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

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 :thumbsup:

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 :doh: 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 :o 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

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 :D

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.

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 :hooray: 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

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.

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! :dance: 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? :o 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! :happydance:

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. :clap: 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!! :dance: 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. :hug: 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

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.

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

:comfort: vix, can you ask for meds for your anxiety?

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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.

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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..

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!

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 :hug: 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 :cry: 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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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!!!! :hug: 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!! :heartbeat:

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 - :hello: 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! :happydance:

Bec - OMG! How scary!! I'm glad you are in good hands though at the hossy and that they are monitoring you well. :hug: 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 :p 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

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.

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 :doh:

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

Raffy - As I was reading I was thinking - perhaps you're UTD, but then saw you said you had AF....perhaps you should do a test anyway as I have heard that sometimes you can still get your period and be UTD! :p Glad you're having fun with trying but not trying... ;) Hope you feel better soon though! :hug: WTG for Coops being able to sit up for a bit by himself too yay!

Brydz - It's so much fun to catch up with other Mums and bubs and it's good to share things with them and to get tips from them on what they do with their bubs etc. Don't worry bout V pulling hair, I think they all do it. I have noticed almost every bub that Noah has had close to him has pulled his hair, I think it's because he has so much hair, it's a temptation for others to pull it and he even pulls his own hair sometimes! lol :lol:

Hello to everyone else! :hello:

AFM, have had the worst pelvic pain on my left side since yesterday arvo and through the night. Not sure whether I'm ovulating as it kind of feels like ovulation pain...? Sorry for TMI, but I have also had HEAPS of thick white discharge (just like during ovulation) so thinking it must be it.... (unless it's a UTI as I have been peeing heaps and it's a bit painful when peeing too) in a way I just hope that it isn't because that means that AF is going to be rearing her ugly head soon and I don't want AF back just yet.... but on the other side I guess it means that if AF shows, it gives me about 5 or so months before we are going to TTC#2 and AF gets a chance to regulate herself. :)

Noah slept real well again last night, slept from 6:45pm until 5:00am this morning had a feed and back to sleep until 7:10am! I was up a few times having to go pee through the night and being in a bit of pain, so used my heat pack.

Just going to take it easy today and have a quiet day at home with Noah and DH.

Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend!

Me xoxox

Pretz - sorry to hear you are in a bit of pain, Hope you feel better really soon, and if it is AF she's not so mean to you. Enjoy your day with Noah and DH.

AFM - blagh sick again. Might go and and hunt down a HPT today. Leaving Perth tonight so spending all day collecting all of coopers stuff that has spread all over the house. Can't believe someone so little can have soooooooooo much stuff. gonna have to go and find a bigger suitcase I think because once again we have accumulated so much stuff, including an xbox 360 which I'm so bummed about because that's what I was gonna get DF for his birthday and now I have no idea what else I should get him :doh: it's a second hand one and there is a chance it won't work so I'm gonna hold out getting him something else coz I still might be able t get him one :) anyway Cooper and I have just woken up and I haven't seen DF yet so I might go find him. Talk to you all soon xx

Raffy - Sorry to hear you're still sick! :hug: Hope you feel better soon! Did you end up doing a HPT? I hear ya on being shocked to see how much stuff one little person can have, whenever we go to someone's place for the afternoon or their place for dinner it feels like I take half of Noah's room with me (playmat, toys, diaper bag, bottles etc) and it takes 2-3 trips to and from the car to get it all in and out! lol :lol:

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, still in lots of pain, but obviously it's not from ovulation pain.....it's....:angry::protest::crying:because I got AF this morning!!!!!!!!!! :angry::protest::crying:Was not looking forward to dealing with the crappy pain and cramps again, but at least I had exactly 15 months without her and hopefully will only have about 6 or so months with her and then hopefully no more AF for a while again! lol

Guess what?? My baby cut his first tooth this morning too! I thought he was going to get the one on the side (eye tooth) as it's been half way through breaking through the skin for weeks, but no, he cut the bottom middle one on the left!! I guess that explains why he was a bit cranky and grizzly yesterday afternoon!

Anyway, I'm off to go find some pain killers and bond with my heat pack...

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Me xoxox

Just a quick one, I'm a bit all over the place, just got home, finally, arrived in Brisbane airport and had a million missed calls from SIL, a very close friend of mine and DFs was killed in an accident at his work last night :crying: I'm not really sure what to do, I wish I was still there so i could go see his family and say my goodbyes at his funeral, right now I feel like it's all just a joke and I'm expecting him to call and say belated April fools :shakehead:

Cooper is at mums I just want to cry and sleep

raff :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
there's nothing more I can say except that really truly sucks. wish I could come up there and give you a big hug. so sorry about your mate :( I read it on fb and was wondering who you were talking bout. tragic and so sad... take care babes xoxoxo I hope Coop is being a good boy for you and giving you lots of cuddles.

pretz that is awesome about the toothy peg. I think mr V is teething he get really cranky sometimes and fights the dummy really badly. its like putting it in his mouth is torture, so i'm wondering if his gums are ouchies?

afm mr V and I went to a wedding today. his first one. he was relatively good, I sat further back than most because I didn't want him being the centre of attention..
he grizzled for AGES trying to stay awake and luckily he slept through the most part of the actual ceremony.
Having not seen my friend in like a year, I felt a tad awkward even being there let alone with him being noisy.
The uneasy feeling left when the gorgeous bride walked in, saw me and v (who was asleep by then) and shot me the biggest beaming smile. I just knew I was meant to be there and really had to fight the urge to cry. She is such a beautiful person and I hate that our lives grew apart so much. Here's hoping this can be the start of becoming closer again. We never fell out, just grew apart with busy different lifestyles.

I ams ooooooooooooooooo thankful she allowed me to participate on her big day and be there. Even if I only went to the ceremony. I cant say the ceremony itself was beautiful becasue it was long winded and catholic and very traditional and totally not my thing. but my gosh I just love weddings anyway and what they symbolise and the love in the air and she was sooooooooooo stunning. and the bridesmaids were gorgeous. it was really feel good :)

V was going to go to his dads but after last night i changed my mind and took him with me. last night we were meant to discuss visits and just couldnt agree on anything.

Slept for 6 or so hours today and I'm still exhausted. Went to mums and cuddled and played with cooper then put him to sleep while mum made us dinner, she made devilled sausage which is my fav but I just wasn't hungry, I still have this feeling in the pit of my stomach and I think I'm gonna be sick but it never comes. Cooper ended up staying at mums for the night which is good coz right now I dont think I would be much good to him. Just a lot of stuff I pushed back or bottled up came to the surface today when I started crying about Shane, so not the best day ever.

Anyway I felt really rude being such a sad sack before, after pretz told us Noah has his first toothy peg - that's so awesome Hun. I think coopers super close to, been well grumpy and his mouth is clearly giving him the irrates. Sorry to hear it was AF that was making you ouchies. I wish there was some magical cure to make you pain free and I hope she goes away soon :hug:

Brydz - that sounds beautiful. Im so happy you got to be there for your friends big day, I to have friends that even though I dont talk to them as often as I would like to I no they would still be there when I needed them and those friends really shone through when I announced that I was pregnant to. Im truley happy for you and congrats to your friend. I love weddings to. Even though planning my own seems to be a giant pain in the butt they are so worth it :)

AFM - did a HPT and it was negative. Don't think it will happen this month either as I should be O'ing roughly soon as period was a week and a half ago and now all this has happened my mojo is gone again lol oh well it was fun while it lasted lol hopefully it comes back soon

Hello lovelies!

Raffy - I'm sooooooo sorry about your friend! :hug: Hope you are getting lots of cuddles from Ben and your little man! I know you're trying but not really trying, but I'm sorry to hear that your HPT was negative, I was getting really excited there for ya, but I'm sure it won't be long and you'll get a nice BFP!! :p

Brydz - Glad to hear that you and Vinny enjoyed your friends wedding and that he was a good boy in the end. ;) Sorry to hear that you and J couldn't agree on anything with regards to visits and stuff. I hope you can sort it out soon. Yeah it sucks with the babies teething. Noah started teething at 4 months and it took nearly 8 weeks for that first tooth to finally break through the skin, I just hope the next lot comes through easily and doesn't take weeks and weeks to come through when they start bothering him. Have you tried those teething dummies!? You can buy them at BigW. I tried one for Noah and he seemed to like it for a while chewing down on it, but he hates dummies so it didn't last long before he lost interest in this one too.....

Hello to everyone else - hope you're all doing well! :)

AFM, had a hell of a last 2 days. Got AF on Saturday as I mentioned in my post on Saturday and the bleeding was so heavy and the pain so horrific that DH took me to the emergency at the hospital in the early hours yesterday morning. They checked me out and gave me a scan and said that it is very normal for a first period after childbirth to be as heavy and painful and that it should settle in the next few days. The bleeding is still quite heavy, but not as bad and the cramps have eased a little, although I'm still taking the panadeine forte's for pain relief they gave me. Said to give it a week and if the bleeding hasn't settled down to at least a light flow and the cramps are still that bad to get in touch with my OB/Gyn, but so far so good, it's just ouchie! :crying: Forgot how horrific AF can be amd how much she really DOES SUCK!!!!! :angry: Gotta get a blood test today to check my iron levels as I have been feeling soooo faint/weak and they reckon I could be aneamic... :doh:

Hope you all have a great day!

Love to you all!

xoxox

Huge huge huge :hug: pretz. I really hope the pain settles soon, and I hope your dizziness goes away soon to. GL with your BT xx

pretz - oh that really sucks about the AF hun. I hadn't heard that it was normal for the first one to be horrible like that. I hope it isn't like that again. You poor thing.
My first one was painless, the second I had cramps and latest one I had no pain again. It has been great, considering I used to get bad cramps all the time and also migraines.

Big hugs Pretz, that's awful. I didn't know they were worse after bub either, I guess I'm lucky, AF has been better since miss M was born. Anyway, I hope you are feeling better soon, and that the BT finds some answers :)

Hi everyone else!!!

Well am home from hossy, have to be on meds for the next 6 months & have regular BT's, but at least I don have to give myself injections twice a day now. Still short of breath & chest pain, but is getting better.
Hope everyone is having a great day.

Bec xo ...oh I've changed my username too...lol


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JaCaMa - glad your feeling better Hunni and hope you continue to improve. How is maddi going? Love the new name btw :thumbsup:

Thanks hun, it's just a combo of my kids names lol. Madi has been awesome until I got home from hossy. I think DF may have stuffed up her losec at some point cause her reflux has started up again & she's refusing feeds again...ARGH I thought the rollercoaster was over. But she's sleeping well, so all is not lost. She's had a temp all day today, but no other symptoms...teething maybe? I've got an amber teething necklace on her, but I guess it wouldn't stop temps.




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I thought that's what it was, beautiful. Oh what a shame she has reflux again, I hope it's under control again soon as you don't need that on top of being so unwell. Glad she still sleeping well though, must help I'm sure :) hope the teething necklace helps, poor bub

AFM - just gave Cooper a bath in his new bath seat, he loved it lol. Looked around the bathroom pretty much the whole time, it was a whole new perspective lol. He also loved being able to play with all his toys better :) I then gave him a massage afterwards which I haven't done since he was like 3 weeks old and I tickled his feet and he was laughing, then I would massage his legs towards his feet and he would giggle in anticipation and then laugh when I touched them. Was so cute. I will def start doing it again after a bath, it was a nice bonding moment and he clearly loved it

HI all,
I promise i will catch up but just after if anyone has advice for my little rascal. Ty still sleeps through the night but day sleeps are literally non existant and he is so tired & grumpy. Controlled crying does not work as he will scream for over an hour if i let him (going in every little bit to calm him etc), it's driving me insane, any suggestions would be great!! If he was happy i wouldn;t mind so much but he is SOOOO obviously tired this is just silly!!
Thanks (from a very frustratd mum) xx

The only things I can think of sparkles are, singing to him, giving a massage or taking him for a walk. I'm sorry I have nothing better. I hope you find the answer that works soon coz grumpy babies are no fun

Hi Sparkles,

I had this problem with Miss M from 6 wks old. I read "save our sleep" by tizzi hall, & while i didn't agree with.. well, most of it lol, what i did take from it was being in the room to help settle. I modified it to suit our family & it has worked a treat here.

Basically when she wasn't settling in bed & i was having to keep going in, I put a chair next to her cot and would sit there, making no eye contact or talking to her (ignoring her, but if she dropped her dummy I would put it back in without making eye contact), she would drop off to sleep & I would leave (i just played on my ph or read a mag/book while sitting there). This took about 1 1/2 - 2 weeks before she would go down & fall asleep by herself.

She still has 3 x 2hr naps per day, and 95% of the time I put her down & she goes to sleep without me going back, although she often still wakes after 1 sleep cycle (about 40min) I don't get her up, she may play with her toys & sing out for 15min, but then falls back asleep, I used to get her up after that 1 sleep cycle, but then she was still tired from not enough sleep - and as this went on throughout the day, by the arvo she was grumpy & overtired.

It's much easier now she is older, because she can put her own dummy back in her mouth (she ONLY has dummy at sleep time, or in the car)

But I never once had to let her get to that hysterical cry, cause she was happy if I or DF/DD1 was in her room. The whole exercise also made her feel secure in her room which has been awesome, because she knows its her safe sleep space & when she is put in her cot its sleep time.

I should also add we used "wrap me ups" by love me baby until 4.5 months (when she started rolling) and now we use grobags at nightime & a muslin/or cotton "blankie" during the day, Miss M associates these things with sleeping & i reckon having "things" they associate with sleep, like in our case a dummy & blankie - works no question :)

HTH

Bec xo

Hello ladies!

Thanks girls for your kind thoughts when I was in so much pain with stupid AF! :hug:

JaCaMa - Glad that you're home. How are you feeling? Hope the meds help. :hug: Love your new username too! ;) How is Madi's feeding going? You said that she was refusing feeds again?

Raffy - Glad to hear that Coops is enjoying his new bath seat. Noah loves his baths too. I just sit him up in the bath and keep my one hand around his back under his arm incase he slips, but he splashes and kicks at the water and goes nuts. Can't wait for him to sit up without losing his balance. ;)

Sparkles - So sorry to hear that Ty hasn't been sleeping well and has been unsettled. I reckon it's teething. I agree with everything JaCaMa said about trying to sit next to Ty's cot and going a bit further away everytime or staying there til he is asleep. I hated the controlled crying, but thankfully didn't have to put up with it long as Noah pretty much settled himself within a week and a half (although the crying killed and broke my heart). I really hope he will settle for you soon and sleep better. It's so hard when they get overtired and you try everything and it doesn't work. :hug:

Hello Nikki, Vix, Brydz and everyone else - hope you're all doing well! :hello:

Group Question - How many of you are still BF? I think Noah is starting to self-wean from BF as he doesn't seem to keen on boob anymore. He would only drink for about 2 minutes and then latch off and show no interest in going back. I leave him then, but 5 minutes later he cries again so I try again but the same thing happens. I eventually give in and offer him a bottle and he is happy to drink that. I think he would rather have a bottle of formula and his solid foods, well it seems to feel that way, however he does take the boob when I feed him around 5-5:30am when he wakes for his first nightly/morning feed. I know this sounds like a terribly silly question, but if I were to wean him, how exactly do I go about it!? lol Iy's probably good if he does wean because he already got my nipple with his first tooth the other day and he just got his second tooth today! lol :p

AFM, feeling soooo much better and no more pain! Still on AF - it's day 7 today but it's mostly just spotting (just like it used to be before I fell pregnant), AF lasted 7 days then too so hopefully it will be the last day today and I have a nice short cycle again (used to have a 26/27 day cycle, O'ing on CD12 or CD13). Had my BT on Monday and got results on Wednesday afternoon, saw GP yesterday and I'm aneamic (sp?) and was told to take some iron supplements and have a repeat blood test in 2 weeks to see what results show then. Hopefully it'll sort itself out. Noah had his pediatrician appt on Tuesday and it went really well. He said that Noah is growing well and a happy contented little boy so to just keep doing what I'm doing as it seems to be paying off. lol Noah weighed 8.21kg and is 71cm, HC43.5cm. I asked him about weight gain etc as I know Noah had lost a bit of weight about a month ago or so, but he said not to worry because when babies become more mobile and active they tend to lose a little bit of weight and that it can be normal, but that Noah is perfect and a healthy weight and as long as he eats he will be fine. He said as a guideline Noah should roughly gain about 2.5kg between now and his first birthday putting him around the 10.5-10.7kg mark and that would be fine. So I'm happy with that.

Well then, I best be off, have a pile of laundry to fold so might do that before Noah wakes from his nap.

Have a lovely weekend!

Love to you all!

xoxox

Hey girls.

Have been too lazy or busy to get online lately.

v is unwell. took him to the dr this morning as he was wheezing quite a lot (has a cold type thing for a few days) and not drinking as much as he should be.

I have to take him to ballarat to see the paed and get checked over again. I think he said it is likely viral and bronchiolitis and that means he can't have any anti biotics or anything.

hopefully the paed won't want to admit him. because I feel ill myself (same thing) and really dont want to be stuck in a hospital.

have to wait and see. am waiting for mum to get off work at 2 before we head over there. i'm too tired to drive.

Pretz - yes Cooper loves his bath, he gets grumpy around 5.30/6 and the second he touches the water he starts laughing. It's very cute. Glad AF looks like she is going away.sucks about possibly being anemic. I hope your BTs give you the answers and you feel better soon :hug: Wow noahs weight is fantastic, good job Hun, obviously not BFing anymore so I'm of no help, hope someone that can help pops in soon.

Brydz - sorry to hear you two aren't well. I hope you both get well very soon and v doesn't have to be admitted. Try and get some sleep and stay safe :hug:

vix - how are you darling? Hope your still around and are ok. I saw the pic of alannah you put on FB check out all those teeth!! She is so dam cute. How is she going with solids? Any better than before? Hope you are well Hun xx

AFM - sorry I haven't been in much. One of my best friends move from the bay to Sydney yesterday and I was spending time with her and also helping her pack and stuff, gonna miss her so much, she is one of the few friends I have here so I was super sad to see her go, but she just got out of a relationship and it's what she wanted so I spose it's for the best, still sucks. DF and I are having a family weekend. Realized it's been to long since we spent quality time together, just the three of us, so thats what we are doing this weekend. Not that it's that exciting, we finally bought a lawnmower today and tomorrow DF is gonna use it lol. My BIL is coming to stay for a week on Tuesday and he's bringing his dog so figured we would clean up the house and yard for them. Then not this weekend but next (Easter weekend) my best friend and partner and 3 months old daughter are coming down from Brisbane to stay the weekend. Can't wait to see them again and finally meet little Chloe :) went to the footy today and saw friends who have bubs around coopers age but they are all girls haha he's always the only boy. And such a boy, he always hits them and pulls their clothes and hair, bully. Anywhoo I'm off to hit DF coz his snoring is doing my head in lol

Ohhh how could I forget HAPPY 6 MONTHS COOPER!!!! Love you baby

Pretz - inbox me tomorrow on FB and I will get some info to you about weaning BUUUUUT if you just got AF, the hormones will change the taste of your milk and also, Noah is at the age where they become sticky beaks. I am still feeding Alannah just in the morning and have her pull of with all her teeth scrapping down my nipple several times a feed per side as she just wants to see everything going on. Shes on, off, on, off all the time. With the bottle, she can turn her head and the bottle goes with her and she can still see what her big brothers are up too.

I am still here, will update ya all when I get a sec.

Love you all,
xxxxx

Hi all,

Im around, just knackered. Ben is still feeding 3 times a night and after 6 months of it, I'm so fed up and utterly exhausted. I started having heart palpitations and breathlessness so went and saw the dr who said I have anxiety and stress from sleep deprivation. Wicked. Tell that to the big fat baby!! LOL

Pretz - I am still BF exclusively, but Ben does the whole pull off thing, look around, then go back and he has really dropped his feeds since having 3-4 solids meals a day. Sorry to hear about AF, mine is still MIA. Woo hoo!

Hello to everyone else, I will come back properly once the computer is out of the shop and fixed, trying to do as much as I can while having limited time on DHs lappy!!

Raffy - Yes, Noah is the same, no matter how grumpy/cranky/tired he might be, as soon as I tell him it's bath time, he will wave his arms and kick his legs from excitement and squeal to the top of his lungs! Sooooo cute! :dance: Thanks honey. I just hate AF, always have and think I always will! I always used to say that as soon as I have had my 2 kids then I'd opt for a hysterectomy and get it all over with but then I think - would I really want to go through early menopause in my early 30's and possibly have a whole different lot of "symptoms" to deal with?? I guess I can put up with AF for a few more years then.....lol :p Hope you had a good family weekend and had fun spending some quality time together.

Vix - Thanks honey. I sent ya a message on FB just before. Any help/tips/info will be greatly appreciated. I feel a bit silly asking, but seeing as I have never weaned before, I just don't know what to do or how to do it or even where to start. lol I would hate to just stop and get mastitis or something as a week or so ago I started waking up in the early morning hours with the most engorged boobies ever!! Think it's because he is sleeping through the night now and having have had dropped his nightly feeds. I still feed him BF in the morning when he wakes up and again late arvo/evening but that is about it as he just doesn't seem interested as I mentioned before. I too find he latches on and off and on and off and gets distracted soooooo easily. When DH is home I have to tell him to go away otherwise Noah will just want to stare around the room trying to find him. lol :p

Nikki - OMG, I'm sooooo sorry to hear about the heart palpitations and shortness of breath. :hug: I'm also sorry to hear that Ben is still feeding 3 times a night. You poor woman!! He must be a hungry little man!! Sucks that they latch on and off and on and off hey? It especially hurts when they have teeth! lol :o Thanks, and lucky you for no AF, enjoy it not having her for my part too! ;)

Brydz - Hope you and Vinny are feeling better and that Vinny won't need to be admitted to hossy. :hug: Hope your Mum is able to help you out a little while you and Vinny get better. Thinking of you.

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, feel so much better after AF left. Only lasted those 7 days so happy with that. Just hope that the next one will be better. Thought Noah was coming down with a cold yesterday as he was sneezing all Saturday arvo and coughing through the night on Saturday night, sneezing yesterday and coughing but he seems fine this morning so guess just have to keep him warm if he is going to get sick. Guess if he does that it's probably not the worst thing as it'll help boost his immune system for winter coming and it's bound to happen eventually anyway - still horrible thikning of your baby being sick though.

My kitchen is all done, new dishwasher installed and got an electrician to come and connect up my new cooktop and oven so looking forward to having that done too. I already feel like a new woman in my new kitchen and love it!! Will post some piccies on FB at some stage when I get a chance.

Hope you all have a great day.

Love to you all!

xoxo

Hello everyone,

I am here just busy, busy!!! After letting Ty cry himself to sleep for almost a week, he seems to be settling heaps better for day sleeps, even if they are only a cat nap!! hehehe. I can't complain though as he is never a problem at night! Big hugs Nikki, i wish i could help you for a night!
Ty had his needles monday week ago, all good, stats 9kg, 72cm long...hes a big boy!!! Still chucking like a trooper, am going to another dr next week to question about the chucking & amount of & make sure it is not an intolernace or anything as i think it may even be getting worse with solids. Poor little guy, 99% of the time it doesn't worry him, but i worry it will damage his poor throat or something as an average day is probably 15 good chucks (lots of little ones in between) and bad day up to 30, who knows how he is SOOOO big, so obviously he keeps alot down but ,hey need to get a 2nd opinion for my own sake. In the mean time, we move into our new house next thursday & can already imagine what my new carpet is going to look like....oh well!!! Lucky he's so cute & i love him.
He sits by himself now but i still mainly put pillows behind him, although he still mamages to face plant on the ground, its like he chucks himself forward then tries to commando crawl, very cute!!! He has heaps to say these days too, squealing away all the time. He is such a happy, good baby, we really are lucky!!!

Apart from that, i have been very stressed with working & the new house so have been getting blurry vision in one eye, so i need to take a deep breath & calm down!! Nikki - i also get heart palpatations when stressed/anxious, it is awful isn't it!!!! On that note, i was going to go off the pill at the end of april to give my body a months break before officially TTC (YAY!!) but i decided to stay on it till end of May as i just need next month to settle into the new house and sort everything out. I would not want to be this stressed & pregnant, not good for my or the baby!!

Otherwise all good here, DH and i are so in love with our little man!

I hope everyone else is well & getting lots of love from their little ones.

Byrdz - How did your appointment with V go? Big hugs

Nikki -huge squishy hugs Hunni. I've had a few full blown pains attacks in the last few years and they start with heart pulpatations. It's such a horrible feeling, i really hope things get better soon :comfort:

Pretz - so glad you feel better now AF has nicked off :) how is Noah going? Hope he didn't get to sick, I think Cooper might be getting sick (see AFM) yay for your kitchen bring all done, how exciting!! Can't wait to see some piccys of fabulous house :)

Brydz - how are you and v feeling?

Sparkles - wowzers 9 kg!!! That's one healthy little boy you have there :) hope the next doctor has some answers regarding his spewing :hug: all the best for your move!! I love moving house, but in saying that, I only love it coz DF is in the RAAF and threrefor in a defense house so when we have to move they hire people to com in and pack everything, put it on the truck, drive it to the new house, then unpack it again lol so easy peasy for us we just have to sit back and relax lol. Yay for TTC soon, I hope it's a super quick journey for you guys. We have officially started, almost finished the TWW, seems like it's going forever but I test on the 15th if AF doesn't show up before hand. Been feeling rather nauseous every morning but not wanting to ge my hopes up.

AFM - my BIL arrived today from Darwin, he's here for a week, DF and him have already started playing video games :doh: DF woke up this morning with flu like symptoms and Cooper stayed at mums last night and mum reckons he woke up at 5am and has been sooky and clingy ever since so I think he might be coming down with something to. I got to mums at 12 and left at 1 and mum said he hadn't really slept since he woke at 5am, the second I started driving home he was out like a light, poor little man, not to mention I think he teething as well so he's in the wars, hopefully it's all gone by next Tuesday, which is the earliest appointment I could get for coopers needles, and it's DFs birthday on that Tuesday as well, which I feel bad about but it was the only appointment I could get oh well. Cooper has started trying to pull himself up on things, he has a big plastic toy that he can either lay under or sit and play with and he's been trying to pull himself up on that and also tried in the bath last night lol naughty boy. Growing so quick, anyways might go and steam some veggies in time for DF to take to work, not that I think he will be there for long coz hes really not well. My poor boys

Love to all xx

Ah Sparkles the heart palpitations suck big time. I feel like I'm getting them all the time, but doctor said its normal and common when under stress or from lack of sleep. 9kg, go Ty! I just weighed Ben and he is 9kg too. Love them big boys!!!

Raffy I really hope you are already UTD!!

Ben sits up by himself now and I dont bother putting pillows behind him (nasty Mum, I am!), he catches himself when he falls and pushes back into the sitting position, so I havent worried. He is so close to crawling, on all fours and rocking, rocking, rocking and also gets up into the 'pushup' position but only moves about a foot and then gets grumpy. Seriously not ready for a mobile baby ... got to pack all the nasty things away!!

hey ya'll

Nikki - thanks, i hope so to. i got impatient and tested yesterday and got a BFN :( however i wasnt spose to test til at least tomoro and im not due for AF until around the 19th, so if she still hasnt showed by laste next week, i might test again :) mind you, the amount i plan on drinking this weekend for DFs 21st i hope there isnt a little bub in there or i will feel horrible. im a nasty mummy to coz i dont put pillows around Cooper when hes sitting lol hes really good at correcting himself and even if he does fall it doesnt bother him and he starts trying to crawl lol. im not ready for a mobile baby either. soooooooooooooooo many things i need to put up higher. oh well better start thinking about it coz i wont be long :doh:

AFM - i dont know if you ladies remember but a few months ago i was going to a young parents group? it only went for 4 weeks but they started again and the first one was today so i went along and the ladies were amazed at how much Cooper had grown and they were so proud of him for sitting up and at morning tea time he got to eat some apple as well lol there was only one other lady there today and she had a little boy prob around 2 or 3 months but cooper was very interested in him, unfortunately the little boy didnt feel the same way. so like i said in Nikkis post, DF turns 21 on tuesday so mum is having cooper this weekend and we are going out. should be nice, another excuse to let loose and hang with friends. we are going to Newcastle tomro so show BIL around and then probably to the shops. i have a westfield gift voucher which im going to spend and im gonna look for DFs present (i no, i no, leaving it extremely late lol) so that will be cool. anyways better head off to bed soon, im pooped. night all xx