Teru....mine was like that earlierfed him he drank LOTS for once..played for nearly an hour after.. then started the grizzles... so wrapped him and it took no more then 10mins to gte him to sleep...
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nothings keepin him happy today
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Teru....mine was like that earlier
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Bethany's got the cranky's too...must be contagious.
PP~~ She mostly has pinks, white, maybe the odd purples...and we love ruffles!! I am sorry to say that she is the typical girly girl. My MIL hates it!!!
Didn't mean to scare Hollye!! I just remember being told that myself!! LOL I am pretty Ok with my age, it is good having a younger DH who looks even younger than he is, makes me extra young by association!!
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MR CRANKY PANTS went down just before 2 had to resettle just before and is sleeping
he slept til 5.30am this morning...how nice of him instead of 4.30amso at 5.40..he was wide awake so...it was feeding time at the zoo.... fed and went back to sleep...and lately he has only been sleeping til 8.30am...when before it was after 9...oh well we can't win em all can we??
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I tried to get on the forums on Wednesday and they were down. Then I was busy yesterday and in the mean time there's been heaps of posts and a whole new thread started! Will try and do some personals:
Hollye:Hope you're having a great day. xx
amy:LMAO Yeah it's not like she will cost them any extra!I think Maya would be a lovely wedding guest and she brings her own meal, and won't run up the bar tab!
How's your water drinking going? I can't live without water. I always have a water bottle on me and am always filling it up cos I drink it so quickly.
I know what you mean about a younger DH making you feel younger. I suddenly realised the other day that he's turning 31 this year and I thought "gee I'm old now!" - even though I'm actually already past 31!
teruteru:I know how hard it is to watch someone you love fight an addiction (my brother). Feel free to talk to me if you like.
I bought Maya a cute Bonds hat recently.
Georgi -
katones and Hollye - I'm also worried about how much Maya eats but I can't actually see how much she eats from the breast! Maya started off a big baby and now only has tiny weight gains. Both of your babies are having big weight gains by comparison. Maya gets weighed next Wednesday and I think she will be about 5kg at 3 months (when she started at 4kg at birth!).
That's all the personals I can manage!
I know I shouldn't compare Maya to other babies but I've found myself doing it a lot lately and it makes me feel terrible. I was so upset after mothers group on Wednesday! Maya is so much smaller than other babies her age (and she started out such a big baby so I can't help thinking it's my fault and I'm not feeding her enough).
Maya also kept on crying lots during mothers group! Whereas the other babies only cried when they were hungry or sleepy. She cried cos she was at a different place with people she doesn't know and she cried at every loud noise. Someone brought a camera to take a photo of all the babies and all the other babies are lying there happy and Maya's crying. I wonder if it's because 99% of the time it's just DH and I and we don't make much noise! So she's not used to noise or other environments or other people. She also cried nearly all day yesterday when a friend of mine came to visit with her one year old (who also would not stop crying).
Also I just haven't been doing tummy time at all because she hated it so much and I couldn't bare to make her do it. So now she's so behind in terms of being able to hold her head up, roll, etc. After I got home on Wednesday I decided I should start tummy time now. And I've found she doesn't mind it for a few minutes now. Question: How often and for how long do all of you have your bubs doing tummy time?
But I've had a HUGE breakthrough with bottle feeding!!! A woman at mothers group suggested a tommy tippee bottle cos it's shaped more like a breast and she lent me hers to try. And Maya actually drinks from it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So far she's drunk from it on 3 separate occasions. I've only given her small amounts and will have to try a bigger feed soon. My plan is to give her some EBM in it every day so that she keeps taking it and hopefully eventually my DH can take over a feed every day.
OK.. I should stop my waffling there! Got the wedding tomorrow! I expect Maya will be unsettled being out and being amongst strangers. I'm planning to take a sling and a pram so hopefully she'll be happy in one of those!
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Tanya - i have heard those bottles are fabbo!
As for tummy time. Ethan may get 30hr a day (10 mins a time sometimes).. .but remember that he sleeps on his tummy so he actually likes it
DD HATED tummy time and so we would only give her 5mins a day if any (ooop)...
But she still crawled by 6 months and walked at 11 months so it didnt affect her i feel.
I just stuck up ethans light in his room... sooo cute!
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...hp?photo=12102
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Happy Birthday Hollye - hope you're having a great day!
Tanya - oooh hun don't beat yourself up. Babies come in such different shapes & sizes, and they all grow at different rates. As long as she's healthy in herself she'll grow at her own sweet pace. And honestly, I worry because I'm sure that X is the fattest in my group! Go figure hey, I reckon they're just all individual. Re tummy time, X doesn't mind it but gets frustrated after a time. I try and do at least a few minutes a few times a day.... but did none the week we were in Tassie...oops!
Also, X is showing no signs of rolling, I think he's too fathe just lies on his belly like a little beetle... his little arms & legs barely touch the ground around his chubba tummy. Good visit to paed's this morning... I'm gonna do the dreaded dairy-free diet (starting next Thurs... I think!?!?). Now we've got both eczema and the snortiness it seems worthwhile. Paed isn't worried about it, given he's thriving, and just thinks that's the way that X is, and hopefully he'll grow out of it. Much to my happiness, X did a magnificent display of snortiness & wheezing right on cue lol. Given the current symptoms, he's probably got a little virus which is making him more mucousy then usual, plus the diarrhoea and being a bit unsettled... hopefully should pass and I'll just keep going with the vaporiser. I've got a sore throat now though, and feel like crap. Darn it. Weight is up (sorry Tanya!) to 7.1kg and I think his rolls of fat will help him when he finally sits - they can prop him up!
And I can't remember who asked re hats, but I love the Bonds hats too - I get mine from Big W.
Last edited by belfie; January 9th, 2009 at 07:26 PM.
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Bethany not big on tummy time either, I think she feels trapped cause she can't kick and wave her arms around, but she is managing about 10mins aday. Belfie Bethany has the mucus thing too. Although no other symptoms of a milk allergy. The baby nurse just thinks it is her and as long as she is feeding ok not to worry although if she is still snorting I will get the GP to check her at our vacs in a couple of weeks.
PP~~ Am sending post pack your way tomorrow...if I remember to stick it in the box when we are out.
We are on cyclone watch too, sometime this weekend they think. Better make sure I have what we need to evactuate (well evacuate to Grandma and Grandad's they have gas BBQ's so we can still cook and boil water.) I think I have enough of everything but I might grab an extra can of formula just in case. Extra baby panadol too since I think I am nearly out.
Have a good night mumma's and bubba's!!
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thanks girls!!
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Did you have a great night Hollye??
Amy - Here is Bethany's bloomers mk 1
Bethany's bloomers front
Bethany's Bloomers Back
Bethany's Bloomers as Modelled by Ethan lol
Still have a couple to dowill get some lace happening lol. I made them a bit bigger (they will fit now though) so they should last her up to about 12-18months (hopefully)
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gosh quiet here today.
Well here's my idle question for the day - is anyone else addicted to overalls? He just looks so cute in 'em, I'm totally hooked!
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Maya did really well at the wedding today.Everyone kept commenting on what a good baby she is.
I had to keep telling people that she is afraid of strangers.
When she was tired I had her in a sling so she could sleep and when she was awake she sat on my lap and looked around. The annoying thing was that it was a hot day and so I had to do more feeds than normal so I missed out on a lot of things like the cutting of the cake and the first dance.
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*tanya*~~ Glad that Maya went well, and good for you for managing solo!! What a super mummy!!
PP~~ Loving the bloomers (do they come with model he is pretty cute!!) the B on the back is adorable!!
Belfie~~ Not a lot of overall wearing here we are more a dress house but I think they would look pretty sweet on little boys!
Our photos went great today, I can't wait to get them!! They are really lovely and I am so pleased with them.
Hoping to make it to church tomorrow, we haven't been lately with all the issues happening around here with my bipolar etc but will try for tomorrow.
Nothing else to add really. I think I will head to bed with my book
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Morning everyone - quickie here
belfie - no overalls here - Zander is too long and they fit too tight when do buttons up around his bottom etc - he's not as chubby, just really long - even the osteo commented - he has a measure next Thursday so I will be interested to see how long he is!
tanya - phew, the day is over and you got through it! There will be many more like that and each one will give you more and more confidence
amy - look afteryourself hun, hope your water drinking is going ok
PP - I'm lucky to be able to sew a button !!!
DH, Zander and I are going out to lunch for our anniversary today to a nice flash restaurant outside - a friend is coming over to look after the other two - should be nice!
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belfie - I haven't got any overalls for Maya. Can you upload some pics of Xander in his overalls?
Sami - Enjoy your lunch today.
I uploaded a pic of Maya and I at the wedding: here
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loved the pic Tanya.
I've uploaded an overalls pic here... i hadn't realised no-one else shares my obsession lol. just ordered some more overalls online today too...soooo cute.
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belfie i too share an overall fetishBUT it has been too hot for them here lately
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Amanda and Georgi - have your boys started to sleep through again? Just curious cos after a week of waking around 3am for a feed on avg, Zander has gone the last 3 nights sleeping through again from 7-8pm to 6-7am. I know they can do this due to lots of reasons heat, growth, alertness etc - i am just loving my sleep again though LOL
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