Jan & Feb 2010 Mommies

i agree....go with your gut......
my angel eats just about anything....she even eats things that I don't like liver and spinach .......
i know if she does not like it, she won't eat it.....

So i have been missing for 5 days, feels like a life time on moomie, two full pages, so just bare with me while I catch up.

Please take note that I started typing this response at 09:00... wonder how long it will take me?

Update from my side: Lorelai is doing well with her new routine and my training is working. She is less tantrumy than she was in the first couple of days, and since the move I get more hugs and kisses from her. I think she misses her dad loads. last week wednesday his mother finally came to visit (dont know if I've mentioned that) girls are apadting nicely to her and I have changed the visiting scedule for this time. Otherwies all good on my side.

Update on EP - she is still internetlessness, spoke to her yesterday and she misses you all and says hi. The new house is horrible and she cannot wait to move again, not that she is looking forward to the move part of it all.

YOZA - Happy birthday, think I did wish you on FB if I did not I'm sorry. You made it to year. woohoo

I see all the babies are teething and sickies. Shame man

Rhodine - thanks for admiring me. It has now encourage me to focus alot on what it is to be a single parent on my blog and about how our maintenance and custody laws work in SA, hopefully it may some how help some one.

CHRISTELLE - How is the blogging going? Started yet?

Yeah for the meet being after pay day - then Im really game. Juno I'll crawl with him so he wont be alone. lol He will be fine.

I'm so upset at the moment and really trying not to cry, Hassie (my cat) has a new owner and she came to fetch her this morning. I cant stop crying, its breaking my heart!!!!!

Zodwa - thanks for also admiring me. It helps me get through things, if that makes any sense. Is Ruru feeling better yet? I believe DH will change his mind. just spring it on himwhen he least expects it.

Rhodine - congrats on Shaun taking his first steps. reading that takes me back when he was born. he was such a tiny little man. Sorry no advise on the coughing.

Elansmom - welcome to our little home. Do for your childs party what you can afford and honestly if the family wants a big thing, just sit them down and say: We are supplying x,y & z for the party and it will be for the kids, if you want more ppl to come you need to supply the rest or be happy with what we are having because that is what we can afford. Yes they will ooh and aah and moan and you will feel horrible, but most probibly they will all chip in and understand. Or they will not chip in and hopefully be quiet about it.

Just got to the bottom of page 92... now to start on the next page...

Hi Rhodine,

Zani also had a terrible cough towards the end of last week and over the weekend. I took her to the paediatrician because it sounded as if she was smoking a packet of Lexington every day! He said that it is not advisable to give cough suppressants to children and that you should rather give them something to help them get rid of the nonsense in their chests. Zani had a bit of a phlegm cough, so I don’t know if is the same as Shaun. The cough mixture that he gave me (to help loosen the phlegm) is called Prospan. I give her 2,5ml three times a day. He also referred her for physiotherapy and that has definitely made a huge difference. She is sounding 150% better!

As for food, you just follow what you think is right. Introduce new things maybe a lunch time when he will be more receptive of them. I know Zani wants familiar things to eat at supper time – that is when she eats! You can also try some eggs? I cut up a tomato into little blocks and fry that for a bit and then just scramble an egg and mix it in. Sprinkle over some cheese and serve! She loves it. What I also do is make a large stew over the weekend. On Sunday I made a pot of chicken thighs, potato, sweet potato, zuchinni and carrots. I put a little bit of chicken spice (you can put whatever you like) in for flavour and then just stew over a slow heat. When chicken is cooked I take it off the bone and put it in the food processor to chop it a bit so that it is easier to chew. Mash the veggies and mix. Yesterday we had some of the stew and pasta, so you can mix it with whatever you like. Oh, you can also try the Woolies meals for toddlers (mac & cheese, lasagne, cottage pie etc). It’s great for when you do not have time to cook, which is every day during the week for me 

Zani’s routine is a follows:
8:00 – Mieliepap or Matabla pap.
8:30 – 200ml formula (S26 Gold 3)
10:00 – Rooibos tea with milk
11:30 – 12:00 – Lunch (veggies with rice/pasta etc)
12:30 – 200ml formula
15:00 – Yogurt
18:00 – Dinner
19:30 – 200ml formula at bedtime

This is more for during the week. Over weekends she is much more of a grazer and will nibble the whole time on rice cakes, blue berries, flings (yes, I KNOW!), biltong , viennas, cheese etc. Basically, I just make sure she has something to nibble on the whole time because otherwise she just does not seem to phased to even eat! Drives me nuts, but I’m sure she won’t starve herself 

Anyway, what I wanted to say to you is this…Listen to other people very selectively. Take from their advice those things that may work for you and just ignore the rest. There is nothing wrong with the food you give you baby, so I don’t see why they would criticise you because of it. I used to make myself miserable listening to all the “helpful” advice people gave to me regarding feeding etc. I was constantly in tears feeling like a terrible mother. Now, I have just decided that since my daughter is happy, healthy and thriving I must be doing something right! Now I just follow my gut and my daughter’s cues.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......... So tired.... he was up from 12h05 till 03h15am..... playing of all things... he had another terible night of
coughing spells, followed by vomiting... lovely, I must have changed his bedding 3 times.. I got other cough mixture at the chemist last night after work and thought "yeah... I am going to sleep tonight" uhm... ja...
But I know where I went wrong last night... gave him a formula bottle before he went to bed as he refused to eat his meal... and at 2am I thought to myself its all my own doing, obviously the milk is aggrevating the cough... so today I only sent Nido to school that is used for his porridge, this will be the first day ever he will not have his formula bottle.. but I had to try something...

Shaun has been having Nappies.. I tell you, I had such a laugh over the weekend where my BF smelt a light smelly nappy and as he pulled shaunie's jeans away to check, HAHAHAHA, His hand was covered... it was so funny... jumping up and down with poo all over his hand,... so is this a sign of more teeth? he is not drooling , not chewing on things, nothing other than weird nappy routines.. and the best is, in the mornings, he waits for me to put a clean nappy on to make a no 2.... literally waits, by the time I turn my back to dump the dirty one, I already smell the freshly stinky one... and he thinks its funny....

I know we have discussed this before, but could you please give me some idea on your lo's daily meals? I am getting frustrated with shaun's, as he is too scared to try new things.. and it is starting to work on my nerves, as family and the school are critisizing my choices of food, but hellooo... he has two front teeth.. and what I then find is he does not even try to chew with his gums, he swallows everything as it enters his mouth and then he gets tummy cramps?

this is what he is on at the moment

06h30am - formula bottle
08h30 / 09h00 - Pronutro Porridge (todds)
12h00 / 13h00 - home cooked veggies (alternating with the weeks) - I make pumpkin and two min noodles, then noodles, mince and potatoes. Gems and rice. Sweet Potato. butternut and noodles... He does not eat chicken so far.
16h00 - purity 3rds Fruit
18h30 / 19h00 - sometimes a formula and sometimes veggies ect, depends how tired he is at that time.

What he drinks is
S26 Formula
Nido
Rooibos tea
Oros
Water

Definately need to get one of those raid tthingys for angs room....mozzies love her too....even on her face....

Hi zodwa....just read your post and it was like reading my thoughts. Angelia also not herself...crying all the time....wanting to b in my arms all the time....not sleeping well....poor babies x

Juno Its the molars. I risked being bitten & I put my finger in there & felt around. I can feel the teeth at the top already on both sides but they'r not completely out & the bottoms were swollen. This was last week
DH poked around today & he says he can feel sharp points at the bottom too.
He was up @ 5am this morn......

Im really getting stressed out too with him crying & being clingy only bcos this is not how he acts normally. Im just not used to it & he's sooo miserable. Shame....
This too shall pass, growing pains....