Kenzie and I are going through a bit of a rough patch in the sleep department. She just won't sleep unless she is snuggled up against me! Everyone is telling me "I have made a rod for my own back", because we have co-slept since birth .. but now she wont have any sleep during the day unless I sleep too! So I am trying hard to make the transition to the cot, her nursery is set up beautifully and I have the soft music playing. However as soon as we go in the room and I bend over to put her in the cot she SCREAMS ... untill I pick her up again. I think its time for some tough love. I might read her stories in the cot and try to do some fun things in there to make it seem less stressful ?? I'm not sure what to do!
Other than the sleep issue Mackenzie is growing fast and changing on a daily basis. I'm feeling a bit guilty that I havent taken as many photos and video as I would have liked.
I am buying the heinz food jars for food ( I promised myself only fresh for my baby ) but when your moving states .. I just kinda did what was convienient so I am going to have to get my butt in gear and get a whizz stick to puree my own food.
This year I have made a promise to myself ... I am going to lose 40 kilos because I am getting married at the end of the year (finally) and there is no way I want to be a fat bride. SO! This year I am not working, not studying .. just focusing on diet .. exercise and looking after my family. I really feel like I'm, failing at being a SAHM, its all I have wanted to do for 10 years and my house is just a pig mess.. I just can't seem to get it together I think its time for ebay and I to get reaquainted and have a huge declutter.
Oh and I got AF back yesterday .. Ugh!!
Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year and 2008 be a fantastic year for all of us!
Mel :: Hi Mel! I used to work in child care for 12 years so maybe I can help you a little bit! Have you spent anytime with Jackson at the day care? That can often help settle new little babies if you just stay and 'play'. The change table issue is quite stressful, perhaps give jackson a little toy from home he can hold while on the change mat? Something he is familiar with (try to make it something plastic that can be dininfected like a plastic book or something?) This can often distract children from the nappy procedure - expecially kids with bad nappy rash. Its often so stressful for mums to put their children into child care so young, as he gets older and has 'friends' at day care it get easier. *hugs*
Celsie :: I honestly woundlt worry about Caeleb not crawling yet, I worked in a nursery before having Kenzie and some of the kids didnt crawl untill 9-10 months. All kids are soo different. If hes not moving about by 15 months then be concernedEnjoy him being a baby because they are all growing up so quickly! Kenzie does kisses too! Too cute huh!
Charlyfrog :: I wish putting Kenzie back to sleep was as easy as a snuggle, she demand the breast and snuggles in our bed. I can't get her into her own cot.. I need some advice you seem to have the sleep thing down pat! What is your bedtime routine?
Starfish :: Isnt it funny, with the crawling Kenzie will have a million of her toys on the floor and she will only want the tv remote or the dvd case on the floor! Yay for the day sleep!!
Teepee2 :: I know how you feel when Mikayla fell over. Kenzie has crawled off the bed twice now and the first time I was on the phone to the health line and crying, I posted on BB and got some reassurance. Its just the most awefull feeling isnt it. *hugs* Are to TTC #2 ?
MumofLewis :: Lewis look so sweet in the pictures! I love the talk to my agent picture, very cute. He looks like such a happy baby!
Hello to anyone I have missed that about as far back as I can go atm!
Jen
...So far we have booked our reception/ceremony venue..actually it was booked November 2007!!! We have booked a wonderful photographer put a deposit down on our dream wedding car..we have booked a 2007 Chrysler 300c Super Stretch Limo its silver with black leather interior and it seats 12 including the driver!! I am having a rather large bridal party 4 groomsmen & bridesmaids and we also have 2 junior bridesmaids, 2 flowergirls & 2 page boys and us so officially it will be 16!!! 
And i have also just bought my bridesmaid bouquets at a bargain price..$100 for 4 silk bouquets because they were used as hire flowers!!! I am so excited..as you could probably tell 
..she will arch her back and squeal and thrash around when she wants something and cant get it ie remote control, her big brothers hair 
And DH whilst a shift worker is no help as he is flat chat with our own business when he is at home so its just me, toilet training DD and then booby/solids fed DD...........
ROFL!!
) and so nappies are only being used for overnight now and DD is really surprising me as we even had poos in the potty with no prompting from me! 
) Retraining is possible (and this is just what we did with our DD so its what you are happy to do and are comfy with) but be prepared for your little one to not be happy about it for the best part, even all of an hour and then some to begin with. You decide when and where you want her to nap and pop her down for the duration that you think she should be down for, then go in and get her up when that time is over. You could go in every 10/15mins to reassure her that you haven't gone anywhere but then don't be tempted to do more than all the checks, a quick snuggle and then straight back down............could take a couple of weeks but it'll be worth it if you are comfortable doing it this way. What I still do with DD is if I have to go in, I'm very quiet and don't have much of a conversation with her and do what is needed quietly and quickly. Then in direct contrast, when it is time to get up (even if she hasn't been to sleep which can still happen of late 
) I am all excited and chatty and noisy so she understands the difference between 'still sleep time' and 'time to get up - yay!' LOL!!
Diana has kind of been biting recently and this morning at about 5:30am, she bit me hard first on one nipple, then, when I took it away, on the other. I nearly lost it. I have been feeling pretty down the last few days (I think that pnd is returning - I am looking at getting counselling as I have been feeling really, really low), and felt that the only positive thing I had left, the only thing that I was still doing right, was breastfeeding, and now I was failing at this too. 
Thinking of you lovey!!! You're doing such a wonderful job and yay for you for recognising where you're at!! 
on the big girl poo!! Trust me!! Understanding the woohoo part of it all, but with DD#1! Hehe!! 
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