December 2010 babies!

Just wanted to share another good find of mine. Noah got too big for his baby bath and we don't have a bath at home so I got him a bigger baby bath that he will fit in for ages, probably till about 2 or so. I got it off trademe but its from an online baby store

http://www.trademe.co.nz/baby-gear/bath-time/baths/auction-388293896.htm

Im posting a pic on my facebook in a min of him trying it out. He loves it cos it was a lot deeper than the baby bath and doesn't have the ramp thing in the middle that you lay them on when they are little. He loves his bath so I didn't want to switch to showering him

Good idea WJ, we got Violet something similar after she got too big for her tummy tub (and our bathroom still isn't finished). She really loves it, although spends most of the time trying to eat her toes (really hope this phase ends soon, last night she forgot to lift her toes to her mouth so tried to put her mouth to her toes instead and got a face full of water! oops.. bad mummy)

Gave Violet some pear for the first time today and she seemed to like it. She certainly didn't appreciate the banana I tried the other day, the face she made was so funny, plus she did this little head shake and grimace - super cute).

WJ - that sounds like more than teething nappies to me. My understanding is that they get smellier and a bit looser but multiple times a day, every day sounds like something more. I don't envy you getting samples!

Ticking along here. Alex has decided he hates to sit. He must either be standing (someone has to hold him) or lying down. We get him in his Bumbo for food, but if he hasn't got something in his hand/mouth then he arches back over it, pushing his hips up out of the seat. We figure if he wants to spend his time arched like a backwards banana then that's his choice.

chunkymonkey - hope your move went well and you are all settled in

Hey there Guest :) Welcome to the group :)

Well I thought things were improving here, been flat out with my girl, the bronchiolitis was going, had 39.6 temps in the afternoon but dose of pamol kills that off all good. Life got a lot worse this morning when she woke at 3am, very unusual. Then she didn't want to feed well so not sure why she woke, I put her into bed with me so she could help herself which she didn't really do and I felt her go relax. I thought oh good she is asleep but couldn't hear her noisy breathing. Put my hand on her chest to no rise and fall and no heart beat. I shook her and no response so screamed and flicked light on. She then startled and cried. I thought her last antics scared me but this topped that, I keep thinking what if she hadn't been in my bed??!!

Oh gosh craftlovers... my heart goes out to you hun.

oh my goodness CL thats not cool! i wonder why she did that? keep an eye on her and straight back to the hospital if that happens again i reckon! scary!!

Mucky you sound in the wars too! and poor kenzie
hi everyone else and hugs to those who need them! x x

WJ sounds like a wee tummy bug to me..teething shouldnt be THAT bad should it? honestly, tummy bugs are everywhere at the mo, i know people in auckland, hamilton, palmy nth, wellington, dunedin and blenheim who all have a tummy bug this week!!! as long as hes getting enough fluids he should be ok i reckon, but if continues too much longer id go back to the doc..poor wee boy!


its really cute introducing new foods to them ay- wheni give Maddy something new for dinner she doesnt expect and gives that little shudder thing too hehe, but opens her mouth for more and in a few mouthfulls shes used to it and loving her dinner again lol.
today tho she has been GRUMPY!!! seriously screaming the house down all afternoon. gave her a hot bath to relax her, which helped, but the second i got her out she screamed again! i think shes constipated poor poppet shes finally asleep in bed after 2 hours of screaming, even cuddling her wouldnt settle her..was quite upsetting for me, my little girl is never like this! but held it together, hoping she sleeps a couple of hours and feels better soon. DH is out tonight so i cant go to the shop and buy some prunes or anything for her.. i have a tin of pears, but they are "lite" pears so have artificial sweetener in them..they should be ok to give on the one off tho ay?? actually, doesnt artificial sweetener have a laxative effect? just hate seeing her so uncomfy and sad
aww i can hear her groaning to herself in her bedroom..so sad...

ooh thanks WJ ill try that! she did do a teeny poo last night, it wasnt too hard or anything, but there wasnt much at all..for 4 days now shes done nothing other than the tiny bit last night but is in a happier mood today and not waking from her sleeps screaming..so will leave it another day and see what happens. gave her some pureed peach for dinner last night with lots of juice from the tin blended in, so hopefully thats helped a bit.

hehe so cute Noah is such a busy boy!

went to farmers today and there was a huge sale on the baby clothes from summer etc left over, got Maddy 2 cute wee pairs of cotton shorts for summer (size 1) for $2 a pair- BARGAIN! hehe. also 30% off nursery toys so got her a wee rattly ball. gave it to her in the shop to hold, but got to the checkout and had to take it off her to pay for it and oh my goodness tanty city!! lol was kinda funny tho she was so angry id taken her prized posession from her! hehe shes such a lovely placid child, it really shocks people to hear how impressive her lungs are when she goes for it and loses her temper!

MM - I know the feeling (about going back to work etc). A quick search just flicked up this from the secondary collective:

up to a further 12 months’ maternity leave (bringing the total entitlement
to a maximum of 24 months’ continuous leave including leave taken prior
to the birth of the teacher’s child) subject to notifying their employer in
writing of their intention to take this leave within 9 months from the date of
commencing maternity leave under 6.3.2(a)(i);

so if you wanted to do the extra 12 months leave I can see that you would have to say so soon. You could talk to them about your intentions, put in writing that you want the leave to extend and then use this bit:

If a relieving teacher is employed it
will be a condition of the relieving appointment that it will be terminated by the employer
concerned within one month from the date that the permanent incumbent gives notice of
intention to return to work early. A teacher must give her employer at least one month’s
notice if it is her intention to return to work before maternity leave expires

to start back whenever you wanted? (it would be the legal loophole, meaning you woukdn't have to decide just now)
Dunno, i'd be having an "informal" chat with the principal soon. Do you get on?

Just plodding along here, good and bad days, ups and downs, cest la vie.

http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsEmploymentConditions/PrimaryTeachersCollectiveAgreement20102012.pdf


page 29/30 contains the relevant infi. It seems quite different to the secondary contract no mention of an additional year? there is an 0800 number for ERS that could be helpful. Also, are you in the union? i'd give them a wee call and just ask what the details are. sorry i gave you the secondary info, i just thought music = secondary, d'oh, lol.

hope there's some more helpful info in that link.

Sounds like it has been a rough time all around.... Glad you are getting some reassurance because of the monitor CL :) let's hope she grows out of it.

Jess is on baby of the day today so if any one fancies voting :) she s the Jessica in the jolly jumper