Babies Born ~ March 2012 #2

[buffy1]

Wow ladies, you are supermums! Nic, can I have dinner at your place?

I've been spoilt having DH home, he actually enjoys housework (nutbag) and boy, am I going to have to step up when he heads back to work.

E, good to hear your naughty boy is catching some z's.

Skye, 12 hours straight - Miss A must have been beside herself! Glad she caught up overnight and this morning.

Sara, hurrah for six hours!

W up early this morning, has had a fair bit of play time - spent half an hour chuckling and screeching at a red cushion. Super cute. Napping on me at the moment, self-soothe is out the window during the day. DH insists that we try it every time she goes down as he's worried she'll become so accustomed to being held all the time that I won't be able to do anything/keep my sanity.

I keep explaining that she's only really little and needs lots of cuddles and often, help sleeping. Settling herself will come with time.

I see his point, he's trying to make it easier on me with the PND etc but I'd rather help her nod off that let her get over-tired lying in her bassinette. Plus, I love snuggles!

Have a good Monday all.

[lct76]

Hi dudes, eek, another Monday…

Sorry to hear so many restless bubs… particularly Connor, chin up little chap. Lets get things back on track for your lovely Mum tonight ok? And Addison, your marathon awake period was very clever, but no repeat today please!

You multiple mums are amazing, seriously. I know I could achieve a lot more if only I could just stop playing words with friends, but nothing like what you guys manage!

We actually had a cracker of a night, so not feeling too bad today at all. The past 3 or 4 nights instead of just a blanket we have used either a kiddopotamus or love to swaddle, and the difference in Yves sleep is amazing. He settles so much quicker after each feed and sleeps uninterrupted for longer. Have also been trying to encourage longer feeds, which he seems to need, but often takes himself off the boob too quickly. Because of the intense nipple pain I hadn’t been encouraging him to relatch, but I realise we have to get it sorted so trying to persist and it is really paying off.

Other than that, things have been going ok, he is so delightful when alert and happy, and the gummy smiles are almost there. DF is such a goofball that he seems to encourage most of them with silly fart noises and kissing Yves’ mouth and nose, who appears all bug-eyed and horrified for a split second, then smiles and waits for the next kiss to come. Other than that his favourite thing to do is just lie in his bouncer and stare at the lights with a loony expression on his face. Meh, whatever works!

MCHN appt tomorrow so will be interesting to find out his new weight and height, as he seems to be 1cm longer every day! We post quite a few pics on FB as all our family are overseas and they are alarmed at how quickly he seems to be growing up. Boo, I want my little muppet to stay this tiny for a lot longer! (Mylitta I really understand now what you meant about dressing them in sleepsuits to try and maintain their ‘babyness’ for longer!)

Elocin – thanks for the lowdown on CS stuff – DTD is definitely not going to happen til I can at least touch my own scar without pain. I was a little over vigorous dabbing it dry with a towel after my bath last night and it hurt like hell on one end. It’s a horrendous feeling, creepy really.

Hope you all have a good day – will be back later on to catch up with persies x

[~ Mylitta ~]

Mylitta I really understand now what you meant about dressing them in sleepsuits to try and maintain their ‘babyness’ for longer!

Lol. I recently tried to stuff my 15 month old DD into one of her jumpsuits to convince myself she is still a baby. It was a tight squeeze but she happily slept the night in it haha.

Speaking of sleeping... I can't believe it, but I currently have three sleeping babies. Shayla is the only one in a bed though. Arlia is in my arms and Kyson fell asleep at my feet on the lounge room floor lol!

[nickers]

i just feel if i dont get the morning stuff done nothing seems to get done all day! and its a head space thing too, knowing when i come home i dont then have to get all that mundaine stuff done makes me feel better.
it helps now Nix & Ty can dress themselves, i just get their clothes out, i make their beds and they need to put their pillows/cuddlies on, i get their breakky but Nixon has been practising (on his own will) getting his own breakfast, we get a bit messy when he pours the milk etc lol but i like that he wants to do it himself.
Ive switched from having a shower in the morning to mostly having night showers, one less thing to try and get done in the morning, and i have been putting a load of washing on at night so it can be hung straight out in the morning too.
I seriously need to get my cooking mojo back, so sick of not being bothered with cooking, for months i just havent felt like doing it, cant think of what to cook. the big boys are fussy little critters which doesnt help, and i dont want to be making different meals for everyone so i have put it in the too hard basket for a while now.....
Sara- great on the 6hr stint! Ryker has been going 5hrs done one or two 6hr stints so hoping they get more regular. he often also wakes at 5am but i bring him in for cuddels and try to hold him out till about 630am (to work in with school times etc) but friday and again today he has started fussing for a feed when we are leaving the house which is only 2hrs after his last feed not 3.