Finally I have made it back to the bellybelly site. Obviosuly I don't have the internet at home, but even when I get to a computer I havn't been able to get onto the site. So frustrating!
I have tried catching up as much as I can with you all, but I have clearly missed a heck of alot.
So, overall I have been blessed with an extremely placid, non-crying playful baby who makes me smile every single day. In regards to BF, I only managed to BF for two weeks before having to switch to formula. Not only were my boobs bleeding for the whole two weeks but they became infected and I was crying everytime I got Caiden attached. The pain was indescriable. Give me labour pain anyday over that! I also didnt like the idea of him sucking on infected nipples! YUK! So I know two weeks doesnt seem all that long but it felt like forever so I had to make the switch. He is a very happy formula baby, feeding generally every four hours during the day and sleeping 7hrs at his longest which is fantastic! (In regards to the gals talking about formula, we have Caiden on S-26 Gold and havnt had any probs-althought I know every bub is different!)
He very very rarely cries and has only had 2 really big tantrums due to being overtired-too many visitors!! Although I do admit I dont give him much of a chance to, as soon as I hear those hungry noises or his sucking his fist a bottle goes in.
So I can't believe its been 7 weeks almost since he was born! His not a newborn anymore but practically a little boy sniff sniff! He is ALL smiles this week smiling everytime he wakes up and I go get him or after feeds he just smiles smiles smiles! He is also starting to make talking sounds which is a lot of fun! Sigh..I could talk all day about him hehe..couldnt we all!!
I really hate not sharing this journey with you guys and still intend on getting the net at home asap. I am at my parents this week as my dp has caught the nasty gastro bug that has hit sydney and we had to get Caiden away as it has already killed a few babies! But dp is much better now and Caiden and I both escaped the bug thank god!
I'll be on as much as I can until I head back home. I am just about to finish my birth story so I will post it a little later.
All your beautiful babies and so precious! Love all the photos!
Havent had much time to get on here and everytime i do it crashes....grrrr
Well we are going good,slowly sorting nixon out and in a routine though tonight im copping it,he went to bed at 730pm,screamed til 8pm,went to sleep til 830pm woke up n screaming til now..we have done the nappy check,more food as he only 80ml at 645pm,burped him and now he just plain ovetired and wont settle.
I got the book secrets of a baby whisperer,its certainly informative and the bible,theres 2 books so im keen to get the other...apart from a rough one tonight we are going well..
My boys starting to smile and coo at me flat out and is attracted to my tv,lights and colors....Hes so inquisitive....and hes had a major growth spurt and is in 000 and reckon wont be long he be outta those...
Well dunno if i told you i was gonna sell my house as over the past few days dh and i bought a house and land package and anyway we got the land we wanted and the house,my house is not officially on the market and my clients took the 1st buyer through even though its not ready and it sold straight away for a way bigger price than i expected,wow sold in 1 day...
Now poor Nixon and us has to go live with our brothers for about 3 months til house ready,so 2 moves in 6 months,hope that dont upset him too much..But its a better quality of life for him and thats why we are doing it..i think my brother in laws cant wait for us to move in so they can bond with their nephew,lets hope they prepared for a few sleepless nights here n there on the odd occasion
Anyway we are hitting the 2and a half hour mark of not going to sleep and not settled so i better go see whats making him scream this bad...
Chat soon
bon
well another great night last night!! put Caleb down at 7.00, he woke up at 4am for a feed and back to sleep till 7.00.... I love nights like that, feel like i can accomplish anything!!
Have started sewing nappies again, trying to get them really absorbant by using bamboo and have just bought some waterproof material for the outer layers. I find that ive got heaps of nappies (i think i overbought!) and i dont have to wash for about four days which is quite good.
Decided not to go to church today, wanted to stay home and clean up the house, started making dinners again last week, feels really good to be getting back into the swing of things, our routine is pretty much set in concrete with Caleb except for the growth spurt here and there or a day of too much activity and getting overtired but nothing we cant handle. have invited people over for afternoon tea and for dinner tomorrow night.
Oh and i dont know if i already said but IM GOING TO MEET MY NEICE!!! wahhoooo. I prayed so hard to be able to go and then i got flights to NZ for $200 return for both me and Caleb!!! so im going in May and i cant wait but am also scared poopless about travelling alone with a baby eeek! Im so happy, my family will get to meet Caleb and I get to meet my neice, i was so excited that i couldnt sleep the night i got the flights hahaha, good thing Caleb slept through that night!!!
Sonya - whereabouts are you moving too? i cant beleive your house sold so quickly, thats so awesome! It will unsettle Nixon a little bit but babies are so adaptable, just give him lots of extra cuddles and kisses
Felicity - so good to see you on here, hopefully you can get back on again soon, sorry to hear about your experience with BF, we gave up at 11 days and i think of it as at least they got the best of our milk, its better than nothing at all!
If anyone wants to check it out, i have posted a link to a video on my Facebook page of Caleb rolling over, its just a quick 2 min video but im so proud *gushes over her little man*
allright, im going to go and attempt to make a trifle, Caleb still has an hour of naptime left so better make the most of it
Ren, I don't have much time right now, but I'd love to read your birth story, so hopefully later I'll be able to pop back on. I have written mine, but it's so long (nearly two pages on word!) that I didn't think anybody would be interested in reading it
Us, we've had a good weekend. It really makes a difference having DH home to help with the boys (I just love saying 'the boys!'). Jared is far more settled during the day now and I've been able to bring the house up from 'bomb site' status to 'messy' It actually looks a bit like a toy store most of the time, but I finally managed to get some of Ben's toys away without him dragging them straight back out again.
I'm a bit concerned that Jared is having another growth spurt though - he was over 5.5kgs two weeks ago, but yesterday he was back to feeding every two hours during the day! He's almost outgrown all of his 000 clothes and is already in some 00. He's growing up far too fast for my liking
Oh, forgot to mention that I've started Jared in cloth about half the time. I just got sick of chucking out so many nappies - so expensive! We are going through at least 8 nappies a day with Jared - thank goodness Ben is fully in cloth, I think they'd send us broke otherwise!!!
Wow Jo u doing well with Caleb,,,
i wish,however we are getting there with nixon,this mornings nap straight down,asleep in 5mins,no dummy no crying...however last nyt took from 8pm til 10.30 to go sleep but once out he sleep most of night,just waking for 3am feed,had midnite dreamfeed then 330am feed but back to sleep hardly woke,then slept til 8am,we have tried 7am starts but too early and hes way too grumpy and so am i..hes not sleeping right through the night without waking but im happy with hes night sleeping,we are still working on the 730-8pm bed issues,some nights great others not so great,hes growing lots so maybe growth spurt..
We are moving out to Laurimar at Doreen towards Whittlesea,very queit and country feel even though in the burbs,we moving twice in 6 months so hope it dont effect my boy.
We have figured nixon loves movement,he will sleep in car,in pram or any movement,a lot of that i think was when i was preggo and working and in car a lot,i feel bad that sometimes he has his 2 hour nap whilst we out driving in car,my friend said i shouldnt do it as he should be home in his cot not asleep in car whilst moving as this is not self settling,,,
Hes a total spunk today,went for lunch and he got his little jeans and ladies man top on,yep all the ladies love him....hes just too damn cute with the dark hair n blue eyes
anyway im off
cheers bon
But dp is much better now and Caiden and I both escaped the bug thank god!
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