Babies Born January 2008 #8

[Tascha]

Hello Ladies,

Sorry been MIA for a while. Been so busy with getting ready for our trip and weekends of catching up with one and all. NO excuse but there you have it. Ive spend the last hour sitting here reading how well all the bundles of joy are doing! So nice to read the little ones are growing and exploring their world.

Im no good at personals. And Joshua just started stirring again. So I better get cracking.

We are good. Been looking at the pic's of Josh when he was a newborn. MY GOODNESS the little man is growing fast. Im already thinking about baby 2! Not that I think i'm ready. Just missing the whole pregnancy experience. Which is funny really, considering how OVER it I was at the end!

Now I am just thinking and planning on what I need on the plane and overseas for Joshy. I always ALWAYS pack way too much. And im trying to be more smart about it this time.

Oh there is my boy's lungs!
Hugs to all

[Apes23]

Hey Everyone!

Thankyou all for your congrats comments. We had such a great day. We left Sunshine Coast this morning and we're now at Surfers Paradise.

Sazz: Yay for Celeste weighing over 5kg! You must be a very happy mummy. On facebook if you look up my name 'April Howard' it should come up. hehe facebook can get very confusing.

Tascha: Where are you going overseas? I know what you mean by over packing. You have to pack sooooo much more things now that you have a bub. I have had to do a few loads of washing Bodie's clothes over the past week because he needs to be changed a couple of times a day so went and brought him a few more singlets and things today because I was actually running out!

Anyways better get going, have got room service coming for dinner (too buggered to go out) hehe.

April & Bodie xo

[JCE0810]

April- Congratulations Mrs Howard, your photos are gorgeous!! no one would think you gave birth 4months ago. Glad the weather stayed fine for your special day. Nice one on the room service.

Sazz- WOOHOO Celeste is over 5kgs now.

Lunesoleil- Yeah the nurses at the place i go to are different some say i'm doing a good job and others are like the 1 we seen on Monday, i'm thinking of not going to the health nurse anymore and either take Sophie to the chemist or nurse at the dr's to get her weighed and measured. The nurses can be very patronising and assume you've done something wrong. They think because we're 1st time mums that we are dumb or stupid, we're not going to know everything jesus!. Sometimes you just cant be where your suppose to be when your suppose to be. It shouldnt matter what race you are. We arent in a mother's group, my SIL goes to the same health nurse place for her 9month old DD and she said next time i have to go get Sophie weighed/measured to ring her and she'll go with me.

Madelon- yeah i REALLY think these health nurses do more harm than good. Yeah the retail therapy was good made me feel heaps better and all Chris said to me was i'll meet you in the shop but dont spend all our money haha. I'm glad Sander is better, i didnt realise he was sick i really should read post more often.

Nik- Yea you've had your own problems with the health nurses havent you. I totally agree some are nice and some arent so nice. Sophie is following the 50% line, her length shes just dropped below it. I dont worry but when i go to the health nurses they make me worry, Sophie eats, sleeps, plays, talks and laughs so shes happy/healthy as far as i can see. Thanks for saying that about Sophie, she gets cutier everyday (i'm biased) Amy is a cutie as well, i hope she doesnt loose too much of her hair its gorgeous!!.

Well i'm off to find something for dinner, talk soon take care, HELLO to everyone else.

[maz]

Helllllloooooooooo

have ya's missed me???????


NOOOOOO!!!!!

pmsl

Sorry ive been away, flat out with the kids, family reunion and work.

Kate - we have to ring each other soon....man ive been such a slack tart with everything. Im sitting here in my pj's and its 3.33 (OMG)

I hope your all well adn that your babies are all as beautiful as can be.

mateauz turns 4 months on thrusday. He is still in sz000, still in cloth nappies and still BF well. He is such a little chatter box.

Has anyone notice their babies watching them eat and get excited when the fork or spoon gets near their bubs? HMMMMM I think my little guy is trying to tell me something but he can dame well wait.

OK I suppose I should do something constructive (Do I have to????)

ETA - OMG April congrats honey. It sounded like you had the perfect day!

[believer]

Wow it's been pretty quite here!

Hehe Maz, I know how you feel, although I did get a shower and clothes on this morning!

I am pretty happy at the moment, Sander seems to be sleeping through the nights! He slept from 11.15 pm to 6.45 this morning! Did more or less the same yesterday sooo fingers crossed he will keep it up!

His christening was Sunday before last and he was an absolute angel! No crying or what soever. I put some new pics on facebook.

He's crying a bit more since yesterday, and not just sweet babycries, but really loud screams!! I think he's got cramps again (I thought I'd do the healthy thing and eat some more fruit) his moods are all over the place, from laughing to screaming. Don't know what's up with that. On the one hand, we're having heaps more fun and playtime whilst on the other it's harder to comfort him!

Is anyone else back at work yet? How do you juggle work and household and bubs?? Eventhough I have a dh who helps out heaps, I find it hard to find enough energy to do al the chores.

Have to go to the dentist tomorrow, my tooth cracked. (3rd time in 6 or so months...) Not looking forward to that really (no fan of dentists....

Well nothing more to report here. just hope everyone is fine!

Hope the new bride is enjoying herself!

Tascha, have fun in Holland, hope you will have the weather we have now! It's really sunny and warm!

yeah for all the bubs gaining enough weight (finally)

[maz]

I cant complain about Mateauz sleeping...he's a 7.30pm until 7ish in the morning boy.

I dont have a 'job' so to speak Madelon, I have my own on line cloth nappy cover store so I do alot of sewing and my own book work from home. I just make sure my housework is done in the mornings, have fun with the kids through the day and leave my sewing mostly for night time when all 4 of them are in bed. If I have a really big order, I tell Jeremy that he has to look after the kids on the weekend so I can do a full day of sewing...but it never happens quiet to plan.
The only thing I find hard to keep up with is the dame washing! hate it

Weere is everyone???????? dont rack off casue ive come back

[Mad Scientist]

Hi ladies!!!!

Not much news here. Amy has become a bit of a chatterbox (when she's happy that is!) in the past couple of days and has been putting her fists in her mouth a lot. I've been wondering when it would happen. She's also done a couple of noises like a laugh but I'm in denial....like I was with the smiles hehehe. Her hair has thinned right out. I hope it grows back soon!! We've upgraded her teats to the next size up finally and she seems happy. She's nearly finishing all her bottles now. I'm in shock! Might actually go up to the next amount of formula when we are supposed to!! I can't believe she's four months tomorrow. Shots tomorrow. Oh dear

Sazz - yay for celeste's weight gain!!!!!!! I don't really mind that Amy doesn't look like me. She has my dimples so she's definitely my little girl. I saw baby photos of Mark on the weekend and she is the spitting image of him when he was a baby except his nose was a lot bigger. I'm so glad she doesn't have that! Although Mark's nose didn't turn out big........hehehehe

Tascha - hope the packing went well! I'm not quite ready for baby 2 yet. Although if I happened to fall pregnant I wouldn't mind. I'm just not planning on it yet. Actually I don't know whether i will ever be ready. When it happens it will be the right time maybe.....

April - so good to meet you all on the weekend. Bodie is so handsome!!!

Jo - she'll catch up on her growth. Next spurt she'll probably go up a percentile!! Hehehe.

Maz - yay for our bubs reaching 4 months!! I haven't noticed Amy being interested in food as such. She's just always interested in what I'm doing full stop hehehe. Amy's still in 000 and will be for a while I think. She's in some 00 pj one suits but that's it. Amy sleeps from about 7pm until 5am but sometimes I might get a sleep in til 6am....I'm fine with that though. i used to get up early anyway.

Madelon - I have no idea, but maybe Sander is getting overtired?? As Amy has gotten older I've noticed that she tires really quickly cos she's so interested in everything and gets sooooooooooooooooo cranky and is quite hard to console. It took me ages to work out that all she needed to do was have a sleep. You've probably already thought of that so ignore me!! I hope things improve for him soon xx I'm not back at work yet....not sure when I'll go back. Maybe when we're both sick of penny pinching! Hehehe.

Ok I think I got everyone. Hope you and bubs are all ok xx Luv Nik and Amy

[believer]

Hey Maz, you really think you scary enough to keep everyone from posting? It's really quiet atm huh!?
Wow 4 kids and your own business you're a veteran! Still figuring out how to manage 1 kid and work! yeap the washing, that's a never ending story isn't it? I always wanted lotsa kids but i can't imagine the washing I will get then
I will think of you whenever I feel like complaining!

Hey Nik, yeah I figured Sander might be too tired, but he has also trouble falling a sleep so that makes it extra dificult. and he has gas. Man the farts he lets out! Loads and smelly Poor little bugger, it must hurt. Funny thing is tho, they don't bother him as much when he's distracted (that means I have to keep him busy really, he doesn't like to be left alone, maybe because he's scared I will leave him to go to work)
Those laughs are great aren't they? Sander has been laughing occasionally, so cute. But man are they growing up quickly. I would really love to do those 3 months over again. they are so tiny for such a short time.
I really miss being pregnant and being a new mum (okay 3 months is prolly still pretty new) and I promised myself we can try again from August next year, when Sander can walk properly.

April, I tried to see your pics, but I couldn't! I won't give up tho, really curious what you looked like when you became a mrs!

Well I now have 2 days off and the weather is absolutely to die for!!! 23 degrees and lotsa son, so I am gonna enjoy that! Later everyone!

[Freya]

Just a quick pop in to wish all the Jan bubs a Happy 4th month birthday!!!!!!
Ripley is doing good, weighs over 8kgs and is 64cm long. He turned 4mths Friday just gone and celebrated it by rolling from tummy to back

I hope your all doing fabulously! I can see by all the tickers that our Jan bubs have to be the best looking kids ever!

[Billy Ocean]

Maz, I know, I feel terrible. I've been meaning to call - IOU! Might try this arvo if BTK sleeps! I swear yesterday he was going to grab my muffin off me. He was watching me eat it and his mouth was going flat out. pmsl!

I'm coming back later to catch up here. I can't believe how quiet it is. I kinda miss our belly buddy times...

x

[Apes23]

Hey Everyone!

Back from the honeymoon... damn it! hehe We had a great time. Bodie was such a good lil boy although he didn't really sleep right through the night as usual but who could blame him being in a different cot and a different area. He was really good travelling too, he slept most of the way.

Nik: It was great to meet you & Amy too! How did Amy go with the shots today?

Madelon: With facebook I tried looking at your pics but it wouldn't let me. Weird. Maybe you could PM me your full name and I'll look it up. Or what girls are you friends with on here and maybe I could look you up through them? Hope your enjoying your 2 days off.

Maz: That's excellent Mateauz is sleeping from 7:30 to 7ish. Bodie sleeps through most of the time but wakes about 6.

Kate: Yeah it has been pretty quiet in here. Hope you & BTK are going well.

Jo: Awww thanks for the comment.

Better get going, little man just woke up.

xo

[maz]

NIk - PMSL so does amy have a comb over aswell?? only joking but I agree, mateauz has lost so much ahir im finding it on his dummy after he spits it. Oh how I love the grins and cooes now...makes my heart melt. How did she go with her needles? I hate them...mateauz slept for a bit today (for a dame change) after them. How much does Amy weigh now matie?

Madelon - I was starting to think my smelly farts were keeping everyone away..rofl. I cant say Id do the last 4 months over again, to stressful....Im happy were my little man is today. He's been very sick and im just so happy that he is still alive.

Kate - Oh Bull$hit mate!!!! hahahahah you so were not going to call me!!! hahahah. Yep I agree....we all chatted heaps more before our darlings came didnt we...COME BACK EVERYONE!!!! Hey are you heading up this way any time soon

April - oh how wonderful that you had a great honeymoon......so will we be hearing about a BFP in a few months....*Maz ducking for cover*

annaT - how the hell are ya woman?

Hello veryone else...were ever your life is taking you at the moment I hope its fun and exciting.

Mateauz is 4 months tomorrow...I still cant believe it. We're of to the health nurse for the first time in 2 months. He was ment to have an u/s of his head and brain last saturday but the chick said she couldnt do it cause she didnt have all the information about the blood clots ect. So it look sl ike we may have to go back to Melbourne for another MRI in the future...
dame it there's the phone