My poor baby has been going through hell with his teeth! They seem to come close to breaking through, only for it to go back down again! Then after a day or so they start to come back up again, but stop just before breaking through! I am very frustrated & Michael is trying hard to deal with the pain as I cant go giving him panadol every day!! Nothing else is helping with the pain either, so I am just giving him cool wet face-washers to chew on as well as his teething rings. Once the first one breaks through the rest wont be as painful untill his back molars start to come through. But I am not going to even think about that right now!!

Last week I took Michael upto Geelong to visit my mother in law. It was the first time he actually met her. We stayed for just under a week. The train trip up was great, but by the time we came home Michael was grumpy & grizzly! He didnt like being away from home & out of his routine. He was also teething as well, making him one cranky little bubba!! It took days to get him back into his routine again. But we got back into it again. Poor little boy was permanetly on my hip & cried every time I put him down. I am glad to have my hip back. I am also glad to have my happy little boy back!!.                 

Michael has hurt himself twice in 12 hours!! Last night I was stupid enough to put him on my bed while I got a bib from the drawers next to my bed, of course in that split second he rolled off the bed & hurt his head. I felt awful!! I also know better than to do that!! Why I did it, I dont know. Its common sense not to put a rolling baby on any surface above floor level! Then this morning he was on the floor & rolled into the corner of our entertainment unit. Which has marked his head with a huge nasty scratch!! So now Michael has had 3 hurts so far in his short little life!! His first one was when my 4yo brother dropped a toy on his face that he was trying to show Michael. I am just thankful that the bed incident didnt cause any injuries other than a awful fright. (My bed is very low.)

Jeremy is doing his orientation for school. Josh is in a prep/1 class, so one day a week Jem & Josh are in the same class together. Josh has been showing Jem what to do, which has made it so much easier for Jem. I still cant believe that next year both the boys will be at school!! It will be only Michael at home. I am thinking about studying again, do a course or go back to work. Otherwise I will go crazy sitting around the house.

Anyway, I have to go as Michael has just woken up. I miss him when he has his sleeps. Bye for now...

                                                                                                                        Sherrie-May

Ah, school goes back tomorrow. Thank God for that because today the boys seem to be going out of their way to make me yell!!

Michael is growing so fast. Is eating, rolling, trying to crawl, but thankfully he hasnt figured out what to do with his arms yet. He has also started teething, my poor baby......So I have stocked up on bonjela, panadol & Nurofen has not only changed its flavour but it can be used on babies from 3 months now. So I got a large bottle of nurofen as the older boys can use it as well. I also got some teething rings of variouse sizes as well. And of course plastic backed bibs to keep his chest dry of dribble, I dont want him getting another cold. I had trouble finding those bibs here in Horsham, but again I got them ordered in. The baby shop we have here loves me or hates me as I am always getting them to order in stuff for Michael. I have just ordered the fisher price preciouce planet high chair & the matching mobile/projector. I cant wait to pick them up on monday. I cant wait to include him in dinner time. We all sit together every night for dinner. I think its very important to do this, the only time the boys get to eat in the lounge is when we get take out which isnt very often.

I had my 12yo sister Tammara come & stay for school holidays. Which meant I had to give up my bed in Michaels room & sleep next to Brad for the first time in years. (We are a family NOT a couple) My Lord he snores, I ended up sleeping on the couch most nights; unless I went to bed early & got to sleep fast!! But apart from that it was quiet nice to have her up here. And it also gives Mum & Tam a break from each other. (Typical parent/teenager stuff!) Josh couldnt wait to get rid of her & Jem didnt want her to go, he even cried when she left.  While she was here we went with my friends to the horsham show. The kids all had a great time & I spent lots of money; which is exactly what its all about I guess. Tam went home the next morning & Brad took the two older boys to the movies to see UP. They all had a fantastic time. Now its sunday night & I cant wait for school to start in the morning!

Its 6:30 pm & Michael is in bed, the boys are finishing dinner & then we are all going to bed. I might even go now & let Brad put the boys to bed. Actuall that sounds good.

Goodnight........

                             Sherrie-May

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Now I cant remember what I was saying.... Oh yes, Michael was fed his first real solids yesterday. He had pears as they are one of the easiest foods to digest for little tummies. I was just giving him his thickener as a watery paste for the last week as I knew he could have that as he does in every bottle! But we got the official go ahead from our health nurse on wednesday. Which was quiet a relief for me as he was really giving everyone a hard time when we would be eating. Michael learnt how to reach out & grab by trying to grab the food off my fork during dinner. Now every time he grabs something, he gets excited & puts it in his mouth as fast as he can. He thinks I am going to take it off him like I did with my dinner when ever he'd get something off my fork or plate. Anyway, after deciding to feed Michael homecooked foods only; Michael & I jumped on the bus today & headed for the fruit & veg section of our local supermarket. We chose two differant variety of pears & a granny smith apple. Armed with our two pears & an apple we headed home to stew a pear & then puree it. Michael fell asleep on the bus ride home, & woke up just as his pear puree was cool enough to eat. (He smelt food.) He loved it! So much he wasn't happy when he finished his serving, but we quickley got a bottle for him.

This morning when we woke up, I put him down on his play mat/gym & he rolled for the first time!!! When I came back into the room he was laying on his tummy pushing himself up on his arms!! We couldn't believe our eyes as he hates being on his tummy, & there he was on his tummy & he got there all by himself!! So I pulled the camera out & got some photos. In the last two weeks he has learnt how to reach out & grab, put things in his mouth, started solids & rolling over. I also had to buy him some bigger clothes today as he is growing so fast!

Josh has been trying to pull alot of sick days lately. He was having some trouble at school but wouldnt talk to us about it. It has worked itself out so it seems. Josh is back to himself again anyway. If Ithink there is any thing else wrong I will go talk to the school.

Jeremy is doing better at kinder. We are using incentives. Its working.

Anyway I have to go as Michael is getting tired & wants to get out of the sling.  So bye for now, ( at least I finished this entry...     Sherrie-May

For almost a month now Michael has been wanting food. At first I just gave him top ups, but it wasnt long before he would wake when he smelt lunch & dinner cooking. Then at the start he would just watch, then he started crying at each mealtime to be picked up so he could try to grab stuff off your plate or fork as it passed. (Often ending up with his bib in his mouth)  So then at dinner time I took the Karicare food thickener I add to his bottle & made it into a very sloppy paste. He would only have a few baby spoonfuls, but it kept him happy all week. Yesterday we went to the health centre for his 4 month old needles, our health nurse said it was fine to start him on solids.

Will have to finish tommorrow.