June 2013 Commando crawlers vs Baby slugs

[SunnyL]

Hi all - the old thread was about to run out so I started a new one.

Little Miss was up to mischief last night. Thankfully it's DHs day off today so he took her into bed with him while I slept in the spare room. She is just so excitable when she wakes up at night. It can can 90 minutes to scrape her off the ceiling.

Happy birthday to your DD, Mary. :-)

It's scary that we are owners of 1 years olds now, there or thereabouts!

Oh dear we have a poorly baby here. Was at DHs graduation today when we got a phone call from nursery to come and get her because she has a temp and is unhappy. Its just typical isn't it - normally I'm 15 mins away at work but today we were an hour up the motorway in Kincardine.

Right help please. My child has become a menace. She will not sit in the bath. She climbs out. So she's basically now not having baths. She refuses teeth cleaning. Not sure whether I should worry about that. Can hardly change nappies as she will not lie still for more than a second. How how how does this work? Her nappies are hell on earth at the moment. The stench is unbearable! But that's pretty normal for her. More concerned with the fact that changing her is impossible!

oh wow, she's 1 now!!! buttercream and sprinkles are a big hit!

re not sitting still, i found doing the sign for nappy change and have a nappy change song (with actions) has helped, it gives her an idea it's happening, and the song tends to make her giggle so she'll lie down.

for teeth cleaning, i have to hold her wrapped in a towel from the bath to clean them. Can you just fill the bath then sort of throw her in so at least she's had a dunking and some cleaning???? Lots of interesting bath toys to keep her entertained, or can you get in with her, that's always hilarious when I do that... (and generally the only time she poos in the bath)

DD has to play with a toy during nappy change as it's the only way she will stay still / on her back long enough.

Baths, we take it in turns to go in with her so she's pinned between legs.

She loves toothbrushing, so no words of wisdom there.

Yay for buttercream and sprinkles went down well, Mary! :-)

Nappy changes/clothes changes are a battle here. Sometimes I can keep him entertained with toy/singing/tube of bum cream but more often than not it's tears. His hands go straight to his little man as well as soon as we open nappy. Not great when it's on the looser side of normal!
Bath times are generally ok but he has started standing up in the bath which terrifies me!
Brushing teeth generally ok. We have a rule that it must be done so either he does it ( with my help) or I forcefully do it. My best friend is a dentist so she said If he's obviously teething just pop tooth brush in for 2 secs so it's still getting done as part of a routine, but not causing too much discomfort. Generally he takes the toothbrush after bath while he's getting dried and changed and chews on it then I help.

DD is now one! Our party was a success and the number 1 shaped cake turned out really well. We went to the zoo for her birthday and had a really lovely day.

DD plays with a toy while she has her nappy changed, plus I'll talk to her. She turns around in the bath but that's as far as movement goes (apart from kicking and splashing!) as she loves her baths.

She still hasn't got any teeth (one is just starting to poke through, but it's been like the for ages)! But she finds it really funny when I brush mine so I let her have a quick go with the toothbrush anyway and she likes it!

Re nappy changing, I am a meanie. Changing mat on floor, all supplies laid out ready to use. Chase child, sit down on floor with him. Lay child on mat, put legs over his shoulders (so his arms are out to the side). Proceed with nappy change amid much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Beware kicking feet, too!

Baths, I recommend hiring some "older siblings" to chuck in alongside, it works for us :o

Are anyone else's little ones obsessed with putting on clothes? Lil is fascinated by the clothes dryer and pulls clothes off and tries to pull them on over her head. Today she has chased DH all over the house with her fleece jacket trying to put it on.

My baby girl is asleep, tomorrow she turns 1. Can someone tell me where the last 12 months have gone?!

Congratulations ladies, we've made it through the first year. Still standing and still smiling. Well done us

I just dropped DD's first birthday cake I'd made for her party on Saturday.

Mary :-(

I started a thread all about it, have had some good advice. The bees are ok. I have some flowers left over still.

is helping!

Oh, good. Hope you salvage it.

Definitely stick to wine for now! :-)

Oh Mary I'd be gutted. Hope it's not too much work to salvage it, I'm sure it will still look brill.

Right, not to enjoy others pain, but Bean I am SO glad you wrote that post. Am struggling with the exact same thing at the moment and was starting to worry I had a particularly difficult child/that I was being a really crap mum/that I was going to end up with an out of control teenage daughter with major attitude issues. Not that those might not still be the case, but apparently E is not that different after all. Yes, she stands in the bath, tries to climb up shelves, tries to climb in cupboards, will NEVER lay on her back for nappies (flips over after ~1 sec, if I hold her ankles she kind of pivots on her head), I usually end up dressing her while she either crawls away across the bed or wriggles off my lap, ending up wiht her kind of dangling off me while I'm still trying to get things buttoned up. This is almost always accompanied by loud screaming/crying. Quickly gave up with sleepsuits or anythign that takes too long to button up. Sadly I have no words of wisdom, only that I'm sure she'll grow out of it eventually. She does however not mind teeth cleaning - I give her the brush to chew for a while then I manage to clean while she laughs. Mind you as soon as I take the brush away she then screams again.

Phew, 4 days till DD's 1. Not really doing anything for her here which I'm a bit sad about. My sister ended up organising her dd's christening for this weekend, all the family are going and it was supposed to be a kind of combined celebration but of course it's not, it's just a christening with a birthday cake :( We are taking her to an activity farm for her birthday so hopefully she'll enjoy that, I just feel a bit sad as her elder brother had a lovely party. We did try doing one a different day with local friends, but no one can come, and the weekend after her birthday DH is traveling for work.

Sorry for long post after being quiet for so long. Must go and make the most of this rare occasion which has both DCs napping!

How was the party Mary?

It's been a glorious weekend here. We've managed for once a nice balance of getting stuff done, relaxing a bit and seeing friends

This time last year was my due date. I was hot and bothered and huge. DH and I didn't have a name for the sproglet so we distracted ourselves with trying to choose girl and boy names. Still took us 2 days to name DS once he arrived mind you

wehad a good weekend too. we had lil's birthday party on the sat and just pottered in the garden on the Sunday.

Has anyone started thinking about fathers day? I'm trying to think of something thoughtful rather than expensive. Last year all he got was a text message as I had a 4 day old baby and was struggling with a thumping headache after the spinal block

DH has a card thus far this yr. I'm writing a letter to DS for his birthday hope that doesn't sound too weird and thought I might do something similar for DH. Along the lines of what a year, what a fabby little boy we made, and that's our doing, etc etc. DH thinks Father's Day is silly commercialism but not Mother's Day so gifts as such are likely not to mean much to him...

Last year I got dd's dad a little key ring with the month of June on and her birthday circled on it and it could be engraved with a little msg, so I had 'the day I became dd's Daddy' - he loved it and still uses it now.
This year he'll probably get a slap handmade card and perhaps a little something else, but I can't say I'm overly fussed. He won't can't see her on the actual day, so I don't see the point in making a fuss. anything is more than I got for Mother's Day from him/dd

Birthday and birthday party all done here now. All went well. Celebrated with the important people who wanted and are part of her. I'm exhausted from it all!

The party went well! The subsitute cake was a success, the sun shone, we all seemed to have fun.

Father's day - DH has a bike race in the afternoon, so not sure what we'll do!

Glad the parties went well. Couple of weeks yet till ours. Glad it's not this week as ds has what looks like the beginning of chicken pox! Just what I need at the moment but kind of glad he's getting it before baby arrives.
No idea on Father's Day, it's the week before pay day so what ever I get will be cheap!!

Gosh pink the fact that you're doing anything for that twat is pretty amazing given his behaviour.

Good old Pinterest has given me an idea for a gift. Tried to get photos of Lil holding up signs saying I Heart Daddy so I can put them in a frame. Of course trying to control a 1 year old to sit still for photos was a whole other issue

Sunny, I am planning on doing the exact same thing (though was just goign to spell out daddy) but so far have not got around to it! I was planning on having each of the kids hold up one letter in different photos, e.g., made out of sticks or stones outside. He's away on father day so maybe I can get it together in time for when he gets back.

Haha, sunny. We had a photo shoot around DD's birthday and tried to get her to hold up a board at one point. The results should be interesting!

I consider it a success since she didn't eat either the cards, the camera or me. I got a lovely picture of the dog with the I Heart Daddy cards. Not really the same thing though is it?