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heading out of size 0's already? wow! you grow them big Cathy! not that it's a bad thing - it's just surprising for me - i expected to have a little heffalump just like her mummy - and she's only just going into 00's now! we even compared her weight to my bro's three kids - yeah, i knew she's be smaller than the boof head boy (though her head is bigger) cos he was always big, but the two girls were dainty at birth, and by 4 months, even the 4 week premmie was bigger than E is now... sigh. i'm glad she is such a happy healthy girl or i'd be worried that she isn't growing enough!
Vic - glad the flight went so well for you. i agree with waking CJ to try and get her sleeping habits back in order - if you were only gone for a week or so it wouldn't be so bad - but when it's a month, you need to get her into the proper sleeping habits for the sanity of all of you!
KL - love the pics of Kyson helping himself to the brocolli - will watch the vid soon - just listening to E on the montor for now - she's in my bed stirring.
AFU - well, i have managed to get the headache to ease, but it's still there. i think my lack of anything resembling energy is rubbing off on E (or coming through in my milk!) cos she wanted to go to bed early last night, and then woke at 2am for party time. thankfully i managed to get her fed, burped, bum changed and back to sleep in less than half an hour - and DH managed to sleep - but i'm wrecked now! my 12 hour sleeper with one wake up seems to have decided being awake is more fun... right when mummy feels like crap - great timing sweetie!
am struggling with some issues from when i was a kid at the moment which aren't helping at all. i've noticed myself actively handing E to her dad whenever he walks in the door cos it's all playing on my mind. i know being run down isn't helping at all, so i'm doing my best to improve that situation. it's just hard and i'm trying to work out how to deal with them properly.
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Quick post as Baileys Great Gran is on her way to meet him for the first time and I must get lunch sorted...
Went to CYH for weigh this morning
Baileys Stats
W - 6290 gms
L - 61cms
HC - 44cms
His put on 300gms since 14/9 - 3 weeks. Talked about the BF issue, the nurse was very supportive, going back in a f/n for another weigh
Still in 000 but wearing lots of 00 now, have packed up the smaller 000 - WOW Cathy, cant beleive Cara is heading into size 1!!!!!
BG - :hug:
Naomi
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Krystie: Love the pics and vid of Kyson eating the broccoli! LOL! I particularly like the 'growly' noise he made when he was shoveling it in from the table. So cute.
Cathy: The vid of Cara is very cute! Hope the needles go well today. Phoebe had hers last week and I think the only SA was that she got reeeeeeally sleepy for a day. So actually it was pretty darn good, LOL!
Bummer about the sleep. I think it's pretty common at around 4mo to start waking more frequently. Did your other kids do the same? Natty did. Phoebe is waking twice a night now.
BG: Sorry about the lack of sleep for you too, and also with the emotional stuff you're going through. I don't have any advice to give, but I hope you can work out the best way to grapple with it soon.
Naomi: Great looking stats for Bailey :)
We are going for Phoebe's check-up at the paed tomorrow (the GP called him and he said he'd squeeze her in - I feel kind of bad because I don't think there's anything wrong with her and I'm sure there're sick kids out there who need him... at least it's a one-off) so will post how we go.
I'm finding it sooooo hard to settle Phoebe for a third sleep. Just tried then for about 40 minutes to get her to drop off. She got so close so many times but just kept startling awake. Very frustrating. I really would like her to have another afternoon nap so she goes to bed later and then wakes later. LOL, a couple of months ago I had the opposite problem - she didn't want to go down for the night til too late :rolleyes: I suppose I should just get over it and take it as it comes.
Haven't been able to get out for a walk in ages. The weather has been crap here. Today and yesterday were fine in the mornings but we've been out and about then in the afternoon when we're home it storms. At least I've managed to do some washing - we were getting down to the last few pairs of undies ;)
Ah, gotta go. Cranky-pants-no-sleep has lost her happy.
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well in the last days of my 2ww i think lol not really sure how my cycle is going and i couldnt buy a pregnancy test in my town grrr lol i guess i'll have to wait till i visit bendigo
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Hi everyone! How are we all?
Going well here.
I've been thinking lately about solids for Allira. I'm not planning on starting until she's 6 months old, but I was leaning towards trying the baby led solids thing. Any of you girls doing that? (Krystie I LOVE the video of kyson eating!).
Does anyone have any great websites for me to have a look at? I'm especially interested in what foods should be introduced first... I mean I have half an idea, but wouldn't mind something to follow.
I am hoping doing the BLS with Allira that she develops a much better diet than her brother. We did the mush thing with him and it seemed to go quite well.... until about 14 months of age onwards where there are only certain foods he will eat and he refuses to even touch anything new. Does my head in on a daily basis. LOL
Not alot happening, Allira's not quite sleeping as well as she was a month ago, but she's going at lest 6 hours only grumbling slightly before having to come into our bed. SHe's in her cot now with the side off next to our bed so hopefully once this stupid freezing whether goes away, she'll be happy enough to sleep on her own. She's not a fan of the cold at all, no matter how many blankets you put on.
Hubs and I go away to a wedding THIS SATURDAY and I am beyond excited!!!1 I cannot wait to have a weekend just me and him. It's been so so long. Really looking forward to it and I hoe the weather's nice because I bought a dress which is NOT something I would normally wear.
Anyway CAN'T WAIT! lol
Jacinta - how long until you go into Bendigo? If it's not for a few days, could you buy some tests online? See if you can get them express posted. Goodluck!
Amy - good luck with pheobe's check up! Allira's not a huge day sleeper either, but at least she's happy to just sit and chill when she's awake. DS keeps her amused. I know what you mean about the weather. I can do my classes each week, but i really want to get out and walk/have a hit of tennis more, but because it's been so cold and wet, I can't. It's October - Where's the sun??
Naomi - great stats for Bailey! Allira seems to be one of the shorter ones now. LOL. I hope Bailey had a great time with his Gran!!
BG - I hope your feeling better soon.
Cathy - wow on Cara's size! That's fantastic! Your girls are gorgeous, they have such pretty facial features. They look like little dolls. Beautiful.
Well, not much else from me. Bit boring really. Should go and think about dinner at some stage, get the boy ready for bed, lather his face with moisturiser again (he's got bad eczema on his face... it's really weird that it's nowhere else), feed chubba bubba, get some clothes together for the kids and us for the weekend etc etc etc. Oh and the dishes are sitting there calling my name... I'm trying to ignore them though.
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lol im actually glad i cant buy one coz that would mean i test early and then be dissapointed sooner rather than later i could just go to the doctor and get a free blood test
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Bailey is sick - bronchilitis again but much worse this time, last night was scary as he woke up basically choking on his own phlegm, we have been using the fess spray with the suction thingo to try to clear him out as much as possible, and panadol, even DH shed a tear to see him so sick. He is still eating ok and it pretty ok during the day but just goes downhill quickly at night, I have got our cradle out and have him sleeping right next to my bed again (with the breathing monitor alarm) and the cradle elevated at the head end to help keep him clear. With DHs manflu last fortnight and my tonsilitis last week I guess it was inevitible that our germs would be shared. Isn't it scary when your baby is sick? Last time he was no where like this :(
Nicky - how exciting re the wedding, I bet you and DH will have an awesome weekend away. Doh re the sleeping, I hate getting up when its freezing cold, I noticed while in Shep that its pretty cold at night in that neck of the woods
J - GL re the testing, when I was TTC naturally I wasted so many HPT as I would test a few days before my AF was due, and every day till I got AF and it was prob too early - I was addicted to testing LOL :rofl:
Amy - did Cranky-pants-no-sleep find her happy again LOL. GL with the paed, hope he/she is as great as our paed. That reminds me I must follow up on Baileys physio referral for his motor skills, bloody public health system, I think I might ring the paed back and get a private referral as who knows how long we will wait otherwise, the paed thought 2-3 weeks but we hit the 3 week mark yesterday. Having said that I have noticed a HUGE improvement and developmental leap for him in the last week or so, he is soooooooooooooooo close to rolling over (keeps rolling onto his side) but the tummy time neck lifting still needs work.
Well Bailey met his Great Gran today, and he turned on the charm and goo'ed and coo'ed up a smiley storm - dont you just love it when they do it on cue LOL. My Gran is 83, she's my only surviving Grandparent now, and it was a bit sad so see her so old and frail, and she is quite forgetful now (couldn't remember my little brother :o ), but my Aunty takes good care of her, I think I will take Bailey down to visit her around Xmas as I feel bad that we hadn't made an effort for Bailey to meet her until now (they only live an hour away, no excuse really). Its a slightly weird relationship though as she is my paternal Gran, as my Mum was married before and Mum and her first husband had 3 kids (me and my brothers) but they got divorced when we were very young (I was 3) and my Mum remarried and her 2nd husband adopted us as his own (legally and emotionally) so as far as I am concerned he is my REAL father, the other guy is just a sperm donor. Anyway, Gran is the sperm donors Mum, hence the distant relationship - hope that all makes sense!!! So I was born Naomi Tedmanson, became Naomi Goode, then got married and went from Good(e) to Great (Graetz) HAHAHAHAHA. But Gran has always made a huge effort to stay in contact despite all the family guff so I need to make the same effort I think. Re the Good to Great pun, I always tell Sean that if he leaves me I am going to go a step further and marry Mr Fantastic LMAO
Anyway, must go to bed, Sean has a gig this week so will be out a few nights with band practise etc so I might as well use the time alone to catch up on ZZZs
Naomi
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wat happened to our fb group?
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Do you mean the Nov 22 event J? Its still there, just click on the events icon (a calender with 31 on it in the bottom left corner of your FB screen) and it should pop up as an event for you
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i'm a bit silly lol i was looking in groups :doh:
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Hi Girls,
Well a bit quiet around here, can't remember if I mentioned but DH is away in Sydney till Friday learning how to teach other ppl how to save childrens lives. Very important stuff, but I miss him, and so does Jemima. So Iam doing my impersination of a single mother! We spent today with my sister. I helped with her kids and we had lunch. I gave her a foot massage and cooked tea. She was due yesterday so I really should go sleep cos she may call me over night.
BG- Honey I really do get you about the family stuff.... My mum was very abusive when I was a child and I have gone thru many stages of coping and healing from it. It all came to a head last year after I got married and she disowned me just as I fell pregnant. I left it all alone and didn't explore my feelings about it during the pregnancy because I didn't want that energy going into Jemima. Now I find myself flicking thru my feelings again as I become a mum. Especially as I reflect on how my mum mothered me, or didn't more precisely. I think it is something that will happen to those of us who have coped with some form of childhood trauma as we become parents as things that were buried lift their heads to be addressed again. If you ever need to share or talk PM me if you like. The stories are different, but the pain is the same.. *hugs*
Bella
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Nicky: You know we have similar issues here with Natty's eating. She's dreadful. So I am definitely thinking that I'll head down the BLS road, at this stage anyway. I guess it'll really be a case of I'll see how we get on when we get started, KWIM? Natty has never been much of an eater though - I don't think it was gooey mush that turned her into a crap eater, I think she just always was. In any case, BLS seems like a pretty good option to me. As BG has said, it's the 'lazy' option - seems nice and easy. I think our biggest problem in this house is that we don't all eat together. Natty and I have breakfast and lunch together (provided I'm not occupied with Phoebe), but DH doesn't get home from work til late so Natty has dinner alone. I think she'd be so much better if we ate with her. Am considering changing our routine soon and just letting DH have a later dinner - I think it'd be better for my weightloss to eat earlier. I find I sort of snack away while Natty's having dinner and then eat with DH too... so hopefully if I ate dinner early then I wouldn't be eating two meals for dinner, LOL!
I hope you have SUCH an awesome time at the wedding and that the weather fines up for you and of course the happy couple.
Jacinta: GL with the testing in a couple of days :)
Naomi: Oh, poor Bailey! Yes, I hate when they are sick. We have been very lucky with Phoebe's health though. I don't think I caught up with the fact that your lurgy was tonsilitis - sorry mate. Hope you hear soon about the physio. I'm not sure if this paed is any good, but turns out SIL took nephew to see him and she reckons he's hot, LOL (in an 'older gentleman' sort of way). Lovely that Bailey met your Gran, and how awesome that she kept in touch when her son didn't. Does she get along with your mum or just you and your brothers? (Hope you don't mind me asking - just tell me to rack off if I'm shoving my nose in.) I have a grandfather and a two great aunts left still (both maternal), though both my great aunts are quite frail now. They are all in their 90s. My grandfather is still quite fit and I have a great photo of him holding Phoebe (that I keep meaning to put on FB) and its a treasure. I think my kids are very lucky to have so much extended family, although they only have one grandmother (MIL passed away the year after we got married) but we are quite good friends with SIL's PIL... does that make sense? LOL.
LMAO @ going from Good to Great! That's brilliant. Though I think if heaven forbid you and Sean were to break up, there'd be a bit of a queue for Mr Fantastic, PMSL.
Bella: How exciting that your sister is getting so close. Will you bring Jemima with you to the birth? How old are your sister's other children? Sorry too about your traumatic childhood... I can well imagine that parenthood must put a whole new spin on everything. Is it something you are able to talk about with your sister?
Was looking forward to getting some relaxation time today with Natty off to CC, but the day has already pretty much filled up. Ah well.
Had a bit of a scare last night... (TMI warning!) a erm... condom mishap. :doh: I swear, who'd bloody have sex? It's a stupid thing to do :lol:
Must away. Gotta get started on the chores for the day. *Sigh*
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thanks Bella - it really is hard to know how to cope with it - i dont' want to dredge it all up, but at the same time, i think if i don't, i won't be doing my little girl justice by being the best mummy i can be... sigh - it's a tough gig! thing is, i know my dad is different now. he still has a short fuse but not like he was when we were kids. he adores his grandkids, and even the nine year old has never been yelled at like we were so i know he'll be ok with E - but at the same time, it's coming to the forefront more now. i guess cos mum will look after E when i go back to work next year - dad will be asleep for the bulk of the day (he works permanent night shift) so mum and E will be social butterfly's - but given he will want to be sleeping and she will still essentially be a baby, i don't know that she won't upset him kwim? sigh - it's bugging me! time to focus on something more positive! like your sister giving birth soon! how exciting!! and only one more sleep til your DH comes home again! lots of positive stuff happening!
Amy - hope Pheobe found her happy again for a while last night. i hear you on the night sleeping. the last couple of nights E has decided to wake up - night before last was only the once (around 2am) - last night it was twice. i'm feeling so flat! it sounds silly, but i'm sure it would have been better had she never slept through properly cos now i'm not coping with the middle of the night wake ups! it's harder with DH home too - he was getting up at 5 for work so i was doing all i could to keep her quiet for him... he has no work today, so i let the two of them play at 6 this morning to tire her out again - but then cos we were sharing the bed with him - well, there just wasn't room for us to all sleep comfy and safe - so i got out of bed - and he followed! lol - now there is a little 6kg bubba in a big queen size bed!
nicky - we're planning BLS for Emerald - not sure what the first foods are - but will be jumping into the BLS threads on here for some info. maybe jump in there for some advice... i want E eating "real" food as soon as possible - we have so many vegies thrown in our meals - i want her to share in that, rather than having to prepare smooshy meals!
naomi - hope that Bailey is on the mend. having a bubba unwell is hard at any time, but when it impacts their breathing like that, it must be very scary. sending get well vibes to your little man! am glad he turned on the charm for he Great Gran. sounds like a complex relationship for you all - but ultimately, she is someone spesh in your lives and it's nice that she has met him. unfortunately the last of E's great grandparents (biological) passed away in 2007 and her great step-pop passed last year not long before we fell pregnant with her - he was 99 and a half. she also has only one set of grandparents as both of DH's parents have passed already. i had my great Nan until i was 23 i think, so it feels like there is a great gaping hole in there.
Jacinta - i know it's impossible, but don't stress in your TWW - and don't test early! this is coming from a woman that has done it on every IVF cycle and lots before then too! it just doesn't work too early!
AFU - well, DH has no work today - i'm not loving this uncertainty - he only found out when he knocked off last night that they don't need him today - it's doing my head in! but we'll get by. going to buy a high chair for miss E today - if we can be bothered going into town! am feeling so very tired and run down - but i know only half of it is physical so maybe some time out will be a good thing!
Melbourne girls - have you seen the thread for BB Christmas party dinner or brunch the weekend after our catch up?
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i did see about the party but coz im coming to the meetup i cant go lol
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yeah it's crummy timing! but i will make the following weekend if we can as i'm friends with a number of the other melbourne ladies IRL. just wanted to make sure it was seen - i never used to venture into other areas so thought i'd point it out!
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just incase anyone has seen on my fb ttc is a secret for me only DH knows plz dont mention it :) i ended getting tests but DH hid them from me so i cant test yet lol
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Just a quick one cause FIL is over and I'm supposed to be cooking dinner, LOL! The paed was LOVELY and said Phoebe is very healthy and well. I'm welcome to bring her back any time of course, but he doesn't expect to need to see her again.
Oh Bella, I should've just taken your advice... $240!!! OMG!!! I was expecting a hundred and something but not two hundred and something!!! At least we had a really good chat and he checked her over thoroughly and explained everything to me. We even talked about solids a bit too. So it was bloody expensive but I didn't feel rushed through or anything.
Anyhoo, will BBL to chat some more when I've fulfilled my responsibilities, LOL :)
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J - I saw the sad face on your status... does that mean it was a neg? If so, sorry hun. Sure it will happen very soon.
Hi to everyone else. Can't post much at the mo - not that I usually do. Feel like I'm going a bit nuts really. Ivy's sleep has gone to s*#t. Waking lots through the night and fighting every nap - then only sleeping for 40 mins. Not happy to play on the floor as she's trying so hard to crawl she ends up doing face-plants and gets really cross. Not getting anything done at all and feeling pretty bleh. Still the most beautiful kid in the world to me... just making Mummy work hard.
Big hugs to you all.
