Babies Born February 2008 #5

[Esme]

LOL Prama, I might skip beetroot until he is toilet trained!!! Today we had a lovely explosive up the back poo; imagine that with beetroot....

Hi Minky, good to hear that you guys are doing really well! Love your photo of Noah; they are growing up so fast aren't they? Sitting up, commando crawling... not too much longer and they will be going to school .

[prama]

LOL - girls, clearly I wasnt thinking when i got beetroot!!!

minky - wow, he's sitting already!

esme - oh gawd, i was thinking before we know it,, they'll be driving!!!

[Sueby]

Hi Everyone,

I am off tomorrow for my weekend of shopping and relaxing

Benjamin said to me today " Mummy if you go to heaven Daddy won't be able to do the housework" Good to see I am appreciated ( I wish he could of said Daddy won't cuddle us as much or tickle us etc)

Have a great weekend everyone I will touch base next week when I am home!!!
Prama -- ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beetroot poo!!!!!!!!!!! You are a classic. At least you warned us

Sue

[prama]

sue - yaaay!!! have a fantastic weekend!!!!!!!! woo hoo!
benjamin's so cute, kid's say the darnest thing.
yes, you are right, it would be nice if they said cuddle/tickle. hopefully daddy will be good/better at house work when you come back....

[Esme]

Yeah Sue!!!!Enjoy your weekend!!!

Prama - please don't start about him driving; thinking of that gives me a heart attack already!

[jenjams]

Have a great weekend Sue. hehehe about Benjamin. Good to see they have their priorities!

Wow Minky..... Comando crawling! Amber is only just doing some good quality sitting up. he is such a cutie.

Prama- Beetroot might be given a miss in this household too!

I might have to go and layby a Wii and Wii fit for Christmas. They are sounding better and better all the time!

Amber got onto her knees very briefly the other day. She then pushed back on her arms and she kind of wormed back a few times until a cabinet stopped her. I then moved her back up to see if she would do it again and she then started whinging and hasnt done it since!

Happy 7 months to those who have gone and to come!

[prama]

jj - amber's sitting!! wow! and she'll be crawling soon.

poopy still command crawls, no sign of sitting up or crawling on all fours.

minky - i bought those mum-mums then it said for 12 mths and above.. so i havent used it yet..

is anyone giving bubs juice.. i saw nutricia's just a hint of juice thing, i dunno if it has too nuch sugar...

[Bun]

Yay Sue, have a fantastic weekend! I love Benjamin's comment - talk about making you feel appreciated!!

prama - ewww, beetroot poo! Remind me not to go there for a while. I am going to try to steer clear of juice for as long as I can, luckily DD seems happy with water and drinks heaps of it.

jen - I love that pic of Amber. She is sooo cute. Catherine has gotten on her hands and feet a couple of times but seems to have forgotten how to do it! Sooo frustrating. She is doing some pretty good sitting on her own at the moment too, and rather than learning to crawl she seems to be just rolling to get where she wants!

minky - Good to hear from you. I can't believe how grown up Noah is! I think I may have to find some disposable bibs too. I am also running out all the time and they get sooo messy. We have a mat under the high chair too but sometimes she manages to flick the food across the room, the little terror!

[*MinKy*]

Goodmorning!

Hi Bun! Yeh those mats are great.....until bubs works out how to sneeze and cough with a mouth full of food towards the carpet thats not covered...lol..

Hi Prama! Those mum-mums go all soft pretty much when bubs bites a bit off, I dont think Noah has ever gagged on them, he gets bored with the normal rusks, but loves these ones! I had the same worries as you re: being for 12 months but when I saw a friends bub chomping away on them, I gave it a go!

Hi Sue! I hope you are having a brilliant weekend!!!!

Hi Esma! Ooohh what a scray thought!! School!!! This time last year and we were pregnant!! Where has the year gone??

OKay better go, the washing machine is beeping madly at me....I dont think its happy..lol

[*MinKy*]

Hi Prama, I havent tried the juices yet...might have a look at them though just to get an idea of whats available, will prob stick with water for a bit longer..

Hi Jen, has Amber gotten back up on her knees ? I love watching them try, they look so cute!!

Hope you have all had a great weekend! We had a lazy one again...

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hello lovely gorgeous mummies.
I'm still here just not very good at popping in.
Alex and I are doing great, but I'm battling at the moment and despite the fact I know I am doing a good job I feel like I am failing as a mum, a partner, a daughter and a friend; a LOT of the time, so I am trying to take things day by day. My patience is wearing very thin and I feel horrible.

We are still breastfeeding, but I am struggling. I want to breastfeed, but I don't feel good about it anymore. I'm just hoping it's a temporary thing. Last night I desperately needed a break so he had his first lot of formula. I think, I achieved a lot exclusive for six months and three weeks so I should be proud, and now if I have to comp feed to keep me sane and give me some me time once eveyr now and then maybe it is a good tool to helping with my PND, I am not sure.
We have two teeth, the second one took about three weeks of teary days, nights and misery to finally cut through, but it's here.
Alexander is enjoying solids to bits, but I have slowed down a bit as I think it has been making him sleep worse, the last three nights has been better so we'll see how things go. He will still have something if he sees us eating though otherwise he screams. He is getting rather good at throwing tantrums already .
Finally got our first roll at 5 1/2 months and I think in total it has probably happened ten times - he also took to crawling backwards, but stopped that too. He sits up which he enjoys but for the rest of it he seems a lot like he is just waiting until he can get on his feet and go.

Sorry for the selfish post, i feel like thats what im always doing in here. Will try come in more frequently again. Hope all the mum bubbas are well

[prama]

ash - you have done a fantastic job bf-ing alexander!!! i didnt manage to do much at all, still doing bf abt twice, three times a day, just to keep going. I think my PND isnt helping my bf...
is comp feeding giving you a bit more rest as anthony can feed him too?

sounds like he's going to be doing rolling, crawling and sitting all at the same time!!!

looking fwd to seeing you in Nov.

take care lots of love,

[*MinKy*]

Crikey Ash, 6 months bf exclusively is FANTASTIC!!! You out did me by 4 months....hahaha....good on you babe! Make sure you do whats right for you too, dont feel guilty about giving him a formula feed if you need too... It sounds like Alexander is a gorgeous lil bub!! With two teeth!!! Nice!!

Take Care!!

[Jacki]

Hi all
Boy o boy have I been slack. I have been managing to read all of your posts and have been keeping up with you all but haven't seemed to get the time to post.

Firstly immunisations threw DS for a bit with unsettled sleeping, waking heaps every night then he cold a terrible cold which developed into croup so you can imagine how bad his sleeps were and DH and I were exhausted then my parents came for a visit from Sydney and then we renovated the kitchen and family area so poor little bubs didn't know whether he was coming or going.

I was rocking, patting etc etc him to sleep all the time and now seems to have forgotten how to self settle so trying desperately to sort that out. I can't bear to leave him to cry so god only knows how I can fix it.

DS has managed to do a bit of rolling - back to front - but no idea how to get back again. Gets a bit whingy so I put him back only for him to roll again. No teeth yet. Sits really well unsupported but partial to the odd face plant ! He is a real chatterbox at the moment and loves squealing and laughing. Friends told me that 6 - 9 months is a great age and I totally agree.

DS is loving solids and having 3 meals a day and I am still breastfeeding. Still having 3 sleeps a day but occasionally only has 2 and is staying awake sometimes over 3 hours. Had him weighed at 7months and he was 9.3kgs (my back and upper body is sore most of the time from lifting !)

That's us in a nutshell.
Sorry for long post and no personals I am way too far behind but will keep up from now (I promise)
.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Prama you should be so proud to be stll going, I know how much you struggled at the start, I'm so thrilled for you that you kept it up - that is really inspiring, congratulations!
I am hoping that the occasional FF will give me a much needed break... I don't know what's normal but I have spent less than five hours away from Alexander since he was born... which I'm guessing isn't really that much. The other bonus is that it will be good to know I can enjoy my birthday dinner and drinks on Saturday and not worry about expressing / BAC of breastmilk, as he takes to the bottle and back to the breast just fine.

Minky, Noah is looking gorgoeus!! Is that curly hair? What a cutie!!!

Jacki - Sorry to hear about losing the self-settling, we seem to be seeing that too. He's not too bad, but there are sometimes when i have to hold his hands and pat him until he sleeps. Immunisastions drive me freaking bonkers because they always come at a time where we finally have a nice, solid routine going. Nice weight!! Alex was 8kg at 6 months.

Don't they pack it on the second they start solids? LOL! Alex has the chubbiest little legs and feet it's so cute and poke-able!

[katkins]

Hey girls, good to see everyone's bubs are doing so well!!!!! And the pics! Oh my we have cuties in here! Prama, that beetroot poop was soooo funny. My girls haven't even tried it yet! Oh well. Solids 3 times a day here. One tooth. Second almost thru and I'm lucky, he's not fussy when teething. He's sitting very very well and lowers himself onto his tum when he wants to. He moves forward and backwards a little commando style, but I wouldn't say commando crawling just yet.... My fave thing is he claps and sings to himself and along with me when we sing songs. Sooo cute! He's still a ranga boy and I LOVE it!!!
Wow at the acheivements of these little ones hey?!

And I so hear u on PND prama and Ash. I am suffering too. Am on Cipramil and god has it helped! The world is not a dark place I have to hide from or run away from anymore. I can't explain how dark and useless things felt before. Am so greatful to be feeling better. I hope things get better for u both *hugest hugs*

[prama]

kerrie - so good to hear from you!!
bryce is a clever boy! i cant get lakshman to clap yet, he just gets excited when i clap and flaps his arms everywhere.

PND - thanks, ive joined the depression and anxiety thread and it's so nice to talk to otehr mum who are going thru the same thing.

jacki - yeah, lakshman's routine was allover the place, we are slowly getting him back, hope soon. my bet is that as soon as he's back, he will change again.

ash - enjoy your time out!! I still havent had a good drink yet. cos he's been unsettled at night lately, i havent had a drink, as i was bf-ing in the middle of the night to soothe him. but he's getting better at night, so would love a drink soon. ive only taken a sip once or twice, and had a drink on the flight back, cos i just sooo wanted it, and lakshman slept thru it..
now im thirsty!! lol and it's 3.30 in the afternoon!

[Jacki]

Ash - enjoy the birthday drinks this weekend. You definately deserve a couple.

I am a bit partial to having a half a glass of wine with my dinner at night. I feed DS around 7.30pm and then don't feed him again until around 7.00am so guess that's OK.

Hey Kerrie - good to see you. Bryce sounds like he is going great with his crawling and singing and clapping. DS is only just really starting to be aware of his body and realising he can do more than just lay on his back. However I am in NO hurry for him to start crawling etc.