Babies Born February 2008 #7

esme - wow, sounds like baby sign language is a really good thing. DD tells us what she wants by pointing at things (we call it her Magic Pointy Finger - she points, she gets!), but it's hard when she can't see what she wants to point at it! Re the baby car seat, ours can be reclined slightly so it makes it easier for sleep. You will probably find though that he will be able to sleep in it anyway, I am always amazed at the positions babies can sleep in! I remember when DD first got her top teeth and after a feed you could see marks on my bbs where her teeth were. Luckily we haven't had too much trouble with biting here. My bbs went from a 12B to 12C and when I got fitted recently for new bras, they were still a 12C but I think when I stop feeding they will get smaller :(. DH has been terrified of my bbs since I was 19 wks preggers and they started leaking so I'm not sure if he will be interested after I finish feeding, I think he sees them as DD's property now!

sue - thanks for the info re Twilight books. We don't have a Big W here so I may look for them online or else go back to Kmart. Thanks for the offer re the movie, I will PM you! Tomorrow we start the settling in process at DC, I think I stay there with her the first time, then the next time I stay in the building in case of problems, but not where she can see me, and then I start leaving her longer after that. I hardly remember what I used to do on my own without her, and since I don't know many people here I don't know how I will keep myself busy until I find a job! I will def go to the gym and maybe have a coffee on my own?? It's funny not even remembering how you used to pass the time before a baby came along!

sonya - big big :hug: sweetie. I know I will feel exactly the same when I stop feeding. It's so hard - on the one hand it must be great to have your body back, but on the other hand, it is so so sad! I really need to wean DD soon but am struggling with it. You did a fantastic job feeding him for so long and to continue until he wanted to wean is fantastic. YOu enjoy having a few guilt-free bevies and remember you will be able to do it all again with your next bub!

sonya - you have done so well, bf-ing exclusively for so long.. so many dont get this far, and you have, and you didnt stop it on your own. z decided he wanted too. so he was ready for it. but it must be a bit of a shock.. and something you werent ready for. it's hard. i know i will be sad when poopy weans himself too.

we havent had a good couple of days. poopy has had a fever of 39 degrees on and off. we took him to the gp and he also has a chest infection and gave some antibiotics. he doesnt want to eat.. he seems fine at day care in the morning but gets crook in the afternoon. he also has red spots on his face and a small blister at the corner of the mouth and sore throat. if his fever doesnt get better, i want to take him to westmead children's hossy to check if it's foot and mouth etc.
steve's taking tomorrow off to look after him, ironically i have a first aid training tomorrow but only from 8.30 to 4. if it was a normal work day i would have stayed home.
yes, it's certainly been pouring here, one t hing after another since january....

Just a quick one from me. I did a big post yesterday but it was eaten up!

For anyone who knew NikW from when we were belly buddies, she had her baby yesterday. Another little princess they called Skye Nicole. A beautiful name for a beautiful princess!

Good Morning Girls,

how is everyone? It has been a bit quiet!
Congrats to NicW on her new baby girl!

My poor DD has croup. We went away for one night without the children on Saturday and she developed a cough by Sunday she was worse, I took her into work yesterday to see one of the Dr's and she is on steroids ( he he ) to reduce the inflammation. She has got a really husky voice, and the barky cough. Hopefuuly she will be better today. I have to work again this afternoon and then am off for a few days. DS1 also spent most of the night in our bed after a nightmare so I am a very tired Mummy.

Prama -- hope poopy is a bit better. He has had a rough trot poor little man.
Bun -- how did Thursday go???

OK need more coffee
Hello to everyone else
What is everyone doing for Easter????

BBL
SUE

morning hun..
it was quiet as BB was down all weekend :(

poor sophie.. hope she gets better soon. poopy's also had a bit of a sore throat but he's much much better now!!

off to get my cup of tea.

Hi all,

Sue - Jasper has croup too... Same deal; went out Friday night, woke up Sat night with a barky cough. He was on steroids too and is a lot better now. It is a pity bubs tends to share every virus he gets with me, so I have been quite fluey for the last couple of days. Last night we had him in our bed for most of the night because he didn't want to get back to sleep because of teething... Know how you feel :hug:. We are going to Canberra to DP's S and BIL for Easter, quite looking forward to that.

Prama - Good to hear Poopy is so much better!!

Time to get tea happening...

Hi girls, I have been so busy the last few weeks.

It's sad to hear you all had croup too. Jake had it 6 months ago and it took ages to shake. Every cold he got, even the small colds, he had a barking sound to his cough.

I have just had a photo party with 12 kids in the house at one time. Since then I have had a very sore shoulder blades from lifting kids. (inc my 15 kg son) i cant seem to shake it. Im just been so sore.

Has anyone been bed shopping? Im giving Tara's wooden sleigh bed to Jake, and getting her a new white bed. I have found two I like, but am finding it hard to pick between the two. I might post them on facebook. Maybe you guys could help me?


Sorry for the selfish post, but DS is calling already. I think he wants breakfast. This time change from daylight savings is causing us drama.


I LOVE ALL THE NEW PHOTO'S of the kids.



Catch you

Thanks girls for the in put on the beds. I do loved the one at the bedbarn, but it would help to actually see the beds in person, not just off a piece of paper. Have you guys started looking at beds? I need Jake's cot for my sister in June, and it takes 6-8 weeks to get a bed in when ordered.

i thot he coudl stay in his cot till his 7.. lol..
he's too wriggly at this stage for a bed, maybe next year?
sometimes i wish i could get into teh cot w him, instead of having him in our bed when he wakes up at 5 or when he's sick. that way i can sleep better and not keep waking up to make sure the covers arent over him or we havent rolled on him...

can everyone please reset their moods

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...your-mood.html

What she didnt say...... was to click your user name with the dot becide it on you post. eg.. 2 Please. Then when it comes up with your profile, click on your mood setting on the top right corner. It should drop down and on the right hand have reset in small letters. If you dont understand give me a yell. It took me awhile to work out where to access you mood to change it.

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Morning Everyone,
I haven't really thought of a bed for DD yet! The boys were in beds by the time they were 20months but they got up a lot to start with. I am also going for a white bed for DD have already bought a doona cover he he.

2please -- how is your shoulder? You might have stretched a ligament or muscle or something? Hope its better soon.

Sonya -- how are you?? Where are you???

Esme -- have a lovely Easter break in Canberra.

Bun -- how are you??

Well it is my Dad's birthday today so we will be going to see him later. We were thinking of talking the children to the Dinosaur exhibition at Melbourne Museum tomorrow but we have had very norty boys at our house.
I think we will just have a relaxing easter break at home and visit some family on Sunday.

Hope you are all well stay safe if you are driving

Happy Easter

Sue

thanks karlie...
ive reset my profile now there's none to choose from...
they told us to reset but not how to get it back...

So Jen, how did your wedding go? Congrats to you and Ben.:dance:
Have you heard from Nik?

Happy easter to all you girls. I hope the kids had a great time filled to the brim with sugar.lol.

Bye

Hi all!!

Hope you all had a lovely easter and ate heaps of choccy! We are back in (BB) town! Had an absolute ball in Canberra with the whole family. Jasper just loved all the attention from his aunties, uncles, nanna and grandpa and he played really well with his five cousins. He travelled quite well, so I think we will be out and about a bit more often now.

Prama- Canberra is great; we went to the botanical gardens for a walk; just beautiful.

Jen - Congrats!! Hope you had a lovely day!

Karlie - How are your shoulders? I find that a trip to the physio usually clears it up for a while. Did you buy Tara's bed yet? Jasper is still way too wriggly for a bed. I tried putting a sheet and blanket in his cot, but the first thing he does is crawl from under it...

Sue - Did you get to go to the dinosaur exhibition? I can't wait to do all those things with Jasper. Hope you had a good easter.

Have a good day everyone!

esme - glad you had a good time!! so nice, jasper is one lucky fellow!!
was looking at the website for canberra yest, yup, the botanical gardens look good. it will be nice to have a picnic, i hope it wont be too cold.

poopy's teh same, too wriggly, he often does a 180 in his cot, maybe 360, back to normal in the morning. ive gone in the middle of the night and seen him asleep facing the opposite side!

ooh the dinasaur exibition would have been great! same cant wait to do that w poopy. i want to go to the science exhibition in canberra too. it would be great if he could understand it..

i've put a couple of pix of poopy in his easter had on fb.. it was hard taking those pix and trying to keep the hat on!!

oh esme - how far is it fr your place to canberra? did you pack a lot of food for jasper?
it's 3 hrs for us, im thinking we should make several batches of stuff, just in case.

Prama - it is a four hour drive for us. We timed to leave when he was due for a sleep, so he slept for about 1.5 hours. I took some cheese diced up, some slices of raisin toast and a couple of jars of custard and a few cheap new toys. We had one nappy change stop with a bit of time for him to walk around and he was fine for most of the time. The way back was a bit different as he fell asleep straight away in the car, but we had to stop soon after for petrol and lunch for us, so he slept only 45 min. This wasn't quite enough after four days of not enough sleep and too much excitement, so he was quite cranky but didn't really crack it until the last 10 minutes of the trip. The Wiggles CD came in handy as it distracted him a couple of times, and extra stops to let him walk around. I also gave him his cuddlies when he was ready to sleep, so he just snuggled up and dropped off.

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't posted in so long - we ran out of internet quota so I have felt very out of the loop! I hope all had a great easter. We went to Melbourne for the weekend. Travelling really isn't the same with a baby but we had a good time anyway! We often make the trip to Melb with DD (a three hour drive) and usually try and time it around her nap time. The last time we drove to Melb DD slept almost the entire way but this time she refused to sleep at all! In fact, for the entire weekend she barely slept! I think she gets too excited with so many new things happening. On Sat we drove to Melb, spent the day out and about and finally drove to the hotel at 10pm and she was still partying on dancing in her car seat! Gees, I have no idea where this child gets her energy from.

prama - I usually bring lots of grapes for a long car trip, as well as biccies, cheese, a sandwich, milk and toys - basically as much as possible to keep her happy! I find even a short stop can help with a cranky bub. I also dance and sing in the car to distract her if she is really cranky, which, although embarrassing, does help!

esme - glad to hear you had a great time in Canberra. Sounds like Jasper was a very good little boy!

jen - congrats! I knew you were engaged but didn't know you were getting married on the weekend! I can't wait to hear all about it.

sue - thank you so much for the Twilight movie, I can't wait! Is it best to read the books first or watch the movie first? Did you end up going to the dinosaur museum?

sonya - how are you going?

karlie - did you find a bed? I don't think DD will ever be ready for a bed at the rate she's going - she just can't keep still!

esme - how is the weaning going? DD has decided to drop her before bed feed so we are now down to just one feed in the morning and occasionally one overnight if she wakes up. I hardly even have any milk left now. DH wants to start TTC#2 and since AF has not come back yet, he is keen for me to wean DD so we can start TTC#2. I am not sure if I am ready yet though. I think I will wait and see what happens and if DD drops the morning feed on her own, and then if she is still going at 18 mths and I still have no AF then I may start to cut the morning feed. It is so hard - in a way it will be great to have my body back but at the same time it feels so sad to wean her - she is not my baby anymore!!

bun - glad you had a good time in melb. yes, you pack so much more when you travel w a bub, and i for one, spend most of the time worrying abt poopy's food, play etc. more focused on him than relaxing and enjoying. yeah, and as they get older there's so much more to see and do, and they wont sleep no matter how exhausted they are!!
poopy's already starting to lie on the floor and cry but only for a few seconds, only cos there's other stuff he wants to do. tanties are coming soon!!
yes, I'll pack heaps of stuff, nibbles and jar stuff will make it easy.

how exciting to hear you are TTC-ing!!!
steve said the other day maybe have a baby next may.. but i dont think i want to yet. maybe later next year. im already so exhausted chasing after lakshman, cant imagine doing it when pg. not that it will make much difference next year when i'm 37!!
this is sooo exciting!!!!

bun - glad you had a good time in melb. yes, you pack so much more when you travel w a bub, and i for one, spend most of the time worrying abt poopy's food, play etc. more focused on him than relaxing and enjoying. yeah, and as they get older there's so much more to see and do, and they wont sleep no matter how exhausted they are!!
poopy's already starting to lie on the floor and cry but only for a few seconds, only cos there's other stuff he wants to do. tanties are coming soon!!
yes, I'll pack heaps of stuff, nibbles and jar stuff will make it easy.

how exciting to hear you are TTC-ing!!!
steve said the other day maybe have a baby next may.. but i dont think i want to yet. maybe later next year. im already so exhausted chasing after lakshman, cant imagine doing it when pg. not that it will make much difference next year when i'm 37!!
this is sooo exciting!!!!

Bun - Jasper had his last bf on Sat night...boohoo... he refused that one, so I thought that might be a good start. Since then he has been having his sippy cup with water and a special book we read. He hasn't had any problems with weaning, but I do feel a bit sad. It will be nice to have my bb's/body back for a while and to get this breast lump sorted before we start ttc #2 (hopefully in Aug/Sep this year). It sounds like Catherine is a very energetic little girl! Does she get cranky at all when she is up for this long? Jasper starts to hit and throw hissy fits when he gets too tired.

when do you get the lump checkedout again, esme?
oohh i love jasper's new pix!! he's so handsome!

over the weekend, poopy was so tired and as soon as i cradled him to sleep, he would wriggle and fight and cry. and when i put him down, he has this big smile and wants to walk everywhere. pick him up againg and trashing himself in my arms, even steve's. he hit us in the throat very hard. finally i just held him so hard and patted his bottom and he fell asleep. he was all sweaty from the fighting.
gosh, so much more to come!!! doesnt help they are getting heavier and heavier, does it!

Prama - have to have an US two weeks after weaning and a follow up drs appointment to see what the next plan is going to be.
Jasper's new pic is in the botanical gardens in Canberra. He just couldn't get enough of the plants; he wanted to touch them all!
It is hard when they are overtired, isn't it? Jasper just screams and screams; the quickest way to get him to sleep is putting him in his cot and pat his bottom or rub his back, but sometimes he is so tired, he just keeps throwing himself around. If that is the case I just get him up for 5 to 10 mins and give him something to drink and try again...

cant wait to go to the botanical gardens!!
ive tried w the water and he pushes it away, but i havent tried it when ive got him back on the floor. thansk for the trip. will try that!
i keep telling him that he can stay up and i will sleep but he doesnt seems say anything to it!

will be thinking of you when you have ur US.. xoxo

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i keep telling him that he can stay up and i will sleep but he doesnt seems say anything to it!

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:ROFL:Lol, you make me laugh, Prama!

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will be thinking of you when you have ur US.. xoxo

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Thanks!!

lol - esme, I'd happily get into his cot and sleep without any disturbances!! (esp. no Steve's snoring!!)

Lol, Prama, I should try that too!!!!

prama - we are not TTC yet, DH would just like to be! I would rather wait until Aug/Sept (same as Esme) and anyway, there is no way it would happen yet anyway with my body in hiatus!

esme - I am glad to hear that Jasper weaned without any trouble, but I can understand you feeling sad. I hope all is clear at the u/s. DD usually gets cranky if she is overtired and if we were at home she would be horrible if she were that tired, but when we are out somewhere different she is so interested in everything around her that she doesn't get cranky, she just keeps on going and going! I love the new pic of Jasper. I really should update my pic of DD one of these days.

Good morning everyone,

We had a shocker of a night last night. DS1 up at 1am put back to bed. DD awake with temperature at 2am went back to sleep at 3am. DS2 up at 4am put back to bed. DD awake at 5.30 am back to sleep at 6.30am and DS1 & 2 up and ready to go at 7am. I am so tired :doh::wall:

We also have a birthday party this afternoon at 2pm and now I don't know whether to wake DD up or not. GRRRR

Bun -- your disc is in the mail! I watched the movie first and then read the book. I liked the movie but enjoyed it more after i read the book. There is just so much more emotion in the book which doesn't come across as much in the first part of the movie. Still love it though.
We did go to the Museum and saw the Dinosaur exhibiton, DS1 loved it but DS2 got sick as we arrived with croup so he didn't enjoy the day at all. It was a good day though.

Prama -- love the Easter hat , Lakshman is so handsome.

Esme -- i too love your new pic.

Have a good day
I am already up to my 2nd coffee of the day hoping it will kick in soon :D

BBL Sue

Big :hug: Sue! Hopefully tonight is going to be better for you. In the meantime just keep up the coffee; wonderful stuff! I hear you on trying to coordinate sleep times with activities; for us it never quite works out the way I intended; hope you have more luck. Hope you enjoy the party. Love your new pic of Sophie; so cute!

Bun - How is Catherine going at DC? Is she adapting well? And how are you coping? Re Catherine taking the cheese of her sandwich; would she eat grilled cheese on toast? That would make it pretty hard to remove the cheese from the bread ;).

Nothing much happening here. Jasper is making the transition to 1 daysleep. We are enjoying getting out and about in the morning, but I have to say I miss my morning coffee/BB break (my chance to wake up properly). We are also enjoying our trips to the park, especially now the weather is so nice. He loves the swing and the slide.

That's it for now. Have a lovely day everyone!

Hi girls,

Holly cow Sue, did you get to catch up with sleep last night?

Bun, If DH got his way all the time I would always be pregga's.

Esme, I wish Jake would sleep once a day. I feel every time I go out he's due for another sleep soon.

I bought the taylor bed from the bed barn. Its great. Tara's getting a new doona cover today. Its a Hiccups one called Gipsy dancer. Very very bright colours with dancing girls and bold flowers.

My shoulder is almost better. It still stuffs my sleep at night though.

Oops, Jakes smashing something again. His been chewing the wooden blinds, and putting teeth marks all over the joint.


Ahhh, better go.

Bye

Hi guys! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.

jen - how are you going? Are you back from your honeymoon?

karlie - he he, it's funny how clucky our DHs can get isn't it? I always assumed it would be me hassling him for kids but it is exactly the opposite! I would like a little time with my body to myself for a change - not being pg and not BFing, but I don't think DH understands! I think he just loves that DD runs up to him with her hands in the air wanting a big cuddle when he gets home from work every night and he pictures having lots of kids doing that!

esme - DC is still going real bad. She just screams the whole time I leave her. We are now just going in as often as possible for a play while I stay with her to build her confidence and we will then try leaving her again and will see how she goes. Sigh. Grilled cheese on toast works well with DD sometimes, but other times she won't even taste it - she is such a fussy eater!

sue - what a nightmare of a night you had! I hope you have caught up on some sleep now. I can't wait for the disc to arrive, yay! I think I will watch the movie first as I haven't had a chance to buy the books yet. How is DS2 now?

Our new house settles today and we can't wait to move in. We have had friends and their bub staying with us over the weekend and this house is just too small. The new place will be much better. We are getting the floorboards sanded and repolished over the next couple of days and move in on Thurs. Can't wait! We will have no phone and internet for the next few days so have a great week everyone if I don't get online again. Hopefully we will have the internet back soon or I will suffer some major BB withdrawals!

quick one fr me..

esme - poopy has moved to the toddler room in dc now and they also do 1 sleep. he has been doing 1 big day sleep in dc for a while but does 2 small sleeps at home.

karlie - hope the shoulder pain goes away, have you gone for a massage?

bun - so sorry to hear abt DC. poopy cried at the start and i used to feel so horrid. he's adjusted now and he's very very happy there. there ar 2 brothers there, 2 and 3 who cry ever single morning. but the carers said after an hr or so they are happy and very settled and cry when they have to go home!

Hi everyone!

Very, very quiet in here...

Karlie - Good to hear your shoulder is better. It sounds like Jake is turning into a little beaver!

Bun - so sorry to hear Catherine finds it difficult to adjust to DC. Lucky you don't have to go to work just yet and have the chance to build up her confidence. I love your new pic; she is so cute! I wish we could get all the bubs together; would love to see them (and all the mums of course) in real life. I hope the move went ok and you are all settled in YOUR new place.

Prama - Glad to hear Poopy loves his DC now; makes it easier on you. How are you going atm? Feeling a bit better?

Lol, Jasper has started saying 'pa' for park now, he doesn't want to stay at home anymore he keeps asking to go to the park! This is going to be interesting with winter coming up. Might have to buy him a cubby/slide for the backyard, so he can go outside for short bursts when it is really cold. I don't think I would cope with him being inside all day...

esme - lol.. jasper knows what he wants now! yeah, some days poopy gets cabin fever and we either let him walk around the backyard or sit on the front lawn and look at the birds and cars go by.
cubby/slide is a great idea!! he can runaround and tire himself :D

am sick yet again..hv the day off. i thought i was going to collapse at work yest

esme - lol.. jasper knows what he wants now! yeah, some days poopy gets cabin fever and we either let him walk around the backyard or sit on the front lawn and look at the birds and cars go by.
cubby/slide is a great idea!! he can runaround and tire himself :D

am sick yet again..hv the day off. i thought i was going to collapse at work yest

Prama - Are you catching all the daycare germs too? :hug: Look after yourself, hun, stay in bed for as long as you can manage. Hope you feel better soon.

thansk esme - germs going around in the office too. my colleagues, their partners etc all sick too.

back at work today but brain's fuzzy.. sigh..
one more day at work.
we want to go to dawn service but will see how the weather is like...

Hi ladies,

Just a quick one here seeing as I have a bit to catch up on. Thanks everyone on the wedding wishes. We had a great day and the weather was great too.
I'm loving all the new pics of the kids.
Prama- I am hoping you are on the mend now.
Oh dear I forget what else exactly everyone said.

Hi to mums and little ones.

I have a question about beds... When does everyone think of moving their little ones to a toddler bed? Amber I was sure she would be in the cot for a long time but now I am not so sure. Last night she ended up in our bed at about1130 and wouldnt go back into her own bed yet she loved being in bed with us. I am putting it down to teething but I dont know..... What is everyone else doing?

Now I am back and into the swing of things again I shall be back on here more frequently.