Babies Born October 1st-15th 2008 #5

[Moi]

belfie - Great to hear E's hips are OK! Maya was also fascinated by the monitor while they did her u/s.

csab - No one else can hold Maya either. She only wants to be with me or her daddy.

Speaking of weight: Someone at MG today told me that a friend of hers dieted during her pregnancy and after giving birth starved herself to lose weight. But what's even worse is that she had a girl and is obsessed with keeping her baby girl skinny! That made me so mad hearing that! Starving yourself to lose weight is bad.. but how can you starve a baby?? That is cruel! I hope someone does something about it.

[amy_o]

Katones, don't think you sneaked that by me....TTC Dec!!! Woohoo way to go for you, Bethany's BF will have a little sis or bro!!

Way to go E on rolling, good chap!!

Even better to hear that Z slept for 3 hours!!

Glad that all is well Belfie great news.

I have been madly getting things done, today was dealing with phone and eletric...they need time to think and process and think some more. Lets hope it is all there on Thurs when we get the keys and go there.
Andrew organised with some of the men from church for the big move stuff, 4 men offered to help so it should definately be over short and sweet.
Just gotta get packing....

Kisses to all, stay safe Vic ladies, stay cool everyone else!!

[AmandaJ]

PP yay for E rolling, how has he been today after his needles?

Sami yay for Z sleeping so long in his new wrap what a good little boy

Belfie so good to hear that X's hips are all a-ok, you are obviously very happy mummy.

Tanya I can't believe that woman did that to her little girl.

I'm losing weight slowly, I've joined the body transformation on BB and they say that for b/fing mums it's safe to lose up to 500g per week. At first I started not eating enough and my milk went crappy for a day then I just at a bit more and just at healthier and it's been great. I've lost 2.1kg's since the 1st of Jan.

It's been hot here today as well, but not as bad as Vic, I hope that everyone is keeping safe down south.

hugs xoxo

[PinkPalace]

E has been good today tanya. both my kids sleep well after their needles.
i put him to bed at 130pm and I had to wake him at 415pm to get A from FDC... lol otherwise would prob still be enjoying his aircon lol!

[belfie]

hey ladies,

My Monday celebratory roast is cooking away, so I've some time to post. Thanks for the well-wishes, and yes I am a very happy mummy! I don't think I'd realised just how much of a weight on my shoulders it had felt like. We've got vaccinations tomorrow then mother's group, so should be fun. Plus I got my new "hands-free" pumping bustiere today, I'm so excited (is that sad or what, lol!).

PP - that's great E slept so well and great work on the rolling! Awesome!

AmandaJ - I was looking at the body transformation thingo, i think it's great you're doing it -wish they'd start another one for late bloomers like me lol. Congrats on what you've done!!!

Amy_o - good luck with the packing, i'm sending boxy vibes!

Tanya - that's awful about that girl! Gosh I think i have the oppositve problem, think my MIL thinks I'm always trying to force feed him lol.

csab - thanks for the hugs and aaw that's cute re V!

SamiH - haha I was trying to think of something I felt like saying (like different to my usual waffle). It's a poem I have had stuck on stereo for years that I just really like - and that's the first two lines.

Kuraiza - i'm with you on the AF - got mine back last month gah. Also intrigued by your babysitter - is it a relly or friend, or professional babysitter? I haven't been game for a night out yet... but it's our 10th wedding anniversary in May, so wanna get used to MIL doing it by then... (so long as we don't accidentally create #2 eep!).

Ok so gotta put in the rest of htat poem:
"We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whome the pale moon gleams,
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world forever, it seems"
(Arthur O'Shaughnessy)
ok so it's kinda mournful, but I dunno, there's just something about it I like.

Oh and new pic tehehe! Been meaning to take this for months... DH has size 12 feet, so I couldn't resist!
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...1&ppuser=11474

[SunnyRain]

Babysitter was a neighbour. She's very nice and loves babies so she has been begging to let her babysit. I can't blame her for having Jude awake so late past his bedtime, she probably had trouble settling him. It must be hard to settle someone elses baby.

Hmmm I wonder if I just don't eat enough to sustain breast feeding. Jude is almost entirely formula fed during the day, now. Breastfeeding has been an ongoing battle for me for the entire 4 months. I didn't know I was supposed to eat more.

Jude's stats:
Birth: 2.56kg Length 46cm
4 Months: 5.19kg Length 60cm

Jude just started trying to sit up. Don't know what he'll do if he succeeds, he can't sit up on his own yet. He is rolling all over the place, now. Front, side, belly, back, otherside ... he's a busy boy.

[Moi]

amy - All the best with the packing. I hope it doesn't take too long.

PP - Maya was sleepy after the first vaccinations, but this second lot she ended up being very unsettled.

belfie - I hope X's vaccinations go OK.

kuraiza - I've found that I naturally want to eat more while breast feeding. I think you need to consume an extra 500 calories or something like that. So not heaps more food just a bit more.

Someone sent me "The Mom Song". Have you guys seen it? I thought it was hilarious! If you haven't seen it you can google it and find it on YouTube.

[SamiH]

PP - Maya was sleepy after the first vaccinations, but this second lot she ended up being very unsettled.

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Same here - first time very sleepy- second time very unsettled first 12 hours.

kuraiza - good on your boy - definately dont worry about tummy time too much if he can roll around - he needs control for that and obviously has it! Zander is still lazy cos everything gets bought to him, so now school is back and Giselle starts preschool too, he will just have to learn to do it on his own getting his toys!

I am meeting some other Canberra BB'ers for coffee this morning, so betta get packed.

[belfie]

seems quiet in here atm! c'mon lets make some noise I guess Amy is busy packing and Georgi was in Sydney... and Hollye's been busy

SamiH - hope you had fun with the other BB'ers. Meeting in real life... hmm wow. I should make sure I never do that, then I could pretend I look like a blonde supermodel ha!

Tanya - love the Mom song too!

Kuraiza - that's great re your neighbour. I've one who would probably do it but I haven't been quite game yet, and I don't know her all that well (or I'm just a control freak making excuses lol).

Had our 4 month vacc this morning. I think I've the quietest council centre going round - it was SO quick. I'd planned to feed him while we waited... but nuh-uh, didn't have time! No notable reactions so far, touch wood. Off to mother's group this arvo...

have a good one everyone!

[Moi]

It is quiet in here today. I hope that means everyone is having a good day!

I had mums and bubs yoga today! I love it! I feel like at least I am doing some sort of exercise! And Maya seems to enjoy it too.

belfie - I hope X doesn't have any bad reactions to the vaccinations!

Sami - How was your catchup with other BB members?

Question: How long is your bub up for in between naps during the day?

Maya is generally up for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. But sometimes it's longer if I struggle to get her to sleep or if I go out somewhere! She sometimes can be up for 3 or 4 hours, maybe even longer if I go out.

P.S. I had a really weird dream where I suddenly remembered that I had actually had twins and I had totally forgotten about my son. But when I found him he was all happy and very chubby! And I gave him big cuddles and was apologising to him but I realised he had been fine without me. Dunno what that dream meant?! But when I woke I had to think if I actually had one or two kids.