Thanx Snacks.. I forgot to mention Issy got her first tooth...!!!
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Thanx Snacks.. I forgot to mention Issy got her first tooth...!!!
Yah for Issy's first tooth! 'They' say the later the teeth come through the less painful.........let us know if its true because when Mayas top teeth came through it was horrible :(
Keep us up to date with your pregnancy, ok:)
Amy - I'm not sure about richer foods yet, depending what you are thinking about.
Getting off the dairy - I know one trick that my MIL does is mix some gravy in with vegies and stuff for Mayas 15month old cousin, I'm sure that would be alright for our bubs too.
As for the greek yogurt I get the plain with apricot, berry, actually any fruit and as I feed her weetbix or something else I put a touch of my yogurt on a couple of her spoons, so she is not having yogurt every mouthful, IYKWIM.
Finding it hard to find the time to turn the computer on, glad to see every on back this week.
Kate I wouldn't worry to much everyone has it own time, I know Charly has been slower them the other baby in my Mother Group. But once she started moving (rolling at about 7 months) it progressed very quickly to crawling to now moving across the lounge up the stairs and climbing anything she can (no walking yet). Just give her encouragement.
Her first tooth as finally broken though but the next one is coming now. Going to a birthday party tommorow, our first 1st birthday for mothers group babies, doesn't it go quick.
Shez hope you are feeling better soon.
Need to go Charly is trying to type and making it difficult.
Hope everyone's well.
Big news here, Noah finally crawled!
He does his own weird version but at least my arms are grateful!
Anyway just though I'd pop on and update you all.
Thanks fantastic Lauren!! Yeh Noah!!
WTG Noah!
Thanks for the gravy tip, Chon. Might give that a go, though we never eat gravy so I'll have to learn how to make it, LOL! Nat actually ate some of my yoghurt yesterday... She was eyeing it off so I gave her some and she had quite a few mouthfuls. Hurrah!
Charlysmum, IKWYM about the time going quickly - two of our mothers group kids turned 1 yesterday. Crazy, hey? I can't believe that in less than two months my baby will be a year old...
Hi guys
Gosh, where is time going??!! Is it because we are so busy chasing after our little ones all day. Mayas sleeps during the day feel like they are getting shorter....bummer. But she can keep herself busy when awake so I can get my own stuff done, so can't complain there.
The other night she stood by herself for about 3-4seconds. Did it twice:clap::dance: I found she balances best when holding onto something, sort of centres her. One baby in our group is taking 3-4 steps now! We are all December babies too (2 early January). Very impressive!
Congratulation with Noah!!:dance::clap: Must be a relief
Wow sounds like they are going really well, way to go Noah crawling and Maya standing.
After a bath/shower we usually let Charly run around a bit before putting nappy on, I dicided to but her on the potty (weekend purchase). I took a photo and then dad came home, and was trying to get her to wee and she did, I could beleive it I really didn't think she would LOL. She always seems to have a dry nappy for a long time these days, so may start putting her on every hour or so.
She is starting to cuddle a lot, sit on my lap and but her head against my chest without wanting a feed feels so good.
Standing up waving things around and picking things up from the ground.
Well Charly is awake now and would like to jump on here with me. Everyone have a good weekend
Good heavens, all these grown up babies! Standing up and using potties... Far out, the time flies.
We have had the vommies these last couple of days. DH had to stay home from work yesterday to look after us. Seem to be on the mend now - Nat is smiley and happy this afternoon which is a nice change! I still feel a bit funny in the head, but I'm better otherwise. There're some ugly bugs going around atm...
OMG, as soon as I finished that post Nat started to grumble a little and I checked her nappy... Which was the foulest thing I have ever seen. I'm talking: run her legs under the tap, foul. Euch. I hate gastro...
Oh no! Poor Natty and poor Mummy! Hope it clears up quickly!
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear Amy:( I hope your all okay today, wouldnt be easy.
Charly's mum; WOW to the potty!! I didnt even think they would be nearly ready at this age, thats fantastic!keep us up to date on how you are going with it!
I get a lot of the cuddles too, its so wonderful when she puts her head against me, one of the most wonderful feelings being a mum:D
We just had a weekend away to see my partners Auntie and cousins, Maya was P E R F E C T!! We are so proud of her. She slept well, travelled in the car well and ate well.
Hope everyone is well:)
Thanks girls. I'm better today. DH has been sick as a dog and Natty is still a little out of sorts, but getting better. I've been heavy-handed with the disinfectant today ;)
Well, she is definitely a late bloomer... I think she is the last in our mothers group to crawl and the last on here too! But tonight she was rolling away after her bath, so I'm sure it won't be long before she gets moving along with her friends.
Fantastic that Maya travelled so well, Chon. Brilliant - that means you can have lots of lovely weekends away :p
Looks like I found a job too. I'm going to do some contract piano teaching. It'll only be afternoon work, and I only want to do a couple of days a week, but it'll be good to get out for a while.
Hello!!! How is everyone?
hi...we are good. I turned 30 yesterday and had a great day of lunching, movies and dinner!! DH got me a "world's best mum" keyring from Isabella which he got engraved so I started the morning with tears!!
Issy's second tooth is through, this one seemed to troubl her more than the first. She follows me everywhere around the house and spends a lot of time pulling herself up and walking along the furniture.
My pg sickness has subsided which is making life alot easier!!
Congrats on finding a job that suits Amy.
I am hoping to have more time off work this time round than last time. I have been back at work for 6 months already!!
Love and kisses to all
Happy birthday, Shez! Great that you are feeling better now. :)
Hi!
Happy birthday Shez! Love the keyring presant, your DH is very thoughtful.:)
Wonderful to hear your pg is going well, so exciting!I have a friend that is due in about 5 weeks, so will get to hold a newborn again soon:) I miss that.
Snacks; is everyone better now? Little Natalie will be crawling soon, remember they usually start going backwards first so keep an eye out for that.
Maya has been visiting her Nanna and Pappa's most of this week as my DP and I have been quite busy doing a 'spring clean' around the house. Its amazing how much junk you can get:doh:
When my Mum babysat yesterday she saw Maya stand up by herself! She said she got up on hands and feet then stood up, realised she was standing and plopped down. So I missed it........have to wait to see if she does it again soon.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Hey Chon, good on you for clearing stuff out. I would dearly love to get rid of a million things that are cluttering my house, but DH is a hoarder and I'm far too lazy to push the point ;)
Wow to Maya standing on her own. For sure she'll do it again in front of you soon.
Yeah, we are all better around here. Natty is getting closer to mobile - she's happy on her tummy now, at least! And she's all of a sudden decided that she likes yoghurt. She went from not having a bar of it to gulping it down like there was no tomorrow. Weird child! :rolleyes:
Great to hear your all better and that Natalie is loving her yogurt.
Its getting pretty hot here in Adelaide now and I am finding I dont have enough summer clothes to keep up:rolleyes: especially night wear.
I find Best and Less have cheaper stuff that's still really cute. Coles sell packs of about 7 onesies. And Big W are the cheapest for Bonds sleepsuits - even cheaper than the Bonds store - what's with that?!
We are lucky in that Natalie has been given a lot of hand-me-downs which means I haven't had to buy heaps, so I'm spoilt... When summer gets into full swing, I'm just going to dress Natty in t-shirt or singlet and nappy!
Well.
We have had a couple of fairly crappy days here. Natalie has started refusing the breast and I have decided to wean her. I don't think I can express enough to keep up my supply, and she REALLY doesn't want to take the boob. I have been sad about it, but am feeling better about my decision today.
So now, I have to decide what sort of milk to give her... She doesn't like formula, but she does like cows milk. What do you guys think of that kids cows milk with added Omega 3? Do you think its just a gimmick? What do you think of toddler formula? I'm sure she'd like toddler milk because it is sweet and Vanilla flavoured... But I don't want her to get addicted to it and then not drink regular milk once she's 1. Ah, what do I do?
Tough decision Amy, I will be try Charly on the regular milk in a couple of weeks. So had some the other day when she drank some of my banana smoothy and she was fine (could get enough).
I am kind of hoping Charly starts weaning herself soon, today all she has wanted is BF. Think it because on Tuesday and Wednesday she goes without while I'm at work. So Thursday she just wants mum's BF.
Know what you mean about yoghurt, Charly has done the same thing, must admit someone told me the normal yoghurt and baby yoghurt are similar so tried normal at first. Wouldn't eat it, got some baby yoghurt for her and she loves it maybe because it was banana (anything with banana is a winner).
For the first time she is asleep in her cot during the day, usually wakes as it but her in. Hope this continues, so good to have some time to myself.
Charly is starting to let us hold her hands and walk now, wont be long before she walking. Climbs the stairs (two sets) up to her room to play with the stuffed toys, a couple of months ago so would cry if she seen a stuffed toy LOL.
We go away next Saturday 24th down to Lake Crakenback for 4 days then to Sydney for a few days to see relatives. Back in time to though a Birthday party for Charly going to do a pool party with a sausage sizzle later in the day.
Natalie seems to tolerate cow's milk really well. I just hope her diet is balanced enough to ensure she's not missing out on valuable nutrients...
I do feel for you, with constantly feeding - it must be tiring. I went from one extreme to the other... I was really getting fed up with bfeeding because she was biting every now and again. Now I wish she would do it, even just for a couple of months, because it is so hard now to make decisions! I would just buy some formula and be done with it, but she won't have a bottle and she hasn't liked formula in the past... Plus it is so expensive.
Anyway, we are seeing the nurse on Monday morning, so I'll work it all out after that.
That's really exciting that Charly is nearly walking! Awesome.
Hey ladies,
Amy, I'm pretty sure you'll be fine to put Natalie straight onto regular cow's milk now. Realistically it's only 5 weeks til she's "allowed" it anyway. The biggest worry is constipation. You could try teh added Omega 3, but I think the biggest thing is to try to get her on full fat. I have heard that that's the worst for constipation though unfortunately. I wouldn't go for a bottle either, just a sippy cup. Too much of a hassle to switch to bottle then onto sippy cup imo. Easier just to skip it all together, but then I'm lazy like that!
Fantastic that Charly's almost walking! What a little smarty pants! Good luck with the sleeping in the cot!
Thanks Lauren... To clarify, do you mean the omega 3 milk is worst for constipation, or just cows milk in general?
Yeah, I'm going to give the bottles a miss. She's quite good with a cup now anyway.
Thank you for the tip - I'll keep an eye on her poopies.
Sorry, I meant full fat milk is the worst for constipation. That's according to some online friends who've found 2% fat helps with that.
Ta. Its been a few days now... So far so good :crossfingers:
Oh my gosh! As I was typing that msg yesterday I was letting Noah crawl around sans nappy. I thought the worst that would happen is that he'd pee on the carpet (no big deal, it's being replaced next month). Oh how wrong I was! He did a big poop right in the middle of the lounge room! That'll teach me!
lol on a lighter note, he learnt how to climb up stairs at MIL's yesterday. I'm just hoping he doesn't figure out he can get up the stairs here too! We have a weird old 70's staircase and are having trouble finding a safety gate that works on it.
Hope everyone's dealing well with the heat!
:lol: What a classic. I had to clean up floor-poo when Nat was sick... Not fun.
What a clever boy, climbing the stairs!
Well here's our news... Natty is FINALLY on the move. Today she was inch-worming her way around the place (but getting cross after a while because she can't sit herself up again).
Tried a straw cup today - her reaction when she got the water into her mouth was absolutely hilarious! She was surprised, but soon regained her composure and began to guzzle it down!
Heya Ladies,
Laila & I are back! Im so sorry I didnt get to say my goodbyes but all is good now so im back for good.
I have missed knowing how the Dec babies are and what they are up to in milestones.
*Laila has been crawling since 21st Oct..finally! & had stood unaided a few times now.
*She has 12 teeth (2 more since we last reported)
*She can now say : Mumma, dadda, Bub/bubba, Yes, No (but just says yes or no.. not when you ask her a question) hello, roar,..think that is it
ETA: & she says laila
LINZ!! How wonderful to hear from you again!! Glad to hear you are all well and Laila sounds like she is moving along very nicely:D
I've been a bit slack in here lately:rolleyes: sorry about that guys. So good to hear that everyone is 'moving' hehehehe:lol: Glad there are no steps in my house or I would be forever chasing Maya. She just wants to go where I dont want her to so our house is fully child proof now, I have given up having my own little table that has simple things such as a box of tissues, remotes, my drink etc..........
Amy, hope everything is going alright with the milk thing, I think its one of the hardest decisions to make, you dont like to have to test 'this and that' with them as their little tummies are still so young but its the only way. I still have Maya on Lactose Intolerance formula and will be going to the doctors soon to see if its alright to try her on something different like the A3 Milk etc...
Anyway, glad to hear everyone is well, Lotusflower; hope theres no more pooey accidents happening:lol: and so glad your back Linz!
luv
Chantal
PS: OMG!!!! Your pregnant Linz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you, now to sus out your thread for it....haha!!
Chon- Thankyou so much. I havnt done a PG announcement thread as my welcome back thread had my announcement in it.
Wow look at Maya! Eeeks she is almost 1, our bubs have just grown way to fast.
We have stairs but Laila only make sit up 1 then starts whinging..she has 15 more to go,lol
Good to see you back in here too, Linz :)
Laila sounds like a healthy, active little girl. How wonderful.
I finally got around to putting things away in boxes yesterday so Natty can have free-range of the lounge room. She's not very fast yet, (probably given that she moves like a caterpillar LOL!) so if I see something I haven't put away and it looks like she's going for it I still have time to move it.
If it is raining on Tuesday our MG will be coming here as the wet weather contingency plan, so I think I am going to get a rude shock - there are quite a few who are cruising the furniture, and most of them are demon crawlers. I guess I'll find out precisely what's not baby-proof around here then ;)
It is a tough call when lactose intolerance is involved... Hopefully changing over goes really well for you, Chon. Is it likely that Maya has grown out of her lactose intolerance? Or do you think you might go to lactose-free milk?
I'm going to see what the doctor suggests and then make my desicion after that. I just want to do what is best for Mayas little belly.
BIG NEWS: Maya stood from a sitting position today and stood on her own!! She did it a few times when she saw that I was clapping and cheering :clap:
I'm so proud of her!
Hooray Maya! I love your ticker pic, Chon!
Chon- YAY Maya!
Amy- Lol at Natalie moving like a caterpilla.. wont take long and she will be going really fast!
Welcome back Lindsay!
WTG Maya!
How did the MG go Amy?
Not much happening over here, just getting everything organised for the big birthday bash! Arrrgghhh!
My poor boy is currently sporting his 4th split lip in 2 weeks! He goes too fast with his deformed crab crawling and an arm will lslide out from under him. Last night it was on the slate tiles! Yeouch!
Thankyou Lauren, Im also doing party preparing today aswell. Im so so excited!!!
Awhhhh, poor little Noah, hope he slows down for you;)
Also going 'gun ho' with 1st birthday too!! I have 28 adults coming and 6 kids, didnt expect everyone to accept the invitation:p
I have ordered the food (finger food), cake and now have to start buying the bits and pieces like balloons, table cloths, plates...etc etc Having a small marquee out in the back yard as we will eat out there, so hope its going to be a nice day (December 9th)
Fun but becoming a little costly:redface: (Mummy going overboard)But its my little girl and a very special day.
Whats everyone else organising? Any themes? I was just thinking of doing pink and white, but ideas would be great.
Chon- Oh I heart you with the cost,lol. We are having 50+ ppl coming and having a Dora theme as Dora is Laila's fav!!