Kel, thanks for the support re: the hormones, I feel like I'm too protective of Ben sometimes, but we've never been apart for a night and it worries me how he'll be. We have three plans depending on when I go into labour, and I'm hoping I'll be home within hours of the birth anyway.
The heat has been just awful hasn't it? Today seems so much nicer, I'm actually wearing my dressing gown right now!
Ben's getting some teeth too. He was actually lying in bed hitting himself on the head last night, must have had an awful headache He also just burst into tears yesterday while he was standing in the loungeroom and grabbed at his jaw. Poor baby. Of course it made me burst into tears as well. There is no sign of the buggers though so they are probably just all moving around and it's likely to be ages yet - grrrrrr.
I highly recommend 2.5hr day sleeps!
I'm feeling off today. Sore from playing Wii Boxing (I know, I'm nuts!). I am also tired and annoyed at my dad. He's taking my mum away for the weekend, even though I want her at the birth and I know she doesn't really want to go. I'll be devastated if she's not there, and since she's been at the birth of all but one of her grandchildren, I know she will be too. They are going about 3hrs away and dad said they'd return at the first sign but they are notorious for either not answering or not hearing their mobiles, so I'm not overly confident. I love Craig and he's wonderful, but mum was my main support at Ben's birth so I think I'd really miss her. They aren't coming back until Monday. Craig's a bit cross at him too, and he NEVER gets cross at ANYBODY!
Oh Mel- I'm tearing up just reading!!! Stupid AF makes me cry. I hated having Olivia coming into hospital as she didnt want a bar of me and cracked a major wobbly. I sent her home and told mum not to bring her back. I agonised over that and cried and cried. But it was for the best. Big hugs. Hope your mum can make it to your birth too. Naughty of your dad.
Olivia had a great time in her cot last night....it was called sleep. Yep bugger the toddler bed, I'm over it. We have decided that when we move Rebecca into the room, she will go in the basinnett until she no longer fits and then we will look at it then. I went to bed at 930 last night...fed at 145 and 530 and slept til 8am. DH made me coffee in bed, yay.
Its so cool here today. Not like you girls up north!!!! It was so hot the other day then went cold...now everyone is ill, including dh.
Hiall!
Just a quick one from me as I wan to go and have a shower before Entourage starts
Mel- Far out, I agree with Dis, stuff the toddler bed, just worry about it in a few months time, even then, just get a cheapie from Ikea if it comes to that! I dont think there are any time frames you need to worry about, its not like a 'milestone' as it were, whatever gives you peace hon!
Dis - Tsk Tsk your dad taking your mum away, and seniors not hearing mobiles! I had to go and buy a laptop with my mum last week and hook it up...cant even tell you how frustrating that was!!! But I hope your mum is there for you and that is lovely that she is a great support and was awesome during Ben's delivery, I remember when I was having Beau after about the third time I vomited after about 24hrs of labour and she said "How much can a Koala bear?" %#&*&()Q&!!!! And then answered her mobile when I was told I could push finally (talk about ironic!) - Anyway I love my mum to bits but a doula she aint!! Hugs to you on you hormones and loving Ben so much! Just be a weeping mess, you have a really good excuse. The few hours/days you are away from him will be a blip on the radar in the long term.....
Kel- Hey Lil's sleeps yesterday sounded great - fingers crossed she is turing a corner.....have you heard of a book called "toddler taming"? I am at the section for sleep problems now and he speaks a lot of sense. He says (Dr Green I think) that once they sleep well through the night the day sleeps are usually longer too. Who knows? beau is sleeping a consistent hour during the day atm and it is not enough! Good on your Dh for getting up with Lil when he can, my DH used to do it before midnight, but thats when he had a 15min commute - now its like 1hr 30min!!! We will see with the next bubba......
Us = Beau mega whinger all day today and yesterday and I had a small teary yesterday over nothing....feeling a bit low and want to be PG already!! Ok this is turning epic and I need my shower!
Dis, poor ben hitting himself. I can't imagine how painful teething must be for them. And to get so many at once. It has felt never ending for us lately.
Hope you're feeling off cause labour is starting.....! But if not, I hope you're feeling better now. And your silly parents for being so inconsiderate, surely they could have had their holiday after bubs is here!
Jen. Maybe you're teary cause you're pg??!! I hope Beau's mood improved for you today.
Mel, I reakon stuff the toddler bed too. Sleep is too important at the moment. If R still fits in the cradle, I wouldn't be worrying about it. And even then, I'd be considering getting another cot! Lil's still in her cot and I haven't tried her in her big bed yet by herslef, but will be in the next few weeks, so fingers crossed it works for us! Liam is still cosleeping fulltime, so I get sleep. If he didn't I'd be up to him 3+ times a night plus up to Lil however many times she wakes! I'd get NO sleep that way. Besides I love cosleeping with Liam. He's such a snuggly little thing. When I sleep with him he falls asleep with my boob in his face, LOL! I think he's gonna be a boob man!! And he's my last bub, so I just want to enjoy him as much as I can.
By the way I love your new ticker pic! R is sooo cute!
Us, well we had another great night! Lil slept from 7-7.10 and only woke ONCE!!!!!!!! Wooooohooooooo!!!!! Yeeeehaaaaaaa!!!!! DH even got up at 6.45 to check on her cause she never, NEVER sleeps past then! Pity Liam decided to go on a feeding frenzy and have a party at 2am.... Lil's been having 1 day sleep at mid day and sleeping for 1 3/4 to 2 1/4hrs! My god I hope this sticks! I can deal with one wake up a night from her! And she's definately going to be by 7pm now too, not 8-8.30. I'm so excited!
Thats the way to go Kel! Keep going, I hope it sticks too. Liam sounds so cute and snuggly too - dont blame you for enjoying every snuggle. No PG just finished AF.....
Jared Ray
came into the world rather quickly this morning at 7:07am. It was a three and a half hour, drug-free labour with only a tiny tear. I'm home already (left hossy as soon as I could at 1:10pm) and feel really good even though I'm dead tired.
I'll try to pop on later after I've caught up on some sleep. Motherhood is just as wonderful the second time around, Jared is a delight and is already feeding like a champ!
BTW, mum made it to the hospital with barely 10 minutes to spare! I wouldn't have even really noticed if she hadn't made it though, I was kinda in a trance for this labour - it was a totally different experience and I know what mother's say now when they say they felt empowered by their birthing experience. I didn't even THINK of asking for drugs, even when Jared got caught on my cervix (again! What is it with my boys?!?!)
Big brother Ben is coping well so far, but he's had his cousins here all day to play with so we'll see how things go when he works out Jared is here to stay
Congratulations Mel! Welcome Jared! You are amazing! Superstar! Congratulations big brother Ben and Dad Craig Enjoy your special first few days together
He also just burst into tears yesterday while he was standing in the loungeroom and grabbed at his jaw. Poor baby. Of course it made me burst into tears as well. There is no sign of the buggers though so they are probably just all moving around and it's likely to be ages yet - grrrrrr.
Good on your Dh for getting up with Lil when he can, my DH used to do it before midnight, but thats when he had a 15min commute - now its like 1hr 30min!!! We will see with the next bubba......
Jen. Maybe you're teary cause you're pg??!! I hope Beau's mood improved for you today. 
Lil's been having 1 day sleep at mid day and sleeping for 1 3/4 to 2 1/4hrs! My god I hope this sticks! I can deal with one wake up a night from her! And she's definately going to be by 7pm now too, not 8-8.30. I'm so excited!
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