Well I'll strike while the iron is hot. Day 2 of glorious sleep-in. Not that she is an early waker, she just wakes up properly 11.5 - 12 hours from when she goes to sleep and there's no complaints, it' s just that it's full-on from there.
Grub that's priceless! Jazz has the cot with no side too but she can't get under it as I have a swag there for her to fall on. She has however taken to curling up anywhere she decides lately for a power nap, which includes moving the pots aside and closing the kitchen cupboards, or lying on the bottom wire racks of the baker's stand that also serves as her favourite seat. They are pretty cute little souls, mastering so much.
Wow! No wonder Immy has so much of that lovely fat you wanted. What a healthy little chubba That's exactly twice Jazzy's birthweight so you can imagine she had no fat whatsoever, hence rugging her up against the Daintree summer! Your body is definitely not letting you down in the birthing stakes, that's a great story. How good is a bath hey?
Before she wakes, I'll update you on the ears. It's been a long time so you might expect, like most people, to be blown away, but it's been a long hard road to here and we are really only just getting good evidence of what Jasmine is understanding and able to repeat in these last few amazing weeks. I think that beyond any doubt, she hears and understands every single thing that we say now and that's just beyond anythng we could have imagined. she has been "slow", for want of a better word, to actually use her voice and show us what she can say and that has been concerning to all sorts of therapists and specialists in NSW and added to my sense of doubt in my own abilities. However, as Mums just know these things, I know she takes in everything and is processing it all. Her Dad didn't speak until he was 3 years old and his first word was a sentence, (complete with giving his Mum the forks and spelling out his words!!), so I allow some room for individuality and I know that she has never been one to vocalise or even cry compared to other deaf babies. She's a watcher, not a doer. So I spend a bit of time defending her and explaining what I know about her, which is that she is growing everyday and I have no fears for her future. She is loving books now and making unprompted animal sounds (like your babies probably did a long time ago) and she has a few solid words and actions in her daily repettoire, so it's all coming together and although I need to aim higher in order to get her to the standard that in NSW they expect her to be at, I'm thrilled and amazed and incredibly happy. And of course, so is she, knowing she is mastering so much and learning how her voice has power to get what she wants.
So that's the nutshell version and now I should be able to jump back on from time to time and catch up with you all.
Lily - none of us fit but we just muddle along together and try our best to support each other. We are all a bit 'special' xx
PZ - lise said it beautifully. We all get those pangs sometimes. It's our history, our journey, and it makes up our story. Super sushee told me a long time ago that even she sometimes felt a bit of jealousy at other people's PAs. Not all the time, and it gets easier. But you sure haven't got that on your own
Lily Dust, I spend much of my time IRL tying to work out where I fit, it's an awful feeling! But this is the beauty of this thread, you don't have to apologize for the 'woe is me' posts because we all know all about them I sometimes feel the same - although we went through IVF we achieved our BFP on our first transfer, compared to so many people on here my LTTTC with AC journey was/is very short. But for us it was still long, hard and incredibly painful and trying so this is where I feel most comfortable talking about some things. I hope you find 'your place' xx
Hi to everyone else! I'm enjoying some quiet time while DS is sleeping in his own cot, a bit of a rarity these days. His sleeping is worse than ever, he sleeps in our bed most nights, and while theoretically I'd rather him sleep in our bed happily than have him cry in his own bed, I just don't sleep well with him next to me so I'm a little sleep deprived! And he's decided day sleeps are for little babies so this week I think he's had a couple of 15 min naps and that's about it. I know he's tired but he WILL NOT sleep. I'm clinging to the theory that babies who don't sleep are very intelligent, if so then DS is a genius
Anyway, hope everyone is going well and enjoying grand finals (or cheering that the footy is over for a few months!!)
Hi girls
Long time, no post lol
My 2 bob: our journeys to have babies had been long and difficult and it changes you fundamentally, yup are never the same as before. With that change and growth also comes some insecurity and feelings around pregnancy and babies that isn't always rosy, but that isnot a bad thing, just something to be acknowledged and accepted I think.
Well my excuses for not posting lately are: 2 kids under 2, and the arrival of my smart phone which means I'm not on the laptop much....but I've got the app for the forums now sp we will see how it goes
kids are going well.growing so much! Immy is 4 months old already and such a placid bub compared to ds, who is cheeky and tells you so!
Oh, I thought I had a response to my post from yesterday, only to discover it's not here for some reason. Oh well, can I blame baby brain? Yes ladies, I received confirmation yesterday that I'm PREGNANT! And what's more, it's a natural pregnancy!!
Was a very big surprise, we did IVF/ICSI for DS after FS telling us our chances of conceiving naturally were practically zero (DH has low sperm count, poor motility and morphology issues), so to achieve a natural BFP was quite a shock. We have a dating scan ( well that's what my gp wrote so I could claim it on Medicare, we all know it's just to reassure the anxious parents) on 10 November so of course I'll be a nervous wreck until then. I thought it might be easier second time around but not so, I'm just as paranoid over every twinge, cramp, frequency of toilet visits etc...
Anyway, hope everyone is well and busy (in a good way ) with their babies and toddlers. Finn is 15 months now and so much fun, he's such a sponge and just soaking everything up. I think DH is really starting to love fatherhood. Not that he didn't before, but now that DS is turning to his shadow, well I think he's a bit chuffed.
Better go do some tidying while I have the chance.
Hi ladies i hope you don't mind me joining in here for you ladies that don't know me i will give a quick run down!!
DH and i took 2 yrs to concieve, we tried for 1 year naturally and 1 year of ICSI before our precious bub was concieved on number 6 transfer!
So we welcomed her into the world at 10:18am on the 11/10/11 by selective caesarian because she was breech, we didnt want to take any risks with having the external turn or a breech delivery after waiting so long for her. We named our little miracle Ellie Rose, she weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 48cm's long! And we think she is just perfect of course I work in child care and obiously had a long time to prepare my self for being a mum but nothing prepared me the same as actually becoming one!! I think i may have had the slight 4 day blues, cried at the drop of a hat and wondered why our girl was unsettled alot but after 2 and a half weeks im feeling better and we are starting to get into some kind of routine but still not getting much sleep at night which i guess all of you can relate too lol. Well i look forward to getting to know you all and hearing about your miracle bub's too xxxx
Congrats JBM on the arrival of your little man!!!!! and of course joining us here
My little Ellie is already 10 weeks old today she is growing sooo fast but loving every minute with her! She is now smiling and baby talking heaps which i just love and almost sleeping through the nights from 8:30-4:00 so proud of her. Id have to admit the first 6 weeks were really hard and think i may have had some baby blues as i was feeling a bit down which i was very angry at my self for because iv wanted her for so long but now im feeling great and loving being a mum so much. It's funny i believe going through this journey has made me appreciate her and love her so much more im just content with her, id be happy to just have the one but i want a sibling for her and know DH would love to try for a boy (not that we would care the slightest if it was another girl) so that's why i would try again but i think we will wait till Ellie is 1 and a half-2 i just want to enjoy her and give her her own time first.
afm: Hunter will be one week old tomorrow... wow thats gone fast. he is feeding well and sleeping well .
he has a little jaundice still and i have his carrier thing on our bed today with the sin coming thru the window on him so he doesnt look so yellow/ orange. he almost looks asian LOL. with dark hair also. LOL....
That's exactly twice Jazzy's birthweight so you can imagine she had no fat whatsoever, hence rugging her up against the Daintree summer! Your body is definitely not letting you down in the birthing stakes, that's a great story. How good is a bath hey?
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but we just muddle along together and try our best to support each other. We are all a bit 'special' xx
she is growing sooo fast but loving every minute with her! She is now smiling and baby talking heaps which i just love and almost sleeping through the nights from 8:30-4:00 so proud of her. Id have to admit the first 6 weeks were really hard and think i may have had some baby blues as i was feeling a bit down which i was very angry at my self for because iv wanted her for so long but now im feeling great and loving being a mum so much. It's funny i believe going through this journey has made me appreciate her and love her so much more im just content with her, id be happy to just have the one but i want a sibling for her and know DH would love to try for a boy (not that we would care the slightest if it was another girl) so that's why i would try again but i think we will wait till Ellie is 1 and a half-2 i just want to enjoy her and give her her own time first.
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