May 08 babies,,,,,,,they're turning one!!!....pass the 'Toddler Taming' book!

[luckymummy74]

Hi girls, thought I would start a new thread as DD2 is one on Thursday .

Can you believe a whole year has passed already?

HM LOL at your little independent DS...I know what you mean. DD2 is v cute but also getting v independent. I do a mix of spoon feeding and finger feeding (I know not BLW as such). She is thankfully a very clean eater like her sister...it must be genetic!
I know people will slate me for this, but I really couldn't cope with all that mess. My days are demanding enough!

Joking aside, the latest version of Christopher Green's 'Toddler Taming' is brilliant.

Big news in the lucky household...DD2 took 3 steps on her own today!!! So she may well be proper walking before her birthday (you've got 2 days DD2....no pressure!)

Still no sign of chicken pox.....

[luckymummy74]

OMG and we just had the google maps van in our cul de sac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was cleaning DD1's teeth when I saw what looked like a massive camera on a street light, when I looked out, it was attached to a car with the google logo on it!!

Damn....wish I'd done the garden!!!

[Haribosmummy]

Hi!

Just checking in before bed. DS and I have been out tonight! What little ravers we are!!

Hope you both have lovely birthdays with your LOs. DS is 17th... but we are just having a garden party.

I'm afraid I am struggling with the mess too. Thankfully, DS's high chair is this one and can be dismantled to clean. I'm going to buy a spare accessory pack tomorrow so one can be in the wash! I do like to let DS feed himself, but I might send him around to yours, LM, for some hygiene lessons!

Night all!

[macaco]

Hi all,

just posting and running. Happy Birthday to all those just turning one! DS was 13 months the other day, where does the time go!

Haribo we BLWed from about 7 months or so, after a false start with puree. It can be messy but I just think it is sooooo important for them to learn about textures and "mess", and they get better at it quite fast.

Tips:
When in the high chair I put a cot sheet underneath for things that drop on the floor. (A small dog also comes in quite handy to hoover bits up ). DS wears a toddler coverall bib with sleeves. And sometimes a pelican bib over that, but not usually.
For out and about he sits in the pushchair (jane) with a sleeved bib on and I drape a muslin over the bar that goes across his legs IYSWIM
Some foods are much messier, brocoli is dreadful, like confetti! For out and about I take "cleaner" food like little baby pancakes, mini babybel, cucumber sticks, tortellini, dried fruit, sandwiches etc.
HTH

[monkeysmama]

Hi girls

Typed a long post this morning but lost it....

I've resigned !

Dd is grabbing wildly at my bra straps - she's teething and is in a right old state today. She hardly every cries so when we have a day like today where she has cried and whined alomost all day I get a bit frazzled! I am using calpol (having to force it in with a syringe though because she's refusing medicine lately) and those A&P powders and a frozen plastic lemon icecube. Any miracles?

Dd was BLW-ed and it gets less messy quickly! I stopped myself from cleaning her and around her all the time (which encouraged throwing things) and within max 2 weeks she was much cleaner! Shenow feeds herself yoghurt(spg?) with a spoon and the only really messy foods are salmon - which she insists on rubbing all over her face and hair, and spaghetti bolognaise! I bought one of those little hand held 1980s style hoovers which is good for cleaning up after.

LM hope your shoulder's still okay.

Happy birthday to all the LOs celebrating - we've got until 14th of next month. Doesn't seem like a year since I was on here worrying about what my midwife wanted to do to get dd started and checking everyday to see who'd had their babies, how much they weighed and waiting for the birth stories.... teary eyed

Better go - the grabbing is now full on pinching - seems only the boob will do.

MM

[Haribosmummy]

MM - I'm forever losing posts now too - But that may have something to do with the fact that I log on with DS on a morning and he helps me type In fact, I just bought him his first Vtech computer today - it's only from Oxfam but works perfectly well and gives him something to bash the keys on. We're a bit PC mad in our house - we have to static PCs in the study and 4 laptops (yes, we all have our own! and we have wireless connections all through the house so you can print etc., log onto the internet anywhere in the house. That's probably quite sad, but we all spend so much time in different places (DSDs at school and with their mum, DH in Russia, me... err... I don't leave the house much! ) it's a good way to all stay in touch!

Well, congratulations on resigning... I'm sure it's the right thing for you, as it's something you have given a lot of thought too. Welcome to the world of SAHM!!

Thanks for the advice re. BLW... Macaco you made me laugh so much about the small dog comment.... I have a rather larger version here who has his very own brand of hoovering / cleaning up after Harry, but since Harry wants to feed himself, I actually have to shut him out of the room - otherwise, harry tries to give the dog his food and Doof (stragely, for a chocolate labrador!) doesn't refuse!!!!

You are right, MM - what an eventful year! Harry and I are such a team now... I can't believe how nervous I was in the early days, when I never thought I'd get my head around being a mum (and here I am on the verge of having two little monsters!!! )... I can honestly say that you lot have been a lifeline to me and I appreciate you all listening to my rants personal thoughts

I'm doing Harry a photobook for his first birthday... Well, I suppose it's more for me than him, but words simply can't describe how much love, joy and happiness he has brought into my life and it seems like a good way to capture all the fun things we've done - from paris with the DSDs to playing in the swing park!

I'm also feeling very happy tonight, as I think I might have found the perfect childcare solution - fingers crossed on that one!!

Best go, DS is asleep and I should join him in the land of nod!

HM xx

[Haribosmummy]

And, happy birthday LuckyDD2 for tomorrow!

Hope you all have a lovely day!

[luckymummy74]

Feel a bit emotional today as my beautiful little girl is ONE!!! V strange thinking of this time last year sitting in hospital bed with 4 hour old baby and now she is crawling/crusing all over the den playing with her toys .

Going to Pizza Express for lunch when we pick DD1 up from playgroup.

Parties this weekend!!

LM x

[macaco]

Happy Birthday LM's DD! And happy birthday to all the other little ones. I know what you mean about the emotional side, I felt quite emotional for a few days before and on the day. happy but emotional, so many memories! My mum was saying the same thing, that everyone thinks it's all about the baby as it's their birthday but it's the mum's day too IYSWIM? We had a teeny tiny party on the day and a big party and all the family at the weekend as I wanted something quiet and private for the day. Think I might have cried over people if we'd had the party (and it was a big one) on his actual day.

Haribo DS fed the dog for a while and we too shut her out cos otherwise she was going to get obese! He doesn't really do it any more now though. But our dog is little so we can make her hide under the table where he can't see her!

[Mitchell81]

Happy Birthday LM DD Hope you all having a wonderful day.

[shonnomanom]

mm we have been using these for when dd is biting everything

hm i love the photobook idea!

congratulations birthday babies!!

dd has started to take a few steps between furniture. we'r still hoping for no hands walking by her birthday (30may)

sho x

[Mitchell81]

Happy Birthday Fuzzypeach DD2 Hope you have a great day.

[Mitchell81]

Fuzzy Just think this time last year you had just had a C-section and how far you and DD2 have come since then.
I think on DS2 birthday we will just have a normal day, maybe with cake and a special dinner(more for his siblings and us). DH is working and I am picking up my new car and want to take him to the babyclinic to get weighed. Not very exciting, will have his birthday 'party' on the weekend before.

[Haribosmummy]

Fuzzy - hope you've enjoyed the day! it is odd to think that our little babies are one and I think that all of us will take a moment or two of private reflection.

Hope everyone is well.

HM x

[luckymummy74]

Happy Birthday DDfuzzy!! We did much the same as you...went out for lunch, more for our benefit and DD1's, but saying that DD2 giggled for the whole 1.5 hours and seemed to enjoy flirting with the waiter (I don't know where she gets that from??!! )

Party tomorrow, I've just made and decorated DD1's cake (it's more for her than DD2 the party). Sounds very impressive huh? Well no, it's just a victoria sponge with glace icing and piped 'Happy Birhtday Sophie' and a '3' candle! Nigella I am not.

HM keepiing my fingers crossed for you on the childcare thing...let us know when you can.

Might have to re-open my profile just to put some photos of DD2 on her birthday for you all to see....

[luckymummy74]

there...done it.

Can we see some more photos of our little May babies as they turn one please??!!

[macaco]

Lovely photos LM looks like you had a lovely time. Great cake by the way! I'm just uploading some pix of DS and his cake and then some later ones, cake courtesy of my mum!
How are everyone's LOs doing on walking/talking? DS cruises furniture but doesn't walk unaided and chats away all the time but no "actual" words yet. He seems to understand a lot of words though in both languages. He definitely understands about 10 words in English and maybe as many in Spanish. Also points for what he wants. He's just started to clap as well and does it all the time now, very cute!

[macaco]

OK photos up....for a limited time only ladies!

have a lovely weekend everyone!

[luckymummy74]

Hi Macoco- lovely pics too. He looks so different with his hair shorter...he looks like a proper little man!

[Mitchell81]

LM and Macaco what lovely photos. I have added some new ones aswell, but will have to wait until the 12th for DS2 1st birthday photo.

[monkeysmama]

Hi ladies

Stealing half an hour to drink a cofee in peace and catch up on MN and FB while dd and dp have a nap upstairs and my muffins are in the oven cooking. Did anyone else try them? I make them every few days with different things in and am looking forward to a banana and coconut one for breakfast. Mmmm.

I will put a few snaps on dd on my profile though she isn't one until the 14th. All the babies are lovely - Macaco your little man is so cute! As you know, dd is bilingual too and it is so funny to see what languages she understands what things in (does that make sense) When dp says "clap hands" she looks blankly, when I say "Batti le manine" she claps wildly. She learnt a new word yesterday - my favourite yet "bum bum" - it is so lovely when she says it though I said to dpwe shouldn't encourage it as she'll be shouting it out soon and we'll be going everytime she does!

We're celebrating next weekend at dp's parents with her cousins and a few close mates, then on her birthday we're going to have fun locally so she doesn't have to spend the day in the pram / car and the following Saturday we're having a big party in the park with c.20 mates and 30 kids!

I got all emotional about dd being almost 1 yesterday. I was at my mum's in May 2008 when I had a show (my midwife was coming over later that morning to the sweep I was dreading!) and when we went out to get in her car the windscreen had been smashed so I ended up in a taxi. The tunnel between where I live and where my mum lives was temporarily closed and I was stuck in traffic for over an hour in the boiling heat in a taxi during the starts of labour. (If you knew my in RL this would not be a surprise - this is the kind of thing that always happens in my life ) Anyway, yesterday dd & I were in the back of a cab stuck in traffic in exactly the same place with the sun streaming in through the window & I had an overwhelming memory of last year. I am so in love with my daughter. This has been the best year of my life.

Have a happy Monday girls.

MM

[thefortbuilder]

hi everyone, so sorry i've been so slack about the thread recently

been getting the business going properly and things are getting better!

anyone who's on fb, find Babies In Sheep's Clothing and become a fan - there's an offer for May for all fb fans and I'll be doing them all through the year! And we have lots of fab new things too.

End of business plug

Sorry for all the lo's birthday's I have msised - sam is getting on for 14 months now so it's all a bit hectic here. he's been trying to push some teeth out for ages and finally getting there (fingers crossed emoticon) and we're just planning jacob's 3rd birthday party - not till July but we seem to have a list of 25 children and with associated adults we are 50 adults !!!

not much else to report - HM will try and meet up with you when you are up for your next check - and what's the date of H's birthday again and have I missed it????

hi to everyone else I have missed