Babies Born September 2007 #23

[Trillian]

hello hello!

Easter parade was good, but I had a thumping headache so didn't stay for long once they'd done it. I will take a pic later and post it for you all.

Noni, I saw your pic of the easter kebabs, they look really effective don't they? clever girl you are.

Renee, I hope you are both feeling better soon. I know how bad I felt the other week and I wouldn't wish that on anyone let alone a baby, poor little mite. Can you raise his bed up so he isn't laying flat on his back? It might help him breathe a little better.

Gracie, ouch at the nipple biting! There's an article on the main site about booby biters but I can't remember what it said now.

Arte, I would have been ropable with your Dad if I were you. And I kwym about rabbiting on with crap, my dads the same

Pregpan, I am living my life vicariously through you ATM LOL, your life is way more exciting than mine.

Cally, congrats on becoming an aunty! K sounds like she is doing really well

Tamara, how was playgroup today?

Hayley, well done on your victory in getting the pram parking. Designed by a male I bet

Marydean, Miss E certainly is a clever little chicken isn't she? I think that the 26wk wonder week should be renamed the 'anywhere from 20 to 27wks' wonder week LOL. I hope this stage passes soon.

Big news here too - ALISTER IS CRAWLING!!!!!! he'd been getting up on his hands and knees for about a week and rocking and we thought he'd be a while off yet but on Tuesday night he actually worked out he could move forward when he moved his arms and legs. He didn't get far and still much prefers comando crawling still, but I managed to get a picture of him doing it and put it in my ticker.

With the solids, we haven't started still. He was 6mths on Tuesday but I'm like 'meh, can't be bothered yet' LOL. I will start sometime over the weekend as we have a pretty easy weekend lined up as DH is working. I am pretty pleased that I made it to 6mths though, it was just a goal I had this time round. Not sure how he will go with it all though.

[Ginger]

OMG!!! sherie- i can't believe Alister is crawling!!!
i can't believe it!!
lucky we are working on our deck tomorrow! i'm scared lewis might be ablt to crawl off the edge soon!!!
it's scarey how fast they're growing

[Artechim]

Sherie, Well Done Alister! Does it ever slow down or will I spend the rest of my life wondering how time can go so quickly?

I was pi$$ed at my father. I only met him a few years ago and it isn't that I don't like him - he just isn't my cup of tea. We don't actually have any thing in common and it is hard to make conversation with a middle aged guy with no shared interests (although he does have verbal diarrhea). My mum and him broke up when I was a baby, he moved back to Australia and didn't have any contact with us. I looked him up when I moved to Australia, just out of curiosity and to find out medical history. I wasn't looking for a big Oprah moment, wasn't even going to keep in contact but DH guilted me that it was only a couple of dinners a year to make someone really happy (he feels bad that he missed my childhood and thinks that we could have a great father-daughter relationship). He always finds a way to get DH alone and talks about me ie how I feel about him etc. I find that really irritating. And he told DH that he didn't feel so bad that we weren't close because I am not close to my mum either (I am)! Anyhow, sorry to rant about that but he dropped in on the way back down the island today and didn't even apologise when I said that Will had caught his cold, just made another lame joke.

Solids are going o.k, I gave him some potato/kumera tonight and he mushed it and ate a bit. He must have liked it because he squealed and grabbed when I offered him more. Most of it ended up on the floor (the dog just started to like him a lot more). The infant led weaning thing is quite interesting, if he has put too much in his mouth he will just gag a bit, bring it up and start again with another piece. I am worried about choking but he does seem to know what he is doing. It is going a lot better than spoon feeding for us.

[reneenay]

Art - Cant pick your family can you Poor Will, I hope he doesnt suffer too much with his cold. Its very stressful looking after a sick bub. Ive been wishing all day that Rory would get better. I cant stand seeing him like this. Fingers cross they both get over it quick smart. Im glad the infant led weaning is going good for you guys. xox

Sherie - Awwww little Alister is crawling already!!!! What a clever little man Give him a cuddle from all of us.

Noni - Glad you had a nice arvo with your DP's mum.

Cally - Aw im sorry I missed your post CONGRATULATIONS on being an Aunt You sound so proud. Katie is going to have a cousin to play with, she is so lucky! Congrats again

Well to top off my horror week AF has just arrived and im on the PILL! How is that possible??? Now im going to look bloated for my BIL birthday. Ahhhh

I called my mum this morning to ask if she knew anyone with a vapouriser I could borrow. Turns out she has one YAY (from the 1980s but heh it still works). Im going to put it on for him when he wakes from this massive nap. Im glad he is getting some rest.

[Trillian]

I know it's scary isn't it! I don't think he'll be crawling everywhere for a while yet, he's happy doing what he's doing and I'm certainly in no rush to help him progress faster LOL.

Uuuggghhh Arte! what an awkward relationship to have with him. Why would he think that you didn't have a good relationship with your mum? I'm following what you're doing with Will's solids with interest - the girls both preferred to self feed and Alister is really into the whole thing of putting everything in his mouth, so he might be that way inclined too. LOL at the dog liking him more - they will be great pals

Gracie, how high is your deck? we have a verandah along the length of the easter and southern sides of the house and when we first brought the place I had visions of kids falling off and trips to the ED so I had FIL put railings all around it.

[Isadora]

Sherie - How well do you know your vagina!? Hahaha I'll have to have a read of that one! WOW go Alister I cant believe he is crawling!! Exciting stuff, what do the kids think?

Tamara - You'd think that with the shortage of nurses in our hospitals they would be a bit more flexible with their course, I know alot of it would be hands on but surely there are some units they could offer externally?! I am doing a double degree in social sciences (social work) and home economics teaching for secondary school. Its a perfect course for me because for ages I couldnt decide whether I wanted to study social work or teaching and then a couple of yrs ago they introduced them together as a double degree. Absolutely loving it so far.

Katie - Hope Logan gets back into his normal sleep pattern for you. I'll have to check out the inflatable insert for the chair, I never saw it.

Cally - Woo hoo congratulations Aunty! 3.8 kgs what is that in pounds? lol. Maddie was 8 pound 4 I think thats around abouts 3.8 isnt it? And yes she was born with rolls on her too, so adorable when they are chubbas. So what happened in the end, did she end up having the c section?

Gracie - I'm such a meanie, I had to have a little giggle when I read about Lewis ripping your nipple off. Sorry it just sounds so funny the way you worded it! Sounds terrible though, hope you can get that sorted out. Send Judd back thank you very much! Another underbelly fan!? How do you get it on the black market or is that a big secret?

Renee - Oh no poor Rory! Also try a vapouriser. Hope you have an easier night tonight.

Noni - Sunrise have had some yummy easter recipes atm, did you see the one with the hot cross buns and chocolate? Do you know if they have the recipes on their website because it just looked divine. I will check out your pic in a sec.

Arte - Thats a shame about your relationship with your father. I dont know personally what it must be like for you, but my own dad had much the same relationship with both of his parents so I can understand to a degree. It must be so awkward. Glad to hear Will is loving his solid food.

Btw Noni & Tamara - Wow Maddie is 6 mths on the Thursday, so we have 3 bubs turning 6 mths next week!

To anyone I've missed, hope you are all well.