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March 2013 - time to wrap them all up in tinsel

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StormyBrid · 04/12/2013 11:21

Old thread here.

worse we're like Plonky on the timings - we keep mealtimes and milktimes separate. I spotted something in Evil Baby Whisperer that suggested around this age milk should be at the time you'd give a snack. Thinking about it, that's pretty much what we do - milk at the crack of dawn, 11am, 3pm and bedtime, food at 9am, 1pm and 5pm. It seems to work, and Fartypants is definitely in the process of reducing milk herself. Those middle two feeds, she's having about four ounces now.

How is the worselet on mush? Does she show any preferences? If we were sticking with baby led weaning we'd be getting absolutely nowhere. Savoury mushes, she'll try a mouthful then get distracted by the cat. Fruit mushes, she practically inhales. For a reduced stress option, can I suggest getting yourself to Asda? They've a hell of a range of cheap fruity mushes, and then at least you're not having to throw away purees you've spent hours lovingly creating.

Incidentally, six month old Molly may love her porridge, but all that means is that Molly's a total weirdo - porridge is vile. It's weetabix all the way round here, with mashed banana in.

eco hang in there, it does get better. How long until 37 weeks for you?

I am thanking my heathen gods we don't have crawling yet. Nappy changes with rolling are bad enough. Especially when it's a particularly horrific one.

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worsestershiresauce · 31/12/2013 20:45

Another one wanting to thank you all for just being 'you lot' and of course knowing everything. Seriously, every question that comes up, someone on here knows the answer. It's fab. Like Google with a soul.

A special thanks to the missing members. Rainbow if you are lurking we miss you. Eig, Wing, and the other working mums who don't get much time on here 'hello!' and Ood if you are around - I hope ds is doing well.

Plonky kooky and classy. Love it.

2013 has been, for me anyway, an education. 2012 was the worst year of my life. I just wanted to give up. 2013 in comparison has been easy, but hard as well. This mum lark... never a dull moment.

Speaking of which, I need a play pen... like desperately, and everywhere is sold out. I think the worselet has been reading the hand book on 'exerting her independence'. The mad dash crawl across the carpet whilst laughing at mummy's pathetic attempts to keep up has DH in fits. Until I leave him in charge that is Grin

Happy New Year one and all, may 2014 bring you health happiness, and no more sleepless nights.

Anypants · 31/12/2013 22:19

Here here!

And yummy many happy returns for tomorrow! Have an extra Wine on me Grin

somethingbeginningwith · 31/12/2013 22:30

Your posts tonight are making me all warm and fuzzy!

I'd like to say thank you to you all too. I was a bit of a lurker at the start of this crazy ride but you all compelled me to join in because the support and care on this thread is so lovely. I'm very glad I did and I'd second the idea to meet some of you this year too.

I find it ridiculous that in less than 3 months, we're going to have 1 year olds!

Very quiet night for DP and I tonight. We've never really celebrated the new year with a big night so it's been chicken caeser salad and Despicable Me 2. I'm already flagging as well, am I going to be able to make it to midnight?

yummychocolate · 31/12/2013 23:19

Forgot to say Im up for a meet up in 2014 now that im convinced you are not all wierdos on the internet Smile. The support on this thread has been amazing and don't know what I would do without all of you.

StormyBrid · 31/12/2013 23:22

Happy New year, you soppy old sods Smile .

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Anypants · 01/01/2014 00:23

Cheers to any of you still up Wine Wine Wine Shock

StormyBrid · 01/01/2014 01:18

And happy birthday to yummy!

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XmasPudtat · 01/01/2014 18:12

That's it. I'm broken.

I came down with noro on Friday and managed to get clear Monday morning, feeling extremely beaten up but very proud that I have managed to avoid passing it to DH or DS. However, Dh was already coming down with manflu and it became clear DS was too. I have now fully come down this too, so for the last 2 days all three of us have been ill. Poor DS is trying so hard to be cheerful but is so tired he cant see straight and has just laughed hysterically throughout his bath in a way which was almost worse than tears Sad. I can hardly think, my sinuses feel like they're trying to exit the front of my face, my ears are underwater, and my chest has an elastic band round it. All this on top of abs which have seen 3 days of D&V. DH has been really suffering today- running a temp which has seen him hallucinating when trying to nap - so I've been trying to hold the fort but there's just nothing left.

And I'm supposed to be at work tomorrow.

And DS was supposed to have his final 2 settling in sessions at nursery Thurs/Fri ahead of first full day Monday - cant see it happening and not sure how we cope with that! Oh god... I cant think straight at all.

Tell me it'll be ok please?

worsestershiresauce · 01/01/2014 18:54

Pud the fact you managed to write something coherent is impressive in itself. Massive hugs. I wish I could promise a miracle cure, but the best I can do is send some virtual moral support.

Plonkysaurus · 01/01/2014 18:56

Oh Pud, it sounds like you really need a hug. Don't worry about work, if you're all ill there's not much can be done. Everything else can wait until you're well - trying to do too much at once won't really help because you need to rest. Do you have anyone nearby who can come and help out for just a few hours? There's a very nasty winter bug going round at the moment. I hope it passes quickly for you.

We spent New Year's Eve bingeing on chocolate and wine. Ds was rudely awoken by the many fireworks going off, not fun to deal with after half a bottle of wine! We've had what DP would term as a chilled out day in the house, but I'm now climbing the walls.

Id also like to give a big thank you to everyone on here, including those who we've not seen in a while, for making 2013 more joyous and lovely.

intherainbow · 01/01/2014 19:58

Just popping on to wish everyone a very happy new year. It is very hard to break the habit of checking in for update on you all and your little ones! pud hope everyone feels better soon.

BettyOff · 01/01/2014 20:38

Rainbow I'm glad you popped in. Happy New Year.

Pud how the hell you're surviving is beyond me but it sounds like you're through the worst of it, just be kind to yourself and give yourself some time to recover properly before going into work, otherwise you'll be knackered for ages. I'm sending you a virtual hot toddy and hug.

worsestershiresauce · 01/01/2014 20:45

Yay Rainbow good to see you Smile. Popping in to see us is a habit I very much hope you won't break.

Plonky come down off those walls now.... or gravity will make you.

I wish I could lay claim to having spent an exciting memorable New Year, but in reality we have done nothing more than get totally soaked going for a walk in a gale, and go to a neighbourly drinks thing. The worselet had a better day. She practised doing her running crawl, and managed about a 60ft dash across the house before having a little sit down and a think about her return route. You know those reigns things non-PC parents have? I'm getting some...

Night all. I am tasked with finding a new cot so am off to google. The one we have has bars all the way round which doesn't work well in our draughty house. We need something cosier if any of us are ever to sleep again.

BettyOff · 01/01/2014 22:15

Wors they've got some cotbeds in the John Lewis sale. We've got one of theirs with solid head and foot ends and despite a very cold room (2 outdoor walls etc) madam is usually fairly snug. She has a terry under sheet and a cotton on top, a vest and sleep suit and a 2.5tog sleeping bag (and she's got a bag with sleeves for if it gets extra cold).

Gerrythetootallgiraffeswife · 01/01/2014 23:19

Bleurgh. I'm here, now that I can see straight. One hell of a hangover earned me bad mummy points today as dd basically entertained herself while I quietly died on the sofa. Mine was self inflicted and I deserve no sympathy, unlike poor pud - how are you feeling now?

So, hopefully I won't be the first one of us to get pregnant again... DH and I celebrated the new year in drunken style, and got a little, ahem, forgetful. Which, considering I am on no contraceptives, and am pretty much mid cycle, could get expensive. I'm banking on those good old cysts to carry on doing the job that had me cursing them for the 2 years we were trying for dd. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks!

I'm sure I had so much more to say, but my eyes are shutting of their own accord.

Happy new year you lovely lot!

Anypants · 01/01/2014 23:38

Sorry for your poorliness pud - I recommend rest so no work tomorrow. If you spread yourself too thin, you'll come off worse.

I have had a fairly rubbishy new year's day - DD woke up at 8 but refused her morning nap. And then proceeded to yell at me all morning. She got lunch early becauase she didn't stop with the moaning and yelling and then finally had an houe after that. Bedtime was worse - an hour and a half. Of more yelling. I suspect teeth. I hope it's temporary. I nearly threw dinner at DH. Who has manflu. What a start to the year - it can only get better! Brew

Anypants · 01/01/2014 23:39

Houe?? Hour. FFS.

Pudtat · 02/01/2014 10:07

Not at work.

Dm due this pm to provide boy wrangling for a couple of hours.

Ugh! I hate feeling like this and watching DS suffer is just awful! Hmm

worsestershiresauce · 02/01/2014 16:00

Get well soon family Pud. Lots of sympathy, not a fun way to start the year Sad

Betty thanks for the tip, I'll take a look. My googling didn't find anything particularly inspiring, which is no great surprise. My googling rarely does!

Gerry Grin you bad girl you. Don't like to scare you or anything but didn't the lovely Jools, wife of the less lovely Jamie, go on to pop out 3 in rapid succession after no end of trouble having her first due to PCOS? Or something like that anyway. Bon courage for whatever result awaits you.

Progress report here - chicken burger was eaten. Not much chicken burger was eaten, but the fact any was at all is impressive in itself (if you are a worselet). Having knocked the food variety issue on the head I guess our next challenge is food quantity. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to encourage her to eat enough to get her to sleep through the night I'm all ears.

I hope everyone has seen the brief flash of sun that we have enjoyed today and has been up to all sorts of fun things. I have just spent 2 hours doing my tax. The actual tax bit took ten minutes, the rest was me trying and failing to get into my google docs account, trying and failing to find the relevant information, and fruitlessly updating the wrong spreadsheet. Once upon a time I was an efficient accountant. It would appear that I have now grown up into a fully fledged half wit and DH has just instructed me to take the documents to the acountancy firm in the village.... the shame...

StormyBrid · 02/01/2014 16:33

Sympathies, pud. We have the dreaded lurgy too, and it's grim. We're also three weeks from the next wonder week, and tooth number five has just cut through the gum. Mega grumpy baby ahoy!

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Plonkysaurus · 02/01/2014 16:45

Worse welcome to The Halfwits. I am the president of that particular organisation. Now dd has a taste for food she might naturally increase her intake. DS just woke up hungry one day and we now can't get enough food into him, and he's back up to 16flozzes a day too. She'll get there, promise.

Stormy ah much grumpiness here too. He's still not crawling so getting very pissed off, clinginess seems to have suddenly ramped up, tooth no.6 is almost completely through and he has whole afternoons where he DOESN'T WANT IT! I'm wondering if the ww has arrived a tad early. Still, it's better than when he was 8 months old, but it does feel like we're sending a completely different child to nursery in his place.

Gerry ahhhhh well....c'est la vie? Can we address all lapses in contraception in French only please? Grin

Pud I hope you're on the mend.

We went for a lovely stomp about in the muddy grounds of kedleston hall today. DS seems very happy in his new carrier so that's a relief. Alas, dp took a photo of me eating an apple in a field and I'm horrified. It's just not acceptable. What a fatso.

StormyBrid · 02/01/2014 17:32

I just had an awful thought. Gerry, promise you won't start cheating on us with the September 2014 antenatal group?

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yummychocolate · 02/01/2014 18:43

pud and stormy hope you all feel better soon.

any lets hope the 2nd day of the year is better for you.

worse brilliant work with the chicken burger. I think go with flow. One day she will start eating more and you will have to share your food all the time with her begrudgingly. No one can eat anything in front of ds now. He just wants anything and everything. i wonder who takes after.

Thank you for the well wishes. We had a lovely birthday breakfast yesterday and spent the rest of the day at home. Usually everyone is hungover and all partied out for my birthday so its a bit dim unless i start the celebrations a day early. Wink. Weather was horrible but today made up for it and we had a lovely walk and spent money again. Shock

yummychocolate · 02/01/2014 18:44

gerry i look forward to hearing a result in a months time. Smile

Anypants · 02/01/2014 21:36

Yeeeeeaaah, so it got sh*ttier today. Got told, by letter, that I won't be able to return to my old job. Or any job.

Didn't think I would be that bothered but it turns out I am. Am off to research new careers.... Wine Wine Wine