Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008 #3

Jess: yes i did want to take more time off not long ago. but with dh's op and teeth and the loan we already have we r struggling really bad. it makes it really hard because DH gets paid monthly. the only reason y i wanted more time off was cause of the long days i do. next yr once the twins go i will be doing 830 to 430 and not letting anyone talk me into anything dif.
it is so hard i need to go back but i dont want to. i am sick of borrowing money off people i absolutly hate asking so thats how bad it is for us at the moment. but yet DH's family think we r loaded.

well even after jayda gettin up 3 times last night i still had a great morning this morning. i got on the scales and so far i have lost 14kgs in 7weeks wooo hooo. if i keep going the way i am i will def be finished by xmas.

yesterday i forgot to take jayda food downstairs so i didnt worry abotu her solids yesterday and then she had 3 extra bottles yesterday. today i gave her some about 30min ago and she scoffed it down so fast. so many i think she is def ready and i will keep her on them.

Hi All,

It still seems like there are problems with this site still (or maybe its my computer, or a combination of both). Cameron will probably wake any moment, so I won't do personals at the moment.

Had a strange couple of days. Yesterday we were woken to Cameron crying at 3.30am. It took me a moment to adjust, as he hasn't done that in about 8 weeks. He seemed to settle, but started crying again after 10mins. Both DH and I went into his room, and to our surprise Cameron legs and arms were dangling out the side of the cot (between the bars). He has done this before, but he is usually only dangling his legs out, like he's turned 90 degrees, but this time he was still long ways, with the arms out to (IYKWIM). He just looked strange. But it wasn't until DH picked Cameron up, that we realised that he was also on his tummy! We turned him around, rewrapped him (as he always unravels himself anyway) and Cameron smiled and went back off to sleep til about 6.30am.

So I guess has now worked out how to roll onto his tummy, shall mark it in his record book. I could see it coming, as he quite often gets on his sides, but he obviously pushed himself too far this time. I wonder how long he might have been like that, as he is getting use to tummy time. Occassionally I've put him down to sleep during the day on his tummy, as he sleeps for longer this way. Only do it during the day though, so I can keep an eye on him.

Then this morning he woke at 5am, just as DH left for work. I went in, he had a very wet nappy, I changed him and rewrapped him and once again went off to sleep til 7am. It has been a strange few days, I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

Because Cameron had kinda tangled himself in the rails and it gave me a bit of a fright, yesterday I went and bought one of those venting airwraps for his cot. This morning (at 7am) he was kicking his feet again the side again (turned 90 degrees again), so probably could have had the same problem if I hadn't bought it.

Well better go see what other housework I can do, Camerons still sleeping, usually only sleeps for an hour during the day, so far we are at 1 1/2 hours (I got him on his tummy).

Bye for now

Not sure if i mentioned i brought a JJ. DD loves it but likes it when she cant reach the ground and it kinda swings... She laughs and yells out... licks her legs and makes it bounce. i have been trying not top pick her up but its so hard when DP is sleeping. will start her in the cot shortly as the basinette is getting too small... i just hate letting go. Might try putting the basinette in there tonight and then later on next week remove the basinette. fingers crossed things work out. her room is right next to ours so i dont think i'll need a monitor. (need to buy one but not sure if it'll get used being so close to us)

Went for a walk yesterday and got 15 mons away when DS fell over and hurt his knees and hands. Of couse he wanted to go home so my walk ended very quickly.

Sass- thats an awesome weight loss... for got to ask if its just diet or are you working out also. a friend of mine got one of those vibration fitness thingys. Working really well. Thinking of tryong one. (she's alot thinner so mainly just tonning up... but they say its great for weight loss also??

I also know whats its like borrowing momey... I just finnished paying off my MIL. (borrowed money for deposit.)

Bec- its not just ur puter... the site is having issues. i got DD to sleep too so off to hang out more washing.

Hi All,

It still seems like there are problems with this site still (or maybe its my computer, or a combination of both). Cameron will probably wake any moment, so I won't do personals at the moment.

Had a strange couple of days. Yesterday we were woken to Cameron crying at 3.30am. It took me a moment to adjust, as he hasn't done that in about 8 weeks. He seemed to settle, but started crying again after 10mins. Both DH and I went into his room, and to our surprise Cameron legs and arms were dangling out the side of the cot (between the bars). He has done this before, but he is usually only dangling his legs out, like he's turned 90 degrees, but this time he was still long ways, with the arms out to (IYKWIM). He just looked strange. But it wasn't until DH picked Cameron up, that we realised that he was also on his tummy! We turned him around, rewrapped him (as he always unravels himself anyway) and Cameron smiled and went back off to sleep til about 6.30am.

So I guess has now worked out how to roll onto his tummy, shall mark it in his record book. I could see it coming, as he quite often gets on his sides, but he obviously pushed himself too far this time. I wonder how long he might have been like that, as he is getting use to tummy time. Occasionally I've put him down to sleep during the day on his tummy, as he sleeps for longer this way. Only do it during the day though, so I can keep an eye on him.

Then this morning he woke at 5am, just as DH left for work. I went in, he had a very wet nappy, I changed him and rewrapped him and once again went off to sleep til 7am. It has been a strange few days, I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

Because Cameron had kinda tangled himself in the rails and it gave me a bit of a fright, yesterday I went and bought one of those venting air wraps for his cot. This morning (at 7am) he was kicking his feet again the side again (turned 90 degrees again), so probably could have had the same problem if I hadn't bought it.

Well better go see what other housework I can do, Cameron's still sleeping, usually only sleeps for an hour during the day, so far we are at 1 1/2 hours (I got him on his tummy).

I'd actually went to post the above at 12.45 today, luckily I'd copied it as it doesn't seem to have posted (even though when I submitted the reply twice, it told me it was being duplicated, can't even see 1 post let alone 2), I'd saved it somewhere else when I couldn't see it.

Had to wait til I put Cameron back to bed, as been busy playing, talking, crying then feeding. He seems to be crying and screaming just before I feed him at lunchtime - this is after a good sleep (close to 2hours sleep), a little awake time (bout 10 - 20 mins is the usual routine). He is ok until I lay him to feed, I then sit him up, talk to him and bounce him on my knee then he is ok, so I try to feed him again, he starts to cry (tears and all). He's done this for the last couple of weeks, usually at the 3rd and 4th feed, never any problems though at the 1st or 2nd feed of the day. Usually it only lasts 20mins, but today it took 1hour to get to feed him. Occassionally I've got him an express bottle (didn't today, as only have frozen expressed milk left which would take to long to prepare), which he usually takes without fuss, but I think that's because I put him in his cot while I get it ready and he is crying - possibly wearing himself out. Eventually after he has fed he is fine, happy - smiling, talking and wanting to play. Any ideas to try or what are your routines for the day?

Also when he was crying it gave me a good chance to see in his mouth, as I have a feeling he may be teething, mainly the rosy cheeks, little extra drool (not overly to much though) and seems to gnaw on his fingers (and mine when he gets hold of it). I thought I could see a little white dot on his bottom gum. I'll check it again tonight and get DH to see what he thinks. Maybe this is why he is more unsettled in the afternoon? Could the aching of the teeth happen at certain part of the day? Which in our case seems to be almost every afternoon (particularly lunchtime).

Off to work out what to do for dinner now.

Bye for now

Whoops! Apparently my original post earlier had posted afterall. I swear it wasn't there when I had logged on, even after a few refreshes. It's even taken me a few attempts to reply with this, is it me or is everyone still having problems? Sorry about the duplication (kinda - I did add a little extra to the last post though), and I hope this doesn't duplicate to.

Bec- sorry i didnt reply personally to you... didnt have to double post... HAHA
i just love the air wraps... love bumpers but i know there not safe. This way bubs is protected from getting stuck out the sides and also i think they just look so cute.

Teething i guess could happen at parts of the day.. i know when my teeth hurt its not all day but not sure bout it being every day same time... Could just be the arsenic hour.

Things seem to be back to normal on here. I joined AO the other day... itss actually nice to see others having issues with there bedroom issues just like us.

I found DD has been whingeing from tummy aches... I probably mentioned before that she can go 1-2 weeks without a poop... well i've starting again on the infnts friend and she's back to 1-3 days and today she has been a bit better... Must have been all buiilding up and so uncomfy for her... i'm thinking maybe trying the osteopath (spl) to see if they can sort something out.

where to u get the air wrap things for the cot from. how much r they? i guess they r mainly to stop them gettin their arms and legs stuck not padding for hitting head.

Hi,

Sassy- I got the airwrap from the baby store we'd bought all out stuff from - it was $40 (although I didn't realise the price until I paid, as I knew I needed it).

MisTree- We've also got a jolly jumper, but Cameron can't reach the ground, so we've been putting a little stool (like they use for toilet training) underneath for him to bounce off. I wonder if your DS had a nightmare of being jabbed again. Hope you feel better soon.

Jess- Hope you've sorted your DD's poop issues. I know it's very uncomfortable when you haven't had a movement for a few days, let alone a week or 2 (had this problem for a few weeks after Cam was born). It even effected eating properly, as always felt bloated. How did the bassinet in the cot go? Maybe an idea could be (if you haven't tried it already) is to put DD in the cot for her sleeps during the day, so you can comfort her when she wakes and she'll hopefully realise it is a safe place. The airwrap thing ain't that cute when I had to change the sheets this morning, it made it a lot harder then it already is.

Wednesday must have been the day for clumsyness (like Jess's DS) - I went for a trip myself. Was trying to walk through the garage past the car, trying not to trip over something laying on the ground, but managed to step on my own thong, ended up scratching my hip on a plank of wood, bumped a few other body parts on things and then banged my head on a rail. My bruises have appeared today, and head it a little sore (which will make it a little sore to wash this arvo and I had intended to blow dry straight for going out tomorrow night). I just burst into laughter when I did it as it would have been a funny sight to see me go down. I'm a clumsy person anyway, walking into walls, almost tripping over at least once a week etc, I hope Cam doesn't inherit this gene.

Off to hang the washing out before Cam is due to wake.

Bye for now

This site's been messing up for a couple of days now for me, so I haven't posted and I spent my time unpacking boxes instead! I have way too much junk... Everything's been pretty normal round here except for yesterday when DS woke up early, was really clingy and cuddly, had two naps before midday and then just wanted to cuddle and sleep all afternoon. That's so weird! Unfortunately, he slept from 2-4.30, then from 6.30-9.30, and then wanted to play and squeal for a couple of hours. Right when I was ready to sleep! After letting him have a play for a while, he was yawning and obviously tired, but kept fighting sleep. Literally! He was punching and kicking and squirming and squealing for a solid half hour. Finally got some sleep, but he woke for a feed at 3.30, then at 5.30 he has this semi-regular, annoying problem of waking up and getting agitated because he has a tummy ache. He starts banging his fists on his belly and grunting. This escalates to kicking, back-arching and screaming. His little belly is so tense and he wont relax unless I'm holding him upright. I usually end up shuffling around the house in my slippers while holding his back to my belly, wrapping my arms around his chest and letting him dangle in front of me. When he suddenly feels really heavy, that's when I know he's relaxed and I can try and put him down again. I tried to put him down three times this morning, and DP ended up taking over for a bit before he had to get ready for work, but he just wouldn't relax and didn't stop struggling until I fed him (which was awkward! kicking little monster!). I finally got an appointment for a paediatrician in late November, and even though the initial referral was for the reflux and chucking, which has since eased considerably, I'm still going to go and try and find some relief for this. And no, I still haven't gotten to the chiropractor... really should, but life's been kinda hectic lately!!

Mis_tree - that's what happened with my DS after his first needles too... woke up screaming. I popped him straight in the bath with me! He calmed down straight away. We're going for the next lot of needles next week. Shame about getting a cold - hope you're feeling better soon. I know how dreadful it is (I'm still coughing!) so hopefully Seth doesn't get it too. A vapouriser is really helpful, and an oil burner with some eucalyptus essential oil (not the cheapo stuff), especially if he does get sick too.

Bec - ouch! At least you weren't carrying Cam when you took a tumble! I'm pretty clumsy too, but prefer to call it "gravitationally challenged". Sounds like you've been having an interesting time of things with Cam. It's been similar here, and could be teething or some other developmental milestone? Things change every day! I'm really flexible with our routine especially since everything got messed up with moving house, so I just take each day as it comes. Sometimes DS just doesn't want to feed after a sleep, which disrupts my whole notion of feed-play-sleep, but I can't really force the matter! It would be a real challenge if I wasn't breastfeeding, I'm sure. Not very helpful, am I??

Jess - good luck with the ear-piercing today, and the needles!!

OK, gotta go. The grunter is awake... sorry to all I missed!

DD had her injections yesterday... We went to my regular GP and his nurse was FANTASTIC with her. although thery couldnt do 2 at the same time she was talking to her and making her laugh... (dd gave her a filthy look after though... hahaha)

She's now 6.5kg (doubled her birth weight ) 61.5 cm long and head was 42.5 (both almost 10cm since birth) She cried a little bit but not for long. She had a fever last night about 38.1 so i gave her some panadol stripped her down a bit and gave her a good feed and she thankfully slept all night (although i didnt) She is still sleeping now and hopefully will be for little bit longer so i can clean up.

Now her pooping is sorted she has been alot less whingy. I thing it was a combination on poop pains and wind and the reflux... I had fixed up reflux and wind but not the poop... Hopefully i can keep the 3 naughties away and she's be back to being a fantastic baby.

Sass- i got my Air wrap at Big W. and yeah there about $35-40.

Mistree- Yeah i got a stand with my JJ. The stand is so huge it looks like a freakin tower in the house... take up so much room but she's loving being upright. The chain is long i can make it so she can touch the ground (sorry should have clarrified. She just likes it when her feet dont touch every now and then... we just lightly push her back and forwards... Her face lights up and she starts to laugh and squeel out... Its so cute... She only lasts about 15-20 mins max at the moment. and i dont like her to be in there too long incase its a bit much for her back... she likes looking outthe front door and just to be upright i think is really helping her reflux also.

Bec- I actually didnt do the basinette in the cot. completly forgot and put her in our room... She sleeps in the cot for short time during the day so i think she should be fine... Might do the basinette when she wakes up so i dont for get tonight. Hope ur ok from your fall... I'm a tad clumsy myself.

NaNa- dont ya just had that darn wind pain... my DD gets it alot... tense tummy, screaming (mostly in the late arvo or night) i feel so bad. she usually wake up tooting in teh morning.. HAHA She fluff so many time its no wonder she was screaming... i have just been using the infants friend before every feed (also helping with the pooping and the refluxy stuff too) i hate that distended tummy and thepoor painful screaming cry... Poor Bubs. Hope ur little 1 gets a bit beter. November isnt too far away. hopefully the pead can help him out.

Also didnt get the ears pierced yet... thought i;d see if she got a reaction to the needles so might wait til next weekend maybe. (although would have been good to get all the pain over and done with.

jess: tiahna makes jayda look like a budda lol. 2 weeks ago she was 7.5kg and 65.5 cms.

Sass- Jayda is a few weeks in older then Tiahna... Also i have been told that FF bubs tend to be a bit bigger... I wouldnt worry... I'm sure Tiahna will catch up to her soon enough... I just see it as bubs is healthy and doing well... My SOn was bigger then her as he was FF as well...

sorry I have been MIA lately. All is goin well here. Liam had his 4 month check up and weighed 7.6 kilo so he is doing really well. He is still waking once a night, he has slept thru ONCE which was heaven. I am hoping he will start more regulary soon.
We have Liams christening tomorrow so it should be a great day. Not as crazy as last weekends birthday party I hope.

I am now an aunty, my brother and his wife had a baby girl last night via c section. her name is Sophie and I am hanging to get into hospital to see her. I am at work at the moment. I still have a an hr left of my shift.

Sorry will come back and do personals later, better get some work done

Hi Girls

I have been on reading posts but got so fed up with posting and losing them that i gave up in the end. Anyway i had a fiddle with my ticker (lol) sounds a bit wrong, but there are some great new emoticons on here now. Had a busy day watched the afl grandfinal with my sis and family, ate way too much and now feel a little yuck for it. I must go for a walk in the morning as i missed mine this morning. Ds has been a bit sooky the last few days, he seems to be getting very clingy towards me and dp has had trouble settling him so i have had to do it all. Dp has been a great help and i am just starting to realise how much he helps out with ds. I hope it is just a faze Hamish is going through. He is usually very good with most people. Ok i am off to bed to get an earlyish night, hopefully no wake ups....

mistree: i know how u feel witht he no sleeping. jayda hasnt slept at all today and now she is so sooky, we got her to sleep but she will only sleep on DH and wakes up as soon as she is put down.

i did hardly anythign over the weekend but i feel so run down.

Anyone know how to help saggy skin. with this diet i have lost heaps of weight but i have this bum looking flab thing on my belly lol.

HI all... Well after fridays needles little miss was a bit unsettled on Sat. We had friends in the late arvo over doing Tattoo;s and little miss screamed nearly the whole time. Then at the last minute DP and his mate decided we would all go camping THAT NIGHT... before i knew it they had paid the booking site fee and we were pacing our car and our friends were on their way home to do the same. So its 6pm and were driving to Huskisson (near Jervis bay). I had a punding headache from DD screaming and had the aweful thught we'd forgotten something. But She was GREAT in the car... WOke up when we stopped of for dinner so i fed her and stopped once more when friends did so we could both do nappy changes. We had a great night. DS loved sleeping in the tent and he got to see Kangaroo and possums (which were right next to our tent) DD was BRILLIANT. i think the all day screaming wore her out. She slept mostly in the car and then again ll night in the rocker in the tent. I couldnt have asked for a better baby girl.

The next day we went to Husky beach... Its beautiful there. Water so clear and sand so white... DS fell in the water and had a near drown experience but was ok. (lost his footing in the small (tiny) little waves rolling in. DD screamed when in put her feet in but admittedly the water was a bit cold. she ended up falling asleep in my arms while i walked in the water.

We stayed till lunch had a few public BF... 1 lady was stareing and making the "tisk"noise... to my surprise DP spoke up and said "whats your problem cant my wife feed our daughter without nosy, *****y people like you staring and making comments... Everyone turned around and looked and what was going on and i was a bit embarressed but thankful that he stood up for me... It wasnt like i had my BOOB out i was covered so i couldnt understand what the big deal was.

Deancey- YAY congrats... hope all is well with your niece and SIL... How exciting... Love hearing bout babies being born... (bit jealous to ... ;)) Hope the christening went well.

Abb your ticker looks GREAT... I saw it before i even read your post... (will have to take a look and fix up mine...

Sass- you can buy firming creams (like elastin cream) not sure how well they work. Its common to get that when you loose weight fast.... like child birth... are you moisturising your skin???? you could try doing that few times a day if you can or morning and night. Dont you just wish they had a cream that would disolve the fat and firm the skin all at once... I'd take a hundred tubs...

Morning Everyone

Jess - it seems you had an eventfull weekend, i am glad tiahna was good for you, its stressful going away with bubs especially camping. Did you happen to get a tattoo done? Dp and i have ours already drawn up just need to make an appointment now, we have a tattooist here but he isnt very reliable so we need to drive 2 hours which is fine as i know where i got mine done a few years ago is reliable and very clean. Dp has alot of tattoos but i only have one and i am only getting one more and thats it.

sass - i have a friend who lost alot of weight doing that celebrity slim and she also has alot of saggy skin, she is actually looking into surgery as exercise hasn't helped her tone up and she has tried creams etc. I will ask her what she has tried and let you know.

Not sure why my ticker says 3 months 4 weeks 2 days it should say 4 months???????

Mistree- thanks i think he is pretty cute myself but ofcourse i am bias. lol
I cant believe how much they have all grown. I hope Seth is sleeping better for you now, its frustrating especially when you have things to do. Seth is a gorgeous little boy also, how is eveything going now with his hips?

Deancey - i hope liams christening went well, hamish slept through most of his.lol but it was a great day all the same.

Nana - Hopefully whe you go see pead you will get some answers to Aadi's tummy aches.Hamish went through a chucky stage too and it has gone also, he has the odd spit up but nothing like he was having. Still have to keep a bib on him at all times for his dribbling, he gets saturated.

Bec7 - i hope all your bumps and bruises have healed. I am clumsy also, only a few weeks ago dp and i went shopping at kmart, we were just walking in near the entrance and we were chatting away when i tripped on the gutter and fell flat on my face on the concrete, it was almost slow motion as i tried to grap dp half way down, lucky he was pushing the pram and not me. Oops

Hi to everyone else i may have missed.
I have nothing new to say really, all just normal here, hamish has been waking a little early than normal around 5.30 but he has a feed then usually back until around 8am, so still pretty good. I am being hassled a bit by my mum to start him on solids but i think i will wait a few more weeks. I am looking after my nephew for a few hours this morning whilst my sis gets her hair done, it will be interesting to see how it goes, he is 11 months and nearly walking so im sure i will have my hands full.

Hi all!
We had a nice weekend here, the weather was gorgeous, and I finally managed to get my hair cut so Aadi doesn't keep swinging on it like Tarzan! Feeling refreshed, even tho there was no sleep to be had... as well as DS getting tummy pains on Sat nite, we also had a surprise visit from an old friend who arrived at 1am on a stopover on his way back from overseas. Was great to see him, and he got to meet Aadi, but he was only here for the morning! Too many trips to the airport...

I just got back from a little shopping mission, where I had to go to lots of different shops, and Aadi has suddenly developed the cheekiest thing - he turns on the biggest, happiest smiles and laughs at all the people making cutesy faces at him, then when they're smiling back, he lets loose with the biggest, rudest raspberries! He thinks it's hilarious, and I kind of do too! At least when he's spraying dribble everywhere people aren't going to want to touch him!! Am I a naughty mummy? :rofl:

jess - wow, what a full-on weekend you had! I guess impromptu plans can work well, though! It must have been nice to get bubs to the beach, even if she didn't like the water yet. I can't wait to go camping with Aadi, but I procrastinate because I don't live in QLD anymore and it's just too darn cold here!

Sass - shame about the downside to losing so much weight so quickly... don't really know of anything to help that. Sorry!

deancey - nice to see you back. Hope Liam's christening went well!

abb - another cute pic on your ticker! lol at fiddling with it, yeah that does sound wrong! I spoke to my MIL in Africa, and she's already organised a cot, carseat and stroller for us when we go at Christmas time, and she's excessive with gift-giving, so chances are we wont need to take as much as I had anticipated! I'm sure I'll still take a truckload... I'm hoping Aadi's tummy settles by itself, before I have to go to the paed. Will keep trying the remedies available to me in the meantime, coz I cant stand doing nothing and just waiting. Aadi is chucking less and less, but yeah, still dribbly!
He's been waking earlier than usual too, so it will be interesting when daylight savings starts next week!

Mis_tree - hope you're over the cold, and Seth is sleeping in the daytime again!

Right, got to go cook a feast... having friends round tonight, and I'm not the domestic goddess I thought I was. So much to do, so little time!

Hi All,

NaNa - That's cute Aadi blowing raspberries at people. Cameron hasn't done raspberries yet, but he does smile and laugh when people look at him. Yay on the haircut, was probably nice to do a bit of pampering to yourself. Have you got it real short now. Cameron has also just discovered my hair - but usually have it tied back and twisted - as it is rather long (almost to my bottom), so he can't get much of a handful.

Abb - How was your nephew this morning? Was probably a good learning curve having him at yours, he can let you know what may need further childproofing! On the wake up thing, Cameron has also been stirring earlier too, usually about 5ish, but seems to go back to sleep til 7 (thank goodness cause I love my sleep - and I think he might too)

Jess - Good on your DH saying something to the sticky beak lady, I don't why some people can't mind there own business. Did you and your DH get tattoo's? My DH got Cameron tattooed on his arm 1 week after his birth. I will eventually get one on my back with his name, but just need to decide exactly what I want done (I know I want a frangipani too, so need to find a way of incorporating them both then being able to either add more children names in the future or maybe having a matching tattoo somewhere else - I don't know)

Sassy - Sorry no help on the saggy skin, but good on you for all that weight loss. Sorry to hear you had a tiring weekend. Doesn't help when bubs don't sleep, means you usually have to be with them and keep them entertained, which doesn't allow any rest time for yourself. Hope you can catch up on rest this week.

MisTree - Looks like you've found a little solution for when you want DS to sleep - go for a walk, least it will get you out of the house and get some fresh air. Thank goodness for mum's hey. Mine comes down to stay every Wednesday, it's good to have her help out.

Deancey - Hope your christening went well. Wow on the 7.6kg, Cameron seems rather small compared,, was 6.09kg at 4month check last Monday, but 62cm long - but he has been following the same percentile, so nothing to worry about. DH is tall and skinny(ish).

Running out of time, as I can here Cameron stirring (more just talking and laughing to himself) - he has been really chatty today, only did 1 little cry after last wake up - been a really happy little boy today, actually he's been rather happy for the last few days. Went swimming again Saturday, still enjoyed it, but was really tired towards end. He had woken earlier on Saturday (6 instead of 7) then only had 1 1/2hrs sleep (instead of 2hrs) before swimming. After we changed him, I cuddled him and he fell asleep in my arms, didn't even get to the car this time. He was a little grumbly in the arvo, but good after a little sleep. I went out while DH baby sat on Saturday night, though I was home by 8 (was a farewell for a girl at work, but a lot of people didn't turn up due to illnesses, after dinner they continued on into Surfers Paradise, but that wasn't my thing so came home to my family).

Question - I'm still breastfeeding, though I feel the supply is getting low, especially in the arvo. So - if I was going to give some top up with formula, how much would I make up for after his finished Bfeeding? Does it matter how much combined milk he has for the day (can he overdo it by having breastmilk then formula - IYKWIM)?

Also as it has turned very warm over the last few days, should I be giving some boiled water to keep him hyrdrated? I know I've been drinking about 3-4 litres of water a day as it is so hot (hate to think what summer will be like - thank goodness for air con, shopping centres and our pool!)

Well better go, Cameron wants to talk to me (he is so close to saying hello).

Bye for now

Morning all,

Re the tattoo's... I have the same tattoo as Sassy on my lower back... (mines all black) Its a a butterfly with some tribal stuff behind it (very simple) I recently had the kids names and DOB's added to it.... My DP brought a tattoo gun cos of unreliable tattoo artists... (he's still learning as am i as he wants me to finnish a few of his but i'm a bit scared... Using pork skin at the moment for practice. Friend of mine did one on his GF. I want a few more... Drawing up another butterfly that looks like a B (for Brad) for my wrist. i also want one for the back of my neck and that will probably be it.

The trip went well i was happy with how well DD went. Cant wait to get back down there again... the beach was beautiful. planning another trip later on in the year. It was so good BF no bottles to make up or pack. It was bliss just being able to pop the booby out and quickly feed and get on with it. only 1 incident with the woman but not too bad seen as thou i didnt see any other babies or women feeding.

Abb- hope things with your nephew went well.

Nana- DS has been doing the raspberry thing since she was 10 weeks... It is kinda cute but feels rude when she does it to strangers... (at least she's smiling and laughing when she does it) Make so much more drool thou... DD has also developed a squeel... ARRGGGHHH its so high pitch.

Bec- About the BF.... I get the low supply feeling in the avro (always have) The ABA lady told me that its normal to feel low in the arvo... (this helps bubs suck more and get sleep for the night time. If your worried you can always take some maxalon to boost your supply in the arvo... If your wanting to sub feed you can but it can effect your supply even more... dont want to worry you just thought you should know... You've done well to BF this long. Formula is different to breast milk... its 1 consistency. BM comes in 2 parts... thinner watery milk for thirst and thicker cremier milk for hunger. So its hard to say how much to give... Maybe start with a small amount and see how much he drinks. Some bubs will engorge them selves and drink and drink then vomit. so its hard to say. Maybe speak to an ABA adviser or you could ask on the BF support pages here.

Also with the boiled water... no need while your BF... as like i said you made the thinner watery milk for thirst. It wont hurt him i dont see an issue offering it (keep in mind he may drink less milk again decreasing supply. Hope that helped a bit... Its hard to express things on here without sounding like your "telling" someone what to do... hope you work out something that works for you 2.

best be off... need to clean up before we go out to pick up the tyres for the car... Going to start walking in the late arvo i think... Need to shift some weight before summer hits...

i have been told that because i am young my skins elasticity will be heaps good and hopefully over time go back. :pray:
i have got off wat i want on my tummy i would be happy to stop now but my legs r still chunky and i still cant fit into some of my old 16 stuff.

Jess: did i read right u went camping. crazy women lol. i wouldnt attempt to even go with a say 5 yo lol. my kinda camping is in a hotel lol.
You should take a pic of ur add on tattoo to ur butterfly. i wanna add somethign to mine to make it bigger it is quiet small but i dont know wat.
I wanna get a tinker belle and write jayda belle under it but trev thinks it is cheesy.

Nana: jayda has just started the squeel too. she has been doing it all morning while watching the kids.

ill be back later kids need morning tea.

Morning girls..
Just a quick one, need to take dd somewhere today (school holidays) she spent last week at friends place so need to spend some time with her. Not sure what we are doing, probably shopping as 12 year olds love shopping. Yesterday went well with Charlie, he was such a good boy, he is on the go all the time so i was a little tired afterwards. I think Hamish loved it too, he kept staring at him and laughing it was gorgeous. H e is so huge compared to ds but he is 7 months older and was 12'13 born so he had a great start. Dp has been puttin hamish in jj and he loves it, cries when we take him out, my sis also gave me this play centre thing, similiar to a walker but doesnt move kinda bounces (if that makes sense), it is roung and has different toys all around it, he loves it too, just reaches bottom. Ds woke at 5.30 this morning then slept until 9, so thats not too bad, will be interesting to see how daylight savings affects sleeping pattern next week. Hope everyone has a nice day...

abb: jayda loves her jj too and gets very cranky when we take her out. she can be really sook and nothing will settle her u put her in the jj and she is yelling and laughing like crazy.

sooooooooooooo not looking forward to daylight saving.

Hi All,

Jess - I love butterflies to. I got a purple butterfly on my ankle - something I had planned to get since I was 10. On the feeding, Cameron only has 5 feeds a day, and refuses any other times I've tried to feed him (he is very stubborn, only feeds when he wants to) - I was just thinking that maybe 5 ain't enough to be hyrdrated enough, especially for really hot days. Also on the maxalon - do you need a script for it?

Sassy - I think that sounds cute with TinkerBell and name tattoo. Is your tattoo a butterfly too - is that what you want to add onto it? My mum got a small butterfly (was not sure of her pain threshold to begin with), but later decided to add on - she had a crescent moon and pretty flower type design added to it, so that the butterfly is flying to land on the flower. The tattooist had also suggested a tinkerbell with fairydust - so maybe go talk to a tattooist who can make suggestions.

Abb - I know you needed something to do with your daughter yesterday, so this is probably too late, but I heard and ad on the radio the other day suggesting going to a day spa to spend some quality time with your daugthers during the school holidays. I've done this with my mum a few times and we had an nice relaxing time together, might try to do it again sometime soon, just need to find someone to look after Cameron though.

Well nothing new happening here. Going to go look at highchairs today I think. Hadn't bought one yet, but getting close to needing it now. I know the one I would like, think it's at BabyCo. Couple of friends have them, they convert into a little table, but I believe there are a little more expensive. What has everyone else got?

Better go, Mum has just arrived. Have a nice day.
Bye for now

bec7: the tattoo i want to add to is a butterfly with lines and stuff around it (same as jess's) because of the lines i think it would be hard to get other pics to go in with it. I was the same as ur mum i got it small cause i didnt think i could handle anythign bigger.
there is so much i want but i dont knwo. i wanna get jaydas name done down the top of my foot. but then i want to add it to my butter fly but then i want the tinkerbell with ehr name lol. i cant do all of them cause if when we have another bub ill have to get heaps with its name lol.
jayda has 6 bottles that from 130am to 830 at night. her 130am and 8am r usually only 100 mls. the rest will range between 125 and 175 but mostly 125. so i feel like she isnt gettin much either.

OMG i am so tired and i cant wait till the twins go to skoll next yr. this is my day at the mo.
1am bottle
430am bottle
530am awake but lay in till 615 for cuddles
630 breaky, dress jayda, take everything downstairs we need for the day.
7am start work.
445pm finish work, bottle for jayda, clean bottles and pack bag for next day, cook tea, pack lunches
630pm DH gets home we eat tea straight away.
7pm showers for everyone, clean up a bit
8pm last bottle and we r all in bed by 830

once the tiwns leave none of the other kids start till 830 and 9 so i will be cheering. it p!sses me off cause the mother hasnt NEEDED care from 7am for the last 6months but she just doesnt want them at home bothering her. i have asked so many times for them to start at atleast 8 but she complains and b!tches. i hate running my own business sometimes.

ok now that i have got that out lol.
HOw is eveyrone going with thier chrissy shopping. i got all mine except about 3. i still gotta get jayda a few things and mum something. I had a jj and some size 0 clothes for jayda but had to unwrap them and she is using them now lol.
wat is everyone gettin bubs.
so far jayda has some size 1 clothes and little bike thing and i am thinkin of gettin her one of those little fold out lounge things.

Morning
Hamish feeds at the moment are 5.30, 8.30,11.30,2.30,5.30 and 8pm.
Sass you must get so exhausted working all day with jayda, i bet you feel like your a robot sometimes. I am the same with the tattoo thing. I have one just above my ankle but i am getting an "M" (dd initial) on top of my foot and Hamish written below my other tattoo on my ankle. I wanted the one on my foot done first and they talked me out of it as apparently it hurts alot on your foot and said for my first one i should have it somewhere else. Dp is getting Hamish written on his forearm, he already has about 10 tattoos.
Bec - i never thought of the day spa thing, will keep it in mind next time. We went shopping and out for lunch, i have booked her in for a haircut today as they couldnt fit her in yesterday, she wants some new style cut, she has only ever had trims but she is now at the age where it takes her an hour in the mirror before school to get ready. lol Our highchair is a steelcraft it is a hi lo chair with 5 different heights and 3 different layback positions, i put hamish in it whilst cooking dinner and when we are eating, he loves sitting up at the table with us.

**** i am sooooooooooooo angry .

i was on the floor playing with jayda and one of the little girls whiel the boys were running around. one of the boys kept coming near us jumping and being really naughty so i told him like 5 times to move away a little bit cause he might hurt jayda. as soon as i say that he falls over on me so i got up and went to move him away and he jumped away from me accidently kicked jayda in the head and his toe nail took a huge chunk out of her head and was bleeding heaps. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO angry. more angry with myself even though i was tryint o best i could to keep her safe.
Days like these make me hate that i went back so soon.

Bec- From whati have been told from ABA the aount and frequency doesnt really matter as much as the wet nappies. Some babies need more smaller feeds and others need bigger less frequent feeds. If your worried you can give the ABA a call just to ease your mind. But from what i have been told water isnt necessary. He may decided to drink more if he needs it as the wether warms up. As for the maxalon you need a script. Just speak with your gp about continuing to BF and say you've heard maxalon can help boost supply. (there is also another 1 but not sure what its called) My Hi chair is adjustable. It slides down and is a low chair also (like Abb's. never seen the ones your discibing.

Abb- the foot apparently is one of the worst places to get them . I expected worse with my lower back tat. It wasnt as bad as i thought it'd be. You may surprise yourself. If you can have a baby you can get a tattoo...

Sass- I'll add a pic of my Tatt but i need it touched up... It scabbed a bit so the names have faded. There under the tribal part at the side this was if i have a 3rd i can add it under the butterfly itself. i'll take a pic and post it for you.

Well we had a bad night little miss woke up 5 times... We usually have a 6.30 feed, 9, 11, 1, 3.30-4 6-6.30 8-8.30 then bed. So were now at 7-8 feeds depending if she wakes up at night or not.

Found out why she has been screaming for the last 2-3 days... She has done 2 massive poop-splosions today... I'm not giving her solids (been forgetting) So not sure whats going on... i think i may need to give her the infants friend a little more often to help out with the bowel as well as the wind.

Hope everyone else is well...

Gee, Sassy, that's awful! Hope you and Jayda are ok... I don't know how you manage! Having littlies jumping around the place must be so full-on. Trying to keep your precious one safe must be quite the challenge! You'd need to have eyes everywhere!! Hope Jayda isn't hurt too bad. That must be so upsetting. I'm not looking forward to all the ouchies and accidents that will inevitably occur in the years to come...
Jess - WTG on the poop-splosions! :lol: had one of those here earlier today coz DS didn't go after breakfast like normal. Cant imagine how messy it would be after 2-3 days! EWWW!!! The Brauer stomach calm should help the digestive functioning a bit there, but I'm sure the anise/fennel content of the infants friend is beneficial for that too.
No tatts here, so I cant contribute. I just design them for other people sometimes...

Bec - didn't get my hair cut real short... I wanted to but DP likes it long. Blah. It would have been more pampering if I'd had that coffee and wine chaser the hairdresser was offering!! DS is still hanging onto it, probably more than before!! Also, it's started falling out lots. Apparently that happens after you have a baby... when you're pregnant your hair stops falling out so much, but now it's going back to normal and dropping out all the time. It's not like I'm going bald - I have heaps of hair - it's just messy and annoying sweeping long black hair off the floor constantly, and pulling it out of DS's hands, mouth, clothes... I have a high chair that was given to me by a friend 2nd hand. It's a Fisher Price easy-fold. 5 different heights and 3 recline positions. It's good, but I think I'll end up with one from Ikea later, as they're not so huge in my teeny-tiny house!
As for the BF, what Jess said!
Abb - hope you had a nice time with your DD. If you go for the day spa next time, can I come too??
I've stopped keeping track of Aadi's feeds since the last couple of weeks, but I know he's still waking up 2-3 times a night and I WANT IT TO STOP!! My friend, whose son was born May 24th, keeps telling me how her boy slept 10 hours, 12 hours, whatever... and I'm just smiling and nodding in my delirium, thinking, "B!#ch, how do you do it?" But then, she didn't just get sick and move house. Ah well.
Aadi had his needles this afternoon, and it went surprisingly well. Just a little cry, then laughing and playful like nothing ever happened. He was even smiling and laughing (and then blowing raspberries!) at strangers on the bus on the way home. He had a feed and went off to sleep, woke up happy again. Hopefully everything will be ok tonight.

Have a good evening everyone!

Sass- Nt sure how i missed your post... Hope Jayda is ok... Your doing a fab job.... It must be difficult to have others kids and at your home with your own bubs also. You cant warp them up in cotton wool thou...You cant stop all boo boo's.... But saying that i know what its like when your kids get hurt... The 1st few times i cried with my DS... Still get worked up when he hurts himself now... I know i'll be 10 time worse with my baby girl.
Dp an i had a chat the other day about clothing for DD... i brought a little skirt and he was like "dont think she'll be wearing that crap when she's a bit older... " :rofl: he's so protective already.

NaNa- i hear you about hair falling out... thou i have already thin hair and not much of it,..I'm not going bald (if it keeps up i might) i wake up and its all over the bed, its every where i look. usually she doesnt poop so much at 1 time. But this was a lot for her. and 2 poo's in 1 day. Glad the needles went well... so glad there past us for now... although i am getting DD's ears pierced soon. Also with the waking up, i have good nights where DD will sleep through and others where she still wakes up (much worse when your not used to it)

Well we had 1 wake up last night but DD was cranky and so tired all day yesterday ( i thin kfrom waking 5 times the night before. I think it put her whole day out of whack. Today i might walk to the shops and hopefully she'll sleep in the pram so she wont be cranky this arvo.

hi ladies

well the christening went really well and the day was great. the food got eaten hardly any left overs and the cake was devine. Liam got some nice gifts too which is nice.
Liam rolled today for the 1st time tummy to back SO EXCITED. He certainly is alot ahead of Jordan.
As for feeds we are on 5 a day. Its normally about 2-3am, then 7, 11, 3 7pm.He has done a few 10 hrs but nothing that has cut out the 2-3am feed. I am hoping he will soon though. I am thinking of introducing solids in the morning as he is really staring at us when we are eating now so think it may be time. I am nervous about it though, means he is growing up :(

mis_tree I am sorry to hear that XP is being difficult I hope you can sort things out YEAH on getting the all clears on the hips, thats excellent news.

Je$$_84 I too am loosing my hair my the brush load its terrible lucky i have enough that its not noticable.

NaNa dont worry too much about the night waking, its still normal at this age. I was told by 6 months to try and discourage it as they shouldnt need it. So a bit longer to go

sassy123 I would be angry too I hope Jayda is ok. Poor darling. I am sure the boy didnt mean it but it doesnt make it any better

Bec7 i got a steelcraft highchair. It lays back which is good if they fall asleep in it or for early on when they are not too good with head control. It also has various heights so you can put them at chicken table height or close to floor if I have him in front of tele.

Sorry to those I have missed. take care everyone. chat later

deancey - congrats on the great christening! lol @ chicken table height!
I'm not worried about DS not sleeping, it's more that he seems to be ALLERGIC to sleep!! After his needles the other day he woke every three hours thru the night, then only had a couple of 20 minute naps during the day yesterday, and last night he was still up partying and playing at 11.30! He would play, then yawn and fall asleep in my arms, I'd put him in his cot and before I even made it to the door his eyes would snap open, he'd laugh and kick and want to play again! This happened 5 times between 6.30 and 11.30. He finally slept, then woke up every 2 hours!! Argh... I look like shiat today....
ok, this is it for me today... got tradies here fixing stuff, and wouldn't you know it, they're making WAY too much noise and DS is going to wake up any second. GRRRR!! It only took me an hour to get him to sleep again this morning... hmm. Sorry to vent, but I'm exhaustipated :asleep:

Hi everyone
Nana- you definetly sound exhausted, i hope you can get some rest soon. Tradies can be a pain in the butt, never on time and always arrive when you dont want them.
Deancey- Hamish also has just started rolling and from stomach to back, he moves all over the floor now by pushing his legs down and lifting up his butt, he is a real little squirmer now. They are growing up too fast. I havent introduced solids yet but starting to think he will be ready soon.
Mis tree - well ikwym with your exp my ex h was very similiar and i am suprised you have coped so well so far, i am pleased my dp is so totaly opposite to my ex. Great news on Seths hips though, it must be a relief for you.
Jess- i hope tianhna's crankiness has subsided, we had a rough day and night the day before yesterday, and hamish woke a few times during the night which he hasnt done for over a month now but thankfully he slept all night again last night. I think you added me on facebook well i hope it is you..lol
Sass - omg i hope jayda is ok, i would have flipped i know it was an accident but it would have been difficult to keep calm. I hope she is ok, i suppose it is inevitable they will get hurt but it would be nice to think they would be a little older.
Lmk - i hope thing are going ok, havent heard fro you for awhile.
Bec7 - how did you go with the highchair shopping?

Well i was going to spend the day washing beds etc (exciting i know) but the weather turned wet here, so dd and i are having a movie day :), ds slept nearly 3 hours this morning so hopefully he will behave so we can watch a movie in peace. Although he will probably watch also, he loves the tv i try not to encourage it but when its on he just stares at it. I hope everyone has a good weekend.

well i am feeling really worse for wear at the moment, the cold has comeback with a vengance and I am feeling sorry for myself. Thats my excuse for the chicken table comment LOL
Jordan is getting better although between 12 and 2 we were up with him as he was running temp again. Then Liam was up for feeds so I took a sickie today as I was tired and sick. going to docs tomorrow to get certifacte for today and tomorrow also.
I am also going to ask about my stomach as I seperated the muscles whilst preg and they are still not rejoined, my stomach is in a funny shape now and really hard in a ball..... doesnt seem right so want to check it out.

ok well off to shower and then to bed i think

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I am also going to ask about my stomach as I seperated the muscles whilst preg and they are still not rejoined, my stomach is in a funny shape now and really hard in a ball..... doesnt seem right so want to check it out.

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I also had seperation of stomach muscles, i did physio for 5 weeks after but i think i need to get it checked again also. Doesn't feel right and my back is not right either.

I hope you are feeling better soon.

Hi All,

Well were starting to get a bit better here. DP has 4 days off and has just noticed that DD has 2 arsenic hours... 1 in the morning and 1 around dinner time... Its so exhausting... i have started using this time to just put her in the cot for sleep time. I just leave her there and dont go in (unless she's really bad) she eventually falls asleep... She's now been asleep for about 45 min. (usually get a bout 1 1/2- 2 hours now) Night time its worse when your trying to make dinner... I sliced my finger open the other night while filleting the chicken,.. it was just too much to handle and i couldnt concentrate properly...

Deancey- Glad that the christening went well...Yay on liam rolling over... DP finally saw DD roll it must take alot out of her cos she'll go back to belly then belly to back a few times but then gets tired. i started DD on soids but not daily... she loves the baby custard. (it doesnt constipate her like the farex did) Now she's wanting it more often when were all eating. So now i do it while DS and i have breakfast. Hope you get better soon. must be tough when your working also.

Mis-tree- sorry to hear your still having trouble with your XP. But :cheerblue: about Seths hips.

Nana- must be something in the air with bubs being unsettled... we had few days of it and are only just getting back on track. Hope things get better soon...

Abb- yeah i noticed the pic so i added you... Sorry should have added a message. Hope you had a nice movie day...

Well i'm off to vege on the lounge... Brought a Wii and the wii fit and used it for 3-4 hours and i'm so sore i can hardly move... Its so much fun didnt realise i'd be so sore.

Hi All,

Wow, once again there has been so many posts since I last posted.

Jess - Cameron also has moments like that, usually when he is overtired - sometimes I miss the tired signs (if I see the tired signs and can get him to bed in time he goes to sleep without fuss, but miss it and all hell breaks loose). Sometimes you just need to let them cry if you've done all you can do (as hard as it might be hey).

Deancey - Glad the christening went well. How did the solids go? Hope you feel better soon, hopefully those couple of days off work will help you recharge.

Abb - Hope you had a nice day watching the DVD with your daughter - was Hamish a good boy for you's? Sometimes it is nice just to vege out. Cameron also likes TV - think most bubs do - someone did tell me though it can make the babies hyperactive, not sure what to believe though, as Cameron seems fine (but he doesn't watch it for long)

Nana - Hope Aadi's sleeping better for you. Cameron has also started laughing and talking, eyes wide open when I put him to bed mainly at night. He'll be tiring in my arms, then as I wrap him in his cot he starts looking wide awake. Luckily Cameron only laughs until I walk out the room (maybe he is excited to go to bed). I hear you on the tradies making lots of noice while bubs is trying to sleep. We had a similar situation with a sales man at our door this arvo talking to my DH and I was trying to get Cameron to go to sleep in his room down the hall (was overtired, as had been a busy morning swimming), this man was so loud, I just wanted to yell out - keep your voice down, unfortunately Cameron did not get that sleep properly (only did 20mins, no where near the minimum 1hr he needs, grr), which meant we had that 'arsenic' hour later this arvo.

MisTree - Sorry to hear bout your XP - fine if he wants to be an idiot and hold a grudge, have it with you, not reduce the child payments and refuse to help the medical bills for his son! On a happier note - Yay!! on Seth's hips.

Sassy - Hope Jayda's better, it is soo much more frustrating when you could almost see that incident about to happen. So jealous of you and your xmas shopping, I haven't really even thought about it (except for Cameron) - I've got so many children to buy for this year, as there has been lots of new additions since last xmas to the family and friend circle. I had also decided to get a fold out lounge thing for Cameron for Xmas, and maybe something for the pool. I also want to get Cameron some sun glasses, but don't think I can wait til xmas.

Well that took longer then expected, I hope I covered everyone.

Cameron had a good swimming lesson today. Notired cries at all this time, think he is really starting to enjoy it. The swimming teacher seemed to favour Cameron a little today (although she is a friend of my cousins), using him to do examples with, which was good. Then after the sales man left we went to Babyco to look at the hi-chair they had ordered in for me - went there on Wednesday, but only had a pink one, i wanted a blue green one. It's an activa made by Jane. It has 3 sitting up levels, a removable tray for easy cleaning and comes apart to have a little table and chair. We put Cameron in it this arvo when we got home and he loved it. Was smiling and giggling and talking - think he felt like a big boy! I have decided to try in on the farax when he is 20 weeks, then will slowly introduce other foods about 2 weeks after that (probably potato and pumpkin and the savoury foods before doing the sweets like banana and other fruits) - I'm so looking forward to it. We got out his spoon while Cameron was in the high chair and pretended to feed him and he would open his mouth way before the spoon was near it - knew exactly what to do and then seemed disappointed when there was nothing on it. We then let him hold the spoon and he did manage to get the spoon to his mouth a couple of times, followed by another attempt, but kinda missed the mark and almost got his eye. It was so cute.

Well it is getting late now, wasn't tired before I started this, but am now.

Bye for now

hey!
I'm starting to catch up on some sleep, but it's been rough this week. A culmination of everything, I guess, with needles to top it all off... I'm not going to complain, though. Aadi's such a happy boy ALL the time, he doesn't ever really cry or fuss, and only usually squeals when he's tired. But it's at the point now where he should be sleeping longer between feeds at night (IMO!) so I think it's a good indicator that it's time to start him on solids. He's suddenly wanting to feed a lot more, and getting hyped up every time he sees us eating. Yesterday we stopped off to get something to eat on the way home from doing some shopping, and Aadi just went nuts, squealing so loud! It was a big restaurant with lots of open space and high ceilings - great acoustics! He was definitely doing it to get attention, and exercising his voice, but he was also just so excited to have so many people around and they were all eating. It's SO embarassing when the noise just echoes and bounces off the walls! I always said I'd raise my kids to be well-behaved in restaurants (I'm a chef by trade, and I've seen some shockers!) but I'm off to a bad start! And trying to eat noodles with chopsticks, with a squirming, wriggling, squealing, monstrous yet totally adorable kid on your lap is a challenge, to say the least. Being ambidextrous is handy...

Phone's ringing - so I'll be back later for personals...

NANA i wouldnt worry about happy squeels I think people love those its the screaming that people hate to hear.
Bec7 I havent started the solids yet, we brought them though. I am feeling a lot better today which is good, back to work tomorrow
Jess glad you enjoyed the WII fit i was thinking of getting one, a lot easier than heading out to gym

Well today i took mum shopping and Liam was so good in his pram. he was awake for just under 4 hrs, oops didnt realise we were out that long. He fell asleep in the car but didnt transfer into his bed very well so I fed him 1/2 hr earlier than normal and put him to bed. Hopefully he will now sleep a few good hours to make up for the cat nap he had.
Jamie and Jordan are on the way home from their weekend away, I cant wait to see them. 1 night without them is more than enough, I couldnt handle it if it were any longer.
Gotta get the washing in and then put away so take care everyone
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mis_tree good on you for going to get healthy and exercise you will feel all the better for it I am sure. A happy mum is a good mum so they say so we do need to put ourselves 1st from time to time

gotta go Liam crying, he is SO not well