March '13 - The One With The Babax

[Plonkysaurus]

New thread , and I can assure you all, it'll be a corker.

Eco I'd go as far as saying ecotod's speech sounds advanced. that's some complex shiz going on In that there sentence. We have two words and then a short pause before the third word is expressed. Along the lines of "more choc choc...pease". So I think ecotod is doing marvelously.

I'm seven weeks and eating everything in sight. At the office with mum today so lunch is rye bread with pastrami and mustard. Woof! I've had to relearn the lesson that not eating regularly = headaches and nausea all day. Not quite managing oatcakes in the middle of the night yet though.

Somert I forgot about easter, you lucky devil! Hope TV night was good. Embrace the specs, they'll change your life!

Ecotod is getting pronouns and prepositions, yes, but when you think about it there's a lot going on in "more choc choc pease" too. Especially when you remember that two years ago they were brand new and hadn't even taught their ears to make sense of sounds yet.

eco ecotod's speech is very impressive. DS is coming on in leaps and bounds, and it's so lovely to hear. My favourite is still when he puts our dog in his bed, pats his head and says "good boy". He called me a good boy the other day too, but now says "good girl" to me, like he's understanding the difference between me and DP

With our tv night, DP and I don't really enjoy the same shows so don't watch much together so when we get into something together (like Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black, etc), we set a night aside each week to watch it all snuggly-like. We're into The Returned, at the mo, it's a Netflix original.

plonk I think I want you to move in with me and make me food like that every day please. You could expand my palette. I had a plain bagel for my lunch.

I'm going to make an opticians appointment. I reckon I could rock specs!!

DS woke at stupid o'clock today; it began with a 5. So he was back in bed by 10, and I'd already walked the dog, cleaned the kitchen and baked cupcakes so had a blissful two and a half hours before work to just sit. Bliss.

Uh oh i think i caught ds bug. Its only the early stages but I am feeling sorry for myself already.

Uh oh Yummy, hope it's a short lived one. Any chance you could get an early night?

Something ds is right, you are a good boy!

eco I trust dd had a lovely birthday? her breakfast cake looked delicious.

worse how's it going? Hope you're not feeling too snowed under.

Wotta you too chicken. Hope things are feeling a bit easier. Have you seen the gp yet?

I had my booking appointment today so the pincushioning has begun. Exciting! Home birth is being fully supported. Midwife looks just like Victoria Wood.

Happy birthday ecotod !!! Hope she had a great day
It's official then plonk! Hope you get your scan soon.
yummy hope you feel better soon.

Happy Birthday EcoToddle! I hope you've all had a fantastic day. Hearing about you reading birth notes, looking at pics etc reminded me how bloody useless we are at doing things like that but it sounded like such a special wonderful thing to do. I hope you're having a large glass of Vouvray to celebrate (Aldi have some in at the mo!).

Yummy I hope it passes quickly with minimal pukey badness. Poor you!

Belated happy birthday Ecotod!

Yummy I hope you've had a vom-free night. I wonder what age small children stop being walking plague pits. Three weeks until Fartypants begins running the gauntlet of nursery germs so I shall doubtless be joining you soon.

Interesting new development speech-wise here: answering questions. No longer is "did you sleep well?" met with a blank look. She got the hang of answering "no" where appropriate a while back, but "yes" is new and fun. And should help with my sanity.

How are you feeling today yummy? Better, I hope, and sickfree!

eco did EcoTod have a lovely birthday? The photos were adorable

betty Timehop is a great way to look back today's photo from 2 years ago was me cuddling a very tiny DS all wrapped up in a fluffy snowsuit.

stormy it really is interesting to see and hear how speech development is different in all toddles. DS isn't as eloquent as some others but has been answering questions for a while now. They really do it at their own pace, don't they?

We had answering some questions in her own way. "Would you like a biscuit?" for example would be met with "Yesplease!" accompanied by the smack in the mouth that is her very overenthusiastic take on the Makaton sign for 'please'. But now she'll answer things like, "Did you sleep well?" or "Is it yummy?" It's like she's finally twigged that there are these things called questions and they actually require a response.

In other news, I have made pasta sauce. From scratch! It's got all sorts of weird stuff in, like courgette and leeks and carrots, and it looks like a pan of sick. I'm hoping it will look slightly less so after it's been in the blender. And then I'm going to freeze portions, like some sort of crazy civilised organised person! And I'm going to feed some to the man without telling him what's in it, and afterwards I shall mention the vegetables and I shall laugh.

I might be slightly guilty of asking ds if he'd like a little brother/sister he usually replies yes and makes a mangled attempt at dating sister. This isn't training at all...He really understands no its more likely that he recognises the intonation in my words and responds according to a pattern he's learnt.

Let us know what the man makes of the sauce Stormy. I've a good recipe involving hidden smoky aubergine and lentils in a tomato sauce that ds and DH eat without realising. They'll live till they're 100 if it kills me.

Dating sister. bloody autocorrect. I may live in the sticks but I don't encourage that sort of thing.

Aubergines! . Let's not be too hasty. Today is the first day in my life to feature the purchasing of a courgette. One intimidatingly middle class vegetable at a time!

Plonky may I recommend freezing a shed load of that, as give it 8 months or so and I can guarantee your life will not contain the capacity to smoke an aubergine

Speaking of lack of capacity... not enough hours, that's my general assessment of the week... and I have help! . What I'd do without help I really don't know. Crack up maybe? Well only when DH and his toddle pleasing skills isn't around. When he is around routine and bed time may go to pot, but I do at least get to eat at relatively normal times. When he's not I don't.

6 week checks this week - we both passed, so big tick us, although my diastasis is so bad the GP was dubious physio would help but referred me anyway. Looks like the midwife was right, I'm going to need stitched. Ouch. Still, I've birthed two babies, what's a bit more pain in the grand scheme of things?!

Stormy way to go on the cooking front. Last thing I made was.... da da daaaaaa.... Fish pie! Wasn't particularly recently though. Must cook something healthy and wholesome again soon. Even the toddle is sick of fish pie, and she has a near infinite capacity for the stuff.

Hope everyone else has had a swimmingly good day and sickness bugs have cleared up. Not much else to report from this end, although I have for the first time ever stood up to my parents and told them next week is not convenient for them to invite themselves, my sis and my niece to stay. It may be Easter hols, but DH will be away so I will be flat out, exhausted, and really not in the mood to play hostess. They haven't got back to me yet. I'm scared. 42 and still scared of my mum!!!!

Good for you worse last thing you need us more people to look after!! You are worrying me though. DH will be around but still working FT.. .agh...
We have had vomit here today too yummy. Grim. Are you and DS better??
I'm so exhausted. I can't go to bed as I have a work thing. Gah. Not been a very good day tbh. So I'll bugger off before I whinge even more!! Hope everyone ok

Shattered don't panic, the days are relatively straightforward if a little frenetic. It's mornings and evenings that are tough, so assuming DH isn't working crazy hours or working away you will be fine. Might be best to have a conversation with him now along the lines of 'no quick drinks after work with the boys, and definitely no dinners out!'

Good point worse. He's normally not too far from home with work, but I know he has a weekend away lined up when the baby will be about 4 months. I'm not pleased but apparently it's not negotiable..! but nothing worse than what you're doing most days with a younger baby so sure I'll manage . eco maybe you could squeeze in that trip down South around then..??!!

Point taken Worse! I plan to spend weeks 38 & 39 smoking many an aubergine. Must point out though that smoking it mainly involves popping it in a bowl in the oven for an hour. And it's most yummy.

I'm so pleased you've put your foot down with visitors. Would they really expect you to pay host and not help out at all? My dad has a touch of this about him. It's so annoying. Visited when ds was tiny and mum immediately set off doing housework (she's good that way) while dad set up residence on the settee and demanded fresh ground coffee. I can count his subsequent visits on one hand.

Shattered how long now until work ends? I bet you can't wait. did I read your post right, evening work do at what must feel like a million months pregnant? Brave lady!

Stormy may I introduce you to the butternut squash? I am a big courgette fan. yummy.

Yes Yummy how are you?

Orange Soreen is the best morning sickness cure ever. Croissants and jam are not.

"Smoking many an aubergine" doesn't half sound like a euphemism.

Nursery just rang to arrange settling in sessions. Only two more Friday mornings at home. What will I do with this freedom?

plonk my great uncle is in his mid-90s and has not only never smoked an aubergine, but eats a fry up every morning (fried in butter or lard), has 12 sugars in each of his 8 teas a day, and brandy on a drip. Not sure aubergine smoking is the way to go if you want to live to 100

I'm feeling very tired and headachey today, and next door's dog won't stfu!!! Definitely need that sight test because not even caffeine is helping. I've been tired since I woke up despite going to bed before 10pm

worse go you on putting your foot down! It would be very unfair to expect you to play smiling hostess and pander to everyone's needs!

DP is going out tonight. Out. At night. What's that like? So I plan on getting comfy on the sofa with tea or beer, depending where the night takes me, and staying there!

Twelve sugars?

So, I put a very tired and grumpy Fartypants down for a nap at 11.30. Had my lunch, pottered about, all the while listening to her playing with the cot menagerie. 12.45, she's still playing, so I nip out for a fag then go to get her up. Only to discover she's flat out. Marvellous sense of timing that child's got.

Hi all.

Thank you for asking after me. I feel the love. I was completely bedridden Wednesday evening and all of yesterday. Dm put on a superwoman's cape and came to my rescue. She looked after ds and me. Feeling a lot better today. I have a funny taste in my mouth but that should go away by tomorrow I hope. Ds is such a caring boy and loves to share his illnesses with me. He has now developed a cold and a cough again I am sure I will have the same in a few days time.

Get well soon to everyone who has those nasty bugs.

worse it's unfair on you for them putting you in that position. Make it clear to them that if they really want to come they have to help out. If your dsis and dm are hands on people then it might be nice to have extra help if they are not hands on then just say no. You have enough to manage with.

stormy well done on the cooking. It sounds yummy. I have been doing a lot more cooking from scratch lately and it tastes so much better.

There is so much more I wanted to post but ds is wrecking the living room. Got to go...

Fartypants's verdict on my pasta sauce: "Mmm! Nommy! Delish!" If you include the onion and garlic it has seven different plants in it. She ate vegetables!!

yummy I'm glad you've got your mum to look after you. Tummy bugs suck.

Right, I better stop this vegetable victory dance and run a bath...

I am so fed up of these illnesses. I am seriously considering taking ds out of nursery. We was up most of last night because ds is coughing so badly. This will be the third weekend in a row when he has been ill. It is never ending.

stormy I hope dd won't catch illness easily as ds has.