hi

morning ladies

good luck moosy
hi diege - i am looking forward to george michael night to
off to get me and dh advent calenders in town
waves to other ladies

'Christmad'?! A new one for the wagon

Morning Thanks again for congrats. No 'active' packing as such yet SES, just 'passively' putting it into loose piles that spread out throughout the day. I think we need some boxes
GRUFF, phew just 3 half hour naps a day? YOu must be shattered! I live for the 2 hour lunch time nap, though I know (if ds is like dds) that I should make the most of it as it doesn;t seem to last for long!How are youn feeling in yourself? |Are things OK withn your mum?
STAR, that meal of dd's sounds brilliant! Sounds like she has quite an appetite. I am also enjoying hearing about your routine; I think routines are fascinating
Still sinking in that we have the house. It is so beautiful and I can actually start walking past it again now! It was once a very busy house with lots of children but has been empty for 2 years. Will be so great to be in for Christmad, with a real tree and lots of noise!
Better get dressed. DD1 is at a gymnastics competition and very nervous. Many years ago I competed in gymnastics at national (juniors) level for Wales so have my dreams for her but as long as she has fun that's the main thing. Also looking forward to X-factor tonight - George Michael night

Diege - Yay!!!
So relieved for you. How's the packing going?!

Moos - sounds positive! Not long now

Tink - bet you're pleased with DD1 today!

Star - don't worry about your posts as I'm finding the discussion all v interesting. DS has always been on his own routine but now we're weaning, I've been thinking I need to be a bit more structured to ensure I fit in 3 meals.
Good luck for tonight!

Hello Gruff, Ginger, Kayz, IDOB.

Thanks for everyone's comments re guy from work. It's stuck with me as is such a shock and v sad. All we know is that he went to bed last night and never woke up. He is a FB friend of mine and his wall is filling up with tributes

Thanks Gruff!
Thanks too Can't for letting me know what DD2 eats. DD eats nowhere near that much and given that a) I have seen her self-settle b) she will go down for decent naps in the day without feeding to sleep and it doesn't take long to get her down (albeit most of getting her down is cuddling and just last bit in the cot - am trying to progress to getting her to be put down gradually further away from actually being asleep) and c) she is obviously not taking big meals in at mealtimes, I am going to keep letting her feed in night until she is eating properly. We had progress tonight - she took 2/3 of a 4-6 month jar that had protein (and no fruit) in it - chicken rice and vegetables (thanks Diege for suggesting the 4-6 month jars as they are more pureed) and then had 2/3 pot of fruit after, plus cucumber and bread she was chewing on. This was a very good meal for her, so we'll see how she goes! Thanks all for your support, will try to quit with the me, me, me posts for a while at least

Diege - again, sooo pleased for you!

Moos - ooh, exciting. Do you think this could be something starting?! You certainly sound like you're prepared with all your Christmas shopping done and cards too.

hi all!

I have just been gobbling up some sushi while I caught up!Have had a busy couple of days.

Ses sorry to hear about your colleague.

Congrats diege! that is fantastic news! what awful people though just trying their luck so glad you didnt back down.

Moosy - sounds exciting - hooray for things getting ready

Cant - glad DS is settling down.

Tink - good that it was just the cereal bar today. she really likes scissors huh?!

Star - my routine started GF but now its very much GC I just started to write down his routine but its long and boring. Basically he has up to 1200ml of milk and 3 meals. He sleeps half an hour at naps 3x a day. Bed by 7pm, up between 6.30am - 8am depending on...who knows??sometimes has a feed in the early hours if I have messed up his food routine in the day

Have known people to use pick up/put down method and they said it works well. we use dummy in day as he doesn't like napping, but he doesnt use them at night. he self settles, do use controlled crying occasionally but not as strict, would let him cry for a short time. go and give him a cuddle then leave him for a bit. and keep doing that til he goes to sleep. Only if it was a 'self settling cry'did we leave him to it. which is like intermittent and not that loud and he would be lying still as opposed to rolling around the cot.

god thats really long I think ill leave it there!

Hello Kayz, Ginger, IDOB,anyone else Ive missed.

Hi GINGER! MOOS, ooh yes does sound like things are getting into gear. How exciting! Did you have these pains with the dds?

Oof, I'm uncomfortable. Everything hurts and I have quite a lot of downwards pressure, my pelvis feels like it's about to fall apart, maybe this is the beginning of something.....?

IDOB, sorry you had a rubbish day yesterday but sounds like you're back to normal now

Hi
Sorry about my post earlier- I managed to cross with loads of you as it took me so long to write it!

CONGRATULATIONS DIEGE so pleased for you. Just goes to prove they were trying it on!

IDOB- so sorry to hear about your bad day yesterday. Sounded rather famililar to those early days with DD. Well done for getting through it though. Think it was a day like that when I rang DH at work and told him "that I cant do it anymore" !! Glad she is better today, she sounds gorgeous smiling

Cant- good to hear that DS is better for more sleep. Hope your saturday plans go ok and you are feeling better for it.

Hi to everyone else- <<waves>>

And thanks for the smilies TINKS . You know, I think I deserve a celebratory shop