Babies born September 2007 #30

[Ginger]

good afternoon ladies

hayley- i spent 6.5 years at uni and now i'm a sahm!!! funny hey? dp failed year 12 and now earns between 3-6 times (depending on how busy he is/how much work there is) what i earn. crazy isn't it??
i don't eat red meat either- haven't for almost 15 years. if you know of any great vegetarian slow cooker recipes let me know cos i've only used mine once since i've had it.

sherie- did you end up with A in your bed? lewis loves a snuggle. atm dp is sleeping in the spare room cos he's working 10 hour days and sleeps better by himself so lewis and i have been sharing our queen size bed together. he loves it and sprawls himself out like he's the 'man' of the house. dp comes in and just cracks up over lewis stealing his side of the bed. it's so cute!

thanks for the tip about fisher price at target Renee. popped in this morning and got 3 new toys for $26. lewis is loving it!

[Trillian]

Gracie, Alister didn't end up in my bed at all because he slept through the entire night without waking up AT ALL!!!!!!!!! I woke up at 4am in a panic because I realised that he hadn't woken up at all LOL and I had to get up and check him to make sure he was OK. He ended up sleeping till 7am and then I brought him in with me for a snuggle till I got up at 7.30. So I don't know if it was what I did with his bed or if it was just a one off - but I am really hoping that he does it again tonight LOL.

[Artechim]

Sherie, yay for A sleeping the whole night! W slept for three hours in row last night and I thought I was lucky lol

Gracie, that sucks you spent so long at uni and your DH earns more than you. My DH and I did the exact same degree (all the same papers) and I always got better grades and he took an extra semester to finish because of his fails and still he earns 2.5 X more than I did. At least it means I can be a SAHM but still a bit annoying

Hayley, sorry your talk of sleep has backfired, I was hoping if I complained about W he might sleep though but it didn't happen lol

Noni, I am really interested in cloth nappies but I have looked at the cloth threads and they are sooo confusing! Is there a dummies guide to it? A lady at playcenter uses ecobots, they are like a prefolded rectangle that lines a cover I think? Is that what you do? I have a drier now so it wouldn't be much of a drama to wash them.


DH seems to have changed his tune about controlled crying, now he thinks if it is only a few nights it won't matter. From the same guy that growled at me for letting W grizzle for a few minutes in the car lol. I refuse to do it but I am really hoping the no cry sleep book has something I haven't thought of.

Looks like he might start walking by himself soon, he keeps standing side on to the couch and lifting his hand off and almost stepping but then he grabs back on. I think the crab-crawl has given him a taste of freedom lol. It would be great if he could walk by himself, I have spent the last couple of months lending my finger for support and my back would love it if I wasn't hunched over all day.

[MamaPan]

hi everyone
just a quick one fromme, as it is nearly time to get N ready for bed...
i call it 'round 1' for the night!!
Sherie - yay for A sleeping thru! hope it happens again tonight. did you try the weleda powder yet?? we are back to using it again as N seems to be getting another tooth (his 5th). i thought of you last night when he woke screaming!
what is the fisher price sale? and is it still on??
Arte - i hope the book has some good info for you. how is the new lady next door?
i whipped up some new casseroles for N yesterday - a lamb and sweet potato one (adapted fromannabel karmel puree book) and also some chicken and vegies (with carrot, corn and peas - made it up). he seems to like them though is havingone of those 'finger food only' days... i grated apple for himtonight which he loved..
i have been meaning to say, i put a lambskin underlay under Ns mattress a few weeks back and he has beens leeping a lot better, we keep his room warm (whole house is about 21 overnight LOL) but i think that helps with him being comfy in the cot. so theres an idea. i am also tryingflannel sheet tonight so will tell you how that goes..
anyway off i go, as i can smell N's nappy (that's what all that grunting was LOL) and it is then time for his shower and bed...

[*noni*e*]

went to a health store today to get some stuff for asha shes been really rashy lately.. when we switched her over to cloth it cleared up alot but theres still some rash.. ive found she goes really red after the bath too so no more johnsons i love the smell of bedtime bath damn it!! we got some weleda products to try out and a bath oil which is a bit weird and ishould have read the ingredients first coz it says it has emu oil in it and i am not sure about that lol.. we also got a weleda soap so see how we go.. their rash cream is really good they have both a rash cream and a nappy chane cream we went with the rash one because the ingredients are more soothing it just soaks into her skin its lovely!! also got the teething powder so will let u know how that goes
pregpan - u just reminded me i want to change ashas sheets before i put her to bed they are so dirty i have no idea how that happened..
arte - feel free to ask quesions about the cloth nappies there are so many threads because of so many types lol.. ok so at the moment at home most of the time we use a terry flat (big square of towelling material) folded in a particular fold done up with a snappi (grippi thing that kinda replaced safety pins) and a cover over the top.. we also have a few pocket nappies which are like a cove with an opening at the back so u can stuff it with absorbant material, alot of people fine these good because you can customise it to your bubs weeing.. we have a few itti bittis which are what most people would call an AIO or AIT (all in one or all in two) this basically means they are ready to go dont need a cover just wack them on like a sposie and your off, the reason they are AIT rather than AIO is because itti bittis have boosters that snap in (with like press studd ttpe fastenings) so quicker drying times and the bonus of just snapping in new boosters to create a whole new nappy if the covers not wet (which it wasnt after 4 hrs so pretty impressive).. newest to my collection are the baby beehinds which i bought for overnight because people say they are good these are called fitted nappies the boosters in these also snap in and they do require a cover.. lol hope that all makes sence!! feel free to ask away i loooove cloth now!!!
sherie - woooohooo A slept through for you you must feel a million bucks!!
gracie - how cute lewis taking up his side of the bed lol asha like to cuddle in so she can pull my hair!!!

[Isadora]

Gracie - Isnt it always the way! My DP makes almost 3 times my normal wage atm and will still be doubling what I make as a teacher once I finally get my degree. Its ridiculous, sometimes I wonder why I am bothering with uni. Wow 6.5 years at uni how did you make it!? lol. I eat chicken so I'm usually making chicken something in the slow cooker. I'll let you know if I come across any yummy vego ones though.

Sherie - Yay for Alister sleeping through! Isnt it funny how we so want them to sleep through but when they finally do and dont wake up during the night we freak out?! Do you think it was the cushions around him, maybe he felt snug and like he was between mum & dad? I havent eaten red meat since I was about 8 years old, & my sisters & mum are the same now. Mum was never too keen on meat when we were young but she gave it to us often & allowed us to make the choice. So thats what I'm struggling to do with Maddie hehe. Who knows, maybe she will eat it forever or maybe she will follow mumma Either way it doesnt bother me.

Arte - That is terrible that you two did the same degree yet he still earns more! Is that because he is a male? Sad to see we still live in a male dominated society. There was a write up on news.com a few weeks ago about how in some jobs men are still making more than women, even when in the same job.

Pregpan - YUMO I am in awe of your cooking ability. Did you grow up in the kitchen or what!? Your mum must have been a good cook? My DP's mum can cook anything, she is a great cook & loves cooking, therefore DP spent alot of time in the kitchen with her when he was younger. He is such a great cook now, I'm very lucky!

Noni - Let me know how the teething powder goes.

Anyway must get back to cooking dinner, I finally have Maddie in bed & now I'm making tea for everyone for once they get back from the footy. Its always hard cooking for my cookaholic MIL!

[Artechim]

Sherie, how did A go last night? I hope the bed arrangement has worked and he slept through again. W has been having some two hour stretches so that has been good - he will wake up every hour until I go to bed then slept for two hour stints until about 4ish then he kept waking and grizzling (I think I can see a new tooth coming).

Pregpan, I agree with whoever said the other day - write a baby cookbook and cash in on being a kitchen queen!

Noni, thanks for the info on the nappies. I am still deciding if I should give it a go.

MD, hope all is well and Miss E is sleeping for you. Is your DH back again?

Since he has started crawling W has been a mile a minute! He won't stay still for anything. When he is feeding to sleep he wriggles onto his tummy then hands and knees then sitting lol, it takes ages now. He drags toys across the lounge floor with him, DH is trying to dress him atm and he keeps climbing down off the couch lol. It is like he has just become aware of all the space around him rather than just sitting stationary (he never rolled on the floor or commando crawled) and he has to be everywhere all at once lol