Babies Born September 2007 #19

[fianne]

quick post. lump's still there but not as sore as last night. might be smaller too. thanks so much for all the advice.

[Artechim]

A quickie from me too.

Busy packing all day. Had to take the cat and dog to the kennels this morning in preparation for their flight home. I cried again. I hate leaving them there. They don't get the love they receive at home, just stuck in a kennel.

We sold our house this morning, a guy looked though and made an offer straight away. Cash buyer, no building or pest inspection and a 14 day settlement. We got the price we wanted too. Well, in between what we wanted and what we would take so we are happy with that.

Hayley, my dog is great around the baby. Will loves her, he has big grins everytime she walks past and she gives him the odd kiss which he loves. Make sure you investigate breeds and get something appropriate for your lifestyle ie something with a soft nature, not hyperactive. But regardless of what breed you get they all need training and puppies do take a lot of time which you may be short of with a soon to be toddler. I have a puppy on order, will possibly do obedience shows with it as my mum has several champ obedience dogs so she can help me train.

[*noni*e*]

checking in quickly here too about to have dinner coz i have been down at the netball court trying to get a bit fitter before grading and ofc before the season starts... hoping for a big loss this week not feeling confident though...
mothers group finally rang me and its on monday feeling a little nervous.. hope they are nice

[spring_ag]

Mayday ... mayday! Crying bub in the house W is really unsettled today. No idea whether its from the immunization or from teething or something else ??? Sometimes motherhood does feel like a guessing game.
Sort of like his reaction to the 1st needles, not feeding well. He kept chewing his fingers and now that he has teeth, when I offered boobs, he bit me ... ouchie!
Lucky its not work day, so DH can help out a bit.

Okay enough complaining! Had a quick visit to the mall this afternoon and bought a teether book, small baby food pots (for solids), and some outlet plugs cover. Has anyone start baby proofing their house yet?
I havent started, but thought that we would definitely need the plugs cover once he starts crawling

Btw, for those starting solids already do you put bub on highchair?
We dont have highchair, but I bought a booster seat a couple of weeks ago. Hope I can just use that and attach it to the dining chair. Or probably even feed him in his swing or rocker LOL

Ok, off to read the posts

[Isadora]

Arte - That is fantastic news about your house! Turned out perfect after all didnt it, cash buyer excellent! At least you know its a done deal already iykwim.

Fianne - At least the lump has gone down, it must be getting better.

Agnes - We havent started baby proofing the house yet, I was actually thinking about it this morning. We need to get on top of it as well, best to start early I guess. I havent got a high chair yet, but Maddie isnt yet on solids.

Sherie - The rep points are a good idea. I will have to remember to use it when someone offers great advice, but thats going to be hard, I will be giving them out left right and center, everyone on BB has good advice to offer. I'm loving BB! hehe.

Noni - I'm sure the mothers group girls will be lovely. And its so easy to get a convo going with complete strangers, its all does your baby sleep through, how often does your baby feed lol. Its really good though speaking to other mums. Not to mention getting out of the house, its great fun.

Renee - My doc is great, but she is a bit slack with the purple book as well. Wonder why they dont fill them out correctly?

Marydean - Its on her nose, OMG I'm so bad! Must be sunburn. Naughty!

Hmm dont know about getting a dog, thats another baby to look after and I'm so not ready lol!

Has anyone read Jo Frost's (Super Nanny) book called confident baby care? I had a quick look at it today at Kmart, it looks really good.

Grandma bought Maddie a Pidgeon Magmag cup - has anyone used one before? I'm not really sure what to do with it!?

Lp is still missing...bit worrying really...

[spring_ag]

Pregpan, glad Noah is okay with the needles. I am planning to go back to work when he is 8 or 9 months, probably part time first. TBH, I am also confused every time I think about it. I love working too and we also need the money, but I feel sad that I need to leave him with someone who doesnt know him like I do. Always a tough decision to make. GL with finding FDC / nanny.

MD, I might try the 'permission' thing next time around Sounds like E is growing well I think everyone could do better with a maid LOL Thats why I take off my hat to you mums with more than 1 kids, MD Sherie Jazmum Leanne LP ... (hope I am not forgetting anyone)
We didn't get any book either ...

Fianne, hope you're feeling better. Yep, you definitely should be proud of yourself, doing such a wonderful job on your own! I am from Indonesia, my grandparents moved there when they're young. I am flying there with W in March, just the two of us cause DH cant take annual leave.
The peekaboo thing is so cute, she is so clever!

Noni, yay for Tarry. Sounds like you've been exercising really well. I need to get my self on track here
Perhaps you can take panadol before the vaccine to make it less painful LOL just joking
GL with mums group, I am sure you'll do okay. Its nice to talk to other mums with same age babies.

Bilby, sorry cant help much. Do you drink coffee at all? Hope you can get some sleep.

Hayley, LOL at the petrol story, thats hillarious. Just saw Maddie's photo, aaww she's so cute. Hope it wasnt sunburn. We took W to tulip fest when he was 4weeks old and he had sunburn. I still feel bad about it, I thought it was cloudy.
ETA What are you doing still online at this time
I have magmag, but W is not keen on it at the moment. Its supposed to be really good, you can put have different tops on the cups ... teat, spout, or straw. I am still trying to train him to take EBM, he still doesnt want it.

Arte, I am naughty I havent burped him either GL with the packing and the trip. We'll be thinking about you next week. YAY on the house Good terms and cash as well. I know what you mean, I hated parting with our pets (I used to have several dogs), so sad.

Sherie, GL with exercising. Its part of my new year resolution, but I am so bad I havent started anything yet
Hope Alister skin gets better soon, poor baby. W exzema still there, the gp gave a prescription for stronger hidrocortisone but I havent used it yet. I am afraid cause I need to put it on his cheeks next to his mouth. Not sure if its safe enough, he keeps rubbing his cheeks and putting his hands in his mouth.

Renee, we go to MCHN and she usually does the checking, although sometimes she skipped some parts.

[Trillian]

Morning everyone.

I've heard the magmag cups are really good. I have never had one myself, but there was a thread about sippy cups on here ages ago and all the ones that had the magmag raved about it.

Our house is still sort of childproofed anyway. We don't have any power points down low and its still childproofed from the first three LOL. Although I did find that one babys attraction isn't the same for another - with Lindsay it was power cords, Erin ate bugs and moths and Paige was just into everything LMAO. Our kids were never worried about getting into cupboards either because we never put the locks on them so I guess once they saw that there wasn't anything exciting in there they weren't interested.

I always used to feed them in their rocker chair at first until they could sit without slouching all the time, so around the 6mth mark.

[spring_ag]

Sherie, LOL at what your other 3 played with I guess every kids is different then ...
We have lots of power points down low and DH is into electrical and computer gadget thingy so we definitely need to make sure at least the lounge room is safe when W starts crawling, i dont know when though

[Trillian]

You still have a bit of time up your sleeve (not long though LOL) when they start crawling as they are a bit hopeless at it at first so they aren't zooming off all over the place and into everything until they are a bit better at it. As time goes on though the height of the childproofing goes up - once you get the floor level stuff done, then its knee level because they are starting to reach higher, then they pull themselves up on stuff, so you can't get all of it at once and some babies aren't that bothered by the stuff they shouldn't have but you do it as you go. I remember fishing a dead spider out of Erin's mouth once - grossest thing she's ever done I think, but I swear I could vacuum twice a day and she would still find things to eat.

[*noni*e*]

hmmm i am hating this weather!! one minute rain one minute sun makes ithard to get in the excersise!! my goal weightjust keeps dropping lower as i lose more weight lol its still well within the healthy range though!
sherie - ahhhhhhhh a dead spider!! thats a scary thought!! when asha was having solids i fed her in her bouncer too
agnes - i am such a sook lol i cant even swallow tablets without gagging, no idea how i managed to have a drug free labour!!! every little thing thats painful lol such a low pain tolerance!! the excersising thing is weird, the more i do the more i want to do.. hope i am not getting obsessed ive had a problem in the past...
haley - asha has a heinz sippy cup and she wont drink out of it lol she will however drink out of a pop top drink bottle lol so thats what we give her when shes having water.. we havnt started baby proofing here either and there is alot to do!!

[Artechim]

OMG I hate packing!

[Isadora]

Arte - Its a pain but you will get there eventually. Cant believe Will is 5 months old today, time flys!

Sherie - Yuck, its funny how everything goes into the mouth! Mum has a pic of me sitting in the garden eating sheep poo, disgusting!! Oh thanks I'll have a search for that thread.

Noni - Well done, keep up the hard work with the exercise. I was going to go to the gym today but kept finding excuses hehe whoops.

Agnes - We are the same with the electrical stuff around the home.

[fianne]

babyproofing...not yet....except dp's been putting these planks of wood to partially cover the 10 inch gaps in between steps. really dangerous with a little one.
lump's definitely gone down today. no pain. but i think there's still a teeny tiny bit.
arte, congratulations on getting your house sold at a price that you're happy with too.
agnes, not on solids yet but speaking of high chairs, a friend's advice to me (she's on her 3rd bub) is to get the ikea ones. they're less expensive (i think $50-something) and easier to use/clean.
noni, you'll enjoy mother's grp. i was aprehensive as well when i started specially since they'd been meetin gweekly for months before i joined them so they knew each other already but talking about your bubs will keep you busy.
sherie, eeuuuwww! spider. when my nephew was little, my sister reckons he ate a gecko. think they were in a hotel room in hawaii and she found him sittin in a corner and a gecko tail beside him. reckons the rest of the gecko was in his tummy.
max gets needles tomorrow. fingers crossed it'll be like the first lot.
arte, i can totally empathize on the packing. but don't worry, there's light at the end of that tunnel.

[bilby1]

Hi guys
Well a little more sleep under the belt after a night out at our friends in the bush while DH and Maia shared a night at home. My dad is a GP and recommended I try a kids dose of Demazin before bed and see if that works as would be OK in breastmilk and might be enough just to tip me over. So either it worked or I was way overdue for a sleep. Still woke up to express before I exploded but the fact I was actually "waking up" was so great.
Maia decided to be a ratbag and not take the bottle for her dad so he didn't have a great night so might have to get back to giving a bottle every now and then.
So anyway thanks for all your tips - obviously I am breastfeeding, I don't drink coffee - well decaf sometimes, work is nothing stressful to be worrying me so maybe its hormones?? I have absolutely no idea.

Been thinking about the childproofing thing myself. Main concern is fencing off the cat food and litter tray - can just see her now crawling in there and having fun :-) Lots of cords etc to work out where to put them - that will be a challenge.
She's rolling everywhere but no crawling - though i don't think it will be that far off at the rate she is going.
I used to eat flies off the windowsill apparently - thankfully our windowsills are at my waist height so no extra protein coming from there just yet. Though I am sure she will find something as equally gross to eat when the time comes.
Going to try and give her some water in a cup/sipper in between feeds soon. Especially after we go for walks in this warm weather as given I get so thirsty doing it, I figure that she must too. She is so interested in my bottles/food just need to take the next step. Just bought a little freezer to store extra meat, breastmilk and gonna start pureeing some vegies while they are cheap and store them up ready for the little missy. We don't have the prviledge of having fruitnveg shops or markets and fresh stuff is pretty exp up here so have to take advantage os specials when they come. What do you recommend for first vegies to freeze?
Arte - good luck with the packing/moving. I have done it so many times I feel for you, thankfully I was without baby. My sister is currently going through it with nearl y 1 year old twins - poor thing!
Hope you've had a good weekend ladies...

[fianne]

btw, bumbo's on special at toys r us at $50. think bebepod may be too but not sure.

[Artechim]

Haley, nice of your mum to keep letting you eat the sheep poo while she took a photo lol

Well, computer is being packed shortly, so thank you for your well wishes and I will 'see' you all some time next week.

[*noni*e*]

hello everyone off to mothers group in about an hour.. hope they are nice coz this having no friends in sydney thing is really starting to affect me mentally...

[Ozstar]

Arte good luck with the move, I hope you get settled in NZ quickly.

Noni enjoy your mums group, I am sure you will have agreat time and make a heap of new friends.

Bilby good to hear you got some sleep over the weekend.

Fianne glad the lump is going away. Thats so gross about the gecko.

Hayley ewwww about the sheeps poo. How is Maddie going in the heat, you guys have had such a hot summer.

Leanne how is X after his op?

We havent started child proofing yet, DH is an electrician so we don't have many cords laying around but lots of power points to plug up.

Logan started rolling from his tummy to his back on Friday, he needs a little coaxing with a toy but did it on his own this morning. He is already trying to do it when being changed and in the bath, lucky DH is there all the time.
I had a fab time at the day spa, I had never had a massage or pedicure (I dont do much for myself) so it was great. There is a house being built next door and we had a bit of trouble with the brickies on Saturday so the supervisor is coming to talk to me today, I hate complaining but they made a mess of my yard and used my tap which just isnt on.

Have a great day everyone.