Babies Born February 2007 #11

**smylie** · March 25th, 2008, 10:04 AM

guess who's walking!!?????

Jemima!!!!!!!

On Sunday after ages of little steps here and there she walked 9 steps around my parent's backyard!!!

Guess who also has two solid naps a day?? and does not pull mummy's hair or get cuddles from mummy to do so???
JEMIMA

yep yep jemima rocks

Had a quick read through the last 4 pages and have so much want to reply to!

Jemima quickly:

height - we got her measured 3 times in 3 weeks and she varied from 76 cm to 81.5cm so that is hilarous she is very tall though
weight - weighed 3 times and varied between 8.7kg and 10kg heheheheehheeheheheh so funny but she is probably about 9ish
head was about 44cm i think - nurse said small in comparision
doctor said she was overtall not underweight

words - hmmmmmm
i dont know about this - she definately has the mumma, dadda, dog, woof, uh oh (and when you say uh oh she looks on the floor) oh and bubba! whenever she sees a mirror, she does a lot of growling which is funny
but she knows what all words mean..... especially "on head" or hair she sometimes freaks out there is either something on her head (like a clip) or freaks out there is something NOT on her head, continually tries to put hat on etc

damn, i have to go dogs barking annoyingly and will most likely wake her! which wouldnt be that bad coz i am supposed to be at mothers group
but the last month i have really chilled out and have 'had' to spend more time at home to get these 2 solid naps into my girl
she doesnt wake up randomly anymore and almost has a ROUTINE hehehehehehehehe

oh ohand is almost eating sandwiches for me
fave food is banana, sultanas (even though she just 'processes' the flavour and spits them out), rice crackers, getting into broccoli etc

hi hi hi to everyone!!! (tashie is was nice of you to wonder where i was hehe)

**smylie** · March 25th, 2008, 10:32 AM

ps -
there was some breastfeeding talk i wanted to reply to too...
jemima still has two feeds a day, once FIRST thing when she wakes up unless mega distracted and doesnt see or hear me and then only sometimes does she forget she wants it bad (then attacks me in bed, benji finds me hiding under the covers with the sheets up around my chin) and one before bed, she missed this one the other night and had extra long feed in the morning and my boobs hurt bad.
i still sometimes get asked if i am still breastfeeding but not very often as people assume i wouldnt be, if they do ask and find out i am they usually say "wow", i think coz they dont have to SEE it they dont care
so i figure while i CAN and jemima WANTS it i will give it to her, sometimes i want to get rid of the morning feed coz of the crazed lunatic she becomes wanting it so so bad but she weaned herself off the other feeds so we will just wait and see

childcare - i am going to think about it all when i think about going back to work - i am THINKING about thinking about going back to work when jem is 15months old as that is when the local daycare centre takes kiddies but she doesnt need it she has quite a few baby friends and is developing well without it, she is very friendly (sometimes too much so?) (will "go" to anyone) and she plays by herself and with other kids, she shares really good and doesnt understand why other kids dont share back
i have bought a little table and chairs and she does drawings sometimes but has more fun putting the crayons back in the pencil case - ho hum

i have been looking after a friend of mine's bub once a fortnight and that is going really well, helps i have 2 carseats!! i took them shopping the first time and they both go to sleep for me likelittle angels! so so glad about that! jem has 2 hour nap everymorning almost and the other girl talks to herself for 30 mins then has an hour nap too so i have time to take a breath and get ready for them to trash my loungeroom again after i feed them both lunch which is good coz they watch eachother eat and try eachothers food (so cute the other baby named gemma so i have jem and gem)

okey pokey
sally - brendan sounds like he may as well be agecorrected or whateva, he sounds like he is doing the same as the other bubs!
jayne - bunnies too cute! all named the same thing even cuter (****leshell?? what's with that!?)
ryn - i am so lucky there is no creche at church - but i would put jem in it in a heartbeat! although i have a feeling i will be the one running one if there ever is one - i think they are just thinking about a play area at the back of the church
tashie - way to go with the weight loss - since jem's party i have put on some of the weight i lost but dont care, slow and steady losing it again, would be nice to lose more by my birthday but its all good
kymmmmmmmmmmmmy - how is monkey's sleeping going?
kristy - so excited for you with bub coming in october, my sil due in september, the way i'm going i will end up with a baby due around christmas - that would be awesome pressie
lisa - hi hi!
kirsten - hi hi hi!
i accidently emailed "wattle" the other day (her husband has similar name to benji's pop) and she and emily are doing good (she didnt say much)
is anyone in touch with cate??

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY!

**~Jayne~** · March 25th, 2008, 11:43 AM

WTG Jemima on the 'Walking Babies Club'! That's awesome news!
Glad to hear that you are a good girl for Mummy these days! WOO HOO!
Have to go, BBL for personals. Had a really bad night with Claudia AGAIN. Her cold is getting worse. The plus side is that she is having a nap already this morning so I am getting some washing done!
Love Jayne

**smylie** · March 25th, 2008, 07:11 PM

snot snot snot
help me figure this out
about 2 weeks ago i realised that Jemima cant be ALWAYS sick... i suck at being a mummy but not THAT much....... and i realised the snot was mostly in the mornings and didnt really dry up with dimetapp and that she had watery eyes which i had put down to being "sick and tired" occasional sneezing but nothing to write home about
so i took her to the doc thinking of hayfever.... he agreed it could be hayfever/allergy related
ESPECIALLY since i also suck at being a housewife and have 3 dogs and a dusty house
SO
we put her on 10 days of claryntine.... it seemed to work after a couple of days..... and so no snot all good
so i stopped using it about 3 days ago, the last two days SNOT and cough (coz of snot)
but
the snot is gluggy not runny.... but only in the morning really, although today it lasted all day
so do i give her dimetapp or claryntine???
help help help
i hate snot !

this walking thing is so cool, jemima is heaps faster and walking more ALREADY and it has only been two days!

**~Jayne~** · March 26th, 2008, 03:02 PM

KEL _ Do you think she is allergic to something in the house? Like the dogs or some type of plant you have in your garden or something? If the claratyne dried her up last time, I say use it again. I'm stoked she is walking! Is she standing herself back up after she falls down? Took Claudia a while to do that. She is RUNNING now. My goodness she goes like the clappers if she has something she is not supposed to! Claudy is still getting over her cold, she slept better last night than she has in a few nights & today she has only had 1 sleep, where the last couple of days it's been 2. So I think she is on the mend.

Love Jayne xox

**smylie** · March 26th, 2008, 03:15 PM

i think she is allergic to mornings.....
with house full of dust and 3 dogs there is a big possibility these things irritate her sinises i guess, someone else also suggested it could be the stuff in the pool where we go swimming once a week..?
i will give her claryntine this arvo and see if it makes any difference to her in the morning...
i was just confused at the thick snot not watery..??

yep yep as soon as she falls down she stands back up and keeps trying, the little cheeky thing today though i was at lunch with a friend and for the first time she did the "i have jelly legs and have NO idea how to walk" thing hehehehehe she NEVER did that even when learning to walk and stuff so that is so funny - she totally did end up walking for my friend but it was so funny she was like "i am not a circus freak mummy"

is it the change in weather that is messing with your girls?? what is the weather like over there anyway Jayne?

**Lisa** · March 26th, 2008, 03:23 PM

Hahaha Jayne... Harrison is a runner too... he spins around so quickly too and just takes off!
He wasn't really bouncing off the walls... we are rationing out his easter eggs... I think they will take a loooooong time to be eaten.

Kell - I was going to suggest the same thing as Jayne, could it be possible she has a allergy to something in the house? Anyway... yippee for Jem the big walking bubba... Way to go Jemima! I hope her snotties disappear soon.

Sally - BOL for the house hunting... DH and I did that earlier in the year... what a total PITA that was!!! Grrr... we needed a house at the same time that all the Uni students were looking for housing too... thankfully we got a brilliant house, in a gorgeous area of Newcastle. Fingers crossed that you get the house you want.

Tash - Grrr to the sick bugs!!! We have had more than our fair share here over the past 2+ months... it has been awful... so I completely sympathise with you. I hope you're feeling better soon and that Tobi doesn't come down with any nasties.
Yes, Harrison does get frustrated with things.. especially his shape sorter, and being held at times... he gets cranky and throws things sometimes, but mostly he grunts and growls.

Well, I best be off... I am getting Neverfail here today to start me back on my diet!!! I am so excited to be starting all over again... I finally heard back from the consultant who informed me that because of my miscarriage etc, I can start again with a new program and it won't cost me anymore... so I am getting my bloods done in the morning and I will be on my way again... time to shed the Easter Eggs!!! lol