December 2012: the little monsters continue to surprise us.

[MaMaPo]

I for one have a very surprising baby.

He hasn't wiped it there from himself? Scratched himself or cut himself on a tooth?

The thing with chewing is that I remember swallowing a Lego helmet when I was 7, and I still chew pens!

But after another bad night there had better be a 2nd tooth there when I get home from work!

Nope he doesn't have any teeth no scratches either. I'm very confused!

I'm trying to prepare for this interview, or was, it's impossible with both dc here. Dd is being particularly charming today

How long did it take Pidj.

Beasty i'm a chewer (is that even a word?) as well i pretty much chew whatever is in my hands all the time.

Good luck for your interview Spotty

H learnt to sit up by herself (with no help) from hard surfaces this weekend, shes been doing it on our mattress for a couple of weeks. But its making changing her nappy a nightmare. She use to roll away but now she just sits up i'm going to have to try and get even quicker changing her.

Argh ds won't sleep and dd is being a pita I don't want to be with them at all today

Oh Spotty. When's your interview? Can you arrange with DP for some time to yourself this evening to prepare? At least that would take some stress of today and might make them easier to deal with.

I'm trying to convince DH that we should go to Peppa Pig world next week, when we're staying in Bournemouth, because I think DD is in that sweet spot of tall enough for rides, short enough to get in free. He has never been to a theme park and is playing hard to convince. And now I've thrown in the option of half price tickets for lego land.... I think he hates me!

Dd loved peppa pig world and was free take a picnic the food is rubbish!

Yes I will have tonight, after seven but I know I will be too tired to concentrate

Agreed....did Peppa pig last year & DD loved it. Food is rubbish! And be prepared to queue!

Anyone else finding they have created an eating machine?! Dd2 appears ravenous recently. She's had her lunch (chicken casserole), followed by bowl full of raspberries. She's now mugging me for my satsuma

She had weetabix for breakfast then bf before nap. Then had 50 ml of formula (cup practice!) when she woke an hour later. Munched through 3 baby rice cakes while I made it round Tesco's, then bf when we got home at 10ish. No doubt she'll have another bf before she naps again in a bit. I feel like I'm feeding her all the time!

Anyone sticking to a routine? I think bf on demand is what's making me struggle with cup weaning.

Lazza have you tried a straw cup? Ds loves his and drinks more than from a cup.

We do two hour rule on napping and he feeds four times a day, more if he wants it but that's not often. I realised I was feeding him two hourly out of habit and if I left him he didn't ask for it until 3/4 hours after last feed.

Thanks spotty. we do 2 hour rule too, but sometimes longer. The fact she insists on getting up at 5 am buggers it all up slightly! Haven't tried straw cup, but might give it a go. She's got much better recently with basic sippy cup. After spending a fortune on a million bottles only for her to refuse them all (just like her sister!), we tried to find one and stick to it. Have got 4 weeks till I have to leave her for at work.

I have no idea how any times she breastfeeds. Thinking about it, it's probably about 5 actually. I think I was hoping she might have dropped one by now!

Ds was awake at five too and our day is going horribly wrong in terms of naps etc. 6am I can't handle but 5 is too early! I only discovered he liked the straw when I found him drinking dd's juice apparently bf babies prefer them. He's currently sliding rather quickly towards a plug..

I feel your pain! Baby lazza just gone down for third ap of the day, if it's another 40minuter she'll be grumpy & I'll have to try & squeeze in another before bed.....she and I could really do with a good long sleep now! I'm lucky dd1 is at pre-school today.

I just know that when see gets fully mobile she's going to be a nightmare. It's my punishment for being so lucky with dd1....she never put anything in own mouth...ever! The first time she did, she was about 10months & it was a stray quaver she found on the floor!

Hope your day improves.

Hales, we started Monday and saw major improvements by Friday but teething has taken over...

Tried T in a back carry with with ring sling today as I think the hip carry is going to hurt my back soon. It was ok but not particularly comfy for me and I wasn't sure about her leg position. Any other ring slingers tried it?

I think we'll get into abit more of a routine before trying night weaning but i think it may not be successful yet as shes barely eating at meal times

Not in a ring sling, WL, but R loves a ruck in my size 5 ellaroo. I've also just won a size 6 Oscha on the dips for a quid :o

Wait till you're completely sure she gets enough in the day, Hales :)

Just got home from a lovely day at the beach. Good old fashioned sand castle building and a picnic lunch. Ds tried to eat the sand a few times

I've now got two tired children but its not long until bedtime!

Ds has just fallen asleep on me he's been grumpy for ages but I'm only letting him have five minutes as it'll be bed time soon!

spotty baby lazza fell asleep when we went to pick up dd1, she had 30 mins at 4.30. Am hoping it might help tonight...so she's not too overtired....wishful thinking?!

She's just had tea...a slice of soft cheese on toast, a few quavers (don't judge...she was looking so longingly at dd1's packet!) and a whole ellas kitchen fruit pouch for pudding. She seems to have found her appetite all of a sudden!

Ds loves skips and quavers

DS has been unhappy today. I don't know if its tiredness from the horrible journey last night or the fact we've had a pretty busy day, or his teeth hurting. But he's been pretty miserable. Just feeding him to sleep now and fx he doesn't wake when the dcs come up to bed (we're all in 1 room at mums)

Nice pidge. I love the ring sling and having her on my hip but I'm reluctantly thinking that at 20+lbs its just not viable for much longer.

hales I think you have to do it when you're ready. I wouldn't necessarily say wait until she's eating more in the day - it could be that she doesn't bother to eat much in the day time when there's lots of interesting stuff to distract her because she knows she can fill up during the night. Therefore you could find that limiting her night feeds leads to better daytime eating. You know your baby best and what you're happy with.

On the way home from work last night DP bought himself two packets of biscuits and a packet of Haribo but nothing for me!! That's out of order, yes? He said I had some of my own biscuits, true but I ate them all today there was only a few left...

I've seen people carry older children on their back in a ring sling, but don't have one to try. But my didymos arrived yesterday and I'm slowly getting to grips with back carries in that (one on DD, much harder playing with A teddy this evening!)

I only carry The Little Mister in a hip or front carry with a ring sling. Need his legs to be a bit longer before he is really comfy though I think.

Afaik, ring slings are better for older dc because they like to walk a bit then up for a bit. I'm think about one for when R is older, but for now i use a Robin's hip carry with the woven. I wouldn't want to hip carry for more than 15 minutes or so but can do hours in a ruck or fwcc because the weight is evenly spread. Can you get to a meet or book a session with a consultant?