Babies Born December ~ 1st-15th 2010 #4

[purplepixie1978]

Hi again all,

I really should avoid posting about Millie being good, because I jinx myself. 6 hour train ride today. Millie chucked a Tanty To End All Tanties. Yes, capital letters. Actually she did it about 3 times. God, it was awful. DH had never witnessed her tanties so he was freaking out. All I can say is, thank God we booked a parent compartment and we had it to ourselves (although people kept wandering past to gawp... no curtains!!!!!). Also, thank God for the BabyBjorn *kisses the inventor's feet*

So we're in Salzburg now, and yes EJ, we are very very lucky to be travelling (challenges notwithstanding). Millie is in her cot and DH and I have just had a picnic on the floor of our hotel room. Looking forward to seeing the sights tomorrow and for the next few days. Hoping Millie will be in a better mood!

I read on the previous thread about next bubs - yup, we're planning on trying for #2 later this year. We're hoping that we'll be as fortunate again to fall quickly, but if not then so be it. I just think if I ever stop changing nappies I won't want to start again

EJ I used MooGoo when I was bf and it helped a lot, and no probs for Millie at all. I hope it improves soon for you

MadB, Millie's sleep has been a bit off with the long days, also an unfamiliar bed. SHe's pretty good in the KinderKot but as we can't tuck her in (she looks like an ad for SIDS awareness when she's in bed at home) she does quite a bit of circle work and kicks the sides of the tent... it looks funny but at 3am when you're very tired it's not so cute!

Kaz, congrats on 6 months - you're a legend!

Quick question: how do you tell if a tooth is coming through? I know about the white dot thing, but Millie has this one spot in a very odd place for a first tooth... doesn't feel too different from the rest of her mouth though.

Hello to everyone, DH wants the laptop so my time is up...

[cathie5]

Hi PP I hope your having fun? Take lots of photo's to put on facebook.

[onthefly]

PP you can feel it under the gum - it's pretty obvious compared to the surrounding gums. Sometimes they have white dots but no teeth right there.

[crumpet]

Crumpet hope Summah's little difficult stage doens't last too long. Maybe no ill reactions to the needles as such but maybe they have made her a little grumpy!?

i hadnt thought of that.....

Miri did some 3-hr stretches last night!

Crumpet, she might be feeling unwell. That sort of grumpy, unsettledness often precedes a runny nose or some other illness.

go miri!!

not again! we havnt had a runny nose here for ages!
but thanks for the heads up ill keep a eye on her!

Hi again all,

I really should avoid posting about Millie being good, because I jinx myself. 6 hour train ride today. Millie chucked a Tanty To End All Tanties. Yes, capital letters. Actually she did it about 3 times. God, it was awful. DH had never witnessed her tanties so he was freaking out. All I can say is, thank God we booked a parent compartment and we had it to ourselves (although people kept wandering past to gawp... no curtains!!!!!). Also, thank God for the BabyBjorn *kisses the inventor's feet*

So we're in Salzburg now, and yes EJ, we are very very lucky to be travelling (challenges notwithstanding). Millie is in her cot and DH and I have just had a picnic on the floor of our hotel room. Looking forward to seeing the sights tomorrow and for the next few days. Hoping Millie will be in a better mood!

hope ur having a great time!

AFU: still plodding along with my off child.....

managed to get some avocado and banana into her for lunch, will see what happens with dinner.

im starting to think she might not like lumps in her food which isnt great but oh well will just roll with it for a bit longer i think

[Charlotte91]

Hannah hates lumps. She prefers the custards and yogurt-y ones.

No teeth yet. Gah!! I'm over it. Its right there! I can feel it under the surface!
She went well with her needles, MCHN is always impressed at how Hannah barely cries for her needles. She does one big shout and thats about it. MCHN thinks its because premmies are usually tough.

Physio was next (travelled an hour and a half) and Hannah doesn't really like the physio. Hannah just stares at her with her bottom lip sticking out, with a single tear rolling down her cheek. Its enough to make anyone cry. lol. DP and I just laugh at her when she cries. We can't help it.
Physio only went for about 20 minutes because Hannah was just so out of sorts from the injections. Apart from that she's been a good girl. Ran into a mate in the plaza who had a baby last week and got to have a good 'coo' over the baby. He's completely gorgeous, little Harvey. He looks sooo tiny!! Even tho he's the same size Hannah was at 3 months old. I can't believe it. No wonder people though Hannah was so small!!

Waiting for some furniture to turn up. Was meant to come on Friday so I rang up and abused them on Monday and now its meant to come today. Not impressed. At All.

PP -- Can't wait to see your holiday pictures!! I really want to go over there!

[purplepixie1978]

Hi all!

Thanks MadB, we'll just see what happens. Apart from the train disaster and her apparent distaste for showers (any tips? Cathie I know you shower your babies?) she hasn't been noticeably out of sorts.

Charlotte and Crumpet, Millie is only just getting used to lumpier foods. She likes her new muesli for breakfast, which is a bit lumpy, and I found a gluten and dairy free tub of mediterranian veges. I have to say I would happily eat it over pasta, it's yummy Bananas are cheap here so I finally tried her with one - she wasn't mad on it. I wasn't able to do any BLS at DH's uncle's place - he loves Millie but he was very tense when she was eating. Being out all day here we try to keep her fairly clean but she gets a few things to chew on. The brand of AR formula available here smells foul, but she's drinking it okay.

Oh and Charlotte - there's two bubs in my MG who are on the small side - both full term etc but just little - and their mums refer to them as our "fun size babies" so if anyone goes on at you about Hannah's size again you could just brush 'em off with that

DH has put up some holiday snaps, I have shared the album on my profile so I hope you guys can see it!

Take care all
xox

[Jules84]

Hey girls,

It's been a few days since I posted and everyone has been busy. I'll do my best to catch up

EJ - All this talk about biting is making me nervous!!! I hope Jacob doesn't realise he's capable of it for a while yet!! I'm happy to hear Harper is back to her self, but sorry to hear things are going backward for you How are you feeling now? I was going to suggest the moogoo cream too, I used it when I got the nipple thrush from Jacob, it was so nice and really helped. Didn't affect Jacob at all.

MadB - Gosh, that sleep is really rough....you're awesome. I'm tired just reading it! I will never complain about my nights again. Any more three hour stretches??

Kaz - Hehe to slurpy kisses....don't you just love all the dribble

Cathie - Glad to hear all is well. DH works as a Diesel Fitter in an underground coal mine. He does a afternoon/night shift roster. The nights aren't too bad but the afternoon shifts are tough, we only see him about an hour a day. For up to five days at a time. (the roster really isn't family friendly).

Charlotte - Has that cheeky tooth come up yet?? Sounds like Hannah handled her busy day really well, all things considered!! Did your furniture show up yesterday?

Crumpet - How's Summah doing? I hope she's back on track for you, I'd be keeping an eye on that she's feeling ok too cause Jacob was exactly the same...he got SO grumpy and moody and now he has a cold Things aren't fun here at the moment...

PP - Sounds like you're having a great time! Look forward to checking out those photos when I get a spare minute. We shower Jacob as well. If we shower him in a shower that has higher pressure than ours we put a washer on his back so it doesn't irritate him...it helps with Jacob anyway. Or we just let the water wash down us and onto him, rather than him getting the full pressure himself. Can't think of anything else right now, he did take a few go's to get the hang of it, now he loves it!

Just a quick update from us, I gotta head off.... Jacob has a cold, I've taken him to the doctor but it's just a cold, the poor little fella is having trouble breathing through his nose and is really clingy at the moment, he just wants the security of having me close by...which is really time consuming. His sleeping is off too but I'm just going with whatever he needs to feel secure and everything else is on the backburner. He's sleeping in bed with me at night and I have the humidifier going, and euki bear is our new best friend... hopefully we'll see the end of it soon.

Hope everyone else is well, so sorry if I missed anyone or anything...xo

[~Trish~]

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