*~*~* August 2010 *~*~* where does the time go?

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Only 5 spaces left on the old thread - wonder how long it'll take us to fill ths one up?

Happy chatting :)

Have updated my name for Halloween (it's me, MaidenDevon - geddit?). No news from Caz on her blog, I so hope she is having a night of blissful, peaceful slumber with baby Alexander curled up in his mummy's arms. She'll either have the best night's sleep she's had in the last 16 months or she'll be awake all night gazing at the wonderous thing she and J have created.

Am having an early night as F has got a horrible hacking cough and the only place she wants to be is laid on my chest in bed, so am iPadding (is that a word?) with one hand and baby back patting with the other.

How's the sleep going Marzipan?

Girls I still maintain that you have cloned yourself or you've got a nifty cape and long boots look going on and you are in fact Wonderwoman...

Like the name afraid. Yes hopefully Caz's induction hasn't/isn't taking too long. Can't wait to hear the news.
Sleep is pretty good thanks, he's sleeping through about half the time. It's so nice!!
I hope F and the girls family get better quickly. I hate this time of year for colds - J is very snotty but fortunately seems ok in himself

Thanks for the vote of confidence Devon! Nice to hear. I am slightly stressing out about the realities of having 4 though..
It will work itself out though I imagine

Can't wait to hear from Caz I'm obsessively checking to see if she's posted!

Hello lovelies!
Missed you all.... I've been very rubbish about keeping up but I thought I'd make a quick post. Life is v hectic here.....
I saw your little survey so maybe I'll start with that....

Walking/crawling/cruising
Walking for about the last month.... well, running really (and then tumbling dramatically!)

Teeth
Five on top, four at bottom.

Sleep
If we're lucky we get 7-4.30 and then until 6ish. If we're unlucky maybe three/four wakings (especially if S has a cold). I'm still feeding her and not quite sure how to stop, especially as her bedtime one is what gets her off to sleep and I'm pretty sure she'll resist otherwise.

Back to work?
Yes, boo! But necessary evil. S is in nursery 1.5 days a week and with grandparents 2.5 days which I think is a nice balance. She's slowly but surely settling in to nursery.

Pregnant/ttc
TTC.
I say TRYING TC but there isn't too much of the trying as I've only had one cycle and am sooo tired. Plus DH just started a new job an hours drive away + long hours so majority of getting S sorted in the evening and morning falls on me. Anyway house on the market so everything crossed it'll sell soon so we can move!

Last night out with DH and no baby

Who knows..... a couple of months? We've probably only been out about 6 times since she was born!

Words
Mamma, Dadda, No, Yes, Hello, Duck

other cute stuff your little one does
Open mouthed kisses, giggling, running around, arms around neck cuddles, demanding her toothbrush from the glass whenever we go in the bathroom... ah so much!

Must get back to work! Hope you're all doing well :) xxx

Still nothing from caz it seems, I keep refreshing her facebook page like a proper stalker. With all my heart I hope everything works out for them.

S has developed a shoe obsession uh-oh.....

Hello Pample and LCR ah, it's like a school reunion!

Not on FB, but no updates on Caz's blog either, hopefully they're enjoying a lovely babymoon and don't have time for this t'internet nonsense!

F only has one word "hiya" which she uses for most things [hconfused]

S has a few words now - but in her world cows say "BOO!" rather than "moo" appropriately for Halloween I suppose and she confuses balloons and baboons...!

Does anyone have any suggestions for a cheap homemade halloween costume for a 14 month old? DH suggested putting her in her denim dungarees and letting her go as Chucky... I don't really want to do "scary" halloween (it's a kids party afterall) but the only cute thing I can think of is a pumpkin (and how is she going to sit down/run around in that?)

Is anyone using reins? F is a real bolter and refuses to hold my hand (sits down on the pavement and cries if I try and hold her hand to move her in the direction I want to go in) so have resorted to reins to let her think she has a bit of free will. The different reactions you get from people is strange. Older people don't look twice (I remember most toddlers being in reins when I was growing up, but I was a child of the 70's). Younger people look at me like I've put a dog collar around her neck [hshock]. After a close call in the car park when she made a run for it, I've decided it's reins until she's a bit more co-operative.

Sorry, I'm not very good at costume ideas. I'm sure someone more creative will be along soon though.

We haven't got reins but at the moment I don't let J out of his pushchair when we're out except at the park. I might consider them or a wrist strap when he's a bit older and wanting to walk places.

We had fun at the park today - J was determined to keep going on the big slide, despite me trying to distract him with slightly less terrifying safer things. I have to follow him up the steps cos he can't yet get himself into a sitting position at the top of the slide (and it's very high and scary) so I'm not there to catch him at the bottom. Today he was wearing an all-in-one waterproof suit and so he whizzed down the slide and shot off the end! He loved it though :)

Good to see you pample and LCR! I'm impressed with the talking. J doesn't really say anything yet, though he can shake his head (usually accompanied with a cheeky grin).

Thinking of you Caz and hoping all is well x

Thinking of you caz, hope to hear some news soon!

Sorry I've not been on, been busy with non-stop toddlers and "morning" sickness that just won't stop.

afraidindevon I use a littlelife backpack with a clip for a 'lead', I've seen lots of people using them and I think they're a little more accepted than reins. You can also make them carry their own nappies/wipes/snacks which is a bonus

Afraid, I've got reins for T. I see nothing wrong with them. It has a nice comfortable piece around the chest and the straps are nice and colourful, T doesn't mind wearing them and they don't hurt him. Would much prefer him to wear them than the possible horrible consequence. I just think they are out of vogue with the fashion police and I really don't care, they are practical and safe.
Still waiting on news of CazandBelle, Hopefully she is in Mummy bliss .
Well I've not got morning sickness but I am suffering with dizzy spells, they just come on without any warning, didn't have any of this with T. So no rushing about for me at the moment.
Hope everyone is well, take care xx

Oh yes, congrats dogwalker :)

I got the backpack cos I wanted L to carry her own stuff tbh and it's cute. We only used the rein bit for a couple of months before she became more trustworthy. S isn't it to that yet, he'd run everywhere but he has no concept of following so unless we're in the park I don't let him out of the ergo!

Has anyone heard from Caz yet? Keeping my fingers crossed to hear the good news any time now. Hope she is loving being a mum and too busy to MN!
Re reins - E still not walking - although is suddenly much more confident at standing unaided but after hearing about my friend's toddler making a dash for it in a shopping centre for the second while she signed her receipt, I think I will prob get some.
My DH claims an awful lot of words for E that I'm not entirely convinced by. He reckons she's said 'ball' and 'chair' among other things...

Caz had her boy on Friday - beautiful photos on Facebook. 8 lbs 13! Wonderful happy news

That's brilliant news, glad they are doing well, keep us updated xx

Excellent stuff! Thanks for letting us know :)

Oh fandabbydozey!

hey sorry its taken me so long to come on and say hello

We finally came home yesterday. Exhausted, recovering very slowly from my emergancy section but so very happy. I've been very anaemic and unwell, Xander has had jaundice and slow to take to feeding so we were kept in for 5 days.

Xander is beautful, the image of his sister. I still can't believe he is here and at home. We sobbed theatre down when he came out screaming. Short version is an awful induction with me reacting badly to drugs. Day 1 nothing happened, after 24 hours I was being treated for hyper stimulation and my labour stopped again with treatment to stop the contractions again (one was starting before other was finished, this went on for hours, dangerous for Xander, could've caused placental abruption). Next morning (Thurs) my waters were broken. Took 12 hours to get to 10cm, and then after 2+ hours pushing he wasn't coming through my pelvis. He wasn't distressed but I obviously was and exhausted and it was time to call it a day and to get him out! Labour recorded as 15 hours 13 minutes. De-brief was his position wasn't great and he was still high up and not moving any further down with each contraction, and his size....

So Alexander Jon arrived 14th Oct at 00:45, weighing a whopping 8lb 13oz (at 36+2!!!) His weight is all in his length though, he is quite skinny really but super long!! (Today he is down to 8lb 4 though, just had first midwife visit and weigh in)

Hope everyone is well! xxx

Well done cazandbelle thanks for coming on and letting us know! My tip for emcs recovery is to do NOTHING for two weeks, no long standing/cooking/washing up/wandering, just feed, cuddle, snooze and eat. What a massive, massive boy too!

COngratulations CaxandBelle I am so so happy for you. Take care of yourself and do what Chulita has suggested - NOTHING. Enjoy your little boy [hugs]

Great to hear from you CazandBelle So glad to hear about the safe arrival of Xander, though it sounds like you had a tough time of it. Hope you can get plenty of rest and that Xander gets to grips with feeding really quickly xxx

(Was ElusiveMoose - have namechanged) Hi caz I'm so, so delighted for you and your family. I officially 'resigned' from the thread months ago (just too much to do!), but couldn't quite tear myself away as I wanted to keep up with how you were getting on, so have been lurking a bit. Anyway, I have been thinking of you a lot these last 18 months, and I'm just so happy for you now (though poor you on a very rough birth!). I'm sure Belle is smiling down on her baby brother too.

Love to everyone else as well xx

Pics of Xander over at: cazandbelle.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-miracle.html

Oh CazandBelle he's soooooooo gorgeous!!!
J weighed 8lb 13oz at birth too but he was born at 40+13!

Wahey!!! Caz, you star. Congratulations to you and DH and Xander. What a beautiful (and big!) boy. I'm over the moon for the three of you - and Belle. Rest up and take things super easy. No point trying to get up and rush about at all, just enjoy this gorgeous time together and let yourself heal nicely.

Lovely to hear from Ablative and Chulita - Chulita sorry you're feeling sick the whole time. I hope you get a bit of relief soon.

News from here is that Eli is now walking, and we went to buy him his first proper pair of shoes yesterday. He hated the foot measurer thing (they're exactly the same as the 80s, eh??!) and flipped out about that, but loved trying on the shoes and was over the moon giving them a little trial run. He thought the sound of the soles was really funny and did a little jig on the laminate flooring in the shop. Michael Flatley in the making?? (Bloody hope not!)

I know what you mean about the reigns thing Afraid. People are really sniffy about them these days, eh? I haven't thought about them, but Eli has only been walking a week and he's pretty good about staying close to me in general. I would think about it if that changed though and he started bombing around all over the place. Maybe Chulita's suggestion about the backpack is a good idea?

Other news is that we are almost ready to complete on the flat we're buying - just waiting for one last thing from the local authority and I think we can set a date. Our tenancy is up on Nov 6th so we're keeping our fingers crossed we may still get out before then, and avoid the complicated legal wrangling with our arsehole landlord... If we do get out before then, it will have taken less than six weeks from when we made an offer to moving in. How mad is that?

Much love to you all xx