Babies Born September 2007 #27

MD - Definately take yourself to the mums and bubs movie session, if even just to get out of the house. Yay glad to hear that you had a much better night with E, hopefully its a sign that things will get easier from here on. Yum beetroot sounds good, I'll have to give that a go. Someone said to me yesterday get as much veggies in them while you can, before they decide that they dont like veges lol. Hope you arent freezing in Canberra, saw on the news yesterday morning that the hills had snow on them! I was thinking the same thing, glad to see you havent lost your sense of humour with the taliban comment lmao!

Sherie - Yay glad Alisters's gums have calmed down a bit and you got a decent nights sleep. I havent noticed Maddie getting hungrier, but like you say its probably a mixture of the colder weather and Alister is a lot more on the move these days.

Fianne - Hope you get some sleep tonight, like you say at least she is going back to sleep.

Pregpan - Hope you get over that cold soon, work will be finished for the week before you know it and you can relax!

Noni - Havent heard of that kids show? Oh no good luck with finding a home soon, you will get there. Sorry to hear about your eating issues. :(

Cally - I have a velcro cat too ahhh! He is gorgeous but drives me nuts at time.

Arte - OMG I cant believe how well Will is doing at this age!!

Jazmum - Sorry had to have a laugh at the monster poo, its always as we're heading out the door isnt it!?

Clare - Happy bday for yesterday! Thanks so much for sharing your travel stories, without sounding corny its made me feel so much better and that I shouldnt let anything hold us back from travelling! Glad to know I'm not the only one who gets the 'you are so young' comment too. Where are you planning to move to when you go o/seas?

Gracie - Aww Lewis at the nipple sounds so cute, but I'm sure it must have been a bit of a pain for you while trying to sleep! Any more castings?

Renee - How are you going? Hope everything is well with your fam and your Aunty got good results.

Well I've got a doc's appt today for Maddie for her flu shot. Having second thoughts though....I'm scared its going to make her sick. I am planning on going along to the doc and talking to her about it, before getting the shot. I'll decide once we get there. Maddie also had a physio appt. today and I cancelled it after last time, when the physio was mean, besides I think Maddie has been coming along really well.

LOL Marydean at Miss Betty just flapping the arms - Alister will follow me around and the crying/whinging gets louder when he can't find me *sigh* And definately go to the movies - you need to get out and if she protests, you wont be the only mum there with an upset bub I'm sure.

Cally, I would leave her be when she is asleep unless it it waking her up because she is cold. She would probably only get back in that position anyway if you moved her.

Hayley, Maddie may have built enough immunity of her own now so the needle may not be necessary?

Thanks for reminding me Hayley, we're due to take E back to the physio for her twisty neck. Although our physio is nice!

Noni, I meant to say earlier (aaah I have no focus right now) that if you're getting into the bleak zone you really should see your GP. He knows your story, he will be able to help I'm sure. There are also some really good support groups out there for the eating stuff. You owe it to yourself and Asha to stay healthy, hun. Try to find at least one positive thing to focus on every day and you will get through. xxx

Gracie I was LMAO when I read you were trying to sneak away to watch BB. I'll let you know when DH organises our move to Melb, LOL!

ETA - Sherie, that's the kicker, she's a gorgeously well behaved bub in the day time (mostly). I'm sure ppl hear me talking about how she's not sleeping at night and see her smiling at them and think I'm just exaggerating LOL. We're in for a big week of baby-proofing, didn't quite get to it before Dh went away. I'll be happier once that's done cos she'll just be able to roam around the house a bit more. Right now I just want to put a pussycat bell on her so i know where she's headed LOL. It's her life's ambition now to get into the wonderland that is H's room with all its wonderful bits strewn all over the floor!

I've decided to just leave her in whatever position she falls asleep in. I tried turning her this morning and she has only just gone back to sleep (in the pram) after a mammoth walk in the pram after I had already tried resettling her once, more play time, back to bed, feeding. She has been able to roll from her front for 5 months now so she will be fine. I just have to keep reminding myself that!

Mmm beetroot.

We're doing three meals, but it seems a bit hit and miss sometimes. She really wants control of the spoon so there is a fair bit on the bib and the tray, no idea how much is going down her throat.

She's woken from the pram after 30 minutes. Have put her back in the cot, will see what happens.

Noni - :hug:to you, hope the house and everything else gets sorted out soon.

Cally you should be able to tell how much is going down her throat by how much is coming out the other end! Which reminds me, beetroot = red poo (very funny, H thought it was hilarious).

Oh, and I meant to say what we did different last night - I realised I needed to look at the reasons she's not sleeping from a wholistic viewpoint:
I turned the central heating thermostat up to 16 degrees (it clicked on quite a few times so it would've got much colder)
I used the wheat bag to warm the spot where her head would be before I put her in the cot
I gave E lots more cuddles and carrying yesterday (to help her feel more secure generally)
I also did a visualisation (aha *frootloop alert*) where I pictured the love coming out of my heart like a soft green light and surrounding her cot.
I ditched the night light & lamp (now that I've discovered my secret super power is night vision LOL)

Anyway it could still just be a freak occurance so we'll know in a few days whether it's working or not. Still contemplating setting up an oil column heater in her room, too.

hi girls
so over it today, ihave so much work to do am in melb for meetings all day mon andi suddenly realised i dont work b/n now and then so really i need to get it all done today to be prepared. *****!!!!!!!!
so as a means of distraction - how do you cook beetroot? do you buy fresh ones? it sounds like N would like it if it is messy!! so i can add that to the repertoire this weekend! by the way he loves the latest lot of stuff i have made - roated root vegies and also roasted eggplant, capsicum, tomatoe and courgette. both with lots of roasted garlic. he better not try to kiss any of the girls at FDC!!! and the beef casserole i made the other day - FAVOURITE!

Marydean who cares if you sound fruity :p if it's working then keep doing it - then write a book about it and make a squillion dollars LOL. I really hope it works for you tonight hun. IKWYM about seeing in the dark, I rarely turn the light on too now. I think the kids are finally getting the message about picking their little things up so Alister can't get them so it's not too bad. Lego is only to be played with on the table or Lindsay just closes his bedroom door. He has most of it on display on a small table in his room and if Alister goes in there he makes a beeline for it LOL.

Pregpan, beetroot is easy to cook. I had fresh homegrown ones and you peel and slice them thinly (1 large one or two smaller ones), put in a pan with a teaspoon of sugar and a small teaspoon of salt (not quite a full teaspoon) and enough water to cover. boil for around 20minutes till tender, drain and then add a similar amount of vinegar to the beet liquor and then quickly place the beets in a hot sterilised jar and fill with the liquid, put lid on and wa-la you are done LOL. Thats to preserve it, but there are other ways to prepare it though. You can't eat it raw as it is quite tough and woody so you do need to cook it.

Oh yes Pregpan it was definitely the most entertaining food E has ever had - since she could 'draw' with it on the white high chair tray :lol:. If you're cooking it for grownups you're supposed to cook it (roast, steam or boil) with the skins on, and then peel them off and top and tail after they're cooked. I just peeled, chopped and chucked them in with carrots but I reckon they'd be nice with potato or pumpkin as well. One of my fave Jamie Oliver veggie recipes involves wrapping a heap of beetroots (whole) in alfoil, with olive oil (of course), minced garlic and a splash of balsamic and then roasting them whole. Mmmm, well we could do it like that for the family and chuck one or two in the blender for our bubs I guess.

The ones I have are too big to do anything like that with them. You can do nice warm beetroot salads too with the balsamic.

YUM MD I am going to roast a few of them for Noah this weekend. Could I chop and roast them in a dish with other root veg do you think or do i need to wrap them in foil? It doesnt matter either way but i thought maybe i would roast them with some sweet pot and or carrots and then mash for N. Lucky bub he is.
Think i will knock off soon, I am so tired from this cold and wanto to go get my little man!

You can chop and roast but the other veggies will go pink LOL.

didnt know how to delete so just removed it coz it was selfish and silly

Noni, feeling like a failure is the depression speaking, it is not the truth of who you are. You are the perfect and best mummy for Asha. I know you're feeling out of control right now and hun I really think you need some help. The eating and not eating is a symptom, it's not who you are. There are lots of women who find themselves in a similar situation, and there are support services that you can ring/visit who will understand what you are going through and not judge you. You are in a really hard place and I know you don't get a lot of support from your DP so you deserve some help from somewhere. Have a look at this website, you will see there's a link to some phone numbers that you can ring. Trust me hun you will get help and understanding, not judgement. Do it now before you slide even further down.
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sorry didnt mean to worry u its not that bad i'm just a melodramatic narsocist lol just venting.. sorry i worried u i'm fine really..

Well, vent away whenever you need it Noni, that's what we're all here for! :hug: And that info is there in case you ever decide it's a good idea...likewise anyone else who is reading the thread who might be secretly not coping. We all go there sometimes.

OK, well E sleep well until about 4 am when DH decided she wanted to play so instead of settling her back to sleep he kept her up...!!!!!:wall: WTF, that's not teaching her to sleep!!! :angry:

md- grrr at ur dp!!!!!
how much are all the little ones eating for breakfast?? asha can eat sooo much but i worry its too much lol.. i bought these ceramic chinese soup bowls i think they are kinda like a small bowl with high sides... asha finished a whole one full of fruit n cereal this morning do u think i am over feeding her?

Pregpan, if you leave them whole, with about an inch of the stem and all the root (make sure you get all the dirt off though) you can cook them with other vege and they wont bleed their colour onto everything else. Once they are cooked you can get the skin off then.

Noni hun, I don't know what you put in your post, but please don't ever think that we wont listen to you or take your problems seriously - we've all known one another for so long now that we should be able to share everything and not worry about being judged for it. Think of all the things you do for Asha - no one else could do it the way you do could they? And on the food thing, you can't overfeed her, she will start to spit it out or turn her head away if she is full. Alister has a full tupperware snackcup of cereal and fruit for brekkie and practically inhales it LOL he eats it that quick.

Marydean, I would not be a happy chappy if my DH did that with A. I think he should be on nightshift tonight with Miss E for that little escapade. But not waking till 4 would still have been good though. Did the bed warming work again last night do you think?

Alister had his best night in like forever last night LOL. He slept till 3am when DH came to bed and turned his bedside light off - he'd been out fox shooting (we have ewes lambing) and I left the bedside lamp on so he didn't stumble around in the dark and wake him, but when he woke after the light was turned off, it made me wonder if he needs the light on? When I put him to bed at night I leave the lamp on, so maybe that might be it?

Sherie, well she did get up twice before 4 but had a feed and settled back down with minimal fuss. I think the hot wheatie bag is working. But I got a bit cranky with DH, the amount of friggen palaver he goes thru, crashing around, it took him like 3 trips to the kitchen the get the wheat bag sorted (!), and he's obsessive about checking E's nappy (no wonder she woke up, I bet he turned the light on and wiped her bum with cold wipes). I gave him a good serve this morning. Which is quite mean cos he hasn't had much sleep, but pffft. That's his own fault If you ask me, he should've been more assertive and refused to go into work today.

We did a lot of experimenting with the light, because we noticed when E was still in our room that a lot of the waking up happened around the light levels changing, either on or off.

I've been wondering about the overfeeding too, I just can't spoon enough food into E, usually the food is gone and she's still sitting there with her mouth open LOL. Oops I think I'm repeating myself now.

lol md asha is the same i think she would just keep eating if i let her... but then does that mean shes not getting enough lol no idea..
sherie - thanks for the support i just dont think i am ready to face it i had to erase it it just felt wrong venting it to u guys when dp dosnt even know how i feel...
i was thinking of getting one of those toys that encourages bubs to pull themselves up etc because the environment asha is in atm isnt overly encouraging of that kind of development it being so small and the coffee table etc just covered with stuff not that i have any money but hey retail therapy!!!

Hi Girls!!!

I have been MIA the couple of days what with mums group that always rages outta control and the worlds biggest playgroup day yesterday, i was too pooped to do anything but watch mind-numbing tv like H&A...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! we had a great night out minus the bub (ahh godparents do come in handy!! LOL!!). we went to this FANTASTIC pizzeria. DH lorenzo is now claiming it to be the best pizza he's tasted outside of italy - even rang his parents back home to tell them...egad, such a dag!

that's so funny reading the stories on beetroot. i absolutely despise the stuff, yet leila thinks its the best thing since sliced bread (or at least since vegemite toasties)

Sherie: I think that your DH and mine must be related to the elephant family. i swear that my DH is the noisest person alive and he ALWAYS feels the need to thump down the hall, switching on lights and banging into furniture as he heads to the bathroom or goes to fill a very large glass of water that obviously needs 2 be banged against the taps. then he needs to hug the dog....meanwhile as he is doing this i can hear leila stirring in her room...and bingo 10 minutes later she is up. ggggrrrrr. i am starting to sound like a nag to him i am sure of it and we have only been married for 2 months!! LOL!

Noni: i dont know what you did but THANKS SO MUCH for the sleep vibes!! we have had the best 2 nights in such a long time!!! keep sending them sista!!!
I asked my MACH nurse the other month how much i should be feeding leila and she reckons as much as she wants. what with all the growing and brain development they need it all to burn for energy. leila eats like a horse. and is scoffing 3 hearty meals a day plus BF and a couple of morning and afternoon snacks...

MD woo hoo on the sleep!!! i was also thinking of putting in an oil column heater in Leila's room. i dont want to buy a timer one just in case it turns out not to be nice for her, so i am thinking of rigging it up so that the cord goes under her bedroom door and when we go to sleep i can just disconnect it. i'll try it tonight and see how it goes.
i like the idea of the wheat pack. leila's cot is so cold when i put her in it and she gets such a shock. my grandma told me the other night that i should put a hot water bottle in there just before she goes to bed to warm it up for her and then take it out as i put her in...but the wheat pack sounds much nicer; i think i still have one from my pg backache days...

Hayley: at this stage it looks as though we may be off to the states. that is where the work is for historians ATM. so DH is travelling there a fair bit. otherwise we will be living in italy in a few years. not sure for how long. i am pushing for 6 months only, while DH would like to go for a year...i dont think i could last that long in the vicinity of the ILS!!! we are going over there in sept this year and i think the 3 weeks or so that we have planned is more than enough!!! LOL!

Cally: leila now sleeps on her tum. one day i went in and almost had a heart attack as i found her lying like that!!! i now find that she sleeps really well and rarely stirs, unlike when she was on her back and was forever trying to roll over. during the day sleeps i put her in on her back and she rolls herself over, but at night i put her straight down on her belly as the effort of rolling over in her sleeping bag is enough to wake her up too much.

anyway best be off as i am procrastinating her at uni. the office is empty :( so no-one to have coffee with....and it is cold and rainy...ahh winter.

p.s. i had a footmuff arrive for leilas pram yesterday and i have to recommend them!! what a fantastic little invention. no more blankets to lug around and drop!! and so very warm and toasty!

Clare have you told us what you are doing at uni (I think you have but I've forgotten)...aaaah I'm so jealous of you flying around the world and going to live o/seas. Is the footmuff specific to the brand of pram you have or is it generic?

I wonder how Gracie's getting along, whether she's got rid of the fam visitors yet??

Noni, re the food, I just feed what I think is a reasonable amount. I figure she will top up later on BM if she's still hungry. When you have a toddler tho you are always amazed at how much they can eat, it's because they are still growing.

I am so excited - Will took his first steps!! I was showing DH how he can stand by himself and he started walking. He only did 4 steps then he wobbled and I caught him but it was so cool.

BBL for personals, just had to share.

Arte - Are you sure Will is only 7 months old!? lol. Good on him, that is great!!

Clare - How was the world's biggest playgroup day? I saw advertisements for it but never ended up going. I know what you mean about being too close to the inlaws, mine are staying this weekend and I am dreading it. They are nice enough, just my MIL is over the top! Italty will be beautiful, what an experience. & The states too...lucky duck.

Noni - Hope you are ok today, and feel free to vent away. And I agree, you arent over feeding Asha, besides someone told me get as much veggies in them while they are young before they decide that they dont like them hehe. Terrors.

MD - Silly DH, had to have a laugh though sorry, because my man is the same, he has no idea lol. Glad to hear things have settled down a bit, keep doing what you think is working, who cares if its strange iykwim!! :)

Sherie - Wow fox hunting I'd be scared! Do they take many of your lambies? Poor lambies.

Pregpan - Hope you arent so stressed today and feeling more of top of your work!

I ended up taking Maddie for her flu shot yesterday, although I almost cancelled after reading some bad info about it online. Went along anyway and spoke to the doc, she has young kids herself and has always been so nice and supportive to me, so I trust her judgement. Also it isnt a 'live shot' which means they arent injecting the live flu into her. She is fine today and I'm feeling glad that I did get it after all.

We are off to the park now for a swing!

Gracie - I didnt realise that you are a secondary teacher!! What subject do you teach if you dont mind me asking?

ashas got a bit of a nasty cough... is croup contageous??? eeek dps mum had it a while back but was saying it wasnt contageous because it was an irritation but not an infection.. i have a feeling thats wrong though? anyway we are taking her to the dr tnw avo to be sure she is ok...
the second tooth is just about to pop through here at the bottom so its been a hellish afternoon!!!
arte-wooooaaaahhh first steps asha cant even crawl yet!! i got her this toy that u can walk with u know a push along thing but it goes too fast for her lol shes not up to taking steps yet lol.. she loves the music it plays though its a wiggles one lol she goes nuts for it!!

Noni, croup itself describes a set of symptoms not an actual type of virus, it can be caused by a number of viruses (see fact sheet here). Keep her room well heated and if you can beg/borrow/steal a vaporiser that will help too. If you suspect she's having trouble breathing at any point keep her warm & take her straight to the ER/call an ambulance.

LOL at her going nuts at the Wiggles music, sounds like a crack up! I hope you see that tooth soon! Re your other post, you know we are here for you hun, and you know you can do something about it when you are ready. xxx

Well DH is in a disgrace again this morning, I was in the shower last night when the alarm clock went off (to remind me to bid on a playpen) and he turned it off and said nothing to me(!!!) HELLO alarm clocks don't just turn themselves on...??!! I'm so *over* dragging E out from under the desk (she is magnetically attracted to any cords and it's spaghetti-ville down there, but $100 is a ridiculous amount of money for a playpen especially when I could've had one from ebay for half that!

Hayley, I'm going off for my fluvax next week...don't know yet if I'll get E done. Something to think about. She's got a permanent snot-nose right now, thanks to her older sister's poor snot-hygeine :rolleyes:.

Arte, that's just amazing that Will is walking - tho is does sound like he's been leading up to it for a while now! woohoo! He'll be skiing down those NZ slopes soon LOL.

Ok, further progress on The Bettster - SLEPT AGAIN LAST NIGHT!!!! :D :cheer: Got up for a normal brief feed at 2 ish then not again until 6 ish. Heard her stirring around midnight but obviously took herself back to sleep. Ohhhh I feel like a normal mummy again. Keep everything crossed for us that it lasts! Now I'm petrified it's only cos DH is home and he'll leave again and it'll all be ON!

Re my FDC search, "interviewed" another yesterday who only wants a full-time baby (!) Could've told me that before I planned my afternoon around it. Seeing another on Monday but then it will be crunch time as I'm determined to have her in care by the time DH goes away again.

Morning Girls,

Art- WTG Will... You are a smart baby
MD- Congratulations to E on Sleeping. Sending some more sleeping vibes for E

Well we seem to be getting over the flu slowly. Olivia is liking daycare and the boys have now moved up to senior kindy. They all still only go 2 days a week. We are going to a wedding on sunday and kids are all sleeping over at Granny's... I have now brought Olivia down to 3 x 240mls bottles now and have increased her intake of water. She seems to be doing very well. She is now 8 mths old and going strong although she not quite mastered crawling forward yet. Still no teeth although they are going to be along very soon I think. She also loves to stand.

Have a wonderful day to all

woo hoo Will!! what a mover and a shaker!! leila thinks she's the bee's knees when she manages to get on all fours, let alone stand and walk!!

wow 8 months for her today. it is so strange that we are fast approaching the year mark. when she was born i couldnt imagine life beyond those first 6 months, and now they are well and truly behind us!!

MD: crack out the champers for the sleep!! :dance:

i am studying the management of the media by DFAT and AusAID during Oz gov interventions and dealings with pacific nations...

i was looking at the footmuff for my bugaboo...but at almost $200 i opted for something else...so i came across this lady on ebay who sells pramskins. she makes the most gorgeous little accessories for prams and strollers etc. it is so pretty. when i work out how to upload photos on this thing i'll post some piccies!


Leemar: great to hear you guys are feeling better! it seems that Olivia and leila are two peas in a pod! no teeth, think standing is cool and only managing the whole crawling backwards rather than forwards!! leila gets so frustrated by it!

Hayley: the playgroup thing was ok. i dont think it's that great for bubs in our age bracket. all the things offered for them are things you get by going to story or rhyme time at the local library (and it's free). i felt that it was just an advertising gimmick by playgroup and had us part with $6. that said, if leila was a toddler it seemed a bit more approriate...

anyway best dash as i have a delish dry wonton noodle dish beckoning me...ahh i love days at uni! LOL!!

Clare :)

Hello Gorgeous ladies!

Busy day today - preschool and then shopping and haircut for me and then pick the big kids up. I got Alisters little slippers in the mail today and they are sooo cute! I'm really glad I brought them because he can't get them off LOL. I popped into the chemist and weighed him today too and he has put on more weight than I thought and is now 9.2kg.

Arte, that is soo clever of Will - he will be running around before you know it! I owuld be more than happy if Alister followed his brother and not his sisters in the walking dept - Lindsay was 13mths and the girls were both just under 10mths. I am sooooo not ready for him to be walking yet.

Marydean, I hope you weren't outbid on the playpen. So happy that Miss E had a really good night again for you - you must be feeling almost human again ;) Alister loves the cords too but the way our desk is he can't get at them, but he will often get tangled in the vacuum cord.

Hi to everyone else - off for a quick browse before I pack the groceries away.

Hello all! Just a quick one for me to let you all know that the flipping inlaws are staying for the WHOLE weekend :doh: so I probably wont be on at all. Enjoy your weekend ladies, MD glad to hear the sleep is improving alot.

Enjoy your weekend Hayley ;) I hope it isn't too painful for you

hi everyone
i have just spent the past hour catching up on this thread, so i know what you've all been going through. I did start writing personals, but by the time i got to the end, the things i'd written didn't seem to apply anymore.
md - sounds like things are getting better for you with regards to E's sleeping habits. I hope she continues to be a good girl for you.
i've tried a bit of controlled crying tonight. I was doing well (distracted myself by reading everyone's posts) then DH went in a picked her up and rocked her to sleep! He's the one that's been telling me to do the controlled crying. (he' s a little ****y tonight - so probably just couldn't handle her crying anymore) Hopefully we'll have a good night tonight. (i doubt it though)
arte - isn't Will a clever little munchkin!!!!! You're going to get lots of exercise now lol.
hi to everyone else. I'm sorry i haven't been generous with the personals. I'm going to try and keep up with you all from now on.
best go and feed the dog, (oh and myself!!)

Hi Girls,

just a quick question...have any of you used the amber necklaces or dummies for teething??? they sound pretty interesting and i am thinking of getting one. ebay are selling them pretty cheap ($31 what with the good exchange rate with the US ATM). what do you guys think??

hhmmmmm....

Clare, I think they are a really good idea, however I couldn't bring myself to buy one cos I couldn't get over the possibility of it being a strangulation hazard? Anyway my personal theory (*fruitloop alert*) is that it's not a chemical in the amber that works but rather the energy of the stone. So you would get the same effect by having a piece of amber in the baby's environment (ie tucked under the mattress) or from wearing it yourself when bubs is in contact with you.

Trillian, yup, the auction ended and I didn't get the playpen (*stamps foot*). However, there was a Maclaren umbrella stroller (local pickup) which had a FRENZY of last minute bids and I won by 77 cents (hehehe). Gotta put a smile on my dial! Still no solution for the computer tho. I *refuse* to pay $110 just to keep the puter penned in.

Jazmum, good to hear from you. Yes definitely remember to feed yourself LOL! How's little H's windiness going, are you still getting Bowen for her? I've booked E in for 3 sessions with a legendary osteopath (this guy is world famous). I believe we'll see some progress on the sleep after a couple of sessions with him.

hey everyone..
gosh shocking night here with heaps of wake ups i could barely keep my eyes open when Asha decided it was time to get up this morning!!! ah well ive been a cleaning machine this morning lol sone 2 huge loads of washing and cleaned up the loungeroom and done the floors lol all in between entertaining Asha and feeding her the mountains of food shes decided she wants to eat lol!! we had wiggles on here this morning on the cd player lol its a big hit!! i also the other day completely re aranged Ashas play area for something new i took away the rainforest gym thing and moved the jumperoo over so now there is the big foam mat out all the time instead of just when i put it out and it has lots of toys on it.. that seems to be keeping her entertained lol.. i even went back to my childcare working days and made a little caterpillar, bees, a flower and a sun out of coloured paper i had laying around and stuck them on the wall above it can u tell i was bored???
md - Ashas cough seems to have passed no idea what it was!! too much dribble i think... i do have a vapourizer lol conned mum into buying it when Asha had the flue hehe.. damn about the playpen.. well done on the stroller victory though:) hope the osteo has the majic touch!!
cassius - i want the teething necklace!! i was thinking of going to the mind body spirit festival tmw for something to do hoping to have a look at them there if they have any..
jazmum - i am hopeless with controlled crying i just get so frustrated hearing her cry and cry lol.. bloody men tell u they want one thing and then go and do the opposite!!!
haley - oh gosh hope its not to painfull!! i am lucky ppl dont really just pop round here because we dont have the room for them haha..
sherie - slippers?? i got little bonds ones for Asha but she just pulls them off :( what are the ones u got?
cassius - i want the footmuff for our stroller too idk how much it costs though might have to look into it.. u can get some ones that are universal in target too i saw...
leanne - glad ur getting better
hi to everyone i missed netball this afternoon considering the amount of sleep i have had could be interesting lol

Hi MD: hhmm that was my thought as well. i was a bit worried about the whole choking thing. they all say that it's fine but i dont know... that's why i got interested in the dummy version.
and I think you're right. maybe i can just buy some and place them somewhere around her room...DH is also asking his mum as she is into all things homeopathic...

hmmmm

Sherie - where did you get the slippers from? The ones I got for Katie (although gorgeous) do keep coming off.

MD - Is that the third pram/stroller you now have? Good luck with the osteo, will be interested to hear how that goes.

Arte - wow, walking!! K is starting to pull herself up on us and she will walk (kind of) if I move her down the hallway holding on to her upper body. We're still waiting for a forward crawl though.

Well we just did a lap of the supermarket without a peep from little miss K - she was far too busy sucking on a teething rusk! The pram was a bit of a mess afterwards but it certainly kept her entertained.

Cas, still jealous of your Italian hubby - mine is from a small town at the bottom of the south island - we went back to visit during uni holidays once with a friend and all day people were staring at us. It wasn't until someone actually said something that I realised it was because my friend had the nerve to be asian in their town lol

MD, so glad you had a better night. Will has a cold so he got up at 9.30pm for an hour and then again at 1.30am for another hour, as well as waking every hour and having a sad little cry.

Cally, I took your advice and went to the local plunket nurse (like MCHN). She could only recommend giving water instead of comfort feeding at night so not very helpful because he won't take a bottle. She insisted he must crawl before he walks and I think he heard because now when I put him on his tummy he goes to hands and knees and then sitting lol Absolutely refuses to crawl.

Noni, well done on all the cleaning! I am so slack and my marriage is paying for it.

Sherie, how is the mouse hunt going?

Renee, how are you? Hope everything is o.k.

The baby panadol here is 5 times weaker than the australian formulation so instead of 1.2mLs I have to get 6mL of the yucky stuff into him.

Cally :redface: you have caught me out. I now own FIVE prams/strollers in various configurations. Two of them are my old cheapies that I now hate that are going to Vinnies, one was given to me which we use for local walking (drives well cross-country but doesn't fit in my car), my regular Emma, and this new umbrella stroller which will fit in the boot of our hatchback, so when DH goes away on his big trip I can swap cars to keep them both running ok. OMG I sound like a capitalist don't I?? Most of them are preloved!

Noni, LOL at too much dribble cough. E coughs to entertain herself too LOL. Man I wish there was a mind body spirit festival here, I could go a dose of purple velvet and crystals LOL. Noni, with Asha's waking, is it bad enough that you'd think about contacting the Tresillian mob? They do residentials like the QE2 one that Cally went to. I'm very impressed with your decorating efforts in the play area!

Sherie, I'm with everyone else, I wanna know about the slippers! They sound good.

DH picked up our $30 ebay highchair yesterday, E is now sitting in the lap of luxury. It's a cut above my old one, that's for sure, it has the up and down feature and the seat is very cushy and quite upright. I love it. I'm still chicken about giving fingerfoods, she's such a little piggy she shoves too much food in at once. I need to learn to trust the gag reflex.

ETA Arte, bugger about the baby panadol! Sounds like you're doing some hard night yards. I had to keep repeating to myself, this will pass, she WILL learn to sleep, she WILL go to sleep, etc. :hug: What sort of cups have you tried? E can pretty much only drink out of one of the types of cup we have, it's the Avent Magic cup with the 3mth+ soft white spout on it. To start with, I took the valve out so she got the idea that liquid would come out, then once she started sucking (took a couple of weeks), I'd start without it then quickly put the valve back in. The long flat shape seems a bit easier for the BFed bubs. You could try some rice milk if he's not so keen on water, just to get him interested? It's sweet like BM.

Just quickly - I have been oding heaps of mod stuff on here and I forgot to post hello to everyone LOL!

The slippers are great - he can't get them off nor do they come off when he is crawling. They are called polar boots from 'cheekylittlesoles' (their site is the first one to come up) and come in black, blue, brown (which I got) and a gorgeous pink. They are leather outsoles with synthetic lining. They cost $44.95, which is more than I would normally pay, but I think they are proving to be worth it.

Yep, we are on top of the mouse problem now I think - haven't caught one in 2 days now.

We had Auskick football today for Lindsay and I signed Erin up for netball too, because it is on at the same sports ground at the same time as auskick and it might keep her from whinging at me for the duration of it LMAO. So now I am a Saturday Sport Mum ;)

Alister had a big spill last night - mr clever d1ck was standing up holding on the highchair, lost his balance and fell forward on it, splitting his top gum open. I didn't realise this at first because I picked him straight up and he put his mouth on my shoulder, but it wasn't until ages afterwards that I noticed it when I had him on the floor tickling him and he opened his mouth. I went into the bathroom and had a look at my shoulder and I could see where the blood had dried - I was wearing a red shirt so I didn't notice it. It doesn't bother him, but on the plus side, I think the tooth on that side will come through now that the gum is already split because I could see a tiny white speck there this morning.