September 2011 babies, making more noise, more mess, but growing more amazing by the day.

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Hey, here we are again, moving on to the next round of exciting things our little babies are getting up to. :) I hope no-one minded my title, but there hadn't been a big decision and given we were so close to the end I thought I'd just go for it.

I shall update stuff from me tomorrow.

100, I think our DD's are in cahoots as mine has also just started letting go of stuff and wobbling a bit before falling very carefully onto her bum. She's best in the bath where presumably she gets a bit of support from the water. She held onto my hands and 'walked' the length of our landing last night Our brick trolley's not great practise for her though as the wheels tend to run away with her (v amusing) but DS has this massive toy truck that she stands up and pushes around, much to his irritation!

She's doing loads of ace noises now, including a sound that is her version of hello. For some reason though DS really hates her "bababa" noise and screams at her to stop when she does it; she thinks this is very funny and just does it louder. Clearly this is a taster of things to come, him getting annoyed with her and her deliberately winding him up for her own amusement

Wow to walking babies. DS loves standing and enjoys his walker which he can now move about in but not so good with taking steps. He is yet to crawl forwards which I feel would help.
Yeah, had another good night, bottle at 10 and woke at 2.30 and 5.30 with no screaming. Thank god as I feel awful today (like I have been run over by a bus) so am so pleased that DH is home and he has done the lion's share today.
Feral, I remember when I was a nanny one of the older children hated the baby making noise and would cry till she stopped. We found it quite funny but it does wear thin.
Ssmile, I hope you are feeling better. It is so hard when they are ill but even harder when it is you.
Good luck for sleeps tonight all round

Feral, I think they've been in cahoots for a while now, I seem to recal ours doing pretty much similar things as each other so far. Aw to your DS hating the bababa noise. :(

Candr, you know some babies just bypass the crawling stage altogether. Glad you had a good night.

We are away thus weekend. We travelled down last night, and had to carry LO 10 mins from the car to the hotel, it was cold and drizzly, then we got in a lift and the lights were really bright, she then proceeded to cry properly. Which she doesn't normally do, then it took till 12:30 before I could settle her and she woke 4 times by 6:30 so I just had her in bed with us after that. The joys of mahoosive beds. So I've been tired all day and ended up with a bad headache, verging on migraine :(. OH has gone out with friends and so I've put LO down, upped my sugar levels with a doughnut as I think I'd also screwed up my eating today, which is a double whammy for me and my headaches and I'm going to go to sleep at 9 hopefully. Keep your fingers crossed LO doesn't have other ideas.

fro a rough night 100 but it must've been nice having space for all of you to sleep in one bed (DD tends to end up horizontal across ours with DH and I squished into opposite corners). Hope you've had a good weekend despite a trying start!

Good for you having a positive sleep Candr, but sorry that you're not feeling too good. I have also got a hacking cough which I have caught from DD who is snotty and disgusting.

In fact I am generally just feeling totally crap. I am so bloody exhausted that I can't really think straight and the combination of working a demanding job and disrupted nights is really getting to me. I'm getting blinding headaches - like when I was pregnant - as I'm so tired and I have spent a fair bit of this weekend in tears. DD was awake for two hours in the night and wouldn't settle until I got into bed with her. I had a full-on melt down at 4am as it's all just too much

Oops, posted that before I'd finished! I was just going to say that DD is fine taking formula from a cup during the day but screams if DH offers it to her at night so she's clearly not particularly hungry, she just wants the comfort of BF. She comfort sucks for a while and then howls when I take her off unless she's fast asleep.

Sorry for rant but I am really not coping very well atm! Got to go now as DH wants me to shave his head

Quick post as been busy wend will catch up properly tom.

Big Hugs feralgirl really hope you can get some rest and feel better soon. Nothing worse than sleep deprivation on top of feeling ill to increase stress levels really hope things settle down soon for you all x

100 and Feral hope you are feeling better. It is so hard when ill, I really thought I might have to get MIL to come and stay to help. DH and I came down with bug that makes every muscle and bone really ache. I have not even been able to pick up DS and nearly passed out feeding him as his weight resting on me hurt so much. Seems to be fading a bit but still quite sore (feel more like I have done massive work out rather than run over with a double decker now)
Spoke to soon about DS crawling forwards as he started doing it on Sun so can now amuse himself a bit more (perfect timing)
On a slightly better note although DS is being a PITA to settle after feeding in the night he only woke at 3am last night for feed which was brill but then ended up in my bed at 4.30 as he was wet through and I did not have the strength to get him back in cot. He slept till 7.15 though thank goodness.
Hope these bugs bugger off and leave us all alone so we have the strength to sort out our LO sleeps.

Hope you got a better sleep sat night 100 and enjoyed your time away.

Hope your feeling better too candr there is nothing worse than being ill then having to carry on looking after small children.

Well after a rough week last week my DH took thurs&Fri off and we both sat around the house mostly doing nothing as both getting over bugs. Babe had been really hard work and I don't think either of us had realised how crap she must have felt until sat her little smile started to come back and lots lots of wax came out of both her ears. She had had 3days on calpol. She had kept screaming everytime she wasn't being held so one of us had to hold her at all times and she had been up down all night. But we had visitors sat, sun Mon and ended up having Fab weekend. Long beach walk with babe first outing in backpack, and all day Monday at local theme park. Eldest DD1 dancing away in mosh pit watching the ZingZillas :o plus she had endless roller coaster and pirate ship rides a real little adrenaline junkie! We finally got a photo with all four of us in it and all looking smiley at the camera!! Only taken 8mths :) babe been ok at night waking around 10-11pm for feed and again 4-5am. I did feed her last night as didn't want her crying waking up our guests but I will try again to knock out the 4-5am feed as before she got ill she was doing a 7-8hr stretch of sleep ok.

Hope you all get some more rest and all the bugs bugger off :)

Feral, the bed was ace, it was one of those ones that is 6foot across, so different to our 4'6" small effort. It was a lovely weekend though. Sorry you've been having horrible headaches too, they are the pits. :(

Candr, oh gosh you sound like your have been mega rough. Great stuff about the crawling though, it makes things interesting for them, and you!

Ssmile, the start of the night was rubbish with LO, but she settled down after about 3, then was still sleeping when we wanted her awake at 9am for breakfast! Hope you get back to the 7-8hr stretches of sleep again :)

Well I'm going to jinx it, but LO only got me out of bed once last night at 3, she woke at 7 and DH2B brought her through to me then and I fed and we dozed, but I only got up once! I doubt it will happen again for a long while, but it was nice. She had woken at about 9ish though, so technically woke three times in her sleep, 9, 3, and 7, but I was only up for one of them! Tee hee.

We've started giving a bit of prune juice because she has started getting constipated, poor thing, I don't want to go down the medicinal route yet.

Got some ace comments about her eating at the weekend as we had a few meals out. We went to an Italian and she had spaghetti bolognese which she took pleasure in playing with the spaghetti and ate quite well to be honest. Although she was very very messy :)

100, yeah! for the good night. I have given DS prunes in his cerial (and apricots, apple juice, loads of water not all at once) to try and help constipation but will have to take him to DR as he still only goes every 3 days and cries as it starts off quite solid poor lamb. Thought I ould try the more obvious remedies first as DR would just tell me to do those anyway.
Am having parents over at weekend so will eat at home this time so DS can show off his skills. Normally we go out so I help him more to be tidy

Aw, I'm a bit as no one ever seems to be very impressed by DD's eating Our families all saw DS BLWing (and cleaned up after him) so I guess the novelty's worn off!

DD's getting a wee bit better at night now, waking at 9.30-ish and 4.30-ish. DH generally gets her and brings her into me so I can get a reasonable kip so it's not too bad, although I am certainly not teaching or parenting at my best atm as I'm still shattered.

Poor BabyCandr with the constipation. Have you tried rhubarb? Or maybe tamarind paste diluted in water? Both have worked for DS in the past. My nieces used to get really bunged up when they were babies but it was because they didn't really want to drink water and my SiL had a right pita trying to get enough down them. Hope you're feeling a bit better now Candr

Hope Lo gets moving candr not nice when they get bunged, I had to have that lactose solution couple times for DD1 despite lots fruit &veg.

feralgirl hope sleep and energy levels improve. Have you had your iron levels checked recently? If BF easy to get anemic and that makes exhaustion even worse (sorry I sound like MY mum!)
Well DH slept in bedroom for 4n as we had guests, and it was really nice to snuggle again but we had couple awful nights sleep and I felt like I had to jump up when babe wiggled, and that meant I was feeding her again and then she started waking every 2-3hrs again. So last night he went back on sofa, Lo was awake 2-3am but not big tears just kept resettling her with touch on cheek &gave her bunny to chew (she flipped over in her grobag and crawled to back of cot trying to stand up gulp..) and she resettled no fed until 7am whoopppee. I had thought ooh she is awake 4am when DH in room, I'll feed her keep her quiet but she kept poohing and waking earlier at 5-6am, but by not feeding at 2-3am she didn't pooh or wake and slept longer....go figure! Fingers Xed for tonight. Last time it took 3nights to knock out her waking at 2-3am so I'm going to stick at it. Oh crap 3pm must shoot off to school. Hope everyone else ok, its been bit quiet ere lately :)

Aww, babyCandr and baby100 hope constipation goes away. Have opposite problem with my LO - on average about 4 to 5 poops a day! She does eat a lot of fresh veg and fruit though.

Good luck ssmile - hope LO's sleeping keeps getting better.

And, aww, I'm impressed with your LO's eating habits!! (Even if I haven't seen them!) I know what you mean re the tiredness... I feel I could sleep for a month at the moment.

Got the hen weekend next weekend, and have decided I'm going to sleep at my Dad's (he lives closer to my friends) the night before to give me chance for a decent night's sleep... otherwise I'm going to be knackered all day! Means being away from LO for 2 nights... but I'll stay until about 8pm so I'll put her to bed and then go. Looking forward to it so much now!

Sorted flowers out today, and hopefully picking rings up Saturday - so just need to buy DSD and DSS clothes for the day and then... sorted!!! Yikes!

I'm not going to comment on LO's sleeping just yet... everytime I do I jinx it!

LO is enjoying her forward facing car seat now... me too - I keep turning back to look at her!! Have put a mirror in to see her, but it's a little distorted so I still turn my head! She's fallen asleep in it twice today so must be nice and snug too (when in the "bucket position")

Hope everyone ok... sleep dust to all :)

Hope you have Fab hen doo sebs and the rings fit ok.

I just made it to school ontime earlier! Got sidetracked lying on bed net surfing on phone whilst babe asleep, it sucks having to wake her up from her nap most days to do the school run....not the lazy daytime naps of first babe when no school runs to cramp around the day :) babe is really mobile now, does not like being held on my lap wants to stand and hold hands or crawl backwards under various things like tables / sofas screams when she gets stuck and not able to move! Will "walk" her feet now if held by both hands &has pulled herself up a couple times. She was SO cute last night holding onto the edge of the bath standing big smile watching it fill up as big sister was chucking in toys, but her little indignation temper kicking in too if you take something away she wants she screams. Plus getting very stranger wary and cries if I leave the room I'm very much hoping this phase passes soon!
Hope you all have gd sleeps tonight, night all....

Hey everyone - just had a speed-read to catch up, yikes at the mobile babies!

Think DS would quite fancy a go at crawling forwards (backwards he has sussed) but I was watching him yesterday and realised that his mat is a little too slippy for him to get a grip. I may need to get a different mat or may not as this may be the end of easy baby phase

Have been bleugh sick with a lurgy all week :( hence absence. Note that we are in good company - there are sooo many bugs around, and isn't it hard with baby ill too? This is DS's first cold, so a bit of a shock to my system. Night times particularly hard as he only seems to want mummy, who is also sick and wishing she could sleep for a week at least. Ah well, we have our very own snot bubbles here at last :o and it appears we are both recovering in time for a long w/end in Shropshire house-hunting!

We sold our house the day after it went on the market. We had 2 viewings and both offered asking price, which was a big surprise and a bit of a shock. Am feeling queasy thinking about packing up, the buying process, moving DS (who now sleeps through, colds notwithstanding) and generally going through the almighty hassle of moving. Deep breath...

sebs it is lovely to hear about your wedding plans - what are the DCs going to wear? Have a fabulous hen night & have an extra drink for us! We need want details post-party please...

So much more, but DS is waking & I must shift - but v quickly, eek to wariness of strangers and starting to assert mini-self, we have toddlers on the way..!

Happy weekends all - thank crunchie it's Friday :o

Candr, so far the prunes and juice has worked when it's needed to. Hope the weekend goes well :)

Feral, it was strangers who commented, although I think my family are coming around a bit to it now, but still not wholly convinced about it. The ILs have been quite keen on it since the off :)

Yeah I know what you mean about jumping ssmile, I used to do the same, I try to leave her a few mins now if she wakes, but if she wakes crying I don't.

Sebs, my LO would live on fruit and veg I reckon, she's not really consuming huge amounts of food yet with us BLW but she's obviously just having some trouble working it through. She loves her fruit, although I've held off the bananas for a little while as I've heard that unless they are properly overripe they can cause constipation. We've got your virtual hen do soon haven't we?

Yay Tp, a moving baby, even if it is backwards. That's flipping amazing abut your house selling so quickly, you are my closest MN pal, and so I'll be a bit :( you are moving further away.

Not sure if LO is coming down with something. She's been a bit out of sorts, crying whingeing and the like, got a bit of a temp and turned on limpet mode. Just in time for the weekend then!

Bets are on 100 - a little tooth will appear before the w/end is out!

Will post again...

Let's hope it's teeth TP, poorly small thing is not nice. She is dribbling and chewing, but she does that anyway! She has none yet though. Enjoy the snot feeding. Hope he's better soon x

Boo for poorly babies and mum's. We seem nearly back at 100% here thank goodness. It is hard enough to do simple tasks for yourself when poorly but so much harder with a baby. I hope all recover quickly.
Sebs - sounds like you are nearly sorted, well done you. Loved picking up our rings, tried them on when the weather was really warm and realsied they needed to be a bit bigger to wear them during summer too (just a thought to check)
Ssmile, DS was a backward crawler then rocking on all 4's, he now moves forwards in his own fashion.
TP - wow with the fast house sale, very exciting if a bit fustrating house hunting. I love having a good nose around other people's homes
100 - lets hope it is a tooth and not a bug. You feel so helpless to make them feel better sometimes don't you. Feeding with a snotty nose is so hard for them and decorates your shoulder nicely (especially when you need to go out and haven't noticed the green smear )
Feral - I know I wouldn't be as good in the classroom as I was as am so tired. Admire you loads for being able to do it. I do miss teaching though and keep seeing things that I could see fitting into a lesson (must make notes for when I do go back) I also miss the funny chats with the kids so look forward to getting proper verbal responses from DS and seeing what his sense of humor is like - he is a bit of a monkey so need to make sure he doesn't become too cheeky.
Had a meal in town with friends and a few drinks, got home quite late which felt so strange and am paying for it today but was worth it to go out and not be 'mummy' for a while.
Had parents visit today and cooked a roast which went well. I am veggie but am trying to cook meat for DS so they were good lab rats for me. Am getting more confident that I won't poisen him now. They loved seeing the mess he got into but meal with MIL tommorow will be a bit tenser in case he gts food on her (she is a neat freak) but I will just let him go for it.
Good sleeps to all tonight

Good luck with the house moving tp your brave. We went to look at a house this week too, but it didn't wow us enough to put ours on the market yet...I'm slowly working my way down my "To do" list of things to DIY before we move. Painted a window sill today. It's very daunting though the thought of moving we hoping to not start the ball rolling until next spring if we can get the girls to share a room and sleep together ok.

Had a couple of firsts today, babe finally drank 100mls+ of diluted OJ from sippy cup :) she previously only had few sips at most I had been hoping to drop a few breast feeds by now, so maybe she getting ready now as been much less demanding during the day this week. I also dropped her cot down tonight from half height to the bottom as she was just getting too mobile trying to pull herself up in her grobag and at risk of falling over the top. She looked SO little sleeping at the bottom tonight :) wow my Lo has really "grown" this week it feels like. We also had a lovely hour after school playing in the garden and eating dinner outside, even if babe did crawl off the picnic blanket and try to eat a leaf whilst I turned my back for 30secs!

Hope your Lo is ok 100 we had a week like that last week, turned out her cold must have effected her ears as we had a wax explosion after days of vgrumpy clingy baby, hope you have a good weekend.

Thanks Candr and ssmile. She's actually gone down really well, better than normal so I reckon on top of it she is tired, I'm just hoping the easy putting to bed isn't a false impression of the night and she is settled.

Candr, I went out last month for a few drinks and it was lovely like to be out alone too, I know what you mean.

Ssmile,mtgats a great big drink there from your LO :) I wowed a friend when I let my LO drink the remains of my drink from a glass, but I've been giving her open cups occasionally and it makes life a bit easier when you are out if I have not packed her cup and she needs a drink. Although I must admit the only thing to hand once was non diluted apple juice, but I figured as she is only having a matter of 10 or 20 mls I'm not too worried about it.

That didn't last long. I think she's gone off again now. Poor pumpkin.

Oh dear. Pumpkin's temp is 38.6 poor thing. So I've decamped with some sofa cushions into her room, put her in a lighter grobag and just rocking her back to sleep. Fortunately the go to sleep rocking position allows me to surf the net whilst I do so! Can they get such a temp with teeth? I know she's not right because she just lay in her cot whilst I went for the calpol and didn't try to roll, crawl or stand, all things she does within 5 seconds of being put down normally if she's awake.

Sounds more like a bug to me 100 hope the calypol helped and you both got some sleep x

Oh, poor little mite! Well DS had a couple of dreadful nights when first tooth appeared (inc. temp) but it was v obvious as he was rubbing his gums & clearly in discomfort. I agree with ssmile that sounds more like a bug. I do hope she got some sleep & is on the mend today :(

Hey, guess what? After another night of me sleeping in DS room to comfort him (he still has a cold) I came back to our room at about 5 am and have only just woken!! DH has left me for a lie in!! Wooooo!!