Eng, I think every mum must have the same concerns with their child at one point. Everyone I have talked to it about says they worried too. So I know it is all normal now.
Gosh, P little moles sound like they would be really hard to manage. It would be impossible not to spread them.
Heidi. Glad Isabelle is going great. I have heard great things about the necklaces. Amelia had no troubles with teething but I will definately get one if Macey has trouble.
My little Macey still has not rolled and still has no teeth. She does sit up vedry well by herself now though. We have this big elmo thing that helps them stay up and she loves it. Amelia sits infront of her and plays and Macey sits and watches. All us 3 girls have the flu at the moment, Amelia is not to bad, but me and Macey cough alot and my nose, one side is blocked and the other wont stop running.
5 months old this week
DH is off to America for 3 and a half weeks on Wednesday. Yay, some piece and quiet. Only downer is he will be gone for my birthday and Easter, so I will have to do all his family things by myself. At least he will be back a couple of days before mothers day, even if he will be working.
Hi everyone else. I am sure you all come and read. I know how hard time to post can be though. I just hope everyone is going well.
Hi ladies just a quickie from me (will do personals later).
My gorgeous little baby was 5 months a few days ago!!! OMG I cant believe it... time is going toooo quick! It still feels like I was feeling him inside my tummy yesterday!
DH brought home bronchitis and a sore tgroat virus from the office... then I got the flu really bad (high temp, vomiting, nausea, sore throat, cough etc etc). Still managed to bf through it. Lucky Damian didn't catch anything! He's such a healthy little bub (and not immunised either) and I just am so thankful he didn't catch what DH & I had - I was so worried. It was horrible but we've pretty much recovered now.
No teeth for Damian yet either. He likes to roll from tummy to back but not the other way yet. Still loves standing, can sit up quite well & is very very hungry! Still trying to push out solids as close to 6 months as possible. Still waking every few hours at night but that got worse I think cos he's hungrier. Have bought baby organic rice cereal just in case!
Hope all you Mummies and bubbies are all well. My little man is having a whinge atm... still doesn't like being in the one place for long and gets bored easy... yay for me. Thankfully weather is not so hot these days so can actually get outside.
Kazzo, How are you feeling? I saw your thread the other week but havent had a chance to catch up on it.. Your girls are beautiful! They look so cute in their winter clothes! Its good when they sit up.. Makes it so much easier for their playing.
Danni, when we got home from the hospital DD brought home this horrible gastro.. DH and I both got it. I rang the BF assocation and they said the baby should be protected by my immune system.. So hopefully Damian wont have got anything.
heidi, Ive heard good things about those amber things. My friend used it, she said it was the only thing that gave them peace.
afm, P has been roll n rolling everywhere!!! He too is starting to get bored. He is so cute when he smiles with his two bottom teeth showing.
I have been super busy with organising this christening. We have a total of 42 guests! IM so happy that we got in under 50. All the things I have ordered online look like they should be here next week.. otherwise we might just have to run around here looking for replacement centre pieces.
DD has started playing up again. But this time its worse! Yes worse! I didnt think it could get like this but it has. Im sort of at a loss. My parents have DD two nights a week cos her DC is close to their house, they use to look after her from when she was 6 months old until I took Mat leave. So now she goes to DC they want her to spend some time with them. I know Im very lucky they take her off my hands but Im starting to think maybe my parents give her too much sweets.. And maybe she is coming off a sugar high when she comes home.. Ill just have to wait and see..
Ok well I hope all your babies are doing well... I cant believe mine is 24 weeks old tomorrow! I have booked his injections for Tuesday.. Wish me luck..
Aw, thanks Eng. I love cooler weather. It makes everything so much easier. I think both my girls are winter lovers too, they just seem happier when it is not to hot. I am still in limbo land as to what is wrong with me. I have not been to the doctors or done anything. I am waiting for DH to come back home (6th May). I have to get Macey's needles mid May so I can wait till then I think.
P is almost 6 months, oh boy. Good luck with the needles. Good job with the numbers coming down for the christening too. Fingers crossed your things arrive soon.
I think grandparents use sweet foods to much to make kids happy, I guess you could just tell them to try backing off a bit in the sweets departments, maybe take your mum shopping and put together a snack/treat container with a mix of things, some healthy, some not so healthy and say she can only have so&so amount each day. It is hard. I hate that everytime we see PIL the first thing they try and dpo is give Amelia chocolate. Easter last year was a hassle because I did not lt her have any chocolate at all and I was the made to be the mean mum.
Danni, I hope you and your DH are all better now.
I can see one of Macey's teeth all ready to come through but nothing yet. She still has not rolled but she gets around the room pretty good doing backstroke. Like Heidi I might get an Amber necklace for Macey, Amelia had no problems with teething besides getting bad nappy rash everytime a tooth was about to cut. I read that the necklaces help with this too so I might get it in preperation. If it does help great, if not then it will just be a pretty necklace.
So cute, right now Macey is on the floor and talking ever so loudly. Love the noises she comes out with.
I am going big girl bed shopping for Amelia's birthday present this week. Macey really is growing out of her bassinet, hopefully she can hold out till the 20th of May.
Hope everyone's enjoying your Special 1st Easters with your babies! Geez guys... we're almost done with firsts! Almost half way through the 1st year of our babies lives already... WOW
Ooh I really like the idea of this Amber Necklace thank you for mentioning it ladies... I have done some research and I am going to buy one ASAP - boy if this works my god I wish I knew about it back in those colic days!!
Eng - With balancing bub and the house chores... My motto is always baby first! I have let the housework slide since bub has arrived I must admit... But he is soo demanding and needs attention all the time so I really just don't have the time to make the house perfect 100% of the time so I just get DH to help me out & we do it together when he is home so one of us can juggle bub. I just try not to put too much pressure on myself to have everything perfect, I just remind myself that bub is only young once & I need to spend as much time with him playing and just being as I possibly can. Time just goes way too fast.
Hope bubs injections went well & he wasn't too upset. So sorry to hear about the mole condition - I really hope you can find a way to control them as he gets older maybe? That sure would be difficult to live with, for both you & him. Wow - sounds like a big Christening - planning sounds like it's coming along nicely, you must be super busy!
I really hope things settle down with your DD... maybe a good talking to the grandparents & put them into line on what you are happy and not happy to happen whilst you are not there. Hopefully if they realise what they are doing is affecting her negatively they will change their way of doing things. Worst comes to worst I guess you could stop her going there so regularly & send her to daycare instead? If it's really affecting your family that bad I would do something about it for sure. You poor thing.
Kazzo - I hope you & your girls all got over the flu by now. Hope you're going well with your babies without DH being there. That really does sound like a long time without him. You don't seem too bothered about being alone for so long... or are you? I would be! lol. Did you end up finding out what's going on yet with your sickness? Have you ruled out pregnancy? So, have you decided not to use contraception or anything atm?
Wow, Amelia's birthday is coming up so soon! I remember when she turned 1 and you went to the park I think it was... it feels like yesterday!! I definitely love the cooler weather too... and Damian seems to take after his Daddy and feels the heat a lot, so he seems happier which is good. So will Macey be going in her own room once she gets out of the bassinet next month? Oh I can't stand the thought of Damian being out of ours yet lol
AFM - Damian has been going really well... he watches intently at everything around him & loves to touch touch touch! He startles so easily at loud noises... our vacuum cleaner is really loud so I can't even vacuum with him in the house lol! Last time I tried he got soooo upset & cried for ages, I felt so bad! So must be careful with noises... hopefully that will pass sometime soon!
He has been getting a bit grizzly lately at times and has a really strong urge to bite. So I'm thinking he's started teething but nothing has come through yet. I LOVE his toothless grin.. something I'll miss for sure! So cute!!
When I go to lift him up from lying down he has started to pull his head up now, and tries to get up by himself. When he sits against the couch he is that strong that he will lean himself forward and he can steadily hold his own weight sitting up leaning forward by himself for a little while, but still easily topples over.
My gosh, before we know it our little monkeys will be walking!
The other week in a shopping centre Damian just randomly screamed out what sounded just like "MA" which was soo cute!!! I think mama's going to be his first word for sure haha
I can not use any form of medical contraceptive, you name it though and I have tried it. I just react to them all. So we have to just use condoms. Unfortunately they are not always failsafe and around when we get the chance so we do withdrawal as well but then that is not always failsafe too. Normally I just chart my cycle so we know when to be really careful but with BF and no cycle that is really hard. So in answer to your question, no I have not ruled that out yet, I am still in limbo land. I will wait till DH comes home and do something about it. I don't really feel sick much, just keep getting cramps on and off.
I love that DH goes away a few times a year. I need him to. It is like our own refresh button. He works alot anyway so I am use to doing most things on my own.
YOur right Amelia's 1st birthday was at a park. This year I am thinking of taking her to playmaze with a few of her friends. She will love it. I am so excited to change her room from a babies room to a big girl room. Macey will stay in my room until she drops her early morning (6:00) feed or winter is over. Stuff getting out of bed to feed her when it is zero degrees. Plus like you, I love her with me.
Sounds like you are going great. I agree with the housework. I find that as long as my house is not dirty, just untidy then I am fine. With the vacuum, when Amelia first started getting scared of it I found a way to get her use to it, might help you. I set it up in our room, turned it on and left the door open. Amelia was it the lounge room. She could here it but it was not close enough to scare her, a few minutes later, I bought it closer (all the time never turning it off) and just kept doing that until eventually she was trying to play with it.
Macey sits up like what you said Damian is too. I went and bought her a Bumbo chair yesterday and she loved it, she sat up in it while me and Amelia where playing on the floor and was so happy and I used it to sit her in while I cooked dinner. between 5pm - 6pm seem to be her witching hour and she just wants to be held. I cook dinner then so hard to do. this chair means she can sit on the bench while I cook.
Agree on the toothless smile. i can see Macey's tooth under the gum, but so far it has not cut.
Well happy Easter all. I have a busy few days ahead. I hope everyone is enjoying this long, long weekend.
hi ladies hope you all had a good easter weekend. Thought i would finally come in and read everyones updates and let you know how we are doing.
Kazz - i get what you mean when you say its good when hubby goes away, mine works away alot and it makes you miss them and when they come home i find i appreciate him more and we actually do things together. Is macey still in her basinet? dylan out grew his too fast, he was starting to wake himself up in his sleep when he would touch the sides. Not long till hubby gets home
Danni - another thing that might help damien with the noise is to keep a radio or tv on when you put him to bed. I think dylan got use to my dogs sudden outbursts while in my tummy because he doesnt really stir when they go off (luck cos they do it often)
Eng - Glad you were able to get the christening guest list down. Its surprising how many imediate family members you have - i was shocked when i actually wrote the list out. Hope dd is behaving better for you, i think grandparents are the hardest people to deal with but i decided im just going to say what i think and if im the ***** then so be it. When dylan was only 2 months hubbys dad was so pleased to tell me that he gave dylan his first taste of beer i was so ****ed because i wanted to be the person that gave him his first taste of something other than milk. When he told me i just said well you wont be doing that again will you!
AFM and Dylan, he is doing really well he is such a good boy still even when he was sick with the cold he was full of smiles and not terribly sooky. Still no teeth for our little monkey, he went through a little stage where he was chewing everything and dribling heaps but not grizzly so i think they were moving but not coming through yet. I tried him on a rusk the other day but he wasnt interested in it. There doesnt look to be any sign of teeth behind his gums so who knows when he will get his chompers.
He is growing nicely, we measured him the other week and he was 70cm long, he has grown 15 cm since birth he is wearing 00 - 0 clothes depending on the brand. We started him on solids a little while ago and is loving it, its so cute when i get the spoon ready he opens his little mouth ready to eat. Sometimes he gets really savage with the spoon and makes a noise as he bites it lol
He loves to scoot around the floor, he gets his knees up like he wants to crawl but not quite getting there yet. He is very vocal when he is playing with his toys its very cute listening to him. He has learned how to do raspberrys quite well now - even when he has food in his mouth lol
Hubby and i have decided to try and get preg again. I went to see ivf dr last week so fingers crossed next month i will be pregnant and start the ride all over again
How exciting Tammara. I hope it is a quick IVF journey for you. If you don't mind me asking, will this be with your cousins egg again?
Yeah Macey is in the bassinet still, she has a little more room left. She has slept unwrapped since she was born, so touching the sides does not wake her, Luckily.
Make sure you come in here and let us know how the IVF goes. and keep putting up those adorable pictures on FB. He is one cute bubba boy with a huge smile.
Okay little vent from me. Why can't people with sick kids just stay home. We had lunch on Sunday with DH family (thought I would do the right thing even with DH away). SIL turns up and announces straight away that her DS (3) woke up with a fever, is feeling yukky and has been coughing. I get that it is a family occasion and thatI is nice to have all family together, but geesh you son is sick, there are going to be other kids there and they sure don't want to get sick.
So DD1 wakes up this morning with a temp, coughing and throws up all her breakfast. She was perfectly fine yesterday Morning. I can hear her in bed asleep now, she is snoring because her nose is all blocked and she keeps waking up coughing. My poor bubba girl. We are meant to be going to the Easter show on Wednesday but does not look like she will now ( I have to go regardless).
Vent away i totally agree with you about brining sick kids around others - beside the fact that others might get sick unless you MUST attend i think its best to keep the child at home comfy in bed anyway. Thats my opinion though.
Yes we have 6 embrios frozen still so we have a few chances. I was going to ask the dr to put 2 embrios back but he sugested just one because we got preg with one embrio first go and they are excellent quality (he told me my cousin would be in high demand they that good). So we will try with just one tranfer this round and if it doesnt work i will ask for 2 to be transfered. We are not telling anyone we are trying because i dont want to keep answering the "are you pregnant" questions. Hopefully in three or four months we can surprise everyone with good news. If we are not as lucky as we were first go we will try till for 6 months or until we use all the embrio's then game over. I have just turned 36 and dont want to be too old to have another. So even though we have medicine behind us if we are meant to have another it will happen if not we are VERY lucky to have our beautiful boy.
And yes i will keep putting pics up, its a good way for family 300ks away to keep up to date with him - he is growing so much plus i love showing my boy off lol. Did you see the easter vid and pics? he really wanted to get into the eggs, had to hurry and get the pic before he got through the wrapper. I enjoy looking at you and blondies pics they are very cute
Hi Mummies... hope you & your bubbies are all keeping well!
Kazz - That is really interesting regarding your reactions to contraception. We're only using a condom too, because I don't like the side effects of the pill on me, and inserting a IUD comes with infertility risks (no thanks, don't think i'm finished in that department), and cos I'm bf I want to be ultra safe. Gosh, now you've got me worried lol... are condoms really that ineffective!? Just glad I don't have my periods yet still!
Good luck. I found out I was pregnant with an ultrasound due to me having lots and lots of on and off cramps - I thought it was a cyst!
I TOTALLY agree with you about parents not keeping their sick children at home! How selfish is it!!?? There would not be massive outbreaks of the flu and whooping cough and you name it if people just had decency and common sense and kept their children at home. It's something that really bothers me. A very irresponsible thing to do. Yes I understand people may be busy, work, etc and it may be hard to keep your child home but when it's health, thats what should come first. I feel so sorry for Amelia, not fair. How is she feeling now?
I listened to your advice re the vacuum cleaner, and had DH turn it on whilst I was holding & playing with Damian in another room. At first it still really scared him but eventually we got closer & closer. He was getting better but I think I'll have to do it all over again next time. Thanks for the advice. Just gotta get him used to the noise I suppose. It's just random loud/jumpy noises that scares him. He's good with noises in general (falls asleep in shopping centre etc).
Have you started Macey on solids yet?
Tammara - My little D is in 00 now too, and bordering 0 in some brands. My gosh they grow quick don't they! I feel like we're constantly going up in clothes sizes lol. How old did you start bub on solids and how much do you give him? How's he sleeping at night? I would have been so angry if my FIL did that - sorry, but he so so does not have the right. We don't talk to my in-laws, so problem solved lol. Aw the raspberry phase is soo cute lol Damian went through that at about 3 months old when he did it all the time but it didn't last long. I think he forgot about it.
going to get pregnant again now hey! Good luck, and may the journey begin!! Keep us updated with how it all goes.
Ladies.... can you post some pics of your bubbies up on here?? I would soooo love to see some!! I will get one of Damian up on here when I can too, (I think I do it through my photobucket account).
hi danni i actually started dylan on solids at just under 4 months, i usually give him 1 tin per day 1/2 at lunch 1/2 for dinner. Im not sure what the reccomended amount to give him is but he seems to play and spit it out when he has had enough. At first i just gave him 1/2 a jar but he got hungrier. Unfortunately he still doesnt sleep through he goes through stages sometimes he will sleep till about 5ish then other times (lately) he will wake at 1ish then about 4. It is so cute listening him talk to himself and make big noises at the moment he is playing with his uncle making high pitched sounds lol
Glad the vacuum trick worked a little, hopefully when you do it a couple of times he will get use to it.
I would be happy to put a pic on here but i have no idea how to, if you can give me idiot instuctions to do it i will. Or if you have facebook you can add me - let me know i will email you my details. I like showing my boy off lol its good to see the other babys as they grow plus they are cuties
Just a quickie from me (I'm on my iPhone and I hate posting from it lol).
I have copied the below on how to post pics, let me know if you understand it, and if not I'll try to explain more.
I'll be back later with an update and hoPefully some pics of my boy!
I would also love to see some pics of you ladies so I can see who I've been talking to over the months will give the below a try and hopefully get some up of me too.
Off to get Damian an exersaucer this afternoon - can't wait, looks like so much fun!!
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think i got the album up, i only put 3 pics in because the others say the pic is too big and im not sure how to resize them. I will try and add some more but at least there is a couple.
Was looking at baby P's christening photos - HOW CUTE, you did an amazing job on the decorations you should be very proud of yourself
We had a bit of an eppisode with Dylan a few days ago, the poor lil bugga was waking up screaming - unconsolably screaming, it was that bad that we took him to the hospital incase he had something internal but after poking and proding they said there is nothing internal so we can only think it was a bad case of wind or he had a bug.
We stopped his solids just incase that was too heavy for him for three days but he has been getting hungry so i made my own vegies for him tonight and gave him just a little and so far all is well. Fingers crossed it was just a passing thing, it was so frustrating not being able to consol the poor lil man.
I will definitely get on and post more of bub when I have the chance!
And Tammara OMG how CUTE is your little man! I hope he feels better now xx I know how you feel Damian had bad colic and the first 2 months were HELL for us with inconsolable crying
Gosh it's late, I'm gonna hate myself in the morning lol better go now!
HOPE TO SEE SOME MORE PICS OF YOU ALL LADIES!!!!!
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Tammara. I hate that type of crying, it makes your heart ache. I am glad it was nothing major. I hope he does not have anymore of them. That is so great that you have the same eggs to implant. I hope it all goes reaaly smooth for you. How exciting.
Danni, I have not started Macey on solids, well on purpose anyway. While having dinner at my dads, I had Macey on my lap and without noticing she fad grabbed a peice of baked potato and was sucking away. She spat it all out but she liked doing it. I am going to try baby led solids with her so I am just waiting a little longer.
I clicked on your link but nothing came up.
All going good here. DH home on Friday, not looking forward to the early wakeup to pick him up though.
Okay going to attempt to put a photo in now. But you have to be in my contacts to see it.
Damian isn't on solids yet either, on purpose. I have decided to bf exclusively until his 6 months old (OMG that's next Monday!!!). He is a very hungry boy and loves getting into everything so I am so sure he is going to love his food!
I have had a look into baby led solids as you mentioned you are doing that and I haven't heard of it before, and I quite like that idea! I have been all for feeding on demand and letting bub decide how much milk he wants and when etc so it is seeming like a great idea... but I wouldn't really know how to go about it so I still need to do some more research and talk to DH.
If we don't go down that route, we will be introducing bub to his first bit of rice cereal on his 6 months bday! SO exciting and a milestone as he won't be purely living on my milk anymore, aww.
He is definitely more than ready though and has been for a little while.
AND... AWWW I had a look at your photos!!! So nice to finally see you after all this time Your girls are absolutely adorable, you must be so proud Very cute!
Mummies, I have put a few photos on my album so if you'd like to have a look then just add me as a friend I think it is, as once your in my contact list then you can see them.
Hope everyone is well... I cant WAIT for my 1st Mothers Day on Sunday!! DH is surprising me with some plans, a very special day! And the next day bub is 6 months old! Another huge milestone, and I will be starting him on solids that day too most probably, hopefully the high chair will get here on time lol.
Well after saying I was going to wait to start Macey on solids she got her first real taste tonight. She was sitting in her Bumbo while I was eating and every bit of food that I picked up she tried reaching for and was getting really frustrated that she was not getting anything. So I gave her a chunk of Broccolli and a chunk of Cauliflower. She loved the broccalli. The sounds she was making, so funny. She mostly just sucked at it but a peice did come off which she coughed at a little but was fine. So we have begun I guess as they say to start BLS when your bubs gives you signs they are ready and well she sure showed me.
I never started Amelia with and rice cereal, we just went straight to puree's that I made so I wont do that with Macey either.
How exciting that some of you ladies are getting your first mothers day. It is my favorite day of the year now. Luckily DH will be home. He is working till 1pm but I am glad. Now we can do our own thing in the afternoon and not run around for his family. After 3 weeks by myself I would like a day all about me. I can't wait to hear what surprises you get and how Damian goes with his first feed.
Yep I am super duper proud of my girls. Best accomplishments in my life by far.
Your guy is adorable. He has a huge smile. Your happiness shows in your face.
... Happy Easter!
going to get pregnant again now hey! Good luck, and may the journey begin!! Keep us updated with how it all goes.
he goes through stages sometimes he will sleep till about 5ish then other times (lately) he will wake at 1ish then about 4. It is so cute listening him talk to himself and make big noises at the moment he is playing with his uncle making high pitched sounds lol 
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