I think I tend to pop in here fortnightly for a big catch up, though I?m like that in RL too, keep to myself mostly then contact friends for a catch up with the goss (usually on facebook).
Milestone-wise, she?s still behind but she sits on her own beautifully, will reach forward for something and bring herself back. She waved yesterday(it may have been an isolated incident) and has started to rock whilst sitting, it?s so cute. No teeth, rolling or crawling yet, but been chatting for a while, I wish she?d say mamama instead of dadada though. She was 7 months on Friday, and I?ve been telling everyone she?s 6 and a half ? dates really do escape me atm.
We went out for our anniversary last weekend, just me & dh, it was strange but nice to be on our own. Then we were out for a friends birthday on weds, whilst DD slept at Grandma?s, so strange to wake up and she?s not here. Still, I made the most of it and had a great time.
I?ve also signed up for the MN Manchester Xmas Meet up, I?m really looking forward to it.
I?m back to work in a few weeks part time, but I?ll be taking DD with me so we?ll see how successful that is.
Buzzy ? I love the mid-winter Xmas idea.
Macdoodle hope the mastitis has cleared up now.
Clara - You?ll be on your way to Pakistan today won?t you? Wow, exciting, wishing you all the best for your move. Oh, poor DD I really hope she?s better.
Jewels - welcome. A Xmas day baby, wow that?ll be an expensive day in j&g household. We?re quite a bit routiney here, purely down to the books I read whilst I was pg, if I?d have read non-routine based books, then I?d have possibly followed them. We?ve also got solid floors downstairs which I?m worried about for when she gets mobile but DH won?t get carpets. I?m the opposite with clothes buying, I can?t stand it, I envy the ladies who are cos they seem to enjoy it. DD has cheek rash too, she gets it almost every day, sometimes it feels warm, but I think its dribble rash. I use Avents Magic Cream which clears it straight away, but it comes back the next day!
Louise - I hope you?re feeling better in yourself now, hormones are great aren?t they for doubting your parenting abilities. I go through stages of feeling down. We have toys in both her cots, a few in her main cot so she can play when she wakes and keeps her from screaming straight away (snap BT), and all the rest of her soft toys in her travel cot downstairs as it now doubles as her playpen.
Dundee - Hiya, Sardinia, nice.
Mixedmama - Everyone asks about the next baby don?t they? I am planning for the next one ? which dh knows will be a boy!?! but planning for a few years away, when DD is about 4, I just want to enjoy her as much as possible now. Your holiday is not long now, a whole month in Turkey? Visiting the rellies? Very nice. I?m impressed by your weight loss, I don?t have the motivation at all but I really must start putting some effort in.
Skid - I bet your colleague was embarrassed walking in on you. My DH is the opposite to yours re the crying, he picks her up if she makes a tiny noise whereas I?ll only comfort her if she?s uncontrollably wailing ? which is usually when she?s tired.
Wheresmyhat - Hallo. DD has ricecakes, she didn?t take to them at all but now will suck and devour in no time.
Beanster - your girls are gorgeous ( of course you know that )Thanks for the award for the posting, the thread moves too fast, I read every couple of days, but don?t have time to respond properly, problem is that by the time I eventually post everyone has moved on!! You did well camping with 2 LO?s, the weather must have been good for midges to be out.
Clairey - poor you and DS not sleeping. I feel like we cheat with this a bit now, as DD still goes to bed quite late, 9-10pm but she?ll sleep til 6.30am, I think she?d be up earlier if she went down at 6-7pm like most babies. Sloe Gin sounds nice, I?m not a fan of gin, but made Lemon Gin for Xmas a few years back, which was nice.
Beckle - you?ve stolen my mighty post crown! Wow 5 teeth, that?s impressive. Evie is sooo gorgeous, though she?s always been a pretty baby hasn?t she. Hope she wins the baby competition, if it?s anything like the one in our local paper, the competition will be easy.
Amani - You?re looking forward to work? I thought I would be, but sadly no, I?m dreading it. Loving the cake baking, I?d get into it myself if the weight was already creeping up as it is. The sitting up happened all of a sudden, she sat for 20 secs before toppling, then just days later completely steady.
BT - at the baby group we go to, the tiny ones are appearing now, youngest was 3 weeks. The mums were fascinated by DD sitting and playing, and I was awww at the tiny sleeping newborns. DD watches babyfirst on sky.
Suey - at new iphone, I have the original one and LOVE it, don?t think I?ll be upgrading just yet but I?m so impressed with it. Oh you?re not getting one, the reviews on the nokia are good though.
Kelbel - That?s great that everything has fallen into place for you.
Loucee - Hope you?ve not got full on cold, the throat is always first. Poor DS with chickenpox, he won?t have it later though will he?
Caz10 - We?re also inconsistent with food, usually manage 2 lots a day sometimes 3 or only 1, and we?ve had days when she?s only had milk. I?ve only given early breakfast once, her first ?meal? is around 10/11, then around 2pm, then 5pm (if we manage all 3) She eats her last meal way before bedtime though(about 4 hrs)
DD won?t drink from sippy cups, any idea how I can get her to?
Where?s the bloody summer gone ?