April 2011 - cake-offing, gin-guzzling, wine-sipping, dreams of sleeping

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Thread 3!!!

Sometimes there are no other words MrsW. Peenj is another favourite of mine!! I used to drink Hooch too!! Vile stuff!! Although I am quite proud to say I have never tried Buckfast!

Mammoth day today going out from 10.45am til 8pm to see a friend who is 39 weeks with her first baby. H was a dream all day but is now refusing to sleep and I think it's because it's so hot. It's soooo muggy here, eugh.

I'm another sleep worrier, I just wish they'd be all predictable... Sigh.

P was back in bed by 10.30 last night so hopefully the 16week regression was only temporary, she's still happily awake and kicking around at the moment though , time for some yoda ball bouncing. She spent a lovely day with her nan and was taken out for lots of walks to meet the neighbours etc and be shown off whilst the rest of us went to Herm, I even had a swim in the sea

As for the pernod, I hate aniseed, so won't be trying that one anytime soon. I'm also in the don't change them at night camp unless you need to because they've done a poo or won't settle.

L is fast asleep and has been since 9! My Dad babysat so dh and I could go out for a meal with friends. Must get him to do it more often.

Thinking back to my teenage days we started on taboo and lemonade, then progressed to blastaways (castaway with diamond White!!!) and then in later teens archers and lemonade with a shot of southern comfort thrown in!!!!

I'm in the camp of dont change nappy overnight unless bothers L.

Oh yes hooch. I remember drinking that on reception one Christmas eve morning, supplied by the office brokers who always went for champagne breakfast Xmas eve. In years that followed I joined them and did so right up to last year when it became lunch instead. Very messy.

Also don't change s during the night,

Went to a friends this afternoon and if took me an hour to do the 30 min drive home at 10.15pm cos of police closing a road on my way home leaving me no choice but to sit on their newly created carpark until they reopened it. Naturally s started screaming the minute the car stopped. Thankfully me rocking the car seat sent him back to sleep til we got home, then took another half hour to get him to bed but fortunately he slept til 3 having been fed at 9.

Hooch

Oooh, they sound good Frak - I'll check them out. I ended up putting P in a nappy and light grobag and we had a much better night. Only up once, as opposed to four times the night before!

I'm in the don't change at night camp too. However, last night P did a poo which necessitated a full change. She then decided to wee everywhere (including all over her grobag) just as we were mid nappy swop. Of course she found this highly amusing. I wasn't quite as impressed, particularly as it meant she was wide awake and then took an hour to feed and settle back down. Mind you, I'll always take one longer wake up over four shorter ones.

Much cooler here today thank goodness - I'd never wished the lovely summer weather away before having a baby!

Good luck with the move Frak. Moving is one of my least favourite things ever and I don't envy you having to do it with a baby.

Uggggh what a tiring night! L decided at about 1am that it would be fun to kick her legs about continuously until 4am when I finally gave in and made dh change her nappy and then I fed her and then she resumed her leg kicking again so I made dh take her into spare room so I could get some sleep! Felt bad sending her off but was so tired. She's now back with me and has had another nappy change and feed. She's all cute again.

Don't feel bad Sassy, you can't care for baby if you're exhausted so it's ok to ask your other half to take over sometimes. I feel guilty when I do it sometimes but DP always says he would rather I was awake and alert when looking after our baby.

Wow, busy on here!

Arch I am in awe of both your party planning abilities and your ability not to say something to MiL! Also the LO's outfits sound adorable, I'm loving the mini kilt and sporran, small children in kilts turn me to mush

Buck the biting sounds horrid I hope you get him to stop quickly.

Frakk, I hope the move goes well!

Sometimes S gets a nappy change at 4ish if he wakes up, otherwise he waits till 6ish when DH gets up. It's worked rather well the last few nights as he's either woken at 1ish due to thirst thanks to the heat and then 6, or slept through till 6ish anyway! The heat has got him a bit out of sorts and he's been to hot to sleep during the day, having a nap later in the afternoon and then not wanting to go to bed till nearer 8pmish rather than the usual 7ish. (Oh and he's pretty much lived in a vest or T-shirt and a nappy the last week or so!)

I had a full on gooey tummy the other day. Came home to find DH and S in the bath together. I could hear the squeals of joy before I'd even got the door unlocked! DH has always said he doesn't want to share a bath with S so I was so pleased he'd finally relented. I did have to laugh that he'd donned his swim shorts to over himself so 'protection' from S's enthusiastic kicks (it didn't work!) and as we have a slightly shorter than average bath it was a bit of a squeeze, but oh it did make me go gooey inside!

Other news is DH relented, I have a cherry red and flower/bug patterned BabyHawk Mei Tei waiting for me at my parents Just in time for holiday next week!

All this talk of hooch and spirits with mixers drunk as teenagers is making me think I missed a right of passage! I went straight to the pints whatever bitter was available at the really dodgy local pub by school, between GSCE exam drink anyone?!

Sorry not to name check everyone, despite the HUGE post. I think I need to MN more so that I can keep up to date with you all!

I'm in the no nappy change unless necessary camp too! We had a not so epic 8 til 5.30 then 6 til 9.50, but still perfectly acceptable :)

Today I am cleaning and tidying. Birthday BBQ on Saturday. Mum & dad are coming and last minute my brother has decided he is coming too, so I have to clear the "man room" as that is where the sofa bed is for DB to sleep on. It's become the dumping ground of various empy boxes we "have" to keep and all the baby detritis. It's also where I pump so will have to move the maachine upstairs for the weekend.

If you were my DH trying to help by sorting out some washing, where would you have put 5 new pairs of socks? They are not in the sock basket nor where I left them so I'm a bit as to where they might be.

Another vote for no changing at night unless she's pooed which she almost never does (14weeks). She's in reusables so I just put two prefold squares instead of one at her last change before bed.

Most of this week I've had her in a footless sleepsuit and no sleeping bag because of the heat but last night it seemed too hot even for that (25 degrees in our room) so I had her in a nappy and very light tshirt. Muslin as sheet is a good idea though Ali, I'll do that tonight

Urgh! The air is so think here. No sun but bloody warm. We need a thunder storm. neighbours are having an extension built and the poor builders don't know if they are coming or going, water proofs on water proofs off. One has taken off his shirt, but not the one I was hoping would . B has been a gurn (grumpy) again all day today, wouldn't sleep when we went to the garden centre to meet the other AN mums and babies. Screamed the palce down, then acted like a cherub when the assistant came over. Seriously, I'm the one who looks after him, why don;t I get the smiles!

I haven't gotten very far with the tidying. Should probably step away from MN, but I can't. DH will just have to help me tonight!

Oooh frakk I forgot about the archers alcopops, think I was quite partial to them too!! I'm also a champagne fan :) but definitely NO to gin!! Hope the move goes well for you, I absolutely hate packing!!

R has a new game today, it's called "I don't need mummy to hold the bottle anymore, I can do it myself" it begins with her holding on to the bottle (slightly difficult when it's full) and then towards the end of the feed she starts peeling my fingers off and pushing them away so she can hold it all by herself! It's all good and well until the bottle inevitably falls out of her mouth and she gets a cob on cus there's no milk! Cute though :)

Today I have stripped down the stroller DP got from the car boot sale (it was £12 and purely bought for the puspose of going away in 2 weeks time, if it gets wrecked on the plane I don't care) and I'm now slightly concerned about getting it back together again!! Tried R in it for size before I washed it and surprisingly she didn't look all tiny and lost in it like I thought she would!! Weird as she does look tiny in her quinny?!

lis when Is ur birthday? I'm havin a barbe at the inlaws for mine sun. I'm 10th.

Me too!! We're b'day twins!! :o

I'm going to be 36. Are we age twins too

Nope! big 3 0 for me!

Well if it helps I loved 30, and it's my favourite decade My DH turned 30 in April

hello!

I was in the white lighning gang, moving on to vodka + anything at uni. Haven't been much of a drinker in recent years though. Still love a good cider, preferably a local westcountry one!

We're also in the no-night-changes camp. F has a disposable with a wrap on top. That really bad night we had on Sunday was partly down to 2 poos and the resulting 2 very exciting changes.

I was 30 in March, Lis, and I don't feel much different to when I was 23 (except less drunk/hungover). I keep thinking one day I'll be a 'grown up', but apparently not yet. I keep having to pretend at work!

But I'm in younger-DH club too, kitty! DH is 26!

Happy Birthday for the 10th, if I forget to say next week (I will, I can't remember anything, still).

F's been increasingly sicky, and is now heading towards 25th centre (from 75th). HV said simply 'see your GP', who I spoke to as well, and we all agree it's probably not reflux. But we're seeing the doc next week anyway. I'm not sure there's a lot we can do, short of early weaning, which I don't want to do.

We're back to once-a-night feeds, so far (no jinx, no jinx!), thankfully!

Still haven't sorted a sling/carrier for next week's Ag show. Might see if I can hire one now. Quick, give me your best recommendations.

*CENTILE

This phone will end up flying out the window if it doesn't STOP thinking it knows what I mean. Grr.

bucks my DD had recently been diagnosed with cows milk protein allergy - even if bf it is relevant as the proteins pass through bm. Can have some similar symptoms to reflux ; also includes vomiting, explosive poos and odd bowel movements , fussiness when eating to name but a few. IME hv, gp and local paed shit at diagnosing- took visit to top gastro paed at gt ormond st. You may want to check out the reflux support thread for more info in case your LO has similar symptons. Sorry if not relevant but don't want anyone else to get delayed diagnosis my DD did.

Struggling to keep up with thread but my drinks of choice were snakebite and black (gypo!), Malibu and pineapple and any alcopops!

Yep! I will always be 19 Buck, how I've suddenly ended up married, 150 miles from home and a mother I have no idea! It was only yesterday I was tripping off to Amedeus( MrsW did you ever experience the wonder??) "doon the beach" on a Thursday night for 70's night. Complete with pink afro!

Finally got my finger out and downstairs is presentable for visitors now! I got the Expedit 2x4 from Ikea, so thats now built and in the livingroom. The seagrass baskets smell of teabags!! I've printed off photos and filled the empty photo frames I had. renewed my library books online as I haven't even started to read them, I used to be a book a week girl! Replied to a wedding invite we've had. Phew! Tired just typing that!!

They scattered my granda's ashes today. In the same place my grandma was scattered 8 years ago. They were going to wait until we were up again next weekend, but I think my dad just wanted it done. I'm not sure I would have wanted to go anyway.

Friday tomorrow! Not that it makes any difference to me! I could get used to this SAHM malarky!

Points Buck in this direction.

There's a bargain Calyx, a Babyhawk, a papatum (might be a bit big) and a baby mei tei ATM plus a squillion wraps. But an SSC would be quicker to get to grips with.

Oh God, I feel fucking awful and am a shit mother.

Have had a bad night with H, was lie-down feeding him on the sofa after changing his outfit and nappy for the second time and getting up for the third time tonight and one of the cats tried to jump up, slipped, panicked and jumped over the sofa with one paw on H's head as a launching pad.

H has three small, raised scratches that are bleeding a bit and did the 10-second silence before screaming. DP has treated me like it was all my fault after I shouted 'Oh my God!' and he came running. I am now crying on the sofa alone with a giggling H.

H is clearly fine but I feel like such an idiot and I have my new mums meet up today and I'm worried they'll ask what happened because I'm too ashamed to tell them.