3 months

Its been 3 big months!  Newbie is a very easygoing baby, and a much easier baby than his big brother was at the same age.  I'm not sure how much of that is due to differences between the babies and how much is difference in our attitudes as parents - much more relaxed and confident this time around.

Geekling is still doting on his little brother, there's been no hint of jealousy at all.  We're thrilled the novelty hasn't worn off yet.

As Newbie is nearing 4 months old, we'll be looking at delving into solid food soon.  I haven't committed to a date or a plan for introducing food at this stage.  Unlike his brother, he doesn't seem to be showing obvious signs of wanting food just yet, he's still sleeping well at night.  But it won't be far off, and many of the mums in my October 2013 Due In Group are already introducing foods.

He's here! Introducing Newbie

He's here!  Well, actually he's been here for 3 weeks now.  I just hadn't gotten around to blogging about it (or anything else for a while).

Introducing 'Newbie'.

He looked just like his big brother at birth but a day or two later he started to look a lot like me as a baby, whereas Geekling looked just like his daddy.

Geekling is so very sweet with him, and so excited to be a big brother.  He loves to help burp his little brother, wet cloth wipes with the squirt bottle for nappy changes, read and sing to Newbie, kiss cuddle and hold him.  We haven't yet seen any jealousy or negative emotion towards his new sibling at all.

Hubby and I are a lot more relaxed as second-time parents, and I think that's helped relax Newbie a bit too.  I'm getting a reasonable amount of sleep, my boobs are doing fine and I am generally feeling much brighter and happier than I was after Geekling's arrival.

Its a BOY!

7 weeks ago we were told during a routine 20 week scan that our Newbie is a girl.  The sonographer was certain.  But just last week I had to have a further scan as I had been experiencing some pains, and our little she is actually a he!  We're having another little BOY! There was no doubt about it, the new sonographer showing me some very explicit images during the scan!

Luckily, we hadn't gotten rid of Geeklings old clothes and hadn't spent much on girls clothes and decorations.  I've packed away the girls items and am unpacking Geekling's old things.

Telling Geekling he was getting a little brother rather than a sister wasn't too bad.  At first he thought we meant he was getting one of each, but he now understands he's getting a little brother - a boy just like him.  He is no more or less excited than he was to be having a sister, I think he's just thrilled to have a baby.

Its a GIRL!

When we set out to try for another baby, we tried a lot of weird and wonderful things suggested by various sites and forums to sway the odds in our favour for a little girl.  Another little boy would be a blessing too, of course, but girls are something of a rarity on both sides of our family.

A couple of weeks ago we found out we are indeed having a little GIRL.  Geekling has already promised his daddy to scare away all her boyfriends.  He is so excited to have a sister, although a little disappointed that he won't get to teach her to do 'big boy wee' (standing up).

We've nicknamed our growing bub 'Newbie'.  She's due to arrive in 4 months today :)

Geekling is going to be a big brother!

The news is out!  Geekling is going to have a baby brother or sister!

Baby #2 is due in early October, and so far Geekling is very excited.  He kisses and pats my stomach, and talks about all the things he'll help with and things he'll teach the baby.  He excitedly took our recent scan photo to daycare for show and tell and then begged to take it again the next day!  He actually came to the recent scan with us and tells everyone he saw his baby on the TV in the dark room.  Its all very sweet.

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Another new cousin!

On Tuesday morning , two weeks early and after a very speedy labour (which I am terribly envious of), Geekling's newest cousin arrived: introducing Baby C!

Baby C is Geekling's 13th cousin!  Its been a busy couple of years for babies in our family, but I don't think there will be any more for a little while.

Hiatus

Apologies for the long gap between posts - I realised its been 3 weeks!  I am struggling to compose posts when I can only get half an hour or so of power out of my laptop at a time (of which I can only use the whole 30 minutes if Geekling is asleep :) but when we get this sorted I'll have plenty to post about!

I hope to get a few things posted before Christmas, in part because its a bit pointless posting Christmas themed activities afterwards, but also because we are heading away for a week and a half on Christmas night.

Please bear with me :)

Geekling's new cousin

Introducing Geekling's latest cousin: Baby-G!

Baby-G is the first-born of my little brother (who we nickname 'G' in real life).  Just like Geekling, Baby-G's name begins with G - he inherited his 'G' name from his dad, who inherited it from his dad, who inherited it from his dad (my late Pop, who passed away only a few months ago).  It is a family tradition for first born boys.

The arrival of Baby-G made me an aunt for the 12th time (and we have another nephew due in January!).  I hope Geekling and Baby-G will be great buddies as they grow up.

Updated photo

I just realised the photo I have been using as my blogger profile picture is now just over a year old! I don't have many photos of me with Geekling, because I'm usually the one taking the pictures. The one below was taken on a family picnic at nearby Pine Rivers Dam for our wedding anniversary last year.

I guess its time to update it now I have another lovely photo with Geekling taken at a friend's wedding last weekend.

And I can't resist showing off another photo of Geekling looking so dapper :)