Well, I have FINALLY managed to get onto the computer to drop in and say hi.
Things here are going pretty well. I'm working a few hours a week - just enough to pay for groceries etc - but I'm getting over it very quickly. I know that as a PA, it's meant to cover all sorts of jobs, but one that I have been putting off for a while now is weeding. I don't weed our garden at home (Bondy won't let me!) and don't see why they can't just get someone else (as in the lawn mowing man) to do their gardens.
Oh well, not long to go now til we move and then I won't have to worry about that sort of stuff.
Jess went to the dr today and had her first lot of needles. I got Bondy to come with me since I'm petrified of them and didn't want Jess to scream when it was just me there. She was pretty good. She cried a bit, but Bondy held her and gave her a bottle straight after so she was fine. She slept pretty much all afternoon from when we got back and she's still full of smiles now!
The midwife weighed and measured her - she's now 5.1kg (round down to 5kg as she was still dressed!!) and has grown over 8 cm - not bad considering she's only 8 weeks old! I really don't think there is any hope of her NOT taking after me and being tall ... shame really!!!
Jess is great. She's full of smiles, and we don't think it will be long til she starts laughing - she's got the noises happening!!
Naomi - like Bella, Jess has gone through a stage of just screaming for no apparent reason. We'd try and feed her and she would cry through the bottle too. Very weird. Hope things sort themselves out at home.
Hope everyone else is doing fine with your little ones.
After much debate about spending more money on bub, I brought a second hand Amby baby hammock, it arrived this morning so I put it together and waited till Reaghan woke after being in bed with her Dad this morning before he headed to work. Well after she woke and feed, played and feed again, I put her in there awake and 15 minutes later she was asleep, she only winged a little bit no full on crying first time ever unless she was in a swing or the car. She has now been asleep for 30 min and stirred ones and put herself back to sleep.
All I can hope is that she keeps this up tonight too.
I hope everyone else is going well and that all the bubs are healthy and feeding well, and growing well.
Lachlan had his needles on Monday , he was so cute, he had a little cry but after that anytime the gp looked at him, he dropped his bottom lip.
He now weighs 5.9kg naked and is 61.5cm.
that s a gain of 300grams and half a centremetre in a week. Since his needles he has been very unsettled during the day. He also has very loose poos, Im trying to type one handed as he wont sleep if i put him down, thank god for the sling so i can get some stuff done. He is still managing to give big smiles and has a good old giggle.
Another update, Reaghan is doing excellent in her hammock today she went to slepp in less then 5 min when i put her in ther twice today. Last night she slept for 5 hours in it. I really should of done it earlier.
Hope everyones elses bubs are settling into a routine etc.
Things here are going pretty well. We've decided to move to a place called Emu Park which is on the coast between Rockhampton & Yepoon. The big move will be happening in around 8 weeks (2nd week in November) so it's a hectic time all round at the moment. Because the army is relocating us, we have to itemise EVERYTHING so they know how many boxes to get to us, and also for insurance purposes. It's all well and good but itemising everything is a PITA! They want to know the monetary value of all our belongings which in itself tests the memory! Oh well, the list is done and now I'm eager to start boxing up some of the stuff we're not using at the moment so I don't have an absolute fit in coming weeks when things still aren't done!
My parents come up this weekend for a visit which I'm looking forward to. Will be great for them to meet Jess.
Jess is going wonderfully. She's fighting sleep at the moment in the cot next to me, but she shouldn't be too far off as she's been awake since 5am! She's full of smiles and talks now which is awesome to listen to and see. I don't think she's going to be too far off laughing!
She had her needles last week and weighed 5.1 kg and has grown 8 cm in 8 weeks - WOW!!! If she keeps going like this she's going to be a monster!!!
Nothing else to report. Hope you're all having a good day.
Taz ; Hope the moving goes well for you. Good idea to start packing some stuff now. Glad to hear that things are going well with Jess.
Sweetpea: sounds like your on a winner with that hammock.
Naomi: i hope you have managed to catch up on some sleep.
well all is going well here today, Lachlan is fast asleep and Hamish is at Kindy and Emma at school, so my house is nice and quiet. Its given me chance to try and catch up on some housework and gardening. Im in a mad fit to tidy as we are having Lachlans christening next weekend and then coming back here afterwards.
I think i have given birth to a giant. LOL Its hard to imagine that Lochie was in 5 o,s when he was born and now he is in 00's in growsuits etc as they arent long enough. It seems he is keen to follow in his big brothers footsteps. Hamish grew at a rate of knots as well.
On a good note Lochie has for the last three nights sleep through until 6am, so im rapt. Im keeping everything crossed that this is his new routine.
We are busily planning for our family holiday, Dh has decided that we will be going tothe Gold Coast in Oct. He wants to drive there, im going along but im not so sure, 3 days in the car with 3 kids is a great idea, but oh well it will be an adventure. He is blissfully unaware of the kids behaviour etc in the car or at home lately. He has been working 12 hour days since Lochie was 3 weeks old. Ah reality bites.............LOL
Hi girls, it's been a while. My ISP hasn't let me log on to BB in ages.
Annabelle and I are finally getting to know each other. She has been smiling and laughing and has rolled over from front to back 5 times! She had her needles the other day and was a very sleepy bub for abour 24 hrs, but is now back to her old trick of only sleeping one sleep cycle in the day before waking up.
Her weight gain was great but has slowed down lots over the last couple of weeks, so I'm keeping an eye on that. She's solely bf so hopefully it's enough for her. She doesn't seem hungry though and has been feeding every 3 hrs or so during the day and a bit longer than that at night. Fingers crossed it's just a lull and she'll pick up again soon.
I hope everyone's well. Sounds like you've all been pretty busy.
Pam
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