Sept 2010 - Another 6 months past, it's going too fast!

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Our lovely new thread for the September 2010 babies. Dive in folks!

I dont really do any specific exercise but where we live is quite hilly so just walking around is pretty good exercise. Why dont you get a dvd or wii fit or something that way you can do something every day when jack has a sleep or when he goes to bed. Ive thought about joining a gym or going swimming but tbh when grace goes to bed i haven't got much energy left for anything like that. Gonna have to step it up a bit this week though cause i had a lot to drink last night and a mcdonalds today and got slimming world weigh in on thursday. Had a good night though and the mcdonalds was amazing :)

Keeping fit in the house has never really worked for me newmum I wish it did..... I used to swim and run at county level so exercise is more all or nothing for me if that makes sense? If I'm not totally knackered bu the end I don't really feel like I've done anything. Also why I'm crap at pacing myself now too. Think I need to get back to the chlorine but I'm like you and am so tired in the evening I'd rather not.

lumps hope you're coping ok with the wait for Olly's appt xxxx

The ACTUAL Bob the Builder and Peppa Pig are coming to our ELC on 28th and 29th July! I am so excited!!!!

Arlo has just gone to bed (cot) with a big boy pillow and duvet for the first time! Admittedly it's because I somehow let him pee on his grobag but still.

In other news, I have an infection in my buttocks...! Some bloody pregnancy thing related to loosening joints and my coccyx...I can say it's the most painful thing I've experienced except childbirth, and at least something good was coming from that..!

Dixie let us know how Arlo gets on..... I keep trying with Jack but not working yet. He does do an alright job of a D.I.Y pillow in the shape of Mr Owl. I sense he'll be Mr Angry Pancake Owl soon though

Well he was saying 'no, no, no' as I shut door but dropped off as usual. Wasn't really lying on tge pillow when we checked. But was very pleased with it this morning when dh went in to get him up, kept saying 'mummy has pillow' and 'daddy has pillow'! He's just gone off again fine with it tonight. Next step, big boy bed!

Thanks everyone. I'm 99% sure that he's fine. I'm saving the 1% so that I'm prepared! I'm more worried about how they're going to test him. I think he'll have to be sedated!

Dixie that sounds painful! Hope it gets better soon. How did Arlo get on? Olly still doesn't have a pillow or even a proper cover. He moves around too much in bed. He's doing really well in his big boy bed. He doean't get out once he's been put to bed & has only fallen out 3 times!!!

As for exercise I hate it. I have no motivation & DH working lates every other week doesn't help with continuity or going to classes. I have managed to loose a fair bit of weight over the last month tho. I now weigh less than I did when I fell pregnant with toby!!! Problem is its not come off my belly, its come off my boobs. I've gone from small boobs to no boobs. I look like a man again!

Oh and Cinnamon where are you??

And what are people doing for birthdays?? I've booked a hall, Have a list of 30 children and have no idea what to do! I don't like bouncy castles!

Diddly why dont you get a clown (shudder) or something and face painting or balloon animals or something.

After grace decided to swallow a penny i am now having to examine all her poo's which is beyond disgusting. Its far too early to be heaving over a nappy! What does everyone do with LO's in this shitty weather. I dont drive and everything indoors (fun factory) etc is a bugger to get to on the bus. Im starting to feel quite claustrsphobic staying in all day. Need some ideas for fun things to do.

newmum check this out on Facebook.... Some good ideas there if a little old for ours.
Jack loves helping to load the washing machine and helping me cook. He's just had a long session jumping in puddles too which is brilliant if you can stand getting wet yet again!
Also......... Paints in the bath are brilliant and all wash off..... We just use poster paints not the actual bath crayons as they don't last 2 days. And he doesn't mind getting soaking wet playing around the kitchen sink...... It's kinda handy as the whole place gets a bit of a spring clean without me even trying.
Oh and recently..... His small bendy abacus from Asda holds his attention longer than anything else.

I just feel awful not doing much with her. She loves helping to clean etc and would stand and wash up all day and don't even get me started on.the hoovering but it all feels a bit samey recently. Gonna have to see if theres any mums and tots afternoon groups on anywhere. The morning ones all seem pretty impossible to get to now cause she gets up between 7.30 and 8.

A lot of Scout huts and church halls near us have toddler meet ups but don't necessarily advertise so it might be worth checking out your area for those? We are lucky that we live 4 doors up from the park so J can be on the swings less than a minute after leaving the house. A lovely park too with a bowling green full of oldies that all gush over him
Still...... I'd swap it for a house with the garden attached tomorrow! We have an access drive separating our house and garden so J just makes a dash for the park and the garden is redundant!

I've got my friend face painting! balloon animals sounds good! Hope Grace poos the penny out soon. Maybe you need to get sassys twins to help you search!
As for the rainy day activities, My to had great fun today with their wellies on in the muddy puddles! other than that and the rest of the stuff thats been mentioned, I'm quite pleased mine go to nursery!!! I'd go mad if I was home 7 days a week!

I had my friend round tonight to help sort out my knotted shoulder. She said my muscle is just one tight band and if she had some on her she'd stick some botox in (she's a Dr and give botox to patients with bad spasticity so knows what she's talking about!) She did some emotional healing on me & got me to talk about what was stressing me out. I went through all the problems with ricks family with no problem then just mentioned Toby starting school & the tears started. I got to the point where I couldn't even mention toby without crying. I'm doing it now. I think that my be one of the causes.I knew it was bothering me but not this much. now I just have to find a way to deal with it!

Are you nervous about him starting school or just feel its too soon? Is he starting in september? I saw a thread the other day about a woman who thought he dc was too young for school i think he wss an august baby so just 4 when he starts. I dont know what people said but perhaps have a look for it. You're shoulder sounds painful have you tried a massage?

I think i need to look for a job, as much as i love being at home the fays are starting to feel very long and very similar. It's starting to get me down a bit now and this weather isn't helping.

Sassy im moving in with you so you're twins can find the penny in grace's poo

newmum its definately a deal- you're a bit of a clean freak arent you? (the pics of your house always look immaculate) im well up for you doing my housework! id even search grace's poo myself.

well, when you've seen one shit, you've seen um all

diddly awh poor you. he will be ok. chloes birthday is 30th aug, so she was literally only 5 days over her 4th birthday when she started, and to top it off she hadnt even gone to the nursery attached to the school.
i took her in, the teacher asked a little girl called lily to befriend her and i kissed her goodbye, and as i walked out blubbering- she didnt even look up from the drawing she was doing with lily!!!! typical.

toby is probably all excited to be going to 'big school' you just have to make it seem like its the best thing ever- you'll make lots of new friends, learn all about different things, have a lovely teacher etc. i dont think they are capable of thinking negative things as such, esp if you dont mention any- including, i'll miss you. if he says it, just say no you wont because you'll be too busy enjoying yourself etc etc.

With pleasure sassy, i'll clean your house and you can look after the poo detectives and grace. I do have a bit of ocd for cleaning its rubbing off on grace and she now loves "tidy up time" she gets all excited to put everything in the right place. Woe betide anyone who walks in my house and doesnt immediately put their coat away she just stands their shouting "hang your coat up" until they do it. Oh god im a shit mum arent i

oh god, she would hate my house! i put the twins in their room yesterday, while i tidied, swept, hoovered etc. brought them down (they had trashed their bedroom- they love emptying clothes/towels blankets from their wardrobes and drawers) were they proceeded to take all the cushions off both couches- including the ones you sit on- and then they just jump off the couch onto the cushions and vice versa! it looked like a bomb had dropped within 10 minutes........and ive still not tidied their bedroom.

Who needs a tidy house sassy

Yes Newmum you're a terrible mum! fancy teaching your daughter to be tidy!!

I'm not sure what's bothering me. Its not how he'll cope. I know he'll be fine. He's a good boy & very popular (at the minute) he's also fairly bright so shouldn't have problems there. I think I feel like they're taking him away from me. Its the law that he goes to school! The girls at his nursery want to lock him in a cupboard so he can't go. I think I might let them

where is cinnamon

I don't know if it was relevant or not, but she did seem to drop off after the incident with her dh, and we all said we could see his point rather than hers. I'm wondering if she was offended?

No offence to anyone, but i considered her the brains of the operation! I think i may grovel to get her back.

I might have to have the infection in my buttocks lanced tomorrow!! Oh jolly d....did I used to think I enjoyed pregnancy..??

oh no dixie I've never heard of an infection in your bum. Is it through an ingrowing hair or something? Good luck tomorrow.

Yeah glam or what. You can get it through that but I'm really not hairy! My coccyx was hurting for weeks before and that can come loose with the relaxin so I wonder if just to do with that. Tbh just looking forward to anything that might get rid of the pain in the end..

awh poor you. It will probably be better to have it done then?

Oh! Dixie! A pilonidal sinus? Ouch! I look after people with them all the time. Hope they get you sorted!

Sassy i wondered the same but was too scared to say anything. I've spoken to her quite a bit on fb and she put a pic on sept 10 on there so i don't think she's mad at us, grovel away.

Dixie that dounds so painful. Hope you get it sorted.

Diddly i think it's perfectly normal to feel how you feel. From him being born it's been up to you what he foes but like you said its law that he goes to school so maybe if feels out of your control in some wsy.

I wadn't going to say anything but me and dp have been on the verge of splitting up this week with me telling him i didn't want to be with him on friday night and again last night. We've had a big talk and i've promised to try and work things out. I just feel like i've changed so much since grace was born that i don't even resemble who i was before i had her and i'm struggling to figure out where i fit iyswim. I have no job, my days are all the same (long and boring but amazing causr grace has changed so much) but i just feel like being a sahm isn't for me. No disrespect to anyone else who is one but i want more. I had to give up my driving lessons yet dp kept up with his so he now has a car and i just feel stuck i think. Havr you stopped reading yet lol. Im not explaining myself very well but just needed to get it off my chest. Hopefully we'll sort it out but i've kind of alreafy made my peace with it if we do split up, does that make sense? I'll bore off now but just wanted to share whats going on really. Also i know theres a million typos but i can't be arsed correcting them

oh newmum i know how you feel. i dont feel the same now, but i did at 25 onwards after i had chloe. i was crawling the walls with boredom. i barely spoke to another adult and i was lonely. i know you are trying to find a job, but have you thought about doing a part time course? something to get you out the house, meet people, stimulate your brain beyond tweenies. i did loads when i was about your age. i figured i couldnt work, but i might as well take advantage of the courses. some are really expensive, but some are quite cheap- some 8 week courses.

not to pry too much, but how is it affecting your relationship with dp? do you resent him? are you just arguing cos your not happy iyswim.

big hugs x