Babies Born January 16th ~ 31st 2009 #3

[Shanti]

Hi girls!!!

I just realised it's been 10 days since I posted in here !! Time gets away...

It's my birthday tomorrow... I'll be 28!!! far out....
I'm meeting a friend for lunch (sushi yum) and then in the afternoon another friend will be visiting us with her little 8mth old boy! Then in the evening DH and I will order some Indian take away! Mmmm....

Ava is doing great.... so strong. She's a real little squealer she loves the sound of her voice and chatters away. A real chatterbox just like her Mummy She smiles at anyone who looks at her too... a real cutie!! We are so in love!!

OK gotta go. Time for a dream feed! Hope you're all going well and all your bubba's are nice and healthy. RunnerMum and I met up on Monday and went for a coffee and then had a walk together with the prams along the beach! It was nice!

Hope to get on this weekend for personals!!!

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Ren hope you have a great day and get spoilt rotten

[dee81]

Hi Girls,
Renee sent me a pm and i thought that i better drop in and let u all know what has been going on sorry that i haven't been in to do an update but back at work full time again and life has been busy with ivf appointments etc we do our last FET this month then we are going to have a 3-6mth break for a bit of our time for me and DH. Lovely to see you are all going along well and i will try and post more often to keep you all updated.

[DisGirl]

Hi Dee, great to hear from you Please keep us updated from time to time, I know life can get crazy busy and it's hard to find time to log on.

Ren, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you had a fabulous day

Jared is doing great. He slept much better last night after a couple of nights when he was up two or three times for a feed! It was like having a newborn again! He's still growing, which is just amazing. He's the same length as his 11 month old cousin. He's so strong and loves to stand or sit. Doesn't like to lie down or be treated like a baby He is totally in love with his big brother and can't take his eyes off him. Whenever he catches Ben's eye he totally cracks up like he's trying to impress him. They make me laugh every day.

Okay, gotta run. The oompa is asking for a feed

Just quickly.. is anybody going to do baby signing? We used it with Ben and found it REALLY useful. He even invented some of his own signs that he uses now when he says the word. I've already started signing 'milk' to Jared and he thinks it's hilarious

[Shanti]

Thanks girls!!! Had a great birthday!!! DH and Ava spoilt me

Dis - tell me more about this baby sign language... where can i read about it? I have heard about it before but don't know much about it.
Dee - thanks for letting us know how you are going! Good luck with the next FET... I hope this is it... otherwise the break will do you and your DH good. Maybe after that, some great news
Ella - thank you for the message! How's little Ella going?

Eeek! It's late... off to bed.

[DisGirl]

Ren, Baby sign language is really cool! I used Baby Hands by Jackie Durnin, which gives some basic signs, perfect for little ones. I didn't start using it with Ben until he was 11 months old, but before he was one he could sign 'finished', 'more', 'eat', and 'drink'. REALLY useful since their vocal ability takes a lot longer to mature than their comprehension. We started using it when we were all getting frustrated with Ben trying to tell us stuff and us not understanding him. It made for a much more relaxed family. I think Jackie has a website, maybe just do a search for Baby Hands, I'm sure you'll find it
Apparently it leads to better vocab skills as the kids get older too. I've been told by a lot of people that Ben speaks very well for a boy of his age, so maybe they're right

Us, we had a wonderful night last night. Jared slept from 10pm until 5am without a peep. Then slept until 9:30. I'm feeling really good today! We have a nephew's birthday party this evening and soccer tomorrow, and that's it for the weekend I like quiet weekends

[caiden'smummy]

Hey all.

I know its old news now but if anyones interested I finally finfished my birth story I have posted it in the "birth stories" section..(makes sense doesnt it haha) Its called Caiden James etc...

Be back soon!

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Thanks girls!!! Had a great birthday!!! DH and Ava spoilt me

Dis - tell me more about this baby sign language... where can i read about it? I have heard about it before but don't know much about it.
Dee - thanks for letting us know how you are going! Good luck with the next FET... I hope this is it... otherwise the break will do you and your DH good. Maybe after that, some great news
Ella - thank you for the message! How's little Ella going?

Eeek! It's late... off to bed.

Glad to hear you had a great bday Ren

Ella is doing really well still sleeping thru and she is now rolling which is great but also sad for me because it means she's growing too quickly - I have also started her on solids which she is loving - How is Miss Ava going?

[LuckyStar]

Ella_Bear: That is a beautiful photo of DD!!

[runnermum]

hi there ladies!!

it has been ages since I last posted too!! WE are just loving our life with our little girl and Logan just cannot get enough of his little sister!!

Yes, Ren and I caught up - it was great - lovely weather, great company and yummy food, hey, but you stole my peg!!! He, he!!! Happy Birthday to YOU Ren!!! Ahh...you are so young...

Well, training is going well now, since the calf has decided to heal. WEnt for a 18km run on Saturday and then hubby and I went out for a 35km ride ride on sunday....babysitter comes now every second Sunday morning. This weekend I am going to do a 25km 'fun run' (not fun for some, but for me? yes!). With all this activity I have lost a little bit more weight and now only 1.5kgs off my post baby weight....But that last bit will stay on until I finish breastfeeding....in the meantime I have eaten anything I want (yes, hate me BUT really it is the running 7 days a week!).

Amara is almost 4 months and a real little cubby girl... I am so in love with her..