August 2015 - Jaffa cake wars and many Mugabe greetings to you!

[mzzzf]

New thread ladies - praying for a decent sleep tonight!!

siani I just had to check the label as I couldn't remember. It's TU, so Sainsbury's.
mzzzf I've got him a sleepsuit with a ghost on it.

It's a week until my oldest turns 7 I don't like it WAAAH!
why do they have to grow up.

Oh I keep posting realising there was other things I wanted to say. But yes to outfits! Off Halloween shopping tomorrow and we bought a Christmas Day outfit when I was still pregnant. Sad I know

Siani- fab blanket!

I'm so hungry I might eat the dog or the baby.

I need Christmas outfits for mine. And they need new outfits for the school photos! They will be after half term so best get buying... DP will be buying

DS seems to have decided that he no longer likes coffee shops or the pram and just wants to chill at home!

Fatty- that doesn't sound weird at all I know exactly what you mean! Me and DH are very anti people when out and about or on holiday etc but we have each other for conversation then so the baby groups are a necessary evil for me! Plus I like them for doing stuff with DS- I get bored playing with him on his bouncy chair or play mat etc!

Glad others agree with the tedious and boring/ fed up feelings! Kbro the box set idea is fab I did say I'd start greys anatomy whilst on mat leave as I've never seen it! Just tried to put a film on though and the app isn't working! I'll get DH to sort if tonight! Oh and yes to the boredom eating! I'm very glad I resisted buying goodies yesterday as they'd all be hobbled by now if I had!

Mzzf- I can't get DS to sleep on his player or his bouncer if the toy arch is on. Once he's tired he starts crying as if to say 'get them out of my face I've had enough now'!

No Halloween outfits for us I'm a bit humbug about it! I'm hoping as we are a half built new estate with no streetlights no trick or treaters will call as they'll only set the dogs off barking and wake the baby!!

Successful shopping trip for my friends bridesmaid skirt. Missed out on a costa as DS did an almighty poo in boots that I could smell from under his pram cover- I felt quite sorry for the people I had to share the lift with to get to the toilets! Once I'd changed him we were already on the same level as the car park and I couldn't be bothered going back up! Discovered there is an ice cream cafe at the shopping centre though- uh oh dangerous!!

Busy day on here - love this thread, always something to read during a feed...

Yes yes to feeling bored sometimes. I have to have something planned in every day and if it's a morning thing I often find myself climbing the walls by the time OH gets home. The repetitiveness gets me but as DS gets more interactive it's definitely more rewarding. Can't believe how much I miss work, I think the ideal situation will be when I'm back at work part time so I get a mix of time with him and time using my brain.

DS has got a little skeleton outfit from Sainsbos - can't wait to see all the Halloween pics on here.

Nap when the baby naps... LOL. DS will only nap in the sling now - he's also gone off the pram MaGrat, and the car seat. You have my sympathy. If you find a solution I'd definitely be interested to hear it!

Frolic - I had that with DS's sleep a couple of weeks ago. Went from OK to up every hour... Not for food just to be resettled. It's improved again now but was approx 2 weeks of crap nights. Felt like I was going insane with sleep deprivation. Hope it passes quickly for you.

Also, if you only click on one link today, make it this one stolensleep.com/2015/08/12/how-to-take-care-of-a-new-baby-on-barely-any-sleep/#more-1800

this link will give you a much needed laugh

FFS clstow that link me cry!! Oops! Off to read fatty's to hopefully cheer me up!! Lol!

fatty!!! Thank you for that link!! Just nearly woke up DS laughing!! The vicar, chicken pie dance and cupping of balls are definitely my faves!!

Cried at that link too, thanks clstow. Too true! We've had a day of crap naps and getting ever more fractious. Ds's Halloween outfit may be as himself after not enough sleep, refusing to nap Hoping a bath will press the reset button.

We survived the jabs! Ds screamed like I've never heard before. I very nearly cried. The look on his little face will stay with me a long time.
He's been fast asleep or screaming all afternoon. He doesn't really cry much so this is a bit of a shock to the system. He's conked out on me now thanks to some skin to skin. I fear we may have a long night ahead.

I totally eat out of boredom as well cor. I think I also eat my emotions because all I could think of on the way home from the clinic was buying some chocolate to make myself feel better !

Sorry project nap upstairs was sabotaged mzzf. I don't think you should feel bad about not doing stuff every day. I wish I could relax a bit and spend more time at home chilling.
We have a Christmas sleepsuit and jumper. I will also totally be buying a Halloween outfit this weekend. Dh keeps saying he should have just got me a doll.

How nice of dd to take the baby out loves. I hope she slept. I need to get dh to take me back to that restaurant so I can only taste the food once this time!

What a cutie siani! All played out. I love the blanket. Glad you managed some decent sleep last night.

i'm seriously impressed with your dedication to the lidl shopping fanby! I hope you get a bit more sleep tonight.

So much to catch up on. Sorry if I've missed anything /anyone.
I'm off to read those links quickly while he's asleep. I can hear cooking noises down stairs - pray that dh brings me up something tasty

P.s jockstar, go for whichever is fattest out if the baby or dog

mzzf I wasn't trying to get him to nap, he'd been playing and then apparently it was naptime RIGHT NOW! Just turned around and in the space of five minutes he'd gone from playing to out cold...

Me and my OH are both mad for dressing up the baby, so he's got two bat onesies from mothercare, a storm trooper onesie, and a batman onesie. My friends baby has her first birthday on Halloween, so we'll definitely get to dress him up for her party. I've got my eye on a Christmas pudding costume for him as well...

Oh ladies I feel your bloody pain! Is there something in the air that's doing this?!
Mini mzzzf has this afternoon slept on me for 2hrs. DH sat on the opposite sofa reading his phone and watching telly. Not doing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, walked the dogs, prepping dinner etc etc. he then has a strop at me about the monitor we've been given, then has a proper moan at me about how a lack of routine is doing HIS head in!! Arrrrghhh if love a semblance of a routine but 1. She's a cranky mofo today so all bets are off 2. You wanted to be baby led when we talked about it last (read - when he wasn't parenting on pat leave!) and 3. fucking set one then you bastard!!
Arrrgh I bloody love my husband but come on!! And YY to that bloody snooze button - total twunt!!

Sorry for the rant but I had to get it out!

I will report back later when I come up early to put dd to 'bed' after I've eaten

mzzzf my DP tried telling me I need a better routine for DS2
Funny fucker isnt even here half the fucking time so quite frankly I will parent my way you twunt. My way obviously works, oldest is almost 7 and he's still alive...

This is my favourite dress up outfit ever.

siani that's awesome! I neeeeeed one! Where's it from?

Frolic- sorry that your LO got so upset it's horrible that you can't explain it to them isn't it! And totally yes to eating my emotions!!

I think Xmas pudding outfit is a must Siani!!

Mzzf- yes to annoying hubby's sitting in their bums!! I left the washing last week as a test to see if he would use his initiative to put some on- he finally sorted the clothes into piles when he had to wear a pair of boxers inside out as he had no more!! Still didn't make the piles into the machine though just told me he'd sorted them and could I put a wash on if I got a chance!

Looks like I might be in for a rough night! Made a 7oz instead of 6oz bottle for his last feed in a bid to get him to last longer- after 3oz he was screaming with wind so burped him but he threw up and some came out his nose!! He was distraught by this and I've only managed to get him to take another 2oz so he's had less than usual! Talk about plan backfiring!! He has just fell asleep on me though, wonder if I can get him up to bed?!

Loving all of the outfits. We got given this for DS - this photo was taken about a month ago, so hoping it will fit him for Halloween!

Totally agree about dullness of domestic stuff. Am trying to get out at least once a day, but am still spending too much time watching rubbish on Netflix. I struggled a bit at first as DS was born at 35 weeks and I knew no one else who had a small baby. My NCT class have almost all had their babies, so we had our first meet up with multiple babies, which was nice - its only been DS before!

He's been a right grump all evening, so not holding out much hope for a good night tonight. Fortunately DH is working from home tomorrow, so not in need of an early start ...

Fatty that link is so funny. Love it!

Mzzzf I feel your pain. DH said to me 'I just feel it would be better for you if he napped in his crib. Have you tried to get him too?' Arrrrrrggggggg!!!

fatty it's from mothercare. I was just like "I MUST HAVE IT".

www.mothercare.com/Bat-Dress-Up-All-In-One/LF9830,default,pd.html

Did anyone else have a sleepy baby after jabs? Ds has only been awake for about an hour since 3pm. I'm not waking him, but can't help but wander if I'm in for a very awake night as a result!

Bit of wee may have just come out reading those links...

I want that bat outfit in my size please x

Frolic - mini mzzzf was dozy afterwards mostly due to the non-branded paracetamol I gave her. Plus their little bodies are coping with so much with jabs.

So I've not done any solo bedtime for DD, DH would prefer her down here with us for the foreseeable. So I asked him to get that set up sorted then he got all angsty and snappy. So I called him out on it and turns out he's struggling to cope with fatherhood and all that. Fuuuuck! I wasn't expecting that at all. I think it's just hit him properly that our life has changed FOREVER and that dd can't just be 'fixed' with a logical solution when she cries, she's not a linear thing. The whole unpredictability and lack of control is a bit much. I think the rose tinted glasses of what fatherhood would be like have fallen off...

So I'm not further on with project nap and have a DH who's having a bit of a moment BUT my goodness it's great that he finally gets it, and knows how bloody tough this is!!!!

Thanks mzzf, it's actually non branded paracetamol that was prescribed for ds today, so maybe it's knocked him out. He's whimpering in his sleep and it's breaking my heart
It sounds like the paternity leave is being a real eye opener for your dh. I think men just want to 'fix' things and that's not always possible with a baby. Hopefully he will be appreciative of what you do every day from now on.