Is anyone still out there? This feels like my own personal thread!
How are you all?
Kirsten had her assessment by the child development physio yesterday.
She thinks she IS behind where she would expect in some areas but that she is improving all the time and will catch up. Her sitting has already improved enormously in last few weeks with some practice.
She is concerned as she still has a tiny bit of head lag when pulled to sitting but even in the last week it has all but disappeared so hopefully she is getting there just a wee bit slowly.
She said everything else is normal, her movements are in normal range and equal on both sides etc, so she doesn't think she has a disability, which is a relief.
She has an appointment with the paediatrician in 3 weeks and hopefully he will say the same thing!!
Now we have to work on her sitting and standing, she will only take a tiny bit of weight on her feet if you stand her on your knee, but I see this improving too.
Marion. Good to hear Kirsten is developing her sitting skills. Maybe she just likes to do things in her own time. But it's good to know she doesn't have a disability of any sorts.
Everything is fine here. Charlie is still sleeping beautifully but during the day he is so so cranky! Never wants to be put down. He's getting too heavy to carry!
He's starting to eat toast now and also sandwiches and a bit of minced meat when we have spaghetti. He also likes to eat fruit which is good to see. Lily loves fruit too. i don't where they got it from though as neither me nor DH eat it much.
hi ladies .. nix has been a grumpy bum too
alwasys cries when he gets put down .... his sleeping patterns have totally changed .. he was sick a bit and just slept when ever.. now he goes to bed at like 9pm and wakes at 12pm and then 2-3amish....
and he is sooo tired during the day he has about 3 naps .... im going mental .. my boy has gone from being a happy baby to a grouchy non conforming one ....
he has learnt to shake his head "no" and does it all the time ... but thats about it in the development stakes ... i feel he is lagging coz hes too tired to do anything .. he sorta waves with his whole arm but isnt close to usuing just his wrist or clapping .....
im getting really bummed about it ... and hes not close to walking either which is good but he never has the energy to pull himself up either .. he used to do it alllllllll the time ..
i really hope this bug/lethargy gets out of him soon... i want my baby back !!!
Lea - I hope he gets back to normal soon. I'm sure he has just been thrown off by being sick.
Kirsten isn't napping much at ALL at the moment, and waking a bit during night and she is permanently exhausted and grumpy too! It's hard to see them like that!
I'm sure he will get back to his old self soon!
I bet he is developing loads but is just too tired to show you any new tricks, he will surprise you when he is feeling better!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; August 6th, 2007 at 05:27 PM.
Hi everyone,
Im new to this site and thought i would jump on here and say hi. My little man - Levi was born on the 25th of October in Townsville.
Wow where do i start Well he has 6 teeth 4 up top and 2 down bottom, he has been crawling since he was just short of 6 months and is now walking around the furniture. Not really looking forward to him working out that he can do it with out holding onto everything gees i will really have my hands full then.
Well he has been saying dad dad for what seems like for ever and today he finally started saying mum mum. what a special moment that was.
DH works in the mines so is away for 9 days at a time. He has been doing that for about 6 months now and the last week or so has been the toughest. Just think it has just caught up to me. My hat goes off to any single mums out there thats for sure. Levi and I have both been sick too just with the darn cold but we are both on the mend thankfully.
I have been very lucky and have a very easy going bub. He has slept through since he was about 5 weeks old and is just such a placid baby (well not so much a baby anymore) Gees they grow up so quickly dont they.
Well thats all i can think of at the moment cant wait to chat to you all soon and get to know you and bubs
It's great to have a new addition to the group,it has been so quiet recently!
Levi sounds like he is developing really well, won't be long until he is running around! It's lovely he said "Mum"..Kirsten also said it today for first time, while looking at me, it was really special!
It's great he is so placid too, and sleeping through, that must help if you are having to manage on your own a lot of the time!
Yeah i was surprised on how quite this thread is. I am a member on another forum and our October thread on there i started in January has about 1200 post and thats about 82 pages so we are real chatter boxes
Ye i think i am very lucky to have a good bub cause i dont know how i would have been able to handle it if he was and i was doing it on my own.
Levi slept till 8am this morning wow! He normally wakes no later then 7.30 and thats a good day. was great to actually wake up on my own rather then to Levi hahahaha
Not much happening today just a quite on as DH is home tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great day and chat again soon
We used to be chatty like that, then several people disappeared
I rely a lot on my DHs help, by 6pm when he walks in the door I am so ready to hand Kirsten over to him for a while. She is very very lively and on the go all day with hardly any naps so she tires me out!
He is going away for the weekend soon and I am dreading being on my own!
She is good in that she sleeps all night and is very sweet tempered and easy going though, and hardly ever cries (except just now when she is teething). We are lucky!!
8am is a great wake up time. Kirsten varies between 6 and 8, sometimes she will go back to sleep until 930 which is amazing. The night before last she was up at 1, 3 and 5 though!!
I wonder how the original posters are doing?..Melanie, Kathryn, Kate, Emma....
I see some of you around on the boards still, wonder if you check this thread?
Kirsten is doing well here, she is now 8kgs (still tiny I know). She can now sit up all afternoon and play, but doesn't seem to have any inclination to try to sit herself up or pull up on anything, or to push up on her hands and try to crawl.
She does seem to have the strength as she can bend down to pick things up and then sit up straight again, but just prefers to lie and look at things carefully, I think she is a scientist in the making!!
I am still struggling with this sprained/strained leg, gets better with rest but the minute i push the buggy or look after Kirsten all day it gets really sore again
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; August 12th, 2007 at 04:45 PM.
Marion, i do know that Kate and Emma don't come on BB much(if at all) anymore. Have you been to the doctor about your leg?
Charlie is doing well. I think he said 'hello' to be today, well it certainly sounded like it! Another tooth came through the other day, so now he has 8. He's just learnt how to drink out of a sippy cup and scoffs the whole thing in one go nearly lol. Lily never learnt how to, she just went straight from bottle to cup amazingly.
I can't believe his 1st birthday is only 2 months away!(i also cant believe Lily is nearly 3!) Better start planning something soon.
That's a shame they don't come on..I hope they are all doing well!
I have been to the Dr, have a follow up hospital appointment this week, and a physio appointment, the problem is that it would heal with rest but I keep having to do too much I think!!
It's lovely when they say hello isn't it...Kirsten keeps saying "mama" but we are pretty sure she is trying to ask for milk! I thought they usually say "Dada" first but she can't say that yet..DH is not happy!
I should try her with the sippy cup again, she couldn't manage it before. She is now feeding herself pretty well so maybe its time. She loves her bottle though!
Wow, 8 teeth, Kirsten has 5, but I'm sure another 3 are on the way!!
Have you got any ideas for his 1st birthday party?? Not sure what we will do here.
Good luck with the TTC. We are thinking about no 2 but I would have to be able to afford to leave work as my mum is not up to looking after 2 kids! I can't wait too long though I suppose, being older.
My friend just had her second on Friday..another boy..Kirsten is surrounded by boys and boy cousins!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; August 12th, 2007 at 06:13 PM.
2 teeth, approx 8kg, and this last week has had conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, and an ear infection.
He still is not sitting up by himself, and he definitely isn't crawling. He does however clap his hands and wave bye bye. Not overly worried with the other stuff since he was premmie. Definitely in no rush for him to be crawling LMAO.
Lachlan only started sitting up by himself at 9mths, but Kameron was 6mths.
I hope everyone else is keeping well. I am on BB all the time, but always forget to check this thread LOL. I don't subscribe to it as I have other stuff coming into my inbox too, so it fills up quickly.
Wow, 8kgs, the same as Kirsten! How are the solids going?
Kirsten can only just sit there when we plonk her down in a sitting position, but can't get herself up there yet either. I do agree they get round to things more slowly even though they were only 4 weeks early, she seems 4 weeks behind and then a wee bit more, they probably have had to work harder since they have to catch up!
No hurry for the crawling either, rolling around the floor is enough for me to deal with just now!!
Not too bad with the solids, he still wont eat anything overly chunky so we are still on the really pureed stuff. He does eat 2 weetbix for breakfast though that he scoffs.
Ashton still isn't even sitting there when we put him down he falls straight over.
Kathryn, sorry to hear Ashton has been unwell. It's not nice is it? Charlie has just gotten over his 3rd bought of giardia in 2 months, plus had an ear infection and virus about 4 weeks ago.
well i wish charlie didn't crawl lol he and lily get into so much mischief! Charlie sits really well and can go from sitting to kneeling, sitting to crawling etc, i dont think he's near walking though he dont like it much because hes fast at crawling so likes that better.
For his 1st birthday we'll be inviting a few of our friends and also maybe some little kids from preschool but im not sure if should because i dont know the parents? but we dont know many people around here. I'm going to make him a thomas the tank cake though which will be fun, i love making cakes! I have already bought his presents too(did that along with Lily's bday gifts and the xmas presents, we always buy them in july at the sales)
ETA: forgot to say i have no idea of charlies weight but i think its around 11kgs lol. hes a big boofa but its all muscle! He loves his food though. we've started giving him arrowroot bikkies and he eats minced meat and has half a banana to himself lol.
Last edited by Antheia; August 12th, 2007 at 07:30 PM.
Kathryn - Thats great about the weetabix. Kirsten will not eat any type of cereal for brekkie, but she does love to chew bits of bread and butter with banana/cream cheese. She still prefers the pureed stuff too, especially when she is teething!!!
I'm sure he will be sitting soon. A few weeks ago Kirsten couldn't sit at all, then she could for a few seconds and within a week or so she could sit for a long time!! I think she was late to it because we had never really bothered to prop her up, she seemed to skip the leaning on hands stage and then went straight to the being able to sit with no hands for ages, Ashton will probably be the same! Apparently I didn't crawl but just got up one day and walked too, so maybe she will be like that.
I am dreading Kirsten's first proper illness, so far she has only had a few off days, probably because she doesn't have brothers and sisters to bring bugs home!!
Tegan - I have also been buying my Xmas pressies in the sales already!!
A party sounds like a great way to get to know parents from the preschool. I think we might get a group of parents and kids together and go to the Zoo for her birthday, IF the weather is good enough, which is a big maybe here in October!
You'll have to post a piccie of the finished cake!
Marion
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Last edited by mmack; August 12th, 2007 at 07:53 PM.
Well he has 6 teeth 4 up top and 2 down bottom, he has been crawling since he was just short of 6 months and is now walking around the furniture. Not really looking forward to him working out that he can do it with out holding onto everything gees i will really have my hands full then. 
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