Jan 2015- what will they be doing next? Sitting, eating, crawling....

[Dec1314mummy]

Our babies are nearly half a year! Where on earth has the time gone?

And anyone with more than 2, how bad was it from 2 to 3. I found 2 so hard to start with!

Dec I come from a big family so always thought I would like 3 however it would be really difficult to persuade dh to have more than 2. Now that I have 1 I have to say I think we might stop at 2 BUT never say never!!

This heat seems to be helping dd to sleep better through the night! She only woke briefly at 2am and then 4am because dh disturbed her and I nearly killed him. She seems to like to sleep on her side and tummy which scares me to death!

I always thought I'd have two, but DH seems content with one! I'll bring him round
So nervous, DD is going into her own room for the first time tonight! She's less than a week off 6 months and she'll hopefully sleep better without me disturbing her when I get up for the toilet in the middle of the night. I'm really going to miss her, though! Does that sound crazy?

dec going from 2 to 3 is a breeze compared with going from 1 to 2. But DS has been a really easy baby with no allergy or reflux issues. If he had it may have been a different kettle of fish.

chi not crazy at all. I'll feel exactly the same when DS will go in his own room. but at the same time it's nice when everyone sleeps better.

Good luck chiruri hope you all get some sleep
Of course it'll seem strange at first... She's been by your side for 6 months!

dec
Initially I wanted 3
But... After horrendous childbirth (after such an easy pregnancy) I'm now reconsidering everything
I'm also struggling with being stay at home mum. Not judging anyone ... I'm just really missing adult company. Working part time is not really an option so I just want to have the babies now.
But the thought of another baby right now fills me with dread. I miss sleep. My body is still in pain. As for making a baby.... Oh dear...
Plus I'm not getting any younger
Sorry not helping you!!!

Thanks Eliza . I'm so paranoid I'm putting her through too early. I know the recommendation is same room until 6 months, but she'll be 6 months on Thursday! So far I've fed her and put her down, and she settled herself to sleep. Fingers crossed it lasts!

Good lunch chi
pesto I know what you mean about the childbirth. My fiat was pretty awful and I don't remember the first 24 hours of Ds's life. Something I will never recover from I don't think, however I couldn't have asked for a better birth really with dd, other than perhaps just having her at home rather than having to labor entirely in the car! So just know it doesn't always have to go that way! I also have had them close together as I wanted to get on with my career, hence the predicament now I suppose!
eliza it's good to know 2 to 3 doesn't have to be really difficult. I am so scared to have another with reflux and allergies etc, or anything even worse. Another reason I am hesitating! It's such a big decision but I feel it's now or never. Myself and Dh have always said that an even number would be preferable too, so I suppose we are talking about 3 and 4 here! If I could guarantee twins I think I would go for it! I could handle 1 more pregnancy.... Right?! Dh has said he knows it will never happen as as soon as I'm back at work (Monday... That's a whole other post) then I will be enjoying the adult company etc too much again and it will never happen. I have to say it's probably true, but Dd was just so cute today that it's made me broody!
I filmed her laughing and shouting her high pitched squeal, she laughed at the laughing bit cried her eyes out the minute she started shouting! Poor thing! I tried to explain that yes she does have a piercing shout and Ds gets mithered by it too! I don't think she quite understood though as as soon as she had calmed down, she started shouting again!

First not fiat!

Twins would be my nightmare!
I would cry

Dd has got terrible wind and keeps hitting her tummy with her fists... Think it's the introduction of solids... Might stop it for a couple of days.

Oh no
Here comes thunder and lightning ... Baby is up...

Hope you're getting some sleep Chi. I totally understand, and if I'm honest I know I am putting off putting dd in her room because I am quite upset about it. I cried when she went from her Moses basket right by me to her cot 2 metres away! I swear I was never this emotional before dd....

It's just started to thunder here too as I was about to put dd back in her cot. She cried at the sound of a toilet flushing and a hand dryer today so this could be interesting.

I'm still up
DD's been fine (apart from a 10 minute crying spell earlier which I think was hunger and tiredness related), but the bloody baby monitor is playing up! It keeps losing signal and alarming even though we're literally one room away! I've just gone through and moved the camera closer to the shared wall, so hopefully that will do it. Luckily DD slept right through me banging around in her room trying to find things in the dark.

Sometimes it's hard having more than 2 especially when they argue. But when they're getting along my heart melts. Especially when the baby sees any of them, she's got different relationships with them all and it's amazing to watch.

Apparently I completely missed the lighting down here (as there was no thunder) and doesn't look like there was rain either, it was supposed to have been brilliant as well!

Oh yes when they argue it can be very annoying! My girls get on ok most of the time but they have their moments. Will be interesting to see where DS fits in when he's older.

My friend has 2 girls the same age as mine and she's now pregnant with twins. I couldn't imagine anything worse. Twins would finish me off.

I'm lucky as all my pregnancies and labours have been very easy (although DD2 was a shock quick homebirth but all went well). I know people say that you're better off having 4 than 3 but for us 3 seems to really work......so far!

Big thunder storm here last night. DD1 doesn't like thunder so she got up but everyone else slept through it. Luckily it's nice weather again so we are off to meet friends for a picnic. Hope everyone has a good day.

Twins no way! That would be my nightmare too!

Thunder woke me then Ds woke at 2 and was wide awake til 4! He missed her third nap yesterday as he refused to sleep so that was prob the consequence of being awake for 5 hrs yesterday afternoon!

We went to a carnival and fair yesterday, the baby was so overtired by the time it was over and is punishing me, I think, by a few night wakings. She also keeps rolling onto her front when asleep but keeps her face down when sleeping, scary!!

Hope you got some sleep in the end bigfam.
Well I have to say dd slept well last night after a bit of a fight going to sleep. Ds's sleep has gone out he window though. He takes ages to settle then wakes a few times a night. Today's nap time was rediculous and dd had been stupidly clingy.
I'm feeling rather hormonal today and I'm gutted it's not quite going to plan as I'm back at work tomorrow so wanted to enjoy my day with them! Little monsters sense it I'm sure ???? they are both too cute though!

That was supposed to be a

Dec best of luck with work tomorrow!
DH and I went to a wedding last night so DD spent the evening with PILs. She behaved impeccably! Went to sleep without a fuss at 9, woke up when we got home at 1 (I blame the dog for that one) and then slept through til 8.30! Got a new monitor yesterday (emergency Toys R Us trip) so that was her first real night in her own bedroom, too. Came through to her giggling and chewing on her toy rabbit's ear this morning, which was freaking adorable.

Thanks chiruri
Wow that's an amazing night. Dd has never ever slept past 6.30 am and that's a good day early riser! Isn't it so much nicer when they wake up happy.

DD is a total night owl. She won't settle down for a 'proper' sleep until about 11 usually (I can just about get away with it if I put her down at 9 but give her a dream feed at around 10.30ish. If I don't she'll be up wide awake by 11 anyway), but usually sleeps in til 8ish. It's great now, but we're going to have to push bedtime forward for me going back to work, seeing as I have to be in by 8!
I splurged out and ordered a Tula carrier the other day. I'm so excited about it coming, cos it's so pretty!

Good luck for work tomorrow Dec! I wouldn't mind a bit of interaction with adults during the daytime now which isn't all about babies!

That's a great sleep Chi! We have a night out planned in September and I am terrified about leaving dd with the in laws. She has to be rocked to sleep most of the time and won't go to bed before 9. She's also bf and never taken milk from a bottle/cup so I'm worried about that too. Dh says September is loads of time to get it sorted but I'm not so sure.

Hope it goes well tomorrow Dec, good luck. Mil is so jealous that the only other person the baby will go with is my dad, she sees mil more but for some reason has really taken to my daddy, which I love! Can't believe how big she is now, she's only just turned 5 months but can (already) nearly sit Un aided. Dd1 had to go back to hospital and have another cast put on today, the old one was a complete state, they said by now they usually would have covered it with the more durable cast but have a big back log at the fracture clinic, she's got her heart set on it coming off Wednesday though, fingers crossed.

Hope everyones well

Us mums will always worry won't we! Watching my babies sleep on the monitors and crying me eyes out! Doesn't help I came on today (sorry for tmi but it explains my extra emotional state)! So many days I wished to have some time at work to escape the chaos, but both children have really turned a corner the last couple of weeks (still a way to go) and I am going to miss it I'm inly back for 2 weeks before the hols but it's the reality of going back that's hitting me. I know I'll be fine when I'm there and the kids will be too but I love them sooooo much! Ah well, will have to make to for it at weekend and have amazing holidays

Sorry for the typos... My vision is a bit blurred! Don't think I'll sleep too well tonight!