YAY!! YAY!! YAY!! Big congrats Leigh - awesome news!! So glad everything went smoothly for you and your new little girl!
Argh, don't even get me started on tantrums - Sienna's are off the hook!!! She does the whole throw herself down on the floor, kicking and crying - joy, joy!! I'm getting much better at ignoring the naughty tantrums (ie, not getting what she wants) and differentiating them from the frustration tantrums (ie, can't get two blocks to join together etc), so that's helping a bit.
Her talking has been increasing amazingly!! She can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and her own interpretation of the alphabet, and she's incredibly bossy: "I do it" "Mummy eat this" "Daddy open the door please" "Chino (our dog) be quiet!!" - she's so cute!!
She's just finishing off her anti-biotics for two middle ear infections and slight tonsilitis - poor little thing, she's such a trooper when she's sick, but it's so lovely to have our happy healthy little girl back again.
So in short, we're all keeping well, no major dramas!
hope you're all well. We're still in hospital, possibly going home this when DH finishes work, if not should be tomorrow. I've still got my staples/stitches in & they'll probably come out tomorrow so it might be worth me staying one more night, plus in here I've only got one child to look after & no cooking or cleaning.
We decided to name our bub Lexie Charlotte. She is so cute, I love her to bits. So tiny & not much hair, pretty much bald lol.
Lara has totally rejected me since I've been in here. She won't come near me or even look at me. She's usually such a mummys girl, hope she warms up to me once I'm home. She has shown some positive interest in Lexie which is good, although she did whack her on the head yesterday. Cadence absolutely loves her though. She's a real mother hen & takes over.
Kate- any news on a bfp?
Gotta go, sorry for the lack of personals. I'll pop in again tomorrow or the next day.
Leigh... Congratulations on the arrival of Lexie Charlotte.... a beautiful name. Hope youre feeling well, enjoy the rest! Good to hear you can possible go home tomorrow too. Hows the feeding going... are you able to b/f? Sorry to hear Lara is not coping well. Hopefully by the time you get home she will settle down a bit. It breaks you heart doesnt it! I remember Olivia not coping so well with Becs arrival... very trying times...especially with smaking a newborn on the head!!! Luckily Cadence is a bit older and is able to help you with Lexie and or Lara!
We are all good here. Not a lot to tell really! Take care
I'm actually able to go this arv now. Just waiting for DH to finish work which shouldn't be too much longer. I'm breast feeding. Before my milk came in I was breast feeding plus giving a formula top up, recommended by the lactation consultant coz she was so little & early but now my milk is in I'm fully breastfeeding, so far so good.
Excited to be going home but a bit nervous too. Hope we have a good night!
Thats great news Leigh..... Hope your first night home was.... nice! Well as nice as it can be with a newborn and 2 others! At least you have your own bed and shower! Hows Lara going with you?
Mel - Lara warmed up to me again as soon as I walked in the door. Smiling at me and wanting me to pick her up. The hardest thing is coz I've had a c/s I can't lift anything heavier than Lexie and I'm dying to pick Lara up and give big cuddles. i get her to sit on the couch with me and cuddle and kiss her.
Our first night was pretty good, I was only up once at 2am to feed Lexie and that's coz I woke her. I thought I'd better coz it was getting close to 5hrs since her last feed. The hospital did say I could go 5 - 6 hrs overnight without feeding though. She fed for 30 mins then straight back to sleep. She then didn't start stiring til 6:45am and I woke her properly at 7am to feed. Shes been such a good bub so far. I'm starting to get pretty tired though. Only when I sit down and do nothing though. I'm hopefully going to try for a sleep this arv.
Great to hear Leigh. I am hoping my next baby will sleep more than 2-3 hours in a row! Neither girls did it for me! Am really happy Lara has warmed up to you... maybe it was just the hospital environment.
Well DH has applied for a job at the Desalination plant in Wonthaggi.... which means that if he gets it, we will be moving away for 2-3 years! I am really hoping he does because its good money and constant work. It also means that he can have a break from being self employed, which has been stressful lately coz there isnt much work around and its also hard to get money off people who owe him...because they are stretched too! It will be good for me too coz I do his bookwork and I hate doing it! It will be a nice sea change too, but not too far from Melbourne (i think its only about 1.5 hours away) so will be able to regularly catch up with family.
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