November 2012 - The first fearless steps and the rest of us hoping our babies remain stationary for a bit longer

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Argh. He has fallen asleep on my lap He will wake on transfer won't he?

He might be so knacked he doesn't.

Wow. Such a quite day on the thread!

Apple such a shame about logistics of visiting family. Can't imagin being in that sit. But must be hard.

Peaches. As the kids say nowadays ... Awkward!

Chasing! Your poor hand.

Ok lo is breathing really heavily now. So must be very deep sleep. Fx.

Hope he‘s gone down for you gt and that the hand‘s better chasing.Easiest day ever to catch up on!

Evening all, been a mad one today!

Brother got his fingers caught in the inner workings of a motorbike. I have no idea of said inner workings but when I saw his fingers after they were freed from said bike and they were millimetres thick. Looked awful. He is in the hospital now but I haven't heard anything other than that he is in the children's ward waiting to be seen.

I lost 2.5lbs this week, good stuffs!!

iPad battery is dying :( will catch up ASAP

Eeeeeek Kyz poor bro!!!!

GT poor you and poor H. Hope you get a good night.

Wellie your post this morning started my day with a .

The bear is a bit under the weather today, totally off his food (which has me worrying about if his meds need upping) squitty bum, BF constantly. Can't tell if he's reacting to the ABs for his cough or got a tummy bug. Despite this he's been a real pet today, crawling all over the house but racing back to me when I make kissing noises for a smooch and a cuddle and he hugs so enthusiastically now it melts my heart. I luffs him so much.

Oh and I had a. one. singular. milk chocolate last night. It was amazing. And took all of my resolve not to snarf the whole bag! He didn't react either....

kyz your poor brother. Hope he's ok xx

sophia I did try and work out what suds team was supposed to say but had to admit defeat - glad you've put me out of my misery

Poor bear YW but for the baby smooches and for the chocolate.

Wishing you a comfortable nights sleep GT It can't be much fun for you at the moment.

Right, I'm on my laptop now. Figured I might aswell as i'm waiting for DP to get back from the hospital. Mum was tied up with work and I had e to sort so dp took him and now he's on his way back to grab his stuff for work to go again. Anyway, I can't go to sleep yet so here I am! Brother hasn't broken anything, not sure how because they looked a real sight bless him, so they should all be home soon i'd have thought.

congrats on the first steps pass lovely :)

hope your cold fucks off soon pr

sounds good re the nannying pp :)

it's good that p is being better with n evil :)

det your ds1 sounds a sensible boy and from what i know of kids at high school, when they all get bunged together they make some friendships but alot of the time they go in and out of different social circles until they find their niche at first. Younger-than-me-sibling-or-foster-sibling number 6 has just gone up to high school, and is forever mentioning different new friends but there's a couple that have come up regularly. I would definitely make sure he knows things are arranged in advance in future though. We got a strop with the no roaming the streets thing too. Bloody kids!

what a lovely post wellies glad to read you're so happy :)

woohoo for another sleeping through pikz

how unprofessional of the nursrey nurse pr!!!

love the snail analogy eliza made me chuckle! glad you had a good time there

apple it's a shame your dp can't go back home. I hope things change. I bet dps family will adore C when they meet him.

hope your hand is ok chasing

hope he settles ok gt and you get some sleep, must be really tough now you're right near the end :( I found it uncomfortable enough without a big baby to lug about!

yw poor bear, hope he feels better soon :( v.pleased he didn't react to the chocolate too! good stuff! Sounds like he's been awfully sweet today!

Kyz poor brother. How old is he?

YW poor bear. But know what you mean about kisses n cuddles. It's a great feeling.

Need to sort out his bed time routine really. I just don't have energy. But think ill have to. Think a tooth is about to break thro. So hope he will be easier soon.

So have tried to catch up but am sure there are things I have missed.

wellie so nice to hear you so positive. How are things with DH?

apple sounds super complicated and a lot for you and DP to take on. But family is important.

GT sounds like you're getting into the fed up end stages.

chasing well done for cinema trip - I love the cinema alone, a real indulgence. And S loves the washing machine too for being soothed.

peaches not nice to have witnessed but hopefully how it was dealt with was reassuring.

We are back from hols. Had a lovely, relaxing time with our 4 nights away. We were so ill before we went it wasn't quite what we had planned, but it was amazing to have a break and some decent sleep. Made me realise how tired I have been and how shit the sleep has been - 4 x 10 hour really, really deep sleeps, so much deeper than I have slept since before DD was born I think, plus 2 x 2 hour naps PER DAY. Of course some of that was getting over the illness but I imagine a decent proportion was just the carried over exhaustion.

DC were amazing at Granny's house, really good, slept well - for someone else, of course - well behaved, no real tantrums or tears and my Mum loved having them. She cried when we left. Bless. I am so lucky to have her! I was a bit concerned that they would prefer her to me (patient, kind, gentle, never shouts etc) but DC were delighted to see us. And DD made me cry my year by repeatedly choosing me for cuddles instead of DH (she is a real Daddy's girl), and at one point stopped eating (unusual for there to be an interruption) to clamber onto my lap, looked me in the eye, vair seriously, and said, "My [I] missed you Mummy" and gave me a great big smooch and cuddle. S wouldn't let me out of his sight and showed me his new skillz - mainly climbing stairs and a slightly kamikaze attitude to hurling himself into the ball pool. All great fun. Amazing to have had a break but I did miss them terribly. 4 nights was the perfect time away.

Brilliant chocolate news YW And goodness, your bear sounds adorable. So loving When I ask Oscar for a 'kiss kiss' he puts his hand towards my mouth for me to kiss it

Oh and on the sweep front. FH called day assessment , who have been asked to do my sweep tomorrow. As one of my concerns is DR said there was no gas n air. But the MW he spoke to was very reassuring actually. They do have GnA. She said if I wanted to stop at any point I could. That I could change my mind at any point. FH was also nice about it and said it was totally up to me. He isn't pressurising me.

So my decision is to meet the mw, who I'd meet anyway for bloods and monitoring. And if I like her/ feel comfortable with her then ill do it.

Think one of the things bugging me yesterday the Dr and his "bedside manor" he explain a 4th degree tear by using the sentence "you shit and bleed out of the same hole".
The whole experience of speaking to him has really annoyed me. I just want to yell at him STOP BEING A DICK. (I watched lady leg last night. So funny)

Oh n I had like a drop of colostrum out of one boob today. Does that mean I'm getting ready for labour?

Right hungry now. Then bed time.

He is 15 gt not a baby I know but he looks like that three year old little boy I used to read to at night when he's screaming in pain and has hurt himself :( I am sure it did hurt too, it looked horrible. The spiky bits on the gear things went either side of his bones which is the only reason they're not broken.

Aww sounds like the kids were brill madame glad you enjoyed your break :)

Wow gt what a tosser of a doctor!!

madame good to know you got a break and I am not oh no not at all jealous. Ok yes I am.

I'm still a bit about the nursery incident. If it had been my baby I would have withdrawn her on the spot. I get being frustrated with a baby but not shouting like that at a mealtime. And I say that as a shouter. I'm in two minds as to whether I should discreetly ask if that employee can not have one on one with LO. I'm not pfb at all, and am v much pro discipline, especially when it's others who will have more clout over my kids than I do. But the ANGER she so suddenly demonstrated has upset me.

Will sleep on it. They dealt with it well, and I trust LO's key worker completely, she's lovely. And dd1 is thriving, I don't want them to think I'm a complainer. But honestly. Shouting at a baby? In front of a parent? Even in France that's not on. Right?

GT best of luck for your appointment xx

kyz I hope your brother recovers well. It must have been very scaryfor him xx

Hope you get some rest GT that sounds like a sensible way to go about it. This is your body, do whatever you feel comfortable with!

Kyz yikes! Hopefully no nerve damage and he'll be home soon

Holiday sounds amazing Madame

YW

R went down at 6:10, so my mum and dp drank tea! He's in 2.5tog tonight fx that's it, I'm shattered!

Definitely not on, PR, gross misconduct surely?

Possibly not in France. They have different childrearing norms here.

I fucking hate insomnia. Was up between 1 and 4.30 and now again. What happened to my sleep? O slept through. I have sore throat and O has snotty nose. The first cold in over a year. I hate it. Not a good start of the day.

My cousin is coming to fix my kitchen cupboards so the dishwasher can find its place.

kyz hope your brother will recover.

gt keeping my fingers cross for you for today. Hope everything goes well.

pr how awful. Glad your LO has different key worker.

gazelle glad you had a good holiday.

det wanted to comment on your ds1. My sister was very similar to him personality wise and completely disrespect the rules when moved up school. My parents were at their wits end. At the end they stopped pocket money and she was grounded for a month. No visitors were allowed. My father also made sure that she did extra chores. It worked and she never invited friends back without asking first afterall.

James

slept

through

8:30 - 5:55

Do I get a prize now?

Yay James! So pleased for you stunt, I think life will be up up up now :)

Yay James!

Best news to wake up to in ages stunt well done James!

Yes stunt! Bloody amazing!

And I now have broadband! Yay!

Wahooo stunt!