We had a nice day here. Like I had said, we just stayed put. Cameron was a good boy, woke at 7am, well he was slightly stirring, so we decided we were too excited to sleep (I'd been awake from 5.30 when Cameron stirred a little, but he went back to sleep). We got the video camera and went in saying Merry Christmas to Cameron - he was all smiles and giggles. We managed to get 2 presents opened (with my help, though he was trying to rip the paper with me) - he got the little lounge from us and that ball he had been eyeing off when it was all wrapped up. He was then ready to feed. We then opened a couple more, then it was food time. As it was christmas and I knew DH had been anxious to give him this - Cameron had his first taste of custard. Think he enjoyed it, but I know DH enjoyed giving it to him more .
We managed to get the last presents opened (and put together and batteries in) then it was time for his morning nap. This is our new routine that he'll sleep about 2hrs til 11am, then wake for about 3hours, then down for another 2- 2.5hrs. Worked out well as other family popped in during his wake time and got to have cuddles and see him with his presents.
So many of his presents need batteries though. Luckily a few weeks ago we begun collecting rechargables, but we still need more .
Yesterday we just had a family day at home day, helping Cameron play with his presents. I also dismantled the christmas tree - as it took up too much of Cameron's playing space in the lounge plus Cameron kept semi-crawling under it.
Jess - Sorry Tiahna's given a few bad nights, I was so hoping she would give you a sleeping through present. Hopefully though with those top teeth through it might improve soon .
Girl - Yay on the tooth , was this her first tooth?
When Cameron wakes we are going to go to the markets. I want to have a look for one of those inserts for the grocery trolleys. Has everyone else got one? Where did you get yours? I've only found them in toys r us, but didn't like the 1 style they have, especially for that price. Cameron got $20 from his grandparents (the IL's), so will put this towards it.
I know it may sound a little ungrateful, but I was very disappointed in their present, I would've thought they could've bought him a present rather then taking the easy option of money. The only thing they have ever bought him was a teddy bear when he was born- but he has so many and it's not one I can give him to play with as it has eyes and nose that can fall off, so it ain't that special. I know they already have 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, but I would've thought they could put more effort into it. Especially as this is there 1st grandson and we are in the same city as them (the others live in nsw and sa). They cry poor, but don't seem to have problems scrapping money together so MIL can go overseas or doing things around their house..GRRR... sorry about that rant... better now.
Well better go start to get ready.
Hope everyone has a nice day and enjoying the time with their family. DH is back at work on Monday, but it's been nice having a few days together (he is catching up on now).
Girl- YAY on the tooth... Hope it hasnt given Yasmeenia to much trouble...
Bec- My DP is back to work monday also so is catching up on some too... I brought heaps of batteries also... should have just paid the extra for rechargable ones though... alot of things are flat already with DS going crazy and playing with so many things over the last 2 days... SOunds like Cam is in a very good routine... IKWUM about grandparents... My FIL brought DD a lunch box set??? when she was born he brought size 1 clothes and this christmas he brought wonter stuff in 00??? it justs fits her now so we wont get much wear out of it unfortunatley...
Also what is everyones thoughts on P.J's with "HIGH FIRE DANGER LABLES" I was shocked and discusted when i saw this on the P.J's from FIL... Why do they make kids clothes with this material if there is a high danger??? i mean they gop to the effort to put a warning on them why not just use different safe material???
Well last night i decided to try DD on a bottle of formula... i hoped it would help her sleep... Well good thing was she drank 150mls from the bottle ... bad news was it lasted all of 15 mins in her tummy... She was snuggling up with me and i thought she was ready for bed when suddenly she started choking i sat her up and she threw up a little bit i cleaned her up with the spew cloth an then laid her down a bit and it happened again... This time when i sat her up a bit it just kept comming out... Like violently throwing up... I was panicing there was so much... she was choking on it and DP was no help... i think maybe that formula doesnt agree with her so might have to try the HA one??? after a shower cos we were both covered in it i had to give her both sides of BB and she woke up every 2 hours last night again but it was like i had nothing for each feed... she's always wantng solids lately so it makes me think she isnt getting enough milk??? She's been very sooky also so maybe its cos she's hungry... She had the bottle no probs so i think i might go up and buy a HA tin... what do you think???
sorry it has been so long since I have been on here, hope you are all travelling along well.
Nice to hear you all survived the crazy xmas season & inlaws
Just thought I had better give you all an update on little (Big) Zali.
Zali is now 10.6kg & 78cm long. She has 2 teeth came through at the same time (Bonus), crawls backwards, and says Bub Bub which was her first word, Daddad & Mummum she is a very talkative baby.
She loves eating whatever she get hold of, including rubber bands & buttons
We are going well and have bought a block of land and are going to be building early in the new year which is really exciting cause our 1 bedroom apt is getting really small especially after xmas.
Nana - I am glad your lil man is ok after his big adventure off the bed, I guess I have that to look forward to when Zali finally figures out how to go forward.
Bec 7 - congrats to cameron, that is great news and very exciting!
Abb that is wonderful news about the promotion and not having to go back to work full time. Enjoy it.
LMK - I know how you feel about the clingy thing, Zali is very much the same at the mo, she screams when I just walk past her even when DH has her, I try to keep out of sight but very hard to do in a small place.
Jess - that sounds tiring with the night wake ups I hope she gets better for you Yay on reaching your 6mth goal of BF.
Sorry to anyone else I missed but I had better get off here and start dinner.
Veggie mush anyone??
Have a great New Years and I hope all your lil munchkins behave for you into the new year.
Thanks so much Jess that is really helpful. I will start tomorrow. These past few days have been really bad. Sometimes I have allowed her to cry it out, it worked when she was 2 months. She only use to cry for 10 mins and sleep. Last night she wouldn't stop crying. We moved into a new neighbourhood, haven't met the neighbours yet, so our neighbours called the police about a "crying baby". It was somewhat embarrassing moment for me as a parent. I had to explain I was trying control cry method and that she has a tooth growing also. Just as she was about to sleep when the police officer asked to see the baby; What the! I showed him in she started playing and laughing It was a very long night, especial with the weather. Jess please do give me the details for sleep school. Obviously, moving houses, the weather, has changed our routine so I need to do something new.
Girl.... Where abouts are you??? There are many sleep schools and places easier to narrow some down in your area... Also OMG about the neighbours calling the police... Are you in a unit??? DD had bad colic til about 5 months and was always screaming and never had the police called... (we were new here too... ) Dont be embarresed thou... these things happen.. And with them needing to see bubs its just their job to check the safety of the baby... You would think the neighbours would come over 1st hey??? I would go over and see them and introduce your self... Maybe explain your issues and how bubs wont sleep just incase it becomes something they do again...
Also YAY on the other tooth...
Deancey- YAY liam on the teeth... what a great christmas surprise... We have 4 teeth now and i'n a way i'm glad we have introduced a night bottle the biting it killing me...
Mecil- Great to see you back here... wow sounds like Zali is doing well.. She sounds alot bigger then my DD... and very long also... i havent had DD weighed yet might go on thursday. YAY on teh block of land also... i bet you cant wait to start building
Bec- YAY.... Its a bit like that... exciting but in the back of your head its like "oh no" thats what were going through... DD can do it but still prefers the old way... DD's talking has quietened down a bit... she back into that listeneing and squeeling stage again... like testing out different sounds andvolumes... lol
Abb- YAY on DH's promotion... Thats awesome... Were having issues with DP's work they decided no bonus this yr... Everyone was counting on it and they didnt tell anyone till the day before christmas... DP is doing all this extra work for nothing... He's in charge of his crew and gets a measly $30 extra a week for it... Not happy jan... he's been getting up them and asking for more money or he's leaving and i'm worried he'll end up quitting and we have mortgage and stuff to pay for... It must be tough on him feeling like he's not worth a bonus and a payrise for the extra work and hours he's putting in... i just hope he can stay focused and not do anything rash...
Enjoy ur holiday
Thanks everyone for the BF support... Its part of the reason why i joined up here... You've all be a wonderful support for me and i just would like to thank each and everyone of you... I has gotten me through the tough times... I have accepted that our BF days will be numbered... Once i started the formula i knew that. I'm still offering it 1st but with DS once i started it my milk seemed to vanish VERY quickly...
On a good note if it means my BF days are over i'll be able to fully focus on my weightloss and drop these Kilo's by sticking to a stricter diet. and i'll be able to wear underwire bras again... WOO HOO... lol... gotta stay positive... Thanks again ladies
We don't live in units, we live in a our house. We had purposely moved away from our previous house which were units, I hate units, because I consistently thought about the neighbours when Yasmeenia use to wake up during late hours crying. Our bedroom is closer to the neighbours backyard, so they must have been sitting outside or something. I too can't believe they didn't come over. DH was meant to go over there. He is going to do it today, introduce himself, mention the situation about take Yasmeenia with him. WOW@ 4 teeth and all the other babies. 7 months now huh? Wow!
just popping in tryin to make the most of my time off.
Jaydas teeth r playing up at the mo. i cant feel anythign but they r def coming.
sleeping has been bad the last few days. it is so hot.
chrissy went great. she had so much fun it wore her out she had 2 extra sleeps that day lol
Of course Ngala. The community health nurse that use to come to my old house works for them. How could I forget. I have yet to meet the new community health nurse in my area, I do remember telling my health nurse that I was moving and she told me to get in contact with her once I move so she could send my details to a nurse down here. I am definitely doing to the sleep school because my baby girl looks tired; her eyes. Nowadays she gets a little cracky whenever she wants something, if her bottle of water falls or toy, she cries for it. Also if you take something away from her.
Bec and Jess,
Yes my neighbour surprised me more this afternoon. Yasmeenia and I went outside to check the mail. I see a lady (next door neighbour), turns out to be a single mother with two children (5 year old and 8 month old). I introduce myself she does the same. BREAKINGNEWS: I told her something called the police about a ''crying baby'', she says it wasn't her. We make small talk, etc. I go back inside, when DH comes home, I tell him about meeting the neighbour and how it wasn't her. He says ''Of course it was her". Then I realise of course it was her!!! I can't believe she lied to my face. Because I remember the other neighbours coming over to inform us about the bin day and to introduce himself. He spoke to my husband, I was cooking that day, so the baby was in her pram. When my husband told him it was just Me, his wife (me) and his daughter who was 6 months at the time, he commented how quiet we were. So of course it was her who called the police. I cannot believe I was making plans to see this lady more. When I see her again I am going to say "It must have been you who called the police" and finish with her there. I hate liars. And I can't believe how naive I was. I instantly believed her. Oh goodness me!
Bec, it's her first tooth. It's so cute. But she is a terrible sleeper still It's so funny when she has tummy time, she does circles, turning around different angles.
Last edited by Girl-23; December 27th, 2008 at 09:56 AM.
Hi everyone
We had a great christmas, Hamish was very spoilt as we expected and behaved very well with rellies he had not seen before, he will go to anyone with a big smile. Yesterday was not such a good day, he had a temp all day and hardly slept more than 15 min at a time. Poor little man i think it must be his top teeth. Today he has just woken after over 2 hour sleep which is good, and his temp is down to 37.7 so its getting better. He is almost crawling, he goes backwards alot now and crawls a little but not that strongly yet. We are off on holidays Monday for 4 nights to Dp family holiday house which will be good. Dp is on holidays until the 12th Jan.
Jess - i would try the ha maybe, maybe ask mchn or at chemist they may know more about them. Hamish has one formula bottle before bed now too, i just dont have enough milk atm.
Girl - yay on yasmeena's tooth, hope you had a great christmas.
Bec - ikwym about giving money, its just not the same, DD's dad gives the worst presents to her only spending the bear minimum or gives her money and usually only $20 what a scab..
Hope everyone else had a nice chrissy, will pop back in later/
I probably felt DD's tooth probably 4-5 weeks ago. I just never examined it. I normally say "Don't bite mummy' . School classes start within two weeks, I need to get Yasmeenia in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up within 20 mins . It is so frustrating. She naps twice during the day for at least 20-40 mins. For the past 4 weeks she always wakes up within 20 mins when it is bedtime. Putting her back to sleep is like a battle. As soon as I put her down she wakes up. I've tried control crying but she doesn't stop crying. I get so tired, I just allow her to play and stay awake until she gets tired. I try again at 8:30pm, no luck. Again at 9:30pm, no luck. She falls asleep by 10pm after cuddling while I feed her. I feel as though getting her to sleep after 7:30pm takes up too much time. Also, I feel like she does not sleep without being on the breast. My goal within the next 2 weeks is to have her in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up. Any suggestions ladies? How long does it take for you to put your DD/DS to bed? Her bad sleeping behaviour is really killing me. Help?
Hi all!
Hope everyone's recovered from their festivities, ready for the next lot! We've had an eventful week... lots of people, music, animals, accidents and adventures! There have been at least 25 people here, camping and partying at my mum's place in the rainforest, for the last four days. We had a marquee and live music, and way too much food! DS is crawling, eating grass, and being a bit feral. He has one top tooth cut thru now, and that's made him pretty wretched but there's been heaps of people here to give him cuddles and distract him! The other day he was napping on the bed, and he woke up and climbed over the pile of pillows around him and crashed onto the floor. That was a pretty sickening noise, something I don't want to hear again. But he wasn't hurt, and recovered from the fright after a few tears and a warm bath. DP panicked tho! I had to keep him calm too, even tho I was freaked out as well. Panic doesn't help anyone. The next day, DP was washing DS up in the bathroom and DS grabbed at the razor in someone's toiletry bag that was hanging near the towels! There was nothing to be seen at first, so DP brought him back to the partying, but then I noticed there was blood all over his hand. It was just a tiny cut, and DS didn't even feel it, but it was bleeding everywhere. Scary.
Also, he's finally started saying "mum". He waited till we were in the middle of a crowded supermarket and just started yelling "mumumumumum" really loud cheeky kid.
Despite all the madness and chaos, we've managed to get back to an almost bearable sleeping routine, and he's been sleeping thru a few times. But going to bed at 7 or 7:30 and waking up at 4:30 is a bit of a pain. My mum's partner is a musician, and just gets home from his gigs at about 3, so we're hardly seeing much of him. I'm trying to get DS onto QLD time and keep him awake a bit later, but it's hard. At least he's sleeping, and managing to have good naps too. It will be interesting trying to get him to sleep in his cot when we get home tho.
Anyway, I'm not going to comment on the whole Christmas thing coz nothing surprises me anymore. I'll just say that I think people are weird, and there's something about this time of year bringing out the very worst in family members, it seems! I'm glad we don't get into it much in our family. I don't have the patience or required tact to bite my tongue and behave myself!
Girl - I think Yasmeenia needs more sleep! For your sake, and hers I can't help with the settling ideas, since DS feeds to sleep at night as part of our routine (and my mum says I was the same!) but I think having a routine of sorts is really helpful. Just little things that tell Yasmeenia that it's time to quieten down, relax and go to sleep, and that it's ok to sleep. Good luck!
OK, time for breakfast! BBL maybe, in a few days! Happy new year, ladies!
Last night was terrible. Now she is asleep (8:30pm- bedtime). She always feeds to sleep, that is her routine, which I don't like but have been doing since she was born. Hopefully she won't wake up within 15 mins as always.
to sleep (I'd been awake from 5.30 when Cameron stirred a little, but he went back to sleep). We got the video camera and went in saying Merry Christmas to Cameron - he was all smiles and giggles. We managed to get 2 presents opened (with my help, though he was trying to rip the paper with me) - he got the little lounge from us and that ball he had been eyeing off when it was all wrapped up. He was then ready to feed. We then opened a couple more, then it was food time. As it was christmas and I knew DH had been anxious to give him this - Cameron had his first taste of custard. Think he enjoyed it, but I know DH enjoyed giving it to him more .
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, was this her first tooth?
... sorry about that rant... better now.
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bad news was it lasted all of 15 mins in her tummy... She was snuggling up with me and i thought she was ready for bed when suddenly she started choking i sat her up and she threw up a little bit i cleaned her up with the spew cloth an then laid her down a bit and it happened again... This time when i sat her up a bit it just kept comming out... Like violently throwing up... I was panicing there was so much... she was choking on it and DP was no help... i think maybe that formula doesnt agree with her so might have to try the HA one??? after a shower cos we were both covered in it i had to give her both sides of BB and she woke up every 2 hours last night again but it was like i had nothing for each feed... she's always wantng solids lately so it makes me think she isnt getting enough milk??? She's been very sooky also so maybe its cos she's hungry... She had the bottle no probs so i think i might go up and buy a HA tin... what do you think???
It was somewhat embarrassing moment for me as a parent. I had to explain I was trying control cry method and that she has a tooth growing also. Just as she was about to sleep when the police officer asked to see the baby; What the! I showed him in she started playing and laughing 
It was a very long night, especial with the weather. Jess please do give me the details for sleep school. Obviously, moving houses, the weather, has changed our routine so I need to do something new.
WOW@ 4 teeth and all the other babies. 7 months now huh? Wow!
. School classes start within two weeks, I need to get Yasmeenia in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up within 20 mins 
I can't help with the settling ideas, since DS feeds to sleep at night as part of our routine (and my mum says I was the same!) but I think having a routine of sorts is really helpful. Just little things that tell Yasmeenia that it's time to quieten down, relax and go to sleep, and that it's ok to sleep. Good luck!
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