I forgot to add something for Spanish,
Lastnight I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep and I realized I forgot to reply to one other thing in her last post...you mentioned how you or DH rock your little one to sleep then shortly after you lay her down she wakes up so you had been rocking her to sleep again, in one of those baby sleep books I read (Happiest Baby On The Block or No Cry Sleep Solution) it mentiones in there that if you rock your little one to sleep that they end up relying on you to help them fall asleep then shortly afterward when they wake up they realize, "HEY! Where'd Mom or Dad go, and how come they aren't rocking me anymore!?" so then they need you once again to put them to sleep, the book recommends waiting for signs baby is sleepy then once baby is just about ready to fall asleep you put her in her crib and leave the room...the first little while you may need to stay in the room and pat their bottom until they fall asleep or go in a couple times and pat their bottom but gradually you are supposed to just be able to lay them down and leave the room and eventually they teach themselves how to fall asleep by themselves. Its around this age you are supposed to start trying to teach them this, I started Kaden a bit earlier because I waited with Kierra and it took longer with her, Kaden is really good now at falling asleep when he is half awake, I sometimes have to go in and put his sucky back in his mouth but when I do it's very quick, I don't talk or pick him up (as the book recommended) just put his sucky in his mouth and walk out or pat his bottom for 10-20 seconds and walk out....now I just need to find the trick to keeping him sleep longer.

S&J,
This afternoon I gave Kaden his cereal and tried the bottle again but he just sticks his tongue out to spit the nipple out of his mouth I kept trying until he started to get peed off at me again, and then I tried the sippy cup and lo and behold he didn't have a fit! He actually drank about 1 1/2 ounces, I filled it with breastmilk....I took the seal out so it would flow and just tipped it in his mouth quickly so he'd get some milk to swallow and he did great, he actually kept trying to hold the sippy cup himself. I had to change his outfit afterward because he spilled around his neck but I am just excited that he will drink from something other than me, that means I can actually go out and not worry about him. I got a spa package for Christmas so I may be able to do that sometime soon...lord knows I need it! And a friend of mine wants to go for dinner so I may be ble to do it without any kids in tow.

Also for the hair thing, Kaden has a thinning spot on the back of his head too, he has for awhile I think its because he tosses and turns so much both in his sleep and awake, but he also thinned out on top too, not sure if that from when he had the dry scalp and I was combing the flakes alot and had to use the hydrocortizone cream for 3 days, or if it just the stage he is at right now. I know Kierra lost almost all of her baby hair right around this age...it is normal and it is replaced with newer hair.

Well, I should go, Kaden will be up from his nap soon. Talk to you all later.

Hi all,

Happy New Year:bouncing:

Spanish l do hope you are both well, l have that fear my self, thank god you both are ok.

Thanks ladies for the advice, Annaum is well her feeding is better then before. I took her to her baby clinic she is 65 cm's and weighs 15lbs and 7 ounces.I think the white bits in Annaums diaper may have been a result from her formula milk not being mixed properly by grandpa!

Annaum is teething more and she gets quite grumpy at nite, although w ehad an excellent bedtime routine it kind of went a bit heywire over christmas week! so know she is in bed by 8.30 to 9.00 pm.

I am taking Annaum to the childrens hospital to see the paeditricien about her prenatal teeth. I will let you know what the outcome is.

Kierrasmommie l think we would consider any type of food being introduced in months 5 on wards as weaning.

Anyway better go have an awful tummy ache. oh yes we too had snow here in the U.K. for about 2-3 days!

I have also bought a treadmill to loose the 2 stones l have put on, l feel miserable l can not fit into my clothes! :) so l shall keep you posted on the post natal weight thing too, oh well l have heard when the babs start to crawl the weight should soon come off! :)

Glad all is well with you Boo,
Geez, I hate that word weaning! It makes me feel sad that I guess I am already weaning Kaden, I guess I always thought that weaning was when you start cutting out the breastfeeding or formula all together...I guess you learn something new everyday.

Well, Kaden went for his first ride in his big carseat yesturday. He HATED getting his coat on, but didn't mind the ride at all, I think he actually likes it because he can see more, he stared at his sister most of the time, then on the way home he slept.

He is still doing well with the sippy cup and actually is pretty good at holding it himself. I still help him because he sometimes drops it but he can get it to his mouth pretty good. I still can't believe what a temper he had about the bottle, but how well he took to the sippy cup. Brat! I have been pumping milk and mixing it in his cereal then whatever is left over I pour into a sippy cup and let him drink, then after he is cleaned up I offer the breast to fill him up. I think he likes the sippy cup too because the way the spout is shaped and that it is soft rubber, he was biting the spout lastnight as if it made his gums feel better.

Well, thats about all thats new here, talk to you again soon.

Kierrasmommy..,...yeahh that Kaden loves his sippy cup! Maybe that's what you're going to have to give him when you're out. Also..have you tried different nipples for the bottle? Troy used to take the Avent bottles but then he refused that so i got a different nipple that's more shaped like his avent soother...more wide and flat..i think the nipple is an orthodontic Nuk one...i use it with a playtex bottle...i know the playtex bottles say to use only playtex nipples but i've had no trouble with gas or anything.

Booboo..i hope you start to feel a little bit better! and hope the appointment goes well for annuam.

My gallbladder surgery is on mon...ahhhh! i'm nervous about being put out and the pain after! I'm also going to miss Troy so much that day! And not being able to pick him up for a month!! :(

I hope all you other mommy's are doing ok out there!
Let us know how things are going!

I tried Troy on oat cereal but he was grumpy that day and didn't sleep well that night..and he was a little bit constipated..so i'm holding off on that for awhile..i also thought weaning was when they ate less breastmilk and formula as well...Troy still has breastmilk every 3 hours....oh well...that's right you learn something new everyday!!!

Take care everyone!
S :)

S&J,
I tried 4 or 5 nipples and even tried tricking Kaden...LOL...I'd breastfeed him until he closed his eyes then tried to quickly slip the bottle nipple in but he's too smart for his own good, he has a temper tantrum as soon as he feels the nipple.

So the sippy cup it is, I have to go find another one, I just have the one with the soft spout all the others have the hard spouts. The other night Kaden was tired and cranky so he didn't want to eat his cereal so I mixed it into his milk and he drank it, I noticed his sleep is a bit better than it was before Christmas so hopefully he continues.

Kaden's newest things are pulling hair and grabbing his feet.

Goodluck in your surgery, I know you will feel so much better afterward, and you'll still be able to hold Troy, just have someone put him on your lap, but I recommend putting a folded sheet or small pillow over your tender areas so his squirming doesn't put you in any more pain.

Well, Kaden just woke up from his nap so gotta go, Talk to you all soon,
Joanne

Hi all,
Well, just a quick note. Kaden tried Sweet Potatoes on Saturday...he was eating his cereal and started getting fussy half way through and I knew he wasn't full yet so I put a teaspoon of sweet potatoes in and mixed it together, well he loved it! He didn't even make any faces, just ate it all up. And he didn't spit up any of it or anything.

He is getting so squirmy and loves his new talent of holding his feet, we will be laying in bed and he will be nursing, then all of a sudden he rolls on his back and grabs his feet for a few seconds, says a few things then rolls back and latches on again. Little weiner!

The only other news is that I am seriously considering leaving my husband. I know I mentioned awhile ago some issues we have, and my husband continues to ignore my wishes and goes out drinking for hours with no phone call, and no answer on his cell phone. This past week alone he went out 4 of the 7 days (one day the bars were closed so really 4 of the 6 days he went out) and he broke promises to Kierra twice this weekend to take her swimming. I am fed up of feeling sad, and angry and the same issues never going away. It's obvious his drinking is more important than his family. We have the same arguments over and over again and have been for the last couple years. In fact before we got pregnant with Kaden I told him I didn't think we should because at the rate things were going I didn't think it was a good idea, but he got better for a few months so I thought he actually got it and smartened up...fat chance. I don't regrett Kaden at all, if it weren't for my kids I don't know what I would do, I just feel heartbroken for them. I warned him a few weeks before Christmas that if it continued I'd be leaving this summer, and he got better for a couple weeks but now it's all back to the same old. I don't know if it would be a permanent thing. I think he thinks I am bluffing and thats why he continues to do the same things over and over again. I guess it would come down to how hard he wanted to change and make things work, but I am tired of being the only one to try, tired of making excuses to friends, family and Kierra for him, tired of being the only one parenting, tired of being unhappy. I'm still sad because I can't believe I am going through this and it's come down to this, I mean Kaden is barely 5 months old and his family is falling apart, but I know it's the best thing for me and the kids if we move on if things continue the way they are going. I think I am so tired of all the upset I have endured over the years that I don't feel as distraught about this as I thought I would...I guess I'm looking forward to being happy someday soon.

Well, sorry for the depressing post, just thought you should all know whats going on with us.
Talk to you soon.
Joanne

Kierrasmommy- That's great that Kaden loved the sweet potatoes! I'm not going to try any veggies until i'm totally healed from the galbladder thing..just in case Troy has a reaction of some sort then i'm able to console him..I know my dh and parents could but i really like to do it!:)
I'm so sorry about your husband...i've been wondering how things were going since you last mentioned him. You need to do what's best for you. I'm thinking about you and hope you can get through this. I just found out that one my good friends has seperated from her husband and they have a 3mos old..she just needs time to think and try and heal. I feel for you both.
take care!
S :)

Thanks S,
I haven't really decided what to do yet, I may try some scare tactics like starting to separate and pack up my stuff I don't use, or going to a friends and my parents for awhile and see if that will smarten him up. l really don't want it to come down to having to leave, but if he continues to keep pulling the same stunts over and over again I don't know if I will stay.

Kaden goes for his second needles today, so I'll come back and post how it all went later.

Talk to you all soon,
Joanne

Hi,
Well, Kaden did better for these needles...if you knew him you'd know he is SUCH a smiley baby, he is ALWAYS smiling. So when the nurse was talking before the needles he was all smiles and flirty. Then he got the 2 needles in the first leg and screamed, as I turned him around so we could do the last needle in the other leg he caught a glimspe of the nurse and smiled then resumed crying again, it was cute and sad all at once. But at least this time he settled down quickly and didn't make a scene for us when we waited in the waiting room, he actually fell asleep this time.

So he is 4 months and 21 days today and weighs 18lbs 2oz. The last time I got him weighed was December 19th, his monthly birthday (21 days ago) and he was 16lbs 12 oz so he is doing quite well. He is 26 inches now too, so he grew an inch in 21 days...good thing I put him in the other carseat when I did.

Well, I gotta go finish making supper talk to you all again later.

How are all of you guys doing anyway...I know you are out there...seems like me and S are doing all the chatting with Boo in the mix from time to time...come on, fill us in on whats going on with you guys too. ;)

Hi guys, long time no talk. Happy new year to you all.

We just got back from Florida visiting DH's family, unfortunatly they don't have internet access, so I've missed you all.
I hope you're all doing well, Kierrasmommy, I feel so sad for you and the situation w/ your husband. I grew up w/ parents that disrespected and didn't love each other. They were not a good example of what a loving relationship is all about. Now that I'm an adult, I can honestly say that I wish that they did seperate and show me happy life w/ other spouses. I know many parents stay together b/c they think it better for the kids, but trust me, it's NOT. The disfunction you witness as a child only continues into the adulthood. It's like a curse.

I hope Kierrasmommy, you enjoyed the holidays anyways.

My DS has been getting rice cereal every night this past 2wks. What a mess. I've been trying to give him the bottle too, but he just bites the nipple. I've been giving him water in sippy cup, but it gets all over the place, but maybe I will try putting milk in it too. How often do you guys give the cereal. I only do it at night.

DS also loves pulling on his feet, it's very cute. Tomorrow I have to go and get a bigger car seat. I will write more tomorrow am, it's so late already. Just wanted to say hi to you all.

Okay guys, I need to vent. I don't know what has happened to my DS wonderful sleep patterns! He was sleeping through the night since 2 months, which was fabulous. Unfortunately it was too good to last. For the last several weeks he has been waking up at 1 or 2 and he is so WIRED. At first I always brought him into bed let him eat, and he would fall back asleep. Then back in the crib he would go. Now I do that, but as soon as I put him back in the crib he is wide awake again. He moves all around the crib, ends up on his stomach with his legs stuck through the crib rail, etc. We go and put him back, five minutes later, completely moved around again. Now I know he can go all night without eating, and I have read that it's okay not to feed them at this point and to try to get them to go back to sleep otherwise. So the other night we decided he must be eating due to habit, not hunger so we decided I wouldn't feed him, just try to get him to go back to sleep. Well, after an hour and a half of rocking, singing, patting and him so wired he is wriggling right out of my arms, I finally gave in and stuck the boob in his mouth, and wouldn't you know it he was asleep in five minutes! So I know he is just using it as comfort. He will not take a soother instead, only me. Last night he was up from 2am-4am, (then he was up at 6:30 for good!) with us rocking, singing, and I even fed him 3 times! I don't know why he is so hyper! I really want to break him of the habit of only going to sleep with the nipple, but I also need to get some sleep!

Kiedy,
Hi, DH and I both came from divorced families and before we got married we promised we would never put our kids through that. We've been together 14 years so I guess part of it is we have changed so much in all these years...especially my DH's drinking habits. My parents were alcoholics (my Dad has been sober for 7 years now) but the way my parents were (obnoxious, embarrasing, dissappointing) made me swear never to be like that so I rarely drink because of it...DH has bragged a few times that he can count on one hand how many times he's seen me get tipsy in 14 years.(well, he can count on half a hand anyway) But DH has been drinking more and more over the years and it's not something I like at all. When he drinks he reminds me of my parents all over again, which issomething I find very repulsive, given the crap I saw when my parents drank. And the fact that he continues to just go out after work or hockey with no call to me to let me know whats going on pisses me off. He is gone for hours and alot of times I have made supper and get even more steamed that he is so irresponsible. We don't argue in front of the kids though, usually he comes home after the kids are in bed so we discuss it then or if he gets home earlier I will busy myself with Kaden, housework or the computer until it is time to get them to bed then we discuss it. And around friends and family, you wouldn't even know there is a problem, I am a very private person so I don't let it show, only a few very close friends know what is going on. I'm just hoping that DH makes some changes before it comes down to something more serious.

Kaden has cereal at least once a day, always the one before bed. I also have been giving him some before his afternoon nap as well...but that one is dependant on if we are at home, if we are out and about he just gets the night time cereal, if we are home he gets the 2 cereal feedings. I have to get organized so I can do the afternoon cereal on the go too, it's just such a messy thing that it's easier if he gets it somewhere easy enough to be able to clean him up properly.

Laur,
I feel for you. I am STILL getting up every 3 hours with Kaden, by now Kierra was sleeping through the night, the nurse said yesturday because he is bigger for his age he probably just needs to eat more so I guess I just have to wait it out and hope he starts sleeping longer soon. The only thing I can think of is maybe your ds is napping too late in the day or too much throughout the day and that is why he is so wired in the middle of the night. What time does he have his last nap for and how long is it for? Maybe try moving that last nap to an earlier time or waking him up after a while so he doesn't sleep so long.

Kaden has been really good at eating then I put him in his crib and he continues to sleep...I have been avoiding giving him his sucky unless he wakes up again shortly afterward and I know he isn't hungry...that way he learns to sleep without it and doesn't rely on it and wake me up when he realizes he spit it out. I know alot of times if I go in his room when he cries shortly after going to bed, I can just turn on his crib fishpond music thingy and pat his butt for a minute then walk out and he is fast asleep. I have only had to get him out of his crib once or twice because it was obvious he wasn't tired yet (too much napping during the day out shopping) but other than that I just pat his bum and play his music thing and he goes back to sleep.

Well, I should go. Talk to you all soon.
Joanne

Hello All! Hope you are all doing well.

Kierrasmommy: So sorry you are having a rough time at the moment. I hope things work out for you. Going back to an earlier post, You are absolutely right about not putting them down asleep and we have been trying. In fact DD is getting really good at going to sleep at night. Most nights now we can just pop her down in her cot awake and she goes right off to sleep with very little fuss. It all got very messed up because we took her with us to a wedding reception on Saturday but we seem to be getting back on track tonight. What I struggle with still is day time naps - she will only nap whilst I'm walking with the pram or driving the car (the pram or the carseat in the house won't do at all).

She's enjoying her food, so far she's had rice, carrot, sweat potato and avacado. She seems to just gobble everything up!

We are still having problems with her reflux and she also has bad excema. I had an appointment at the hospital today and saw a really helpful doctor. He advised me to stop giving her the Gaviscon as it has salt in it so we've stopped that straight away. He also said there is a chance that she is lactose intolerant and that because I eat a lot of dairy some can get through my breast milk. So for the next couple of weeks I've got to stay off all dairy products to see if that makes a difference. If that doesn't work then apparently I've just got to wait for her to grow out of the reflux but can get the GP to perscribe some cream to help with the excema.

DD had her first swimming lesson today! It was such fun, we did lots of splashing about and singing and she even went under water!!!

She is just so cute at the moment, and will burst out laughing at the smallest thing. Like just this evening, DH was dunking a biscuit in his tea and it broke off and fell in and I said "on no, daddy's having a disaster" and kind off pulled out the word diiisssasssterrrrr and she just giggled like mad...so off course then we had to say it over and over again in more silly voices. I think I laugh much more myself now, because she's always giving me something to laugh about.

Spanish,
Thats great that she is doing better with night sleeping, for daytime naps, I found that when Kierra was a baby she wouldn't sleep unless it was dark like at night time, so I bought pull down shades for her window that block out all light so it could be bright and sunny outside but to her it was dark like night time, so time to sleep. It helped alot, it even helped her sleep in later during the day...in the summer before I got the shades I found she started waking up much earlier than normal, but within a week of putting the light blocking ahades up she was sleeping in like normal. So if her room isn't dark enough maybe that could be a problem, I also found that doing some of the bedtime routines helped her settle into nap time easier too. I would nurse her in my bed in the dark like I did at bedtime then lay her in her crib and turn on her crib fishpond music thingy and pat her butt a couple times then leave the room for her to finish falling asleep on her own...(as you can see I do much the same with Kaden)...before long she got used to the routine and started associating the routine with sleep.

For the reflux I think they recommend Zantac here...I can't remember but I think I may have said Gaviscon before (or maybe I'm just thinking of my pregnancy heartburn remedy) but I know they said if Kaden's reflux didn't get better we'd start him on Zantac. He is better now that he eats 2 cereal feeding most days, and I think his cereal being thicker has helped too, I can almost stand the spoon up on its own in the cereal. He still spits up sometimes but nowhere near what he was like a couple months ago. The nurse yesturday said they tend to start outgrowing the reflux problem around 3-5 months too, so that may help.

I can just imagine all the little babies in swimming lessons. LOL, that would be so cute! I should check into that, I know with Kierra when she was about 8 or 9 months old we did Baby Splash-a-Size, which is really aquasize for Moms but the babys get to come too and we push them along with us as they float in a little floaty boat that their legs poke through into the water. Which reminds me I REALLY need to start calling around for Kierra to start gymnastics and swimming too. She did swimming a year ago and got her first badge, but I want to continue especially now that she is more comfortable in the water. And she also wants to do gymnastics too. I just have to try and find something that works into DH's schedule so one of us can go to each of the classes with her and Kaden if I can find something for him too. What is really annoying is alot of the stuff they offer (like playgroups or storytime, or music and play etc) is geared toward specific age groups and held during the day which is great if you have one kid, but if you have 2 and noone to watch the second kid you are out of luck. I know swimming and gymnastics are during the evenings and weekends though so that works, but a friend of mine has her little guy in some sort of music class where they learn to play music and dance and play etc, but it is geared toward just 3 year olds and you can't bring other kids.

Well, I should go start supper for DH and Kierra, DH is watching the kids tonight so I can go out to dinner with a friend. Then I'm going to go get a haircut...my friend has a salon business. This is the first time DH is going to be taking care of both kids for so long. It'll be a nice getaway for me.

:wave:Hi all,

l have not been able to post due ot a breavement in the family, it was awful. It was my dh aunts. She has been quite ill but we were told over the past week that she may have 6/7 days to live. She was brought home as the hospital washed there hands on her and refused to offer any further assistance. Sh epassed away on Tuesday and her funeral was on Wednesday. I hate funerals. Anyway it made me think about things alot more.

Kierrasmommie, l am so sorry to hear what you are going through but there is so much you can only take. I hope it works out for the kids sake, your dh should be grateful he has such a wonderful family.

Laur, you took the words rite out my mouth. Annaum's sleep pattern has gone out of the window. She has for the past 2 weeks started to wake 3 times in the nite once is for feeding and the other is for me to hold her she also does not go to sleep on her own l have to hold he rin my arms. We had such a great routine. I spoke to another mum who told me her dd was the same at 5 months. Annaum is nearly 5 months and last week l got her weighed she was about 15 ibs and 5 ounces? I think l need to move her up on the next stage of her formula milk she is on SMA gold. Her excema is still there, l dont give her a bath everyday as its quite cold so l give her a bath like four days a week since last the past 3 weeks. I may try and give her bath everyday and see if that helps her sleeping she is also teething and often puts her fingers in her mouth.

I took Annaum to the childrens hospital where l was told that HER TEETH ARE NORMAL AND they will not wobble and fall out like the paedititcien told me when she was born. I have been told to brush her teeth great! :) how an earth are you supposed to brush l 5 month old babies teeth when she tries to eat the tooth pasete? lol :)Annaum is not drinking her milk properly either soem times she has only four ounces, but im still giving her 5 feeds a day.

Take care all better go and do some house work, went shopping again to the sales and bought Annaum soem nice clothes for half price that she does not have room for !!

Hi Boo,
So sorry to hear about DH's Aunt. I have 2 aunts in the hospital right now that are in their 80's with pneumonia so I am crossing my fingers that they get over it quickly.

Kierra went through a sleep stage like that around that age as well where she started waking more, after a month I called Healthlink and asked what was up, eventually I started giving her a bit of cereal in her bedtime bottle of breastmilk to just make it a bit more filling for her, it helped a bit.

For the teeth they make baby toothpaste that is safe for them if they swallow it and if you look in the baby section they have different toothbrushes for their teeth, I bought a set that came with 3 or 4 different brushes, the first one is a fingertip brush that fits over your finger and is soft rubber with teeny soft bristles for gums, then they have a brush with harder round bumps for teething, then it moves up to a brush with harder longer rubber bristles once teeth start to poke through, then they get the toddler toothbrush with soft bristles like we would use once the teeth are out.

My friends little girl had extremly bad exema when she was a baby but she outgrew it, she is almost 2 now and you can't even see any on her. When she was a baby nothing seemed to work for her and her skin was thick and bumpy it felt really odd when you touched it, it was all over her body.

And I heard when they are getting new teeth sometimes their gums are very sensitive so they eat less because even drinking from a bottle can make their gums painful.

I went for dinner lastnight with my friend it was nice and we pigged right out. Then we went back to her salon so she could cut my hair, and I called DH to check on the kids but there was no answer, so he must have been getting Kierra ready for bed, then he called back and when I talked to him he sounded pissed off I was still out and said Kaden was getting cranky...I had only been out for 3 1/2 hours at that point...so I left a few minutes later, Kaden was fine when I got home, but as soon as he saw me he got all excited and wanted to come to me. Funny how we have the kids 24/7 and Dh's go to work and go out with buddies etc, but we try to do it and it is a big deal.

Well, I should go. I have running around to do today. Then we are going to my sisters for dinner...my sister and I started a tradition this year that once a month they eat over at our house, once a month we eat over at their house, and once a month we all go out to dinner, makes us spend family time together and the added bonus of 2 days a month someone else cooks instead of me! LOL

Hi,

Kierrasmommie, l do hope Annaums exzema is a passing thing it started in the creases at her back legs and then dry patches appered under her neck on her arms and stomach. She has also strted to do some really nasty poo l think its cus she is teething. I heard that the poo thing gets worse when you start them on weaning!

Any how better go off and make Annaums next bottle. As metioned earlier l went shopping and had worn my trainers so l could run around AND BURN SOME FAT OFF! l still cant fit into my clothes but then its not like im watching what im eating but l have started to make changes in my life now l have become so house wifey meaning im not on top of my reading journals for my work, l dont like ot read much anymore. I have to start to become more generic again. It shard hey looking after a baby! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh my gosh, I'm so tired, I spent the whole day cleaning the house. I actually moved the sofas and washed the floors underneath, I'm beat, but the house is clean. Tomorrow I have to do all the ironing. DH's parents bought so many clothes for DS I actually had to buy some hangers yesterday at Walmart.

Kierrasmommy, my grandfather died from alcoholism, so I avoid drinking as much as possible too. I never smoked either b/c I was afraid I would not be able to quit. DH would never help me w/ DS at night even when we were both on vacation. So this time when we went to visit his family, I made a huge deal out of it and insisted that he get up w/ DS one night. In the past he occasionally made remarks that it wasn't so bad when I complained of being tired, or even accused me of exagerating how many times he acutally woke up. On the night of question DS bahaved "well" and woke up many times. At 5am Dh brought him to my room (oh yes, I slept in a different room, and told him, that after I fed DS at 11pm, DH was not allowed to bring DS to my room for feeding until 5am) to feed and said he would come back soon. Of course he didn't come back, but I was not about to let him off the hook, so I got up and took DS to DH's room and put him in his crib. DS woke up couple more times after that.

Ever since then, DH is much better. If he wants to read in bed when I'm already sleeping and I ask him to turn the lights off, he says "of course, sorry, you need your sleep". Huge difference. He no longer says that him looking after DS in the morning is the same as my looking after him in the middle of the night.

On another note, just gave DS oatmeal cereal for the first time, and WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I've been giving him rice cereal for the last couple weeks, and it's been such a strugle. I almost would have to force it in his mouth. And today, not only did he OPEN his mouth, he would actually move forward when he saw the spoon coming. I couldn't believe it!!! Have you guys tried different cereals too, and which ones do you give, do I still give him the rice cereal or not? I hope he will like the barley next week.

Talk to you guys tomorrow.

Hi Kiedy. I've given my son rice, oatmeal and barley so far. He definitely likes the oatmeal the best. He does not seem too fond of the barley. The first couple of bites he scrunches up his face in disgust. But he'll keep eating it! He loves his food. I switch back and forth between the three so he has a variation. I think once they are used to one, and you know there is no allergic reaction you can go back and forth between the different kinds. I hope so anyway!

Boy I have to say that your guys' stories about your husbands makes me appreciate mine a lot more! The little annoying things he does, do not seem too bad in comparison. I am so sorry you have to deal with that on top of raising a child (children), considering how stressful it is. Right now my hubby works an hour and a half away, so he is not usually home until at least 7:00-8:00. Plus he still has a lot of work to do on our new house, which takes up his weekends. And he is starting up his own business! So needless to say, I am pretty much alone with my son most of the time as well, but at least it's for good reason. I know him starting his own business will pay off in the long run, so just have to bear it out for now. And the time he is home he is good to help out with DS. It did take a little (a lot?) of pushing at first, but now he just does it on his own. Hope it gets better for you guys.

Hi all!
The surgery went well..and the pain was bad after but it's getting a lot better!

I've given Troy rice and barley cereal..i did try oat for awhile but he didn't react well to it but i'm starting on oat again, and he seems to enjoy it. When i get the ok to lift him up i'm going to start veggies. His sleeping is much better too. I think someone asked when we give our babies cereal earlier? I give Troy about 3-4 tbsp twice a day after morning and supper feed. His bm are stinkier and thicker too!

I'm very lucky to have a wonderful Dh..he gets up in the middle of the night if Troy wakes up and gives him his soother...when it's about 6-7am and Troy is hungry he'll get up and change his diaper and then bring him to me so i can feed. I too feel sorry for you whose hubbies aren't helping out like they should and like i said earlier you need to do what's best for you! Kierrasmommy..when are you going to try the "scare" tactics? I hope things get better!

I've ordered Troy a new carseat because he's just able to be in the one he's in now! IT's the Eddie Bauer one and it goes up to 29inches and 22 pounds. I still have to get him weighed and measured but i know he's right at the limit!

Well..i better get going!
I hope everyone is still doing ok!
Has your babies started to sit on their own yet? Troy can sit for about 10-20 seconds!
take care everyone!
S:)

Boo,
I am so overtired I can't remember what you said they are going to do for now about her excema...thats three times this week that someone said something and it went completly in one ear and out the other...Kaden hasn't been sleeping well since his needles on Tuesday, so I'm drained now.

I too want to lose some weight, I had done so good after Kaden was born. By his 10 day checkup I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but of course my body had pregnancy bulges where it didn't before that needed to be worked off...but with Halloween, Christmas and New Years I have been too tempted by my sweet tooth and I'm sure I gained 5 pounds back, so now my clothes are fitting tighter again. We have been having such a mild winter with barely any snow that I think I may dress the kids up warm and put them in our bike trailer carrier that also has the handle so I can use it for jogging or going for walks. I'm definately not a jogger so I think I'm going to try going for a long brisk walk every day or at least the days that we are home and not out doing things. I have been wanting to do this for awhile but my ankle has been bothering me since before New Years..I have no idea what I did to it, it feels sprained but I don't recall hurting it. The Dr said it is probably just an old injury that is haunting me. So I have to remember to take it easy so I don't make it worse.

Kiedy,
Kaden has had Rice, Oatmeal and Barley, but he likes the rice the best, like Laur said he makes faces in disgust for the first few bites but he still eats it. And yes, after they are able to eat the new cereal for a few days with no reaction you can alternate between the ones they have been able to digest well.
I laughed about the story you told about DH getting up with your little one through the night and what an eye opener it was. I will have to try that once I can get Kaden to drink from a bottle or he is sleeping a bit better.

Well, I should go, Kaden is getting bored. Talk to you all soon.

Hi,
I keep forgetting to mention, Kaden holds out both arms and reaches for you when you say, "Wanna come to Mommy?" he only does it if he REALLY wants to come to you, its so cute, and he gets so excited about it.

Well, I went out lastnight to a scrapbook party. When I got home DH told me Kaden had slept for 3 hours for his nap from just after 5pm to just after 8pm, so needless to say he didn't sleep very well lastnight!

Well, I should go, my sister and her DH and DS and cousin are all coming over for a bar-B-Q, my neice is visiting from BC this week for a work conference so it'll be nice to visit.

Hi all,

Kiedy, House work never ends and ironing well l have another basket full again. I have come to visit my parents for 5 days and decided to travel lite meaning, bouncer, bath, bath stand, swing and of course dd bag of clothes and my very big bag of clothes! lol.

Annaum is so sweet, yesterday she ladi with me in our bed dh held her hand as she faced back to him. I showed Annaum my hand and siad Annaum here is mommys hand so who's hand are you holding? she then (funny) let go of dh hand and grabbed mine:) lol.

Later on at bedtime she started to cry so once again l laid her in the bed with me. I said here is tweety she too can sleep woth us Annaum grabbed tweety l thought she wanted to hold it herself but no she actually FLUNG IT TO THEOTHER SIDE OF THE BED, like it was coming between us lol!!!!I also have to say she is a very attentive listener and will go to anyone she is always happy too. Hope you are all ok l think l can here her cry! better go her nite time sleeping is no better who would have thought l used to get her into bed for 8 pm the latest today was 10.00pm, yesterday was 10.30 pm.

Hi guys,

I forgot to tell you gals that my DH got me an iron/steamer for Christmas. Initially when I opened the box I was so disappointed, I just wanted to scream. How many times do I have to tell everybody that I WANT AN iPOD!!! He then went on to tell me how he read an article in the paper that compared the different irons and this was the best one, and since he always sees me ironing for hours...ok...days, he felt that this is what I needed. Well I have to tell you guys, this thing is magic. I always procrastinate when it comes to ironing becomes it takes days, and turnes my house upside down w/ clothes lying everywhere (my DH can't even sit on the sofa, w/o me screaming "don't sit there, I just ironed that") Oh, so this iron is so great it cuts my ironing time by 80% and I am not exaggerating. When I was done in couple hours, I kept walking around looking for clothes to iron thinking that there had to be more. The steamer makes ironing so fast and easy. He paid a fortune for it (almost $500, I thought he was out of his mind to spend that much on an iron), but I tell you it's soo worth it.

Unfortunatly DS was not as excited about the otemeal the next day, so I'll do what you guys are doing and start alternating. Today I'll give him barley. When did you guys start on the veggies?

DS is not sitting that well yet, but I have been putting him on the floor a lot more in the last week, and he can sit supported by nursing pillow in the back, for a good hour. On his own, only for couple minutes, he usually sees something that he wants to touch and then falls face first and can't lift his heavy head up. Even when I have him on my lap, I try not to hold his back, only his bum or legs so he can practice holdig himself and not just rely on me.
DS loves to stand and if I put him next to a table he will stand by himself, but not for long, again he will reach for something on the side and fall.
Oh, I forgot to tell you guys, DS says "da da", of course he has no clue what it means, but it's sooo cute.
DS sees a physiotherapist for a tight muscle in his neck (he used to only look to the right, so we were stretching his left side, and now he looks to the left too). Last time she was here she started asking about his other milestones. Based on all the books that I've read I felt that DS was progressing very well, but she made me feel bad saying that at 5mo, he should be sitting already by himself and rolling ALL OVER the livingroom. When I told her that DS didn't like tummy time and prefers to stand instead and I have no problem w/ that as my brother and I didn't crawl much but instead started to walk early, she made this big deal how he should crawl, that if he doesn't, he may have problems w/ schooling later etc etc. I talk to my doctor, who agreed that everything she said was off, crawling is soo individual that most milestone charts don't even include crawling b/c some kids just never do it. The physio also told me that some kids who are having problems at school are taught how to crawl, which I thought was rediculous, since I did great at school and never crowled. So the whole visit was pretty upsetting, my DH tells me to ignore what she said and just use her info for the neck excercises. I'll try.

Hope you are all doing well today.

Kiedy...my ds isn't rolling around yet either and only sits for 10 secs. And i think he's just fine! I admit that i was worried that he hated tummy time and that he just had to crawl before he could walk...but I know people whose babies didn't crawl and they're developmentally fine! I'm sorry that the nurse was so upsetting :( You just need to keep on doing what you're doing because it's working! :) That's awesome that your ds can stand for a few minutes by himself! I'm going to start trying that too :)

I haven't started veggies yet...but when i get the ok to carry Troy around again i'm going to start offering carrots after his cereal. Troy has been on oatcereal the last week and is loving it! He loved the barley cereal too!

Well..i better get going!
talk to you all soon!
S:)

Boo,
That is so cute, Kaden is mommy's boy so he always wants to see hold or be with me too. :D

Kiedy,
Thats great that he is doing so well with his sitting and standing. Keep practising! ;)

Oh and that physiotherapist is out to lunch! Kierra didn't start crawling until she was 9 months old and she is way to smart for her own good, you can't get nothing past her! Don't be concerned with it, all babies hit all the milestones at some point.

Kaden started veggies a couple weeks ago, at 4 1/2 months but only because the pediatrician had said to start him on cereal at 3 months due to his reflux so he'd been on cereal for 1 1/2 months before he started the baby foods, he has done squash, sweet potatoe, carrot and wax beans so far, and he loves them all, usually the first bite of a new food he gags I think because he expects one flavour and when it's something that completly catches him by surprise he gags, but he loves it after that.

Well, I gotta go, Kaden is cranky and for some reason his dad thinks only I can lay him down for a nap. :rolleyes:

Hi all,

Guess what l tried to help Annaum walk today and she actually took 3 steps her right leg forst and then left and then right! :) and she hasnt even crawled yet! yesterday l thought she was going to leap out of my lap!

Annaum exzema has gone quite red and blisteryits not like itching her but it looks red. So im continuing to apply her cream and will take her to the docs to get it checked out again. She isnt even weaning yet so l dont know i guess its the heat. Im trying the boil of water thing leaving it in the room and seeing how that helps her. Well l better be off have to feed Annaum and then look at soem baby modelling agancies im thinking of getting dd into work lol! noooo its just everyone keeps telling me how cute she is and that l should really get her into the agencies so im going to try!

Hope you and your babies are all well.

Hello,

Apologise for my awful spelling errors!

Heena

Hello All

Keidy: I'd ignore that physio if I was you. What a load of rubbish!!! H is nearly 5 1/2 months and although she can roll from her back to her front she hardly ever does and she's not even worked out how to roll from tummy to back yet. She's doing quite well with sitting but has only really got good at it in the last week or so. It sounds to me like your baby is doing absolutely fine.

Boo Boo: H also has bad excema. I'm using Epiderm cream which is quite good. You can get it on perscription from your health visitor so with a maternity excemption it's free. On the advice of my doctor I'm also not eating any dairy foods at the moment to check whether it's a lactose intolerance. I've only been doing it three days so it's a bit early to tell if it's making a difference or not. I'm finding it really hard though. I'm already a strict vegetarian so without the dairy I'm practically vegan and it's really hard to know what to eat. It's amazing what things have milk in them...frozen oven chips for petes sake!!! :rolleyes: He said if that didn't work I could get a very low dose steroid cream which I should just use for a week or so and that would help to break the cycle or her itching, scratching, damaging the skin and then it being even more itchy.

Oh I just remembered. I got into a conversation with a woman in a cafe last weekend (H was flirting with her!) and she told me her daughter had just given birth to a....wait for it....11lb 1oz baby!!!! :eek:

Spanish

Ouch! That would hurt for awhile!

Well, DH has been behaving for the last week. He went out Friday night and pissed me off so I packed up a bunch of stuff...2 boxes of books and magazines and baby stuff I don't need anymore that I plan to put in our garage sale this summer, and 3 boxes of clothes I don't wear anymore but may eventually someday...well I think the packed boxes put a scare into him because he kept asking why I was packing but because Kierra was right there I wouldn't discuss it with him so I think he thinks I may actually be serious about leaving him if he doesn't grow up and be the Dad and Husband he should be. We'll see how long this lasts for.

Well, I gotta go, Kaden needs to go for a nap. Talk to you again soon....I have more to talk about.

Hi all!
Had Troy weighed and measured and he's a whopping 20lbs and 28 inches! Our new car seat should be showing up in the next week which we really need now! He's almost at his limit.

He's had carrots and ate them without any fuss...it's been 3 days and now i'm going to try sweet potatoes tomorrow! Also I'm going to try the Nestle Wheat Cereal...I use the Heinz but haven't seen a wheat one for that lately...I hope he reacts well to it!
I better get going...dh has supper ready!

Talk to you all soon!
Kierrasmommy...hope your husband has the "hint" now!! :)

Also, how many tablespoons of cereal do you all give your little ones?
I'm up to about 6 tbsps twice a day. I'm wondering if that's too much? I know on the heinz cereal box it says about 3 tbsp or according to your babies size and on the nestle cereal box it says up to 6-9 tbsp!
I was just wondering what you're all doing!

I'm also trying to elliminate a breastfeed time....Troy eats every 3 hours still so the late morning feed is the one i'm going to substitute with cereal and a veggie and a couple oz. of formula. what are your ladies thoughts on that?
Troy has his 6mos appt at the end of this week so i'll ask the dr then..but i just wanted your opinions!
Well hope you're all well!
S :)

Hi,
I can't chat long, Kaden needs a nap in a big way. LOL. Kaden eats about the same amount that Troy does, but now that I've added the veggies (I mix it right into the cereal, he sometimes doesn't finish it all...5-6tbsp of cereal 2tbsp of veggies, and enough breastmilk to get the right consistency.

Kaden has been practising sitting up and he is doing very good at it, he still needs pillows and from time to time I have to pull him backward from leaning too far forward, but he gets better every day. He also rolled from his back to his tummy on Friday, he does great with tummy to back, but that was his first time going from his back to his tummy. DH had to pull one arm out from under him but he rolled on his own. Oh, and he holds his upper body up so high with his arms that a few times when he's rolled over he's had quite the thump on the head...I only let him roll on the playmat on top of our area rug so he has a bit of cushioning but I think it's scared him once or twice, could be because he makes himself roll with such force too...hee hee, maybe that's why he's been rolling very carefully/slowly the last couple days, he might have figured out when he pushes himself that hard it hurts. But he seems to be a big toughie, he doesn't cry, but the odd time the bottom lip may stick out for a second then he's all good and goes on to play with the next thing to grab his attention.

DH has been doing ok, I think the packed boxes did scare him. So I guess it's just a matter of time mow to see how long it lasts for.

I don't remember all the stuff I said I wanted to talk about...I should have typed in a reminder for me. We did go out on Friday and left the kids with a friend of ours. DH's work takes the supervisors and the wives out for a very nice dinner 1-2 times a year and Friday was the dinner. Kaden did super this time, he didn't eat much but he drank from the sippy cup and napped and played and was all smiles when we went to pick them up again so he is doing better at the babysitting thing I guess.

He is really good at reaching out now too, it melts my heart when I say "Wanna come to Mom?" and he gives me that big gummer of a smile and holds both his arms up to me.

Well, if I remember anything else I'll let you know. Talk to you all soon.
Joanne

Oh my 11lbs baby, holly smokes.
Kierrasmommy and S&J, your kids are eating soo well. My DS will have maybe 2tbs (1 carrots and 1 cereal) if I'm lucky and that's forcing some at the end.
S&J, I like your plan of substituting one feeding w/ solids. I give DS solids at 6pm and then breastfeed at 8pm. I want to substitute one more feeding in the afternoon, but just don't exactly when, plus feeding him is such a messy production too.

DS's favorite activity right now is eating glossy magazines, and if I don't give it to him, he screams murder.

I have to book an appointment for him too since today his is 6mo. Such a big boy.
S&J, we're also getting a new car seat for him this weekend, since he outgrew his old one 1mo ago. Which one are you getting??

I spent a whole day cleaning today so at least the place is clean again. 2 days ago DS woke up at 2:30am and I was determined not to feed him until his next regular feeding at 6am. I played w/ him, and actually watched an episode of Pride and Prejudice at 4am. Last night was the next episode, and DS actually woke up at 4am, but I was so tired, I decided to just feed him and go to sleep. Tonight is the last episode (my favorite), I DS wakes up around that time, I may be tempted to watch it, but then I just may be too tired (I have the tapes, but I don't have a VCR machine anymore). Talk to you tomorrow, DH wants to use the internet.

Kiedy,
A couple months ago one of my friends sent out an email asking advice on carseats and the one that had the best feedback was the Costco Alpha Omega. Thats what Kierra and Kaden both have as well. The best point was that although the straps sometimes get twisted, it isn't near as bad as alot of the other models out there that are so bad that you need to fight with the straps just to get them done up. The newer model of the omega also came with a rubber seat shield to put under the seat and it has a cup holder and 2 cargo nets on either side to hold odds and ends. Kierra's didn't have all those bells and whistles but otherwise they are the same. I wanted the 2 seats to match and lucked out that they still used the same pattern and material so at a quick glance they do look like the exact same. I meant to ask at the car seat installation inspection if it is possible to do something to the straps to prevent them from twisting like spray them with fabric starch or something. But I know before I bought Kierra's I found a site that actually had feedback from people about all th seats out there, and there were some pretty irate people about the twisting thing in those other models, even one of my friends said she'd have to fight for 5-10 minutes several times a week to get them untwisted enough to get the child buckled up. My Omega's really aren't that bad at all.

Kaden tried bananas (his first fruit) lastnight and didn't like them at all. He spit up later too, so not sure if it was the bananas or that he ate too much. I'm going to try the bananas again in a couple weeks and see.

There has also been a handful of times that I could swear that he says "Hi", even my neice who was with us all last week thought he said it to. He does it with one of his squeals but it does sound just like he is saying "Hiiii". DH doesn't believe us so I haven't taken that as his first word.

Well, I should go, talk to you all soon.

I forgot to ask you all something...I need some advice. Since Kaden was born I have been nagging DH that we need to decide on god-parents for him. Kierra's god-parents are my sister and my brother, so we were either going to go with the exact same god-parents or choose completly different ones altogether...in which case DH would choose the god-father and I would choose the god-mother. Well, DH finally decided to ask one of his buddies to be god-father...it was so sweet. We had gone out for a fancy dinner and about half way through the meal I said, "DH has something to ask you" so DH beat around the bush fro a few minutes aout of nervousness trying to find the right words, then he said,"I would be honoured if you would be godfather for our son" his buddy got tears in his eyes and was so happy I almost cried too.

So now that leaves the god-mother. Originally a month ago I would have chosen my best friend who I have known since I was 2years old. But now I'm not sure if I should choose her or just pick my sister again. My sister said to make sure we pick people that will be in our lives forever. All 3 of her kids don't even have contact with their godparents and neither did I up until a couple years ago, and even still I have seen my god-father maybe 3 times in the last 3 years. I don't even know when I saw my god-mother last.

My bestfriend and I have lost touch a couple times throughout our friendship, once was because of a boyfriend she had that was abusive that I wouldn't associate with, so I told her when she was ready to call me and when she had ended that relationship we began to keep in touch again. And the other time was a dumb argument we had gotten into that lasted a couple months. We are like sisters we are so close, like I said, a month ago I would have picked her. But in the last month we have not been in touch like we used to. Before, we would talk to each other almost every day, now I think we have talked to each other maybe 4 or 5 times in the last month. Not by my doing, alot of times, I have called her and gotten no answer, or an answering machine, or an automated message that she is on the internet and will call me back, but I had the strange feeling that she was avoiding me. A couple weeks later she sent a mass email out to all her friends saying she isn't avoiding them, she is just going through alot and needs time to herself. I know she is going through alot. She has a major surgery next month that she is anxiuos about, and she announced to me yesturday she has decided to separate from her husband (which caught me completely by surprise...I guess not keeping in touch would have kept me out of the loop that this was a possibility)

Over all the years I have known her she is not a person to avoid people no matter what is going on in her life, she is a talker and has always found comfort in talking, so this side of her is new to me. Anyhow, I guess because of all that she is going through and this change I have seen in her in the last couple months I now wonder if she is the right person to choose. I am scared to choose her and then find that we never are as best friends as we were and lose touch again, this hestitation makes me think my sister is the best person because I know no matter what my sister will always be in my life...she has to she's related LOL. What do you all think? I know I will go with what my heart tells me but if you were in the same situation what would you do?

I was going to have my bestfriend as god mom..but we lost touch for awhile. Dh and I didn't really agree on who should be Troy's godparents but we did agree on a good cousin and her husband. We get along great and I know they will be around forever.
I wish you the best!

Kiedy...i've gotten the Graco carseat. It seems to work great!
Also..I've shortened the amount of time he nurses throughout the day..it used to be 5times and now it's 4 times..he does have one time with a little bit of formula.
I'm going to try sweet potatoes today!

I got some CUUUUUUUTE pictures of Troy this morning!! I put my sunglasses on him and he was so adorable! they were so huge on his face..he just looked around and was smiling..he knew that he was being cute..,I hope they turn out!

WEll i better get going!
talk to you all soon!
S :)

Yeah, I think I am going to go with my sister. I tried calling my best friend lastnight and AGAIN got the automated message that says she is on the internet and will call back but she never did. A couple months ago if I had called she would have selected the message that says "Please hold while I connect" and she disconnects from the computer and answers the phone. I just get this funny feeling and it's making me uncomfortable.

I had a rough night lastnight. Kierra had a hard time going to sleep, not sure if she was having bad dreams or didn't feel well but she kept waking up crying and because she was still half asleep she couldn't tell me what the problem was...at least in language that I'd understand, she tends to speak jibberish if she is still sleeping...she woke Kaden up a couple times with her crying too. And if that wasn't enough, Kaden woke up every couple hours or so, must be his teeth or a growth spurt, so needless to say I feel like a zombie today. I know if I look at his gums it looks like theres a greyish space in his gums where a tooth might be coming in, but it's been there for a couple weeks at least so I don't know for sure now if it's a tooth coming or just the way his gums are naturally.

Well, I should go. Talk to you all later.
Take care.

Hi,
Well, Kaden has a cold. I had thought he had one a month after he was born but the Dr said it wasn't a cold at all, so I guess this is his first official cold. It started on Wednesday night he was cranky and didn't sleep well, then thursday he was stuffed up and still is but this morning he started coughing too. Kierra was stuffed up but not so bad anymore. I'm going to take them to the medicentre tonight, I want to make sure Kaden's doesn't turn into anything serious and I have to get Kierra's ears rechecked from her last ear infection anyway.

Kaden has been rolling more from his back to his tummy, but he gets mad when he does because he can't figure out why he is on his tummy and figure out that he has control over that.

Well, thats about all thats new so I'll chat with you again soon, hope you all are having a great weekend.
Talk to you soon,
Joanne

Hi all,

Kierrasmommie, when l read the bit about you packing l jumped to the conclusion that you were leaving dh, then as l read on l ****kled l think thats a really good idea, next time my dh pees me off l too will try the same!

Well l have STARTED TO WEAN ANNAUM:) I started off two days ago when l gave her 1 teaspoon of baby rice mixed with formula milk. I gave her Apricot and strawberry breakfast cereal and her caulifloiwer and broccoli with cheese for lunch twice a day. They are all Heninz and l only give her about 1 teaspoons. It takes me around 25 minutes to feed Annaum. How long did it take you folks? when you initially started weaning PLEASE? iT WAS QUITE AN EXPEIRENCE L AM GOING OT BE INVESTINGIN A BABY HIGH CHAIR SOON TOO.

Annaum weighs 16 ibs and 8 ounces. Im quite surprised at how heavy your babies all weigh! Annaum can not sit up alone unless she has plenty of cushions around her she can stand up and walk assisted. Anyway have to dash it is my little sisters birthday and l need to go out and get her a cake so l will chat to you lot later take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Booboo...i feed Troy cereal and a veggie 3x/day and it takes about 10 min to feed him..i haven't started on any fruits yet..but when i do it's going to be bananas..applesauce..and a few others. He still nurses 3-4 times a day as well. I still plan to nurse for as long as Troy wants...well not exactly..maybe till he's a year?

Kierrasmommy - Troy doesn't roll any which way on his own..he likes to just sit there....or kick up a storm...if he does roll it's from his tummy to his back with his arms positioned just right...he's also found his feet finally and loves to grab them.
He loves to stand...and is very strong that way. He also loves to lunge forward to grab his toys when he's sitting. He can sit unassisted for about a minute without falling back.

He's also starting to teeth..i can see a little white spot on his bottum gum. It hasn't broke through yet..when do you think it might?

He's also graduated to the big carseat...it's weird having to get him out instead of just carrying him out...i feel bad when he's sleeping and he has to wake up.

Kiedy..have you gotten your carseat yet?

Well i better get going!
take care everyone!
S :)

see what happens when l start to type fast!(reference to previous post)

Hi guys,

Just came back from visiting my parents, they threw a birthday party for my brother's birthday. While there we finally bought the car seat. We went w/ Graco sport comfort, last year model. This year's model had the cup holder added, but it was $90 more expansive, and I just didn't think it was worth it. We also picked up a highchair, finally. It was over 50% off, a total steal, it reclines, goes up/down and you can later remove it and place it on a regular chair and use as a booster seat.

We were unable to find a good umbrella stroller, one was light, but the handle very short, my DH would not be able to reach, and the other one was great but too complicated to open and not that light, so the search continues.

DS is now really good at sitting alone, just 2 wks ago, he could barly do it for more than couple seconds and now he will do it for good hour, so BooBoo, your DD could start doing it soon. Don't forget, my DS is already 6mo old (he was born 1.5wk early and was due Aug3).

I'm still really confused w/ this feeding. I've read that they should still breastfeed/bottlefeed 4-5/day and eat cereal/veggies 2-3/day. My DS eats every 3hrs now, which means from the time he wakes up he only eats about 6 times. How am I supposed to fit in all those feedings. If I breastfeed him first he doesn't want his veggies, and if I give him solids first, he doesn't breastfeed much. So the veggies are a feeding on their own. What is the exact time schedual that you guys use for feeding? Do you still feed your little ones at night?? thanks.

Hi Boo,
Yeah I figured packing some boxes would scare him and he might take me seriously, he did and was great for 2 weeks, but messed up again this weekend, so I told him he no longer has a choice he has to do counselling as that is my last resort. My sister thinks that he keeps doing this because he doesn't have consequences when he messes up, I don't agree but I guess I may have to start playing hardball and see if she is right.

Kaden did quite awhile to eat in the beginning but with practice they get better, especially if dinner is something they relly like. Kaden sometimes doesn't even give me a chance to fill the spoon again and he is yelling at me that I'm not going fast enough.

So far he has eaten all the single grain cereals (barley, rice and oat) and I've only given him the "beginner" rated baby foods. I think the next rating is 6 months so I will get those next time I go shopping.

Don't be discouraged by Annaum's weight. Don't forget she weighed less than some of the other babies at birth plus she lost some weight in the beginning so had a slow gain to start. Also girls do grow at a slower rate and are also more often smaller than boys. Kierra was 8 1/2 months old before she weighed what Kaden weighed at 5 months.

S&J
Troy will be rolling before you know it. Kaden just started rolling from his back onto his tummy just over a week ago now, but he is getting the hang of it. He still rolls from his tummy to his back best. I guess all his floor time has helped. He plays on his playmat every morning plus a couple times throughout the day...he generally doesn't stay on his belly long so I don't call it tummy time anymore.

The teeth can be so unpredictable. Kierra's teeth were very slow...heck she didn't even get her first tooth until she was 9 months old! But even once I saw signs of a tooth coming it could take a week or more to finally poke through. But my best friends little guy one night had no teeth and the next afternoon he had sprouted 3 teeth...just poking through but above the gums anyway. Speaking of teeth.... :eek: one of my friends took her little guy (just 2 months younger than Kierra) to the dentist (his first time) and he has 6 cavities! I am so happy Kierra had a cavity free checkup, hearing that made me want to make sure even more that Kierras teeth are really well taken care of.

I miss the baby carrier too. But Kaden is a pretty good sleeper, most times I can move him to his reclined stroller or bring him into the house still sleeping. Kierra was never like that, she'd wake up as soon as I opened my door to get out of the vehicle and she never would go back to sleep, I honestly don't recall her sleeping in her stroller except once or twice while camping and only after taking a very long walk.

Kiedy
Thats great you got such a great deal, sounds like that highchair will be very useful...I love that it converts to a booster seat too. We bought a separate one for Kierra originally for camping or travelling but we use it in the house too.

I gotta give Kaden some more sitting practice. He can sit with pillows or my legs on either side of him but he doesn't last more than a minute or so.

As for the feeding thing, I think a day means 24 hours from the start of one day to the start of the next day, so night feedings would be included. Kaden still wakes up every 3 - 3 1/2 hours through the night to eat but I'm going to ask his pediatrician next month if I can do something to wean that to longer times between feedings, or if he still needs the nourishment because of his size. Otherwise Kaden usually has 2 solid food meals a day one before his afternoon nap and one before bed. He gets cereal mixed with breastmilk, and I add the jarred vegetable baby food right into the cereal. The fruit he gets as a dessert after the veggies. Then after he is done I offer the breast as a drink to wash down his meal.

Well, Kaden is still sick, poor little guy I feel so sad for him, I even feel a bit of guilt because I should be protecting him from getting sick, I know thats dumb but I do feel guilty, if I would have just stayed home that night he would have been fine. He is really stuffed up so I have to use saline drops and then use the bulb syringe to try and suction his nose and he HATES that. I only use the fat tip syringe I've heard the smaller longer tipped bulb syringes are dangerous for their noses because they can go too deep...anyhow, that doesn't work for very long so he ends up breathing through his mouth most of the time now. His cough doesn't sound much better either, and he doesn't like taking his medicine very much, but I get it into him eventually. The Dr said if he wasn't much better to bring him back in a day or 2 so I'm going to see how he is tomorrow and decide.

Oh, I almost forgot I was watching the news tonight and I don't know where, but somewhere in the world, 2 men saw something floating in the water of a lake or river and they fished out this knotted garbage bag and opened it to find a 2 month old baby girl! :mad: She is fine luckily! They showed the video of them opening the bag and there was water in the bag so she could have drowned or suffocated so easily had those men not been there at that exact time and saw the bag. The mother was arrested and is being charged she claimed she didn't have the money to care for her anymore :blob_fire (!?!) Hello!!!! Since when does that give you the right to kill your child?! What the heck is this world coming to that people think that killing their babies is better than giving them up to a loving family to raise as their own? I was angered to see that not only was the mother dressed to the 9's and had her hair and makeup just perfect, but the baby had been dressed in a cute pink outfit with a matching headband and all...if she was so broke how did she afford for her and her baby to look like they were so well off? And makes you wonder what was going through her mind as she dressed her adorable innocent baby girl then placed her in a garbage bag and tied a knot and walked away? Sad, sad world when you think of how much we love our little babies and then hear about these stories and can't imagine how those poor little babies are so unjustly unlucky to come into a world to parents who don't deserve them. :(

Kiedy..it sounds like you got some great stuff and a great deal!
What I've started doing with feeding time with Troy is this:
wakes up around 7-8am- Nurse
9-10am:(breakfast)5-6 tbsp cereal...2 tbsp veggies and 1 tbsp of prunes (to keep him regular)
I also give him some water from a sippy cup
After this feed he usually goes down for a nap
Around 11-12 He has the same amount of food as breakfast with water
Around 1pm I nurse
He plays after and then has another nap
He has supper around 5-6pm (same amt as breakfast and lunch) and I nurse him after
He then plays and has his nightly routine...bath etc and then he nurses once more at 8-8:30pm and is down for the night. He hasn't woken up to nurse during the night for about a month now.
I hope this helps? Troy used to nurse every 3 hours and have cereal..but I think he was just in the habit of eating every 3 hours because he's so big..and I realized that he just might be thirsty so giving him the water does the trick.
I know everyone feeds there babies differently...and I find that it helps hearing different ways so you can find your pattern! Trust me I've done a million different things and this has been the way that's worked for us :)
Good luck!!

Kierrasmommy--OMG i saw that on the news too...I almost cried for the baby and could NOT imagine how anyone could do this to their own child. I was very angry at the mother as well. If she couldn't deal with her beautiful baby girl...go get some help..there are millions of people out there who would love to adopt.
I'm sorry that your hubby is being the way he is..good for you to put your foot and down and tell him he needs to go see a counselor.
I know Troy will be rolling sometime! hopefully:) I guess he's just developmentally behind..I have to remember that he was 3 weeks early..but i heard that most children are the same at a certain age -3 yrs?

Well i better get going..Troy is having his first hair cut today! His hair is hanging over his eyes and i have to tuck a lot of it behind his ears!! ahhhh it's so long!
Take care everyone!!
S :)

I saw the story on the news too, it happend in Brazil, I was shocked too, couldn't believe it. Now that I have my son, I just can't imagine how there are people out there not loving or caring for their babies. There was a story I heard some time ago about a woman who starved her 10mo old. It just sickens me, if they didn't want to take care of the baby, they should have given them away, many other people would have loved them. So unfare that these babies had to be born to such mothers, isn't it?

My parents and I don't have the best relationship right now, and I often find myself wandering if I got as many kisses and hugs as I give my DS. I want to make sure that he feels loved.

Kierrasmommy, too bad Kaden is sick, it was so hard to watch my DS be sick couple months ago. My DH brought it home, and we all got sick. DH is sick again, hopefully we will be ok this time.

I can't believe how much your kids eat. S&J, Troy has 8-9 table spoons of solids in one sitting, that's amazing. It's a struggle for me to even give my guy 3 table spoons. It is such a production, I sometimes scoop the food off of his plastic bib, b/c so much of it ends up there.

Kierrasmommy, I don't feed my guy at night anymore. He goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up at 8am, I still have to feed him at 5-6am, but I'm hoping to wean him off of that too. My SIL gave me a good tip. Her DD used to wake up at 5 to eat and she had to go to work at 7. So what she did when her DD woke up at 5, she would play with her for an hour and feed her at 6. After about a week she started waking up at 6 and not at 5. SIL said it was exhausting as she had to go to work after that but she persevered and it was worth it.

So, kierrasmommy, you can try to do the same. When Keden wakes up 12am to feed see if you will play w/ him for 1hr before you feed him. You will find that he will then wake up 1hr later for his next feeding. I tried variations of this. If my DS woke up at 2am, and would not go back to sleep w/ pacifier, I played w/ him until his NEXT feeding (around 6am). But after doing this for 3 days, I was sick from exhustion. I think that's just too much. So now if he wakes up at 1 or 2, I don't feed him and put him in his swing, where he usually cont. to sleep until 6 at which point I feed him. I'm tring to get him used to the fact that there is NO food coming duing that time, but I don't like relying so much on the swing. Maybe tomorrow I will start to stay up w/ him agian. Maybe I'd have more success if I did feed him at 3am instead. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO anymore. I'm trying to feed him during the day 1/2hr before he naps, so he doesn't always associated sleep w/ food, but it's hard to always time it well.

I have to tell you guys, DS is my first child, if someone told me 6 mo ago that he would still not be sleeping through the night at this time, I would have died. It' s absolutely amazing how I got used to the disruppted and limitted sleep.

First haircut, S&J, that's so cute, did you do it, or did you take him to a salon...that's so cute, take lots of pics. I've been trimming DS's hair on and off for couple of months now. He has these individual long hairs sticking out...so strange. His hair is no where close to his eyes yet, probobly b/c his head is so big and the distance to his eyes is that much longer, lol.

You guys have a good day.

Gracieous!:Angels:

Its going to be my birthday on Friday !!!!! l cant beleive im gonna be 29 :) SCARY:EEK:

its funny becuase its my first birthday with Annaum, l dont think dh is going to make much of an effort he's favourite word is im broke! :( Anyway im at my parents mum is helping me to wean Annaum) so may not see dh stuppit!!!

Annaum (little monkey) who tends to move around out her fingers in her mouth wack me with her rattle and spit her food on my face lovely!!

Need to ask, is IT OK TO GIVE ANNAUM meals three times a day? l was told by a friend that l should only feed her 2 times as she is just starting out. I gave her about 2 teaspoons at each meal time and 7/8 ounces of milk five times a day HELP! :)

Oh and her poooooo has gone smelley! sorry for tmi

Also her eczema has started to get a bit wirse im using aqueous cream.

OMG l cant believe that story you lot are talking about, its sooo sad:( Well here in the Midlands about 2 months ago two twins were left in a sleeping bag they were only about 2 hrs old or something! a girl and a boy. The boy weighed heavier and looked well look aftered compared to the sister. I was crying sooo much l wanted to go to the hospital and give them some clothes or something! l know as society we frown upon people who do these things:mad: however, after having experienced the BABY BLUES and not being able to beast feed properly early on it makes you understand how some women must feel so Lonely and in dispair ( L HAD LOADS OF SUPPORT BUT FELT WEIRD). Im not sticking up for anyone infact im ususally the first to say ''how can one do such a thing'', but sometimes l think l can actually to some extent understand if there is no support and the mother is not in the right frame of mind! oh well lets pray that these things dont become to common.

kIERRASMOMMIE, you know me im obsessed with dd weight! she is gaining l cant hold her now! she is also above average now! and is soooooo adorable!! I hope Kaden is feeling better.


S&J aaagh so cute for Troy to have he's first hair cut! Annaum's hair is quite thick and she does have a full head of it too! i have started to stick a little clip init she looks soooo cute! I think her hair is kind of wavey/kinky? her dad has dead curly hair like an Arabs! shame he isnt and Arab hey! could have been sunbathing in Dubai on Jumerah beach ! lol:) anyway better go its late well after 11.pm!! xxxxxx

Booboo,
I know what you mean about the wacking, sometimes I'm just plain sore from the 'abuse' from my DS, oh, and he loves to sneeze while he mouth is full of carrots, talk about the mess. W/ how many solid feedings to give him, from what I've read, they were saying that it's just important that they get 4-5 bottles/breast that's most important. If your DD is more hugnary, I can't see how it would hurt her to have more solids, especially that it's only one extra feeding.

Kierrasmommy, how is Kaden feeling today? still sick. How is the situation w/ DH?

You guys won't believe what happend last night... DS slept from 8pm to 8am. No feeding, no crying, no getting up to give him his pacifier, nothing. I couldn't believe it, and I was just pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to try next.

DH went to work around 6, so I don't know if DS woke up. I didn't hear anything. I don't know what I did different. He usually wakes up at 11pm for pacifier/play for half hour, and I went to his room at 10pm to turn his small lamp off, and put his pacifier in as I noticied it was out. He didn't wake up at 11 or 12pm. Then when I was going to bed at 12:30am, again I checked him and put his pacifier in his mouth, thinking that maybe again he will sleep through his 2am wake up. AND HE DID. He always wakes up at 5-6 to eat, but he didn't.

I woke up, not sure what happend the night before, but my rock hard, watermelon like breasts told me, that infact DS slept through the night.

I'll try this again tonight, b/c MAYBE, it was the pacifier. When he starts waking up and it's in his mouth, he will just fall back asleep. But if it's not, he fully wakes up and it' s hard to calm him down to fall asleep again.

Another thing that he did differently was he napped for 2.5hrs for his first nap and 1.5 for second. That's 1hr more than usual.

Of course the chances of this happening again tonight are almost zero, but it will keep me going for the next couple months ....hoping:)

So how are you guys doing, I posted a thread on keeping kids clean while feeding, what do you do to minimize the mess, any tips??

Kidey! lol, like the watermelon breasts bit!

I basically continue with giving Annaum 3 feeds each containing about 3 teaspoons now. She doesnt seem to be complaining then l give her the milk about 7-8 ounces sometimes she will have it all and sometimes she wont. The good thing is that she does not wake up in the nite anymore! her first feed maybe around 7amish!

Boo,
Has the pediatrician seen Annaum's excema? I don't know what to say about it. Have you looked up Exema on the infant boards to see if anyone else had success with anything. Did the exema get worse because of something you changed maybe? Like the lotion or foods or laundry soap or bath soap etc. If you think he exema got worse after she started eating solids I would stop the solids until you can speak to a Dr, but if you don't think it's related then I would do what works for you both. If she seems to handle 3 meals a day without any problems then I don't see why not.

Kiedy,
When I feed Kaden I put one of those plastic bibs with the adjustable velcro closures...only before I put it on him I place a folded baby washcloth under his chin and around the sides of his neck then I close the bib over it so it holds it in place...this helps stop any leakage under the bib. The bib itself is for toddlers so it goes down to about his thighs, but he always pulls the bib up so I took a recieving blanket and tucked one corner under his ribs on each side then I wrap it under his legs too so really the only things exposed are his head and his arms...I push the sleeves up on his outfit too so I can wipe his arms, hands and face down and he is all set to go.

Kaden is getting better, he doesn't cough so much at night and his nose isn't running like a leaky faucette anymore. I still have to use the saline and suction a couple times a day, but he is starting to get better.

I looked and his pediatrician appointment is March 1. So I'll wait until then to see how he's sleeping before I start trying to teach him to sleep longer through the night. I wouldn't do it right now because he is sick, I don't know. I guess if I get frustrated enough I may try it earlier but if not I will wait to see the Dr.

DH has been OK since Friday. He has actually been playing with the kids more too. And he made supper and did dishes the other night as well, which is rare. Really my only issue with him is he goes out and doesn't bother calling to tell me, and when he does go out he is out for hours...Friday was 5 hours worth, but he has been known to be out much longer.

Kaden has been napping much better the last month or so as well. He usually will have 2 naps a day, he usually will sleep for about 2 hours each nap.

Well, I gotta go, Kaden is ready for a nap I think, talk to you soon.

Hi,
Just checking something before I go to bed....I want to see if my "signature" worked...I had wanted to change my screen name a while ago from Kierrasmommy to something that had both kids names but I figured "kierraandkadensmommy" was too long. LOL :D So until I can come up with something that works I just will change my signature to show both my little sweet pea's. ;)

K, I can't get fancy fonts to work for the signature so I guess it will just be plain text.

I forgot to mention, Kaden's second nap today he slept for over 2 1/2 hours straight. Most of his early afternoon naps I have to go in once half way through his nap to put his pacifier back in but this time he slept straight through.

And I was wrong in my post before. I said he napped only twice a day, he does sometimes go for a 3rd shorter nap depending on how long he sleeps in his other naps or how cranky he seems. I am going to keep track of his day and night sleep habits, I made some charts similiar to the ones they had in the No Cry Sleep Solution, I want to have some solid evidence to show the Dr when I go.

HI,

kIERRASMOMMIE, l will try the above board that you mentioned.

Annaums loves banana custard!:) l have today introuduced porridge too and she like that :).

I am trying ot get Annaum to crawl, it was very funny seeing her trying, as she actually managed to slide a bit and then gave up for a second and started again!:bouncing:

When l feed Annaum l place a tommee tippee bib which is versitile plastic and has a bowl like shape at the bottom so it catches any spiliage. Underneath this l place another material bib so that if l give any water it will not go on to Annaums neck. Has anyone introduced a sippy cup yet?

Booboo..
Troy has been drinking from a sippy cup for a couple of months now..i think i started at 4mos. He just has water in it. For a long time he just played around with the spout but has finally figured how to suck from it to get the liquid out!

Troy does look very cute with his haircut! He looks like a little boy now!

Hope everyone is doing well!
Take care!
S :)

Hi Boo

I also get a little surprised by the size of some of the babies. I just weighed H today (she'll be six months on Saturday) and she was 7.3kg / 16.1lbs and that is just about on the 50th percentile of the growth charts. It doesn't matter what percentile they are on as long as they aren't crossing the lines either up or down. Some variation is normal month on month but if your baby was on the 75th percentile and they are dropping down towards the 25th then it's worth checking everything is ok. Oh, also the growth charts are based on bottle-fed babies and breast fed babies tend to be a bit lighter.

Sorry to hear that Annaum has excema. H also has it. It started when she was about 3 months old and basically covers her whole body although it's worst on her chest and stomach and on her hands. You may want to try any or all of the following:


Don't use soap in the bath. Use a soap subsitute such as epaderm cream.
Use a non-detergent laundry ball (Lakeland sell them) and don't use fabric softner. You can also get dryer balls instead of using softner in the dryer.

Don't let the air in her room get too dry. Hang a humidifier (or just a bowl of water) on the radiator.
Use lots of moisturiser. I've found the Epaderm cream to be good and you can get it on perscription from your health visitor.
Finally think about Annaum's diet (and your own if you are breast feeding). It could be that she has an intolerance to a certain food.


Recently I've stopped eating any dairy products and I don't feed her any and her excema has improved over the last few weeks. Just to be sure though I'm going to re-introduce dairy and see if it flares up again because the improvement could have been from something else I changed. Good luck!

Spanish

Spanish is right breastfed babies do tend to be bigger but gender does play a big roll too. If I am correct all of the heavier babies on here are boys. I used to feel the same way when Kierra was a baby and she wasn't as big as other babies (most of whom were boys) I just looked in her baby book and she was 14lbs 15oz the day after her 6 month birthday, so your babies are doing just fine. I even have a growth chart that the health unit gave me for Kierra when she was a baby and one side is pink with the average growth chart for girls and the other side is blue with the average growth chart for boys and you can see that boys do have a quicker weight gain in the beginning but eventually they do even out to about the same. Kierra's little boyfriend who is 2 months younger than her used to be heavier than her most of their infancy but now they way pretty close to the same.

Well, Kaden is doing better, he still has a bit of a cough but he will be back to normal in a few days. Kierra started coughing now though and I started with the stuffy nose so it looks like we all are going to go through this illness before we get rid of it. I still have some cough syrup from the last time Kierra had a cold so I'm using that for her at night when her coughing is the worst. I just hope we get better before the middle of the month. We are heading to Saskatchewan for DH's brothers wedding.

Well, I should go, DH is on his way home and Kaden should be awake before long. Talk to you all soon,

Booboo HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

May next year bring you lots of joy and happiness, and may difficult times be short and quickly forgotten. Hope you had a good day w/ or w/o your DH.

Kierrasmommy, good to hear that Kaden is doing better and hopefully Kierra is not getting sick now. My DH is still sick, he had a bad headache 2days ago, I had to take him to the hospital at 3am, b/c he was in such a severe pain. Today he had a CT scan of his head to make sure all is ok, and it is.

Oh, DS hot his 3rd tooth today, soo cute.
Gotta go, DH is sick again...

Happy Birthday Boo!!! :jester: :bouncing:

Kaden is better but still coughing, he still has 5 days of antibiotics so I'm sure he will be as good as new by then. His nose is much better I only suctioned it twice today and once I barely got anything out at all, I can hear it but nothing comes up so it will come out eventually I guess.

Kierra is sicker today, she is coughing alot and her nose is still runny, so I bought her some different cough syrup hoping it works better. DH is also sick, he didn't get much sleep thursday night so came home sick by lunch friday, he is stuffed up and cranky. He has a cough too but it doesn't sound any different than his normal cough (he has a polyp in his sinuses that makes him cough, even when he isn't sick he constantly has a cough.) I am stuffed up too and my lungs feel tight, but I'm only using nose spray, not much else you can use when you are nursing. I guess I'd rather we all are sick now than when we go out of town for that wedding.

Hey, do you guys know what teas are ok to drink when you are nursing. I have also had a tough time going to sleep the last few weeks, I wonder if I can drink one cup of sleepy time tea before bed? I wouldn't if I knew it would harm Kaden...Hmmm, I wonder if it'd help him sleep too. LOL Kidding.

Kaden discovered his ear yesturday, he was laying in bed with me and running his hand down from his head to his face and would catch hold of his ear and play with it then start all over again finding it again.

Still no teeth in his mouth, and he doesn't move his tongue far enough out of the way long enough or me too see if any are in our near future either. Kiedy you are still nursing right? Can you feel the teeth when he is eating? And has he tried biting you yet? Kierra was weaned by the time she got her first tooth (she was a late teether...got her first tooth around 9 1/2 months) so I don't know what to expect, but I've heard when they do do it that you are to be stern with them and say "No!" and stop that feeding, they will learn very quickly that if they bite Mom that she takes the milk away so they don't do it again.

Well, I should go, my eyes are burning they are so tired, I had a nap after supper though so I don't know how quickly I'll fall asleep but it's worth a try.
Talk to you all soon.

Kierrasmommy..I'd try the tea...I don't think it would harm Kaden..does he still nurse through the night? Even if he did it's not like he's going to be taking the same amt that you had :) I was sick awhile ago and because Troy slept through the night I had some neocitron...And when he got up the next morning to nurse nothing seemed to bother him.

Troy also has no teeth yet either...but i see a white mark!
He's also starting to get a cold too..i had to suction his nose many times yesterday and this morning!

Happy Birthday Boo! :)

Hope everyone feels better and talk to you soon!
S:)

S&J,
Yes Kaden still gets up through the night most times every 3 hours but a couple times this last week he went a bit longer...the medicine can cause drowsiness so thats probably why.

Who was looking for an umbrella stroller? I saw one in the Zellers flyer today that has a multi-position reclining feature, protective canopy (shade), and a diaper bag. It's the "Avalon Deluxe Recline Stroller" on sale for $24.97 (reg $29.99)

Well, thats about it, I'm going to put Kaden down for a nap and go for one myself, this cold really has me drained...but when I go to bed at night I can't fall asleep. It took me about 2 hours to fall asleep lastnight.

Talk to you all soon.

Just a quick post...DH finally believes me that Kaden says "HI" :bouncing:
I went for a nap this afternoon and when I got up DH was urging DS to say hi, so I asked if he had said it to him and apparently he did twice, so now he is a believer....bad thing is I didn't write down the first time he said it (so I can add it to his baby book) because I wasn't sure if he did or I was hearing things...I know roughly when it was so I'll guesstimate.

Well, gotta go, DS is trying his hardest to type too! Here...I'll let him try...

gbbbffff l;,.lmmnnnnb ijljuk hhv uhnb ,

LOL, he thinks it's a toy! Talk to you soon.

Hi guys,

DH had a bad headache last night again, so again I had to take him to the hospital at 1am. Of course I had to wake up DS and bring him w/ us. DH may have mono. He's been sleeping all day. Hopefully we'll get some sleep tonight

I also had a hard time falling asleep. Lately I've been going to sleep at 1am or later. Drinking chamomile tea has been helping.

Kierrasmommy, I was looking for the umbrella stroller, I'll go check it out tomorrow. Hopefully the handels are long enough.

Oh, and yes DS bit me big time when he first started teething. He wouldn't do it while he was eating, b/c then the tongue goes forward and covers the teeth, but when he started getting full, or taking a break, he would take a clenching bite on my nipple. Talk about excruciating pain. It got better after 2wks and stopped all together after a month. But for a while I dreaded feeding him. It was hard to be mad b/c he would always smile upon hearing me scream. But yes, loud "NO" did work, it startled him. A nurse told me to also push him toward me, as soon as he bites, b/c then his nose gets covered by the breast and he automatically has to open his mouth to breath, but I tell you, that ONLY made him bite harder. I only tried that twice and then stopped for fear of losing my nipple.

I can't believe everyone is getting sick. I hope you guys are surviving ok. Oh, that so cute about Kaden saying "Hi". My DS is still limitted to dada and dadada and gigi. And of course lets not forget the high pitch scream.

Talk to you guys tomorrow.

Kiedy
[Quote "....A nurse told me to also push him toward me, as soon as he bites, b/c then his nose gets covered by the breast and he automatically has to open his mouth to breath, but I tell you, that ONLY made him bite harder. I only tried that twice and then stopped for fear of losing my nipple." ]
LMAO! You made me laugh out loud! DH must think I'm losing my marbles, laughing to myself all alone on the computer.

That's right your husband is the tall one, hope the stroller works for you, but I have a feeling most strollers have approximately the same length of handles...you may have to check a specialty baby store and see if they have or can order something that would work.

Well, once again I layed in bed wide awake for hours...I'm going to call that Health Link today and see if there is anything I can take or drink that is safe for when nursing. I was still so tired this morning that I changed Kaden's diaper and handed him off to DH and went back to sleep for another 1 1/2 hours. OH! Kaden slept from 10pm to 3:30am (5 1/2hrs) then he ate and slept until almost 7:45am (another 4 hours) then he ate and slept until 10:30 which is when he normally gets up for the day.... :bouncing: ....please let this be the start of longer sleep hours. :angel: He has a few more days of medicine to take then I guess we'll see if it lasts, or if this is all because he's sick.

Well, gotta go, talk to you all soon,

Hey kierrasmommy, I got the stroller you suggested. I thought it was great b/c it reclines, I wasn't too crazy about the design/color but after 2days of using it I'm sure it won't matter. It was also on sale for $24, pretty good price. I just carried DS to the store in his car seat for the last time. I've been too lazy to install his big car seat, but today is the day. Thanks for letting me know. I was driving home, mad b/c I could't find a quarter for a cart at Safeway and had to drag DS all over the place, my arm was killing me, and then remembered what you mentioned.

Hey Kiedy...
Glad the stroller worked, I think I may go get it as well, it's nicer than the umbrella stroller we have now, that has no recline and no canopy. And it'd be alot easier to handle than Kaden's huge stroller.

I know what you mean about the shopping carts, Kaden's sense of balance isn't great yet, so I have to prop him up with Kierra's jacket on one side and mine on the other. But the other day when we were at the medicentre I was flipping through the Sears Catalogue (it was one of those smaller baby product catalogues) and I saw a thing for shopping carts that you slip over the handle and seat and the baby sits in it, I'd have to get a better look at it but it looks like it has some support and things for baby to grab...plus I'm sure it would be more sanitary than the shopping cart itself...and it would prevent the little one from always trying to eat that coin key thing that dangles down. Kierra was always trying to get that coin return thing, I now am very good at steering a full shopping cart with one hand (holding not only the handle but the coin return key as well), and with the other hand, either one handed shopping or holding baby upright....yeah...I think I see that cart seat insert in our near future.

Well, Kaden didn't sleep well at all lastnight. I think it's because I didn't give him as much solids yesturday...he has this rash under his mouth so I wanted to cut back on the babyfood and see if that helped, I'm sure it's just a drool rash but I want to be sure...today I will feed Kaden more solids(cereal) but I'm skipping the jarred food for a couple days to see if that helps.

That's all the news. I should go get some stuff done and make some calls while Kaden is napping. Talk to you all soon.

Hi guys, it has been a while since I have posted but I am on here every day reading everyone elses. I am sorry to hear that everyone has been getting sick. My DS had a little bit of a cold about 2 weeks ago but only lasted about 2 days. I still can't believe that almost 6 months have gone by already, it is amazing. My little one still isn't showing any signs of getting teeth yet but everything he gets his little hands on goes straight into the mouth. He is also doing the high pitch screaming and it makes me laugh everytime. They are so much fun at this age. Well I am glad to hear that everyone is doing well and I will continue to read everyday.

Hi all:bouncing:

Thanks soooooooooooooo much for your wishes my birthday was a quite one! but it was fun with Annaum, dh did not make an effort at all. Althoug we went out on Sunday and l got my hair cut and we went for a meal with Annaum. No pressies from him which was weird he reckons im tooo old WHATEVER! so l wont get him anything EVER AGAIN :)


I hope all your babaies r feeling better.


Spanish so glad to hear from you:wave:where have you been? yes l use an oil emoilment from the doctors and use non -bio fabric conditioner and powder, so what does the laundry ball do please?

I will get Annaum weighed this week, she has been weaning well. However, can not stick to her bed time its always around 9ish which is bad. Im planning to go back to work In April, mean husband is making me go. Joke!!! im not looking forward to going back. Anyway better go its nearly midnite and mean husband wants to use computer and he is going to push me off so better gooo xxxx heena !!! :)

Hi guys, been a long time. I started Logan on some veggies. So far he has had sweet potatoes, and just started squash. I want him to try everything, so it is hard to wait a few days in between! I made a whole bunch of food myself and froze it. We'll see how long that lasts, ha ha (making it that is).

He is such a good natured baby, but today he was soooo cranky all day. I was getting so frustrated and irritated. Then he fell asleep in my arms and looked so sweet and peaceful and I started to cry because I felt so guilty for getting annoyed!

On Monday he goes for his next shots...I'll be interested in how much he weighs. I got on the scale with him, and I got 23lbs!!! You'd think he was really fat, but he's not at all. He's tall and solid! Just like his dad.

Glad to hear all your babies are doing well, other than the odd cold.

Kiedy, I know what you mean about the nipple biting, ouch! It has only happened once to me so far, but oh boy, once was enough. I think he was actually kind of falling asleep, and didn't even mean to bite.

Well, better go for now...I must check in more often...too much reading to catch up on!

Firsttimemom,
Glad to hear from you again, don't be so shy, we are all friends here. ;) You don't have to write a story...like I tend to do much too often, LOL...even just a few sentences to let us know how you are doing if thats all you feel like typing. Glad all is well with you.

Boo,
I'm sorry you didn't get any presents (((HUG))) sometimes men can be so insenstive. I actually have a bit of a confession. Theres a little part of me that resents my DH for something he did, or rather didn't do. A few hours after Kierra was born he went home to let the dog out and shower. He came back to the hospital with flowers and a card and a gift certificate for the spa...when Kaden was born I didn't get a card, flowers or anything else for that matter from him. Part of me was a bit upset about that. I wouldn't have minded if I had only gotten flowers and a card...that alone would have made me felt appreciated for what we all go through with pregnancy and labour.

Laur,
I know what you mean about how precious they are when they are sleeping. There has been the odd time where I have felt overwhelmed and then felt guilty afterward because I know that crying is thier only way of communicating with us right now.

I feel much better. My sinuses are almost back to normal...I think all the extra sleep I got this weekend helped alot. Falling asleep at night is something I still must work on, I think my mind is just working overtime and/or I keep expecting Kaden to wake up to eat any minute so that is what is preventing me from just falling asleep. But I took naps whenever I could this weekend and slept in twice when DH was home to take care of the kids, so that little bit of extra sleep helped. Kaden is doing better too, his sinuses seem good and he is coughing very little. Kierra's nose is drying up and her cough is getting better too, she tends to cough when she acts like a monkey bouncing all over the place so I need to tell her to settle down.

Kaden is sitting so well now. I have practiced with him the odd time since I said we needed to start practicing more. Then tonight I told DH to practice with Kaden while Kierra and I baked a cake and DH called me to see how well Kaden was doing, he actually can sit quite awhile. Sometimes he reaches forward to grab his feet or toys, but he sits straight back on his own again and sometimes we thought he was going to tip over to the side but he just wanted to lean on his hand, he'd put his arm out and support himself, it was so cute.

The last day or two Kaden seems to be fighting going to sleep...naps and bedtime. Normally (for the last few months) once he's been fed I can bring him and lay him in his bed, cover him up, put his sucky in his mouth and turn on his fish pond crib toy and he just closes his eyes and goes to sleep...the odd time I'd have to go in because his sucky fell out. (sometimes I've caught him trying to find his sucky to put it back in his mouth or he has it but can't get it in quite right...he can do it during the day when he is sitting or playing in his exersaucer but laying down and doing it is something he is still working on I guess) Anyhow, the last day or so he won't go to sleep as easily. During the night he is fine because he tends to fall asleep as he nurses so I just bring him back to bed and he sleeps right through it, but naps and his initial bedtime has been off the last few times. I hope it's just a temporary thing.

Well, thats about all thats new. I should go get ready for bed, I have alot of running around to do tomorrow.
Talk to you all soon. Take care.

Hi all!
Troy has been sleeping through the night great but the last couple of nights he's been wide awake at 1-2am! And..it's lasting for an hour! It's probably because we all have a little bit of a cold so I end up nursing him because i think maybe it'll help soothe his throat and he might need more liquid..because i know that's what i do to...(when i have a cold)
Do you think that he's going to get used to eating again at night? I've tried putting h