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Morning all! I'm first for the first time ;-) Hope you all have a great weekend...

Hi everyone, well my 2 are doing well.
Isabella is still crawling around the house while Joshua watches from the mat. She is furniture walking really well and is starting to get her confidance up at letting go and standing by herself. She laughs then does it again.
Joshua is up on his hands and knees so hopefully it wont be too long now. Hope everyone else is doing well.
Have a great weekend.

hugs and Kisses
Catherine

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Hi Catherine

How long has Isabella been crawling for now? Does Joshua show an interest in having a go yet? I'm sure that my Hayden will be first with those sorts of things- Jackson is already quite happy to sit back and observe :-)

Here is a pic of them in their sunnies ;-)



Cheers
Lindy

where are you all 'under 1' ers?! i am having an internet fix atm! would love to hear how everyone is going :-)

Lindys - that is such a great pic of your boys. So cute!!

Catherine - yay for Isabella!! im sure Joshua won't be long. My boys are up on their hands and knees rocking so hopefully won't be too long.

Not much else going on here. Just the usual stuff. I am feeling a bit unwell with the first trimester but haven't acutally been sick yet. We are getting organised as it looks like my DF is going away with work in Jan for 6 months.. so will be away when bubs is due. Not happy Rachel here! Oh well. I should be used to it by now i guess!

Rach :-)

Rach (27)
DF - BJ (35)

Hi all, how is everyone and those darling babies?

Havent been here for a bit, been in Perth, came home and both babies have been teething (what fun) then Matthew got measels! So far no spots for Grace but I think it will just be a matter of time!

Lindy: love the pix how cute do they look?

Catherine: Im sure it wont be to long and Joshua will be off after Isabella, she sounds like she is getting very clever! My Matthew is comando crawling and Grace finaly crawled yesterday only a little but I will take it. lol They are both still slow movers

Rach: Sorry to hear about DF and hope he makes it back for bubs birth! Hows the ms going? Not nice at all is it?

Ok better be off and do bottles

Tina

Hi Ladies,
I haven't posted here for a while, I haven't had time to scratch myself lately let alone anything else!
The boys are doing really well, Cooper has been sleeping through for maybe 6 weeks now but Carter was still insistant on his 2am feed, then I bought the "Silent Nights' book and decided that he didn't need his feed nutritionally and that it was more of a habit than anything else, so on Friday we equipped ourselves to start some conrtolled crying and it has been excellent. He has only cried for 15 minutes once since then, all the other times he's put himself to sleep in 5 - 10 minutes! It wasn't as hard on us as I thought it would be, but for the first night I did take Cooper out of their room so he didn't get woken up but he's in with Carter now and they are both doing well. Last night Carter woke once at 3.30 and cried for 5 minutes and then didn't wake until 7.30! Hopefully tonight he might not wake at all.
Anyway, apart from that the only thing we're dealing with is some teething, no actual teeth yet but stacks of biting, rubbing and some grizzling.
We are going to NZ for christmas this year, it will be our first time with them on a plane, so if anyone has travelled by plane with bubs (they'll be 7 1/2 months) I'd love to hear any stories/advice.

Well gotta run, I'll try to post more often and check in to see how everyones bubs are doing.

Mel

Me 27 DH 28
Our IVF Miracles

Hi there,
It has been really quiet here hasn't it! I haven't posted in ages either but I think we're finally getting it together here. Jack slept through last night and India is only waking once (DH usually gets up to her ) so I'm feeling like i'm on my way to being human again. I can't believe my little tiny babies are nearly two months old and well on there way to being chunky.
India has a happy outgoing nature and very quick to smile and have a little chuckle. Jack is much more reflective and saves his smiles for special occasions only.
Kobe is more affectionate to the twins each day which is really nice to see but the terrible twos are definitely upon us and Kobe is about as stubborn as they get which is keeping me on my toes and testing me constantly.
Tina, I'm sorry to hear that Mathew has the measles and hope it doesn't get too bad. Do you know how he caught it?
Rach, Having DF away for the later part of pregnancy and the birth will be hard. Do you have other people near by who can help you out? I notice Aidan and Keenan are wearing Knights outfits, is there a newcastle connection? I'm a Newcastle girl although I haven't lived there since I finished Uni a lifetime ago.
Lindy, the boys look very cool in that photo. I love it!
Catherine, I'm sure it won't be too long until Joshua is crawling as well although I'm sure Isabella is already keeping you on your toes now that she's on the move
Butterscotch, I hope things are going well with the girls at home!
Hopefully i'll be back sooner rather than later
stay well
Elke

Hi girls

Emma and Brandon are 10 1/2 months old now! Brandon commando crawls and Emma crawls properly - Emma starting pulling herself up in her cot last week - now Brandon has learn too - he likes to pull himself up and stick his finger in the video (bought a safety latch thing for it today). Yesterday he got his finger stuck int he finger, and his arm stuck out the dog door - oh and new trick - throwing his peek a boo blocks out the dog door!

here's a picture:



Julie
Mum to twins - Emma and Brandon - born Xmas Eve 04

I love looking at all the pics - all the bubs are so gorgeous!!!

Elke - my parents live about 30 mins from Newcastle, and i grew up there, so i was raised wtih Newcastle Knights engrained in me!!! I think that if my DF definently goes OS for 6 months i will go to my parents and have the bub there. That way my parents can help me with the boys and with the first month or so of the new bubs life.

Julie - love the pics of Emma & Brandon standing in the cot! SO cute. I can't wait for my boys to be at that stage.. i know its not going to be long!

ANyhooooo must go - am at work and its nearly home time.

Rach :-)


Rach (27)
DF - BJ (35)

Good morning all!

Rach- what a bugger re: DF going away for so long, and the rotten timing! It will be nice though if you can stay with your parents. I love going back home to mum and being spoilt when I get the chance LOL! I actually come from the Central Coast (Sydney orig), and went to uni in Newcastle! Great place, loved it. Still cheer for the Knights too :-)

Tina- so sorry to hear that Matthew is unwell :-( Hope that Grace manages to stay well.

Mel- great work with the sleeping!! It is funny, but as time goes on with my boys I am less inclined to be able to let them have a cry, so I can understand how you would not have been looking forward to controlled crying. I think it is because I am starting to get to know what is wrong when they do have a whinge, rather than just being completely clueless. Mine are now going down at about 6.30pm-7.00pm, waking for a feed at midnight or 1am, then again at about 5.30am, so I am pretty happy with that for now.

Elke- Jack & India are just ADORABLE! How great that they are giving you so much sleep already, and what a fab hubby you have to be getting up to India.

Julie- Same goes for your gorgeous two!- what cheeky looks they give :-))) LOL re: the peek-a-block out the dog door. I am impressed with that sort of inventivness! (is that a word?) My niece used to 'post' everything into the garbage bin!

As for me- everything is great with my beautiful little men. Hayden is favouring turning his head to the left so we have been given some stretches by the physio. Had them both checked yesterday too- 16 weeks old now and stats are;

Hayden- weight 6.3kg, length 61cm
Jackson- weight 6.7kg, length 62cm

Have a great day everyone!



This message was edited by lindys on Wednesday, 9 November 2005 @ 10:02 AM

Hi everyone !!
How are we all ??

Rach - You poor thing, if your DF cant be with you when you have your bubs. Although if you have your mum with you imagine how special that will be for her. Where will DF be going away to ?

Julie - How cute are your 2 ??? I just love the photo. They sound like cheeky little monkeys though.

Tina - Bloody Chicken Pox. I took my boys into work last week to catch up with everyone and show them off. I was going round to everyone, given a kiss on the cheek to a good friend, passed her one of the boys to hold. Then in conversation she says "oh my son is off sick with chicken pox at the moment" I nearly died, my boys better not catch it or i wont be happy. I hope Mat feels better soon.

Mel - Great job with your bubs. It makes such a difference when they start to get into a good sleeping pattern.

Elke - Ohhh your 2 are sooo cute. jack & india are just gorgeous. Im pretty lucky with my hubby as well helping out with the boys.

US - We are having a few problems with our bottles. Seems like the boys just arent bothered, its a struggle to get them to drink even 100ml. it seems like they are more interested in food.
Quick question - my hubby washed all our bottles in the dishwasher the night we had spag bol. So now all the caps & teats are a lovely orange shade. Does anyone know how to get the colour off ?? DH thinks to wash them in bleach, but i dont think that would be good for they boys ???

Take care

Mel

Rachie - same problem here - some days (rarely)Brandon will drink his whole 200ml with no trouble - but most days he has about 50ml and you have to force as much more as you can into him. I was told not to stress - just to make sure he has heaps of diary (so we have milk and yoghurt on cereal for breaky, yoghurt for lunch, and cheese/white sauce and milk in our vegies to dinner).

Julie
Mum to twins - Emma and Brandon - born Xmas Eve 04

hi lindy

wow your boys are great sizes, noah and caleb are only 2 weeks behind yours but are only 5 and 5.6 kilos, still little.

hey are your boys sleeping thru the night yet?? also how many feeds do you do a day with them, is it 5 or are you down to 4??

hope you have a great day

tanya

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Hi Tanya

Mine are growing pretty rapidly atm so don't be concerned about the difference. There is a large range for 'normal' at this point.

Currently they sleep from 6.30pm until about 1am, then are fed and sleep again until about 5am. They both love their milk (just like mum!) and are still on 5 feeds a day (were still waking for 6 feeds until about 4 weeks ago!). I have always struggled to satisfy their needs, and they really put on weight when I started comping with formula (and became so much more contented!). If your bubs are exclusively breastfed (or exclusively formula fed) then their growth will be quite different (mine get about half/half). Of course genetics plays its part too, so if you and/or hubby are on the petite side of things then chances are that your bubs will be too.

How are things going with the wrapping? Hope they are both sleeping soundly :-) And thanks for the highchair advice- had a look at the Choice report- shame they did not also test the Steelcraft! I'm also leaning toward the Childcare now.

PS-Love the photo- am guessing they are ID?

Mel- I have the same orange tinge to a tupperware jug, so will be interested to hear of any remedies!

Take care
:-) lindy

hey lindy

yes they are identical, we only had the one transferred with ivf and it split!!! pretty cool stuff after 6 years of trying. as for the sleeping i'm still wrapping them as they seem to really like it at the moment.

its good to know what your bubs are doing feed wise, mine are purely on formula now, were part breastfeed up until 3 months.

also keep an eye on ebay for the highchairs i've been checking and the prices are heaps cheaper than buying brand new, not sure how you will go finding one up your way though, good luck hunting.

happy sleeping

tanya

Hi Tanya

How fantastic for you after 6 years!! You must have been on cloud nine for weeks after you found out. Makes me realise how lucky we were/are- as our boys were a (welcome) suprise. I have two girlfriends who have been TTC for ages now, so you story will inspire them :-))

I have become an ebay addict recently. I found these collectable twin dolls that look like my boys so I bought them. Have no idea what I am actually going to do with them (luckily the were only cheap as are 2nd hand)! My DP is having a heart attack at the thought that I might give the boys dolls to play with- I'll tell the boys that they are babies not dolls ;-)

I am also after one of those bumbo chairs to try, but those auctions always end up getting too expensive- may as well get a new one. No Childcare Elaganza's on there atm either. Will keep looking though.

Glad to hear the wrapping is still working (as they say 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' LOL). Are you still feeding 5 times a day too? How much do your boys normally take at each feed? It is great to be able to chat with our boys being so close in age. I go to a mother group which is OK, but nobody else understands the whole multiple thing.

I have my whole family down in NSW- my cousin and his family live in the Sutherland Shire, beautiful spot!

Have a great day
:-) Lindy

hi girls

well today is gorgeous weather. loving it. the boys are still in bed, so am just waiting for them to wake up.

Mel - my DF is with the Air Force so he will be heading over to the middle east.. So not the place i want him to be going at the moment!!

Lindys - i dont go on ebay anymore cause i was addicted to it. lol!! I was always getting into trouble off df!

Anyhooo must go - i can hear boys murmuring in their beds!

Rach :-)


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DF - BJ (35)



This message was edited by RachieD on Thursday, 10 November 2005 @ 7:37 AM

hi lindy

cool that you bought dolls, my husband would have a fit as well!!! as for the feeds yes i'm still on 5 a day and averaging around 150 mils per feed. Caleb is on a bit less as he is a bit smaller than noah.

and yes the sutherland shire is a great spot to live, if you ever come back to visit your cousin you will have to pop in.

and yes i know what you mean about mothers group, it's great but not quite the same when they only have one, i always feel like the odd one out as i'm trying to juggle two and they are just sitting back enjoying the one. Mind you i wouldn't swop it for the world, i love having two and when they get older they will be great company for each other.

happy shopping on ebay, i too have to watch what i buy as i've bought a couple of duds but most things are great. the latest purchase was a two toddler trike, you know the ones that they sit on and there is a long handle that you push them with, very cute and quite cheap.

have a great day with your boys

tanya

Morning Girls (it's still morning in sunny Perth)

I am too slack to do individual personals, but have to say that everyones babies are so gorgeous
Tanya love your babies names
Noah and Isaac are doing well getting into a good night routine bottle at about 7pm then again at 2am which is great
Rach - I would be so worried about DH going overseas
This is a photo I took the other day when the boys were having 'nappy free' time

Have a great day everyone

xoxox
Wendy
DH 31
DS 11
DD 9


Noah and Isaac
TTC#5 April 06

wendy what cute boys they are, and what nice names as well, noah is on the up and up with names at the moment.

and what great sleepers well done.

love perth, we were at margaret river last year and had a blast would love to get over there again some time

take care

tanya
noah & caleb 3/8/05

Hi!!

New to this thread - I just HAD to write something after I saw all the photos...HOW CUTE!!!

I think ive become a little baby crazy after having my boys, before I got pregnant I wasnt interested in kids at all - and now look at me!!!

Well, for those who know, ive been trying out controlled crying lately and its been GREAT for Jayden - he winges for about 5 minutes, i go in, give him another short pat and then he goes to sleep.

However, for Connor - its a nightmare...crying, crying, crying, screaming, screaming...until i hold him and rock him.

How different the two can be...

Wendy: Im going to Perth next week!! I used to live there and Im going back for my sisters wedding. Your bubs are sooo gorgous - looks like they are deep in thought...

Lindy: Meet another Ebay addict - ME! I bought most of my furniture for the house and babies off ebay! I am thinking of getting a Bumbo too - just one though cos theyre so expensive...waiting for a sale. I went to the shop and tried one out - it looked sooo cute. Oh, about the mothers group thing - i joined one on EB - the 'August 05' group - and it just moved TOO fast for me. Seemed like everyone had so much time. I lost track and I couldnt keep up!

Tanya - your babies are sooo similar! Mine are identical too but they dont look that similar. I think they have the same features but very different personalities which makes their expressions very different! Oh, and how wonderful for getting twins after trying for 6 years...at first i didnt know you could get ID twins thru IVF. Anyway - they are sooo gorgous.

AHHH, have to go...i hear wingeing...

take care all, Ali

hi alibub

yes my boys are very similar but only in photos and when they are asleep. once they are awake you can tell right away which is which as they are very very different in personalities!!!

how amazing that most of us have boy twins!!!

hope you have a good night sleep
tanya

Hi all

How is your weekend travelling? Isn't it funny- weekends and weekdays feel the same to me now! We are having a sleepy day today, must be growing heaps :-)

Here are my boys in their new grobags


Jackson playing


Hayden playing


:-) Lindy

PS- Ali, Babies Galore has got Bumbo's on sale this week for about $72

hi lindy

your boys are so cute, we even have the same playmat as yours, isn't it great being so big.

hey i bought a high chair on ebab today , the childcare eleganza so now just need to keep an eye out for a second one.

the grobags look cute too.

take care

tanya

Hi Tanya

Glad you scored a chair! Mind if I ask how much you paid for it? (just to give me an idea of 2nd hand prices). Sorry you missed out on the twin book, will have to keep my ebay tips to myself from now on LOL ;-) I looked for the childcare on ebay a couple of days ago but did not see it- weird?...

My boys love that play mat. Does yours have the kick pad that plays tunes and lights up? Mine kick it- but I am not sure if it is on purpose or by accident :-)

Hope you're having a great weekend
Lindy

hi lindy

the chair in the end was $110 , a bit higher than what i wanted to pay but it was only used for 6 months.

also i go thru each individual chair on ebay as sometime they don't list it with the correct name and i think that was the case with this chair.

there was another one that i missed last week that went for 50 bucks but i don't think it had any straps so i didn't bid on it.

and yes it is the mat with the kickpad but i have forgotten to put it on so will do that tomorrow and see what they think of that.

i also bought from babyco a huge square portacot for $150 which is a playpen and portacot, i figure when they start to move around i will need a spot that is safe enough to leave for a while, go check it out, its the swallow brand.

so now i think i'm all set apart from buying an extra high chair.

and don't worry about the book it will go to a good home, i'll keep my eye out for another one, my ebay name is brewster963 so keep an eye out for me.

have a great night

tanya

OH MY GOOODNESS LINDY - they are soooooooo CUTE! I just love the pics!! Oh, I have the same playmat too!

Short post tonite- had a very bad day.

Connor wont sleep for more than 40 minutes...ive tried EVERYTHING and nothing works.

I wanted to organise to go to Tresillian but i have to get a 'Family Care' person out to do an assessment first. I dont have time cos im going to Perth next week. AHHGH! So maybe when i come back...

Just had a bit of a tiff with DH cos i am so stressed and agro.

Anyway, i better go and have a shower and relax a little...

Im going to go to Babies Galore tomorrow to check out the Bumbo prices!

Some pics of my boys - on the playmat...and with the Bugs Bunny suit I got from the Target sale!



Later! Ali xxx

hi ali

looks like all 3 of us have the playmat and also are big fans of the bonds stretchie suits. they are great arent they, my boys just live in those

how cute is the bugs outfit , will have to go hunting for that, love the hat!!!!

hope you get a better nights sleep tonight

tanya

Ali - i love the bugs bunny suit - how cute and i love the stretchies for my little guys too. Sorry to hear you are having problems with Connor's sleep - i hope they send someone out to see you asap. Don't worry i have tiffs with my DF all the time when i am stressed = i am so used to it now!!

Tanya - Great bargain on the high chair. I have the chairs that strap onto normal dining chairs which i think are great cause they don't take up much room and teh chairs slide straight into the table (as our house is not huge so we could not fit in two highchairs).

Lindy - Your boys are just gorgeous! i love the grobags..

well i am up early so am just catching up on email while the boys have their bottles.

DF just told me more details on his deployment to the middle east and i must admit the more he tells me the more terrified i get. So i told him that when he is there i don't want to know what they are doing so then i won't be terrified back here!

Anyhooo must go -boys have finsihed bottles.

I picked up the boys christmas pressies yesterday and we gave them the Fisher Price Incredicube already and they love it!!! I will take some pics of them with it and post them!

Rach :-)

Rach (27)
DF - BJ (35)

hi rach

i thing you are a trooper having twins, being pregnant again and your partner leaving for 6 months, wow!!!!!

hope you have a great day with your bubs

tanya

Hi everyone,

We have finally settled into a house in Wollongong, I can't believe it has been so long, it has been about 6 weeks since we left Darwin...time just flies. I have had a quick browse through to try and see how everyone is doing...It sounds like everyone is doing great.

Rach: Congradulations, great to hear.

I will try to catch up on what everyone else has been doing over the next few days.

For us well as you can imagine it has been a little bit of an upheavel for us all, but Chloe and Mia have just done great. They are 8 months old now and doing new things every day. They have been both crawling for 2 months now and are very good at it....and very quick, they are both standing and have starting to cruise from the couch to the coffee table. I hope they are not walking too soon....then they seem so grown up. They have both now got 6 teeth, their top ones came through one after he other, it seemed like it was never going to end. But all in all they are very happy little girls, with the best personalities, I look forward to them developing.

I better go as they have woken up, I have missed EB so much over the last month, so I look forward to catching up with you all.

Anna

Hi Ali- right back at ya!- your boys are just adorable. That bugs outfit is so funny, must look out for those! How's the ebaying going? I am looking for another pram atm, 'cause my Valco has an almost non-existent basket underneath. I had no idea that I'd do so much shopping with the boys in tow, but it has ended up that way, so I need a big basket. Looking out for Bertini Bidwell or Emmaljunga has a similar one too. I'll keep my valco for now too as I have a dream that I will jog with them down the track ;-), so hopefully can pick up a second hand Bertini or Emmaljunga. Hope that your getting some sleep?

Rach- such a bugger about DH's deployment. I am sure that you would cope with him being away, it is just the worry about what is going on over there that gets you hey...of course chances are that it will all be fine, but I can understand how you feel.

Hi Anna and welcome back. Hope you settle in well down in 'the gong'.

Tanya- thanks for the highchair tip too!

Have a great afternoon all :-)

Hi everyone

I am very excited 'cause my little man Hayden rolled over for the first time today! (belly to back) I thought it was a fluke at first, but I kept putting him on his tummy and her did it about 10 times :-) Thought it was such a clever game :-) Jackson is in no hurry, just likes to watch for now.

How is everyone?

Cheers
Lindy



This message was edited by lindys on Monday, 14 November 2005 @ 8:43 PM

hi lindy

wow that is exciting, it sounds like you have one placid and one more active baby, it is the same with us.

i think noah will be the first one to roll he's already moving heaps in the cot, i find him in stuck in the far end of the cot facing the wrong way and caleb is still in the same position that i put him in!!! yet noah is the quiter of the two when they are awake.

we had a very sleepy day today so not sure how we will go tonight, the last two nights have been great so lets hope its 3 good nights in a row

take care

tanya

Hi Tanya

Yes- spot on, Hayden is the lively one, and Jackson is the placid one (though he can be loud when he cries!). So funny about the wriggling around in the cots...here are some photos of my two a couple of days ago. I had to wash their grobags, so they were half wrapped and in their 'roll bars'. Needless to say, the roll bars are no longer used!

Here is Jackson- this is how they were both put to bed, Jackson did not move


Here is how Hayden ended up


Have a great day everyone :-)
Lindy

Morning everyone
Go Hayden You won't stop him now Lindy...
Anna - your girls are gorgeous
Ali - love the bugs outfit suits your little one
Tanya - Margaret River is gorgeous, unfortunately when we go on holidays we go North to visit IL's, one day we will get down south.

I am so happy with my two little boys they went from 7pm until 4:45am between feeds
Then this morning DH missed the bus, so we got the boys out of bed and put them in the car so I could drive him to the train station, I put them back to bed when we got home and they went straight back to sleep !!!!!!!! I am so pleased that I did the 'shh, pat' method of getting them to sleep from early on, as hard as it was back then, it makes it so much easier to get them to sleep now
They are also now drinking 150mls each feed.
I can't believe they are already 12 weeks old, the time has gone so quickly, but at the same time, I can't imagine them not being here - does that make sense !

xoxox
Wendy
DH 31
DS 11
DD 9


Noah and Isaac
TTC#5 April 06

Hi everyone, just wanted to pop in and say Hi to everyone. Very excited as Joshua has just started to go from being on his tummy to going into a sitting position, but still no crawling . Isabella who is already crawling and sitting is now being very smart and stands unaided very well now and for a long time now. Now does anyone that have boy/girl twins find that their girl is developing faster? If yes how much more advanced are they? Isabella is the second twin.

hugs and Kisses
Catherine

hi all

wendy that's great that you had such a long sleep between feeds, our boys are so close in age and are doing the same things as yours. you feel a bit more human with some sleep don't you.

lindy that's a laugh!!! i can't believe how alike our boys are, this morning i heard a really weird cry from noah in his cot and i found him stuck in the corner and couldn't move his head!!! and found caleb exactly the same once again!!!

i also used those rolls for one night but they did stuff all so didn't use them again!!!

hope you all have a great day

tanya

Hi everyone,

Well I think I have caught up on all the news.

Rach - So sorry to hear about DH's deployment. When I was living in Darwin I met a few defence wives who were to give birth while their husbands away. I hope you have some support around.

Lindy - your boys are so cute, I know what it is like trying to keep babies in one place in their cots. I don't think my girls have spent a night under their covers in the last 6 months. They wriggle around all night and love lying upside down.

Wendy - glad to hear about the great sleep your boys had last night...I hope it lasts, it does really make life much easier once we get some sleep ourselves. I also know how time flies...they seem to just grow up so fast.

Catherine - Way to go Joshua...he will get there with the crawling. How old are your two now? I have a friend who has twin that are 10 months old and the girl is crawling but the boy isn't. I have heard that boys are a little slower but they do catch up.

us - I started at the gym on Monday, so the girls are going to the creche there and seem to really love it. I really want to go three times a week, so hopefully they will continue to love it. They even got them to sleep in their pram, which is amazing as they haven't done that for me for the last month. We also started swimming lesson with the girls and they just love it, the only problem is that they start to get a little cold by the end...eventhough the pool is heated...it is colder for them compared to darwin. The only thing I'm having trouble with at the moment is that they are still waking up between 4 - 5:30am for a bottle. They are not big drinkers, so I feel bad not giving them this one as it is their best bottle for the day. At least they do go back to sleep. They are in bed by 6:30pm, so I guess that isn't too bad of a sleep.

Anyway I better dash, there Baby Einstein DVD is just about finished ( I just got then A Day on the Farm, they love all the animals).

Anna

Here are some photo's I took of the girls out enjoying the sun. Mia is in blue and my baby model, Chloe is in the red and trying to get her to sit still for a photo is near impossible.




This message was edited by 2bubba's on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 @ 4:08 PM

Hey all just wanted to let youu all know that I have changed my username, was 3babies2love. Wanted something a little more simple. Thanks hope you all had a good day

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Hi all

Tanya- classic about the similarities :-) It is great to hear about others' bubs- we are not alone!

Wendy- can't believe your boys are already 12 weeks- time just flies! What little legends for sleeping so well too!

Anna- love the pics of Chloe & Mia- they are just adorable :-)

Catherine- Thanks for letting us know about the name change. Love your tickers too.

We had a bit of a shocker last night. Have been sleeping beautifully for weeks now- bed at 6.30pm awake for feed at 1am, then again at about 5am. Last night Jackson woke at about 10.30pm- so I kept sticking the dummy in, gave a little drink of water- no good so fed at 11.15pm (by this time Hayden was also awake). I thought OK, this might be good- they may sleep until 6 or 7am?! No way- Jackson awake again at about 3.30am so I stuck the dummy in (about 20 times) until 5.30am when we had another feed. After this feed he was beside himself with tiredness, so we went back to bed at about 6.30am! Hope tonight we are back to the norm again :-) It reminded me of how different I feel when I am sleep deprived. Just so lethargic, every muscle aches and can't cope with anything much!! Sleep is they key to happiness :-))

Sweet dreams everyone
:-) Lindy

Also- checked out the steelcraft highchair today, but the one I looked at had no 'bit between the legs'- otherwise great. Our local baby shop does not carry the swallow or childcare eleganza, but they can order in for me. I am sure the eleganza has the crutch piece (plus everything else I need), so I'll most likely go for that.








This message was edited by lindys on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 @ 9:51 PM

Catherine - I have a boy and a girl - and Emma rolled 6 weeks before Brandon, Emma sat at 7 1/2 months and Brandon was almost 10 months before he sat unaided - but Brandon crawled first.

Julie
Mum to twins - Emma and Brandon - born Xmas Eve 04

Hello!

I went out and got the Bumbo!!! Actually, its not as exciting as I thought it would be...its a novelty like everything else I suppose. Oh and they got their first hair cut!

An update on our sleep issues: Connor is worse - he really needs rocking to sleep and still wont sleep for more than 30 minutes during the day. He needs to be resettled - but sometimes he is wide awake after 30 minutes so I just give up. Jayden is such a star - most of the time I leave him after a short rock and pat - and he whinges for a while but then goes to sleep. THANK GOD i have one easier baby...I really think its cos Connor was the one who had IUGR - so he was stressed out in the womb. Seems like he has security issues...so i guess he needs more cuddles.

The ECHN says she doesnt think my problems are that bad - and im not at the stage where I need to go to Tresillian or Karitane. hmmmm...I agree with her in that my babies dont cry all day every day - but its still hard cos there's TWO!

Tanya & Lindy: My two are the same - one placid and one very active! Jayden just learnt how to roll over from back to front and cant stop doing it! Its really annoying when I try to change his nappy. Also, he keeps on wanting to roll over when he sleeps too - and he wakes up from frustration cos the wrap prevents him from rolling...

Oh, by the way - do those sleep snugglers really work - I mean, do bubs like them?

Oh, and LIndy - I am the QUEEN of sleepless nights - so i know how youre feeling! I hope things have turned back to normal for you. I am still getting up every hour or two (they start wingeing)..if its not feeding its turning them onto a new position and patting a few times....(sigh).

Wendy: Congrats on them having such a long long sleep! I am still waiting for that day to come...sleep is still all over the place. I know what you mean about the pat shh method - Jayden is ok with it but Connor hates it. It makes him soooo agro. So unfortunately I am still rocking him...(sigh)

Catherine: WOW - so exciting - I cant wait for my boys to do that! Apparently they become a bit more independant when they sit on their own right? Like they can play by themselves right? (Or is that wishful thinking!!!LOL)

Anna: I loooove your pics - they look so cute! I have a thing for hats, it just completes the outfit huh? I have a question for you...Baby Einstein or Brainy Baby?? I saw both of them at the shops (v. expensive) and wondered which one would be good for my boys...

Rach: yes definately LOVE those BONDS stretchies - I went to the Bonds outlet in Wentworthville to get some more but they werent on special. I got them from Sydenham Bonds outlet for $4 before!!!


AH, Gotta go again....

Some pics for ya!