Good morning 
The flu roller coaster continues in our household
Yesterday I actually contemplated bring Emma to the children's hospital for dehydration around lunch time since she refused all liquids and was really lethargic (also hadn't peed in a while and no tears when crying). Hubby raced home shortly after lunch and then lo and behold, she starts to make a huge recovery, drinking again, playing and an all-round happy baby (decided against going to hospital at that point). Fast forward to 9:30pm when the vomitting starts again... I ended up calling Telehealth (kinda like our version of NHS Direct, I think... ) and they recommended seeing a doctor today since it's now been more than 24hrs of vomitting so I guess we'll be trying to get into the clinic this aft. I guess I've been lucky with Emma's health so far (only really had a stuffy nose a few times) but always knew that running a daycare, esp with school aged kids, would expose her to lots more viruses. Blah! At least it's Wednesday and the weekend is almost within sight...
Aimee- I hope you manage to get new living arrangements sorted fast
MILs can be such a pain!! Glad to hear Earl is doing well with all the changes
Kte- I hope Chloe feels better soon I hope the call to your boss goes well. If your boss has kids, hopefully he (she?) understands. I always call the little boy I care for "Emma's little friend" too- he's only 3 days younger but he is a lot smaller.
Anyway, I better get my butt in gear, get dressed and do some quick vacuuming- fx'd Emma stays asleep. Hope all the other Bumpkins are doing well. to those that need them!
The flu roller coaster continues in our household
Yesterday I actually contemplated bring Emma to the children's hospital for dehydration around lunch time since she refused all liquids and was really lethargic (also hadn't peed in a while and no tears when crying). Hubby raced home shortly after lunch and then lo and behold, she starts to make a huge recovery, drinking again, playing and an all-round happy baby (decided against going to hospital at that point). Fast forward to 9:30pm when the vomitting starts again... I ended up calling Telehealth (kinda like our version of NHS Direct, I think... ) and they recommended seeing a doctor today since it's now been more than 24hrs of vomitting so I guess we'll be trying to get into the clinic this aft. I guess I've been lucky with Emma's health so far (only really had a stuffy nose a few times) but always knew that running a daycare, esp with school aged kids, would expose her to lots more viruses. Blah! At least it's Wednesday and the weekend is almost within sight...Aimee- I hope you manage to get new living arrangements sorted fast
MILs can be such a pain!! Glad to hear Earl is doing well with all the changes Kte- I hope Chloe feels better soon
I hope the call to your boss goes well. If your boss has kids, hopefully he (she?) understands. I always call the little boy I care for "Emma's little friend" too- he's only 3 days younger but he is a lot smaller. Anyway, I better get my butt in gear, get dressed and do some quick vacuuming- fx'd Emma stays asleep. Hope all the other Bumpkins are doing well.
to those that need them!
Off to take a peek at your crayon link, don't think id be much help with BF one 
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Actually she is getting much better than when we first started to try her with drawing (around 10 months). Now she'll draw for about 5 minutes before she starts to taste test them. It's funny because when I watch her face, you can actually see her give into her curiosity. I'm always doing crafts with the older kids, so I do try to include the babies in what we are doing too, albeit not always successfully. RE breastfeeding: I did read that there is a window between 10 and 12 months where most babies will naturally try to wean all by themselves so maybe that's what is going on? I know Emma hit that window around 10.5mths and had dropped a pile of feeds but then started to teeth and it all went out the window. Although I'd like to feed as long as she feels she needs boob, I also read that once you've missed that window, it is a lot harder to wean them so I'm a little worried that weaning won't be as smooth as I had hoped.
She loves having a bottle just like her little friend, but then just wants to play with it, offering it to Mummy and Daddy.
I always said I've never let a child of mine have a runny nose, but now I realise ... isn't it bloody difficult to stop a little kiddie from having snot everywhere?! Plus he hates having his nose wiped. (Not as much as he hates having his nappy changed though.)
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