Blip: That's great that you found your camera! Woot!
Peach: A day in pj's sounds good, lol! No worries about the photo stuff... I think having a computer programmer for a husband has rubbed off me a bit. I know a few little tricks here and there! Love the pic of Winter - so cute!
How is everyone else doing?
AFM: After Oliver not doing any poos at all yesterday, I was greeted this morning by the biggest, heaviest, pooiest nappy I've ever had the great privelage of changing! It was everywhere and took 4-5 wipes to get all of it! Ah, the joys of motherhood, lol!
Also, I'm not sure if Oliver is maybe having a growth spurt, cause he's been waking for a feed during the night the last couple of nights. He's been sleeping through for maybe a month now, so for him to need a night feed is unusual. Does anyone know if they tend to have a growth spurt around now?
I'm off to the supermarket and then to my friend's place. Hope everyone is having a good day .
Sterla, around the 12 weeks mark babies go through a growth spurt and around the 14 week mark babies go through a wonder week(developmental spurt) So about now is a big change for them and that's probably why he is waking during the night. You may also find he is more clingy/fussy around this time also.
Last edited by Antheia; May 20th, 2009 at 11:37 AM.
Peach : i was soo happy! i could have danced. but i'm mad enough as it is ooo im soo green eyed about being in PJs all day! i wish i could do that!
sterla: woo for growth sperts! as for pooy nappies, its all fun and games untill a foot goes in it! i think with b/f bubs they can go 7days with out a poo...want an amuseing family story? one of my cousens would poo every 7 days around 10am every saterday! ...i thought it was funny untill my dad said "yeah, it was smelly enough to clear the WHOLE farm, i think the cows where scared if it!"
Anthiea : how are you love? how are your kiddies? i have a question for you - when babys teeth do the teeth look like little white dot on the gum that feel hard? or is it really just vermix under there (like a MCHN told me?)
AFM: busy busy day for daz and i! had a Gp appt thismorning and im starting to not like my GP. i tried talking to him about what happend in hospital RE the failure to thrive. he told me 'take some time out for your self. got to a coffee shop and have coffee" that helps...NOT! i guess i wanted him to be able to tell me if the crud i had running though my head last weekend was normal or not...but NOPE dismissed again... then to medicare for some other stuff. bonus - it was quiet! then quick pit stop at homeand off to MG (nice and early to feed darren so he didnt spew in the car!)had MG we've arranged to keep it going every other week at peoples places which is nice! then i had a MCHN appt that i forgot about. but im happy daz is now 5.790kg and 61cm long. it was also a differant MCHN. but im waiting untill friday to call the dietion 'cus im going to see the LC on friday, so i want his waight taken from there - as they're scales have been used more often and seem to be a little more...correct!(plus it means a little more time to put on some waight aaaaaaand work out the perfict 'nah-nah-nah-nah DARREN IS FINE EAT THE PROVERBAL AND DIE!' speech for one phone) got home from MG, darren was alseep...untill i took him out of the car. had a snooze between 6 and 6:45 which was good then was reeeeeeeeeeeeaaly cranky. he then settled on DH...then DH wanted to go to bed...so i spent the next hour trying to settle him down, i even gave him some brauer's colic stuff...another 20mins after that and he took another 100mls of milk and went off, but i expect him to wake up around 12 for a feed (he's had a refuxy day the poor thing) and tomorrow i hope to clean the house up and maybe even do the shopping...friday is the LC aaaaand saterday...was...something something...woo mummy brain strikes again! haha...im going togo and make a *hot* drink and hopeufully have it *hot* haha
hope every one has a wonderful thursday!
DAMMITTTT!!!!!!! My piece of crap laptop just died during my SECOND attempt at a reply!
We are alive argh Winter screaming gotta go, be back tommorrow!
HI Everyone!!
Well, I went through some severe withrawals yesterday with BB being down most of the day!
Peach: that's great that you are still alive and well :P Hope your laptop issues are resolved soon * maybe employ the same tactics as the pram with you man!! **Our computer keeps crashing too and its a massive pain in the bum. Hope little Winter is good too
Blip: I set the settings on my pump and usually do 5-5-5-5 or at least 5-5 if time is restrained and I do it after every feed if I am home. I am not going to start taking my pump away with me as I would not have anywhere to store the milk whilst out. I also do not express at the middle of the night feed. I haven't tried the warm flannels on anything like that, might give that a shot today. I set up the rythm of my pump by manually pumping as hard or soft as I want and then press a button and the pump keeps on doing it itself. I still find it hard to express more than 20ml in one go, especially as Sam has been waking up at 1am again this week ( must be a growth spurt) hope that trends goes away soon.
Antheia: Sammy laughs only seldomly as well. She laughed once last week and it took another week before she laughed again and she is a very happy baby smiles a lot. The last couple days though we have been hearing more laughs coming out of her, so hang in there, I'm sure they are coming!! IS Orson feeling better? and what about you, is your sinus infection subsided?
AFM, well as mentioned above Sammy has been waking up at 1am again as well as the usual 4:30am, so am a bit tired but is all good, I know (hope anyway) that it will be over in the next couple days, It does make me wonder whether she is hungry but trust me she went to bed FULL As a boot last night so is most likely a growth spurt. She did the funniest thing this am whilst I was burping her. She would normally just stare ahead or look at her night light on her desk, well this morning she just kept turning towards me, look me straight in the eyes and would give me THE biggest cheeky smile. I didn't want to laugh because I didn't want her to wake up and be awake for the morning ( it was 5am!!) but by the 3rd time, I burst out laughing! It took her forever to fall back asleep after that though. She is just such a cutie, I still fall in love with her evryday. Her weight gain is still going well ( I am sure of it!) but am going to go to get her weighed this morning to see her progress, she is full of rolls and getting quiet chubby. Other than that, we're gonna chill out today and tidy the house up a bit. Been a pretty busy last few days and am not up to doing much. Yesterday, We were supposed to meet with my friend who just has a bub a week ago, but she called me a couple hours earlier and cancelled as she had not slept, her newborn was being difficult and her 18 months old bub was sick with the flu, poor thing sounded terrible and so tired so I made her a spag bolognese and got DH to drop it off to her. She called me and said she cried when she saw it on her porch. I was so glad I got to help her out a bit. Her DH texted us as well saying thanks as he has been sick as well and working all day. It feels so good to be kind to others, best kind of rewards I reckon.
Anyway, enough blabbing, shower time! Hope everyone has a nice day!
Sammy is weiging at 5.16 kg (different scales than Dr's) but we are well and truly on recovery road. I had a chat with LC who changed the way I was taking my Moitlium and we are reducing formula feed to 30ml per feed and in a few days, alternate feeds only or mainly evening as this is when my milk is low
So its good news all around!! Yay
Grrr!!! I just did a big post and it didn't work - so I'm typing this is notepad and will copy and paste.
I'm so happy BB is working again! I missed it so much!
Peach: Yay, you're still about! I hope you manage to get your post up soon without your laptop (or BB) eating it! Sorry I couldn't stay on MSN for long - I really need to get my DH to fix it on the computer.
Antheia: Don't worry about Orson laughing or not. Oliver doesn't laugh heaps - I can get a giggle out of him most days, but it's only when I'm playing with him and he's really worked up and excited. If Orson is smiling lots it shows he's a happy baby. Maybe he's just a quieter, less excitable bub? How are you? I know you've been having a rough trot lately, so I hope you're okay .
Moose: Sounds like a growth spurt. I think Oliver had one last week, cause there were a couple of nights in a row where he woke during the night for a feed, then went back to sleeping through. I hope you're not feeling too sleep deprived, but I'm sure it will ease up soon enough . That was so nice to do that for your friend. As a new mum yourself you know exactly what other new mums need! I know what you mean about the cheeky night time smiles! Oliver will be in his bassinet, will cry, I'll come over to check and he gives me the hugest cheeky grin! It's so hard not to smile back!
How are Blip and Raver doing?
AFM: Oliver has rolled over 5 more times since his first roll on Sunday. He did it once yesterday afternoon, three times yesterday evening, and once so far today when my Dad was visiting! Yes, I'm counting! I'm so over-the-top proud of him! I've added the video of his first roll on FB, so for those of you that I know on FB you can check it out . You should mute it though, cause my high-pitched over the top excited voice is kind of embarrassing .
And... DH and I are officially homeowners!!! We thought settlement was tomorrow, but DH just called me to tell me everything is settled and that we can pick up the keys! I can't believe it!!! It will be so nice to go to the house and know that it's ours! Packing is still going rather slowly though - I haven't made any more progress than the three boxes I did over the weekend. Not to worry though, we still have a couple of weeks before we actually move. A big day for us!
Oh my goodness Ive missed out on so much! And Im such an idiot, just discovered a whole new page of posts when I scrolled down.
Ahem... Hello!
How is everyone? Im going to have to make this breif unfortunately as I will well and truly spit the dummy if I type for 20 mins and my lap top eats another reply!
Moose- That smile session sounds so lovely, I know what you mean when you say you still fall in love with Sammy everyday. I have to remember sometimes to give DP attention as Im always cooing over Winter. Good stuff for Sammy's weight its so good to hear your getting back on track
Sterla- WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I am SO excited for you settling! And woop woop or should I say rock and roll for Oliver? What a smart little monkey rolling around And I laughed when I read about his big leak at bunnings heheh.
Antheia- That is so awful about poor Orson's ear (Im late I know) Is he getting better? After Winter laughed the first time she didnt laugh again for almost 2 weeks, she giggles maybe every second day, sometimes everyday sometimes not, its different all the time unfortunately.
We are back, havnt been on for so long! Went up to Bundaberg fro my friends wedding on the weekend, drove up friday and back on sunday and had mothers group thursday thats why I havnt been on. Wedding was lovely and was really nice to have our first mini family holiday. Winter was a smash hit at the reception and looked so beautiful in her little dress. She was definately over tired by the time we left though.
DP just getting home from work so gotta run but ill be back a bit later!
Missed you girls!
Glad you had a nice time at your friend's wedding, and that Winter was a big hit! How cute in her little dress - aren't new outfits so great with bubs? Everytime I put Oliver in something new I end up taking photos, lol. I bet she would have been tired! Oliver gets tired pretty quickly when we have visitors - I think all those people fighting for their attention gets pretty tiring!
I don't know if I've mentioned yet, but I love your ticker pic of Winter. She's so adorable with her big, dark eyes!
Blip- Thats funny about Darren making himself a mini spa As for feeling sexy... I dont really have much advice, Ive pretty much packed my sexy pants away. Pretty bad to be honest. Even with dtd it takes me a while to get into the swing of things(but then find myself in the mood) Its strange, I hope I dont always feel this way as I doo feel bad for DP and it is an important part of any relationship I think. Sorry this is not helpful at all!
How was everyones day?
We had mothers group today, next week is our last one then its up to us to organise regular meetings, Im sad! I really look forward to it each week now and there a a couple of Mums there I really get along with so hopefully everyone will keep it up.
A nutritionist came in today who was a heinz representative. She was lovely, a former midwife so she was very pro make-it-yourself but I must say a few of their products were a bit dodge... just full of sugar. But I did learn some stuff so it was good. Got Fatty weighed- just over 7.1kg and now 66cm so she is growing well and I think will end up tall like her Daddy.
OMG I spotted a tooth coming through today! ARGH!!! So Im in for it soon I think...
peach: im glad im not the only one feeling...un sexy! and i think DTD is part of a good relationship. a guy DH works with is having marrange conceling becuase of the lack of DTD (along with other things) but he's also having an affair DH and i think due to the fact he's not DTD with her that much (as in less then once a month ) so DH and i talked about how important it is. beucase we dont want to go down that road!
DH and i have also desided that we're going to look at cars and hopefully buy one next finaceal year (so next month or so) i've just got to work out if i want a wagon or sidan...im thinking ford felcon wagon. i saw a really nice one on car sales...but it looked too much like my much disliked BIL (who i'd happily beat with a stick )...hopefully we'll find a good one... :shh: dont tell DH but i think i want a new(er) car...having thought about it...but :shh: dont tell him!
in other news those who where in the belly buddies grp do you rember a friend of mine had her bub at 33+1weeks? well her little man is back in hospital with pressure on the brain. went to the local hossy (where be both birthed our boys) they sent her home and told her to give him pandol...she took him to the RCH melb...and he had to have a stunt? stint? any way...i tube put in his head to drain fluid! she called me rather upset..i was in shock (having just told my mum he was going ok!) so please send some healing vibes to her!
Raver: Welcome back! Glad to see you're still about and doing well.
Antheia: You really are having the worst run these days aren't you!?! Feel better soon. I'm glad that Orson is starting to feel better at the very least. How cool about Orson laughing and snorting!!!
Moose: How are you and Sammy going? Is she still waking for an extra feed during the night?
Blip: Don't feel bad about Daz being on 50/50 EBM and formula. He's still getting the goodness from your booby juice! Expressing full time sounds like a lot of time and work, so you're doing fantastically to keep doing what you're doing (do you think I said 'doing' enough in that sentence? lol)
Mmm, as for feeling sexy again... well, TBH it's been awhile since I've felt 'sexy'. DH and I still haven't DTD'd very much yet, but the few times we have , well, it's slowly getting better. I guess we need to remember that it has only been 3-4 months since we had babies - it's a huge life changing event, so it takes awhile for everything to settle down. I mean, I only just started reading books again, because I now feel like I have enough time to myself to be able to relax like that. Not quite the same as DTD, lol, but do you get what I mean?
Huge healing vibes to your friend's bub!
Peach: How is Winter going with teething? Oh, and what is this with amber teething necklaces? I'd never heard of them until recently?
That's sad about your MG ending. Do you think your group will organise regular meet ups? I still have over a month till my MG starts... it's ridiculous how long I have to wait for one to start!
Go Winter with your weight gain and growing! That's impressive!
AFM: Oliver and I are good. He's rolled over a few times each day since he first rolled. He's not always successful though - I can see him working so hard to do it, but sometimes it just doesn't happen, poor little guy.
DH, my Dad and MIL are over at the new house yesterday and today working away. Ceiling painting is starting today. I've been making lunch for them and taking it over to keep them going... and Oliver gets to have another look around his new home . I've also been trying to pack while Oliver sleeps, which is going okay.
Has anyone else had any panic-stricken dreams involving their bubs? I keep having dreams where I'm somewhere (usually at shopping centre), and I all of a sudden realise I don't have Oliver with me. I've had a similar version of the same dream three times now. Usually I realise I've left Oliver in the car, panic and run back to get him. The panic I feel in the dream is so overwhelming, and I always feel awful when I wake up. I usually have to check on Oliver afterwards to make sure he's there. Of course I'd never do it in real life, but still, those dreams aren't fun .
We are doing good but still going through our growth spurt. We had one night of rest but last night we were back to it again and then missy decided that she had enough sleep at 5am! am buggered but all good. I'm definately getting more milk although not sure if I will ever be back to her not being supplemented, which I am ok with, as long as she is getting some BM, she's still getting goodness. Her Godfather was around today and he loves her to bits, she is sooooooo cute!
Good morning Girls,
Sorry Ive been slack on the posting front and once again this will probably be brief as Winter only cat naps during the day and Im expecting her awake within the next ten mins!
Sterla- That is so exciting that your house is almost ready! I bet you cant wait to move in! That is so cute about Oli blowing rasberries! Do you have to have a bib on him full time now for the drool?
Blip-Thats so bad about your Nan, is she going to be ok? Hope you go good at the gp today. Wagons are awesome too, thats what we have and its so handy for the pram and the rest of the rubbish us mums like to take everywhere lol
Antheia- Lets run away to the land of no-screaming-children together I looove your ticker photo of Orson too, everytime I see it it makes me smile I bet he has the funniest laugh
Moose- Hows everything with you? Is Sammy sleeping better now??
*sigh* I almost jumped of the balcony head first at one point yesterday as Im sure you could have gathered by my post! Aaaages ago when I was heavily pregnant DP and I were walking back from the bus into our complex when a lovely girl pulled up in her car and offered us a lift to our house(we live at top of big hill and id just bought a rocker) turns out she has a bub too and everytime i would see her drive past after that she would always stop and say hi and offer me to come visit... so yesterday I was at breaking point so decided to get out of the house and visit her and Im so glad I did...its funny how just having the support from other mums makes such a big difference. Really cutting a short story long here arent I??
So guess what happened last night?? Winter slept through for the first time!! I couldnt believe it, woke up a bunch of times freaking out and honestly it was so painful by the time she woke up and fed (at 6.30), just like when my milk first came in.
More news! DP and I went to look at a house yesterday morning(rental) and we applied for it and we were told we would hear back this morning, so fingers crossed! Its a wicked 3 bedroom with big back yard so we can get a dog and let the white devil(our cat) out to play...
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ooo im soo green eyed about being in PJs all day! i wish i could do that!
that helps...NOT! i guess i wanted him to be able to tell me if the crud i had running though my head last weekend was normal or not...but NOPE dismissed again... then to medicare for some other stuff. bonus - it was quiet! 
then quick pit stop at homeand off to MG (nice and early to feed darren so he didnt spew in the car!)had MG we've arranged to keep it going every other week at peoples places which is nice! then i had a MCHN appt that i forgot about. but im happy daz is now 5.790kg 
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We thought settlement was tomorrow, but DH just called me to tell me everything is settled and that we can pick up the keys! I can't believe it!!! It will be so nice to go to the house and know that it's ours! Packing is still going rather slowly though - I haven't made any more progress than the three boxes I did over the weekend. Not to worry though, we still have a couple of weeks before we actually move. A big day for us!
(Im late I know) Is he getting better? After Winter laughed the first time she didnt laugh again for almost 2 weeks, she giggles maybe every second day, sometimes everyday sometimes not, its different all the time unfortunately.
) so DH and i talked about how important it is. beucase we dont want to go down that road!
)...hopefully we'll find a good one... :shh: dont tell DH but i think i want a new(er) car...having thought about it...but :shh: dont tell him!
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