Fall 2013 Babies

[txbiscuit]

Hello there! We're a group of ladies whose babies were all due near the end of October 2013. Some babies came early and some came late, but we enjoyed supporting each other through pregnancy. We look forward to supporting each other and meeting new friends as our babies grow.

Our original thread: https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/p...433-due-late-oct-early-nov-wanna-buddies.html

I look forward to seeing some baby pictures!

 

[Rainstorm]

here are some of nicky turning two months

 

[txbiscuit]

He's so adorable (and big)!! Ellie will be two months old tomorrow. I took this picture yesterday - I'm thinking of sending Valentine's Day cards out since I didn't manage to send Christmas cards this year.

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[Rainstorm]

Ellie is just gorgeous! And she looks sooo pretty in that dress!! It's so weird to see our babies so big! I used to feel like due date would never arrive! Time sure does fly after they are born.

 

[txbiscuit]

It is so weird that they're already so big. I remember my last week of pregnancy felt like it lasted three months. The newborn months feel like they passed in the blink of an eye.

 

[txbiscuit]

How's Nicky doing Rainstorm?

Ellie is doing well. I have to return to work next week, but luckily I will only be going back part time for now. Other than that, things are going pretty smoothly.

 

[SisterRose]

Hey everyone!

 

[txbiscuit]

Hello SisterRose! I'm so glad you made it over! How are your little ones doing?

 

[J.D.]

Hello!

I find I'm only just surfacing now that G is 3 months old. How is everyone else getting on?

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[txbiscuit]

Oh my goodness, Georgia is too cute with her little cloth diapers.

 

[SisterRose]

Georgia will be 4 months in a few days x

 

[Rainstorm]

Jd she's soo cute!! And good for you on the cloth diapers!
I get back to work at he beginning of march. I'm dreading it. Tomorrow hubby wants to take me out and leave lo with my MIL for a couple hours so we both start getting used to separation. And I'm beginning to pump milk with a manual pump. It takes hours for me to fill a cup, even though I have a good supply. Nicky is doing great. He's a good sleeper and a very happy baby

 

[J.D.]

Rainstorm, I am absolutely dreading going back to work at the end of April. Dreading it. I want to spend all of my time with my baby. She's not an easy baby, not by any stretch -- we've had a neck injury from birth, lactose intolerance, colic, bad sleeping, bad feeding, etc. Never did manage to breast feed -- pumped for 3 weeks but couldn't find the time to do it often enough after OH went back to work. But I'm still madly in love with her and I keep thinking so much of the interesting stuff happens after 6 months.

That said, I guess not breast feeding has granted me some relative freedom. I went to see Wicked (I booked the tickets in January last year, before I was pregnant) when she was a month old. Took the train, read a book, met with a friend, had dinner, saw the show, and got sushi take away on the way home and ate it on the train. It did feel very good to do something normal. But she was with my wife, not with someone else, and I think that's a big difference. I'd still be nervous leaving G with my MIL.

SisterRose, your Georgia is so lovely, and look how clever and engaged she is, playing with that toy. Our Georgia isn't anywhere near doing that yet, I don't think. Do people ever pronounce your daughter's name Georgie-a? I thought it would be a very straightforward name, but some people here really struggle with it!

 

[txbiscuit]

Hi ladies! I hope you're doing well. I went back to work part time last week. It has been more challenging than I expected, but overall things are going OK.

Ellie seems to have started teething. She's gotten a bit fussier and tries to chew on everything.

Here are a couple of recent pictures. I took a photography lesson, so I've been trying to practice.

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[J.D.]

Oh she's gorgeous!

 

[SisterRose]

Awww look at her smiling at the dog! so cute she's lovely.

Love seeing everyones pictures, our little babies are really coming on. x

 

[Rainstorm]

tx I love the photos! Especially the one with her daddy (?) Ellie's so pretty and big! Teething so soon! Nicky hasn't shown signs of it yet, though he has started to chew on everything as well, especially his own fists.
Sister Rose that avatar pic is just gorgeous! so sweet!
Anyways i'm going back to work next week :S
I went to the doctor for his monthly checking today. He weighs 6,700 kilos and measures 60ctms

 

[Rainstorm]

Hi girls!! here is a pic from my boy's baptism, with his godparents. how is everyon doing? Are your los eating yet? Mine is still EBF till he turns 6 months. He's gota cold but nothing serious

 

[txbiscuit]

Oh wow, he's so cute! I really love the age our babies are at - so many smiles and giggles. I hope he feels better soon.

We are still EBF for another month. Ellie sits at the table with us when we eat now, and seems quite eager to start figuring out what's going on. The other day she grabbed my cup of water and took a sip. I don't think she drank any, but she got quite a funny surprised look on her face when the water got in her mouth.

 

[J.D.]

Aw, look at him! I kind of wish we were religious to have a day out like that. Some people do naming ceremonies, but where we are there's nowhere to do that.


Her first St Patrick's Day!



She's hitting every milestone early. Including taking food out of my hands. So we've started letting her mess around with orange slices and egg yolks. She doesn't get much in her mouth, but she does make a huge mess! It's actually incredibly hilarious -- I fully recommend doing baby led weaning just for the entertainment value. Do get some coverall bibs though...

I'm so chuffed. I was so depressed about not being able to bf, but she's been ridiculously healthy, not sick an hour of her life! She's 50th percentile, quite slim actually, with none of the horrible, awful things all the extremists warn will happen if you dare give your baby formula

And she's a terrible sleeper, so there goes the myth about formula babies sleeping better. lol

And of course, she's perfect!