April 2013 TTC girls, where we ALL get our babies!

Sorry Bears

What is the house like? I love looking at houses.

If DS could have crawled this afternoon he definitely would. He wriggled and wriggled, sort of like a caterpillar on the floor, just determined to move under his own steam. He is pushing his legs straight too and trying to grab furniture to pull himself up but he isn't strong enough- legs or arms.

Ducky love the idea of an email for DS and sending him things! :)

Hope u get the house Bears! :)

Lill and Ducky I hope u both manage to have a decent night tonight and get some sleep!

Lulu that's funny about ur DH and DS falling asleep in IKEA

I've ordered my pregnancy pillow haha :) can't wait for it now!

Thanks Lulu, now I really want a Magnum

We've just made an offer on another house, it's really lovely but I'm finding the whole process nerve wracking! We can't offer the asking price so just have to hope they don't think we're too cheeky

Knackerbrod seems to be sort of dried rolls- thick scandanavian crunchy bread stuff. I haven't opened it yet. I didn't have my phone on me Ducky. I don't use it very much really.

I am having a lie on the sofa with a mint chocolate Magnum - will do a bit of gardening later on

That's a lovely idea about the email account for your DS.

DS woke just after 6 this morning and DH got up with him. He is fine in his own room Ducky. He was full of beans this morning.

We have been to IKEA and bought bits of tat, and had lunch. DS sat in a high chair and shouted for his pureed apple and bits of banana. DH has entertained himself laughing at things with silly names like Knackerbrod- he actually bought some of that. I was wandering round the garden furniture while him and DS had a sit down and became aware of some giggling and 'Aww' ing. He and DS had fallen asleep on the sofa. He was stretched out laying back and DS was lying on his chest. People were having to walk round DH's legs and were giggling at the pair of them. Honestly! Neither of them were very happy about being woken up. DH claimed he was 'resting his eyes'. DS slept in the car on the way home. They are both having a snooze upstairs before the FA cup.

I am going out to garden- do some more pots.

Just as I thought! He's flat out. DP's sister has just been as well, it's only the second time she's seen him because she doesn't often have a chance to make it up from London but he had his eyes shut the whole time!

Well DS and I went to bed at about 10 last night and then he woke up at 1am and then just wouldn't go back to sleep!! He was very excited and burbled and gurgled really loudly on and on and on... Eventually at 4am I took him through to DP and asked him to give him a bottle if he got hungry because I was so desperate for sleep! DS still isn't asleep now which means he'll probably be asleep all day and then awake at night again

Lill duckys right tongue tie is hard to diagnose my friends baby had it and had a procedure to snip the bit that joins the tongue to the bottom but he was at least 4 months old by then.

Ducky no sign of my physio appt yet :( I'm hoping it comes through Monday. I need it how's DS's sleep now he's eating more solids?

Lulu I'm more than fed up with the pain it's annoying!
Haha bless ur DH

Siarie I think I'll end up house bound for sure. And I've not got my body pillow yet ! Really need to go and buy it. And how can anyone say u look pregnant! Ur so slim again!

Sairie, how could they have thought that? You are so slim and your stomach is completely flat.

You and Lill have obviously had a brpken night!

You are right about how important it is to laugh with your partner. He does make me laugh- in despair sometimes but he does make me laugh!

Lulu! Haha it's sounds like you have a comedian on your hands. It's great when a guy makes you laugh, so important to be able to joke I'm a relationship.

Oh cupcake I don't envy your pain at the moment. I was somewhat housebound until it got better. Is your body pillow not helping?

You know I've had two people (one was a child) say I look pregnant this week.

Haha Lulu!
Ducky DS has been fine the last few nights tummy-wise, I'm not sure if it was colic after all. I gave up dairy completely for about three or four days and his evening crying stopped straight away but then I had a few slip ups and had a bit of dairy and he's been fine still so I don't know if dairy had anything to do with it I'm thinking it probably wasn't colic after all! But he does take ages to feed which is why I'm thinking maybe partial tongue tie??

Cupcake, you must be so fed up with the pain. Hope your appointment comes soon.

Tonight DH and I watched Alan Carr on the tv and the model David Gandy was on. Very good- looking and fit as a butcher's dog (as men say in the north-east). Anyway, I watched with interest, especially the advert for M&S of him modelling underwear and swimwear. As we got into bed DH says, 'I think I'm a bit like that David Gandy, d'you think?'
Me 'Which bit were you thinking of exactly?'
DH 'Well....we are both dark haired with a bit of a beard for a start'
Me 'Well so is Brian Blessed if that's the point of comparison.'
DH 'We're the same age.'
Me 'That's true'
DH 'We've both got quite big noses'
Me 'That's true as well'
DH ' We both look good with our kit off'
Me ' Ermm.....'
DH ' We both drive women wild'
Me ' Oh yes, there's that'.
DH ' You know you fancy me more than him'
Me ' In your dreams.'
DH 'You could pretend I'm him.'
Me ' I couldn't. It's too big a stretch, honestly it is.'

Cupcake, glad the belt's working!
Tori, so good to hear from you! Totally feel your pain re lack of
Sleep due to v hungry baby! How's his latch? I read on the bf forum someone's baby fed for hours because of a partial tongue tie so couldn't feed very effectively. I'm wondering if that's my DS's problem too and going to have it checked out. Also totally know what it's like to have a partner who helps lots at first then not as much
Siarie I agree about having a weird wobbly tum and muscles not going back together for ages... Mine looks very weird, can't wait til I've got the ok from the doc to start exercising!
DS slept better last night. Giving him formula this eve as a treat for me as he sleeps for longer after a bottle and I really need the rest!

Siarie u skinny bum! Well done in loosing all that weight ! I'm determined to loose mine this time once baby is born. My 20 week scan is exactly 2 weeks today! :)

Tori all that feeding sounds exhausting! I rele want to ebf but it sounds like it's gonna be impossible for me :( I need to have some sleep because of looking after DS as well.

Ducky yes Ms has completely gone now! :) woohoo! Headaches have also disappeared :) but just my spd now! And it's awful :( felt like crying today because all I did was walk round town as went to get my glasses, sat and had a coffee and had to come home. I couldn't even manage to go get DS's feet measured :(

DH will say things like 'I think he needs his nappy changing'. Well what's the point in thinking that? Just do it. Tbf he does then usually do it but he waits a few seconds to see if I jump up.

'I think the dishwasher is finished' . Empty it then. Same routine.

They want to be seen as men who pull their weight but any excuse to wriggle. DH will say 'God cleaning's boring' Yes, for me too!

Just don't give in Tori. DS comes first and DH has to help. It's time for them to be a grown up.

Sairie, you are so slim! I have never been that slim. I am much slimmer than I was before I was pregnant but my belly is still squishy. Dh says he loves it but it has never bothered him. I started running again but am not very motivated. I walk miles and miles- often 40+ a week with DS, but while it is keeping me fittish it isn't like running or cardiovascular.

Tori I am just shocked by how long DS took to feed. You must be completely exhausted. I a tired today just because DS has been awake since 5am and has not had a nap yet. He will soon and I am going up to lie on the bed in the sun for an hour. He should be exhausted. DH took him swimming this morning. Hope you get some rest and a sleep. Is your DH doing lots to help?

DS got DH in the hair with some pureed apple today.

Oh gosh Tori! You deserve a nap that's an epic feeding session.

I haven't been to any groups yet, I think I'll go to the local NCT one. I was waiting to move as no point getting to know people then moving.

She's having cow and gate anti reflux and it seems to be going down alright. The only downside is they don't make it ready made for trips out. I haven't worked out my system for that but every time I give her the normal cow and gate while out she usually showers me in vomit.