Babies born~April 16th-30th 2009 #2

[berrme]

Sacha, the house is relatively babyroof, but you stop being so careful about things once number 1 gets a bit bigger and isn't chewing on cords and sticking things in powerpoints, so we have had to replace a few latches etc. Nothing too dramatic though.
Lol at dirty floors.I always said I was going to strap a sponge to Byron's chest so he could clean as he went, but I figured that some people wouldn't find it as amusing as me, so gave it a miss.
That is a real shame you missed Lachlan start crawling, but there will be lots more milestones for you to see first. They do new things all the time from here on in.

Don't assume that the behaviour of any child indicates what yours will be like at the same age. It sounds to me like your niece is allowed to be rude to her parents and will continue to be rude to adults until they stop her. Most kids will try it, but don't continue because it doesn't get them anywhere. I have also come across that sort of behaviour much more in girls than boys, you are more likely to be trying to manage a rough head than a bossy boots. I am sure Lachlan will be a delightful 5yo!

Cass, dinner was lovely. We went to a seafood place on the esplanade and then went for a walk along the waterfront. I guess it will be the last time we get to go for a child free evening stroll in a while. sigh.
I go back to work the week of the 18th of January, but will only be working Mon, Tues and Thurs. If you are free on Wed or Fri then we might finally get to meet IRL.

[Megan]

Wow, walking!!!! Nowhere near that in this house!! It must be lovely to watch your little person toddling around though

Cass, I had to laugh at you calling Elijah a lazy log! Sounds a bit like Noah, especially the part where you said he would rather whinge until you go and get him. Sounds very familiar

Noah is rolling. Some days he rolls everywhere and is in to everything, and others he'll just lay or sit there and look at me like "just pick me up will you, it's all just too hard". He's not even getting up on his knees at all. He can slide himself backwards (and get stuck under tables/chairs etc) but not forwards. As for being on his feet, not interested at all.
His top two teeth are on their way, so then he will have 4 teeth. Still breastfeeding, and he's now eating me out of house and home!

I am starting to feel like I need to work. I will only work part time though, so could be a long time before I find something. I just think it would give me a bit more balance and would be a positive for all of us. Here's hoping I can find something suitable.

[Ozziehoffy]

Mel, Oskar will be in daycare Wednesday's but Friday's should be ok. Will definitely make a date!

Megan, lol... he IS a lazy log! He does NOT roll anywhere but onto his side and almost all the way over to his tummy to reach things but that's it. Oh I hear ya about eating ... OMG since Elijah decided a few weeks ago that food was good he just LOVES eating. We've done BLS... were you doing that also? Elijah loves anything, it's great. I just give him the same and he sits there kicking his feet and eating. He grabs handfuls of food and stuffs it in and licks his hand haha so funny and MESSY but cute too. He chews it so well and you see him moving it around in his mouth. I swear he gags so much less than Oskar ever did and is miles ahead in the eating game. Oskar had all the pureed veg etc and it really was harder, as in, changing the texture etc. Elijah had mashed potato with peas and corn in it, rice, baked beans, scrambled eggs etc and just has no problems at all. It's fantastic!

I weighed Elijah the other day and he is 9 1/2 kg now lol and about 74cm tall/long. We call him nugget haha. He's too cute. Second tooth is almost through and mustn't be bugging him so much now cos he's not so velcro.. yay! Not sure if/when he'll crawl. Was watching him and he swivels around on his bum and pushed himself backwards on it yesterday. I'm wondering now if I've got another bum shuffler on my hands. Would be really amusing if he is the same as Oskar cos it's not usual really. Anyway, he's no better a sleeper yet but is sleeping now so I better go and get me some sleep too!

[Megan]

Yep, we're doing BLS too. He's so funny. We eat together everyday and he just has what DH and I have for dinner (unless we have a hot curry or something - he loves a mild curry!). Pasta is his favourite by a mile and he just shoves one shell after another in his mouth until he can't fit any more, then chews/swallows and goes again! This week he has decided he doesn't like orange vegies! No carrot, pumpkin or sweet potato has crossed his lips! lol But happy to eat everything else. Tonight he picked up about 3 bits of carrot, looked at me, blew a raspberry and then threw it back on his tray! lol cheeky little monkey. lol We can no longer eat in front of him without him squealing and whinging because he wants some, even it's a complete stranger he sees eating. Will be interesting when we go out to dinner on saturday night! Seems like that part time job will come in handy to pay for all the extra food!

[berrme]

lol at being eaten out of house and home, Megan. It costs me a fortune to feed my boys already... I am dreading them being teenagers. Byron devoured a whole lamb shank for dinner the other night and asked for another one! I think we have about 6 more months before Edward catches up and I have to start buying whole cows at a time.

Cass, I weighed Edward the other day too and we are up to 10.8kg. He is 77cm tall. Certainly a round little fella. It isn't stopping hime in the mobility stakes though. He is now walking easily between tables etc that are about 6 metres apart. He has even started standing by himself in the middle of the yard. It was ages after he started walking before Byron didn't need to pull up on things. It is scary, but yes Megan, it is really lovely and exciting to watch him toddling. You can't help but feel proud of how clever they are when they do something new.
Edward slept through to 5am last night for the first time in ages. We had a couple of nights of just one wake up at about 2 before that so hopefully we are going to get a bit more sleep again. It was starting to do my head in getting up 3 or 4 times a night. Sleep deprivation really isn't good for a person.
The boys start Daycare on Monday, I start work on Wednesday, so I will have 2 child free days! I am not sure what I am going to do with myself. Maybe catch up on some more sleep before I go back to work.
DH turns 30 today. Only 12 weeks till I turn 30 too. It is strange how an age that seemed so old when I was a teenager doesn't feel very old at all when you get there yourself. We are having a bit of a daytime gathering on Sunday which should be good. Kids really change the plans you make for parties etc. Night things are just too hard. Anyway, I have to go and do some more shopping for the last of his gifts so we can give them all to him tonight.

Enjoy your weekends.

[Ozziehoffy]

I think we have about 6 more months before Edward catches up and I have to start buying whole cows at a time.

It was starting to do my head in getting up 3 or 4 times a night. Sleep deprivation really isn't good for a person.

... whole cow... ahahaha that seriously made me crack up. I hear ya though.

Sleep deprivation and I know each other all too well, personally I have a very strong DISLIKE for sleep deprivation and I wish that it'd keep to itself instead of annoying me lol. Elijah is a bit hit and miss but in the past week has stretched a few times to about 5 hours in one hit then back to about 2 or 3 after that wake up. Hopefully we are on the way to some better sleeping - PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!! OooOooh Edward is going to be a tall boy huh. So cute

Megan, both Oskar and Elijah just love pasta too! Elijah really has surprised me with how well babies really do and can handle "normal" solids..... man I could've saved myself so much time by not cooking up huge pots of veg and then pureeing and freezing it for Oskar... OMG I wish I knew lol.

Elijah got his second tooth on Friday.... exactly 9 months old! Funny thing, Oskar got his very first tooth when he was 8 months exactly lol. Don't get gummy smiles anymore. Oh he's as cheeky as too, and laughs when playing on his own now which then cracks me up. He still loves to give his mummy big around the neck cuddles though I love them, he lays his head on my shoulder and has his little arms around me... just beautiful

Mel, I second the catch up on sleep Oooooooooor watch a dvd in PEACE! Relax, you deserve it. Enjoy.

[berrme]

Wow, I have been soooo busy. I don't know what I was thinking going back to work.

The boys are good. Edward is almost running now, it still blows me away. He just never stops moving either, he just runs walks from one end of the house to the other because he can. He now has 7 teeth and I think number 8 is on the way. Hopefully once this one is through we can have a break and catch up on some sleep before the next round of teeth make their appearance.
He has been coping really well with daycare. He didn't even cry at drop off time for the first couple of weeks. We had drop off tears this week, but he is fine once I am gone... sleeping, eating and drinking like he is supposed to. The principal has found me somewhere to express at work, apparently I am leading the way... noone else has ever put in a formal request. I could have just used the toilets but then I would have had to tip the milk out. I think I would cry if I had to waste so much milk.
Byron has not coped so well with daycare. Every morning so far he has had to be pried off my legs, and he has screamed and carried on. He starts to cry again as soon as he sees me in the afternoon too. The carers say he is fine during the day, but he has started wetting his pants again. Not every time, but enough for hime to have been sent home in spare daycare pants twice so far. I guess he will settle down.
We have had our first case of gastro already. Byron was up vomiting all Thursday night, then Clive and I were nauseous and couldn't eat all day Friday. Edward seems to have missed out, thank goodness. Hopefully it won't happen too often.

We pulled out the floor coverings in our kitchen and lounge/dining areas last weekend. We have been talking about getting the floors polished for so long, we figured we would give it a go. It trurned out to be much easier than we were anticipating and we did all 3 rooms in about 6 hours. It looks so much better already! Now we just have to organise the sanding and polishing.
We got our new car too!! We got a new Hyundai i30 wagon. It is the 2010 model so has curtain airbags and all the extra safety stuff. It is just wide enough for 3 baby seats so should be fine when we do have bub 3, otherwise we will just upgrade to something bigger in a couple of years time.

Anyway, better go, Byron wants me to play trains.
Hope everyone is well.

[iandh]

Hi everyone!
I'm new to BB so thought I'd join the thread and say hi!
We had little Isaac on the 19th April, 2009.
And little Holly on the 3rd July, 2010.

[Megan]

Welcome to BB
I am Mum to Noah, born 8th April, 2009 (but I post in this here because no one posts in the April 1-15 thread!)
It is pretty quiet in here these days.
Looking forward to hearing about your little ones