Feb 2010 They're all walking and talking....and some are even sleeping. The babies are doing okay too.

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Pull up a comfy chair, grab a cuppa and a piece of cake, switch the monitors on low and let's PARTY.....!!!

Argh, . 'They', not 'there'; 'the point' not 'a point'

5 times tonight :). DD has eaten dinner once in the past 10 days but as DM reminded me, she eats two meals worth at breakfast. She was cute at dinner, she applied salsa to her tortilla, a few veggies and wrapped it all up herself. Took one mouthful and then carefully dismantled it.

Glad you're in a good phase with your DD. Our DD has fallen off the side before well more than once. IC can you have a boy please I have loads of clothes I want to get rid and feel free to visit btw so I can return the favour.

We had a good day today, playgroup, park and a 45 min bike/walk felt like supermum ignoring the fact DS hasn't slept well today. Although she is sporting two bumps on her head from the park (lack of ducking issues), one is pretty bruised and large actually. She's started to get to grips with the rope cargo net things. I don't always have two hands to spend the time helping her.

Yes, I think more bumps and bruises are inevitable now DD's getting more adventurous, PA!
Ooh, a visit - yes, we must try and get something organised, it would be lovely to see you and your DD again and meet little DS (and DH, of course!)
Re: having a boy. Will see what I can do! Assuming I get to the point of having a fetus who decides to stick around this time, I'll work on the sex as the next priority....
PS still feeling a queasy, so hopefully so far, so good....

Your DD doesn't like chocolate, BG?!

IC fx it'll stay hooked.

DS is in transition regarding naps as some days he'll skip them and others he'll sleep for 40mn + He can say his name really well especially to take ownership of things ie my car!

DD1 didn't eat any dinner today. I wasn't surprised, as it was chilli and rice which has been untried for so long it's a new dinner. But then when I offered alternatives she spurned them all and insisted on getting down (she is still in a highchair - how many of yours are?). I wish I could say she eats a big breakfast but I struggle to get half a weetabix down her.

She most certainly does have a sweet tooth, she'd eat cake and biscuits all day long if she could.

She napped for 2 hours this morning (we all did ) but was clearly shattered by 4ish this pm. She seems to need more sleep atm.

Our tumbler has broken - it makes me realise how much i've come to rely on it. We're now taking loads of nappies over to the launderette and it costs £3 for half an hour!!! The clothes on the airer have dried with that damp smell - I hate it.

scones DD2 has been in a Tripp Trapp with the bar off for ages now. SHe's very hit and miss with food (yesterday was an exceptionally good day, with three small bowls of Cheerios for breakfast, a slice of toast with cheese mid-morning then a banana, three/four plates of Yo Sushi for lunch (lots of avocado and salmon), a satsuma and a biscuit mid-afternoon, and dinner was a very small bowl of daal and rice, followed by a yogurt and a couple of slices of apple), but would eat breadsticks and biscuits all day, given the opportunity. And cheese. She loves cheese. Any cheese.

She is also growing in confidence and strength, and nights are getting better (last night just involved me shushing her for a couple of minutes, instead of spending ages in her room).

Her main thing is that she won't do anything unless given a choice. So getting dressed involves asking her who she wants to get her clothes out, what items she wants to wear (individually), which nappy she wants, who will help her put on each item etc. It sounds ridiculous, but if we don't do this, she either screams or takes everything off (or both). And that's before I get to doing her hair. Apparently she doesn't do this at nursery .

As for favourites, her favourite book is The Gruffalo, her favourite game is matching Winnie the Pooh cards, her favourite song is ABC, and her favourite word is "mummy". Her least favourite foods are anything spicy, but if she's in the mood, she will eat pretty much anything.

I've booked a two year check for her as they miraculously still do them here (though you have to ask). I'm intrigued to know how much she weighs, as some of my friends babies seem to weigh considerably more despite being under a year old. And she still has teeny tiny size 3 feet and today went off to granny's house wearing a 9-12 month outfit with 6-12 month tights.

BBB we have 2 years check by the HV. I'm dreading to see how DS will react on been put on the 'baby' scale (last time we went to HV, he screamed the place down ) but will happily stand on a grown-up scale.

DS doesn't eat a lot at dinner but as he's tired and also has stuffed his face ate a lot during the day. Today dinner was carrot sticks and hummus. He also loves cheeses (that include ewe, goat, roqueford, blue,...) and could eat it all day (with crackers or bread and butter).

I'm off to make biscuits (ginger nuts for DS and chocolate cookies for work)

SB as far as I know they are not put on a baby scale once they can walk (or may be my two were just too massive to do so )

I have huge troubles with meals has well, according to the biology we should get to the other side when they reach 6 yo

it wasn't as bad with DD1

My two were also weighed on the normal scale since they could stand unaided (same reason as for yours I guess mous... ). Last time I stood her on ours she was 12.2kg which explains why I prefer to let her walk rather than carry her...
I have no idea if a 2 year check is done here but may take her to see the HV anyway because she is still tiny at about 81cm and does not appear to grow any taller .

Just looked at a weight chart and the highest weight for a 2 year old is 16kg (and lowest 9kg)!! Quite relieved dd2 is nowhere near that on the chart and apparently not as tubby as I thought (if it wasn't for being only 9th centile for height that is ). Normal range for height is between 77cm and 94cm if anyone is interested. (dd1 was 92cm at this age which is why I notice the difference so much in re-using clothes)

DD1 has weighed 2st exactly per our bathroom scales for months now. I don't know how tall she is, but growing, as she's recently outgrown lots of clothes. We are supposed to have a 2y visit here but the services are very stretched and apparently it's more like 2.5y visit. She really doesn't eat an awful lot, but i've made my peace with it and I'm surprised how little it bothers me now. Maybe I should be more bothered.

A vote for the Guffalo here too!

I'm stark contrast to your DD2, *BBB

• , DD1 doesn't grasp the concept of choice at all and just says "yes" (or more often "no" ) to the question.

DS2 weighed 14.3Kg when he was weighed (standing up) last week. Also growing upwards, but hasn't been measured for a while. He looks about 2.5 at the moment I think and the straps on the Phil and Ted's buggy are at their limit. I just hope that he doesn't grow anymore until it's warm enough for him to travel without a thick coat as that might give us a few more months use of it. I had to tighten the straps to put DS1 in the other day after DS2 had been in it, and that's despite DS1 being quite a lot taller!

DS2's favourite activities are jigsaws - totally mad for them; and playing chase with DS1. His favourite food is roast chicken dinner (with lots of veg and gravy) and he's quite partial to chocolate soya milk, cake, fruit smoothie etc.. His favourite teddy is his brother's new cuddly Captain Barnacles (which obviously causes no end of bother) and his array of cats. Totally hooked on cats - cuddly ones, real ones or Schleich farm ones!! He's quite cuddly at the moment, but still throwing several loud, lying on the floor-type tantrums a day.

Today he managed to run onto the road (bad Mummy emoticon-anyone else with two expect DC2 to stop when told because DC1 does and you forget that the second won't follow instructions yet?) and then gave me a heart attack by nearly jumping into the swimming pool about 15 ft away from me with no floatation device on (he had slipped out of my fingers when he was on the side about to jump in to me in the water). Luckily, his bravado failed him and he lingered just long enough on the side for me to get over to him and shout at him. Other than that, a normal day here... (and I'd say that the first solo swimming trip with both went fairly well, despite the above!!)

Have moved form highchair recently to handysitt, but I'm not sure the strap is going to hold him much longer. He pushes the chair away from the table in anger and then leans forward on the strap to get back to the table when he changes his mind (5 seconds later).

I'm off for a half day photography course with a Mum friend on Saturday and I can't wait. Of course, DH has got out of the childcare (because it's 'kilt for the wedding' fitting afternoon!) but I'm going to go and practise our new skills with my friend in the afternoon too, after a leisurely lunch - officially a day off - the first since last August. Thank goodness his Dad and sister are available to have the DS.

Night all.

BG DD1 was 96 cm and 15 kg at 2 and is completely "normal" .If DD2 follows her curves she should only be 92 and 14 kg, but she has been out of the 92 cm clothes for a while now (fat bum?) and fit nicely in the 98 cm. still the 104 is a bit too long but not ridiculous.

I have a rotten cold (1st in 4 years) damn the warm british like weather.

Betty good for you have fun

bethy good that the 3 of you survived to outing at the swimming pool. Enjoy tomorrow.

I've been to the optician today as my eyesight went down and I have a problem in both my corneas so no contact lenses for a week and I'll go back next Friday to see if they've healed / improved...

Tomorrow, I'll measure and weigh DS. He's gaining strengh in his arms and can now climb on the top of the chest just using his arms - which mischief is he going to create next?

Oh dear SB hope it heals soon

beth I assume this is the chaos I and Scones have to come

DD was just short of 10kg 6 weeks ago

I have mild but stubborn mastitis, have a prescription to use if still no improvement tomorrow.

DD is still in highchair just and not for long. We don't eat at the table as it's overtaken with nappy stuff We're looking to move again in August to somewhere bigger. If I get a job in the outskirts then that will be easy, if not who knows.

not for long as in, as soon as she's lost interest in the meal she's gets rid of her bowl (she can't stand food/plates/bowl on her tray if she's done) and starts clambering down.

DS has not been in his high chair since September (if I remember well?) he's on a booster seat

The chairs on our table aren't suitable for anything like that

SB that is rotten, is that because of your diabetes? take care and follow the doc.'s instructions (SIL has diabetes too and is really bad and following advices even if she has a biochemistry degree and understand the consequence, it is like the lawyer part of her brain has overridden everything else)

PA Hope it passes quickly.

No more High chair DD2 was getting stuck too often. She is also like a humming bird, never ever still. It is causing a problem for potty training and eating.
She has everything ready, can hold herself, ask for a nappy when ready (I let her bum free at home most of the time), take off the nappy when done, can sit naked on potty or toilet just not long enough. Nothing works, not interested in books, TV yes but not still, singing always involves dancing, jigsaws and toys involve some weird yoga moves. Gaahhh.

I am a failure as a french mum too, she can't sit at the table and eat, she is everywhere and is becoming very fussy. Basically she is on bread, milk, cucumber, raw peppers, humus, ham, fruits and Emmental.

No cooked veg, no meat no fish, sometime she will have salmon fish finger or omellette but not always, plain pasta, plain rice, yogurt.

My adopted english side thinks it is a varied diet which have everything, it is just very boring, my french side thinks she should be eating what is in her plate or go hungry, Gahhh. DH is useless in this matter.

Any advice of both? (something I have think about?)

I have to brave my cold and go shopping for DD1 birthday present.

Friends lend us a kinect and DD1 and DH are exercising. (BTH it is very good but out of our price range , we don't even have a flat screen TV )

mous it may be linked to the diabetes but as my results are okay I'm not sure.

I can understand your dilemma regarding food but can't advise. I'm more a eat what's in your plate or nothing kind. DS doesn't stay still for a long time neither unless I'm seating on the floor and that he sits on me.

Must go as he climbed on my chair and he's now trying to climb on my back

DS is now 11kg900g and 86cm.

Well this week selling of stuff went well, I'll be banking £70 on DS account on Monday (a bit more maybe if I manage to sell a huge Winnie the Pooh cuddly toy).

Very quiet today, I hope you're all doing okay.

Pass and around.

SB so sorry to hear about your eyes
Apparently smoking pot is good eye protection for diabetics (so one of my diabetic's friends' GP told him!!!) I don't think I would necessarily advise it, though.

SB, Mous are you referring to Pamela Druckerman's book about "French Mamans"? I was reading a many-paged feature on it in one of the newspapers today. I must admit, I was a tad about some of the attitudes and highly suspicious of how very "perfect" Druckerman portrayed them and their children (or, indeed the journo writing up the feature). I'd love to have DD eating like a French child but I don't think it's possible, mainly because we're vegetarians(!) Mind you, most of the techniques supposedly employed by French mamans (or the Parisiennes anyway) we do use on DD. Maybe you need French genes as well? Or maybe not, according to Mous Still, interesting to see how it's done by some of the mums across the pond..!

Sorry to hear about the mastitis, PA. Hope it clears up pronto.

IC I'm not aware of that book. I don't think that pot is the good solution tho.

There's a thread in Parenting SB with a link to The Guardian review of the book, if you're interested.

Ha, no I didn't think you'd be inclined to try the stoner method to try and improve your vision...! Very wise. My friend was already a stoner, so it came naturally to him....