November 2012 - Diet plans and love bubbles

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1958191-November-2012-Any-words-yet

I will just say after 3 months of part time nursery he didn't cry this morning for the first time! It's a breakthrough!

Morning all

We went to toddler group this morning. O impressed me so much with how confident he has become. He sat happily in the middle of the circle during song time, shaking his instruments at anyone who looked at him. Then during play time he assumed the role of slide supervisor - watching everyone who came down and cheering them on He is no longer the shy boy of a few months ago who wouldn't leave my side. Oh, but an older boy (3 years at a guess) grabbed O's hand and sunk his teeth into him. Poor mite screamed and screamed whilst the other mum didn't do a thing, despite witnessing it all

Pikz I'm still waiting for that day. He goes to his key worker okay but always cry's when I leave. They say its not for long but it would be nice if there were no tears at all!!
Chasing that's awful!! I'm not sure if I would have been able to keep my cool with the mother in that situation.
GT I was shocked at the amount of sugar in Cheerios. I think Ellas Kitchen does one that's a lot less. I'm a bit fussy giving H sugar. I'm scared about his teeth and it making him hyper. My friend who's a teacher calls it kiddie crack, lol!!

I am baby free. I need to tackle the assignment so my mum is having O overnight. I'm feeling lost without her. But will give myself 20 min of doing nothing than settle with the laptop and study books. The sooner I'm finished, the sooner I get her back.

Thanks for all the milk information
It looks like the amount that H drinks is about average
I'm in awe of you guys that gives your babies normal cups. H would just pour water everywhere. Its bad enough with a free flow sippy cup

Do I dare go to aerobics tonight with Mr Trunchball? My knee has only started to heal in the last two days and I can't kneel down and if anyone touches it is agony. I feel like going and making a big point of the fact I can't do anything kneeling was on verge of GPs on
Sat but think is is finally scabbing up.

DH has earned himself 3, yes, 3 Brownie points today.

1.) as you probably know he doesn't share his feelings much and If I have a gushy moment he humpfs me, anyway when I had DS1 I wrote him a card because I knew if I said it he would humpf. A gushy card. I found it in his bedside drawer this morning(not snooping O pulled most of the contents out and I was putting them back) made me

2 and 3.) when I got home from being out today and checked my iPad there were two invitations in my calendar. One for a date night in a couple of weeks and one for him cooking me dinner on valentines.

Feeling loved as FB would say.

Hope you assignment is going well lily

I would have been v proud chAsing of O.

A lot of children go through the biting stage and tbh I would always rather be the mummy of the bitee than the biter (I have been both ) that mummy should go on the thinking step, one should always watch ones kids behaviour at toddlers and deal with any issues forthwith.

C is going through a biting stage and I would be absolutely mortified if he did it to another child. When it happens I tell him off and say 'ow! you hurt mummy. that's naughty' then put him on the floor and ignore him. He hates it when he's being ignored so I think it's the best punishment. Fingers crossed, he's not done it at all in the last couple of weeks.

I think the mother should at least have acknowledged it. I think that's all I would have needed.

I think I would have been happy with an acknowledgment. He left teeth marks in his fingers

Sophia that's lovely I bet it means even more if he isn't usually the romantic/gushy type. I may have already started excitedly planning valentines day

I am very excited for you chasing

Oh crumbs a pal has just lost her baby at 20 weeks pregnant .

Oh how sad yw .

YW I am so sorry. That is tragic news

Oh YW that is so sad

Apparently it was a wee boy. She has 1 boy and 2 girls under 4 (she is crackers!) so he would have evened up the numbers. I think her and her DH don't use contraception for religious reasons (?) and she's been told that so many pregnancies in quick succession might have been too much for her body. So horrible it must be heartbreaking at such an advanced stage yet too wee to stand a chance.

DH god love him is doing the housework, threatening to make a pudding and pouring me a G&T as I've had a ratty strung out stressful day balancing freelancing and Mummying and that bit of bad news was the final kicker in the chops. God love that man!

On a lighter note - the quiche approved EK cookbook arrived today. Good work ladies on the recommendation it looks awesome!

Safely back home, with my girl, dog amd cat.

Chasing that's so rude that she didn't even acknowledge it. Hope O is ok. And enjoy your V-day planning. I am on call on the day itself. Romantic

YW v sad . I cannot imagine how horrific that must be for your poor friend.

Glad nursery drop offs went well for some. YW I do not know what would happen if Fs key worker wasn't there. I think there would be a meltdown of epic proportions.

So today, me and dh were reunited with F in my parents local cafe. F had been quietly sitting flicking through a magazine with my mum, until we arrived... she got the devils blood once we were there. There was also a mum with her 6mo ish baby and grandma. Anyhoo, F was whizzing round shouting dadadadad and pointing at the baby, and tantrumming when I moved her away from he plug socket. Judgey pants!? So high she was nearly choking o them, I jist wanted to say to her "I had a placid baby once who sat and cooed - they change! So put your judgies away!"

Evening.

So sorry to hear of your pal yw. Tragic.

Weird day at work. Only going to get weirder.

Pal came over tonight. P was poorly and had a temperature. As soon as pal left she brightened. Poops.

yw Awful, so sorry. Your poor friend.

I got the Ella's kitchen cookbook but gave it to my sister as E isn't able to eat many of the foods in it. I did love it though and will be getting it again.

I think I figured out where this thread doesn't show up in the threads I'm on section. I've accidently hidden it . The mouse thing on my new laptop jumps around a bit quicker than my old one so I clicked there by accident. I had to search mumsnet as this thread wasn't showing in post natal groups either. Anyway, short of it is does anybody know how to unhide threads? Can't see how to do it anywhere!

Evening quiche, another mad day here. Have started sorting e's room a bit as I just couldn't move in there. I'm sure it's worse now than when I started!

Thanks fruit

bplp am trying not to worry about him, today has been a pretty good day and I'm feeling ok about it all ATM. He didn't eat much at lunch but ate like a horse at tea so it balanced out :) hope you had a good night last night

Glad dd1s party went well eliza :) and yay for a new laptop!

Sounds like h is doing really well gt e has enjoyed Cheerios chucked on his tray too and the ek ones

Oh fruit hope s is better soon poor wee mite

vq hope all 3 are better soon, and lots of luck for your interview though I am confident you don't need it

Hopefully he'll settle yw how long is his key worker away for?

That's brilliant pikz :)

chasing I too would've been very proud of o :) and would've wanted the little boys mum to at least acknowledge the bite. I'd be mortified if e bit another child, though it know it does happen surely completely ignoring it isn't the best way to deal with it?!

Good luck with your assignment lily

If you go to aerobics sophia hope it's not too painful! and awwww at your dh :)

yw I'm so sorry that's awful :( your poor friend :(

Sophia aww to your DH.

BPLP I assumed that J was an angelic baby until he started to move - he is in fact a total imp / human wrecking ball but merely spent the first eight months of life planning what he was going to trash with an angelic look on his wee face. That lady in the cafe will find this out soon enough and find that her judgey pants are suddenly not quite so comfortable when highly hoiked!

Kyz J is climbing down after his mad feeding frenzy of the last week - he didn't fancy a second supper after nursery and I was all worried and until I got a grip of myself and realised he's just reverting back to normal. E is growing beautifully! I need to sort out Jonas' room too. There are lots of things cunningly hidden behind his tent. When I've saved up enough to get the lounge bookcases built I'm going to get the joiner to section off the far end of his room into a built-in cupboard to hide the shit away permanently to tidy.

Sorry to hear of your friend yw that's so sad

Presentation and narrative all sorted. All three kids dosed up and in bed, asleep (but for how long?) and I am off to bed.

Wootastic

See you the other side

AND I finished the f***g pyramid!

Oh and bp, I sympathise massively . Ask any quichester who has met her and they will confirm - p HAS NEVER sat quietly and cooed. I have had those looks since she was 3 months old. Meh