Babies Born September 2007 #28

[MamaPan]

OMG Arte - that would not have gone down well here LOL!!!! I guess he wont get anything on father's day either then.... Have you tried those sleeping bags with legs? i hear they are good for bubbas who dont like the other bags...hope you are feeling ok you sound a little down. hugs.

Clare - i was also looking into sharing a nanny - shame you arent still in canberra! glad Leila didnt get sick last week...we also find wehave to give dinner at around 5.30ish - hmm good look our house at about that time each night, esp when i have been working

i have decided not to go to melb for next wkend, i usually go when DH is away but with work and N being unsettled it is too much so we will stay here. i am also there next mon for work so it really would have been too much. i will prob get bored but thats better than stressed IMO!!! Mum will come down after workon fri and DH is then back on sun so not too bad i guess. prepare for some whingeing from me this week though girls!

[Patooties]

hi everyone
hope you all enjoyed your day yesterday.
arte - to you. I'm sure had W known it was mother's day he would have let you know that you're the best mum in the world.
sherie - what did the kids buy you from the mothers day stall? Jess bought me a little beaded butterfly and a thing you put your cup of tea on (has cloves in it, so has a nice aroma when it's heated)
md - glad you get to have an extra couple of days to get ready for fdc. sounds like you had a lovely day yesterday, pity dh had to spoil it buy leaving. (i remember 7 little australians - i loved it!)

my little munchkin was the clingiest she's ever been yesterday - didn't want to go to anyone else unless i was standing right there with her. She pretty much slept through last night - asleep by 9:30 and woke at 4:30am. she then went back to sleep until 8! I'm not going to get too excited though, because it probably won't happen again.

[Isadora]

Happy mothers day for yesterday ladies! Hope it was a nice day for you all. I got spoilt and had a nice relaxing day, was perfect.

Sherie - Hope that tooth comes through and gives you a break. I know exactly what you mean about feeding too close to bed time!!

Arte - That is so sad It wouldnt have gone down well in this household either lol. I was going to suggest a sleeping bag, however seeing as he likes his legs free maybe try a wondersuit with a singlet underneath and socks/mittens over the top?

MD - The fall incident sounds scary! So glad she was ok.

Pregpan - You guys lead such an exciting life, on planes travelling so often!! I hope Noah is better today. Bummer he was ill on mums day!

Leanne - Congrats Olivia on the first tooth!

Clare - Whoa Nannies arent cheap! Maddie got sick the first few times in care too, but she is much more immune to things now. Maybe Leila is starting to build up her immunity too thats why she wasnt ill this wk. Hope so!

Well I've discovered that even though Maddie wont eat fruit purees, she devours fruit pieces, ie bits of banana, apple & pear. Someone at work today gave me the idea of grated apple for babies rather than a hard piece that can get stuck. Thought it was a good idea and worth sharing.

[Isadora]

Forgot to mention the prune juice worked lol, I put a tad in her milk as she wouldnt take it in water.

Jazmum - Hope the sleeping stays that way! What a nice little pressie.

Arte - I'm sure had W known it was mother's day he would have let you know that you're the best mum in the world. Here here!!

[Trillian]

Jaz, They both brought me a tub of blueberry scented body butter LMAO - and they are pretty big tubs too so now I have enough body butter to last me the next 50yrs It isn't too bad, but not something I would normally use iykwim? But Erin is adamant that I use it LOL, bless her cotton socks.

Hayley, glad the prune juice worked for her.

[Patooties]

hayley - so glad the prune juice worked - and great news that maddie likes friut pieces!!
md forgot to say before that hannah has hit her head on the floor sooo many times lately. i panic and almost cry every time. i often wonder if she should have a scan to make sure she hasn't damaged anything!
sherie - that will be great for the dry winter skin (that's if you're prone to it lol)
noni- how was your day?

[Isadora]

Aw Sherie too cute!

[MamaPan]

sherie - that is soooo cute! if i used blueberry body butter i would be carving muffins all day from the smell LOL!!
Hi Hayley - glad u had a great 1st mother's day and glad miss M is feeling better!
ok girls i think i am too slack on the finger foods, we are so scared he will choke - so tell me what you give PLEASE!!! I roasted some veg last night sothink i will give him roast pumpkin and sweet pot later but other ideas welcome... and tell me in detail - how big the pieces are etc... he is def not so keen on puree anymore (anyone want to come empty my freezer LOL) so i dont have much choice at the moment!!

[Isadora]

Pregpan - I'd empty your freezer in a second if I could, your cooking sounds so yum! I'm a bit bad with finger foods, we are still establishing purees really. Havent moved onto chunkier food either. The finger foods I've done are banana, apple, pear, toast & brocolli (steamed) & rusks if you'd call that a food?

[Ginger]

happy mothers day ladies (better late than never!)

sydney was heaps fun but very exhausting! it's so hot there compared to here. i got off the plane and nearly died! lol

thanks for your tips about bfing on plane pregpan- worked a treat! lewis was great and dp loves the way you get priority boarding etc with a bubs (he loves lurks and perks) lol

arte- i think our dhs are cut from the same cloth. i got the 'you're not my mother' line too. mind you, his mother got nothing on mothers day too.

hayley- i have to second the chicken pox vacc as a definite for you. i got it when i was 25yo and thought i was going to die. i had them all over- down the back of my throat, on my gums, in my vagina. i couldn't swallow or pee. it was the absolute worst. i lost the plot when i found out i could've vaccinated myself (i had no idea at the time that the vaccination even existed)

md- glad little cheeky girls fall wasn't too bad..how scarey...

clare- wow i can't believe nannys cost that much. i'm in the wrong job!

hello to everyone else, ohh and i'll put a pic up of my hair soon. i think fil took lots of shots on wknd so i'll get him to email me some.
hope everyone is well

[Patooties]

pregpan - i don't really do finger food yet either- i do give H a thick piece of wholemeal toast with vegemite. she often gags and then brings up a piece of the toast.

[Artechim]

Pregpan, here are some things that we have:
-Sandwiches (marmite usually, cut in half then thirds)
-Cheese on toast
-Tuna on toast with cheese melted on top
-Roast or boiled root veges
-Any steamed veges
-Cruskits with marmite (break it in half then make a sandwich out of the halves)
-Mandarin segments (satsuma variety because they don't have seeds)
-Pitted sundried prunes
-Pieces of beef/chicken/fish ( usually the size of a hot chip)
-Cheese finger
-banana (about a 2 inch chunk)
-tomato slices or wedges
-sausage/rissole
-Pasta (easy to hold shapes like penne or elbows)
-Feijoa (I just gave him the middle scooped out and he loved it)

I try to give him multigrain bread, apparently there is less chance of choking because it doesn't glob up in the back of their throat like white bread. WRT size, just cut it so that he can hold it in his hand, not huge but not too small - don't give him anything little like peas yet

Basically I give him whatever we are having to try as long as it isn't too salty or sugary or hard (apples, peanuts etc)

[*noni*e*]

hello everyone
gosh theres alot to catch up on!!!
mothers day was nice.. we picked up Ashas professional photos on saturday and since they were $315 that and the tattoo were my mothers day present (i had said to dp earlier if u just let me buy the package that can be my present lol) he also bought me 3 nice silver frames for my A4 pics and hung them on the wall for me and he took his mum asha and i to hogs breath for dinner which was nice.. oh and he made me a really sweet card which is hard to explain but the front has a silver heart cut out on the front and mum cut out from purple paper and meanings from the thesuarus and dictionary cut out on what a mother and mothering is and it says all nice things like nurturing and caring lol so he can be sweet sometimes.. i will post the clothes on pic i have from ashas photo shoot when i am finished posting but i feel a bit funny putting the naked ones on the net...
arte and gracie - sorry to hear ur dh's were such party poopers dp would have got a hard slap and then ignored if that came from him
pregpan - we give arowroot biccies and toast and sandwiches, she like slices of cucumber when she is teething and pieces of my cheese and vegemite breadroll if i go to bakers delight apart from that we dont do many finger foods really.. oh and i made ur cheesy fish n vegies and asha likes it i am having trouble getting her to eat things that arent sweet at the moment so every recipe helps!!
jazmum and sherie - its so sweet that they chose their own gifts now!!!
md - sorry you had to wave off dh again grrr.. lol wonky shaped head hope she is ok now
leanne - congrats on the tooth Ashas second one just popped through today eeek no wonder she has been so cranky!!
haley - glad maddies enjoying her fruit.. Asha dosnt eat much plain fruit, she will kinda suck on a piece of i give it to her but it mostly all just slips out of her hand lol.. i put fruit in two of her meals every day though
clare - dont feel bad i am the same when i hear about other people getting pregnant its like congratulations!! but in my mind i am thinking ohhh gosh better you than me lol..
sorry if i missed anyone am off to post that pic for u all to see

[*noni*e*]

sorry tried to upload the pic and it says its uploaded but its not there ??? dunno for those of u on facebook its on there otherwise i will try again later

[AnyDream]

*Snap* Pregpan, I'm a big chicken when it comes to finger foods as well. We've tried a couple of times but Bettybubs is such a little piggy she crams too much food in at once and gags every time . It's quite offputting. I don't remember being freaked out about it last time with H, either.

Arte that's a really good list of finger foods. Sorry you had a drear mother's day yesterday, I agree with Jazmum, one cuddle from W will tell you exactly what a wonderful mummy he thinks you are!

Gracie - wow you survived Sydney LOL. Eeew the chicken pox sounds awful, our old housemate got it when she was 18 and besides being very ill she was pockmarked for a good two years afterwards before they all healed over (she has quite dark skin so it was very obvious).

Clare, I agree a nanny sounds great - along with a housekeeper and a driver LOL. Oooh I was sooooo born to have servants. Will have to tweak my next reincarnation a bit better I think LOL.

Sherie mmmm blueberries. Reminds me there's an olive oil ad on the telly at the moment with a blueberry and vanilla cake and it looks rooolly yarmy. My DD1 likes frangipani scented things and choses them for me all the time (*insert gagging noise*) sorry I just really don't like it. I usually put some on in front of her and then go and wash it off later LOL.

Jazmum - what a lovely pressie, beats the lobster fridge magnet I got last year and the golf umbrella a couple of years before that! I know what you mean about all the head clunking. My DH fell off the verandah (!) when he was 18 mths old (!!) and split his skull (!!!) and he's grown up ok (although we often joke that it could explain a lot of things...).

ETA - Noni I couldn't find your photos either. ?? Your DP sounds v. artistic, how nice is a home made card!!!

[*noni*e*]

hey everyone..
we took asha to the drs yesterday and she has soo much snot (from teething i assume because its all clear) that her throat is irritated and she has a cough just from all the snot lol.. poor thing feels like she has the flue without actually having it.. was gonna go and get some natural cold relief but she dosnt actually have a cold so i am not really sure what to do..
also... when the dr listened to ashas heart yesterday he found a murmer.. he said its harmless but i am freaking out because of her heart troubles druing pregnancy and labour.. that and the fact that he listens to her heart every time we go in and hes only just picked it up.. he said it needs to be gone by 12 mths but idk what happens if its not.. i am terrified!!
md - idk what happened with the photo if u search for me on facebook u'll be able to see it otherwise maybe in a few days i will have 5 copies of the pic in my gallery because they all uploaded but just didnt show straight away lol... the card nearly made me cry lol the fact he went to that much effort.. he said to me i am a bit embarassed to give it to u now coz its not very good lol followed by but its ashas first home made card so dont hold it against her hahahaha..

[Leemar]

Morning Girls,

OMG Olivia's Other tooth is now coming though.. I am so happy as she is just like jordy when he was getting teeth... Xavier was a shocker with really bad temps everytime he was getting a tooth. Wooo HOoo Livvie....

Finger Food: Olivia loves scotch fingers, Lamb cutlets, toast, ruskee's and well Olivia loves all food.

Art: Oh I love your finger food list
Pregpan: how is N today. Hope he is bettter.
Noni- Poor Asha. I hope her nose clears up. Sorry to hear about her heart murmer have you spoken to a paeditrician.
Gracie- Sounds like you had a great time in Sydney
Hayley- Glad you had a wonderful mothers day
Jazmum- H sounds like she had a good sleep

[MamaPan]

morning everyone
well DH left this morning - had a little cry to myself bc i will miss him so much... but i am getting on with it all now... and at least time is ticking now til he gets back... noah is off at care and i am at work... (oin here LOL!!). Noah seems to be doing a lot better now - he had a ghood sleep last night - woke at 1130 and 4.30 for a feed and that was it. so i am happy so far!!! he is back on his food, not as good as before but getting there - i think finger foods are the key here as he seems so sick of puree - i gave him roast veges for dinner last night and he loved it and then an arrowroot biccie - yummo! this morning he had a little fruit puree and then half a cruskit - i am impressed with him and with myself doing this. i also packed a mix of puree and a container of roast veg for FDC today, as he is happier that way!! thanks for all the tips - esp Arte - you are my finger food champ and I will be taking your lead. wil do pasta tonight and may pop out and buy some othert things he can have - he cant live off biccies alone LOL!!!
Noni - sounds like you won the mothers day of the yr award!!!! must feel great to be so apprecviated and your DP sounds sweet - i guess this shows when he is dismissive of your current feelings re coping etc that it is that he doesnt know how to deal with it??? and he is showing you how much he appreciates and loves and admires you. Enjoy!!! Now, did you get a tatoo? did i miss this?? what is it??
Gracie - glad you had a fab time in syd, we didnt end up going bc Noah wasunwell. Cant wait to see the hair cut! And glad the travel tips came in handy... a benefit of my hectic lifestyle!!
Hi to everyone else - expect to see a lot of me in the next few days!!! will try to keep whingeing to a minimum!!!

Leeann - thanks for asking - N is so much better - I hope this lasts!! Question - how do you give the lamb chops to o? I have some in the freezer and someone else told me to give them but how????