Babies born December 2007 #18

[Liz]

Hey girls.

Not much here. Tallon now has a cough and a drippy nose. Kayla got a temp yesterday, but nothing else has eventuated.. no more temp or anything. *shrug*. She's booked in for needles tomorrow, can't decide whether to still do it. She seems fine.

Sleep - not fantastic. But at least just having a quick feed and back to sleep. We haven't had bouts of crying for a while through the night.

We had the 6-8 mth check today. Everything is fine. The nurse asked if she can recognise objects yet? huh?? Bit young isn't it? She reckons if I name an object she should recognise it. *shrug*. She didn't seem concerned when I said I don't think she does. She knows her name and stuff, but if I say book, I don't think she really knows it. I've been doing a few signs with her already, like eat & ball. Perhaps I'm not giving my baby enough credit hehe.

Take care everyone. I should vacuum. So paranoid about this mouse LOL. Haven't seen it since my big clean out. Maybe I scared it off. But I'm determined not to leave anything around except for the food in our trap.

[aussienic]

Hope that pesky mouse is gone..

I didn't think they recognised objects at this age yet either.. I know they should knopw thier name ect but not objects.. Maybe she meant cup food ect!!

Olivia had 2 by 2 hour sleeps today.. she is very happy now.. I am ready to throw Jacob in thr wheelie bin though .. So sick of being screamed at by a almost 3 yr old GRR.. ?how do we force a sleep on him....

well might cook an early dinner.. Jacob is now falling asleep on the couch **sigh** so eary dinner then they can have toast and a milo before bed..

[Jus]

well hey, I don't think Ella even knows her name yet, altho she responds if we call her (usually) but I assumed she just heard our voices.
knowing objects? doubt it, altho she knows what to do with a cup/rusk etc.
Maybe I haven't been looking for the right things yet, or underestimate her too!

well, you clean beans have gotten me hooked on flylady. really a topic for another thread, but going the whole 5 minute idea.

Having a lovely time still with Ella sleeping like a trooper (during the day anyhow). Dunno how long it will last so will enjoy it while it does.

Off to cook yummy nigella lawson pork chops & gnocchi in apple cider sauce. mmmmm.

happy evening everyone. hope the little darlings behave...

[Lolli]

Hi all,
Hmmm, recognising objects? I'm pretty sure Ty doesn't do that yet. He does respond to his name, but I think that's just the tone of our voices- he responds to about a hundred different nicknames as well.

Jus- Pork chops in apple cider sauce sounds really yummy...

Liz- Hope Kayla's needles go ok (if you get them). Ty has a shocking cough and a very blocked nose.

Morgan- No, I wasn't aware of that. Strawberries aren't listed as a food to be avoided in any of the literature I've got.

Hope the sleep fairy visits you all tonight

[morgan78]

Lori this is from the Qld Government Child Health Info book - dont know if you would have received something similar in NSW

Sensible precautions
It is best to avoid very high allergen foods until after 12 months. These foods include peanut & other nuts and seeds, cows milk, soy milk, egg, shellfish, chocolate, honey, tomato, berries, citrus fruit, kiwi fruit & mango

But if he's fine with them then its obviously no worries.
Hi Nic - Can we put Jacob & Alex together in that bin just love that screaming

[aussienic]

FINALLY! Olivia was not a good girl tonight.. she was awake from 3pm till 8:45.. yeh not to bad you say but she screamed and whined from about 5 onwards.. I ended up standing and rocking and bouncing her sleep... She was so exhausted poor thing.. and she bi me so hard I yelled a very norty word and then burst out laughing and so did she

Good Luck with the needles Liz..

Lori: I know strawberries are on the list but if he hasn't had a reactin by now I think he should be fine.. Not really sure though.. I am so iffy about eggs strawberries and fish..

Morgan: I swear i almost ran away between Olivia and Jacob I had had enough!! I just wis I could force him to sleep.. I just don't know how to make him. A movie or a kids show won't make him sit anymore. he won't lay on a bed at all.. and even going for a drive at possible sleep time doesn't work anymore...

[Lolli]

Morning ladies,
Just double checked my books (the 600 different ones from the CHN about starting solids) and it doesn't have strawberries anywhere, but it doesn't mention citrus fruits, mangoes or kiwis either. Maybe they have different recomendations in different states? I know the NZ books say you can start smooth peanut butter at 9 months, so maybe everywhere's different. Oh well, no harm, no foul, as they say. I'm not hugely worried about about allergies as he's fully breastfed and we have no family history of any sort of allergies or exzma (sp?). Also, CHN reckons if you are having bubs immunised you should try eggs at least once, the white and yolk seperately, before they get their MMR cause that needle has an egg base (I can't remember if it's whites or yolks but). There's also some research (i'll have a look and see if I can find it to post it) that reckons that delaying the introduction of certain foods can actually increase the risk of allergies, not decrease them. But Nic, I'm with you- peanuts and fish are a bit iffy for my liking- and I'm scared of fishy smelling poos

Hope you all had a good night and hope your older ones didn't play up too much Morgan and Nic. Ty has a new game- rolling over in his cot till he hits the side with his head then giggling hysterically. I wince every time he does it- it makes such a bang- but he thinks it's hilarious. I don't think we're far from crawling- he was caterpillar shuffling himself backwards across the floor last night and managed to go from one side of the room to the other
Well Ty's cough is still really bad so I'm going to take him to the GP today- no appointment so we might be in for quite a wait. Wish me luck...

ETA- Does anyone know the rules with essential oils and bfing? Are you supposed to avoid lavender and ecualyptus?