Awwwww poor Maya,Angel sends big smooshy hugs to her!
Yay for the work too!!
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Awwwww poor Maya,Angel sends big smooshy hugs to her!
Yay for the work too!!
Yay for Angel! That's great news, Jo. :confetti:
Awesome about the job, Chantal - good hours too - you can still spend time with Maya :)
Oppsie, been slack again.
Can not believe we are coming up to 6 months.
Gross, it means more needles :(
I know - doesn't time fly? I'm not looking forward to this lot of needles (not that I ever looked forward to any of them ;) ) because Natalie is so sooky these days. Today she was a total mummy's girl at a morning tea we had with my rellos this morning. She cried when anyone except me held her. I can't imagine what she'll be like when we inflict unnecessary pain on her (mind you, some people would think hanging out with rellos is inflicting unnecessary pain, LOL!)
So here's an update on Natalie:
she hasn't rolled over lately... I wonder if she's forgotten how :D I'm sitting her up more and she balances pretty well on my lap but just topples straight over when on the floor. Her sleeping is pretty cr@ppy - 4 hours in a row at the most overnight. Usually feeds 3 times each night. She is getting much better at settling though - sometimes settles herself, mostly she'll settle in under 10 minutes with patting. I'm really pleased about that - we had such trouble with settling in the early days.
She has ticklish shoulder blades!
I think that's about it. Reminds me - I haven't posted in her baby journal for about a month, LOL!
Hope all the other gorgeous bubbies are doing well!
Again, Linz, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your little one. I hope Laila is keeping you feeling positive and helping you get through. :hug:
Wow Amy, if I had to feed 3 times a night I would be a wreck! haha I feel tired just having to tuck Maya back in a couple of times a night. I almost tuck her in with my eyes closed these days.
As for the rolling she will get there just give her plenty of floor time, Maya loves laying and rolling around. She is propping herself up on one arm now, so next step is sitting up on her own, that will be great for my back!;)
Storm-only one good thing about the needles this time is there is only two. Hope it goes okay.
Linz - once again from myself, sorry about your loss:hugs: Hope to hear from you soon in here.
Angel has forgotten too!
Wow Linds, Laila is an awesome weight! Hope you're feeling better hon.
Ah, girls, I suppose I am used to getting up. Natalie has only slept through the night a handful of times in her life, and when she did I got up to check on her anyway, LOL. She is changing her pattern so that the first wake-up is before I go to bed, at around 9:30, so that makes only two wake-ups in the night - around 1:30 and sometime between 4-5am. I'm hoping she'll grow out of it, but if not I'll deal with it when it becomes a bigger issue - when I have to go back to work and actually function :lol:
I haven't had Natalie weighed for weeks and weeks. We'll go to the MCHN for her 6 month check and needles this time instead of to the GP.
Wow Amy, I don't know how you do it with a smile still. LOL. I fall to pieces when I have to get up through the night. Admittedly, Angels cot is right beside our bed with the side off, so I just have to move my hand, she has been really unsettled at night since she got sick & now I think I've sooked her up that much that most nights she has to be holding my finger ah you'd think I'd know better, but honestly I love it. I am trying to get her back into self settling to sleep, she did twice yesterday, but by the arvo she demanded to be cuddled to sleep. I thought that was so cute. This morning she has gone off to sleep by herself again.
Looks like we're going to be bothered by colds again, Zaccie has picked one up off the same people again, gggrrrrr, but not going to go there.
Hope you all are having a lovely day.
We have the wet weather again, so the dryer is getting another work out.
Ah, sorry Zaccie is sick again, Jo. Hope Angel doesn't pick it up this time :crossfingers:
Yes, the dryer here is the same - I was hoping to have a dry day to peg out Natalie's fleece wraps and get some fresh air into them... Ah well.
How cute that Angel holds your finger while she sleeps. It would probably save me some hassle to keep Natalie in our room, but I know I just wouldn't be able to sleep with her there... I'm a weirdo!
ETA: I don't always do it with a smile ;)
He he he, you must just be a naturally chirpy person then!!
It's been well over a week since I've hung washing out. It's so much easier using the dryer, but I find it all gets backed up, the washing machine washes faster than the dryer dries LOL yikes, I can only imagine what my electricity bill is gonna look like.
Wow, you guys are chatty this morning!:p
Storm - I'm so glad to hear someone else has the cot in their room still, do you get funny looks when you tell people? I do, it annoys me as Maya is our first and neither of us are ready for her to go in her own room yet. And now winter is here we have a little heater going in our room for 10 minutes every hour (on a timer) so it is the warmest room in the house at night.
How annoying about another cold:(
Linz - Your nights and mornings sound like mine, Maya has a stir in the night and re tucking her or the dummy sends her right off again. She has stopped going back to sleep after her first bottle in the morning though as it is around 9.30am, so we both get up and start the day. She still has around 3 day sleeps which last for an hour or maybe more (if I'm lucky).
As for laundry, my living room looks like a laundrymat, my DP won't let me use the dryer all the time so I use it only for towels and the rest hangs in the living room where the heater is.
Out of interest, what is everyones favorite toy at the moment (or toys)? Thought it might be interesting to know now they are at the 6mth mark and very alert.:)
Maya loves her little magnetic board that stands only a foot high, I got the leapfrog farm magnet and she will play with that for ages, when you press the animals it sings and talks and you can change the animals on there (this is what has helped her to sit up for long periods of time). She also loves her set of balls where each one does something different.
Oooh, I hear you on the power bill - what with heaters, dryer and all... It's going to be a ripper.
Washing, like the rest of the housework, is just a never-ending task. You get one lot finished and there's the next lot ready to start over again. Honestly, it can get so depressing. I must admit though, I do enjoy folding washing - I find it quite therapeutic. BUT that's the only housework I actually enjoy ;)
Ah, Chantal, who cares what people think about Maya's sleeping arrangements? It makes so much sense to have your baby in your room. I wish I could do it. Part of me wishes Natalie would co-sleep even. Not to be.
Wow, the farm magnets sound like lots of fun... I reckon I get almost as much enjoyment out of kids toys as kids do :p
Natalie's favourites are cloth books, particularly her crinkly one (we have some adorable photos of her lying on the floor 'reading'), her musical bear, and her Mirror Beethoven (just a funky mirror that plays Fur Elise) until it ran out of batteries. Reminds me I must get some more ;)
hi there girls my name is kylee and i havea lil girl maddyson who was born on the 5th dec 2006, looking forward to chatting with u some more!!!!
kylee_adam_joshy_maddy@hotmail.com add me if u would like to chat!
Hi Kylee, welcome to BB and December babies!
Agh, we had a crap night last night - Natalie woke an extra time. I think I will have to start doing things differently. Its a bit depressing :(
hi ya guys, i know it has been ages since i have been on here, prob forgotten me.. oh well,,,
dylan is now nearly 6mnths (on thursday) and we have our check up with the nurse on thursday as well, will prob do imusiations next week as he is still getting over a cold and suspected broconilitis.
we have been having solids for about a mnth now, loves pumpkin, brocoli doesnt mind farex, carot and pear, but hates apple... and are doing 2 feeds a day...
we try to have 3 naps a day, but doesnt always work...
and night sleeps are still horrible, they were getting ok, then he got sick, now we are up multible times at night,
currently his cot is still in our room, but once he is better i will move him to the nursery, in hope that it will stop him listening for us in bed, and help him settle him self, rather than me doing it..
think that is about it..
liz, and dylan... born 21.12.06
Welcome back, Liz. Sounds like Dylan is doing well, though sorry to hear about the cold :(
We are planning on starting solids next week - Natalie turns 6 months on wednesday so we thought we'd celebrate, LOL. Bummer about the night waking. I'm no stranger to it, as you might have read in previous posts. Hang in there.
I'm lucky if Natalie has three sleeps a day, but we do go out a lot as I'd go balmy at home all day, so I think that disrupts her a bit.
Are you still at home with Dylan, or are you working some?
Girls, wish me luck - I'm going back into work tomorrow to talk about my return. I didn't think I'd go back, but I'm not certain... I'm really going to play it by ear tomorrow. I'm going to see how flexible they are and try my luck at maybe a jobshare type of arrangement. If they can't do what I want, then I'll leave, lol. It's nice - sort of feels like I have nothing to lose. It'll be different though if and when I have to look for a new job - ah, I'll enjoy the lack of stress while I can :lol:
Welcome EM and Kylee!!:) Great to hear from you!
Amy - Good luck tomorrow with the job, hope it goes your way:crossfingers:
Sorry to hear your nights are getting worse, have you tried to just give her a dummy etc to see if she will go back to sleep or does she really kick up a stink to have a feed? I find putting my hand on Mayas chest or on her forehead calms her back to sleep.
em - sorry to hear your little boy has a cold, not fun and especially when it disrupts their needles, I like to get these sort of things over and done with, horrible things.
Well Maya is loving banana and also tried chicken and sweetcorn which she liked as well, I mixed some pumpkin with it as she won't have that by itself.
Hope everyone is keeping warm
cya
chantal
Chantal, I wish she would take a dummy. She used to and it was great, then before she turned 3 months she decided, 'nope. Don't want that anymore' and hasn't been interested since - she just sort of chews on it and spits it out, LOL. My dad and my SIL have tried it too, so its not just me.
If I try to settle her other ways she gets really cross and cries her little heart out (I'm sure its a tanty though, but its still distressing). This might be because she can smell me, but it doesn't matter because DH settling her through the night isn't an option - he's a classic winger if his sleep is disrupted, and I'd rather wake every two hours than put up with him that way :rolleyes:
I think once she is a bit bigger and eating more during the day, I'll make a concerted effort to stop the night feeding. I just know what a big commitment it is going to be and I don't think I'm quite ready for it just yet ;)
Sounds like Maya is really enjoying her food! How many meals a day is she having? What meal did you start her with (ie was her first solid meal breakfast, lunch or dinner?)