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November 2012 - Any words yet?

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StuntNun · 05/01/2014 22:38

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TheDetective · 15/01/2014 00:35

Hope sleepy dust has arrived BP.

It is cold tonight, yes. :(

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fruitpastilles · 15/01/2014 04:26

Happy birthday to DD1 eliza hope she has a lovely day.
Are you asleep yet bp? Hope so. I've just been in S's room, had to give a quick cuddle and do a bit of hand holding, it's the second wake up tonight and she only took 10 mins to go back to sleep, not as good as last night but still better than normal.

det I read that as you and dp were wearing the same at first haha.

S doesn't eat all that much, seems to be less and less actually. All she had for dinner last night was a sausage, 1 spoon of mash and 4 peas yes I counted then she had 2 spoons of yoghurt (which she normally gobbles up) and a handful of blueberries.

fruitpastilles · 15/01/2014 04:29

Hope little E feels better kyz

Lily311 · 15/01/2014 07:08

O eats normal amount, she was 9.5 kgs a month ago.

First rain in over 3 months, missed the sound of it. There were drizzles in between but this is proper English rain. In Hungary.

Still haven't booked the holiday or ordered the built in wardrobes. And assignment hasn't been done either. Grrr.

sebsmummy1 · 15/01/2014 07:27

I am bit sure what Seb weighs right now, I know is he tracking about the 75th centile although his height is around the 50th. We missed the 1 year check up as we moved house, not sure if I should chase the HVs up over here?

He eats really well. I tend not to let him snack really, if I'm eating some fruit I will give him some, but otherwise I have a mild phobia if children running about holding food and wiping it all over the place (soft play seems to be the worst for this ... boik!!)

I batch cook for him in the week so he has things like fish pie, chicken curry, bolognese etc, brekkie is toast and porridge, we've just started having boiled eggs and dippy soldiers. Very cute.

YellowWellies · 15/01/2014 07:50

Quick wake up for a drink at midnight - then he slept thru til now Smile . I should think so after all that food! He eats less than half of that normally - must be a growth spurt. Must get him to nursery quick before he produces the king of all poos!

TitsalinaBumSquash · 15/01/2014 08:33

No idea what J weighs, he was weighed at the hospital but I forget what it was Blush

We're horribly slack with food here I'm afraid, it's something I've never got back into the swing of since J was born, once upon a time come 5pm I'd have the big table laid with proper dinner stuff and everyone would be sat down with a hearty dinner cooked from scratch.

I manage the cooking part but usually the 2 boys are up to the table. J is in the highchair and is spoon fed, he has no interest in a spoon to do it himself.

I eat one handed on the sofa after I've fed J and DP eats whenever he rolls in from work. It's a bit of a shambles that's on my list of things to fix.

Foodwise, J eating habits vary, sometimes he'll spend the day picking at little bits and some days he'll eat 3 huge meals.

Usually a bagel and fruit and a bottle for breakfast or 1 wheatabix and a bottle.

Scrambled egg or a selection of fruit/cheese/bread/raisins for lunch

Then what ever we have for dinner, pasta, roast, stews, curries etc etc.

He's far from wasting away though, he's a lovely size. :)

PurplePidjin · 15/01/2014 08:56

A portion is the size of the palm of their hand...

PetiteRaleuse · 15/01/2014 09:21

Morning. Took both girls to nursery today and told them to call me if they are too ill. I'm ill too. This cough part of the cold is vicious. Had a bit of a lecture as I dosed DD1 up with paracetamol before going as she had a fever overnight and was nudging 38 this morning. Her key worker said never give paracetamol under 38.5 as it could induce hypothermia. I said if she has the cold I've got a dose of paracetamol will also help with the headache and I hardly think she will get hypothermia in a room heated to above 25 degrees. I get her point but I am not an over medicator - but I'm dosed up on paracetamol to get me through this am not going to worry about hypothermia. Anyway...

Food. LO ate like a pig for several days a week or so ago. This week she has very little appetite. I just follow her lead.

Am feeling awful and could do with a duvet day but have guests this weekend and need to sort their room out, tidy a bit and plan the menu.

I used to not take people seriously when they felt ill with a cold bt since the whole stomach disaster colds hit me really badly. I don't know if my immunity got knocked or if it just age but I am a much worse patient than I was in the past.

Nursery are moving LO up to the middle section today. She will be sleeping in a little bed, not a cot. They showed me the dormitory it was so cute. I warned them that today was possibly not the best day to attempt the switch for naps, as, although she is much better than yesterday, fever down etc, she's not right.

DD1 had an accident at nursery the other day. Her first in a long time. She was basically left in the dormitory on her own with the door open, woke up from her nap and didn't dare get up to go to the loo so weed herself. Apparently she was very stressed about it and yesterday refused to nap at all. I was told y'day it was because she was coughing too much, but in the car she said she didn't want to wee herself. So this morning I told them this and they started making a fuss over her and saying oh but we weren't angry, don't worry and she burst into embarassed tears. Poor love. I know they are very unbothered about accidents, as are we, so have no idea why she would be upset though mil did tell her once while she was here that she would get a smack if she went elsewhere than the potty, as DD1 announced she needed a poo but not right away and mil was scared of an accident so maybe I do have an idea after all

Little problems but when you are just under 3 I imagine they are big problems.

Anyway, blah blah. Horrid cold, have bought redbull. Am supposed to be making appointments with social security people but feel too rubbish.

Ooh. Funny story. Late last night got a voicemail message from a right proper perve. Low voiced, breathy, saying he was looking for a mistress and would like it to be me. Hmm

My number used to belong to a swingers club so I do get the odd strange phonecall. I wish I'd answered that one, me and DH like a bit of perve baiting (most of the people who call about the club are very pleasant, and apologetic, but you do get odd weirdo).

Did I congratulate sebsmummy ? I don't think so. Congratulations. Two under two is fiiiiine. Honestly don't look at my posting history . Seriously, it's not always fun but it gets so much easier.

Glad to hear your rat is ok kyz poor thing.

Ok night here. I didn't sleep as was listening to the girls splutter and do the whimpery feverish sounds all night.

I've got 38.5 fever now, despite a gram of paracetamon three hours ago. Right, redbull.

sebsmummy1 · 15/01/2014 09:30

PMSL Petite. I am choosing to ignore your crossed out words Grin

I am sure it will be hell on earth just fine and they will play together beautifully, ehem.

PetiteRaleuse · 15/01/2014 09:36

Beautifully. Never violently. Oh no. :o

Seriously, if I were to go back I'd stick with just one and decided to have two kids I would keep the same age gap. They are pretty rough with each other now but there is a lovely bond being built.

sebsmummy1 · 15/01/2014 09:44

he he i have waited so long for this BFP that i don't think its possible to be put off. I love the idea of them growing up as pals. I am determined to try my hardest to get them to like each other.

PetiteRaleuse · 15/01/2014 09:57

I'm joking. It's a great age gap. I was terrified of having two under two but I'm pretty sure that if we had left it much longer I'd have not had a second one. So I am glad we did have one when we did. Post toilet training DD1 I'd not have wanted to go back to bad nights and nappies. So LO snuck her way in at the right time

sebsmummy1 · 15/01/2014 10:21

That's exactly how i felt. I couldn't take the chance of waiting as i am hitting my 40th birthday in just over a years time and i know fertility can take a nose dive (although my sister had two in her forties so i know it happens frequently with no problems).

I also really wanted a home birth for my first but got talked out of it at the last minute. I have everything in the garage so are hoping they may let me get the birth of my choice this time if i am considered low risk.

sebsmummy1 · 15/01/2014 10:22

Not giving birth in the garage obviously, bit cold Wink

applepieinthesky · 15/01/2014 10:26

Who is on My Fitness Pal? I'm starting it again today so please let me know your usernames as I'm currently billy no mates.

YellowWellies · 15/01/2014 10:35

Damn, damn, damn. Typical I get him into his pushchair all cosied up in his snowsuit when he does that eye popping, red faced, grunting, middle distance stare and I have to hoik him out, get him out of all of his layers and change his nappy before we head off to nursery. Am sure it'll not be the last today though Grin.

Pidj I know the hand = portion rule works for kids as well as adults but if you have a wee baby, who's reflux often puts him off eating many days and who can't eat fatty food like dairy and you desperately want them to put on weight, when they want to eat - you don't argue even if that means ignoring precious portion rules for the day!!!!!! Smile

Sebsmummy I did think that was a more unusual location for a homebirth. I bet if blokes had babies there would be a fair few home births in sheds and garages....

PR get well soon!

PetiteRaleuse · 15/01/2014 11:20

Ha if blokes had babies they'd all be in hospital from 8m onwards, epidural on tap and anaesthetists offering generals at the slightest twinge :o

I think if you follow cues and a vague routine then a healthy baby instinctively knows in 95% of cases how much they need. If LO wants to eat another piece of toast or yet another tomato then she needs it. Our instinct to eat properly is messed up by outside causes later on (sugar addiction, marketing, image issues). I am possibly too laid back on food as I have Feeder genes and nothing makes me happier than an empty plate or even better, someone asking for seconds. I have to curb that instinct with my kids so really take a step back mentally while they are eating. It's hard. DH has put on 15kg since being with me

PetiteRaleuse · 15/01/2014 11:29

Not mocking epidurals btw. I'm of the all the drugs I can get school :o

ChasingDaisy · 15/01/2014 11:32

I'm a big epidural fan Grin

O is really trying my patience today. Tantrums galore.

Quick baking question. Making a sponge cake. Don't have self raising flour. Will plain flour + baking powder be ok?

ChasingDaisy · 15/01/2014 11:34

O just walked the whole length of the room with his walker Grin First ever unaided (by me) steps!

YellowWellies · 15/01/2014 11:44

DH and I have put weight on together and lost it and put a bit back on. I'm in the get fat when happy and be skinny when ill or miserable camp.

Speaking of happiness did anyone hear the study discussed today on R4 that couples without children are happier than couples with children, but yet women with children are the happiest of all? Suggesting that having a family makes men's happiness fall.... I was a bit Hmm by those findings... DH is utterly smitten by J. I think we would both like a bit more time for us sex but I think we appreciated that for the first few years you do put your evening jaunts / social life on hold for a wee bit whilst they are very young and need you and a stable routine. I wonder maybe if some blokes just think that life will continue as normal and are shocked when they don't have as much time for hobbies and a social life? Or worse they continue as before and wonder why they are resented by their partner or their child is unsettled?

PurplePidjin · 15/01/2014 11:47

I know YW i just see anything over the hand sized bit as a bonus and try to offer a range of stuff not just keep cramming the same stuff in Confused