Babies born~October 1st-15th 2008 #9

:happybirthday: Precious little Maya :happybirthday: I hope you had a wonderful day V sends her :hug:

:happybirthday: Gorgeous Beathany :happybirthday: I hope you had a wonderful day too.

Woohoo for being One........ :hug:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to our precious miracle Jack
Lots of love & kisses
mummy & daddy
xxxxxx

:birthday2: HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MAYA :birthday2:

:birthday2: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK :birthday2:

Hope you both had/have wonderful birthday's and you get spoilt rotten!

Well we had Ava's big party on Saturday and then her little friends birthday yesterday so have been MIA for a couple of days.
Ava's party was HUGE but went down a treat, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and she was spoilt rotten, i mean i have NEVER seen so many toys etc in my life.
Have put some pics on facebook and am shattered as almost ALL the pics are of Ava opening presents, our camera followed us and i feel thats all i did all day.. well that and serve food.
So hoping other people got some of everyone there for the day, wish DP had of thought to grab the camera and take some pics for me :doh:
Am going to take a pic of all her toys n stuff today once she's in bed, i did that for her 1st x-mas so she will have an idea of what things are later in life as i wrote down who got her what.
will put a pic on FB of that later, you wont believe it.. think our family and friends must own the fisher price factory!
Hope everyone had a great w/end, am going to give Ava a bath soon then down for a nap while i try and finish up some more cleaning and sorting of her stuff, went and bought a big plastic tub from the reject shop yesterday so i can sort a few of her toys a bit better!
Have to put some in the sunroom/dining area and some in the lounge.. it really is insane.. oh the cake we got made for her was AMAZING... absolutely gorgeous. i was so pleased!

:happybirthday: Jack.

We hope that you have a wonderful day today.

BBL have to get ready for school drop off and playgroup.

Happy Birthday Jack!!!!

:confetti::confetti::confetti::confetti:
:happybirthday::happybirthday:

:happybirthday::happybirthday: Jack :happybirthday::happybirthday: I hope you have a wonderful 1st brithday little prince charming..... Loads of :hug:

So glad you had a wonderful birthday little Miss Ava, enjoy all of those toys sweety. :hug:

:happybirthday: Happy FIRST Birthday Jack!! :happybirthday:

Have a great day. :)

happy birthday to jack
for yesterday

csab - Good to hear from you again. :) M had her 12 month check up today and she's 7.370 kgs now, which is still not on the chart at all for her age but I was thrilled that she's finally reached 7kgs. I hope V has reached the 6kg mark. When is she getting weighed?

Avasmum - Looks like A's party went really well. :) I hope we have nice weather for M's party!

Tomorrow we are seeing the paed again for some of M's test results. So everyone cross your fingers. I know that M is healthy and happy and developing normally but the worry is that she was 4kgs when she was born and in one year has only put on just over 3 kgs and hasn't grown much physically. Anyway, I'm just glad someone is finally investigating!

What sippy/straw cups are everyone's bubba's using? I've tried M with the Mag Mag and she knows how to use it, both with sippy and straw heads, but doesn't drink much. I also tried the avent sippy teat and removed the valve the stops flow, so it just runs out. She does drink more from that but it's too fast. I think she needs something with fast flow. Any ideas?

Moi - Hey hun, V will have her checkup on Friday at the pead. So heres hoping for over the 6kg mark. I am glad Maya finally made it past the 7kg mark, it seems to drag on doesnt it? I am so glad finally someone is looking into why little Maya isnt gaining weight real well. GL for the test results. I have the appt with the dietician next week for little V too, not really looking forward to that one. So hopefully she will surprise them too. When are you having Maya's B'day, I am having V's on Saturday. I hope Maya has a wonderful time and wonderful weather too for her party. :hug:

Happy 1st birthday little V :happybirthday: I hope that you have a wonderful day with your lovely family.

Big :hug: from us to you, little girl.

:happybirthday::happybirthday:My beautiful precious Little Vvvvvvv :happybirthday::happybirthday: You are finally the big 1 my bubba girl and I am so thrilled that we made it, because we almost didnt. You are a strong and beautiful little sole and I :pray:you have many many many more :happybirthday: to come with a long and happy life ahead of you. Mummy loved you from the moment you were conceived and love you more and more each day. You have had to fight so many battles in your young life, there is no wonder you have your V for victory sign on your forehead. Your a true little fighter baby girl and I am so very proud of you. Lets keep showing everyone how victorious you really are by proving all the DR's wrong, which so far you have...
Lots of :loveshower: to you my little princess V, Love Mummy

:happybirthday: Happy FIRST Birthday V!! :happybirthday: We hope you have a very special day. love T & M xx

Csab - Your message to V was so heartfelt it brought tears to my eyes. :) I am so glad V is doing so well. I am also having M's party on Saturday. I did want it on the 10th (her actual bday) but the venue I wanted wasn't available. I hope it will be nice weather for their parties.

We went to the paed today for most of her results (still will take a month or so for some other results) and everything came back OK!! :hooray: He said he has no idea why she isn't growing as much as other babies but she is a very healthy little girl. So everything we've done/she's done isn't/hasn't effected her health at all! If that makes sense. We are still waiting on a couple of possibilities but she is definitely healthy and not lacking in anything. That was so good for me to hear. My little girl is OK!!! :hooray: She's just little. :)

Decided to get her vaccinations done while there and I hope it doesn't make her unwell for her party. Just thought it was easier to get them done while we were at the doctors already!

Happy Happy Birthday V, you are a strong little lady and deserve the biggest party ever!!!

Lots of love Amy and Bethany

:happybirthday: Happy birthday to my little man Julian :happybirthday:, I can't believe the year has gone so quickly, I can still remember this day last year like it just happened. Big sloppy kisses from mummy and daddy my sweet little boy.

happy birthday to v for yesturday :D

happy birthday julian :D

:happybirthday: Baby Jack, have a wonderful day little man and enjoy all those pressies your going to receive. :happybirthday::leap::juggle::birthday2:

:happybirthday: Happy FIRST Birthday Julian!! :happybirthday: We hope you have a special day. :)

happy birthday for yesterday julian... Hope you had a fab day!

:happybirthday::birthday2: Little bubba Julian, I hope you had a wonderful birthday little man. :birthday2::hooray::leap::happybirthday:

csab - How did V's health appointment go on Friday? I hope everything is well. And how was her party?

M's party went well. :) You can see pics on FB. Unfortunately I wasn't all that well. I had another vertigo attack on Friday and I was feeling off on Saturday. I then had another attack yesterday. :( These attacks have been a lot milder than the previous ones so I am hoping maybe it's a sign it's coming to an end? :pray:

HI all,

Have been busy, and the internet kept playing up, but it is leting me on atm, so here goes.

Had V's pead appt on Friday, upon me hoping that she would have made the 6kg mark plus some, she hasnt. She is 5.9kg, hc 45cm, lgth 65cm. I felt quite deflated after her weight was checked as I really though she had made it. Now the DR is talking about having her see the genetics team again, as well as some Dr at Westmeads children hospital in the new year. I so hope she doesnt need to, as he wants to see her in 2mths time. He said he is happy with the rest of her developemtn though, so thats something. I just waiting for someone to point the finger at me soon. Sort of feel like I am failing her on some way. None of my others have had to go though what she has.
The dietician is tomorrow, dont really want to go. They are going to tell me what I already know.
ON a brighter note V had a wonderful B'day, had my DS take pictures, but I think he took videos, so may not have a pic of her. She also fell asleep through it. Poor little thing. Probably half of the people didnt come due to last minute cancellations, seemded to be a day for the drama's. I was disappointed in the cake, I normally buy Weny's Icecream cakes, they are so yum and normally nothing left over. The cakes are normally decorated how I want, but this time, although the cake was delicicous, the decorating was cr@p. Not how I wanted it. Had tinkerbell on it , but the chocolate shavings went all over tinkerbell and V's name etc. They had put too much shavings of choc on top of the cake. I used to have a different person that would do the cakes for me, but he sold his business. Ohh well.
Anyway, must go fix V, she has been eating a sandwich and it is all over the place as well as nutella all over her face.... little duffer. hugs all,hope everyone is well.

:birthday2: HAPPY BIRTHDAY :birthday2: to anyone i have missed, hope all the lil ones are enjoying turning the big ONE!

Moi - i am so happy that M's results came back positive for you.. she is a gorgeous little girl and now you know she is happy and HEALTHY.

CSAB - how was V's party?

Hope everyone else is well and sorry to anyone i have missed, had a few things on my mind at the moment, not sure if we will be able to get the rest of the loan for the house side of things as RAMS changed their home loans and now need certain docs and everything.
We have GREAT accountant that reduces a lot of DP's tax but it has it's downfall as it looks like he doesn't earn as much as he does... will just have to keep my fingers and toes crossed.
Ava has finally slept well the last 3 nights, up at 6 and in our bed for morning cuddles til 7, she even fell asleep yesterday morn until 8:30.. WTF? i didn't know myself.
Her gums are still swollen but not through yet and i have been getting tooth aches myself :cry:, she has these little dots on her face and i think it's her eczema and the milk, am taking the transition slowly, they don't show up anywhere else except on her dry patches after her bath or shower... am i right guessing it's her eczema?

Sorry have rambled a bit, am making the most of 5min to myself :p
Might go make a cuppa and see if there is anything yummy to eat

It's been quiet in here, hope everyone is well...

Went to the dentist yesterday :cry: and had 2 teeth out... one was a wisdom tooth.. OUCH!

Am trying to think of ideas for if i change my name after #2.. am thinking if i can get DP to agree with the name i like which is ZARA GRACE i might use a combination of the girls names.

So it will be AVA LILLY & ZARA GRACE.
Already thought of AVRA, can anyone give me suggestions, would love anything really..
AVRALOVE, AVRAMUM etc etc etc... come on girls... give me your best!

It has been very quiet in here after the birthdays.

csab - I can understand your disappointment that V hasn't reached 6kgs as yet but 5.9kgs is so close. Sounds like V is doing so well developmentally. :hug:

Avasmum - Oh I love the name Zara (my DH hates it so we will never use it). I'm terrible of thinking up names so have no suggestions for your new BB name sorry. Hope your teeth stop hurting soon. :hug:

I've still had a few small attacks of vertigo, but at least they have been small. Can't stop thinking will I be able to go to work next year? Will I be able to have another baby? Blah.. stupid thoughts.

On top of that it looks like DH might lose his job. Another company has taken over his and they might close down the Melbourne office. :( So then he'd be competing with everyone else from his company for jobs. :( Anyway, we don't know what's happening yet and prob won't know till early next year. He's gonna start looking around for another job now though.

Hi to everyone else. :hello: Hope you are all doing ok.

Hi All,

Well V is nolonger on formula, she is now on cows milk, and pediasure for the extra protein. If you can believe it, she took the change to cows milk straight away, I sort of was expecting a bit of a whine, but no problems at all. Heres hoping the change works in V's advantage for the weight gain.

Moi - Thanks re: your comments about my post to V the other day, have been meaning to say that to you. Also, thanks to re V, she is doing very well, how is little M going today? Sorry to hear about your DH job could be in jeopardy, I hope he finds a job before anythign comes of it. HUgs

Ava - I was thinking of Zarava, or Zaravamum. Love the name you have chosen for your little princess. hugs

Moi - i hope your DH doesn't have to worry about work and if he does i'm sure he will find something.
Stay positive about your attacks and you know i am here if you need anything!
How's M going?

csab - thanks, not 100% if DP will agree on the name but it's what i like and he's being no help at the moment. :doh: bloody men!
Glad V took to the milk for you without an issue, Ava doesn't seem to care bout the taste but have to reduce scoop by scoop because of her eczema so might be a while til she's down to just milk.
How many bottles is she having or is she taking it from a sippy cup etc?

How is everyone else going with the change to milk? How have you been giving it to your little one?
Have you changed milk to a sippy cup or something rather than a bottle?
A is having 2 bottles a day at the moment it's 120ml water with 4 scoops of formula and 90ml milk and she drinks almost all of it, she drinks water during the day and eats yoghurt and cheese.
She tried some milk with her breakfast in a sippy cup today with the tiniest bit of milo mixed in and she loved it.. not sure if i should maybe try giving her milk with her breakfast in a sippy cup then lowering the amount of her morning 'bottle'?
Oh it's all so confusing.

She's slept well FINALLY for the last 3-4 nights, down about 8ish and sleeping til 6:30 - 7ish without even a dummy run!
Not sure if the bad nights she has coincide with the change in the milk/formula ratio and then her body settles and she's ok? any ideas?

Hi to everyone else, best be off to sort the food cupboard and fridge before the piglet wakes and tries to eat everything i move!
Oh my poor girl fell 3-4ft off playground equipment on Saturday :-( i felt sick, she gave herself a blood nose, cut her nose and had scratches etc all over her face from the bark.. Dr said she is fine and she's back to normal.. i cried about 10times that day.

Sorry for the long post, hope your all well!

Hello!! :hello:
I know I have probably dropped off the face of the earth but life seems to be going at a million miles an hours of late and it is a case of hold on or get thrown off!! LOL

Bullet update for all and then maybe some personals if Miss B stays asleep.

*DH still unemployed, took over 10 weeks for centerlink to do their thing. Not good. Our savings as they were are now no longer but what can you do we have to live. He has a trial with Best and Less this week. :pray: A job would be sooo good!!

*Bethany had her one year check. She's still a little bub. Not as small as V or Maya but not far ahead either. 8 even. She had lost too which isn't great. For now we are leaving her on formula to keep the fats and calaries. And the great medical diagnosis of watch and see. I think she is fine just a small bub. She is where she should be developmentally. She self feeds and now that she has discovered that will not be spoon feed. (Can you say stubborn??) but we are trying to trick spoon feed her when we can. When all is said and done I am really trying NOT to get worked up about it all. But it is hard.


Moi~~ Hope all is ok with your DH's job. How is the meniares?

csab~~ Hope the milk is helping V, glad she is going well. Hopefully some answers soon from all the "big" brains at the kids hospital.

Avas~~ Love the name Zara Grace!!

Hi Georgi, fluff and Belfie!!!

Well I need to go and get the meatloaf made for lunch and get ready so that when Bethany awakes we can head for kindermusik.

Have a great day all :)

Amy - Sorry to hear Bethany lost some weight, I was going to leave V on the formula and her pead told me to as well, when I told him I wasnt going to take her off the forumla just yet. Then I had the Dietician appt for V and she told me to start giving her the cows milk with pediasure added to it, for the extra protien as well as the vitamins that the formula gives. So instead of having the formula mixed with water, or the pediasure mixed with water as the container says to do, they wanted me to use the cows milk instead of the water for her. I am hoping it makes a difference, and so far it doesnt seem to have affected her bowl movements either, which is great. V is the same with being spoon fed, she doesnt want it. She wants to feed herself with everything, but also likes the idea of playing her food. Squishing it in her hands and watching it. lol. She is really fussy. Which drives me insane too. Lets just say I know how you feel. hugs

Ava - She has anywhere upto 5 bottles, but they are only around the 150mls, she wont drink more than that. Funny you mention it about the change to cows milk as I was thinking the same with V, when I first started her on it, as it stuffed her sleep routine up a little, yet a few days later she seemed heaps better. So I think it had something to do with the milk change. She isnt on the sippy cup yet with her milk, she still hasnt got the hang of it yet properly, so I am hesitant on giving her milk from it just yet, dont want her to waste anything, and I know how much she is getting. I had to take the non spill plug thing out of the sippy cup, as she couldnt get anything out of the cup.

hey everyone,

Oh geez I've been meaning to post for yonkers, where does time go?

Happy Birthday to all the bubbas turning 1, I thinkI missed a few :redface: but I was thinking of them all.

csab - I hope the new milk/pediasure combo works well for her weight, she always sounds like such a little character!

amy_o - GL for your DH getting new work, that must have all been so stressful for you. And another bubba who loves finger food!! We recently went to see a speech path cos X was refusing ALL finger food. She told us to get him to play with foods he liked... well even that didn't work. So we started doing lots of very ostentatious food play... dropping peas off the spoon high above the highchair stuff, things like that, and finally it worked and he started playing and now he's FINALLY eating some crackers - YAY! My mum thought it was hilarious I had to teach him to play with food lol and thinks I'll regret it. I don't think so, I'm so over slow, grumpy spoonfeeding!

Avasmum#1 - we switched to cow's milk gradually cos when I tried it cold turkey he said nuh-uh. Then after a week or so of varying proporations (mebbe half EBM half cow's), my DH just gave cow's straight and he was fine! I was so surprised. And now i'm still using up frozen EBM and he switches between the two ok, with varying proportions or all just one sort. I wondered too if I should switch to a sippy cup - but have kept it in a bottle and he's getting better at water from his sippy cup. Btw, also love the name Zara (love names with X or Z in particular ;))

Moi - I'm glad to hear you've been feeling a bit better, but scary re DH & work :hug: hope it all works out ok. Have you had any more updates on Maya? I remember reading the earlier paed update and thinking that was goood.

AFM - well we've put off our TTC plans cos DH's back is still bad and was much worse earlier this month. Not great when I was just back at work (only 2 days luckily)... so I'm handyman/grocery shopper/houserworker/baby lifter/gardener/worker/bookkeeper... nah can't be PG as well! But he's finally getting some improvement and we're thinking early next year hopefully. X is crook at the moment, viral pharyngitis according to the doc... good old fashioned head cold according to me! It could be an MMR reaction too. He screamed the house down the other night, we got 1 hour of sleep :o that bites when you've been up at 6am and worked all day. Ah well. Apart from that he's happy cruising the furniture and babbling away.

Hi to the others i've missed, hope you're all going well.

Cheers,
Belfie

Hi Ladies, mind if i join you in here? My name is Jen.
I have two bubbas Jack and Isabella (yes yes common names but honestly when we came up with them we knew not a single other bubba with that/those names and I wasn't online during my pg either so that helped) they were born in August 08 but weren't due to arrive on the scene until 22Oct 08. We had lots of hurdles and 8weeks in NICU/SCN but now both are big bright beautiful babies er toddlers. I'm not ready to give up having them as babies by calling them toddlers just yet. Anyway would love to join in if you'll have us.

Of course we will have you!! I have one little bubba with the same due date as yours!! But she made an early arrival as well. :D And we are in Cairns too :D

Welcome Jen!

Hi girlies, still reading and catching up ... I am still flat out - nothing new.

belfie - i thought you were going to say with your DH's bad back you couldn't TTC because of , er, obvious reasons :rofl: .... bwahahaha.

I have unfortunately been unwell with bronchitis and sinusitis - a vicious circle of one of the kids being sick, me getting rundown looking after them and up at night, then me getting sick and no time to get well. Had my bloods done cos I was feeling over the top tired, my iron stores are still very low, so back on iron supps for me for 3 months - bleh - i was on them after Z was born ...

My stepmother has this mornng been diagnosed with breast cancer so I think I am escaping into online stuff again LOL. My mother died of leukemia 11 years ago, and dad met my step mother 10 years ago, so she is the only grandmother my kids know, and she is great with them. I am praying for things to be ok - but Thurs she found lump, Fri at docs, Monday ultrasound, Tuesday biopsy and this morning confirmed - so very fast, and it is the size of half a golf ball, so not small. So go check your boobies ladies!!!! :)

Z is doing well, not walking yet only just pulling himself up to stand - but man he is super fast on all fours though :lol: it'll happen soon enough.

Z has started to do 3 hours in the middle of the day which I LOVE - I can work that in easy with school drop offs and pickups - he has been now since 10.30 though, so nearly 3.5hrs - which he tends to do after child care days - he has finally started to do 75 mins morning and afternoon at care so that is good, and loves his food. Doesnt eat mountains, but enough to keep him happy and sleeping. Still feeding a couple of times a day.

Take care x

SAMI I hope you feel better soon. Sorry to hear about your step mum.I hope everything works out ok

BELFIE I hope your DH"s back gets better soon. I also thought that you couldn't TTC cause you couldn't DTD lol

TWINGLES WELCOME! My DS was also due October but born in August. He was 7 weeks early. What size were your bubs? I still call my DS my baby too, although i'm sure he'd tell you otherwise lol

AMY I hope your DH's trial goes well. How stressful, being out of work. I'm sure B is still very healthy. It's great that she is showing the initiative to feed herself though it can be stressful to know if they're getting enough food into them. Do you have a follow up with your clinic?

CSAB Good to see you back, active online again :D How's miss V?

AVASMUM BJ has changed to the cows milk no problems. He did have real bad poo's at first, but he was also getting new teeth so i'm not sure what is was. He's on 2 - 3 milk feeds a day. He drinks anywhere from 100-250mls each, and he only has his bed time milk from a bottle. The others are sippy cup. Though I'll be dropping that bottle soon

MOI Sorry to hear you're still getting the vertico attacks. And I hope your DH doesn't lose his job. That'll be terrible

BJ has been fully walking for a few weeks now. He's also decided he's too busy to sleep. He's only sleeping one sleep cycle during the day, sometimes only once a day. I am putting it down to his new walking adventures and hope he goes back to his normal self real soon

HI all,

Belfie- So sorry to hear Dh is still having problems with his back, I feel for the both of you. Also sorry to hear the TTC plans have been put on hold, but time has well and truly flown past, next yr will be here in no time. V is a little character, just today she was looking at her reflection in the bench top, which is on the side of the cupboards, so she can see herself when sitting down on the floor. She started smiling at herself, nodding her head and waving at herself, then getting the giggles. So cute.

Welcome twingles, you would have something in common with Georgi, her little man came quite early too. I hope you enjoy getting to know everyone on here. Look forward to getting to know you and your beautiful twins too.

:rofl: hahaha :ROFL: hahaha, Sami, get your head out of the gutter girl. :rofl:
I am so sorry to hear about your step mother, I hope they have caught it in time, and she lives a long and happy life. Sorry to hear about your mother too, my dad passed away in Feb 2005 of stomach cancer and dementia, my father was the only pop my kids knew properly except my DD1 & DD2 were very young when he passed so never really knew him. I wish V could have met him too. Lots of :hug: Sending lots of getwell vibes to you and your step mother. V is also not walking yet, but if holding her hands she will get herself up on her feet. It wont be long and V and Z will be walking/running. lol.

Georgi - Thanks hun, so glad BJ is enjoying his walking adventures, what a clever boy, and drinking from a sippy cup on most of his feeds, what a champion he is. V is doing well, she isnt fussed on the sippy cups with the spout, she expects it just to fall in her mouth with no effort. :lol: Bought her one with a straw yesterday, a Nuby one, but I couldnt suck anything up through the straw. :redface:

Well as I mentioned bought V a Nuby sippy straw cup and she was getting frustrated with it, so I thought I would try it and see if she was getting anything out of it, lol, I couldnt even get anything from it, except if you squeeze the top of it it seems to flow ok, but I am going to consider buying a different sippy cup for her. She chucked that much of a fuss she just wanted her bottle, hopefully the move over to the sippy cup wont be a trying one, but at least I know she can use a straw, as she did get some up on some occassions.

My oldest DS had made short films and entered them in a school competition for the NSW ans ACT states, and won his school some equipment, well anyway he is looking at going to uni next year, and their was another competition for short film awards, that the prize is a $14000 scholarship into a film school. He wasnt going to enter it as he thought he wouldnt make it in time, anyway, I told him just do it and see what happens as he is the sort of kid that will kick himself afterwards if he didnt enter it. Well Monday he was told out of 240 entries he made it to the top 30entries, today he was told that he has now made it to the top 8 and a presentation night will be held in November that will show the films and the winner will be announced. So:pray:::crossfingers: that he wins it. His school had told everyone (parents/families and students) on his yr 12 graduation that they were giving him a scholarship into the film industry, and ended up telling him that they werent they were only giving him a gift. I was so annoyed that they would do that to him, so I hope he wins as he deserves something for all his efforts, and after his dissappointment with what his school did. Ohh BTW they are naming a room at his school after him, due to the equipment he won them.

OMG... I feel like the worst mum in the world! Last night poor BJ spewed everywhere when he was having his milk before bed. So back into the bath he went, and me into the shower, cleaned up, then he had his milk & went to bed. He seemed happy enough so I thought he was fine. He woke at 8pm & cried for a minute or so then went back to sleep so I thought nothing of it. This morning he woke at 5am, cried for a minute or so, then back to sleep - fine. Then he woke at 6.30am crying. He never cries when he wakes in the morning. Normally he just plays in his cot till I get him. Anyway, I went in to get him and he, and the cot, was covered in vomit. It didn't seem fresh so I think he must of been sick last night at 8pm. Now I just feel terrible that I didn't check on him before I went to bed :(

He seems fine this morning, just didn't want his breakfast and seems to be drinking more water than usual. He normally has swimming on Friday mornings but I'm not going to take him. I guess if he's not eating then he must feel a little sick still.

Poor little mite.

CSAB I love the pic of V in your ticker.... Very cute

Lots of hugs Georgie, your not a bad mum at all. I hope little BJ is feeling better soon hun. :hug:
As for the pic hun of V, that was the last day she was in hospital, I kept taking her pic, and she loved to look at them. I thought that one was sooo cute, she was happy, cheeky, and looking heaps better.

Update - 12.25pm Hey Georgie, looks like V is going out in sympathy with BJ, she just threw up all over herself, gave her a bath and now she is asleep. Hopeing she isnt coming down with anything.

Hey everyone, sorry have been MIA for a couple of days, have been reading but not posting... trying to be good :p

amy_o - hows things with DH and the work situation?
How is B, eating well, Ava pretty much only eats finger foods too but is trying to self feed with a spoon which is VERY messy but if she takes it that way i try... Ava is only just over 8kilos too... maybe we have happy lil girls with fast metabolisms!

csab - hmm Ava only has 2 bottles a day, she has been drinking LOTS of water from her cup with a straw, have started putting an ice thing in it to keep it cool for her.
Am down to 90ml water and the rest milk, with 3 scoops of formula, hopefully within the next 2 weeks will be down to just milk and her body can adjust and we are done with the 'swapping' process.
:clap: to your DS on his achievements, you must be very proud... hope he wins :crossfingers:

belfie - thanks i love Zara too but getting DP to agree... hmmm
Hope the TTC goes well once your DH's back is better.
Hope X is feeling much better and your getting some rest!

SamiH - so sorry to hear about your stepmother, i hope everything is ok. :hug:
Nice work with Z having a 3hr nap, wish A would do that, would mean i could get lots done and she would still be happy after 1 nap for the rest of the day.
Hope your feeling better, being sick SUCKS!

twingles - hi and welcome, i hope you enjoy getting to know all of us, as i'm sure we will you!

Georgi - go BJ, is it fun watching him walk around? No good bout the not sleeping, hope he decides to give you a rest and take a nap!
Hows BJ now, is he better.. poor little fella and poor you.
A covered me in spew ocne when she had an allergic reaction, 3 power spews all over me and the floor... YUCK... your not a bad mum hun... it could have been anything!

Hope i haven't missed anyone...

AFM - well i'm getting fatter and it's getting hotter, so not looking forward to summer.
A's top tooth has finally cut, yay we can see it and i think the one beside it wont be far off... she is still being a pain to get to sleep, have to cuddle her til she's almost out cold and hte put her down... where did my girl go that would just go to bed and self settle... hmm being sick for that 3 weeks ruined her... lol
She's over her sky diving attempt last weekend, is more interested in the pool these days so going for a swim this arvo... aslong as it's not too hot.
Was 25 degrees at 9am, had already spent an hour outside.. hmm
Still waiting on some info re: the home loan etc etc but trying not to stress myself out about it all.

Well thats it for me, started some threads on summer ideas for bubs etc re: food and keeping them occupied.. take a look.

http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...-hot-days.html
http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...t-1yr-old.html

HI all, sorry just a quick one, wanted to let you all know that I am so proud of little V, she is now drinking from a sippy cup with straw. She has been running around with it all day. I think she thinks she so clever, which she is. hehehe. I had one that I bought last week but it was one of those soft straw ones, and she couldnt get the hang of it and would just throw it, so I bought her a hard straw tommy tippee one and she loves it.

csab - oooh clever V! She must be so proud of herself! X hasn't figured out straws yet.

Ava'smum - what is your due date? Hopefully the really hot weather won't hit until after #2 has arrived! How are you finding it managing Ava & belly? GL with the home loan too.

Georgi - hope BJ is all better now, and you are SO not a bad mum! Don't beat yourself up hun, I'm sure he's absolutely fine!

SamiH - aah shoulda known your mind would be in the gutter :p I'm so sorry to hear things have been tough recently and I hope everything improves. Selfishly, it's great to see you back here (actually to see everyone back posting a bit more again!).

amy_o - how is everything for you? Any luck with DH's job?

Twingles - welcome to the group! I agree that calling them toddlers is a bit tough. I have a baby on board sign on my car... the other day I wondered if we still qualify to use it EEEP! But I'm denial, so keeping it up there. As long as he's not walking, he's not a toddler! How do you find it with two little ones? Must keep you busy I imagine!

Moi - how are you feeling now? Hope you've had no more bouts, and Maya is going strong. She's growing so fast!!

We're doing ok. DH's back is improving slowly... (and yes, for the gutter-minded) the concern for the back is NOT for DTD but rather managing X and me if I was PG again (given my last PG was mega-crapola IMO!). X has mastered the art of going down our two steps (sunken lounge) by spinning around & going down backwards. But sometimes he spins a little too early...so then spins again... and again. Four/five spins before he actually goes down 'em. Hilarious. He's mostly over his bug now thank goodness and just happily cruising still. Starting to get more adventurous with finger foods too YAY!

Hope everyone else is well!
Cheers,
Belfie