Babies Born March 1st - 15th 2008 #3

[danniellabella]

I think teething is the reason for all the unsettledness and clingyness Jazz has at the moment. She's chomping on everything she can get into her mouth, red cheeks, grumpy, clingy. mum said it sounds like teething symptoms. Also, I'm not 100% sure but I think I can feel a couple of hard bumps that could be teeth about to cut.

Well off to get 4 month immunisations in a minute, hopefully she'll sleep heaps after like last time. I really hope so coz I'm not feeling well and could do with a rest.

[danniellabella]

Well, injections went well. I asked the nurse that gave the injections about the red cheeks and the unsettledness etc. She said 1. it does sound like teeting (better get some gel. Have just put teeting rings in the fridge). 2. At this age babies often have a "wonder week" and that she is probably going through that as well.

[all girls]

Summer has had all the teething symptoms for weeks too, red cheecks dribbling, grizzling, chomping on everything can feel her teeth under her gums but they must be just moving around down there all my girls had teething symptoms for months before actually getting them. I missed summy's needles forgot on the day even though all morning i remembered so have to wait for the next

Summer is waking all hours of the morning and wanting to feed constantly, i can't get her to go back into her cot, it is really really draining me as i am not going to bed until between 10 and 11.30 and then she is fussing all morning........... I knew the good sleeping wasn't going to last been through it all before.

The horse i have on trial is going home tomorrow a few things wrong with him and i am not too happy about the whole thing but won't go into it or ill get cranky....

Sick of being a single parent.... while DH is living it up in spain i am busting my a** and it's school holidays. Geez i need a good sleep hopefully tonight.

Hope you are all well and sorry for no personals have a killer headache and just feeling blah!!!!!

[danniellabella]

I got a phone call today saying I've been shortlisted for a job at a university 10mins from my house! I have an interview on Thursday!!!

[Sammiejane]

MJ is much better now, luckily it was only the 24hrs after the injections that she was unwell....

Trina - school hols is an awful time for your DH to be away, you should give me his email address and i will tell him that you need a really big and thoughtful pressie for all your hard work... just think thou, most of the time ,you single handedly are raising your beautiful girls and they are so smart and well looked after and into everything, they will take after their wonder woman Mummy
sorry about the horse, dont want to be negative, but possibly a good thing that he (im assuming a he or half a he :P) hasnt worked out, sounds like you are stretched to breaking point and having 2 horses to work will break you...
How many days are you working now, did i read rightly that you were at work on Saturday? When does DH's promotion come in? Any chance of him giving you some money so that you can stop? i wish we lived close, i would wisk you away for a girly weekend you sond like you need it

Danni - MJ is doing the same, CMHN said that they have teething symptoms for several months before they actually cut them, they are born with the teeth in there and they start moving around from about now til they cut their first one that could be up to about 11mths old, so this is not going to be short lived im afraid.

Trina - also forgot to mention, how long do you have to wait til you can get to the immunisations? with the rotavirus, there is only a short window in which it can be give, maybe 2 weeks either side of the due date, (may be a bit longer but not sure) so if it is going to be a little while, maybe you should check... sorry i know that you probably know all this as this is 4th time round for you, but thought i would mention it

Pama - how is it going?

Shell - you are not so chatty, everything OK?

Skye, hope all is going ok with Jaz, any updates? what happened with the Kitten, how did you break the news?

MJ has started to be funny with feeding, she wont always do both sides and if she comes of she really crackes it and screams, now you have to understand that she normally will cry like once a day, if that, now it is a lot more often and she arches her back and its horrid to watch, i literally have to force her head onto my boob and she still crys a bit... anyone one else???

oooh shes awake agian and crying - poor baby

ETA - Danni you post popped up Goodluck

[prama]

trina - big hugs!!! oh honey, it's so unfair on you. yeah, we should all write a big email to your DH. does he come back and take over for a bit? but the girls will know you've been there so much for them. and yes, he should get a big pressie, and then the best pressie is to look after the girls and give you sometime off. it's hard looking after the girls, housework, and working too.
yes, he was due for a promotion at the time summer was born.. how's that going?
sorry about the horsey poor thing.

danni - woo hoo! that's fantastic!!!! I really happy for you, hope you get it!! xoxoxxo

sj - poopy's feeding habits are changing, he's dropping his last feed and now is getting fussy. he's taking forever to drink his bottle. i dunno what to do. the other day, he completely refused his bottle, and i was so worried and upset i scolded him, and then felt so horrid.

shell - how are you? hpws the pole dancing and walks going? hehe, it will be you that i wont recognise when i come back! ive only lost 1/2kg since ive been here.

teach/jade how are you all.

we got the results of poopy's urine test today, the paed said there's white cells so could be UTI. no blood or crystals, tho there was pinky/orange on his bbh yest. she said dont worry about that, we'll check do another sample and a culture too.

[danniellabella]

Well, that's it. Matt & I decided that we both have to work full time for a while. There has been a delay in him starting his taxi job so when I got my parenting payment this fortnight it was enough to cover rent, nappies and formula...that's it. And wouldn't you know it, every bill that could possibly come did at the very worse time! So tomorrow I'm going to a child care centre to discuss putting her in there when she's not at the family day care so we'll do shared care between the 2 places and then when she starts full time care I'll put heaps of effort into looking for full time work. I'm very surprised I got an interview for this job at the uni. Apparently you're meant to submit a cover letter, a multi page report covering in detail all of the job criteria as well as a resume. All I did was submit a resume, nothing else...Ah well, guess they liked what they saw. The bonus with that too is it's a government job. Fingers crossed! Another job I applied for today was one my sister has worked at as a temp. She was offered the job but said no because she is moving interstate in a couple of months but she recommended me to the boss.

[shell_120308]

Hey girls

Sorry I have been slack on posting...... the wireless wasn't working so couldn't post as much, but now working again yay

SJ - all good with me, just been busy with DJ and out and about. I have to get DJ's immunisation this week also, will go to my doctor this time so she can give him a once-over. Good to hear MJ is feeling better and she was only unsettled for 24 hours.

Prama - yeah all good with walking. Did 14kms on Thursday and walking to and from Ness' class tomorrow providing the weather is good. Pole is great too, missed it on Saturday though. 1/2 kg weight loss is great Prama, don't go by the kg's lost, go by the way you feel in your clothes, I find that is a better way hope Poopy is ok? keep us updated...

Trina - I feel for you especially with the school holidays..... hope DH can come home soon and help you out.

Danni - good luck with your job hunt, hope you can get the one you want

Well girls, I better get dinner organised and DJ's bottle.

Shell xxxx

[india44]

Hiya just a quickie before I head to bed still been so very flat and tired Doc got tests back all is ok except for extremley low iron and neutophils that she said is really knocking my system about and making me super tired so have to have some high doese ( lovely constipation here I come*L*)
WIll had his needles today and did really well he got jabbed drank 30 m of milk and fell asleep. He did however get abit warm and really grotty this after noon so he has has a warm bath a massage and some panadol and gone ot bed. He is eating like a horse atm every 3 hours and full bottles.He put on 800gr this month and grew 4 cm so another growth spurt.WIll is also dribbling and chewing on everything plus rosy cheeks but no teeth he does have to wear abib full time though now.
I got given some clothes from one of my musm at work. I was flabbergasted at the quality and amount ,72 shirts coats and jackets plus 36 pairs of trousers and shorts. They range in size form 00 to 3 and I swear I will nevr have to buy clothes again.

WIll try do personals tommorow when not so zonked...but a quick good luck danni for the job fingers crossed.

Nighty nighty
Bron x

[all girls]

Thanks SJ and Prama, still have a week or so to go until he comes back. Just need a decent sleep i think, i am so tired and no energy to keep up with cleaning and washing and so the cycle begins. I am working Thursday afternoon/night and every 2nd Sat Summy still not taking the bottle she hates it. She has started having a taste of solids, gave her some mashed potato tonight and she got so angry that i took the spoon away she loved it so much. My girls are constantly bickering at the mo and it's only the first day of hols *sigh* and Tahnie cut her foot on an old metal gutter last night between her big and next toe and a little flap hanging off, it's not too bad just in a really bad spot and hard to keep clean and dry and covered... Gosh i sound like a whinger

Bron glad nothing too bad wrong bugger on the constipation reminders of pg. How fantastic on the clothes you could almost put him in something different every day. Hope you are feeling better soon

SJ glad MJ is better lucky she has a nurse mummy to look after her. Yeah i think i am going to have to go to Dr and not the immunisation clinic just so much happening . Thanks for the lovely thoughts sweetie xoxo Summy is super fussy on the boob sometimes like she is too busy wanting to check everything else out she is super hard to amuse too, just wants to be carried around, am bidding on a high chair on ebay so she can sit up and see everything.

Hope poopy is ok Prama poor little fella UTI isn't nice sounds like you caught it so quick you clever mummy. 1/2kg is great well done i haven't weighed myself in a while just don't really care although went through some clothes today and all my nice stuff may be an incentive to eat better. I work super hard but lately haven't been eating properly.

Good luck with the job interview Danni.

Wow that is some walking shell, careful you don't get UTD again cos you looking so damn hot hehehe.

There are a few missing lately wonder how Jade is going

Well that's me hope i didn't leave anyone out off to watch telly for a bit then off to bed.

[prama]

bron - so sorry to hear abt the low iron . can they give you anything to get your energy up?
wow, so many clothes!! you'll save heaps of money for the next 3 yrs! well done!

trina - thanks, we are lucky we noticed the pink. i dont know how long he's had it as our microfleece liners are navy blue. im going to ask steve to get some light coloured ones to replace these.
oh, the paed said if it is indeed UTI, she will give soem antibiotics. can a 4mth old take them?

the scales show 1/2kg but my body doesnt feel any different yet. it will take a while. hopefully at least by poopy's birthday I can get close to my old weight.
i know.. im just wearing the few same boring stuff that i brought over here. clothes here are so small, even XL is small for me. XL here is like a 14.
i miss my lovely clothes.

poor tahnie - hope she's in not a lot of pain.

glad that dh comes back soon, hope he doesnt have to go away for a while yet. how do the girls feel about their daddy being away so much?

well done, summy, i love mashed potatoes too! what did you put in them?
poopy's starting to notice us eatign now, but will wait for a bit yet.
gotta go.
so tired...

[Sammiejane]

Trina - i want a high chir too... MJ's back and neck is strong enough for her to sit up and she loves watching us eat!

Am trying to hold off on the solids atm, but i think that she is going to take to it really well. Was thinking that i might sit her in a high chair at meal times and give her a spoon to play with for the net coue of months so she can practice.... and also keep up with the 'fingers' of pumpkin and apple, so that she gets the taste, but isnt actually eating anythig yet.
Our council runs an 'introducing solids' talk, i am booked in for August, so will probably start after that.. if i stick to the guidelines, i should introduce solids 3rd september, which is a day before my 30th!

Prama woo hoo on the weight loss, thats great and sorry to hear about the UTI - but good o you for catching it early.
Instead of buying liners, why dont you make them yourself? all you need is a pair of sissors... i bought a metre of fleece (its not as think as the liners that i bought , but does the job just the same) and cut it into strips the same size a liners that i prebought (they were navy too - i wonder if they were from the same person)and use them... much cheaper and the left overs i use a wipes for her bum... is there anywhere near you that you could buy the fleece... there are some really ute patterns too too bad they go on thje inside of the nappy

Bron - sorry that you are feeling so low.... ahhhhhh iron constipation poo... i know all about that, its bad when it s you, but even worse when you have to clean it up on someone else!!! Hopefully as your iron levels adjust, you start tp get a bit more of your energy levels up. Glad it was just (not saying it is a 'just' but it could have been much worse iykwim) low iron

Shell - great news on the walking - hahaha trina is right maybe you will be UTD sooner rather than later with all your exercise

Danni - if you get the uni job, you should look into salary packaging (a bonus with all gov jobs) means that you can get you rent taken out of your wage BEFORE tax, meaning that you end up paying slightly less tax... you can do it with all your bills too, basically you can package 100% of your wage and it goes to paying off rent and bills, then you can use Matts money for the extras... its is a great perk of a gov job

Up early this morning as MJ was awake at 5 for a feed and i couldnt sleep, mght head to the shops before she and DH wae up and do some bits - perfect opertunity i think... so long as i get off BB

[india44]

prama I just have to take those iron tablets thaclog you up and up my multiviatamin.
Sorry to hear about popys uti I do hope he is ok not something you need to worry about while you are not at home. How you travelling with the whole thing?HOw long are you still over there?
SHell way to go girl you are amazing with all that walking I dont even travel that far in the car to go into town and back *L* you must be feeling great.

Trina I have said it before and will say it again you are an amzing mum I dont know how you manage it all on your own and I take my hat off to you. I do hope you get some time to yourself soon you so deserve it. Sorry to hear about the horse too I know its a rel outlet for you and something you really enjoy.HOpe hubby gets back soon.

danni I do hope things work out for you sounds like you guys are doing it a bit hard atm it can be so rough trying to juggle it all and make sur eyou have enough money to survive. I do hope Matt improves too it cant be easier on any of you.

sj I am also on the hunt for a high chair WIll no longer realy wants to lay on his back or in his rocker he loves to sit up on ourlaps an dholds himself so very well I tried him on a little runny rice cereal this week he gagged and didnt liek it at all so will leave it a few more weeks he was just shwoing all the ready signs. And yeah Ikwym re it just being iron I was really happy had myself convinced it was diabeties but all was fine

Hey where are jade mumzy and teach? its been so long It was great to see Lisaq appear gla all is well.

bjrose hows things at home you doing ok?

Ok am off to do some chores WIll has been really unsettled this morning after his needles and finally asleep.
Have a good day girls
Bron xx

[teachmum]

Hi all

I have been lurking and reading just too frustrating to post because they keep getting lost.

Paddy had his 4mth needles and besides the hysterics when he got the needles he seems to be coping with them much better this time. According to our scales he's 8kg and according to his clothes he can no longer be squeezed into even large 00, his legs are too long. His fingers are the most fascinating thing at the moment and it is so cute watching him try to work out how to use them.

All those girls using cloth, I bought some bargins on the buy 4 baby website. Got some Green kids that look brand new for less than half price!

On solids I won't be introducing them until he is over the 6 month mark. Paddy shows interest in watching our mouths and putting things in his mouth but I don't think he needs extra food. He's still fully BF and seems completely satisfied.

Good luck with the job Danni, hope your feeling better Bron, and Trina I'd up the life insurance and shoot your DH for being away so much

[danniellabella]

I have another interview tomorrow at a real estate firm. I've enrolled Jazz at a childcare centre on the days she's not at family day care. We are doing orientation on Friday and Monday and then I'll either start her next week or the week after at the other place 3 days a week at the moment until the family day care lady has more days available. I told her about it when I dropped Jazz off this morning.
I almost cried when I finished filling in the forms and handed them in today, but I'm doing what I need to do by working full time.

Jazz fell asleep at 7:15 last night instead of between 8-9:30 like normal. She woke again at 11:30pm and then slept until I think it was 4am, then we were both up for the day at 6:15am.

[prama]

quick one - am heading off the door to the gym, but feeling really tired.

we got a high chair off ebay, preg preggo - recommended by choice. it retails almost $400, we got it for $35!
sj - i do use a micro fleece liner, a navy blue one. I was the one who told you about it, and you bought the floral ones for mj. lol! haha. i remember being heavily pregnant and measuring them on the floor and trying to cut them all!

bron - poopy's teh same, trying to sit up on our laps or in the pram.
thanks, i hope it's just UTI and nothing more. im doing ok, settling better here and mum and dad are more focused on poopy so not arguing as much.
my brother loves him to bits, and cant stop kissing and cuddlign, and playing with him. he's hopeless tho, he actually thot poopy could eat normal food, and said you mean he cant even take ice-cream!
and he tried to feed me uncooked instant noodles when i was a week old, and he was almost 3! lucky he went and told my mum he had fed baby alraedy, else i would have been a goner.

gotta run.. will do more personals later.
teach - same here, no hurry to feed him solids yet.

danni - good luck!

[Sammiejane]

and Trina I'd up the life insurance and shoot your DH for being away so much

Trina, sometimes you just have to laugh huh???

Prama - sorry, im so vague sometiemes!!! i did buy some on ebay while i was pg and they were navy, so i think thats why i thought that!

ohhh forgotton what else i was going to write

I need som e more sleep i think.

As friend popped over before with a bag of baby clothes, it was great as i was going to buy some more size 0 wondersuits and there are 4 in the bag as well as clothes from 000 - 2! so after a good soak (lots of spew stains) i will have loads of clothes for MJ - save me a bit of $$$

Decided i never want to go back to work - its not going to work, but yeah i want to stay home and look after MJ for ever!!!!!

[prama]

back to do more!
Mum took poopy just now so I could have a nap. I thought I slept for 5 or 10 mins and saw it was an hr!! I shall miss having the help when we go back to syd.

Bron - we leave Aug 16th, another 5.5weeks to go. STill missing Steve. Story of my life, if I'm here I miss my Oz life and Steve and when I'm back in Syd, I'm missing my family and life here.

Teach - you're too funny! If we were all close by, we could go help Trina out.

Danni - big hugs hun... hope you hear about that uni job soon. when is your interview.

SJ -LOL! No worries, haha. We all forget sometimes! I got navy cos I thought they wouldn't shwo stains as much. But now I know light coloured ones are better.

The heat is still getting to me. there was a massive tropical thunderstorm early this morning. it was really good hearing in bed.

Poopy awake!

xoxoxo