Babies Born July 16th ~31st 2008 #9

[thepixie]

Mez big honey you're right, and sleep deprivation is so hard I'm not surprised you get frustrated that Izzy hasn't been sleeping. I hear ya on the clingy grizzly and demanding front.... seems a few of us are having that issue, hopefully it's just a phase - preferably a really short one! Hoping the kidspace thing goes great and you can start your classes!
Kristy you deserve a medal for surviving the supermarket with two babies and a toddler!
Mel hope your munchkins sort themselves out!
Feeling kind of blah and unmotivated without the Bear around... didn't help that madam woke up at 5.30, then we went back to sleep and didn't wake up till the Bear called at 7.30 (fine for me, for him it 4.30 am)but it was too late to make the walk with MG at 8.30....

[somewoman]

we're a bit clingy and un-sleepy in this house too - along with the refuses to go down for sleeps during the day (but she's always been like that). I can usually only get a 5 or 10 minute cat nap out of her - 20 mins max. On the 40+ degree days she was sleeping better in the days and then not at all in the nights. But overall, she's generally a bit harder to get to sleep, harder to keep asleep and a lot more clingy. I suspect we're about to get teeth

Mez - can well imagine your frustrations with sleep - agree with Pixie that a few of us are going through sleep weirdness at the mo!

On the happier (or scarier) side of things, she started pulling herself up to kneeling position a few days ago. This was expected pretty close to the crawling thing. She does it one handed now =) The scary bit is that if the thing she has pulled herself up against is low enough, she uses it to push herself to standing position!! She can't pull herself up against something too straight at the moment, but I'm tipping that's not far off!! It helps if there's something she wants to get at, but she has now stood up by herself on the couch while attempting to reach the cat on the scratching post next to it, and pulled herself up against the bed that I have setup in her room. Bad quality photo, but she had stopped doing it on the couch by the time I dragged out a camera!

she's just found daddy's work computer - better go save it.

waves and hugs =)

[Ayapi]

Thanks girls, I guess it's just all getting to me cause of lack of sleep. I really do love being a mummy and wouldn't change anything for my gorgeous princess. I just hope this faze she is going through doesn't last for too long!

SW - Wow Alyssa is amazing pulling herself up and standing that's wonderful.

Pixie - hopefully next week you'll make your walk with your MG. How long is Bear away for?? I know how you feel cause my DH travels heaps too.

Good news Izzy did well at the kidspace today and I have booked her in for Saturday, Wed, Frid so I can start my program.

[Majella]

Hi everyone

Kristy - I know everyone has already said it, but yeah, you are a supermum to handle three little kids and keep on track of your own goals like weight loss. Geez, I feel like a total under achiever.

Mez - Totally understand how you feel after getting mad with Izzy. It's so hard to be rational in those circumstances, especially in the early morning hours. I never wanted to yell at my kids, but it is just so hard to be calm when you are sleep deprived and frustrated, hey? I hope you can get to your gym classes on Friday -it may make you feel better all round to have some excercise time to yourself.

Well after a couple clingy, crying days like you all seem to be experiencing we finally have our first tooth here! And almost like magic Lulu's mood has changed back into the chirpy little bub she was a couple of weeks ago. Amazing! I guess there's only 16 or so more teeth to go! Oh well.

Better run.

Hugs to all!

Maj

[thepixie]

SW I took Beth to Baby Kingdom the other day and she was pulling herself up to standing position too - I had to show her where to put her hands, but she did the pulling... and she can stand holding on to something for quite a while. We got her this big cube thing from the toy library and she can stand there for a few minutes playing with it.... but I have to be nearby cause it's 'timber' the moment she loses concentration. Yesterday she was holding a toy and let go of the cube completely - and was standing there entirely unaided.... for about ten seconds. And then it was like Wile E. Coyote going over the cliff! still no crawling though...
Majella - LOL about the 16 more teeth
Mez - just big s
to Tasia, Tenny, Tannis, Missy, Mel, Kel, Belle, Zee and everyone

[somewoman]

Pixie you might have one that goes straight to walking!! Early too, by the sounds of things

Gotta go save the PS3 from the girl!

Waves

[Tannis]

Mez: Big I understand totally!! I had a bad mummy moment at the shops today, while I was paying for the chicken at lenards Jayden ran to the other side of the shops to where the ride was and I just let him go. I was so sick of him playing up for me today and Ashlea was crying and wouldn't go off to sleep like she normally would and I had zero energy to deal with it.....Actually I had many bad mummy moments today LOL.

Sorry I have read through just no energy today! I even had a nap which NEVER happens and I still feel blahhh

WTG to the babies that are pulling themselves up!! So exciting!

All our babies are testing us ATM, its the age, they are getting more knowing of the things around them and the meaning of cause and effect. I'm sure Ashlea realises if Jayden goes near her he gets in trouble, I have caught her a few times now whinging as soon as Jayden is in sight even if he's not touching her.

I made myself get back on the bike last night, 6.5kms and 5kms today. I hope I can keep it up, I'm back at work soon and I want to lose some weight before I go back. Anyway I'm off to make it look like I have done something today, and to hide the Maccas I had for lunch

[ShootingStar]

Howdee there..

Gee its been a few pages since ive posted. Will try and catch up now that both kids are in bed.

Tenny.. thats great Elijahs going so well at big school. Makes it so much easier on us hey! Oooow watch out toothie pegs! I bet Keira will be the same. No signs of teeth with her. Hmm so knowing my luck, or hers too, theyll all come through at once. Oow i just read that Hayden cut his top 2 teeth poor little mite. Hope he, and you, get some relief now theyre through. Re the panadol/Nurophen. I only give Nurophen if its REALLY necessary.. ie if panadol isnt working. I find Nurophen to work better and be stronger than panadol, but you have to make sure they have eaten before you give it to them and not prolong its use as it can swell your kidneys. So we mostly use panadol.. well Dymadon which is the same thing as panadol, just different brand and is an orange flavour and tastes so much nicer. Oh hun. Everyone says Keira looks like me.. she has the same eyes. But i just say, yeh but they change so much. Jesse always looked like Grahame, now people think he looks like me. Theyre forever changing. Who knows, your boys may end up spitting images of your DH when they get older.

Feeb.. ooow gymberoo and swimming will be fun! Oh so cute Jacob and his words. Its so great when they start to do things like that hey.

Tan.. well done missy with her shots! No more for another 6 months! woo! YAY for Ash and her solids. lol re the breast milk. Yep at least its a start. Shes probably just thinking what the hell is this as they all do

Jessica.. great to see you hun! And to hear miss Georgia is going so well!

Majella.. aww hope your friend is ok.. would be horrible to be pregnant in this heat!

Mez.. oh glad you had a nice time away. Ive been dying to take the kids to the beach.. its a few hours drive from us though unfort. One day. Oh honey you are definately not a horrible mother. I have done the same so many times too with both kids. Times ive just had to say Dh here take him/her i cant deal with it no more. Jesse use to have the worst nights when he had a tooth coming through. I soon noticed that within a few days of those bad nights a tooth would come through. I hope thats all it is and shes back to herself soon poor pet.

Mel.. yay for M and her solids!! How many bottles is she having a day? Maybe its time to cut one out? Keira did the same when she started solids, shes down to 3 bottles per day now.

Pixie.. aww dear i didnt hear about Beth. I hope shes ok. Yeh who knows, maybe she had a bug or something? Thats so much going around. How is she now? Woo go Beth and her standing!

Missy.. thats great Callum swimming with now bubble!

Well whats new for us.. hmmm..
Keira and her solids. If she eats something that is too lumpy or has any lumps in it actually.. she will gag. When she gags, she throws up. Not just a little.. a full chuck of whatevers in her stomach. Yeh joy! Thank goodness for me and my tablets as its not worrying me at all. Just annoying that whatever shes eaten is now out.. and that i have to make sure everything is really puree. Am thinking it may be related to her reflux, and hopefully will pass.

Have been busy organising Keira's Naming Day which is on the 15th. Have organised everything for the cake im making. Cant wait to make it. Got her dress and ordered the balloons. Am very excited, cant wait.

Jesse's still loving preschool! He runs in there, cant get in there fast enough and is just so excited to go every week which is great!

Keiras got no signs of teeth. Shes sleeping great at night. Both kids are in bed by 7.30pm each night and shes also self settling too which im proud of.

Think thats about all to tell here. Am hating the heat with a passion.. so cant wait for winter.

[Jewel]

Quick one from me.

Sleeping is still cruddy for us too. Mez, I feel like the worst mother aswell cause I end up that frustrated with him after the 45743598th time I've gotten up out of bed to him. I don't even think my eyes are fully open most the time when I get up.
It's wearing me out, but he seems fine and still hardly sleeps in the day too. We got one nights break from this awfulness after those top teeth cut but it didn't last long.
On top of that he's got whatever I had last week so we couldn't get his immunisations done yesterday at the clinic. Oh well about that, there is always next month..

Elijah has been good with school still which is fantastic.

SW - That's fantastic with what Alyssa is doing now. She'll totally be walking around soon. I'm so excited for you guys!!!

Pixie - Go Beth and standing unaided for 10sec. She'll be walking soon too!!! We're still tryna get the sitting down pat. He goes pretty well most times, but sometimes he gets sick of it straight away so he grabs the toy he wants the most and just leans to one side on purpose and just falls over and lays there, or rolls over with the toy.

Sorry about my lack of personals and it being mostly about me.
Hopefully I'll catch up with what is going on with everyone another time.

Big hugs for everyone!

[thepixie]

big s to all the people having sleep issues! Sleep bubbas sleep!
Tenny sorry you couldn't get the immunisations over with, but maybe it's better to wait if he's already unsettled - you probably don't need that on top of it!
Kel - sexy new avvy babe! Very cool! Great to hear your medication is working. I hear you on this heat... apparently it's going to get worse over the next few days!
Tan hope you feel a bit more energised soon - good for you on the bike!
SW I forgot to ask if you started Alyssa on solids - apart from the PS3 that is! - and how she is going with it.
OK best get on with stuff while madam is having a morning nap so big to everyone and have a great day

[somewoman]

SW I forgot to ask if you started Alyssa on solids - apart from the PS3 that is! - and how she is going with it.

we have started her on bits and pieces. She's not interested in anything mushy at all. The first night (rice cereal and EBM) she ate it, now she's a bit "been there, done that", and has since refused to take more than a taste. So we've had a taste now of various mashed things with no reactions and will keep trying something new every few days.

On the whole, she only WANTS what we are eating. Anything else and she's not keen at all. Even if I give her something like what we have from my own plate, if it is mashed it's not happening. She had a good time sucking on a raw carrot stick one night

We also have a mesh feeder, and she enjoys chomping on peaches using that, but that's it.

Oh - and she hates banana with a passion no matter how we serve it up to her. REALLY hates it!

Tenny - hope your little man is feeling better soon. We're up for immunisations this morning. Yay. And agreed with the others - your boys are absolutely adorable!! Think they got some good genes there =)))

[Missy]

Hi all

OMG how hot is it..

Well Callum has slept 3 nights in a row with no nappy and a dry bed every morning...im so proud

Kell well done on the naming day. Geee your game making the cake. Im not the best with cakes...lol Hope keira is feeling well soon. Yep Liam gags but only when he is full.

SW dont worry she will get use to solids soon. Hate banana wow liam loves them.

Tenny hun you poor thing. Its horrid when they dont sleep. Hope things get better hun.

Tan lol at DD firing up when DS goes near her. That is funny.

Majella yay on the first tooth. Thats great

Ok sorry didnt do all personals. Just trying to feed liam.

to the rest and bbl.

[kristy J]

Hi

Man, i'm buggered! I did so much work outside today.DS was at school and DH worked last night and got home about 8am so he watched the twins so i could work on the yard. its looking good, heaps more work yet but it will get there.
but all my boys are in bed so its time to relax, Caleb is awake but happy to chat to himself, Ike and seb and out cold. DH had to go back to work but i hope he doesn't have to stay too late.

thanks for all the compliments guys you will give me a big head. but i think we are all super mummas.

mez- dont be hard on yourself. I loose control so often, we all do and those who say they don't are lying. So many times i have yelled at the boys to "shut the hell up" and sometimes even using the "F" word at them. and then i get so upset at myself and cry cause i feel bad that i screamed at them. Its hard being depended and demanded on 24/7. and to be honest i dont find Twins anymore stressful than isaac was alone. I honestly believe it doesn't matter how many babies you have 1 can be just as hard as 5 depending on if they are teething, sick, moody etc. and i know you and every woman (and man) here would easily handle 3 plus babies.
But i hate to say it i haven't had a good nights sleep in 2 years more if you count being PG with Ike.

Pixie-Go beth.Don't wish her to walk early tho, isaac walked early and it was a nightmare to keep him in one place, sebi loves to stand aswell. and jump if you hold his hands he will bounce around.

Tennykins- its ok for your posts to be all about you hon thats why we are here. sorry you couldn't get the imunisation, but im happy DS likes school.

missy- yay callum no nappy.

Lots of babies are getting teath. we have the symptoms but no sighn of anything yet, isaac didn't get teeth till he was almost 1.

Arimeh- isaac on occation can wake screaming too, it could be juat a nightmare. hopefully he will settle for a better night for you. sorry i am no help with DD and her bottles. how many ml's is she having a day and how many bottles, will she drink more if you leave it longer between bottles.

Tannis- good on you for using the bike. i haven't been on the treadmil much. too tyred.

Marjella- you'r no under achiever! just go look at you deautiful baby. you should never think that you are.

well its late and hot and im buggered.

Have a good night all.

[Tannis]

What a horrible night I have had trying to put Ashlea to sleep!!

Started at 7pm she went down ok, but then woke at about 8pm when Chris got home (thats a whole other story I won't go into now!) Then I got her up as I was SOOO hungry and had to eat then it took from 8.45 - 10pm to get her to go to sleep! I had KFC for dinner, I think she doesn't like it LOL

Sorry no personals tonight just wanted to come in and whinge hahaha

[thepixie]

Hearing ya Tan, our sleeping has been all over the place... and just to add to the fun madam decided to get up at 4.30 this morning and took an hour to get back to sleep
Kristy I can't believe you were working in the yard - weren't you melting? It was pretty hot yesterday? TBH I think you deserve a big head!
Missy yay for Callum! what a big boy!
SW we have a mesh thingy too, she likes that.... bummer about immunisations it seems like only the other day we had the last ones and they knocked her around so hoping the six months ones aren't as bad!
Anyway somebody's calling so better go, big to Mel, Tenny, Tasia, Kel, Majella, and everyone!

[Tannis]

Oh Ash did that the other morning for the 1st time! Usually if she wakes she feeds and goes straight back to sleep but the other morning she woke at 3.40am and didn't go back to sleep until about 4.30am.

[sweetpea678]

Hi All,

I hope your weeks are all going ok.

I can't beleive Reaghan is 7 months already (Wednesday just passed). I had her 6 month check yesterday so all is good.

6months 7months
Weight 6.970kg 7.390kg
Lenght 63cm 64cm
Head C 43cm 44.5cm

She is going realy well on solids, eats one meal a day and starting to show wanting another. She can go from laying to sitting and back on her own, and has started to pull herself up onto her knees. If we hold her standing she holds one hand and tries to take steps.

Hope you all have a great weekend, I am going out tonight for my birthday yeah. My two older kids sang happy birthday to me this morning was so cute.

[Tannis]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE!!

Hope you have a really good day!! Reaghan's stats are great! Well done on her sitting, Ash can go from laying to sitting but only if she's propped up a little bit not flat on her back.

Trying to organise these 2 kids so Jayden can go to my niece's for a play while Ash and I are visiting the LC.

Chris is going fishing tonight so hopefully kids in bed early and I can be on BB