March 2013 - gurgles, giggles and going on holiday (for some of us at least!)

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I've name changed, just on a whim really. Not even different, just a variation.

Ewan is tedious Eco, I might change him too! It's either him or the dehumidifier, which works but also triggers the monitor constantly so if I'm watching TV all I can hear is that. It's like tinnitus.

DS held out until 3am but I couldn't locate my own off button after his feed so I now feel all odd. He's snorting and farting loudly whilst thrashing around which frankly isn't helping me sleep!

3am sounds blissful, Leni. Last night we had 8.30, 10.30, 2, 5.45, and 7.20 wake ups. I did the night shift and theoretically had a lie in, but she's been very shouty this morning and I feel like a corpse again. Very impressed with the man though. 7.20 she woke up, I checked my phone to see what time it was, and by the time I'd put it down I could hear his footsteps on the stairs - he'd woken up all by himself! And when I eventually got up (half an hour ago) he was pacing round the living room with her rather than just sitting there letting her shout.

You've reminded me, I never got round to trying white noise. May stick the fan in there at some point soon. These 45 minute naps are still ridiculous.

plonko I have been working since DD was 6 weeks old and it has kept me sane and feeling like myself. Granted I work from home and only 3 hours a day but still makes me a much better mum for having that side of me kept going.

leni you might want to point out to you OH that him not changing your DS would actually be child abuse if you didn't do it.

He does do it, just if I'm here when a poonami happens he asks me to. He would never leave DS unchanged

I think we've just bought a flat!!

Yeah lala how exciting?

worse, wingd - all ok with you and the litte ones... Hope everyone doing well ad looking forward to the weekend!

Which flat la la leni!

Oooh! Yes, which one? Congrats Leni!

Funny day today, just two super long naps and fewer but longer feeds... I'm totally confused as to whether he's had enough or not

Greenwich new build - we exchange in four weeks! Ok, who knows how to move house with a baby?!

Pud, we're the opposite - double the feeds and ONLY ONE NAP for less than 30 mins... Oh dear.

Safe to say we're not repeating the perfect bedtime of yesterday...

We did it with number 1. The steps, first find someone to look after baby while you do packing etc. 2. Label baby stuff separately and get it all unpacked first before you go pick up baby!

I really need this bubba to go to bed but she's so resistant! I'm at my parents & we're leaving for the ferry to Ireland at 5am so I'd really like to get some sleep before then! It'll be about 10hrs of travelling in all, I'm dreading it!

Congrats on the house Leni

leni we are moving house in a few weeks time and the answer is to pay for a packing service as this means minimal disruption. And sorry, wasn't suggesting your OH would leave the little one unchanged just a suggested response to the weird assertion that there is something untoward about cleaning your own child!

Congrats leni that's so exciting. We're moving in August hopefully, we're just waiting for a move-in date so if you have any tips after you've moved re:baby then do share we're going to start packing bits up soon. Can't wait.

Was playing with DS earlier and he opened his mouth wide to smile and two little teeth were poking through. I was so shocked!!

Congrats leni. Hope you and your little family be very happy in your new home.

something wow new teeth already. How cute!

Im exhausted after ds woke at 4,30am to play. This is 2nd night in a row. Hope tonight is much better. Finally got my coil in and feeling a little crampy. Very relieved it was a painless task.

Evening all. Missed me much ? Ahhhh go-wan.... say you have.... just so as I feel popular like

Been having a quick flick through all the updates, and sounds like everyone has been busy... but may I just say Leni I'm thinking you take the prize here. From what I gather you have in the space of less than a month had your mate chuck eggs on national TV and get her mugshot on the yahoo home page... apprehended a burglar... been propositioned by Russell Brand, and had him request to share in your DS's lunch.... name changed and bought a flat . The rest of us in comparison have been more or less sitting on our ar5es contemplating our navels babies!

In my defence though I have just managed a trip to Devon and back, and negotiated two days under the same roof as my hyper active parents, which is a feat in itself. Getting away for a break was the best - for those yet to try it, I can definitely recommend. Babies are natural travellers as

1. they sleep in cars.... much better than they sleep anywhere else.... and there is nothing quite so cute as travelling in the back seat holding hands with a sleeping baby
2. they make friends everywhere they go. The worselet only needed to cast a sneaky smile in the direction of a few old ladies and she was surrounded by devoted hangers on.
3. they don't care if the holiday cottage has fleas. Mummy cared.... daddy cared.... I'd like to think the cottage owners would have cared... but babies... Nah. So long as their bed is kept off the floor (which believe me it was) they have no clue
4. They regard every outing as an educational experience, soaking up sights and sounds like little sponges, before falling sound asleep.... for hours.

So there you have it, if you want a rest, go away.

Other than that, well much as everyone else on here... good days, and bad, with lots of smiles, gurgles, shouting at daddy (mini-worse that is, not me.... although I may have been tempted ), and the milestone that is the 16 week growth spurt. I am soooo glad the tiddler is drinking the evil powdered stuff these days, as I'm not sure my boobs would cope. To say she is hungry would be like calling a giraffe a tad taller than average.

Well, I'm off to collapse in a corner bed now. Nightie night, wishing you all good sleeps, and no feeds.

worse what is the secret to getting babies to like cars? DD pretty much only cries when she is in the car these days - in fact she rages through every journey! She very rarely sleeps in the car except if exhausted from the screaming! Only take her out once a week now as don't want to subject her to it unnecessaily!

Same here rainbow - DD has started to dislike car journeys and just shouts at me all the way, until she passes out just prior to reaching our destination and I inevitably wake her up getting her out the car.
We have yet to organise some sort of holiday type affair but I do need one - am happy to go anywhere just so long as DH can take DD for long walks so Mummy can reeeeelaaaaaaax

We missed you worse!
Sounds lovely. Except for fleas.
No pearls about car journey heaven I'm afraid. We have a lamaze toy and a high contrast book to look at and something to bash. It's rare (sadly) a day passes when we don't have a trip to do.
We had worst night since week two I'd reckon (not terrible but it's all relative to what's normal), she's really finding something hard. Think the rain on the windows is responsible for this most recent waking.
Have friends of mum's coming over for lunch tomorrow and their daughter who's got an eleven month old. Dad's going to be a handful because he's got a bee in his bonnet about their not having been to see us since mum's funeral. Might have to spend the day smoothing the way. Whilst bouncing a fractious baby and feeling like I'd rather be in bed.
Lovely mid summer weather we're having.
Hope your nights and meteorological data are better than ours!

Haha Worse, it has indeed been eventful... There was also the Stephen Fry incident to add to the list! All I do is sit on my arse actually, yet somehow these things still manage to happen...

I found the tube much akin to a car fir DS - except no traffic jams so it stops for less time. Hoping we don't develop vehicle aversion, sounds bloody awful.

Luckily we don't own furniture which is great for moving, but also expensive after all the buying costs. Can't believe stamp duty is £8K??! I've never chosen a sofa before, any tips? We have a nice month of access to both flats so we'll probably move the core of stuff with friends ourselves and maybe get my Dad to come up and babysit, then I'll have to pay another £500 just to get the piano moved. Mind you I don't envy anyone that job.

DS's bcg scab burst this morning - bled everywhere but now looks much better.

Well what a shocker. We had a 9-7 sleep. Lovely. Doesnt mean i was asleep during those times though and i promise i didnt sedate my child with calpol .

Ds hates the car seat too but now i give him a cuddly toy to distract him as hes getting more skillful with his hands.

leni furniture buying is exciting moving is not. Re: sofa. I think a child friendly sofa maybe handy ie washable covers and if u have overnight visitors one that turns into a bed?

Rainbow and Any Is this right? Do other babies really not like cars ? I had no idea. Mini-worse has no idea. Don't tell her.... We did stop at various national trust houses on the journey though, so that we could feed, change, and tire her out looking at stuff. That probably helped.

Ah yes Leni, I'd forgotten you'd been hanging with Mr Fry as well! You have certainly been one busy lady.

As for sofas, maybe go for something washable, wipeable or second hand for now, as the baby/toddler years are not kind to soft furnishings, and definitely sit on it before you buy. It took us 10 years (don't laugh) to find a sofa we both find comfortable. A potted summary of my extensive research to date is:

• too deep a seat will have you sitting like an over grown 3 year old with your feet off the ground. This is not an easy position to get up from.
• too low a back will give you chronic back and shoulder ache after 10 minutes
• really soft seats are fine until you try and stand up. Then you will flail about like a seal in quick sand, which is never a good look.
• sofas need arms. Trendy ones without just don't work. Fact.
• measure your doorway and any stairwells/corners to get round. It doesn't matter how comfortable it is, if you can't get it in the flat you can't have it.

Eco you have my sympathy. Families are hard work. My dad is equally difficult as after 73 years of always being right, he is still very much of the view that he still is. This can get tedious

Any - a holiday definitely helps break the routine of new mum-dom... did me the world of good. It is nice to get out and about, and do stuff, with an extra pair of hands to help out. I'm increasingly of the the opinion now is probably one of the easiest times to go away as our babies small enough to be portable, and not mobile enough to be a pain. Aside from having to organise every outing round feed times mini-worse was no trouble at all. In fact if you use a sling you can go pretty much anywhere.

That's what i'm thinking worse - maybe somewhere like Center Parcs where we can go self catering. Lots of activities for DD and DH and the spa for me!
I think DD would be alright on a long journey but it's probably because we're only ever driving for 15-20 minutes that she gets the hump. We'll see, I guess.

That reminds me, we need a sofa bed for the spare room too... I think dark colours will be the way to go - totally agree about backs/arms. Maybe we'll put a big hardy throw on it until the wee man is bigger.

Came in to the living room to find DS watching 'Baby Jake', laughing and stamping excitedly - we never face him towards the TV because he never looked at it so it was kind of amazing to see him having such fun on his own watching a weird half animated baby whizzing around in space! Tweenies was a bit too much though.

Maybe the 9-7 sleep with only one feed did the trick

DD likes cars. Possibly because she only ever goes in my dad's and my brother's, and she likes Dad's Ozric Tentacles music, and brother's eclectic selection of hip-hip, ska and reggae. Probably because she knows her dad would be horrified to know she was listening to it.

Last night went like this:
7pm bed
8pm woke up squeaking, put herself back to sleep
10.20 woke up demanding milk
11 I went to bed
12.30 I got to sleep
1.15 I woke up
1.45 she woke up for milk
3am I woke up
4.15 she woke up, too early for milk, so got a dummy
4.40 she woke up again, put herself back to sleep
5.30 she woke up for milk
6.30 I got back to sleep
7.30 she woke up for the day and woke me too
8.30 she went for a nap and I got back to sleep
9.45 the man woke me up as his mother will be here soon
10.30 she is still asleep

Sleep regression: totally not a myth. I am a zombie. And I can't even get an early night tonight because I have to give Number Three's cats their supper and breakfast.

Leni awesome, glad you've found somewhere. I reckon moving with a baby this age must be far less complicated than if you had a tantrumming two year old. You are a busy lady!

Worse glad to have you back. Sounds like you had a lovely break. I also have a car-happy baby. I think it's partly because I live in the sticks and have to drive everywhere (as its cheaper than public transport) and partly just personality. I offer a dummy, rattle and monkey every time, and he's usually asleep within minutes.

Something two teeth?! Wow! I haven't checked his gums this morning but my mum thinks it'll be any day now, his gums are so bump. We may have administered a few doses of sedative Calpol in the last two days.

I felt sick as a monkey yesterday so my mum came over to babysit while I lounged about and moaned. I came downstairs from a nap to find a clean kitchen, hoovered lounge and piles of freshly ironed clothes. Apparently DS naps for her. I might ask if she'd like to move in.