November 2012 - Next stage car seats and yet more teething

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1808232-November-2012-Summertime-and-the-babies-are-sleeping-mostly-with-a-few-notable-exceptions

I'm sorry to read of all the poorly babies.

n has been amazing today, and not to bed easily (WFT?) he's eaten 1 whole sandwich, again amazing.

I'm working from 7-830 tomorrow. MIl will have N till 10 then it's my sister, who is wonderful with him.

Sleepy dust to all!
Evil

He is called Charlie bp he was going to be George until the name got stolen by another little baby, my cousin didn't want everyone to think she had copied so George is his middle name. Her dp is very disappointed though as he was to be named George after his grandad.

Grrr nightmare bedtime here again! The bloke over the road has decided to play the loudest music in his garage, S's bedroom is at the front of the house facing his and it keeps waking her. Thankfully he has stopped now so hopefully she will stay asleep.

pr even when I hear of your dd1 playing up, she still sounds like such a character and like the kind of girl I'd like S to be lol

The dog?

Seriously, enjoy the peace.

To be honest I do think she's great. I hate her trying to hurt LO but when she's stood at the fence having smuggled out a box of toys, blithely chucking them into the neighbours's garden despite me shouting to stop, and sitting down when I try to pick her up (can't pick her up that low due to my back) I do have to stifle a giigle at the balls she's got on her.

The dog isn't much company outside. He freaks out if even a squirrel comes into the garden, whining and trembling, but goes and barks at the bin, as if to assert himself as a proper dog.

And sits back and watches the hedgehog come and snuffle his food. Even when the dog goes and growls at him the hedgehog just carries on. At the beginning he'd roll into a ball. Now it's as if he sticks up a flearidden middle claw and says, you weigh 35 times what I weigh and have strong jaws and big teeth but you're nothing more than a pussy to me. And the dog looks at me as if to say, you're just lettin him get away with this?

If she's like that now, imagine what she will be like when she's 15?! I can imagine her to be headstrong and to know exactly what she wants from life and will be determined to get it.

I mean that first sentence in a good way by the way, I just read it back and it sounds like I mean it in a bad way.

Night night everyone. Hope all the quiche babies behave themselves tonight xx

This morning as lovely we leisurely made our way to Winsdor to get DS1 some new trainers, I took in the JoJo sale and we pottered back. Then it all went mad.

My DH, whom I adore as you all know, is quite laid back. " oh it will sort itself out" goes back behind the paper. But he has a tendency to then suddenly jump p from behind his paper and say right we will do it now, ( or we will leave now) and expect it all to happen in 60 secs flat. While I have been plodding away for hours getting everything ready to do/go what/where ever. And I am not quite ready. So after all my hard work, things get lost, chucked out because there is no time, forgotten etc.

So I thought with the move I will be one step ahead. After getting no comment when requested via stakeholder engagement I thought, well, I will just pack then and get it all done. I have been plodding away for weeks,sorting, decluttering, packing up. The today was the day DH decided to begin on the act and he stressed around as if the van is coming on Monday or something. "Are you just going to throw all those Orchard toy games and books you have been collecting for ages for the kids away then" as he takes a manky metal, see through horrible bedside chest of drawers downstairs and just wraps tape around so the drawers don't fall out. Normally I smile and nod. Not today. Not when I thought that scrap heap thing was coming with us to our nice shiney new house.

And so the day continued.

And then I kept noticing these spots on DS1s face and I had a flash back to a sign at nursery about impetigo. And so I though I had better deal with it. So I had to phone 111.

Then dH told me off about my handbag on the stair.

Then I was going to spontaneously combust emotionally and physically. So I went out for a walk. 111 called me back they think it isn't impetigo.

Shower cup of tea and bed.

Today had a style of a Steve Martin Film about it.

My DH is laidbacktilthelastminute too sophia

Yeah fruit I have to say I'm not looking forward to the teenage years. But her 30+ year old self would know how to kick arse in my work situation whereas I'm a bit of a wuss for tough confrontation.

J is just asleep. Vomited everywhere just as I lifted him up to give him his bedtime bottle. DH had already gone to bed, and J was screaming blue murder. I get him settled in his chair, where he will sleep tonight with me on the couch, go to get changed, and DH is up reading. I asked him if he had heard J screaming. Yes. I said next time come and help.

I wonder what the response would be if I posted about him in relationships? I wonder how many LTBs I would get? Fucking men. Fuck em

Night night quiche.

No doubt see you later

Night night vq fingers crossed.

I too am putting the iPad down in a our of the kindle.

Xx

yes, I have insurance, and i had even been all organised and backed up the photos so its not as bad as it could have been. It did, however, have a list of al the dates of N's "first" which I don't have anywhere else and which I am absolutely gutted about :(
I more cross than anything. With myself for being so stupid in the first place, but also because it simply wouldn't occur to me to just keep a phone I'd found somewhere, and i find it so sad and annoying that there are people who just don't give a shit about anyone else. It got a cracked screen and a screen lock so its not even worth anything.

Congratulations on your new nephew fruit :)

*sophia - sounds like stressful day.

Welcome back butch :)

i've just had a sob for no real reason and now I'm going to bed. DD1 fell on the stairs and banged her head. She's absolutely fine but it just added fuel to my current fire that I am a bit shit at this. I seem to be constantly on at her about something, bedtime is just a bloody nightmare that goes on an and on, and my only me time is going to work. Its just so bloody relentless.
And my diet has fallen by the wayside the past few days so now I'm back to being a bloated mess.

Gazillionsvq but this is mumsnet... Good luck for tonight. Am not sleepy (surprise surprise) so going to read my Marian Keyes novel (tis all I can cope with but I love her books at times like this.)

Jeez - whinge whinge whinge. Sorry just ignore me. It helps to write it down.

Hope J is ok VQ and you get some sleep.

kirrin you will know from my posts that I sympathise re DD1 :o

We're not bad at this; it's just bloody hard work.

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(((((((Everyone))))))

No I have not been drinking.

kirrin Really sorry about your phone. I keep a list of DD1 and E's firsts on my google drive and would be devestated if I lost that so I can understand how you feel. Sounds like you've had a rough day. Hugs.

fruit Yay for Charlie. My friend had a George (in fact I know lots of Georges) just before "the" George was born. SHe was always going to call her son George so she was just glad she got in there first as she wouldn't have called him anything else. FWIW I like Charlie. Lovely name.

I've just booked to take DD1 and E to peppa pig world on Tuesday with my friend and her 2 DD's. God help me.

Fruit shame your cousin couldn't name her son George. It was a big topic on my antenatal thread. Waiting with baited breath to see who's boys name would be stolen. Two wanted George, yet to decide if they go ahead with it.
I'm betting there were a few couples delaying registering their babies waiting for the announcement.

For Netflix folk. Orange is the new black is hilarious. Very annoying there is only one series.
Trying to decide on what to watch nxt. Netflix doesn't have dexter 7, so gota get that first.

Hello peeps. Not much sleep here.

I wanted George, but it was vetoed because of Peppa Pig. Having a prince with the same name would not have bothered me as my boy is a prince anyway.

Good morning J had a fairly good night considering, but just waiting for the first bottle to come back loaded with mucus.

Keeping my fingers criss crossed for you vq

Horrific night. What am i doing wrong?

Oh no, pp nothing my love. Big hugs. Tell me about your day yesterday.

Normally he has breakfast first because dp takes him down so i get a bit of a break. But, because he wasn't given milk over night i bf first. So he had much less weetabix than normal. Then we went to my parents' where he played, had lunch and pudding, sparked out on me for 2 hours - longest nap he's had in a long time, normally he barely makes an hour, more often 30 minutes. That's cot, car, sling or buggy. Then we came home and had dinner, play, bath and bed.

So, culprits are

1. too much daytime sleep
2. not enough solids

Ideas?