FEB 2011 - Peekaboo!! Sitting, Eating and sometimes Sleeping

[wigglesrock]

, Welcome all - will post stats later, so any lurkers decloak

Morning!

ledkr Please may I come to tour house and watch when you give the PIL what for? I did give my MIL a bit of a shouting at while on hol, actually feel better for it!

Byron I think it must be really hard when you've so recently seen what you're missing. Big un-MN hugs to you. Give K lots of cuddles and try and enjoy all the things you have there - some nice warm sunshine would be lovely right now. Way better than Tesco!

Thread has moved on a page but I think I remember Hubbard baking lots of cakes. I'm happy to rehome some if you need help!

Reastie I got given a good tip with my Moby from a friend. When I put it on I do it really tight but when 'inserting' R I drop the right shoulder bit right down my arm. I can get her in really securely then and just pull the piece back up rather than squashing her in.

wiggles Happy school day to you! I still get that back to school feeling in Septemeber even though it's years and years since I was at school.

Right. I need a shower....I just did the Shred! Thats a quid in the SANDS fund from me Jane

Yay for all the shredders!

wiggles Hope Olivia settled well at school?

phone call to pils at 8am,dilly is in the car waiting to leave.
dh "but we are going out Saturday"
pils-"but we will just come Friday and go when you go out Sat"
dh-"yes but Lou has a friend staying Friday"
pils "well she can go on the sofa,there are 2 of us so we need the spare room"
me-"the baby is in the car"
dh-"well i am coming to you so its not as if you havent seen Dilly"
pils"yes but we,d like to spend more time with you all"
me "THE BABY IS IN THE CAR TELL EM THEY AINT FUCKING COMEING THIS WEEKEND AND HANG THE FUCK UP!"
dh-well ok ill see you later,no i dont have any contact numbers,no ill see nan and then come to you"
me-"THE BABY IS IN THE CAR"
is it me???? I have made it abundantly clear that if they come Friday we are over,and i am not joking.

chocco cant believe you shouted at mil and didnt share.
hubbard Dilly is crawling but cant sit up unaided.
jane i will be shredding on Monday.
byrone glad you remembered us.
reastie i have a wrap on the way ill let you know.
deb have a nice day you.

I am sat in bed mning,i came up to get dressed but it beckoned me.
Planning a bit of a tidy up then dinner and pics with Ella later.

ledkr I have a horrible feeling they will turn up on Fri night :( Just hope your dh gets the message across when he visits? (it is not you btw).

dd is very snotty and has a crusty nose, gave her some calpol earlier and she seems a bit better now though is still very needy.

Dp is upstairs working - I have appreciated having him off work over the summer, mostly so I can hand him the baby for a bit. Better go she's booing again...

ledkr seriously wtf with pils - are they really dense or just very selfish because there's no middle ground now

hubbard hope christening goes well, Annas' seems so long ago, its like she's a different child. I had a cat for years before we had our dog, I loved him a lot. Good luck with the cupcakes [yum]

jane

Hello there,

choc how are you feeling post shred shower? I've just collapsed laid down on the bed to mn as I just finished it and still have all the housework to do. It's much tougher than I thought it would be but feels as if it's doing something so that's good and kept thinking of all the money we're going to raise Please give us the low down on what happened with mil, maybe ledkr can show her dh

reastie Sorry to hear about your cold Is Alice over the worst now? It's nearly the weekend so hope your dh can give you a break then. Btw, you're not the only one still giving cooled boiled water , I've started to brush B's teeth (is that mad??) at night and realised I was being pfb when I worried about using tap water to rinse his mouth.... . I bought one of those silicone fit-on-the-end-of-your-finger toothbrushes and he loves munching on it.

ledkr no great new insights or pearls of wisdom here but I'm so at your pil, they really are thick or lacking in social skills (or both) to the highest degree. Think I'd just go away on my own for the weekend and leave him to it tbh if he can't sort his own parents out, that's not helpful though is it???

hubbard B is sitting up but when it comes to crawling he finds it easier to either pull things to him or scream until he's given whatever object he wants (usually the remote control). My cousin said something very true to me at the weekend in that we spend the first half a year trying to encourage babies to sit/ talk/ move around then the rest of their childhood we pray for them to sit still and keep quiet! Hope your new arrival is okay, poor little thing.

Had a manic couple of days as my db came down for his bday and spent the whole time cooing over B, methinks he needs to find someone to settle down and have babies with as he is more clucky than I ever was. Looking forward to next week as OH is on holiday so we're going to Get.Things.Done. Phew, b's awake so time t go. Have a good day everyone and keep going shredders!

Oh, and big hello to byron, glad lidl is keeping you sane!

ledkr I hate to say it but that doesn't really sound promising does it

needto glad I'm not the only one with cool boiled water although a little bit of tap water accidently got in Alices lunch but I still gave it to her [pfb]

byron we missed you

wiggles glad all went well this morning

hubbard hope you get all the prep done. It's so nice F will fit in the family gown - Alice was due to be christened in our family one but by the time we have the christening now she'll be too big for it :(

Well, I did my pn excercise dvd - does that count for shredding? I managed to do it when alice was sleeping on my bed this morning but couldn't do aerobics type stuff or the bouncing would have woken her up so went for a more core strength type workout. Anyway, assuming I'm allowed that (it was hard work) that's £1 to sands.

bad mum of the da award to me - she's banged her head twice already and really screamed . I felt terrible as she was sitting up right in front of me and I just didn't manage to get to her in time to catch her

alice = no teeth either

Well...the MIL shout was no big drama really. Especially compared to ledkr and her PIL from he'll.

It was halfway through the holiday and I was already getting frustrated with PIL and my DM refusing to take responsibility for anything. They wouldn't make a decision about the most mundane things, PIL didn't really help with R (except putting all her bottles in the dishwasher then not wanting it turning on overnight so I had none to feed her from), DP and I didn't really get a break. R was also getting frustrated with feeding - MIL wanted to watch every time I fed her solids but on the odd time I left them alone with her they just didn't feed her at all.

Anyhow, I gave R a bottle one afternoon and she immediately threw up all over the kitchen. Cue all he'll breaking loose, I was only concerned with R (obviously) and checking her to see if she could be I'll etc. MIL started going mad about clearing up the mess, totally getting in DP's way even though ehe had it under control. She then started fussing and trying to make R another bottle. I just lost it, obviously I didn't want to give R another bottle right after she'd been sick?!? She stormed upstairs and slammed the doors and said she was going to give everyone time to calm down - I screamed (while trying to cuddle an upset R) that she was the one who needed to calm down and stop being so effing uptight,

It's all fine now. And I think she's relaxed a bit. She's really strict about doing everything by the book and being clean and tidy. I'm much more relaxed about everything really.

So no advice to anyone really. I just feel more in control for shouting!

Oh and needto I may have had a little lie down after shredding.....

Hi all, few days since I've posted but I have been lurking. Think I may be the worst lurker on this thread!
Ledkr, well done for warning dh, seriously if they turned up anyway I just wouldn't let them in! Are thru stoopid or something!
Hey Byron, good to hear from you. My sil has lived in Australia for 10 years and is fine while she's there but whenever she visits home she's always so upset to go. At least you have sunshine though!
Yum to Hubbard cakes. I have borrowed mil bread maker and will be making olive bread thus afternoon, yum.
Haven't shredded, finding it really hard to motivate myself at the moment. Will still put £1 in the SANDS fund for today though.
Noah is able to sit up now, and does a really huge scream if he can't reach anything. I was talking to the manager at the supermarket today and forgot I'd been feeding Noah a orange finger and he literally screamed to get my attention when he wanted more!
Hope your all enjoying this warmer weather. I'm going to attempt to do some gardening this afternoon.

ledkr I wouldn't past the pils to just turn up on their own accord. They sound so bloody infuriating, you deserve an award for putting up with them this long.

well my assertiveness is back i told my step dad to shut up yesterday i will defo go to a very poshhotel if they come down but will take dilly too as wont have seen her.
Re shredding-it gets better as it goes along,by day 5 you will find it easier,i sit D to watch me as id prefer to shower when she sleeps,i just make noises if she grizzles,i used to get frustrated at the time it took up in my busy day but now i think it will be an hour i am not eating for
Have spoken to dh,could hear Dilly in the back ground he is with gp's but i am sure pils will be racing towards them as we spoke.
Have been clearing out the girls rooms/clothes etc and keep thinking "must hurry up or dilly will be awake" i forgot what its like to get on with things without interruption. Wiggles good for you using the time for a read and a coffee -could have bleeding shredded tho--
Me and Ella are off for a girly night,seeing super 8 the new speilberg film its a 12a Ella feels all grown up,then to a nice resturant for dinner and cab home where she will sleep with me,so much better than sat at pils all formal sipping liebfraumilch-yuck! Am a bit scaredy about being alone all night tho,should have nicked dh's tazar haha

chocco well done on the outburst,very much deserved.

Hi to all xx
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Hi ladies...typed up a post this morning in my phone but bloody lost it...only getting to it..been to gym this morning (in lieu of shred...will shred tomorrow and ever da I'm not at the gym this month but will donate to sands for the whole mo th!)...N finally gone down fr a nap...need to tidy up, get changed & off to supermarket once he wakes up.

N finally eating more...& from a spoon (yay!) thanks for the reassurance ladies. He woke at 4.30am on tuesday & 5.30am today...hoping he'll be waking up at a normal time tomorrowas he's ate mirealready today than in total over the last 2 days!

ledkr was bloody furious your behalfths morning...& even more so having the latest update re: PILs. What the hell does it take? Sounds like MIL might be quite manipulative with dh...my MIL is really manipuative with the daughters (puts lots of guilt on them) but the sons don't take any crap...especially my dh..tis funny tho he's the favourite son! but sounds like it needs to be said straight (like choco did) will be only way it will get thru. Or if they did turn up, I woudn't let them in...they'll soon take the hint after a few hours stuck outside with nowhere to go...I threatened t same to Dh's famil for when Nate arrived...fortunately they knew I wasn't messing!

choco quite right too re:MIL ... Tis the only way sometimes!

wiggles well done on the me time coffee...got Nate booked in for his first settling in sessions in October..was wondering what to do but that sound fab.

Oh...had a letterfrom nursery...bloody fees have gone up already & he's not even started...£70 a feckin day! There's £50 a month we've just lost when I go back to work

Granny it's infuriating isn't it, that you lose money by going to work. I want a creche at work, imagine how much more productive it would be for employers, women could return to work earlier (i could keep BF by popping in) and I'm sure they would save money with less mat pay and people being off. Feminist rant over.

ledkr Good girl, you need to sort them out. I have had massive problems in the past with my MIL - she is essentially very racist and DH and I ended up splitting up for a time - but it's sorted now and water under the bridge. Ish.

byronic yay you're back on here, sorry you are feeling down though, hope you settle back into things. Are you over there for good?

deb I am convinced you are or have been a spy, I remember you said you lived in siberia and then were very evasive regarding further questioning. Hmm. Lived in lots of countries. Hmmm. SAHM. Hmmmmmmm. Perfect cover

I am not shredding, but will def donate.

Sorry better go, N grizzling in the jumperoo. I have to periodically bounce about in front of him to entertain him, hurts me boobies.

granny Dilly isnt a great eater but im just plodding along,i have discovered she prefers slippery loose food such as fruit puree or jars of porridge or rice and not pasty textures,i think this is due to her cleft tbh,she loves blw but what a fecking mess!!Has added to my already heavy workload tenfold.
Any blw veterans-do they stop chucking it all around after a while?

Hey everyone,

ledkr cannot believe your PiLs or DH TBH, he needs to just put his foot down, why can't he just tell them NO???

borg

grannyapple £70 A DAY??? The nursery near me only charges £3 an hour!!

wiggles I'd have done the same, bet you enjoyed your peace and quiet.

choc well done to standing up to MiL, I'm more passive with my hatred, I do nasty little underhand things like leaving baby sick on her expensive carpet

Had a brilliant day seeing my friend and her son, then the party this afternoon was great too. Then to top it all, Imy did her very first wee in the potty just before tea [proud mum]. Got my 2 v tired girls in bed just after 7, woo hoo!

Evening all, have shredded (not very pretty ), have finally got Mr W home until Sat morning, so am catching up on his news [snore] and might push the boat out and watch a DVD!

grannyapple at childcare costs. emski Anna has started to do a lot of screaming and wriggling if she doesn't get exactly what she wants very quickly!

She was sort of off her food slightly for a couple of days and a bit fed up with puree type things, tried her with a bit of lasagne this evening, I almost lost my hand

Have posted a few "back to school" photos.

Grr stupid computer just lost me post.

Summary - granny am shocked at your nursery fees, ours is over £40 per day and I thought that was a lot!

Borg I laughed at "hurts my boobies" and was at racist mil, mine still says coloured even though she brought up mixed race kids

deb well done Imy :)

Right so shredding/excercise - can I do it even though I'm pretty sure I won't manage every day?! Will still be donating but will try and zumba/shred too...

dd has been a whingy bum today and I am now having a lovely as I think I deserve it

wiggles that second photo is one of the cutest photos ever - aww! The first one is very cute too of course

Love the pics of th girls Wiggles, they look very proud in their uniforms!
Granny, how much for nursery? I think Noahs will be half as much for two days!
Deb, sounds like you had a fab day.
Noah has a second tooth coming thru, I spotted a little White point in his gum this evening. It's all very new for us as Ben never rolled and didn't get his first tooth until he was 10 months!
Hope everyone had good days.
Mil came down today, we took Ben to his swimming lesson, did some gardening and went for a few nice walks in the sunshine.
We are meeting our NCT friends from when I was pregnant with Ben, tomorrow for a picnic in the park, then have a friends 4th birthday party in the afternoon. Am looking forward to a busy day!

Two things before I go to bed with a cold, reastie did you do some kind of cyber sneeze?

1. B outdid himself on the poo in the bath thing, third time tonight and he did it in the bath, on way out of the bath and then on his towel , luckily it was oh's turn to do bath time, brilliant

2. OH has shown his supportive side and shredded this evening and has decided to do it every day as well. You should have seen the sweat, I'm worried about him being dehydrated now I guess he's okay after all.

Hope everyone has lots of sleep tonight and all illnesses are now forbidden.

needto better out than in for Ben, glad OH got the brunt of it!
wiggles your girls are just lovely, I love their pics and funny stories.
deb well done on the wee! Although I'm imagining you on your swivelly chair doing your evil laugh as she did it.

Oh forgot to say, no teeth here either.
I also meant to ask about giving the babies water - N is rubbish with his cup and just tips it all over himself then bangs the cup on his tray. He never took a bottle so am relying on him getting the hang of it before I go to work, do they just get it eventually? His poos are still quite hard too with much elaborate straining and crying to get them out so I'd like him to drink a bit more! Any tips?

emski sounds like you've had a lovely day :)

Needto at the poo

borg now this may be controversial (and remember I'm no expert) but I have started watering down dd's water with a teeny bit of apple or orange juice, someimes she'll drink it sometimes she dribbles it out. I think this can help with poos too? She never drank water before but seems to drink a bit this way. Good luck!

Bed for me soon am so tired, night all x

debka I missed the bit about Imys wee, there's a sentence that will embarass her in about 10 years , brilliant, well done.

WeAreBorg Sofia was terrible with a cup and to be honest she got the hang of it at her creche, they taught her how to do it! Anna is great with water but I think that's because I actually gave it to her much earlier that the others when we were in Ibiza (when she was 4 months)

NeedToSleep v impressed with your OH.

Emski have a lovely day tomorrow.

PS - We had to put our heating on tonight - freezing here

OK so I just read the first page of a chat thread on being pfb and I already do some of the things they joke about (like putting a blanket under dd when on the carpet/outside and keep repositioning her back onto the blaket when she tries to move )

Won't comment to everything as I'm off to bed and too tired to think, just wanted to say

re: the poo needto (but glad it was dh who sorted it out) and to the cold. I have been sneezing perilously close to my computer screen

wiggles love the piccies* - S & O look so grown up in their uniforms, can't believe alice will ever be old enough to go to school but I know it'll come before I know it.

Alice started pulling herself up using my hands/arms from sitting on my lap. She is only happy when she's standing now (but does do a great smug face when she stands)