Babies Born June 2007 #6

[Charlyfrog]

Quick post! Took DD#2 to the drs because of her consistently scratching behind her ears and nope, nothing wrong! Just big smiles for the dr! Lol! The dr (who has 3 children of her own) just thinks that she has simply discovered that she has these weird things on both sides of her head! (aka ears!) I also think that she is fascinated with the sensation of the scratching!

Teepee2 - omg love! How horrible!! Oh does that mess with your heart?? I hope she gets through this stage fast and if it is sleep related that she'll settle soon in to a really good, restful pattern. I know it can sometimes be slightly inconvenient but I agree with Debbie maybe just for the sake of getting her to sleep letting her lay with you?? Its a tricky one because its like you don't want to start one habit that will need to be retrained later on but the poor little love!! I hope you find something that works!

Okay, best run as DD#1 has finished doing a wee in the potty and is waiting oh so patiently reading a book

BBL! Mwa!!

[MumofLewis]

Hi Girls,

Its quiet round here!

Teepee - How's Mikayla's bad dreams?

Charly - So DD2 loves her ears then?! I think Lewis likes his too as I don't think he is teething but he often plays with them.

We went for Lewis's first swimming lesson yesterday, there was only 2 babies so it was good. He quite enjoyed it, he is so nosey though that he spent half the lesson looking at someone on the other side of the pool!

He is coming on with his crawling, he pushes his legs forward with his bum in the air but hasn't worked out what to do with his arms yet, so he just lands on his head He will be 7 months on Sunday, how time flies!

Anyway nearly bath time so must go.

Hope everyone is well.

[PinkPalace]

HI girls

Again i am one guilty of MIA lol... as you can appreciate life is crazy with a toddler.

Ashley is almost crawling.. (so dont feel bad charlyfrog)... she will maybe do 1 or 2 knees then belly down lol... she can get from a to b though in her own way.

SHe has 2 teeth and been grumpy and needy so i wonder if more are on their way.

Weaned 4 weeks ago onto formula for work (now work doesnt think i will get any work which is a whole other vent raah!!!! ). She really only has about 600ml/day.

I spoke to my midwife at the ABA meetings and she said it is a little low but she looks healthy, still having 4-5 wet nappies and 2 x poos a day . so she doesnt sound dehydrated. She will also eat 3 meals a days (about 3 tablespoons each).

I jumped on the scales with her today and she was about 6.5 kg.... does that sound light???

I think i will have to book her in for a proper weight and measure next week at the baby clinic.

What are everyone elses weights?

As for ttc#2 - well i am STILL waiting for AF to return.. i mean how long can it be!!! so trying to catch the first egg! Does anyone else remember how long it took after weaning (if you have?)


Mum of Lewis - i am hoping to take ashy to her swimming lessons soon! she loves the water too!

Tina - Ashley has been doing that too the last couple of nights --- waking up screaming blue murder like she has fallen out of the cot - get in there and she is sitting up screaming - i put her dummy in her mouth, lay her down and she falls to sleep... i am putting it down to nightmares!!

bug hugs to all our june bubba

PM

[Celsie]

I jumped on the scales with her today and she was about 6.5 kg.... does that sound light???

Caeleb is 8.3 kilos (he's the smallest in our Mother's Group). Like Caeleb, she wasn't huge when she was born was she, but as long as she's still gaining weight, I wouldn't be worried. Some people are just naturally smaller. I had a little bubba in child care years ago, who was always so light. I saw her a few weeks back (she's now 5 years old) and she's normal size for her age.

Celsie. xoxox

[Missbanana]

hi everyone, gees I have been a slacker and not been on here for ages! so much has been happening with everyone! I havent read many, but i will get up to date soon on you all!

Dane has now got his 2 bottom teeth, his 2 front top teeth have just cut thru and the eye teeth are only days away! ahhhh I have had many sleepless nites lately, it really has been terrible! I was tempted to jump on here the other morning about 3am and have a breakdown! He is waking every hour, and he wants a boob everytime. When I go in to him when he wakes, if I can just give him a rub or something i do, but lately he is standing and waiting to picked up, so I try to cuddle him and he will force his way to my boob and it is like he has super strength when doing this! Then I will put him back in his cot, go back to my bed, lie down and he will cry again, very very loudly, so i have to go back and it goes on... is anyone else having something similar? is this just the teething??

I had a rough nite last nite with him and was so close to tears and it just seemed so hard, but then today wen thinking about it, it didnt seem so bad and I was thinking why did i get so upset. I no it was cos I was tired, but does anyone else ever feel like this? that it seems worse at the time???

Dane is very clingy at the moment too, if you try to put him down he will hang on like his life depends on it or when i leave the room he gets quite upset. The one good thing that has come outta of it is he likes cuddles now, he never has been very cuddly and only liked to be touched when he wanted to iykwim? but now i get lots of cuddles!

On a brighter note, dane is mastering walking holding only on to one of our hands! He is so active and mobile it is crazy! My mum bought him a "walk n ride" thing that he can walk behind and hang on to the handle or he can sit on it, it is very cool and he had a few go's today and was loving it.

Mumoflewis - how did u both enjoy the swimming lessons? I had dane in a class for few weeks and it was great, he loved it! but he too was more interested in everything else going on around him! But he can go under the water very well and hold his breath, he just forgets to close his eyes sometimes! I keep taking to the pool and practise as often as possible and luckily it is very hot up here in Sarina. What sorts of things did you do in your lessons? We played a "humpty dumpty" game where he sits on the side of the pool and you sing humpty dumpty and when you say had a great fall, you pull them in and under the water! it was scary to do to him at first but then he is cool with it so i got better! We played ring a rosie too, same kinda thing.

anyway, i have had my rant, thanks and sorry if i have asked things that you have already been over!

i am off back to bed, no doubt i will be up very soon

hope everyone is going good and all the june bubs are well!

[~Debbie~]

Oh dear - we have had some horrid nights. Two nights in a row, Aiden went to bed at 8pm like normal, but, was unsettled. Then, at about 10.15 (exactly both nights) he would wake screaming, and would carry on like this for a good 30min. When i could get to settle, and back to sleep in my arms, i would put him back into his cot. As soon as i lay him down, he would start screaming again. Eventually, after about 90min or so, he would be wide awake, and would stay awake till about 1.30/2am, when he would go back to sleep, and sleep till about 8.30, but, i would still resettle him about every hour.

Last night was better, no screaming or wide awake moments, but, he did need to resettled about 3times, as well as 2 bottles. Which is better then the screaming bits, which, hopefully, wont happen again. Although, sometimes he holds his left ear and crys. So, i think teething is an issue as well. I did take him to the gp yesterday to make sure he didnt have an ear infection.

Some bits i forgot to mention - Aiden had his first hair cut! On Australia day, his 7month birthday. He still had some long bits of baby hair on the top of his head, then, all his normal new hair. So, i had that cut off at the hair dressers whilst getting my hair cut.
He waves, although, never when he's meant to. Shakes his head no when he doesnt want something, or, just cause he can and thinks its funny.
Is eating really well. I used to give him his veges all mixed in together, but, now he gets them all seperate so he gets used to the individual flavours. I have been going really well on making his own food. For breakfast, he has been having banana and rockmelon. Lunch yesterday he had brocolli, cauli, pumpkin and pear. For dinner, potatoe, corn and carrot. Am so happy that he eats everything.
Is getting better comando crawling - although, it is still only backwards. But, he is starting to get around. And, like Lewis, does the whole lifts his bum up, and lands on his face. Loves to walk much more thou.

AF due any moment now. Will hold off till Monday to test. But, i think by the time Monday comes, if still no AF, i will probably wait abit longer, as scared of 'jinxing' myself. I am feeling positive thou.

Sarah - I come from a tall family, i am 178cm, and the 2nd shortest in my family, and my DH is about 186cm, so, theres not much chance we will have short kids. Although, DH's family isnt that tall, so, i guess theres abit of a chance. But, not with Aiden. I have brought him size 2 tops for next summer, and i am now thinking that they might be to small for him!

Aiden starts his swimming lessons on Wednesday. He loves the water, so, i am hoping he goes well. Funny you mentioned Lewis being a sticky beak, i think Aiden will do the same thing. He just loves to watch people and be part of what everyone is doing. Cute, but painful at times.

Missbanana - sounds like what we are going thru with the night thing. How long did it take for Danes teeth to come thru? This unsettled thing, and ear holding has been goign on for nearlly 3weeks now.
Hugs to you with the bad nights. Its tough. And i know at the time, it feels like it lasts forever, but, when you look back, its only 20min or something, its just cause you are tired and want to be asleep. Hang in there, you will make it thru ok.

PM - some of the babies in my mothers group are still in the 6kg range as well. Aiden is 10.6, so the biggest bub. But, also the longest. According to the charts, he is underweight for his height, but, it doesnt bother me. He is happy (mostly) & healthy.

Anyway - must scoot. Stayed up this mornign after DH went to work, with the intention of doing the ironing while Aiden is asleep.. an hour later... still here.. Oh well.

Take care - have a great weekend all.

[MumofLewis]

Hi Girls,

Debbie and Miss Banana - I really feel for you both with the unsettled nights. Why don't you give Tresillian a ring on their 24 hour hotline, that is what they are there for and they are sleep experts! My friend took her little boy for 3 nights and he was a reformed bub afterwards! They have a website.

Miss Banana - Yes we played those games too at swimming, amd also used a mini floaty, and one of those tube things to play horseys! His favourite was being lifted up high and back down again, same as outside the water!

Princessmya - good luck finding that missing egg!

Debbie - That is so cute that Aiden shakes his head for no! I am trying to teach Lewis to wave bye bye, but nothing yet. He constantly says da da da da but not many other sounds that make sense.
Lewis eats load too, melon or pear for breakfast with rice cereal, and then different vegies for lunch and dinner plus a yoghurt. He also likes rye cruskits as a snack as they just melt. When can we try them on bread? Apparently it should be wholemeal as it's softer, but I'm not sure when wheat is safe for them. I tried him with that baby dairylea cheese but it stuck to the top of his mouth.

Oh well, off to look on ebay for a little stroller, I'm fed up of carting the big stroller around the shopping centre etc.

[~Debbie~]

Sarah - how do you give him the cruskits? Just hand him one? I am hopeless with foods, as i am terrified of him choking, so, am abit boring in trying new things.

[MumofLewis]

Yes I break it in half and give it to him. He sucks on it and it just melts down. It gets everywhere! A friend of mine with a baby told me about them, I'm really stuck for snack ideas in between meals so this is a good one with it being rye aswell.

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

I feel like I haven't been here for ages. So much to catch up on...

Missbanana - Hi, I'm not sure if we've met. Hope Dane is being more settled for you. Diana is going through a bit of a clingy phase too. Usually she's very social, but recently she's not so keen to be held by anyone other than mum or dad.

Hi to everyone else.

We've had an okay weekend. Yesterday we just hung out around the house, did the shopping, etc, and today we went to a bbq at my sister's. She moving up to Coffs Harbour in a couple of weeks, so I think I'm going to miss her, as I have no other family in Sydney at all. Although with technology being what it is, I'm sure we'll be able to keep in touch.

Diana is doing really well. She is pooping in the potty regularly . I think that we have gone through less nappies than usual this week, which is great, as nappies are not exactly cheap. Like some of the other bubs on here, Diana sometimes wakes during the night, but because her cot is next to our bed, I just take her out, put her on the breast. I feel lucky that I don't actually have to get up, as during the day she is very active. She is crawling everywhere and I have to watch her all the time, as no matter how many toys I put out for her, she will always go for the non-baby things that I forget to put out of reach. This morning she started pulling tissues out of a box and tried to eat them. I had to pull a piece of chewed up tissue out of her mouth! She doesn't seem to be getting any more teeth at the moment (just has two bottom ones), although seems cranky for no clearly identified reason sometimes, so maybe another tooth is on its way.

Hope you all have a good night. I have to get up early tomorrow to go to an ABA meeting, and then tidy my house for the pest controllers to come in the afternoon. We have had ****roaches in the flat for several months now and nothing seems to be getting rid of them, so it is time to call in the professionals. Hope the treatment works.

[Charlyfrog]

Hi all!!!

Starfish - ooh! hope those roaches are dealt with once and for all love! Its so true how little ones show us all those things we didn't think of right down to that little piece of fluff I missed! lol! And woohoo on more poos in potty!! You're right, nappies are expensive suckers aren't they! So thankful now that DD#1 only uses one per day for overnight now, whoopee!!

Princessmya & Starfish - haven't forgotten about the agent thing.....friends have recently moved interstate so am hoping to get an answer soon. Sorry for the delay girls.

Princessmya - I hope AF comes knocking soon so you can get stuck in TTC!!

Missbanana - Wow! Dane is getting his teeth super fast, clever boy!! And I completely understand that things seem so much more intense and full on where sleep deprivation is an issue. Oh hearing you on that one! Sometimes though I feel so embarrassed when I'm rested and I look back at how I reacted when tired....... but really, when in the midst of it, its not like I was firing on all cylinders iykwim, lol!

Debbie - verdict on AF?? Really am crossing my fingers for you love! So cute on Aiden shaking his head, hehe. How is he sleeping now?

MumofLewis - did you score a stroller??? We are thinking of getting a little fold away one so it doesn't take up much room in the boot as we are going away for almost 2weeks in May

Hi to everyone else! Hope mummy and babies are doing really well and having lots of fun.

Well we've had such a fun day........... went all focussed and started to get stuck into the housework only to discover we have drain issues.......convinced by our washing machine emptying itself all over the laundry floor which then flowed out into the kitchen and towards DD#2's bedroom. Thank goodness its all tiled!!!!!!!!!! I dumped a bed sheet at the rivers edge, lol, to stop it on its way to the bedrooms (carpeted) and again, thankfully, won that round, lol! So am now waiting for the plumber. But DH is off to rescue my poor sister who had her wisdom teeth taken out last Thursday and she is now so sick she can't swallow even her antibiotics so DH, the precious love, is off to take her to the doctors. I wanted to but DD#2 is due for a bf and its pot luck whether the doctors run on time or not so didn't want to risk leaving a starving munchkin!

DD#1 has started dance/movement classes - so so so cute!! She has so much energy and we've noticed when any music and/or dancing comes on TV she stops whatever she is doing and is completely mesmerised by it, even if its just an ad. I wanted her to have some freedom and the ballet classes just seemed too rigid iykwim so was so glad when I came across this class. They encourage parents to get involved too, yay and they are set up so each child can learn at their own pace. My hour of being a complete nut! Hehe! So DD#1 & I are going to make it our special weekly date as after we will go to a cafe for a drink and morning tea. (Nanna or DH will look after DD#2 as its between feeds) So fun!

Well, must dash, DD#2 awake, plumber due any minute (hope he rocks up soon coz busting for loo!! lol!!)

Chat soon lovelies!
Mwa!!

[MumofLewis]

Quick one, Charly I have bid on a new stroller on ebay, but target have some for $35 and Kmart has one in the sale this week for $59.99 so pretty cheap.

[~Debbie~]

Sarah - thanks, i will give that one a go. I have been giving him milk arrowroot biscuits as a snack, especially good to give to him when DH & I are eating our tea, he likes to be eating as well. He loves them, and they have really helped him with learning to chew.
I will try the cruskets, i prefer something abit healthier for him.



Does anyone else have this issue - I really worry about making sure Aiden eats healthy food, but, i never worry about myself eating healthy??

[Charlyfrog]

I know what you mean Debbie....classic example just today: DD#2 had vegies for lunch and DD#1 had cheese and vegemite sandwiches with apple, sultanas and yoghurt on the side with a little treat of half a small wagon wheel.

I had a pie with sauce which I am eating now

[mel_thekiwimum]

hey everyone
just a quick post to say hi and let you all know we're still around and reading all the happenings

Debbie - yep totally agree I was sitting eating a McD's burger while giving Jackson his sweet potato and avocado (I felt horrible afterwards - no wonder I hardly eat it)

Jackson is now having 3-4 solid meals a day - banana and rice cereal for breakfast, vegetables or jar of baby food for lunch(depending on how organised I am) , occasionally half a banana or stick of toast for afternoon tea and then vegies with some tofu blended in for tea - he's still having 3-4 breast feeds a day as well - I'm prob going to have to start giving him formula during the day as expressing milk at work is not going very well (lack of time and not getting enough milk)

DS is now 8.3 kg, not sure how long he is but I'm going to get him measured soon

will come back and do some personals soon when I've finished catching up on everyone's news

Love Mel

[MumofLewis]

Hi Mel,

Just a quick question, how does Jackson get on eating toast? I want to give Lewis bread or toast but I worry about him choking. Does he chew it okay?

[rylansmum]

Hi everyone, sorry havnt been around in a while, combining night work and 2 children is causing havoc with my sleep patterns
I dont finish till midnight and by the time i hava shower and wind down its around 1.30-2ish ..the kids are still waking up at the same time as usual Ashlyn still wakes through the night anywhere from 12.30-3am then up for the day around 7am so im not getting alot of sleep!!

I took Ashlyn for her 6 month check up she was due for it on xmas day so everything has been closed so i finally got an appointment with our nurse yesterday,
She weighs 7.3kg & 69cm long..she is underweight for her length though,
I have been a bit worried about her weight as she only put on 200g in a month where the nurse said at that stage she should be putting on 100g week, they arnt worried because it wasnt like she was gaining weight then lost a heap, she is just putting it on slowly, she started on the 50th percentile line in the graph and is now on the 25th line.
The nurse wants me to drop a bottle feed and give her extra food, so goodbye night feed!!!

Mumoflewis....I gave Ashlyn a vegemite sandwhich yesterday only 1 slice of bread crusts cut of and in pieces and she inhaled it pretty much , the only reason why i did was because the day before rylan left a sandwhich on his plate on the floor and when i came back into the room she was munching away!!
The nurse said that its fine for them to start eating normal foods and to make it a little more chunky now, so they start chewing!!
OMG my baby is growing up too fast

[MumofLewis]

Thanks Rylansmum for that, I will try him on bread then, how exciting.

And you must be some kind of superwoman to do your nights and then get up for the kids. I will never moan about being tired after my two 9-5 hours again!