Babies Born October 2007 #25

[Willow]

Viv - I know how you feel, our last 3 nights have been OK, doing blocks of 3.5-4.5 hours but days are shocking!! I just cannot get him to sleep most of the time. Takes aaages to settle him, he hasn't self settled in about 4 days now. It's doing my head in but I don't really know what else I can do. If this keeps up, we're going back to sleep school!

OMG - I didn't even realise it was 6 months! Whoops, noice mum I am!!

For those that are eating - how many days did you wait before increasing the number of meals? About a week?

[boomba]

Happy 6 months logan, Kieran and Tahlia!

Wow I cant believe 6 months has gone by for you guys!
Myles is 7 months today and i am still shocked that it was 7 months ago that i was in labour! Wowee!

Sorry for not popping in as much have had a cold and my brain is fried!

Not much happening here! We are off to the coast for the weekend for a mini break! Cant wait! Dh is organising me a massage and spa treatment(if he doesn't forget) and we are heading to the Sheraton for brekky mmmmm buffet!

Anyway better go will hopefully get back soon!

XX

[LizzysMum]

HI All,

Willow - I think my MCHN said about 3 - 4 week before they would eat 3 meals a day. Amara has been eating since 10/4 and she is still only having 2 solids a day.

My question for those eating - Did your bub suddenly start scoffing food? A has been vert tentative and then tonight she scoffed about 1.5 tsp of rice cereal, apple and yogurt which made up about 4 Tbsp or so. She has never even eaten anywhere near that before.

I finally got her weighed today. 7.97kg, 69.5cm long. She almost weighs as much as Eliza did at 12 months.

Oh BIG news - we have a word!!!! Mum!!! WOOT!!!!! So now she says it all the time LOL, mum mum, mum mum or muma. Too cute!! At first I thought it was just a sound but she knows, and she looks at me when she says it ahhhhh......she is precious.

Eliza said her first word at 5.5 months so it seems I have early talkers. Imagine what this place will be ;like when they are 12 and 15 eeeekkkk!!!!

[~kellie~]

Happy 7 months to Myles!

Leah - how cute that A is saying 'mum'

[Khaleesi]

Happy 6 months to Tahlia & 7 months to Myles for yesterday.
I knew i was forgetting someone/s.

[~Trish~]

Whoops, I forgot to say yesterday, happy 6 months to Kieran, Tahlia & Logan and happy 7 months to Myles! I did think of you all, I swear!

Leah - Wow at Amara saying Mum! Kieran says it, but I don't think it's deliberate, I think it is just a noise he makes because he has been saying it for a long time. Girls always learn to talk quickly!

Amber - Ooh, your weekend away sounds soooo nice! I hope you have a wonderful time, you deserve it!

Willow - How did L go last night? Hope he naps better for you today! I waited a week or so to increase K's meals. We went up to 3 meals a day, but we have gone back to 2 meals because he was getting too backed up. He seems happy with breakfast and dinner.

Viv - Has a tooth popped through yet? I hope you had a better night last night.

Have a great day everyone!

[ninja_turtle]

congrats to the grown-up 7-monthers!

no fangs yet. at least he did a couple of 3-hour sleeps last night. phew. still wakes up with that very sad little cry. i wish there was something i could do.

LM - ah, cuteness... mum mum mum... i dream of that day.

i just get huh huh huh... ha ha ha... he likes the 'h' sound.

[alz]

Hi Eveyone,
Lizzy - I just increased Ethan's feeds as he showed that he wanted more. When he was scoffing heaps and was still hungry I introduced another meal. He has been on 3 meals for about 3 weeks now and is scoffing about 4 tbsp at each feed. I think he will take more but I don't think he needs it.

Leah - how exciting about Amara's first word. Ethan is still babbling but he does say mamamama (much to dh's disgust) and hewow. I am not suprised as people are always saying hello to him. It is still babbling but it is so cute.

Well we are back to loving solids again. I figured it out. He loves anything jarred or tinned. I have started sneaking in some of my own cooking and will increase it until he stops eating jarred food. It is so expensive but at least he is eating. scoffed 4 tbsp of porridge this morning and then drank his bottle. What a mr piggy. Had our 6 mth check at the clinic this week and we are doing great. Ethan is 8.4kg undressed and 70cm long. We are now moving into 0 clothes. He is just getting too big. Sleeping well in the day but is a bit hit and miss at night. Slept through from 7pm to 6 am this morning with a dream feed at 10pm. Thank goodness as I needed some missed sleep.

Hope you are all doing well and coping in the colder weather.
Smiles and hugs all round.