Babies Born September 2007 #22

hi everyone! well we are back from melb - had a good week but man it is exhasuting and it actually gets harder as N grows up...
got back yest, he was quite unsettled last night so hope today is ok. i have girls coming round for a few glasses of wine at 4 so i am hoping he will have at least 1 sleep before then. dh is home tomorrow - YAY! 8 nights has really dragged on.
solids are going well - he has been having 1 serve per day - about 1-2 tbsp max.. i am upping to 2 serves per day - fruit in morning and veges in afternoon. how does that sound? i also got some yoghurt and baby custard that i thought i would try out soon... he is 6 months this week so i guess i can get a bit more adventurous. he had pear most of the time in melb and loved it. i stewed and pureed peach for him this morning and he wolfed that down too!
i have decided i need to get more hardcore w sleeps during day - was around heaps of bubs in melb and he is the only one with no sleep pattern during day. how do you all get bubs to sleep in day? he just wont do it. i was ok w this when he was a gem at night but now that is changeable too and so i think we may have a prob on our hands! i have to get himw eighed soon so i will ask the nurse but you know my views on that LOL! he has been having around 2 feeds in the night for ages now - enough!
no teeth here yet - but they have been coming up and going down. and no sign of crawling. he is v close to sitting though.
what toys do you all have? ia m thinking it may be time for one of those fisher price activity centres or something.
had some good convos re work and it is now quite certain that i will go back in april. i now need to decide global or local job and 3,4 or 5 days. so i better get care sorted asap LOL!
sorry no personals - i have read whats been happening but too much to catch up on so i will start again.
hope you are all having a great weekend.

hey there
dp let me sleep in this morning bless him!! yesterday and this morning asha woke up to be fed at 8am and i asked him to please feed her and he did with no fuss at all!!!
this morning he got up with her and didnt wake me till 11am and thats because she hadnt had her breaky yet and he didnt know how to make it or give it to her haha.. was lovely to sleep in i feel much better!!
meeting up with someone from mums group today to go to the gym so that will be nice :)
welcome back pregpan.. Asha is having two meals a day now, rafertys multigrain breakfast with apricot and banana and vegies in the avo (which we have only just started) so far shes had pumpkin and avacado both of which she loves..
Ashas favourite toy atm is those link things u know the circles that all link together lol the fisher price ones she loves grabbing them and chewing and shaking them lol she has so many expensive toys but they are the fave atm lol...
hi everyone else, better go Ashas winging.. think she might be stinky lol

We just babyproofed the family room - moved the couch from the middle of the room to in front of the wall so the power points are covered. Now we need to buy a new TV to hang on the wall instead of our existing one! But we have heaps more open space and it will be heaps better for K playing.

She seems to have forgotten how to have a good sleep during the day - not impressed. Yesterday we resorted to a drive twice to get her to sleep! Last night we had two wake ups, but the two nights before were only 1. And yesterday I went back to bed and had a 2 hour nap. Bliss!

Noni - hope you get that house, sounds good.

Pregpan - glad you had a nice time away. Can't really give you any tips for daytime sleeps, we just watch for tired signs and put her down. Does he need the sleeps, is he tired and grumpy by the evening? Maybe he just doesn't need it and is busy taking everything in all day. I know it's hard though when you're getting up twice a night, it's great to have that 'downtime' while they are asleep during the day.

hi everyone
very quick post here to let you know that i survived the disco party!!!!! the kids all had a blast.
sherie - i think the Bowen might actually have helped Hannah in terms of her digestive system - especially giving her the tissue salts as well. Sleep issues might just be behavioural though :rolleyes:
will be back later to read all posts and see what you've all been up to :)

Hi ladies, i've been MIA for a few days so I've quickly glanced over the posts and this will be a quick post as I've got work tomorrow.

Jazmum - How is Hannah going - I read your earlier post about her being ill but missed whether she is better now?

Noni - How exciting on the possible move, congrats. Glad to hear about DP's job.

Sherie - Glad that you are getting better, nice av btw.

Leanne - Did you get Olivia's ears done?

Arte - Seems like you cant escape the high interest rates and petrol prices anywhere!! its crazy.

Cally - Good on you with the baby proofing, its something that we need to get into one of these weekends.

Pregpan - Welcome back, glad you had a good time in Melb.

Renee - We just went to the movies by ourselves...haha. I'll have to go check out your new pics of Rory.

Katie - What do you do Logans hand/feet prints with? I tried it with finger paints and it was a disaster!!

Quick question regarding solids - I've had Maddie on a few teaspoons of rice cereal for tea time for a week and a half now and have been thinking of trying her with her first serve of veges this week. How does pumpkin sound or is potato a better starter? I still dont understand about how many bottle feeds to give when they start having a full solids meal. I dont want to overfeed her. Can anyone offer some info or direct me to a handy website?? I am so confused lol.

Might be MIA again for the next couple of days with work & study, but I will try get on as much as possible.

Still wondering where LP has got to!? Bit worrying.

Hi there again
Hayley - hannah is getting better, but still has conjunctivitis which is just horrible. with regards to vegies, pumpkin or carrot are good ones to start with. I usually don't start with potato as i've read it can be a little difficult to digest at first. Hannah loves her pumpkin and carrot. I'm not sure what to do with regards to her bottle. I usually give Hannah her solids and then give her a breastfeed, and she just stops when she's had enough. (i'll know when she's had too much 'cause she just throws it up !!)
noni - that's fab news about the house, and about dp getting a new job - and one that might make him happy too. seems like it's helping already with him letting you have a sleep in. my dh got up yesterday and today and made the girls brekky so i could have a bit of a lie in too. ( i have to say that him doing little things like that for me is kind of like foreplay:lol: ) hope that wasn't too much info lol.
pregpan - hannah has only just started to self settle again. I pop her into her cot (it's usually about 2 hours after she's fed) and i just bought her a little cloth book - a Taggies one. she rubs it over her face - and then falls asleep. Some days i'll need to go in a give her a rock - but she's usually tired herself out and it only takes a few minutes.
Hannah has a big week this week - Bowen on Wednesay, Needles at the doc on Thurs morning and chiropractor in the afternoon.
best head off to bed (oops - haven't fed the dog - poor little chook)

hey everyone
created another thread about these things but was wondering how much ur bubbies are eating? sometimes i worry Asha isnt getting enough.. shes having 4X210 bottles occassionally she will have another bottle as well depending on when she got up in the morning but its only generally about 100mls that she drinks from that one.. shes having 2 meals, one rafertys cereal, two tablespoons (before the water is added) as well as veges in the avo, one cube from the ice cube tray sometimes with plain rice cereal mixed in coz they tend to go watery when i defrost them.. does this sound like enough to you? also do u think it would be ok do give her like a piece of cooked pear or apple or is she too young for that and needs it to be pureed???
jazmum - lol idk about foreplay but i deffinately am happier and nicer to dp when he does things like that for me lol.. glad Hannais getting better :)
Haley - i think pumkin is a good starter, not sure about potato, heard pumpkin and potato is nice together havnt tried that either lol.. asha this time has tried avacado and pumpkin.. last time we did try sweet potato which she didnt really like unless i added blended corn in it lol but sweet potato is supposed to be a good 1st food too..
cally - gosh babyproofing its a scary thought.. this loungeroom we have set up is not babyproof at all!! hopefully we will move soon and take into consideration when we set up our place babyproofing etc..

Noni I don't really have a clue about the solids as I have just started, but to me that sounds like enough. I think milk is still the most important thing until they are 12 months (someone correct me if I m wrong) so perhaps offer more milk if she still seems hungry? I wouldnt be giving her finger food just yet, she may choke. Perhaps buy a mesh feeder and give it to her that way, thats what we are getting for Logan as he loves to suck on apple. Sorry I am not much help am I lol.

Jaz good to hear your party went well and that Miss H is getting better.

Hayley we have started Logan on Pumpkin and sweet potato, he loves both. Do you have a good CHN? Mine gave me a little booklet on solids.

Cally well done on babyproofing, we have to do that soon too. I hope Katie can get into a regular sleep pattern for you soon, you must be so exhausted.

Pregpan glad you had a good time in Melbourne and yay for your DH getting home. Wine with the girls sounds sooo nice.

Sherie good to hear your getting better too.

Hi to everyone else, I had better go and have a shower while L is asleep.

My baby is six months old today! Can't believe it! He was so tiny and helpless. This morning he was squealling as he chased the cat across the room, I am constantly in awe of how fast he is growing.

Pregpan, hope you sort out the sleeping. I got W to have day naps and our night times went to custard.

Renee, Rory is a clever boy up on his hands and knees!

Noni, Sounds like Asha is eating heaps to me. I don't know how much milk W has but he is only eating about a teaspoon of solids once a day, then he clamps his mouth shut and it is all over lol. The mesh bags are great if you want to give here a bit of raw fruit/vege to suck on without a choking risk. Apple is a favourite here too. Congrats on the job and possible house.

Sherie, hope your cold is ending. Your avatar looks great!

JaZmum, hope that H is getting better. Doesn't sound very nice for her.

Leemar, glad your dh is back. Hope Miss O's ear peicing goes well.

Happy 6 months W!!!!!!!!

morning all!!!
so deflating DH's flight was cancelled so he has been re routed and wont be home til tonight... i know not sucha big deal but i was all geared up for him to arrive NOW and now i have a full day to wait. so i better plan some things for Noah and I to do or I will go MAD! It has been a LONG 9 days!
the good news is that he had a great sleep last night and I have him in the cot sleeping now... i am pleased with myself LOL!
Noni - it sounds like she is eating fine to me, i figure they will let us know when they are hungry or full. that said i think i have the other prob - Noah is a guzzler! he has 2 solids 'meals' a day - 2-3 ice cubes of fruit or vege (rarely rice cereal mixed in too) and then a lot of bfeeds. i just moved him to 2 solids feeds, so i think i will go to 3 ina week or 2 when he is used to 2. if she seems satisfied dont worry as long as the usual wet nappies, dirty nappies and weight gain IMO.
Cant rememebr who was asking about what foods to do??? I have just started Noah on a few diff things - pureed stewed peaches the last few mornings whcih he loves! he is a fan of sweet pot, pumpkin,avocado, carrots, parsnip, pears, apple and cinnamon and now peaches. i try things alone for a day to make sure no issues (unlikely as we dont have any allergies in family) and then mix away to make flavours he likes. i think i will start yoghurt and maybe custard soon... i bought some greek yog the other day to mix with fruit for him (is it the right age to start this anyone???) i am starting to make things a bit more lumpy, still puree but i dont water them down at all and there are a dew soft pieces in there now and again (not always intentional LOL)
Renee - i think you were asking about activities for Rory?? i feel your pain i struggle with things to do too. [art of it is readjusting myself as i am always wanting to be on the go. as you know i do gymabroo and have also signed up for a 1/2 hr music class to start this week - both are a little $$ though. I also walk most days - and meet up with 2 diff friends to do this - each once a week.. usually witha coffee at the end.. is this something you can do? Noah seems to enjoy sitting and watching the trees etc, sometimes sleeps and then at the end we get takeaway coffees usually, put out a mat and the babies have a nice roll around outside. i know it has been hot in perth though, so maybe a shady walk? i also bought a couple of music cds and we lie on the bed in the afternoon sometimes and sing and dabce together - he loves this!!! book reading sessions at the library also free??? have not dont this yet. i also have a couple of mums and bubs over once a week for afternoon tea - just casual - which is fun. i find that having a few things that are constantly booked in to the diary and i just cancel if i cant do works best for me.... i think you sound like me and you need the structure and activity... so i hope these ideas work for you??
Sherie - hope you are feeling better (and Gracie are u also unwell)
Jaz - so glad the party went well!
hello to everyone else!

Ok I'll try to make this a quick one (haha) because I've got an assignment breathing down my neck and DH is going away (story of my life) so my baby-free time's about to be axed (again :()

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i know not sucha big deal but i was all geared up for him to arrive NOW

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Pregpan, I sooooo know how you feel! It's like all the missing him and not being able to wait until he gets home all catches up in one big hit, isn't it . I can't stand it! Sounds like you've got a lovely lifestyle with Noah, I'm still dangling in mid-air between all my deadlines! Too many days where I think, I could go out and do xyz, but if I stay at home and E has a sleep them I might get 1-2 hrs of work done (!) BTW I can't remember if you said what care arrangement you've settled on, only that you're happier with the centre now.

Noni, I'm really not so sure with the quantities myself, only to say that the key message is their main source of food until 12 mths is milk, so if you're concerned maybe try slipping in a little top up feed here or there?

Hayley I agree with Jazmum, try pumpkin, carrot or even sweet potato before potato some bubs can have a reaction...that's just going on the general principle of introducing least-allergy-prone foods first and saving the others until later.

Re the solids, I'm also going out on a limb to say Meshbag smeshbag - I've never heard of them before and when we introduced solids for DD one we pretty much started giving her fingerfoods from about 7 mths on. Mostly soft things she could suck on/gnaw on (chop bone with a bit of meat, fingers of ripe pear, cooked veggie, rusks, etc) You just have to make sure they are properly upright and you watch them. She pretty much took to them straight away and I never knew what the finger food fuss was. (but I made sure I knew what to do in a choking situation if that should ever happen because surprisingly many parents don't know).

Arte, happy 6 mths W! And I cannot believe he is chasing the cat around! Far out!

Cally, well done with the baby proofing, E's not mobile yet, so I have plenty of time to plan whether I need to shop for new high-end electronics or not LOL! Only teasing, :hug: I actually think having the telly on the wall is a great idea. We have one of those indonesian telly-cabinets with lockable doors which is great except it's always a pain working out where to put it as it's a huge piece of furniture.

OK, that's it study break over, or I'll never ever get away from this desk. Sorry to everyone I've missed!

Hey everyone!

the worst of the cold is over now thankfully, feeling much better.

With the solids, yoghurt isn't recommended until at least 8mths old due to the allergy thing, same applies for cheese and custard as well. There's really no need to rush the amount of solid meals that they have, they will all get there in the end. I got a great phamplet about solids from my MCHN at our last visit and its been produced by the ABA - very interesting stuff. A lot of the guidelines have changed in recent years. And Milk (either BM or FF) is their MAIN source of nourishment until 12mths. So there will be a trade off - the more solids you give the less milk they will have.

Hi Girls,

Well Olivia has her ears pierced and she went very well. They look great too. She only cried for a minute but was stopped as soon as we got out of the shop. I am so excited. Oh did I mention they look great.. She also had her 6mth needles today and weighs a very healthy 9.7 kg. Boys are good apart from yesterday when Xavier put baby powder all over his bed and himself. then Jordy did the same thing this morning. Boy I was not happy at all. I am now giggling to myself cause although it didnt look funny at the time it does now.

Pregpan- Welcome back.
Art- Happy 6mths to W
Sherie-Glad you are feeling better
Noni- Lucky girl on getting a sleep in. How does your DP like his new job?
Marydean- How long is DH away for this time? I hope not too long for you.

Solids- Olivia has a weetbix mixed with formula for breaky and a custard for lunch and veges for tea ( vegies are potatoe,pumpkin,carrott,brocolli,cawliflower and chokoee all mashed up with butter and a little bit of milk.) She loves them. Also I sometimes give her now a chop bone to chew on. Helps with the teeth. She also has rusks during the day and water.
I did the same when the boys were her age. Although it all seems a lot easier this time. I think with the boys I was very scared to give and start new things.

hey all
thanks for the advice i did buy a mesh feeder today and have just softened up some apples in the microwave (just cooling in the freezer) as i gave it to her with them hard and she couldnt really do much with it lol.. see how we go
had mothers group today which was good we all went for a walk and a nurse from pediatrics at the hospital came to talk to us about safety at home as well as common illnesses...
bought some power point plugs today slowly building up supplies for baby proofing when we move coz ashas going to be on the move in a month or so i think shes getting there atm she can move forward little by little but its pretty slow and she gets pretty frustrated lol anyways better go shes winging lol

Noni- the power point stoppers are great. I also have cupboard locks.

Pregpan - Thank you so much for the advice! I have always been a busy person and im finding it hard to adjust to endless amounts of free time LOL. I think im going to start babies on the run, which is a fitness class where you can take bubs and they watch in their pram. If they get a bit grizzly they have a carer who will amuse them for you! great! Im going to flip out my phone book and call a few friends and arrange 'walking days' :)

Does anyone know if their is a product out there to baby-proof power points that are in use? We have a power point in our lounge room and Rory tried to pull the cord out yesterday EEEK!

Well better run, I need to go to the shops and buy a few things for dinner.

well asha loves the mesh feeder lol she dosnt really like pureed apple but you should see her with slightly steamed apple in the feeder lol i had to help her with it because she kept pulling it out of her mouth accidently and couldnt get it back in and then she was getting really angry lol coz she wanted it so much haha
renee - the best thing u can do in regards to that is put ur power points behind furnature eg behind the tv or hand up yr cords etc.. i dnt think there is anything u can do in regards to stopping him pulling them out...

Renee- Whats for Dinner? I dont really know about the power points in use but we just put stuff in front of them like toy box, furniture and stuff.

Ok everyone, big news from here, I'm on the brink of withdrawing from my uni course. Seems like I'm not superwoman after all. :(

md - even if u withdraw ur still a super woman!!! two beautiful kids thriving on ur love, a dh that goes away n u hold the fort!! dnt be hard on urself i think ur a superwoman uni or not!

:hug: Noni, that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all year!

Marydean, what's going on hun? Firstly though, don't ever think you have to apologise to us or to ANYONE for that matter. You've done amazing things with your life OK?

Leanne, thats great Olivia didn't get too uspet with her ears. And what a thriving little girl she is too!

Sorry, just a quick post - have to get the kids off the bus LOL

Sherie, It's just too hard trying to create baby-free time when DH is away (which, despite this being the 6 mths that he's supposed to be 'at home' is still at least 2 weeks or more in every month). FDC have not gotten back to me even tho I said I was *desperate* for care, and even if they did it would still take a couple of weeks to interview, settle E in, I just don't have that sort of time. Plus I don't have a supply of EBM and she's not on solids so god only knows how that end of things would go. So what it's meant is that I've been trying to get it done when she's awake, which means she's missing out on the care and attention that she deserves. Or I'm staying up until 1.00am every night which I'm sure you'll agree is not the best scenario either. I'm sick of being this dragon lady when DH is home that no-one can talk to because I'm glued to the desk frantically working!

The plan is - defer - then in 12 mths when E is nearly 18 months old, and on solids, and happy to go off to care (organised well in advance) then I can start again. The work is not difficult just time-consuming and I think I underestimated how hard that would be in my current circumstance. I haven't been able to shake the feeling that the months of her babyhood are flying past and I've been too distracted to make the most of them.

It's still a bit of a shock because the thought of pulling out hadn't even crossed my mind when I woke up this morning, so I'm still a bit shell-shocked about it all. But I was so relieved after the words were out my mouth, still feeling a bit shakey though.

Aww Marydean :( Dont be hard on yourself!! In my eyes you are a superwoman....wonderwoman even!! LIke Noni said, you are doing an amazing job raising those two girls while your DH is away. I look up to you, not just for that reason but for LOTS of reasons :) Dont feel like you are letting anyone down, especially youself.

Leanne - We are having crispy chicken wraps for dinner. YUM! Im addicted to them :)

MD- I agree with Noni and Renee and yes to me you are superwomen and a wonderful mum and person.
Renee-Dinner sounds yummy.

hello ladies! MIL went on the plane to head back to perth this evening so i've been reading posts to try to catch up.
wanting to post but too tired now so will just try to get on tomorrow.
just want to say though that MD, i agree with what everyone else has said. we all admire you and what you've been able to juggle as some of us are struggling to cope with just being SAHM to one bub.
pea brain here, can't remember who was having day sleeping problems. just a story to share, one of the mums from ante-natal group was having that. had a baby whisperer over who taught her a few tricks. but then, after she got bub to sleep some during the day, the night sleep went out the window. so, she decided that it's better to just keep the night sleep and just go with the flow during the day.
good night!

hello hello
very weary headed mummy here!! poor Asha i think she may be teething.. she woke up with a temp and screaming this morning at 2:30am so i gave her some panadol but she woke up every hour until around 7 when dps alarm went of for work.. she just wasnt comfortable something was hurting her and she couldnt sleep.. we went back to sleep around 8 and woke at 10:30 so thats not too bad atleast.. she ate her breakfast like normal and hasnt slowed on the amount of milk shes drinking so i am kinda at a loss as to what is wrong with her??
in other news lol she finally learnt to roll from her back to her front lol she could roll the other way but not this way.. she does it and then sort of pushes her top half up to try and launch forward its pretty cute but she gets pretty frustrated pretty quickly on her tummy lol
anyways best be off the washing is about to be finished and my mum is coming over soon
will be back later for personals :)

Noni, try putting some infants friend in the last two bottles of the day and see if that helps. Even though you are only giving her small amounts of solids, it is stil a big adjustment for her gut so it could be causing her some pain from time to time, particularly depending on the type of foods you give her. Some are worse for it than others and it is just a matter of trial and error.

Hi Fianne!

mmmm Renee, that sounded so yummy, I hope they were good.

Marydean, you know if I lived near you I would be there in a flash to give you a hand. What does DH think about all this? And how are you feeling about it all now you've 'slept on it'? If you feel like you are missing out on too much with E then definately defer, you will always regret it otherwise.

Pregpan, Some babies just don't sleep during the day no matter what you try. Luckily he sleeps well at night though so there is always a silver lining. Once he gets older he may start to have an afternoon sleep.

Not much happening here. Farty bum is back again LOL and has been getting me up anytime from 5.30 onwards. Which isn't too bad I suppose through the week when I have to be up early for school etc, but on the weekends it would be nice to get a bit longer in bed. I am starting to see where I could start to introduce solids too - at around 8.30am just before he goes down for his morning sleep and at 6.30 he gets grizzly around dinnertime.

MD, hope you have more clarity in what you need to do after sleeping on it. As Sherie said, if you feel like you are missing E's babyhood then you are probably better to defer. When you move back home later in the year does that mean your DH will have a more stable (at home more) job?

Noni, W is the other way around with rolling, he could do back to front for ages but has only mastered front to back in the last few weeks. Hope Asha is feeling better now.

Sherie, sorry farty bum is back again.

Leanne, glad the ears went well for O.

With solids, how long should it take for them to start actually eating some of it? I have been giving him solids on and off for 4 weeks now but after he has had a taste he just spits everything out. He eats less than 1 teaspoon each meal. He is happy to suck on apple in the mesh thing, but only the very sweet variety. Do I just keep offering him the same stuff until he actually eats some of it?

I just went to the supermarket and got stopped by 4 people admiring Will. He sits in the pram and grins at everyone that looks his way so he gets all the ladies clucking over him lol. Takes me even longer to get the shopping done.

Hi Arte. It does take some babies longer than others to get the hang of this whole solid meal thing, but this is what it's all about - them learning and getting used to it, not as a *meal* kwim? so it doesn't matter that he spits some of it our or only has a small amount at this stage as he isn't deriving (and isn't meant to) any nutritional benefit from them, its a learning stage at first. I remember the girls took ages to get used to solids and were eating what I would call a meal, but they got there in the end.

hi everyone!
MD you are doing so well and are such a great support to us all - you do what is best for you in the longer run. if you defer for 12 months, it so doesnt mean much in the long term and you will feel better to do that than to do everything 50% capacity iykwim. If you feel better for suggesting it, i think that prob means you should defer. And you willlove the time with E so much more for it.
All is well here - thanks for the words re the day sleeps. the prob is his night sleeping is not so wonderful anymore either sometimes he goes through from 8ish to 5ish and sometimes (like last night) he is up 3 times for a feed... not good! interestingly he had 2 naps in his cot yest and then an usettled night - i might track for correlations! he seems to like sleeping on his side now in the day... which means i check him all the time so make sure he isnt on his tummy! naughty boy!!!
gotta go - he wants play time!!! we went to a toy library today (great!) so lots of new things to explore! back later

everytime u put ash on the floor now just about she rolls over n tries to get moving! lucky i mopped the floor yesterday as theresno containing her to a blanket atm!!
thanks sherie might give the infants friend a go coz even if it is teething its supposed to help that too i heard.. as i type she is drenched in dribble and chewing anything she can get in her mouth but theres nothing poking through could it still b teething? there was a slight temp last night...
arte - how cute ppl admiring w.. asha has been knwn to flash her smileat the ppl around her.. ppl keep thinking shes a boy though coz i dnt chose to dress her head to toe in pink starting to get on my nerves!

Noni, today Will was dressed all in blue and sitting in a blue pram and half the people still called him a girl or asked if he was a boy. I would have thought it was painfully obvious lol

Why is it that in a house full of toys the only one he wants is the manky old dog ball on a string?

It is my mummies birthday today. She is a grand old 42.

arte - thats funny about the dog ball thing lol..
happy birthday to your mummy, shes pretty young if you dont mind me saying..
yeah i dnt get it i spose ppl want to be careful about saying hes a boy incase hes a girl and u get offended.. although one lady in the shops the other day was telling me something about what asha was doing when i was at the counter and said he about 5 times lol she was wearing a pinky/purpley bib a white and pink body suit but because she was wearing army shorts she must be a boy lol.. i just let her finish and calmly said "she" lol she was so embarassed...

hello ladies,

not much time here to write, holding lewis in one arm- he's so bl**dy whingy- he's got 2 teeth down the bottom now.

md- i think you have 100% made the right decision in deferring your course. you can never get these years with your girls back- and i believe nothing is worth putting yourself under that much stress over. life is too short!

we went to 'a day on the green' on sunday which is an outdoor concert at a winery near our house. it's a fantastic day- everyone takes picnic rugs, food etc. and relaxes in the sun drinking wine. well dp took the drinking wine in the sun thing a little bit too far. before the main act (john butler) even came on he had passed out on my friend's picnic rug, leaving me to look after lewis by myself. great.

i went to the toilet and when i came back he was still lying down and had spewed everywhere! all over the rug. so basically i spent the rest of the night looking after 2 spewing boys....

my friend's bf had to carry dp to the car (he couldn't even walk) cos i had to take lewis, pram, rug, chairs, everything!!!
then he vomitted out the car window all the way home and all down the side of the car. let's just say that dp has been feeling sorry for himself ever since and is not happy that he missed out on john butler....

hope everyone is doing well :)

Gracie, bet you were very impressed with your DH. I envisioned BDO to be like that - sitting peacefully on the grass taking in the atmosphere. I was shocked at how many people there were. If I had sat down I would have been trampled lol

Noni, my mum is young. She had me when she was 16. It must have been hard for her to have a baby so young and alone (especially since I was a screamer). But she has done so well for herself - she went back to tech (like tafe) to finish high school a few years ago and she has just started her own business. I am very proud of her. I was joking once about putting her into an old folks home and she very politely pointed out that I wasn't very far behind lol

Gracie, I had to have a giggle at your DH. Wow at Lewis having two teeth, Logan still doesnt have any.

MD :hug: I agree with the others, you are still a supermum study or no study. Only you knows right for you so go with your heart.

Noni hows Asha doing now? Yay on the rolling, wait until she keeps trying to do while you change her nappy!

Arte Logan is the same as Will, he smiles at everyone which means they want to stop and play with him before asking a zillion questions, makes shopping so much harder.

Hi Fianne :D

Sherie I know what you mean about wanting a bit of a sleep in on the weekend.

Leanne glad everything went well getting Olivias ears done. How are your boys doing?

Not much happening here. Logan is going well with solids, he had pumpkin last week which seemed to make him a little constipated and started sweet potato on Sunday and have had a poo every nappy today lol. I am going to try something different again tomorrow.

Hi to everyone else.

Oh my gosh, Rory said DADA today!!!! Well it was more like 'girgle girgle ohhh ahh cooo dadada'.
We thought he had been saying it for the past week but we werent positive. But today on the way home he said it about 5 times! I was so excited I almost wet myself whooohooo! All my constant 'dada-ing' has payed of haha!

Hi Girls,

Renee- Way to go Rory..... Congratulations on your first word....
Art- Happy Birthday to your Mummy.
Gracie-Congatulations to Lewis on having 2 teeth. Olivia still doesnt have any...
Sorry to hear about your picinic....Yep Wine and sun = Spew...
Ozstar- The boys are great at the moment.

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