FEB 2010 First birthdays beckon and toddlerdom approacheth...uh-oh!

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It's humbling to look back at the last year and see how our LO's have gone from helpless newborns to action-packed pre-toddlers.

BRING IT ON!!!

Aw, SB, not again....

Blimey, sounds like quite a trial, PA. Sounds like you're staying admirably calm in the face of such provocation.
One person's "bad habits" is another's attachment parenting.

DD's now in bed after a good dinner of all the stuff she refused to eat at lunchtime. She's nothing if not contrary, bless her!

DH took her to the playpark for a go on the swings before her nap this morning. She rewarded him by yelling when she was back in the buggy and he had to twice get her back out and cuddle her before she settled down and fell asleep. I think maybe the park was just a tad too stimulating when she was getting tired. Poor old DH. He hates it when she cries (as indeed do I, but I'm probably slightly more inured to overtired crying nowadays...)

The good news is that DD went into her cot awake (but sleepy) and without a peep of protest.
I must say, I worry slightly because I still feed her sleepy at bedtime (and indeed for overnight resettles) and I think I'm going to have to wean her off that habit before too long. Especially if DH and I are successful TTC.

I would love to think that DD's sleep will settle down on its own before too many more months go by, but I have a strong suspicion that's not going to happen. Or at least, not as quickly as I'd like it to. I'm already starting to steel myself slightly at the prospect of night-weaning. I have a feeling it may have to involve CC.
Still, you never know...

Get well soon, everyone who needs to x

Don't worry about that IC DD was the same, we just starting putting her down awake and then leaving. She would take an hour to go off initially, but was calm if walking around somewhat. Sometimes now she will be awake for 20mins, but is just lying there. Then there was a week where I was doing lates and DH was able to put her down as normal (i.e. no feed from me) and was fine.

A few weeks later we started doing the same with naps, she grizzled for a bit, but we never let her cry proper. We've realised now we have problems with naps if she is put down too tired or she is disturbed before she is asleep as it can quite a while for her to go off. We've now worked out how to tell she's tired before she starts whinging (even though I hate that word you know what I mean). We had a fair bit of crying getting the naps to work though, but she's had a 2 hour nap for the last 3 days. I like to think I'm making the difference . A whole week I've been able to have with her and still a week to go.

I think as long as you attempt to move forward every few weeks your fine, it's lots of small tiny steps.

Can you tell DH is out and I'm supposed to be doing some work .

IC we've put DD down awake since she was a few weeks old. DD may be rubbish at eating, seems to have a rash I can't shift on her face and has only just got teeth but she sleeps like a top. We kiss her goodnight at 7pm and turn out her light - sometimes she is still sat bolt upright in her cot playing with toys and babbling - but she never complains and we don't have to go see her until 7:30am. Sometimes she turns on her mobile in the dark and we can hear her singing along with it. Very cute.

Hello everyone
I just cannot keep up at all. I have written many posts and by the time I've thought about posting them, my news has been old news! So this time just a quickie....

CONGRATULATIONS PA that is great news... I am very at your news! You and your DH must be so thrilled, and although daunting, you will work things out. How exciting, I can't wait to be pg.... seem to remember you being shocked at Stangirl being pg...

Happy Birthday Shona! Very sweet pics on FB... love those big letter cutters. Very cool.

Scones I really feel for you and your DH... and the dog. It really is the best decision even if it's sad, it just wouldn't have worked and dogs are work and to get the best out of them, you have to love them and be prepared to work hard with them. Where can I see the ad for your dog? Good luck rehoming him, you and your DH might want to read this

I can't remember the last time I posted. DH and I had a roaring good time TTC. I don't know if it's worked but I am feeling rather bad tempered today (PMT?) so not sure... will know at some point next week!

DD has been sleeping so much better lately. She has been going down at 7.30pm and waking up at 6am! I got really pissed off a couple of nights ago because DP went to an industry dinner and came back WASTED... he woke the dogs at 2am, then DD woke up, then every time I managed to resettle her, he'd walk past the door to the bathroom and wake her again. Eventually I had to shout "Go to your room, close the door and stay there" He woke up with a mega hangover the next day and had left his coat at the venue. Ha! ha! Brilliant.

DD has learned a few more words. She says "boob" whenever I am about to bf her, she says it and then laughs hysterically ! She says "bear" "bird" "bye-bye" "whadat" (What's that?) and her latest is "murder" in a Scottish accent ... oh and she now says "pooooo" when she has a poo, which is very handy!

Anyway, must post this... hope everyone who is unwell feels better soon, have a good night all

Just reading Abs' post. What words do everyone's LOs say? Mine just about does "daddy" - but not really clearly or very often. She mostly just babbles incoherently still.

Good wordage, Abs!! Very impressive.
Also at your DH for his drunken nocturnal antics. At least he had to pay with the hangover!

DD says Mama and Dada (a lot), but otherwise it's a string of cute, incomprehensible babbling...

Thanks for the thoughts on sleep, PA and Stan

DD goes through phases of going down great or making a big fuss. If this going down without a peep goes on for a bit, I'll start trying to distance the end of the feed with the cot moment a bit more...

Last night wasn't exactly great, though. She woke twice, the second time took well over an hour and three attempts to resettle again. I still think she might be a bit hot in her new sleeping bag, as she was doing loads of tossing and turning and fidgeting. I'll put her back in the old one tonight and see if it makes any difference. If not, I guess it's just a phase and hopefully she'll be back out of it again soon. I S'POSE it could be the beginning of the 13moSR (yes, sorry - Week 55 is the next one) as reactions to that can start up to 6 weeks before.

Anyhoo....

BTW, why "murder" in a Scottish accent, Abs?! Have you been watching reruns of Cracker or something...??!

Stan same thing here. DS is happy to speak away in his own language. He does say 'maman' and 'dadda' and something which sounds like 'ta' (thanks).

DS is still sleeping (7.25am) but he had 2 awaking during the night but never more than 5mn. Plus as he is unwell, he probably need the sleep. It's just odd to be up and not to have him with me, IYSWIM.

I've got one more candle on my cake today!! I'm now 32!!

Hope you all sleep well and are in the mend of being better.

Happy Birthday StoneBaby!!

Ahem.

I just had a BFP.

Very early days, though - 5 weeks. And given my age, more chance of things going wrong, so I won't be telling everyone for a while, or taking things for granted.

But yes, the pg jinx strikes again.

Me and DH are very pleased.

IC !!!!Fingers and toes and everything crossed for you.
How exciting! The pregnancy jinx... Let the ttc begin . Well, won't be here.. got annoyed with dh the other day because he won't come near me and he said he was trying to be nice because I have such a rotten cold. Well, the cold is in my head only...

dd1 just went through the house singing a song about cocks... It's only when she sang 'the cocks are running down' that I realised she meant clocks!

IC we could be on the same ante natel thread again, but I also feel its not real until 12 weeks. We've been thinking that if work lets me take 3months (unpaid prob.) we could stay there. I think you're even ahead of me (though I have no idea when LMP was or when the deed was, waiting for the bank statement to arrive).

Happy Birthday Stonebaby have you got any plans?

Words? None that I would be confident of.

Happy Birthday StoneBaby! Mine's on Sunday but I'm ignoring it (well, I would if dd1 hadn't planned a party for me...)

As for talking, dd2 doesn't say much either (dd1 talked a lot at this age) but uses a few words such as Mama, Papa, Good girl... She has worked out that she can get by quite happily by saying Da! in various intonations and points to what she wants . Oh, and dd1 will talk for her which doesn't help. I'm not bothered, they all get there in the end! (One of my cousins apparently didn't speak a word until he was 4 and then suddenly spoke in full sentences).

I've got a little drama queen on my hands... She will do a 'bridge' (bottom in the air, feet and head on the floor) and cry huge tears as if to say 'I am sooooo unhappy and nobody loves me' It's all an act though because if I pick her up she is all smiles (and she sounds quite different if she is genuinely upset). I find it very hard not to laugh at her...

I would be the same BG That's also how DD communicated, pointing and saying Da. I cannot believe how much she's seems to have mentally changed this week.

Can't keep up! But...

IC congratulations!

DD2 had a lovely birthday (but has another cold now - grr). Pics on FB!

Oh and happy bithrday SB!

Obviously, happy birthdya SB...

Oh cr@p, must learn to preview posts!

Final attempt: Happy Birthday SB.

And a quick mention of DD2's 12 month check yesterday - she's on the 9th percentile for weight and the 95th for height. I said when she was born that she'd be a supermodel, and I stick by that a year on!

CS that's incredible! I put dd2 on the scales yesterday and she's very sturdily on the 91st centile for weight.... About the same for height I think but possibly slightly lower . Not a supermodel in the making then but she's very cuddly

Amazing! Congrats IC! Fingers crossed all will go smoothly. How did DH react? I bet it took his mind off his tooth!

SB So sorry poor DS is ill again. I hope he gets over it quickly. Happy birthday to you!

ABs That's loads of words, DS hasn't really got much more than "muuuum" which I am never sure is intentional or not. I think he also says "no" when he's really annoyed and he clearly copied me saying "hi daddy" but only the once so it could have been a fluke. He has a couple of noises he makes especially for the cat - "ah!" and he tries to meow. Mainly he likes to growl "BRAHBRAHBRAHBRAH".

Murrr-dah is from Taggart isn't it?

BG at cocks!

DS is still not pointing but this morning he put a ball in a cup for the first time. Right on for wonder week 46 - the book says that they start trying to put things together rather than take them apart.

He's improved a lot healthwise. He is smiling more even though he's still not eating much and he slept in his cot from 7 til 2 and then in our room until 6 with one wake/feed in between.

He's having a nice long nap now - 1 and three-quarter hours so far!

IC congratulations!!!!

Abs you should test as it seems this group have good results in TTC

I have also noticed how much DS has developed recently.

BG how funny!

bc good news on the health. He'll take one step at the time for feeding back to normal.

Thanks for your birthday wishes. DH and I are going out tonight and DBL is baby sitting (hopefully DS will sleep as he normally does)

Thanks everyone!
So far, so good. Apart from a very noticeable implantation bleed, a couple of moments of light-headedness on getting up and a little more flatulence than usual (TMI ) I haven't got many symptoms as such. Here's hoping it stays that way! (apart from the obvious, like bump appearing etc.)
Anyway, like I said, very early days, so not counting chickens.
And yes, PA - same AN thread again! I don't know about you, but I'll probably wait until the 2nd trim (assuming I get there) before joining.

at the "cocks", BG!!

Glad to hear your DS is feeling more his usual self again, Bc. No doubt he'll soon be feeding his face with gusto to catch up on what he missed while he was ill.

Wow, that IS tall, CS! As you said, a supermodel in the making, no doubt (I mentioned on FB about my mixed-race doubly-attractive genes theory....).
Or at the very least, she'll get a good view at gigs

IC Congratulations!!!!!! Fantastic news.

Happy birhday SB, have a great night out tonight

BC hoping DS gets well soon.

Abs thanks for the link. The advert is here.

DD only says "daddy" and she says it to everyting, so I don't think she knows what it means [sonfused] She does make a very cute moo when asked what a cow says.

She had a 15-min catnap in the car on the way back from swimming and has refused t go back off. Why won't my daughter sleep I want two hour naps times I am so of other mums who have long nap times!

Sorry I didn't mean to gloat about the napping. I know how horrid it is when other people show off (eg about sleeping through) when yours doesn't.