October 2011: Crawling, teething and (we hope) sleeping through

[Penelope1980]

Sorry guys - posted the 1000th message without realising , so hopefully you can all find this thread!

Penguin and Sassy are you talking about sex or real exercise/reading

climbing with a side of running

DH keeps throwing away leftovers meant for ds [little grr]

i am by nature an incredibly lazy person, I know once i start it will be alright. things have only just got to a point where i feel i could pop out in the evenings. I don't stress about having quite hands on babies but the thought of doing other stuff atm is a bit too much.

is your mum getting lots of support (feel free to ignore, i know i can't always post about stuff)

i was talking about running don't have time for sex seriously though every time we are actually in the mood and have time one of them wakes up. It is almost comical now.

if we hadn't have moved I would probably be climbing now as would already have climbing partners etc.

oh and DS has taken to giving me little bites at the end of a feed

You are all so chatty! I can't keep up

I have been awake since 5.15am so it's a good thing I had an early night.

Sassy I want to do a tri next year too - what distance will you do? I'm hoping to manage a sprint again. We could be virtual training buddies

fb is a big culprit I think cheshire . Because people can see what you're up to on status updates and things, they kid themselves that they're in touch and that they know what's going on in your life. My sis deleted someone who she hadn't spoken to for over a year and who never made the effort to stay in touch. Once she realised she'd been deleted, she made the effort to send arsey text messages to my sis saying how hurt she felt.

oh, and e-reader as in electronic book (sounds like something my mum would say). I love my Kindle (though apparently the booksellers at Hay want to ban them from the festival as they are the devil's work).

great news re: exercise PA

I have definitely spent far too much time on my laptop today jnice

I have family and friends in FB that I would have no contact with without it

just picked up keys. we've got 2 houses cheshire just terraces to rent out till we need to sell for uni/pension etc. fx it works out.

penguin my mum doesnt live with her partner for lots of not really big reasons, but he is a nice man and they have been together for 10 years and she is staying with him at the moment. she has started a drug trial (they asked her in the hospital) she had scans and spent time on the stroke ward, which was horrific as they were all really old and it made my mum look so young. i cried long and hard when i first heard but im keeping it all on the surface- i csnt face it, and thats all i csn type.

cheshire were would you get sex from in that conversation- you are a bit bonkers arent you? EC not withstanding

i remember now that someone asked about exdp- court is wed- groan.

jnice that would be great. yeah im sprint too. was doing olympic distsnce 3/4 years ago, but i'll start at the beginning again

Sassy - I have a friend who had a terrible stroke at 42, leaving him partially paralyzed and unable to talk or swallow. Ff 3 years and he is now eating, speaking fine, mobile an just got his drivers license back last year. He was also involved in a clinical trial. You must be terribly worried but fx your DM has the same happy outcome.

Re the tri - I'm thinking I will start off just swimming, cycling and jogging but have no plan to follow or anything.

don't get me wrong jnice , I think fb is great. I use it to keep in touch with my friends and family. I have a "Max" group just for my parents and siblings to post all the little photos and videos of Max. I post some stuff to my profile, but not everyone really wants to see a video of Max eating pear!

I just get annoyed at the fb "friends" who think they're still best friends with me because they like one of my photos every 6 months, but can't be arsed to write an email that says more than "How are you?". To me, that's superficial friendship. You lot know more about what's going on in my life and how I feel than 95% of my friends!

jnice if you're a total beginner, I used the zest running book when I first started running a few years ago. They do a triathlon one too. It's a bit patronising in some bits and filled with "inspirational" stories, but I really enjoyed being able to dip in and out of it. They have training plans in them as well.

engels we do the same on Facebook have a 'William' group for family.

Re food have just started to give W a finger food lunch rather than 3 lots of purée will be even more careful what I give him now!

mama hope the DCs are ok

Man, I zone out for a day...

My middle brother left today (he's been living with us since December) for a years travelling with his girlfriend. Whilst I and mostly dh am glad to have the house back, I will miss him. Held it together when I dropped them off at the airport then blubbed like a big girl's blouse on the way home

You've all got me seriously worried about the salt thing now. I'm finding it ever so hard this BLW business, was thinking of posting in Weaning for some advice/reassurance. Although this evening he did eat a small bit of salmon, a piece of broccoli and slice of peach.

sassy hi to you too, and sorry about your mum. I hope the drugs trial goes well and she makes a full and speedy recovery.

sp what are you giving W as finger food? Am struggling to find enough stuff.
Chesh re:EC. Really? You certainly are 'alternative' and perhaps a little bit crazy? Do you not have enough to do without potty training 2 years early??!!
PA we've been having biting at the end of a feed too. Seemed to be mostly just before his teeth came through. I would take him off and tell him sternly that we stopped feeding if he bites. Don't know if that worked, but he hasn't done it since his teeth came through.

I love fb, but mostly because I have family and friends that I'd not hear from otherwise. And I am nosey

I am impressed with all the exercising people. Although you put me to shame- I try to do as little as possible. Walking the school run is about all I can manage, especially at the moment!

Thank goodness it's half-term - no packed lunches, no school runs, no clubs for 9 whole days - WHOOP WHOOP!!

I did acidentally shout earlier and he cried :(

there is a BLW thread of the day atm

I don't normally post so much but as DD is ill she's been having extra naps which threw my daytime routine all out.

i suspect teething as he has had these two a while and been quite drooly recently. i take him off straight away but as he is done feeding not sure how effective it will be. Just see how the next few days go i guess. It hasn't been too bad but is making me a bit jumpy in feeds.

likewise we have been lucky so far with his skin, it isn't that bad. Just it's all new to us.

those with older children, enjoy half term even if it does mean toddler clubs are not on

I think I missed it - what is EC?

I have been back at work 4 weeks now and now have 5 days off! YAY! A is a little clingy at the moment, and tried to follow me out the door when I left for work yesterday. Sad.

Hope everyone enjoys half terms with their older DCs (and the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend you lucky beggars).

I am not jealous at all even though I have to go to work on Monday because I have calculated I only have 7 more days of proper teaching, one day of activities and a few days of boring boring meetings then all the prep for next year and then I have 7 weeks off.

Inspired by all you BLWs we just gave M finger food last night instead of puree - some shredded chx (which he sucked rather than ate properly) and some cooked carrot batons and brocolli florets. It was very messy and am not really sure how much he ate. he's so funny when he has a piece of carrot in his hand...he eats it up to his fist and then can't work out how to get the rest of it in his mouth!

Had the worst night we've had for months. M woke up crying at 12. Ended up bringing him into our bed for the first time since he was a week old. Think he's got some mroe teeth coming through. Managed to get him off to sleep at about 1.30 but then he was up trying to crawl around at 6. Have bought him downstairs and fed him now, and let DH get a bit more sleep (after my rant the other day, DH has changed the tap in our kitchen which has been dripping for goodness knows how long so he's in my good books right now and it also means I can MN in peace without feeling guilty ).

Beautiful sunny day here. Have a stack of tomato/pepper/basil plants to get in (the plant fairy AKA FIL popped round on Thursday while I was at work because he's scared of me )

pen M has started to try and follow me into the kitchen, but we have a step down so I have to keep a sharp eye on him!

lookout I'm sure your bro will have an amazing time. Great that he is travelling with someone else, my parents were very relieved once I got to NZ and started travelling with my best friend. My youngest sis left for a gap year 18 months ago and is still away - she's currently crewing on a long ship travelling round the Pacific (I think she's in the Cook islands right now). Alright for some eh? I really miss her, especially since she missed our wedding and has only seen Max on Skype a few times (and of course on facebook )

And I wouldn't worry about the salt too much. As long as LO doesn't have a gravy IV and you're sensible about processed foods....

penguin I had a playdate on Tuesday. My colleague has a DS who is 7 weeks older than M. We sat them facing each other on the floor and they were fascinated by each other. Until the other baby let out a shriek/laugh and M's face just crumpled and he started howling. Which of course set the other baby off howling as well. My friend and I just started laughing (perhaps not the most appropriate reaction, but it was very funny). And yesterday DH and I decided that M didn't like classical music as each time we started singing a bit of opera (granted we do not have the best singing voices), his bottom lip started trembling and he ended up bawling. he does seem to like "kung fu fighting" though

I also dropped off the thread I got as far as pebble saying not to catch up and took that advice.
sassy sorry to hear about your mum hope things get better soon for you all.
scheh IME garlic and slow cookers don't mix it gives off a horrible smell
Can't remember who else said what sorry

i think every baby likes kung fu fighting and other babies eyes

sassy forgot to say thank you for posting. Also I am worried my tone re:weaning was a bit wrong. i think we agree that regardless of weaning method giving children convenience food means salt can creep in without realising. paticularly for breakfast and lunch but also if using jars of sauces and things that are sweet (sugar disguises salt)

lookout {{}} but he will have a great time and you will enjoy the space again

sassy and penguin and anyone else worried about their 'tone' please don't worry just post what you want to say. I for one find the experience and advice from those of you with older DC invaluable. We are all adults and know that it is never intended as a personal attack just a sharing of experience which is after all what we are all here for.

lookout so far ive given W lots of veg, some fruit (he really likes strawberry's ) pasta, bread and baby rice cakes. Not sure where to go after there either!

sp we're pretty much the same. The only thing so far that hasn't really worked was the chicken goujon which he choked on and which made the skin round his mouth go red . Still haven't bothered with breakfast as I just haven't got the time before the school run and it would have to be porridge which means spoon feeding again... Am trying pitta today and toasted muffin tomorrow - can pretty much guarantee any bread product will go down well though . Haven't been brave enough to try rice or anything he'd have to scoop up, he can barely manage eating from his fist!

engels and whoever it was who said about the eyes - very true! My new NCT group came round last week, we have a crawler already and he was all over every babies eyes. E was a bit gobsmacked at this moving small person and looked at him with distrust , twas very funny!

PA hope the biting calms down soon. I feel the same about the eczema, it's new to us too and was a pita to begin with and still is. But I guess you get used to it once you get in the routine of cream/steroid at certain times of day. Still working it out ourselves tbh.

Got a text from my bro in Mumbai this morning which made me smile and feel a bit better. Good to know his phone works there so I can pester him

lookout yes it sounds like E and W are at the same stage with their finger food.
Hope your bro has a fab time travelling, good that you can keep in touch easily. A friend of mine has just got back from Australia, she left 3 days before W was born so hasn't met him yet! Looking forward to having a good catch up soon :)

Yay!!! S just crawled along the floor