December 2012: we need more chocolate and cake!!

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Wow beasty that's one independent little girl!

Wow beasty dd hates mornings and sits under a blanket until she gets a hot chocolate. Don't know where she gets it from

Wow I want one of those Beasty, although I'm so lazy if end up staying in bed all day and getting her to feed both DC

Speaking of lazy, DS had a 3 hour nap this morning 9:30-12:30. I may or may not have got into bed with him and also had 3 hours. It was awesome!

Hello all - what a thread of unwell mums and babies! Is it the onset of the c

Sorry, I always seem to do this! Is it the onset of the colder weather? I hope issues can be sorted out and everyone feels better (and gets more sleep).

Having a lazy day (on holiday) today - letting C have her morning nap in the hotel room, instead of being out walking or driving. Feels a bit indulgent! When she wakes we're going to drive up into the national park and do a short hike. Did one with her in the Ergo yesterday. It went well, but both she and my husband are very hot-blooded people, so after a short time with him carrying her, they were both drenched in sweat!

C has started crawling - is she one of the last? - and it's amazing how much better she gets from day to day. She's also a real delight at this age.

mama that sounds like a lovely holiday!

Poor DH had a screaming DS for an hour earlier while I was out for a run. It makes me feel so guilty when he clearly wants me and poor DH wants to spend some time with him.

Fx we have a good night tonight. Last night DS fed to sleep at 7. Up at 8 but rocked to sleep in 10 mins. Up at 12 and fed but woke on transfer so rocked to sleep, 45 mins in total. Up at 3, rocked to sleep in 25 mins and then awake at 5 thanks to the bastard fox that was trying to steal our food waste bin so he came in with us and fed and dozed until 7.15. I can deal with that tbh. More of those please! not waking every 90 minutes and taking almost as long to settle each time

I hope mums and babies are feeling ok today.

Both my two were asleep by 6:30 hopefully they won't wake super early!

Yay for crawling mama! I agree this is such a lovely age

Wow 6.30! I've just got dd to sleep now to bath & put ds to bed. I'm so ready for bed too!

Ds has somehow pushed his bedtime back to 6:30, whereas we've always done 7 for dd. they're both tired tonight though!

willyou that sounds ace!
Happy holidays mama. Yep loving the interaction but isthat T is also a right mummies girl and chases me about semanding to be picked up. Whilst its nice to be loved it can make hard work of simple tasks.

Dd has started to get jealous of ds. If he comes to me for a cuddle she will stop whatever she's doing and crawl to us at lighting speed crying, asking to be picked up & if on floor trying to push him off!!

ddas DS is like that he hates dd and ds1 having cuddles with me. I try and include him in the cuddles too when he's feeling but sometimes I have to ask ds1 to get off my lap (he's worse if its ds1 than if its dd) it's very hard. Thankfully my older 2 are a lot bigger so know they can have more cuddles later and it doesn't bother them too much.

Been a bit AWOL due to O"s illness but hope we're out of the worst of it. Also fx for all the other ill mummies and babies..

Does anyone else's lo get REALLY upset if your dh/dp tickle you etc? Dh was pretending to bite my neck (to tickle me with stubble) so I shrieked/giggled and O burst into real heart breaker tears. He does it every time, I can only think it's because he doesn't understand and thinks I'm being hurt or attacked, and yet he loves dh tickling or pretending to bite him!

DD and A both get jealous of one another. It can be difficult, and it always makes me feel a bit guilty askingDD to make way.

And DD is independence personified!

I felt really guilty leaving this morning. A really didn't want to be left, but he seems a bit better. Just want those teeth through! !

Beasty your DD really sounds very cute! Are you on the Facebook group? Can we have a big sis pic?

Utopian that sounds really cute, poor little man. Whatever we do if we are laughing DS normally just bundles in and likes to be involved. Especially if he can give someone a nice wet slobbery bit of tongue kiss

I was going to reply to more people but I've forgotten what I wanted to write to who... Must be bedtime!

Tonight was the first time I put DS to bed with a bottle. I missed the closeness of feeding him to sleep. I've been feeding him at bedtime & during the night. He tried to get at the boobs but I cuddled him and offered the bottle again. He took it and still went off to sleep in my arms, but I missed our usual routine.

Glad it went smoothly nutella. You are bound to miss it but try to think of the positives coming from the change. [hugs]

T was so tired at bedtime she didn't drink much so I was planning a dream feed. She beat me to it.

utopian dd1 always used to get upset and jealous but not seen it yet in T.

I am still around but feel like I am missing a lot at the moment.

I am just about keeping my head above water. Missing Mum a lot and the tears are close to the surface at the moment :(

fod we haven't forgotten you! I do wonder how you're getting on. Head above water sounds pretty amazing to me. Don't know how I'd be in your circumstances.

Hope little man is giving you lots of great cuddles.

I agree with WL, FOD, head above water is fantastic. You do exactly whatever you need to for now. Hugs to you and the little mister

FoD i'm still thinking of you as well, cry when you need to, let them tears out. We're all here day and night if you need to let someone know how your feeling

Ds doesn't get jealous he just grins at us if we're all having a cuddle.

Fod. It's nice that you've got such a big support network and your family are all so close

If you say 'yay!' To ds he puts both arms in the air