May Babies.......part3!!

[Egypt]

boo!

Oh for goodness sake don't feel guilty, feel very very lucky!!!!

Although, I have to admit, it took me ages before I could leave ds1 to go out for an evening. Now I have two though, I take every opportunity I can get

Doesn't make you a bad mother - it makes you a well-rested, happy mother. Each to their own.

Tried to post last night but was having problems with broadband. All our babies seem to be growing up so fast. DD is currently waking about 3 times a night (used to be once/twice and has been going on for some time so not a growth spurt). Went to clinic today and she has dropped to 25 %ile (was 75th at birth and has been hovering about 50). HV was going to suggest giving her an extra feed (said definitely not to wean yet) until I told her how often I had been feeding (ie 7.30 pm, 12.30, 2.15, 4.45, 7, 8.45 & 10) and was at the clinic at about 11. She thinks DD is probably snacking and not getting enough hind milk and so has told me to try and go at least 3 hours between feeds in the daytime. Sounds fairly good advice so I've decided to try it.

Other thing that happened is that went to see ENT consultant with DS, and he has to have grommets and adenoidectomy on 24 Sept. So don't what to do - am a bit split between my two babies...

Actually managed to sneak a picture of DD smiling (must have been a mistake on her part) so will try and sort something out to post it soon.

kbaby, I rarely see my mum so her glee at changing DS's nappy makes my day! make the most of those breaks - I am dead jealous.

I have been out once and DP said he cried all the time, Personally I think DP needs sorting out more than DS. He has a bad habit of not thinking through.

Twiglett and Egypt thanks for the advice on the Grobag. When I went to cut the labels off it I looked at them properly and one of them said that it's a 2.5 tog and NOT to put any other blankets/covers on the baby. So dd2 has gone to bed in her sleepsuit, no vest and her grobag on. She looks so cute. I keep going in to check on her and she's not too hot seems fine so I'm fine.

Well after our 4.30am wake up call this morning dd2 has been a bit funny. She didn't feed again until 9.30am, then 12.30, then 5.20pm. And the last two bottles she only took 4oz. So I'm fully prepared for another early waking as she hasn't had enough milk today, as opposed to any other day, and having had her last bottle so early I don't think she's going to make it through the night.

She was also really hard to keep happy today. She wanted to be played with all the time or held and entertained. I discovered my nesting instinct yesterday, 4 months too late, lol Cleaned out and tidied all my kitchen cupboards and today I sorted out the unit that we have in the living room. Chucked out loads of rubbish that was in drawers etc but the whole time dd2 whinged in her bouncy chair so I moved her onto the floor under her baby gym where she whinged again. Just seems so grumpy just now. Luckily dh was off during the day today so I was able to get on with my cleaning and decluttering, once I'm cleaning like that you really don't want to stop me because you don't know when I'll next feel the urge lol, and he was able to play with her. But I've written a big list of all the biggish things like this that I need to get done around the house. Dh is working during the day tomorrow so I gues I'll have to have a day off from it.

Kbaby you're not a bad mother for wanting to spend some time away from your dd. I really look forward to MIL babysitting so Dh and I can go out for a quick drink or whatever, even though I know that she does things differently from me and it drives me up the wall, I appreciate the time away from my little darling just to unwind and be me instead of someones mum. Dd1 stays with my granny every Saturday night has done since she was 3 and she looks forward to it all week.

I took ds2 to Tumbletots today. Yes, I know it's a bit early - he was watching ds1

He seemed really excited though (ds2 that is... ds1 gets excited about Tumbletots anyway) - he was supposed to be napping in his pushchair, but he was sitting bolt upright in my lap, rocking forwards to get a better look and almost catapulting himself onto the floor, eyes wide open, and making really loud coo and excitement noises! Think he really wanted to join in with his big brother!!

Ds1 didn't really get much out of Tumbletots until he was about 2 years old. I suspect it might be worth taking ds1 from around 6 months - which gulp is only 2 months away...

Um ds2 from 6 months...

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Was it you Georgina pinpointing the fact that they do seem to be less willing to just sit around and watch stuff now, preferring to be entertained (and entertainment of quality if you please). I think this is oh so true. Maybe it goes along with growth spurts and neurological phases. And there was me thinking dd was using all that milk to grow some hair...

Bozza poor wee ds1... can't remember how old he is?

Yes it was me... fortunately well timed in our case with ds1's term starting and him going to nursery 5 mornings a week! Feel a little less stretched now - last week was getting a bit fraught.

kbaby you are so not a bad mother- a lucky one to have somebody you trust to look after your dd, but no way a bad one.
Today I was bemoaning the fact that the only time I don't have ds with me is when I have my weekly 2 hours driving lesson. I "got rid" of dd a lot more when she was this age, (actually by 16 weeks she was at full time nursrey and I was so happy to be going back to work) Now get dh to take dd off to give me a break - after being with a toddler all day just loking after a baby seems very easy (but then my ds is a very easy baby) I actually want to leave him more - I think it is wonderful for them to grow up being completely accepting of adults other than their parents - for their sake.

where are these boisterous babbees coming from? DS has taken to flailing on his invisible bike the last few days and as for his sleeping habits . . . . just a little bit.

His pics came out well for the baby that never smiles, although he smiles more than the very morose salesperson that was there today . . . I was expecting a battle of wills but she just grunted "which ones do you like then?", just as well she wasn't the photographer! silly old moo

(my baby is the centre of the universe don't you know? Twiglett )

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yeah, whatever . . .

morning girlies and babbies these grins are for someone who slept from 7.15 to 3.15am ......what a good girl . ok enough. woke again at 6 (how strange) and then 8. phew - please continue. i'm sure it was a one off. dying to know if your babs slept well again twig so you can now call it a routine. what about your's linnet? did she sleep after few feeds in the day?

we had a 1tog grobag on btw,with a babygro. shall have again tonight of course.

off to photographers today - gulp.....oh what to wear?....

Well done egypt lots of for you!!!!

We didnt have 2 good a night. DD was due a feed at 7.3o but fell asleep before, this meant she didnt feed until 8.30 then 11.30, 12.30, 2.30,6.00. She also woke at 4am. Now I mustve been dreaming because I woke up in bed and thought 'oh my god ive got DD in bed with me and shes been under the quilt' so I carried her into her room, only to find her asleep in her cot!!!!!!!! so she wasnt in bed with me i mustve imagined it. god knows what dp wouldve thought if hed woken up to find me carrying a invisible dd to her room barking and mad spring to mind.

were off to start baby massage today which should be fun as long as my little wriggler will keep still long enough.

a big thank you to everyone who made me feel normal, it is difficult leaving dd and i cover her in kisses when i get her back but for those few hours i can have a rest and do what i want ie bath, read without feeling guilty that im ignoring dd.

oh dear, one day we will all have a good night's sleep at the same time!

kbaby, i often wake thinking that dd is in bed with me. one afternoon, dh fell asleep on the settee, and woke thinking that dd was in his arms. he got up, carefully carrying her, and asked my sister if she would hold her whilst he went to the toilet...she looked at him strangely and said"no she's alright where she is" (her bouncy chair.....so her carried her to the loo with him, and wasn't until he got there that he realised she wasn't in his arms!!!

Dd2 slept fine last night. Even though she'd not eaten very well during the day she still slept. But I've decided that tonight I'm going to take her out of the moses basket and put her in the cot. When I went to bed last night I could her hear moving around and rubbing her arms on the sides of the moses basket so I wondered if that was maybe what had woken her the night before. She didn't wake last night though and got up at 7am for her bottle and had then next one at 11am a whole 4 hours later, wow, usually manages 3 -3 and a half hours between feeds. she's napping just now in her cot, took the moses basket out and laid her in the cot so I could tidy up the bedroom and she could still see me but she wanted to go to sleep so the bedroom is still a mess, I'll do it later.

I'm waiting today to hear from a friend of ours who's partner is in labour, might not hear today of course might not hear until tomorrow. Dh mentioned that he'd been in touch on Sunday to say that they were going to the hospital but hadn't heard anything since. This morning Dh got a text message from him saying that she'd been in labour for 3 days and that they'd kept her in overnight so she could sleep and he was heading back and they were going to start her off. Don't know all the ins and outs as it was just a quick message but I do feel for her, 3 days of labour poor thing and it's her first. Will have to go look in town later for a present for them, they're having a girl so I know what colour to buy. Just got to wait now to hear when baby arrives.

ok, I'm off to do the Ironing before dd2 gets up again.

We also have friends who have new baby as of this morning. So exciting! They had a boy... four months between him and DD will seem like nothing before long. Baby friends! Great news for yours, Linnet.

Sheila the dentist has taken DD out for a walk... maybe I'll clean the house? ARF ARF yeh right...

lol - sheila the dentist. i take it she is a friend and not just the local tooth doctor! ;)

dd had her pics. she managed about 5 smiles which the photographer caught. she kept pulling her dress up just at that moment though and showing off her pants, whilst covering her face in a kind of cheeky shy way. bless. we chose a lovely picture but didnt get extras as they cost £25 just for the 5x7. wondering how/where to get it copied.....shhh

my sister has gone home now but good news is my nan has her results and she is actually ok! . the doc that told her she prob had bowel cancer should be struck off. what a thing to say! my poor mum and the rest of the family, let alone my nan and grandad have been worrying all week because of it, and she doesn't even have it!

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oooooo, dh has just an 8% payrise - that will keep me at home! and has said he has to go to paris on 7october with work........and we can go toooooo!!!!!!!!

that is pretty darn good twiglett. we were both awake at 3.15 precisely. very weird when i think that someone else out there was doing exactly the same thing as me in the middle of the night....and reassuring. i wonder why my dd wakes again every couple of hours, even after she has done an 8 hour stretch. would love to just have the 1 feed a night. 2's not so bad but i do class th 6am-er as a nightime feed, spose others may not. it's still dark for lordies sake

AND... a cheque is on it's way to us from directline, now known in our house as 'direct useless' amongst other unprintable things, for £933 compensation, for taking 7 months to fix my car ......sorry i am ranting on today. best go and spend some quality time with dd

Egypt - you are having a wonderful day! I am really pleased about your Nan too - that must be a relief.

DS slept reasonably well last night (probably the lack of naps and two nights of peddling rather than sleeping). He was asleep by 8pm and I sat there all night thinking he was going to wake as he'd gone down so early but he slept through until 5.30am, had a feed and went back down until 9am. I like having bursting bosooms as I know it because he didn't need them during the night! (I am odd I agree)

Other than that nowt much going on round here, completed contract with childminder this morning. She is minding two little girls (3 and 2.5) and they fell out with each other whilst I was there - childminder told one of the girls that the other would be happy once she had napped, the last I heard as I left was one telling the other "I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY EVER AGAIN!!!". I hope she is wrong. .

I also bought a framed print to complement my newly painted walls and brown sofa (yet to come), I am mentally preparing answers/excuses for DP's reaction. Phew, I make my life sound busy but it isn't really.

DS and his bumbo rule! DP is very excited about seeing DS in it (the silly old fool).

you have such a good sleeping baby libb!

i love bursting busoms too - WHEN they happen (ie not often)

am still waiting for the bumbo seat. got an email saying it had been dispatched......could be 4 days :( too long

dh bought dd 'baby mozart' dvd from the baby einstein series. anyone seen these? supposed to be very educational/stimulating/whatever. dd was entranced for ages with it. bit worried about her spending so long in front of tv, but hard to resist when she's mesmerised. she's not happy in front of richard and judy at the mo though - best go!