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August 2006 - one year on!

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sarahlou1uk · 15/08/2007 18:31

new thread for all us 2006 girls!

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poxy · 08/01/2008 20:38

Glad to hear you enjoyed it BHM. My day was exhausting and my throat is killing me from all that talking!. And still waiting for the pox to arrive (i'll change my name back once we either get over it or get away with it!!). DH is away this week so hopefuly it wont be this week!

mumtojandm · 15/01/2008 11:11

Hello everyone. One full week since last post???? What is going on?? I'm currently stuck at home with dd with sciatica which is absolute agony. Still waiting for painkillers to kick in. Hope everyone else ok. By the way, it's sarahlou1uk - I fancied a name change!

olivo · 15/01/2008 19:45

hi sarahlou! i'm still here! had a busy week, still waiting to see if dd omes down with the pox but have changed my name back! all my friens seem to be falling pg at the moment - i am very even though i couldnt manage another right now. i hope to think abuot it later in the year though. anyone care to join me?
hope everyone is well - where are you all?

BigHotMama · 16/01/2008 16:21

Hello girlies it is so quiet on here isn't it?

Sorry to hear about your sciatica MTJM, I had it slightly at end of my pg and god it hurt like hell! How is Molly & Jack doing?

Olivo, I know quite a few pg too and it does make you broody lol. I might second you ha ha we were only talking about when to try for No.2 earlier. Dont want a big gap but also want to get my teaching out the way first. So we will just see what happens... Still no pox yet then?

What do all your lo's eat nowadays? Ds has gone from eating loads to eating rubbish and not wanting any veg at all? Loves fruit though so thats a bonus!

Right next thing I want to ask is when do we all think about potty training? Is it far too early yet or are you doing it soon?

mumtojandm · 16/01/2008 20:47

Hi BHM. Potty training - Jack was 3 before I even attempted it but they say boys are later than girls! Think I'll give it a try with Molly in the summer as it's easier then and that's how I did Jack. I never bothered with a potty though - I bought a toilet seat with handles on that fits on top of the normal toilet seat and also a reward chart. Be prepared for lots of accidents! I just kept taking him every hour and sitting him on the toilet and eventually he got the message! Night time is harder though - I waited until the nappies were bone dry for a couple of days before I went nappy free.

olivo · 18/01/2008 09:20

still no pox so far, touch wood!
re-potty training, i thought i might give it a go in the summer. need to find a cute potty first

BHM - holly is becoming more fussy with her food but she still eats piles of fruit and things so i'm trying not to worry. bizarrely enough, she doesnt like chocolate much (maybe an overdose of chunky kitkats while she was in the womb?) and she still loves my homemade veggie things so i'm grinning and baring it! How is you TA job going?

I'm off sick today, have the dreaded tummy bug.

hoppybird · 18/01/2008 11:42

Hi everyone,

we've all been suffering from really bad cough/cold comination - dd has been off her food and really going at the bf to soothe her throat - it's like I've got a newborn cluster feeding, and not eating hardly anything at all. Fortunately, today she had more than a couple of spoonfulls of breakfast, and asked for bread mid-morning, so she's obviously feeling a bit better now.

BHM dd is a pretty useless eater. My ds ate, and still eats everything we give him, and claims his favourite veg is brussel sprouts LOL.

The list of foods dd eats is hopelessly limited - fish fingers (her favourite food above all others), swedish meatballs, bread, buttered crumpets, various breakfast cereals, cheese, breadsticks, any pasta, any rice (including rice pudding) but not keen on sauce, so no opportunity to hide vegetables. As far as fruit is concerned, she only likes bananas (has never eaten a whole one), and will eat fruity yogurt. Vegetables - oh dear, will only go for peas and raw peeled red, yellow or orange pepper, but does enjoy spinach and ricotta tortellini. Actually, that list doesn't sound too terrible when written down. We always put other food on her tray and try to enourage her to eat - I guess she'll get there in the end.

Potty training - I did this with ds when he was 2yrs 5months. It took a week of staying indoors during horrible wintry weather (people who say 'do it in the summer' are ones with gardens, we didn't have one attached to the house at the time). However, It's a good idea to familiarise your LO with the toilet now, if you don't do this already. Always tell them that's where you're going and take them with you if convenient, make a point of going before you go out, talking through the whole routine, hand washing etc - children learn by copying. They'll want to try themselves when they're ready.

Hope everyone's sickness is better soon.

BigHotMama · 18/01/2008 16:12

Oh thats a bit of a relief then, dont need to buy a potty just yet PHEW!

How's the reflexology going? I want some on my feet its soooooo relaxing and last time I had it done I fell asleep

Jackson's food list isnt as good your dd's Hoppy? AT least she has some raw veg? Only veg ds will eat is sweetcorn, he used to love broccolli and cauliflower and carrots but wont touch them now? His fave thing at moment is raisins, bananas, any fruit, chunks of cheese, sausage, scrambled egg, rice cakes, cereal bars, toast, crumpets, chicken nuggets, fish fingers, mash potato, yoghurts, cereal, tuna in pitta, and thats about it? Oh and he lurves choc and naughty food like me lol.

Sounds like lots of nasty bugs going round at the mo hope your all feeling better soon!

TA job going well thanks Olivo, it can be really hard work doing some of the one-to-one's as the boy I work with has no attention span and wont focus at all so feel like hitting head against brick wall at times but hopefully by end of the year will see some improvement (she says!).

hoppybird · 25/01/2008 17:24

BHM, I think Jackson's food list is better than my dd's - at least he acknowledges fruit other than bananas! It's pretty frustrating when ds is chomping through a lovely juicy melon, and she turns her nose up at it. Also, the amounts she eats are absurdly tiny!

Have to share this with you - dd has started doing something hilarious. ds has become interested in The Simpsons (my dh is a big fan) and I guess at 7 it's just about acceptable, although there are a number of episodes where I think and worry about further questions. . Anyway, whenever dd sees or hears anything Simpsons, she says "D'oh! D'oh!"

olivo · 25/01/2008 20:08

hoppy!
my dd is obsessed with peppa pig and now anything to do with pigs, she shouts 'dedda'!
i'm impressed at your dcs' food lists; my dd eats really well at nursery but is far more fussy at home. fortunately, fruit is good! just as well nursery is every weekday!
BHm - is school still going well? I am really snowed under at the moment. but only 3 weeks till half term!

BigHotMama · 28/01/2008 19:31

Lol at your dd Hoppy that's hilarious! Wouldnt worry too much about the amount of food as if they are hungry am sure they will eat more, sometimes ds refuses his tea and I have just started to accept that he may not be hungry at the time and he wont starve. Is she still having milk? ds is still loving his morning and night bottle.

Jackson enjoys teletubbies at mo and waves'n'says bye bye to them and blows them a kiss. And at the end when the baby's face comes up in the sun he shouts 'baba!'

Ds has started throwing himself on the floor as if he's a stuntman its so funny? He lunged off the sofa onto the dogs back yesterday! The girls at nursery call him ACTION JACKSON lol.

Hi Olivo school still great although last week had bad diarhoea bug then a cold and now I got a bad chesty cough so am like a walking bug at the moment but loving the challenge. We only got 2 wks to go for half term yippee!!! Do you work full time?

hoppybird · 29/01/2008 10:50

LOL @ Action Jackson! dd also adores the Teletubbies - she's often tugging at my sleeve saying 'Tubby? Tubby?' and either wanting to see the DVD or for me to go onto CBEEBIES website for her Teletubby fix. She joins in the right time in the song with 'Ki Ki'(Tinky Winky) and 'Po', and in the first flush of her Teletubby love, she would cry bitterly when it ended.

dd is still breastfeeding, which has been useful with teething and illness. She seems to find teething extremely miserable, her entire mood changes, so at least I have a guaranteed way of helping. She's not interested in cows milk unfortunately (or wisely? I'm not sure, lol). I really tried very hard to get ds to drink cows milk, but he completely refused, so I'm not going to push dd - at least she very, very occasionally drink the milk left at the bottom of the cereal bowl. ds self-weaned at just over 18 months, I don't mind going over 18 months with dd (still no AF!) but I have 2 years in my mind as a limit.

BHM and Olivo - I do admire you both for working in schools, you must have a lot of patience. Much as I like kids, I find them very draining, particularly when there's lots together! Still, it must be nice to get out of the house. I work from home, and although I do freelance (web design) so I can choose my hours, sometimes it's pretty hard to get motivated in the evenings - it's always so much nicer to sit down with a glass of wine and a DVD, instead of slogging away at the PC! Was easy to do during the day when I just had ds, but I can't really do much in the day now until dd is a bit bigger.

BigHotMama · 03/02/2008 13:49

Draining? You can say that again..I only do 3 hours support in classes and I'm totally zapped when I get home so God knows how olivo must feel when she does a full day teaching. I do love it though and yes am quite laid back with bags of patience luckily. One week to go and I break up for a week yippee!

Have just gone back to weight watchers this week as cant seem to get rid of my baby flab and still look pg First aim is to lose a stone for my sister's 30th birthday bash in March then hope to lose 3-4 stones by June for our hols.

And good on ya Hoppy for bf this long bet it makes you feel fab knowing what a good start you have given them.

Where is everyone lately? Seems like we the last few standing

hoppybird · 06/02/2008 22:52

Yes, where is everyone? Living real lives in the real world probably! Would be really nice to find out how everyone is and compare notes on our LO's, though!

Was very proud of dd the other day, as she finally tried the broccoli and carrots I've been offering her on her tray alongside the usual stuff. Honestly, I've found weaning onto solids and getting decent meals established such a pain. I thought my ds was bad when he started weaning, but then I had no clue what to do so I guess it just seemed hard. However, last couple of days dd's been eating larger amounts and having a good amount of porridge before ds goes to school (clock-watching nightmare though)!

Good luck with your weight loss, BHM. What excercise are you planning on doing?

BigHotMama · 10/02/2008 15:17

Thank Hoppy! Just ordered the new Davina dvd off ebay as lost both my old ones I used to do - Jackson has probably hidden them somewhere . I lost 4.5 pound and feel really determined to get 4 stone off am so p'd off about not being able to wear nice clothes and cant go in my old fave shops anymore as only go up to size 16.

Well done to your dd eating hewr veg? Only veg ds likes at mo is sweetcorn - he loves it! I might try just putting dif veg alongside normal stuff he eats and see if he takes the plunge. Know how you feel about them not eating much though, ds is really wierd one day he loves sausage and the next day he just throws it up the wall? I cant win - he's so sly too he puts food down the sides of his highchair thinking I will not see them and sometimes I think he's eaten everything and then later on I find it down the sides of the chair yuk.

I do find ds eats a good breaky - normally has cereal, toast and a banana. Its teatime where he wont eat much at all the little tinker!

Its a beautiful day here in the west midlands, we havebeen to the park to feed the ducks (or ca-ca as ds calls them) it feels like spring is in the air

mumtojandm · 12/02/2008 18:23

Well girls, I've just been able to log on for the first time in weeks after having 2 back operations. My sciatica turned into something more serious (more like prolapsed disc) and I ended up in hospital undergoing surgery. Absolutely shi**g my pants but needed it doing. Am now home but on bed rest for 6-8 weeks so am grabbing 5 minutes at a time to get on the computer. Hopefully, I won't get any worse - only better.
Hope everyone else ok.

BigHotMama · 12/02/2008 20:46

Prolapsed disc? Oh Sarahlou thats awful, hope your ok? Sounds like you been through it lately you poor thing? Am sure the surgery can only help your situation and fingers crossed you make a speedy recovery. How are the lo's doing?

olivo · 15/02/2008 14:39

ouch sarahlou, that sounds horrible. hope you are feeling a bit better now.
we have been strick by the d and v bug. i knew as soon as dd came down with it that i would get it too, i'm so run down at the moment. loads of staff are off at school with it too, and so extra work for those that are left !
however, next week is half term and dd will be a back at nursery so i will get my first proper time without her since she was born! she is on exceptional form despite being ill, and makes me laugh many times a day!

how is everyone else and their little ones? we seem to be pretty reduced in numbers!!

BigHotMama · 16/02/2008 16:59

Oh dear Olivo d&v sounds awful? Its amazing how many bugs go around a school isnt it? I had a diarhoea bug and a cold withing space of few weeks?

What funny things is your dd doing then?

DS makes us laugh too he tells us when he has done a poo by holding his nappy at the bum and pulling a right funny frowny face.

He always has a mad half hour before bedtime by whizzing round and running on the spot and doing a dance type move but other day he fell over and landed on his face - ended up with a big fat bloody lip and a nasty nose bleed - boy did he scream! He was ok after initial shock wore off but there was blood everywhere all on the carpet and down his pj's.

My dh plays a boxing game on the ps3 and Jackson has picked up punching and making a pow sound whilst doing it - its hilarious just hope he doesnt go round punching anybody at nursery!

I just cant believe how quickly our lo's are growing - I've been putting all my old photos of him in photo albums this week and reminising on how small he was when he was born - he is such a little boy now. Think I'm getting bit broody lol

Have good week off Olivo I've had lovely week but it goes so fast - make the most of it while you can!

How are you Sarahlou?

dressedupnowheretogo · 16/02/2008 19:10

hello all oh my god its been so busy

right bad start to year have left my hubby and moved back in at my mums so things are very hard at the mo

good things though my jewellery is coming along great www.mumzmall.co.uk/bramleyjewellerydesign

have a look and tell what you think

otherwise feeling loads less anxious now and less depressed im sure the shock of being on my own with a lo will kick in at some poin tbut im cool for now

can vouch for nbg ethan is beautiful i want to eat him

she is very clever please check out her doll things she makes on her blog theyre fab

also hoping to meet up with melsy soon

do you think we could all finally get together this year girlies

oh and have spoke to eeny and alex is getting big and is cute as ever

im on msn constantly if anyone wants a proper natter
love booby

olivo · 16/02/2008 19:42

hey, booby, good to hear from you. sorry to hear about you and your dh. hope you are coping ok and that your mum is looking out for you. you sound so good at catching up and keeping up with people!it's lovely to hear that everyone is well. will check out your jewellery later in the week - did i mention that i have whole week off?!?!?!?!

i seem to be over the worst of the d and v,as is dd, but dh has it now and of course, is worse than everyone! thank goodness its now half term, and dd can still go to nurseryso i get some time out! i love her to bits but she's always on the go and i'm shattered! BHM, i's the little things that make me laugh; the way she comes and sits next to me on the bed in the mornings while we clean our teeth together, and if i don't, she pats the bed for me to sit; the faces she pulls, so full of character, and the way she flings her arms round me and hugs me tight when i get her from nursery, but heekilt tries to wipe her snotty nose on me at the same time.

BHm, i am broody too .......

hoppybird · 21/02/2008 20:35

Oh Booby, so very sorry to hear that you've split up with your dh, it's good you have your mum to go to though. Nice to hear that our other long-lost August girls are doing well.

Sarahlou, hope you're recovering from your back operations.

Have thankfully avoided the d & v bug here at Hoppy Towers, but we've just had constant colds since Christmas. dd is still rather snotty with her latest cold, so STILL waking a few times a night, not that she's slept through yet. She starts settling herself nicely and sleeping longer sometimes, and then something (cold, vacs, teething) knocks it all back again. One day...

LOL @ your ds boxing, BHM - we have a wii, and my ds is a complete maniac with the boxing, and can flatten opponents really quickly - I also worry about it bringing out a violent streak!

BigHotMama · 28/02/2008 12:48

Hey Booby, you sound like your feeling better, sorry to hear you have split, must be hard for you? Glad CJ is doing well and yes I'm most defo up for a meet up finally! Lets hope we can arrange something for this spring/summer? Good to hear the others are all ok.

Well talking about bugs I only caught chickenpox last week and have been off school all week scratching, and wasnt well at all the first few days as had spots all in throat and mouth could hardly eat or swallow yuk! I've perked up now and am raring to go out somewhere when the last spot scabs over.

Anybody got any nice plans for Mothers Day? We have booked table at the hotel where I got wed for a big family get together so should be fun!

How was your week off Olivo?

Hoppy, my ds is getting more and more voilent as we speak he keeps charging at us and has started kicking everything in sight -think we're going to have our hands full. I'm terrible at trying to tell him off and keep a straight face - I just get the giggles as its funny but its not iykwim. DH is always doing it too.

olivo · 01/03/2008 20:04

oh no BHM - are you ok? i've heard CP can be horrible when you're an adult.my week off was fab, thanks; it was great to be able to catch up without dd undoing all my good work!. still seems like half term was ages ago, i'm having a really busy time at work- just as well dd loves nursery as she is spending a lot of time there at the moment!

booby - how are things going for you?
hope everyone else is ok x

mumtojandm · 02/03/2008 17:58

Hi everyone. Well hopefully I am now on the mend and am able to sit more than 10 mins! Still got to have the iv antibiotics 3 times a week but have been trained so that I can do 2 out of 3 at home. At the moment, 3 of us are on antibiotics: Jack and Molly have impetigo (god knows where from???) on one of their eyelids. Looks horrible, similar to bad eczema and weeping but starting to clear up now. Went for another mri scan on Friday but not heard results yet.
Booby - sorry to hear your news. Hope you and kids ok.
BHM - cp can be very horrible and can turn into shingles in some cases. Hope you clear up soon.
Olivo - glad your lo loves nursery. Molly is really missing going to toddler classes but as I am not able to drive at the moment, she'll have to do with me at home!
Hope everyone else ok.