July 2010: C'mon threadbabes: eat like MLIC's; drink like TSC's; smile like Memphis's; laugh like Cakes's; crawl like nearly all of them (except Cake's)... but mainly: sleep like Spireals

[CakeandRoses]

Here we be (phew!)

Sorry about your friend's mum, stac. I hope she has lots of support now.

Good luck with the hospital appointment TSC. Let us know how you both got on.

Well done E kk. I can't believe she is talking. Must be so cute.

On this thread all the babies are so advanced. I have given up comparing M to all of yours. She will get to all the milestones in her own time and I don't think it's fair on her to try and push her and I'm not really bothered, but I think it's quite amazing how different babies are. I know though, that she will very likely be a late talker. We are trying to raise her bilingually and apparently that means that she will start talking rather late.

No help from me with toddler toys cake. I can't leave M alone for even just a second as she still screams bloody murder as soon as I turn towards the door. I know it's just a phase, but it has been a bloody long one, 3 months and counting.

Seeing a friend and her daughter (one week younger than M) for coffee and a walk in the park later. I haven't seen her for ages, so should be nice.

Then another friend is coming over in the evening to look at M in my arms cos she won't leave my side play a bit with M and we will then have some dinner once M is in bed. We will have quiche, potatoes and salad. After chulita made me realise just how dangerous it is to make my own quiche, I gladly reluctantly bought a delicious looking asparagus one from the local Portuguese cafe.

Seriously though, this thread seems to be full of amazing cooks and bakers. Makes me feel all inadequate. I can cook M's food and maybe 10 staples for us, but it's mostly DP who cooks as I get too nervous about buggering it up. Where did you all learn to cook and bake so well and how do you find the time with children around ?

cakes i dont lie him down i prop him up but worth thinking about, eventhough i was enjoying sleeping in past 5.30 so im gutted that if i stop the bottle in cot i will have to start getting up mega early again!!
tsc hope all goes ok today!
stac hope your mum is coping ok
wss a tornado???
well im back from hospital, and im not even joking when i say bring on a 44 hour labour ending quite badly anyday over that again, it was awful, when they got in there it was 10 times worse that 2 months ago and he doesnt know how ive coped!! (not very well i felt like telling him) it took longer than expected, they had to call someone in at one point as i was bleeding so heavily! then my gums are so thin they struggled to sew me up, so instead of what should have ended in 30 tiny stitches ive got 9 massive ones, not allowed to smile or laugh as the gums could split!! im home but still bleeding!!! on that note im running away feeling sorry for myself!!!

Oh Memph poor you. Hope you feel better soon.

Cake I feel ok at the moment thanks. Had a bit if a wobble over the weekend (when hit by the reality of 3 tons of washing) but not doing too badly. Oh and the absess seems to have healed after a week of pain. Will still try to get an appointment though to check all is ok.

Tsc hope f gets on ok today.
Sorry phone going flat so no time to reply to all

Aw memphis that sounds bloody awful! who has L today?
Stac sorry to hear that it's very sad :( happened quick didn't it?
Cakes yes definately think everyone needs to bicker now and again!
E has today just started blabbering non stop and using all different sounds than normal and sounds like she keeps saying 'up' and 'oh oh'. I've a feeling she'll be a right chatterbox!

Was meant to say deen the foootage on the news of the tornado wss and looks so scary! The whole weather and nature thing seems to have gone mad everywhere.
Hope everthing ok there mlic i dont like it when you're quiet!
Tsc how did hospital app go?

cakes yes it was sarcastic haha! I meant more that I realise why hes not v good anymore.

I went to the HV today, he weighs 21lb 4 now and Ive got an appointment next thurs for his 10 month check, where has the time gone!?

It's probably william and his tonsilitis is it?

stac sorry to hear about your friend's mum, I hope you can support her through this. Must be so awful.

mlic sorry you're having a crap time, keep plodding on and crack on to wine o'clock if need be. Things will get better, whatever it is, it won't last cos things never do. Maybe tomorrow will be better and you've been doing a cracking job with your 2 so far from what I've 'seen'.

tsc fwiw I was a little horror to my mum between about 13 and 17. We bickered all the time, I'd belittle her to everyone, I'd ignore her, answer back etc etc. She's one of my best friends now and I've apologised so, so, so many times for how I was back then, I realise now I really hurt her at the time. Karma will most likely dictate that my beautiful L will do the same to me [dreading it]

trudyla I really enjoy baking/cooking so I make time for it. I never used to be good but because I enjoy it I practise a lot and learn as I go. I do quite a bit while S is in his booster bashing spoons/splashing in water/eating cheerios and L is happy doing what she does and 'helping'. I also have the messiest house in all of Albion cos I'd rather cook than clean!

dh 21lbs? I just weighed L and she came in at 23lbs, maybe my scales are wrong cos she doesn't look a skinny 2 year old!

memphis that sounds absolutely horrible, you poor thing! By the sound of things, not smiling/laughing won't be too difficult Glad it's finally finished with though and hope it all heals up really quickly for you.

DH has a 4am start tomorrow S wakes up whenever someone goes in the shower and he'll want one tomorrow to get himself going and he won't be home til 7pm, I sort of wish he'd stayed somewhere at work tonight cos I have a bad feeling about tomorrow morning!

Oh chulita hopefully he wont stay awake!
Mlic hope it's nothing to serious and you'rr back with us soon
tsc hopefully frankie will be on the mend soon!

Thanks everyone he is gutted, very much a mummys boy. She had cancer for over a year. But went downhill very quickly, just don't think she had any fight left. Funeral is friday, dp is so upset as they grew up together.

Memphis that's sound total agony. How are you managing the pain?

Tsc do they think frankles has reactive asthma? Dss has this and is on a constant antihistimin called seterazine as he was allergic to piriton. Rergarding dd I was the same as chulita and a total bitch and really couldn't give a shit about exams, housework or anything. I know how hard it is as I had to deal with my sister who was a bugger but as we're always saying its just a phase not an easy one granted.

Mlic soz your having a shit time, we're here for you.

Trudyla I don't bother comparing r with to others as all babies are different, look at how much I panicked about r's crawling silly as they get there eventually. How you keeping?

Melissa did the dentist give you antibiotics?

Chulita I would be crying if dp had to wake at 4am. Hope s manages to sleep through

Kk e defo sounds like a chatterbox you will so have your hands full think r's the same seems like she answers back already

Cakes did a's tooth pop?

Oh I'm meeting up with beckyg tomorrow and little sam can't wait as haven't saw them for ages.

stac sorry about your friend's mum

trudyla I am a shit shit shit cook seriously, I hate having to think about what to cook for meals every day and have a list of stuff so if I run out ideas I just look at it. I go for very easy very quick recipes. I do quite like baking though but that's usually just some combo of flour/eggs/butter or marge/sugar so I can't go too wrong! I get the time cos my older one likes to help bake with me and my younger one is usually quite a content to sit and play if I surround her with toys.

Oh and mine isn't doing anything remotely resembling talking!

memphis , hope you're feeling better, sounds unpleasant.

tsc yep i was horrible to my mum too as a teen and she was lovely, not a nasty bone in her body. I think most girls go through a stage like that with their mums in their teens. That's something to look forward to in 10 years then.

mlic hope you're OK. When things are bad I tell myself that this is the hardest bit - once they're all older and sleeping properly and all that, life is going to be much easier (I hope).

stac I never said I was a bitch

Off to bed now, see you all in the morning!

I was a bitch to my mum too. She couldn't say anything to me and i snapped at her. Hopefully she can get by on stuff she already knows for exams.
Trudy i dont bake either. I cook dinners but never anything too adventurous. I actually done apple crumble this eve but thats very quick and simple. I wouldn't find the time either!

Totally understandable how you feel mlic. Have no advise at all. Wish i could offer to mind the kids for you for a couple of hours and give you a break. You sound just done in :(
tsc enjoy your fag.....and the cream egg. Is tonight the start of sleep training?