May 2005 babies:Our babies are nearly toddlers [sad]

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Thought I would start a new thread as the old one was getting long..!!!

Hi fpj - yep, that feeling of total dread and panic when they are not where you expect them to be is horrendous. And then you promise that if you can only find them safe and well you will never ever let them out of your sight again.....

Thanks fpj & northstar He's 5, will be 6 in January, but tbh I hate to think of him growing up iykwim? The years have gone by so fast! Northstar, at previous parents evenings I have been to (that sounds like I have been to loads, I've only actually been to 3!) His teacher has said thing like 'DS1 has plenty to say' which could be interpreted as 'DS1 talks too much and I can't get a word in edgeways'!! But really, I'm sure your DS will be fine Positive vibes coming your way anyway xx

LOL at your DD on her rocking horse too That must be so funny to watch yet at the same time, my heart would be in my mouth!!

DS2 has been climbing anythin and everything for ages - he now tries to climb out of the bath and very nearly gets there! He also said 'apple' on Monday

Fpj's - in an attempt to make you feel better, we once lost DS1 in a Tesco superstore when he was 2 - he ran off and when we eventually found him he was at the other end of the store The minutes he was gone seemed like hours! Needless to say, we don't let DS2 out of the trolley Also, when he was about 18 months old, we were upstairs and just seconds before we were going to go back down, he managed to fall down the full flight of stairs, it was awful - he just looked like a rag doll :-( But I think we learn from incidents like these, and in turn it makes us better parents xx

Congratulation aquablue, and well done to your DS1 Maddison.
DD has got her pneumoncoccal (sp?) vaccination this Friday - the new vaccine. Have any other may babies had this yet? We're they ok?
My friends 6mth DS had it and cried loads for a couple of days.
Dd has a horrid cold and cough and don't want to unsettle her anymore, but I don't know if it would be ok to put it off.
I'll do a general search too, but thought at least ours are a similar age.

Hi LittleB, thanks for the congrats for DS1

I take it your DD has had her vax by now - how did it go and how is she?? I haven't had anything through about the new pneumoncoccal (sp?) vaccination yet. Do older kids get it aswell? I'm just wondering if my DS1 will still be eligible for it as he is 5. I really hope so, I had a cousin who died from meningitis when he was 3

dd had her jab yesterday (saw her Dr the day before and he said she was fine). She's a little bit off colour today, no fever, but already had a long nap which is early for her, and a little bit clingy, hope she doesn't get any worse. Maddison I looked at the threads on here and it looks like they're only giving it to children under two, perhaps they're the most at risk from this type of meningitis? You could ask your HV or Dr.
Hope everyone else is ok.
Better go as dd wants a cuddle .

my ds had his shots at 12mths (different for Oz) and he sure did feel lousy for a few days. hope all your little ones are getting better.

fpj, how's your dd's morning wakeup like now? ds was good, but has now regressed back to 6am!!! trying control crying, but he cries for a few minutes, then is quiet, then starts crying at every 10 mins! dh keeps saying to put him down later from 7am to 7:30am but i think it doesn't matter what time you put them down, they still wake up at the same time. have to admit i've been spoilt as we got a live-in helper/maid a couple of weeks ago (the very affordable luxury in hong kong!) and she looks after ds from 6:30am and i go back to sleep (well try to).

DD is also tormenting the whole family with her early waking which I thought would stop as the mornings got darker. I went out on friday night and got into bed at 3.18am - dd was awake at 6.18am. I am sooooo tired still. I cant keep her up any later than 7.30-8pm as she is exhausted, and I am already restricting her nap to one hour during the day. I have to get up with her eventually as she will not settle and I am so conscious that ds needs as much sleep as possible especially as he is in school.If I leave her to cry she gets worse and worse and louder and louder..

oh northstar i feel for you! pre-babies, i just loved my sleep, so feel really sleep deprived now! i hope it's just a phase your dd is going through - maybe you could blame it on teething?! ds doing better, last two days getting up at 6:45am. he was waking up i think because he kept wetting his pants in the morning so i switched from a unisex nappy to a boy nappy and it seems to have worked. also if he has had an extra long sleep during the day (like 2+ hours) i put him down about half an hour later at bedtime. i also did control crying in the beginning of the week. so don't know which method is working, but i'm happy anyway!!

Sleep? Ha!
I was a 9-hour-a-night-girl pre baby!
Now I manage about 6-7 hours.
(Last night about 1 1/2 on account of croup!)
DD wakes at 6.30-7am most mornings which, after a phase of waking at 5.30, actually feels really good. I guess it's all relative. I try to go to bed earlier but can't really sleep til quite late and wake early ( even before DD) on account of pregnancy ( and lack of alcohol!).
I'm very envious of your live-in helper Aqua. Though I think I'd prefer someone turning up at 6am instead of living with me but I guess that's normal in HK.
My SIL might be moving in for a while while she tries to sort out things with her DH. I'm a bit worried about it in terms of a lack of privacy, but we have to help her ( and want to).
DD has learnt how to blow bubbles with a bubble wand thingy (sort of) and went on her first ever boat trip at the weekend. Wearing a life-jacket she became strangely devoid of movement and emotion for a whole 1 1/2 hours. Much like when she wore the snowsuit last year. I think I might have to borrow one for my flight back to the UK in 2 weeks!

Oh those pre-baby days of 8hrs + sleep. Dd was sleeping until around 7, even during those light summer mornings, but for the last months generally wakes between 6-6.30, don't know why. She doesn't cry, just shouts and chatters and is wide awake, can leave her for up to 10mins, but the she'll start whining for attention, but definitely won't go back to sleep. She's going to bed a bit later too, but seems to be having a longer daytime nap to catch up on the shorter nights, hope we sort something out before the clocks change, can't have her waking up at 5am!
Your little one sounds so sweet in her lifejacket fpj. the nearest dd has got to a boat is a blow up one in the swimming pool, she loves that though!
She didn't get any worse after her jab, just a little clingy and a little sleepier than usual for a few days, she's fine again now.

fpj, your dd does sound cute in the life jacket and snow suit! ds is like that with sand at the moment, hates it on his feet and hands. so when mil and were having a picnic lunch on the beach the other day he just sat there still the whole time which was such a lovely period of peace for once!
yes i wasn't sure about having a live-in helper, especially in these tiny hong kong apartments. but it's not that bad really, the apartments are designed well and her room is off the kitchen in the front of the apartment. she doesn't eat with us, and seems invisible most of the time. hope you will cope with ur sil - well definitely your dd is going to love the extra playmate

Hows everyone this week? We had a lovely weekend and today I am visiting play-school with a view to enrolling dd after halloween. Wow doesn't time fly!

Wow Northstar, thats young, our local playschools won't take them until they're 2, although I'm sure my dd would love it now, she enjoys toddler group alot. She was a bit manic Sunday because it was too wet to go out and play and there weren't any groups to go to! Otherwise she's fine, I'm trying to adjust her sleep pattern for when the clocks go back, she seems fine going to bed later but doesn't want to sleep any later!

Hi everyone//God time is flying thats for sure...It seems ages since I posted and have just managed to catch up on everyone.

Well dd is growing so much each day its scary. No words as of yet, well none we can understand anyway but neither of us are stressing atm.

No major bumps either at this end and luckily not lost her while out, tbh given the size I am (25 weeks) I hardly let go as its takes me ages to catch her and thats just in the house..!!
BTW those of you who are 2nd/3rd/4th etc time mums..did you get huge with each pregnancy..? I know your muscles etc are more lax BUT I am honestly huge..! The mw even commented last week which really cheered me up . BUT I am measuring right which is a relief. DD was 9lb 4oz so I guess ds2b will be heavier BUT I can't believe how big I am..I have already gone up 1-2 sizes in maternity wear... Does depress me slightly.

LOL northstar and your dd doing "rodeo"..! I was pmsl while reading your post.! DD is also mastering the art of climbing and now and then manages to hoist herself onto the couch, usually while pulling on my leg.! She has also started to climb on her activity table . Now that bit does scare me..!!! Little rascal just laughs.!

Maddison congrats on your ds doing so well at school..see it's all worth while..! BTW about the zebra, its wrapped ready for santa and dd hasn't tried it yet so christmas morning will be the testing senario.!! Given the fact she is a nutter with everything else no doubt she will love it.

Well dd was due to have the meningitus jab about 3 weeks ago BUT as she was part way through the single mmr our private clinic advised against until 6 weeks aftre the last of the mmr..then she was ill so both have been put back..Mumps is on the 4th (along with out 3d scan ) so meninigitus will be around 19th dec onwards...Hopefully she will be fine.

Pheeww..Must dash, hope to hear how you are all doing. xx

Hi everyone. Been a while since I have posted too - half term so a bit more time now.

Shhh - I was huge with ds and much smaller with dd. I did expand more quickly in the early weeks with dd though. (They were the same weight at birth btw)

dd is climbing up onto everything now and is totally fearless. Quite worrying sometimes. Have just bought her a Tripp Trapp chair without baby bar which she loves and spends all day climbing up and down. She really likes eating with us at the table now and completely shuns any offers of help. A bit messy but she's getting there!

dh and I have just had 2 nights away without the dcs The first time since dd arrived - totally fab!! dd did give the pil rather a hard time unfortunately, waking once on the first night and twice last night. We think she might be having night terrors. Anyone else have this?

Apart from that everyone seemed to get on fine without us Anyway the pil fly back to NZ tomorrow (have been here on and off for nearly 3 months) so we get the house back - hooray! It has been mostly great to have them here and they have done loads with the kids (and fil has spruced the house up no end) but it is time they went home iykwim.

Great to hear everyone else's lo's are doing so well. They are all growing so fast

OMG Shhhh, you really sound like you have a hectic life - you must have lots of energy. Well I'm back from a week in mums, it was wierd when I was in England becuase I kept wondering if I was around any mnetters - I know I'm not where I live.
Anyway dd is at PLAYSCHOOL
Can't really believe it myself. She started this morning. It has taken me 2 hours to unpack the bags and has been so much easier without the little darling. I do feel guilty though, but that's par for the course I think.
They take them at 18 mths and she was 18mths on saturday. I'll let you know how she gets on.

Hi Northstar How long is DD at playschool for?? Try not to feel guilty, you'll both probably benefit from a break from each other! It's amazing how much you can get done when you're child free isn't it (Not that i get much free time but hey ho) My mam had both DS's for half an hour at her house last night while i sorted dinner and it was prepared in a crack!!

Have you had parents evening for your DS yet? If so how did it go??

Hi maddison - no parents evening yet, but ds brought home his school journal friday of half term with nothing but ds is a shining star and it made me so proud.
I can more or less tell you all now that my May 05 dd will NOT be receiving such good reports she is a wild little thing already.

Well done to your little DS Northstar.
WE are back in the UK for a month.
The flight - a Living Hell!
I even started to wonder if DD has ADHD as she was totally hyperactive while every other kid on the plane slept most of the way. Why were we the only ones walking the aisles hour by hour??
Anyway, we had a stopover in Singapore - no shopping or restaurants for me - it all revolved completely around DD and her sleep ( which was fine of course, but a different sort of Singapore experience).
The airline was not especially helpful and stewardesses would watch me struggle to carry DD asleep ( when she eventually went off) and try to move items out of the bassinet to place her into it or put up the stroller with her draped over me. DD was even served her meal piping hot. Anyway, we're here now. I've found a local playgroup and a play centre with all those climbing things to let off some steam ( for me too).
DD has also had Roseola this week which rendered her unspeakably irritable for 3 days before the fever broke and the spots emerged.
Sorry to be such a Moaning Minnie.
On the plus side, we're spending lots of quality time with family amd my Dad gets to babysit tomorrow while I go off shopping in all those lovely UK shops I miss so much.
DD is learning her colours and occasionally gets them right!

As long as it's pink!

congratulations on surviving the flight fpj's!
dd has no colours yet but knows all her animal noises (ok she speculates sometimes when it's giraffe or koala but don't we all)
She can wrinkle up her nose when you ask her what does the bunny rabbit say.

Sorry about the flight being such a nightmare fpj's - how annoying that the stewardess just took a back seat and watched you struggle

I'm amazed at some of your little ones - DS2 still does not 'speak', he babbles all the time and i just talk back to him, but we have no animal noises or anything!! He understands exactly what we are saying though, so I'm hoping it's all just sinking in and that one day he'll start talking [hopeful emoticon]

DS2 climbed out of his cot on Sunday!! So we decided it was best to move him into DS1's bottom bunk bed, we thought it would be safer, so I've dismantelled the cot today. Actually felt quite sad doing it!!

DH & I had our first childless night out last night!! My PIL's had both DS's so we could go to see Muse at Newcastle Arena (which was ABSOLUTELY FAB!!), they said they struggled to get both of them to sleep but managed in the end, it has sort of put me off leaving them again but i know i'll have to do it again sometime. The worst part was picking them up at midnight, bundling them into the car and hoping they would go back to sleep once in their own beds, which they did, so it wasn't all bad

Well done maddison, it's great to get out and feel young-ish and not immediately responsible for anyone around you isn't it.
But obviously the downside is that you have to be bright and cheerful at an unnatural hour the next morning.

Well done Maddison on you night out. I know it can be a pain with all the practicalities but I'm sure it's worth it now and again.
Can't believe your DS climbed out of his cot!
DD is nowhere near to doing that yet.
But teh cot they gave us on our stopover in Singapore had a horizontal bar halfway up one side . Talk about a design flaw - obviously I couldn't leave the room at all ( even if I had been so inclined).