Babies Born May 2007 #9

[Shellbelle]

Oh, Tan hope you are feeling better! I agree with you with the sleeping etc. ANgus gets up normally once for a feed and goes straight back to sleep. Everyone likes to tell me to let him cry it out and he will go back to sleep, but he is a really happy easy going baby too, and I figure if thats the worst thing I have to do is to get up once to feed him - thats OK!!!

Ash, I hope you are ok. Best of luck with everything, I hope you enjoy your hliday in Melb, sounds like you need a good getaway!

Kristen, yay for Mia!! I feel the same about Angus sitting though, he has no balance at all to be able to sit on his own!! He will do it one day I spose! He is almost crawling though, but it is a pain that I can't "sit" him down anywhere he has to go on his back or belly on the floor!

Lulu, how exciting your first scan is almost here! I can't wait to find out the flavour!! Bet you are all excited!!

Sorry, all the personals I can think of atm, am trying to post quickly before Angus wakes up! We have had a HUGE weekend so need to spend a few days to recover I think. I went out Friday night with a few girls from work, had way too much wine, was quite drunk, and then Angus proceeded to get up 3 times when I got home about 1am!! Cheeky boy! We aree also getting an inground pool in so all that was happening sat, sun. Then I went to a baby shower yesterday which was heaps of fun, but we sat around and chatted till 6pm last night and the baby shower started at 2pm!! I miss gossiping and chatting with all the girls from work so was heaps of fun!! Angus was the centre of attention and got passed around from girl to girl! He laughed and thought it was a hoot! When I picked up the girls my Mum took him and said he smelt like he had been to a brothel cause he had so many different smelling perfumes on him haha!!

Anyway girlies, hope you are all well! I better go get Brekky for the kiddies happening! Take Care!

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

Hi Everyone,

Ash - I'm so sorry to hear you have separated from your husband. I hope that you are OK.

Tan - sorry to hear you have gastro. It's such an awful thing to have. I hope you get some rest, put DH to work

Since I was depressed I've managed to turn things around abit. I'm getting out more and doing things just for me. I go to exercise at a local personal training studio where the classes are 30 minutes so it doesn't impact on anyone. My mum has babysat Julian and I have had lunch in the city with Pat and with a friend. So things are looking up. DH has been great about it all and he takes over looking after Julian on Saturday mornings and I can do whatever I want. After reading a book I think that was 'Child proofing your marriage' (I am the queen of books) it suggests challenging your partner to takeover a weekend of looking after the baby so they see what it is like. Pat is going to do it in a few weeks time. I couldn't believe he agreed, he says he is looking forward to it. It should be interesting!

After seeing the pead it turns out Julian was underwight after all. I mustn't have been producing enough milk. Julian wasn't too fussed as he was getting enough to satisfy the hunger which was he wasn't crying and I had no idea. He is now on formula for all feeds after weaning for the last 10 days. I was sad to let it go but at the same time it is totally liberating. It has helped ease feeling depressed as someone else can ease the load on that front. Since I've put Julian on formula he now sleeps at night from 7pm to 7am with no wake ups. I couldn't believe it when it first happened. I hope it stays this way.

I forgot to tell you all that we had Julians christening a couple of weeks ago. It was such a lovely day. I'm going to out some pics here on belly belly if you would like to take a peek.

I'm so confused about solids. I read somewhere that from 7 months they have to eat meat, fish, chicken or pulses once a day. Julian is now 7 months so is anyone else going to do that? I have no idea what the nutrition requirements are, where can we look this up? Going out is more complicated now he is on 3 meals a day. How are you ladies coping with it?

Sorry for the selfish post but I will make up for it soon.