It's Lauren, Liberty's mum. She's officially due June 15. :)
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It's Lauren, Liberty's mum. She's officially due June 15. :)
Oh yes Lauren!! I still see her on facebook she is having a little boy soon.
ahh awesome! I am due the 2nd June so we aren't far apart!!
For ME the second one was the hardest. May have been because there was 14 months difference with them so really I still had 2 very reliant babies. However, Jaidan wasn't old enough to get that sibling jealousy or really grasp what was happening.
Then 3.5 years between second and third which was easy! Ashton slipped in to life, the boys were 3 and 4 and could look after themselves to some degree. They played together, we also had a pretty good routine of playgroups etc which we continued to do after Ashs arrival. They were also old enough to help out which was awesome and at that age where helping out was FUN!
This one may be tough, almost 21 months between them. Ashton is old enough to understand a new baby, and get jealous of one. He is also hitting that age of seeing how far he can push the boundaries. Lucky though that he sleeps through, still has quite a long nap of 11am-2pm (differs sometimes half an hour here or there) and he is still very much needing me to do a lot for him. Also the older boys are both at school now so he isn't entertained by them during the day. My fingers are crossed that it all goes smoothly and Eli slips in to life with us. We do a LOT of activities. 1-3 a day of playgroups and kinda gym, mummy groups and reading groups etc. I really enjoy our activities and Eli is due in the school holidays! So they wont be running, which gives the 5 of us time to bond and be in 'lock down' ...
anyways, sorry for rambling!
Mel being due int he school holidays is a godsend, like you say it gives a bit of time to settle in and not having to be anywhere is handy.
I have to agree after 3 it gets easier, Tilly is fitting in really well,it would be good if we had gotten over the sickness thing, I guess thats the only thing making it hard, I'm not really tired, i grab a rest when feeding..DH is off for a while so that makes life so much easier, I guess it would be a different story if he was'nt??? I admire you Mel, it's going to be hard but you sound so confident and competent..a good rountine defiantely helps.
I will be getting on FB sometimes soon I promise. as soon as life settles a bit and the kids are sickness free and i get a few spare moments????!!!!! i know excuses, excuses!!!
Kery I hope you don't mind but I have added your FB link to my sig???
Signing off for now, xxx Pam.
Hey there...
Glad you are doing well, it would be great to catch up some time.
Keep us posted
So girls any tips on how I get Molly to stop jumping on the couch like a trampoline :)
Hahahaha! Donna, that's funny! Matthew has been launching himself off the couch at me and has taken to jumping from the couch on to his little Thomas the Tank Engine sofa bed. Not so worried about that but it would be nice to keep him off the dining table... I think he and your Molly would have lots of fun together!
No worries at all about the link, Pam. Yes, it would be really lovely to see you on FB but I think you've got a good excuse to be off the computer for a while! Hope everything's going well, that you're all over the bug and that you're getting enough rest!
Back to work tomorrow, students back Tuesday. And a new carer for Matthew. Hope it all goes well and that he'll be a happy chappy. He's been so much fun over the past couple of weeks, wish I was a SAHM.
Donna get him a little tramp lol either that or ignore it :P Ashton bounces, climbs, jumps and does all those things. Nothing you can do to stop it unless you want to be growling all day!
Ashton has found a love for dancing finally. He walks around the house singing and swinging his head around while bopping with each step. It is hilarious to watch!
... oh and apparently he has a baby in HIS tummy...
How cute, Mel! Be lovely to set up a play date for our little people. We've been watching a lot (too much, I hear the songs in my head) of Play School and Matthew claps and dances and sings, sets up his Ted and Humpty on his chair to watch an episode. The way he jumps with all the movement except the lift off from the floor is what cracks me up the most at the moment. And his fits of giggles when we have crawling races and I catch him for a kiss... I so don't want to go back to work tomorrow!
hehe Kerry they sound much the same with their cheekiness!
Where are you??
Kerry - enjoying your first day back.... NOT.... LOL
Donna - Bella does the same flammin thing on the louge, I get so annoyed cause I know she's going to stack it big time. I even thought of moving our lounge out until she can use it properly. I'm not bothering anymore because she has just discovered how fun it is to climb up and stand on the rocking chair :redface:
Mel, OMG, I just saw your ticker, how fast has your pg gone? probably not for you though.
:hello: to everyone, hope you are all keeping well.
Kerry -I think Matthew and Molly would get along very well. LOL Sounds like our babies in this group would get along well :lol:
Molly loves dancing too. She is funny to watch. It used to just be a shoulder shimmy but now its bouncing and spinning. When she watches her Wiggles DVD she is starting to copy the actions that they do.
She still jumps on the couch. Much to my frustration. I tend to ignore her and give her praise when she sits down. :)
No Sue it's gone fast LOL 6 weeks and it's over and I feel like I should only be at 20 weeks! The nesting bug hit me BIG time yesterday! Bubs wasn't going to have a room. We are only a 3br house so I have the boys in one room and a toy room and my room. I co sleep so I didn't see the point... until yesterday!! I pulled all the toys out and this is what I did...
Missy Moo's Photos - Elijah's Room | Facebook
Will really only be used for day sleeps so I can spend some time with Ashton, trying to avoid the jealousy thing ;)
Can't believe in 6 weeks there will be a little bubba!!
And just because I am in my facebook spamming pics, here is a recent one of Ash. Adorable if I do say so myself :P
Missy Moo's Photos | Facebook
Hi girls Poppy is the same with her jumping on the couch, she is at her worst at night when she is tired and has some false courage and often falls off:o luckily nothing seriously hurt just her ego...she is so bossy, orders the other kids around and squaks if they come near her uninvited..man she is drivimg us nuts, she gave Sophie a close to black eye yesterday, just walks up and clocks her in the face with a toy!!!:shhh:
Fav program in the night garden....will sit still for indefinate periods of time while thats on not a movement or a noise, so we resort to that tactic a lot lately!!!(((((((( Bad parents:redface:))))))))
I have added a pic of Tilly 2 weeks old after her bath...oh my goodness she looks like her daddy the poor girl...but I still think she is gorgeous!!!
She has had her kidney US pretty much the same as what they saw through me..biggest cyst is now nearly 5cm, then a few at 2 cms and then 1cm and smaller, they are all jumbled up on top of each other, so they had trouble measureing them all, Tilly was great she slept through most of it and only peeped when she had to get dressed and undressed, she is such a good baby rarely cries.
I have had to comp feed her more..she lost 500grams, then i took her for a weigh and she had only gained 100 back MHN says she is not getting enough sleep or milk,( I had her on the boob all the time trying to get my supply up and running..thining i was doing a good job cause she wanted it etc, not really thinking about her lack of sleep) I am so disaapointed and feeling a failure, why won't my boobs do their job??? but i can't afford to add any issues to her kidneys problems.. so comping it has to be.. i will have to get over myself!!!! she is sleeping so much better, actually is milk drunk for the first time since she was born and still looking for boob, but getting a bit lazy and not latching on as well..I am currently waiting for her to wake up..boobs are leaking, and I can't help but think what a waste????
We see the pead next week, for full US results and to see what the next step will be, most likely a repeat US next month!!! I am still worried a lot, the MHN says it is hard to pick up if urine is goign back the wrong way and UTI in little babies, so I find myslef wondering allt he time if thigns are well!!! I guess her behaviour would change??? maybe more crying? less sleeping? not much urine? all a guessing game!!!
Anyway off for now.
Hugs and much love to you all xxx Pam, Poppy and Tilly.
oh Pam GBH! It's not a bad thing you wanting to feed her. Sounds to me like you MCHN should be a little more supportive of you! Was that 100 in a week or what? Because i think from 50 a week is normal weight gain in a bf baby.
Pam, I'd be a bit frustrated and ticked off by your MCN to be honest. It sounds like your boobies are doing a great job, thanks to Tilly's attentions and you wouldn't want any of that goodness to go to waste. I know how worried you must be about keeping her weight up though so can understand the comp feeding thing. But still. How frustrating! Can you express to keep up your supply and to save your BM for comp feeding or freeze for later? If you don't have a breast pump, I'm more than happy to send you my Medela Swing and all the paraphernalia that goes with it. Just PM me or SMS me if you're interested. And I have to say, Tilly is gorgeous! I'd love to see some more photos of her! Will be thinking of you both next week. Hope there's plenty of good news when you get the results.
Mel, I'm in a country town in western NSW. Where the locust plagues have been making the news. You should hear the sound of the locusts click, click, clicking their way across the lawn. Amazing. And an amazing mess when they wallpaper the front of the car. Love your FB photos, Ashton is such a gorgeous boy. And I love the nursery for Eli!
Sue, first week back has been awful! Was so tired by 8pm last night, I was dizzy! Bit better tonight. Matthew's asleep now, went down at 6:50pm which is very early for him.
Donna, we should put together films of our little people dancing and jumping. :D Would be gold material for later. Erin, I remember one that you had of Em doing some air guitar, I think! It was brilliantly funny!
Okay, must get ready for tomorrow and make the most of Matthew sleeping! :clap:
Aw Pam. You're doing a great job!! I can only imagine how tough with 2 under 2 and the older ones!! You are supermum. If u need to comp it's ok don't let the nurse male u feel bad! It must be such a worry about Tilly's kidneys. I hope u get some propper answers soon.
Yeh Kerry she is a crack up! Like Matthew she was on the kitchen table the other night dancing around.
I wish she would sleep better we have had some bad nights this week. One night up at 130 dh took her to the spare room, at 445 I hear her calling mumma ( not sure if she had been asleep with him at all) so bring her in with me so dh can sleep but she didnt go to sleep til 6 am which is when we had to get up for work!!
Mel thanks for sharing your experience with having your second ( and 3rd) it's weighing on my mind... I think too much!
Sue u need to put some more pics of Bella up on fb.. You too Tennille! I love seeing our bubbas getting big! Not to long and they'll be 2 crazy!!!
Well girls Molly is back to her screaming best at night. It has conincided with herr eye teeth coming in. DH in his infinite wisdom has decided that maybe it is time for Molly to go into a bed as if you put her in our bed (without us) she snuggles down and goes to sleep.
I am not too sure about this and wanted to see if anyone elses kids are in beds yet? Thoughts girls?