Babies Born June 2007 #6

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Just popping in to wish you all a good weekend.

DH, Diana and I went shopping this afternoon and bought Diana her first doll. She looks so cute playing with it. We also went to Baby Kingdom and found a good playpen, which wasn't too expensive, only to be told that they had none in stock and that we couldn't have the display model. They ordered one in, which will be there next week, so we have to put up with energizer baby crawling everywhere for the next few days. I found the same playpen on ebay. The auction finishes on Sunday, so if the price is right, I might try and get that one to have it earlier.

Tina - so sorry to hear about the flood damage. Hope the insurance pays out. When is Mikayla's christening? Hope it goes well.

Charly - yay on booking your holiday! Hope it all goes really well for you. LOL on DD2 rolling in the tunnel. Must have looked so cute.

Debbie - good to hear that Aiden is doing great! Sorry to hear that AF has returned. Hope you feel better soon.

Hi to everyone else.

BTW, I have finally updated Diana's site if anyone wants to have a look.

[MumofLewis]

Hi Girls,

Welcome to the new Mums, it's great hearing about new bubs!

Debbie - Sorry to hear your AF arrived. Just think each AF that comes is one closer to getting a BFP! Well that's how I used to look at it, not that it did much good for a while there But it will come.

Tina - Sorry to hear about your flooding, what a pain, especially when your sister is here.

Starfish - I'm hunting on ebay too for a playpen or gate, I think I will get a playpen that opens up to a room divider because we have a big opening that's too big for a gate.

Elliebelly I can really understand how you feel about childcare, it's only natural. My MIL looks after Lewis and I was very teary the first week but I know he is fine and you do get used to it. Mel the Kiwi Mum had the same experience too and she will probably tell you that Jackson is loving it now. I really appreciate my time with Lewis now and I think he receives better attention from me as we have less time together.

Lewis has been doing his usual and waking up at 4.30am and not going backto sleep for 2 hours. But this morning he woke up at 5am and then after his bottle he went straight back to sleep until 700am! It was great. He had a late night last night , 8pm instead of 7pm so maybe that was it.

I tried him with a bit of toast but it just stuck to the top of his mouth. Does that happen to anyone else? Do you leave it or fish it out?

His crawling is developing, he now shuffles his legs forward and then lifts his right arm and it kind of swings in the air for a few seconds before he does his belly flop! His left arm is fixed solidly to the ground!

Well it's miserable today, we are just off to Aldi to stock up on nappies and wipes. Does anyone else use Aldi nappies? They're great and much cheaper than Huggies.

Oh and BTW Target have a great baby sale on this week, cheap clothes and nursery things.

Hi to everyone else. Oh and Charly I am very jealous to hear of your hols! Lucky you it will be lovely

[Elliebelly]

Hi all,
Thank you for the warm welcome!

Clarlyfrog - Tadhg is pronounced as Tige, ie tiger without the 'r". DH and I call him Tigey Bear. Tadhg is ancient galic for Poet - DH is Irish. We also have a very nice Irish girl name. Maybe we can use it next time???
Congrats on your holiday booking. We love the Great Ocean Rd, it's breathtaking! We got married on the beach just outside Appolo Bay. We still go there as much as we can. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

Jadelil - Talking about a good night sleep. Tigey Bear slept 13.5 hours last night!
I'm trying to make this childcare thing a positive change. Hopefully this mindset will make it earsier for Tigey Bear, DH and I. If there is any consolation, I read somewhere on BB that younger the bubby, easier it is for them to adapt. Let's just enjoy the time together with our bubbies.

I read some of the posts as I'm still learning the names of the baby buddies and trying to follow your stories. Hopefully I will be able to contribute to the conversation as I get to know you better.

When Tigey Bear stared solids, the MHN told me that he will slowly reduced the amount of formula he is taking to around 700ml per day. Now two months later, he is still taking just over 1 liter of milk plus 2-3 solids a day. What are your bubbies having?

p.s. Can't do spell check for some reason??

[mel_thekiwimum]

Sarah and Elliebugs[/COLOR] - couldn't agree more - the first couple of weeks of child care were pretty hard - more for me than for Jackson - but I can see he absolutely loves it and I definitely make the most of our time together now

Sarah - sounds like Lewis and Jackson are on the same sleep pattern at night - waking at 4:30 and occasionally at midnight as well depending on what time he went to sleep - Jackson will usually go back to sleep for around an hour and a half so I don't often have to set my alarm cos he usually wakes me at 6 - and I've just started using Aldi nappies - found our local Aldi at Nth Strathfield and they're awesome

Charly - yay on the holiday - I'm sure you'll have an incredible trip - you'll have to tell us all about it when you get back , I would love to do the Great Ocean Rd trip - we're going to the USA in May for my brothers wedding and I'm like you already counting down the sleeps - 88 for us now

hi to everyone else - better go and get Jackson ready for bed

Mel