Babies Born September 2007 #22

[Artechim]

MD, could you reduce the amount of units you are doing so they could fit nicely into a couple of baby free hours? Would you still feel like you were missing out?

Hayley, I agree with what Sherie said about all the talk being on the baby and her feeling insignificant. If she is anything like me she still has a good few months before she has to deal with it and everyone talking about the impending motherhood ruins good quality denial time.

Renee, forgot to congratulate you on the dadada (or maybe I was just jealous lol). I can't wait for a word.

I am going to a mothers group tomorrow. I am quite excited because it is getting boring at the house all the time. There is a toy library on tuesdays and there are swimming lessons starting soon so hopefully that will fill in my week.

If I sit on the floor with my hand on the couch Will can grab hold of my arm and pull himself up to standing.

[reneenay]

Marydean - Whoaaaa, that sounds like its meant to be! Take it as a sign! Maybe you could do a 'trial run' with uni and having E accross the road. If it doesnt work out and you feel like your missing out you can always defer.

Oh *****, look at my ticker, Rory is 6 months old today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AnyDream]

Congrats Renee on Rory's Happy Six Months Old Today !

Well, I've had a think and a chat with a friend and do you know what? I think this is actually the Universe helping me get clear on what decision exactly I'm making here. I'm increasingly aware that it's less about whether I *can* study this year and more about whether I *want to* study this year. I'm wearing my Dunce hat because you would think this might have occurred to me several months ago (!) Sherie, like you said

even now you possibly have a solution to the care issue, you still have the issue of missing out on time spent with her.

And if I'm honest it's because I'm still really conflicted at a deep level about going back to work and the extent I'm prepared to trade that off for all the nice things that comes with having a second income (like not stressing about petrol and bread and milk). And if I'm not working for a couple of years, what impact does that have on my study plans/motivation? So basically the reason it's a big deal is because I'm pre-empting my own career crisis LOL!

Arte, I'm already doing the minimum load, which should run to about 10 hours a week. However, because I'm already behind (due to project work) I'm on the back foot, not helped by my agonisingly slow computer which goes slower and slower the more important the thing you're looking at! And my heart just isn't in it right now.

OK, enough of my long winded crisis now, I'm going to give myself until the weekend so that I'm really sure about what I'm doing before i put the paper work in.

[Isadora]

Marydean - I really think that it is a perfect situation, being just across the road is so handy. How many days would E be in care? Its not like she'd be there FT and it would probably be good for her, interacting with other children. Also if you finished your study early one day could you just go grab her? I think its ideal, but definately think it through.

Arte - I would never have thought that you felt that way during pregnancy, the way you talk about Will shows how much your feelings have changed. I bet you anything my friend will be exactly the same. We work together and I got an email from one of the girls at work today saying that she is talking about it today and seems happy enough. I think its just been a real shock for her, seeing as they have been living the high life, going on big trips every yr to Vegas & Hawaii. She knows that having a bub is a dramatic change, I can totally understand how she feels but I'm glad to hear that she is actually talking about it today and not being sad.

Renee - Wow happy 6 months little Rory. Well not so little anymore. Wahhh our babies are growing way to fast!!!

Cally - OMG how exciting, forgot that your sis is pregnant. Not long to go now then is there. Hope she gets a smooth, intervention free birth however just as long as bub comes out safe and sound, thats all that matters.

Gracie - Yep my man is feeling sorry for himself today as well. Men!!

Sherie - Hope you win with the mum!

I took Maddie to this physio today, for her flat head, or so I thought. However the physio was testing her on tummy time, rolling etc etc. Well Maddie is almost 6 mths and no where near rolling imo (she came close a few times but that was awhile ago) and she is still not lifting her upper half up when she's on her tummy. She's a very placid baby. I havent been too worried, thinking she'd get there in her own time, but according to the physio 'she is behind developmentally'. Pfft whatever I walked out with the 'stuff you what do you know' attitude, but now its got me thinking and I'm a bit worried. Is anyone else's bubs behind with the rolling/tummy time stuff?

[Artechim]

Haley, Will has only just mastered the tummy to back rolling in the last few weeks and I posted about a month ago worried that he wasn't propping himself up when on his tummy. He started doing that a few days after I posted but only does it half way with his arms bent at the elbow, not straight. I wouldn't think she is behind developmentally, if she is then I think Will would be too. He is a bit of a dud on his tummy lol. I think there are a couple of bubs that are still yet to roll or have just started and Maddie is one of the youngest in the group. Poo to the physio, she will get there in her own time.

[*noni*e*]

haley - asha only started rolling back to front recently and only rolled from tummy to back a few times to get out of tummy time lol.. she is getting better now and has started kinda inching herself across the floor sometimes but she gets pretty upset and dosnt lift herself with straight arms either always bent... all bubs are different is she doing other stuff and just dosnt favour the floor stuff or is it a few things?

[Ozstar]

Hey everyone,

I am just quickly popping in to say hi. I have read all your posts but don't have time to respond (sorry). I am having mums group at my house tomorrow morning so I need to do a quick tidy up.

Happy 6 months to Miss E & Rory.

Chat to all you lovely mummas tomorrow.

[AnyDream]

Haley, don't be alarmed hun! There's a very wide range of normal development, and if you questioned the physio more you'd probably find M is within that range. But it's her job to spot the very few cases where things might not be going as they should, because if a bub does have some sort of delay then the earlier they know about it the better. So it'll probably be something they keep an eye on, just to check that she is progressing, rather than something you need to worry about. The physio we saw said anything up to about 8 mths is "normal" for rolling.

Gracie, actually I thought she was probably a FDC mum (I asked the coordinator about her), she has a van for starters (!) but you know some ppl who have big families have lots of comings and goings at their house. Plus it's a main road, and our house is set higher and behind trees so the only time I really see over there is when we're sitting at the dining table or we're in the driveway. It reflects poorly on the neighbourhood that no-one's introduced themselves to each other!