Babies Born July 2007 #13

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

tracey, yay you survived. Wow that's a lot of mik from one side!! You must have been feeling full. I would have been leaking all over the bed if that had of been me. I'm sure you will have a nice routine set up in no time where the kids might start sleeping in. What will you do when school holidays are over, will you have to get up and help her get ready for school??

jess, glad to hear your going ok. Great that Ethan's sleep has improved. I hope he increases it some more for you and knocks out that getting up at 9.30, that will be a real treat for you.

wow I was expecting a whole days worth of posts, you must all be busy today. I got though my second day, one of the ladies I work with thinks that I might give up expressing after a couple of months (she said it in a nice way) but now I'm determined to prove her wrong. I'm going to do my bit for our $$ situation, for the environment and for all mummies out there by showing people that bb feeding is something to be proud of and admired. I'm saving 700-1000 er year by not using formula, and I'm not really eating much more than I normally would. I made 5 months and I never thought I would. Plus still no af for me woo hoo. And now I think with eing at work i will start loosing some weight, just have to remember to eat lol.

Hope everyone else is well

[Flossie]

Tears - Sorry I didn't know about your m/c. So sorry to hear that. Take my and kisses xxxx

[blueflower]

Bec, You go girl!! I am the same, when someone mentions something negative, I try my best to prove them wrong!!

Well, aetlyn was weighed today. She is 7kg exactly, so she put on 500gm in 3 weeks. There was a different nurse, and she seemed to be happy with that weight gain. Will keep a track on it. Although, we are going away next week for a week, and then plan on starting Kaetlyn on solids when we get back.

Hope everyone is well, its been rather quiet in here lately....

[Ngala]

Hey everyone!

I've been around jsut not really posting.

Bec and Tracey - Good that you are getting through your work days!

Sara - I think Avaleigh will be 7kg as well. I thought she would be more cause she is on solids now but she isnt...

Jess - good to have you back and yay for Ethan sleeping. I too hope he drops that 9.30pm feed!

I have got the most adorable photos of Avaleigh that I will be putting up on facebook. I got some photos of her sitting all by herself, she was there for about 10 mins! And she is such a clever little girl - she is able to go from lay on back to sitting up (with my help, I pull her up) and then I lift her arms slightly and she stands up all by herself!! What a clevre girl hey!! Jason had her standing all by herself too, she was holding on to the couch. Jason's hand was a few cm's away to catch her!

I spent all afternoon making my own food for Avaleigh. I have got cubes of corn, pumpkin, parsnip and pear in the freezer. Avaleigh seems to be loving her fruit at the moment over her vegies, last week it was the other way around!

Anyway, I better get going. I got a new routine now where I wake up at 6am and feed myself before Avaleigh wakes up at 7am.

Oh and I am meeting with my boss on Friday. Hopefully we can work out something to suit both of us.

Night!

[razzle]

HAPPY SIX MONTHS OLIVER!

Hi girls,

can't believe it has been six months already, and I have to say without sounding like I've got tickets on myself, I am so proud to still be breastfeeding!!!

Well we were supposed to pick up the keys for the new place today but the real estate just called and said that the previous tenants have left it really dirty so they are getting a profressional cleaner in to do a better job. I'm a bit annoyed cause we were going to start moving stuff in this afternoon but oh well, at least it will be nice and spotless when we finally get in there.

Oliver is all better now. I'm not sure what it was but still no teeth so maybe a bug. Except he still was really keen to eat and drink so I don't know! The main thing is, he is ok.

Veronica - yay for your little girl sitting! How did the corn go? I was thinking of trying some but wasn't too sure if it would puree very well.

Blueflower - that's great about Kaetlyn's weight gain. Oliver is 7kg as well.

Well back to the packing I go..

Hello to everyone else, hope you are all having a great day.

Raels.

[blueflower]

Wow, Jan is the month of our bubs turning 6 months!!!
Happy 6 months all bubs!!!

It is really really really quiet in here these days.

Oh and Yeah for me, they finally called, and my mothers group starts in 2 weeks!FINALLY!

[Tracey]

Ok I hate working again... Didnt take long hey!@

I am Ok & enjoy the job (It's easy & you get to talk to other ppl!) But WTF was I think 8-12

[CrystalBoo]

Happy Six Months Oliver! )

Tracey, at least you're enjoying it. Sending you energy vibes.

Sara, i agree, it's ever so quiet. So I will start a topic and see if it gets people talking. We'll call this one "Weird Things My Baby Does" and I will begin. Autie likes to stick her left arm straight out (during play, feeding, whenever) and rotate her wrist repeatedly to examine her empty hand from every angle - it appears to be most interesting. Also, if she doesn't like something I'm doing to her at that moment, she will blow an angry raspberry at me.

Over to anyone else who wants to share..

[jemima]

Hi all

Great idea about the weird things my baby does topic Sacha. I have an angry raspberry blower as well LOL!!! She sure lets me know it when she is not happy about something and she also makes the LOUDEST growling noise just like a lion roaring - I kid you not! She does this all the time - even if we are at ths shops which always brings a smile to the faces of the other shoppers. She is the loudest of all three children at the same age! I guess she has to be loud even at this age to be heard above Oliver and Jesse!!

Tracey - sorry to hear that work sucks. Great that you are enjoying the people interaction. Hopefully befor elong you will be in the swing of the 8 - 12 shift and it wont be as tiring for you.

Sara - yay for the mothers group finally starting!!

Happy 6 months Oliver!! Raels I love your nick name for Oliver - Olimoo! Might have to use that for my Oliver sometimes!!

Charlotte had her 6 month immunisations this morning! Hopefully she wont be too bothered by them. She hasnt been with the 2 and 4 month ones so hopefully this continues.

Hello to everyone else.
Will BBL when I have more time
Jem

[BhoysGirl]

Hi to everyone, too much to do at the moment but will hopefully be back later to do personals.

LOL at Autie & Charlotte and their raspberry blowing. Liam loves blowing raspberries too, it's very cute, one of our favourite noises, alongside the gargle noise that he does too. But the weird thing he does is that he whacks himself really hard when he's feeding, it's very funny, but hurts my bbs if they get targetted, so heaven only knows what he's doing to himself. Crazy kid.

Anyway, time to get dinner started. Last night we had beans on toast, so I feel obliged to make a slightly bigger effort tonight. Maybe spaghetti on toast...

[razzle]

Wow!!! So quiet in here the past couple of days. I should be packing/cleaning but I needed a break.

Oliver is asleep - thank god! Yesterday he slept for a whole ten minutes ALL day!!!! I was freaking out by the time DF got home, not to mention having a very sore back from carrying him around. He would not settle at all and everytime I put him down, he would scream. He has never been like that before so I didn't know what was going on. He went to bed early last night though and slept for ten hours so all good.

Jemima - cute nickname hey! I love it. Have you noticed there are so many Oliver's lately? They seem to be popping up everywhere! Hope Charlotte is doing ok after her needles? Did they give the rotavirus one this time?

Sacha - great idea!!! Well, my little man has fallen in love with his big toe, but only the one on his left foot and only when I am giving him his solids. He has a spoonfull of whatever then brings his feet up and in goes the toe! I think he gets more food on his feet than in his mouth sometimes. Oh and he does something similar to Autumn but with his feet. He rotates them both and stares at them for ages. I don't want all this cute stuff to end!!!

Jan - I cooked dinner last night for the first time in about 3 months!! DF had actually banned me from the kitchen. Can't say I mind too much, I love cooking but he is way better at it then me!

Finally picked up the keys today for the new house so should be all moved in by Monday. I really wanted to go and have a swim in the pool but of course it's raining!

Oh well, back to it, otherwise I'll never get it all done in time.

Raels. xo

[CrystalBoo]

Jem, Autie had her shots today too! She had problems with the rotavirus last time so I'm hoping it doesn't happen again this time. At least no more for another six months now - yey! LOL at your little lion - I expect she must be clever to work out the best way for attention with two boys to contend with.

Jan that's so funny, Autumn does the hitting thing too! Beans on toast is about all I manage for myself when DH is away. I'm too spoilt with him doing all the cooking - like Raels, I let him do it because he's so much better at it.

Raels - hope your move goes well - so exciting tohave a new house but the packing really sucks huh? I can't believe you only got 10mins out of Oliver you poor thing. Wonder what was bothering him? Maybe he was having big toe cravings LOL Do you have a sling or something for helping to take the load off yourself?

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Happy 6 months to all bubs! Hope you're all doing well.

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Happy 6 months oliver !!

V i can't blieve how advanced avaleigh is, do you guys do anything special or is she just a bit of a go getter?

Tracey lol, you just have to get into a routine and everything will all be worth it in the end.

Ok Ok Sacha, Xavier blows raspberry's after he has poo'd and he is constantly crossing his ankles

jan, I say at least he's hitting himself. Xavier will not feed unless I let him do what he wants which is grab big handfulls of boob or arm fat and squeeze, and my does that boy have a good grip. it's even worse when the claws are long. I get bruises and scratches on my boobs from him, but if I hold his hand he cracks it and wont feed.

one more day of work for the week, and i bet the weekend will go way too fast. I have a felling though that this year is going to fly!! We are now hoping to build our house at the start of next year. I want to be in before 2nd birthday so we are settled and can ttc #2. Unlike Tracey I'm back doing the same job, kinda but it's so different. I would love it back the way it used to be.

Well gotta sleep pir house is like 35 degrees still xaviers has a nappy and nothing else pore bubba and he still has a stuffy nose.

[Ngala]

Hey All!!

Tooo tired to write a post. I went to the gym today, second day back after 4 weeks and I am SO sore. Could hardly walk around the shopping centre!!

I went in to get my scuba diving medical today and the doctor failed me!! AHHH!! How crap hey. He says that my blood pressure is too high and I have protien in my urine. SO I went to my normal doctor and he said thats a load of bullcrap. He checked my blood pressure again and it was normal and I am having my urine tested by specialists, not some nurse at the clinic. So I am going back tomorrow to fight my case. I AM GOING TO GO SCUBA DIVING!!

anyway, I'm tired and have to finish reading my book just incase I am doing the course..

[Flossie]

Hi all,

How are you all, good and cooler then us in Vic I hope!!

Just a quick one, I will be back later to read and post more as I have to clean the house for Jev's relos from America coming for a BBQ tonight.

I went to the health nurse yesterday with Livvie and she is 8.7kg and 67.5cm tall! So happy with that. She said a few things that I didn't agree with for a 6 month old and wanted to get your thoughts:

1. She said I could give her mince and cheese to get her used to lumps - but I thought that was after 7 months???

2. She told me to have her on her tummy for most of her awake time and not having her sitting. But when she is on her tummy a lot she gets tired quickly like today she usually goes back to bed at 9 but she was rubbing her eyes at 8:30!!!

3. She said I could put her onto 3 feeds - is anyone else only doing 3 feeds both bottle and solids or do you think its too soon??

BBL though girls.

Lis xxx

[razzle]

Hi Flossie,

1. No I would not give cheese or mince! Six months is way too early for that. Babies at this age don't like lumps! I personally will be waiting to introduce lumps until around 8 months. You could give mince but pureed.
2. Tummy time - I would just go with what your bub likes. Tummy time is important of course but I don't feel that it has to be all day. I try not to put Oliver on his tummy too soon after a feed because it just comes straight back up again.
3. I think breakfast and dinner - no lunch - is fine, but your bub may need more. Oliver is demand breastfed so I'm not really sure how the whole bottle thing works.

Sorry if I haven't answered your questions very well but that is just what I would do. Follow your little girls cues and go with what you feel is best.

Raels.

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

V - I hope you pass your scuba diving test this time. Fingers crossed for you.

Rebecca and Tracey - hope you're settling back into work okay. I have a job interview next week, so may be joining the ranks of the working mums soon too (fingers crossed). I don't really want to go back to work (although the money would be nice, obviously), but this particular job sounds really interesting. So hoping that I get it.

Diana blows raspberries too. It's so cute. She doesn't really do anything that I'd class as "weird", although she does like to squirm around in my arms until she is on her back and puts her head down below her body to look at everything upside down.

She was weighed and measured this week. At 6 1/2 months she is 7kg and 69cm long. The dr said she's doing well. She is almost commando crawling, and the other day she sat up all by herself! I'm going to have to babyproof the house soon...

Hi to everyone else.