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Cass, your hand print thing sounds cool! I did foot prints (just on paper though) about 2 months ago, but I cant get her to open her hand for long enough to do hand prints!
Rachel, we dont have a strict routine that we do at night. I feed Claire often in the evening - usually around 6, then again at about 8pm and then sometimes again about 11pm, then somewhere between 1 and 3am. We do feed-play-feed-sleep, or sometimes we do a bath after the first feed (every second night we give her a bath). She only does short feeds most of the time. She slept from about 11pm to 4:30am today but I think she might have just been tired after having her vax's yesterday.
Sarah, hope you feel better soon. Wow on the swimming lesssons!! I didnt know you could start so young.
We are having a feral morning here with Claire. Just been really unsettled and wanting constant cuddles.. but I need to do stuff like shower, go to the loo, eat etc and its just not possible to have constant cuddles!!
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Sarah, big hugs to you hun! Don't feel bad!! Sometimes you try everything and nothing but a bit of panadol helps!
Karina, it's amazing how something so simple gives them so much pleasure huh!! I haven't tried anything like that, but must remember to.
Rachel, how's Grace going? Did a dream feed help? When I feed Oskar his last feed I leave him on my boob for up to an hour to an hour and a half sometimes... he doesn't feed the whole time but he does feed a few times in that time... I guess like a dream feed... he's not always completely asleep but if you do try to take him off he'll wake up!
Will let you know when I've got new pics on website, it's not co operating at the moment. We did the hands and feet last night...lol...what fun!! Oskar's hands are a bit funny cos he wouldn't open one of them up very well, but it's cool, they're in the corners and you can tell they're his anyway :D I took a pic and will put it on the website also when it's going to play the game!!!
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Ok... pics are now on the website. I added one in his Bumbo cos he looks like Donkey Kong and cracked me up :D Also added his hand and foot canvas thingy. I'm pretty pleased with it!! His feet came up quite well. His red hand print isn't too bad, the blue one though... he wouldn't open his hand..lol. Was funny though, cos we had 4 colours of paint and each person did one foot/hand etc in each colour... blue is VERY hard to get off!! He looked like a smurf down one side cos it was his hand and then he smeared it on his belly and leg...PMSL. Oh and he ATE some of the red paint from his other hand!! Andy was holding him about to put him under the shower to wash the paint off and there he is having a good old chew/suck on his fist!! Lucky it's non toxic! All I can say is he's a boy and his first taste of something other than booby milk is PAINT!! ahaha.
When I was going through his pics to put some new ones on the website I looked at some of his newborn bubby ones... like literally just hours old and he was so tiny and so beautiful (even though he looked like ET in one...hehe) but it just made me want to go and do it all over again :( It's no wonder some ppl have lotsa kids! It's hard to stop when they're just so adorable and loving.
Later all you beautiful mummies and bubbas!! I'm being lazy tonight and we're having chinese!!! I can't remember the last time I had it... mmmmm.
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Cass well done - the hand/foot print thing looks great! How tiny are Oskars feet - so cute. What a handsome little man he is and he looks so cute in the Bumbo. The pic of him in the 'i love daddy' top is really cute too. I agree on the newborn pics - so adorable and tiny! I took one of Claire a few days old and was as long as hubbys forearm but when i loook at her now, she is so huge compared. Mmmm i like Chinese food! We're having pasta which i am going to start cooking as soon as Claire lets go of my boob.
Just went to the chemist and weighed Claire - 5.58kg! Almost twice her birth weight!
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Karina, they're so tiny huh!! To think though that they're BIGGER than when he was born!! Now that's freaky! Would've been little dots...lol. Even pics from only 4 weeks ago look so different it's scary! Chinese was delish!! Was thinking that it's the first time we've had it from there cos we haven't had chinese since somewhere in the first 20 wks of pg and we lived in the old house not here! It was so good. WTG Claire on the weight gain! How well are all our little bubs doing. They're fab babes!
PMSL... Oskar is asleep on me and he just SNORTED in his sleep! Ahhh I need more sleep me thinks. Tomorrow we have Andy's parents coming down cos they couldn't come down last weekend for Joshua's birthday and we are going out for lunch. I didn't think about this until during dinner and thought man... an expensive weekend and if I'd remembered we wouldn't have had chinese tonight! Oh well, too late once you're eating it. Anyway, IL's haven't seen Oskar since he was around 8 wks I think? They are going to be quite shocked at how big he now is... and HEAVY!! My oofer boy.
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Hi all, well my little girl is konked out in my lap AGAIN :-) I feel so sorry for her, I just don't know how to get her to settle????? Also we have had another exhausting day of screaming. I ended up giving her some more panadol this evening as it helped her settle last night, I just hate giving it when I don't know what is wrong! Maybe teething as she has been doing the most horrible poos, and has a bit of nappy rash etc, I can't feel anything in her mouth though???? I don't know
Cass- those pics are gorgeous, your little man is such a sweetie.
Karina - wow on doubling her birth weight, that is quite an achievement! WTG Claire
Oh yeah swimming lessons went fab. SHe loved it, not a single tear and she went under heaps. Forgot to take the camera but will get some pics next week
Gotta go, markets tomorrow and I need to finish up some slings and price some more nappies :-) Talk soon
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Saram - Amazing hey :) We did too, expecially since 7weeks before i got told i couldn't have children - stupid idoitic *^*^#*^#*^#*^# Doctor...
Hope you get some work done :) I really want to take Izzy to swimming lessons, but thought i'd wait till it's a tad warmer first, thats me being a sook, hehe~!
Glad Ari likes swimming lessons~ i hope she settles for you a bit!~!~
Cass - that was a pretty kewl time (7months) And it's pretty kewl, even when you are full term there's spaces left for cuddles - i had my 3 1/2yo sis jumping up for cuddles 24/7 :)
I hate getting vax done ( i know for a very good reason) but so heartbreaking to watch... Although izzy gets over it very quickly, cries while getting japed then gets cuddles and finishes... She now weighs 7.01 kilo's!!!
Cass - that picture looks amazing! And i love the green bumbo! Another reason i love the bumbo's - coz of the awesome colour they come in :) and i did the same thing the other day looking back at all izzy's photo's when she was first born, so adorable :)
Racheal - Izzy's night time generally goes like this - Dinner at 4.30-5, warm cloth wash - into pj's, feed till 6... selfsettles her self to sleep... dream feed at 11.00... wakes up at 5./5.30 has change, play feed for bout an 1/1.5hours, then a morning nap till 7/8...
OKay, going to sleep now, i'm very very very sorry if ive forgotten anyones!
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hi girls, how is everyone's weekend?
Grace is doing much better (hence so are we :lol:). she is now waking once overnight it is just earlier than it used to be, but still sleeping till after 7am. this i can live with.
Sarah, i know what you mean with the panadol. i had the same dilemma the other week. sometimes you have to do these things because they can't tell us what is wrong. panadol shouldn't send them to sleep so i would think that she had some discomfort which was relieved by it and then she could sleep. sounds like you did the right thing. yay on the swiming lessons, i can't wait to take grace.
cass - how did the visit with the in laws go? were they suprised at how big oskar is now? i've been looking at graces photo's too and the difference is amazing.
Karina - wtg claire - almost double birth weight, what an achievement :clap:.
grace is asleep in my arms, waiting for her to wake for feed then we will get ready for bed and i will start dinner.
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Sarah, I hope Ari settles for you soon :hug: It's awful when you don't know what is wrong and you just don't know what to do! It sounds like whatever it is the panadol is making it feel better. Could be teeth moving around in her gums?
Cass... lol @ you being a sook!! I'm the same. Even though the pool where I can take Oskar is indoors and apparently the temp is 33 degrees or something? I think knowing that it's so cold outside is what does my head in! I told Andy he can do the lessons anyway as I can't put my head under water for medical reasons and I don't want Oskar thinking I'm afraid of it and being afraid to do that himself. What colour bumbo did you get Izzy? I love the pics of Oskar in his... he looks so proud of himself...lol.
Rachel... IL's paid for lunch! When FIL said he'd pay I said no, it's cool and he pretended to hit me with the menu...lol. So that was really nice but we made them let us pay for drinks and Gloria Jean's coffee after. They couldn't believe how big Oskar's getting and how well he holds himself up now. I did get the "when are you starting solids" question... but not in a bad way. I just said in a couple of months I'll give him a go and FIL said he looks like he's doing fine without anyway and I said yeah, I'm not messing with what's working at the moment. So, it's all good :)
I just can't stop looking at younger pics (how funny does that sound?? lol he's still a week and a half off 4 mnths) and seeing how much he's changed and grown!! I love seeing how he's developing into his own looks and not baby, baby, but it's just so fast that I'd hate to not have the pics to see how it's all happened.
Joshua asked me before if I thought if Oskar would stay asleep from 8:30pm tonight and I said why... he wanted me to take him to Harry Potter movie. Unfortunately Oskar sometimes wakes for a burp, cuddle of a top up around 9/9:30pm so I said I couldn't... then he wanted me to express for a bottle and I said... well I don't own a bottle...lol. So, Andy has taken him to the 6:20pm session. I have the house to myself, Oskar and that cat. FEELS GREAT!! Ahhhh... anyway, I think the little man's just woken up so we're going to have a bath, I'll have nice healthy toast for dinner and then we'll settle on the lounge to watch Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy!! WOOHOO!!
Ooooh did anyone watch House the other night??? Did you see the baby's hand hold House's finger??? OMG I got teary, it was so beautiful!!!
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Hello again...just wanted to let you know that I have added more photo's in the 3 - 6 month set.
Cass - bonus on not having to pay for lunch. Hope you had a nice night for yourself and Oskar.
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Hi girls, falling asleep as I type but want to watch the end of whatever it is I'm watching (can't remember what it's called) went to bed at 2am last night, Ari woke for a feed at 4:30am then had to get up at 5:30 for the markets and low and behold get to the markets and Xander threw up everywhere. Long story short Ari has beeen screaming agin, DS has been asleep or being sick but on the upside the markets went really well :-) The two of them have conked out in our bed so DH and I are on the lounge tonight (DS has a bunk bed and too hard for me to get up to if he gets sick during the night) I have been doing the glen 20 and the pineo clean all day and then just when I thought he was getting better he threw up all over Ari and I - oh well what can you do.
Cass - Oh your evening sounds absolutely devine hope you enjoy it! Thas great that the inlaw visit went well! I know what you mean about the photos, it scares me how quickly Ari is growing ;-( I just want her to be my baby forever.
Rachel - thanks I thought the same about the panadol I just wish I knew what was wrong :-( Yeah on the good nights sleep with Grace! I am so envious :-) The photos are gorgeous, she is growing into such a little lady.
Cass-Blob - I'm a big sook about the cold too, I don't get in the water unless it's 40 degrees. I wouldn't be going either except DS is going anyway and I really want her to love the water (not like her brother)
Caro - no she's not bringing her legs up or anything and she is just grumbling ALL the time. She is IMPOSSIBLE to get to sleep and I can't pick up on her tired signs as she is just cross all the time. Even when she was having some play time today her happy cry was all screachy, she is getting over her chest infection so maybe she still has a sore throat??? I really don't know. I have had her on the boob constantly today as it is the only thing that seems to bring her any peace (well at least for 5 min)
Anyway I am off to beed to see how much sleep I can get before one of the munchkins wakes :-)
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Caro – I go to Claude at the Gwelup Medical Centre. His wife is a Paed, and he has young kids, so he is up to date on all the relevant kids info. He is also really lovely with the girls.
Rachel – we have the same routine every night – 6pm - shower/bath; 6.30pm – bottle, story, cuddle; 7pm – wrapped and into bed. Kiss goodnight, music on and leave the room. Nicholas usually doesn’t stir again until about 4.30am.
Sarah – I hope Ari settles down again soon for you. I am lucky that the girls are older and don’t go to bed until 8pm, so we get Nicholas sorted out first, then dinner all together (us and the girls), then the girls are into the bath and stories and bed. It must be hard to do it all on your own and with Xander being so little too. You poor thing! Try to get some sleep tonight, and I really hope for you that Ari sleeps for you tonight, and I hope Xander feels better too!
Cass – I love your masterpiece!!! It is fantastic! What a great idea. That is funny about Oskar eating the paint! We were given a plaster thingo to do Nic’s feet and hands, but haven’t done it yet. We will have to do it soon though, as he is getting so big! By the way, the pics of Oskar are just SOOO gorgeous! His smile is so cheeky.
Well, Nicholas is just a star! We went to the in-laws for dinner last night. He had his bed time bottle there, then went down in the port a cot at about 8pm and didn’t wake up again until we woke him to leave at 11.30pm! He was so good, then he slept in the car on the way home, and went straight to sleep in the cot once we got home. Then, today, we went to my sister’s place to see the baby (so tiny!) and he went down for a sleep in William’s cot (his new cousin) and slept for 1 ½ hours! My mum was so impressed as every time she has seen him he is usually crying (or I am!!) or chucking! Today he was perfect, and smiled and laughed, then slept!
In the mornings now, he is waking up so happy and will talk to himself for about 15 - 20 mins before we need to get him up. He laughs his head off, then babbles away and sucks on his hands - so cute!! I hope everyone is well, take care.
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Cass...Bright pink... theres photo's in my album in sig...
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Rachel, Grace is beautiful. What a total cutie!! I just want to get all of our March bubbas and cuddle them cos they all look so adorable.
Sarah, I feel for you honey..if only you lived closer huh. How did she sleep last night?? Is Xander feeling better, poor little man.
Jo, wow @ Nic!! That's amazing. I'm not sure Oskar would sleep through that. Thanks, I love the "masterpiece" lol. Oskar's feet look so cute. Speaking of feet, his big toe is looking a bit red again... I am going to have to get the doc to take a look at it I think. Also, he is cheeky!! He does this thing if you're holding him and someone talks to him, he grins then hides his face in your shoulder. Very cute.
Caro, PMSL @ twin comment.... it's funny that a lot of their stuff was the same before we even knew the other had things! Great minds though ;)
Cass, Izzy looks like she's lovin' the bumbo too! I LOVE them. It's funny how you find something which you love for your bub and then can't stop telling others...hehe. It's true though... Oskar loves it and I love it!!!
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Cass - I am still deciding whether or not to get a bumbo. I think Nic would love it as he loves to be sitting up.
Caro - where did you get yours from? I haven't seen them anywhere yet.
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Cass - the canvas looks FANTASTIC! I showed my husband and he thought it was a great idea too. Oskar looks so cute sitting in his bumbo. Thanks, I think Grace is a total cutie also. Like the ladies in my mother's groups said, she is very photogenic (doesn't get that from me so must be from DH!). Grace would love a bumbo but we don't think it will be that long before she is actually sitting on her own as she sometimes leans herself away from as and holds herself up for short periods.
Cass - Izzy looks so cute in her bumbo too. She looks like she enjoys the jolly jumper. They are all growing up so fast.
Jo - Nic is fantastic, what a good little boy. You must have been so proud. Grace usually wakes happy in the morning too and babbles to herself for a little while, which is great as it is nice to wake too and also gives me some time to drag myself out of bed :D.
Sarah - :hug: to you. You must be so so tired you poor thing. I am glad that the market went well at least. I hope Xander feels better soon and Ari starts to sleep better for you. You must go to bed early, you need your rest otherwise you will also get sick.
Well, Grace was back to her usual self last night. In bed by 7pm and didn't wake until 5am for her feed, then back to bed until 8.30am. It was so good, really needed the sleep. It's amazing how quickly a broken sleep catches up with you. I really feel for you ladies that don't get a good nights sleep. I'm not jumping for joy yet but I am secretly hoping that the last week or 2 was just a phase and everything is all good now :pray:.
We saw a financial consultant today and we have made an appointment in 2 weeks to see a financial planner/advisor. The $275 i thought was a lot but if they can help us save some money in the long term and get ahead then it is money well spent. Lets hope they can help us achieve our goals faster. So much to think about when it comes to planning our financial future, but i figure it's important that we get it sorted seeing that we now have grace to think about (and probably another one in a couple of years).
Grace is due for a feed shortly so best be off, hope everyone is having a good day.
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Cass heheh about Oskar snorting! How cute!
Sarah, hope Ari slept well and Xander is feeling bettter, and you managed to get a bit of rest. Must be hard when your hubby is often working at night. Sometimes there is just nothing I can do to settle Claire and I just cant hold her 24 hours a day, and i find it so hard and stressful to hear her crying (you know that really distressed cry they do). I find that when I do pick her up, I have to face her outwards not towards me otherwise she is even more cranky. She is sleeping at the moment, but I think half my prob is that I dont always recognise that she is tired until she is VERY tired which makes it more difficult to get her to sleep. I've been lying down and feeding her to sleep lately which is helping her settle.
Took some videos with my digital camera of Claire playing, she's so funny. We have one of those playmats where the toys hang above babys head and she loves pulling at them and trying to get them into her mouth (they dont quite reach!). Its actually the most toy on the thing that she seems to enjoy the most - they are the coloured plastic shapes and she seems to enjoy them more than Pooh bear, lol. I'm going to send the video to my mum!
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Rachel, she is VERY photogenic!! I think that about Oskar as well... and he certainly does NOT get it from me!! Maybe it's cos they're just so much more natural IYKWIM? That's what I love about digital too, you can just go snap, snap, snap and delete any bad ones... although I have kept some cos he looks like he's got 3 chins and NO neck in some and a big round face...lol...so I gotta keep some for later bribery ;) Re: the bumbo, they can still sit in it once they're actually sitting on their own anyway. Up to you though, but I find it invaluable. You should do a canvas... it was fun...lol. I haven't had my feet in paint since I was a kid... it feels cold and slimy!! The canvas cost me $6 and the paint was $2 per colour and I have HEAPS left so he can play with it when he's older.
Jo, go for it ;) Get one, Nic will adore it. I haven't yet heard of anyone who has one say that their bub doesn't like it.
Karina, he's snorting more often too!! It's scary!! PMSL... he'll be whinging then he snorts and I just can't help but laugh at him. He probably thinks... mum stop laughing at me!!! ahaha. Great to hear Claire is sleeping better again!
Sarah, honey, just call me if you want a 5 minute sanity break. I wish I could do something to help you.
Oskar is asleep so I thought...woohoo I can read BB in peace :D Better go and work out something for dinner now though and put the heater on cos it's FREEZING!! Oh... we're getting reverse cycle split system a/c on Friday!! I'M SO EXCITED!! Now I can set it so that it turns on around an hour before I get up in the morning...lol. Also, I'll be glad not to have a heater on the floor so that when Oskar starts crawling (although it'll be warmer then) he can't pull it over or anything. The cat won't like it though cos he's such a heater hog!! He seriously curls up about 50 cm in front of it and sleeps!!
