June '05 Mummies 5 - the one with lots of smiles, and lots of cuddles.

[katzguk]

one brand new shiney thread, title thanks to eym.

Morning All,

Haven't had time to catch up yet,but thought I'd say "hello" and let you know I'm still around.
Everything's going great here.Ds has been on solids for a week now and is eating everything I have tried him on.I have also now dropped the last bottle,so he's in bed by 7pm every evening,and he's still sleeping through til 8am!
No teeth yet and no sitting up yet either but lots of rolling and squealing-he has definately now discovered his voice,lol!
We have an appointment with the specialist tomorrow to check that the fracture has healed properly and that his head is ok,so hopefully no problems there.
Have decided not to go back to work at the beginning of December,so will now be going back around March-can't believe how quickly the time has flown already.
EYM-glad your niece is doing well.
Skyler-love the new name.Not sure what it reminds me of though.Glad to hear your christmas shopping is done-I've finished mine too.
Hope everyone else is ok and enjoying the glorious sunshine today.

Hi Lynny-great news about you not needing surgery.
So sorry to hear about your step-father.

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morning all[all]

all good here Dh managed to get a long weekend off so i have him around mon&tue which is nice.
we can fit in some shopping not strictly dictated by baby mood.

dd doing well solids everyday but still only once a day. i am worried she has gone 3 days without poop. good news is she seems to like apple, squash, sweet potato,carrot and peas.
she is also sitting up much longer and pushing herself forward on her stomach, very amusing. nights are ok too.

skyler- from GWH i got obsessed by the music which became a firm favourite. also the star boy got surprisingly tasty in subsequent action movie roles - i will stop rambling now[grin}

meant to mention sometime back about war, i guess due to earlier experiences i became very anti war but never anti the forces, a lot of people do not understand that, but really if anyone knows the cost...i always think about the families of the ones who died and the often forgotten ones who are injured, sometimes for life. sometimes it is necessary and its what they are there for but its got to be a jolly good reason.

anyway apparently rambling not over, it is now. you doing pretty well on your own, be proud.

lynny- great news on non surgery, work those PF
about not changing clothes, well i think i spent the first month mostly in my underwear, as i remember it was very hot during june/july, all that bf and sweating after labour (tmi i know). plus nothing would fit me anyway...

hope you all have a nice day. still sunny here but i expect rain will come soon.

Lynny-That must be a huge worry after the rusk incident,but hopfully Jess will be ok with veg and rice.Ds has only had veg and rice and that's mainly because I have so many food intollerances that I'm also a bit nervous about introducing other foods.The baby rice is gluten free and ds has that for breakfast and loves it so much that he even grabs the spoon from me.I normally defrost 2 different ice cubes in the morning and for lunch and dinner he has half of each(either brocolli,carrot,swede or sweet potato),with some baby rice and formula mixed in,and again he wolfs it down.I then give him his normal 8oz bottle afterwards and he finishes that too.He might look like his dad,but he certainly takes after me for liking his food-lol.

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RHM - thanks for that info about the film - think mine would react the same way, whereas princessesare quite another matter.
Skyler - lovely romantic name - bit like sky lark.
Lynny - good news about the surgery and the solids - are most of the Junie babes on the hard stuff now?

I was a very sad woman last night - paid for a babysitter and went to the flicks to see 'Broken Flowers' and....slept through the entire film. Manage to eat all my chocolate raisins during the trailers and then just settled down for a kip.

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hi everyone. Back from holiday now. Had a lovely time. Donegal is so beautiful. We ate, drank, ate again, went for walks, ate... all the relaxing holiday things you do. I've caught up a little more on the concise thread. Hope you are all well and had a lovely week.

Hello
Well I forgot about the clocks changing until half way through the day and so have had a hell of an afternoon trying to get both dd's to adjust their feeding and sleeping time clocks. Eek. Lots of crying ensued but none from me which is a result. How did you use your extra hour? They were both in bed by the new 7pm and so I am hoping will be sorted.
I put dd1 down for her nap today as usual. She has not napped at all this week but is happy playing in her room and having some 'quiet time'. Anyway I went in to get her after an hour assuming she had not slept and burst in her room to find her asleep with her head resting on her knees whilst on her potty. Awww. She woke up giggling at me too. So cute.
Jonah - Glad you enjoyed your break. I have done the same with dd's fingers. Felt dreadful , but you couldn't even see it after an hour or so. Feeding calmed her down too.
Welshie - lol at your trip to the cinema. I wanted to know what that film was like too. Supposed to be this years Lost in Translation according to Eve magazine.
SFX - I know what you mean about being anti war but not anti forces. I feel the same. I could never make the decisions those 'in power' do to send our troops into danger. Makes me very sad. The Gulf war (2) kicked off just as dd1 was born and you will all know how amazing the Sky news etc footage was. DH wanted to watch it 24/7 but I wouldn't let him have it on if dd or I were in the room. It made me so sad and I felt was totally inappropriate for dd to be witness to in the first days of her life. The newspaper from the day she was born was all about the war in Iraq . Oddly dh feels a similar way despite being in the forces......
Anyway on a brighter note I am so glad to hear of all the weaning successes. We haven't started yet. I am putting it off at least until dh gets home if I can.
Lynny - Don't think jars are evil! They def have a time and a place. DD1 refused them all because she was used to my home cooking but there were times (like weekends travelling and in hotels) when we could have done with her taking jars for my sanity. This time I am going to deliberately use some jars so that they are atleast an option for us especially as I will be without my kitchen stuff for 7 weeks and so have no microwave or magimix or blender eek. Also I can't get organic veg out here but I can get organic baby food so that is also part of my reasoning.....
Right I am off to bed now, unfortunately I have to make it first as I thought it would be a bright idea to wash the sheets today. We all had to get dressed in the end too as dd2 was sick on us .
Glad you like the name. It reminds me of the things you all said. It makes me feel quite peaceful and uplifted hee hee.
Bye for now.

Skyler - I completely agree about the jars. With no 1 it was home made food all the way - never a jar was opened. This time round I'll introduce the odd one early on for sure. The quality and range has really improved in 3 years. I also be aiming to get on to finger food earlier and have already started giving ds little sips from a glass. Haven't cracked the bottle yet though....and I hate, hate, hate trying to get him on to it
Sorry that I can't review the film ladies but I can tell you that it is possible to kip sitting bolt upright in the Odeon, Holloway.

Evening all

the film lost in translation alll i can say is can i have the 2hours of my life back! it was possibly the worst film i have ever seen. its totally unbelievable and i thought it had no story line, i really couldn't see what all the fuss was about

Ooo really Kat. I found it dragged a bit the first time but loved it the second time I saw it. Watched Somethings got to Give last night. That was funny.

hi there

jars debate, be giving dd some once in a while for the reasons skyler mentioned. but been making purees with organic veg from box scheme.
also have you tried the new organic fresh/frozen ones?
i got a single veg variety box to get her started.

katz-didn't like lost in translation? that and the eternal sunshine were some of fave movies last year or when ever it was i used to go to cinema.

baby cinema day localy is tuesday must go dont really care what they showing

Skyler-I also enjoyed that film.I love Jack Nicholson and my favourite film of all time has to be "As good as it gets"-I love it.
Have also bought some jars for when we're out and about but haven't tried them yet.

Evening mums hugs

lol Lynny how many willy do you think i should be handling( toy ones of course). Im so gald you dont have to have the opperation, and its so good to hear that you have come to terms that you are no way to blame for your step fathers life. As for yor DB you speak so fondly of him, im sure he loves having a lovely lady like you for his sister.

Weshie lol fancy falling asleep thats something i would do if i ever get to the cinema again.

Skyler we also forgot the clocks went back last nite, ive had no idea what time its been all day, and we were even late going to ML for tea. Your doing excellent without your hubby there, bet you are so tired though. Im the same now ive started william on baby rice , the jars will come in handy for when were out and about.

Bubs great news about your ds and your routine wow he sleep all nite william still wakes twice, and nice to see you again hugs.

Jonah welcome back and im glad you had a nice relaxing holiday.

Ok well party went well, even though only 6 turned up and i was expecting a few more, i even had name for each one of the ladies. Big mistake hostess gave me glass of 13 1/2 per cent wine and that was me gone lol couldnt even pronounce their names id wrote was so funny, i even modeled the air hostess outfit.

Spoke to my sis gill all is ok with georga sheis now on 13 mils an hour which is really good, and she has put on 4 ounces, she sounds alot more positive, and were off to see her and baby next sat so im so happy about that.

nite mums xxxxx

Hi all
Have had a quick catch up, You all sound well apart from Lynny-sorry to hear about f-in-law.
I can't believe how well bubbalo's babe is sleeping

I'm afraid i have become a bit like pink, and finding it hard to log on, anyone heard from her????
I'm finding less and less time lately, newborns actually seem easy now all they do is sleep
Does anyone else find things arn't getting easier just different?????We
have big issues in getting baby to sleep here lately.

I think the getting easier is a big myth, ds won't take a bottle anymore making it very difficult for me to go to work, have started back 2 nights per week. Plus he will not settle well at night last night i resorted to walking round the block after crying fit for 2 hours.

Don't know what to do tonight, Might try putting him to bed earlier, halloween or not.
Bye for now

Hi Uki - You seem to be struggling along like the rest of us . We have started a 'concise' catch up thread to help us keep up.ie one withough chatting lol.
There are a few people MIA although understandable with the demands made. MN is a bit of a lifeline for me though I have to say.
Bubb - Remind me the story line of As good as it gets. I know I saw it and really enjoyed it but cannot remember it for the life of me.
I wish we had baby cinema here. I would so go to that!
Lynny - I failed to take notes as I promised and forgot to comment on your db having a wonderful time in India (isn't modern technology amazing) and your dsd . Glad you are coming to terms with things a bit more.
SFX - I loved the Eternal Sunshine too. Dh HATED it. Far to much thinking and people involved for him. I am afraid he likes typical blokie action films or comedies. I used to go to the cinema on my own sometimes while he was at rugby .
Well we are up early today. At 6.20 because it is so blooming light now so dd1 woke up. DD2 is still asleep but then she was up half the night so that makes sense. She was quite unsettled and I eventually got her into bed with me and she thanked me by biting me just as I was dozing off. Grrr. The colds that I thought had gone seem to be back too. Both dd's have very snotty noses. Anyway I have lots to do today so I had better scoot for now. Have good days ladies.

Uki - Sounds like you need a 'sleep lady' like Welshie has over here. Do you think you have anyone like that where you are? I realised I sounded very blase in my post to you. Sorry. Rushing it. It must be very hard especially if ds won't take a bottle any more. Do you have the support of Health Visitors or similar in Oz? Sounds like you could do with a bit of support. Have you been to a Mother and Baby group or anything to gain a bit of moral support from people going through the same thing? Take care.

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Lynny - I think it's fantastic - how lovely to have the chance of getting closer to your brother again. I don't know what I'd do without mine - I reckon we need all the (good)family we can get.
UKI - great to hear from you - I think you're right about the getting different - some days feel easier but you can bet your bottom dollar it won't last (I was going to but a smile icon here but realised there's nothing much to smile about when you feel like you're going backwards all the time - like me today)
SFX - they were 2 of my favourite movies too.
EYM - glad to hear things are improving for your sis and her little one.
I have pureed carrot and a teat hunt in the diary for today- ooo the excitement. I'm getting a bit panicky about ds' reaction to bottles - feels like a month is too short to stop bfing totally and do the bottles- anyone got any tips? I think in the back of my mind is this desperation to both stay with ds forever and ever and an equally strong desire to go back to work and 'back to normal' Tell me I'm not alone in this???

Not alone at all welshy. Am too tired to post properly because in the short gaps between ds waking at night I'm fretting about going back to work and not getting to sleep.

TThanks lummox, am having a 'wits end' day

Hello Lovely Junie Ladies

I have been lurking keeping up with your news, but lacking in time to post. Apart from the pain in the b*m that is the clocks going back, things are going well here. A few days ago I woke at 6.10am and realised that dd hadn't woken for a middle of the night feed, it wasn't a fluke and she is now sleeping through from her 10.30pm feed to approx 6am (would have been 7am if not for blasted time change) . She is also blowing raspberrys too, which is really funny.

As she was a late Junie, I'm not looking at solids for at least another 4 weeks for her, but glad to hear that it is going well for those who have introduced them - I'll be bugging you for tips in a few weeks .

Lynny - Glad that you are getting some good news, great that you don't need surgery and how lovely about your DB - it must mean such a lot to you that he is trying to express his feelings so honestly t you! .

RHM - sorry to hear about your scare, but glad it was all ok in the end. Amazing that ds is rolling front to back . DD is really trying to do back to front, but keeps getting stuck on her arm, I guess its only a matter of time now.

Welshie - Lol at the vision of the behatted welshie clan. I know what you mean about bottles, I've kind of given up again, its just such a faf.

Skyler - Love the new name, although I'm sure you will always be Coop in my head. Sounds like you are doing great with your DH away - well done that woman! at DD1 asleep on the potty - bless!

FIT - Sorry to hear about your back. Isn't it weird what different nationalities obsess about health wise, what with the French and their livers, now the Germans and their draughts - what do the draughts do to one???

Bubb - Sleeping through and solids - you are doing great there! I hope you are really proud of yourself .

SFX - Great to have your DH home for some extra days, mine was off work sick Thurs & Friday, and even though he wasn't feeling 100% it was still brilliant. He's got a long weekend booked this coming weekend too, so dd and I are really spoilt

EYM - So glad to hear that Georgia is putting on weight, so her digestive problems are sorted out then? Your party sounds like fun - you are a wild woman .

Jonah - Very of your break in Ireland. I've only been once, but loved it, beautiful countryside, really friendly people and great guiness and seafood - oh yes and huge breakfasts! I really want to go back. Did you fly, or take the ferry?

Katz - Shame you didn't enjoy Lost in Translation, I loved it too.

Sorry to anyone I missed. I'm going to try and keep up this week.

Welshie - x posted. I am really torn about going back to work. Totally understand how you are feeling! I have to, I have done the sums, but I am worried that it will effect the close bond dd and I have. I'm now thinking of trying to keep breastfeeding her mornings and evenings when I'm back at work and maybe getting her onto formula for her milk feeds at nursery. I really didn't think I would want to do this, and that I would want to stop breastfeeding after 5-6 months or earlier, but I actually love the closeness I feel to her (especially the 10pm feed when she is all sleepy and snuggly). I think thats partly why I've gotten lazy about trying to get her onto the bottle .

I might start a thread asking about mix feeding and working and see if people think it is possible.