Babies born April / May 2016

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Hi ladies,

I had my whole story typed out and then it was gone lol! Ai technology sometimes has me under!

Anyway hope everyone is doing well. We had Connor's bday party and it was a blast! I went with elephants as a theme and it was so cute! Will try to attach some phodies! The cake smash was such a success Connor had a blast! He took chunks of cake and actually ate it hahahaha even his feet was covered in icing lol! I must say party planning is fun hahaha! I even made the cake myself so patting myself on the shoulder

Connor has started to stand on his own for short bits so I dont think it will be long before he starts to walk on his own.

I think I am fortunate with Connor as he sleeps through most nights. Just now and again he will wake up once or twice and mostly for comfort. Then he falls asleep again till about 6 in the morning! Its just the daytime naps that is sometimes a problem of late. Have your little ones dropped a nap yet? I think Connor is now officially on just two naps a day.

What do you ladies give your little ones for snacks? I am at a loss and mostly just give fruit as a snack not sure what else I can give. Do you give yogurt already? I started Connor on cereals for breakfast like oats or tastywheat and he loves those. Supper is his favorite meal lol he gobbles all his veggies and meaties up!

We want to start planning for number 2 but think we will wait awhile cause next year we plan to go to Ireland for my mother in law's 70 birthday party and I dont want to travel overseas while pregnant. So not sure what we going to do.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

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@ Sons, yes I agree please post a pic and how did it all turn out? We are just having a braai on Rosalie's bday on the 6th May and having a kitty theme (not hello kitty) as she is just obsessed with cats Unfortunately I couldn't breast feed due to non existent milk supply but she is eating three meals a day with a snack and 5x formula bottles 180ml. I have started lessening her milk but she sure loves her bottie. She started walking at 9 months and now running around and such a handful . My mom says that my sister and I both walked at 9 months so guess its in the genes.

@ Maj. Rosalie loves getting fed and when I give her finger snacks she messes more than plays. Please can you tell me your meal plans as I am looking for different snacks/meals to make it interesting for her. She goes to bed at 7pm and then wakes at 12pm and then again at 3am every single night at the same time for a bottle. I think that it is just habit wakings and not sure how to let her sleep through?

Are any of you ladies going to be trying for another? We are officially going to be starting in September

Hi Sonsbaby,

I cannot believe it's been a year already!! Time has just flown!!
What party are you having? Please post some pics! I need ideas
I'm considering doing a cake smash. We didn't do one for my elder daughter, but am considering one for Naseeha as she has a lot more spunk and will enjoy it.

No walking for us, but Naseeha only started crawling at 10 months, and I know her legs are definitely not strong enough! She is pulling up on everything, especially my legs!! Lol.
With regards to feeding, Naseeha has 3 full meals, and 2-3 snacks, with about 2 breastfeeds during the day. The milk does not satisfy her though, and is for comfort.
She still has 2-3 feeds at night, some days more. I figure I'll just keep at this rate, and wait for her cues.

She has been struggling to fall asleep after she wakes in the early hours (4am) which is very strange. She is tired, but it's as if she can't get comfortable.


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Hallo ladies!!

Hope everyone had a great easter!

Its been months since I've been online life was just so busy of late!! Can you believe our babies are turning 1 already??? It seems unreal to me! My little man is having his party this weekend and I cannot wait! Mama is in full party swing lol!! Who is doing a cake smash or did one for their party's?

Also who's baby is walking already? Connor is walking nicely holding onto the furniture but still very hesitant to walk on his own. As he approaches 1 years old I am also thinking of his feeding schedule and not sure how to progress from here cause he is still breastfeeding and eating some solids well. Do I reduce his milk or just continue as is?

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Hope all you ladies have had a wonderful festive season and ready for the new year.

Sons, I have not given watermelon or eggs yet but will give it a go in the next few weeks. Rosalie is crawling and cruising along furniture and anything she can pull herself up on. I am having mini heart attacks as sometimes she falls on her bum then on her back and bumps her head...ouch
She is equally clingy with me and with daddy and allows family to hold her but only if she can see us. Once we are out of her eyesight she screams blue murder. Secretly I wish she was clingy just to me as she looks like hubby and I always hear ooh she is daddy's girl

The last week I have added a lunch solid, so she eats cereal in the morning, a fruit puree for lunch and then a veg+meat puree for supper with milk bottles during the day. I have found that she is sleeping better and much more eager to eat food.

@Maj, my husband and I have been discussing what we would like to do for her first birthday and what you are saying about no attachment to characters is so true!! I am definitely going the plain and simple route as I am sure the future birthdays will be busy.

Hi Sonsbaby.

Compliments of the season to you and all the ladies.

How quickly time goes!! we wait for them to get to the next milestone, and then the first year has just zoomed along!!

I have given my daughter watermelon (oh how she loooves it!!) and egg (not too found of it), at about 6.5 months or so.

My daughter eats pretty much what we eat. I just mush it up for her. I just haven't tried seafood (even fish) yet. And she loves food. Starts screaming if we eating and she doesn't get any!
She eats when the family eats. So if we sit together and have tea, then so does she. She still has her breastmilk. About 5/6 times from 6:30 to about 21:00, and another 2 or 3 during the night.
I think go with what you feel comfortable with. Until about 1 year mark, they still get most of the nutrients from milk.
Don't be too hesitant to give him different foods, and flavors though. My daughter cannot eat anything bland- no rice cereal, etc.

About the clingyness, it's not too bad. She just likes being carried, as she isn't moving yet, but once she does start crawling I'm sure it will change. She is wary of strangers though, especially men with beards and deep voices.
The clingyness is a phase, and mainly due to the crawling and not being attached to someone all the time!

Birthday themes- my suggestion, keep it simple. At 1 there is no attachment to characters, etc. believe me when they get older, you would much prefer simpler while all they want is a character!


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