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

[Jules84]

Charlotte

Thanks for your thoughts...we're both shaken about it... we live in central queensland...the nearest hospital is an hour away but it can only deal with basic things...anything major then he'd be airlifted to either Rockhampton (three and a half hours away - driving) or to Brisbane (about eight-ten hours driving I think).

Sometimes the men just don't realise what we're dealing with all day, it can be so frustrating hey....I hear your frustrations... Hope Hannah's tooth comes through soon and you both get a break!

[*EJ*]

Kaz i pm you on facebook. Like i said i'm trying to go all (or as much as possible) natural. I've had good results from the natropath, her thought was the problem was on the inside and the rash was the result of my body ridding myself of it. It's just extremely stubborn around the bb area. Yay on 3 teeth, has Will had a chew of some steak yet

Charlotte great news on Hannahs hearing. Hope Dec goes just as well.

Audax hopefully we'll both be able to play with pig tails soon. Although right now i don't see much hair in Harper's bald patch at all No teeth here also and no buldging gums. I wonder if it'll be 10ish months like my Charlie boy!?

Cathie, all you can ask for is that he does his best. Sounds like he knows what he wants though which is often half the battle. I hope he's able to achieve it I'm 32 and starting to think a bit more about studying again and possibly trying a different field. All just thoughts in my head at the moment though... Wow on wanting another one, i hope your body gets the ok if that's what you want. I'd love one more but not sure if we will...

MadB we've been house of germs here also and the runny noses have come and gone for the last 2-3 weeks. I've gone out and gotten some olive leaf extract for the boys and i'm taking some pro biotic style things from the Natropath so hoping that Harper is benefitting enough from me. Hope all settles on the sickness and sleep side of things

Jules how freaking scary for you guys. Could it have been a preservative that your DH is allergic to? I got a great book from the Natropath called The Chemical Maze and it's so easy to look up the numbers and names of preservatives when comparing them to ingriedent lists. Not so good to know what we're putting in our body though. Hope you get some answer quick so you guys know what to be careful with and that it NEVER happens again. Don't applogise for the videos he's one handsome little man

Crumpet glad Summah liked her swimming lesson. They're so much fun.

PP i saw on fb you're back at work. How did it go? I hope things were calm and you were home before you knew it.

Well girls like i said i'm taking Harper off zantac and just going to deal with whatever comes of that. The Natropath did give me something to try if she gets a little unsettled. From talking to her i'm going to take on a whole new aspect in the way that i cook and what i allow us to put in our mouths. Trying to lessen wheat a lot, i can do it and the kids really don't know otherwise it's just convincing DH that he'll benefit from it also. I think my issue stems from being very sensitive and my sensitivities have been heightened as i'm a bit more run down, my body's been through a lot in 5 years and i'm starting to pay. I'm just hoping to have everything settled and sorted really soon.

Better get to bed before Harper Barper wakes for a feed.

Talk soon ladies xox

[onthefly]

far out Jules! Glad he's ok.

Good luck with that EJ, hope it helps.

Charlotte, DD was the same when starting to roll. She's gettin better at it now so less yelling

[crumpet]

We had a big scare with DH the other night. Sunday night we sat down in the lounge and Jacob was having a feed and then we were going to bath him. DH just sat down with a glass of a new red wine he bought when he said to me "do I look red?" and I turned and said "yeah....oh....yeah, REALLY red...." he told me his skin was on fire. He asked me to drive him to the ambulance (as we only have one officer here) and not even a minute later it was spreading and he was struggling for breath so I called 000 cause there was no way I was driving him with him in his state and a seven month old baby! He got given adrenaline and was rushed to hospital an hour away - the officer had him in the front to keep an eye on him and had to stop on route to give him more adrenaline and put him on oxygen and when he got to hospital they gave him more adrenaline and some other drugs to reverse the affects... I drove over with Jacob....spent a few hours there then came home at 11pm and went back and got him the next day. He's got to see a specialist for allergy testing as it's his second reaction with unrelated products and they don't think he'll survive another one... He has been given an epipen to keep on him at all times in case of another reaction. We live so remote, it's so scary. Anyway, that's our excitement of late...

i posted at the same time as u so missed this last night!!

ur poor DH!!! and poor u, how stressful!!
so glad he is ok!!!
hope the allergy testing finds out whats causing the reactions!

Hannah's continued to be feral today. DP got home and she woke up. I was slaving over a hot stove making a lovely 5 course meal (read heating up soup) and Hannah was rolling onto her tummy and sooking. DP would roll her back and she'd laugh. Then instantly back onto her belly and start sooking. After less than 5 minutes DP storms out to the kitchen and complains about her. I wasn't impressed, as I'd been playing this 'game' with Hannah all friggin day. She wants to crawl. Badly. She's getting frustrated that she can roll but can't actually go anywhere. Not helped by the fact that her top gum is really swollen. Hope this tooth comes through alot faster than the last 2.

So.... after today.... All my clucky-ness is gone. Until I see my friends baby on the weekend. He's 6 weeks old and catching up to Hannah fast. Only a kg between them. He'll definately pass her in weight before too long.

Talk laterz....

men...... dont even get me started!!!

Crumpet glad Summah liked her swimming lesson. They're so much fun.


Well girls like i said i'm taking Harper off zantac and just going to deal with whatever comes of that. The Natropath did give me something to try if she gets a little unsettled. From talking to her i'm going to take on a whole new aspect in the way that i cook and what i allow us to put in our mouths. Trying to lessen wheat a lot, i can do it and the kids really don't know otherwise it's just convincing DH that he'll benefit from it also. I think my issue stems from being very sensitive and my sensitivities have been heightened as i'm a bit more run down, my body's been through a lot in 5 years and i'm starting to pay. I'm just hoping to have everything settled and sorted really soon.

Better get to bed before Harper Barper wakes for a feed.

Talk soon ladies xox

i cant wait to get in with her next week! blardy DH taking all the fun this week!

hows harper going without the zantac?


for those of u with more then one child already, how much did u buy them for their first xmas/birthday?
summahs birthday is the 14th dec, so only 2 weeks before xmas...

so far ive laybyed her a swing to hang on the deck rafters, a turtle for the bath, a xylophone from the target toy sale, plus ive bought her a lamaze hand bag, a turtle u put shapes in, a ring stacker, and something else...
then at target im going to get her a smart trike, tea set, little people farm, a little tykes kitchen thing and a little tent thing....

for her birthday we will get her a bangle as well....

is that enough to spread over her bday and xmas?

[onthefly]

wow. I won't buy DD anything for her first christmas or birthday probably. She'll get things from other family and that's enough at this age. (I found DS didn't really register the gifts till he was 2, and even then just 1-2 things is satisfying for them)
It's lovely giving them things and easy to get carrired away. Just remember that you have to 'up' the ante each year as they expect more and more. I reckon it's best to start very simple (read lazy-arse). Same reason DS had his first birthday party at 3.

[crumpet]

wow. I won't buy DD anything for her first christmas or birthday probably. She'll get things from other family and that's enough at this age. (I found DS didn't really register the gifts till he was 2, and even then just 1-2 things is satisfying for them)
It's lovely giving them things and easy to get carrired away. Just remember that you have to 'up' the ante each year as they expect more and more. I reckon it's best to start very simple (read lazy-arse). Same reason DS had his first birthday party at 3.

didnt think of that, hopefully she wont remember this xmas next year!

we wont be having proper parties till she is old enough to enjoy them herself

[*EJ*]

Crumpet bday & xmas are pretty difficult here also. We now have bdays in Dec, Jan & Mar (not including DH & I, we don't count anymore ) so all so close to Christmas.

I have gone a little overboard in the past few years but i can't help myself

The things i find most difficult now is that DS2 and DD don't need much of their own because DS already as 'something like it'. It does my head in trying to be practical but wanting to surprise them also. Well Harper Barper could get her dolls and prams and things but right now she seems way too young.

I've selected about 4 things for Harper a select few for the boys and we're going to have the main gify be a cubby house/fort kind of thing. AND THAT IS IT!!!!

Enjoy shopping though it's lots of fun

For 1st bday i like to give something to keep for ever and ever. The boys both have a rocking animal so i need to find Harper her very own. I want them to keep it and pass it on to their kids one day.

Got to go got some major tears going on