April 2004 Babies part 6 (we can count correctly!)

[Yorkiegirl]

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i think I agree , thing is he is v happy and alert , bit croaky and coughy , but does nt seem overly bothered !

dolbear, that describes dd at the moment. she is much better today though

Hi ladies - not been around much lately, but catching up today - hope all the poorly babes and toothache are better now And {{hugs}}to anyone back at work with separation anxiety .

I'm luckily a SAHM, and working at home with my dh on our new business, so he is around a lot which is brilliant. But with him, 2 dogs, 3 children... just occasionally those people heading out to a nice office desk and a big mug of tea!

Clemmie wore a velour pumpkin suit with matching hat for halloween (SIL brought it over from Tesco) - absolutely gorgeous . The two older ones did the naughty fairy and batman!

dolbear - hope ds is keeping some milk down now. It often looks worse than it is when they spit back... hope this is the case.

YG - a breakfast idea might be rice pudding? I know I would eat it for breakfast if given half a chance
better do some work!
T xx

ooh - rice pudding is a really good idea..! ds2 is still objecting to lumpy food, but I bet he won't be able to resist that..!!

Hi! We went to the in-laws in Devon this weekend - no one told ds that 6am was actually 5am so Sunday was a very long day! We do the same as Chuffed with the weetabix and banana in the microwave too.

Hi all, hope you are ok - teeth, babies and so on. Fennel, I do think teeth can be affected by pregnancy - it makes sense to me.
YG, how was your morning? I was 8 minutes early dropping dd at the childminder's - got to work for 8.30 so was able to leave at 1.30 (doing 5 hours a day most days). DD had about an ounce of milk while I was away and then a big breastfeed when I picked her up. It was ok leaving her but I was quite emotional when I picked her up (she was crying and I just wanted to scoop her up and hold her tight!). Thanks all for the good wishes .
hunkermunker - I saw your post on the 'when to wean' thread... I'm interested that you've not spoonfed your ds - can I ask what he's eaten and particularly enjoyed?

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HD That makes me sad

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Oh dear, lots of poorly babies and mums - hope everyone picks up a bit soon.

Re breakfast - ds has fromage frais for his brekkie (he doesn't have it for desert later in the day). He sometimes has toast too.

On the subject of tubby babies I think I heard someone describe ds as a bit chunky at the weekend, and her teenage son agreed and offered the observation that he looked like a 'spud' . Dh says I probably misheard but I am not so sure. Certainly the mum (on the next table)was discussing the apple puree I was feeding him immediately prior to this further exchange. Now if I could have been 100% sure that this was what was said (rather than 90% certain) I would most definitely have emptied the contents of my teapot over the two of them...so perhaps its just as well I wasn't entirely convinced...

Hi HD - I just give him bits of what I'm eating - pasta, cheese, veggies, fruit, etc. He LOVES breadsticks (I give him the baby organix ones - tried him with cheese ones today and he loved them). Lots goes on the floor, but he's enjoying it and I've not used a blender yet! I'm still breastfeeding as much as I was (leaving pints of the stuff or so it feels like when I go to work - doing two days a week now) - I think that milk should be the main part of his diet for the first year for vitamins, etc, but he'll get the hang of eating as he gets older.

I do have eczema and a couple of fruit allergies, so I don't give him the things I'm allergic to, but other than that I'm not too fussed about it. I figure when he's ready to eat large quantities, he will.

It's much easier on the laundry front too - no big orange stains to get out!

HMC - don't worry - everyone comments on our ds - they seem to think they're entitled to somehow... I think people are just surprised at how big he is for his age... Anyway I'd rather have a "bonny baby" (what our friend calls him!) than a tiny skinny one - makes him look indestructible and that's kind of comforting!

Dp's taking him to the GP today - he's had a really chesty cough now for a few weeks so we're giving up and taking him. It's so embarrassing though when the GP looks at you like you're being neurotic and tells you it's just a cold...

hunkermunker dd is starting to have more of what we are eating too. She wolfed down a couple of noodles at Wagamamas on Sunday which was hilarious. We also cooked some apples up last night and mashed them with a fork and added a bit of custard. That certainly went down a treat, she ate 3x as much as she did dinner. This one wasn't swapped at birth that's for sure exactly the same tastes in food as her mum and dad.

Hugs for all those just leaving the little ones now. Remember it just makes them appreciate you more (well that's what I try to think anyway).

Couldn't believe how dark it was picking dd up from nursery yesterday, it was only 5.30 but felt like about 8.30 and we felt so guilty like we were late or something. Bring on the summer.

ah pants to the dot1 , if was something u would never forgive yrslef so there

when a member of yr own family gives yr son the nickname Sherman ( as in tank) then get offended ! bless him

agree dot if it was something serious, you can't hesitate with babies things get serious so quickly.

dp's back from the GP, who of course said there's nothing wrong with ds2 - his chest is clear (sounds horrible and crackly at night though...) and it's just one of those winter things - keep him in a steamy bathroom for as long as possible before bedtime..! So we're feeling our usual embarrassment at wasting GP's time...

dot don't feel embarrassed. What if it was pneumonia or something...remember to trust your instincts to as dr's have been known to be wrong.

it is more embarrassing not to notice your child is ill. when dd1 was about 9 months we took her to a Koala park in Australia, supposedly for her, 2 parents and two GPs so 4 adults, we all had such a jolly time we didn't notice dd1 puking in her buggy. and then we just carried on enjoying the animals til we suddenly realised she was extremely listless (very hot australian summer day too) with a very high temp. . this was all with a large audience too.
and then the next day we took her on a long hot walk in the hills and she got another high temperature. talk about neglect. More es

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DD not having much at the childminder's either - she stocked up yesterday evening and is feeding now.
hunkermunker - I like your thinking re the weaning. I have a question - if dd isn't very good at moving mush to the back of her mouth yet, does that mean she won't cope with finger food? Does anyone know? (I guess I could just try her with some...)

DS isn't great at the moving food backwards thing yet - but I figure as he gets 'readier' for food, he'll be better at it. Child development's a wonderful thing and not something I'm going to rush (especially if it means I don't have to puree things...!). Have fun with it - after all, the less stressed we are about mealtimes, the fewer bad messages our babies pick up (again, only a theory, but it's working just fine for now!). At the moment, he generally gums things for a bit, then drops them, but he's getting better at it - and there's far less mess.

HM xxx

I definitely agree about making it fun. Gave dd a couple of peas to play with on her highchair tray after my last message. She didn't eat them but was fascinated by them!

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mmmm - rusks , great things ! ds chomps v happy - good for teeth also I think , but oh the mess tee hee
at least we have food that seems to be going in the right direction now

Not a great deal of adult food going digesting in dd's case I don't think.
It is really hard as even though we are relaxed meal times always seem a little rushed so she has given up trying to feed herself as we can shovel it in faster. This morning she screeched for more after every mouthful it was quite amusing actually.
How is ds/dd this morning dot and MrsD