Welcome back PP! Glad you guys had fun! Hope your wrist gets better. Rest up! Balance bikes are ace - you can get them here without importing. We got the WeeRide model for my nephew and it has been perfect. We're not sure if Eleanor will be ready for it at this year's birthday, so thought we would wait until next year. We're a bit bike mad in this house, so it's a must-have.
Jules - asking me to choose a favourite carrier is like making someone choose a favourite child! I love both the Ergo and the mei tai. (and my other 5 carriers ) If I could only have one, it would probably be the Ergo. The mei tai is very cool and comfortable, and it packs up nice and small, but the Ergo is quicker to put on and easier for DH to use. And we've been able to use it since birth. We had a 3 month period where we couldn't use the MT because of the body length.
charlotte - I am SO over househunting! I feel like we will never find the right place. Hope you get yours, and get yourselves a good loan.
EJ - I struggle heaps with 220 too. We love organic dried apricots here, I ate a stupid amount of them while pregnant. Nellie tried a non-organic one on the weekend at a party (an older kid gave it to her, and I thought I'd just see how she went) She quite liked it, and it seems to have had a positive effect on the solid waste department, so we'll have to go and find some. Slippery elm is awesome, we get it from the same shop Yay for quilting. I am planning a memory quilt wit favourite clothes from Eleanor's first year.
Eleanor has her own little handbag, with a wallet and phone and set of keys. It is the top number 1 favourite thing right now. Mine too, because it means she leaves mine alone! She tried to pull herself up today - on the toilet! Will have to come up with a new plan for when I go in there.
Looks like DH will have to be away for Nell's first birthday He hardly ever travels, and this is something he just has to do. We are thinking about what to do. He will be in Sydney for the actual day, so we can go down to join him there, no problems, and we might have a party a week earlier or something. Or later. Or not at all. Our Brissie friends won't care much, I don't think. And I just want him to be with us on the day, to celebrate making it through her first year.
I am definitely not on top of the mummy gig today! The place looks like a bomb has hit, DH had a tour de france party on the weekend, while we stayed elsewhere. And then on to a yellow jersey party of course! Ah well. Hubby can help with cleanup tonight. At least dinner is cooked (thank you MamaBake!)
Hi all!
Well DD can sit up fairly well, no movement (besides rolling). She still wont' even put weight on her legs. what a shame! She's getting more interested in food - still spitting most of it. She kinda swishes it round her mouth pretending to eat though. Saying da da deliberately I think. sleep's better now she';s better, in that she's reverted to 2-hourly wakeups again
I'm feeling relaxed about it though. keep reminding myself that I've survived thsi before. she's a much better bedmate than DS was, I must say, very log-like when asleep. DS is very, um, unruly in bed
Speaking of whom, he's asleep! conked out in front of the telly. yay. of course it's nearly dinner time now...
I like my ergo! It's my fave of the ones I have. The HAB was brilliant for DS but DD never liked it.
I think, surely, it's mandatory to get the super-duper overengineered german version of things... no?
Audax, the first bday is really just for your benefit anyway, so do whatever suits you guys, I reckon.
Pixie, hope your wrist is better. And that you can figure something out about work. I know pre-baby a few months seemed like a long time to do the mummy thing, but it passed so quickly and I really wasnt' ready to just stop. I will admit that with DS there was a certain amount of relief at not having to struggle with his screaming and non-sleeping on my own all day any more. DD is a different, and there's no way I would want to do it.
EJ, if you get it sorted, thten it's money well spent!
DD drew blood feeding today. I think it's a Wonder Week, it's like she is trying to climb inside the boob at every feed, clawing and pinching, and squirming. DH ended up putting a sock on her hand late this afternoon, and that helped a lot.
And we've passed the stage where she will sit in the Ergo for an entire grocery shop. She went from Ergo on back to trolley, to Ergo on front, to feeding in the Ergo, back to sitting in the Ergo but holding a can of deodorant until she threw it and it smashed and finally I bought her one of those teething toys in a feeble attempt to purchase a bit of sanity. It worked.
Great news girls my bb's are the best they've been in 3 months!!!! It's happened really quickly and i hope it's here to stay. Really makes me wonder about the zantac and just a reaction that i happened to have to it!?!?! Probably something i'll never know because i'm definatley not prepared to go back there to find out.
Girls how are we going with day sleeps?? I've always struggled with Harper and i'm trying to just come to terms with it and be ok with it but it's hard. She just doesn't get the quality the boys got throughout the day and the nights are really not far behind.
Yesterday was 3 x 40min sleeps and today was 2 x 40min and we were home both days. Some days i get a 1-1.5 out of her but it's not very often. Last night she woke and fed every couple of hours. Should i just get used to it???? If i mention it to the MCHN i know she'll say go to sleep school but i'm not sure if i want to go through that... I've done it before with Charlie and i'm trying what i learnt with Harper but she just fights me so much.
Just a little frustrated
ETA I haven't seen the MCHN in months and won't until mid August she's so hard to get into, they cancelled on me a couple of weeks ago and Aug was then next available appt. I'm thinking that when we see her if her growth is all on track she's ok but how can a couple of 40 min sleeps be ok for a 7 month old???
Great news about your boobs EJ!! Today Nell had 3 x 30 minute sleeps and a quick 10 minute recharge in the car. This seems to be standard fare for her. I have stopped stressing about it. She sleeps a lot better at night if she catnaps in the day. And I'm OK with that. She goes down really easily, and will re-settle after a bit of effort, but the net effect is no better, so I just let her do what she wants.
I have had a shocker of a day. Just not coping with anything. Feeling a bit inadequate. Certain that we will never find a house (although the one we had an offer in on is still unsold.) Snowed under with housework (and just the basic stuff) Going at a million miles an hour trying to catch up and forgetting to eat or drink properly. All round crap day.
EJ, that's great about your boobs!
DDis the same with day sleeps, and DS was even worse. Some babies are just like taht. They're always tired, it's not enough, but somehow they survive (and thrive!) just fine. It's best to just relax about it as much as you can and accept it. Especially if you've tried everything for a while and nothing helps.
It's up to you, obviously you're best able to know what you need to do, but I think sometimes you really do just have to go with it and wait - it does eventually get easier. I found with DS it was sooo much better once I gave up. He didn't sleep any more, but I wsn't nearly as stressed (or wasting so much time battling with him!).
How was today Audax?
We've had a shocking couple of days. Thanks DS. I want to run away from home
ETA - Audax, we posted at the same time and I see you answered my question. We had the same day from the sound of things
Last edited by onthefly; July 27th, 2011 at 09:12 PM.
Thanks ladies, for the most part Harper is fine with what she gets although today wasn't enough. She was a cranky little chicken this afternoon. It's me that gets all upset about it every once in a while. The boys were just sooooo different. We all do seem to be in a similar pattern though so that is reassuring. Just got to remind myself to let go also.
Hugs for you Audax, it's not fun when you have one of those days. I hope tomorrow is a much better day for you.
Hope the germs don't hand around too long Crumpet, the just don't seem to want to go away from our house. The kids are really pretty fine in themselves but coughs and noeses are a bit persistant.
I'm actually really happy with how Harper is going Crumpet, at first there were a few signs that made me wonder how well we'd go but she's been great. She hasn't had a grumpy feed of attachging and detaching for quite a few days and if she seems to be burping or swallowing a little it's barely bothering her. Yay!!!
Jules i gave up and tried to relax a little with Harper but every once in a while i have another freak out about the lack of... Like you said the main thing is they're happy
Today i've had that tingling feeling back in the bb's , the itch and there's a few little red spots that have returned I'm just hoping it's nothing to be worried about
Off to have a shower and cut out some squares for another quilt, have a great weekend ladies xo
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I love both the Ergo and the mei tai. (and my other 5 carriers
) If I could only have one, it would probably be the Ergo. The mei tai is very cool and comfortable, and it packs up nice and small, but the Ergo is quicker to put on and easier for DH to use. And we've been able to use it since birth. We had a 3 month period where we couldn't use the MT because of the body length.
Yay for quilting. I am planning a memory quilt wit favourite clothes from Eleanor's first year.
Will have to come up with a new plan for when I go in there.
He hardly ever travels, and this is something he just has to do. We are thinking about what to do. He will be in Sydney for the actual day, so we can go down to join him there, no problems, and we might have a party a week earlier or something. Or later. Or not at all. Our Brissie friends won't care much, I don't think. And I just want him to be with us on the day, to celebrate making it through her first year.
, the itch and there's a few little red spots that have returned I'm just hoping it's nothing to be worried about
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