Babies Born January 2008 #5

[Billy Ocean]

Nik - "pity party" - PMSL! I love that. Nah, I'd be jealous too. Oh and you're right, bubs hardly make an indent on their lives as they know it, day to day. They get all the good bits though! I hope you weren't offended by me saying Mark was good looking. Me and my big mouth! Sometimes it's nice to be at home just with bub I reckon. I hope your night is good and hope Amy feels better soon.

Billy just won't put his arms out where they should be so that's good that Amy does it too. As long as he's comfy I guess. He stayed in there for a bit today but then we both got too hot! Of course he woke up as soon as I put him back to bed... he spent the rest of the arvo dozing in his rocker and came outside to throw the ball to Ocean.

I fed him just before Michael got here and of course, he falls asleep like a little angel in front of daddy! Typical!

So Mark's into the surfing in a big way then? Not just a spectator. I had one of the Rip Curl dudes living with me when I was in Torquay. He was from France and travelled with the Pro. They had a GREAT life! He was the one who sourced all the locations etc. What a job!

Jess - Jesus! You go girl. And we thought you did a lot of shopping BEFORE! he he he... Must've been lots of fun. Good for you! Sorry about those vitamins. Billy's not having bb's any more. I gave up! I wonder if they were doing that to him? Hmmm...

Jo - too funny. Same dob for our bubs and same dr's appointments. Maybe we have some weird, psychic connection. pmsl! I hope yours goes well. Thanks for the hug.

Jen - yeah, the Baby Bjorn shopping safari! Lovely! Amber will have a long sleep tonight if she's been unsettled all day, surely. Billy hasn't even changed position or spat his dummy out since he went down this afternoon. He must be buggered. He never sleeps with his dummy in.

I don't have my medicare card yet! What's the deal? I did only send in the registration of birth thing today though. Would that matter? I sent the medicare thing off ages ago, before the baby bonus stuff. Well, no, hang on, I took it into Centrelink. Am I thinking of the right form? Fark. So much paperwork for such a little person!

Well, I'm going to scrub the bath tub as I bathed Ocean in there today and there is fur everywhere! Poor thing. She had little dreddies on her back. I'm a bad fur baby mummy... I'm sure she would've preferred never to have a bath again but I reckon she looks much happier and she smells heaps better!

I'll be back later.

Lots of love.

x

[Billy Ocean]

Jo - just had a look at your facebook. Awesome pics. Are there meant to be newer ones that Feb 28th of Sophie? I thought I saw someone said that somewhere or something or I've lost it... pmsl

[QueenMab]

Hi Girls.

Here I am Maz... I have to say I was feeling a bit like Bindy in the 'they won't even notice I'm not there' department... Everyone seems so close & to know what's going on with eachother so when I post in here I feel like I'm kind of intruding...? Weird but true. It might be because the threads move kinda fast (on the days I can't make it to the computer atleast lol) & I miss stuff.

Nice to know you noticed my absence though, don't I feel special?! I'll try to check in more often.

I have been having all sorts of issues here, Scally & I are all on our lonesome atm & I'm supposed to be packing for our move, then I'd been giving Scally top ups of formula because I though that she needed 'em but that turned into 2 or 3 bottles a day & I was feeling guilty & crap... after some sage advice from Barb in the Breastfeeding Support section we are doing much better, no ff since early yesterday morning & she is asleep as we speak... or type lol. She has been waking up every 1 to 2 hrs through the night which I hope is just a phase but it's not the bf as she started it when I was still comping with ff.

Like Maddy she is in 00, but like our clothes some are little & some are huge & she still fits in some 000. 00 is better to fit in her cloth butt though, even in a sposie the snaps only just do up, she seems to have a long torso while her hands are hiding in the sleeves!

Hi to everyone, will try to read over some of the stuff I missed tomorrow if I get a chance.

Oh Kate, just saw your post about your medicare card - You'll be so excited when you do get it, I was when I got mine with her name under mine, it was even better than getting her birth certificate lol.

Also, who was wanting a baby bjorn...? I've got one Scally hates I was going to sell on ebay.

[_JeSs_]

omg jaylens been so unsettled ! i wonder why... lol im still putting it down to them BF tablets... well i hope its that! fed him n he still seems starving..

well better go hes stirring...

[Billy Ocean]

QueenMab - you felt left out too? Fark. Now we're all gonna feel like cr&p. Sorry... I guess we've just all been hanging out so long together, we know each other quite well. We do also talk/type a lot - sorry it's hard to keep up. Please don't leave... I hope you're not going to have to be up every 2 hours for too much longer. That would drive me nutso!!! Oh, it was Jess who was asking about the Baby Bjorn. Billy hated his too but he was in it today, for a little while... I can't wait to get my Medicare card also. How exciting. I got excited when I received things from Centrelink with his name on them.

Jess, hopefully it's just the vitamins making him unsettled. Don't know why they would do that but maybe if you stop them for a few days and just see what happens?

BTK's due for a feed at 9.30pm but hasn't stirred at all. I was just down there cleaning the bathroom then had a bath and dropped a whole lot of stuff on the floor and all he did was move his head - didn't even open his eyes. pmsl

Ewww... I have mother's group tomorrow. I wagged last week, remember? Do you reckon I should go? Is everyone else going to one? I have enough support on here, don't I?

I spoke too soon - I can hear him squeaking in the monitor... does everyone else's bubs squeak? OK, can't explain it. pmsl!

x

[Billy Ocean]

I just read an article on the raisingchildren.net.au site that said that night time feeds should be between 2 - 4 hours apart. Billy is sleeping 5 hours and sometimes a little bit more. Amber is too, isn't she Jen? I guess that's just a general thing. He would wake up if he was hungry, right? What if he's dehydrated? OMG, could I worry about one more thing today? pmsl!

Going now.

x

[QueenMab]

You shouldn't be worried... Scarlett DOES sleep for one long stretch but it's from 5.30 or 6 to 10... of course I can't get to sleep before 11 lol & then she's up all night. Damnit on being normal though, I was hoping she'd stop it soon, real soon!!

I don't want anyone to feel bad because I wasn't feeling the love hon, I was just being honest! Don't feel bad that you are friends, that is stoopid..

Have a good night!

[Billy Ocean]

Well, just as long as you hang around then.

She's normal? Oh dammit!

Night everyone.

x

sweet sleep to us all...

[jenjams]

If babies should be fed 2-4 hours during the night then I am a bad mum. Last night she went 7 hours. You'd reckon they would wake up if tired? My mchn says I can let her sleep as long as she keeps putting on weight. Oh dear conflicting info. I could be a bad mum yet!
Amber had 3 hours from 430-730. We got her up for a bath and a feed and she has just gone down again. Now saying that she will be up early tonight and then will not go back to sleep. So I probably go and try and get some sleep.

Kate- I was so excited when I got my medicare card in the mail. I now have a number 2 on my card. I get excited when any mail is addressed to Amber. She has been getting quite a few gifts and sent to her. Lucky thing. Her great grandmothers even sent her money. I must open her a bank account so I dont spend her cash.

QM- I read about your troubles in the bf threads. Isnt barb a great help! Well done on the BF and your perseverance. Please dont feel left out. Like I said to Bindy, I probably dont belong in here seeing as my girl was born in Feb. The more the merrier. Plus I reckon Scally and Amber are similar so its good reading what Scally is up to.

Well best go and get some sleep. My girl was so tired after her bath and feed. We now bath every night because it is great for putting her to sleep. We put this johnson and johnson bath stuff in the water then I rub some johnson and johnson oil into her skin as it is supposed to help her sleep. Purple bottles.

[_JeSs_]

jaylen doesnt seem to want to go to sleep now lol hes usually asleep by now! might give him some formula to c if that puts him to sleep, my bbs are a bit sore, he only fed like an hr ago!

jen - ohh that bedtime bath and lotion stuff? so it actually works? i was going to get some but i didnt think it would work...