jaz- you and i always seem to be on here at the same time lately. spooky!
well, i just went up the road with my friend to have lunch (at ranges ange), and would you believe it? dp looked after lewis!
i strapped him onto dp's back in the ergo and when i got back he was still in there dead asleep. dp was in the garage working on his motorbike with little lewis asleep on his back. so cute!
that was the first baby free time i've had in ages.i missed him though
ibought the most beautiful fairy book and butterfly mobile for a 3 yo birthday lewis is going to on saturday. it made me feel excited that this baby could be a girl
cally- how annoying for you!
jaz- i think that sounds like a great night in with your girls
ange- i thought about the angliss birth centre, but i would've been kicked out of it last time soi just wouldn't want to risk it. i was really happy with my ob yesterday.i thought she was fantastic.very positive.
what is your due date again?
Busy here - yesterday was preschool day and Alister and I went to our first Baby Bounce session at the library and it was so much fun! There were only 4 other mums there and Alister was the oldest - the others were 2x 6mths and 2 x 4mths and only one girl, but they are all really nice (two of them I already knew anyway) and it was great to have a cuppa and chat afterwards with them. You also get a resource book with all the stories and rhymes in it that you do in the session and the baby's all got a board book each to keep. He enjoyed it while we were singing, but trying to keep hold of him when we were just getting instruction was like trying to hang onto an octopus LMAO - arms and legs going everywhere!
Mum and I also checked out target, but we only have a small target country and they got bugger all in this year. All the DS bundles were sold out and they weren't raincheckable, but on ebay they have them for cheaper from the US anyway. They didn't have any pink smart trikes left, only 1 red one, but I didn't like that they had so much fabric on them - out here in the blistering heat during summer it would just fade and perish. I realised though when I saw it that that's what my sister got for my niece Leiah - she has mild cerebal palsy from birth and my sister thought it was great because she could strap her into it (Leiah doesn't have a lot of muscle strength so she can't sit unaided for long) and Leiah just loves it. So what I did get was the budget barbie camper bus for Paige which was $49.95 down from 99.95, one of those voice activated diaries for Erin which was the same price, a lego star wars battle ship for Lindsay and some duplo lego for Alister and some wooden thomas things for him.
Hayley, don't worry about M's size. Some people who are only used to seeing their own bubs will think that anything bigger or smaller than them is exaggeratingly bigger or smaller kwim? She's gorgeous as she is. Come the time they are 2yo you wont even be able to tell who was bigger or who was smaller.
G, glad the scan went well for you hun. Great news that your ob is cool with you feeding L. If you play it by ear for now he may wean on his own, or you may reach a point where you think you've had enough. If you want to tandem feed it wont be all that hard. Check out MummaB's thread on tandem feeding - she has a newborn now and is still feeding her 2yo DS - it might be helpful for you I think if you are happy with your ob then keep her, as you know they don't do a lot at the time of the birth. I think a Doula is by far your best option.
Hi Girls, quick one for me as the outlaws are here and staying the freaking night
Thanks for your reassurance re Maddie's weight. I think she looks so cute with her chubbiness, it just made me feel very paranoid iykwim. Not nice when someone makes comments like that, and Jazmum DP said exactly the same as you about people commenting on small babies too. Sherie I think you are right when you say people compare your child to their own.
Gracie & Falguni - Hope you are both doing well and finding time to rest/relax...if its at all possible hehe. Falguni sorry to hear about the ms you poor thing.
Jazmum - Enjoy the Miley movie!! I am a HM fan as well so can understand your excitment.
No H, it's not right that others feel the need to comment in such a way to make you feel bad. People just don't think sometimes. I hope your night with the IL's is going well
OK, you all have to measure the length of your babies feet and tell me how long they are. I forgot to say earlier that I got Alister a new pair of shoes now that he's walking because he needed ones with really flexible soles, so anyway the guy in the shoe shop measured them and said they were really long for his age - they are 12cm long! But I have no idea if that is really long or not because the other three all have really wide short feet so I can't compare them - I know at 3mths old when I did his prints for his baby book, they were 1cm longer than Lindsay's and nearly 2cm longer than the girls feet at the same age.
Trill, I just got out the tape measure and W's feet are 11cm. What was the name of that online store you got kids clothes at? W has outgrown most of his clothes and we aren't planning to go to civilisation for another 6 weeks so I thought I would order some online.
MM, I was looking at pics of Maddie on FB and she is a cutie. She is a bit chubby but certainly not one of those 'my 1 year old weighs 30kg' tabloid stories lol. My neice had the biggest bubba thunder thighs ever, now her mum has trouble finding clothes to fit her skinny waist so I don't think it is an indicator of how she will grow up.
MD, the lady across the road seemed nice, but not really my cup of tea. She is one of those people that spew out their entire life story within 5 minutes of meeting them.
Rainy, glad you are happy with your Ob. Hopefully you won't go so overdue this time around. That must have been really cute with L asleep on your DP's back.
Leanne, have a good time at Dreamworld. The boys are at a fantastic age to enjoy it now.
Pregpan, what is the birthday secret?
JaZaH, I talk about my online mother group sometimes. I think people think it is a bit weird, but it isn't like I am selling all my worldly goods and moving overseas to marry anyone.
Well the Carrot Carnival wasn't as exciting as I was anticipating lol. There was a bouncy thing that W might have liked but it was too cold to get him out of the pram. There wasn't a lot, just a few bake stalls, food vans and home made jewelry.
Yay for sisters that live in the big smoke!! Mine has ordered us a pink trike. Might not make K's birthday though - all that means is I get to buy her some other toys!
Trillian - will try measuring K's feet when she gets up. I've been thinking of getting her some shoes too.
Arte - sorry the festival wasn't as good as you were expecting. At least you got out and about though!
Well I went back to bed for a nanna nap this morning. Got up 3 hours later - must have been tired. Then DH took us out for lunch so I've had a pretty good day.
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