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

[SHHHH]

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

Oh and didn't put on as much weight with DS2 but was still bigger than with DS1!!!

I only put on 28lbs the second time, mostly because I was run off my feet looking after a toddler :-) It came off faster too.

I'm dying to tell someone.....my chinchilla has just given birth to twins!!!!! The scientology way too, she never made a sound I'm so happy because, you may remember, our male died a few months ago, it seems he caught her just before he died so I guess he went with a smile on his face lol

Make that triplets she's just had another! Will she go for quads

maddison you have made my morning ...congratulations to your chinchillas..take it that makes you a grandmother . So any more..??? LOL at "doing it the scienctology way "...!!!!!

Thanks for reasurring me btw (logic as well) loads are saying they felt like I did with the 2nd and that it was better 2nd times around although suppose I now know what labour is like....
I hope I don't put on as much (around 3 stone with dd) as long as baby is healthy iykwim. Like logic said running around aftre dd will help keep me fit I suppose..!!! I am off today to do the "run for life" with my mum and sis and dd. I have told them about baby2 so they need to take it easy for me..More like a "walk for life" LOL.. Oh well at least money is raised etc.

BTW edd is around 31/01/07..DD arrived hours aftre due date so looks like it may be around 01/02/07..? We thought we would aim for a May baby again as it's a lovely time with it being summer and light nights etc...but we got slightly carried away one night ..!!!

Aww, DS1 was a January baby and tbh I found it easier in a way i.e he HAD to be wrapped up in a few layers of clothes because it was so cold, with DS2 being a May kitten and being quite warm shortly after he was born, it was a bit confusing as to how many layers he needed (pathetic of me I know)

Go easy on the 'run'

Fantastic news Shhhh . No experience of small age gaps but I'm sure you'll be fine.

BTW I also meant to say that labour was much better second time too - only 2 hours 11 mins from start to finish AND only hurt for the last 15 minutes! I pushed his head and shoulders out and reached down and pulled the rest of his body out myself!! Ahh the memories....makes me want to do it again..and again

No more chinnys yet, not sure if there are any more but yes, she was as quiet as Katie Holmes LOL

Aw Shhh! That's fabulous news! Well Done!

I've no experience of small age gaps either - mine are 3 years apart. My 2nd pregnancy was much easier than the first though. Mainly because I wasn't working - running around after a 2 yr old is much easier than a 1 hr commute and 30 teenagers! 2nd labour was really quick - 45 minutes and we didn't even make it up to the labour ward .

You're right about the memories Maddison - but it doesn't make want to do it again. 2 is enough for me

Thanks everyone. It's nice to hear positive things. I feel a bit down at the moment tbh..pregnancy hormones I think..!
So seems like you all recommend pregnancy 2nd time around..??!!! Hopefully labour will be even kinder to me 2nd times around .!!!!

Well I managed the walk for life yesterday. There were loads waling and we managed it in 1hr 20 seconds.!!! Not the best time but who cares..!!!! I actually feel ok this morning. I thought I'd be walking like John Wayne..!!
Even dd got a medal..!! For sleeping in her pram while we pushed her LOL..!!!! She was well impressed..!

Well done, Shhhh! Thinking about your due date, it's probably better not to have the children's birthdays too close together tbh. There's a two week stretch in May when I have my birthday, followed by dd 9 days later and then dh 3 days after that. It's hectic and a bit of an organisational nightmare.

I know what you say about birthdays all at once logic..!! I agree...

dh & I are so skint at the moment....april saw: My mums birthday,x2 friends birthdays, then dh's 30th. Pressies/meals/trips away...

May saw: x2 friends birthdays,then mil,then dd's,then bil's...again meals/pressies celbrations all mount up..!! We kept wondering where we had spent an extra £x on and then realised..!! Expensive months..!! Suppose there's no more going out for us for a while....although there is football ...Anyone else already annoyed at dh's/dp's plans for the WC..???

Dh doesn't like football, he's an F1 man. I am a Grand Prix widow :-))

Took the kids to the circus yesterday. Dd loved it, sat quietly for the whole 2 hours. Ds acted like a demonspawn. Think we'll leave it a few years before going again!

Thankfully, dd seems to be eating less now. Must have been a phase. Her 12-18 month clothes fit her nicely now though. Can't resist buying little embroidered dresses. The weather is gorgeous here and she can wear summer clothes now, no more tights! bliss.

Well done on completing the walk Shhhh!! And also well done to dd, it's hard being an 'almost' toddler

Logic, my DH likes F1, also likes the touring and rallying although as it's the world cup we'll probably watch the England matches and that'll be enough for another 2 years until the European cup!!

Well done to your dd too for being so good at the circus - I also know all about the spawn of the devil cos I have one too (DS1)

Maddison, your eldest ds is about the same age as mine isn't he? Ds is 4 in a few months. For the last 6 months he has been completely unmanageable. He's rude, disobedient, hyperactive and clingy - all at once. I suppose this is the terrible threes but he was never like this at 2! I have no idea what's going on.

My DS1 was 5 in January Logic, but tbh he sounds exactly like yours and has been like this for a while (sorry, that probably wasn't what you wanted to hear!!)

DH & I are quite worried about him atm, one minute he says he hates me/dh/us when things don't go his way, the next he is all cuddles and tears saying he doesn't want us to leave him. Wanting attention maybe?? Something he said tonight makes me wonder if he has issues from when I was working and I'm wondering if this is why he is the way he is. It absolutely guts me when he says these things, I think I'll have a word with the hv tomorrow

It can't be because you worked, maddison. I've been a sahm since ds was conceived and he's the same! His pre-school seem to bear the brunt of it because he's worst around other children. He sort of goes wild!? It's particularly galling because dh and I are really hot on manners and behaviour. We insist on please and thank you and make him ask for things politely, we explain to him that he needs to obey other people's agendas at times and we confiscate his Thomas engines for bad behaviour. I don't know what else we can do. It must be the age. I think he's sort of swinging between baby and child behaviour. It's sort of reassuring though that we are not alone!

Do you think it could be the new baby?

I've just been thinking about my last post and realised I haven't painted a very nice picture of my son He can be a lovely little lad most of the time - very polite (same as you Logic - we insist on it) and caring (once when I was talking to his teacher he told her to go inside as it was raining and he didn't want her to get cold!!!) But every day lately without fail, he turns into this child I don't like I'm not sure if it is because of DS2, they get on so well, adore each other and play nicely together, he only behaves this way towards me & DH. I think I'll try and arrange for my mam to have DS2 for a few hours one day so that DS1 can have me all to himself and see how it goes.

He also goes a bit wild when he plays with other kids, I think he gets over excited. He also has a fantastic imagination which has also commented on by his teacher and other teachers at school. Not sure if that is relevant to his behavoiur atm but thought I'd tell you anyway

oh god, maddison, if I was to describe my ds, those are the exact words I'd use too. He's so kind and generous, caring, lovely and with an incredible imagination. He's an angel but it's like there's this switch in his head that stops him from listening to me. I suggested to my dh that maybe we ought to get him tested for autism but he doesn't want that. He says even if he is autistic or something, what we will gain but a label? He's probably right too. I just hope that as he gets older he will understand the consequences of his behaviour more...

My DS is like that with listening too - I say it's selective deafness Sometimes I think he's just trying it on too, like when he doesn't want to do something we ask him. We know he understands us and after repeatedly asking him to do something he does eventually do it. I've noticed he has changed a bit since he started school last September, I think he's picked things up from other kids... Maybe the same is true for your DS?? Maybe he is picking things up from other children at preschool and testing them on you?

Anyhow, DS2 is climbing EVERYWHERE!!! He has a walker that has a tray on the top which is in his bedroom and climbs onto that to look out of his window!!! Little tinker It looks like the couple of weeks he slept through were the calm before the storm so to speak, he has just had another couple of weeks where he was waking in the night but I'm hoping that was due to teething, he has slept through for the last 2 nights so fingers crossed!!

Actually, thinking about it, it only started when he started pre-school. Trouble is, he's got to go to proper school next year! Oh well.

Dd nearly ate a live snail yesterday - it was vile. Like a complete coward, I got dh to sort it out. Makes me heave now just thinking about it!

Congratulations shhhhh, thats really exciting! I only have dd so can't comment on 2nd pregnancies.

Booge, I'm glad everything is going well for you too, I felt best from weeks 20-30, was blooming - I hope you're the same.
And congratulations Maddison on your chinchilla babies, they must be so sweet, I love chinchillas, we had one when I was a child.
I think dd is now officially walking, she took 9 steps yesterday without falling, she does keep getting really excited and trying to run, I guess thats where the saying walk before you can run comes from.

Ahh snails, yep, got a story about one. Last summer DS1 was in the garden with DH when he found a baby snail. He took it to his dad saying 'Look Daddy, it's a snail pretending to be a slug!!' When DH looked, he'd crushed the shell! Bleugh! I suppose as trying as they are, you get a laugh out of them!

Good to hear dd is coming on so well LittleB. DS2 can walk on his own for about 9-10 steps then tends to get over excited and tries to run lol

oh no, is my dd the only baby on here who can't walk? I'm starting to get upset about it. I have visions of her not walking until she is 18 months old like ds and people staring at us in toddler groups and making comments.