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Jan 2013: hooray for tits!

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BuntyCollocks · 20/01/2014 23:13

meringue really? I wonder if we do know one another! How old are you?

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LetThereBeCupcakes · 26/03/2014 19:37

four how kind of your friend. Glad the Felix's day with his Dad went well.

Creepy how is Pup?

Glorious how are you doing? Try not to worry too much about the night weaning. Remember you can always stop if it gets too much. Hope you are OK, it's awful not being able to talk to your DH about your worries as I well know.

No skin problems here fortunately so I'm afraid I can't help with that.

Getting really annoyed with work at the moment. I work 7am-12 noon, but my boss often doesn't get in until late morning or sometimes not even until the afternoon so I barely see her. On Monday she finally produced my task list for this year - all of the things I'm supposed to have achieved since I returned from maternity leave in November until the end of April. I should have been given it months ago. I've not done any of it (as I didn't know I should have been doing it) and there's no chance I will. I can't talk to her about it as on the rare occasions we're both in at the same time she seems to be prioritising other team members (today she actually arrived at 10.30, but when straight off for coffee with another team member and I didn't see her again). It's so frustrating as I basically have to sit and do nothing all morning and I'm terrible at doing nothing!

Right, must stop whinging. The ironing calls.

mrsbug · 26/03/2014 20:01

Fourlegs hope you're doing OK. I use coconut oil on dd's dry skin, it works well.

Congrats lora.

So the one morning dd decides to have a lie in, the cat wakes me up at 5.30 for a cuddle Hmm

Lora1982 · 27/03/2014 07:47

Ok girls whats your favourite thing aboutt your babies?

Think mines the joy on his face when I go to him in the morning

lollipoppi · 27/03/2014 07:55

Checking on her before I go to sleep and she is all content, I could stand and look at her for hours
And when she kisses her teddies then puts them to my face to kiss them too Smile

JuniperTisane · 27/03/2014 09:16

The big snotty open mouth kiss like he's about to eat me. Watching him dance.

Least favourite thing: His habit of chucking whatever he's holding in the toilet Hmm

newbie6 · 27/03/2014 14:36

My fave thing is his laugh, when he really laughs if that makes sense!

glorious · 27/03/2014 17:49

I'm ok thanks cupcakes , bit anxious about the night weaning attempt. I'm pretty sure DH isn't up to it so she'll just be all upset for no reason cos we'll give up Sad But who knows.

creepy how's your dog? Poor thing.

I like how she cuddles and kisses her cat toy and presents her chin for tickling Smile

LetThereBeCupcakes · 27/03/2014 18:21

glorious maybe she'll surprise you. When we tried for about the 12th time to get DS to settle in his cot we thought it would be the same old screaming fit. He just turned over and went to sleep! Best of luck.

I love when I pick him up from nursery and he gives me a huge smile, then starts gathering up everything in reach to give to me, like little gifts. And when he blows raspberries on my belly.

mrsbug · 27/03/2014 19:45

I love dd's massive grin when I see her at the end of the day if I've been at work, her dirty laugh, and her chubby thighs Smile

glorious · 27/03/2014 19:50

You may be right cupcakes , she took to settling herself in the cot quite well so you never know. I meant to say sorry about your work, that sounds rubbish. Could you fix a regular catch up perhaps?

LetThereBeCupcakes · 27/03/2014 20:43

We have a weekly catch up scheduled - she has turned up for it twice since November. Hmm

glorious · 27/03/2014 21:33

That is appalling Sad I'm sorry, that's the last thing you need. Any idea why she's behaving like that?

mrsbug · 27/03/2014 22:04

PS glorious, it's not the same, but dd has suddenly decided she no longer feeds to sleep. So we've suddenly had to try other methods to get her to sleep at night (in the day we rock her to sleep in her buggy, even if we're at home. She is a hardcore Cot Refuser).

Last night we put her in her cot awake and she screamed hysterically, then went backon on the boob for a bit, back in the cot, screamed again. Repeated a few timesthen then we gave up and put her in her buggy, fully reclined, and rocked her to sleep. She stayed there for most of the night.

Today she fed till she was sleepy then dp put her in the cot and sat with her with his hand on her belly and she whinged for a few minutes then went to sleep.

AppleCrumples · 27/03/2014 22:30

Lostyou all there no internet ivy broke it

cupcakes that sounds awful.

glorious hope night weaning going ok.

Trying to stop bf here --still- am just moving the feed so its earlierand earlier to break any sleep assosiation, next step is to moveto another room for bf. She still gets really excited when she know i'm goung to feed her so i almost feel bad for wanting to stop!!

I love how she runs off grinning and waving her arms as soon as i get her coat. And shes so quiet in her pushchair then as soon as i let her out she runs around with a big smile and chatters to everyone.

Polyethyl · 28/03/2014 10:44

I have often seen it said on mumsnet that if you use Granny daycare that you get the quality of care that you pay for. This morning the truth of that became apparent to me.

On Friday mornings my mother looks after my baby. This morning I delivered baby to my Mum, settled her in and when I left baby was in the living room, seated at the piano, crashing out chords, with a delighted expression on her face at this lovely noisy toy. Granny looking on benignly. So I set off for work thinking How charming and wholesome, my darling exploring the piano, what a lovely morning the two of them will have together.

Id only walked a few yards when I realised Id forgotten something, so turned back and quietly let myself back into the house.

Were they still at the piano? No. Were they still in the livingroom even? No. The moment my back was turned they rushed downstairs to the television room. When I walked back in, it was to see a tableau of baby on the sofa, pointing zapper at the television, having just turned the tele on. Granny and baby froze on seeing me with an expression that said Dammit, weve been busted!

My illusions of appealing granny and baby bonding, through engaging play shattered, I crept away leaving them to their own devices.

mrsbug · 28/03/2014 17:20

Poly sorry but that really made me laugh. I bet this is what dp does on his days off with dd

glorious · 28/03/2014 22:11

Night one tonight, am very nervous Sad Normally feeds at 1030 or very occasionally not till 1ish so expecting dramas by then at the latest. Feeling horrible already.

glorious · 29/03/2014 00:44

God I'm already on the verge of giving up. Standing outside crying myself. Too too awful Sad

glorious · 29/03/2014 00:45

DH is with her btw and doing great, she's even drinking a bit of water (I can hear).

lollipoppi · 29/03/2014 01:52

Hope she has settled glorious!

Poly that's so funny, and cheered me up after just getting home from work since 8am this morning Confused

glorious · 29/03/2014 03:28

She settled at about 130 but I'm still awake as I'm too wound up Sad Expect she'll wake again soon, will start to worry even more if she doesn't. I'm rubbish at this.

lollipoppi · 29/03/2014 06:56

You've got through the 1st night glorious, that's the worse part, keep going, things will get better.
Brew For you and DH
I'm already on my 2nd cup and back to work in a mo Confused

LetThereBeCupcakes · 29/03/2014 08:01

glorious how are you all doing this morning? I should have logged on - DS was up from 1-3.30. Presumably in sympathy for you guys.

No idea why my boss is being so useless - I've been told by a couple of other people that she's just not a team player. Not helpful really!

DH has taken DDog one to his first agility competition of the year. We only started competition last year and didn't win anything, so fingers crossed for a Clear Round rosette this year!

JuniperTisane · 29/03/2014 08:57

How are you this morning Glorious? Fingers crossed Ellen settled for DH, and Lolli is right, the first night is the worst.

Just found a few minutes peace and quiet as DH has taken DS1 to rugbytots and Dan is (supposedly) asleep. The kitchen is a bomb site, there are cars everywhere, the highchair needs wiping down and the washing up is piled on the side but I am ignoring it all just for 20 minutes or so.

Daniel has finally worked out how to go downstairs. Its only taken him about 6 months and he twigged this morning that he can go backwards instead of trying to hurl himself off the top step forwards. I think I might take him to tumble time this weekend as he is steady on his feet now and starting to climb stuff regularly. Also been looking at stuff for the garden as the clocks change and its getting a bit warmer. We have a slide, a mini trampoline and various pushalongs but I think a small climbing frame would be nice for him. Off to search Gumtree I think, I'm not paying a fortune for a new one if I can help it.

New favourite book: Wow said the Owl. He sits nicely and says WOW every time I turn the page. Very cute.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

glorious · 29/03/2014 09:32

I went in at 5 as I couldn't take it any more. I think DH is probably annoyed. Only just got up so have had a few hours sleep since then at least and not seen anyone yet.

If we do the same tonight with the clocks going forward we'll be where we need to be. I don't know whether I can though.

Good luck cupcakes' dog!