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suz - Glad you had a good time with your parents. Getting air con in our bedroom last year was definitely money well spent. Amelia will stay in with us at least until the heat is over. Not sure what we'll do next summer when she's in her own room. We can't have air con in the ceiling as our house has a flat roof.
beany - Isn't it awesome to see them smile with their eyes? Amelia's whole face lights up and it doesn't matter how tired I am, I just want to be with her and keep making her smile.
BS - :hug: What an awful experience. As hard as it is you are doing the right thing. I'm glad the medication is working...at least its worth it. And Eva will get used to it. You're so lucky to have DH close during the day. Wow! Good on Eva for sleeping through the night. I bet you didn't know yourself by morning.
Alison - I've been feeling sentimental too. I can't believe how much Amelia has changed in the last 12 weeks. You're right the first 12 weeks of pregnancy dragged on and then the first 12 weeks of their life goes so fast! Its a little sad that they are no longer tiny and helpless, but this is such a wonderful age. Yesterday was a funny day for me. Amelia turned 12 weeks but it was also the first anniversary of my angel's EDD. I feel a little guilty that I no longer have the sadness that I felt this same time last year. I still wonder what might have been, but if I hadn't miscarried when I did, I wouldn't have Amelia. And I cannot imagine my life without her.
Tilda - Glad Matilda enjoyed her first plane ride. What a champ!
Carmey - Sorry to hear about the mastitis. Its sounds horrible. Good thing you got to the doc early and are feeling better now.
AFM - I'm being called so will have to check in later. Things are getting better here.
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Hi Girls!
Just got back from the clinic. Ryan is 12 1/2 weeks old now. In 21 days he's put on nearly a kilo! He's 7.28kg, 63.5cm long and 40cm HC. Craig never got this chubby so I'm really enjoying having a little budda baby :) While we were there, I got them to measure Craig too. I was worried that he was a bit skinny for his height. The nurse said he'd dropped off his curve a bit, but when I got home I realised she'd had a 'senior moment' (she had a couple during the visit) and put him on the graph 6 months older than he is. Turns out he's just fine, perfect weight and height, still 90th percentile like he always has been. Phew! The nurse encouraged me to go for it with toilet training and to keep trying to get Craig to have a day sleep. I didn't think I'd have the energy with Ryan as well, but I'll give it a go. Wish me luck!
Hannah - I don't know how you would survive in Adelaide without A/C in your bedroom. With the temps you guys have had this summer keeping Amelia in with you at least until the weather cools down is a good idea. I know what you mean about your angel baby, that would have been a tough day for you. Don't feel guilty for not being as sad as last year. It was much more painful for me when I thought I couldn't take a pregnancy to full term, but I'm not as sad now that I know I can. I'm so glad things are getting better for you :hug:
What brand reusable breast pads are you girls using? I leaked right through on to the sheets last night, because Ryan slept 10 hours again.
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Hey everyone!
What a night! Eva has had gas for 5 hours so has been crying, getting carried, swing, on my knees, crying, getting carried etc...you get the picture! And of course it is a night when DH had to work so I am alone with a sore back! She is finally down for sleep at 1030pm!
Rose, I really hope Eva gets to the point that she chugs that stuff...It tortures me to give it to her every morning...she gets up all ready for food and I give her this nasty stuff...I got my wonder weeks book! Thanks so much for recommending it - I got through the first three chapters and it is really interesting!
Suz, yay on the AC...it never gets that hot here, so I don't have any but in NY I could not live without it! And way to go on the boys doing so well...seems like everyone is getting into a rythm.
Tilda, the travel cots are so noisy...she used to sleep in one when she was sleeping in our room, which is one of the reasons I would always be getting up. It was like she was sleeping on a plastic bag!
Beany, yes that is the first time ever she slept like that...I had one similar evening but she slept from about 11 to 5 am...not exactly the 930-6 am she did the other night, but she did not repeat it yesterday...it will come - I am not like some of you with those lovely little babies that sleep through (or somewhat) - at over three months she still gets up for a feed around 2/3 and around 5/6 - I feel happy when she skips her midnight feed! But with this medicine, she has been eating bigger portions and I finally am starting to get 3-4 hours between feeds - I have spent three months with 2 hours between feeds! so I am hoping she will get to the point where she packs away enough to sleep through soon...
Hannah, glad to hear things are getting better - can't wait to hear more details...
AFM, everything is ok here - Eva is still way calmer in the days - every morning when I give her that stuff I keep saying that her days will be so much better for it...She had a really bad stint of gas tonight but so did DH and I...so I am wondering what we ate to do this...DH and I actually got sort of sick this afternoon so naturally Eva followed suite this evening...I can't figure out what we ate...
I have been getting otu for daily walks (even in the rain, i just go)...and have been on the eliptical ALMOST every day now. The weight is just not coming off but at least I feel better. I don't get it.
Anyway, I keep following everyone on FB and it is amazing how the bubs are all getting so big and looking like little people, niot just newborns! The smiles and physical movements and all that...just amazing. I sort of miss her little squirmy newborn phase, except that she was always in pain with her reflux so I would not go back just for that. Poor baby.
Also, it is so funny - Eva has this doll in her bed that I lay down for when I give her playtime in there...sometimes I watch her playing and she starts falling asleep and rubs the doll. It is so cute! Now I leave it in there since she holds the doll's hand while she sleeps...She also talks to it in the mornings...I could just melt when I see that :)
I went out and bought her a bunch of little toys that are good for her discovering her hands phase and putting everything in her mouth phase :) I got her a really funny little squeaky alien looking thing from the same company that makes sophie the giraffe, and she loves that thing - straight to the mouth!
I have also been having a sharp pain in my left breast...usually when I work out or if I press down on the nipple...anyone every have this?
Off to try to get some rest in case Eva makes it a tumultuous night!
Kisses to all the bubs!
xoxo
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And of course she got up as soon as I finished this post and went down at midnight! argh!
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suz - I'm using mazalicious breast pads which I got through the nappybucket. They're bamboo with a layer of minkee so are really absorbent.
BS - Good on you for getting daily walks. I find getting out of the house really helps with my mood. I'm glad you're feeling better but try not to worry too much about the weight. Remember, it took your body 9 months to put it on so it will take a while to come off again. Sorry you had a bad night with Eva. If you and DH were both sick too then hopefully it means it'll be short-lived. I hope she's better today.
AFM - Things were better, but now are back to where they were a couple of weeks ago. Amelia has stopped sleeping in the evening again. She'll sleep at night but its usually 1-2am before I can get her down for longer than 30-40 minutes. We do the bath, massage, feed routine before bed and I aim to put her down between 8:30 and 9:30. She then spends a couple of hours chucking up her feed. There's a fair bit of screaming and crying before she vomits after which she'll go quiet until the next chuck is on its way. I manage to get her down for a half-hour or so before she wakes for another feed at 12-12:30. We do the spew routine again. Then she'll feed at 2-2:30 after which she's more settled and we go to bed. At least she'll sleep until 7-7:30 then wake again around 11am.
I'm just going with the flow at this point. I'm too exhausted to do otherwise. I find it more stressful when I worry about not having a good routine. I just wish I knew what I could do to help her with the vomiting. She's fine during the day...she's happy and laughing. But at night....ugh!
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