Well, I've finally decided to get back on here and start posting about baby Aidan! :D I've always heard that a baby is a full time job, but now I realized just how much of a full time job - but a fun job all the way! But I think things are at a point now where I can slowly begin blogging again - my craft blog has been neglected for a full year! But I'm excited to be back! :D
My intent was to blog about everything related to raising baby Aidan, but since I've been slacking, I'm going to go back a little and do a separate post for each month since I started recording his developments and milestones in my little note book.
So, see you in my next post where I talk about Aidan's 5th month!
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Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Thursday, 20 June 2013
6 & 1/2 Months Old
It's so cute how he's learning new things all the time. :D Today he's exactly 6 1/2 month old.
He's now holding his milk bottle all by himself, he's started to sit by himself too, he's still a little unstable and falls over easily sometimes, but he sits well! :) I let him sit as often as I can so that he can learn to get balanced. He hasn't rolled over yet so that's one of the next goals - there are a few times when he's almost rolled, but then he doesn't go all the way - not sure if it's maybe cause he doesn't lay on his tum often - in the beginning he didn't like to be put on his tum so we didn't do it much, but he's ok with it now because he's neck and arms are stronger and he can play for a short time while on his tum, but then he starts getting irritated.
We bought him a walking ring a few weeks ago and at first he didn't move around with it, then he figured out he can move backward, and then later he learned he can move forward with it too, so cute. :D It also helps him to stand, so he's getting strong leg muscles, hehe.
It also seems he's figured out he can make more use of his tongue when he makes sounds and tries to talk, so today (or yesterday?!) he's started to make "L" sounds. I've been trying to teach him the word "hello" months ago, so let's see, maybe that's the first word he says.
I think he has also begun throwing little tantrums when he's irritated, hehe. I'm sure those he'll outgrow.
Aaaand he now munches solids! :D I tried solids just before he turned 6 months old, and I started off with rice cereal but he didn't really take to it, so I thought I'd move onto pureed baby food, but he liked those even less! So I though ish, are we going to struggle to get this little one to begin eating food . . . Until one day when I was adding some avocado to our salad and I mushed up a small piece and put it in his mouth with my finger - WOW, he loved that, hehe, and he wanted more. It was sooo cute seeing him eating, and he went "mmm mmm" while he munched - he still does that - too cute for words. :D
I also then tried some steamed butternut and banana and he loved those too. Next on the list is sweet potato. I tried giving him some rice cereal again after he got used to the solids and he seems to like it now too. Oh yes, i trird giving him peas too but he didn't really seem to be crazy about those, so we'll try them again later down the road.
I also tried giving him rooibos tea a few times, but he only seemed to like it the first time and then not again for some reason - maybe I'll try it once more and see. It's a very healthy tea and good for babies too. :)
I only give him organic foods as far as I can, including formula, cereals, pureed baby foods and fresh produce when I can find it - I'll write some more on baby food choices HERE soon. :)
That's all I can think of for now! Just the other day I decided to start writing down when Sweetie Bum reaches new milestones and learns new things - I totally forgot to do that since the beginning, boooo! Better late than never I suppose.
He's now holding his milk bottle all by himself, he's started to sit by himself too, he's still a little unstable and falls over easily sometimes, but he sits well! :) I let him sit as often as I can so that he can learn to get balanced. He hasn't rolled over yet so that's one of the next goals - there are a few times when he's almost rolled, but then he doesn't go all the way - not sure if it's maybe cause he doesn't lay on his tum often - in the beginning he didn't like to be put on his tum so we didn't do it much, but he's ok with it now because he's neck and arms are stronger and he can play for a short time while on his tum, but then he starts getting irritated.
We bought him a walking ring a few weeks ago and at first he didn't move around with it, then he figured out he can move backward, and then later he learned he can move forward with it too, so cute. :D It also helps him to stand, so he's getting strong leg muscles, hehe.
It also seems he's figured out he can make more use of his tongue when he makes sounds and tries to talk, so today (or yesterday?!) he's started to make "L" sounds. I've been trying to teach him the word "hello" months ago, so let's see, maybe that's the first word he says.
I think he has also begun throwing little tantrums when he's irritated, hehe. I'm sure those he'll outgrow.
Aaaand he now munches solids! :D I tried solids just before he turned 6 months old, and I started off with rice cereal but he didn't really take to it, so I thought I'd move onto pureed baby food, but he liked those even less! So I though ish, are we going to struggle to get this little one to begin eating food . . . Until one day when I was adding some avocado to our salad and I mushed up a small piece and put it in his mouth with my finger - WOW, he loved that, hehe, and he wanted more. It was sooo cute seeing him eating, and he went "mmm mmm" while he munched - he still does that - too cute for words. :D
I also then tried some steamed butternut and banana and he loved those too. Next on the list is sweet potato. I tried giving him some rice cereal again after he got used to the solids and he seems to like it now too. Oh yes, i trird giving him peas too but he didn't really seem to be crazy about those, so we'll try them again later down the road.
I also tried giving him rooibos tea a few times, but he only seemed to like it the first time and then not again for some reason - maybe I'll try it once more and see. It's a very healthy tea and good for babies too. :)
I only give him organic foods as far as I can, including formula, cereals, pureed baby foods and fresh produce when I can find it - I'll write some more on baby food choices HERE soon. :)
That's all I can think of for now! Just the other day I decided to start writing down when Sweetie Bum reaches new milestones and learns new things - I totally forgot to do that since the beginning, boooo! Better late than never I suppose.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Baby Aidan at 5 Months & 11 Days
So Aidan is 5 months 11 days old today. :D It went by so quick and I have to look back at photos to remember how teeeeny he was in the beginning. :) He was toooo cute . . . still is of course! :D
And since he was born I've enjoyed watching him learn new things all the time. :D Reaching all the little baby milestones. It feels like he learns something new every week or 2. :) From looking you in the eyes, to looking at toys, to batting at them, to grasping them, to holding them, and now everything goes straight into the mouth, hehe. And he now takes his milk bottle and brings it to his mouth, so cute. :D (although he can't hold it up by himself yet). And he tries to grab at words on a page or pictures on your T-shirt. Cute cute. :D
And when he started making sounds was exciting too, and so is how his little sounds are advancing - how he tries to talk, all the little sounds he makes are soooo CUTE! And then the first smile, and then first giggle, all too cute. :D And now he likes squealing and high-pitched shouting a lot. :)
And then there are the personality straights that start showing too - like he'd sometimes get r-e-a-l-l-y annoyed when I wiped his face with a wet cotton ball, or put moisturizer on his face (little boogie has eczema), and he'd shout at me - toooo CUTE! :)
Somewhere along the way he realized he has hands, and now they're often to be found in his mouth too.
He's also now showing a lot of interest in things around him - it's so cute how he studies his toys or his bib, or the washing instruction tags on them. And he'll crane his neck to check out a cell phone lying nearby - not sure what's so interesting about that, but he finds them amusing! :) He'll also make a cute little sounds and smile when coming face to face with kitty and when he sees himself (or us) in the mirror.
He loves to sit up, and it's so cute, when he's lying down, sometimes it looks like he's doing stomach crunches or something 'cause I suppose he's trying to sit up by himself, but he still needs help with that one, so at the mo I'm trying to let him sit up assisted as much as possible so that he can build up those muscles and sit up by himself soon.
Oh, and he loves to sit outside!
Anyway, so many new things have happened, I've probably forgot a few of them already! But everything he does is too cute, and all his little expressions, we just never get bored of it, even the little sad facies when grammies or grampa hold him after not seeing him for a few weeks and he's probably wondering "who are these strange people??!!" hehe. :D
But I'm soooo glad to be a stay at home mommy, I'd never be able to leave him with any sort of baby sitter, other than with Noob Dad if I go shopping, or maybe a grammy if we absolutely HAVE to (sorry grammies, hehe. :) So I'm grateful for this privilege! :D
And oh, I love shopping for him! I'd go buy him new clothes and toys every week if I could. :D
And since he was born I've enjoyed watching him learn new things all the time. :D Reaching all the little baby milestones. It feels like he learns something new every week or 2. :) From looking you in the eyes, to looking at toys, to batting at them, to grasping them, to holding them, and now everything goes straight into the mouth, hehe. And he now takes his milk bottle and brings it to his mouth, so cute. :D (although he can't hold it up by himself yet). And he tries to grab at words on a page or pictures on your T-shirt. Cute cute. :D
And when he started making sounds was exciting too, and so is how his little sounds are advancing - how he tries to talk, all the little sounds he makes are soooo CUTE! And then the first smile, and then first giggle, all too cute. :D And now he likes squealing and high-pitched shouting a lot. :)
And then there are the personality straights that start showing too - like he'd sometimes get r-e-a-l-l-y annoyed when I wiped his face with a wet cotton ball, or put moisturizer on his face (little boogie has eczema), and he'd shout at me - toooo CUTE! :)
Somewhere along the way he realized he has hands, and now they're often to be found in his mouth too.
He's also now showing a lot of interest in things around him - it's so cute how he studies his toys or his bib, or the washing instruction tags on them. And he'll crane his neck to check out a cell phone lying nearby - not sure what's so interesting about that, but he finds them amusing! :) He'll also make a cute little sounds and smile when coming face to face with kitty and when he sees himself (or us) in the mirror.
He loves to sit up, and it's so cute, when he's lying down, sometimes it looks like he's doing stomach crunches or something 'cause I suppose he's trying to sit up by himself, but he still needs help with that one, so at the mo I'm trying to let him sit up assisted as much as possible so that he can build up those muscles and sit up by himself soon.
Oh, and he loves to sit outside!
Anyway, so many new things have happened, I've probably forgot a few of them already! But everything he does is too cute, and all his little expressions, we just never get bored of it, even the little sad facies when grammies or grampa hold him after not seeing him for a few weeks and he's probably wondering "who are these strange people??!!" hehe. :D
But I'm soooo glad to be a stay at home mommy, I'd never be able to leave him with any sort of baby sitter, other than with Noob Dad if I go shopping, or maybe a grammy if we absolutely HAVE to (sorry grammies, hehe. :) So I'm grateful for this privilege! :D
And oh, I love shopping for him! I'd go buy him new clothes and toys every week if I could. :D
Monday, 28 January 2013
How We Soothe a Crying Baby
Little Aidan is almost 2 months old . . . how did time go so fast?!?! Anyway, I'm glad to say that we've figured out this soothing thing pretty good. :) It's seldom that he cries for more than a few minutes because we always manage to fix the "problem". Here's how we do it!
- First we check if he's hungry. Usually we know more or less if the crying is because of hunger because we know he eats about every 2 - 3 hours on average, but to make sure we pat a finger on the area between his mouth and nose and he'll open his mouth as if to grab a teat. You can also touch his cheek on either side of his mouth and he'll move to that side and open his mouth also as if to take a teat - it's called a rooting reflex. Usually before he starts crying for food he'll also show us he's hungry by making a cute little fist and swooshing it past his nose or making a cute little pouting thing with his mouth - yes, EVERYTHING he does is cute! I don't know if these last 2 things are something all babies do or if it's just Aidan that does it, but we've recognized them as his way of saying "I'm hungry!".
- If we don't see any sign that he's hungry, and he's just recently finished feeding, then we'll try to burp him. We put him on our knee and gently bounce him quickly for a little while and then pat his back for a bit while he leans a little forward and then go back to bouncing etc until we get a burp. Sometimes when we just sit him up after a feeding he'll burp on his own, but mostly we have to work a bit to get that burp.
Trying to get rid of that burpie:
- If it's neither of the above things, then we change his nappy (provided he hasn't *just* had a nappy change).
- Sometimes he still cries and then it seems all he wants is to be held and then he calms down or falls asleep. If he also seems to be crying for no reason that we can tell, or he's crying while he's waiting for his food to be prepared, then we put him up over our shoulder and that seems to keep him happy and cry-free for quite a while.
- If he's laying down and there's no obvious problem like hunger or burp or dirty nappy and we're trying to get him to stop crying and get to sleep, we turn him on his side and rub his back - this usually works pretty well if there's none of the above issues! Soon he'll calm down and fall asleep. Patting his bum also seems to do the same trick while laying on his side. Sometimes we'll also make a loud "ssshhh" sound to calm him down and that has worked really well too! Apparently they find it soothing because it sounds similar to what he hears inside the womb. What Noob Dad has done is download sounds like white noise or rain etc and we'll play that to him to help soothe him to sleep as well.
- Another thing that really works to calm him down is swaddling - to snugly wrap him up in a blankie. This is to make him feel secure so that he doesn't get disturbed by the little jerks babies make (called the startle reflex), or to comfort him so that he calms down or falls asleep, because he's all snug like he used to be in the womb and that makes him feel secure. You should use a light blankie, not a thick one so that he doesn't overheat (swaddling should in any case not be used as a way to keep baby warm, and you shouldn't wrap him too tightly so that his circulation is cut off, or that his legs are pinned straight out as this may cause hip problems - his legs should be bent up as he naturally lies and he should be allowed to move his legs slightly. Some babies don't like to have their arms tucked in, so you can swaddle him under his arms, and some babies don't like to be swaddled at all. And one needs to make sure that his face isn't covered up so that he can breathe freely! Swaddling should also be discontinued once he reaches about 1 month of age as it may interfere with his movement and development. Here's how it's done:
Cute little bundle!
- On the odd occasion when he's a little whiny we'll give him a dummy (pacifier) and that'll keep him quiet and sometimes he'll soon fall asleep too.
- And if there's nothing really big bothering him, holding him and swaying with him calms him down too.
Thursday, 27 December 2012
The Cutest Baby is Born! :)
On 4 December this little cute boogie came along . . . :D Little Aidan René on the day he was delivered:
Here's his info:
Day 2 - so tiny compared to daddy's hand:
Day 7 - getting burped:
Day 11 - my other baby JellyBean comes to say hello:
Day 12 - relaxing with mummy on the couch:
So ya, the pregnancy is over! In fact, it went by so fast that I've already forgotten what it feels like to be pregnant, haha. Here's a post-pregnancy summary:
The Good
Did we make a CUTE baby or what?!?!? :D
Here's his info:
Day 2 - so tiny compared to daddy's hand:
Day 7 - getting burped:
Day 11 - my other baby JellyBean comes to say hello:
Day 12 - relaxing with mummy on the couch:
So ya, the pregnancy is over! In fact, it went by so fast that I've already forgotten what it feels like to be pregnant, haha. Here's a post-pregnancy summary:
The Good
- Little Aidan is here! :)
- I can do my toenails again - bye bye big belly, hehe
- No more trips to the loo in the middle of the night (ok, so I only had 1 each night just before sunrise, but still!)
- I can eat spaghetti bolognaise again! It doesn't make me queazy anymore, yay.
- The acid reflux is GONE
- I can lie on my back again and be comfy!
- I'm developing my doing-things-with-one-hand-while-holding-baby-in-the-other-hand skills
- No more leg cramps when I have a good stretch in bed!
- We don't get to snooze through the night anymore or stay in bed late - but it's ok, we'll get used to it!
- After a practically spot-free pregnancy, they've wasted no time in coming back already :/
- In the last week of pregnancy I got a bit of stretchmarks on my belly, and on my thighs for some reason, but after he was delivered I got even more stretchmarks on my belly! Boo.
Did we make a CUTE baby or what?!?!? :D
Sunday, 2 December 2012
ONE DAY TO GO!!!
day to go until we're officially Noob Mum & Noob Dad! :O
Can't believe the time has come already! :)
Things to look forward to - besides the obvious of finally having baby here:
- no more HUGE belly getting in the way!
- no more acid reflux, double yay!!
- I can snooze on my back again (which incidentally means I don't have to have achy hips most of the night anymore)!
- no more braxton hicks!
- hopefully no more trips to the loo just before sunrise
I'll be back . . . sometime soon!
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
ONE WEEK TO GO!!
days to go!
And we're ready . . . I think . . . well at least his room is ready! :) And I'm still not looking forward to the op, so can't wait until THAT'S over and done with.
And I discovered a small stretch mark on my belly the other day! :O Just about an inch or so, but still. Hopefully none more come during this last week.
I hope I'll finally be rid of this reflux next week - so there's another thing to look forward to hopefully. :D
Anyway, this is going to be a relatively "busy" week for me, since I want to get all my work done so that I can take the next 2 weeks off completely. :)
Saturday, 24 November 2012
35 Weeks 4 Days
days to go!!! :O
I have no idea what his estimated weight is now because we haven't had a scan done at our last 2 doc visits, but according to the baby size chart he could be about 2 1/2 kg's.
He's no longer in breach though, but I'm now having a c-section done because of hypertension. I'm now really getting more nervous about the op! :S Send some good and positive vibes my way that the op will go GOOOOOOOD and perfect and without any problems, will ya?? :)
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
2 Weeks to Go!
Days to go! :D
And I'm sure these 2 weeks are gonna fly by . . . as usual! Noob Dad says he's a little nervous about Aidan's arrival, but I'm ok! If there's anything I'm nervous about then it's the c-section. :S Not looking forward to that, but it beats the whole labour thing IMO. :)
I think we have EVERYTHING we need now for baby, and our hospital bags are packed (ie 2 big gym bags and a nappy changing bag full of stuff - nappies take up a lot of space! And had to make sure Aidan's got enough clothes for warm and cold weather just in case, hehe).
I've picked up some weight during this last month or so, more than I've picked up throughout the whole rest of the pregnancy! I think it's all Aidan though, not fat haha. From the way he's really pushing out against my belly all the time now, I think he's got no space to stretch out anymore, hehe. I can feel I've become bigger judging from the mission it is to get up from the floor or out of bed, it must look somewhat comical, because that's what it feels like hehehe. I must say I'm not really uncomfy in bed at all, so I'm glad about that because many seem to complain that they don't snooze well.
We've been having a heat wave here these last few days so of course I've been complaining my ass off because I hate the heat and have never been able to tolerate it well at all - especially not when I have to do stuff . . . anything at all really, lol . . . but ESPECIALLY blow wave my hair with a hot hairdrier :S. But thank goodness I haven't been getting extra hot due to the pregnancy - everyone thinks I'm complaining about the heat just because I'm pregnant, but ummmmm, we're in a heat wave, THAT'S why I'm hot lol. Ish. I complain EVERY year that I'm hot anyway. Speaking of which, I hope my hospital room is gonna have a GOOD aircon!
I'm still having braxton hicks contractions regularly and it's a tad uncomfy to walk while having one of those, but nothing serious. They have become stronger during this last week especially and I now get a weird tightness in my chest everytime I get them, but after googling it, it seems I'm not the only one so I suppose it's normal.
Anyhoo, I have my last doc appointment on the 26th for our final check up - can't believe that time has come! Which reminds me that I must still take another belly pic or 2 before Aidan comes!
Monday, 12 November 2012
23 Day to Go!
days to go until we're Noob Mum & Noob Dad! :D
Dunno where the time went, this pregnancy went soooo fast. Aidan's hiccuping everyday now. My belly is also feeling quite weighty when I lay on my side, so I've started putting a small pillow under my belly and it's more comfy now because it doesn't feel like it's "pulling" down anymore. And the acid reflux hasn't improved yet but I don't expect it to during these last few weeks I suppose - boo - can't wait to be rid of that! Otherwise no other new discomforts. :)
We had what I think was a little false alarm on Friday when I went for a normal check up - he had to check the cervix and of course I hate those exams haha. But before he did the exam he checked my blood pressure and it was about 160 / 110 and I told him it could be because of the exam he's about to do, but he wasn't convinced (just for safety's sake) that that's all it was, so he ended up admitting me to hospital immediately after the exam and said he's going to give me cortisone injections to develop baby's lungs just in case I had to have an emergency c-section done.
So I ended up staying in hospital over night where they monitored my blood pressure - which had already dropped by then and was close to normal the whole time I was admitted - and they monitored baby's heart beat a few times and gave me cortisone and put me on a low dose blood pressure pill for a few days. The doc was satisfied that it did seem to be a false alarm so I was released the next morning. :) The tests didn't show anything wrong and I didn't have pre-eclampsia or anything else and baby was doing perfectly too. So that was the end of that. :)
While they were monitoring baby's heart beat, the machine also picked up that I was having braxton hicks contractions, and I was like HUH? I had no idea I'd been having them. Sometimes I'd feel my belly go hard, but I always assumed it was just because of baby moving around putting pressure around there, but the nurse said nope, it's BH, so it turns out I've been having them for a few weeks already but I didn't realize it - I thought I'd feel muscles contracting or something, but it's nothing like that at all. Oh well, it's all normal for BH to begin long before baby's due, it's just the body "practicing" for labour.
The baby shower was also held the afternoon I was released, so I'm glad I was released earlier so that we didn't have to cancel the party! :) Aidan got soooo many things that we have just about nothing left that we need to get for him, so that helped out a lot. :D Will post some pics next time after I've got the photos ready. :D
Well I still have lots of baby clothes and blankies and stuff to wash, so let me get back to that!
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
35 Days to Go - The Countdown Begins!
35 days until we're officially a Noob Mum and Noob Dad! (well, noobs to human babies anyway). :D We still can't imagine being parents, so it's weird. Unless it's one of those things that you imagine is gonna be weird but when it actually happens you just kinda go with the flow and it ends up not feeling weird. Know what I mean? Hehe. But we can't wait.
DAYS to go!
DAYS to go!Tuesday, 23 October 2012
31 Week 4D Scan
Had this done yesterday. We got a few good pics before he decided to turn around and only give us the back of his head. :P
And this one looks like a little smile. :)
The scans put him at around 32 weeks on average and a natural due date of 15 Dec, with a weight of about 1 850 grams, so he picked up about 400 grams since our last scan about 2 weeks ago. And so far his head, abdomen and femur measurements are still all good. :D
At our last scan he was upside down but yesterday he's turned around again which means my bladder is no longer being punched but kicked - lovely. :P Because he's now in breech the doc is recommending a c-section (which is what I wanted anyway), so now I have to update the info with the medical aid. So his b'day is going to be 4 December. :) At least it's a decent while before Xmas. :D
My mum and sis are arranging a baby shower for 10 Nov so I can't wait to see if Aidan's gonna get something cute (I know my mum's apparently got a bunch of clothes which are no doubt cute, hehe). He loves getting gifts. :D And THEN we'll probably have our last baby-stuff shopping spree if we still need anything. I hope his nursery curtains and bed stuff is gonna be ready in time! Although we want to keep him in our room in the beginning which means I'd like to get him a smaller portable bed of some sort because his cot is too big to stand next to our bed because it's gonna feel really cramped in the room and that's gonna bug me. :O So not sure what to get yet that's not gonna work out too expensive. I wanted this, but at R2 200 it's a bit too pricey for a temporary second bed:
It's cool because it has a little bed that you attach to the top of the campcot and so you can see baby while you're in bed. So we'll see what's second best!
This one looks so cute with the puffy cheeks: :D
At our last scan he was upside down but yesterday he's turned around again which means my bladder is no longer being punched but kicked - lovely. :P Because he's now in breech the doc is recommending a c-section (which is what I wanted anyway), so now I have to update the info with the medical aid. So his b'day is going to be 4 December. :) At least it's a decent while before Xmas. :D
My mum and sis are arranging a baby shower for 10 Nov so I can't wait to see if Aidan's gonna get something cute (I know my mum's apparently got a bunch of clothes which are no doubt cute, hehe). He loves getting gifts. :D And THEN we'll probably have our last baby-stuff shopping spree if we still need anything. I hope his nursery curtains and bed stuff is gonna be ready in time! Although we want to keep him in our room in the beginning which means I'd like to get him a smaller portable bed of some sort because his cot is too big to stand next to our bed because it's gonna feel really cramped in the room and that's gonna bug me. :O So not sure what to get yet that's not gonna work out too expensive. I wanted this, but at R2 200 it's a bit too pricey for a temporary second bed:
Friday, 5 October 2012
28 Weeks 4 Days
I think I felt the little goober hiccup for the first time last night - or was it really early this morning . . . I dunno! :) I just happened to read about it the other day and wondered when I'll start noticing it. Well it feels sort of like a heart beat, rhythmic and evenly paced and it's really slight so it's easy to distinguish from kicking or squirming. So I assume those were hiccups. :D
Anyway, that's all I wanted to say! We have another dr appointment today, so we'll see if there's any new developments, and I have to register my delivery with the hospital today so hopefully that all goes smoothly.
Anyway, that's all I wanted to say! We have another dr appointment today, so we'll see if there's any new developments, and I have to register my delivery with the hospital today so hopefully that all goes smoothly.
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
28 Weeks 2 Days & Nursery Update
Aidan's 71% complete and he's also getting much more active. :D Besides the usual kicks and squirming, last night it felt like he was jumping up and down, hehe. We really can't wait until he gets here already. :D
I saw a cute growth chart sticker and of course I had to get it. We stuck it on the cupboard door - it came with some extra animals so I just stuck them on the other door. Cute! :D
Me and my mum went fabric shopping for the curtains and bedding and FINALLY found something cute and affordable and in the colour scheme and animal theme that I wanted - this is what the curtains and duvet cover are going to be made from:
And I also knitted a blankie. I can't knit but I bought a loom knitter 'cause it looked like fun to use (and it is!) and so I had to make something with it, so why not a fluffy blankie?! You can only make things of limited size though, so I had to knit 4 squares and then "sew" them together, so you can see one of the joins going through the blankie, but oh well:
At the mo I'm working on a (hopefully cute) mobile for either above the cot or above the changing station, we'll see. So I'll post that when it's done! :D
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
26 Weeks 1 Day
Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, this heartburn / acid reflux thing has been getting worse so I now have to find something to do about it. :/ Last night it felt like I had heartburn almost constantly coming and going for half the night. So see my next post HERE on some possible heartburn solutions. :)
And it feels like I'm starting to feel queezy again sometimes. Boo.
On a happier note, Aidan's still kicking and squirming around a lot, and lately it feels like he's kicking into my ribs too, hehe. It's weird to see my stomach move when he does, it feels like I'm watching one of those alien movies where someone's got an alien inside them.
And we got a really cute fabric for the nursery curtains and bed stuff, so I can't wait until they've been made already! :D
And it feels like I'm starting to feel queezy again sometimes. Boo.
On a happier note, Aidan's still kicking and squirming around a lot, and lately it feels like he's kicking into my ribs too, hehe. It's weird to see my stomach move when he does, it feels like I'm watching one of those alien movies where someone's got an alien inside them.
And on a sadder note again (well sorta sad) - we can't shop for baby stuff anymore until after the baby shower in November :O But that's ok, at least we get to save a little money. :) So all I have to do is stay OUT of shops that sell cute baby clothes.
And we got a really cute fabric for the nursery curtains and bed stuff, so I can't wait until they've been made already! :D
Thursday, 13 September 2012
24 Weeks 3 Days & We Got the Pram
We had our first appointment last week with the Dr who will be delivering Aidan. :D He delivered my sis-in-law's baby in Jun this year so I thought I'd give him a try too and so far he's nice. :) Here's a scan he did:
That's his arm and hand there. :D It was also really cute 'cause we could make out his nose and mouth too - I should have told him to capture that one! Oh well.....maybe next time. We could also see his spine this time and yet another confirmation that he's a boy, hehe. Everything else is fine too says the doc. He's been in breech for the last couple of scans but it seems that's normal this early in pregnancy and sometimes they only move into the right position within the last 2 weeks or so - not that this matters much to me since I'm planning a C-section anyway!
He said we could see a dark spot where the bladder is which means the kidneys are working and we could see a dark spot where the stomach is which means he can swallow. :)
Our next app is for beginning Oct and then we have to register the delivery and book a bed at the hospital. I'm choosing to have a C-section so I'm beginning to get nervous. :O Also hospitals make me nervous. :S So I already can't wait for all that to be over and to be back home again. Hopefully their food is good...you think one can request double serving of dessert with the meals?? :)
And we found a pram we like and Weed (aka me dad, hehe - he's been Weed since decades ago, dunno where the name came from) offered to pay for half of it, so we got a really cool pram for half price. :D
It's got brakes, shocks, a mosquito net and even a rain "jacket" to cover the whole pram. Oh, and little tables for me and Aidan's snacks. :D And the hippo is what my sis got for Aidan - it's seriously the cutest hippo on earth. :)
He said we could see a dark spot where the bladder is which means the kidneys are working and we could see a dark spot where the stomach is which means he can swallow. :)
Our next app is for beginning Oct and then we have to register the delivery and book a bed at the hospital. I'm choosing to have a C-section so I'm beginning to get nervous. :O Also hospitals make me nervous. :S So I already can't wait for all that to be over and to be back home again. Hopefully their food is good...you think one can request double serving of dessert with the meals?? :)
And we found a pram we like and Weed (aka me dad, hehe - he's been Weed since decades ago, dunno where the name came from) offered to pay for half of it, so we got a really cool pram for half price. :D
Friday, 17 August 2012
21 Weeks 4 Days & More Nursery Decor
Yesterday we had our 21w3d scan and everything shows that all is good. :)
Heart beat's at 139bpm (the heart beat is that graph thingy at the bottom) and apparently he weighs about 512 grams. I think that little blob at the top right is his left hand and the big blob in the middle is his chest viewed from the top (he's been bisected in half by the sonar, hehe). So far the expected date for natural delivery is around 18 Dec, but I'm having a C-section so it will be about 2 weeks earlier. The further away from Xmas the better, haha!
The other day he really started to squiggle around a LOT more, not just kicking like usual but something that feels like he's doing summersaults or something. :D Feels weird. I'm not sure when he snoozes, but it feels like he's awake most of the day and moving around, but I haven't noticed yet that he's moving around in the middle of the night when we're snoozing - or at least he's not kicking hard enough to wake me up. :)
I haven't really gained weight yet - I'm more or less now what I was before I became pregnant, so hopefully this is a good sign that I won't pick up unnecessary weight during the rest of the pregnancy!
And I think I may have exhibited a few instances of what they call "pregnancy brain". :O The other day I see that my bottle of water is standing in the TV room (when it's supposed to be in the fridge) and I ask Noob Dad if he put my bottle there and he said no. I have NO memory of taking it out of the fridge and putting it in any other room! And I know he wouldn't have put it there because HIS bottle of water always stands on the kitchen counter because in winter fridge water is too cold for him so he doesn't drink from my bottle. How weird . . . And in the nursery we bought a chest of drawers and Noob Dad opened the draws so that we could air them since they smell of new wood and stuff. One day he mentions that he noticed I closed the drawers and I said "no I didn't!" and he said well neither did he. So whether that one was me too I have no idea! lol I mean, I'm sure we all do stuff sometimes that we don't particularly remember doing, but nothing as weird as this water bottle incident. Oh well. :D Apparently this pregnancy brain thing is your hormones messing around with you and having a laugh at your expense again, combined with the fact that you may be a bit more tired than usual so your brain isn't always as "optimally functional" as it should be, hehe.
And I've made some more decor for Aidan's room. :D I painted little wooden tray thingies and used them as frames. Then I remembered that I had the cutest little animal keyrings (and I just happened to have 4, a zebra, leopard, lion and giraffe), so I made them sit in the frames and I think it looks too cute! :D
I have another wall to decorate so I have to think up something interesting and different again. Weeeee! :D
Also, we have a HUGE-ass fabric shop that sells not only TONS of fabrics and curtains but just about EVERYTHING else related too . . . yet we couldn't find ANY nice fabrics for the nursery, booooo. :( In this post I have a pic of the colour scheme I want, but all the shop has is these nasty bright green fabrics or dark greens that aren't really nice for a baby's room. *sniff* So I'm hoping we can find something nice and cute in Pretoria.
The other day he really started to squiggle around a LOT more, not just kicking like usual but something that feels like he's doing summersaults or something. :D Feels weird. I'm not sure when he snoozes, but it feels like he's awake most of the day and moving around, but I haven't noticed yet that he's moving around in the middle of the night when we're snoozing - or at least he's not kicking hard enough to wake me up. :)
I haven't really gained weight yet - I'm more or less now what I was before I became pregnant, so hopefully this is a good sign that I won't pick up unnecessary weight during the rest of the pregnancy!
And I think I may have exhibited a few instances of what they call "pregnancy brain". :O The other day I see that my bottle of water is standing in the TV room (when it's supposed to be in the fridge) and I ask Noob Dad if he put my bottle there and he said no. I have NO memory of taking it out of the fridge and putting it in any other room! And I know he wouldn't have put it there because HIS bottle of water always stands on the kitchen counter because in winter fridge water is too cold for him so he doesn't drink from my bottle. How weird . . . And in the nursery we bought a chest of drawers and Noob Dad opened the draws so that we could air them since they smell of new wood and stuff. One day he mentions that he noticed I closed the drawers and I said "no I didn't!" and he said well neither did he. So whether that one was me too I have no idea! lol I mean, I'm sure we all do stuff sometimes that we don't particularly remember doing, but nothing as weird as this water bottle incident. Oh well. :D Apparently this pregnancy brain thing is your hormones messing around with you and having a laugh at your expense again, combined with the fact that you may be a bit more tired than usual so your brain isn't always as "optimally functional" as it should be, hehe.
And I've made some more decor for Aidan's room. :D I painted little wooden tray thingies and used them as frames. Then I remembered that I had the cutest little animal keyrings (and I just happened to have 4, a zebra, leopard, lion and giraffe), so I made them sit in the frames and I think it looks too cute! :D
Also, we have a HUGE-ass fabric shop that sells not only TONS of fabrics and curtains but just about EVERYTHING else related too . . . yet we couldn't find ANY nice fabrics for the nursery, booooo. :( In this post I have a pic of the colour scheme I want, but all the shop has is these nasty bright green fabrics or dark greens that aren't really nice for a baby's room. *sniff* So I'm hoping we can find something nice and cute in Pretoria.
RE the curtains, I thought of an idea just in case we don't find nice curtain fabric - we could use white curtains with green net curtain behind it, and on the right and left sides we put some more net curtain over the white curtain and keep them tied to the sides with curtain tie-backs so that it's only the white curtains that open and close - that could work, eh? But ALL-white curtains, ish . . . can we keep the white, that's the question, haha. But it's very dusty here so I think even without any help from ourselves, these curtains ain't gonna remain white. *sigh* What to do, what to do . . .
Monday, 30 July 2012
Random Pregnancy News
Aidan's 19 weeks today! (according to my calculations anyway - the doctors always put him a few days to a week older, hmph - probably because they all use those little pregnancy charts of theirs that most likely state that baby's age is determined by the fact that you ovulate 2 weeks after your last period, but I always tell them I ovulated a week later because I have longer cycle . . . by ANYWAY).
Last night he was being really active for a while there just after we got into bed, the most active that I've noticed so far. :D Even Noob Dad had a chance to feel it this time, 'cause usually he'd only kick (or punch?!) once and then you'd wait AGES for another one, so Noob Dad would always miss them, but not this time!
According to this size chart, he's more or less 15.3cm big now, and I can definitely see that I'm now pregnant. And I'm finding it hard to find some nice loose-fitting tops! It looks like I MAY have to visit a maternity store now . . .
And on a sadder note, I've gone and picked me up some stretchmarks on my boobs. :( And it's itchy!!! And you're not allowed to scratch because it aggravates the stretchmarks more and could make them worse. But luckily the worst seems to be over now . . . I started using this cream about a week ago, twice a day - hopefully it helps with the marks! :
But it's a hard butter and so it's a schlepp to apply.
And I'm gonna get me some bio-oil this week too, it sounds to be pretty good:
Now onto some more "fun" pregnancy things. From about the 14th week I started noticing that I was getting heart palpitations - it feels like a skipped heart beat and heavy pounding heart beats - it's REALLY annoying especially since it tends to become worse (ie more noticeable) when you lie down and are trying to take a nap or snooze (or at least that's when you notice it more because you're being peaceful and still) - it's distracting and difficult to doze off while this is going on. This last week or so it seems to have eased up a bit, thank goodness, and I don't notice it that much anymore.
It seems to be quite a normal thing during pregnancy - they say it's caused by your crazy hormones and the extra blood flowing around in your body now.
And I've been getting something like heart burn a little more regularly at times these days too - they say this is caused by the diaphragm that's a bit more relaxed during pregnancy and so acids move on up your digestive tract more freely - I'm not sure if it's real heartburn because I've heard it's quite uncomfy or painful? I dunno, but mine is more sort of ticklish as it moves up the pipe and that makes me need to cough and that in turn sometimes gives me a stomach muscle cramp (also another common thing during pregnancy because of your muscles stretching and adjusting etc to accommodate the pregnancy) . . . aaahhh . . . fun times.
And now onto the fun stuff. :D Mostly to do with baby-stuff shopping. :D We've collected a few items of clothes and socks and his first pair of teeny shoes, and later this week we're going to get his cot and a chest of drawers / compactum for his room. :D I've also knitted him 2 blankies, and I got a cute baby food preparation thingy last week - so far I've tested out the steamer and it works good, and the milk bottle warmer function and that works well too! Cooool.
I've also been googling and inquiring about milk pumps and Medela seems to be the best - the Medela Pump in Style Advanced being the best (but it goes for R5000) and the Medela Swing Pump which costs half that but it only pumps one boob at a time where the expensive one pumps both. So since I haven't won the lottery yet, I'm looking into the Swing pump.
Let's see . . . what else was there . . . Oh yes, we still haven't quite figured out where Noob Dad's office is moving to (so that we can use the office as the nursery) - what a schlepp, I really wish we had another bedroom - but we shall make a plan! He's reluctant to move and I don't blame him, 'cause it's the coziest and warmest room in winter. :) All I can say is that hopefully we get to set up the nursery soon after we get the furniture. :D
And oh! I still haven't gained any weight, in fact I'm still about 1-2kg less than what I was before I got pregnant - weird. It must be because of my decreased appetite and often my meal portions (especially dinner) are smaller than what they used to be since I can't always eat so much anymore. Oh well, hopefully I'm losing some much needed "extras" around the belly region, hehehe.
And finally, some general stuff - I actually can't wait for summer to come back! And this isn't something I say all the time since I tend to not like the warmer months because they can get TOO hot at times and then I'm in heat hell. But winters are brutal in this house and I think I've just had enough winter this year. I think winter started early this year, so hopefully that means it'll end early too. :)
Last night he was being really active for a while there just after we got into bed, the most active that I've noticed so far. :D Even Noob Dad had a chance to feel it this time, 'cause usually he'd only kick (or punch?!) once and then you'd wait AGES for another one, so Noob Dad would always miss them, but not this time!
According to this size chart, he's more or less 15.3cm big now, and I can definitely see that I'm now pregnant. And I'm finding it hard to find some nice loose-fitting tops! It looks like I MAY have to visit a maternity store now . . .
And on a sadder note, I've gone and picked me up some stretchmarks on my boobs. :( And it's itchy!!! And you're not allowed to scratch because it aggravates the stretchmarks more and could make them worse. But luckily the worst seems to be over now . . . I started using this cream about a week ago, twice a day - hopefully it helps with the marks! :
And I'm gonna get me some bio-oil this week too, it sounds to be pretty good:
It seems to be quite a normal thing during pregnancy - they say it's caused by your crazy hormones and the extra blood flowing around in your body now.
And I've been getting something like heart burn a little more regularly at times these days too - they say this is caused by the diaphragm that's a bit more relaxed during pregnancy and so acids move on up your digestive tract more freely - I'm not sure if it's real heartburn because I've heard it's quite uncomfy or painful? I dunno, but mine is more sort of ticklish as it moves up the pipe and that makes me need to cough and that in turn sometimes gives me a stomach muscle cramp (also another common thing during pregnancy because of your muscles stretching and adjusting etc to accommodate the pregnancy) . . . aaahhh . . . fun times.
And now onto the fun stuff. :D Mostly to do with baby-stuff shopping. :D We've collected a few items of clothes and socks and his first pair of teeny shoes, and later this week we're going to get his cot and a chest of drawers / compactum for his room. :D I've also knitted him 2 blankies, and I got a cute baby food preparation thingy last week - so far I've tested out the steamer and it works good, and the milk bottle warmer function and that works well too! Cooool.
I've also been googling and inquiring about milk pumps and Medela seems to be the best - the Medela Pump in Style Advanced being the best (but it goes for R5000) and the Medela Swing Pump which costs half that but it only pumps one boob at a time where the expensive one pumps both. So since I haven't won the lottery yet, I'm looking into the Swing pump.
Let's see . . . what else was there . . . Oh yes, we still haven't quite figured out where Noob Dad's office is moving to (so that we can use the office as the nursery) - what a schlepp, I really wish we had another bedroom - but we shall make a plan! He's reluctant to move and I don't blame him, 'cause it's the coziest and warmest room in winter. :) All I can say is that hopefully we get to set up the nursery soon after we get the furniture. :D
And oh! I still haven't gained any weight, in fact I'm still about 1-2kg less than what I was before I got pregnant - weird. It must be because of my decreased appetite and often my meal portions (especially dinner) are smaller than what they used to be since I can't always eat so much anymore. Oh well, hopefully I'm losing some much needed "extras" around the belly region, hehehe.
And finally, some general stuff - I actually can't wait for summer to come back! And this isn't something I say all the time since I tend to not like the warmer months because they can get TOO hot at times and then I'm in heat hell. But winters are brutal in this house and I think I've just had enough winter this year. I think winter started early this year, so hopefully that means it'll end early too. :)
Monday, 23 July 2012
18 Weeks - Aidan Moves
I think (I THINK) I felt him move today :D I was laying in bed with my hand resting on my belly and felt something. It definitely wasn't gas (lol) and I doubt it was a muscle twitch either, so it must have been Aidan! :D
Today he's 18 weeks old and is 46% complete, with 154 days to go!
Today he's 18 weeks old and is 46% complete, with 154 days to go!
Saturday, 21 July 2012
It's Gonna be an Aidan!
2 days ago we found out it's gonna be a baby Aidan. :) First we thought we weren't going to see anything because he wasn't in the right position, and the doc said it sort of looked like it could be a baby Danielle, but then he squiggled around and gave us a good view, hehehe . . .
At 17 weeks & 3 days and baby's 12.8cm big with a heart beat of 153 bpm. And apparently he weighs about 237 grams - I dunno how the machine can tell that, but anyway! He did some measurements of the head, the midsection and the femur and everything is perfect he says. :D
So now that we know the gender, we could finally start buying some clothes! :D We found some cute stuff but some of them's going to have to lay around for a while because they're suitable for 3-6 months old and some from 6-12 months :O. Hehe. It's going to be a summer baby, and it's winter at the moment, so it's not easy finding summer clothes - we managed to find a few, but the rest will have to be bought later.
And in about 2 weeks' time we're going to get the cot and compactum / chest of drawers for his bedroom, yippeeee!
And on another good note, the nauseousness has mostly disappeared, but there are still some foods that I don't even wanna get a faint whiff of. :S
So now that we know the gender, we could finally start buying some clothes! :D We found some cute stuff but some of them's going to have to lay around for a while because they're suitable for 3-6 months old and some from 6-12 months :O. Hehe. It's going to be a summer baby, and it's winter at the moment, so it's not easy finding summer clothes - we managed to find a few, but the rest will have to be bought later.
And in about 2 weeks' time we're going to get the cot and compactum / chest of drawers for his bedroom, yippeeee!
And on another good note, the nauseousness has mostly disappeared, but there are still some foods that I don't even wanna get a faint whiff of. :S
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