Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #6

[thepixie]

Morning everyone.....
Vic well done on getting your personals done so quick! And thanks for the wishes, it was horrible about our friend, she should be OK though, we will have to visit and see how she is getting on.
Beck we had a pretty bad night as well. For some reason she has decided that SHE WILL NOT GO TO BED at bedtime. I am starting to dread bedtime. last night I was having a nap and woke up at 7, gave her a bath, a feed (which usually puts her to sleep, but no) put her in bed, rocked her for half an hour, no not sleepy, in and out of her room rocking her when she cracked it, tried to feed her to sleep another two times without success. Finally she fell asleep in the PRAM, while I was rocking it with my foot like I do when we are out somewhere during the day. This was at 10.30pm so 3 hours after we started. I was beside myself. Then she woke at 4 for a feed. Sounds like everyone is going through this at the moment so wonder what it's all about. Just all these bubs pull their socks up and go back to normal.... today would be good!
sash yay for Kye being 20 weeks and loving his fruit. We gave DD some orange yesterday and she loved it (although I am sure I read somewhere you shouldn't give them citrus but I can't keep up with all the prohibitions ) and she loved it.
Have a great day all, and hoping those babies behave for you!

[*Beema*]

Jut wanted to give a big for Pixie and Beckoes, you are both really having a tough time at the moment. I hope it is just a short (very short) phase and that your little girls start behaving themselves!!

Today is pumpkin day for us, so far the apple, pear, zucchini and carrot are all going down a treat... I need to do up some more potato, carrot and a batch of sweet potato, then I hope I have enough for a while!!

Ciao!! xxoo

[Arimeh]

Hi guys,

quick pop in - at work and just switching the computers over so the new solicitor gets this office - doh, no more office of my own!!!!! Won't be able to jump on at all now.

Anyhoo - better go before busted.

*mwah* to all.

I'll try to get on tonight and catch up.

[mountain mummy]

Mel - bugger about losing your office

Vic - way to go Miss N!!! She'll be a connoisseur in no time at all!!

Pixie - hun. I'll get Master V to send Miss B some "good behaviour" vibes!!

Bec - bugger about your computer not co-operating!

Master V actually had a good night last night, hope he continues with it again! I'm pretty sure it's j=his eczema flare ups that make him irritable and not sleep properly ... but the rash has subsided heaps, his cheeks are just back to the little rosy teething rash (instead of his whole face being just about red raw!) and he only has a little bit of a rash in the elbow creases now ... But he is feeding alot more so perhaps having a growth spurt

He STILL isn't rolling and STILL isn't interested in food (doesn't really phase me though) but maybe his body just realises that perhaps the foods I am trying are gonna affect his eczema??? DD was the same when she was a baby whenever I tried ANYHING dairy ...

Anyways gotta go BBL xxx

[kiwigirl]

ARGH I just lost TWO long posts!!!!

*sigh*

Happy New Year everyone. We're back from camping and will be on here more soon.

PS squidipa, check this out (and the bottom paragraph): Govt puts $35m into first-home scheme - Government spending - NZ Herald News

[MummyTummy]

Happy 5 months Jazz and Jett (and all the other bubs!!)

Where is everyone? No posts since this morning from Kiwigirl!!

Jett did another wake up night last night - 1.30, 4.15 and 7.45.... all point blank refusing the dummy and no other thing would do except boob!! Aaaagggggghhhhhh!! I'm not sure what to do with him. I still love him though - he's just too darned cute!

I am starting to get worried about his weight again. He gets weighed again next Monday and here he is at 5months and not fitting in to 3-6month clothes from Pumpikin Patch. They are still too big and fall off his shoulders!! He is happy, healthy and seems to be developing and reaching his milestones at the correct rate so I know in my heart everything is just fine. Just keep getting those nagging thoughts in my brain saying he was born at a weight above average, how come he is stuck on the 10th percentile now.... *sigh* End of stupid thought ramblings! Thanks for listening!

Mwah!

[Arimeh]

MT - maybe he's about to gain a huge amount with another growth spurt? Miss M is a slow grower too - so don't be overly concerned

I am here, lurking mostly. Got nothin to say really.

[thepixie]

Yeah I'm lurking too
*lurk*
had the grumps earlier today but feeling better now.... had a chat with Mel (thanks hon) the Bear came home early from work so we all went for a swim and the Bear brought me gelato cause he knew I was feeling down.... and DD went to sleep pretty well tonight so fingers crossed we have a better night.
HAPPY FIVE MONTHS JAZZ AND JETT!!!
MT & Beck I am hearing ya on the night wake ups.... it's weird isn't it? TBH I haven't really tried that hard to resettle Beth cause I'm buggered at that time of night and just take the path of least resistance although last night she had a full 20 mins on the boob so if you find out what's causing it let me know and I'll do the same! MT I'm sure Jett is doing fine, you might be surprised that he's gaining more than you think... I always am but then Beth is a chunk. I'm sure he'll catch up in his own time and in the meantime if he is healthy and happy you're obviously doing the right things.
MM good luck with the packing .... feel for ya I'm still traumatised from our last move
Leash - saw your other thread

[mountain mummy]

Yeah, I've been lurking on and off, in between packing, feeding, amusing older children, feeding older children, obligatory housework, and trying to get real estate agents, solicitors, conveyancers and my IL's to all communicate properly ....

I'll be sooooooooooooooo glad when it's all over!

[Arimeh]

You are MOST welcome Pixie chick - I enjoyed our chat I'm always just a phone call away (as MM well knows too!!!) Oh, and of course, only 20 minutes drive away from Leash if she needs me too

MM - we may be calling the real estate this week about listing our house for sale - these here are CRAZY times!!!!! (really, only the OLD people like me in that thread will get that cool reference...)

Anyhooo... *cough cough*

better go clean the house instead of wasting time on here. I'm an addict. Been thinking of going cold turkey for a while actually - thinking I spend too much time on here and get nothing else done. *ponders the possibility*

[nagromeyk]

I am starting to get worried about his weight again. He gets weighed again next Monday and here he is at 5months and not fitting in to 3-6month clothes from Pumpikin Patch

MT - Big hun! I wouldnt feel pressured into starting him on solids. As you say we are the experts with our babies, we know them best.
Hoping you get a good gain at weigh in, if not you can have some of K's extra kilos if ya want

Pixie - Agree with you about all the confusion re: solids. I still question myself as to whether I should have K on solids or not. The nurse told me last time I saw her before xmas the same thing; to wait until K was 6 months because of him being big but I was finding he was getting to the 2hr mark and getting grizzly hence my decision to give it a go. I didnt want to keep pumping formula into him as there was a few days last week where he was drinking 1200ml for the day which to me is just wayyy too much considering he averages 200-250g gains per week when he drinks 900-1000ml a day. I guess I am paranoid about his weight, I dont want him to be an obese child that gets teased in school.

Rach - yay for Eli sitting up. Kye has progressed to being able to sit up now by himself and pick up his blocks and put them to his mouth which I thought was quite clever. You can see him really thinking about it though, I guess them having to learn to balance must be weird for them.

Anyways to everyone else - I gotta run, K is screaming for me to get him out of the jumperoo

I'll try and get back on later to do more personals

ETA: K is also having broken sleeps. He's usually in bed by 8pm and sleeps through till 5ish but lately he has been finding it hard to go to sleep. Usually have to get up to him about 8:30pm and 9:30pm. Have trialled a few different things the past few nights to try and figure out what is causing him to wake up, when he woke up at 930pm I gave him water instead of milk and he gulped it down so conclusion he's dehydrated (even though he drinks like 150-200ml of water during the day LOL) Tonight if he does the same thing I'll do the same thing and see if he manages to last the night. Slept through until 4:10am this morning after having the water.

[beckoes]

Sorry to hear returned for a few of you!! im quite happy mine havent!
Arimeh:good luck witht he house selling!!
MT:its good that jett is feeling bigger, We are having a weigh in soon too...interested to see whats been going on with all the strange goings on!!

Well.....She slept from 6pm till 4am with only one wake up at 12.30!!!

So hopefully she is settleing back into a normalish kinda patern again!! I think the reason behind the unsettled period may have been a big developmental jump...she can now sit up on her own! which she didnt look like doing for ages two days ago! Can sit for a good few mins, play with a toy, look around the room and stop her self falling if she wobbles!!! She is also making new sounds and doing many other little things that show she is taking the world in in a different way, you can see her connecting the dots!! Really amazing to watch!! Makes the sleepless nights and moments of stress and SO worth while!!!!

[MummyTummy]

Oh Yay!! Jett only woke up once last night too!! Although we went to bed at midnight and had to wake him up to change his nappy and feed before moving him in to bed (he was asleep in his bouncer) and then he only woke up at 5.30 yay!! Then only one side instead of the two and straight to sleep again before waking up at normal time of 7.45am!!

I feel so much better after having a decent block of sleep again! Although I don't think he has hit any more developmental milestones just yet. Still stiffens himself out to stand so no chance of staying sitting! Although he is much more chatty and likes to 'sing' in the car!

Ok, I better get off here and go and hang my nappies on the line while it is still sunny!!

[thepixie]

YAY!!! We had a better night too, so maybe our bubs are on the other side of the growth spurt/ wonder week/ whatever it was!
Got to get moving so BBL for personals later but just wanted to say
HAPPY FIVE MONTHS TO MY BEAUTIFUL BETH!