Babies Born September 2006 #98

[Beatrix]

Hey girls

Meg- well to be honest i dont even do the checkups, i know im naughty. we havent even done our 18mths needles. I have all 3 o take for needles in a month so will do it then.
Annika sorta role plays, she will push a dolly round in a pram and wrap her up and rock her, she doesnt talk all that much. Though her fav work in mine atm,

Belle- hope you dont get the pox!!! how annoying that will be.


Jodi- i second what Nelle said, accept all help!!!!!!

Ok now i have one asleep (teleah) One flicking the light switch on and off (annika) and another with the hicups (MJ) better sort them out

[ShootingStar]

Howdy ladies..

Thought id pop in and say heelloooo

Meg.. oh dont worry hun about the check up. I havent taken Jesse to his 18 months one as yet. He is the same with words. He can say words and sounds that i know what he means but no one else would. Like Tay is Ta/Thanks and ehh ehh means i need help, Boh for bottle and bah for banana etc. With roll play.. the best Jesse will do is pick up a phone and pretend to talk on it. Thats it. Blocks.. well, he can put some mega blocks together, but is more interested in cars and trucks than playing with blocks. Like the others have said, they all do things at different times. If he is progressing and you can see he is, then i really wouldnt worry too much. But if it is worrying you, always talk to someone about it, or get a second opinion. Some nurses are set in their ways and dont like to see the other side of the fence.. so always best in those cases to get a second opinion.

Jodi.. wow cant believe how fast your pregnancy has gone! You will be fine hun.. you will manage with 2. At times they may be demanding but you will find a way to get through it.

Chrissy.. how are you doing? Wont be long either!

We have moved Jesse into his new room. Still in his cot through (big bed is in there too). I just dont think hes mentally ready for a big bed yet. So amd going to wait a little while.. and if need be, will put Keira in a travel cot once she grows out of the cradle.
Pregnancy is going well. So far the little miss is alot more gentle than Jesse! which is nice.

Hope everyone else is well.

[caddie]

Chicken pox? Hoping you all dont get it.Would be most uncomfortable.
Hi kell! Hope jesse man went ok in his new room!
Just remember girls the first month is always full of new routines and teething problems.Poor maz was in hospital again with matueaz at that time but it gets easier.Dont closet yourself at home either.Get fresh air and try to go to your older kids routines like playgroup.Other mums get clucky and do help out! Well they did at mine anyway!
Hows the little liam going chrissy? still not trying to get out?

[Freya]

Jodi, you'll be fine chicky I promise! Its alot easier than everyone made it out to be to me. I got more stressed panicking about how I would cope than actually dealing with 2 under 2 and coping just fine. Plus when we go out (which is often) my friends jump all over me to steal Ripley away so I get some free time to eat without having to bounce him on my knee, feed him and have it go cold etc. I would recommend keeping Nina in daycare maybe one day a week during those first few months, it was my lifesaver when I needed a day to sleep. Oh and stuff the housework, Ive only just started doing it again now and Rips is 3.5mths! Cant be too bad because Im nuts to go for 3 under 3 lol Who knows maybe I got lucky with really easy going kids.
Will Heath be home to help for awhile? Does he care for Nina to let you rest? I get sleep in's every weekend while Ry takes care of BOTH boys (obviously Im not BF so that helps) because I hardly get any rest now Rips is awake longer during the day. Makes a huge difference.

Eh the housing is non existant up there. They said to call them at the start of May with 8wks to go and theyll consider upgrading us to a 4 bedroom but still cant guarantee there'll be any houses. I so dont want to have to rent privately.

[Visitor7]

Thanks for all of that advice. Has put my mind at ease, that's for sure. Chrissy - 3 under 3, you're a superwoman!!!!!!!!!
Heath is a huge help, always has been. When I was b/f Nina, he would always go and get her in the wee hours of the morning, change her nappy and bring her into me, then we'd all go back to sleep. We're already into the routine of him bathing Nina and putting her to bed. He's been doing that for a while, as we knew at around that time, I will most likely be attending to Emily. And as for sleep ins on the weekend, ALWAYS get them! I'm a little spoilt. Heath is an early riser, Nina and I aren't. So when Nina does wake in the mornings on the weekend, Heath will attend to her, until she starts demanding to see me
Nina is in daycare once a week ATM, and we're considering increasing that to 2 days a week once Emily arrives. We're not sure yet.
My biggest problem though, is asking and accepting help. Never have asked for it, and very rarely accept it when it's offered. So I know I have to snap out of that one soon.

meg - it must be hard with your line of work seeing what you see, and worrying so much about J. I'm another who never takes Nina to the MCHN. I hated seeing them. They always made me worry, even though she was doing fine.

chrissy - **** woman, how scary for you? How are you feeling now? He certainly wants out doesn't he. Thank god you're getting induced, I can see a very quick labour for you.

kel - great to see you, and also great to hear that Jesse is in his new room now. Just wait until you start seeing the signs that he's ready for the big bed, then move him in.

[lilima]

Just a quick hello - There have been some issue with our accom in London (again ) This time the fraud squad is involved.
WIll explain more when I get home from work.

[Nelle]

Sounds like some of you girls are getting close to having babies! (the pregnant ones that is. )

Wow Meg, sounds fun. You're not staying with a little sister are you? Just sounds like the sort of fiasco my little sister would accidentally get caught up in. :P

Mum's taken Riv to playgroup, so I'm back in bed eating cereal while Si snoozes (I hope!) in the lounge. Decided I like putting him in his rocker during the day as opposed to his cradle, cos it sees him bend at the waist a bit more, which I think might help his wind...maybe?

Hope everyone is having a great morning, and hi to our lurkers too!

[caddie]

Gee not much luck there meg!
Just a note to say that regarding my store anyone that orders anything before may15th goes into a draw to win a mummy brag book! Thanks everyone.

[Cougar]

hi girls

meg..i never bring my kids to the MCHN, only really in the first 3 months i have, so i would really worry to much, as everyone has said, they all do things at differnt ages..my son never crawled, and now he is a champion cross country runner.

jodi..not long now hun, my advice is stay in hospital for as long as you can (if you can stand it) i had 3 under 3, and i made a point of getting lots of rest in hospital before going home, mind you, with caity i planned on staying there for a few extra nights, but couldnt handle it, only for me to come home with a neborn with my parents here, 4 kids and me and craig, only to have to cook everyone dinner..that pi$$ed me off big time.

kell.. we have the same for caity she is in her new room, but still in the cot, not in the big bed as yet.

beatrix..nice to see you.

nelle..boys never get over there wind it continues throughtout......caity had really bad wind, i sleep her on her tummy of a day time ( so i could watch her) but it went about 6 months.

maz..how you going hun? thinking of you.

belle..i hope you dont get the pox, when jessica first started school, she bought them home, and it went through us all, and nicole was only 3 months old, and i was hospilised.. not nice.

now for me:

nearly thought we were having a baby on sat night, had 6 hours of contractions, that kept me up to 3am, craig woke from his snoring slumber and was bit worried, but then went back to sleep..so luckily they all stopped just after 3am, was just about to ring the hospital.

yesterday saw the OB, and told her, and she just brushed it off, as if i was bull$hitting, then she got me up to exam me, and low and behold i was having a contraction as she was feeling for bubs...that made her eyes light up and finally took me serious..im already measuring 40 weeks..but i will be getting checked at 37 weeks to make sure im ready and an inducement date will be set.......so that means 2 weeks tomorrow..thank f##k

caddie: we posted at the same time, i checked out your shop yesterday......you are very talented