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Hi ladies....so so sick today...Anika has adjusted to the curls but so clingy...have mastered the art of chucking with her on my hip...she seems happier with that option than being dumped on the floor in a hurry. Hope everyone has a great week...this ms has to settle...just has to...
awwww poor leon :lol: does he like the bath?? he will get used to it!
ellie :hug:
AFM terrrible night here :o up around 7 times, around every 90 mins screaming slept with me from 4am, went to the dr, another ear infection, 3rd one in 10 weeks
Olive - :hug: Sounds horrible, poor Millie! Hope you're able to get a rest this afternoon!
Ellie - Oh dear, sounds bad! Have you tried that medication for ms? I really hope it clears up for you soon too darl.
Nai - wow you are busy with all that swimming!! must be so much fun.
Shell - No sleeping through here either and J loves his solids and still has milk 5-6 times a day. I am giving up all hope :rolleyes:
Holly - Persevere with L and the water. One of the bubs in my MG screamed the whole time for the first two lessons but now at lesson four, she only grizzled a couple of times. I know you're not doing lessons but keep taking him until he gets used to it. Good luck in your results, I'm sure you'll do fine! I am still waiting on my thesis outcome and I submitted when J was 10 weeks old!!!! :o
Sorry girls, have read everything in fits and starts and can't remember much more :redface: Everyone does seem busy.
AFU - Busy here as well. J is loving swimming, feeding himself and getting outside into the garden. He has finally cracked the 8kg mark (by 20gms!!!!!) WHOOT!! About time! Took him to the CHC this morning. He is still only rolling exactly once, to get off his belly. No back to belly rolling or any signs of crawling any time this century. The CFHN said that if he's not doing more rolling and rocking on his knees by the time he's 9 months old (exactly a month from tomorrow) then she'll be referring him to a physio. Do you think I should be worried?
Kaz - I would not be worried at all!! The stupid MHCN wanted to send us to an audiologist for Juliette's hearing because she wasn't babbling properly at 8 months. She started the next day and babbles constantly now!
DD1 didn't crawl until she was over 9 months and she was only rolling one way too. I was chatting to a friend who said her daughter just started to crawl last week at 11 months. Crawling is not even a milestone as not all babies crawl - some bottom shuffle and some just get up and walk.
double post!
Thanks Nai - that's exactly what I needed to hear. I'm happy to spend more time on the floor with him encouraging movement cause I've probably slacked off there a little and just put him down with toys and leave him to it but I think a physio sounded a bit OTT. I was a bum shuffler when I was a kid!! :lol:
Kaz that's just crap! Sounds like scaremongering to me! I asked L's mchn about L's progress, as he isn't sitting yet and she said not to even worry about it until he's 12 months. All in good time they say! Fingers crossed for your thesis feedback!
L has really starting rolling everywhere though, to the point I think I need to get another bed rail for the other side (I've found him upside down on the edge of the bed, half way down the bed on the opposite side to where I put him down!)
Thanks for the tips re swimming. Yeah hopefully he will get used to it soon!
Ellie, glad Miss A is used to the curls! Hope the MS eases, seeing as you;re heading into the second tri now.
Olive, poor M! (And you!). Hope the ear infection clears up soon. Must be so painful, poor thing.
Nai, too true re crawling - Kaz I wouldn't be suprised if one of our lazy boys (J and L) didn't crawl at all!
Anyway, off to bed now. So tired! Have a good week everyone :) xox
Kaz- Like others have said I wouldn't worry, my nephew never really crawled he pushed himself around on his back so much that he had bald spot on his head that used to get terrible cradle crap, bleeding etc. They do things in there own time own way.
Olive- wow another one?! Poor thing and you poor thing! Did they say any reason why she may be prone to getting them so often?
Holly- I've heard it can take awhile to get into swimming, Ash had probs with water on her face for ages, we had such dramas washing her hair.
Finally bought a hip sling, been wanting one for ages but everything so expensive, found a Quinny brand one, looks good in pic so hopefully it is.
Thanks Holly and Shell. It's hard not to worry when they say stuff like that! I was feeling really relaxed about him too before the visit :doh:
Ok, another question. Just wondering, how much 'down time' you guys get away from your babies/kids each week (if any?).
ETA: I'm going to start another thread I think but am interested in you guys cause our kids are close in age.
hey girls
just popping my head in for a sec before i get suckered into paperwork AGAIN!!!!
everything going good here- life with 3 kids is alot busier than I thought it would be- esp now that boof actually is demanding my time and mobile lol
boof is going well and growing heaps- getting himself around in his own unique style which is a cross between shuffling, scooting and commando plus rolling to get somewhere fast lol- too funny
we are having cot wars and a stand off at the moment- he has decided that he wants to come in our bed from around midnight and i caved in a couple of times so we had a stand off last nite which ended with him asleep in his cot at 5am lol- so i am claiming victory there- lets see what tonight brings!!
this kid still doesnt sleep- he is lucky to have one 20 min sleep a day- he is not tired the rest of the time- sometimes i drive around for a bit just to get him to go to sleep- cause i know how important it is that he tried to get more!
now lets see if i can remember everybody !
Kaz- MCHN are gold when they are good- but when they arn't they are poison- you know your boy better than anybody and if you are not worried, then dont stress!! Every baby develops and grows and different speeds and paces and that is just life- heaven help if bubs is a little outside the norm!!! hugs hun!!
As for time without kids- i get NONE!!!! Boof is 100% demand feed and doesnt take ebm so everywhere i go- he goes! Thats my choice and i struggled not having ME time when the twins were born - but over time i got use to it and its probably why i got to bed so late and spend so much time on the puter as that is my escape time for me! With boof i have been fine about not having any time by myself so far as he is low maintenance compared to the twins- at least i can carry out a conversation with boof around and sorta finish it lol (impossible with the twins!!) hugs hun
olive- that is crap another ear infection-might be worth a trip the pead to see what they can do prevent them (grommits??) DD used to get the heaps as well but they really stopped after she had her pnumoccicol vaccination - it immunises against the same bacteria that causes ear infections as well as pnumonia! hugs hun! also brauer have a great ear relief rememdy- might be worth keeping on hand as well!
Shell- enjoy britney tonite!! Also would love to hear about your hip sling- boof getting heavy in my buba sling and thinking of getting an ergo instead - but your one might be another option!
ellie - too funny about the chucking with bubs on your hip lol- when i was UTD with boof my twins were soo funny watching me chuck as well - one would get the bucket and on would get the rennies- they also would take it in turns to hold my hair for me lol!
you know its bad when your kids think rennies are lollies ! hope m/s passes- have you tried seasickness bands- they took the edge off it a little for me!!
hi to maylna, OP, Nai NZ girl, Pinnymum and everyone else!
grr DH is cracking the whip to start paperwork now - so gotta go - mwah!!!
Hi everyone
Just popping on to let you know I had my scan today and all is GREAT! Bub was very active and uncooperative lol...so we got to have a long look! A was great, sat on DH's knee and watched and chatted to us all ...was quite bizarre...felt like it was only yesterday we were in the same room looking at her on the screen...anyway totally stuffed after 3 hour round trip with scan and shopping inbetween...and a few good chucks on the way home...be back tomorrow to catch up on everyone's news Ex
Great news Ellie!! (the scan not the chucking).
Det - thanks darl. It is something I've been wondering about, is the lack of me time something I'll get used to (like not enough sleep and broken when I get it) or is it something that will gradually wear me down until I go totally postal one day :lol: Just kidding, I'm starting to put some stuff in place now to make sure I have a little more time just to myself each week.
So hot here today. J's sleep was going great guns for a few days there but not it's turned south again and I really think it's the heat. He's so not used to just having a sheet over him, kicks around heaps but with a blanket on he doesn't move position at all when sleeping :o He's not very mobile my J!!!
Better go, can hear him stirring and I want to get up main street in all it's glory to run some errands. My sister is coming up this weekend and she's going to come swimming with us on Monday so I'm really looking forward to that. Hope everyone else and their bubs are well.
Hi ladies
Thought I'd pop in and post before I crash... so tired at the moment, takes too much effort to do anything!
Kaz - we're having sleep issues with the heat as well. Poor Isabel wakes up all hot and sweaty, her hair all wet! No good. Just when you think you're starting to make headway, something changes and it all goes pearshaped again!
I'll check your other thread...
Ellie - great news on your scan - fantastic! Good that A was well behaved too :D
Det - hi, missed you at dinner on Wed, it was only 5 of us. You could have bought Boof!
Holly - I have images in my head of L rolling all over the floor... sounds pretty cute!
Olive - hope Millie's ear is clearing up! Poor thing. We still don't have teeth either!
Hi to everyone else!!!
Going to log off and watch some crap TV now... I have discovered a new series of Survivor on the Go channel so I'm tuning into that now...
Have a great weekend everyone! Stay cool!
Ocean- I hear you on waking in the heat, it seems to take me so long to settle L into bed at night.
Ellie- Glad the scan went well, always a lovely time watching your little bubba on the screen, any thoughts on what you think your having?
Kaz-Don't stress about the MCHN, I honestly wouldn't worry, Go with ur mother instinct.. have fun with your sister
Olive- How is miss M?? improving I hope.
Det- I hope L's sleep improves...must be hard when you get little sleep as it is.
Shell=- Where did u get your hip sling from...would love to see some pics of it.. I'm still tossing up wether to get an ergo, just not sure I would get the use of it.
AFM- Lewis is on the move and I'm not ready, constantly getting into things, loves cords and anything that has tags on it.. my Dad was playing the guitar to him yesterday and placed it on the floor across the other side of the room and L moved so quickly to get it i was in shock!!
Hi all - just popping in quickly to say hi! I am around, but just haven;t had time to post.
Hope everyoe is going well.
I am finding Miss e in all sorts of spots in her cot. Her fave is to be crunched right up the end sideways. Still not crawling, but she is so fast in rolling to get to things, that's what she seems to do most.
OK off to bed
night night
thought i should come in a say hello....so HELLO :lol:
millie is much better, we've had a rough week with her sleep wise, day sleeps have involved loads of screaming (from both of us :redface: crying and frustration, all since getting sick. i had to feed her to sleep a few times as well, anything to get her to have a sleep! lots of sitting up in the cot, now that drove me bonkers!!
she has also in the past week, gone from 4 sleeps to two :o shock horror i tell you :o we actually last longer than 90 mins up! so far she has around 60-90 mins each time, im hoping to work on them a little and see if we can get some consistancy with them oh and a little longer, the up side of two sleeps is that she has been sleeping through :o except thurs night when she woke at 4am she has gone from 6.30pm-7am ish, so hoping that continues as well!
miss ive turned 3 with attitude is good too, though im sure shes actually turned 13!
were off to the Myer christmas windows bright and early tomorrow, planning on going when the girls wake, so hopefully gone by 7.30am, to beat the crowds!
DH has had 2 weeks off and is back monday, been nice having him home! we went to the zoo on thursday, S loved it!!
M is sort of on the move, slowly getting there and as gorgeous as ever!!!! still no teeth!
pinny i cant wait to see L crawl!!
ellie glad teh scan went well, bring on the 20 week one!!
OP when is your first scan??
kaz how about a sleeping bag?? i use summer ones here!
det 20 mins would do my head in!!
shell hows the sling going?
Holly is leon rolling more? i wouldnt worry yet either, though if your concerned get onto it sooner rather than later!
nai how are your gorgeous girls?? was G diffecult when she turned 3?? i assume its normal!
ETA meg that was M's favourite spot last week too!!! on her side as well!
Olive - good to hear Millie is on the mend! 3 is an interesting time - I refer to Miss G as my Threenager. They are so moody and tempramental. I actually think it was worse than when she was 2. However, at 3.5 she really turned a corner and the last few months have been much more enjoyable.
Ellie - great news about your scan!! OP - when is yours?
Det - you are superwoman!
Pinny - they do move fast once they get started!!
Kaz - you will get time for yourself again, I promise! It sometimes seems like forever but it does go quickly and before you know it they want sleepovers at friends places.
AFU - we went out for dinner as a family last night and that was all great until we got home and bedtime was awful. Miss J went down ok but the Miss G had a tanty and woke her up. Then it took 2 hours to get her back to sleep. Grrr! Now we all have colds :( Miss J is still not crawling or rolling around. She can push herself backwards but gets stuck under things and cries. She is getting really frustrated about it.
Hi girls,
So much to catch up. I think I will have to start again.
Jols- I cant believe how many ear infections poor Miss M has had. I am so sorry to hear that :hug: Hopefully you get some answers fromt he ENT specialist.
Nai- So glad you are enjoying work. All that swimming must be great for your weight loss. That is excellent the girls like daycare.
Ellie- Sorry you are still sick. I hope it passes soon.
OP- Still cant believe you are having another bub! So exciting. Ash sweats alot on her head as well. Hope the heat wave eases down there for you guys.
Kaz- Dont you worry about what that MCHN says. :hug: I havent been for so long. I was having lunch with a gf the other day who has a 9 month old who doesnt crawl and isnt rolling much at all. Its her second baby and she isnt worried. Her first one didnt really start moving until around 10 and a half months and she is now a healthy 3 year old. Hope you are having a nice weeend with your sister.:)
Megie- ITs so funny to go ina nd see where they are in their cots. Glad things are going well.
Pinny- that is great that L is on the move. Time to baby proof the house now!!!
Det- Glad things are going well. 3 kids must be hard work. It is good that book is such an easy going kid. I love his moving style video on FB. So funny! I was thinking of you the other day and how I used to woder how in the world you used to finction on such little sleep. Over the last couple of weeks, I see that you jsut have to. I have been getting 4 hours on a good night and not because of Ashlyn but because I have had so much work to do. I find now I dont have as much time to do things during the day while she is awake so I save it all for when she is sleeping and then she is an early riser so the new day starts whether I am ready or not! My hat goes of to you though!
I am really sorry I cant see back any further.
I have more to post about me but will have to come back later as Ash has now finished her toast and wants me.
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