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Aw, Naomi, those pics are sooooo gorgeous! Love the big one - I can just imagine the laughter along with it.
Thanks for that - I will ring up Jetstar and see what I can wrangle.
BG: Glad to hear E is on the up!
Nicky: How wonderful that Allira got right into the solids! Hilarious that she helped herself, LOL. Scary about the crawling... She's too little!
I am sure I can work something out - if she can sit in an umbrella stroller then she'd be fine in the macpac. I can strap her in pretty securely, I just want to make sure she doesn't slump in there too much, KWIM? She's gotten a fair bit stronger over the last 2-ish weeks, so I reckon she'll probably be ok.
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Nicky - sending sleep vibes your way mate Zzzzzzzzz
Bailey just rolled from belly to back during nappy free time - what a legend!! He then cacked himself as he thought it was so funny. His gross motor skills have really improved in the last week, we have been doing lots of exercises with him and he lifts his head up really well too, I'm so happy to see these developments, he's catching up!
Had our six month injections today - the Nurse told us not to organise Bailey's 12 months ones until AFTER his birthday party as they can get a little sick from one of the 12 month ones. So a handy hint - who wants a sick baby on their first birthday party - no thanks!!
Naomi
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omg jamie rolled back to belly today woo hoo hes been trying and only getting halfway and now he can do it yay!!
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yay on these little bubbas getting mobile!
E has done the roll thing, and now kinda seems to think she doesn't need to anymore lol - lazy rat
not really having a great time. was diagnosed with CFS early last year and have done pretty well at keeping it manage until recently. started to feel it creeping up again a couple of weeks ago - and it's gotten progressively worse to the point where i'm constantly sore and tired - the tired i can cope with - the sore, not so much. i think E is picking up on it cos she's been a right rat to get to sleep the last couple of nights - flat out refusing sleep and when she does crash, waking and crying as soon as we move her to her own bed. i'm thinking growth spurt, teeth or starting the wonder week thing early - but it's seriously doing my head in! she is mummy's girl until about 4 in the arvo - whether daddy is home or not - and then all she wants is him - or milk no matter how recently she has been drinking. after dinner, she's all over the place and no matter what time we go to bed, she's refusing to sleep until well after midnight! she's waking after only a couple of hours and feeding again, then having maybe four or five hours - she hasn't done that since she was a newborn! its' really knocking me about and my body is aching soooo bad! the last two days are the only days it's really gotten to me, so i'm hoping it's short lived! sigh
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Aahhhh sleep - what is it again? We have some sleep regression happening here, its either wonder week or vaccination related (or a combination of both). Have been co-sleeping with the little guy a bit just so we can all get some sleep, no point trying anything new as we are going to the Gold Coast on Sunday so the new surroundings for the week will likely unsettle the little guy anyhoo.
BG - I feel your pain re the bubba's only wanting Mummy, its bloody tiring! Last night Bailey was so unsettled, had a roaring temp (definately vaccination related as its all good today) but would not have a bar of Dad, and every time I put him back in the cot (asleep or so I thought) he would roar until I picked him up, in the end I decided it was easier just to go to bed and take him with me!!
J - exciting re the rolling!! Bailey hasn't done it again, I have rolled him over onto his belly a number of times since and he tries so hard to roll back but keeps getting his arm in a position that prevents him from rolling back over it, he'll work it out again no doubt! He's much more 'rolly' during nappy free time!!
Amy - how'd ya go with jetstar and/or stroller? Like I said, dont worry to much as if P gets too heavy she can go in Baileys stroller (it reclines nicely if she has trouble sitting up) and I can carry him with your carrier as he is happy to go in my carrier now - loves to look about, so we can swap the kids around as we need to after we meet up to help each other out!!
Nicky - how's your little roller going? Has she invaded Lachies stuff yet? Love the pic's of her eating watermelon, I might give some to Bailey and see how he goes. He's had meat now - mince in sheppards pie and chicken for the first time tonight - and sheesh the poo's are stinky as - not impressed!
Bella - Hows J going? Are the teeth still giving her trouble? Oh yeah and if you want some of that teething gel PM me with a postal address and I'll send some up. The W&C hosp will only sell us one at a time - VERY annoying, so I will go back in and get another for you as sent the first one off to Bridg for the very cute Logan!
Kat - I noticed in another post that you have read the No-Cry sleep solutions, would you recommend it? I might have a look on ebay to see if I can pick up a copy, I want some ideas to get Bailey back to sleeping well, but I cant do the CC thing (maybe if I get seriously sleep deprived :o) as I cant help but go into him when he is crying, I dont think I am strong enough to go down the CC road
Krystie - hope the business is taking off
Bridg - good to hear Logan's appt went well, hope the next one is positive too :)
Cathy - I am loving the picassa collage thingo - you have created a collage monster in yourself and me LOL
Jess - not sure if you are still popping in but I hope you and your beautiful boys are doing well :)
Vic - hope you are enjoying the last leg of your trip - looking forward to having you back in Oz as cant wait to meet all you chicks in late Nov - its not long now!!
Right, gotta go bring Baileys First Year photo book up to date, am about 3 weeks behind so want to bring it up to date before we go away. Hopefully he stays asleep as DH is at band practice so I have the house to myself - lovely!!
Naomi
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hi ladies
just popping in quickly cos i kinda have nothing to say (very scary for me!)
did want to ask though - do any of you have one of those "babie's first years" books - the ones with all the milestones you're supposed to make not of? i was going to get one but got told "wait, someone will buy it as a present" but it hasn't happened so figured i'd make one on my own with the photo program i'm using - but i don't know what milestones i should include - help! lol
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BG - I have one, but I haven't filled it in - LOL, I am using my photo book too
Here are some of the milestones in there though ....... (good question as it reminded me to add some of these things to Bailey's photobook)
Meaning of babies name
Nicknames
As for milestones, First....
- Smile
- Laugh
- Sounds
- Held up head
- Rolled over
- Solid Food
- Sat up
- Crawled
- Tooth
- Stood alone
- First words
- Walked with help
- Walked alone
I've added when Bailey changed clothes size, weigh and measure details, when he slept in his cot the first night through, Ummmm, will post more as I think of it
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Hi Girls,
Self absorbed post ahead...
Jemima was up at 5.30 this morning. I knew she was still tired and should be still sleeping but DH in bed... she's wide awake. *sigh* IF he wasn't in bed I would just feed her in bed and try to convince her to go back to sleep. But he is and he works hard so I got out of bed... she went back to sleep finally at 8am and only slept till 8.45. DH then took her for me but she was soooooo miserable today. Honestly she spent all day rubbing her eye, but would get really distressed if I put her in situations where she would normally go to sleep. I think over tired? Anyway to make it al worse it has been really hot and humid here. We only have aircon in the bedrooms.... we got the place site unseen when we moved up here 12months ago and thought that when it said "aircon" that that meant everywhere. It doesn't, so she has been really really hot. doesn't want to feed much during the day, so that means she will feed all night to catch up when she is more comfortable.... I had better go, I need to catch up on some more sleep so I can cope tonight and tommorow...
Love to you all
Bella
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thanks Naomi
was thinking i might add some other stuff myself - like first day out of the house and things - not sure. will have to see how i go
E has been 1000000000 times better today after sleeping really well last night - we spent time outside with daddy yesterday and today so maybe that has helped
i'm pretty sure she's teething at the moment. grabbing at her ears a lot, but they don't appear red or anything. she's not grizzling much with it - just grabbing at her ears even in her sleep.
put up a vid of my little chatterbox this morning. i managed to catch the end of the ramble she was on - that girl can TALK! she has now said mum, hi and dad, which is so gorgeous - esp seeing DH was there to hear all of them
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Hi girls, sorry I haven't been in - it has been so busy the last few days!
I will make sure I get onto FB tonight to catch up with your photos and videos.
Naomi: Haven't rung Jetstar just yet. I think if I can get a stroller on cheaply I'll still do it, and I may bring the carrier as well because it doesn't take up much room. Thanks heaps for offering to swap them around. That'd be grand.
Sorry about not getting much sleep. Hope he settles into something more manageable. I don't blame you for not being able to listen to him cry. I haven't read NCSS, but I know there are a few people on the forum who've done it. Leasha and Heaven to name a couple. Heaven's got a thread going atm as she is implementing some of the strategies she and her DH have implemented. Might be worth looking into anyway.
BG: Can't wait to see your video of E talking. I'm loving the vids of our babies and I haven't seen her in motion yet! Will be interesting to see if those pearly whites pop up sometime soon. My father keeps telling me P is teething because she is such a "sucker", LOL! But I think it's just who she is. She loves having something in her mouth - I'm amazed that she won't keep a dummy in there.
Bella: :hug: Babe, I hope you got some sleep last night. It's hard when they don't sleep well and they are upset for it. Thinking of you, mate.
Was very excited to have some Natty/mummy time on Wed morning. We caught a train together! Natty was so thrilled with it. Met up with DH and Phoebe at the other end - he said he was quite scared to be left alone with her, LOL! But he really enjoyed it too.
Ok, we're going to dash off soon to get some portraits taken for DH's studio window (for the Christmas special). Will try to pop in again tonight.
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Sorry for the selfish post girls...
Kyson has Croup :( I noticed that he sounded a little snuffly last night when I went to bed, but when he woke at 12.15am for a feed he just screamed and screamed. His nose was pouring out mucus and his cry and breathing sounded funny. We couldn't get him to settle and he wouldn't even feed, so I jumped in the shower with him and he finally calmed down. Midway through the shower he did a large vomit that was all mucus, poor mite. We ended up getting out of the shower because the scare of it all caught up to me and my legs were all shaking and trembling. Kyson managed to feed after that and go back to sleep, but is breathing was a bit laboured and I don't think DH or I slept much for the rest of the night.
We were able to go to the doctors first thing this morning and found out he has croup. Apparently it usually gets worse the second night, so I'm not looking forward to tonight. I thought maybe I was being overly worried, but my doctor assured me I was fine, and told me that when her son got croup she called an ambulance, lol.
Hopefully he'll improve quickly. I really hate seeing him sick :(
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hugs kl - hope kyson improves quickly for you
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:hug: for u and kyson hope he gets better very soon
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Hey krystie, couple of tips. If ur bf put some euki bear or vicks above where he puts his nose to feed. The steam from a bath is really handy. The croup sound comes from their swollen airway so some neurofen can improve them, because it is anti inflammatory and it makes them feel better. If all else fails go to your local emergency deptment. They will give him steroids and h will get better very quickly. Just take a book and toys for him because it is pretty boring after awhile. Good luck. Oh and keep him more upright if he is struggling, he will breath easier that way. Xx bella
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Hope you had an ok night last night, Krystie, and that Kyson is doing better today. :hug:
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How's your little guy going KL - hope he (and you) had a good nights sleep and are feeling good!!
Bailey and I are thinking of u :)
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Phoebe is 5 months today :)
We are celebrating by staying in because we have a rental inspection, LOL! Ah, it's so frustrating. Wendy (the estate agent) comes by, says hello, asks if anything's broken or needs replacing and then leaves. Takes all of 2 minutes (unless we need to show her something) so we end up staying home waiting forever for practically nothing. Anyhoo, should be good to stay in given the last few days and how busy they've been.
We swapped telcos on Thurs arvo. DH is going away for a few days in November out to Western NSW and needs Telstra NextG coverage if I'm to be able to contact him. So we've had to change from our ridiculously cheap phone plan. Bummer. However, the good thing is we now have mobile service at home, LOL! We didn't before - I was able to sms, but not make calls. So maybe we can cut the home phone out.
I am glad the weather is warming up here. Natty is still mad keen on 'skirts', so at least now I don't have to try to fit her dresses over her other clothes - she can just wear a dress. Yesterday she demanded that Phoebe wear a skirt too :rolleyes: Fortunately I have a couple of little dresses for P, otherwise Natty would have the fashion police onto me!
At the photo shoot yesterday (DH got a great window photo) we had some family shots taken too as there were two other photographers there so we figured we'd make the most of it, LOL. So we got a brilliant photo of all 4 of us, and we got a beautiful one of Phoebe. So thrilled! You'd think being married to a photographer I'd have loads of lovely pics of my girls, but not the case.
Alrighty, I'm off to do a final tidy up and peg out some nappies. Hope everyone else is doing ok.
