Hi Kymmy - far out that is TALL!!!! lol Amelia is pretty long and she's only 61.5 cms! ha ha, postman, that's funny. And brilliant news re your dad, finally some good news. I got a text from the girl who lost her bubby, apparently she was brain dead and they had to make the decision to turn off the machine, how sad is that. She said that she is numb but is of the belief that her baby had better things to do and better places to go. I feel so sad for her.
hey natty i've got the solids debate going through my head. DD didn't start till 5.5months, and even then she wasn't really fussed, it was just me getting curious to see what she'd be like. But Theo on the other hand.. I kid you not, he is now puts on his fake CRY whenever i start eating something! His hands and feet go crazy, and you can tell he wants want wants This morning he was sitting on my lap as i was eating cornflakes, and he wriggled and carried on that much that he eventually got the bowl, and tiped the lot all over us.. And the other night he managed to swipe some of my icecream with his hand (i got it before he put it in his mouth tho). So i dunno... I really want to wait but i don't know how much longer i can. I feel so sorry for the poor little bugger. Got an appointment at the clinic next week for his 4 month health check, so i'll ask the MW about starting early.
kymmy - im so excited to go get theos health check! I think archie and theo are very similar in size. Last time i got him weighed (it was about 3 weeks ago at the chemist), he was 7.49kg. He also seems very long, so we'll see next week exactly the size. Super super glad you've gotten some good news bout your dad too. Bout bloody time you got some! OMG About Brit... Super weird!! But i'm super intrigued... I also love hearing things like that. Nice on the 10 boxes! haha! When they're on sale like that i normally stock up on 3 boxes. Also johnsons wipes are on sale at toys r us too. 18.99 for a 6 pack. (i stock up on them too, they're my fav wipes).
Alison - wow.. thats so sad about your friend..
Sometimes i have kids toys going off in the middle of the night too, it creeps me out big time! But then in the morning i examine them and they were lying funny, so it kinda explains it. pretty cool tho! I also love ghost whisperer!
JDsMum - Big hug to you. I know what you mean. Sometimes its just so frustrating that you can't just DO SOMETHING! Like.. hang out washing. Sounds easy. BUT ITS NOT! I'm totally hear listening to your vent and nodding my head. I get really crabby about those things too, feel sorry for DD some days as she's the only one to take my frustraiton out on Theo chills out in a purple bumbo (was dds old one), he loves it!
Mel - Welcome back! I'm just about to head to FB to check out your new pics of your gorgeous kids! Hope everything is settling in well and you're loving your new home. Gee i'd love a new home.. i'd be totally like you and become anal about keeping things clean! Hope your DD2 realises that the cot is also a great sleeping place! haha! Theo loves his baby bjorn too.. its my lifesaver some days! Hugs to you too - sorry to hear abou your nan. my gdad passed away a couple of weeks ago also
Mon - Gee i know exactly what you're going through... Just try and remember that its not goodbye, its just cyou later
Madame - i miss you.. haha! Hope all is well. Great news on your gorgeous girl rolling, clever little munchkin! Especially knowing she is the youngest of the group! well done! Hope everything is fab x
Hi snowy, hi billy
AFM - Sorry i've been MIA lately, things just seem to be getting more and more busy. I've been getting very sad and angry lately thinking about dh and theo's entrance into the world. The other night he asked if i'd ever forgive him, and i said no. Long story.. a whole different thread, when i get some time one day. I just can't shake this cloud thats lying over top of me.. not sure if i've got a bit of babyblues or whats happening there, hmm.
Theo is great, so is kaili.
Kymmy, snowy, alicia - check out the new Pumpkin Patch catalogue, the baby boys clothes are just INCREDIBLE! argh! I want to be rich! For the first time ever i think the boys clothes are cuter than the girls! hehe
Telly, yep V looks soo interested at anything that goes in our mouths, she starts smiling and laughing, itlooks like shes trying to charm our food off us. I was just so surprised how she ate the whole tablespoon full, I thought she would have a little bit but not the whole lot...Now I just have to figure out when the best time is for it...maybe just bfore her bath so her tummy is full before bed? When did you introduce the first meal times? I cant believe how much she enjoyed it I really dont want to tell my friend, DH and I were giggling about it last night lol. Sorry to hear you are a bit upset about things, Im not sure ifyou have mentioned it before? I dont think you did a birth story for Theo yet did you? I think of him as "Feo" now thanks Kaili lol xx
Kymmy Im glad to hear your Dads foot will be fine...whew what a relif for your family. Archie is so gorgeous! At least he will be a nice tall boy, something there was a shortage of when I was growing up. Being a tall girl sucks I remember I had a crush on a short boy but knew we could never be...sigh... Lol I am taller than my dh now lol...
Shayna lmao at Abbey only going right kind of like Derek Zoolander lol.... I agree with the way life has changed too but it must be worse with 2. but better too in some ways...Like doible the sloppy kisses! V and Abbey are about the same age I think and they are having a wonder week at 19 weeks I think so I am expecting things to get worse before better...bummer. I love love love her hair do you have oldies attacking you in the shops? I do and V only has half of Abbeys. I love the photo of JD and Abbey..awww cute.
Mel its good to hear from you! Im not sure if bls is for me but i like some ideas like the carrot sticks broccoli etc, I just shudder at porridge all over everything...Our entire house is carpet except the kitchen and bathrooms so theres nowhere to really be able to let V go nuts with food..I am envisioning bits of porridge concrete over everything lol..
I hate all the "talks" Im copping...V is my kid and Im not stupid enough to just read one book and calll it gospel. I have researched to back up my opinions and still ppl want to argue with me.. Im kind of pzzed I even gave V farex but also I think its also abit silly to be stubborn and do things purely out of spite too. I dunno, Im just sick of ppl telling me whats best, that might be the case for their kid but maybe not mine...Ive made a point not to try and even pretend to know wat its like to have kids when my friends have been trying to work things out with theirs and I dont appreciate being told what to do like Im a dumba$$..I want to be the one to decide what happens when...oookay vent anyone?!
Going to go back to bed now V is asleep again so Im taking advantage
Natty - just quickly - if you are going to try her on new foods - try it in the morning in case she is allergic to anything and has a reaction, it doesn't happen in the middle of the night when she is sleeping Oh, and we don't do porridge here, more like toast and stuff they can hold until they can get a grip of a spoon and feed themselves. DD1 is awesome with yoghurt (which is good cos it was messy for a while.. LOL)
Telly - sorry about your grandad.. its so sad isn't it? I think it was really bad for me this time cos she was the last surviving grandparent - now I have none! I hope its just a bit of the baby blues for you - or the getting used to 2 kids instead of one (cos that I found difficult!) I have to say, 3 is soooo much easier than 2!
Kymmy - wow that is super long!!! I think DD2 is around 66cm - not sure, but she's nearly out of 00's - taking after her brother and sister thats for sure. I was giving DS a cuddle this morning and I'm like - god you're tall - he's just over a metre tall now - and I'm only 1.65.. LOL.. DH doesn't get it cos he's 2 metres tall exactly.
JD - yeah I get the whole "omg I have to speed this up otherwise I won't ever get it done!!" yup, thats my life - always on the accelerator!! LOL Ahh keeps it exciting though ay?
AFM - DS is at day care today, DD2 is having a nap at the moment, DD1 is playing with her "twins" (a cabbage patch doll and iggle piggle doll) in the cat's bed, so cute, she's putting them to bed, burping them etc... nawwww... she had them in a sling yesterday, will have to post pics on facebook cos it was sooo cute!! LOL Have a chiro appointment today so hopefully she can help because my back is still a bit sore, and my elbow is rooted and my shoulder blade muscle kills. Not too much ay? hehe
Hi everyone! Mr I had his needles yesterday & now wants to be held & doesn't stay asleep when I put him in the cot. He woke at 4:30 this morning, he went to sleep at 7:30 and woke 5 mins later so don't think I'll get much done today. I can't put him in the sling to hang the washing out 'cause the mozzies are so bad here.
The doctor measured him but didn't write down his measurements, jut put them in the computer - I think he was 6.5kg & 67cm. He was average anyway. She said I should start giving him tastes of food, but I don't think he's ready yet (and I'm definitely not ready for stinky solids nappies) He's happy to sit on my lap and watch me eat & doesn't get upset. I waited till 6mths with DS1 & I think I'll wait a bit again & do BLS.
Mr I is getting more floor time now, but if DS1 is home he gets grabbed, rolled & pushed so I have to watch closely (& not go outside to hang the washing without dousing DS1 in mozzie repellant & taking him with me )
Natty spoon feeding is messy too, babies have great aim when it comes to hitting the spoon & bowl - get a tarp to put under the highchair - you can buy special messy mats, but tarps are bigger so IMO better for the job.
but it doesn't have anything about the hospial visit/first week, thats where the problem is. both kids are sleeping, so i'll try and explain it quickly, its probably confusing.
The morning theo was born, was the morning we were gettting a new kitchen (sweet, everything to be done while im in hospital, i'll get home and it will all be done, looking fab). We planned on getting new lino in the kitchen, and getting the same lino in the bathroom. When they pulled up the old tiles in the bathroom the floor was that rotten there were holes everywhere. DH rang. this is about 10hrs after theo was born to tell me. I told him to leave the tiles there, hell if its lasted for the last 2 years we've lived there, i'm sure it will last another couple of months until we've all settled in etc.
He then decided, on his own, without consulting me, to pull the tiles up, and completely gut the entire bathroom, i mean.. completely. no walls, no floor (you could see all the dirt under the house). He called his mates to do an extreme makeover. Borrowed 10grand from his mummy, and started work.
When we were pregnant, we told all of our family and friends not to visit the first couple of days, as we wanted it to be our time together without interuptions. The only reason he was so strict on this, is cause he was irritated with my mum and didn't want her anywhere near him.
Sooo, now he was doing these renos, i barely got a visit from him. Whenever he did come, it was rush rush rush. You could see he was sweating, tapping his foot, watching the clock and wanted to get back to continue the renos. He palmed kaili off to my family, which infruiated me.. soo angry. I had left her to be in hospital with a baby who she had no idea who it was, and now, wow, dad is leaving her to work on the house? wtf! My parents asked him if i'd like a visitor, he still said no... it was no visitors for the first couple of days.
So there i was.. sitting in a hospital room, without even theo (he was in the scn), with absolutely no visitors. I was so lonely. .
When i'd call and mention that i might be coming home, he'd say things to encourage me to stay there (cause the house was a ****fight) He didn't want me to come home with his first born son.. Then when FINALLY theo was released, he came to pick me up, rush rush rush rush rush, then dropped me off at my parents house. I wasn't allowed to come home for another 2 days. Finally when i did get home, the house was... a complete disaster zone. $hit everywhere. Took me about a month to get things semi ok.
So basically, I'm heartbroken at the fact that the house came before his son, his daughter, and me. What should have been one of the happiest times of my life, was one of the loneliest.
A good friend was talking the other night about how she can't wait to have her wine and cheese platter at hospital after she has her baby, and i muttered to DH, "I was flat out getting a visitor, let alone a wine and cheese platter".
ahhh... that was a bit longer than a quick explanation, sorry!
I hope it makes sense. I might sound like a bit of a whinger, but it really upset me, and still does whenever i think about it.
Awwww I'd probably be really upset too. And I'm sure, in his mind, (being male!) he probably thought he was doing the best thing FOR you, by trying to get a brand new bathroom for you by the time you got home!! Best intentions and all that I'm sure!!
Telly: I be p*ssed off too. It was lonely enough when DH went back to work for a few hrs when I was in hossy with DS1, being in there without even bub in the room for all that time would have been aweful.
Mon Im sorry to hear about your grandad. Im sure he passed knowing you had loved him dearly. Im sure he will be watching over you and your kiddies xxxxx
Hi Girls, I haven't been getting notifications again!
Hi Mon - I'm sooooo sorry about your grandad. My goodness what an awful week, this girl's baby, my sister in law's house got broken into and they left the door open (this was while they slept), stole the car but in the meantime one of their pussycat's got out and he got hit by a car and they found him on the side of the road, 100 metres from their house! Then my sister's old neighbour passed away yesterday.....now you grandad, seriously what is it this week! Just know he's in a lovely place now and I'm sure he'll be your guardian angel and watch over you and your kiddies. He knew how much you loved him and that's the main thing. Hugs to you lovely girl. xx
Hi Telly - I feel for you and I would feel the exact same. I often think of my DH and get a bit the same to be honest, I haven't really mentioned anything to anyone previously but sometimes I think about it and it irks me. DH runs his own business and was very busy but I would've preferred him to take some more time out. He didn't stay with me as the bed was uncomfortable but continued to work, he was finishing work earlier so at least I had that and I did have loads of visitors. The only night that REALLY p'd me off was his indoor cricket night, he actually played, he had a 3 day old and chose to play indoor cricket! He asked if I minded and I said I'd prefer it if he didn't but would leave it up to him, hoping he'd not play and in he comes in his cricket gear to quickly eat with me and go again, I was livid! What is it with men honestly! Then he never had any time off, still hasn't, he's been coming home earlier than he used to (he used to work long hours) and he's great when he's here and often leaves later in the morning but still, those first few weeks would've been nicer if he'd been here more. So, I understand how you feel!
AFM - well, after a great night, Amelia slept from 10pm to 8.15am (and I woke her!) she's been so grizzly this arvo, it's taken me ages to get her to sleep, not sure if we're heading into the early stages of the next wonder week phase but she went back to 3 hourly feeds today too - she's asleep now thank goodness, she's not normally so grizzly so it worries me when she is. Funny how you get used to a certain personality and as soon as it changes you freak out! Oh well, we go with the flow don't we girls!
Also the girl who's bub died has text me and asked me to the funeral Tuesday. I only met her once but she doesn't have a lot of friends here as she moved from Queensland only a year ago. She wants babies there and no black, she wants it to be a celebration rather than in mourning. I think I'll go to show my respects, even though it will suck and I don't really know her that well. Guess when you have a bub yourself it doesn't really matter, you still feel upset even though you hardly knew the person. How she's keeping it together is beyond me! Amelia is having her 4 month needles Monday though so not sure if I should have her around other people? The nurse told me last time to stay away from others for 24 hours in case they have bugs. Did anyone else do the same or does it not really matter?
Anyway, hi to everyone, sorry for no more persies, gotta have a cuppa before Missy wakes up again no doubt!
Hey Alison, thanks for the understanding. I can only imagine how frustrated you must be getting, i suppose i should count my blessings, atleast DH got 2 weeks off work (even tho 2/3rds of it was working on the house).
Gotta be quick, sorry ladies
will post more later
we've got cyclone ului (sp) due to hit mackay tonight, i'm crapping my pants.
it is soooo windy here atm, quite scary!
Oh Telly I really hope you are safe tonight xxx I will be thinking of you.
Mel- with all that is wrong with your body at the moment maybe you should join the old farts thread lol! Really though I hope you get some relief soon.
Snowy- Good on you for sticking with your guns on the food. You know your baby best and know if he is ready or not.
Natty- yes your baby is GAWGUSS!!
Al- I am really sad for the mum of the little baby that died. Things like that really suck, you may not know her that well but you may be the friend she needs at the moment. Something about you told her you are a caring person xx
AFM- I took Ruby and Ash to a photo party today, it was awesome. They are called dreams2realityart and are based in Melbourne. Check out their website to have a look at what they do, they are going to be doing online orders soon.
I have been giving Ruby a bottle of formula late in the arvo and at about 10pm, she polishes it off and seems more settled. I expressed last night and got 100ml in 1 go so I dont think there is anything wrong with my supply. I wish I could have it both ways though, still BF when I want to but give her formula too, but I know the more formula I give her the less breastmilk I will make.... DH is all for me giving her the bottle but Im still not sure. All the advice I have given to the other mums on here - I wish I could take some of my own advice.
Ruby is just rolling and rolling! She gets frustrated though when she forgets how to roll back onto her tummy. She has even started to pull her knees under her - I hope she doesnt start crawling just yet - I might have to have another baby if she grows up too fast lol.
Hope you and your families are all healthy and happy xx
I've got a blocked duct - it is sooo sore. I'm trying anything I can think of to avoid mastitis, was thinking of making a doctors appointment for tomorrow, but didn't get around to calling until they'd closed. The breastfeeding book said to use gravity so I'm gonna give you lasses a mental image - I fed him with him on the bed and me on all fours above him! Hopefully I'll be OK tomorrow.
Hope you're OK Telly!
Ubba: I know there are people who've sucessfully combined bf & ff, but I don't know the secret of their sucess. Nooo not talking about crawling - I too want my baby to stay little a while longer.
This morning he was sitting on my lap as i was eating cornflakes, and he wriggled and carried on that much that he eventually got the bowl, and tiped the lot all over us.. And the other night he managed to swipe some of my icecream with his hand (i got it before he put it in his mouth tho). So i dunno... I really want to wait but i don't know how much longer i can. I feel so sorry for the poor little bugger. Got an appointment at the clinic next week for his 4 month health check, so i'll ask the MW about starting early.
Big hug to you. I know what you mean. Sometimes its just so frustrating that you can't just DO SOMETHING! Like.. hang out washing. Sounds easy. BUT ITS NOT! I'm totally hear listening to your vent and nodding my head. I get really crabby about those things too, feel sorry for DD some days as she's the only one to take my frustraiton out on
Theo chills out in a purple bumbo (was dds old one), he loves it!
Long story.. a whole different thread, when i get some time one day. I just can't shake this cloud thats lying over top of me.. not sure if i've got a bit of babyblues or whats happening there, hmm.
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So, I understand how you feel!
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