Babies Born October 16th ~ 31st 2008 #2

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to pop in and wish you all a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

It's been super crazy here with chrissy and work, it's like this every year tho!
Hopefully I'll be back on a bit more soon!

1stbub.... I work from home doing Family Day Care, my mums done it for 20 years and I got involved in it 6 years ago when Britney was born so I could be at home with her and still bring in a wage! Plus I love kids so it wasn't a very hard decision to make!

I hope you all had a great chrissy!!! We did lunch for 20 people this year so we were quite busy here!

On the Hayden front,
He was weighed in last tuesday at 5.2kg and had put a kilo on in 3 weeks the midwife says he's on the 50% but will most likely return to the 75% that he was born on. We're doing well with breast feeding although it still hurts when he first latches! Hayden's been smiling for around 2 weeks now and making little cooing sounds. Have to watch him like a hawk as he can roll front to back already he will roll the other way if he's slightly on one side. He has great head control and will hold his head up and his little bum is up in the air and the legs are moving so I'm guessing he'll be an earlier crawler! I think he just doesn't want to missout, Britney and Joshuah love him to bits and from the smiles he gives them I'm pretty sure it goes both ways! Amazing how kids love kids!!! Well enough of my rambling!
Takecare all!!!
Give those bubs a big hug from me!!!
Luv Snoopea

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1stbub.... I work from home doing Family Day Care, my mums done it for 20 years and I got involved in it 6 years ago when Britney was born so I could be at home with her and still bring in a wage! Plus I love kids so it wasn't a very hard decision to make!

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I'll have to chat with you about this at some point in the new year as I am hoping to start this in March, but I need to resign from work first

welcome to 2009 everybody!!!!!!:p

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't posted in a while so not really up to date but wanted to say hi and hope you had fun last night. I stayed home while hubby went fishing then we he got home at about 10:30pm I got up and and expressed and had a wine with him which was nice. DH and a friend offered to look after Olive if I wanted to go out but i'm just not ready yet, have any of you left your bubs yet to go out? I can't believe how quickly time flies, a week since xmas already! Olive is good, finally did that poo while out shopping on tuesday - it had been 9 days and she was getting really cranky. I thought that BF babies didn't get constipated? I can't believe my news involves talking about poo these days, the joys of motherhood hey. That night she slept for 10hrs though which was fantastic. Another reason i've been a bit quiet on the forums is all the expressing I have to do, gets very tiring. Olive is smiling and talking so much now and is getting right into her toys, she picked one up this morning and thought she was very clever and so did I.

Hi Girls,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here is to a great 2009!!!

Well we were very boring last night and stayed home. It was raining up here so there wasn't much point taking the kids to see the early fire works at 9pm. I went to bed at 11pm then DH came in at 11:58pm and woke me to say Happy New Year at midnight, I then couldnt go back to sleep :wall: lucky Lara slept in until 8:10am this morning.

Hi to everyone, hope you all had a great new years eve. Sorry for the lack of personals. I've got Lara's needles tomorrow. I told DH he can hold her coz with DD1 I had to hold her everytime. I bet I end up holding Lara through all hers as well. I bet I cry too.

Better go

we were boring here too.. was asleep by 11:30.

going ok today.. must go cook tea. back later xoxox

Happy New Year all!!!!!!!

Hope you all had a great night! We had a ball with our dress up party, but Izzy was sick - blergh - threw up at about 1115 and 1145! Good timing the poor love but we had fun anyway! I've uploaded pics of costumes etc in the gallery! I have one of me dressed up feeding James too! Little punk man!!

Off to do some more MCN shopping! My lovely gorgeous BB friend Oshani gave me a voucher to spend for Xmas naughty girl, feeding my obsession!! :D Have a great relaxing night and hugs to bubs!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone.

I didn't see in the new year, went to bed at 11pm, but someone in the neighbourhood was letting off fireworks and we had some idiots driving too fast past the front of our house (we live inbetween two round-abouts).

Olivesmum b/fed babies can go up to two weeks without doing a poo, so I don't think that Olive was consipated, usually it means that they are having a growth spurt and are using more of your breast milk to grow.

hugs xoxo

Amanda,
Haven't heard of that before, but doesn't suprise me that they can go that long without pooing!

Hollye,
Just noticed your avatar....... hmmm your one hot mumma! lol

Blizz,
No worries, just pm when you want to know more!

Tanstar,
Hmmm sounds great I love to shop, although think DH has nightmares about it! lol

Leigh,
I know how you feel, I hate needles and I'm always the one taking the monkeys for them! I've got Haydens next week and not looking forqard to it as I'll have the 2 monkeys with me as well!

Olivesmummy,
I had to leave Hayden for a christmas party that was strickly adults only, he was 6 weeks, it was horrible....... I wan't ready to leave him, we we're only gone for 3 hours all up but I didn't enjoy the party at all!

im a bit late but HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I didn't get to see the new year in - Bianca decided to play up and also have a bad case of reflux (another massive spew all over me) finally got her to sleep at 2330 than i jumped into bed and was out like a light bulb! couldnt stay up for last 30mins! oh well, i guess im not as young as i use to be! :(

Olivesmummy - i havent had to leave Bianca yet - but in saying that im going shopping with a friend today and DH is staying home to look after her - so that will be the first time i go out without her - and im not looking forward to it!

Tan - have u put pics in the gallery of ur dress up party?

Leigh - goodluck with Lara's needles today!

Snoopea - i cant wait for Bianca to have a little brother or sister! i think Hayden want to hurry up and get on the move so he can keep up with Britney and Joshua!

HJ - Pics are up in my gallery! :D There is one in the breastfeeding gallery of me dressed as Pebbles gving James a feed too!

I'm having a boo hoo day today. DH's brother and SIL had a baby in Canada and we have decided that he will go and surprise them for a fortnight. Is it wrong of me to be SO jealous of him going and me home with 2 bubs? :( I guess it's because we haven't been away since Izzy was born plus I don't get a chance to do stuff like this anymore, love my kids dearly but I do wish I was going too. :( Off to clean before MIL comes to visit - hope you all had a great night!

Happy New Year everyone! Late I know, but we've been away camping again. Had a pretty good NYE. Not DH though...he passed out before midnight in a pool of his own vomit! Charming! :rolleyes: He's never done that before and because I was completely sober he was soooooo annoying!! He slept outside...yes outside because he was still passed out when I went to bed and I didn't want him in bed with us (because we co-sleep).

But apart from all that we've had a great time away. I'll be glad to spend some time at home though! Camping is a bit hard with a bub!!

And DS has conjuntivitis (sp?) so we are off to the doctors this arvo and also to get needles! Not going to be fun!

Sorry for the lack of personals will catch up later! Hope you are all well and bubs too! :D

Hj,
OMG don't mention that I'm dredding when Haydens up and running! Hopefully they'll all quiten down a bit before that happens! lol
How's Bianca going??? My niece is called Bianca I love the name!!! Sooo cute for a little girl!!! They don't take long to grow up and two is completely different but I think that the 2.5 year age gap between Britney and Joshauh helped as Britney was able to help out with Joshuah! But they're well worth it and I love watching them play together!!!!

Tanstar,
I agree with you it all changes once you have kiddlings! I also seem to be the one that stays home, but figure once they're older then I'll be able to go!

Well off to change Hayden he's left me a loverly yellow gift in his nappy from the smell! Gotta love them! lol

Takecare all.
Luv Snoopea

AmandaJ - The dr told me a few weeks ago that babies can go anywhere between 20 times a day and once every 20 days but I thought that because she usually goes every 2-3 days that she must have been constipated so thanks. Although I must say that by the end of the week she was getting really agitated and wouldn't sleep properly and kept on grunting all the time.
Olive is growing out of most 000's now and is mainly in 00's, she's getting so big! I went through her cupboard and had a clean out yesterday and had a little pang of sadness at how quickly she's growing, I won't be able to call her a newborn soon, she's 11wks today.
Tan - i'm having one of those days today as well. I can totally understand why you are feeling jealous, mum's don't get to have a break very often especially going overseas by ourselves.
HJ and Snowpea - I have left Olive for half an hour to go to the shops but thats it so far. I feel sorry for women that have to go back to work after a few weeks.
I am really p****d off because I have AF again and it's only been about a fortnight since the last one. I'm now feeling like I really want to go off the mini pill as I have also been really moody from it but there aren't that many other options, so am confused. Should I see the dr about the bleeding? Has anyone else experienced this before? Also my nipples are still f****d and i'm so sick of expressing but really don't want to give up. I've gotten behind which just makes it that extra bit harder and have been BF heaps again which made them sore. I wish Olive's mouth and my nipples could just co-exist in harmony.

Tan - i checked out ur pics - How good do u look!!!!!!!! Also i would be pretty upset about being left behind! that brought up something i was thinking about the other night - why are we the ones that have to make all the sacrifices and miss out on everything?

Hippiemummy and Leigh- how did the needles go today?

Snoopea - hahaha sorry! Bianca is going well - her silent reflux has turned into the vomiting reflux i think but apart from that she is a gem! growing up too fast tho! I was surprised at the reaction i got from ppl when they found out her name - wasnt too sure if many ppl would like it - but i love it - and so it turns out so do quite a few ppl! it suits her to i think!

Olivesmummy - i know what u mean about the pang of sadness - i was looking at pictures of Bianca when she was born and that brought tears to my eyes - she has grown soooooo fast! why is it ur 9months goes so slow and when they are born time flys? its not fair!

Well i lasted 3 hours out at the shops with Bianca today - i phone DH once and msg'd him twice so i thought i did pretty well - but apparently i talked non stop to my friend about her! i also had a bit of a teary when i got to the shops cause it felt wrong not having B with me - i wasnt even there when she woke up this morning - and im ALWAYS there - im the one that gets her out of her cot because i love it - but no not this morning - what a mean mummy i am!

Anyways i better go - we got ppl comming over soon for dinner - i hate entertaining in our small house - cant wait till we find a new house!

where bouts u looking for a house HJ?

not much to say.. to lazy for personals but i have read everything. Ill just reply in general.

Mia has only just gone into 000's. 20% of her clothes are STILL 0000's! hrmmmm shes 10 weeks 1 day today :)

Well my cot success turned into a nightmare. shes in bed with us again. I dont know what else to try. HJ, we had her in the cot for about 5 nights when she came home and then she just refused to sleep in it.. so its not like we havent tried :(

I also didnt think anyone would like the name Mia but at the end of the day i didnt care, she was my daughter and all that mattered was i liked it. She could have ended up will Ella but it doesnt suit her. So im glad Mia suits her really well.

needles.. is that everyones bub now that has had their needles? now its just countdown for the 4 month ones!!! ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

HJ - I got some Gaviscon and some colic drops. so far seems to be working a treat. I just wish she would stop spewing. Not **** she will down say 140mls and throw up a good 40-50mls before her next feed. whats the deal with that? i wonder if i should go get it checked?

well shes awake again.. oh man im struggling with these day times sleeps!!!

Hi Girls,

Tan - I agree, I'd be sad not being able to go away as well. I always say to DH it isnt fair that I have to miss out on everything all the time while his life still gets to carry on as normal. Dont get me wrong I love my kids and wouldnt change them for the world but would be nice to be able to get away once in a while.

Hippiemummy - Glad you had a good time camping, apart from your DH's vomit ha ha, how was his hangover the next day? Hope the needles go well this arv.

Olives Mummy and HJ - I get sad too thinking how fast Lara is growing. She is still in 0000 but will soon be in 000. I said to my DH before that I am sad coz she is almost out of newborn nappies and will soon be in the infant size. He laughed at me.

Well Lara had her needles today. I held her while she got them. She cried, poor bub, but not for long lucky. Ive been giving her lots of cuddles ever since. She now weighs 5.2 kg (she was 2.7 kg born) and is 57 cm long (42cm born).

Hi to everyone I have missed. Have a great weekend!!!