Babies Born January 2008 #8

**QueenMab** · June 19th, 2008, 09:49 PM

Punky's got some teeth!! Sooooooo cute! (if a little painfull if she tries 'em out during a feed.. ouch!!)

I remember reading about the hair falling out thing when I was PG but nothing like that here, maybe it should've though - it's very 'peace & mung beans' looking atm, stoopid centre part lol.

I agree about the cold Kate... brrrrrrrrrrr!!!

**Tascha** · June 20th, 2008, 04:17 PM

HELLO lovely Mummies and Bubbies,
Its been absolutely AGES! Ive missed reading about one and all. Good to read all are doing soooo well. (just took me HOURS of reading

) The different stages of all the little ones is amazing.

Well.. the latest from us.
We arrived home from our overseas trip on Sunday. Boy we had a brilliant time. It was so good to see my dad hold and get to know his grandson after all that time!!! Brought tears to our eyes. My family in both Dubai and Holland where fabulous. I miss them so much!!! If only Europe was closer and cheaper to get too.

Joshua was brilliant the whole trip. Our routine was all over the shop. But he handled that well and we managed fine. Even being in and out planes.. cars and peoples arms.. the little man wasn't worried! I'M SO VERY VERY VERY PROUD OF HIM! The only drama we had in regards to flying was the home trip. Flying from Dubai back to Brisbane via Singapore. We where not allocated the bassinet seats as per normal and what we paid for!! Lucky enough we where moved, thanks to some very understanding people the first of the 2 flights. Other young babies where not so lucky!!!

But the second flight (same plane) no one wanted to move and give up their "extra" leg room. So my little angel was in my arms the entire 8 hours. Needless to say .. he was less than happy about that. It sure made his sleeping, his farex eating, and our eating a challenge. Not too mention our own rest. We got through it.. but very cranky!

Since arriving home, the little man has been the most unsettled in the whole trip. Jet lag is hard enough on me as an adult... Joshua just didn't know night from day anymore. Today is the first day of normality. He slept through better!! Making me more rested too.

I gave him a bottle of formula for the last feed before bed. As the last couple of weeks he seems to need more. Started him on the farex while with my parents in Dubai. BOY did he gobble that down like a little trooper!! But I found in the last couple of days/nights he still wants more from me than I seem to have. Starting to feel the loss of our close contact and bond. And at the same time looking forward to a little more "freedom". Being able to leave him with family while we go out for a nice dinner!! Goes to show for every negative there is a positive.

Other than that.. we are trying to get back to normality. DH lost his license so im driving him too and from work. We are looking to move by the end of the year. And I have this burning desire to organise my house and life completely! Go figure. So busy busy busy little bee!

Might leave my essay at that. Look forward to reading more news and adventures from you. Take Care.

Tascha

**Mads** · June 22nd, 2008, 06:41 PM

Hi everyone!

Welcome back Tascha, hope Josh is settling back down into Aussie time nicely! Glad you had a wonderful time!

We have had a much better week, Addie has settled down a lot with the clinging, and happy to go to dad again (except when she is really tired or hungry!!) So I am happy about that. No teeth, so dont think it was related to teething!

We are going well on our start onto solids, still having farex once, now twice a day, introducing a new mixer every few days. We have tried apple, pear, sweet potato, carrot and today was banana! Everything has gone down well with her being so bright and alert and interested in the food- the mouth is open for evry mouthful and she looks for more even when she has finished!
She still has just as much boob as before, I had really started to notce her feeding more frequently and not seeming satisfied with just the milk, so it has been better on the little solids we are introducing.

Well hope everyone has a great week. Will check in when I can!

Hugs
Mary and Addie

**believer** · June 22nd, 2008, 11:10 PM

Hey Tascha, welkom terug! Yep, lots to catch up on hey?! Glad you had such a great time overseas. It is too far and too expensive tho huh? I so desperately wanna visit Australia again but there's no chance in hell with my pay

Well, not much interesting too report here really, we're slowly introducing solids here as in giving Sander a bite of our food so he will learn about the different tastes. BF will be the main source of food for him. Whenever we have bread, we give him some to chew on, he loves that. I gave him some mashed banana out of a jar today, he hated that! He was obviously thinking I had gone bonkers trying to feed him that!
DH give him a bit of boiled egg, he hated that too.
His sleeping is somewhat improving but it still very much up and down with him.
He loves to stand on his own two feet, and only needs little support with that! Very proud of him. He still won't roll but enjoys tummy time.

My hairloss seems to have settled thank God.

Well that's about it from me!

Hope everyone is doing well! Can you imagine that it was just about 5 months ago we still had to start this journey with our bubs??

Billy Ocean · June 23rd, 2008, 09:17 PM

Vic, you got teeth too? Us too! Nik, did Amy get teeth too? I saw something on your f/book wall about it.

When is B's tooth actually gonna stick out and be useful? Poor little man.

HI EVERYONE!