Babies Born ~ September 2007 #54

[Ginger]

hi everyone

well dh actually ended up getting home early yesterday so dad didn't have to come over here at all. then, to my surprise, dh said 'why don't you just leave jimmy here as well?' i was shocked as he's never looked after both of them before. i think it was because jimmy looked so cute with his curls
anyway, so i was quite anxious, but gave jimmy a big booby feed and went on my way. had a fantastic time being child-free. i think i really needed it to be honest. i got home about 10pm and the 3 of them were all still awake wrestling on the rug and listening to loud music LOL then L and J both crashed out as soon as i got home. i swear jimmy aged while he was gone, he looked older than i remembered!!!

md- thanks fopr all the montessori info. i'm quite excited to find out about it. i think one of my friends might actually come with me as she is interested in putting her dd there too. i think lewis might have a crush on her dd too

clare- what are these terry towling pants all about? do i need to get these? tell me more!

arte- i always knew w was way way advanced. interesting what you say about the day sleeps- i'm just going with the flow atm.

kate- what did your friend name her baby boy?

hi trill, do you need to buy undies to start them off with TT? i'm so confused! i think i might have to go and do some reading up on it. i have no idea where to even start!
lewis is doing much better. he still has the little blisters on his hands but he is much more himself and is sleeping through the night. i'm hoping he's ok to take to a party i have on saturday.

[Trillian]

WOOHOO on the child free night out! What did big J think of J's hair?

You don't really *need* proper undies, but using the pullups etc can confuse them because they are just like a nappy still but when they are in jocks they have to be cleaned up when they dirty them and they don't like the way it feels kwim? Plus IMO it's always best to stay comitted to the TT once you start because that also sends mixed signals to them, like if they are only in jocks at home but nappies when out, it can take a little longer for them to get used to telling you they need to go to the toilet because they know the nappy is *safe*. When I TT it was always jocks/knickers while they were awake but when they were going to bed it was a nappy, but before I put their 'night nappy' on I would always take them to the loo to make them used to going before they went to bed and then take the nappy off and put them on the loo as soon as they woke up in the morning and then back into their underpants for the day. I did have a bit of trouble with Paige who refused to wear nappies once we started TT so I would have to wait till she fell asleep at night and then put her nappy on LOL. That's why I've always waited till they were well and truly 100% ready for it and not just because they were x years old and should be toilet trained by now LOL because it made it so much easier and quicker to have them fully day and night trained.

[Cassius2]

hi girls!

G: the terry towelling pants are the daggiest things this side of the planet. but basically they are just a padded undie ITMS. i remember them when i was 2-3 years old...i had cream and green coloured ones...ahh the 80s...

i *think* the concept is that they just 'hold' an oopsie in place without oozing too quickly so you have time to clean up...

MP: how did J go last night?

Arte: ROFL....ewww the descriptions of his nappy must make the nappy change session all the more 'visual' LOL!

Kate: mwah, nothing like a newborn to make us all old clucky chooks i reckon!
i reckon if you like the centre and you think S would like it, then you might as well put her name down. if and when it comes to an offer of a place, then you can reassess i reckon. hey, i probably totally missed all this with me being away, BUT how are the fires going up there? i heard they were near bundy? what about gladrock?!

Rainy: LOL! that is soo cute that the boys were having a blast...and yes, do tell, what did Big J think of the hairdo??

AFM: been busy packing, cooking, cleaning etc. DH it appears has gone on jetlag holiday.... totally unimpressed. i think he *forgot* that i was also on the plane back...
told him to shove it last night as there i was busy packing all the boxes of our study and doing a FAB job, when he walks in and goes: 'do you really have to stickytape the boxes up?' (as in, he didnt want me to close the boxes...who knows why...). totally went ape at him LOL! men are sooooo good at sticking their foot in it, i tell ya what.

[*noni*e*]

hey everyone
havnt been on in soooo long!!
things are going well here, W is now 5.6kgs and doing really well, above average for his weight and looking nice and healthy! cant believe how fast hes growing!
Ashas doing really well with the toilet training shes not having many accidents at home anymore and will go to the toilet with me when shes out she just wont go for others ie my mum or her daycare so i keep her in pull ups at those times and ask them to ask her if she wants to go but not to push if she says no.. coz i sent her to daycare in undies a few times and she ended up crying when they put her on the toilet, dont think shes emotionally ready to do it with other people yet which is fine too just trying to stay rather relaxed about it..
so this is what weve been doing.. undies, to start off with its a good idea to get training undies, they catch more of the mess but they feel just as wet as they would in regular undies, u can get them from big w in packs of 3 for about $7 and they come in different sizes, theyre around the other tt stuff in the store not with the regular undies.. asha probably has about 10 pairs, when they start u need lots of pairs coz there will be lots of accidents.. we started by putting asha on the potty every half hour or so as long as she was willing and just praising her for sitting there, everytime she had an accident we would get her to go and sit on the potty and let her know thats where wee or poo went.. it didnt take too long for her to catch on and she started to go to the potty when she needed to go, there were lots of accidents right next to it or shed stand up in the middle of going lol.. anytime she went and did something in the potty there was a huge deal made about it.. heaps of prasie. i also drew up a star chart my first one was 7 clouds, then flowers, then butterflies with the names of the days on them and any time she went she would get a small chocolate as well as get to put a star on the chart, we are still doing this now.. whenever i get her to sit i always say something like "come on wee wee" to re inforce what i want her to do and if she does we sing a little song which she really loves just a made up one "asha weed in the potty, what a good girl" etc etc shes really loving all the extra attention etc thats come with it and shes doing really well with it, like i said having very few accidents and some days without any at all..

[AnyDream]

Arte - um, boobies. Getting the new one installed on 7 Dec (just in time for a crappy Xmas). Not going to ask to be really perky but I expect the new one will be perkier anyway just because the surgeon won't be able to help himself ROFL. Seriously, the man feels boobies for a living. Then go back 4-6 months later for a tidy up if needed, and that's when they lift/reduce the other boobie to match the new one and make a nipple if needed. Still haven't decided if I'm going to keep my nip on the mast side because it contains breast tissue & there's a tiny risk of recurrence, getting a 2nd opinion to help with the decision. I have moments where I think I'm ok with it and then other times I just start crying at random moments so I guess I just can't wait til it's all behind me and I can get on with living with a thing where my BB should be.

BTW I'm totally with you on being over the pooey nappies, my darling child eats so much and poos in proportion, she far outdoes Missy H on the chunderous nappy factor LOL.

Kate, is that one of those new mega early childhood centres? We've got one a couple of suburbs over and the idea is they integrate all the services parents might need in a one stop shop (ie they have mach clinics and parenting help there too). Good to get on the waiting list now, it gives you choices later on.

Trill you're right she has *no clue* about the raffle, enjoys posting the money in the slot but looks confused every single week when the teacher gives her the ticket LOL. She loved playing with the playdough tho and had the 3 colours squished together in no time at all LOL. BTW I agree totally with everything you have said about TT, we left it a bit longer with DD1 and she TT'd in no time at all.

Ginger - gee Lewis is racking up the lady admirers . Yay for the child free time, it's kinda weird the first time isn't it, did you feel like you'd accidently left something behind because your hands/arms were empty LOL? BTW the terry towelling pants are the old-style TT pants - they come in smaller sizes but are a little more absorbent than regular knickers, so kids can still 'feel' the sensations but the pants catch a little more of the accidents than normal undies.

Noni - wow sounds like you're doing everything so well re the TTing. you will soon be rewarded with an accident-free pooey-nappy free zone!

Clare - ah what are the chances you're transformed into a screaming harpy at least once before moving day LOL (I would be). Come on L, get your gear together dude, holiday's over!!!

[Trillian]

Gosh MD, such a big thing to have to think about at any time you would think that buy now they would be able to do a prosthetic nipple just so women can have a more realistic breast but without the fear of a repeat situation. but this is the final hurdle you have to jump over hun and the end is almost in sight.

You know, I thought they had taken those terry pants off the market because I wanted those when I TT the girls because they were a lot younger but I could never find them anywhere.

Noni, W is going great now!

Clare, I would be fuming at him too!

[AnyDream]

Trill, you can get stick-ons, available in every size and colour imaginable, but they've been known to work loose and surprise unsuspecting bystanders . You can have one made surgically (they usually use a bit of tissue from the other breast when they do the lift/matching op) but it's colourless, you have to get the areaola tattoo'd on (which doesn't hurt cos there's no sensation, or so they say). I've seen one chick who had big hippy purple and green flowers tatt'd where the nipples would be LOL so the possibilities are endless. Ah I'll shut up now, I just can't believe it was this time last year when I was moaning about finding out I had gallstones, blissfully unawares that a year later I would be contemplating the wonders of nipple reconstruction .

[Trillian]

I just can't believe it was this time last year when I was moaning about finding out I had gallstones, blissfully unawares that a year later I would be contemplating the wonders of nipple reconstruction .

I know but look at how much it's made you grow as a person kwim? Sometimes the worst case senarios are often a blessing in disguise. You've handled this past year with so much dignity and your attitude has been amazing the entire time. ROFL at the escaping nipples though - would make for some interesting conversations I imagine

[Isadora]

Hi girls I'm back. Had a really good time in Bali with just DH & I. Spent alot of our time lazing around the pool with books and ****tails. I think lazy holidays are the best, especially when you are a parent lol. However we both missed M like CRAZY this time around, 4 days into our holiday I was ready to go back home to her. It didnt help that we were in a family hotel, surrounded by lovely kids, thinking 'M would love it here'. However we hope to go back next yr & take her along. On the plus side we bought a heap of stuff for her, probably due to our guilt of leaving her behind lol. Having her with me today is so awesome cant stop kissing her!!

3 of my friends have had babies since we have been away!! Congratulations to Katie, Z is just gorgeous. I hope you are getting some sleep in where you can. L looks thrilled with her.

Clare - What a mission at the airport, you poor thing. I would be feeling the same! I think alot of people understand though, there's just the odd few that give you the evil eye & they are mostly people who dont have kids. We had kids around us on both flights & they were hard work for the parents, but everyone around them was so understanding, which helps so much. I hear you on the ttc, I am beginning to get desperate lol. Although I must admit we havent been actively trying since our little mishap, we have just really started this month. So hoping for a positive in a couple of wks but deep down I think it will take longer this time. I hope you have come back from Italy with a little suprise, when can you test? DH & I are both willing the two wks to fly by for us hehehe.

Ange - Sorry to hear about your brother, what a stressful time. Its horrible to see someone you love in that situation when there's not an awful amount that you can do. I hope he is getting the help he needs now, how sad for your parents. I couldnt imagine watching my child going through that, it would be heartbreaking. My little sis has depression & anxiety too, & although not to that extent, everything is a struggle for her & it wears down my parents enormously.

MD - LOL at the escaping nipples!! I agree with Trill your attitude through all of this has been amazing, you are so strong!

Hello to all, I must run & get in another load of washing before M wakes up. So happy to be home with her again!

[Cassius2]

I just can't believe it was this time last year when I was moaning about finding out I had gallstones, blissfully unawares that a year later I would be contemplating the wonders of nipple reconstruction .

[Cassius2]

welcome back gorgeous H!!!!!!! oooohhh that trip does sound good...what is a ****tail again???! LOL!

unfortunately no stowaway for us. ho hum. and am only at CD9...so in boring-ville LOL!

[Ozstar]

Happy Birthday Hayley!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful day gorgeous.

MD woo hooo, we all knew you could do it. You truly are amazing!!

G I am so happy you got to go out with the girls!!!

I was laughing at the shampoo stories this morning and was going to post that L has done that a few times too. I couldnt find him this earlier and when I did he was in the bathroom with the door closed covering himself in shampoo lmao, he is now showered and in bed...... and smells nice and fruity lol.

[Ozstar]

I have just had the wonderful Leanne here, it was such pleasure to meet you Leanne and thanks for coming over.
I wish we could all meet up!!

[Cassius2]

Hi girls!

noni: oohhh Leila also likes to hit the shampoo and bath oil!! so slippery...she totally stacked it once and i was sooo scared that she had smashed her head to bits...(i am dramatic LOL!).

MD: nice one sista! you rock!

Oz: that is soo cool that you got to meet up with Leanne. totally jealous, i too wish we could all do a big sept 07 meet up.

MM:HAPPY BIRTHDAY H!!!!

that is what we had to do when i got the tonsilitis. the public system just couldnt afford to have me so we had to go private. in the end it cost a bit, but not as much as i thought (Considering that my only other experience of a private hospital was when i had a baby and it cost an arm and a leg). the anaesthetist was around 500 and the surgeon around 500. the hospital was the most expensive one off at close to 750 for the night (incl. theatre). hmmm when i lay it out like that it is heaps LOL! (but still cheaper than a having a baby LOL!).

Arte: unfortunately i will have to pack his stuff as i really like it and if i leave it to him it will all get ruined LOL!

AFM: we had our FINAL INSPECTION today!!!!!!!!!!!! omg, the house is AWESOME! full of natural light, ducted heating and cooling (i kinda forgot that one) AND the bit that i thought was rather drab, turns out to have been confused with another house we saw that day!! so the bathroom and kitchen are actually really really nice!!! YIPEEEEEE!!!!! cant wait til tuesday!

leila LOVED playing in the backyard, and i loved that i can see her from the kitchen and not be worried about escape routes

[AnyDream]

LOL Clare that you've seen so many houses they have all blurred together into some big amorphous mental picture! You'll have so much enjoyment rediscovering it all over the next few weeks. Wishing you heaps of energy for the packing process.

Katie and Leanne- ah totally jeally of your meetup!!! DH has family in QLD, every so often we talk about travelling up, still hasn't happened yet though. Would be nice to make it happen tho, one day...

Well I had an interesting day today, with my very own (meaningful) celebrity encounter. See pics on FB!