March 2013 - 6 months down, 210 to go!

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Keep on rambling, ladies, we have a whole new thread to fill!

Ooh look at all these developing babies they don't half know how to keep us busy! It's so nice to see all the different things they're all doing and how their little personalities are shining through more and more.

We've got:
Sitting up unaided for a good length of time before slowly flopping himself down to his tummy
Lots of 'dada', 'baba', 'gaga', etc. Definitely got an 'I love you' earlier too. Definitely. Not just noises
Commando shuffling with bursts of lurching himself up on hands and feet, very recently had a couple actual crawls before it turns into a shuffle again
Attempts at pulling himself up on the sofa or his toy box. And prefers to stand than sit now
Turns to sneakily look at me with a cheeky little smile whenever he hears 'NO'
And food...I don't think he even knows what food is. If it goes near the mouth, it goes in. Everything. All the time.

And the laughing, what is it about OHs? DS always laughs for him, whatever he does. I spend hours doing all sorts of what I think is hilarious stuff but I just get a look of "nice try mum".

We went to have a look around a childminders last night. It looks so lovely and lots of fun but...sniff sniff

Lovely to hear how everyone's babies are developing into Little People. Worse it's quite easy to get a belly laugh out of DS too. If you whip his trousers off really fast, do Row, Row, Row Your Boat (with actions), or chuck him a few inches in the air...the laughter never stops here. It's lovely, but I don't half wish he'd roll over a bit more.

My friends toddler today told me that ds is her best friend. Interesting, as he can be quite shouty and makes her cry. She also insisted on holding my hand on the walk home. Me, broody? Ahem.

Today I dropped ds off at nursery for a WHOLE HOUR. I sat him down, passed his it hinge to his keyworker, pecked him on the cheek at got out as quickly as possible. Clearly I had to keep myself busy for fear of falling into a pit of despair, so I drank coffee, ate bacon, mooched about the high street and called my mother. I tried very hard to ignore the lump in my throat. When I went to fetch him he was sitting with another child getting involved in messy play. His hands were plunged into an enormous pot of cold, wet pasta and he was squeezing the crap out of it with a huge smile on his face.

Consider me reassured.

*his things. Not hinge.

Excellent news Plonky, very reassuring.

As for rolling I wouldn't wish too hard, madam got stuck from her waist down under the TV cabinet earlier while I'd nipped to the loo and the PuppyMonster had managed to sneak the living room door open and was washing her face for her. Luckily madam found this hilarious. Me, less so.

Plonky, glad to hear DS enjoyed nursery. I remember my DS's first settling in hour. He cried, I cried (I was upstairs in the staff room listening in) but we got through it. DD has her first settling in period next Friday with the CM. Gosh it's going so quickly now :(

Wow it's quiet around here lately.

Thanks Wing and SoYo. I can't believe how quickly mat leave has gone, but then I did finish work at Christmas.

And SoYo your dd is going to grow up loving dogs! DS always shows a lot of enthusiasm for our cat, but she's incredibly nervous around him.

Oh my word. Madam went to sleep in 5mins at 7.30, woke at 4.45 for a feed and then went back down until 7.30. This is day 8 of sleep training and a bloody miracle! It may be partly due to her being exhausted after swimming yesterday afternoon and therefore not a daily habit but my God I'm impressed although I did think a nearly full nights sleep would feel better

I've started dreaming about going back to work and waking up in a panic that I've forgotten everything and that madam hates nursery. I hope I haven't got another 3 months if these dreams. Mind you I should just be grateful that I'm now asleep long enough to dream!

Yay soyo! I remember thinking the same thing - I hadn't had a dream since the night before DD was born and the first time I slept for about 5 hours I woke up having the clearest dream about someone taking her away Well freakin' done. Long may it continue

Yay Soyo's DD! My DD is also doing well at night - hasn't really stirred this past fortnight before 6 and sometimes goes till gone 7 without a peep! This morning I fed her at 6:30 then DH took her and DS who woke up at 7) downstairs to play while I had a lie-in till 7:45. This is becoming a nice regular pattern

She went back down for her nap at 9 and is still asleep It's interesting that now she's sleeping far better at night, her naps have become longer as well (not if we're in the car or she's just napping in the buggy, but that's understandable). Bless her.

Coil check-up last night and all is fine so DH had that special glint in his eyes this morning

Ooh, I may have just heard a murmur from upstairs...

Wow minisoyo thats amazing. You definitely deserve that unbroken sleep.

So is it just minikf and rainbowbaby who is not sleeping through?

We had 2.30, 3.30 and 5.30 wake up. He went bed 8.30ish. So the first part of the night was good.

I think our morning naps are changing ds has gone for a nap later but sleeping longer it seems.

That's great SoYo! Cheered me right up that. Not that I was in a bad mood or anything, but just

All this talk of nurseries is making me think. The village one doesn't take any younger than 2.5, but I think I might like to get back into the real world a bit before then. I probably ought to start asking around. Not sure who to ask though, as the last person I spoke to recommended somewhere on the basis Paul McCartney's youngest goes there. Because that's the criteria I'll be going by. Obviously. Not. .

Plonky you don't want rolling. Really you don't. I've just had to rubgy tackle wrestle the worselet into submission to change her nappy. I set her down... she rolls over. I roll her back, pin her down, and grab a new nappy. She rolls back, grabs nappy off me, tried to tear it. I roll her over. She rolls back. I roll her over and give her several distraction toys. She plays with toys, I relax. I take nappy off. She rolls over... and pees. I roll her back, and try to wipe up. She rolls back... into pee. I roll her over .... and cont.

You see, you really don't want rolling.

I really do want ear plugs however. A very nice man is sawing a very big hole in a wall outside the window. It is DH's idea of artistic. It also looks for all the world like the arched window in play school. Right next to it is the square one. Would it be wrong of me to tweak the building plans and add a circular one?

Ah thanks guys!

Wors I'm with you on the rolling nappy changes. Pee everywhere. You also get my vote on the Playschool wall!

Are there any childminders around you, it might be a nice flexible alternative to nursery. That would have been my first choice if I'd been able to find one that did the right hours!

Ah worse your post of the rolling match with dd made me laugh. This is what happens to us too. Worst bit is when you are all set for the nappy change but realise you forgot to get the damn nappy.

I love the wall idea. My dream would be for ds to have a playroom and i get to design it. As I say its just a dream.

Ds had a mega 3hr nap today. Im a happy bunny and hes a happy bunny.

It's oh...so....quiet

Madam is back to normal you'll be glad to hear. Wakes at 9, 1, 3.30 & 6. Ah well, at least she's cute!

Uh oh soyo maybe it was the swimming that tired her out. You werent alone though. We had 11, 2 and 5am wake ups. I gave him a feed at 2. Normally i would give him a bottle at 5ish when he wakes up. Turns out he didnt need a feed at 5am and had 2 bowls of porridge at 8am instead. Result! Although i feed bad for misreading his waking ups.

Worse I even read your tale rolling nappy battles aloud to my mum yesterday. We did laugh and then my mum said 'see?' Sounds like she's been there too.

SoYo are you going to carry on with sleep training? It sounds like MiniYo was starting to get the hang of it so may be worth another shot.

KF I think everyone misreads their baby's cues from time to time, especially at five in the morning! MIL showed me a video of DS that she had taken when he was about two weeks old. Lying in his Moses basket licking his lips and looking around. Clearly hungry but did I get up and feed him? Did I bugger, I was probably dozing on their settee. Feel incredibly guilty about it but you live and learn hey?

Been a bit tearful about going back to work. You know that end of the summer feeling when school is looming and you're dreading having to sit in a classroom again? That. I'm happy with the nursery, and it'll be good for DS. I am not happy about only seeing him for a. Hour or two the days I'm working. I am happy about getting a lunchtime. I annoy happy about going back to retail for Christmas.

Bah, humbug.

Lunch hours are great. Time Just For You. No demands on you from anyone, just choosing a sandwich, mooching round a shop or two, reading a bit a-maz-zing!

Plonky we are absolutely continuing. It was always going to be hit and miss but the trend is definitely towards improvement.

I know what you mean about going back to work. I've already started worrying about it and I've got a while yet. I think once we're into it we'll enjoy the balance of being normal people again for a while and being Mummy some of the time too. Unfortunately I won't get a lunch hour but I will get to work with some of the funniest, most irreverent people I know!

Good to catch up. So please to hear of your progress soyo. Must tell dh, he worries about you! He asks how the mumsnet mummies are and he doesn't like to hear you've had wretched nights. Anyone else keep dh's informed, or maybe they're not interested.
KFf don't worry; we're still on night time wakes.
Plonky I can only imagine the intense Sunday feeling at It's great that nursery is going down well. Is Monday,the day?
Worse how did the windows pan out? Did you stick your oar in?
Jet lag brain can't remember anything else so hello to everyone else.
So we are back in our home that feels, after living in the motorhome for three weeks, spacious and light. I Have fallen asleep seven times writing this brief update so will come back tomorrow.

Eco my DH often asks about 'you March lot' too! He was very impressed with your road trip shenanigans, especially considering we were thinking about going to Houston in November but have wimped out!

Evening all! All set for quiet nights chez vous? Here's hoping....

Plonky are you saying you rolled over and peed on your mum too? Surely not . I'm sure babysauraus is just biding his time, and will strike when you least expect it.

Eco rest assured DH knows all about the epic road trip. You are a minor celeb here. As are the rest of you! For a man who shows very little interest in gossip of any type he is surprisingly interested in everyone's welfare. Interestingly enough when VJ and I first met up both DHs were vaguely concerned over the potential of the other to be an internet nutter mad axe murderer, and both of us independently used the reassurance 'but we have the same hair dresser'!!! Says something interesting about the male v female brains that

Not stuck my oar in on the building plans. Yet. It's hard to see how a round window could be worked into what is already a largely glass structure, but it would be funny. We could hang out in there practising being an acorn growing into an oak tree and everything. It would be like 1975 all over again, without the flares.

Hugs for all those on the back to work track. I'm envying the lunch hours myself. With the exception of one hospital meal I don't think I have had a baby free lunch in 7 months. The rest of the work thing - less good, but lunch.....

Right, tis bed time for old ladies. Young babies have already gone, which leaves no reason for me to be awake.

DD has woken & DH has gone in to settle her & she's screaming her little heart out & has been for 15mins. She hasn't done this since the beginning of all this. Must remember my resolve. I just want to go in & rescue her!

I could murder dp. I went to bed at 10.30, DS woke up at 10.45 and proceeded to wail for over an hour. I think he had tummy ache so i was trying to soothe him with cuddles and calpol. I asked for help but oh no, match of the day. All the more irritating as I was exhausted and really could have done with that early night. It proved to be a generally unsettled night so DS ended up in our bed around 2am, much to dp's distaste but was he going to stand cot side in the small hours?

Things like this really bother me. In the middle of the night when your thoughts crowd you out a bit. He's developed the ability to look like he's listening to me but then has no recollection of conversations, he doesn't know how many bottles DS has in a day, and if we want to leave the house together he does nothing but sort himself out. He's a selfish wanker at times and I've fucking had enough. If I try to talk to him it's me and my issues, not him. As aargh.

I do love him but I really needed to get that off my chest.

Oh and he calls you lot 'Angry Birds' and doesn't show any bloody interest because you aren't footballs.

Worse if you get round, square and triangular windows will you also have a soft play centre chez boys?

SoYo be resolute!! It will improve.

Wco good to see you back, hope the jet lag isnt too bad. I go back weds but have another two nursery intro sessions on Monday and Tuesday!

How did the night go, SoYo?

Exciting times chez Stormy. SIL's having contractions every ten minutes.

Plonks that's shit. He needs a good clip round the ear and a reminder that you have equal parental responsibility.

The night was shit. All that improvement for a week and then we're back to every 2hrs. Gutted.