Monday, April 27, 2009
Playgroups
Last Friday, we all went to the NIMBA playgroup.
NIMBA is the Northern and Inner Multiple Births Association. That means that the play group has a lot more kids than you would expect, given the number of adults present.
Most of the kids are at the running-around stage. A very helpful mum (sorry, your name eludes me) helped me construct a playpen to keep our babies safe from the clattering toddlers and runners. I dumped Trudi in it with the girls and went off to socialise.
When I came back I let them out, and within three seconds of us getting out, the pen was packed with little kids eager for a go in jail.
We won't be able to go to this playgroup again for ten weeks, because my ten-week Mother Baby Program is starting at Northpark. Not really sure what this is about. It runs 10.30am - 3pm every Friday. If I miss a session, I have to pay the $200 health insurance excess again. The amazing part of this program is that THEY HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES. They even have cots set up in separate rooms for them!
Today I took the girls to the Rainbow Playgroup in Fairfield. Again, there were heaps of families. I was assured that it's usually not that busy (I liked its busy-ness anyway).
I think there were about ten mums there, plus two dads. I'm planning to go to this every Monday.
NIMBA is the Northern and Inner Multiple Births Association. That means that the play group has a lot more kids than you would expect, given the number of adults present.
Most of the kids are at the running-around stage. A very helpful mum (sorry, your name eludes me) helped me construct a playpen to keep our babies safe from the clattering toddlers and runners. I dumped Trudi in it with the girls and went off to socialise.
When I came back I let them out, and within three seconds of us getting out, the pen was packed with little kids eager for a go in jail.
We won't be able to go to this playgroup again for ten weeks, because my ten-week Mother Baby Program is starting at Northpark. Not really sure what this is about. It runs 10.30am - 3pm every Friday. If I miss a session, I have to pay the $200 health insurance excess again. The amazing part of this program is that THEY HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES. They even have cots set up in separate rooms for them!
Today I took the girls to the Rainbow Playgroup in Fairfield. Again, there were heaps of families. I was assured that it's usually not that busy (I liked its busy-ness anyway).
I think there were about ten mums there, plus two dads. I'm planning to go to this every Monday.
One of my favourite poems
Is here, in a comment on an old post on the Electrolite blog.
Back in the day when I worked outside the home, I had this pinned up on my cubicle wall. Not sure why I thought of it today.
Back in the day when I worked outside the home, I had this pinned up on my cubicle wall. Not sure why I thought of it today.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Hazel stands
She loves to stand - has ever since she was a few weeks old. She now needs very little support. I wonder if this means she will walk early... kinda hope not.
Must get a photo of her standing. It cracks me up.
Must get a photo of her standing. It cracks me up.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
They slept through the night!
Lately the girls have been waking on and off from about 4am. Last night they went to bed at 6.30pm. i fed them at 10pm, and they went straight back to sleep.
There were a few squeaks in the night, but they did not need my help to fall back to sleep. I went in to get them up at 7am! Hazel was awake and happy, and Ivy was still asleep!
OK something bad has just happened. The girls are playing on the floor with a plastic arch thing that has dangling toys. We got it from someone on eBay. One of the toys that came with it is a musical thing: when you bash it, it plays a section of a tinny little song. It sang to itself all the way as it was being sent here. Luckily it has an OFF switch, which I set it to, as soon as I found it.
The bad thing is that the girls seem to have turned the damn thing on. This has happened a few times now. Geez.
There were a few squeaks in the night, but they did not need my help to fall back to sleep. I went in to get them up at 7am! Hazel was awake and happy, and Ivy was still asleep!
OK something bad has just happened. The girls are playing on the floor with a plastic arch thing that has dangling toys. We got it from someone on eBay. One of the toys that came with it is a musical thing: when you bash it, it plays a section of a tinny little song. It sang to itself all the way as it was being sent here. Luckily it has an OFF switch, which I set it to, as soon as I found it.
The bad thing is that the girls seem to have turned the damn thing on. This has happened a few times now. Geez.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Solids
We have started the girls on solid food. It's a blast.
I'm deeply into the philosophy of baby-led weaning. See the link on the right for more info than you really want.
The short definition of BLW is that you don't bother with mushing things up - you just offer your baby food in its normal state. For example, our girls' first solid food was a steamed carrot stick (one each!). They licked and sucked on them, and got a little bit down their throats, but mostly they just had fun.
That's the big idea of BLW - that for young babies, eating solids should be about fun, socialisation, experimentation, and learning new skills. Actually ingesting stuff is a great bonus.
However, I am spoon-feeding the girls porridge and yoghurt. They are keen on them. Hazel is especially keen on wresting the spoon from my grip and feeding herself. Mostly we end up sailing the spoon into her mouth under dual control.
They have both dropped their consumption of milk. Yesterday we asked our doctor about this (we were there anyway, getting the girls immunised), and she said to not worry if they are still putting on weight, but to think about how to get iron-rich food into them. I might take them in to get weighed at 7 months instead of waiting until 8. Also, it's probably time to give them some meat. Not quite sure how to do this - perhaps a small hunk of steak? Stay tuned for some gruesome photos.
I'm deeply into the philosophy of baby-led weaning. See the link on the right for more info than you really want.
The short definition of BLW is that you don't bother with mushing things up - you just offer your baby food in its normal state. For example, our girls' first solid food was a steamed carrot stick (one each!). They licked and sucked on them, and got a little bit down their throats, but mostly they just had fun.
That's the big idea of BLW - that for young babies, eating solids should be about fun, socialisation, experimentation, and learning new skills. Actually ingesting stuff is a great bonus.
However, I am spoon-feeding the girls porridge and yoghurt. They are keen on them. Hazel is especially keen on wresting the spoon from my grip and feeding herself. Mostly we end up sailing the spoon into her mouth under dual control.
They have both dropped their consumption of milk. Yesterday we asked our doctor about this (we were there anyway, getting the girls immunised), and she said to not worry if they are still putting on weight, but to think about how to get iron-rich food into them. I might take them in to get weighed at 7 months instead of waiting until 8. Also, it's probably time to give them some meat. Not quite sure how to do this - perhaps a small hunk of steak? Stay tuned for some gruesome photos.
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