Not much happening here. Both girls going pretty well and enjoying having two. We spend most of our day at a local park that is fully fenced in as DD1 can run free and play with other little people while I walk around with DD2 in the sling, hopefully losing a few pregnancy kilos while I'm at it haha. DD1 has started a second speech session a week so we are reeling in our budget ($83 per session so $166 a week) but we can definitely see it is helping! Still no mmm sound connection so I'm getting called Jess instead of Mum but one day... I'm so proud of how far she is coming!
DD2 is HUGE. Like really, really, really BIG. 100th percentile for weight and head and off the charts for length. She could easily pass for 6 months, DD1 wasn't this size till around 9 months but she was tiny. She is also SO happy. Just really smiley, babbly and giggly all the time. And strong. She is so cute.
Should have mentioned that she weighed 7.1kg at her 2 month needles! It is crazy. I have heard that after the first year or two, breastmilk becomes more calorie dense so wonder if my milk is being influenced by DD1s continued feeding but then I've also read that it is driven by the youngest and more frequent feeder so probably just genetics - her Dad is tall and well built. She doesn't seem that chubby, although she definitely has some rolls on her I think a lot of it is her height. Good for a bit of weight resistance while I'm trying to lose weight haha.
We did the rainbow jars and DD1 loved it, might make another craft activity out of decorating the outside/lid of the jar.
It's DD1's b'day next Friday, she still remembers her party from last year and has been talking about having a party. We're not having a party this year though so hopefully she'll be happy with my parents and her best friend. She wants the piggy cake out of the women's weekly cook book and has the picture memorised right down to the colour of the lolly decorations
DD2 is going well. Feeding alot more than I remember with DD1. We are cosleeping and I generally get her to sleep in the sling during the day so she gets a decent sleep. Overnight she is pretty good and will go straight back to sleep after a feed. She has started smiling in the last few days, can't wait for the personality to start coming out.
We have been pretty busy here. I just handed in an assignment for uni and have an exam in a week and a bit. Finding it pretty difficult to juggle my time during the day especially when DF is working because he is gone for 14 hours and is pretty much useless when he gets home because he is so tired. His job is pretty physically demanding. Which leaves me to do the cooking/cleaning/getting the girls sorted which I don't mind, sometimes it just feels like neither of us gets a break.
DD is going through a phase of wanting to touch her sister all the time, which is great except for when she poked her in the eye! She is learning the sounds of the letters at the moment. Had a disagreement with my dad the other day when he was reading her a story that started with "Once upon a time." "No Nonno! it starts with an O not a W" Oh dear, it seems we have a very observant little perfectionist on our hands
Wow Mo, Bambi is going to be 1 before you know it! She is so cute, reminds me of my girls with hardly any hair How are your big girls doing?
PRMG - I am so happy for you that your placenta moved! I remember chatting with my GP and he was really positive that mine would move which gave me hope. The midwife I saw after my scan didn't really say much about it because the scan report hadn't been sent through to them yet. I know how nerve wracking it was for you though. So many unknowns, especially with the likelihood of the caesarean hanging over your head. Anyway, on a more positive note, is your DD excited about being a big sister? Do you have any thoughts/guesses on the gender of bub?
JF - How are you guys? Sounds like Immy is doing well. Love the pics of your girls on FB! I have chubby babies too DD2 was 5.75kg at her 8 week needles, she must be over 6kg now. Did you start getting your Centrelink money yet? I would be putting in a complaint if you haven't, it took 2 weeks and 1 day from when we lodged the forms to when we received the first payment. A couple of months is a joke.
Are there no notifications at all from BB now?
Last edited by Fuzzywuzzy; May 23rd, 2012 at 05:59 PM.
MG wow 36wks already, you must be so excited to meet your little one.
FW how is your littlest lady doing?
JF I've seen the pics on FB & your newest lady is just adorable & so chunky!
How are all the 3yos doing? Are they all ready to start 3/4yo Kinder next year?
Kodi is doing 3yo Kinder this year & will probably repeat it next year & go into 4yo kinder in 2014.
She loves Kinder & has so many friends it's just too cute.
Bambi will be 9mo in 3 days :-0 where does the time go, She is crawling & pulling herself up on everything.
She adores her sisters & she thinks Kodi is funniest person alive. Kodi does all these dances for her & Bambi just cracks up it's so beautiful.
Maddi will be 5 in a few months, i still can't believe she will be in school next year, my baby isn't a baby anymore
Hope your all well & hope to hear from you all soon x
I'm very much over being pg now, hasn't been fun, but nearly there. Baby is wriggling around and causing me a fair amount of pain low down in my pelvis today, so I'm really hoping that means he/she has engaged. Will find out tomorrow at my OB appt.
DD is going well, we got our acceptance letter for 3yo kinder today, so she'll be off for two sessions next year. Boy will I miss her! And in the last three days, she's been using the potty! We had a conversation where she asked me all about her friends and if they wore a nappy or not. She rattled off all their names and realised that she was the only one still in nappies and something finally clicked. We've had one accident in three days, so very proud of her
Hope you're all well, Mo can't believe Bambi is 9 months already! Time flies!
Kodi finally decided to TT recently as well.
She only wears a nappy to Kinder as i know she will forget to go & at night.
What hours will M be doing next year?
Our Kinder is still deciding if we will have 15hrs of 4yr Kinder & then they can decide on the 3yo hrs & if they can run a 3yo program.
At the moment Kodi does 3hrs once a week because we have playgroup on the other day.
We pay $200 for that....
Yay for TT'ing! We're having issues here at the moment with her holding her pee until she absolutely can't wait any longer and not wanting to pull her pants down by herself. Not sure what the go is because she's been going to the toilet herself for almost 6 months now.
As far as I know QLD doesn't have a set Kindy program. There are kindergartens or long day care programs and we don't have a kindy here. So basically it would just be sending her to daycare for 2 days a week. I remember someone saying that they have to attend 15 hours a week so it is 2 full days. Will have to find out what they offer and how it works. I know that for kindy it costs around $25-30 a day and the daycare centre is $70 a day.
We are doing really well. The girls adore each other and DD2 is smiling all the time and giggling at DD1. She rolled for the first time the other day. It's different with the second child, I don't want her to start moving!
Down here we have 3yo Kinder which is usually 6 hrs a week 2 days at 3hrs.
4yo Kinder at the moment is 11.5hrs Maddi goes 8-12 Mon & Tues & 1-4 Weds. Next year it's suppose to go upto 15hrs & they want 2 x 7.5hrs days.
I personally don't want that as i think they would be too tired & wouldn't learn as much & if i wanted her to go all day i would send her to daycare.
Because Kodi & M turn 4 in March they have the choice to goto 3 or 4yo Kinder next year & if they bring in the stupid 8hr kinder days then i will be keeping Kodi back as she is not ready for those long days yet.
I know what you mean, Bambi is on the move all the time.
It's get tiring chasing after her all the time & it means she's almost not a baby now as well
We aren't sure about Kindy next year, we have been looking around but because of DD1's speech impairments we really need to find a suitable place for her (somewhere with at least moderate sign knowledge). DD1 has officially weaned (3yrs 3months) also which is great, I was really over it and finding it uncomfortable as her mouth got stronger but it is a little sad also. She is eating like a champion though so I'm not tooooo worried about her nutrition lol she has stirfried noodles for lunch almost every day which we share a whole broccoli, capsicum, 2 carrots and a tin of baby corn between us! DD2 is going great, just starting to roll everywhere, sitting by herself and eating some solids! 6 months, cannot believe it has been that long already... I thought the first time flew by!
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