Welcome MrsCosmo. Very impressed you can study with a toddler. My brain is not functioning at all :)
Happy half year birthday T ! Scarecrow, how's your throat ?
Eagle, A is still BF at 14 months and not willing to stop, she climbs on me and pulls my TShirt to gain access... She does bite as well, mainly because she falls asleep or when I want her to feed when she is not in the mood for it !!! Never had a chance to frown and say no biting ! It hurts like hell...
Rosie, Knicky, to me baby sleep is a mysterious activity I have not deciphered yet even with 2, I thought I cracked it when A slept through at 12 weeks for 2 or 3 months and then sleep regression stepped in for another few months after a runny nose episode with 3 or 4 night feeds and we introduced night weaning when DH handled her wakings for a few nights, she slept again through for 10 days and DH travelled for business and nursery started, we went back to square 1, we have recently decided to let DH handle nights again and also waking her up a little after the evening BF and let her settle alone. She actually sleeps better when she does not fall asleep on the boob.
Welcome back Cycle. Hope DH has recoved from fracture. Sorry to hear about baby Cycle's weight loss. Keep us posted.
Midget, Somewhere, Knotty, Goat, sorry I have let you down today. Hope you had a nice time.
Everything was fine until I got off the bus. My right ankle has always been weak due to a bad fall 20 years ago. It just collapsed and I kneeled on the pavement hitting DS. But he had his scooter helmet so he was not hurt. I have a swollen upper lip and a swollen ankle ! I promise I was not wearing stilletos but Nike trainers. We created a massive traffic jam with a tearful 5 yo, paramedics were quite quick and we were taken to UCLH. DS was seen and discharged very quickly although he was a bit frightened but excited to be in an ambulance ! He asked if the siren could be switched on... And made the nurse smile. I had a blood test for a twisted ankle ! Yes my lovelies. To make sure I was NOT pregnant
although I knew the outcome, 200pc certain, and told them a thousand times. I was finally discharged at 6.30pm after lab results came back negative and had Xrays. DH picked up DS around 2.30pm, I sent them home to pick up A as well and DS does not need at his age to be in A&E for too long. Of course there is always a separate area for kids but you never know what them can see or hear. DH was a bit annoyed as he was supposed to fly out this afternoon to Amsterdam for a board meeting tomorrow but I managed to stay calm and politely asked him to phone a few friends to give me a hand with school and nursery runs for tomorrow and Friday morning. Which he did and he even cooked dinner and put kids to bed, A spent 10 min on one boob and another 5 on the other and smiled to me as DH put her in her cot. DS handled the sistuation quite well. So did DH, I may need to delegate more and show more trust.
On that matter, Knotty, I have started reading How to behave, I think I am exactly the controlling type, now it is time to become the "help make right choice" type. Today was a test, putting in practice when under pressure with no control whatsoever. And it worked. Thank you.
I am well, thank you everyone for your pm and texts, a bit embarassed by falling, not very in pain although not mobile, I need to keep my right foot up for 3 days, try not to walk too much and from Monday should start walking around the house. No hill climbing for me, which is an issue as DS's school is on the top of a high steep hill !!! Oh I will also be doing the crane on my bed, standing on the right foot only but on a soft surface so that I can regain muscular strength, at least this time when I fall from my high bed, nobody will witness.... :)
It is the 2nd time in 3 years, last time DH was in Isreal for business and DS at nursery ! The office was flooded that day and I was rushing around to save some papers.
Anyway, I am forced to stay in bed or on the sofa for a few days. That means more time for MN ! And sorting out DS birthday party.
I found a nice restaurant in Central London which has a very bright spacious courtyard that can host 150 standing guests. We will not be 150, of course but it has a huge space for my 15 kids to run around. No fee for the hire but we need to spend £25 per adult on food. It is a bit corporate in term of decor but I bet DS won't notice. Pinata, treasure hunt, board games, it should be ok. I now have to sort out food menu, adults and kids, birthday cake and gifts for DS and his friends.
Wishing everyone a peaceful night. Sleep, babies, sleep.