forshelby: I must hear more about these slings of yours! Where are you, woman?!
Kit: LOL at your stretched creativity! Stay confident in your awesome parenting. Dish out the love!
I have used all of my mummy mojo - I was all over it last week, house was clean, all up to date, did heaps of sewing. Today, a bomb has gone off in the place (to be fair, the tour de france result and subsequent parties have been the priority) and I just want to hide in my bedroom.
Nell just whacked herself with the remote control. Oh yes, I am a great mum. Better go.
Back on deck now! Came back from visiting my parents and Sam was great. Then went to a womens retreat on the weekend with my church and I've come back to bloody awful Sam again. This time it's over sleep. Day times are fine, but we are having a massive sleep regression at night. We're actually having more wake ups now than we did when he was a newborn and DH and I are both so exhausted that I'm nearly ready to start controlled crying in a desperate bid to get bed times back on track and for all of us to get some more sleep!
Thank you everyone Honor is back to her old self i blended two fruits together and she loved them apples and blueberrys. She was getting mad becosue i was was not feeding her fast enough. I woke up this am to her sitting up in her crib and laughing and playing with her stuff bear. I told her six months was to young she is growing to fast. There is alittle quilt there with me being pg again i am so tired that i feel like i cheat her out of time with me.
hi to everyone i will try to catch up on everyone later.
Audax - I made my new sling by knitting it with chunky wool and giant needles. Looks awesome!! I'll see if I can upload a picture or something. Good luck with the househunting! It's only natural to feel anxious about SIL's impending birth.
Angelfish - Poor Honor, I hope she's feeling much better. How far along are you now? Exciting!
Kit - BAHAHAHA.... pmsl at the cellophane stuffed sock. That's so cute. IKWYM about fighting for your parenting choices. I haven't read that book but I do try to just do what feels right to me. I don't like to leave Axel to cry, but after 12hrs solid (no exaggeration there) the other day I just had to put him down and have a cry myself. It's hard, but I just don't think my gentle parenting is getting through to this boy. Sadly I think he actually NEEDS to be allowed to have a bit of a spaz on his own for a few minutes before he will calm down. It's awful, but I can't see any other solution. Bugger, I'd dangle him from his toe upside down if that's what he wanted to settle! (lol.... not really but you kwim!)
Tegam - How gorgeous she's waving.. awww.
BW - Oh I know that feeling.. it's such a battle isn't it?
AFM - Sorry I haven't been keeping up, been doing battle over getting my clinical notes from the hospital. You probably are all aware now that I have them, after me shouting it from the rooftop in the woohoo room LOL. I'll get a picture happening somehow.. Hmmm. Someone with a bubby girl please ask for one, I'm dying to see one in pink! Haha.
In other news, DP had been slacking off for a while there. If he left the house, I stayed home with the baby, but if I leave the house- I have to take the baby with me. I'm ALWAYS with the baby! Not that I don't want to be, but geez... it'd be great if DP would just watch him for a few mins instead of sitting on his butt drinking beer while I run around like an idiot. He's been better though the last few days thank goodness.
We've started Farex in his bottles, Axels, not DP's.. lol. He seems to really enjoy it. He's not too keen on any spoon action yet though, but he will eagerly suck pureed pumpkin off my fingers. I'm waiting a bit longer to continue with solids, so far it's just taste-testing. I feel ok with that.
I think that's about all that's been happening here.... it's hard to think straight with all the hospital stuff swirling around in my head. That file is a terrifying, yet strangely entertaining read. Call me morbid.
Last edited by Astrolady; August 8th, 2011 at 05:52 PM.
I'll put my hand up for a pink sling! I'm more keen on learning how to make them though! I used to worry about a lot of DD's crying - the AP theories got right into my head, but there were times when her cry meant "Put me down woman!" Even now, there are times when she wants her own space, and won't be held for too long. It's OK to put him down if your mummy instincts say that's what he wants. Nobody knows him like you do. Also, have you read about Baby Led Solids or Baby Led Weaning? Give it some thought. Oh, and just a thought - I might be down your way in the next week.
I'm feling slightly better today. A little bit less likely to throw the baby out the window, at any rate.
Forshelby~ Honor is doing better but she is still tugging at her ears i will be calling her dr tommorow. Me i am 17 weeks this last one will be my last i will have my hands full.
Audax- I can send you the 'pattern' I invented if you like I've noticed sometimes putting the little wiggler down is better than banging my head against a wall lol. Today I've started trying out Dunstans baby language. Interesting!!
Angelfish - Aww, ear infection maybe? Poor darling. Wow, 17 weeks. So happy for you
Last night was musical beds. Sam fell asleep with me on the sofa, was moved to his bed. DH and I went to bed and I quickly moved to the lounge to avoid the snoring. Sam woke up and came to me on the sofa, I took him to DH in the big bed and climbed back into bed because that's the point that DH usually bails because Sam likes to sleep (quite literally!) on his head. He didn't move, so I moved back to the lounge. DH got up, I went back to bed, Sam got up, I moved back to the lounge and dozed for another half hour or so. It's doing my head in! But we've decided to let him fall asleep in our arms if he doesn't want to go to his bed. No more taking him to our bed from the start of the night. DH gave him his pillow for the night, but it doesn't seem to have made muh difference.
Musical beds sounds like it would be funny, if it didn't involve sleep loss. Tegmam is the queen of musical beds by the sounds of it.
Had a bugger of a time getting DD down tonight. I can see her bottom teeth. Think it might not be long. Her 5th nap of the day (yeah, 5 naps ) was a PITA too. We went out in the carrier, and she was nearly asleep when we got home, but my neighbour had a visitor who decided to talk to her. So that was the end of that. She was very cute in between all her naps though.
Musical beds would be so much simpler if Sam had a regular bed rather than a toddler bed! Three of us in the QS bed just isn't that comfortable, especially when at least one of them snores. If I could fit in Sam's bed (which is actually my bed from before I got married, that mattress is awesome!) then we'd all be a lot more comfortable. RA in the hips and pelvis doesn't cope well with a night on the lounge - the pregnancy body pillow helps a bit, though!
Today's been a better day, but he had a FOUR HOUR (!!!!!) nap and so is up stupidly late. DH is unimpressed that I let him sleep so long and didn't wake him, but he hasn't seen the monster that comes into play when his lordship's sleep is interrupted!
Five naps! Wow. Was that through being out and about and interrupted, or just the way she rolls at the moment?
hey ladies.....how are u all. i thought i would pop in over here. ariana is a month old now but dads been quiet sick so i havent had much time. plus being on the mobile and not on my work computer is quiet hard....and dd 3yrs is giving me a bit of grief....
If "those people" are right and everything happens for a reason, then the reason Ianto died was so I'm able to calm myself down easier with Amelia and love her. Still doesn't make it less painful that I don't have both my beautiful babies...
She's been looking at his photos/stuff a lot lately. Tried to grab one of his angel figurines. *sigh* My heart hurts.
Sent from my iPhone so forgive the speelung misstacks
Sounds like we parent very similar!
Miss M is so lovely to be around. waves and says hello! too cute
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) was a PITA too. We went out in the carrier, and she was nearly asleep when we got home, but my neighbour had a visitor who decided to talk to her. So that was the end of that. She was very cute in between all her naps though.
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