Babies Born August 1st - 15th 2008 #3

[*Beema*]

Good Morning... I think! LOL!

We had an early wake too, 1.48am for a dummy (forgot to put the breast pads in after her late feed and 4.20am for an extremely wet/pooey nappy, required full change of clothes and sheets (we hadn't ventured into the cot yet so that was lucky!!)!! Then she woke at 6.20 fo an actual feed.

OMG Nakita was sooooo upset at 4.20, screaming blue murder, it was terrible poor little darling, just had to push through and get her cleaned up and resettled, I ended up sitting cuddling her until about 5am, when she finally had relaxed into a good sleep again, I was getting little whimpers etc for quite a while as she settled.

But all happy days now, rocking away in her swing. Going to be a stinker here today - 37, not looking forward to it... at all!!!

Pixie for the early wake ups, maybe it's a Wonder Week!! That is our reasoning at mothers group at least it is our way of maintaining our sanity!!

Oh yeah and the blanket is a Pink Hut Blanket, there are a couple of places you can get them online but they are cheaper if you can find them in a store! My was from a local baby store. I have an absolutely adorable blanket to put in her cot, will have to do it just for some photos at the moment as it will be too warm for now - 100% merino wool!

Big hugs Kell.. grrr. I would get peevy at that as well.

Yay Leasha don't forget a piccy which she is asleep ont he playmet, got a ocuple of Nakita and they are just soo cute!

Must run and give some attention to little miss and make some breaky xx

[2girlz]

morning all

Vic- oh poor girl I hope you get the chance for a nap today.

Pixie- You're sooooo lucky she sleeps with the dummy and she didn't decide it was time for brekky.

Leash- thats always the way you do the hard yard of pregnancy and labour and the other half always gets the smiles and cuteness same things happens in this family. I have RSVP'd to the holding hands morning tea are you going?

CM4E- big I don't think they understand how tiring being a mum actually is all they see is us at home when they go out to work, little do they realise when you're a mum you're also a
Doctor
Dentist
taxi
dairy farmer
peace keeper
cleaner
negotiator
waste disposer
teacher
cook
(oh and I love this one) child entertainer
and a personal assistant to your child or children
Thats a huge list and so I think you have every reason to be tired too

MM- oh my gosh chinese food is so expensive and I find that the ones here in Caboolture like to put heaps of onion or a vege that is cheap at the time in the mongolian lamb or beef and you get very little beef or lamb

Squidipa- OMG we pay that much for the pizza caper ones which are gourmet pizzas (yummier too) How is Josiah? I have been watching heaps of documentaries on large families and there is always a boy called Josiah I love the name. Oh and the doco's are making me want more kids but ssshhhh don't tell DF

Sasha- wow he's a healthy boy I wouldn't be worried those charts don't really mean anything like you said he is off the chart in height as well. Maybe you have a future sports star there.

[squidipa]

Squidipa- OMG we pay that much for the pizza caper ones which are gourmet pizzas (yummier too) How is Josiah? I have been watching heaps of documentaries on large families and there is always a boy called Josiah I love the name. Oh and the doco's are making me want more kids but ssshhhh don't tell DF

thats a great list ya put togethor ...... cant believe ur even saying that not that haha its gonna happen or cant??? u having more kids???? hehe yes me and hubbie decided on at LEAST one more hopefully ill get my girl i want to still name her "Ruby rose Arcadia" As soon as its possible i am going to TTC.!!! we could tho even still end up with my niece.....with the mother and father now probably never going to get my niece and i am blood and the only family member fighting for her we may end up with her too I hope so. But its hard im on other end of the country. i guess i cant wait to find out what the father done that made them say no contact. hrmmm i better not think to hard hey.

[2girlz]

oh I can have more kids but DF doesn't want anymore I nearly didn't get Allegra I had to do some major negotiating. How exciting for you TTC again!
I hope you get your niece you have a great close loving family and every child deserves that

oh no AF for me I'm on the mini pill and apparently I don't get one WOOT

[squidipa]

kel not quite ttc now as i heard i have to wait 9 months but ill prolly wait 8months hehe

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Vic..... what do you store your breast milk in in the freezer? and if using bottles do you put teet upside down under cap in bottle to freeze ready for use? also this question is for ANYONE ELSE with info. Josh hates the avent teats grr so i got him the purr bottles (may have to buy more might look at ebay) and he like the teats the avent ones he cant get his mouth around right and sucks air.
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[mountain mummy]

Hey all!

Pixie - where abouts in the mountains? I'll pm you my numbers anyway!

Kel - don't forget we are also financial planners, managers ... look at all the skills we don't get paid for! LOL!

CM4E - hope you're having a better day today hun I hate the "I'm tired" excuse, but at least my DP understands that I'M tired too! I mean, half the time I see him, he has just driven for 12 hours working, then another hour and a half home!

Kel - don't go getting clucky on us!! Don't worry, I'm trying to negotiate for #5!!! LOL!

Squidipa - will you still try for another baby if you do get your niece as well?

Vic - when that happens here, with any of the kids (spew is especially bad in the wee hours of the morning!) I just get whichever child cleaned up and usually end up taking them back to bed with me!! LOL!

Leash - Khaemon was the same, a real PITA for me but as soon as daddy got home, all cute and smiles (he still does it!) and DP says how could I be angry with him?? Veygas doesn't want a bar of daddy atm, he practically cries as soon as DP picks him up!! REAL mummy's boy!!

[squidipa]

Squidipa - will you still try for another baby if you do get your niece as well?

when i was 16 lost my nephew to the system He was a pale red head tight curled Irish looking stocky boy with beautiful big brown eyes and an adorable aboriginal nose. A real delight, i was too young to do anything about it, When i was 19 my sisters daughter was kidnapped by the father and i never saw her again she was the most amazing beautiful blond haired blue eyes cheeky cute little thing with pale skin.

In june /july last year my eldest sister whom lost a son when i was 16 her daughter was put into the system as she was neglecting her care. I am very happy the system got involved as my sister i love her to bits is unfortunately a drug user and a prostitute to support her habit and i know that my niece is well cared for now.

last year i flew to Perth, i make an application to welfare to look after my niece my husband also flew over and made applications too. But being the father who i dont mind was making efforts of change and keeping all visitations up i supported his claim first for her. Me and hubbie had no intention to be sneaky or sly we just wanted whats best for her and be part of her life. We did not want to step on the parents toes.

well now it seems they both may have majorly screwed it up. so after the long winded answer YES no matter what, she is family, she always will be loved by us, she is an extraordinary strong willed Born an addict and no longer is Amazing little girl she is a vibrant little framed cute as a button identical to her mom, PRINCESS!! We have every intention if opportunity comes to adopt her or foster her no matter how many kids we have we WILL make it work. She will be loved and in the right family here. I WILL NOT let her get away from me like the other two children.

[*Beema*]

Squidipa - I have had a thought....

You have been expressing quite a bit of milk, a plentiful supply.You have a lot of foremilk, in fact too much.. By expressing some off before giving Joshie the boob, would mean he gets more of the hindmilk - the really fatty milk and he may gain better.
So maybe you can for an experiment when expressing see how long before the milk changes and that will give you an indication as to ..
A..how long its taking him to get to the hindmilk and how long he is having the hindmilk for and
B.. in the expressed bottle of milk you'll be able to see how much foremilk there actually is.

So express maybe half, give Joshie the boob so he can drain it and get all that fatty hind milk, then give him the expressed fore milk to fill him up! Then if he doesn't finish the fore milk he has got the fatty milk first IYKWIM! Just food for thought!

I haven't had enough to freeze yet but you can get special bags and containers for EBM have a look on EBAY

Hehe MM, she ended up back in her cot with a fresh BP!! Sleepy byes for her!

* Off to buy better Nappies* CIAO

[Indadhanu]

Just thought I'd let you know, I put some new pics up of Jazz today, the links in my sig