Babies Born July 2007 #17

[Megan76]

Well all i can say is thank god yesterday is over! We didn't end up getting home till about 2 am and silly me had enjoyed numerous ****tails and wines!! In the morning Lucas' cereal made me dry reach (sorry TMI!) and i had to run to the loo! Felt like i was 18 again...very tragic! Anyway i had a tuppaware party in the afternoon and can you believe i got breath tested on the way! Have never been so scared my heart was racing....plus i was in DH's work ute with the ladder hanging out the back, looked so classy! So to cut a long story short......not drinking for a long, long time!!! TOO OLD!!

[razzle]

Good morning girls,

Megan you crack me up!! lol I can't remember the last time I had a hangover, but I don't miss them!! Hope you're feeling better today.

Well we bought a boat last week, haven't been out on it yet because we don't have a licence Think DF is going to get his this week though. We bought Oliver a little life jacket ($90!!!!!!!!!!) but of course well worth it. It is one of the ones that flip them straight onto their backs, touch wood!! He will only come on the boat when we go in the river though - wouldn't take him out to sea. Actually I won't even be going out to sea, I get sea sickness!!!

It was really hot here on the weekend, got up to 42!! I spent most of the day alternating between the air-con and the pool. Oliver still isn't that keen on the pool. I bought him his own little floaty thing to sit in with a shade cover but he screams when I put him in it. He is fine if one of us holds him really close. I really should look into swimming lessons for him. Lexxen goes so next time we are there I think I will ask all about it.

Still no teeth here but I can see 3 of them. His cheeks are really rosy as well so maybe they will cut through soon. The reflux is a lot better now. I think cutting out the yoghurt has helped too. Poor little thing is trying so hard to crawl but can't quite get his knees up. He ends up going backwards and is getting very frustrated by it all!

We are going to one of my best friends engagement party this weekend. It is formal so we (actually I - DF hates the idea of it) have had a lot of fun picking out clothes. I actually bought my dress off ebay for $16.90 brand new!!! I was a bit worried that it might not fit cause silly me didn't realise it was only a size 8 until after I won but luckily it is stretchy so it fits quite well. I have lost 17 kilos since I gave birth Another positive of breastfeeding!!! It is really beautiful - a black grecian style ****tail dress. I took DF shopping yesterday and scored some great bargains for him too. He's going to look very spunky!!!

Anyways, hope everyone is well. I'm off to do some major cleaning while Oliver is asleep, the house gets so messy on the weekends when the boys are home.

Take care everyone.

Raels and Oliver. xo

[mrscricket]

Hi girls! This may not be a long post as Tom has just woken up. I am hoping he will go back to sleep because he hasn't been down for long and he only had a short sleep this morning because i had to wake him up for swimming. His day sleeps have been crap over the past few days! How long is everyone else's bubbas sleeping for during the day?

Hope you had a good time Sat night Megan. That's a bit funny about the breath test. I get so so nervous when I get tested, even though I have never driven even after one glass of drink so I don't know why! Urgh to the hangover - I hate hate hate hangovers - they are the main reason why i don't drink alot, i just cant cope the next day.

Raels - that is so exciting about your dress - what a great bargain! i should look on ebay more for clothes for me, i mainly just buy things for Tom. i can't believe you have lost 17kg - that is amazing! i don't envy you having hot days. It was quite cold here all weekend and although we couldn't get out of the house it was quite nice to spend the days in front of the heater.

Sara - how did the wedding go? How cute is it that you matched Katelyn to your DH? I do stuff like that.

Mel - I asked my sister about how much your Jack is eating. She has her own Jack and he was about the same size at this age and was eating about the same amount. He is 4 now and is not 'fat' or large or anything, just a normal sized kid - super amounts of energy - so don't stress out to much about how much your Jack is eating. It sounds right for him.

Well, I don't think i filled you all in with what happened with my job. The emailed this morning and said they wanted me to come back full-time only, which i am not willing to do, so the big job hunt is about to begin. It may be asking too much but i just want to find somewhere that only needs me for 2 days a week, with me also being available to them over busier periods such as xmas etc. Probably wont be able to find anything, but i am going to try!
We have had a rough couple of days here with Tom. I don't know if its his medication hasn't kicked back in properly, but he is fighting being fed solids. He has learnt how to hit the spoon out of my hands so i have to try and feed him and keep his hands down with the other hand. Very difficult! I thought he might have been in pain but I realised today when i was giving him fruit which he loves he ate it really well, whereas if I am giving him veggies, he cries and carries on. He is also showing signs of having a very bad temper. He is getting a bit frustrated with his crawling, he can get up on his hands and knees but he goes backwards, not forwards. So if he wants a toy or something and can't reach it, he throws an absolute wobbly until we get it for him. DH said it is my temper showing through, but its making me a bit worried. Sorry for having a bit of a sook - i love my little man and he is terrific most of the time, i just feel like the past few days, I have been banging my head on a brick wall and I am tired!!

Hope everyone else is well. I know i have missed out on personals but from the banging and crashing coming through the monitor, someone has no intention of going back to sleep. He has just started growling like a dog..

[Megan76]

Not happy with the bottom 3 on So You Think You Can Dance!

Em - i hope things start to pick up with Tom soon. Its hard when you feel like you cant win! I hear you on the temper though i am sure Lucas has one too! Good luck with the job hunt! I still cant decide what to do....need to speak to the Principal to find out what my opinions are in terms of time fraction, but i am also terrified to put Lucas in childcare as he is not good with other people. Ahh the dilemmas! Oh and sleeping.... Lucas generally only has 1 hour and a bit in the morning bw 9 - 9.30 another hour and a bit between 1 and 1.30 and about half an hour around 5...but he has always been dodgy during the day!!

Raels - cant believe the bargain of a dress you got, good work!!

[CrystalBoo]

Raels, that is an amazing weight loss! You make me feel fat and lazy. Enjoy your new dress - I just get depressed when I try and shop for me now so I shop for Autie instead LOL How much does Oliver weigh? We have looked for life jackets for Autie but all the ones I've seen start at 12kg and she is only 7.5. What's your boat like?

Em, maybe Tom is just frustrated in general because of the crawling thing. But at least it may be more incentive for him to keep trying! Have you tried giving him soft veges as finger food? He might be more inclined to sit happily sucking on stuff and give you a chance to get some spoonfuls in if he feels like he has a bit of control over something.

Megan, so sorry to hear of your recent illness Hope it was worth it!

We've had a great night/day starting with Autie going to sleep on her own last night, only waking twice and then having two naps of an hour and 20 mins each then going down really easily tonight. It's seemed kinda more in control which is nice and I really hope it lasts. My health nurse told me today that when you have a period, your BM tastes slightly sour or salty?!? Anyone else heard of this?

[Meluchja]

Hey everyone, DH is home tomorrow yey!! So I thought I pop on tonight, as I might be a little busy tomorrow

Em, when Charlize was about this age, she didn't eat anyting unless she could do it herself, so all she ate was fingerfoods, as it was a nightmare trying to feed her or have her try to feed herself with a spoon. I must admit though, I had a little giggle at the tempers with the toys. Oh no, boys, they will be the end of us. I would definately try the fingers food though, and I don't have any advice about the tempers at this age, but if you find something that works let me know, as Jack does the same when I take something off him. And thank you so much for asking your sister about our Jacks. I'm so glad to hear that some babies just eat more. It's just so strange for me, Charlize is such a fussy and little eater. I'm not complaining though, it's great. He loves his food, and I love making it for him.

Sacha, that great news about last night and today. You must feel very proud of little Autie. But I hope you feel proud of yourself too. And yep definately heard that periods can change the taste of BM, same as when your pregnant. Pretty much as soon as I feel pregnant with Jack, Charlize become very fussy at the boob, then I just stopped having let downs all together. I even find now, that when I spot, Jack becomes very fussy. I have a IUD, so no periods for me, yey!! But definately true. Interesting hey!!

Jem, naughty me had a third he he he!! But will definately stop there incase Jack wakes up. Just enjoying my last night alone. That sounds aweful, but you know what I mean. How is Charlottes nose? I hope it better. Do you have anything special planned before DH goes back?

Megan, I was so glad to read you had a great night. I was so envious of you. I'm hoping to be in the same boad on the 8th of Feb, when we might be going to the races. I love a race day. And I'm a cheap drunk ATM, so I will be able to have a few more bets. yey for me. Do you like the track?

Wow Raels, what a bargin you got. Did you buy it from a private seller or a store on ebay. I'm needing a new dress for the races, as all my old ones don't fit anymore. I'm like you I'm now lighter than I was before the kids arrived, yey. So, fortunate for me that now means I have to buy some more clothes. I had a look today at some dresses on ebay, but none really jumped out at me. Might have to go shopping, damm Congrats too on the weight loss, are you under your pre baby weight?

Well, I can't wait for look on Charlizes face when DH gets home tomorrow. He has missed him so much this time. Kids are well, Jack is still an eating machine. He loves those premade foods in the tubes that I think it was Sacha was telling me about. I bought some to use when I out, and I took 2 on the weekend out to Toogoolawah. He downed the first one in about 2 mins, but then I just gave him some Mango. But I'm sure he would have downed the second one just as fast if I gave it to him. I will get him weighed this week. Can you believe my baby boy will be 8 months old on Saturday, or a few days after hence the leap year. The time has gone so fast, but I'm sure you don't need me telling you all that. Charlize is growning up so fast too, she has a boyfriend already. His name is Cooper, his mum and I are good friends, they are a week apart. Her and I met on a BB meet up. She is lovely, and just found out they are expecting their second, so happy for them.

Jess, how are you and Ethan going? I hope the two of you are well. And that things are all good with DH.

Anyway, I must be off, still a few things to do before I call it a night.

Hi to everyone I didn't PM, I'm sorry, promise I will catch up later.

If you don't hear from me in a few days, you'll know what I'll be doing

Take care

wma

[BhoysGirl]

Sacha - I have heard that AF can definitely affect BM. My neighbour, who has a little girl a couple of weeks younger than Liam, got her AF for the 1st time since being pg (my neighbour, not her daughter!) and she thought that her DD was weaning herself, as she went right off BM. But once AF went, her BM was back in favour - or should that be flavour

I have been a really sneaky mum - I have discovered that broccoli steamed with apples is the tastiest treat that Liam has ever had (thank you to whoever it was who suggested getting them to chew on a piece of broccoli in the first place, great idea). Who'd have thought that he'd fancy broccoli the most - weird kid. I think he quite likes the texture, plus the fact that the apple juice kind of gets in there, so it's fun to suck it out. He still tries his hardest not to swallow, but I think that we're slowly turning the food corner. Mind you, anything on a spoon is still poison.

Sorry for no personals, am a bit knackered tonight.

[razzle]

Hi everyone,

Em - good luck with finding work, hopefully you can find something that suits. Hope things improve with Tom. Oliver usually has two naps, one just after breakfast and another just after lunch. Both only last for about an hour. He gets tired around 5 but refuses to sleep so we usually have a couple of hours of unsettled time until he goes to bed for the night.

Megan - I haven't been watching dance. I have to watch Kath and Kim on sunday nights so I've been missing it. Look at moi.....

Sacha - We bought a life jacket that is suitable from 10 - 15 kilos. Oliver is only 8.5 but we tried it on him and it fits really snuggly! You can get ones from 7 - 10 kilos from BCF. I wouldn't have bought the one we did if I didn't feel comfortable with the idea. I have heard that the taste of milk does change slightly when a woman has her period. I have had mine 5 times and Oliver hates it. For the first couple of days he gets really fussy and keeps detaching. It drives me mad, but I know exactly what it is so I don't worry too much. I just keep offering more often.

Mel - I was bidding on some really beautiful dresses from private sellers and kept getting outbid in the last 20 seconds!! So I got this one from a store. Yep, I'm 5 kilos under my pre - preg weight! I put it down to bfeeding and not drinking beer!!! How exciting that your DH comes back tomorrow. You have a great time with him now!!!! lol. How cute that Charlize has a little boyfriend!!

Ok, this might be a little premature but has anyone started to think about 1st Birthday parties yet????

Well I'm missing Desperate Housewives.

Take care all.

Raels. xo

[jemima]

Hi all

I say it again - wow you can all talk!!

Hi Flossie - great to hear from you and it sounds like Olivia is thriving!

Mel - I stopped at two - but the third was very tempting!! Yay for Luke coming home - enjoy!!

Megan - poor you with a hangover - I cant remember the last time I had a full blown hangover - a very very scary thought!

Jan - thanks for the brocolli and apple idea - might have to give that a go.

Raels - great bargain on the dress and well done on your weight loss. I am down to my pre preg weight and am just working at toning the wobbly bits!! I have a reunion for an old job of mine coming up in April I want to make sure I look a million bucks (well as much as I can LOL) so my motivation to tone at the moment it high!!

Sacha - well done to Autie with her sleeping!

Hi to everyone else.

DH is away again (but thats not unusual) so its just me and and kids, although Oliver and jesse are in childcare today so I am enjoying the peace and quiet!! Charlotte has been a bit unsettled lately but I am pretty sure it is because she has been very very blocked up and snuffly from a cold. Poor babe - so hopefully she is on the mend. Still no signs of teeth here and at times she still isnt that into solids but we keep persisting!

I had best run and make the most of this child free time (Charlotte is asleep).

Take care
jem

[blueflower]

Hi everyone,
Will see how far I get before Kaetlyn wakes up.
I am about to go to SIL for a spa, it is very hot here today, and her parnet is away so I think she wants some company.

Wedding was great. It was lovely- she organised everything herself, and it was profressional (?sp), pyrotecnics and all. Kaetlyn was a stunner, apparently the photographer loved her, and took heaps of photos of her, so we are going to try and get in touch with her for some of them. She came up to DH and said she is so photogenic. She also took some of us was waltzing, the three of us which would be great to have.
Hehehe the shirt I brought was from K-mart, and I didnt even try it on or anything. It looked great, and my SIL came around and did my hair in the morning- curled. I got some great comments on my outfit and hair, which was a great boost to my low self esteem at the moment. Unlike you others, I am still about 7 kg above pg weight, but I am not trying to lose it, so really I can't complain can I? I think when I go back to work, and stop BF, I will loose a fair bit.

Things have been soooo busy here.
No teeth,
crawling well -and pickng up speed too i might add,
Sleep patterns are interesting at the moment. Day sleeps are great, but the night ones are weird, she wakes after about one sleep cycle, and crys. Not sure what the problem is. It takes about an our for her to settle back donw, and am a bit reluctant to feed her or get her out of the cot.
Opps she is awake,
Will be bakc for personals- but prob not tonight. Need to spend time with DH hehehe.

[Megan76]

Sorry have to be quick but does anyone know how much formula babies this age need per day....Lucas is being a big pain with his bottles and i have already cut him to 3! I think most of you are still breastfeeding but thought i'd ask anyway!

[mrscricket]

Megan - I had a quick look in my Annabel Karmel book and it says babies between 6 and 12 months on solids need between 500ml-800ml of formula a day. Tom would be having approx 600 -700 ml a day i think, although he is still on 4/5 bottles. Hope this helps a little