Hello Feb 04 mums?

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Hi

I'm new to this, having just had 1st dd 8 wks ago (Valentines Day).

Would be great to get to share stuff with other new mums. Couldnt see a thread out there for this already.

So hows it going? What you expected? Feeling like a zombie most of the time? I still cant believe I've even had a child - am i normal?

Ghosty, we've got date twins! Ds also born 3/2/04. It's funny you should mention the mummy/daddy speaking thing as I've been wondering about first words. My baby book (which I'm afraid I rely on alot - first babe, my mum's not around) says we should be hearing words at 10 months (dada mama bye bye etc) but I thought this was rather advanced. Do you think girls develop language skills earlier as a rule? Certainly ds makes loads of babbling noises, but nothing that I think is meaningful words. I certainly know when he's cross, as he shouts v loudly (like when I discovered him with my bag upside down, contents all over the floor and I had to take a tampax off him that was being chewed ) Ah well. I think he's concentrating on being mobile at the moment - cruising everywhere, with occasional let-gos and the odd step. I reckon he'll be walking by Xmas - SO exciting. He was just over 9.25 kilos at the weigh-in last week, so he's getting heavier (always been a concern). He still hasn't got any teeth, although he seems to have been teething forever. Not much hair for that matter. Bit like his dad .

A thread for Feb. 04 mums!! I have been looking for this for ages and ages but didn't want to be silly enough to start one- knew it had to be here somewhere. I AM A FEB. 04 MUM dd born 10/02/04, born seven weeks early by c section due to my high bp. She was only 3lbs 3 ozs when born but has now more than caught up - is on 50th percentile of weight chart. Little missy is cruising around furniture, most recent additions to sounds is na na na na na I think this means no? I won't bore you all too much but I am a first time mum too and my mother is not around either so tell me what your cherubs get up to at this 10 month stage and I'll do my bit and read this thread properly

i'm always worried of sounding silly in saying oh my dd can say this and that, cos how do i honestly know she is saying those words and is not just making sounds, IYKWIM.

dd can say mama,mum, dada, nan, meow, and a couple of other words and recently baby!!! not sure how, but i think her nanny's been teaching her how to say that one. everytime she sees her 4mth old cousin she says baby. quite surprised me!!

she's still cruising tho...after about 3 mths. wonder when she'll take her first independent steps?

as i said before though, dd seems very light for her age. her 4mth cousin is already 7.5 kg!!!gosh. he'll probably be 14 kg by the time he's 9mth old!!
any ideas on how i can fatten dd up??

sleeptime is a nightmare tho, always has been and looks like it always will...dd howls everytime she is sleepy or whenever we try to get her to bed...only thing that works is a bottle or bf (tho i'm only bf at night nowadays)or singing her absolute fave nursery rhyme baabaa black sheep. nothing else will work!!. anyone else have the same sort of problem?

dd is also beginning to enjoy finger foods i think, what with two new teeth. she loves her baby biscuits...but i'm also looking for ideas for other finger foods.

she's also discovered that she loves to climb!!! bought a fisherprice pushalong toy but to my horror instead of pushing it, she preferred to climb it!!! she also enjoys climbing the stairs, supervised of course

oooohhhh! hazlinh how interesting - your baby says baby?!! thats amazing right? my dd was born seven weeks early so for the record they correct her age by nearly two months (so around 8 months)but I just view her as a 10 month old after all she arrived in FEB!- she climbs a lot too - though haven't let her near the stairs yet.

Finger foods you could try are:

-brown bread/bits of pitta bread (wholemeal) - beware baby will crumble it up and make a mess but they love it - my dd will sit quietly on a blanket with me and eat toast if I have an egg sandwich
-orange in slices
-if you try apple monitor closely they tend to bite off bigger chunks than they can chew and then you have to fish it out of their mouths - make the chunks big enough for them to pick up
-my dd loves slices of peach and bites bits off (she has just got two bottom front teeth) and chews up with gums. can't think of any more right now.

Can't help with the sleep thing dd has been sleeping through from age 3 months - lets hope someone comes up with something

heymissytoe and hazlinh - lovely to hear how your 2 littlies are doing.

We're thrilled as ds has just (yesterday) sprouted 2 bottom teeth. Hurrah ! Beginning to think he'd be gummy for ever .

Fingerfoods - so far (pre teeth) ds loves

• any soft fruit pieces (banana, pear, melon, strawberries, raspberries, and esp blueberries that I put in microwave to soften for 10 secs)
• soft veggie bits (brocolli florets, sticks of carrot and sweet potato)
• little nuggets of scrambled egg
• little pieces of veggie sausage (made with chickpeas,leek and cheese)
• baby rice cakes
• strips of toast
• mini sandwiches (esp mix of avocado and cream cheese, and mashed tuna and grated carrot mixed with a little cream cheese) squashed a bit flat and cut into little 2 cm squares

Can't think of anything else at present, but if we have any new discoveries will post!

hi heymissytoe and bee3!! thanks for all the finger food suggestions!! can't wait to try them out this weekend..

it's quite exciting when your little ones amaze you with something they do, isn't it!!

so jealous at your dd sleeping thro from 3mths, missy!!! how on earth did u get her to do that!!!!

mine still gets up 1-2 times to nurse..tho i think it's more of a comfort thing.i'd really like it to stop...am developing what feels like a permanent ache all along my right side due to sleeping on my side while breastfeeding at night!!! i tend to fall asleep, but then i sleep so gingerly cos i am very much aware of dd being next to me! and dh tends to move to the spare room!! LOL

what's funny is that dh is now planning her first year birthday party.and since her birthday falls on a wednesday, we'll have to do it on the saturday after. although, god only knows who else is going to be there apart from family, cos i hardly know any other kids or friends with kids!!

anyone planning for next feb too??? any themes??like a barney theme or etc. would u give them cake? if so, what type? with eggs? (at what age do u give them eggs??)

Hiya all,
Im relatively new on here, noticed this forum! My ds is 9 months now, was born on the 23rd Feb. I cant wait for Xmas.
Just thought i'd introduce myself! Im in wales, 23, and love my a stay at home mum!

Hi all,

well. dd (14.02.04) finally started crawling about two weeks ago. And has now has about 3 incidents of bashing herself and I HATE IT. Really upsets me to see her hurt.. Am well chuffed she is crawling though as cant wait to see her crawl through her pressies on XMas DAy.

She adores the Fimbles - stops whatever she is doing when they come on to watch, amd her little feet go round and round like windmills. Adorable!!!
Cannot believs she will be 1 in 6 weeks. Am planning a little tea party with her 3 baby friends- we will have balloons, a few rhymes and then they can play with her toys. I have already bought the hammer heads for her party bags.. Cannot wait. Then on the Sunday we are having open house from about lunchtime so the hundreds of people in our family can visit her.

I love her so much and everyday thank god for her. She never fails to take my breath away. I cried when I showed her the xmas tree - cos I knew this would be the best Xmas so far. I never forget how lucky I am to have her.

Hi all

Well Bertie is now a week off being 11 months and is just gorgeous!

He is crawling VERY fast, and pulling himself up on everthing, going very fast up the stairs (which is scary, we need more stairgates) and has just started standing up in bed so nap times consist of me putting him down, going away, him standing up and shouting, me going in and laying him down again etc etc etc about 10 times!!!!!!!

He is saying "oh dear" which is quite odd and his sister is called Naomi so he calls Nay Nay for her. He can wave goodbye and does clap hands and twinkle twinkle with his hands - oh how I boast!!

Eats like a piggy but does not really eat finger foods (other than biscuits and a few french fries now and then) he is lazy and prefers me to feed him!

Hi Sallie - birth dates chums!!!

Sarah and Bertie xx

hi

ds2 is into everything now......and now we have a puppy and ds2 is VERY jealous!!! god knows what he would be like if we ever had another baby!!! lol. he has got a right temper on him. Not really interested in finger foods unless its chips, crisps, or cheese or pasta!!

He crawls up the stairs at a shockingly scary rate, loves eastenders (bad bad mummy!!!) and the aquarium we have got (oh how i love cleaning it of all the snot and dribble marks every day!!!!)

Will be a shock for him tomorrow as he loses his playmate every morning.....dd starts nursery!!! Oh I am dreading tomorrow when she goes!!!.......

Hope you and all your little darlings are ok

Hi out there ds was born 28th of Feb just missed out on the leap year date by 58 mins to be precise. He is into everything, crawling madly after his older brother and is standing for a while by himself but won't take any steps. It is nice to do all the things with him that I did with ds1 who is 5 and now at school. He has got a firery temper already which I am dreading as he gets older, he really kicks off at the slightest thing like chaging his nappy trying to stop him from crawling away or he'll fight you if you try to put his coat on!!! I think it is funny as he is really trying to stamp his authority now. He slepps straight away as soon as he goes in the cot which is great.

Hello Feb 04 mums and Happy New Year!

Ds delighted us over Christmas by starting to walk! He'd been cruising confidently for a month or so and then started taking a few steps by himself mid-December. By Christmas day he was off toddling about, and now doesn't seem to crawl at all anymore. We went through the dilemma of whether to buy shoes (has always been barefoot or socks so far) and decided that we should as we wanted him to experience walking outside (we live near the coast and do a lot of beach visits). Went to have his feet measured....3G...got little Clarks shoes and went to the beach. He loved it, although a bit bemused by wet sand on his hands. I can't wait for warmer weather.

Other than that he still isn't saying much. Just 'daddy' and 'woof woof' (he's obsessed with my sister's dog) but he does seem to be understanding loads more (goes and gets things I ask for, points at things, waves hello and goodbye). He's just started dancing which makes us really laugh. Any crap old music with a good beat will have him bouncing his knees, nodding his head and batting his hands about - v funny to watch

We've recently had grandparents ringing up about arrangements for 1st birthday. I wasn't planning on doing anything spectacular, although everyone seems to think it's a big deal. What are you all planning? Have you even thought about it yet? Ideas or opinions welcome!

any ideas for first birthday bash?

Hiya all
My ds is one on the 23rd feb, but we havent got a clue what to do for his first birthday!!
Any ideas?

Hi, my dd (no 2) is one on 16 Feb. For my ds's first birthday, dh and I went out for a special meal. DS had a party at nursery which we popped by for. Think the first birthday is definitely more about celebrating getting through that first year. Don't get pressurised into doing an elaborate party by grandparents etc. Your one year old really won't notice and you won't get away with not doing a party for much longer - enjoy the peace whilst it lasts!!!

I think we'll just go out for a quite family meal when dd is one (5th Feb). Had thought about having a party but then thought we'd rather just do something for us rather than invite stacks of people over. We'll probably have a family party when she's 2 and more able to appreciate it. That's what we did for ds.

The DTs will be one on 11th Feb. We can hardly believe that a year has gone by so quickly. K and M are like little puppies. They still climb all over each other, nick each others toys and laugh and giggle at each other. K stands up in her highchair, so no more slack mummy, have to strap her in. M stands in the middle of the room clapping and lifting his hands to the sky. He walks 5 steps and then falls. He is constantly laughing. K has just started standing independently and she is so proud of herself. They go to bed quite happily (as long as they are together) and they fall asleep straight away. They both have one tooth and very red cheeks. For their birthday we are inviting my bf and family for lunch. DDs1&2 have an inset day and DS1 wants us to do a birthday tea as well. So it's all about the siblings.

Ds will be one on Feb 3rd. I think we've decided not to have a party as such, but a day out (probably Aquaruium/zoo/family farm)... No family near, so will ask the couple of mums and kids that we have met since moving if they want to join us. Then will have birthday tea with dh when he gets home from work (although he is trying to get the day off ). I just hope it's a nice day, well, at least not pouring with rain!

My MIL and FIL are coming the weekend after, so we'll probably do another day trip, and then we've asked if they'll babysit on the Saturday night so that dh and I can go out and celebrate having survived a year's worth of parental worries, and having produced the most gorgeous son together
The party can wait until next year....

sa2 will be one on the 11th. We arent going to bother with a party. I have no family apart from my nan and she lives 100 miles away. I daresay the inlaws will commandeer the day and take over like they always do.

I can't believe my baby is growing up. I really don't know where the past year has gone. It makes me sad as its kinda the end of an era. They seem as though they are no longer a baby when they hit a year old. I can't bear the thought of him being my last baby, but at the same time I don't think we will get round to having another one. It makes me so sad.

DS2 is starting to let go of the furniture now. Not very clever when he has got a nappy full of the most toxic liquid ever!! bleugh!!

He says dadda, mummum, gone and abba (his sister). If you say to him 'wheres dadda' he says 'gone'!!! bless him!

Right, going to go bath my 3 little darlings now.

Take care all of you!! x x

sa2???? meant DS2.....one handed typing!!! lol

What are you all thinking of buying your babes for their first birthday? I have no ideas for dd. She quite happily plays with ds's trains, lego and other toys so doesn't appear to need much else.....

ive bought ds2 a peek a blocks gobble and go hippo for his birthday.....he will be able to push it along or ride on it.

Hi,
Took my ds to toddler group today for the first time,it was a nightmare!she didnt want to play with the other babies and if they tried to play with her she would just cry! Has anybody else had this experience? She seems fine with older children as i have three step children, is it because shes not used to seing others her age?
She has always been realy shy and seems to cry at anyone she doesnt like the look of,realy woried that she is going to find it hard to mix with others! please help!

Hi marne. Can't offer much advice, but do send {{hugs}} as it's awful when they are upset.

Can only imagine that if this was your first visit to the toddler group, and your dd is naturally shy, then the whole experience might have been a bit overwhelming at first. New place, new people, babies everywhere...

And in my experience babies of this age don't really 'play' with each other as such. My ds only really plays with a 22 month old that we've known since he was born, and to be honest he's only interested because the other little boy knows how to entertain him. He follows him, copies what he's doing, watches and laughs, but with other little ones ds tends to just do his own thing around them playing alongside (just occasionally pulling himself up to stand against any poor unfortunate baby sitting near at the time or grabbing a toy he wants).

If I were you I'd keep going to see if she settles once she's used to it. Just give her lots of attention, play with her on the floor and don't worry about her playing with others just yet. Once you get to know some of the mums perhaps you could invite someone round for coffee so that dd gets the chance to spend time with one other babe in your own home. She might be more confident then.

Not much help I'm afraid, but I would keep trying. Good luck!

Thanx bee3,
Took dd to doctors this morning and found out she has an ear infection thats probably why she was so bad on monday (well it probably didnt help)
Think i will give toddler group a miss for a month or so, hopefully once she is able to walk she will find it more fun.
I have a freind with a two year old, think i will just let her play with him and then gradualy introduce her to others, thanx