July 2006 babies - on the move???

[MaeWest]

May I take the liberty of starting a new thread ladies?

would you believe that the lo is a happy laughy smiley boy again since creche today!

the bonjela seems to be working again - fingers crossed it carries on

sorry for the rant earlier just needed to let off steam

Wallace (or anyone else) - can you let me know what checks they did?? Josh has got his 8-month check in the next couple of weeks and I am curious as to what they are going to do (just so I can get him trained )

Sorry girls but have to rant-my stomach is still churning with anger at DD1. Will have to have a glass of wine in a mo. Story is.............

Picked her up from nursery at 1pm then straight to Wacky Warehouse as per usual Thurs pm. After about 30 mins she kept coming up to me and saying she had tummy ache so gave her Calprofen and told her not to have her drink. Then she was suddenly better so drank some. Then ill again and whinged to go home so gave in and drove home with her wanting to go to bed. Then she was better and just wanted to watch Beebies and had a drink. Tummy ache again after the drink so I said better to go to bed but no, she wanted some tea so did baked potato and cheese and fed Sophie. DD1 pushed her plate away and whinged for bed. So, in the middle of Sophie's tea I put her to bed. Was just bathing Sophie when she decided she wanted the tea which was now in the bin! I was so cross I dragged her out of bed causing her to go bump on the floor and shouted at her to go sit at the table. Gave her bread and butter then put her back to bed. Checked on her after Soph's bath and she wanted milk but I said not a good idea with tummy ache. She has now decided she doesn't want to be in bed, she was better now and what was I watching on the TV. I told her to stay in bed now. I feel racked with guilt for being so horrible to her but she made me so angry-felt like getting her tea out of the bin

How would you ladies have handled it?

Going for that wine now-back later.

xxx

evening. First things first...

KZ, agree from what you have said, out of character for Chili, and I also totally agree that distraction only works for much younger children, it certainly doesn't work for Harry any more he sees straight through it. Chilton is allowed to have his moments though isn't he, if the other kid was being a dick then he is allowed to think "Arrrrrgggghhh that kid is being a dick, MAAAAARMMMM!!!!" Don't think you could have done anything different, short of treading on the other woman's toes which of course you don't want to do. I am guilty of wanting to loads of times, and really really have to hold myself back from doing so sometimes, because I don't want to be driving away from a situation ever thinking that the other Mum is thinking I am an overbearing opinionated "I am perfect" mother, which I can assure you I am very very far from. Hmm, how did this comment end up being about me? So, enough about me, what about you, what do you think of me? (to quote Beaches)

HC - god they can drive you f*in MENTAL sometime scan't they when they have their contrary hat on. Honest answer? can't see I would have been any different. I would have started out trying to explain, reason, discuss, then I would have given a potential resolution, then I would have given the benfit of the doubt (possibly actually poorly) then i would have tried to remain calm, then I would have LOST MY BLOODY TEMPER!! Don't worry honey, these kids can push all our buttons, and you can only do your best.

CeeBee, I'm afraid my crappy short term memory means I can't remember the 8 month check at all!! Soz.

Wallace congrats on leo's check!

xxxxx

totally over the pukes and drinking milk again thanks KZ. Hope it's as short lived for Roshi...

HC and KZ - glad I don't have toddlers!

Leo has the pukes today too Very high temperature too - about 40.

At his check up the HV just watched him sitting and playing and asked me questions. I think she was watching to see if they can pass an object from one hand to the other and if he was sitting up. She asked about babbling, eating, whether I think his eyesight/hearing is ok, whether he can pull himself up (big fat no to this one, but she didn't seem concerned)

oh and medised doesn't make Leo sleep either..bummer

Hello Ladies!!

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Saint Paddy's day for tomorrow. I hope you all have a least 6 alcoholic drinks (not necessarily Guinness) and please all wear green in support... [shamrock emoticon]

Kayley said Mama yesterday!! Yaay!! She's been saying Dada for a while, so now she's back to me. And I could have sworn she said baba this morning, when playing with a ragdoll that we call baby...
And DS has learned to say his own name, with much delight all round.

Wallace, K also puked up this morning. As did I... Hope Leo is better. And Roshi too, KZ.

HC Hope you are feeling better and things are ok with DD1. I look forward to the terrible twos, coming up soon.

Hi to everyone else, must go and feign busy-ness...

HAPPY PADDY's DAY

Annie

am so glad i dont have a toddler yet - you guys are amazing beings!

today has been a much better day as well and i was wondering do all other los have teeth yet? jacob still trying and itd taking a month of sundays

sorry left handed one hand typing forgive the typos!

whats everyone doing for mothers day apart from hc is it who is being an absolute saint ad entertaining.

did i say that my attempt at domestic goddessness was a non starter because i didnt buy any eggs and didnt have any at home resorted to fancy bought biscuits instead!

jacob yelling for food lets see if he eats anything but yoghurt and milk tonight!

Evening ladies

Crikey-have now got a sty on my eyelid and to top it all off I think I may be getting my 1st AF Must be due to Sophie not wanting milk.

Went swimming and Sophie cried the whole time-don't know what was up with her.

Have been busy chopping and preparing veg for my soup making tomorrow. Am knackered already!

Lysettes-DD1 didn't get teeth until 10 months. Sophie got her bottom 2 at 7 months.

Annie-Happy St Patricks Day.

Wallace-hope Leo is feeling better.

kayzed-same goes for Roshi. Can cope with most illnesses but sickness is a pain. Spend all the time running round with a bowl to try and catch it. What a lovely story-thank you. Am going to tell DD1 she is wasting my time next time she is faffing around.

Bloss-glad Toby is better.

Can I ask-those with toddlers, do you give them their tea at say, 4-30pm so that they are sorted and ready for bed by 7pm. Then do yours and DH/DP's tea and eat it when they get home as opposed to keeping your toddler up so that you can all eat together. Due to DH getting home at 7pm or later it means DD1 is always late to bed hence shattered at nursery so have taken a leaf out of my friends' books to use this new routine. Tis much harder work as I give Sophie one meal, DD1 another and me and DH something else. Will be easier perhaps when Sophie can eat the same as DD1.

BTW, got a letter from the Council yesterday confirming that DD1 has been accepted at the local school. Excellent news as it is at the end of the road. Still need to drive to it though as it is a long road without a path.

Off now, hugs to all.

xxx

Sophie can't keep awake beyond 6pm and having DD1 still up at 8pm is sooooo hard work as she won't stop hopping about and touching the cutlery on the table amongst other things. Tonight Soph had small pasta shapes and cheese sauce, DD1 had macaroni and cheese. As I have been busy I did DH a full fat Tesco lasagne and a low fat one for me with salad. DD1 use to have some of his but you can't really reheat these. Going to have to get more domesticated methinks.

xxx

hey ladies, another baby here with an unsettled belly, he has thrown up at least twice today and he is so active which doesnt help!

annie- happy st patricks day- sent dp out to buy me some malibu and baileys!

had a really nice day today, went and spent the day with dps mum, just relaxed and ate the most amazing jamaican chicken curry! yum

hc- i eat dinner with dd at 6 as dp normally comes home after 7.30pm and i dont like eating too late. dd eats what we eat so dp gets his food reheated. dd and junior have a bath together at 7 and both in bed at 8.

Morning ladies (smile)

Thought i'd pop on while dd2 is still asleep(yeehah)and i have plonked dd1 down with some fruit in front of the tv(blush)

I am bloody knackered this morning.Have been running around like a blue arsed fly for 3 days doing last minute bits for the wedding.Still looking for shoes for dd1,going into monsoon today as they have some pretty ones in there.
Had my 1st dress fitting,has to be taken in 2 and a bit inches either side.Dressmaker says i am to try and not lose anymore weight before the wedding but thing is i am not really trying to actively lose now.Going to the gym is really working and i don't want to give that up.Lost 3.5lbs on Thursday so only another 20lbs to my target weight.

Need to think of music/or a song to walk down the aisle to girls.Any suggestions?

Eilidh is great atm(touch wood).Eats everything i give her,rolling/loves sitting up so i am a happy mummy(grin)
She almost never pukes.Very occasionally she does a wee bit if she has been a greedy pig at dinner etc.
Dd2 is soooo funny atm too.I love taking her shopping on her own,she is a proper shopaholic just like her mum lol.We tried on some shoes yesterday for the wedding and she said she liked them but she wanted to wait and think abou it,hence we are going out today again.

We have asked ds1's gf to the wedding.Ds1 abd ds2 will be in 1 double bed and ds1's gf will be in the other bed.I know it sounds daft but i do trust them.Do you think i am off my head?Oh and her prents know and don't have a problem with the sleeping arrangements. I will def try to post some pics but i am rubbish so may need some help with it.

Have read all your posts but find it really hard to keep up with you all.
HC i have lost the plot with my lot more often than i care to admit.Sounds like you need some time to yourself to recharge etc. xx

Hc, I feed toby at about 4.30pm and get DS1 to sit down to eat his when I start Toby's pudding, so they finish at about the same time, 5.20ish. bath for Toby at 5.45pm then bed, bath for DS1 at 6.15 then bed.

Don't have to worry about what I cook for us as DH does it.

Hi Algach, congrats on your slimmer wedding dress, you are going to look so beautiful.

Why am I posting on MN, and not reclining in a 4 poster at a posh hotel as planned I hear you cry. Cos Toby puked all night, and so did I, had zero sleep and cancelled the hotel, my parents and our attendance at the wedding reception. Refuse to take my outfit back, can wear it to my Dad's 60th in May.

Pesky kids Oh well at least i won't have a hangover tomorrow. T and I are feeling much better now, he has eaten all his tea, and I have bought choc and goodies to nosh on in front of a DVD tonight. I hope we get more sleep this evening!

Bloss

xx

Oh Bloss you poor thing You must have felt dreadful this morning, and what a shame about the hotel and everything. Hope you?re over the bug soon, enjoy the choccies anyway xxx

Agalch ? sounds like you?re going to be the most beeeyotiful bride, can?t wait to see the pics

Annie ? Happy St Patrick?s day, hope you?re getting well bladdered by now

Pretty ? St Patrick?s day sounds like a damn fine excuse to drink Malibu, will you be making Guinness and Malibu cocktails?

We?re celebrating with takeaway curry and lashings of red wine, DP will be drowning his sorrows after the rugby?

Re teeth, Emma just has the one at the bottom front, only about 1mm long! Sleeping is still good (touch loads of wood) ? the dream feed at 11pm is working a treat and she?s going through till about 7-8am. Three proper meals a day now, maybe that?s what has made the difference but who knows. May also be the fact that she has become a lot more adept at finding and replacing her dummy when she wakes (it?s attached to one of those special ?saver? cords, I attach the end of the cord low down on her front so there?s no way it can wrap round her neck). She doesn?t turn over in the night yet so stays pretty well put once she?s in bed.

Have good nights all xxx

Oh Bloss-how frustrating for you all and you were really looking forward to it too.

agalch-perhaps they are right about trying not to lose too much more before the wedding. There is loads of time afterwards Re wedding tunes-I wanted the Queen of Sheba but the organist couldn't play it. Can't remember what we had You could always have Bat Out of Hell

Took DD1 to dancing this morning and DH came with me as for the first time we were allowed to watch them. Well, DD1 had a mood on before she went and cried for most of the lesson and kept running over to us. Even me bribing her with a magazine didn't really work. Said she was tired but we have been doing the early to bed thing since Wednesday. Was quite disappointed with her. Had to put her back to bed at 6-30am this morning though.

Have made some mushroom soup and orange and lemon mousses for tomorrows soiree. Am knackered and my AF is full on here-grrrhhh!!!

Have a good weekend ladies.

xxx

Hi, The problem with only posting once a week is my posts are mega long, so apologies.

Barcelona was lovely and the weather warm and sunny. Not suitable for small children though as no highchairs in any restaurants or childrens menus. It meant that DS had to sit on our laps the entire time we ate out while we tried to feed him or eat ourselves without him grabbing the plates, napkins, forks etc. He also refused to eat any jarred food and so survived the weeks on bread, banana and the odd sandwich.
Hes been really unsettled since we got back and wants to be held all the time. Im not sure if he got used to having so many people around him while we were away as we went with family. He does seem quite warm tonight though so I hope hes not coming down with anything.
Last night he went to bed at 8pm and then woke for the dummy at 12am, he woke at 2am for some milk but wouldn?t go back down and after 1.5 hrs of trying I gave up and he came into bed. I really don?t want to do CC as I hate to hear him cry but im getting desperate as 7 months of no sleep is taking its toll.
Ive resorted to leaving him cry for his naps. Hes obv tired but doesn?t want to be held to sleep and so im now just putting him in his cot and after 5 mins of crying hes asleep. I cant see what else I can do, as he just cries and pushes etc when I hold him.

Pavlov- with pu/pd, what do you do if the cry when you put them back down? Do you then pick them up again?

DS seems so far behind DD at the same age. In her baby book by now she was shuffling on her bum and pointing at things and could say 3 words. DS by comparison just sits there and if he cant reach a toy will just cry. I don?t want him to be like DD who is a whirlwind and cant sit still but I wish he was making more progress.

DD is winding me up big time at the moment. If I tell her off she shouts in my face, hits me and points her finger at me sometimes poking me in the face with it. I can see that she is prob copying me as I do have a tendency to point at her when I tell her off, a habit im trying to stop but I get really frustrated if were out and I tell her off for doing something and she hits me as I feel there is nothing I can do about when were out without causing a scene. What is it with Toddlers?

HC ? DD and DS get their tea at 5ish and then get bathed and into bed by 8pm and then DH and I have our tea in peace at 8.30pm. We tried eating together but DH doesn?t get in until 7.30 and it was always too much of a rush to get dinner ready and put DD to bed etc so found this worked better.

Blos- Sorry to hear you and toby haven?t been well. Hope the choc makes you feel better.

Heres a pic of DS on the beach eating sand

Kbaby glad you had a nice time in Barcelona with good weather Fab pic of DS, he looks so happy to be out in the (warm!) fresh air like that, roll on summer! That?s interesting re the highchairs, I always thought LO?s would be better catered for in Spain than here and I?ve fancied Barcelona for quite a while

I leave Emma crying for a fair percentage of her naps / sleeps ? have stopped feeling guilty about it now because trying to comfort her when she?s tired just makes her worse, she back arches and cries even more - she just wants a bit of peace and quiet I think. She nearly always drops off after a few minutes (hope I haven't jinxed it now!).

Oh I just can't keep up with you lot. I've been feeling really cr*p the last couple of days with yet another cold, so sorry I've not been posting on here. Is it true that I'll be permanently ill with one thing or another while Aidan builds up his immune system by mutating things and giving them back to me? (That's what my male boss said - he's got three kids so I figure he must know).

Just one quick question - has anyone else's LO got no teeth at all yet?

F@F - what activity centre have you got. I've just posted a thread asking for ideas as Aidan's throwing every toy he owns at the moment and I need something that will stay put!