Hive: Love that hat! Ronan looks like he loves the hat too. Such a happy boy. Hope you enjoy your new Kindle. Does the new Kindle do something that the old one does not or is it just smaller and lighter? I have a Sony Reader, but am thinking maybe I want an iPad since it does the same thing and more. As if I need more electronic stuff! Congrats on the tooth too. I am so jealous as Charlotte is now the oldest toothless baby.
It's lighter, smaller, brighter screen, longer battery life (1 month between charges with wifi off), has international 3G & wifi capability. Those are just a few things that come to mind straight off. I didn't think there'd be much of a difference, but I'm actually really liking it.
If I wanted an e-reader, I definitely wouldn't get an iPad. The screen is just like a computer screen which means dreadful eye strain trying to read for long periods of time. I just can't read for long on my computer. Also, I never, ever buy a first generation anything from Apple! They usually don't hit their stride until 3rd generation and onward. I would definitely recommend the Kindle (for a significantly cheaper price) over the iPad purely on an e-reader comparison basis.
Also, cute pic of Charlotte with the cheerleaders, and don't be jealous of having no teeth because it's awful when it's cutting through and they're in so much pain and discomfort!
it is a lush hat but im not so much an orange fan lol, would look fab in green i think
It had to be orange! It's Jayne's hat from Firefly. Anything else would be sacrilege!
Sorry to hear EJ's not feeling well. Hopefully it's nothing serious and passes as quickly as it came.
Seity - that head jiggle video is just freaky. I could have used that little trick a time or twenty when the monkey was a wee screamy baby.
Emskins - Ronan has gone through phases of sleep like that, and I always end up kicking myself for not going to bed earlier, but then if I'd gone to bed at 8 and he hadn't woken up, I would have woken at 2am and been wide awake until morning and then feeling dead tired for the rest of the day. You just can't win!
GL - I can definitely sympathise with the way you've been feeling, and especially when everyone else around you seems to be in their happy little routines, but let's face it...most people paint a much brighter and happier picture than the reality of it and most people don't skate through their LO's first year or two without their fair share of upsets and hardships. Not to mention that all too often you get a bunch of mothers together and the one-upmanship rears its ugly head so things probably aren't as perfect as they all make it out to be.
Ronan's been through some really fussy times with breastfeeding. I never thought that there would be anything more wearing and frustrating than a growth spurt where all he wanted to do was feed, but ironically when he does the exact opposite, it's just as bad! I've had to take a deep breath, relax and remind myself that it's all normal, he is getting what he needs and that ultimately, 'this too shall pass,' and it has!
We've been through growth spurts and cluster feeding, constant night wakings where nothing but nursing will satisfy him, and then we've been through nursing strikes, disinterest, distraction, snacking etc. but here we are at almost 8 months. I originally thought I would be happy to make it to 1 year, but now that I'm this close already, I am really hoping that we can keep on going from there.
Now that he's eating real food, he's sitting himself up, crawling and pulling himself to stand. Everything in the big wide world has his attention most of the day, so I'll take those precious few minutes when he takes a time out to come for a cuddle and a feed for as long as I can get them!
CocoaOne - I wish I could say the fighting nappy changes gets better and is just a phase, but for us at least it's turned into a contortionist gymnastics act just to get him changed and dressed when he used to absolutely love hanging out on his changing pad and getting his bum changed! Half the time I am chasing him as he crawls off, trying to drag him back or hold him still for a few seconds to get one side of his nappy done up before he flips around and is off again and I'm chasing him down to get the other side done up before he can pee on the carpet!
Kel - Can't wait to see those pics. That cable better get here fast!
Phew, sorry if there's anyone I missed. My brain is fried and I'm staring down a mountain of laundry that is refusing to fold, iron and put itself away. Hrmph!