Babies born~October 1st-15th 2010 #3

[raffy]

hi brydz - thanks i did have a great day. and yes cooper is a clever little mite and getting better at sitting everyday. V sounds like a clever little chap aswell with his sitting and holding his bottle. i love that cooper can hold his bottle it makes things so much easier. its good that J and his mum where nice today but yes a can imagine you get whiplash with their mood swings. have fun visiting your nan and i hope you enjoy your dinner

[JaCaMaDy]

Hi All,

just popping in to say, i'm still around, been reading...just flat out with ups, downs & everything in between. Will be back tomorrow to catch up

Bec xo

[JaCaMaDy]

Hi Girls,

Well I didn't manage to get back here til now, it sure is quiet round these parts, we must all be flat our with our rapidly growing bubs!!!

Raffy - Congrats on being 21...I remember those day's lol, I still reckon my 20's were the best years by far, not that 30's isn't ok, but you know, its just older haha.

Nikki - Wow Ben is growing awesomely! and I'm glad he's such a good feeder! Madi is a petite lil thing, still 7.3kg, but considering she's been undereating for over 3 months I'm not surprised, though those days are hopefully over (see AFM)

Brydz - way to go Vinny, he sounds like a champ with that great sitting. I hope all is going well with J's visits, and that your getting some "you" time when you get a chance.

Pretz - I hope sleeping is going well with Noah. I swaer they go through such phases - last week was a shocker with Madi, but same with the other bub's in my mothers group, it's also really hot here, which doesn't help.

Hi to Sparkles, Meela and anyone else I've forgotten

AFM- Well the biggest news besides being a year older, is that DP proposed a few weeks ago! (finally) so now I'm officially engaged got a gorgeous ring too. No plans for marriage for this year but, its just been too full on so far, I don't want any more stress lol.
Madi's reflux is FINALLY under control!!! She hasn't refused a feed for almost 2 weeks, gosh i am sooo unbelievably grateful, she's like a different baby. Solids are going great, she eats anything i feed her, plus is having hand held food too (BLW like).
No more constipation since introducing yoghurt! She's back sleeping really well: 11-12hrs a night, but does wakes a few times for her dummy, but I'm not complaining. Still having 3 naps a day too, although she does sometimes fight them.
Swimming lessons every Saturday, which she loves (DF takes her & I watch) and I swim with her every day cause we have a pool - that's why i really want her to be confident around water.
She's getting around by rolling & trying to crawl, she can sit for a few seconds, but slowly falls to the side lol. No teeth yet, but very swollen gums & some grumpy moods. I bought her an amber teething necklace, but she has only had it on for a week, so I'll wait and see.
Anyhoo, better dash off, DF is home so the evening rush begins

Take care

Bec xo

[Pretz]

Hello lovelies!

Sorry I have been MIA too - have been reading, just haven't had the chance to post.

Raffy - So glad to hear you had a great 21st! I remember being 21 once too, but it seems like a very long time ago now! lol I'm heading towards the big 30 now but looking forward to starting the thirties! lol The CC has been working thankfully even though it absolutely broke my heart the first few days, but I guess I can safely say I'm not as heartbroken about it and he doesn't even really cry and put up that much of a fight now when he needs to go sleep (see more in AFM).

Nikki - Wow, Benny is growing really well! Will be getting Noah weighed and measured tomorrow so will be interesting to see how tall / heavy he is now as I haven't weighed him for a while. He must be heavier for sure as I can feel it in my arms when having to carry him around! lol Hope that Ben is sleeping better for you since you last posted him waking every 2-3 hours at night for feeds. Can't remember if I have asked you this before but could he be teething and that be why he is waking so often? How is he sleeping during the day? I soooo know how you feel with the frequent wakings at night honey (except in your case you have a toddler too)!! HUGE HUGE HUGE

Sparkles - Nice to hear from you and to hear that Tynan is doing well. Sooo cute when they giggle and laugh. I'm sure we'll get to hear more and more giggles and laughs as they get older and it'll just get more and more cute!

Brydz - Hope your visits to J with Vinny is continuing to go well and that they are being more civil towards you instead of weird/akward. Happy 5 months to him for yesterday. Wow, our youngest bub is now 5 months old too. Can't believe how quick the time has gone. Feels like just yesterday Noah was born and now he is only a few days away from being 6 months!!

Bec - CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement, that's wonderful news!!! Great to hear from you too! Thanks, yes he is sleeping much better (see more in AFM below). Glad to hear that Madi's reflux is heaps better that's fantastic news. Yes, I have the same with my mother's group - babies going through similar things - sleep problems etc. So it helps to know you're not alone hey? hehe

Vix - Helloooo there, hope you're doing well and that you're feeling better. Hope that you got some good sleep and that Noah hasn't woken you heaps again through the night to go to the toilet!

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, doing soooooooo much better and Noah is sleep sooooo well now!! The CC thing must have helped because as soon as he gives me a sleep cue of being tired (rubbing his eyes or yawning) I go pop him in his bed and he might whinge a bit, sometimes cry, but more whinge and within 10 minutes during the day he is fast asleep and will sleep for 1.5-2 hours in the morning, then for about 1.5 hours over lunch and then he will have a 30-45min nap around 4:00pm! I am very strict with his bath-bed routine and BF him at around 4:30pm-4:45pm (or once he wakes from his nap), then bath him around 5:45pm, feed him some solids at 6:15pm, read him his bedtime story around 6:30pm and he is in bed by 6:45pm, when I usually don't hear a peep out of him and he is fast asleep by 6:50pm!! He has done a few through the night sleeps without waking at all and he has woken 1-2 times where I heard him, but waited before rushing up to him and he self settled himself back to sleep. He has also still been waking some mornings around 3:30am for a feed, but I can handle that and then he wakes between 5:30am and 6:30am so this Mummy is THRILLED as she is getting some great sleep too!!!! Yay!!!

I went to see my OB/Gyn today for my 6 week post op appointment - holy dooly, yes, it's already been 6 weeks since my op!! Can't believe how quick the time is going!! He did an internal examination and where he restitched and cut the scar tissue out it healed beautifully. I have tried DTD about 5 times now lol and still having some pain (not where the tear was that he fixed, it's more internal) and he said that it can be very normal due to have given birth vaginally and that it takes time to heal properly. He said that for some women it can take a few weeks to feel better where for others months, sometimes years but that I should just keep trying because he is sure that it will get better eventually. He also asked whether I was still BF and I said that I was and he said that because when you BF, you don't have any estrogen, that will make you "dry" and can also cause discomfort and pain and said that he can almost guarantee that whenever I decide to wean Noah from BF and my estrogen levels return to normal that things will start to feel better! lol He also said that the spotting I'm experiencing is also due to the lack of estrogen and that it's normal. He said to give it time and said that if and when I wean Noah (not that I'm thinking about weaning yet, but when I do) that if I'm still experiencing pain 3 months after that to come back and see him and we'll go from there so I'm happy with that, although not looking forward to the pain at the moment until we get to the stage of it being pain-free (which I can't wait for!).

Well then, I guess I better head off and get dinner on the table, DH just got home....

Hope you all have a great night and good sleep!

Sorry for the longgggg post...

Love to you all!!

xoxox

[raffy]

Evening ladies

Beckles - congratulations!!!! That's fantastic news? How did he pop the question? That's so awesome that madi is going great guns and that her feeding issues are so much better. That's truely wonderful news

Pretz - I bet your on cloud nine at the moment with all that sleep. What a little champion Noah is being holy cow no way has it been 6 weeks already!! I swear to god it was only like 2 weeks ago. Thats insane. Anyway I'm glad the ob/gyn said everything is a-ok and don't worry about the pain I only had a 3rd degree tear and dtd still is uncomfortable. You've done very well miss x

Afm - af has arrived yet again but is completely normal, started on the 21st, was a little heavy but no pain and is starting to get very light now so no signs if it hanging around for a month like last time. I tell ya what though if i didn't have af i would swear i was Utd my boobs have been big a sore, I'm eating loads, mood swings and this morning i spewed gross. Anyhoo sure you didn't all wanna no that lol. Coopers at my mums house tonight coz we leave for Perth tomoro so gotta get up in the morning and finish getting ready yay. Plus I'm super tired
Night night xx

[brydz]

raffy ick AF sucks. I'm on my 3rd. so far they have been regular 29 days apart so that is good. I'm hoping they get back into a nice rhythm so at least I know when to expect it and when to behave so that I don't have another oops (not that I've been misbehaving, but just in case..).
Speaking of UTD one of my real life friends is pregnant again. Her lil man is 2 months older than V so 7 months and she is due in November which will make them about 14 months apart. It was a total surprise apparently she is still BFing exclusively and on the mini pill. They are super excited all the same. And I'm very happy for them. This is #3 as she has a 3 yo from a previous relationship.

pretz -hey hun yeah the visits are going alright. It is his day to have V today so we are heading over that way a bit later probably about lunch time. He will have him from 3-6 without me there. Waiting on the mediation still. Am very surprised I haven't heard from them yet. Wow Noah is doing well sleeping. Do you think 645 is too early for a bed time? If I put V in bed that early he wakes early in the morning like 1am or something. At the moment though he usually has a sleep from 6 or 7 onward anyway and then gets up for his 9pm feed. He's still waking several times a night though the past few nights I've just popped his dummy in and got a bit more sleep. However I've not had more than about 3 hours solid for several weeks and am very tired.
Sorry that you are having pain still when you DTD. That would suck. Good to hear that your OB thinks it is nothing major though.

beckels -yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy congrats on the engagement hun that is great news

afm - V has been good.
We caught up with a lil friend yesterday, he's 10 weeks old. V and him were having tummy time together it was very cute, until V kept smacking him in the face. IT didn't bother the lil guy but I was worried he was gunna poke an eye out LOL.
Off to Bendigo today so that bub can be at J's for a few hours.
Apart from that, there's nothing happening. Oh I enrolled/paid for my course yesterday. Start on Tuesday. Just have NO IDEA where I'm meant to go when I get there, because nobody has told me. I hope they are sending me a letter with the details..

WOOHOO CARLTON WON!! best start to the season so excited that the footy is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! going to try and get to a game this year.

[raffy]

Brydz- yes my af has been nice an regular until I got the uti and it didn't stop lol. But I've just woken up and its almost gone wowzers congratulations to your friend that's awesome news dp and I had decided to 'try but not try' starting this month. Just gonna dtd a couple of times a week and see how we go. If it happens straight away they will be 15 months apart, but neither of us will be devastated if it doesn't happen straight away coz we as so loving cooper at the moment. Yes it is good that your regular helps to no roughly when the big O will happen lol. Haha cooper is the same, I went to a MG yesterday and he was the oldest there and was hitting all the others haha our sons are bullies. They were mainly girls to so maybe he was treating them mean to keep them keen lol.

I watched the game last night to I'm stoked footy is back on

[Nikki87]

Beckels - Massive congratulations on the engagement!!! WOO hoo! WTG!

Brydz - Good boy Vinny for sitting up by himself! Thats awesome!!

Pretz - Ben is so random with his sleeping at the moment. Some nights hes up every 3 hours, some nights once, it is very unpredictable at the moment. I am so glad to hear Noah is sleeping so excellent for you. It really does make things so much better! Ben definately isnt teething. There isnt anything under those gums yet! So glad the operation has made you heal well (I agree, where the F has the time gone!!!) and thanks for the info re breastfeeding and oestrogen making you dry. Makes sense

raffy - good news on the UTI being almost gone!!! Good luck with TTC, even if your not really trying , cant wait to hear of the news when you are UTD again!

AFM - What a busy week! My sister got engaged (Yay! I am bridesmaid, finally!), the wedding will either be in October or January, depending when my brother can get time off from the club AND one of my closest friends had a baby on Thursday, a little boy and hes a little cutie and ultra small (well he wasnt that small, 3.3kg, but thats small compared to a 5 month old baby now!). I admire you ladies getting ready for number 2 so soon after number 1, I love a little baby but am SO glad that isnt me in the hospital with a newborn. I need at least 3 years till I do that again haha

HOW GOOD IS THE AFL BEING BACK ON!!! (Brydz, I tipped Carlton, so very happy with the win! ). My brother was able to get us tickets for North cause they are playing in Perth this wkend, but seeing as it is so hot still here atm (34 tmr), it will just be too much hard work and worry with Ben. Buggar. Seriously sick of this hot weather. In Perth and the SW we have had about 70 days this year over 30. Frigging over it.

Is anyone elses baby getting ready to crawl?? The last few days Ben keeps getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth getting ready to go ... Uh oh. Too soon, too soon!!! He sits up really well now too and corrects himself if he is going to fall, or pushes himself up if he is on a lean.

Anyhoo, got to do some gardening whilst the weather is a little cooler. Only 33 today. Pfft.

[Pretz]

Morning Mummies!

Raffy - Yes, I'm on cloud nine for sure with the better sleep. Makes such a huge, huge difference to the days and I'm feeling much happier than I did when I was only getting 3-4 hours a night and had to keep going all day! Yes, time is going so fast that I don't know where the last 6 weeks since my operation, the last 2 months since Noah's 4 months needles and the last 6 months since Noah's birth has gone!? We're nearly in April this year too - crazy huh? Oh wow, WTG on TTC'ing (but not trying). How exciting!! I too can't wait to hear of the news that you're UTD!

Brydz - Glad to hear that your AF seems to be getting more regular. I still haven't had mine and I'm eternally grateful because I am sooooooo not looking forward to having AF back. I'm hoping to stretch BF for as long as I can so that I don't get AF (if that is what is helping it stay away at the moment) and if I still haven't gotten AF am going to wean Noah from BF around August so that I get at least 1 period before TTC'ing in October. I'm sorry to hear that Vinny has still been waking a few times a night. I know how horrible it is only managing on 3 hours sleep a night over a few weeks. You asked about Noah's bedtime - No, I don't think it's too early. I have been following a routine from the book "Save Our Sleep" and they say to try to put your baby down as close to 7pm as possible and they should sleep til about 7am. Well, I find that I put Noah down at 6:45pm and he is gone by 6:50pm which is close to 7pm. He has been sleeping from then until about 4:30am the last 2 mornings, has a feed and back to sleep from about 4:45am til about 6:30am or 7am so I'm happy with that. I used to try to stretch him out longer of a night til 8pm or 8:30pm but found he was just too tired and that made for worse nights. They say to dream feed them around 10:00pm-10:30pm, but I'm too buggered to get up and feed him so just leave him until he wakes me for a feed, which is usually around 4:30am (as I said above) now.Glad to hear that visits with J is going well. Well done on starting your course on Tuesday. How long is the course for in total? I hope it goes well!

Nikki - Congratulations on your sister getting engaged and you being a bridesmaid, how exciting!! I'm sorry to hear that Ben is still random with his sleeping. Yes, it sure makes things easier and better having some decent sleep. Noah still has his moments too and still wakes once a night - mainly in the morning hours for a feed, but I can handle that. I mentioned to Brydz that I'm following a routine thing from "Save Our Sleep" with Noah and have noticed a big difference in his sleep. He sleeps 2 hours in the morning, 1.5-2 hours over lunch and 45 minutes late arvo, so not sure whether that helps his night sleep. I'm trying to be very strict with his sleep now during the day and as soon as he gives me a tired cue, it's bed time for him. Have noticed that it takes less than 10 minutes most times now for him to self settle which is great. I'm sure Ben will sort himself out. How exciting about your friend having a baby and yes, he was tiny compared to our 8pd and 9pd boys at birth! lol I think Noah is starting to head towards the crawling stage, as he has started lifting his bum up in the air and tries to push himself forward with his feet, but just can't do it just yet (which I don't mind about). Well done on him being able to sit and balance himself well. Noah is still too busy with his arms and legs to balance himself well. lol No worries about the info about BFing and estrogen. Sorry for TMI, but I have tried HEAPS of lube and it still doesn't really make much difference...

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, Noah had his 6 months needles on Friday and only had a quick whinge, but I picked him up, gave him a cuddle and he was fine, it's like he didn't even had needles lol No more needles for him for 6 months now yay! Mind you, bet it'll be here before I know it as I just cannot believe that he is 6 months on Wednesday. The time going by so fast is just leaving me stunned!!!! Noah must have lost a bit of weight over the past 6 weeks, but gained it back as he weighs 8.10kg now and was 8.12kg 6 weeks ago, so not sure what happened but the GP said not to worry as it happens and that he is fine and to look at him (pointing at his chubby thighs and tall body) lol And he measured at 71cm tall. Noah and I went to a girlfriend's little girl's 2nd birthday party yesterday and I put him in their outdoor swing for a bit and he loved it! Was so cute, but I didn't have my phone or camera handy so couldn't get a photo. Going to go visit my friend and goddaughter today. She is 1 next month. Feels like just the other day she was born.

Oh, I forgot to mention the other day that my OB/Gyn also said that the reason I could also be a bit ouchie when DTD is because I obviously have some scarring inside due to Noah being born with the help of the ventouse suction (vaccuum) and because when you have the vaccuum assisted birth the baby comes out very fast and it can cause a bit of damage. He said to remember that Noah was a big baby too, so it all kind of makes sense.

Well then, I best get going and have some brekky. Noah woke at 4:30am, had a feed, back to sleep at 4:55am and is still sleeping.

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Me xoxo

[raffy]

Nikki - holy moly tell me about it regarding the weather, I've been in WA for 3 days and I'm already over it. Has ur brother debuted yet? I'll have to keep an eye out for him if he has or is going to soon. I'm a freo supporter and I was stoked with their two point win last night yep Cooper is getting right up on hi hands and knees and rocking and gets frustrated that he can't coordinate it enough to move forward as well lol. Oh an huge congratulations to your sister and you being a bridesmaid, and also to your friends new arrival, how exciting.

Pretz - I'm glad your ob/gyn was able to tell you why dtd still hurt, that does makes sense, I can't believe how well Noah is sleeping, it's fantastic, I have friends who have used save our sleep, and they swear by it. I wouldn't worry bout his weight, he looks extremely healthy to me, sounds lovely that you got to catch up with some gals and Noah loved the swing

AFM - it was DFs mums party last night and none of hs aunties or anyone new we were here so we got to surprise them to which was awesome. Was a really good night and an easy way to catch up with everyone. We also went down and saw all our school friends today so now we've caught up with everyone except my best friend who we will see either Tuesday or wednesday which means we just get to spend the rest of the week relaxing. I'm laying in bed at the moment coz I'm so tired but we have Cooper in a portacot in our room and he laughing in his sleep lol so cute.

Any who I'm going to sleep, I've eaten so much food today that now I need to sleep it off, night all.

[Vixstar]

Thanks Pretz for asking after me.

Nothing to report here. Pretty much at my wits end and waiting for the Anxiety Clinic to phone me for an appointment. Still getting counselling but just don't feel like it is doing anything as I don't feel I have connected with this new person. MIL is treating me like a doormat, even in my own home but DH said she does not listen to him so if I want things to change I have to speak to her. Basically he is over listening to me and does not give a crap anymore. I keep getting really annoyed that (and this is not aimed at anyone but just how I feel atm) everyone gets meds for PND or anxiety and I have to 'talk'. Have seriously felt like just walking out for good. DH working 6 days a week for another year is BS. He wanted to go away for Easter and I more or less told him he is welcome to go without me. His cousin who in almost 18 yrs I have met maybe once is getting married in May. I told him I am not going because A) I don't know her and she wont miss me, B)I am 20kg over weight, I have nothing that fits me / still wearing maternity shorts and C) It is Mothers Day the next day and I don't feel like sitting in a car coming home all day. I did tell him he can go. Have Alannahs Baptism the week after Mother day and apart from booking the day at the Church and asking a friend to be her Godmother, I have done nothing else. I lie, I have arranged for a dress to be made.

Well, like I said, nothing to report.

Take care.
xxxxx

[raffy]

vix, can you ask for meds for your anxiety?

[brydz]

Still getting counselling but just don't feel like it is doing anything as I don't feel I have connected with this new person. MIL is treating me like a doormat, even in my own home but DH said she does not listen to him so if I want things to change I have to speak to her. Basically he is over listening to me and does not give a crap anymore. I keep getting really annoyed that (and this is not aimed at anyone but just how I feel atm) everyone gets meds for PND or anxiety and I have to 'talk'. Have seriously felt like just walking out for good. DH working 6 days a week for another year is BS. He wanted to go away for Easter and I more or less told him he is welcome to go without me. His cousin who in almost 18 yrs I have met maybe once is getting married in May. I told him I am not going because A) I don't know her and she wont miss me, B)I am 20kg over weight, I have nothing that fits me / still wearing maternity shorts and C) It is Mothers Day the next day and I don't feel like sitting in a car coming home all day. I did tell him he can go. Have Alannahs Baptism the week after Mother day and apart from booking the day at the Church and asking a friend to be her Godmother, I have done nothing else. I lie, I have arranged for a dress to be made.

Oh hunni HUGE hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally know how you feel about the wedding. I have a friends wedding this coming weekend.
I went through my dresses, and the only one that fits is tight and goes on well and looks alright but I seriously seriously almost dislocated a shoulder (or two) trying to get it off again!

I know about the mat clothes. I'm still wearing my mat jeans I bought new jeans but hate them. Hate most of my wardrobe. Totally sympathise. In fact have the mat jeans on now and they are wearing holes in the crutch from over use

I either have to lose weight fast or buy a new pair of mat jeans, and I'm not pregnant. Is that like totally wrong?

Seriously over my body at the moment.


afm started uni today. hated it. but enjoyed it sort of. was stuff I know and refreshed my memory. however I left at lunch. I had a headache from concentrating so much whilst sleep deprived. just emailed my teacher to find out about the homework for next week and explained my life story to him so hopefully he can cut me some slack.
it was 6 hours from start to finish away from V and I left 3 hours early.
the most i've been apart from him before that is 3 hours when he's at his dads..

[Nikki87]

Vix .... love ... i dont know what to say. If I could fly over and see you and give you a hand, I would in a flash. Huge, massive hugs for you honey. Keep us up to date, Im thinking of you xoxo

HI everyone else, my computer has crashed so just on DHs lappy while ive got it home for a second! Will catch up soon hopefully as soon as the comp is fixed.

Raffy - My bro hasn't debuted yet, probably in about 6 weeks, so Melbourne ... here I come! WOO!

[JaCaMaDy]

Vix- big hugs chicky. I'm sorry things are tough for u right now. It's great that u can talk about it though, keep it up- we are all here whenever u need to offload and I hope u have IRL support too xoxo

Hi everyone else!

Sorry for the shorty post, just wanted to let you know I've had a big scare today. I've been feeling really short of breath for the last 3 weeks, and chest pain for a couple of days.

Went to dr this morning, she sent me for a CT scan - I have pulmonary Emboli (blood clots) in both my lungs!!! OMG I totally freaked out. I was rushed straight to hospy, and now here I lie, on oxygen, having clexane injections & warfarin, heart
Monitoring. The specialist reckons it's from my contraceptive pill, and I can never take it again!

I feel so lucky I am getting treatment & that I'm not going to die All I could think about was leaving my bubby girl & DF, I even upped
My life insurance last week- a real optimist aren't I?

Anyhow, will be back when I get out of here, prob in a few days

Bec xo


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[Pretz]

Hello girls!

I have been reading on my phone but just haven't had much time to get on the PC...

Vix - HUGE, HUGE, HUGE, GIGANTIC HUGS for you honey!!!! I'm soooo sorry that you're going through this and that you are without DH for 6 days a week (I can relate to not having my DH home most of the time too and know how much that sucks). I hope that you will hear from them about your appt at the clinic soon. I wish I lived closer as I'd come over and give you a hand wherever I could and even if just to try to cheer you up or give ya a huge hug!! Thinking of ya honey! If you want to vent, please know you can phone anytime, day or night!!

Raffy - Hope you're enjoying your time in Perth and that the weather is cooling down a little. Yes, I can't believe how well Noah is sleeping either, he is a real little champ for us at the moment - I just hope it continues. He is sleeping 6:45pm until 4:00am or 4:30am now for the past week and has some good day time sleeps too which is great.

Brydz - Glad to hear that you started Uni. Hope it will go well. How long is your course for? Saw on your FB that Vinny was asleep for a while yesterday when you were visiting J and that it was a bit akward, hope that it will get better as time goes on.

Nikki - Sorry to hear that your PC crashed. Sucks doesn't it. I'm ready to throw mine out of the window some days as it's sooooo slow... need to do a bit of a clean up on it I think. lol Woohoo for your bro debuting and you heading to Melbourne!

Bec - OMG! How scary!! I'm glad you are in good hands though at the hossy and that they are monitoring you well. Bloody contraceptive pill!! Which brand were you taking if I may ask?? I used to be on the pill but no matter which pill I was on, I got terrible migraines and on the low dose pills, it made me bleed for weeks on end so I stopped it and will NEVER EVER EVER be going back on it again EVER!! Hope you get better soon! Thinking of you! xoxo

AFM, I'm shocked and stunned at how quick the time is going by!! My little man was 6 months yesterday!!!! It feels like just yesterday I was in labour and had my first newborn cuddles!! Went to my Mummies group yesterday arvo and had a great time (as always) - it's the highlight of my Wednesday every fortnight! lol Two of the girls took some photos of all our bubbas and one posted a photo so will see if I can tag Noah in these so it displays on my profile. Noah has started sitting up and can sit up for about 30 seconds without falling over, which is great, but he is starting to point his bum in the air and looks like he is getting on his knees which I'm "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" about! I don't want him to start crawling just yet... Got DH home today and tomorrow (for the first time since Christmas he has had a day off during the week)! Just going to spend some time together at home. On Tuesday I've got Noah's 6 month checkup with his pediatrician (pediatrican wanted to see him for a review at 6 months as he had severe jaundice and lost over 10% of his body weight in those first days in hossy and afterwards so guessing he just wanted to make sure everything was ok). On Wednesday I have the cabinetmaker coming in to install my new benchtops, cupboard doors and my new kitchen will be finished (except for tiling) YEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Will post some photos on FB once it's done!

Well then, I best head off and so some tidying up before Noah wakes up.

Love to you all!

Me xoxo

[brydz]

beckels -omg glad to hear they diagnosed your PE quick enough for treatment. scary stuff. from your pills wow.. I didn't know they could do that.. Is there any chance it was an undiagnosed dvt from flying?

pretz -yay for Noah being 6 months! love the pics of him sitting up. clever boy. V has only done about 10 seconds until today when we were hanging out with friends and I was just saying he can only sit for like 10 seconds, he proved me wrong and lasted more like 30 seconds.. they get cleverer by the day!
how fun is mothers group! I dont have a regular one any more but actually just caught up with 2 of the mums and bubs today.

afm - met up with 2 of the mums from our mum group for the first time in ages. we've all been busy/lazy/sick and hadnt managed to get together.
V enjoyed playing with the boys and one girl (one of the mums babysits her niece on thurs she is about 7 months old). V was mean however and pulled her hair and made her cry lol. I am sick of the hair pulling and pinching atm. it hurts.

V has been getting stronger, can sit reasonably now and can almost get up onto his knees. he wriggles around in a circle on his tum and can push himself forward/backward a bit if he digs his feet in.

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Dam, was gonna do a long post while Cooper was sleeping but I got distracted and now I can hear him moving around.

Beckles - holy moly, so so glad they diagnosed it early and your getting monitored well. Will be thinking bout you and hope your all better soon

Brb.............. Ok now Cooper is laying on my banging the keypad

Pretz - happy 6 months to Noah for yesterday it's amazing how fast time is going. Thats wicked that he's sitting up for 30 seconds, Cooper is doing the same give or take a little, clever little men. It's nice that you have sometng to look forward to with your mothers group. I went to a mothers group with a friend just before I left and it's each Thursday so I missed today's obviously but will definitely go again when I get back coz the ladies are lovely and it gets me out of the house which is always nice can't wait to see photos of your kitchen

Nikki - you'll have to let us no when your brother debuts and we'll keep an eye out for him. Yay for going to melbourne, I love that place

Brydz - well done you for starting uni, sorry to hear you had a headache and you missed v, I'm sure your teacher will understand. Sounds like v is going great guns as well. And it's also nice that you have ladies with babies to catch up with occasionally too.

Afm - feeling a little sorry for myself today, had a few drinks with friends last night and now I'm paying for it. Have been feeling nauseous on and off for a week now but today is a lot worse lol. Cooper is going awesomely, can sit up unassisted for about 30 seconds, gets right up on his hands and knees but can't coordinate it enough to go anywhere, he's pretty good at the old commando crawl but and can move around a couple of meters before he either gets tired or loses his rhythm and all the arms and legs are up in the air instead lol, SIL bought him a walker and he's loving it, he can follow us around on the tiles but gets angry when we walk into the lounge room which is carpeted lol he can also give kisses on demand now lol all I do is making kissing noises or say 'coopy can I plz have a kiss' and he opens his mouth, head butts my cheek, mouth or forehead and licks me. It's the cutesy thing ever lol we head home tomorrow night, can't wait to see my mum and sister and all my fur babies, just gotta get over the flight which I'm, once again, not looking forward to, even though Cooper is actually really good and only cries when we land coz his ears pop, poor baby

I swear if I hadn't just had AF I recon I would be doing a HPT. Still nauseous all the time, boobs are huge and tender and my libido is high (whereas its usually non existent), never the less df and I have dtd a few times already and will do it again over the next week, trying but not trying is fun

Anyways better dash, I need water hahaha so crook, also my baby needs a bottle and a butt change
Look at that, I did write a long post lol


Aojsbihbdijf bwind - love Cooper