May 06 - Part 2 - The Return of The Thread

[hockeymum]

So here it is - a brand spanking new thread!

Hi Squidgey! about going back to work. I was supposed to go back to work a couple of weeks ago, but dh took pity on me and is going to try and support me until march! Well he does keep saying whats his is mine etc!!!! You never know, perhaps your dh will get a new contract and you won't have to go back, fingers crossed.

Hello
Squidgy, I hope things go Ok with you and going back to work, sorry to hear about hubby's job problems. I'm fairly lucky - I work 3 days per week and am going back in mid January ( should be Jan 1st but DD1 starts Reception class and I want to settle her in) It still doesn't feel long enough though - I would like to have the whole year off.
We had a great weekend at Center Parcs. Both girls loved the swimming pool -it's fab. DD1 was great on her tagalong bike. I had a go at archery which was fun ( and you can still be fairly good at it with a fat bum! )DD1 and I did some rollerblading - we were both rubbish! DH had to put the baby into the papoose and come and help hold up DD1 while I slithered round. Now I'm in laundry hell with 7 loads piled up - Oh well.

hi thought I'd update. Erin is rolling eveywhere but when she gets tired she ends up head butting the floor no mottere how hard I try to keep her on her play mat!! She has 2 teeth under the skin but they haven't broken through yet, she rubs her gums against anything she can get her hands on. She loves pureed fruit and baby rice and stuff like that but doesn't seen keen on veg or meat and she's a real guzzler. Hockey mum I'm also adpoted welsh - are there any real welsh people on here atall or are we taking over he he he

seems like we are taking over tron!! but I've been here 9 years now and it's starting to rub off on me! DD was really well spoken when she started nursery but after one year she has a wicked Cardiff accent!!! She was singing the Stop Look Listen song yesterday and she was saying "Listen out for Caaaaaaaars" "Stand by the Keeeeeeerb", copying her friends she makes me laugh so much!

Hi all I hope you and the LO's are ok

Grace still isnt rolling in fact she doesnt do much really apart from cry to be picked up and then sit rather superiorly in your arms looking down her nose at the boys as if her right full place in the world has been restored

hockeymom DD has had stranger anxiety from very early on where as the boys got it for about 6 months around now. I thought maybe it was a difference between girls and boys because she wont go to her dad either, she just wants me all the time. Has your dd grown out of it now or is she still a mommies girl (secretly hoping grace will be a mommies girl, the boys adore their dad)

she also gets christened on Sunday so I have bought a raw silk dress to hand down the generations DH cant believe I am thinking about grandchildren he thinks I am unhinged and using it as an excuse to spend money but I am not. honest!!

sniff - DH thinks I'm inhinged with money too and should go to shopaholics anonymous or something. I just can't refuse a bargain though!

Yes, the anxiety did go, but it took a long time (she wasn't rolling or anything at 6 months either and just wanted to be held and watch people all the time too) I think she spent a lot of her first year observing things and having cuddles. The anxiety carried on till I started working evenings when she was 18 months, she was then forced to spend time with dh and was running and talking by then and had lots of fun with him playing in the garden. Once she'd got used to him, she gradually starting liking Grandma and then some of her friends mums, but it wasn't until she'd been at nursery for a few months at age of 3 that she got very confident. She does not shut up now and talks to EVERYONE!!!

I guess what I learned about it all (a few years too late) was that you just have to accept their character as it is, find ways of keeping yourself sane but still making them feel safe and secure and keep them socialising.

thanks all for your positive thoughts - must have paid off, have got a job 1.5 miles away but the training starting in Oct is full so will have to join next class. They don't know when that will be, maybe next year (!! !!) DH says not to worry about finding something for the meantime just yet and he'll try to support us and we'll hope for the best, but I'm a little wary.

He he re adopted welsh, I'm adopted Scottish so sort of in the same boat, although not quite!

Niamh hasn't rolled yet although she's getting close - If I roll her onto her front she'll lift her legs and turn her body, but she just can't quite get the last bit to turn over.

She's also loving sweet potato at the mo, thanks Hockeymum for your hints on this, I would never have thought of baking them. Am so impressed with how yummy they are we've bought some for DH and I (yes I feel pretty bad that I'm feeding my daughter stuff that I've never eaten!)

Niamh was weighed at HV today, 14lb 11oz, a healthy 2lb gain since 06/09 so I'm pretty chuffed. Am still feeding her myself apart from some pureed veg / fruit and baby rice and the odd bottle of formula (I find it quite difficult to express so am trying to get her used to formula for when she inevitably has to go to nursery) so I'm pretty proud of how well she's doing. I know she's relatively small, but she's perfectly proportioned and happy and healthy. She's just going to be "petite" like me (in the height sense that is !!)

Sorry for length of post, just realised how long it is!!

Hi there all, again have been slacking on the posting front . Hope all well and happy.
well done on your job squidgy and welcome to brummie!
My beautiful little sausage is still so beautiful and lovely but has been dribbling and gnawing for weeks but stil remains a little toothless wonder - are bad nappies a sign of teething as well? Cos her poo has become toxic (sorry TMI!)!Really smelly and if not changed within seconds (no exaggeration either!) leaves a nasty rash which never used to happen. Have been using homeopathic powders which seem to be really good for the grouchy unsettledness though which isnt fun for anyone
Also started the weaning yesterday! and boy is she loving it. so I expect the toxic nappies will soon become even more toxic...hey ho...

Hey Y'all,

I've just been catching up with all the news.

Evilstepmom - funny you should say that about toxic poos, dd developed a really nasty rash last week, and her poos went a bit green (sorry TMI!!) I put it down to the wipes I was using, though never had problem B4. I did wonder whether her poo may have given her the rash. Anyone else got experience of this?

sniff - I'm sure your christening gown will be a great investment. dd wore her great grandmothers in July which was over 100 years old. I've heard some people have the names of all the people who've worn it embroidered onto the gown.

hockeymum and any other adopted welsh...LOL at the welsh accents on little kiddies...cute. My Dad is welsh and we love the way he says "come over hyur!" !!!!

DD is still sleeping 13-14 hours solid thru the night (hence my nickname being luckymummy !!!)
Rolling lots and even started to push herself backwards...not quite crawling but she can move a fair distance! Today she had her 1st settling in hour with CM. I felt much better than I thought i would, despite hearing her screaming her head off as soon as I walked thru the door to collect her . I think she may have a bit of stranger anxiety developing...she did the bottom lip thing!! Cute but don't like to think of her being sad .

Sorry to go on....I really should post more regularly!

Love to all and little babies xxx

P.S.
And just one more quick thing... still breast feeding once a day, but decided I'd had enough of those minging nursing bras...went out and got some gorgeous pretty bras in sales. Can't believe what a difference a bra makes.....that's one drawback to BF they don't tell you about...the minging un-flattering bras! Feel like 'a woman' again....LOL my boobs are lifted!! I no longer look like a 65 year old woman! YAY!!!

Aah, nice bras. I had some once. I'm sure I did...now if only I had some nice boobs to put in them! Sure I had some of them once upon a time as well. Unfortunately the rumours are true, they never will be the same after pregnancy, never mind bf-ing as well!

evilstepmom - at the moment I have the best (or should I say 'breast'....sorry, couldn't resist)of both worlds. I only BF dd first thing in morning, so I'm free to wear normal bras during the day, but I still have nice full (of milk) boobs! I only bought 2 bras as I'm fully aware that once I stop feeding I will have what my mate calls 'snookerballs in socks'
In the meantime, I will enjoy my 38DD's (as will dh!!)

Hi all ? I?ve been reading all your posts, and they cheer me up ? I have saggy, baggy boobs too, but still b-feeding DS. It?s the expressing at work that seems to make them worse (?). DS has two, sharp front bottom teeth that he has bitten me with on many occasions. If I don?t say and baby sign ?milk? he bites! He also understands ?yum yum? and the baby sign for food and gets excited at the site of the bowl and spoon. He will also hold a banana to eat. He?s now rolled over back to front, and has had his first swimming lesson! Our house is still a tip from the move, but DS has put on some weight (finally ? can get the monster HV of my back). He?s now 12lbs 13oz at 24 weeks! Small, but perfectly formed! And in two days time I will finally be a SAHM! Sorry for the long post!

Did someone mention nice and bras in the same sentence there!! and boobs in the right place!!!
I knew I was missing something that and a brandy

Luckymummy2sophie Gracies poos went green and smelly just before her teeth popped up and I read your post about your daughter wearing the family dress which made me more sure of buying it I think its a lovely tradition since having grace I am more aware at having someone to hand things down to eg jewellery before it would be MArk saying these will be for the boys one day!!! (usually when buying a scalextric but this is an heirloom to him)

Good morning!!! I have a qeustion for you all,my dd is 19 weeks, i will be going back to work for three days in January. I am thinking of when i should put her into her own room (she is already in the cot) as when i go to work i will have to wake up at 6ish, and i dont want her to wake up then as she sleeps til 7/7.30... And how do i get used to the fact that she isn't in my room :-) I am on my own. Dont think that makes a difference though!

THANK YOU!!!!

Morning haily111,

I put dd in her own room when she was 17 weeks old. I know the SIDS guidelines are for them to be in your room for 6 mths, but we just felt ready.
Could you try putting her in there for daytime naps or is that impractical with where the cot is?

The cot is still in my room. She sleeps in the bouncer throughout the day, so do you think i should try that?

by the way i don't mean a bouncer that you hang on the door

lol at mental image of babyhaily asleep in her door bouncer head lolling all over the place! glad you clarified that Haily!

haily111,
I would try putting her in the bouncer in her room, where she would eventually sleep, so that maybe she gets used to the surroundings?

Has she ever slept away from home in a travel cot? If so, how did she sleep? Maybe you could try putting a travel cot up in her room and putting her in there for her daytime naps, temporarily, and then maybe try one night in that, but the cot is still in your room, so if it turns out to be a nightmare, you haven't had the faff of moving the furniture around.

If you don't have a travel cot, maybe see if you have a friend who could lend you one, as they are not something that people use all the time.

let me know how you get on....good luck!

P.S. I'm sure it won't be a nightmare! Is dd a good sleeper generally?

LOL all adopted Welsh!! Think we are all taking over. Hysterical laughter hockeymum at Caaaarrrdiff accent!! I'm sure you are all aware of how hard a valleys accent is to understand, so wish me luck for when ds eventually goes to school, i've got a few years to teach him brummie though, then i'm sure i'll go from mom to mam
Thank you all for your warm welcome, it's great to know alot of you are so close too

DS had his underwater photo session today for Waterbabies. It was a great set up and he had 4 big swims to get attempts at photos, we should get the proofs in a week or two. We also got DD's school photo proof back and there is a lovely photo of her and DS together both grinning away. Oh dear, lots of money spent on photos at the moment!!

brummiemom - you do know that if your lo picks up the Merthyr accent you will be called Maaammmmmeyear. In the valleys they seem to put a year on the end of everything like that - it makes me cringe!!! Funny how about 5 miles in South Wales gives you a completely different accent!

Hockeymum, i'm dreading it!!!!
I'm gong to try and be mom but don't think i stand a chance and mameeeeyear will eventually win
All of dh family are from round here and always speak to Dylan in what seems to be the broadest Merthyr accent they possibly can(helllllllloooooooeeer etc) think my fil is scared he may 'turn' english but thats another discussion! lol
Was telling dh about your lo cardiff accent and he pee'd himself laughing

hockey mum hope that your picies turn out better than ours... ds2 had his tyaken in sept we viewed them on sat and were so disappointing compared to ds1. we are having them redone in dec...
have tried to start weening ds but he opens his mouth then tastes it then pulls a face like i'm trying to poison him. even with the old faithful pear.... any suggestions?

hockey mum hope that your picies turn out better than ours... ds2 had his tyaken in sept we viewed them on sat and were so disappointing compared to ds1. we are having them redone in dec...
have tried to start weening ds but he opens his mouth then tastes it then pulls a face like i'm trying to poison him. even with the old faithful pear.... any suggestions?