Things are OK here, except I slipped when lifting Kirsten and twisted both knees when landing so its a bit sore!
I decided against the two jobs as I am tired enough with one!
Kirsten is doing well, eating all sorts of different things..had steak and spinach last night..she was weighed and measured yesterday and apparently hasn't grown anything in length but is now up to 7.6kgs..she seems to grow up for a bit, then fatten up a bit!
Still not sitting by herself, which worries me a bit, but she is desperately trying to crawl so I think she will be OK! Waiting for a physio appointment for her. Part of the problem is she won't stay still long enough to try to sit, if you put her down sitting she rolls over to reach her toys more easily, or leans forward to grab her feet then falls over.
She just learned waving last week, she waves both hands but is definitely doing it in response to us!
Hope you are all well!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; June 30th, 2007 at 05:18 PM.
oohhh how cute ... i wave at nix all the time and he just looks at me funny .. i hope he picks it up soon !!! nothing new here ... still got 3 teeth and 3 are trying to come through .. hope they come soon its been about 1 month since his last tooth ...
he has gotten the nickname "bulldozer" at childcare ... doesnt matter whats in his way he pushes past and keeps on going ....
Marion, I wouldn't worry at all. Close friends of ours have a DD who has just turned 3. She didn't sit until she was 11months, and then she pulled herself to her feet the very next day! She is a very normal child in every way. I think some kids just do milestones in their own time and do things in different orders. Tom is sitting and walking around furniture but not waving properly or clapping yet. Jack was the same - walking before the other day care kids but many of them waved and clapped before him. They are just all different. You have nothing to worry about.
We took the boys to Seaworld yesterday as my ILs were taking my DH's nephew (13) and wanted to take Jack too. We said we would all go (why should we miss out on seeing Jack's excitement). Jack loved everything although he got restless before the end of the dolphin show. Tom seemed to love seeing all the animals too. I took Jack on the kiddy rides - it was really fun.
We are not too worried, she will get there I think - she has always tended to do things a bit slower, I think maybe partly because she was 4 weeks early - she seems to be about 2 months behind always but she always gets there!
Glad they enjoyed Seaworld! We took Kirsten to the one here but she was a bit tired and hungry so cried for the first part then fell asleep for the second!
My PC is broken, on hubbys work laptop but he will be taking it away soon..and not sure when I can afford to get PC fixed.
So I might not be here for a while
Hopefully I will be able to walk when I am back, I have apparently torn cartilage in my knee, hurts a lot and cant walk/lift Kirsten, which is not ideal!!
Oh Marion, how awful! I hope both the knee and the PC are fixed soon.
Happy Birthday to KATE!! Hope your having a great day!
Thomas is just about letting go when standing up. He is getting more confident daily so I don't think walking is too far off. He has started a new habit - waking up at 6am with a dirty nappy. I could live without that one! Bring back bfing pre solids and one poo per week!
Well...I managed to get a free PC..my mum had one she had been given but never used..so I am back!!
I still need new knees though..am in agony still..hopefully they will be fixed by next week when I am on my own with Kirsten!
She is 99.999% crawling today!!!
Just been to hospital and was told that my prolapsed bladder should improve with time as I am still young..it's been a long time since anyone told me i was young! So that was reassuring..!
So it's been a good day all round, except for the knees!!
Thomas is doing so well with the walking, Melanie!
Kirsten's poos are also less pleasant these days!
One problem we are having recently is that she screams and cries when my mum or aunty are looking after her. She did it yesterday when I was there and it was horrendous..I was on the point of calling the doctor when she stopped. So we aren't sure whether the way they are feeding her is giving her wind, or if its her teeth making her upset..or whether she feels insecure with them...its making me feel I should leave work though.
Marion, yay for getting most of your problems fixed. Now fingers crossed the knees aren't too far behind - remember you are young LOL!! Yay for Kirsten crawling too, that's great news although your life is going to be harder now!! Thomas is now 9months 2 weeks, so the same age as Jack was when he first walked. I think he is still a couple of weeks away from actually walking but then he was 3.5 weeks early so that probably makes up for it. Actually it's hard when they walk so early as they don't have the understanding of "stop" etc to match it. Thomas was obeying "stop" for a while, but not anymore!
At this age so much is going on that it's hard to know why they are upset. Tom has had some really grizzly patches, mostly in the afternoons. I'm putting it down to teeth but I don't really know. THis age is also a common time for separation anxiety to kick in, so it sounds like that could be it for Kirsten. If so, at least you know it is a phase that will pass. It's so hard being away when you know they are upset isn't it. See how she goes next week, hopefully she'll be fine again.
We're on holidays on the Gold Coast at the moment. Was staying with MIL but we had a fight with Dh's stepdad, so we left and went to a hotel. Good move too because it's a great hotel, lots of room, really fancy. They even have a health spa here so i'm having a massage and a facial tomorrow, can't wait for that. We're taking the kids to Seaworld tomorrow. Lily has been once before when she was 1 and she loved it. She loves fish so i'm sure she'll love it again.
Charlie is doing well. Getting really tall, hasn't put on any weight though which is a good thing for him. He is catching up to Lily's height that's for sure. Not walking here yet. Just cruising a bit and crawling like a pro. We're planning on giving him a naming day on his 1st birthday, so its all in one. So have to organise that soon.
Everything OK here, knee is a bit better but still have been ordered to rest it, had an Xray on Thursday, doctor thinks I have torn the cartilage inside it or a ligament, but wanted to check my kneecap isn't broken.
DH has been allowed to work from home for a while, we shall see how that works out..can't be worse than having my mum and aunty here all day every day..they were driving me INSANE!!!
Kirsten seems fine, she had her physio appointment on Wednesday, we had been referred to the wrong physio so they couldn't tell us much, but she said she couldn't see anything majorly wrong, except she cannot sit alone yet, so she told us to encourage her.
It seems like she CAN sit but just finds it easier to lie and play with toys, plus she is always doing something with her hands so won't put them down to balance herself.
She has an appointment on 3rd August with the proper Child Development physio (the system is SO slow here) so we are trying to get her sitting by then!!
Hopefully she is just a bit later and will catch up, she seems fine in other ways and can reach down when sitting on your lap and pick a small toy up from the sofa then sit herself back up so I think the strength is there!
Still not crawling but very very nearly there!!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; July 14th, 2007 at 04:29 PM.
Poppy is all over the place! She gets this run-craw thing happening and darts all over the house! She is walking around furniture, climbing on and over things and climbing up stairs!!! Its funny to watch her sometimes, she forgets she can't walk yet and lets go of the lounge and tries to go somewhere... Falls over, of course, sits on the floor, laughs and shakes her head! She is such an active little thing! We cut our fourth tooth yesterday and i think there is another one there this morning but she wont let me look. She can clap her hands and started waving only yesterday! She cracks me up... She has started to "meow" at our cat! She's seen and heard him do it and now when she sees him she starts up. She's been doing most of these things for a while now, she's a clever little thing... but she still wont sleep through the night... I think i was up about 6 times last night. Changed her nappy, i feed her, i sang to her, made sure she was warm.... i can't work out why she wakes up so much, she laughs when i walk in so she's not in pain. I'm starting to think the more active she is, the more she wants to play! it doesn't matter what time of the night it is.
I almost died the other morning when i looked over at her standing on the seat of her bike/walker with her hands on the TV talking to the weather guy from the today show!!! Little monkey! I just walked over very quietly and took her off. Thank god she hasn't done it again! I had only just taken her out of her high chair after breakfast and went into the kitchen to wash up... She got up there so quickly.
Not looking forward to the weekend, we are moving house. With Poppy getting into everything its been fun packing! But i'm just trying to work out the best plan of attack with her sleeps, the moving truck, cleaning the house and feeds. Oh well, it'll all work out in the end! We are moving in with my folks for a couple of months, just until we can move into our new place!!
Anyway, i better get back to the packing while the lady is sleeping!
Its so good to read the post when everyone gets a chance to do so. Sorry its few and far between for my posts... With Poppy, running my hairdressing salon (and tax time) my Dad having really bad heart problems, friends having babies, looking for a new house, packing, washing and the rest of the house work... And all with limited sleep...God no wonder i'm tired hehehehehehe LOL!
poppy is doing really well by the sounds of things ! they are on the go the moment they wake up .. and nix doenst sleep through the night either ..so your not alone .. nix went through a time of separation anxiety ... but suddenly has stopped it ! dont know what happened there ...
last night he had v & D poor thing .. all over his bed and his grobag ... so he came into bed with us ..and we slept in till 10.15
sorry i havent been around. Been quite busy here with charlie always getting into things and Lily being a normal 2 year old! we've also bought a lot of new furniture and have been moving things around and getting rid of a lot of stuff, so that take up heaps of time too.
charlie has started waving this week, but like Nixon, it's his whole arm!
Kirsten sat up on her own for the first time...!!!
I am so relieved..I know its much later than other babies, even though she was born at 36 weeks so I had been a bit worried (even though she is making determined crawling attempts!)
We sat her up on her changing table as there were no distractions, and she sat there quite happily for ages. She only started to topple sideways when she tried to reach over the side for things (this is why she doesn't sit well I think, she is too curious!!)
Phew!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; July 22nd, 2007 at 06:26 PM.
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