his toys need to be store bought. They just need to be safe and stimulating. Your toddler might even be able to help you make something new! Parents and caregivers should play with their children and encorage active learning. When playing, it is best to let him lead the way. After playing for a while your child's way, show him how to something another way. Show him how to combine toys to make playtime more fun. Your child may become aftraid of the dark and may stop playing in his room alone.

Your child is interested in small things. Bugs, pebbles, crumbs and other small items are fun for her. Your child can stoop and stand back up agian. Sometimes your child will drop things just to have you pick them up for her. If you are not careful, this will soon turn into a game that she loves!

Your child can let you know when she wants something and is beginning to increase her vocabulary. He likes to make sounds and might scream to let you know just how powerful his voice can be. He inititates games and will bring you books or toys that he enjoys.

By fourteen months, you will have to limit the amount of television your toddler watches. The television should not be used as a babysitter and the programs she watches should be monitored. Watching the television does not give your toddler a chance to explore and develop muscles.

A child this age is mobile and curious! Take special precautions to prevent poisoning. Everyday items can be poisonous if a child were to consume them. Colognes, cleaners, spices,garden plants, and lots of other items are dangerous. Keeping a clean and clutter free home can help eliminate hazards. Keep the number of the poison control center posted at each phone in case of an emergency.

Discipline can be hard, but it is an important part of parenting. Disciplining your child is important to help them grow into responsible adults. By fourteen months, your child already has developed a close bond with you. He knows that you love him and he trusts you. During the second year of life, toddlers want to please their parents by completing simple instructions. Your child will also begin to mimic your behaviors. Set your rules and stick to them. When your child is misbehaving, pull them aside and remind them of the rules.

Developmental Milestones - 14 Months Old


Physical

• Can walk well
• Climbs stairs with help
• Slides backwards down the stairs
• Can stoop and stand again
• Likes to dance

Intellectual

• Spends a lot of time staring at objects
• Enjoys playing with other people
• Likes putting sounds together
• Learns new words
• Tries hard to be understood

Emotional

• Does not like being alone
• May be afraid of the dark
• May scream to show power

Age Appropriate Toys

• Ride on toys
• Music
• Push toys
• Blocks
• Building materials
• Stacking materials
• Shape sorters
• Simple art supplies
• Balls
• Small climbing structures
• Rocking horse

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kathleen112 - Saturday, 10 Dec
DAMMIT!!! Lol! Ok, Cupcake, you've won this battle...enjoy your victory for now but I WILL be back!!!! Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!

kathleen112 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Damn you cupcake!! Not sure I can compete with that lol. As I said it's not a competition...unless I win of course!!! DH knows too well about that. :-) (Speaking of which, what does OH stand for?) Thanks for validating my feelings about the carseat (or 'carseatgate' lol) because honestly I just did NOT get his point. And even when I'm super mad at him and want to punch him in the face usually he can reason his way to the point where I understand where he was coming from when he made is dumbass comment or whatnot. But not this time. I was pretty much like, 'you're wrong, you need to admit that you're wrong and never let this happen again. I do respect you and do not think I am your mother but when you do something stupid THREE times I'm not just going to pat you on the back and say 'better luck next time champ!' A monkey could do this and I consider you infinitely smarter than a monkey.' Ok, maybe that wasn't a direct quote but you get the gist. :-) I don't believe one can fly in the last trimester or at least one is not advised to fly but more so for the fact that if you went into labor on the plane that it would be problematic as opposed to any danger to the baby I believe. Did you know that cruise lines won't let you book if you're more thlike 5 months pregnant? We briefly considered a babymoon aboard a cruise ship and was quite surprised to find that out. Anyway, so yeah, either get preggo now or wait until 2013. :-) Love how we're planning our lives around the ability to have a few cocktails together lol. Now it's my turn to switch accents: RUBBISH that you're no good at your job!!!! I know with every fiber of my being that that's completely untrue. You have a lot of experience and a fantastic personality and those women are lucky to have you!!! I often find that people who have no confidence are often the best at things 'cause knowing you don't know everything and that there's always more to learn helps you keep from getting complacent. Of course you can learn more and you will and you'll be even MORE fabulous than you already are. Got it missy?!?! Good. :-) Yay for Ollie saying bye bye!!! I'm actually amazed at how quickly Ben is picking up on language these days. He now has about 8-10 'official' words and is doing simple signs like 'more' and 'all done'. Today he followed his very first multi step direction (Matt told him to bring me the block he was holding). His intelligence is really coming out!!! Very exciting. Plus, isn't it funny that strangers often notice new things before you do?? Or does that just happen to me? The woman who cut his hair commented how when I sang the Itsy Bitsy Spider to him he was doing the hand motions and I honestly thought she was crazy. Her comment was 'my fourteen month old definitely can't do that!' Anyway, over the next couple days I realized she's right!!! He doesn't do them perfectly of course but he's definitely trying. Sooooo cool! I've only sung that song to him a thousand times so it was bound to happen but it's really only in the past few weeks that I've noticed a significant shift in his ability to understand and I'm really loving that. We're being sttingy with Ben's Christmas gifts this year as we were for last Christmas and his birthday. I think we're going to get him a toy kitchen and possibly some lift the flap books 'cause he LOVES those also and often lifts the flap right off the page lol. There's only so many times you can tape them back on and since they're a GREAT distraction in restaurants I'll keep buying them!! We figure we'll get away with only giving him a couple things while we can which is probably just this last year. By Sept he'll be asking for things I bet! Crazy. LOL that you're OH (whatever that means) keeps having to deal with bodily fluids. In the early days Ben liked to save his poop blowouts for daddy's shirt and pants! I'll definitely say Matt has been pooped on more times than I have lol. However I think I've been puked on and drooled on WAY more so it evens out. Even now Matt swears Ben waits till I leave the room to poop. That's my boy!!!! ***Ruby--I forgot to mention in my previous post that I am the PROUD owner of a minivan and I only have one kid!!! Lol. It pained me to buy it but I had a two door hatchback before I got preggo and obviously that wasn't going to fly. Initially DH and I were thinking of an SUV but the more people I talked to the more convinced I became that the minivan was the way to go. Basically everyone who had a minivan loved it and everyone I talked to who had an SUV regretted not getting the minivan. And honestly, I love it!! (We have a Honday Odyssey.) It's super roomy and convenient and everything is at the touch of a button. Plus it has the rear back up camera as part of the navigation system which I felt was really important safety wise. And the DVD player will definitely come in handy when he's older. No regrets!!! They are super expensive when bought new but we got an older model (2007) with about 30,000 miles on it and have had no probs. At the time we were looking to buy we actually had trouble finding one taht met our criteria because they're so darn popular. So if you do decide to go that route, just know you're in excellent company. Ok, I think I've run on long enough and NOT that this is a competition AT ALL I think out of curiosity I'll just see how long this is when I press the buttwn...

hopeful29 - Saturday, 10 Dec
lol

cupcake83 - Saturday, 10 Dec
:D I WIN!!!!! LOLLZZZZZZZ!!

cupcake83 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Hey lovelies. Yes I'm still doing the Peer Support work. I love it but its very time consuming! Another Peer Supporter and I run a breastfeeding cafe at our local childrens centre on a tues afternoon, where mums can come for a coffee and a chat with any questions or probs they may have, then everyday i do about 90 mins of phone calls (through out the day) as part of my role is to make sure every mum that leaves hospital BFing gets a 'hows it going?' phonecall within 48 hrs of leaving hospital. Statistics show that there is a significant dip in BFing 10 days post delivery so if we can get in there to help nip any issues in the bud before then they may cintinue for longer. 95% of mothers who stopped BFing by 6 wks wished they had continued for longer. So I do that, then i also do some house calls in my area to women who have been referred to me by the health visitors or nursery nurses, who may be having probs with positioning or attachment or supply or just need someone to chat too! I do a 3-4 a week. Busy!! I have been having a bit of a crisis of confidence recently tho! Don't know if I'm good enough...Oh well, I'm learning!! I don't really talk about it too much as I decided cos I'm such a chatter box I don't want to accidentally preach someones confidentiality so the least i talk about it the better!! hahahaha!! Thanks for asking tho! Ok lots to say, don't mind me if it comes out a little muddled up! Kathleen - I didn't know u were uber competative!! hahahaha!!I think u were ABSOLUTELY justified in kicking off at hubs for carseatgate. Once could be a momentary loss of concentration or getting distracted but 3 times, 3 different ways of not doing it correctly! Unacceptable! Ashlee made a fab point, IF (heaven forbid) anything did go wrong, whould he want that on his conscience for the rest of his life? Could u ever forgive him - I know i would blame my OH forever - i wouldn't be able to help it. As for appearing condesending, well sorry but schoolboy errors from a grown man over a simple 5 point harness...again, UNACCEPTABLE. Thankfully, my OH is anal about things like this so I don't have to worry. He worries to the point it gets annoying! Like really we can have the heating on Ollie, will not burn himself just cos the raditators in the house are on low!! As for the whole bro thing, yes it does sound like we are somewhat similar. Mine would take any oppurtunity to bully me too. LOL at ur barrier!! One day he will accidentally lean on the chair and it will move slightly then the penny will drop! You know how i feel about ur baby no.2 worries! Instead of telling it will all be cool i am going to let you worry. You will worry and then when it all turns out great you will feel even more relieved! Is it your friend who lives down the street from you with the twins that is pg again? Fab news!! She sounds lovely from what u have said before. Congrats to her and her family. LOL at your comments regarding men! I agree!! They want a pat on the back for completing a task ONCE that i do a million times a day without even thinking i deserve thanks! lol!! My OH has had pretty bad luck with the kids tho recently! It seems everytime I'm notat home or he is out with them something happens! Last week he'd just dropped me off in town and was driving Keira and Ollie home and Keira was sick all over the carso usually I would have to clean that up but he had to do it! He even text me to tell me he had to clean it! Then it seems Ollie chooses to do poop explosions when i am not there - cue coming home to find Ollie in a loose nappy - he NEVER does it up tight enough nad poopy clthes inn the sink!Then Keira went to the shop with him for like 5 mins and wet herself! She's not done that for years!! lol!! Aaaaa I just sit bck and laugh at the things i would just deal with, he had a panic attack over cos he's not used to it!! Ruby - Awww I hope things continue to improve with hubby. I can't believe u left - I would of kicked him out! Seems like it may have made something click in his head tho. I hope it continues to get better each day. My OH and I have been thru shit a few times so i understand. Plus he had to realise you are going thru prob the most demanding time of your life so far. Men don't like change! I'm sure this is what is up with your man Ashlee! He's dealing with the imminent change of being posted so he's worried about that so he's thinking he doesn't want the worry of what he knows in his home life to change too with a new baby. I was also not allowed to discuss TTC with my OH when we were (or i was) trying for Ollie! It took me 3 YEARS to persuade him to even get to that point! Men are sensitive deep down and worry a lot more than they let on and they do love us even if they dont show it! You all know how its changed now for me tho with him pushing for baby no.4. We're not 'trying' but then again we're not stopping it or using anything to prevent it. I still have not had a period tho so like i said before i prob won't fall until i stop feeding. I was thinking feb time which would take me thu to nov but then with this whole NYC talk maybe not!! I SOOOO Hope it all works out! I'm gonna do all i can to make sure we can afford it!! How preggers are u allowed to be to still fly? But then i would love to have a few cocktails with u girls!! If/WHEN we do meet I'll probably cry like a fool!! How are things with your man Hopeful? Feeling any closer of late? I'm sorry for your loss my love, losing a sibling must be hard especially as you had grown closer xx. So Ollie said 'bye bye' for the first time today!! CUTENESS!!! And he learnt to say 'ta' a few days ago! He says 'da' if you give him anything or he gives u summot! What is everyone getting their LO's for Xmas? I've gotten Ollie a smart trike, a pop up tent and tunnel thing and lots and lots of other loud annoying noisy toys and books! He loves lift the flap and those 'Thats not my...' books. He also likes the books that have the hand puppet inside the middle of them, he thinks thats hilarious! He had also got into Thomas the Tank Engine!! Bless him!! We now bust about with a Thomas rucksack as his nappybag...and i just shove my purse and phone in there! I have so many nice bags but no...Thomas the Tank it is for me!! I'm so cool!! I managed to find a snow suit in 18-24 mths as well! So i got him that as its starting to gert bitterly cold now, so he looks superduper chubby in that!HE refuses to sit in the seat of the shopping trolley or the 'cart' (she says in a super cheese American accent ;P) so now he stands up IN the actually trolley himself!!! LOL all the Grannys comment on him an he's there giving out bog ol grins to anyone who will look his way!! Anyho...gonna press the 'leave comment' button now and check out disertation... :)

kathleen112 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Ruby--wow, I didn't realize how common this is!! What is with men?!?! Hubby was acting like i should be all proud of him because he remembered to tighten the straps and he's 'never forgotten the chest part before.' Hello, one is useless without the other!!!!! I swear I could give Ben 100 meals/baths in a row and chage 200 diapers but if DH has to do it TWICE in a row, watch out!! Better be prepared to give him a medal or watch him sulk about it. I know some men won't do it at all so I should count my blessings but all men are damn needy, aren't they?! Wow, I'm sorry to hear you had to take the drastic step of leaving DH but I'm glad it seems to have given him a greater appreciation for you and the girls, at least for now. LOVE to hear that you're thinking of meeting up with us!!! This better happen, girls, 'cause I'm getting excited!!!!

rubylove - Saturday, 10 Dec
I wanted to comment on a few more things but baby is hungry gtg!Looking forward to seeing a few more essays when I come on again :)))

rubylove - Saturday, 10 Dec
Kashsmommy- I think i told u this already, but sooo happy to see happy posts from you again and that everything is going so good for you! :)))

rubylove - Saturday, 10 Dec
Cupcake- I was also wondering about ur job?how is it going?LOL@at the vagina talk.My DH would freak out if my DD talked about vaginas lol So NYC 2012 it is right?U know Ill be there, with my double stroller LOLZZZ somehow it's just so hard to be cool now!My bro was trying to make me face the reality that 'I need a mini van now...I just choose not to see that reality,and will just have to leave 1 kid home every time I go out haha Ashlee- LOL @ sneaking in the BD days. I used to do that too with conceving baby #2, since it took a few years after #1 to have her and I had to take Clomid,DH hated how obsessed I wa with it.why are guys so scared of having babies?I understand as women we have to push those babies out, breastfeed etc but why are they so scared? Pisses me off!

rubylove - Saturday, 10 Dec
Kathleen- 3 children later, and my DH STILL does that, and each time I have a mini meltdown, because it pisses me off soooo bad. He also doesn't 'click' the car seat..He also says I'm condescending and mistakes happen..uhm,sorry but ur just a moron!Awww, you and Cupcake having babies at the same time, maybe I'll just have to add a 4th one LOL actually this uterus is going to be on extended vacay..will see how I feel about a 4th one then :) Hopeful sorry to hear about ur brother, that's so sad. I'm pretty close to all my siblings, 3 bros and 1 sis and they're all much older, so never fought with my bros in my life.My sis lives very far, but she actually just arrived yesterday, she's visiting for 2 weeks :)) You has asked me about the DH situation. I didn't get to tell you girls what happened. when I was 36 weeks pregnant, we had a huge fight,and because he had heard about my planned vacay in January, he goes to me you can leave and go wherever you want i dont care,and I will stay in this house etc etc thsi really hurt me. U are kicking ME out?? Really?So i packed up, took my kids and went to my bro's house. I stayed there about 6 days and did not call hubby, and he didnt call me either. I was throwing in the towel, that was it for me. For him to argue with me like that at 36 weeks pregnant and say all those things, I said I do not need this man.Well after 6 days, his male ego pride was deflated and he calls me and says I miss u all, come home etc etc. I was 37 weeks pregnant,living at my bro's with ym 2 kids, and they were driving me nuts because they were out of routine, so of course, I went home..not because I wanted anything to do with him..but I knew I woudl deliver soon, and my kids were upset also.Well after I came home, he suddenly changed...making me food, taking care of me and the kids,trying to be understanding.It was hard to hate him.I still didn't show much emotion to him,but we did stop arguing.I think he realized in that week, that he was about to lose us, and that this woudl be his life without us. We haven't argued since then.I'm definitely still going on that trip, but as of now,I'm very confused about him..are we just going to go back to how we were?Or has he really changed?I dont feel the same anger now everytime I look at him, it's like my heart has softened, but it really depends what he does now.guess Ill take it day by day and see...

kathleen112 - Saturday, 10 Dec
Wow Ashlee that's infuriating!!! I wouldn't let him take the out by himself if he's going to be so intentionally lazy/careless!

ashleecarter - Friday, 9 Dec
Omg Kathleen. I yell at my husband over the carseat all the time!!! He puts her arms threw and buckles that part but never buckles the center part between her legs!!! Like it is too much work to snap that one more piece!! We have her seat forward facing by personal choice instead of extended rear facing. However, if she isn't buckled all the way in, she may as well be left free to roam the car! Ugh! I wouldn't want it on his conscience if God-forbid he should ever get in an accident and something happened to her bc he didn't take the 3 seconds to buckle all the way.

ashleecarter - Friday, 9 Dec
Ladies!! Idk why I disappeared. Stress? Holidays? Who knows. So DH and I got into a slight spat over TTC. Once the offici roster was posted with the names of the soldiers deploying in August, he kinda freaked and tried throwing every excuse at me as to not TTC. I reminded him of all of our reasons why we wanted to and should. I think he is just stressing bc once they are handed official orders there's no turnin back. Sigh. Men. However, I'm trying to be sneaky about BD days so that he doesn't pick up on the trend of when we do it most lol. He said we can continue TTC as long as I don't talk to him about it and don't obsess. Which is weird bc I never really talk to him about it anyway. He said I obsess by knowing what CD it is and when is the best time to BD. Uhm. That's not obsession, that's just brains lol

kathleen112 - Friday, 9 Dec
Lol Hopeful! It's not a contest! ('Cause if it was I would totally have to win 'cause I'm uber competitive lol.) I wouldn't say I'm unsure that we're going to have a second baby but I am scared. Ben was waaaaaay too easy on me and I'm sure the next baby won't be so I'm dragging my feet a little and enjoying just having one while it lasts. So if you got pregnant this Christmas nothing would have to change huh? Hmmmmmmmmmm. You SURE you only want one?? :-) I'm so sorry to hear about your brother, that's just tragic. I think you may have mentioned that once before. I'm in awe of anyone who chooses the military life. It takes a soul a lot braver than I am to do it, that's for sure, so my hat is off to you, your husband, your brother, my brother etc. It also would be incredibly hard to be a military spouse I'm sure and you're on both sides of it so two hats off to you. I think it would be unfair to Keira to have both parents away for long periods so I don't blame you at all for making the decision you are (assuming you don't get knocked up this holiday :-) **Cupcake--I forgot to answer your question. The 'barrier' I have for Ben is an ottoman and a chair lined up next to one another to close the gap between the family room and the kitchen. I took him to a play class the other day and the instructor set up an obstacle course intended to teach the babies how to climb over obstacles among other things. Ben did it like a champ and sure enough today he was getting closer and closer to being able to scale the ottoman. The truth is he could pretty easily push the chair which is on an angle to the side but he hasn't figured it out yet. It won't be long though!!! One way or another he'll find his way to the kitchen and I'll officially be screwed. :-) Like Hopeful I was wondering whether or not you weere still working with breastfeeding moms. If so, how many days a week? Do you like working?? ***My hubby and I just had a big argument. For the THIRD time after my hubby put Ben isn his car seat I took him out only to find that he wasn't secured properly in the seat. Tonight the problem was that the chest piece was left completely unbuckled. On one occasion the straps weren't tightened AT ALL and and another occasion the one shoulder strap was like down around his forearm when I opened the door. The fight occured 'cause unlike the other two times when I just pointed out the mistake tonight I told him what he'd done and told him it was 'unacceptable.' I was going to leave it at that but then about a half hour later he came to me all pissed off and told me he didn't appreciate how 'condescending' I was to him because 'everyone makes mistakes.' I'm sorry but to me, one time is a mistake. When something happens repeatedly, especially something as important ast his, it's downright careless!!!! Plus, we disagree really that it's a mistake at all. It's a fucking process. You either follow each step of the process or you do not. I'm far from perfect but I have never, not once, secured him in the seat and then found it to be anything other but secure when I wen to take him out. A mistake is if you're holding the baby and accidentally trip and fall. Could happen to anyone. I don't believe this could happen to anyone ESPECIALLY not three times. Normally I come to see my husband's point when we argue but not this time. Thoughts???

hopeful29 - Thursday, 8 Dec
WHOA ladies I got me window back YAHOO...knock on wood don't want to jinx it! Holy essays ladies, I'm checking this site a few times a day just waiting for someone to post and all of a sudden BAM everyone is back and catching up! I love it! Okay it's one thing to plan a trip to meet but now we are having babies together? LOL It's like when a bunch of women live together and their periods all match up! Kinda crazy and right now I am def not in lol...One thing at a time....new career might be something I look into first lol. We shall see, if only my hubby was willing to take us on as a family financially I would totally be a stay at home mom and pop out another one or two!!!! The reality is that I've always made more money and with him paying child support it's going to be a tight swallow with me leaving my job and all. Although if I got pregnant this christmas they wouldn't be allowed to post me and I would continue to have a job here hmmmmmmmm lol....As far as brothers go wow we have a lot in common. I had 2 older brother but my oldest brother was also military and was killed over in Afghanistan in 2006, and I was pretty close with him the last few years seeing as we both understood the military life (kinda brought us together) so I'm glad we did get close cause growing up we didn't get along. As far as my other brother he took himself out of our lives I guess about 15 years ago. He just picked up and left started a new life and it was like he forgot about us. It was hard cause I was only 2 years younger and growing up we were pretty close. He came back into our lives after my brother died (he carries a lot of guilt for that) but I don't have a relationship with him. Probably cause t was so many years we never talked. Now I just get updates through my parents. He has a daughter thats a month younger then our LO's but I've never met her cause they live the other side of Canada. Kash glad to hear Cole is doing so well in daycare it's a relief eh? Sounds like thing are on the up and up is the ex still talking court or what? I laughed when you said he has a girlfriend cause Keira has a boyfriend from what I've been told they keep kissing on the lips! Cupcake you still doing that job working with breastfeeding mom's? When are you planning your next LO? That picture of Ollie and Keira is priceless! I laughed too think about your daughter randomly talking about the 'vagina hole' and daddy getting mad and walking out...typical man haha. I guess they have to learn it sooner or later...scary! The worse part is now she'll tell Keira stuff which in turn will tell Ollie stuff so on and so forth depending on how many you have lol. Kathleen I never knew that you weren't sure about #2 I just figured you were waiting for a Ben to get a little older. I think I like the idea of 3 years in between cause then the oldest is more helpful...not too old to not be interested in helping and not too young to be jealous...oh and I have no idea what I'm talking about I'm just trying to beat everyones essays but I'm running out of stuff to say since I post regularly on here xox MUAH

kathleen112 - Thursday, 8 Dec
You sure did write an essay Cupcake!! Yes, let's do plan to have another baby together lol! Are you guys actively trying?? If so you're ahead of us. I'm thinking maybe we'll start trying next summer...ideally I'd like to have had my second child before I turn 35 and I'll be 33 next month (yikes!). So I figure if I start when I'm 33 1/2 that'll give me enough time to get preggo and carry the baby nine months in the requisite time frame. I know what they say about best laid (no pun intended) plans but I just don't think I'll be ready emotionally before then. Not that I'm REALLY sure I want baby #2 at all but I know hubby's mind is made up and I think it's something I ultimately would regret, not giving Ben a sibling. So that's the deal. It would be TOO cool if we were pregnant at the same time again...wooohooo Hopeful, do you hear us?! :-) You crack me up waiting till Ben got a haircut to give Ollie one. I love that you 'carry' us around with you all day. I find myself thinking ofyou girls often. I sooooooo hope that it works our for at least some of us to get together in NYC next Christmas though if I have a baby on board that's really going to get in the way of our boozing lol. We shall see. My brother and I aren't particularly close either. Not JUST for the punching incident lol but it actually sounds similar to your situation in that my brother always tried to exert authority over me and not in a nice big brother way. Frankly I was smarter than him (he's learning disabled and had a terrible time in school and I was an excellent student) and he felt threatened by that so he tried to be better than me in other ways. If my mom left him in charge he would bully me, things like that. Nothing too serious but enough that we're kind of distant now. He's in the military and lives all the way on the other side of the country so that certainly doens't help us be any closer. Plus he married an absolute witch and that has made matters even worse as you can imagine. It is what it is. I have many 'sisters' in my life, you girls included, and that's enough for me. Your story about Pheebs made me laugh. My mom's good friend used to watch me after school and I guess decided one day to teach her daughter and I the proper terminology for our privates so I came home and told my dad, 'Guess what dad, I have a vagina!' I'll never forget his face or his reaction: 'Never say that word again!' Lol. It's not a dirty word and I've actually heard that the more kids know about their bodies the less likely they are to be sexually abused. Nine may seem young but in this day and age kids not much older than her are doing things you and I wouldn't even want to imagine so it is important they know these things sooner rather than later. I was watching an Oprah episode with a respected sex therapist who suggests that all parents have 'the talk' about the birds and bees by age 10. You know, just the basics. I'll try to find the episode online and maybe can email it to you since I'm sure it's a TOUGH subject to broach. But I do agree the teacher should have given you fair warning. ***Kash--so glad your job is going well and that Cole is adjusting to day care!! I'm so proud of you taking control of your life like this. It's not an easy thing to do and you're an inspiration!!!! xoxo

kashsmommy - Wednesday, 7 Dec
Helloooo my favorite ladies!!! Sorry it's been a while since I posted but by the time I get home from work I only have about 2 1/2 hours to spend with Cole before he's ready to knock out bc school is obviously very tiring! My job is great and Cole is adapting soooo well! He's even started to learn sign language! He can sign 'more'!!! Life is really getting better! I don't have much time, but I hope everyone is doing well and I'm still praying for the baby girls!!! Love y'all and I'll catch up this weekend!

cupcake83 - Wednesday, 7 Dec
I appear of have written an essay!!! And with that i am off to bed! Toodles!xxx

cupcake83 - Wednesday, 7 Dec
AMAZING news about your friend Hopeful!!!!! So pleased for her! Not so pleased about your news however hun :( Just what u didn't want,hey. For what its worth I'm sure you will ne as sucessful on this new path as u have been in the military. Aww Rubyyyy! Bless little Vinny and her jelously! I have a 3 year (minus 9 days!) gap between my girls and i would say we never really experienced any jelousy/fighting when they were younger (now, well they can't agree the sky is blue!)All i would say is make sure you keep her routine as normal as possible. Keep any little jokes you have with her, just you and her. Make her feel special for being older and helping the babies cos she's such a BIG CLEVER girl...but then she will ALWAYS be mummys baby too...even when she's 40 (hahaah thats what i say to my girls!!) I'm sure you know this tho hun..you got it covered!! Like the others said hows things with hubs? You still planning on your trip? Yep Ollie is a climber!! Sofa, stairs, chairs, beds anything!!! His favourite thing is climbing on Keira's bottom bunk and then climbing onto the chest of drawers next to it, standing on that and trying to get onto Phoebe's top bunk..HEART ATTACK Mummy!! Hopeful, LOL Keira loves the air freshener!! Kathleen - I have the cutest image of Ben splashing in the dogs water bowl!! Ollie loves the kitchen too - especially the craft drawer!! I keep all the glitter, stickers, paints and generally sparkly craft bits in a drawer that is within his reach and he loves searching thru it!! Yest erday he was crawling around with a High School Musical Pencilcase!!! Oh and he loves to dump the cereal out all over the floor!! I'm such a pushover tho and tend to laugh when i should probably tell him off!! Kathleen I'm curious to know what 'your little barrier' consists of??? What have you fashioned?!!!! lol!! Nooooooo u can't have cut Ben's curls!! Ollie needs to have his hair cut but in my head i was justifying not doing it cos 'Ben's not had a haircut yet'!! Hahahah!! C i take u girls around with me in my head!!! Ollie does need it done tho - after 2 girls haircuts at 14 mths is a new experience!!! In preparation for putting uo our Xmas decs I cleaned our living room and instead of giving away/selling all the baby baby toys/bouncy chair etc I put them all in storage SO baby no 4 is somewhere on the horizon! I must be MAD!!! Hey Kathleen, hows about we try and do it together next time around aswell???!!! And u Hopeful, if your leaving your job why not have another little buddy for Keira??!!! G'on...u know u wanna....lol!! Oh but don't wait 4 years. There is 4 years between me and my elder bro and we have NEVER gotten along. There is 13 mths between him and my sister then 3 yrs between my sis and me. As we were 2 girls we got put together sharing a room after i was born and my bro was WILDLY jealous and hated me as a kid. I have never known why but it just carried on as we grew up and we have never said more than a few necessary words to each other. I mean really, sorry i was born!! He is an idiot as far as I'm concerned tho so it doesn't bother me!! He gets irritated when he tries to pull rank as the eldest even now and i'm like eerrr... think not!!! LOLZZZ Kathleen, at least my bro didn't punch me in the face!!! HAHAHAAHAH!!! I LOVE it when u share little nuggets of comedy gold like that!! My bro called me 'Cabbage' for about 4 years - a teenage girl does not appreciate such things!!! Guess what, Pheebs came out of school today saying she'd had a 'gross day' cos they'd learnt about periods and vaginas. I had a frikkin funny turn in the playground!!! I mean i know she has to learn about it but she's my baby!!!She's only 9!!! I'm thinking did they send a letter out to tell us and i never got it cos i'd of appreciated some warning! My girls are innocent and know NOTHING about that sort of thing. When she came home and was talking to me about 'the vagina hole' Daddy had to leave the room! He even said could i pull her out of the class?!! Goodness my baby!!!! She still thinks you get babies from a 'special seed' that u get from the chinese medicine place near our house...she decided this herself when she was 5 and i never felt the need to correct her!! She does sex ed in the summer term..oy! :S

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 7 Dec
Wow Hopeful, I was hoping that wouldn't be the case, sorry. :-( I'm glad that you're taking control and not going though I'm sure it will be a rough adjustment period. What line of work are you doing in the military? Ben's hair was getting so long he was actually being called a girl every so often so I decided enough was enough. The only reason I didn't want to was because he had these adorable littel baby curls in the back that I knew would disappear (I was right) and probably never return with the first cut but I had to bite the bullet. He wasn't the most cooperative of subjects lol so it's a little uneven but she did the best she could and he's cute no matter what. :-) Great to hear from you Ruby!!!! You have your hands full girl!! You never did get Ayanna out of your bed, huh? I think you're right...the first couple months will be a reprieve with Ryaa sleeping so much but once she becomes more alert watch out!! Was wondering the same things as hopeful, do you still plan to take the girls abroad for awhile? Sorry your eldest is having jealousy issues...I've heard it's easier to have a second baby right away 'cause once the first is two or (worse) three then it's a really hard adjustment for them. Well I obviously didn't have number two right away so I'll probably be in hte same situation as you in a couple years and will be asking for advice on how you dealt with it. :-) If it makes you feel better my brother was 3 1/2 when I was born and hated me...he even punched me in the face once and gave me a black eye. The moral of the story is that I lived to tell the tale lol.

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 7 Dec
So I got word today that they are making me go(posting me)to where my husband is so you'd think I'd be happy right? Well Not so much cause the job is one that will have me gone ALOT. So I'm putting my release in cause I refuse to do this to Keira. It's very scary as it's all I know and what I've been doing for the past 14 years. Now to have to start over is really scary.

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 7 Dec
Yahoo Ruby good to hear from you!!!! Glad to hear things are finally settling into a routine hopefully Ayaana goes back to a normal sleep time you poor thing! Was wondering if you were still planning on going away for a little while? Or have thing with your hubby got any better? Kathleen you had to get him a haircut? Lucky you I wish Keira had more hair! Her hair is finally getting thicker but I can't wait till it's just a little longer so people can stop calling her a boy!!! Annoys the hell out of me. Oh Cupcake is I had a pic of me breast feeding I would for sure post it on facebook!!! Just saying! Oh and Keira loves the kitchen too but it is baby proof lol I have all the cupboards locked and the garbage under the sink!The dog food is in my entry way so she gets into the water bowl and food when she is down there but I'm trying to teach her not too. Not easy! She also love thje airfreshener and doesn't matter how masny times I say NO she still goes for it. I need it there though cause my dogs have bad gas and they are kenneled in the entryway during the day! Seriously worst gas ever!!!

rubylove - Tuesday, 6 Dec
Hopeful- Glad to hear ur friend and baby are doing ok,my cousin had the same problem as her, but just delivered her baby last week,so I'm sure everything will be fine!Kathleen-OMG,Ben is a troublemaker in the kitchen like ayaana lol she tries to eat out of the garbage (eww) and today she was not in the kitchen and I was taking something out of the oven,she just showed up of nowehere and touched the inside of the oven!thank god she didn't burn.They really do grow fast, I hate it too!ur just gonna have to have another one Kathleen :)) Ayaana learned how to get off the bed finally!2 weeks ago, she woke up from her nap(she hasn't slept in her crib since 9 mths) and she fell right on her forehead..thank god my bed is low. anyway the next day,she got up from her nap and walked up to me in the living room..and usually she cries...sometimes they learn the hard way lol

rubylove - Tuesday, 6 Dec
Hey girls!I finally got a chance to come on and actually post!The kids are getting back into routine..Ayaana was teething and I didn't even realize, half of her molar is out now..after I came home with baby, she was staying awake until 12-1am, driving my DH and I crazy!she actually fell asleep at 8pm today.She is so cute with the baby, always hugging and kissing her,although i cannot leave baby in her bouncy seat or swing for 1 second!Ayaana even moves her bumper pad in the crib and tries to touch the baby..going to have the change the setting again, since we had lowered it for Ayaana. My 4 yr old is really acting up these days, she loves the baby, but is so jealous of Ayaana!she has started hitting her and doesn't share any toys with her!hopefully she'll adjust soon!My baby girl has been really good so far, pretty much just has her milk and sleeps.I think things will be pretty easy until baby gets to ane age where she's awake more..then things will get interesting lol feeling really happy and blessed though to have my 3 girls :) Anyone going for the next one soon?

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 6 Dec
OMG Hopeful that's amazing news!!!!! Ben is quite a good climber despite his no walking status. He can get upstairs no problem and onto the couch no problem. I'm NOT looking forward to the day he figures out how to scale my little barrier that keeps him out of the kitchen 'cause there's no way to gate it. He's such a little rascal in the kitchen. I turn my back for a second and he's in the pantry, fridge or splashing in the dog's water bowl. Cupcake--love that Ben and Ollie are so alike!!! Ben had his first haircut over the weekend and people are already saying he doesn't look like a baby anymore. I really hate to hear that but what do I expect?? Why do they have to grow so FAST?!?! Exclusive--glad to hear the pregnancy is going smoothly! Not sure how you keep up with your LO being so pregnant but I guess you have no other choice. :-) On a side note, both my nephew and best friend's baby were born on Feb 10th (2008) so I can say with authority it's a very good day to be born!

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