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September 2010: windy bums, weaning starts to loom!

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comixminx · 03/12/2010 14:59

A starter for 10 on our Sept 2010 babies as their first Christmas comes nearer! Can't believe we're there already; I was barely pregnant last Xmas!

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mapletrees · 04/12/2010 12:50

Ok, so a little bit later than everyone else, here's a bit about Louis....

Like all babies, Louis has good days and bad days, but I like to think that the good days show his true personality, and the bad ones are just because he's a sensitive creature.. So, on the good days he just smiles, smiles and smiles some more. He has 2 different smiles - one closed-mouthed contented one :), and one great big grin Grin, that is often accompanied by little shreeks and giggles. Louis saves most of his smiles for people. When he wakes from a nap he will grizzle until I go to him, but break into a grin as soon as he sees me. He loves it when we blow kisses to him, or do 'fish-face', but mostly he just loves to have you smile back at him. He needs quite a lot of entertaining during the day. He is mesmerised by the mirror and will kick away at the rattles on his baby gym for quite a while, but prefers to have me sitting next to him while he does. He loves to be sung to, even in my tuneless drone. He sits in his chair and laughs away at me emptying the dishwasher, as I dance about showing him the "shiny pans". But if I get too enthusiastic he gives me the most sceptical 'now you're just being silly' face Hmm. Generally he quite likes having his nappy changed, when he will stare up at the mobile above his mat, and doesn't mind getting dressed, but his absolute favourite thing is bathtime. It doesn't matter how tired and grizzly he has got in the evening, when we put him in the bath he smiles and kicks and splashes until evil mummy or daddy takes him out. ;)

Physically, Louis is quite a stong baby. He can pretty much sit and stand with just help balancing, and his dad has been doing 'superbaby' with him for several weeks now. He is getting quite vocal and we have little conversations of 'ohs' and 'ahs' while he sits on my lap. He loves his milk (on a good day when I time his feeds just right he grins so much as I latch him on that he dribbles milk all down me) but now, at three months, he knows his own mind much more, so will only feed when he wants to. He has been known to scream at the boob when I try to feed him and he doesn't want to Shock - it was unheard of for his to refuse milk in the first couple of months. He's also much more engaged with the world and wants to be held looking out unless he's really tired and upset. He's starting to fight going to sleep and gets over-tired easily. He still gets very windy, and can trump for England Grin, but overall I can already see that he's growing up so fast. I know it's a cliche, but I have to say that being his mummy has been the best, but also the hardest thing I have ever done.

mapletrees · 04/12/2010 12:51

Sorry. That was a bit epic wasn't it Xmas Grin...

mapletrees · 04/12/2010 12:57

And a touch cheesey - I blame the hormones..

sassy34264 · 04/12/2010 13:18

Awh mapletrees it was lovely.

Xmas Smile
sassy34264 · 04/12/2010 13:26

I had a lovely day yesterday cos Dp took the day off from doing the house. We went food shooping in the morning, after dropping dd at school and then he watched the babies while i cleaned toilets Xmas Hmm, put washing on, washed up etc and then i watched babies while he cooked.
He made homemade soup for lunch and gammon joint, veg and chips for tea. mmmmmm. beats my - you can cook in a mircowave - meals. (not ready meals though, so not completely bad) He is a much better cook than me. Not cos i can't cook as such, but cos i try to do a million other thinks while i'm doing it and then i ultimately, burn/overcook etc. Xmas Blush

On my own again today. boo.

sassy34264 · 04/12/2010 13:28

microwave and things even
!

bananastew · 04/12/2010 15:43

"you can cook in a microwave"????????? What can you cook in a microwave other than beans?? tell me, tell me!!!

DP and Ds1 went to tesco at 1pm! I've just had a text to say they've got the shopping done & are just sorting out the vouchers. I've had a lovely 2 hour sleep & am just about to have a bath! I do feel a little bit bad. Do I? Nah!! Poor ds1 has been stuck inside with only me for company since monday! he deserves a 3 hour trip to tesco with Daddy!

sassy34264 · 04/12/2010 15:56

I cook jacket potatoes, sweet potatoes, frozen Fish (white fish without batter -cod, haddock etc) quorn mince and quorn pieces (just pour a jar of pasta sauce over them) :)

mapletrees · 04/12/2010 16:33

My dad used to make Battenburg cake in the microwave when I was a kid. I tend to just use it for defrosting, reheating and making porrige and white sauce if I'm in a hurry. Oh, and hot chocolate, mmmmm.

cinnamongreyhound · 04/12/2010 17:58

We took ds1 swimming for the first time when he was 5 weeks, basically as soon as he liked the bath. Never did classes but took him every week while on maternity leave and then every other weekend after that. I did dunk him but not until he was a bit older as I was worried. He loves the water and doesn't mind getting splashed swims with a noodle though. Haven't taken Luke yet as he didn't like the bath, then ds1 had tonsilitis twice and weekends have been hectic as it gets closer to Christmas. Plus it's a bit harder with three children and two adults!!

Well done to those loosing weight, I am very lucky that pregnancy massively reduces my appetite so I have been lighter full term than I was pre-pregnancy both times but only because I was overweight pre-pregnancy!!

We've been to get out Christmas tree today and I am just waiting for dh to finish trimming it so we can all decorate it Xmas Grin

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 19:01

wow,so much to catch up on! i hope i remember eveything i wanted to say! Grin
firstly,i have mastered the art of typing whilst bfing (so please forgive odd spelling mistakes!) dixe i would be honered if you name a future dd the same name as my dd,wouldnt it be funny if they met one dayGrin
thanks for that link,i want one!! Grin

weuse nature baby care to,swear by em!

sassy im still 2 stone heavier than pre pregnancy,even after losing one Sad although its all on my bum! which means i was a size 8 and was a 16 until i lost the stone,meaningim now a size 14.noy happy Sad with dd i was back in my size 8's by now...dam chocolate Angry Grin

arlo is a multiple foamy poo baby too,at LEAST 3 times a day,and dd isnt potty trained yet so that makes for ALOT of nappys at our house atm,we ^were* using reuseables but i have a floor to ceiling tower of washing anyway,i decided to stop adding to it Blush Grin

dd is staying at grandpa and lindas house tonigh (her favorite place to beSmile) so arlo is getting some serious cuddles...hopefully dp will get out of the bath soon,so i can get in Hmm

sorry,bit epic,and awful spelling Grin

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 19:07

oh,oh and we put up our lovely 'real' xmas tree today,it's soo pretty,all handmade decorations ive been collecting for ages,didnt get to do xmas properly last year as we were moving house and everything was in storage,so ive been planning this tree for a while Blush its in the front window,i just love coming home and seeing it there,feels all homeySmile

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 20:45

awhh ,where are you guys?!

sassy34264 · 04/12/2010 20:49

I'm here clumsy, but not for long. Told dp i want chocolate icecream from tesco, so nipping out in a bit.
I was a size 10 before pregnancy. First time since i've been an adult. I've been every size from 20-10. Spent most of it at 14/16 though.

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:00

I'm here too lovely Clumsy!!

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:02

Now where have you gone?! Grin

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 21:08

ooh,im here now,sorry,dp is watching this awful 2nd world war thing (not usually his cup of tea) and i got sucked in for a miniute...bloody awful.

soo,hows your day been melly? i assume sassy has gone out for her ice cream..umm ice creame,damb you sassy! Grin

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:10

My DD told me today that she just wants to stay little and never wants to go to school, bless her she will be 3 on the 13th but sometimes she seems likes she's 33 with the things she says, she is so aware of her own emotions, feelings and that of others.
My heart aches for her when she says stuff like that, I just want to wrap her up and protect from the big wide world and tell her that yes she can stay little if she wants and no of course she never has to go to school.

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 21:13

ooh,i know,its horrid isnt it.poor little mite.Smile
dd is a precocious little madame most of the time,but when she comes out with stuff like that my heart just melts for her. tbh i'll be 25 on the 13th and i still feel a bit like that BlushGrin

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:14

ooh crossed posts there!
Had a good day actually, was gutted this morn as I was meant to be meeting my best mate over near Oxford for a day of shopping eating and catching up, but there was too much snow and ice and we couldn't get out of my road Sad
but we ended up just pottering and chilling this morn and then went over to a friends this afternoon for tea and cake and all the kids played and was really nice. Flynn has been really chilled today and is asleep at the mo.very unusual for him, he is usually screaming this time of night!

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 21:16

dd was so tierd today,she kept being naughty,it was like she couldnt help it,she'd be on the naughty spot crying 'im sorry mummy,i want a big tuddle' and then two mins later,she'd do the same thing again,she wouldnt even let me cuddle her better Sad

she perked up when i said shed be staying at grandpas though Grin

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:17

Ahh you are so young!!
I am 34 and I still feel like it too, my inner child was raging this morning having a right old strop that I couldn't go on my trip out!

mellymooks · 04/12/2010 21:21

Ahh bless her is so hard for them when they're so tired.

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 21:23

i feel older and younger than i am.dp is 31 on the 11th so i'll always be younger than himGrin
but i was a pretty grown up kid,i missed out quite alot of 'childhood' stuff so ive always felt older than my age,but im all clumsy and silly,so that keeps me young!Grin

clumsymumsnowdriftbaby · 04/12/2010 21:23

umm dp says dd and i have the same tantrums Blush