Good job on the crawling SG....we are still rolling around like a bowling ball in this house!
Nettie I know how you feel racing around....we are the same!
MS: Love the warning thanks!! I should have one of them flashing on my head for DH some months! (Im sure he'd be grateful for the heads up!)
Fire: Good luck when the time comes for weaning...we've been so lucky, Bj has done that himself. Even now, he's cutting his bottles down, a full one before bed (about 6pm), half - full one at 7am, and usually a little bit before his arvo sleep (could probably not give it to him and he wouldn't notice, he's only having between 30 and 80ml anyway).
He loves his water with meals though, got the straw thing down pat (has had for a while...apparently people find this very unusual..not sure why!), and loves his food!
In our world, we finally popped out tooth number 3, have been hectic as all get out, but things are slowing down now.
My sister heads back to England on tuesday very sad....and she won't be back for Benjamin's first birthday, being in only 16 weeks (give or take), she won't be able to get time off, plus, her boss is having a baby in feb/mar and has 2 other kids already (Deanne is a nanny) so theres no way.
My mum's leg still has no plaster (which is kinda good cause she would have needed a full cast) cause of the swelling in her sprained ankle, but she's doing ok with it.
We are going down tomorrow for my Dad's birthday, and I'm taking mum and my sister shopping first...we are hiring mum one of those electric scooter type things that they have in shopping centres, we're gonna put Bj in the baby bjorn on her front and away we go...(Im secretly hoping I can have a turn of the scooter!).
Anyways, thats all from me!
Hello to everyone else!!!
hi all (same post as in the other forum for those of you who "do" both!)
Just popping in to say g'day.
Life foe us has returned to normal.
DH is back at work now, so no more holiday time for him for a while.
Benjamin is commandoing all over the place now, but still reverts to rolling now and then.
Tooth number 3 is here and 4 and 5 are soooo close.
Though, in saying that, number 3 was sooo close for about a week and a half before it arrived, so I'm not holding my breath!
Hi. YAY on all the teeth and moving aboutness. Teeth suck, eh.
Lisa, what is your facebook name? I spend my little online time there usually.
Ci is walking. He is very very wobbly, and is mostly just standing and bouncing, but he is taking the odd steps here and there, usually if we're on the grass where he knows he can count on a soft landing. I can't believe it. He started recently squatting and then just pushing up with his legs from that into standing without holding on to anything, and it kinda snowballed from there. He barely crawled! He was in a mad rush to walk though, it was all he focused on, it was driving him bananas that he couldn't just get up and walk.
One day when he was 8 months old, DD and I were playing on the floor and DS was playing nearby also and I turned to see where he was and gasped in shock. It actually gave me a real fright... he was standing just behind me, stock still with his legs apart like a cowboy, arms by his side, with this calm look on his face. I heard DD quietly say, "Oh my God..." I can't convey how spooky that moment was, and I don't even know why it was spooky; I think it was the calm look on his face to be honest, like for a moment it wasn't my son but this old soul looking through me. Plus the fact that an 8 month old was standing, that is spooky on its own. Something tells me he is on a mission, this young lad, and I'm in for some trouble. (like he hasn't already given me loads of that!) I'll either find three 6's on his scalp or he'll sprout a halo but I don't think he's neatly in the middle.
Today was really cute cos he figured out how to clap, so I'm sitting on the toilet, (heh, it's all in the details, eh?) and he's in the hall in front of me and stands and starts clapping himself. I cracked up and he kept looking at his hands like they were working on their own.
Nine months is a great age. I love it, it's so much fun. I HATED the first six months, boyoboy, so glad that's gone and I'm NEVER doing it again. Got the husband nutered anyway so it's rather impossible. Woot.
Has six teeth through, those top middle two were complete hell, but once they were through, he started sleeping again. They have been giving him grief for over two months! He has gotten restless again though, as those last two bottom ones are on their way. The second year of teething is much easier as I recall. It doesn't mess the sleep up as much.
He is really clingy at the moment, and makes me want to buy that book "the wonder weeks", to see if this stage is a wonder week with the three C's of crying, clingy and whatever the heck the last one is.
Is anyone else having screaming problems? Happy screams, but ear piercingingly horrific, and they go on and on. Can't wait until he moves past that little discovery.
Much love and happy new year... since I hadn't written since then.
Yay Janine... walking! I couldn't help but have a giggle at the 'old soul' moment. I could almost hear the 'high noon' music...
Liam's learning to stand also. He gets himself up holding onto something, then deliberately lets go to see how long he can stand without touching anything. It's funny to watch because it's obvious he's "trying" it... He hasn't learnt to clap yet - but I haven't been trying to teach him either.
As you can see from my latest ticker, his favourite sound is "GUG GUG GUG UG". Goes on and on all day. Very funny. Sounds like he's trying to carry a conversation. He's also pointing at everything. He's been pointing his finger for a while, but now he's using it to point to what he wants (the radio for music, the doorway that Dad just walked out of, his room to play in, etc) - usually accompanied by 'Gug gugug'.
He's had a growth spurt in the last few weeks (think it was while we're at Qld). Some of his size 0 clothes are getting hard to put over his big head! length is still ok (fits snugly, but ok) but his head's bigger! Noooooo - he's not ready for size 1 at 9 months!!!
Like you Janine - I'm loving this age. He's showing so much personality! Does anyone else's bubbas love being upside down??
Oh wow, reading Janine and Nettie's posts are like reading about my own boy!
Yes, 9 months is lots of fun, although I am lamenting the loss of my 'baby'. He is such a big boy now. Loves kisses still, but won't be cuddled unless he's upset or just woken from a nap. Too cool for school thanks very much Mum!!
Baxter is cruising the furniture and boy, does he love to climb, especially when one of us lays down on the floor with him or if he's in bed with us.
Nettie - Baxter's word is zizi, like gugug I guess!
Sorry for no more personals, Baxter as awake from 2.45am til 4.15am and we have no idea why, but I'm bloody tired!! Off to bed.
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