Hello everyone! No personals today, but I'll just talk about stuff I remember reading ...

Welcome to a couple of newbies - Corie and Jemima!

Bit about me - 26, hubby 28, Jovi Lee was born 4th May 2006, 3202 grams, 53 cms (something we don't agree with but anyway!).

Jovi was breastfed for 6 weeks, but in hindsight she should have gone to bottle after 4 weeks. By six weeks she had dropped back down to her birth weight. She's fast approaching 7kgs now!

Someone mentioned xmas ornaments? Tannis I think ... I bought one the other week from Big W - $3! They had a heap to choose from and they were all adorable! It has "Baby's 1st Christmas" written on it.

There were a few discussions about how much their babies are drinking and starting to eat and stuff. Jovi's gotten REALLY fussy lately with her bottles and although she is hungry it's a struggle to get her to have 100mls sometimes. I think her teeth may have something to do with it ... esp. when she has a few stucks ... chews the teat and talks to me, sucks again ... chews ... you get the picture. She's also cut herself down to 4 bottles. If she doesn't want a bottle she screams and yells at you and pushes it away then cries if you keep trying to give it to her. Usually I then take her to bed ... after a little nap she'll then take it.

Jovi's been eating since she was 3 months old. We mainly started her because she wasn't gaining weight. Initially we were putting a little farex in her morning bottles, then we tried her on some vegies ... didn't like it. Tried fruit ... LOVED IT! She has tried just about every fruit flavour they have in the jars I think (even some that are supposedly for 7-9 month olds, and once a 10-15 month old ... I think because of the texture). But she loves it and doesn't have any allergies which is great. She loves her custard and rice and sometimes likes a little spoon of apple mixed in (plus its keeping her regular )

Mum keeps telling me that Jovi now has a sweet tooth and I just say "yeah yeah" to make her stop, but honestly ... she just likes what she's given. The book that we have (for the life of me can't remember the name of it now ...) says that it doesn't matter what order you start in (fruits or vegies first) and that just cos a baby might start with fruits first doesn't mean they have a sweet tooth ... they might just take a while to like different things.

Jovi had baby bolognese (sp?) last night. Was interesting ... she screwed her face up at first and wasn't really sure. But after a while she ate about 5-6 spoon fulls, which for her first go (esp. when it had little soft lumps and stuff in it ... spaghetti and stuff) was pretty good. She'll get there.

I think as far as feeding goes ... do what you want. They're your baby, if something feels right do it ... bubs will soon tell you if they're not ready!

Jovi's clothes are all 00's except for a couple of hand-me-down t-shirts that were stretched, and a couple of her jackets that still fit (000), but that's about it. Everything else is 00.

I'm so jealous that Ryan has teeth! Jovi had a little blister the other day and I got all excited ... but it's gone again. lol

Scott has his first appointment with the physio tomorrow ... should be interesting.

Jovi is having her next lot of needles next friday (3rd) ... time is going way to fast. Will update then on how she is growing (although I weighed her quickly on the chemist scales last thursday and I think she was 6.75kgs).

Well ... AF still hasn't shown her ugly head. Had a little bit of spotting Thursday, Saturday and today ... buts that's about it ... hmmmmmmmmmmm! With AF being so irregular, I have no idea when I last had it ... I think I should have been due either this week or last week or something ... I don't see the point in testing though just yet ... will wait a couple of more weeks I think (tested when I was actually 4 weeks pregs with Jovi and was negative ... 2 weeks later it was positive) ... fingers crossed we're not ... like I said ... would be nice, but totally enjoying Jovi and want to have her all to ourselves for a bit longer please!!

Anyway ... I think there was more I was going to write, but Jovi keeps stirring and crying (but of course as soon as I pop that dummy back in she's fine) ... time for a bottle I think ... then bed!

Talk soon ...