October 2005 babies - what will happen in the next 6 months??

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I hope they are as good as the last 6!

Well done Joey!
This last week lots of changes with Thomas, his 6th tooth is through, he is crawling properly now (before it was a couple of moves forward before collapsing!) and he is also standing up
The CC is working great for putting Thomas down and he isn't walking in the night but were as for the last two weeks he has gone through until 6am ish last night it was 4.30am and over the weekend it was around 5am, not sure why, any ideas?
elf sounds like a very interesting night!

OMG Evie gets herself out of the car seat! The CM asked me today if I'd ever seen her do it, which I hadnt, so she undid Evie's straps this morning while I was there and she does get herself out of the seat! OMG!! And she app gets back in by herself as well!!! (We tend to put the carseat away when we're home, whereas at the CM's it's in the living room for her access as she has a nap in it).

Blimey Elf that's some Houdini that you have there! Just wait until she can undo the straps too! I have started childproofing for the day that Johnny finally gets off his butt and moves somewhere so I bet it's months yet . MIL says that DH was exactly the same, so I'm not in the least bit worried about it (yet).

I had the teeny teensiest bleed today so I am wondering if AF is arriving back in town soon. I would be amazed if stopping the night breastfeeds cold turkey the way I did didn't result in my AF coming back. I suppose I'll have to wait and see... I'm going to be such a MNetter and try a Mooncup when the need arises.

MB - I haven't fed in the night for months, am down to three b.feeds a day and two expresses but nothing past eight at night for about three months and STILL no AF!!

God i hate my job! Not only are they already trying it on re my hours, but i've just found out they haven't even paid me for this month!

Oh pants NM. What a bummer. I seem to remember that redtartanlass had terrible bother with her employers forgetting to pay her too when she went back. As if it wasn't stressful enough eh?

Not a lot to report here. Johnny is doing great and is no trouble at all at the moment. He has developed a habit of not swallowing his last mouthfull of his dinner though. I've been puzzled a couple of times as to why he's having such bother latching on for his milk only to find that he's squirrelled away half a slice of bread in the roof of his mouth.

Put my foot in it there by saying Johnny is no trouble at all.
We were out at lunchtime there and I heard this horrible noise in my ear (he was in the backpack) and it seems that he's started to grind his teeth. AAARGH. That noise is somehting that I cannot stand and it makes me feel physically sick. I tried giving him something to chew on which worked for a moment, but not for long!
I have read a thread that someone started the other week and have concluded that it is perfectly normal and will pass.

Hi everyone haven't read through but will once I update everyone with the news in our household. Computer broken againnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! So up at mum's tonight.

Cameron is finally getting on the move, he is moving around on his bottom, I don't know if he realises he is doing it but he is - yeh!!!

His bottom 2 teeth have came through this week but he has been a brave soldier.

He is so adorable and cute and loves talking, well if dadadadad, tttttttt and sssssssssssss all count as talking he loves it.

We gave him Jessica's doll to play with the other day and he thought it was hysterical, just lay there laughing at it.

He is eating and sleeping well and I have now started puting him in his seat to hold his own bottle in the morning. Still not getting on very well with a beaker/cup infact he really doesn't drink anything other than his milk, do you think I should put this in a beaker in the morning as this is when he is really thirsty/hungry?

I missed my af's for 2 months and was at panicking stages, went to doctors and gave in a urine sample and then took af - thank goodness!!

Yes DH and I are still seperated but it was one night that we must have been talking (well he is still technically my husband)

Jessica starts her new nursery on 21st August and we are all soooooooooo excited as it is a gaelic nursery so we will all be learning gaelic.

Other than that I am counting down to my big 30 and trying to loose some weight.

Hope you are all doing great and I am now going to catch up, will prob pop back on Sunday before I go back home.

Love Sharon xxx

MLU - my Gaelic goes as far as saying "tha buntata agum" which means "I have a potato" useful eh? Glad to hear that Cameron is doing well. Not sure what the answer to the bottle/beaker/cup problem is though...

wow there are so many new people on this thread since Iv'e been gone - nice to meet you all and hope you are enjoying talking about you lo's with us!!

elf hope your gran is doing well and your foot is better.

nm boooooooo to your work!!!!!

yf 6 teeth, I'm over the moon with our first 2!!

mb I don't know any gaelic yet so your way ahead of me.

Well done all standing up babies, Jesssica was standing up at 7 months too but I think wee Cameron will be another few weeks (says hopefully) - I can't beleive how quickly they develop, it really is amazing watching them learning to do things by themselves.

Anyway must go as going to a wedding today and really must start getting ready.

oops RTL hope you are ok!! Take care xxxx

Congrats to MB for the sling comp!
Will catch up on the posts in a bit.
Hope you're all having a good w/end

Thanks Elf, but did you see what happened to burst my bubble?

Well done on the competition win MB, and sorry to hear about the bird trouble, although (as i think someone already mentioned on your other thread), it could be seen as incredibly good luck

Joey has really turned a corner with regards to movement now - he pulls himself up to standing with absolutely everything, and is already beginning to reach across to other bits of furnature and attempting to take a tentative few steps. He also keeps flipping himself over onto his tummy from sitting. Really cute to watch, but it means he needs constant supervision, which is hard work! Still, perfect excuse for no housework!

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend, NM x

Well done mb for winning the sling and what an afternoon you had!!

Wedding went well yesterday had a great time.

NM you'll soon beable to put up some safety gates and let him wander and you will be free again, I rememeber when Jess got on the move it seemed so much easier as she could come to me rather than me constantly having to stop what I was doing to go to her.

Hello
I realise I'm turning up rather late in the day but I've only just found MN.... DH born Oct '05 - can I join you?
I've left it rather late in the day to ask too as it's way past my bedtime so am about to shuffle off. DH will be awake at 2am, then 4 then half five-ish... so between now and two is my longest stretch of sleep. Yawn.
Hope you can take another member, will look forward to checking in tomorrow!

cye all newbies are welcome! What is new with your little one? my ds has got his 7th tooth this weekend and it looks like no8 isn't going to be far behind. (I take it your lo was born in Oct 05 not dh-darling husband??? )
mb well done and how is the cc going? Thomas is still going down really well and this morning we had to wake him up at 6.30am as I needed to get him into the car so that we could take dh to the station (why is it today he would sleep on and yet over the weekend he was up and following the "one up all up plan" re: the birdie incident, you should have many years of good luck!!
nm really hard work isn't it, keeping up with these very mobile babies Thomas is becoming a real dare devil, he loved walking around (hands held of course!) but now he keeps letting go and wants to be off on his own! he gets so frustrated when he can't.
mlu re: Cameron and the beaker, ds wasn't bother about a beaker so we put it in the bath with him where he could make as much mess as possible and all he want's to do now is drink the bath water! he now holds his beaker brilliantly hth
Better go, time for breakfast - have a good day

Hi cye and welcome. Is your little one a boy or a girl? DH is dear husband, but don't worry, I made a clanger in the early days talking about breastfeeding my DH instead of my DS (dear son!!) What day was your wee one born?

YF - the cc is going great. Johnny goes down no bother now and is sleeping until around 7am. He doesn't cry any more when he wakes but instead makes cutie pie noises in his cot until we come and lift him. It is now getting to the stage where I can realistically be showered and breakfasted before he wakes. Since I don't do night feeds any more, I can shower without spraying milk everywhere. I am still being very rigid with the naptimes and it is paying dividends. I can still go out visiting through the day as long as we don't drive too near naptimes and then he can nap wherever we are visiting. He doesn't roll anywhere yet, so he can still be plonked on someones bed for a nap without me worrying that he'll fall off.

I can't believe that some of your wee ones are trying to stand and walk. I have re arranged our living room so it is now pretty childproof. I am planning to start childminding in September so it was going to have to be done anyway. The tv has been removed from the family room which DH is moaning about, but that's just tough for him! I used to be the biggest telly addict ever, but now I can take it or leave it.

It is MIL's birthday today so we are all going for lunch at the pub beside DH's work. What a shame, he will be the only one going back to work after lunch what with retired parents, wife and SIL on maternity and BIL who works from 4am until 10am!

thanks for welcome and, yes, i mean to refer to DH who was born on Oct 28th, not DH who was born somewhat earier...
MB (is that a correct abberviation...?) good luck with your childminding. I am looking for a cm at the moment and am wondering if I should register and do the two days a week I won't be at my 'pre-baby' job (I'm going back part time).

DH doesn't have any teeth yet. She is comando crawling and has started to clap hands and sometimes wave goodbye. She's certainly harder work now i can't take my eyes off her for a second. She has a fatal attraction to any wires/buggy wheels/radiators in sight! Everyone told us to enjoy her not moving while we could - how right they were!

Aaaaargh. What a dreadful night. My parents were staying as they are heading off on hols today and we live 15 mins from the airport. So, Johnny was in the travel cot in our room and he cried ALL NIGHT. Not wanting to undo the hard work of the last 4 weeks doing cc, I managed to leave him crying on and off until 4am. I took him into bed for cuddles and a feed and he slept there until the morning. Then when I put him down at nap time, he slept for 20 mins and then started his shenannigans again. I left him to cry it out and he's still asleep!! He's normally up by 11am at the very latest from his nap so this is highly unusual.

cye - your dd (dear daughter) sounds cute with the commando crawling. My niece did that - I think she found it easier as they had wooden floors. Re the childminding, I'm sure you could make it work for the couple of afternoons a week, but there are a few costs involved paying out for insurance etc etc so you would need to make sure that it wasn't costing you more than you were making! I am in Scotland and am regulated by the Care Commission. If you are in England, it would be OFSTED that you need to contact. Keep us updated.

mb Hope tonight is back to normal for you!

It's my 29rh birthday today and have been out for lunch with my parents and ds, it was really nice and even the sun came out this afternoon, roll on the weekend so that I get to have some quality time with dh

Hello! I've only just discovered Mumsnet & I am already feeling so much better to know there are others out there thinking like me! My ds was born on 27 Oct. 05, so today is his 8 month birthday. Just been given a bike with tummy strap and long handle - huge hit with ds even though he can't reach the handlebars.
How are your lots doing with the whole crawling thing? Mine got close, then got bored and gave up. Seems more interested in being on his feet upright now, even though he has no sense of balance! Should I encourage him to crawl/walk or should I just enjoy the honeymoon of immobility?

hello again

sorry it's been ages but stells has had some tricky nights recently so all I've wanted was kip. Thought there might be some teeth to see as she's been waking 2/3 times a night (which isn't like her) and has become a palaver to get to sleep at night. No teeth yet so maybe some separation anxiety kicking in - anyone else had a similar sitch? Last two nights she's slept through again (tho getting her down takes a good half hour) so feeling more human again.

Can't wait to go out with DH again. We had our first date planned last Friday but that's when Stell's restlessness kicked in so we had to cancel. Boo! It'll happen but maybe I won't have anything interesting to say-eek!

teacakes hoping to move colchester way. Yes I know it's essex but it's near suffolk where I'd really like to be and a fair commute for DH into town. Schools are good too I hear. One day Italy...

stells in now pulling up on things and moving a bit swiftly for my liking. Must sort out babyproofing as she's looking up at the stairs in a cheeky way. Hmmm. Doing the pincer move too - she tried tinned mackerel today and liked it. Not so keen on her greens tho [shock}

Could folk share their bedtime rituals with me. For naps it's always the same in the day and it works like a dream (most of the time) but like I said bedtime isn't so organised and I'm losing my confidence in what the best way to go is. Thanks ladies. MM

cathie ENJOY THE IMMOBILITY!! We all get to walk in the end don't we after all.
To be honest we're all soooo driven to worry about when babes do this and that aren't we - sometimes I think we need to hang up those worry boots and let it all flow. I always like the idea of allowing our little people to unfold at their own pace. But hey that's just me.
On a practical note it gets alot harder to keep a constant eye on the cheekies once they're on the move. Enjoy your morning coffee now. MM x

our evening routine goes likes this:

5:00 - home & b.feed, play til six
6:00 - tea, play til seven
7:00 - bath
7:30 - b.feed
8:30 - trf to own bed, usually asleep
Works for us.

Evie has got three teeth on the verge on coming through, past couple of nights have been disrupted, hopefully will turn the corner when the teeth are through.