Babies Born May 16th-31st 2008 #5

sass - no, didn't come out wrong. I just know that some people would FREAK if they knew I put DS in a big bed, but he's actually going into a smaller bed! Before he was sleeping in a QS bed, so this is an improvement!! LOL! We have a guard rail on one side, and a full-length body pillow on the other, against the wall. Most times when DS wakes up he sits up and rubs his eyes and sooks for a bit, and only ever climbs up on the bed head, not the rail. He's barely interested in the rail, but is forever trying to climb over the bed head (which is high!) and get out the window or something! Monkey... The bed itself is actually quite low to the floor, so it would be ok if he did actually fall, as it's way lower than the bar of the cot or even our bed.

Jess - thanks, hun. That's sweet. I'm not feeding DS thru the night anymore, as he wont even feed to sleep anymore! I've tried offering water if I think that he's just waking for a drink but he's a PITA with it. But if he's screaming relentlessly, I'll certainly cave in and try BF as a last resort. It hasn't worked tho for a while. Even for day sleeps. If I try to resettle him he screams for ages, but if DP takes over he's out like a light in 3 seconds. BUT DP can sleep thru DS's screaming for the first half hour, so I've already worn him out, if you like. Aadi's eating heaps of solids most days now, and it's 3 big meals plus an afternoon snack and as much BF as I can. I can't seem to find the time or energy to express these days, and DS wont take a bottle, so not sure how the thickened milk would benefit? Sorry, I'm a bit dumb about that.
DP can't take any time off work at the moment. He's already under immense pressure ATM, being in the jobs sector and things being less than brilliant in the world in that regards. And he's already taking unpaid leave so we can go overseas in June to see his family.

After much shuffling around, I have a paed appointment next week. Will see if they can shed some light on what's going down with the sleep allergy situation!
Oh, it's all blahblahblah from me at the moment, isn't it?? Sorry, I just don't have much of an outlet elsewhere. Please feel free to disregard my nonsense and move on to the next post! :)

nana: dont feel like u shouldnt be heard(read) in here that is wat the post is for. i hope ur appt goes well next week and they can help u. i dont knwo how u r coping i cant handle it when jayda wakes up for a few hrs of a night it makes my day at work so hard the next day.

im so tired. i painted for 3hrs yesterday and that was just the undercoat. we r makin a cubby for the daycare kids and i guess jayda lol. then by like 3pm i could hardly keep my eyes open then i went to bed at 830 and jayda woke at 2am thinkin it was time to play. i finally got her back to sleep at 5am and got up at 7am. they r all asleep now. i so wish i could be.

im thinkin of givin jayda littler bottles during the day cause i am wasting so much formula think she "might" want the full 240mls. i think ill do a 150ml one for both feed then a 240ml for bed time.

where is everyone it is very quiet in here. it seems when i dont have tiem to come on everyone is here then when i am bored and need people to talk to no one is around :( i can take a hint lol.

Hi All,

NaNa - Don't be sorry for 'blahblahblah'ing' i know it helps (even just a little) to come in here and get it off your chest. I hope the paed can find a solution to Aadi's sleep allergy. The little bed sounds like a good idea for you's. It's good he doesn't climb the rails...yet!

Jess - Glad you had a nice time at the park with the bb girls...i wish we were all a little closer to each other as I reakon we'd all have a great time meeting up in person. Good to hear the amber necklace seems to be working...good investment hey.

Abb - Very cute with the Howzat hand movements...did someone get a pic of it? IKWYM about the dancing...Cam is enjoying music too - I've been playing my new U2 cd a little lately and he bobs along - probably cause I'm am too (I'm a big U2 fan), and the ads on TV with music. He particularly likes the subway ad (the song - I feel good) and the borocca one - these always guarantee a dance - no matter what mood he is in.

Sassy - I was going to say to you I wonder if you just did 2 half bottles (morning and lunch), then the big bottle for bed for Jayda - as even though I'm BF I'm finding Cam is not too interested most of the day feeds, but needs his big bottle for bed.

On the Easter Egg question- I'm not sure yet. I want to say no, and instead he can have a chocolate custard as a treat (cause it's not something I give usually), but I can just see on the day DH offering Cam some saying "oh, but it's easter" and I know I'm very likely to give in :rolleyes: I guess when I think about it, it ain't that much worse then giving him the fairy bread and birthday cake.

Well we've had a few challenging days with Cam's sleeping- but by no means is this a whinge - as I know the struggles some of you have with sleep. On Monday I tried to put him down for his arvo sleep - we usually feed to sleep here, and no sooner had I put him down he was WIDE awake. By that night he was a very grumpy little boy. Then when I put him to bed, about 1hr later he woke screaming the house down and nothing I could do would settle him (cuddles, drink, pain relief had already been given before bed). I was getting a little stressed (which I knew wouldn't be helping) as I couldn't stop him from crying - it had been just over 30mins by then, so ended up calling DH at work, I had a little vent to him and went back and tried to comfort again - this time he calmed and eventually he went back down. The next morning low and behold...the top left eye tooth had broken through - this is tooth #6.

He was fine yesterday, but this morning he only had 30min morning sleep (he usually has at least 1.5 - 2hrs) - so he has been a little grump today. He is asleep now though, has been since 2, so hopefully he can catch up now and be my happy little boy this arvo.

Well that's all from me for now, going to make a start on dinner now.

Bye for now

hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo out there.

well not much to report here.
i have nearly everything organised for jaydas birthday just got the food to go.

only 3 teeth still. she has been very funny latly dancing all the time and showing off everywhere we go.

I is luuuuuurking....we all gots a cold.

Hi All,

It's been rather quite in here.

Well we've continued to have some challenging sleep days/nights. Both Thursday and Friday nights Cam woke a couple of times during the night (about 12.30ish and 3amish) and then again 4.30am - and wouldn't go back to sleep. But thankfully yesterday, even after he stirred at 5am - he seemed to play, then had a few little sooks (not actually crying though) and then went back to sleep...so did I...next thing I knew it was 7.45am :dance:. This morning he slept til 6.55am (another :dance:). No other teeth have popped up, so it might just that eye tooth playing around or just a developmental phase (one of the ladies a play group said this happened before her DD stood and walked...so I hope she is right and we have a few steps before I go back to work :pray:)

It's worked out well that Cam slept well last night too, as DH is doing a First Aid course today and tomorrow, but still working (til midnight) after the day course, so he needs some good uninterrupted sleep.

We are struggling with BF again. He seems to be refusing (I've posted a new thread about this, so won't repeat here) - so I'm thinking our BF journy is almost over. Oh well - I've very proud to have reached this far, but as most of you would know its still a little upsetting.

On other news...I went and saw my boss on the weekend. He'd called me the other week and told me he was creating a parttime job with me in mind and that he'd call me back 2 weeks ago to confirm. Well when I didn't hear from him, I started to think that maybe he couldn't do it and I started to worry where I'd end up (they'd have to place me somewhere, just who knows where). But as soon as he saw me he came over and said that the job was mine for the days I wanted (Monday, Thursday and Fridays).

So I rang the childcare centre I'd previously looked at (it's on the way to work), to follow up as at this moment there is not a position for the 2 days I want (mum will look after on Mondays). She said there might be one day available, but will have to let me know which one, hopefully tomorrow. This could work out ok if its Fridays, as DH could look after him on Thursdays until it became available. I then called another childcare centre closer to home and they have the 2 days I want, but would need to start on 16th April (2weeks earlier then I'd planned). This too could also work out, as my boss would've preferred I start back at the end of April, so this could be doable (as much as I don't want to, but I guess I'd just be delaying the inevitable). I think we (as DH wants to have a look at them too now - I already have) will go visit them both on Wednesday and see what they both have to say. If worst comes to worse, I've got 3 lots of people offering to look after him those 2 days and these are all people I trust 100%. I just don't want to feel a burden, as I would want them to try keep as close to our usual routine as possible (give or take of course). Argh!! Decisions, decisions. I can't believe the 12months are almost up.

We went and had a look at possible birthday presents for Cameron...I think we might get him a trike (with the handle on the back for us to push). We found one we like (its got a good seat that even has straps, but can all be removed as he grows), but thought we'd better look around first. But I bet we'll end up getting that one...we always do go back to the 1st :rolleyes:

We are still undecided what to do for his birthday party though. What have you's all decided? We are considering either just a picnic in a park, or maybe even just at home. Not sure what theme yet either or what to do for a cake (it seems everyone is so clever and bake theres, I'm thinking I might actually give it a go).

We went to another 1st birthday party yesterday. They had baby animals. Cam got to pat a lamb, goat, chicks, guinea pigs, calf and almost the piglet (he kept running away). It was fun, but a little $$$. And after a while the novelty had died and nobody was interested in patting the animals (they were only there for 2hrs).

Anyway, I think I've rambled long enough. Hope everyone is well.

Better go get a start on dinner.

Bye for now

Hi everyone
I haven't been on for 5 days and thought i would have so much to read but nope except for you Bec, can always rely on a good size post from you, lol
NaNa i hope you all get better soon.
Sass we are having a Roary the Racing Car party for Hamish, i have been looking around at some party stuff, it is exciting, i love birthdays and always make a big fuss except for mine i hate the attention so would rather not bother for my own.

Not much to report here, everything is going ok, sleep, food etc. Hamish is becoming very cheeky and uses every opportunity to show off now, it is rather cute but i can imagine it getting annoying as he becomes older. I am enjoying the age and everything i am able to teach him, it is great fun and he is such a happy soul. The only issue i am having atm is with getting into everything an being told no seems to be a game, but i guess it is his age and i just need to be consistant and he will eventually learn right??? lol
Anyway i hope everyone is fine and all the bubs are growing healthy and happily along, not long until we will be celebrating birthdays..

bec: if u have to start 2 weeks b4 work at the cc then i would prob do it. i only say this because i have people come the day they start work and if the child is upset or has any probs they cant come get them. see if u can do half a day the first week tehn the full day the 2nd week just to get used to it sorta thing it makes things so much easier.

i feel so good today dunno y just feel great lol.

jayda took 3 steps this morning :dance:

Been so quiet in here...

Abb- DD is into everything too... She has developed such a little character. Everything is funny ATM. She laughs at EVERTHING. She is in Oar over DS. Loves him to bits and is always trying to play with him. She now tried to get into bedrooms and cloes the door to hide but gets scared so she cries. Its both Sad, funny and annoying... lol. She is also standing an-assisted now. walking round the furniture like a pro and is walking with anything she can. Not long now. Food she is wanting everything she can hold. She now says NaNa... LOL... She loves Banannas. (even thou she gets a small excema flare up).

A friend of mine had a baby girl few days ago... So tiny... Makes me which i has a newborn again...

Guess i've been slack here cos not much going on. Hope everyone is sorting sleeping out.

BBL for more presonals someone here bout puppies...

Hi Ladies

Sorry been mia for a few weeks been super busy AGAIN!!!!

Abbie is doing well she was a little bit constipated last week so i bought her some juice and just been giving it to her once a day. She is walking around pushing her walker getting very clever:-)
We are going to Adelaide for a few days this weekend but i am very nervous cause i hope the kids fly well and don't be naughty on the plane. I have packed heaps and heaps of activities for lachlan a few toys for abbie and the PSP for Cody. Cody and Abbie will be fine its just lachlan i hop that he is good:crossfingers:

Jess its great to hear that the kids are getting on so well. When cody gets out of bed early he says its because he wants to play with abbie:-)
Are you getting clucky jess???????
Abbie also LOVES her food if anyone is eating she has to be too. She will have breakfast with the boys with DH and then with me. OMG she loves food!!!!!

Sassy YEAH on three steps Jayda cleaver girl:clap: I really want abbie to wait a bit longer but cant wait for her to walk as well so she keeps a bit cleaner instead of having dirty knees and feet :-)

Abb great to hear that all is well with you.

Bec good to hear allis well and i like those bikes too :-)

Hello to anyone else i missed gotta run Lachlan is playing in the mud outside so time for shower lunch and bed. Oh the joys of little boys:-)

Take care
Nikki

hi everyone...
it's been a long day so I'll keep it ALL ABOUT ME! :rofl: sorry, I'll be back later for personals. You know I luvs you girls!
went to the paediatrician today, and he basically thinks DS is going to be a challenging kid for some time still. He's going to get in touch with my GP and arrange some extra help for me because apparently the govt. has put a whole lot of funding into that kind of thing, but it has to be accessed thru the GP, not the paed. Makes sense, kinda. Anyway, I also have a few other sleep schools to contact to try and get a longer stay, rather than just a stand-by booking for a 1-day program. Unless you have private health insurance it's about $1000-$2000 though! Owch!!! Don't know what's going to happen next.
So I hauled DS to playgroup this morning after he refused to nap and was biting me and being a real little monster. Of course, we arrive and he turns into a little angel and charms all the other mums, who think I'm just carrying on about him being so difficult. Had to leave early in order to make the paed appt. and he fell asleep in the sling, and stayed asleep when I put him to bed at home. He woke up just in time to have lunch and go out in the sling again. An hour and 15 minutes on public transport... argh! He behaved well enough, and charmed the medical student who was sitting in on our appt. Then tried to BF him at a parents room in the city on the way home, and he pretty much spat it out. It was horrible to see. He fell asleep on the train, and stayed asleep in the sling for 45 minutes, until we got to the front door.
I'm worried about the whole BF thing too, as he just doesn't seem interested in having to work for it a bit more now that my supply is changing. He gets frustrated, and bites, and then plays and crawls away or climbs off my lap. I guess it could be AF affecting things, and an age thing for him, but I don't want the only time he feeds to be at midnight and 3.30am when he's screaming at me. Apparently, all the other mums at playgroup that BF are going thru exactly the same thing right now, so I know I'm not alone there. Just don't get that full feeling anymore, so Hellooooo saggy boobs!! LOL! My mum warned me about this...

OK, BBL... got to un-break my back. Kid's too heavy.

GRRRR... I did a quick reply to NaNa and LMK and it didnt post. Really hating the stuff ups with BB lately... GRRRR... Well had my whinge...

LMK- hope u have a great time on ur trip... yes very clucky... Would have another but would like to enjoy my girl for a bit longer. She is at a beautiful stage and i think i miss the sweetnedd of this age... DS used to be a sweet little boy now he's a feral monster who is always cranky and defiant. SOmedays i wonder where i went wrong.

NaNa- I too was told i would have a challanging child. Hope urs doesnt turn into what mine has... Its horrid to have such a misbehaving child whom u have no control over. Hope things get better soon and you get help and support. Sounds like he likes the sling have you tried the sling when he wont settle???

Jess - I know that Aadi has the potential to be a real menace to society, but if his challenging behaviour is channeled the right way and handled properly, I'm hopeful that he will be slightly easier to handle and grow into an interesting, independent little person. He is already defiant and feral, and there's not a lot of info or support available for dealing with that, it seems. The situation is not made any easier by being on my own so much. It's really hard to be creative with discipline and education when it comes to kids like this. I'm sure you know that though!
I would use the sling more often if DS wasn't so freaking heavy now. My back is a mess, and I hate to think how bad it would be if I were trying to get him to sleep in the cot!! Up at three this morning crying, dancing around on his bed. Tried to feed him back to sleep (like the paed suggested!!) and the usual thing happened with him dozing momentarily then going nuts for an hour. Up again at 5.40 going nuts again. Fought and fought to get him asleep again at 8. I just can't get myself up and walk around with him in the sling at 3 am no matter how much I want to. I've commandeered my mum into making me a stronger sling coz the one I'm using now is gonna break, it's only quilter's cotton! Does the job, but not going to hold out for a trip overseas, I don't think.

I have been going thru the process of applying for Aadi's French birth certificate and passport, and needed to get copies of my own birth certificate. They finally arrived yesterday, but it turns out that when my mum and step-dad married in 89 and I changed my name, even though they divorced and I went back to using my old name, it was never changed back legally. I'm so mad at my mum for not doing it properly. All my ID and most of Aadi's has the wrong name on it!! I'm having an identity crisis... I've been going by the wrong name for 15 years! And if I want to change it back (which I have to for the French bureaucratic BS system) it's going to cost me hundreds of dollars and yet more waiting around. It took 7 weeks for the stupid certificates to arrive in the first place!

LMK - enjoy your weekend away! Good luck for the flight, I'm sure you'll all have fun.

Sassy - WOW! 3 steps! Amazing!

Abb - IKWYM about being into everything and being a show-off! Aadi loves flirting with every girl he sees. It's embarassing!

oh, gotta go, kidlet's being a monster.

nana: i hope u get the name thing sorted out without too much hassle.

jayda took 5 steps down the hallway last ngiht i was so excited. she took one step and just ran the rest lol. then looked at me with the biggest smile. soooooooooooo cute.

well i have been having the biggest loser shake. i really love them. i have done so many other "diets: before and this one is the best. it doesnt have the same effects as other. well it has the weight loss but with others if u ate the tinniest thing u werent ment to it put on heaps of weight. i love that it encourages healthy eating not just cut out all food and have shakes. the best thing is i can eat normal food for tea and snacks not just certain fruit. i lost 1.1 the last 2 days.
i wanna loose atleast 10kgs b4 my next preg.
i am going off the pill after jaydas birthday. scary yet exciting. i am so worried that when we have the next bub jayda will feel left out :(

Hi All,

Wow, everyones been chatty yesterday and today. I expected just to see my own looong posts :ROFL:

NaNa - It sounds like even though the paed couldn't help directly, that it was worth the trip to find out there is help out there for you. Hope Aadi's not too challenging for too long for you though :pray:. Argh on the name changing....theres one less stress you could go without. My DH use to be known as 2 different names (due to being fostered from 2years old) up until a few months before we got married, I asked him to change it legally to his adopted name as I know the problems 2 names can cause (plus I didn't like his birth name). But I do remember when we did change it, we had the choice of doing it in QLD (where we live) or NSW (where he was born) and it turned out the NSW system was a lot easier and quicker to deal with (at the time) - so I wonder if you've got an option like this? I hope there is not too much mucking around for you's.

Sassy - Woohoo on the walking :dance:. How exciting (and scary that they are growing up so quickly). Good on you with the weight loss to. I was wondering how the biggest loser diet would go...I would think it would have to teach you to diet in a healthy way. How exciting trying for your next bubs...unofficially we are also now TTC#2 too. If it hasn't happened naturally for us by end of the year, we will begin fertility treatment early next year.

Jess - I have alot of trouble with posting things too lately...don't forget to copy just before you push the reply button - it saves a lot of :wall: afterwards. Hey, I'm sure your challenging boy has nothing to do with the way you've raised him. In my and extended family (aunts etc), all had boys and girls...all were raised the same, and for some reason the little boys were and still are occassional pooheads (very challenging) and the girls almost little :angelic:. Though the boys are now finally starting to realise (we hope, I mean they are all now 25 to 35years old - you'd think they'd grow up sometime :rolleyes:).

Nikki - Ahh, boys and mud :lol:. I can see that happening here in the future. Hope your children all are behaved for you on the plane. Is it just you or is your partner going to? Hope you have a good time.

Well, I've been sick for the last 2 days. Woke up Monday night with pains in my tummy and not long after got all achy and started running a temp. Yesterday I felt like crap...could barely move and was sooo tired and could not eat. Thankfully Cam was a very good boy...he played by himself (i'd just sit nearby or lay on the ground) alot, had really good, long sleeps and did not grumble at all. Think he knew I was sick. Feeling a little better today, but still a little achy and finding it hard to eat. I guess that could be an ok thing (not ideal I know), that my stomachs probably shrunk -so I don't have to be a gobble guts for a while.

We are still having trouble BF too. Though yesterday was happy to give formula - as I wasn't sure what I had and couldn't be bothered dealing with an unhappy baby (so I pumped and dumped). But I offered a BF this morning and he still refused (he doesn't even get near it, he cries as soon as he is laid down in preparation for it). I'm at the end of AF, so will keep trying over the next week or so, but it's hard to express to keep it up and with work/childcare soon, I'm not sure if its worth stressing over.

I took DH around to the 2 child care centres today. We are both confused now. Our preferred one can only do Fridays, which would mean DH would look after him Thursdays for now, but this could become tricky if DH gets more work. The other can do the 2 days we want, but I just don't get the same friendly vibe, plus this is the one that will start 2 weeks earlier then expected (which is 1 month before I'm due to start back at work- I'd already allowed for the 2weeks lead up period). We need to let them know by Friday.

Well that's all from me for now, Cam's now woken anyway (good timing again)

Bye for now,

Hi ladies,

I almost forgot about BellyBelly Baby buddies! I've been busy. We are half way into the semester now. Just submitted one assignment last week. Another one due next week. And one week break soon. Ladies, should I be worried, Yasmeenia is not crawling? IS YOUR DD/DS crawling? But she does get around the living room just finely. She is really good at turning herself around in a circle, etc.

Sassy - How exciting about Jayda taking steps to walk. Yasmeenia doesn't even crawl.

Someone asked if buds will be getting chocolates for Easter? No chocolates for DD. :D

Girl- I dont think there is anything to worry about. My Friends Boy if 11 months and still doesnt crawl. Just cos some of the bubs this age are walking and some are crawling doesnt mean anything. All bubs develope different. Is She talking??? COmpared to other babies DD doesnt say much... although it is increasing. She is more content with trying to walk where others prefer to play or talk etc...

I was thinking maybe one of those Kinder little bars of chocolate or if they had easter ones i would maybe get 1 for DD. Kmart have the walker prams on special i wanted to get her for christmas last yr so might get her that instead of doing the easter thing. DS doesnt need any more hyper so maybe few for him and something to play with... people go MAD with chocolate for easter... I just want it over cos i'm so tempted by all the choccy... LOL.

Well Tiahna took 2 steps of the couch and crash landed and now wont stand. I thought i wrote this yesterday but nope.... Now when you get her to stand she squats down on the flats of her feet... Think she is scared a bit... She is sill keen on the futniture and gets around so fast now and is taking more risk to not need to hold on... I think the fall shook her up a bit though.

Tiahna is down to 3 bottles comfortably now. i finally got her to ddrink from cup... well straw mag mag cup and she loves it... She wont touch the sippy cups but loving the straw so is now drinking water... YAY... she spis on it all day and loves seeing her cup. Were now in 0 Clothes although and i'm loving the walker shoes... I brought her 2 pais. (buy one get one 1/2 price ). Also we still have no hair... its not growing at all... :(

Sass- I think you'll be the 1st with another bubs. GL with the diet... I actually got off my a$$ yesterday and went for a walk up the shop and carried all the bags home... God my arms were killing but felt good...

Bec- God i hope DS grows up... it seems like he's acting up more not getting better. He's just so nasty and bitter towards everything lately... :dunno: GL with the choldcare decision. Its a toughie. Hope the BF sorts itself out... I have heard a few people saying same thing around this time and up... Probably another "fase"....

NaNa- Gosh like u need any more stress hun... Do u think that DS just has too much energy and is waking up at night from that?? r u doing the swimming lessons ?? was it you starting up or someone else... Hope u get everything sorted.
ALSo i find with my DS the more i try to make him do things my way the harder things were. I had to change my way of doing things to better suit us. especially now. You can take DP's aproach of yell yell yell or mine of talking calmly and guess who gets results... If you give jordan something to do he is mostly good but things like shopping are bad and doing things out of the ordinary or unexpected sends him out of wack.

Girl - There are a couple of bubs in my playgroup that are the same age or older than Aadi and they're not crawling yet. They do the same thing as Yasmeenia tho, spinning around on their bottoms and moving around the room like that! Don't worry about it. My friend's DS is a day younger than Aadi and doesn't even have any sign of teeth yet!
Good luck with uni, and your assignments!

Bec - I hope you're feeling better now. I know it's hard, but try not to stress about the BF, it probably doesn't help! If you can keep at it for 12 months, then you've done so great, and it will be easier to decide what you want to do then. AF really seems to mess things up a bit, especially if it's only just started for you. I found some really helpful info and advice on kellymom dot com that really eased my mind, I can send you a link if you want. I found it quite by accident because I was googling repair advice for my medela pump coz it wasn't working (it had been so long since I'd used it!). I hadn't looked at their site for maybe 6 months. It's a bit, well, american, but still relevant. Lucky Cam was so good for you when you were so sick. Also, I hope you work out something with childcare. I'm looking into family daycare and occasional care here now, since I'm not going to get a break any other way!
With the name changing business, unfortunately it's all thru Qld. I was born there, and Australia just isn't federated in some really major, important things like that. Argh! They're so backward and slow!! I have to get onto it and sort it out ASAP, and pay the stupid fees to have my dad's name legally again. I don't even want to be associated with him or his name, but I have to. For Aadi's ID, and if I ever want to live overseas (and therefore marry DP!). He's applying for work in Paris, and I'd be silly not to want to go there!

Jess - isn't it devastating when you think you've snaffled a great thing in an online stocking, and then it's gone?! It sucks! I don't know what Aadi's issue is, but 3am he's awake and yelling and kicking. DP and I are not the kind of people to yell or get angry, but we're being frustrated a lot at the moment. I haven't taken him swimming lately as we've all got a cold, and Gymbaroo is too far away and expensive, and by all accounts, pretty lame anyway. He just tears around the house all day, and I try and wear him out as best I can! Paed said I have to be REALLY strict with his discipline, but it's certainly hard when he doesn't understand anything much yet.
Oops, he's awake. Better go!

... dubble trubble

Jess and Nana,

She is a chatterbox. She very stops talking or making noises when she is at home with DH and me. She even initiated conversations with strangers at the supermarket or shopping centre. But lately she is somewhat shy when it comes to new people. She is very cautious and keeps a close eye on them. She also doesn't like to be left with people she does not know but a month ago she didn't mind staying with someone new. She does show signs of wanting to stand. She usually pulls on me to help her stand.

Bec,

I do sincerely feel for you. It is hard to look after a baby and not feeling well. Good luck with trying to get daycare for Cameron. I guess it is best to place your child in a centre where you feel most comfortable with.

OMG I just noticed Tiahna is now getting the next 2 teeth beside her top 4 and 2 beside her bottom 2... OMG... This necklace must be working... We've had no tears or discomfort lots of other symptoms tho... I'm stunned. we have 7 through and cut (one only Just) the rest are big bubbles. that will be 10 teeth when they all come through.....

Well today i decided i would email round to see if i could get some kind of income from home... I looked at becoming a MCN consultant or kids clothes... Well i got 6 emails back with offers. so now i have to choose.

Wonder if i could do a clothing one and an MCN one.

Hi All,

Jess - Wow on the next teeth. I just seen your message on fb too about not having that necklace on...sounds like it was a very good investment...its amazing how the stones work. I use to be into crystals and stuff, so I have a couple of stones around the house, but I think they all need a cleanse though.

NaNa - Bummer being a QLD'er...stupid slow system. We were warned it was a bugger (and costly) to the named changed through QLD and that was over 6 years ago...obviously nothings changed. Hope it doesn't take too long for you. Yeah, not overly that stressed about the BFing - I'm proud to have gotten to 10months (I had it in my head I was going to dry up at 4months like my mum did with me and my brother :rolleyes:) - so anything past that points been great. I'm still offering, but no go. I'll just keep expressing as much as I can and at this stage as I've not been getting much, I'll just give it to him for his bed bottle.

Girl - See nothing to be worried about with the crawling...Yasmeenia seems to be possibly excelling in other areas to make up for it...little chatterbox hey. Cam's only recently started to become more chatty...that was an area I was a little concerned about, but I know he'll get there, and it seems he started to become more chatty over the last few days.

Well decision has been made about childcare...though I had to go and confuse myself just that little bit more though :doh:...started to look into FDC as well. But as I had to let the centres know by today and after talking it over and weighing the pros and cons of all 3 options, we decided to go with the child care centre with the Thursday Friday available. Cam starts on the 16th April - Thursday week :cry: - it makes me sad that my maternity leave days are coming to an end and that I'll have to leave him with others (even if its only for 3 days a week). But I know he will be fine and probably have so much fun playing with the other kiddies. We will pop in there for a little play and complete forms next week.

Cam has begun waking up again a couple of times at night, well last night was 9.30pm, then 5am (but then thankfully ended up sleeping til 7.20am), then again he woke not long ago at 9pm. Not sure whats going on...he is dribbling a heap but can't see any signs of teeth coming through, so it must be developmental. Last night, both times took a while to comfort and calm, but after talking with DH today, we decided to try something else - as silly as it may sound. Everytime we go into when he is crying, he is standing up...so I thought, maybe its what my friend said about him trying learn to stand and walk. So just before when he woke, when I went in, after not being able to comfort with a cuddle, I put him on the ground and helped him stand then walk around his room...he then calmed down and seems to have gone back to sleep - no worries. Maybe that was a fluke, but interesting it worked though.

That's all from me for now, this has taken me about 1.5hrs to type as it is (was doing it bit by bit, while I've made and eaten dinner and calmed Cameron).

Bye for now,

We had sleep school today. What a colossal waste of time! It was basically their take on controlled crying, and their ideas on when I should feed my child that goes against absolutely everything else I've read or tried, and against everything that works for us. They hadn't even bothered to read my notes or file when we arrived, and couldn't understand why we didn't want to even try putting Aadi into a cot to sleep 1, in a strange environment, 2, when he hasn't slept in a cot for months, and 3, when he was so hysterical from being kept awake by their nonsense and other kids there screaming that he was bashing his head on the bars. We left at midday.
They had even blanked out on the nutritional posters on the walls about when to feed/BF your child, and put in their version. Very lame. DP and I tried so hard to go with an open mind and get something, anything, out of the day but they were just insistent that we try and put Aadi to sleep in a way that wasn't gentle and went against everything we have strived to achieve, and ended up being very distressing for all of us. We have never had that much trouble getting him to sleep, and they wouldn't hear us when we tried to explain that that wasn't why we were there!
Oh well. Completely threw our day out of whack, and now we have the end of daylight savings time to contend with too! We rang around a couple of other sleep schools but the only other one that is an option is $3000 for a 4-night residential stay, and will only accept our private insurance if I'm diagnosed as having PND and there's a risk of me hurting my child. Not likely! They did, however, put us on to a woman who works independently, and she's coming round on Tuesday night (for a fee) to see what help she can provide. She seems ok, and provides follow-up support, but I am going to call her and check what her thoughts are on gentle parenting and my personal beliefs first, tho. Don't want to waste our time and money if it's going to be a repeat performance of today.
My GP is on leave so he hasn't sorted out anything with our paed for extra care or assistance. Maybe in a couple of weeks when he's back... I think booking Aadi into occasional care for a half-day or two a week might be more useful. Give me time to rest first, then gather my thoughts and strength, and then focus on an effective way of dealing with this challenging little boy that doesn't crush his spirit or let him become a "problem child".

Jess - wow on all them choppers! So glad the amber necklace is working so well for Tiahna too!
Bec - I don't like to admit I'm a QLDer. Dont tell anyone! :redface: haha! Yeah, the government is soooooo freakin slow and backward, and they've JUST put the prices up on the certificate stuff. bah! I'll have to go back to my dad's name for now, even tho I've practically disowned him. And even tho I don't want one, you have to have a surname, apparently... Good luck with the childcare centre. I hope it turns out to be a great thing for all of you. I thought about FDC too, but I'm just a bit hesitant still. DP said No F'ing Way. That's pretty strong words for him, so CCC it is!

Hi everyone else! Hope you're all ace! :hello:

Oh NaNa sorry to hear... I had an idea that sleep shcool is al about controlled crying (a friend of mine did them but in orange but i thought maybe some had a different approach... Isnt it aweful when people just cant offer you the right help... Having issues with DS and getting him help for his behaviour... :wall:... But i could take over this thread with my whinging so i wont... I really hope that u can work with Ds and get him and yourself some sleep... I have run out of idea for you sorry... I guess the best person to know your DS is you and your DP... it might take a while but at least you know it was done your way...

Well after looking round for a SAH job i can accross HEAPS of consultant jobs but the commissions suck to be honest. so i'm looking into maybe starting up my own business... (just on the huss huss incase it doesnt work out) Just looking in to supliers and all the nitty griity of the website and hosting and blah blah blah... so we'll see... Even if its small to start with and i can expand... I would eventually like to hire my own consultants (my other SAHM friends) but that will be a while away yet.

We did have a little bit of sooking the other night from DD i guess 4 teeth care a bit much to handle even with the Amber necklace... (maybe i need bigger amber beeds... lol) well i gave her some sm33 and some panadol (more cos she was pulling so much on here ears i was worried she would pull the earings out making it worse. She had a much needed slep and was fine when she woke up so i'm impressed... (also woke with one bottom tooth cut and up... amazing,.... Some are slow to cut and come up but others are fast.

Bec- Its a bugger having to return to work isnt it...but i actually think CC is good for kids... i will be starting DD soon just for the socialisation and i think it helps then be less dependant on MUm all the time... plus they really enjoy it...

This will be a miracle if it works, i am going to make it short as i haven't the patience for losing a long post this morning..
NaNa so sorry to hear sleep school was like that for you, honestly i have only ever heard of one person to say it worked for them, and there trouble was getting there baby to sleep, not the wake ups. I hope you have more success with the one on one lady.

Jess - Good luck with new business, i was thinking of starting my own book keeping business from home but i am having second thoughts now. I dont have the best self discipline and have a habit of leaving everything to the last minute and i am not sure i would be good at working from home.

Sass - wow on Jayda steps, that is great, they look so cute when they start walking.

Bec- I am starting an extra shift at work from this week but thankfully i dont need day care as i work at night and on weekends. I would like to eventually get back into my real job instead of just working for mum and dad but i am not sure if i will wait until after next baby. Oh i have no idea what to do. Good luck with starting work again, i think the adult interaction will be good but hard to leave Cam..

I am having a bad few days, have a few health issues but wont go into it atm until i get results later in the week. Hamish is going well, standing alot now on his own but no steps as yet. Daylight saving s has thrown him out of wack a bit but hopefully after a few days we will get back on track.

Hi to everyone i have missed.

Oh Abb sorry to hear your having health issues... If u need a chat were all here for you or you can PM me or chat to me on FB...

BB is having some issues but i know Kell is trying to work them out... I'm loyal... i love my BB gals... specially you ladies... I noticed the other girls that went to the other thread (may1-15th's thread) is VERY slow... i wish they had of combined us.

DD is a bit sooky today another one is cutting through... Wont be long now...

good afternoon ladies.

well jayda got herself used to daylight saving ending about 2 weeks ago so it hasnt been that bad for us.
i noticed this morning she has a bottom tooth just come through. so she is up to 5 now. 4 on the top and 1 on the bottom.
i am slowly starting to put a little bit of cows milk into her bottles so i can get her used to it over a extending amount of time. we r going away in june and it will be good not having to worry about formula.
hmmmmm wat else...... not much happening just their birthday coming up very fast lol.

Sass-- Yay on more teeth,,, lol... 5 teeth... were approaching 10... lol...

Havent started the cows milk here... I will be leaving DD on formula for a while... i like the extra benefits of the toddler formula. but i did switch DS when he was 12 months... (well gradually).

DD has woken up this morning with bad eczema... her fgace is a mess... trying to figure out what made her react that way... she had grapes yesterday evening but i doubt if thats what caused it. Hmmmm she had a NaNa... (hehe) that does react with her but she has has 2 in 1 day and still not had such a bad reaction... Hmmm... Maybe Ds put something in the bath maybe he's always adding stuff... .

Daylight savings hasnt made much difference except last night DD was so tired she was in bed at 5 so she was up at 6.15 but thats good cos i was up at 4.30.

Hope everyone is well...

NaNa- how did the home visit go???

Jess - it's tonight. I rang her yesterday and got her opinions on the sleep school's philosophy and she seemed ok with the fact that we didn't agree with it and it wouldn't work for us. She said we weren't the first family to have walked out on that particular institution having had a bad experience. Hopefully she'll have some good advice, because we were up again every hour from midnight last night, and from 3-5 with DS basically playing up. Up at 6.30 for the day, and currently screaming at me because he wont nap. Goes from tired to extreme in a split second, there's no in-between.
Hope you can work out what's causing the excema flare-ups. It wasn't me, I swear!! :)

Sass - that's so amazing how Jayda got all her top teeth first! And great that you haven't had any troubles with her sooking much because of teething. I think maybe Aadi got all the teething troubles for all the babies in the world some days... number 6 finally cut thru yesterday, after threatening to for the last 6 weeks!

Abb - hope everything's ok with you. You know where to find us if you need to chat.

nana: good luck with the sleep lady tonight i hope she can sort things out for u.

i uploaded a pic of jayda walkin on fb check it out.

not much else to report here. just sick of the rain.

it has been 12months today since my pop died it seems to go so fast. means only 6 weeks till bubs birthday. makes me so sad he tried so hard to hold out to see her.

ok, quick update from me...
we had the mothercraft nurse come on Tuesday night. She was lovely, and really helpful. Complete opposite to sleep school "nurses"! She freaked out about us having Aadi in a bed though, but understood that it was a last-ditch attempt by us to get him to sleep, and not in our bed. So we have tried to get him back into his cot, in his own room. We're "camping out" in there at night until he learns how to resettle without so much help. Tuesday night he took 45 minutes to go to sleep with us constantly taking it in turns to comfort him, patting, shooshing and singing with the radio on too. The nurse could see immediately that he is a full-on high-needs kid, and suggested we try medication like Pain-Stop, phenurgen, valergen (sp?), or anything we can get our hands on! And a couple of nights a week we have a "sleep medicine" night where we all get some sleep. Yes, it's that bad! Especially since Aadi suffers so badly when he's teething and things like Panadol and Nurofen don't seem to do much at all. Also, DP and I are taking it in turns to sleep in the bungalow so we can get some much-needed uninterrupted sleep.
Anyway, Aadi slept from 8-1.30, but woke up and banged his head on the bars and wouldn't resettle for me, so after an hour I got DP to try. Half an hour more screaming before he went back to sleep, then woke up every hour after that until needing a nappy change at 5.30. He was so hysterical he couldn't even tell me "doddy" (potty) like he normally does. Blah. Wednesday was a shocking day, and he wouldn't sleep because he knew I was going to put him in the cot. He was horrid to me. Screamed all day. I caved and lay down with him and fed him to sleep just so I could rest for 5 minutes. He only slept 25 minutes anyway. By 5pm he still wouldn't relent and nap again, and the nurse rang to check up on me while he was screaming at me. I told her I was going to put him to sleep the only way I could, and call her back. I was a mess by then, and she was telling me I was - in her opinion - borderline PND and needed to go to a hospital. That really pi$$ed me off, so I went and cried with Aadi for a bit and fed him off to sleep again. Then composed myself and called her back. I explained to her that I am not depressed, I'm just frustrated and exhausted and this is the first time I've lost it like that. She understood, especially since I have NO support or assistance here and it's been just me 24-7 dealing with this high-needs kid. She still wants me to try and get into one of the other sleep schools before we go away, but there's nothing available until July/August anywhere. And none of them are covered by my health insurance. The system has let us down yet again...
So anyway, after I put Aadi to sleep at 5, I had to wake him up at 6 to feed him and try and get him back into the routine... He ate some dinner, and had a bath, but was so tired and upset. I gave him a BF and then DP came to try and put him to bed. He was falling asleep in our arms, but as soon as DP put him in the cot he cracked it and then vomited everywhere. DP got him out of the cot and Aadi immediately vomited again, all over DP! Then I copped it while trying to clean everything up. He hasn't been sick like that since starting solids, so it was pretty disgusting even though I'm well and truly used to chucking! Aadi was so miserable. After I cleaned everything up, DP put him back to bed in the cot and he slept, but woke up every hour from midnight again. At 5.30 DP brought him in to me for a BF, but he was carrying on and kicking me again, so he went back in the cot and slept until 7.
I tried to get him to nap in the cot yesterday, and he was so tired but he wouldn't stop throwing a tantrum and screaming. I just couldn't listen to it anymore so I popped him in the pram and went for a walk. He finally fell asleep at about 10.30, after about a kilometre. And stayed asleep for an hour without stirring. I had to go out again in the afternoon, so put him in the sling. Right on 2pm he fell asleep and napped for 45 minutes. I was walking the whole time, and then he woke up right when I got to my appointment with a FDC company. Wreaked havoc in their office, then back in the sling to walk home. Another 2km. My shoulders muscles are like golf balls...
So last night Aadi was exhausted and DP put him to bed without a problem. He woke every hour from 10pm, and by midnight DP couldn't do it anymore and put him to sleep with him on the mattress on the floor. It probably is a really bad time to be trying this big change since Aadi's TEETHING like crazy again. But we're persisting. It's really hard, since Aadi WILL NOT settle for me, and that means weekdays are going to be hard, but I'll keep trying over the long weekend while I have DP here to support me, and see how we go.
OK, I'm done. Hope you're all doing well! Enjoy your long weekend.

OMG Tiahna just too her 1st 4 un assisted steps and i missed it on camera... She has done 1-3 before but i thought i'd wait for a woo hoo til she had progressed to 2 both feet... LOL... She is still a little scared after her big fall but also excited when she does it herself.

NaNa- glad the lady was nice... WOW on recommending something to knock him out... But i guess u all need sleep... and i notice with my wild child that if he doesnt get enough sleep he gets worse and worse.
Sounds like you are having such an aweful time with this sleep business... i really feel for u... My DS was very similar..... i started givinghim camomile tea at about 4.30 every afternooon to get him to relax and get into our night routine... I guess its difficult when u dont want to do the controlled crying because nearly every sleep school seem to choose this method... I really hope that i can find something that works... wonder if there are any other foods and things that have a relaxing effect... or maybe some oils and things... maybe burning them or making a mix to massage into him... u know like the baby bath or baby bolsum???

Were having teething issues also... needed neurophen few times... The necklace has helped so much but 4 teeth are just way too much for her to handle sometimes. We got our 1st ever MCN yesterday a Maz-alicious Nite nap but i think i needed a medium size. she leaked out the legs... but it was on almost 12 hours so didnt doo too bad...

Hope everyone had a great easter and all the bubs enjoy their 1st ever easter. I just got Tiahna a kinder bunny..... i spent $140 on 4 new MCN's for her this week. plus too much chocy will make her get a sore tummy.

ETA.... Sass... must be a tough time for u ... i remember u going through this at the ending of ur pregnancy... Just know ur pop is watching Jayda from above... if u need a chat u know where to find me

yeah, Jess, for Maz-a-licious you would probably need a medium. I don't know about the sizing of her night nappies coz they're new, I just have some of her covers, and the large cover on Aadi is big enough to go OVER a big bubble-bum night nappy! It's super-important to check the weight range and measurements for all MCN if you're not getting OSFM/OSFA. Definitely ask in the cloth nappy thread about what type you're thinking of getting and someone (probably Gigi) will be able to tell you if they're a good fit for your DD's shape. It seems so expensive at first, but when you haven't had to buy sposies for a month, it feels great. Also, with the nite nap, you will need to give it at least 10 washes before it's at it's peak absorbency. Same with all bamboo and hemp products. If you're getting gapes around the legs, try taking the boosters out. If that fits better, you can put the boosters outside the nappy and put a cover over the lot. At least until Tiahna grows into it a bit better.

I have tried to keep Aadi calm by using as many natural methods as I know of. I always put lavender oil in his bath, and try to massage him afterwards but he doesn't keep still long enough to do it anymore! I have an oil burner going with a special calming blend of oils all the time, and have gone thru a few bottles of Brauer Calm formula. I have decided to cut out dairy from Aadi's diet after trying him on yoghurt and some cheese. It's just not worth it. I avoid anything with tomato in it, and prepare all his food myself now. DP thinks I'm being food-paranoid, but I know how much of an impact it can have on behavioural issues and health. I ate too much cheese the other day, and Aadi and I both suffered afterwards. For a couple of days. It's yuk. I don't want to have to go down the avenue of medicating, but it's getting so hard on DP and I, and Aadi is sleep-deprived too. It's no good for any of us. And it's not that I don't want to do the controlled crying thing (well, I don't) but I know that it isn't going to work without destroying his trust in me completely or making him even more clingy than he already is. It's not worth it. He's challenging enough.

Sass, I'm thinking of you. I remember this time last year, and was wondering last week how you must be feeling now. I hope you're ok.

Hi All,

Jess - Yay on Tiahna walking. I hope those teeth cut through quickly for her then, its bad enough getting the 1 tooth, but 4 at once seems a little unfair for them hey.

NaNa - I'm sorry to hear the sleep school didn't work out, but good to hear the mothercraft nurse is able to try to help without the controlled crying. I really do hope things improve for you's soon.

Sassy - Anniversary's of loved ones passing are always hard...but I'm sure your Grandpa is keeping an eye on you. My Nana passed away almost 13years ago now and I still miss her dearly, but every now and then I get this feeling that she is here....I think she comes to visit Cameron, as sometimes he is talking to someone when nobody is there (usually in his cot at night).

Abb - How are you feeling? Hope the results were what you wanted. Has Hamish now adjusted to the daylight savings change?

Well not much here to report. I'm thinking Cameron might be getting his next tooth/teeth. I saw a little white dot on his top gum yesterday when he was crying after he let go whilst standing up and toppled giving him a scare (its the only time I can see right in when he cries). I also looks a little lumpy on his bottom gum too. He has been rather grumpy the last couple of days, so that could explain it...we will wait and see I guess.

I'm getting nervous about taking him to child care and me returning to work. But I know he will be fine (and so will I eventually :rolleyes:). I kept thinking yesterday (and today) - this time next week he will be away from me. I think I'll have to try to keep busy those days next week, so I don't sit around moping.

I've arranged to see my boss next Friday, so that'll help. I've also offered to go back early and he is thrilled. So I could be back at work in 2 weeks. It will be interesting, as they have a new computer system, mostly new staff and new procedures....I'll feel like I'm starting a brand new job almost. I use to be 1 of the most experienced staff there (I was one of the few people everyone would come to when they needed advise) - now I'll probably be asking all the questions - its a strange feeling - haven't felt like that since I started there 9.5years ago.

Cam has started to walk with a walker (like a plastic trolley thing you push). He kept trying to push his high chair around, so we showed him this thing (it came with blocks)- and now he is constantly getting up and walking with it. No sooner do I plop him down on the ground, he races over to it and is up and going...until he hits the wall, then he is looking around for us to turn him around. He also has this funny look on his face like 'look a me, aren't I clever'....so cute.

Well thats all from me for now I think. Off to start making dinner before Cam wakes.

Hope everyone has a wonderful easter.

Bye for now,

thanks everyone for the kind thought. we got through it all pretty good.

Nana: it so must suck not having help with the sleep issues. When he throws up in the cot is it cause he is crying so much. we were told to use controlled cryign adn tired but coudlnt even get to 2 mins with out her throwing up everywhere.
i know it is hard people bringing up PND i didnt want to go to the doc when it was suggested to me and i didnt want any one to know i was on tabs for it either but it did help me alot. mine was caused by alot of stress from goign back to work so early not just having bub. dont feel like u have failed or anything. i really need somethign to help u and it might make things a little easier.
also with giving aadi somethign to put him to sleep i think it might be a good thing too. maybe it might help get him into a routine and u might not need it for very long.

i cant wait till sunday till jayda see's her eggs lol. i dont care how much choccy she gets more for me then............. i mena my diet is goign great lol.

jess: woo hoo on the steps. its so crazy isnt it they r gonna be running around soon. i think jayda will be by her birthday lol

I cant belive it Tiahna has gotten so good now... were getting quite a few now but its just getting her to have more confidence again... (wow i was whinging about her over confidence a month ago...

Bec- I'm sure Cam will be fine... I'm not looking forward to it myself.

Sass- glad you got through the anniversary ok...Hows Jaydas walking going???

NaNa- I really feel for you... i know all to well how it feels to have a child who is difficult... I hope that you and DP can get through it... i know how exhausting it is though... still trying to find someone to help with my DS... I cant get anywhere... There willing to help me by offering AD at every stop i take but mo one can help me sort this kid out... I'm at my witz end... I just dont know what to do anymore... I'm lost...

Abb- How are things going??? Hope ur health issues are all ok...

Deancy- Seems like ages since u have been in here. Hope the studying is going well...

Mecil. Hope things are well for u and ur bubs also.

Girl... How is ur DD??? Been quiet in this thread... Hope all is well...

Hmmmm who have i missed out on...

hey everyone.
How was everyones easter. jayda loved it she wants choc now lol.

like the change of name jess.

not much else to report.
jayda is doing a fair bit of walkin now just not when we want her too lol.

Hey Sass- I applied for the name change ages ago when i thought i'd be starting up my kids clothing site.. :( Will take a while now that i am not getting Krudds bonus... But its all good... Hopefully i can save up the $900 in the next few months..... Also i have few friends that i think have signed up too... so just for sum more privacy

DD has been loving easter... We went to MIL for lunch and usually she doesnt go to anyone but i told MIL to win her over with choccy... LOL... She gave her a few bits and was even able to get a hold and a cuddle after... LOL. We got 8 steps in today... she is just learning to fast... she is so keen now she has started...

Hi All,

HeyGoodLooking ;) At first when I checked my notifications I thought there was a new member to our group....love the new name. Glad to hear your MIL was able to bribe Tiahna for cuddles with chocolate...I had a look at your FB photos, I see she enjoyed her bunny.

Sassy - Ain't that always the way...they never perform when you want them too. I am a little jealous Jayda and Tiahna are walking though...I can just see Cam's going to take his first steps when he is at child care :rolleyes: - I think I'll have to tell them if they see he is about to walk to push him back down :lol:. I also had a look at your FB photos too, Jayda loved her chocolate egg too.

How was everyone's easter?

Well I wasn't planning on giving Cam easter egg, but then I started to think about it more and I thought its probably no worse then giving Cam birthday cake and fairy bread, plus we don't have a problem with fussiness with foods, he loves his vegies so a little treat here and there couldn't hurt. So when we went shopping on Saturday I bought him a little Lindt bunny (couldn't find any kinder ones). We gave it to him and knew exactly where to put it. He did an ok effort, but didn't guts it like I thought he might, only nibbled down half the ears (its one of the smaller Lindt bunnies) - so it was good to see he is not a chocolaholic like his parents yet :lol:

Nothing else new here, but I did have a quick question...

Have all your bubs soft spot closed over yet? Cam's hasn't yet, I'm not worried though as I know it can take til 12months, and it is getting smaller (its a little smaller then a 10c piece now). Was just curious.

Well, thats all from me for now. Off to get ready, we are meant to be going to a BBQ at a friends house- but it is pouring rain here, so I guess it might be an inside event now.

Hope you's are all having a wonderful easter.

Bye for now