What has made you Happy today??

[katwoman]

You're really not selling this parenthood thing very well...

And then, once you get them to sleep all night, they turn into nasty teenagers and wont wake up...

[Bob]

We must have been lucky as we never had trouble of either of our Girls.

They both were put to sleep in a bassinet in the room where we were with the TV and talking going on.
When we went to bed they were put in their own bedroom.
There was no be quiet as the baby was sleeping and it worked for us.
Whenever they did wake up and try it on they were spoken to sternly and left to cry themselves to sleep.(Even as babies)

As I said we were lucky that they were both good kids as they took after their Dad LOL

[AB]

I wish you all the luck AB ! Me and the missus went through the same adventures ... Benjamin would just not fall asleep on his own, and would wake up every 40 minutes (sleep cycle) on the dot. This kid was more time accurate than an Olympic stop watch. This went on for about 4-5 months after trying a lot of things... If he had a continued sleep longer than an hour, it was like winnig lotto! Eventually we were on the brink insanity and attempted controlled crying. It worked... for a little while. Then the nightmare returned as he went back to the same routine. We eventually found out he was allergic to dairy, so obviously this has been making him uncomfortable for a long time and we didn't know... So we cut that out and hoped he would now sleep etc... It was not the case. When he was about a year and a half old (this time last year), we decided it's time for sleep school, after procrastinating on it for a long time... I really hope where your family is going is better then what we went through. We went to Tweddle sleep school in Footscray. Nice people, nice place but their practices were flawed... We were in this room, and the corridor next to our room had 4 other rooms. So at least 1 kid is crying their lungs out at any given time. So in turn this wakes up the other 4, and it was a viscous cycle for the whole 2 days. Not a single person in there got any sleep whatsoever, and more importantly the kids learnt sweet f*&% all about self settling and re-settling... On the 3rd day 3 families decided this is far worse than at home so we left as well. Things are now better, but we are co-sleeping for second part of the night. So everyone gets 8-9 hours sleep at least, but we have to wake up sometime during night and go get him and bring him to bed. Co-sleeping was last resort, but it worked! Hope things work out for you mate.

I really wish you didn't mention that. That's where they are now. Tweedle in Footscray!!!

[threedogs]

Happy as my request for a few mods to my Patrol have been faxed to the insurance Co.
From what I gathered was they wanted the request to come from the doctor and not
myself, hopefully by the end of July I'll have one of the smoother riding Patrols around
whhhoooooo hhooooooo

[TPC]

You're really not selling this parenthood thing very well...

And then, once you get them to sleep all night, they turn into nasty teenagers and wont wake up...

Don't mean to worry you but it doesn't stop when they pass the teenage years either, I have a 28 year old that still causes me to suffer countless sleepless nights.

[Tank]

Not quite today but yesterday I got to finish work early and spent 4 fantastic hours out in the bush looking for a deer. Spooked one that barked at me, but that dosnt matter I got to spend 4 hours in the bush doing something I really enjoy

[mudnut]

Well well, the GQ heater duct and heater
module designer wasn't a complete
mongrel after all. I had to start stripping
the centre of the dash to retrieve a
silver ring and the inspection camera
hook. With the centre panel out I
was able to undo the bottom
plate off the heater.

The inspection camera revealed
that there is a sort of a catchment
area below the heater core.
I found the ring, the hook, a 12volt
plug, a plastic skeleton foot and
a heap of Beachport sand.
The entry into the catchment is a
bastard to negotiate.
The camera's magnet grabbed
the hook.
I made a vacuum
hose out of 3/8 petrol hose and
taped it to the camera. It easily
sucked up the sand. I added a
larger diameter end, and it
grabbed the plug.
I also made another hook
which grabbed the foot
and the ring.
It took me 7 hours but
it's done. YAY!

[threedogs]

Well well, the GQ heater duct and heater
module designer wasn't a complete
mongrel after all. I had to start stripping
the centre of the dash to retrieve a
silver ring and the inspection camera
hook. With the centre panel out I
was able to undo the bottom
plate off the heater.

The inspection camera revealed
that there is a sort of a catchment
area below the heater core.
I found the ring, the hook, a 12volt
plug, a plastic skeleton foot and
a heap of Beachport sand.
The entry into the catchment is a
bastard to negotiate.
The camera's magnet grabbed
the hook.
I made a vacuum
hose out of 3/8 petrol hose and
taped it to the camera. It easily
sucked up the sand. I added a
larger diameter end, and it
grabbed the plug.
I also made another hook
which grabbed the foot
and the ring.
It took me 7 hours but
it's done. YAY!

So do you think you need to call CSI about the spare foot lol

[mudnut]

Ha ha. The bastard of a
thing must've been causing the
annoying rattle even before
I bought the car.

[Hodge]

I really wish you didn't mention that. That's where they are now. Tweedle in Footscray!!!

Sorry mate. That was our experience. It could be a good outcome though if they are quiet ... So if your family is one of few there. Then they can separate the families and have some distance between occupied rooms.

How did they go anyways? Was first night last night ???