Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #7

[Arimeh]

Happy 6 months Jett!!

Yay for new tooth MM

Survey is good idea - here is mine:-

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day - Usually 2.5 hours.
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night - 9.5 hours (wake up at 10 for feed)
3. Number of teeth - ZERO
4. Sitting up? - not on your life nelly
5. Crawling? - see answer to #4
6. Favourite foods? Loves rockmelon, nectarine.. avocado on toast.
7. Food reactions? Doesn't seem to mind anything - unless she bites off a piece, then she spits it out.
8. Usual number of feeds? Solids for breakfast, lunch & dinner - and 5 bottles
9. B/F or FF? Soy formula
10. Working? Nah, she's a bit too young yet... ohhhh.. you mean me.. yup - one day a week for someone else - and got something else up my sleeve I'm working on

[beckoes]

Kiwi: good idea!!!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day...3 hours
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night...between 9 and 11 hours
3. Number of teeth...0
4. Sitting up?...yes, pretty well now!
5. Crawling?...Comando, and can get up on her knees for a few seconds.
6. Favourite foods?...apple, pear, sweet potato, apricot, peach, broccoli, carrot
7. Food reactions?...None...yet
8. Usual number of feeds?...solids for lunch and dinner and B/F when ever she wants so i dont really count, but about 10 ish
9. B/F or FF?...B/F
10. Working?...Not at the mo, but would like to work for myself. Kiwi: what do you do??

[nagromeyk]

Woke up spontaneously, tucked Kye back in as he had pushed his blanket off as usual and thought I'd jump on here quickly.

Good idea about the survey Rach!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day...3.5 to 4 hours
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night... around 10 hours
3. Number of teeth...0
4. Sitting up?...yes, well and truly now, can leave him on his own
5. Crawling?... no, but trying to get up on his knees
6. Favourite foods?... Pear, Rafferty's spinach, broccoli, pea and apple combination, carrot & bean
7. Food reactions?... first time I gave him pumpkin he came out in a rash around his mouth but have given it to him again and was fine
8. Usual number of feeds?...solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner and usually about 850ml of formula per day - 110ml each feed
9. B/F or FF?... FF
10. Working?... No and probably wont be returning to work

Back to bed now! Might try and have a sleep in

[mountain mummy]

Good morning!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night
3. Number of teeth
4. Sitting up?
5. Crawling?
6. Favourite foods?
7. Food reactions?
8. Usual number of feeds?
9. B/F or FF?
10. Working?

Here are my answers!

1. About 5 hours (2x 2.5 hour sleeps)
2. About 12-13 hours (sheesh, when is this child ever awake?? LOL)
3. 2 teeth
4. Not yet, but has a tendency to do aerobic crunches
5. On his back, yes; on his tummy, he is trying to get his knees up under him, so my guess is, not long now!
6. Haven't really started on solids yet because of his eczema, but he has sucked the life out of my mango once, and cried cause there was none left!
7. He had a bit of a rash on his cheeks after the mango, but it could have been attributed to teething too, or anything else that may have triggered his eczema (it's so hard when there are so many things that do it)
8. 6-7 b/f's a day
9. b/f
10. Well, he's not broken yet! Ohhhhh, as in, for money? I was doing some stuff self employed, but with all the little hurdles along the way, business has changed direction and I haven't done anything since moving the other week!

[beckoes]

hope no one is affected by the fires in vic, dont know where everyone lives! Looks terrible! ive never seen anything like it! makes me so sad to think of all those people having to leave thier homes and coming back to find everything gone! and those who dont make it out!! those who stay to fight the fires to save thier homes and livelyhood! And the fire fighters...who put thier lives on the line for others! Who could imagine that some of them could have been started by thoughtly and stupid people!!

hope everyone is well, i think i have to go have a shower, i cant watch the news anymore! its making me so upset!

[squidipa]

happy 6 months jet!!!

vic.. thats bad about the pool good on ay for calling and complaining and getting it sorted

pixie i hope your keeping cool!! I hear ya about growing up soooo quickly its crazy!

MM wow those teeth are just shooting through hey dont forget to take some pics.

quick hi becka *waves*

sasha loving that pic u got up such a BIG boy now hehe.

kiwiwgirl...

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day...........4-6 hours
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night.....9 hours witha sleep feet or quick dummie insert or a 10 min grizzle
3. Number of teeth.... 0 teeth
4. Sitting up? ..... yep but then gets to exited and tries to take off forward
5. Crawling?... only army crawl
6. Favourite foods?.... havnt tried much RUSK sticks, chocolate custard and corn and sweet patato
7. Food reactions?.....none
8. Usual number of feeds?.... 1 feed food but trying to increase to two feeds he has just stated actually not pushing the food out of his mouth. 5 bottles each 250-260ml dailey
9. B/F or FF? FF
10. Working? no working here got to many ppl to look after.

yay cloth bums are u doing a store mel???

now for me the weeks are rushing and i feel like im being left behind would like to elaborate but got no time, Joshie's head like REALY sweats like it's always wet under his head my daughter was the same too so yeah not to worried anyone else having this issue.

[Arimeh]

yay cloth bums are u doing a store mel???

Yeah, my own MCN store.. its pretty exciting!!!

[thepixie]

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day
Depends on what you call 'day'.... she has two day naps totalling about 2.5 hours, but then she has an early evening nap of about 1 hour although i would prefer she just slept longer overnight
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night
9-10 hours... glad to hear lots of the other babies sleep 9-10 hrs overnight, lots of the bubs in my MG put in a full 12 hrs, I was getting a complex
3. Number of teeth
none
4. Sitting up?
since 3.5months... can't quite pull herself up to sitting but nearly there
5. Crawling?
no but can pull up to standing, can stand holding hands or furniture, walks holding hands and cruises on furniture
6. Favourite foods?
banana & yoghurt
7. Food reactions?
projectile vomiting after avocado but i don't think that was it, it might have been all the pool water she drank that day
8. Usual number of feeds?
5 or 6 BF + one solid meal at whatever time works for me
9. B/F or FF?
BF
10. Working?
On mat leave until 30/6, possible freelance job coming up but won't hold my breath

[mountain mummy]

Just have to share this ....

I went in to get Veygas from his cot, I walk in and there he is, nappy off, wee and poo EVERYWHERE, and the biggest grin on his face!!! He just had a super quick bath too, so now he is all clean and cool! Shoulda taken a photo

[*Beema*]

My answers

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day? 3-5 hours during the day, more when we are home and less when we are out
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night? 10.5 hours at night, still has a late feed around 10:40pm
3. Number of teeth? Zilch, no sign of anything coming
4. Sitting up? In friends Bumbos really well, so so brilliant by herself
5. Crawling? No but she is great at spinning in circles, and does a bit of a comando
6. Favourite foods? Sweet Potato, Carrot, Apple, Pear, Brocholii, Zucchini, Mango
7. Food reactions? Nothing yet
8. Usual number of feeds? 3 solids feeds, 8am, 12 noon, 5pm, BF 7am, 11am, 3pm, 6:30pm, 10:40pm (average times)
9. B/F or FF? BF, still FF free
10. Working? Yep, mostly from home, but go into the office when I need to for meetings etc.

Oh and she has started rolling from front to back again this morning after having a 2 month break, now to go the other way

Must run xxoo

[beckoes]

wow PIXIE cant belive she is cruising already, grace can stand holding hands but wouldnt last long holing on to the furniture!! way to go Beth!!

[nagromeyk]

can stand holding hands or furniture, walks holding hands and cruises on furniture

Kye is also standing on his own too over furniture - I have a picture of him about a month ago doing it.

The latest thing he loves to do to amuse himself is stand up (with someone supporting him of course) and stomp

[~StarBright~]

Hi everyone! Lost the thread for a while there!! lol

1. Usual amount of sleep during the day.... 3-5 hours we have a morning nap a midday nap and afternoon nap- one will usually be a big block of 1.5-2 hours and the other ones will usually be an hour or so

2. Usual amount of sleep during the night..... About 9-10 hours, but that is broken up with a few little wakes for snacks

3. How many teeth... None YET!! lol He has been showing signs for so long now though that i am sure its all an act and the REAL teething stuff will start soon!!

4. Sitting up.. YES!! Just this week i have been confident enough to leave him sitting on his own!! He still has a tendancy to fall, but is now either putting his hands out to try and stable himself or else he realises he is falling and goes with it!!

5. Crawling... He does camandoe crawling - or as i like to call it head stands!! He literally gets his head down and then walks with his legs, he also does circles and pushes with his legs and goes forward on his tummy. he has been on all fours a few times, but is just getting the hang of holding his own weight, he hasnt made any attempts at movement on all fours yet

6. Fave food... Boobie of course, but he wolfed down his sweet potatoe the other night!!

7. Food reactions... Allergic reactions none.. funny faces.. when i fed him real banana his face went all squishy and he spat it out!!

8. Usual number of feeds... Bfeeds.. one in the morning, one before morning nap, solid feed after morning nap (about 9;30am) bfeed before lunch time nap (about 12) bfeed before afternoon nap (about 4pm) veges at about 6pm and bfeed for dinner at about 7:30. Then whenever he wakes up during the night we will feed. Plus snacks on boobie if he wants it (he asks now by banging on my chest with his mouth gaping open!! Or he just tries to undo my top!! So whats that.. Solid feeds 2, bfeeds 5-7 mind you this all varies from day to day!!

9. Bfed FF.. Boobies!!!

10. Working? 24/7 as a SAHM!

Great idea Kiwigirl!! Oh and i will add rolling over from back to belly like a pro, from belly to back needs to do the head stand thing and then falls onto his back!

Must go child demanding attention!!

xoxo

[kiwigirl]

omg at the fires

I'm loving your answers - so cool to see how all the babies are doing!

Someone asked what I do - I am on mat. leave from lecturing at university until july but I also design websites for people in the US/Australia/UK/NZ and have two people working for me, one full time, one part time

xox