Babies Born February 2007 #11

[Kirsten]

Hello!
WOW so long since I've been in here,
and as usual, I have no time, all is really well with us Quinn has 16 teeth and does a little bit of walking, about 8 steps at a time, and at this moment is learning to use the mouse We wrote down his words the other day - he has about 32 that we can understand. Still BF morning and night.
Had a quick look at the last few pages, I've missed so much.
I am getting all fit which is weird for me, I am doing a running program twice a week and a mums ex class once a week and a 5 k walk once a week!!! I have never been a fit person ever but I need to do it to keep my energy up - I can't keep up with Quinn otherwise, he is a walking talking ball of energy!

Hope everyone is well

[~Jayne~]

HELLO??????? Remember me?

I have been MIA as well. Like most of us here, have had some 'issues' that I have been trying to get through. I'm sick of cleaning the high chair 64 times per day, scraping food off the floor, wiping hand marks off the walls, picking up toys every couple of hours, vacuuming the carpet, mopping 3 times per week, getting the food shopping done, getting kids to swimming, thriving 3's & gymnastics, cooking dinner & stacking & unstacking dishwasher & spending the rest of the little time I have at the washing line or folding up clothes. It just is getting all too hard on my own! I have had a couple of meltdowns, but I am feeling better now. I guess it's not that I'm really sick of doing all that, I'm sick of doing it all on my OWN! I'm also sick of seeing all the little things in the house that need fixing or tending too & having to wait until Alan gets home. We have been in this house for 4 years this month (we built) & we still had just lightbulbs hanging out the ceilings, except for Claudy's room, where she has a cover over it. So I went to the lighting shop & bought covers for all the lights in the hallways, walk in robe, toilet, pantry, etc... & got something SPECTACULAR for our bedroom, with a matching lamp & then rang them back today & got another pretty swish pendant for the kitchen. I also got a mermaid lamp shade on order to be made for Jessica's mermaid bedroom. Then I have some fab pics of the kids, that are begging to be framed, so I took them to the photo lab & am getting them put onto big canvases for the toy room & then there was an add for a new outdoor furniture company opening up & a lot of their outdoor settings came with free patio heaters. So I went out there & got a 9 piece octagonal setting, placemats to match, lazy susan & the FREE patio heater. Got Alan's family around & they helped me put it together. I have also been adding plants to the garden to bulk & pretty it up a little & been mulching it with the straw from the rabbit hutches, so I'm mulching & fertilising at the same time. Very Mother Earth of me I think. So I finally feel as though I'm getting somewhere in the house & like I am doing something rather than just being the Mummy. So there. LOL. I'm done!

I am feeling better, the kids are happy, although Claudia is STILL coughing, it's been 3 weeks now. I'm starting to think she might have a mild dose of croup? Or even asthma. I notice she coughs when the air gets a little cooler, like from 3 - 6am or when her & Jess have been running around like nutters. I had childhood asthma & even my mum pointed out it's like she is asthmatic because she gets really wheezy & coughs after she has been running around or the air turns a bit cooler. I was thinking of taking her to the Dr but she's not actually really sick, except when those things happen? It's odd, but I had to give her some demazin early this morning because she was coughing until she was gagging & the water wasn't helping.

I'm still breastfeeding, & I haven't had AF return, but then again I have had the Implanon Implant inserted, so that could be why. I've had it in since Feb 10 now. I am feeding Claudia before bed at night, about 5am & then at waking usually about 7 - 8am. HOWEVER, this morning she woke up sooooooo chirpy & wanted to play, & she always wakes crying, but not this morning & she wriggled out my arms to get down, so I made her a sippy cup of warm cows milk & gave that to her & she walked around sipping it & then came & sat on my lap & drank the whole 250mLof it. So I was rapt with that. I am trying to wean her, I have my wisdom teeth out next wednesday & apparently I'm not allowed to breastfeed her for 48 hours because of the anaesthetic, but I'm telling you, with the way she is sleeping atm, I am keen for her to breastfeed during that time! LOL. Anyway, she is having a BOTTLE when she wakes from her afternoon sleep & I'm not happy with that. I don't see why at 13 months I should give her a bottle. But in saying that, I haven't breastfed her during the day since early Feb so I don't want to go back to that, that's why the bottle has stayed. Jessica gave up her bottles right on 12 months & I just think she is too old at 13 months to put her onto a bottle rather than breastfeed. SO I have just been breastfeeding her. But today when she took the sippy cup, I thought that was great, so I will try that when she wakes & see what happens & also tonight.

I'm so sorry, I have just read all the posts & I don't have time for personals. I'll come back later, I have to go & collect Jessica from Thriving 3's.

Oh yeah, for those who asked about the bunnies, they are 12 days old now & have (as Jessica says) grown their 'jackets on'. Fur! They are just the most adorable things & all of them are SOLD! Brilliant! I have even got orders for some more, so looks like bunny breeding is exactly what I was meant to do! They are all still named ****leshell & they are so snuggly & warm. The next stage for them is to open their eyes.

Love Jayne xox

[smylie]

oh jayne - i know exactly how you feel BUT my hubby here and does it all..... BUT makes no difference coz i just 'sit around' and think of other things that need doing that i cant possibly do by myself.... NOT i can do it and now like you am making myself do it so I FEEL LIKE I AM MORE THAN A HIGHCHAIR CLEANER

tell me more about asthma if you find out more coz evil SIL said that jemima has it coz she was wheezing i was just thinking it was a chesty cough that she has everyso often
dont want to be at the doc again but dont want to leave asthma untreated if there is something i can do now to make it not as bad or something
i want a bunny but my dogs would annoy it then accidently kill it or jemima would hug it to death.....