Jelly and ice-cream and candle shopping here we come for our amazing ONE year olds!

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Hope this covers it! Not sure what cakes we'd all be making so kept that out

newmum mine arent talking yet either, so
i have an appointment for their next set of jabs cinnamon but nothing about their 12 month check yet.
dixie none of mine have been fussy, so im just thinking rather than experienced! could you try a jam sandwhich for breakfast rather than toasting it and maybe giving him raspberries on their own and then grapes on their own? ive not give mine grapes yet, been too scared incase they choke-daft i know. gave them pineapple today and jacob was screaming with a belly hard as rock. it happened a week or so ago when my mum was here, so i asked her if i had cut up a pineapple that day too and she said yes cos keith (her partner) had finished it off. no pineapple for jacob in future. he had a rash come up around his mouth too, worried he was showing an allergic reaction but hes fine in himself and its not anywhere else.
banana how is olly with his milk? mine where brilliant at going down when i boiled it but both woke up screaming in middle of the night at different times with stomach gripes. decided to give them a late dinner yesterday and no milk and guess what- went to sleep with little bother and woke up at 7am this morning. trying it again tonight. if its the same again i may try them with soya milk or lactose intolerant milk and see what happens, cos they're just not happy with cows milk. its more him than her, i think hes gonna take after me in that respect.

just thought too dixie you could try waiting till he is hungry, if you usually feed at set times. it might make him more receptive to new things.

Dixie I just give Lucy a mix of what we are having and she tends to demolish most of it. She isn't a fan of strawberries but I still give her 1 sometimes just in case she might eat it. DD2 loves all fruit so we always have some in and I would prefer them to eat fruit then chocolate.
She eats loads of vegetables which is good but not much meat so i always hand her the meat first hoping that if she is really hungry she will try it to get to the veg. IYSWIM

Lucy had her 1 year check a few months ago. We haven't heard about the injections yet but that might be because they know I will reject them.

No proper talking here but she copies every babble sound I make.

Olly just has what we have & will eat everything. So I don't have much to offer. I would keep putting it on his plate tho. Ds1 never really liked potato but it was on his plate everytime & now he eats it. Sassys suggestion is worth trying. offer them separately.

Go Grace!! Olly says Daddy. especially if you tell him to say mummy!! "say mumm." "Daaaaaaaaaaaaddy!!!!!" He also says hidy as in hidy boo! Ds1s 1st word was fish!!

Not heard about injections yet here either but Debs they should automatically send a letter out reguardless of whether or not you let her have them.

Sassy He's been fine since I realised cold milk will not do. Had a random dream about you last night. I came to see you. The twins are gorgeous & Chloes lovely! you're house is really nice too!!!!!

Right got to shoot. At work today and the boys have their 1st full day in nursery.

lol banana well one out of three aint bad! the twins are gorgeous ( as is chloe) but shes not lovely at the minute. its like having a teenager 2 years early. i cant wait for her to go back to school! as for the house- dont go there!
i had an awful dream, dreamt i was cooking something and it set on fire, but it had a lid on it and when i took the lid off it just blew up and set fire to my clothes and hair. i managed to get my cardigan off and use my hands to put out my hair but then i was suddenly in a hotel or something and it was raging on fire. i had to go and save kids and let everyone know to get out. wierd- never had a fire dream before. if anyone knows that it is a bad omen for something- dont tell me! id rather be in ignorant bliss.
well they slept through again, although jacob woke us at 6.18am..............arghhhhhhhhhh. still giving them milk in the morning, and think i will give them one in the day too.
jacob was the opposite- kept saying mamma when dp said dadda- but dp has worked on him the whole 2 weeks he was off and now he says dadda when you tell him to say mamma.

shit! just boiled a pan of water dry.......gonna be a nervous wreck today! house stinks of burn now.

Hi all... Sorry I missed birthdays and sassy so sorry to read about your fellow mn twinny mum things like that definitely leave you wondering.
My sister flew to Greece last night and I'll be worrying in the back of my mind until the day she lands again. I always do it...... we're not telepathic but there's definitely something there.... like..... I always get a really bad feeling of dread when something's already happened to her or she's really upset and I just know it. magig8's twins will always have the comfort of each other as they grow and nothing beats a bond like the one you have with your twin

lumps Jack is the same...... will he say Mummy?? No flipping way! "say mummy ....... dadadadadadadadad" ARGHHHHHHHHH
I think he's saying bye bye now when he waves at people but I need to witness it a couple more times to be sure but apart from that, no words here.

I keep wondering when to cut out a bottle. He has one at about 9am before a nap but he doesn't always nap in the morning. One an hour or 2 after lunch and then usually a nap then one at bedtime so that's 3x 7oz. What is anyone's experience of cutting them down and which goes first or are they all different???

Another mm growth at his head check so we're sticking with the helmet until he stops improving. Funny how much a mm means in this house

I'm amazed at his sleep at night tho. He usually sleeps 12.5 hours straight through so no wonder I can't get him to nap in the mornings sometimes....... There's my mn curse!

I kidnapped my neighbour's puppy yesterday.........
Happy happy Friday lovelies! x

sassy go fill a watering can and leave it next to the hob!! Run lady! Run!

Grace says daddy but not mummy although I'm sure she said it today. She says hiya, bye bye, clap hands (pap hands) preston (my mums dog) grandma, nana, pooh (winnie the) bum, she said spoon and boob yesterday after I said them and she says down when she wants to get down. She picks words up really really quickly. But I think talking was the first thing she tried to grasp, she didn't crawl till she was nearly 10 months and she never really rolled over or anything. Gotta ring the job centre and sign on this afternoon as it appears that's all I'm entitled to which I don't mind as I'd quite hapily get a job I think. Just want to relax and watch telly when she's asleep though not spend an hour on the phone :(

Grace says daddy but not mummy although I'm sure she said it today. She says hiya, bye bye, clap hands (pap hands) preston (my mums dog) grandma, nana, pooh (winnie the) bum, she said spoon and boob yesterday after I said them and she says down when she wants to get down. She picks words up really really quickly. But I think talking was the first thing she tried to grasp, she didn't crawl till she was nearly 10 months and she never really rolled over or anything. Gotta ring the job centre and sign on this afternoon as it appears that's all I'm entitled to which I don't mind as I'd quite hapily get a job I think. Just want to relax and watch telly when she's asleep though not spend an hour on the phone :(

I am firm believer in repeatedly exposing children to new things if they reject them Dixiebell. Ds1 has always loved food and eats most things but he did get fussier after 10 months and then around 2 when he was excerting his independance. Luke hasn't been as good but does eat most things, he quite often spits out something the first time I give it to him (a texture thing I think) but if I put it back in his mouth he'll have a go. Luke eats MUCH better at lunch time than dinner and if he has something he prefers first he stops eating everything else so I save it until he's eaten a decent amount of everything else first. For example if we have spaghetti bolognese he will eat it happily but if I give him bread he will not eat anymore, if I hide the bread until most of his spaghetti is gone he still eats the bread and the most important part of his dinner is gone too.

I have been doing all my paperwork today as I'm on holiday as of 5pm and am writing my new registers with my new little girl on and removing one who is leaving me on 7th September. I've been looking after her 3 days a week since she was 5 months and I will really miss her so I've been quite emotional!!

I haven't caught up on the thread yet since coming back from camping but just read your previous post cinamon and I've just been sitting in Fridays trying to get Harlyn to eat but all he is doing is spitting it all back out! I can't believe it! I'm hoping it's just an off day but today he's hardly eaten (in comparison to his usual appetite). I'm just shocked! Never have I had this experience with Harlyn. He normally eats anything! Is this a taste of what's to come? Is my boy becoming fussy????? Aaaaarrgghh!

Awful day. Horrible. It was the boys 1st full day at nursery. I went to work. I cried all the way to work cos its finally sunk in that I'm going to have to leave them.
Had a good day then went to pick them up. Olly was absolutely fine. Really excited to see me & jabbering away as if telling me all that he'd been doing. Toby however hasn't had such a good day. I don't really get what happened but he was in his spare clothes, a wet pair of pants in his bag so he'd obviously had an accident. His shorts were dry tho & didn't smell (tmi!) so I don't get the full change of clothes. He'd also spilt his juice down him & they'd had to dry his tshirt because he insisted on having it back on so again I don't get the full change. Anyway thats nothing really.
The thing that really upset me is that when I got them both ready for bed they both had dirty bottoms so obviously hadn't been cleaned properly. I know it sounds really pathetic but it really upset me.
I feel awful, like I'm letting them down by leaving them & as much as I love my job & just want to stay at home with them.

Oh lumpy. How crappy for you Was Toby upset when you picked him up? Didn't they tell you why he was in his spare clothes? Sometimes Louis is in his when I pick him up because he's been playing with water, and he also tends to shed clothes sometimes on warm days, which might explain why he wasn't wearing his shorts. It might take him a while to get used to it, but all of my friend's toddlers/children who go to it love nursery, and I'm sure he will too when you both have had time to adjust. As for the dirty bottoms, I wouldn't like that either, but it might just be a one off. You are not letting them down, and it will get easier...

Ds1 loved his food more than any child I've known JodeyBogeyPicker and he still had his moments but don't stress and keep trying, I'm sure harlyn won't totally change his appetite overnight.

I'm sorry lupmylumps that's horrible. You need to speak to them imo, if Toby's upset that he's changed clothes there should be a good reason why they've done it. As for dirty bottoms no excuse really, perhaps one of them if the one of the boys were particularly wriggly or the lady got distracted but how do you explain both? Especially poos because they should be changed as it happens not at set times as wet ones often are in nurserys so you should speak to their key person and if you don't get a decent response speak to a supervisor. I do think you're focussing on the negatives because that's how you feel at the moment and not on the fact that they were happy other than a small thing and probably had a great day. You aren't letting them down, you are providing them with a happy mummy, extra money which will improve their lives and teaching them a good work ethic (although perhaps not so obviously now!). It's the weekend, have some lovely time with your boys and start again on Monday.

Have just got back from a lovely meal with dh, we always go back to the hotel we had our wedding meal at for our anniversary. It's expensive but we don't buy each other presents. We had a lovely meal and a wander around and he's now asleep!!! All three boys are at my mums so a very empty house here and I'm trying to enjoy it! Hopefully Luke will sleep through unlike last night and they'll have a great time while I lay in!!!

I'm sure the dirty bottoms were a 1 off. Olly could have just done a wet fart! and tbh I almost missed it cos his nappy was clean. Toby can take himself to the toilet although he can't always get dressed again so although he always shouts if he's done a poo here he might not have there. I think I finally gave way to my feelings about going back & leaving them. I've held it back until now. That all just tipped me over the edge.
Toby was quite subdued when I picked him up but not upset. He has said he's not going back again tho! When I went back to waok after having toby, my friend registered as a childminder to have him. It was great & she would go into great detail about what he'd done etc. I could quiz her without feeling like i was checking up on her. I guess its just different him being in a nursery where I don't know any of the staff. We'll all get used to it I'm sure!

Glad you had a good night Cinnamon did you enjoy your lie in?

I'm going to pick my neice up with my mum today. We're staying the night & bringing her back tomorrow. The boys are staying with dh so I get a night off & whats even better is even tho there will be babies there waking up early, I won't have to get up to them!!!!!!!!!

Chelle Where are you???????????????????????????????????

Just awake now lumpylumps and dh is downstairs making tea .

Hiya all, me back again. Happy birthday to those who've had them - Jacob & Isobel, and Lucy - and then a spate coming up very soon! The week after next in fact, wow. We've got DP's parents over visiting from France so they've just bought their present to her - a very posh Wheelybug ride-on / pushing toy. It was rather dearer in the local shop but it did mean that they could look at it and see Aphra playing with it before they made a choice.

Cinnamon, lovely to have a lie-in and an anniversary meal!

Lumpy, as you and others say I'm sure the negative focus will pass, though it might take a little while I suppose. It's a big change but going back to work is interesting in itself with exercising different bits of your brain - and of course it pays! Or even if it only pays enough to cover childcare as we were discussing with newmum then it still gives you wider opportunities for later on when they're older.

Hi Lumpy, sorry you feel horrible about leaving your babies. It's a massive thing. I'll be in the same boat soon though I have been broken in gently as when I went back for the last half term. I had relatives looking after Harlyn but when I go back in two weeks, he'll be off to nursery for 2 days.

As for food! Today's he has eaten more but is still spitting things out. It almost like he's just figured out that he can spit out what he doesn't like! It tends to be slimey things like pasta and egg! He's always scoffed these in the past!

Out interest what made you choose a nursery this time around lumpylumps. It could just be that Toby was over whelmed by all the activity as it must be much busier than a cm and at soft play/toddler groups he has the security of knowing that you are somewhere nearby.

Luke was absolutely fine with my mum, cried a bit at bedtime but slept until 7.45 . He didn't drink any milk though which is very strange, in the morning he has a big grin for me and if I try to cuddle him he pushes me away and is pushing his head downwards towards his milk! Had the boys photos done today, ds1 was a pain and Luke wasn't massively co-operative so not sure if there will be any nice ones but it only cost £10 so not disasterous if not. It turned out dss was with us as we had to postpone due to chickenpox and he basically begged NOT to be in any photos so saved that dilema for me. Just feeding Luke while the boys are getting the BBQ ready as it was supposed to be a nice day but it's raining on them so very smokey!

Luke still has 3 feeds beaditAli and I agonised over when to drop the third as ds1 dropped it at 9 months. He has it some days now and other days not. Both of them dropped them in the same order though with lunchtime going first, then midmorning, then mid afternoon, then early morning (when ds1 was 1) and finally ds1 dropped bedtime one at 15 months but the last two I replaced with cows milk and he had that for a few months after. He now never drinks milk but dss drinks a lot so I think it's just him, have to buy an extra 4 pint bottle the weekend dss is with us!

Hi all
Thanks so much for the advice and support guys. Sassy will remember that line for the future...class!!
Went away for a few days this week just staying with various rellies. It was nice. I didnt have it out with DH but was 'distant' and over the days away he nearly fell over himself helping etc. Does 'treat em mean, keep em keen' still apply this long into marriage!! Seriously tho just made me realise that he is generally a good man but I have allowed a lot of habits to develop and have let myself slip very far down the pecking order. Need to find my mojo again. I think that I am actively going to put that as a goal for this year.
Lumpy Its a constant conflict isnt it? Hopefully he will settle and you will feel better about it all.
Cinammon I know what you mean. I live in a small town, where I grew up, but I only moved back before I got married. Everyone is nice and I can spend loads of time chit chatting my way thru the supermarket etc but its so hard to make real friends. Its like all the circles are formed and they are happy to pass 5 mins but dont need any new friends. I dont think any of them mean any harm. Im a teacher so I reckon thats part of the prob. Last autumn a new girl moved here and we became really good friends and since another teacher at school started her family she is in the same boat as me and we are now good friends.

Please remind me what the story with formula feeds/milk feeds is at this stage. And what length/times of naps are your wee ones having? Think Phoebe needsa change of routine to sort things out and have her sorted for creche.

Also - ought DS1 his school uniform!! I am going to be a weepy mom! How can he look so big and so small all at once!!

Horrible isn't it MammyG, but ds1 is so excited especially about his lunch box!! Luke is awake 6.30-7 and milk straight away, breakfast 8, naps about 11 for 2-3 hrs, lunch when he wakes or before if i manage to keep him awake past 12, and then milk 4-5pm, dinner 6-7 and milk again at 7.30-8 just before bed.

Grace is usually up 6.30-7 and has milk 6oz straight away then breakfast an hour after her bottle. Usually has a nap at 9.30 for an hour, lunch at 12 then milk at 2pm and another hours nap. Tea at 5 then 8oz before bed at 7pm. It varies a little from day to day but I tend to try and stick to those times.

Hit a bit of a wall with food, It's all very new to me giving grace finger foods and she barely ate anything yesterday then woke at 10pm had to give her a bottle at 11 cause her tummy was rumbling and she was awake till 2am! She is teething aswell so that's probably what woke her but it didn't help that she was hungry. What are other babies eating? She doesn't seem to like the texture of eggs, pasta etc.

babies had 2 new experiences yesterday- wacky warehouse and their 1st shoes! jacob through a right wobbly in clarks. he hated the feeling of shoes on his feet, cried his little eyes out, refused to take a step and just through himself on the floor! isobel didnt bother and had dp chasing after her as she tried to run around the shop. poor jacob had snot going up and down his face with every cry. they take a picture of them for you and mount it in some cardboard saying- my first shoes. tried everything to get jacob to calm down, thomas tank bag, peek a boo, colouring in book but no, hes screaming crying on the photo! rolls eyes, dp says im making him soft!!!! typical bloody bloke. ive told him im a mother and thats all i know how to be. so shut up. hes not soft anyway, hes a little bugger that just didnt like the feel of shoes on his feet- its alien to him. god, if i move him away or stop him from doing something he lashes out in temper at my face!