mamapan - it is hard when dh goes away isn't it? Sounds like his next trip away will be easier for you to cope with - and you'll have some fun too! I will be interested to hear how the moogoo goes - Zac is fine except for a small patch of dry skin under one ear, but my skin has just turned to #$*@ since he was born - probably cos I'm washing my hands so often, although I've got patches of excema in all sorts of random places
jess - I hope Anton is more settled now? Sounds like it would have been a horrible night for you both.
jasp - sounds like you need to take a video of her 'travelling' - sounds hysterical! Zac manages to move himself around on his play mat, but always when I'm not watching, so I turn my head for a moment and when I look back he's 180 degrees different from where I left him! Maybe he's going to be a ninja... ;-)
Lauren - you are too funny! Aren't men pathetic when it comes to a bit of pain or an illness? I hope Ollie goes well with the probiotics - at the very least they can't do any harm. I reckon medical people are very keen to diagnose reflux for anything they can't explain. I've heard great things about baby chiros too.
God, Christmas!!! It's closer than most of our babies are old, iykwim. Frightening. I second Sarah - will probably just get books and developmental type toys, if we need to get anything once the doting grandparents have finished with him! Just looking forward to our first Christmas as a family.
Sarah - well, I might have boasted too soon as we haven't had any more 8 hour sleeps, but it does feel like he's getting the hang of 'night-time is for sleeping' (touch wood!) Isn't it interesting how we adapt to less sleep and more interruptions? I thought it would kill me, but now it seems pretty ok. I'll happily admit though that if it wasn't for the co-sleeping, especially early on, I think I would have gone insane with 1-2 hourly feeds during the night.
AFM - Zac FINALLY had his 8 week needles on Tuesday. He was very good - wasn't too impressed with the taste of the rotatec but was content to wash it down with a little BF, and hollered at the needles, but once they were over he gave the nurse the sweetest smile. Also saw the doctor to check his hips - she reckons they're ok but we're going for an ultra sound just to be completely certain. He didn't seem to have any adverse reactions - we had a very quiet afternoon afterwards with lots of cuddle time, but his sleep pattern didn't change at all and I didn't need to roll out the infant panadol. The nurse said that sometimes they react more to the next round ...
DH is very stressed at the moment with some nasty stuff happening at work and he is working insane hours, but has promised that he will work from home tomorrow as he has barely seen Zac awake all week :-(
Lol Jasp I agree with the others you need to film it! Hayley does it a little bit, usually when I am trying to put her nappy on...not easy when I use terry cloth nappies so she always ends up unfolding it Nappy changing and getting dressed is oh so fun now that she is moving around more. If I dress her on the floor (usually after a bath) she squiggles around all over the place and I have to keep rolling her onto her back!
I did a google for those bumble ball things, and all i got were dog toys! Lol. I know our dog would love to play with all the toys Hayley has I did find some in the US on ebay but they are so expensive, especially when you factor in the currency exchange. Do you know if they make them anymore?
I havent thought about christmas much, but it really is just around the corner. I think we are staying in Wagga this year, the last few years we have gone to my parents (6 hours away) or DF's mum's, was ok when she lived in Sydney but now she is in Mackay. Long way to travel with a baby!
I'm thinking about getting her some stacking blocks- saw some nice Peter Rabbit ones for sale in a Myers catalogue a while ago and meant to go down there and get them but I think i would have missed out by now!
LF - hope Ollie cheers up soon..Hayley has been cranky today too, she's on her 4th or 5th sleep of the day already! We did have an early start (well early for us anyway). She slept through until about 5.30 and while she didn't wake up at 5.30 she kept crying and grizzling in her sleep so i was up and down popping her dummy back in. At 6 I thought bugger it I'll just get her up and give her a feed, then of course she didn't want to go back to sleep! So it's felt like a long day today and it's only just lunch time!
Sloane - I dont think she scared herself when she rolled, she just finds it hard to roll off her tummy so gets a bit confused I think, she got herself there but is now stuck! She really tries hard though, straining her head/neck and making little grunts! Hope corey is back to normal soon and you can get some decent sleep!
Jetta- good luck with the house unpacking. I find I love packing things up but don't like unpacking and putting away! that's great your MIL is looking after Sam, I don't think you would ever get anything unpacked with a newborn! hayley only sleeps for about 40 mins at a time, so I race around then doing everything...great way to learn how to prioritise and become very efficient! Except for now when I'm on BB it must be so strange not having him around though.
Cate - the nurse told us that too, that they are more likely to have a reaction after their second lot of needles. Oh yay can't wait for that Not too far away either, I can't believe how fast they are growing up! We put Hayley in her bassinette this morning to see if she still fits (only just!) as we are going to my parents this weekend. I said to him it's hard to believe she used to only reach halfway!
Hope your DH has a relaxing weekend too...
AFM - going to my parents this weekend, my little brother goes back to boarding school on Sunday so thought it would be nice for him to see Hayley now that she is a bit older. He saw her the day after she was born but he had a horrible cold so I didn't want him holding her too much! Mum & dad came with it a couple of days after, but thankfully we escaped it. I was so worried that Hayley was going to get sick!
taking the dog with us, I'm sure he will love a weekend on the farm. And it's been miserable weather this week so I haven't taken him for a walk. He must be going mad in the yard, I know I'm fed up with being stuck inside!
Anyway better go try and get somet hings done before she wakes up again. Would be so nice if she slept longer...occasionally she will sleep for 1-2 hours (usually when she has fallen asleep on me after a feed and I put her in her rocker thinking she'll be awake in a few minutes or if I lay down with her on our bed and have a nanna nap!). Have a great weekend everyone, and I hope the weather is nicer!
hi everyone
just a quick post from me... jut put J in his basket for a sleep and rushing to get some lunch!
went back to the osteo this morning and there is def improvement in his neck but still compression. good to make progress though but think we will be there a few more weeks at least.
The moo goo arrived this morning and i put someof the excema balm on immediately - already the redness is gone.. wow. will try the MSM cream later too. so far i am impressed! want to find the scalp cream - might see if there are any stockists near us.
J is also having a bit of an unsettled week - i was wondering if it iwas a wonder week too - he is feeding 2 hrly overnight. eeek! makes for a tired mummy!
good to hear from everyone - will try to be on later and do some personals.
xxx
I did find some in the US on ebay but they are so expensive, especially when you factor in the currency exchange. Do you know if they make them anymore?
it must be so strange not having him around though.
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