This cold is dragging on. Can't go to the swimming lesson today because both kids are snot machines.
Hazel is making heavy weather of her morning nap. She took ages to settle, then slept OK for the first 40 minutes (as usual). Now I'm popping in every five minutes to resettle her. Not the best technique I am sure.
It doesn't help that she coughs and wakes herself. She sounds like a smoker. I'm hoping it's not a lung infection yet. Time to get her up, I have had enough dashing in and resettling.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Smoke Haze
When the wind is just right, the morning sun shines through thick smoke from the bushfires, and glows orange in a red haze. The house is filled with apocalyptic orange light.
Crabby babies
With snotty noses and sore legs. Still, they slept from 8.15 PM to 4.30 AM without needing me. Hazel needed re-dummying lots of times after 4.30, but it was not too bad.
It feels so civilised to do the first feed of the day at 7 AM, after the sun is up and everything!
It feels so civilised to do the first feed of the day at 7 AM, after the sun is up and everything!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
A Thought
Trudi is making dinner so I am just sitting here spewing thoughts out my fingers, onto the keyboard, and into this blog. Sorry folks, nasty metaphor.
Here's my thought:
One of these days - maybe next week - I will try dropping the "roll-over feed". This is the one where I wake them to feed them, four hours after their dinner. The idea is that it's better to feed them at a sensible hour like 10, and hope that does them until 7, rather than having them wake hungry at 3 AM.
Cos we fed them tonight at 5.30 PM, the roll-over feed will be at 9.30. This is good. Last night they had dinner really late, so the roll-over was at 11. I slept for a while and set the alarm.
So once they are over their colds and the immunisations (it's been a big week), I'll try dropping it and see when they wake. Maybe they will be able to go through the night without it. Of course if they do my boobs will explode so I'll have to express in the night.
Here's my thought:
One of these days - maybe next week - I will try dropping the "roll-over feed". This is the one where I wake them to feed them, four hours after their dinner. The idea is that it's better to feed them at a sensible hour like 10, and hope that does them until 7, rather than having them wake hungry at 3 AM.
Cos we fed them tonight at 5.30 PM, the roll-over feed will be at 9.30. This is good. Last night they had dinner really late, so the roll-over was at 11. I slept for a while and set the alarm.
So once they are over their colds and the immunisations (it's been a big week), I'll try dropping it and see when they wake. Maybe they will be able to go through the night without it. Of course if they do my boobs will explode so I'll have to express in the night.
Hazel Seems To Be Asleep
I haven't decided if I use Title Caps for the Titles of The Blog Posts, or if I don't. Stay tuned for a decision.
Hazel is asleep now, or at least she is quiet. I find it really hard to know when she is grizzling and making winding-down noises, and when she's getting upset and needs my help. I think tonight I let her go on a bit long when she had changed from grizzling to being upset. Bad mummy.
We are about to watch a video together! Hellboy 2. I expect I will watch an hour of it and then go to bed. WHERE I EXPECT TO GET SOME SLEEP. I am still amazed by the way I get to SLEEP for more than one hour in a row.
Hazel is asleep now, or at least she is quiet. I find it really hard to know when she is grizzling and making winding-down noises, and when she's getting upset and needs my help. I think tonight I let her go on a bit long when she had changed from grizzling to being upset. Bad mummy.
We are about to watch a video together! Hellboy 2. I expect I will watch an hour of it and then go to bed. WHERE I EXPECT TO GET SOME SLEEP. I am still amazed by the way I get to SLEEP for more than one hour in a row.
Sore legs
They won't get polio, hep B, some nasty flu called hib, diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough, or pneumococcal disease, which is good, but today they have sore legs.
One jab in each leg. The needle is very fine, but it went in awfully far. It's no fun being four months old.
One jab in each leg. The needle is very fine, but it went in awfully far. It's no fun being four months old.
Things are on the up
Hazel's cold is improving. Ivy's was not fun yesterday, but she is on the mend too, and I'm nearly better. All in all, a successful first cold.
Yesterday Ivy got really upset when she had a small fever. Trudi went out to get some Baby Panadol, and within ten minutes of taking it, Ivy was smiling again. Marvellous stuff.
The sleeping thing is going pretty well. I think I am over-settling still - rushing in at the first squeak and patting madly. I think I'm trying to avert a big crying event, which is silly, because we don't have many of those.
Last night after we put the girls to bed, I kept chatting with Trudi on the couch while Hazel made noises and chatted to herself. After about half an hour - silence! She had gone to sleep on her own! I did the same thing during the night. When I heard them stir and squeak I STAYED IN BED. This worked well twice, and another time I got up and put Hazel's dummy back in. All good.
However during the day yesterday I did waay too much dummy-popping. Will have to hold off today to see how H handles it.
Immunisations today, as well. They are four months old.
Also, someone at work has rubella, so Trudi went to get her immunity tested on Monday. Turns out she's either had it or been immunised for it: she's immune, so she won't carry it home to the girls. I've also been immunised.
Yesterday Ivy got really upset when she had a small fever. Trudi went out to get some Baby Panadol, and within ten minutes of taking it, Ivy was smiling again. Marvellous stuff.
The sleeping thing is going pretty well. I think I am over-settling still - rushing in at the first squeak and patting madly. I think I'm trying to avert a big crying event, which is silly, because we don't have many of those.
Last night after we put the girls to bed, I kept chatting with Trudi on the couch while Hazel made noises and chatted to herself. After about half an hour - silence! She had gone to sleep on her own! I did the same thing during the night. When I heard them stir and squeak I STAYED IN BED. This worked well twice, and another time I got up and put Hazel's dummy back in. All good.
However during the day yesterday I did waay too much dummy-popping. Will have to hold off today to see how H handles it.
Immunisations today, as well. They are four months old.
Also, someone at work has rubella, so Trudi went to get her immunity tested on Monday. Turns out she's either had it or been immunised for it: she's immune, so she won't carry it home to the girls. I've also been immunised.
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