Babies Born November 16th-30th 2008 #2

Hi ladies,

Im on everyday to but dont really have anything to report!

Mel - wow 14 weeks! Thats awesome and I have my fingers crossed for a blue one!

Leigh - nearly 28 weeks! WOW! Glad everything is going well!

I am good and Bella is good - we are both getting over the cold / flu and we still have rattly chests and coughes but getting better by the day.
We are still TTC but this month is a bit bust as I had to have my gall bladder out in the middle of my cycle so that kinda put a stop to it! But DH is very keen to get a little sibbling for Bella on the go so thats good news!
Bella is no stop! She runs and talk non stop! She can say her name, and about 30 words and she can sing the alphabet and twinkle twinkle and incy wincy! She is also cutting all her eye teeth now too.. but apart from the drool she is doing so well!! She is back to sleeping 12 hrs at night and goes to bed by 8 at the lattest so thats nice!

I hope all is well with everyone!!

Love kate

Hi Ladies

Yes, I am another lurker but don't have much news so don't post (slack :)) but love hearing your news. Mel and Leigh your pregnancy's are flying along, how exciting. Mel, wonder if you will be getting a little boy blue :) Your girls will lurve him to pieces that is for sure.....Leigh - three little princesses will be divine!

We are all well here, both kids doing well and don't stop, sleeping isn't too great for either at the moment, so I am knackered, urgh ... hope it is just a phase (short one!).

Kate - lots of baby dust for you....

Hi to everyone else : big wave:

Laurin x

Hi all,

Yep, I'm a slacker too - I sneak in and check for new posts and then sneak out again :blush:

Not much going on with us - Sienna's sleeping is still all over the place, but I have discovered (i hope!!!) that an earlier day sleep and an earlier bed time seems to be helping. She's started stringing together 2-3 word sentences which is pretty exciting, but it also means she is more demanding now that she can express what she wants (or more regularly, what she DOESN'T want :rollseyes: ). I'm starting her in music classes on Thursday morning coz she loves singing, dancing and just making a heck of alot of noise in general. Should be fun!

We're off to Nelson Bay (up the north coast of NSW) for four nights on Thursday arvo and I can't wait!!! Building the house has been a HUGE stress and has unfortunately caused many fights with DH and myself so it will be nice to have some downtime, just the three of us.

So exciting to hear how the pregnancies within our group are proceeding!! Boy, the time is flying!! Still no thoughts of TTC #2 here :-)

That's about it from us - take care all xxx

Yay good to see some of you back in here. I must admit its hard to post when not a lot has changed.

Kate- wow Bella has a great vocab. You must be so proud. Rebecca just babbles, but constantly. She has about maybe 10 words that I can understand, the rest... dunno! Hope you are feeling better soon.

Melly- have a great trip away. Must have been tough on you, you had a baby, then building. It certainly strains relationships.

Lauren- how are you? Have been wondering how you went after your micarriage. Hope things worked out smoothly.

I woke up sick today with a rotten head cold. Becca is sick too but shes also just cutting 3 eye teeth so it makes it hard to work out whats wrong. Shes had a couple of high temps over the past 48 hours, so just keeping an eye one her. Shes otherwise happy. Sleep isnt fantastic here...mainly with Liv getting up for toilet stops and Becca with temps...and the dog!

Ok better get off the net, time to cook!

Hi Girls

Mel - Lara is the same with her speaking as Rebecca. I don't think it helps that when I ask Lara something that Cadence buts in and answers for her, although Cadence was pretty much at the same pace as Lara with talking until she hit around the 2yr mark and since then she hasn't shut up so the longer Lara stays quiet the more peace and quiet I get lol. Hope your cold is gone soon!

Melly - Wow at Sienna's talking. Hope she has fun at music, bet she'll love it. Have fun on your trip away this weekend. Sounds nice, I'm jealous!!!

Kate - Sounds like Bella is going great with her speech too. Hope you've recovered from getting you gall bladder out. Very exciting that your DH is keen on getting a sibling for Bella.....fingers crossed it wont take too long!

Laurin - Glad to hear you're well! Hope sleeping improves soon.

Not much to report from me. I am going for a 3D scan on Thursday, can't wait. Hope we get some great pics. Friday I have to go for my GTT (second GTT for this pregnancy). I'm not looking forward to the results, seeing as I had GD while pregnant with Lara I am sure to have it again this time. Last time I was only borderline of having it and could easily control it with what I ate so I am hoping if I do have it again I can easily control it again. On Thursday I will only have 8 wks to go until my c/s. I have absolutely nothing organised for this baby yet. Its room is still our spare room which I will need to clean out. We need to buy a chest of drawers for its clothes. Im glad we haven't found out the sex but I am finding it hard buying all neutral stuff. I reckon it still looks like boys clothes and don't really want to dress a girl in them..........I still reckon bub is a girl.

Wow Leigh...2 months to go! How exciting/nerve wrecking! So much to do. Liv was the same with her speech too, then hit the 2 year mark that was it. Now its non stop! Bec talks and talks and talks....but its all her words with a few ones I understand thrown in the mix. It will be interesting to see her in 6 months time with her word explosion. I dont think she will shut up!

Have fun at your scan and luck with your gtt.

Melissa - Lara talks non stop too in her own language with a few words thrown in. I know, 2mths will fly. I was just saying to DH before that we'd better start getting organised, hes so relaxed though and will leave things til the last minute and then it will be a big rush, think I might have to start nagging him lol. We've got the computer desk in the spare room (bub's room) which will have to be shifted out into the lounge or dining room. I don't really want it to go out there coz its always a mess but that's the only place we can put it.

Hi girls!

Sorry I havent been here in so long, I keep forgetting to check in! :wall:

WOW to those with talking toddlers! Mia isn't saying anything other than Mumma and Dadda! But she does babble alot and "read" books in her own language, lol.

Like most, I dont have much to report. Busy chasing Mia everywhere!

Leigh wow how quick has that gone! Good luck with your scan!

Mel how are you guys feeling? I hope you all got over your sickness :( Yay for the great scan!! I miss being pregnant, lol. I hope your brother is ok.

Kate Bella sounds so clever! Yay to TTC! Yucky eye teeth, I think Mia has some coming too, all her teeth seem to be sprouting out at once!

Laurin Im so sorry to hear of your loss :(


Melly sounds like Sienna is a chatter too, she is soo gorgeous! Have a great trip away!

Hope I didnt miss anyone...

What does everyone dress their bubs in at night? Im putting her in a wondersuit and a fleecy sleeping bag on top....but she is still waking cold I think! Might add a singlet..

Wow Skye welcome back:) We are all sick here...except dh but I dont think that it will be too long before he does come down with something! We all have head colds/chesty stuff happening. Not too fun, but what do you do? Thanks for asking, my brother is ok, he had his testical removed and a nice new one put in! He starts chemo next week. Hes having a lot of emotion issues at the moment...hes getting married in july so I dont know if they will put if off or not. As for night dressing, both my girls wear a tshirth with long flannel pjs on. They refuse socks. They only have a doona on their bed but we have central heating set at either 19 or 20 over night. Hope that helps.
Am feeling a little dizzy after my 5am start today, so going to go lay down:)

Hi girls,

Sky- good to hear from you. I live in Cairns & we're still in summer pjs for bed so I'm not much help to you....sorry

Mel - hope you & ur girls get better soon. Is Bec still in a cot or bed now?

My scan today, can't wait. I'm sure I'll be back later with some news!

Have a great day!

HI Skye, great to see you back here, Finn isn't really talking much, Mumma, Dadda, and then says words but doesn't say them again. I think his big sister does all the talking for him. I dress both kids in those warm thick fleecy all-in-one suits that you can get from Target - with singlet, Finn has a Tshirt too. Then Rylee has a doona and Finn has blankets, it is getting cold here in Melbourne esp at nights.

Okay, kids want breakfast, better get back to it. We had an early start, I am exhausted already, need a few coffees to rev me up :)
Laurin

Have fun at your scan Leigh:) Bec is still in the cot. I plan on keeping her there until this new one cant fit into the bassinett. So maybe by feb next year I will look at getting her into a bed. I suppose it depends on her too and our hous situation. If we dont do major renos in the next few months, then I will have to get bunk beds in the girls room so we can fit in the cot as well.

Crap...I feel crap!

Hi Lauren.... hope you get some rest. I hate early starts!

Laurin - my sister lives in melb & said it's been cold. Yuck I don't think I could handle the cold weather you guys get.

Mel - I'm keeping lara in her cot until the baby can't fit in the bassinet anymore too. Lara was in it for 4mths so I'm hoping bub will be too coz that way Lara will be almost 2 & ready for a bed. There's no way she could be in a bed now, she moves around way too much.

OMG Mel you are already 16 weeks! :o That's gone fast! Are you feeling any movement?

Leigh it has been cold in Melb, especially at nights. I'd love to live where you do!! Luckily I don't feel the cold much, so all ok....sometimes I forget that, and don't put enough layers on Mia. Yeah, I'd keep Lara in the cot for as long as possible! Lol. I loved the bassinett :)

Laurin Im soooo happy to hear that Mia isnt the only toddler not talking much. I was getting a little worried. The little boy I nanny says so many things! He can communicate really well. Sounds like we dress the kids in similar things at night :)

Mia did a big vomit the other night, I think her carpet is ruined. Arghh!

Ok off to bed :)

Hi sky, good to hear from you. Lara doesn't talk much at all either. Well She says a few words I can understand but the rest of the time it's in her own language. She doesn't seem to shut up in her own language tho ha ha. DD1 was the same til she turned 2 or a bit later so I'm not really concerned yet. I do see kids younger than lara saying more than her too. Hope Mia was ok after her big vomit & that you can get the stains out of the carpet.

Nothing much else to report from me. Hope you're all well!

Bec is the same not many words just babble.

Leigh...how was your scan?

Scan was great. Bubs wasn't in the best position but still got some good shots. Haven't had a chance to post pics yet. We never found out the sex & that was my last scan so we won't know til it's born. Had my GTT on Friday, still haven't heard what the results are so I'm hoping no news is good news, although I have an ob appt tomorrow so they might just be waiting for me to come in to tell me. I was borderline of having it with Lara but was treated as having it so my guess is I will have it this time. My carpel tunnel is so bad, I had it really bad with DD1 too.

Hi Girls,

Had an appt at the hospital this morning. Everything is going well. My fundal height is measuring 30 wks, I am currently 29 so not too bad. The ob I had today had a student with him and they were undecided where bubs head was (if it was down etc) so I was lucky enough to have another quick scan. I didn't find out the sex. Bub is in the breech position at the moment and theyre not concerned if it doesn't turn coz I am having a c/s anyway. Heart rate was 143 bpm. I did get some bad news though......I have GD again. I knew I would so I'm not shocked or anything. Hopefully I can control it again without requiring insulin, like how I did with Lara. Only 7 wks til my c/s. I'm still not organised at all.

Hope you're all well!!!