wow Jules, it's hard to believe that he's just a month older than Miri! Very clever.
And charlotte, the hellos must be so cute. what a clever little thing. have you caught it on video?
Miri's vocabulary consists of 'da' and variations thereon.
random household objects have always been big winners here. I must admit we have bought very few toys for them. They always get so much anyway.
miri seems to be doing much better. DS too. FINGERS CROSSED.
She's teethign - top front teeth are cutting. Looks like the next ones along are also on their way. Would be very nice if they could cut before we go away next month. off to NZ for a month
so ive been so slack getting on here lately, between illness' and being crazy busy i havnt had much time for anything else!!!
So, summah is 100% after her tonsilitis!
we are about 10 days shy of 9 months now as if saying i had a 8 month old wasnt bad enough im now saying 9 month old!!!
we are sitting all the time, will occasionally roll but still hates tummy time , when she is sitting she walks her hands forward and rocks up onto her knees but thats as far as we are with moving....
slowly getting stronger in the legs, as for balance, whats that? lol.....
all i hear is "mummmmm" all day everyday! occasionally a dad or bub get thrown in..... hmmm what else?? oh finger foods and lumps are finally on the improve again after her being sick, she grabbed my lamb cutlet the other night and had a field day with it!!!
so once summah was better, we had about 10 days and i got sick, a chest, throat and wind pipe infection pretty sure being a mum and being sick is just hell! but we got through the worst of it and im nearly better now.
Hello EJ how are you and the family? 9 months wow it does go sooooo fast.
MadB - Off to NZ< you lucky duck..... CAN I COME without the kids.
Jules - you sound like you are soooo busy, Jacob is such a little man getting around everywhere. He is sooo clever.
PP - What are you up to love?
Kaz - Big hello to you? How are you love.
Georgi - Hoiw is your family? Are you getting any sleep.
HELLO Crumpet, Charlotte and Audax.
Well we are all fine just getting over conjunitvities ( Spelt wrong) Charlie got it first than the twins. I have no idea where Charlie got it from we don't go out much and we are not the most socialable people around. Maybe it's because we have 6 kids, Not too worried we just like keeping to ourselves.
EJ, I think you did the right thing by your sister in law. She did ask for advice so no harm in putting forward your opinion gently.
Audax, I hope Eleanor is feeling better? Best wishes to your Mum, and to you guys for your move. I LOLed at the power cord thing… Millie shimmies for the laptop cable even faster than she does for the cat’s tail
MadB, Dymadon saves the day here. Millie actually opens her mouth for it. Love the avatar AND the overseas trip! You all set for the flight? How long will it be and what’s the time difference?
Charlotte, how wonderful that the gaps are increasing between reviews! Apart from Hannie being so well, it must be a relief for you not to have to make that round trip more frequently! Love that she’s yelling out “hello” to you in the morning
Jules, Millie and I are doing well, thanks! I don’t think I have the balance quite right yet… but Millie loves daycare so I’m managing okay. We’ll be trying again soon. I’m soooo ready to go but we promised ourselves we’d give Millie a year to herself. I dunno about support… my sister lives 600m down the road but it seems like we’re going it alone a lot of the time as our parenting styles are very different and she’s super busy – has her 3 kids off doing activities nearly every day and she’s involved in P&F, martial arts, scrapbooking, PartyLite etc etc… I’ve been really lucky to have such a great mothers group, they have been my primary source of support, along with all of you ladies of course!
Jacob is just gorgeous and soooooo clever
Crumpet, the lamb cutlet pictures cracked me up. Hee hee!
Cathie, I hope conjunctivitis leaves your crew alone soon!
As for us… after being off sick in week 5, working my butt off in week 6, half way through week 7 (last week) I got called by daycare to pick Millie up – high temp, crying, not sleeping and refusing all food and drink. Very out of character. Poor little dot passed out in my arms at the GP. Viral throat infection. Dymadon and rest. *sigh* fortunately DH could work from home the next day so I didn’t have to miss another day of work. I’m getting there with it. Like I said to Jules, I don’t think I have the balance quite right yet, but I’m able to focus on work while I’m there and on Millie when I’m at home. I probably need to be doing more work stuff at home, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Total shift in priorities.
Had a great day at the zoo for Father’s Day! Millie was such a good girl, apart from the small issue of her clawing the skin on my chest/neck! I had her in the ergo and she kept yanking on my new necklace (with her handprint), so I took it off. I usually wear a bf necklace that is totally kid proof, basically she could dangle from it by her hand and it’d be fine, and she plays with that all the time. I didn’t realise that she’d go for the throat in the absence of a necklace to twiddle!! OUCH.
Millie is totally clothbummed while at home now. I’m working on her daycare. I think I’m now spending most of my spare income on nice nappies. Must stop doing that *forehead slap*
Hope the dads had a great fathers day. We had brecky here with some family and then after that just a lazy day on the couch. I really relaxed too which is very rare for me, at one stage i looked at some washing and told myself no i'll do it tomorrow. It felt great to just do nothing like DH does
Jules i think the thing that bothered me the most about the CC thing was the amount of encouragement she got I'm with you on the sleep bothering everyone else but me, Haper on a really good night might have a 5 hour block but it doesn't bother me after 4 years of sleep being all over the place as long as i get some i'm ok. You can see it's all Jocob and what he's wanting to do, he's a determind little man
Woo hoo for the toothie pegs for Miri, i hope they aren't causing her too much grief.
Crumpet how are you feeling? It's not fun when we get sick because no one ever wants to look after us and the day is no different to the little ones. Hope you're better really quickly.
Cathie i'm with you on not going out too much. Lucky for us we're quite close to the shops so if we need anything and the weather is ok we walk and we can walk to kinder and swimming too. We don't use the car that much until the end of the week. All's good here Hope Charlie boy and the rest of the kiddies get better quick.
To all the other lovely ladies and babies i hope you're all well.
All's good here i'm very tired and need to get to bed. Harper barper is doing great, she seems to have settled into a new day time sleeping pattern. She's now sleeping longer than an hour most sleeps during the day and some can be as long as 2-3. Eating, playing, giving lots of hugs. My boys have been such a pleasure of late also, they are playing together and being considerate of eachother, the other week i was so over being the peace maker for EVERYTHING but this week i've barely had to be once. I just love seeing them play and get along.
Night girls
ETA I missed you PP Your photos from the zoo looked great. I've never been to Taronga zoo and the one of the deer (i think??) with the city in the background looked amazing. Oh my gosh on the pinchhing!!!!!! Harper barper likes to pinch as hard as she possibly can on the flabby bits () of my arms when i'm nursing her. So painful. I'm excited to think you guys are almost ready for #2. Yay a brother or sister for Millie!!!
Hey ladies..... I haven't had much time to get on here.
I have been sick with the flu since last Friday. I keep getting high temperatures which puts me back in bed for an early night. I guess I haven't been able to shift it as I haven't been able to rest. I dropped the girls at the airport at 2pm yesterday and by around 3pm my temp started rising again. I feel terrible today so have planned to do NOTHING today in hope I can get better. Thank god DH is able to cook/clean/look after the boys.
Eden and I are flying to Melbourne tomorrow to catch up with a group of ladies from BB. They are the Dec 15 - 31 group. Another BB member is coming from Newcastle but most are there in Melbourne anyway. I'm very much looking forward to a rest from 5 kids but really hope I can shift this flu TODAY!
Eden's doing well. Just started cammo crawling yesterday. His sleeps are getting better. He is doing one big sleep (1.5hrs+) & one little sleep (30/40 mins) a day plus sleeping through till around 6.30am. He loves his food, doesn't care for his milk. It's been a little difficult trying to find the balance with milk & food but I think we're getting there.
He still only has 4 teeth. He has finally started pooing lol, even numerous times a day... DH says how can a little baby poo so much, and I say that he has 5 months worth to make up!
EJ - We had the same thing on FB with my best GF who is in the states. She asked how she can get her 4 month old to sleep through the night & everyone was saying CC. There were 20 or I then came in and just made a simple statement that - He is too young for controlled crying anyway. She said, yeah, I don't think I could do it anyway. Then a few mothers came in to say that they would never recommend it. So the coin flipped. The others shut up then lol.
PP - Your necklaces are adorable. It got me thinking I'd like to get both the boys fingerprints.
CATHIE - The last few nights my blocked up nose has caused my sleepness nights I slept reasonably well last night though. I have heard, and I don't know how true this is, but a doctor told my sister that conjunctivitis can be caused by snot going into the eyes. Just putting it out there.
CRUMPET - Gosh I hear you on the sickness. Just so hard to rest to get better isn't it. Glad Summah is over the tonsilitis, yuk
MADB - Wow, enjoy NZ... For a whole month.... Have a wonderful time
JULES - Sounds like Jacob is not far from walking hey. He sounds like a real go getter lol. You'll be chasing him everywhere
CHARLOTTE - I just saw in the sig that you had an angel bub. So sorry to hear that. Hope all is ok
AUDAX - Well I guess curiosity is a good thing. Keeps that brain ticking
Hey KAZ!
I've gotta run... DH has left the kids in their high chairs without food!
Miri doesn't poo often still (99% milk diet), but she's screaming when she does. That's not good, is it? Any thoughts? Poos are not hard, but thicker than previously and littls bits of food in it. might post in baby area too
the teeth appear by then. Yes, stunning!! 
as if saying i had a 8 month old wasnt bad enough im now saying 9 month old!!! 
, when she is sitting she walks her hands forward and rocks up onto her knees but thats as far as we are with moving.... 
pretty sure being a mum and being sick is just hell! but we got through the worst of it and im nearly better now. 
) of my arms when i'm nursing her. So painful. I'm excited to think you guys are almost ready for #2. Yay a brother or sister for Millie!!!
I slept reasonably well last night though. I have heard, and I don't know how true this is, but a doctor told my sister that conjunctivitis can be caused by snot going into the eyes. Just putting it out there.
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