Babies Born September 2007 #42

[AnyDream]

It will be a big party month in your house then Arte! Yep virgos get on well with virgos too, if they can agree to be fussy about the same things. You will have the best organised play room in all of NZ I reckon LOL (my E puts things away after she has played with them PMSL...gotta encourage that)! Good luck with your universal deal...methinks it's not quite that simple.

now I am starting to have the 'oh my god what have I done' thoughts lol

Well today I was watching my E playing with her little toddler friend (who is my friend's last little one) just WISHING that either of us could squeeze out another little gorgeous perfect little human being (aint going to happen) but fortunately there are the brave amongst us like you who will. You will never regret opening your heart to another little one. xxx

Although I am having a weird patchy barely there AF right now which is bound to play on my imagination after a friend told me about a work colleague who got his wife preggers for the SECOND time after his SECOND vasectomy! Jeepers those babies really wanted to get on the planet!

Kate, no such thing as bad thread buddies. We all dip in and dip out as we need and that's ok. xxx BTW I was wetting myself with envy when I read about your OTT spotlight bargain - score! LOL

Clare OMG you have obviously retained far more brain function than me over the last year since I can't remember what the weather was last week let alone a year ago! LOL

Rainy, oops on the petrol! Hope it was just that and not an enginus malfunctionus maximus. I'm pretty sure it was just the Universe telling you to stay at home on the couch for the day....

MM so glad the money cleared, that could've got very bad very fast. Let's hope it's an auspicious omen of good things to come in 2009!

[andie82]

just a quick one from me .. bit teary .. been surfing family law courts online & downloading divorce information so that if that is the path I choose, I'm ready & I know what I am doing

anyways .. sorry to rain on the party

[Leemar]

HAPPY NEW YEAR GIRLS

Well we were in bed by 11 as usual. Livi is getting her 4th molar and is in a fowl mood. The boys are great and very excited about the trip.

ART- Congratulations Yippeeeee
Andie- Sending you heaps of hugs
MM- Glad the money went though and you lucky girl on getting a new car. What are you getting
MD- OMG a Second V. My DH has not been for his test yet I think I better get him to go tomorrow.
Clare- Thanks for all your tips on flying with kids.
Kate- WTG on your IKEA sale you lucky girl

Hello to everyone and I am back off bed for the second time....

[Isadora]

Andie - Big hugs, take it slow, dont rush into things if you are still unsure. Did your X hint at getting back together or say anything to indicate so over the chrissy period? lol yes I was lurking on fb on new years eve....how sad

Leemar - Happy new yr to you as well! Not long till your big trip, getting excited? I had a camry and now I'm getting a commodore 60th anniversary apparently. I know nothing about cars lol.

MD - Aww you have two beautiful girls I think thats plenty!

Arte - You will be fine, I'm so excited for you!!

Kate - Ohhhh Fiji you lucky duck!!! That will be lovely. We will be ttc from April 09 as well so maybe we will be utd together. Wow S got spoilt on chrissy day, but thats the way it should be.

Noni - Loved the pics and Asha's outfit.

Rainy - lol had to laugh at the petrol incident, bet you were cursing at the time though!

We went to the races yesterday and it was so much fun! M stayed at home with the grandparents & didnt end up staying the night, but thats another whole story in itself which I have posted in the boo hoo section if anyone is up for a whinge about the in laws!

[andie82]

Hayley: how sad of me to know you were lurking! rofl

[andie82]

Sorry .. last post was brief .. back now

Ex is sending mixed signals but no indication except that anything can happen in the new year .. today he tld me wants to take things one day at a time .. very hard
Won't rush into anything, just want to have the information available for if that is the path I decide.

Hayley: glad you enjoyed the races, minus the heat.

Leanne: getting excited for your for your trip. tho i'm sure everything will be fine

Kate: happy to hear from you. woo hoo on your spotlight adventure. did you have fun at bribie? U seeing Kate & Ben whislt in Bris?

Anyways .. off to clean something up .. bbl

[Cassius2]

Hi girls!

Kate: oohhh I too am green with envy on your spotlight bargain!!!!! sounds like a good start to 2009 to me!
bummer that you'll be in fiji in april! we are going over in june/july! would have been cool to meet somewhere exotic LOL! we could have sipped banana daquiris at the pool bar, while the boys took the kids! LOL! ahhhh, could do with some relaxation!

Arte: i think the 'omg what have we got ourselves into' thoughts are uttered by all parents!! LOL! especially after a particularly trying day or night...but i like to remind myself that even before i had leila i had crap days, but at least now i have her to cuddle ITMS...it'll all be worth it when you see that little squirmy, leggy body with heart beating away on the sonographer's screen...mwahhhhh!

Andie: i think it's a great idea to do the research, so that if it has to happen, you'll already be able to know where to start looking for help. if you were to leave it until the moment where it was called quits, not only would you be really upset, but also be facing loads of pressure to find the right information. this way the research has been done and you can hit the ground running on the admin side, giving yourself a bit more breathing space to take care of yourself and boys emotionally IMO. sending you loads of hugs, living in limbo land can be so draining.

MD: oh, so it's a virgo thing to pack the toys away....was wondering where that came from

AFM: well i have decided that i NEED to wean Leila. she has become really demanding and at times rude about the b/f. it is starting to cause some real behavioural issues and she has also started for the last week to wake up for a midnight feed and will not sleep until she gets it. so for my sanity, i will start to cut the feeds down. i am pretty bummed that it had to be me doing the proactive thing as L was naturally weaning herself until my GP told me to boost the feeds up again when she was ill. ever since then she has been asking for in excess of 3 feeds a day...and now my bb's hurt like crazy from the extra supply and that has made me grumpy. humph.

any hints on how to do this whole weaning thing would be greatly appreciated LOL!

[Isadora]

Banana daquiris sound very tempting right about now...maybe we should have a BB meet up in Fiji lol.

Clare - I wish I could offer you some tips with the weaning. I hear you on the night feeding, it gets tiring after awhile too.

Andie - I guess time will tell.

[~Kate~]

I wonder if I could extend my stay in Fiji Clare to coincide with your trip? I'm sure I could handle sitting by a pool in a tropical oasis for a few more weeks. lol
Now the BB Fiji meet sounds awesome...I'm keen

Cleaning and pedanticness (new word made up I think, juat for BB) is definately a Virgo thing. I'm a Virgo/Libra (on the cusp) and am very pedantic about where things go. Where as Sarah is a Libra and no hope for her to clean up. Gotta keep working on that though.

DH and I went to Whitewater World today and had an awesome time. Went on all the rides (looking like Migalo, the white whale, after beaching himself) and had a blast. Got a bit spoilt as well in the shop. They had Billabong, Rip curl etc so I got a new handbag and a beach towel for myself and DH got himself some boardies and a some thongs. And for Sarah we got her a hooded beach towel, a Dora pop top bottle with a strap and a little snack cup screwed on the bottom (like the tupperware ones). As well as ANOTHER pair of Havianas for her with little lady birds on the straps. Would have got her a little Rip Curl rashie but there were none in her size. Crowds got busy after lunch so we left after hitting all the rides. My mum offered to have Sarah for the whole day so that was perfect. I wasn't really looking forward to having to tag team the rides with Dh while the other sat in Wiggle Bay all day.

As for weaning, I'm thinking I may need to start doing that soon. Didn't want to but its getting harder to put her to sleep. I still feed to sleep and as soon as her tush hits the cot her eyes open wide as saucers and she starts babbling happily away to me. I have to try to get her to fall asleep on her own, its easier at night because the room is pitch black but during the day I think I'll have no hope. She went down pretty easily for mum today twice so she can do it just not for me. So am thinking if I drop the booby then she will settle into a better routine. And fingers crossed will get out of this 4.30am wake up each morning.

Anyhoo, better go to bed. Heading home tomorrow so have to pack the car first, which will be an effort in itself due to everything we've brought AND her xmas pressies from my family, then will hit the hay I think.

Night all...sleep well

[Ginger]

hi girls

can i just ask, what does fungal nappy rash look like? and what do you do to treat it? L has these weird sort of blistery pimply looking things- they don't seem to bother him or seem sore at all...hmmm not sure what they are, can anyone help?? otherwise i'll take him to dr on monday...
also, what's the best thing to use on excema? he has a bit on the back of his neck that he keeps itching

[andie82]

Rainy: sounds like the nappy rash Alex had just before I started toilet training him & then the boys ended with Hand Foot & Mouth .. if you notice blisters anywhere else on the body, pls get L checked .. i do know that when some babes have a reaction to some foods they can get bad nappy rash (my friend found this out when she gave her daughter vinegar on something) .. use a really good cream & try to keep it dry & air it (that wat dr told me with Alex's)

Clare: thanks. plus I have to apply for a copy of the marriage certificate from QLD cos I never got around to getting it in the first place (didn't see the point, I hadn't changed my name & we had the ceremonial one)

Kate & Clare: good luck on the weaning. Sorry I can't help except maybe suggest that you can start with the boob & halfway thro switch to the bottle & gradually decrease the lenght of time on the boob.

AFU: boys been sleeping in since the new year has came in .. last nite jack was standing by his cot chucking a tanty & I helped him in then went to dish dinner up, went back to him & he was asleep. He stirred a bit later & i have him 300ml of formula, then he woke up at 6.20, 200ml formala put him back to sleep till 9.10 .. i only woke up at 20 to 9 after Alex had been roaming the house for ages, or wht seemed like ages.
Jack likes to copy Alex & doesn't want to wear a nappy .. he comes up to me whilst I was making them toast, & pee's on my foot!
I just realised I have no idea what the starsigns are for the boys!
I should be cleaning today, have a friend coming down tomorow to stay, but I have no energy absolutely wat so ever. House isn't dirty, it's just messy.
Then Yst I looked over to the corner of my ex's stuff, & the boxes he got into, he's left for me to repack (& seal) etc ...

I think i'm going to make a coffee ... bbl

[Cassius2]

Hi girls!

Kate: i think we need to have a BB meet in fiji definitely!! how awesome would that be??!!!
i am jealous of your water park fun! i wish i could go there i love those places. unfotunately DH aint so keen, pppfffft, academics, not very 'wild' let's just say LOL!

Rainy: i swear by the lucas pawpaw cream (the one in the red tub) for the eczema. i used to get it and dermatitis as a kid and it really can do the trick, it also takes out the itching.
not sure on the rash though. L at times has had pimply weepy rash and i have had to get out the am-o-lin to clear it up. i think Noni has had to deal with the intense nappy rash with Asha so i think she's the one to ask....from memory....

Andie: oooh so jealous of your little ones sleep in!! maybe a growth spurt huh?
thanks for the tips on weaning. i think distraction will be our main defense ATM to try and bring it back to just the 2 a day (am and pm). so we'll see how it goes. my poor bbs are so achey though. urghh, the joys!
pmsl about him not wanting to wear his nappy! my friend's boy is the same and just rips it off. we have had the case of the steaming poo on the rug at her house!! LOL! she was so mortified that i witnessed it! but hey, kids will be kids and it is something to stockpile for those 21st speeches.

AFM: all good here, apart from achey bbs. Leila slept through last night, so already i feel vindicated on cutting down the feeds. DH is a bit jumpy this morning though so have sent him out for a walk to catch some vitamin D....then i shall drag him to DFO for some sales shopping LOL!

we both start back at work on monday. i am looking forward to it as this will be our first year living and working all in the same town. i am also in my last year of this darned PhD so am looking forward to applying for real jobs in the not too distant future! the guilty side is that miss L will be at kindy 3 days a week, luckily she loves the place, but i think i will feel that extra day...

[Isadora]

Clare - Yep I know what you mean I would be worrying about that extra day at 'school' as well, thats just what us mummies do. However I dont think it will take long for you to settle in to the new work/school routine. What makes it much easier is the fact that L loves going. She will benefit from it so dont let it worry you too much. How exciting is that, you will have a 'real' job very soon. My 'real' job is still about 4 years away and thats if I do uni FT, so even longer I'd say....how depressing lol. Yay for L sleeping through keep up the good work.

Andie - Had to have a giggle at J peeing on your foot hehe.

Rainy - When M had excema the doc prescribed a low dose steroid cream and it well and truly cleared it up. As for the rash, M had something similar I think and I used canestan on it.

Kate - Wow you had a real spend up day, good on you! Love the hooded towels for kids they are gorgeous. Dont worry we were feeding to sleep (bottle) up to 3 weeks ago, when I decided enough was enough lol - well really I decided it was enough because she wakes during the night for us to give her a bottle and I thought teaching her to fall asleep on her own may stop that. Anyway I pop her on the play mat with a pillow under her head and she drinks her own bottle, I put her to bed wide awake, & most nights she will drop off. It so far has been easier that I expected. I hope its just as easy for you.

I tell you what, I've just about had enough of these middle of the night feeds. Wed & Thur night M slept right through & had her bottle at 8am each morning. We celebrated thinking yippeeeee she has outgrown the middle of the night bottle. Not to be, last night she woke at 1am and whinged till just after 3am, when sleep deprived mummy finally gave in. I tried everything, water in the sippy cup, water in the bottle, cuddles & pats etc. As soon as she finished that bottle she fell asleep and is still asleep and its 9am. I am thinking about ringing sleep school on Monday for some tips...

[Ginger]

thanks for your advice girls

andie- i've put some daktarin nappy rash cream on it, and if it's not cleared by monday i'll def take him to the dr. what were the other symptoms with hand, foot, mouth?? i really really hope it's not that- especially as we've got a special weekend away booked for next weekend.
lol about peeing on your foot, they're so funny aren't they? what is the actual age difference b/w your two boys?
hugs about all the nasty divorce stuff you have to think about...i'm still holding out a romantic hope that you two will get back together, sorry if that's a bit cheeky!

hayley- the sleeping thing is a nightmare isn't it? L only sleeps through now and then, most nights he wakes but thankfully only needs a cuddle back to sleep.
how's everything with pita mil? i think you and i must have done something really evil in a past life to deserve our mils LOL

clare- i've actually got a tub of the red paw-paw that was given to me before L was born, never been opened so i might have to give it a go. i really wanted to avoid using a heavy strength cortisone or anything, so i'll try that first.
so with what you were saying about the housing market the other day, doesn't that mean it would be a good time to buy as things are cheaper? or isn't there much to choose from as people aren't selling?

afm- well i bought a lovely new leather couch from freedom this morning in their after xmas sale. i'd been hunting for one for a few months and then i saw an ad in the newspaper this morning saying that one of the styles i had my eye on at freedom was reduced to $1400 so we toddled on over there, only to find that it was the same couch but in a cheaper leather that was $1400- the one i really wanted was actually $1600 ggrrr, so annoying and misleading- didn't mention it at all in the ad....anyways after much umming and ahhing...and the fact that they had it in stock, i decided to still buy it. it's floorprice was $2000 so it was still reduced, but originally i only wanted to spend about $1200 iykwim? always seems to happen to me! it's a lovely couch though.
lewis did a poo while we were there and can you believe they had no changing facilities whatsoever, so i had to change him on the concrete floor of the ladies room. how hard is it to put one of those cheap folding change tables in there?
anyway..on the way out of the shop he broke a ceramic toilet cleaner so i thought 'oh well, stuff it' and we just left it...norti, i know

[Leemar]

Hi Girls,

Well ok I am now getting excited about going away. Got out all the suitcases and they are now on the table and have pulled out some winter cloths. Poor Livi she doesnt have very much winter cloths at all that fit any way so looks like she will be getting a whole new winter wardrobe whilst away.

Fiji sounds great and those banana daquiris sound yummy.
Kate- Glad you had a great day at waterworld
MM- I know how hard that can be but from experience with my boys with everything it usually took about a week of being strong and not caving till it worked for me. My mum has a 60th anniversary calais and loves it.
Clare- Yep I am back to work on monday till wed then I am having thurs and fri off to clean the house and sheets and stuff before we leave on Sat.
Rainy- Canesten anti fungal cream I use on Livi and it works.

Well girls I may not have time next week to get on so if I dont I just want to say
Hope everyone is ok and all babies sleep all night. I am sure I will have lots to tell when I get back.

Love to all

[No.5]

Hello everyone!

Looks like I've missed a lot! I'm going to TRY and catch up over the next few days!
Hope everyone is well...

Clare & MM I need to wean Loki too! The only time he really feeds now is to go to sleep during the day and for comfort if we're somewhere new..

I took a HPT this morning and....
There was a VERY faint second line!!! I'm going to take another on Monday morning! I'll let you all know how it goes! Looks like December was our month again

Have to go start getting dinner ready will try and come back later for more catching up..

[Trillian]

OH WOW Nella!!!!! Fingers crossed that come Monday you have a darker line and a new bubby on the way!

Man I have been so slack with posting lately! I'm just in a mood where I much rather my own company and it's flowing onto here too - so I'm really sorry I can't give you all the time and attention you deserve.

All's well here, had a very busy few days over new years and I'm totally over it. I did decide to go shopping on Monday and I wished I stayed home. The kids were horrendous and they are NEVER like that in public. I even threw a tanty of my own in Coles and started crying to make them behave themselves LOL. Worked a treat too I must say I had co-operative kids the rest of the day.

And I got Alister's haircut!!! Short back and sides LOL. I will post a before and after pick later tonight. I also got myself a mobile phone finally - I'm now no longer a plebian and am up there with the Jones Nothing flash, just a pre-paid one cause I rarely use it. So that was my Christmas present to myself. It's also my birthday next Saturday and we are all going to wagga on Wed and I said to Lindsay all casual like, that it was my birthday and that maybe he could ask dad to take them shopping for a present for me. He asked me what sort of things I would like and I said to tell dad that I'd like some Pandora - Lindsay has no idea what it even is LMAO. I'm hoping that his innocence will be the closer on that one.

[Ginger]

oohhh nella congratulations!!! what fantastic news!
i can't believe how many of us in here are pg again, i love it, makes me feel like i'm not such an idiot!

sherie- we've missed you around here i know what you mean though, i go through stages where i don't feel like posting. can't wait to see alister's haircut.

well it feels like we're well and truely heading towards the business end ofthings around here iykwim? got the doula coming around here on wed to talk about my birth...i can't believe it's that soon!!! soon you'll have to al start sending me vibes so i don't go overdue ok??