Babies Born October 2007 #32

Evening all,
Hope you are all going to have a great time tonight.
I wasn't going to pop in tonight but we are planning a boring night at home this NYE. Last year we went into Sydney to watch the fireworks which was a nightmere with a little bub so this year we are staying put.

Saffi - Ethan has had trouble with yucky poos and bad nappy rash lately too. We use bepanthen antiseptic. Works a treat. When Ethan had his first bout of teething gross poos we went through all of the creams and only found this one to work. Hope this is helpful. Hope you are feeling better soon.

We have had a huge day so hoping Ethan will sleep well tonight. We went shopping with Mum and then went for a swim this arvo so he should be suitably tired.

Anyway better go put Ethan to bed.
Night all.

Happy New Year to all!
i hope everyone has a fabulous 2009.
we had dinner at our local club last night and then went to a beach where we watched the 9pm fireworks, kids went to bed easily when we got home so enjoyed some drinks and watched the midnight ones on tele. Thismorning we've been back to the beach for a play/swim before it got too hot.
Kim- good luck, sending you lots of labour vibes, how exciting!!
Trish- i dont need to say it but enjouy your holiday
kaz- id be annoyed at your friend, thats mean and childish behaviour geez.
Saffi- hope the nappy rash has cleared. if the kids have ever had nappy rash i bath them in a bath with pinetarsol and also stop using the wipes and just use soft cotton wool balls with warm water and a little bit of pinetarsol.
i use a cream which for both boys has worked well called Dakazin (think thats how its spelt)

Hey girls, just wanted to pop in and wish you all a Happy New Year!

Kazz - big :hug: for you. You've had a rough time, so make sure you take care of yourself. I was also surprised by the impact my m/c had on me. That fear never really goes away in subsequent pregnancies, but when you're ready to try again, you'll know.

Thanks for your thoughts and kind words girls ... it means a lot!

So we are home .... I have one suitcase left to unpack, its never ending! Oh and the washing, still going with that ... fun! But its so nice to be home and sleep in your own bed. Tay was so funny last night, she got really excited when we come inside. Then she acted a bit scared when we took her to her room and took everything in like she was seeing it for the first time! She slept until 9.30 this morning and went down tonight without any fuss tonight. So she has made her mummy very happy and I hope this sleeping pattern continues! As for Mia, she has a bit of a temp tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed that it doesnt escalate into anything nasty. She has been really good for me as well. She is really growing up and I am finding that she is a really big help to me now. I love my girls ... how lucky am I to have them! I told her its her birthday in March and she started singing happy birthday to me (as in mia). THen she asked if I wasnt to come to her party ... haha. Very cute.

Anyway I could gush all night but my dishwasher wont get unstacked and restacked if I do that ... so night night girls. Hope all is well your ends!

Hi everyone

Happy New Year. Hope all is well with everyone. I'm sitting here having a massage done by my favourite computer chair!

Kaz Been thinking of you hope you are feeling better. You have had a pretty rough time lately x Those 'friends' you hung out with sound like rubbish! What an awful thing to do to Mia. What is with some people!
Mo I've been thinking of you too....how are you?....and how is your Mum?
Kim What's going on!!????????????????
Trish See you soon!
Amber Where are you!!?

Well Max is starting to get molars or something I think...he's been chewing on his dummies lately and been waking up again (actually....what's new!) The other night I actually tried some 'tough love' on him....it only took 2.5 hours of screaming and me going in and out and it didn't even work. I was in tears! Lucky my Mum was here! She says it's just me getting my own back...thanks Mum!

Mas isn't even standing on his own or walking yet either...he is sooo cautious! It's funny I think I see more of his personality come out every day! I'm loving his age ATM!

DH is off to India tomorrow for work which I'm a bit sad about...hope the week goes fast! I have 2 2nd birthdays to go to so we should have fun at least!

Well I'm sure I've bored enough people so take care all

We have walking and some kind of running...well when Chelsea is chasing, Jasmine she picks up a fair amount of speed..LOL

Julia i have NFI whats going on....i have a damn tummy bug now so its hard to know when BumbleBee is going to come....pains galore though. He still has 4 days til his EDD :)

Kim - I have heard that an upset tummy and as nice as it sounds, the runs, can bring on labour ... so fingers crossed for you! The end suckssssssssssssssssss! I am sending you go in to labour soon vibes ... K x

Hi All

Kim - haven't you popped already? Sorry to hear about the tummy bug. Fingers crossed that things happen for you soon. How long will you be allowed to go over this time?
It would be so cute to see the girls running around. Just wait until there is a third to add to the mix. L spends a lot of time chasing the dogs.
Julia - relaxxy Maxxy is really living up to his name. I wouldn't walk either if I had someone to carry me around all day. He's crawling?? Honestly enjoy these moments as once he starts moving your whole life will change and you'll forever be following him around checking he isn't getting into things or him following you around.
Teething really sucks. The molars are nasty looking things.
Nic - been using pinetarsol (had some left over from when I had shingles) and the sudocrem. It gets better and then gets worse. Poor thing was sobbing when I put him in the bath tonight and clinging onto me. I think I will go get some of that stuff you mentioned. He goes back to daycare tomorrow. They change the nappies every hour, but use cloth so I'm not sure if I should ask them to use disposables until things get sorted out.
:hello: to everyone I've missed.

Back to work tomorrow. Have enjoyed being with L 24/7 for the last 2 weeks but have to admit that I am looking forward to getting back to work and doing something other than baby care and housework. I think L will enjoy being back with his little friends too.

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to pop in to say hi
Saffi - A HUGE congrats to you on your pregnancy. That is just fantastic, little people are the best!

A quick update on my little princess - Christmas and New Years was great. She has a doll that she picks up, puts over her shoulder, pats its back and kisses its head... It would have to be the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life! We have friends staying atm and they have a 3 week old bub and Tiera is the best with her, she VERY gently pats her heads and kisses her and sometimes pats her on the back too! She is going to be the best big sister!!! She makes me laugh, smile and cry happy tears daily! I have never been so happy and so proud in my life! I am loving motherhood so much

Josh and I have been talking about bubby number 2 a lot lately... We'd both love to start trying right away, but I am so set on having a winter bub. We definately wont start trying until April, but if I can we'll hold out it will be longer so I do get my winter bub! :)

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Years. May 2009 bring you all, everything you deserve.

I'm sorry I haven't been on here but I have still been having a lot of trouble with my computer on this site, it only works on my laptop (Trish - I cleared out my cookies and still no luck :( ) also as I keep my facebook so well updated and I kep myself updated with everyone else I just don't worry too much about jumping on here (Even though I really do enjoy it around here.... stupid computer).

Take care all and I will return very soon I read everyones posts! :D

Julia my Mum is doing ok considering, They now class her as High care.
I'm a little heart broken by it all, i just don't understand how someone can go downhill so quickly & no one can tell us why it happened.
I just keep thinking if i hadn't moved her into a home would she have gotten this bad, Guess I'll always feel guilty about it :(

Saffi hope you had a good first day back at work.

Kim not much longer till you meet you baby boy.

I started to get into the Twilight series only to find out the 2nd book is sold out every-where and wont be in stock for another 4wks. Guess 4 weeks isn't too long to wait.

Mo i have read all 4 books and am in love! How long does it take you to read a book? I could lend you mine? I sure a s hell couldnt wait 4 weeks! I had finished the series in a week and a bit! lol!

Hi everyone will bbl to catch up :grouphug:

Amber i read the 1st book in 2 days, seeing as i can only read night i was up until 1am reading lol.
I was just going to read the 3rd & 4th but someone said it ruin it for me.
Amber i would be so grateful if you could lend me yours, I'm dying to read what happens next!

Hi everyone!! Its been AGES since i was in here!! DH and I decided that as a trial I would spend christmas in Townsville with my parents - we needed to spend some time apart to sort out some things. So i was down there for 2 weeks. I left Townsville to come home on Friday and got stranded 140 km from home after being flooded in!! I finally got back here at 9 pm last night after DH and a friend drove down to get us back - through some pretty deep water mind you! Yes after years of drought - cloncurry is flooding!!
I am sorry there are just so many pages to read through to do personals! So hi to everyone and congrats to everyone on all the different milestones!!
Update on Caitlyn - walking like someone who has been doing it for months (instead of just over 1!) and is even starting to try and run! She knows where her nose, bellybutton, mouth and ears are. She has cut her first 4 molars and is a real little motor mouth - mum, car, truck, dog, Da (my dad), and pretty! She got a little doll for christmas and it is her baby. she cuddles it a lot!
Anyway - am now back home only to find that there is no milk here! of course the trucks can't get through! Am waiting for the delivery to woolworths at 1130 to see if i can get a few bottles. Does anyone know how long you can freeze milk for? I have some in the freezer but am sure it is around 3-4 months old! Luckily when i went down before when i mentioned that it was for my baby one of the guys went out the back and grabbed a bottle for me so hopefull this rain will subside a bit and the deliveries will start coming in.
Anywa - enough about that! I hope you all had a fantastic christmas and new year (I was in bed by 1030!) and that the new year is bringing you all exactly what you wanted it to so far!
MWAH

Hi everyone

Rebecca - not sure how long you can keep it frozen for, but have you thought about using UHT milk? I often use that for Tahlia for her cereal, cause as she is still b/fing, it lasts longer than fresh milk. The MCHN told me it was ok

Not much new with us, Tahlia learnt a new word last night, 'bubble'. She was in the bath with DH and she made bubbles from her bottom (if you get what I mean), and DH said 'did you make bubbles' and she kept saying bubble... so cute.. she now says mum, dad, ella, nana, pa, moo, baa, boo, pretty, ball, hello and bye bye... so cute! She has said a few other words too after hearing me say them, but they have been one offs. I'm sure it wont be long till she is telling me what to do!

For all the b'fding mums here, how many feeds are you on a day? Tahlia still seems to be attached to me way too much for a 14 month old

Kellie - we are down to two a day now. One on waking and one just before bed. I consciously cut down our feeds at 13 months though because my supply had dropped, particularly during the middle of the day and I was finding that feed really hard to keep up. I must admit though, he is losing interest and his feeds are a lot quicker than they used to be :( I'd love to make it to 18 months, but really, he's the boss so when he's had enough, I'll be happy with that.

Willow - how did you do it? She is such a fussy eater I am finding it so hard. She literally climbs up on my lap and lifts up my t-shirt! How can I say No? I really want her to fill up on food though, rather than milk, cause I'll be needing to go back to part time work soon, and she wont have access to boobies then!

Kellie we are in the same boat! Myles has it when he wants and i hate denying him, his lil face looking up at me! I am so soft i know! He only really has it before his sleeps and occaisonally in between them! He isnt a fussy eater as such just not a big eater! Which i do worry about! Oh to have my boobies back! :)

I am also in the same boat when it comes to not owning my own boobies...Although Max has just cut down during the day (he uped the anti when we got back from the UK) so only has one before bed at night, then midnight snacks! I have heard something which may help....

Don't offer, but dont' refuse! One of you probably told me that!!!

ETA Saffi Max is well and truly crawling.....I don't know how sane I would be if he wasn't!! :)