Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #6

[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!

[MummyTummy]

Oooh Happy 5 Months Beth!!

[mountain mummy]

HAPPY 5 MONTHS BETH!!

Well I think I jinxed myself ... after posting about "night pooper", Veygas has spent the last 2 days pooping EVERY nappy change and last night NO POO!!! Oh well! He has also been really unsettled in the afternoons, not having a sleep and therefore, going to bed a bit earlier, but then waking up at 4am! Might have to trial a late afternoon sleep and then a later bath and bed time, but might wait til after we have moved ....

Anyway, he's being a grizzle bum so I might put him to bed ... bbl!

[*Beema*]

*Flies in*

Happy 5 months Beth!!!!!

*Flies out to go to mothers group (now Fridays instead of Tuesdays!)*