Hey Mon - thanks. 27 weeks is early huh, I pray she's ok poor little thing. Your head probably feels like that because you're so upset, let it all out and just try and think of the good times with your grandad. He'll enjoy seeing Neisha tomorrow, he'll know she's there don't worry. xx
Heavenly I'm so sorry about your grandad. My only surviving nana died about a month ago so I know how hard it is I'm just lucky that I got to see her before she (somewhat unexpectedly) died and she got to meet all my kids. My siblings hadn't seen her in about 22 years (same as me) and they never got that chance to introduce their families to her, so I count my blessings that I did get that chance. Had I not moved to Tassie I would not of had it. Enjoy the time you have left with him xxxx
Congrats on all the rolling everyone!!! Not happened here yet, but she can turn herself around and around and can do the "aeroplane" look on her belly and raise her head really high - think trying to roll is too frustrating for her.... haha. Actually its probably my fault cos she sits in her rocker chair a bit much during the day rather than on the floor, but on the floor she is likely to be trampled on by excited kids that aren't watching where their feet are going!!!! I can try and give her more time today though - DS is at daycare so its one less pair of feet to watch
DD2 is doing really well, sleeps through most nights, and is the cheeriest baby ever - even with the reflux!!! I love waking up every morning and turning over and she is there grinning at me!!! Nawwww she's so cute!! She doesn't get much sleep during the day however, mainly due to the other two, but I think we've worked out that she needs to feed every 4 hours, so she usually squashes 2 short sleeps into the 4 hour block. All in all she is a pretty cruisy baby - much like DD1 was
Think I've crapped on enough, and DD2 is now awake and DD1 is trying to smother her with a spit rag so I should go and save her. Oh no its ok, DD1 is now playing with the potty.. lol
Nice one Mel! Gotta love it when the kids play with the potty lol! I remember both my kids used to use the potty and carry it around the house to show everyone then they had to flush it down the toilet aaargghh independance.........
Yesterday Ruby had a 1 hour sleep in the morning and a 1 hour sleep in the afternoon. That was it for the day She wanted to be held all day otherwise she would cry on the floor or in her bassinette or she wanted the boob. Every time I tried to feed her she would be getting angry and pulling off, arching her back (sound familliar Al?) so by the time it got to her bath, book, boob, bed feed she was REALLY frustrated and wouldnt have a proper feed so DH gave her a bottle of formula and she drank the whole thing! I think because I am so tired my milk supply isnt great.
Anyway she decided to wake up at 11, 1.30 and at 4.30 she decided it was wide awake time. I just cant win with this kid.....
Shes been awake now since 8 am and has been rolling around the floor being a happy liitle thing but I'm about to get her organised for a sleep.
I do love her rolling though, clever little thing.
Sarah- YAY! for Harper. On the move now our little girls. Maybe we could meet up and race them.....
Al- What a bargain getting the swing for $49! I wonder if the have any in Melbourne, hmmm.
Hi Mel - ha ha love the playing with the potty, hope it was empty at the time DD2 sounds like a happy go lucky little girl, I feel the same with Amelia, although she has her moments don't you worry! lol I think she has daddy's laid back personality....am hoping it stays that way! Amelia isn't rolling yet that I've witnessed either but she manages to turn over in her sleep somehow so not sure how that works! She's almost there, when I put her on the floor she gets so frustrated as she just about gets over and can't, I think her arm might be in the way. She too spends a bit of time in her rocker, only because she gets poopy on the floor if left for too long and also instead of other kids I have 2 dogs, one of which has an obsession with trying to lick her feet!!!
Hi Ubbs - oh dear, yes sounds extremely familiar!!! Hope she goes back to the boob soon, the health nurse told me they can go through this stage at this age, some go back, some don't........I think like you Amelia just realised that the bottle was a sure thing and the boob was a lot of work for a little milk ha ha. Definitely check out Target, she loves it....she fell asleep in it after her last feed last night and I don't have to sit there and rock it with my foot like the other one!
AFM - DH is home from the block today yayyyyyy! Have missed him, he just phoned and I can tell he's missing Amelia lots, better have missed me too!!!! I'm glad he's home today though, had the weirdest thing last night........about twilight zoney. I heard Amelia stirring at 3.00 am (now I'm right into these ghost hunter dvd's from the US and they say 3.00 am is "dead time", when spirits come out to play so to speak (I can see DH rolling his eyes at this ha ha)....anyway, I went into her room and as I walked through the door the CD player started playing the first song.....I thought I must have left it on repeat but when I looked the repeat button wasn't on! It freaked me out so bad! (I play a soothing CD when I put her to bed). So Amelia went straight back to sleep but me, I was awake for another hour scared out of my wits ha ha!!!!! I told DH this morning who doesn't believe in all that stuff and he laughed and said oh well at least it's a good ghost as it was obviously helping her go back to sleep. Before I got pregnant but was trying I had a lady tell me (I wasn't having a reading, was just talking to her about something general) that a lady called Eve was watching over me....I had no idea who she was talking about, I found out after that my dad's mum (who I hadn't seen in many years as my parents divorced when I was young) name is Evelyn (Eve for short)!!! But I've had other pyschics tell me someone I was named after is my guardian angel - that's my great grandma who died before I was born, her name was Alice Mary and I'm Alison Mary. Anyway, I've rambled on but there's that story and that's why I'm glad DH is home today ha ha!
Well, that rocker is a definite Ubba, I just put Amelia in it and within 2 minutes she's out like a light!
Ali: That is freaky... Just after my Grandma passed away (3yrs ago) Brit told me that she feels safe now... i asked her why and she said it was because Grandma doesn't let the 'dead people' follow her around anymore....
I asked her about these dead people and she said there is an old man in a suit and a young girl with blonde hair and they follow her around and sit on the end of her bed at night and follow her into the toilets at school and that the man is nice but the girl is unhappy
I nearly DIED when she told me this! She doesn't often tell lies either, or when she does tell a porky i can always tell and she definately wasn't lying! Also when she was 2yrs old i picked her up from daycare and she calmly told me that her budgie had died today... when we got home her budgie was dead in the bottom of the cage... it was alive when we left home in the morning
AHHHHHH Now i am freaking myself out!!! hahahahaha!
YAY Harper!!!
Sorry about your Grandad Mon x x x
AFM: My dad is in surgery as we speak.. We will find out whether they need to amputate today. for my Papa... I'm sh*tting myself!
Huggies boxes are on sale at IGA for $29.99... i just bought ten boxes! That should keep me going for a while.. As for the pram, the woman i bought it off is a few cans short of a six pack!! She changed her mind about swapping it and was on the phone with me for about half an hour telling me her whole life story... and long story but she is a crazy woman i tell ya!!! So i'm stuck with the Peg.. I'll sell it myself and buy a MB. I think i have a pram obsession too..... DH thinks i am a bit crazy myself for wanting more than one pram... Am i crazy girls?? How many prams do you all have?! haha!
Stoked - name change too? Whats happening with your dad, I've missed it all! Hope he is going to be ok. Freaky stuff with your girl too - DS is a bit like that, asks us who a man is and there is no one else in the room!!! WEIRD. Its amazing what these kids can sense.
Oh - and I only have one pram - but I have a twin stroller that my aunty gave me yesterday and I also have 3 carriers.. haha
Alison - yes potty was empty - DS is at day care.. LOL
Ubba - Eden isn't sleeping properly at the moment either - she will if I put her in my carrier but then I can't do anything properly and I like having a clean house since its so new.. give me a couple of months and I won't care as much.. haha
Well my grandad is completly brain dead today so I'm so glad I saw him yesterday I just wish he wouldve known niesha visited today , she is abit sad but I told her that we were very special to him and that we made him very happy and gave him lots of smiles, she drew a picture of him and her holding hands that we left there, we held his hand abit gave him a kiss and a hug told him she loved him and we thanked him for being the best grandad ever and that we would always love him and miss him
Hi Kymmy - OMG!!!!! I'm so into that stuff, that's incredible. Brit must be attuned to the spirit world as they say lol. They say kids and animals are moreso because they are more open minded than adults about the whole thing. Does she say they still hang around her? Maybe she is going to be like Jennifer Love Hewitt and her "son" on Ghost Whisperer, my fave show! When my nephew was little he used to talk to a lady in the cupboard in the bathroom - my sister lived in an old house in Vic Park, anyway her kids are 12 months apart and on the morning of the christening for my niece my sister went into her room and she was in her cot, fully dressed in her christening outfit!!!!!! TRUE STORY! How creepy is that. And my nephew was being toilet trained in the potty and came out one day after doing a poo in the toilet and my sister said, how did you get up on the toilet and he said "the lady helped me" - there was no step or anything and there was a poo in the toilet!!! They've since moved and my nephew and niece are 15 and 16, he still remembers though but doesn't like to talk about it now, it's just not cool. lol Re the pram, bummer! The girl I bought my Bumbo from had a red MB, I can give you her email if you want to write and ask if she still has it....it wasn't advertised on Ebay or anything, was just there when I went to pick up the Bumbo and she asked if I was interested ha ha. Best leave the psycho to herself lol. Good luck for your dad, please keep us posted, I really hope he can keep his foot.
Hi Camme-lot - lucky it was empty, that could've been rather messy ha ha!
Hi Mon - sorry about your grandad, I'm sure he knows you were there and hope he's at peace soon. xx
I had a cut and colour today, feel so much nicer, had a little more than usual cut off but wasn't daring to try a new style, I have fine hair and it takes ages to grow so was worried if I cut it too short and hated it I'd be stuck with it!
Hi Girls - update on the little baby born at 27 weeks, she suffered 2 seizures and required a full blood transfusion last night and apparently has just passed away. I don't really know this girl but I sent in a present this morning with my friend and a card before the bubby had died, now I feel worse for giving her things to see as a reminder. I just feel sick for her, life's not fair sometimes.
Oh no alison how terrible. Believe me, she'll appreciate the thought in the future, if not now. I still celebrate my sister's stillborn's birthday and xmas - so try to remember her birthday if you can. The worst thing that can happen is that everyone forgets about the poor little bubbas
Yup certainly is unfair. Aricyn was 2 months old when my sister lost Phoebe, and then my brother's wife had their child 3 days later. So our kids would have all been the same age. Very very suckful.
Many thoughts and prayers (my kind anyway!) going out to your friend.
long time no post again....Things here have been so busy and I have been keeping up on my mobile but its too hard to post on it.
Alison thats so sad I dont really know what to say...sometimes I wonder why these sad things have to happen.
Mon sorry about your Granddad too
Hi everyone else!
So my friend made me feel like i should be introducing solids to Vs diet and initially I was so pzzed off that she implied V was missing out but I bought some farex for later anyhow....DH and I are pretty much in agreeance to wait until v wants to eat but today I got bored and a bit curious so I made her some with bm and she DEMOLISHED IT!.....
She has been really interested in us eating lately and trying to grab my food lol. Now I dont want to tell my friend I did it because I hate how smug her and her dh will be about it cos they have been there done that and are always giving me unwanted advice...
Is anyones babe starting to put their fist in their mouth, look angry and shake it all about? It looks like she is angry or in pain...Is it too early for teethng?
V is a flipper too I think she is so good at it cos she sleeps on her tummy so wakes up like that so gets lots of tummy time..
Natty - definitely not too early for teething. DD2 has been gnawing on her fist for about 2 months now!! And drooling heaps, so I would say that they are starting to get on the move for our bubbas. Still hurts them if you can't see them cos the teeth move in their gums.
I haven't copped the solids talk from anyone yet - unlike I did with my other two - but I'd just tell them we're waiting till 6 months to do BLS like I did with DD1. She's an awesome eater, unlike DS who was spoon fed from an earlier age. Dunno if its a coincidence or not, but I'd rather have a good eater!
Have DD2 in the sling again today - she just being a little crab apple at the moment!! But I'm trying to enjoy it... she is my last!!
Some of your loved ones / friends are having a rough time at the moment aren’t they?? Not good….my thoughts are with all of them….
Camme – Just got around to reading your birth story – very amusing and I loved it!!! Wish I was able to write something like that!! You did very very well! Your poor hubby though – he copped it!!! I think my DH was lucky that I was unable to talk or pretty much do anything except nearly crush his hand every time a contraction came! Seems like so long ago now...Abbey doesn’t get much floor time either as JD would probably sit on her and I don’t have eyes in the back of my head (though as useful as they would be!) so she’s stuck in her chair for a lot of awake time and she’s slowly starting to hate it now….damn it!
Alison – That poor little baby girl and her parents….I cant imagine how terrible that would be…I hope they get through it OK…so sad and it does make you realize how lucky we are doesn’t it? And all your ghost stories are freaking me out!! You will have put a pic of your new do on FB! Hope you had a nice time at your group this morning…
Heavenly – So sorry about your granddad…old age is a horrible thing….I hope he’s peaceful at least and not in any pain….
Kymmy – I hope the news for your dad was good and he doesn’t have to lose his foot…waiting to hear how he is….I cant believe you bought 10 boxes of nappies!!! That’s hilarious – good deal though so at least you’ll be stocked up for months and months now! I only have 2 prams so I’m not quite as obsessed as you and Alison though if I had the $$$ I would get a new one if I could!
Ubba – How is Ruby going now?? Her and Abbey sound alike with their feeding and sleep issues…..ever since I was away Abbey is refusing my left side and it’s driving me nuts….I think she got so used to getting milk instantly from the bottle that she doesn’t have the patience anymore to wait for it to start flowing from me….I think my left side has a slower let down as well cause she’s fine on my right and that’s always been my better side….I’m slowly giving up I think…she is having more and more bottles every day now. It makes me sad, but I’m going insane at the same time when she pulls off and carries on….A also only slept for about 30 mins this morning then another 20 min nap around lunchtime then is down again now so we’ll see how long it lasts this time…
Natty – I feel bad for Abbey too when we are eating…she stares at us and watches the food go from the plate into our mouths and the poor thing drools and carries on. It’s cruel isn’t it? Abbey will 4 months on Sunday so I don’t know what to do…see how her sleeping goes I guess…she is such a sucker too and always has her fist or washer or whatever she can get her hands on in her mouth. I wish she’d take a dummy, she’d probably like it if she gave it a go…I put my finger in her mouth sometimes and she chews like mad on it but I cant feel any lumps or anything…
AFM – God I was in a mood this morning…I think JD was happy he was off to kindy today for once!!! Abbey has been playing up the last 2 nights and it’s killing me….I didn’t shut my eyes at all last night until nearly 2am and then she was up probably an hour later so I ended up sleeping on the lounge with her attached to me and she still was on and off until she was properly up at around 7am…..I was just completely over everything….the filthy house, the whinging kids, my fatness, the toys everywhere, constantly sterilizing…the list goes on…anything tiny thing would set me off. Anyway, got the housework I wanted done and now I feel a bit better….I had a shower and changed back into my PJ’s and am still in them and plan on being until JD gets home at about 4pm….
I was thinking before how life used to be so relaxing and now I just seem to be in a constant rush and so anxious to get things done….showering, washing up, shopping, driving, hanging out the washing, eating – all in case someone starts losing it and I have to deal with them…I think cause I’m a control freak I have to have it all done and done my way so I cant deal with it when things aren’t in order….even when I’m typing this my heart skips a beat when I hear her cause I’m going to have to run off and leave…I need to get over it don’t I!!!
Anyway, other than my issues and Abbey’s sleeping and feeding issues we are alright. She has been rolling over – only to the right though and get’s the cranks cause she cant get her left arm out...
I’m desperately trying to find a bumbo seat for her but since I’m in the middle of nowhere and most of them on Ebay are pick up only I’m not having much success…a friend said she has one that she can get back of someone so fingers crossed she remembers and I can get it on Monday at Mothers Group…
Sorry for the whine…seems to be all that I do, but other people don’t get it so sorry I unleash it at your girls!! You’re the best!
Just been to CHN.. Archie is 7kg and 67cms long.. He is off the chart for his length.. Funny cos me and DH aren't that tall.. But the postman is.. Hahahaha!
Good news on my dad too .. Dr is really happy with foot so far and they will not need to amputate!! Woo hoo!
I'm just lucky that I got to see her before she (somewhat unexpectedly) died and she got to meet all my kids. My siblings hadn't seen her in about 22 years (same as me) and they never got that chance to introduce their families to her, so I count my blessings that I did get that chance. Had I not moved to Tassie I would not of had it. Enjoy the time you have left with him xxxx
She wanted to be held all day otherwise she would cry on the floor or in her bassinette or she wanted the boob. Every time I tried to feed her she would be getting angry and pulling off, arching her back (sound familliar Al?) so by the time it got to her bath, book, boob, bed feed she was REALLY frustrated and wouldnt have a proper feed so DH gave her a bottle of formula and she drank the whole thing! I think because I am so tired my milk supply isnt great.
Hope she goes back to the boob soon, the health nurse told me they can go through this stage at this age, some go back, some don't........I think like you Amelia just realised that the bottle was a sure thing and the boob was a lot of work for a little milk ha ha. Definitely check out Target, she loves it....she fell asleep in it after her last feed last night and I don't have to sit there and rock it with my foot like the other one!
I'm glad he's home today though, had the weirdest thing last night........about twilight zoney. I heard Amelia stirring at 3.00 am (now I'm right into these ghost hunter dvd's from the US and they say 3.00 am is "dead time", when spirits come out to play so to speak (I can see DH rolling his eyes at this ha ha)....anyway, I went into her room and as I walked through the door the CD player started playing the first song.....I thought I must have left it on repeat but when I looked the repeat button wasn't on! It freaked me out so bad! (I play a soothing CD when I put her to bed). So Amelia went straight back to sleep but me, I was awake for another hour scared out of my wits ha ha!!!!! I told DH this morning who doesn't believe in all that stuff and he laughed and said oh well at least it's a good ghost as it was obviously helping her go back to sleep. 
for my Papa... I'm sh*tting myself!
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