Babies Born February 2007 #11

[Early Kids]

Hello!!

Kel, WooHOO!!! Well done Jemima

Lisa, we've put our application in so fingers crossed

I had this all typed up then it froze... can't remember what else I wanted to say...

lol

Night ladies

[Tashie]

Just a quickie as I am so far behind in my housework and Mr Moo is asleep (well not really, but he is in his cot pretending to be asleep!)

Tobi - Has ear infections again. I didn't think they cleared up probably last time.

Me - Still sick and so over it. Have my voice back at least.

DH - Has taken some time off to look after us, but now having trouble getting a doctors certificate for Tobi and I so that DH can use it to cover his carers leave.

Kel - So glad your back and that everything is really great with Jem, except for the snot. Have you introduced any new foods. Snot can also be a sign of being allergic to foods.

Kym - Why are you frustrated? You are normally in love.

Ryn - How did the eye test go? Any luck on finishing the kitchen yet?

Sally - I hope you get the house. Fingers are crossed.

Lisa - Best of luck with your diet. I am starting mine up again next week too.

Haven't seen Catherine on here since late Jan/early Feb. I had a look to see when she last wrote and she said something about having to watch what she says as Terry checks up on Belly Belly to see what she is writing and there has been nothing since.

PS. I think that most people probably ask about whether you are still breastfeeding and if your child is walking as it "usually" happens around 12months and it is just something that people can ask you. If I met another 1 year old, I would probably ask the Mum the same thing, just to make conversation.

Love and Kisses to all the babies

[smylie]

i bet jemima is allergic to sandwiches.... SHE WISHES!

[Kristy D]

Hi Girls,

Great to have you back Kel. Had my 13 week Nt scan yesterday heart beat was 169 and all looked fine. Got to still get the combined result back with my blood test, but feeling nice and relaxed. ( which is unlike me!!!). Bub was moving around all over the place. Very cute sucking its thumb!!!

I can't beleive how fast this pregnancy is going. Get panice moments with teh thought of two 19 months apart, but I guess 2 will be hard no matter what the age difference. Erin is so easy now, sleeping and eating so well, just hope that continues. Got Erin's christening tomorrow so better get back to cleaning and cooking what fun!!!!

xxx

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Hi girlies

Wow, I can't keep up.

Congrats on Jemima for walking, that's great. Aren't they so cute as toddlers? I love it! Although it does mean that they can get around now: Liebling discovered how to turn the gas on the hobs yesterday while he was wandering around.

Kristy, yay for the scan going so well. Ooooh, I want to be pregnant!

Jayne, Easter bunnies sound so cute! But I don't want bunnies LOL.

Sal, that rental house sounds nice.

Lisa, Liebs can run too. It's so funny to watch! We'renot allowing him chocolate, he's up all night with just a tiny bit of chocolate orange cake. Didn't stop him attacking the quality street this morning, he bit theough the wrapper to get the chocolate! It was a nutty one though, at least he seems OK (still breathing etc).

Tashie, poor Tobi with the ear infection. Not nice. I don't ask about BFing, simply because the mums I know IRL either are very vocal about BFing and have done so until self-weaning (usually around 14-15m, I'm dreading that!) or bottle-feed. There are a few who are still feeding and quiet about it, but those are ones I know quite well. I wouldn't ask a stranger because of the level of bottle feeding there is around here.

As for me (and I hope I haven't missed anyone, hi to you if I have!), well...

Let's start with my childcare whinge. I've not been overly happy with DS's current nursery (the whole induction fiasco then the first day there they tell me with next to no notice they don't want him all day) and anyway, they say he can go full-time after Easter. Great, no more unpaid leave for me. But I call them Tuesday and they say September. No, I say, you said after Easter. Get this: "By that we meant school holidays Easter, and then we need the children to get settled in the new rooms, so it will be June." June is not frigging Easter! Say June if that's what you mean! He is so not wanted there, they haven't even put his name above a peg. Everyone else has a peg. He doesn't have his photo up; everyone else has that. I know he wants Mummy but FFS they are a nursery, that's what some children are like. Just cos I'm better than them at playing with children. Ha, all the children there talk to me and DS is only there one day a week. But I talk to them and play with them too - or I did when it wasn't them bundling me out the door ASAP. Anyway, Tuesday I ring the local nursery, they have a space for all my three days! DS loves it there, they like him, he has a peg (I know, little things), he wants to go there cos he can do painting and have fun... I don't know if it's because he's better at walking or what, see what he's like on Monday - which is his last day at the hospital nursery. I'm telling them on Monday I'm taking him out because of this stupid "by Easter we meant June" thing. We're not impressed, we've both needed time off now because they won't take him. Anyway, the new one is a bit more expensive but I'd rather pay an extra ?100 a month full-time and feel like DS was looked after, wanted, loved and enjoying himself.

Eye test - that showed that I am slightly short-sighted (-0.25 in each eye) so not affecting the migraines. My GP agrees it's probably childcare, no sleep, work stress... but has given me some super-strong tablets that should stop a migraine ASAP, I take them when I feel one coming. I'm just sick of losing colour vision. Had a bad migraine on Monday, I made DH stop playing WoW and play with DS as I went to bed... so they played on the piano and with his noisy train set. Thanks for that.

DS slept last night. He slept from just before 10 until after 6.30 - I'm really impressed with him! About 9 hours. That was bliss. DH was up at 6 to go fishing (he had DS yesterday afternoon and "deserves a day off" - won't tell you how annoyed I am about that, but suffice to say I'm leaving DS in nursery Tuesday afternoons, we have to pay for a full day anyway, and having that time for me) so I was awake, but it was so nice to not be up all night, to be awake and in bed knowing DS didn't need me! Don't know what. Maybe the steroid cream for his eczema is working. Maybe that molar stopped upsetting him (post-calpol at 10). Don't know but praise God he's finally sleeping! I just hope and pray this continues.

[Lil_Aussie]

Hi girls

I am really not impressed with myself atm,,, I had a long post,, and am rather tired,, accidently clicked on something on my keyboard,, turned to look back at the screen,, and it was GONE!! *sigh*,,, I dont have the patience of energy atm to rrewrite it, so might try and get it donw tomorrow.

Basically,,, to compact it all,,, DS still is not walking,, but close,,cruising quite well, and letting go for a few seconds at a time.
I think he is teething one of his back teeth as his gums on the bottom on one side are heaps wider and redder than the other areas,, so that would explain why he is waking up at night several times again each night (oh joy,, we all know what that does to your mood huh)
My 2nd DS is turning 8 on friday next week,, so have gotten him a few clothes which he needs, and DH and I were wracking our brains on what to buy him to go wth it,, as between all the boys,, they have nearly all the toys that they have ever asked for for presents etc,, and the only other things that they have asked for are not suitable. Finally yesterday we decided,,,, as we have not had any pets for a few years due to the rental situation,, we decided to bend a little and we bought him a big cage,, and are buying him his very own budgerigar!!.(sp?)
While it may seem like a unusual gift,, you would have to know him to understand why... He has a furby toy he got for christmas last year after begging all year for one,,,, and the only other gift he has ever asked for is a "Squarky MCaw",, which is a toy parrot that sits on a perch and talks to you... I personally think he is a little old for things like that,, and he always asks for a pet, so, that is why we came up with that decision. I know he will be absolutely wrapped!!
Now I just have to pick one out the morning of his birthday,, and get his party arrangements organised. He wants a pinarta, so we have to pick that up too,, cant wait to see his face hehe.

On my personal own front,, I still dont have my period after having DS,, although I get absoloutely horrid cramping, very emotional and teary at times too. I have been a watcher of the tubal ligation thread and found that most of the things i have only just started suffering since having DS,, can be attributed to the ligation Just my luck huh!!.

Ryn: I also know how you feel hun,,, I LOVED being pregnant,,,,,,and wish I could have been pregnant at about the 7-8 month stage for much much longer than I had. I suppose as DS was my last,, that I really feel it more than with any of my others. Although DS said that if we owned our own house,, we would have had one more try at a baby girl,, but,, cant help that now lol.

Kristy ; biggest of big :hugs: hun!!
So good to see you here, and doing so well with your new little bundle,,,, cant believe that Erin is going to be a big sister!! That makes 2 of our original bellybuddies group that are having another bub now

Well,, I will see you all again tomorrow with some more

[Tashie]

Lil - I am really sorry to hear that you aren't feeling too great at the moment. Kym and I only just got our AF back and I don't think Kel has hers yet, so i am sure yours isn't too far away? You are still breastfeeding hey? My AF didn't come back until after I stopped (3 days after), which was part of the reason why I wanted to wean Tobi. Are you on the pill? I stopped taking the pill too as the doc said that it might stop my periods too... Have you spoken to your doctor about maybe having tubal ligation? I have endometriosis which causes a lot of pain, maybe look that up and see if it is similar to your symptoms...but I would definitely see a doctor if you are worried... As far as walking, Tobi isn't walking either. He is probably about a month off I think. I wouldn't worry about it too much if you can help it. They have averages for a reason and they say you shouldn't worry until they get to about 20months. I am actually enjoying Tobi not walking yet. I don't wont my baby too grow up too fast... The bird sounds like a fabulous pressie for your DS. I think that he will love it.

Ryn - Sounds like this new childcare place is heaps better and less stressful for you and Liebs, so definitely worth the money. And good on you for having Tuesday afternoons off. You so deserve it and hopefully it might make you feel a bit better and help with the migraines. Glad to hear that Liebs is sleeping better. I hope he keeps it up.

Kristy - How did the Christening go? Glad that the scan went well. I hope you got some cute photos.

Kym - How is Monkey? I hope she is feeling better. DH doesn't leave now until Fri so we'll have to catch up next week.

I have been reading this book on food for toddlers for dummies and it has some really good info in it. Did you know that our bubs should be getting 30% of their dietry in take from fat. And if you are wondering what the top foods are to eat in order to get the most nutritional value (as I was), they are
* Eggs
* Meat (lamb has more nutritional value than beef, turkey is pretty high up there and chicken is at the bottom of the list)
* Fish
* Dairy foods (cheese rocks)
* Grains (wholemeal bread, pasta etc)
* Avocado
* Spinach
* Brocoli
* Bananas
* Carrots
* Sweet Potato
* Peanut Butter
* Almonds (you get can almond meal that is ground almonds for muffins etc)

Us - Tobi is still on AB but happy. Took him to see fireworks last night. He thought that they were very cool and talked about it all the way home.