We're just hanging in there... Miri actually managed a 6-hour stretch the other night! DS helped himself to milk, butter, pepper and a saucepan and made 'eggs' this morning. thank goodness he couldnt' reach the eggs
I've been quite slack lately, things have been hectic to say the least..
MadB - I'm toying with the idea of getting an ergo, DH is a bit reluctant cause I have a close carrier and one of those ridiculous sling things that Jacob just HATED from the beginning. a six hour stretch!!! go miri go!! Reward that hard working mumma of yours.. it's so nice to hear the 'relaxed' approach really pays off eventually. Gives me hope hope you've had some better days..
Audax - Hahahahaha, sorry for trying to make you choose, I knew you were a bit of an expert that's all!! Ouch on the biting!!! I've been bitten but thankfully no blood yet!!! Jacob is a bit the same during his feeds, it's strange. hope you had a better day today.
PP - Hows your wrist?? I hope you're feeling better. Hope work and daycare are going well, sounds like you're doing really well, I'm so glad it's working out.
EJ - I'm SO glad to hear Harper is going so well without the zantac...how good is it to not have to give it to them two/three times a day!! I hated doing it. As I said, BF's are a bit all over the place here, I just feed him when he's hungry basically... and nights are different all the time, his biggest stretch is often his first one (typical...the one where I have to be up to clean up, shower etc...) I hear you about trying to relax about their sleep, it gets to me at times too. You're doing great. Hope the bb's don't flare up again
Crumpet - Hope you and your DH start feeling better soon!
We're doing ok here. Jacob is majorly on the move now, crawls to everything he can find on the floor, remotes, phones, cords, you name it.. (will bypass the toys mind you!) I spend most my day lifting everything up out of his reach He's a little clingy lately, on and off... some days he won't let me leave the room, he just cries and cries.... Sleep is just one of those things at the moment, I really don't care to be honest, he's not sleeping in his cot very much, I've been sleeping in the spare bed with him. He sleeps better which means I can sleep better... the way I see it, they're only young for such a short amount of time and at least I can look back on my time with him and cherish all the extra time we spent together besides, I do love his little body sleeping beside me, reminds me how truly blessed I am! All in all, we're doing ok here. Hope everyone else is well. xox
Jules - I love snuggling up too! It's just such a precious time.
Today was a much better day. Perfect, in fact, including a 70 minute sleep! (for her, not me. Boooo.) Until I got stomach cramps at about 5pm, and have had to run to the loo a few times. Hoping it's not a bug, and reeeally hoping DD doesn't get it. I wore one of the dresses I made last week, and it just made me feel like a million dollars.
Yay for the sleep!! You should have joined her though! Uh oh....hope it's not a bug either! Feel better soon. How talented are you, making your own dresses!! I wish I was that creative! Glad it made you feel good, so you should That's great you've had a better day (minus the sore tummy)
That's an awesome attitude Jules. So true - it's all over so quickly. A few years down the track you'll look back and wonder why you bothered worrying about the short naps, feeding to sleep and all that sort of thing. Well i did anyway!
MadB - Exactly!!! That's what I figure. It's about him now..not me when I decided to have a baby I decided I was ok with taking the backseat for a while.
Well...bit excited this morning!!! Jacob slept from 7.40pm till 2.40am!! I'm so angry at my dog and the neighbors dog though, they barked ALL night. The main thing is Jacob slept through it but I was up a lot. Can't win can I?? doesn't change the fact that I'm proud of my little mans efforts!!
6 hours is so good MadB!! Woo hoo for Miri Love the independance of your little man
Glad you had a much better day Audax
Jules how would you say Jacob is off the zantac? Yes i love not giving her zantac anymore, i still find myself feeling like i'm forgetting something but it's great!!!! Our first sleep for the night is often the longest also and i often don't go to bed until after that feed. I've been sewing again. Yay for having a little one on the move, it'll really keep you on your toes now but it's so great that he can really explore his surroundings
Harper is great, i had my little sleep freak out (i've done it before haven't i?? ) Thanks so much for listening and reassuring me. I've actually been wrapping her again (rather than the sleeping bag) and the last few nights she's only woken 3 times (the last one being at 6am when i can still get her back to sleep for a little bit). Might continue with that for a little bit and see how we go. She's now able to sit quite strongly without support but after a bit she'll fall and she's commando crawling now, lots of knees and elbows.
Better go give her some lunch. Enjoy your weekend ladies
MadB, Go Miri and the 6 hour sleep! I hope you got some sleep too?
EJ, hoping your bbs stay rash-free. So glad Harper is going well off the zantac!
Crumpet, hope you're all over the colds.
Audax, thanks for the English name! Glad we won't have to import Don't you love it when you have those "on top of everything" days... they usually make up for the "argh God help me" days!
Cathie, hooray for Charlie getting his crawl on! Bet he's trying to chase down his siblings.
Jules, I love those snuggles too! Millie is not crawling yet but is always so "busy" - I could watch her play for hours... and frequently do
As for us... thanks, my wrist is much better after only a couple of days of anti-inflammatories. Millie is going incredibly well. She's such a lovely, funny little girl! She has the inevitable daycare snot grot thing happening... I HATE seeing her with a runny nose so we've bought aloe vera tissues and I have been putting apricot kernel oil around her little schnozz so it doesn't get red and dry. She seems to love daycare and they love her there too.
I'm not loving work too much. I like seeing the kids and being in the classroom, and the faculty is running very smoothly. But a couple of the jobs I handed off to other people have made their way back to me and I'm not impressed, especially as one of the big things has been left in a real mess, which I now have to fix. My heart isn't in it any more. I really miss Millie during the day, and picking her up and those couple of hours before she goes to bed are the best part of my day. At least it's only 3 days a week. An unfortunate side effect is, all the weight I lost before we went away (and amazingly, managed to keep off despite the beer, bread and schnitzel!) is coming back because I'm comfort eating like mad for those 3 days. Blah.
Sorry, having a bit of a sook tonight.
Oh, that's what I wanted to ask - Millie has pretty much dropped her 11am bottle. She either takes a tiny bit (I mean, 40ml or so), or refuses it outright. I'm not too worried about it in terms of nutrition because she is eating fairly well (and she is a nice chubby little bub!), but in terms of fluid I'm concerned she's not drinking enough. She doesn't like water and will just let it dribble out of her mouth (if she takes any at all). Any tips for encouraging drinking? and do you think it's a problem?
Hope you're all well! Thanks for "listening" to my whinge. Have a great week all!
xox
Hi PP working and motherhood can be a bit tricky, i know what made it a lot easier for me was knowing that Aidan was happy even though i wasn't there and then i was able to try and sort myself out. It's a tricky mix because priorities change hugely don't they!!??
Reading your drinking question i was thinking offer water but not liking water makes it a little tricky. Intake wise i'm not too sure, all i can think of is flavouring it a little with a squeeze of lemon or orange maybe but it might not want to be a habit you get into this early. Hopefuly the other ladies have some better options for you.
I'm off to try and make aidan a dinosaur tail (while watching the devil wears prada), he's been asking for one for days and i just keep getting interrupted so my best bet to do it while everyone else is in bed.
Ah Pixie, that sucks. Is there any way you can wind back or get out of work? I would I'm glad Millie is doing well at daycare, too bad about the snot!
Don't worry about the fluids, she'll take what she needs. She probably doesn't need a huge amount right now anyway. Does she eat fruit? That's got a fair bit of fluid in it too. Don't start trying to tempt her with juice.
Hope the tail turns out well EJ! Lol at your sleep freak out. It's ok!
DH is trying to get DD to sleep now. Last couple of nights she's been difficult and wanting to get up and play at this time. dear me. I'm kind of sick of it after being woken every hour or two overnight
Nothing happening here either. Hannah's tooth is nearly through (a top one this time!). She's been weighed and she's 6.34kgs. So she's put on 4.5kgs since she was born!
Getting nervous about my wedding.... not long now. Only a few weeks! Still nothing for DP and groomsmen to wear yet, but off to Bendigo in about 2 weeks as a friend is about to have her bub any day now, so we want to go see him when he's born. So we'll pick up formal wear then.
nobody's sick here at the moment!
DD's back to her usual sleeping patterns (or lack thereof)
Still no movemetn, but she looks like she wants to move. I think having an older sibling is a great motivator. Still going to be a while yet.
Finally had 6-month jabs today.
Millie is clapping properly - she has been almost there for awhile, but was sitting on her playmat this afternoon after I picked her up from daycare and she started clapping! She thinks she's sooo clever... and she just picked up her little curved support pillow (it matches her playmat, I put it behind her in case she stacks it backwards), held it over her head and peeked at me through the curve Such a clever little dot!!!!
Work is a little better this week, run off my feet but doing a little better than before. Thanks for your kind words MadB, if I hadn't gone for the HT job I would definitely wind back to 2 days a week, but the HT job is 3 days sooooo... I spent today arranging a training day for my faculty tomorrow and I feel like I have done a good job, so am feeling a little less overwhelmed.
Thanks also for suggestions on drinking. I'm not worrying too much about the fluid thing... I am anti-bribing-with-sweet-stuff so didn't want to offer juice, diluted or not. I have to remind myself that she'll just take what she wants/needs. She does eat a lot of fruit, she can't get enough pear and I have found some cheap(ish) bananas ($9.99/kg) that are small and the perfect size for her. She eats a whole one in a sitting!
Crumpet, glad everyone is well!
Charlotte, hope the tooth makes it through. Good luck with bringing it all together for the wedding! I bet it will be beautiful.
Audax, hooray for food processors Hope Eleanor is okay? Wow, you really are on top of things... I sure as heck don't vacuum!
Better go, I need an early night... big day tomorrow!
xox
Crumpet so glad you are all well. This week has been the first week my 3 seem to be fairly healthy, the germs can be really stubborn... unfortunately.
Hope those teeth give you guys a break soon Charlotte. How's hannah going with the mobility?
Oh now on the bump to the head Audax I often visualise how horrible it would be if i actually got Harper's noggin a little too close to the walls and door frames as i cruise around with her. You'll only do it one xo
PP glad you've having a bit of a better week. I didn't really think the juice was a good idea (my boys barely have it these days) but wasn't too sure how else to encourage the water. Maybe in the warmer weather she'll feel more thirsty and be craving some yummy water.
All is good here, we had kinder duty again today and boy am i tired. Busy little bees they are. Harper is doing really well, she's sitting up, practically crawling and really settled at night. Back to 2 or 3 wakes, the 6am i get her back into bed and sleep until about 8:30am... Love it...
Hannah's mobility is going well. She's rolling around the floor, I can't keep track of her if I duck out of the room for a second!!
She's run into a few things as she just rolls and rolls and rolls. She doesn't like it when she gets to a stop!
She's reaching out for her toys alot more now when she's on her belly. She's got the hang of a rattle. She shakes it all around, til she hits herself in the head! Then its tears! Hilarious!! She can sit for about 3 seconds. Then she gets excited and falls over. She's such a funny little girl.
I went to Skype DP at work (he has Skype on his phone, and happened to be in service) and she saw his picture and went nuts! Whenever she see's a picture of him she's bounces around and pokes her tongue out.
She loves sitting in the washing basket, too.
I love her 2 little bottom teeth. They're so cute when she smiles. She's actually talking really clearly now. No words, of course, but just really defined sounds, IYKWIM.
I gave her a toy today and I said 'ta' and she made a noise with sounded amazingly like 'ta'.
I've switched her formula from Nan Gold to Hienz Nurture to see how she goes. The Nan mix seems to have changed and it seems to upset her tummy a bit.
So we'll see how she goes on Hienz.
Oh, and she's also trying to get up onto her knees! So, maybe crawling isn't far away.
Off to bed now, as its late. DP is off in another town playing pool with the local team. He hasn't played in a long time so its good for him to get out.
Talk later.
xoxox
Last edited by Charlotte91; August 4th, 2011 at 08:31 AM.
: Formula name fail....
poor poppet went to bed at 730 like usual, woke coughing at 830, at 845 she sounded like she was choking so i ran in and yep there she was struggling to clear her throat of vomit, most of which was spread all over the cot and some up the walls
got her up and cleaned her up, checked her temp 37.7, thought ok not high yet, well high for her she usually sits at 35.3 but ill wait and see how she goes....
get us all into bed and asleep by 1030, and at 11 she wakes SCREAMING like ive never herd her scream before...
go in and she felt scorching hot, check temp 38.2, panadol comes out and a drink of water and we try to settle her... and we keep trying.... and we try everything until 3am when she crashed
so DH and i crashed, then at 530 same thing, wakes screaming, managed to settle her back to sleep till 7, she woke and drifted off till 740 when i got her up and temp is still 38.2 so off to the drs we go!
a six hour stretch!!!
hope you've had some better days..
doesn't change the fact that I'm proud of my little mans efforts!! 
) Thanks so much for listening and reassuring me. I've actually been wrapping her again (rather than the sleeping bag) and the last few nights she's only woken 3 times (the last one being at 6am when i can still get her back to sleep for a little bit). Might continue with that for a little bit and see how we go. She's now able to sit quite strongly without support but after a bit she'll fall and she's commando crawling now, lots of knees and elbows. 
I often visualise how horrible it would be if i actually got Harper's noggin a little too close to the walls and door frames as i cruise around with her. You'll only do it one xo
so i ran in and yep there she was struggling to clear her throat of vomit, most of which was spread all over the cot and some up the walls 
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