Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #7

Oh Prama, i know exactly how you feel... its awful isnt it.
Hopefully you have the same one as me.
Vomiting for the first night, then no more real vomity nausea.
The next few days were just diarrhoea and i felt really weak. DH found that if he ate boiled lollies he had enough energy to do stuff and he went back to eating quicker than i did and seemed to get over it quicker.

At the hospital the information sheet that they gave me said after the first day, not to restict normal diet other than high fat or rich/spicy foods in MJ as the food help push it through.... i must admit for the first 2 days i cut out her solids as i didnt think they would help, next time i will give her rice/toast for the first day or two and then back to normal diet. I found as soon as i put her back on 3 meals her diarrhoea cleared up.

I hope you and Poopy are feeling better soon and that Steve manages to avoid it. We also found that if someone didnt get it within 48 hrs of the last person they were safe - fingers crossed for steve.

Hope you get to put you feet up and have a rest, take care of yourself

Oh forgot to mention....
In DSS's christmas letter he asked for MJ's first tooth... Christmas night at about 6pm we saw a slit in her gum and a tiny bit of tooth poking out - ahhh the magic of christmas, we told DSS that he gave MJ her first tooth as he asked for it :)

thanks heaps SJ...
Yeah i was having vomity nausea all of yest,but heaps better today. little bit of the runs last night but heaps better today. steve's good so far so hope he's avoided it.
poopy's having 3 meals but bland stuff, bread, plain rice, pasta w vegemite..im making him some very soft rice w carrots and swede for lunch, hope he goes ok. if he's ok w that, i'll go back to our normal meal but will wait and not give dairy till tomorrow i guess.

hooray MJ - what a wonderful x'mas gift!! DSS must be so pleased...

so poopyremains the last toothless wonder!!! hahaha

Quick one, sooooo excited.
DJ slept through the night..... put him to bed at 9pm and he slept til 6:30 for his bottle then back to sleep and is still asleep, so going to try and put him to bed earlier from now on so eventually he is sleeping from 7am til 7am :) wooohooooooo Now I just have to sleep through the night, so used to waking up for him haha

I will do personals later today, it is my day off today :) xxx

Well done DJ wooo hoo for you and mummy

OMG! Thats so unfair!
Jesse had me awake & playing at 10 to 7 this morning! Waaaay too early.

Well all the family is gone now. I had Anthony's sister here for a week, then his parents for the weekend. Now they are all gone. Tonight will be our first night here alone. Its already strangely quiet & they only left half hour ago.

Oh well, back to reality I spose. Time to finish sorting this house out & getting back into a routine.

I'll be back. Crying baby...

LOL - with sleeping thru the night, poopy is awake from 5am!!! good grief!

skye - hope it all falls into place again

Well I just tried to upload some pics of our house onto facebook, but for some reason it failed, so the album is still empty. Tomorrow.
Going to bed now, both the little one's are sick, lucky me.
First night here alone & not nearly as scary as I thought it'd be!
Anyways, night guys!

I shouldn't have said anything - he didn't sleep through last night, woke at several times - damn teething grrrrrrrr

Hopefully tonight he will sleep through *prays*

Hope you are all well xxx

Shell xxxx

Happy 10 months DJ!!!

We are down to only i get up over night, i have to feed MJ then, but she goes down really well and although she wakes occasionally overnight i dont have to go in anymore, she just settles herself back to sleep - but as you have found shell, that can all change so quickly.

Stinking hot here today, sh ehas only just gone to bed, thats really late for her as she is normally down between 7.30 and 8.30pm.

Did a silly thing today, MJ was having some nappy off time, and she fell asleep when having a feed, so i poped her down in her cot without a nappy as i didnt want to wake her... went she woke, she quietly sat ther playing with the poo that she had done and 'finger painted' it all over the cot and her legs ahhhhhhhh :o i cant believe i would be that silly, i even knew that she was due a poo. **** it was gross, straight in the shower and all the stuff was washed, lucky its so hot today as it was all dry in an hour.

gotta go, just thought i would share :rofl:

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OMG SJ, PMSL!!!
Jesse & Jaz were both on the verandah the other night looking out over the water. I thought it was cute & took a couple of pics, then Jesse got interested in something under his feet.
I thought nothing of it til Jaz yelled out Ew, he pood! He'd had it therethe whole time & was playing with it with his feet!
Looking out over the water my butt! He was concentrating!!

I got some pics on face book of our house & views today.

oh sj and skye - it's gross but funny!! something for their 21st, eh? hope you guys took pictures!

happy 10mths DJ!!

Poopy's 11mths today! can you believe it!! a few more weeks till he's 1!!!!

Happy 11mths Lakshman :cheer: not long to go now!

no pictures, i didnt want any of it to find its way to her face or mouth EWWWWW

went to see FDC people yesteday and again today, i hate it, i dont want to leave MJ with any of them, non of them will love her like i do and how do i know that they really will do the things that i ask them too... will they leave her to cry.
It was awful i was almost in tears at the ladies place... dont get me wring, she was lovely, but i dont want to do it :(

thanks sj..

will u leave mj at fdc when u back to work? it's so hard isnt it.. im finding it so painful to think that he's going to be there 5 days and im going to miss him and everything he does so much. he's growing up so quick and i wont be tehre.
i feel the same, will they give him cuddles, it wont be the same as lying on his mummy's chest when he's tired or feeling icky. will they stroke his hair and comfort him. they wont kiss him when he's sad.. of cos i dont want them to kiss him.. but i know he will enjoy it, he loves kids and new things.. but im being selfish and wanting him.. i love him so much, my heart just overflows..
he's calling for me now.. he'll always be my itty bitty poopy

Are you guys going to start them off slowly or just start them when you go back to work?
Maybe if you started now for an hour or two, two or three times a week it would be easier for both of you to adjust?

I am a big cuddler and kisser myself and I know our centre is well known for its closeness to the children. We are big beleivers in cuddles and stroking of hair etc an dbuggar the pc stuff the child has to feel safe and loved and comforted. I hope you guys can find someone who you feel will give this to your babies. Unfortunatley no one will ever do exactly the same that you do but you might get one close.A centre and or carer should make you fee liek you are a part of it all thorugh their communication with you.
WIll goes again for orientation tommorow and Friday and has had 4 days visiting. I start back to work next week after 12 months off. No I dont really want to go back but I knwo he is going to love it as he is very sociable and he is going to a place that feels good..that gives those cuddles that has laps to snuggle into and shoulders to cry on. it doesnt mean i wont cry when I leave him but I know he will be loved and cared for.
SJ do you have amny to choose from? how long until you have to leave Mj and go back to work? Its not an easy step I hop eyou find someone good.

Hey girls,

Waiting for friends to arrive for dinner so thought I would pop on :)

Thanks for your wishes for DJ's 10th mark :) can't believe he is already 10 months, only two more months and he will be 1..... felt like ages away when he was only 3 months old and now it is only 2 months away..... They grow up soooo fast.

Re: daycare - the daycare DJ goes to are great, they give him lots of cuddles and kisses and sing to him and nurse him to sleep. They actually love it and say that he is their favourite so they enjoy the cuddles. I love knowing he is in great hands, so helps me go to work in the mornings because he loves the carers and the other babies.

SJ - haha sounds like the poo I had to deal with today but luckily he wasn't in the cot, but near his chest of draws. The poo had gone up his back and neck and then he put his hands in it, and feet.... then I left him to get rid of the poo'y nappy and he pee'd everywhere...... haha too funny and he had the biggest grin on his face. I got a bath poured quick smart haha

Skye - checked out the photos on facebook, the place looks great, I can imagine you would be absolutely loving it!!!

Prama - happy 11 months to Poopy :) only 1 month to go for his 1st birthday.

Bron - good luck at orientation - let us know how it goes. I am a big cuddler as well, love my cuddles, especially when he sits still long enough for me to cuddle.... DJ is such a wriggler.

Re: birthdays - what are you all doing for their first birthday? I am planning on just something small with family and close friends - cake and coffee. I was going to make his 1st birthday cake :) I am receiving alot of invites from mothers in the mothers group for their babies birthdays, but for DJ's actual cake and coffee I was only going to do for family and close friends.... wondering if I just have mothers group over for cake and coffee during the week.....

Shell xxx

thanks guys..
we've been to the day care a few times, one of xmas party at a park. other times maybe an hr or so, for information sessions.. the carers all love carrying, cuddling and playing with him, esp since he goes to anyone and doesnt miss his mother or father!
i've met his carer and she's an older lady and is lovely.
im going to go for a couple of hrs during a normal day at the end of the mth, and then on his first day, maybe leave him for half a day and stay at home, just in case. if he's ok the day im w him, i'll just do the extra day. else maybe a couple more. but that day im going to be there, i'll spend sometime in his room w him and then let him be and go to anotehr room and read or do something.

Bron - i wish you were here so Poopy could spend day care days w you!!!
How many days is will going for?

shell - we are going to have his birthday at a park, with close friends and family. im still working on his invite!! i keep changing it. we're going to have a bbq w salads etc. we went to a party of one of the bubs fr mothers' group. it was nice, cos the dads got to meet each other. im going to invite them, cos the bubs love playing w each other.
my mum is coming down for his bday so it will fun!! and it will help cos she'll be here when i start work.

Will loved his first two orientations before xmas I am really not to worried about it ot be honest. He will stay from 9 till 3 tommorow as I start back on a late shift and he has to get used to it.
Shell our mothers group decided to pick a date in the middle of all the birthdays and have a teddie bears birthday picnic all together in the park so that nobody felt liek they had ot invite people to parties etc. We are having our in mid March we will all bring a plate much easier.

I am making WIlls actual party a sasuage sizzle at the park so people can come and go as they please and older kids can play on equipment. I am hoping to make the very hungry caterpillar for his cake as its one of his fav books.

Prama Will is going on Thursday and Fridays and I work form 8 till 4.30 one week then 9 to 6 the next. The centre opens at 7.30 and closes at 5.30 so Nick will pick him up on my late shift bring him home for tea etc. The girls will give him brekky on my early shift as he will be up there by 7.40am everyother week. The centre has only 20 places and its fo runder 3's only. LUcky for me its our sister centre run by council and I know the staff and helped set it up in the early days.It does feel abit weird ot be putting him into care so I can go and look after other peoples kids though and take them thoruhg orientation etc *L* WHen do you go back to work?

I'm normally so good with event planning but have no clue what to do for Jazz's birthday and I don't even know if I can be bothered. So I might just have her grandparents over and her cousins & leave it at that. We have a 50th the week after and it'll be too much having 2 busy weekends. Also generally the 1st birthday is for everyone else. She won't remember so I'm not gonna do anything big.

Hi girls,
Sorry to hear that a few of you haven't been very well - hope everyone has recovered now!!
Prama - how very organised of you to be planning Poopy's 1st birthday party!!! I'm not sure what we're going to do just yet. Our little Princess loves playing on the grass at the moment so we might go to a park down the road.
Back at work so into a good routine again. Gracie is at daycare - they are fabulous. Lots of cuddles, personal attention and they don't believe in controlled crying or crying it out (thank goodness! I couldn't handle it if I thought people in such a strong and powerful role could watch children cry!). I know it's hard in the beginning, but it does get easier and Gracie really does love the centre she's at. She sleeps better too. I think it's their routine that helps!
Anyway, hope everyone is great.
Take care,
Lily

bron - that's a good idea abt the mid point birthday.
mil and i are going to make a farm cake!! my mum made one for my 4th birthday and i loved it. i got some farm animals from Go Lo, i can't do marzipan!! mil is going to bake the cake and we'll decorate!!

danni - dont forget to take lots of pictures cos she'll remember her birthday that way!! i have a pic of my first birthday and mum holding my hands back cos i was going to attack my house cake, made w smarties and butter icing and chocies!! lol

thanks for the reassurance Lily..:D

oh i start work tues 3rd feb.:(

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Hi girls,

Finally got a chance to post..... DJ asleep and I am up early..... I thought no point going back to sleep after giving him his bottle. He only takes 120ml of his morning bottle then breakfast is normally when he wakes up 2 hours later :) I thought he was getting another tooth, he might have though..... He was crying uncontrollably early last night and that can only mean a tooth. He did grizzle a few times in sleep last night as well. I will have a feel when he wakes up. He will only take the Bonjela if it is on his toothbrush :)

Skye - sorry to hear about your break-up with Anth but it is probably a good decision considering what you have been through with him. It will be hard, but you have basically been doing everything yourself for a long time now. Big hugs, and we are always here if you need support.

Bron - I like the idea of a midpoint birthday as well, might bring it up with my mothers group and see what they say.....

Prama -sooo cute on the farm cake. I am making DJ a big 1 cake, found a recipe in the Good Taste magazine, thought I would start with something fairly simple for me kehehe That is great news that your mum is coming over for his first birthday - that is soooo sweet!!!! especially at a good time when you start work :)

Lily - I find DJ's routine is better at daycare as well, he sleeps better and doesn't grizzle as much because there are so many other babies and kids around to play with. He is stimulated more with lots of things to do.

Danni - yeah you don't have to do anything big, even if it is just family, you can still take lots of photos, but I am sure you won't have to bother taking the pics, because the grandparents will do that :)


Everyone else, hope you are all well.

Trina - haven't heard much from you, are things ok?

SJ - sounds like you had a horrible experience with family day carers, have you had any luck elsewhere?

Hey guys. Thanks.
I was actually expecting him to still be, I dunno, checking up or something, but I haven't heard a thing yet. No phone call, no texts.
So now I'm expecting him to get the ****s coz I'm not ringing or texting either.

Anyway, I'm keeping busy. Going to Coffs today shopping with a friend. Then tomorrow one of my mates who I've known since I was about 7 is bringing a group of friends here camping for the weekend.
So she'll get to meet Jesse. She's managed to meet all of them by the time they were 18 months old. She tried to meet them all before they were one, but got in a bit late with Bri.
So it should be a good weekend.

I can't believe you guys are already planning birthdays! The ILs & I have talked about it, I told them they have to be here coz they were there when both the girls turned 1. So that's something I've done, but thats it. I'll probably do the usual BBQ in the park thing.

I just realised that Anth will probably come up here with his parents for Jesse's birthday. I dunno if I'll see him before then, but thats almost a definite. Oh well. I might ask his parents to stay here or make sure they have room where ever they are.
Crap. Now I'm all nervouse about celebrating my babies first birthday :(

Skye, want to sit down and reply to you properly, no time at the mo, but want you to know that i am thinking of you :hug:

Thanks SJ.

thanks shell! i emailed out the invites yesterday, i find that easier than paper ones, cos it's personalised and enviromentally friendly! that's sounds like a nice one, a big 1. :D
hope he sleeps better tonight, how many teeth does he have?
poopy woke up at 3ish, i hope it's only cos he was cold and not starting to wake up again.. he now wakes up at 5am.. eeeekk too early but i suppose it will be ok when we go back to work.

skye - i read your thread, im so sorry to hear abt you and anth, but you have been doing most of the parenting for your children from what you've told us. and i guess, parenting anth too. it's not fair on you. maybe you and anth might get back together, maybe you wont.. but i hope at least he's realised what he'll be missing and what he's done. he's not a child anymore.
is it poss to change over his fone to his name or terminate the line so u dont have to pay so much. that's a lot of money that could be used for the house and the kids...
xoxoxo

Skye. In some respects what you have been going through with Anth sounds so similar to me & Matt but I'm not quite ready to give up yet. (still have a few things to sort out before I'm ready to make that decision).

I knew this would happen sooner or later but I was hoping that I would be one of the "lucky ones"
Sleep at night has become a bit of an issue! Up until about a week and a half ago Jazz would normally go down by 8 or 9pm at the latest and sleep through until about 6:30am. But since shortly before Matt came home from Melbourne things have been getting worse and in most cases she's been fighting sleep for longer and longer therefore not going to bed until very late. And she's also been waking up 2-3 times as well! I don't know if she's getting teeth or just trying to exhert her will now that she's getting older. But we get huge tantrums even though she is clearly tired. I've done my best to keep the night routine the same but it's not working! Last night she didn't go to sleep until after 11pm and then woke up at 1am and 3am.

danni and skye - hope things work out the way is best for yourselves....

shell - you must be so excited to go to mykonos, im sure you'll have a blast with the nightlife there!!

poopy's almost back to his oldself, not so clingy and eating well. his face has filled up again. but yest i weighed him and he has lost 1/2kg... poor bubba. and he's taken to laughing at me when i read him stories with different voices!! haha

so glad it's the weekend!

Hi all.
I'm just letting you know without going into detail that domestic violence of all kinds have actually been a major issue with me & Anth.
I know you guys didn't really need to know, but I think I need to get it out. If I keep shutting it away & hiding it, I'll forget how painful it all was & give it another go.
I can't let myself do that.

So anyway! Hope you are all well.
Still waiting for Jesse's 6th tooth to come through.
Jaz & I started talking about his birthday today.
I think we are having a Roary cake. From the movie Cars.

skye - so sorry to hear that, there is no excuse for violence and it's better that you get away from it. for and the kids. you wouldnt want jaz and bri to end up w men who are violent and jesse to turn into one... you are a strong, fantastic woman.
you inspire me, you are so amazing at a young age.. the kids are lucky to have a mum like you.
i only wish we lived closer so we can meet up.. sigh...

Sky ditto to what prama said..had a slight feeling this may have been the case with you guys and am sorry to hear it. Take care of you ok you and the kids are number one priority.

You guys have no idea how much it means to know that you care so much & think so much of me when you've never met me.
Specially when I don't think much of myself at all.
Thanks just for listening.

Skye hun you made the decision to move yourself and the kids to a new place for a new start. It was an amazingly brave and corageous thing to do and you should be proud of yourself.I dont have to have met you in person to know what a great job you do with your kids and the ups and downs you have had.YOU need to take care of you too and stay strong and be proud you took a stance and did what was right for you all. YOu know you can come on here and vent and if you need someone to talk to in person am happy to email my number so you can pick up the phone and just let it all out. YOu have loads of support and people who care about you so dont forget it ok.
*hugs*

and ditto to what bron said too! xox

im getting so excited planning poopy's party!!! invites sent out, i've planned the menu, bought disposable plates, cups, cutlery etc. today we bought lolly bags and toys to go in. bought him a little outfit too, nothing expensive, just from target. i hope the weather will be good. i cant believe my itty bitty is no longer going to be itty bitty, but he'll always be my itty bitty, even when he's married w children!!

Wow Prama, you are super organised. I really am thinking that I'll just make it small no fuss bbq in the park. I don't feel like having people over messing up my house.

lol danni - it'll be too hard to clean the house and clean up afterwards. that's why we are having a bbq at the park too. we've invited 40, adults and kids, and us included.

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You guys have no idea how much it means to know that you care so much & think so much of me when you've never met me.
Specially when I don't think much of myself at all.
Thanks just for listening.

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I for one feel very close to everyone in our baby buddy group. We are all on a journey and on it together. We all have a bond imo. You are a highly valued member of this group. I have done this in the past and really need to do it again...go look into a mirror, look yourself in the eyes and repeat these words "I am highly valued, I am special" and any other motivational words you would like to use. Do not stop looking at yourself in the eyes. I guarentee you will cry, but doing this regularly especially when you are in a state of low self esteem is powerful and can change your outlook. There is absolutely nothing wrong with talking yourself up to yourself. Also, while you're looking into the mirror, speak positive things you would like for your future. You have to maintain eyecontact with your reflection though.

Ah prama it sounds great..I am sure first birthdays are for us parents to celebrate the fact that WE made it through the first year not the kids *LOL* I love parties with loads of people and fuss we have lots of family ones and a huge xmas party mum and I love to entertain and cook. We are doing the park too we have one with a great playground and bbq's. I am making the very hungry caterpillar for Wills cake. Gosh some of us will be talking about having our next babies before you know it and which schools to send our kids too *L*

hehe. i know first birthdays are for us arent they! yup, so true, we made the first year, so much to learn.. but what a wonderful year.
i love big family stuff, coming fr a huge family.. but i get anxious having ppl in our hse cos it's small and cant fit a lot of ppl in.. and the cleaning up.. i think i clean up more so ppl dont judge my house!
i cant wait till we know and rebuild but we have to postpone again cos it's notteh best economic time now