November 2014 - The one where they outrun us!

[MrsAukerman]

New thread ladies.

Oh no, eastmids, hope water is back on soon! People do tend to panic at the drop of a hat, but having said that, I'd call 'snow day' even with a light dusting to avoid a commute to work!
Thanks for the welcome ladydolly! We're settling in well. Lots of things to do; baby groups most days, the zoo a 20 minute drive, and I'm only 30 mins from the town I lived in before, so can get to see my nct friends a bit. However, most mums I know are now back at work, and I feel a bit weird being a sahm. Like, I have to be EXTRA brilliant at parenting to make up for the lack of earning capability. Ds is a lovely little chap, no major tantrums, and he sleeps twice a day and mainly through the night (sorry, I know that's going to be annoying for some of you to hear...), but my golly, it's boring sometimes! I'm really hoping that he'll start talking soon, so I don't feel like I've been monologuing all day! Had a lovely moment earlier though, after tea, when I asked him to take his bib to the washing machine, and he toddled over to it, popped the bib in and closed the door all by himself.

eastmids Brits do love a panic! Are you sorted now?

Well I saw every hour last night. Dp has been poorly so I did the night shift again but at about 4am I just told him I was losing the will to live. That lasted til about 5.20 when I wasn't getting any more sleep than being in with her so I took over again. Gave up at 6am and brought her downstairs and left dp in bed (I'm secretly pissed off that I've not had a thank you for that). We watched 'Home' but she was still tired so she was a pain in the arse until DP took her out at 9 and I went to the gym.

posmork I have a talker, it's fun but she often looks at me like she's saying a perfectly reasonable sentence and she can't get why I don't understand her!! Do you do any baby signing? You can find some videos on youtube I think. We do one class a week and she has a few favorites that she uses even though she talks quite well. Yesterday she ate a bit of sweetcorn that hadn't cooled down enough. The sign for hot is to kind of pat your cheek and pull your hand off, I use it all the time about the oven and the radiators and it's obviously gone in because she spat the corn out and reached over to pat my cheek!!

Welcome posmarck! Glad you've jumped in, I'd have been lost without this outlet. I discovered MN back in 2011 when I was pregnant with my first child but only ever lurked on my antenatal group. Sometimes I see some of the posters on various threads and have to stop myself from jumping in and chatting as if I know them it's been much better to actually post this time around. Your Ds putting the bib in the machine is so cute. I love how smart they are even if they are a bit limited!

Lady wow that is one grim night. Poor you what do you think is up? It's awful when you have to face the morning after that kind of night and you and OH are feeling slightly shitty with one another.

Woken at 7 this morning by dd1 mysteriously flitting in and out of our room being all 'independent', ie going to loo without fanfare, getting herself dressed and doing a jigsaw. It didn't quite come off as she had to keep us informed on everything she was doing...

We made it out and about for 9.30 anyway - DH and I woke up over a coffee while the kids played in a public soft play area, 'twas great. Bit of a long afternoon due to crap weather later on though. Dd2 was in good form but has been coughing quite a bit today and runny nose so I reckon our run of good nights is up.

Can any of the babies say their own names yet? Dd2 still ages off it, pats her chest proudly if you say her name but not making any proper attempt yet. She doesn't say Dd1's name either, though sometimes says 'sis' (melt).
Dd1 was a talker (sounds like yours lady!) but used to refer to herself proudly as Baby.

Only words are still 'ow' 'uhoh' and 'no'.

Welcome posmark

Welcome posmark

Our guy is going to be a late talker, I know it. Early walker = late talker and all that.

He likes babbling "dadadadadaaaaa" but it has nothing to do with DH, and he especially likes saying "godly godly godly" which is kinda hilarious.

In the past week I half thought I caught him saying "hi" to things, but it could just be a random noise. I dont expect much tbh. That fecking dummy is ever present too - with the tantrums/tears at being thwarted, its much harder to keep it away from him as it does act like an off switch.

And he's been particularly toddler-y recently. About 20 mini meltdowns a day, his seperation anxiety has kicked into high gear, and if he meets anyone "new" (even though he bloody knows them) he gets scared and clingy.

Altogether I'm finding this a very tiresome stage, tbh. Anyone else?

Thanks all water was back on by midday I prob wouldn't have noticed if we had been out Rather than at home for the morning

We have lots of non words here and a good loot clear ones, dog woof woof at 5am is not cute though:)

Another hideous night here, every hour. It sounds like she's in pain and she's even crying in her sleep but during the day she seems fine. Even the minute we get her up. So I've no idea really. But it is hideous.

She does recognise her name but doesn't say it. The older kids at the cm can't say it properly and she responds to their version as well.

She has a few words, teeth, cheese, sandwich, bath, cat, hi, bye, car, dada, mama (not as popular!), grandma and her favourite word, no! Others she will say when we've said it but not spontaneously. She's a confident walker too. And I feel terrible saying this but I'd swap them both for a sleeper.

Horrible last two nights here as well, she just cries and nothing seems to help. Exhausting. She has been like that every other night when DH looks after her for a week or so, she was ok with me though. On the weekend we both look after her and she's been a nightmare. I have no idea... Could it be the fifth tooth on some side making appearance? She has all the other teeth out now. This weekend she hasn't had fever either and looks like the previous cold is on mend as well. I cannot imagine what makes her wail constantly on a night.

She says simple words like hiaya, cup, mamma, bye bye. She has said number of times what sounds like "I love you", but I keep saying myself that I'm imagining. Unless she has picked it up from one of her noisy toys.

anna definitely challenging stage in here. I am so grateful for being back at work and nursery. Her constant winge would drive me bonkers on full day basis.

Ds is a bit late with most things, so I'm kind of expecting he'll be late to talk. He seems quite similar to your ds Anna, maybe it's a boy thing. All my nct friends have girls (he's going to be so bossed about!), and they do seem to focus on different things. He sat at 6 months, but did nothing about moving until 9 months when he cruised, and then decided to walk and crawl at the same time (11.5 months). He's such a cautious little chap that I think he's just waiting to get the talking right before he does it. We do a bit of signing, which he's getting quickly. The thing I'm proudest of at the moment is that he's potty trained for poos, so I haven't had a filthy nappy for about 5 months, makes the standing changes much easier to deal with.

Sorry to hear about your horrible nights lady and strawberry. I wish I could advise something, but when they are poorly, it's just a case of getting through. Are you able to rest today?

Posmorck that's amazing, what a clever boy!
I am feeling grumpy this morn as my FOUR year old had a poo accident which was unpleasant to deal with first thing.
Was right about dd2's cough, so she's miserable after an awful night and I need another cup of tea. Trying to figure out what to do today, it's howling rain/wind out there.

Lady if you ever feel enough is enough I can recommend the sleep consultant we worked with though I'm sure she's in demand. It does sound like your dd is just ill at the minute though I keep saying this but roll on bloody spring , surely there will be fewer bugs around?!

Anna for me this stage is a million times easier than the baby stage which I frankly hated this time around. It was so hard and I'm so glad it's over. The whinging is annoying but I find it easier to deal with than the nonstop crying! I actually love this age and am starting to feel a bit like myself again.

I think it's being stuck in the house with him endlessly, as I only work one day a week. And it's been raining since October!

Staggering that your DS is potty trained - how the hell did you do that??

Dp thinks he can see canines coming through, she has 10 teeth so far, the back ones were no fuss at all but these (if that's what it is) are awful!! She's very clingy during the day too which is unusual.

But if it continues I will need that sleep consultant! I feel like just when we think we've nailed it we take 2 steps back.

We're just about to go into family yoga, can't imagine what dd will make of it!

We have molar 3 cutting through the other two still are not fully through but take ages.

Luckily ds hasn't learnt no he does say yes a lot though

DD says "beer-beer-beer-beer" a lot, which is hilarious. I think it is either just babbling or she might be trying to say Mia which is both her baby friend we see the most and one of our cats. She also started saying "bampa" this weekend which is grandpa- her absolute favourite person at the mo. I managed to video it to send to him, he was over the moon :/) she is constantly babbling gibberish but rarely mimics us when we try to get her to say something. I did learn this week though that when she waves goodbye and says "dada dada" she's not saying daddy as i thought but rather ta-ta which is something one of the nursery ladies says! I also didn't realise she knew the actions to quitea few verses of wheels on the bus as its not something we sing at home. Oops.

Hi posmork , welcome to our group!

Loads of , , and for those of you have horrendous nights at the moment. After Dd having had 3 straight nights of 11.5 hours solid sleep - not even one peep - last night we went back to "normal' of 3 wake ups during the night, but she settled back down quickly each time, so not a lot to complain about here really.

Also have a clingy toddler, especially with strangers or people she hasn't seen for a while. She literally hugs my leg for dear life and then starts going "urgh, urgh" whilst stretching up her arms, which means "I want to be picked up but only by mummy"..... In fact "urgh, urgh" is her favourite sound at the moment, closely followed by something that DFH and I call her "hurdy-gurdy" language - sounds like she's yodelling half the time! So, no, definitely not a talker here

Funniest thing at the moment is that she's trying to copy EVERYTHING I do - this includes brushing her hair (with the wrong end of the hair brush); sorting through the washing (and mixing clean and dirty clothes together); and wanting to eat anything that's on my plate (but not the food on her own plate)....

"DFH"???? Meant DH

Love that they have started copying now, such funny little people!

We had a lovely walk this morning at a country park. Ds loved seeing all the dogs out being walked, the leaves blowing about, but had a big old cry when daddy wouldn't let him throw himself in the lake!

With potty training, I read up on elimination communication, where you watch baby for cues they need to go, and went from there. Ds seemed to go at regular times most days, and never really while we were out and about, so I started putting him on the potty after each meal, and generally he'd do his thing. Now, he sits on the toilet after breakfast, goes for a no 2, and he gets offered it again after dinner, but doesn't go as often then. I'm starting to sit him on the loo at each nappy change too, and praise him if he has a wee, but I'm not pushing that, he just doesn't have the control yet. Hopefully it won't backfire when we properly start training, but I think it's helped him establish the connection between bathroom and toileting, so we'll see. I have no idea how people do elimination communication for wee, even using cloth nappies, I can't tell when he goes.

porsmork hi! and wow that is so cool with the potty training! DD always goes for a poo after dinner without fail, but I once tried sitting her on the toilet and she started crying and squirming around as she hates sitting still...!

I dont think that'd work for us just yet as DS likes to suprise us, lol. A different poo schedule every day. You never know what you're gonna get!

Though Lord knows theres plenty of elimination communication. His face practically turns itself inside out!

at turning inside out anna, you nailed it! Another day I would probably consider giving a go at elimination, but not this morning since DD had poonami at 2am. She was hug ēku impressed at night time nappy chance. We seem to have slipped back in babyhood with her.
But amazing you ve done it with DS porsmork!

After all had a relaxing few hours in the garden last night despite the strong wind. spreading compost in peace is all I need these days to be happy

Dd up for 3 hours last night with her
Cough coughs are such bastards. She's a total rat bag this morning poor thing. No nursery for her and I am letting her rip up a brand new roll of toilet paper as it is keeping her quiet.

It's pouring with rain here and is supposed to be ALL DAY! so I broached my idea of hell first thing and took her to a soft play place.....TBH, it wasn't that bad - it's only a very small one at a local garden centre and seeing as we got there dot on 9am when they opened, it was pretty empty . By the time we left at 9.45, it was much busier and was living up to my view of hell. Still, DD absolutely loved it (although I won't be telling DH quite how much as I'll only get the "I told you so"). Can see we may be going back when it's next raining (and it only cost £2)!