Babies Born May 2006 #31

[~Kim~]

I passed,
I passed
I passed my
SHOOT!!!

Very excited. Actually did better than I ever have done. Not bad considering it's been 3 years (we're supposed to go every year). But I am sitting down to something to eat for the first time since 7am now.

I am also soooo tired. I haven't had to set the alarm for a while so I'm pretty sure that's why, but wouldn't it be cool if it was cos I was UTD lol. Yes I am obsessed atm.

Oh no Sheree was there water everywhere?

[shereejoy]

Kim, what is UTD?

Congrats by the way, well done girl!

Yeah water everywhere. Both sleeps today he has screamed at his bottle when putting him to bed. Guess it is just another phase he is going through.

Tell ya what these phases are exhausting, just when you think you know your child and then they go change the rules again!

[Lea13]

UTD = Up The Duff

I'm still here lol. Reading and waiting for that spare hour or so when I can catch up on some personals. Everytime I think I'll get it I don't.

Got the assignment done so I'm home free for 4 weeks now YAY! Right now my focuss is going through everything I own and throwing out the junk. Then I'll probably have a week or so of scrapbooking and fun stuff before I have to start organizing the move. Then I'll be back to uni!

So good to see posting regularly again Sheree. I have missed you!

My little man just grabbed the pillow off my bed and then snuck into the dining room with it and fell asleep on the floor. Just too cute that little boy is!

I'm out to dinner tonight so I suppose I better get ready. It is freezing here and I'm proud to say I haven't really had the heater on at all today!

Will chat soon I promise!

[shereejoy]

See Nat I am at the computer doing paperwork most of the day in between attending to Lachlan so I guess I am getting all the notifications lol.

Have a nice nite and thanks for telling me re: UTD, I am stuuuuupid hey lol

Too cute Em going to sleep like that, I wish my child loved sleep that much!

[widdly]

sheree - interesting that you have heard that that is the way with cows milk and not other dairy, people don't believe me when i say it, just goes to show that mum knows best, now i have you to back me up he he. lol at Lachlan checking to make sure it really was you! Can't see us stopping losec for a long time if ever! What exactly does Domperiodone do? Just wondering whether it might be of use to us or not. thanks for all the info though, here i was thinking i knew all there was to know about reflux, not even close it seems...

kim - oh oh oh congratulations good job!!! ur UTD ur UTD! i know i remember someone telling you their family members were always better shooters when they were pg.....and ur so tired, i am feeling extremely excited for you!!!!!! What CD are you??? OMG i actually have tingles up my spine i am that excited that u may be pg

nat - how cute that Em stole your pillow and put himself to sleep, beautiful boy!

well i am just sitting here scoffing a block of cashew chocolate, later i'll feel sick from eating too much, then i'll start telling myself its m/s and i must be pg, gosh i need a life!

[shereejoy]

Elissa - Domperidone is an anti-nausea type drug. Lachlan was put on it at 3mths of age (I think) because he possited so much he was always drenched and that was with constant bibs on. People always had a go at me at the amount of clothes I use to take with me everywhere! But hey I was a reflux mum. Domperidone is known as Motillium also and for some reason it is also used for mums trying to enhance their breast milk. Weird huh, but that is right it is a nausea medication and a breast milk enhancing medication. When he started doing those power vomits at 5mths (like 120ml bottle all came up), it didn't help that!

[widdly]

sheree - thanks for that info. gosh i felt like i was the only mum on the planet whose baby was constantly drenched in spew!!! i had to take every item of clothing with us if we went out for the day and he was constantly in bibs for the first 12 months, i had 35 bibs and i used to wash those bibs at least once sometimes twice during the day, so that would make it that he used at least 70 bibs a day, and they were the most absorbent bibs i could find and they wrere forever drenched! Gosh i forget about all that....

[shereejoy]

Well I found some bibs that had a plastic back and a fabric front, worked for a while but then gave up on that too, cause the summers were too hot for the plastic. Yeah I reackon 90% of our photo's of lachlan up until he was 7-8mths were with bibs. So ugly hehe. And yes I have a stash that would be comparable to yours, a whole draw full infact. Looked at them the other day and thought wow, gotta get rid of these. What I hated most was that you couldn't just wash them they needed soaking and soaking for days. My washing was never done. And well the power vomits were even worse, I wore it, he wore it, the floor wore it. There would be soooo many nights when we just got him off to sleep and he would squirm and power vomit everywhere, we use to Take 2 and Take 3 some nights. A bath for both of us again and change his whole bed and clean the floor. Gosh I am glad those days are gone. That is the only reason Lachlan is only on 2 bottles as I found 3 was just pushing him over (overextending his belly) and the power vomits started again a monthish ago, but since cutting out the 3rd bottle whalaa no more power vomits. We haven't had any possits for ages either YAY, well atleast a couple of months. THE JOYS OF A REFLUX MUM............

[Lea13]

Okay time to catch up on some personals!! I always feel when I fall behind that I have to ‘catch up’ before I can start posting regularly again. Silly because I know I should just jump right in!! But its one of my weird quirks lol.

Kim ~ Holy crap at the size of your IL’s! That is really big eh? Lol @ the smorgasboard! I know what your place would like after mothers group coz that’s how bad mine looked the other week! Congrats on passing!!!

Sheree ~ Eeeek @ your meal times! Em has always been a darn pig. The issues we’re having now is with him wanting to feed himself all the time. Have you tried Lachie on fruit like rockmelon, grapes, banana’s, mangoes etc? Or strangely enough ice cream cones – Em loves the little square ones! That is amazing he can lift those suction plate things! And pmsl when you were saying Cheerios I thought you meant the cereal too! I’m glad the UTI has eased somewhat. Whoo hoo for your glasses I am sooo jealous! I need to get some new ones soon as well. I’m hoping my eyes haven’t changed all that much so I can keep the pair I have and get a new funky pair as well! That is so cute about Lachie with your glasses – I wonder if Em will do the same with me?

Leanne ~ Em is always wanting to eat off my plate as well lol. So cute he walks up and says ‘mmmmm’ smacks his lips and then sits down expectantly!

Ellissa ~ I feel bad when Em has take away too but he has had a cheeseburger which he just pulverized and has bits of pizza and lots of fries. Have you been back to playgroup again? Oh no @ Archie’s head! Hope its all okay now! Oh no the tape being eaten up – how sad And how cute of him being close to saying love you! I’m trying to teach that one to Em and I normally blow kisses before which he does lol. Still haven’t heard a love you yet though! That is fantastic that you’re friend turned up – how exciting!

Jodie ~ Glad to hear that the morning sickness has eased up!

Shazz ~ Eeek @ collecting the vomit again. I hope he’s feeling better now.

Christine ~ It’s the small things that make you happy eh? Do all teachers get that amount of sick pay? That is great!!

Sara ~ Glad you’re feeling okay and staying away from laxatives and DTD lol. Not much longer till that little bubba is ready for entry! Sorry to hear that Briley needs surgery – how scary!

Vic ~ No more high chair – how did you do away with that one? Em will be in his for a long time yet though he does eat snacks and his lunch at his little table and chairs lol!

All the TTC chatter makes my head spin! GL to all you girls though! I’m so jealous you’re all trying for another round! (or already on your way!). Em is saying lots of new words – he says wow, whoa, car and bath to mention a few. He uses them all in context to which is just adorable. You give him something and he goes all wide eyed and says “Woooow” lol. Or he falls over and says really loudly “Whoooa” Too cute!

Um to answer a few things in general… I hope by 2 I will have weaned Em off dummies because I too think it looks wrong for them to be sucking on dummies. As for bottles Em still has 2/3 a day and I can’t imagine cutting them back yet. Eeeek at all of those bibs as well! Scary stuff!

Well I’m off to watch the last two episodes of Greys Anatomy and sort through my linen cupboard! I went through the garage today and its all sorted now. My new bedroom suite arrived as well and its just gorgeous!! I can’t wait to get it set up in the new place! Not long now!!!

[shereejoy]

Nat yes I tried Lachlan on rockmelon today, it was a no goer! Just like everything else. I also tried apple yucko! Geez louise..........

Nice about the suit, how exciting. Sorry did I miss something, you moving into a new house?

[Lea13]

Hmmm how about kiwi fruit? Does he like big bits of vegetables steamed for finger food - like carrot, asparagus, zucchini, peas, cauliflower etc?

Also don't be afraid to chuck flavour into things. I generally always give Em plain food but I've noticed that he loves the vegetables from Chinese food lol.

Yep I'm moving!! Into a brand new villa! My friend is building it and I'm renting it off her. She's building two so we're going to be living next door to each other!! I'm so excited I can't wait!!

I think I scared everyone off with my mammoth post pmsl!

[shereejoy]

Nat he is not fond of anything that is healthy at all. But I will just keep trying things too I guess. He loves 2 minute noodles atm!

Oh nice about the villa, is your partner moving in with you?

[Lea13]

OKay I'm going to keep chucking ideas at you. I feel like I'm playing that List game on Monday nights


Definitely try the plain ice cream cones. Have you tried baked beans? Ummmmm what about some cous cous or risotto based meals?

And nope I'll be by myself still.

[widdly]

sheree - i wish i knew you a few months ago would have ben great to chat to you about it all. i was too lazy to soak anything, if it was stained (which it always is!) then it just stays that way. Stupid thing is i look at those bibs now and can't past with them casue they were such a huge part of my life! has Lachlan tried tinned fruit? Archie will always eat two fruits

nat - im glad im not the only bad mum with takeaway then, Arch refuses to eat a cheeseburger all of his own, he will only eat ours. thats gorgeous that em can blow kisses. haven't been back to playgroup yet, it is on again tomorrow morning, thinking i might stop for a while and go back in 6 months time, at least then Archie will actually be interested in doing arty activities with the rest of kids and joining in and tlking, i think when he is older i will find it easier to interact with the other mums, at the moment he is still too young and just wanders around by himself, so all the other mums are doing group activities and i am on my own which makes me feel even more of an outcast IYKWIM. Sounds like em is a great little talker! i agree with you, i can't bear the thought of taking the dummies away just yet, i think i will battle that when he can at least understand that maybe the dummies are going to a new baby and he gets a new toy instead...sounds good in theory anyway. How long til you move now? ooo a villa, sounds very posh he he he, will be great to be so close to your friend.

We met friends for lunch at 12 which is Archies sleep time so i was all stressed about him being super tired and cranky. to combat that i got him up this morning and took him straight to the playground and ran around with him in the freezing cold for an hour, that sure tired him out! he had a bit of a sleep and i woke him up for lunch and he was great, so mission accomplished, its a great feeling when you finally realise how to work your kid! It was great to see our friends and their baby again, hoping we might go to Adelaide next month for a week and catch up with them again, just don't know if im game to take Archie on such a long drive now that he is older....i think Arfhie knackered himself today! he was playing without a nappy on and he fell bum first on a toy, he had a very painful cry, poor little boy, no grandchildren for us he he!

[Lea13]

Ellissa ~ Have you tried kindergym instead of playgroup? I've never been to playgroup before but Emerson loved kindergym when we went. I would take him there but the sessions are just at the wrong time. I might look into it again when I'm there tomorrow actually. Kindergym is great because they do just wonder around by themselves and play on stuff. Then at the end they have singing as a group for 5 minutes. And pmsl villa being posh!!! Villa is just the 'posh' word for very narrow house We have all come a long way hey? I do the same with Em's sleeps depending on what we have on! If you're in Adelaide next month we should catch up for a coffee!

Okay I'm off to work. I've spent the day sorting and throwing stuff out and then packing what I can as I go. Hopefully it makes things easier when I move!

Catch ya later!

[~shazz~]

just made kims savoury muffins OMG yum

[Jodie259]

I've got a couple of days of posts to catch up on... so I'll read through it throughly in the next couple of days and do personals....

But just to let you know my latest drama. It appears my m/s is still lingering. Just an early morning chuck (just bile as I have no food in my stomach when I wake up). I could handle that, as I would feel terrific for the rest of the day - plenty of energy, no nausea.

Except yesterday. I chucked in the morning... then continued to chuck and chuck. Well, it was dry reaching really and throwing up loads of bile - which is just discusting! I couldn't eat anything. And I would try to sip water, soft drink, milk - and it would come up immediately. I was knocked for 6. It took everything out of me. When Yariv came home, I rested for a bit, then said I had to go to the hospital. I waited a couple of ours then got admitted. Was put onto two drips to rehyrdrate and get the anti-nausea medication into me. They said I must have a 'bug'. But I didn't have any of the other gastro symptoms IYKWIM. Anyway, they wanted me to stay overnight and leave today... but I was so over the ER. So when the 2nd drip finished, I left at 5am.

I feel much better today. I've eaten. I haven't chucked up. I've got some energy.

Hey Shazz... good on you for making muffins! I printed all the muffin recipes out - now I just have to find the time to make some!

[shereejoy]

Nat - yes we have tried Baked Beans and spaghetti, and rissotto. See what I mean so frustrating. And I have to mention, you are such an organised person, I feel so jealous at times, I feel like my life is a disorganised mess!

Elissa - oh I soaked.... and soaked..... and they are still stained! I would soak for days on end though. I just felt like I was always washing. And yes tried Lachlan on the tinned two fruits, and nope not a goer! Glad you had a nice lunch with your friends, sounds sweet! I am going on a plain flight next month with Lachlan and I am sooo not looking 4ward to it, think I might sedate him lol.

Shazz - will have to try those muffins, sound nice, wonder if my child will eat them thou?????

Jodie - OMG honey, you poor thing. I remember when I was 36 weeks pregnant, I thought I was in labour, went to the hospital and the contractions stopped. No sooner had I left the hospital and out of the blue started vomitting and couldn't stop! Then I thought I was dying..... Hurling from deep with this big fat belly. So I know how you feel although I have not experienced vomitting from M/S, so I feel for you. Glad you are feeling better today.


Well this child was a right little brat this arve. He wouldn't eat dinner and gosh I can't even explain it, something come over him, he had the biggest tanty throw I have ever seen! Screaming, red face, gritting of the teeth. Gosh I hate this tanty phase. They certainly know what they want. I just want a good child tell me this will end soon? I feel like I can deal with babies better then I can toddlers.

On a good note, don't know if I ever told anyone, but Lachlan mimics my cough. I have had this dry cough of late, don't feel sick, but have this tickle and I am always coughing. Doesn't help that Wade always coughs as a force of habit, clears his throat, so I guess he was copying both of us. But then he caught me putting my hand over my mouth the other day, now he does the cough cough with hand over the mouth. Cheeky monkey.

Have a nice nite everyone, I am having an early one, went to bed at 1.30am last night doing paperwork.