Alex's 19 (18) month check
Alex went for his 18 month check at the Consultatie Bureau, the day before he turned 19 months old!
Because Mum couldn't be bothered getting out of the house with Oliver, Dad did this visit by himself. Apart from not wanting to be weighed or measured, Alex did well. He is 11.65kg and 80cm tall. Still a shorty!
He's doing great with his motor skills and the Dr wasn't too concerned about his lack of "real" words. Duncan said he was babbling the whole time he was there, so she got to hear almost his full repertoire.
Next check is at the age of 2!
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Friday, 6 March 2009
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Beschuit met muisjes
Traditionally, the Dutch serve "Biscuits with little mice" to celebrate a birth. We made tiny cupcakes for Alex to take to daycare instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beschuit_met_muisjes
Traditionally, the Dutch serve "Biscuits with little mice" to celebrate a birth. We made tiny cupcakes for Alex to take to daycare instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beschuit_met_muisjes
Monday, 2 March 2009
The rest of Alex's week
Poor Alex had a dreadful start to life as a big brother, and poor Dad didn't have a great time either. After his first vomiting episode on Sunday night / Monday morning, Alex was intermittently sick until Wednesday morning. Between a new baby and a sick toddler, our washing machine was running constantly and we had every single sheet and towel in use.
A sick Alex meant that Dad had to spend the whole day looking after him while Mum looked after Oliver. When Alex was born, Mum didn't change a nappy for the first two weeks, but this time around it was a different story. Poor Dad was exhausted because Alex was miserable and needed a LOT of attention.
Luckily we had the Kraamzorg to help with Oliver and they also helped a lot with the washing and doing some shopping so that Dad could concentrate on looking after Alex.
Thursday morning we decided to try daycare again because he seemed a lot better but we received a call around 1pm saying he needed to be picked up. He was exhausted ... basically because he hadn't kept anything down since the weekend.
We kept him home again on Friday, even though again he seemed better and hadn't been sick. It was a better day, but he still obviously didn't feel great. Friday night we were shocked when he was sick again. We hoped that it was due to eating too much, because he had been snacking all day and then ate a relatively large dinner.
The weekend went well and there was no more sickness. Thank goodness! Monday, Alex was back at daycare and has been fine ever since.
Poor Alex had a dreadful start to life as a big brother, and poor Dad didn't have a great time either. After his first vomiting episode on Sunday night / Monday morning, Alex was intermittently sick until Wednesday morning. Between a new baby and a sick toddler, our washing machine was running constantly and we had every single sheet and towel in use.
A sick Alex meant that Dad had to spend the whole day looking after him while Mum looked after Oliver. When Alex was born, Mum didn't change a nappy for the first two weeks, but this time around it was a different story. Poor Dad was exhausted because Alex was miserable and needed a LOT of attention.
Luckily we had the Kraamzorg to help with Oliver and they also helped a lot with the washing and doing some shopping so that Dad could concentrate on looking after Alex.
Thursday morning we decided to try daycare again because he seemed a lot better but we received a call around 1pm saying he needed to be picked up. He was exhausted ... basically because he hadn't kept anything down since the weekend.
We kept him home again on Friday, even though again he seemed better and hadn't been sick. It was a better day, but he still obviously didn't feel great. Friday night we were shocked when he was sick again. We hoped that it was due to eating too much, because he had been snacking all day and then ate a relatively large dinner.
The weekend went well and there was no more sickness. Thank goodness! Monday, Alex was back at daycare and has been fine ever since.
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
What a Day! The Second 24 Hours
Well ... it has been an interesting 24 hours. Apart from cluster feeding every hour last night ... Oliver has been fantastic. Unfortunately Alex has been pushing us to our limits.
He woke a few times during the night, which we put down to the newness of Oliver etc, then around 3.30pm he vomited. Duncan slept with him on the fold out couch and he woke up this morning seeming a lot better. He ate some breakfast, had some drink, we skyped NZ and he was good. Then, he went down for his nap, woke up as we were about to put Oliver in the bath and vomited again.
Duncan and I sorted out Alex while the Kraamzorg (baby nurse who comes to our home for the first week) bathed Oliver ... so we have no pics of his first bath. I hope that this won't cause too much sibling rivalry or resentment in the future!
Alex perked up again, had some lunch, seemed happy, went down for a nap, woke up and was sick again at 5pm. Again, he ate, drank, seemed happy and then was sick again at about 6.30pm. He has no other symptoms, no fever, runny poo or signs of pain and seems happy in between times. It's just so stressful! Fortunately, my milk is coming in already so Oliver has been satisfied between feeds and content to mostly doze so we have had a bit of time for Alex.
I just hope it's a short 24 hour sort of thing ... on top of having to watch Alex be miserable, the washing machine has been going constantly and we're running out of supplies and energy.
Well ... it has been an interesting 24 hours. Apart from cluster feeding every hour last night ... Oliver has been fantastic. Unfortunately Alex has been pushing us to our limits.
He woke a few times during the night, which we put down to the newness of Oliver etc, then around 3.30pm he vomited. Duncan slept with him on the fold out couch and he woke up this morning seeming a lot better. He ate some breakfast, had some drink, we skyped NZ and he was good. Then, he went down for his nap, woke up as we were about to put Oliver in the bath and vomited again.
Duncan and I sorted out Alex while the Kraamzorg (baby nurse who comes to our home for the first week) bathed Oliver ... so we have no pics of his first bath. I hope that this won't cause too much sibling rivalry or resentment in the future!
Alex perked up again, had some lunch, seemed happy, went down for a nap, woke up and was sick again at 5pm. Again, he ate, drank, seemed happy and then was sick again at about 6.30pm. He has no other symptoms, no fever, runny poo or signs of pain and seems happy in between times. It's just so stressful! Fortunately, my milk is coming in already so Oliver has been satisfied between feeds and content to mostly doze so we have had a bit of time for Alex.
I just hope it's a short 24 hour sort of thing ... on top of having to watch Alex be miserable, the washing machine has been going constantly and we're running out of supplies and energy.
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