Babies Born March 2007 #9

[Ozziehoffy]

Karina, Oskar has 1 or 2 solid feeds per day.... he was refusing mornings so the last few days I just cut him back to afternoon/evening. Maybe he was getting sick of pureed pear cos I bought some of the Organic Heinz pear and apricot and this morning he just couldn't get enough of it!! I bought some baby yoghurt today and will try it later this arvo... got it on clearance price too cos it's only ok till 15th which is still HEAPS of time! Yup, snuggling in the middle of dinner would not be fun!! I've given Oskar a teething rusk twice and he's like... yeah right mum what the hell would you like me to do with this then huh!!!...lol. He likes his mesh bag thingy with some fruit. Apple is good in it cos it doesn't go all soggy Aww I hope it pos through fast and doesn't boher her too much.

Sarah, we're going pretty good Thanks I think he is too...hehe.

Jo, sounds like Nic is doing really well! I can't wait till you are over here so we can catch up for a coffee with a bit of luck!

Drum roll pleaaaaaase... Oskar FINALLY rolled over last night...lol. Actually did it twice. He tried watermelon yesterday and LOVED it. He had a new brekky this morning and LOVED it... so that was good. Last night he went into his cot for the first time - well for night sleep that is... and did really well. He woke up around 2 but just patted him back to sleep and then he woke around 5 but decided that the sound made by kicking the side of the cot (the one which goes up and down) was a really cool sound... NOT AT 5am!! PMSL. Oh and scratching the sheet cos it's a waterproof matress so it sounded cool too apparently..lol. I used to put him in his cot at times to play so that I could go to the toilet etc... but took all the toys out cos I didn't want him playing in the morning.. what do others think about this?? His cot is in our room so I thought that when he goes into his own room then he could have toys in there??? Anyway, best be off he's getting grizzly and it's very hot so he's probably thirsty.

[Alipralli]

Yay! I have my house back to myself again! My sister and her 2 kids have just left wih J to go to the airport, and I have some silence again....

will post more later - right now i am very tired, abut emy is very active, so must go and play

[Rachel]

Hi everyone...

Thanks Cass...I'm not worried though...although I was actually making reference Ariya who was born the day after Grace!

Karina..Grace has 3 solid meals a day...fruit and cereal about an hour after her first feed. fruit or custard or yoghurt or a jar of something for lunch around 12pm then vegies for dinner around 6-6.30. She loves her food though and rarely spits anything back unless she is playing or full.

Gotta run, grace just woke up (she seems to know when I open up BB!). Will try again to post properly tonight. Take care.

[Catastrophic]

A BIG WAHOO my mummy went home today on the plane yippee! I love her and miss her to pieces when she’s not here, but when she is here she drives me insane! She does the whole I’ve had 6kids before I know what I’m talking about! Well hello I’ve watched you and helped you with my 4 younger siblings and this is MY child so just leave me alone, I know her cries an what she wants! Lol! I’m a tad emotional! It’s been a long weekend!

My party was great, I had a great time and they all got the hint and left early! So we weren’t there long  (I had a few friends coming around for drinks afterwards)!~!~! Izzy was quite cranky and wouldn’t sleep, plus everyone trying to hold her was just annoying her, she just wanted her mummy! But its over! Wahooo!~!~! Until I turn 21 again next year 

Izzy is getting quite cranky now because she can roll onto her tummy but can’t roll back! Had quite a few nights where I have had to roll her back! She’s been really cranky the past few days and I have no idea what is wrong, I think she might be hungrier?!?!? So I’ve been giving her formula as well sometimes she’ll drink it sometimes she won’t… She won’t drink it out of a bottle only her cup… So I think I might have to buy new bottles. . .

We’ve had troubles with loc playing me and DP against one another, asking me one thing if I say no asking his dad visa versa! And that’s causing ‘discussions’ between me an DP, also we have different parenting skills that need to be some compromises! Really I just want it my way! Lol (I’m joking)

Cass – We should meet up~ considering we’re not that far apart  40 min drive…we could meet half way  But the nanna’s gone home so can’t babysit (oh what a shame lol)

Shell thanks! Em is gorgeous!

Caro I hope your move goes smoothly!!!

Bec – glad to here seb is doing well, glad ur back at home… have fun

Sarah – izzy jumped with the storm the other night. Poor thing was sitting on my lap and a big thunder came and she jumped so high, poor lil girl hehe.

Hi jo – school holidays are finished 

Izzy has 3 solid meals a day… oh and she had a arrow root biscuit las night loved it!!! I’m getting photo’s on the net now!!!

And I broke my car! It’s quite low to the ground and I reversed onto a gutter when I came off it ripped my bumber bar! I’ve got a photo go have a look! its going to cost me hundreds to fix

[~Saram~]

Hi all, well I have nothing to talk about but I am soooo tired and the house is sooo messy so I am procrastrinating as DH isn't home and hasn't been home all day and I am *issed off. (Ok feeling better after my little vent)

Cass_blob - pleased to hear you had a good party and ouch about the car :-( You might find izzy's grumpiness is due to a developmental milestone. I found out about these when DS was a bub and basically when bub is about to learn something new, or is working on the skill they get really grumpy (frustrtion, tiredness ect) apparently they can even have periods of unsettleness when coming to terms with abstract ideas like the fact that when something is hidden it hasn't disappeared (One thing I actusally remember from my psychology course at uni) Anyway i found it was true with both my kids. I found esp at night they would be practising in their sleep (eg sitting up or on hands and knees) but don't know how to lie back down and go to sleep. I don't know - might be something that helps?

Cass - wow Oskar has had a big day! woohoo on the rolling. did he like the watermelon? I have some honeydew that I'm going to mash up for ari and she how it goes.

Jo - Wow, i want a rom like that! Sounds awesome

Oh i just remembered I did have some news. Today Ari was crawling around (DH was SUPPOSE to be watching her) and somehow managed to get her nappy off, poop .... and eat it. OMG so disgusting! Def a story for her 21st! Funnily enough she didn't seem interested in her vegies tonight - DH response... she must be full from her afternoon snack

Edited as I realised that didn't make sense after I said DH hadsn't been home all day - His office is in the back yard so he came home for half an hour for dinner and then went out again.

[*Shell*]

Hi everyone -
Sara - Yes DD was very impressed with Em having her name as a middle name, we didnt tell her until Em was born though, bit of a suprise! OMG on Ari with the nappy and the snack!! Dont you just love Dads when they're watching the kids . . (watching tv or someting else and being in the same room counts doesnt it???!!)

Ozziehoffy - YAY on Oskar rolling! Em CAN roll (ive seen it) but WONT (??) not her thing perhaps?!!?

Rachel - Em is the same as Grace, whenever im on BB - no matter whats she's doing she wants her mum (i cant sit her with me on the computer as she trys to touch the keyboard the whole time!) and the same meals, cereal and fruit in the morning, custard / yoghurt and fruit or vegies for lunch and vegies for dinner.

Cass_blob - Thanks. They're all growing up sooo quick! Glad you had a nice thime at your party. LOL on next years 21st. Bummer about the car.

Not much here, Em had her weigh in yesterday,
6.860
65.5cm
I think the soilds have beefed her up a bit!! But shes more cuddly! Talks (blabbles)heaps, she can say "Dad" and copies when we cough and is really into Dora the explorer (great!) i brought a dvd of it, she somtimes watches it and i get a few things done!. I could just watch / laugh at her all day!

[Alipralli]

I have finally got a chance to write something!

So, last Thursday was Mum's birthday, and we had lunch here, and my cheesecake turned out well. It wasn't very deep, but it was yum. We gave her a digital photo frame, which she loves, because she has been ranting for a while about how she hates digital photos because she never gets to actually see the photo - Dad puts them on the puta, and that's it.

Then Thursday night, J picked my sister and her 2 kids up at the airport at midnight, and then on Friday afternoon, Dad took mum out to the movies. While they were out, we all went over to her place, and met my other sister, her hubby, and daughter, and we got lots of food ready for a BBQ, which we then hid in the dining room, which has doors on it that we close because Annabelle (16 months old) gets into everything. Then my sister who came up from Victoria took her kids down the road, and we waited for my parents to get home. We made the boys go for a swim, as that was our reason that we were telling Mum why we were there. THen when the pares got home, I rang my sister, who came back, and rang Mum from the driveway, and was having a chat, and then said "hang on Madolyn wants to say something", and then pretended that Maddi had run away, and was looking for her. So Mum was on the phone waiting for them to get back on, when Maddi appeared in front of her. Mum was soooooooooo surprised! She let out this huge scream, and scared Maddi who ran away, which was funny coz Maddi is 9, and she and her mum used to live with my mum for a while, so she should have been used to Mum's crazy ways by now! Anyhoo, I was glad that it was all over, because we had been organising our surprise since about Easter, and the last time that Danae and her kids came up was February last year for our wedding.

So anyway, Danae and her 2 kids stayed with us until yesterday morning, and our house insn't very big, so Emy was back in our room, Danae and Maddi were on blow-up mattresses in Emy's room, and Marek was on the couch, and they just had stuff everywhere! So, now, it is my birthday today, and I am still trying to get our house back into order. Because we were out so much while they were here, i didn't do any washing, and have to do it all now. Bummer... Especially because Emy decided to be a spewer again, and spewed on all of my pants...

Anyway - Emy has been really cranky during the day the last couple of days, and quite clingy too. The only thing that we have managed to do to get her less cranky is to give her a rusk to chew on. I don't think she is teething, because she doesn't have the red cheeks, but I have no idea what is going on with her... other than that, nothing has really changed with us...

Question for the girls in warmer parts - Does your baby stink? The other night, Emy woke up in the middle of the night, and must have been sweating, and she really really stank! We are still only washing her every couple of days, but i think now that it is getting warmer we will have start to do it every day... mostly i think the stink is from her head... but just wondering if anyone else's baby is stinky too...

Shell - I don't know if I would give DD3 the same middle name, but maybe if you just ask DD1 what she thinks about names - she might come up with something really nice!

Ozzie - YAY on Oskar rolling! Emy has been doing it since 3 months, but the other night i was watching her sleep, and she was rolling one way and the other trying to get comfy, but she didn't have much room coz we just put her back in the bassinet while my sister stayed with us and she would roll one way, run into the wall, and then back the other way, run into the wall, roll back the other way etc - she did it a few times and still never woke up! It was soooooo funny!

Cass_Blob - Glad your party went well. Now to plan your wedding! I loved planning mine! Do you have any ideas yet of what you want? Or when you will do it? We were engaged for 3 years before we got married... Bummer about your car. I am soooooo sick of cars....

Caro - I hate Telstra too! They are so cheap and evil, that we can't get broadband where we live which is a relatively new area, and they are developign heaps more areas out here, and they won't be able to get it either, so to actually get broadband, we will have to move into an older area, which we were going to do anyway, but still, it just doesn't make any sense to me...

That's all from me now! I have to go and rest my fingers now, and make J take me out for lunch.

[Karina]

Ali, Claire has stinky feet. The rest of her isnt really stinky, but her feet get sweaty and they stink. Claire is just about to cut her first tooth and she hasn't/doesnt have red cheeks at all. She hasnt had a fever at all either. She's just been grumpy and hard to settle, always wants something in her mouth, and I can feel and see a little toothy coming through! Woohoo for the cheesecake! Cheesecake is yummy.

Jo, the girls room sounds really awesome! Well done.

Sarah, sorry hd to laugh at Ari getting her nappy off! Hope it wasnt too messy.

Cass, yay on Oskar rolling!

ok well have to go. Small person needs me.

take care!

[~Saram~]

Well it's offical Ari is ON THE MOVE. she started crawling on hands and knees and their is no stopping her so we are madly trying to childprroof as she destroys the house around us. But she is having so much fun exploring the house - she is def an outgoing little person.

Karina woohoo on the toooth So is Ari the only toothless one left now?

Oh gotta run

[sasha]

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend, wow, how did it get to be Wednesday already?!!

Karina, yay on the tooth, it's so exciting, isn't it?! Apart from the grumpiness. And S bit me today for the first time - hopefully that doesn't happen too often!

Ali, what a cool surprise party! S didn't have very red cheeks before this tooth, but was drooling quite a lot. He seems to get quite sweaty, especially in the pram, but not stinky so far. We're only going in the shower with him every couple of days too, but as weather gets warmer and when he can sit by himself I'll just bath him everyday. He's getting a bit heavy to take in the shower by myself!

Shell, we are thinking of TTC around the same time! I agree, ask Renae for a suggestion for the new baby's name - and you never know, it could be a blue one this time!

Sarah.... EWWWWWW, I read your post and actually said "ewwww" out loud, and DH said, "do I want to know?" and I said, "no!!" Great motor skills, though, being able to get her nappy off! I'm sure S couldn't do that yet, although he is starting to play with the velcro a bit when he can.

Cass_Blob, bummer about your car. Hope Izzy settles down again soon.

Cass_Ozzie - we don't have any toys in S's cot either. His cot is right next to our bed, and he only spends time in there to sleep, or like you, if I just have to get something from downstairs and don't want to leave him on our bed. He gets lots of playtime with his toys on his playmat.

Caro, good luck with your move and hope you get your phone/internet connected quickly!

Sebastian is so on the move - not crawling, rolling. I left him on his mat last night and walked into the kitchen to get a drink, and came back out and he was already over by the TV (three or four good rolls!) So we are going to invest in a playpen! I'm just so worried with the stairs etc, and there is a lot of stuff he could just hurt himself on... it means I can go upstairs to the toilet and leave him in the playpen downstairs and not worry constantly about him. I think it's important to be able to relax when you're on the loo, right?!

He had mashed banana today for the first time - and loved it! Which is great because he's been vomitting some of his food back up and been pretty unimpressed with the last few things I've tried. So it's nice that he's finally really enjoying something! I also like the idea because he's a bit constipated and I want to up the fibre in his diet. Also realised he's probably not getting enough fluids, so bought him a little tumbler with a sipper on it and he's having some water a couple of times a day. Slowly dropping the formula down and upping the breastmilk, and slowly my breasts are adapting to it - which is good, because I was feeling a bit inadequate and worried that he would go hungry!

Anyway, I had a mole removed from my back today and I think the anaesthetic is starting to wear off, so i'm off to bed. Catch up soon!

[JenP]

Hi everyone, guess what?! Sam finally has a tooth! Yay!!
He is starting to bring his knees up under his belly so hopefully he will figure it all out soon and start to move forwards not backwards. He is so funny though, he lifts himself up on his hands and his toes and it looks like he is doing push-ups! The girls at daycare just think its hilarious.
He's not talking yet, well, only his own language anyway lol. He looks at me and makes a "mmm" sound so hopefully I'll be lucky and he will say mum first!!

Well I hope everyone and their bubs are going well, I haven't had a chance to read many of the threads but the poo one grabbed my attention!! lol

Take care all xxx

[Ozziehoffy]

Cass, yep we should definitely catch up one day... maybe you could also come and meet up when Jo comes over from Perth?? I know we're going to try to catch up... so you should come too!!

Sarah, Oskar is still a gummy bear OMG WAY TO GO ARI!! You little champ! PMSL @ Ari and the whole nappy and poo incident... although I shouldn't cos kharma may bite my lilly white a$$.... hmmm let's hope not!!!!

Ali, sounds like you were pretty busy! lol @ your mum screaming.

Bec, I have Oskar's cot right next to me too... hehe. Woohoo Sebastian with the banana! Oskar doesn't like mashed banana, although haven't tried him for a while on it so must try again.

Some of the girls in our playgroup and I decided to enter our little ones in a baby show with proceeds for Leukemia Foundation... so I thought well it's for a good cause so sure why not. Well.... Oskar came 3rd in his age group... hehe and won a trophy. I soooo wasn't expecting it as he was VERY interested in his shoes and the lady's paperwork and not talking to her. There was some VERY cute little bubs there and OMG some TINY newborns... I couldn't have imagined doing that when Oskar was that tiny but he wouldn't sleep then...lol. I can't remember Oskar being that little and it feels like a lifetime ago now.

[~Saram~]

OMG OMG OMG! I had my first full nights sleep in about 5mths!!!!!!! Ari slept through from 8:30pm to 7am. I however woke up at 4:30am in a cold sweat thinking the worst and then checked on her every 30min or so but my god it was good. Here's hoping for another one of those, not sure how we will go though as she fell asleep in her high chair tonight (uploading photos now) - Yes my little girl who never sleeps feel asleep by herself sitting up so either she is sick or maybe she has just settled a little more????

Cass- wow on the baby show, but of course Oskar would get a place he is so gorgeous!

jen - woohoo on the tooth! Ari was doing the push up thing about a week or two before she finally got the hang of crawling! so lok out!

Bec - yes we love our playpen for the same reason. I went childproofing nuts today, I can't believe the stuff they have available now!

Ali - we are offically in the wet season here (32-34 c each day and humidity 80-100%) ari has a bath everyday plus we have a wade in the shell pool in the backyard in the arvo. I have noticed ari has a bit of a 'smell' at times particular if she's been in disposables and sweaty.

[Alipralli]

Grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

So annoyed!

We replaced the engine in Jason's car about a fortnight ago, and that cost us a total of about $2000. Then today my car didn't start, so we called RACQ out, and they couldn't start it, so we had it towed to Mitsubishi and they reckon that we have got to replace the engine in it as well - which is going to cost us about $3500. NOT HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously not impressed with that at all!

Anyhoo, Emy doesn't have any teeth either, and I don't think she will be crawling any time soon either.

That's all from me - too annoyed to type at the moment....

[Catastrophic]

Sarah - Thanks for that, now that you have mentioned it, it does make sence... I also think she's getting her top teeth, because as soon as we put some teethin Gel and sometimes panadol shes fast asleep... WTG ARI!!!

Shell - Izzy copies her dad when he's feeding her he'll goo "rahhhh" then put the spoon almost up to her mouth and she'll go "rahhh" back as if to say hurry up an feed me! But she'l only do it when her dad feeds her!

Alli - havnt really orgnised anything besides the fact we want a beach wedding... i know i hateeee cars too! the other side of the bumper has gone now too! i've been driving a lowered car for 2 yrs and now im wreaking it! grr!

Cass that sounds good... let me know when

Hmm i was goingo write something after i did the personals but know i cant remember... plus i have a monster atacking my keyboard!!!

I'm having so much trouble at the moment trying to get izzy to not cry without me! I can't even leave her to go to the loo with out her screaming! I know what people mean know when they say i have made a rod for my own back! Because this is all coz i didn't want her crying when she was little so i'd pick her up! And he dad says how much he wants to help but as soon as the playing is over ans she starts crying he'l pass her back to me!!! and its me every night that has to get her to sleep because "he'l wake her if he lays her down" GRRRrrRRR ... So i havent a clue how i am supposed to rectify this! Ok overy my winge!!!

Scary thing last night! i got pulled over by the police! I almost had a heart attack! In 4yrs of driving i've never been pulled over by lights and sirens!!! But they were doing jsut random breathtest and licence check! The officer goes have you been drinking ' I'm like are you stupid im breastfeeding and have kids in the car" he goes well weirder things have happened!

[*Shell*]

Hi Everyone
Em's having her morning nap so i thought i do a quick catch up!

Alli - for wednesday!! Hope you had a nice day. I hate having house guests, the cleaning before they come and the cleaning when they leave and catching up on washing etc as you said drives me nuts!! (mind you we only really have DP's mum stay, and belive me she's enough for me for 1-2 days, usually stays for a week) At least you were all together.

Ozziehoffy - for Oskar!! As Sara said - he is very gorgeous!

Sara - Woo Hoo on the sleep!! Mabey the crawling's wearing her out!

Sasha - I thought those moths were good for TTC as i'd love a oct/nov baby (my whole family are jan - july, so i'd like one later in the year but you never know! We're going to try for blue but i'll be just as happy if we have another pink! Trying to decide if i want a 4th. It sounds like S is very busy with rolling!

JenP- Doesnt sound like it will be long before Sam will be crawling! YAY on his tooth, Em doesnt have any yet - i keep checking!

Cass_blob - I pick Em up when she crys too, i hate it when she's upset and if i can help her by picking her up i will! DP always gives Em her last bottle and puts her to bed, thats a part of his time with her (he gets home about 1 hour before she goes to bed) but thankfully i can go to the loo alone! (until crawling starts!!) She'll grow out of it - and if you like it that way who cares!!??!

Nothing new here - house work day - borning! Em's up and ready for her brekky!

[sasha]

Ooh, Cass, I know what you mean, the police always make me nervous when they pull me over, and I've never had a ticket (even if I was a little naughty, I must have one of those "innocent" faces, LOL), but even if I've never done anything wrong I panic a bit! Silly, isn't it?!

ikwym about daddies... sometimes I think he gets all the good bits and I have to deal with the cranky bits! Although he does change nappies now and then. And S is SOOO happy to see him when he comes home from work, it's lovely.

S very unsettled today, wouldn't go to sleep for ages and then only in my arms. Tranferred him to the bouncer and am hoping for the best! I think he might have another tooth coming through. Damn, and to think they get 30 of them. Ugh!!

[Rachel]

Hi all....well we have a little teething monster on our hands at the moment. Really hard to settle to sleep and then won't sleep for long before waking up wanting to chew on something. Poor thing, lucky we don't remember getting our first teeth, it's obviously uncomfortable. She's also definitely weaning herself from the breast. Most days now she will BF well first thing in the morning but then doesn't want a bar of it for the rest of the day. So formula she is getting, but as long as she is happy and healthy i don't mind. I really do think that my supply is slowly dwindling though, especially on the right which she has been fussing with for ages, as the other day she fed well from my left but not at all from right and you couldn't feel the difference between them! Also I can go 24 hours (morning feed to next morning) without her feeding and I am not ingorged.I'm full but not painful or lumpy or anything. I'm thankful for this but i'm sure one day it will all just be gone and there won't be a morning feed either .

Sarah....Grace is still gummy too, although I have a feeling it may not be for too much longer (i hope so anyway, for her sake). Yucko with the nappy and poo incident, that's a bit tricky Ari. Yay, for the good sleep, fingers crossed it continues for you.

Ali, glad the surprise went well. Happy Birthday for the other day. I hope you get the car sorted soon, how frustrating.

I went for a long walk in the rain yesterday (rather depressed about my weight at the moment, can't seem to shift it and finding it really frustrating), but when i gor home my left knee is really sore when i bed it and I'm really worried because this happened to my right knee years ago and I had torn my cartilage and required surgery so i hope that's not the problem. Finding it really painful to kneel on the ground which is rather tricky, plus have mother's group today and that means sitting on the ground for ages so not really looking forward to that.
May need to visit the physio at some stage if it doens't improve today. What a pain!