Babies Born December 2006 #4

Thanks for that!! The cruskit idea sounds good, might try that.

Glad the little stay went well. My work rang today asking if I can do a couple of days in the office as the receptionist wants two days off.............9-5...yikes!

SO I rang the in-laws and asked them if they wanted to look after Maya for the whole day on Friday 10th and they have agreed. I only feel comfortable doing one day, don't really want to commit to two days. I don't think my Mum could handle Maya for that long, but with my in-laws they are both semi-retired so are both home.

It will be one loooooooooong day:(

congrats on PM Amy!! You sexy thing you LOL!!
I'm a bit lost today with you all, I have booked Dylan a flight home (thank god) So I haven't been on much today.

It'll be a bit scary probably, Chantal, but you'll be great! Then you'll appreciate spending time with Maya all the more :)
Oo, Charlysmum - I hope you get some work there - that sounds perfect!
LOL, thanks Jo - I am sexy, aren't I?!? Woohoo about Dylan! Must be great to have an actual day to count down to!

Of course you are Amy!! I look exactly like my avi too ;).
Do any of you have trouble with your babies only eating the same food?
Angel will only eat pumpkin & sweetcorn, & nothing else. She wont even eat anything I make for her :rolleyes: (doesn't say much for my cooking!!!!!) we tried her on that one first & now that's it! Apart from what she may nibble of our plates & toast & stuff, but if it comes in a bowl it's that or nothing.

Re lactating, has it a :wall: I've got the milk but Angel refuses to latch on, hopefully I can get enough going to just give her EBM.

LOL, I was talking with SIL about meeting BB people IRL, and how you're really surprised by what they look like... Its because of the avs! You sort of expect everyone to have flawless hair and massive boobs! The Sydney folk are going to get a surprise when they see me on the 11th August!
Ah, the food. I do struggle getting Natalie to eat veges - she particularly likes fruit. Yesterday she had a great eating day, but less milk feeds. I don't reckon that's a good thing... Anyway, IKWYM about preferring the jars! When we went away, I bought jarred pears to go with her cereal in the mornings, and she wolfed it down. When we got home, we went back to my poached pears and nup. Don't like those :rolleyes:
Aw bummer about Angel not wanting to have a go at the boob. Here's congratulations to you though, Jo! Happy pumping, I guess - whatever she gets is good, hey.
I'm a bit depressed this morning. Natalie did some good sleeping last night, but I let her do some crying :( Of course she is as lovely as usual this morning, but I feel a bit like I've let her down.

Aww Amy, don't feel like that, sometimes you just have to do it. It's OK, she still loves you!!

amy, dont worry about the crying i did that last night too, but they dont remember and love you anyway, i figure a little bit of crying is fine, and he might learn that if he crys mummy doesnt always come running and migh learn to self settle... i actually had a great sleep last night after the crying, after two nights of multiple waking and waking screaming
storm, my bubs was only eating vegs, but now had started to eat fruit as well, we have started to make lumpy food, which is going down ok, he is leaning to chew.. he forgets sometimes to chew but were getting there, he still hasnt worked out the rusks, but we have the net thingy as well and he loves watermelon, apple and cantelope in there
liz

Well I was typing a reply and Charly is on the floor beside me a reset the computer, so will start again.

Really hoping I get the job the guy seemed really positive and was joking with the my freind about if anything would get done or would we gossip all day, and having to move one of the guys out of the way.

Charly is a very fussy eater, that way I start the finger food as it seems like the only way she will eat. Loves to eat food from mum or dad plate, so may be starting to eat health.

Don't worry about the crying, in the middle of the night I let Charly cry a little for 5 to 10 minutes when it is short bursts, and she put herself to slept majority of the time. Depends on the type of crying, I did it by accident the first time detoured to bathroom and when I came out she was asleep.

Funny the other night she had been waking every hour at 10 tried to put her to sleep with out BF but kept waking after a 10 - 15 minutes. So I at 11.30 gave her a talking to before feeding her telling her mummy need a good sleep and she would not be getting BF until at least 5am. Will once she was asleep didn't hear anything until 5am and she woke and put herself back to sleep until 7.30. Just wish I could remember what voice I used, because it hasn't worked the last couple of nights.

Better post as she nearly got the button again

Thanks Jo, LOL, yes, she seems to still love me today :)
Good that you got a better sleep, Liz. That must be a relief. I actually had a 1.5hour nap this morning and I feel like a new woman!
I've gotta get one of these net things you guys are talking about... Where do you get them?
LOL Charly's a cheeky one. Sounds positive about the job, then Charly'smum! That's great.

Hi

Seems some of the sleeping is getting better, good to hear.

I was wondering what these food net thingys are too???? I'm going to the shops tomorrow so would like to get one.

Went to the supermarket today and put Maya in the front of the trolley, sitting up for the first time!!! So cute and growing up so fast, she was really good and enjoyed it.

Good luck with the job Charlysmum!!:)

LOL Linz, your av is hot as - check out all that skin you're showing! ROFL! Are Laila's teeth bothering her?
Chantal, have you seen those trolley seat covers? I've seen them at craft stalls, and should've bought one, cause I don't know where to look for one now Natalie can sit up. They cover the seat and the handrail of the shopping trolley, so that you don't have to worry if bubs sucks on the rail!
Natalie's getting a tooth on the bottom - the gum is open and there's a little white strip showing. Course it could disappear again as it hasn't errupted, but looks like it won't be far away.

Is it one of those tommee tippee nets? I have seen them in bigw , are they good Liz?
OO hooo Amy, a tooth? how exciting!!
I have a trolley monster, I only used it a few times though, I would offer it to one of you, only it's blue with dinosaurs on it. They are totally awesome & I got it off ebay for about $60.00 or so.

Charly has been sitting in the trolley for about a month now, I always take two covers one for the sit and one for the hand rail. So much easier to shop now, I will have to keep an eye out for one of those covers. Now I need to watch her hands they are going after everything if I go to close in pram or trolley.

I've given Charly some apple in the net, she just bites down doesn't put whole thing in her mouth. Think she enjoyed it because it was cold on her gums and just bites on everything these days, plus she had control I didn't have to be watching her to make sure didn't choke. Gave it to her whilst she was in her pram at the park.

Eeek so much to read! I apologise for only skimming.
They do sell those mesh feeders in BigW, they're about $6. Noah's got one but prefers to suck on the handle lol.
As for the finger food, Noah gets quite a bit. I give him "soldiers" of toast, normally with a smear of cream cheese, vegemite (not a fan) or avocado on it. I also give him cheerios (they disolve when he sucks on them), cheese sticks (broken into little pieces and smooshed up a bit), and when I'm being "bad mummy" a wafer biscuit (he LOVES them but they end up EVERYWHERE!).
I had an absolute idiot moment yesterday! Was sterilising some dummies in a pot on the stove, and completely forgot about them! They boiled dry and ruined the pot and stunk up the entire house! Well done Lauren!

LOl Lauren I did that to Zaccies dummies!!

hi girls sorry been mia issy & i both have the flu.
those trolley mates u can get at spotlight i got mine for $40.
nothing much to report. no teeth. rocking on knees and hands, started clapping, so cute!!
Sorry to hear about your idiot DH Linz there's just no working that y chromosome out sometimes is there?
good luck with the job Charlys mum sounds ideal.
Yeah at the tooth for Nat, Amy!!
not long now til Dylan comes home Jo
love that pic of Noah Lauren, what a real little man he is already, doh about the dummies!!

big hello and hugs and kisses to everyone, will try to get on here more

Agh! Was just at BigW this afternoon and didn't even think to look for the mesh bag thing! Bummer. LOL, Lauren at murdering the dummies! Hope you've got some spare ;)
Sorry you're not well, Shez. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Natalie ate a whole jar of fruit at the shops today - she usually only takes half at the most. Whoa. But then when we got home she didn't want a booby feed cause she was so full, so my LHS (the one that works, LOL) is sooooo sore - when I express I only get a smidgy, piddly amount. :rolleyes:
Natalie's tooth still hasn't made a proper appearance - though she bit me this afternoon when I tried to feed her and she wasn't hungry. First time she's done that in ages, and it didn't tickle.
SIL loaned us an activity station type of thing for Natalie, that used to be her cousin's. Its got a seat and a platform to stand up on, and several toys to play with around the seat. (Its sort of like a walker but it doesn't move.) She loves it! Its great for me too - I use it as a babysitter when I want 10 minutes to myself - like now ;)
Must look out for the trolley covers at Spotlight then!

Hi

Got one of those mesh things today at Big W, $7.50. Now to choose what to put in it tomorrow, bit excited:)

I was a bit slow putting Maya upright in the trolley, think it was more of a 'she's not a baby 'baby' anymore, so accepted now she is more independent. I'm missing that newborn bubs:(

I will check out spotlight for sure!!! Saw quite a few mums with those trolley covers today.

Maya had a tantrum today while in Big W:doh: She was fighting her tiredness. She even kicked her legs against the pram (first time), that shocked me a bit, I knew I was in for a struggle this time. Took about 10 public minutes for her to FINALLY give in to sleep. Taste for the future I guess.

Whoo hoo for Natalies first tooth!!

Lauren - love the new pic of noah as well!! he's so cute! Future ladies man....:D sorry to hear about the dummies though...oops!

Shezabelle - Sorry to hear you have the flu. Hope you have help to get through it.

Catchya all!

Aw Chantal, you poor thing (re the tanty). Yes, I suppose we will be going through these little frustrations for a while yet. Have you found that Maya just finds it really hard to go to sleep anywhere but her bed lately? Natalie used to be easy as anything to get to sleep in my arms. Now, she will only go to sleep in the stroller if she's reeeeeally tired, and then only for 40 mins. It is a relief that she likes her bed these days, but it has made life a bit tricky in other ways!

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Aw, that's sad. Maya must have been a lovely newborn.
Personally, I'm so thrilled that Natalie's growing up, LOL. She was such an unsettled crybaby for the first 6 months of her life. I'm amazed at how much happier she is these days.
Oo, let me know what Maya thinks of the mesh thingy!
Yes, Lauren I forgot to say how gorgeous Noah's piccy is - what an absolute cutie! There's a shirt at cotton on kids atm which says, 'chick magnet'. You'd better grab one! :lol:

Hi Amy

Yep, Maya does have problems going to sleep when we are not home, and yep, she used to be so easy to settle to sleep just about anywhere, whether it was in the pram or in the trolley, anywhere. Oh well, can't last forever, we must be kept on our toes :rolleyes:

Maya was a beautiful newborn, she made the introduction of being parents easy, I was very lucky. She would sleep well, eat well and inbetween never fussed, BUT NOW, look out, she even had a scream last night at about 1230am, I picked her up and ended up having to say her name loudly and firmly then she went back to sleep. She had her eyes closed during the whole thing so beats me what it was all about!! My DP said its probably her teeth or she is having a growth spurt.

I'm so happy to hear that Natalie is now enjoying 'life' more, she must be happy with the routine you have now. I heard solids can change an unsettled bubs into a happier one, maybe thats it.

I will let you know how I go with the mesh thing, I got some apple, so will try it early this afternoon.

I really miss Angel going to sleep in my arms. Last night she woke about 2am & I watched her put her dummy back in her mouth, awwwww it was so sad.......why do babies have to grow so fast!! I'm with you on that one Chon :( (perhaps another would make me feel better......)

thanks, 8 months!!!, 4 more till everyones 1st birthday!!!:dance:

Yes, another one would fix that newborn feeling again. I've been feeling quite clucky for a few weeks now, I really look forward to being pregnant again but I wouldnt be able to cope just yet. We have decided to wait till Maya is toilet trained. Thats if I can last that long.

Fingers crossed for you Linz!

Ooooo Lindz, how exciting. Best of luck.

Maya is 8 months? Good ness me. Happy 8 months Cheeky!!
Zaccie is gonna be 2 on Thursday :(

Yep, I reckon there must be just so much going on in their little brains atm - so many new and exciting things to explore and be aware of... And most of them are moving around more (except for my little lazybones ;)), so that would make sense if that's what the night-waking's about, I suppose. Hopefully it doesn't last long and they go back to being contented, low-maintenance bubs :D
Gosh Linz, hopefully it will happen for you this time. Fingers crossed for you :crossfingers:
There are going to be no more babies here for a couple of years, LOL! Although this morning I posted about labour in someone's thread and good heavens, it made me want to do it again!!! And DH and I were discussing names in bed the other night - we both would like another girl next time round, which surprises me... I thought he'd want a boy...
Hurrah for our 8-month-olds! Happy, happy to Charly and Maya *mwa* And Noah soon too!
Wowee, happy 2nd birthday to Zaccie! Do you do special cakes, Jo? There have been a couple of threads about cakes around, and it got me all excited about Natalie's first birthday, LOL.

Oh I'm with you Amy on being excited for the first birthday. I've already organised to have it outside in the local botanical gardens! I figure the less mess the better! I am someone who's totally not into Pooh or Thomas or any of those licensed character's so I think Noah's will be Pirate themed Arrrr! lol now if only I can convince people to dress up (though my 21 yr old sister has alrady offered, and I'm sure her boyfriend would too)!
I plan on making a pirate ship cake and some cupcakes with pirate faces and pirate flags on them (I found the best cake deco shop on eBay. Gorgeous stuff!)
I can't believe our baby's are almost 8 months though!
No new babies here for quite a while either! My SO refuses to even discuss such things but if it were up to me we wouldn't even try to get pregnant until the end of next year which would make them around 3 yrs apart. That sounds like to perfect age gap for me.
I got one of those trolley mates but bugger me if I can figure out how to put it together.... How embarassing!
Fingers crossed for you Linz!
Oh and I reckon we've got a group of spunks born in Dec 06. Everyone's bubs are gorgeous if you ask me!

Most definitely Lauren!!!
As for cakes, not sure what kind Zaccie is gonna get, but , of course, I will make Angel an angel. Gonna be hard with it being xmas day as well.........

I think I'm gonna do a butterfly or bumble bee cake for Issy.
As for # 2, as you know Issy was IVF so we are currently doing whats called a frozen cycle. We have 1 embryo in the freezer and I am waiting for AF then to build up the lining again so I can have it transfered, hopefully it will happen by the end of the month. Fingers crossed it's a keeper.
Goodluck Linz!!

Oo, Shez, all the best for this month and your frozen cycle. (I am an absolute ignoramus when it comes to IVF processes, sorry. But I do really hope it all works beautifully for you. xx)
Nice idea re. the calendar, Linz... Though they'd all want to be December!
LOL, Jo, I would've thought an angel on Angel's birthday and Christmas day would be very appropriate!
Natalie's birthday is on DH's birthday, two days after Christmas - DH reckons there's no way we'll ever give her combined birthday and Christmas presents, as he HATED that as a child. However, he thinks for her first birthday that she and he should have a combined birthday present - a plasma :rolleyes:
Yeah, right!
Anyway, I'm not sure of what sort of cake to make her just yet, but I think I shall have to make DH a novelty one too ;)

We will diffently going for #2 very soon, took 2 years to have Charly and I would like them close together.

I've only just started thinking about what to get for birthday and christmas. We will probably just have have pool party for birthday.

Charly is loving her swimming lessons, squelling and splashing a lot yesterday with dad.

Wow, birthday cakes!! I don't know what I'm going to do, might be a fairy theme as she has two nieces and a cousin who is 2yrs old and I think they would love to be able to dress up on her birthday. I'm a horsey fan so there will have to be unicorns involved too.:p

Amy - the net thing is starting to get better. Yesterday I tried apple and pear, she wasn't interested. Tried banana today, not interested, then tried peach and she finally sucked on it for about 8 minutes then got bored with it. So I will just keep persisting every day and she should get used of it and realize its something better than just a dummy.

Shezabelle - How exciting!! Cross fingers all goes perfectly. I'm the same as Amy with all this, I never understand all the different phrases and name of things, but would love to follow how you go. Good Luck!

Time for a new thread everyone.