Babies Born March 16th - 31st 2008 #2

Hi Reenie! nice to hear from you :) Glad the girls are doing so well, and tell me what do you give Seraya huh?? there must be some trick? ;) :lol:

I have a Mirena and have no probs. I do feel heavier but I suspect that is me being at home and eating terribly. I did have spotting everyday for about 6 weeks but since then nothing. Maybe one spot when I guess I am maybe Oing? I'm liking it so far. I too have heards storeis but i guess you only ever hear the bad ones. My friend had an IUD taken out (not Mirena) and then 2 weeks m/c a baby at 14 weeks she didn't even know was there.

Kids are killing my head today.....ARGHHH chloe and her bl00dy screeching!!


xxx

Hi Ladies,
sorry I have been MIA lately.... DP being bit of a bastard, D is teething really hard but you get that. I have been lurking but no time to reply sorry

Well TU we finally have 2 teeth, 1 is poking through & I can see the 2nd coming through, hopefuly he will settle soon. The solids are going really well. We have brought a highchair so that makes it easier. I am now feeding him twice a day, he doesn't always eat much but has heaps of fun squishing everything & chewing/gumming it - it must be good for his teeth. He loves brocoli & zuchini & has been having heaps of pear lately. I gave him some bread with avocado that he chewed up & the squashed the toast I gave. so cute....

Laura, how are you going with your meds, have you swapped them yet or are you doing that this week. It's amazing how long it can take to sort out the mother & baby thing it was the same with Trisillian, I was suppose to go next week but I'm not going to... How are the dreams going?? is that a sideaffect of your current/old meds?? glad that your area seems to have a good support network, how are you settling in though?

Bec, love how you keep us going & the photos were great, loved the video as well - it seemed like you dog was trying to show Jake how the crawling thing was done :lol:

catherine, I loved your photos as well.

Sorry I gotta go bbl
but hi to reenie, glad your back online, hi macca, andie, mel, luey, jo, nina & I'm sure I have missed someone....

LOL Nic if I don't keep on top of it i get so snowed under, lol.

Wow two teeth D!! :) WHOOOT! We still have none, and no sign of any apart from the occasional grumps. I must be beefing up Jake cos he was 5 meals a day now, brekkie, MT, lunch AT and tea. :) Jake loves avacado on bread too Nic, it's his fave lunch. There hasn't been one thing I've offered him he has refused so far. He's getting really good too and not much of it makes it to the floor anymore.

sorry you're having troubles with DP....I can't say much cos we had a little explosion last night ourselves :rolleyes: As excited as I am that Geelong have made the GF again I have to say I'm not looking forward to GF day and DH drinking..........*sigh*

Gotta go Jake is grizzling, ready for bed I reckon as he's been up since 5am! Oh , I have yet another blister on my nipple....anyone know if there's anything special I can/should be doing for it? It's from bad attachment in the night time....:rolleyes:

xxx

We got the all clear from the paed yesterday. He said that there is no need to investigate any futher :dance:. I think the fit was related to her having a temp and having a cold.
We FINALLY got the go ahead to build our new house. We are meeting the builder tomorrow to discuss when he can start building. I can't wait
Isabella is having her 6 mth checkup on Monday but she hasn't had her needles yet as she still has a cold and a cough
I had bet go and hang out a load of washing before playgroup this morning
Take care everyone and have a good weekend
Jo

PS Good to have you back Reenie

Hi everyone!

Good to see you back Reenie, Glad everything is going well for you.

Jo - WOOHOO about the house!and that all is good health wise!

Bec, glad you're feeling better.

Catherine, Yay for cloth! next time I see you I can lend you a couple of all in ones if you like.Just to give them a go.Look at me trying to convert you!

Nic, Yay for teeth and :hug: for you.Have emailed you.

I have been at my mums the last 3 days and expected to come back to a gazillion and one post, you have all been rather quiet in here.

I started a new medication on Wednesday and I didn't end up having to go off them completely first which was good.I am on a pretty low dose ATM but it foes up again tomorrow.No night terrors as yet but I feel like I'm drunk! I can't put my words together, they said that should clear in a week or two.I'm just hoping I start to feel better than I have been.I am so over being like this.I want to be normal!!!

But on a very good note I think Sam only woke once last night.He was in bed with me and I can't even remember if he ate or I just gave him a cuddle.Hopefully we are finally on our way to sleeping through.*jinx*

Not much else to report......I ate 3 snickers bars today,can't quite believe that.I should be ashamed!

See ya!

Laura xx

P.s I can't write more because I think I am going to start typing drunk too.

Nic - Hugs. WOOO on the teeth

Jo - glad you got the all clear

Laura - 3 snickers bars is nothing ;) I ate about 10 slices of jelly slice:redface:. But it is ok, I used low fat condensed milk:lol:. Hopefully the side effects settle down soon. hang inthere. YAY on waking only once

Bec- Hi

reenie - welcome back

CM - I agree I would be lost without google.

Mel - Hi. How did you get your LO (sorry mind blank too early) to sleep longer during the day after waking at 40mins? did you resettle or just happen? How are the nights going?

We had a "good" night last night - waking every 3 hours but His monkeyness has decided not to take a bottle from Daddy so I am not getting the sleep I need. ( I am trying to catch up after him waking ever couple of hours and DH had 3 calls for work the other night, not when I was awake of course). DH tries to feed him about 11ish but HM cries and makes a fuss and wakes me anyway. Ended up not taking a bottle from me either then but was fine at 3. I do still BF. I am at my wits end, seriously considering going to a sleep place or getting a private consultant but I guess I need to get tougher. Silly thing is that he will sleep when he wants to, no amount of me rocking etc will make him sleep, sometimes he will just drop off others it is a battle.

ETA: At risk of sounding liek a pushy mama is there something I should be doing to help him to sit up? He was sitting with straight back a fe wweeks ago but now slumps forward and plays with toes or reaches for toys. He only balances for a few seconds, sometimes maybe 5 at best? Also rolling, he rolls from tummy to back but not quite the other way. It is something he has to do in his own time I just wasn't sure if there were things I was supposed to be doing to help him. He does play with his toes and stretches. HE is just too fat to flip over. I guess I am feeling the mummy inadequacy after spending time with other girls from our mums group whose kids are 5 and 6 weeks younger and they are moving more. I do figure he is lazy, just like his mama;). I didn't sit until about 8months LOL

Have a great weekend everyone

Hi Ladies how was everyones weekends? Beautiful weather here so we spent alot of it outside. The boys have been in the pool most of the weekend and Scout paddled his feet but he wasnt too impressed. I dont blame him as it was freezing :o
However I know it wont always be like that so he is starting swimmng lessons after the holidays :dance: I cant wait it should be fun. He loves his bath and likes to "swim" in that so fingers crossed he will like the pool as well.

I discovered my son has a fantastic temper on him today. I knew he can go off at times but wow did he lose it this afternoon. I have to laugh as it was so funny.:lol:
We had gone for a walk and stopped in at a certain fast food place that has golden arches for the 50c icecream cones. I was handing the boys their cones when old big eyes spotted this and starting screaming in his pram. Did the whole arching of the back, bright red face:redface: flailing arms carry on. And he has never even tried icecream before!! Well needless to say he has now. He couldnt get enough of it. I ended up sucking as much of mine out as I could and gave him the cone, unfortunately that just didnt cut it for long. He wised up that the cone just wasnt as good as the icecream.
So we put up with a screaming child for half the walk back home again. 6 months old and throwing tantrums? Will have to fix that asap I think.

I hope you all had lovely relaxing weekends ready for another week at the grind stone. One more week of holidays to go yay.
Off to sort out showers and bedtime now just wanted to share our funny day
TTFN

Stacey: Your story got me laughing, I hadn't expected tantrums so your either. Flynn was 'reading some newspaper (which means scrunching, tearing up and eating!) an I decided that he had enough stuffed into his mouth etc so I took it off him. Well did he kick up a stink!!! He settled down as though there was nothing wrong when I gave it back! I was really shocked I was not expecting tantrums form one so young!!
Luey: I think they just do it when there are ready. Flynn usually only rolls from back to front. I try to encouraging him by putting toys just out of his reach etc but he doesn't want to so he doesn't ! He will get there in the end I'm sure.
We have had a great weekend here. I got a 'sleep in' yesterday! It was divine! Josh had to work and he bought Flynn into bed with me at about 7am. I fed him and then we both went back to sleep, me until 8.30 and Flynn until 9.30! I was so nice. I got to read the paper for a bit before he woke up, it was wonderful!
Anyway I hope you all had a good weekend. :)

Hi girls! time for me to catch up before the thread gets away on me again.... ;)

Jo, that is fantastic news about Isabella, you must be SO relieved!! Great news on the house too, I am envious :) How did your meeting with the builder go?

Laura, how are you doing? lol at your feeling drunk, I know it can't be much fun all the time. Good for Sam at sleeping for you too. And the snickers....I was looking at your new FB piccies.....girl, you don't need to worry about 3 snickers bars!! You are looking pretty darn good!! Anyway, I'm tucking into Doritos ATM :redface:.

Luey, you don't sound like a pushy mama at all....just a normal one! lol and it will get worse as they get older too :) On the sitting it's normal for them to sit right over, almost folded in half until their back muscles get strong enough. Give him a week or two of sitting like that (I know it looks SO uncomfy!) and he'll be sitting straight in no time. I don't know about anything special you can do, i've just always spent some time sitting on the floor behind them with them in between my legs sitting to play with them. It all helps, he'll get there. Jake still falls over heaps, he's ok as long as he isn't trying to chase something, lol. He's slowly learning to go from a sitting position to all fours.

All-boys sounds like a lovely weekend. We had rain here mostly. and :lol: at Scout's tantrum....Jake is starting too. Although he's not that bad yet....I'm sure it will come. And I think having siblings that can have things they can't/shouldn't makes it worse. For eg. this weekend the kids have been cutting Geelong pics out of the newspaper and Jake has been grizzling because they are doing it up off the floor and away from him when all he wants is to screw the newspaper up!!

Not too much here really......just the disappointment of the GF :( Jake has started doing something strange at night time. When he's in bed he usually stirs, wakes a little and I shove the boob in so he'll just drift back to sleep quicker. but the last couple of nights he's screamed when I've done this and needed to be sat up or left a minute until HE decided HE wants booby. :rolleyes: Mr Independant.

Better go, get to bed. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and hi to all :)

xxx

Hi Ladies,

sorry my headspace is a bit all over the place but here goes...

Jo, that's great news about Isabella, glad everything is all clear. Exciting news about the house, have you got house plans or sorted? please keep us updated...

Bec, "disappointment of the GF" huh? did I miss something I didn't get this? :doh: They are going through such funny stages atm, amusing at times but definitely not at others. About the blisters, I know you've had problems, have you thought about using nipple shields some nights or for the nipple with the blister. I used one a few times just until it healed, I know it can affect supply but if you don't use them all the time it could help? are you a member of the ABA? maybe give them a ring they might have some ideas...
I swear D said marm the other day too but I guess he is playing with all sounds hehehe

catherine, woohoo for the sleepin. I found the same thing with Dusty about doing things when they are ready, he never really had much tummy time cause he just didn't like, now he is on his tummy all the time cause he wants to. The tanties are so funny at times - D chucks his when he wants to be picked up or wants me to hold him while he stands & you are spot on as soon as you do what they want they stop... I'm going to have to keep an eye on that one :lol:

Stacey, I thought the tanty over the icecream was hilarious, I noticed D really watches me intently when I eat something so it is only a matter of time, I tend to give him a bit of what I have so hopefuly that will keep him happy for awhile. About the AF thing, she came back a month ago, I am still waiting for a reappearance but she isn't due yet so I will wait & see. I would say it is definitely a b/f thing especially if you are b/f more often, if you are worried go & see your gp.

Laura, glad sam's sleeping has settled for you, hope it continues... hope those meds sort themselves out soon. 3 snickers bars won't stand a chance while your running around after sam, now if it became an everyday habit that could be a different thing :p Hope those meds sort themselves out soon. Thanks xxoo

Reenie, my short version, Dusty is 10 kgs, 70 cms long, he is in 0's & 1's. He now has 2 teeth. We have started solids via baby led solids & he is loving it. He is sitting really well, is rolling from his tummy to his back but not back again, although when he has been on his tummy lately he isn't rolling over so I think he is nearly ready to crawl. Cheeky bugger is really chatting away. Oh & he isn't sleeping nearly enough but it comes with the territory I guess.

Nina, woohoo getting married, can't wait to see the pics... Our boys must be the biggest, bloody heavy when trying to put to sleep :p

Well it's after midnight so I will bbl

Well officially a cr@ppy night here....*yawn* went down at 7pm, woke at 9, 10, 11.30 refused to sleep until 2.30, awake at 3, in bed until 6.30. I managed 3.5hrs sleep :( It's gonna be a looooooong day. Jake is getting snuffly and has a dry cough so here we go again :rolleyes:

Catherine, sorry was writing my post when you posted so I missed you. Your sleep in sounds lovely....:clap: to Flynn.

Nic, your headpace? everything ok? sorry I wasn't clearer, I meant the Grand Final. We are Geelong supporters here. Thought about the ABA, might give them a try....

I'm off to attempt to start the day with some energy :lol: Chloe looks like she has conjunctivitis so I'm onto the salty water for it ASAP to hopefully fix it before it gets worse or to anyone else!

xxx

Better night...kinda! Jake didn't wake until 2:30am so i got 4.5hrs sleep! YAY!! but when he woke he coughed and coughed, got back to bed at 4 :(.

how are you all doing??

am I a thread killer again? :p

Good to hear Bec! and you do seem to be a thread killer!lol

I'll be be back later when Sam goes down for a nap.
xx

OK I have been super slack, I find it hard to keep up with whos who and what bub is doing what :redface: I thought I would give a little update on us...

Ari has had a chest infection....he is on his 3rd script of antibiotics and it seems to be working *fingers crossed*. My 2.5yo DS has been unwell also so I have been busy giving lots of cuddles.

Other then being sick Ari is doing well, I haven't had him weighed etc since 4mths but I think he has gained a little weight in between being sick.

He is wonderfully active now, he rolls all over the place, scoots backwards and sometimes a little bit forwards and he rocks on his hands and knees like a mad man sending himself flying forwards onto his chest and face :lol:. I don't sit him up on his own but he likes to sit between my legs when we play.

On solids, we offer Ari solids when we eat dinner some nights, a bit of boiled potato or steamed veg and hes not all that interested, will just have a tiny taste, which is what its about at this age anyway, yk. He loves breastfeeding and has started sleeping through the night again sometimes...my supply seems to be great and I have had to start wearing breast pads again as I am having leaking issues.

Cloth nappies are going really well too...I have just sold off a bunch and limited myself to about 4 different bought brands, being Itti Bitti, Bubblebubs, Whizz Kidz, and KKs (possum pouches). Plus I have my home made poochies which I love and will be trying out the Very Baby pattern soon. Bec I have them listed in the trading room at NC if you want any of them you can have them for postage cost OK...nothing super special but if there is anything you want LMK.

I still haven't been for my postnatal check :shhh: but I went to the Dr to ask about the mini pill.....got the script, read the side effects to DH and refused to take them ;). So he has agreed when he has some quiet time at work he will get the snip and until then we will have to be super careful. AF has yet to show her face :p and from experience wont do so until Ari starts solids.

I was quiet unwell with the dreaded bug that seems to be going around...I cant remember but someone asked if was the flu or mastitis ?? Well it kinda felt like masitis as every part of me ached and feeding was really painful but it seems to be going around my area with heaps of my friends, family etc getting the same thing. I still haven't really kicked it, iykwim.

OK - well thats us, school holidays atm so wont be on as much. Think of you all and will hopefully be back to catch up soon.

Hi all,

I'm going to have to post this real quick as my baby boy is grizzling. Cammie had his 6-month shots today, but he seems to be doing well on the whole. I think he just needs a good nap, as he's been a bit unsettled at night since we began our holiday - out of routine, out of his cot etc etc.

DH and I got back from our holiday (drive) to Adelaide yesterday. Cam was a champ the vast majority of the 5000km. The only day he grumped was the day we had a 10 hour drive, so it was kinda natural that he was getting bored and cranky towards the end. Otherwise we limited our days to approx 6 hours driving plus several stops for boobie and for Cam to have a kick. We didn't drive that far every day as we spent time in Broken Hill, Adelaide, Forbes and Byron Bay. Anyway ... it was all good.

I haven't had a chance to read through all the posts. Will do that when Cam is sleeping and/or with hubby. Just wanted to add that Cam seems to have "grown up" a bit in the past two weeks - he now seems more like a little boy, if you know what I mean. I also realised I've got 6 months mat leave to go from this week. Sigh ... don't s'pose you gals are interested in starting a syndicate for lotto or powerball :pray:? We wish, huh?

Will catch up with personals etc in the next couple of days. Hope all is well with you and your bubs.

Cheers, Andie

Another quick one from me. Am super busy atm.

Seraya has her 2 bottom teeth now :dance: yay! I got her weighed at her doc appointment for needles and she is so tiny. She is only 7kgs. She probably only has 2-3 bottles a day and 2-3 solid feeds. She is like I was, just not that interested in food other then survival. Not like her ravenous sister was. lol

At the moment I have a rather painful stye on my right eye. :doh: Feels like I have been punched in the eye. Booo.

Sorry to hear that some of you are not well. We are on a no sicky streak so far. TG> See how long it lasts. ALthough my eye is causing me so much grief.
Well I have to go again. Dinner is ready to serve. Sorry for the quick note and no personals. Will try and stay abreast of whats goin on so I can reply quicker!
:)

Just a quick on for Bec especially. Put Vicks on the soles of Jakes feet overnight. It dramatically reduces coughing. I have found it works wonders, I have done it to myself too.
Hope you have a better night :)

Scout has had his first crash! It was his fathers fault (of course) :doh:
He had him on the bed after his bath and realised he didnt have a nappy. So he left him there, (he said in the middle but still I dont know what he was thinking), and went to get a nappy which are on the change table in the lounge. Obviously my nudie boy is alot more mobile than my clothed boy because he fell off the bed! :crying:
Thank god hubby had put the pillows from the bed on the ground to make more room while he got him dressed so he fell on the pillows and had a bit of a cry, but I think it was a fright more than anything because he stopped as soon as he was picked up. :comfort:
It is such an awful feeling though. However speaking from experience I know its not the last. Thats the joys of having boys I guess.

On a nicer front Scout loves cruskits. I break them in half long ways and they are great because they dissolve. So he gums off big bites but doesnt choke on them because they almost melt quite quickly. I have also bought a feeding thingee for him. Sorry I dont know what its called but its a mesh cover attached to a handle. I put chopped up apple etc in it and dont have to worry about the choking issue then. He gums it and sucks out the juices.Also its easier for him to hold on to than a slobbered on piece of pear. I put an ice cube in it the other day when it was hot and he thought it was fantastic. :clap:

Wishing you all an accident free day

TTFN

Ok, Let's hope Sam stays asleep long enough for me to post.His naps have been disastrous the last two days, no ore than half an hour.I think it might be teething, he still has a lump on his bottom gum.

He has really gotten into the solids the last few days, eating like a maniac.I can't believe how messy it is though.

I am doing ok.I think this medication is beginning to make a difference.I don't feel overly happy but I also don't feel overly depressed.I do feel positive about my future though, I feel like all this is going to make me a better person.I have been sorting out issues that had been effecting me for years but I just pushed down for so long.When I come other other end of this I just know I am going to be a better person for it.So anyway....what I am trying to say is actually, ignore the part about not feeling happy....I think I do feel happy! It's just been so long that I have forgotten what it feels like and am so wary of it, I don't want it to go away.

I. FEEL. HAPPY.:dance:

I feel as though I have things to look forward to.I feel like my brain is coming back, I even have motivation to start studying.(I want to be a Doula)

Anyway, enough of me....

Nic, How are you?

All-boys , Poor little Scout! I have been lucky thus far.I'm going o be more careful though after reading that.

Reenie, How is your eye?

Andie, Good to have you back.Glad to hear the trip went well.

Robbo, hope you're feeling better too.No AF for me yet either, although the last couple of days i have felt rather crampy.

Bec, How is the sleep going? are you managing to get anymore.Thanks about the photos, you do know that I only put up the most flattering of myself though!

Best be off, hello to all that I missed.
xx

HAppy 6month birthday E, Sam and William.

My oh my where has that time gone.

3 months to lose that baby weight which when I lose a bit it comes back:redface:

YAY made it to my breastfeeding goal of 6months. Only exclusive for 3.5months but he only gets a bottle maybe once a day. usually of an evening. Iwill just try and keep going as long as I can now. Not planning on stopping just cos I reached that goal.

E has been a grizzly monkey today. Maybe he is a bit sick, don't know. DH has been very unwell and I have been coughing and feel achy. But it could be hayfever and a long walk yesterday. Teeth are lurking as always. His gums feel so bumpy, even some places at the back:o. One of his eye teeth is not far away I don't think. The bump is so prominent but can't yet see it on the gums - not clear yet. It may take a while. I wish they would hurry up so we could maybe get lots of sleep. I can't complain things are a bit better, he has been going 3-4 hourly overnight. But doesn't matter what time he feeds he will still wake at 6. Though we often have a discussion about him going back to sleep. Sometimes I win. He slept from 530-8 the other morning and woke up so happy. I did too:)

Hello ladies!

Net was down yesterday, how frustrating!

just wanted to pop in quickly and share my great news!! Jake slept until 4:30am this morning had a FEED then dropped off until 6:30am, WHOOOT!! I actually leaked everywhere, wondered what was going on, lol. Usually he just has lots of little feeds so i'm not surprised I leaked. He was difficult last nigth and didn't go to sleep until 9:30 (usually 7:30 at the latest) but I'm still so happy with that! I feel like a new person!!

Hi to all, will pop in later on. Got visitors this morning and the house is a bomb.

xxx

WOOHOO Bec, that's fantastic!!!

I just won 3 pairs of Beby Legs from the Nappy Bucket, so exciting.I never win anything!

Bec, I am going to have 8 pairs now, no way I need that many! I know you were interested in them so pm me your address and I'll send you up one of the pairs when they arrive.

Hi everyone,
Wow I haven't had time to catch up on all the posts so I will do personals later.

For the last week I have been driving back to Darwin from Brisvagas with DH and Will.....WTF was I thinking, I hate traveling by road. Will was amazing and was happy to sleep and feed on the road, I was another matter. I got really sick in Rocky and spent the drive across in a haze of drug induced dizziness and fuzziness.

On the other side it is great to have DH home after 4 months. He and Will got to know each other again on the trip and Will now goes nuts when he sees him. Solids have been great and Will is pretty much on 3 meals a day. I am worried about his nappies though as all he really does is pebbles. At what stage is this normal. He has been doing them for about 2 weeks now.

The day we left Will decided to show off by popping through teeth 5 and 6. But he has started grinding which is really annoying. I have no idea what I can do to get him to stop. I just try and distract him.

Anyway Im back to bed. I feel rotten at the moment. Chat soon girls.

Hi ladies,
another quick one from me.
Allboys- Poor Scout. Lucky for the pillows! India fell off the bed at about 9 months. Lucky she has got such a helmet head!! Since then she had a fell spills on tiled floors! (not because of being irresponsible but she would roll over and let her head drop or fall over) I felt like such a terrible mother. But now that she is almost 2.5 liike you said, its just one of many! She fell down 3 steps the other day thanks to DH, and she bit her lip and fell flat on her lil nose. It was swollen and bruised for a few days! DH was in tears! I had to keep reminding him that there will be plenty of broken bones for us to cry about later. She has already been in hospital 5 times for her asthma since birth so you think he would be a little bit tougher!! lol.
Bec- Glad to hear that BF is going so well. I am down to bottle feeds now and solids. Seraya only has 2-3 bottles a day so my boobs didn't know what was going on LOL. I am trying to get more solids into her because she loves them so much and she is quite tiny.
Laurab- Thanks for asking about my eye :) Its almost all better now! I had to go to a 2nd job interview the other day looking like a leper. But you can't see it now. It's drained itself without the aid of a massive ugly pimple so thats good :D But boy was it painful! It really felt like I had been hit in the face. And excruciating when I sneezed or whinced from the pain! Mehh!
BTW- I got the Job! Account manager for RACQ. Part time for me :dance: Start next thursday so will be even more busy!

Seraya has the beginnings of her two top teeth now that her bottom ones are through. I just hope they are a little nicer to her then the bottom ones were. She wasn't too bad, but there were times she would just cry and cry until the panadol kicked in. By then she was too tired to cry and just pass out. Thankfully though, once she was asleep she never woke up during the night with them. Fingers crossed for the others. Her excema is going well. There is just a couple of patches on her hands and sides of her face. I have been relgiously trimming her nails and rubbing amolin all over her every nappy change and its making a huge difference. Thanks to India, I feel I can handle it. I am just praying she doesn't end up with all of the allergies like her sister. But she is on whey dom. formula and aat the same age it would have made India intensley ill and her excema was head to toe bad. So I am mentally ruling out dairy allergy. I am still scared to try her with any dairy though or eggs. I can't get her to a paed until she is 8 months (Dec 4). My paed wrote a nasty letter to my GP and booted us out. Only because I forgot one appointment. (Follow up for India's hospital admission). On top of that he wanted me to bring her in when I couldn't drive. Then, he said if I didn't bring India in he wouldn't give me her script of her perscription formula. She still has 1-2 bottles of it a day and needs it because her diet lacks a lot of nutrients thanks to her allergies. I told his receptionist that I could'nt drive for another 6 weeks. ANyway after much heated discussion she pushed me to make an appointment for 6 weeks time. So I did. But I warned her that as a busy mother I would forget an appointment so far away. She then said that I would get a reminder call. I never did. I forgot about the appointment and that apparently pi$$ed off this grumpy self involved paed. He wrote a nasty letter basically saying that he was referring me back to the GP and to make sure I had India on preventative medicine, hinting that I was somehow neglecting her needs. Long story shorter- I have got a wonderful new paed, from the same hospital although I can't get into to see him until December. But I think that its good that he is rather booked up. In the meantime I will be writing a very forward and angry letter to my former paed about his unprofessionalism. I know he deals with neglectful parents (apparently my GP said that he does some program for the gov)but its no reason to treat everyone like that. We are the people that are going there and paying hundreds of dollars for his 2c because we genuinely care about our children and he treats us like that! Hmpf! What a doodie head!
My whinge for the day!
GTG Seraya has just awoken from her 14 hour nap lol. God love that child.

It's been rather quiet in here! took me a while to find the thread.

Just a quick one to say that Sam's sleep has gone out the window.He MUST be teething, still a big lump on his gum but tooth as yet.He only had one nap yesterday and it was when I was driving and he woke every hour and a half last night,AAAHHH!

gosh it's been awhile... hope everyone is having a good long weekend

So I think Dusty has decided he isn't going to crawl but walk, he would have me holding onto his hands all day long if I could/would little bugger. He has me holding his hands while he walks around the house & to toys etc.... If I don't cooperate then I get 'the world is ending' look & he starts to cry on me :wall: :wall: driving me a bit crazy. At least when he is in the mood he will stay on his tummy instead of rolling straight onto his back so he is now pushing himself backwards which is also frustrating him cause he wants to be going forwards not backwards :lol: poor kid. Thank god for spring we've been out in the yard a few times & Dusty seems to love it, he gives off this excited squeal everytime the dogs come near him it is so cute. Sleeping is still a little over the place but we are finaly putting him into the cot so I can get started on a routine. I have rescheduled Trisillian until end of Oct so I will see how I go. Is anyone else still wrapping your baby's?

Laura, I'm really glad the meds seem to be working & I hope you get many, many more happy days too. D's sleep was awful when his teeth were coming through & unfortunately it took a few days for them to come through. Do whatever you can to get you through, hope you get some teeth soon. How's the study going? Have you heard back from the mothers & baby unit yet?

Bec, :doh: of course GF means grand final, I was thinking girl friend so I really didn't connect the 2 at all - sorry about that. Well hopefuly Geelong will have better luck next year. Things are o.k here, just **** I put up with for too long but things change when you have kids so we are working through it, thanks for asking. How's Jake's sleeping going?

Macca, Glad Will travelled well & glad DH is home :dance: For your own sake maybe think about flying though :p You could try giving him some prune juice or pears/peaches to help soften things for him, I'm not sure if it's normal or not, hopefully someone else can answer that for you.

Reenie, congragulations on the job woo hoo. It sounds you have found a decent pead now & I hope her tests go well. Very jealous of your 14 hr sleep ;)

Stacey, I would have thought the chance of your DS peeing on the bed would have meant DH wouldn't have left him in the middle of the bed. I'm glad it worked out & as you said I am sure the first of many mishaps. We had Dusty sitting out in the yard the other day & I didn't even think to put a pillow behind him until he fell over - poor kid but he loved it.

Luey, glad you are going to keep going with b/f, I have to say the whole teeth thing scares me but so far it's o.k. The time is going by way too quickly.

Andie, glad the travelling went well, that's a lot of km's to cover you did really well. I have about 5 mnths mat leave left, powerball would be very nice. I don't want to think about it too much it is much too depressing. I'm hoping to only go back parttime if I have to.

Hayley, I haven't been to the dr's yet either, I am going to go in the next couple of weeks :redface:

Well it's way after my bedtime, hi to everyone else, chat later xxoo

Been a while for me too but for now just need a vent or I'll explode!! Sorry in advance....

Supposed to have friends visiting today. Haven't heard from them at all and I'm sick of chasing them, just wish i could be let know a yes or no and when??!!!!

The house is a bombshell, lost time still due to daylight savings and haven't quite caught up. Jake wont go down, Ben keeps leaving it too late to go to the toilet. Two red wine stains on the carpet (we both spilt some and no....wasn't drunk, lol) I'm trying to clean, DH is home in bed cos his contacts got lost in his eyes and he's unwell, oh and i have the magic headache again.

I'm SO stressed cos I can just see that if I relax and don't worry my visitors will turn up to this bomb site. If I get it clean they probably just won't turn up. Murphys Law.

Anyway, sorry, needed that though :)

Will get back for personals tonight. Glad you all have a long weekend cos we don't! :D

xxx

OMG it gets worse. got up from PC after posting and Jake's nappy had leaked onto me. Took his nappy off and left him on the floor for TWO seconds while I changed. Came back and he'd pooed and weed and had a nice clump of poo in his hand and on his lip. *sigh* anyone know where i can run and hide??

you can come & hide up here Bec, hope things improved over the day for you. At least if you did clean the house & your freinds don't come you have a clean house to look at ;)

I also hope you can see the funny side of Jake's 'prank' today cause FWIW I got a giggle when I read it - thinking of his lips hehehehe (yes I am a little weird but you get that)

:redface: sorry guys for my rant yesterday. Nic i did see the funny side of course but at the time it was no so funny, I'm sure it would have looked funny though!!! I would have giggled too.

Ok now where to start?? I had a lovely visit with old friends yesterday in the end. It was full on and busy but so good. and I got to chat about the stuff that's been going on with DH which was especially nice, it's not something i'd talk about to just anyone.....it's a bit of a sensitive topic and I'm so scared I'll get judged about it. But I got some new perspecitives and advice so it was all good.

Things have changed a little for me...for a long time I haven't been able to stop thinking about another baby and how I could convince DH to have another. But at the moment I'm happy as is, and I feel content. Jake is growing so fast I don't want to miss a second of it and at the moment I think another baby would just be TOO much. Plus there's the issue of buying a house and Dh and I both really want to get that happening. Things are kind of improving with DH, I'm making a real effort to be fun to be around again and not just a grumpy old mummy. It's hard, I like to stick to the routine with the kids and when something goes wrong I get quite anxious about it but I'm trying to not stress so much and it seems to be working in that the whole household is a lot calmer and nicer to be in. I think to big wake up for me was when DH and I were having a discussion (and I say discussion becuase I can't say it's a calm conversation!) and I actually told him that I'd been thinking for a long time that I should really just leave :o. I know I think about it more than he does, maybe i'm a drama queen but he rarely takes it to that level. When I told him this he shot back that i wasn't the only one to think that. Shocked the hell outta me because he just doesn't think that unless it's really serious. Hmm......so anyway, it was a good discussion in the end, some communication came out of it and it's improving. Still going to be hard work, but I feel confident it will be ok.

Anyway......

Nic, thanks for offering me a place to hide! I needed one. Mega bad morning. Jake also likes to walk holding hands but I just won't do it! Caused a few tanties but he got over it. His crawling has improved heaps because of it and he's so fast now! I haven't wrapped Jake for yonks. His sleeping is ok....bad days and good days, he's awake for ages in the afternoons, never sleeps after 3pm so he's awake from then until 7pm. Still waking (lol there he goes now!) around 12pm but he is getting better at settling sometimes with just a cuddle and not always booby.

Reenie I wouldn't be concerned about Serays'a size, Jake is only 7kg and I think James is around that mark too. And Jake eats 5x a day plus lots of booby!! If you are worried maybe another bottle in the day? I'm sure the recommendation is 3-4 bottles a day at this age? I don't know that solids necesserily gives them much of their nutritional value atm. Congrats on your job too.

Macca, hope you are feeling better now! What a mammoth road trip! On the pebbles, DD always did pebbles so I wouldn't worry at all. Just what Will does ;) nice and easy to clean!

Laura.....you are so generous :) Thanks. Great to hear you are feeling good too, that fantastic! How are Sam's teeth and sleeps?? We still have no teeth here.

Luey congrats on your bf goal! How is E doing? Has he bee unwell or just teeth? I know what you mean about the weight.......

All-boys, lol at Scouts crash, my other two both did that and it was my fault! The first of many....... Thanks for the cruskits idea, i'll have to try that. Jake's fave food is oranges, he goes beserk when he sees me cutting one! Very messy though.

Catherine, thanks for the tip, I'll try it!! How are you all doing?

Andie good to have you back!! Was thinking of you. Glad Cam travelled so well, he's a champ that boy :D

Robbo, you are a star! ;) Thanks for the nappies. I gathered all my NB stuff to sell off and my friend with her NB yesterday took a heap to try so I think I may convert her :shhh: she was having leaking Huggies and used a fleece cover over one overnight and sent me a very excited text this morning to say no leaks! I was thinking how lucky I was to have you to patiently explain the in's and outs of baby wearing and MCN to me :clap:. Hope the boys are feeling better too. I love the selendang on your blog too!!

Hi to everyone else, Nina how are the wedding plans going? And Cohen? Who else did I miss?? Oh Mel, lol.......I'll catch up with you by txt anyways :P

xxx

Of corse always new pics etc on my blog too here

Hi guys,

I still haven't had a chance to read through all the posts during the past few weeks ... just haven't really had the time. DH had the rest of last week off on hols, so we made the most of it. Think DH and Cammie particularly enjoyed the three weeks together - longest they've ever spent in each others company, iykwim.

Cam's good sleeping habits took a dive during our hols down south. He now "wakes" up 3-4 times a night - he doesn't actually wake up, but he grizzles and cries a little. One night DH and I got up to him about 6 times between us to put his dummy back in and turn on his lullaby thingamebob :rolleyes:. I daresay the fact we co-slept for almost 2 weeks while on hols has something to do with it. Anyway, hopefully it's just a phase ... :pray: - I miss my nights of uninterrupted sleep!!!! On the positive side, he goes straight back to sleep once his dummy is in ... at least we're not up for two hours trying to settle him.

Sorry this post is all about me, me, me :redface:. Promise I'll get to personals soon.
Andie xx

Bec - I'll PM or email you in the next couple of days about catching up in Hobart - most likely sometime around Oct 23-25 if that's cool with you.

Its been a while since I posted. Its busy in our house with Mick away all week and I am left to do everything. Today I mowed the grass and picked up the dog turds - nice job :doh:
We also went to the doctors today. Isabella was due to have her 6 months needles and I was over due for a pap smear - sorry TMI. Isabella scream when she had the needles but not for long.
Isabella is on 2 solid feeds a day and 4 bottles. She still hasn't mastered rolling from back to front but she can do front to back. There is no sign of teeth yet. Isabella can sit between your legs and not fall over.
Compared to the rest of the March babies she is well behind everyone else but not every baby is the same. She will get there in her own time.
I had better go as Isabella has gone from a grizzle to a full on cry
I will try and post again tonight when the kids have gone to bed
Jo

Jo- Isabella is not behind. E is doing the same amount with rolling and can sit ok between your legs. He does have 3 teeth ut Teeth don't mean a thing though. They will get there.

BEc - rant away, glad you have worked things out with your hubby. I don't know how you have 3 kids! I can't imagine having another one yet if ever. WE are talking at least 3 years, who knows. I can't believe Jake is crawling! do 2nd and subsequent children do things faster or is it my imagination?

Andie - Glad you had a great trip. At least Cam is quickly resettling. Hopefully it will soon pass.

Reenie- congrats on the job

LauraB- how are you going? Are things still improving? You won't know yourself in a few weeks.

njd- not still wrapping here. Nto for at least a month. wE came back from being away and E was feral, wouldn't sleep wrapped or not so we stopped. Pretty much cold turkey. WE have to stop eventually. I was only wrapping his arms for ages, leaving his legs free. I have thought about a sleep place but have decided that E sleeps when he wants and there isn't a darn thing I can do about it.

MAcca- How long is DH home for? I hope you are all better now. E doesn't poop regularly. I let him go three 2days, if he hasn't done one on day 3 where I don't give him solids I will give him gripe water. That works instantaneously! IT is usually quite formed. Have you tried offering water or even fruit juice? I think the pebbles are due to not enough water in the bowel. It is pretty warm in darwin so make sure he gets lots of luids. You could try coloxyl drops if he hasn't done a decent poop in a while or in lots of pain. A Child and Yout hhealth nurse told a friend to use a small amount of apricot nectar or brown sugar. I might start doing those. The water might make ethan drink it;) . Of course it is always best to talk to a professional who knows your situation.

WE have been having some better nights here:clap:. LAst two nights which were the worst in a while he was awake at 10, 12, 4 and 6 and went back to sleep until 9 yesterday and 8ish today. So much better than up for the day at 5or 6. It is such a huge improvement. I think E is getting a back tooth!!!! he has very red cheeks and was pulling his left ear and he has a white spot on his top right gum. IT also feels very hard. EH may also be getting a canine, that is also fairly prominent but who know when they will come through. I feel so much better in myself now I am getting more sleep. I was a total biatch the other week when I was not getting any sleep plus my FIL was staying It is awful having guests when you aren't getting sleep. I better go do the dishes then head towards bed.

take care all

Hi everyone.

Things are going well over here.I am still feeling pretty good, I guess this new Medication is doing it's job.I'm still having weirs dreams on it but not having the night sweats that went with them, I can deal with the dreams.It gives me something interesting to tall DH in the morning.
Speaking of Dh, a little trouble in that department.I know he is trying to be as supportive as possible, but he is warn down from it all too.He was a grumpy prat over the weekend and was getting on my back about the house work.I ended up getting quite upset.At least he realises that he is doing it and was very apologetic afterwards.I just wish he could be a little more understanding of it all.Warning TMI! but I feel I can't even hug him without him trying to DTD with me.It's the last thing on my mind at the moment, in fact I can't think of much worse.I don't really know how to tell him without it sounding personally about him.It's not about him at all, but I feel as though it is pushing us apart.He is coming to my Psych on Friday so I think we will have to have a talk about it there.

Sam is well, That lump on his gum was there two days ago and then yesterday he had disappeared?? no idea what's going on with that! He has rolled 3.5 months and then for a few days at 4.5 months but he just won't do it again!MCHN said it's nothing to worry about but I still am.He is sitting though, so that's good.
We had his 6 month check up yesterday, 9.65kg and 73cm.He has slowed down in growth now, finally! he only put on 320g last month and is finally back on the percentile chart.Because his length has shot up so much, he looks as though he has thinned out, I can finally clean under his neck without much trouble.

Oh, I finally had the phone appointment with the Mother/Baby unit yesterday.They couldn't even get me in until 22 November, but I decided I don't want to do it anyway.I feel so much more on top of things now and I feel that being in hospital and out of my comfort zone would probably make things worse.I just don't feel like I need it anyway.

Andie. Thank you for your comment on my Birth de-brief and for you roffer to help with the letter.I just have no idea where to start with it though, also don't know whether I should be dredging up all the old emotions.Hope the sleeping has picked up a little for you.

Jo, Ever baby is different, Sam seems to be behind the other too, no teeth either.Good on you for mowing the lawn, I wouldn't have done it.

Luey,Yay for sleep!

Bec, rant away!! although it was kinda funny!

Catherine, when are you back? do you want to catch up soon?

OMG I just went to make a coffee and Burnt my wrist on hot water, flipping hurts.I then went to the toilet and discovered AF!!! what a start to the day!

Sam is awake so no time for more personals but hello to all of you that I missed.

But..Reenie, congrats on the job.Well done.

hi girls,

its been ages since i posted so im really behind so might be slack with my personals.

we have been having a really difficult time with James (nothing new there but it has been worse than usual) short story is he has been diagnosed today with reflux, its a relief that we know that but i am suffering mummy guilt for not realising sooner, he is nearly 7 months after all ! i just thought he was a demanding whingy baby but since we started solids the screaming has escalated and we are up with him screaming til around 1 am then he wakes every hour 2 at the most. so we have some mylanta and reflux formula to try (he has been breast and formula feeding for a while now) im considering putting him only on the formula as that would probably be better as he might be getting things through the breastmilk that is making it worse (me drinking too much juice, eating acidic things like tomato sauce etc etc) i will see how we go with the mylanta for a few days before i make a decision.
so to the girls whose babies are waking frequently and are unsettled.....Laura, Luey and Nic and i think Nina maybe it is worth thinking about whether your babies have reflux too


Reenie: welcome back ! and congrats on the job, what a busy woman you are :-)

Laura: i dont know if you already know but i am a midwife, if you want to email me privately im happy to chat to you and go through some of the things you went through during your birth and afterwards

Andie: yay for Cam on the big car ride, what a star ! how is his sleeping going now ?

Macca: a big ride for you too ! how are you going with DH home for a while (sorry i cant remember how long for)

Jo: good to hear Isabella got the all clear, what a relief for you, how are you going this week without Mick ?

Catherine: are you still away ? hope you are having a great time !

Hayley: how are you feeling ? is Ari over all his sickness (we seem to have something going around every other week !) i still havent had my postnatal check either lol

All boys: james had a slide off the bed and was on his way onto the floor when DH caught him ! i was in the shower waiting for him to be passed into me and he was on the bed kicking away moving further and further towards the edge (apparently, i didnt see any of it) and DH got distracted and off james went ! DH was lucky he caught him !

Nic: we still wrap, otherwise James keeps rubbing his face and constantly knocks the dummy out


still no rolling no sitting and no teeth lol still not concerned though, i got him weighed today and he was just under 8 kgs

so thats our story, hi to all those i missed :hello:


Melinda

Boo Hoo

Kids have had gastro now I have Mastitis, just want to cry and SLEEP!!!

bec, still haven't posted your stuff but will see how we go tomorrow , if not then I should be better by Monday. Sorry hun.

Robbo- You poor thing rest up!

Mel - Thanks for the suggestion for reflux but we have been medicating him with zantac for reflux since 14weeks. I started formula top ups about the same time and the difference in him was amazing. Didn't sleep any better but is much 'happier'. E wasn't the traditional refluxer, he just 'coughed' when lying down and had vomit all over his face. Was also very spewy. He was also very very whingey and unhappy. I tdecided to try mylanta, it helped a bit, not a huge amount but enought that I thought I would try zantac. He doesn't have a huge dose still, only 1 ml once a day but I think it has 'fixed' the problem and now is maintaining it. I have given it twice a day when he was really unsettled. I have read somewhere that it isn't necessary to elevate the bed but I have found it really helps. When Ethan was unsettled again a few weeks ago I tried a big rolled up towel under his knees. I put it under the sheet. Our parent helpline said that when they are lying their belly is at full stretch so bending the knees can help. I took that out on the weekend. Actually, it just dawned on me E has not been sleeping as well since I did that. MAybe Iwill put it back in. I tried to flatten out the bed but he just refluxed a huge amount immediately. I have been told Mylanta is best to be given just before they go to sleep, give then keep them upright for 10 or so minutes. Good luck, every child is different but I hope this may help you.

ETA E was also feeding terribly, would pull off. Maybe the milk wasn't there but whne I could still squirt jets I thought it was pain so I started reflux treatment. Whether it was that or formula or both they have helped

Robbo don't even worry about it!! :) OMG you just get you and everybody else well!!

:hug:

Hi Everyone.
We had a lovely time away in QLD. Flynn didn't particularly enjoy either of the flights but they weren't too bad. On the way up we had a 'late' flight 8.30pm so i thought (somewhat foolishly!!) that Flynn would sleep most of the way. Boy was I wrong! He not only didn't sleep at all he also did a huge poo (stinky too!!) ARGH!! Anyway I changed him and when I was coming back from the loo I couldn't get to my seat cos of the refreshments trolley. But there were 2 empty rows at the back of the plane where we parked ourselves for the rest of the flight! Slightly more enjoyable! On the way back I'm glad DH was with me cos Flynn was a write off! We got to the airport after and 1hr and a half car trip to be told the flight we were on had to be downgraded, can you please fly on the next plane 3 1/5hrs later!!! Gosh I was mad! They gave us $12 compensation, you can imagine how far that went at the airport! In all the time away was good but I will not be in any hurry to fly with an infant again!
Well Flynn seems to have really turned a corner. For the better! He has 2 tiny sharp teeth sticking thru his bottom gum! He has not been too bad about it. He has a runny nose and a bit of a cough at the moment but he seems quite happy despite the snot constantly on his top lip! He is almost fully FF. He is getting the occasional BF in the early morning or late night. He has slept thru for the past 3 nights! This morning he woke up at 7.30 after a BF at midnight! I couldn't believe it! The night before we were out and he went to sleep at about 8, we woke him at 11ish to go home and I gave him a bottle in the car he was barely awake for that, then when we got home he didn't stir at all getting out of the car and into bed and slept until 6.30 when I gave him a bottle and he went back to sleep until 9! It was so wonderful!
Flynn seems to be trying to crawl. He gets up on one knee and the other leg sticks out and then he either face plants or goes back to being on his bottom! He is rolling around everywhere and he is really 'playing' with his toys! He is so 'grown up' now. It is really fun! We have been getting heaps of laughing out of him, he is very fun and I am enjoying him so much more. Not that I wasn't enjoying him before, it is just more fun more often!
Mel: I'm glad to hear that there is something wrong with James (iykwim!). I hope you both get some relief now that you have had the reflux diagnosed.
Robbo: big hugs to you, hope you get better quickly.
Laura: It would be great to catch up, haven't seen you in ages! I'll be in touch soon :)
Hi everyone else, sorry I gotta run!
Take care

Hi gals,

Our bloody internet connection has been down most of the week (thanks Microsoft for the latest update which buggered our Net connection!!!). Cam has had an ear infection, which luckily our dr picked up on Wed. Once diagnosed, it made sense why his sleeping has been crapola and explained his unexplainable (and out of character) screaming fits on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning. He's better now (and sleeping through again :redface:), but is a bit snuffly in the nose. I'm hoping that too clears up soon as we're supposed to be flying to Tassie on Tuesday morning!

An update on Cam - he's 8kg, 72cm long. Can roll from his back to his front all too easily. Can't quite sit up unaided, although fine when his hips/bum gently supported. No teeth yet (at this rate he'll be 21 before he gets teeth) and he's still getting about 5 BFs a day (plus at least 2 x solids feeds). He's grown quite a bit of hair in the past month and his eyelashes have a beautiful copper tint to them :redhead: (yeah, yeah ... useless info but I'm kinda impressed all the same. AND I know the icon is of a redhaired female!!! ;)).

OK, I'm gonna start personals, but I may have to do it in stages and I'll probably still not catch up on everyone's news over the past few weeks - bear with me, and forgive me if I appear to snub anyone or any major news. It won't be deliberate!

CM - Kinda wished I'd read your email AFTER Tuesday ... goodness only knows how Cam will cope with the flight. Typical about the stinky poo mid flight. It's kinda funny now, but I bet it wasn't at the time. Good though you scored a better seat! The postponed flight and $12 compo suck ... who did you fly with (I'm thinking their corporate colours are orange and silver ...)? Yay that Flynn's sleeping though and almost crawling!

Mel - Gosh, you've had a tough run with James haven't you (albeit I'm sure that 99% of the time you wouldn't trade him!). I've certainly been thinking of you and wondering how you've been getting on. Hopefully the reflux diagnoses is the key to James being a happier baby. You so definitely deserve a medal for soldiering on - I definitely don't think I'd cope.

Laura - Hope you had a positive outcome after your DH went to see your psych with you. After reading your debrief, I can see why you feel the way you do. You've probably seen all the responses on your post - hun, the end decision about whether or not you write a letter is up to you (and no one will think any less of you if you don't!). If you think writing a letter will help you and give you some "closure" and/or satisfaction, then it's worth it. Whatever happens, you're giving Sam a brilliant babyhood - 9.65kg and 73cm, that's something to be proud of!!!

Bec - glad to hear things improving with DH. Relationships aren't always easy at the best of times, let alone throwing kids/mortgages/economic woes etc etc etc into the mix. Glad to hear you're making some headway. You may not appreciate it, but by god I laughed when I read about Jake and his poo. I know, I know ... I wouldn't be laughing if it was me. Man, I'd be so grossed out. I deal with poo just fine, but it's always been contained (generally) within a nappy when I "deal" with it. I guess I had a mental picture of Jake's angelic face beaming up at you while holding a little "harmless" turd :angelic:. Tee hee. OK, I'll stop laughing now :rofl:. How did your household handle the Cats loss ... we didn't cry, but had a quiet sniffle :crying:

Nic - Wow, I'm impressed that Dusty is walking. Gosh, Cam's only just nailed rolling from his back to his front! The babies are starting to gain an element of independence too, aren't they. Or should I say, an element of "I want x, y, z ... now!". Cam's favourite 'I want" is the TV remote control ... :o He's yet to throw a spak attack if he can't have it ... but I'm waiting for the day!

OK ... will be back online within 24 hours to complete the rest of the personals - promise. Gotta go wake Cam up to give him his last hit of antibiotics for the day (and a boobie feed while we're at it).

Till tomorrow xx

Just a really , really quick one to say we have a tooth!!! It cut through today, just a small little corner of it.Hopefully I'll get some more sleep now!:rolleyes: