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April 2004 Babies - seventh heaven!

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Turkiegirl · 05/12/2004 16:37

Needed a new thread...

DD2 is much better today, she ate some fruity toast for her tea last night and loved it. And it didn't reappear an hour later either!
Have been to a mnmeet in Harrogate today, DD2 is starting to enjoy play dates now, especially this one as there was a fantastic baby section for her to play in!

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dollsandbears · 14/12/2004 16:02

we have re-named our ds conan the destroyer as he crawls like a train , has also started to pull himself up as well as things down , fun fun , only half a tooth though , figured all the energy is being used with moving !
mashed bana on toast , an excellent idea will try tonight , ds like pannini and nan bread , although seems to choke on eveything even mush dm seems to think he has a small windpipe or something , i say not likely the noise he makes
otckle of b-hem - yes sorry . I meant dh not ds , Not ENOUGH wine or chocolate , must eat more

TracyK · 14/12/2004 16:03

ds crawls v. fast and cruises quite confidently too. But is crap at eating! I wonder if anyone has a perfect score out there - good napper, good sleeper, good eater, crawler and cruiser?? cretainly not me - but I thank my lucky stars that ds ticks SOME of the boxes - some of the other threads of bad eaters/sleepers makes me feel so relieved.
altho I must clarify - ds is good at eating SOME stuff - usually not very healthy stuff - eg biscuits, white bread, potatoes, Macdonalds etc. I must make more of an effort to get some veg into him -tho hes ok with fruit - bananas (1 a day currently), melon and pineapple. Have to admit supermarket apples and pears leave a lot to be desired on the taste front.

TheFennelandtheIvy · 14/12/2004 19:30

TracyK - people with adult or teenage children tell me that the more challenging babies grow up to be the most interesting adults! after all, being a good eater and sleeper, though useful for us tired parents, is hardly an character trait in the long run is it?

dot1 - sorry to read on the other thread about your ds1 seeming so sad lately . it does sound a bit worrying. If he's just quiet and a loner, fine, but not sad.

TracyK · 14/12/2004 19:34

hmmmmmm.....

Chuffingoodtime · 15/12/2004 09:21

Well we tick most of those boxes but just eating comes and goes - one day she is just fab and the next fussy. Banana on toast didn't go down quite as well as I'd hoped this morning, will try again tomorrow.
Hope you all slept well - we are now half way through the week - YAY!

dollsandbears · 15/12/2004 09:26

sleep is fast becoming a luxary ! was woken @ 2,5 and 7 last night and the night b-4 , starting 2 struggle now and I ahve to go into town to do last leg of xmas shopping , pants , pants , pants

dot1 · 15/12/2004 10:56

ooh - will try some of the fab ideas about food - thanks everyone! Tried cucumber last night though - you'd think we were trying to poison him!!! Have never seem such looks of disgust, and then about 15 minutes trying to spit it out!!

Fennel - yes, ds1 is worrying us - hoping it's just a phase, but starting to accept he's just that kind of baby/boy/person - happier on his own and v. serious, bless him - prone to feeling a bit sad (actually just like dp to be honest). V. tricky, especially with a happy noisy baby in the same house...

wrapmefestively · 15/12/2004 11:45

I felt sad for you older ds too Dot when I read what you put on the other thread. Maybe it is just his character disposition to be quiet and self contained, or maybe he is still adjusting to ds2? I read somewhere it can take them a year to get used to the idea.

There is a mum who goes to my dd's swimming class with her youngest (toddler 21 months).She told me that her 2nd child took at least a year to adjust to the 3rd child. It manifested itself in a different way to your ds1 - her 2nd child would physically harm the baby and it was hell for ages in that she couldn't leave them together unsupervised for even a minute. They are apparently very close now though.

Perhaps your ds1 handles it by retreating into himself? If it is this you must not feel guilty about it. In the longer run you have given ds1 a great gift (i.e. a sibling)

On another subject, there is a good book called 'Finger food for babies and toddlers' which was inspired by the authors own baby who refused to eat mush.

All's well ish at the hmc household. Dd has recovered from croup and ds has just recovered from a vomiting thing. Wonder if the vomiting thing was connected with the fact that I found him chewing on the loo brush in the downstairs toilet the other day! - it's now been put out of the way in a ground level cupboard which he can't open.

Actually ds vomited today again. He woke at 5.30 and I gave him a bottle and put him in with me to carry on sleeping. Unfortunately he had a great big coughing episode which made him sick - all over me and the bed clothes. I must have been tired because I thought - well it's warm, and it doesn't have lumps in it or smell - so I just went to sleep in it. Stripped the bed when we got up later! Am I gross or what!

Chuffingoodtime · 15/12/2004 11:55

ROFL - sounds like something I would do.

dot your description of your ds1 made me feel sad too. There was a post ages ago about somebodies little boy who managed to explain to his mum about the fact that he was feeling sad and/or angry or had feelings he couldn't explain and didn't know what to do...together they set up a cool chill out area for him so that he could go there and have time out but was a happy place if you know what I mean. I thought at the time it was quite a good idea. Hugs though it must be so hard being pulled in happy and sad directions all at the same time.

TracyK · 15/12/2004 12:02

Getting Sky installed today - hooray - style channel all this afternoon for me - tho ds is napping through all the drilling and is bound to wake and want to play when he's finished so I can't concentrate on the TV - bah! He even napped through the men insulating the loft this morning - right above his bedroom ceiling!
am merrily munching my way thro a big bag of maltesers - v. nutritious!

dot1 · 15/12/2004 13:07

thanks everyone - nice to feel supported and that I can go on a bit - I don't normally get too down about stuff, but of course the guilt/worry/stress is there about your children all the time..!

TheFennelandtheIvy · 16/12/2004 09:58

dot1's ds1 is very sweet - I've met him a couple of times. perhaps he just needs a pink bike Dot1 to cheer him up?

chuffed - when do you fly?

Chuffingoodtime · 16/12/2004 13:59

Saturday afternoon
All well in the chuffed household?

Is anybody else still doing that dreamfeed at about 10.30ish or is it just me?

Wine has a lovely tag and ribbon on for nursery drop off this afternoon.

TheFennelandtheIvy · 16/12/2004 16:31

is it Auckland your family is from?

I have spent a small fortune in 3 lots of nursery and school presents (they have several carers/teachers each), plus for dd3's main carer who is going on maternity leave, plus cos dd2 is leaving nursery tomorrow. still, good childcare has to be worth it I guess.

I never really got the hang of dreamfeeding, if I woke mine they might have stayed awake.

Yorkiegirl · 16/12/2004 22:15

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Chuffingoodtime · 17/12/2004 08:55

Oh YG how scary, dd hasn't hurt herself yet touch wood.
Yes we are both from Auckland although my mums family are from the Sth Island.
dd doesn't wake when I dream feed she stays asleep - lucky I guess.
We got a baby announcement yesterday from friends in NZ - 10pound 1 baby boy no mention of c-sec will find out when we get home I guess.
Wine went down well at nursery and they seemed really surprised which was nice. Apparently they had school christmas lunch yesterday so all the kids were together in the dining room having their lunch with the babies lined up in their chairs and dd was the only one that didn't grissle for a cuddle, she was quite happy copying the older ones eating and people watching (she does take after me then).
Last day at work for a month

dot1 · 17/12/2004 09:24

ds1 was fab at dreamfeeding - worked a treat. Ds2 hated it - used to wake up fully and then be really cross afterwards! So after a couple of times I gave up. He's still eating for England - really enjoying solid food now (although chokes on every mouthful, still seems to enjoy it!!). And does anyone elses baby eat 2 Weetabix for breakfast???!!

ds1 does have a pink bike now Fennel! We found one a while ago at a charity shop - couldn't resist....! Unfortunately the weather's been horrible ever since, but he does love it...

Chuffingoodtime · 17/12/2004 09:49

we're doing baby muesli at the mo trying to finish the packet before we leave. dd eats about 2/3 of a weetbix with about a 1/4 banana.
We can't take any open food into NZ not even formula measured out only sealed containers/bags so we are trying to not have to throw anything out as you can imagine.

lunavix · 17/12/2004 09:57

dot1 - If he eats weetabix he has one, with half a banana and milk, I tend to give him porridge though, half a packet with either half or a whole banana, two figs and water... that way he's not having too much dairy (still terrified of him being a big baby!)
The nappies after the figs are just terrifying though!
Breakfast is the only meal he really enjoys, he loves fruit, weetabix, and porridge, and he's refusing meat and vegetables so lunch and dinner have become a nightmare - sometimes he just ends up with more weetabix and some bread sticks

MrsDoobaubles · 17/12/2004 13:16

Chuffingoodtime - I'll be asking you for flight advice when you get back. I think we have decided a family trip to NZ is in order next May.
May you all have a safe trip.
Hope you have a fabulous time and enjoy the weather. I am imagining the Skytower and the Harbour bridge against a beautiful clear blue sky as I write .....

Chuffingoodtime · 17/12/2004 14:05

Well after our last trip in August I can say book Singapore Airlines - they are great with kids.
Lots of entertainment as well for us adults.
I'm sure travelling with a 1 year old is quite different to travelling with a 4.5mth and now 8.5mth.
High yesterday 21 deg - and wind for dh to go windsurfing - geez I hope I see him over the next month.
Has anybody else bought a present for your dp/dh from dd/ds? Bought a cool photo frame today and have a cute tag made up To Daddy!

Have a fab Christmas everybody - will log in from NZ I'm sure.

Yorkiegirl · 18/12/2004 08:27

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TracyK · 18/12/2004 16:36

my ds still has his dream feed and sleeps right through it. When do they stop needing it? he still takes 3 oz sometimes.
ds getting into the habit now of having his 2nd nap at 4pm - so I have to blooming wake him at 5 and then he's grumpy for 15 mins as he wakes up. if he doesn't have this nap - he needs to go to bed for 6.30 and the last time he did this he was up - bright as a button, wanting to play at 4am!

LucyJones · 19/12/2004 14:58

Hi everyone. Hope all your Christmas plans/shopping etc are going well! How long does your dd/ds's sleep for in the day now? Ds has roughly 30-45 minutes for a morning nap, and then maybe an hour in the afternoon. I always feel a bit tense until about 3pm/4pm when I know he's had enough sleep iyswim. Wish I could just relax!! We're off to my parents for Xmas and I can feel myself already starting to worry about napping etc.... grrr.... (I need a new head!)

LucyJones · 19/12/2004 14:59

Also I know he will survive without much napping cos the other day he had about 10 minutes all day at nursery - he was so tired bless him, he went straight to bed when he came home!!