Babies Born June 2005 # 2

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June '05

Forum Name:
State:
Baby's DOB:
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ -
Gender of Baby: Boy / Girl
Baby Name(s):
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.)
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Forum Name: *Megan*
State: QLD
Baby's DOB: 2nd June 2005
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Finlay
Baby's Website: http://photobucket.com/albums/v709/babypics/
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) Born by c/section
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Forum Name: aqua81
State: Melbourne, Victoria
Baby's DOB: 3rd June 2005
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Aidan James
Baby's Website: -
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic) -
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) 2x failed induction, went for caesar and loved it :)
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Forum Name: Joh117
State: VIC
Baby's DOB: 04/06/05
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby's Name: Erykah
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: colic until 4 mths
Notes: 10 days overdue, induced and forcep delivered. Seen Chiro since 8wks old to help with colic
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Forum Name: Belmarks
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 12 June 2005
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Coby Matthew
Baby's Website: www.marks.bigpondhosting.com
Health Concerns: Immature Sphincter & valve between stomache and oesophagus causing vomitting - Still chucking heaps - will correct itself with time/age
Notes: Coby was born almost a month early, he was delivered via emergency c section due to reduced fetal movements and distress. He was placed on CPAP for 4 days due to difficulties breathing (even though his APGAR scores were great). Coby is fine now and growing well. He's our little peanut!!
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Forum Name: Stormi
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 16th June 05
Baby's Stats: Weight - 3090 gm /6lb 12oz Length - 49cm Head - 34cm
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby Name(s): Makenzie Rose
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/t/threecherubs/
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) C/S
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Forum Name: Angelfish
State: Tas
Baby's DOB: 16th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight 8lb 13oz, Length can't recall off the top of my head!
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby's Name: Amelia Mary (nn Milly)
Baby's Website: -
Health Concerns: none - disgustingly healthy so far
Notes: Easy home waterbirth, arrived 4 days after big brother's birthday and 1 day after daddy's birthday, so mid June will be a big celebrations month for us.
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Forum Name: Brookey
State: WA
Baby's DOB: 19th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight -3745g Length - 52.5cm Head Circ - 34.5cm
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby's Name: Maya Ellen
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/o/ourbub/
Health Concerns: Born with a moderate tongue tie which made BF near impossible, tried for 6 weeks and then switched to formula. Maya had colic for first 3 months and has a flat head on one side which is evening out. well. She is very happy and healthy otherwise!!
Notes: 3 days overdue, extended first stage labour, vaginal birth.
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Forum Name: Astrid
State: Vic
Baby's DOB: 22nd June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight 7lb 13oz/3520g, 50cm length
Gender of Baby: Girl
Baby Name(s): Margaret Judith nn Maggie
Baby's Website: DH won't let me have one
Health Concerns: Difficult feeder, slow weight gain.
Notes: born 8 days late. Attempted natural birth, bubs would not come out. Attempted a ventous extration, but that did not work, so ended in emergency c-section with complications.
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Forum Name: heather
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 26th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight -3120g, length - 49cm, head 33
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Hendrix John
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/h/hendrixjohn/
Health Concerns:Wind
Notes: 5 days early, 4.5 hour labour, natural vaginal water birth
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Forum Name: LG
State: SA
Baby's DOB: 30th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight - 3.52kg Length - 52cm Head Circ - 35cm
Gender of Baby: boy
Baby Name(s): Evan
Baby's Website: www.babiesonline.com/n/nickandlinds
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Forum Name: Tigergirl1980
State: Victoria
Baby's DOB:30th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight -7lb 5oz Length -54 cms Head Circ -34cms
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Jonah Alexander
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/o/ouralienbaby/
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic) None now as they are all clear.
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) 3 weeks early, forceps delivery after pushing for 2 hours.
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Forum Name: Wardygirl
State: Vic
Baby's DOB: 30th June 2005
Baby's Stats: Weight - 4110 gm /9lb 1oz Length - 53.5cm Head Circ - 36.5cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Blake Elliott
Baby's Website: TBA
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) 3 days late, natural 5 hour labour. Spent 5 days on antibiotics due to GBS+

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Hi just wanted to be the first in this new thread....

tee he he...

Hi there Brooke, Belinda and Lisa!
am really looking forward to hearing about all your bubs, so far it seems like everyone who has posted has a bub born within one week of my little max.. who is everyday getting a little bit more not so little O:) I know what you mean about growing over night Belinda, I feel like some times when i go to pick up max in the morning he definitely looks like he bigger. I have been trying to put max into a bit of a routine too, at first i was trying the contented little baby book routine which seemed to be working but then we kinda got out of the routine and for the last month or so have been trying to get back into it but it doesnt seem to be working.. am going to persist with it a bit longer anyway. hopefully we will get back in the swing of things soon. max was sleeping through but has started waking up lots at night now.. not sure if it has anything to do with solids i have started introducing..reading your posts has got me thinking...

by the way has anyone tried controlled crying (think that is what it is called) ???

speak soon

Laura

Hi all,

Miss Makenzie is 7 months old today! YAY! She's been a bit funny today though, she didn't drink much of one of her bottles and that is so not like her (little miss piggy). How many milk feeds are all the bubs having? Kenzie has 4 bottles a day and is on one solid meal a day. I wondered if she was thinking that by not drinking her milk I'd give her more solid meals LOL. She's also not sleeping much today. She's tired, but just won't sleep. At least she's not whingy though, she's pretty good that when she's overtired she won't really cry.

Was a bit sad today coz it's the first anniversary since my dad passed away. My SIL and her daughters came over today so that kept my mind off things.

Laura, I'm in the southern suburbs of Sydney, near Hurstville. Watsons Bay must be lovely (not that I've ever been there - I don't eat seafood LOL).

Ha ha ha, poor Kenzie is so tired. You know how they get all silly and giggly when they get overtired? It's so cute, she's looking at me and giggling and giving me silly faces. Better go get her bottle ready and try and get her to bed for the night.

Just got back from being away at the in-laws, not too bad, but glad we didn't stay a minute longer. The main problem with being away is that I don't get the fun bubs, I get the tired and cranky bubs to deal with. Frankly it was exhausting. Wont get started on the in-laws, otherwise I would be here for an hour posting! Maggie doesn't travel long distances as well as she used to, probably due to her being such an active bub and having more awake time, I think she feels very restricted by the seat. So I had to sit in the back with her most of the way.

Maggie can now get herself into a sitting position (not sure I put this in the last thread, but I am tired and can't be bothered checking) and only today she pulled herself up into a standing position to play with a toy.

Sorry no personals, brain is to fuzzy.

Thanks Kate - I wondered where she got too :o

Just popped into say Hi. Its quiet in here isn't it. I have not posted for a few days as I was not getting the new post notification.

Not much to report this end. I have a meeting with work tomorrow to discuss my return at the end of April. I only want 2 days a week and I actually do not want to work for them but I will go see what job they have to offer if any ( I think they will say there is nothing part time which then makes my decision!)

I have another job in the offering through a mate of DH more in line with my career I had in the UK so fingers crossed that will pull off.

Best go gotta feed bub and get her into bed early tonight as I am off swimming with my friend.

Jo

Lisa,
Milly has just gone from 2 to 3 solid meals a day, although
I don't know how much she actually eats as she insists on trying to feed herself but has no co-ordination. She's still a fiendish breastfeeder, I couldn't even keep count.

Jo,
hope you manage to get the work arrangements you want.

Astrid,
Sounds exhausting travelling and dealing with inlaws. I have my mil here on Friday, staying for 3 weeks.

Laura - Welcome to the June thread. I follow a gentle parenting philosophy with Maggie. I tried the routine thing with her, but it did not work, so now I just follow her lead as to when to feed her and put her down for a nap. As for control crying, it is no my thing.

Lisa - Wouldn't know how many feeds Maggie has as I demand feed and sometimes feed her to sleep, she is also a snacker. I do 2 - 3 solid meals, they are not large. Hope Mackenzie is sleeping better

Jo - Hope your work situation works out the best for you. Did you enjoy your swim?

Angelfish - Hope it goes well with you MIL, do you get on well with her?

Now for some Maggie updates. On Monday she actually pulled her self up onto her toy table and stood! Totally not expected, I had her on the floor in the middle of the room and when I looked up she was in the corner standing at the table! She can stand for quite awhile, but when she gets tired her legs get a bit wobbly. She also said her first word today "da da". I count it as a word as she said is whilst looking at her daddy and is was definitely separate from her normal babble. I tested her later by pointing at DH and ask her "who's that?" and she said a very clear "da da' again. How cheeky of her not to say "mummy" first.

Hi sorry its been a few days

I did enjoy my swim thanks it is nice to get out of the house for an hour and relax while exercising.

I am no nearer knowing what is happening with work. 2 companies have merged and they are expecting redundacies. The guy I saw has no idea how the structure will look and is no part of the reorg but yet could tell me they will not want part time staff!!!

It really annoys me as they have part time staff and many of them are temps (I am permanent). Also the other co we are merging with do have part timers and also job shares but he said they didn't (I know this as my mate works for that company). She advised I spoke to their HR as my co has no hr. Complicated but to be honest I am not in a rush to return and so am not that bothered. I had to tell them by the end of this month of my intentions so I will just have to wait and see

God its hot here today

Jo

Not much happening here. Maggie seems to not be as interested in solids as she once was. I'm am finding it really hard to get more than a couple of tablespoons into her. Might try introducing a few new foods and see how she takes it. She is so much more interested in rubbing the spoon on her gums than eating. If she is teething then I wish they would just hurry up and come through and stop annoying her.

Hi all,

Astrid - That is sooooo cute about Maggie saying dada! Don't worry, I think most babies say dada before they say mum-mum, even in countries where they don't speak english. Makenzie doesn't even make any word-like noises yet. She just screeches and squeals and says "ooooh".

Joh - what a pain with your work. A lot of companies don't seem to like part-timers so try and avoid it where possible. I dunno, I've never worked for a large company so wouldn't know what it's like really, but that's the impression I get from other people.

Well, not much news here really. Miss Makenzie was meant to go have her 6 month needles yesterday but I cancelled as we took the boys and our niece to the zoo instead. So she's going on Tuesday. She is already way late with them so a couple more days won't matter too much. Although she had her 2 month ones later so I'm sort of following on from when she had those. I'm anxious to get her weighed as she hasn't been weighed for over 2 months. Last time she was weighed she was 7kgs so will be interested to see what she is now, especially as she's on solids. I think I might start her on two meals a day as she eats so much during her one meal.

Her two bottom teeth are quite noticeable now. Still can't believe she got them without any real symptoms, except for the day the second one broke through, she was a bit grizzly in the morning.

She's sitting really well now, hardly topples over anymore, except if she gets really excited and she starts jigging herself around and then falls backwards. The last couple of days she's started "dancing" if she hears music, she'll be sitting and she sort of bounces up and down to the music, it's so funny. She managed to get herself on all fours properly today and rock back and forth a couple of times before she face-planted herself, then she got frustrated as she couldn't do it again for a while. I don't want her to crawl yet because we will have to do a major sort-out of all the boys toys so that all the small things are away and the boys can't just get them down themselves. They also tend to leave half full packets of chips on the floor, and their drinks, and their lunch crusts on their plates on the floor if they've had lunch in their rumpus room, which they won't be able to do once she's mobile. I think we'll have to put safety gates across the doorways to their rumpus room or I'll be too stressed all the time.

Anyway, better go and put all these clothes away that I've dumped on the bed. I always do that so I can sort them and fold them etc but I then get sidetracked and then drag myself to bed only to find all this washing still sitting on there that I forgot about!

Lisa - Have fun with the clean up. I am no where near ready enough for Maggie and she is now so mobile. Have you tried Mackenzie on a soft surface for crawling? We would put Maggie on the bed and she would face plant, put her bum up in the air and push herself along with her feet. She really loved it.

Maggie is in the wars today. She loves pulling the books etc off the shelves of the coffee table. Anyway she was kneeling on a book and lent forward to pull out more stuff and slipped and bashed her head on the shelf!! Looks as though she is going to gt a black eye. Poor bubby. I don't think I could baby proof this house enough to protect her. She is into everything and moves to quickly, I think I will be putting her in the play pen more often.

Funny about kids saying dad first - but I heard that it's just common because d is physically easier to say (bc you don't have to pull your tongue back in your mouth the way you do with m). My little boy's first word was not mummy or daddy, it was button. Go figure. Milly makes a huge range of sounds and is very good at letting us know what she thinks, but she is not attempting any words as yet. Astrid, I reckon Maggie is so intent on practising standing up, she can't be bothered to be interested in other things like food. They do seem to have little bursts of concentrating on one aspect of development. Re my MIL, I kind of get on OK with her, it's just that we get on a whole lot better when she's in Sydney and I'm in Hobart. She does help out a lot when she comes to stay, but I'm always relieved at the end of the stay as I like my own space, KWIM? Stormi, that thing with the washing on the bed - happens in our house quite often

Hi All

Just popping my head in to say hi and so I get the reminders for this thread :D Will post properly tomorrow :D

Hi all,

Well Makenzie FINALLY had her 6 month needles today LOL! Poor little button, she howled but not for long, she settled down quickly after the initial shock. The doctor got the nurse to come in so they could do both needles simultaneously so she only had one shock, not two! She got weighed and everything, she's not as heavy as I expected, she was only 8.4kgs and 67cms long.

Brooke - I read somewhere that once solids are established they should be having between 1/3 and 1/2 a cup. I'm going to put Makenzie on two meals soon as she still only has one but she loves food so much so I'll have to do that soon.

She had avocado for the first time yesterday and absolutely loved it! I put a little bit of rice cereal with it so it wouldn't be so strong a taste and she gobbled the lot! So basically she's tried banana, apple, pear, carrot and now avocado LOL. I bought a heap of vegies yesterday and I cooked up a large sweet potato and pureed that, and then did a couple of potatos and have put them in snaplock bags and frozen them for when she tries them. We ended up making ourselves mashed potato with dinner last night as when I did the potatos for Kenzie in the food processor they were so light and fluffy! So we did more potatos for us with a bit of butter and milk and salt and they were sooooooo yum! I've never been fussed on mashed potato but this was yum! I tasted Kenzie's sweet potato too and that was yummy as well! Gonna cook up the pumpkin today and whizz and freeze that.

Brooke - that's so cute about Maya crawling everywhere and all over you. Makenzie's starting to get on her hands and knees a fair bit now and she can inch her way around the place, but takes her ages.

When I was shopping yesterday I got Makenzie her very first toothbrush! It's so cute, has little ducks all over it. I thought that now she has teeth I'll start getting her used to a toothbrush.

Anyway, better go get the boys lunch and tidy up as MIL is coming over this arvo to make chocolate crackles with the boys LOL

Stormi

Great that Makenzie loves avacado so does Erykah. A recipe idea (simple one if you can call a recipe) is Avacado and Banana Erykah loves it.

Erykah has been on 3 meals a day for a while now. I slaved (slight exaggeration) over Egg custard for lunch made with soy milk and when I gave her it she turned her nose up to the savory and the sweet and cried till I gave her my milk. Bless her she has eaten both many times before. Not sure if her teeth are coming

She is getting a little clingy to me (well anyone) she is less independant and always wants someone with her. If she is fine on her own then glances me she starts to whinge till I sit with her.

Best go get her tea been out to a winery all afternoon for lunch with girlfriends v nice

Jo

Maggie is crawling like a trooper now. Normally she is crying whilst crawling, as she is coming after me. Starting to have a few separation issues I think.

Almost ready to give up on the whole solids thing. There was a stage where she loved it, now she it not really interested, she always grabs the spoon and she isn't trying to feed herself. The only food I can get into her is a milk arrowroot biscuit and then 2/3rds of it is left mushed on the floor. She seems really happy with finger foods, but she doesn't seem to eat them, only kind of sucks and chews on them. It is like she sees it as an activity not eating IYKWIM.

Jo - The clingy thing is frustrating isn't it. Even when I give her to DH she will cry if I walk by and don't take her back.

Stormi - Oddly enough I have not tried straight sweet potato with Maggie yet (she has had it in some jar foods). I love grated sweet potato, with zucchini mixed with egg to bind and cummin to season, then fried in a bit of oil.

Brooke I say if Maya is eating a half a mug then give it to her, be thankful she is eating.

Hi guys,

Nothing much happening here. Makenzie had a bit of a crying bout yesterday arvo for a while, don't know why. Might have been a belly ache or she may have just been reacting to the needles she had on Tuesday. She settled down after a little while though.

She was sooooo cute today. She was in the lounge room sitting on the floor playing so I went out to hang out some washing. I came back in and she was still sitting but she had her head down between her knees. I said to her "What are you doing?" but she didn't look up - then I realised she had fallen asleep! The video camera was in the lounge room so I grabbed that but then Cooper came in and started laughing and woke her up and she popped her head up so didn't manage to catch it on video.

She's still trying desperately to crawl. I'm in no hurry for her to get mobile yet. Both my boys were walking at 10 months so I hope she doesn't follow suit! Little buggers, one of them put a tiny teddy biscuit on her playmat right next to her. Luckily I found it before she did, but of course the boys blamed each other for putting it there.

Cooper goes back to school on Tuesday, and Riley starts back at pre-school the following week but this year he's going two full days instead of the half days like last year. I'm looking forward to having a couple of days a week with just Makenzie.

Hey all,
Been away on holidays for most of Jan and just noticed people were posting in this thread.

Lozi - i live in vaucluse and my son is hendrix his birthday is the 26th June.

Anyway gotta run will catch up soon.

Hi Everyone,

Max has been very upset (teething) but still no sign of teeth peeping through yet and has started waking up at night lately and i am finding it hard to settle him back in his cot in fact last few nights actaully gave up after and hour and he ended up sleeping in our bed .. and we didnt get much rest ..if anyone has any advice i would really appreciate

Hi Heather, Love the name Hendrix! great to speak to someone that lives close, actually where i live is right on the border of vaucluse and watsons bay.

speak soon
Laura

Maggie pulling herself up on everything is becoming a bit of a pain for both her and me. I have had to completely clear the coffee table as she is grabbing at everything. Tonight, the poor little bub, pulled herself up and grabbed at my dinner, before I could stop her she had sunk her fingers into a hot chip!

She is finally back to eating, even though I now have to let her have the spoon and feed her from my finger. I tried 2 spoons, but she prefers my finger, she also really likes finger foods.

We're having good days and bad days sleep wise. Some days she goes down quite easily and other it takes a real effort. Can't figure out the reasons why though.

Just a quick post (LOL, well it IS quick, I type fast!). Kenzie is getting stroppy. I think she knows it's just me and her all day today (Riley went back to preschool today and this year he is going for a full day, not half). So she is disturbing my peace!

Well, Makenzie's not pulling up on stuff yet, luckily. I don't want another early walker! She is almost crawling though - she can get around the room slowly but surely, I have to be very vigilant with what the boys leave on the floor near her - near her being 2 metres or more away! She gets really frustrated as she crawls backwards and then ends up against a wall with her feet and can't keep going so she had a hissyfit.

I've noticed her showing her "dislikes" lately, too. If she doesn't want something (rest of her bottle, a toy etc), she gets this frowny face and slaps at it and if she grabs it she'll throw it lol.

She had her first try of yoghurt yesterday. Ate the whole tub! I bought the Wiggles kids yoghurts for my boys and noticed on the box it said suitable from 6 months so I gave her the vanilla one. She couldn't eat it fast enough! She still doesn't like potato even if it's mixed in with something else she likes.

She's been unsettled with her sleep. Quite often screams at me if I put her down when she's tired but she decides she'd rather play. The night before last she woke about 4 times through the night, normally she sleeps through. Then a couple of mornings before that she decided 4.30am was a good time to wake up for the day! I think her top teeth are coming through now, they look very close, and they are a lot bigger than the bottom ones so might not be so lucky with getting away with no teething symptoms.

Astrid - they are so quick to grab things, aren't they! It's amazing how they can have quicker reflexes than us!

Brooke - Kenzie has been doing this growling noise, it's so funny. She does it for ages. I was doing it back to her one day and it was irritating my throat, don't know how she can do it for so long.

Oh, and she's started laughing to herself, it's so cute. Normally you have to do silly faces or noises or at least interact with her to get her to laugh, but the last few days she'll just be sitting on the floor playing and she'll start laughing to herself, not just a giggle but full-on laughing. I said to Dh I wondered if babies thought of something funny that had happened previously and laugh about it again - like when you're on a train or something and you think of something funny and start laughing to yourself and people stare at you like you're a weirdo coz you're sitting on your own laughing LOL.

Anyway, better go, with the boys both at school/pre-school I finally get an opportunity to clean up their rooms and also do a toy cull and also pack away all the small stuff before Makenzie gets too mobile.

Hey lovelies,

Lisa - PMSL @ Kensie laughing at herself. Hendrix also has a giggle to himself when he is playing on the mat.

Brooke - i bet the room change makes a huge difference. Fingers crossed anyway.

Well Hendy is no where near cruising furniture. He isnt crawling yet either just rolls all around the place. He is happiest sitting though which is nice and easy for us. He is quite sick with a cold at the moment (we all are) and is sleeping a lot which is good as prior to this his sleep was all over the shop. We got our first toothiepeg through today (well i just call it a scratchie as its tip is only officially through). How long does it take for them to be through visibly?? Like a 'real' toof??

Hi all

Not posted for a while but being reading when I get a chance. Erykah has decided she is the little social butterfly who doesn't require a sleep during the day and parties until 10pm. Then sleeps through till 7 ready to party again.

Bless her she is finally exhuasted from her weekend of partying and is sound asleep. Hallelluha (not sure if that is spelt right) I get some time to myself.

I should be glad she is sleeping through but all weekend I have had no time out.

Anyway she is doing finger food great now she has steamed carrots sliced avacado and chunks of banana. She is able to handle lumps or chunks much better than 3wks ago. She is properly chewing food rather than sucking. She has a huge grin when she is feeding herself and laughs as if to say I am a clever girl!

She has DaDa, NaNa, YaYa off to a tee just got to work on MaMa.

She is still breastfeeding but is down to 5 feeds a day which is good. I am going to continue until she is 12months old.

No teeth yet and she is not crawling or climbing. She is happy sat playing with her toys. She can pull herself up from sitting if you hold her hands (I do not help her in anyway but she can push her legs up straight) to standing.

Not much else to report off to have a well earnt coffee now

Jo

Heather - I just had to check back to see when Makenzie got her first tooth - if it was just before 6 months or just before 7 months LOL! Anyway, it was January 12, so about 3 weeks ago? (seems longer than that). They have probably grown to about half their final length in that time. You can see them when she smiles, anyway. Don't think it takes too long once they are through to grow, it's just coming through the gum that's the long, drawn out process. They look absolutely gorgeous when they have those two little toofy-pegs down the bottom and no other teeth! I'll have to take some photos of them and get them up on her webpage.

Speaking of which, Heather you need to update your webpage or it's going to expire!

Brooke - those yoghurts are Paul's brand, with the Wiggles on them. They come in a pack of 12 I think with Vanilla, Strawberry and Peach and Pear?? Bit iffy about giving her a strawberry one though, coz it has real fruit in it (not big chunks though, it's mostly smooth with tiny specks of fruit). I think strawberries are not supposed to be introduced until they are a bit older. Not sure on that, will have to check.

Good luck with Maya in her own room. Makenzie's never been in our room. She was in there for some of the first night and was so noisy in her sleep we moved her lol. Then whilst in the bassinet she was in the living area just outside our room. Then when she went into the cot we turfed Cooper out of his shared room with Riley and moved Makenzie in. We had to rip out an old kitchen (unused) and use that space to make Cooper a room of his own lol. We do have a spare room but it is used as DH's office and is full of stock as well plus a heap of other cr*p!

We went to pick up Riley from pre-school and we got there a bit early and all the kids were sitting on the floor having a story so I sat her down on a mat while we waited and she got so excited because she could see all the little people! She started doing her excited screech, and kicking her arms and legs around.

Thanks lisa, i just updated to our new web address!

Awwwwww, Heather! He's so cute (just looked at the new webpage). Love the "Rock Star" outfit!

Grrrrrr, I'm supposed to me meeting a few friends for brunch today at a cafe, but Kenzie is feral! I hope she calms down, don't want to get up there and have to leave straight away coz she's screaming so much. I think I might give her some Panadol coz I think the teeth are bothering her and she has a bit of a cough and cold. Don't like giving her drugs if I can help it, but she's so miserable.

Better go, she's getting very upset.

hi everyone!

went to the early child hood nurse today and she said that at this stage max should be having 3 solids meals a day and one has to be a protein meal (fish, meat or chicken) a day.. has anyone else heard this? i have been giving him three meals of solids a day for a while now but no protein..how are you all going with solids? have you started on protein yet?

also max is becoming a bit disinterested in breastfeeding (only been feeding when he is really sleepy) and discussed this with the nurse she said he might be self weaning.. so will have to start giving formula. which i am having mixed feeling about. its so confusing.. anyways nurse said that all the formulas are the same ?? does anyone have any recommendations for brands of formula?

heather- congrats on the toothie how exciting max is still all gums

brooke- congratulations on the upcoming proposal .. how exciting !!!!
thanks for all the advice.. max's sleeping is still a bit all over the place just as it seems to be getting better we have a bad night. i have been letting max sleep in our bed then tucking him in his cot once he has drifted off but have also been having to get up about two times to repeat the process.. nurse today recommended cc again but i am not sure


Hi Stormi, Astrid and Lisa

hope everyone else and their bubs is doing well


xx laura

Ok, Im getting a bit annoyed, I havent been getting the email messages that there are new posts in here so I've missed out on heaps....

Im trying to read them all now, will get back to you all soon.....

oh thanks for that Shannon I'll keep checking...

Thanks Brooke! will check it out

Hi, been offline for a few days, but have finally caught up on posts. It is so good reading about other peoples babies.

Had Maggie's weigh in last Wednesday, I was dreading it, totally expected to be told off and that I was doing something wrong, but I was wrong about that. The MCHN was very happy with her, even though her growth has slowed, Maggie is soooo active, that we cannot expect her to put on a lot of weight, also she is a small eater, so all I can do is offer her high energy foods 5 times a day. She is really on and off with this whole eating thing. In fact the MCHN was really surprised at how well she was doing with crawling, standing etc she said I was doing a good job, and seemed a lot more accepting of us co-sleeping.

With the whole sleeping thing Maggie is still waking through the night. I have gone back to starting her off in the cot and then bringing her to bed at her first waking. I feel a bit more rested that way.

Took Maggie swimming for the first time the other day. She seemed to enjoy it. I think she enjoyed grinning at the young men (little flirt) than actually being in the water.

We both have colds today. Maggie is very sooky right now, poor thing.

Hey girls, I know I've been MIA lately, just had nothing really to contribute, but I've been reading all about your bubs so Im keeping up to date.

Astrid, that is great that your clinic sister is happy with Maggie. I had Coby weighed last week and he is 6995g, STILL not 7kgs. Sheesh!! He's gotten alot longer though, so I guess that's where all his growing has gone to.

Coby has got a tooth (not sure if I put that in one of my old posts or not...) and is trying desperately to cut the other bottom tooth through. Oh its agony, I sometimes feel like getting our peeling knife and just cutting a little slit for him....He he I would never do it though!!

How are all the other bubs going?

hi there all
just wanted to say a quick hi ! max has been sleeping a bit better lately.. YAY and has returned to BF which has made things a little easier

He is standing up by himself all the time now and using our coffee table as a hand rail to walk around the lounge room..he is so proud of himself that he can do this too, smiling and laughing as he does it.. very cute

He has also started waving and copying us when we blow rasberrys and make clicking sounds which is really cute and he dances to Humphreys clock song when it comes on ! so DH has been singing it and he dances when every he does ha ha

hope you are all good and bubs too
xx
laura

Just a quick one. Maggie has her first tooth!!! This explains her crabbiness all week and I thought it was just due to her having a cold. She is much happier since I gave her some Brauers.

Hello all!

I don't know how many of you are still here from when i used to post in pregnancy topics (and even ttc - seems like forever ago now!), but i went MIA for oh about 8 months! Sorry about that - i get a little lost with keeping up with these threads, if i don't get to read it everyday there's so much to catch up on!

A few familiar names - Brookey, Astrid, Belmarks, Heather, Stormi! Wow i can't believe all our little bumps are now so big and starting to walk/talk! Not that Evan is doing either of them!! But he has started crawling and he loves to stand up with support. He makes loads of noises but nothing coherant!!

He was a perfect baby from the start (aren't they all in our eyes?! lol) he slpet 10-11 hours from 6 weeks and was always really easy to settle to sleep at nights. The day sleeps were a different matter - for the first 3 months he never slept during the day except on my lap, in the pram, or the sling. But one day he just suddenly decided to do the 2 hours up, 1 hour down thing. Since 6 months he chose to bring back the 2am feed which i think was a bit of a rude shock for me!! He'll sometimes sleep through that, but still sometimes he'll need it.

Started solids Christmas week. He loved the rice cereal but it took a few weeks to get him to eat veggies. he'll happily eat most things now - his favourites are banana, peaches, broccoli, pumkin, sweet potato, and avacado. He also loves custard and yoghurt. Haven't tried any meats yet!

Evan is a big chubby bubby with lots of rolly polly bits which i absolutely adore!! He has always been a happy bubbly baby with lots and lots of smiles and giggles, and he does a big belly laugh now which is sooooo infectious! He's just adorable of course!!

Sorry for the long post, but i thought i'd give you an update, and i hope you don't mind me slotting back in?! Now we have a bit more of a routine going i'm going to try to keep up!

Linds (and Evan)

PS CONGRATULATIONS BROOKEY on your ENGAGEMENT!! Was it a romantic proposal? When's the wedding?!!!!! That's fantastic news!!

Hey Linds, how are you? Thanks for popping back in, good to hear all about Evan too, sounds like he's a little champion. Its all good fun isn't it, I mean there are moments, but on the whole its great fun!!

Thanks for joining us and hopefully we can keep up to date with our bubs from now on...

Coby is going really well, he's got another tooth, so two in total now. Its been ok with the teething, ok to handle I mean, but poor little fella, I just hope he gets a break from it for a little bit, its been just awful for him....

Anyway, I must go and cook some dinner so I can then sit back and relax. Catch up with you all real soon.....