November 2012 - To sterilise or not to sterilise (bottles that is)

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Speaking of Disney Land, what is the best age for Lapland? My dad wants to take O one Christmas.

Just seen some pics of O's cousin. She has XSIL's pre nose job nose Cute though.

I am putting a Littlelife back pack with reins on Js Christmas list. A dinosaur one

My cousins baby has reflux and a tongue tie poor thing

Ooooh chasing how exciting! I'm already looking forward to hearing how the 'date' goes.

I've been to work for the afternoon. Is it bad to have really enjoyed it?

We to F to Disneyworld Florida at 6 months. He loved it! He loved the characters and lots of the rides are actually fine for any age - they just sit on your lap (like the little mermaid, haunted mansion, toystory, small world etc - not the rollercoasters!)
But saying that, we then said we wouldn't take him again until he is around 4/5 so he can really enjoy all the rollercoasters etc as well and it will be a worthwhile trip. But Disneyland paris I would happily do at this age or any age really!
My nephew is 3 and they have booked for next may when he will be nearly 4 and he is so excited! but then again he also enjoyed it at 2 years just not in the same way I guess!

I have just bought Y his main birthday and Christmas presents

I live two and a half hours' drive down the motorway from Disneyland Paris but am going to leave such an expensive day out for another two years so the children will be old enough to remember it.

I have been boycotting the US for trips since the Iraq war - even when I went to Niagara I refused to cross the border, and since then have been too poor anyway. IF we go one day it will be a holiday of a lifetime thing when the kids are much older and able to remember forever and be old enough to go to and appreciate Harry Potter World at the same time . I'm thinking a week on a ranch in Yellowstone, a week or ten days doing a couple of the theme parks and a couple of weeks to visit San Francisco, LA and New York. There are lots of places I would like to go in the States, but (a) it's expensive and (b) as I said, politically it would annoy me to go. But maybe in 15 years they will be a bit more my cup of tea, politically speaking. Maybe. And I might have won the lottery by then. Yesterday's two euro win doesn't count.

chasing yay! So exciting!

I honestly will not buy O any presents apart from a book for her birthday and a book for Xmas. I can't justify money for toys.

We have the little life backpack, the red one, it's so cute. I can't wait for her to use it. I got it for pennies from a lady who de cluttered her house.

I had a busy day looking after my nieces and nephew. I am drained but O loved it and I managed to video her first attempts at crawling, rocking on all fours than moving forward by a millimetre :).

I am planning a us trip this October but don't know whether I should do it on my own with O or shall I wait till she is older. I want the first holiday with O and without Leo to be a significant one and I've been to everywhere in Europe (apart from sweden and finnland) with Leo so need to fly further for a new country. Thinking of New York. Any suggestions what else we can do?

What did you get Brockle?

Chasing

And I saw a wooden Noah's Ark in Wilkinsons today for £16. No idea if that is a good price. I just saw it!

Pikz Not at all! Glad you enjoyed it hope it was a bloody rest!.

So O has been banned okay, it was suggested, but still! from the baby groups I go to.

I'd already given up on baby sensory because he just wouldn't sit and do anything for more than 2 seconds.

The singing one he's fine while the music is on, but in between he speeds off.

They suggested I move up a group to the toddlers one. But that is for 12-14 month plus. I think O is a bit small at 8.5 months. .

Will have to investigate other things to do. For when I am off work :(

Sling arrived!!! Just got home a 6 and it was with a neighbour. Not next door, but across the (main!) road and 4 doors down.

We've had a go at a front cross carry. Of course he wriggled out after 5 minutes of enjoying himself. He saw the toys and got free. If I didn't keep hold of him, he would have been dangling by his ankles!

Think we need to work on it, although I had him very tight. Was a bit hot though.

I took DS1 to Eurodisney for my 21st. So he was 3. Well, 3.5.

He loved it, but think he would have appreciated it more another year older.

I have never been to Florida. I would like to. But I am not sure it is something we could ever afford. It would cost around £5000 including spending money.

I did tell my dad I wanted to go for my 30th, and that he should pay.

I think he might tell me to fuck off if I remind him of it next year...!

Plus, 2 friends of mine went at the same time - separately with their respective families. Both came back pregnant . We were in the second year of our midwifery training, and there was only 10 of us in the group! I think I'll give that a miss .

Disneyland is also beyond our budget. Even if I had the money I would not take them until the youngest was 5.

Evening lovely wimmins

I am very excited about your not a date chasing!

How is the wee man's widgie pp? Poor widgie.

Don't feel bad about being at work pikz. Horses for courses. I taught a full day today and I was bouncing. Then I came home and saw p in the back of DH's car as he arrived home with her at the same time and she squealed and giggled with delight. Lovely.

Although I did have a weird moment. I was at my desk at lunchtime and decided to pop the radio on the computer. As soon as it started I welled up. I have listened to radio 6 all day every day for months now. I think just hearing it took me back to pottering in the kitchen with p. I know she is having a lovely time with the CM though. She is the star of any gathering they have and loves the attention. She was absolutely exhausted tonight. I have never seen her so tired. A lovely tired though. The tiredness of a happy day.

I loved sophia's parenting type. Just love them and show it. My goodness of every child I met and just been loved in an open way I think I would have to do less teaching of feelings that's for sure.

Aww Lily I would love to see the video of O attempting to crawl

Also dreading first period pidj. No doubt it will strike when I am at work one weekend, and be akin to the texas chainsaw massacre .

Chasing is this the man det pointed you in the direction of? Or is there another one !?

Det I think O will be able to hold his own at the other baby groups. A lot of the ones I went to kicked the babies out and into the next group up, once they were mobile.

Had just managed to get F to sleep tonight, when she did an almighty poo. Little bugger. Had to start from scratch. Dsd has put herself to bed whilst waiting, bless her albeit with the pillow over her head.

Every morning, I bring F into our bed for a cuddle when she wakes up. She has taken to patting dh on the back until he wakes up - very cute. No idea where she gets the idea from must train her to usse her elbows for maximum efficacy

pig this is det's matchmaking attempt He sounds proper lovely. Has offered to help me move etc. If nothing else, I'm hoping he could turn into a good friend

A bit less sore, thanks, and he's been a little calmer. He ate a proper dinner tonight, he's not been eating well in the evenings for a couple of days, and he went down completely zonked on the second attempt - i haven't seen him that deeply asleep for yonks. Fingers crossed! I'm pondering a meander to the pist office and around the blick for some fresh air so have probably jinxed it now. Vvdp is brilliant but has been at work this morning and is shattered from taking over at 4am so i don't feel it fair to leave him if there might be hassle iyswim. He needs a rest.

Glad he seems better. A quick walk out would be ok, surely?

I meant to say earlier, I woke up at the back of 1am to the sound of DH softly swearing and p whimpering. He had woken to her dummy needs and I hadn't! Sadly the dummy had got lost so he had to run down stairs for a new one which made p cry which woke me. He was very frustrated as I think he had been hoping to announce this morning that he had done it alone. He did tell me that apparently even p was looking for her dummy, feeling around the mattress. Having done it twice a night for 4 months means I know where it hides!

That sounds very cute BP!

Det it was a little rest! And nice to use my brain and see Ls face when I came home.

Det we are the same...it was suggested that he needed different activities

So we are doing gymbabes and swimming. Gym babes is ace here.

I am going back to work to put a aside a few Disney dollars along side paying the bills obvs so I hope to take him when he's 5/6 but at the rate I can save it would be when he's 18!

Right, tonight I shall try and find some nice groups for him! Am sad though as I have made friends at the groups who have seen O progress from a normal baby, to a nutter .

I don't see them outside the groups. :(

Chasing It is not matchmaking . Honest. .

det go back and get their numbers.

Yes Det go back and get their numbers!

I walked, posted the last of the christening invites, and he was fine. Makes a change from Tuesday when i came home from kickboxing Buffy lessons to find dp had been trying for an hour because of the fuckwit gas company!