Sept 10 - Now they're all one, where has the year gone!!!!!

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Sorry, I've jumped in with the new thread! Its been running through my head for the last week!

Jealous of all the haircuts. Arlo 's hair is Barely there and only just starting to grow!

lumpy that's really annoying about your dh's dad saying tha about olly's hair. Why are people so rude?!
Dixie orlaith hasn't got much hair but my niece has even less! But then my sister and I were just like imara and had no hair till we were 2!

lumpy that really does sound like a horrible week. I hope you've had a good weekend to make up for it.

newmum lucky you! I forced DP to let me have a lie in this morning because I've been so tired. Orlaith was waking up usually twice but occasionally once for nearly 3 weeks. Then on Wednesday I think it was she woke once and managed an 8.5 hour sleep after waking up (her record was 8h 40mins when she was 5 months but we've never got close to it since), but she decided to make up for it by waking up 3-4 times a night since! I'm reading the no cry sleep solution at the moment (has anyone read it or used it?) and I'm going to get a plan together and be more positive about it. Fingers crossed it all works!

Lucy doesn't have much hair, definitely not enough to cut. DD2 didn't either until she turned 20m. DD1 was the odd one and had loads of hair, we were having to tie it back by time she was 18m as it was all floppy in her face. She still has the hair of 4 people on her head.

I managed 2 lie-ins this weekend which was a miracle. Usually dd2 wakes me up at the crack of dawn but she was content to go with Dp and leave me in bed. I think it might be because she has been a bit poorly and also a right little sod at bedtime. Maybe she realised I needed the extra sleep

Hi all - thanks for the support. the boys are feeling better but DH is still in pain, very uncomfortable and confined to bed. Im hanging on by a thread. wont go into details just terribly weepy when on my own and not the most pleasant mum at the moment. workedup.com!!! off to hospital tomorrow for my own tests!
I want in on the weighins i have 15lbs to loose and always do better with diet buddies.
cinnamon I agree with you entirely. I have naked pictures of the kids all over the house!! I think they are gorgeous, cute unabashed and just as nature intended!! I do not want to make them self aware too young. I think there are so many cases of adults transferring their fears onto children. Furthermore I think our energy is better focused hunting down paedos and there horrible websites etc and not giving out to proud mommies of innocent lil cuties!
On the hair front - might have to actually consider some kind of conditioner for phoebe as her curls knot so much!! she is eating her hair clips too and bursting teeth at the moment which leaves one very tires mammy.

Agree with the folks who are saying that photos of babies in the nudd is not in itself anything to avoid / be ashamed of and that the woman in question should have kept her gob shut. I also agree that Facebook is far from secure; you have to work on the basis of "would I be happy for my boss / the Queen / whoever to see this thing I am about to post" because even if the worst never does happen, it could have, and you have to allow for that.

Having said that, here is one of Aphra having a bath!
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What is a lay in to you all? Luke sleeps til 7.30 on weekends which I think is great! Look back to the lazy mornings of perhaps 11 as a waste of precious time (must be getting old!)

I don't like long hair on boys lumpylumps but it's horrible to call him
Olivia, at least he's young enough not to understand at the moment! Sorry to hear about your horrible week, no way I could be a nurse and I'm very glad that I hardly ever have to drive these days.

Hope mapletrees is ok and just busy!

Dh and I saw breaking dawn today, I thought it was excellent but slightly spoilt by a group of American woman (grown women not girls) who giggled almost constantly through the film :(. Luke cried when I left but was apparently fine very quickly :( :(. Was nice to go but I prefer the evening time, good job we didn't go tonight as dh was asleep at 8.30 tonight!!!!

A lie in for me is anything past 7am cinnamon! Grace can wake anytime from 6am and I'd had a late night on friday so when she woke at 6am on saturday I physically couldn't get up (well I could have but I didn't want to) I haven't had a lie in for months and it never really bothers me. I always say I prefer to get up and get on with my day but when the mood strikes there's nothing better than staying in bed for an extra couple of hours! I got up at 8.30 on saturday, a couple of years ago that was considered the crack of dawn and I sometimes long for the days when I could litterally sleep all day if I wanted to. Granted I don't feel like that very often but it would be nice to have the option sometimes!

A lie in for me is anything past 7am cinnamon! Grace can wake anytime from 6am and I'd had a late night on friday so when she woke at 6am on saturday I physically couldn't get up (well I could have but I didn't want to) I haven't had a lie in for months and it never really bothers me. I always say I prefer to get up and get on with my day but when the mood strikes there's nothing better than staying in bed for an extra couple of hours! I got up at 8.30 on saturday, a couple of years ago that was considered the crack of dawn and I sometimes long for the days when I could litterally sleep all day if I wanted to. Granted I don't feel like that very often but it would be nice to have the option sometimes!

We had a lovely weekend. newmum our date night was at home too. Can't afford to go out. Its just nice to actually cook something nice & eat without the dcs! My lie in is anything past 7 too! 8.30 is the old dinner time!

MammyG Gland the poorly ones are getting better but not glad you're hanging on by a thread. Hope things pick up for you soon

Cinnamon his hair isn't even that long! Its definately not what you would consider a girls style. Ollys hair

Glad you had a lovely weekend lumpy, I know what you mean about eating without the dc's. I feel like I can take my time and enjoy it more somehow! And I don't think olly even slightly resembles a girl, he looks like a proper little boy these days! And I absolutely love his hair!

Glad you had a lovely weekend lumpy, I know what you mean about eating without the dc's. I feel like I can take my time and enjoy it more somehow! And I don't think olly even slightly resembles a girl, he looks like a proper little boy these days! And I absolutely love his hair!

7 is nearly a lie in for us too - Aphra does sleep in longer some of the time but not reliably! At the moment she wakes up at about 6 and if I give her a quick feed she normally goes back to sleep but not if we're away from home and in an unfamiliar environment - like this weekend, when we were staying with my uncle in Leeds. Oh well!

Orlaith wakes between 8 and 8.30, but she goes to bed at about 8-8.30 at night. On Sunday I stayed in bed till 10.15!

Lumpy that's definitely not long. One of orlaith's friends (yes she has friends!) has hair similar or maybe longer and it has never occurred to me he looks girly. I've only ever been envious of how lovely it is!

My sil's had their 20 week scan today and they're having a boy. Pil's have been funny about the pregnancy, not really considering it to be their grandchild but maybe they'll be happier now they know it's a boy (orlaith's the only gc so far). It's a shame to think that isn't it. But I'm excited enough for everyone I think. They're coming round later to talk pushchairs and car seats and things!

Lucy has a lie-in most days if DD2 leaves her alone, about 9am is her get up time, I never let her sleep past 10am. She does go to sleep really late though, ususally about 10pm. DD2 goes up at 8pm and Lucy would probably sleep better if she went up but they are a nightmare to get to sleep together and dd2 often tries to wake her up. Plus it is my time for 1-1 with DD2 so I don't want to share it yet with Lucy. When dd2 is asleep I get time with Lucy alone so it kinda works for us

Saoirse that is sad they feel like that. When you think about it every male parent could think that way. You only definitely know the mother is the biological parent as she gives birth so it is her child. Not suggsting that Orlaith isn't your DP's but do you see what I mean?

How exciting Saoirse and thanks newmum

9am??????? That's be lovely although as much as I moan about it, by getting up early I get all my "jobs" done so wecan enjoy the day & at least when I'm at work they're getting up when they're ready and I don't have to wake them. We leave at around 8.15 so a 9am riser would be a bit of a nightmare!

HI

MammyG Sorry to hear about your DCs and DH. I hope he´s feeling better soon. I hope your tests went well. Hugs.

cinnamon at the woman on your street. Whats it got to do with her! I agree with you totally. I feel so sad that children cant enjoy being children and innocent because we´re all so scared of what might happen. During the summer DS (3.5 yrs) still didn´t wear trunks to the beach. A few people have made comments, (not quite as full on as your neighbour), but Im happy for DS to go without trunks till he feels he wants them. I dont want to make him self concious of his body in anyway.

A lie-in for me is past 8:30 am. Having said that they are really late risers in Spain, and sometimes Im out with the kids at 10 am and people will comment on what early risers they are!

Beadit where are you? Working hard I guess. How do I contact you for something? I looked on "Not on the Highstreet" but you dont have the newer stuff you´ve put on FB. Can I order over FB? Or have you got a work email?

Maia hasn´t got any hair, Ds was nearly 2 before his grew through so im expecting the same. I hope its going to be mad curly like DP´s, mine is so boringly thin and straight.

Hope things improve for you mammyG and you manage to get someone to look after YOU!

No, olly's hair is not that long lumpylumps, I would cut it but certainly not in anyway girlie!

Great news saoirse86, I don't understand it but from what you have said about dp's parents I don't understand things they do generally! My mum has loved dss from the moment she met him and she tells everyone she has 3 grandsons so not experienced anything similar myself.

Has your allowance run out or are you manic with all your children sassy34264, how you're all well.

You know you can go off people cinnamon fancy siding with dhs stepdad!!! I'm gonna grow it even longer now!

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i hate it, hate, hate, hate it when I'm having a poor me moment at stupid * people have to go one better. all i want is a "poor you, you do a fab job" or an "its hard isn't it" not a "wait till this happens I have it harder than you!" its not a bloody competition & no 2 situations or people are the same.

Those of you on fb i'm on about my status. Its my sil who's put the wait till they're older comment. What she hasn't put is that her children are 15, 16 & 10. the older 2 don't need taking to school & cook tea for the family & when they're off school don't need looking after. In fact, in half term, they were going to look after their great gran!!!!! OOOH, she makes me mad!!!!!!!

That's rubbish lumpylumps!! Nice to have a bit of I know how you're feeling not you've got it easy compared to me :(. I know what you mean about the baby round your legs when cooking! Doesn't matter what meal I'm preparing Luke gets grumpy the moment I start and tries to get between me and the work top, crying and pointing to me saying 'that'. I put him in the side now and although I have to stay close he is happier! If you find a money tree give me a seed and a washing/ironing pile that stays very small or nonexistant would also be a great thing to share with me! Lots of hugs to you and go and get some rest :)

Oh my god I hate fb sometimes, just got in a row with a girl I used to work with and her bf cause they're slagging off a 'chav' for giving her baby his breakfast on the bus at 8am! Apparently she's a bad mum who's up all night drinking and taking drugs and can't be arse getting up earlier and giving her child his breakfast at home! Also she's from gorton which means she's got no life skills and she's trash! Needless to say the girl and her bf who are writing this crap don't have children and have no idea that you have to do what you have to do sometimes! Argh I'm so mad!

Lumpy I feel your pain about having a baby hanging off you all the time! As soon as I even start to think about cooking or cleaning etc grace starts crying! I've tried to sit her on the worktop but she just messes about then the crying is worse when I put her back on the floor! She had a huge tant yesterday and pulled the front off one of the drawers in the kitchen, I just stood there amazed at how strong she is!

Oh my god I hate fb sometimes, just got in a row with a girl I used to work with and her bf cause they're slagging off a 'chav' for giving her baby his breakfast on the bus at 8am! Apparently she's a bad mum who's up all night drinking and taking drugs and can't be arse getting up earlier and giving her child his breakfast at home! Also she's from gorton which means she's got no life skills and she's trash! Needless to say the girl and her bf who are writing this crap don't have children and have no idea that you have to do what you have to do sometimes! Argh I'm so mad!

Lumpy I feel your pain about having a baby hanging off you all the time! As soon as I even start to think about cooking or cleaning etc grace starts crying! I've tried to sit her on the worktop but she just messes about then the crying is worse when I put her back on the floor! She had a huge tant yesterday and pulled the front off one of the drawers in the kitchen, I just stood there amazed at how strong she is!

It's always nice when non-parents feel they can judge parents newmum! I think since having orlaith I've realised there's not much I can criticise another parent for doing as sometimes, you're right, you just do what you have to do. Anyway that mum might have been up with her child at 5am, fed them breakfast at 5.30 and by the time she was feeding a snack to them on the bus at 8 she might have done far more than they have all week. Or she might have been woken 8 times in the night and if having food on the bus means she gets a bit more sleep and feels more able to deal with the day, then who are they to judge!

lumpy I hate those people always trying to top everything. I would've imagined having her older children would be easier to cope with. My mil's always doing this... "well I had 3 to deal with", "your DP never stopped crying, we had to leave him at the top of the garden in his pram to cry", "if you were that tired you'd just leave her to cry like we did", "think how difficult it was for me to do housework in our enormous house"! Life is just a competition for some people. And even if things are/have been more difficult for them, does that mean you should always feel positive and grateful for your situation. If it makes any difference, i admire you and I'm not sure I'd be able to cope the same. That goes for most if not all of you!

I'm always amused at how people say things they'd never say in rl when they have a computer to hide behind!! I had an incident a while ago with a lady posting a picture of a bf doll and how awful it was. Someone else started posting about if you give girls dolls like this no wonder there are so many teenage pregnancies wtf. So I just said that I don't see any problem with bf and that by giving girls doll like that you normalise it. A friend of mine posted something similar to me so she removed it!!! I thought it was quite cute but she obviously thought everyone would agree with her and when they didn't she didn't like it.

Lucky I have no junk in the house as I'm struggling today!! Anyone else been watching the food hospital?

Luke was bitten today :( he got over it quickly but he has a red mark on his cheek :(. I don't blame the mum at all, she was straight in there and did at the right thing imo but its still sad. Otherwise we've had a nice day and ds1 so far has been happier this week, I didn't recognise him last week just so tired and having tantrums about everything.

Where is everyone?!?

Just a quick question about teeth, Luke now has his third molar and although it didn't appear to hurt him he had a white bit sticking up which I can only assume was a flap of gum that had been pushed up as the teeth came through. I was worried it was infected as it's very swollen but just wondered if others had had anything similar? I can't remember ds1 getting his molars

Took Luke to the clinic today to get an opinion on his belly button as it has started sticking out. She said it looks like a hernia but as it disappears when he sits or lays down and it's very small it should sort itself out but if it gets bigger or sticks out more often than not to go and see the GP to get him referred :(

Considering Orlaith was the first to get a tooth on this thread, she's taking forever to get them all through so I can't advise you cinnamon. She still only has 5!! I have been at the point a few times where I've considered going to the doctor or dentist to ask about it, but I've stopped myself because they do seem to come through regularly, just about 1 every 2-3 months!
Sorry to hear about Luke being bitten and having a possible hernia. Porridge thing.