Babies Born July 2007 #14

[mrscricket]

Tom is eating!! Yay!! Yesterday he accepted a couple of spoonfuls - which i thought was a fluke - but today he was opening up and eating properly!! I was so excited - i was like 'i have to tell someone!! No-one will care.. I know - i'll tell the girls!!'

[jemima]

Sacha - I bet Autie looks adorable with her headband on - you will have to take a photo.

Thanks heaps for your advice on nannys/childcare. I am leaning towards going through an agency as well for the reasons you mentioned and thought we could have the person start before I go back to work so I can be at home with everyone to see how she/he fits in with the kids. Nanny SA has just sent me a heaps of info so I am reading through that and will have to make a decision really soon. Worse case scenario if I am not organised in time or we dont find someone by the time I go back to work I know Charlotte will be able to get into childcare (same place as the boys) which we can use as a short term thing until the nanny is sorted. Thanks again

[jemima]

Just a quick one

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY for tomorrow Mel! Enjoy your shopping spree - I am jealous (in a good way LOL)!! Also enjoy your night out - it sounds like it will be wonderful, just what you and Luke need! Sorry cant help with the EBM question - Charlotte hasnt had milk in a bottle yet (I have just been too slack to try) - but I must try her soon JIC she needs some time to get used to it beofre I go back to work. I reckon it is a great idea to see what your work say about going back part time., cant hurt to ask. Would there be anyone you could job share with - that sometimes makes it easier for bosses to say yes to part time and if not it just means you get to spend more time at home with your wonderful babies! Hope the nachos were good - yumbo now I am craving some even though it is bed time.

OMG Sacha - no Survivor that is terrible! I love survivor so I can only imagine the withdrawls you are having LOL!!

Blueflower - how did Kaetlyn go with her solids?

Em - OMG I read that post in the punching bag and boo hoo room. Embarrassing isnt a strong enough word to use for that poor girl!

Hi everyone else.
Hope you all had a great weekend.
take care Jem

[blueflower]

Hi Ladies.
All this talk of going back to work
Aaron and I have decided to scrimp and let me stay off on unpaid leave till july, when my mat leave has to end. I think it will be good for us tobe on a tight budget. We did the grocieries for the next week, going to the shops with a meal plan and everything! Stupid interest rate rises as well someone should blow banks up!!! LOL at my reference to Kingswood Country, if anyone gets it!!!!

Well we have all the family for dinner tonight, and IL's gave Kaetlyn her high chair as a 1/2 birthday present!! We then sang at 8.29 happy 1/2 b'day to you!!! It was funny.

Her solids went okay. The facial expressions were interesting, I gave her about three tsp's full of rice cereal with some EBM. She was sucking on Aarons hand to help get them down, as I am not sure that she knew what to do with what was in her mouth!! Anything besides a booby that has gone in before has always come straight back out. She looked confused, thinking 'normally thay take things out of my mouth"

Well am off to play with my new photo pragram. Love this new computer!!!

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Raels, happy Birthday lexxen, wow 9 I bet it seemed so far away when he was born. now he's on the downhill run to teenager!!
Glad to hear things are improving for you at home.

Tracey wow at Zyon, Xavier is about 7.8kg's now. Have you turned his car seat around yet??

Em, Yay tom is eating!! I know what you mean when you just have to share with someone.

Happy 6 months Kaetlyn, how does she like facing forward? Xavier has een trying to sit up in his car seat for a while now. Once they are over the 8kg's is that a good indication they are ok facing forward?

jemima, I haven't got a clue about nanny's but we are enjoying childcare. I guess the good thing is that if Xavier sleeps in I can leave him in his pjs and they will change him for me if I ask, but bit harder to do that with older kids.

Mel, Xavier will happily drink anywhere from 125ml to 200ml. 200 is usually his max and more often he does this at night. at cc I supply them with about 150ml per bottle.

Ah, well there is another weekend gone. We tried Avocado mixed in with the farex this weekend and he seems to be enjoying it, didn't complain anyway. He is gassy though, but I think that's because he is all snotty still and swollowing more air. We will do just the farex mixed with avocado for a few more days then we might try some fruit mixed in with it. Well gotta cut this short, lots to do before I go to bed. This is the worst thing about returning to work that You are constantly organising things. You can't really let anything go until the next day because you get stuck so far behind and you end up busiting your a$$ the next day.

See ya's

[mrscricket]

Back again! T is back down for a sleep - i managed to wedge him into his anti-roll thing and tuck the sheets over super tight. I thought it was exciting when he started to roll - now its a bit of pain in the behind .

Happy Anniversary Mel! I was having a look at your photos site the other day and besides having gorgeous kids, your DH is so good looking! Lucky you - enjoy your night! You made me laugh about Charlize's 'special' words - i can bet that they will be part of Tom's vocabualry as well. DH is a builder and is used to saying them at work so he says them at home. I keep saying he will have to stop soon before little ears pick up on them..

Veronica - glad the scuba went well. You are the only person i know that would spend the day out scuba diving and STILL go to the gym the next day! I would be like 'oh well, thats my exercise for the year!'

Sara - we sound very similar at the moment. I have to decided to be super careful with the $$ so i can stay off work a little bit longer. DOnt get me started on interest rates - everytime i watch the news its 'Australians have spent 1billion dollars over xmas so we are going to wack up the interest rates'. I read about a site in the newspaper the other day called savingmum which has lots of little tips for saving money etc. I printed out a weekly meal planner and a shopping list thing so will have to try to stick to it. I am a terrible impulse buyer.. DH was laughing at me because we recently had a ALDI's open up here and i have gone from 'I'll stick to Coles thanks' to 'i might just pop down and see how cheap it is..'.

Becc - are you enjoying work - as hard as it would be to be away from Xavier? I hear you about being organised - i find it hard enough now to think that i will leave something until tomorrow and then actually have to find the time to do it. Hope everything is going well.

We turned Tom's car seat around about a week ago. He is just under the weight but over xmas he just developed a hatred of the car seat - i think because he was in and out of it all the time. My final straw was when he screamed the whole way to Geelong and then same again on the way back. It was really horrible scream until i vomit and choke, so a bit scarey while driving! He seems to really like being turned around - he has a good sticky beak out the window and so far no crying. DH finds it a little off putting because he says Tom stares at him while he is trying to drive - paranoid just a bit??

ok better go - i have a chicken and vegie pie cooking in the oven so better go check it!

[Meluchja]

Yey for Tom There will be no stopping him now.

[CrystalBoo]

That's great Em!

[blueflower]

Hi All
Been MIA for the past week, have ben on a little holiday with the inlaws. All is good. Had a nice time away in the sand, but no sun , went swimming heaps though.

Will come back and skim through the posts later. Am completly buggered.
Kaetlyn is 6 months tomorrow, so MIL is getting her high chair out of layby as a 1/2 birthday present and will start solids tomorrow. Also, We put Kaetlyns chair facing forards in the car today, halfway on our trip home, she was trying to sit herself up anyway when it was rear facing.
BBL

[jemima]

Wow I just cant keep up!!

Em- great news about Tom eating! Exciting and way to go Tom!!

Tracey and Mel - those boys of yours must be so adorable with their little (or maybe big) rolls! Chubby babys are so cute (well all babys are but ykwim).

Jessikah - enjoy your games night. Sounds like fun!

Raels - happy birthday to Lexxen for Sunday and your chocolate vodka sounds divine!

Bec - enjoy your weekend off with Xavier - you deserve the break you are a super mum working full time.

Tracey - great news about your work hours. How perfect. I am going back to work part time in April (5 days per fortnight) and some days I cant wait to get back and others I just cant think of anything worse. But in reality I think it will be a good thing as it will give me a bit of balance and I dont feel like i have that at the moment.

Dani - poor OScar with his poos. I hope he is feeling much better now. Poor babe having to have a Dr do that to him.

Happy 6 month Noah.

Sacha - I had another look at Auties photos and she is adorable. I just love her hair. Charlottes hair is starting to grow and I cant wait until it is a bit longer although I hope she hasnt inherited my curly hair). Its funny as both the boys were born with much more hair that her and at the same age had more as well.

Hello to everyone else and your beautiful babes!

Me - DH is away again but I say that nearly every time I am on here cuase he is never home. But I have felt that I have coped a bit better this time./ I have tried to just take it hour by hour rather than looking too far ahead - I have tried not to think OMG it is still 8 hours until the kids will be in bed for the night or OMG I am so tied and how am I going to face the day (which at times is rather overwhelming LOL) and I have tried to focus on the now and take each moment/hour as it comes and it seems to be helping. Dont get my wrong I still have my moments and I feel so guilty about them but things are OK.

We are trying to work out of we are going to get a nanny for when I am back at work (part time) but I am just not sure. There are pros and cons to having a nanny and pros and cons for childcare. I like the idea of being able to leave the house in the morning and not have to get everyone fed, dressed and into the car for childcare but at least at childcare it is an open environment as in you pretty much know what is going on - you dont in your own home. Does any one have any experience or ideas about nannys. Someone told me it is best to advertise yourself rather that through an agency but I dont know.


Well thats it from me for now - the couch is calling my name!!
Take care everyone
Jem

[Ngala]

hey all!!

back from my first ocean scuba dive - YAY!! I still feel like I am floating on the ocean tho LOL Avaleigh refused food today.. not sure why, she ate the same mix yesterday but didnt want it today. Didnt bother me cause my last breastfeed was at 6pm!! She had one side and fell asleep.

gotta go.. dinner is here (STARVING) and gotta read over my book for the exam tomorrow

[jemima]

Yay on your open water dive V. My DH used to teach scuba diving in QLD (many years ago) and often tells me I should get into it but I just havent got around to doing anything about it yet.

BTW - thanks for the exercises.

[CrystalBoo]

Oh Jem, you are too kind - thank you. Her hair is actually causing problems now it is getting in her eyes and irritating her but i am loathe to cut it! I bought her two headbands today instead so now she looks like a 70s tennis player or Olivia Newton John in 'Let's Get Physical'. I'm glad you are coping ok with DH being away, I sympathise, even though I don't have the workload you do! I think Autie is just beginning to be affected by her dad's coming and going - she sure has been a ratbag lately. LOL As someone who has worked in childcare for 15 years, I would have to go for a nanny! Not that you don't get great Early Childhood teachers but you just can't get the same one on one attention. Sure, the social interaction is great, but you can get that at a playgroup. I would probably go through an agency if I didn't know someone personally, just because you know they have been properly checked out, and I would also have them come a few times while still there to see if you get a good vibe from them and how your kids respond will give you clues too, if you stay in the background a bit. If you're paranoid (and I probably would be! LOL) you can get those little cameras hidden in things to keep an eye on what's going on for a while. Let us know what you decide.

[Meluchja]

Jem when are you going back to work?

V, the dive today sounds just devine. Good luck with your exam tomorrow.

Sara, glad you had a nice little getaway.

Thanks everyone for Charlizes get well wishes. She is still sick, but thankfully she hasn't thrown up for 24 hours now.

[jemima]

Mel I am going back to work at the start of April -only 5 days per fortnight - Monday and Tuesday one week and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the floowing week. Are you planning on going back in the near future? I am going back in the hope it gives me a bit of balance in life iykwim.

Oooohhh Survivor has just started - have to run!!

[mrscricket]

Jem - who got voted out in Survivor? I was watching the tennis!

[jemima]

On an ad break atm. ABout to go to tribal council. Everyone is saying james is going home but I dont think that is going to happen - will let you know shortly.



I am back - James went - he had no idea and he still had the two immunity idols - he should have used one!

[mrscricket]

Oh what a dope! I knew that would happen - every week i'm like James use the idol!!

If you guys want a laugh, go to the Punching Bag room forum and read the one by Divvy titled "how to embarass your mother". It is the funniest thing i have ever read.