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Hi everyone! Nicholas is having a shocking day today. He won't settle at all, won't play on the floor, won't sleep! He did sleep in the HAB while we went shopping for a while, but since we have been home, he has been screaming! Nothing seems to be helping and I don't know if he is in pain, tired or just grumpy! I bought the Colic/reflux mix from the Padbury Pharmacy which I think has been helping bring up any wind straight after a feed, and his vomiting seems to have settled down a bit too. Today though, nothing is working! I am just thinking to myself (courtesy of my mum's wisdom) this day is almost over, and I will never have to do this day again.
He is still only napping for 20 mins at a time during the day, but he slept through (7pm to 7am) on Friday night and almost the same last night, it is just the days I am struggling with. My mum bought us a high chair yesterday and it reclines so I can put him in that in the day now and he can come into the kitchen with me. I also saw (in the Myer toy sale) they have a Fisher Price toy for half price (it is like the front of a house that they can crawl through and has heaps of buttons to press, I can't remember what it is called now), so I am thinking I will put it away for Nic for Christmas.
Anyway, I am glad to hear everyone else is going so well. Good to hear from you Sonia! Int's been a while, I am glad work is going well. I am going back to study in July to keep my brain working. Kaiden sounds like he is going really well and sleeping so well!
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Hello ladies...so, Grace is in the sleeping bag for the first time tonight and so far so good *touch wood*! She has been a bit clingy today and she wouldn't sleep in her cot for long today, she just wanted to be cuddled by us. She still likes to sleep on her side during the day, I am slowly getting more comfortable with this as she always seems to roll herself onto her back which is good. Her neck is so strong that I am sure she would be able to move her head if she needed to. Thanks for your suggestions though, much appreciated.
Karina - WTG on the clothes. Pumpkin patch clothes are so cute - getting them at a reduced price is great.
Hi SOnia - nice to hear from you. Glad Kaiden is doing well.
Jo - WTG on the good nights sleep. Hopefully the days will get better soon.
By the way - did a HPT today - it was a BFN!!! thank goodness. so obviously I was just freaking out over nothing. But it was still horrid so we won't be doing that again, lol.
Have a great week ladies.
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Sonia that is great you are enjoying being back at work. Yay on Kaiden sitting up, clever boy! Claire flops over still! Thats awesome he sleeps 10 hours overnight, giving mummy plenty of rest!
Jo i hope Nic settles down and has a bice big sleep for you tonight. We have those days too and they are hard arent they. Hoping those long night sleeps continue for you!
Rachel, glad you got the result you wanted on your hpt, what a relief for you. Claire seems to like her sleeping bag - its good because she cant kick it off and get cold like she does with her blankets. Do you think the Aktavite is working for you? I just like eating it out of the tin so its probably not doing mych for me.
Well we went out today and not as bad as I thought. There was another baby at the party who was born 2 days after Claire but was seriously twice her size (he was massive, and pretty much the same size as the 18month old girl who was also at the party!!) Its funny how some babies are so tiny and some are so big. As long as theyre healthy then its all good I suppose.
Claire has been asleep for about 3.5 hours, which is one of her longest sleeps in a long time! I am hoping she stays down for a while longer. My boobies need a break.
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Hi everyone!
Caro, such a pity Michael didn't like the hammock. I wonder if it's cos he wasn't used to it and it felt too different for him now. WTG on the weight little twin man!!
Sarah, hope you guys are having a great holiday... just wondering if you're in Toowoomba at the moment... cos man it'd be FREEZING up there!! I'm am soooo not envious if you are...lol. PIL were going to come down last weekend but FIL ended up having to work. I reckon they just wanted to escape the cold up there! Hopefully we can catch up again before you go home.
Karina, it was so lovely to meet someone we get to know but don't see. Ari is a little princess, so cute. I hope you do get your meeting soon, cos it's just lovely. You don't sound like a whinger at all! It's the same with us, it's like an hours drive and it seems that we always find out things to do with nephews when it's really close to happening!! You know, my friend's bub is bigger than Oskar and is 3 weeks younger! He makes Oskar look little... ahhh well, he'll be the second rower and Oskar will be the centre...pmsl.
Sonia, great to hear everything is going well for you! Wow, Kaiden yay for sitting up!! Oskar still falls over too...hehe. He gets this look on his face kinda like... what the!?!?! as he's falling.
Jo, :hug: to you. How right your mother is.. this day will never happen again. Oskar for the most part still only naps in the day... although today I had to go out this arvo and he was asleep and had been for about 2 hours... go figure..lol, only happens when you've got to go somewhere! Although, we were in and out all weekend so he had very broken naps etc so maybe he was catching up. I hope Nic is feeling better for you! I kinda figure with the day sleeping though that if he's doing well at night, I can live with the day IYKWIM? Oskar *touch wood* sleeps pretty well at night so I leave it be.
Rachel, yay for Grace!! I haven't actually tried a sleeping bag yet... I'm too afraid to change anything like that in case I wreck his night sleep!!
Nothing to really report... so shall check you all later!!!
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Cass – thanks for the hugs! I know what you mean about the sleeping when you need to go somewhere too. Today, I thought I would try to get him sleeping longer, so at 20mins he made a noise, so I went in and patted him to keep him asleep, it worked. Then, at about 45mins, he stirred again, but settled himself and then slept for 2 ½ hours! I had to ask a friend pick the girls up from school so I didn’t have to wake him. Such a good boy though, sleeping so well!
Caro – Wow, Michael is really stacking it on, that’s fantastic! I have been using the Padbury Pharmacy mix and it’s amazing! I cannot believe how quickly it works and how well it works! Nic just burps up any wind within about 30 secs of taking it and his vomiting has definitely gotten better. Thanks for the recommendation! Stephen (the son?) said he is amazed at how much business you have drummed up for them! Maybe you should ask for commission!!
Karina – Claire is so cute! I really love that pic of her on your ticker. She looks like she has just told a cheeky joke! I think Nic likes his sleeping bag too, but we still wrap his arms sometimes when he won’t settle, then during the night he manages to get his arms out.
Well, what a great day! Nic slept, he is happy again, smiling and giggling (soooo cute!). I really need to take more photo’s! I have been reading a book called Every Parent for the last few weeks. It is part of the Positive Parenting Program. I have found that the girls are really responding so well to me being a lot more positive and encouraging their good behaviour instead of just dishing out consequences for their bad behaviour. I tell you, parenting is hard work, and the older they get, the more difficult it is! Sorry about that, I just needed to share! :D
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Hey Caro how big was Michael when born? He's definately a good weight now isnt he. Claire is only 5.2kg and 3 weeks older! How did you go with the house thing?
Jo, Claire is a cheeky monkey! How cute are the little giggles and smiles!
Had a good day today - Mum has been away on hols for a few weeks and just got back yesterday so she came over today for a few hours and of course wanted to cuddle and play with Claire (oh, and she folded all of my clothes, yay for mums!). Then Claire had a 3.5 hour sleep!! I was looking through all my old charting stiuff from when we were TTC and its been like a whole year since I starting "growing" Claire in me. So I told DH that Claire has been in our lives for a whole year now, heheh.
Anyone else still losing stacks of hair?
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YAY for Oskar's twin!! hehe.. I gotta say he's really powering along!!
Jo, I've noticed that with Oskar as well. I'm thinking that either I was picking him up too early when he stirred or that he is just more settled as he's gotten older and knows that he hasn't been left alone?? Could be a combination also. Right now Oskar is asleep and he did stir a bit before but just closed his eyes again and dozed off. I don't rush over unless I have that "feeling" that if I don't pat him on the back quickly that he won't go back to sleep. Seems to be working. I hear ya on the acknowledging and praising the good behaviour. It's a problem that Joshua has with his dad IMO. His dad is fast to let him know he's done something wrong but to be honest I don't think that I've ever known him to tell him how great he's done at something. This is something Andy and I try to do cos we don't want to be grouches anyway... we also try it with the cat ;) it does work to an extent...lol... it's got a lot to do with the fact that kids and animals love attention, they'll do whatever it is which gives them the attention, be it bad or good. I feel for Joshua with this and his dad... unfortunately I can't say anything cos I'm wrong according to his dad... oh well, we just try to counteract it here for him and I explain to Joshua other ways of maybe getting his dad's attention.
Karina, woohoo for your mum folding the clothes!! My mum is still in Cambodia at the moment. I think she's due back in about 3 or 4 weeks. I was still cranky with her when she left but now I'm over it and she can come back...lol...and I'd even let her help with things like that cos I'm not cranky anymore. Man, I have a stubborn proud streak!! I hope Oskar forgot to pick up that gene from my DNA...lol. Awww @ Claire being in your lives for a year. You know I said something similar to Andy the other night. It's amazing huh that a year ago we were all pg or so close it's not funny!! This time last year I was planning Joshua's 13th birthday...pmsl and now... how things have changed. We were TTC using the maybe baby saliva test which definitely helped! How exciting it's all been huh!
Well, it's raining again... lol @ me... got that song in my head now.. it's raining again...woooah I'm losing a friend. Ok, so I know it's going to make me look old :( Anyway, I had just gotten into a habit and routine of going for a walk with Oskar pretty much every afternoon and now it's been raining and I haven't been able to go! I don't particularly want to go to the shopping centre so I get to walk cos it's too tempting to spend then!! Oh well, at least the tank is finally getting some water in it I guess! I was going to go and have coffee with a friend at a shopping centre but I'd have to drive on the highway and I don't like to when it's raining cos there's already enough accidents along there when it's dry and I see too many idiots driving then let alone when it's raining, so we opted to stay home..at least I've just about caught up on my washing, but won't have anywhere to hang it soon!! Never mind, I shall do what I gotta do to get it dry! :D Have a great day, might be back later!!! Ciao Bella's and bubs!!
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Hi everyone! Long time no post yet again. I have been very busy organising an outfit and accessories for DH's work party on Saturday night. I am very excited, we are staying in the city and everything. My sister is looking after the boys for the first time. I think Tate will be fine, more worried about Aidan. Tate didn't feed until 9am this morning, after I fed him at 1am, so I was able to express a whole feed AND feed him, woo hoo! So I popped that one in the freezer for my sister, and will hopefully get to express again a few more times. I have decided to top Tate up with formula after b/feeding him after his dinner feed (somewhere between 5pm and 7pm every night). He has been waking every 4hrs at night, which is fine but I feel OK about giving him formula to 'fill him up', so why not.
Rachel, sorry I havent emailed, very busy this week! I am free Thursday but thats your Mothers Group (?). Definietly next week!
Hi to everyone, happy to hear so many cute baby stories!
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Caro - post away! With the girls, I have noticed with Chloe especially, that a little positive praise goes a long way. The girls have been doing piano lessons for about 18months now and Chloe really struggles to pay attention and concentrate in the class. She is very easily distracted and often disrupts the rest of the class. I usually get really stressed during the class because she is constantly being told (by the teacher) to pay attention and to stop touching the other kids and I am usually telling her as well. Yesterday, I made sure that when she was concentrating, and trying hard to get her songs right, I told her she was doing well and gave her lots of positive praise and she was so much better during the class! With Jas it isn't so much a problem, but I do find myself often getting annoyed with Chloe for not doing what she is supposed to be doing. I also have a sticker chart and each fortnight we (Keyt and I) chose something that the girls have been a bit slack with (like keeping their room tidy or getting ready for school on time) and they get stickers each time they do it. At the end, they get a reward, like they get to stay up later on a night they choose, or we go somewhere special. It works really well for them. As for catching up, we have one more week then it is school holidays, so I may have to wait until after the holidays if that suits you.
Cass - I have had a breakthrough! Nicholas has now slept for 1 1/2 hours this afternoon. I again went in after about 45 mins and patted him and he got through that next cycle and is still fast asleep! I was thinking about napping as well as he woke up 4 times last night and I am knackered! Of course though, if I do try to nap, he is sure to wake up! We stuggle sometimes when Chloe goes to her mums too. She is not consistent at all and there is usually either no discipline at all, or she is yelled at, nothing in between. I think it is hard when you have to parent with someone else when they don't share your views. A lot of the time, I find I am trying to put it all back together after all the work we have done with the kids has been undone.
Katrina - I can't believe it has been a year since Nicholas was conceived! It really doesn't seem that long ago at all. In no time at all, all the bubs will be crawling and talking, then going to school!! I can definitley see how people keep having more babies, they grow up so fast!
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Jo, WOOHOO on the breakthrough!! Oskar is having a nap at the moment. This time of the day though he does only nap for up to an hour at the most as he cluster feeds full on from around 3-4pm so I just go with it. You are so right, it's majorly difficult when you have to share parenting with a parent who doesn't view things the same and is also in a different house! Joshua's dad is now saying he's over it and Joshua's attitude and basically given up... now this doesn't do anything to help how Joshua feels about himself and how he feels his dad feels about him. I've had many conversations with Joshua about this and he usually just shrugs his shoulders and says he doesn't really mind that his dad doesn't do much with him etc... now I know him a hell of a lot better than he thinks and I KNOW that it does bug him and this is how he deals with it. *sighs* poor little fella (ok... not so little and would kill me for saying that.. pmsl.. esp. since he's now taller than me!) He also reckons that his dad doesn't really love him :( I tell him he does, cos I know that he does, we just differ a lot with certain things I guess. Anyway, enough of my sorrow.
Ok.. so guess what... I gave in and went to the shops...haha. I had to get out of the house. Wasn't too bad, I was pretty good... I DID buy some things though, KMart had some clothes for Oskar at great prices. I got him 2 long sleeve shirts (cos he only had 2 I think) one for $6 and one for $4...and I also got him a long sleeve, no legs jumpsuit so he can wear that under his overalls so his shirt doesn't pull up all the time and I got that for only $3!! How impressed was I! Then I bought him these cute little shoes...lol for $5 from Big W and a little polar fleece blanket for his pram so I don't have to keep taking it in and out of it all the time. I knew I wouldn't be able to help myself!! Oh well, he needed the clothes and it cost hardly anything!
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Cass, awesome on the bargains. Kmart does have some good stuff and cheap prices too. We got one of those polar fleece blankets for the pram with holes where you can put the straps through (not that I strap her into the pram yet anyway), i love it, its really good and keeps her cosy. Claire is doing the same with her naps and cluster feeding of an afternoon - right when I want to cook and eat dinner! Definately doesnt seem like a year since I first knew I was pregnant - it was 30th June that I knew .. I remember the date because it was the day of our end of financial year party at work (i work in insurance so we 'celebrate' 30th of june) - its gone so quickly.
Jessica, hope the party goes well and the boys are ok with being baby sat. I am so nervous about going out for a full night and having someone babysit, but I am just one of those people who worries alot!!
Well its been another freezing cold and rainy day, so no walks for me either. (argh at the crappy weather hey Cass) Claire has wanted to play heaps today and she's so tired at the moment but she just keeps on smiling and giggling to me and booby isnt knocking her out. I think she just wants company! She has now discovered her cloth book and she loves chewing on it. She wasnt interested in it last week but now she loves it.
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Hi everyone – goodness what chatterboxes we have here!
Karina – I don’t really think the actavite is doing anything, but I don’t always have it. I am noticing recently that in the morning my bbs are really full, but by the night they aren’t – is this normal? Grace still settles well after the feed but there is definitely a difference in quantity. Yay on your mum helping you out. Gotta love your mum. I remember reading about you losing your hair – it hadn’t happened to me…and then this week I have noticed that I am losing my hair too! I was washing my hair this morning and it was coming out all over my hands. Weird and annoying too. Lucky I have lots of hair so can afford to lose a bit. That is amazing that it was 12months ago that we found out we were going to be parents. Seems so long ago now, can’t remember life without Grace anymore – what did I used to do with my days?!
Cass – we were worried about mucking up night sleeps too but so far so good *touch wood* (I seem to be doing this a lot lately!). I am amazed at how easily she has transitioned from being wrapped to the sleeping bag. She always pushes the blankets down though and then sleep with her arms splayed straight out on either side of her – she looks so cute and relaxed but I worry that she will get too cold. Her hands are always like ice in the morning (not so nice when they come in contact with my skin during that first feed, certainly wakes me up). I agree that it is nice to meet up with people from BB. Jess and I meet up for hot chocolate most weeks now – it’s great, Tate is a cutey and so big – I picked him up the other day and couldn’t believe how heavy he was. Aiden is a bit of a cutey too – and so well behaved. I have a routine now that involves a walk every morning, I feel all weird if I can’t do it. It is supposed to rain for the next few days here too so I am thinking that we may be heading to the shopping centre just so we can walk. YAy on the clothes.
Caro- WOW, I can’t believe how big Michael is now. He is stacking it on. Grace was 3.5kgs at birth and last weigh in (2 weeks ago) she was 5.75kgs! I think she is bigger than that now but WOW!
Jo – yay on being able to get Nicholas to sleep longer in the day. We had some good days last week with Grace but this week we are really struggling to get her to sleep longer than and hour during the day. Needless to say she is exhausted and irritable by that last feed of a day. I don’t have other kids but praising good behaviour is definitely important – I just know from a professional perspective that you get sick and tired of being told off for things but never given a pat on the back when you do something right.
Jessica – don’t worry about it. This week is a rather busy week. I just emailed you before jumping on BB. I forgot about your dinner so scrap the weekend catch up idea and we shall catch up next week for sure. Hope you have a great night – did you get an outfit? Enjoy your night with your DH.
Grace has found her laugh! It is so absolutely adorable. She did it for the first time the other day and then again today when my parents and a friend were over. Makes me laugh she is so cute when she does it. She has also found her feet –s he just stares at them and moves them around, very cute too. Also, she will now hold onto certain toys too and tries to put them in her mouth also – some of them are too big though! I can’t believe how quickly she is growing up. We’re still working on rolling here but she is definitely getting there, she just has to work out where to put that bottom arm so that she will go over. Nothing else happening here. It’s my birthday next week so we are contemplating going out for dinner and maybe a movie as my mum has offered to babysit Grace for us (or should I say begged to babysit!). Decision decisions.
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Heylo from tazmania!
It' still pretty cold down here! We come back up to the sunshine on the 10th... Although from what i have been hearing its not that warm up there either!
Izzy's doing reat! laughing now!!! she has the most adorable laugh!!! it's just gorgeous! hehe... and smiling all the time!
she had solids for the first time today! and seems to enjoy it alot! (yes i know its early ws okayed by CHN) she's just a hungrier baby!
Got more pitures up in photobucket... go to sub album 'tazmania' to see the ones from down here!
Gotta goo! Izzy needs her mum
Cass
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Cass, Izzy is so adorable!!
Caro, do you mean 5910?? WTG on the house!! Hope yours sells fast for you :)
I have just put some new pics on the site for Oskar... they are in the album marked 12 wks - 6 mths.
Nothing new, just thought it was about time I uploaded the new pics...lol.
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Cass – I really feel for Joshua. It must be hard when you’re a teenage boy and you don’t have a relationship with your dad (a good one anyway). How does he get along with Andy? I think when Chloe gets older, we will have similar problems with her relationship with her mother. For now, she just accepts the way it is, but the older she gets, the more she will understand the truth, and that will be hard for her. I bought a heap for stuff for Nic at Kmart the other day too. A couple of long sleeved body suits and two long sleeved t-shirts and I think they were only about $3 and $4 each.
Rachel – Just when you get used to them doing something, they change don’t they? I am hoping the longer sleeps during the day will be one of the things that stays around a while though!! So cute that Grace is laughing. Nic is too and it cracks me up, it is so cute!
Caro – excellent weight gain, WTG Michael!! Congrats on the house, very exciting.
Cass - Izzy is SOOOO cute! I love the pic with her yawning, her face is so gorgeous.
Well, we are still sleeping well over here. Nicholas seems to have developed a bit of a sleeping habit! I am so very proud of him. He is sleeping for 1 – 1 ½ in the mornings and 2 1/5 hours most afternoons, then sleeping for 10 + hours at night. He is so much happier when he is awake now too as he is awake longer without being tired and grumpy. He is loving tummy time now and is sitting up in his pram, which he also loves. Hope everyone else is going well!
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Hello all, quick post very late :-)
Cass - yeah we just got back from Toowoomba tonight and actually it was warmer there as SIL & fam had all the heaters on so the bubs were just in their wondersuits - so cute
Not sure if it was bec or Sonia but yeah on being happy going back to work. I am off to uni for 4 days next week so Ari had her firs formula today while I expressed. She gulped it down so at least I don't have to worry about that.
Caro -woohoo on the weight gain
Everyone else hope you are all well, will catch up soon. I thought holidays were suppose to be relaxing :-)
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Caro, yay about the new house, thats very exciting - hope you can sell yours quickly. Thats great M seems to be so much better. What a relief that must be!
Cass, Oskars such a little cutie and what a gorgeous little smile he has! How cute are hats! I have so many hats for Claire but they just dont stay on her head and sometimes she will pull them down over her eyes and get cranky.
Cass Blob, wow on solids already! I hadnt even thought of that yet. Great that Izzy enjoyed it. What did you give her? How big is she now?
Rachel, I am the same - boobs empty at night but much fuller of a morning especially if Claire has slept a little longer than usual. I assumed it was normal as she is going longer between her feeds? How cute that Grace has started to laugh. Isnt it just so cute!
Jo, woohoo on the long night sleeps! I am looking forward to Claire sleeping through (she still wakes every 3 hours overnight) Thats great Nic is liking tummy time now. Claire used to hate it but she is starting to enjoy it.
Sarah, Yay on Ari enjoying her formula, at least you know she likes it. Hope uni goes well for you next week.
Claire has been really playful again today (but also very chucky though it didnt seem to bother her) and has just been smiling and giggling at everything. I've also been reading to her, but I dont have many books for her so I think I might go out and get some more. I put her down for sleep a couple hours ago when I thought she was tired, and she just chatted away to herself for about half an hour.
Oh i put more photos up on my website too! I love taking photos of Claire.
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lol Caro... blame it on baby brain and also you having to pack up your house!! OMG you're going to be soooo busy!! I do NOT envy you at all. I hate packing up and moving. I get into it then I'm over it in about 1/2 hour and find it soooo hard to keep the motivation up...lol.
Jo, I am not sure if it's not a good relationship or more that his dad isn't a "listener". I mean, Joshua does love his dad and all... but I think the problem really is that his dad just jumps to a conclusion or takes the bull by the horns and runs with what part of a story he has IYKWIM? Whereas I take the time to sit down and ask questions... mind you I don't always get answers..lol..quite often I get.. there's nothing wrong etc and you KNOW clearly there is. I think there is a balance somewhere there in knowing when to STOP asking so they will actually say something and not clam up more. He gets on great with Andy, loves him. Andy will play playstation games with him and I've had them out in the garden together pulling out crap etc. Mind you I don't think Andy minds playing the games either ;) lol. WOOHOO Nic!! What a good little man for your mummy.
Sarah, apparently today's top temp in Toowoomba is pretty much what we had last night!! It gets so cold up there! Mind you we've got westerly winds happening atm so they come from up there! Damn Woomby!! lol. Good for your peace of mind knowing that Ari doesn't have a prob with the formula!! WTG Ari. Haven't you heard the saying that you need a holiday to get over your holiday?? It's soo like that isn't it and you get home and you just want to sink into your lounge and go OMG it's soooo good to be home. I find that my bed feels like the softest and most comfortable thing I've ever laid on when I get home after hols!
Karina, thank you so much :) I just adore his smile and he gets all excited now and scrunches himself down IYKWIM. lol. He does pull his hat down sometimes and starts grunting and whinging..lol. Andy said he looks like Shrek in the hat on my ticker! Claire is so cute! I take so many pics too! I think I take more than I did with Joshua, but I think that's cos digital cameras make it so easy to do so and you don't have to pay horrific developing costs like with film!!
It's amazing how different our little bubs look now compared to when they were born. They're not all smooshy anymore..lol. Their skin is pinker and they're all plumper...soooo adorable!
Oskar had a bit of conjunctivitis again yesterday. Maybe the wind has something to do with it?? I have to go to the docs later today so if I remember I'll ask him about that. Anyway, breastmilk in the eyes again and it's gone!! I'm starting to be able to get him to laugh if he's in the mood... also if he's sensitive at the time and you're just even changing his nappy he gets really ticklish and curls up and laughs! Him laughing just makes me laugh cos it's so adorable and from the belly and I JUST LOVE IT!!
