Oh no Natty - good luck! Amelia's are not next Monday the one after, dreading it! BTW, love your latest piccies, V is such a pretty little girl. That hair!!! Amelia is so jealous lol. xx
Hi Mon - maybe it's just a plain old cyst then lol. Hope it goes soon!
AFM - My child health nurse appointment went well. I came out feeling so much better about this breast feeding bizzo........she told me to stop worrying about it - didn't attempt to lecture me one bit and in fact told me to ignore anyone who gives me grief and that really the only difference between the two is the immunity side of things which they get from the first few weeks which I did anyway so that's it, I'm not going to beat myself up anymore!!! In fact, she said even though she said they're supposed to sway you towards breast feeding at the end of the day it's really not that different anymore. She said the formulas these days are packed with good things....she said even she had to formula feed one of her 5 children as she went back to work when he was 6 weeks old. She said in those days they didn't express, they either did one or the other. She said that she's obviously healthy and content, it helped that she smiled the whole time we were there hee hee.
So, Amelia is now only in the 75th percentile for height so not sure what happened there given she was in the 90th last time lol....perhaps she's stopped like I obviously did ha ha. She's also in the 75th percentile for her weight......Sheila wasn't concerned at all, she said once they start moving around they'll even out. I don't think she looks fat anyway do you guys? Her head circ is right on the 50th so that's good - don't want her having my husbands big Polish head lol! For those interested Amelia is now 6.3kgs and 61.4cms in length.
Oh and I've decided to go from the infant to crawler size nappies now? Amelia has wet through her nappy at night the last 2 nights in a row and it's waking her up so even though the sticky tags to do them up cross over they give better coverage I think lol.
Well, off to roast my vegies ready for my lamb shanks that have been brewing all day. My house smells divine. Hope you've all had a fab day. xx
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Alison: I just nearly choked! No Amelia does not look fat!!! I dont think you should be worrying about her weight just yet! Personally, i'd rather have a larger bub just for piece of mind that they are thriving. So far, Archie has been on the 90th percentile and above for all his measurements.. i'd rather that then the other end of the scale thats for sure. Chubby babies are cute and healthy looking.
Mon: Glad you saw your Doc and are getting something done about the way you are feeling... I really hope this is the step in the right direction that you need and that you start feeling better soon xxxx
Natty: Poor V I'll be thinking of you both tomorrow. Dreading Archie's next lot too. How awful is it?!
Telly: I was thinking of doing the same thing after reading Ubba's post! Maybe i'll do it tomorrow. It is hard with me though cos i don't like staying home all day, everyday i have to get out and go SOMEWHERE! I think its cos i grew up in such a big family and when i'm on my own i get lonely! Don't get me wrong, sometimes i love it, but mostly i am a social butterfly! I wish i lived near you so we could be real life friends.... you'd be my favourite. hahaha! No, seriously, you're gorgeous and, like i've told you before, i love you. hahahahahaha! No but really... I am surprised that you dont have a trillion friends banging down your door wanting to hang out with you every day! I hope you also start feeling better! Get amongst it girly! You're amazing and funny and i'd LOVE to hang with you!
Snowy: I have to wear a bra too! But for a different reason... since i lost all the weight last week, my boobs have SHRUNK!! GODDAMN! So i have to wear a bra to make me look like i've got some! haha!
Ubba: How'd Ruby go with the routine!!!??? Did you get any of your course done?
Hello everyone else!
AFM: Things still the same with dad.. he seems to think they want to amputate.. but i think he might just be feeling a bit down and is thinking the worst. He is having another op tomorrow so i guess we'll find out more after that.. Geez it is so scary, not knowing. My poor mum misses him so much. They are so cute, they've been married 38 years and are still madly in love. I want to be like them at that age. I love my mum and dad.
Archie was a bit grizzly today.. but it was hot and sticky so i guess that is why. I am going to try to stay home tomorrow and maybe clean my poor house!!
Ill try and do some persies seing as it has been all about me tha last few lol.
Kymmy thinking of your dad and family, I guess its times like this when all the little stuff melts away and everyone starts appreciating each other a bit more...Its so nice to hear about parents that are still in love, I want me and dh to be like that too...old ppl holding hands on the beach mmmm
Alison, yep the crawler nappies are great, they hold those explodo poos in for the most part but they do look big to start with...Glad to hear the nurse isit went well, Amelia doesnt look fat but im with Kymmy, dont worry about it. As for bf, ff, I havent recieved as much support for bf as I thought either with everyone telling me I should try ff...I think everyone else should butt out of our babies bizzo and let us make the big decisions about food etc as we have the right to this as their mummies...pffft so there lol...
Heavenly..I hope your lump is ok Glad to hear all is quiet and peaceful on the home front xx
Telly, yep Im on the bandwagon too, Im writing everything down for today but with V getting needles Im not sure it will be very reflective...At least I can look at yours and see the comparison. Id also be your friend, Im moving back to Brissy in under 2 years (probablt north side near Enoggera) and Ill definately catch up with you if you want to. I think you are awesome and Id love a friend like you irl....
Snowy Im the same as you everytime I think Im over the leaking Ill notice a suspicious wet spot grrrr. I wear a bra constantly and its driving me nuts..Mine arent even that big but in the morning whoah porno boobs lol..
Ubba how is the course going? I was only doing every second night too but for the last week or so V has had a bath every night as part of her winding down routine which I think is working but Ill definately take on that info you got from the nurse too as we need a bit more predictability too esp with V starting day care 1 day a week in 2 months...eeeek that makes me so sad..I dont want to but I see how it will help V to adjust for next year and also allow her to mingle with other ppl and kiddies (and germs..)
Hi Alicia long time no see lol but its great to see all the pics on fb, I also need to lose weight dont we all lol lucky you have a PTI to help but I hate working out with my dh its so embarrassing haha...
Well V had her needles this morning but first I dosed her on the highest amount of panadol for her age and after a bit of screaming has passed out in the car then transferred to her cot...not sure how long she will sleep for now but hopefully long enough for the sting to wear off. I tried to bf her but she popped off at the first needle poor baby...
Found out something yesterday one of my friends mentioned if the baby travells around in the cot at night they may be cold so I really tucked V in last night with extra blankets and she only woke once at 3am! hooray! There may be something in that. I feel a bit bad that I havent been putting enough blankets on her..
Its my birthday tomorrow eeewww Im going to be 34...not really much to get excited about but maybe a bbq in the park would be nice if its sunny tomorrow. There is also a reunion for my antenatal class but not sure if I want to go...Im a bit nosey so Ill probably pop in haha..
Not much else here, things are improving all the time, V loving a bit of floor time now but still hates any kind of bouncer just prefers the floor. I looove her so much, starting to dread going back to work, I would love to stay at home but thats not how our house will get paid off lol...
Hi Kymmy - ha ha I'm not worried about Amelia's weight at all, I think she looks fabbo. Sorry your dad is still not well, that's been a bad run for him, wishing him a speedy recovery. I think that's so sweet about your mum and dad being so in love still, sounds like something from the movies, lucky them! Sweet. I'm over the Perth weather, really over it! Rain next week they reckon, wahoo - I hate winter but I'll take anything over these 38 degree days at the mo! Oh and I like to go out too so that routine does work, in fact, it's probably easier for you as you know when your windows are open for going out in between sleeping if you like them to be home for their naps - if they nap...lol. Might have to hang around until they get into the routine but once they are you should be good to go.
Hi Natty - ooh it's your bday tomoz, yay! 34 is nothing, I'm 37 this year, yikes!!! Depressing much?! I see you tried walking with V again and it didn't work? Does she not like being in the pram? I would freak if Amelia was like that seeing as I drag her everywhere with me lol.......like Kymmy I'm a social butterfly so I'm out and about doing things all the time, probably too much. Amelia sleeps in the pram when I'm out shopping etc., thank goodness or I don't know what I'd do.
AFM - well off to aqua class today, it's going to be 38/39 here so not looking forward to the hot steamy indoor pool but I cancelled last time due to the heat so can't really do it again. Besides, I need the exercise! It's also getting Amelia in and out of the car in it too, yuk! The bigger nappies seemed to do the trick last night, Amelia had a great sleep, she woke at 5.00 am jammed up against the cot again so I just moved her back to the middle and she went back down until 7.30 am. Was so cute too cause instead of waking up crying I went in and she was just lying there awake, making her noise that the health nurse said was her way of talking......more like a monotone growl to me ha ha. There's nothing cuter than when they lock eyes on you first thing and give you a big cheesey grin, love love love! Oh and my lamb shanks were yummo last night, got leftovers for tonight, yippee. Who'd have thought you'd get excited over Friday night leftover lamb shanks.......what ever happened to getting excited over which party or restaurant or pub you were going to tonight! lol .......secretly I wouldn't change it for a thing.
Hi Mon - hope you are well, don't forget to let me know when you receive Mikayla's stuff.
Hi Telly, Alicia, Snowy & Ubba - hope you are all well today! xx
HAHA Natty! That's really funny - even funnier because you admitted it lol!
I handed in another assessment HOORAY!! I know I am sleep deprived but if I dont do this course I reckon I will be so resentful, so I am making sure I do it.
I dont know if its something that I have eaten, but Ruby's farts are really off. She just did a massive one and I could already smell it, so I said to DS "Can you smell Ruby to see if she has a poo?" So he has a smell and started crying yelling "I dont love you or like you anymore!" HA! I so know he does, I just like tormenting my kids every now and then - is that wrong
I saw someones photo on FB (cant remember who it was) and their bubba was in a bumbo seat. Anyway I thought Id have a squiz on ebay and bought one for $35!! Bargain! and its purple too - my favorite colour.
Ruby is getting so mobile, I put her on the floor and she does 360o turns! Gave me a fright the first time I saw her. Shes on the floor now and has a hold of her toes, so cute.
I took her to get photos done today and she cracked it, so I said I would come back over the weekend. I know why she cracked it though, I was filling out their paperwork and the lady just started undressing her to get her dressed into their costume. Ruby couldnt see me so she got a fright poor little munchkin.
Well, what an all over the place post this is - love you all xxx
So the other day I found out my gramps has prostate cancer and it's spread to his bones then tonight I found out my grandad is in hospital cos he had another stroke it's like his 3/4 blinken old ppl
Hi Ubba - lol poor DS, nah it's not cruel, it's fun! Yay for the Bumbo seat, I got a purple one for Amelia from Ebay a couple of weeks ago too, I paid $50 though so you did super well! They're $80 brand new, I also got a tray for it but that was brand new at the baby store and that was $17.00. Amelia can't sit in it on her own yet, can't wait till she can though! Can Ruby? Good on you for doing the assessments etc., that's a great achievement if you get that finished. I take my hat off to you.
Hi Mon - poor grandparents.......what is it with our old folks and illness/oldness this week!!! Oldness, lol is that even a word!!!
I know I've always been super close with my grandad and grandma I lived with them when I was 3 for a few months while my mum went travelling spent a week at there house every school holidays even lived with them a couple times while I was a teenager, the problem is I still think of him as the person I knew 15 years ago so I don't really comprehend the fact ppl get old, in Monika land I know my life is going on my I still think of ppl in the same way I first met them like they don't age just me, they're like parents to me so I'm not looking forward to when they pass and I'm already sad cos he's basically blind so never got to see hunter and serenity and niesha was his favourite and he can't see her face anymore which I know devastates him that he's missing out on them
Awww Mon that's so sweet, it's sad when they get old isn't it. I feel the same about my nan, she wasn't at my wedding and now doesn't really understand who Amelia is, sad isn't it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATTY!! Hope you have a fab day! Oh and how old again? xx
Ubba: Yay you!! I just bought Archie a bumbo too! We got ours brand new cos i have been searching on ebay for ages and couldn't seem to find one in a boys colour in decent condition and i wanted one NOW!! Archie loves it! Ruby and Archie sound the same with moving about the place!
Well, i've been keeping track of Archie's movements the last few days to see what kind of 'routine' (hahahaha) he is in....
This was yesterday..
6.30am- feed and back to sleep
7.30am- wake
9.00am- feed
9.30am- sleep
10.05am- wake
10.15am- feed
11.25am- feed
12.00pm- sleep
2.50pm- wake, feed, back to sleep
3.20pm- wake
4.30pm- feed
6.00pm- sleep
6.30pm- wake, feed
8.30pm- feed, sleep
9.30pm- wake, bath (late cos we went out for dinner)
9.45pm- feed
10.30pm- feed to sleep
So as you can see, we are in a great routine!!! hahahaha!! I think he has been feeding so often cos my milk supply went down a little bit when i was sick and it is still building back up! But i had him weighed the other day (13w 3d) and he is 6.7kg and 67cm long so i don't think we have to worry about him losing any weight! hahaha
Anyway, gotta go bid on a pram on ebay.... another one. haha
Hey Kymmy - is Archie sleeping through the night now? Yay for the bumbo, there seems to be a lot of the purple ones so I'm not surprised you couldn't find a boy colour, did you get blue? I lucked out with mine on Ebay, the girl lived around the corner and it's in brand new condition, she even had the pamphlet that came with it still! Oooh and what pram are you bidding on, how exciting! I'm not the only one with a billion prams lol. Wow he is so long isn't he, hee hee - Amelia is long for a girl but nowhere near that long. At the shops today a lady couldn't believe she was 14.5 weeks, her grandson she said was 16 weeks and twice the size of her.........I think it's funny too cause everyone blames formula for making them fat but not in our case - her grandson was formula fed though lol.
We had a great night from Amelia, 10 hours straight and she woke up around 8.15 am just making noises, I went in and she was chatting away and smiling. So cute. I went in there once at 5.00 am as she was in her usual jammed up against the edge position but she didn't really wake up so that was good. I tried her bumbo today, she's still got a slight lean but I reckon another week and she'll be right. Is it normal that she can't sit up completely straight unassisted yet?
No Archie is not sleeping through! He still wakes 3-4 times, i just didn't keep track during the night! I got a blue bumbo and i bought a Peg Perego Pliko (I just WON it!! My first eBay win! WOOHOO) i wanted a 'stroller' type pram to keep in the car. I'm soo excited! My hubby just bought a motorbike today so i don't feel bad for buying myself a new 'toy'! hahaha!
Archie is still a little bit 'bobble' headed occasionally in the bumbo but he is very strong and loves to be upright.. so i am sure Amelia is fine... what is 'normal' anyway?! Do you carry her upright mostly or baby-like IYKWIM??
Hi Kymmy - oh bummer I got excited for you there lol. I like how you discount the evenings, they're over rated anyway I was just thinking today how much of a blur a lot of the first 12 weeks has been lol. Must be sleep deprivation. Amelia seems to be in a day/night routine now but who knows, every day is different to some degree! Oh goodie you got that pram, isn't it fun winning on Ebay, addictive, but fun! I just bought (on a buy it now) a playmat, non toxic and waterproof, they have them in the babystores for $200 and I paid $49.00. I first saw it at one of my swimming friend's house and loved it - hers is a little bigger but it's even the same brand, Bubbamats. If anyone is interested I'll FB you the link to the seller in Victoria, they have more! I do carry Amelia upright mostly, she can hold her head up no problems, it's just if I sit her up she slightly leans to the side lol - I'm hoping another week or two and she'll be there. I only cradle her like a baby when she's tired and ready for a sleep - she likes to nuzzle in and be on her side so it's easy to tell when it's sleepy time lol.
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I'll be thinking of you both tomorrow. Dreading Archie's next lot too. How awful is it?!
Glad to hear all is quiet and peaceful on the home front xx
Sorry your dad is still not well, that's been a bad run for him, wishing him a speedy recovery. I think that's so sweet about your mum and dad being so in love still, sounds like something from the movies, lucky them! Sweet. I'm over the Perth weather, really over it! Rain next week they reckon, wahoo - I hate winter but I'll take anything over these 38 degree days at the mo! Oh and I like to go out too so that routine does work, in fact, it's probably easier for you as you know when your windows are open for going out in between sleeping if you like them to be home for their naps - if they nap...lol. Might have to hang around until they get into the routine but once they are you should be good to go.
Oh and my lamb shanks were yummo last night, got leftovers for tonight, yippee. Who'd have thought you'd get excited over Friday night leftover lamb shanks.......what ever happened to getting excited over which party or restaurant or pub you were going to tonight! lol .......secretly I wouldn't change it for a thing.
Yay for the Bumbo seat, I got a purple one for Amelia from Ebay a couple of weeks ago too, I paid $50 though so you did super well! They're $80 brand new, I also got a tray for it but that was brand new at the baby store and that was $17.00. Amelia can't sit in it on her own yet, can't wait till she can though! Can Ruby? Good on you for doing the assessments etc., that's a great achievement if you get that finished. I take my hat off to you.
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