Babies Born October 2007 #24

[Rebecca77]

Afternoon all!
Gee sounds like everyone is having dramas with their 6 and almost 6 month olds! My little one is just out of routine so things are higgedly piggedly at the moment. PIL leave tomorrow so hopefully we can get things back on track a little more. Am leaving all decisions until after then.
However - I did go and buy the next size up teat for her bottle today. She seems to only take about 100 ml before she stops - ??Giving up?? So thought I should try it. Will leave it until tomorrow when the PIL have gone so there is no judgement if it all goes to heck in a handbasket. Oh and it does look like we have the beginnings of teething - looks awful white there! However its not in the centre - its off to the right of her mouth a little so OMG I hope she doesnt cross cut!!!
Anyway - gotta go make some dinner for us all and get some washing onto the line to dry. Sorry no time for personals - but I am thinking of everyone!
mwah
HAPPY 6 MONTHS TO MY LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY!

[Willow]

Rebecca - seeing your post just reminded me. I logged on to FB the other day for the first time in weeks and had a 'poke' from some guy I didn't recognise. So I had a look at his profile and seriously had no idea who he was, the only connection I saw was that we had one mutual friend - you!

I seriously don't get FB...why do people 'poke' random people they don't even know??!! Am I missing something?

[Saffi]

Happy 6 months Caitlyn

Welcome Kelly - look forward to getting to know you and your little ones.
Willow - I seriously don't get FB either. I got some requests from people with the same surname as me (it is uncommon), but have no idea who they are. I am probably very distantly related to them by marriage but still.... Oh, and hope you are feeling better soon.
Kellie - just as well she is cute, hey. Did you end up getting an Ergo? I used my carrier yesterday and got a sore neck and shoulders. Fortunately L doesn't mind the pram.

Question - who still has bubs facing them when in the pram? I just love looking at my boy that I don't have the heart to face him looking out. He also seems to like looking at me. He doesn't sticky beek too much and he can still see things around him.

Viv - no harm in stopping and trying again in a few weeks or so. He seems to be perfectly content with milk for the moment.
Trish - managed to have 2 hours sleep this morning. L seems to have long sleeps in the morning (probably to rest up after a busy night) and his afternoon sleeps are shorter.

Anyway, L has put his grumpy pants on so best get him into the bath and start his bedtime routine.

[~kellie~]

Welcome Kelly!

Saffi - yep I did get an ergo. She loves being carried in it, however I find it hard to carry her in it along with the nappy bag when we go out for longer trips.. and also where do I put her when I need to go to the bathroom with no pram! The ergo is great though, doesnt hurt my back at all. In regards to your qu about what direction they face in the pram, my pram only faces one way, which is her facing away from me, which I think is part of the reason why she hates it so much!

Trish - she is going well, I'm hoping that a tooth is going to pop through soon so I can explain the grumpiness, short naps, waking overnight, drooling, red bum, red cheeks and lots of poos on something!

[Willow]

I'm hoping that a tooth is going to pop through soon so I can explain the grumpiness, short naps, waking overnight, drooling, red bum, red cheeks and lots of poos on something!

Kellie - I know the feeling! LOL! I am pretty sure L's bottom two teeth are sitting in the gum. He has two lumps on the front of his gum and I think I can see the white of them at the top

Viv - was speaking to L's osteo today about solids again. She reckons even up to 7-8 months is a good time to introduce solids to ensure the GI tract is mature enough. I'd say he might not be ready, especially if he has reflux etc. We're still truckin' on with just the BM too for now.

[Junglemum]

Hi Kelly

Kellied- i just leave the ergo on when i go to the loo! classy i know. It is hard to carry all your carp if it's a long trip. Sometimes i take the ergo and the pram, if she chucks a tanty i chuck her in the ergo.

Saf- My pram faces out, she doesn't mind it too much, i have some plastic link things she plays with.

Good move on the food NT- no point fighting him and turning into a massive issue. The boy's getting all he needs from the milk, just draining for you. Good news is he wont be suckling at those hooters forever, maybe just another month or so!

In good news, no damage to the eye ball as yet, have to go back next week to make sure eye ball still not involved. Pain cranked up a notch, still bearable.

Here's to a good nights sleep for all!

[Willow]

oh yeah, forgot to say Welcome Kelly!

Speaking of Ergo's...Trish - keep forgetting to tell you that I tried my friends the other day, had L in it for about an hour and it was great compared to the bjorn BUT...had a killer sore back the next day So now I'm trying to decide between a pikkolo or an ergo...bit put off the ergo by the sore back business.

Ange - good news about the eye ball. Hope the pain stays manageable.

[boomba]

Welcome Kelly! Looking forward to chatting!
Kellie! Aren't ergos the best! I have used the bathroom with myles in it! Just had too!
Saffi! I will only have the Myles facing me in the pram so he feels safe! When he gets bigger and asks to be turned around I will! I hate seeing lil bubbas looking like deer in headlights looking at peoples middles But if thats how your pram is I spose you cant help it hey?
Ange sorry to hear your unwell! Glad you can keep BF though! Hope you get better soon! One eyed pete!
willow i dont get the random poking either? Maybe poke em back
Rebecca happy 6 months to your lil girl! How quickly does it go!

Hi to everyone else!

Sounds like all our bubs are needing us right now! Teething and learning new things must be a big shock to the system!
Myles sits up now kinda which is great, but i miss my lil dependant baby!
I am still using cloth full time and lurve it! I received my nappies form Leah and they are fabbo! *points down to ticker pic* Also have some itti bitti delish thanks to Ange and the are also awesome! such at trim fit! I am going to be sooo broke!

Anyway will bbl xxxx

[~Trish~]

Ahhh! DH was still at work, I had just put K in the bath, Joel was playing outside when *SMASH*, Joel had thrown a stick or a rock at the bathroom window and glass came flying in at us. Luckily I was sitting with my back to the window with K in front of me because my back stopped the glass from hitting K. I quickly whipped K out of the bath (which had shards of glass in it) found Joel hiding outside and made him sit in the laundry while I cleaned up and gave K a fresh bath. What do I do with that boy??? I gave him such a nice day today and he has to go and do something naughty like that. Why is it that when us mums are struggling to get through the day that our kids have to behave so badly???

Night all, I'm going to bed. I need to be unconscious right now...

[boomba]

Aww trish! Lucky you were in front of K! Maybe Joel is missing it just being the 2 of you? Hope you get some well deserved rest!
Viv! Your doing a great job with James! Just keep going with instinct cause you know best not anyone else! We are just having fun with food at the moment! I feed him some then let him kinda feed himself and he loves it! You must get an ergo they are fab! and super easy for hubby! x

[ninja_turtle]

i had a pep talk from my sister today aka: bfeeder of the universe.

she says the same thing as some of you have mentioned - all the solids up to 12 months are merely an introduction and that he is just fine on milk for at least another 2 months.

i always feel better about it after talking to her. she says she just lied to people who insisted hers 'should' be eating this or sleeping that. "smile sweetly, say thanks but do it your own way".

i can't believe he's dropped a feed. he feeds so fast, and goes so long in between it's hard to believe it's enough. he never asks for more, and at a time when i thought he'd be on the make for in-between snacks, he's being less draining that i imagined.

roll on.

ange - good to hear the eyeball doesn't need to be skewered. :P

i'm still considering the ergo quite seriously.

how carp is this - they cost $US92 but are marked up approximately double here. bleh. i hate that.

trish - bloody hell! i was thinking about glass shards and windows just the other day. how horrific. little boys are just destined to do stuff like that. when i think about how many panes my brothers smashed between them, i figure you've got a few more calls to o'briens just yet.

[nickers]

hi kelly welcome to the group! what date was your dd born on?
Ange- shingles, geez, hope your better soon
Trish- OMG, do u think joel would have intentially thrown something knowing it might break:? he prob got as much shock when it happened as you did. ikwym though, hope u get a good sleep tonight.

It was my big boy's 2nd birthday today! we had a fun day. didnt venture anywhere he was happy playing with all his new stuff. he got lots of thomas stuff which he is so into atm.
had nan,pop, nan nan, aunties and cousins pop around tonight he went hypo. both in bed now and iw as going to make this cake tonight so i can just ice it tomorrow but im too nakkered myself.
Its been a pretty good day for me, i actually didnt stop at 5.08pm when he was born and reminise! But now he's tucked away sleeping soundly i think back to this night 2 years ago when he was struggling to breath and i was not well enough to see him. The nurses had taken one photo of him in nicu and gave it to me, i held onto it the entire night every time i woke i would just stare at it.
hope you all have a nice weekend

[boomba]

Happy 2nd birthday Nixon!!!!!!
Hope you had a great day!!! xx

[~Trish~]

Good morning!

Didn't get much sleep last night, K slept through until 5am, but I think with all the stuff that went on last night I had trouble sleeping! Feeling pretty yuck this morning and the sight in the mirror is very frightening LOL!

DH has taped the window up and we'll have to arrange for a replacement ASAP. It's one of those privacy windows so who knows how much that will cost!

Viv - LOL at O'Brien's! This is actually the second window Joel has broken so I think you are right. DH is too money conscious (aka "tight") to get someone in to fix it, he will do it himself. He's pretty clever and replaced the last one. I'm glad you're giving the solids a miss for a while, your sister is very wise!

Nic - Happy 2nd birthday to Nixon for yesterday! I remember when it was his first birthday, doesn't time fly?! I'm so glad he is now a happy and healthy big boy, that must have been so scary when he arrived so early. Re: Joel, he threw the projectile intentionally, but I don't think he realised it could break the window. I had only told him 30 seconds before to stop throwing things at the window so he thought he'd throw it extra hard

Amber - Myles is so clever sitting up! Thanks for the hug! I think Joel is used to having K around now, he just likes getting attention. He has always been larger than life and attention seeking!

Willow - Doh about the Ergo! Maybe try it on again in case it was just coincidence? I find mine wonderful on my back. If you decide to go the Ergo don't forget to talk to me!

Ange - How are you feeling today? I'm glad your eye hasn't been damaged. I hope you are taking it easy! DH has been known to go to the loo wearing the Ergo too LOL!

Kellie - It sounds a lot like Tahlia is teething! Do you have a 6 month MCHN appointment? Hopefully your nurse can poke around in her mouth and tell you what's going on.

Saffi - Glad you snuck a nap in yesterday. Did you have a better night last night? K's pram only faces forward.

Rebecca - Happy 6 months to Caitlyn for yesterday!

Mo - How's your mum? I hope she is a bit better after your scare the other night.

I'm taking K to the paediatrician later this morning. Hopefully he'll find the reason why my boy is so unhappy. Have a great day everyone!

[Saffi]

Trish - OMG!!! How lucky that you were in front of K like you were and none of you were injured. Sorry to hear you had a carp night. All that adrenalin in your system wouldn't have helped. Hope you canget some zzzz today. GL with the paed appointment - hope youu get some answers.

Happy birthday to Nixon.

L was unsettled overnight. He woke up at 8.30pm and wouldn't sleep unless I held him. So he dozed in my arms for a couple of hours. Down at 11.30pm, up at 2, fed at 4.30 and up for the day at 7. Hoping that he has a big sleep this morning so I can have a sleep as well.

Nothing much else happening here. BBL