Babies Born ~ November 16th-30th 2009 #5

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bugger...

Lola stokes... SUPER DAMN CUTE!

Was brit happy about the pregnancy? hope so x

Hi Kymmy - I love love love Lola as well, it's just beautiful.

How is everyone? I'm coming down with a cold, knew I would - I've just spent the weekend at our holiday house with friends and they had the end of a cold - booooo, I hope I don't give it to Amelia but what can you do!

Just a quickie tonight as totally shattered and need to go to bed......the self settling is going great - it's only taken a week and I put Amelia down awake (but tired) - I just put her straight on her tummy as she just rolls anyway and pat her bum a couple of times, say nighty night and walk out - she is left staring at the cot aquarium thingy and listening to her music and that's it, no fuss, no crying - it's amazing how quick they learn! Let's hope it stays that way. Also, the food is coming along, made up a massive batch of pumpkin, sweet potato and swede today, will try at lunch tomorrow. Who else feeds just twice a day? Mum said to give it to her at lunch not dinner until her digestive system gets used to it otherwise it just sits in their belly when they go to bed. Does it really matter?

Hope everyone and their bubbies are well.

Love to all.
xx

Just chiming in to say:

Love Lola! Great name!

Self-settling going well here too. Doing pretty much the same as Ali. When it's bedtime for Craig, we go put Ryan in the cot with the lullaby cot thingy going (we have the jungle one) and he goes to sleep before it's finished. I think he starts his wind down with a bath, 'cause he gets really cranky around 6pm but always stops crying as soon as his clothes come off and I'm about to put him in the bath.

Feel better soon Ali and Mel! Hope your kids don't get the cold as well.

Thanks Suz - we have the jungle one too lol! Amelia loves it Glad the settling is working for you too, Amelia has a bath at 6.00 pm and then bottle....she then goes to bed about 7.00/7.30 pm.

Yep, have a cold here, don't feel too bad, just a yukky nose, good excuse not to go anywhere and do some scrapbooking. I'm trying so hard not to kiss Amelia as I don't want her to get it but I guess if she's going to get it she will anyway being in the same household! I never had one cold last year and I was pregnant. So far I've had gastro (thanks to the inlaws for passing that one on) and now a cold in a month! I wonder if it's because I'm not exposed to different people like normal, usually I'm on the train and at work, I reckon it boosts your immunity being around people constantly. Not a good enough reason to go back to work though is it? lol

And hope you're better soon too Mel.

Hello Girls!

Feeling a little bit dodgy this morning, OHHHH the joys!

Brit is happy about the pregnancy! She was a bit shocked, she kept saying "Oh my God, Oh my God!"!! This morning before school she said, "Isn't it funny that we are not very excited about this baby cos its the second one and we have Archie to look after!?" Hahahaha! She is soo rapt with Archie though, honestly, she absolutely dotes on him! She is such a good big sister and, i hate to say it, but i think she is going to be VERY handy to have around come January!!!

Alison: Hope you are feeling better soon! And hope Amelia doesn't get it, but if she does, look at it as a positive that it is building up her immune system, so although it is not very nice at the time, it is actually good for them in the long run xxxxx

Looks like Lola it is then! haha! Everyone agrees! The only thing DH doesn't like about it is that the Rolling Stones song "Lola" is about a transvestite......... But as if kids her age would work that out, that song would be positively ANCIENT by the time she is at teasing age!!!!

We are still struggling with the sleeping bizo, but i am trying to make sure he gets more naps during the day and i can honestly say that he needs to go back to bed after 2-2.5 hours of awake time. So he must have been sooooo tired before i worked this out! Stupid Mummy! I just have to have a lay down with him in the arvo and we have a big sleep together.

Where is Mel lately? I'm LOST without FB already! hahahaha! Keep going to log on then remember that i'm no longer on there! Talk about withdrawals....... I won't be able to see all your new clippies Bec and pics of your shop Sarah..... BOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Maybe i'll join up again..... hahahaha!

Hope you all have a lovely day... I am going to visit my Mumma and Pappa! Dad is going great and will be starting back at work next week! He has been on his tractor the last two weeks, he can't stand sitting still, so he'll be excited to get back to work!

xxxxxxxxx

Hey Kymmy - well I AM ancient (lol) and I didn't even think of that so suffice to say I'm sure Lola will be safe. It's such a pretty name, I lurrrv pretty names. I still love Ruby for next time around if I have another girl, but DH needs convincing. I heard the name Lauren the other day too at swimming and thought that was a lovely old fashioned pretty name. Anyway, best not get ahead of myself ha ha. Re sleeping, Amelia is basically awake generally for 1.5-2 hours - no more as she gets overtired. Even if she isn't rubbing her eyes which she usually is I put her down. If you wait until they're past it they won't settle - well, Amelia won't anyway!

Hi all
I like Lola too but I'm thinking if I have another girl I like rennesme lol I'm sad

Kymmie can you open an fb account under an alias and just have bb ppl on it

I'm going to get dh an iPod touch and I've asked him to pay for my next tattoo for my pressie so now he won't be on my phone all weekend playing his stupid apps lol

Hello my lovelies! I have just spent the last half an hour reading through all the posts I have missed, I'm on my phone and can't remember what everyone wrote

Tapatalk is very cool
Lola is a gorgeous name - I love it!
Feo and V are powering ahead! Ruby has just started rolling accross the room- I found her sucking on a DVD case this morning…
Amelia is very gorgeous in her cute clippies!!
Natty, I am about 2.5 hrs drive from Sarah, might have to give the kids a day off school. Sure they will love that lol! Really excited about meeting the two of you and the kiddletts too xx
Shayna the UFO cake turned out awesome. I'll have to check out the photos.
Ahhh, ruby has woken up for a feed- again. Hopefully she'll sleep for a few hours tonight 'pray'
Hi to the girls I forgot xxxx

Hi ladies! On my phone too! So a short one..

Mon: Hahaha a fake FB account... Hmmmmmm!

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by this pregnancy bizo.. I suppose it's just the emotions all coming out but I'm bloody scared! I was looking around my house, there is washing everywhere, the floors are gross, the bathroom hasn't been scrubbed in ages..... How the heck am I gonna manage with TWO babies!? I have that 'holy sh*t what have we done?" feeling.......
I had a little bit of pink discharge yesterday so I rested up. I remember one of you had it, was it you Natty? I'm booked in for a u/s on 1st June and don't want to go sooner in case they don't see anything. I feel fine tho and it has stopped today so I'm sure everything is ok..
OMG it's 10.20 pm and Im in bed with Archie and he is 'singing' at the top of his lungs!! Sleep boy sleep!
Haha! It's sooo cute though...

Love you all
Xxxx

PS I miss facebook so bad.

Aww kym it probably is just the hormones making you feel that way, although you would be absolutly sh*tting yourself too. I guess it's going to be harder work but you can do it. Brit will be there to help out if you need it and Brian will too. And we are here too…
Archie sounds too cute, don't you just want to squeeze them sometimes?!?
Hope you don't have any more spotting xxx take care Hun

Hi Girls!

Hi Kymmy - I think the pink discharge is normal for some isn't it? I never had it but know lots of people who did, just don't do too much. What date will you be due again do you think?

Hi Ubes, Mon, Suz, Telly, Natty, Madame! Sorry for no persies, I'm full of a head cold - my sinuses are burning and I feel like my head is going to explode. I'm sick of being sick, this is twice in 5 weeks I've had an illness - I didn't get sick once last year! grrrrr I hope I don't give it to Amelia, I will feel terrible if she gets this sh*tty blocked nose.

Talking of Amelia, I was sitting here yesterday reading a mag and looked down and Amelia was on her tummy and next time I looked she was on her back and then her tummy again! Finally she can roll from tummy to back! I thought she was close as on Tuesday she started going from tummy to side. Isn't it funny how within a day they have worked something out. Oh and I put some pear in her rice cereal this morning and she loved it!

Gotta go, dying for a shower and best do it while Amelia is having a nap. Yesterday afternoon in her late arvo nap she only had 30 mins, grrrr - hope that's not the start of something. She's also been waking up at 6.00 am instead of 7.00 am the last few days, I try and leave her to chatter and what not in her cot before I go get her. I much prefer the 7.00 am wake up, especially when I'm feeling like crap lol.

HI LADIES oops caps

Sorry to be quick but

Kymmy I had brown spotting which they said was old blood but I got an early US to check all was good and it was, I hope you dont have any more :hug:

Bec and Sarah woop not long now... Seeing as I have no idea what is a good place to meet, what do you two think?

Sorry girls, V is sick and clingy, might come back later

xx

Thanks Bec, Ali and Natty xxx you girls are awesome xxx
No more spotting thank goodness.

SO JEALOUS that you girls are meeting!! No fair! You'll have so much fun.

I'm going to bed soon, feel sick and dizzy, just having some milky bar first! Haha!

Goodnight xxxx

hey kymmy :hug: I totally second what mon suggested, i was even going to suggest it myself, haha! You don't have to have any photos or personal details, just so you can squizz at out posts, photos ect comment, and not feel left out iykwim. I know EXACTLY how you feel with the spotting. With Kaili i spotted quite heavily at 16weeks. With Feo I spotted at 6ish, 10ish, 11ish, 15ish weeks... was soooo stressful, but as you can see - both my babies are healthy and adorable (lol). Try not to think about things like you can't do it.. YOU CAN DO IT! You're a bloody awesome mum! Think, when we're no longer earthside - i'd rather be remembered as a great mum over someone having a clean house - and i know you feel the same. ;) FWIW I cleaned my bathroom tonight for the first time in months also.. :redface: lol Hope you feel better after your sleep, and that gorgeous son of yours goes to bed!

Hey sarah!! Oh how darn HOT you look!!! Far out!! I still stick by my earlier posts that you should go into modeling! How's everything going your way? The new shop?? Ohh i jealous that natty and bec are going to see your shops!! grr!! jeeaaallllous!! How's that beautiful tully going?? x

Ali - yay that miss amelia is rolling everywhere!! Look out now, lol! You'll be wishing she would stay in one spot! haha!

AFM - not much happening my way. DH is away tonight. thank lordie. I really felt like a night by myself.. so i could bb. hahaha! I was in troube when he got home yesterday, he had no clean underwear (i hadn't done a dark load for 4 days :redface: ) and he was cracking a little tanny that his undies were dirty, the house was a ****fight, and he had to cook dinner ... :redface: hahaha. man i am such a terrible SAHM some days! Yikes!! So anyway, tomorrow I am going to solve the dillema of no clean jocks, i'm going to go buy him 10 new pairs! lol!! problem SOLVED! Like my way of thinking??
So nyway, thats why i cleaned the bathroom tonight, so atleast when he gets home tomorrow ONE room wll be clean! haha!
Self settling here is OUT THE WINDOW! Crap i suck. I just find it so hard when we're such a busy little family. There is only one day we're at home (monday) - so things just.. dont work like that. Argh i feel so terrible tho, listening to ya'll talk abou how easy your bubs are to go to sleep. Feo is still slurping on the boob to go to sleep just about everytime... crraap.
He is doing really well with solids now. far out he just smashes his food! hehe! It takes him about... a minute and a half, i suppose, to eat a snack cup (the tupperware brand) for puree'd food. As soon as i put the spoon in, his mouth is open ready for the next.. no exageration! This morning i tried him on rafferty's garden breakfast rice cereal, or something like that, and he LOVED it!!! (sooo happy with that, DD is HELL for breakfast, sooo fussy).

Anyway, im blabbing on a bit
better head to sleep
love you all!!
x

Don't feel bad Telly - I haven't even tried self setling. I've been lying down & feeding Mr I to sleep for every sleep - I'm getting alot of books read! I was having trouble putting him in the cot once he's asleep so that's my solution. I have to work 3 days next month & DH is looking after the boys so we need to work on sleep before then.

I had a nice b'day - Thank you all for the birthday wishes on FB. We went to breakfast and went to the Baby & kids market and bought heaps of clothes for DS1 and a nappy for Mr I. I got my pressie from DH yesterday - he'd ordered it 10 days early, but it only came on Tuesday & I wasn't home so had to go to the PO to pick it up. its a necklace with the boys names on it and a black pearl. Its not the right length - he ordered 24" and its 18", but now I have it I like the length so I want him to e-mail and ask for the extra he paid for the length refunded.

DS1 tantrum gotta go

wow its been so quiet in here ladies.

one of my besties had a little girl last night, 7pound 4, victoria! yipee! Went shopping today and got her some bonds leggins (omg how cute are they!) and a couple of other pink outfits. i love shopping for girl things! so much more fun!

another girl i went to school with, who was utd, has had her fb status's for ages that bring on the baby, stop kicking baby, etc etc. She was overdue from what i gathered. anyway, just read a post someone wrote on her wall (we're mutual friends), saying sorry for her loss and let her baby boy fly free with the angels.... :( omg... how horrible!!! So i went on her fb page, and she's deleted EVERYTHING to do with her pregnancy off of it... i feel sick in the stomach.. poor girl. What do you do?? We're friends from school... but not friends, iykwim... argh... why is life so crap?

just got home from dinner. cactus jacks - yummy!
my boobs are huge. waiting for theo to wake to drain them, then hopefully we'll both be pushing zz's.

ubbs - omg those hats..... SO DAMN CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAR OUT!!!!!!!! ruby doob is super cute in them... i just wanna squeeezeee her! lol! :heartbeat:

xx

Hi Ladies!

You're right Telly, too quiet for my liking... Have you all forgotten this thread all is i have left of you now!?!? Hahaha!

Yay for your friend Telly, But how horrible for your school friend. I wonder what happened.. Wouldn't that just be so awful, getting all the way to the end, only to have something horrible go wrong? Poor people.
And you're right about the clean house thing, I definately want to be remembered for other things... except maybe not for being a total slob.. haha!
And i don't think you are going to hear about how easy it is to get Archie to sleep anytime soon..... It is going from bad to worse!!!! OMG!!

Ubba: Hats?! I WANNA SEE THE HATS!! I might log into FB again.. stuff this for a joke! Maybe i'll just have a severe friend cull.... hmmmm....

Snowy: I'm the same with getting Archie to sleep.. I just do whatever is easiest :redface: cos nothing else works anyway. Your Bday pressie sounds gorgeous! Lucky duck!

Sarah: I WANNA SEE HOW DARN HOT YOU LOOK!!!!! Stupid no facebook........

Everyone else :hello: and WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU ALL!!??? (probably on facebook........ unlike me........ what a loser......... right..... thats it...................... i'm logging back on!!!!!) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha OMG do you think i've gone crazy?!!!!!!!!

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hi Snowy - glad you had a great bday - your necklace sounds gorgeous, I love black pearls and to have the boys names done, how sweet is that.

Hi Telly - OMG re that girl you went to school with, I can't fathom that kind of thing, it breaks my heart every time I hear a horrible story like that. Do you think she had a stillborn then? Poor thing, that's just horrible horrible horrible! Congrats on your friend having a girl though - ha ha I have to admit girls clothes have a bigger variety, Target and Pumpkin Patch especially but Target have got some gorgeous boys stuff in for winter atm. Besides, think of it this way, it's expensive, every time I go into one of those shops I come out broke, Amelia has more clothes than she needs, it's actually ridiculous and I really need to stop! At the moment she's in 00's but for some things is bordering on 0's (mostly for the length) so if I see something I like I end up getting 00 and 0 - far out brussel sprouts I need to stop lol! I have nothing for myself to wear mind you!

As for me, still have a yukky head cold and now AF arrived today, oh goodie............NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

Ugh I am so sick at the moment. I was feeling crappy last night, headache and a bit queezy. I got up and had to run to the bathroom and threw up! I nearly missed the toilet…
Anyway this continued on for the next 4 or 5 hours and of course there was nothing left in my stomach to bring up so it was all bile and then I couldn't breathe properly and now my chest hurts and I still have a headache… oh poor me haha
Anywhoo hope you're all well, better than me anyway xxx

o my god ladies...
that girl from school i was telling you all about.. just put photos up on fb. Her little boy did pass away :(


i am so sad. why does this happen?


argh.



Oh a lighter note, kymmy you make me laugh. love you lots xx

Hi ladies!!!!

Ill see how much I can get down before little miss decides no more BB for me....

Snowy your hubby sounds swet for getting you something thoughtful like that...Id be asking for the difference in $$ to spend haha jokes

Alison, yep I hear you on the clothes but I have stopped buying as my sil gave me a whole heap and I feel wasteful esp if V doesnt wear everything but then I get my faves....

Kymmy Nope we havent abandoned you lol I am guilty of reading but not posting as Ive been suuuuper busy trying to be a domestic goddess lol its not working....

Bec nooooo I hate being sick! I hope you feel better soon, sounds like your dh is helping out nicely though. V has a cold so she is miserable and making me so too lol. I must say that FESS Rocks!!!!

Telly dont think Im doing the cc thing all the time lol, half the time she falls asleep in the car or the sling or while feeding though thats mostly at night as she still loves the boobie to sleep with at night. As she has been sick Ill do anything to make her feel better but she is getting used to the dummy and doesnt even want me anymore sometimes which is a bit sad lol. Sorry to hear about your friend from school. Yep I dont know how I would comfort someone in that position. Not a nice thing for anyone involved I imagine...

Sarah and Bec...wooohoo!!! yay for us lol

Is anyone still wrapping? I started doing V again as if I put her in the cot unwrapped she rolls around and plays instead opf sleeping. Then she starts crying and I feel like she thinks Ive put her in a cage or something lol. At least when she is wrapped shes warm and under some blankets.

She is going ok with the sleeping but in the last week she has been waking up sooo much..Unsure of if it is because she is sick but hoping she is back to decent soon. Last night she slept well but pretty sure that was due to the nurofen I gave her but we both needed some sleep.

V is now (Please dont think Im lying lol) pulling herself up on her Vtech baby walker onto her knees and with some help goes on her feet and stands there unsupported for a few secs...she is so determined, always trying to get somewhere, standing, sitting, (sits in the bath now) but still no crawling, just face planting...No more mamamama lately so that may have been a fluke lol.

ok have to go dh and I need to have a cuddle in the sun

xxx
Love to you all

Natty - so thoughtful seeing I sent him the link to the website selling them & said exactly what I wanted! :p

Hi my lovelies,

I have been spotting again since last night, it's worse this time and I also have cramping so I am not feeling very positive right now!
I do feel ok though and believe that what is meant to be will be.
I will go along to the Drs tomorrow, I was a little worried as the pain is a little one sided, so I think an u/s will be a good idea.
Hope u are having a good weekend xx

Oh Kymmy.. I know theres nothing really anyone can say but you are right what will be will be and no amount of praying or stressing about it will change the outcome.
Having said that I hope you get an U/S nice and quickly to ease your mind and that it is just a scare like Telly had. Oh god I remember the uncertainty of those early weeks.
Try not to google or look too deeply into it right now Kymmy and if you need to talk we are all here and Im sure any of us would be happy to chat at any time with you xx

:crossfingers: Thinking of you Kymmy and hope everything is OK. Good idea to see your Dr and to get a u/s. Like you said, what will be, will be :hug:

Hi all i'm still sick and as usual constantly forgetting where I put my phone
Happy belated bday snowy

Hi Kymmy - praying everything is ok sweets. xx

Hi Mon - I'm just getting over my cold, are you ok?

A very quick one from me, Amelia now has my cold, yukky nose - was up with her at 3.00 am for an hour, she was so upset and sounded like she was struggling to breathe through her nose. Used Fess and baby balsam and it helped. Also took me over an hour to get her to settle for her morning nap, just when I had it down pat!!!!! Now she's rolling from tummy to back as well she rolls all over the cot when I put her down so takes her twice as long to settle. Any suggestions on that? I'm going to buy a humidifier today, hope that helps her sleep better, honestly, gastro and now a cold, she can't take a trick poor petal!

xx

hey girls
sorry i havent been around. stressing so much about this new business- so much more comolex than i thought.
got a terrible migrane yesterday. sort of over it now
i hope youre all well,
im busy with mil in the next few days and have to work at our cafe
catch you all soon
much love
x madame x

Hi everyone
Quick one from me as on phone..
Kymmy - I hope everything is ok...have everything crossed for you...
Snowy - Must have missed the post about your pearls...they sound gorgeous!!
Natty - Go V!!!! She's really going for it hey?!!
I cant remember what everyone else wrote so sorry!! Can't wait to have my computer back to myself on Thurs!! Yay!!! MIL hasn't been that bad really so not going to whinge....that's a change hey?!?
Had Abbey's naming day on Sun and it went off pretty well...she was good through the ceremony but went ballistic not long after that and it took me about 15 mins to rock her to sleep while she was doing her block kicking and screaming...too much going on for her!!!
She's rolling all over the place and eating pretty well...still crap at sleeping though so have resigned myself to the fact that that's just the way it's going to be!! JD was terrible so at least I'm used to it!!!
Hope everyones going well!
Xoxoxo

Hi everyone.
Alison how's Millie now? Did the humidifier help her? I hope she gets better soon and gets back into her routine. Maybe you can strap her down to stop her rolling…
Shayna glad the naming day went well and mil isn't annoying you too much. Ruby is still crap at sleeping too so I can totally relate xx
Kym I hope you are feeling ok. I hope you didn't mind me calling you the other day. I don't know what it was, something just told me I had to call you xx
Sarah I hope everything is working out for you and your business. It will all just fall into place.
Mon hope you feel better soon

Well I can safely (or not) say that ruby is on the move. She is rolling both ways all over the floor and also does this weired caterpillar hump move where she puts her face onto the floor, digs her toes into the ground and pushes herself forward. She'll end up with carpet burn on her forehead haha!
Hope you are all going well. Hi to those I missed xxx

Hi Girls!

Just a quickie from me, lots to do while Amelia is asleep. Thanks Ubes, the vaporizer worked a treat, not a peep out of her, although I couldn't help but check on her a couple of times! I highly recommend everyone getting one for when they have colds. I got the Vicks one, although my friend told me not to put in the recommended 2.5 cap fulls of the oil as it gives them headaches, I put 1 cap full in and that was plenty.

Hope you're feeling better today Kymmy.

Hi Madame - sounds like you need a break, look after yourself mate, migraines suck.

Hi everyone else - sorry to rush through, gotta spend less time on the computer and more time doing things, the house looks like a bombs hit it!!!

Love you all.
xx

Hi Girls!

Bec: Of course i didn't mind you calling! You are so sweet... It was great to hear your voice! Thankyou so much for caring so much, :hug: you are a good friend xxx
Go Ruby!! Gosh our bubs are growing so fast, it's scary!! OMG I so wish we all lived in the same state so we could all visit! It would be awesome if all our bubs could be best buddies!

Shayna: Yay on MIL not being TOO annoying! haha! Sounds like the Abster is going to be a bit of a character! She is sooo darn cute! I LOVE the pic of her in the washing basket! What a good idea! And don't worry, Archie is a crap sleeper too, but he is pretty much perfect in every other way so i can't complain! hahahaha!

Sarah: Gosh, i can only imagine the amount of stress you are going through... I'm stressed cos i put 7 things on ebay yesterday! hahahaha! You are going to be awesome though honey, you've done it before, you can do it again! I CAN'T WAIT to see pics! Glad your migraine has gone, that is the last thing you need :hug:

Alison: Poor Millie... but yay that the humidifier helped! It is so horrible when they struggle to breathe.

Mon: How are you and Serenity doing this morning? Better i hope....

Natty: Thanks once again for your kind words... I seriously don't know what i'd do without you girls sometimes! And mega YAY for Violet's sleeping marathon! WOOHOO!

Telly: That is so horrible re your friend.... Did you find out what happened to the baby? Was he stillborn? I know a couple that happened to aswell and OMG how AWFUL! Makes you even more grateful for your healthy, ADORABLE kids doesn't it ?! Are the chooks outside on thier own yet? Smelly little blighters they are! oh and i love you too... not this much :bd: but more like this much :hug: hahahahahahaha!!

Hello everyone else!

AFM: OMG Archie just fell asleep in his cot by himself!! WOOHOO! So now i am typing really softly so i don't wake him up! haha!
Well, all my spotting and pain has stopped.. I had no spotting at all yesterday and only a funny 'feeling' in my tummy, nothing really worth mentioning really. I also POAS this morning and it was as dark as ever so i guess that is a really good sign. I am also still feeling queasy and was yesterday aswell. My new theory is that maybe my uterus hadn't 'healed' properly yet from the d&c, i mean it was only in Feb so maybe it takes a little bit of time to recover? I don't know... I am probably going to go and have some hcg tests done, one today and one in a few days to see what is going on. I have my u/s on Tues so i guess we'll know by next week.
I was being all tough and saying that i was ok with whatever happened and then i thought i'd better ask DH how he felt and he said he was feeling very sad that something might be wrong and that he really, really wants this baby :( So now it feels even more important that everything is ok...

I'd better go have a shower while lil man is sleeping! What a good boy!
OOh and i put about $8,000 worth of stuff on ebay for sale so :crossfingers: it all sells! DH isn't working at the mo and may have to go away to work :( although he has been really annoying lately so...... :leap: hahaha! Gosh i love my smilies today! haha

Have a good day ladies
xxx

Hey Girls, how is everyone?

I have a question........does anyone have a fussy baby at the moment? I'm not sure if it's a Wonder Week, Amelia's cold or teething or all 3 but Amelia has been waking at night more than usual, last night I had to pick her up and cuddle her back to sleep as she was so upset - normally if she cries it's a little whinge in her sleep but she was actually awake. Also, I'm finding since I started solids last week she's not finishing her milk and actually feeding is a nightmare, she keeps stopping and not wanting it, then wanting it.....is that due to her nose being blocked perhaps or is it an age thing...or anything else? It's actually driving me nuts, I'm lucky if I can get her to drink 3/4 of the amount and that's if I kind of perservere/force her to have that much. The only other thing I'm wondering is if the solids are filling her up so she doesn't want it? The morning bottle gets finished no problems, it's just the rest of the day. Any suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated! xx

Hey Girls, how is everyone?

I have a question........does anyone have a fussy baby at the moment? I'm not sure if it's a Wonder Week, Amelia's cold or teething or all 3 but Amelia has been waking at night more than usual, last night I had to pick her up and cuddle her back to sleep as she was so upset - normally if she cries it's a little whinge in her sleep but she was actually awake. Also, I'm finding since I started solids last week she's not finishing her milk and actually feeding is a nightmare, she keeps stopping and not wanting it, then wanting it.....is that due to her nose being blocked perhaps or is it an age thing...or anything else? It's actually driving me nuts, I'm lucky if I can get her to drink 3/4 of the amount and that's if I kind of perservere/force her to have that much. The only other thing I'm wondering is if the solids are filling her up so she doesn't want it? The morning bottle gets finished no problems, it's just the rest of the day. Any suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated! xx

hey ladies
gotta try and be quick. the fairies are on for 10 more minutes, then dd will be needing parental supervision, lol.

kymmy, i'm soooo glad that things have settled down. you've got an u.s the 1st of june is that right?? trying to remember. hmm. hope everything works out. when i had my bleeding, it was just that, no pains. when i had my m/c there was soo much pain, and heapps of blood with lotts of clots, the clots even looked like a lot more than clots iykwim. wow.. thats really graphic! lol!!! sorry. All i'm saying is that it sounds like things are fine. i like your new dr theory of the d&c, makes sense! I shall call you dr kymmy! Oh btw, i love you like this too :hug: you're such a great friend xx

alison - sorry i can't really help you. i've found that theo isn't having as much booby since starting solids, and i'm loving it! woop! i dont feel like my ass is permanently pressed onto our lounge chair, lol. could definately be because of her snotty nose, poor little munchkin. have you tried the fess? works awesome. souns really feral, and i hate to admit it, lol, but the fess didn't work with dd when she was a baby, so i .. on more than one occasion.. sucked the snot out myself :redface: ohh the things we do right.?? disgusting i know! hope missy feels better soon!

Billy, im notsure if you still tune in for a read. but i was thinking about you the other day. how is ella going with her head?? i remember you had problems in the early days. xx hope all is well

sarah - how is everything going'?? migraines are sooo hard core! eek! I've only ever had one *touch wood*, so i'm soo lucky! My mum gets them quite often, to the point we thought she had tumors and what not (She doesn't), but they can be tough. I know you're probably busy busy buysy, but try and take the time to relax k. :heartbeat: you're such a super mummy

natty - i believe you. v is such a little tropper!!! Actually the day you posted that, theo was starting to pull himself up to his knees aswell. yesterday i had him in the clothes basket (lol, shayna, i got that idea from you), and he was pulling himself up to a standing position, then go ass over cause the basket couldn't balance. I can't believe how quickly this is happening!! yikes its scary!! I just went through your bb profile too, naw v is just PERFECT! Can't get more perfect than that :) Theo lost his dada's for a couple of days there too, but they've returned with a vengence, lol

shayna - big high 5s to you for putting up with your MIL. i have nothing but respect. lol. I can't stand my MIL... argh... nothing worse! Hope missy is behaving herself, and mr too.

Mel - :hello: seems like forever since you posted in here! hope all is well. xx

kymmy - you're special and get two hellos. lol. :hello:

ubba - yipee (or not, haha) for ruby beginning to crawl! scary isn't it!? haha, i had a chuckle too, imagining her with carpet burn, hehe. ohh our beautiful babies are growing quickly!

AFM i took theo and kaili in for their health checks on monday. (theo in for 6 months, kaili in for 2.5yrs). they're both doing well. theo is 9.2kg and 70cm long. she was surprised to see him crawling, i think she thought i was telling furfies so i put him on the floor and showed her. Also Kaili showed her talent and made mumma proud. She gave kaili a pen and asked her to draw a line, so she drew a circle and said "no.. thats a circle", hehe. Then she was going through animals asking her what each one was, when she got to the bird she said it was a 'seagull' (which it was), hehe! she was also impressed that she is toilet trained! *head swells*

sorry i haven't been on for ages
finding it hard to get the time!

ps - i hate my chickens

xx

Alison - I had a fussy week last week, not off his milk though, but he had a cold and wanted to be held all the time, wouldn't stay asleep when I put him down so maybe the wonder week, maybe the cold.

DH claims that Mr I has started commando crawling, I'm not sure I'd say that, but he is doing the catipillar hump to get about and deliberatly moving towards whatever he wants. Its a bit hard to leave him on the floor when DS1 is home as he drags him about so I'll see what he does tomorrow. Although he'll have sore arms or legs tomorrow as he's getting his needles at 9:30 - bit annoyed as I got an e-mail from the childcare and they're doing Worlds Greatest Morning Tea then & I would have liked to have gone. Oh well.

He's really enjoying BLS and thinks anything I'm eating he should have. It doesn't seem like much is swallowed at the end of a meal when I get him out of the highchair, but a small amount must be going in. I made sweet potato & lentil soup last night (as DH wasn't home so didn't have to cook meat) and he had a good go at using spoons. I made it really thick and put some on a spoon and handed it to him, then gave him another spoon & alternated. Tonight we're having porcupine meatballs - I hope they're good, DH bought 2kg of mince at the markets on Sat and I bought a new slow cooker cookbook, this is the first recipe I've made from it. My slow cooker is huge so I have to make large volumes - we're going to be eating meatballs and Oso Buco (last weeks effort) for the next 2 weeks as we're going away for a week & I don't want to leave too much in the freezer.

DH is home better serve dinner. Love to all.

Oh my god its getting hard to post in here seeing as V is obsessd with my laptop, remote, phone...well anything that we touch other than her...oh another one my cfee mug...she looooves it lol...Anytime I try and sneak some bb time she busts me lol and starts complaining..

Snowy, I hope MR Is needles go well tomorrow, the DR put the last ones in her little bum and she was over it really quickly, he said cause its more fatty its better. Oh and with the BLS do you avoid dairy? Does cows milk in cooking affect them? Hmmm I may have to research the whole dairy thing...Wow on the spoon action too what a clever boy!

Telly Im glad Feo is doing the same....trying to stand that is, not the falling over lol.....I tried to video V doing it and I still will but this time I did it she fell over and I felt really bad about videoing it rather than helping lol. She is also whinging a lot because she gets stuck (under her vtech walker WTF?) and needs to be rescued hehe. How good is Kaili drawing the circle haha she obviously thinks a line would be too boring. Was that a developmental test the nurse was doing?

Alison, glad to hear the humidifier helped Amelia. I started a thread as I was worried about my supply since V started solids but one lady actually said they take in the same amount of calories when they eat solids so will drink less milk, so I dont think Amelia will want as much milk as before...If that is infact correct. V doesnt want boobie as much anymore and isnt there for long either. Not like the long cuddles we used to have..

Kymmy yay for Archie sleeping in his cot!!! And Im so glad the spotting has eased off. Did you get the blood tests? What did you put on ebay thats worth that much? lol I was thinking of putting some stuff on but am so lazy..one day.....

Bec Yay for Rubys caterpillar humping! I cant wait to meet her. Hopefully they will all 3 of them be on their best behavior for our meet up lol... (mine will prob be mental lol) I cant wait to put that little crochet hat on her hee hee!!!

Shayna!!! Not long now and you will be back to normal (MIL free) lol. Why does Abbey have a mullet?? I so want to see a picture :)

Sarah I so admire you, doing 2 businesses and kids and keeping it all together...Im on matleave and think Im hard up sometimes...You are my hero and Im looking fwd to meeting you too :)

Hi to anyone Ive missed...Heavenly, Alicia...

So much has ben going on Im not sure where to start, V is sitting up on her own really well, eating lots of different food (zuchinni, beans, broccoli, carrot, potato, sw potato, cauliflower, chicken, lamb, bacon, blueberries, banana, pear, etc) I have zip lock bags all over the place lol. Tonight she had cauli, zuchinni and chicken and finished it all so I made up another lot and she ate that too! Amazing! She was off her food a bit while she had her cold..Today she ate like 4 times and she would have again when we had dinner she was looking at us and chewing and looking all cute. I just gave her a rusk though and she was all good.

I am convinced V is a wierdo psycho baby... Other babies are just so...quiet and goo goo gaga but mine is like screeeeech and waaaa! She is doing this new thing where she smacks her lips and opens her mouth really wide like chewing and sometimes makes noises and sometimes not...I think she is trying to tell me something but im sot sure...dummy? hungry? talking? god knows? I have to watch her with the push walker as she pulls up on it to stand then falls over and cracks the poos..

She is so funny youd think shed have enough of me by the end of the day but dh gets home and picks her up then all she wants to do is look at me and smile haha I kind of feel sorry for him...She does smile at him too and gets all excited to see him but she is always trying to catch my eye and when I look she rewards me with a big beamer. So cute.

Oh I have these really nice neighbours, they are indian and really polite and nice. We give them veggies from our garden. Anyway the mother came over the other day with her daughter who goes to uni and they brought V a handknitted jumper knitted by the grandmother...!!!! Its great so V can wear it when we go to Melbourne.

Anyhoo I think Ive missed out lots of stuff so i might come back later but Im so loving this stage with her...If she would just sleep through the night properly I would be soo happy lol

xxx Love you guys!

hehe natty. i can imagine v's little sounds. theo does this little shreek, alll the time! dh calls him his little raptor, haha. :heartbeat: