July 2006 Babies-crawling, climbing, walking and talking-well, nearly!

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We have run out of space so thought I would start a new thread.

Pavlov-hope you are OK today hun.

kayzed-well done to Roshi

Gave Sophie some SMA (5oz but she only glugged 3oz ish down) she zonked out immediatedly on her gym mat. Poor girl must have been starving the way she uh, uh, uh when she saw the beaker.

Mum and dad coming in a mo. Dad is tiling and mum and I are going to paint the ceiling. DH doesn't know so watch out for me on the relationships thread later.

Bloss-get you on the homepage! How do you do tips?

Better go-love to all and will catch up later.

xxx

KZ - I see what you mean about her eyes changing (beautiful kids btw) I noticed the other day that Leo's aren't quite as dark dark brown as they were.

First - well done emma and her appetite..growth spurt methinks!

kbaby - I can't find that youtube video with the twins, what keywords did you use?

pink - good idea to have a trial run. Seeing as you are only going to be 20 miles away I would go for it! As long as your dh does a better job than my dad did when I was 7, and my siblings were 9, 3 and 1. My poor mum was so exhausted she went to an hotel for a night. My little sis (the 1 year old) screamed so much for her that my dad took us to pick her up within hours! My poor mum!

agalch - Eilidh sounds wonderful, and so chatty. Good idea to take ds1's gf - even more built in babysitters, you'll have a fab time

french - wonder if that is true about the late crawlers, and prob the bum shufflers? dd crawled at 11 months and had fab fine motor skills - she could feed herself a pot of fromage frais at that age

Jeanie - that sounds lovely for your dd. How wonderful to do something just the two of you You must let us know what her reaction is when you tell her!

ceebee - we have the clapping, but no waving...babies are odd

So the party is at Impy's? Cool! Maybe we should have a mini meet up in Scotland. Think there are 3 of us?

Glad you all liked the video, it is one to treasure He is loving being able to crawl and gets into everything. Found him licking the toilet..bleurgh! Need to get stair gates soon too. It is funny, since he started crawling he doesn't really play with toys. He just heads off to find interesting stuff. He is hilarious

Just a very quick one to report - first clap! She's been clapping all through Joseph and Eurovision (keeps waking for some reason this evening ) that's my girl!

Morning ladies,

Can I officially join the "no sleep" club. I dont know what's happened with Jazz. Up untill 3 days ago she was waking up only about once or twice during the night for a feed. But since then she seems to be wanting a feed all night. I am exhausted. And that's only after 3 days. She seems to be sleeping a lot more during the day (obviously she is shattered from lack of sleep to).

Frenchleave- How many times do I feed Jazz during the day. Well, I still feed her on demand so it changes. Usually I suppose, maybe 4 or 5 times. But to be totally honest I dont count, so it could be more. But I do know that some of her feeds are purely for comfort, and coz she can smell milk). And of course, me being a total softie I allow her to have whatever she wants.

Agalch- This feels like the bravest thing i've ever done. I dont leave my kids. I'm v. fussy about who lookes after them if dh is going out. In fact there are only 2 people I trust. My mum and my best friend. If their unavailable I dont go out. I have to admit it is a scary thought leaving them. But the thought that I wont be far away and can come back at a drop of a hat gives me a bit of confidence.

Wallace- I have visions of that happening to me aswell, your poor mum.

Oh dear, princess Jazz has just started moaning. Better go. Have a good day all.

Pink xx

First- Congrats on Emma's clapping. I like those proud mummy moments.

Pink - Emma has been uncharacteristically wakeful too over the past few nights. She is starting a horrible cold though, or it could be teeth I suppose. She wakes up crying like she's really in pain or upset and takes ages to settle again Naps are a bit more disturbed too.

Count me in for a party at Impys too

Jeanie - I am in Blackburn but more than happy to travel to Liverpool or somewhere in between. Sohappy - are you up for it??

For those of you struggling with finger foods, I have found a solution that works at chez Ceebee's - I have started having a 'picnic' for tea rather than Josh sitting in his highchair. I put down the plastic mat, put some finger foods on a plastic plate and let him help himself, crawl around or whatever he wants to do whilst eating. Yesterday, he ate 3/4 of a round of philly sarnies and some cucumber and today he ate most of a round of peanut butter sarnies and some banana. Takes a while as he plays with his toys for a bit, then picks up more food, plays with his toys etc. - but he has eaten far more than he would in his high chair.

Went out for lunch for MIL's birthday today and Josh did his usual trick of flirting with old ladies - such a charmer

DS has successfully managed to pull himself up onto his feet for the first time today, oh and gave me a kiss when I asked. Hes also discovered which cupboard DD stores all her goodies in and I found him amongst some chocolate buttons with a very choclatety face.

Peed off with DH yet again. Last time we had an argument I drew up a list of all the cleaning jobs and who does what. For 3 weeks he hasn?t done a single thing on it and so ive been doing it all. All weekend hes been on the bloody computer and today I took the DC up my mums and when I came back hes still on the PC so I asked him when he was planning on doing any tidying? Didn?t go down too well and hes had a moan about how its his weekend. Its my sodding weekend too but I still have to do things. I feel like telling him to grow up and get in the real world. He can go for that job in Southampton as hell be doing me a huge favour by not being here!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right rant over.

I caught sight of myself sideways on sat down today. It was a shock. I weight 9stone but seem to a layer of lard round my tummy bursting over my jeans. And weve got the holiday in a month. Cant decide if I should start running in a quick attempt to lose some fat in order to look half decent in a bikini.

Totally agree with you Agalch. It is far better that they know all about it way before its time to do the deed. If your son is anything like I was he wouldn?t do it while on holiday out of respect for you.

Wallace- heres the link

CeeBee - we quite often have picnic tea here too, when the weather was nicer we were outside in the garden (easier to clean up!)

pink - sorry to hear you are struggling with sleep, you really deserve your break . I'm knackered and I only have 1 small DS to look after. Currently on 2 feeds a night which seem to be at 1ish and 5ish, which is a lot more bearable than it was. Have high hopes for swimming today knackering him out.

Better go - Clockwork Bowels Boy strikes again

p.s. HC, hope you're ok

all this talk of bikinis!!!!!
I am the same as you , KZ, I think I have reverse body dismorphic disorder

Just wanted to pop in sand say a quick hello, have to do some work today so can't chat, darn it.

So on Thursday we are having a mini meet up in North LOndon, any other takers? SO far we have:

SleepIsForTheWeak
Kamikayzed
AnnieOldTing
Jom

looking forward to it!
x

And I thought I had come up with a fab original idea about the 'picnic'

Anyway, big news - Josh has started cruising over the last couple of days along the length of the sofa. Still holding on with 2 hands but seems to have mastered it.

Aren't they growing up!! Can't believe she's nearly a year old. Anyone else broody or am i the only one? Dh think,s i have "issues"!! Whatever that's meant to mean.Keep getting really upset at thought of no more babies [sad sad sad]

Morning ladeez.

Hope you all had a great weekend!
I had an old friend to stay with her dh, they're still not trying for babies, and she's 38! She says she's not sure she's ready yet. None of my business, but time is pushing on IMO. Though I know it's not impossible (First@40?!). Anyway, they're very happy as they are. Just don't know if they'll regret it later.
I cooked cannelloni with spinach and ricotta, and chicken roulades with sage. Delish! And lots of chablis...

K was up at 5.45am this morning (Hi Bloss!) and DS wasn't long after. Have been watering down her night feeds, so she's down to 2 oz now in 8 oz water, and she only drinks about 2 or 3 oz of that. So she might get bored of waking soon. Or she might just scream more cos she's starving...
She's still doing the really cute 'All gone' thing with her hands, waves at the right moments, and claps when Puppy says 'clap your hands'.
A delight she is!

DS has started calling me Mummy sometimes instead of Mama. Very cute too...

Numpty, I get a little broody sometimes when I see wee ones! But no more for me either, unless I give up the drugs.

CB congrats to Josh and his cruising!

Sleep, will email you re meet up. you are too excited!!

Mae, at Clockwork Bowels Boy!!!

kbaby, at your DH. Sort him out!
Also similar to you at the nine stone (ish) but look like my dumpy older sister now...
COngrats to your DS for pulling himself up, and at his successful chocolate raid!!

First, congrats to Emma on her clapping! So cute!!
Are they all developing quickly now.

Wallace, gorgeous vid of Leo!! at him licking the loo!!!

Best go, girls, been in an hour, haven't done a tap yet...

Have a good, wet day

Annie

Morning ladies

Am still here. HV said it is normal to feel worse after a week of taking AD's-she said things will improve. Hope so Have the monthly dreaded migraine to add to it-ho hum.

Sophie crawling quite a bit now. When Em crawled she seemed so much bigger even though she was younger IYSWIM. Sophie seems such a dot when she crawls-I suddenly find her under my feet. She was a monkey at tea time as DH started to feed her then I took over to feed her while I ate and she refused to open her mouth until DH took over again. DH never feeds her so she must have seen it as a treat.

Have got the Christening on Sunday so will be busy preparing for the big event.

MIL rang on Saturday night at 9-30pm wanting to borrow our little fridge and asked if DH would take it round. Er, no as he was busy fitting a worktop so she said she had better come and get it. (I didn't offer-was watching Eurovision ). Anyway, she has now told me they are going away in the caravan the day before Em's first dancing concert. I wrote the date on their calendar ages ago-am a tad annoyed and know Em will be upset.

Would love to reply to you all personally but just can't at the mo. I am thinking about you all though.

That's all for now folks.

xxx

Hi HC,
good to hear from you. Here's a squeeze from me

x

(Eurovision! The shame! We came last!!
You can scare the blackbird but you cannot stop him sing..... You can't stop the spring.
Or some other utter out of tune rubbish. )

Ba da da ba da da (everybody!) ba da da ba da da

Everyone:

bye

have I mentioned you are bonkers ANnie?

Where is meet up?

Bloss
xx

Um, no Bloss.
Think that's someone else you're thinking of.

Do you mean London meet up? or the big one?

A

Annie - still maintain I would love your job - can't believe you get paid to MN all day

Forgot to say before it is Josh's 10-month birthday today - yippee!

Also, turns out that he goes to nursery with a little boy who was born 2 days before him and I remember his mum from hospital - small world isn't it?

Ceebee, I do work very hard. It's tiring sitting looking at a computer screen all day.
Happy 10 month Birthday to Josh!

Anyone got an emery board, I need to file my nails...

ceebee happy 10 months to josh - jacob's too! virtual twinnies

sleep i'm not going to be able to meet up as we are......going to skibo castle in scotland with dh's work for a fancy all expenses paid for weekend! sorry, don't mean to sound smug or anything like that but it's lovely to get some perks for the ridiculous hours he does (730am to 11pm most days, and weekends from home). and the best bit is that someone else is orgnising it!

kz good news re your lo's skin

hc lovely to see you again on here - keep going hun it will get better

have a whole list of replies to do so will try to when J in bed. he's got 2 proper teeth and i think one coming in at the top - is a bit wingey at the moment.

kamikayzed - North London
thegoddessblossom - Nr Guildford
usandnosleep - Hampshire
Numptynmummy - Devon
SleepIsForTheWeak - North London
prettymum - SE London
Ceebee - Lancashire
MaeWest - Bristol
HumphreysCorner - Lincolnshire
AnnieOleTing - North London
FirstAtForty ? Somerset
Pinkdolly - Cornwall
Twinklemegan - N Yorkshire
JeanieG - Liverpool
Lysettes - SW London

chat later have a great day everyone and keep dry!

Lysettes, Happy 10 month Birthday to Jacob too

Happy 10month birthday to Jacob too

The London one Annie.....

we're a quiet little lot tonight!

where is everybody?????????

jacob is perfecting his "grovelling" on the floor, and getting around really quickly now!

although on the down side he's back on antibiotics for his chest that is now like a real smokers cough.....will be having a chest x-ray if these don't clear it up.