Babies Born June 2007 #7

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Well, I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that. I've been around, but it seems that by time I finish reading, it is time to get off the computer. I have a bit of time this morning, so here is an update.

I am still breastfeeding Diana. I'm not counting the number of feeds, but I think that it is about 4-5 during the day and 1-2 at night (a couple of nights recently she slept through and didn't need a feed ). She gets solids 2-3 times a day. For breakfast she has a bit of weetbix with cinnamon and/or some fruit. For lunch she gets fruit or veges and for dinner she gets whatever we get pureed, e.g. meat, rice and veg, etc. She has about 1-2 tablespoons at each sitting with a bit more for dinner. Last night she had about twice as much as she usually eats for dinner and ended up throwing it back up. Poor little girl. Not sure why she kept eating, maybe because it tasted so good... So will be careful on how much we give her tonight.

Diana has gotten better at day sleeping and now has 2 naps per day, ranging from 20 mins to 2 hours each, and she sleeps well at night, waking only sometimes for a feed. She is pretty settled and content during the day too.

Yesterday we spent the day rearranging the living room. So, feeling rather tired today, but the small amount of space that we have is now being utilised much better. Diana seems to like it too, as she now has lots more room to crawl around in. And now she doesn't seem as interested in playing with the bins anymore . She has gotten really fast at crawling and also pulls herself up to a standing position. I have a feeling she is not far off walking.

As for me, I have decided not to go back to work for the next few months. So I will be a SAHM mum for a while longer. It is quite good, except that I often get bored and head out to the shops only to realise that I have no money to spend . Oh well, window shopping is good too. I am also going to do training with the ABA to become a breastfeeding counsellor, which should be good.

Sarah - no we haven't gone to gymbaroo class or anything yet. I don't know what they do, but from what I've heard it's aimed at slightly older kids?? (I could be wrong...)

Debbie - wow buying size 1 or 2 already! I thought that Diana was long, but she is only in 00 length (still fits 000 otherwise). I am buying 0 size for winter.

Tina - yay for Mikayla clapping. That sounds to cute. Maybe I should teach Diana to do it.

Hope you're all having a lovely day.

[Starfish]

Hello?

Where's everybody gone??

Took Diana to playgroup today and she seemed to enjoy it. All the other kids were older than her, but she seemed to do okay.

[MumofLewis]

I don't know Starfish, seems like everyone has forgotten us!

I didn't go to Gymbaroo today as you have to pay up front for the whole term which I think is a bit bad because you only know on the day depending on their sleep if you can go. So I will just keep aiming to go to the playgroup on a Monday at 10.30am if his sleeps permit.

I gave Lewis blueberries today cut in half, he really likes them. I'm trying to give him chunkier food as I still have this choking phobia happening! Tomorrow I'm going to steam some carrot sticks for him to hold. I tried rockmelon today and he just squeezed it and then dropped it!

We took him on the swings at the park last week, he thinks its hilarious! So we will have to make it a regular thing. I've also started taking him to the ducks which he finds fascinating.

Not much other news really.

Wonder where everyone is??

[teepee2]

I was wondering the same thing!! Seems that we're all alot busier these days. I hope it doesnt slow down too much otherwise they'll get rid of our thread

Zofia Mikayla loves playgroup. The kids in ours are roughly 8 weeks apart from youngest to eldest and Mikayla is about in the middle. She's the most active though All the other babies just lie or sit there whereas my little one is trying to climb all over them and pull their hair. I think I might have a little bully on my hands LOL

Sarah what age does Gymbaroo start?? Is it the same a kindygym?? I was told that its great in developing their motor skills which are essential to learning once they start school (my SIL is a primary school teacher) but I'm not quite sure exactly what they do. I assume that at such a young age you're directly involved in the activities???

I too have that same choking fear Sarah and Mikayla gagging with every little lump in her food doesnt help - I think she's just being dramatic most of the time but it just fuels my paranoia. She has vomited twice so far after swalling something which was a little too big. The first time she had a rusk and just didnt suck on it for long enough before swallowing - so up came 2 bottles, her breakfast AND her lunch - not very pleasant. 2 days ago I gave her a jar of 7-9 month food which has some small peas and I think some rice bits in it. She was ok after she ate it but threw up everywhere about half an hour afterwards - not sure if she had something stuck in her throat which was bothering her - she coughed a few times and out everything came - all over her rug and toys mind you. Poor Dora ended up in the washing machine twice to get it all out LOL

Well not much else happening here. Still TTCing #2 which is being made very hard by AF. My cycles are back to their old tricks - I'm currently on cd10 and AF still wont go away - no wonder I cant get pg on my own Oh well got the appt with my FS on the 27th so it looks like its back down the assisted conception path for us!!

Hope everyone is well xx

[Peach]

Hi Everyone!!

I have been busy sorting all of my family photos out and scrapbooking them into ablums ,I am also discovering the art of digital scrapbooking.. and playing around with photos in photoshop!

Mackenzie is now weaning onto formula to give my breasts a chance to fully heal after my surgery in hopes that when we concieve our next baby .. I will be able to breastfeed without the drama's I has post surgery with Kenzie. I will only give it to her for 12 weeks .. then she'll be having meals and cows milk. I hope I have made the right decision!

Af is still no where to be seen! its almost 8 weeks since I have my Last AF .. and still nothing .. I even 'feel like I am preganat' and went out and got 4 preg tests and they all came up negative ..So it's most likely my body just trying to sort its self out I think. We are going to active TTC from about June, I hopefully will have lost about 20 kilos by then and AF will be back to normal! we will be pregnant by the end of the year!

I am also extremely paranoid about DD choking ... Mackenzie still gags on thick food (mashed banana) and its a really struggle to her her to eat anything.. she just hates solids! ..But loves milk so i'm not worried yet.

Teepee2 :: Happy 8TH Month B'Day to Mikayla!! She is very active for her age .. I think you have a little pocket rocket on your hands!! I am thinking of taking Mackenzie to playgroup .. I just am waiting on defence to send me some information. Are you still BFing at all Tina?? I think any breastfeeding at all can muck around with your AF .. it is with mine. Good luck with your appointment.

Mum of Lewis :: Your brave with the blueberries .. were they really soft ?? I am extremely cautious of berries .. what ever you do don't give grapes .. My friends baby choked and died from a grape and old than our bubbies. I give Kenzie carrot sticks .. she just loves pikcing them all up and throwing them on the floor!

Starfish :: Diana sounds like she is happy and healthy! I know how you feel about the no money and shopping .. but I think its worth it to be a SAHM I love it aswell.

Debbie :: Wouldn't it be great of all of the June Mummies ended up in the Belly Buddies group together as well!! I am buying size 0 for now and size 1 for winter.I am looking for a beautiful thick winter Jacket with a hood with fluffy bits around the hood in pink .. if you see one let me know where!! Target has some gorgous things at the moment .. Gosh I love kids clothes!! I have no clothes for me.. but my DD has loads!

MacKusz :: Your DD's behaviour of follwing around and wanting 1 on 1 all the time ..is just like my Kenzie .. and I am just trying to think that in a few months time she wiill be walking and playing and thisspecial time will be a distant memory .. so I just enjoy it!! Housework schmousework!

Charleyfrog :: How are you going ?? Hope DD1 and DD2 are being the perfect princesses they always are!


Jen

[Charlyfrog]

Helooooooooooo!! Sorry loves for my MIA status of late.....it became a case of having 1 hour to myself and having to choose whether to get back into my scrapbooking or jumping on here...........and seeing as the last page I had done was when DD#1 was 10 weeks old and she is now 3yrs & 3months, I have quite a bit of catch up to do So thank goodness it was relatively quiet in here which meant I was able to catch up on the reading!

Both my girls in successive days smashed their mouths into solid objects DD#2 was on the tiles and decided to kiss them! So that gave her a lovely blood blister type thing under her gum over the second top tooth that hasn't yet broken through. She only cried for a couple of minutes and the blood look had disappeared completely by the next day thank goodness. I was so worried she might've damaged or pushed her tooth before it had a chance to come through but it looks like its just about to cut properly no worries.

DD#1 decided that bouncing like a nugget and climbing all over the end of her iron framed bed was more favourable than actually going to sleep like she was supposed to DH & I were plonked on the couch and I was half asleep when suddenly DD#1 started to cry and it was the most horrible cry I had heard! We both jumped and I ran, almost falling flat on my face as my feet slipped on the tiles (derr) and she was sitting up with a bit of blood in her mouth. She had slipped and her tooth had hit her lip so hard that she now has this massive black circle on the top and inside of her bottom lip. A fraction harder and she would've put her tooth through and there are teeth mark bruises under her lip outside her mouth if that makes sense. So we sat there having a chat about how when you go to bed you lie down.....still!!!! And then told the story of the time that daddy didn't listen to his mummy and, "see that scar on daddy's head...." lol!!! Well she has recovered from that with a beautiful war wound to show off. But I ended up sleeping in her bed with her last night as she now has a cold and constantly woke up crying at the top of her lungs because of the drainage...................so tad tired today.

So Jen, yes they are still my perfect princesses just keeping my life interesting, that's for sure!!!

I am going to start buying winter clothes too but am going to get size 1's as DD#2 is already in 0 & 1's now. She is 8.4kg & 71cm as of Thursday just gone. The poor little love has the most horrid eczema all over her little arms and a bit on her legs. I think her pulling herself across the floor doesn't really help! She is a super fast commando crawler but has started to rock back and forth on her hands and knees. She got me all excited yesterday as I watched her bring a leg forward, but she changed her mind instead, still got me all excited as she pushed herself back up into a sitting position which she had never done before!

But OMG!!! Separation anxiety!! Went through it with DD#1 but not to this magnitude! It really is exhausting so am with you lovelies who are going through this right now , which apparently is the perfect time frame for it to happen as the CYH worker actually asked me if DD#2 was going through it. We are yet to get a play pen but soooo need it!! If I leave the room she comes and finds me, crying the whole time!! I will sit with my legs around her on the rug and she will complain and move herself so she is on me!

DD#1 has picked up on all this so finds things that need my attention i.e. suddenly she's on the loo calling out for me to clean her up......every time, without fail when I am in the middle of dealing with DD#2. Impeccable timing that one

I am starting to sleep DD#2 in her porta cot to train her to sleep in other 'beds'. Not sure who mentioned it in their post but thanks for the idea of moving the cot around to different rooms.....we went out last night and DD would just not sleep. Cried the whole time until I let her comfort feed, which I never normally do! But had run out of options......so with an almost 2wk holiday coming up might be a good idea to get her sleeping many locations.

Well, that's my run coming to an end as can hear the cheeky bubba waking up, precious munchkin! DH has taught her to fake laugh, lol!

Will hopefully be back sooner rather than later (think that's abbreviated to bbsrtl - lol!) To all those on the TTC path.........MWA!!!! Thinking of you and sending you container loads of baby dust and shooting those sticky vibes at you all!

Take care lovelies!
Mwa!!

[mel_thekiwimum]

hi everyone
sorry for being MIA again but I'm back at work 4 days a week and I feel like I barely have a chance to catch my breath before the cycle of ironing, washing and expressing my breast milk starts again

I am enjoying being back at work but I feel so guilty some days for enjoying it and like I should be at home with my boy - its such a vicious circle really

Jackson is now approximately 9kg - need to go and get him weighed again with the ECHN

he eats pretty much everything I put in front of him and is now having 1 bottle of formula a day and 3 breast feeds, he's still a massive fan of avocado

we took Jackson to gymbaroo when he was 4 months old - we loved it - they have classes suited to every age -but its only drawback is the cost and having to pay upfront for the term - if you're going to go Sarah they usually let you do one or two classes to see if you like it before you have to pay - we can't go anymore because I'm at work

not much time for personals - hope everyone is well and happy
luv Mel

[teepee2]

Happy Easter
Hope all the bubs have a great 1st easter!!
Love Tina & Mikayla xx