Babies born September 2007 #30

[*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

[Trillian]

Arte, the sleep went out the window again LOL, but it wasn't that bad - just needed to put his dummy back in and he was fine. I think he may have had a bit of a headache though - Paige was swinging a rather heavy toy around and clocked him right on the head with it last night and he has a lovely purple bruise and a big-ish egg to show for it. IKWYM about trying to get them dressed now - sometimes I feel like I have just don't 10 rounds in the wrestling ring LOL he is that hard to dress sometimes.

[AnyDream]

Arte. Yes DH is home and we now have a stint at QE2 booked and E is now sleeping nicely and getting up twice and going back down easily. The irony of that does not escape me. Who knows, it could just be all my efforts finally paying off. How are you feeling hun, hope that new tooth pops through so he's happy again soon. BTW well done for standing up for yourself at school!

E is pulling up on everything she can find now, we had a (funny for us) moment when she pulled up on a drawer that came out, she was dangling backwards holding on and squeaking when we rescued her. The drawer locks I've been nagging DH about suddenly got installed after that LOL! Oh and she's happily clapping too. Looks very pleased with herself when she does it.

Well Gracie, I've still got TDE, let us know how it goes. Thanks for that recommendation, I've reserved a couple of books at the library by him about resilience, esp in the 10+ age bracket (rapidly approaching in our house)!! I think DD was actually fretting about it more than she let on, she's been happy as larry all weekend and looks (physically) like there's a load off her shoulders.

BTW looks like I might be joining you in SAHMism for a while longer. Have discussed it with DH, with his trip and the move it's best if I apply for another 12 mths of leave without pay, that gives me another 6 or so months after we move to find more work (when I'm good and ready ). I'm pretty pleased cos I felt from the very beginning that 12 mths mat leave was just too short, 18 mths really the minimum I want before a gradual transition back to part time work. Just means we need to be a more frugal as our savings have just run out.

Sherie, I'm jealous of your new underwear. It's wall to wall maternity bras at my house - all starting to look pretty tired - all my undies are getting rather sad too.

Noni, yep it's a public school but our area school cluster is on the leading edge on restorative practice - they even had teachers go off to some huge international conference to present a paper about the model and how it's been working in our school! Haha in a private school they can just chuck the bullies out but in public schools they can't do that!

BTW I am spewing because I went to Target and they told me the FP sale was finished! Not happy Jan when some of you are still having it!

[Artechim]

O.K, it has been bugging the hell out of me for ages so can someone please tell me what the Not Happy Jan thing is? Is it an aussie thing?

MD, yay for being a SAHM for longer! Cute about the drawer thing, W often slips while pulling up on the couch and ends up holding on but with his body lying on the ground and he makes a quiet repetitive eh sound until I rescue him

Sherie, ouch for poor Alister! Must be tough being the youngest.

[Trillian]

LMAO Arte! "Not happy Jan!" was in a commercial a few years back for advertising deadlines for the yellow pages phone book. The boss lady realises that her secretary missed the deadline to get the ad in the phone book and starts fuming at "Jan". Jan takes off out of the office and runs away and the boss opens the window and yells out to her "NOT HAPPY JAN!" It was a great ad LOL. ETA - here is the ad on youtube YouTube - NOT HAPPY JAN - Yellow Pages Ad

Marydean my love! where have you been hiding yourself? I have missed you. Lets hope that Miss E makes the most of her Daddy being home and sleeps well for you so you can catch up. Any idea on when your date with QE2 is? And YAY for making the decision to stay home a bit longer - will also give you a lot less stress when the move happens than if you were working and trying to organise it.

[AnyDream]

Sherie, Umm I've been here...??? The QE2 thing is the last week in June but if the current trend keeps up we won't be going! I've always said 2 get ups is the goal so I think it might all have clicked into place, or maybe she's just finished the toofies she's been working on. Re the work, it's just not worth all the drama of going back for a couple of months, KWIM? It would be just as much work at their end rearranging themselves to accommodate my shorter hours too (only want to do 2 full or 3 shorter days).

LOL Arte at not getting the Not Happy Jan thing! It's right up there with G-O-G-G-O Goggomobile! LOL that's another phone book ad too.