Babies Born September 2007 #26

[fianne]

hi everyone! sorry been slack on posting. nothing much happening this way anyway. in case anyone's interested, here's the link to the wedding video. not sure if it'll work. Las Vegas : Flamingo - Weddings. remember, we were thinking "fun" rather than romance.

still have to get my act together to schedule max's needles. is there any repercussions to getting it late?

hayley, am glad that i didn't read about your false alarm until today when i got the result 10 mins or so later (as i read through the posts). am glad you got the test result you wanted.

hugs to sick bubs. hurrah for crawling and rolling and sitting etc. max has perfected the act of sitting from crawling position. this has stopped her from crawling. even as she attempts to reach for something, she somehow ends up sitting instead of crawling. and this poses another headache for me as i worry about her toppling over (from sitting) and hitting her head (which she's done a few times already). i've got a quilt on top of the carpet but i don't think it's enough still. have just placed another rug under the quilt. hope this softens the blow much more.

ok. gotta have dinner now.

hope to be back later but probably not. grey's anatomy is the priority.

[AnyDream]

Fianne, love the video, I think it was a gorgeous wedding, the look on your faces says it all. We were cracking right up when the celebrant was trying to get the rings! Just lovely and it made my night watching it, thanks for sharing. I KWYM about the toppling over, E is nearly able to sit from a crawling position too. We I sit her up I put two pillows in a v-shape behind her, won't have that once she's sitting herself! I think they get pretty good at it pretty quickly tho, I bet in a few weeks they won't be falling over all the time!

Sherie, glad I'm not alone with the blankets. There's just no warmth in the cotton ones. I had to sneak into DD1s room in the dark and scratch around for her old baby blanket because I don't have a woollen one for E. We had a nice onkaparinga one which has mysteriously gone missing, so I'm in the market for another, so DD1 can have her baby blanket back (it's a silk & angora one my friend crocheted for her and she's very fond of it, it feels so soft and silky).

[Ozstar]

Fianne I watched your video, thats so cool. Your DH looked awesome.

Will jump on tomorrow for more personals. Have had a big weekend and am pooped.

[*noni*e*]

hey there for bubs toppling i deffinately reccoment the foam mats u can get that put together like a huge jugsaw puzzle.. our floor is lino and asha fell sideways hitting her head first before anything else on the mat and she was fine didnt even winge
md - did H cope with her blanky being taken away? it sounds so nice lol i want one!!! i use like a fleecie kinda thin blanket with flanellette fitted and cover sheet and a light donna on ashas bed lol id never heard anything about cotton blankets??
fianne - great video looks like u had heaps of fun thanks for sharing!!

[AnyDream]

No, H isn't attached to her blanket like that, it's just the right size for snuggling under on the couch and therefore gets dragged around the house, wrapped around the dog, hung off the side of the bed, etc. In fact her aunty gave her a nasty orange fleecy blanket when we were over there (thanks sis) so the other one's fallen out of favor LOL. She went into E's room this morning and ripped it out of her cot when she saw it there - nothing like sisterly love! The cotton blanket thing, - we have this thermometer thing the MACH nurses gave us and it has temperature ranges with how many blankets you need because apparently in CBR ppl overheat their babies - especially in houses with central heating turned up. Plus all the recent books I read say use cotton blankets (I think cos they're not so heavy and they 'breathe') and that just happened to be what i found at the markets when I was buying them.

[*noni*e*]

eek justforced down some oats with crushed up iron tablets.. its not that bad its just the colour and a bit of an after taste that puts me off.. been really dizzy the last few days and its getting worse.. am also late for AF so am hoping like crazy its iron.. the roof of my mouth os covered in ulcers so i cant swallow the tablets hence they are crushed into my cereal..
having a horrible morning.. asha is currently infront of the tv watching nick jr i just cant deal with her atm i am sooo exhausted! i'm such a bad mum i cant keep my temper when she is crying coz she wants to get out of bed or is kicking me usually she will go back to sleep but not recently and shes been waking more so that makes it hard too.. its a really rainy gloomy day too which makes it worse i cant go back to bed!!!
md - lol i like some of the fleecy blankets!! lol sisterly love.. i worry about overheating asha but we dont have heating or anything i am probably just being paranoid..
anyway i am off to have a piece of toast to kill the iron tablet after taste and a v to perk me up so i can look into ringing some real estates, not that i want to go anywhere today though its pi$$ing down!!

[Leemar]

Morning Girls,

Fianne- I love your Wedding it was wonderful to watch.
Noni- Dont feel like your a bad mum your a great mum to Asha
Renee- I hope you are ok
Sherie- Wow we had 2 mice in the house and Luckly I got them both. I use traps. DH said they are coming in cause its cold.

Well kids are all well now.. Thank God its now been over 2weeks of not much sleep so I am dire need of catch up. Not much else going on and now I have to go and fold the washing.. I have to go to medibank private today with all 3 kids so thats going to be an experience.

Will catch up with everyone asap.
Have a great day

[AnyDream]

Noni, don't feel like you're a bad mum, we all have moments like that when we're stretched thin. This morning, after keeping me up a large part of the night (!) little E who was beside herself with tiredness (despite having slept about 8 hours more than me), was having a tantrum while I was trying to feed her. Why?...get this...just goes to show you can be cranky about anything....because her foot was touching the side of the arm chair (WTF!) - full on screaming and thrashing with a mouth full of boob. I had a few uncharitable thoughts right then. Now she's asleep so I'll miss the morning tea I've been hanging out all week for! So I KWYM - just don't beat yourself up about it, but if there's something you can do for your own mental health then do it - take a walk, ring a friend, whatever. xxx I know it's a really hard time for you right now with wanting a house, just remember it will happen!

ETA - well obviously it wasn't just cos E was too cold - she was up just as many times last night as before...

[spring_ag]

Aaawww dont you just feel really bad when your baby is sick
Hugs to all sick and teething babies, hope everyone is better soon.
William still hasnt been sleeping well, keep tossing and turning around. And scratching himself, I think the rash is quite itchy.
He learns a new trick, moving toys from one hand to another.
The other day in the car he also tried to catch the ray of sunlight LOL. So funny, and sometimes he tried to catch his shadow

[spring_ag]

Fianne, that was a really lovely wedding. I didnt get to see the whole video cause the connection was quite slow but it's just beautiful. I can see Max in the video, so cute. Is it your sister who was holding her?

MD, thanks for the info. First I thought it was reflux but apparently virus infections. Can I ask when do you plan to start on dairy? I bought some yoghurt the other day but now a bit hesitant to give it to him cause of the eczema thing. I am holding off on eggs and nuts too.

Noni, how are things with cloth nappies. ETA how are you feeling today, hope things are much better now

Arte, I suspected solid but we didnt give him anything different just the boring stuffs like pumpkin. I think he probably got it from a kid at childcare.
Poor Will with the fall, but he is so clever standing up already

Pregpan, how is your first day at work? For me, its just feel surreal almost going back to work. Seems not long ago I was really looking forward to mat leave. Hope you had fun in Melbourne

Leanne, glad to hear the kids are well.

Hayley, I love buying presents for people. How is Maddie today, hope it is from teething

Renee, hope you are feeling better hun

Clare, how is Leila today? Not fun when they are sick, hope she feels better soon

Gracie, I live near knox city. Ikwym with drama queens, it feels like taking care of two babies doesnt it.

Sherie, Alister is so gorgeous, I love the one where he is smiling while standing. You must be so proud of your little guy, he looks like a big boy already. I think W is still far from standing, he hasnt even crawled yet just going backwards iykwim

Cally, yay on the self settle. How long do you tend to wait when she wakes up after one sleep cycle?

Hi to everyone else

ETA MD posting at the same time. Hope you can get some rest today or catch up with some naps. Sometimes i also wonder what on earth keeps him distracted when feeding when i keep the room dark and quiet already. Sorry to hear about the morning tea

[Ginger]

omg! i'm so dumb!!!
just started to watch the wedding video of sally and rusell LOL
....now going back to watch the video of fianne......lmao

* fianne- your wedding was fantastic! what a crack up. i loved it. the rev was great too, he was like samuel l jackson or something lmao. it looked like so much fun!

[Ginger]

agnes- i can't believe you live near knox! that's so close...i might message you next time i'm heading over to knox city and we can catch up for coffee? i'm just near olinda.

sherie- am i dreaming or is the tractor back?

hayley- karma tried to bite me on the bum this weekend....after giggling over you thinking you were pg i suddenly started freaking out that i was pg. sore boobs..put on a bit of weight....ate a whole block of cadburys (i don't usually like sweet food).....anyways..did a test last night and it was neg...pheeewww!

[Patooties]

hi everyone
just thought i'd pop in quickly - there are so many posts i haven't read, so i'll try and jump on later tonight when the girls are in bed (dh is in melbourne again)
Have had some really bad nights lately. I don't know what it is. I'm starting my diet (again!!!!!) today, hoping that it will help with Hannah's belly troubles.
A question for all mummies who use Formula - is there one that i could give Hannah that's for sensitive tummies? I'm thinking of introducing the bottle for her night time feed - just in case I need to leave her with a babysitter ever. I introduced formula to the older girls at about 9 months - but i've totally forgotten what to do
anyway - hope to catchup later tonight.
Gracie - are you going to be watching top model tomorrow night?

[Ginger]

hi jaz, of course i'm going to be watching top model tomorrow night!
i've already set the iq up to tape the whole series! lmao
can't wait....do you watch the lifestyle channel much? lately i've been getting into location, location with phil and kirsty

[spring_ag]

Gracie LOL at sally and harry (oops russell) Would definitely love to catch up for coffee sometime. Too bad I missed the bb vic gathering that you organised last time, are you guys going to meet up again?

Jazmum, poor Hannah. Hope she is better and you can get some rest too. Sorry no experience on formula.

Fianne, we took W to his 4mo needles a bit late too, i think we were like three weeks late.

Sherie, your avatar looks cool yep, I can see the tractor

[MamaPan]

hi everyone!
well i have NO hope of answering all the personals - too much going on in here. But I did pick up that lots of bubs are not sleeping well and let me join that club. Poor N has had a couple of AWFUL nights, up every hour to 2 hrs... and now he had a cough the poor thing. I guess he saw about 30 dif fpeople this weekend so the poor guy must be overstimulated and freaked out! i can see his top tooth trying so hard to pop out so that would prob be adding to it too. he was v happy to get home today...he was giggling and looking at all his familar things, was lovely.
we had a great time in melb, lots of fam things and the friends catch up went well and of course we fitting in some shopping!
Now DH is away, he is already exjausted as he was up at 3.30am - up properly (plus up with N all night)...and I am back at work (hence the rushed post) - so the scary week begins LOL! I feel good about being at work though.
Thanks for all the recipe ideas - i will try them out...can you freeze pikelets? they seem like a good finger food to me (do i make them with just yolks??)
back when i have some time, better do the rest of my work and then get things ready for tonight's bed routine etc.
Jaz and Gracie - woo hoo to top mod tonight, i cant watch though i have to iq it and save for when DH gets back. hope his mates dont find out!!!

[Cally]

Agnes - if she wakes after one sleep cycle and should be having more (ie wakes up grumpy or is first/second nap of the day) then I give her 20 minutes to get back to sleep. It may involve me going back in and patting her to settle her down if she gets a bit too cranky, but if she's happy I'll just leave her.

Swimming today. DH came and did the whole class with her. He had a ball.

Bad day sleeps today. Will see what happens tonight!!

MD - Sorry E had such a shocker. Shame it wasn't the blankets that were keeping her up.

Sherie - Glad the tractor is back!

[AnyDream]

Cally I'm hanging on to your every word about your settling techniques, not having much luck here at all. I'm rapidly turning into a shambling wreck.

Pregpan, glad you had such a good weekend - yes you can freeze pikelets and yes you can use just yolks.

Jazmum, good luck with the diet, let us know if it helps H's tummy.

Gracie, Oh dear re your UTD scare - I bet it's a bit like when someone says they've had nits and everyone else starts scratching, we'll all be having scares now LOL!