Babies Born August 2004

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August '04

Forum Name:
State:
Baby's DOB:
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: mummyto3
State: WA
Baby's DOB: 7/8/04
Gender of Baby: Boy / Girl boy
Baby Name(s): Blake Edward
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) 2 days late,8lb 5oz,55cm
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Forum Name: Kellee
State: QLD
Baby's DOB: 12th August, 2004
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Charles (Charlie)
Baby's Website n/a
Health Concerns: n/a
Notes: Having sleeping problems, but am on the way to fixing them. Crawling, sitting up on his own, hates solids (so far!) but will keep persevering!
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Forum Name: Melinda
State: TAS
Baby's DOB: 18 August 2004
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Jacob Laurance
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes: Born via emergency caesarean. 8lb 6oz, 51cm long, H/C 35cm
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Forum Name: Rose
State: Victoria
Baby's DOB: 27th August, 2004
Gender of Baby: Boy / Girl Girl
Baby Name(s): Amelia Jane
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/r/roseamelia
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic) Struggles to eat fruit. Gets constipated easily.
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) Induced labor.6hrs.

Hey, This is a great Idea. Maybe I will be able to keep up and start posting again. It has been ages since I last posted. Hi to anyone that joins. Hopefully it won't go as fast as the preg April thread06. I just can't keep up in there.

Well Amelia is taking 5 steps now and is becoming more confident. I am sure she will be walking soon. Just taking her time.

Good to see you Rose.

That is the whole reason we did it for people that couldn't keep up ;) Hopefully we will have some other girls joining you soon when the threads get busier

Woohoo for Amelia too what a smart cookie.

love

Hello!

Ooh - this is so much quieter than the 12 month - 3 year forum! Not much time to write now, but DH is out tonight so I will write a longer post then.

IKWYM about the preg forums, Rose - I can't keep up in the May forum, and I find that it just makes me think about it all the time, so I don't really visit there anymore. It goes faster this way!

Will write later.

Forum Name: Melinda
State: TAS
Baby's DOB: 18 August 2004
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Jacob Laurance
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes: Born via emergency caesarean. 8lb 6oz, 51cm long, H/C 35cm

Yay Mel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to see you matey :D

Love

I thought it was about time LOL!!!

And then there were three.

Wow, I'm not going to be able to get used to it being so quiet! I'm sure it will pick up soon and we'll have lots to chat about - being that our bubs are Leos and are therefore little buggers I'm sure it will be interesting to compare notes. :)

Hello Melinda - I don't think I've chatted to you before.

Anyway, I wonder what I can write about? Not much really, as there's not much happening here yet. My poor little boy is cutting some teeth at the moment - his 'double' teeth (I don't know what they're called) and then his canines. He's cross cutting, so he's in a lot of pain, the poor love. He usually sleeps all the way through but he woke up last night really sore and we had to give him something to help him. I was breastfeeding up until September (I had to go away and even though I expressed to keep my supply up, Charlie didn't want any when I got back :( ) and it's hard not to be able to feed him when he's in pain. This is the first time it's happened since I got back so it was pretty awful. Oh well - he's doing fine, and I'll have another one soon to breastfeed!

Anyway, I should be in bed. Look forward to chatting to you all soon!

Rofl @ Leo's being little buggers... Andrew is a little (big) bugger too ... say no more ;)

Love

Hi Kellee,

I wasn't actually participating in the other threads before, so that's why you haven't chatted to me in Baby Buddies before.

How many teeth does Charlie have? Jacob has a whopping 16!!! Charlie's cutting his molars and eye teeth is he? Poor little sausage. Jacob got his eye teeth before his molars too and they gave him quite a bit of grief also.

We weighed Jacob on Friday as he was 15 months old that day, and he is 83.5cm tall and 11.5kg!! What a tall boy for his age!!!

Jacob is mastering the art of tanties ATM........largely due to frustration I think. He's such an indepedent and determined little being! How odd for a Leo! LOL He insists on feeding himself (OMG, the mess!) and isn't interested in walking - he runs instead! LOL He took his first steps at 11 months of age.

So what are everyone else's little ones up to nowadays?

hi,
My son Blake was born in August last year :)
Forum Name: mummyto3
State: WA
Baby's DOB: 7/8/04
Gender of Baby: Boy / Girl boy
Baby Name(s): Blake Edward
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic)
Notes: (e.g. 9 days early, breech etc.) 2 days late,8lb 5oz,55cm

Hello mummyto3. Three - wow. That's a lot. You must have your hands full! Although we eventually want three, so I'll have to get some tips from you. Hi to rose too - how are you?

Wow Melinda - 16 teeth! That's heaps! You know, I might be a bad mother for admitting this, but I actually don't know how many teeth Charlie has! I will count them later and let you know. So are you or DH tall - 85 cms makes for a big boy! My little fella is a shorty like me, but I can't remember exactly how short. I'm a terrible mother - I can't remember all the stats!

IKWYM about the tantrums. It must be so frustrating to not be able to communicate as much as you want. Charlie only says mum, bub and dad, but he knows the meanings of lots and lots of words. If we ask him to do something, he understands and (sometimes!) does it, but he can't express verbally exactly what he wants yet. Which makes for a lot of pointing and saying "ah". Can't wait until he can TELL me what he wants - I'm sure it will be a lot easier.

I'm trying to scout out some info about toilet training and getting Charlie to sleep in a bed. I know it's a bit early, but I would like to have him in his own bed by the time the new bub comes along. Not sure about the tt - I suppose we'll start it when he's ready. DH is going to build him a big car bed, so I think he'll love that.

Anyway, must go and cook dinner. Sausages and homemade potato salad tonight- weekends are always easy meals. Actually, they're all easy meals these days because I can't stand being in the kitchen too much - I still have a bit of ms, so cooking isn't much fun these days. Nearly in the second trimester, so hopefully it will pass soon.

Hope you all have lovely week!

Great to have you here mummyto3 and Welcome to BellyBelly

Love

Kellee - I'm not short but I'm not tall either - only 164cm LOL. And DH isn't tall either. So I'm not sure where that comes from!!!

Jacob's the same - understands a lot but isn't verbalising it all just yet. We know he understands things, but that stubborness comes through where he decides that he simply won't do what we're asking quite a bit LOL. Cheeky thing. He will point or reach a lot too to tell us that way what it is he wants or is trying to do......but yeah, it must be pretty frustrating when they don't understand why you are doing certain things or stopping them from walking in front of the swings at the park when there are kids on them LOL. I guess that's a lesson he may learn the hard way?! OUCH! I hope not!

mummyto3 - welcome to BB! Tell us some more about Blake!

Well, been away for the w/end and so glad there hasn't been too many posts.

Amelia is *checks book* 79cm, 9.190kg and has 10 teeth and is in the process of cutting two more molars. She isn't doing too bad cutting these doubles considering she usually gets sick and gets croup. Fingers crossed it stays that way. We are up to her at night with the pain but it has been worse.

Is anyones child still not walking. Amelia is practicing but just has not taken off.

As for tants, she's got it bad. We have been doing signing which really has made a difference and she has picked it up a lot quicker than what ds was. This help a lot but if she is upset, she wants no one but me. Chucks it big time if I'm not around. Don't know if it is because I b/f and she would not take dummy or bottle. Although I never comfort fed. Who Knows????

Kellee, congrats on the pg. How far are you? How is it all going, are you well? I think my m/s has just waved goodbye, hopefully. Started at 11 weeks and gone on till 19 weeks. I put it down to B/f through the first tri. I have weened her now and it has been 3 weeks.

Re toilet training, Christopher Green has a book out with some great tips. I used some for ds and he was t/t by 20mths. His doing mostly.

mummyto3, welcome and hope to get to know you.

Hi Melinda too. As for being tall maybe grand p are tall???

Can someone change the below details for me, thanks
Health Concerns: (e.g. eczema, reflux, colic) ? Struggles to eat fruit. Gets constipated easily.

Can you delete the breast feeding too as we have weened. Thanks

all updated for you Rose

Love

Thanks Kathryn

Hi everyone,

Well, I did the good mother things and actually counted how many teeth Charlie has - 10. Still don't know how heavy or tall he is exactly, but I have to catch up with his needles soon so I'll get all that done at the same time. We've tidied up our downstairs area now (just a big long room with the computer and junk in it) so now he can run around with lots of room while I'm on here. Hopefully that means I get more computer time!

Rose - don't worry about the tants. I haven't b/f Charlie for a few months now, but he still only grizzles for me! Seems to be fine for everyone else. I swear, they know how to push all the buttons, don't they?! Thanks on the congrats too - I'm 13 wks. The ms is starting to ease too, so hopfully I'll be able to eat properly and start exercising again. I hate this stage of the pg - I feel like I look like I have a beer belly instead of a bump! Glad to hear your ms has stopped.

:smt039 to Melinda and mummyof3. Hope you both had a lovely weekend and hope to hear from you soon.

Well, it's been a very eventful few days around here. I got a bit of a virus, which wasn't so bad, but it made my asthma flare up and I spent Monday night in the emergency ward of the RBWH. Not a pleasant place to spend a whole night, let me tell you! Hardly got any sleep and, of course, I hardly got any last night either because I was overtired! Hopefully tonight is better. Poor little Charlie got scared the first time he saw me on the nebuliser with the mask, but now he thinks it's really funny and comes up to me and kisses it. Very cute.

Anyway, must go and continue with the mountain of washing I have. Hope you're all well.

Congrats on your PG Kellee!! We've just started TTC #2 ourselves. I can't wait and am a bit disappointed with AF's arrival after our first month TTC. I've fallen PG the first time we've tried on 3 occasions (sadly I had 2 m/c's to start with, then Jacob). So stupidly I expected the same luck. But on top of that, we've all been pretty sick, so DTD wasn't really top priority! Hopefully next month.........

Rose - Jacob started walking at 11m. I know of plenty of other little ones who didn't start walking until well after 15 months though (some 18 months plus). So how far are you into your PG now? Do you know what you're having? I remember when you announced your PG as you asked me about CTS!!! LOL

Not much to report here, I'm trying to make our backyard more interesting for Jacob. He's such an outdoors kind of boy so I'm trying to come up with some new activities for outside. So I'm going to get his clam pool and put some sand in it and I've got some big pieces of non-toxic chalk for him to scribble on the concrete with etc etc. I've also just made up a batch of finger paint so that he can get messy with that LOL.

Well I am now officially 20 weeks preg today. Will have to change my ticker. Had my ultrasound today, finally after many stuff ups and cancelations. Baby is looking well and growing all it's right bits. I have to have another u/s at 32 weeks to check renal development as one tube/kidney was a little bigger. She said that it may be a lazy kidney and will right its self in the next few months. [-o< I am sure all will be ok. ds who is 3 said to the baby tonight, I saw your video today and I could just see your eyes. How cute.

Melinda, I am not too worried re Amelia not walking yet. Two of my brothers didn't walk till 18mths + but were very good when they did take off. We didn't find out sex. We have one of each and I just love surprises at the end of a hard days labour.:) Still get the CTS ocasionally when sleeping but not as bad as you had it. Hope when you do get pg that it stays away. Amelia loves drawing with crayons. Especially when bro has them. She is quite good. Only on paper at the moment so I need to keep careful eye on her.

Kellee, Yey for Charlie's teeth. Were you b/f at all in this pg or did you ween before hand? I hope you are feeling better soon. How horible being in hospital. Are you able to get day sleeps while Charlie sleeps? My two go down in the arvo together so I get about an hour. Dh is good to ensure this as he is home then too.

Ok enough from me,
Good night.

Wow....20w already! How time flies!!! That's amazing!

We've had a busy week this week. I took Jacob to playgroup for the first time on Tuesday. They weren't the friendliest bunch, but I guess that will change if I become a regular feature LOL. Jacob spent most of the time investigating all the nooks and crannies before investigating any toys, and also tried to run outside every 5 minutes!! Wednesday I took him over to the neighbours house for a visit as she is a family day care worker and said that I could take Jacob over to play with the two little ones she has over there on a Wednesday morning. It won't be for too much longer though, since they are moving. But he had a great time anyway! And then yesterday, we had another of Jacob's little friends over. She is 6 months older than Jacob and calls him "Jaka" (like you would say "Jake" but with an "a" on the end). So cute!!!

Anyway......that's about all from me for the time being!

What are you guys getting the little ones for Christmas??

Hey guys! Just a quick one as I have a rehearsal to go to in a minute, but I thought I might not get a chance to post until after the weekend, so here I am!

20wks Rose! That's great. Wish I was that far along. I felt some little butterfly movements the other day (I had a friend who felt her second really early - 12 wks - so I don't feel like it's all in my head!), and Bob popped the other day. I well and truly look pregnant instead of fat and it's time for me to buy new clothes! With what money, I wonder... Glad the u/s went well. DS sounds very cute - I bet he'll have a ball when this bub makes his appearance.

Sorry about af, Melinda. People who haven't ever ttc don't know how much af sucks when you don't want it to arrive. Just try to relax if you can. The first two months of ttc I was stressing all the time and nothing happened. Then the third month, when I was AWAY for the better part of 3 weeks, it magically happened! It only takes once, doesn't it? I'm sure it will happen for you soon. IKWYM about the backyard. There are lots of bindis in ours, so I'm going to get someone in to get rid of them. Them Charlie will have lots of space to run. I'm also going to put in a veggie garden over the holidays - will be nice to have some freash food, and Charlie can help by watering the plants, etc. I hope that you start to enjoy playgroup too - I am really nervous to go to one for the same reason.

Anyway, not much to report here. Charlie has been pretty grizzly for the last few days - not sure why. He took about half an hour to go to sleep just now when he usually only takes about 10 minutes. Hope he's ok for mum when she looks after him today. We've had such a busy week and are about to have a busy weekend, and I haven't seen him much. I miss him, but hopefully we'll be able to hang out on Sunday.

Have a lovely weekend!

Hi girls
so sorry to intrude, but I wanted to pop in and say hi to my friends. That is the only sad thing about the way this is set up now.

Kellee I miss you and Charlie, i is good to read that things are going well and that ms is easing. Money is shocking atm isn't it, I do sympathise. Luckily we just got a lovely tax return, not that I want to spend it but at least I can be sure of getting all the xmas pressies now!

How is everyone going with xmas shopping?

Melinda- it is disappointing to see af, I remember it so well when ttc no.2 and I knew if I didn't stop thinking about it I was going to be a nut. Hopeflly this month, a drs sugestion was bd every 2nd day (gotta have some spermies around then )LOL
Wow at 16 teeth, Jess has 8, ut what she lacks in teeth and size(she's 15 mths next week and weighs 9kgs and 73 cms) she makes up in courage. You se she is a climber, you name it she'll climb it ladders, beds, couches, the pool table, she is worse than Joshua and so strong. She also walked at 11mths.

Rose- how good to be half way there. I agree with not finding out the sex, we never did.

mummy to 3 welcome and hope to see more of you around. Is 3 it, or are you thinking of joining the large family forum too>?

anyway better go and slink back to my own place. Kellee poor Pee has both the Michelle's to deal with.

Best wishes michelle

Wow we're a quiet bunch aren't we LOL!!! C'mon, talk to me girls!!!! hehehe!!! (Although having said that I'm just as guilty aren't I! *slap on the wrist for me!*)

How is everyone going?

Michelle - thanks for popping in to say hello. How are your little ones? We're DTD every 2nd day ATM in the hope that will catch the egg LOL!!!

Has anyone taken their little ones to see Santa yet? How did it go? We took Jacob yesterday and he didn't like him at all! Poor sausage got a bit upset. I have to say though, he was the loveliest Santa!!! He really tried to relax Jacob and engage him and spent lots of time just talking to us and trying to reassure him.....letting him get up on Santa's chair and sit there with DH etc etc!!! Unfortunately Jacob still didn't warm to him, so we all ended up in the photo with Santa!!! We couldn't get Jacob to smile, but at least he's not crying and it's kind of nice to have a family Santa photo!!

Hi Melinda

we did the Santa thing, Josh and Jordan are fine of course, being 6 and 11, but Jemma was petrified, I carried her up and we too had a great Santa who told her not to look at him and told her how he would sit way over the other side. Jordan held jessica and Jemma sat on the arm of the chair but there was still tearsLOL. Jess was ok but that was bc jordan was holding her. I had about 4 yrs of santa pics with me in them with Jordan and there is one of Arron Me Jordan and Josh when he was 17mths old. I agree it's nice to have. I am thinking maybe next yr arron and I should get in it with the kids cos Jordan will be 12 and how many more will I get her into?

Hi Kellee, hugs to you and Charlie, hoping you are both ok, and missing you over hereLOL


CHeers Michelle

Hello everyone!

Sorry - I have been MIA for the last few weeks because we went camping for three days, then I had a whole week fo Christmas gigs (two per day) all this week. I'm glad that it's all over! It was completely exhausting, but lots of fun. Now I just have to muster up some energy to get through Christmas - AAAGGGHHH!

Hey Melinda - Poor little Jacob not liking Santa. I suppose he could look pretty scary if you'd never seen him before! Being so tall and with the beard and everything... We have a couple of story books with pictures of Santa in them, so when we saw Santa going around saying hello to all the shoppers on Thursday Charlie was quite excited. His dad has a beard though, so maybe he's used to that too. I am going to get a Santa photo this week. I was actually a little bit teary when I saw that Charlie recognised Santa - I guess I thought that it means he's finally a little boy instead of a baby!

Hey MITCH! Sorry - have been flat out. Will try to pop in and see what you're been up to in the next day or two.

Hi to Rose and mummyto3 as well.

Anyway, I will TRY to post, but I suppose I'll be busy like the rest of you this week with Christmas preparations. If I don't get to say it before then, I hope you all have a lovely Christmas filled with happy (well behaved!) children.

Just a reminder girls that this thread will be locked from tomorrow and you will be able to post in the new Babies Born July - December 2004 thread

Love