FEB 2010 Tottering into our second year...!

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A few first birthdays left, then we're full tilt into walking/talking and a mountain of mischief

I walked by 9 months, my (next) brother at 16 months. Each baby is their own.

I think the UK milestone is not walking by 16 or 18 months, as a friend had a prem (due Feb 2010) that can't walk yet and that is what she was told.

Thanks BG.
We rang the hospital, but they were vague about what's going to happen, just told us to come in the morning.
As a precaution, I'm not going to eat anything else from now on as having recently read a couple of accounts of people having the procedure in Spain, a small burst of GA seems to be the usual way it's done.
I'd love to be back home by evening, but my impression is that it's also the usual way to be kept in overnight for observation.

DH has never put DD to bed and DD has never gone to bed without first having a breast-feed so it's a bit of a crash course for both of them....ulp.

IC it will be fine and so will DH and DD, in some sense it will be good for them to have a night without all. Prove to yourselves you can cope. Are you going to take in lots of stuff to keep you occupied?

I really feel for you :(, but it is a harsh fact of reality that happens so often, so at least it isn't personal. Still won't stop the rollercoaster of emotions mind.

DD has her weigh in tomorrow, any guesses? I'm hoping for 15lbs and her legs do look like they've chubbed on.

Also what do people do about lunch. We've started giving her a sandwich but she has a slice of toast in the mornings so am worried about too much bread. (she has a bowl of porridge as well, the toast is a snack).

Turns out she loves peanut butter sandwiches, will eat 2 slices of bread with that in. I've been making her a bean dip for them as well, but she has been having 1 slice of those.

IC so sorry to read your news. Had 2 mmc's myself between dd and ds. The first was a natural mc at almost 12 weeks and was a fairly horrendous experience. The second time I opted for a d and c, or ERPC as they call it now, and it was much much better. Still horrible emotionally to deal with a mc but physically it was fine. I had no at all pain and only very light bleeding after for a week. I was also home 3 hours after the op and felt a bit tired from the GA, but apart from that was fine. My period came back exactly 28 days later. I know this might sound a bit weird, but I was offered a copy of the scan pictures for each of my mc's, and I am really glad I have them. They are the only tangible thing I have to connect me with my little lost beans. I am a bit rubbish at letting go emotionally too, preferring to keep everything in and have a migraine instead, and I found my pictures good for helping me have a little cry. Might not be your thing at all, but just something to think about.

CS I agree that if your dd is crawling there can't be much wrong with her legs. I know plenty of children who showed no interest in walking until at least 18 months. In fact there's a group of 4 mums at dd's school with similar aged dc's to ours. My ds is the youngest and the only one walking. One is 15 months and bum shuffles everywhere.

I am not a pilot (thank goodness, soooo boring), but slightly less impressively am in charge of the cabin crew for a major airline. Not exactly what my parents had in mind when they put me through Law School! I used to absolutely love my job but there have been lots of changes while I have been on mat leave so I am a bit anxious about returning. Have had some good luck last week though and managed to reduce my hours to a 33% contract, and will work full time for 2 weeks then have 4 weeks off. Should just about be able to manage that I think...

Seems I spoke too soon about ds' sleep. Last night was dreadful with almost 3 hours crying from midnight. It was so unexpected I am wondering if our lunar expert in Guernsey could tell me if there was a full moon?

Good night all. Will be thinking about you IC and your friends in Japan Shro

chinook agree about flying being very boring. I had about 14 lessons when I was younger (was in the cadets and got about 3 a year). Gliding was much more enjoyable but still don't see what the big fuss is all about. Sorry about your bad night, it's odd how so many of them are changeable at the moment. Predictably at least makes a bad night manageable.

Sounds good also about 2 weeks on, 4 off. Gives you a week to recover and still loads of time to do quality family stuff

We often give DD toast after her porridge and sometimes she has cheese on toast with her lunch, too. Not every day though. She's another one who likes her peanut butter, PA!
Good luck with the weigh in.

Still sounds interesting, chinook! Mind you, I hate flying, so it wouldn't be on my list of preferred jobs, ahem...
Thanks for your mmc account too, it helps to hear how other people dealt with it. I have scan pix from today and had a peruse. I hadn't thought about keeping one.
I just spoke to a friend here in Spain who had the same experience a few years back and she was able to tell me what to expect, which was reassuring.

Ah, chinook, your DS too, huh? Yes, after a beautiful sleep through the previous night, DD was awake (as mentioned above) last night for bloody ages. Perhaps it was the moon...

CS a person my DH knows has a 16 months old boy who is showing no interest in walking at all as his big brother (4yo) brings everything he points at. He doesn't speaks neither as his brother translate his baby talk to their parents. I would not be worried as in DS nursery there are some 14 months old who are still not walking. But as IC said if you worried get her checked.

IC have anither

Why is everything in bold???

stone the phrase 'A person my DH knows' always sounds dodgy to me

I'm stuck in the X-ray lab for the afternoon and am very bored

I know why! It use to be a star between every word you wanted to bold but I think now it only notice the first star and the last one even if there are other stars in between.

Does that make sense?

PA I thought it was better than a customer of the pub

I don't use bold so have not been telling people about it because that's the kind of lazy gal I am

hmm so SB knows a dodgy customer from the pub

let's all go round theirs tonight

Sorry DH gas a night off and I'm supposed to be sleeping and not on my ipod touch posting on MN

Should be has the night.

IC You sound like you are coping really well. Best of luck for tomorrow. Hopefully it will be swift and painless. Big hugs. Have more port!

I just found out today that a friend is 7weeks but has been bleeding since Sunday. Trying to think positive for her. She's got an active 18mo and is moving house this week so can't rest.

CS DD doesn't walk. If I started listing all the things I'm concerned that she does late, I'd run out of time and space and bore everyone senseless. Everyone keeps telling me "Lerryn does things in her own time" er, you could say that or you could say she's a late developer...! Anyway I'm sure you don't need to worry about DD2. She will get there! Not all babies walk by a year, by any means.

I think I might have had the rocket fuel coffee by accident again. That would explain a lot.

PA too strong coffee?

Wow that whole page was posted while I wrote one post. And a couple more. Too fast!

Anyway I'm off to lurk on interesting looking threads bed.

The next full moon will be on Saturday 19th. So make sure all our little werewolves are kept in

You have been busy .

CS I agree with what has been said. The mean age for walking is 14/15 months, so your DD2 is not even late yet. DB, 14 months younger than me, didn't see the point of walking as I was getting everything for him, he started at almost 19 months.
But get her checked if you are worried. She might have hyperflexible (sp?) joints if she doesn't want to stand at all.

IC thinking about you.

My friends are safe, they moved away from kamaishi a long time ago. It is all the technicians and admin people which I am concerned about, as they were all locals. My japanese teacher too. I lost touch with her this winter, she changed her email. Last I heard she was in australia, but was due to go back.

DD2 is a crazy baby. She has just learn to climb the ladder to go on the slides which she loves. Physically, she is well in advance compared to her peers. I get a lot of in the park for letting her do things older children don't do. It is exhausting to try to stop her and if I turn my back a second she will try anyway. I'd rather be with her and keep her safe, so I am climbing frames, going down slides.... (Again! )

Hope everything goes as well as it possibly can today IC.

PA My DS loves peanut butter too.

I don't have much to report. DS (touch wood) has slept a bit better the last two nights. Still difficult to put down but slept til 6.30 this morning with only minor resettles (ie didn't have to be taken out of the cot and fed).

We were having a rare night out last night and my mum forgot she was babysitting. I rang her mobile to see where she was, no answer so I rang her landline and she was still at home 20 mins after she was meant to be here. I lost it - called her a stupid bitch but she drove round super quick and we rang the restaurant and they were fine about us being late.

It was a Japanese restaurant - we'd booked before the earthquake and tsunami - and it was difficult because we didn't want them to think we didn't care about it but what can you say? "Sorry about your country"? We didn't mention it in the end. I hope they don't think we were being callous.

bc glad you still managed to have a night out.

I ordered some plastic snaps in order to change the velcro on DS nappies to snaps instead. Order arrived and I realised that there was not the amount of snaps ordered. So I have just spent the last 1h 1/2 counting those snaps in order to contact the company asking them to send me the rest! Grrr

schro just lie about her age! Only joking.

DS has decided he doesn't want to crawl up the stairs anymore, he wants to go up like mumy and daddy but as he can't stand by himself we need to hold him up

I hope everything is going well IC

Thanks for all the advice. I've never come across hyperflexibility so will do some research. I suppose my slight concern stems from the fact that she is not showing any signs towards walking at all (no pulling up or standing - in fact she seems to dislike standing).

I'll see when the next clinic is that I can get to and see the ever-useful HV

IC thinking of you.

PA how much did DD weigh? My DD2 is very wee too.

BC glad you had a nice night out.