July 2010: old-skool, the worm, commando and shuffling on the bum: that's the way crawling's done

[CakeandRoses]

Well that gives them all of about 14 day's worth of chat to get crawling then

how did the interview go tsc ? hope Clara and your dad got to nursery without too many distractions

Sam's not sitting up at all now, if I sit him down he flops onto his front and stays there. He gets around but isn't crawling, it's kind of an 'up-on-his-knees-and-lunge' movement but he's quite quick. He doesn't clap or wave but will look round sometimes when you call him. He initiates peek-a-boo with L in the car which is soooo cute! But yea, on the whole he's just being him.

He's cut down hugely on milk in the last 3 days, he'll only feed right before he goes to sleep, I have no chance of getting him to drink if he's awake and not tired. We're currently on about 3 feeds during the day and 3ish at night. He's not eating as much as I think he should but he's jolly enough so he must be alright...still in 3-6 month clothes though and they're baggy on him

melissa hope he gets over the infection quickly :(

memphis L can stand at the sofa? wow! I'm impressed.

chulita yes can stand at sofa but we have hands behind him he normally realises what hes doing laughs and loses concentration and flops down, he wont lie back for a bottle anymore he insists on sitting bolt upright, which is awkward at times!

A baby I know who is nearly 8 months can stand holding onto things.
He has always wanted to walk, never insterested in crawling.

Ive got a hand and foot print of Dylan at the baby group yesterday. Ive always wanted one, would have been better when he was tiny but ah well.

Hes actually asleep in his cot can you believe

And its been longer than 5 mins.

I made a stupid stupid mistake. I got really worried that J was constipated on the weekend so gave him stewed prunes and pears Sunday and last night. It's now poomageddon here

well done on getting to third interview tsc

are you ready to leave tiny and clara full-time, even if squeezed into 3 days? will frankie take enough from a cup/bottle now?

if the pay's not that great then why not hold on for something better? maybe you're selling yourself short given your previous experience?

mlic's i do hate those days where you can't help but think - is this what my life has become? On good days tho, I am actually happier and more fulfilled than i was when i was stressed out working (very) full-time pre-childrten.

have you tried entitled to tsc? or jobcentre plus have someone who looks into what you can get.

My niece had her little girl at 3pm today weighing 7lb2oz, we think she is calling her Lacey but not sure. Cant wait to see her.

Havent caught up yet, sis has just came in. Be back soon

Congrats on getting a final interview tsc, good luck next week.

I got 4 short sleeved t shirts for D in Next for £8 which I thought was good value.

mlic sometimes I long for the pre-child day of sitting in the sun in the garden, having a ciggie and reading a book. I love my life now...well I really do love Dylan but god I miss smoking more and more.

know that feeling mlic, thats why i'm going back to college in september to increase my chances of a decent job.

Well done on the 3rd interview tsc

Congrats on third interview tsc

I know what you mean about lack of particular "achievment" mlic, also with SAHM jobs you just have to do it all over again the next day, there is always more washing etc. Sounds like you do loads though. I spend far too much time on the internet! But my job before the dc was workign in a nursery so I'm kind of doing the same now (but with added housework at home!)

I try and look at it as kind of multitasking/managing the house too, I do all sorts of things that need sorting out, yesterday I re-fixed the mortgage rate, I sort out all the bills, finding best deal for utilities etc, I sell stuff online (just stuff round the house we don't need anymore, even started selling the tiny baby clothes). And me and the kids get out somewhere once a day. I try to do all the free/cheap stuff too, it's easier obviously cos weather is good here at mo so it's beach/park. In wet weather my staple is a near-empty (during the week) softplay that costs 3 quid - A will happily play in there for about 4 hours!

I wouldn't mind some extra income, evening/weekend jobs are not common at all here though. I could leave A now, she'd be fine, not so keen to leave G yet but could do it. Plus cost of childcare would pretty much wipe out any wage I made anyway.

yeah i read papers online every day. i never really talked about my job much as I worked with kids so the only people interested would have been a) the parents of the kids I loooked after and b) other people who worked with kids. My conversations with dh and others are more about films, music, stuff in the papers etc.

I did feel after A was born that I lost "me" a bit but not so much this time round, it's good now I'm not too tired to read anymore as I love escaping into a book for a couple of hours. Dh and I are going to go and see "True Grit" this weekend.

ooh reading group on here would be good, there is a Book of the Month section.

mlic I havent worked since dec 2009 and that was only a temp job.
Ive never had a career job and prob never will unless I work my way up.

I dont have any spare time to read books, how does anyone else

I read books in the evenings - not all evening, just maybe an hour if there's nothing I want to watch on tv. I don't do housework and that stuff in the evenings, I try to have time to relax.

mlic I have many days like that, more so as I contemplate extending the family even more - just seems like an eternity of drudgery stretching out in front of me but this evening L was playing with her puzzles and handing pieces to 'Sammy' to help and it was so sweet. It's just a phase of life that I'm going through and it'll pass, I'll probably look back on it with rose-tinted spectacles and long for it! I do enjoy just being a mum but it is freaking repetitive...I do wish we had the cash for a cleaner so I could do more interesting things instead of mopping/hoovering etc, such a waste of time!

I love reading, thing is I tend to get a bit carried away and sit there for ages so nothing else gets done. It's dangerous giving me a good book :)

you're too busy shagging, dh

Ohh, I'd do a reading club thingy, I love books.