Babies Born July 2007 #16

**tears_of_joy** · February 12th, 2008, 06:26 PM

Hi ladies!

This is really quick, but i will BBL for personals!

Ok i have a question/s: What is the easiest way to peel Apricots? and do i need to peel them or will the skin just puree ok?

The recipe book i have said to peel them but its just not working and the longer im standing there trying to the more im eating LOL at this rate ethan will have none!!

**blueflower** · February 12th, 2008, 06:50 PM

TOJ- re apricots, I found that just using a sharp knife and peeling back the skin was the easiest. Other wise, you can throw them into boiling water (with the skin scored) for a couple of seconds, them take them out and put them in ice cold water. this is blanching and commonly used to remove skins ie tomatoes, or to slightly cook something.
Also I think you were asking if you need to cook them? I did, as it makes them softer-like for pureeing, or mashing. If they were really ripe you wouldn't need to. (I personally dont eat peaches, but Kaetlyn loves them)!

Sacha, the pear thing in the mesh bag went okay. Once she sucked all the juice out she didnt want it anymore. I also kept the hardest piece of cooked pear

- by accident to put in there.
I mashed up all the cooked pear, and tried her on the mash pear (normally it is pureed), she liked it and ate it easier than the puree stuff. So will only mash her veges from now on. The bugger about this is I have about 5 freezer bags of frozen puree veges to use up

, will just mix the puree with mashed veges for different flavours/textures.

Does anyone elses bub have satin boxers? Kaetlyn does, and she is sitting here next to me on DH's lap, feeling then, She is utterly facinated by their silky feel. It is really cute watching her play with them in her little fingers.

**CrystalBoo** · February 12th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Oh Sara that is too gorgeous with the boxers! I can really picture it because Autie is constantly feeling things. Makes me want to go out and get her some! She also did the 'suck it dry, then chuck it' thing with the feeder. I don't use it anymore because I found I couldn't get all the fibre out of the rim and seam and was worried she'd end up getting sick. But you know, you could put the frozen cubes of anything (even veges) in there for her to help use them up.

**CrystalBoo** · February 12th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Oooh I just got an awful 'things you should know' email about psychos playing recordings of a baby crying outside houses at night when women were home alone to make them open the door! It was from America but still way too creepy.

**tears_of_joy** · February 12th, 2008, 08:16 PM

Omg sasha that is terrible!! The things that go on in the world are so scary.

I just popped on to do some personals but Ethan is not asleep as i first thought

so again BBL....

**BhoysGirl** · February 12th, 2008, 08:21 PM

Hi everyone,

Trying to catch up with everything on here, I'm so far behind. I have no hope of getting personals done tonight as am way too tired, and still have to get some stuff done in the house in preparation for hosting my mother's group tomorrow

But would like to say Happy Belated birthday to Em, glad you had a good day.

And re apricots - I baked some in the oven yesterday, didn't peel them, just sat them in roughly 1cm of water, at 180 for about 20-25 minutes, then blitzed them up peel & all, and they turned out nicely smooth. I did the same with peaches & nectarines (had them all in the same baking dish), but baked the peaches & nectarines for a little longer. I did peel the peaches & nectarines once they'd been taken from the oven & cooled down a little, but I think that this was just me being over finicky with them. And baking them really brings out the sweetness without actually adding sugar to them. Not that Liam is eating them at the moment, but that's a story for another day.

Anyway, best be off to do some cleaning, otherwise I'll have a messy house for tomorrow. Will catch up properly when the girls have gone.

**razzle** · February 13th, 2008, 10:11 AM

Hi girls,

Just popped in quikly because I just got the new Big W catalogue and I am SO excited!

They have a huge baby sale starting tomorrow. There is some really great bargains and gorgeous stuff!!!

And OMG!!! They now sell Osh Kosh B'gosh!!! I remember buying some clothes from there when Lexxen was a baby and it was super expensive!! Fantastic quality though. I wonder why Big W is stocking it now? And it's reasonably priced also.

Oh and they have some really cute stuff made from organic cotton (really comfy) at a great price.

I will be one crazy shopping lady tomorrow - I'm getting there early cause I plan on making a HUGE layby!!!

BBL.......

Raels and Oliver xo

**CrystalBoo** · February 13th, 2008, 11:10 AM

LOL Raels, I will be there doing the same thing

Megan76 · February 13th, 2008, 11:40 AM

He He i just went through the Big W catalogue and circled everything i want!!

**mrscricket** · February 13th, 2008, 01:39 PM

I just did a big post and accidently deleted it.. I always do stupid stuff like that! No time to re-type - Tom is awake so just have a quick question - Do i have to use the baby yoghurt or can i just use normal plain (vanilla) yoghurt? Dont want to buy the baby ones if he hates it..

Be back later hopefully - i am excited about Big W sale too!!

**CrystalBoo** · February 13th, 2008, 02:42 PM

I have a feeling the baby yoghurt is specially made to be easy on the tum. don't take my word for it.

Megan76 · February 13th, 2008, 05:08 PM

Em i think you can just use plain natural yoghurt, dont take my word on it either!! How are you feeling about the whole job thing? That really sucks, especially on your birthday!!

Not much to report here...Lucas is being a good boy but god can he squeal!!

**blueflower** · February 13th, 2008, 05:34 PM

I am pretty sure that they can have natural yoghurt. What did they do before they brought baby yoghurt onto the market.
I think the idea was that they are smaller portions for bubs.
Have to go BBL emergency in the kitchen

**BhoysGirl** · February 13th, 2008, 07:06 PM

Hi everyone,
I thought it was best to use natural plain yoghurt, because the "baby" yoghurts are full of sugar, and it's mostly just marketing hype that makes us think that it is good for babies. If/when Liam ever decides he's going to eat solids, I'll be looking at using the natural yoghurt & just adding fresh fruit into it for the first little while. I'll eventually soften on what I give him & let him have normal kids yoghurt, but for as long as he'll take the sugar-less stuff then I'll do that I think. This is me being a goody two shoes mum, not sure how long it's going to last!

**Tracey** · February 13th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Looks like all the babies are doing well... Growing too quickly though!

I'm busy with kids, playgrops, work, school etc...
But we are surviving!!!

**razzle** · February 13th, 2008, 07:38 PM

All yoghurt has sugar in it, but Jan is right, the ones for babies have more. I have tried Oliver on two different types and he loves it but 9 times out of 10 throws it up so I'm not giving it to him anymore. I will try again in a month or so.

I am going to start adding a small amount of grated cheese into his vegies in about a month also so if the yoghurt is still making him vommit at least he will get some calcium from the cheese.

**kungfubecca** · February 13th, 2008, 08:36 PM

Hi all,

Nicki, let us know how you go with the Doc, I hope it's nothing serious.

raels Xavier would prefer to sit too, except he can't hold himself up yet. But is getting better at being on his tummy. I hope your df succeeds in quiting smoking. It's a nasty little habit, good one to break. Good to have the incentive of the boat too. I saw that catalogue too. It looks like Big W has really steped up their baby stiff up a knotch they even have bumbi's!! but I can't afford one.

happy birthday for the other day em, bugger about the job, but have you looked into see if that is legal?? and what about any annual leave and long service leave that you might have accrued, where you at least paid out? I would have thought that the new owners would have little choice but to give you a job. At the very least someone owes you some money like a redundancie. I would seriously look into it, phone work choices maybe? I know that maternity leave is covered by the sexual discrimination act so someone is in breach of that.

Sara you don't have to go back early. Let your replacement have a holiday.

Megan, I understand what your saying about work, and I considered it all. But I am enjoying being back and it's nice to know that I can be me and my little man is being well looked after still.

danielle, welcome to the P & T revolution!! they are everywhere now. I love ours and could not have been happier with the choice. What colour did you get?

Jess, how cute at ethan waveing. My mum was saying hello to xavier the other day and he started going making he he noises back at her like he was copying. Very cute when they start doing these things. I just used a vegie peeler on our apricots.

Sasha, I'm thinking about doing a course when we go for #2, as I probably wont go back to work for a while after that one, $$ dependant, but will need to have something behind me iykwim. What brand feeder did you get, I got the sassy brand one and it comes apart and has replacement netting, it's very easy to clean. I probably would hold off on putting frozens in them until bubs are a little bit older, I did this for xavier 'cause I thought the cool would be good for his gums. He loved it and went really hard at it and I think he got a rain freeze and scremed.

Yogurt and cheese, although they can have these before 12 months I don't think there is any rush in introducing them. Mums milk and formula should both have the calcium required for growing bubbas. There is calcium found in other foods, especially leafy greens. I know yogurt will be one of the last things I introduce.

well, I hope you guys are all getting sleep because it seems that we no longer need sleep during the night. Xavier has been waking heaps and I am exhausted. Not 100% sure why, so I've altered what he is having for tea. tonight he had a potato, zuchini, farex and ebm mix in the hope that it fills him up and he doesn't wake upat at 12.30 2.30 4.30 and 6.30. I've even picked up a cold because I'm so run down. Arrgh the perils of a working mum.

It sounds like some of you have to seriously consider going back to work in the next few months. I hope time slows right down for you because my last few weeks just dissapeared before I knew it. I do miss xavier, I do miss being home and being able to catch up with nana naps, what I don't miss is being exhausted yet not doing anything. Having someone else deal with a clingy bub while you interact with adults, and make money while you do it is really helpfull. I'm starting to wonder how I will cope when we want to have #2 and I won't be able to afford to have xavier in care to give me a rest.

night all