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Something to celebrate (but not the election). August 22, 2010

Filed under: family,Parenting,Raising a Child — rakster @ 4:56 pm
Tags: australian federal election, baby sleeping, election woes, policy, sleeping, sleeping baby, voting

Celebration today!

Sleep, glorious sleep. ….

Yes, the getting you back into sleeping through the night effort has paid off. Your dad and I had a lovely sleep all through the night last night (and the night before would have been great except for the rowdy neighbours who decided to have a singalong to 80’s tunes at 3am until your Aunty Reeg went outside wrapped in a towel and told them to pipe down as “don’t you know there is a baby living here” – she said it was friends of theirs rather than the actual neighbours, who we get on with well but were no-where to be seen)! Two nights in a row you’ve made it through from 7pm to 7am again without a peep.

Without a peep!! And so, the disappointment and disillusionment I feel (more…)

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Level of understanding – babies ‘get’ a lot more than I give them credit for August 11, 2010

Filed under: activities for kids,baby stuff,Communication,Parenting,Raising a Child,Sign Language — rakster @ 12:32 pm
Tags: baby sign, baby sign language, baby sleeping, breastfeeding, breastfeeding in the night, communicating baby, goodnight, gorgeous child, signing baby, sleep techniques, sleeping baby, waking baby

Hello!

So. Last night. I was ready to go to uni and was just giving you a breastfeed before running out the door. You’re totally used to the night-time routine, so you knew what was going on. Sometimes if I’m too slow (running behind schedule), you come into the bedroom and get on the bed and tell me, “boobie, boobie, boobie” with your sign language to let me know that it is time for boobie. And then when you’re done sometimes you let me know that you’re ready for the next step (going to Daddy to say goodnight), by signing “Daddy” and saying “DaDa” then signing “Goodbye” (waving). So you’re totally on-top-of-it generally. But last night just blew me away. (more…)

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Your first tooth. For real this time! February 2, 2010

Filed under: baby stuff,development stages — rakster @ 6:47 pm
Tags: baby growing teeth, baby sleep, baby teeth, baby teething, baby tooth, developmental milestone, first tooth, sleeping baby, teething

Hello,

Well baby, you got your first tooth for real today. Yes, I know I’ve blogged about your previous weird ‘tooth’

(which, incidentally is still there and a little weird, but I’ve just gotten used to ignoring it), but today, no mistaking it, a real tooth has emerged.

In the right spot: front and centre on the bottom row. So today you’re 7 (seven) months and one week old and it has emerged. Slightly slower than the average milestone date, I think, but right on cue according to Mayo Clinic.

You slept for HOURS this morning (I took your cue and had a sleep-in too – much needed as your waking in the night has had me a bit short of zzzz). And you are at it again now. SO – teething must be an energy-consuming ordeal. Not too much crying, just a bit clingy.

You bit my boobies when you were feeding yesterday and there was no tooth. Gee I hope you don’t do it too often from now on..

love mum

p.s. I tried to get a photo but it proved difficult…