Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2009 #2

[misty]

Well Baz is finally worm free! (more or less, we need to redose in 2 weeks to make sure). I look forward to no more yukky nappies, and he might restart gaining weight better now (he has only gained 200g in the past 2 months, but is still healthy chubby ).

I got a new mobile phone today - or rather DH went and got it for me. I went to get it yesterday and was declined because my job is only classed as casual (even though I have held the position for 4 yrs, have to work a minimum number of hours each week and it is considered more then adequate by the banks for mortgages, loans and credit cards and it is only a $19 plan!). Grrrr. So my HUSBAND had to get for me!
Well anyway, now I can join the 21st Century and receive emails on my phone Alls well that ends well.

[Ellee05]

TippyToes: Sounds like you're on the way to a good routine.

Misty: Great news bout Baz's worms. Amazes me how they work things out sometimes - these credit companies. They give way too much to some but not enough to others.

Man I'm soo exhausted lately I just can't seem to get on top of it. So much going on though so no time to have a nap

[tippytoes]

Elle -

Man I'm soo exhausted lately I just can't seem to get on top of it. So much going on though so no time to have a nap

Hey hun, issy and I were just saying the very same thing today! Sometimes you just can't get stuff done and you are too exhausted to care! We are there with you!

misty - YAY for Baz, little darling! And stupid phone company!
Rach xx

[~Hestia~]

Hi all

Once again I have no time for persie What's new hey!!
Just in response to the overnight feeding, I still feed DS once or twice overnight. He always feeds at 4am & 7:30am (why he can't be this precise in the daytime is beyond me ) Some nights he'll wake around midnight & seeing as he hasn't fed since 6-7pm I always feed him at this time. Would be nice to have an uninterrupted nights sleep though!! Well, sometimes he'll sleep right through which is lovely, but those times are few & far between!!

Our big issue lately is DS' settling. He has been taking hours to settle at night & some day sleeps are pretty bad too. He fights against me settling him so I leave him to it but then he gets over tired - a vicious cycle!! I'm hoping it's just a phase that he'll grow out of soon. He still refuses to sit & continues his quest to crawl lol. Had yogurt this morning - LOVED it!!

We are off to Mansfield for a few nights to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary, the amount of stuff we're taking for DS is hilarious!! I hope you all have a great weekend & I promise I'll catch up properly with everyone next time

[Saffi]

Hi all

Got a cranky baby here. She had a high temp last night and again today. I looked inside her mouth and another 2 teeth are coming through. This makes 4 teeth in all! Poor thing must be in pain. She's down now but I suspect that I will be up to her a few times overnight.

misty - that's good news about Baz! That's so stupid about the phone! I've heard a lot of SAHM are treated like that!
Cheezel - travelling with a kid means never travelling light again. I just don't get how someone so small can need so much stuff.
Rach - how are things going?
Ellee - welcome back. Glad that you had a good break. Sounds like Z is going brilliantly with solids. Her latest photo is so cute.
Hello to everyone else. Stop lurking and come and say hi.

Should go to bed seeing both kiddies are asleep and my DH is at the AC/DC concert, but I am really wanting to make a card for a friend's birthday.

[koru]

Hiya all,
Took me a while to catch up on what's been going on with everyone! Been up since 5.30am when my dad rang from NZ to tell me my sis was ok - she was already in hospital in Santiago for a DVT - long flight back to Chile (where she works) from NZ (where she was on holidays with us) when the earthquake hit. Boy it's been an eventful couple of days of international phone calls between Chile NZ and Oz first with the blood clot then the quake!

Anyway I'll attempt a few persies while Orla has her morning nap:
Saffi - yes being back in NZ made me very homesick. DP is seriously considering moving there now (hooray!) but I have to finish my degree here first as there's no degree courses in Naturoapthy in NZ only diplomas so we'll be here a few more years yet. Hope the teething and temperatures have settled down for you
Misty - yay for finally beating those worms! I was going to suggest trying for a herbal anti-worm from a naturopath (very effective actually) if Baz is too young for conventional worming drugs but it seems you've got it licked now
Cheezel - hooray for the teeth! We're still waiting for the white gums to pop thru but they're still giving Orla grief in the meantime...
Megsmum - how's E faring now?
Rach - OMG cruising already! As for your night feeds I'd agree with the others - he's still only 6 months old and to go from 5 overnight feeds to nothing is a huge step. Trust your instincts that it's time to cut down the number of feeds but maybe not go 'cold turkey'. We co-sleep and on a normal night Orla feeds about 3 times overnight (which I barley notice) but when it's hot she can get thirsty every hour!
Ellee - way to go on the expanding menu Orla hates rice cereal too. I'd forgo the cereal altogether if she weren't such a 'poo-ey' baby - needs binding up! I've switched to millet cereal which is a bit tastier (has a nutty flavour) and seems to be going down well. Unfortunately she's not a big fan of banana Gave her fig in the porridge yesterday which she loved but OMG did it make for a poo explosion!!!.
Howdy to everypne else
We had a garage sale yesterday to offload as much superfluous junk before the move as we could - pretty good result proceeds towards a new carseat for Orla. Now that's done we can focus on packing. Friends with a big van are helping us move and DP's mum is staying with us til the move to watch Orla while we deal with the moving itself (she lives in Bali and flits between there and Melbourne) so we're getting goos support with the move - actually looking forward to it as it's a better house than the current one (albeit smaller).

[tippytoes]

Hey guys
Just a quick one - Eli is doing okay with overnight stuff....we'll get there. Basically I have been giving him 2 feeds during the night and then rocking him to sleep other times he wakes 2-3 times I guess. But I just wanted to quickly ask what to do about squealing - really loud SQUEALING! He has just started doing this yesterday (my mum says it is the terrible 2's already ). He does it when he is frustrated, when he can't stand up alone!! I know YES he is trying this already - pain in the butt! And when he is really excited - this one I don't mind so much cause it is kind of cute! Should I just ignore the frustrated ones? I don't think he will listen to be if I tell him not to LOL!!! Itis just really funny how it suddenly started...
Thanks and will be back for persies I hope!
Rach xx