deancey - lol, nah, he's just toxic. Haven't been regular with the solids as I've been out and about so often I just forget. But I'll make more of an effort this week. He only sometimes shows an interest, so I'm not pushing it. Luckily, despite everything Aadi's still so happy all the time. It's really only momentary that he's grumpy or whatever. I'm just a whinger coz I haven't had a full night's sleeep for over 6 months!
Sounds like a nice weekend! Too bad u have to go to work on such a gorgeous day, tho...
Jess - forgot to answer your question, "papa et maman" means literally "dad and mum". NaNa is a nickname I've had since I was a kid since most people can't pronounce my name, let alone remember it. Everyone calls me that, even my mum. Aadi has been very vocal since he was a few weeks old, but I have no idea what his first real words are going to be, and whether they will be french, english or arabic! I think the times he's said "NaNa" and "Aadi" were just a fluke, and he's continued to babble and grunt as before...
Mis- oooh work boring... same thing's happening here - the bump is back, the stink is pewwwyy, and sleep is not happening again. Aadi gets agitated and grunts/moans continually when he's sitting in the car seat or pram for too long. It's the worst noise. I think it's wind too.
DP rarely changes nappies, only on weekends really, and only if I'm asleep (not often) or I hassle him that it's "his turn". I even put printed instructions with diagrams on the wall next to the change table so there would be no excuse for him to do it wrong. So now he gets the nappy right but puts Aadi's clothes on back to front, inside out or both! He's a bit dippy sometimes... but I do have an overwhelming nappy stash, and like to confuzzle him at times. heheheh! I'm so mean.
Have a good day at work ladies! I dont envy you...
Sass- jinx! posted at the same time. I have no idea about the bottle feeding... sorry. But do those measurements take into consideration the fact that she's having solids as well?? Posting a thread in that section is a good idea tho. I'm glad you're not bummed about the jobs, something better will come along for sure, and you'll probably be a lot happier anyway when you've cut your hours down.
Last edited by NaNa; November 10th, 2008 at 08:21 AM.
WoooooooooooooooooHoooooooooooooooo
I dont have to work fulltime yay
I was going to have to go back to work fulltime soon but have decided "money isn't everything" lol, no really i have been doing a couple of shifts a week since Hamish was 6 weeks old and i can cope with that as the majority of the time its at night when Dp is home to look after ds. We talked on the weekend and Dp said he didnt want Hamish to go into care and ofcourse i agreed so we decided we would just keep going the way we are for as long as it works out and then see what happens later on. With Maddi starting secondary school next year i was not sure we can afford it but it just means we will need to watch our pennies a bit more. I am so glad i was not looking forward to it at all, i went back to work fulltime when dd was 12 weeks old and i regret it, I know it could not have been helped as i didn't have a choice at the time but am so pleased i do now. In saying this though i know i will need to be alot more careful with money , but i am sure we will manage.
I have forgotten what else i was going to write with all my exitement i now have writers block.lol
Be back later..
Abb- WOOOHOOOO isnt that feeling great... I felt like a weight was lifted of my shoulders... SO glad i can now relax abit and enjoy DD...
NaNa- I thin kits hreat that your DS will grow up learning other languages. curious what your name is now... (what a sticky beak hey... ) Love the mental image of poo painting... (although from what i was told growing up i was quite the artist myself ) At least your DH will change nappies... Mine wont at all... or bath, dress, feed... pretty much most things...
Sass- i wouldnt worry bout what the tin says as long as Jayda is putting on weight then everything is good. The tin doesnt allow for solid food. As long as wet and dirty nappies are regular then no need to stress... (i know easier said then done)
Mis- Maybe its the angle of the seat and pram???
Deancey- Glad you had a nice time at your brothers...
Well things here have been hectic... I guess its pay back for having a good sleeper in the early weeks. DD was up 5 times again last night... I'm wrecked... DP ended up getting her up twice as i was so exhausted i didnt even hear her screaming... She now says Da Da... very clearly... all night she was crying out dadadadadadada... GRRRR so angry... just wanted at least 1 of them to say Mum 1st. oh well... Also he bottle feeding was short lived... Tried yesterday and nope wouldnt take it again... cant win lately...
Well DS has bad mouth sores... with him being sick the doc said he's immune system was low and has develooped these blister type things on his tounge... he's on AB hasnt eaten in 5 days cos his mouth is so sore. keeping up fluids so at least he isnt dehydrated. Well best be off... DD is sooking as usual and DP is whinging about whats for lunch (yep not even 11.30 yet... )
jess: no its better when they say da da because liek u said she was yelling out da da da all night then u can say to Dh she wants u lol. i always tell Dh that and he gets so angry and now is tryin to make her say mum or ma ma lol.
Abb: thats great that u dont ahev to go back to work full time. At least i was lucky i get to have jayda with me even though i work full time.
has anyone decided when they will haev their next bub yet? this isnt a joke this is a serious question hehehehe.
Dh and i have been talkin and we dicide that once jayda has had her 1st bday we wont try to stop it but we rnt gonna try full on.
Oh, Abb, that's wonderful! So happy for you! I know it's not easy to watch the budget with a baby AND a teen, but it will be so worth it for all the important time you get to spend with both your kids now. Money comes and money goes, but remember the best things in life aren't things!
Jess - I wouldn't mind if DP didn't change nappies, he makes such a mess! And then he gets all metrosexual on me, doesn't like getting his hands dirty... he can be such a wuss! It's funny coz he can't even say the word "bloke" with his french accent. I tease him mercilessly about it coz I'm such a b!tch, but since he pays the rent and bills, and I do practically everything else I figure that makes us about even.
I agree it's great that Aadi's going to be a multi-lingual kid, but it means I really need to brush up on my french or I'm going to be left behind. Maybe next year I'll get to night classes for arabic too. Hah! maybe...
Have you considered giving your DS probiotics, just to counter-balance the AB and help boost his immune system? It's such a vicious circle with AB coz it will make him susceptible to the next bug that's going round. Poor kiddo! Hope he's doing better soon.
Sass - oh gosh no. we never discussed having a baby before I got pg! I know DP wants more, and I'm actually ok with that now, but we have mentioned vaguely that it wont be for another year at least! Depends very much on his job and which country we're living in, coz there's a very real possibility we'll go overseas again.
It's such a glorious day I think I'll do some more laundry! Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Just thought I'd quickly pop in and say I'm still here. It's been a rather busy couple of weeks. Even now I don't have much time as Camerons happily playing on his mat, but for how long...
Well I finally read all the posts on thread #3 on Saturday, took me about 30mins, then went to post and all of a sudden the post was closed, and as the computer was going a little slow I gave up.
Last Sunday I went to Mum's to deal with some family issues (Mum lives approx 30mins drive up the highway). Had only intended going up for the day, but ended up staying the night, with Cameron. As Mum and I had a few things on that week to do together, on Monday we decided I'd stay the rest of the week. DH works in Brisbane, so he would pop in on the way home to the Gold Coast, and it meant he got some good night sleeps and could pop in anything else we needed.
I wasn't sure how Cameron would go sleeping in a new area, but he slept very well. I didn't have the porta-cot the first night, so we just layered some blankets and he slept on the floor. I slept on the bed beside him. I don't know how you's who do do it, sleeping with there babies in the same room and especially in the same bed. I barely slept cause I just wanted to listen to him most of the night, and boy he is a chatter box at night. I guess being in his own room I don't get to hear it as much, but he woke twice just for a chat! I ended up getting the porta cot, but Cameron didn't seem to sleep too well in it, so I will have to do some practising in it at home, for when he is a little older and has to stay at Mum's occassionally.
And some great news for us...Cameron can now roll over both ways, WOOHOO!!! And I was able to witness his first roll over from tummy to back. I could see him trying and I managed to yell to my mum to look, and over he went. He's been doing back to belly for about 6 weeks now, so this to us is a major accomplishment. I was starting to wonder if this was an accident (a very well planned accident) or what, but today he has done it 2 times so far this morning.
Unfornutately though Cameron got a bit of a cold, started on Wednesday, and woke a couple of times early Thursday morning, screaming. We came home Thursday then, as I figured it would be easier to get him to sleep and not disturb my dad and brother, who had to work. But now I too have a cold. Damn changes in weather, it has been 4 seasons in the last week.
Well I have to go, Cameron is ready for a feed.
I'll try to get back later. Thank you for all those who asked where we were, it's nice to be wanted.
Sass- DP thinks he's king ***** now.... but not making him be more./....well 'fatherly" He's just loving how she follows him with her eyes and calls out to him all day.
About the next baby.... i could easily go again (have had DP scared already) we'll wait til DD is 12 months at least (for DP's sanity not mine) And i just want to enjoy her as much as i can. Plus i figure 12 months plus 9 months of pregnancy (remember how long that is) is more then enough time to wait for another miracle
NaNa- LOL about your metrosexual hubby... mine on the other hand was an Engine reconditioner by trade... Always greasy, dirty... always working in new clothes... i keep telling him to wear older clothes while doing him odd jobs but nope its always the Whitest newest t shirt when he goes out to fiddle with cars or did on the garden, making this or building that... My DS on the other hand used to freak out when he got dirty but DP has helped out with that now he's digging in the dirt and playing in mud when ever he can... GRRRRR Thanks for the advice on the probiotic... i was thinking bout it but i'm having issues getting to take the neurophen and AB as is... plus forcing him to have fluids. i finally got him to eat some jelly today.. .his mouth is so sore, its bad enough when you bite your tongue and get an ulcer but to have so many on your tongue, mouth, throat and lips. We just found out today from the Doc that it is a form of herpes... (like a coldsore) i freaked out but he said its very common amongst kids could have picked it up NUMEROUS places... i'm already strict on washing hands and using that antiseptic liquid stuff (you know that you dont need to wash off) Guess i need to be stricter.
Mis sorry to hear about DS and his rash... i know both kids' eczema plays up in the sun. What does the rash look like??? could it be a heat rash??? As for the sleeping in his own room... i think its up to you as the parent.
Bec- glad cam went well at your mums. Hope he's feeling better soon with his cold... poor thing... and YAY on the rolling too...
Well i was feeling a tad empty this arvo and had no EBM in the freezer so i made a little bit of Formula for DD. She fussed at first but then drank about 60mls of the 120... feeling very down about it but i guess it will come down to it sooner or later. Not giving up... Will try to express as often as i can to pick up my supply and get some in stock. at least she drank it. so i guess i'll just look at the positive and say YAY she had a bottle...
Dp is at work now so i'm off to bath the kids... hoping tonight DD decides to have a decent sleep....
WOOOHOOOO isnt that feeling great... I felt like a weight was lifted of my shoulders... SO glad i can now relax abit and enjoy DD... 
) At least your DH will change nappies... Mine wont at all... or bath, dress, feed... pretty much most things... 
i'm already strict on washing hands and using that antiseptic liquid stuff (you know that you dont need to wash off) Guess i need to be stricter. 
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