October 2011: Gaining teeth but still losing sleep.

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hope this works! the pressure is on at 3.30am!!!!

Hello all I'm back
Have been trying to catch up on what happened while I was away but you guys wrote about 6 pages and every time I try E starts shouting (he found his voice in Italy!)
Re: buggies to take on hols I borrowed a basic pushchair as didn't want to take the iCandy on the plane as have heard horror stories about damage etc.
E was amazing on plane and Italy was beautiful.
Will try and read up on rest of thread now hope everyone is ok x

not sure what I expected to be doing this morning but it was NOT picking bits of brown bean vomit out of M's helmet! Fetched him this morning to find he'd thrown up all over himself and his bed so currently running around with washing (the polar bear's getting a bath as well as M!) and waiting for my um to come online.

Sorry for me post, will catch up when normal service has been resumed

Glad you had a good time in italy pebble

Am super [envy} of running on beach Jnice

Ok so have finally read some of what's been going on (reading backwards have got to Sunday!)
Ed so sorry to hear about DH drinking and smoking again how are things now? Has he been to see the priest? Are C and M ok? X

Oh no engel! Not what you need feet thing in the morning.

Pink, yep we have the donkey - I wasn't intending to spend so much on a buggy/pram but I literally fell in love with it and once I've done that I manage to rationalise every purchase!

Will definitely post pictures.

Ed, if he wants you guys bad enough then he'll stay sober. I'm not saying he has to be completely tee total but always under the legal limit - it will be tough but interesting to see if he can stick to one or two. Keeping everything crossed for you xx

Pebble so glad you enjoyed Italy.
Jnice - nor jealous at all of your beach as I wonder through sodding wet london!

not at all, at beach runs and italy hols! umph.

well someone got a little drunk last night. 1st time in over 2 years!!!!!

picked a crap time to do it, as i have arranged to meet a friend (who has 5 kids, including twin girls under 7) at the local soft play centre. just had massive cooked breakfast to feel better!

eng poor you and lo. food puke is awful compared to milk puke.

bb3 i read again what you said- not sure if we were talking about 2 different things. repitition builds endurance not strength. can do up to 25 reps for endurance - but you still need to fail on the last one for it to be effective.

i'll shut up now.

ed hope you are ok?

mamma how you getting on with couch to 5k training.?

morning everyone
quick update on "poopgate" he finally had the mother of all poops yesterday (thanks for the suggestions). it looked like someone emptied a large jar of peanut butter in his nappy (sorry, tmi ). cue DP yanking t-shirt over nose with loud "oh god!!"type exclamations. i say, just pretend its peanut butter. he starts with "oh great now i can never eat peanut butter again" at which point i have to remind him he doesnt bloody like peanut butter anyway! men :)

took DS to consultant yesterday for 6 month check (due to prematurity) and all is well with him. HV has been on a bit about his weight - he's dipped below the bottom centile line - but consultant says nowt to worry about, he's still gaining, and all measurements show he's in proportion so to ignore HV! also found out a bit more about why we lost his twin bro Adam (for anyone who dont know, we lost him at 34 wks, had emcs, and Nate was on scbu for 3 weeks). aparently Adam had a chromosome defect, but not an inherited one. The tests they did for N (on his placenta) were all normal, and they dont think any further testing of either N or myself and DP are necessary.

its a huge relief that N is ok, and finally feel like we're getting somewhere in terms of closure. admittedly i havent been dealing with it very well lately. returning to work in 7 weeks and utterly dreading it, and now realise its been N thats got us through the last 6 months. being with him has been the best therapy for me, and really dont know how i'll deal with work, especially since theres a lot of problems at work (new bosses, new ways of working, possibility of job losses, and major stress all round) and its not a happy place to be right now.

hope everyone else is ok - ed i do hope things start getting better for you.
pebble our boy has found his voice too, so loud you probably heard him in italy :)

ipswich I didn't know about Adam, so sorry for your loss Really pleased Nate has been given the all clear

eng that's not a nice start to the morning!

lp glad you had a fab time :) did you find a lovely wedding venue?

ed how are you today?

My boy is 6 months old today, it seems both so fast and yet so long sincere he was born.
Off out to the cinema tonight with DH, first time we've both gone out in the evening since W was born! Doing my bit for family relations by agreeing that SIL can baby sit but only because W will be asleep before we leave so she shouldn't have to even be in the same room as him!

Happy birthday to the little man strawberry.

Ipswitch - at peanut butter poo - glad it's sorted. I am also pleased that you are getting the information you need for a bit more closure. Not that it makes the loss any easier but at least you know why Adam passed, and you have the reassurance that Nate is fine. I personally think you are doing incredibly well with it all and you are more than entitled to a wobbly period. Could you take a bit more time off?

so sorry ipswich i didnt know about adam either. i agree with bb3 that you seem to be coping incredibly well. such good news that nate is healthy too.
i have twins and i cant even contemplate imaging what you must have been through. i second trying to get more time off. but i know its not always that simple unfortunately.

my dp doesnt do so great with poo nappies and only changes them when im not here. i was upstairs once trying to sleep and i heard him shouting sassy,. over and over. i came down and j had done a particularly slushy eruption and dp was literally having to hold back the sick from going all over j. men indeed! :)

umph just back from soft play and put them all down for a nap, can hear the wardrobe doors opening and shutting-'which means jacob has climbed out! arggh .

ipswich so sorry to hear about Adam. Glad Nate is well and you don't have to keep having tests. I imagine you just want to keep N close to you all the time (noisy or not!)
Strawberry yes we found a venue it's gorgeous just need to do a whole lot of planning now eek!

Ipswich - so sorry about Adam. It must be a huge relief that Nate has the all clear. Very glad you are getting some closure. I agree about you trying to extend your leave. I'm sure you could get a doctor to back you up regarding stress x

yeah!!!!

eva has just rolled from her back to her front.

So sad to hear your story Ipswich, but so glad to hear that Nate brings you so much joy - he'll keep Adam close to your heart always.

Hope everything is ok with you Ed.

Love the 6 month pictures on FB, still a couple of weeks before we can add ours!

X post sassy - well done Eva!

Well done Eva although am E still doesn't roll at all! lazy lump

ipswitch so sorry to hear about Adam and glad that Nate has all clear.
Well done Eva

Mhairi is getting much better at sitting up in high chair it's so much better than feeding in bumbo.

Finally got my car back and working yay!!!

Was out with a friend last night and had a great time really need to get out a lot more often!!

I'm ok everyone thanks for the concern/support. I am now giving it another last go an hopefully dh ha had the kick up the arse he needed

I agree about the bumbo ed - don't think mine was worth it tbh

ips so sorry about Adam, I can't imagine how that is. Great news that Nate is doing well and they dont need to test more

ed good luck with it. I understand that you want to give him an opportunity to change and make it work

eva well done!

I thought the bumbo was a waste of time too, but J has just had a really bad cold and it was a good place to put him so he was elevated but I didn't always need to be there (he is great at sitting for ages, but also suddenly falls back and crys)

It has been hard with his cold: grumpy days and disturbed nights. I was with my cousin last night who has no kids of her own, and is wishes she has. She was kissing and hugging J which I thought was lovely until she said she had a cold! He is just getting better so I hope he doesn't get another straight away...

thanks everyone. we're planning to see a counsellor (got details of v good one from a lady who has been through the same as us), we just hadn't been ready to talk about it before now really. would love to take more time off work, but have already extended mat leave to the limit before savings run out, and since i'm the bigger earner we need the money sadly. planning to take it one day at a time, and dr has been really supportive and will back me up fully if things get too much.

yaay for eva, N can only roll from his front to back, and thats with lots of screaming! although watching him now he's giving it a damn good go at rolling from his back to front, so watch this space....

glad you had a good night out ed, sure it has done you the power of good, and i hope things start working out for you. N is also getting better in high chair, which is good as he's another who's not fussed by the bumbo. he'll put up with it for about 10 min then starts flinging himself about

will have to try find the FB page you're on, can anyone do a link or something? (bit pants at FBing )

I didn?t know about Adam Ipswich. What an awful, heartbreaking experience for you and your family. Glad to hear that N is okay and that he?s helped you through the last few months. Good that you?re seeking support. I think it?s easy to try and deal with things on your own, and end up not dealing with things at all (IYKWIM).

Yay for getting the car back ed. Have been thinking of you this week. I hope that everything works out.

pebble you must be so excited!

Go eva !

Worked out a possible reason why M threw up..he didn?t have a poo for 24 hours (Thurs) so perhaps he was backed up and there was nowhere for his dinner to go! He was huffing and puffing on Friday trying to poo. Just not sure what caused the constipation in the first place though. Normal service has been resumed now

And the red stripe is on the helmet!

ipswich if you pm me your real name I'll try and find you on facebook and add you to the group (it doesn't show up on searches because it's secret )

sassy yay, go Eva :o

ed :) for having car back, glad you are doing ok

lp yay for gorgeous venue, I found that the hardest bit. I loved planning our wedding (I may be a bit weird and it was v. small) how long have you got to get everything done?

eng glad M is feeling better, love the red stripe it looks great :) how is M doing with the helmet he didn't look like it was bothering him in the pic.

Those of you who have taken your little ones swimming what do I need to take with me? Swim nappy, bottle, towel, anything else? Do I need a pair of swin trunks/body suit for him or will the nappy be enough? Did yo do classes or just take them to the pool when you wanted to?

Strawberry - Jessica had a neoprene wrap but her thighs are too fat kissable. She now has a little swimming costumer. I'd prefer a zip up suit with short arms and legs like my ds2 has. I think itight be chilly in just swim nappy unless very warm pool. Also take towel thro to pool side so it's there for when you get out and I take a 2nd dry towel for J as first one often gets wee on