1stbub- At my hospital, they ran phsyio classes you could go to before being discharged and they check your tummy for separation. Basically a 1-2 cms is classed as normal but sometimes the muscles separate more than that and take alot or work to get back together. I have had to be careful and should do more exercise to repair mine which is 6 cms. 2 pregnancies too close together and I wasn't careful about lifting Izzy etc while pregnant. That is great that Liam is self settling! Took me a while but I finally realised James was doing it too - little grunts and strains before he drifts off! I turned off the monitor and figured I would wake up when he cries which I do!
Amanda - Hooray for pressies! I have masses of stuff to wrap but it's all just sitting in the laundry hiding from Izzy! I should layby too but I seem to run out of time each year! We have no idea what to get James. He has a set of Peter Rabbit stacking blocks with the alphabet on it and that's it so far from us. I might just buy one more little thing and thats it - he already has a wardrobe full of clothes and boxes of bigger stuff ready to go so I figure everyone else will spoil him!
Hippie - for Banjo self settling and sleeping in his cot! James looks so little in it but I've realised he is already growing up! 8 weeks today -what a big man!! I hate losing posts - its so frustrating.
Olivesmummy - I have no intention of going back this time until possibly mid year and possibly never! I went back part time when Izzy was 8 mths and it was great to get out and talk about something other than babies. I really needed the intellectual stimulation plus it was nice to wear nice clothes and do my make up etc! This time it is different as we 2, plus it affected my breastfeeding with Izzy so I am reluctant to go back too early. I want to feed James for as long as I can so we'll see what happens. We have just bought a new business too! More on that in a sec!!
Hey Blizz - nice to hear from you!! I can't click on any of your pics for some weird reason?? I can see the thumbnails and thats it. Maybe it's just me! Hope you are well!
Starry - That is weird about the jaundice. I hope you get it all sorted out hun. Im worried about the cream too but might give it a go once and see how we go. Good luck with the tongue tie too hun.
Hello to Kylie and everyone else I have missed!
Well we had a great night last night - we had a group of friends over for a bbq - yep in Melbourne. Nice weather for it with rain!! Anyway it was nice to just relax and have a few glasses of bubbly but I didn't get to bed til after midnight and Izzy got up at 615! The kids slept well and DH was a riot - he drank more than he has in a few years I think and was so funny! Needless to say he is in bed with a rather sore head right now!
He also banged on to the boys about how when they have kids they should get sleepers! WTF! I told him to stop bragging(as if he or I have anything to do with them sleeping well) and didn't he remember that when all our friends who had bad sleepers for the first few months did start sleeping, that was when Izzy stopped and started waking 2-3 hourly until she was 9 mths old, so I am aware that James could change very quickly at any stage! Poor love has a cold too now courtesy of Isabelle's love... she spreads and shares that snot around the kind girl!
She has been a bit better but it is hard when I am busy doing housework etc because that's when she attacks! I feel bad but James LOVES his cot and mobile so if I can't be with him and keep an eye on her, I will put him in there and he just coos at the mobile and then drifts off when he is tired.
We bought a new business last week too with friends of ours! Well DH and our mate are doing the majority of it but because I am home full time I will do a fair bit as well! I can't go into too much detail about names etc but we sell little chocolates to souvenier shops, airports and anywhere touristy and the packaging and name is quite unique! Im hoping I won't have to go back to teaching next year at all and just focus on this, but I am thinking that I might put Izzy into day care one day a week. She just loves being with other kids.
Ok I think I have sufficiently rambled on long enough and have woken myself up finally! I hope you all have a great weekend!
Last edited by Beach Mama; December 13th, 2008 at 06:28 AM.
Have a good rest.
We have no idea what to get James. He has a set of Peter Rabbit stacking blocks with the alphabet on it and that's it so far from us. I might just buy one more little thing and thats it - he already has a wardrobe full of clothes and boxes of bigger stuff ready to go so I figure everyone else will spoil him!
for Banjo self settling and sleeping in his cot! James looks so little in it but I've realised he is already growing up! 8 weeks today -what a big man!! I hate losing posts - its so frustrating.
I went back part time when Izzy was 8 mths and it was great to get out and talk about something other than babies. I really needed the intellectual stimulation plus it was nice to wear nice clothes and do my make up etc! This time it is different as we 2, plus it affected my breastfeeding with Izzy so I am reluctant to go back too early. I want to feed James for as long as I can so we'll see what happens. We have just bought a new business too! More on that in a sec!!
Im hoping I won't have to go back to teaching next year at all and just focus on this, but I am thinking that I might put Izzy into day care one day a week. She just loves being with other kids.
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