Babies born September 2007 #52

[Junglemum]

sorry! i love Doncaster. Although i heard a rumor that Chaddy has finished the renovation and it is pretty good.....

[Isadora]

MD - Forgot to say, thats excellent that your cc is now covered for a bit, that will help you guys out alot. So glad for you.

Ange - Was this a shopping trip just for you, as in you bought no kiddies clothing? hehe. Just asking as I always go out to buy something for myself & always end up with something for M.

Rainy - Aww it must be a girl thing as M fusses over little babies as well. I love watching her play with her dollies, wrapping them in a blankie, patting to sleep and then feeding them lol. DVD day today all the way, you poor thing! Why was J so unsettled? I am exhausted today too, had a rough night with M & her molars.

No uni today but seeing as I am paying $50 for a half day in daycare, I'm sending M along & going to get a much needed hair cut while I can! I am going out tonight with work as well, so good timing, I'll get a blow dry. Mind you, dont know if I'll be staying out much past 8...I'm so tired lol.

Forgot to mention, when I picked her up from daycare on Tuesday, & got her undressed for a bath, poor M had a huge bite mark on her arm. Must have hurt, as when I pointed to it & asked what happened, she kept saying 'ouch'.

[Junglemum]

That is terrible H, did the carers say anything? Surely it must have hurt if the mark was still there hours later. Poor little chicken. Nah no goodies for the girls. ALL for me! I was tempted by a gorgeous little dress, but it was in a very funky designer shop and $130 for a size 2 dress was just a bit out of my price range!

[MamaPan]

MM that is terrible, that would def be reported to the parents at our kindy - even though it was prob unintentional just so you know what happened. poor little M. LOL though N is sucha sissy he would have shown me and told me as soon as i walked in the door! I guess you dont need to wory about M being rough...
MD - did the M&Ms do the triick?
Ange - what a haul, that is great! i am impressed you could get out and shop just for yourself - i am yet to do that (but looking fwd tolosing some weight so i can). I would be such a gonner if i had a girl...
all going well here - it is my 1st full day with the boys alone (what a wimp i hear all you old hands say) - so far it is going ok... we went for friday bubacinos this morning (and i think i befriended some mroe mums there - i am on a roll!!) and then to questacon - wore little N out. fed them both in thelounge there and then brought them home.. and managed to get them both to sleep! YAY! so i have rushed down some lunch and i am on here for afew mins... lukcy little J still self setttles is all i can say bc i battled with N for 30 mins to get him to sleep. i hope J keeps this self settling up. that said i had abad night with him last night (must be the nigt for it ginger) - think his cold was keeping him up. he is growing so much we may have to move out of the moses basket soon and into the cot. boo hoo it is going SO fast!
i wonder how miss noni is getting along today?
PMSL Arte at the muesli.

[Cassius2]

grrrr. did mega post and it got chomped up for dinner...or lunch if going by EST...

MM: i'd let the carers know so that they can keep an eye out for chompity chompers on the loose. they should also have had you sign off on an injury like that or at the very least advised you that she might have a bruised arm. i'd raise it just in case they dont realise that it happened IYKWIM.

Ange: woot woo on the shopping. so so jealous. i sooo need a wardrobe overhaul it aint funny.

PP: i am so proud of you sista! sounds like you aced it! must have been such a big moment having the two eating peacefully away in the lounge...job well done babe!

G: omg. those hours sound horrendous! hope you can score some sleep in time when DH gets home is all i can say! you so deserve it!

Arte: ha ha ha! he is sooo dramatic LOL! i hope you ate some in front of him to show him that he is sooo missing out LOL! mmmm muesli....mmmmmm

AFM: all good here. leila is eating like a champ again. i got so worried when she was ill that all the pain would develop into a food association IYKWIM.
also our (new) house is still standing after the windstorm. DH drove past yesterday...ggrrr didnt think to take us! Ah well.

[Isadora]

Thanks girls & Clare I think you are right, I doubt they even knew it had happened. She has been bitten twice before in the babies room & on both occassions they informed me and wrote it up as an accident etc, got me to sign off. This time it was well hidden under her t -shirt, top part of the arm on the fleshy side . I was going to mention it today but it slipped my mind, the carer was talking to me about something else and I got too engrossed but I will let them know for sure next week. Also I dont want to kick up too much of a stink, I'd feel terrible if M bit another child & I am also scared that she might pick up this habit at daycare.

PAP - Yay you do sound like you are on a roll, hope it stays this way for awhile! Dont worry I'd be nervous having two home alone.

Clare - So glad L is eating well again, & I can understand your worry of L developing the food association with the pain. Is her mouth completely cleared or is it well on its way?

Falguni - $130 for a dress is just wayyyyy to much. Thats crazy! You'd have to be married to a millionaire to buy your kids clothing that expensive lol.

Oz - Have a great weekend in Sydney!!

[Ginger]

well i ended up taking the boys to my friend's house this morning for a pony ride as it was way too beautiful a day to watch dvds. lewis even collected some chicken eggs and chased her ducks around for a while....i soooooo badly want a pony, and i heard a little rumour that a friend of ours might be selling her dd's shetland soon as they are moving into the burbs....now i just have to get dh to come around. not an easy task.....

clare- glad the new place is still standing. how many weeks till you move in?

pap- well done on going out with the 2 of them. did you put j in a sling?

ange- i don't think it was a good move leaving that bottle at the playcentre, now i'm just stuck with only one he'll drink out of!

[*noni*e*]

Im still here.. Had a bit of a rough day on thursday.. Saw aba councellor and aba lactation consultant.. Neither could offer me much in the way of what could have gone wrong.. They looked at my attatchment and said it looked good. I don't always get it that good but I was generally taking him off if it felt wrong.. The lc said I should breastfeed him first and top up with formula slowly reducing down the amount of formula, switching sides 4 times instead of 2 so he gets more milk coz he slows down after a few minutes and eventually stops feeding or fusses.. Anyway all good advice I felt ok except that no one cld really tell me what went wrong.. Went to the gp and the gp advised me it would be fine to do both if I felt I wanted to but it wasn't ok to reduce his formula anytime soon because he's still below the 50th percentile which he was born into... they sort of let me in on the fact that he was sicker then they made out at the time but I had agreed to put him on formula at that time and they didn't want me to feel worse than I did.. I feel kinda better having the decision made for me.. I don't feel like I can continue to bf if it won't eventually get me anywhere iykwim? Its a lot of extra work for no possible steps forward anytime soon... I feel a bit better knowing that I really did try my absolute hardest and although I feel a little dissapointed in the outcome im not willing to go against medical advise when I believe my gp has the best interests of his health in what he's telling me if that makes sense..
Still don't feel 100% right.. A little detatched from both kids and well everyone.. Not sure if im just overwhelmed coz its been a tough few weeks and william hasn't really had a calm period yet where things have flowed well for a few days atleast (he's curently got thrush in the mouth and a horrid nappy rash so still not happy).. Im hoping once he calms down we all will.. Ughhh anyway just thought I better jump on here and let u all know what's happening since uve all been so supportive...

[AnyDream]

Oh Noni...big hugs and hang in there sweetie. Of course it's been a rough few weeks, I'm sure he will keep gaining and you'll get past this little hump and then one day you'll realise you're feeling more back to your normal self again. And do you know what, sometimes things just don't turn out the way you wanted, but that's life and eventually you get to the point where it's ok just because it is. Kwim? So try to be gentle on yourself. You know already you're a good mummy, you've got Miss A to show you that so just try to relax and enjoy the ride a bit more. Will you do that just for us?

Ginger - yeah get a pony and make sure you give it a food-based name LOL.

MM - gosh I would be really upset if I found a bite mark, so make sure you bring it up.

Clare I'm desperate for a wardrobe revamp too. Glad your house is still there. I hope you have in-betweeny insurance on it before settlement (something to do with avoiding a dispute if it burns down while it's under contract).

Ange I'm jealous-as over your shopping spree. I'm the biggest Rockport fan ever ever ever. Told DH I'm buying a new pair when the tax money arrives LOL.

Arte I'm as enchanted as everyone else with W's muesli story. I foresee a future in theatre...LOL.

PP - yeah the M&Ms did the trick - submitted the essay this afternoon AND it actually makes sense (unlike the 5 pages of gibberish I had yesterday - managed to wrangle it into something) but now I've got a pimple on the end of my tongue from all that sucking LOL. Can't believe how tired my brain is.

[MamaPan]

hi girls thought i would jump on while DH has N at gymbaroo....
and J is sleeping...
we are off toa party at 11, it is a little girl who was born a couple of wks before N (friend from school) - so it is hitting me hard that they are all nearly 2!
Noni - as MD says be kind to yourself. yu have realy tried and it seems it just isnt the best thing for you guys right now. what did the gp say was wrong with him? i thougth it was normal that they my be born at a certain percentile and then move to another (e.g. J was born at 25% and is now trending on the 50th and it can go either way). i am not questioning your choice at all, i am more just interested... anyway hope that you can now relax a little and enjoy this time (or get through it - depends on the day LOL!!) - and you are a great mum as your gorgeous girl proves.
clare - glad the house is ok. have yo taken the pic yet with the sold sign?
sherie - how is A?
I am jealpous of you girls with the outdoor/country lifestyle - pony rides, lambs etc - is my family missing out?? it sounds amazing for the kids...
G woudl a pony cost less than the 4.5K punch up? (that;s the angle i woudl be pushing)

[Junglemum]

G woudl a pony cost less than the 4.5K punch up? (that;s the angle i woudl be pushing)

Good angle.

Noni- hope you're feeling better about your decisions now. What's most important is that you feel at peace with it all.


Glenn is a freeeeeeee man! Woohoo. Finished work yesterday.

MD- Good work on the essay. Very impressed you managed to do it with everything else thats going on, how is the sore arm btw?

bbl

[Junglemum]

I'm not up with all the birthdays but i see it is little Hannahs birthday today! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH! Where has the two years gone????

[AnyDream]

Oh my goodness, Happy Birthday big Miss 2 Year old Hanny, Ya Cutiepatootie!!!

[Cassius2]

grrr lost ANOTHER post...

but...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH

G: i like PPs idea of 'operation pony' LOL!

Ange: any cool plans for Gs first weekend as a free man? i need to live vicariously through you as i am a soccer widow again this weekend...

MD: so so stoked that you got that essay off...total champion effort. i almost passed out reading my opening para on one chapter of mine...horrific is the best way to describe it...egad.

Noni: glad that u have found some zen with the feeding. i cant imagine how hard it must be to face that xx

MM: yep, her mouth is fully cleared. it was such a nightmare week. the girls in my MG were horrified at how swollen her face was from it...looked like she had mumps!

AFM: well we hung out in our new hood. ate some freshly made sweeties at a local greek cake shop, had coffee and bubbacinos. then went and inspected a baby/kid clothing store, but realised when i picked up a sz 0000 onsie that cost $94 that i *may* have entered way out of my league LOL! i mean it was gorgeous (hence i picked it up) but omg, that is alot of money. many ppl there buying up big though...i guess i am getting closer to the eastern suburbs...arrghhhhhh! we soo reek of brunswick...AND I LOVE IT BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!! (yes, melbourne can be provincial lol)
now it is my turn for sore teeth. had the braces tightened yesterday and oh the agony. luckily friday ****tails are now an institution with the girls at work (and luckily i am a one pot screamer cause they cost a bomb!) so i dulled the pain with 2 ****tails...so nice to hit the town like that for special treats.

[Artechim]

Happy Birthday Hannah!!!!

I can't believe our babies are turning two!

Clare, one of the tourist shops around here had half price baby clothes and I picked up a nice little top for my cousins new baby - but put it straight back down again when I realised that at half price it was still $60

Ange, snap - I drove 3 hours for shopping the other day, except I didn't get any bargains, didn't even get half of what I went for lol. I tried to repeat last weeks great shop when I got all my jobs done, but didn't factor in that with a toddler I have a max of 3 shops before it is all over.

MD, meant to say WTG on the child care refund. I am so happy for you.

Ginger, you NEED a pony! Do it now while they are little because ponies won't be cool when they get older.

Can you remember sitting at the computer two years ago reading about little Hannahs arrival, patting your big tummy waiting for your turn to arrive? Isn't it amazing that two whole years have gone by and now our little bubs have turned into little people! I can't believe I am sitting here waiting for a second baby to arrive lol, I so can't remember what newborns do.

[MamaPan]

Happy bday miss cutiepapootie!!!!

[*noni*e*]

Happy Birthday Hannah!!!!
Pap- dr said he was severely dehydrated and looked undernourished, he had saggy dry skin, a weak cry, was hard to wake at times, failing to gain wait and not pooing in a week as well as only around 3 wet nappies a day, often with urates never wet enough to feel an actual change in the weight of the nappy.. Pretty horrible but nothing irreversable which im very greatful for!!

[Trillian]

Everytime I go to post lately I have to leave it and attend to a child or a phone ARGH!

Noni, we know, and most importantly YOU know that you did the very best you could and in the end you made the only decision that you could under the circumstances. I know what it was like when I had no milk at all with Alister from the start - I could either keep flogging a dead horse and risk him getting sick from dehydration or grudgingly go back to formula.

All this talk about exxie clothes has me giggling - There was this shop from Wagga that came over to town for a few days to have a sale on all their winter gear and I got a 'woof by minihaha' shirt for Alister for SIL's wedding and a pair of 'jb for minihaha' navy trousers (size 3 can you believe it! not that they will fit him perfectly now but they aren't much bigger than his 2's) and even with 40% off it was still $75 - but I didn't tell DH that At this rate her wedding will cost us more than it's costing her DH still needs to get a new suit and I need shoes. The credit card is already in the death throes and then there is Canberra next weekend....

Had our first Little Athletics afternoon on Friday and OMG Alister was all over the place. Dh and I were timekeeping and he would keep wandering onto the track and then he wandered over to the highjump and stood in front of the bar and then walked in front of the discus area. It was just too stressful ROFL! He wasn't naughty at all but it was so hard to keep him near us. I think next time it will be the stroller and keep feeding him lollies. The kids had great fun though.