March 2007 - can't keep up

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Hi all -miss a few days due to nightmare things happening at home and I can't keep up now - so started a new thread. Perhaps thought we could remind each other when babes were born - I have lost track at who is the oldest etc.

Been busy here. Prac nanny is okay but hard work - feel like I can't totally relax in my own home etc. She is not sure how to deal with /take dd1 - making it hard. Dd1 had major meltdown after swimming the other day and then at hospital appt, then nanny took eyes from her for a second and she is finally found out on the footpath beside a major road and a sensible and lovely man brought her back. Unlike hospital volunteer who managed to stop dd1 taking a lift anywhere but when she could not get dd1 to hold her hand - she just left her It is clear the minute you speak to dd1 she has special needs FGS. poor nanny student was beside herself.

Saturday dh was gone all day on training exercise and dds only wanted daddy - long day. I managed to get out to a trivia night - MY TEAM WON - i found the questions very easy and answered most of them ( not bragging- just surprised my brain still functioned) I took dd3 - she would not go to sleep - come 11pm still wide awake and beyond over tired... got her home - to see dd2 in bed with dh cause she had an explosive puke that covered everything in her room. She was still up at 1am puking and I had dd3 still crying as she was exhausted.

so long rant - long few days - I am wrecked!!

dd3 - 12 weeks old.

muppet, loved all the links! havnt thought about the pushchair thing, already have the mountain double, i might just have to make DD1 walk all the time......dont suppose you get a buggy board for those do you?
Re bumbos, i have one, present for DD1 is was great to start of weaning, Jensen is already using it now, and has been for a week or two...he loves to sit and watch all thats going on. One thing i have noticed with him though, he makes no move at all to try and roll over.....DD1 rolled over both ways by 15 weeks, mind you becasue of his reflux he hasnt been on his back much as he screams blue murder. Anyone else's LO rolling yet? although i have to say he SMILES for England, i have new pics up on the site www.peanutmonkey.co.uk so go and have a looksie!

Jay, what a little love Jensen is. And your DD is gorgeous too. No wonder you've decided to go with no3!!

(Just have to have a mini rant about the 'D' key on my keyboard which has suddenly started sticking or not registering properly for no apparent reason unless you press very firmly. It's REALLY annoying - and coincides with DP starting to use my laptop. He denies all responsibility... hmm. If my posts are devoid of Ds in the right place, you know why.)

Muppet, i've got a bumbo, think it might have been my post you were thinking of. I did say Jordi's fat thighs meant it was a struggle getting him into it the one time I tried it, but on the plus side once they were in he was very secure in it. They are narrower at the top for that very reason. I think it will be very good - I know my sister highly recommended hers - but I still can't use it because he hasn't got total control of his head yet which is a pity as he liked it. Unlike the bouncer, which still produces the screaming abdads every time I try to put him in. Have given up now.

right.... have bought one on ebay. Will now sell my bouncy chair (which he hates) in an effort to not feel like I'm over consuming

We bought a Bumbo 2nd hand from a MN pal and I often put Monti in it but he slides to the side - trying to sit side saddle. I'm hoping he might leanr to enjoy it!

Well jensen's enjoying his Bumbo by the looks of it! Lovely pics Jay!

Ooh - the jumper I've ben looking for has come up on Ebay, in the right size to fit Toby this winter (here). Question is can I really justify at least £17.49 for it (probably not or I wouldn't be telling you all about it), or should I wait and hope a used one comes up a bit cheaper? I've been buying him some nice things on Ebay from the states though - with the exchange rate so good, and postage rates not much more than uk domestic postage, it's often as cheap, or cheaper, as buying here, and less chance that every other child turns out to have the same outfit.

Jay, the pictures are lovely. And you are doing brilliantly.

Lunar, that jumper is gorgeous. Buy it, buy it!

I'm a total disaster. I would be half way to Cork now but I can't find my car keys.I wish I hadn't postponed the flights, they were for yesterday morning so I would be there now! Where are my car keys???
I've searched the whole house and we don't have a spare!

Tranny, deep breaths, think, where did you have them last?

Callie what a lovely vid!!! Jordi's so cute and obviously enjoying his food!

Jay your pics are lovely. I know all these babies growing apace but it seems like yesterday tgat they were just born.
Wll you be joining the Feb ante natal thread then?
Don't desert us!!!!

jay, congrats on your news! am a bit tbh!

rosy, hope you found your keys.

am bidding on ebay for some wedding shoes -it runs out in an hour so am dithering whether to go out or not. my parents are on their way... am a bit worried about them on the motorway, they are in their 70's.

Kitty I try not to think how quickly Samuel is growing it depresss me...

...certainly do not want another baby as 3 kids is defo enough for me... but I've SO enjoyed this bonus baby (despite his high maintenancy ways) that I'm to pass each stage...

... wasn't like this with the older 2. It's so to think this is the last time I'll b'feed, last time we'll use moses basket etc etc etc...

Sponge - hope your parents arrive soon... have fun with them

tranny - good luck with the journey and good luck seeing your dh... hope all goes smoothly.

Jay congratulations! Was going to post more but the "deep sleep" that Bertie was in turned out to be a catnap of five minutes.

lunar - could you contact the seller and offer a lower price for buy it now - cos there are no bids yet she might prefer to sell it for less than have to re-list it?

Oh AT LAST I've found them after searching the whole house all day yesterday. They were inside a game box with a half eaten chocolate biscuit

Muppet have another! You've got all the stuff, you may as well!

Sponge, how exciting what are they like? (nosey)

Am half packed.....

Bumbos are great have just popped a pic up in my profile of Finn in his - got mine for £10 on ebay
Bargain!!!

Also love Monsoon knitwear, orderd one from the sale a helicopter one and it was then sold out GRRRRR
I have one upstairs of trucks in 6-12mths but it has been shrunk and I think Finn will be out of it by the time the weather cools

I'd love another baby,Finn is just a dream - but physically my back and neck and wrist are all shot, pregnancy is awful but god the baby bit is grand oh so grand. I need to get fit. And I had bettr get back to work soon, when Finn starts school I guess. Ho hum.
Dull!

I have gone back to work this week, abandoning my little one, although she seems none the worst for it.

Off to waterbabies for the first time later, any tips

Muppet I know what you mean. It's a strange dichotomy. i do not WANT any more children. I am so up against atm. I have NEVER been as exhausted in my entire life.
I couldn't cope with another child

I want to be a mother to the children I've got rather than an exhausted wreck

I don't want to spend anymore of my life abstaining from alcohol/parties etc.
I have been pregnant 12 times in the last 9 years .

I want to stop the whole nappy lark and restrictions that small children bring.

I want to get my figure back and feel good about the way I look

YET despite all of this I too find it hard to be at peace with the fact that i won't have any more babies even though I don't want anymore .

Perhaps it is that I have spent so long doing this, being either preg or with a tiny baby that I don't know how to do anything else.

I can kind of understand why some women keep on having kids.

There is something so gloriously wonderful about the moment when that new life makes its entrance into the world.
Well now I'll have to wait for the grandchildren to come along .
Sorry that was a bit heavy

kitty-i can empathise with you there.i put the moses basket away the other day,knowing i will never use it again,and im both and at the same time.tiny newborns-theres just nothing like them,but then i think about the AND,not being able to wear nice clothes/have a sex life/walk/sleep etc of pregnancy,and now i have got to the stage once again where all children are in bed by 8pm and i can have my evenings to myself,and know that i couldnt do it all again.

i want to get steralised,though,as i dont 100% trust myself.i would just like to be able to draw a line under it all,and know that i am never going to have any more children.

sponge-wedding shoes?oh no,i hadnt thought about them.i HATE buying shoes.my feet are big and manky and just wouldnt look right in something delicate or strappy.what are yours like?

Hi Missis How was waterbabies?

I'm still here
My sore throat has developed into a full blown stuffy nosed headachy cold, I'm not fit to drive and dh doesn't want to catch it.

I'm a spaced out wreck.....

Tranny, I've had/have a very similar sounding cold all this week. It's really horrible. I feel totally gaga (what's new). I hope it doesn't last too long and that you get to fix another time to see dh.

Diva, when you say you don't trust yourself do you mean you might be tempted to get pg again at some point?

Water babies was fantastic. My lo loved being dunked under the water, giggled all the way through.

She has slept solidly since we got back, don't know whether to wake her up or cut the grass!

You poor things with colds. Its the terrible weather making people ill

I'm taking Finn swimming once dd is at school in Sept...

Right bombshell here
We have to move in the next 6-12 mths
DS1 in yr9 at top grammar school
dd about to start gogeous small village school where she has been to preschool and all her SN need are known to all the kids. And not to mention her gazillion specialists
But sp has accepted a job in Luton and it is a 2 hr each way commute at best every day.
Last time this happened our relationship went wonky. He as headhunted and got huge offer, sold it to me telling me the commute would be ok and he could easily afford a new car with pay hike.

Turns out after paying for new car and fuel we are beter off by
£100 per month
FFS could spit am so wound up

so what comes first relationship (previousoly excellent or kids stability...

hi missis

did you cut the grass in the end?

piffle-i,personally,would not like to uproot the dc,especially your dd.sounds like a big dilemma,are you going to start a thread about it?

kitty-i dont trust myself to not get pg again,even though i'm 100% sure i never want another child,as i was certain i didnt want anymore after dd1,and ds1,and dd2...but it is different now as i am in a stable relationship with a man i actually want to spend my life with.i'd just be happier if i made sure i couldnt have a loopy moment in the future iyswim.

sort of Diva
I asked about areas that could offer what we have here... top grammar, good school for dd, massive hosue for decent price

Did get areas from someone which looks tip top (top grammar, reas house prices) but all dp's pay raise would be used to fund mortgage for higher priced house

So we will be no better off in the short term for much upheaval
although can argue ds1 will thrive anywhere adn dd would cope I guess... And the job is great news for dp....
But even so part of me is like
ARRGHHHHH not again....

diva, rosy, my wedding shoes are from ebay and rainbow brand- apparently these are the best to wear as v comfy (!) did try some on a mad price in shop and they are blissful, but went on ebay and bought some for a pittance will put them back on after the day.

diva, don't forget a garter

rosy, does this mean you your dh now:

piffle- blimey, thats a tough one, what does your heart want? do you have time to decide?

anyone else's babies had their 16 week jabs?

sponge I'm a SAHM we depend on DP and his job, do I really have any choice?
We are trialling it for a few mths to see if the job is what he wants. But I know it will be...