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Thanks guys :)
Lori: she sure does. All grown up now she is.. and you're darn straight I relaxed for a bit :lol: I had a doze for half an hour with Jacob then i got up and played on the computer..
MOM: My msn is takeaheik@hotmail.com add me if you like.. I am always up for a chat :lo:
omg Nic - Olivia looks so grown up in that pic!! what a big girl shes getting awwww
Was it ur bday yesterday..?? :happybirthday:
MOM - 31 you lucky thing.. yay for the beach!!! i cant wait for Ashs cold to go away and the weather to get warm enough here
Hoody - hope your kiddies get better soon. how bad they both are down :(
I know doesn't she just? she is growing up so fast ..
I love your new ticker pic :) way to cute... I see you have Robs name there now, does that mean things are moving along nicely?
I don't know what was up with Olivia last night. She woke at 9:30 fed and had a play then when I went to put her back to bed just after 10 she screamed and screamed.. I went in and out till 11 and eventually I got her up and put her on my bed and went to lock up and clean teeth ect and holy cow. She screamed so bad. I lay down with her but she continued with this scream I had never heard before. I ended up sleeping in the lounge with her and she would have had a decent sleep if Jacob hadn't woken her at 5:30 grrr. she did just fall asleep before but when I went to move her to bed she woke *sigh*
Nic - oh what a horrible night! glad she got some sleep in the end, and hopefully u too.
Yeh me and Rob are back on. Although again not not saying anything till his parents find out (where not making any massive commitments till they find out - i made it clear that comes first one secret to tell them is enough) I sooooo want to get it out and move on!!! ggrrrrr :angry: ( i love these new smilies hehe) - he asked me what sex baby i would want to have next lol cracked me up hes still thinking about it.. was nice tho. He said he wants a girl so he can have a daddys girl LOL good luck to him with that!
I love the new smilies too
hehe :wtf:
I hope things work out for you and Rob.. and that when his parents find out about Ash it goes well..
Olivia is finally napping after a marathon screaming effort *sigh*
We need a sighing smilie
Is anyones bubs doing hand stands while breastfeeding yet?? OMG its driving me nutts.. its kinda cute at times but i feel like a cow beeing milked by a 2 year old. When i feed in bed, besides the 36deg rolls to see the best angle to feed from, he sits up,...takes a big breath and does this massive face plant ontop of my boob!!! oh where are the days when quiet cuddle time and sleeping boobie feeding babies have gone... :o
Olivia likes to kick my face :rolleyes: She thinks its hilarious to stick her foot in my mouth or under my chin and push up.. sigh.. and the biting and hair pulling omg it has to stop :lol: She crawls up and bites my knees or snuggles in for nice cuddles and bite my shoulder.. Little turd!
She has started this horrible attachement thing.. She won't leave me alone. I have ot lay down with her to get her to sleep or she becomes hysterical.. I don't know what to do.. While its fine today as Simon is home it just isn't going to be possible all the time.. and I want to sleep in my bed alone.. Well without a baby..
Nic - i sympathsis with u there.. ash is so clingy its making me nutts..
I wonder whats up with them.. Olivia has her sit on my hip days but bed time she usually goes to bed ok but lately arrgghh. Tonight she screamed for ages so I had to go get her and hold her close and rock her..
Probably scared cus Nanny (MIL) smacked her hand. No I was not impressed.. I find smcking a 10 minth old on the hand for doing something completly normal so inappropriate. Olivia grabbed at something on her face.. All you have to do is gently say No and move thier hands away.. *sigh* I am seriously disliking my MIL.. She is making me feel really sad this week and I am angry at myself for letting her get to me this way.. She still said nothing about my birthday and barely spoke to me all night..
Hi ya girls,Buzzie,aussienic,Lorirae and eveyone,I don`t understand what`s with the clingyness,even Kieren has driven me nuts today,he`s only happy to play on the floor for a short time,and if i leave the room all hell breaks loose,screams the house down.He always wants his mum,mum,but say`s dad,dad all the time,lol.
We had 33 degree`s in Sydney today,it`s been beautiful weather,hope it last for the 2 weeks school holidays.
Lorirae,yep we were Camperdown parents,but only doing what good parents do,look after their kids the best we can,i have to take my daughter in to see one of the doctor`s on Monday at the hospital,going to call in and say hi to a few old friends we know their,do you know Catherine-head nurse from Camperdown,she`s in charge of the bonemarrow transplants,she is a lovely lady,so friendly and good with the kids.
aussienic,it was good talking today,but iam a bit slow,never chatted like that before,still learning,lol.
Hoody,how was your day today,hows the girls feeling? ok,gotta go,see all soon.
OMG,aussienic,just went through and read the post properly,i would be furious if my MIL,smacked my daughter,i would`nt stand for that,at that age they don`t know the meaning of a smack,what a *****!i would have told her to get out of the house,I can`t believe she could be so cruel,how`s bub now,Nic,are you ok too hun,you need a big :hug:,god i hope she doesnt visit you too much.hope you have a better day tomorrow,hun.Your MIL,is a sad lady.
To be honest my MIL is just a B!tch.. I don't know what i have done to be treated this way.. and I know forgetting somones birthday seems to happen to a lot of people but this is the first time it has happened to me and it hurts :( and then tonight agh.. I told Simon and he didn't even realise. he was quite surprised she did that. I wish I had just said Don't smack her please just tell her no..
Aussienic- OMG at your MIL if i were you i wouldnt be taking my children there.....sorry if it sounds harsh but i would be furious not just for the smack but also for the treatment you seem to be getting. :hug:
MoM- I have added you to msn. Mine is almost always on i forget to turn it off :doh: How are you anyway? Hows are the kids?
Molly is still really unwell so i havent had 2 mins to myself all weekend. Fri night was horrendous i didnt get her settled until 3am and then DD1 got up at 5am let the dog in her room and he poo'd on her carpet and she walked in it :wall: Needless to say it was beyond DH's capabilities to clean it properly so i had to get up. Yesterday we had a family day as we knew today was going to be a mad rush. We went up to the rifle range and had a shoot. DH left for Vietnam this evening and i am so down about it. It has been planned for ages and i dont mind him going. It was his 30th birthday pressie and i could have gone too but didnt fancy it iykwim esp with the girls and Molly been so young still. I think its just the reality of the been alone with 2 kids for almost 2 weeks. My patience has been really thin lately and TBH i dont know how i am going to cope. I'm sure i will but its very daunting and because my girls have 6pm bed time i think my evenings are going to be SO lonely. He only left at 6pm tonight and i have already cleaned the pantry out to keep my self busy. At this rate my house will be spring cleaned for when he returns haha.
Nic, I would have been p'd off at your MIL too. Perhaps if you see her even looking like she is going to smack Olivia next time you can jump down her throat. Sorry that she still didn't remember your birthday hun too. What goes around comes around hey ;)
Lauren, ahhh I love those feeds, no wonder I have zulu boobs, they get stretched every which way for a feed. let me just say that it gets better... when they wean!
I can't believe that Rob still hasn't told his parents about Ash, maybe you need to just turn up at his house.
Hoody, when your finished cleaning your place feel free to come on over here. I'll even talk with you and keep you company ;) Hugs hun and I hope you don't get too bored.
MOM, was great weather hey. Did you get out and enjoy it ? We were at home for most of the day, sorting out the garage, making space for when we start to get the Christmas laybuys off. Of course you need money to do that. Feel free to add me to your msn too if you want. cooktrisha@hotmail.com I'm a lurker on there, rarely signed in but usually there ;)
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. As MOM said we had fantastic weather. Saturday I pulled down the lounge room curtains and washed them. So nice to have clean curtains in there, brightens the room up. Also got in and sorted out some of Abbey's old (read hardly worn but too small) clothes out. I have 2 huge garbage bags that I have to sort and sell. Anyone know someone who's having a baby girl this summer ?
I am hearing you all on the clinginess too. I can't poop without Abbey whinging. I am leaving her on the floor to cry for longer, although it does my head in. I can't cope with the crying for nothing bit. What ?? can she read! She at my feet now sooking. Far out :wall:Oh she's brang a poo bum with her. Best go change her.
Have a good one girls.
well ive decided im putting it down to seperation anxiety...
nic - wat a bullie for smacking..... grrr i would never want to see them again..
I think Olivias issue is separation anxiety too,,
You know I think I am more upset it was MIL that gave her a smack rather then the smack itself.. Olivia didn't even flinch but thats not the point.. its not her child not her call..
Miss is being a booby monster this morning.. 3 feeds in 2 hours.. but I think I ill try breakfast now.. I though she was going to have a nap but no such luck lol
Hi all,
What an awesome day it was yesterday. As MoM said, 33 degrees woot!!!! We took Ty to the trash and treasure markets then the pools for a swim. i picked up one of those big terracotta water purifiers for $10 (they are nearly $200 brand new) bargain!!!
Nic- oh that would have made me so cranky. My SIL smacked Ty on the leg at six months- he rolled over while she was changing him so she smacked him. B!tch. Needless to say, a few harsh words were exchanged and she hasn't babysit since.
MoM- I know Catherine by sight but I'm not sure of she'd know me. All the Camperdown nurses are amazing, I love Mel, she's my favorite.
Lauren- Was going to ask the same ques as Nic after seeing your signature. Glad things are looking promising. Get that secret out in the open asap!! Ty tries the sit up and latch on too but I don't let him- he bites me that way.
Speaking of bf, I think ty might be starting to wean himslef :( He is less and less interested in boob lately- we probably have three real feeds and about two quick latch on's and jump off's. The up side is he is a daddy's boy at the moment- all he wants is dh, not mummy. Nice for some time out for me but :( at the same time.
Aww Lori.. I think some days they need less then we think.. Is he eating more? Olivia was having the odd day where she would only feed 3-4 times.. now well I lose count..
Olivia simply won't go to sleep alone.. I am at a loss what to do. She had 3 feed then breakfast then she was super tiered so I put her to bed where she worked herself up to a hysterical cry so Simon went and lay with her and she went right to sleep..
Nic- Yep he loves his food nowdays. I've tried less food for more boob but he will have none of it. I have to almost pin him down to give him a feed before his naps and even then he doesn't want much. He very rarely comes to me for it anymore. Maybe your baby girl is just feeling a bit velcro today?
Sorry girls, bit out of touch, but just read the last couple of posts. Will try to catch up.
Nic - Kayla won't sleep alone at the moment either. We're co-sleeping beautifully at night, unwrapped. Still wakes for feeds (and doesn't quite 'get' feeding lying down LOL) but then happily lies down and goes back to sleep. But getting her to sleep in her cot unwrapped requires me going in heaps of times to lie her back down, and then as she gets closer to sleep she starts to crack it, and I have to stay with her and stroke her arm til she's asleep. Day sleeps I tend to still wrap her coz I can't be stuffed with the whole process of going in and out. But today she still needed me to stroke her face to go off to sleep. So yeah.. my self settler is slowly losing the knack!
Nic, I thought u might be the person to ask, i want to get a bike and pull Ash along, but im unsure what is better the baby seat on the back of the bike or the cart you have. Have you used both before and prefer one to the other?? and if you have used the seat on the bike, what weight/age does it hold up to???
Liz - thats so sweet you stroke her face to sleep, my mum used to do that to me when i was little.. awwwww the memories. hehe
Liz- Maybe we have swapped babies? ;) Ty is self-settling for the first time since he was 4 months old.
Just a quick WOOOT!! Ty slept for 5 and three quarter hours last night- our second longest ever stretch (our longest was almost 6 months ago for 6 hours). I feel like a new woman :)
Lori- big WOOT for the long stretch. I really dont know how you (or anyone) does it with broken nights. I have been super lucky with both my girls. DD1 slept through from 6wks and Molly was 4-5months. Now though if we have the odd bad night it throws me off for days haha.
MoM- Keep missing you on MSN but will try and chat soon. Hope you are well.
Mellie- Are you still around? Hows my Ryley boy?
Everyone else- Hope you are all well and i am in the club of unsettled bubs at the moment too.
Molly is still battling with this cold. Her cough is so bad she throws up with every coughing fit. She is super clingy which is a bit difficult at the minute as DD1 is as well. I think DD1 is just missing daddy. Its so hard to explain to a 2yo that he will be home in 2 weeks. She tells me he's on a plane on holiday but in the next breath asks for daddy to come home from work. Or she will bring the phone and ask to ring daddy at work.
Molly actually pulled herself up on me yesterday which is a first. She will not normally put any weight through her legs. She is also trying to commando crawl but only succeeds in going backwards lol. She is getting so frustrated.
Well off to dry my hair b4 it looks worse than it did b4 i washed it. :)
Take care all
Lori: Olivia is just velcro non stop this week.. Simon is just putting her BACK to bed again *sigh*
Woot On that sleep by the way!!! Hope it gets longer and continues more often!!
Liz: Olivia is happy if I just stand there with my hand on her back but sometimes it simply isn't possible to do this for half an hour.. It gets very frustrating! I hope Kayla starts sleeping a bit easier for you
Lauren: I simply can't use those bike seats.. Poor Ethan got dropped onto his helmetted head when I first tried to push the bike.. I rode it once and just about stacked it lol.. Seriously do not recommend them.. Kmart has the 2 kid bike trailers for $119 at the moment.. Well thats what in the catalogue i read tonight. They say to use helmets and not before 18 months but Olivia sits in a toddler seat that comes off a pram but you could easily put Ash's car seat in and go from there.. I didn't have room for JAcob which is why I had to find another solution.. They are brilliant.. and Olivia just loves it...
oh and I don't know the weight limit on the bike seat.. I have it downstairs somewhere but it is probably covered in spiders now lol.. Have you heard of the Wee ride? It mounts on the front of the bike.. between you and the handle bars.. just google wee ride.. but personally I would go for a bike trailer cus then you have room for all your gear you might take with you.. bags water bottles ect.. and if you happen to fall off your bike the trailer stays put but if bub is on the bike with you they go where you go kwim... phew that was long hehe
Hoody: :hug: on Dh being away.. I hope Molly gets better soon.. Colds just suck!.. A humidifier might help with her cough.. I have heard but not yet tried this.. baby vicks on thier feet then a pair of socks.. apparently it is meant to help..
Well been a good day here... I cheated on BB with another forum but in my defense lol.. they had more people from my area so I thought I would join to get to know them as well.. So today at the last minute I got up the courage and went to thier meet and greet.. Well 2 hours later I felt like I finally fit in somewhere.. most people I know only have 1-2 kids and these girls had 3 or 4 and I just felt like I belonged.. They also have kids the same ages as mine. and 2 of the kids will be going to Prep with Isaac next year and 2 of them are around the same age as Olivia.. I really enjoyed myself..
I also had a child health appointment for jacob and Olivia. olivias was to get weighed as I really feel she is too tiny.. Well she has only gained 400 grams in 4 months. She was 8.1kg at 6 months and she is 8.5 now. The nurse did say that overall Olivia is healthy and happy but she would like to see her gain a bit more..
Tonight my miss had finger foods properly and she loved and she even put her spoon in the bowl and ate off it.. I was most proud lol.. .. Olivia has already woken once tonight and I have decided that I will give a dose of panadol.. I really think she is getting those bottom teeth... or has a tummy ache cus she isn't pooping like she normally does..
Well after that marathon post lol.. I shall say goodnight.. My fingers are chatty!!
Hey girls!
I have been lurking regularly while at work but there is a firm policy that we are not to post on forums using work PCs so I have been good there.
And unfortuntely now I have to be quick cause it is late and I am tired!!
Ollie is growing well - he has been off the boob since 7 months as I am not a very good cow when separated from my calf - wokring full time just killed any supply I have. Little bugger wasn't keen on the before-work-after-work feed routine either! But I am happy I at least got him to 7 months.
He is commando crawling, not walking like some of your bubs! :clap: Flynn is still affectionate towards him but occasionally mashes his face into the floor when they both go for the same toy.
Better go - keep up the good work, all you mums! Your bubs are all thriving! :clap:
Hi good to hear from you :)
glad the Olly is doing well :)
Aussienic- yep the humidifier does do wonders we have had it on day and night for 3 days now and i believe it makes a diff. I have heard of the vick's and socks thing but it never crossed my mine to try it :doh: Next time she wakes i will. Thanks for your kinds words :kissing:
Well both my girls are asleep but for how long i dont know they are both full of snot it amazes me where it all comes from. DD1 has 2 mini black eyes :wall: its a good thing DH isnt back this week he would wonder what i've been doing to her lol. She is very clumsy when tired and unwell.
Most of you dont know much about Molly but she has had a bit of a slow start. At 4 months she weighed the same as she did at birth and we had loads of weight issues (even now she is only just 8kg) She didnt roll till about 7 months and although i would not class her as been behind compared to DD1 or any other babies similar age she has seemed miles behind iykeim. (i dont care its less work for me so i'm not complaining just trying to explain) Well she has never been one of those babies to put weight on her legs. No matter how much you stand her on your lap etc she just would go floppy. Well yesterday she stood on me for the first time and today she has been rocking on all 4s. OMG i am amazed. It may not sound alot but from nothing to standing and rocking on all 4s in 2 days i am SOOO PROUD. Even my sister who only saw her on the weekend couldnt believe the change in her. Its like she has suddenly realised she has legs. I was beginning to think she'd never crawl (i didnt) but at this rate i think she might be crawling b4 DH gets home.
Sorry its a bit long winded but DH gone and kids in bed i have no one to talk to but you girls :)
Hoody: Talk away.. Thats what we are here for :)
While we didn't have a weight problem with Jacob he didn't move till 10 months and didn't even roll till 12 months ( we think he was lazy though) why would he move when he only had to point and grunt and 2 older brothers would run.. When they take off they take off..
Way to go Molly.. Now watch out mum :lol:
I think I got a good nights sleep woot! I know Olivia nded up in bed with me at some stage but we all slept so well.. how?? We turned the AC on yay.. its that time of year again LOL.. I always sleep so well in the cold..
Hoody - I think it is always exciting when the bubs learn something new. Olivia seems to have long periods of not doing much and then a few days when everything seems to change.
Lauren - I've been thinking about a bike trailer too...
Nic - You hussy! Cheating on us! :lol: It would be good to meet up with more people near by though. My Mothers Group are good to catch up with but it would still be nice to meet some more people in the area with bubs.
Hi to everyone else! :hello:
We have a sicky here as well. Poor Miss Olivia has a very gooby nose again and so is waking up a LOT during the night and has now developed a terrible sounding cough :cold:
Well last night DH and I painted our kitchen. Two coats. It is now a nice yellow with a white ceiling. I still have to do the skirting boards and door frames (white) but boy does the colour make a difference. However this morning my shoulders and arms are so sore. I thought I would make a head start yesterday and paint the ceiling myself before DH got home from work, but I think that is what has made me sore. Oh well it is a good 'I accomplished something' kind of pain iykwim.
Hope everyone has a good day!
Hi all,
I feel so refreshed... Ty let me sleep in till 7:30 this morning instead of the usual 5am. Lovely :) But now we are allout wack with the daily routine. Thouhgh I really shouldn't complain!!
Nic- Cheating on us?? That's alright, we'll forgive you. Glad you had such a good time. Ty is also very velcro at the moment. Driving me mental but at least once dh is home it's velcro to him, not me.
Alicia- Those colours sound lovely. Was it you who got your kitchen reno'ed a few months ago? Can't remember, baby brain kicking in and that was a while back. Hope Olivia feels better soon, poor little munchkin.
Hoody- Go Molly, clever girl. Ty is pretty tiny too, monly just 8 kilos. It's such a great age for them at the moment isn't it? I'm really enjoying Ty right now.
Ty finally is pulling himself up, walking along things and sitting himself up on purpose (instead of accidentally then looking surprised at himself!). But the poor little chop looks like he's been in a fist fight, he has that many bruises and scratches on his face. I feel like bad mother- this tiny baby covered in bruises. I want to hang a sign on him that says "mum's not bashing me- I'm actually 10 months old and mobile'. ;)
MY whinge-
Molly woke up at 3am covered in vomit. Not just a little but it was everywhere had to strip the cot, bath her etc was up til about 4.30am. I just got her to sleep in my bed and DD1 came in at 5am :wall: She has since been vomitting all morning, has a temp of 39 and is so full of snot. I dont know if its the snot making her chuck or another bug on top. I have so much to do today but looks like i cant leave the house. I'm tired and grumpy and miss DH. I hate vomitting bugs as i am scared of her getting dehydrated. I could just cry.
Thanks for reading if you got that far.
My poor baby has been up for less than an hour all day she is so lethargic and not well at all. I am going up to my parents soon and might take her to get checked out, i know sleep is the best thing for bubs when they are not well but in the last 21hrs she has been up for less than 3hrs.
Hi ya girls,just a quicky for now,our youngerst Kieren is wingey and upset today,probably more teeth coming.He is also up on all fours now,wont be long before we have to lock everything up,lol.
Our 2 year old had been totally feral for the past two days,not sure whats up with him,but I?m getting sick of the tantrums every bloody 5 minutes.
Hoody- sorry to hear your having a crapy time,hope everything gets better very soon,we have all had that bug during winter,its hard to get rid of.Thinking of you here`s a :hug:.
Hope everyone is good,got to go sort out these bloody kids,and cook some dinner,take care all,talk soon.
Hoody- Huge :hug: for you. Hang in there. Hope you girls are ok.
MoM- Must be the day for whinging, Ty has been absolutely feral. I am exhausted.
I too haven't had time to post or even keep up much due to work and Bub. I hhave been worried though about a number of things and I finally decided tonight to take the time and ask all you Mum's my questions.
I was just wondering what weight your bub's are at. My darling little girl looks like she ate a barrel - she is such a little chubba. Teh thing is I have only even given her organice formula once she weaned herself. Once we started solids again I only cook for her organic food. Whilst I don't think she eats that much she sure holds the weight and I am a little worried as I continually get comments on how big she is.
So this brings me to my next question - what is your bubs typical day? How many milk feeds and how much? If they are bottle feed do they use a sippy cup or straw cup for any of these feeds? Do you for lunch do you give a milk feed first then solids or vice versa?
This has been really getting to me and I can't seem to settle on what I am doing is ok
I thought it be best to just 'see' you are all doing.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU in advance
Hoody: I hope Molly is ok.. At that age I personally think 3 hrs is not enough awake time.. Regardless of how unwell.. I too would be getting her checked over as soon as possible..
Kts: all babies grow at different rates. for example.. Olivia is sitting at 8.5kg now but my son Jacob was 9.5kg at 5 months.. I used to get comments all the time on how big my boys were.. Gawd it used to irratate me..
ok milk feeds.. Olivia is BF and demand fed so I can't really help you there.. As for mill before solids well I kinda just give her Breakky and lunch when the boys eat and she will eat regardless of how long ago her last feed was.. but from memory I used to only give Ethan a bottle after breakfast and after lunch afternoon tea and then after dinner.. He only had bottles for sleep I think and one for a drink... thats from memory thats 9 yrs old so I could be way wrong :lol:
MoM: I am so fed up with Tantrums too.. Hope your afternoon got better
Well Olivia got her first proper taste of the beach (and sand) She wasn't to sure at first and I thought she was to cold so I started changing her and then she wanted to get down.. Well she loved it.. she played in the sand then crawled down to the water *melt* It was so adorable!!
I just adore this pic I got today.. https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...627&ppuser=752
Anyways after the beach we needed to get fruit from the shop so we came home and jumped on our bikes and rode up.. my goodness we are tired tiddlers tonight :lol:
Chat tomorrow Girls
Aussienic- That pic is beautiful.
kts64s- Molly has 3-4 bottles of 200mls of milk a day and probably about 500ml of water from a sipper cup with a straw. She has a bottle when she wakes in the morning and one b4 each nap (some days she'll only have one nap others 2) and one b4 bed at night. She drinks water in between with the sippy cup. I dont follow a milk 1st then solids etc like aussienic regardless of last milk feed i just feed her the same time as i feed DD1. Molly is quite small and only 8kg but we had a slow start.
Lori and MoM- thanks for the kind words.
I took Molly to the after hrs Gp while my mum had DD1. It looks like a tummy bug on top of her cold and for now she is ok. She is still very lethargic but is drinking small amounts of water and had half and arrowroot biscuit. She hasnt been sick for a few hours so i am hoping the worst is over and now she just has to recover. I really hope it doesnt go through DD1 or even worse myself as i have no one to help me. I had Gastro when Molly was 6wks old and looking after 2 kids when you are that sick is more than hard work and not something i want to do again in a hurry. I spoke to DH tonight and put on a brave face (voice) i told him things havent been so good but at the same time didnt let on how bad as i dont want to ruin his holiday or make him feel guilty iykwim. Well i'm off to bed shortly as i feel my night will be very broken again and i dont cope well with lack of sleep.
Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome in this thread.
Oh Hoody, how awful for you. I hope everyone gets well really soon and that you get some rest.
Nic - what a wonderful time at the beach and great pics. Glad to hear you are catching up with other mums IRL and having a great time.
LoriRae - Poor little Monique has scratches, bruised knees and carpet burn from being on the move. I get so worried when she pulls herself up that she is going to fall down on her head. We have to get locks for the drawers really soon. It's so funny because she wants to investigate every nook and cranny. So cute though.
kts - I got Monique weighed and measured on Monday and she was 8.2kg and 73cm long. She is still breastfed so is smaller than formula fed babies and boys have their own weight chart because they tend to be a bit bigger than the girls. My little nephew is quite small and my sister gets so worried but he is healthy.
Milk feeds - We feed about every 4 hours and she usually wants a drink around midnight and then I feed her before 8am. We don't have a strict routine though. Her lunch time feed is not as much as her morning or night feeds and the afternoon feed isn't much either. She drinks water throughout the day from her sippy cup.
At lunch it kind of depends on when we got up to when the 4 hours fits in with her milk feed but she usually has her lunch at 12pm and I offer her milk before and if she doesn't take it then I offer her after. The routines I have seen in books give milk an hour before any solid feeds but it doesn't usually happen that way here.
I am sure your 'routine' is just fine.
Alicia - how wonderful to be able to change the colour of your kitchen when you like. We are still renting and I dream about having our own house to whatever we like to. Hope Olivia gets better soon.
Hi Rory - nice of you to pop in. Good work on the BF.
Liz - I am finding it much easier to put Monique in bed with me through the night if she won't settle rather than me getting up what feels like a billion times to settle her.
Well done on all the bubs achievements so far. This is such a great age and I feel like I should be doing more with her. I have a huggies box that I put toys in for her to pull out and last night she pulled herself up and started to push it and walk behind it. I couldn't believe it and now think I should get her a walker thingy as she was doing it again today.
Hoody: Glad to hear Molly is getting a bit better, I can understand not wanting to tell DH.. ''
tinsel and Lori: Olivia fell over her barricade the other day and sported a nice bruised bump for a couple days I felt soooo guilty!! and she gets little bruises on her butt well where the nappy isn't and her little elbow.. Poor baby.. I too want a shirt that says I'm 10 month but think I'm 2 :lol:
Well I want to know how my miss knows Daddy is going to work?? The last 3 weeks on Simons last night before going to work she sleeps terrible. Last night she woke at 11 and I popped her in bed with me( for some reason late at night she sounds all snotty) then she woke at 1 and tossed and turned and carried on till I gave up at 3:30 and got up and slept on the couch with her.. I think she finally fell aslep again by 4:30.. but I woke when Simon got up for work at 5 and then we were up for the day at 6:30.. agh... I am not super tired but I am going to feel it later today I think
Kts - if it makes u feel any better.. Ash is 12kg already LOL (he looks a little pudgy in my ticker, but he is very well proportioned)and a very happy bub so dont let anyone tell you what is the right or wrong weight. trust me, if your bub was that over weight you would know yourself something wasnt right.
I too demand BF so Ash feeds a good 5-6 times a day. Sometimes only 3-4 if we are out all day.
Rory - Great to hear from you. Hope your coping ok being away, must be tough.
Alicia - yay your kitchen is finally coming together! bet it looks nice, and good on you for painting it yourself.. its my one hate!! painting!
Hope Olivia gets better soon!
Nic - what a goreous pic... very artistic.. lol Still makes me jealous i cant sit on a beach yet hehe
Tinsel - thats so cute with the huggies box, i think ive got 10 toy boxes around the house hehe
Ash has started to say cat this week, and daddy brought him a big police car from the show and we always sit on the floor and go Bbbrrrooommmmm and now he sits there by himself going brrrrmmmm brrmmmm brrmmm.. soo cute. we were at ikea yesterday and the cars where going past and mum goes does car go brrrrmmmmm... and we walked through the car park with him going bbbrrmmmmm :D
*Hugs* to all the sick bubbas and mummies having a hard time atm. :hug: