Babies Born January 16th ~ 31st 2009 #3

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

what do you do about biting on the nipple?? ahh........sorry, but Amara has been doing this a fair bit, which our son did not.

Runner - Ella does the same thing and with two tiny sharp teeth it is extremely painful - i take her off the bbs as soon as she does it and in a "stern" voice, say "Ella no biting" - and she looks at me, smiles, and latches back on beautifully - she's only bitten me twice but it HURT!!

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Shanti - just had to say that you ticker pic of Miss Ava is just GORGEOUS!! she looks like a little Cupie Doll!!

[LuckyStar]

Nice to hear from you again Runner! Have fun with the pumpkin this weekend!

Talking about photos.....I just uploaded some of D crawling on facebook if anyone is interested. I tend to spend more time on there these days keeping in touch with family and friends. I LOVE looking at photos so if I haven't added you to my facebook and you are keen, pm me and I will send you my name/username.

Take care everyone,
xx

ETA: Loving my new ticker! AND check out the weight loss counter....going down! Finally got started on my challenge!

[LuckyStar]

hehe....name change! It's me....orangefeather!

[Shanti]

Shanti - just had to say that you ticker pic of Miss Ava is just GORGEOUS!! she looks like a little Cupie Doll!!

Awww thank you!!! I agree she is our gorgeous little baby doll! Everyone comments on her big blue eyes... she has her Daddy's eyes!! thanks for that lovely comment.
I love your new pic of Ella, she is very adorable.... we have both done well

Luckystar - i wondered who you were for a minute!!! lol I'm on facebook more these days too than BB. I'll PM you my name. i dont think i have you as a friend yet.

[DisGirl]

Hi ladies!

It took me a while to figure out your new name Orange/Luckystar!

I've had the biting of the bbs too. I'm a bit to scared to say "NO!" too sternly because I did that with Ben when he was 11.5 months old and he then refused the breast for a week, I gave him EBM but he never wanted bbs again Of course, I might have been a bit louder then since he had a LOT of teeth by that stage and it brought me to tears because it hurt so much. The problem is that now I say 'No biting!" to Jared and he just laughs at me! Little bugger!

Solids are going okay here. Jared isn't terribly fussed either way. He'll have them sometimes and not at others, but that's fine with me. He still bfs like a champ so I'm not worried. He's such a mummy's boy though. I filled in at indoor netball this week, fed him before I went, was gone only an hour and a half and still came back to an upset and starving bubba. He hates it when I'm not around. It's so exhausting! He even has days where he won't go to anybody else, even DH! Drives me batty since, carrying him around is so tiring. It won't last forever though, and it is a bit nice sometimes that he loves his mummy so much!

We are starting swimming lessons on Thursday, I can't wait! Jared and Ben are in the same class, so DH and I will both be going. It should be a lot of fun.

AJC, if you are still around... were you in the lastest issue of Essence? I read a story that sounded a lot like yours

[caiden'smummy]

Hey there yummy mummy's!

Luckystar-I didn't know you had FB! If you search Felicity Debenham, I think I am second on list-either way my profile pic is a black and white one of Caiden and I touching forheads! Look forward to seeing you on there...and anyone else who has FB add me if you wish =]

DisGirl-Naw it's beautiful your bubby can't be without you! Caiden has his days where it's me and othertimes his daddy, but he has been bottlefed from 2 weeks old so he knows dad means food as much as mum hehe. I do love it now that Caiden is reaching out to have cuddles..making it known who he wants a hug from and when!

AFM, Caiden is just gobbling his solids up left right and centre. He is always hungry! Eating three times a day-Rice cereal with fruit in morning, fruit for lunch and vegies for dinner. He is loving it. Pretty much loves everything and anything-except avacoado. He vomited it all straight up the other day. Hopefully it isn't a reaction but i'll try again in a few months. He is still struggling to sit up right but rolling and almost crawling everyday. He has also discovered that banging kitchen utensils on everything makes a cool banging noise! So its been noisy this side of town this week hehe.

Just wondering if you girls have had or are having a dedication/naming day for your bubbys?? People keep asking me and I don't really understand the concept????

Give your little angels a kiss from me and Caiden

x.x

[AJC]

Hi Disgirl - I am still getting email updates so saw your Q - yes that is us! It's a great read isn't it.

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Just wondering if you girls have had or are having a dedication/naming day for your bubbys?? People keep asking me and I don't really understand the concept????

Caiden'smummy - we are baptising Ella this Sunday - so more of a religious thing for us! I think a naming day is a non-religious way of welcoming your bub into the family and including those ppl who are special in their lives (the equivalent of Godparents in a religious ceremony) - i have PM'd you a link with info on what Naming Day entails- HTH

[LuckyStar]

Caiden's: We had a naming day for Dash when he was about 11 weeks old! We did the same for DD. DD wore my christening dress and DS wore a lovely linen suit that he wore home from hospital...it is now the family 'boy' outfit as it was picked by his godmothers (we call them fairy god mothers hehe) as he is the first boy in my family and DH's family didn't have any traditions that they followed. Naming Days are traditionally non-religious, however we did have some reference to my religion in there as I was christened....I also have some family members who are regular church goers so it suited us quite well.

Basically, you can do as you please. DD's ceremony theme was about grandparents, uniting families and spring. DS's ceremony was about siblings and the completion of our family. We dedicated a song to our children (Butterfly Kisses for DD and Beautiful Boy for DS), said a prayer, poem reading and we had a candle lighting ceremony where the grandparents, parents and 'Fairy God Mothers' passed a flame around....we light the lanterns that held the candle at each birthday. At DS's, DD let balloons go from our family olive treee that we planted in a pot (in our garden) at the ceremony. The idea being that it represents peace and abundance (of love) and we as a family watch it grow as our children grow. At a freinds ND they had each guest sew a button on a 'tree of life' that will then be quilted into a blanket/wall hanging for bub by the grandmothers! Plenty of ideas if you search the net but basically with a naming day you make your own traditions so to speak. With two different religious beliefs between our families (and DH and I - one semi-religous, one absolutely not) it worked well for us and we were pleased that we were able to welcome our bubs to the world! The ceremony also talked about the meaning of a name and that the name had be chosen with love etc. etc. HTH I think it is a personal choice and absolutely OK to do nothing at all as well!

Ella_Bear: Hope the baptism goes well....look forward to seeing some photos? Enjoy the day! Don't forget to come back and do a proud mummy post!

Hello to all and hope you are having a great week! xx