BBB - That is soo gorgeous. It melts the heart when they start saying that. Seth says Dadda and Mumma but I don't think he knows what he is saying, as it sounds like babble. But it still counts as talking with me.
*MrsS* - I hope the boys learn to sleep through soon and congrates on the crawling and first tooth...
Bern - Sorry Chole needs the cast for longer but hopefully it will be the last time she will ever need one. I remember my Newphew broke his leg about that age too. We think his big sister tried to pick him up but landed on him instead, breaking the leg (she was a chubby 3 year old). So far, he hasn't had a break since (touching wood).
TaRhLi - Hope the boys are treating you well.
Dragonbub - I hope you have been able to sleep a bit better lately and that the Kinder Mum hasn't been to bad to you.
GG - Hope you are feeling better about your son's diagnosis and that your little girl is doing well.
AFM - Seth is doing real well, except for sleeping (as I have mentioned), we feel that their is something wrong with his cot mattress to wake him up all the time - but that could be wishful thinking. DH suggested maybe getting a new mattress that is a bit softer and it will make him comfortable enough to sleep through. We still only have 2 teeth but I feel more should be here soon.
He can now crawl like a pro and speed crawls to things/places he knows he should be going too. He thinks it a great game, cause mum will rouse and then pick him up and he can start all over again. We can now walk a few steps while holding onto the side of his playpen but I think he still prefers to crawl, as he knows how to do that well. I think once the walking clicks he will be running everwhere. I have him in a dinner routine of sorts, 6pm Dinner - 6:30pm Bath - 7pm REading in Cot 7:15/7:30 Bottle (and then hopfully sleep). I am trying to him that he can sleep in his cot but so far he is not convince and I end up rocking him but I am presisting.. Any ideas would be great.
All the best.
Jubear.
Jubear you've got me thinking DS only has a second hand mattress and a cheap target one at that in his cot, maybe we should try a nice comfy one ?
Am I the only one hear with a gummy toothless kid??? Hehe
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Rhys still doesn't have any teeth either, it still sort of makes him my little baby whereas Liam is my 'little man' as he is the more advanced of the two.
But saying that... Rhys is pulling himself up to stand onto the furniture now - or any other stable or non stable object and Liam is now deciding to stand up and then let go and use his stomach or elbows as support as you need 2 hands to make a mess . These babies are growing up way too fast...
Gemini - Thanks heaps for the kind words. He has been in bed with me the last few nights, so fingers crossed he stays in his own room tonight and I get some sleep. The only way I could sleep at all was by nursing him in bed . Not very restful but better than doing laps of my room. I studied Psychology so have some clue about aspergers but it seems a relatively recent addition to contemporary child psychology. I mean, in the "old days" it was ADD and autism, not apergers, central auditory processing, and other nasties are on the scene. I am just glad you have a diagnosis which means appropriate treatment before things get out of hand.
Jubear - it has all worked out and the kindy mum brushed it off kindly and said it was just a scratch. Whew!
Everyone else, hi!
AFM - have had a s#*t week in all. Sleepless nights, crashed the car, AND I forgot to pick Caden up from Kindy the other day! I was completely engrossed in making dinner for that evening when the phone rang. It was the school of course, telling me that Caden was in the office waiting for me to come get him!!! Eek! Am I the most terrible mother? The thing is, in my defence, I am used to picking him up from day care at 4pm, not school at 11.45, so I thought I had hours ahead of me. I knew when I dropped him off it was only for a half-day as I didn't even pack lunch, but during the day there was no internal clock mechanism to keep my eye on the time. I just felt absolute mud and it really topped off my week from hell. I went to a party for one of the kids from Caden's class, and it was good but I felt so uncomfortable. I was just worried I would do something wrong, or that Caden would play up or something. Is this the beginning of the mummy-wars that I have read about? I am not sure I am ready for this!
We have tooth number 6 - this one has returned after its first appearance 3 months ago
I think another two are coming through, as all her teeth have come through in sets of two, within about 10 days of each other.
Bree punctured my finger when I was checking her teeth the other day... OUCH
Bree is pulling herself up onto her feet all through the house now, she really wants to learn the art of walking as she hates getting sore knees trying to crawl on tiles.
Trying to baby proof the house better, as fold up cots laying across doorways wont contain her for much longer LOL
A few funny milestones...
This morning, I was gesturing by waving my hand in front of my nose and saying Pooweee and Bree copied me, so funny.
I ask Bree to say Mum Mum, but she shakes her head no and says "Nah (or My) Dad Dad" She often looks for Dad when he is at work. I get the impression she really misses him at times.
If we hold our arms out and ask Bree if she wants to be picked up, she will put her arms out to be picked up, or if she doesn't want us to pick her up she will put her arms by her side, trying to push them behind her, and she will look the other way.
If I take a photo of Bree and show it to her, she laughs. Sometimes she giggles and screws her nose up. I often tell her I am sending it to Daddy. If I ask her to smile for the camera, she ignores me and keeps playing, but if I ask her to smile once more for daddy, she will look at the camera and smile.
Dragonbub hows the sleep coming along? Don't worry yourself too much about "forgetting" to pick up your son in time. This is one of the reasons why telephones were invented I'm pretty sure I done this myself at some stage. I hope the coming week will be a better one for you.
Jubear I don't have much advice to offer. I have had nights where Bree has been really unsettled but on these occasions she has had a cold, bad rash under the chin, or teething I found with the two teeth next to the front ones, I needed to give Bree teething gel and nurofen to help her feel settled - they have been the worst with sinus and ear infection. I think that all upper teeth are difficult.
In my experience I have found that panadol doesnt help with pain or fever in children. I hope things settle down soon.
Well no more teeth for us just yet, but plenty of wet shirts and runny noses. The two Milly does have are very sharp, and breastfeeding is becoming a bit more dangerous. We have also had a couple of cut gums if she falls over forwards and cuts the top gum with her bottom teeth. Poor little poppet crys so hard she forgets to take a breath and goes all blue in the face. I have to blow on her face to stop her and get her to take a breath. Bit scary the first couple of times, but she is getting better.
Well she has been walking for close to a month now, and is getting very good at it. At first she would only take a couple of steps, and then crawl the rest, but now she prefers to walk and will stand up even if she falls over and keep walking. She loves to pick up Noah's toys and carry them away with her. The tupperware drawer is also a favourite.
As for eating I have been doing baby led solids, and she is just amazing. I find it most fascinating to watch her eat, and she has very good control over how much she wants to eat. Even if you ar espoon feeding yoghurt or custard, she will simply knock it out of your hand once she has had enough. Is anyone else doing baby led solids?
We have just made a major change in our family life too with my husband taking an interstate truck driving job. So we go from having DH looking after the kids in the morning and me in the afternoon, to him being away for up to two weeks at a time and the kids spending more time in the care of the grandparents and daycare. I'm now looking for part time work to balance the family life.
I'm still breastfeeding and expressing at work, but growing very tired of it. I'm finding it harder now to get a full bottle of milk, sometimes taking 30mins to express 30mls. I'm just lucky milly will take water now too.
I hope everyone is well. Sorry for no personals, I'll try to get them in next time.
Ouch bree punctured your finger! Those little teeth are sharp arent they!
Walking already!
Afm - jacksons just about to cut his first tooth, lleyton now has 2. Lleyton is also pulling himself up on everything. No sitting unless i sit them up then they lose balance, still commando crawling, i dont think they will crawl for long
Birthday was very quiet but we had a cake so DD could blow out the candles.
Lots of sleeping happening with the boys at the moment - they still are having 3 day sleeps but now they are sleeping for 2 1/2 to 3 hours at a time, so I think we are hitting another growth spurt. Rhys is having troubles with his teeth, still nothing has popped through but he has been cranky and wanting lots of mummy time at the moment. Luckily for me Liam has gone through his bad teething time with his bottom 2 and is now happy to self settle again.
Both boys are now furniture cruising with Liam now spanning spaces between the lounges to move around, the other day he actually pushed a chair in front while doing a few steps, Rhys has only been pulling himself up for about a week or so but he is already making attempts to walk and will take a few steps if we hold his hands.
Cheeky monkey's are now in their own room and have settled in fine, it is quite cute to go in when they have woken from a nap and they are standing up in their cots laughing at each other. One of the nice things about having 2 babies is the interaction and bond they will share...
Anyway gotta go, I can hear them awake now and I'm sure they will be wanting something to eat.
Our littlies are getting bigger... we're closing in the big '1'...
Bree is doing well in her development but she refuses to hold her bottle. TBH I don't mind in the slightest as it is about the only time you can get close enough for a cuddle lol
She is almost ready to start taking her first steps without support, I think it will be anyday now. Its funny when she's in the 'walker' she actually runs through the house, she manouvers the walker well, navigates her way around corners very easily. She almost escaped out the front the other day as I was bringing shopping in from the car through the garage... gettin very quick.
It is getting exciting that our kidlets are closing in to there 1st b'days. As my boy s the 1 st grandchild on DH's side, everyone wants to get involve with the party but we just want to keep it easy, have it in a park, eat some sandwiches and have a cake.
Anyhow, Seth is doing great. He has taken a few steps but prefers to crawl at the moment. I have a playpen to put him in when I need to do something by myself around the house but he can now push it around to wherever he wants to go. He is very strong. I can now see a few more teeth starting to make an entrance.... Which is a relief, as I was starting to think he would only ever have 2 lol... Sleep is a bit better as I now just bring him in with us, so some of us can get some sleep. I start off with him going him into his cot and can get anywhere Btwn 40mins to 4hrs. I just need to figure how to convince him that when he stirs Btwn sleep cycles not to sit up. Cause once he does that, he needs a cuddle to get back to sleep.... I'm sure it will work out.
Well we are also going on a family holiday by driving north of where we are. We are just loading the car and taking off for a while. So that should be good. Fingers crossed that Seth travels well. I am also trying to list every thing we will need or him, which has been interesting...
Tooth number 7 has finally arrived, been giving Bree a hard time for almost 2 weeks.
Only put on about 150g this month but grew 2cm in length. Sleeping heaps lately, about 8pm til 7am, then 9:30am ish for another 2.5 hours, and always gets cranky about 4:30pm and falls asleep in the highchair waiting for dinner.
Wow GG still no teeth for Jacob and he's also tough up get to sleep and stay asleep makes working from home hard !
I'm excited about his first birthday but not about the 12 month vaccinations
Can anyone tell me how to get a nappy onto a crawling/sitting/standing little monkey who just wants to grab and touch everything ! Argh
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. These babies are growing up way too fast...
good god where are these damn teeth?!?!?
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