Jan 2013 Part 4: More noises, movements and more sleep?! Hmmmm

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I leave B during the night until he's making persistent noise - I don't usually wake up til then anyway! He's always wide awake; he's never done the dream feed thing. I tickle under his neck or blow gently on his face to keep him awake...

He's still in with us but will be going in his own room once his blackout blind arrives and we've given it a good Hoover. Probably in the next week or so.

B is still mostly in 0-3 clothes . I've started putting him in 3-6 vests but his other things mostly look far too big on him still (he's 19weeks). Sainsburys stuff is bigger though, as is Asda.

Hubby has taken B out for a long walk so that I can get some of this marking done. Bailey seemed to think that 3 15min naps today was acceptable so he's been doing my head in and I've gotten absolutely nothing done. He's just point blank refused to sleep today.

Yay, dan! C stole my scone last week, and so we were also thrust into blw. Today she's had toast, scrambled egg, breadsticks and a rusk. We only properly started Monday. Gannet.

Poo has went down in frequency here too, which is nice. Used to 3+ a day and only had 1 or 2 the last few days. Unfortunately we have lost the baby poo smell, so she must be actually ingesting some food. She certainly is better at this eating lark than her brother - definitely her mothers daughter!

DS fell at nursery today and caught the side of his eye. It is horribly swollen, black, and he looks like a battered baby :( honestly dreading taking him anywhere as I'm sure people will think he's beaten!

Converted the cot to the big size tonight. It's been a rapid progression. She grew out of the hammock at center parcs, and then out of the little cot in days since we've been home. Weird seeing it set up big like this. Last time it was, DS was in it and it was October last year.

Thanks all, let's hope they're nice!

Poor DS bunty

pascha we're thinking of getting a running pushchair, does your expertise/interest extend that far? Struggling with the lack of physical stockists that we can find.

Babyjogger summit XC/X3

BOB Ironman

BOB Revolution

The Summit generally wins. I think you'll have to order it online though.

Go on the Pushchair boards here on MN. There is always someone with a bit of specialist knowledge for this type of thing.

Have put a pic of him on my profile. Wee scone

urgh, dd decided not to sleep last night. she woke at 11, then 1, then 3, then refused to go back to sleep. no idea what was the matter; gave her boob, a dry nappy and calpol to no avail.

I'm having buggy dilemmas too. I have been using a pliko pramette in pram mode (it was given to me as a hand me down so I didn't really choose it). dd is getting too big for it and is definitely ready to sit up, but I don't want her facing away from me me so I don't want to switch it to pushchair mode. I've seen other mums with buggies where an older baby can sit up up but still face their mum. does anyone have one like this that they can recommend? or will she soon get bored of looking at me and want to face forwards anyway?

Bunty your poor ds

well done glorious

we have also sort of started weaning. dd mostly picks things up off my plate, smears it around her face and hair, then throws it on the floor. yesterday she had some strawberry and mashed it up with her hands, then seemed to like sucking the juice off her fingers.

Bugsy my pushchair bit can go on either way round. But I wouldnt recommended it because the strap between the legs was so short we've had to change it so it sits in the right length. I know there are others which can face both ways though.

The eye :O poor soul I bet that made him cry a lot :(

Thanks pascha , that's the kind of thing. It's just frustrating not to be able to see them in the flesh.

Lots of options for parent facing so it's worth thinking about how much you walk vs. drive vs. get public transport and therefore how important weight/width/handling is.

I've just heard I've got an interview for a promotion at work. Eeeeek! So hard to get my brain in gear. And do I want a promotion?! Still, not going back until February...

I've got a nap refuser today!!

On the weaning/BLW front, I've only tried soft puréed stuff so far, mostly fruits, I'm shit scared to give her anything solid!
When you say breadstick do you just give it whole? I feel lost on this whole weaning front!

Congrats on the interview glorious!

Good Luck for the interview, Glorious!

Been an exciting day here. B's jumperoo arrived and its safe to say he likes it and I got my shiny new car!! No more clambering in and out the back of the car to put B in and having very little boot space once the pram wheels are in. Will have to go for a proper drive somewhere tomorrow so that I can play with it properly!

What did you get?

Good luck for the interview Glorious.

Breadstickgate

A 5 door Golf SE. Was a shame to say goodbye to my faithful feesty but it's just SO shiny, and comfy and fast and it has new car smell and lots of cool things that it does!

Ive got a nap refuser too lolli. Badden. My carrier turned out great, might go on a scarecrow hunt yes its as crazy as it sounds tomorrow if my mouth stops aching.

Good luck for your interview glorious, im not liking the thought of going back yet, im looking at starting up buying and selling see if I really have to go back.

Jealous of the new car. That is all. :)

Im also scared of him choking. .. its unlikely if hes sitting up right? Else the poor sod will grow up on squashed food :-D

Thanks all, I'm nervous already. Still, even turning up will be a success, I'm just going to redefine my goals!

Good luck glorious

happy am v of new car! Still using fiesta hopefully soon we can get something more appropriate soon.

pascha Dan sounds so cute :) Ivy watches every mouthful and tries to help with the spoon but even when offered finger-type food doesn't seem bothered eats everything else though inc her cousins bib with cousin still attached

bugsy my friends has an icandy cherry (i think). Faces both ways but isn't too huge. Mine does too (hauck infinity) but is enormous and not terribly practical in small spaces. Prefer to have parent facing though and we walk most places due to tiny car

We are off to a party tomorrow. Sounds good but suffer social anxiety and i tend to avoid such things! Agreed to go more for dcs as i want them to enjoy these things but am not looking forward to it! Just trying to keep calm and remember my cbt...

Re choking babies i always worry about this but they have all ended up eating solids fine. Not actually sure how it happens though just realise one day that they can..

Ivy enjoyed some apple today!

icandy looks great apple. we also walk everywhere, get the bus if it rains, and only drive if we're going out of town. bit £££ though. I will look out for one on eBay.

I am sitting bfing at 4.30am, in bed, with a purry cat trying to nudge dd out of the way so I can stroke her.

Hi everyone! Haven't been on this thread for months....'bumped' into pascha in another thread and remembered how fab the antenatal thread was....how long ago does that seem!
So Eleni is 5 and a half months now and a right little cutie...she's a fab sleeper (like her dad) and normally goes 12 hours which is lush although every now and again she likes to surprise me with a 5am wake up!
Was a bit worried that she's not rolling but over that now lol, she can kinda sit for a few seconds but is still quite flat when on her tummy....she just starts licking the mat lol....licking is her favourite thing in the world!
We have just started weaning, funniest thing ever, she's very good and eats well....seems to like savoury as much as sweet, I do give her the odd petit filous type yoghurt but not too many as I worry that she will get a sweet tooth?
Going back to school for the last 2 days before the hol so I get paid in the hols....will be fab to have a proper wage again, although I am dreading it too :( luckily I have negotiated going bk 4 days so will have Wednesdays off hurrah, hoping that will make it easier...have also got a lovely childminder who hubby knows personally so feeling quite good about it....bloody lucky as nursery we had originally booked (and paid a deposit with) have done one...we turned up to tell them about Wednesdays and it was all boarded up! Hadn't even phoned us! Bye bye 100 quid!
Hope you are all well....am going to have a good read through to get up to speed xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Kelly and Eleni xxxxxx

Yuk, dd just did a six day poo in her door bouncer and it leaked out of her nappy, through her clothes and covered the bouncer. Hope it washes out!

on a positive note dp is home and he got to clear it up.

welcome back allchik. That's awful about the nursery. DD is rolling but nowhere near sitting, they all do things differently.

Welcome back allchik.

No sitting here, and only half rolls. But so much babbling! She doesn't shush! And constantly blowing raspberries and now some throat gargling too.

apple, love the 'cousin still attached bit'.

I want a rear facing option pushchair too. The stroller part of my travel system doesn't sit up which is a bit stupid. I like the look of the Bugaboo Bee.

Good luck glorious. I'm due back at work in September but building up the courage to see my boss and ask for an extra 3 months unpaid.

Love breadstick gate pascha, Dan is a cutie as is your DS1.

bunty ouch at your DS' eye. He's adorable too.

Thanks apples and creepy .

creepy will that take you up to a year? Because if so they can't refuse, though obviously it'd be better if they were relaxed about it

Welcome back allchick. Some of us will be at the sleeping...

Yeah it will glorious, thank you that's good to know. They're pretty laid back anyway so I can't see it bring a problem.

That's good then creepy. You just have to give 8 weeks notice: www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave/leave

Some employers are more generous - if I wanted to go back early it's only 28 days notice. But I don't

Thanks for the link glorious. I was sure 9 months would be plenty, I'm nowhere near ready yet.

I've just won a Bugaboo Bee on eBay, and now I'm looking at customised liners and hoods for it. I'm so excited!

It's so hard to know how you'll feel before they arrive isn't it. Hopefully it'll be painless.

How exciting about the Bee! What colour are you thinking?