Babies Born April 2007 #8

[JenSam]

Hi,
We just got back from the shops DRENCHED! I slipped the umbrella under the pram when we went in and must have knocked it out with the new packets of nappies so when we left the shopsit was gone! I only took cash (my new strategy) so I only had 5 bucks left after shopping and couldnt buy another LOL!! Of course Beau had his waterproof protective cover over his pram so he was toasty! Anyway....

Deb - dinner time sounds pretty great around at yours...

Kel - Sorry Lily is so unsettled - surely after all those short sleeps she has a big one coming up? Thanks too about the book (and Christy) I might have a look at Borders and see if they have it?

Erin - Charlie and Beau are both "bonnie babies" as my mum would say - I just weighed him with the nurse at the chemist and he is 6.9kg - he was dressed but his nappy was barely full when we got home so it must be close. Your class sounds cool - there is a baby gym up in Newtown that I want to go to with Beau to actually meet some other mums face to face. I emailed someone at shop til you drop and I was remembering the thing as a bouncer but it is really a hammock! For sleeping! I want a nice looking jumper as our house is tiny we will have to stare at it!

Mel - Does Olivia push with her legs yet? Like when you hold her up eye to eye in your lap? If she does I say go for it. Beau kicks all the time so I know he will love a jumper but little Olivia has had a tiny bit less practice hey? The way you say "cooked chicken!" too funny. They have so much energy now, Beau can wiggle out of his chair I am looking for the next option of entertainment!

Danni - sorry to hear Mason is in the wars

Kristie - awesome catch up post! Gee you left no stone unturned in that one!

Christy - glad your job is good and paying you to supplement your shopping habit - you seem to have Hazel's sleep patterns sorted out - I hope I get there soon. It Doesnt matter how he sleeps in the day - he always ends up going down for his big sleep at around 5-6pm, i dont want to string him out till 7/8ish so he gets over tired and I dont like waking him beacause he is tired and it seems selfish just so he wakes later IYKWIM?

I am working tomorrow and we are going to mums for the weekend so no posts probably until Monday - this one was long enough for three days anyway....have a great weekend, hopefully some DH's are home and can take some pressure off.

xxx

[expat]

Wow, you're all so good at doing the personals...I guess you've had a longer time to get to know each other but I have trouble remembering which mum has which kid!

Logan's off to the health center next week for his monthly weigh in and look over. I'm guessing he'll be around 6.6 or so but that's purely a guess. He was 6.3 at 3 months and 1 week. I think he's about middle ofthe range when I compare his size to other kids his age. I have a couple of friends with delicate, dainty little babies and as many with big porkers(!), so I can see around me there's an acceptable range of normal. One friends little girl is 4 weeks older than Logan and is just coming up on 5kgs and another mum at the baby health center has a baby born the same day as Logan who is 8½kgs! All 3 of these babies are fully breast fed so it can't be a formula vs boob issue. To me, he just doesn't look fat at all. He has the baby chins and thighs of course but I think he looks quite lean without looking thin...I think it's a happy medium and besides, he decides how much to eat and when so it must be right for him. (check out my webshots link below to see some new shots of the little wonder if you have time)

So the freezer had carrots, peas, broccholi and cauliflower in it now...I'm getting so ahead of myself! When we go for the weigh in next week, we also have a mum-gathering on introducing solids. It'll mostly be old news for me but it's nice to get together and be social all the same and you can never assume that you have nothing to learn.

Back to breast feeding....I think it's great...albeit really tough in the beginning, but I think it's a positive thing and I don't have any odd feelings about doing it but I do sometimes still marvel at the fact that my body is making his food! I think it's bizarre, but not in a negative way! I felt the same way about being pregnant too. I'd read those 'Your pregnancy this week' websites and be incredulous that all this was going on inside me! Do any of you others sometimes wonder how on earth it all happened? Silly, isn't it!!!

[Erin_25]

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Erin - I emailed someone at shop til you drop and I was remembering the thing as a bouncer but it is really a hammock! For sleeping! I want a nice looking jumper as our house is tiny we will have to stare at it!

LOL...I was just about to message & tell you I have looked in the mag 10x and can't find it,he,he......I was thinking I was going mad missing it each time. I'll be getting one for Charlie soon, he pushes up with his legs & is always trying to sit up now. When ever he's in the pram or bouncer he tries to sit up..I can't believe it & he's just discovered he can lift up his legs & hang onto them. My cousin was telling me today how her DD (first child) crawled at 4.5 months....WTF. That would be Charlie in a couple weeks, she laughs now as it was her first she didn't realise it was so early. She breeds very advanced bubs, no2 is almost 8months already crawling & walking along hanging onto things...amazing. Well better go, will check back in later - have to help DH make jelly shots for the wkend.