Nik- Baloo has 2 sleeps a day, one about an hour and one a bit longer. She's a bit of a night owl, i find i can't get her down much before 9.30 but she sleeps until 7.30ish. Sometimes she doesn't wake, other times she wakes 2 or 3 times for whatever reason. DD1 was always in bed between 6 and 7pm and was up at the crack of dawn. I've come to realise it doesn't matter what i do, they are both different and have different internal clocks! I wish DD2 went to bed earlier but i am sure she will soon enough.
Ange just curious, i do remember a lot of people wanting to help you out because of what happened.
So i always wondered how many years you go out of it. I see you got another 2 yrs this year. Your doing well lol
You deserve it tho, Your always there with helpful advice & a your good for a laugh.
Welcome Corelly, your DD sounds like she is doing really well, yay for being out of a brace.
I'm Mo & i have 2 DD's Maddi my 2yr old monster & Kodi my little angel.
Nik sleep here is all over the place. Kodi rarely goes down before 9:30 & wakes up at least once during the night. Like Ange our day starts at the crack of dawn thanks to Maddi.
Hi corelly! I've just joined here too! You mst be so happy to have your little girl out of her brace! She sounds like she's going perfectly well! Actually she sounds exactly my dd1 but my dd didn't have a brace. So I don't think she's behind at all. It's so exciting when our kids learn new things! I'm 26, married and have two little girls, Amy who just turned two in Jan and Skye who was born April fools day! I don't go to a mothers group irl either. Never found a good one. I'm looking forward to getting to know all you ladies in here. Thanks for the info on sleep. It's nice to know there's a variation in what other kids are doing. I'd rather Skye stayed up a little later but she gets SO cranky. She only has one sleep at 10am for about 2 hrs and will sometimes sleep for fifteen min in the arvo. It's amazing how different kids are although both my girls are early risers and always have been. I never get used to it though!
Corelly- A warm welcome to BB. IT makes me feel sad that you felt you couldn't join in. My girlfriends little girl was in a brace for 10 months. She used to crab crawl, she was very resourceful to get around with it on. She is now 4 years old. runs, jumps and even surfs. And i agree with Nik, she doesn't really sound behind at all.
I know it is hard to not compare your child to others around you, but honestly, motherhood isn't a competition, it doesn't matter when your baby learns to sit, walk, talk or speak, they all get there in the end. Sounds like your baby girl brings lots of light and life into your lives, don't feel like you can't join in because she may not be reaching milestones at the average rate. Oh, i'm up for ALL recommendations for books you have. We have 100's and i love buying them. My favorite at the moment is "The terrible plop" What's yours?
A little about me, 32, 2 girls, moving to PNG in 3 weeks. eeeek. Used to work in medical imaging.
hi corelly,
i agree with junglemum, your bub sounds absolutely perfect! so are you an author or illustrator in childrens books?
chels is in a sorta routine. usually wakes about 5 or 6. next sleep is around 9:30 can last from 40 mins to 1 hour. then another sleep around 2ish, usually a smaller sleep. then bed between 5.30 and 6.30pm.... from there is will wake a few times and settle with DH picking her up for a few mins. she usually comes into ur bed to breastfeed ( and stays on pretty constantly) from about 12am then it all starts again. LOL not the best sleeper but WAYYYY better than my DD1.
T sleeps 2 hours twice a day but sometimes - especially when I am at work - she stays awake too long and gets over tired. Most days she is down by 7.30-8pm and wakes 1-2 times every night!! She wakes at around 1am then around 4.30am (what is with that hellish hour?) and then up at 6.30am. I need a decent sleep
Anyway at 6.30am I put her in the portacot in the bathroom ensuite and let her play/grizzle/sleep whatever whilst I try and rest a bit longer. I hate an early start to the day - feel ripped off!
When she wakes o/night she only cries til I feed her briefly and then straight back to sleep. I need to cut this out but her room is wall to wall with her brother who is doing year 12 and I dont want his sleep disturbed. Incidently DS2 was an EXCELLENT sleeper - 7.30pm to 7.30am religiously! So he shouldnt suffer for Ts poor night pattern.
Oh and welcome Correlly! I missed your post over the page when I posted a min ago. Now caught up with the news.
The more bubs you have the less you worry about keeping up with other bubs as they are all so incredibly different.
I do not have a mums group either - BUT - I am gathering a few personal friends who have had bubs in 2009 and having cake at my place on Monday. I am really looking forward to it. It was an amazing year of us older mums having new bubs and all knowing each other but not planning anything of course!
Hi everyone and thanks for the warm welcome! I know what you all mean about trying not to compare other babies to mine, and I really try not to do that. I had a really hard time having my munchkin in the brace, and plaster for a few weeks too, that I didn't want to add to my pile with a reminder of the things she probably should be doing.
Phoenix - Love it - 2 year old monster! You must have your hands full with two under two
NikW - Another brave woman with two under 2 Sleep would be good wouldn't it? My DD's habit at the moment is to fall asleep at around 8pm and then wake up to party at around 10! I've tried pushing her to not sleep earlier, but then she just gets all upset and cranky and doesn't sleep until later again! She's still in the brace to sleep in for another week, so I'm hoping once that comes off, she'll start to settle into a better routine. The brace is too small for her now and makes her uncomfortable.
Junglemum - I LOVE the terrible plop! So much fun. DD loves "Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley" by Aaron Blabey - actually all of his are great.
Hollo - I wish I had managed to write or illustrate!!! I've part written a novel and I had grand plans to finish it once I had all this free time on my hands while my baby slept...... I worked in a children's specialist bookshop, focusing on children from birth to lower high school. I could kick myself about my novel because I made some really great contacts who were interested in what I was writing. I'll get around to it one day I suppose. Maybe when I'm 50.....
Super Pumpkin - I don't know that I'm brave enough to have any more bubs!! We always had planned for two, but the odds for us having another baby with hip dysplasia are so high, and it was such a hard long journey, that I think, well for now anyway, that we'll just settle with our one.
Thanks for introducing yourselves everyone! I feel really welcome.
Thanks for the tip on "Pearl Barley and Parsley Charlie"- i'll have to go and find it now. I'll take all the recommendations you've got. I've never heard of Aaron Blabey, will have to check him out.
My friend with the bub who had hip dysplasia had a little boy who is now one and he didn't have it, so although the odds are higher, you might get lucky. And perhaps now you know a little about the journey it may be a little easier if you were faced with it again? Whatever you decided in the end will be just right for you guys, i'm sure.
Super P- Must have been something in the water! Must be nice to have friends you know with bubs. So what constitutes old exactly?? In my old mothers group i was was the second youngest at 32, then 5 girls all older than me, the eldest was 40 when she had her first and 41 when she had her second. While i'm rambling........ my mum's mum was 50 when she had her. Can you imagine the surprise?!!! Have a lovely day on Monday. Are you making the cake?
We've had a horror two nights with top teeth coming down. Fingers crossed tonight is a little better.
Anyone else got a velcro baby atm? DD2 does not want me to put her down at all.
We're not too bad during the day, both the girls just follow me everywhere which is interesting when I'm in the toilet, lol, but at night we've got some separation anxiety happening here. 2am scream fests for no reason. Fun.
My girlfriends little girl was in a brace for 10 months. She used to crab crawl, she was very resourceful to get around with it on. She is now 4 years old. runs, jumps and even surfs. 
And i agree with Nik, she doesn't really sound behind at all.
Whatever you decided in the end will be just right for you guys, i'm sure. 
In my old mothers group i was was the second youngest at 32, then 5 girls all older than me, the eldest was 40 when she had her first and 41 when she had her second. 
While i'm rambling........ my mum's mum was 50 when she had her. Can you imagine the surprise?!!! Have a lovely day on Monday. Are you making the cake?
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