Hello - all ok here!

HappyCamper - Good luck with preparing for ofsted and enjoy Gretna

Happy birthday to babba Sam - I guess we can't call him babba any more! Hope he is feeling better very soon xxxxxxxxxxx

Glad the new babies are letting you 2 have a little more sleep - maybe it will just be time that does it. Keep BF if you love it! (I hated it myself !)

We have decided to give M the SW vaccine. It was pretty nasty for me tbh and I'm a pretty healthy person. I also know a colleague who is super fit and had to have 3 full weeks off work.

Still unbelievably busy and now have got another OFSTED inspection on tues and weds! I thought the one in January would mean they would leave us alone for a while but apparently not!

Going back up to Gretna tomorrow to look at 3 more places and meet a horse drawn carriage man and his horses cool!

Lovely piccies everyone xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ceebee - yay for Sam perking up a bit enough to open his pressies! eeeek to sicked up chocolate cake though, what a shame! Lol medised is 'no under 6's now!!!' No didn't see the song - what is it?

How is everyone else today?

Been making banoffee muffins with DS whilst N screamed herself went to sleep!

Nursery said Sam wasn't himself today (no surprise there!) He perked up a little once we got home and opened his presents but ate his chocolate birthday cake and threw up again <sigh>

Anyway, Josh is full of a cold aswell so I gave them both Medised in the bath (yes I know you aren't meant to give it to under 2's) and they both fell asleep before we even made it downstairs which is great cos it meant we could watch Children in Need from the start and therefore saw the new Children in Need single which is just fab - did anyone else see it?? Josh is going to be so excited when he sees the video!!!

I asked the nurse at the surgery today about her thoughts on it as she gave N the MMR - she said she would advise to have it - that it is very very similar to the seasonal flu vaccine and the risks are seen as minimal, much less than that of the swine flu itself.

Willmouse - fab fab news

HC - have you tried having the head end of the crib slightly raised so he sleeps at a slight tilted angle - N used to get very congested and windy in the early hours - help tremendously!

Ceebee - hope Sam had a lovely lovely day!

N was so grumpy by bedtime - bless her! Both DC's asleep now and have been for about 45 mins already! They are so tired at the mo!

I haven't had a phonecall from nursery yet so fingers crossed that Sam has perked up. He really was miserable this morning and would not smile whatever we did!!

Swine flu vaccination - good question!! I asked DH what we should do with Josh and Sam and we really don't know. As Detox says, they both seem to recover quite quickly from any illnesses or (apart from today obviously - maybe that is what Sam has, how would we know?) don't seem to suffer very much. But I keep thinking what if we didn't have it done and they caught it and something happened or vice versa, we did have it done and there were some adverse side effects....hobsons choice really isn't it?

Our front line employees have all been encouraged to have it done - the NHS are pushing it for staff very strongly.

Great that Willmouse-they really do seem to have settled at 7 weeks.

MJIM-M has worn a vest, sleepsuit, fluffy sleepsuit and a folded over cellular blanket since birth. Our room is quite warm so perhaps the crib bedding might be too much. Just don't know how to knock him out after the 3am feed so that he doesn't wake an hour later. He does get congested in the night which keeps him awake.

Off for a cuppa.

HC
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Hi all

I can report another good night in the willmouse house too - back on breastfeeding again - yay!

HC - Henry is bursting out of the 0-3 months size in the outfit and is about to go into size three nappies. He is massive I have had to get the 3-6 month clothes down to wash. I was very sad when I put the newborn stuff up the loft.

Ceebee - happy birthday to Sam!! I can't believe he is one today. I'm sure he is being spoilt at nursery! Does he graduate up a room now??

I have pretty much decided to get DS2 vaccinated for swine flu. My aunty has a job with the nhs so I may give her a quick call just to check - she will know how safe it is. I figure that it is one less person to bring it into the house and into contact with Henry - plus DS2 is a bit of a weakling so if anyone is going to get it he will.

I think we are more likely to vaccinate than not, but I am still scared

HC - yay for 4 hours again, but boo for hourly after that! When N was small I always used a vest, sleepsuit, grobag and folded over cellular blanket once she was over 8 weeks (she was so so tiny though, not the wonderful 10lb or so that M is ) and she slept remarkably well! Of course your room may be warmer though, so be careful!

Haven't even bought wrapping paper yet, and need some of the pressies ready for the 6th of december at DH's huge family meet up - eeeeekkk <sits here in denial>

Happy Birthday Sam. Bet he has a great day but hope his cold isn't too bad.

MJIM-hope Naomi's jabs are OK. I will have to decide about the SF jabs too and don't know what to think. At the moment I am thinking not to have them.

Emma's school are all in PJ's for a PJ party, even the teachers for Children In Need.

Hoping to do some more wrapping when M goes to sleep after this feed. He did another 4 hours last night until 2-30am then it was hourly. Thinking of putting the sheet and blanket back on the crib so I can put him under it to make him more comfy in the early hours of the morning.

Love to all!

HC
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