April 2010 - Growing and Changing Every Day

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Starting us a new thread so we don't get cut off.

my grandson lucas started walking just as he turned one .oakley not quite there yet he can stand on his own then sits down

Hello ladies, wow princess I can't believe you only have 12 weeks left! I sometimes think I would like another but it's not going to happen. I am loving having two, they are so cute together. The other day the pair of them piled up all the cushions under the kitchen table and were playing at dens. I have a nightmare trying to keep Alexander out of my oven, which is a low level one, he makes a beeline for it every time I open it. He is really walking well now, thank goodness as he's a heavy lump! He is also trying to give me kisses... Or maybe he's trying to bite me, I'm not entirely sure. Hope everyone is well!

Wow congratulations Sleepywombat!!! Don't worry about not loving the second - you'll surprise yourself with just how much love you have to give for your children. I will confess that the first few weeks of having were hard as I felt very torn between the two, but it all soon settles into new routines. DS1 is still quite jealous of his little brother though & he is often very rough & spiteful towards him, but then other times is very loving. I'm just hoping that he will grow out of it & they will become the best of friends. Maybe when George is on the move they will be able to play better as at the moment he is just a sitting duck for William to push over or take his toys away!

I would like to have a 3rd baby but DH not keen. I think we will have a bigger age gap between the last two, maybe 3-4 years (2.8 yrs between first two)

Oh Congratulations Sleepy! Thats fab news! Glad the sickness has passed. I understand you worrying about not loving a second baby the same. I cant imagine loving another baby the way I love Eilidh! But I have been reassured that I will!

We ate out properly as a family for the first time tonight. Obviously we have eaten out with Eilidh before but because of her allergies we have always taken Eilidh's dinner with us. Tonight we were at the seaside and we were a little unprepared. We had snacky things with us but no tea and we decided to eat out. So we went to a seaside restaurant. Eilidh had sausage and chips and loved it! The restaurant is a lovely traditional italian/scottish - you get fish teas etc. I was a bit worried but she seemed ok, no reactions to anything. She sat so well with a proper adult plate and ate off it no bother. It was so nice to eat out as a family and order off the menu for her for a change.

The weather has been lovely here over the last few days, makes a lovely change. The only thing is I am so self conscious because I have put on so much weight. My self confidence has plummeted. I am joining a slimming club this week and going to really focus on getting fitter aswell :(

Zeeky my DH isnt too keen on another baby at the moment either. He says he is still too tired haha! We are still in a flat so its actually not an option anyway as we have run out of space but hopefully early next year we can start thinking about making plans. I dont want too much of a gap - 3 years maybe, so quite similar to you.

Hope everyone is fine and dandy - its nice to hear from you all again :)

Harverina I can recommend the Dukan diet. I've lost about a stone since I stopped breast feeding at end of Jan. I lost the first half stone from doing more exercise & eating more healthily but then wasn't shifting anything. A friend recommended the Dukan diet & I kept Reading about it everywhere. I found it really easy to stick to and lost the weight easily. It's basically low carb & although i'm not following it any more, I still rarely eat pasta/bread/potatoes/rice and have so far kept the weight off even having pigged out a bit on hols. My self esteem is so much higher now & I have enjoyed buying new clothes which I haven't really enjoyed doing since before DS1.

Good luck with the weight loss. There are lots of support threads for weight loss on mumsnet which I found really helpful too.

Thanks Zeeky, my sister is actually doing the Doukan diet at the moment and is losing alot of weight fast. My DH isnt keen though and keeps saying that its a fad, and I should just eat 3 healthy meals a day - if it was that simple no one would be overweight! I think that I will go back to slimming world. I need the group support. I did weight watchers years ago and went practcally every week for 3 years! I loved the group support and found it really helped to be getting weighed every week. I cant wait to feel better about myself and know that even losing 7lbs will feel fantastic, although it will just be me getting started!

Hi all. haven't posted for ages although I keep up with what you're all up to. Glad to see you're all doing so well.
All fine here. H is really thriving. Not speaking much but physically very active and runs everywhere. Still up for a quick drink most nights but I've accepted that she'll stop when she's ready. we stopped feeding at 12.5 months and she now LOVES her bottle after months of refusing. Typical!

Congratulations to Princess and Sleepywombat lovely news.

Harverina I'm at ww. I've lost a stone on the new plan since April. It's much easier to stick to than the old one and like you I need group support. Good luck.

Congratulations sleepywombat! Lovely
It's funny about the loving the second baby, I actually loved Alex lot quicker than Elizabeth - instantly in fact - I never had that overwhelming and scary sense of responsibility with him that I had with her because I felt a bit better prepared with him. It took me a while to love E, I was just so scared of the whole thing. It's lovely having two .

Hi everyone, the thread goes a lot slower now we all have toddley babies!!
Mine still not walking without holding onto stuff but I think it's gonna be pretty soon.

SO wombat also pregnant again and princess is almost at popping stage again.. I've missed a lot! The bigger Valentin gets the less I feel like I want another! It is hard work now we're getting the stage where tantrums and mobility are the main things on baby's mind!

Hope all is well with everyone else!

Haha Rumpleteaser..I am almost at popping stage!! I have 8 weeks left now...8 WEEKS!!! Time really has flew by, it's crazy!
Congratulations Sleepywombat...I wonder if you will find this pregnancy seems to go by quickly...I sometimes feel like I haven't 'embraced' this one the same way as the other 2, so I try and make the most out of (what few) relaxing baths I have, and watch my belly wobbling away with my lil baby moving around :)
Bettymum, if there was a like button, I would definitely 'like' your post..I felt the same with Jude. Maybe it was a more relaxing environment with me second time round, already at home, rather than feeling slightly alone in the hospital bed, waiting for Iain to come back and see me, but I also instantly fell in love with Jude from the moment I saw him. Although I knew I loved and wanted Makenzi, I felt more overwhelmed with her, (and maybe even felt a bit sorry for myself cuz I didn't want ot be on my own at the hospital) and can clearly remember looking over at Makenzi when she was a few hours old, telling myself to pull myself together. And I agree..it is lovely having two. :)
I love watching the two of them getting up to mischief together now..Makenzi finally has a play partner in her brother, and calls him when she wasnts him to join in...she also tells him to go away when he's annoying her, or trying to copy her pictures, but ripping what she's done...but I take more joy in the first bit He is getting rather like his sister..in more ways than one!! He calls her YahYah..sounds nothing like Makenzi-Shei, but it is so cute! They pull funny faces at each other, and giggle away, and even with the tempers, tears, and screams, I'm looking forward to having a housefull of lil people. :)
Jude has been off his dummy now for a week..and he coped a lot better than Makenzi did at his age, and already I've noticed that he babbles away to himself a lot more already. I thought I should get the bedtime tantrums and the want for a dummy out the way before the new baby comes along, and he will want the new baby's dummy!!
Thanks Sleepy wombat...I'm glad someone agrees about settling, then unsettling and resettling Makenzi at school, and coming from a teacher it means a lot too. I have found a few websites that have various activities on that I can work on with her, and I have had a meeting with her reception teacher (at the school she will be starting eventually), to make sure I can try and include the things they do so as not to hold her back, but any ideas/activities you can send my way will be greatly appreciated!!
It's lovely to hear from more of you..I hope you're all well. Hope slimming world is going ok, and that you're starting to feel better about yourself now Harverina. xx

How is everyone doing? We are sweltering here in the South, fingers crossed it stays nice for the weekend but I think we might have some thunder on Sunday...
princess how are you doing? Hope you and the baby are well!
Have a lovely weekend everyone :)

Hi Bettymum and everyone else!
Just thought I'd have a look to see if anyone had been on. The weather hasnt been too bad up here in Scotland too Bettymum, although its to rain this weekend .

I have had an eventful week. E took another severe allergic reaction and we are now carrying epipens. We were at my in laws when it happened this time - she had not been given anything out of the ordinary to eat - things she had eaten before. So, we thjink she has either picked something up and eaten it or that there has been cross contamination in her food prep. My MIL had given her lunch while my DH and I were at the shops. It was all very scary, 999 call etc. We stayed overnight in hopital for observation. We have to go and ee the allergy consultant in a couple of weeks which Im glad about as I have lots of questions. I am a nervous wreck now and constantly anxious. So scared in case it happens again. Although we are always very careful about her food and food prep, I had begun to relax a bit and just accepted that it was a way of life not using milk and eggs but this has really shaken me.

My dad died today. Its an odd sitatuation really. I only met him about 5 years ago for the first time, then saw him every few months after that until I was pregnant. Then when I had E I tried to arrange to go and see him a few times and he and his partner cancelled each time. I left it with them and said to let me know when they were free and they never contacted me again - no card or phone call when E was born. I decided just to leave things until a month or so ago my sister got a call to say that our Dad was pretty unwell. I saw him a couple of weeks ago and then again last night then he died today. Although he had been unwell, I never for a minute thought that he would die so soon after seeing him yesterday. So, Im not sure how I am feeling tonight. Sad. Sad for him at all he missed, sad for me for all we missed and just sad that thats it.

Anyway sorry for the depressing post!

E is just fab - talking non stop, what a blether she is! She points to birds and shouts "birdie" and shouts "bus" when she sees any vehicle bigger than a car!

Princess, hope you are well? You cant have long now till your due date?

Hope everyone is well :)

Hi all. Lovely to hear from you.

Haverina so sorry to hear about Eilidh's reaction & your Dad. Hope you're ok.

We've got lots going at the moment. DH has been looking for a new job since before George was born & has just been offered one in Northampton. As we are in Berkshire it requires us to relocate! So now flat out decluttering house ready to put on the Market & spending every weekend driving around Northamptonshire looking at villages to try to decide where we want to live!! It will be dependent upon where we can get a school place for ds1 who is starting reception in Sep, but as it is summer hols it is difficult to get any info about the schools, arrange school visits etc.

I will be sad to leave here as I love our house & we have lots of friends here. But also excited about moving - meeting new people, getting a bigger house & garden etc

Oh its lovely to see some posts...hi everyone, its goo to hear from you all. Sorry I didnt reply to anyone really on my last post, think I just moaned alot sorry!

Thanks for all the the messages. I'm ok but its been a difficult/surreal week. I am off work until next week, but hoping to get a little more time off to sort out all th practical things.

Zeeky, congratulations to your DH, thats fab news - and scary but exciting that you are moving! You sound really positive about moving on which is great. I have lived in the same village since I was born!

Sleepy, thanks for that lovely message. I feel really sad that we didnt really get a chance to work things out properly, but I am glad that I saw him at all, although it seems more bitter sweet (is that the right term?!) I suppose. I'm sorry to hear that you lost your dad too. 18 week scan, wow, thats fab and congratulations that you are having a little boy. I think its ok to feel a little disappointed. Would you like more than 2 children? Im not sure how many I would like. 2 at least but - and I hope you and Princess dont hate me for saying this - the thought of the newborn sleepless nights scare me a little! I feel that I am only just catching up on my sleep now!

rumpleteaser, hope you are well. Eilidh started to properly walk around 14 months and now runs everywhere! Its hard work but alot of fun! Is it very warm for you just now? Its pouring here!

Neeko, Eilidh is still breastfed morning and and bedtime but when I am not there she will have a cup of (soya) milk before bed. There has been an odd night when she has gone to sleep without her soya milk but this is very rare. I'm quite happy for this to continue, whether its breastmilk or soya milk. We used bottles when I was not in until she was about 13/14 months and then just switched them to a sippy cup one night when I had night out and she took her milk no bother from the sippy cup!

Hope you are all well, its lovely to hear how you are all getting on :)

I'm finding it funny hearing about the little ones running around as George still doesn't move or even stand!!! He can turn around on the spot & bottom shuffle a little bit but otherwise doesn't move & shows no inclination to try to pull himself up to stand. He does have an amazing reach & if he can't quite reach something he will sometimes use a different toy to try to hook it towards him - he getting quite resourceful! He totally obsessed with books at the moment. All day long we hear "b? B?" which means he wants a book :). The lack of movement makes it easy for me I guess as I can leave him in a room & know he can't to stuff he shouldn't. But he does get very frustrated at times & has rages because he can't get what he wants or his big brother has moved something out of reach!

Otherwise we are all good. G had a couple more teeth through recently so is now back to sleeping well again after weeks of waking up 2 or 3 times a night. Feeding is a very messy affair at the moment as he wants to feed himself but as soon as he gets fed up or has had enough he starts flinging the food around - cue lots of mess up the Walls!!

Zeeky, Eilidh loves books too! She will happily sit on my, or anyone else's knee, for a story. She can say "Book" and gets in a temper if we refuse to read her another bedtime story and will shout "book" and point at her books! Eilidh is so mobile and has even started to stretch up to the kitchen worktops to try and reach things so we have to be really careful. Usually she only does it if she can see one of her own cups and she is thirsty.

Eilidh seems to have grown lots of teeth too, but thankfully the last few teeth have come through without us being disturbed during the night.

Hello ladies!
harverina sorry to hear about your dad, I imagine you must have a lot of emotions to sift through. I hope Eilidh is OK, that sounds awful for all of you. I hope the consultant can help or reassure you about things.
sleepywombat I was lucky with my two in that Elizabeth was 2 and 3 months when Alexander was born, so I never needed a double buggy - I have one of those ones that you can put a pram base on till the baby grows out of it, and then a buggy - so there was no option for Elizabeth but to walk when Alexander was in the pram . However she's very good at walking and we live in a small town where it's easy to walk to everything. We have friends a bit further up the hill out of town who have about an 18 month gap between their two, and they have a Phil and Ted double buggy which looks good and it's not too wide since they kind of sit on top of each other.
Other than that everything is well with us, Alexander is turning into a bookworm like his sister and his mummy :) he has a temper like his daddy though, he threw himself off a chair in a cafe the other day face first onto the tiled floor. I'm still not sure that he hasn't chipped a tooth slightly :(. He's fine, anyway.
princess any news...? :)

hi ladies, i've only recently found this thread and am still part way through reading! i wanted to join as i too have a DS born April 10! its nice to compare him to others born around the same time! agree that they are growing up so fast, one minute he's my baby boy and then the next he seems all grown up!
a bit about DS, lets call him J... he was born a few weeks early after a bit of a scary pregnancy (i had a PE but thats a whole other thread!) was a good baby, was BF for first 4months but then i had boob issues and had to give up , he weaned around 6/8 months and now eats like a horse! he never really bothered crawling and took to his feet around 8months, was walking unaided at 10months and hasnt sat still since! we're at the 'talking stage' now, he's quite a confident little boy and can say about 20/25 words and he will try and copy everything you say although mostly he talks about Buzz and Cars!

thats all for now, but ill try catch up with the posts! and i'll most def be back soon!

x

Hi all :) Well I've reached the 38 week mark now, and have just 2 weeks left!!!! The home birth kit has been delivered, birth ball pumped up, and tens machine all ready in the kitchen...with lots of bubble bath n clean towels on hand for the numerous baths I will be having during labour...now all I need is baby to decide on a date :)
We took Makenzi to Peppa Pig World on Monday, it was her 4th birthday, and I kept thinking back to my pregnancy and labour with her, and how long ago it felt, but yet the last 4 years have flew by and she is so grown up now if that makes sense..and now I'm doing it all again with baby number 3. It's so surreal sometimes if you take time to think about everything that changes within life, so amazing.
She is due to start school next week, (but I'm home schooling her until she gets a place at the school I want), and I just can't believe where the time has gone...I'm secretly glad I have her with me a while longer, with an extended place at nursery so she still gets her social interaction and freeflow into the class she will eventually be starting. She is more than ready to start, but I am so not!!!
Jude's doing really well..altho the only words he says are bah, for ta, mummy, daddy, and nana...but mummy, daddy, and nana are not the typical meanings..he just says them whenever he wants something!! people always ask me if he's calling so-and-so daddy, and I just have to look at him and know he is asking for juice! He understands what's being asked of him, and can answer 'yeah' very clearly, but other than that he is a grunter and a pointer!! Very impressed with all the talkers. Makenzi was saying more words at this age, but I have to just keep reminding myself that all babies are different..(and that I'm not failing Jude in some way!!)
Bettymum, Jude has a temper as well..he is up with us at the minute, he's either teething (and going to finally get a 9th tooth!!), or coming down with a bug from his cousins, but he just threw a plate and his cup of juice at his dad cuz I told him not to touch the phone!!
Sleepy Jude is on just the one nap a day now..preferably not too late in the afternoon cuz otherwise it interupts his 6pm bedtime. He also shares with his older sister..I find it fine for them, they both adjusted very quickly, and I am surprised at how little they both disturb each other!! Works fine for us, and it's really cute to hear them talking to each other in the mornings when they first wake up. :)
I'm sorry if this is a long but rushed post...not sure if anyone will be on to read for a while!! Love hearing everyone's news tho, even tho the posts have slowed down...hope everything is well with everyone, and hope you are feeling ok Harverina...my biological dad died back in March, and I'd only met him the once before that, so I understand what a surreal and strange situation it is, and how it can leave you feeling utterly confused about your feelings. xx
Well..maybe the next time I post I'll be telling news of a pink or blue baby!! xx

Shares a bedroom that is, just in case that sounded like they shared a bed/cot. x

Great to hear from you Princess! Not long to go now!!! DS1 also just turned 4 & is starting school next week. I'm totally dreading it as he really doesn't want to go which is not helped by his best friend having just moved to US :(

Just a quick post to wish you all the best Princess!

Good to hear your news princess! Funnily enough DD last night wasn't wanting to go to bed in her room, and wanted to bed down on the floor in A's room :). She loves Alexander, I'm so lucky, I'm trying to get a Brio train set on eBay for his Christmas and I think he'll love it but she'll love putting it all together and telling showing him what to do :).
She is losing a load of her little friends, they are all going to the SureStart preschool or even to the primary school, but she is staying in her nursery as I need the 8am-6pm hours. She will be starting school a year from now, I can't believe it :( my nephew starts next week, he's only just four, it seems so little. At least DD will be only a few months from turning five when she starts.

Thank you Zeeky...hope next week goes well for you both!! :)
Bettymum, your dd sounds just like mine!! She can be very authoritive with Jude when she wants to be, always showing him the 'right' way to play with his toys!! Altho today I was watching the two of them in the garden and she got him to go up the slide steps, then waited at the bottom of the slide with her arms outstretched ready to catch him, coaxing him down n telling him he was a good boy..soo cute. :)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks 4 seems so young to be starting full time school..if she was starting on her official date, I would feel like I was giving up full control of her for the best parts of the day, and only there to feed her breakfast, tea and get her bathed and ready for bed!! I'm a selfish mummy and want her with me just a teeny weeny bit longer! ;) x