Babies Born February 2007 #11

[~Jayne~]

TASHIE _ Wow, it's great that you are flying so often to visit grandparents, I bet they love it though as well! Staying for a month sounds really good though, because just think, when you get back, it's another month ticked off the calendar for when Nathan gets home! I bet Tobi is loving all the attention! LOL @ getting into everything, it's true that now is when the fun starts!

KRISTY _ No way you can be 15 weeks already! That's insane! We moved Jessica out of the nursery & into a big girls room in the December & Claudia was born in the February (of course) & we did that so she didn't think she was kicked out of her cot so the baby could sleep in it. We are all coming down with colds atm, so as soon as that disappears we must do that playdate! I'm dying to see your pg belly & give Miss Erin a big huggle!

RYN _ Ok, I have re-read & your scan is on Wednesday. What is making them check for a brain tumour? Because of the migraines you have been getting? I hope it comes back all clear for you honey. I'll be thinking of you. I'm sure Liebs will be fine!

IMPATIENT _ I was thinking of you today, because we have a bunny named Bella & Claudia has been calling out for 'Bella' all day & it made me think of you guys. How clever is Bella now! That's wonderful that she is all settled in at day care, I hope the move doesn't throw her confidence, but I'm sure she'll be a super-star. That is odd that the morning sleep stayed while the arvo one got the flick, I wonder if she'll swap them around in time to come? What are your girls like with Bella? What's the age gap? They must be like 'Mini Mummies' to her!

KEL _ WOW, so much has happened with you since I have been out of action! Going back temping is GREAT stuff. Are you still going to keep the routine of putting Jem into daycare when you're not temping? Are they ok with you doing that? How many days per week will she be going? I'm sorry, I had to LMAO about working will take your mind off food, so very YOU! LOL. How is the little princess going? She is going to love daycare & you're going to love having all the adult conversations!

LISA _ I too would love to go back to work, but I serioulsy can't. We don't 'need' me too & I just couldn't do it to the kids. I do plan on going back to study when Claudia goes off to Kindy. I'm going to become a midwife & I'll start the study when the kids are at school so it's mimimal disruption to them. MIL says by then she'll be ready to finish up working & the days where I might be at uni she can collect them from school. I'd dearly love to go back to work one day per week, but it's mad to pay for 2 kids to go into daycare just for one day's wage. I have heard from my friends in Parenting after M/C Loss how hard it is for them to let other people do things with their babies after a loss, i think it's completely normal & understandable!

ME _ I'm getting back on track from having my wisdom teeth out, weaning Claudia & recovering from the hives. I lost 5kg the week I had my teeth out & tomorrow is the day that I weigh myself, so I hope I haven't put too much of that weight back on! Claudia is going fantastic. I don't know if I mentioned before, but she has been brewing a cold for like 6 weeks now. Some days she coughs, some days her nose runs green & some days she's perfect. The last 2 days she's had a runny nose & the cough & I have noticed today that her lips are all chapped & she is wheezing, so I'm really thinking she is asthmatic like I am. If the cold blows up I will take her to the Dr but I haven't bothered so far because I know they will tell me just to let it run it's course. She is learning so much atm. She comes to me & sticks out her foot & points at her toes & says 'do dis' & wants me to do 'This Little Piggy'. Jessica is learning to do handstands & as soon as she hears the word 'handstand' she runs to the mat in the loungeroom, puts her hands down on the ground like the yoga 'down dog' & sticks one leg up in the air until she falls over! She does 'round & round the garden' on her hand. She opens & shuts her hands for the 'open shut them' song, she does twinkly fingers & can make the star for twinkle twinkle. She tries so hard to put her own shoes on & she is nearly there at stepping into her pants/jeans/pj's etc... She was soooooooo into Alan when he was home, it was wonderful to see. I went out on a shopping spree & Alan had the kids for the whole day & he said that she was just perfect for him. As usual though, with Alan being home the sleeping has gone to pot. Too much excitement, too many outings & it buggers up her sleeping. Also Jessica's. Jess kept on getting up during the night to check that Alan was still there but the night he left she went back to staying in her own bed! Weird! Claudia went back to the half hour day sleeps, but today was an hour, so that was an improvement. Ok, I have rambled, I'm going downstairs to bed!

Good night!

[Lisa]

Another quick one from me... I will do personals when I have more time.

Jayne - Funny you should mention that because I am looking to enroll in Uni next year to do nursing/midwifery. I just feel like after everything I have been through, this is my calling. DH and I have discussed it at length, and we both agree that it will be the ideal thing for me to do, and that way, I can stay home with Harry for a few more years

Kel - I hope you're having a blast! Can't wait to hear about all your adventures.

Ryn - Thinking of you and sending you loads of well wishes... I am sure everything will be fine.

Hi and hugs to everyone else

Me - I started my diet again on Friday... it has taken this long for them to give me my program!!! Anyway... 3 days later and I've already lost 5kgs. I am feeling pretty happy about that! I am still detox-ing though, so my skin is looking terrible and I am feeling tired, but still feeling at least 80% better than I did before the diet.
Harry has developed a new sandwich favourite... Tuna and avocado... he loves it. Yesterday he scoffed down some Cauliflower and Fetta soup I made... then decided he didn't want dinner.. perhaps another tooth is on it's way? Because he seems to be wanting softer type things to eat.
Well, I'm off to grab some things from the shops... I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day

[~Jayne~]

LISA _ Yep, it's something I am dying to do. I never wanted to touch nursing with a long stick until I had Jessica. No offence to those who are nurses or anything, but I just was not the type. My mum was in hospy a lot when I was a child (back operations) & I'd walk into her room & promptly collapse onto her bed. I just can't stand seeing people sick or with tubes in them. But when I had Jessica I was totally in awe of the midwifes & I decided then that it was something I wanted to do. Alan thinks it's a bad choice because I'm such a softie. I made the vet do a house call to pick up Chocky the bunny because she was so sick I couldn't pick her up myself because I was too distraught, but I really think I can pull myself together for the midwifery course. Apparently there is a new course where I can just study straight midwifery as previously you had to do nursing before-hand. Of course I will figure it all out when the time comes nearer.

WTG with the diet honey! That is great news. Can I ask how much you have to lose because 5kg in ONE week is just brilliant!!!! I was proud that this morning, of the 5kg I lost over having my teeth done I have only put on 0.5kg, I think that's a great effort! I have also been going out riding every morning on my bike with Claudia in the caravan & Jessica rides her big girls bike. We were riding for an hour today, so that's my exercise contribution!

Oh yeah, Harry has brilliant taste with tuna & avocado! That is YUMMY!!! Even better with a slice of cheese & some tomato & cucumber! Delicious!!! Weird he didn't want dinner because Claudia did exactly that the other night too, wouldn't eat a thing!

ME _ Massive WOO HOO for me. Claudia slept last night from 7:30pm - 7:45am!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooooooo rapt cos I really needed some solid sleep!

[Lisa]

Jayne - I considered doing the midwifery only... but as I will be entering as a mature aged student, with no HSC behind me, apparently I will need to show what I have been doing since leaving school. and what relevance it has to me studying midwifery. So, as much as I don't want to do the nursing side, it will be easier for me to get in to... and I can see that it could open up a few more opportunities for me.
As for the weight I have to lose... lets just say it is HEAPS!! 5kgs is a great amount to lose... but my plan has shown for me to have used up my excess fat deposits, and to restore my metabolism, I need to get down to 57kgs... which seems forever away... but I will get there, and be getting healthier at the same time. The funny thing with Cohens is that you're not allowed to exercise if you haven't previously been exercising... so it is strange for me to do my regular thing and still lose weight.
That's awesome that you go out riding everyday!!! The girls must love it. I can't wait for summer to be able to take my kids riding along the lake here... they will love it... we wanna get a caravan thingy for Harrison too... they look like fun

[~Jayne~]

LISA _ 57kg sounds TINY! Are you very short? I am meant to be 65kg (I think!) & that is F O R E V E R away from me too. I am really overweight as well. I look at my wedding pictures & I was 70kg & I wish I could get back there! I looked so much better than what I do now! I'm trying though. I had a gf who did so very, very, very well with Cohens. She looks absolutely amazing now. She must be about 60kg now & she would have been well over 110kg (I think again). It's a great program, so I hear! The caravan is awesome. I picked mine up 2nd hand for $50 & Claudia loves it now. At first it was hard for her to stay upright in it, the way the seats are & she would just lean on Jess, but now that Jessica has a big girls bike with training wheels she wants to ride herself & not go in the caravan. Claudia is sitting in it beautifully now, only the monkey takes her arms out the straps & pushes her face up against the flywire! It's funny. Claudia got one of those bikes with the parental handle & the harness which she also loves. If we are going to a park that's further away, I put her in the caravan but if we're going to a close by one, I put her in her bike. Only I made the mistake of taking her in little slipper socks on her bike & now she can reach the ground she dragged her foot the whole way & ripped the sock, so it's shoes now everytime we go in the bike!

Claudia did the most amazing thing tonight, she was brushing her teeth, well eating the toothpaste off the brush & asking for more & I said to her 'Brush your dollies teeth now' & she actually put the toothbrush up against the dolls mouth & rubbed it backwards & forwards! How's that for understanding! I am worried about her speech though. She is not saying a lot of the words that she was previously & while she is bantering in her own language & trying to join in the songs I sing she isn't talking anywhere near like Jessica did at that age. I'm wondering if I should take her to the CHN?

Love Jayne

[Lisa]

Awww Claudia is so clever!!! I love when you ask them to do something and they do it... it is amazing what they understand huh?

Don't be too worried with her speech just yet... every child is different (I am sure you've heard this a million times!) and as long as she is talking in her language, and trying some words out, I am sure everything will fall into place in no time.

DH and I have looked at getting Harrison one of those bikes... all the ones we have seen that look safe, and the wheels can be turned by the parents, have been pink and girly!!! But, the other day, as we passed by a bike shop, I saw a brilliant boy-ish one in there... so I might have to pop on in and see if the wheels move by the parents, and if it does I'm gonna buy it.

I am 5'3, so I am fairly short... so this is why I am able to get down so small on my plan... I can't imagine being that small... I haven't been that size since high school!!! But, it is possible and I can do it. Cohens is a great program... the food is just normal stuff you have at home, which I liked, no shakes or pills etc... but remembering to go 5hrs between meals can be a hassle for me at times... but it makes me have my breakfast at a decent hour... because I have to stop eating by 9pm... so if I don't eat my breakfast until 9am... that means I can't have lunch until after 2pm, then I can have dinner until after 7pm... and by then I am so hungry and miserable that I would eat anything... so I try to have my breaky at 7, lunch at 12, and dinner when I am hungry, which is usually 6-6:30pm

[Kristy D]

HIi Ladies,

How are we all? I have been a moody irrationla cow this week felt like PMT times 1000!!! Lucky HUbby being a cop is used to dealing with crazy, deranged, psycho people so he has the patience of a saint. I am using the Prgnancy hormones get out of jail free card here!!!!!!

TASHIE - Cracked me up with the not getting laid comment !!! It always helps. Though remember it only takes one, proof is in my tummy now!Are you back from QLD? How was your trip.
RYN - Good luck sweet with you scan, must be very stressful for you.Make ysure you let us know how it all goes.
KYM - Yay for walking and sleeping, what a clever girl.I think the age they are at now is so awesome.
KEL - Have a great trip hon, how exciting. New job sounds great as well.
LISA - Great job hon on the weight loss.ARee the caravan things the little capsules that pull behind the bikes, they look great, would love to get one of those.
JAYNE - Erin really doesnlt say much apart from babble. She says Daddy and Mumma and Duck thats all I can understand at this stage. She talks constantly but not much taht we understand yet. I wouldn't be too worried.

About the teeth. Erin loves a toothbrush and is always shoving it in your mouth, shoudl we be using toothpaste yet? Do you gusy brush there teeth morning and night yet? havdn't thought much about it to I read Jaynes post.

Same old same old with us. Just plodding along.

[~Jayne~]

KRISTY - TBH I only give Claudia the toothpaste because Jessica has it & if I don't put any on Claudia's toothbrush she knows she has missed out & has a tanty over it. LOL. I'm really not sure if the toothpaste is necessary at this age, I think it's more the brushing that is important. I think Jessica was about 2 when we started putting toothpaste on her brush. Oh yeah, are you showing yet & are you finding out what colour you're having? Also, are you going to Murdoch. I'd go & have a baby just to stay at that hospy again. Hehehe, I loved it! It's like a hotel but better because you get fed without having to ring for room service! LOL.

LISA _ Yeah I hear you! I was skinniest when I was at school then, since then I'm like an ever-expanding whale. LOL. There is a really cool red & black bike that is at Target (was advertised about 2-3 weeks ago), I'm not sure if it's the same in all states, but it's the same one as Claudia's but red & black. I only know because my sister is getting one for my nephews birthday. Claudia's is orange, yellow & aqua & it's quite girly, I agree. Claudia loves the bike but the only prob is she gets excited & jiggles the handles so it goes off course. Both of us have dual use of the steering & sometimes she has me nearly side-stepping to make it go straight! LOL.

ME _ I'm really jacked. I was outside hanging washing & the electrician rang to come & install my lights, but he never bothered his backside to ring my mobile & I didn't hear the home phone & so he went over to another job, only about 2 suburbs away & when I rang him back he said he can't come til next week now. I"m really annoyed. I wanted the lights up NOW. I told him not to worry, I'd find somebody else. Would you be annoyed?

Love Jayne xox

[Tashie]

Tobi - So far this holidays
* Eaten Cat Food
* Broke 1 plate and 1 cup
* Got behind TV cabinet and I couldn't get him out
* Got his fingers stuck in the draws heaps of times
* Chased the cat around as much as she will let him
* Drawn all over grandmas printer (only with pencil luckily)
And that's not including all the times that I have put the books back on the bookshelf, DVDs away, stuff back in cupboards and picked up toys from one end of the house to the other.

He also loves the front loader washing machine. He sat and watched his toys go round and round for ages the other day. It was very cute

[Early Kids]

hello!
Just a quick note to let you all know i'm still here! lol. Brendan has 8 teeth now And a reall dribbly monster!!

Not much else happening.

take care!

[Tashie]

Jayne & Lisa - I hear you loud and clear about the weight lose. I was 54kg at school and put on 35kg in my first year of Uni and never been able to shift it. I would love to get down to 60kg before DH gets home and before I get fat again with bub number 2. The shakes are going well. They taste good and I'm not getting hungry, just constipated (not as bad as when I was pregnant though!!). It is hard to stick to it when on holidays though. I went to a friends place for dinner last night and they had pizza for tea and it wasn't even awesome tasting pizza. Such a waste of calories.

Jayne & Kristy - Tobi isn't saying many words either, but you can't shut him up. I have been a bit worried about it, but he seems a bit slower in all of his development, so I think if he gets to 18months and still not saying much, then I will worry. Like your girls, Tobi does seem to understand a lot. The other night we were at a friends place and he was drawing. Pulling out a crayon out of the box and putting it back before he took out another. It was very cute and then he tried to put the lid back on. I told him to use two hands, as it will be easier to put on and he did and got the lid back on.

Jayne & Kristy - They say that you shouldn't use toothpaste until 2 years as they swallow it instead of spitting and too much fluoride for kids can be dangerous. And you should use kid toothpaste until 6 years. I use it every now and then with Tobi. I know that he likes cleaning his teeth with toothpaste better. We only get him to brush (munch on the toothbrush) once a day.

Jayne - I would be jacked too about electrician. I have been having so much trouble getting work done for our unit in Brisbane. No one seems to do a good job anymore or even wants the work. Getting quotes is such a pain.I am wasting so much money on phone calls ringing people that never show up.

Kel & Jayne - Tobi has had a cold now for ages too. Going on 7 weeks. I took him to the doctor as I thought he could be allergic to something but they wont do tests until he turns two. He said to give Tobi some antihistamine. But then a friend said that antihistamines can be really dangerous for under 2years. What do I do? Go by my doctor or by my friend's Dad who is also a doctor? Anyway, I am thinking it could be milk as it started when I stopped breast feeding and put Tobi on more cows milk. But if it only gives him a snotty nose, then I am not going to worry too much. He seems happy and healthy otherwise. What are you guys doing to clear up the nose's in your household?

Ryn - I hope the scan goes well today and don't stress about Liebs, he'll be fine.

Kristy - Being pregnant is the best excuse to get cranky and say all the things you wouldn't normally say. Take advantage and fix all the things you don't like at home or with other people!!!

Lisa - We have one of those caravans too. They are awesome. Tobi loves it. But his helmet doesn't sit on properly and he tries to pull it off a lot. So before a bike ride we have to get him used to it for hour or so first.

My nephew - Well I got to babysit my nephew for a day and I think I have worked out some of their problems for them and Harrison seems a lot happier and sleeping better, which is fantastic. Maybe I should be a midwife too. I would love to become one or a child health nurse, but I wouldn't like the hours. I am thinking of doing financial planning, bank hours seem good to me!!

Take Care everyone. That is enough from me for today. xxx