Babies born~January 1st-15th 2010 #2

[Bun]

Sooooo annoyed - I finally got time to post and my post was lost in the server change! Sigh... can't even remember what I wrote now.

We are going well. DS had his six month check up yesterday and is now almost 8.2kg. He is average length and also has a big head! He sits very well and can get around on the floor by pivoting and rolling, and he has just started doing this funny bum jump thing where he jumps along on his bum while sitting! It looks really funny but it works and it gets him where he wants to go so he is pretty happy with himself! I don't think he is even close to crawling yet. He still eats like a champ and is a happy little boy. He still likes one or two night feeds which is a bit of a pain but he sleeps well other than that.

jen - I know the feeling. It can be hard remembering who you were before children and I also find myself feeling 'lost' sometimes. I am glad that you have started doing something for yourself, it is important to do something like that. Sorry to hear about DD1's tanties - we are having a few of those around here too.

Hi everyone else, sorry, no time for any more but I will pop back in again soon

[tracehb]

Hi everyone, I have been popping in every now and then but never get to fully catch up before I have to go and do something else or fall asleep at night cause I am so tired.

I'm going to try and catch up properly now while Maddie is in her Jolly Jumper but sometimes she is happy in there for ages and other times she gets bored so we'll see how we go, lol.

We are going OK apart from some teething troubles. We had 3 weeks where she was waking multiple times in the night, I finally started giving her nurofen and Brauers teething relief and that helped a lot but I didnt want to give her drugs all the time so I got an Amber teething necklace as well. The first night she wore it she slept all night without waking at all and was sooooo happy the next day I thought they must be magic but the next night she woke again a couple of times but she did resettle herself quite quickly which was good. I think tonight will be night 4 and the last 3 nights have been the best we have had in the last 3 weeks but the teeth are also fully through the gums now so not sure if it was the necklace or if we were already past the worst of it but hey the necklace looks cute on her.

Ok going to have a quick read back

[feeb]

ZF hope finacial stuff sorts it self out good luck! My boys giggle and bow rasberries together too very cute!

Eluend wow sounds like you have a moover on your hands!! What themes are you thinking?

Minny wow lots of teeth and crawling!!! DS2 tips sippy cut upside down and makes a mess not ken on drinking!

Jenjams my DS1 having tantrums too and DS2 not doing much either!

Bun night feeds are hard work at times

tracehb bugger about teething hope things settle for you.

As for us DS2 had MCHN appt today 8670 grams and 71cm tall, he hates his tummy rolls onto back as soon as I put him down! He sits up has done for a long time now, he has only in last 2 weeks been interested in solids!! As for sleep he will not sleep in cot!! During day its pram if out or on my knee grrr at night will only co sleep. Still tandem BF, I have some days I get annoyed and want to stop DS1 but so cute when he climbs on knee saying boobie and lifting my top! DS2 has no teeth yet, but as DS1 did acting like teething for ages!

[tracehb]

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Trace- Hmmmm how many Jovi concerts are you going to here in Oz? I think Maddie has no choice in her music tastes does she? How is she going with her sleeping in her cot?

Hahaha I'm going to 7 concerts, 2 in New Zealand and 5 in Oz December is going to be crazy!

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my son never rolled ... he sat at 5 months and crawled around 8 months but not once did he roll. he's 10 years old now and the only rolling he does is his eyes haha

Hahahahaha this made me laugh! Maddie wont roll either. She can do it but doesnt do it very often. I have been trying to give her more tummy time but she just grizzles when she is on her tummy now, before she used to love it but now she is back to preferring to lay on her back or sit up.

Teagz that sounds scary about Jacksons fontelle closing up. I'm glad its all OK though.

Bun hope you are feeling better now. Thats funny about your little one grabbing food outta your mouth. Maddie stares at me when I am eating so I have started offering her some of it, if its safe for her to eat but most of the time she just squishes it and chucks it on the floor.....lol. This morning I was having banana bread and she was staring so I gave her some and she just squished it so that will be the last time I share my banana bread with her, lol. She eats all of her food that I feed to her though and she has had some vegemite on an english muffin that she ate a little bit of.

Zarava how is Z doing now with the allergies, can she try new foods now?

Jenjams I know what you mean about feeling a bit lost, I feel a bit the same too and feel like I never get any time for myself or if I do its limited and I am still worry about Maddie. I really miss my friends and family in Adelaide and really wish I had a bit more support other than just hubby. I told him the other day that I wanted to move back to adelaide and he freaked out but on the plus side he had picked up his game a bit and been a bit more supportive so thats good.

Anyway I better go Maddie has been an angel in her jolly jumper for over an hour so I better go get her some dinner and start the night time routine

[helle]

it's good to see some posts! it's been so quiet in here! we're still pottering along... Jackson has started walking along furniture now, still only commando crawling but occasionally will do a proper one. Mum thinks he'll be walking before he proper crawls full time iykwim. Which sucks, because he looks so cute when he does his proper crawl!

He still hates his solids. No interest what so ever. It's doing my head in. His last weigh in was about 3 weeks ago now and he was 8.580kg's and 68cms long, so weight wise he seems to be going ok still. It's a wonder, because he never stops moving!!

we're still hit and miss with sleep too, the last 2 nights he slept thru from 8.30 to 6, and just as I get used to it last night he was up from 1 til 3, but then slept thru til 7.30 ^^;

well i best be off, I can hear him waking!

[tracehb]

Hey Teagz sounds like Jackson is a real mover. That must be frustrating that he wont eat his solids. I'm guessing you have tried him with lots of different things and different consistencies. Maddie went a bit funny early on if it was anything too thick she wouldnt eat it so I had to make sure it was quite thin and smooth and then i just really slowly started making it thicker and a bit lumpier as she got used to it. I still puree most of her food but sometimes I can get away with just mashing the veggies. Also have you tried giving him the solids before his milk? So he doesnt have a chance to fill up on milk? In the mornings I give Maddie half her milk then her breakfast then the other half of her milk. At first I was worried to give solids before all of her milk because I was worried she would cut back on her milk but its weird since she started solids she now drinks all of her milk with so much less fuss than she did before she started solids. I used to have so much trouble getting her to drink her milk but now no problems at all. Another idea maybe give him things he can feed himself, if he is quite active he might get frustrating sitting still and being spoon fed? I have just noticed Maddie is starting to get a bit frustrated at having to sit without any toys and be fed, she has started grabbing for the spoon and bowl so I am going to have to start giving her more things she can feed herself soon but I must admit apart from toast I am at a bit of a loss as to what else to give her. I am afraid she will choke on anything else. Anyway I'm sure you've prob tried all of this already, i hope it improves soon for you

Anyone else have any ideas for finger foods?

[illeyena]

Tracey - Caroline is now wanting to feed herself also! I cooked up some mince the other night with some grated carrot and zuchinni and a little bit of spaghetti sauce and when I heat it up I put some grated cheese on it which binds it a bit. A chunk dropped off the spoon the other night when little miss was refusing any more food and as soon as it hit the tray she grabbed it and shoved it in her mouth. My son was the opposite, I think he'd still let me feed him now if I let him the MCHN said that generally boys are lazier than girls and happy to sit and be waited on haha

I have a sheet on the fridge that has ideas for finger food for babies from about 8 months and it has the following on it: broccoli and cauliflower heads (cooked!), baby corn, sweet potato (sliced and then the slices cut in half), pineapple chunks (Caroline LOVES these!) cooked pasta spirals, sliced capscium, rice cakes, grated cheese, cheese sticks (real cheese, not the plastic cheese!), strawberries cut in half, sliced canned peaches, orange segments, watermelon, avocado slices, sugar snap peas (not sure I'd go for this personally!), halved grapes, pita bread sandwiches cut in triangles, sandwiches (i've done this with either vegemite or grated cheese, keeps her quiet for ages but not sure just how much of it she actually gets. I still figure it's good 'practice'), cooked pear slices, cucumber sliced lengthways, cooked carrot sticks. They even have lamb cutlets on it with a note to chop in to finger size pieces but I haven't been very brave with meat and just given her minced chicken or minced meat so far. She has surprised me with some of the above finger foods though so I probably shouldn't underestimate her!! I'm keen for other suggestions too!

[Jennie13]

Hello everyone!!

Glad to hear everyone is doing so well!!

Illeyena - Thanks for all the great finger food ideas! I give Freya banana, strawberries & other fruits (will have to try pineappe tho!) and steamed veg!

Freya is going well. Shes a good eater! has toast or weatbix for breaky, fruit for morning tea, whatever i have for lunch, then whatever i have for dinner...and everything else in between!! She still has a fair bit of formula aswell, 210mls morning, 150mls mid morning, 150mls mid arvo and 210mls again before bed. She goes thru about 3 sippy cups of water a day also. When are u supposed to start cutting back on the formula? Havent tried the egg yet, but she had a bit of carrot cake the other day before I realised it had walnuts in it...no reaction tho so thats good!!

Shes been crawling for about 2 weeks now....follows me everywhere! cant even hide so i can eat anymore lol! but its very cute!! She has 2 bottom teeth and just cut outside 2 top....so now she has vampire teeth She loves her sippy cup, lol she drags it along the floor with her! Im having a bit of trouble with nappy rash possibly from teething coz she was doing some horrible acidy pooes, and now it wont go away i give her lots of bare bum time, ive tried sudocrem, chemmart nappy stuff and nappy mate creams, but nome seeming to help. Its like it wont cover the raw bit and i put so much on! I just want it to heal, poor bub hates nappy change time, and she does like 4 pooes a day!!!

Appart from the nappy rash, were doing great! Glad we having some action in here!! its been quiet!